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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 8, 1951, p. 5

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thuhsday november 8 1m1 the acton fref press acton ontario paok ftvk utter to editor j contractor offers his explanation georgetown nov b 1051 acton jpree press aoton grit att g a dills editor der sir jn order to clarify any muund- ftvundlntf that you or the cjtlxen d acton may have regarding my portion of the work at the acton stvage treatment want t would appreciate 1 tlfyou would prina the following in your paper it would like to point out that x entered into a contract with jones and vanglli for the piping and erect in of the rdechanlcal equip ment for the new sewage treatment t1art in aphl 1d50 and it was distinctly specified that the job was to be completed by november 1050 but instead after continuous delays we finally got started with our work in june of 1631 to date our end of the work haa profzrexsed as apeedtly as the other lines would allow and the con tracted part of the job la almost completed plus considerable addit ional work in connection with name t am sure that any further work for which i originally con tracted to do will be done by the time the wiring and other lines of work are completed i would ask that you fflve this letter as prominent a apace in your paper as you did the remarks re- ffardinfi the plumber in your nov ember 1st issue thanking you in advance youw very truly zz a-ftr-mthbktt- th calibre or hockey in this neck of the woods has been high in the last few years es pecially in yntcrmedtntc circle vrokresiiyeiy however teams ore finding it more difficult to keep up t thn high ntimdnrd of p ar wnn the first to drop out of the in- tcrmcdlnu wars acton s plight una attributed to the lock of arti ficial ice now apparently the inmc fate is catching up with tenmn like milton nnd brampton the supply of players in milton case is lower than the demand to meet the high cost of artificial ice milton must have n winning team they expect to replenish thoir player needs from brampton however brnmp ton mn t sure whether they can hnvc on intermediate team they inck an essential commodity for a club on artificial ice financial backing mil ton is endeavoring to entice the brampton players and coach to milton unices this works its highly improbable that milton will have a team georgetown raiders played to poor crowds all last season in spite of the fact they had a team which paced the roup most of the way this year they re reverting to int b they have no player shortage they seem to be one of the few clubi that can bring up juniors to fill the ranks with any success bund welfare specially trained teams of eye specialists from the uk will go to africa and the far east next year to carry out research into causes of blindness in tropical regions this work will be of worldwide importance and of vital interest to jiomt 80 million people in 40 coun tries ranging from the pacific to the west indies ntwnprint paper is canada s lead ing export exceeding wheat ex ports in value by a considerable margin annually for the past feu yars poem now that u inter time is here you hate to think of too much mow it is nict to stay at home to hear good music on the radio but now nnd then occasions arise wht n to travel is your fate then is no way bitter to dcvist than b calling one two eight fur unltss the roads art impassable our cars will git you there as quickk as is possible ft r ritis that are alus fair roys taxi phone 1aa acton eca shop refreshed pounding the sports beat with a vengeance secretary reports club sport boom a fcoom in y activities was re vealed at the in text meeting of the board of directors last mon day regular hoys and girh jfym classes social activities and older persons programs were re ported being well attended in the general secretary a report mixcd badminton is developing rapidly and special features in this and volleyball are being arranged- oldtimers in acton laugh off the excuse that artificial ice is the stumbling block for an ac ton team they are quick to point out that other teams without bene fit of artificial ice are playing in termediate hockey sundndge is quoted as a good example baxter labs arc again figuring on entering the georgetown indus trial league this yeir they came clost to winning the championship list season and hop to really take it this year sunday they held an initial pnctici in georgetown tuo or three of the players from last nrs team are missing but thty ve acquired new players to fill the vacancies trnrtotntgtrrensorrrrrogrnriris operating with boxing and body building the moit popular activities at present members of tho card club held a tournament and business meet- ing on tuesday and keen interest was shown in preparation for the season s program the senior arts and crafts club is offering instruction in three crafts at pres ent and new ones are planned to begin soon plans arc being formulated for open house programs the triple t club ls following up on the plans for a varied pro gram of entertainment and useful skill activities as announced at their opening night two weeks ago members of this group will attend the ymoa ontario youth coun cil conference in london this weekend the sateen club held its second successful party last saturday at tended by approximately 45 boys and girls a funfuu program was featured a bus ls being charter ed for a visit to a similar club at thiwwtoeertfty1ca- jh saturday the ladle auxiliary to the y mca is busy with plans for the welfare of the building and pro gram including improvements to the lounge a nursery school and mother and daughter banquet this winter second garage closing bylaw continued from pace one thi grader took part of the bnk away and a car cannot enter the driveway without scraping be cause of the steepness of the grade the road committee was to invest igate the situation and make rec ommendations the finance committee aom mended the sewerage accoua be checked again by the engineer the following accounts were passed for paymeni ba oil co 3269 wttson dairy bar 3 50 micswun motors repairs 27 01 remington rand ltd 3 52 ont pro police oct c01 ofl thompson motors 6 3i gpsiim lime alabas inc ltd 37 10 c f loithcrhnd 372 36 e g tur st lifting jurors 00 j mcgenchie selecting jurors 5 00 f crump selecting jurors 5 00 tilbot hdw misc 5139 mieichern garage 014 moore rocher painting and decorating contractors phone 2ww or 275j acton 1354 35 a r fund is granted on the brdinort co firm that had been c h inrd sow l nge rental it was pointed out that sow ers were not iv ul ibu to this firm and in kit pmg with tht policy a refund w ls k rinted councillors prc nted se enl rt commend it ions for repairs to entch bxsins rcmovil of bushes uul ipphcaiion of gravel to fore- m in kirkness tht mittlng idjourned at 8 22 to mi 1 1 again this friday evening tlu numb r of pi ople i ng igt j in tht ttlt phone industry in can id t t tils about 30 000 you are invited to offer your children boys and girls 3 5 years the advantages of pre school training at the ymca nursery school mon wed fill 9 301 imam until june 1952 sponsored by the ladies auxiliary to the ymca teacher mrs d price assisted by members of the auxiliary registration received at the y m c a monday november 12 at 10 am tees 1 00 per year esquesing accepts plowing tenders esqucsln township council held a short ttuwtlnff on october ib with all members present and reeve gcorae currte presiding to discus the county equalisation of assessment the regular meeting of esques ing township council was held monday afternoon with all mem bcrsprescpi reeve george cm- campbeuviue rev j sutherland conducts funeral ric late mrs john mcphee of toronto was buried in the pres byterian cemetery at campbcll- villc on tuesday morning at 11 30 i m rev j s sutherland offic iated the rcid family and miss kathirinc mcphedran attended sympathy li extended to mrs george thomas on the death last wcekcna of her sister boatrire in now jersey her son james allan came to campbellviue to live several ladles from st davids l a attended the kilbride meet ing and bazaar on tuesday after noon frank thompson of the children s aid was guew apeakty mr and mrs murray mcfhall margaret and larry arc now oc cupying the apartment goldstraws mined from mrs charles mc- phul is residing with miss jean mcphail mister douglas parker had the misfortune to fall at s s no 10 school on tuesday and fracture his arm in two plices betweervahe elbov ind wrist he is being treated in mil on private hospital mr and mrs jphn kobscy and son hie moved into the house formerlv owned b mrs wm mc- phu si eral friends of mrs howion lush surprised her onthe went of her birthday on thursday ev ening she was presented with a flowlr basket mrs williim smith herbert and frund win sunday guests with mr and mrs james early m th mrs robert inglis and mr ind mi roy donaven and audri wre sunda guests with mr and mrs geo inglis thus ib the most uintry nocm- b r mr recorded in campbtllvilu hiitor countrj com rpondents have a new hise on life after hearing nt ikhborl news last sunday m inning it is pleising to know tli tt some ont appreciates their ef- firt as some would nther critic i i thin compliment rte prrtwedr- council accepted the tender of d a wi ndovor and sons for stiow plowing for 1dm 52 subject to the approval of the department of hirhways tlie tender of hamilton bros for inow plowing for 1051 52 wai alro accepted subject to the ap- poval of the department of high wayi the following accounts were or dered palcl hell telephone co services as5 hepc of ontar io 702 bursar ontario hospital woodstock 4g 00 dcnhy duplic ating and supplies 1051 voters lists 91 50 grant to georgetown poppy fund 15 00 richardson s hardware 17 50 a w benton stamps 7 00 ont mun bd tar iff fee 1200 the following iheep claims were pnid dan allan 1 sheep 3700 robt g irving 1 reg we 1 ewe lamb 05 00 meld rum stark val uator 3 trips 1200 e- j s prowl 1 ram 1 ewe 0000 john black 3 lambs killed 0000 donald wal- dle valuator 3 trips 1200 g r kidney 2 lambs 54 00 r w shortlu valuator 4 00 meldmm stark 2 pure bred ewe lambs 88 00 john campbell 1 dieep in- jurcd sent to market 3500 t h price 1 sheep 45 00 a n stark valuator 3 trips 1200 claims for foxes destroyed in esquesing were paid under county bylaw no 845 don milton 5 desmond ohourkc 5 norman douglas 5 s j mllcham 5 e r evans 10 walter brandford 5 clifford davison 5 walter alexander 5 william penson 5 robert lockhurst 5 william n tuck 5 james presswood 8 c f davles 5 relief accounts as presented by the relief officer totalling 170 30 wereordcred paid road accounts as presented by the road superintendent of 368 73 were approved for payment the road superintendent was in structed to ask for bids on gravel for cut at lot 10 cons 10 and 11 reeve george currle was ap pointed to attend a meeting re garding the credit valley conser vation authority on november 28 at 8 pm at georgetown the treasurer was instructed to pay t e hewson 142250 one quarter of tender bid on internat ional truck for milton fire area no 2 a by law to fix the salary of the collector of rates for the township of esquesing was passed fitf cdrolyrt odkes last tbudny morning the eye- opetter went on aale fof 10 cents per copy the reason for the price being raised was due to the extr pget i it the first pdulnrt consisted of 11 full pages of ports jokei coming events want ndi and a very good editorial by roj force something new has boon added this week room 1 wai equipped with a fan to spread the heat around the room this ls apprec iated by all tiudonts taking claw- en in this room now that the cold weather has arrived periods are still being shorten ed for commencement practice the program ls not the same each night saskatchewan parents at wedding of daughter in rockwood united church wa elects 52 officers the women s assoclntion of the acton united church elected the officers for 1052 by acclamation at their meeting at the home of mrs william evans on tuesday of thli week mrs j wilderpln was elected past president mrs h burns president mrs d dryad ale 1st vlcprdel mrs j wlldcrapln 2nd vicepresident miss e haw thorne secretary mrs d lind say treasurer corresponding and press secretary miss e hawthorne those elected to the church housekeepers committee were mrr h burns and mrs j ralston par nnage mrs n lambert mrs b veldhuls mrs l agar visiting monthly collection of books quilt mrs f cleave mrs n lambert and volunteers pianist mrs c pickett assistant mrs j ralston quarterly board mn j moore the 1st vice president mrs h burns conducted the mcctlnp and the devotional period was in charge of mrs f cleave reports were received on he bazaar the masons banquet and some lawn and garden slides were shown it was reported that sev eral quilts were to be quilted and two had been sold arrangements were completed for a social event at the close of the meeting mrs evans served lunch assisted by mrs h elliott mrs h burns and mrs j ralston a vote of thanks was extended to mrs evans for her home and also to those who assisted with tho lunch r i nassagaweya public meeting in the interests of i dr murray deans hornby digger belt breaks g leslies arm gordon leslie of the 8th line had the misfortune to break his arm in tuo places a few das ago while trying to remove some weeds tangl ed in the carrot digger his arm was caukht in the belt mr and mrs count and family attended the wedding of their nep hew frank crawford on saturday last in toronto the bride was miss marjorie corner of barrie and she was attended by her five sisters richard course was one of the ush ers at the ceremony the hornby young people are making plans to sponsor a theatre night sometime in the near future at milton chrysanthemums decorated rockwood presbyterian church on saturday november 3 when rev fred williamson united in mar- nile yvonne mildred sparrow toronto daughter of mr and mrs w sparrow of saskatchewan and ktnneth donald hutchinson son of mr- s n hutchinson of rock wood given away by her father the b- de wore a gown of ivory silk thtffon elvet trimmed with chan tilly lace and pearls and can ed tilismin roses and white mums the maid of honor muci cinni sparrow toronto the sister of tht bride wore a cinnamon rpe ind chantilu lice gown and cir- rithi a civ ide of tahsmin roes with e how and bronze baby mums the bridesmaid miss i d iroen hutchinson rockwood lstir of the groom wore sky blue i t iffi ta w ith chantillv lie and 1 t irrild a similar bouquet groomsmin wxs j thn simn t of t tronto and ushers w ere eirl hutchinson toronto and john m oiijuv- g ueiph mrs j frumin presided at the orgin while miss ciihn himill m toronto sang the lords pray- e r and becauie mrs sparrow wearing a crey crept dress with navy accessone received the guests in the hurch following the ceremony guests at tended from saskatchewan lon don st catharines toronto fer- gui guelph orillta and orton mr and mrs hutchinson left on a trip to niagara and the united states the bride wearing a got j wool suit platinum grey min coat navy accessories and corsage of sweetheart rosea reserves decision in damage action judgement was reserved by mr justice r w trclriw n in the 10 000 dimago action concluding the fall assizes in milton recently the suit was launched hv allen hall on behalf of his nine yenr old son barry who it w is alleged fractured his left elbow during a wrestling match the suit named trafilgar school aroi 1 and john thompson principal as defendints the pliintlff according to the evidence received the injurv dur ing a field diy last miv is it wis disclosed the principal paired off students according to ie ind sti ture for tht vnt and that the boy who won i fill in a minutt of wrestlink wis the winner counsel for the plaintiff o j d rov argued thi defi ndant did not us sufficient cire with propi r in struction to avoid the possibihtv of such in accident a surgicil op ri lion was re tuired to v t thi f r ic ture ev idonce disclost d mi died and out of pockt t expnsi iimmrrt cd to 260 the plaintiff chumid dr j w rrenmn called b tlu defend int ttstified it wis a svin frulun but had hi ah d comiliti 1 as turn wnt on thi urn w uld i ci nn n nn d hi said tin iii d n i int di nit d nt kl ki tc re unk h w s i normal ivpi f s rt luli thi tt ich r cfthi two r om m t u ci sell 1 s iper isi i tht p 1 1 the greatest aggregation of ap ple orchards in the british com monwealth is to be found in nova scotia reform at last 1 1 k lut there m tv b aim nil hipe fr improvement in the way parliament handles the coun try s business says the financial post a report from ottawa this week s ates that the house of c6m- mons plans to appoint a special committer to review rules and rec ommend changes anyone who us glanced through hansard or visited the commons when the house was in session realizes that reform j long oven- due the debates roll on for hours to a usually empty atsembly and with little attention from either floor or galleries despite the ef forts of the speaker speechmakers much of the time wander fir from the subject supposed to be under discussion shopping early glvft gift subscriptions to tho acton free press this christmas an appreciat ed gift 52 times a year a gift certificate is mailed in your name acton free press 56 mill st e phone 174 triple t club dance at the y m c a acton friday november 9th dancing 9 1 admission 35c 1 liberal candidate for halton county in the ontario provincial election brookv1lle hall monday nov 12th euchre and prizes commencing at 8 30 p m utwikeka dancing following coffee and sandwich provided ladies pleat bring cakes everybody welcome specials at rachlin s boys allwool twotone blanket cloth windbreakers with zippers regular price 5 95 to clear 298 boys allwool twotone blanket cloth hip length jackets with all round belt and warm kasha lining regular price 10 95 to clear at 595 boys pure wool golf sox good weight regular price 1 25 pair to clear at 79c per pair i js 2 rgcuum everyone reads the want ads thats why theyre so 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