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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), January 3, 1952, p. 6

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page six the acton ittl f ikiss acion ontario tiiiiiisoav january 3rj 15 free press 1951 year end review manager pay mason of the winning town league hockey team accepted the tup on lehal of tin hoys from mayor tyler all the plnyei- in tin- league were guests of honor at a turkey banquet held by ihe ladies auxiliai yof the tegion in the legion hall last april mayor tyler hoisted the corner stone into place and chair- man oakes spread the mortar as school board officials watched the corner stone laying at the site of the public school addition last august shown are dr oakes louis thompson c heard in back are w wolfe t watson j creighton w middlefon nnd mayor t addition to the acton public school was making progress in july and quickly taking shape seen in the top photo is the section workmen were trying to complete by september it includes the boiler room and a classroom and joins the old building with an inside passageway in the lower photo the- steel beam structure is shown the front part of which will be the auditorium included in the now addition plumbing was co npleted before the cement floor was laid officials place the corner stone of the new st albans parish hall during the service held in june the foundation of the building was complete and the- cement bjock work had started on the walls participating officials were rev luxton rev e a cuvr the united church h jolley warden of st albans h oakley who laid the blocks t cooktwho donated the corner stone- t jones warden very rev w e jackson dean of niagara who dedicated the stone rov wr craven of hamilton beach and rev armstrong of knox church the first sod for actons new 227000 school was officially turned by dr f g oakes on may 3rd from left to right are reeve hargrave tom jones c heard dr oakes w wolfe j h creighton and tom watson although the bulldozer had been at vcrk on the site the first dig ging with the steam shovel began thursday ffay 3rd when the land was cooped up to makv room for the cement foundations and the boiler room of the school which is no operating cement tanks at the situ of the disposal plant cfi the third line- eat of aton are seen as they were completed last auguvt brick work was started en trie luildiy to io e tji r be seen near tne top of the picture completion jf t e i t- rre ej k r lut rds s icc ueen extended to january 15 scenic super highway no 25 was completely paved with a fine coating of asphalt in early july which makes a trip between acton and milton a pleasant jaunt top left is the muchtalked of mountain view at lop right no 25 joins no 7 highway at the corner of mill andmain streets in acton lower left is one of the many treelin d bower that add to the scenic beauty of the pew highway at lower right is the beautifully even curve that leads to the gateway of miltom north halton county c6unter the census enumerators are shown here as they attend the three day school in preparation for the decennial census that began in june the phofo shows the acton school presided over by f l wright census field commissioner few nofth halton j

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