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wht jvirttftt sftt tofts seventy seventh year no 42 acton ontario thursday april 24th 1952 fertri lomo print page six can build first in acton- townships vfjl- vi its a hlstothcal site make it a beautiful sight is the aim of members of bannockburns womens institute farm forum and residents wto held an old fashioned bee at wordan s cemetory on saturday of last week and made real progress as is seen here on renovation of this pioneer landmark at the corner of the 5th line and no 7 highway one badly broken stone back in a cornor seams to be the oldest with the date 1 856 that was the stono marking the rosting pfanrof mary wordan who died when she was 47 years old apparently the latest interments wore made about 1932 stall photo halton director is president of junior farmers of ontario a trophy and medal winner lop placer at cne fairs and many competitions canada s representat ive on a judging team in great britain club executive junior ac- ricullural society director basebin and hockey plover is 21 yearold david pcllctterio who thi week was elected president of the jun ior firmc rs assncntion of ontnr lo lit i tht oiingct provincial pnsiilnt since the tumor firm rs association nf ontario uns formtd in 1044 nnri tht firt pn idi nt frim hilton count the junior fumirs confirm nee w is hi id it ihc on irio ajiriculturil cullt ki cm lph on sundi mori dn ind tut dn of this eek ii ill tm ri pit s nt itit s it th cm f nt wtu is foil ws ttim l tvtlmi mi dim jd v m irum portt i ff sonurillt mm bow in m it spnul bro ikill m itn 1 thom is bruce carcill milton mirj in t gill s ttln mccnnn drue biwdtn john willmnt nonnl jt in bud p lit nun puilim broujhtoii t in pntti rson div id pt llttttrin in ht i lections tin dnv whin d iv id pillitttrlo wns mmed ont ano pr stdt nt don middlt ton of mulrili sex c umt ns cli cti ri iei i presidtnt indt r hilliirri of tor onto is tht u crctnr treasurer dm tors in is follows don thorn is 7om 1 don cirruthers 7on 2 cirl ronton zone 1 di id pi 11 tw no 7oni 4 d m middle tun zone ftnt on thi profixim includt i a church service several id dri sm s discussion round and win ire diminc dibitts pnn 1 dis riv ii n ours ind tht annu il m tins ii n p ittt rv n of pilt rmo too pirt tf i p int i dcussit n tuediv momlnc new president david pellctteni attended milton high school hree yenrs has acted in two pr v incial finals plays ind write and directed another which won count honors another field is public speikinc in which he has n medil lies been in tractor dnv inc competition and testa coached judging teams and has entered continued on pnte fine missionary speaks of bolivia work t biptist mission circle h id hiir f ui r thinkofft ring on tu s d i hv tiling with i jood ntimi t t f 1 1 t from hillsburjh ind fi m tht lot il ehurtlus in town mr s cripps tin prtidnt w n n thirst of tht met ting mrs i indshi r uh w ls in chirgc of th rti tion il put with mrs chip in in n idiii tht stnptuits mm hujh rt id git i ti k tn i- icint tht cross inrl mrs cr pp intnductd th speikt r mls vr ii iddon nlussioniv frmi bo i w h iim i tn inti if ting t ilk i h r work imong ihe bo ii mr cripps clastd tht rrn int w h priir ind i sot ill h ilf 1 ur w s i ijotd in thi bistm r til t imireh with mrs ht lw c i id l i mmittit s ring i dt li is hi th ballinafad muriel hilts host to mission circle owtuary burial in acton of former resident 1 i 1 it f i i f i vr hri fi i ill i uh i li 1 m i fi i 1 lh t 11 i iv mi h l 1 v it it tmr il m 1 1 1 i 1 h 11 h i 1 1 ii 11 h t i f i 1 i lil 1 hi i ill ii 1 v 1 1 1 h 111 h til i 1 li f h v f v k n 1 f ih i i t f il i i r ii 1 i 1 luu r k i h in ik w h si k 1 1 ih i 1 in t ulii i 1 in 11 v i i k i 1 i r in 1 1 w 1 li fl v v r in i jr h tv it 1 iii kii t h ik on r nr w a i i 1 f r i i i tr li w t if taki r in furitw c rncterv tv sons nmiin to mourn his los oetiri f minitoulin isl i i and lfnd of tt ronto ind to tht t smupathv of rnanx frit nds ht rt hot s ui theirt naement mr biiht p was a mtmbtr of th anjluan church and at the funtril sru in little current rev pis st rev richards and rev hal dnb took part the service in c ton in the victor b rumlev fun eral home was conducted bv rev mr price and here on fnda ifttr j noon manv friends gathered in tribute interment wai in fairview cem tery acton and the oallbearerj uere messrs gordon currie r splelvogel geo musselle a clif ford allan kirkness and e rookcs billm ifid mis i m cml m t it thi h nn of mur 1 hilts 1 iti t net i f th pn sidi nt b wi n c irl sit mirj ir t wirnt took in t h or th ni t ttn vt m t mh hi dtv ti nil tiktn bv four f h i irk th t pi w i t ik n bv b n kt mr r m m fi r i i i linj n t w irdhip u t nisi b miu is m ivini c rjtiwn i m ti n w is mid h it m irj uh 1 p t si 1 nt nil mm i n i nj tht fir t it 1 r it ni b 1 in m i ii r 1 1 i 1 iw iv lints m on b us rt ill n w i n m n 1 i t ti i hitik in th b 1 ih h w i v v int r t i u i 11 w i i vi t 1 v b 1 1 it i 1 1 v u lun h w i v 1 i v th h vt s th i n s nliu hill i 1 i h r m ht h ill r ti h v k t pr krim x i i 1 i pir 1 p t 1 i i i f h i n i wht h th h i nj v i m- b rt k d wih mr i i mr- it i rt m fn rv li u k m- r 1 i m tn rv s h him is btkimunk tt 1 k likt i bou rn i w i h pt it w on t bt tiki lona until tht v will bt ublt o mint in st ding is in full swing tht 1 ind s i nis m k unt ship acton delegate at annual meeting of synod1cal society mr h mainprut of acton us imonj thi manv ddtffatts attend in tht annual mettinji of the sn odical socit tv of toninto and kinirrton womin s missionarv so en tv i w st rn div ision held tn st andrew s pnvsbvtcrian church lindsav on april 22 23 and 24 among the speakers was miss ellen anderson who told of mis sionary work in british guiana bush fire halted by local brigade a krass fire threatened the bnrn and n neirby bush on the farm of wilmer davidson at hin fourth line farm on monday of thbi week while burning rubbish on nn ash pile the blaze sprend to the drv krais in the field betwet n the ntone house and the bnrn prompt arrival of the acton fire brirnde prevcnud what could enn llv have been a rerloun bush fire firemen arrived juit ii the fire wni berinninit ili sweep into the bnih and with the 400 knllrm of water carried on the truck r controlled the fire the well on the farm had been pumped drv by the time flrmi n arrived as mr and mrs dnvldnn vainly attempted to control the fast spreading flames mr david son explained that he nearly had the fire controlled when the blnze headed toward the bam attemp injr to stop it lnthit direction it cot ahead of him over a imall hill and heided into the bush this was the first real test of the npw pumpers value because of thi water supply it carried water was applied to the fire within minutei after the truck irrived be cause hose and witer connection wtre already made no equipment wns kept in thr barn preventing the plow ind of r furrow that might have stopped tht burnlnk crass nineties return as gay as ever thi oiv nineties roliirm d tt mp oririlv when the nock wood coi i muni v club plivirs- ponortd bv tht steml ind wtlfirt cnmmittie of loeil 170 upwa beirdmnr ind co prcjt nted i viriitv hnw in th tmvii hill list fridiv ap il 1r s nis skits dinri s nlos ind instrumtntil numb rs mide tht prounm i virutl nm aerttmpintst ftir tht sho i tid h will nf gm lph ami m tht pt rfonn r v i wi inm citfts criwsim c imr who livid the hirmonii i willi m blirklotk who int towl u ont leeompinvinr hun if on th j nt ir intt bt rniet fi mm h uiu scotch sonrs mr ind mrs c t fts t n ributt d uil thi ts n t mr bluklock ind mr crnft 1 o t in turn d t ih nts tin skits wire quiti siiecissfu dinctor of tht shnvv which w i tn b ibt ut 240 wlsmiss ru h mtlirtn longer evenings the urioht sioini hours nj tin jmnt two weeks have been v etijouable that by special nrmnoemeiif tue are to hani more of them tluar special orrnnoemeiits have not bei ti made with ihe nun i still rims and sets on id oje old schedule or with the clucki thev 11 ntill tick off twrntjt four hour hi the dnjs ton n council has done tht arranginti however and u i i tfh e us ion0r encnlno afttr the observance of pajht vm no time iiilt commen n in his district on sunday mortilno nt 2 am shortly after midnight urn will jump ahead an hour hut the slrtp minutei lost mill in made up september 2jth thoie tnho creep into church dtihntj the sermon will knot mi theyre the ones who foraot to turn their clock ahead an hour this saturday evening before retirino fishermen get set for contest tht frit titss will ix un spt l or its inmnl fishinr content just to kttp tht ur cleir ind the p rf positivi on the first of thl s tui citgh tor tht fushi rmin who tikri tht lirmt trout within n s mil rid us if i t n bt twt m m t- 1 nd miv 1 tht mond iv fo lowing h tp nini of tht seison i voir s siilx cnption to thi hm i tow n i ip r w ill bi piv t n anvont in the running should tontiit mr offut mondiy with the luikth u i w tight of tht ritih is wtll ls tht citch itstlf so wi in irrmc i picture of in kin i th impion thi tontist will b prim r lv it imi d t v r th w 1 1 k end f h nj vi m vour ir rt idv nd t f i thi m iv 1 opt run knox ladies aux hold april meeting the memben of knox evening auxiliary met at the home of mri f anderson on wpdncsdiy evtn ing for their april meeting mrs a mclsiac presided ind mide the necessary plans for the spring think offering and sund iv i vening fireside the committee irringt d ind conducttd in inspirntlonil fisir progrim a worship si rvicf wis introduced bv mrs n o hin ind issisttd by mrs mickey holm mrs h freuhr ind mrs s sin elur thi topic on tht filter storv w is ja i n bv mrs r o hin mis rt 11 i hoszlii conlributid n sit cnss of ji sus from st on r crucifixion thi h inn chi ist tly lord itisin to div wis sung ind mis mel nc clo t d the mi i ting with priver tli moup of thi month i ti i d lit ions lunch ind 1 vete if think tt thtm ind tht ho t s is in id bv miss fmm 1 c t 1 quarterly fireside in baptist church the quarterly fireside meeting of the bible society was held in the baptist church on sunday ev ening with a goodly number in nt tendance d shuter welcomed the group and led in the fellowship of sacred song the presidtnt m m coles out lined the program feature of the vinlng ns being an attempt to re discover thesuprcme andindlspcn sible qualities of the bible as god n velation of himself to men sel tcted passages of holy scripture wen read by miss n clark tht story of creation mrs a orr the providence of god mrs j chap man the plan of redemption and d clarke regeneration thege readings were interspersed with a solo by mrs j davidson i duet by mrs b veldhuis and miss d simmons and an nnthem by the anglican choir gordon oder spoke of the deslr of the executive to promote bible readings and study and introduced the devotional booklet the won derbook of bible knowledge nn nouneing that the society has cop i s ivailablc to all who desl t thtm rev r h armstrong wns in chirgc of the offering during which the landsbaroughs rendered in instrumental trio rev e a currey closed wth benediction light refreshments concluded i mast tnjoyible evening of chrft tin fi llnwship miss elva pearen president of wi townships ask to start building plan in acton a threi hour ennfen nee between members of ksqueslng and nasa- gnweya councils nnd the north hnltnn high school district board las night revealed that tin township councils will not favor the complcta program of two ni w high schools ind a gymnasium all in one expenditure but f h i that tlil building program should be spread ov r a number of years to met t thi prerent prt ssing problem of more space it wis clearly indicated that thiy fiivoun d is the first step building of a new school n t acton members of enqueuing and nassngiweya councils made it quite char that it was not their desire to hamper adequate secondary education f icilitits in north halton but revealed that it was their considered opin ion that the entire building program was too large and incurred too much indebtedness to be undirtnken in one year members of north halton board drew attention to the necessity for the building program the fact tha fiv years had been spent in arnv subject ind very ably presented u v thr p- f thc nrth hilon v ljj i board who are charged with pro ijjiit n solution to the problem dyj nammtnt li jt hi present program was the only one that had received unanirmtj by the beard the notice to vacate in atton the need for gymnasium and ruditonum in milton nnd us ah- vlding adequate school accommod- ition he drew attention t h termination of thi lease in acton th increase in school attendinc row and in the immediate ye ulhyfolk of town ond rl 1 t fff residents and the antiquity nnd in ndi uate ficilities of the genr town buiidirvg were all presen ed to tht meeting mr j bell of georgetown wht iclfd is chairman introduced the obituary mrs annie ware funeral is tuesday thi innu i mtttini nf gre trior wt nn n s instituti v is ht id it th horm of mrs frt d ithnston with ilf i m nit mbt r ind nm i ttn pitsint mrs thos htm hv tht n iring pit sub nt v is in thirst f i thi tptmng t m rcist s md thi t mi 1 i in of tht busini s for tht i ir i rt suit nt of lhirt four p isse tl iw iy cimpbi llvllle fnr ct on any school extension on the present georgetown bu iding the meeting was a fnnk and sincere effort to meet the problem in whicirbuildlnjrs the attitude of the towns the position of th tovnshlps and the ability of the ratepayers were ill brought out and given cnnsidention the method of irriving it the casts of school maintemnce ind building wis quit ippirently i mitter upon which the townships felt vi ry keenly tl wis slid tht pn sent figures in use wi re irrivi d it by igrei ment in tforder to ivoid liw costs of irbit rition but thi stood on i munlc jpil bnird ruling for fiv vi ir een ai iir j i ii in i il llllk v y ir mrs annie wir sljd on smtlrtnv april 0 ltt wl bluecr t ih homo of hr diuchtor mr f lisln mr nnli lnmlilnnmllh she wis in k r lnnvlv r1v1 th flmllb i fi j w wolfe elected head of h and s hittinn of offleers followed tl i m lir biismtss it the monthly nutting of tht acton horre nd st hotil smimtion on mondi ttnmg in lu ymc f th t munt m ir tht following will h id offict insidnt j w wolfe first m pnsidmt h hinton s ind mti pnsidmt t hurst rtcnrdnil icntirv mrs h cripps c rn ponding tortst tr i nutim mrs rmt m f en t ir mrs m f w ros7t 11 h flliott ms diwkins mrs 1 oi uri wilds mrs it rvdtr dr f g oik s ni mb r of tht s hool boird u n i n port of thr pilaris it tht iuw sih til tk 1 il dints win rend n 1 b cn lint ind p kgv oik iron piiiud b tin ir mo h r it tt n ano trv inti tl sting film tht imilv cirtli wis sh u 1 it fn linn nt ind i sot i il hi f hum 1 11 wid in out mi i pipir compius t ii id in 1947 i f in st mirsi r t ti 1 n foi t st iti in n iw h is mx nul li n idlings in it mis i r ijaruulatlth in ind tht toll cill wis insw with him e c it mini hint fill wing th r idinu of hi iioti r p irts mrs huui ht id pit suit d fir thi t it etion of oftitt rs pi sid nt misj rlv i v inn lir i it pn id ti mis flliott r it i r f n s tond ut president mr vmwonil john tn m crt tir treisur t i mr albt rt mt kt own distrn t director mis chisterallin boird of din ctors mr thos ht mslejt mis i i allin ind mrs angus thompson mditors mrs nlph mcki own mrs huh rt id ort si report rs mrs flliott pitt i or mrs flwot d johnston pi inist mr hlikh rtid mrs j f pi inn truit ind c ird eonimittii mr wni mill ind mis aneus thomp sun lunch commi tt t mrs robert- all in md mr fred johnston t inding rominitti t con i nors griculturt ind c imdi in indu tru s mrs hugh ri id and mr ngus thompson jiomi tconomlcs ind ht ilth mrs will johnston ind mr chlstt r allin citizmship and i ducition mrs thos hi rrusb in 1 mrs lohn nr hlstoru il rt st irch ind turnnt ttnt mrs j f pt ir tn ind mrs t i allin itmimun i ictiitns md public n litions mi i- 1 wood johnst m ind m s r lln tt pi tt rson tht hiking inti s wine cont ts fir th district annu il c m i t i i n will lu hi id it tht mn nit t inft ri t inn nts w rt t mi it i in t h u kt ind ii ilf htuu w ls t njt i tl in mbt rs hi r tightv fourth eir a mtiv f fnglind sht cime to cinida in i 1001 hi r htisbind pndtecjsoti htr si t n vt irs igo i surviving ire two sons john t wire ind albert s wire of acton md am- daughter mrs mario riniiv of i imbton mills fi liindihildnn il o rtmiin mrs k in w is i nu mb r of st tohn s church nisstgiwi i tht funtril wis ht id tin tuts d i ind it tht sirvlee rev u p dinn tf st cinrles chureh i hnltnn wis in ehirge insisted b rev mr porrltt of st johns in ti rmt nt wis in st johns cirtitt t r nissigaweyi p illbein rs wi n messrs gcogt wn herb alii on gordon gibb kmntth clidtro alfred baltv md robert barbour fn u rt s alton gi or e iiwn milton f quitting d b tn b th cinuli bought ib nit 2 vnrth of uk nrs in 1051 g ivt the fi iw i ig of div ision of costs aetuil should vow issmt piy p iyine 21td700 15 71b h 37 1fi72tin 21111 21 11 2 22 07 14v1 m 7 4 702 w1 12 002 ib 7 at th t nm lusirin of tht m i ting ci um tllor g o currn thinkcd the n i ird for thi work thi v hid dont ind for tiking tht timi to givi a full undt rstinding of tht probh m i id ismirt d tht boird thit follow pj council s next meotng i r i ution would ht forwirded outlln ii thi townships pasltlon revt intrrish nf nxssigiweyi conruro d ir this inti issured the council i nf thit township would ino out liru their pasltinn in i resohitl n i chilrmin bell thinked the mem hi rs of thi councils md their offic i lis for thi oppqrunltv to disilss i common problems the meetlig wis hi id in the esqueslng town ship hill at stewarttown spring session of presbytery held in acton united church hilton rrsblir of tht unit il church of c in hit m t in sprlnfi st s ion in alton unlld church on tut sd i from 0 t m until 4 so in l ht ift moon 2fl ministers and lnv i uuit s from thl iriou chirms t i mi prt st nt 4 tht mittmi wx on primirl of ittt ntit n to ntctssir d t il 01 or to th m t tmr of himlltin i ittr n t in m i nlthntirh st v t r il m tttt rs of kt nt r il inti rt si ut r tit lit ith flictions wire hi id tn dtttrmin the pn sbvtcrv offin rs conference of fin rs ind cominiswioni rs to the otncnl council which mttts thi octobi r in hnmiltnn thi rt port on mlnlst rs and chirki s w us 1iid nvi r until the njet tlnn nf prt sbvtt rv which win bt hild during conftrtnto in h imilton i th mittt r of ndt qintt nsurnnct for church propt rtv in lint with prt sent buildinc vihus ind erst with rt spi i to thi miter of kms d scusscd nt some lcnhh ind chunh t tt n it n ind tht crtmmk it wis uritid thit evi rv official n td fir nmr split in chur n s no ird st t thit this lmjortin mil ill itl istihlishtd it wis pointidj l 1 oktd into it once b u iv tif t x impl th it the prujhvtir hus two stt it nt triinini fir tht mlnlstrv ind it volunteers beat at the flames as firemen arrive with hose and water to control the grass ftre on the fourth line farm of wilmer davidson monday that threatened the barn and large bush area burning rubbish on an ash pile the fire got out of control and although mr and mrs david son pumped the welt dry they could not stop the blaze as tf spread towards the bush acton fire men under chief f dawkins arrived and with the 400 gallons of water carried on the truck soon controlled the fire ust as it started into the edge of the bush sio photo truiih fit d church nnrlitit i n h is 1 m jn mbt rs mil th tt i n w in r i it n 1 i b stibli h tli pit nt lson h r i thru in suitlis vhi 1 h ls b n m nn r iti n f i i lnni im this n w c iilrtuiti ti thre hnniiri d str nf n t t i 010 1111 iiind i mom t k f r w r hip in trmlt unl churrh ind will c intinu to do so until i nt church hxs bt cn t rert iri oikmllt united church his lust complitcd rtnointlons nnd nd dltlons it i cast nf 123 000 00 ind i m cusnint thret mininl plpt nruin is soon to be installed in v t w nf the tremt ndous indust rinl development ilonk the lake shon txtween hamilton nnd tor onto nnd the consequent influx if families it u expected that even cnnitrekntlon will feel the effects of expansion nnd the possibility wmi mentioned and discussed thit bur lington and waterdown mlgt be come a part of hamilton presbytery and that cooksvtlle btreetrvlll and other lakeshore communities might become a part of halton presbytery separating from west toronto presbytery and making halton presbytery numerically lar ger and something of lakesnore presbytery in which all the charg es would feel the effects of the present industrial trend and popul ation expansion is xiictid hi tht v will b ort i n tl dunnr conftrtnit in h imil t m this spr ok ititlll sls from t inht mlnlstt r of ttht r rhun h botllt s wtrt reld sttkini t tit idmittid is mtnlstirs of thi ttnlttd church of camdn omi or tht t wtre from the british isl s s mi from the united states ir d stum fr m o ht r communion in cinitli hnil dt clslon will not hi known until nil presbvterles hut btin contacted and all relev int matters considered tht report of the presbytery worn in s assoclition wis read by mrs j moore nnd proved to be most inti n sting showing iplertdld progress on the part of the wa s of the prisbytery and revealing wha a mighty influence was theirs in tha life of every congregation lunch was served at 11lfl in the sjndav school room where food fellowship prevailed and where the turtle were highly commenced b th for their culinary skill and for the courteous and efficient manner in which the details of serving were attended to presbytery adjourned at 430 with prayer by the rev harry pawton of oakvllle the next meet ing to be held during the meeting of hamilton conference a few weeks belie