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qktkim jfru press seventyeighth yearno 12 acton ontario thursday september 25th 1952 ton homo print pages six cents fine day greets 5000 fair visitors more than 5000 attended the 1952 edition of acton fall fair in the park on friday and saturday of this week record gate receipts were taken in for bolh the arena performance and saturday pro gram shown here is a section in the east end of the park where the midway was centred wilh its large ferris whbel octupus merry-go- rounds side shows and refreshment booths a number of com mercial exhibits were locotodtn tne south eastcorner the tractor maintenance club a junior farmer feature sponsored a tractor driv ing competition at 1 1 am in thq morning assistant deputy minis ter of agriculurc j a carroll officially opened the fair and paid tribute to community as well as officers support of the event stall photo bd discusses school crowding no action on building motions in a session which lasted until after midmeht on monday evening north halton high school district board heard of the crowded school conditions ond lack of facilities in all three schools and the handicaps of teaching the board met the staff of the milton school and heard suggest tons for improvements in milton school final item of busi ness was the finance committee explanation and the reason for not meeting county council a negative discussion on the building program equal share of costs municipal boards and a suggestion that one school be built at silvercreek were included nothing was done to im plement the motions passed at a pre v iousmeca jngregardin cavisit to the department of education to present the proposals which had re ceived approval by a big majority of the board during the meeting with mem bers of the milton staff an addition for a tool shed at milton was ap proved and some changes discussed in the shop work room it was reported to the board that 123 pupils were registered in the milton school with a fifth form of is iiudents the largest class at that school tn 20 years there were 134 students at acton school and 186 at gtorgctown the board decided to continue the night classes in basic english for new canadians in all three schools provided the minimum number of 12 in each school registered for the course two new sewing machines and other supplies were approved for the home economics room at mil ton and new desks and chairs were approved at acton and georgetown principal o robbins of acton re ported four additional typewriters had been secured on a rental basis parents night at the school was to be held on tuesday september 23 approval was given for rental of the ymca gymnasium the re- suits of examinations at the acton and georgetown schools were dis cussed by principals and board field day of the four high schools in- this district wth be held nt- georgetown on october 14th permission was granted pupils to attend guelph collegiate for techni cal courses but refused for pupils taking the academic courses which were available m schools of the dis trict accounts amounting to 11535 92 were passed on recommendation of the finance committee and air brown was given a petty cash ac count of 25 for minor supplies in the shop courses members present at the meeting held in milton were messrs milne carbert martin biehn wood coon j beaumont dills brown and chair- man j bell i knox auxiliary begins program the september meeting of thi knox evening auxiliary met at the home of mrs george musscllc recently the president mrs a- mclsnnc presided a devotional period was conduct- ed by mrs h l benme and mrs stewart sinclair the study hour was in charge of mrs r ohara who reviewed th various activities of mission work ers as told in the glad tidings and presbyterian record mrs john davidson rendered n vocal solo and pinnoriumbcrs were jiven by voung john musselle and mrs mcknight mrs bennle and mrs fred vpd- ernon were appointed to arrange for the thankoffering speaker the card convenor displayed samples frf the new card received for christmas gifts for the layette for the fall bale were received and mrs j ingles convenor will receive any more to be sent in comrade mrs w finlay elected zone commander seven groups for the firs time milton ladies legion auxiliary played hat to the zone rall attended by wvin aux iliaries including delegate from orangovlu brampton actor georgetown bronte oakwlle and milton in milton town hall yn thursday evening of la week delegate- elected comrade mr w j finla acton zone c m- mander comrade president schiltz of miin opened and closed the even ing program that attracted 250 rep resentatives biimirv was conduct- writer jane scott fireside speaker ed bv comrade mrs richardson toronto provincial first vice- president in the absence of com rade mrs m potter brampton who was zone commander and w killed m a recent accident k in w e rs from t h e t ab es we re irnt to provincial president dim- ile mrs i long toronto com- ride feld brampton and c m rtde mrs richardson gifts were gen to mrs richardson and the ilrmp pant report bv the secretaries of each auxliry show an increase in nemnrship comrade schult wa tppojnted delegate to attend he onivntui m rrockvillt earu m october dinner party presentation showers honor miss melba dearing prior to her marriage miss mel- ba rearing was honored by her friends at a number of gatherings and presentations mrs helen corbett toronto en tertained at a dinner party gifts i of lingerie were presented to the brideelect in a novel manner a fourtier wedding cake made of cardboard and decorated with rost was opened and each tier contain ed a piece of lingerie miss helen ward president of the women teachers association i of ontario entertained at her i home in honor of mus dearing a octal evening was enjoyed ad eght of her lssociates presented her wth a set of irish linen plic iiits and matching napkins at orton mrs f j mecutcheoi of acton aunt of the bndeelrc id mr william bnllentme tiitevtiiird about 0 gmsls at riustllineous shower mv khabeth tijor and the office vaff of the federation f women teacher assikmj on in i entertained it a irei the gllevl of honor w nitu lovelv gtfls the h rd of pi ctors nreen hr a ith a chelae in appreiiiti u- fir ij of ervice m robert oa ic nd m hn eii lave t ironto we h vs it i mtcellamo oldest church has anniversary marking 114 years since its found ing the church on the hill will hold special services with harvest and thanksgiving the theme on sun day speaker will hv rev frank swuckhammer of st thomas and visiting soloists will be mrs c r kidney and dr e ford churchill chinch is the oldest church in this community and many friends will avail themselves of coming back home for this special occasion it will also be of interest to many who have- loved ones resting in the churchdl cemetery that the grounds are in- wonderful condition and the new power mower purchased for the church is keeping this sacred spot beautiful friendly circle has seasons first meet the friendly circle held its first meeting for the coming year at the home of mrs g johnson b r 1 acton on wednesday september 17 the president miss clara grindley was in charge and wel comed everyone back the minute of the closing meet ing held in the spring were rtad by the secretary mrs j stewart jr the business for the evening was taken care of and the treasurer mr c pickett gave her report group 1 tinder the direction of mrs r bean and mrs m symon took charge of the remainder of the meeting for the beautv of the sting and mrs g read two scripture the h mn earth w ronvald passages mrs be a xtem w ms the devotional period wi with the inging of the da lsdving m the west mr r johnton then g ver nteeming talk of th nkeii th utnmei a part of c united stale she then led m prayer and read by mrs t perk- closed hymn ive a trip through the ntda and the isited manv calgir ban ot md md tasj tn mt before stlt lake mr- s on for h mr- v k hns f f m th- nu- ich nd th- state mted d mr lohn- orm iti e talk inked mrs g bright day rings up record in gate receipts at actons annual fall fair dismiss request for lane closing town solicitor c f leulherland announced this week he had re ceived notification lhil judge w n ruhitimin has dimiusmd the town application fof a ruling on the sufficiency of the lilie bark of rower ave houses should the bower ave entrance be sold mr leathrrland hus ordered written reasons for judgment tin the ruling but has not yet received them application was made by the town for a ruling following two readings of the bytaw to close the lane after a request by w wolfe u purchase- the property had been made deputations of bower ave residents protested the closing of the entrance very strongly the lane or alley has an entrance on bower ave and one on alice st at present it was proposed to close the bower ave entrance and provide a turning area with access from alice st only married 60 years mark anniversary wallace a lasby and jessie and erson were joined in holy wedlock at the manse of knox church ac ton by rev j w rae co years ago september 20 mr and mrs lasby quietly cele brated their diamond wedding an niversary at their home guelph road with their two sons charlie and joseph their two grandson g wallace and joseph a and their two great grandsons billie and bobbie and mrs c w and mr g w lasby mr and mrs laiy are not en joying the best of health but were able to attend acton fair as they did go years ago the couple were the recipients of many letters of congratulations and gifts from friends and neigh bors mr and mrs lasby will of ten look back on their coth anniv ersary peter dye killed in elevator blast one of four killed in the 3000000 explosion that shattered part of the saskatchewan pool grain elevators on wednesday at port arthur was peter dye father of four children and brother of mike and harry of acton peter dye 4i of port arthur was blown through a hole in the wall in the cleaner deck onto the deck of the colonial steamship ss bayn- ton in the lake slip 100 feet below u fair weather rung up iiund gate receipts for the arena and saturday show that formed pirt of the 10vj edition of acton fall fair on friday anil saturday as mm- than v0oo people gathered mi the an nual two day event in the piik kin in families town families and visit ing families visited met and i enunisced fine weather for the event was helcoind by officials win im ng the past two ars had been iinasmd by cold weallu r and rain new iti m weie added and mi wen- discaichd for the n nt fiu imtse jumping uas el in the evening pel mi maun m lln ax no vaudeville acts thai left a phased and arenn program tp the big two day pioginn go- under way with a revolutionary- type or arena lliow as officials under the gujdttico of president ceorge wallaix attempted to pres ent a little of the old time vaude ville that had its hey day a num ber of years ago but still found a warm and enthusiastic reception from the near capacity audience all the acts on the program were good leading nff with the musical reception by acton citizens band the canadian championship trumpet band the second division signals was a highlight or the ev ening as they presented fancy drill and special arrangements scarht tunics and black busby emphasised the smartness and precision of the group george wallace fair president is sued a warm welcome to the 1d53 edition of acton fair and exprostcd his gratification at seeing such a large crowd harmonicas guitars and a little singing were features of the enter tainment presented by johnny rus and i veil e plae l by uned a i iiirln old on led fi d erm- credu entries ornmonting had ever and girlt praised as showing of animals in at progiiiit its inistii of nines and deserve- much foi his day long ofmrl- exhibits cattle men reported large in tin cattle clisse- thai nn larger exhibit been seen the biiyv market cattle class wat mile of the bcsl for the fiit cattle many of the thi class will he pnlicipant the royal winter fair horse clashes were well filled with good displays of sheep pig and poultry commercial exhibits have been increasing rapidly wih hall space going rapidly this year exhibits were sponsored in the hall by mod em plumbing and heating tom nicol manning electric huaro windows acton home furnishing milton electric and the acton free press with many other garage displays on the ground outside as well as n beatty broi displav by w d talbot baking exhibits this year were sel he played a harmonica with- much larger than in other year out holding it under a glass tumbl- with mrs norm robertson of ac er all supported over his mouth ton taking m first prizes 3 seconds through six feet of rubber tubing and 3 thirds baking was exhibited and a group of other combinations m the hall and protected by a cel- that left ja well entertained and- j lophane cover at five oclock as ience entries were taken out both side a fast moving unicvcle and jug- i tm table were lined with thou- gling act by johnny dash was both anxious tn buy some prize winning different and entertaining riding on one wheel while juggling dumb bells balls and hoops emphasized his agility the crowd was re minded regularly that apparent flaws were in the act and the per formance continued thenickling brothers a bar act complete with laughs and a ion sweater was one of the concluding features despite the fact that the platform in the arena centre was of unfin ished planks miss ruth cole pre sented an acrobatic demonstration of twists splits and other difficult numbers blair hotchen woir out over five boys and four other girls in im itating the ricochet of a gun the flying deuces a roller skating pair included two small boys and two small girts in their j act with a good girls and boys vert and around with the end result of children that couldnt make it j back to their places because of their dizziness bob parker was master of cere monies for the evening program and despite the late arrival of some midway ride hits girl injures head tst show mirv hunter 10 daughter of m and mrs fred hunter acton rt eeived a cut on the head at fall fnr on saturdav when of a fast pace for ui official opentnjj opening ceremonies md welcomes to the fair vver from the platform in from i grandstand earl siurdiv noon as j a cat i oil assistant i deputv minister of igricultuie jie- r ularlv commerttrd evervnne knew the the fall fair was i full swing be- she fore these remarks hut in order to kno losd irvnij aith th- delicious thr act e auxilurv of the t per card 11 hie seut hm their quarter fr t- ffllow -h- mee- ini n st ahm pirh hu on sundl r eji after s f a he r f prie- j prief pogrim of f ortte h nivs t soio mijtur njdni ji 1 piver rl a 1a in prec t md npr addev vv i li the iilm the rvrninc m m jane scot reciouj thouhv3 columnm i the toronto clobo vid mill v ho sptke on bible avomtiton il luytramg her deepv srr t xjge with a wealth of remn ee n gleaned frvm her nuns cvnta with readers of her eek col umn rex f a currev m voicnjj the apprecition of the gathering ti mus sott remark el ver apty that her earnest nunsaip would never be forgotten by any who were privileged to bv present a splendid offering for the work of the bible society wu received and the evening of very fine fel lowship concluded with light re freshment present lamp to family leaving j district at gathering i a tsart enng u vpii r he hne of mr and mr tni fel and reirfhbri f the i irirh district gathind i r a- or to hrr leaving f arthi- saekhfier called v i ovk t t pognm l hih tegan ith a m r r- 4 other pitntn were a reidmg h mrs aadrev dauson daet jv i iuhrt and edith turn r and a rfidnj friendship- bv mrs waj- 1 1 re s a rkhinut j mrs bert oavdon read an it des md the famlv were present- i ed h 1 beaut fill floor lamp bv 1 fred mcarthur mr and mrs turner thanked the gathering saying they would mw i their friends rv riuejt mr f turner who was always willing to i give of her voice in church and community sang bless this j hoiue the iodic served a dainty lunch and the fathering concluded with for they are jollv good fellow i hing one of the ride make it perfectly the octopus the mach- j overvone could get me went out of adjustment und one monev it wls euston f the on the swinging arms official opening hi the protecting fence j president gem ge a- i he fence went down it hit tended a warm v e the little girl and the head cut re- thanked those who hiiied four atitches- to close u ith him to m ike li fivs aint tttp baking many were satisfied school childrens exhibit were very few with cntrie- made onlv by surrounding country schools afiscellaneous eienfj prizes for the best decorated doll carnage went to sandra hargrave for the best decorated bicycle to nancy dcdik ross mckenne and bob marshall the pie eating contest patrick rhodes donald robilliard and ron eichler all of erindale of course acton fair had a midway one of the integral parts of any fair for the complete en joyment or all age groups child ren in particular enjoyed watchinc the ferris wheel and octupus even if some couldnt get up enough nerve to actually ride on them there was n merrygoround as well as all ttie refreshment booths firm grip trn i and a few side shows of the small- swung around i est family in the world and mon keys driving gasoline driven cars just to name ft few familiar harking of the men mit- ude tn see the show inside added to the carnival atmosphere of the day competition in thi- annual hahv show was heavv and judges delh- erated for some time before pick ing the winners jlmmv son of mr and mr gordon mckeown for bovs thiee to mx months gucndo- iwi daughter of mr and mr- crisp n in the one to three month class diane daughter of mr and mrs i icdur georgetown in the gsk six to 12 month iiss joan daughter of mr and mrs gord gibbons 10 the three to mx month class larrv son of mr and mm wilf robertson in the six to 12 month class women v institute n n-competit- ive tisnluvs proved a popular feat ure again this year ouplavs thi veir weie arrmgcl george- f a slverw tficial given if the after lei4il and so that get their prize nniat to haw an wallace ex come to all had worked md d prizewinning babies as judged at aclon fair saturday are thown here from left to right are mrs gord mckeown and jimmy winner of the three to six month class gwendolyn daughter of mr and mrs crispcn winner of the one to three month class mrs l leduc georgetown with diane winner of the six to 12 monih class joan with mrs gordon gibbins winner in the three to six month class mrs wilf robertson with larry winner in the six to 12 month class staff photo lite to tho l- vmm h v and nvr- actun frr out the si r the n ov agrieulturil tnwn r a 1 lamehmim llunv i1mh and ran- j nockburn siltjjectt includtvt safr- il tv flrn unrking with wool iupper j omen hitonenl hv thi- mted out i fili ear- programs i j a ho had asjilstid mr carroll paid in who dwnuough ti given uchfin vrvi 10 vears had hull tin f toda he noiued virei that fairs- u vi ince had contributed to ixp insion anft made p ion of the fine exhihi work and bikitu od th eolhstion of nhotoiiciph acton free prevs he that ia long ai township rlrd on their present fim and work there would never oe anv effort to consolut tt- in count v and larger fjit md eliminate the small ihnw- he expremed his pleasure at being in acton mayor n d kchlin on behalf of acton council and the citizen tfrnrrallv extended a all visitors and ronuratulaiinir the officer and director of the sunlry hall mpi for halton 1- hrttton ilaltonville recent- offered connratuljtlonji to officers 1 i htt a nr thit centre on nd directors on the fine show he the guelph road mr hriuon awl- would not like to tre the nnttll fair 1 three wnlvra at the time on quit dianpear and hoped they would 1 j lorn enntinur county clerk william tuns ra- bnb iarkrr conducted the after- ltta that th bounty u 115 diihe and ontario appirs h 1 oufe the fair nibt duncr in the town hall cmplftrd the v o d iv invent with a envacitv iiud- i e umiji attending music is suimied hv the mehilv tak alton citiins hand on hand saturday to prov id- concert during the nfternimin the bund al so led the tock parade nf vinnlng iitrlei at 4 m prexulrnt george willac- and the munv directora received much pralsr for their constant efforts to make the fair the sueceis it w o gun britton lcome tnljijj thru woivk shoots oni on guelph road