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vtu tts s wftt flms seventy eighth year no 29 acion otjarlo thursday january j2n eight horrje ptlnt pagessix cools ijjjwnjno cere and administration of the oath of office to thenew warden of halton county council last tuesday retiring warden toseph m wrekson presented ihe warden lor 1953 reeve george leslietsquesing township wilti ihe gavel his symbol of office warden les he has been a member ofcounty councilfor the pi three yean tepreenimg his township as la u hi i reaih hu it i i deputy reeve judge w n robinson administered the oalh of office lo the rew iikurabenl firctfrimksfta phuin itn pearen- i ltenmftpk to canada j y t7- j f iais up rjl receive first estimates council faces mill rate preliminary steps on the setting of the ibm milt rale were initio ted at acton councils second met tltm on mondaj evening ol this week as the public school board presented estimate totalling 34331 theaclon iree library board asked a grant equal to that ol last vear totalling s3 200 and the road committee submitted a preliminary estimate or grant purposes ol 933834 committees are working on the preparation of estimates for aubmlsalon to the finance committee w hen the rate ill finally be slruek petitions for brants are customary at this time and all are sublet t to re vision and consideration except that submitted by the public school board m schroeder and q w mckcit lie representing the library board aubmlttcd u preared statement out lining the work ot the ubrur m thi past ear circulation nf books during w2 was mm juwd in w2w oer imw1 in 1b51 tlic board it commended a granl of 221x1 fur thin year ril eliminated thai ihe miefment tin i im i mini 11 rt tuned lo ur1 uu abutment prepared mid in their usolullon rescinded the lorm tr it subitum approying it a mui funu the t hand mwoik co ltd mn sled th i tiy liuiaiuhiblt xton iuhlu board pointed mil itiut the c for the tat lid ihi o staltlinlitti at a special netting and i of 131131 wire in ihk itibnuhtd atimatr for grant road coinmittet istumttc iu uhruiuod for giunt imposts it wtin pointed out that estimate had dm to be atnick cn enrh nmrt a rt i birred fn thtir christina- ti quest for a grant of w pt r cvnl bad imd to thi acton y mi n v club tor y to be riled with thi ontario depart uu itnlul wlun used foi a bin to tnrnt of highways lief ort ihi ind i skating accommodation for school of this month it ua possible to ihildren wan to lie itft with the revise the amount when striking ait mi commit lr to airangt with the final mill rate tht estimate tht public mhool toulled 32 634 j clerk mcgeschlc reported for tin leatherland told firemt n that thev could not reach middle east topic oftalktowms the woinutis mboluilu is smie ot the united church mil al t hiimr of mii c 1 polr oti ti dav aith thi president miss m presldlnf the inettli onenrd with a hymn prujer and the lord praver in unison worship nerylie was taken b mrs e a currev iind the arrtpturi readlnt bv mr p cleave and mrs hannah mrs c w mann mn q a ui1u mym c i pmile and mis d simmons annual repur x were pieiintid ui the merliim which hwrd ill ii crease o er lust y ur csrdu and lellrrs mere it ill in nliul liii ot tuttpllal diulnc the mar forty dlfhl uilb rt mudi dutliili ih mir bv nniniiiiiily triitidvi i george leslie chosen halton county warden fight fire sunday on glare of ice t hill on kud of the wit on vliui al 1- hiik tilt i ned llli- lnltjrtdi thi id hii and linldnib ul the hint of uu tank kiddl d ft ii h ihe fire hi uu uu tu atlfd bvut hlih hud b ell 15 montha li if smoke hi flames iderabb head the luitmlh d itn dnm hu- liel buiud i mad the liinld ui it hmi firemen wen fulfill bill mvenl hues of luse minn eie flihtlrm the lilute lieardmnrea hayt madr no plum fur immediate ie building 11 maj lie netiasiirv lo tear down out kectton nf the roof whit h hun nun bed two lo three feet from thi burned out beamn and supports the building had been cloied fi i and had hydn had been distinctively canadian am fls were encouraged by ioni yettis ac ton home and school association at llie pulslic icliool on monday evening he illusiinled hii lqk with colored ilidei ol needle point one quill designs aild ui tenor decoration he had super vised induct esquesing reeve for top county position ualiltt in uu ll ihe pn i ium ul ihe iii i ait hl ifcpult uloi l llullilit f wa ptims lt willi it llnd r td by deputy lb t ihumpmi ali i ii wi1 or mid wild t 1 as waul i of llallm unity iiulidl lit id al by lb yt tuiuuii111 iiaiii j j mi vi eve hubert maisliall lutvt ilt wait ap lit t will amiitid the ltiuiull table while lltunkink memlwra fur wlecliiib him to ibt luunat ulllll m ihr ttiitnlj waiiun ulu piiaiiiwd lu umiuliuik jjlqiuklinuj lilt- yiljla til hit l5jjftar would l ainct tul one tin r jiidi w n hoi i ih s mib 1 diiiuik hla ui fill uitt iiiob i hltfli wald hil for 2 power failures occur on weekend ud i am suit your under as war d ii will bt u m ly mi ssful mi dunnu ium mis honor ul- wuined i oimt i to wauh llielr t kpt udlluuj ua h felt ii priini fattur 111 mitnklpal itiiveiiiiniut was ihe raise in lax utlnn he attributed this to th xpuiibion proifrafiia felt by h vurlous munulpalltlca thla i sumelhiiib you wll have lo conald er whlli dlahaiiiit your dutln he cautioned tht rtvej tit thi varloiu mini lilpalltiti wrt ihcun uj a ibm itetn j 1 4 0 7 lltew mlli tlivi 4 i lialaldi 1u lewutlii mi art hill ptiiid hy it evej and it ii slitiiintm cxpresiinr i mn ili iymjuuiy tit mrs k it ijiid r oukvllle who retelilw wiu ertuvitl hy the lona nf he husband and an ealeniied filond of all nieinlitra uf oimill ccuik ll a tiod and obmtvid a minute a si tun in mr idoufru honor mr louder waa u fonnt r rttjve uakvllle and tnrmtxr uf th guv ly couikii severul by laws wt re approvtd oile to provide fur borrowing up in 271000 to met- 1 the curren op t rati ok eximium ul the mutdclpal ian authorued i pruyidt fr a miiiiily iiatt exptiiri ilui f 210000 an increase of 10 ikk tv t lunt year members wi toll sonit 1000 t thu oniuul i- jiuuhtl iiumlik oilviiu jorl bring solicitor council it na necrasarj to read twic the debenture by law on the 310000 for the proposed high school and submit it to the muni clpal board for approyal the by law was given a first reading fend the anltcltor lnitructed to arrange an agreement with the other muni cipautiea lor the collection of their hare of the cost clerk mcgeachlc reported that acton share of tfcr building would be approximately 11600 a vear for d yean ammtsrt new ftre chw council bv bla ratified the ppoinunent of s tennant as aaon fire chief follow but a brigade elec tibn which resulted in that recom mrndation deputv reeve thompson chair man of th road committee re- acton free press advt ported on an implication into the municipal world subs th crescent ith their truck be cause of a two tan load limit on the bridge nod the inaccessabilitv of tht only other road temporar permission wa to be sought to use tht prty ate road and ton n men werrto sand the rdad if permission was granted approve a the following accounts were ap proyed for payment c e hickey sons ud l w agar coal for arena corporation of acton hydro watson dairy bar lunch bell telephone co services can nat rlwvs bell light w coles div ci expenses acton woodcrafts account j b mackenzie mchdse macswam motors s21u 52 10 mm 750 49 70 37 41 800 ii m allen dixon heads halton association latarie of town employees bv committer as requeued at the lam meeting i total taereaae salaries the salnrv of the town foreman an increased from 2 80a to k boo the assistant fort man from 2500 t titso hourlv employ ee were m creased 10 cent an hour making a maximum of jl clerk treasurer from 1 47s to 1 600 ajr the tow n ah are lncreac in clerical office help approved by tht public utilities lrr c commission err ratified by coun 1 of hsz increane oyer acton plc opt rations 740 28 the annua meeting uf the hal on protect ye association was held li the court houw milton on jan uanr 13 with the president ray currie in the chair a goodly number of members were preaent the usual business was transacted and- only one loss reported the new officers are president allen dixon vice president frank cartw right secretary treasurer james brown ridge directors nelson r ell wit on s afnew h a cartw right f dixon trafalgar f cartwright a dixon j chapman a ford nas sagaweva r anderaon l chu 15 00 holm esquesing r currie j 82bruddell n sark c brown town 412 of milton c h heslop 28 00 i s mid lihl lnduati i outlined iv erylce charge of fn in pt r 100 wjtb pi r iitiinth mil rmru hint ion chnrgt ul 2 3 i tit ftirmirh 1 ctnti pt r khowtl h i n for 111 fut 100 liuurs to uiii power serving the heavy indus try will be paid for bv a service charge of tl per kilowilt hru ler month and curuiumptltin will b billed nt 2 1 renu formerly cents per kilowatt how for re first 50 hours use per month nt connected load or maximum dt mand plus 1 4 centa formerly p cents per kilowatt hour for the second 50 hours use per month plus 3 cents per kilowatt hour to all additional consumption discounts of 10 per cent foi prompt payment remain unchangn on the three divisions the first copvrlgh usued i cinada was for a spelling book i 1 641 ipll ll tiimit p ferjjlli feeder illvm kulfl v k ij for js 1 1 hkllztd v tn dlstrlit foi lnihin m ivlit v rutin ffjr car skids on ice man wife injured iimpletrtl whiu uinty irmiiiiur ittd the pro nly uft mrth nlnetei hud ixii wiuld t llll had been pent litfl rni lit or the 2 000 provided by the t iun ly mid ivpartmmt of agrlcul ure he further added the departmirt was willing tn npnd a greater amount during the year if ountv council saw fit lo increaae ihci grant to the committee several appointments were made bv iht nt w council they included two paiaengtri wert injured and n 1- piekelt milton m member a 40 dodgccomplolely demolished to ihe north halton high school in an accident on january 14 on the ares board for 1953 reeve b j fttvenlh line one mile south of norruh naasagaweya and deputy stewarttown injured were mr rm atkinson nelson ai and mn jame oikle of brampton the county a representative to ih the car dnvvn by frank boyd cuuniy community park board of toronto skidded on the ice for 1013 warden leslie former j a nm olkle suffered a fractured warden j m wicluon reeve k is and a ruptui ifc cmorgina and its ahoulil ja n a lllunlralt hi point n mttilkiied the ity toiidilbm of the lioyri inllf tut saturday if- hargtd tht rt hud bun no ajiidiric the accident occurrt d i m in the evening saja tennant is ected chief of acton ru brigade the ve urt h gatn lth h a subject tha has probably taken up mori hours of council time over the past par than any other subject came lo the fore on mondar nipht w hen an akteement aubmitted to council by their sobci tor tailed to meet with their ap prcvat council passed a resolution that thev would only accept the agreettnnt tf it included paragraph- three and 10 which had been de leted from tbe prelim inarv draft whseb t seen did not agree to lot h is a piece of property at the northern extremity of george st tor which no owner qan be found it is necetsarv for an entrance to a bouse on seynuck property it wsa planned that the town take over the lot and provide the necessary street providing h seynuck would agxv no to tiuhd on ih p of the atreet mr serww w not agree to this and the nbt c the following appointments were adt toluiw ing rect nt elections for it arton firr bripnde chu m tennant dtputy ion captain m lme h nt nant m coxe sec lary tn asurrr d van flee aintenanct b van fleet the firetnt n are h price w mc eflchem h bittof n pnce w d wn h peat s brunelle b ty h- mcphail and t svnott new branch store of slmpof4sears to open on main street mock anoher new bus nes opens in actoi m x week hen he simp soi sears order office will open its door m the meleod block next t the bell telephone co in rharge of the new acton office will br miss isabel smith who for several jear has been the very succesait manageress of the acton branch of carroll s limited the premises have recently been bee instabed to tacitttateth handling of this type of business jnd nevt rat ears kidded down hilb lurklly without damsg think it in time the nwn id ik tolit to have the ton dltiona improved on all eoun made these things should be tirrerted instead of allowing them to be lying comfortably in bed mr marshall argued warden lea he pointed out to the member thl matter could be brought before th road committee and corrected confirming an agreement reach ed between the halton county council and peel county council in respect to a settlement of halton hare in the formerly owned joint hume at brampton council ap proved a bylaw to execute the said agreement peel la to pay halton 4000 by july 1 m the agreement read ild of oorgclown and mus margsret max ted treaaur reeve c r anderson milton m and warden leslie were appointed membra o the halton centennial t the county board of audit lor manor board of governor the year it was agreed the agrleultural of a council consisting of is committee be delegated lo attend membera eight took their places tht jnnual ronventlon for refor as new members of tbe im3 coun fljtlon and were allowed eapenstsil officials aald thu was the up to 30 council approved renew l largest number of new members to ing their membership in the oo d come to rounrji in a number of roads association nj dricgafd years the new members were the committee along vlth fjigine r rb rt marshall deputy reeve of smith lo attend the mnud i trafalgar ray thompson deputy ition they were alio we 1 1 reeve of acton ruuutelt smele 100 for expenses reeve and deputy reeve john a acton woh school annual at home wm staged m acton public school audrtorum on friday evening of ust week- shown from rrx left are pnnapal o robbins student council secretary arlene gordon vice president mirsone wame president fred gordon and treasurer kathleen starv key the members of the executive end prtncrpal are shown in the foyer of the school during the serving of retresrtmerrrtv about isosfudents parerlh and drtieni ailvjikjehl rise aimiual event spot dances were won by dr and mrs a j buchanan and miss s paul and don wledc new members cwnlv rod t ratve hum i sr ipoplri ed lo imittee inch ale nelson rotary club get florida oranges kirixin both ij nelson frank pftrh deputy revr of george trwn h c wade deputy reeve of bfrimgloo b c mckerr deputy reve of milton and r m wakelv liuty re ve of oakvlile vat ous committees rhosen 1b53 inrludo with the first lira d as chairman flnonre emer n purd b ii shannon wilf- d bird russell smale k r ma doftald prtnttno c r anderron rav thompw john auinsnn h c wade covnlt bulldinvs k r macdonald c r anderaoi ra thompson b c atckerr frank mcarthur member of acton rutait clui enjoyed a rat from fltir dj ww amus mason sen a liberal ty x f the temple oranges for ahirh flor ida is famous for distribution t club members the tree ripened j petch hospital fruit arrived in splendid condition jj wakelev robert marshal h and was enjojed by vrrj mrmbet i wade a jenninga agrtmlfstnr eaeh member was also given a neat reforeslattow j j stewart wil desk plaque with the four way rm bird emeraon ford i j test of rotary neajy inscribed norrtaa rober- marshall lb special commsrnscaiiome a jen- a feaare of the meeting was the i nmg r f wakeley b c he- film entitled credit man s con kerr frank fetch county jtoada floence m man- which was toan s j korrlsh emerson ford j j ed for showing by dun and brad st wart ruaeell smele l mcar- a blast furnace as large as any in the world has been p ferto optratilon by hamilton ontario steel mill ttrur asas h john atktofsn robert k r atacdonald j j haitow cemtewtej smale k r mad shannon and c x assdnea