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vht juimi tit ft seventyeighth year no 32 acton ontarlb thursday february 12th 1953 eight home print pagessix conti flood relief fund gets 200 start dublin wi takes first place 100 for design quilting at show after quilting industriously for an hour at their originalrydeslgn ed quilt in competition at the col iseum toronto last saturday 10 ladies of dublin w 1 were judged the best and miss minnie somer ville was presented with a cheque for 100 for the group the comp etition was held at the canadian hobby and crafts show a dozen or so of the ladles of dublin women s institute had been busily engaged the past week at the home of miss minnie som erville and mrs p kennedy brock ave acton in preparing a quilt for the competition which was under the sponsorship of kate aitken one ot he require ments was that it was to be an or iginal design and the honor of this goes to miss somerville and her darter mrs kennedy in designing the quilt and to mrs manscll nellis and mrs wm frank and tl qatttfng-to- ladwf-ti-othbr-quiltinb- be used the quilt is of fine white broad cloth blocks each block 12 square with the national emblems of the united kingdom and canada the tudor rose scotch thistle irish shamrock and the maple leaf appliqued on in color above these blocks are the royal crown and jewels and the prince of wales feathers at each side with the mot to let dien meaning i serve embroidered thereon on either side of the royal crown arc the names elizabeth and philip and underneath are the words commemorating th royal visit 1951 embroidered in color the quilt was partially quilted when on saturday morn ing 15 ladles journeyed to toromo with their quilt and quilting fram es in the afternoon 10 ladies quilt ed for in hour in the coliseum along with several other groups of ladies from different places with their respective quills when the awards were made dublin worn ens institute placed first and a cheque for 100 was presented to miss somerville on behalf of the group the second prize was awarded to knox presbyterian church dun das and third prize to erskine united church toronto the judg inn uas based on the originality ot the design neatness of workman ship and speed of performance mrs l ferguson is president of dublin women s institute and mrs alex ross is convenor ot the quilt committee along with these two mrs mnchis miss m somerville mrs p kennedy mrs a near mrs wm frank mrs w watkins mrs duncan moffat mrs w mc intre mrs j van fleet mrs a e crossmin mrs c j vangooz en and miss mildred wilson this is the third time the dubln women s institute has brought home honors recently with their sewing skill last june in compet ition they were awarded first pnze for their quilt at the halton district annual held in knox church acton which is composed of 23 institutes last october the same quilt received first prize it the area convention held in kit chener review sketch plans for school building p preliminary sketch plans of the buildings and sites at the three schools in north halton high school district were presented to the board at a special meeting held in stewarttown township hall on tuesda een ing by barnett and reader architects the plans presented show not on ly the present buildings but sketch in the future expansion which might be pio n a in al of the threetowns the sketches include guidance on sites available in acton two si es snow rifling nets visitor no money ladies aid dinner host to knox choir on thursday evening february 5 the members of knox choir with their husbands and wives were the guests of the ladies aid at a socnl evening dinner was served at 7 p m the menu included turkey and all the trimmings following the dinner a program was enjoyed with rev r h arm strong as mafcter of ceremonies several humorous readings were given by mrs r h parker and mr les duby contributed several vocal and musical numbers dr a j buchanan showed some of his on pictures including many taken at the various church gatherings the pisl year which wire most ippropnale mrs r m mcdonald on behalf of the ladies aid and the congreg ation spoke words of appreciation and encouragement to the choir for their services rendered so wiihng- organist and choir leader spoke on behalf oi the choir in appreciation of he splendid evening they had enjoyed a musical parcel game was en joyed and the evening wis brought to a close with the singing auid lang sjne and the queen r davidson heads esquesing board r l davidson of acton has been named chairman of the esquesing school area board this year sue cceding hector bird members of the board arc mr bird john blng ham r j cunningham and wil- im dobbie accommodation for increasing numbers of pupils in the public schools at norval and stewarttown is a problem facing the board this year at the present time pupils in the three senior grades in these two centres are brought by bus to georgetown while a few dublin district student come to acton to school although an addition or a new school at norval are being consid ered no definite action haj been taken bv the board as yet fire aid meeting istletitfiractot the acton volunteer fire partmeni were hosts for the halton county mutual aid meeting held in the aclon town hall februin 8 chief celtmcnts of milton pre sided w mclood represented the acton council fire committee and i spoke briefly in welcoming thi flars g anckgnzig v association membersrto acton wilfred bird deputy reeve of esquesing spoke concerning the organizing of the districts allotted to acton georgetown and milton fire departments and said that a svstem of numbering was being considered for the townships of esquesing and nassagawcya chief dan hazel of hamilton beach introduced the guest speak er chief putnam of kitchener who represented the newly formed ontario fire chiefs association chief walmslcy of burlington announced the construction of a new fire hall to serve burlington and district the cooper con st ruction co of hamilton have been given the contract to build the two storev building consisting of three truck bays with recreation and auxiliary rooms upstairs at a cost of 38 000 to be completed in fi ur months lunch was served charles wood was recently named western area installation superintendent of northern elec tnc and will leave acton to take up residence tn- toronto mr wood is a former councillor and member of the north halton high school district board and acton public utilities commis iion charles e wood receives promotion chirlis e wxid of acton h us in ippumtrd instillation supi r m ten dint of the western area lor noi luwnjileclrlc com piny accord rng to mnouncemrnt rrr a rcrrnt- ismu of northern news he has bi en jssistint supermini nt of i lie i sulci 1949 mr wood hns bun ismh1 itid ilh northern fliilik suite 1924 d in 1028 he btcim in insl illil arc shown that are suitable for the building contemplated in milton the additional classroom is show i for the north side of the building future development would be on the east side in georgetown the additional rooms and facilities are shown west of the present building end future development can be carried out adjoining on present property lut additional land should be secured to meet requirements the new rooms are adjacent and connected to the present school building which will be used the preliminary sketches when they receive board approval will have to go to the municipal board and the department of education for approval before detailed plana and specifications can be proceeded with everv member of the board was supplied with a set of sketch es survevs and recommendations of the architects so it can be stud led before another meeting and al te rations or recommendations gken the architects mr barnett was present at the meeting and went over all the pjans and details wih the board hi asked for recommendations and an changes desired thei are prepar ed to proceed with the next step as soon as the information and approvals are given all th mtmbcrs of the board were prist nt at this meeting and it is proposed to deal further with the plans at tht regular meeting of the board to be held later this month the nw building in acton show four standard classrooms of 23x30 feet and the commercial room 23 rto feet there are of course washrooms provided general office and vault spare principal s office a room 18x30 which would be used m teachers and board room and which ma be made mto two mailer rooms a nurses room a place for janitors equipment heat bag equipment and fuel storage minor rifling resulted when it is believed someone staved in the rox theatre at the conclusion of the final show monda night man ager h deveau reported he had checked all the seats behind the stage and other points in his nightly inspection before lock up evidently a show patron had hid den bthind curtains someplace back of the stage and after the theatre was deserted tried to locate any loose money no money was taken but a pair of scissors was used to open a locked filing cabinet the storage cupboard in the men s washroom was also opened but no damage was done other than that found open in announce winners at phalanx euchre on januarr 2s the acton phal anx club held a successful euchre at the 1 mca m ith pnies going to the following ladies mrs j ingles mrs hollirtger mr gra ham men s j rolston g foun tain mr chanerlain door pnz ur maplesden hirthdaj prize mr geo fountain experience ts not always the best teacher your first traffic accident may be your last drive and walk with care the front door wa h morning is lakeside regent mrs g mckenzie was named regent for the year at the febru ary meeting of the lakeside chap ter i o d e held tuesday evening in the legion hall the slate of o ficers was read after votes were taken on four offices the retiring regent mrs r bean presided al the meeting new members were installed mrs bean and mrs jane gamble were appointed to attend a meet ing in the town hall to consider flood relief annual reports of convenors were read officers for the year are as fol lows regent mrs mary mckenz ic first vice regent mrs marv hinton second vice rcgen mrs oral norton recording secretary mrs hazel orr assistant recording secretary mtss dorl swlison stan dard bearers miss marguerite ryder mrs oua somerville trcas urer mrs margaret creighton a els tan 1 treasurer miss alice mccal lum educational secretary and as sistonts mrs emilv wallace miss clara gnndley mrs h helwig echoes secretary mrs olive eller bj corresponding secretary mrs marv allen pianist mrs h pick eat assistant pianist mrs margaret mccullough world affairs and cur rent events mrs vivian smith mrs mary armstrong publicity mrs kay dills flower and visiting mrs mane bellamy mrs mao mann card convenor mrs a rumley services at home and abroad mrs jane gamble mrs vera ingles mrs h otterbein film convenor mrs kae hansen membership convenor mrs irene watson mrs alma oder council lors mrs helen jocque mrs tan is ironsides mrs lois mckenzie mrs june mchugh mrs joyce hards mrs bettj footltt mrs ann talbot mrs penn bristow mrs peg coon mrs jessie landsbor ough y board presents gift to c wood charles wood a member of the mca board who is moving to toron o was presented with a wal let al tht y board meeting on tui sdav februarv 3 dick bean made the presentation and mr wood thanked the group a buffet supper was enjoyed mrs bean had prepared sandwich es and mrs redfern coffee and cake mrs redfern catered win the help of carolyn oakes routine business was taken care of with mr bean in the chair bob redfern reported on y activities pointing out the decided increase in attendance mr redfern entertained the board members with a comedv routine couples meet plan club elect officers rae ind velma west were ilect ed presidents of the united church couples club at an organization meeting on tuesday evening of this week don and annetta van fleet were named vice president cran ston and chris gricse secretary jack and bunny stewart treasurer and edgar and mane billon pian ists rae west outlined the need for a group of this type and s ress id that it was not intended to be romc a burdensome organization sing song musicil selections bv edgar and mane bilton and ri v currev and i musical box contest were on the program en joved by 12 couples a discussion on the number of meetings tint should be held resulted in a decis ion to meet monthly rcgulai meeting nights were set for wed pre riiv two groups with group one being responsible fur the next meeting including the program and lunch a lunch of cake and coffee con eluded the evening and the remain ing cake was auctioned off adding to the newl formed club treasury the canadian 1952 tomato crop as harvested from 42 630 acre 75 foot tree faus disrupts power line power to two houses was cut off for about five hours last thursday when a tree which was being cut down hit a hydro pole on main st south the houses of d lappfn and b veldhuls had no power from 1130 am till 4 45 pm when the wires servicing their homes were repaired four men were cutting dow 75 foot poplar tree on the lappin property when it fell striking the pole which carried the service to the two houses from the main line across the highwaj 20 damage estimated to the pole traffic was not held up quilt making experts dublin institute ladies claim 100 top prize prize winning oufttcrs these members of the dublin women s wales feathers shown from the left are mrs p kennedy rws institute won the competition last week at the hobby and home- ferguson mrs w mclnryre miss m wilson mrs wm frank miss craft show in the cofiseurri toronto carrying off the top prize of m somerville mrs a near mrs a ross mrs w watktns mrs 100 the quilt deskjned by miss somerville and mrs kennedy a e crossman mrs j vanfleet mrs d moffat mrs g somerville depicts the royal tour of canada in the centre at the top is the and mrs m nellis this group won two prizes on arforher quilt cal crown with the emblems rose thistle shamrock and the prince of led the little house quilt before entering this competition i0de group gives 200 repeat operetta opcrntion flood relief sprang into action in acton wednesday night of this week as representatives of various organizations gave an nlhusiastic green light to the suggestion that maybe something should be done to assist the unfortunate people of great britain and the netru r lands that had homes and land swept away in the worst floods of that section on record joe hurst was named to head the committee of five to start the ball rolling mayor f g oakes presiding at the organization netting reported muny requests from citizens and organizations for an effort through tht community the lakeside chapter of the i ode started the fund off wllh a pledge of 200 from that organ iz ation and print ipalvg w mc kenzu reported the plans of the jublit school tn jinsent their op iriltn tom siwytr on thursday lining with ill proctitis in aid of flood relief thi firs night hid been to sell out the principal ex -plrftnwi- and it wat ihoughitimtv might itkf to aeo it- yet nimed to thi commlttci by thi numbers al the irgimi7itiun meet ing wre e tvhr g w mck nzu mrs rinliy mrs b in ind j me gcichie wis inked to irt is clerk for thi cci nmiltit mivor oakes i x pi lined that leg ill ihi countil tould not allot t ix ition monty for this type of projtct but he wondered how the orgmizitions ft it ibnut it w mas ah s nrpesenling the rotary club endorsed thi plin for flood relief mrs wilds and mrs finlay assured tht group thty could count on sup port from tht ladies legion auxi n fortnnrt md h i- rim hld i k tht sup int rvemng irvisry positions hi in ide the fit si telephone cill from diwun lretk to washington on thi optn ng of thi alaska highwiy i 1942 mm fncntts in acton congnt ulate mr wood on his appointment but regret to learn that tht new position will demand his removal from acton to toronto during his residence in acton he has taken i keen interest in local affairs he ed on acton council for a term and ls presently a rtmlxr of at ion public utilities commission iii has been a valued member of the north halton high school district board and a member of the y m ca board ind acton ys mens club ht ind mrs wood ind thi son dick will be missed in t community but the best wishes of ill go with them in their new home ind also tht hope that laur th will return to acton and tht h mc they built on willow st d company shows good year t j brownridge was elected president of the halfon union farmers mutual fire insurance co at the annual meeting held in acton recently vice president is cameron kitching and directors remain the same as last year wih a t moore as secretary treas urer the annual sta ement presented to policy holders showed another year of successful operation losses were more than the previous year but the increase was largely due tc re insurance claims total losses for the year were 34 103 31 and ot this amount 62 re insurance losses accounted for 15 02514 surplus at the end of the past ear amounted to 14426511 of which amount 8 549 03 was accum ulated in the present year don at ions were made during the year to the wellington county and halton county tuberculosis associations and the sick children s hospital during the year the company has inaugurated an inspection program and appointed william norton as inspector lary miss o lock r rt presenting the uni ed church friendly circle ex plaintd the ladies would want to help mrs bean and mrs gamble issund the meeting the lakeside chapter 1 o d e was definitely in- t rtstcd ind had already pledged 200 mrs stuckey rt presenting the scout mothers and ladies altxii larv or thi y m c a said ill would b qui willing to htlp roprtm cnting the duke of d vonshire chiptcr i ode mrs macdonald ind mrs mercer endorsed the plan j hurst representing the canad i in ltgion cxpliined that some of tht members felt very keenly h bo nt help halng been to the flooded areas and knowing some of the people sll there thu tp ton was willing to co operate c r gmaldson representing the ys men s club reported he was not in j position to offer any commitment thi women s institute also offered surptrt plans of the committee set up n eluded collection of donations fiom individual citizens through the banks donations from organizati inl and the collection of donations from industrial emplyees through the in dustry members of the committee wer designated to contact the industries and seek their co oepration in an industrial canvass there is to be no house to house canvass offorial receipts for all donations are to be issued from the town of ficc with temporary lists of all donations to be forwarded there for the issuing of receipts members of council present at the meeting expressed the feeling that the town would approve the coat of printing receipts district teachers meet wednesday teachers from the inspection uichol attended designed to help policy holders pro ect their buildings and equip rrent against are hazards and givt direction in changes from defective electnc wiring acton public meeting at the limehouse eychre sponsored by wi a pip evening spent in playing euchre was held at the home of mr and mrs s kirkpat rick in limehouse saturday even ing january 24 under the auspices of a w i committee consisting of mrs w mitchell as convenor mrs c mcredth mrs j s noble mrs j rose mrs paul spltzer mrs a j smethurst mrs a spi zer and mw w ivens there were 10 tables and the pnze winn en were ladies high mrs george somerville second vavj vanfleet gents high oi carcker with g somerville as secondncj meredith and mrs c storey were winners of consolation t door pme was also won by locker the winning ticket being drawn by master edgar kam lunch was served by the ladies on the committee and all enjoyed a social hour the committee expressed apprec ation to the host and hostess in opening their commodious home here everyone enjoyed a pleas ant evening howard wrigglesworth school georgetown wednesday afternoon w hile the pupils had a holiday teichers and students connected with the operetta stayed at the school however to practice acton milton and georgetown school teachers met to hear special sneakers and later enjoyed refresh ments a tending from acton were mrs alger mrs gamble miss dena braida miss w mckay mlat fol ster miss anderson mrs little mrs wilkinson and principal g w mckenzie ten women otlled as halton jurors ten women were called to jury duty in halton for the spring aa- sizes to be held this month two were called for the grand jury and eight for the petit jury justice laval will preside for the ascites these will be the first women cal led for jury duty tn halton they have the privilege of refusing to act by fojing in a form that ac companies their cajl for those men called for jury duty this u not possible sheriff robertson reported that eight cases have been listed for trial in the assizes the motor car killed an average of 18 persons s week in ontario in 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