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zht jfectan ffiu ft seventy eighth year no 35 acton ontario thursday march 5th 1953 eight home print pages six cents sunshine budget cuts 53 tax rate over 20 13 mill drop as council set acton mill rate at 51 expect 60 cycle changeover early llttummek 54 e- h s i thi v ir art ld bi notification was received of meeting to be held in urampion i- diciuv chingeovtr to t0 cycle power it the regular meeting of acton public utilitus commlssuu thurvda of list uk thi mu icipalities of georgetown milton bnmp on ind acton win to b represented it is expecttd th switch will be madt earl in th summt r of 1954 ed hufnngel the new rrn nibe r appointed to the commision fo lowing the resignation of c wool look hts oath of offue and w s wtlcomid to the commission secretary mcgeachie reported that the painter- wen planning u paint the office during fc is r the acton mill rate for municipal taxation during 1913 will be si mills coumnfipprocd the 51 mill ratt nt the regular meeting on mon day evening finalizing the better than 20 per cent cut in municipal penditures in the appioval of the taxation b lav a reduetion of 13 mill over last ears all turn high of 64 mills was brought in by the finance committee despite increased educational costs and sieral other increasts payment on actons debenture debt is the biggest single item in the budget with payments on principal ind tnlertst totalling 514s33 on actonsasstssmtni of 2 424 w4 bo it is neressar to mse 12 54 it b taxation total expenditure for the veir ire esttnntod at 9 463 31 md receipts are estimated at 5691574 the balance being raised by direct ladus taxation t highlight expenditures highlight expenditures in the current budget aa debenture d 58 education 39 6 47 proxjmatel ah 8000 increase over last year public works 17333 slightly under last years poce pmtbfiim 11 an increase ot about 3 0001 fire protection 328830 increased from 1 798 highlight of the receipt side of the budget was a surplus of 2813 74 on the 1952 rate of 4 mills according to the approved n law the four installments of tax are due on april 13 june 1 august 17 and october 15 pmtnl fire hall plana plans for a new fire hall we presented to council b a dclegat ion of five firemen plans show accommodation for two trucks dr ing hose bunk room toilet shower and furnace room on the first floor with a second floor having kitchen lavatories meeting room and nt reation and training room specifications were for a cement block building 36 feet b 55 feel with two overhead 11 fot doors on the front firemen repor ed thev had n u met with much success in raisi i funds for the construction of tru building and felt if the foui of the building were crec men could finish a lot inside hn selves ijvimn of ihp build was dis cussed and toe present town hall site and a town owned t n alice street were consider d it was also considered whethr in building could be economical a tached to the teuen hall c onslder one storey fire bngadt rcprtsen atives said the building would probablv be about 18 000 ein a contractor price council t vpliined the pris cnt dtbtnlun debt would not like 1 allow an expendi ire of th it sie ind i n sti n building would have to be considtred wti provision to add a second ston later firemen agreed one ston would be sail factor for thi p- aent it was pointed ou that the tjw t ships would not purchase the f area truck until accommodation was assured changes in grants effective in 1954 would serious if feci the purchase of truck ir equipment invwugnr wmtitne the industrial cimm tt was in tt rue tod to mvtstigait tht pivsmb over 40 proceeds given relief fund r siitiessfil uiihn wis htld on siturdi evening under hit sponsorship of dublin womins in simile in th p irish hull tvvn four tibus plavid thi vwnnere were lidies fir t mrs wm walkn s 11- loiqiie mens first jnnus v in flu i second alex t ir onsul d n mris mm mitlhtws lid us mis hirold hints jiukj luk thi funds hoot imuf o r so0 w us vic rumley heads acton rotary club him lttttts fiom pirtnls of tin and duslrut brought riievv t foils to alton uotirv hit ikiiik of the enppjed dull i s w irk thi ire doing in t is ixprtimhl ippreeulioti ii hlp th alton club his give i ildun in tnitnunt in hospit il a sitplttii spettil brins mid i for th ii ehiklitii n lhn w vs t iktn th tru of b th irti rk fm t lo thi 1 nd it uld i cloinj of the office tor the si urdi morning onlv supt nntendent lambert npeirtt i that th heat exchanger wis work ing sausfictonlv at the prese u timt ind had run for 14 das with out a shutdown owing to carbon walls i building up in the firebox engineer ndenon wis to bt notifnd of a difficult encountered in tht diges er tank filling too rapidl superintendent mason had pricts on the mcijmn mite ml ntcdel fir instilling a buizcr to notifv supi rinte ndent lambert at anv ime tht power foils at the sewac plinl the ntctssarv iqiupmcnt i lo bi obi lined for in filiation n the spring when the freest is out of tht riund the wire will be bur led in ht ground from the plant o frederick st supi r ntendent i lmbtrt reportei tha th auxiliarv as engine f r fir j rotection hid been rcpamd inl wv in working conditio i agi n r id for emergencie linl ti serv the house f mrs b ch w on u n s hid n l b tn 1 i d the workmen hi dui in hi cellar but had not bet rtblt i lxrato the end of this litnl wirh hid been installed b bonn ic ss he street the comrm i i m d ggmg should proceed irv th btunltvard i s c if the pipe cxuld bi lulled hen this situati m wi trr br- rpirird to council in icco d inc with he agreement for opt i inc ihi tittir th folliwmg iccuin w tiun e l dav hattrnorks a tolh oiny oil cram i td cm vilt hdn impcrnl oil ltd n morrison bras n pi blow press rtpnis bilton perrv ltd acton puc hdro op ntlons commert lal gis lint 110 241 ii u05 1644 6 0 9n 3 st b vol d a 0 donmon to mood it luf funh lee ltd for the tomiiw llilir duuu resid n jul wn vu hui nt rtjtidburj iite prtsidml v imtriyait t xyl dirtrtors for ld bilton jick blow ind hirold lu b deer struck by car is killed instantly smill dtr was mstmll kill t lilt widiitsdiv letnuig felim-ir- 25 whn it w is strut k tn t u drum b j lmes fmslit of it r cion the incident otturnd oi silver creek hill on hihwi n 7 th milton d tichmen tf th pro iiu lal polict inv i stigiu d in n ported ibout 50 diinim to th knll ind ndnlor of ihi uiloni sunshine budget for 1953 was introduced in acton council monday evening when the 51 mill rote was approved the 13 mill reduction over last year s all lime high represented better than a 20 per cen cut in planned expenditure big items in the budget were the debenture debt and edu cation shown from the left around the table are cliv j mcgeachie councillors i weick j greer c liodsay reeve ste art mayor qakes deputy re lliompsolti touncilt5f rtah awfppwnp married 60 years mr and mrs j h reed celebrated the event quietly on sunday with members of the family shown here mr and mrs reed received many cards and greetings from frrends as well as lovely flowers mr nd mrs reed have lived m the acton district all their life stafj photo lived for 45 years here moves away on thuisdiv night 1 isl i largt iuup of friends hid tit jjhlois mel it tht honu f mr ind mrs fr d andiron lo spend i pleisinl e tmiig with janus tulor who his sold his htnu mil is leaving own mr tivlor has bten i rsidinl if brotk at for 38 i irs md of acton for 45 years mr tivlor hils been i r spi 1 1 i titiztn md fithn kit ping his lu mi uimlhti foil w ing tin pu nif of his wife thi formtr mji 1 hill his four sons ill win n lu iinn during tht second w i id u georki thi voungtsl pimuj thi suprtme suttfiei lit rbe ri s in guilph llenrv in london ml jn in toronto mr tijlor jl ins 1 makt nts home in london md guelph wilh hu sons mil hi ir fimilies on bthilf of the fntnds mi folsttr and mis thetford present ri mr tivlor with a travilling bit as j rtmunbniucx of his imjidihi for man years mr ind mrs vic pitnck hi purchused mr tivlors homt board considers extension of pa new legislation boosts actons grant for 1954 hintts in m mis add 41 2li to iniinkipi ixln unoiint will ht jind coikilo of thi lni cm t it md ht m mil rmiik immiiitiitee riiiuis rn hiiltu d by tin inovwkiil net nt w iiums or so ninth p i will h imki 1 60 tlv in pninii usl btimlij hilmim pit i pit fwst will mid tht i tilt courtly n mitlon acton i on thi bails i 175 is itiirhngtiin oikville nt ismi mid rrratg ti and n immmii mt thi 1 w r ilt politi ind fin 11 ints pud b tht piovmn wire con i isis of hit inn ont spirit l tin nuimeip ility under on ri ihi mi mil rt tii id is lo lie in uneomlltional lit us d lii in purpose it kri iti st mm a e pre pi red hi ml out i in mill m m s teeordmg lo li mr hall a nut m 1912 of 795 in fir ind police protiction will b ininimd in 1954 undi r the ne v islition to 122 nr in incixas of 113 ptr ct nt nikon township will git th nixt hirhest increase of t85 pi r cmt in i912 thur grinls in fin ind polii itoldlid 2110 md in 11 thty will i iii i total or 514 118 in m ii f si 1 178 t isi of 354 ptr nl horn thi r 4m erat to sd41l in lt54 in in t st f 5 005 xihi una ishn nh should childnn could vsti f i pii hlydn f loi mr and mrs j h reed recall early days on 60th anniversary 31 umimim d to rl issn nis n time ind iht seen lar wis to it cum hi cost chur in in tom witson pnsidtd it the meeting which wis hiil in the sch 1 md atundd tn ill tin thi board ipproed i donition f s2 to th h litem music fi stiv il i polio prognm for endts four lo i iht grade tight isit tn thi mil stum md pirlnmint buildings hi foil fistir ind the reqtu st of thi home and school assocntion for st f ihi i ni rjl poip isi room u r mirth 24 since th sit i lie f th buird is tint n dmcis mi bt trflg ir lowaship will vec i si of 2j4 pi r cent from 19w to 12 267 in 10s4 wi i will receive an in hlit p r c nt or 1 857 n in 19i2 unde the ir i for fire uicl police bio sbh t ii icn ist of the icu hamilton minstrels give show in acton hfl pr f 674 atlin will rtitive en incnas f bt pi r mil itcording lo the fg ems in ininlm of 2 004 iboee tht 2 44 1152 figiir orii low n will receive an in in is if 2 404 or 77 p r rent ovi r 1 1 11 figi lliirlfngtm in smillsi i ind oikvltli receiv in the co mt public dykte vinsti nit his bint fitted from t show which w ls i nj wd of about 150 m t ic who il ludliorium last y ning the merry moun i is of himilton who put with burlington receiving an in en lsi if 50 pir citit md oikvitl h ptr mil thi gnnts will b cfficlive in jmuiry 1154 aceording to the bill provision his bei n mide to review thi population whin there ha in in i change either up or down of seven per ceait show ung eirg ir sort il b ihi acton unite d i i ih ih il him ihn lls th boird oulri i fr n thl tnd hfpc h r pi 60 h ann vet it their mi i iv 1nrrtcdn 1 111 m r i to find lateral h th friends in enqland j safe after flood ii i i r th f i itlnt acton flood relief total 94783 a kirkn mc clerk deparm f v had lew ed he fic proh m ami a nd aii amtx r his superiors sctljackson pan offered hot town at 6 per plan will be guelph while lh facing on highw av guelph to osprtnge th following aceouns we proved forjayment uayfur restaurant lunch e jordan hauling snow g robinson hauling snow l w ar coal w kentner to us of saw f ki h t flashing li nix asphalt o h ton since th ir located east ol app the er r c gah h duo b- rilll tnrintn ind f mam im ind four e 1 mendano- a s ftim ac on h n halton county estimated unconditional grants to municipalities at and gvpsum lime alabast re ip ine crushed stone ont pro police salaries i a 35 cnr flasher bght k bell 5jd f g oakes mileage 1 17 50 j mcgeachie expenses 113 65 moo g md health m- and mrs residmce heje and s ore glo industries i friends h llsou i n iid fc ed reca led man iunng the r loig irdmore and c co were the on 10 50 1 industries m con in 1903 the 917 24 street ugh ing was b oil latnp- 122 01 and thev recall when he municip 10 00 all owned electric plant was put 11 w in operation for lighting purposes on streets and in homes only now all the 60 ears and thev 1 307 7i we have waterworks sewers new among its oldest subscribers fr end in congratulations n hi f n i c ipeon h rd anond wedding anniverarv and he hope they will enjov manv more haipv vears together the free press has going to that home through ure trafalpar 1151 ii police bnconditi nal nsus f rt a 1 mil per capit cram t lati n c iirinli rte amt increase 2 mil 2 544 1 60 460b 81- 2 451 95 1 60 3122 393 3 452 3 119 1 60 5 523 77 601 6r34 1 5 10 530 59 6910 10 196 1 75 12j093 18 1 108 b74 1 50 1682 14 4 012 1414 160 6419 354 1 070 1 50 2955 lesbi fi 193 260 175 14338 3851 7 010 3668 175 12j67 234 increase for halton 41215 pur11c speaking trophy was presented to r aymorwi ida on thursday february 26 at the public school senior assembly by i ts donor b d rachlm raymond i bra da w th the other winners in j acton public school goes on to compete against winners m other schools and eventually a county public speaking champion will be selected his name will be en graved on the trophy which will remain at the school and ray mond will have a smaller trophy to keep staft photo