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zht jvttim jfrtt ft acton ontario thursday march 11th 1954 eight home print pagessix cent council tables 1954 budget sets new tax rate at 59 mills uir rh levelled by flames thursday the home of harold michie is shown here in ruins mr and mrs mtchie and their three sons escaped the blaze which claimed all their clothing and most of the house hold articles the fire is believed to have started from an overheated stove shortage of water ham pered the efforts of the fire fighters two bngad s were summoned to the blaze fire early friday morning completely destroyed the home of clarence dodds west of speyside 15 hours after a house owned by harold aaichie southeast of the dodd shome went up in flames a boarder in the dodds home george davis is shown here pointing to the ruins after the blaze mr davis discovered the fire and roused mr and mrs dodds and their six children 14 forced into snow rain as fire levels two area homes historical items revealed at wi the- monthlv meeting o the ac ton women intitule was held oi thursday afternoon at the homo of mrs e hollows main st ac ton mr r l davidson was n charge of the meeting the ro 1 call was responded to by each one displacing some historical trtasu e and tailing its hiatorv the topic of the da stor c of the past w as gi en by mrs george lantz who prepared a fnr paper on the h story of the town mrs c sm th contnbutcd an nr tide on the comparison in age values 18 is old enough for mt things but no old enough to have a ote in th s country mrs george frvcr and mrs earl lambert add ed some helpful h nts n the home com oc i i two fires within is hours left h pttifdo homeless in driving snow storms ind high winds hsf wnk is flirnis levelled two district farm hi mis chiming ncailv all ihi ontints a fire at the home of harold michie one mile eist of no 21 btghwiv on the sideroad south of glen spev mushroom co at about 10 20 am thurbdav eumpletelj levelled the stori and i hilf house tf just 15 hours later at 145 am fndaj morning nine escapi d wi h seconds to spare from a fire n th home of clarence d dds thrte miles west of speyside sx ci d ren were saved ranging trim four jears to 19 ears when gcorg davis an emploee al the beard more co for nearlj 50 snrs roused the familj mr davis a boarder at the ixdis home was wakentd b chok rig fume he expla ned and reach d fr the i ght power had faiud and the house was in darkness he roused mr and mrs dodds u p ing downstairs and ilind to i ken the children donald 19 an nvitat n to at end he world dav of privcr e v n was g cn bv mrs w mm dnnv and trie folk school in h tor was com mended bv ms r i div dson in keep c w i h h id rad tor ms firl i an h t gav t reading or 1 tt rk i d the i sh ms jims w rfs conducted a quiz with r rindrum h mrs earl j rdan and ms cs rge lntz wirrtng hje awirds fi lowng he i nr of fa th of our fathers a 1 emaired for a half hour if soc al fell wsh p v er a cup of tea fiv 13 e 1 10 id i i di t re taken from he btds as arm wa ph ned ti ho m kid fr m tht burrirj h u lost fverythinf machine speeds up town tax billings i tht lovns new burroughs en omat c billing mach ne des gn to add greiter efficcncv and fac ill v to bill ng and iccount ng op i erntions m the municipal off ce ir i rived n t me this week to handu the 1954 tax b lis the 4 oof mach nt w 1 b id noi onh n the compu i on of i mdro ind waterwork b i bit will bi u 1 zed rceulir v f r di to dav accounting twn c erk j mcc ic mitts the tix bilu w u h usinll t k arou d three w k o pre i ihjut if press breaks down yon would not be reading this issue or the acton free press if it were not for the helping hand of 0r neighbor the georgetown ilenmld part nay through this weeks first run a gear difficulty stopped the urge newspaper press despite the efforts of staff member and two press experts from toronto working straight through until 4 ajn thursday morning the press could not be fixed in time our many thanks to the herald wbo allowed os to use their press to complete printing this issue we trust our readers will understand oar dlf girls group leads evening worship a worutday ofpmyer service was conducted in knox presbyter tan church last sunday evening ly the daughters of knox at ihc r meeting for march the women of the protestant churches of the town held their service last friday elizabeth jany president of the girls group conducted the specially prepared service reading aloud while norma wilds performed a candlehghtlng ceremony guest soloist for the service was miss gwcn little of brampton who sang the lord s prayer be side still waters and after the hcultles if their weekly paper benediction was pronounced by rives a little later than usual rev armstrong a third selection called the benediction special music was also sung by the chpir e hansen was at tb organ rev r armstrong gave i mes sage to the girls which was also appreciated by the good congrcg ail on he stressed the need to give of onesself before receiving spir itual benefit the daughters of knox sat to gether at the front of the church ushering were barbara ander patsy smethurst shirley ma son and phyllis barnes following the service the daugh tors of knox gathered at the horn of dr and mrs a j buchanan tor a social time and to meet miss little jf final draft of actons 1954 budget was tabled at a special meeting i of council monday night when after a short session of last minute paring on expenditure estimates members passed a by law setting the current mill rati at 59 this is required to raise 147 073 25 which is 24 05057 more than the 123 622 68 raised by 51 mills m 1953 f largely responsible for higher axes this year arc education coals which account for six mills of the eight mill increesej acton ratcpay- ilt be dunned to pay 61 977 00 tear for operational and deb enture expenses of education in high and public schools this cost coming from behind a two goal garners 24 7 mills of the 59 mill ng night school shows plastics paintings the auditorium of the howard wrigglesworth school in george town was colorful with displays of t nwta cfrfl11 l rrnft and plastics tuesday evening when about 150 examined the work done in halton night school classes at ac ton nnd georgetown mnyor jack armstrong of george town welcomed the group and chair man for the brief program was dick licata the georgetown night school nprcsentative mrs w beatty is actons reprcscntitne d minshill reported attendance hid been good and expressed plea sun it the exhibits he mentioned the rumours hcird ibout night school ni t oir ind idmitted he didn t itn w what would be arring td night school clisses hive been hi id in milton for tht past four win ttrs this mir for the first time tht re were additional classes at ac ton and georgetown attendance was ibout 10 in each town in tht corridor of the school a dis pli in i trophv cast introduced the exhibits in the auditorium in the cast were three oil paintings two floral pieces b mrs e lasby and miss m miinprizt of acton and the third a landscipe b mrs l ma sales of acton with these were shown ceramic candlesticks with an acorn motif in brown and gold a rose flonl centrepiece ceramic box and tarnngs c eramlc pieces shaped crafts circled the auditorium with mr mmshnll itso showing pamphlets from the government th mi tilcrift displiv highlight id jtwillerv with a few hammered copper tras there was i small displi of hind cared leather pieces hid been both i i wheel ind hand mould were glizid some ft atur bimlion nf clis jewel agun ittncting specnl it frnm onptd t store hours change proposal is voted favorable attitude although a numerical majority of actons retail merchants have indicated favor of friday night store hours over saturday night opening the necessary 75 per cent endorsement of the proposed new hours has not been signified b all classifications of merchants last week a poll conducted jy the local retail merchants assoc lalion was taken to determine the iltitude among businessmen about new hours proposal of 31 mcrch ants asked to vote 24 favored the friday night opening and eight voted against it one was non commital it was pointed out by association chairmin c w bradley that 75 per cent of all classifications of retail mcrr m tbc iftwn must be in favor of the proposal in order to be in a legal position to have the present by law rescinded and a new by law passed while approximately 80 per cent of the merchants polled signified favor of the new hours mr brad le indicated thoe who are ag ainst friday night opening are n i pos tion by their clissificaton o block the proposal wc want a near to 100 per cent approval is wc cm get he added confectionar store birber hops ind giragt which come under diffironl opening hours reg uli ion- w er i o included in the poll after results of the poll wer studied and d cu ed at last mon d i night s meet ng of the assoc lation a committee wis named to furhtr groundwork for the hour change prnpoil members of h committee arc s fiscn and j led gcr acton hockey titles decided on tuesday deficit johnny mullen s rockets total captured the coveted pec wee os total assessment for 1954 is 2- cir with a 3 0 win in the second 501 6864 compared with 2424- game of the total goal series in the884 80 last year the 76 60174 asc- town league championships on ent is due mainly to residential tuesday night also winners in construction conversion and ren- great comeback were twitter holmes spitfires in the junior dlvi slon and reg black s buzzers in the senior division jim fleming s team captured the first game of the pee wee finals by a 42 score but john mullens rock ets whitewashed them 3u on goals by john hoarc with two and terry masalcs with one this is the first vcar a trophy has been awarded to the pec wee winners it was donat ed by acton creamery and the roc kets will be the first names inscrlb ed on ft in the junior division games reg black s hornets edged frank hoi mes spitfires 43 in the first game but thanks largely to the scoring of edward molody who counted seven goals and an assist in the scries the spitfires captured the crown al though it took overtime to do it novation it is learned breakdown of the 147 67325 u be raised by taxation is as follows shown in categories of general or departmental expense the number of mills required and portion of the tax dollar used breakdown orfxpetwe general administration 20506 70 8 23 mills 14 cents on tax dol lar maintenance of public buildings 2575 00 1 mill 2 cents on tax dollar fire department 2173 95 87 mills 1 cent on taxjpfllar police 8 068 732 mills 5 cents on tax dollar roads 11800 4 8 mills 8 cents on tax dollar garbage 4 800 19 mills 4 cents on tax dollar relief indigent patients 2 442- bill johnston with two goals barry 50 1 mill 2 cents on tix dollar stewart and bob coxe with one county 11775 4 7 mills each led the hornets in the first ccnls on tax dollar meeting while ed molody bagged two and don wilds one for the los ers make last peridb bid tuesday s gime saw the spitfires make a last period bid that tied the score and the round and finish up with a 7 win fdwant melody scored five goals for the winners plus notching an assist while george oakes and don wilds oach notched one for the losing team bill john ston was the spark with two goals public school 50 727 60 20 3 mills 34 cents on tax dollar high school 411250 4 4 milts 8 cents on tax dollar general debentures 21553 75 8 6 mills 15 cenls on tax dollar prior to establishment of the 1954 rate council was conronted with finding a means of eliminating a 300 deficit of estimated expenses over estimated receipts based on the 59 mill rate concern was ex pressed by several members over the higher rate and how hile bob coxe stu mcdonald and l i th k c3 smcthurst each potted one senior division gimes followed the pattern of th pee wees and the junior division fri footitt s fivers shadtd reg blacks buzzers 43 in the first gime on a hat trick bj bob wahlman and one bv bill coop while heath v with i goal ad an iss st baxter with i goal and an assist and tom oakley with a goal ind bob coon with in assist for the losers howex er on goals bj don dcfor est emmcrson baxter russell arbic and wr to hold the rate to drop hydrant rental commenting on increased cos li the town was required to shoulder mayor e tjler said i ve never seen it so bad as this year in a move to erase the 300 esti mated deficit and bilance the bud get members fixed their attention on 3000 charged annually by the puc for hydrant rental the 3 000 item was examined tor some tunc with opinions free arbc the buzzers on town is required to make an annual the round by one goal with a 4 2 1 decision on tuesday bill coon and i p m t j bob wahlman scored for the losers i r latter on a pass from martin marks acton congregations unite in prayer with women of over 100 countries m i in i w h it c 1 o it ard h 1 last t out 1 111 bro ght fw i i t k ind tin ng h w he had rh don a pa r of nusrs vit beon escap ng f ti mot ard w w u d nt in tht i he third grade seed trash group told j grove rone fre e and l e whitelock ag- cu ural reprc entative spoke o a cnad of about 125 n sriton hall o- tuesdav ever ng when v eque mg federati n f g- cu ue sponsored a c al ccr rg mr gnmc s- xtd a r reforeat ind a wvd i shown on sfetv wa ci pr tn id to mr da l ihf beardmore co for 40 er nr f i he t me f ije cvrpir 111 sa 1 t 143 wi damik a almost beond rfc tn t r the familr is a present 1 g wi h rela ts and n klb r li the posslb ti f a farmer r ftshment sard be is m cd the te ms a tcrrp n i ar mmo m da s ard m- ikxid b h pra th prvwnpj crjvl ln- m it b tdc dt p e v k mcr h pirt il bi merit to h ng bu i hrs a j i h the ruir w f rt f i the f mi hall cfc fs j t ci iso f t inmskfs irt diss ut th winter mostlv trt ten d across the auditnnum among i landscipts b gifirge ret b i the 8000 to s3 000 loss m on ch tf t ci m t cillei for ass ace f m tv goorge wr brgade i f t ri m ch e f e where o acr r a ter hampf red effo s be t j hic ur ed frvn ar oercic mi sme plastic lamps shades i ther indl nd pt pper shikci cks tra whei ugh he p if pa t or te f r pv i nd dishes nl carloads a tended from and spnt i pit isant ienmg s ne the enfts with friend 1 rs ind fellow studtnts that they may have light was the theme of world day of prajer services which were held in over 100 countries throughout the world last fnda march 5 in acton women from the four pro estan congregations ga hered in the un ited church for the program u d b mi m z bennett in thousands of locihi c women tinted in prier on he f rst fr da n lent using a service pre pared b dr sarah chikko of li dia dr chakko who wis tle pr no pil of thorburn col leg i uckr on drd i ja uar h the open ng pnur wis gxtn li ls bennc t and fur he j r ers b rcpree a ves of h ars hnn preburan bapt t ird tr ed churches ms w dei r mrs r pr ce mrs f clrae m r co erus mrs h helw g ard mrs f j hassird ree e a c irre addressed th group on the theme of he world dii of prajer that thc maj u ligm mrs b vcdhis and m ss do othv s mmon sang a duet and m s r robb rs a olo collec or taken s to be ued for chr ar li erature throughout he world ng charged rental otl totntlhinff they ve already paid for after the subject was exposed to considerable talk which sever al times do toured into dlscusrlom of the puc s function and res ponsibility to the town working hours of waterworks employee and a brief review or wages paid town f members decided to do away with the 3 000 hydrant rental following this decision the bud- the kong arm of the tow will 8 drart wai1 revamped to allow stretch longer next wednesday to for nrronrs on anous items of collar all owners and operators of j expense which had previously been no more grace automobiles who are after that cul to date which happens to be the er to strike 59 nulls 17th of ireland found wllhont 1954 licenses one week later march s4 will be the last date for i track license renewals author nimum in or- these dates is definitely bot def inttel the last extension time for new licenses m- w ock id-t- t goup on yed g i fc c tse seedti 5 7 rrv week end he d i 1 ot farmers in he con v wt e vw g third grade seed t i he quoted figues f rr s r u da dson tm v cpr ident presented a let o mac sprowl on behalf iv d w r tie wallet hand ooled hi m s u klerby featured maple leave and tfc iniuab ms mr sprowl learn shortly for th br t h isles co a acholarsfelp- j ed i nathlnc bat he m dodds csp a red wm vd 1 1 m-ve- d a ba k x rs r d p eeip un t had beer c a ed n tre da n eht and wis cm ptn jietoved n the f e w h a tr eij n set aid rer g i wee sad along wiji several mall t ems of fum ture a 1 clo h mg was lost the room frame constructed arred bv h gh w rds chef a e cleinexs cxplitid hat w i t g g v- t u m ac m- m ch v u v b ve jihr ker ard george a e tempo arlv 1 rg a ie g c gn w ard farm nearbv par allt covered by nsurance the f re eh ef roughlv estlma id ih- i loss at be ween 8000 and 9 000 i very few items were saved and practically all the elojinf was los parish delegates at annual meeting d lega es fr m ac o- s d r r the erv ce wa comn t eo of ad chu ch under mis m z berret of mrs helw g three more last outposts hit nf hs ieda eck th- and c of so cent haircut fait the 50crnt ha rcut ome h ni ciach cathedral i ham t r me t rgs were he d ir he scj t sn r e hall delegates were welcomed nv ms bagnall two voting de egi e w ere to be present from each parish reports were given and guest speakers addressed ce large group e- 1 for i barber shops in other towns and ci ic has at last g ven way to the march of h gher prices come ap ril 1 ac on s hree tonsonal estab ijhments w 11 hike their price fo adult patrons from 50 cents to co cents on the same date new hours will take effect a notice of the chanfes appear elsewhere acton man escapes injury in accident an acton motorist henry kron was shaken up but escaped serious injurv saturday afternoon when his car went out of control on high wav 25 one mile south of here and skidded into a ditch against a tree snnw drifting across the road was held responsible for the acci d nt mr kron was travelling north at the time of the mishap the car a 1951 model was damaged to the extent of approximate 350 pc george moore milton investigated the accident local young people compete in festival a few members of the acton bap list oung peoples society journey preston last fnda tn dads lads night planned by guild regular meeting of st alban 8 guild wis held last week after the ash wednesday evening service tht presidtnt mrs c cook was in the chair thirtv ont members were present the seen tir mrs w coon and treasurer mrs g candler gave th ir reports a convener and help ers volunteered to work at the din ner for the dads and lads night to be held later this month the meeting closed with the mia- pnh benediction and lunch was served by the committee in charge d d gray shows films of europe colored f imi of bu trip to england scotland germany swit zerland holland france and bel gium were shown by david gray thursday evening of last week tn iutnn memorial hal th ov it is sponsored by the men s club of st alban s church the interesting films were taken shortlv before th coronation and included shots of ing decorations and took part in the guelph as j flmton tavtor the president of soe4oo ba music f the e4ob introduced mr- g and ig people from hilsburgh chel dubv thanked hhn trnham guelph stratford kitchen rr georgetown and arton entered the various classes for competition winners from acton were faye garner first for soprano solo mary reid second for contralto solo faye garner and mary reid first for duet r costenis second for tenor solo and helen landsboroucb fourth for piano solo mr tavlor was in charge of tha meeting for the first time as presi dent other new officers are vice- president george paul secretary treasurer george hargrave about 40 were present in a business meeting preceding the showing of the fhm plana for a lads and dads night to b held later this month were discussed r