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ht jvftim sttt ft eightieth year no 8 acton ontario thursday august 19th 1954 tight pages six cents stencilling etching m rrm arranges to bu slal flint off to thi tall gamf youthful members of the threeteam minor sports softball league hold back long enough to get their picture taken before climbing into can and whisking off to see two inter notional league baseball teams in action the toronto trip was given the boys this week by the ac ton fire department following completion of the leagues first season schedule work halts after engineer orders well points for warren grove job progress on the warren grove aewer extension win be delayed bout a week it was learned at monday nights regular council meeting after it was explained that on the engineers instructions con tractor george shuttx is to instal well points before renewing pipe installations on macdonald blvd since the well points used to suck out excessive water from the digging area will be unavailable until next week it was further pointed out and excavating is not to start until another three day period after the wetl points are put down a weeks delay in pipe laying is anticipated members were told that the con tractor moved men and equipment out of warren grove monday afte filling in the excavation on mac donald blvd a discussion follow ed producing varied comments from the councillors on the pros ent and previous work stoppage it was ultimately agreed that the present ituation is out of the hands of council and the concern of the engineer and the contractor steel roof out clerk j mcgeachie earlier to d members that progr may be forthcoming in council s attempts to 511 a piece of propert in ham ilton further inquiries into cost ot i tar and gravel layer tor the curlmt rink roof are to be made after council was advised a steel roof would pot be suitable proposed sidewalk change for i mam street south section were re viewed by council the recon struction proposals were prompted bj necessary hjdro pok chinges on the west side the road committee was asked to prepare price estim ate on the work an involved discussion on park ing meters angle pirk nr tim limit ind other parking contnls followed councils crut m of i department of highwavs pi ti al1iatc un sat i fact nr tnff c con ditiom around the corner of m 11 and mun streets plan seen unsuitable i the plin cinsidcrcd nn u b council wis criticized a nrnental to di wntown bus nr car el through inc i urced ducid park ng area on m 1 t of h is f fh rf ses 1 v remarks b mo memb rs rapped th hib l tppircni j lsed b i f e residents f n i or arei this m hed ihr er dm ing onto m h ti t saturdii evening pirk ne information 4te sought from the ontario provincial police following inspector s notification that accom modation and equipment in the local olflce li unsatisfactory and in adequate the clerk read a letter of ap proval from central mortgage and housing corporation who had in spected the 60 acre property on the eastern limits sold last week for subdivision development erin agreement signed clerk mcgeachie also reported a fire area agreement signed with erin township passed on notice fhat a local sanitarium patient has been discharged from hospital sub mi t ted and received approval for payment of an account with guelph general hospital for an acton indigent councillor a irwin requested and received permission from council for the newly formed in termed late baseball learn to ue the towns grader later this fill fui wtrk on the ball diamond council could providt no ommf to i question from councillor it langford regarding a quirj put to him on fin area extension t eden mills a complaint from councillor c lindsay that a new building being erected on mill st does not comply with fire marshal s regulations pre ceded a discussion on many other local dwelling places which have inadequate exits councillor lind say also asked if the fire chief could be granted time off when necessary to inspect new buildings with the building inspector faaa regular account regular accounts totaling 173325 and in the aewer account to johns manvilto co ltd total ling 311 04 were passed as fol lows acton woodcrafts supp 29 60 whithams garage battery etc moeachern garage serv w evans gas etc e s cooper supp thompson motors gas oil serv armet ind lid road p tint l garnir motors e r dtpt of health insul n gordons hdwe supp acton pub ulil iccts bill telephone en earl mot irs tnctor 700 mower s330 40 10 74 30 57 89 35 00 16 70 propose third development as subdivision fever spreads shown auxiliary the balllnafad evening auxiliary held their monthly meeting at the home of mrs norman sinclair with 14 ladies present mrs f j short hill opened the meeting with hymn mrs jesse mcenery read the scripture taken from romans 14 matthew 5 and devotional paper am i my brothers keeper mln utes of the last meeting and ircasur ers report were read a thank you letter is to be sent to miss bennett in appreciation of her coming to speak at the tea a get well card is to be sent to mrs fore man it was decided to give 100 to ward the renovation of the church plans were made for a play this winter papers were read on citizenship and christian stewardship by mrs baker and mm e snow mrs m mclaughlin gave a very interesting demonstration on stenciling lydia snow gave a demonstration on etch ins which was enjoyed the meeting closed with the ben edict ion and a dainty lunch was served by the hostess and her helper intermediate ball revives in acton fans will be pleased to know that intermediate baseball which has lain dormant for the past three si sons in acton is due for a revival several enterprising veterans former acton teams well known for their diamond exploits have bic instrumental in organizing a club which they intend to enter into the ontario bast ball associations inter medi ite se nes with a by practice hie been held for the past monll with hood results ind its probable ih it with the acmsiiun of he vera of this uirs strong juvenile entry i0h9 h inch w is e limin it d by milton inst 887 41 snturda thil aete n will hive in 3wibli represent hive in the sines nineacre queen street area stubborn tr stumpi 6f th hmv- ho on mill st two stubborn tree stumps one in front of acton united church and the other in front of manning elec tries new store were hauled from the dirt by the road grader wed ncsday the task was a difficult one and passers by wire interested in the attempts to dislodge the stumps tuesday and wednesday school building ready to occupy monday morning found the new high school in acton being cleaned up and mode ready for occupancy floor finishers and painters put in long hours on the week end to make fulfilment of the finishing date possible plumbers were also making in stallatlon during the week end monday the tedious task of window cleaning got started and since all of the ho feet on each side of the school is mostly glass there is plenty of window polishing to be done floors are being cleaned shop machinery ls going into place the public address system has ben in stalled this week and furnishings and equipment can now be put in in place as they arrive there seem lo be assurance now that the school will be finished and completely quipptl ready for th opening date of september 7 semie of the leclrcie work ind plumbing in being fi stud thi sale wiu arranged this week for another residential development area in acton the latest outbreak of the subdivision fever that has gripped the town fol low i within a few weeks of announcement of two other development propiuenl which together would provide for over 200 houses a ma i ton firm colbert con structlon co has taken under opt ion the nine acre property on queen st west owned by the local wool combing corporation of canada ltd transaction arrangements were announced wednesduy by r f bean local real estate and imur- ance agent mr bean also stated that it is the intention of the mut ton company to develop the area under a revised plan of subdlvl ion for up to 40 houses the property which lies near the recently sold cobble hill sub division may be the site of con strut lion activity by october or november mr bean added when it is intended to erect an initial six to eight unite houses are ex peeled to sell for around 8500 arrangements by the subdivide r with acton council pertaining lo extension or installation of services water sewirs hydro roada etc are yet to be completed near chicken coop lean yellow and white wolf with long fangs was deprived of his dinner of freih chicken and his life whi n he was spotted approach ing a chicken coop at dusk recently the ugly beast was shot and killed by gerald mscleod at his fathers farm on it r 4 acton in nassagl- weya township its companion a large grey um ber wolf escaped and was forced to find prey elm where a picture of the marauding ani mal is in the free press display window this week 1010 01 th in the soccer club edges 21 victory after hard competition in gait acton soccer team had anothci hard f ghl on siturdi when tht went to gait to meet the green whites and edged out a 2 1 v c or gait kicked off into i ti bretak and that combined w tl hard ground made plaj scrapp at the start scoring started 1 m nutes after the kick off blavn brought the ball up close to ihi penalt area but he was o hem mtd n ht conldn t pass he iv an op ning sh t md sored wit j bird n r eir vp ehich hid lh goal e beaten all the wiv i d dn t tik gilt 1 k t v r 1 i from tl line ip tin bth side- was n better form the gime finished 2 1 mslcid o acton meets kitchener cm salurda in the park acton calder sctuppe r nolan davie s w not bottoi fish allen shvin sutton dablc taylor gait moncn leu sink drost leu ink ch n cop per daj sch u hi mecurdv mclaren herd hut neb mvnm ildhuis refer il mcktek n ham it r r- interest shi juvenilis end the irowdi the at dieted tei the ir fin it nmo in the pliv e ffs with miltem and ceorje leiwn indie iled thit actoniins were still md hisebill fins despite its ibvnee nti i period ejf three irs acte n te inn in the pnst hn e bei n i ft ered idersirv on the dmmeind nhitivs well up in the grouping and often minf a lone wnv m the on tirio phv downs thev ichieved their bluest success m the season eif ll4i whe n t te im composed stncll of home brews brought j jinmt the onfirui championship ind were n the threshold of inotht r chinipu nship in 1949 in the a erus when the were eliminated b slnlhro in the semi fimls rans will flt w with interest the newest uti mpt t l nl rod ice inter mtdnti bis ball i iun he but i ul de t tin llbj el lo wi i ell dvir dll incidertell the fir t tun d f r the n v hi sept mlnr 14 list y jr contr el wis aw irdd i it last jrir at thit tir inlic piled t mpleti n v b jul 16 f th ir the w irk s now f nrl w the or kiiil schedule j enzi ind s n his had the contr ict f r the bulling prot in act n milt n ind gcortsetown tl v ne librer ill r m addi- ion in milton wis opened n mi and wjs in n be f re sch ol uld h act i 11 11 up o li mack plel dutch minister preaches sunday the chn tia re form chur which fnetts tw ice i ich sunday acton ymc a h d as kl est m 1st r n sun d re v vt w ude frem ii ii i d wh s vi nn i i ur iled st lev and c 1 j h rf nd d th w rld c igress juveniles bow out in semifinal play acton juvenile- ball team see- rawed its way out of the cotid round of ihr play off following a loss and win with a if cor id loss saturday in the first game of the three encounters acton lust 4 2 and in the second j warmed nver the op- positlem 16 2 saturdays final ta bulation showed acton w th four runs and the county town with six aden marled strung in an effort to copy the loot nuous soring play of the game before healley cross ed home plal in the first inning nd skilling in the third a disas trous lull w th all loeal uttempls nullified wa followed by a late hpurt v th twi rum in the eighth agrin by heathy end sk lling th re weri e ghl hid and two e rror the re form nd 10 li s north halton hs board adjusts insurance for all high schools xilh addit rn at ntf jsiem and wn will i e pen ng it i scheduled eirl next school b m djy n rrhrd tcciipied the title n hilt n distr ct hijj for the bojrd h th post d by i nd g rl ch the char s pttrr by ih 1 urban board rates industrial promotion high b ird h n he the t id f car itt i thrr ffe the to it the led l his b f re tilk d x ndl d 1u n park i x members igrecd t ques twv 1 cal proc r t r near the mill ma n cirncr o 1 d deliver chicles at the rei f their respective bn id ncs following thls bus nes r n ratif cd an agreement th on ari- hvdro f jt5 conxersnn oosts on the f r hall held and subsequent h f led s let- fr m wtn co em n ted f re pev ention wprk is t f r october 3 to 9 threaten legal rtion c utnill rs deeded tak i immed air actnn aft r m ril hxe ia tpptd b monet who ilmi it un i i f thi ct l 10 i ead bmumlc took the ba the w ng fish came dov m ddlt so and wa 1 s de the penalu area w hi t m lached the corner f rid f rert r r to th k i wh re it i is expected pised bick o fish w u f si ri to be p t ted a l- sep of ne nivigaw va ind emue n 1 tg work tr ex t e i t a s f j d c me r b th d p in c mc hou rf be in cd o l e it was iltf cukce d ic r sepi rrb s ma m n g am a ird pub h nc c 1 td ncx meeting c ider the p an mun c pil ties ad p a ti ti ard cia ttih c t tf ok tk rc i nin rt ore qiest nr h cons d rirg w n tua p iblem um rangemnt nj r nrk w th mavo t e f f i ad bj re wa ei to beg n f georgtt en ard mil on regard h eki ee e l d ha h u ed p e n ng c n git n ard pos blv pepar ing garbage disposa a let e f om i he aw ab e inf mi m p depu ee r c dt a d ci i rf for an exhibit at tv inte- the ft l balknt n c nd cated rented ad el m nte ime aasted ior c c- g t d e r nal tade fair m behalf cf a dem nstratio of t bj can- in lr ig o ird exit v u j- is pa en epre en inji m on rffif norh hilton towns the anitar laid 1 mewod w b be ng asked and other arue i s a ci a d cojrcil or d sargent at- nde d xp tssed he appr a c ng d r xt ffk n nelson t uc ions members agreed o bea epresert ng geogeiowr ficu thre nt a eged f hull i house prcswifotion mode by nmwtpapw sfcff the staff of the ctein fnt press and canadian champuin milton gathered with their husbands wies nd friends to honor staff member miss evelcen bra i da and don tim mings w ho arc to be married short ly the event was held on friday august 13 at the home of mr and un g a dills about 3d enjoyed an evening of progressive euchre followed by re frwbroent a blond wood step- table was prembled to the couple by the group friday night show new pens planned with 1 p cs the ige dl mc t n jh fr di ru i pn ih i fj i ad met tudis n the rt ra ee char agenc usement c mn nticted the thoa r c encern rj the a wa friday n ght sho in bul the names of acts known as ret arrangements for the mtdway were made last winter to avoid last vear s difficulties in securing ndes it was decided to build more permanent bog pens and addit onal cattle ties summst tus tows by district groups continue to be popular outings this week nearly 40 womens institute members from the limebouse silverwood and ban- nockbum institutes jaunted to midhurst midland orillia and even enjoyed a short stan ffcow lake cruise here the group is shown tuesday morning just before boarding the bus recent trips have also been taken by dublin and ballmafod w 1 members one of these groups also toured a scenic georgian bay route