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bbsbssa water heating tahka provided thc major subject of dlpcunslon at n toort rogularjmectlhg rr th piib- tcojiitlixsmmlilon last week irv m when hietnbors rev ic wed problenis purchasing inspection installation and charge rating tor ifitta domestic a heaters 4 laarjy in thursday knights m- aion the commission noted the type ofhcatlhgftanks belng install ed in new homes at thr glchlca subdivision are so wired that they cannot be eligible for flat rati- it was agreed the builder at the sub division should be notified of this considerable time was- uted jn discussion of a replacement order fplhe wnter heaters damaged in the recent hydrohop fire this evolved into an examination tff heater types which could be in stalled to draw power oh the flat rate when tho wiring does not conform with local requirements for this charge rate other type it was suggested could be unlaw fully tampered with consider roof damage discussion continued on this and other related matters finally tho commisalonriagreod to buy lx new w h 21 tanks w dam aged in the fire hydro superintendent d mason reported repairs at the hydro work ahop arc progressing there is still some quostloru he indicated about insurance settlement on the met er tostlng board commission members considered the suggestionthat the shop roof is faulty as a result of fire and heat damage there is no way of ascer- tainlng thhh itwas pointed out spring iio superintendent atso tofa of arrangements for the con version of the towns transformer io 00 jcycle he asked for approval to begin- purchase of new trans- formersvnocesaary he was given airthorltyhobuy six new transfor mers week was finally completely re moved from tkoshattered- house on wednesday tyssterdayv mr and mrs ntuim turncr who were in their homo when the terrifying in cident happened arc still llvlnit with their daughter in the villagi thohousc may be abandoned- al- together it is rumored cubs scouts hoist six tons of paper over sixton of paper i200 pounds was hoisted by acton cubs and scout into waiting trucks last saturday in the first paper drive for some time over 30 boys helped tho leaders in the daylong drive in which they completely canvassed the town no action itrged waterw superintendent j lambert reported some trouble with the disposal plants alralor time clock which would require inspection by conversion technic ians he also reported back holi days owing a duby and himself re cleared off reservation arrangements at a toronto hotel for the forthcoming omea convention were briefly discussed earlier in the meeting lzatthccloaefnemberagve re- newed attention to outstanding power bill accounts it was agreed drastic action should be taken on these overdue bills secretary j mooeachle was given commission support to out off the power of those in arrears any complaints or argument as a result of such action should be referred to the c as a bo i wu phefsized the following regular accounts were ordered paid waterworks accounts- bell teieptroheco acton puc mydro thompsons fuel serv don schroeder mdse gordons hdwe mdse 1350 21583 3682 6 50 936 28201 hydro accounts bell telephone co 4095 petty cash exp trans 3223 watson dairy bar lunch 245 toths gurage acct 2115 h g barlow supp 2j8 ellis and howard fuses t 1978 grand and toy ltd cards 216 eitneyboweserv w 400 micro plastics ltd hose 288 willlarns supply oo mdse 11525 hepc- of ont jan power consumption 1051016 supreme power supp transformer r 32200 sangamo ltd mdse 35900 federal wire and cable 14798 jr kearney mdse 260 can line materials- mdse 25407 packard elecr tndse 46868 elec meter re new meters 1000 by 3 p all the pap magazines were toadeotrnro a trans port truck and taken to guclph seven boys and leaders went with the paper on the final lap of the days work lowered prices for scrap paper had- made the regular paper drive unprofitable but now a favorable price has bcon obtained by the local group again and the collections will- resume regularly there will be another in two months lome scots band at h and s stalf phot acton rotary club this week olned thousands pf other mem ber cuiba of rotary international throughout the world to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the rotary movements one of canadas foremost rotarians j a ceuldef lefr was the guest speaker at tuesday nights golden anniversary dlnnor here local club presidents art padbuy tjght an tagreementtt provide for de velopment of the remaining ioikim in the 2h- lot oleiitea subdivision was sought by the builders tho mas and thomas utlluncl i mon day nlgit when jresentatlvesof the uijilivldcrn united when the town expected lo begin installat ion of services to the 10 t house now nearly completed r year an- aurremont was sot to provide- service in stages a d- volopmcnt mid construction pro gresses colntlng out mondaynight that a 14day clause in this agree ment put the unun oil the town to begin water and sewer line work two weeks after a construction start on foundations the builders irnted this time hits long lapsed sales are being affected they iiii because aa oerupaney a concert by the ldrne scots band highlighted the monthly meeting of fhepuelle schoot home and school association on monday c taylor presided over a short business session which was fol lowed by the most entertaining concert given by the lome soots band under its conductor a per- rott the program ranged from light opera to the very modern this old house and during- the evening the band played a selection of best loved harry ilauder songs the audience was asked to name as many a they could mrs ian ross and mrs bill wilson tied for first place naming six each bob parker a very witty mc hit on a wonderful idea to break the tie each lady in turn conduct ed the band playing blazeaway this provided a most amusing in- terludc neither lady knew how to 1236852 at the last session of the night school classes adjourned for re freshments and presentations i l stop the band from playing once they got them started mrs wilson was declared the winner by a nar row margin but mr perrott has no fears of losing- his job a most enjoyable evening was brought to a close by a luricfi served by mrs leatherland and her committee 21 was collected for the piano fund which now stands at 468 smash car trucks in two accidents jnvjolving ove s10oo damage were this week re ported on no 7 highway east of here by district police sunday evening east of the fourth line a car driven by amc- kay silverereek went out of con trol and crashed into a telephone pole when the driver claimed bv was blinded by the lights of in- approaching car damage amounted to about 200 the driver was un injured monday morning near silver- creek a truck driven by- roger clark toronto collided with a sec ond truck driven joy stanley lyon georgetown on the hill damage was about 800 to the first vehicle and about 10 to the second the history and role of rotary sitice fou businessmen- gathered in a tlnv chicago office 50 years ago this week was recounted in en thusiastic lermsby dne of carji adas foremost rouirlans j a caukier at the golden annivers ary dinner gathering of the acton club- h tuesd evening mr caulder toronto executive with a large dairy company and holder at various times of many local national and intornatloikil rotary posts referred to his pers onal acquaintance with paul kar ris founder pf rotary and other men who formed tho miciciu group of offlcefolanhgclub mem bers half a century ago from tlw desire of these men to provide n highlyethical business group the speaker told how thli developed into flrst national spread of affiliation in 1910 to in ternational scope with organisat ion ofstmllar clubs in canada and great britain the following year in succeeding years outgrowth of the rotary movement spread to other countries a common constit ution was drawn up and rotary international came into being he recalled service biggest factor in addition to tracing the pert inent history of rotary mr caul der told ills audience of r6tarian and guests how in addition to ef fecting an ethical code in business practices rotary has given rise to many works and movements which support worthy causes service he emphasized is the biggest single factor in the function of the rotary movement and jts effect on lndiv- idual businessmen and in promot ing intcrnatioal goodwill is rotr aryv greatest claim behind world wide recognition mr caulder was introduced by anniversary chairman f l wright and thanked by a long mr wright alao introduced several nth t gucsls present for the jub ilee dinner rotary president a padbury welcome kuesvs from oranrevilu- nnd georgetown he noted that georgetown wih shortly hold its charter meeting several musical selections were played by a trio r braida l du by and g rose before the guest speaker a sing song was led by w woodburn with t hansen at the piano power lines flash as truck hits pole three young men narrowly es- caned electrocuti f night when the light truck they were riding failed to make the curve on no 7 highway nt the wetern approach to town careened off- the road and flipped into a hydro pole which jcrashed down across the highway amid a deadly net of flashing live powe jines traffic east and westbound was held up until past midnight before hepc rural line crews from guclph could disconnect the feed er power lines and clear the tangle of wires and broken cross arms from the road power was off in the west corner of town mcaitwhllekartmuckt to ronto was treated for head injur ies by dr w konney two other riders in the pickup truck whuh was smashed for a total loss were uninjured hiey were terruncc nauffts and ross ralph rcaf trainees from cunton radar school the two air force men had been hitchhiking and were picked up bynfackenzie who was driving froniseaforth to toronto local police constable d cook i cported charges are pending as a resu of the accident the truck in charge of mackcnzlc was own ed by spirrtort construction co toronto lu c begfvrh contingent- hettrd th on liratullatlim of vtowil services it was twlnled out on council partjhul the town could not begln work until the extension byjuw now before the municipal depart ment is approved it was further argued that depth of frost in uie ground now would deter digging hewer trunks enter council gave assurance howev er that work would begin as soon usposmtbleth siibdlvldruiori asked for preparation of an agree ment to cover scrvlcos to the re- malnder of he subdivision clerk j mcgeachlu warned that before any further development took place in this area council would have to take some sewer trunk considerations into account in any event he added a plan for the remaining urea would have to be produced by the builders before another agreement can be drawn up this will be supplied shortly the subdlvldcrs agreed earlier in the meeting council was n regarding the propos ed stop lights for school crossing safety that a motion on the request would have to be supplied to the registrar of motor vehicles before further action cart be taken a complete report on a 380foot culvert to divert the creek at the school grounds tn mihmlmod hy engineer ross simmons the ceport continued on page five but strange object from smacks some of outer sp ace some kind of raygun from outer space a flying saueer a non sensical but expensive toy when brothers jack and kugene ferguson- of hr 2 hock wood dis covered u wierdly shaped contrap tion that had fallen to the ground neur them they didirtktiow what to make of it the small white plastic box with a weaponlike nole filleil with gauges und elee- trlcul eiiulpnieiit was guided to the ground by u piirnchute tleil to the box by a 30foot long string the mysterious parachute obviously no childs toy vys three feet across jack ferguson was in uaymonds imu car l i qun w4utn h ground he discovered it first and then lis brother eugene joined him inpuizllng over the object l l they started sleuthing and im mediately discovered a tag- on the mystery object thut it be mailed back to the commanding officer lexington signal depot lexington kentucky had it come all the way from kentucky the parachute blown by prevailing winds further clue spotting revealed the facts of the case the mystery box tnnr bemrnrtsed hy a gua it was burst by then by the signal corps of the united states army at detroit for the purpose of obtaining weather information apparently the tiny delicate instruments are attached to u radio transmitter which sends information on weather eondltloha ut altitudes as high as 14 miles the rndlosoiwle mofliilnlnr as- lt- oirttthire ttnr waslubehedrwasrele ruiiry 21 at detroit and discovered the same day tiie box with its long snout looking just like- an outerspuce weapon from some comfc strip is in the free lres window to baf fle pause by antics on i p laughter excitement during boostei hockey of all vurletle and play- cr of all ages were features of the acton minor sports associations booster night in the arena lot friday a good crowd cheered he youngest- puck handler and- laugh ed at the antics of the older puck- steri during the evenings sports events in sharp contrast to the nonnenie of the special hockey games and the intensity of the mlno league games was the outstanding display of skating by stars of the hamil ton 8katmg- ctutot tamara halllday the niagara ladles champion of 10s2 dlanne nielsen senior pairs champion of ibm and sue dhorme senior lad- lies champion of 1954 all contribut ed to the exhibition of fancy skat ing also from the hamilton club came a comedian les nutley who particularly delighted the many youngsters in the audience the evenings events began with three matches between six minor league teams which have been pluyirvg u regular schedule of gam es during the season the juveniles and midgets comb ined forces to ice two teams which met in another exhibition game last years champions in a broumball match the ys mens club again took on an improved- rotary club team the lines bolst ered with stalwart fifemen score was more even thla year the game nded in a druwroa r legionnaires met the firemen on fkates in another specially arrang ed ice duel which featured soma quality play legion took the game 41 r r parker acted as matter of ceremonies for the event directed by george hollinger the acton citizens jiand provided music throughout the evening wsvt statf oo third qai sihlksv fts thi ttrlfct wai made by acton oil and gas explorer tony seynuck right wha announced a high nature gas potential on his second wjill in esquestng townsjiip this week centre is dritling foreman e sherk ahda harris actonleft inside this issue the golden anniversary of its founding is tbelng celebrated this week by thonaonds of members clubs of rotary rnternasleaal thronghoat the world acton rotary club and ita member ship are this week joining in the celebration in recognition of the rotary movement and aa part of the smh anniversary observance hero the free press haa devoted a full page to the history of rotary partlcnsurly the local club this interesting feature ww be found on page nine acton couple marie golden wedding mr and mrs a b mclean quiet ly marked their golden wedding annivcrsnrynt their homo on bower avenue on wednesday they were ropnied in toronto and the bride and groom of 50 years ago came to the home that they have occupied ever since ifwas in j004 that mr mclean purchased the barber shop business in acton from the late h h wor- den he conducted the business un til his retirement a few years ago- although the business was moved to three different locations during this period bothjmr aad mrs mclean have taken a keen interest in this com munity during their long residence here and been citizens who were most helpful in many activities mr mcleans chief interest was of course the fall fair of which he was a president and mrs mclean is a charter member of the duke of devonshire chapter iode they were both active in the affairs of knox church when they enjoyed better health sr we join with a host of friends in apton and district in extending con gratulations of this memorable- event and wishing for mr and mrs mclean many more happy years to gether and in this community which has been been their lifetime home v staff phot admiring the canvasses in the oil painting display are some of the 250 people who attended the night school open house in the public school auditorium friday evening other articles on display included metal etching clothing and woodworking clothes madewereshown by models- canadian indians subject of paper the regular monthly meeting of baonockbum womens institute was held at the home of mrs j fox with 12- members present a- ter the minutes of the last meet ing were read business was dispos ed of and arrangements for the monthlyeuchre made jpmrs j anthony gave a very in teresting paper on canadian ind ians which was thoroughly enjoy- ed no 3 will blows in i another gas strike in esquesing a second natural gas strike in esquesing township was reported this week by acton oil and gs ex plorer tony seynuck who last october ank ah 1800foot shaft south of the speyside sideroad and gauged according to drillers test ing at the mevet 700 pounds rock pressure and metered a flow fmooorcubfcfeetirjfnaturalga the latest strike on the same of the first well came monday af ter drilling foreman eajl sherk reached a depth of 1833 feet while no testings have been made on this well rock pressure and gas flow was compared favorably with the october strike erty owned by a- mcddnald georgetown and under- lease lo mr seynuck now tests between 800 and 900 pounds oftock pres sure and meters a flow of 100000 cubic feet of natural gas it was pointed out this week no definite test has been made on the latest well which is actually no 3 well last summer near- crewsonsornerv strike was made by mr seynuck property butabout half a mile east following this operation he moved into esquesing township and truck gas on no 2 well early in october mr seynuck reported following jiis latest strike that a company anthony gas and oil exploration limited has been formed with of- theoriginal well on thia proth- fleers the district as wem a outside this area no shares wtll be issued until april pending ap plication df a brokers license mr seynuck pointed out the acton resident has been en gaged in prospect drilling through thu area for over 25 years and has well rights leased on ja tptalv of about 10000 acres in the district -aeeording-torthe- driller and- mrv seynuck the no 2 and no 3 wells are ready for market development last fall the n6 2 well was re ported to be the largest single well in the province in gas pot ential no 3 well may even babigr ger this paper was told drilling operations are to contin ue in this area jjr seynuck said and- was optimistic that another strike might be mao 4h 30 days night school classes conclude with open night display here a most profitable season of night school courses concluded on friday evening yith an exhibit in- the pub lic school auditorium the crowd of about 250 which attended con firmed the belief of- the committee that interest and enthusiasm in ac ton warrants the continuation of the dlasses another year keith barber the chairman of the halton night school committee commended the local group on the fine exhibition when he spoke a few words similar night schools were held in milton and george town centering the auditorium was the large display of the metalwork class gleaming under the fights the table immediately attracted the attention of the crowd articles in cluded trays of all sizes with etched patterns copper covered boxes cop per pictures hot plate stands and allied articles the display of the woodworking class was not large but attractive incl a- variety of items from small lamp bases to tablea oil painting classes have been held inicton for- the past five years but this years displays show ed considerable- ditferencefrotn the paintings of the past the advanced class had painted still life and por traits both of which are a great deal more difficult than landscapes the beginners and intermediate copied from other pictures the dis play waa very attractively arranged and was much commented on childrens clothing and elemen tary clothing classes showed some of the work done during the year on tables at another side of the audi torium a highlight of the evening was a fashion show when ladies of the advanced sewing class modelled their new dresses mrs brown of guelph the teacher of the class commented on the dresses mention ing how much they cost and how much had been saved about dozen showed their work a beauty counsellor from ouelpn qame with mrs brown and helped the ladies with their makeup be fore the display several from outoftown attended the display including mr reid and mr muller or guelph the oil paint ing teachers lloyd mnshall of the commuhity program branch of the department of education who haa been assisting the local committee- expressed his pleasure at the suc cess of the veiiture this year formerlyw the liight school for the county- was held in milton only this year with thesponsorship -of- the north halton- high school dnv trlct board elaases were held in all three northhalton towns refresbmento were served at the v 1ss n conclusion- of the prograni which class hid also tackled tricky sub- 1 was under the direction of mrs vt jects aa well aa the usual landscapes beatty 7 mk