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j- its s 4 eightyfirst year no 24 acton ontario thursday december 22nd 1955 twelve pages six cents b3e23effi8rkrs i p hearing on maria street bridge before proposed construction vote may follpw chairman w j coon was host at a turkey dinner on monday ev ening for the final meeting of 1955 of the north haltpn high school district board the dinner was served at the dominion hotel in acton which presented a delight ful and bounteous banquet approp riate to the christmas season fol lowing tine dinner the meeting of the board was held in the dining room of the hotel notification was received that fred masterman would be the representative of milton public school on the board next year a letter from she milton local of the united steel workers offer ed two awards of 25 each for students of the milton high school the board very gratefully ac lkivm ml n nnrl rtnliiiu will be arranged regarding their application november accounts approved for payment amounted to 2012812 the secretary reported on the heating prblorh at muton high school and proper distribution of is new machine maximum salary under this ar rangement will be 3000 each consideration of the purchase of j a new duplicating machine at acton i christmas present for the rush- was given more information was jfd pt off tee staffprovided it can to toe secured before any decision lf lnto operation very quickly was made on the type of machine ndeed- their newutomaticcan- iow 4 celling machine postmaster frank or whether repairs to the present e recelved this week the machneere advisable- longuiwaitcd machine was due the board approved the engage- h f b vesterdav ment of two partume teachers at i it had not made its appcaranc georgetown sdhool after the fust after h does arrive a post office employee from toronto will leave of january mrs gunn and mrs larribert will assume these temp- fovacton immediatelv to instau the orary duties until the end of the machine and give quick instruction school year on how to operate it ft was felt advwjble to- provide with tar af b crammed fu more lghts aboutthe milton and mai coming into tho offict georgetown school in an effort to suaii these davs the machine prevent property damage the v be lhc most wl siern i board approved of this lighting in imaginable hand stamping is tak- al schools it is already install uiji hours of time with thousands of wh t ii buiwin n tc tt r was erected the christmas rush this machine georgetown expansion mr terry estimates will do in ore f masterman on behalf of the hour what it takes a man a whole georgetown members reported day to do by hand very fully on the survey fur mure this is e worst rush the local rnh school accommodation in posi offuc s ever h 1 mr terry 1955 in review 195 vai of big year for acton a year of growth and a year of marked progress through the year the free press recorded in words and pictures the story of this advancement as it happened week by week next week the last week of 1955 the highlights of the years news will be summarized in a condensed review too therell be pictures included to give graphir emphasis to actons story in 1pt5 steam after consultation with the georgetown the boird were all can siiy without a doubt staff mem- heating contractors it was ex pected uiat all areas would oper ate satisfactorily after the con tractor ihas completed his work in the now section and made the nec essary adjustment as stipulated re pairs of valves in the older part cf the building will be undertaken raise salaries in accord that four new niom- wec bers have been workingevery night needed tlie problem was more ani five hours last sunday of one of location whether to expand course extra staff hasbeen added on the present site or start with a record this week was six bags of four rooms on a larger tract of land letters alone from one train and of with a new building and add rooms course there were bags of parcels as as required various sites had own- each of these parcels must be viewed the start of the expansioq j program was made by the follow ing resolution which received en- a motion wflicn has been under do of the cntiro b consideration for some time was put on record at this meeting this i board recognizes the motion provided an increase each i nced of four additional rooms in year of 100 in the salaries of the georgetown and the inadvisabtlily caretakers provided their services i af ng to the present school are satisfactory to the boacd the therefore board rwonunends that the georgetown council c quire a new site for tuyh pnhoo purposes and proceed with a new school on new property as soon as possible rotary christmas held for others as well as self steal small safe at roxy theatre actons second burglary in as many weeks occurred some time in the dairk hpurs of wednescly morning wihen intruders broke into the roxy theatre here and left with a small safe rtflie burglars apparently entered by jimmying a door at the rear of ttic theatre they broke into man ager henry deveaus office and smashed open a filing cabinet however nothing was removed from tlie office ffrojm there the night workers broke open another door leading to she projection room at the top af tlhe stairs uhey smashed the cement block encasing a small cylindrical safe and left wibh the safe containing about 80 local police are investigating the jreafcin acton kotaryt club held their anniml christmas dinner on tues- j diy evening heii miny former members joinei ard filled tlie dm- ing room of the dominion hotel processed and numbered t a delightful turkey dinner was the worst is over mr terry served and the singing of favorite thinks but just the same that fcy rtoup mldl uu raft automatic cancelling machine will r come in very handy icipal bds ing on case onstruction start m tho propos- new maria street bridge was lxktsxi this whk after xnncil mod monay nitfht that jl rder lrlhtiturizt to liwus share a ttl rstiniatil oisl of 4- santa to award mystery gifts it was an evening that all will i remember wihich developed solos quartettes duets and potential or- i ators ted hansen was at the piano i with ezio marzo on the pinno ac cordion i jim ledger reminded all club 1 members tlhat part of the clubs a large crowd of shoppers was j christmas program this year in- again magnetized to the post office eluded a free matinee at the roxy mr willis manager of the bank comer saturday afternoon when j theatre for all public school child of nova scotia in muton express acton merchants rolled the drum ren on monday december 2fi the ed appreciation of himself and the flor the second time to hand out j doors are pcn al two oclock and other guests on being invited to bhisi meeting and mr hood voiced appreciation of the board members in the hospitality extended the board at this dinner chairman w j coon thanked the members for their cooperation nnd understanding in meeting the problems which had confronted the board the past year cohkrat- ulations were extended to secret ary g o brown on the accuracy of his budget for the year and lus duties as secretary- treasurer members present were messrs hall hood and picketu of milton coles and brown of esquesing coon cook and dills of acton carbert of nassagaweya forgrave masterman and goodlet of georre- town chairman w j coon pre sided treasure chest dollars to a lucky j the afternoons program is schedul coupon holder i ed to start at 230 pm motarians mrs joyce buchanan mason wmid of ourse like to make this blvd holder of a 40 per cent cou- j entertainment available to every pon won saturdays appreciation day draw ahd a casi award of 5620 she also identified the mer chant of the week to take the 5 dividend d appleyard and mrs mabel morrison both of rr acton had their names drawn but were not present to claim the prize they both nceive viuchers this saturday santa onus is slated to reach the corner at 3 pjn and will distribute seme 30 mystery gifts to day before christmas shoppers the treasure dhestl pot is up to m5 a 50 per cent coupon holder could take home 78 child but theatre capacity has lim itations and a full house will oe welcome but it will have to be a case of first come get tho christ mas free show c3iiviwa f sij 3jilfsashrssm j cv sufctsasssa suissv s suiiimar of activities ratepayers assoc reviews progress 375 children at beardmores christmas party about 375 children of em ployees were delighted by the pro gram arrd gifts at tiie bcardmore christmas party it ra held this year m the public school auditor ium on friday afternoon with ad ults the hall was crowded r r parker acted as master of ceremonies for tfhe varied program takins part were peter the clown ted rust a ventriloquist and rex slocum a magician santa clnus made his visit and eac child came to the front when hi ncme was called to receive- his h imchl t- followed by a vote en tilt- nuestrm jp sittin iv rin lira i i ha i siciat n nieetmgs ulr inril his iviri two red hy iw nui las chosen r whin t he hy law as t the mnnicitvtl lioanl third redni council ifunl hal if it intends to 15000 51 an- hy debenture hearing must be held the mid if sufficient opposition mtxi order a vote as well il could proceed with the thotit a pirblic hearing by the free press extends warmest christmas wishes to all its readers sh years tox kvy however it was correspondents advertisers and contacts it js our wish that you pointed out that this has never been your family and friends may enjoy the best of the yule season in order that our staff too may enjoy christmas with their friends and family this newspaper will be closed monday the office will be open saturday morning and again tuesday morning iis3tackcbsjal3irk option request gives rise to interest in rock farmers in the vicinity of the campbellville sideroad and up town line have been- approached recently by one of canadas largest construction firms seeking options tin land bordering or including sec tions of the escarpment earliest reports speculated the rock would probably be used for construction tin highway tol when it is being built more recently the speculation has extended to include the possibility of the rock containing iron ore and gypsum no verification for this possibility has been received but farmers in some cases have approv ed test drillings in the rock prices asked for the rock land a reminder just a reminder that january 1 mir prire of this newspaper will lie raised from 6 cents to 7 cents per ropy subscription rate will br 530 per year over the present price of si50 per year ilirher newsprint costs and ad ded production costs are largely reponsbile for the increase taken by neighboring weeklies some time ago qllbjj9- days remain for new subscribers to lake advantage of the present rate winter officially hereno doubt winter officially here today blew in for a bitter advance pre view this week to stage for most of ranged from 100 an acre to 1000 ontario the coldest night and day it was reported farmers in the of tie year district had noted frequent hell- monday night the thermometer copter flights over the mountain nosedived through the night and area during the summer acton ratepayers association ing together with association repre- mr cook then spoke at length on less than 25 strong gathered in the j sentatives and interested parties in a subject referred to previously and public school auditorium tuesday the rrankiewicz case he intimated discussed from the floor later the evening to hear a summary of pro- 1 that a measure of settlement had matter involved reported incomple- jft frxun santatierevere christ gress for the brief period of the been achieved tion of several inhabited houses in referring to press reports which glenlea and the promises made or contained the word investigations broken by the builders thomas and the president suggested inquiries thomas to complete these homes i v i ta oid l annual christmas party was given watches for long service groups existence with a total of 53 members paid up in the glenlea subdivision the associations accomplishments were reviewed by vicepresident a ives and president w cook it was noted at the outset that county assessor ford rogers had been invited to address the meeting but he was unable to attend rtaylor introduced the street wardens named in glenlea outlined lhejrdmiesjmidjmgedmejntcj5to utilize their services w barr gave a brief report from the entertain ment committee and the financial statement to date was read mr ives touched on general points of the associations concern he said the group was proud of having achieved peaceful negotiations in stead of argument in the brankie- wiecz expropriation case he also declared the association is still in vestigating to find out who owns the maria st bridge but he con ceded the committee was having a devil of a job to bring some of these things about the bridge to light mr ives further stated he didnt understand why some information in this town dealing with industrial enquiries was classified top sec ret he talked at length about the need for more industry got around to the high tax rate and concluded that there are many questions yet tofmd answers president cook reminded the meeting that council had played quite a big part in getting a mcet- sentenced for theft of safe in hamilton john baird 28 no fixed address who faces provincial police charg es of the attempted theft of a safe from the simpsons sears orderof- fie has been sentenced to two years for his attempted theft of a safe in himiltoiv baird was being sought by tie provincial police on the acton cha when he was apprehended j tor pulin u i n tuesday morning readings on out side thermometers in this area re gisered from 10 to 15 below zero depending on exposure by daylight tuesday those who had to walk when frozen cars re fused to kick over found the air as biting on ears and nose as ice- sheathed pinchers wednesday morning was not engraved watches were presented hair 5 2 ilf- i v mlle as w- thv low sinking down to about zero during the day temperature rose to the compara tive intention it was not knmvn how early in the new year the board could sche rtnile the ihearing several council lors stressed urgency in view of the dcnipit danger us condition of the bridge the town engineer is to check the structure for its ability to bear the present threu- ton limit last and shortest early in monday mgklits meeting the last and ohe shortest of 1955 the department of agriculture notified coimcil that a boatd of management d three to seven memlxts is re- i tpnred under the act for a parks j commission memlicrs discussed grants applicable when a commis- i sian is constituted it was noted a i maximum of 5000 could be grant- ed on improvements and extene- sion ttowcver any grant iscyntin- gent on the town bearing 75 per i cent of the hotal outlay council agreed it was worthwhile j to contact the deaprtmenf peraon- ally next year for further irrformal- j ion i lawyers for glenlea subdividers thjunas and thomas informed council that the large front strip has been- sold to bradley and houghton who are presently con structing rcmaimrut blocks of nous es in the subdivision the letter asked council to confirm that the area is commercial also askedi for clarification of a statement report edly made that thomas and thom as would put services into this pro perty the notice went on thai thomas and thomas understood the town wos liable for all services in the subdivision area not part of plan council declared that this- com mercial area is just i block of land is not included in the plan of sub division and is thenfore not cov ered toy an agreement under which the town would install water and sewer lines this agreement applies mas stockings for the youngsters up to eiftht boya a little older re ccived footballs and girls might be a more suitable word since it was noted a letter had gone to j brush those ii and 12 years mu held about 90 employees enjoved the flavor of investigations wascmhc urging pressure be brought f jven eathring urkcy d in thc vjigaon tieiymild freezing level not too popular to bear on the builder to complete and were given leather nng members of the y ladies 3ui forecasters glancing to the still referring to press reports he the houses considerable time was ninacr auxiliary catered christmas weekend ficure the went in to treat a previous men- spent toward the end of the meeting again an outstanding success both h jollev and clarence weather will be very cold tion of the smell at the local tannery over a proposal that legal action be e two- hour long program for the rognvaldson were honored for ten i in the conotation of humor the contemplated against the builder children of beardmore employees service w the plant when i ris rrofetencehadbeenajoking- one rho howeverrcaution was stressed on is oiu of the highlights of thclqin bensonmadethe presentation 1 v 1 88111 thisnouon christmas season of watches to them fltcf fl 0a 4 n p ii y pfnrlltrllp t a iivzajtsius xscslsx xx x- urne masters acted as master f 111 ii vcfvlo i i t j vui i vi uvjo cerem f ir the progrmwhich followed the dinner carol singing continued on page six ed to si a safe from the state- vacuum- stores in hamilton he lea apprehended by police as he was wtteeling a small safe from the tore to a waiting car was led by ken mann with mrs bradshaw at the piano year with shortpoufrne sessiort iyoiina driver car mccx the year last ivjuiitj lyilvtilb vdfi was a short session and dealt actons firit five- man pirblic utilities commission held its- final eek it session and dealt with nmtnyvj i vll regular or routine business j damaged in collision s esen appearcd regarding an two 16 yearold boys each re- excessive reading on a water met- ceived 350 damage to their cars ex in an apartment owned by him in a collision friday on the third it developed part of the consump- line esquesing about two miles tion indicated had been used for j north of acton building purposes when the-apart- i brian evans limehouse had ment was being reconstructed the stopped to let out passengers on the commission agreed that this use road when a car driven by george j mcarthur rr 1 guelph slid on ice and collided with a car from the i rcarv damage to the rear of evanv car was estimated at 350 and a similar sum of damage was caused to the 1 sm nut flajaes roar unchecked fr5m the small home o mr and nars tom rwunt esquesing in tuesday morningibitterxoid aflerttie jathboartl structure took f ire jrorn stove acton fire hu to play water over the blaze but within minutes of this picture birigfakeiibemire house jwas en gulfed in flames and the steaming smoking debris collapsed in the snow as in new building entitled the us er tc free water and by motion 871 was credited to the account a price of si 036 was submitted for erection of a garage- storehouse at the pump house position and rad grille hood bumper and fen- site ot the proposed building were jjers of mcarthur scar jjgcussey and members finally ag reed to get further specifications from the town engineer and seek additional- tender prices the consumer deposit of 50 was credited to the outstanding hydro account of r staffen the commission wait read a letter of protest from baxter laborat ories regarding the speed at which the letter said puc vehicle drive through baxter laneways the letter asked for consideration and cu operation after brief dis cussion on the letter members passed a motion that in future trucks ow ned by the p vc need not use baxter laneways at all hydro superintendent d mason said more colored lights have been rnade available to the chamber of ufxiasssktfixssan contirhied on pagr three v wuls esquesing tragedy flames leave munt family homeless a small christmas- tree a tv set four chairs and a charred blanket are the only possessions left an un employed esquesing carpenter his wife and their two young daugh tersone of them ill after flames levelled their modest home into the snow tuesday morning r ff fg crackled throvieh the structure minutes by the time the firefighters ar rived walls and roof were burn ing and the whole building col lapsed shortly after water was turned on from the acton pumper tom mont standing in th fnnur ti tr 1 i him frornttve belowzero air aaid weve lost everything our cloth town could do nothing to sarve the small lathboard house built by tom munta few monriva ago ttte es documents the- une out injr flames bslieved to have originated above an unshielded wood stove j insurance money we had to tide ua over christmas the family moved from norval earjier this year they had come to canada from england only four years ago j firemen were cajled to e fire at no 7 highway and the seventh line by mrs mae lauder a neih- bar after the muhts older dautfti- is y o pfa r atw nie 1vi lof neip her jwwvur sister sixyearold junie was ly ing sick in the huse she flames arid smoke fourroom home uutijl