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j wtit eighty first year no 26 acton ontario janua 5 195 eigbl pages tseyejijzents t actons 1s6 council holds its inaugural session next monday i aacgeachie w cook s brunelle g barbeau e footitt councillors night shown left to right front are c lindsay reeve j hargrave i cook brown and barbeau and deputy reeve wilson are new mayor e tyler deputy reeve w wilson r brown rear clerk j members on the council acton police investigate another breakin in the downtown district two men committed to higher court on acton breakin case of four hamilton men charged or other acton police are investigating an other acton breakin sometime during the night tues day at the office of j b mackenzie and sons ltd about 980 was netted by the intruders who broke a win dow and entered there was no other damage re- hpolicealso reported a 16 yearold boy of no given address arrested in gait this week and charged in con nection with bad cheque passing here shortl before christmas two cheques totalling about 25 were cashed by the youth in two differ ent acton garages in recent weeks burglars have al- in connection with last months burglary of simpsonssears order office here two have been com mitted to higher court at a preliminary hearing in mil- i ton yesterday nick cote and santo macaluso were committed to high- i er court on charges of breaking j entering and theft after evidence was heard by magistrate langdon entered the roxy theatre and the cha against john baird simpsonsears order office the i waswltharan balrd has been order office intruders rot a safe f bobbing around the freezing point convicted on another theft count later abandoned it unopen still charges against william brown later were apprehended thimselv- wcrx dismissed on basis of insuf- es the roxy breakin his u ft ficient evidence i about 80 unrecovered one more cent just a reminder that as pre viously announced new sub scription prices for this newspap er cone into effect ibis week subscriptions renewed after january 1 an sa for the full year s4m in the united states single copies wherever on sale will be 7 cents effective with this issue the onecent price rise was caused mainly by higher paper and materials costs in product- ion snow heavy iand wet but not banked yet as much as then has wsctsm -1- ysyyssj milton loses to palermo acton to norval in jr farmer hockey 1955s first games for the junior gillies b pearson c gillies a farmer hockey league this week how den e mcdowell t tasker d saw palermo break out in the third leriche h tasker j willmott m period to best milton 64 while in tasker r tasker d johnson s the second setto acton was unable pinnie to htld norval losing to the latter by the same score 64 orval 6 acton 4 in the milton palermo contest the he atojrrnov al game neith- sr 5s3 s tr sr- r by eramosa counc sawed milton scored first in the koals were scored wlth nor at the december meeting of era- third canto but vtheir opponents front the bel1 in toe triship council fred duf- wrapped the game up with three frame j cunningham popped i field was reappointed representa- goals in succession palermo goalie n ones to p e nor- itive on the suburban guelph high djnvan receded facial cuts with xal duckst ahead 52 k rich- school board and mervin grant os 10 minutes to go n the game ac- l adding another v hile ropresentativ e on the fergus 6r- ton goalie jack marshall came to acton was abie to snk thc d t h scho board franklin tv ice armstrong w as reappointed tow n ship representative on the groves memorial community hospital board there was a grant of 16 to the edencrest w i accounts to the amount of 7 042 were passed childrens aid thanks for gifts the support and interest of org anizations and individuals through- o tlie eoutrtyhasonce again made it possible for the childrens aid society of halton county to make christinas much happier for less fortunate families throughout the area by generous donations of cash toys clothing food books and games in all 14 families received food hampers and gifts were distributed to 102 children to the organizations and indiv iduals who made this possible the society extends sincere thanks and appreciation no only on behalf of this ear as much as then has those who benefited by the kind- been of it hasnt been too hard to nessos but also for the privilege of take in a weatheree view sharing this spirit of good will and comparatively mild temperatures i instal officers at iwalker lodge i v bro s f snow was installed master xu walker lodge a f and a m at the installation service last w tek he assumes the w m from w bro g f wingate installing master was w bro h l ritchie assisted by other past masters other officers installed were bro a c patterson as s w bro n l i bow les as j w ver w bro w m teenager dies three hurt as car splits against tree first new citizen for acton in 1956 moves in by stork actons first new citizen in 1956 arrived here late new years day 11 15 pm to be exact but un like manv of the new citizens of 55 didnt come by moving van to one of the town s rising subdivi sions this new citizen came by stork to the nursing home the new comer maureen ruth by name is a daughter for mr and mrs mor ris courtney guelph st and a sister for joan and john first to welcome little miss 1956 of acton was dr w g c ken- ney evv- n w- five accidents caused by ice five accidents reported by pro vincial police constables h gunn and g moore in the district recent ly were caused by icy roads in each case only one car was involv ed three of the five cars went into the ditch and hit poles while the other two just got as far as the ditch a car driven by lome cjicbride of georgetown clipped off a tele phone pole causing 600 damage on no 7 highway near acton on sun day on tnursday of jast week a cat- driven by fred volley of guelph skidded on the ice on highway 7 two miles east of acton and hit a hydro pole causing an estimated 500 damage damage was estimated at ap proximately 400 when a car driven by ken moore of georgetown skid ded on the ice flipped over and came to rest against a pole on the 11th line esquesing a half mile south of norval a car driven by donald clavton of acton went out of control and landed in the ditch on the seventh line neat ashgrove on thursdav of last week causing about 300 dam age a truck driven by james gibson of rr 2 rockwood rolled over in the ditch on the fourth line nas- sagawcya near highway 7 on de cember 30th and damage came to about 200 no serious injuries were reported ill l i that vehicle owners will have until knox heather club end of obtain uc enses although have left few talking points on the weather generally heav wet snow has been falling on and off since the new year week tnd but not in suf- ficieni quantities lotie up traffiintr overload roofs at the same time nights have been cold enough to hold good ice in the arena and fairv lake is solid but the ice surface is covered and rough i at midweek however the weatherman is predicting a colder snap ideas about an early januar thaw aren t getting much encour agement cooper as chaplain w bro r h ann 41 j i elliott as treasurer and w bro h appointments made l ritchie as secretarv also installed were bro l r mckersie s d bro j h reid j d w bro e s cooper d of c bro s k joe i g bro l e youngblut s s bro m h bauer j s bro g w beatts organist bro john lambert t ler palermo s assistance to fill in the net for the rest of the game first period palermo b price b cunningham milton c gillies e mcdowell second period palermo g rich ardson k and d vivian milton c mccann g gillies milton e mcdowell g gillies and j will mott palermo d vivian third period milton e mcdow ell g gillies palermo d vivian b price and k vivian palermo d vivian b price palermo d vivian tb price limups palermo d pelletteno k vivian j pelmen g richard son b cudmore g greer d viv ian b broughton b marshall b price b marshall p fhppina milton c mccann g gillies g names in news on page sevtij of this issue of the fi co pre m will be found the mooihi and last pim of pictui t n rev u uuj new s highlights of 1955 tru imtuuv this wtk centre on p i unil tip who figured in a mad tht inwi and iiatiuoi rt ported b tin hiv pi through the pist v ear first period no scoring penal ties m sprowl acton k richard son norval second period norval r cun ningham j cunningham and k richardson i acton gscott nor- val k richardson r cunning ham acton g wheeler norval e wilson penalties l thompson and b somerville acton 10 third period norval j cunning ham p pomerov nonal j cunningham acton g scott d mackenne and b wheileri nor val k richardson ir cunning ham acton b somerville d mackenzie and b wheeler pen alties r cunningham norval d mackenzie acton g wliefur ac ton k richardson norval r cunningham norval k hearns norval lint ups nerval e wilson h winon j cunningham f barnes c mcdonald d smith r cunning- him r pomerov k richardson k hurm g ferguson f brig- d n ai ton b somrrv lie d mack nzie g wheeler l thomp- sin r deblauw b wh ler c scott b overland m sprowl c sprowl l herustv c thompson j marshall ice partly blamed mm i a j cars collide two can collided on shpperv highwav 7 near silver creek on tuesdav causing 500 damage a car driven bv d cumberson of rr 1 georgetown was turning off the road when it was in collis ion with a car driven b ken hill of the same address police investigating stated the road was quite icy threestreetsville teenagers he if ki l n ln hospital this week suffering clonts inew vjiizen broken bones and lacerated features the a of one of the worst car accidents in the acton district an 18yearold companion is dead as the result of this same crash which occurred on the last day of 1955 undergoing treatment in a tor onto hospital where they were tak en from guelph when plastic surg ery was required are carol mccul- lough 18 who suffers multiple fractures of the jaw and a broken right arm and bonnie blyth 17 who is being treated for multiple lacerations to the face and a brok en jaw still in guelph hospital where the semiconscious victims were rushed from the accident site three miles east of here is david spears 17 who suffers from scalp cuts and a fractured right foot yesterday his condition was reported as im proving dead is robert blyth who suc cumbed about four hours after the 5 am crash without gaining con sciousness his injuries were a fractured skull a broken leg cuts and injuries to the brain funeral service for the young victim was held tuesday in streetsville bur ial was in eden cemetery police believe the car was being driven by david spears in whose name the demolished vehicle was registered it is also believed the driver fell asleep at the wheel the car vered off the road and split on impact with a large tree no other vehicles were involved an ambulance was called from acton with constable m harness later dr w g kenney was called to the scene and constable h gunn of the opp district detachment police had to pr wreckage away to get poling spears to the ambul ance the car was travelling east at the time it i ft the road upon im- thc devotions es there are no letters in ie nses 1 he pnts were audro onschow icl ibaactntfa jlfetajkot t zzt of the sixth line- on no 7 highwav licences plates for 1956 on sate at higher rate new license plates and drivers licenses for 1956 went on sale tues day january 3 at r j hargraves 234 arthur st acton with the new plates came a new rate higher than previous rates which had been in effect since 1937 the urst license plates in acton went to the issuer r j hargrave who got number 791291 this year hon james allen ont ario highways minister has warned members enjoy meet extensions have been granted in other vears there has been no indication of anv late r date being granted in 1956 the 1956 plates are the reverse in color of those sen so often in 1955 thev are white with blue figures the same as the 1954 plat- the hecomber meeting of knox church heather club uas held at the home of dorothv culdei last week the prtsident dortithv calder was in the chair wtjie given b and mervl kirkness the secretary s 791291 and treasurers reports were r ad fiftv car licenses were issued in and a game w as played tchich was the first dav irr ftcton and -tsn-tle- enjoved bv all enses for all vehicles the group enjoyed a social hour the increase in rates for car over the tea cups with the hosti ss plates is the need of monev for assisted b audrev grischeiw m rv 1 highwav construction it has benn kirkness and flora wisscnz audrey grischow offered her home for the next meeting night school classes enrolment increased rnrumint will be even higher when night sch ol clisses icume next v cefc aboilt fom mvi o in expected tei join the clisses whuli bejau in the fill m ikint a totil en il mm of about 130 cliss have ben re nss d s no e in deeember win two drop two juveniles show dash in warmup play carolers help needy family a group of voung women in eden mills fulfilled a longdesired ambi tion this past christmas season when thej called at homes through out the v illage and sang carols the had two objects in view one to have thi pleasure of singing the carols that is such an old and delightful custom and to raise a bit of monev to help a needv familv thev raised almost 10 dollars making up the amount themselves after the calls were fmished to their surprise another sum of about thn e dollars was sent to them since the new vear as the goeid cheer was take n to the familv in need just hi foro christmas thev now have some extra monev to find a good usi for what to do with it will be dt tided at the janunv institute inn tri soiin of the singers wire mrs p ate brini mrs bi ttv marshall ji mrs bervl wright and mrs dvilvn buden mrs inm turner ili sim with the gliip who r i tun t ei to her honit 1 itt r in tru t tuik for a sot libit cop of nuieh- mt lit d coffee m ralph si 7lle s latkin the gm h gi n i tl hosptt il to undergo mother opi rition as i rt suit of h r hip njnrt last summer explained the increase for passenger cars ranges from 1 to 6 for com mercial vehicles the increase varies between 3 and 188 50 there is no increase this year in drivers licenses thev remain at 2 with 1 of this going to the un satisfied judgment fund saturdav shopping creiwds in ac ton continue to swell as local mer chants treasure chest draws gam in popularity and the size of the pot grows arger and larger last saturday aiteriuxm some 250 people crowded around the post4if- fice before the week s lucky coupon winner was apnuunced the fortun- ite shopper mrs fred coles church street held a 10 per cent coupon and there bv won 19 50 i whin mrs coles was also able to name the merchant of the week an other 5 was added to her winnings phillip caddick missed out on the w eeklv w innings when his name there are still copies of gwen was called but no answer was clarke s halton s pages of the i heard to him goes a consolation i past for those who intend to orn me-rchandise- voucher this latest an bi i co pages of past in demand but still available mrs fred coles wins last draw of historical lore on halton count while prechnstmas sales have taken a sizable draft from the lim ited supplv of books thtse who i intend buv mg a copv of this hand- somelv bound edition are urged to contact this office before the print- sn rhoo n s td queens counsel the first in halton s pages of the past his actons history is c f leather flt bcn hea tl i i i institutes countv schtxils and lib- land the local solicitors name ra and halton residents in all was announced in the awards list corners of the countv the cloth- next saturdav s treasure chest value has climbed up to j40 a so per cent coupon holder could win as null h as 125 this week bound gold stamped tdition is packed with little known facts am using tales and sctyes of sketches about the people and places that give this countv its pnmeer char- actt r actons athletes excel at meets athlet s from acton s y made gtxid marks for the mselves in recent sport t vents at hamilton and kit chener in thi innual n w ears day road race at hamilton ed mcllugh ind wilson allonbv finish d 17th and 21st rt speetivelv in a pack of 35 runnt rs intend in thi 10mile cfleatherland is actons first qf e 11 itnl or luantd to illustrate the jfrth out of a field of 31 it liaon ci cs inf- m uidtd in th book w h ch first long distance run for uccm ovwuiuvsi flrs rln nlts f mis clarke s text is companion- i inor ivent in thi junior three- d w th rt productions of ijnn oldmili run bruci andrews finished platis 16th whik bob allonbv came in was tha bruce pheitos luii ilravins and find queens honors list has local interest actons junior j entr skating skirmish broke out t one stage a into shape with a busv exhibition disputed acton goal led to protects tour before the league schedule j j h starts next week have pressed two wins in four games to set up opti mistic predictions of how thev 11 fare in the seasons competition i kt iv f w vctorii ii thi list of tltt quit n s w ho iw y n ad jack marshall was beaten einlv once eail in the first while the goal get ting was credited to 11 marshall arbio shannon 2 ansl foeuitt in the sesctmd period of the game a fight broke out that involved most plavers and a couple eif spectatnrs one burlington plaver was badlv eut em the nose whin hi was slash hamilton inmated the scoring but ed bv an acton stick arena outscored hamlton 74 over tss ltm s r p jhf yh the nr j jt 1m at f n flftm spur weir games winning to null ahead and tcmprariiv period hen shannon andfootitt hospital his father dr w s the locals soon took saved the locals from a blanking plowes one of the charter meiritfers ct n fn nds wn pi note that hi iding the list of ont inns in w qui t n s counsel in noumtd moidav wis charts ii th ilnni of cton he- is thi first mm from cton to reciivi th s honor ind citin ns ire not onlv de- hchtid with the pers nil hon r atioided m i eatherland but the ii nor it br ngs to thr town mr li itherjand has practiced law in vtem sintt 1w7 h wis for number of vears tovn clerk and irticles in this niwspaper inav be obtained c pie ap i ce t a rt t n w ightift in m itch in at 5 00 k teht ii r sponsored b n can- b c ntactiog this mwspip ndiai mite ur athletic i nmn bill r tht bimik is published bv hills mikinnon at new light weight printing and publishing co ltd nowci iiwrd fur th pi e ss hi also wem th 1 jht weight chin t nship cton s man municipil ixkik s for s uth western ontario amoni resume the towns business this the compi ting y clubs week tenight tht schxl board and w uht lfter mrkuin n has beti pubic itihtus c ommivs n c n in tr i mug about trini months ha vine and next menrta night is recemt a iold mdal for h prow- council s inaugural nutting for 156 ess at kitrhene r score should have been tied frida nighritiere ted footitt wavne arbtc and ron hilswn each with two notches led acton in the w 74 thumping of hamilnvn beb tueda mght te locau dropped coon the 3ln acloac 9s decision to georgetown hamilton mtitxt friday night the hosts in acton honors recalled that the grandfatht r of ene evf the recipients is burusd in thi ctmtterv here dr iiwrence pliwei torontobtitn consultant vrthopidc surgeein aid surgionin chii f it luton tnd dunstable- hevs pilal in england was madn a com- mindtr of the british empire ar s tieismer and liter municipal solic- ns 9 m itor s his law pracire gi w he feiunri it necesarv ti n 1 nqiush some of these dutiis but never has he relinquished interest in this tow n h is a past waste r of walker lodge f and a m has served over 300 members participate in 36 y clubs report indicates in his report to the board of direc- pm uieu- games winning over and losing to the same two opponents losing 62 to georgetown and winning 51 over hamilton intuesday nights contest in monday night of last week oeotgetown r fast game attended squaring off with the same team toy hew fans bill shannon fired tour acton handed a 5i icinj to hamif- nine 30 nine to 11 20 12 to 14 in both officiallv and helpfiulv in the tors of the ymca and to the ex- the girls and women s groups there dr pltwes look three degrees iys mens club in st albans ecutive of the ys mens club on arv 30 urtder nine 2s nine to 11 19 from the universatv of toronto his church and whenvir his help was wednesday evening the general 12 to 14 10 15 to 17 and 40 over 18 brother dr burn plewes is chit f needed for communitv betterment secretary of the y bb bravshaw included uvhc 36 groups report- iuji nu to pull threaten charge again and hamilton faded georgetown out skated and outshot i of the toronto eiut medicat as- 0 i acton pucksters in this 62 de- i social ion which founded the hos- j pital is still on the staff regular schedule for this league which includes acton hamilton to lead the loser play was held ton in a joust peppered with tem- georgetown and eltnlra is expected up in tne third frame when a light pers and roughness net minder to be drafted this wee students were back to school on tuesday after a rather short christ mas vacation this year ment of his appointment was made groups in the y is almost double club boxing checkers radio wood- rrianv citizens called at the home on that of last ear there are 36 clas- working art and modelling clubs mill street east and extended con- ses and clubs a decided increase the gym classes day camp and gra- gratulatlons personally it was a over last years total of 19 enrol- iy clubs for the young member for spontaneous manifestation of the j ment in all these groupsis 647 adults there are track club slim and total membership is 305 highest wrim class basketball soed model group is that of 120 young men 15 railway leaders fellowship bowl- to 17 followed by 65 in the over ib ing badminton choir camera club group there are 50 boys under body builders and gym class esteem in which haltons newest queens counsel u held the hon or was ope that was deservedly awarded i5s5yt k