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7 thursday february 2nd 1056 the acton free press acton ontario page thbbb sparks doug manning mannings w j r if r t vi i r e0 rtl el if you have an eye for a bargain read the want ads name officials set payments at inauguralof erin twp council mrs h f holmes p ofwa krin township council members were sworn in their set remunera tion and named officials at their first meeting of the year in hills- hnrgh nn monday january 9 after st altons w a held their jan uary meeting at the home of mrs h f holmes final plans were made for the girls auxiliary moth er and daughter dinner which the ladies are catering to early in february rev e h jones took the chair for election of officers the meeting closed with prayer the hostess served lunch and a social half hour was enjoyed over the tea ciups officers are president mrs h f holmes vicepresident mrsc nel- les treasurer mrs wm denny re cording secretary mrs j creasey corresponding secretary mrs h dolphin living message mrs b bayliss dorcas secretary mrs b bayliss assistant mrs f kingsmill little helpers secretary mrs e h jones signing the declaration of office those who took their seats were harold l griffin the reeve george c wallace deputyreeve robert- a rowan roy ferguson and r m barden councillors mr wallace who had been previously svorn in was absent oh account of illness rev george e wilson opened the session with prayer it was decided the clerk would receive 700 for the year the asses sor 1000 plus is per cent of all dog taxes collected auditors 350 relief officer 200 weed inspector 25 school attendance officer 3 per trip selectors of jurors 12 members of council 5 per day while in session and 10 cents per mile one way the rent of the room for meetings was set at 6 george bryan was named clerk other appointments made included elmer mckinnon as assessor and relief officer morrison sancterspn and johnston of orangeville as auditors harvey dearing as truant officer r b hungerford- as solici tor i 1 the bylaw to borrow 50000 with interest of 4 per cent to meet cur rent expenditures was passed goldwin burt was appointed a delegate to represent erin township at meetings of the grand valley conservation authority statutory grant on road expendi- tures or 4943806 was to be applied for this was the total amount spent on roads in erin township during 1955 council decided to join the good roads association and the associa tion of rural municipalities and memberships of 10 were forwarded the treasurers bond to the amount of 15000 was renewed urban board meeting three towns shape natural gas policy continued from page onej laws and let the fuel board choose the right company at the bearing of the certificate of public conven ience and necessity in the lepgthy discussion that followed the reading of the letter georgetowns mayor jack arm strong and acton reeve j har- grave said that they should let the fuel board decide on the right company and that all three towns should give the third reading to both bylaws mr armstrong ex plained that the fuel board would investigate the stability of both companies and would be in a bet ter position to decide on the win ner mayor e tyler of acton asked sceptically if the fuel board would grant the certificate to bothcomp- arites and throw- it- back in the laps of the three towns it was agreed that that could happen but mrr hargrave of acton said that the anthony las company jiad given save 26c i h s holden optometrist eyes examined v glasses fitted 7 douglas st guelph apple juice save 24c iga choice cornet save 8c queensway pearss save 17c regular kleenex save 16c clarks cond sf 1 1 d tomato or uur vegetable save 3c iga deluxe vacuum packed save-lc- lga doghouse dog food save 15c iga fancy apple sauce save 20c westinghouse 25 40 or 60 watt cje4 light bulbs 20 oz tins 8forl 15 oz tins 8forl pkgs 6forl 10 oz tins 11 for 1 tin 1 ins- 12 for 1 15 oz tins 10 for 1 6 for 1 15 oz tins- save 15c peas save lie pr em save 15c cudney peaches 2ks save 8c clover leaf 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wyndham st guelph ont ation that they had an adequate supply of gas and the fuel board would clarify this before granting them a certificate mayor armstrong indicated that an amendment should be placed in the bylaw of united suburban gas saying that if they got the franchise they would buy the local anthony companys gas but clerk mcgcachie said that their bylaw terms -were- passed by the fuehj board and that such an amendment would necessitate another fuel board hearing then said mr armstrong we should make a sep arate agreement with the united suburban company stipulating this a seynuck speaker permission was granted a sey nnck to speak for the anthony gas company and he reviewed the hearing before the fuel board for approval of the terms in their by law he pointed out that his com pany had agreed before the fuel board to give the consumer 85 feet of free line from the gas main to the consumers house with no charge to the consumer while the united suburban gas company had promised only to lay a free line to the street line be said mr armstrong of georgetown questioned this he- asked if this was 85 feet from the gas main which would be at one side of the street or whether it was 85 feet from the centre of the street mr seynuck in troduced an associate of his from texas mr wesson who had ap peared at the hearing thursday and he explained that the 85 feet would average itself out after continued questioning from mr armstrong he admitted that the company would lay 85 feet of free service line from the centre of the street as well as tercet inr a meter with no serico eharpc in each consumers homo mr seynuck rose again to plead with the board to let his company have the franchise he mentioned that he had two companies p him and told the board that they shouldnt doubt his statements thnt he hart the pas as he hart enough i to supply the three towns last fall j he also pointed out that if his rum t pany ent the franchise and could j nut supply enoueh gas ho roulrl buy i it from the consumers gas com- pany ur if he had too much has to i supply lo the three iuwis that the i consumers gas company would buy any excess that ho had i am lure tn help these three towns he stated- and mice again indicated the necessity of thorn buying local as instead if uas from outside places mr seynuck handed nut a rate schedule- rnnpnred by mr wesson which he intended to show to tho fuel- board the urban board members agreed that the rates shown were very reasonable but asked u thev we t iw mr pr vows seynuck assured them that he would not go bankrupt if that was what they meant would prefer local ou mr tyler speaking for acton assured mr seynuck that if he could show the fuel board that he could adcqately supply the three towns that acton would certainly prefer the local gas we are interested in gas said mr tyler and if you can supply it that is all we want tb know james ruddick rose to answer an other query concerning the 85 feet of free service line for each con sumer he mentioned thnt his com pany was providing this free but at the hearing in milton for the united suburban company that company wouldnt give any free service line past the street line at that time said mr ruddick the fuel board spent an hour or more discussing the matte the urban board no definite jndicsjthe anthony gtas company the day- before the meeting had told the fuel board of their intentions the fuel board didnt seem interested mr tyler cancernedlest the un ited suburban company would take unfair advantage of the anthony company and would apply for their certificate of the local company asked mr seynuck if he was pre pared immediately after his bylaw received the third readirutrti apply for his certificate to this miyrud dick replied yes that he would be ready immediately afterward to do the necessary advertising and apply for his certificate mr ruddick also asked that if the bylaws of both companies re ceived their third reading would the urban board put a stipulation in the united suburban bylaw thit they buy the local gas the board assured him that something along that line would be done as they were in favor of the local gas being used third reading february 6 following the departure of the anthony gas representatives the board members wondered whether mr seynuck would have his fran chise agreement ready for the third reading on monday they made a motion after much dis cussion that the third reading of the bylaw for both companies would be held over in each coun cil until monday february 6 1956 although mr evans solicitor for the united suburban company had asked that they give him the third reading immediately the reason for ro w ti o dropjn anytime for coffee i bowl for health and enjoyment its funn too whether its league play or with your family or friends open bowling fridays and saturdays acton bowling lames phone 697 10 main st this he had explained at tin board meeting was because h to hurry if his company was to ket the necessary gas contract signed before their lease on the contract expired and bocause there was a shortage of steel pipe mr evans and mr seynuck were to he notified by the clerk immed iately that the third reading would not be given at mondays meeting of the throe councils mayor tyler asked what could be done about ho loose docs ruaminfi around the three towns tmost of tho board members seemrdto auree that somethrmn should be done soon mayor ivuvn if miltori explain ed the situation mtliit town lie reviewed that an ajireement had been reached between the town and the oakvillo trafalgar humane society of which ho is a board motrfber and ulai a dm catcher ramc to milton at the call of the r1 rk or the police he explained that the town paid an hourly wage si k plus mileage for every trip made by the dot catcher he re- ported that one day the dog catch er had caught five dogs humane society here mayor armstrong of georgetown salcf that he had been talking hurb merry v icepresident organization who had said that they would cooperate with georgetown or else work towar the establish- in ebenezer church white shasta chrysanthemums decorated ebenezer united church for the wedding of miss donna marilyn frank daughter of mr and mrs andrew w frank campbell- ville to dr thomas j pridham son of mr and mrs roy j pridham mitchell rev w a young per formed the ceremony in whick the bride was given in marriage by her father for her wedding the bride wore a floor length gown of white gar denia faille taffeta the bodice was topped with a peter pan collar em broidered with motherofpearl and sequins the- sleeves of her dress were threequarter length and for a headpiece she wore a small satin irap embroidered in motherofpearl and sequins from which fell afjn tip v il bou was ol red appiness roses stephanotis and ivy miss helen brown cousin of the bride of listowel was maid of honor in a gown of red velvet the bodice had a vneckline and three- quarter length sleeves for a bou quet she carried white carnations centred with red sweetheart rosea her headpiece was of red feathers to match her dres3 willjam gate mitehell was best man ushers were murray bender listowel and dr william davis gait james f evans georgetown was soloist singing ill walk beside you accompanied by mrs james f evans a reception for 100 guests was held in the church parlor which was decorated with white baby chrys anthemums centering the brides table was a threetiered wedding cake trimmed with white rose buds the brides mother received in a dress of rust wool craft with ivory accessories and a corsage of lestra hibbard roses mother of the jgroomworc a gown of navy blue with pale blue acces- sories and her corsage was of pink sweetheart roses for her travelling costume the bride wore a como blue knitted suit with black accessories and a blue cashmere coat the couple will reside in st marys the groom is a veterinar ian outoftown guests at the wedding were from fergus listowel kit- last i chener rockwood guelph kil- had bride georgetown puslinch acton st catharines moffat ariss to ronto barrio staynor stratford ful lei ton mitchell agincourt and gait doublering service in emmanuel church ment of a humane society there mr pearen said that the organizat ion would extend fhein services to the throe towns if necessary and perhaps purchase another truck mr armstrong suggested that a north halion humane society could be established and serve the three towns in the same manner as is being carried on in oakville the secretary was instructed to write a letter to the oakville trafalgar humane society asking them have a representative at the urban board meeting yellow and white chrysanthe mums decorated fniinanuel baptist church for the marriage of gloria mae hi istow and kalph william mm ton satin dav afternoon january u hev i f snyder officiated at the double i iiitj ceremony the bride is the daughter of mr and mrs albert john bristow of milton and the crocun is the son of mr and mrs george morton of mil ton miss atadelotne zimmerman play ed wedding music and accompanied the brides uncle victor bristow acton when ho sang i iove vou truly before the wedding procession and because during tho signing of the register tho bride who was given in mar riage by her father wort- a mist- i white waltz length gown of chain- j tilly type lace and tulle the strap- of the rxidice was of lace and swathed in finely pleated tulle the bouf fant skirt was scalloped in a rcding- jiui effeet revealing the undersktot of knife pleated tulle the bolero of lace featured long sleeves form ing points over the hands offset with buttons tothe scalloped collar she wore a cape studded with pearl typo sequins holding her fingertip vuil of tulle illusion her bouquet was of american beauty roses the brides two attendants mrs john strba of milton the matron of honor and mrs vincent mallon of whitby the bridesmaid ton identical ballerina length gowns next mrs strba wore a kelly green gown with ju to acton taxi now under new name dunny s taxi 24 hour service phone 260 office at same location vvim i matching feather headdress the next meeting will be held in and carried yellow carnations mrs mallons gown was of shrimp shade and her flowers were white frank sisson of milton was groomsman ushering were donald i bristow brother of the bride and i james morton brother of the groom another step to implement amend- f the marriage the mil- ed ontario legislation on cemeteries w j for re was announced todav by health j f a b sh minister phillips who released nam- ac 5 -m- es of menbers of a new cemeteries 5 lion advisory board toronto whtby grassies shel- stuart a flavelle of lindsav is burnp and campbellvdle about 100 acton- on february 21 cemeteries advisory board is named chairman other members are james n court right of toronto and george c burt of hillsburgh this board will deal with all problems enjoyed dinner the brides mother received wear ing a gown of charcoal grey crystal- ette with red and black accessories h j her corsage was of rose carnations having to do with cemeteries and l 11 will work in close association with i th kroom s mother chose for the the minister of health through tho i p blue gown with health departments division of i bia and a corsage of sanitary engineering which amin- j p rnattons istere the cemeteries act i jhj j nd b j5 jl appbiftrtrntrwotrviot of cemeteries working with the bri t i 2 n n ciu ir t i rt and black accessories a greylcid division of sanitary engineering j was made sometime ago tnei s and carnation corsage men in the field now are r j md- t aro making their home m alister of richmond hill and w j i m snell of chaworfh ntw chcrch vo damage i tr rtvieres que icpi arbor field sask cp j a neu- bell weighing approximately herb hueser locked his sheep in a has been installed in the shed after covotes had killed four s theatre dame des geese when he opened the door of the sheep shed he found that a coy ote had been penned in with the j sheep all night they were unhurt and he shot the intruder slptailegrasse tour lady of the seven sorrows church here people buy the free press to read and read the free press to buy v v frtt tivf jr ratilr