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ie- pao fo t the acton free press acton ontario tuimsday march 13th ibm fr omtuary native of england lived here 3 years a native of enrland nnff u resid ent of acton for 38 years walter footitt passed away suddenly at his home 87 crescent st on wed nesday march 7 he had beco in failing health for some months born in england aurust 15 1886 a son of the late john edward footitt and elixtt geeson mr foot- itt came to canada in 1913 for about six years he resided in gait coming to acton he has been machinist with beiirdmdre und co during his 36 years residence lien- he was well known in the coni- mukity nnd hits irrniiy friends here who mourn with his wife und fam ily his rmssinr surviving to revere his iiicnury besides his wife lhc former mnudc witlltminksi he leaves three sons and one dnughtcr they rr cotincillor edward footitt of ac ton georke of toronto robert of georgetown und dorothy mrs yeman kirby of georgetown he was a member of st albuns church und the service saturday afternoon was conducted by his rector rev evnn jones many friends attended the service to ex tend sympathy und esteem a wealth of floral tributes nso bore testimony of the high- regard in which he was held interment was in fuirview cem etery the pallbearers were thos ware bert ware bob turner lynn smith bill knight and bill mnddox emergency ruling by council to bring all dogs in town under quick control fconrinuect from pap responsible council thul the recorded proceed- ings of a council mcetiui utes provided they paid for the ex i pense of having them typed up passed u motion that it continues here clerk mctieachie reminded to hold the company for the bill ww a qiiouition of repairs to the not minutes until they were up town plow along with a quotation proved as sucli at u- subsequent on u new ulow for 650 was turn- meeting ed over to the road committee lwsi dp the act the clerjk also rend copy of the dont think theres mvylliim ontario fuel botfrd order granting t act that says you cant havi mm t dramatizedsi6ry at knox cgit meeting 3bituabv james edward massey former butcher here funeral services were held on tuesday february 28 1956 for lames edward massey ml mam st who died in his 48h year lit tin- nora francis henderson hospital on february 25 mr massey the husband of olive kennedy nnd father of dorothy mrs beverley evesi of glen wil liams eileen and peter was tin- son of mrs j mnssey nnd the lau- jonas massey of acton he also leaves one grandson brian eves sisters anne mrs william kaley of burrie and leni mrs robert emmersoni of acton and a broth er albert of acton mr mssty wje born m aprtt 1909 in braeebridke and lived in acton in his earlier years llt- worked as u delivery imv in a but cher shop in acton uul after ins marriage he uegiin his own but cher business poor health forced him to give up the business in 1950 nnd he moved to milton where he was employed in two butcher shops he ulso worked at u mihon factory the funeral was held tin fchru- ary 2b from the mckersie and thatcher funeral home milton willi rev e orshorn conductmg the service interment was in ac ton cemetery the pallbearers were messrs marshall neilsou ross pearen harold wilson stanley rnndell lames van norman and ted joukcma obituary burial here of mrs nora cutting nora lavlna cutting widow of the late william cutting passed away on wednesday march 7 at the kitchcncrwaterloo hospital she was born in new york state december is 1688 and for over 45 years was a resident of ac ton coming here in 1904 for the post five years she has resided at rr 4 bright ont she was a daughter of the late alpheris norcott and was married at niagara falls march 12 1896 four- daughters remain to revere her memory cora mrs walter buuerv texas sarah mrs w fbyfer cleveland ohio doris mrs w howling bright ont mrs cutting was a member of the baptist church and rev r costerus conducted the funeral service on march 9 at the rumlcy funeral home interment w fjurview cemetery acton in obituary life long resident miss a elliott dies lifelong resident of acton and district miss alice henrietta ex- liott passed away on tuesday march 6 at her home 56 church st a daughter of the late thomas elliott and frances mckeown pio neers of this district she was bprn in esqucsing township june 13 1881 for 36 years she has resided in acton and until recently was a practical nurse in this community surviving are a brother david acton and two sisters letitta mrs john mcduw rr 3 erin a ada mrs frank wruxglesworth of erin miss elliott was a member of the united church and the funeral ser vice was conducted by her min ister rev g adams at the rum ley funeral home on thursday march 8 many friends gathered io pay tribute and fldaal offerings expressed sympathy and esteem interment was in fairview cem etery acton pallbearers were lome mull in ted mcdowell roy mcdowell stan norton pat mc- cristall and george oadds flower bearers were charles mckeown and elliott mcdowell tmrmir the natural gas certificate of pub lie convenience and necessity to the undent suburban gas co itl council vnciorsed a resolution from new toronto petitioning for an iiicreiic of the old age pension from 40 to- k5 per month also endorsed a motion from the town oftstrnrhrny which sought ex tens trittof mamnium proviifeial giant payments to municipalities uiuur 5000 population council heard the february pol ice report also noted two indigent patient requests one had been turned down and the other accept- ed one case wis discussed ul length o chain far the mayor jt was rimuted the company which supplied transit pih- to the town was to send a representative here after recent pipe breaks were rcmirted to the company council ordered filed u letter from n recalni company sccktiik to sell n awyiifv-dmiin- of office- tr the town members learned that the case of jessie mcgregor vs the town of acton was closed miss mcgregor had filed suit for damuges ag ainst the towns insurance comp any follownik a fall on a ittcnl side walk several years ago the court had dismissed the action tl was rciiorted clerk mrfieachii reveuled thiit george sim it 1354 s warren grove sewer contractor is suing the town for s150k claimed still owing his eomkiny the road committee was asked to look into a reeommondatioii ttv the p u c that iiittrc slnet lighting is needed in cirtiin areis of town council kissed a planning tuird recoiiimcimuitum winch in efftci would restrict depth of futun- fomiiiereuil biiiuings on the g i c- 1 i lea commercial ione to fill fiet the recommcndcilion also allows foj a riat stuvitici r 14twmee ttl nniforni parking spare in front 21300 road cost for stt council discusstd liiriil roid sub sul allmvttr limited ir maii- terancc and new construct ion t- sltiimm riovvivi a bylaw a- pjisstnl petit loiiim for sulksutv ii propositi i pcnditures of s2ilhml ciintart will lie tnil with itu- ntv of kitrlicner iftr cuiicil ai- reed to hwik into the possibility of purchasini i used gartiage truck t rplace the towns pitsent truck members discussed the work sheets also considered earlier street grading and oiling this spring careful maintenance of the benrdmore nnd co lane into the crescent was urged since this en- tryway is now lieing used ils a public throurlifare during con- j struction of the new maria street bridge drainage difficulties at this time of year cerc also discussed- councillor c lindsay urged an other letter be sent to stan hall mpp rerording stocking of fairy lake with fish councillor footitt noted that the acton citizens band wished to use the park june 23 for a band tattoo a matter of minnies councillor cook asked if it wero possible for all members of council to be supplied with a copy of the minutes after each meeting here mayor tyler related how he hud learned councillor cook had re quested a copy of recent minuter and had been in the town offirjc when an office employee was typ- inr out the copy the mayor had ordered the work stopped councillor cook repeated his re- quest for a copy of the minutes mayor tyler further explained j that the office staff was hard j pressed to do all the work it did nnd added nc didnt feel this tvpe j of extra work- was proper unless j authorized by council councillor cook said it was strange that one carbon copy couldnt be made at the time the minutes were typed up the moyor injected that he had understood councillor cook order ed copies of the minutes for all councillors j this was denied by councillor cook who said he had asked if copies could be made for all coun cillors councillor lindsay said anyone was entitled to a copy of the inin- the cc31t of knox cliuivh met monday evening maruaiejl armstronk was acting president and kin n a mekachern was inline i secretary fur the evening carbon copy of the minutes conn- j n wa decided not to have a cihor kootatt remarked nurlinij next week margaret arm- councillor brunelle suggtrsted j strong took the first chupter f the mission study and with the ussist- l lint if coiiitcilloi cook wanted a copy of each minutes or his own j ame of- norma sinclair sliaroli laervuis and betty lemon ojruni- i atixett the story of yal the niv- alio boy margaret armstrong conducted the worship servcle jnne anil catherine mcphedran rend the j story of u canadian indian of to- day skaks to his people marilyn lemon read the scripture wotty lemon dedicated the offering jane mcphedrun lei the group in tfum- es lise he should ik- able to get tliein providid it tausel no extra tum or uxtiense i the office councillor bartieau stiggested the act dealing with tins matter oil niuuiles hi- looketl up and coun cil abide by it this was tikinetl to councillor burbtuu related there was some concern that a vote on the parks commission should be held up a full year the enthus iasm of the town groups to take over the pwirk and improve it might cool off in that time he wild several councillors agreed that the 25 or 4m cost of a separate vote on the question was hardly worth a years work on the park unanimous approval was given fo- conditinnnl upprovul to setting tip byeleetion vote as soon us invi sible for creation of a parks com mission here before council adjourned a dis cussion was started by reeve j hargrove on what is being done with timber uiken from trie oldi tlu guests from burlington nel haltori firemen receive praise members of the halton county i mutual kire aid services received praise for their cooperative work when they were entertuined ill a ikiiutuet by the hamilton ijiach j volunteer kire department on monday maria st bridge campbeuviltf mission band places special emphasis on third commandment the miirrri meeting of the grace mission blind was held in the sunday schtwil room on suturday aflernihin witli the president jan et mitchell presiding following j the singing ol a hymn the devot- t ions were hehh with anne bauleh and fern rimishow in charge i the bdile study the first three t cimiimandinents wis taken by mrs greenlees tlu members revjewed the first and second and putted a special eniphusis i the third com mandment j margaret mrphail gave the sec retarys rtprl anil the financial report was given by mrs crcen- i lees a birthday song was sung for susan martin and jean ella the offering was received and dedic ated with the hymn we give- thee but thine own margaret bliiek gave a reading and lucvanm jeffares favored with a piano solo the roll call wits answered by 27 members mrs greenlees was in charge of the junior study book entitled bright pathways mrs roy purker took charge of the primary group with the study book the singing sec ret a short work period followed and all joined in saying grace lunch was served by jean ella and gwen walker united cgit girls mix cookies tuesday tuesday the united church cgi t held its memting in the sunday school room mrs r brayshaw conducted the games and the wor ship miss boyes tuld of the northwest indians the cookies were mixed to fill the orders which the girls took after closing with taps the girls delivered their cookies son bronte oakvillc georgetown acton trafalgar and milton at the banquet in the beach brigade club i house were welcomed by fire chief dun hazcll william leeming vicechairmmi of the burlington beach commission praised the i halton group for the fine cu-nperu- tjve spirit and goodwill that jioes into the making of their mutual agreement whereby each commun ity department hcjs each oilier j in cases of emergency i following the meeting a social halfhour was enjoyid j acton high school news march continues so does snow martlt riihliiiiiis ti m1 up iitnlu itriid ftn uinli v ucatlnry after tdihhk nut ciirt ptivrlv sprihk- ukf tt wirk i ul startiu witlr kri da instil mmu uniktd lttr ly sattiiftay i sunshine spread around itl in 1m- oilivfl by hiu luu ninh v intls tn sunday tiui iihui snuvt this wirk still inoit- snow piles in np f cvrv hal surfae- hoads tn tnwii ami nil uf tivn alternately tliau iiik ii thm packing with sihiw irit sftniii aam remiiin iaiui us arkl atiuiiini first day f spring is mxt wed- riesdav leuvr it r nut highway accidents east of here monday felippery i prtlv blara- very sorry thire has been ni news last week hut there was rio news to lie found in the school as if there ever was any then have ticen two sipiare dances tlus past while one on the ninth of maicli and the oilier on the second both were very well attended ind everyone ha i a good time it isalhiut nine for some bowl ing news in the high school mtwllii league alley clowns arc well out ill front with lrcv cuts muckeis and huvvkeyes following ill that order gavle llulford holds the high averuge unit triple with 210 and 7115 joy peals 3tk single has yet to he beaten the male por- tionf tlte letgue has george- oakes a triple record holder with high avcmijc of 175 triple im and single mh the team standings for kvhru- ury 2i are alley clowns 7t4 crew cuts 6a muckers u and huwkeyes 49 s personals mr and mrs jack reid arc hol idaying in florida mr and mrs it r arnodd and mr e k burr are on a holiday trip to daytiina beach florida mr and mrs l r mccill helen jim ami kay of owen sound spent sunday with mr mid mrs c w mason i mrs win balleiilinc riidesented acton womens institute nt the halton county folk school we regret her name was omitted from the report nf those attindini last week mrs hector iainliert and mrs c maplesden altcnttetl the teach ers idlege musical evening in toronto on ki ulay miw nancy lamlxrt wis a metntier f the eholr friends ill lie son v to hear that mrs ada franklin liol the misfortune to fall on sunday at the liome of her daughter and nn-iii- law mr and mrs 1 a morris st catharines she suffend a tiroken arm fractured shoulder tirnises and shock md is now a patient in st catharines general- hospital all wish her a prompt recovery iast sctodtilcd square dance of the season was held by the acton club in st milans parish hall fpir day night however one more ct- rngetlur in the hall may be held in april to wind up the seasons squar es survey county hospital needs continued front iage onei sponsored by reeves robert mae- shall and archie service asking the engaging of the eonsitluints be laid over until the june meeting was defended council then unanimously en- dorso a motion of ivulv reeve rath to advise the co to give till the assistance he can to the milton hospital board 1 eurr heartily endorse thirl mo- lon iteeve shannon concluded outline of krrvlerit in tlievcoiiunmiiication to council the rmnoi ague w cniig and iv-ek- llani outlined the following services analysis of hospital needs of the county as a whole recommenda tions respecting the number of- litis- j dlliila aliuul h e id in th iiem fevv yeais and the number of j bod- which would be advisable j long tang- program of hospital de- j velopitieiit within the county re port i ul i llie coiisidoritlioii of the present effect of llllc- tvoss co- opiat ive and other hospital cover age on hospital requirements the likely development of a provincial hospilulijation plan ami ila effect on hospital un em nls the flitn has conducted surveys in the piiivuices of new brunswick newfotuidhtnd the city of humil- f ton and for many oilier individual llospiiads in the country in 139 there were si 700 new dwelling units completed in can- uda in 1s55 there were 127552 completed across the nation easter treats eastertlme is a time for oeiicious candy assorted easter treats or chocolates boxd by page and shaw moirs neusons watson phone 14 acton x owners in view of t pre of rabies in some secti of ontario local hog owners are asked to keep their dogs tied up until further notice arrangements are beinn made in this irea to ohlain the tervic- ei of the oakvillc and district humane society for further dog control a free clinic under the supervision of the department of agriculture health f animals division will be ml up in the town hall from 10 am to 9 pm dogs will be vaccinated wednesday march 21 s by veterinarians- on a voluntary basits but should be brought restrained by a leash or collar e tyler mayor ed by district police as the cause of two accidents east of acton on no 7 highway this monday cars driven by gordon evans and lonzo thornton both of limehouse were involved in a rearend colli sion when the kvans car was mak- mg a left turn at the 4th line total damage was estimated at 300 j near wards kd wards ended up on its roof when it hit the ditch and rolled over limage to the car was over 300 silver creek shortly after- a car driven by beverley when first introduced 10 years ago family allowance payments cost just over s3q0 million annual ly the cost estimate for the com ing year is 3992 million orimt strain rr i armlllofl markers monuaaemts cemetery lettering quotations by appointment phone milton tr 86522 mackenzie news v four factors stand out in any btilding job its as simple as this 1 estimation owsjob 2 consideration your job 3 obligation our job 4 realization completed job and satisfaction soon to be announced is the opening of acton legion branchs new wing watch for the date and turn out to enjoy the big o donee to celebrate the opening of our new food plant this month we are offering some terrific bargains in home freezers 6 cu ft wettinghouse upright freezer 25900 15 cu ft chest type freezers 39900 attention farmers special prices for balance of march on larger size treej- ers for the r farm dont miss this opportunity j the famous food plan is no etra cost special offers chambers available at with above oil harold skiujng acton 543 chambers food club this weekend only moneysaving specials 4- candy dept high quality chocolates assorted flavors regular 79c lb wkkkknu kale 29c lb jumho hkdskin peanuts regular 4 lb special 25c lb notion dept modess sanitary pads regular 40c special 35c coates thread 200 yds black or white regular 19c special 15c hosiery dept your favorite nylons substandard line special price of 69c pair now seduced toiit paibt childrens ankle socks assorted stripes regular 25c pair special 15c pair boys wear dept boys cotton pullover sweaters regular 149 sale price 98c mens wear dept boxer shorts pure nylon regu la r 250 value 7r larger sizes only mens wool work socks regular 69c special ee toiletries and drug dept coioatk tooth paste with jjardol regular 33c special 5e tube kleenex kirular or chubtsy kegular 20c 15c toys and games dept jig saw puzzles t assorted canadian scenes regular 59c special sfe dolls por easter gifts all keddced 1 childrens wear dept training panties sizes 2 to 6 years 13c paib childrens flannel shihts sizes 2 to ox regular 96c special 77c hardware dept 100o hour 60 watt frosted light bulbs special 15c each nugget shoe polish special z for zsc aero liquid norub rloor wax regular 43c special xsc stationery dipt writing pads not s a jumbo pad with 100 extra sheets x9c envelopes j- linen finish z kg8 e y jewellery dept nkw spring costume jewellery now on sale siecial ghou1 of clearing lines priced tu 129 kale pmick se lee sse eta r ladies wear dept white short su5eve blouses special i7e ladies new spring hats for easter have ofp v 6iassware dept crystal glass tumblers special fob v chinaware dept l fancy decorated cups and saucers special zsc dry goods dept colorkd striped towels- havy quality 21x3s regular 89c special tse ikcecixms regulative sp r rexolium mats 18 xm assorted desigzu regular 31c special isc 1570 rdltorame 13 w offer our apologies foe any irxonvenience which oor continuing mi altera tion may cause 0u store is bursting with new spring merchandise which w art rapidly getting on display through oir association with a firm whicfi is the largest and most c in its field in canada yew are assured off tha best valves and highest quality passible at all time at hintons yew will find tha largest and most complete as of variety store etar ui a v vlt iedsslai w4j rjii