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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 19, 1956, p. 4

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page four j the acton hree press acton ontario thursday april 10th lm ratkvf1tsskwksatr n jt t cfi it united church cgit met in ue sunday school room on tuesday the meeting opened with the pur- pose mrs brayshaw conducted the games alvenavhui diane dedels and karen damm led in the wor ship service miss boyes took a picture of the spoup at their felt eratta thc regular meetink of the cg it of knaspresbyterian churchy was held in the sunday school room of the church mrs davidson led n worshlpsctvios and rend an indian version of the b3rd ksam and a legend of the rockies ruth spielvogit secretary rend the min utes and rol call the group made plaits for their mother and dnukhter banquet mrs kirkness showed the jjirls more about raffia work and the rirls en joyed n work session doing their raffia work governor general ns cnib home oper the years old dream of the blind and the sighted was official ly realized monday when gover norgeneral massey snipped a 15 foot ribbon in the lobby of the new 3000000 headquarters of the can adian national institute for the blind and declared the building open among the many attending the opening were g f thompson president g h riddolls secretary and h willis the treasurer r the halton county advisory board to the cnib one of the most modern build ings of its kind in the world tho national headquarters in toron to has been named bakcrirood in honor of the two men who did so much to aid the blind in can ada col e a baker the managing director nnd iewis m wood pres ident from 1918 to 1354 ijdy knmp president of the c nib who wasehairman for the ceremony in the institutes audit orium spoke of col baker as not only a great man but one of the greatest blind men in the world an international figure diocesan conference for anglican men the brotherhood of anglican churchmen arc planning a diocesan why the puc hasnt used hies conference in st catharines on revenue surpluses now providing friday salurilav jmcrsntntny april i capital expense mirapy in lower 20 21 ami 22 and anglican men in the current hydro rate commiss- this deanery are more than invited i ioner 1 stewart reminded that the they aretirged to attend the hepc sets both the buying and brotherhood movement is prorress- selling rate for local commissions ing by leaps and bounds in the discussion continued on this deanerv of flaltui and it is hoped i point involving comparative rates that this conference and the lesson milton and georgetown hep it teaches will prove to be- proverb- j c ratesetting policies and little ial snot in the arm for anglican out night draws ely local queries fconfinihrt from pane oh i much publicity but assured his nydience that senior officials if tluv town have always nnd are continu ing to promote the tnvn at every opportunity b d rochlin said the town has had many nibbles from prospect ive industry but wondered how come acton has never landed one clerk mcgeachic replied that reas ons were never aiven on why a town is turned down w woodburn suggested some program of civic education was needed to augment industrial promotion netivitvr another question asked why council had cut the tax rate this year when so much municipal work was waiting mayor tyler ex- plained that more mmey was foe- iiig spent this year on mainten ance than the town hj5 ever spent reach 900 the icaster seal campaign haa so tar ralird 900 in acton com mittee chairman walter wood- burn announced this week al though the amount is nckl as high u list years total some contrib utions are still coming in this is an annual project of the rot ary club to aid crippled child ren acton high school mews bawavfafe beardiriore trophy to be given each year for lawn bowling a question handled by member t jones informed the audience that the town board has tried repeated ly to get cooperation from ksques- fhg township board but so far has failed on matters of joint or com- j inoti interest further to plannink the chiun- referring jnt nly to new sidewalks i was to it is ccwt the anfl roadsjlerk megenchic added tow plln w lle n there is some 10000 more being his sumnu zind 0lal tnt or spent this year for maintenance iion y wi public than inst year meetings to give all citizens a subdivision policy chance to question and examine the plan it was asked if future subdivi i- ers her- should be held responsible or further school ncmmniodnl ion actons police chief cpl r mii- nd required to pjovlde offsettng j so replied to a question that ac- industrinl assessment the clerk i ton ratepayers pay for ranked said there is a motion on record first class constables for local there will be no further res- i duty- he noted it wns not always expansion idential subdivision expansion in e to get first class constables acton until industrial expansion sineeas a rule municipal work was paces present growth acton the attractive to op p officers mayor appended 4s hewing to the cpl mason urged some program suggested balance ofjsissessment ap- be devised to interest holidaying proved by the department of mun- school children at kastcr when icipal affairs j hockey is over playgrounds are a question nbout the wisdom of still not usable and the youngsters the puc mnking capital expend- ire nt large and at a loss for men in the deanery of halton the program for the conference is full and promises to be of out standing interest most of it will take place in st georges church and opens with the registration n friday evening rt rev w e bagnall dd bishop of niagara will preach at the diocesan service of witness followed by reception in the parish hall saturday starts with holy com munion in christ church west at it am with breakfast in the parish hall at has at 930 registration continues in st georges pariah hall and at loofcthc confer be- in tin c iiimil l the siinethiim to do questions concluded when cpl j mason noted that acton is almost to the population point where a fourth police officer may be added in the brief business at the be ginning of the meetink the -cham- iwr endorsed support of a petition to the federal government to move- the july 1 dominion day i clirlnv to the first mnndny injuly to stork fairy ik- sretary barbeau reortel the chamber is likely to jet 10o grown jikc and bass as well as several thousand minnows to stock fairy i ake before this years fish der- h committee named was r laeeliy f terry r ooodwin and t cook the chandwr agreed to provide meals for the voluntcr scrutineers at mondays special vote on the parks board question at the same time chairman guy urtfed his audience to get out and vote af firmative on this question a mectine was reported plan ned with retail merchants to go over the new store hours byltiw recently put into effect it goodwin reported orders for three town signs have been placed known causes which can raise or and added the ruddy sign company- lower hydro rates the clerk intim- will ndd a bonus of linhtinu cquip- ated that sometimes its a complic- ment he suggested the town might ated mystery how the jiepc nr- hook up the lights and provide i ives at schedules of rates power for these signs likely to be turning to the plnnning boird u by this summer iture out of current revenue in stead of debcnturlzlnr caused in terested comment after reference wns made to power bill increases system expansion nnd renovation it was answered thiit the reason the puc had used revenue in stead of debenture money seemed to lay in past policy clerk mcgeachic said he held ills own opinion about wltether or not this practice was a good idea b d rachlin voiced ms opinion maintaining that it was not healthy to see capital expense come out of revenue mr rachlin said it tend ed to keep the rate up and as well meant present citizens were fully paying for facilities which future citizens would enjoy practically free in later years why rate not lowered mr rachlin further wondered by nell benton the square dance which was to have been held last krlday evening i was rhunged to this veek come out and bring a friend for an even tug of good fun the boys wish to thank mr r n brown for the use of his farm diiriii physical triainine classes duririk the pjist year this privil- eee has been n help to mr drijber land the boys natural science class- es are also being held there now under the leadership of mr drij- ber i last friday 13 we were lucky enough to receive our report cards this is the second time in 1956 that they have brought sunshine into- otir homes on this date receives cuts when i car crashes rails i marraret wnllis of h young st i acton received lacerations to her rlijht arm and hand when her car crashed through giiard rails on no 21 highway about half a mile north of milton on thursday afternoon of inst week i mrs wnllis who works in mil- ton was driving north on the high way when she reached over to the glove compartment the car ac cording to investigating officer georje moore drove onto the ivunplctioii of organization of the new intelcounty 1nwn bowline league following llionnmil pro motional nictttiik in guelph on mai hi 2 look plm- at a memi held at the mtyfair iestaurnnt ac ton on thursday with representa tives in attendance- from the chilis of cjuelph rockwood georgetown milton and acton gorje perry i if hock wood was elected president and jim fleming of acton secretary treasurer each ilf llic clubs is wiinine a representa tive tn act with these two officers to ffiim the leiikiie executive the only othlr appointment was fin weaver to act as league press re- presentnlivc i final basketball game for juveniles final juvenile basketball game of the year was played in guelph wednesday evening of last week opponents in tin- toronto and dis trict mats were gall with acton losing 522t i the free presa fluffed a line in last weeks cutlinea under a pict- 1 urc of performers lastminute hur- 1 ry before the curtain rose on nothing but the truth the inijy the picture was beryl newton i right shoulder of the road when mrs wnllis tried to pull it back onto the road it spun to the left side and w thr the protect ink guard rails engagements mw2msmmjxiim i b j w laymen of halton presbytery vote to organize mervs council an estimated 400 laymen of the thorpe carlisle kilbride clarksoa halton presbytery of the united ovoksvillc frcellon strabane ab- church voted almost unanimously erfoyle h bethel as ititrf u iowvuie ziirtirfcnt ilton to proceed with tin- organization of a mens council in the presbytery representatives of united churches heard rev gorge john ston ma bd phd give the theme address christum faith in action it is the personal duty of every christian first to he enlight ened and then to shim- he chal- he noted parish hall at 1230 is a prelude to a conference session from 200 to 500 p m ahd nt 630 the conference ban quet will be served in grace church parish hall his grace the arch bishop of itupcrts luid the most rev walter f barfnot primate of all canada has graciously consent ed to be speaker at the banquet communion at k 30 in st thomas j lenged thcmen present church lieiiiiis the last day of the that others judge jesus christ by conference and after breakfast at the standards they see in those who t i a in the parish hall the final ser- 1 piofess to be christians vice matins will be held in st j the la vmen present were divided tliomai church for this service to groups for discussion periods the special speaker will be rt rev i tlll ros of which were later sum- v h wilkinson dd bishop of to- marized and discussed activity of roiito and the service will be fill- laymen advancement of christian- lowed by a farewell snack in the itv the spiritual and social side of parish hall church work and the effect of delegates aim inted to represent st alban- at this conference are as follows c hose c taylor thompson and e iisby wi euchre party christianity were among the topics i considered or johnson gave conclusions on the forum discussions which were followed by an explanation from d i phillpot on what a presbytery mens council might be r i ii su men could be organ- helci at parker hbrne 12cd to revitalize the church through j such an organization a standing mrs e nicholls was hostess to a voto followed that indicated strong womens instmitc euchre party j support for a mens council wednesday afternoon april 11 at churches represented milton the home of mrs robert parker port credit burlington george- there was a rood attendance 10 acton a velson ap- lvndwimid rrindah millgrove rhk chaul gln grove oakville palermo bronte port nelson strcetsville eden trarliar wels- icy munns sheridan and wiitcr- down each appointed representa tives to meet later ni milton for preliminary work on the urganizo- tions gorilon strain rr- 1 milton markers aa6nuaaents ctaetfiy lettering quotations by appointment phone milton tr 86522 j mr and mrs j clayton wilson hit 3 georgetown announce the ciikiigcinciil of their daughter eth el breuice to mr alfred leonard j williamson guelph the marriage to take pliico saturday may 12th in ashgrove ignited crluireh at 230 oclock b mr and his tliitin h ttrmvn of ilt isti to announce the i-iiiie- rnent of their daiiuhter barbara arm to jimcs edenr reer son of mr and mrs j m ilrcor of ac ton miiriiane to take li- on sith urdiv may 12 hi5fiit oo p m st andrews presbyterinn church f cilt ontario the welcome news wns given by not belle newton president w h rogers of the actori ijiwii bowling lull that presenta tion was assured of what will be known as the beardiiiore trophy t ko eieh year to the team with the highest standing in the league mini es as decided upon at the original meeting ui guelpti teams eligible for league games will in each case comprise 10 incmhhrs men or wo men fr 1h end games of ttotihles total team score to count in each match a win eiiiung two points n tie i- point the tain with th highest standuif at the end of the scheduled lout lies will lie awnnled the nardiiioic trophy to be held for one year james are to start nt eight clock tu assure tthicli i riiolio was puss- ed w the efftfl that if n team i not on lime it will cost a point lu the seoi- fn each 10 miiititeslnle in tin- event of ram eancellinf play the teams involved will nr- wlbi- sttbseqnent dale trefoie ttlckdity of the ensuing week psil lnipoits are to piy 2se eaeh for naiiii playetl h- sum goiiik o the duh on griiis of which the match is played kach club is to- contribute 5 lowiird exiienses in collection with the final playoff j ftillowiiik ijnimiii i iiieeiiiii tlutsi- iii ilteiidan kiosts i jim fleming 3ntprlnr drrnratiuo fo expert color scheme sugyestions superior workmanship and the latest sunworthy woterfai wallpapers call oliinl ie tttitt decorator rockwood 51 ring s of the were m ymca father son banquet thursday april 26 acton legion hall at 615 pm wwwvwwwwiwmwvwwvwww don rope kw dutchman guest speaker entertainment dinner wwwwwwwtwwwtttwwwmwwm tickets at clantmann restaurant bob rirjsdalat admission falhar and son 2 oo everyone welcome kennedys bookstore your headquarters for office supplies wallpaper paints books stationery 125 wyndhaw st guelph ont bob ridsdale tables playing the guests were re ceived by mrs parker and mrs hi- cholls assisted by her daughter mrs bean the prize winners were mrs wes mtirchtnent mrs e johhstoti mrs tyle crippsj mrs e lambrr mrs j frank and mrs f coles travelling prizes were won by t miss m sonierville and mrs roy i brown a lucky chair prjzc wis won by mrs im holmes t lunch was served and i very i pleasant afternoon spent plcwood bjillinafad churchill mel ville hxie britaruiia burnam- making plans now presents tip top tailors fine readytowear slacks with that custom tailored look 995 gaily patched jeansr novel group project the most patched up jeans in then plan with a delar who j nows how to select materials town were taken to pieces mon- j and use them to give you the day evening and 33 resulted tor the treasury of the y ladies aux iliary as a project the ladies had passed around four pair of jeans with contributors sewing bright patches over their money todreyetttsvsre tnferest to the novel scheme prizes were offered for a mystery amount and for the- patch on a certain spot on each pair lbs alt duby mrs reta dwyec mrs hazel west don wilds and pete fisher- won the wards most satisfaction call keep costs down and give you the very beat 5 year guaranteed investment 100 to 100000 insurance companies mun icipalities societies and many private investors have invested with lis wi or p e manning manager ha1tqn peel trust swims company oadcville ontario i i with all the fine fabrics fine styling jnd tailoring craftsmanship of tiis top tailors famous made-to- measure clothes acton phone 110 fridaysaturday 2 days only april 2021 rnes a m shmic im town s 6tab y0m partners j and swing on down it begins where seven brides fxsew3vbr0thei p left off how the gals won the peace with their famous last words mj more lovin till theres no more fight in htwfklf 3l gbektest qnemascop onel u mwthlaf technicolor jeanne crmn kitty kauen george nader bert iahr jimmy boyd cousin emmy the mi0wesiej1mers and for added fun clitie on duty for whom the bull toils cartoon montues apr 2j24 rjjwes dem- haawmml wedthurs apk 2526 uvksi adult wmnxk o extka speedy gonzales e n t ii t a i n m e t richard widm ark lauren bacail charles bor er gloria graham e lillian gish john kerr plus cartoon mews academy award cartoon v ti mi

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