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pao four the acton free press acton ontario 1 thursday april ittfa um acton school news by nell rentan the articles for the year book are beginning to pour in so it will soon be going to the presses last week john musaelle photographed the student and teachers and the school clubs if anyone outside the school is interested in buyinfc a copy would you please contact wayne currie president of the students council paving all or big part of town streets may be done this ear continued from page one meeting thes atulement alleged members o the ratepayers assoc iation to be clotmtnu or their oru- uuiiation credit for the nineivull drop in taxes and use of that claim to induce ticket sales to anasoc- iation dance councillor lindsay was asked to pick out the mian from the seven ticket sellers there who had mul these claims mr iowo moved i to the council table after dlrcctint this to councillor llodsnv councillor lindsay said the niufi wasnt there tnly official sellers mr lowe replied he must he the crosscountry this year is go- since these men present were the ini to be run on may i weather permitting on the farm of mi it n brown list fridays square dance was a success ib more than oneway some of the young men from town decid ed to play one car was found some distance from the school while two others were tampered with thanks to the police for helpiiik find the car i there are now six weeks of study before the final examinations begin 1 y leader gives talk on peter marshall a talk n ivtcr marshall given by the lender if the friendly circle miss m z bennett was the main feature of the meeting of that group in the sunday school room of the united church wednesday even- in uflitist weck the president mrs vema bean presided during the business period ar rangements were made for a spring tea to he held in may group three underjmrs shirley mckeown and mrs dqris duby had charge of the program mrs june brayshaw read the scripture and mrs fran lcyland the prayer peter marshalls life his church work and prayers were the topic of the reading given by miss bennett interspersed wen- readings front the bible hv mrs shirley mckeown miss bennett closed by reading the grave in the garden the vicepresident mrs shirley armstrong presented miss rcnnqtl with a bouquet of flowers in ap preciation for the lesson mrs doris kentner and mrs edna stewfcrrted in a series of games with prizes for the winners a love ly lunch followed with the ladies from the croup in charge serving scott mission work described to wms the senior auxiliary nf the wo mens i missionary society of knox presbyterian church held its annual spring thankoffering meeting on thursday afternoon april 19 mem bers of the missionary groups of the united baptist and pentecostal churches of acton as well as those of eden mills rockwood nassagn- weya campbcllvillc liinchouso boston and georgetown ptesbyter- ian groups were present mrs a j buchanan presided the theme of the worship service was somethihr i can do and was con ducted by miss robena clark and mrs h1 bennie with miss b ros- tell and mis john davidson sing ing the responses mrs k williams of oooksville formerly of acton contributed two solos the old rugged cross and n l of gnri with m m sfe- only official ticket sellers lie said he was a member of the ualcpayers association councillor lindsay insistd mr lowe broke m this is jum a cheap attempt to discredit these organizations lie went on to ask councillor lindsay if he luul bought a ticket nil councillor lindsay an swered one of the ticket sellers stood up to refute this lie said he had sold councillor lindsay a ticket mud bad lus name on the stub to prove councillor lindsay insisted he did not buy a ticket another ticket seller rose to ask if there had been complaints from the rlegion over the argument re ported in the free press he sub mitted the matter should never have been brought to the council table mr lowe added that coun cil was no place to bring up con versations which take place al the legion compliment to council turning again to councillor lindsay mr lowe asked if the councillor had read about the hate payers associat ions compliment to council for the lower mill rate s reported in the free press councillor lindsay said hed heard of it mayor tyler broke in to ask if there were any others than those here who might have sold ticket for the association dance he vis told there were no others mr lowe returned his attention to councillor lindsay and asked if he would retract the slanderous statements made about the organ isation councillor lindsay said he ha i i nothing to retract another speaker rose to condemn j the whole matter as a triviality j which should never have been brought to public attention sever al voices rose at once at this point with no speaker netting the floor co cookin uuit ttol matter was stupid gossip that should never have come up a i council i ears recourse available councillor brown rose and told the debaters there was legal re- j course for differences of this type lie huiuestttd these recduraien bo us ed liuileatf of fooling away any more of council tune un the sub ject he foiu councillor hrowii hail fin ished mr lowe turned hm attent ion to a atatemeul reported inuitu by he town cluck hint tlio ttute- paver atuoclutlon lumlo the mhik eliiln ureitil for the hover mill rale ul a school liourd meeting mr lowe impatiently denied thu inter asked the picas ntiiter pre sent if he heard councillor foot ill say t runted had aauicd hint no such claims were iiuutti ul a school hourd meeting again mr lowe turned to councillor lindsay and uul hed leave it u ihe councillor to retract his stotcllont- colinilllor lindsay repealed that itsfar ua hti wits cotwerii- tie hud spoken the troth and hud nolliiitg to retract private or public i cant see where well get any where this way mayor tyler oh served the argument is between you and councillor lindsay the mayor told mr lowe no answered mr i owe it became a public matter when mr lindsay brought it to this table councillor cook spoke again commenting that such suilcmcnls show bias mid are petty stupidncss its time this organization was ac- i cepted for the worth it is to the community he added presumably referring to the ratepayers assoc iation mayor tyler declared that coun cil was not responsible for individ uals picking up or repeating rum- ors if they are rumors councillor uarboau spoke up he said both sides have a point hut no conclusion can come about at this meeting both he and mr lowe ad dressed each other at the same time for a moment then mr lowe speaking to councillor iurbeau agreed the main objection vvas that the matter wis brought up in pub lic in the first place and that it in volved the association and the legion hears free press read councillor brown stood again and asked that the free press re port on the contentious subject he- road out this was done by mr lowe well how long is this koing t carry on nentlcmon councillor brown asked he said there seem ed to be an attitude here which would suggest an attempt to buck council its lime we all worked together in this tovyyi rather titan scrapped he added councillor brunelle said hed been sitting silent all the time list ening to the argument he offered there was a good possibility the whole thing sprang from rumor id like to move progress councillor cook put in remarking that the whole matter had come to a stalemate it may go further mr low cuit stilt as he sat down mission circle presents play at annual thankoffering meeting the womens mission circle of the baptist church held their an nual thankoffering meeting monday evening in the church the meeting hned with a hymn and prayer by the president mrs h helwig mrs c imdsborough and mrs l mc- cutchcon had charge of the devo old village the cast included mrs c landsborough as a blind native christian mrs 1 wagner as his wife mrs m cohen servant and helper mrs j chapman a work man miss jessie coles commission er withmrs l garner as commen tator ciillough as accompanist i mrs mccutcheon reading mrs m zeldman of toronto who iomails chapter lo and a mission- assists tier- husband rex m zeid- iry m in poetry and mrs man director of the scott mission i iindshorough led in prayer gave a most inspiring and informa tive address on the work carried on by the mission she told the story of the work there from its beginning early in the century from the time it was established as a christian syna- ijohuc under the administration of the general assembly of the pres byterian church until 1s41 when it became an independent mission since then until the present the work is carried on as an adventure in faith with the needy being cared for seven days a week regardless of race or creed with special evangeu istic service amon-j- jvwh eiplr 1 48 accounts passed at council tue the following regular and special accounts were passed at tuesday nights regular session of council regular accounts total 1653 13 w evans gas thompson fuel service gordons hardware bell telephone co acton farm supply l w agar coal hdlwatson motors ltd truck acton free press tax not- whithams garage wilson and cousins co c- k hickey and sons ltd the municipal world ltd thos whillcr and son levec md hoskin re aic- count tor 19s5 lkevlew sewer t cutting re trucking mansclt nellis r tractor and grader miss fay garners selections on her piano accordion were much en joyed mrs l kerr sang a beauti ful and inspirational solo have you been in the garden with jesus members of the mission presented a play new lights in an obituary after n hymn pastor oasterus closed the meetings with prayer a social hour followed with tea served by members of the cast in costume during the tea hour greetings were brought from the various mission groups attending miss m bennett spoke for the wms of the united church mrs buchanan for knox circle mis john root for hillsburgh and mrs reid for the pentecostal group the cg it of kims church met on monday evening the group aaim llieir hymn and repeated their pur pose thu secreutry ruth fsplal- vouel read ihe roll call and the inin- otcs tliu group caiulluued their project raff lu work thu meeting closed with taita tile ctl it oltlau united dupili held their meeting in the sunday schoiu room lilri hruyhuw conducted hie ijitiites alviliu hill hetty hill aud korn ouiiutt led til the wttraliip mlbs lloyea tonllnilitl the talk on indians the- gioutt fiuialietl tli- felt crttfls r i lie llleetlltg cioid with tap music festival finals here fri finals in the urban school sect ion of the hullon county musn festival will be held here tomor- rovv ii an allday schedule of vocal competitions in the public school auditorium nearly 400 pupils from acton milton georgetown norvtil glen williams and cftintlbellvllle will j compete in 14 classes of ftoys and girls solos duets triple trios and j choirs from acton therv will be three choirs and trio and duet groups entenjd public school teacher- look for a revival of interest in the ilnlton music festival herejur- enls- are invited xm attend llie- finnls any time during the day first class starts at 11 am and classes continue through the day to after 4 pm the lakeside charter of the io uk has donated a cup for the urban section of the county fest ival las friday in trafalgar the rural school finals were held and are reporter t lsewhere in this is sue adjudicator at tomorrows comp etition is biantford music director frank holton district police march accrdenr total over 200 a recent report on highway stat istics issued by the ontario pro vincial police shows there were lolh motor vehicle accidents in on tario between march 1 and march 31 livili of these there were 261 in nislrir three which embraces hal- ton ilrant weittworth and norfolk coiutliis this was also the highest figure for any dislnct if ihe 42 persons killed in on tario four were in this district and nnfy one other district had more tali4itus than this the report shows that then- were 121tl motor vehicles given a safety- check by provincial police during ihe month just 3000 more than in february there were 3003 warnings issued ami 1 4ht charges laid nine of these charges were laid against drivers driving while intoxicated and b59 for spedmg other figures show 211 charges for defective equip- mint 4 for careless driving 33 for j weight and load four for failure to leinain at the scene of an accident iw tor driving while prohibited 13 for driving while ability was im paired and none for criminal negli gence acton pupils will get polio shots some 18000 polio vaccina shots will be given ilalton school child ren who did not receive the pre ventative injections last year coun ty mail dr f bull announced this week the program tarted last week and will continue until may ii acton school children will be vaccinated monday morning under the supervision of of dr bull as sisted by a locul doctor and health unit nurses dr hull nald this week that it is expected befor the end of the school yeur atif ficlent vaccine will tee uvuilable to give a second dose to pupils receiving injections next week olid a third dose to all child ren who were immunized last year the medical officer expressed hoe that next yeur polio vaccine will lie available early in the school year sjt that it may be administer ed during the regular school hit itiiuizalioii progrum vaccine ii supplied free by provincial and federal departments of lleullb commenting on effectiveness lr hull said evidence shows trmt the vaccine is about b0 per cent ef fective in preventing ixilloinyeliili other school children in the hs- trlct will be vaccinated next fri day may 4 at brookville hall yesterday cliudlrtn in eaqucing were scheduled to receive the shots at stcwurttown including prograiris now under way new investment in plant ex pansion by canadas four integ rated steel mills has cost 430000- uo0 since 10so dr robert buckner will be on away his vacation from may 2 may 14 opening business m eet 1 n g acton tennis club at the club house tuesday may 1 830 pm refreshments iloni will liediicuiied lo the coimcj wduin m 1 1 want ad page where old friends meet acton phone 110 fridaysaturday april 2728 eveningsj to flood your heart with sunshine there have been many stories of love in our time irskwcnsr tmsiww mrs john dryden dies in 82nd year following a strqkefr ing april 20 mrs emily jane dry- j den died in guelph general hos- pital in her 82nd year mrs dryden the widow of john dryden had been a resident of guelph for more than 50 years she was born emily jane swack- hamer in erin township she was a member of knox presbyterian church and in earlier years was active in many organiz- ations connected with the church j- 1 she was a member of the college- 1 circle up until her death 2130 270 mrs dryden is survived by two g daughters mrs gordon bemicc i grierson and vera dryden of 300 oo 1 guelph four sisters mrs a 53 85 voung guelph mrs b wilson ac- 2471 ten mrs d kenney toronto and mrs a wilson of detroit and one brother j swac s inaw michigan alsit survive along with two grandchildren and one great grandson funeral service was held monday in guelph interment was in wood- lawn cemetery 12 40 46830 10 04 s570 5410 7350 80700 88050 maru st brttlg joha gail ney cons co progreis payment no 1 2453455 ota l u skuce of wilton was r ei councillor of theprov- indal chater of ontario of the im perial order of daughters of the empire at the 36th annual meeting in hamilton last week ike two acton chapters were i nawileii alia skuce- and miss pearl mckin- om of orillta were the two coun- eutan levteid from x counties of dlffmo simcoe peel york on tario utd halton hold workshop i at knox sunday nearly 40 sunday school teachers urtjtqckvvopd eden mills t georgetown and limehouse bene- fitted from the teachers workshop held sunday at knox presbyterian i church the new course of study j and new methods were discussed j leading the workshop was rev robert carter the assistant secre- tary of the board of christian edu- cation of the general assembly of the presbyterian church during the afternoon he explained methods commented on a film strip and led discussion on the preparation of a lesson knox sunday school teachers were hosts and hostesses at supper mr carter spoke at the evening service on christian education at parents night which followed he showed a film strip on sunday school work the ladies auxiliary served tea j4mes stem rtt hml v a kind of guy in count your blessings robt r hamilton fred a hoffman but ntmethut transcends this m don the good lord gue you nniny weinp here bew then on bended kaee fraaklyi ludtytell himio itsahhrrfilur james stewart donna kieo thomas mlilclmll ward bond gloria sussmsst- donalds fountain ctri wanted to buy hard maple logs or standing timber telephpne or write to woodmosaic limited woodstock ontario telephone lennox 75591 plumbin6heatin6 hardware electuic ph 135 rockwood for to rated fuel oils and service call 69 thompson fuel service prompt delivery by rnhsr pump dtuttarkefn mnd tv special kiddies program at ioo pm saturday matinee only i plus 4 color cartoons 3 stooges comedy and king of the congo chapter 10 serial montues apr mmttay 1 lfl6hla0n wt mm sport short wedthurv may 23 a li a dj i i