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j wsstopp the 3uin sttt fts eightythird year no 4 acton ontario thursday juiy 25lh 1957 eight pegetseven centt ji auff h tthakino uomtnimo mad thi hole m the corner of the douglas bedroom on sunday evening when it hit the crew sons corners home five year old lerry douglas 11 isown pointing to the larger of the three holes in the wall made n three different roomi of the houte lightning boltmisses family streaks through area home mr and urt ranald douglas and baa of a steel bed where the bolt undamaged although the trans- their two children spent a terrify in few minutes a a lightning bolt streaked within inches of them and roared throngs three rwni of their cement block borne at crew- eon s corner lata sunday after- recalling the experience urt douglas pointed to hole la the wall board of the three room where lhe bolt sought outlet and a splinter hardwood floor at the finally esc to the ground preparing for u in the kit chon the family we surprised with a aharp crack of lightning and saw a bolt of lightning roar within inchea part the oouple into the liv ing room and finally to the bed room where it u beunred to the steel bed kfl douglas had only gotten off the bed a few seconds earlier hydro wires in the haute were former at the steet had to be re placed m douglas told reporters monday their two children sherry two and half and larry five were going from the living room for auppe the kitchen when the boll hurt no serious damage was report ed in the houe except for the threw hole in the inside wallt unocrkjhmvxa j luttawssl refuse registrations in swimming classes officials reported this week that ix further regulations could be tpted for the locally conducted twinming class- due to the lack of plan restaurant hand badly injured k i with power mower no 7 highway j i i a nr m rvic i tt in irstaurant kudilional lun leers handle mhtdiiied f highwav i ll nrmdiatt iv wtl irl m i 1 i lit an avt rm ti 1 groups puc hires hydro apprentice consider four applications applications for the position or an j the m apprentice for the hydro depart- proceed mept were considered at the public churchill ltd on the cr ce rood ullllues meeting last thursday j up lo and including the brewers s ijqtgs viosg warehouse property according the agreement signed bv e cisse the slic tf the class t springb m t old n i i increased ir wa v t k ir ted out without endangering u f tht children ovrntrs f h m i i fnl inl itmnl tlasses an continuing ulr il mwiut hikhwsv fn ntwirt- tf is nitmlmn in to park lori invcstninli to i pamk it t- tht y knurs nmild the service parting dinner r id- i 11 n i mbjicl il c m uk i immdii k frank teth he vaffered aere u ks uti hand eee the week end whew be was sdjeauag his power lawxi asewsr ii rr parted be was adhsetlng the eetuag height a the mewer si the lime sad had eompleted the adjostasenes ess eat side in tasking the adj aw the alhar side sf the asewer he same hew eaagm hat hand he was treated at mitten prl vale ha pit i and the possibility af has losing part ef ma fingers a resell is nel yet imsi music and mcriy go- bound w r t b q atirflriiori turviay for lc i ni ti up far iikm iliui ttir vvtiton if oniored n rty yo re wru i lociilt d lei l f ipvni icrtllf mnih i tv fr pi atxiut i 30 at ai a irnrjhy i nr i rvc ai lh fltlotuffliil c onimh nletj ih r no it r i n v f uilcmrri i ol v ir tu ri that it lerj on park nrj ikcumulalrh m no evening when the communion held their regular meeting replies for the position were re ceived from drue carglll camp- bell v i lie john palmer don ander eon and bill splelvugel the com mission felt all of the applicants were good men and after a serious discussion decided to engage john palmer who is presently an em ployee of the town working on a part time basis with the sewage and hydro departments bees m teer bssm a humorous highlight sparked the somewhat warm eening when art n motors superintendent j ljimbert in the smon lurdw course of his report lo the com town of aclt n mission asked dr frank oakes how to get rid of hrneu he staled while in the process of painting the hydra ai pumphouse tn the cemett ry hill he prtty cash rxp lrn ran across a hornets nesl in thrjtfcll telephone co eaves i detest them slated the acton iuc water superintendent how will i get rid consolidated truck lmc r ih friday al noon th- tm ploveea of the canadian wo i hyde sohcilnr for the property co p al acton walked out the gales for the l- the engineer s rep rt was rt ad re i gardlng the nrw well site on the if i xp- final m iikiw 1 i t lh 1 hlfwater sand hall scout hall work third line after considerable de bate it was suggested the secretary contact the engineers to review the situation with the commission the following accounts were ap- pn ed for payment hewer aeewenta bell t lephone co aclon puc t id h time i a parting dinner was enjoyel by the employee and company offi ctais on behalf of plant managn ut mealy and toronto office vl anderson and keith dixun unr present from the toront of lice and voiced their regrets in the acton planl closing its doors the witinkrd the employees for th ir loyal service to the company and i 23 kuhrd them success in finding 1250 rmpli ymrnl elsewhere 3000s rub healv and hugh craham i were presented with a gift from m4 08 the employee sfle lilting re i marks fl0 16 27 work at new school j vrrrlu- steel sash terrazo 1 lh lwr wind lightning rescue sydney barens 3 here on sunday from hole on church st cause power cut w irmti unit hghln ng were 1 lor it iglhv power failunt v whrn two urctiooi if in mllh ui nil i dr u r hour k supe intrndf nl mi n rr 9 ft 56 70 362 320 of them commissioner oakes suggested the hornets would appreciate a lit tie houar decorating why not paint over them he quipped after settling back to the mure serious side of the question e tyler suggested trying to wash them down with a hose still dubious super intendent ldunwerl agreed to al least consider the method doug mason hydro superintend ent submitted estimates for the painting of the two hydro buildings on alice street after considera- uon of the two estimate the com mission agreed to have the property committee interview the two ap plicants and investigate the details of the work before awarding a con tract smon hardware etobicoke hydro eliectnc commission cabin 1 northern electric jtnaen electrical man oo e a e cheque writing co 7 75 he pc of ont june 11 8001 jas k johnstone meter ser- accept y offer of room to meet moo 477 m service jas r kearne corp workmen s comp bbard wateewwrks ai bell telephone co acton puc hydro symon hardware thomson gordon ltd canadian brass co workmen s comp hoard ssuas3baugrnja nn aauwtsujnvj ns bannockburn institute bus trip includes many visits for ladies the st jihni ihigade held a meeting last thursday at miss i mb0 madeline smiths with 11 present mr hart gar a full report on his trip to the toronto headquarters where he had talked to some f the htad personnel il was mbved and seconded to ac cept the m ca offer of a meeting room to start in the fall a list was made for the duty rota at the old mill where the group is gaining ex- pi nertce on sunday afternoon mr spicer spoke on stings and bites mr hart gave the ote if thanks to the hostess for the use of her home and the lovely lunch next meeting thursday july 25th at mr and mrs denny s when mr jeffkins from hamilton will be down with news about the charter and certificates which have n w ar- rted 1800 17 10 10073 11 1 km 04 lsjt 1v30 203 s3 44 bl 3m21 the annual bus trip of the ban- i they climbed on the bus f nockburn women s institute took return trip a tired but happ place on thursday july 18 of ladus the bus departed from the acton r thrl group hacton r am b wsv of milton lo the latkeshon and along there to thr st li viict slarch co ltd luir il 17 ldu enjivtd a ionducted tt r of thr plant lighter causesfire damagemattress bed v dw ided into tre miiow n to tw groups tluir locl alton r in departnunt in 1 a c 1 to the home of mr tn mrn wi wolfe is thlirda it st t ininm wtu n tht ir oun kit thin whtre thtir honu notium ui baked two lovelremon pu dt monsirdting tht uk of cvrn oil in sttd tif horttiun thtv reified off tht pu mi m s milaughhn mul mr hobiruon won hum tht iroup thin enjoyed tea and lmif iuki trved tiv the ecoiu mist and saw thr proteduri orn k through from the time it ants at st lawrrme until it leases a bcchie corn svrup si lawrence corn oil and starches returning to the bus the group headed for the docks whee all boarded the lerry for hardens point tbev had a picnic lunch and at 240 pm some rushed oft lo catch the return ferrv to shop and others remained for another hour the group arrived at maclean- ini w ith a umirt tti btd sett ii g f rt light tht bids called bids were railed by the owurle departswenl of highways tads week fee grading and eoleerta est itlghwsy ml frasa use limits e it highway was te use te- rwale trafalgar tswiwjsip line a distance af sj mile the tenders far ike work will he opened at it m esj tngvat 14 rtatu af the depart as en i an nounced eisrher included work in 197 roes hlghwa it le highway i it u theagkt a tender far use part ssf the work in italian aaa be called later mird nj ti the bo s mothir the in h id n m iipstiirs u it ingt t ui h cu the from hi in h n u whin ht found the 1 hur ind bi 4 tn to rxnnunr it whm hi notutd the flm t tin downstair and told his grind nn ther and mother who mimed lit k turned in thr alarm tht f re was extinguished witn on in tha bed clothes and mt re plastering progressing new town fire hall actonmembersattend ymens convention am m t 1 tfc ultendiru the 33 d annual it u 1 it 1 nal cunv t ni on at the roal nrk hotel in toronto from iion nt xt week w 1 b mr c vi mcktnz 1 past ditrut go irinr and mr m krni e mr m nihis p t dint of the iton s mm club and mrs sel is mr and mrs w d t smith and mr und mrs e lidkca the acton y mennettcs hat bexn sewing map e leaf pot holders whuh the w 11 present to the u dies at the ys mennetles luncheon actons new fire hall adjolmni wednesday trax ith the hunter some by fpot and others the town halt and including the old vlh rest made bs mrs c lea h- by bus where they toured and fire hall is rapidly neering complc- t ul a p secral couples from acu t pal were served a delightful tea- b u tiun as insjde work pnceeds on thi chatelaine institute cement block three bay building leaving there at 390 the lad e plasti ring of part of the interior headed for edgerley where cic is underway this week the fur- were shown a museum callitd the nace room pfficr kitchen wash historic dabue rarm here they room and old fire hall as well as partof the old hau exterior wait are eaw toolarimplemenla and house- bold effacta used in pioneer on tario ufe tht rnstitute left at 64s pm and rode to edgerley hall where the women inautute aerved a dtllcl out hot supper enjoyed by all weeks jo be plastered leaving only elec trical work to complete the build ing it is expected the building will be completed in the next two or three attend the president s banquet and ball on wednesday ewun the actpn reprcsenum ei will be meeting delegate from all parts of the world at the internet onjil convention beginning sunday blue springs scout reserve west of acton will be the scene of the rover moot in september and the cub and scout leaders courses are in tht same monuf i mt old swtncv itarrns d fr m it flotidnl church drain sunday ftrr n wvc e tluind rti rm filed r n un hole w ith storm water mr joie krntntr ho had ihin sitting on hi 1 ttrandih wax i rek nxtblr fi tin imur amistedl lv lltit anifrll aft irrnllv the hi rm hd d mixlfid ur txmrdft of i the w midrn man hole rover and the rh ui n him ay t mr trod if the im ik i in faihn ii i board 1 tmr watt r h i td i l4l trtwrtn l and th ki pt ti until tht rt ue arrived sdni llirrm i tit second youngest of four 10m f mr and mrs ii barens 43 church st mrs kentner reported he was i n the ve andxh with itroup of mngtlers who had tken refuge frt m the rain we ve always been atra d of that drain it isn t safe imperially fti r a hevy rain when i hr ird sdnev scream i ashed tvill my littlr grmnddaugkte- w hat w kk the matter she said svtnrv ha fallen into m hole i knew r ghl away he must have lipped into the storm drain mrs kiritmr recalled v hm hr arrived on the scene the ft und the little boy struggling n the mhii reaching down she l ua itr h1 sydney under the rm and wss joined by another neighbor itob angel who helped pull the boy from the drain see construction upswing in first six months off 57 construction in acton took an up- to be located on queen st will be swing in the first six months of this of concrete and stucco year c m pa red with th ltr4 total in july of 1050 no building per- on permits issued mils were issued other permits la j july of this year included several for demolition of parts of building and construction of verandahs 1 i june 7 alone permits were issued for ftm4tt0 almost equalling the total permits issued in the en tire first hair if ib in july to date permits havr been isued for construction valued at sm1z3 including the ifrewers re tail store at wood the building july permits also included a per mit for the proposed business and apartment block valued at 00000 at the corner of mill and elgin sts total alue of permits issued for construction this year is 183 g70 plan big day for civic holiday over 30 enter soap box derby following meetings this week of i hugh o rourke cordon mccutcb- ficials of the annual civic holiday won vic masters ivan kilby and celebration set for august 3 re- fh1 spielvogcl alec johnston will ported a biggerthanusual event have the first shift of duty at the with more than 30 entries already park gates followed by rnie marks received for the soap box derby cit r itiihardson ioug tarrant being introduced this year and is mike bennett herb cikike doug floats with a possible 22 bi lure daintith john mellon and bob parade time s pons red bv tht au n ik minor sp rts urganuat un t event will include tht usual m stir ca ithumpian pwrwte with f band ind nitre than 1h fit t d ci r ilcd t i i e ind n v umul i i aders off r a have t ii n incouraied bv what tht v ttrm a trtmuid u rrh nt fi r iht h ul v iunt and uok fi rward to th iib 1 tv of making it a lour dav crlebrat on next tur the soap b k ltrb w 11 bt run on thi mi ndttv nu rm ig on the ag ins st h 11 from r rederick street al boxes will bt examined at a pre run inpiction in the park prior uf6m closino trv oatts tmhe wool combing corporation remaining employee en eyed a dinner on friday shown in the top photo are plant officials h boulton a anderson dob he a ley k dixon hugh graham and c perkins shcwp inthe lower photo are employees t the dinner table n r pre run iiupirtion in the par i to the 10 a nv starting t me it wo explained this week children between the ages if six and 16 will be eligible to compete and the soap boxes must be built by the competitors all races will be run on a system of elimination by heats starting will be by grav ity or ramp and the car whose nose is first over the finish line will be he winner another highlight of the b g event will be an old timers oase- ball game with other events in eluded on the rrowhed program nominated tw a work committee at the monday meeting were bill quennelle ron smith doug tar rant george richardson bill buch anan vic masters ben baylisa bill spielvogel prank spiclvogel ab irwin bui douglas herb woods mike bennett and stl dwyer the following members will be in charge of the calttbumplan parade ron smith sil dwyer ab irwin t f martiiifctll wen chosen to operate thi bin no ttamts mil buchanan iv llhae charge of runs in the parknd ivan harris bob marshall and u m lit n will umpire the imim in ii it a mm mission circle holds picnic supper meeting r the women mission circle of tht ilapt t church held their jsjj augtim mttting at mrs d r hut- chen i norm on main st n this riiwt t ng btgun with a picnic sup ptr when was served in the gar- din during he devotional which fol lowed mr lvle mccutcheon read a very interesting letter from alias edith cull on missionary in india the president ma chapman closed the meeting with prayer mrs wagner had charge of the games and contests several of which were the cause o much merr ment mrs helwig moved a vote of thanks to the hostess for the u of her home and garden for the occ- s oi 200 damages investigating constable ray an dress of the county ojj eatimat ed damage at 9300 aa a result el a recent collision on a curve ess the fifth line near urriahoqse be tween waynebradlngof aeone toure who was proeeaduuj rth and john w noble oflobjnehouje who ww going north on ihaieeav ti rki wjiijiwiil ilihi ii jst hi iirtwaieaawirtiiidii i inilirjtwis t mfumftfw vlstujftthkauiltiuja