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hht jvtt tm tt prtz eighty third year no 14 acton ontario thursday octomb 3rd 1957 twelve paget seven ceit 48speederscharged ban shooting in acton corporal r ukson of the local o p p detachment revealed 4 speeders were charted in acton lut saturday when the radar wu potted on queen and young streets with a continued crackdown on sperdrrs in the com m unit corp ora mason stated radar equipment would he brought to acton period ically to check those exceeding the spcrd limit in his report the corporal fur ther warned hunters that shooting is prohibited at i airy lake and that the game warden has been not fled so that patrolling of this area will take place acton nmmin have been preparing or a concentrated drive on fire cautes next week inspector will be combing th area to uncov ir the cauiet of future fires fire chtef jack newton is pictured reviewing some of the causes to look for with doug aaaton bern van fleet and j h price stock fairy lake with 5000 bass llalton county ame warden hob red ann unced this week that fairy lake in acton had been stocked with 5 000 small mouth bass recently the luh tang in sue irom 4 5 inrlita stated iht amr ward n the lrr are providing a new hut atound town as the leaves are changing colors nassagaweya makes three township joins neighbors in fire area a temporary fire agreement was arranged between the township of nassagaweya and the town of ac ton at the regular council meeting last tuesday evening following a utter from the township staling agreement with 10 per fire cull in the township a temporary agreement to be en- tared into with the two partkej in volved this agreement was to co incide with the recant agretmnt with the townships of erin and ft queetng at the rata of 180 par call ending oct boor 21 at which tim a meeting would be held 1o re i h final agreement with the townships a letter waa received from thai aolicliatra of u robert ludn company builders in the lak view subdivision indicating a de- sire to enter into u proposed igrc ment with the town ot acton re garding build mil restriction maintain htaadarda tt was itnted by the sol let tors that their chilli wmbnl to main- i lain existing sundurdk l similar restrictions upplud to nv other undcv loped land in town disagrvt ment with sotnt sections of the n w buildm bluw wui noted b th solicitors und sug gestion wn miiiu lor a joint mitt ing with thi builders and council to iron out iinv difft n ncrs count il agreed to reft r tht buildtr ti tin planning board a fiirthti lettt r wa rvceittd from lit hob rt tlurtsun cumpitin agrctmg to nay j25 townid tht atorm waltr drainage problini in lakrt lew lit ihts it wo ugr ed by council to lutvt tht roads com riittee mttt with llu contpun re garding thi ili im mi problem t onf using laaae counclllni v look ihirgrd tint rettnl corrt spthwt net d iling with the north malton irbin hoard hud bam wtthtld rit4lii aiion hin di although otlut im iiiim f o4iie urban lloart wrt familiar with tht tonunl of tin it tit r this took place in a round libit discuss- lah ntitr tht tomlujiun tu the met ting mi further ctminunhil on a ixf nt report fiom h iultrun and assotiatt i umniliini muti neer rtul at tlu i t coumil nrn im and two tiivs latt i upon request aubmiittd to th iul 1w rt port from thi t niiutni dealt with mlytieut mdu trial aewagt pi tut couiictllot cook ukid w thi report had uiii rttid at iht com mission met tint when toumil hid agreed lo haxt llu wwir md wa cr lommitte tonitl r tht mutu r max or r i 1 i ti mporarih du ed it iht lotiiuill r intimttion rvplul tht rt pot l ortginully had be ti it u1 at a public council meeting uttd report d in the paptr therefor tht commission had ask- ed clarification of tht matttr ht asked iht count illor po ou think i waj wroiik in nadm tht letter to tht puc after constdtrmg tht inaction mr cook replied 1 think you wen out of ordir mr tavir wh ch 1 take very great exrt pi- ion mayor tyler rt plied it you dim t think 1 did what was r ghu i will fck f r a voti of confid enct reeve hargrave stated he was in a state of confusion in the mat or although on the sewer and water committee he did not understand onetenth of the discussion councillor goy exprcued oirec ment with the mayor as a council representative to the 1uc relay ing information to them i agree with the mayor on uils point but t the p u c are going to tool their horns lot thorn assume more res ponslblllty stated the councillor councillor s brunt- lie pointed out the letter had been read at an open oouncil meeting and could hnvt bcn published w ord for word and made public tht matter was dr pp d after approximately un hour and a h tlf discussion road hhauldera a lillir w received from th dtptilnitul of hi v with n gard lo the condition of the road shoulders in the town limits on no 23 hlghwa it wad suted in the letter ihr town was responsible for 30 p r ctnt of the tal of repair the clerk was instructed to in firm the department of an agree ment lo improve the shoulders on the town boundaries council agreed to make arthur and mill streets north one way streets h s marl superintendent of the st john ambulance brigade w as present and ave a pro report to the council council received assessment not ices from the townships of erin and eaqucilng for the land owned by the town in townships an assessment notice wns alno received from the it w n for the y mc a building lutsuuse hlaaghtar a inter including a p irnphlct fr m the oitkillc district hum me socut w is rtctivtd r kard m the inhiim in nl luhbw r tf an imals for tating lndorstrmnt w n asked of the pamphlet for present ation to the minister of agrlcull ure council ordered the letter ti ed tiwn clerk j mcgeachle noted that no answer had been received from dr berry s department re garding ihe recent letter submitted lo the owhc regarding air pol lulion in acton cooncil agreed to purchase is pictures for the m z dennett school at a cost of 123 a irrter was received from c t 1eithrrland rt garding the recent county equalization hearing and un attached statement of his ac count fur services amounting to doom an account from the toronto oancral hospital for an indigen patirvit was refused by councll the following accounts were ap- prowd for pamcnt wrlfarc 1730 administration finance 14227 fire police 4a hutid 263 s2 sa23 17 otxasnttnil trnh thr to mavor tltr failtxt tu mi wh suth an issue should bt so seen tut ateuag iramd councillor 11 lowt rcmurked that as cuiili1 had the ruling hatid in suth a project ho could see no reason m burden in the p u c with this matter councillor cook aaked why the puc wanted to stick their noses intoatwajic affairs now there a aomethlnj funny about this ex claimed mr- cook and noted theres something tanfialle and somefhthjr not tanj iblet aomeutinb evident and yet not evident to acton uioadi received its charter last friday evening when dignitaries from toronto and hamilton headquarters were present at the parish hall to participate in the ceremony here col i r m sinclair nqht is pictured as he presents the charter to r hart superintend ent of the st john ambulance brigade in acton l assessment up over 3fe town population 3903 thi i on jonis town loused figures thi assessor rc- onth tor 1157 mi in a breakdown on the asiss- mint roll tlc assessor noted hat i98 taxes will be bused on an as- sessrmnt ot residtntial 3903 7j5 commercial and industrial 1204 m8m and biuinos mitroo ihak- lllg tolav of 4nvw 3 m in comparing figures of 1937 of 4333409 mcludws xcaidcjuial mr jones points out that ni roil is subject to thi rminiv rniirt nt r gold bearing rock goes to refuse pile dont suppose anone took the tht trouble lo inhale ht goldbearing jp picn of rock thai was in usvcentre national film board officials pick acton town is setting for documentary film disp1ayin0 his mounted catch is jim graham of acton who caught this 33 inch 1 5 pound take trout while fishing at walkers point on lake muskoka tho fish was caught on a a lb test line and took one hour to land the proof of the catch wilt always be on display in jim s trophy room st john ambulance brigade receives official charter an impressive ceremony was held in st albanl parish hall lat friday night when the local hi john ambulance brigade recelv rd their official charter the brigade has been active for almost a year and has served et flcirntly at special events such as tha acton fall fair and civic hoi- uxmf celebration tha hava rec ently acquired uniforms after the singing of the queen mayor e tyler welcomed the guests and payed tribute to the smartness and efficiency of thr brigade it wa quite an achieve ment that the organ irat inn had succeeded in a town of less than 5 000 population the mayor stated he mentioned the members of the new organization were fine hard working citiicn who finish any job they start area offlclala hamilton area superintendent charles jefkina introduced visiting officials from st john ambul ance headquarters in toronto and hamilton these included col i h m sinclair dso obe mc w ho is provincial commissioner dr j 11 w hutchinson hamilton area commissioner kobert nlven provincial secretary toronto mrs w denlson provincial super n- lendcnt toronto headquaruis mrs i waldlck hamilton area of ficer o t flint superintendent guelph divjgjon fred llaegelc dis trict officer ouclph robert hart superintendent nf the acton bridagc accepted the charter from col sinclair dr hutchinson presented certificates to the follow tng members dave spicer wally gordon john buck- man john chapman derek milne and clint taylor brigade sergeant jack dennv was absent from the ceremony due to illness also receiving certificates were a group of nursing sisters miss bella maye koszell mrs john buckman mrs george margrave mrs ed hrffernan mrs david spicer mrs jack denny mrs madeline smith was abavn be causa of liases sl john ambulance publly thanked the acton brigade for their assistance during the summer months and wished them continued iiicicv best wights wtre conveyed bv noel frirell assistant person nel munager of services and vic davidson chief first aid impcctot of orenda malton also george sandllands financial secretary lodge 717 malton bill brown weston and o t flint guelph itcv evan jones opened the program w ith prayer and fttv a h mckenxie gave the closing prayer itev gordon adams gave the praver of dedication robert hart thanked rev jones for the use of the 1arlsh hall san hall mpp introduced by maor tyler congratulated the acton brigade on behalf of him self and the ontario government a telegram express ng best wishes was received from sandy beat m p for llalton speaking briefly also were councillors wal ter cook and hugh ihwc g a dills h rrculcr c sinclair and dr a j buchanan miss bella maye rosxcll nod the script for a humoroui lklt prtsentcd by tru members which pointed out the right and wrong methods of first aid refreshment were served by the nursing slitiri of the brigade at the cloae of the program world war i veterans to parade in acton on saturday october 5lh the veterans of the hhth battalion c e k will march to he music of the acton clli i us band as they parade to the cenotaph in acton to honor the fdlltn dead each year under regimental sergeant major r s laidlaw of lha original brigade the remaining members uf the brlgado hold an annual re union to raaaw old acquaintances and honor their fallen comrades the original 164th battalion re c rutted from llalton and duffer in counties during world war 1 marcht d from c amp borden lo iht ir wint r quarters in hamilton passing through acton 41 years ago the parade will form up at the acton lag ion at 7 jo and march to the ccncuph for a brief cere mony and later gather at the le gion auditorium for a dinntr and git tufiethir acton acton paris and the ac ton free press will be included in a documentary film to be produced by the national film board for the tv program perspective film board officials announced thll week shooting of ure film is expected to b done neat week initial in vestigation un the film was started several weeks ago when script au thor charles israel interviewed editor in chief ci a dills in pre paring the script titled the edit or the story has no connection with acton and the town w 11 not be identified in the film uidds- town will be tht name of the mun icipality in which the situation occurs and professional actors wll play the roles director don wilder assistant director george bloom fie id ani location manager jim pearca have been in acton several tuna study ing the location and newspaper office atmosphere the half hour film expected to appear on the tv program per spective has noi yet been schedul ed but officials hava assured that notification of its scheduling will be relayed to allow local viewer to see the program while the name of the own hat been changed in the film the name of the films newspaper will ba the free presa a cast of about 10 with extras will appear start libraries for two schools tho acton public school board announced a changa in library book distribution for the school children this week once a week the school children will obtain their library books from the librarians at the robert little and tho m t bennett schools where a junior library has been set up a new library curd must be ob talned for this purpose slated lib rarian mrs p watson but any child presently possessing a blu- card can continue obtaining lib rary books at the library at the y mx a during the regular hours industrial group buys 262 acres two hundred and sixty two ac res of the nine hundred arrrs opt loned in the area lot 13 to 11 con east and west of erin township ha ben purcbaae by ihe irnush in dusirlal group who will in due court aet up a plant lo process building materials etc two hundred acres the farm of norman nixon lot m and 13 con 11 weal and slatytwo scree um property of fred wilson lot 13 con fl cast erin township u lha land sold to date negotiations for thr sale of land owned by ross overland and fred wilson in caledon township and olh r proper uei v the district are at present underway announce winners in corn competition acton agricultural society ensil age corn competition was judged by s r mclaughlin of guelph on september 1617 with 24 entries in the competition the following is a list of he winners released this week clay ton davis rock wood field ot de kalb corn ttt points arthur swbckhamer 03 points a h mc- phedran 01 points charles me- nabb and son 90vfc qpints melvin mccullough 00 points d mcphed- ran 10 points mac sprowl 84 points jack allen 87 points wm ritchie mmi points harvey bayne 8a points the fields are scored on general appearance freedom from disease and insect injury thoroughness ot cultivation competition finish neatness of headland and fence rows yield and quality ot fodder m 2 830550 conuncrcial indust- laljllouaio and business 458- 049 it shows an lucre ot s137 i 088m jr ion the ttc3mcnt census for this vear shows a population of 3903 pcopli us compared w ith 3 728 for tht previous iar noted the as sessor dutk hunting nuon optrv this saturday at nine o clock the noise of shotguns going off will not be heard at the park this year due to the new regulation ol 00 ahoouisavs pillar of th park ntriee gfltef when w rt recently demolished because few knew it was there when stone pillars at use park entrance were erected about 1935 b the late walter lamb the late george dills had as a souvenir a piece of gold bearing quart it was built into the centre of the ptlltr which as recently removed ve thought it best to ipention thi someday someoneaia a pile of rubble and find some gold ore we wouldnt want a futile gold rush to be itarted here la tha fut ure jf jif- 3m iwsfff m k hum juwg ob ovm class at the vm c a are pictured lamb n i reqnvaldipnj undtborou k garvali s adam orlor to baglnnfag training on monday attarnoon dave uocharty and b gibbont cenlra j hunt t lancitboraugh s flamming y secretary announced junior claiiet were filling up rapidly v smith k mckenzle m braam c hlbbert a mccaba c but senior claoei still hava openings for membership pictured camp and r leatharland back row v churchtlrinstructor j left to right fronh aa grlsehow n duby j van der brink r groaneboer w terwlnska s tolley and adarntlth instructor