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ht elghtyfbumh tear no 5l acton ontario thursday june 18th 1959 twelve pages seven cents staff photo thc wrmer stone of the robert lihle school under demolition was uncovered wednesday afternoon of this week and above left to right w middlftton the secretary of the school bo 0 pric caretaker a c w bradley board chairman ere pictured with old toronto globe and toronto empire as well as a parchment explaining the contents of the box and the price and contractors for the building historical articles uncovered as school corner stone removed uncovered fter being burled from sunlight or air tor 67 yean a treasure chest including four copies of the acton free press de tailing the steps taken leading up to the school building back in 1698 copies of the toronto dally mail the globe and the empire were revealed wednesday of this week when demolition work un covered from the cornerstone at the robert little public school a quart sealer containing historical coins and papers hidden at the bottom of the glass bottle were four coins with tba oldest one a 25 cent piece dat- 4l mntesrcfllill mere a 10 cent place dated 1685 a large ode cent piece dated 1888 and a small five cent piece dated 1891 yellowed parchment a rather biitlle und y el in wed parchment signed by george hynds chairman of the school board at that time and h p moure secretary outlined the price of the new building which cost 4 789 plus heating back on may 7 1881 acton school board trustee on the roc ommcndnlion of the inspector j s deacon to build n new school decided to purchase the baptist church building n elgin strict then for salt when this decision was made bv the board the inspector informed them tin y could not legally pur chase the church priperty tor a school and no further action was taken later the school board decided to build a new school section on the present site and engaged the services of john cameron of acton as architect joseph mason of brampton was awarded the contract for the new school at a tender price of 4 789 and clare brothers of preston re ceived the contract to install the wood furnace heating system at a tender price of 288 in the first part of june 1892 work started on the new building and the excavation was completed and stone work started on june u of fte sime year on july 8 1892 the cornerstone was laid during a small ceremony with the school board teachers and other town officials in attend ance in december of the name year the school was completed and officially opened during a public ceremony close 6 pm beginning the week of jul 4 the officii of the acton free press will bi closed all diy on snurdavs the iffico will remain open friday livening until 6 pm however for the convenience of the public to icccpt clissifisd and local displiv advertising tor news items and piymenl of accounts to consider special constable for control of prospect park aclun board f pi ks m ment tuesduj mining agn d li investigate the possibilties of hav ing h frvir t ukir sw rn in i a special c instable 1 c mini the park men following complaints of damage mr frur ntl appointed care tak r for tht park informed board i member- tu hid rtvpnired a por tlon tf thi lint fmce at the park behind a residents property three i limes and each linu tlu boards had been removed to allow the family pet to cnt r ihi park area doc problems mr frvir enquired dues the do ct ntnl run in thi park or not and numbers enquired if hi imi fner hid spoken to the dog ownei and was innnned vs fillowmi a short discussion the boaid idjouimd to thi pa k to w tlu fenci in quisllon after completing a general tour of the park the members returned to the town hall and resumed their meet ing and ducused the possibility of ha ig mr frver sworn in as a special constable no t irther action w as taken on ih s until further investigation ha been midt hie board agreed to hire man- s 1 nrlli c ins ruction company to grade the race track at the park and u engage the company submit- ting the lowist price to oil the track after it is graded th s acton vs spurred by a request bv r r parker board chairman absent for the meeting wvn hi suggested this action be ci nwdi red otbcc members of the board agreed the dust factor at the park was a nuance and that several compla nu had beu registcred johnson and v masters were present to request the use of th- park for the civic holiday program on monday august 3 for minor sports and v ere instructed the would have to pav n 10 nnlal no lower limrt mi johnson enquired if the li 1 1 ts and washrooms were nptn ii tht chmgi stations m th park dur kig the evenngs and was told b acting chairman george barbenu thev hod not bcn to date mr johnson asked if it was posslbli ti hiv c thi m upened for minor sports baseball as siviral spui tors hid enquired as t washroon conveniences we the boardi cam ti the onclusion thev would not be open ed unliss under supervision as hi has been a considi rtblc amount of damigc replied mr barbtu mr frier informed thi board 1 cm t ortn them washniimsi through th div and keep an eve in uitm and tk niv work as will mr barbenu noted that there had bee i a lot of damigc alreadv that oxtu s had been torn off the wall w th damage amoun mj to 9 3o mavor w h cook infomved the tkiard thee was i o um having toi el if people c m l use th m and mietcrstcj that signs b ousted in hi washrvm doors ngird ng von dal sm and u mak an example of one o two in order to curb the trouble t pt signs the board agreed to have warn ing signs posted and instructed the caretaker to keep the washrooms open until 8 pm each evening parks board auo t heard a let r nad from the acton g cultu sociitj inform the demolition of this building 67 years later will no doubt stim ulate the memories of many older citizens who recall the building of this fine structure which served the town through the years two receive bad injuries in car crash darlene lambert lftyearold daughter of mr and mrs gordon lambert and patricia noy- 10 year old daughttr of mr and mrs edward moyse all of acton are in guclph general hospital follow ing a car accident on saturday evening june 13 near rockwcod the two girls accompanied by mary mclntyrc 20 also of acton were passengers in a car which went out of control on a curve and rolld over in the ditch knocking down a tree the lambert girl was pinned under the wrecked car over which he tree had fallen and recoived a broken back in three places broken broastbone and bad lacerations ho her face the moyse girl reported to have been thrown clear of the wreckage received a fractured pelvis a dislocated hip broken leg and a deep leg gash miss mc intyre suffered severe shock and minorcuts passengers in back seat the rirls were passengers in the back seat of a car driven by beverly weatherstone age 20 who was accompanied by two other guelprt youths in the front seat charles pinson age 19 and jack received treatment for minor cuts ind abrisions after attending a dance in rock- wood the six were heading west to a restaurant for lunch when the accident occurred mrs lambert was returning from a bingo game in gudph when the vehicle she was a passenger in stopped at the scene of the accident where the mother learned her daughter darlsne and the others had been hurt reports today indicate the lam bert girl is still in serious con ditlon while the moyse girl is off the critical list okay high school board dissolution three town split effective january 1 tlll sideyard setbacks to stay in lakeview acton plannlnr b ard tuesdiy evening decided not to imend tht zoning bj law sideyird uquiro ilunu on vacant lols in lakevnw ubd via on this action followed i ucent tour of the area when tmnbcis viewed the subdivision and agreed it was m the best interest of the town rjot to mike the amendnuhts in reviewing the li ur of ijic sub division channim j whitham it fprmed board m mber hi could hot see whj houses should be situated so elose totfelho- when there was such a vast amount ibnd in thccounlry some attempt sliouldbc rmdi to slip it rcmaik td the chairman want revenue p alan de ic in pi inning ion sultant informed the bnrd some uofc- mgft people havethe idii that it ttuy havea piqccof inhathro noth pig 1 1 do but lo build ind git s rnit tevenue from it i was convinced tint a nisim able area could be madt- in new subdivision providing a variety if houses were ended i chukid with the cmhc und in 1 bruf glincc find ihcie are about 12 tpes of diff rini pljns rumrkid the consultant mr deacon alsi sugglitcd t membira ihey wen bittir not tu have this pirt culir ivpe in use ircfeiing to om variitii in hi subdivision i and leavi thi iii continued on paue six on a recorded vote county grounds that the repayment of cur deceived the dissolution will be council agicid 23 3 at tuesdays rent debentures was unfair and effective january i i960 surf photo hospttauzed follow ng this wreck pictured above 21 yearold wesley frank willis of streets ville possibly owes his life to the quick thinking of william anderson of acton mr anderson who was returning from work at the ontario steel plant in milton noticed a red glow as he passed a wooded area on number 25 h ghway returning to the scene mr anderson found the young driver in the cab of the truck unconscious and bleeding profusely mr w mrs was taken to hamilton hospital were it was reported he suffered a fractured skull and a great loss of blood from cuts ting lo the third reading of reeve george currie said that es the by law dissolving the north quesings three high school dis- halton district high school board tricta would mean three sets of and sitting up three boards in mil books for the clerk ton acton and georgetown ea- 1 the minister of education s ap qui king delegates objected on the proval to the by law had been burlington to fight 59 equalization bylaw ualion county councils equalization bylaw was passed tuday tftirn wi at the monthly session but will probably be appealed by burl ngton the by law showed a 30087 793 incrah in assessment from 1s57 to 1958 for a total county assessment of 184 059389 on which 1s5s uxationwju be basad burlington rievc william c tyrru noted nearly 17 000000 of the increase was attributed to burlington which hid increased is essm nu in line with the assessment manual no other mumci pality had he said no provision for the difference had been made when the equalization was stiuck tts approximately 4 500 000 too much he concluded degree of incompetence deputy rovofjryinbykman of burlington asked that i phrase in order to prodbce a just relation between them the ii oton municipalitisi be struck from the by law because there li no just relation he said the figures showed a degree of in competence on the part of the county assessor the rale he said h id been struck on 100 single family dwelling homes instead of on a cross section of the towns assessment acton reeve john goy said it was unfair to say the assessor wis incompetent becaus- his assessment picture didnl suit burling ton the majority of municipalities have indicated great confidence in his work he said esqucsing reeve george currie said 11 was useless to argue the by law and that a court of appeil would be the only way to have it settled wouldnt hear other side committee ofthi whole chairman doug sirfimt heivi of git rgiiown iskid i scssor ford rogers to speak on th subject from his sett in the audience the burlington deputy reeve objected to hi iring mr rogers until the burlington assessor could present llu t wna viiws at the mine lime as mr rogers i di n i think ties quilifled to pass an opinion he added the bj liw was passed by a 224 recorded vole with only burlington objecting following is the assessment ond percentage of the total county levy pud by each municipality equilizcd assessment i c i my ltvy 1957 18tr 1917 1918 acton 4 535 5158 1232m1 2 9417 2 8429 burltil in i 747 064 72 397 064 36 2019 39 3334 georgetown 9 7fl7 782 12 166710 6 3438 6 6103 muton g 131 ml 6 457 001 3 9825 3mmz oakviile 20 sob 4u7 21 287 258 i33sh2 1i36m e qucsing awloflfl i 913 747 3 6268 3 2341 nashigiwcy i 1 0211 4 sit 2 041006 12524 1 1112 trafalr ir 49 671 ic9 1u972 116 18 520602 32599 31 7941 184 050 88fl 197 fiiains included bronti phones jangle the action culminated george town s recent request to abandon the board because it was un wiildy acton earlier asked as surance that the dissolution would be cquil on the grounds of distn- bution of students and assess ments ask speed county council wis nquested lo speed the rebuilding f thi base line between milton ind h irnby by f h ffman of guclph lino haulile reported his trucks had received li flit tires his five day lire loss was over 1 000 and a competitor hid reported 23 flits in one d iy mr hoffman blanud two inch crushed stone the county w is us ing to rebuild the base of the load ho said tru long spiinlirs wore tharp like irrowheids and a tire repiir man had informed him no tire in the c untiy could stind mn ning over that type nf matcni he said when he complained to ugi- neer roy smith tic was lotenetusc inother r nd until the rebuilding is completed mr hoffmin s tiucks in hint ing stone fur the highwiy 401 mar hornby council agiicd t hive the roadi committee discuss the initter with the engineer 40 more beds a letter from the jisiph bnnl memnruil h ispit il committee in burlington infiimid council that an ideliti nil 40 beds would be completed on lh new h ispitil council itnid lo kivi e nsidera lion t an iddttimil grin of 240 000 on receipt of approval of provincial ind fideral depart the manoi bo ird repoi ti d trouble on a survey for the addi- u n to tin min t when the oiigi nil survey wis found to he in er ror when wi rk wis started on the instruction thi suiviyoi hid filled to mike i nsuivcy and in independent surveyor had been called in the board reported to tal additional cost of the job was not kniwn warden j hn milne w is named i dehgali i inlu tolinly umox i lion mcitings lo prcpan a brut fr the c ib m i n gliding the po tent il of c mnty sw in if guv e niinmt ind th d n imuit il i f flits f inntx hi ns 120 acton voters seek results at free press election service i dlesl electi n results wire iv curate somewhere else omeb dy ail ible n two ph nc lines it the somehow t tilled up the f gur frii pnsi fficc last thursdiy es to announce that mullm was evening and ovi 120 calls wire victi nous however fne press rmdr is suppliers checked on the ftguns shiwed hall had a steady ti i ti nil r i mu i p il spnyuig and oilini c w 1 leiiphd fir ihe appln iti n f bitiimni mn mil r ils ml mill n m t i salts lid milt in w as i vtn the tender or iw li ivy dump liueks and i n p ck up tr iik both wite the low bidders pngres of stin hall owen mul hn ind j ick henry the figures nleised fr m the ff ei f return ne officir f w b i- ujenld in miltun were pick id up by a rep rter of the milton tuw paper ind ph ned at nee ti act n ithe at ton ind milton taprs ire b ith dills publicit ins hem the ci operali n results given out hen wen ac lead phom rognvalds n henry d in ryder were eve la the news th it mi conceded 10 minutes malitics this wis ab this piper operated h ph in swering service last year the municipal voting over calls were placed that night kjii iftmlflu xri4 vtklmu te a a by i iw aided ox nt dusy wild milud lluril rk golden rod ind rl ie weed t the list of noxious weeds mrs clirenci a request is r nivid fmm ihe ndb ird of trustees of the hornby seh k 1 seeli u asking tint i 10 mih spetd bnnl be set frjn tin seventh line mfjlgir to tho sixth line esquoing irriht qasc an i mi tht roods i immitte r advis aftirl d the c nnty ctnnot reduce tho 200 spud but w uld try ti gtl irui ks to rtduce their speed voluntarily mm tv fc 11 tjj deviou i able to ri mullm had iflcr the tor ut 10 41 elect stanley hall for sixth term with one f he slinimest mijor lies of h s six tlic ion campaigns slanuv hill was elected last thursdav as h tit i s pn nci il tn mbtr if jir 1 1 n n thr th ng n tmtxr ltd h t ir et oppilltll h 14 v 1 v li a t lal of id us ouui 1 11 fi i txril t ind ti 1 w n l wi h 9634 while j iik henrv ccf tra led with 3h how it wfnl bv mi nc p iv hl ol n r 1 igh n vovii oakv 11 1 1 t ng trafalur and na sagi w va mullm ud in l t c t iw 1 milttui ind bni nu tht in wi dvai c p hurng n nelsin oakviile cton cieorgc i w n m it n bronte esques ng tralalgir khvnsi in kri k1jnwin be ncsjed for a fa 1 fair diicc this vtsir agreed to have a 15 mile per hour speed limn sign posted newr the eotrance to the park 9 passed an account for pav ment smourilng to 44505 lu k turniig oft rr n jqii iri er n the countv court house mu ton shitlv after 8 11 pm vv th p i c wed at 8 p m nassagawrva was ui firi m ncipil n f li comp tie return i fjrst returns predicted the c ose rare tint f ii owed with confiding ports f hon ing quickly as there ippe ind some doubt about the i pov blc final outcome i m hi i cemeded the seat about til 4 w i onlv 20 polls lo htar t dur ng the how of returns t- dints if thi town and district aire kipi inf rmed of the eec j i i o i pr gnss in h illon through a l nlw rk of fne pnss reporters i itd n iho couitv htxidquart r ind f ing returns with this i ff i complete at mmntghl tl 11 pm n i five polk bad i rl d he returns and by n t i i lie w t com pit li i u c nlil ic sn hall ir s drd f ir i i bra hn in l ii n t i 1u 1 whin tip uteiinic il t ilic un is c ear supporters gain iil i r dncng and discusmon h inns c ppl ci b an orchis i e a me local pipers and d nm dur ng iv t oning mr hall paid i i ibu t w j robertson his cam m ir i i at a id rtiited t wi iu i t p v h i be elected to lor the six h l me he thanked v counff 1apport5- tht elfo is mi ti behalt llnai tally jane 5 f ial fficiil vote wil be c rd d w n he ball t lixtrs a xned n j lie 21 ind whtn e sen ce mc is recorded j stan hau gives happy victory wave after winning haiton seat