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eightyfifth yearnx ta t acton ontario thursday january 7th 1960 eight pages seven cent thtqati of off by mftmtaua rf cnwagl dormg tfe mugural me monday evening m the council cha wrjawbdf ml fc ngfat we oounrinbr les duby mayor w h cook councillor g v beribcaoi msa u x mcgtmhm who officmel the ceremony the rev h b stofcreef prewfaw of c ata m a was present and said prayers for the new council m tbe 1wo vommo r 456 subscribers phoneless as ice stonn strikes acton the guripfa mohl dtant wene jw5 out of 1 iwt ifttc unpmil iy knocking out hundreds of urban and rural telephone ihr storm also disrupted lung balance hues in mam plates otanpnillc was isolated from connections with other ftlbt to provide a lemnorarx link special rouble microwave equip ment was brought here from muoiieaj m a special four truck cunw and crews have been working again against heavy tds to gel tt into bdts plant department crews m the gudph icmtorv have been reinforced oo the repair job by special crews brought here from mkh centres as sudburv owen sound onllia saull sit mane toronto bamt kitchener and gait other bell personnel set up the i rippling tee storm vdhdkl struck throughout ontano toojk its loll in the acton area and ap proximately 20i telephone m ac s and qranmoe ion wen thrown out of serat dfconnmac jmnjwng sno when two large cables wxr uaa amd nu4a wndt have d an appmmuauj 2sterk leamn the re rural subscribers were left wi out outside commujucauon wl lines were thrown out of ct mission b fallen broken poles this week 17 li men wen tailed in from ktadboi h encr and halt blitaed the under the supcrvutoa of bob cm- imc don they expect to bate nrk-rfw- phones in the rural area back service by tonight tfctmda acton subscribers were abfe n pus art f ue their phones after the break when repair made iwt mlks of cafefe tfcs fully equipped with 12 icrnr nut jnompd h ice forming uu teinporarv mobile telephone con trucks and miles of cable and arfkirimnc fane and poles- the necuons at orangcxille ca lotion wire the 17 snheroen nnntng bmnmcmackm mrimhi of this ice erin fergus arthur and shtl iht winds yum and sleet worked hnwuftfl down mam line- aodtburoc- the unit al orarrptvillc from dawn to dusk dair tn am btnu- gndc aooog with n fuuchwas slill in opciatiun ihis week attempt to repair the fallen fine rf dhc mmusnul toe has remained c s keith bell manager for in the earls stages uf repute md mwire- ha 4unncd since liin icmlim said that adust the icjcphonc crew were hampicx rtsajcv tawsmg additional da- men is would be made on tele od h iie hxdru lines whieh hm muyjc iflbr onrrtmunu snow and nhune bilb fur am of the torn fallen in their pathwa and hud a ftunnpex rrpair crews in pans s customers who haxc been to watt until hsdru worker tkn cflthooi ao pel to and work without sendee fur more than 48 cleared the lines aa ofaf lmucb faacv hours the work accomplished tn the telephone linesmen ibeweek par- ious w ts dclcated when on son- da htprt w intls and tallew branehes broke iht rvpatnfdsnw- once again and work had to start from the beginning tree expcfto bvioie bell empknees mfd moke an repairs paimb bail a be sent out in all areas jmtl m ifcg4 atttll was tortunat mth tnvtittix m ip-rt- ati tn til if im- bruughl in to tope with tree trim- nn cstrkwa itcckcnd the ranir and retnumng hrantfwrv wrn dintnirrt tttketi mi orelon lepurtcd xt weo otik to mxm iiins ta town nest la ik ipetttil all ntir rrjarr nxi irjviirs laden in iih at ion aea l be in vt fc unit fj vmtt pmtr bnes this lumnp ik attin inullar re c mam tnimc inlo darncx ion loftinan n ported that tn jnu 5 uti atw mam water plaees weii tlu u lephune uoes 3 iv 1v charehill jload markedoecrease h 59 permits bulldmg permits issued at the town office in acton during 1959 showed a decided drop over the previous year building in acton durwri959 tc as against a total of 1 180 j 10 the previous year this shows a decrease of 92768 from last years total a large portion ot the permits issued in 1959 was for building an addition to the acton high school and new homes in glenka and lakeview subdivisions other permits issued were far additions and renovations lo present hom cs and buildings dean begins his 36th year this month richard harris starts his 36th year as the rock wood correspondent for the free press his clearly typed well informed news items arrive each week regularly and can always be counted on in fl n mnur forecasting another austerity year in 1960 mayor w h cook informed council thai in ordocj to bring the town back on an even keel they should budget for needs and not wants and desires during hjs inaugural spetth on monday evening he outlined the necessity ror council to thoroughly mtcstig ue the loss of the south spring the mayorupged the sewer and water committee to reopen negotiations with the ontario water rcsourtes commission and to pressurize thcjrt until a report has been with interesting items mr harris is termed lhedtan of eurrcspundenis he often comes lo town with his news articles and is greeted with af by staff members all ual graaualc he lives alone in roekwood and is well known there his special hobby is photography and he is cry ad tpt hts photos have often been on display in the free press win idow 282800 navsagawcya ouwnship issued no building permits dunng dec ember and the lotal construction value of the township during 1959 was j282800 permits for the year included 22 homes and one gas station no permits were issued during the jnonlhs of lin february noember or ixeember firemen douse chimney fire t no shortage churchill water supply out as trees break power supply tree tni rojiis pmatii umit naken fi reviracnl last xpnn w i icniinp mutt vnemis dan at too avenue on monday morning when kindling burning freely started a small blaze in the chim ntv the wail of ihe siren summon ed firemen at approximately 940 in the morning slithering over the ilv streets tht arnvejja the stent of ihe fire wifflfff mtnutcs and usml the fog nozzle of one or the booster lines soon had the small blnze under control no damite resulted from the hit aeeurdint lo ehief jack new lun lome overflow commutes here when school rcopened follow nig the christmas holidays robert little sthol principal g w mekcnje and ihcarade seven ind eteht itathers received an ultlitional 12 pupils from lome si hi mil where crowded conditions the ntw ptiptt wen allocated ji lhe yrade sj n nntl right mayor forecasts austerity year in 60 urges council investigate water loss made on the loss ot that water supply the mayor outlined progiams for several ol the committee whith should be earned on in 1960 he stressed the nled for the completion of ihe in estimation by the sewer and water eommit teu whith miyhl itsull in i mote equil ible water rile lur all eon sumers walks paving need mr cook reiommcndecl thit iht i old eommit tee mveslig ue eerlain ueas in town where hide walks and apmng piogram ire served town for many years fred j mccutcheon passes acton mourns the loss or a lor iurmumcjpll scxvanl fiul l mccutcheon who passed aw ly uietry al his home 147 mill street on wednesday morning in his 70ih year born in eramosa township lo the former john mecultheon and annie lorce he married his wife the former annie deai ing and moved to aeton where he has lived for ihe past 36 veart while here he established a tartagtj business until his retirement si number of years ago mr mccutcheon sered thij town of acton well hasng been on council fur many years three of them fls reeve he also re presented the lown at county council and gate much of hi lime serving on the aeton pubi utilities commission during his serviee on eouneil he was always uinsi was instrumental in the install i lion of water services and many other lotal improvements he was well hktd by the ratepayer and fellow eouneillors following his retirement he was a familiar figure on ihe street always readv to that wilb avenue on muv rtinuk irhrttepactmcnt ul highwajs for a few vears in eancr years mr mccutcheon lotned wilh the snorts lans and cheered the initrmtdialt hoekev team to victory m iny times as well as 1 1 winy his seal al he bill park in the summer lime a member ol knot presb tenan church he ilso belonged lo walker lode in lown besides his wile he ic ies ij mourn ins loss lliice sins ii 11 vev ol london ind guidon mil juk ol atlon two hiolheis iku h ire in ihe loss ol 1 loed one thev ue ah in if gtielph ind wilherl of roekwood a nutnbet of grandchildren will miss ihe kindness of their grmdlather ai well funiril servile will he eoiuluel ed bv rev a h mckenzie of ai ton fnm the rumlev shikin ikei funeral home salurdiv it 2 pin f j mccutcheon interment in tairftew cci nttdtd and where other rcpiirs are necessary for tbe convenience ol all ralepaveis in those areas council was urged lo invests ale a plan suggested bv last vtars roul th iirm in to pureli ise i ind tor a bmldnil for the works dt part me nl and i he slur ilc ol vehicles ind equiplnenl tin mivor lold eouneil lint whatever propels ate pi inned forilc veai would chsi mnniv he urecd eounciliois lo invistit ite caiefullv belote iniluihiie in their budgets vanous piojttts to be undertaken in conclusion mr cook staled he hcltcvcd aeton toiild have a wonderful ve ii ind suggested il ihe membeis buckled down the i ixnavus would leel pt ud of the i960 cuunul it the end ol the tar strike committees ouniil mun iliv mtht lolluwed a buef in iul mill service conducted by the rtveienil slokiccl piesident ol ihe at ton millennial astyclattun wis lo strike committees be euni lets tin in ivor inlormed eouneil lors ih it tn the p il then h ul been nine eommillees eieh under a chiiimin he believed work could be done in less unit il tilt nine wire reduced lo two m ml committees committee no i is composed ol v b line ill llinilee f- pope mdiistinl j greei idihin islr ilioti ind i luh well ue committee no 2 is composed or h lowe slmls md w dks j guv sewn ind wain w j fllleod huildints md j hit gllfive lire and police in e ith mini lommttlce the ihnttncn ol iht subtomnultees in innud the othei ihiti men ol the mint committee aic mem ikis ol the subcotnniillci same time when i nice line is called by choose j h creighton chairman for acton high school board the th unnan of i subcommittee all members ol mun committee illend it is then possible to hold meetings of the three other sub committees of the mam commit tee at ihe same lime and ihe same pi lee bv setting spen il nights tor e ich of these two mun loinmlt lees it is hoped ihe number of mivlmps i in be reduieil the mavor dso infotmid eotin ctl midi i budget unnmittot ron ststinc ol loin toumillois would be lormed risponsihk si fully and niitiilv lot the purple of piepinne the buillit i i ihe null t ue w is si i llits ice would ii ise lo luiic lion budget committee app inleil lo llie htulgel com tnitlii were v buhl m ihur in tn iiki the fodowiiig niuiibers j fl ma j m guci nut j hot lsl of when olhei ipixnntinciits in idi dur 1 iny ihe in iuliii il uueting were 3a e pope to ihe pi inning hoard i g v birbc in to ihe pirks board ind 1 dubv to the iwo hinds in rjj alton ihe looit ot iivismnfnr ac lun lolllkll tills vi ii will n insist of mvoi chk iliiiiman v bar bciu 1 pone j m giccr md l dubv i appoln intent ijgal when i in ilioti lo ipikiint j midi iihie is town iluk ulmin isii iior wis iihkd lotinnllor b itln hi iiqinsinl 1 tnln it ion i ii ihi k l 1 1 t v 1 the ippoinlmetit wnhoiii i v ii ol tin people mi r i pl i 1 in inl nul mul iih nihiti ul iii l 111 ttlv 1 iiikll ai ion high si il dish it biuul lulu ihi in uiii il mi mil il in in ml in ilk ililih sukxi ur tuimiv lol g o bn l dish hided notlll ii ill m llieli sihool hist pie si ith ol ollk dm kt uk i llu iiieinheise ih itim in ol tin lreihlon ol ai inui ts m m co ind tin ul of llie bond eomtiutt metnbets ol whiih in i inane e m in 1111111111 and public reja- lions i out mil ciks ploneilv mil builiimi cihm md foti i ti inspoil ilion moll it mil coles ihe boaid ilso decided lo u stlllt till list of ihi lviillllsluill lo sihikil uses hid school spoils oicil itiniltoii n he i ild tin loiinnll ii it w i- quill in oiiln t do ihis il llu ippoint mini w is is link iditiinislratur couui il lor ii i ijw i ii tmiuled the til ivoi in hul previously op posed this sum ippoinlinent when h hud iisni in i hi lilur part ol 9sg the councillor noted it had bciu sugiislid it th u lime ihi link would be iiiieivttwed bifote i ikinj llie position ii is like putlitie i ik iiit before ihe hot si sum ti tiniiil ins been me til toned how mucli lie will be pan itldid mi lowe inicrferewlth diiiten councillor r dubv niijuired how milch ilii woik would be tnvolviil in i il it vviiijm inklkio wilh the eli rt s ptisenl dulics iht in ivoi oiiiliiud lo mi dtihy til dei ember m llu clotfr- h id bi i he pik arllotlk nihil il wu instni oil hisltlisses llu mi uii1li s anil n being transported tfiilv to the acton school by par tuts until the central school is completed near sptvsidc just one birth recordeclhere itnctnhcis nsswi wm tikin i n ol ait utai in t hi mill hum i i s mil j ii viee eh in i squesllll the boaj il i moll t loin ndte am miildli ol i lomv 1 1 one i stihleels disci in nijhi vlv c ol llu mik lbis tin boit oui llu bmk it ii iiistuicl llu of i longer iskni whir iiitusiiator i linn of voikiutll ispotll llu ivor open house i i ii msin id i ih il tin mini il i i k held uallslu ut deeds laviflilil et-t- t lilkis pimlllill il sipplv w mi pli s utn ii h ills ik lulis i if ii tin n i ol an b inditit supplle i tt nil hi j il ol 1 ollic ik ipp intiueiil ol siui skating i point k jhe tnil pniiml luul winked out pope iitimiiled in mi mtu ul r ikt tin position tn il h ti nl but llu guov iil in i ihi n disiiismil since 12 000 u ijtgtncer lite uni il the i ntlv ui1i 2m i llu llirre pit- i cfamaipr ttr rwe rm hnurv r ijtysdjn ivxcmhcf xk- t itivk bendtnp unjct 3 nassagaweya council inaugural names appointments salaries haw had rmcmrn poiata siorin vjbk inoftni and at i lain d he will n pwiuii up and new lines put in lv ww owii ihe ll inaugural nieeunp os mr oidon pomn1 mt ttwe n qh rijjj xkmjln morauig members ol vkwci out tt u tuial irfks mttc rrum tuny hc jhc sunpts u thr vassjjrsa imnship tounnl ushi ibe acton olfivc s were attveii p thr uitn nude tteial appointmenrs pis hum mihnn school attendance b the ke storm jnnt stm rtes mtrer three b uws and set the salar olltur stanlcv nomsh hrestock to kucfcw y toc ui i ln lemnsbip emplirtces 0 duitors william buck and on wttlthsdav nl ihis jsvt1nmml jmrf tt- hvl fc- ucmhcis unr tnctuclcd bv pas- aithui nonish i and mi km slorev fence s td ir cairns charles george dredgr and wil halt ihe kill hi roekwj ot u st 14 lo v wcte transftr ttitk i the sun mil i ken jikj thnrth ws t the oalh i beiictr p tw ntrja time ml n is xitww jd the heitro autinni suctf ii if h tvjitvtes arkl tt r r acs until ii i t ic pump as abk templing lo remwr rbc t lees in lhal irea it a rxt 4hibt dmap- m the rmw i area was fir rmite ticnst than lhal in anon ami n ts uo- stckiahk mrte bet rc all xrcics will he ivsiiiie tor us mi iilon piast the pc enee ot ihe mthvnhit m tfs atras allesul ami ihe m ecr lk1 allotdnl the bth trv desptit cimitnuin ttrfmrt from llc co loie elteirt to restore xhms auf lw r6ct la bngbien the no ed rn tbt storm wmeh xatjani w fit the man resajents aetoss much nl ontario tea oa swl ivhkt n until all setvtv are baek fc ihr pal of hmn on sal on tapt sld dunnf i4s4 t normal andtar hoa brancfaes c ewded the presious onls cnathwom work tweak fiaes genlca nhnvtv b one w p iiigftdv the mttfm me owa taal iteet akibnr thcs meek it reported at plant wire chief for the fennam htt kabec hjoon ikdnoald the town office that dunng the said that hi crews ami ockvr m cmd sauee err affected rwsl war 14 lag were tvmed lo broujdit m fnm ontario poak cw j at resiorcd roadents for their pets which escaped the stornk koiac the l workers are win domg the previous tear 157 been working almost luutwuuw kw hmaxai w and reptac- tap wvrr wsocd from tbe office hf since the damage i img december 27 damage lo una and pais wa hriau omda d township salartn k wen set follows s225 diputv reeve 200 vmniihi i itxiihlecl riixc eouneillors h7s fence vworu khn k mitrse t the milioi dis rt i hour plus cjehl cents a mile uki lkpial tvuil rtnt cimp itusiutk million j3 a trip 1 unamart w j umnx punnne biwrd shl ittend ince officer s8ycar it bcai mtd ls rf km lhrw mfx rvpuu rtv hal urnaker 1300 aoit pph bic av ihe jtoi r smut to the planning plot ciretiktr w smcl ppf ktd l x ear ronx milne road laborers were increased raa j v fk ttnouph ihe mains j charles tnwnski to the in m 1 l hourrv to lj0 and je tw no a4 rl keep von fnx area nwrd lvpu ovcrlinu na was left at jl 73 an ac is ch sapnlied roc scr hi milton fire hour casual labor was set riplvnrw area hoard ham- ellmlt as i 00 per hour the cterk sfsifji bct ntmer mlj anrtaker oem mrhllan as nut lit- jjtxm m increase of 200 tn ear ei putr en deeem- ntg mspetloc and rrhet oil kef allow alhrr bill tcletmr c mj the bsdro drpatnni 4aitrt fullon asmstant assessor li uas agreed to petition the wti csn wckij xnnd utc hew eat jsuundletpers jobnjsmall russ minuter ol hfghwaue tor eoxctnment lrajtt on 1369579 in road expendrtwe for 1959 ac tu 1 1 expenditures tt was noted totalled oxer 139000 but part of ihis was recoverable from area munitipahlies council decided to borrow up vw06 from the bank of noxa scotia lo carrv on the yw s work before taxes arcpaid tbexroad superurtendenl coun cil and clerk were autfaoraod to during i9i9 onh one bntli rcnsteiid in acton while deaths were reported it the i itriee suite the t iddil house wllhj irt l lu uu mi ivlial iftc 1 hit mm iw biilhs renstercd in he town most ol the births in unste guerph or other hospit il nicil wifh llu nilv nihil louiu il 1 1 1 would t wivti that niniiine md dist iissnl iu litimiisti rtl- ll a abo pomtod ixil thai i attewd the good roads conx-en- i atreadh thts scar one dog tag lion with expenses lo be paid bft the township bve membbts of ihe acton drstrfct high school board take the and m m coles represenrative of kquwno towtnjhtpv ind oath of office during the inaugural meeting on tuesday night m j col go brown pail iecretary of the north halton high school acton pictured left to right chairman j h creighton d putrid board moffat representative from nassagaweya e s force w coon