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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 24, 1960, p. 1

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nominations in robert little school tonight t elohysxfhmrnb 22 acton ontario thursday november 24th 1960 twelve pages seven can vl bromltjhaquiln memory of miss mary ellen anderson was dedicated at krloa presbyterian church sunday morning with the rev a h mckenzie are front to back sisters mrs carl han sen miss raabel anderson and halfsister mrs john davidson miss andersonwan overseas misslonaryof the church propose new rate schedule to finance water reservoir a proposed water rate and ser vice charge increase to affect eveiy luiimimci within the cate gory set out received the nod of approval hy acton council tries- day evening during the second reading of a by law representing results or a study over a year the plan will boost revenue front the water consumers by 5800 a year this scheme would be necess ary to provide proof of financing if council decidedjoproaed with a -projected- j50 oooyjjadcrgnhtnd water storage andjrajirextclislon program now uadcrconsideratton by the ontam water resources commission the amount of revenue derived fitm the sale of water would be applied against an estimated annual p lymtnt of 14 890 spread over a debenture period of 20 years tor repayment on the capi tal- expense and reserve fund of lie reservoir and main extension the annual payment would be re duced to 13 500 after a five year xitohjzm sraaciaairii s u musxlm isatxssmtzmxm council considers new system following monday demonstration installation of a new direct fire alanrt system will receive council qonsidci ation follow ing a demonstration and ex planation by bell telephone rep resentative ken tilk during the committee of the whole meeting monday evening mr tilk accompanied by fire chief jack newton brought i miniature ahum board and told council 6ne acw system was tw dmrncndca for acton when the new dial phones were installed he said a great responsibility had been placed on the opcrat ors receiving fire calls when the dial system goes into oper ation no uperators will be loe ated in acton and another ss tern would be necessary separate phones explaining the proposed svs tem he said six kpecial separate phones equipped lo answer lire calls only would be pheed in different parts of town sueh 7s fire hall and fuemens homes when a person called in a fire il arm these six phones would nng only the first person to insvvcr the call could reverse the other fkc only able to listen in thus eliminating am ennfusi m neccssarv in form i lion reird ing the loealion and urn ot fire would be obtained then the in lercommunication switch could be flipped to allow a decision to be made immediately whether all the equipment or iny part would be sent to the scene not always alarm he stated it would not be nee cssary to sound the general al arm on most occasions the six intercommunication phones could be utilized to summon enough firemen to answer most calls this system eliminates bottlenecks of crowds at fires he suggested fire chief newton told coun ctl it was his opinion the system was a good one ind would work to perfection once his depart ment received full instruction asked the approximate cost of the system mr tilk told coun cil it would cost the town 2425 per month with all mainten ance and service by the tele phone company council decided to have the fire committee review the pro posal with the firefighters snow extreme cold hazards of missionary in northland a good number gathered m the pentecostal churcn on monday night to hear rev john spillena ir flung missionary lo canadis norlhland rev spillenaar flics a cessna 180 plane and from his stati m at south porcupine covers regularly an area of over 800000 square miles his farthest point west is churchill in northern manitoba and east to quebec from l he st lawrence river dung the border of labrador he covers the irca around james nd hudson bay and goes north beyond the tree line into the bar rcn land mi spiltenaar has 26 workers under his supcrv ision including 10 natives a native bible school is condueled il moosonee snow a hazard otlcn mr spillenaar is called upon lor mercy nights and mail service his plane is equipped with pon loons in summer and skis in winter the many hazards of winter flying arc snow storms wh eh mav force him down a few hours lo is long as iivc davs ilso the extreme cold has lorecd him down due lo the oil congeal- mhusasiaf3jamiii 3wsull uslmtaiu ng in the engine twice his en ginc has quit while n the air mr spillenaar showed a col ored film of his work amongst the indians and eskimos he said he has been often in the eskimos ifcioo while they were eating their dinner of raw fish or meat but he never felt hun gry he s ud results have been very gritiivlng he closed with a challenge to those who would dedicate their lives to whatever work the lord might call them iutjaw ioul km six tribute to township 400 attend brookville opening mr chiitcilon in his iddress the asms lo ni supeii llend ml of elementary eduealion in ihe on lario dipirtmeni tf edue ition w g chuterton b a b paed offlcl dlv opened nassaeawcva s new biookville pub in school on moiuhy when in ovcitlow crowd attended the ifliei il ccrcmonv an estimited 300 idled the uid ilonum and mother 100 listened i rum adj iimnc rooms tnd hall wavs the prugi un pencil with k gnfluhs dcliut ie lhe im k hon then j c vulnivu ehiir mm ot lhe boa d i trustees welcomed ill in pucnii ind studenis t thi s ho i the sen lor eh ir suil sever il eleclttns and the hoard uehilc i md con iractor were introduced congratulate residents j a milne reeve of n i-sag- aweva and stanley l h ill m la both congnlulaied the township residents lor their fine new m hewl and handed thim tor their assist inn in proelucing the m xl- im new building alter lhe stall wis introduced the rc h marr performed lhe dcdicarii n ee rcmomes then in- pcuor if public seho k r f bumhold introduced mr chat terton as the guest speaker commented lhit there were cl 110000 elementarv period when the reserve fund pay idmg of a bv law include in in mcnl would cease creased service to consumers dui new rates ing a two month billinc on lhe proposed rates receiving he following bisis 4 inch service green light during the second rea increased i rum 134 to l 44 4 i inch service from 200 1 2 li one inch service f mm h 00 lo j3 20 and a emnparablc inercasc with other larger serviees inst d led ataajyn -j- v butt photo speyslde school was jammed to the doors last night wednesday when a large crowd gath ered during the official opening former inspector l l skuce was present and congratulated the school board and ratepayers of esqciesing township pictured above left to right reviewing the program are left to right g sch edel general contractor school board chairman c coles l l skuce and pnnc pal c leitch more pictures and a story will appear in next weeks issue n iii tiifriinniiririwiiiwfffi acjsi bronze memorial plaque in knox church ifomn mtefqnarys 25 year service cmng at the rate of 355 a year mr chattcrion presented mrs b fletcher secretarvtreasuarer ol the board of trustees with a letter ot congratulations from ihe hon john p roberts min islet ot education she has served the be ard in various ways for 32 vc rs dr 0 young vicechairman of the board of trustees tb ed mr chattcrton tor ms fatter csimt talk he also thanked all those who donated flo to the school for the opening nigal se e ral presentations were made before the close of the pro- grim mrs m marion presented a donuion to the school an be half of the nassagawcya wl and mrs f somemlle of dublin w i presented a picture of the queen and a union jack mrs georcv inghs donated an honor cup to be given lo the grade eight student with the highest general prufiocncv a bronze memorial plaque sym bul ot a congregation s heartfelt tribute was dedicated at knox church sunday morning placed at the front of the church lo the tight of ihe choir loft il reads nee tamen consumebalur to the glory of cod and in luvinc memory of mary ellen andcison who wilh zeal and devotion scrv ed the overseas missions of our beloved church fur over 25 fruit ful vcars 18981959 let her own works praise her just before the closing hymn the minister the rev a h mc kenuc stood beneath the plaque to explain at lhe congregation al meeting in january it was de cided most unanimously and with the most hearty endorsalion that some memorial should be placed within this building in memory of the laic mary ellen anderson today we give it m solemn memory of a gracious woman all of us who knew m iry ellen anderson recall mem ones which arc picoous lo us she was used bv god might ily cavc her life to christ at an early age and served him devul edly all her life she bemfe dcid vet spe iks before the dedication the con gregatiun sane fur all the saints who from their labors rest and afterwards come ye disconsol ale serve others in his sermon god helps the discouraged mr mckenzie re fcrted lo the senpture reading kincs concerning the pro phet elijih as a solution for iraccmcnt he proposed ear lying lhe burdens uf olhers serve others to forfccl self the ipnealing children s story told of an old ford car willi a paekud m lor so christ strengthens us the power in c ur life tit lhe power or god the chon under organist ted h inscn sang whatsoever things are justly rilhl success crowned life born in erin twp miss andcr son was the daughter of the 1 ite mi and mrs wm anderson an unusual amount of success crowned all her nelivitics in life passing her enlrinec examination at aclun public school with the lushest mirks in h illun county she atlended lhe continu ihon school here ind guclph collegi ite vocitionul insliiule whelc she won ihe carter scholarship after allcndmc the college i f education in toronto she i meht in acton public school for eight years she was orginisl and choir leader of knox church for seveial years alter ihe death f her mo ther she attended the prcsbmcr kin missionary and deaconess training school in toronto where she brilliantly torn pic led the three years eouim in one year winning many prizes missionary lo japan miss anderson w is designated a missionary in her home church here in june 1930 in august she lefl to work amone the koreans in j ipan where af ter completing a vcar studying the language in kc re i whenshe headed the el iss she worked for 10 years during this time she educated a korean boy fur the christian ministry and he now serves a large city church there forced to return to canada in the second world war miss an dersun scfrved for four years as deaconess al st andrew s church sask itoon for almost 15 years she repre sented the western division of the women s missionary society of the prcsbylcn in chunh in can ad i in british guiana south america she wis an irdem ivan gelist and ilso laughl christianity in the schools she was greatly in lerestcd in every department ol burns memorial church georgetown bg ind especially enjoyed the training ol lhe choir 111 health caused her lo return home and she passed away at the endof june i9s9 the funeral service was held in knox church followed by interment in fan view ccmcicrv water rales for consumers will he adopted u ihe following rate schedules 35 cents per thousand gallons lo first 50000 gallons 26 eents pet thousand- for lhe next 150000 and 20 cents per thousand for everything over 200000 gaf ions it w is noted hy the mayor that sidential users would nut re ive any inucasc on ihe water rales but over ihe period of a vcar their mere ised charge would linuunt 16 i 20 prior to the by law heme yead die second lime an amendment lo ihe motion w is tabled igreeing with lhe main motion rcgartffng rvid charges lo everyone but he residential users this amend mcnl vv is sponsored by e pope nd 11 lowe m ivor gov informed the town ouneillois lhe by i iw did not tie tieg ilc residential users from ilheis but lhe by i iw designated lcrtiun installations a revised amendment wot tab ed slating hut t inch inslullat- oils to domestic users not be in- ercised but lhe i inch to com mcrua users he increased thli was losl with only mr lowe and mr pope voting in ihe affirma- the m iynr expl uned to the council thai the i inch installat ions included commercial users well und this would mian a large loss of revenue if charges e not increased in this cate gory plan reservoir two readings were given u hy law to enter into an agreement with the owrc for providing indcrgruund water reservoir naln extensions on churchill road north the by law in its pre sent stage will be forwarded to the o w r c for their appraisal and returned for ttaal wtg this project u approved it will cost an estimated 9150000 ind provide higher water pres sures and an adequate water sup plv fur future use mayor goy informed council the project had to receive lhe ap proval or the commission as they controlled the water rights and provided some financial assist ance delegation an 1 1 mun delegation was pre sent lo request council s decision on action proposed for an air pol lution bylaw and request the name of the engineer who slated continued on pag two board staff meet at party in school acquaintances were madewed- nesday evening during a school board teacher get together at the robert little school auditorium when a buffet luncheon sine- song dancing and cards were enjoyed attending the social function were 48 people repres enting the board members and wives and teachers of the robert little and m z bennett schools the home and school associat ion catered for the luncheon eih cryonc was introduced and board members and new jeacb- crs had an opportunity to 1 lighting dramatic but small fire not jouncing ik idhghk of cars and two ftrc trucks lit uplfaeskyltke searchlights ashes conv on the michigan bulb plant tuesday shouts before i pjn but the school whole operation wasnt nearly as children in ontario with is 000 dramatic as it looked oakdchakman j c mclnryre left accepted the gifts of the ladies of dublin w i at the opening of brookville public school monday mrs fyfe somerville mrs horace blym and mrs william mclnryre present the school with flag and picture of the queen school ltac he rs iu look after ihcm he congratulated the school board for ihctr tine work behind the scenes irkl taid that such a budding a ihe new navs- agaweva township public school mikes ihe extra work worth while he described the exploding the gate was bang unlocked lor lhe first fire truck to enter the former wool cambrng plant grounds hollenng voices turned the hremen around to notice smallest bonfire at the side of the road the searchlights on most of the cars jounced right back up he hill leaving the fir em and population situation in canada some prancing boys with hockej pointing out that schools are op- 1 sticks to extinguish the mtookvnme wbuc school m northern nassegaweya town- tor ernest hoffman inspector r f bomhotd mr ship was officially opened monday evening by w g chatter j principal kenneth trowbridge end board trlrmanj ton assistant supervisor of elementary education for ontario tyre over 400 attended the ceremony above looking over the opening program from left are contrac

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