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ht jvttow ttt bttss ninety fourth year no 1 3 acton ontario wednesday september 25 194b twenty page ten cents tmi man in thi funny suit is jack mnk call public hearing closing cnr station council received correspondence from the canadian national railways advising a public hearing regarding cloung of the acton station will be held in the council chambers thursday october 17 at 2 pm council has written thec nr registering objection to closing of the station a committee has been working to produce evidence to oppose the move the hearing will give anyone interested an opportunity to register their objections two more whl iontest toimtf school board seat horace blyth r r i acton chairman of the nassagaweya school board announced this week that he will stand for election as actonnassagaweya representative on the new county board of education acton and nassagaweya township will share one representative when the new board is formed cyril bishop chairman of acton public school board announced at a board meeting that he intends to run for the same teat on tuesday evening tom watson announced to the free press that he will also be a candidate for office in the upcoming election mr watson who just two weeks ago attended a special conference for prospective board members has been acton high school boards representative on the interim board which will give way to the newlyelected board he has been on high school board for the past four years and before thai wjs on public school board for 14 years he has been chairman ot both bojids murray smith the public school board representative on the interim committee says he is also considering running fall fair smashes all previous gate records a record gate high attendance at all events over the three days a successful parade and many entries in all categories left members of acton agricultural society weary but delighted the 5sth annual fall fair set a new record for gate receipts with2295 paid admissions friday night saturdays gate receipts teeters near last years centennial record breaker with some asserting even more people were there this year many enter with passes an estimate of attendance at all events of the threeday fair tops 11000 for the second time in five years an acton high school student was crowned miss acton fair tumultuous applause greeted the decision the high point of the fourhour long friday night program a long parade with four bands and many floats drew the crowds down to the fair grounds saturday the crowds still jammed the midway at midnight that night while a dance was underway in the arena sundays interfaith service was attended by about 500 acton grade 1 2 student zenith armstrong was crowned miss acton fair friday to wddly enthusiastic applause of a partisan crowd first runnerup is donna barry from erin district and second runnerup joanne laverty of rockwood followed by leona synnotl and linda pearce of acton four bands studded the big fair day parade shortly after noon saturday acton citizens band headed the parade with mdton and georgetown pipe bands and the ukrainian youth association band coming at intervals the ukrainian youth association band played several numbers in the park during the afternoon these young people often play at the ukrainian camp near town crowds lined the streets to see the parade miss acton fair contestants decorated one float although some of their number were further behind in the high school float its the first time the high school entered and they placed first in the novelty category judges were bruce macpherson brendan aherne c l rognvaldson and dr a j buchanan and heres what they picked clubs and organizations boy scouts first pairs and squares second brownies third commercial and business floats the shanes novelty floats high school bedrock tv sales and service junior farmers as hillbillies other floats convertibles fire truck st john ambulance horses from rosslake riding school the lions skidoo float y8 mens float on arthritis clowns added to the variety and color of the parade the park was jammed on saturday afternoon although meeting friends is an annual feature of the fjir many people missed each other completely in the crowds the hall displays were more attractive than ever new bake cases accounted for the uncluttered neit appearance mrs linham hough some of the exhibits were out on the arena floor such as the school work roots and vegetables hay and grain this allowed attractive displays interesting displays included the charming miniature kitchens put in by neighboring womens institutes silverwood won first prize and acton w i second silverwoods display included the point of the whole display kissin dont lastcookin do the 4h displays were also very interesting a new display was from halton manor where the articles were labelled with sentences that revealed the handicap of the maker another eyecatcher was a rug made of baler twine by george mcpliad although flower classes were cut down and despite the fact honor mcgeachies at social evening councillors and their wives gathered at the home of the mayor on churchill rd n thursday evening to honor mr and mrs jack mcgeaclue prior to their departure for milton mayor duby presented mr mcgeacliie with a large reclining chair and mrs mcgeaclue received an oil painting by her favorite artist of a muskoka scene mr mcgeachie has been clerk of the town for 21 years and has a distinguished service record in municipal work he served as secretarytreasurer of the acton pictures first long list later public utilities commission until it was disbanded secretary of thr nnlng boar ommittee of adjustment and north halton urban board he has also been active in community and church work mr mcgeachie has accepted a position as miltons clerk he starts his new duties monday september 30 many gardcus are showing early signs of jutumn this september the flowej exhibits were lovely most interesting were the flowerwritten song titles winner was moonlight and rosesthe moonlight provided by a tiny yellow bjlloon the junior section a new one had entries in all its classes there were seven chocolate cakes entered and the winner was donna mae mellon r r 3 champion of six fudge entries was made by jojn gordon acton tour dresses were made by this group for entry and kathy hintons was judged best norma leslies corsage topped five only classes noticeably down this year were the beef cattle breeding classes and the childrens decorated bikes trikes and doll buggies mrs swackhamer felt dairy cattle entries were up from usual the lions clown band serenaded people as they thronged into the gates under tophatted frank spielvogel the other musicians in the pickup band were ted tyler jr ray agnew julian zajac and john agar lions also had a skidoo display and sold draw tickets if you had a rage to get rid of or an aggression to sublimate the ys mens booth was the place to do it they sold whacks at old cars next door the dunking machine raked in the cash as the towns celebrities hit the waves minor sports took the profits the fire prevention exhibit included two trucks to charm the kldsthe 1927 studebaker and the newest truck the horse show was very successful all livestock entries as usual were focus for many spectators seeking a taste of the farm john root mpp for wellington county was on hand friday night to officially open the 55th fall fair festivities staff photo company to build model homes on churchill rd n council was informed that monex construction wish to build four model homes on the east side of churchill road north at their tuesday meeting the homes would be models for the seynuck subdivision and would be built on four of the 23 lots on mrs r n browns property the company wishes to develop 25 lots on the east side of churchill rd north and council has accepted in principle a subdividers agreement on a recommendation of no i committee no 1 committee recommended that since the no 2193 l3rd meeting was up tuesday by his racked clerkadministrator jack mcgeaclue at council he turns over his job lo the new clerk joe hurst at the end of this week and was attending his last official meeting in acton actons 55th fall fair gets complete picture coverage in i his weeks free press with a resume of all the weekend activities nest week fewer pictures and more words the full prize lists in all categories will appear then the postponing of the listing of prize winners leaves more room this week for the many pictures taken for the free press over the weekend by the staff and by don hdts of rockwood tmi mhoay nhmit variety nacofd crowd of over 2300 pilling into the aisles and show in the arena attracted a filling all available teats and doorways the officials report thai 2393 paid the admission fee didnt are as yet unknown the figures on those who staff photo miss acton alt 1068 17yearold zenith armstrong is flanked by contest runnersup donna barry of erin township and joanne laverty of rockwood last years miss acton fair is immediately behind the new cfueen of the fair zenith a student at acton district high school comes from the fourth line of esquesing staff photo properly will eventually be part of a subdivision which is presently in esquesing township and may be annexed to acton in the future it was decided that the subdivider must pay cash in lieu of future curbs and gutters and asphalt paving half of the cost of the 28 foot width sidewalk and a sum equal to the cost of a halfinch wamrmain and some street lighting a capital levy of 500 will also be made on a plan of subdivision total cost of the cash requested was 38575 so councillor ted tyler inquired what the 38000 was for he opposed having part of the subdivision erected when council cannot exercise total control lets have a complete plan of subdivision for curbs gutters etc as long as it doesnt cost the taxpayers money reeve hinton maintained that council did have control of the part of the proposed subdivisions in acton councillor tyler replied however that we cant just pull a shade down between acton and esquesing the facts are he maintained they are building model homes for building another subdivision if we dont watch out well have houses all over just like georgetown the reeve maintained the 23 lots on churchill road could be fully controlled by council councillor tyler was concerned about other lots the subdivider might develop in esquesing township mr hinton said councd could donothing to interfere with the lights of the subdivider the area was zoned properly for budding and the subdivider could force council to let him use his eroperty as he sees fit as long as e conforms to the plan of subdivision councillor tyler also registered lus objections to using open ditches in the area and felt the sue of the proposed tile would not be large enough the reeve replied that mr tyler was challenging the town engineer on the other hand when i challenge the advice of the committee later in the meeting mr hinton charted the press had inaccurately and poorly reported his remarks concerning drainage it the last councd meeting time to go overheard in one of those expensive restaurants at expo then a lady and her young ton had each ordered a charcoal broiled steak the meal was very good but was far more than they could finish when the waiter was picking up their plates the lady asked i wonder if you could put what we have left into a paper bag for our dogt her ton piped up excitedly hey atom are we tolngtoaetadofr