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xt jvjcixm ttt fjress svnty filth yer no 6 acton ontario thursday august 18h 1949 eight home print pagessix cents highways dept assume no costs at intersection dublin disttlct makes presentations to margaret somerviue couck1 h tou warning si i a timiorv anyoi pld fcr by town l lufl j at lmtctfo of no 35 and slirlhlirik no 7 hiflkwayt council docldee to celuct oarbeoe ww town true nawa- oeweya expeee approde- hon of nolflkborty act 1j lopsiilcri score sh i ihini arlon council met on mnndav evening with councillor nlrol n1 holrhrn and nputyttev tyler present and reeve t jntv pre- 144 account were pushed for pa men as follows u nellls loading ilimr plndera welding sharpen ini saw arlon iuhtr utilities aer- vlnea iwj telephone oo services fi r hart co supplies uurphy paint co supplier thompann motors gas etc o k illrhey at sons rub ber hats perkins kleetrlr cn sup j tl mackenzie a flon auprtlles personal stationery sale supplies arton auto body rialntmg slirn irs ad of im5s0 rno 242 11 1v15 ii 02 27t7 15 3fi is 50 s on ininrs iiint satunluv i lnll nm in in w community park hi arlon boys showed a lot gi t up find go and looked like n mn hall team until th rrc fni bu lop sided arlon hatters per uii d i hree pitch r for a 1 i f extra tase hits john hosell luid five for five jr umvi h- wed thern some clever pitching in the earl states of the girrv ihe team now is waiting for a kiimi in th plsy downs and look nun ietter than th did in group i oniim mtlon health unit reports adoittonal cases of poliomyelitis 1012 i arte kn sw hnlth of poliomyelitis have emittn lo hal ton county 1nlt during the second i whk of august these include a t on 11 vi ttr old girl from qukvillt u 1140 twenty year old man from trafal jgar township a 11 year old girl s7kh if i from nauutgaweya township and and w i twenty month nm baby from burlington all have been ssdmlt- mlttee formed to erect an addition i hospital two have slight to the soldiers memorial and put pralyals a total of 10 case of the name of those who paid i l dublin dlstrbt and friends gath erd at the home of mr and mn l j it somerville n tuetday even j ing to hoimx dit ir daughter ml margaret tm the eve of her ap- i pmat hlng marruige cnjds and horat ho pitching were rijoed i tint ii mr stewart ullot gather ed the ciowd together on ihe froi t inwn a short program vn given with mush at numti- t i tic ihih i in on licit ra ullh w hl h mnrg in t plad many tlmtn ut t 1 j jtinn oluurk nn- n touple lot li dwrmc and mrs lirotny ftotirki pla d a viol in mlec ll n a mrxlk wwstdlng created n lot of fun with mr m m-h- trtd mr jordan as rnom mr iia l ulti an mtntmrr mi i ltiurk rnothtr of thr rid- anl mr it 1- davidson rather t i luuv koiiom ln ilils mn i uoui kt ii ad an nrtlnm to lit l1di yotir and ml mol tm and mr m st pre nt d her with a trtltitht flnir lump and a walnut trnp itwif ooffr tnhlt margaret hanked them fur tti h rwautlful gift and th tiian kmm1 v ihr a till h irr ex prrfckd ty thow in altrndanir a hountlful turn h wn acrwihl ti the group pi lor to her mnrrlaffe mim mar gar t som ivillf with isntml with n double wool blanket by the offln staff of hutch husaell a and mis- kismu itid me vioki tulpt i titi rtumd nl dinm i pxil lev ant prmentat ions in her honor jaclon leading in first two games plavdowns hamihon hjltsri drop first two gimst in play- downs to acton i hi pithti- toutdnt uii at li n s if ul hit uiuil lis sihirdin as th as itumif h tuti- hlt i lot ii h iklny up tht 1 inrul knimoilh luv off wu on th hpl k- 11 oniltoii uid t k is ii hamilton th art or ten hands entertain in bandtaitoo ih lkrk 1 i ud it 1 oll llll io i th t m f f is meuri mcmillan k mackenlie on behalf of the first srvrn montis mark huihiin supreme sarhace in the smn ln war thereon submitted a report present fundi on hand were 1150 coat of th- work was estimated at 1700 it appeared that j1so0 was in sight it was deatred to have the work completed n nov ember 1 ilh th commlttrt wat prepared to award the contrart and aikfd council co operation tne fenceviewers suhmltted a report on th fence between h vse and cnrporntlon propertv near wartime housing it outlined the auction to he built b each partv the fenoe was entirely on mr vvaei propert and council were opposed lo ulnf barb wire tbe solicitor was instructed to appeal the decision of the fen- viewer on the ahovc trroumu mr j t stewart requested n declanln on his line tenet n 1hr present fence waa not suit able since wartime housing hnd been develoed counrll agreed to sup- pi 20 rods of fence pxuits and hirdwnr- with mi si w irt to n 1 mil nnpl and maintain the fence and no i ir n barb wire wan to he used tim i ti thmiv fence u to be erected on the llni di t four tender were reoele1 for ohmt the collection of jjnrhnf tor tho ki i th i venr pti were from s2000 tit iiimnj tu s2m10 ih ink an neeount for nn indigent pa t nn i lent w a recelv ed from cih ipi i i uiliimv genernl hoxpltnl sm ik the clerk mad n r on ron 1 i i m t work and maintenance of streets t nu following a ult of the department nglnh brltlgi top would be ln order if plana were suhmlttetl for approval and thee were to be cured and tender callad correspsvndenoc wa rend trm the department of hlfihwnvft re- th gardtng the installation of n caut tttw ton llpht at mill and main streets 1 lult hotitmiiel o fiy e it ttoiin have been reported i county this year i p eton fire destroys all new crop and barn ol j porlv twt ht nldii im lit bob andarson turns in a is net on tan thousand dollar firs 4 in t ndji tift i d lilo it two i mk mi hot ai d rs mht ok oin k- fr ol th pot ftrni t rni in ii fir hi xt in ih it took rn ttllv of o 1 h f in nn mill n k t on of a t n m d i in ts v lr m fir v th ti till 1 n th rt f r in h if a mil i st t f a to 1 w its 1 o nplt 1 d ll hvh 1 l u fill h ii m d o tl iv t ot lihi txt w th sjmn 111 o is olllll ivt ion alth uth th sth k have been issued b th hulldlnn innpectir in the flrt arrn month of img mght new houars hae hern ndded to a commodate artonlans 11 n idoi t s s nuck jon wnd vnok i in v mvoi all ii irikhman harrv nrdori kai 1 ljiinhen and frank terr all built new homn in dlff rs m parts of t tie town mam improvement hnvr txen nindi on liomcs already built in the munlclpalitv tiv adding garages venindfitis offices and remndelun lohn xtcmullen attired hln dwell ing millli howies remodelled her 1 i residence iatd flllott made re pulr and renovations to his resi dent mnrv zajnc erected a gar hk kr 1 ki ml mid n iddition t tu dwiltlnc tdwln penren re- inmlelll hi- home l tmrles 1arli nt ted n knrnp i h miller re i l d id si 11 d hi 1 itu kland aided n 0 nms ti u- i g- hollow a parage spr mt h idm x i i ln h in el lug ut n foundntion chat les jtilton d h i i ihd w ofti i t his idditi t i iff ii in d wl- i i lhmlttf 1m- i i ird xplihllii in dh r w is 1 1 tshing dow ultetl foundalioi stm il ight irn t mlivd nn v s lori midi in hu house and lxmnm r m ixvld klliott nnd alfred rem iv rn ji ndded a gnrnge to ii ir irpert th fris- prewt nlmi ninde nn ridition 1 uihllng their work shop lt iffmtnrr nnd h t parage a th kiiin ioutd refreshment booth to their pro- ptrtv tlie wool combing is also and working nn a large addition to onls t heir ppopertv i if the first v n months m in mgt s vnmple of what mnv bo expected ismd m the latter five months of the tl hv vr acton will oertnlnv hnvr ex- pnndrd in 1sm9 iiuuillkl fo stldimk is si id i k i n ii in itd k- in k f i m inil itotl s hid h w ns f t td linm lh hill in th ihnd to t f ilovvd l piopl who far it lit 1 1 i tt i a ton loutd oiiiki s douhhs tiidis iful hnin nms in 1 m ution m v w s ted to i itu ppl in ih mlh m iv who hutlidlhi lout in tht f nst out t oid utti inunikink to ml as down mort ff tiv iv than his pds ol- snvd i vsov it vtun hilt r until th i n is in on his i t u- dnp tlll t iwimtmhl ih studi s m hnd i tn iiiii woikmic miikin in th iwttom hall of ih vnlh ink into tht tghlh wh ii stud hakf rs final i tu kan to tooth his off iing with an f f cl matt ivlr mjttil th woik hos tf th alton spiud hill iaui r to piotmt th mi hli i m and mill finsh- allow in otw t in h s lhl iilsl th a f- tnkl and n ir nn it thud his st om 1 two mill i j aili r t hoketl hamilton s l lalil hid in thi ninth but not in forr two mn m on tnsird thinuth hhl s to scott nd hod itvd r t it h i and mht ciirdim r iskiiv is a tommiltid fivi uniis m ds uv of in pt fildin vimiln to th fitgouifc hoitiinat is hi v oo nl n ptmt w h r nw r hillini w is th dotiuri nt f tt nd a s hd inpl 1 1 alton m off to n i rlv vt nt lis s tui thit nun in ih first fr m whn mist rs smud r ilit t lnpl1 nd m isil s drovi n t w r iii horn mn clar out of th park ll w is th fnm of two ir nit loots hod itsl i smshsd od noth i in tht s j ion tht point on th i w s httl doubt of ih ouloill mthoiikh th tnl nd of th bl in out r w tsn t hittuij fitpi mlv ih t p h ill r m fin mil m t is hpptd two snlis nd douhli in f lit tup t tm tinning his si ik loiild tupl i d tw mus fs im iv w is uo fm fis misds wll h m mn i di uhl s n fis tups i d tht h w ms md h hi hsd r with f m m m r nd i mtijli in tht tnps v i mi his nil nit foi hitliiii d t p inio ntr plunk into th f id t s hinds b dnvinj th tn t t thin h ids to tompl 1 th p o uii gib jnidui uful hunuduvi uotii ten hand prfmnteil a vrrv fltii netarle in acton largi st galhrrink of mtisit lans uppt r left hand photo is of the rihntlv fotmid oakvill pijm lluml lpn t tight hand photo shows the f iitured llth field iti mum nt trumpet hand in a fine tttspluv of put isum marching ttiv imittom pltturt shows thr lmr si ou ami giv s a v r gtmxl id a of th i rowd that wati heil a n1 follow ed tlw glunt it re t paradr r rrr vtrtt phofot limb r kike t kes li hn nd entire chop 5sw m id snitlt tons lohtistnii was tht tnlv studi to ml twi hits tvtit- hamilton bum h d thre hits for two run- in th 2nd and ngnin m tht fith but nun txrtdd a injli bis stud o iki rs sir indsd ntn on thi bis pnhs uhih as ft four on boais nvdr whifftl his ball- and uadr thue while all thr stud bakt r hillm n chalk d up 7 t ut on strikes tht s rn s n sum s h n on siturdis in whit possiblv tould tn d t isj gum gain is iilld for tht o i lock harp in tht vt nt atton w ins thi s in s it is gm ral ut ling oak v ill htcaws of thtir proximitv will u ixt tht v havt finish d ln ui sihcdult of the toronto viaduct circuit r ii v acton 10i 024 10016 15 5 hamilton 021 020 220 9 10 0 cton mast r 3b footitt cf kunstadtl r lindkav b masalel 3b rvder rf jordan if scott c snvder p leader p in bth stud btk rs brvc lb hall cf strong ss johnton c h rd lb atjtti- 2b ken luck p peoph pjn 3rd ma v p in 6th hab r rf 2tu- lock if mullens if in 5th results of exams pupils at the ouuph collegiate institute m 111 rr fr 1 mu s d int isn1 in ih r suit of som stud uts t tht n iph olltgial in in it dt par tin ntal t xaniina lions miss js phiii liovd daugb 11 of mi and mrs j liosd was on f hi top ihie sud nts at th oil m it obtaining 10 fusts in sub- ts n i dt n john hm son of mi and mrs i- in t 11 tt obtain d rn omp ii trig i it 1 alj i om i tug 1 ihv ii him i in hraida doiht r if mi and mis a hiutla nhtmd m omp iik 1 il c mul cement block addition to wool combing will enlarge acton plant s nr nrlv npnng work has been pr ji ssing on the addition to the wo 1 omting coipo dioti pi nt n fr d rn k sir 1 1 1 h two storev addition of con trite ami cement blot k l being nstru til hv j h mackenzie a son the bu lilting la mtx20 it is s thd th top flwr will h used for shipping and recelvlnff nnd the bottom floor for manu- fnrt urlng tills is quite an addition to the prs nt factory and a reminder of ui continual ejtnajulon of this tattoo thrilled 2000 as 350 bandsmen join new assessment will lie completed rir pwlttax hale ih of umpnnj known ns h etunuetl nss ssmen w tilt h lias cnlled for a comjnelc re valuing of proper nnd build ings throughout the tow n hns al most lf n comph ted in actm i his sv st nt is being t nrrletl on tliruijti ml the count ami vsll v niuallv spr nd nrross ihe entlm prvlnie it is full expected that this svstim will be put into effect ns of tnnunr 110 nnd that tht itims fir that iar will be based on this oqunlltm d assessment in a ion nnd wm othir municipal 11 ls prior in i hi inaugurating of this svstim it was customarv for as- si ssiin nt to lw tinned on fifty per cent of ih vnlue whereas the new svstem calls for mnmrnt nt one hundrd p r cent of the value a in vt0 it should npt be surprising there- fote for owners in the municipality ui tuul iwa j 1 ut mud i larcjast group of bands ivor gathered in acton provldod fina evaning of musk marck- ing and fancy drill to two thousand enthusod spectators hum httidi r att d at tonium nd visitoi to ont of thr higg nt imisit id i v i ids v r pn si nt d in at ion n salurdav ning the hniid tabki sponsored bv the hoy and ctrl hand dnw tssn thmis- nd m opl to wilnt vs the bi array of fan v drill mart hlng massed hand niirntm rs nnd othi r rvi nts that onlnbuotl to thin miitissful affair paitinpattng in th i v nt were the imkhurjji band the okvllle pip hand th stri tsvill ilovn hand the cuelph polm ilovs hand thi iorne scfts thi alton lluj h mil tht w ston hand the mount ronst hand th llth field ibgimnl itc a tiumptl llnul and th atlon hovs and iris 11 nd th sir i paiade d hv the local bmd st rt tl the tvint as ih ten b mds march tl at intervals down mill mr i i lo mam and down knox av to th park arrangtl in the park tht bands r ii kid a wuomc from thi town xti nded hv hi i ve tom jones and population census ol acton shows increase over 48 reasonably accural estimate win subscriptions for two acton i an s aft r svral wiks wnrk mr w colts has completed his work 01 ihtimsus of acton this official count of the mm womn and i chiklr n of acton was arranged bv i tht count il for uptu datt figur for municipal purpon s i tb fce pren off red two prints for the p rwns estimating the population w ith the greatest sc- t uracv of course as mr coin said it w as impossible to have rxactlv p rf c fifiur s the fmo1 count givn bv the census takfr last night howovtr came out to 2flm these figun mav varv a trifle but for th purpom of judging the competi tion this figure is used winner of empire fisher and tuck one of uw actoo dutnds worst jlre claimed the barn and all this years crop on the porty farm just acton thi imo000 blaze swept throush the structure and firemen uere hampered by the uck of th photo show the blaze st its might as parts of thr building began to fall frrr prra photo the warriors dov council which conducts the warriors day parade at the canadian national exhibition is authority for the statement that then u ill be betwetj 40000 and so 000 service men and women in the parade this ear forty bands uillprovide marching music navy armv and air force will be repre sented as usual there will be numerous american legion posts in 1 attendance uith their bugle bands in two viar subscijpiidn ro me free prrvj was mr ron cnpps whuw ettlmate was 2673 mrs cullcn was the second closest and ihe wins itirfiac 3u to the trfr presr for estimate of 2687 contest edimaus ranged from 2340 to a vr optimutic high of it may be of interest to note that the last census figures complied showed a population of 2545 and these figures refleqt a growth in the past year of well over 100 ms doublil this of lourst dn s not nv an thnt tnis paid by the iwmr will tn doubt tt km inst- nnc n propert vnlued in pm9 as 1 iou at th tax rat of fit mills would call for taxes ir si at 50 cniltr the new nsm satnent how- vi thi inn ptopi rtv will mini rtlv sftking tm assesaed for jg0oo hasing the tax rate on ink venrs expenses it would tie tts mills which would leave the taxes ihe snme simply speaking if the assessment is doubled the mill rate should be halved if expendi tures are kept the same this svstem will raise the- same amount of monev with a lower mill rate assessor k e harrop said naturally this new way cannot be one hundred per cent perfect the firs ear and as time goes on some adjustments will have to be made continuing the assessor said there should be no causa for alarm as a higher assessment means generally speaking a lower mill rate mr ii fi patktr acting as masti r of ct n monu s conducted the even ing s program the bands all marched past the grandstand anil played a numtx r ot thi ir own choosing on thi stand m front the llth ku id h giment itc a trumptt band of cuelph ft alun band of tht rllntr pre- nted a vi rv tine display or march ing md fancv drill that drew rounds of applaus from the i nthusiastic audience oni of the outstanding natures of thi hillsburgh group was that continued on paue fur doe8 evkrytfltng in tiie gaboen the finanrtal pttmt rtporu umw british tisrdt nlng machine called the bantam itotavator which does practically evtr thing it is claimed to be able to till soil mow luwns clip hedgts and sweep paths along with many otjier everyday jobs versatility is mad possible by a reries of attachments which can be fitted in less than one minute in truded are reciprocating cutter bar hedge clipper rotary brush grass box and cylindrical mower latter is fitted with friction clutch which prevents blades from breaking on stony ground both schools arc rcdccoratcd for fall terms with liss than three weeks until thi reopening of schools for the fall term decorating in acton thnols has been completed in the high school all except the new addition has bcen completely redrcorated the plaster in the washrooms has been repaired the floors refmished ondjsthe desks are llrnming the school is decorated in two shades of green which t last years addition new blinds are et to be added five of the ten rooms at the pub lic school have also been redecorat ed grade five and six are decorat ed in o pearl grey and the other rooms are done in pastel green in this school too the floors are re- finished and the desks varnished it will not be long now until use students will be settling down in these new surroundings for another year