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ii jutow sftt fts seventy fifth year no 18 acton ontario thursday november 10th 1949 eight home print paglsix cnt assessment decisions given on 40 appeals mad oh tk 1s apsiiiti aw yewa and c hllihin ct frke frsisiistisi twrim wih veee on diana u tfcsj slylaw tu ywlmo cmhmii will have meyv kaev baaisst kisv ed sbf cauftdhae all uw councillors and deputy reeve tylrr were present monday evening whfti acton council mrl end reeve thrron jones presided mr stan 1uu was pmtnl to du cuss with council th arrangement for the sharing of coats on the rail way crossing signal on mill street mr hall auo ivr information re carding the vult of the lieutenant governor in acton on november 1 1 th thu information had been requested frocn mr hall and he greed to forward the rrourt uf council to the department of high way mr winters asked for a light on vlmy street midnight traffic was particularly heavy messrs j it c reign ton and c klrknesa on behalf of the y men s club asked a rrnewal of the lease on the arena they requested that toilets at the arena be put in good condition a separate outside en trance for th ball players room was requested council agreed to make a survey of the arena the vi men s club also asked some adjustment on the hydro account council then dealt with the ap peals on the i960 assessment and heard assessor lurropi report af ter consultation with the county assessor on the various complaint robert marshall recommrndrd a depreciation of 7ft p r c nl of the normal a lowering of 34 on th assessment land iwwmt nt w as to remain the same george simpson prop rt no reason could b seen for chingi in this assessment eugene braids no change in store assessment no chsngr in rates or measurement on farm but 40 per cnt was allowed for iocs lion obsolescence on farm building as on all farm property the farm assessment was reduced taoo ralph chandler was granted a change of depreciation on hit pro perty the assessment wai cut to 11 am a difference of t miss kate lutley no change recommended on this property john williamson no change on the lot assessment herb dodds reduction was made for removal of two buildings and assessment reduced to 1314 douglas price allowance of 2 on total assessment hugh graham land rate rhang ed from 4 to 3 per foot frontage and overdeptb to be forgone fred kentner no recommends tion made for a change robert andrnton treated as om storrv building and reduced 21fl for the unfinished attic t tal in acssment 12m9 wm b nson no i h iiili n com mended ale mtlsait all mitt moo charged for oil burnt r lind ai s ssmi nt w is not t hanged on thv garagt tot l w wmfil t w if 3105 on land and buildings ben d ilachlin frn r in i ifcmil nsscsmni nt adjusted bull lint s srssmmt of km snd i tiul of remains unchanged g m llutt adjustmmt nndt on building nnittl and ill w urn made for farm buildings is farm properties john bovi allow ancs rale mill ad of m rati on th ow ing to rock formation acton poultrv r arm ment made to totil of chicken hous edward footitt n made mrs annie paul no change made fred mevor no changi suggest ed bv assessor robert turner no change madi frank sagaskt complete new survey made and total assess ment of 113m j j stewart allowed the m w ass sinenfr for firm property b- boys and girls honor leader of the band in a celibratlon of the eighth anniversary of the acton buys and girls rand a testimonial banquet wai glvrn by the members of tin organifatlon in honor uf the found er and conductor of the group mr c w mason the hand members dressed in their uniform ass mbled last saturday in the yu a and thoroughly enjoyed a turkey din rer prcfuired by the ladies of the wi at the conclusion of the dinner j spielvogel proposed toast to mr mason susd miss s raleton on behslfof the hand prted him with a lovely electric mantel clock in his rt spouse mr mason expres sed his apprrclatutn and his love for the work he f it that the mov ing of some of the originals from town should have no drastic effect on the u roup and he expressed a hope that hr could carry on the band with tht hi ip remain ing tm mix rs a twist to mrs c w mason the lady behind the scenes was pro posed and followed by a toaat to acton flo vi and girls hand pro mmi b kin a lb n and rt aponded to bv has klngsmill a dance and social tvinlng closed the c lebratlon of the flghlh anni vers ir of th ad oil bos ind guh 11 j rut to be unveiled tomorkow lh t 1 lanil scotch biock womens institute guests at acton mis andi rwn wu hn ti s to thi alton worm n s in tituti on thuimla nminiur t w hi n thrv had the members of the scotch illmk v i as their guests mrs it l davidson thr pru d nt conducted the business pertml md this included donations oti d to the march of dimes fund in alii of potiomylltls and also approv al of si nding our committments to thi llalton district the wreath for armlstici dav was ordered snd a check for it to be sent to the legion poppv fund members also were asked to attend the service on november 11th the roll call was answered bv introduc ing the person on your right pre iously each person had been gien a guest to sit with the president welcomed the lsi tors and invited their president mrs arthur murray to take charge for their program she then expres sed their pleasure at coming miss mary jorce contributed a piano solo mrs irving read a delightful tasir on mental happiness with t rvcip for bcaiitv in conclu sion mrs mcgibben and mrs mic hie contributed ocal dints thi sweet 1 st stor kver told and jon 1 r and f r an interesting number was gl en b mrs galbnuth of milton who spoke on her lslt to the spode china factor at stoke rc land iter description of the mak int of chlnn from the moulding of the cla tn the final painting wn most interesting and educational mrs divilsin ixpriivl our in j mi nt f thi profcnin ind nisi mited th m mix n ind frn n is t n sixi il cm ning it hi r home i it r in thi month meeting closexl hy singing auicl tjmg ss m ind 3 social tinn w i i njoviit toki thi r l on 1 m rs f th month win mrs s di nn mis d holnus and mrs wildi rspin operations on 1 waterworks has j1500 tranter power lin ckno ncttary for naw woathop bulwjno i lie regular mtellng of acton iuhl r utilities cvimmlulun was hew t n ijesday evening all iludminton club also rrportid goxl mrfnbtir wrrt pr and chair llinwn presided increased interest nd ttendance reported at y an inert an t u x r r nt in atti ndsnti figun s fur ck tot r w u khow j in thi si en tary s 11 port to tht ymca hoard on monday rvi nlng ilinphsi last month wm pluc ed on gynin class and during novi niber ebtabllshnii nt of senior mimi s clai s with leagues and competitions are to be starusd ttte ill ridanci and keen interii the report dealt with by the y a letter ws revlvttl staling ilmrd khoweil keen interest in the ha m u woulf1 arrangw for ton v this m mu n ui all drpurt mettts sonu n pairs and nt w in stallations in the shower rooms were approved that will inaki the facilities lliuth better oranoevilu and acton rotary cluft exchanoi speakers representative of lh engineer ing division of the lit 1 c to fink the proposed i hanges in the power tines at the substation in order to rebuild the workshop i hn chckw ritcr repairs asked v tie too high in comparison w th inw costs tills machine wn 1 used ne purchased in 11m7 and the i full uniiae price as allowed on lie nrw one purchased 1 a numtp r of ued poles arc available fir kindling and clothes fhrfce are poles tha jf highway in the county dentfctfi dinner meeting held in acton djn fills of thi faculty of dentistry toronto was the tpacul speaker at the dlnftar on thursday night of the ilahon county danul association there was almost a parfsct atten dance at the rvi nt held in acton ymca and dean fills address on the accidental fracture of children s anterior teeth and the nu thods of restoring them proved moit intin sting to the group movii s takrii 111 c anada s far north alxtard the narcople and showing the arctic indians and r klmoa wen enjoy rd as well as those taken in the drilish lsli s by the speaker officers chosi n for m si year are past prisldmt dr deans oakvllle prtsidcnt dr lubcock milton vlre pres dr milne georgetown s41 tnus dr walker rurlington llvltles president alf long of the acton club with some of the ac ton ttotarlans will pay a return visit to orangeville rev a caloer speaker at ywa fireside hour the soldier s mi mortal in act 11 w ith ihi m w mi tions 11 recognition to the acton boss who puid thi iiipnmi ssacnfm in th war of 1019 45 will u unvulid in i 11 ul c m m r kn lw 1 tomorrow iimrning thi pjr id will form in thi park and thi mhic ut tin mimoiiul will rt mini nil at 1010 it will bo f mount u srut in th i nilil him h md ft how infc th i ut oivtin r nn mis usii will tn kui sts t tuic liim hi n in hi m a county council face deficit ol 13610 adjust ihm on ihangt duced by f801 mrs emily allen no change made john palmer property recheck- cd and depreciation on garage al lowed and adjustment made for error in measurement assessment now 91450 thaodor papillon special de- tvelatlon allowed now 1407 ol total assessment colin mccou allowance for un- puitered walls- now i10m in re vised figures thoa brankowetcx no change anglian vtul contlaued on puo ftve basthall benefit has further contributions the rase ball ben f it fund con tinues to nu rtt support from mm citizens and this week the following acknowedgemmts are made prevlouil a know ledged 947 47 lakeside chapter ioxe 2500 j ralston 1 00 grants new adding aaschlne for maoittrsta wihsh1d 500 auhoriiad for hatton law library new assom- monr in acton nolaon and milton thit yoarothor muni cipalities ar maltlno proarosi llalton county council clamped down on spending at their regular nonthl meeting held at milton tuesday when reeve william var- slckle announced council would hate a 13610 deficit over their budgeting for the ear harden mrs mary pttllt ani mr vanslckle advised members most of the deficit was caused b large nmounta being spent for re pnlr and nocesnr improvements nt thi llnlion nvl peel homo for he akd nt ilrnmpion hlli numbers wire smpnth ii t wards n proposed grant if j100o t the hospttfll for sick l hlhln n huiullnj fund u11 held er tin krnnt h b disputed of h tl 10m cumil most mi m in rs fi it gr inls sm h ni this should 1 con si it rt i h the countv in sii nl 1 lndl idunl municipalities in nil tnst niunu ipilllli s win iimi ntked to mnkr grants dur- in the onr ns well as the central d memlers felt this wns n lupin nil m of sj ruling tapner mont appixnlng of establishing pond sites f sr the cyimrnntlon of wnter on tliited propert in the count council cut the proposed 1000 ex ptndlture to 350 for the enr in seeking councils approval or i he si heme reeve vnnslckle ex plained the idea was glxen to the conservation committee who favor ed the project the purpose was to select certain sites where smai strew mi could be dammed to pro vide large ponds of water mr ansicklt suggested coun cil contribute twentflve percent toward the project with the owner 073 47 i of th pay lu thr m garage business in acton is sold to toronto man k the fine new garage at main st and west bower avenue has ben sold by mr bert woods to mr lome garner of toronto who will coma to acton soon and put the new premises into operation mr garner also has the dealership for the general mptors pumiac and bulek lines with this garage he e t toorr t pi fi in operation amount while the ontario depart ment of agriculture would nay the batanct of fifty percent of con struction the entire purpose is to re gain our water levels he stated members deferred action regard- ing a request from magistrate k m langdon asking council to jay 36660 for a new adding machine for his office council felt they had erred in purchasing a type writer and a used adding machine earlier for the magistrates office when clerk william deam point- ed 6m uir wit nothing in me fcotttlnued on ptg pit chuekkingmnill elfmted mayor aetonv teen town another meeting in the arrange ment ut exchange with neighbor ing hotary tubs hsd the orange- j line j vllle lub brtng mr orme sharpe win on n on tuesday to acton mr sharpe i spring lane an d was to he in spoke on youth sendee and guld i serted in the free prt s offering ance and told of the work being trim for sale done in orangeville since the club a transfer of 1500 w mad there has operated the arena and fiom the waterworks ivpnrtmenl hall he urged rotary clubs tojto the feneral account of the put pep in their programs and ac i own ihis is revenui over nnt atxive the cost of the nt w pump ing equipment on hand and soon 1 0 ih put in 1 ternllon a litter was read from the con lollrinled pump co in rognrd t n outstanding anounl for the pump rrhe commission replltd staling that the account wiuld le j pnld when al tht- etjulpment was i dellvt ntt if the eutpment is not rend shortlv the commission will 11 fust to lake delivery i itie purthnse of n pair f iwtrrl rajlei for the waterworks iepart i nu nt miin sanctioned ah ng with thi purrhnse of n w ntt l ur mi t r i f r th lldro iepartmint i tin miouni for wnter nt hn 1irnlni iirki f arm was adjust id since tin mi ler hnd b tn st ip ped j a sttllement hnl hwn retelvel i fr m the llnnnnh nnstructlon o for repairing n hdranl on no 2 highway iue to the instntlatw n of n valve at the corner of church and main street the water will be thui off all over town on sunday af rowil and mrs hallidav from 1 to v p m ttli thi a i rt w a t f kn i huih hi 1 i it lr f 1 thin k tt ntig 1 ml mi mdi lit u n so lllls si iii k thi n ui i itim ullnlm f lr mis fi n st alii im i 11 li will s kr x mi mix rs th s w 1 frttint 1 l ul t r n 1 id tti 1 1 1 1 it is 1 1 s hi id is it s it it am mr f tl 1 u 1 t th d th rmd nt mis r ai d is 1 1 t th s rs c f tli tiksht k nnt 1 nsi tt till 11 th p mrig livmn mi 1 tdt th mt wj s b 1 di t i nil si rsui il its mrs it o iur 1 n 1 ur mid f ir thinks ks ink thi wirnh i of lh tali nts wn ihe scr ptorr rending bv mies mar 1 riti chuck klngsmill was chosen last friday owning to head acton a teenagers ai they eh cted him pn sident of the penguin club the usual campaign and t lit tion speeches wore thi highlight or thi event ns a band letl the randidatisj vihlchs around thi town prior to the asstmbl t the ymca j ron salt also a contender for the position wis nosod nul bv a smjll 1 m iffciii ns thi tetn ai rs di mo j crttunllv wnl to thi polls hi n 1 will sis is vice pnsidint tn tin rxitutivt of tin orkinintnm foi this s ir an 1 thi s iuo h id rs will j ti is ini d i thi othi r nu mtn rs 1 f lh 1 m utis pitsv 11 u il ind in ann 1 ihius 1 alth ijh th first 1 nt w is di finit 1 n it ir wl d c 1 ff son n wh will t ismstint tht txicutiv in in ids is ir capacity t xpr sm d 1 h pi th it wh 11 thi mum si irts flmii thi trowd will sttrt n mini with ih txmitiw lttd nit plins bvinfc mnli th club s ms 11 n idv fi r t bij s son thi p n kin c 1 ib his dnwn tun ikis fn m dist ml points and no doubt i with th ixitutive swinging mtoi ictun thi club will again l f unous in the victnitv united church wjt expresses reotet on passing oldest member mrs- j moore presidtd at thu regular meeting of the w a of the united church on tuesday at the home of mrs ii elliott thi de votional was in charge of mrs s rtid mrs e lambert mrs d drvsdsle and mrs wilderspin wire offtrtd a pravt r with mrs ohar requesting a consecration of our livi s in service misses iorralne mullen and olive mujuscllc rrndrrt d a duct in the garden rev mr a rm nt ron g i n t rod uced the guest speaker itrv a caldei of the georgetown presbyterian church w ho chose his text from genesis am i mv brothers ketrxr and emphasized tht fact that missionary work is not some thing t xtra to take or leave as we see fit but a need right in your own homes community or abroad mrs bowm and mrs a mann contribut d a ur il dm t ivorv pllltl s a surprim fi iturt in thi pro grim wis introduced bv mrs gt o sormr villi wh iiivs d th thinks to our spt ik r ind jh n call d m mrs do muss hi who rt ml tn 1 ddn s uf ipprt iitu n t ihi pr siil nt mrs i audi rs n and mrs olljn pr s ntd hi r with lif mi mbi rship ci rtificiti and 1 pin ftotn thi nu niln rs w hi m pr ud t f vi irs f th vm ik th hivi am inplish d tt ketht r mrs antli rson re 1 ind w lb thanks hi pint sht d s rv nl tin honor mrs c nellis of st alhiin x church brought greetings and bev armstrong closed with pmver a cmimittii hdd provided a cup of ti a and a dinntv himh was st r vid to all nlve is being installed for the con trol of the supply on church st south the following accounts were pas sed for payment hydro departmestf whltham s garage 500 f p bowman t7 00 personal stationery sales 19 50 macdonald flectrle ltd 15 26 masco flectrle oo ltd 5344 northern electric co 11 go 00 smon hardware 1056 federal wire a cable co 227 m transport and express 2 30 11530 rs uaterrttrlta oepartment svmon hardware h s aa the i lul mittee special prayer was offered for rev l pickering and sympathy extended to the family of the late mrs nicklin who had been the old- tst member of the society a number of the ladles attended the funeral service of the late mrs wa nib rough at churchill mrs elliott assisted by mrs evans mrs jennings and jane elliott served lunch and a social time was enjoy ed a special program is being arranged for the christmas meet ing belgians mutt vaieantl there are more women than men voters knox ladies aid november meeting at mrs p biows of knox held the bannockburn mccutcheon was in farm forum at school on monday the monthlv meeting presbvtenan ladles aid at the home of mrs fred blow on tuesday november 1st the presl dent mrs f cha mrl ulow read the scripture lesson and mrs j allison led tn prayer reports were given from the various convenors planning far the foul supper and final arrange ments were made 1 mrs a j buchanan and mrs t blow as table convenors will meet the individual convenors snd give instructions as to their duties- 1 at tha close of the meeting a so cial half hour wai enjoyed over the tea cups the hostess was assisted by mrs john allison mrs a near mrs hoi linger mrs lantx and mrs t wright as the committees of the month a vote of thanks wai ex- preued by mrs alex mann prize winners are j announced for the i st albans fair st alhms guild hi id th 11 an nu 1 am tv r air r r ila 1 1 nitik and smirdiv iftt riun n unih hum m id h ikink sal f w ork fish 1 n t ft r v un nd 1 1 lui k tub wi 1 thi f aim s if iiji i nu nt ti 1 w is st rv d r net i im ink md siturdiv nfl rnoon i thi wmnirs of tht dm r pnt s fndiv win mrs rt rt tin k mrs mnckie and mrs harold ktnn ad ahilc saturdav s winnrr wire mrs i 1ovtll mrs fred cook and mr c bradli tht re was also a bean gm ssing contist with the prlt i bt tng a christmas cake which was t won bv mm fred kentner whose i guess was 2 000 and the total being 3 013 the three laver christmas cake was won by mrs fountain fergus mrs rookes and mr har old wiles all three guessing the exact sleight 12 lbs 6 nzs two iirnwrrc vrrk in sunday crash two people were injured and two cars were almost completely wrecked in the early hours of hun day morning when they met in a rear end collision about three miles west of acton on number 7 high way injured were kdgar demands of 70 arnaud street uelph emplo ed by ihe kent ng tile co and his wife who were ttoth taken to the general hospital by city pol- ice nmbulanre mrs ivmondi sus tained facial tncernllons while mr i emonds suf frreal a broken noit and n severe shaking ihe art ulenl is alleged lo have h urred nhnut 11 am sunday ulirn j and rson of 14ft fmmi siteet uelph and a companion wirt lushing their 1111 model car th ng the hlghwrt towards guelph a nr rtpproarhlng from ihe rear drlvtn hy kdgar ivmonds plowed mt lie nr of the anderson sihli te anderson and h companion jumtmd clear w hen lhey saw the mr npproachlng they were un injured lemonds told police he did not see the anderson vehicle on the road reported to have been stalled the stalled car was knocked into the right hand ditch a complete wreck the vehicle driven by de- monds ended in the fight hand ditch on its top after it had flipped over a couple of times coming events ansvustrmmli urr1lft conrtrts m thkr g undtr ihi h4iaf ht4 i rr hn uh mimlw im ihifi r idf issourtmtu tl jrx pengutn club dance at acton v m ca friday november 11th commencing 9 pm dance cedar valley cowboys modern and old time dancing brookvllte mall friday november 11th 9pm admission w 1- uchre and penny sale monday sovcmtwr 14 icglnn hall lunch admission 15c auspices acton 1oba 1101 i bridge and euchre monday novenibi r 21st mca at b30 n flock door prle admission 35c auspices badminton club i lakeside chapter iode an- i nual bazaar sat nov 19 tea j homemade baking fancy articles special draws 163 knox 104th anniversary services sunday novemer 11th at 11 am and 7 pm annual turkey supper and concert monday november rth im h00 pm adults 100 children under 13 a0c 172 a toronto star tree concert featuring the commodores well- known male quartette will he held in knost presbyterian church on tuesday november 29th at boo pjn the bannock bum farm forum met in the school on monday november 7th mrs geo somer- vllle discussion leader for the evening took charge of the first part of the meeting the radio broadcast was listened to with in terest at the close of which mrs samervllle called for the decisions reached by each group the secre tary read the minutes of the last meeting and the remainder of the evening wai spent playing crokl- nole prizes were won by miss mi s and w j mf- donald lunch was served by the committee in charge films on frozen poods will be featured at greenock school oa monday november 21st at boo oclock standard time by wise elaine found of toronto spon sored by greenock wj kveryone welcome social evening and lunch all the membera of the junior farmer girls and boy ball team jr parmer jloccey team junior farmer members gad any others interested are requested to attend an important meetlnf at toirne school on november itth at 0 pm dance ladle provide silver collection