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ht jvtfjcrn sftt ft seventy ninth year no 32 acton ontario thursday february 1 1th 1v54 eight home print pages six cents spinning wheel from area i shown in hobby show sl three members of one family died late sunday night when their oneand a t alf storey home near hornby was destroyed by fire the bodies of emerson laver and his two daughters were removed from the charred timbers only six feet from where the group stands at left and only a few moments after this picture was taken firemen were unable to control the wind lashed flames which levelled the structure less than an hour after the fire started mrs laver and three sons managed to save themselves before being trapped planning board committee proposes classifications in annexation zones at a joint meeting of the lnwii- planning board and council rock wood dust rial committee wednidi night areas included m ihc pro pisrd annexation region were re viewed bv iht it i man group ana tentativeh clasif ed for residcn lal commercial or ndu trial u e coning nt upm a verdict lav fmplove oring the proposed anmxalion f 1 partmtnt h lowing the hdr ng fbruarv 23 iprovenunls the board and industrial commitlei bridge f ihivt b fix bridge damage caused by crashes first meeting held by ballinafad wms bee iuse of the lat wttk n janua fid w ms htld fir t i nu of the highway do i busv with lm ipptoach to the 10 it posts of lh jtir fibruarv 2 i iht horn of mr w cassidv vv li tin new pre idert pres ding miss hil took th devoionil th thtme wa tht church tl t man of thi kingdom tht cill o or hip was from p ihn 24 i i as txplaintd how mport rs md gali coresidtrtd specif designations flhivt hi i n put in to protect tht pipe the following zones rulings which hivi utn dnmitid zoni 4 f r hen ndus rj this wo occasions dining tht p ist zone ts in th eastern parol tuth twovnrsbv motorists eribhini into of hirhwav runn nj 1 the the bndgt head along iht sidt walk wulhini boundarv latlt pitsv hiffirnan entertain zon 3 covering i dttth f 396 n niimlm r of htr littlt iridiums feel n r h f h hichwiv a 200 hi r 6th birthdi cihbrntii fon depth tast of iht third hit mmdav f bruar 8 running to tht and a largt art a v line wa- tabbed i light industrial ar rthn f tht mr hird if mil zom 1 iidu enlia ani bu ould include com mere il and 1 ght indu tr al ue under ct rt i n nmrvting exiep ioi tti s zm ilo in thi tail parcel north j tht highway aid north and tast lh s r pa if 7onc 2 which border tht h jrhway and third line the hroup discussed ilhir 7 ones jocated n the southern and we- em pircevs but nn pec he cljsif ications were pnpwed fr thti irtas wednesdaj earlier in the meeting it was pointed out that the board thou d have its intentions in full accord 1 orcvr miki he brtt pn t nlition f tti twni cas for annexation a 11 r rt olut n mmed t joins a tht b ard s rt pre- r t it 1 at he heai md mrs don v t stover md of hivi motd tt tht nnr grand vtlu tht hebrew ptoplc citie of palestine a hjmn sung f llowtd b cr pt in ing md pravt- af tr h rnding of the m bus n was disponed of ind of the pi t suteful in rtv ewed thi commun v f hip secret ir mr h it i il aller annual meeting for farmers institute acton junior insti utc and jun ior firmers held ihur amiu il meeting at the home of aunt m iaughlin tuesday after tht bu uu s at hand mr j e elltrby took thi chlir for iht eke ion the offittr- for the junior li itit utc art bt miett asmc hi jtrie ultural repn iniatni n ndutl c tht junur farmers t 11 th follow ng offittr were el did for iht junior ins itute president anni mel lughlm v ce prtiden mir on porte steritiry trt 1 rtr ruth brown direitor kdkh mcdinild dnthompor junur firmer offmr- tit t father two sisters of acton woman die in hornby fire tin ithtr ind two sistcis of in artun woman 1 t si phtns ihtirch tutson twodivs ifn r emt rwn iihu is btivl lfl mil 1 mdi 6 peiili d in the wind bihiiixl 11 till vi tkd thi ir hornbv ir 1 honn iliss tht canadian in irmiional ii rp r ct v di 1 dt t md ii mienft show opi n th week 111 toronto and billed as th h piil hir u vv w ndtrful fidgets cimduns 1 miking in kitehen biemi nt ii il irigts has 0 locil intere t lohn rognvildson who live- a fdwin 21 ufft nt fri n 4 attn us dip1dmj a pnm ng t 1 hit wheel which w 11 be hmi wnrkng tiigon won s shink immt dntt j f lit wht s mr rojtn ildstin h bb t ff rt invt product d in undt rwov in hornb elude mini jjtnt f 1 t charge youths in fairy lake thefts esquesing council agrees on twp tax refunds writeoffs tax refunds tnnfers and w r tt off occupied court of revision f gut sing townsh d councillors it their regular mtet ing in stcwarttown lis w1rf tight sepinte n funds tottl ng 83 35 wtre tabled th treisurer was ordered to n fund taxes as follows j i thompson building removed 674 a j ruddcll building burn ed 1074 wm hatt build ng burmd 12 60 wm schenk wninjly osesstd 16 i3 gtorgt brown building removed 6 31 campbell sinchir 1cts ended or ucc land 18 43 harry r brown 1953 taxes overpaid 2 00 john norton 1952 taxes overpaid 10 tnsortd b iht st 1 id of vhuh mr i l t 1 llll raj fund hii jltt mojidaj evening ch if a f cltmnt of th runl millin br gidt nptrttd widn diy c u t of th firt his no be n estib 1 htd as n tht case in ill fire wher th n 1 1 1 ss of lift th firt marshill off ce is invest gating results of tht nvetiga ion have not jet betn releaed milton brigade received the cill at 10 20 pm sunday evening neighbors aw tht hums and hur ried to the scene disappears in flame ri s irm tw acti n vtuths now wrting 1 16 ind lit fi rm itorv sen tenet of one ye ir biirns tl d finite ii d it vnr indi finite r livir r r thifl- 1 r 1 month were charg id h- wttk in connection with w ng l lit di ipptarince of goods from v 1 iir iike e ttigps h fimiu pn m tht cottig owned by j v md n r d on h wtvt sidt of the lik ei ts one l vo fih ng rods ind a pin of bin sttph 1 cu irs v ikied it 1 total of 0 wt t rtportid stolt n two pair of f the red k 1 s itu d a 30 were ilto re with 1 ported toi n from a xori house the g n w 111 d bv j j ictpie police aid mr nted ho- hti the i 38 bu ness tn or john perrv whireibouts unknnw written off taxes fr im 1948 10 1953 ineliisivt on pnpert which 1 n i b found itu- es ed to mrs m billantincl was wnlen off 29 39 tht upper can irii collegt d hnd assessed to arthur sham on cn w tht 1953 rill was transferred to the exempt column taxes on the par hall norvil fo- 1953 wp husbind roused her after detect in smoke in their ground floor bed room and half pushed htr to safe t after disappeirlng behind smoke and flames to seaich for the children emmeron laver was not seen again mrs lavtr woke htr thrtt sons in one of the upsta rs rooms b breaking a window they jumped to safety just as tht roof cived in the two daughttr who perish i ed in the flim s wtrt in one ot ihe i upstairs rooms location of tht id tea tod tht floor had giv vav bt fori lht had in ofipor u to flee btrjl had celcbrat d 18th birthday on iht prert d r ttti off pi t side i cih mdy hut thtir f tht li er 1 u ttttar k note if tltt boik re fntnds of miss pt arl i janu irv m n m s 1011a 11 bt plnstd to knm sht w is iblt to riturn home towird hi litlt r pirt of tht wtek follow ing in opintion last tuisdiv morn birlhdiv conjr ilulations art due lu 1 ouplt of our ft how citi7tns mr john hindtrsons birthdiv was list sittirdi md mrs j alts is nvl iunuaj ftbruarj h tttik tnd visitors miss elizabeth mcphedr in orange v illt mr and mr- ltx grtham and son bnni f rd mr ind mrs vm fvtrstn call vivs frineis jllifft un of v t hand mr and mr- d n hilt- ind fm id mr- aht hilts spnt sun bick pn stm at of fee bl m s h ls aid mr i ii h id chirm if h i 1 of work don in i tiu- thc ire id ho- n w irk dep nd- m hi me a p nd d reid ng on it ward h p wa- g veu b mr sh rt 1 rihin of 3rtvcr wm nib qu tht mi t tint closed w h 3 hymn and prmr offiitrs ft r 1954 in prmdi 1 m v b h it- firt et pre dent mrs r warnc secretarv ms h ii its irti urer mr- riis a schu mtmbers tr t irv mr f tt sh rt ii chn t an eitinsh p mr- sht ri ii uj pl mr- d fer 1 l- r immut tf ends ip m ii rm ud m 1 1 1 a 1 sprow pn dt 11 fr d will im 1 son vice pre den dill sinur 1 vilk cretirv n str hurl ttn d rer or chirl thomp 1 n bu th mpvm ralph uir 0 frd uiwrtict hmhv press k p rt r dm mitthe v- 1 follwiig th el el on 1 jou t i me ig i- held hirold tvrrtll count v piident sh wed lidt- h deiling w h tht jun ir finn hilf hn littr njijed st albans guild a plan spring bazaar tguh if st held in hi pir sh hill h t wtek with th presidt tit mr- c ciok n the chi r tht mte ing opened wi h the nld pravtr ind the icittirv and tisurtr iivf rejx rts thrtv 1 ew 1 1 mh rs w r w t it 7u i p in wen d a nt the td f r i v m m h 1 m v mr h i road maintenance tender tht roid uperui indent wa isked 1 idvtrts r tendtts t snpph cruh aivd dehvtr ippnx miuh 15000 cubic vard- tf gri vel on township roads n ipm ten dirs in to be in the huds if the rind eupuinlt ndt nt b 12 noon mi ch 1 1954 tie rnid superin tnden was ils nstructed to ad v rl c for tmdtrs for the hourly u e of i dump truck also for the use of i front end loader to be bid n a nd bisis biddtrs to be i the call of the road upermendent w hen required road iccnur s of 4 916 08 wtrt irdtred paid the reas was in tructtd to return the tender cheque of d barchv j mrs f th mpson wis appointed to t e esquesing commun ty hal board rtplict mrs v pickett pms rernur account v ne claims for 26 fixes destro id n esquesing township were or di red paid a lota of 78 the i re flirt r wis also order d to for ward pavment fir the follow ng aicitirl hepc brampton v r ml s til ghu k1b8 oeorm c bn w i ex ended prim mm n r i ii r bond o c v ax c hit mur c pal tt id n i renet tfu lhjwo units have bexn r ehirgod to sidney oiklcr ind clirtne shtpphord oikiiv ind sh ppherd are pn nllj tiving iirms in oueilph rt form iiory iftir their aires jan tiary 26 and conviction for hie lh ft repored jinuary 25 of i hot gun ind revolver valued at k from thi home of h ootid r r 4 acton vindils caused approximat ly 2 000 d image to property ow ncd by j mcgibbon georgetown m stewartiown police reported this week all windows were smashed ind do irs torn off in the vacant houst pol ce sviid and several iardi tool w rt thrown down a well no s nous damige was reported whtn rt trim uid truck were in colli ion this week at the check lint m esquesing township driver of tht rkk was c mcdonald thu 1 another daughttr may u it tht time of the n turned homt liortlj after a married daughtir mrs june el liott acton rushed to the seem the milton rural brigade afend id the fire and ustd th available water upph to knp thi flimes fr im the i irbv firm bu idoigs jsot i imbir of the lavtr h me wis left standing when the brigade armed the hou t wa- complete h levtllid be for flam win con trolled hold acton service for linton kenney many aclon friends learned with dfep regnl orihe udden pass ng on sundav january 31 of linton kennev at the wellesltv hospital in toronto hi had betn ill onlv a few davs hi was the ildest son of mr john and the late mrs kenney and was born in acton and attended ac ti n schtxils for thi past 30 or more vtars hi has lmd in toronto his homt being at 7 ban ilact rt suits his wife the for mi r miss i ill in 1 md it r i bit h i v f b th w ber k- public entitled to know more meter trouble for puc ew 1 bv m w h ir n 1 r in br ng ng new irduuv t a i tl end t i only klllinf chine f r ixpjnij u mntb otituary 11 0 k c i iii- ned r t ad th s n- ii d chirgt t- dt t 1 i sit to 13 knit h 31 i j d m tr iph c tr t nb hi it i one r- a hi btrtstn bar s tdth r mr john ktn iph and tw o brotht rs onir 1 ind ttlford of ill f this mpalh ind- hr ln thi ir mass sung here for late a mulholland a daughter of thi late mr and un george muhiurd p in- of his district mm annie mulholl nd pasvd wa at her home in acton sundav januarv 31 afti r a ten dusulnm she had i vthl htre all htr lift nt a respected and well liked citin n of the town he was faithful m m ber of st joseph t church surviving mw mulhellind arc uimlw r usked 1 d 1 k uh mv ntible f hir i rmi f li oake- ti nbe h t wa m iul id1 d that th held bv he puc i mot btf i isk i b ri th i ng ir i goi john prt arlhui i rfiii nd jir thin i lh nk t h 1 h s i vapt r a4hr k tvtr ritref he bettrv- 1 t ma l h u d pr pel 1 it vlsj f will x t i marked mrs i c n i j ut si t jrc paj i m i cv t ub c t oi itlcd be the- m tv 1i rree c i ts id i o rx should d rsed m t ir rcreasirg covtragi n xlu is ii d f ifiturr f tt ttckw 000 nnrfal 1 otk c vtrage r ock ind an noreae m000 nunng sed and st ck ti itwirancf plad w i r f bein i d pntnged diwuss w t a vine tn i n ed thr fimm w r bus r f ft next h ur if las eiks meng m iv aui ihe mfmbfi comb red f rmi r p n ord i f tkt rivnui m high mas w is t nc n st joseph church n 1nrda f febriar 3 bv htr pastor r s j morgan intermtnt wis m l ib in r cmtcr pallbearers wrre messr david t cordon laurence gibbon fiio hatso vernon mccumbfr eugmc- braida and duncan waldie re i ur red pn v i in ui d d oaki c bed h i wa pi s be i ttrs hn m had beer h sik ia in i k t a he mo cr v it j m c ir as id i 1 i f c e- i f t lgmmu o 1 p ard nipr ic wi h rt v naced t h v f pi t ia crw irks super rend xam ni nn f h he me er the himr made before m- m be billed n eonrect on mart of towr wa rk dur rg 1953 i i f s24s03 u d ii r cr d t t f m that b 1 fir lit he pi mr v i c m nta red w ate- iconiomea on pagt thrtt i d m ti g pairr funeral rites for nassagaweya man a life long resident of nutap nr township david mcphedrn passed n mddenlv at ha farm home a lot 16 concession 5 on sun dav januarv 31 he wu n hi 7inh vpar mr mcphedran was born wt this farm and had spent his life ttitp besides his wife who was before tntiee ml jane frank j las two sons william and john of acton and one daughter mr jbn dwe kthrinet of t on brother robert of frin town shi a so siirte him th f nral was held on wedne i ii last weik with vrviee at the i r rumlei and so funeral ii conducted bv rr j s ithnlnd intt ment was in ebe thr palloearrrs urrr s an rohm gran mcm llan wnfred ke rn d jack w lsn gmrge job and han i i bell flower bearers were fisher oscar locker georxe on uiklmsdiv i uniral st i v ict wis h id ii ih linf rth c hapt i of mcdouial and bn w n in ti ronto ind ii th irsdav tt rnth ti j t r ice w e ho d a ht v c r rumln and st n punt ral horn in acton kt v r h armslronk of knox e hurcji acton conducted the sr v ice hire and interment was in fair m w ct mrti r he was a member the prtsbvt nan church and a rr ember of long standing of walker lodgr a f a a m pallbearers at the funeraj here were masonic brethren h l ril chic earl cooper mac svmon dr a j buchanan frank mcintosh and e j hassard undenominational fireside in church over 40 young people rom ac ton and district fathered in knoi presbyterian rtiureh sunday night far an interdenominational firidr nd formerl of ac en addreued he sroup er he subject a united chr ar front pr or m h mee ng jim gree led in irmn sit rnf call to w or hip was i en bv mary bed and fi low rg a hvmn joy peal ead he tr pture prater wa contiuc ed bv ftd cirdir a tu wv urg bi pefsv aid franc oakes taking part ji a do ch muea were alee spik man clarence spikmar annie dredge harn woods nd neil mar g is jean klooser and dick tim mwtnir fund raising plans made by united wa the woman s association of al ton united church met at the liome f mri j symon ht week tin pr sident mrs h bfirns prldet3 devotional pt nod waa conducttd bv mrs h burns imd mn f ci mvp a donation was ent to the mirth of dimes campaign each mtmbtr wore t valentin and the lucky winner wii mrs f cleave tht ladies have plans for future vt nt- and plan for raisins funds f r new work which will be under- iki n cards were sent to the sick best his for a complete recov i rv go tt allan ft tterly a patu nt n liospital a domtion waa kivi n the soc e ty fr m he fritndly circle rev f a currey prest nted the society w th i box of monogrammed stat- marj to be ud when needed mrs svmon assisted by mrs n lambert mro c w mason mr e a curre and mr i harris served lunch a vote of thanka was riven to mi- svmon for tier home ind all who assisted a number of tht ladies went to cueuh to s th picture martin luther obituary native of england john rowles passes a native of london england and ttsid nt f acton for the past 36 viars john rowles passed away stidttmlv at his home 34 main street north on fndiy january 30 he w is born at heathfield england in ih7h h clfiu y canada in 1911 md rmdid in milton prior to com m to art n hi wis an emplov ee if beardmin mil co for over 25 bisidcs hi- wife who before mar najr was miss sarah ann hikgina h leaves ne daughter milke at home and a ton john of toronto i t our grandchildren and six great i grandchildren alao survive him a a brother and slater in england last vear n uld mrt n quitflj marked their soth wedding annt versa ry mr rowles attended s ajban church and the funeral service ess monday of last week was conduct i bv rev r price interment was u fajrview cemetery pallbaaraea were meaars john greer pmt kcav ney otlie staple ton clayton lind- ny bob o bars and eu maatsxm among the floral tributes which bore tertimony of esteem and sym- pa1h were the rollowinr win mi daughter johnny and marge josjb and bob auuretta and jack h3- fins family hamilton employees of brtrdmoftmrt coae and tsmirj ter viun local 7 b and t o ina and john afeuon pat kan nv employers of mason knlttlnsj c o directors and staff of beard more higglns family hilton grace and ray afnew mr and htra alf patrick vic and phyllis patrick kathleen dodd enunerson patrick bob and uzu ouara matt and fdna and tamily john and betty hardie mr leatham clayton and louis lawrence and helen pred and eileen ethel and hi margaret st alban s guild directors of mas on knitting co