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uht 3kttm sftt ftoess sevenly nmlh year no 35 acton ontario thursday march 4th 1954 eight home print pages six cents condition of ryder boy reported good general condition of nine year old bryan hyder hospitalized with two fracture to the right leg and possible third fracture following am accident here friday afternoon was this week reported to be aod the young acton bov truck b a car near the cemetery hill friday while ovt playing is the son o mn betty rydfir id addition to the leg fractures tfce ryder boy suffered minor b r to the face and hands cpt ray mason of the local pro vinciaj police detachment in vest ig a ted tfce accident cpl mason said no charges have been laid against the driver of the car george ol- iver of kitchener curer was travelling north or highway 25 when the accident oc- suffers head cuts in two car crash when two cars were in collision at the campbell ville sideroad and first line of nassagaweya phyhls coulter suffered head cuts and was taken to milton private hospital tur irwtmentrr owdrtvcivsjiyj kenneth hoore of campbellville was travelling west on the camp belrvlue sideroad about 930 am saturday when rt was involved in the accident with the car travelling north on the first line of nassa gaweya driven by archie cairns mr cairns failed to see the other car due to a dip in the road it was miss coulter suffered head cuts and concussion total damage was estimated an woo council advances h s board 10000 drawing account lh mullen district high school board- that debenture funds foi buildini tosts will bt avulnblt whtn needed wen txplnned monday night bv tin board sttrtlarv to local inuuil nunilxrs who latt r iijrtd to ithnnci i0km to tht board as a drnwing ikiouni in ailon high school addition to thi secretary suff photo travelling medicine shows trademark of two generations ago once amused and amazed citizens of acton on the site occupied by this cement block shed on mill street now the shed which over a period of 50 years has at various times been used as a hostelry grist mill and storage barn is being dismantled to make way for a modern building the vanishing local landmark has a colorful history a nd ma rlt bowsout txif over 100 cleared by bowling club over 100 was cleared b the lawn bowling club at their bridge and euchre held last thursday ev ening february 25 in st alban s parish trail the money v ill be uied for repairs and maintenance of the club house and green about 20 tables of cards were bridge md euchre as will as w n ners of special dnws had an op porturut to choose from pr 7 ladies high at bridge was mr e m sdhroeder who chose an nl uminum trav high men k knox toarter low lad mrs k knox kitchen set low man j creighton ciflarrttes euchre high lad mrs c pick ett set book ends and ash travs high man j n cunningham cle v islon h ostess set second bet ly campbell plastic garden hose c m hansen box chocolates third mrs j mowat pair men s gloves w j duval dry cleaning voucher low mrs c w talor half dozen pairs of children s underwear june drysdale set baffle bricks harrv rogers president if tht club announced the winners of the draw made b charlie hansen joyce schroeder chose a handmade leather purse mrs david drvsdale a turkey jim robertson a ham and m elliott a cigarette lighter lunch of sandwiches cake and onffee wis served remaining cakt was auctioned b r robbing the club expects to sponsor other fund rowing events the cement block building on m ii street south of main street that is being torn down has quite i history it was erected for stables for tht httcl that used to stand where the bell telephone office and simp onssears store and the block of apartments now owned by w j mcleod it is one of the early ct ment block structures built in ac ton some of us with recollections that go back for 50 years or so can recall the wooden sheds and hotel tab its ihat used to occupy the spice back of tht hotel building dm summer night over 50 ears ago the sheds were burned down and the hotel gutted bj fire the him 1 was rebuilt and a third stony added by a roach the proprietor t hott1 barn well bark from tht hod building on the lot thai used it bi ii ed fir travelling medicine shows pi rhips some nadirs will ncil the vanetv of cure ill thit us d o be dispensed from this lot there win rtmedits for ill ihi ills which human flesh is prone it thai iron poker was heated red hot i so it seemed in the flickering light and one of the troupe held the searing iron in his hand and drew it through you could almost smell the searing flesh it was plain torture until tht mage lotion was applied and m slant relief came and a few minutes later the sufferer would be play ing tht pnno with hands crossed or behind his back just like the present day tv onlj you stood out in the open on a summer night and watched tht but there are oth r recollections about this lot and the cement block building now being orn down mr and mrs ro ich hid two daughters for them theyhad was the remedy for burns night a terrific windstorm blew in used to be phenomenal an the west end of the cimtn block building john mceachern was one of the men who went into thi building to bring out the pet pon more cemen blocks came crashing down and mr mceachern was crushed beneath them and killed the pony came out of tht wreckage little the worst the building was rebuilt and later h s wilson secured it and mdc it into a grist mill hi sold to david mclellan who operated the mill for some timi however the electric power on lhi farms came along and the need for the second grist mill in aclon dimin ished and for tars hi building his vnot been used ixcept for storagt purposes it was owned for a time b d ii i mdsav but is pre mil iwned bv w j mr eod shetland ponj and a little 2 whtiled cart in wh oh tht iuti lades drovt rfb ut town never n number seeing mi roach i tempt to get n fit tart he wis lirt1 man th pom md tquipmti wi make for nj rn down t othtr ruitur s sit i on of ac on mors but s far m hu won t bi hoi jn m 11 that wil bibles presented to public school a most impressive cenmony took place wednesday morning of last week in the public school when throe lool representatives pres enled 40 bibles for the use of grides five six ind sevtn principal g w mckcn7ic in troduced and welcomed the visi ors who gave a brief outline i f the gideon ministrj emphasizing the supreme importance of reading the bible and understanding its mes sage ubing as a tjpical passage proverbs 4 1 9 after a prayer of dedication b rev e a currt v represtnting the local ministerial association a token copy of the scriptures was presented to m mckeuettjia be- half otthescrnnf antf staff the cenmony closed with pray er for divine blessing on the use of these bibles which cami as g fts through the memorial bible plan sponsored by the gideons whirtby friends donitc thi equiv ilcnt value of cut flowers on the occasion of the pissing awaj of their loved ones citizens warned of latest fraud racket the old chimney repair gang is sikpected to be involved in a now swindle local police have been advised ind itizms ciu of the old t merchants vote on new store hours public school board raises fees of nonresidents to 7 next september standard raised at annual meeting tjhc canadian rod poll cuttle assocaatiin held jt annual meemg in chilwnck bc ot saturdiv ftbruarv 20 officers ind direr elected were as follow president wtlmot mcc imb hnv f id man ice pnside nt r t iulti r campbelk lie on err irv ireacurt r h summ r st ajb r alta directors jack li ingstone luli f rt bc jo mirshall 1 n sful alta tho h jg le r s sask p j h1ffm1t humh 1 k georgt w ik nsot p nag li pra rie mm w j halbtr markdalr out j l mceaeht 1 charmlnstown tei it i agreed n 111 m 1 j that rol andird f he brioc b r ed i otkl lbs s tors from tin 1s n 11 jttidi u and nsi hr groeiji 1 their ui o hi nih ilimd a rues ol in r bnri 1 d s- ns rd p t sn there non resident ft es charged j of town parents whose children at tend acton public school will be 1 increased to 7 per pupil per month next september it was decidid at i a full board of trustees meeting in tht school mond 1 evening a motion b the board d rtcttd that the non resident fee of 7 per month would be assessed pffectrvr september 1954 in accordance with provisions of thi public school act i and that each familv affec ed b notified i present fee charged to non i residents is 5 per pupil each inon-h- secretarv w middleton 1uir pointed out that increased o erational eoss are resp n iblt f t r tht 2 r m n the fee pru cipi g w mckenrie r ported thi operetta realized 242 40 tht boird commt nded pr 1 jv mckt ire tti taff ind pup n thi sjilcnd d pret n atior bv motion h board rei 1 di d motion f februarv 2 and lutr 7ed the m i rrn treasurer t 1 requis on cvunc- for 541 398 k f sch for th ing tht seerttari wis m ruci advirts r the free pr f 1 dir fir ht ap roved ndec for 1954 board ippn v ed i 1 1 answers questions on wool combing mrs j l allan was hostess to greenock hi for their februarv mi tlint tht president miss elva pe e opened the meeting with tht singing of the institute ode fol lowed b thi marv stewart collet t jnd the lxrd s praver in unisn benpturt w is read b mrs elwood johnston it bunp agricultiirt and canadian industrvmeeting the roll call was inswtred bv niminr 1 manufac lurinj firm ind civmg its location and produi t tht m tto v ht rt lov rts s w is w i p v n bv mrs r allan mrs anvils thompsi n timk th ch in for tht follow int pirt t th pntrini i short talk wis tutn bv rs hugh rtid tn stmt obs rvj ns tmdt tn a rtcent western trip th itriciilti ril pulpw td ind imi n fishing industries htltrl htilv tf iht acton v otl ml mt corpt 1 uion rivc a spund t ilk on thit industr min it ns w t n msw t nd and amp f tht r pr d icts hmi th following a mi cling of the at ton rcta 1 mirchants associatior billots ire being circulated thi- week to ditirminc whether or not stort hour in town will be chang ed to meet the trend now current in olhtr cm res where fndav night us shopping n gh instud of siturda nigh if ihe majon v of local mtrch ants vote in favor of friday night opening store- here will remain open until 9 pm that night and clot at 6 p m saturday night while mo of the merchants at tending the monday night meet rruj indicate favor of the change it was pointed out that a 75 per ten majontv must be acquired txfore ac on touncil could be leg imaiih aked o changt tht pre sent b law earl it r the local association eon- dt nd the poss bil of allda mondn closing this howtvtr dd not ga 1 ex eni e popular 1 and t wis d ti dd a k to be warj lest they rt taken 1 by ths lite t friud set up according to information recti ed by police here tht gang whic ks operating m wiurn ontario u s t forms of modus operand three- men dt iveuplothe reid enct of tht stltcttd v tt m 11 uillv an nldtr person two r tht mi 11 tell tht v ic im thtv ire rcpresen it cs f the local bink ind irt ciucking account signatures th v isk for tht victim bank book 11 d form him thit t frt h igmturc is needed nee ts people grow ld r signiturcs chingt thi then hjio lh vir m jiul his mgnnturt orf 1 folded piptr or blir iheqiit tike thi book v th hen md dim iho 11 return t liter the second method is imilir is above but the victim s inrirmtd the men irt income tix nsptclors and it is ntcessin to chick ac counts bank balances itcotera af ter obtairunj iht iccnunt number from the victims iimk book they havx him put his signature on a folded papi r cilhng ths paper ar inspection rpor the folded paper covers a blink chequi after eithtr procedure tht swindlers then go to the victims bank and cash the cheques for irs muoh as the iccount will bear coon c cook and g a dills appeared for the hlgti school district board mr coon describing thi naons for tht boards wish to have nioni y tr draw on to meet pivmtnt of cur rent construction and equipment bills in a more effluent mann said giorgetown was recently rt quisttd to pass some requisitions the board was told mr coon uvealed that georgttown council could not comply with ihe request claiming u was faced with an ovir drift of 105 000 situation recreued c il brown enlarged on mr coons ri marks later adding that tht georgetown situation had since been straightened out satisfactorily to the boird although thi diffic ulty in georgetown prompted the board s requist tht sccrttiry in jiicatcd pupiar xeajpn ior the ac- countdufd belo facililatelhr payment of small bills mr coon littr uggtsted 25 000 be turned ovir bv acton from the debenture money mavor f tyler s nd hi regn t ted suth 1 itujlion hid tome up in georgt low n and nt t e mutated the board implementing action of this sort ii wis pomttd out the own could ltgalty turn thi monc ovir to in ictount it ihe disposal of the board but that requisitions would still keip thi loci inasunr mformid of how much money w is bung used and for whit purpose councillor c i ind 1 qutslioncd col brown about iht division of pobsibli surplus afltr completion of tht sch iol hen tlu secretiry assured council tint acton would not be done out of its share if a surplus txlsltd a motion wis subsqmritly pa s ed that tht cltrk bt imp mend t idvinc 10 000 to tin north h il t hi d 1 ct high sthool board 1 dwwii awouht on aettm- high school discuss plant ditchargr at the outsit of tht mondi night mittnt cli rk j mcgtithi informtd tountil uic c mid in nitioml k11 nsponibihtv strtd it tht rail t r is io a di pahmnit of hikhwavs tngnetr hid xim nd th i n it th tro nt thi clerk said and con- irnri d lh town is pirtnlty hid discla march lion brings floods storm here blustery d bu n roaring suh rains clogging mare matte ihls wetk mid brought flooding snow and biting winds it was a lion like intranet if ever then was one an all day rain monday preceded floods and threats of flooding in scattered weslern ontario areae acton among thim by late- mon day afternoon the creek near the public school row to cover the sidew ilk and at one tune started to trickle across main slreet at crcwson s corners the dood warning went up monday after noon and by evening water was flowing across the highway and swirling iround the service station there a tnnch had to be dug to drain the water away more serious luxtding in these- ind othtr parts of the district waa prevented when c weather 9et th by evening 3 rain turned tt htavy wet snow through mondiy night tuesday and wednesda intermittent snow continued to fall although the snowfall was relat- ivily light here other points m western ontario suffered ocuu ly from blocked highways and fillcn poweir nd communicitions lints as snow drifts and ice hampered trav el ind ordinary movemen in the wingham ixindon windsor triangle drifts up u tight fiet wire report ed mrs h hinton chapter regent new j mcgeachie tells of iowa conference the regular meeting of the ac i ton ys mens club was htld on i februarv 25 with a good number or lakesidv chap tir imperii order daughters of thi enipin 1 letted a the ch ipter s februiry mttlng will be inducted next wix k the m w mgent is mary hinton oehtr othetrs trt tsttotiows hoi or 1 r rtti nt mary mcken first vice rtgrnt oral norton set ond vie nt nt ht len joequ r rotdinj scrflir helen otit in 111 islsi int secretary t rn wilstn iiidird imrivi margu 1 lit rvdr olli somerville lni unr don rvriir assistant trem unr mirinrit willis tmiial k n iry harriet ilucational committct alirt i mgford tuns ironsides fchot sccretar chirlotte ledktr i irnsponding vcrtliry may dum th piinists heltn plclwtt jtan nm world iffurt and cur ivttlv vvin smith mirg armstrong publicity k ly fltrwer and visiting charlotte fees submitttd holmts glidvs prict 1 ting by ml c trd convener irene watson servin s at home and abroad verna f platt bern m10 marks vera inglis force film convenor k ic hansen mem- mt th town birhip ahni oder helen watt it wis suggest d bv d puty house councillors flma braida th mpson that the firm be iis mackenzie lots mannang ilization mary matthews margaret mccul ixissible j lough june mchugh helen mid he sewer i dleton dorothy van wyofc edith mii if 1 west baiaor majy sistinu besai mus un ndv c 1 im ihe municipal world tountil ton ludtd tht town is not inblt f r costs of uncollected jusiice l he pe schroedtr following 1 discussion 1 wishing disch irgt from thi ekctnc plant hre mt th dills tgirding neutr contact d of thi wd ledirerti tn of it int major tmcr deputy pson md courc llor latter ipproach the fir thorn fwaiknus velm hargravc mn ille ing i- v brad hold planiud o hav g ne xt m inday f h ba 1 ire members m attendan ers was f nem lor fo ng ick mcg ich who n prt s nt titv e 1 1 1 s nation il c d 1 dm nporl iwl highway t ffeel thttt lhe nd tt b edutal v and 1 valentine verses answer roll call th dublin ftira n instilu c me at the h me tf mr somn club ting orland r b fivr 1 f jn hill vjlc f i tht pre febn etirg ju v manh 16 and fn r wms quilting euchre new events haif hour w is spint cups whtn a damu vd bv the hostess i head for top spot with second win und r t games service for district groups t m rn a xi i 1 1 mr m 1 1 ii t i h vhhsdp s overseas x mens associotions k hold joint meeting obituary killed instantly near bronte home wart onl son of i f suwart and aim v ut untantlv killed bruar 22 wh n his c s n with a bai hid resided then f vnrs h was 9 va and ate d d v d iik wife th ire md five nn j m steele nt b watkin o mr r c cun 1 oar ire 1 m d mm anne v fcu 1eslie rt h arrrwtrong ixi tin il service ttour i the- victor d s 1 fur era hncne ac in r w n j j 8ipw n ih j m sltnfle r jam hit it d lm and town area guests stewarttown lol m lh m ndiv mcting of i o l hr h- k h k r mrs frank s th mrs th u m s hpld th ir ma ch meeting at the horn of mrs etht 1 frrgttson on w edncdav ariernoon overseas in kores japan or fur pe the lrrktn llm uiittrj nhrk krnds parrels to ervw ttaos l hav the 1 l the deadline for obtaining vehicle perraits and drivers licen es has been extended to march 17 the name and adare af ill local mirr oen or airmen nywnr with infemmtimt thai say help cataplete um- avxiuary im la aaked a vaotaci mr wd rrt4 oriea her teleah t paaa br la tsi ad f k bi r t ri 1 pres dent ef t a due d bv j m gr he cton gi up read the cr ure and bert hal la dav the prayer re caloer of i disnev film urging sjii georgetown pronounced the bene pract ces alled mo or m diction shown 1 ha 1 el ndtnt wh 11 rch sui t in additxi th lo the guest sm akei c d ed o e wlson j cunning ham and d sm th palermo assists rerp br g richardson m tasker and d vivian problem al arena a if rad from ha or countv hchi h up t regard ng n sec on of publ c bu id rgi coun fconrinued on po eight ulliirjhnf t n ijistnrl waster fmi ac i x w oaofl w ison ridrrtstd the rhrf braty iks gavr thr atrrrt ring r ann 1 a 51 earl wa vine thta ford owned by robert e rtolen from campbell week