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paoc doht the acton free press acton ontario thursday march 25lh 1is how many years here new industry commercial expansion and the neverceasing dow of fpmilles which follow or precede progress have had their ef feet in acton as in many other towns of similar sire one feature of this condition is the increasing rapidity with which houscvapartments dwellings of all kinds change hands this is signified in the way one native talking to another refers to where a new citixen lives so and so lives n the old such and such house you know used to be the old what s name home the free press interested in this growing tendency of what you might call itinerant living wonders how many houses in acton built over 25 years ago are still lived in by the original occupants even longer how many families direct descendants or original occn pants still live in houses here which were built 50 rears ago this paper knows of at least one case in town where the present occupant has lived fn the same house more than 50 years are there any more the free press is anxious to know how many of acton s long time residents or their direct descendants have lived in one house for 50 years or more not only in town but in the immediate rural dis tnct readers are invited to call the office write us a note or speak to a staff member high school parents association meeting thursday april 18pm town hall a reminder father and son banquet thursday april 22 in the y tickets available from ya men members a 373 eudve bannockburn school saturday march 27 830 good pn res lunch admission 33c spon sored toy baanockburn w l dublin w i euchre and dance parish hau saturday april 10th bocfare mo dancing 8j0 to 1200 oood prises lunch provided ad mission 50c euchre and dance friday march sb in school ss no ofasstwa- weym fifth line at 8 fun proceeds tor red cross admission 50c door prize ladies please provide a acton citizens band concert boxy theatre sunday march 28 830 pm a the friendly circle will hold its fall bazaar on saturday novem ber 6 1954 in the sunday school room of the church from 3 00 pm 5 00 pm est a mrs simpkms boarding house a oneact comedy presented under the auspices of limehouse memor ial hall board in the hall satur day april 10 at 830 sharp admis sion 50c and 25c a 383 at knox church on tuesday cv ening march 30 at 830 pjn the queensroen a male choir will pre sent a fine musical evening spon sored by a group from knox lad ies aid admission 50c children 20c a gloomy 13th bill evokes criticism i fconttmed from pst on as superintendent mason corn- eluded his report he informed members he planned to book in several residential hydro feed lines on the transformer to go up near the new high school site nat settling pr waterworks superintendent jack lambert reported matter was not settling properly in tanks at the disposal plant he also noted small rubber discs arc not processing and might cause troubli he suggested a letter be sent to the local indus trybelieved responsihu for discard of the discs buried manhole covers some as much as six to 18 inchis under the surface of the road are going to prove troubli somt tht waterworks superintendent declared hi pointed out wwer flushing has to be done in the spring thi covers will hm to be opened and something will how to bt dom to rniv tht l i is if thi coxers the commissi in milttstid further information about nrranm m nts b acquired before a watir nuttr is hooked up at thi mw high sehool members agreed li mud a njirt sentalnc to thi witcrwi rks con t ntmn examination tht action of council in stnkinj i ff thi 3 000 hydrant nntal at u nonl speeml metting look up thi mxt hour of the commission s thurvta night meeting aetlon said improper chalrman oaki s contended thi action was untthicsl and improp er and cited n ason or thi opinion he held in thi mattir ma or tslcr presented thi council position and its reasoning in striking off tin ren tal at the clos of thi milling ln nel e dai of duvei fletlric mittr srice iambeth sibmitled an outline of istimitts and pnci s fir miter const is abli discussu n n uch if a uihnicul nntun folh w rd mr dm s ublinr of tics thi t mmissun asked thi tin li r vir n i otni lor to leas hi prinv f r nhi r c n thi ummiim n ivsid th i htdro rrounti puts ash s bell telephone co t 3090 acton puc 32i lome garner motors gas 529 pltnej bowes of canada 17 75 whithams garage gas 9 75 line a cable accessories 11926 lionel e l davey check ing repairs etc meter 18 25 sangamo co ltd trans former 37 75 powerlitc devices ltd 3 42 canadian line materials 6 53 embree industries ltd 2 38 25642 watem arks aeconul acton puc hydro 212 35 bill tiliphoni services 1260 beardmore and co labor 10 60 v illiams suppl mchdse 2436 acton puc hydro opera tions for fibruarj i 91930 notice to creditors and others all mi-sou- having claims a nsl ht elate of jessie elizabeth ro twrleon late of thi town of aclon in he c mints of halton widow deci id w h died on or about the 7th di of februarv 1954 in tunbs nafitd to send in to thi und r gned solicitor for thi ex icutnrs on or before the th rd dn of apr 1 1954 full particular of their claims after lhat dale the exccuurs will proceed to distr b uti the esate having regard onls to thi claims of which thej shall then have had notice dated a acton ontaro th sixtwiui da of march 1954 c f leatherland a 37 3 solicitor tor the executors usmusmm ioc al nbrvs lenten devotions in st jos ephs church wednesday evenings are well attended the youngsters are getting li r feet wet hunting pussy wil ws this week young peter wolfe of acton ay one of 50 boys who played it the guelph registered music tci chers association boys recital in giulph last friday evening march 19 practices are being held bj yung people of the baptist church for the play entered in the guelph area drama festival the play will be adjudicated here with two oth district plays early in april damage to a light pick up truck driven by harvey walters acton is estimated at 125 after the vehicle skidded on wet snow early friday evening on silvercreek hill no 7 highway and ran into the ditch thursday morning of las wnk the bi monthly meeting of the fourth division county court was held in the town hall judge w n robinson presided there were a few cases and proceedings lasted ily little over an hour baptist young peoples assoc lalion from weston baptist church took the evening service in acton baptist church last sunday with i hem came a speaker planml and soloists a good crowd i tended and refreshments were served after ihc service a film on the gray cup finals wa shown to acton rotors club members and several guests tues di evening at the regular weekly meeting in the dominion hotel after the meeting members work id on i fund racing project at the scout hall quite a few ac to mans havi heard robins but few have report cd seeing them even the robin s ong is enough for a sign f spring though other signs this week art flower and vegetable seeds on sale youngsters with marbles and auction sales representing acton publ e school at a meeting of the women teachers federation m george town tuesday evening wen mrs dills miss warne mu bra d mrs alger and mrs gamble of the staff a film was shown on shy ness and routine business was d s cussed our curtain rises every night on the grandest entertainment in the world i frisat acton phone 110 march 2627 two big hits mm oeome doihc u94r am laj imteuamrow now added cartoon special births marriages deaths etc born long to mr and mrs alfred long of actonjpn march 18 1b54 a brother for don and eddie at women s college hospital tor onto mother and baby doing well nicolal mr and mrs bill nic olac 91 hillcreit are very hap py to innounce the birth of their daughter at the nursing home march 24 a dear wee bis ter for barbara patty and bill jr mother and baby just fine montueswedthurs march 293031apr 1 a picture you will never forget for i is only one heartbeat away from you electric baynton at the flynn nursing home on friday march ib mar garet bay n ton formerly of mof fat daughter of the lale james baynton in her 68th year funeral service was held at the victor rumley and son funeral home acton on monday inter ment sodom cemetery nassaga weya b sinclair suddenly at st jos ephs hospital guelph on tues day mirch 23 1954 gilbert al exander sinclair formerly of erin township son of the late john and flora ann sinclair his 58th year resting at the victor rumley and son funeral home acton where funeral service will be held on friday at 2 30 o clock interment greenwood cemetery georgetown laing at milton private hospit al on sunday march 21 1954 mary a laing widow of the lae robert laing dear sister of william guelph bella milton north dakota edwin edmonton and john waterloo in her 91st funeral service was held at the victor rumley end son funeral home acton on tuesday after noon interment fairview cemet ery acton l in memouam ralph in loving memory of alf who passed away march 25 i94fl sweet memories will linger forever time cannot change them its true years that may come cannot sever our loving remembrance of you shaw in loving memory of mrs martha shaw who passed away march 31 1952 there s a sad but sweet rem b ranee there is a memory fond and true there is a token of affection mar tha and a heartache still for you sadly missed by her son ernie her mother mrs j foster and sisters and brother wantads latest time for insertion 4 pm wednesday rates no charge for annminci ments of births marriages deaths and engigemcnts in mi mnriam 0c plus 10c per line for verses articles for sale rent etc 2c a word minimum cash 35c box no to this office isc additional coming events- 10c per count line soc minfmum cards of thanks kk billing charge of 15c iddtd to all accounts if not paid until after insertion and added for each bill rendered for sale for sale boy s small biiydt 10 h peal 190 micdonald blvd i for sale 6 piece breakfist suile phone 278j a for sale westinghouse re frigerator in good condition phone 445j a for sale ibm chev 1940 pontiac may be cen it anthony utile motors a for sale 1 brown velour chesterfield 3 piece 285 peel st or phone 559w a for sale spinning rod and reel also ice box elmer mampnze 232 mcdonald blvd a for sale one saanen buck 1 year old excellent strain phone 198w5 mrs hassall rr 2 acton new low cost term payment direct billing automobile insurance h f bean limited phone 585 a 35 3 for sale 1947 plymouth sed an special deluxe apply ed mc gilloway 50 brock st or phone 55m acton a for sale oil burner torrid heat conversion unit complete with all controls and fuel savnw baffle phone 561 for sale portable under wood typewriters easy terms con tact robinson business college phone s59 milton b403 for sale registered roan shorthorn bui priced to sell hugh m reid rjt 2 acton phone erin urii a for sale quebec heater with pipes three months use reason able apply after 830 pm nor ton third line acton cards of thanks for your added pleasure- birthplace of hockey flop goes the weasel newt of the world i wish to express my sincere thanks for the many kindnesses shown to me during my recent staj in hcspital and since returning hnmt mrs c m hansen we wish to take this opportun its to thank all ur man friends md m tghbors for nil the card- f smpathy and minj acts of kind ness shown us during our two rt cent bereavements mr and mr f g jem r gs we would like lo gie our sn ct r thinks to our friends ind r i ghbors woman s assoc ition iton women intitule md all tho i who help d in the com mun t it billimfnd md mir ind ill thoc whn helped n the cimmun it billimfid ind sur n unding d strict dun fir thise iris of kindncc it groatlv appreciated ind w 11 il was be remembered mr ind mr clarenc dodd and famik i wi h to express mj thanks and appreciation to knox church young peoples soc etj the es qixsng township federation of agriculture the ha hon countv fidi ration of agr culture the ac ton jun or firm rs ind the hilton coun jun or firmers apoclal ions frond and relat ve for their most loveh and useful gifts that witc prefer ed to me prior m deparlun on the trip to the un ted kingdom ilo o many trends for all heir good w she thee k rd ecd ind thought are very much appec itcd and w 11 alwa be remembered i b mar sprowl notice to creditors for sale 1 bed chesterfield with storage compartment good condition mrs mac symon bower ave phone 217j wanted wanted housework by the hour or baby sitting phone 499j n deadstock removed from your farm promptly for sanitary disposal telephone collec georgetown ii or guelph 3334 gordon tottno tenders scaled tenders properly ident ified as to contents will be receav ed by the secretary of the esques ing township school area board no 1 miss ruth f evans box 143 georgetown ontario up to 4 pm on monday april 12 1954 for the general contract including heiting and electrical work for an addition to glen williams school in the village of glen williams county of halton ontario blueprints specifications and tender forms may be secured from the office of the architects on or after monday march 29 upon deposit of twenty five dollars which will be returned up on re turn of the plans and specification m good condition tenders for a stipulated sum only will be con sidered the lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted murton and barnes architects 72 main st west hamilton ont a 382 miscellaneous automobilie and commercial loans aranged phone 585 a35 3 slm each ror your dead or disabled cows or horses 24 hour service george gibson call collect 23t11 a if cress corn salve for nire relief druggists sell cress ban ion salve wear stylish shoe aooa astf housewives address dve- ising post cards must have good handwriting undo 904 water town mass a 35 4 for sale used gasoline en gine washing machine also used electric washing machines in good condition talbot hardware phone 76 for sale goodtrictor and grain farm with good buildings 100 acres 85 workable also 10 bushel clover soed for salt a molozzi phone 25rl2 er n lot 8 4th line a adequate fire insurance could be your best investment investig ate new low rates today phone 585 a 3 for sale apples quantity of well spriyed sps greenings de licious ontinos and jonathons bring our own container james laidlaw lot 9 sth line we nor at i if kitchener upholstery have your chesterfield suite re up bolstered for as little as 99 r- finishing and slip cover work for prompt and efficient service cat 103 acton one weeks service tf commercial and domest ic upholstering add look- ind comfort with skilled re styling y ur furniture can b handsome n new igim low cot call us 4ne 88 acton for sai f white blossom sweet clover seed governmen irride no 2 6 bus i a quan tit of roxton oils sii tihle for sed 80c bus allin cli ments phone milton 483rl2 b41 2 for sai f applis fr m r h k as usual in acton on fr d ift r noon mirch 2fl iist r s i n act now f jou w m extra f r fatfr join i progressim c tnpni w th 250 guirintrcd pr dints fser house m your ternt r 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rmng lite vent co of canada 2256 eglint n ar w tor nto ont clfarivo auction sale in thf township of erin 1vt bv rdrr p iq ir cl irk r op red wh ieth r i citiiti r pt rnrd rrd x w 1 ch r i x rm w w i rhndc i d red e 1 hf t v bl i d a u a r p- t d t t r 1 jvfmx k wp1jtwnts ft ler a rt i r -o- 1 i s thompson irrt i cm r it s s i x x m hami x r r n t satt rda1 aprii irtl for rent ii hsfs am ft hfss f f- imt hi r htnt 1 i r rfnt i tr w r r n mp f rtl ifvrtj m sales help wanted write box 3 oakville ont c o mr b crowley mmm f wd ti i 1 itt