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circular too late are you guilty encouraging illegal canvassing found at last when the chairman of the ontario hydro commission has been talking about your hy dro we have often wondered where his remarks were directed on many occasions he has been quoted as saying there will be no rate increases somewhere most hydro users gained the impres sion that the changeover to 60 cycle would not cost them anything in the past two years however there has been an overall increase of approximately 15 to most hydro consumers in ontario like most folks we sometimes wondered if it was our hydro to which mr saunders referred now we know one of the communities in ontario to which the chair man had reference in wmgham a rale reduction of 9 will go into effect immediately weve al ays felt that mr saunders was not a man to make rash statements and we were therefore pleased to locate the ontario municipality which fitted into his assertions of no rate increases we wonder if there are any other municipalities in ontario in the same favorable position as the wmgham users of your hydro treat all alike judging by the plans being shown the public in other towns the ban on some of the socalled frills on our school buildings are being lifted a proposed new high school for midland and pene- tang district is to have a cafeteria gymnasium cadet equipment storage equipment rifle range and of course some classrooms as well as shops music rooms home economics rooms etc the construction is to get underway this fall in view of the fact that auditorium gymnas turns were denied all three schools in north hol- ton district only a year ago it would appear there has been a changed attitude in the ontario de partmenl of education even a government so top heavy on one political party as the frost govern ment would surely not play favorites with any of the muncipalities in the province particularly not against halton which has been so loyal to the party in power it is fortunate that when the new additions were designed in north halton that plans were drawn for extensions denied by the department of educalion in the original approval now that such frills are again being sanctioned in new school buildings al least the auditonum-gym- rasium part of the schools in acton milton and georgetown will surely be given the same treat ment as other ontario municipalities good program continues the fine old maples that bordered our streets have been a source of oy to many of us but in the march of lime some of them must go such was the case with a couple on mill street this week act they had been trimmed to allow the passage of wires and used as braces for poles tntil there was little left but they served well for a good half century another start has been made on the improve ment of acton s mam thoroughfare which is also a part of no 7 highway some two years ago two blocks of mill street were made wider this year council is undertaking to pul more width in another block from john to elgin slreets it in volves moving of the cement curb and a new side walk its ust one of the improvements that is cue for street improvement throughout town and council is to be commended in the fact that the program started a couple of years ago is be ng re turned sidewalks are long overdue n many pols too often the pedesti an is the forqotten ind v dual and s dewalks are sometimes over looked there s a constant demand for funds for every purpose and wt ire well iwart that cou i cils are obliged to spread the niprovements pieh thin to meet tl t den and- we hop that trie s 1e walk mprovei ent ph w ii develop each v ir entil all t em ar aaequitel served we be i eve even a lev tact veai on the taxes for th s specif l purpose would not f nd optos t on w tt those who pay of course there s the dec sion always of who comes f rs and whost need s gceatest the years roll on we do not keep up on the sport news as we did a few years ago and it was an article in the fergus news record which drew our attention to the fact that durham had won the oha inter mediate b title and the last title won by durham was 18 years ago when they edged out acton in a wierd game in durham we well remember the game played in dur ham in the old arena acton went up to durham with a seven goal lead in a home and home ser ies with total goals to count the ice was arti ficial lhal night too but not the kind that acton had played on in gall to pile up the big goal mar gin we don t recall the final score but we n very vividly remember the way that lead faded that night many of the acton fans who went to the game never got inside the nnk they weren t memorial arenas 1 8 years ago the only way they kept progress on the game was by the cheers they heard outside and there was no doubt they knew of the progress of the game and who was win ning worst of all was writing a hockey story and endeavoring to explain why such a goal margin could possibly be overcome it was much more simple lo explain why bucko mcdonald s team won from acton some years later this year it was durham which took the championship from mc donalds sundndge learn perhaps even bucko is gelling older it hardly seems 18 years since the durham acton game acton did win the cham pionship for intermediate hockey in the interven mg period lets see that was in 1939 wasn i it reading bafwn ttw lines hy jim th11 recently a circular from the better business bureau reached this office warning of some can vasaers who were operating a shady type of operation before anything could be published in the form of a warning to citu ens the operators had been in town and cleared out i hope not too many people wen misleid but the strange part of it is that citizens have som protect ion from this type of practice which they seem hesitant to ex ercie aclon has what is termed a hawkers and peddlers by law that requires canvassers to sec urc a permit while it is the responsibility of the police to en force the bylaw they cinnot take necessary action unless cit izcns notify them of the pres ence of the canvassers local merchants and business men contribute to the support of the town through business tax as well as through the regular tax on real estate they are on important part of the community and provide innumonble servic is not ontnbuted to by door to door salesmen for your own protection when a door to door salesman presents a proposition ask for his license and if he cannot present it he has made no contribution to the fut ure of the town or the mainten ance of the streets and roads 1 if a canvasser cannot present the necessary credentials the next move is to telephone either the town office or the police with the necessary information and depending on the circumstances a fine may be imposed police receive regular reports on shady practices carried on by individuals licenses naturally wont be issued to those whoe practices are doubtful and that is the protecton you are entitled to as a resident of acton if you accept the gift line some callers are capable of without re questing credentials you are leaving yourself open to a swindle and forsaking any pro tection that might be available be sure to investigate before you sign vour mmc or pa vour money the local store wilt be here tomorrow but the cinvasser will be well on his n the good old days may have seemed better back in 1934 prom the issue of the free press of tfaoraday may it ism the first day of halton county public school music festival was held in the high school auditorium milton on saturday with mr peter c kennedy toronto acting as ad judicator at the conclusion of each class inspector j m denyes pre st n ted the trophies to the successful contestants first place was won by acton choir singing what does the little birdie say ethel franklin a pupil of mrs l a worden won a gold medal for piano solo among 18 com ptlitors mnnc brunelle and paul bluethner placed high in solo class north e ast west s outh raladi to georgetown town uhnninf ixpirl dr faludi who his di nc consider ible work in th it direction i round oakville and 1nifilfir his bctn enfietd by ciirfiliwn council to mike in in dust nil surviv of int town ind jic idvici in industritl loc it ions the tl i ld r this compulsion business this compulsory check off plan for organiza tions is not enjoying the popularity with those who pay that il had a while back as long as the members are getting good returns the amount is not bothersome in sullivan township some rate payers have refused to pay the halfmill levy for the federation of agriculture ll is reported that some of the ratepayers have sent cheques for their taxes less the levy for the federation of agncul ture it is said township officials have notified the banks not to accept the cheques which did not aive payment in full like everything else the federation levy in that township has gone from two tenthsof a mill to five tenths it is quite prob able too thai assessments have gone higher in the meantime the income of the farmers in lower in such a case it seems only logical there will arise obection to compulsory assessments whether it be in taxes or in check off of union dues the need for organization and the mainten ance of it should after all be free choice of the people it s simple to collect most any assessment wnen incomes are high its another proposition when incomes are reduced reject more monej gonitiwn ctuieillors rejected r the roiwl turn list wtk i sal mcr t i on i recorded v itc t count w is split m ml on the iciinr or i bv i iw to set on annual low nut f 210 pti number it is ihi third timt in two months i mitlirlud conn up ihi hi raid so judicial inquiry i judicnl intiiuiy into oik s loci i improvi mints f inane wis tin response of the de the final dn of the festival will be hild next saturday at being almost j back in 1904 from the issue of the free prem ff thursday may it mm john warren is dead this sad announcement on tuesday afternoon caused a feeling of grief in many hearts in acton for more than 70 j ears mr warren has resided here and to no family in this section has more general or genuine esteem been vouchsafed in his deith the community loses an honest upright useful and christian citizen the fall loss ind the old alfalfa most des troved by the frost these fields hav ing to be re seeded mikes a great deil of extn labour a very goodnrowd ittmded the i uchre and dince sponsored by ac ton citizens band on fridiy after cirds a ten piece orchestra provided old and modi rn music for dancing thi monthly nutting of the wo mens institute wis hi id it the home of mrs wilhim hill list thursdiy with prtsidtnl mrs gimble in ihaim tht inninl re p rt if the t ii wis li n ind of fairs elected pusidnt is mis j b cimblt first wee preside nt mrs a ii bishop messrs beard mo re and co have had messrs speight and van os trand survevors of toronto engag ed this week in surveying a new section for acton the property is a part of their farm south of queen st the new survey will include a continuation of guelph st into the farm property south eastward for s unl blocks there will be some total 0 building lots sun eyed the streets will be seent feet in width ind tht ti will ik rest rvation for a smill pirk on the southerl exten sum it is ri poi l d some fifteen hi usi s will t t reeled this present tht fifth is me response oi me ue i p irtmt nt of municipal affairs to the 1 1vu dmn s 141 limit pttilim submitted to r hiwthorr dtpulv ministei a on on april ll the hi lord st ii riports minis ttr dunbir vud hi saw no rnson ft i finlher invalidation of oik ilks jtrip oi lr addling the h irch r itc p ivt rs w ith idiled i xpt nst l emit vic pikidnl mr- r i i turn dour on t rtcoidcd ft in w ith one m milton council i i p iss i bv law to for c bir milton p s volt of thret to mini not voting t week refused to use the 120000 f riltin if ialieht siv ffect in aclcm nidniht vis htld un t 1 c ait ulliv other papers say canada is the best trade customer of the unit ed states and business across the border is in creasing points out the ottawa journal yet one thing seems certain canada ust can t go on in definitely increasing her buying from the u s if the u s is not disposed to buy more from canada that sort of trade is ne ther free fan nor heallhy in the city on weekends everybody and his brother seems to be battling traffic to get out into the country observes the wmgham ont ad vance t mes but n the towns where all you 1 ave tt do is ump over the back fence to get iway from it all hardly anybody bothers wlh all the countrys de around it seems a shame to us tl at i ore townspeople don t get ou to enipy t canad ans seem to be so busy gadd ng around l tier peoples counlr es that they are probably eolect r q the v s tors to their own for the third vt i n a row canadian tour st spendmgs have exceeaed tne spend na of foretqn tour sts here says the f nan al pos at one t me we used to f dure on a net nat onal ga n of 50 or 60 m 1 ions a yea ti th s tour st bus ness recently it r as beet unn ng almost as much the other way wellington rate ie mills in i ttni of satisfiction the erin advocati i ist wt i k reported through llu joint i forts of the on tario department of highways and wellington counlj council the tax picture or count proptrtv owners was brightened considcrdblv it 1 spicial mcuine where tht 19h rate was set al an even 16 mills brant inn changes heads after 20 years of operation under i pirtnership tin gazette announc is burlington s brant inn chingi d ownership status last week with c h kendall selling his half interest to j m anderson the sale price not disclosed pprovr burlington h s p in il j provil of the plans for the new iddilion to burlington hirh school it i cost of 173 204 were re ceived hst wei k the acccptid ten der was th it of c ooper construction co himilton ciism s in tht new itldition in ivptcttd to start jan uatv 1 19 reoccuring fire lirotti rremtn its reporltd rt centlv rushed to tht home o george i- vvrtnu for the third time in four n onths t cool off his overheited i nn stiv pipe firtmen sav tht wood used blocks h burns overheat thi pipe mm bti lust tf fmliv draft contrt 1 th instruction i t the public slid bv tht board some of council indicated th board c lub spend the i c prt si nti d on tuesdiy tht inninl meeting or tht v n bow ling ind tennis id thit tht pisl vtir w is bet in the historv of the hid amount approved for grant purposes i club j m mcdonald of 113000 but the 120000 would prt sidtnt for this vtar icnd the figure bj 7 000 approve subdivision flan at a spcciil meeting of the mil ton north trafalgar planning board the c himpion savs thi plin of sub- d vis on for the southern section of town presented bv d henderson i was ipproved with minor changes to allow for parkwav drive lo go i from ontario st to bronte st para i let to main st inspector de icon ifter v isltinf tht schools list wttk icported the schtk i throughout wis in splendid condition ind thit evt rv member of tht stiff was doint exti hint work at tin school board meeting the int stun of homework was discuss tii stviil me minis of the board t pu smiil hit opinion thit the jiimoi tit pailmt nts ispi cnllv should t lvi onh i minimum iniount of hut w ik imposed on thi in nplti ti tin wt 1 h n w l ii p i it be i boot trim koiur east i v tv i i il ti ind convenunt i it i ts in iddituml burdin il t n it i ht tns n the hird ikd lati n stiff lnwiwr htld h ills i f tht iite i noon ptrinj low tht brte7is tt 11 the run sing it as they elected nmt brooks professional directory and travellers guide 7000 brown trout stock home waters fish storv follows 40 silver bass wtrt tht takt home catch of gordon goodftllow of oakville on tht opening da of thi trout seison he m idi tht spcctnculir citch jn the sixteen mile cree k h dt m s gim wird n dudli v hitchcox plaincd that tht r wire manv fisbvrmen catching silver bas r tin creek and t was perfec ij letil to snin the m then must hive bet n a schoe 1 conn up tht cretk because as fast as iri cist i wtmld pull om out i i spinner tht delightt d fisht r medical dr w g c kenney physician and surgeon office in symon block 43a mill st e acton office phone 78 residence 115 church st e phone 1 dr d a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and river entrance rivr street acton ontario phone z38 dental s ntwspaptr is still pleased to hi ir of outstanding catches of fish aon tries for oakulle f w r madl optnini dlv tht uikville tnfilgir j mrnal with th w ho tnvt hed manv mil reeil respond ng to repeated n t- it c ist tht ir lint s firing not much qui su- tin first of which cinu from betttr thin those who stived bv tins 1w3 the victorian or f vir s f r cimdi last w e i il r gion il director to oikv ill sist in surviving district re and no wondt r r s lthd n w i ie cnllv tocktd s of lt artmt 3fm f rtss the onw paper errr pabusbed tn acton ft unded in 187s and published even thursday at 56 mill st e acton ont member of the audit bureau of circula ti ns the c w a and the ontarioquebec div ision of the p n a tdvyrttsmgrat on re subscxeptionsb8 abit ir advance 2 50 in canada 350 in the united state mx months si 50 singli copies 6c authorized as second las mill post office department ottawa poblbhed bv the dills printing and pnbushlng co united g a dills editor in chief david r dills production manager james dills john black associate editors jusiness and editorial office telephone 174 dr a j buchanan dental surgeon office leishman block mill st office hours 9 am to 6 pm x ray telfphone 148 dr h leib dental surgeon office comer mill and frederick streets office hours 8 am to 6 p m telephone 19 acton rfal estate and insurance f l wright 20 wilbur st ac on ontario phone 95 appraiser real estate and insurance w r bracken real estate insurance phone 26 acton last your farms busini ss or house wrth us we invite ou to use our facilities in securing a purchase for vour property e ii ashman phone m hon i46m2 r r 1 cimpbellville balesman miscellaneous baptist church acton li h c i la iis b ph i 26w slndw m 161- il 4 1000 am sundav sin o 11 00 am 1 i ni tt h 00 pm ev r g v r h 8l1m b pl w dne di 8pm pivr m rp ind ch r r heara united church of canada acton ontario a friendly chirch rev e a c urrry b bd victor ruaaley son funeral home funeral home tieated ambnlaiw- phone 30 night or day serving tht community for 46 viars olive m lampard a tcm r mt teacher of piano stodio vniled church thursday u park ave slei pit phone 296 miss o m lampard atcm organist and choir leader lfgal st albans church antikan rev ralph e price b a bd rector f urth sundiv afw ear may 16 1954 p 10 15 am church school j 1100 am beginners class 11 00 a m choral communior 00 pm evensong and sfrmor o com let uj orsh p slnda ma 16t 10 00 a m surdiv sch o ing through i 11 00 am morr 1954 abe f f worsh p sil ject mv church ad i th fr endh c rele 11 atterd i church n a bodv 00 pm evtr rg serv ce c f leatherland banister a solicitor notary rm office hours 10 00 am 100 ajr 1 00 pm 900 pro saturdays bv appointment only office 22 phone res 1s1 acton presoytbtlan church in c knox hi1rch acton r1t kobeatt h akmstrong ma- bj suvday mav 16 154 9 45 am church school 11 00 s m t ne worship 00 p m even ng worst- p that i upor the tboucht for the week fira v brethrcr v hatso th rg a e t ue hatoev t s are barest wha sevo is are jut whatewvpr th rs hire ahatscver th ngs rf hal a war their i welcome aaston lever 4 hoskin chartered accowtanli successors to jenkins and baatdt em 49131 gerald a candler chartered accoutas monday to friday 7 9pm saturday from bam t ac or blvd phorc 561 acton r f bean limited complete insurance servic 83 mill st acton phone 585 veterinary b d young bvsc c l young dvm veterinary surreona office brookville ontario phone milton 165r21 f g oakes bv sc veterinarian offict ind rsidnce24 knox ave acton phone 130 travellers guide gray coach lines toaciifs ifavt acton ivam bound fi i ttsxan 1133am 2 m p m hi p m b 33 p m i is p m b9 18 p m westbound 1027 am 12 s2 pm 2 57 pm sri pm 27 pm 9 12 pjn ii 32 pm 1 12 am isun to kit chener onlv a daily except sunday and noll- das b saturday sunday and bou- canadian national rarways standard ttaw i 903 i daih except sun and mon 1228 am sat and sun on 1158 pjn daily except surday 848 a m 655 pm hagstopl 7 49 pm sdjurday orlv 1 2t pjn sunday or 9 03 an- flags top sunday onlj fler at guelph 105 pm dady except sat and sun flyer at guelph 6 01 pm dd iv 5 40 a m daily except sun- iv 10 00 j m 7 13 pm sunday i 8 01 pm dai except sun v fiver at georgeto i 1011 pn