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tt jutim sttt press seventy ninth year no 51 acton ontario thursday june 24th 1954 ten home print pagessix cenrt sth photo decoration day in acfon sunday was an encouraging success and gave every indication of becom ing an annual observance graves of service men were decorated by local groups after the ceremony at fatrview cemetery as were the graves of many friends and relatives of local citizens here mem bers of the duke of devonshire chapter of the i o d e stand before a cluster of crosses first local decoration day success judging by interest shown and-fc- the attendance the decoration day service will become a fixed event in acton each year it was a happy thought which prompted the organizations of acton to band together and make it pos ruble for citizens of present day acton and former residents to pay tribute to the memory ot loved ones in fatrview and st joseph s cemetery sunday was ideal for such on event and the gardens vi elded a lot of choice bloom that makes the graves of loved ones fresh in the memorj of all decoration dj w under the auspices of acton branch of the legion the legion ladies auxiliary lakeside chap tor lode duke of divonshiri chapter iode acton worni n institute ind acton fire brandt and hid tin full co opinion n d pnrticipttion of alton council two parade sections mirchmj in tin pnnidi under di a j buehnnui gordon buitu and mix store is mirshalls were all the participnt ng nrj inirntu n council and officnls thi bnv scouts and cub- ind g rl guid s and brownie the two sictions of tin p ira li wen headed bv co c tiin bind ind the guelph sea cnde ts champ bicyclists of y determined an unusual sports event took place in acton park last saturday morning when bicycles sped around the track dodging obstacles and performing tricks the races were a part of the ymca summer pro gram about 20 boys in bantam midget and junior groups compel ed in the events the champion bicjclist in the b ntim class was roderik schmull and in the midget and junior cla s bob coxe there were thiee vine ici of races the first w is in ob st ill mi uhiih ntlutlto r tin t over i titter loiter nd ihiowmj a bill in a cm while ridim ih bikt tin tcond rice w i n b staele met in time and the th id t bind tht pnrade went from the cnr st it ion b milt ind main strtcls lo fmrviow cemeter at the cen otaph a wreath was placed inri a pravr offered bj rev r price the mmes of servicomtn on tht monument were nad and last post and reveille sounded dv charles landsborough band plays for hymim at fairview comcterv mnvor e g tltr on bchilf of tht t wu w elromod all t tht serv irp and commi tided those who had arritik ed it tht aclon band led in tht s up ing of hmns ind rex e a cm rev rtv r h armstrong and tot k ir ous pirt building activity bristles in summer sens iml trademnrks can hi found at many points in acton ant irea this week as spring gie ij to summer and building repmr ind miinu nance to buildings road and grounds stamp the time score 80 as acton trounces kitchener for four straight acton won its fourth straight game in southern ontario soccer league play last saturday when the local team trounced kitchener cit in kitchener to the one sided tune of h 0 within tin minutes of the stnrt larry nolan opened the scoring with i shot thit s rit tht goal mi tht wront i hid it council hears plans to create new subdivision inside limits two parties view same area but on two different proposals seasons opening jitney for bowlers the opening night of the acton lawn bowling club was held last friday followed on tuesday even ing by the first of a series of week ly jitneys originally slated for thursdav the opening night of the season at the acton green was rain ed out about 18 bowlers attended the postponed session when as well as games instructions to beginners was an important item of the pro gram lunch was served last tuesday the first jitney or local tournament waheld taking first place with a score of 25 and a plus of 13 wfls the team composed of arhe white and mrs h helwig second with a score of 24 and a plus of seven were harry rogers and mrs j inghs there were ten teams playing al together proceeds go to the clubs crippled children s fund urban board talks on ind promotion nd tht forw uds invi ion of being iblt to so industrial promotion possibilities provided the framework of discuss ion for the nineman urban mu i icipalilies board tuesdaj night when representatives of acton mil ton and georgetown councils met in acton for a regular session the group organized recently fo- the original purpose of hiring in engineer to serve the three towns has chosen to be designated as the north hlton urban boird the board which has indicated in recent meetings an optimistic ittitudc lo shouldering common in tcrcsts extending bejond engineer ing problems asktd the engmter i after that the prepare a map drift of the area 11 their own way i the map would show the three cattle trees barn storm casualties a barn burned to the ground cat tie killed and crops flattened follow ed the pounding rain and hail of monday s storms one thunderstorm broke early monday evening and a second battered the area during the night in the group of houses just west of silver creek four miles east of here an apparently healthy beech tree was uprooted and crashed to the ground falling in a 20 foot space between a house and garage without causing any damage the tree 20 inches through fell beside the home of mr and mrs h c kjnock during the night hay and wheat fields were bent flat during the storm eight cattle were killed by light ning at the farm of geo jeb rr 1 acton he was away from home at the time and returned about 8 pm to discover the ayrshires and hoi stems dead beneath a tree there was no apparent lightning damage to the tree itself near oakville a housewife was knocked unconscious when a light ning bolt struck nearby while she was at her front door three homes in the new subdivision at the queen elizabeth way and dixie road were hit at omagh a neighbor watched as three successive bolts of lightning struck the large barn on the farm of johnston neelands hay and straw were ignited ind the sevenfi line barn was burned to the ground power fnilure in acton was brief in tl n ihu up i tht nute ting i isporl links possible development of a new housing subdivision entirelv within the existing limits of town centered the attention of council monday night when in a session which didn t adjourn until mo a m members heard the separate tentative proposals on the same lands from two dlf ferent real estate representatives wm mcleod first entered the council chamber with town solicitor c f leatherlond mr mcleod said he was interested in opening a subdivision on the land presently owned by j jany to the extent of making lots available for individ ual builders to mr mcleod s suggestion that the town bear 100 per cent of the ost of services to the aren coun oil memfbers responded readily it would be doubtful if the town would be interested under those terms it was repeated that pre ent pol icy of ceuncit was to pay 50 per cent of sew ers roads and w ater- mims with 100 per cent of side walks and lights to be paid b the subdivider could build houses after discussion on the necessity of completing a road to the area through property presently owned by t brankitwicz council indicat ed to mr mcleod the subject would be given further study just before mr mcleod uft g w oldstraw milton real estate agent and r h elliott his local representative came into hit cham- btrs mr goldsiraw remarked he was view ng tht snmt proptrh as wis j u i distu iti with intuit n of de loptiii i subdivision aren telephone system for fire practice a call for halton county mutual aid assistance by georgetown in a practice last week started at 656 pm and called in brigades from acton milton burlington burling em beach nelson oakville and trafalgar water was pumped from the creek at the rear of the georgetown theatre and down the mam st sup plving four ivt inch line a total of 756 gallons per minutt there were two complete relavs with the trucks each loving two 500 feet lines the first relav consisted of georgetown acton milton and trafalgar and the second oakville burlington nelson and burlington a field telephone sjstem was also tested as n means of communication from the nozzle to the source it was agreed that each company would obtain i set representatives from wentworth cunt anil the hurnbtr and crtdit valley association witnessed the test and indiltnil establishments kitehinu kicked off nrlv vohn jol the ball raced down the wing cul in ind lt lo i i h rtl dn from outside th pennllv irt i oni tif tht bnrks touched tht ball and dt fit etc d it into tht net tern slnvcn midt it fit with a deccp- itivt lob that passed between the crossbnt ind the goalie s head i 0 1 in the first half i tom van dam scored in the first minutt ot the second half with a constructive ictrtit repetition of nolnn s m e onl ih on actons streets oiling opera t l there was no deflection a inns snarled this week and tempor couple of minutes later allen got his nnlv hnlted bj bhe drtnching runs t trick with the same shot ht had of tuesdaj continued again it uspd twice before left l tit sami meet nj ilrs tailing 1 19215 for c put equipment wa appro v ecrelin j mcgnchie lhn v ruct d p nsurai pmert north halton hs board gives night school classes approval fnnmimnt of teaching stiff and 2 246 ind it gunge town of 207i ice hint appreivnl of ridinj ind purelnse of gnss wd ind fe rlili7t r foi stuling gineenng equipim nl oetupud tin ittt ntion of of the m w mounds it both schools 1 board north hilton district high school ind cost j1m hfl r p urs to tht tx wn ln riwid it th nitttim in milton on u nor of th old building nl cuxm e m tl c mond i nitht the bonrd nlso jne town win npprovtd nt 22 npprov il of the niht rlisses m the a m w rndm photiogriph feir thi go id lit i p the not just i ii ntertsttd in mid outside of town on no 7 high i e ist of hen resurfacing is bt mi done in strips b ontari i hvdro crews part of a larger trtw working on no 7 new top i nlst bunt applitd west of rock wood biek in town new construction furms ahend l micro plati s walls on the 5 000 square foot id of the ditit up while nt f w h ich if ih enrthh tht hed ind throum the wars whiu one group jos p cemt er i wtrl to each grai th red g i graves decarmted gra es h chish 1m ram shaw leonard mumiu j ick 1 dtrpin frank hollow i campbel clark j d sm th ph ip holme jack prentis fred creamorc ptr r v it ot william hmr 1 r lie ormai stucke thorn v j shejhtrd gu large kt r m ifk enzit ft ik masters eirl da d tn u lam bcid lc k t james mcrr w eahr- mbi rt mil da d tn nri w i he berl bui ton himi w i m business build nt be ing erected bj d minning is tak nt shape with much of the exter tor bricking and block work complt ted l other scatttrtd point- m towi new h uses irt being bull l t intractors or iwnirs with phnst f consiruction nr ni fr m he foundation stnge to f nishmj stagt the new hifh sch vol h re in mist of its rounds s di d aid tht ntside irtaj arc now bunt ufaced w th hard top inside ar p ntr and floonng are prtgre ing wtll enough t antic pa e tht paintt is in t few weeks next wttk warren grtve laud to bustle with actie t the sewer extension contract- p t pans i m vt i and btg t h lint ui wallace street ind nlo mis t a d macdon ild boultvartls plnj was rather slow from then on with hitchtn r making a few brtnkawns the few shots thit did rtnch cnldtr wtre safe in his hands jusl before the finnl whistle sutton got actons list counter with a long lob from tht wing acton travels to hamilton this week to meet german canadians next week the ttarh rtturns to the park to pla new hamburg at ton cilder schipper hall a vlm dnvies wilson bottomle fish alltn slavtn l nolan van dim soikt sutton hilrhimr kt uikowski htndtr son qturke gromow floyd may sow a stoddard rose scott reft ret bilh ktss a schedule or wtrk prepared in ihr towns unde tht tug net r and designed to pre fducntion plnn i de i gu dt t tre it ng ihe eng ithnt all nrrnngen ncering needs of the three towns l d cirried or wns found unsatirf ictor in u w of j rhirgt of tht clnsst the nature of problems to be dealt w uh in each munic paht members ngrt i d t w ould be d ff cult fur e n gmeer k r simmons to follt w the schedule purchnsed accounts nppro ken knox heads acton y board the use fncilities of the three schools wis minted and the classes arc to pn tht nmounts pmd for extra cnrelnktr services approve grounds grading the resignations of principal o e robbins and miss m sndcr from the acton staff were accepted mr f a hnnsen present assistant prin cipal of the acton school was ap pointed principal nt a ai of liss ann talor of bramp as appoint d to the acton staff salarv of s3600 and mr w communit georgetown st i iht provesu nt n cosl of 10 nd miporii ud ftir pnvmi nl feir b tht committec amounted to 13 945 47 approvnl wis given tht contrnct of tht jtihn asphntt piving co for n strip of pnvement nt atlonschiol nl fet t bv 120 r 1 1 nl n cost of 1332 io this contract called for a crush ed stone base in the section and two inches of nsphalt it will be used in conjunction with the paved drive wav for classes for phvstcal training when grounds art too wet there are s33 ards in the section paid for by the board dnvewnjs are pro ided inwhe gentral contract chairman w coon outlined the work that had been done toward 4700 kcnnetn knox wns elected chai ton w man f the ymca board for the coming vcar at a boad meeting m 1 low rie of toronto at a salarv of t the shop at acton in the y on wednesday evenmc june l3700 their duties will commence c wlth mr brown t nrh 16 mr and mrs knox came to ac on school opening in september or nt mllon tht equipment had t n from england last septembtr the new members had been inter i reduced to a cost of 499058 and hc on bowtr ue mr knox viewed bv acton members of the t his cost lncludtd installation ot all is general manager of wool comb board and their recommendations i machin and connecting by the r g corp he has had experience in were accepted those appointed flrm 0 and h toronto i church v nth work in england complete tht staffs m all three other board officers are secret schools ar mrs j hurst treasurer wal the contrnct for placing the wir- ur woodburri build ig committee ing in tht floor in the shop at acton ridles mans 1 neltis pro was awarded to dt 1 jordan at a cost ieel through investig- ikt r tided tli n mr ns prepnrcd to don- ihe puta i f ro id 1 i i mi sit bay science equipment sen nee equipment at acton school wis to bt purchased at a to tal ceist of 700 to provide for the added fncilities m the new school igreimtnl on s u f tht p pe rt j to planning board mr g ldstnw w s ir f mtd f th liwu policy on division ot i rv it co is ird replied subse- qtunlly ihnt hi w s n w pr pired te agree to the terms also ni ed bj mr goldsiraw wns the question of p i siblt dev olopmtnt of i block of priptrtj iff quten street ti iw bung ad vtrtised for lax salt c insiderable talk wns held tn this bit no con crele decision advanced later it was council s cans derat ion that the proposals of subdivis ion raised by both men be turned over to the planning board for studj nnd recommendation mueh inter in the meeting coun cillor c lindoy repented 1 1 mem- be rs the ticts tnd di cits or sur rounding inst weeks me ting of the financnl committee ivilh the public utilit es com miss on ithls mtttng is reported elsewhert in this line of responsibility gets critical study by puc finance members two men woman in eden mills smash l nt of resp i sio j ua t ffict emplov us a e j m v paid nd pub c li 1 i ts ami under critic il pec rfl mitti c it l c w h men ai te emm net tht meeting wa unc f i aice clrk of the of co ii ned i mu in krrh wn er j ht d ru prr tne acton woman and t s called wh i comir ttetmer wagi md bn c c mm dsi ct ert d c k ftk st- v i th c n mil gram committee jack heron sd of13o00 this w inng will provide i and lo p mexlt rnie the pre ei5cn finance committee ed foot the entile ts to tht vinous machines s ni sqmpment tht board also il walter woodburn membtrsh i also approved was tht grading of mltnorird prchnse of new science commnue bill wilson the rrounds it acton at a cost 0 1 juipmi nt at georgetown up to 300 this was in nddition to 375 which had been allotted last vear ah equipment wns for delivery be fore school opening in september samples of paint schemes will mite rials md flooring were shown thi boird b tht nrchmctsand mtt with the approval of the board thts ci lor nmngtments nnd fur n ish ings refe r to the acton and gt or town sch wil asuuanct wa given tht betard that the new build ings at aclon and georgetown would be completed in july nnd thu provision ft r storing of t id iquipmtnt from iht acton school w uid lt made m the corridors hentin equipment nt acton had bte n approved b the inspectors and tht hi ating unit in f ttrgetow n would be installed during the sum mi r t cat ion present nt the me ting wire mis srs cn ctk bnun hall dills mastrmnn carbert milne and for gnvt and ict chairman v cot n pre sided acted in good faith r he inng ti unci i lor l ndsiy be conditions nttend ng the in wages of in off ce tm- n siirge t on to para e ihe wi rks fri m th puc md mp x i e s of ihe p tion o j mrgenrhie r kird t j h s isibilitj to two bodies council id v irv r mo d f t pin j j ste i l med it i the d thit mlltd i ht was rot ihe scherne ili k hcrebv hi rt por bod es i tmerged that ht t a- f tna agrtfmei i i m m gtachit s respons b tv tatus e ce pt that i was urdtrtood he w h ed bv tht plc ax ct llecti ow- t cjuf rd c mm s f ihi hought s c gtted hat be effected i peoph cont nuing vtd that b dv and th taff eriargt oak i dnart lli ned a th mp ei slepmriu- watrrworka -ma- oake p o d th du it t hgrlsttd 11 idded r ad c in dca t agrtr sueri r r j hargn had ht le a hai tht salarv wa paed appov pjimi rt bv c unci eac to car tvler jfttnl meeling which j h w wa f c dh i ard d r b- st wv mill mv- m in si joseph kenmdv jarrn bymc l g bin mcgt john ru si irttktd th m htm i nit 1 i ir the wt r riding patricia tiasd 1 ctun r t it nnd fred tolton mi hiward btth of cidti which ttl t th d pasyirir i caused acetirdmr iv r miss ttsasdel when a ar forced her off tht ivad tpawel toitj pyo incial krvtew employeem pitlora ea v discuss i t- pi c ular nc de a wt as th pn irbni ed eqaets bv r pe 1 ci ftim gulph who investi e if ce empovees wage r placed howe- on pa t w nen p c9t suck the creases gaduallv bnadened rt nrd fiends dltcn btmnced rolled over to the a ful scale review of the pisit or who coud flitch on the opposite side of the of men c pal employee io o k road then rolled back to the first for both the or ard the plc ditch before coming to stop councillor lrdsav declared taken to guelph general hos there were no direct 1 nes of respon p tal miss teasdel and mr toto wbililv under the present set up ere other fact hundred and out of i the graves p relai ve manv from out of town not be present sundav cemeteries earlier that dav or tl day previous and placed flower i ftaves the first decoration dav brought were released later sunday after it was noted there back many cherished memories treatment for light injuries mr ors in the existing authority ar that all wiu hope may be continued cole is still in- hospital with head rangwnents that were not algfart in yr to come injures i ory puc secretary j mcgeach e next weeks paper nfxt msrk this itemspaper will appcv wednesday tnstead f the vsaaj presa day thnrada which u tw jll m no definite prvpowls m d scus or aas h chajrmar s d a hout ir ir tf esnblsh arv decisive al k meet g retu rd n i 1 r e tit wage rce a e steal cigarettes from garage stand f f r it able t is underw rg a brea n at r th in rtew of the earlier prexa acbednlea to make thii ponlme re aakrd to labaah ep7 nriler owrtaa jrnti ahram have news in tlris fftec by m icht to aim fvbueattoa dav ptoy idttftannti wjtk aaata skwu be left by saturday aamtoi vkde cbatfleds wiu be m ap to twe after stand beside t a quantil of surdav appar ves pushed through the- refrehmert garage on m 11 s raettes was mis rpl ed tht tt th 1 each request ttre another wv viv fol th cha rman oake maror tvle- and councillor l nd sav lakirg pom ntn part coc ulor of it all eventual y came when courc uor lindsai stated t was necessary for h cimm ttee lo take back to courc 1 the explanat on for the raise add rg tha w rule the committee did rot look on the action favorably there s a possibility the cai there was no way of telling what mav be associated with a break i council mirht move on the matter i georgetowr the same n jrh ees rkjieslrd meetng with the plc to arv further adjutmer in of admin ist rat lor imploj the theft was d scovered on jndai morning by vic macten owner of the garage is ball bv at the cloe of thia subject var ious reasons were being advanced b the mav or and other councillor dealing w th the reported ad van tageous alternative of having the waterworks department controlled by the town instead ot the puc continued on pape tew j