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thursday september 23 19m the acton free press acton ontario page thrbk fall fair quiz congratulations to the lucky winners i the correct answer was 51 traffic fatalities in ontario jan 1 july 31 1954 prize winners lit517mrt el wood johnston rr 3 acton 2nd516mrs n kent r r 3 elora 3rd519mrs haines root r r 2 orton r f bean limited real estate and insurance take notice tho period of daylight saving time for the town of acton wih end on sunday september 26th this is in conformity with the surrounding municipalities which revert to standard time at this time e g tyler mayor your stake in the search for better health by owen clarke before this column rets into print acton will have held its 42nd an nuai fair milton follows immediate fyafter with georgetown coming up the following week milton acton and gtormttwn are now the only tall fairs held in the county of hal ton and each draws a rood crowd previously by a system of rotation township fairs were htld in various locations brookville burlington oakvilte and so on local fairs have always held a very definite place in the history of the county but unfortunately our findings are far from complete any additional information from readers would be greatly appreciated start societies early upper canada was but sparsely settled when the early immigrants first began organizing agricultural societies however very few socie ties were actually underway until after 1830 although one was formed fn niagara as early as 1793 the highlight of all agricultural societies was the fall fair and in the early days was often the settlers only social contact with the outside world in addition to fall fairs many of these societies held a horse show and a spring ploughing match in this regard halton was no excep tlon halton agricultural society was organized in 1853 as were the four township societies of esquesing nassagaweya nelson and trafalgar five shows being held each year the firat minute book m connection with the milton fair has been lost the pnsmt record goes back only to everyone has a vital interest in science s efforts to help us live longer but life insurance policyholders have a special stake in this work you see certain important medical research projects are supported wholly or in part by funds from all the life in surance companies in canada and their millions of policy- widen as a result skilled fcnusts m many canadian edical research centres can carry on their task of attack ing some of mankind s deadli at enemies their names cancer heart aliments and virus diseases other vital studies are sup ported in a similar way these focus on obesity blood clot bag nutritional and intestinal at your service disorders hardening of the arteries and glandular discas es lo mention but a few will all these efforts help you and your family to live longer healthier lives yes thanks chiefly to the advance of modern medicine babies bom today can expect to live about 20 years longer than those of 50 years ago many dread diseases have been banished or controlled ahead lies further progress that will surely benefit you and yours and if you arc a life insur ance policyholder you also have the satisfaction of know ing that you have participated in this program designed to bnng the blessings of good bealth to all t a mini tit lucwri raprmmrtiag mm of tfa m ritm 50 canadian brithji and ufwhd stoti m wwraal topant m canada will gladly hlp pm alaa w far r f curity and ytnw m i hi late yot mr mm kial the life insurance companies in canada 7f is good crfixemhip to own life insurance hof tons pages of fhe pat five agricultural societies organized in halton in 1853 nov fall fairs in only three towns modern ali minum alloys seem tough enough to take almost anything for instance ono manufacturer uses aluminum for those little electrically driven cars the kids love to climb into at carnivals and fairs the idea is to whirl around at high speed exchanging spine shattering bumps with other motorists they actually stand up under this treatment the cars we mean our own alcan research ers are constantly developing and testing new applications better products improved production techniques tberei alvrays otnething new in alum inum aluminum company of canada ltd alcan for better service did tr 72802 tv a specialty not a sideline georgetown philips 17 w th alum nized p cture tube for top performance 27995 marconi 17 21995 i th miulunji itjs s9 9i tr- mjtchmc bis 20 00 philips 31- in iluminixed i ictun it 35995 matching fa d 00 tra 17 ge with iegs 23995 marconi 17 console 26995 marconi 21 console 32995 matching bak siqss eln c dont forget w1go is expert on repairs and aerials winn radi television service f j j 45 main street georgetown tt 7 3803 just across from the munic pal off ce fair attendance veterans t j chisholm hornby and david fealherston drumquin are seen m the above picture wearing the membership ewels awarded to them for attendance at the milton fair for 50 consecutive years also in the group reading from left to nghl are the following back row henry wilson george wilson john blacklock dr carbert middle row tom graham mr mccann george gastle henry peacock william scott henry peacock william scott henry turner front row archibald mcgibbon jim wilson j j wilson mathew dice and r j campbell 1871 however from the centennial prize list we learn that milton s first show was held in the farm ers market just behind the pres it post office exhibits shown were livestock rram poultry and merchandise from local stores and industries in an old frame workshop on martin street the farm women proudly dis play id thur butter homemade bread preserves eggs and dressed poultry thin wire also numerous classes in handicrift which included ntries from local tailors and shot mikcrs officers of 1853 society hiav hmsis wiri shown on lam strict light horsis and road stirs trottid up and down the first i no trafalgar to lot 15 and back thu officirs of the 1853 halton agricultural society wire as fol 3 primdmt thomas douglas h s holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st guelph vice presidents wm barker and d r springer secretary treasurer samuel black in 1864 the milton driving park association and the racing com uttee purchased eight acres of land hich is part of the present fair grounds the agricultural society built a htll at a cost of 2 300 ten years later this was enlarged in 1865 members of the society were so well satisfied with the work of the building committee that all were re elected and thi secretary w a beaty was presented with a sold ch md chun some ynrs later this first hall was burnt down a second hall was built in the centre of the grounds every spring there was a special show of still ions there were many fine horses in the county in those dis and the society was justly proud of its fine showing of stallions thin was ilso a spring ploughing itch each year a fact which has been more or less forgotten although mr john coulson 7th lane esq u en ing tells us that he can well remem bir attending thesi ploughing matches as a young lad ploughing committee in mirch 1871 we find the follow inj committee appointed to select ground for a ploughing match that ame spring j brownndge j c mckindsey c p preston and the sicntirv and it was moved bv joshua norrish and c p preston that the spring show of horses and the ploughing match be held april 21 a committee lo insure that rul is wen cirnid out was h zimmer find the following motion mo edy a waldie seconded by h dancing 10pm to 1 am j3cw1rbr1 friday october 15th acton town hau entertainment by junior farmers orchestra of owen sound sponsored by acton fire fighters association sion 75c per person evening classes at robinson business college milton commence oct 6th not registration date spt 307 to 9 classes in bookkeeping and typewriting vstwdenrs may adopt mthmr or both svbfcn tu t on rate 7 50 n advance per month cost of books book keep ng s8 20 typewr t ng 2 05 we solicit your patronage telephone 559 w a robinson principal man dr buck and president j menzies rules were is follows that the first prize ploughman be not allowed to leive their plough to arrange the furrows after the ridge is set nor to set up the furrows with his hands al i meeting of the board m 1883 d aikens that there bi no ploughing match held this ycir apparently from that dati the spring ploughing rmtchuitfis discontinued in 1912 the icreage of the fur grounds was inert ased b sim crts and in 1951 six more acr s dded sinci that timt two quonsit halls hive been i r cted and the trick ind parking spici considir bly improved in 1913 the nissagiwcya socuty decided to disbmd ind join the hilton boird i n condition thit the tc wnship havi it it ist thne mt m btrs on the coiinlv btwrd each year this was igntd lo ind cirned out honor two members in 1914 tht cimdnn chimpion eirntri th following ntws it m tw wttrin mtmbtrs of the hil lm agncutturil socuu m ssrs t j chishilm of h rnbv jnd divid ftithersttn of dnimiiun win hon ired bv tht soch t list satur di r lh g nth mt n hive been mtmbtrs sinct the organization of the societv since 1s3 whin the first nir wis held both ittendid mr fealherston missed only once shortly iftir he had bten burnt out thi onlv rnson mr feathcrston wis unable to go wis because his good clothes wire burnt in the fire lea mg him w kh nly the clotht s he stood up in messrs chisholm ind feither ston not tnl hie this remirkable attendinct record but both have rendered it laluihlt sirvict in ri cognition or this both hai been madt hononn n embt rs and it the court housi on saturdn in the prist net of a number of directors prlsident j j wilson prest nied each with a hindsome life membir ship jiwel with q complimtntirv address after which ill sal for a group photograph ind dined to gether al the mcgibbon hotel driven in first auto it it also worthv of nott that the two genthmm honored thit dav were drntn to ind from the me gibbon hottl in gtorge gistles first lutomobile which he hid ac quired that week and which was naturalh thi nlk f the toan irtcdintalu althoiikh it wis n t realized at thi tm mr gistl i father gtorgr gastle st n or had i list attended milton fair sinct thi first show in 1r53 w i h im ilso been giin the nf rmition lhat mr get rgt btll formi rh f ntlson township itt nd d iht first fa r when he was 13 ears old mr bell i is now ml lives on the guelph road and w ih tht t xcption of one ltir he hi ill nded evtrv milton fair sinci that dit two ears ago mr b11 hrfd i uid ci idind was at h i i k n i i i rk ontario pfm 1892 the ontario municipal board in the hatter or section 14 of the mnirielp act r8 0 195 chapter ms as reemetod by tee hnnkleal amendment act oanv he sutotes 1954 chapter m as amended by the municipal am endment act ontario statutes in the matter of an appuoat ion of the corporation or the town of acton for annexation thereto of part of the township of esqnes- wf as set forth in schedule a attached hereto and wj1ie matter or by law nam ber ims of the said corporation appointment for hearing the ontario municdal board hereby appoints tuesday the 28th day of sept ember a d i9m at the hour of half past ten o clock in the forenoon i local time in the coun cil chambers in the town of ac ton for the hearing of all persons interested in support of or opposing this application dated at toronto this 7th day of july ad 1954 m b sainderson secretary schedule h all and singular that cer tain parcel or tract of land and premises situate lying and being in the township of esquesing in the county ot halton and being composed of parts of lots num bers twenty five 25 twenty six 26 twentyseven 27 twenty eight 128 and twenty nine 29 in concession id and parts of lots numbers twenty seven 27 twenty eight 28 and twenty nine 29 in concession iv in the said township more particularly described as follows commencing at the easterly angle of the present boundaries of the corporation of the town of ac ton said angle being in the easterly angle of the tends annexed to the corporation of the town of acton described in secondly parcel n registered instrument no 17889 in book g 2 for said township thence following the present boundaries southwesterly north westerly westerly southwesterly southeasterly and southwesterly o tht northeasterly limit of high way no 25 as widened and shown on h ghway land plan no 421 thence southeasterly ilong the sa d last mentioned limit to its in lersectjon with the southeasterly lim t of the west half of lot no 28 n c mcession iii thence northtasterly along the sa d southta terly limit of the sa d wt t half f lot ni 28 to the easkrlj angle thereof thencf southeasterly along the southwesterly 1 mit of the east half of iot no 25 concession in t thi southerly angle of the lands of tht town of acton described in rixislered instrument no 11848 in biok c 2 thence northeasterly along the said southeasterly limit of the said lands of the town of acton three hundred 1300 feet to the most easterly angle thereof thence northwesterly along tht northeasterly limit of the said last mentioned lands to the north erly angle thereof thence northeasterly along the southeasterly limit of the east half of lot no 26 in concession hi to the easterl angle thereof thence northwesterly along the northeasterly limit of the said bast half of said lot no 28 to the northerly angle thereof thence northeasterly to the southirly angle or the west half of lot no 27 in concession iv thence continuing northeast erly along the said southeasterly 1 m t of the said west half of lot no 27 t j thi easterly angle there of thence northwesterly along thi n rtheasterly limit of said wist hair of lot no 27 to the n irtherlj angle thereof thence south w esterly along the nt rthwesterly lim t of the said west half of lot no 27 conces sion iv to the centre of the said west half of lot no 27 thevce northwesterly to the easier angle of the west half of the west half of lot vo 28 n concess on iv thence northwesterly along th n rtheasterly lim t of the said west half of the west half of lot n 28 to the northerly angle thence southwesterly along the northwesterly limit of the said wcm half of i ot no 28 to a po nt in the end 1 m t d stant two hun dred 200 re t measured north en er fmm the st ithwesterlv 1 m l f he west half of it no 79 n a d c rcess on iv aid at r ght a k es ttinrcto thencf n rthue wl pa a el w is th h f i n thfm f s 1 if r m h ii h iid ef on i 3 rr s f aie thev h bt r ms ig for a dat a es rh pa jr organized and patricia ann beauty salon hair slylift ail unes of beauty culture closed all day monday for appo ntment phone 341 8t mih st e acton idle e n lr i m r- d pj rn fn tn tli n 1if tiimx to et e nva m vn- hwfitc it i rj th ua 1 p i irt on im h- rthi- v anglf i u d r te ed p ar 30 thfnct sou hwetterlr pa al e t the suthmsterw 1 m t if th- pit half f lot no 2 in concs n m ti tv southwetrw m v iideu hifol si i 25 thence northwetle t i ong the ud lafl men nned m t t th- t ni therly ingle of the we hal of lot ni 29 r corcem m 111 thfvcf southwemerly along the northwesterly 1 m i i the wm ha f of lot no 29 to the presen n heastcrlt lim t of ihe said t r o acton thencf fol ow ng he present bouidar e of the sa d town o ac ton southeasterly northeattcrlr nothwetrlt north e at t e r r southea1erlr north e a 1 1 e r 1 y southeasterly north easterly and southeasterly ti the point of eommeccemen a 502