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thforsda v y so 1955 the aqpn free press actqn cwshftthb page jjsvb rimto obthetwatertrbnt has the dimension of reality it is a great movie- and tremendous theatre 1 sheueywnters i- guide and brownie news for a 51 147 rogers bios jewellers mill st acton drink the ropening meeting of the guides was held in- the form of a skating party at the home o m and mrs cfiarue davidson january 3 after some time of skating they rail enjo a h i3upperiat the- end of the party which included the exchanging ofgifts theyairr turned home aftej having a wonde s m liast nights meeting started with the guide prayer the- guides returned to thefir-cor- coming up next week a short gams was played and the meeting closed with taps blair hotchen obituary onvention of halton teachers three hu elementary school teachers of halton counts attended the annual convention of halton teachers institute held in hamil ton onr friday january 14v through the oourtesy of ra rlddel da b paed director of educatlonin spectors and teaching staff of hani won the halton county teachers were permitted to visit schools off the city during the morning afterdinne at t scotti rite the afternoon session was presided over- by the president miss lydia silttw george patterson ra b pared inspector of hamilton public schools spoke on the importance of spelling by elisabeth jany last thursday mt brighton from hmc pcevost lipndon gave us n very info talk on riaval- mattersand showed a film to illus trate his speech we ail felt very much intrigued by-the- great tasks undertaken by pur navy anaf the excellent opportunities offered to yj e ames ba bypaed super- young peo t we wbnld t t 1 mmm owgn ners to discuss tesis which were interident of hamilton elementary lived 30 years in family home miss elizabeth stone who had lived in her john st home for about 80 years passed away there schools spoke on tompdsition mr ames demonstrated by means of a lesson in which a group of teacher lacted as his pupils theory that jt6v learn composition children must write compositions during the inspectors period re markswere made by l l skuce inspector of- halton county schools and- by j b healy inspector for separate schools of wentworth county and district miss laura scott who retired from thegeorgetown staff in junej was presented with earrings a on january 13 after a lengthy ill- presentation of flowers was made miss sto was active in t for health delivered daily to your door- tafm fresh whole milk skim milk cream chocolate milk buttermilk jersey dairy quality service p h o n i h1j4 don timminqs prop church of england while shewas able shewas an expert glove make employed by storey glove lcor she was born in ontario the daughter of richard and rachel stone three sistera predeceased her her family was highly respect ed in uacton and attended church jones of tjt- albans i church officiated at the funeral ser vice at the rumley funeral home on saturday afternoon januar 15 interment followed in fairview cemetery t mrs mrs patteisuu vocal solos were given by miss monica barnard and s buchanan music supervisors in nelson town ship schools the following officers were elect ed for 1955 hon president jtm denyes bai toronto inspector l l skuce ba b paed milton past president miss l snow nel s pre n h fi wrt -em- be surprised if some oftlhetboys or glrv would plattria vol careers after heavihg mr jbrightori book- last friday morning the whole school- enjoyed a pleasant change instead of school all morntdg the student body saw the film pride and prejudice in the public school auditorium it was a pleasure to seen the characters of the book come to life and a great enjoyment to watch the excellent performance of- thie actors baskets but presently the boys are busy with a more actual task the boys athletic society is collecting bas- burlington vice president e smith acton secretary miss m s gem- mell milton treasurer f v brown oakvilile rural representatives esquesing mrs g crpmar nassagaweya k trowbridge nelsoicmrs e mus- ick trafalgar mrs r jbrownfidge graded school representatives burlington bronte m mayes ba north halton w siddall nelson d kemp oakville w l fulford trafalgarf hughesr install officers welcome guests t legion banquet about 180 acton legion members and special guests including miss sybil bennett mp and stan hall mpp attended the annual bant quet installationof officers and initiation of members on saturday the turkey dinner was served in the ymc4by- members of the le- gion3jaaies auxiliary- a highlight of the legion year the banquet was presided over bji chairman george musselle pastor ray gosterus said the grace before the meal the toast to we queen wasj vie keta to raise a finidrtqjuytflash es for the winning teams in ath- bob coons team has won flashes in volley ball and letics these rugby gary dawkins team is leading the basket collection with ifootitt coon and arbic teams following in that order we hope that they will be received generously in acton fiemesf bang a rifle club- has been formed to select contestants for the province of ontario challenge shield lets liope they bring it home also there is a good opportunity offered to checker players in the club a tournament will follow many canadian unions such as the steel workers uninn m nn jder american head offices thus you find canadian workers in structed to impose wage demands which make their products so costly they cannot compete even in the canadian market with amer ican output of the same product buy and save as you never saved before 1 i j f i r- 100 mens suits to clear some below cost i as low as all sizes 3446 all colors al styles 100 mens topcoats and overcoats all sizes colors styles including zipin coats 1495iip mens bvd van heusen branded lines shirts and pyjamas reg 395 15 reg 495 385 or 3 for 10 winter allweather ladies- coats au drasticauy keduceo latest fabrics and styles one case of ladies quality cardigan sweaters wool or orion to clear at 400 as low as 995 ladies suits a variety of styles colors alt sizes ladies dresses some as low as 3 ladies skirts 288 jo clear- at as low as wms to study india during 1955 the senior auxiliary of the w6- m missionary so o kn church held the first meeting of the year at the home of mrs r m mcdonald on thursday janu ary 13 with mrs a j buchaitan presiding mrs f s blow and mrs joseph jany lead in a service of worship with miss b rezell contributing a solo mrs ft r parker introduced the therne of the study for 1955 which is india and presented gen eral information about the land of india its people and their prob lems mrs f anderson gave her im pressions of the 41st annual meet ing of guelph presbytery wms held january 11 in knox presby terian church in guelph a gift from the home helper members of the auxiliary was presented by mrs r l davidson to mrs c hansen who had been their secretary for fifteen years the president announced that financial obligations for 1954 had been met and presented the budget for195 tathck andisr expressed the thanks of the legion to the ladies auxiliary j mrs maddox replied j f several new members were in itiated by george musselle and pastpresident max storey gordon beatty was installed as the new president for 1955 other officers installed were first vice- president vic patrick second vice- president ed- footitt sergeant-at- arrns frank towke chaplain rev er- jones secretary- gordon mc- cutqheon canteen clairnianclay- ton lindsay sports committee chairman a waldie sick commit tee chairman reg hbare enter tainment chairman john mchugh special entertainment chairman john goy building chairman don cook poppy chairman hamilton peal membership chairman w e mattocks the rifew president mr beatty expressed his thanks and hope for continued support pastpresident jmaxstoreypcjterienyexpres arnold ward special events mark y week sing thanks ana introducing the arnold ward secretarys the adult program department ofnlhe national council of the youjig mens christian sociationof canada and vicepresident or the adult program section of the as sociation of secretaries for the ymcas of north america has been secured as speaker for the organizational dinner of the phiart club mr wardalso is- an active melhbe of the community planr nihg association of canada the canadian camping association and 1 the canadian institute of interna tional affairs the- phiat dinner is one of sev eral special occasions during y week headtable guests these were miss sybil bennett mp stanley hall mjmp pastor gosterus rev e jones and wesley beatty the address of the evening was given byrev jones who stressed the continued importance of moral standards he pointed out thatjvc tend to forget true values he was introduced tor the group by w mattocks and thanked by gord mccutcheon the pastpresidents medal was presented to mr storey by j m mcdonald rev w s mcalpine who was pastor of the acton baptist church 55years ago and mrs mcalpine observed the 50th anniversary of their marriage at their- home in brampton january 12 friends here extend hearty congratulations being vbsprvertannary 2 u january 30 mr ward begaivtvijs association career as a leader lrpfrtu bbyvtk- partment of the london ymca for seven years he was program secretary of the ymca at ot tawa and in 1940 became the ex ecutive secretary of the high park branch of the toronto ymca in 1946 he went on allocation to the community chest of greater tor onto to carry out a special study of the needs of youth bob brayshaw the general sec retary of the acton is busy-mak- ing prepar for ob battery of bylaws binds councillors insemioiiiil- continue jfeom pajfeonei car plates acgtertisihg the town tills project originated with the lo cal ys mens club council select ed the line the centre of progress as- its choice d ecoles subdivider of the wool cflmtingsutiatobion appear- ed with r f- bean and -town-engi- rieer j ross slrompas regarding ex tension of roadyay into that de- yelppment j after a brief- discussion on grad- e levelsa course the rpatlwiu take memdersagreedtostudyrpric- es jem thi road building work ktf coles indicatecl he was anxious atid prepared to start work as soon- as possible a letter from the- home arid school association urging action from council on safety precautions for school children crossing no 7 highway was read it was agreed to- arrange a meeting with associa- tionv arid board representatives- to review the subject solution at creek t engineer simmons was asked tor- bring in cost estimates for diversion of the creek which flows under no 7 highway earlier solicitor leath- erlarkjjteformed members that legal action was pending against the town and the former ownersft a main street house neav the creek by the present resident of the house which has beenarnaged recently by the overflowing creek the engineer said a solution was- not easy he pointed out that the height of th pond and er the t- accumulation of silt on tha hcdx clogged conduits ahd other coiiap tions prevent proper flowoff and makealsolutiqnndyficult a notice of- meeting was received from the credit valley conservation authority r r parker is the ac ton representative on this body a letter was argo read from the hal ton- countythealth unit which con- veyed permission for a local nurs ing home to operate with not more than two patients at any one time in 1955 turn dowii relief appeal council turned down ah invita- tion from the township of crow- vpek next week trie observances begin with a special church service next sun day when robert c rae general secretary of the st clair ym ca in toronto has been secured as speaker all huftbe footwear to clear gray dinner january 3 ymca wjckjc clothing store eisens mux st au sales items cash only acton sv missionary work in india topic the monthly meeting of the daughters of knox young womens affiliated group was held at the home of mrs lome masales mon day evening january 10 following the opening ceremon ies the convener mrs georgina vanfleet read ar article on let ters- from missionaries mss kae hanseniread the scripture lesson mrs jean mephail gave a talk concerning a missionary in brae- field india mrs norma robini- sonread a letter concerning the conditions iri india mrs doris jordan told of the ap palling conditions in india and how christ could be made known to all races the topic was then sum med up by mrs lena nelles show ing an explanatory map of india and mrs joyce adams reading a paper- on db you know india on the completion of the pro gram the president betty ashley received the secretarys report read by mrs kae hansen and the treasurers read by mrs lorraine kingsmill a tasty lunch brough the even- irig to a close personal tptes of actonians visiting outkftown points and of visitors in acton homes mr and mrs alfredlong of tor onto visited in acton over the weekend miss mary sirrs of newtonbrook visited acton friends during the weekend mr earrvnicent of toronto spent nkcpxveekend with mrs landsborough and family william miae go plumbing heatino avestroughlng pressure systeaas soreners- r prion 25 351 mason blvd acton cecil a carr optometrist 8 douglas st tel 1091 guelph mrs f blow is among those from acton enjoying the balmy weather of florida she left early this week mrs mary arbic and mrs sidney dale of toronto visited over the weekend with mr and mrs h arbic and family mr and mrs t a mclellan and karen of scarborough visited on jsunday with mr and mrs a r long and family many acfon friends are sorry to learn that mr a t brown is not in the best ofjhcalth this week at last reporc htsconditjon wasjmproved though misses m and e ramshavr at tended the funeral on wednesday of their cousin the late mrs s duffield in guelph interment was in eden mills cemetery everyone certainly wishes the best for miss anna olsen who left last lremalned so unassumingand mod- week for arizona it is hoped the climate there will act as an effective medicine for het arthritis mr h n farmer and ivare view ers left malton airport on sunday for new yor vi american air lines where they will visit rev j r williams of that city on saturday young ricky gur- rie came home from sick childrens hospital toronto where hed been- for about a week after complica tions with measles hes still con fined to home waterfront role founded on fact its not surprising that karl mal- den who stars with marlon brando and lee j cobb in columbia pic tures oh the waterforit power ful new drama of love and terror in the manmade jungle where the city meets the sea starting monday at the roxy theatre gives an- out standing performance for maiden had not only the benefit of elia kazans thrilling direction but he also was coached for his screen- role by the real life prototype of it father john m corridan new yorks famed waterfront priest there is a strong physical resem blance between maiden and father corridan both men are about the samesize slightly over six feet tall father corridan is a little heavier maiden has considerably more hair they wear the same size hat seven- and onequarter and maiden actually wears one of the priests in the film- as for srjoes karl wears a size 10 father cor ridan an 11 maiden says father corridan is a big man physically and spiritually he has done great things but he est- maldcriisays with undisguised hero worship his shoes are too big for but his headis no big ger than mine in onhe waterfront maiden s out to smas the terror rule of the killers who have won control of a longshore union unable to persuadcttke workers to talk be cause talking can spell- death he concentrated on the wavering water front figure played by brando the emotional realism of the film has won it corriparison with going my way advertisement special auction sale f of new fleury bissell tractor farm machinery to be held at brampton livestock exchange 1st line west of brampton mife south of no 7 highway on saturday january 22955 at 200 pm quantity of 2 hind 3 furrow tractor plows or stool orrubbor irwowhool manuro spreaders orr rubber 6 and 9 ft tancfom discs wagons with 15 or toiheh whaeht toss tiros parts are available sohere is your opportunity to buy brand new- equiprrtehf aryoor own price terms cash on dayof sale herb m reinhart aucrionoor snotgiovv orrt victoria 21r41 land to put actons endorsement to a travelling petition seeking the government to increase unemplojx ment insurance benefits t brankiewicz sought a reduction on his 1955 assessment in view of certain buildings recently torn down court of revision mayor e tyler reeve r hargrave deputy- reeve e footitt and councillors a irwin and c lindsay granted the assessment reduction dt 75 notification from ihe public school board about officers appoint ed for 1955 was read clerk j mc- geachie outlined an appeal for relief from the wife of a former acton resident it was noted the man was employed by ford of oakville now inoperative due to a uwa strike and was in line for union benefits under strike conditions in view of this the relief appeal was turned down by motion council accepted the completed glenlea planofsubdlvi sion conditional on certain minor additions which designated block ar for as purposes in a later motion council agreed to ac cept from the subdividers certain land areas in the subdivision with out any binding restrictions when same is offered v no fire agreement no agreement on standby time was reached among representatives of acton fire area at a recnt meet- ing with councils fire committee and firemen agreement from the townships involved erin esques ing and nassagaweya on charge- for each call was reached at 100 how ever the town seeks a standby charge of 675 part of vltich goes directly to the local fire fighters association two months protection on basis of the 1954 agreement willbe pro vided pending signature to a new agreement it was reported to couri- cil who passed a motion confirming the actions of the fire committee j following reading ofsthe novem ber summary of fines acffoh was re solved to petition the department of highways for the towns subsidy share on 54 road expenditures of 1701446 it was remarked here that the department will not pass tor subsidy road expenditures in 1955 exceeding 26000 discussion of an indigent patient- account was held council decided the patient was not indigent and re- fused the account a request from w a leishman to build a houe on a part of a lot was turnedqyirlo the planning board review assessor applicants six applicants for the position of town assessor were read by council the applicants were wm dobbla spencer lee john j smith j a denny o lamb and miss e tay lor by mqtion council decided to consider the application of o lamb the finance committee was asked to jirrangcan interview as the meeting drew to a close with the hour hand past 2 am lew councillors had persona busi ness to table councillors irwlrj and s brunolle mentioned several scattered spots on the towns road which could stand some sand a brief discussion was held on leas ing the town hall to a guelph pro moter for saturday night dances the promoter wanted to pay for the hall on a percentage basis council maintained the rental is 35 per night v m- beugious ba today with high- pressure sales campaigns and prepared greeting cards we may be inclined u over- look thefactthav chruttmav is the birthday of our lord a letter written to a sick friend with a sin cere wish for their recovery may brine more happiness than a lavish v sawivatauiir fflhsilh3fl3mwllffl793 y so i860 theactfn free press aciqn ontario i j- i4lifaivre tlsvivt v j- t pagbjnivb mita ontherwateiriint has the dimension pi reality it is a great movie and tremendous theatre 1 rt- 110 pattern 1 for a guide and brownie niws tnie opening- meeting of the guides was held in- the form of a skating party at- the home o mr and mrs cfisrlie davidson january 3 f after some time of skating they jail enjo a h 3upperat the end of the party which included the exchangtngofgifts thejtali-re- turned home after having a wondari- last nights meeting sorted with the guide prayer ann of halton teachers three hu elementary school teachers of halton county attended the annual convention of halton teachers institute held in hamil ton onr friday january 14- through the courtesy of r a riddel da b paed director of xducatioiv-in- spectors and teaching staff of ham- uton the halton county teachers i coming up next week a short was played and the meeting closed with taps- blair hotchen obituary jewellers mill st acton drink u iissiil wii w church of england whileshe was able shewas an expert glove make envployed by storey glove cbr she was born in ontario the daughter of richard and rachel stone three sisters predeceased her ber family was highly respect ed in u acton and attended church regularly for health delivered daily to your door- farm fresh whole milk skim milk cream chocolate milk buttermilk jersey dairy quality service p h o n 1 9 1 j4 d6h timminqs prop lived bo years in family home ttie city during the morning afteradinnerat the afterrioon session was presided over by the president miss lydla stostif george patterson ra b paed inspector of hamilton public schools spoke ori the importance of spelling t guides returned t theff-cot- ners to mscussteststwhjch were interident of hamilton elementary acton news by elisabeth jany were permitted to visit schools of last thursday mr brighton from hmcj prevost london gayeus very info talk n nwal- maltersand showed a film to illus trate ms speech we all felt very much intrigued bythe great tasks undertaken by pur navy ana the excellent opportunities offered to yotlnig pe there we wouldnot install officers welcome guests at legion banquet about 180 acton legion members and special guests including miss sybil bennett mp and stan hall mpp attended the annual ban quet inspiration 0 officers end initiation of members on saturday the turkey dinner was- served in the ymc4by members of the le- gion5ihlies auxiliary a highlight of the legion year the banquet was presided over bt chairman george musselle- pastor ray costerus said the grace before the meal- the toast nka -fknn- mmmstl1 2 v e ames bjvb paed super b surprised if some of the boys s gbiy would plajdha vol careers after hearing mrjbrighton book schools spoke on tompsitlori mr ames demonstrated by means of a lesson in which a group of teachers acted as his pupilstke theory that ro learn composition children must write compositions during the inspectors period re- marks were made by l l skuce inspector of- halton county schools and- by j b healy inspector for separate schools of wentworth county and district miss laura scott who retired from thegeorgetown staff in junej was presented with earrings a miss eliaabeth stone who had lived t in her john st home for about 80 years passed a way there w1wbb on january 13 after a lengthy iu- presentation of flowers was made ne3s mi s was a in th rev e jones of st albans church officiated at the funeral ser vice at the rumley funeral home on saturday afternoon januar 15 interment followed in fairview cemetery matt johnstone plum b ivg h e a t i no general repairs phone 223w acton to mrs mis patteisun vocal solos were given by miss monica barnard and s buchanan music supervisors in nelson town ship schools the following officers were elect ed for 1955 hon president jtm denyes ba1 toronto inspector l l skuce ba b paed milton past president miss l snow nel s pre h r w a burlington vice president e smith acton secretary miss m s gem- mell milton treasurer f v brown oakvilil rural representatives esquesing mrs g crflmar nassagaweya k trowbridge nelsoicmjrs e mus- ick trafalgar mrs r brownridge graded school representatives burlington bronte m mayes ba north halton w siddall nelson d kemp oakville w l fulford trafalgar f hughesr last friday morning the whole school enjoyed a pleasant change instead of school all mqrfltng the student body saw the film pride and prejudice in the public school auditorium it was a pleasure to seen the characters of the book come to life and a great enjoyment to watch the excellent- performance of- the actors baskets but presently the boys are busy with a more actual task the boys athletic society is collecting bas- ke to raise a fund t est for the winning teams in ath letics bob coons team has won these flashes in volley ball and rugby gary hawkins team is leading the basket collection with jootitt coon and arbic teams following in that order we hope that they will- be received- generously in acton- n to t queen j vie patrick and ed footitt expressed the thanks of the legion to the ladies auxiliary j mri maddox replied t several new members were in itiated by george musselle and pastpresident max storey gordon beatty was installed as the new president for 1095 other officers installed were first vice- president vic patrick second vice- president ed- footitt sergeant-at- arravfrank towkc chaplain rev er jones secretary- gordon mc- cutqheon canteen cljalrrnanclay- ton lindsay sports committee chairman a waldie sick commit tee chairman reg ihoare enter tainment chairman john mchugh special entertainment chairman john goy building chairman idon cook poppy chairman hamilton peal membership chairman w e mattocks the new president mr beatty expressed his thanks and hope for continued support pastpresident m storey spokebriefl y-exprei- arnold ward special events mark y week bang a rifle club- has been formed to select contestants for the province of ontario challenge shield lets hope they bring it home also 1 there is a good opportunity offered to checker players in the checkex club a tournament will follow many canadian unions such as the steel workers union a u ie der american head offices th you find canadian workers structedto impose wage demands which make their products so costly they cannot compete even in the canadian market with amer ican output of the same product never saved before r- fe lt- ll e i- 100 mens topcoats and overcoats all sizes colors styles including zipin coats 1495 up bvd van heusen branded lines shirts and pyjamas rog 495 385 or 3 for 10 wintor a allwoarhor ladies coats au drasticauy kiducb latest fabrics and j styjes- a-jl- ai l ms on cm of udis puality fit cardigan sweaters wool or orion to clear at 400 ladies suits a variety of styles colors all sizes ladies dresses some as low as 5ww- ladies skirts to clear at as low as 2ow wms to study india during 1955 the senior auxiliary of the wb- m mi s of kn church held the first meeting of the year at the home of mrs r m mcdonald on thursday janu ary- 13- with mrs a j buchaftan presiding mrs f s blow and mrs joseph jany lead in a service of worship with miss b rozell contributing a solo mrs r r parker introduced the themeof the study for 1955 wh is india and presented gen eral information about the land of india its people and their prob lems- mrs f anderson gave her im pressions of the 41st annual meet ing of guelph presbytery wms held january 11 in knox presby terian church in guelph a gift from the home helper member of the auxiliary was presented by mrs r l davidson to mrs c hansen who had been their secretary for fifteen years the president announced that financial obligations for 1954 had been met and presented the budget cmg m and introducin the- headtable guests these were miss sybil bennett mp stanley hall mjjp pastor costerus rev e jones and wesley beatty the address of the evening was given byrev jones who stressed the continued importance of moral standards he pointed out that we tend to forget true values he was introduced to the group by w mattocks and thanked by gord mccutcheon the pastpresidents medal was presented to mr storey by j m mcdonald rev w s mcalpine who was pastor of the acton baptist church 55 years ago and mrs mcalpine observed the 50th anniversary of their marriage at their home in brampton january 12 friends here extend hearty congratulations arnold ward secretary of the adult program department of the r national council of the youngf an ba representatives- to jfens christian association of canada and vicepresident of the adult program section of the as- scciatiqn of secretaries for the ymcas of north america has been secured as speaker for the organizational dinner of the pftiat- club mr- ward also is- an active melhbe of the community- planr nihg association of canada the canadian camping association and the canadian institute 6ttnternn- tional affairs the- phlat dinner is one of sev eral special occasions during y week being rftoervenraltiiarv 2x lo january 30 mr- ward beganms association career as a leadef lnme btss tja- partment of the london ymca for seven years he was program secretary of the ymca at ot tawa and in 1940 became the ex ecutive secretary of the high park branch of the toronto ymca in 1946 he went oyi allocation to the community chest of greater tor onto to carry out a special study of the needs of youth bob brayshaw the general ser- retary of the actorr is busy- mak ing preparat for ob battery of byla ws binds councillors in session til 2 -v- vconrlmid from paovone i car plaies advertising the town tills project originated with the lo cal ys mens club council select ed the line the centre of progress as its choice d e cqles subdlvlder of the wool combing subattvlbion appear- ed wltli r ebean and ttnvniengi- neer- ross simmons regarding- 3ti tetision of i roadway into that de- yelppmen j r t 7 after a brief- discussion on grad- es jcv course the rpadwill lake members- agreed tsrtudytpric es pn thp road building work mf coles indicated he was anxious wn prepared to start work as soon aa possible a fetter from- the home arid school association urging action frpm council on safety precautions for school children crossing no 7 highway was read it was agreed to- arrange a meeting with associa- t- review the subject solution at creek engineer simmons was asked to bring in cost estimates for diversion of the creek which flows under no 7 highway earlier solicitor leath- erlandjabtformed members that legal action was pending against the town and the former owners of a main street house near the creek by the present resident of the house which has beendmaged recently by the overflowing creek the engineer said a solution was- not easy he pointed out that the height ot the pond and cr the accumulation nf silt on thshedx veek next week the observances begin with ja special church service next sun day when robert c rac general secretary of the st clair ym ca in toronto has been secured as speaker f 1 all rub footwear to clear gray dinner janaary xs ywca wjmul eisinsgls mra st au sales items cash only acton missionary work in india topic the monthly meeting of the daughters of knox young womens affiliated group was held at the home of mrs lome masales mon day evening january 10 following the opening ceremon ies the convener mrs georgina vanfleet read an article on let ters- from missionaries msskae hanseniread the scripture lesson mrs jean mcphai gave a talk concerning a missionary in brae- field india mrs norma rqbin- son read a letter concerning the conditions in india mrs doris jordan told of the ap palling conditions in india and how christ could be made known to all races the topic was then sum med up by mrs lena nelles show ing an explanatory map- of india and r adams reading a paper on 16 you know india on the completion of the pro gram the president betty ashley received the secretarys report read by mrs kae hansen and the treasurers read by mrs lorraine klngsmill tasty lunch brough the even- irig to a cloae mr eartvincent of toronto spent tke xvefekend with mrs william landsborough and family mrs f blow is among those from acton enjoying the balmy weather of florida she left early this week mrs mary arbic and mrs sidney dale of toronto visited over the weekend with mr and mrs h arbic and family mr and mrs t a mclellan and karen of scarborough visited on sunday with mr and mrs a r long and family many acton friends are sorry to learn that m17 a t brown is not in the best of jiealth this week at last reportrhts wasjrnproved though misses m and e ramshav at tended the funeral on wednesday 6t their cousin the late mrs s duffield in guelph interment was in eden mills cemetery everyone certainly wishes the best kumbinq heatino avestroughlkjg pressure systems r softeners mien 25 251 mason blvd acton cecil a carr optometrist douglas st tl 1091 gielph personal jjotes of actonians visiting outoftowp points and of visitors in acton homes mr and mrs alfredlong of tor- onto visited in acton over the weekend miss mary sirrs of newtonbrook visited actonfriends during tile weekend for miss anna olsen who left last remained so unassumingand mod week for arizona it is hoped the climate there will act as an effective medicinefor her arthritis mr h n farmer and ivaie vlck ers left malton airport on sunday for liew yor vi american airi lines where they will visit rev j r williams of that city on salurday young ricky gur- rie came home from sick childrens hospital toronto where hed tfeed- for about a week after complica tions with measles hes still con fined to home waterfront role founded on fact its not surprising that karl mal- den who stars with marlon brando and lee j cobb in columbia pic tures oh the waterfont power ful new drama of love and terror in the manmade jungle where the city meets the sea starting monday at the roxy theatre gives an- out standing performance for maiden had not only the benefit of elia kazans thrilling direction hut he also was coached for his screen role by the real life prototype of it father john m corridan new yorks famed waterfront priest there is a strong physical resem blance between maiden and father corridan both men are about the same size -7- slightly over six feet tall father corridan is a little heavier maiden has considerably more hair they wear the same size hat seven and onequarter and maiden actually wears one of the priests in the film as for shoes karl wears a size 10 father cor ridan an 11 maiden says father corridan is a big man physically and spiritually he has done great things but he clogged conduits andotner conal- tlons- prevent proper flowoff and makeasoljluqndjfiicult a notice of- meeting was received from the credit valley conservation authority r r parker js the ac ton representative on this body a letter was alto read from the hair ton- countjtttealth unit which con- veyed permission for a local nurs ing home to operate with not more than two patients at any one time in 1955 turn down reliff appeal council turned doum ah irivita- tion from the township of crow- land to put actons endorsement to a travelling petition seeking the government to increase unemployi ment insurance benefits t brankiewicz sought a reduction on his 1955 assessment m yiew of certain buildings recently torn down court of revision mayor e tyler reeve r hargrave deputy- reeve e footitt and councillors a irwin and c lindsay grantad the assessment reduction or 75 notification from the public school board about officers appoint ed for 1955wajfead clerk j mc- geachie outlined an appeal for relief from the wife of a- former acton resident it was noted the man was employed by ford of oakville now inoperative due to a uwa strike and was in line for union benefits under strike conditions in view of ibis the relief appeal was turned down by motion council accepted the completed glenlea plan of-subdlvi- sion conditional on certain minor additions which designated block a for as purposes in es m wi undisguised hero worship his shoes are too bigforme- but his headisricr big ger than mine in onvhe waterfront maiden s out to smas the terror rule of the killers who have won control of a longshoremens union unable to persuade the workers to talk be- cause talking can spell- deajh he concentrated on the wavering water front figure played by brando the emotional realisrn of the film has won it comparison with going my way advertisement special auction sale f of j new fleury bissell tractcjr farm machinery to rjeheid brampton livestock exchange 1st line west of brampton yt life south of no 7 highway on saturday january 22c55 at 200 pm quantity of 2 ard 3 furrow tractor plows on stml orrubbr ijrwovrh manoi spr orrrubbr 6 nd ft tandom discs wagons wffhl5or tohrick wrsols rass tirs parts are ayailabfesotrere is your opportunity to buy brand newequiprflfehf apysur own price tannscash on dayosal herbmreinrlart auchonaor snolg out vlcroru 3lr41 a i ir v a v v- v- 11- later motion council agreed to ac cept from the subdividers certain land areas in the subdivision with out any binding restrictions when same is offered v no fire agreement no agreement on standbytlme wjis reached among representatives of acton fire area at a recant meet- ing with councils fire committee and firemen agreement from the townships involved erin esques ing and nassagaweya on charge for each call was reached at 100 how ever the 4own souks a standby charge of 675 part of which goes directly to the local fire fighters association two months protection on basis of the 1954 agreement will be pro vided pending signature to a new agreement it was reported to couiw cil who passed a motion confirming the actions of the fire committee following reading ofthe novem- bersummary of fines action was re solved to petition the department of highways for the towns subsidy share on 1954 road expenditures of 1701446 it was remarked her that the department will not pass lor subsidy road expenditures in 1955 exceeding 25000 discussion of an indigent patient- account was held council decided the patient was not indigent and re fused the account a request from w a letshman to build a houne on a part of a lot was turned o to- theplannlng board review ajseur applicants six applicants for the position of town assessor were read by council the applicants were wra dobbia spencer lee john j smith j a denny o lamb and miss e tay lor by motion council decidcdto consider the application qt o lamb the finance committee xv6s asked to arrange an interview as the meeting drew to a close with the hour hand past 2 am lew cbunciuors had persona busi ness to fable councillors irwinana s brunelle mentioned several scattered spots on the towns road which could stand some sand a brief discussion was held on leas ing the town hall to a guelph pro moter for saturday night dances the promoter wanted to pay for the hall on a percentage basis council maintained the rental is 35 per night 4- beljoiod8 day today with high pressure sales campaigns and prepared greeting cards- we maybe inclined to over- look the fact thatrchrlstma is the birthday of our lord a letter writtento a sick friend with a sin cere wish for their recovery maji brine more happiness than a lavish glcl j7 ljfr i mi