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m-wi- iciiwtw j4i yj t uij ll tt x 3 f leigfitfefriyear no 42 acton ontario thursday april 14th 1955 ten pages six cents estimate 40180 for general hydro services for subdivisions intrudersruslier run from thievery nighttime intruders had a hick lew tlmeof it in acton over the easter weekend when two at- tempts were made at theft but both ended in the wouldbe thieves taking to their heels ilast thursday njght a breakin at the highway garage netted ppareiitly the intruders stole into the ladies wfash room cut through a wallboard partition into the mens wash room then en- tered the main part of the garage and tried to cut a window into the office where the safe and till were kept the timely entry of the owner of the garage s mclsaac fright ened the breakin artists away be fore they reached the office saturday night an attempt to tustle cattle at the farm of e j3raida also fizzled about 11 pm nino braida son of the owner spotted a man trying to untie a registered cow from her stall the cattle rustler ran from the barn and dis appeared in the darkness area but found no trace of the in truder a truck was reported park ed on the third line before police arrived fire spreads over land reforestation a small bonfireof rubbish inside the sunken st foundatio of a destroyed barn developed into a grass fire which acton firemen estimated spread over 100 acres sunday morning firemen left church easter sunday morning to answer a call to the farm of don r stewart and j a cinci rjr 2 on the fourth line of nassagaweya apparently u few shingles from the small fire blew out of the barn foundation and- spread the blaze to several different places at once the men were unable to- cope with all the outbreaks as well as black- ening fields and charring fences the flames consumed small trees set out as reforestation on the neighboring property of dr teskey and extended into the property- of charles darby firemen ranged over the whole area to quell the crackling flames neighbors also joined in fighting the fire both in fields and bush as the firemen left well after nooril the men who had been trying to cope with the bonfire since be- jtotc b declared they didnt want to think about anything ex cept the arctic circle 1 an estimated cost of 40180 aside from street lighting expenses will face the public utilities com mission va putgenersl hydro ser vices into actons three subdivis ions now in progress or about to start the r figure was revealed at a regular meeting last week projected plans callforthe aer vicing of hydro to subdivision- houses from lines strung at the rear of the lots street lighting cost estimated for the three devel opments at about 920008 would include steel standards with under ground wiring the subdividers are to be consulted with a view to participating in the additional cost of this more modern method of street lighting installation ifireakaow b subdiv of the lighting and servicing estimates is as follows glenlea service 19043 lighting 9330 lakeview service 15891 lighting 8943 fairview service 5345 lighti 1822 t repair snap root earlier secretary j mogeachie said- the hot water heaters burned in the hydro shop fire were report ed by the manufacturer to be damaged on the covers which would have to be replaced cost is not yet determined it was also reported the daimag not yet been repaired but arrange ments made to complete this job the commission ordered purch ase of a battery- for the standby pump at the pumping station from a hamilton firm for 8615 insurance on hydro shop con tents has been increased to cover more stock purchased for newlocal developments a premium of 10007 was ordered paid stall photo dtmict43fcand masters night at walker monday evening when 125 masonic brethren from acton and dis trict gathered here for an address by rt wor bro a g mason kitchener ddgaa shown right at left is wor bro h cruick- ihanks kitchener while centre is walker lodge master wor bro s f wjngate repairs to the hydro shop roof estimated at s160 for flashings et cetera were discussed it was noted 100 was allowed in the fire insur ance settlement for this work after brief talk where it was ctressed the interior finish of the shop should not be endangered by a faulty roof the contract was authorised signed valuation an rani lines rural hydro facilities in the area recently annexed to acton were discussed following a report by the secretary of a meeting of hejpjc representatives with local commis sioners facilities in this area are now being valuated and the commis sion will be invoiced for the lines and equipment april 30 when con sumer billing will be taken over by the acton puc it was noted there are no recourses for arbit ration on the valuation established by the hjepjc a debenture issue may have to be issued to cover the cost the puc suggested payment of 3025 to c f leath- erland in connection with collect- continued on pageten father presents son wit j at masonic function monday request standard i meeting a hundred and twentyfive mas- onic brethren fromnactbn and dis- i trict and fromdplgfljdoring lodges crowded the miasonicrooms to capjwas taken to peel memorial hos- lakeside chapter iode has been asked to send its standard to the provincial annual meeting for the first time and miss marguerite ryder will carry the standard and mrs r langford was named del egate atthe regular meeting held in the legion hall on tuesday acity here on tfii 4 onday evening on h occasion of zne official visit oi r w bro a c mason of kitch ener district grand master this event is always a highlight in the year in walker lodge and the ev ent on monday under w bro g f wingate measured up well to its many predecessors the workin the lodge room waft ztl t e subject of very favorable com the grand lodge offic boy dies as stolen car upsets four in second accident rring within minutes and a quarter of a mile of each other brought death and ser ious injuries to young motorists last saturday night a few miles east of acton most serious of- the crashes in volved two boys riding in a stolen oar who failed to navigate the curve at silvercreek their west bound vehicle skidded right around and flipped over in a mud dy waterfilled ditch the driver alvin miller 18 died of injuries suffered when the car rolled on top of him the only passenger 16 year old thomas shea also of brampton being held in hamilton mrs tom watson showed slides of her- trip to california several business items were dis cussed africai souvenirs shown to chapter the april meeting of the duke was held on tuesday evening ap ril 5 at the home of mrs w wood- burn mrs j whitham the regent presiding plans were discussed for raising funds the tag day for the blind is to be carried out as usual mrs jany was named convener of the tea for- the basic english class mrs b mowat gave an interest ing talk on south africa regarding the segregation of blacks from the whites mrs w ballantine gave two readings mrs ttingler spoke on her stay in ethiopia the countrys people and customs she displayed interesting examples of their handiwork bas kets jewellery and musical in struments mrs jany thanked the speaker in churdf halls homes ment from ials a highlight was the presentat ion by v wor ibro wm cooper of the past masters jewel to his son w bro e s cooper wm cooper not only has the 50 year jewel as a masoin but the distinct ion of having the 50- yea jewel as a past master it is rather unus ual that a son has the honor an j privilege of receiving the past so illustrious in masonic circles the wives of the officers of walker lodge served a bounteous and appetizing banquet in the aud itorium of the ymca at the head table were many grand lodge officials and masons of many years standing wor bro g f wingate presided the toast to grand lodge was proposed by bro stanley joe and the response by rt wor bro a c mason the address of bro mason was titled personal edifice and in it the speaker stressed the need for members of the order to build lives of character and give study to discipline and the teaching of the craft in their everyday life the toast to the visitors was proposed by bro martin bauer and rt wor bro maynard watson of fergus the candidate of the evening bro k g franklin alq pital with s cuts and bruises toltce said the 54 model car was a total wreck georgetown coroner dr j h chamberlain pronounced the driver dead after passersby stopped to lift the wrecked car from his body shea was previous ly pulled from the car the car belonged to adam buncli a-lderwoodrzr5tld- was reported stolen when he pafcked it in norval earlie saturday four h second crash the second accident involving refuse from dump sets grass afire the first fire alarm of two on saturday summoned the brigade u a grass fire burning between the crescent and the sewage disposal plant high winds blowing flaming gar bage from the dump necessitated he second alarm blazing pieces of paper set fire to grass and fence posts on the farm of mr and mrs john sprowl although members of the family attempted to beat out the small fires they were unable to prevent them from spreading strong winds- were blowing re fuse from the dump over the road- and neighboring fields revise urban board engineering costs four acton youths happened while from engineering has reportedly police were still investigating the fatal crash- the car driven by john elwyn kentner swerved to avoid another car which was allegedly parked on the south side of no 7 highway the kentner car ran out of control frito a ditch turned over of water passengers were donald and james gunn and john firman dr wv g c kenney acton treated j gunn at the scene of the mishap he was suffering severe shock and was taken to guelph hospital kentner suffered lacerations to the head and a bruised hip firman suffered a broken arm while d gunn was the only occupant not injured the car was reported a total wreck family party on wednesday april 6 mr j b chalmers observed his 87th birth day there was a family party on sunday councillors chambers queries acton chamber of commerces first civic night which may become an annual affair featured lively dis cussion between members and town officials wfintctliiy nigh qti- tions and answers ranging from current road work to long range town planning provided a means for closer appreciation of municipal problems actons mayor e tyler set the stage for a series of panel ques tions by first ticking off some statistics on school populations em ployment strength assessment bal ance annexation possibilities and figures from the 1955 budget his panel was planning board chair man frank crump streets commit tee chairman r hargrave finance committee chairman c lindsay and clerk j mcgeachie effect of industry on- rate chamber president j goy who i introduced ihe mayor and expiain- ed the aim of civic night as in the interests of corrnnunity understand- tentative breakdown of halved ing acted as panel moderator engineering costs after may 1 for effect of possible new industry in acton and milton was given tues- lowering the mill rate was the first oay evening at a regular meeting question tabled the mayor replied of the n haiti in urban board j that industry takes lime to move it in milton afteroluadategeoreihai to uulif a newindustry town withdraws from the engineer- could come in six months or two ing arrangement i years a high mill rate isnt much of georgetown to continue to share an attraction but few communities onethird of board expenses aside i have su a nicety as a low mill rate to another question the mayor briefly explained the towns antici pated stepbystep program of road improvement as finances will allow council was disinclined to pave roads by one big debenture issue he continued since efforts are to trade fai j k th debentureratedowr arangements disclosed that all clerk added here that roads may be municipalities have prepared a paved by local improvement and schedule of personnel to man the cost charged 100 per cent to the booth however no definite det- j homeowners in the area paved ails on preparation of display mat- j maximum not beached eriar proposed at the last meeting continuing with roads- questions to be undertaken by a georgetown councillor hargrave answered that artist was given action was urg- the town considered the use of oil a ed before the next full meeting and sound investment over calcium the a session of the display committee town has been able to use oil and was set for april 26 sand at far greater savings than any for acton milton already hired its new engineer to work exclusively for that munic ipality board secretary j mcgeachie in dicated more complete figures would be available at a later meeting prior to adjournment members passed a bill from the dills print ing and publishing co ltd am- ounting to 87230 for trade fair folders the canadian red cross main tains eight lodges at dva hospit als across the dominion the message ofeaste was the special anthems were led by the theme ofsuriaay- church services crganist ted hansen of all faiths in acton each con- the service in the morning was urctfntioikj whether meeting in on the power of- the resurrection m pn mellowed old buildings in the y mcat in a rented hall or in a private home heard the message of the resurrection some in lang uages other than english a sunrise service was held at 7 curi easte sunday morning by the combined young peoples groups in the baptist church- pastor ray costerus was the speaker presided joe jany oi the presbyt erian church read the scripture and clarence coles of the presbyterian church led in prayer the baptist church girls trio fay garner helen landsborougn and mary reid sang easter- morning service at knox presbyterian church was one of the best attended in years easter lil ies daffodils and carnations con tinued the easter theme in the mu sic and messages this is the first taken from corinthians 15 and in the evening on mary coming to je- sus with the text from john 20 the ministers gooi friday ser mon was on the crucifixion attendance at the services on easter day broke all previous re cords at st albans church at 830 in the morning there was a celeb- raiionof the holy- communion the frank bean of the united church k celebrant beingt the rev a thorn ton down ma at the 11 oclock service chairs were brought in frony the parish hall in order to accommodate the record congregation of easter- wor shippers special easter music was prepared for the occasion under the leadership of mrs t oakes organist and choir mistress at the morning service the choir render ed the usual easter anthems from the book of common prayer be fore the sermon thest albans jun- sundfty since the church- sanctuj ior chior sang the anthem our ry classroom and ladies parlor j christ has risen and the- senior have all been repainted an attract ive pale green six civil cases at spring spake briefly and the appreciation i of all to the ladies for their work in arranging the banquet was ex- j pressed by w bro wingate a very undance the auditorium of the i fine gathering concluded in the us- ohurch was filled with more in the j ual junior wardens toast by bro gallery j patterson the choir sang two easter aft z- j six civil and two divorce act ions were set down to be heard by mr justice kelly at the annual spring assizes this week in the court house milton two at the civil cases were adjourned to an other session while the divorce actions were proceeded with in an action brought by e f ford on behalf of barbara jean ford damages were sought arising from an automobile accident on the queen elizabeth highway against wmiif oliver the township of nelson are aeeklng an injunction against two trailer camps their owners being joseph kowal and walter flis s d- bifikey of hamilton u chiming the township of kelaon wtththe failure to complete i choir selected as their offertory anthem by early morning light j the subject of the rectors inorn- i ing sermon was the resurrection a stumbling block childrens service a service was held in the after noon at 230 for the children of st albans church school this was a special childrens eastertide ser vice following the order of the prayer book during the lenten season the children of the church have been saving their money and placing it in small threecornered pyramid boxes and these were pre sented before gods altar as a sym bol 6f their lenten sacrifice and selfdenial the money from these boxes wdl be used for missions of the church throughout the world and will be turned over to the missionary society of the church of england in ca the rector conducted the child rens service assisted by co- ran- cey superintendent of st albans church school rev a thornton down preach- ed the sermon at the eveninc eer- u complete a uu ho fat th isl of p vice and oarne the p ptoposod to use an abbstoir and meat packing ptah to eons for industrial usss m to pravkte the purchaser with anvbacter dawn the congregatioh at the united church sunday morning was ex ceptionally large jsrith easter mi te cut and- potted flo in ab- a thems with george elliott at one organ in his message rev e a currey spoke of the assurance of immortal ity intellectually spiritually and emotionally man has an instinct for immortality and god does not fool his creatures he said not an atom is ever list it is onjy reform ed over 200 attended sunday school in the morning slides of the life of christ many of them reproductions of master pieces were shown at the evening service some of the easter music of the morning was played back by tape recorder miss dorothy simmons sang a solo and george elliott played a trumpet solo ac companied by frank bean janter cheir the junior ohoir made its first appearance at the easter sunday service at the baptist church the choir sang two special numbers old rugged cross and he arose pastor ray costerus gave an apn- propriate message on the resurrect ion of christ the- services were well attended st josephs church was filled to overflowing for high mass at 9 a m sunday morning climaxing the continued on page ten extend call the congregation of acton united jchnrph at a meeting after church on sunday unanimously approved the issuing of an invita tion ta rev gordon adams ma bj of altoncaledsn to be the new minister he would begin here en jaly i wm anderson halton liberals choice for provincial candidate halton william anderson of wm anderson former council lor and reeve of oakville and a man who has been in public life for many years in halton county was the choice- of halton liberasata convention held in trafalgar hall last night he promised the 150 delegates present at the m that he would carry on a hard- j dressed the audience fought campaign not only to win halton for the liberals but to oust the frost government from power three men were nominated john hutcheon a young farmer 28 years of age who was born and raised oakville and ken gile of trafal gar mr giles withdrew from the election and on the first ballot mr anderson was chosen while the ballots were being counted mr w j l hampshire and hughes cleaver briefly ad- bo th have been prominent irt county affairs for many yeans and mr cleaver other commodity he noted the mayor injected that before actual saving can begin acton streets will require considerable work to rectify grades and levels i turning to a question on the towns per capita debenture debt j clerk mcgeachie denied as a rumor that actons limit in carrying deb- cnture debt had almostrbeen reach- ed he later explained howi with in clusion of recoverable waterworks charges and district high choohde- benture total the actual debt may seem high while full annual pay ments do not show in the tax rate to a question on future subdivi sion policy the mayor replied that council had gone a long way with four subdividers in order to get de- lvelopmentlgoinginactan how ever he indicated in future the town will no longer offer to install full s for subdividers 4- pound eggs prizes in y easter hunt damp chilly weather forced the ymcas easter egg hunt inside the building on tuesday about 125 youngsters searched the y from top to bottom for bits of paper which counted for easter candy the girl finding the most vouch erswas violet oakley and bob parker found more than shy of the other hoys each was given a one pound decorated chocolate egg shirley cohen won a candy rab bit sad three eggs for having the hers monday wayne ridley a wei a haltpound egg tor finding thc initialed paper k participating l o kiddlpopc when man and dquipriwnt jald ovr 400 fact of conduit in two days into the 10tor cobbla hill subdivision work will start naxt at the 200lot gtentea de than backj64he western and off town aritf the 40krt fairyiew subdivision j was the former liberal member hon farquhar oliver leader of the liberal party in ontario gave the audience a resume of the present government he- scathingly denounced them for their inaction and- the actions of which they had bungled he criticized the- frost government oh their treatment of the municipalities their hydro extravagance and increased power costs their inadequate health and welfare program and their flout ing of all democratic principles when the highway scandals were unearthed he promised the pres entation of a sound liberal plat form to meet ontarios needs when the election was announced- far june mr frank fetch of georgetown president of the halton liberal aamciajtion presided- at the meet ing and- mr a r davis of oakville was in charge of elections school costs and planning several questions followed on schoo costs at present and expected rises among the answers and opin ions expressed it was noted the townsnew public school property is to be paid for by debenture an other site was needed because the department recommends another unit for over 000 pupils legislation is now beng sought to legalize is school tax on families renting pro perty or housing concluding questions dealt with town planning board chairman crump gave a brief history of the board and referred to its designs to rezone the town and prepare a mas ter plsn with the assistance or a pro fessional town planner control of land uses was an item under par ticular discussion earlier in the meeting a film on to fortune depicting the first growth of a new planned com- munity was shown by secretary r bean first salic polio injections here four days before report made although the report that the salk polio vaccine is effective and harm less was not nude public until tuesday acton children of grades one and two received their first shot of the cherryred serum last friday afternoon those youngsters who had their parents permission are to be given three injections in the series which began as expen- tnehtal andvnow is heralded as a great advancein medical history dr archie bull who has since fractured a hip and been bospttel- ixed ajaee the acton younastars their injecoons en good fri day ba st amahs hauvtxie boys haved none of ttmsn apparently afraid of 4h shot pupils of acton rural and lorn dr bull was assisted by unit nurses miss levey the super visor miss sally cameron miss joyce nevitt and mia margaret langtree wedneadsy the team was in ashgrove and georgetown today they go to trafalgar and oakville and friday they are inbrookvule hau and acton saabx although the time between the injections ds not exactly the ssasa as that menuoaed in report of tas effectiveness of the vaccine tues day the same schedule is bssag kept in jbsiton the third lnjecrjea jaic4nt onjtoymkl when the vaccine is rsadfryey- aoatjle the ontario mdnprovids free injsctione i y i ivl yiv m