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t 1st m ja zzz eightyfirst year no 1 acton ontario thursday- june 23rd 1955 jl ten pages six cents petition for a friday night opening new subdivision policy will see devetoper bear all service bills future subdivision policy was laid down by the town at monday nights council meeting its a sharp change from the policy which has guided agreements with five sub- dividers in the last 12 months from now on subdividers can ex pect the town to foot no bills for service extensions or roads instead the financial onus will be on the de veloper council has so far made agree- lot fairview subdivision the 10lot cobble hill subdivision the 240lot lakeview subdivision and a small subdivision proposed to be develop ed by e braida monday nights motion read no services will be supplied to any proposed subdivision other than those already approved by council as of this date june 20 any future subdivider must pay for all services and dedicate five per cent of the proposed subdivision for public rrients to provide services and roads purposes as well as an acreage for to five subdivisions these are the school purposes based on the size of 200lot glenlea development the 40- the subdivision issrvkk s7ks a move by a group of acton merchants to switch from saturday night to friday night opening ran into legal blocks this week when conn- cil was petitioned to pass the necessary bylaw setting the new hours but where rough going developed here a clear way through was suggest ed when a closermbbk was taken at the existing bylaw 5 early in monday nights meeting another drawn out session which didnt drag to a close until nearly 2 am tuesday jack sheeny ap peared with a petition which e said represented over 75 per cent of local retail merchants the mer chants were not grouped by cat egory mr sheehy intimated that 75 per cent of all merchants not separ ated by classification was suffic ient to change the hours bylaw u friday night opening- he claimed the georgetown bylaw had gone through this way council questioned this assert ion mayor tyler said he under- stah photo hires a good catch if he makes ft peter gibbons young ba- t t f th ac citize band gropes f or the senses tsf pleyer the secre sound in the gaping mouth of the tuba played by charles kingsmill acton a member of the lome scots band which contributed to the sounds of six bands in saturday evenings tattoo in acton park enjoy cool breezes band music in park during annual bandjattoo sidewalks were crowded with people tapping their feet as six bands marched through town on their way to saturday evenings band tattoo in the park there about 1500 sat beneath the trees in the grandstand or in their cars enjoying both the cool breezes from the lake and the fine program of music and marching although the day wa hot and humid it was very pleasant the park boy scouts carrying placards id entified each band as t par- aded through the t the lome scots from georgetown with ac ton players among the ranks the brampton citizens band the oak- vine citizens band the sea cau- ets trumpet band of hmcs ajax guelph the fergus citizens band and the kitchener light an tiaircraft fusiliers pipe band phil caddick at the microphone announced the program of select- grounds they and the many child ren who romped around the park were admitted free at the gate cars were parked as usual in a large horseshtjte around the ball diamond lights were turned on the plai- form as darkness fell and soon bright flares were lit all around he diamond for the colorful march past of all the bands the massed bands played a march a sacred number ana aspectacular array of fireworkjb including rockets- and cannons con cluded the tattoo acton bandsmen work although two bands that were expected did not arrive j he hills- burgh citizens and the kitchener legion band the event was con sidered very successful by acton bandsmen hillsburgh band sent word they could not come and as the parade was waiting for the ar ions played by each of the visiting rival of the kitchener players bands in turn the lome scots j someone drove up to say they had were directed by bandmaster a been in an accident of some sort perrott the fergus citizens band at rockwood no more was learned by a c lee and the brampton of them all evening citizens band by w t atkins j busy at the gate at the refresh- arcm they played a pleasing i ment booth and playing with the variety of numbers i lome scots acton bandsmen did 14tkt bright flares not play together their bandmas- the kitchener pipe band parad- 1 ter mr perrott was conducting ed on the track with their drum j the lome scots major as they played a retreat j first in the parade were the i strathspey and reel and favorites i pipers wno stopped to play sever such as t highland j thettoadttsthe isles employees ask review pf pension plan in effect with commission a special meeting to review the- pension security plan presently subscribed to y the puc and its employees was scheduled for this week following secretary j mc- geachies remarks at a regular session thursday that the plans matured payments were inadequate in light of the current cost of liv ing to raise the benefits of retire ment for all commission employees would involve an increased partic ipation from staff a the em- ry outlined that a satisfactory- level could be reach ed by the employer or commission assuming a slight cost increase and the employees assuming a larger payment at present employees pay two and a half per cent toward pen sion on their gross salary while the commission pays seven and a half per cent review lighting costs after considerable discussion on the proposal which the secretary said was agreeable among all em ployees members decided to leave the tgpic over for further study a a special meeting this week earlier the secretary reported another inspection of the disposal plant flushing works will be made when the manufacturers inspector is in this area again a free summer checkup on the commissions- oil furnaces will be tirade h wa also re menf wont bust culmination to the home and school associations piano or bast campaign a committee tuesday evening decided to pur chase a second band dark oak instrument in georgetown it is a helntxman piano in excellent condition the group hopes to have it at the school next week for an executive meeting when 4m will be discussed vs5sksssaayesess2aips- camp fees donation to woodeden school the village of orton in canada and orton in england exchanged re cordings recently and fred wright had the discs to play at the rotary club meeting tuesday he was fill ing jn for a post office representa tive who was to have spoken and presented his program for the in ternational committee a donation of 150 was made to woodeden school this was above camp fees amounting to 300 being paid this year for local children to attend jim ledger reportedthat the club donation for the home and school piano was not needed and express ed thanks acton rotary club set a record in may having tle lowest percentage attendance 68 per cent of any of the over 60- clubs in the rotary dis trict during- may they were five per cent lower than the second lowest club vic rumley and gordon mc- i keown were appointed to the crip pled childrens committee guests from guelph and orangeville at tended the meeting bishops gray club organized the bishops gray club is the name chosen by ymca boys for their new group overflow of ap plications to join the prospering royal star gray club resulted in the recent formation of the second organization peter newton heads the bishops gray with pat churchill as vice- president the club is named for merlin bishop who is world service sec retary of the y in addis ababa ethiopia their theme for the year wilitoe the work in ethiopia they manager ojl jsew b of m branch ben corless who was for several years accountant on the staff of the bank of montreal ir acton has been appointed manager of a new branch of the bank in miltor which opens in the county town on monday the bank is opening in temporary quarters there until a new building is erected- many friends will welcome back to this district mr and mrs cor less and family he has recently been in the bank at lindsay ont as assistant manager fish dterby for july 1 weekend drbws1nterest plans for afctonx tirst fish der by sponsored by the chamber of commerce move on this week nf- ter major details tot the summer- time angling event were worked but at- a committee meeting moiw day night prizes of 100 for the best catch es of pike and boss durlngthe day long event are announced with the possibility of more prizes being added later for other fishing feats accomplished by contestants to be held on fairy lake july 2 the derby will get underway it 8 am and wind up at 5 pm a booth for registration information on boats and bait weighing and general derby headquarters will be manned by chamber committee members no entry fee will bo charged right now an extensive public ity effort is being made to get the word of the derby around radiat ing for miles out of town are ar rows pointing toward acton- parte where the event will centre car this week and it is planned to ad vertise and publicize in nearby centres- prizes are being donated by loc al ousinessmen- there are plain in motion for a big entertainment program in the evening also to be held in the park a rcfrcshmeht booth will be open on the grounds paric rat the rural hydro equipment blirhas been paid and no interest charged street lighting cost structure they w have regular meetings which for some time has caused throughout the summer a deficit for the town to face each boys are planing to write to pen pals in ethiopia laddie and a num outside mrs e ryder s j home on mill st she came to the the sea cadets band performed a drill on the ball diamond with both the band and rifle corps par ticipating visiting bandsmen were served refreshments at a tent dn the j window to enjoy the music acton citizens band hopes to be hosts annually at such a tattoo i one was held last year in the rain j charlie mason was marshall for j the bands r irjj additional y directors named imorradultarticipation expected year will- be reviewed by the hamilton hejc office which has been supplied with all neces sary local data secretary mogeach- ie said on another matter he told the commission tests on water made on beardmore co property where the town is exploring for possible future water supplies show a grade a tesjjnxg further analysis is to be made monthly billing problem the secretary also initiated a dis cussion on the growing difficulty in completing each months water and hydro bills because of the lateness in closing off reading books each month as possible solutions were ad- vanjed the recurring worry to the commission and employees cf too many back calls again reared j to complicate the problem the point was talked over for some time hydro superintendent d mason i i reported that work or adistriout- ior station here necessitated the i short power cutoff early sunday morning line installation work s continuing at the glenlea subdiv- ision he continued the labor cost matter in ccn- good attendance at first jitney there was a good turnout for the first jitney of the actor lawn bowling club on thursday evening h fjt was mrstbeh and for the trreni road levels services andwt instruct members of the checker club are bowing to jeff fryer who is at the top of the ladder for the eighth consecutive week the badminton club is looking for outoftown game and expect to play brampton shortly they will move outdoors at the y when the thomas inquired if council courts t plac m mw arlie white the event was followed by lunch in the club house which was en joyed by all iaiis3sse5js5iiae3sei sserlx3visi eden mills community boasts flbod lighting in its softball park sometime about the end of july or civic holiday theyre going to have the softball diamond at ed- they have a community club in eden mills that has representatives from every organization they had stood 75 per cent majority in each mper sticker move into view classification was still required io change the store hours bylaw out of order when solicitor c f loathorland produced the act governing stoii- hours changes he noted a petition would first have to be presented to repeal the present bylaw followed by another petition to change the hours the last petition would have- to be signed by threefourths of the merchants in each classification of business in view of this information 1 o tyler remarked that mr shec- hys petition was out of order the mayor also stated the petition held the name of one man who was out of business and another who was no yet in business argument from mr sheehy fail ed to dent councils hesitancy to take immediate action until it was assured of the legal petitioning process during this exchange clerk j mcgeachie had been examining the existing bylaw he called t- tention to a provision in the 1939 bylaw which allows retail mer chants to stay open friday nights if they wish or saturday night however there was reason to be lieve an amendment to this by-law- may have altered the provision the entire by was riot avail able to study monday night as mr sheehy left he indicated he merchants would look a little closer at the bylaw which already exists sell the town damp first delegates to appear before council were the glenlea subdivid ers john thomas and his two sons who discussed several quest- tons with council pe to- evels services dump of the next group of 50 houses to be built in the rising subdivis ion some are already under way it was reported services to this area were briefly discussed and the matter of the dumps raised mr ymca names contest champs the summer schedule of meetings and competitions la w underway atthe ymca first evening was a marble marathon on monday of last week when russell gregory emerged from the battle of the al leys as champion both beys and girls entered the event in the gym champion declared at the end of the twoday archery tournament was bill shannon runnersup were carmen woodburn charlie sunter and bill henry there were 10 en tered in bowandarrow bouts tues day and wednesday of last week a novel milk top derby attracted about 20 contestants last thursday but fred landry proved the best at tossing the light discs there were two dart competitions one for juniors won by don har ris and one for seniors won by bob agnew these were held mon day and tuesday of this week registration for day camp has ex ceeded the limit bob brayihaw an nounces six- girls- have tcguferedt to take an embroidery class in july durjnif th ttnwn mrthmy proximity en mills floodlighted and therell helped financially and morally as- m u h f was going to close the dump soon the dumps good tor a year and a half yet mayor tyle- said council did not- commit itself to close the dump this year he added mr thomas suggested approval for the rear section of houses piano pupils give closing recital contimued on page ten additions to the board of directs he has done for us this year j nection with a converted trans- ors and optimistic financial pro- he cited the leaders corps es- 1 former which blew out shortly gram and building reports compris- pecially in pointing out an in- i after it was returned to service ii ed the short annual meeting of the tended drive fo adult participat- i ymca held wednesday evening icnhe mentioned the adult lounge j in the v gymnasium although the being prepared- by the ladies aux- large room was prepared to ac- iliary commodate many only a dozer an increase of 200 was voted to the p many members attended i mr brayshaws salary ken knox president until 1967 referring to the financial state ment treasurer w woodburn stressed the fact disbursements were well within the budget h commended industrial donations totalling 900 with total receipts erf sjb608 and total expenses of ss1tk19 there is a balance on hand let 4mmv 1 jack ridley building chairman explained nothing toe extensive r beep necessary during the kenaie vteeprwident bruce shoe year knaker young adult chairman clin- mr brayshaws expectations in- ton taylor boys and girls chair- elude martiasje counselling a so man phu caddick publicity rev ed a model railway dub more evan jones and mute coxe also ok i purpose clubs for cwldren and 4kt- the board are ys mens club pras ults and expanded pilot programs id ll ijiu siid t ld auxittary president mrs t rods- betser but tbe success of- the ac er further additions may be ton ysfjca 1985 is in the bands mad hrter jof its members working as a whole be no games called on account o darkness and the community all about eden mills is going to have plenty of fun in their five acre park we had heard about this com munity project in the police village cf edn mills and on monday nigh we went out to see about it we found the six big poles for th- coodights were up and the w poles j carry tie transformers and equipment place therell be 18 rocdlights or those poles before the end of next month we wanted to krfsw how a small community could carry i through such a project so t talked to bid coles ard stott marshall we found that mac m- dougall was ajc one of tfce tro instigating slus community pro- ject we fouria the whole scheme had beet hatched jp the pa 1 seven weeks nobody would take any credit but we found that the whole community was backing th floodlight scheme had the village trustees at a well attended meeting a few weeks ago a secret ballot of those present re vealed that 7 to 1 the backing was on the project to floodhght he park they tell us the funds v comp lete it are in sight too tberts been a o of yokuntei- labor and up if the dump not closed soon a suggestion poked a joke caught some eption when the mayor remarked the subdividers might buy tr dump lands from the town sou mare from erin before the group ft they ar- help ard these wno cannot give in i j t u thj v are gettirg or the band tfc braida wagon with cash donations the vt rff tse eder mlls as are aiming tfl srt oj g h nave thei project deb free whe the lights go or talx about community erthu- asc and spirit but its been mary braida a day since weve tetr so mucr j bv ei as i apprcai from tre nx proprt oy goa ieel as u ovtltn wallace street for vdi- vilk comtructioc a ilo c r clerk vfroeacrie totttf okiy we found ou too that he lardi i w j had repid t letter tent 02 or the park was izd tc the ccm- j the to micro plastira ltd i q jai- tfo ii fne par is ir charge of the en i tnat order more irformation ji v mills community club j be sert the jroprty orrs for dry storage oriy to an- j otrer question they were nor- i i committal iaout eting ar indui- rial exterjior go up or the narty of it iaciei by god deedi as is j sehrd the instailirg of fodigs a eder miili park piano pupils of miss joan pick- e i ering presented a program at the i home of mrs r h- elliott where it first as s pickering teache last fri- nous rec- evcnn frenti and friends heard selections played by carol and malcolm candler catherine kirknesi sharon bradley marf- aret armstrong teresa arbic da vid briar and xormie smith el- l izabeth joe and ella jany helen rjth and joanre landsborough j all of acton and mm synnott from rockwood mis pickering wl oe marrying ruswil oke at blenheim or july 25 ard the concert concluded her teaching in actn her pupils made the presehtatior ra a carafe vj her refreshment were served at the conclusion of he concert muiuty at a very cesorjble a p green co ltd gave nee by a couple of residents ari j if id yes and a quajf ied picnic at church concludes season presided and presented the names of new members of the board pre pared -by- the nominating commit tee automatically remaining or the board are the president the vicepresident mrs j- hurst mem bership chairman w wilson and building- chairman jack ridley it was agreed to increase the number on the board to a maximum of ttv those added were pat-mc- th general secretary btsfi knos wnossud tit is a great thing and depends oa members aotkiag b mr f a oui personality cnristiaa aoaety he r adrnirussered kst wek in sr atoms churcfi by fch h we rarwij bishop of nbagara shomtn hese wrth rev e h jones nc ihree of the co ma patricia aftoyse cerol gooossrln end russell gre thirty coe6cfaies so ffpnj jtefrvrqqdlmd gmttt recejjycd cjer end canojretulelions trornnse bishop- arecept ures held in the parish hall with no reply fromenn to-r- tcip counc about parucpatn ir the new niral fire agreemecv council agreed to demand the ag reement forms returred by jiy 2 mayer tyler reported the la boards acton and- mutca repres- entaures had irviervieed tar ec glneenng prospects turned dowr both and arere presently workmgi on a third prospect i the united charzr msion bad 1 clvimg picnic j tod4 oy ao jt i5 yojrgtrs from prt- schoolers to 13 year ois a v cr rch or tuesday afternfkn af ter the devotional period irjide the oys and giris gathered 00 the rzg- lawn at the side of the eiurcr lor a program of game acd races there tre prjes fcr the ainners the pefic supper provided by tne whs ladies was served en tae la an this concluded the mu- with a tender ir hand f x tvlflg v for curb j acd ndewala cocstructasc on asoctfc side sectiaoa i sum band p tar the i in charge of the erent i mrs m 6ymon mrs c i tad mrs w waterfaovue anglican mens qub of mill st- council ga- inc rsd cooassmee jansdictioo to m job throusj after reeve j bar- 1 es stuid beosi fjtoors ford plant this work i jnoowinjts jjaitiax- twf on- srcu on a nearby farm property i couxea learned the peospeess as a nhre ssaner si source aye a sney7s for uhiesnkibt the st branch 4 the brotnerhood of as- fham ccrehmta took a toor pf 1 ford plant of xtmxty m left the this sns the baal metfag f the group car the season tse djsrtetflotv1ssed fortweq over as irmgsii