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r eightyfirst yeai no i acton ontario thursday july 7th 1955 tight cages six cents i- freeze on residential subdivisions until basic land use map ready council monday night put the locks on any further houaing sub division until the towns official plan is prepared with a freeze de velopment required by the plan ning board for ueveral montrta planning board members have ijoen working out details with town planner v a deacon preparatory to issuing tin official town pi mi and zoning hy- law until the plan is tiild down com plete hefore council and planning hoard therell e no more reaiilen- lial suhdividers jominfe the housiiig growth bandwagon here a million was punted rescinding the resolution of june 20 stipulating that therell lie no further residen tial developments considered nut i lie basic land use map is prepared tlic monday nigh1 motion also re- iltialcd the itsquiieiivent of futoi subdivide rs to pay for all services and maki- it five per rciirvteliielioi or cash in lieu as well asa sum for rnpilal expense ks5s3wmliksxss record attendance of over 180 at weeklong vacation school stall phut acionjl km otmv came off in successful style saturday as nerweek ly iso anglers vied for prizes donated by local merchants contest conducted by the chambei of commerce mason acton left and 8 mochrie neat eden mills compare prizes won tor pike and bass catches park gains wider popularity as fish derby attracts 150 entrants acton chamber of comnwrtvv eaehern aclon wayne mason ac- embyro fish derby mnr off in on- ton w hall toronto ivler marks couraging style last saturday as acton lliinv kirkncss aclon oat- nearly iso anglerx old and young fish j jennings acton v ranim front as far away as new york state a ion niul w hepburn itockwood took to boats hip tms4s banks and ivtei newton acton k ijiwsiin island sliinits arotitut simsulud acton ami it harris aclon pat- fairy ljike to coniprti lot over 1110 ricia llni lev hondas in prises mystery prize winner catching despite the 90 degree heat crow j- the fish nearest the tune of a 4s was were large and fishing was kootto guelph youngest flsh- betwecti 40o and mm people moved crman was daniel roberts a lusty an alltime high enrolment of over 1 110 children is keeping the vacation bible school volunteer staff busy this week groups are meeting for study and handicrafts in knox church and st albans parish hall every irrorning this friday evening parents and n the j friends are invited to nee the work here wayne tnut been accomplished in the short time tots of three meet in the vestry at knox church with the leader mrs e jones and her assistants mrs g rose sylvia jones und mrs william barrett while there are only a half dozen of them the ladles are concerned lo include the young est hoys and girls in the program of the school in knox classroom over 35 are registered in the kindtrciu tin sec tion under the leadership of mrs r coslerus and mrs cook assist ing them are helen lundshorough lynda mann kna waller and dene gordon the largest class of all is the pri mary section which lias been divid ed into two with lenders mrs ken allen and mrs lorne simpson monday there were 711 in the group and this increased by tuesday to 06 working with the classes are mrs nick bean mrs hob itruyshaw and norma cunningham there are over 40 111 the juniors class the oldest boys und girls ray coslerus rev k jones and hob brayshaw are directing the group in knox church basement music through all the classes iti being led by hev gordon adams beryl fly nn goes from group to group with flanielginph talks itev armstrong is acting as supci inleml- enl of the entire school theme for the group is jvsus christ- a part of the westminster niurcii vacation school series special literature has been obtained llnnllciiitts iir an important pall of the full program the juniors lor example ore busy making pup pets jvt the graduation exercises fri day in knox church certificates will be presented to the hoys and girls whti have attended four out of the five days bill oost 15 yarnld acton high school student who pulltt a drowning man rom fairy lake tuescjay evening as scores ol hoi weather bathers splashed near tssin mmsixssmawtjiikasastfii- pass conservatory exams in guelph actun piano students wei- among those who win siirttol in iasiing the examination lul 1 recently by ihe iloyai- cnnsei vjliu of music in t lit in iucliir fnv darnel liirlvrd honors ii glade elhllt piano iiiioia watsoll honors in graile seven mi gu tl aimin ok homo m uiutli six noriiui jean ciiniiiiigliiin hoin ill gliole five susiol lletml holiol in grade three katlicriiu ciiii pass iii glade t h lee itihaiu n ion hull us iii giaili- tun- kailii heller alid illitla iaikel flis ilass iioiioi lli guide one new canadian nearly drowns as children play in water nearby juu k thinking on th pan of two aclon teenageis and the fust re- iltns uil iibisim tiitiits ui local police and liieiueii combined wed- n slas evening ai fairy linse lo leseue iisiyiai uhl lion swlininer from iii owning as scuo ol splashing sipieullug yoiingsuis playil iii ihe same in and around the park which i fast gaining u revolution in this area as a resort for weekend pie- nickers ami relaxation sekers the derby which cast off at s a in and wound up at 6 p m drew en trants from a wide circle in this dis trict including toronto lanilton bnunptun milton and gorretow n dundas guelph and burlington fishermen from new york and 1s monthsold angler from acton while oldct reoorled fisherman vis wilf mcrachern i3 acton pracram in kvrnlnc ivterhishlev guelph also took the prijre for the most fish caught lile the prize for the fisherman from the farthest distance was split between g hatfield connecticut and a mueller new york prizes were also given to fishermen from connecticut also tried their lines in h best represented towns the lake r in tin- eveninkmihort program of a huik list of prize winners came entertainment emctecl bv roy in behind alex savickas a hamil- gthidwin was held in front of the ton man who took the grand prin- grandstand music wasprovidcd by a premier glass fly rod and reel members of acton citizens band wrtjh the bioreat catch of the day while rino rraida l dubv and many u th p winneis we host- plavcd fwtl niusiciil boys under 1 only one fjirl made numlsrs jimmy gibson sane and the prize icradc winners included acconnuinied himself on the kuitar bass r mochrie bdery millsuthc acton choralicrsed by vic peter hooshley guelph iftihn rek- i bristow in the absence of leader jel hamilton j creascy acton george mussclle ulso sang- several guelph pike w w i wellreceiv jerry cam rji i wenreceived numbers i v aisasags- vwoisuaaaabtiii ijwitawaciiamksaaijasre acton legion official sponsors of thriving minor sports project at a legion executive meeting assistance firom the government wednesday of last week sponsor- may be applied for this year a ship of the minor sports club was catchers outfit bats and balls hove accepted as a new project by the already been secured for the boll acton branch members of the pre- teams hockey sticks were supplied sent minor sports committee found last year v the many youngsters and teams too the legion will supplv leadership much for a few to direct and asked and financial backing for the minor help of the legion former mem- sports committee arid alreadv a bers such as vic masters lome major project to raise money isbe- masters mike bennett ernie ing planned by the group this will tti i w a lrw pnbably take the shape of a civic and mike com will still be directly holiday sports day in the park with connected with the teams under a calithumpian parade and fun fair new sponsorship herb woods was the same day still in the planning named committee chairman with stage george hollinger secretary-txeasur- minor sports teams are currently playing a regular schedule of base- with a club backing the group ball fisssrucs fcv merchants closer to success in second round over hours bylaw with council in their second presinlation in as many council meetings local niiii hams in favor of saturday night closing came closer to getting their way this week when councillors were again petitioned to bring in a new store hours bylaw or throw out the old one neither is likely lo happen in stead agreement on the legal view which was in a hubbub nf dis agreement at the last meeting- brought ci hi lull niid merchants to- firemen attempt to revive man within full view of dozens if bathers ejnar poulon a 38-ycnr- old danish immigrant drowned in the credit river near glen wil liams the acton fire brigade was called to the scene late saturday afternoon with searching equip ment apparently mr pmilscin swam past a group of bathers who thought he was swimming under water when he failed to come to the surface they called for help ross giles glen williams and william wells altamunt rd wil- lbwdalc told pc howard gunn of milton that the man dropped out of sight within two mfnutcs after going into the water alarmed when he had not reap peared a moment or two late the two men tried without success to find him and then asked a passing motorist to call police firemen from georgetown and acton who recovered the body 45 minutes after his disappearance used oxygen and applied artificial respiration from 630 pm to 630 pm sc33 ssimaatimmimmammuagmieikks session in the sunshine county co tou tracts tuesday members of halton county council digressed from the usual monthly meeting ttaeiday after noon and under the direction of c r groves district forester of the department of lands and forests of ontario made an inspection tour of the various tracts of land pur chased by the county for reforest- the group met at campbellvul and proceeded to visit each of 14 parcels of land located in various sections of nassagaweya towaabip it is reatted this township is second to none in ontario tor providing land suitable tor reforestation and preservation of wild life and many members througrout the toarvx- tnouchu at the outset forester groves warned the croup of the danger of fire you cantleamn will realixe tte danger of tire in the forests at lids time of 3reair i do noti have to remind you of smoking you all re alize the fire hazard is now at the highest it has been this year he added for the balance of the trip it was noted members refrained from smoking until they returned to their cars and then they used ashtrays to dispose of discards and ashes it can be noted this would be a good practice for residents who wished to visit these lands to follow this ex ample being extra cautious with smoking and making fires in any bush areas in 1999 members of county council with the cooperation of the depart tnent of lands and forests pur chased their first tract of land 90 acres for 18 an acre the following year p was begun and at the present time a- beautiful catch of pine and spruce trees will be seen from that time until last yeaiv council purchased 13 other parcels varying in siie until total ownership of forest land reaches 1242 acres much of this is of various types of forest with at total of 400 acres planted with seedling trees almost at every stop members gathered to ask questions of the forester and he cooperated in every manner he explained trees wer pl fairly close together and as they grew a thinning pract ice was maintained trees cm were sold as christinas trees the money being placed to the credit of the county j- members walked miles in the sweltering heat and- the forests fail ed to provide riutch relief as car passed township refreshment booths cold drinks and ice cream seemed to satisfy for- the moment not un til the group visited the beaver dam area was the tour cut short the sudden thunderstorm taw members making a hasty retreat to their cars jrw il continued some discouraging turn- downs had been met when the can vass was on here over 3000 is left in the committee fund it was figured at least 40000 would be needed for a large pool of the money left it was suj- conrinued on pag ibt rev gordon adams officially inducted rev gordon aduns wus official ly inducted us the iniiilstir ol adon united cliuih at a well-al- tend si-ruln- on tln v- ing hev robert oliver of clark son gave the charge itev j w stewart of cooksvllle conducted the service mr adams tat with orwell johnston the clerk of session and with members of the official ixiard a reception in the sunday school room- followed the service when mrs j moore mrs h burn and jack mogifachic spoke briefly wel coming mr adams to the church revj m mcfarlane of georgetown also said a few words mr adams replied fittingly the ladies served refreshments mr adams was in charge of his j first service here on sunday with holy communion will i malik viimtcg a lioioiiti at the home tvl- ink- in yiloiui- jl mill slil tidiiy owa his iii lo mill oohl iri ami lluli allonliy hi who ittirrieilly iinheii the itiiiomy tiiii- i no ui hi bwiiiiiiiing area lo pull llllll lo hie dill fine alii i vlnleeg mihiiki i 1 in llli mil bin feel- of watoi i in lest than hw- niiniiteb ihii tilalile i ion cmk al ihe park al the time of tile a 11 iii illl mped lo gel a i csiif huloi anil i ong in ihe iilniili loi fn in ii who pilekly followed h- local iiillceiiiaii hark in the in i k iiiiii iilmiil 7 411 pin i ml pin in nil ml respiration applied acton firemen ami constable cook taking tin lib with iii w c kenney in iiuiiiiih under hvc mlnuua according to oiiblnljl- cook iii iliiteli iiiiiulgiaut was in water timely up in hlb head when he wtnl under when he wan noticed miss ing mill oosl and moll allonby bwam out to the area where he had been 1 felt something willi my fool alloiiliy said mill oosl u bluing bwiinniei div ed fliwii to tilt- liolloin and brought up tile lllel i vel sletg accol illllg to mill inti ol iiihii nteil by con slab- ciik the noil bwiniiner hint been under for about five minutes as oobi biollghl in vlbeeg con stable conk was dlawn lo tile srell and lioniellaltly left 1espll alloll in illalge of llll ofricci liny meek ii j in lctovaii bi ha i lieli lalklng with cmk 1 crowd luuks on j my ihe will he i iii in 1 willi iii it siis ii it i about live nilinils visteeg hail i liolilt lo 11 till oil i itspli jitiii but ieiiilllll innoil i si lllls till sou tiiii- ibt local constable said 111- illiliilit v iis jnit ostl as a i siisllaloi but foi oxygen supply dining the giulling revival i- lolls by flitinen a fiatbti lug of mostly women ami rlulditn slood about in ihe water and on ihe banks looking on veisteeg all employee at tilt- ou tfit lo steel plant iii mill iii was taken by local ambulance lo iuelph i llospllul bluntly after j iolldltloii was lepoiled this morning p in ills gool family injured in fafal crash bether on the idea nf treating the proposed new hours in an amend ment to the existing bylaw j sheehy who also spoke for the merchants at the last meeting claimed there were irregularities in ihe 1039 bylaw which presently governs store hours he was told court action would have to be taken to prove this contention an argument developed here about whether nr not it was legal for one merchant to sign a pet ition in more than one classificat ion of business and whether or pot a rescinding petition was re quired to deal with the present by law the towns solicitor had ad- vispd council this was necessary mr sheehy claimed council mint pass a new bylaw if petitioned while the town undestoocl it may pass ii new bylaw mayor tyler remarked here that solicitor leathcrland had pointed that out at the last meeting but apparently mr sheehy hadnt beeii listening talk continued on points of clas sification of businessmen majority of merchants needed to make the change legal and other relative consideration as the matt is left an amendment will likely be introduced to change the opening hours from saturday night to fri day night at the outset of the meeting r r parker and g a dills appeared before council to turn over to the town the wading pool in the park councillor c lindsay raised some objections about the pools worth he said the money might have better been used to improve the park he also suggested the pool is not used as heavily as it might be over 3aatleft in fund it was pointed out the town- has b sup wa for t and the committee in charge is paying for a man to supervise this would all be assumed by the town the spokesman for the committee remarked thiat it was regrettable not enough money was- collected to pay for a large pjl jowtyejthey i rr retiring president art padbury heat wave is on merxury- stays abouto the must popular subject around the town ibis wek lb also the most unpopular v a soiililog lial wave singeing giase milking pudding out of inac- adain soaiing lemiiuis and leu iieam bale has tiling over the luwn like i sticky pull only iii iglll bpol besides the bllll la lllo riasmoaiie off i ii by the khbu- teut tibservaiion that its not the heat bo much as the humidity teinjetsliutb over the july 1 week end clung like damp cloth ing li the u0 degree region and till many afteiuooiib iif the bun rutbtid lo the more loi i d 100 degieti leightb as the holiday weekend gave wuy lo the work daya for lliose uul iii hy enough to bo on tiulltiyb tin- beat stayed at a lle only lelnf up to this lluirn- ing has been a bhoi i cloudburst tuesday afli iiuuii lo al in the ac- toii area mtanwliil- as the weather maifc sets little optimism frr relief ill- lio and newspapers are giving uv- ei liiuie antl in ue bpace to report of i etui ils lus and donls in the sun nl s i roil ufl and wheio lu bal the in nl a- yet tbits been iiu reported tollllbt xolllb ti ihe all tic bilt lis an lit antiques lost as home razed innassagaweya after an hours delay as a result of insufficient directions actoli fire biigadt- arrived at tile levelled farm home of three guelph men on the first line of nauagaweya township when nothing could bu saved ilit- ularm sounded at about ft is uin sunday morning and firemen and police scoured uib area where they believed the fire to be without success returning to the fire hall they eventually learned through police radio com- inunications the location of the blaze finmen were able tai cut the wires and hose down the ruins and surrounding area to prevent the fire from spreading but could riot save the nineroom home owners who hastened from guelph when they learned of the blaze from a neighbor are les churcher h stmerville and tom lawrence of the royal dairy in guelph tfiey enjoyed visits u the coun try on weekends and in their off- hours they explained that the loss would be must keenly felt in the contents of the house which were genuine antiques collected over a period of years they had old brasa beds spool beds a large booked fug and otiie valuable pieces of furniture a new furnace ready for installation was lost in the base ment p a fourth owner of the homt mr new minister of acton united church rev gordon adams was officially inducted on thursday on thursday june 30 about 3 evening a reception followed billn bere last prrr while mr and mrs earl i i c j i i l sayers bryan and sandra osh- su sch z awa were on their way to spend representatives of various groups the july 1 holiday with mrs hen- welcomed him to the charge ry sayers rr acton they were in a two car accident on highway 7 near mark ham mrs james smith toronto dri ver of the car lost control and veered into the path of the oncom ing car driven by earl sayers mr smith was killed and mrs smith suffered a broken back mr sayers has a brblteh legcuif on head and face and multiple bruises mrs sayers suffered a broken riose and rrroitiple bruises bryan age six has a broken jaw while sandra aged two es caped with a few bruises all were taken to east general hospital to- rontp sandra was later released fromhospitalbut mr- andrmrs sayers and bryan are still there art padbury given enscribed gavel was presented with his gavel with an enscribed plate at the rotary club meeting tuesday there was a small attendance at this meeting harold kirireads first as president with several holidaying activities for the coming year were discussed- v flame did not spread to naarby- farm buildings the house and con tends were partially covered by in- ru ranee owners of the razed building 11 h u i roted car tracks behind the house not ohots muckers he did not think i wnmrrt or wednesday when they last left tied for ton soot the y th potted- beer llcvi iui iop pui bottled and beer bottle caps near hot shots and muckers are tied the kitchen of the house where tb for top position in the acton legion fire started minor sporta hall league of jn i r 30 each team had won five games i l and lost three tying none jets j neidhdots nljr were close behifcd with nine poinu ces the result of four wins three losses iprifnhc fsls rcs4a and one tie wolf hounds bring up cna5 drlqe the rear with six losses to ther one eleanpr margaret cook of ume- win so far this season they have house was guest of honor at several three points social events prior to her marria tuesdays games were cancelled iul to dr robert ruaash because of wet grounds ihd will be bow of ottawa played later j a miscellaneous shower was gfw- n tuesday june 28 two teams l j jr mt i racked up 19 runs in the two 5j rl lefeurre scheduled games muckers overran m jf 0 the bome jeu ib to while the hot shou j tjl 5sl w downed the wolf hounds 1916 11 rbrt colboree general hofprtal last thursday f matches wtth toicffers defeat ttzz jlt hot shou13 to and jets coppmi uetss t 5 a wm from wolf hound 8 lot frzlt the youngsters on these four nockbum school teams will be playing in the civic f a tea was held by the brtalrt mother for t holiday sports day the legion is pla for civic holiday there will probably be exhibition ball games as well saturday j miss m aid kennedy cia a 1