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page eight the acton free press acton ontario thursday- july 14thj955 nhub sees growing area continued from page one secretary mcgeachie reported the board had presented a chair to e e barr acton for his represent ation of the area at the internat ional trade fair a letter of thanks from mr barr was read accounts totalling 23584 from the trade fair booth costs were approved for payment s childs milton presided in the absence of chairman e tyler c wilson and r c cunningham also represen for ac ton s brtwielle r larigfprd and l wleck attended- georgetown vas represented by mayor arnw strong and w gray new sweaters caps for four minor feams strutting around the two ball diamonds in the parkjn their color ful brand new sweaters and caps boys of the four legion minor sports teams went on to play their regular twoaweek games with the wof hounds edging the jets 14 to 13 while the muckers trammelled the hot shots 13 to 3 coaches handed out the colorful new acquisitions before the games began the hot shots have a red crest on gold sweaters and the wolf hounds green on gold in contrast the muckers have maroon on white and the jets navy oh white all the boys have caps to match muckers are heading the league with 14 points closely followed by the hot shots who have 12 the jets have nine points and the wolf hounds five in last thursdays games the muckers continued their winning play dousing the jets 20 to 9 the hot shots overshot the wolf hounds 13 to 6 playoffs start on civic holiday team members who are now sporting their new sweaters are jets jack mckenzie wayne mason clarence fatt ted nightin gale bill churchill peter lawson dave peal brian otterbein roger lambert wolf hounds keith ranney art woods peter marks bruce an drews jim waterhouse stuart mc donald doug roddick raymond braida david fleming muckers peter lawson bob marshall jim lindsay bob coxe terry waterhouse wayne marshall ed molody gary walker fred graham don lindsay hot shots dan holmes george harris dennis gibbons george oakes bill johnson barry kirk- ness brian mccristall andy wil liams john hoare ralph tripp jim bellamy don lindsay sprained his thumb in one of the games last week with medical attention covered by the teams insurance his was the sec- acton nine splits games in torrid heat acton intermediates split the de cisions of two games in the torrid heat of last weekend losing to the front running campbellville crew 51 on friday in a replay of a game whicfc was called on account of rain and then downing oakville snows 53 here on saturday the win was their fifth against nine losses jack roberts ace southpaw of the campbellville nine allowed the locals only two hits in thefriday game whilesam snyder making his third appearance on the rubber for acton was touched for 12 safeties there was no doubt about the ver dict after the secbridcirining when acton scored their only run to take a shortlived lead roberts hand cuffed them with tyler and towns- ley the only players to get a hit campbellville tied the score in the bottom half of the second and went ahead in the third with a run scored on a third base bobble a single end a long fly three runs in the fifth wrapped it up for them it was actons last scheduled ap pearance against campbellville this reason wi jber the distinction of capturing all three contests oakville snows melt gluttons for punishment the ac ton nine took to the field again on saturday in the worst heat of the season against oakville spike scott hurled a neat game for the locals ond accident of the season the ap took out insurance which be came effective at 12 oclock noon on may 12 at 7 oclock that same day- dave peal was hit in the face by a ball covered four ladies teams in loop with seven games played so far this season acton ladies softball team has emerged victors in four encounters while dropping three there are four teams in the league uk kockwood morriston and acton morriston girls met the familiarly uniformed acton girls here on mon day night to eke a win over them 23 to 19 the girls wear smart green and white uniforms they played an exhibition game with brampton wednesday evening acton girls pitchers a dodie mcghioway and jean mcdonald and catchers janice mccauley and joyce dowling others with the team are lb cheryl morton 2b avelina rocher 3b arlene gordon ss diane dawkins if fran oakes cf dorothy dawkins rf jean mc cristall and katie mccristall and joan arclibald coaching the aggregation are bill holloway and basil mellon historic dikes source of film mrs w frank hostess to wi intended for last week the june meeting of the dublin womens institute was held at the home of mrs william frank with 24 members and four visitors pres ent the roll call was- answered by how to keep a healthy state of mind the standing committees re ported mrs t a storey gave a paper on motor accidents mrs robertson stressed getting new members for the institute mrs moffat reported 1102 from the penny roundup while mrs dennis reported on hospitalization and the surgical plan mrs thomson gave the report of the district annual and it was decided to send 25c per member to the ajcww to help send a delegate to the worlds conference next year plans were completed for the bus trip and extension ser vices planned it was decided that busy bees join them and the group would join them when they had the department speakers in the absence of the county health nurse mrs mcpherson very ably gave a paper on care of the teeth canada food rules and uses of sugar mrs robertson led in singing blest be the tie that binds mrs ferguson thanked the hostess and the meeting closed with the queen a social half hour was spent over the tea cups until the seventh inning when he was overcome with the heat and- harry lawson took over the pitch ing duties the locals were never behind in the contest and came out on the front end of a 53 score actons record against the snows is now two to one with oakville winning only one four more games are still to be played before the acton crew fin ish the schedule they meet milton in a twilight game on saturday in the county town and have a game here with watcrdown next week two postponed games must also be played one with brampton and the other with port credit both of them slated for acton if the youthful acton nine can win their next fourf and theres every reason to- suppose they can they will end up the schedule with a 500 average a respectable average for a team newly initiated into a league that is recognized as one of the toughest in the province bbresaassgsiasrjfamfkksossssaaasi vacation school songs grafts verses on display at open night ccf ri fetes workers halton ccf riding association entertained those who had worked in- the election at a barbecue held at the home of mr and mrs h copland georgetown on saturday evening july 9 fred young a former united church minister now provincial organizer for the ccf was the guest speaker in an inspiring ad dress mr young commended ccf workers in halton for the good re sults they had achieved in their riding in speaking of the ccf throughout the province he said that althuugli they had not achiev ed as much as they had desired don macdonald the new leader would undoubtedly make his mark in the legislature in case there were some who were discouraged at the rate of progress irv jyqung said they would do well to remember keir hardie of great britain who died in 1914 a brokenhearted man be cause he thought that the labor party had failed the labor party- has grown since then until after becoming the chief opposition party of the jand it formed the government immediately after the war the same future lay ahead for the ccf in canada he claimed i about 100 parents and friends watched in knox church friday evening as the children who had concluded their weeklong vacation bible school sang recited rand fin ally received certificates each youngster who attended four out of the five days was given one of the illustrated certificates there was a record enrolment of over 180 at the school hand puppets were much admir ed on tables in the church base ment other colorful articles made in the handicrafts session were ap praised with much pleasure following the doxology the pro gram in the church began with prayer by ray costerus and a few welcoming words by rev r h armstrong the benefit is derived from regular attendance h point- ed out he revealed there were more students than ever at the school and more parents than ever at the annual open night v first to stand and sing were the 40 juniors nine to 12 years of age led by rev gordon adams they most capably sang a 700 yearold anthem o come o come emman uel although the kindergarten pupils stood up in their rows next they were still no higher than the backs of the pews as they piped through four short songs with mr adams they then recited bible verses they had learned the primary section followed with several songs and their mem ory work some of the juniors came to the front of the church to present the drama of the good samaritan com plete with the donkey who almost stole the show the pantomime was particularly enjoyed by the other pupils of the school the presentation of the certifi cates concluded the program fol lowed by a hymn and benediction vacation bible school wag held all last week under the direction of the ministerial association mrs gordon adams welcomed by group the womans missionary society qt the tjriited cftufclf ifievtit the home of mrs l agar on tuesday presiding was miss m z bennett the president and she opened the meeting with prayer the worship service was taken by mrs mowat and her group miss m mainprize mrs a dills a paper on trinidad told of the differentnationalities and religions mrs e cleave reporting on com munity friendship is always on the alert for new people and calling oh sick and shutins book shelf was reported by mlsa m mainpi ize-and- baby band by miss henderson mrs gordon adams was welcomed as a member of the society and the lad ies expressed the hope she will feel quite at home among them the meeting was closed by miss m mainprize lunch was served by mrs mowat and her group a vote of thanks was given mrs agar for her home to the lunch and program commit tee the next meeting is in septem ber members exasperated as hepc slashes p u c prog ram proposal continued from page one partment to start at the rate of 2288 per year buy another truck a used truck for lie hydro de partment recently purchased with a lift ladder was discussed as far as cond itiore is concerned after superintendent mason reported it had been repainted and is due for some garage repairs this led to a discussion about the hydro de partments oldest vehicle a three- quarter torx truck wit a winch mayor tyler suggested the veh icle be turned over to the water- works department after this idea was mulled oyer for awhile mem bers agreed passed a motion trans ferring the truck to the water works department for 100 continuing- his report superin tendent mason said line work is continuing at glenlea he told mem bers of arrangements made with the bell telephone co for shared use of new poles on- the third line also noted masales dairy intends to switch from commercial to in dustrial power supply system shotoffs covered over a motion was passed authorizing payment of 68 expenses to super intendent mason for a technical conference at windsor recently waterworks superintendent j lambert reported some trouble with motors at the lift station and disposal plant he also noted an enlargement to check water leak agecompleted nt the spring woll hydro accounts petty cash exp trans watsons dairy bar 3 meals acton free press adv acrorrpuc water symon hdwe h palmer office cleaning grand and toy ltd thompson motors solex co lamps burroughs ltd serv line and- cable access h g barlow co can wire and cable ellis and howard northern electric ferranti elec ltd clip on ammeter hepc of ont lamps workmens comp bd as sessment notice federal wire and cable jr kearney corp canadian line materials 1900 9631 19738 61393 7946 9675 made while you wait- hintbirs 5c1 store 278795 despite high unemployment in the period the total of wages sal aries and supplementary labor in come in the first quarter of 1955 was 123 billion 45 per cent more than in the same period of 1954 thursfri tom 141 saskatchewan satmon july 1618 ma pa kettle at home tueswed july 19j one foot in heaven thursfri july212 4ere come the girls 2 shovis nightly deciding game in church loop champion team of the church ball league will be decided tonight when the presbyterian and ang lican teams match runs for the third night in a row on tuesday presbyterians were victors 31 28 while the tables were turned in wednesdays close match tho anglican edged ahead 2120 winners of todays encounter will be declared champs no 25 sidcroad is being widen ed steel framework and brick work are underway at the new addition to the high school there is a cheyenne pumpkin already ripe in mr and mrs ray costeruss garden milton switches over to diil telephone service on sunday changes in the telephone lines are noticed in the country around mil ton the park and the breezes across the lake were crowded with people seeking relief from the stifling humid heat of the week end union church services are being held in the united church sunday evenings for the next few weeks they were held in st albans pre viously miss barbara brown of spey- side has graduated from canada- business college toronto and has accepted a secretarial position with a toronto concern remember last week was hot and we had messy oil on the streets- this week the weather has been delightful and the roads are in the best condition ever saturday was the hottest day hunting a place to be cool bill tkac discovered an acton high school ring on the bottom of fairy lake the rings at the free press office and like cinderella young hopefuls may come in to try it on to see if it fits boys of the royal star gray club are raising money for their world service project the support of the world service secretary in japan earl buckley of tokio they are selling cold drinks at stand- around town this is the time of year when so many arc away on m trip nr rortf ill liuliitiiy- itp north and when there are many visitors in town too your short social items for the personal column are al ways welcome at the free press of fice these small items of news help make the home town paper friendly and interesting friday was st swithin s day and anybody up on superstitions was watching closely to see if it means rain for the next 40 days in succession the old tale took a de feat this year though because there was a summer shower on fri day but there certainly hasnt been rain every day since the old super stition originated in the fact that the removal of st swithin s body owners of driveways on mill st where cement risers to the new sidewalk has been laid over water shutoffs are to be advised of the possible trouble vhich could result from this the value of continuing in new subdivisions the policy of shutoff valves in front of every hydrant was discussed on the superintend ents recommendation this is to be continued members briefly discussed the necessity of future moving of a hydrant on mill street later ag reed to look that same evening at this hydrant concluding his report superin tendent lambert noted there were 17- water meters installed at the glenlea subdivision waterworks accounts canadian brass co 39891 acton puc hydro 21794 bell telephone services 840 thompson motors 140 united steel corp 19738 workmens corffp board assessment 13543 g rain- solution 400 see us for safe dependable goodvear tires rstjoseph nbcpi thedaily struggles of residents of the mem- ramcook valley whose livelihoood depends on the dikes that protect them from the sea is the subject of a national film board picture pro duced in this astern new brunswick village 15 miles south of moncton the film is not to be a technical feature but rather a human story about the customs and life of the descendants of the acadians who have maintained the dikes built 300 years ago by their ancestors the memramcook valley is the centre of operations for the mari time marshlands jrehabiliatiori ad ministration who are reclaiming land flooded by the high tides of the bay of fundy major part of the work involves rebuilding dikes along the cost to keep back the water similar work is being done throughout nova scotia and other parts of new brunswick residents and an rcmp patrol were alarmed at one point when the moviemen started making an arti- ficial rain storm at the home of vi- tl belliveau many thought the house wad on fire director of the film is roger blaia of ottawa assisted by le f f uf muucto who also wrote the script and did the xo- search work cameraman is leone bachelor of ottawa and business manacer is miss marguerite payette of ottawa seek reports from registrar erin township councillors decid ed to request the registry- offine at giiclph to forward to the clerk a monthly report of the list of transfers made during the preced ing months from july to novem ber inclusive members were ill present at the meeting in hills- burgh on july 4 with reeve har old griffin presiding monday august 1 was proclaim ed civic holiday to bo a public holiday donations were made to acton agricultural society of 35 to hillsburgh horticultural society of 10 and to erin agricultural society of 250 eliper mckinnon was paid 30 expenses fo attending the assess ors convention at niagara falls for erecting the wire fence be tween the rossiter and carney properties on lot 24 con 11 john carney was paid 45 and w a mclachlan and son were paid 9650 for the wire other accounts passed included general 31679 relief 21305 and roads 474531 of the year here oh well in 1936 1 from ah outside grave to the inter the official temperature reading of winchester cathedral in the was 101 at the o a c weather yiur 971 ad was delayed by heavy degrees higher ufe in 1954 there were 3641065 motor vehicles licensed in canada and in- cease o 21u from the previous year in the januaryapril period 32- 907- new housing units were finish- ed in canada compared to 27101 in the same period of 1954 bureau about six than this year- localp6ticirlasi week tn vest- igatod reports ijf rifle fire near th beartfmore co ltd property halo from a 22 calibre firearm were found in a piece of outside equip ment about 10 girls meet every af ternoon in the y for their em broidery class under the leader ship of mrs bob brayshaw a doz en girls registered and each has finished one item now the twelfth of july was little cause for celebration or special ob servance here this year both the 20 and 50 years ago columns at test to the change with the local orange lodge no longer very act ive rains lasting 40 days oyer 43000 canadians saw vice in both world vars hs holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 dovflfest outlfh shortill sheet metal plumbing heating eavestroughing gar wood furnaces shop 126 main st n phone 464 residence phon340j4 arion strain rr 1 mihon markers monuments cemetery letterir3 quotations by appointment- phono mihon tr s6522 iijatridjv mfr-fukj-