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t n eigktyfirst yearno 3 acton ontario thursday july 21st 1955 eight pages six cents to debenture 35000 for pug extension rehabilitation program ftepaving continues on no 7 to the east road resurfacing crews have moved through and east of town this week as spot repaving of no f high way between rock wood and bramp ton continues some 10000 tons of new material will be laid in this stretch to smooth out rough and heaved areas on the muchtravelled highway the work is being done by beamish construc tion co acton puc proposed debenture issue to cover costs of hydro sys tem extensions and rehabilitation was given the- jirst green light of approval last week when hepc regional representatives met with members at a special meeting how ever the debenture will be for only 935000 not 50000 as the local commission first planned iwhateater expense in the pro gram goes above 35000 will have to come out of surplus which the commission here still claims non existent despite hepc officials insistence there is or will be a cash balance sufficient to finance the remainder c cliff and j farrow from the hamilton office at the hfeupjc suggested the cost spread of the program be viewed on a twoyear basis it was agreed the entire cost for the hydro services to the 200lot lakeview subdivision woum not likely fall on the commission this year this tended to decrease in part the difference between the pucs estimate of 50t00 needed and the hepc counter of 25000 allowable tt was also suggested that an other debenture issue in 1955 could be considered to care for capital expenditures not covered by the 35000 issue this year the motion read in accordance with the power commission act chapter 281 1so 1950 section iii approval be requested from the hejpc of ontario for an ex penditure of 50090 as follows glenlea 10700 lakeview 16150 braida 1511 general 2150 dis tribution system transformers 12- 300 meters 2000 street lighting 1100 truck 1500 annexation 2398 a total of 50000 the ex penditures are to finapced from available funds and the proceeds of a 3a000 debenture issue earlier in the meeting e mas- ales with c rognvaldson appear ed to discuss the technical and ec onomic considerations involved ina proposed switch to threephase progress on a sixth natural gay venture by anthony gas and oil explorations ltd of acton was an nounced this week following the companys inauguration in the guelph area hist week of a new well according to a company official drilling depth has reached 418 feet geophysical tests have shown strong indications of gas pockets in the area where drilling is taking place power at masales dairy after dis cussion it was suggested the cus tomer in this case own a trans former bank of their own r anglicans top church league anglicans were declared champ ions of the church ball league and d vl- pr with theirtrophy byid4qpqj eisen last thursday evening the series was tied between the angli cans and presbyterians proceeding the final encounter score was close 31 to 28 frank bean and bob marshall were officials all the teams in the church league gathered at the public school for the wiener roast a treat of the vs mens club the young play ers enjoyed soft drinks and wieners around a fire lodge members at centennial members of the walker lodge joined masons from all parts of canada rhjo united states laiid abroad at the centennial obser vances of the grand lodge of can ada sunday monday and tuesday jn toronto high ranking members of the ordor some from the british isles and australia were among the thousands who attended tlhe re ligious service at the cnk grand- stand sunday afternoon sessions of the grand lodge took place at the coliseum there were special services lunches and ban quets those attending on monday from walker lodge were george win- gate j a leslie f mcintosh c darby a c- patterson r h el liott and j b watkins they were present- at the banquet in the auto motive building at the cne ground the largest banquet ever held in canada with 3300 masons served at the same time the speaker was judge meyer of the grand lodge in california million mark closed next week there will be no issue the free press next week the fflce and plant will close tomorrow friday at 5 pjn fr aannaj va cation and will remain ctesed m- ul tuesday morning august 2 news copy sent through the mails next week or dropped in the door copy slot will appear in the issue of august 4 corres pondents are urged to send next weeks copy as usual rather than wait nntll the next publication week which due to civic holiday is a short work week local items of news next week may be drop ped in the door copy slot report drill progress at well near guelph drowned in lake friends in acton of former resi dents here mr and mrs harold ruddick of cobourg join in sym pathy in the loss of two grandsons by drowning ronald ross and paul anderson ruddick lost their lives in lake ontario off the mouth of factory creek near cobourg it is believed that the two broth ers went to the aid of a companion bathing in vogue as heat lets up a little but stays out foundations houses- go up almost daily at 200lot glenlea ieit rain is still conspicuous by its ab sence but at least the sizzling heat of last week has simmered down to a more bearable warmth temperatures in the first part of july ranging as high as 100 de grees in this part of the province have dipped to a lessexhausting area of 80 degrees irt the past five days although its holiday weather par excellence farmers and garden- ers are becoming increasingly wor- ried by the lack of rain there have been only two short thunder showers in the past three weeks in this district j lawns in acton despite repeated j nosings- are for the most part dried out and singed in the grun fields crops are growing tinder dry one a a show bill games ni nny field near acton took fire this iutnal t urs and indian day have wo highlighted the y m c a day in an effort to beat the heat still camps activities during the pasf considered a wave until substan- j- week the boys are divided into tial rainfall washes and cools the tribes and are competing for point- air down more and more from this on that basis for an actionpeeked sports day will blossom out in colorful and noisy style as an oldfashioned calilhump- ian parade leads off the days events according to minor icaguo of ficials a bustling program is under draft itll include games races rides and contests theres a pile of prizes for winners of- events as well as a lucky draw for more priz es prizes will be handed out hand over fist for entrants in the cali- thumpian parade included nre ku dos for best dressed girl and bug gy best original costume best l oo- i i i u u j i l u i dressed boy and tricycle best com- the 240lot lakeview heights development where shovels gouge ic sp b rf slalf ph to building in acton is hittiig an alltime high this year as con struction passes the half million mark for the first six months of 1955 four residential subdivisions will likely make the year a re cord well over the million dollar mark here work steams ahead at towns spreading progress evident in building figures l 1955 looks likejj record year for acton with four residential de velopments scheduled to rise this year town officials can find no year where construction has been as active and building values a- high this week revealed concrete evidence of actons spreading progress local sports day to see big array of games play come civic holiday august 1 a lemon m building in acton in the first six months of 1055 lias passed the half million dollar mark already double- the total building value for 1954 there is every indication that the end of 1955 will see the building value well past the million dollar figure complete figures to the end of june released this week by build ing inspector o lamh show a six m lota year mark in 1954 building value was only 941k0 and only 250873 at the end of last year last month was a record month when permits for 53 houses all but one in the olenfea subdivision were issued for a total of 422000 other building m june brought the months construction value to 426- person and bicycle best dicoratcd float and of course 150 july for which complete figures are not yet available has already seen permits issued valued at over 500000 these permits more than fio for residential construction went to tile lakeview sutdividers private building too heres how the residential sub division activity in acton this year has put new building value far highlights of y day camp week e hunt for kisses hidden settlers 3 the church league was a new i w wa saved and revived by in- venture this year and proved very j halator popular there were four teams thl funeral took place on mon- lejameion anglicans the pres- july n cobourg ronald was ii yenrji olri in april if byterians united anil llaptuu parish picnic at the breezes ipopular features of every picnic were enjoyed by families of st josephs parish at the breezes on sunday afternoon the events were under the direction of the ladies of the catholic womens league would have been nine years old on july 9 one day after he died surviving are their parents mr and mrs j anderson ruddick co bourg and two sisters norma and denise grandparents mr and mrs harold ruddick and mr and mrs edward mcbridc centreton mr and mrs ruddick the grand parents lived in acton about 25 years ago area are making use of the bathing area at acton park every after noon the junior wading pool is fil- ed withtsquealmgtsptashlnfi youngs sters on the other side fairy lakes popular swimming hole is a busy retreat from the suns burning rays near here at limehouse a pri vate swimming pool is reported do ing a landoffice business a second swimming resort was reported opened near limehouse last week hurt when thrown from motorcycle wednesday morning of last week the boys toured the ford plant and on friday afternoon they toured the scion free press plant thurv- riay afternoons program of movie- included one on how an aeroplane flies and a trip by camera down the thousand islands and to the rideau canal a scavenger hunt sent the boys hunting all over town for a list of thrown from his motorcycle when the kickstand fell as he was driving along no 7 highway a crewsons corners david holmes of church st was severely cut about the face the accident oc- cured about midnight on satur day night mr holmes was thrown into the ditch stitches were required to close the cuts races and specialty contests pre- ceded the picnic supper there was a ball game afterwards with brian mccristalls team proving victorious over paul bennetts lineup winners of races were boys 5 and under michael marchment michael marcoux girls joe marie marchment janet braida boys 6 to 8 gregory gibbons philip marzo girls leona marks ann bennett boys 9 to 12 brian mccristall michael bennett girls pauline marks laurie bennett boys 13 to 16 frank mariscak girls kay porty pat coles wheelbarrow tcet fran k marish cak michael bennett brian mc cristall and paul bennett r kickingthe shoe pal coles mary kay gibbons thread and needle mr and mrs ken marchment open race ilio mario club considers improving park investigating possibilities of im proving acton park members of acton riitary club adjourned there after their supper meeting to look over the present facilities constant use of the park by hundreds of people from acton and outoftown warrants devoting time- and money to making it even better if furthpr work is faund necessary theclubj felt such a project wouldbe un dertaken iinder the community service section of h groups work the overgrown point at the end of the prk jutting out into the lake was particularly noted tliis might be particularly attractive rotarians thoughu several members of the club were appointed a committee to investi gate all aspects of the quest ion flames in hay field soon under control acton firemen answered a call from the faun of j ml l ui the esquesing nassagaweya line tuesday afternoon when fire broke out in a hay field by the time the brigade arrived the blaze had been brought under control before extensive damage to the field or nearby crops had been done cause of the fire was not re ported first class honors for three pianists pupils of miss denise coles were successful in passing royal conser vatory of music of toronto exam inations held recently in guelph three young pianists all received 4fstclass honors david hpwden and lillian philips both took first class hon ors in grade one piano and brenda cripps received first class honors in grade two articles which included a picture of marilyn bell an autograph of a blond and a kiss mark some hunted for a long time for a picture of the queen before re alizing it could be found on a stamp or a penny another puzzler an is sue of a newspaper of june 31 just try finding one ahead of the same six month period a feature of the day will be n ball j in l9m firstfigure is for 1955 sec- contest between the current inter- j for l95 mediates and the old timers rn- 1 january nil and nil february r has it the action should be up- and 200 march 165000 and roariotis in this fixture h00 april 20100 and 7800 may anceis planned for the even- 325o0 and 00445 june 426150 wind up the days array of ond 24935 sports activity as the figures show buildung i value f r last month alone was s175277 more than the entire 12 months of 1954 not all the building in progress is subdivision development pri vate builder constructing both homes and commercial structures are adding to the rising tide of fruit and bread trucks in grief police in and near acton this on fridav morn th boys were pted two traffic mishaps j growth here bread involving both performers judges an audi- t j tuittrway once at a talent show there we e a 14 entries in the show emcee bv j sp ru bob brayshaw bui henrv took z k t fru tossed over no 7 highway and the up place with reading from the d when a truck went out of con bible for second place kter barr trol m saturday a halfmile south occupied at vei 20- h an glenlea and nearly that many again almost completed fiftytwo more houses are staked out and foundation work churning ahead to complete this group in late summer at lakeview where graders sang whatever lola wants paul actcm tm f h levelling f weeks the wolfe came third with a puno for neu canadians was travelling subdivided have lake out some i when it went out of control i co permits work started this weekt after seeing a movie of the cal- i hit the south shoulder of the road on excavations for these homes gary stampede on monday morn- and rolled into the north ditch the 40lot fairview subdivision ing the boys toured baxter iabor- the vehicle was loaded with which recently changed ownership atones in the afternoon fresh fruit and groceries driver is expected to see some develop- tucsday was indian dav when was wa kushmclyn damage rmnt this summer the lads made themselves head- e was between 400 and 500 jnnr ra f ac rennrtfd rnn- ribe designed war dance and performed a b ruck on mai s n tuesday i afternoon u i tne delivery truck was parked bv i in the afternoon they played set- driver albert seabrook of eden tiers and indians when the indians mills while he was making a call hid two unfortunate pioneers oo- reportedlv not fuilv secured ject was for the other settlers ta find the kidnapped ones and sup ply them with food special slips of paper without being caught the indians whohid their victims at the back of the school grounds were fooled once when they them- selves handed the captive settlers an apple only to learn it was hol lowed out and concealed one of the winning pieces of paper the truck rolled down the road and pushed through a fence at the home of earl van norman as well as the fence damage was caused to some lawn chairs miss jean rowe public health nurse miss jean rowe ot fergus is the the huronsuare ahead in t he public health nurse who will be softball games which continued wednesday morning in the after noon the boys toured a guelph plant and the ymca there after working in this district following miss marg langtree she was in town this weekt her work is under the direction of the halton county softball inf the morning today the j health unit boys see movies this afternoon on miss langtree leaves this week safe driving and prospecting for j after a year here her next position petroleum is in peterborough select caretaker contract repairs nineteen applications were re- ceived for the position of caretaker of georgetown high school and o i r bain of georgetown was chosen for the position at a salary of 2300 per year contract for painting and repairs to the window sash was awarded to gordon farlow of milton at a price of 402 theses repairs and outside painting are to the old section of the building five tenders were re ceived for the work ranging in price to the successful low bid to over 1100 a special meeting of the commit tees concerned on the district board made- these decisions at meeting held in georgetown last eek at which chairman w coon presided t3jc wjbtb- declines snap decision council pressed for gas franchise from two sides acton council declined this week company is willing to purchase all mr brooks rose and referring to meeting a relatively short session to rush through two readings of the gas that could be supplied by a prepared brief on the companys which adjourned at 1030 pm j bylaw which would join the towns tony seynuck and his company proposal which was passed to every mcmullen was ordered paid 226328 voice with milton and george- anthony gas and oil explorations member outlined the directorate plus 64 for fill as account to date town in petitioning for a natural ltd t personnel he replied the consum- on installation of 5956 feet of side- gas franchise for the halton na- j- in fact we think it would be its gas company of toronto walk at warren grove tural gas co ltd before the on- salvation for mr seynuck but he would bethc chief suppliers and ad- clerk mcgcachic reported the tarto fuel biard augut 8 doesnt think that way mr beasly j ded it was proposed to have a new fire agreement has not yet r- however councillors here did said schedule of rates lower than those turnd signed from naslagaweyu give a sympathetic hearing to the he elaborated that for mr scy- charged by consumers gas township two representatives- of the new nuck to distribute his own gas if he councillor l weick injected that 1 minutes of the last urban board company who appeared at monday gets enough wbuld cost nearly it would be well for council to give meeting reported in this newspaper nights meeting anu promised full 2000000 the speaker intimated careful study to this proposal he last week were read out of these- consideration to their request at the doubt about the financial capability said many firms are anxious to use minutes members briefly reviewed f meeting- of the local company to install a natural gas and it would be too bad aspects of the proposed high school k r beasly and d a s brooks distribution system if milton and georgetown got the building sale by the north halton asked council to consider granting here the halton gas company jump on acton with natural gas as high school district board to mil- a franchise to their company representative emphasized that in an industrial attraction ton pubc school board acton georgetown and milton have al- the fuel boards view gas supplies after further brief discussion the councillors reaffirmed their op- ready given two readings jo a by- must be factual not potential or representatives- left no additional position to the proposal law which would accomplish this estimated jbefore a companys attention was given tho proposal at mayor tyler advised that testing with the fuel boards approval and franchise in ah area this size would monday nights meeting for strength of water flow at the actons inclusion to complete the he ratified by the fuel board however later in the session the beardmore pond wilpcmmue suf iii no nr wuld add weight to the pre- in view of this mr beasly argued i clerk reported that messrs sey a duby was ordered partt930 new swf aters for vouthftil oarticinants in minor imoii hnwhall snlai there seemed littlechance the fuel nuck und ruddick of the antnony vfor 68 hours overtime work with the ili 7 v rf eague baseball t mayor indicated that- actons board who is a fair body would i gas and oil explorations ltd had town were sported tor the tirst time last week when players on the tour position with a local man prospect- iv a franchise to tony seynuck wished to meet council that night the insurance account to july ism teams received identifying tvshirts from the acton legion shown ing for large quantities of gas in the to supply acton j members felt they were in noposi- with rttft bean limited amounting v to act information 4ir sey jo 209013 was ordered paid are the four team captains left to right front barry kirknesshot shots stuart mcdonald wolf hounds rear ted nightingale jets jtrn lindsay muckers district is such that council would not wish to make a hasty move j mr beasly said he appreciated this j circumstance but added thai tits v v mayor tyler said council was hot prepared to make a decisimi tonight reeve j hargrave asked viho the hahon natural gas company was nuck might have for them at this time at the outset monday nights n council accepteda new indigent f continued oii page ciflhtj yaaaa iwiiintvi i vii iusii s iiiatiitt