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eightyfirst year no 4 acti pn ontario thursday august 4th 1955 eight pages six cents puc taps reservevwell water consumption soars in heat wave ontarios record heat wave is very real to jocal public utilities commissioners yho took urgent steps last week to augment the towaswatcr supply by tapping into the main at warren grove the 50gauonpermiriiite flow from a well drilled there inst fall chairman- f oakcs stressed there was no need for alarm the towns two springs main source of water supply for actons householders and industries are holding up well and showing no sign of faltering in the dry weather he said the chairman pointed out that greatly increased consumption is responsible for the utilization of the auxiliary well over six and a half million gallons were used in june he said and added that consumpt ion is rising every month need pump and motor in order to bring the warren grove well into use installation of a pump and motor at tluvjvell site and laying of a copper line to the water main on macdonald blvd was found riecessary at a shortnotice meeting with member of council the commis sion discussed purchase of a pump of a type and capacity sufficient to raise the water from the well to the main from a fergus manufact urer contact with the company was made at this meeting and ad vice sought on the type of pump- neodod to be operated by three continued on page eight accident kills ray parkhouse meet on train after 27 years two former acton residents who hadnt seen each- other for 27 years met in the parlor car- of a train ire cently jim mcgeachic who lives in toronto now was leaving chi eago when he encountered joe mc cann on the train mr mccann the son of a coal yard operator in ac ton was on his way from vancou ver family party on anniversary foe h hintons their four children atd seven grandchildren will be present when mr and mrs h w hinton celebrate their soth wedding anniversary on sunday two sons are coming from as far as now york and regina mr and mrs jhinton who live on lake ave were marrredtin kings- land congregational church in lon don england on august 7 1905 mrs hinton the former lillian may todd was born in uxbridge uid mr hinton was born in london she is now 72 years old her husband 80 they came from england in 1911 to settle in toronto for 13 years they came to acton in 1924 and moved from here to streetsville in 1939 they returned to acton in 198 mr hinton also worked in georgetown anfl montreal he is a watchmaker by trade he has been j active in oddfellows and the ma- i sonic lodge i mr and mrs hinton have four acton friends were shocked to i children henrv william of new- learn that ray parkhouse a teller york is expected home for the cele- in the bank of nova scotia who brat ions norman who has been left last may was killed in a mot- j living in regina is moving to to- br accident on saturday ronto this week and willbe here on mr parkhouse 20 whose home sunday bert is one of actons well is in plattsville and douglas fore- i known merchants their daughter man 21 of bright were killed edna mrs c o burn lives in to- when a car crashed mu the rear ronto of a truck 20 miles northwest o their many acton friends join brartford a third occupant of the j their family in extending congralu for david shearer 18 of bngit ws taken to he hospital m wood stock and reported in fair condit ion police said the three young men were in the front seat of foremans car when a truck driven by nile lations to mr and mrs hinton stall photo golden anniversary of mr and mrs h w hinton will be marked fhisunday whenhiidrenv grandchildren and friendsivvil gather to honor the celebrants at their home on lake ave aar and mrs hinton have four children seven grandchildren isyi-raseswssiswkji- ivssv two pasture grass fires cause hectic time for acton brigade acton firemen had a busy ions the acton brigade and also brought weekend thanks mostly to tinder- the georgetown brigade in undr dry conditions which intensified i mutual aid emergency three out of four blazes attended j fu cali from farm by the local brigade only one fire i andrew laing near the town line was in town minutes two fires on nassagaweya friday an alarm was rung in weya brought the acton brigade from eden mills where 1 fire of speeding to fight a pasturogras unknown cause had caught the fire about 15 minutes after the dry grass around the house owned truck left town a call came by buck hamilton then leaped to j through from the farm of roy burn into a cedar hedge local 1 coulter near the first line of nas- firefighters soon brought the burn- j sagaweya ing area under control ac flrt aided bv farmers monday afternoon a pile of oil i fought the laing fire to near con- drums and oily rags took fire in trol for about threequarters of an schanti r r 1 plattsville slowed defeated carlisle in an exhibition the glenlea subdivision near con- hour then left for the coulter fire acton defeats carlisle after two losses the ladies softball team which down due to engine trouble the truck wis partly off- ihoad uiii no 97 highway mr parkhouse who bvarded ir tow- with miss emma cole join- j eti the staff of the bank hero on 1 october 11 1954 on miy 2t 1931 he was transferred to toronto ana had boon working a the bloor anil yonge branch of the bank match as part of the minor spores struction equipment owned by which was burning more seriously day events on civic-holiday-r- mnnf prumpl actum by a short distance away- shortly al- countered two other teams recent- the acton firemen cut off danger ter they arrived at the second ly with less success j to a nearby tank of gasoline and pasturegrassire the georgetown saved considerable equipment fro damage cause outhis fire was al i unknown- wednesday of iftst week the team lost xo- eden mills by a decis ive 153 they los again- to rock- wood on thursday on monday in the park the ie- 1 ladies downed carlisle 179 tuesday afternoon within 15 minutes two fires on nassagaweyi township farms caused alarms of brigade came in to give assistance the fire fought for some two hours by brigade members and teams of farmers was prevented from spreading to buildings but consumed nearly 50 acre a resounding success minor sports day parades gay array of games play courts in the evening the main streets of the town deserted early on the holiday morn ing fjed jith cars and people in the park over 00 roamed the a a which ifcrori various means of holiday entertainment of course th wininvni beach was popular ken allen and doug guthrie cook ind mike coxe council juggles gas franchise rights between rival bidders growth steady as commercial building blooms building in and near acton con tinues to mushroom as the stum mer lengthens out in what may be the biggest construction year in the towns history on the eastern edge of town a new service station and garage is being constructed by ted tyler jr located at the third line corner the station is expected to open later this month the large rear portion of the structure will be rented to tyler transport as a truck garage further east on no 7 highway at the fifth line a new service station is being btilll by ross bat lentine who already owns 11 local service station and garage build ing operated by anthonylittle motors construction is well under way at this new station still further east on no 7 high way off near the sixth line and no ttsideroad it i reported es- quesing council has granted per mission to jim woods huntsville to erect a drivein theatre the site is on lands owned by r mit chell- no construction has been re ported yet where fact is lacking rumor his been plenty in the case of an un known group who are said to be i interested in putting a large super market on land near the no 7 highwayseventh line intersection there has been nothing reported v acton council ducked out from under the onus of deciding who hts a natural gas franchise here tuesday night n a manoeuver that gives both the anthony gas oil explorations company and the halton natu ral gas company room to apply for and battle out supply rights before the ontario fuel board rather than give the franchise to one or the other rival companies in this area councillors here gave two readings to bylaws which arms both with legal status to make a case before the fuel board council hopes pie government board will then lead the way to which one gainthc sole supply rights tony seynuck and j ruddick officers of anthony gas and oil ex ploration ltd made a formal re quest to council fo a franchise they indicated that arrangements had been made for a distribution system in cooperation with tillson- burg arid guclph pipe companies when available supply was ques tioned by- councillor c lindsay mr ruddick answered that volume was the ii luctor not the lightning bolt causes tv fire at noon today while mrs harold townsley was sitting in the livingroom of her cameron st home today at noon a bolt of lightning struck the building sizzled along wires and caused a fire in her- television set a neighbor charlie wnterhouso came to her assistance and put out the blaze the bolt which may have fol lowed the television wiring or hyd ro lines caused the wiring in the fuse box to be welded solid as if youd put a torch to it lightning struck the same local ity during the last glenlea house hit by lightning asevere electrical-storm- directly thti number of wells he referred to a comparison table recently published by the company which tended to show that the present volume of only one of the companys four wells in this area is capable of sup plying more than the- total supply consumed b di ontario overhead caused damage in acton municipalities now using natural on wednesday of last week an erih gas district farmer was killed by lightn- xo risk to town ing during the same storm mr seynuck reminded members one of the houses under construe- j the company didnt want to tie the tion in the new glenlea subdiviin town to any system if gas was not was severely damaged when it was available he assured council his struck by lightning fred laing company did have gas and the town driving a bulldozer nearby narrow- would not be involved in any risk ly escaped shock by the bolt the itwas pointed out the fuel board rain had not yet begun when the would not grant a certificate to pro- blt struck the house ceed with a system to any gas corn- it hit the roof of the house and 1 pany until the municipalty is satis- contvnued through the walls to the 1 fied of the security of its own posl- 1 lounoanon knocking me mnnar oui although no terms hav been j frm b th ncwlv bricks reached or deals closed inlerestid to validity this talk knocking the mortar out tion b from between the newlylaid bricks mr ruddick continued and ask- and smashing windows fortunate- ed the town for a fair appraisal of- parties have been reported looking lh h h 1 1 hhiuii 01 k v n one was in the house at the the local company s worth and sit- timo damage was estimated at 300 j nation he made a reference to the rain poured down during the questionable history of one repre- short and violent storm no flood- sentative of the rival company ing was reported replying to a question he esti- the television aerial at may fair mated the acton company could be restaurant was also struck by light- ready to distribute gas within a n year after a franchise was granted the evening before in muskoka he considered the company had the summer- home of mr and mrs enough gas on tap now to- supply at land in front of the glenlea subdivision and on the other sidl- of the third line with a view to commercial development in downtown acton work pro gresses on a new butcher shop which is expected to open up shortly it is learned there may be news of other business changes and additions on mill street before h r force was struck by lightning the likely needs of the whole acton the month is over with only slight damage resulting j rtikisfcwjjjju the intermediate lineup includ- turned their cash prizes for minor ed harold townsley sonny towns- sports projects wen the say calthimpan parcfvie there w crpgnmes of chance j rde the slastid its march from the station to ire pak the fire truck headed the patsde followed by the decorated l filer float with some of the boys ut the mnor sports teams aboard mk coxes float the old and the nw in the plumbing business caused rch merriment cars trucks and cars w streamers and ini tiai s r placards and balloons preceded the iio the jtan acton band dressed n outlandish ryder pitcher- tiue ho ley paul laiwson bob heatley bill and skhinc scotty slccristall ross rmclj morton spike scott bob bruce twys entertained with music and wayne arbie bob tyler sam snv- songs th refreshment booth was cier and john cunningham very busy umpires were mike bennett giorse hilhnfier and edwin wat- cord james and bill quinnell so- at the microphone announced the intermediates start th- he scludaud events which heir with prizes for everyone races wen- held in front of the grand stand winners were as follows boys eight and nine carmen woodburn peter taylor girls eight and nine diane shultis carol stan- ley boys 10 and 11 ronald hurren 1 brian mccrtstall girls 10 and 11 began playoffs next wednesday with mil- pauline marks caroline cook- bovs n the idtmers versus the 1955 jon 2 and 13 a fourmnng ball judging of cbstumes uz dale woodburn and floats churchill girls 12 ahci 13 began with ed was handled by ernie barr mel laniisborough bettv alronby frank mcintosh schroeder and dr frank oakes h to 16 ken dodds jim dennv isiif y calithumpian parade which preceded mondays minor sports ruth r bovs program or games races and other sports events is shown intgis miltongeorgetown area in a first years usage of gas he stressed theres riots of gas in this area claims misunderstanding tony seynuck it mention of the halton natural gas company which at last council hieeting had unsuc cessfully tried to get bylaw read ing on a franchise for acton said milton and georgetown were now giving readings m a franchise by law in favor of his company mr ruddickxpliiined there had been some misunderstanding in georgetown where it was thought one of the iilton natural gas re presentatives was connected with the anthony cjas v oil explora tions the seeietiirvlreasurr also said esquesiug township council was prepared to urarit a franchise to his company continued on page eiyhl concrete poured erect partitions am s addition good progress is being made at the new addition at acton high school ii7h three full classrooms a nurses room and a storage room the section is roofed and the hall way joined tii the former building the heating plumbing and electri cal connections 111 the floor are fin- exhibition games the minor sports boy telephone rate increases to come h7 into effect for acton in september oudt1mbs bastxatl tiam lined op against aeon current interrnediate jqjjad provided a fouf inning game during the minor sports day program that had its mornents of amusement as well as ex citement shown here front left to right are hec lambert lome masters percy woods don ryder g jordon middle mary tfolmesnqcm morton bus morton bob anderson rear eli masters doug guthrie john goy bill waterhpuse bob eootitt dude lindsay jack stewart rocftop view as the colorful line of floats musicians and bedecked an1 h c surface pour- roarchers wends its way down mill street in the foreground is the partitions are erected and im- n balteams sectio of de bi tr and buggies pulled or push- mediately the piping aiidwarinjlare ed two exhibit garries the b children the parade ended up in the ptrkt rrnpictod uiltaftiuftters ure fol crowd in a close encounter the muckers edged the jets 8 to 7 hot shots swept the field downing the volf hounds 8 to 1 the playoffs becin tonicht thursday with the muckers ing the wolf hounds and the shots playing the jets the acton ladies softball team because the acton area has f-it- principle that the service increase- wearing their smart green and g its present telephone rat in value as the number of tele- 1 white outfits tooktoihe field to goup increaes will go into el phones increase th- compih is play carlsle with many acton f september 1 1955 t hritj required to rcirt n te iloatd j rooters the- ladies took a clear win rates int- line with tie chjrged t ice yearly the status of ex- ovep- the visitors with ascore of 17 in other centres of similar i cranges a hose total telephone- to 9 c s keith bell teephne man- have increased more lhr fiye per danetac in evrhinc rit for actor said- this hwk none of the winners of the draw i t increases are reutvey were present when their tickets small fr example the mnthn were seectd at about 430 pm the charge for twoparty resdence radio was won by roy t w allen wl hr only 10 cents high- ot georgetown m4rks s5 voucher i and individual resideree servi- by r tciurnour of acton and can- 13 cents higher rolls ss voucher by mary- eiard of the move into a higher rate hav 1113 telephones in their kil j seven finger wertvither wholly brampton group wis authorized iy th board calling area of june 30 ibm or -partially- loat by mr norman the full day continued into theof transport commissioners fo- to simplify the adjustment of ra0 of rr 1 acton in an cooler evening witilthe dance at the j canada acting on tie companys customers accounts the new rate accident at her farm- home on rpirt of april 30ir that the num- will become effective on thf firt wednesday of jart week a load of br of telephones rr acton s call- ridrmal billing date following the gram wa being backed up whan inf area had increased more than j 30 day t- notice required by the j sir armatruns caught her finger fn per cent- beyond the maximum board thi will be septembar 1 j btwrh a pulley rd a rope limits thri- ent 6nd in group the acton area has expanded steadily in recent year and it progress ha been accompanied by liwirig irp enclosing walls and ccil- 1 ings it is exported that plastering of the walls will be started next week and that window frames will be installed then the ttrrazo fliwrs in the hdlj cfn then be laid work is being rushed so that rooms in th new section will be ready for th opening of school in september in the meantime new desks and chairs for th- library classroom and the necessary teachers dek have been delivered at the school ready for rejuning irivmon has been made mi the new lection for any addition to classrooms that may be n- sary for heating etc tree fingers left a parallel gtoath in the number a fa f a a of telephones acton residents no i rarltl mccioenf jjhennis court when the- sale of re- tfrshments and games of chance i continued music was provided by a local group with rudolph spicl- vogel stu elliott johnny black ezio marzo and steve blaclcweil lt u assigned the events of the sports day were directed by herb woods arid herb cook ah profits are to be used for minor sports activities limits of the rate group to which 1955 telephone raes for acton re governed by the number pf tele phones m the calling- area as es tablished by the board on the iloyd minahall from oalivjlle and mr uinu from wood rivev illinois attended the rotary club meeting in acton on tuesday after treatment and many stitch es only three lull ringers includ ing one thumb were left- mri armstrong is recuperating in guelph general hospital after tha unfortunate accident l i i v