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eightyfirst yearno 48 acton ontario thursday june 7th v96 ten pages seven cerrts council holds closed session of talks on long- discussed brankiewicz case wheattrain wreckage at moffat is shown here following tuesday afternoons derailment of 1 1 cars in a 60car freight move ment of wheat from goderich to toronto tracks were tomas at left for nearly a mile three of the four cars ripped and upended staff photo are shown right with wheat spilling out of the centre car no one was hurt in the pileup heard all over the aaoffat area work is still going on to clear the line of debris these and other wreck photos were taken at the derailment scene by staff photographer derailed twice in two days wheat freight piles up at moffat railway repair crews arc still i in as many days for this dogluck working today at moffat to restore freight the cpr line there after nearly i monday at west moncton north a mile of ties and rail was ploughed j of stratford it was reported the up tuesday when a 60car wheat wheatladen train derailed a car train derailed in the mid section j and was held up for hours and spewed out grain from torn i shortly after 1 pm the next day and foldedcars lasthetrain steamed south a half- this was the second tjerailmcnt nri ile above moffats station car shunting train in mishap last night at mill st crossing last nirht shortly after hi pm a local man narrowly escaped in- jury at the mill st level cross- ing in an accident involving a shunting freight and a car sandy mclean was driving west on mill st approaching the crossing when it is believed he confused a trainmans signal to stop with a goahead signal mr mcleans car was struck by the slow movinc freight as it backed toward the station the right side of the car was dented while the left front fend er was crushed against the auto matic signal post as the car was dragged back several yards alone at the time mr mclean was not injured constable john hodgins investigated the tram proceeded about 11 pm car near the middle section left the tracks chewed the ties for hund reds of yards before crashing over the embankment and piling four other cars up around rt grain spurted from the ruptured steel sides tracks were ripped from under two cars and hurled off us five cars jammed and smashed together off the track bed- six other cars lurched off the tracks bending the steel rail like clolhcs- hinger wire a smalt bridge spanning the turn of a wide trackside creek un der the rails was nearly buried on one side as wheat streamed out into the water from the broken side of a car for all the property damage no one was hurt shortly after the accident the front section of the train still on the tracks was disconnected and shunted off to guelph junction by 2 pm while the crossing signal still flashed and angled incessant ly at the moffat sideroad emerg ency telegraph lines were run around the wreckage the hurtling cars snapped over poles and lines like toothpicks within the next half hour rail- cars still on rails were pulled back way officials and city newspaper- j men began to arrive on the wreck scene i an auxiliary train was ordered then turned back when officials realized a larger unit from west toronto would be needed to work the disruption back into order as evening came scores of rail way workers and officials arrived to work at the worst of the derail ment after the caboose and rear- t- happy tears by another auxiliary those attemplmk to see the smashed curs at nijht were turned away by c pr guard while wrock- aje was cleared by lirhts yester day and ttday work continued at the line to restore the track and bed to serviceability actual cause of the nvraijment is under investigation by cp r offic- crown jean manes queen at peanut contest climax tears of excitement in her eyes 15yearold jean maries became ac ton rotary clubs second queen for a week saturday before a crowd of 250 in the ruxy theatre jiraa ledger announced the name of the winning girl as delighted applause broke out the attractive young teenager had a happy yet tearful smile for all the audience and a hug for her faces assault charge alter erin accident elwin kentner acton is schedul ed to appear in magistrates court guelph next week on a charge of assault laid by ontario provincial police following an incident near erin may 12 donald kalte milton was involv ed in a minor accident following a dance in erin according to police kentner with others came upon the scene of tue kalte accident ami an altercation followed the milton nan was severely hurl and was taken to hamilton hospital sports program moves outside spring program of the y ml a moved to the pniblic school kiiuuhis this week all children whether y members or not arc welcome t participate in tlie scheduled in- struction and competitions when teachers are assisting secretary bob mrayshaw in supervising the young boys and girls tuesday saw the first of the months activities which is to in clude instruction in archery bad minton and deck tennis and raines of badminton and bastlull archery will be a novelty to many one target has been supple mented by bundles of hay which will catch the expected near-nnss- es teams have been chosen for the softball league there are five tenis entered in the schedule boys and girls will be willingly staying after school for the most pleasiint reason ever their y sports prxigram has moved out into the spruit sunshine lacton council went in camera last week closing off to the press and several citizens discussions on the yearandajialf old brankie- wiczcasc councils latest attempt to end the serialized problems that have plag ued members since the fall of 1154 brought together representatives of the latkeview siibdividcrs legal counsel for mr brankiewicz mem bers of his family and the occup ants of a house which is so situated it prevents construction of a straight road past the brankicwicr properly anil into lakcvicw at a recent council meeting mr biankiiwiczs lawyer indicated his client would dedicate his property portion of the roadway if the town constructed the road straight last thursdays meeting was to further discuss this offer as well as seek from sulhtividerx an idea as to the extent of cost that would be borne by them in moving or buying the blocking house iublir or private before tlie miiting startid mayor k tyler asked the parties involved if they wished the special meeting private or public mr and mrs l hallidny occupants of the house said they understood the meeting was to be closed miss brankiewicz and her fathers lawyer indicated they wer unconcerned mr elmore for tlie lakeview subdivides said he preferred the meeting open a vote was called by mayor tyler the motion carried unanimously the meeting be closed to all but parties concerned the free press reporter left the meeting as did frank tolh st there as an interested citizen also present was the president of the ratepayers association h i owe inil the secretary r llillier these two men at first refused to leave claiming the association had a 01111111 urn with mr brankie wicz s case mayor tyler declared the connec tion was nut involved in discussion to take place at this meeting and again asked them to leave when i hey refused in- asked the clerk to rail ill a constable before clerk imcciachic was able to find a coiinttble mr owe and mr llillier left j- t7tss f interim gas rate schedule approved for three towns a schedule of interim rates that ing on raids would have to be held consumers of domestic corhmercial huwuvi he suggested there is or industrial natural gas will pay tiie united suburban gas co was the contest reached its climax the thrilled new queen lives on the sixth line of nassauaweya she moved there with her family from slrectsville about two years ago she has three older brothers and a younger sister new clothes for her trip have been provjdid by focal merchants they include a suitcase strapless blue dress blue shoes blue hat mother seated in the theatre after white gloves stockings cosmetics embroidered crinoline and strapless bra last years cbrktyfa sasmgctahmkgrasg plannincuboard grants pefrbfina she was crowned by- queen frances oakes bouquets of carnations were pre sented 1o the present queen and her jpredecessor miss manes is winner of an all- she is to make arrangements for the correct size acton nine hit fov two defeats actons baseball crew suffered two losses in last wiiks pliy one a rioiuc game saturday against wa- lerdown when the locals went down 84 and the other on the hun- das diamond where the visitors blew an early lead to lose 128 thursdays action in hondas saw acton bat in six runs by the end of the third wiltiout their opponents scoring krrors in the fourth drove in four for dundas who addd three in the next and five in a sixth inning spree cunningham pitched for acton relieved in the fifth by anorton acton cunningham townsley p lawson anderson mecristall skilling skcldnin bruce r tyler morton dundas bailey mcphail lindley young cassidy bailey knox martin robinson smith rue acton 033 000 2 8 7 5 dundas ikk 435 0 12 6 5 saturday evening here acton started strong slamming over four runs in the first two innings but that was as far as they got h law- son went the stretch on the mound while skilling swung in two runs for thrice at bat proposed and approved tuesday night when urban board members met with ontario fuel board chairman a e crozier and offic ials of the hamilton company tlie natural gas rate identical to the schedule now in operation un der this company in the oakvillc- trafalgiirbronte area will apply to the actonmiltoilceorgetown area until at icist october 1 1956 chairman crozier urged accept ance of tins rati compared as much lower than rates presently in effect in aramptnn and r toronto at this tunc lie stressed a puhlic hcarmg is hardly warranted until the company gains a firmer picture of its markets and consumers ami municipal officials in the tlin-i- lowns understand mure fully ex tint of service ami comparative rati slrikturc lay lines in crorgrlown at present installation of gas lines is progressing in gilown and millou work is expected to mart tins month in acton in an explanatory preamble chairniiiii croicr explained the fuel board could fix an interim rate despite municipal objections- to bind a year then a oublic hear- v u il c p but she has to putjhatofxlrrave r anderson skelding skill- exoonsic nad trio to new york to r the new inff morton brllcc mecristall wa- exprnsepaid tnp to e lork tor q explained tor bailev muyin wo and a brand new wardrobe to a ntj t take with her she has asked her r k shcrrnbddle hughes mother to go with her but mrs i t k 1 c medlands manes thinks not so she will prob- m last w jack i w in ki o i- ri i l tuesday received his real estate waterdown 303 202 w deacon scoffed at these objecuons iblv b ith dot dawkms in august brokers license acton 110 000 c has never been oh a lot approval for seryice station planning board approval for deacon scoffed at these objecuons ciirtaatan petrof ina ltd to erect a and urged the board to stick to its sometime service station on actons eastern commercial aria regulations in this umits was gtintd monday night casv wade rakish she it h 8 4 4 6 three mnoths tio this saitie ap proval was denied when the oil company failed to comply with lot and zone regulations this week the regulations were met to members satisfaction the lot on the southeast corner of no 7 highway and churchill koad is 250 deep and 160 feet wide ten feet of this width is outside ac ton limits main point last march which prevented the planning boards nod for the proposed sta tion was the roriipanys insistence it could reasonably and economically put the station back iso feet from trie higiiway at the time town planner p a bdirwaatritev a jtitu monday nirht the company agreed to build the front of its sta tion no riion tliari 100 fht forward ot the rear lot line this disuince n effvt will align the station with projicted commercial development in fiont of the gletilea residint ii area secretary 1 mccjeachie accepted an offer by the board to grant hm a lhiiius increase of slio decernber 31 and a further increase of 75 july 1 19s7 however mr mciseachte stated he wished to in- relieved of trip very far from home before and faa is thrilled by her new title and priz- es the roxy was elictric with ex citement saturday follow ng a week of intensive sejhne and a day of anticipation vhile the peanut float with its dancng men toured the streets botirinns vrmuisly cointed thousands of ootes for uie t ten airls in the contest tcan- manes wendy mackenzie jean lidkea claire ijmbert ixinna mcr millars betty bean marsaret nish- ingalc joy peal ma son and anne defor by i- venlng suspense was at its peak jm ledger chairman of the charges laid in theft of copper court action is pending following the arrest last week of four acton men in guelph the arrests were made on charges of breaking enter ing and iheft of a quantity of cop per wire from a georgetown place uf business the four men clarence shcpheruv- konald shepherd fred dunn and thomas oakley were picked up after they had allegedly attempted to sell copper wire to a guelph dealer bail- privileges were accorded to all four in connection viththc ar- vests and charges rwrssraiia usually no call for tills the chairman further explained the companys rate base is compos ed of accountable invested assets plus a maximum of seven per cent revenue allowance the company must regularly furnished the board with a profit and loss stalenient in tin- interests of customer protection united suburban general man ager t p puirkard later declared ins company was budgeting tor in ly a i h per cent revenue allowance in this rate schedule he asserted there was no iiikiiii for exploitation on this margin 1 united suburban lawyer john kvans passed out a summary rate schedule also a comparative sheet for rates rharited by consuniers sas nc iteui domestic eorisiimpt lull iif 1 immi cubic feet of jas per month for a residential appliance ompariil a ctist l 7 ot under un- ned siiliinljiri rate schedule to skia ule under tin- hramptun sched- yn rcgnvald- st his planning board position byor as peanut day committee of th- rot- jfer july 1 next year as poif- ary club and harold kinread the president were onthi platform as sible tkird anntjal ceremony decoration day draws large crowd despite threat of rain acton cd- ixens provided a large attendance at the third annual decoration day ervice sunday afternoon when toupwiruf a parade past the ceno taph flowers and- wreaths were placed on the craves of st jos ephs and fairview cemeteries and ajthe memorial in pioneer cemet- led by three bands the guelph pipe band gueiph sea cadeu band and acton citizens band the parade cortprised members 6t council acton fire fichters as- aaelation boy seoutst ladies aux- uiry of the lesion the duu of platlorm mayor e- tyler welcomed devonshire and lakeside lodte the citizens to the service and dkipters womens institute acton briefly explained the purpose of lipoo members and girl oiides decoration day parade rnarstuut was gordon beat- i re- r costerus gave the call to ty with dr a j bn and j worship followed by a hymn vic patrick lead in th second and abide with me scripture was read third sections of the paradi i by mr jones and rev k j reid at the cenotaph the leftion jed in praver charge was delivekl by vtc pat- rev l e mason giieh brief- rick a wreath was placed by jim ly addressed the gathdwrtg mr ingles and a prayer giveft by hev mason reviewed tnicirstun e h jones bob angell read the history of honoring trie dead its role of names of servicemen who religious significance and essential died in combat followed by trie meaning in honoring deceased fam- las post and reveille played by ily rnernbers or servicemen i charles landsborouch v the speaker mdicated that whue jjvsi at r hsrae- audience j respect to the dead is christian was seated to the rigrht of the plat- impulse the most end wring memor- form holding local clergymen and lal for any christian is his own councillors while a larger aud- life j cmxt n front of the legipn rnernbers were detailed to place flora memorials on the grav es of fallen comrades following the speakeri address at the same time many families tlrlted or placed flowers at plots an fairview or st josephs cemeteries no ithtpute in south the lawver also stressed accept- ame of these niiiic natural gis iatis in oakvitletrafalijarllronte area witliout dispute and referred to tin satisfaction thiir consumers there have toward tins rate struct ure he added that even whin the int nil rate period is up it is doubtful if the established rate would increase general manager pinckard spoke at length describing the god re lations which exists between his company and south halton custom ers he emphasized how united suburbans manufactured gas rates in the past had been lower than those of consumers gas and how its present natural gas rates are still lower than consumers concluding he said these rates are verv favorable to the custom er we dont know yet if theyre favorable to us chairman aaked questions before the urban board gave un animous approval to the interim rate structure yet to be voted on by each council several iinstions were asked chairman crour in reply the chairman indicated a controlled licensing system is i under consideration to prevent ton- sumcrs being victimized by irres- 1 ponsibje appliance agcntv has is jnot turned on until company m- speetioiiof irimiillatioii iv i-rmplet- ed with inspection under kuel j board observation gas i iiturn- ed on unless appliance installation- meet mal standards also piesent iti tlislav nights melting were two- ksiuesing t-uti- cilhrs who s hiat township council would likely approve uf the jj unlcutii itc structure 4 puffers afainor burns over fire on stove slight damage was caused the ktrhen at the home of mr and mrs bert kognvaldson yesterday after- nixm when a pan of doughnuts took fire on the stove mrs kognyaldon suffered minor burns on one hand when slie at- tempted to control the fire acton firemen who answered the call treated mrs rognvaldson after the imall fire was put out the home is about two miles south of here on no 25 highway 90 kindergarten pupils enrolled already 90 tots have been rest- 1 utered for kindergarten at tftw public school next fall even more are expected by september four classes may be needed neat year to accommodate all the young- thi kisses foi tme queen simultaneous buss the cheeks of 1 5 yearold jean manes who was voted actons queen for a week and awarded a new wardrobie witft an allexpense paid trip to new ers there ar three ci york city rofarians harold kinread left and jim ledger are adding their personal congratulations j f after announcing jean the winner n presenting hr and last years qieen frafices oakes who crowned the new peanut resgent- with bouquets a large crowd in the roxy saw the event saturday ing planned foe with auditorium to nave year next j y s ittfahrimfcviii i ifwapii r ki- vfc