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ht jutim nt bfts eightythird year no a agon ontario fhursoay august 8lh 1957 eight pagetseven cant vigiai nuu ale bo weajrwaj rwal want to thli young bride and groom ian won eeyeetne udga choae beverly irunelie at bride and sandy crop otoom or p award many children were present attired in coatumes of various detlgnt and added painty of colour to the day t event mot rodders zig zag in acton soap box derby with atlamwration of ad bolts wire wood and frsaas acton flrit soap oarby got underway last monday w pert of tha day lone civic holi day celebrations under the auspic as af ttw minor sports commltte an anxious crowd of appro lm etaty mb onlookers cheered and sadgged than cheered main as their tavvlu driver want looming down the aflfes street hill dm proud ownara and builders of tha array of baby buggy spring telling win and foam rtibfae- seals eotsfeel tn lae actan lhrk at ntna anv for tha initial impaction and final okay from lha storby organ iser having received their numbers and a pat on the back the hot roddart parwded behind acton clltrens band up mill st cet to the aurtlng poet at the corner of frederick and agnee street mot ive power wa supplied j irlnfi ihc parade by the bugeyed and cxcll ed flock of admirers pushing pulling their chown driver tan entries showed un aurtlng line and the official dded on two classes fur the r irv 8anior and intvrmedliite in the huemediate claw entrus were made by the following car no 1 ricky ironitde car no 2 don maude car no 1 keith tar rani car no 4 gerald weick and car no s tad quennell no 9 emergeed the wlnne in the first heat no 1 in the aecond heat and no b in the third heat in the final heat it waa a battle u tween not 3 and with ted quennell piloting no 5 to the in termediate championship the senior class saw jay i onmctr driving car no 1 don harris no x andrew tarrant no 3 wayne rob sell no 4 and garnet itosiell no i the firat heal waa copped by cur no 4 with the aecond and thi a heats going to cars noa 2 and 3 the final run for the senior cham plonahlp waa a battle between cart noa a and 1 with don rartj be ing crowned the senior rttamp as there were no cntle for the junior class the official awa ded the trophy to the dcslgwr driver and owner of a car on the bails of mechanical efficiency ingenuity handling and appearance aftr serious consideration had t n given the judges decided the prti should go in car no 3 jnlntlv owned and operated by andrew and keith tarrant praise should go to three m rome- to the comrtturwlv who thjthroujih their untiring effort work rd out all the details and arrtingr ments which made the derby a huge siicces bon smith doug tarrant and george hicha daon nil lit ing in the glenlra subdivision drmrvr a special chtr f r thi ir unfiiilink work not onl with the minor sporta but the wriom net ivitlrs they participate in helping tht chlldrin of the communttv socieryannounces57 winners for district farming projects acton agricultural society this week announced the results of the oat competition in which it fields were scored by j m cock burn of ouelph mr cwkbtrn n potted that farmers in this diatncl were to be er commended n the fine crops utey were entering in the eomihrtitior sponsored by this aorirty ni wild oats or oat smut were found in any of the field acoed winner of the competition with 06 points on a field of garry oat waa charles mcnebb of nock wood second place went to mrlvln mr cullougtf with m 6 poinu also on garry oats other winners were third her cmucwsu local residents attend reunion w am glad to hear thai mr mar old qrlftwi t o oualph hospital and u progirsslna nicely the wa and tin board ol churchill church an- to hold thir regular mealing wcdnceday nlghl at the home ot air and lira ralph denny mr and mrs rrank i reeman and ted attended the hmveoralf re union at stanley park rnn on sunday afternoon there wtn about 8tt present rfrum at ton ouelph kitchener hina city north bay and lacombt albirta rev and mr carle leslie and patricia anne apent cnlc holiday with air and mra c s denn eamiatv herbert simmons buried at rockwood jiu fur une week herbert aim anona rockwood passed away in oualbh oeneral hoaplul on jul so bnm in 1it3 ur simmons is sur vived by hts wife the former maude johnson thjey rt married at spaadaide in 10u3 spuidini h wbjola life farming in eramofci tewnahip he retired 19 ers sjio mr 8hnmooa was a member of rnekwood unltatf church funeral aervfee was held from tm rumlay funeral some acton on mtar august i rev john ward omelatad asalaled by rev c a b inbjrtnent waa in rockwood pallbearers were ross martin staeit martin ross harper red ataahar bab klnfibury and bill j lucky draw winners bush mcwhlrtrr gait prtstnt for the old tlmrrs ball gnrpc had thr honor of dru ing thi luck draw tickits bttuern inmnk- of tht ball garni wliuli coin hided thi cllc llohdav progntnt pi ov ikd b acton mirror sp rts cttmmitlec there uw a d av foi a v0 bind and two conbolntion prizes of s0 vouchers first priti vwnt to j j virkus kingswav toronto vvlio t vii a jo bond second pnxi of a ll voucher wml to mrs hobinnon wvnftd place grenlia subd vi ion acton third prin of a 910 voucher went to a d j urn tor onto beginners luck last tuesdn evming tvo cars wrri involved in a slight accident at tht cohmr- ot w itlov and dotr atnucs vhm o inm ntton drniru with a binrur ptrmit tnd nconpanicd b hi r father ntibjudged the turn onto bowtr and scraped the side of a car dru- inby c f leather land tht damage was altbht and both ca owners reached an ogreemtnt on tfculcnunt destroy deer after accident a halfcrown mule de r had tht bad luck to become impaled oo a barbed 1 wire jfenc belonging to gordon mrphau just to the north of gden mills on tht third lint he waa seen by jim sl marie cambridge st gait on sunday afternoon who got in touch with authorities ur su marie had pliers in his car and released the creature but it was unable to move game warden cordon matthews lost no time in coming out hoping to save th animal it was tod late hotttvar lor tha deer was too bad- jjuuirt on tha cruel barbed wire vey bayne m points on rodney fourth nalph denny 01 rodney fifth s r griffin and son s3 garry siath d mcphedran til oarry seventh george c wallace w garry eighth j a swackham- ftla gar y njnla ii mc phedran 90 ivrry tenth charles thompavn kodney winners of the hay compattition tn whleh it ftetde were srorrd were first albet gray bock wood second uoyd mareden third george c wallace fourth charles mcnabb fifth m mrcul lough slath hi m cole seventh k paemor eighth c w swsrk- hamer nlnlk don mathews tenth 8 c orutlin plan development i ndustrial acreage extend road sewer water services ivan clarridge heads ont firemens association at the ontario fi m n t n ments represented m delegstea vent ion teld at warrdown last 219 life members and 115 visitors attending the firemen voted to e a tend membership drive into central regions of the province they are alo trying to get legislation fo- firrmen to be allowed to have a flashing light on their cars to be used only when going to fit re during the convention firemen were educated with films and lectures on new flreflghtlng tech nioues wdxend ivan clarrid of m i ton was elected presidnt of iflt ontario firemen s association llu e ecu live elected was sb follow first vice president c o ende of fallsvkrw second vlct president h owt of slumber liny tec et ery i o mcnewly of north york treasurer v meaton of bcarboro and t d coulson was elected as one of the directus there were roughly 500 attend ing the annual four day ronvml km which began on friday and lamed till monday evening thcrv wi re apir ixlmati ly s4 depart to our readers i ike a ni w car our new gusa printing ireu n it h br ken in rroding to manufacturer b jxc if it utiorui if you noli a rh inir in the pirl urc reproduction or hie printing material hr ir with u f r a few weeks it is rxcced ihi n tn have ufflctenl prciss wrui covered in oder u make adjutincnu acton cllljeni nnd always add color and entertainment to any parade the soap boa derby was en joyed by both young and old and the children made a good showing with their entries acton runner tops champions keith andrews 16 year old son f mrs and thi late hank and rw emrrgid top unncr in the ivk milt road race on mo day lt id at melgmve aw ith drfi ated the two first i i iix lunner- in t nada whfi he cr tacd the finish line in nine niinulu m tve nd with ta g ay d m n hamilton cloee behind a 10 minutea and dillie reynolds third in 10 minutes and four sec unds for his effort kelt receives i trophy which m1 ad ism abali with other he has won ha will al so keep in his pns for one yrur the annual competition trophy following acton ccmncil masling tuetdey at which arrangmsmtt wf made for tk 6 veloprrwnt of en industrial acreage it wn learned wednesday that firm opt torn had bn tignad for tk ntir 70 acre j j stewart farm on main st north plan to anej mcoonald btvd west tetdtcat a nw induawy will bs located najaw that area of the farm and bordering the cnr tracks plant for a railway spur line were known to have been prepared three years ego by tte cnr for such a development in an interview mr stewart confirmed hit signing of the option for hit entire farm with potuble occupancy to august 21 and occupancy of the house for an additional tin months he noted the town wet purchasing peri of the land to provide roads for future development and the balance was being purchased by an unnamed corporation test holes drilled on the site would indicate a fairly large type of induslry but no actual building sure employment potential firm name or prodixtt could be obtained for publication tftonty mttesmtationf for the soap box derby were made at the afternoon session ol the tlvk holtdaf events legion president vie patrick made the presentation shown left to right froit row andrew tarrant keith tarrant don hams and teddy quennell beck row ron smith and vic patrick 0 harris won the senior championship and t quennell the intermediate class the tarrant boys won the trophy for the best all round car htadino kt the finish lini in the soap box derby are two of the entrants in the senior heat shown on the right is don harris wheeling his hot rod down the course ahead of wayne rowel i all eyes were on young harris as previously in the warmup trial it appeared as though jhe car was going to defeat him but hegot the feel of the wheel and pulled the vehicle out of its bobbing and weaving pattern busy bees institute visit acton ladies at the august meeting of the acton w i held at the home of mrs james wilds main st south the members of the huby lees were guests and contributed numbers on the program introduced by their president mrs oscar locker a humorous reading entlllcj a letter to a friend was reed by mrs coae mrs allen sang a solo end mrs roy lindsay introduced a con teat on well known flowers with mrs carl lambert winning the prise for having the most correct answers mrs george fryer president of thr acton group welcomed the visitors and conducted the business including plans to have the booth in tha perk painted the annual bus trip to toronto exhibition was dls cussed and plans arranged fur same an auction sale is planned for the nest meeting each one con tribuung something to augment the funds the roll call was answered by naming an outstanding canadian woman and an open discussion was held on the subject should women take part on school boards com munity welfare groups and public work in general the decision waa decidedlv in favor as long as your home did not suffer in doing so the various conveners reported for their department and the meet- ing closed by singing o canada tha committee in charge served lohtfe and a social time was enjoyed mak ing friends with our guests a vote of thanks was tendered mrs wilds and all who had contributed acton cmxens band lad tka civic holiday parade latt mob- 1 ball ganwt tyngoracm and varloua oltw tporrt filled travaftar day whan lha afternoon activities started wlthi calithumplan noon and evening prooram parade formed et the cnr tracks end proceeded to the parkr s l a large crowd was present for tha civic holiday events sponsored by acton miner sports committee the way was clear ad tor devel opment ol a kvanre parcel of in dustrtal land whtn acton council tuesday approved purchaae of an estimated 10 acres of land for roads and future water site ap proved esiensfcin of we an4 sewer lines and relied for specific alliens on a culvert necessary lo in slal the blended mcoonald blvd road land purchased by tha town in rluded a road srea surrounding the j j blew art proeerty to pro vide for future development and a water supply sit located several year ago but not available at the lime cost of the land waa t a w foot road estefiston from mcoonald blvd west to the prop erly line including a culvert over a swamp area was sporoved by council r v arederson and as sociates were to draw up the specifics i ions and the work is te be done by the town workmen un der the supervltlsn of tha town foreman approval was franted for the continuation of the sewer and water main from mcdonald blvd for a distance of 449 feet lo the property line wtlh eetlmalee to be given by the public utilities de partment and the work carried out by this department the cost of this work waa to be bone out of current revenue and no loan or debentures issued it was understood at the meeting the balance of he j j stewart property amounting to approslm ately aoee acrea was to be used for industrial development c f leatherund acting town solid to- was initruftad to close the deal for the purchaae of tha towns portion of the j 3 stew art property a letter of objection from it h riliott lo the spartment building project proposed for tha corner of mill and elgin streets was sub mitted to council mr bliott eapreasea alarm at the aencantratlob of people tha building would lsd to la this email area he suggested a easmksntrauon of a3 persona on tha onefifth acre lot was eshorbltsnt and compared it with that of city tanemant areas the writer quritioned on provis ions for a play ires for the chlm- en and parking facilities for the tenants of the apartments and bus iness places mr elliott suffeeted a greater fire hazard would be involved la this type of bullying because of the cowded area the problem of depreciated values of propetles in the immed iate vicinity if lha outlined con ditions were allowed lo develop were reviewed by the writer mr elliott sam ha felt council should consider thss problem and deal with it promptly before it hat gone beyond lbs planning stage a lengthy discussion followed with councillors voicing various opinions council agreed lo as proach albert van oua tha build er to see if sullshle arrangemanu could be worked out and to learn what the builder had planned re garding the co tru h of the building council agreed lha building par mit had been issued according to the present aonlng bylaw aad little could be dona lo altar the builders plana various means of blecktssg the enterprise wars suggeetad and abandoned la vltw of the seeunf conditions tha rural fire agreement eiaat ion arose and the mayor etatetf walter unban of the township council had phoned hato te rsuat the fire ewtpmtnt owned by use townships be left si the fire hall mr llnham noted thai an agree ment had oeen ranch ad with the georgetown council and ha thought an agreement waa idlng with milton council the mayor re lated according lo the phone call mayor tyler suggested the council await further word frans the georgetown and milton eouo- ctla and get coeiitinatlao of an sg signed by them with the wnshlp councils he stated tf the f cosusastad en leav rasari eden mills tops locals in civic holiday game eden mills saflbal team has laid day on civic holiday whan ihsj defeated a pickup team of local boys here ul al acton park havlnc the situation well la band bdan hills lad off with six ran in the first limine before the localf could get orasnised j zajae countered for aetone only run in the second inning after hitting a alnglc getting on second on an error and trotting home on nmarehara double cdejv mlllawere bald scoreless in the saeand but counted two la abethlrd and five mora tat lha ass v tjhe limi have a well babaaat team and hare been laying gcther for a number of ya they are leadlai in tbetr league and are strong contendersjar the fham the fallowing are tha uneuna bdan hills don blackjack sa ami ferry sea leartin lb jack naablt to tad harden ms mas lwrey cf melvln tomoa h doug bnrungnam e dean taylor n brace carrtu d atochalri rt acton p hecrtsttn as a quaanell so i ablnina lav m e p irrtaa at eat oram at allen n jzajae v 9 baav areata m a auhk to saiiirst