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ht tm tn ftz elghlysixth year no 10 acton ontario thursday september 1st 1960 twelve pagesseven cent a total wreck a stolen car pictured above crashed into a packed vehicle in front of the station hotel tuesday afternoon driving it ahead into another car the first cor struck was damaged to the extent of an estimated 000 while the third vehicle received slight damage police scoured the area for the driver a 16 yearold k tchener youth to no avail a passenger in the stolen car received four strtches for a cut above the left eye he told police he was unaware the car was stolen jmtm3mxwuumzii9 youth wrecks stolen car flees town leaving bewildered injured passenger a widespread search through out the acton area tuesday af tcmoon failed to locate the dn verof a stolen automobile which crashed into a parked car dnv tng it ahead into the rear of one in from a 1953 modi i cir stolen in st jacobs earlier in the week was proceeding west on mam street at the station hotel when it struck the left rear bumper of t parked car forcing it into a vch iclc ahead and over the curb onto the sidewalk the driver of ihl stolen auto mobile a 16ycarold kitchener youth ahghfcd from the car and told bystanders he would go for the police his companion suf feting shock from a cut on the head remained in the car missing driver when the passenger regained his senses he wcnl in sc irch of his friend but found nobody at the puliee slition returning to the scene of the accident he was picked up by corporal rav mason of the aclon opp who after inspecting the ears was hunting the youths corp mason promptly checked the police lug book and found the ear was reported stolen in st jacobs he immediately began a search of the town for the miss inn driver when a quick search failed to locate htm a call was put in to 1 other detachments to assi the hunt meanwhile i he passencci in iht stolen car 18 yearold roy kimble ol kilchinti u is l ikm to lr w ci kcnnc s weic he received four stitches ibovc his right eye to close the wound received in the ensh the kimble youth 1 id the tor poral hi h ut no idea the car was stolen ind snd his friend hid jkcd him to accompiny him lo nie exhibition m toronto the stolen car was timed away i complete wreck the tar it rashed into received an cslimal d 1 000 damage while slight damage to the third vehicle was not estimated by police wmmmmmz suit pftoio mookvnie public school nassagaweya townships new consol dated school will not be opening on tuesday of next week as construct on has been delayed the contractors have told the school board the bu idmg may be ready for occupation n three weeks time around september 26 although maior outdoor work has been completed the inside of the school is only parily finished aaeanwh le 285 students who would have attended this school next week will begin classes n ihe rural one room schools in their area ratepayers urge board agree to supply individual bus service for every pupil over 50 ratepayers from es- standing on the bus be allowed boaid member r j cunning better education i ir uucsmu townshm met iointlv a number of the ratepayers ob- h im reminded the ralcnivtrs iiil fulkmmc the rtidhu of ihi qucsing township met jointly with the school board monday ciemng lo discuss the closing of waterloo school and proposed bus service for pupils lo the ccn tral school at speyside h was unanimously supported that ratepayers urge the board lo civc 100 per cent transporta lion to all pupils and thai no a number of the ratepayers ob jected to the bus service when it was explained pupils would be picked up at strategic places along the route rather than the bus stopping at each lancway al the beginning of ihe meet ing mrs h still was appointed chairman for the evening and mrs g winfield secretary 175 to enroll tuesday in new speyside school opening of the new consolid ated school at speyside high lights school opening in tsqucs- ing area no 1 about 175 pupils are expected there tuesday in the five spick n span new classrooms almost everything is ready and waiting painters are daubing at a few list spots but desks and black boards arc all in place offcolor bnck in the south wall is being replaced and grad me will be completed soon 830 in area about 8s0 pupils are expected altogether in esquesing school area no t five schools arc closed now with the youngsters from the districts going daily by bus lo speyside the schools where the three rs will be taught no long er are lome dublin dufferin w iter loo and stone schools there will be a staff of five in the new speyside school colin leitth from ingcrsoll will be the principal and leach the senior pupils in grades seven and eight garry dawkins of acton just graduated from teachers col lege in toronto will teach grad cs six and seven mrs margaret barber who has taught at dub lin and lome schools will teach grade five mrs bernice dekker comes to teach grades three and four after three years at norval last year a dublin teacher mrs helen roftoww will leach grades one and two she was also two years at bannock burn school j tmes morison r r 1 acton is caretaker teacher al bannoekbufn school is mrs dorothy scott of georgetown who taught six years in chinguacousy at mi i ion heights miss glen na mcmillan of hamston will be principal jaking grades five to eight miss valcpc varcy of ac ton teachers college grad will take grades one to four mrs rcla shurtill is return ing to blue mountain school at stewart town robert gib bons or georgetown is attain principal and will leach grade eight james findlay i teachers college graduate takes grades seven and eight mrs margaret mckclvcy of bannockburn will teach grades four and five mrs eleanor mckcown grades two and three and mrs lyle pol locks returns to grades one and two glen williams starr ralph mckcown is principal at glen williams school and takes grades seven and eight tom dareic will teach grades six and seven miss eva prcvswood grades three and four miss hit da boycs grades one and two a new teacher miss margaret mor nson starts with grades four and five george brandford of georgetown will be caretaker again at norval principal mrs alvin la noble has grades five six and seven and mrs winnifred cas- carfden has gra one aim two mr maftr wilson who taught at lome last year has grades three and four music supervisor for the area is again mrs mary kidney children believed cause of 5000 barn shed fire a 62 yearold barn and adjoip int shed to house pigs were com plctcly destroyed by fire last fn- day at noon as a large crowd of spectators lined an overlooking bank eslim itcd loss was set al j5 000 by fire cncf j newton fire chief j newton and constable bill bcnnclt of the noilh hallon opp detachment lmtsiigitcd a tip that children were seen biking away from the scene ol the fire minutes before tton tircmtn arnved thev cs l iblishcd thai children were re spc nstblc tor the lire the ancient barn located on iht rurmcr stem 1 1 property on ihe tirst line near the breezes ind adjoining shed belong to i ti rontu man james donnovan ind untamed a large quantity of i ist t ir s ha crop kwjioii i3 t- back to school for 1212 acton pupils tuesday robert little school expects over 500 pupils doors of the robert lmle school will open tor m re thin s00 pupils tucsdn m it nine the numbci is increased th s u since children linn on the crest t nt in tr tnsle i rm t rum the m 7 bcnntil to the r txii link school boundary line is the cnr track there an 17 le ichers n the slafl plus musk super cixor glenn banks 17 on siatt the new kindergarten unhu is mis olga knutstn ol me it rd who his nisi crulmlcd li mi stratford teachers college mrs jane gamble returns to leaeh grade one miv maxinc forster of woodstock is coming lb teach grade one mrs grace rexsd will teach grades one and two miss rns- marv monre ol mcaford comes with teaching experience to take grade two another teachers college grad miss patricia jwcs of woodstock teaches grades two and three mrs june dohcrihcin has a grade three class and mrs ora copejmd grades three and start more periods per day for 312 high school students more periods each da for a re- curd high mi linent will hcun 1utsda al the high school the tichtrkniki 1 1 will be replaced b t mm pe lod d i li i trades mm i 12 in 1 i ttnpciiod dj toi ltille h sludtllls fcmolnum which lolillcd w in lwo is cpcsled lo mirease t 112 14 ippcr school subject this tu ihcr will he 14 llppe r se h hi sublet is t ulcht periods will be sh rieni t intn lisi t ii s 40 n tmites t mm ules thh 1 in hide iw i m ire t or mis mirpnc while his gride lur and mrs durenc bvcr m in trade he vtilhtm kenneth of i utkm w w ill leae h grades hw and st and ketih black tmk si keith martin will haw gride sewn douglas co pel and has grades seven and eight and is also as sistant pnneipal principal garnet mekenie will leach grade eight douglas ytiddis of seiforth will teach industnal arts and gndc eight ricrsein grad mivs helen baker vol teach home economics periods each da classes being t 8 ss m ind c ntinuc uli nmn atkrnoon periods bejjn u li pm and continue until 4 is pm i ih i ir i uer c uk- sn t irt ii pss n until noun resume it i i continue until 140 p m siarr or u pnneipal f a ii ins lift 1 1 n hi ui 14 u i her mis barber lnglish and latin leaeh er has jr ule iibtn mm mw le ichel ml liul belan i kkinhurg hi pist ompltttd his summer ouis tlur hone i producer wiih the bc lie will u i h sciin e with his home loim 10 in nx m m phil ciddkk will a itich mdtisinal nts william coats comes from mil ion hich sehool io teach maths and rthvsics hi form is 9a in room 6 v cvk f delhi has com pleted his summer course and will have grade 9b in room 1 lbs subjects arc english historv and boa physical education oscar dniber math teacher has ioc m room 8 mrs i gallowi returns to continued o pag two m z bennett school ready ifor 400 pupils a dozen teachers have been ismgnct rooms al the m z bennett public school and will be welcoming students back tiusdas the timid ones who come to i kinder irlcn for the first time will he tn the care of miss joan paik who has just graduated 1 1 im teachers college mrs ka alger will teach i cr ide om in room two and mivs sheila borhmc will teach grade i nc in rown three thev were both it the school last year i new to stan teachers college graduate miss j boslev will teach grade 1 two in room four miss f small comes with two vears exper icnce to teach grades two and three in room fire mrs g ben ton returns to teach grade three in room six another new staffer tfiss h jackson comes from teachers college to teach grade four in room seven she has had two vears experience five teachers of acmnr classes were all here before a capper lakes grades four and five continued m pape two no animals were in the build mgs and the file fed by dry hay completely destroyed the two buildings firemen were hampered hv parked cars and bicvclus on the narrow mid as well as a short ay of w iter an old well it the bottom of t hill was utilized and in iuxiii irv pumper forced water up the hill along the lancway to the waitinc fire pumper firemen remained it the scene of the fire for over two hours and returned later fndiv ecn ing to wet down the smouldcnnt ruins him reminded the ratcpiycrs the meeting had been called hci use two petitions hid been r lived nc opposing the closing of waterloo school and the othci favoring the moec modern plice t following ihe reading a0 the i mr cunnmcli two petitions the chiirman asked gathering it wi if there wis any piool the child lief that i betlci icn would reccicc i belter ediic i jhc received hi lion at ihe new speyside school i he urn costly to whether it was just a send ihcm ii inlormcd ihe the bo ird s bc- duc ition would noted it would each statl photo nothfhjo could be f ner on a hot day than a dip in a pool but whan a illde is added the enoyment increases four children can be seen ready to zip down the slide at the wading pool in the park during a hot spell this week p c tured front to back are jeannette dunn teddy hagan bill hagan and robert bittorf the pool has been a popular spot this summer individti ii country school ind r viewed ihe tr insporl ition pro blem lo c ich school he ilso i old ihe lihciing it was easier to let lullv qu ilified le tellers it i e niril school than it i sincle ruril siihk i mr cunninlh un i iui the wilcrloo in i icsidcnls he sym pathteit with them is their school did not h ivi the over ciowdiril uid tr insporl ilion pro blems me pointed i ill tint wi tciloo sch kii pupils would ik ihe i usl pit kid up in the morning ind first dclicied home at night by the bus more teaching time time tin d tic inquired if lei ehcis could d i better job h indlinc nt li id in i hi untral school nlher tlnn severd in a sincje sch ml bond ehuin in i mm coles told the i lepn s il w is his opinion tin ti i litis w mid hive more tluu lor indhldinl itlcn lion n tin cc ill il sch hi a j m isa ic isked whit spe cial it tint ion in uiidcrpiivilcged child might be if riled in the central schkil system ind was told it shouldn i eh mge from past setups bo ird member m ic sprowl emphasized th it ittcncl mcc m single room ruril schools years ijo was low but present d iy at lend inee indk ilel over 4s per kkiru i believe pupils will get better utiiitkii in i nsolidated sc hoids he rcmirkid mr mi km iskid th bond wh il pi ins iluy h id for the next fuc ye irs init wis mlormed some thought had been given to i school it silvirereek he wis told however this hid only been discussed ind not tinalicd don i bel on it mi mclsiac suggested that some of ihe c untry schools should- be maintained and when told- by the board chairman a survey had indicated no particu lar increase in population he re- m irked the way housing is lomg up i wouldn t bet continued on page two opp constable hurt in crash chasing guelph prison escapee a 7s90 mph eh caped cunwet early ti csdav morninc resulted in the serious murv ol north h ilton opp const ihle dave richudson ind the capture ol ihe esc inee an operation carlv wednesday morn ing proved successful iccorduil to t report from guelph gen cral hospit il ind he is rcstitic comfortably tlll conxiet was one if 12 es capecs of guelph rclorm itors and was the only one to elude capture near ihe prison grcc rrv mclcod 19 stole ulemptcd lo make his cctawivj ir m light n irlh hilton ind guelph opp cruisers ttn i isi clnsc coined ihe gm iph an il ind rockwoixl area ind i hi i ip- turt was made by noilh hdlin opp const iblcs ren slrilltm ind dave hardv ne ir rckwoot in highway 7 alter c instable rkhirdson risked his hie in m iltcmpl ti slop iht stolen car forced off richardson s e ir sped ml in front of the escapee s car and gr uhi dlv h g in to slow down while tin other cruiser c imc up from behind l box the convict in unwillim t be irrcstcd mcleod btj in i i bump richird sons miser i nun behind and siicceidcd in knhkrng the cniis- cr i the r hid where it smash id iunsi i hvdm pole at the sidi fil l hi i ml west of acton thcj c just ihle w is nithed to guelph reneril llospilil in sen- his f tmdili m hut wednesday iiioining his fellow officers in continued on page two lack of watbt hampered acton firefighters in control ng poke and fire chief j newton received a tip the fire was a fire that destroyed a 62 yearold barn and pig pen on the set by children and are investigating the incident spectators former sterrrrt farm on the first line on friday the farm lined the banks overlooking the buildings and were driven now belongs to- a toronto man james donovan the house back several tmes by the intense heat firemen were fur was ynoccupied but the barn contained last year s crop of ther hampered by cars and bicycles parked on the narrow hay no animals were m the barn at the time of the fire roed