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ht jvtijm sttt press seventy second year no 26 acton ontario tlfsday december 3lit 1046 four homeprim page five cut vr vm busing jttrimji 400000 lo 450000 lor he7lnth sewcrs aid plan bmfaaiiri cm apm far aun- atlua t new bmiuiiv ha- vuaa autvelurfc- hm yliamkcj for ub wtti at the last meeting for 1m6 of ac ta council ajl the mrmbm wrv atl and keev c 1 kirk tvess pre- 40o accounts wrr p fur aymml a follows c j vihnnw irarjor worm at area lierfeert ritchie fiprnim r firemens xmvmtloa araistrong anderson a co 23410 thomian lvtorm dec arc u c k sutherland lfgal ne- e braid rent of dump 1000 00 30 01 r4 43 so00 mr s11k43 r k iarfcer was prevent lo with council the extension of tat bouitdartes to include the new ubdlvukm ol beardtnore and co aau of the crescent the company would make application in accord with la terma of the ajtraement tne council alao expressed dealn lo further diacuas straightening of the botmdarte to include industrial property and record u made of this a fire aiaxm was answered about 3 30 am an chrtiimai inornuur when a blase mu found in the walls at the fjly two tills its spertmeat of mr ad mrs yuie u the kvaa jane property oa uu1 and willow street it 1 beueed t bate started tn a defective firepl fur tunately it was dlacovered early and firtmen were able to stop ii ifiread in the partitions fthrn it was making hrsdi on their arrival fterv are vrveral apart me in tint bujtdisg and the atore and wr house of hart grocery is la the mill street front iknuk wrel through the building but dsintfr was cunfln rd lo the hallway where water dam agwd the building swvd nails were broken lu reach the blase urrwtsw for ceasururtiosi swt no ittj for plnmt or leam ka tie r ow laurast luteal av aiuku for lvlure isssu tr nit fry not atrpu4 aitd cotm til will mail for awe ksvormbit orurtta liuawo imhar for hir iw mess mr p manning was carding the installation of sound equipment in the arena he told council he was having difficulty re ceiving p m speaker he asked council to consider using the two speakers he had suggested in the first place he agreed that if the units were not satisfactory he would ex change them for four units when they were available at an additional coat of s10 for labor council agreed to thla change and passed a covering resolution mr parker expressed his personal appreciation of the cooperation he had always received in interviewing council on any matter which he had discussed councillor oakes express ed his appreciation of the splendid cooperation always accorded the municipality by heard more and co the trea reported on finances of the municipality as at the present date which was quite satisfactory a letter from the dept of health was referred to the next years coun hi and the floard or health inquire was made hy milton council if acton would be lnerestrd in hulld ing an incinerator to he used joint u bv the municipalities for the disposal of garbage council did not consider such a plan feasible at the present time further inqulrj was to be made re indigent accounts and information for sale of debentures information had been secured that the municipal hoard would not permit ur of de bentures to roer cost of gifts to former aer ice personnel chief hsrrop reported that during 104ft there had been three accident at the level crossing on mill street on behalf of councillors and offic ials councillor oakes thanked reeve c l kirkneas for his conduct of council meeting and his work as reeve the next vear and presented htm with several boxes of cigarettes as a token of appreciation from the council and members council decided to file certificate with the count clerk showing that acton was entitled lo a dcputv- r on count coun 11 it was realised the filing date for this vear was past hut the certificate u as to be forwarded year end bust completed by the acton school board teorkinc arrgsuimmiu maal for vstasry new kqa i lusnjt imujbd tjwital meeting of acton school lluard was held on monday evening to leer up year end business trust ees 1 lovrll ir k t oakes sud j chapman were p we and chairmen a i mils presjdrd the hoard by motion engaged iw seirw of miss irytsei of the 111 bin shol staff to fill the vacancy caused h ihe resignation of mrs i van the aecrrlar was to arrange with mrs kauiflctah or another supply teacher for rade 6 of the public school untl mid summer the new science desks were deliv ered lo the continuation school an1 are bring installed during the christ mi holidays the secretary reported receipt ot thr capitation grant for the cadets of sna and this was by motion turned m rr to prlnclftal stewart for use of the corp the u ppl romm 1 1 1 ee w ere em powered to get a nr teachers dev for the extra room at the continual ion school the property committee were lo arrange more adequate heat for this room the secretary reported on the r finances and that it would se hwkthr in lese with thr municipal i treasurer the sum of cvkl i ttr follwlrt accounts were passtvl for payment m a gm rental moxrr school supplies sup- pi tc r nccloprdia brl tannics ear bonks c chapman cn supplies ohe and mall ma john in gits co boiler repair heintcman co muxic re presx printing k 1 wright insurance c n telegtbphs trlecram h h lllnton k v supplies ltlrhwa oarace repairs 6a puhllc imiiittes t w 333v hell tel co phone km fred crlppx labor 4 m a sjm- ial in riuig f actuo oundl was held utx ritday rtutg v tea ouim llkks vn j iwlvmml vk j o tes 3 ii rijti on a ltd t 1 m k wrir prsriil a iimj ltee klik new prvuord auu prmttt at tte lirning wrie llerv- lt1 r j mr ull lirn a od 11mt i uur illur v mm i sod k m au w tw 1 1 il r ion 770 4g3 sssnn cm 5 74 4 16 07 riwii intermediate hocke behe1ulefi a aalthle to font upon enqutr et the free irett of flop get ourt while the suppl lasts itrothkr mrs neil mrlmnarj iuep t hkcuiridk home ilnmher of mi nell mcdonald ml tlmi l 1 iditarrt of rrarebrulkt- diefl nl ms liomt on sunda ivc mher 72 agrd 7t inn ilk wife and one daughter of ilracehndjre iunlve him uunal a in nrarchrldfcn ttut als- ten and wir brother of mrs sell xi doiald har died slthln the past eight months and friends here ex tend smath tn uvea bereaenenta santa holds up good little bo jit th wool combing corporvtlon children cttriatmas party last wak santa had withdoutuj baird bafors hs mw tha dutributlon of stfu from the christmas tree ke j m mrltxmsid mr it afmlerwri f ainxtrong and anderwan rnginrri ad on con tiaitor were mit in nmnectloa ilh icfifwr on sewage nifciaa beds fur artan system two tsuiders wete rvtrited for the isinaof sewrrs ont whtrh is lnnn as tontract a there were no ten wii for canliat ii which includes hie equipment for the jmrnptng stat nns and the disposal plant mr andenmkn ekilsmd thst lfi ixjctlrsi tprs had i a kit the plsns snd siectfcal ions for lnxieci ion lhree i returned then as not interested he had lound that four others did not intend to submit a im tf the nine from whrch bids might haw been rx tetcd there were only two htvti the mahon construction o bid wax for tj71an for ontract a heque for flvt wa eoccaed m il h tender west on const run un co ud bid pji jus for coot r art a iix enclosed a cheque for 1 400 at required by the stipulations of the contract mr spatafors of the weston con n ruction co was the onlt contractor at the meeting v hen asked hts few sort for the high price he placed the t lame on tabor condition he said otniiracton were dixguile1 trying to run a business that was onl a big headarhe he had tatked with other contractors who had thetr srds full of mschlncrt and prefer ted to let it vta there than take on contracts under present labor conditions mmi of the men available did not work lind were undeirndahle said the varton svstem was more cost than the clinton system on ac count of the wsler encountered at a htghrr lrrl ivpth of sewers in lint on averaged about 10 feet while act on s average depth wss 17 feet mr 9patafora had tendered on one contract onl because he considered that under present drrumstsnees one would be sll that h could glee prop er sttentlon the contract prices suhmltred did n t include the section of main street north of 1 1- n k trstks or put i tuig srwrrs to queen sliwt to the i a uul untiling subdivision other i imw subdivisions wrre trowevrr in iduded i mr sktmk repiesetituig the nat tonal srti iipe cu gave infwrmat ton of pi lev sea u led in isrit ji getom n and luttun and said ttaewr titla ixntared favorably raiiliiswi a i susd maiertaj l mr andefson rogirwcr submitted i n a t ed iust s of mi t ertau fur t tie comti u tum wwrf lle manhole tianirs and tuirii twst pie cum pound el wrie estimated to cxwt m jil j5 riyineeting rtisrgei would tie tl and otlri tiatgt aut luaval isnt and jumping ttatlon fojulpnient vete estlmateo at i10l tia tfaitneni plant at ivi7 steel uxe1 in onnectlan with this was fig urrd at lul ontramors rhargrs for hulldmgs and installing the two pumps were wilms ted at 14 000 and lte treatment plant at lvxiil an estimated total of 14rrr fo- onlrart ii added tn the lowest ten der for contract a of 2711v brought ihe total coats up lo h0 4197 whl h is aliout double the flrsl estimate of the costs ttte other tender would bring ihe costs to 4t2 kv7 an estlmste under present con 11 hon might i kerr for lie 1400 000 and m was pointed out that sul h a when lure issue would ite appro vim atety to mills on ihe tax rale for so years lw inteeest aesium mr anderson had also secured qts lalions on the sale of ihe dehenture ixsue and ihls could w negotiated t two and a half per cent for the 1 t 10 year delientures and per cent for ihe 11 to jo year debentures klg ure were given on the annual carry ing charges if the oli had been vvinono and nan ono iteeve and members of the 194o spi 1047 c unci is expressed the feeling that the lenders mould not be accept ed and thai at a later date when con di lions were considered more favor able other tenders would be called all engineering work and prellmln arv nurvevs have heen made and were read for proceeding when a reasonable cost could he secured iteeve klrkness thanked the vlsl nn 1ar the meeting and supplvlng ihe informal ion which hn1 hcen most helpful firt ihwkty game kxhiliition tilt with iuiljili tram rum tlie fair netrotulls of uelph tame a flurry of activity which pen rt rated the uinermoat unrtumi if aton arena to he faced by a marh lite that needed ull to ease out joints v him siv rutted from a summer long mrrtud of hlbrroallbn and tit flurry wr refer to could be ttie spar si ing junior 11 1um key squad who hall fiomvhe kosu oty whilst the mil nine well our own acton tsnnrrx of oiuisr w tio were again hhoxitlng ihe le lanes afler a lung umrner la otf ivtti last nlghl ihst this flurry u re1uvl to a walk and lii ltl nlgttt t ttey were out aworcd by a 4 1 rtefl it and twas also tal eve ikst tte 1m al squad rsfrrled off tin- 1 1 iimillcri laurels from ikr uel hlles m lit mmi- lsu fiorn ueth kksstot it m no puslmvj lo keei nof onllrni hitlier milliter tieck wants sr i torwardx llut faster still thr i inn ix uxhed them ls k to i heir own end sol wllh tlte excemlon of 3 r 1 breakaways managed to hold lh m latt of thr blue line adon aored the rirsl two goals while cuelj h got a slnglelnn again the tanners added two tallies cuelph added two mine lo their sheet in tha dying minutes and threatened hard hut were outweighed and pushed ite p in their own territory for the remaining few id ks of the lime l- k a man who you tmg idols would irrhs rcrognlre playvl a stellar game on defense for theutoyal oty itrllcvr lie carries krd kenvsp ss a monl k r and 1epited his weight well ak the tanner forwards the iimsu plsyed an outstanding game and with exhibitions similar to that in their series we won t be star paling when we glimpse acton at the head of ihe loop twp nominations in esquesing and natsagaweya tup uwtion in kauealikg for lawfmity- uw ajul mcsbsti of 4masvrll only one acrlaniatlun was accordad in kaquesing lownsiiip on monday wrn w murray who has bean 14 yesrs in municipal affairs rwurad imirn offle and eo cleave wss eieet- rd by ait ismatlon lor ieputy iteeve the roaleat will t- tirlween k n llrxiwn and ia urrte lioth members of laa years oundl r ive were nominated and are rusv ning lor tits three lanjmll aests they are ralg luui t i i ltisholsn ieo lslle vmlfrtd itlrd w o hrown- i lde v slier unhsin notnlnaled fcr lurxll and s hol area trustee de lined ihe coun ll nomination and re- rrlved an acclamation as kchool trustee u llfrid hlrd snd uoyd jlnher nominated for school trustees declined their nomlnstlons nominations were held in naaaag- aweya rnvnshlp on monday whm ijoyd crawford wss glvan an arclam- stton for the reeveshlp five were nominated for tha four seals si council john robertson kdgar r llenton 1 mcmillan wm van sickle and archie service school area trustees elected by acclamation were murray mahon and ivan klchardaon toronto or no other cily may hold a vote on ihe mcktall bars seems time for celebration of magna charta i iay again acton folk ijmxl vtt60jn stamps on christmas canls the acton post uclph hartits second costly fire in two weeks when the cuelph creamery was destrojed on saturday with a low of thousands of dollar mono pounds of butter and 900 cases of eggs were deal roved in the mate deer dives in window wrecks full rtwn hock uenl throujrh stork rsuvn window smon j hardwire ths year art a new high record as indicative mall handled office thjj and was indicative of the community growth mondays preceding the hoi iday were the heaviest days with tha period from december 18th to 33rd seelnjr ihr greatest amount of out going and in coming matt for three days the average mal east was from ca i i ii a j to 25 bags and 2 to 1 hags of let- sloek 01 hardware trs an average mh t any other 1 lesson runs from 6 to 10 bagm this year there were fio500 one rant vtamps sold and licked hy acton tit- lirm which la about a0o0 more than last year in addition there wart tha other denomination issued too in moncv mav talk hut have you not- iced how hard of hearing it la when you call it led 1w id jpriiina tear tfunkfutnena for the pju coanffv for the rutare the tircv ol thtx week edition or the free pre arc limited to four in number owins to the holajgys thi eliminates our usual space for editorial com ments uc couldnt however let the old year ctoe nd enter upon a new yeary without eipresainc to one and all our appreciation of the opportunity to serve am on ou for the past ear and to wish for one and all an even better more joyous year for 147 the past vear has had tta joys aa well as its set backs but it his been a year when the funs of great nations have been silent and a year when canadian sons and daughters have been welcomed back home again for these alone every heart ivgrateui there are also many individual reasons for thankfuletyoy 1u4 and so as the old year dies we express our apprec iation to the friends who have made its days joyous and spurred us on to meet the obstacles confronted and as the new year dawns a hope to have sj con tin uance of those privileges in cementing those friendships and making progress with you and ha v ing a share in bringing about brighter and better year not onl in 1047 but throughout the span to come it the editor and staff on sunda afternoon a full grown buck deerciaxhed through a window in ihe warrhouae of symon hardware tramped around through the stock breaking crockery and smashing pipe and other material and broke two more windows before it was driven from the burtding it left n inill af wreckage and blood from numerous cuts inlranre to ihe building was made by thr nnlmril crashing through a window that is five feet from the ground mr v n kumley notified mr m symon and an attempt was made to get the animal out of the building it crashed through a window on the opposite side and had its front feet on the roof of an adjoining garage attempts were made at oth er windows and into ihe front oik the store rlnall the animal brokl a third w irfrtow on the same slds of the building from which ii had ent- errd and got awav it was bleeding from innumerahle cuts sustained in it- rampage in the stock room j weve oh en heanl of the express i ion like a hull in a china shop llut i there vn- ti more apt description of the damage that a deer can do tn a hardware stock there werenumer- ous splashes of blood on the waits and floor where the animal had mads at- tempts to get out of the building j arger quantities ch riii mas mailing was done early and most of the deliveries were well in advance of the day hy tuesday the malls were pretty clear and on christmas day the staff were able to enjoy the holiday the same as other folks acton folk were pleased with the efficiency and handling of the big mall here hy postmistress fern rirown and her staff it was a while christmas and in dications are it will be whits for tha next few months comirig evrnt- amh rtf hrllaf lin- 1 snnouirtaeai nl asr t al urtllsn hk- rru mt ir chart nl rni dance nrw yanr s i ve acton town hall fisher s orchestra whist les horns hats admission 7v 233 dance lo bob martin and hit arch eslra town hall aton eviry sat urday night dancing 8 30 to 1300 admission sor auspices legion tt santa claus at brardmorr party santa claus had gifta for all tha boys and gtrla al tha beafdmor and company christmas trot last weak whan about tha tra was piled high with th rtst mas stockings tha free press camera caught santa claus and his helpers at work i h- lo iogsiis qiyijtfaaaartiiai