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p5s 4 seventyfourth year no 28 acton ontario thursday january 20th 1940 tight home print papcs si cent council discusses sewers incorporation as town tthknshuk mooth wmvkksxuy outdoor juitk krfwuhd hekoaj baud euhsim for yr ar received vital su- tlmtufl ak glwn other itmm of monday htfioion councillors w j mrjeod t k nlcol i k hot mo ami rmul fteev k tyler were pre nt on monday evenlngwhrn a ion coun hi mrl in regular session and rrr thron jonas presiden uhiti o ilrown ii i ritchie nd f dawklns representing ar ton tr ttrigad brought in the requirements of the brigade the brigade required another 24 nun nasal and six new long rubber roats the brigade frit that thr chief secretary and truck care taker should also receive the unir allowance 123 00 each the brig ad requested that ihe annual grant he increased fmm lo t5 it was turtad thai a fund be started lo purchase a new truck within the next five years chief harrop while thr firr ohfif wm present suggested that notice he posted of th regulations concerning timlor cur- follow inn the truck to flrea mr auggted notice he given before thr regu tatlons wrre enforced mr hnrrop r ported thnl hi had notified t hcynurk that he should secure permission from thr rir rommhlw before motlnj n hue to n foundation in town he hnd si albanv vrlry mhtiiif5 on monday evening thr annual mwllnn of st al twin s chun h w held on mondn niiilnu in thr parish hull under thr chairmanship nf ittv w c i uv- ton w ii inii wai rly td as vestry rlerk ilir dnandal report wit given by thr peoples warden ft g jimn and proved 1o be vwy gratifying all accounts had beir met and many improvement car- rlrd out on thr church property the reports of the various organ ixatjnns reflrstm faithful work on the part of the members mn j creasy presented thewa report mn ii dolphin rhc ijidle- guild c o kanney the sunday school w ii denny the ctmu- the following ww re elected lo office for ltmo lc lor warden j 1 jollry peoples warden t g tone fn vlop eviretary a clifford ad v not y temrnllliv i mr warden or k onkri c o jtnnnpy mra mew art mn r nrllr ml- k tnlor w ii drnny a cht fonl it pnrgrtrr nnd c f ivhith rrtnnd mdcwnnn messrs harod alli i war- t rookf m knot t ooipfunn c f irnlherlnnd m lllntoh m lir order k foottll firsttvoman elected as halimjcounty warden ltif irr froup or hrrvft who hvf mrrvra tin twnohlj f nixufimryi and wera proaant i th ilundrwlih anntvrrury when th l4t outiril tkktmlih un jouti tuth ll lft lo rlrht are u j carton jaa w uflil i u rbuhi lit k urnin onftld 4nilmll ales nrur uoi oawrf1 and the pn ni idut w m vanlikle not t ururrd a permit tuid w a ur f okn and homml moving the hulkllng vmn 11 in him rduiatlonal toun il ru tructed mr harrop to takr pro sun ln m hool teachor and mew ceedlnga a amin thr building i i prjre f foottlt and mm was in the corporation danea f ourrte i ouby and c oouncll approved of the l oka ljy dalsrta lo vnod nurcrmae of thr new riulpmrn1 c rannty sutwtltutt drlrgntr queated by the firr ilxtgndr j h webstar council alao approved of the nr i memorial prayer wai offerrd rangementa mad- by chief harrop in memory nt nrvrn rrwmhen ot tor thr cnre or a rrller rrtptr in rrthwho yawed awv d aerurlng bultahle living- quart era i ihh thr rrctior rrponet that a byljw was paed authorizing ihrrr wvrr 3h fnmllle on tl the reevr and trrutrr to convr church roll 22 haptamn and 10 so loti in wart mr housing irt dlvulon to the central vortgngi and hounlng corporati accounts were pnvrl for pn mrnt folkiw s hell tctppbine co jl i 10 e r cooper uppllc r v ivraonal stationery arm 7 s aaan aueaaing officers 10 v munlr4al world lld j4 00 tliompnon motors 7 14 trns hoys a girl mnnd 2w0ft j b adantsnn clerk and ilall iff fea 8 00 actnn free ipresa adver 11 no a p ii c 243 fl w ii nialr plumbing 2fiis town of new toronto wel fare ivpt 4 2s t cuftlnj sanitary wirk boo f l wrght security bond 8 00 fl w ten nan t labour 6 75 irai 71 the dpartmnt of hlghwas for- wardad a com plat audited report of the expenditures on municipal mads in 1w7 the clerk reported that a band ar ior uae in anraadtng sand on the oatways could be ar cured for j10 lito vqulpment wmatolw sacurad council or klcol repejed that the outdoor rink had been con- alructad ai th nohool cmunda and principal uokenzle wm quite puaaed with the wxirk of the town roraman and his helpers council approved of the ron- otructlon of the outdoor rink lnhe wartime housing subdivision which had bean made by citizens without cost to the munlclpalty theoerk was instructed to write a letter to ajax enginevrs thank- tnn them for the rods supplied for the school rink f a latter from the united king dom commission srviceaskrd particulars of the proposed sew- ag system in order that they could pass the information on to united kingdom firms who might be in terested council informally dtscussed the asweras disposal system anduhen work should b started ajid also the advutablllr of incorporating acton as a town oorraepondence us read from acton school board regarding nn outdoor rink and a copy of a let- ter sent tothe north halton high school board thr eat mate of the cost of school operation for the year was 1698200 jt uavjiointed out an addlllonaltocher would be required in hptembor and pay ment of tho fire escape ua in- rhjded jthls accounted for the aproxlnuue lncrnia ofs2s00 ooundl mad a grant or 25 to the salvation aimy in reply to an appeal for fund tha clark reported on the vital ststlsties for 1mq tr wr to wrmlngn were performed mention warn mnie ot plam for n young peftple group nlvi of future im provements in tlc churcli jrop rrt after prnrr thr meeting 1 icuifd mlh rcfrewhmnu svi mki b tlw uwle oulld rnmcn chitrch w m society mkt t tiie tar5unage the womens mlsslonar society of the united church was held at the rarsonng- on turwtn the new u elected president mrs f j cald well prealded worst hockey brawl witnessed here in years bridgeport provided n hut ijttte horiry ablht hh renakuw imponrd wlfli k dfl iitln mnh m1 nn unlnwrul nlmk on n nvin stlh it ults in inililntln r mntinlng just ul lnt1 lhu1n x game div n pal 1 1 s v i in nn foi wlint oci iirr- 1 tin rmj ii mtnutrn in front of r or to irwvt fnn us th innm m liluttet hrile port vri st hn to li ihtii firv gnme n two trtfc thirty- ight prnltrnlh irogptd to thr ln hln in wttnt odm lltt nt thr ct udot most prnnltv muildinl falr rn to lc en in a tn or ir mm m wrr- nln- nltl in thr fitm pei lod twrnt- threr in thr o nn1 s x in the third tlirrr of hear were mnjora th rrvull of frglitft twrnl mir wn r avsrukcd in a ton two of them innjivn atti the ndditlonnl discomfort of nils on duel tnrkctl in the rrmntnrtrr went tn thr vrt vhn novtrrd up hrlr hrlom tti lnlt nttm k w ittt prnctlcrd concealment thr gme was marked b lt- cuffs not onl on lhr ice hut in thr pew fpoiini 1 it k kw inglng lneu long interludrv of argument a pux7ed official confused iimr thr regular monfhh meeting or kcr per nnd incevjuint clamtrlng from th- cntwd fi more nctlon when plav was indulged in thr tanners in spltr rtf d indllng ranks rrnlh had no trouble down- hnd a constant ing vets tbc this being the ftmt meeting of t rdg on play skated faster and the vear when thr annual reports wvre presented there was a good attendance the devotional period was conducted by mrs e j cald well and mrs c l poole and the study hock mh taken by mxs c mcdonald mrs f cleave- fuu d simmons mrs o a dills and miss m z dennett membership fees wer paid hot the coming yesr a vote of thsnks was given to ite andmrsj pickering rortfcelr home halton junior farmests discussion to be broadcast on the air saturday a group or halton juniors will broadcast on saturday evening january 33 over radio station ohmx from a 30 to vpm the discussion group win deal with thmt allimportant agricultur al term conservation the spec ial feature of the program will be an interesting talk on jtocreatlon those taking part- in the program will be mil uiwson john mcclure dae pellet urlo vers may r everdel and joan omerville listen in to hear from some of halton a active juniors mrthsjmd 2 atlll b rths n acton 18 dcoth- and 31 marriage council discussed with constable gibbons the- complaint of a citlien regarding unnecessary noise of cars and people in vie main wotton at late houn on the ieekends i council also dlsciusad the ad- dit on to the war memorial to hon or thou who ml in the second world war council decided to met on jan uary 36th to make the oat mates for the year clerk mcceachle raqudtted an increase in salary be arranged for this year this question was left or co at another meet- ing- showvd more combination thnn the lsltors to reduce this margin thr blat ant bridgeport crew resolved to cut tanner tn ribbons with their ahlllelahs that precipitated what turned outtrr he a prize rhubarb at one point ten players were in penance filling an extra large don- ion to capacity practically the emtlre gntrw someone served time it aaamed to b 8ha ony way ref eree feiirrnbarh could curb the qagrant violation of code prev alent on the compound police had to twice intercede as roualng brawls of thr barroom type broke out dude undsay pounded out a unanimous decision ever bchcefer a burly defenseman in the second fteriod a preliminary bout saw ted hi son uke on the entire br dgeport tram in a stick- w nglng episode weight off num- bera forced htlson to conceed a loss hardly one brawl was subdued on the ice when another sputtered in the bleachers the local gend armes were by jax the feature at traction aotlng as peacemakers one carrottopped bridgeport fan had to be ousted in ordv- to pres erve the peace the win was a costly on for the black and green uniformed tanners bather ben bayllss sujffered a broken nose in th earr moments of the second per iod whie mike coxe further de pleted the teams strength by re turning to the injured list the picture is for from cos for fut ure games take three goal lead acton rang up thre goalsin the f rst period by interspersing penalties with a strong attack ballsa notched the flrat one b tipping in a shot from a melee tn front of woolner sandwiched in between the next goal a fcacjehand by ted kilaon mike oovawaa ln jured and had to be assisted from the ice at 1000 the fiery 1ttle pivot returned and on the ensuing cbnunuatl on pag vlv 11rackhrumb minister to xme to knox cihtrctrin acton pie urn 1 1 tuidge n tt lis m 1 u nnhd thr foil ming ii to 1 nl ini it a ton i itr knm treohvlt 1 mo i tuit- knlion of a i mi orttnil lns ll n ill h it h ii alio tlok m a mmw 1 f ko huii h mm hnlk t h ono 1 hi lr minuter mr oil mr anns n n ui in hifi hi lyi r fivr r in hut tttt frit mi tr arml infm local no 26nams officers anlir mrrtinfrrmrrtitlnv oi mr 1n inn imi 17 the f rt r nr n 11 iri11 n of th natl ull im rin1 1r im r orki rs t n n i en jft w ns he 1 n th ix m 1 n 1 with thr nr- tv 1 1 id pi s 1 nt a 1 m ni pr ldln a inaugural mwling esqtising council hold last work appointment made and itylawn panhd itounty to te paid for fovm 1 1 ii h m rut aft juompt hi unuinl n in t lovioh j ii truiiimi lotti v uh hi v t iyt miii 1 dint nnl l pul h v i loi nnd ciiurii ulors ii i 1 an it id vi ficd turd and wal li i in i im prt nt itei i 111 111 ln i the form r rrn nih m for firiiih 1 enr and sw lnit the n w mi iiiln r walter unhnrji on hrmunr wn instnitid to pnj t tn niiwti oitminh i nh iujillntn nd supplies jos r j t m r t n 9ttfl t inllimm supp1tr jvw t7 munlc lal or 11 uho i org town t iimltri jit hell telephone j h hut ilmmplon jm 70 i n nsur of ount of itnmon i losjlldt nr ounts tnlr t f s inslng f r lvth 1 0w 7 optar lo irammg k hool 2 u 1 niitui r rcetown 2 ftrt i m ii nmlt oni agf pensions jm i prmlnie of snskntchrwnn hnrll m 1 ounl onlarlo htod koadi j aksciailon a w llentnn 7 f un in hi 11 go- his upplim mra nrter 2 tin follow ng 1m lases ordrr d jp funded rrtwln uarrop land expropriated b ellkmrnii yimca seuritary arlrlressrs yv minv club i hi hitch ttgtil oidi l id thr m nr m the mini program w as 1i iu 1 r d in lhursda even irik to a full gathirlnrln thr y the speikrr was jr connell sec i ti tar of lhr klu hrnrr waterloo ymca and form- r international lrflirr n 1 he yi mens movr- mrnt wellknown to many local y followers a dnamlc speak rr it was agrevd lht hr fully lived up to his 1 rpulatlm in drarlng m 1th th suhjret ne place of lhr ymca in a modern com in u n ita- ilx ymca n living ideal an idral shand tr forward looking men who hrtrve thrre 1 a lnt in thr unlvjrsc tv declare it is n deully fir nf materiallstlr loinmunlsnt and there aever can w n iwlutvn thr two 11e s is not the building no matter how fine the rtiutpnunt nor it i tn se niir or mitnr m that i 1 l irt out the program lhr ral n rsts in the imrnilrr of i hi mm in tin iumrmjnt w ho l lieln mipwn lis itoll les whrn t hr lose inlihf t or r si n prist m implloirm nts ilnnmii y is on mm ilonrindi and mill sin closr d mm 1 reset thnt mi 1 oriuiiunlt s mote nit niton hi to 1 dulls titti nd lt 1 tiilir 1 hi premlt nt niilllnid hi- t m n 1 oca t nnd tli dutls of thi un i i tow irrts th nmpnn mini hi i the union gse thih ni 1 ndi 1 n unan mnus otr of imn itlfmt and support a jcctnl fcaturt of the meeting wk the k f ifvr ihimlent ot iv in cues council of kitchener in thr person of kenald rrgefskl who midr ssed thr mrruvr on t hi hlghwavs 1300 crrd valley twin cit cnlon insttute onduc iloltlng worka buaitdftsx js t2 lid bv the canadian congress otllarr aldwrll h 1noour which was held at lh kll rhenrr waljyr hotel on january lh and ifith in concluhlon thr prtvildrnt gne his nvssage a an nounced on the bulletin hoard the insn officers are as follows president a oment vice prcs- tdrtrr r johnaon ec troaa iwo close sentinel a ford rtyuttees f cook o holnws tv following stewards were ap- po rtted for the various apart ments outside labor j van fleet cutiolr c holmes upper leather ft johnson wetlng c fountain machine shop j russell tan yard 112 00 hotter vyae barn removed aastssments amount ng to izloo were written off the- 1m0 roll these incluled c a france house mill and office removed 130q ingtls bros ham hurned m00 mrs alrrc lgnn house burned 400 relief accounts amounting to fil 11 were ordered psld k c undsay was appointed as sistant aaaatsor at a salary of 100 per month with 23 per month car sllowmnoe for a period and chrome j rotru cuxrla u m0nh byhiw was w allan beatnhouse p fetterl p di- dip h oroorke rollng i the road superintendent was ap- room a ford warehouse o ma- sales belting h freuler elected warden 1949 part pay- pointed to attend bhe good roads convention in toronto qeorge leslie and walter unham were appointed to eaqueatng commun ity hal board for 1049 day labour in the township was set at the rate of 70c per hour the treasurer was instructed to pay i m bennett 100 merit as tax collector bylaw no 110 to grant per mission to the reeve and treasurer to borrow 50000 to meet cur rent expenditures was given th required reading and passed by council a bylaw was introduced ap- pointing a board of management for nerval athletic club a bounty of 3 per head was set on foxes killed in the towni hipand a bylawprewimdailaclj v jf eu biuaiias lh mmmkm highway and his on tuesday haton county couitct unanimously chose mrs mary s pettit as warden far 1040 mrs pettit was the first woman lflr halton to beetected to county council andauo has th now added distinction of being the first woman to occupy the post of warden of halton lit tesseft thnl t hi nr- ds if he rulfis that lion lit adult of how isiwiu evening claw knntimlrs art and nf1k n- ur kit h nrr v w hen- thi memlmishlp have just oinpli ti1 n suoresrful drive to lalse jjsooo to rxnf ihrlr far llltles the y must alwas retain hi sll rmphjs and try the to nirot flir sjmi japnteiir iiimmunli nn its t tint arr not dr ing met ih tilhrr ways he m aln d ttial lhr ymca was th mnwmi nl thnl pioneered th rst ihltshmenl of swimming pools g mnaslums throughout lhr ounti until todnv ihry nre com monplacc it mux coollnu to plomrr in fir is m lierr thrre roesl wtirlhrr it u in srs rbica- ii011 emplo nv nl service tath et on relnllon- fllie swnkrr was introdurrd by cliarlrs klrknem and thanked by hill ivnn arrangements were made to transport the public srhool ounglcr to curlpn for the awtm- nlng clarses beginning nrst week s serai members stressed the ur gent nrrd for more equipment for our looil y if it is to serve the needs of thu commun ty as it 1 ught itnited ciiom hafl eijction op offlcerfl fob tiie year on thursday january 11 the united church choir were enter tained at the parsonage where ihfy held their choir rehearsal and a social evening the business consisted of etecton or officers for 1m9 after which a dellghful lunch was served officers elected for the coming jvar were organist ethel frank lin president dorothy rlmmona recording secretary joan fetter- ry corresponding secretary helen blttarf librarian ken allan fto- cial committee shirley ralston mrs m taylor gown committee ethel franklin annetta evan mrs mary h 1htlt rrf or nvimmi ilnanlmoua tww for iliichmt imuion l tft siunty commit ar namesl for year aanfrwsarot commlhe to aifitlhud high krhnol ihathct mur kef erred to wucationaj cesai- mltte vll ten rsiluslvity for ihe an 1 ad i an champion and arlin free press unique in the history ni the im vlnce and lomln on of canada ha lion county baa the flea womwi to he elerled to tiie warhenship- at lhr inaugural meeting of ital ion county council tueaday mrs maiy s irttit reevr of nrlwtn was uruinlrruius y elri trsl wsrrtw ftr 1040 a native nf n imin mrs prlllt has hnil an unutual careerun the ruunlrlial field in 1m0 she was rlrrtrd to the nelson tnwnalilfi founill which offer she held until lots whrn air in camr deputy ttrse 1 he following year she was eln d d itfv nf hi r native muni i- jnlllv loildlni hut offln- lnie w i lik k ciiwn allirwy uitmlnlst tii ihe imlli or of fire to mrs p tilt 011 nre th fhst woman ward n tn im i 1 ti i in flu jovir- t ontniln uml ins hly have in ms tlnctl n ir txin th first winian warden in the omnlnliki of n- ftu dnlarril mi dirk you were elected unanimously and dorr fine mi will have thr sup port of loiiml mrmlers rrpreaent ing rai h omimunlty i auppnae to a woman their is a certain amount of itlamour to thr offlrr and i am dnihly pi ouii to have ihe tvtnnr and distinct on of iwrnrlng in thr first woman warden in jlallon marco club elects ofhcers at january hettling the marco club met on wednes day evenlne janujuvt2th with a good attendance mr pickering led tn a xlng song the devotional part of the meeting wu conducted by kay swarkhamer ults jose phine mphall sang by the band of th river accompanied by mrs grant mcdonald hi- con imled paying tribute lo mr ietnt late husband harry pettit who was clerk of halton a num- 1m 1 or years in ty r inaugural nddresa mrs prttll weeomed ihe arvea new members adding only by your guldnrife nnd norat ion will it u- hsltle for me to sunreed there are mnnj important duties resl- ng m our shoulders and wllh jour assistance we will tie able in suirewfully complete them i ask ou to accept my sincere thanks tor lies owing this honor upon me two olher membera john t armstrong reeve of onrssrtown and wm varulcktr reeve of nas- sagawcyi were nominal ed but withdrew in favor of mrs pettit william vanslck e said that due to certain drrumstanora durlnctha ast year it was impossible for hun lo allow his name to stand john armstrong said while georgetown had not been so favoured for such a long time h hoped that his mun icipality would be represented in the near future mrs pettk ha given much to the ondaiy durtnjr her membership thus i feat ah should be so honored at this time clerk william deans aoortatt jhe new warden to th ohair pr- sentlng ter with gtown and gavel representing th office following the advice of th nv warden council chose r w smith james good lei w h biggar e tyler and wm vanslckl a an assessment committee thai nuttv- bers will chooae a chairman at th first meetlnjr councillor vanslck le urgwd the committee to make an lmmadlat survey so council could strive to have it in operation by 1900- councllfor jones advised mejn- ben the acton representative on the north ilalton jbh school district board had tendered his re signation he hoped council would appoint two membera to the board continued oa pag ffea cordance council adjourned to meet on february 7th at 130 pmar the c the 1 otd bctui has new look everyon u familiar with that old adage about hldtn a light un der a bushel hanhraiw nd mta has unearthed modern version in the form of analactrle ught bulb buried for half a caatury tnat glowad uknw whvtasiasl it was ldntlttd by axnarta at a typa used in alactrle althiway back whan trip to the yukon which was very- interesting mr pickering was uraiw of the election of officers w hlch were as fomows preuent mfc lean treoauref kay and ross swackhamer secrelaryl paulln and mac ftymon group leaders louise and harold banter doris and fred ken tn err helen and gordon cunningham helena and gordon cunnn ing ham conducted sorngmm which everyone enjoyed and dorothy mc lean led in some folk dances lunch wu sarvetr by th com mittee coming events litvtmv cmivm or othr ivtal wulit 7mrrl or othtl nmt of jk juntoejirmerjamtlnffaltarn srhool wxlnmday jfniuuy x bm good mule admiulaa s5c thflaewy jrfbyurtn chiyxh uintnl mmnt at th ouifeh tunday g un january 37thladl provld u the at- jaaha- chureh ar hamtnc a blno nn tumday pebnjafy lt si joawpha