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seventysixth vwnor3tr j elghthomo rmnttpegessfitcenls council accepts tender for 25550 debenture tenders for a debenture issue of 23s0 wte received at the regu lar meeting of the council last friday evening thlsdebenturc iaiue in to cover watet service improvements and addition included in this are waterworks extensions pump house at the new well and repairs to the unk on the cemetery hill council accepted the hlfihetft bid of the 0 tenders received dominion securities ltd bid wl0l on each 100 of the issue lowest hid was that pf gsirdner and co ltd nt 0323 joues and vanglls were the only teitdorer on the erection of the 1 m township council appoints delegate pumping station at the new water source north of the town on the ehdllne the tender price wai 94300 for the 10 by ib foof building with concrete floor and roof brick walls and n steel beam for hoisting the pumps into position council accepted this tender providing the nnssagnwcyn township council met in the council cham ber on monday february 5 1031 with members oil present nnd th suitable com date could be ree mrkuepton presiding accounts were passed for pay- ment amounting to 147 and the road superintendents voucher for 3113411 a bylaw was riven the requir edreadings and passe authorizing thetreasurer to borrow money from the bank of nova srotln campbellville to mw the current expenditure until the taxes are collected a bylaw was also passed pro viding for the leicpendlture- on roads nnd bridges for the current year an agreement was made with the nassagaweyn womens institute for the purchase of chairs for th township hall mr c j vangooien was ap pointed a delegate to the grand valley conservation authority the surrty bonds of tbr town ship officials were examined and found in order the resignation ofd frnser as potind keeper was accepted ud mr john small appointed resolutions wwf passed lncrcn ing the rate of pay for officials rnd road ejnplnyees artangedt approval was granted by the ontario municipal board to issue debentures totalling 227000 for the addition to the public school council passed a resolution author ising the borrowfffg of the sum from the bank of nova scotia for the erection of the addition rather than issue the debentures at this time this was done because the net uol amount required might trot be that great members of the council debated the advisability of rebuilding the motor on the present fire engine or purchasing a new one possible methods of- financing the purchnse were discussed a brochure was received from the hickey company giving information on new trucks and the clerk was to ob tain information- and prices from alt companies selling their equip ment complaints werr received on the flat rotcchncge for sewerage im posed on those not jjtslng town water council sought further nri- rice from the municipal world on one of the complaints regarding a landlocked piece of property 0 beardmore arid co ltd pointed out that they were paying their water account under protest since it covers a charge for sewerage which is not available to them in an industrial sense a letter from beardmore and co j formerly of ac ton miss anne macdonaid receives red cross badge miss anne mnbdonnld formerly of anton was honoured bv being presented with a red cross badge of service at the annual meeting of the waterloo red cross recently the badge represents is years con secutive leadership mis mnodonald is a teacher in waterloo central school there and n leader in red cross work introducing miss macdonald nt the meeting mrs h g mlstele rend n irtter from the ontario division nsking that the brnnch make the presentation she pinned the undue to miss mnc dress while members npptatided miss macdonald replied i think estimatekeducerj by school board the full board of trusl at tended the regular meeting of th school board tuesday evening with chatrpian oakes presiding town solicitor c- t leather- land was present to review nnd wuness the contracts wllh the three contractors and the board re new school he agreed to draft n cont forth board with archi tects murton and kvam the board agreedto allow sani tary plumbing and heating to stoe plumbing supplies in the school basement as thayrarrlved ken auen elected united church choir president during ractfce at a recent practice lie members of the united church choir jletf- ed their officers for the year ken allen is again president of the grouty mr k rndall the vicepresident others on the executive ar treasurer shirley rolston secret nfyv irene evans librarians chris lamb andlorene rosyell to th lunch committee were elected jenn mclean and muriel burns nnd to the gown committee george simpson nnd rae west two changes in acton businesses director 42 years w lasby retires principal mckenlc presented n of this as a grent honour but the i requisition for supplies which was j honour renllv belongs to the child- nonrnvrd 4 t ron the need for nn opportunity class actons retail kcction see som bom near acton miss mnrdon- wn presented nnd discussed pos- chnnges this week nnd new local- aid first attended nnd then tnurht jjribhhiwi were to be invest i tad urns elsenscinthjng store hju school here 1 chairman reported that he and ahtrosl compwttuf awrotfontttml the finance- qommlttih had met the insinuation of hew store flx- the finance committee of council tures in the fine store next to car on february 5th the board was rolls grocery the move lo the requested to lower the requisition new store was mnde during this estimate by 3oo000 to enable the week nnd in this weeks issue an council to purchase the new fire announcement is mnde of the op- truck by motion she former est- cnlng featuretmr risen is mnkint imnte was reduced and amended to read 179d0q 1 for 1031 school several operation 1 the board approved the annunl ontario safety league expenditure of 1200 for presentation of safety measures the board approved n donntlon of t23 00 to ifilton music festival the secretory reported the re ceipt of 4000 january non resid ent fees the finance report of 3304 wns presented and payment authorized the secretary was directed to as sess nhhsd board llflb0 car strikes truck on saturday morning roth brakes fail to hold whei boththe foot and hand brakes suddenly failed- to function a- car driven by david dills of ltd asked for immediate action to frederick st struck the side of avoid heavy flooding and expense j onc of u lindsays rucks about from the expected flood waters of bm saturday morning traveling the creek alleged to have been silt- n0 on frederick st the car hit d heavily by the towns sewerage the truck at the intersection of excavation the company asked church and frederick sts the nnnunl meeting of the hnl- ton unionfunnees mutual fire insurance co marked historical items of this local com psmy organized in 1am the post vehr completed 60 years- of insur ance service of t company for 42 of those sixty years mr wallace a lnsby has been p dir ector of the company he has served ns president and in recog nition of this long and efficient seivice he wo mnde an honorary director on his refrement thi year we believe the first hiinif so ccjfnferred thos rrnwnrfdge was elected to i ftu the vacancy cnisod by mr j jm luibys retirement dnniel grayjivllss cflcl cuitov of hillsburg is tlutncw presldnt j ajj- i m of the company succeeding mr io auqlgss lciqigs arnold b marshall and t i l-js- i ieof georgetown was reecctcd j an interchurch committer com- ccpresiderit the other members posed of the presidents of thi- all returnei t moor that the bed of the creek be re turned to its normal height by the town or the corporation would be held responsible for dsmages- council decided to employ storm and company to do the necessary work in the creek bed from high way 35 vast to the fence of beard- mares at the west creek entrance the sewer committee was empow ered to oversee the work this committee was also appointed to negotiate with beardmores on the silt in the creck bed from the wool combing bridge to the fence at the tojun line j the volunteer fre brigade was authorized to purchase 16 pairs of lined leather mitts 1 pair of wool j blankets 2 50 foot hand lines four pair of hip rubber boots twojiike i pole handles nnd tv6 jimmy bars i notic was received from town fngufetr r v anderson that a completion certificate had been is- sued to the spartan contracting co for one of the contracts for the in stallation of sanitary sewers and trunk sower extension to seweraut plant specific conditions uere set out and items of incom plete work notfd in the certificate t any deficient or defective work is discovered during the guarantee period the contractor is to bear the cost of correction members of the finance commit- tec recommended that the town vs auditors check the spartan con- tract payments on the sewer ac count arrarujements were to be made to have this carried out clerk mcgcachic was instructed to ask ontario provincial police twadouarurs that they be notified before any personnel changes be made no notification had been received of the removal of con stable tremnor on the local detach ment from either the kindas or toronto headquarters and no re placement had yet been made council granted the hydro com mission permission to remove trees on pvel and wellington streets a gestetner duplicating mach ine was purchased for use in the the truck was slightly scraped while damage to the car was est imated at about j350 of the board were office and mr a sccrrtorytrensiirer the report for the past year shows a very successful ynr of operation with 2b31 policies in force at year end reprcsentm 177svo2 80 insurance in force last years losses t amoun to 4113207 total assets of th halton company are lb7707oo and the year end surplus wis 12340000 the officers hnd every reason to be proud of the fine fln- uncial condition as shown in the annual statement protestant missionary societies in acton is in chargeirf the world pay of prayer service tobe held in the presbyterian church fri day afternoon the convenor of the committee s mrs harry main- prize representing the pccsbyter- thirty years and formerly resided ion church with the other mem- in braccbridge where mr smith bcr3mlssmz bennett from thuwassupcrntcndont of the-braee- w h dennv bridge plant of beardmore and to friends and customers hassnrds electric has moved lo the larger quarters vacated by etons store nnd is getting the fixtures and stock arranged in their location on main street rlot jat the mill street intersection an i announcement in thts issue nlto tells of this opening in the new i actonian member over ninety group mrs peter smith of main street observed hex ninetieth blrthdny last sunday when she received the congratulations of friends and r- atives nt nn afternoon tea held in her honor nt the home of her daughter mrs w a slbbeh to ronto many cards from friend nnd neighbors here arid elsewhere nlso wished mrs smith more yenrs of hoppinessnnd we j with these adtonlans in best wishes 1oactons latest nonogen- arlnn mrs smith has been an esteem ed resident of acton for over two capacity see magi bea the lull green vine growing on the jilfttfnrm of the town- hall auditorium enrfy this week was not the result of some strange seeds of thouyht cast carelessly in the council chamber it had the title role in the public school pupils operetta the magic beanstalk presented there on monday nnd tuesday eveningn or this week full houses both even ings thoroughly enjoyed the musical stortff juck and the giant from the first chorus to the last minute wmn the giant lay finite dead on the singe chairman for the first night was wa m i tom jones and r r parker on 1 ladies discus tudy envmahm ijlvhm although all iroiln were roprc- rorming library i i thp cabt ths leadlllb players and nil the -chorus- cae suteeri nnvmbom of llmelioue proo ot excellent direction n womens inatltule wew entertained ihey worked tether as a conip- on wedneloy i artornwin nt th- etc unit volcei were dutinrt lunn- tm mlic llmehnik even in krnlln n inh thr mrs smwhitrw prtrtdrd fm ttii- nrdeiiie moj ennm uiii- meetirib which opened with th- every word klnuinu if lho0follwd by j the muilc underthe direct prayer holl- call wa answered ty inn n mu l ertl qual veryone pnynb mjmey equal lo m j mcphinflchrieof the r prt miss stewart c- companlrd the youne singers on the piano the costumes under thus amounted to 354 mrs noblr reported on flower jind fruit fund and mvs frank brown reported on the loaders training school she attended in milton on january 2030 the new i prnjqct wlected as a unit of study for the girls is entitled the club girl entertains woollen skirts made by the girls were on display ten dollars was donated to the limehouse cemetery board and o similar amount was voted to the march of dimes it was decided to ask the camp bellville young people to bring t their ploy to the hall mrs snnford j and mrs benton will be in eharg- emmfn as of arrangements setting up a library for lime- hnuscvos discussed mrs mitchell offered use of a room in her hbme ond to act as librarian misses win nlfred ivens jranruddell nnd mrs j ellerby were named as lib rary board to work with the lib rarian in purchasing- and arganlz ectlon of mus j griffin ond mrs v alger- nirit cleverly fash ioned na in the cases of the duth children with their yellow wool hair and wooden shoes and the chinese girls with their coolie hats and block braids theataglng was under the dir ection of mrs gamble and mr mckenile much credit is due both in the staging and the cos tuming- to pupils who asftlited greotly backstage with- the product- united church mrs w h dennv from the anglican church and mrs s crlpps from the baptist miss erla currey from the orton circuit has agreed to speak to th acton ladies on the world day of prayer co she hns always been actively interested in the work of the un ited church and its various organ izations the iode and acton generally and the years have not dimmed her community interest ing books the community district confcr- jack jerry white as the wicked ogre an i frances oakes as jacks mother had the main speaking parts in the play and handled them with veteran stage ease the chorus provided fine support and all the youngsters seemed quite at home on the stage others whose performances are to be comrhrnded are george oak- es as the announcer robert pirk- municipal office fcostrtnueo on fapt ftpej ence will be held in llmehouse i or captain kidd leon a sagaakl memorial hall soon the subject tot fortune teller and herb be dealt with is brighten your i dodos as the magician an amus- home with colour alfnelghbour- p dance by ron sheppard ing branches will be invited and and martin marks as a surprising mrs bell mrs mitchell and mrs j mnj dallghted the widlences sanford will be in charge of or- w henrietta the hen also pro vided two stellar performances to add to the music and dialogue dances by groups of younger rangementa the program was in charge of mrs s kirkpatrlclr convenor fo historical drsenrch and current children as pirates dutch child- events mrs sonford reod an art- chlneae girls and the five icle are you a quitter mrs leons were very charming noble reod or article about the late major l grant of georgetown and mrs smrthurst rend when onkvllle rivalled toronto mrs mitchell told about the founding and organizing of knox prcsbyter- laiv church acton mrs brown riwt ilulos on etiquette ond nutrilion in canada there was a display of fashinnar yesteryear community singing ond the anth em refreshments were served by mrs mcvey and mrs klrkpitrlrk umehouss thf haify tmotno lo the public school pupils operetta the magic beanstalk is just about to be reached in the top picture 0u as jack played by ron emrnersun fights a duel with blunderbuss thd ogre played by jerry white the second happy ending to the operetta is the report that it was a decided financial success with splendid audiences both nights the dane of the fivp beans 2 was charmingly done by patricia barr linda lovell judy holli- day feye aaceachern and pat moyse in 3 ther wicked giant shakes the beanstalk as he climbs down it after jack brandishing his heavy club thesearleii hero watches from below the es cape of jack from blunderbuss is pictured in 4 as hereturns to hip rriother and friends with the hen he took from the ogre the hen a competent actress named henrietta obligingly laid two golden eggs during each performance the magic beanstalk was presented in the- town hall on monday and tuesday even- ings of this week the music was under the direction of miss lin da stewart and the dialogue under miss j mcphail the proceeds will be used as donations to charitable organizations and to buy needed items for the public school staff photo euchre dance held in hall last friday wimirs for eucluj- prizes nt a mall bird sponsored event on fri day evening meluded joe mcdon ald and e knrn first and second for men and mrs c jones and mrs k kiirn for ladies horry dever- eaux won the door prize elliott orchestra usth jack cain as floor manager uok care of the dance following lunch recent visitors include mr a u ijine a week ago and last sup- day mr and mrs ted mojrow and elaine toronto nnd mr and mm bob lanu and children of george town with mm lone xhewi met at mrs mitchells on thursday mrs mitchell was appointed librarian for the winter months several social affairs were planned the second in a series of mara thon euchres watt held oh tuesday evening ladief first went to mrs james blair and mrs s matthews won second in a draw with mrs smethurst and mrs c jones ron latimer held mens high score and harold campbel second sidney kirkpotrick won lone hond prize the wi members provided lunch eitlmattsjd growth in canadas population m the yearendlng sept 1 1 two wis 205000 evert the youngest of th school had part in the operetta as a rep resentative group from th morn ing and afternoon- kindergartens played as a rhythm band accomp anied on the piano interesting contrast was present ed before the curtain rose and be tween the cast jjnder the direct ion of mitf daisy tolster a chorus conposed of grade eight pupils banff twq part xonga maaua in de cold cold ground and tve been working on the railroad i for the intermissions two num bers of the toronto girls pip band miml murray and mil jean mcphail presented bagplp music and two dances the highland fling arid the- sword dance the proceeds from the magic beanstalk will he gjven to char itable organizations and used to buy needed commodities in the school as the whole cast reuppeared on stage for g od-sajfo- the king a most cuccessful operetta tech- nleally musically arij financially was brought to a closv- knox junior choir officers elected tuc junior choir at knox church held theff election of of ficers last thursday evenins anil the following were installed hon orary president hlu d folate r president diana dawltlns vice- president elisabeth jany secret ary treasurer bob armstrong as sistant secretary treasurer betty sinclair pianist urs a k mann assistant pianist ruth smhk the junior choir is undsr th directum of mrs a k mann and miss d roister with the w-epar- atlon of mr e k hanaare the churchs organist and choirmaster the choir was rganllj in mov- ember and took fiarl lo the evening service on january 38