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wht jvtlon jfttt ftss seventysixth yeer no i33 acton ontario thursday february 22nd 1951 eiqji homo print pgoslx 0nl actons 1951 tax rate mills new fire truck pumper scho estimate l acton i mill rate for 1m1 woi established at 43 mill an inert of nlre mills over lost years rate when council acceplisd ttu report hlven by reeve j hargravc chairman of the v i nance committer nt tlte regular council meeting lait friday evening council considered the estimates prepared by the finance com m it tee after approximately 20 hour work on the part of that committee mayor e tvllr commended the committee for the com pit u nt kjj r tin report it was found necessary to raise 63g4flfll by taxation for ibm in crease in expenditures were made necessary by the addition nf cost for sewerage installation and other increased amnunu mort complete detalu mav be found in the report published in this isuil nepresentptivejf of ln france tir engine anu toamlte c e illckey andsis and blckell-mttf- seagravcs presented estimates and detailed information to council for njdetnttonnritnniwho8rrti new fire truck pumper and equip ment formal proposals wire submitted bv ln france and hlckev and the clerk was instructed to contact tyckelt and sen braves for a formal proposal so the three could be con sldered council decided to call for tenders locally for a 3 ton chat sis on which the fire equipment could be mounted specifications were to be prepared bv thi fire committee a letter from the stude baker corporation said thty could do nothing towards fixing tht present fire truck engine and chnssis ma or tyler reportt d that btardmore and co felt tht limns icsptmsibtlity for the dndking of tht creek owing to silting prtsuii ed to hate been cniksid bv instil latinn of sitters w is r per rt nt for dredging from tht wool comb ing bridge through the swale inll 100 per cent from tin town pro rerk hm to thi wool cnmbint hridge council fill its u sponsibllitt was so pi i ct nt of tht lr dik costs from the riardnwrc fence at the town line to the wool combing bridge thi propt rtt commute i vas appointed to make nrnnjt ments for repairs at tht dam erect ed by the town toerte at a stttl ing basin during the installation of the stwers and help curtail silting ot this crock a guarnnttid compuuon datt of mat 30 was kiwn bt jones and van oils for tht erection of tht new pumpink station on tht siu of thireomth drilled well north of acton council would accept the wire cut brick rat hi r than smooth led brick and glass brick windows rather than steel sash to allow tht contractor to guarantee his com put ion datt council received a letter from thi ontario fire mnrshnjl s offici tigarding the damage caused b the fire equipment inspection of the undi rw ritt r s association late last ear the utter pointed out that the municipals wa not com pelled to submit to the- inspection but a refusal would probablt mi in an increase in insurance i ius tht firt m irshall said a pressure at the htdrant of 100 lbs wis not un common application of this pits hurt ihiiuik tht ttst usutted in i r umber of broken luuustic st rt ic interesting quiz at wms meeting tlu wtimi n s mlssfonai socit ty of the united church was in id at the home of mm n arnold em tut wl with a gahlntttndance theprgiuutnt miarmt bennett prt sided pmlinglllioxsiiipscrvtc4v54if f if thomson nnd he v group hi id a quiz on courts of divisions mi japan the qui stlnns were answereel bv miss renin tt mrs j lambert mrs f cleave and mr d simmons very interi sting the quiz brought out some vt rv good points a poem was rt ad by mrs a t uiown vt rv sniisfnctorv r ports were gitm for thi babv band bv mrs cannon mission hand mrs mac arthur christian stewardship mrs j h thomson and community friendship mn f clnte the cgit planned for i meet ink to be hi id it mrs bllfnn s and ie at mrs iong s mrs selwnod j ivt a tilk on the book shtlf nnd books win given out tt those who eired to hate tin in this is in atlded ft iliirt in i tin v ms hi rt hid im minis hop i bb ft r advises flu sense smith is xttnitfi lo mrs h vtulhius through th rimm il b i tt ith f hi r milli in holl iml to i ry r hls n m n publicity mrs it i johnson u host it omht i i i r mri oiholliiiiriouslv ill ilxnit thi fin thit little nu emi i toronto to mr cntclvn 11 nnd il b lh strnlgh tn miss mninpni uho mis 11 to s h i inform itlnn iiluin honu fiom llospit il rt 111 i sonu of thi fian thi cm millions ivttt xlndd cmn unil r b momtxri of tho w m s to mrs ii tnii th it thin li widi p a smith on her 00th birthdi spr id outbn ik of riipiritory in mrs a t dron vens ppntd i f th m h cnivpundini scntrs disnsi rjnnlsm cilsm it is th historicdl items read wl members dublin women iithtitute met ut the home of mrs w u uarbe r with mm watklns in charge the minutes or the twit meeting and correspondence were read ex primilona of thanks were given for cards and boxes a donation wa to be sent to the ilalton musical festival and the march of dimes arrangement i were made to hold a boo h at storey rmg sale em march 1st mrs van goozcn convenor of historical re arch was chairman for the program and read a clip ping old recipe and recollect lorik ttoll calf was auswt red by somi historical event concerning e nch mi rubers farm mrs ct robertson rend a hlsi- eryof no ftloomsbury school prepared by mft darhy mi n anderson told of the first siimfay sehool ntpbeneyer mm ferffiis on read many old superstitions of the nlnon mrs w ilrittnn reitl tht names of several w oplr who had itunded dublin school mri j dennis read n quotation fr mi mrs sewill on her childhood divs and also recollections of hi r own childhood dav spent at tht pi ice of meeting mrs melntvn told of people who had attended no fl school mrs near brought an at ins of nnssagnweya which proved vt rv interesting mrs m storey told mopv storit s ef the halnv lllver riisiriet her former home mrs g rtiln rtson eondurtrd a verv interesting musical cort with iwnrds golnjt to mrs m stnrev and mrs vnngimri n lunch was served bv the com mi tre ind i soclil hour njovm condition serious after bad accident halton health unit very nerlously irtjurtd is norm an douglas r r 4 acton afte r his panel truck left no 21 high way just mouth of sptysleu hit a tnowbnnk and tht n left the ground to fold up against an elm tree tht uixident was elievirtd about yh a m tuewlav night bv i- red mm phi rd it it i milton who was returning homr from work in acton tin preivlnciul polki were vnllitl and mr douglas wils i niovt d bv ambulanct to cm iph general lids pit il whir hii condition is n portttl as hi rious from the onlv injury recdvid a fractured skull tlu truck ir new 1050 ford pan tl unit out of rontrol at the first curve im low sim vsitle and wi til off the istntl tire imirkm- kiiovu- whtre thi vehicle left thi around with one tin mark 11 fret and thi ohir about 40 f t from th tret which abruptly halting tin truck in tht bmk of thi trmk wns i largi tire and whttl marks ilnn thi top of tht truck show win n thi tire was foreid forward bv hi impact this tin probablv stnnk mr douglas fracturing his si nil mr shippird ifte r disiovirmt thi accldi nt obtaim d hi ip m me leobert dn dgt the frlr did what thi v could for the injured nnn and t dud tht pnivlm lal io mci at milton dr j a palrm ef milton nllmdfd mr douglas who wis then take n bv nmhul met to gin iph genirtl himphil hi hid not rig lint d niiut imi m s it tht 1 ist n port the dim un to tht truck w i estlmitenl it up to 1000 with th front nd timplitek wnrktd hand made mtl2e9t ahe special kature oe arts and crafts card party original and attrailivi prlt we re a special fratun of th ilrhre and bridge h id at the v last wedtjewlay e venlng hnnsor eel bv the ar s and crafts club of acton tlu member of thi etub etiulribiilisil articles they hod mad the mju ives for the winners in the games of bridge the m u k finit prue n billfold wab won bv m 1 st hi oetli r and me n sju rond a ki vesi bv jred salt mrs jjoi i wiigins wi tin first pil7i for thi ladii s a hand tooled t hai ge pursi and mrs frank ii hi r won tht latllts second prlrt a han i wovrn towel thr travi lllng prlr a hamuli ml ti n jiot si nnl uii taki n lv mrs charles lit 1u r and mrs 1 iitlu rland won thi lurl prii in oil painting- don h oni of thi nipmbers of tin art i inss tin first prlji for nie lire win b mm william fvans w t i li it he r card t as tin si t on 1 prlzi i hand woen towi 1 w is won bv mrs kt n frvt r thi iliiltv prl7i ftir lone hinds n di 1 irite shell brooch was awanled mrs charles klrknesst after ihe garni s of r irds thnsi pn si nt enjoved plentiful n f r sh mi nts bpxter laboratories to remain in acton plant ror htime nionthn then bayi immi dluipili ting riimorw that hunter liboiatoi h tl of onatla lunlti d who tire loeuttel in atfim have lieen vii wing loiatlonu in onturlo wllh i vli w to building umw iilant as a uuittt r of fait niiih is he m i and orflrlals nf the company havt visited lutiniioiih lotiitionr- in tht piovlnti imlh north and uiiith of acton tint a ni wh ihe i uiplovi i a own m wnpapt r nhahed the lie wn vi sit relay inorninj that the plum in rut moving from a it n w rpiote fiom 1 ravit w in kino nnd huiiiiiimk lure is what illll riiiiktin wnw told official lakeside chapter enjoys tour films auction clothing at guild meeting ilu r in mil v mietini of st al bun k mid wh hi iii nt tht hoint d mis r oaken in witlnimlav i i 7th pwi ntv foiu tin mix i wl it im lilt i hi iiititini oj in il viilh tin cuim pi iiit- iht minute ol tin lai i im t luu win it nl and ii inoviil lollrmul hv a hv uu i n ss thsriihiilon i in iikiin luihim on h mil wn tin losk of i lining inoni ruuiih i tin n w paiish hall si v i il ijh mhi i hid jilniiil tomiltt d tin ir pi jt i is nnd addi d run sub i a lily to tin litnliliiig fund sunn vi i woithwblli siilk i1itinn win inaili lv v lili h tin fund i ulil hi fiiilhi r milan t two mt inbers brotii hi gooil n lv by mr cnduim of tin fmgi t of flu it in tin ciuhlweiid opinion of tin diri i torn i oni i in il that lliictii iiltoratmii n in una da will it main in at ton m thi prist nt i iiiltling indifinlb lv speaking to mi w j n n son managir of tin ai tin plant we iiitilttntund that the building plfwm- of a lomplitt ni w plunt havi been hliilvitl for fopi yiuis owing to nthi i plnnti of tin lotnpiny in tht ililbd statts ihtti will howevtr in n idimii raji hmlillng irngram ut hit hit n ac ti ii to ni i ouunodate in ip tht prodm lion m ilu of thi una tltun timpiiny riilk in wh wan inilixl welronm to the ml to ho tmployttii of mo liter fiboialorlt u hei yi hterduy und iteiva ni wm nayr in no unrtttain iiinih tin joy of employitg in this ilteinioii un it iintiouiit t ij once tli iiiiin tin ion hi anil gmtv of tin nn i iod it v ii i on obituary ii il net it ed n answer from continued on page eloht tin pre side nt clos i thi me t tinj with pntr lunch w is siitod b mrs tlunn son and her group and i stuial h ilf houi t is i njot ed a tote of thanks wis mtin to mrs arnold for hi r home and tht luneh group and mrs thomson mil hi r worship sertict quiz fined 10 costs following accidents- five others fined in court imoltcd in in iiudmi in ir l ton on siturdit jtinuun jth ct orm illnmson pli uk d uiltt if tartltss drituik in tourt in ai tin tuestlat lit w is hiitd 10 ind eosts two mt n tho wtrt unstid in fnd it ttinmg for dnmktnne win ith fined 10 and ij ts cm of thit nun w is ilso fined 10 ind to ts for hating liquor in his po i smoo thfen otht r mm wen ilso finest in touit htrt for hit ink liquor in pi in ttlur thin the ir dwelling four jets of water cross fairy lake as town inspects new fire equipment looking i little as if a hurric ant had hit them thi trvts on thi mill street side of fairv lake hate thtir bark scraped and twigs torn off stnwn on tht fronn mud the trcew there and the lake were lntoltcd m optratlon firetruck last wednesdat afternoon when councillors and members of the acton fire brigade inspected pujrrp er equipment which thet ar oen sldering buvlng three differxnt ttpts of truck pumpers art being considered and this msde bj the la france fir engine co is the second thev hate witnessed in open turn sun day an acton dclcga ion tr cllwll pxpn when to burlington to inspect the dick ell and seagrate pumper then this latest tpe fire pumpi r truck which would be installed on any type of 3 ton chassis the town wishts has jut rmnh passed tht fire marhall s thn t hour test at iht doeks in torontt two rtpnsentatitts of thi i t france fire engine co turned c the pressure f r town ftrtmr a- they pointed the streams of uatcrjed simi as seen in the recent out breik in englind on thi otht r hind tht disease bears little re imblnnct to the killer of j01r it is i disigreenble dlstase but it us- uillt runs its course in about i thn e divs without complications as in most other respiratory dis i eases it is more severe in the itirt toung and the verv old i all pirts of the county are af j ferted but oiktille was hit flrm i ind hardest this it natural when i one considers the number of com milters tntclling dillv to toron to nnd exposed to infection then the question of closing school r churches theitrcs and other olic i s of assembly irises anv control measure taken must be so valuable that the incontenience cmsed i rounterbilinced bv the disease be ing brought under control it l tert questionable whether such closlncs would nffict the spread of the disease i in fict in regird to schools ab senteeism has not reached in criticil letil using oaktille as in tximplt on mondit februarv 10th ibout 15 per cent of th piipils ind per cc nt of the tct chi rs were absent not a great dcl higher than one would norm 1u expert at this time of year it is better to keep tht children i school under supertision than to urn them loose to gather in other pi ice where there would be no control certainlv we should all at old needless contacts w ith i crowds but we should not panic and disrupt our normal lives j if this flu does strike the i famllt physician should be call this is important to prevent funeral feb 19 for jas walter lamb on mi ml it li b i n im limes w iltc r lmili of moffit w is i id ti n st in tin i i mi p i if nissikiw vt prtibttirnn church 1ft dud middi nlv en fib ifl mi uimb vt is horn in nisijim i m utm mil tt is m lined tin re m im mi ijidii h it is his wit mrs in nc i jimb ind thn e c hildn n mrs m ic miuiiikhlin ilucilli r it 2 khchiu r mrs h ii 1 mickus ceorietown ind mr leslie lamb it it 2 pre ston sort it in in ilso thrtt brothers fdward british columbia oiorit new ork and tit rt campbt lit illi and four sis ters mrs h iinkbemtr tlenai cm iph mrs j riown minpiei toronto mrs i- dredm thtlmai campbi lit ilu mil mrs s lumon catherine i chic io the funt i il atrtiee w lb c tlliucl ed bt ittt sutht rl ind pallbt ire rs wire c h irli s huberts leo dobbs delbe rt moif m wilfred dnmn low t o thoinpst n and ii jack son ind f low r bearers we i ll tl canii i ill citirm kinmdt jim tin it gol ii ind itinu il inj of tht ik sieh hiptti i- w is he id in thi 1 ii n tin tile sd it i triune ht lni with thi iti em mrs ii i in the i hair itht siielirs np nt mil iiloplid ind tin roll ill insw t rttl corn spondi m i v i r ar mil the treason r r pt rt titn mi aim ktimh v and mi s fl i i br id i t ethinyl e rrdr to ict is tr insport il on jinytl i i i t f on iph to si i qulvfi m irv s irpi 1 a sin til gift wti to hi pur his i d f r mi c lattnn f r mrliting th cjpldn u i i lolbuik th tin troiibh fn i mind will resound iiiul tht pit sub nt 1 1 mint lul n tt rv i limn ii kini im it to nhop from soaker loom to silviie from fll line to he off ii i anil ivui onto the uitissful iiiittlon of tht nrllclth i i hi iliite w in si l fit tin inn ml sprinr t a and hazaitr afttr ill i biisim sb vt is utli ml tl ii tin ir i l mt- tltisi il with pi t i a 1 islv lui i h v mivui lv hit i li i s i tid i tits k u il mi t r 1 itl 1 1 ml l evening auxiliary meets at manse lie offlft lilpplnj toooi v irmmkton throp obituary ind r o id biology specialist district native out over tht pond two line each 1m3 feet would coim with tht equipment which also includes ax ei pike poles laddemmc with two htavtown lines as well the pressure vtfas so swing on all foil hoses that the wa tr rt ached ngh across the pond almost to tht houses on lake ate om ptci il ftature of this pumper is tha pre ssurt on each lim will reman it ts ohnngid complications one should go to cd t the first symptom this will not otnv protect the patient but u iu help protect others br prv entmg spread the hal on countr health uait is canctlunir tts child heltn clinics for this week the babies atiendng theae clinics are stttral f j om th tit n tt j u tud t i nd m last thurmlay to ittmd thi un ral of thi late pro fesor lbtrt q robertrton sue ctssful in thi field of biology ihatinj ft unded ha department at the- unit i rsjtt of wisttrn oni ano ht retired in iw6 after 30 eors of si rt ict mr robt rtson was a natite of erin township a son of tht late dougald ind kathtnne robertson in outh he attended ospring public school ihe secondarv schools of gesorge own and guelph and later ht graduated from the unjtersjtt of toronto farlv in hi carter he taught for short periods in cedarvale and everton and for uork likelt to be expoaed n their on homes suhile if they attended cln ic in contact withmant other adults on others nd children their cnane o ea so the trets were ba tered and tosure woujd be greatlv increastl the road drenchesd for a cd just as soon as the incidence of canst a truck lut thisroat bt disease begins to obate the child long to the towm before long health clmiea will be resumed time in manitoba mant will remember him for lis integritt and for his hand clasp a firm gnp when greeting hii not fnends he was predeceased bt his wife tht former laura mat blark and bt his son james albert in he 2nd world war hi son john duncan robertson of london lur tixes alo a granddaughter suan heathtr rob rton of sfdnet vota scot a bo ks thi hipt r i t i ittcnd a church i rvlec in tin ifuittd chunh en sundat fi bni iry 111 to commr i or iti found r oiv mrs vi nn ri in re id ui irt i on how thi iodf v t fjund i an instnimi nt il bv miss mm in t rn wn w is enioyeet bv all thi ngiilir met tinp w is cl journid and the tancus report of the difft n nt xtcretaries ind rontenors of e mmittt es v on kit i n it thi annu il i c e ting mrs orr thank d the mi mb n for their hrlp dunng her two veir as regent mr margaret creirbt on moird a tote of thanks o mrs orr for her leadership is ret n during the tt j following are the officers for 1dm honorary regnt mrs har el orr regent mrs margaret creighton lsrt vice regent mrs verm bean 2nd ice regent mrs mart htnton ncordfng seen tart mrs mav dumarch assistant ml doris wilson standard bean r mrs hire orr assistant ml phtmis maekle pianist mrs imen pickett asis ant mrs m inr heard treasurer mlss jean har r s assistant mis- julie i emf w irh correspond ng jecntan mrs mart rradlet echoes s cret art mls elma bra di educat in al eeretart mrs flla wood i sistants mrs helen w iterhnu mrs lart mckenrie world af fairs and current etenti ms en lit wallace mt flva p arer publ citt mrs dora rtder tow r and tisiting mrs gladts me kersie mrs margueri e tat lnr card contenor mrs hazel leish man welfare mesdames mart marks helen mlddleon jean leishman iena mann film con tenor mrs helen ottebein mem bership mesdames vera ingl oral vorton councillors mesdames alice langford charlotte holmes harriet helwig ethel frver rene watson fthel harris dorothv van wtck kat hansen glodvs price miss margaret brown post war mesdames jane gamble ih i i i irv i i tirrv j f tl knix pi hyl rl hi rvinini aux ill irt a ill t the m in i on w th d iv itining rebruirv i mr a j mel i ie th i itji i i i sill d i d w i issi t c in h il v it ion 1 1 pt n d bv mrs j im i s iri nd mrs ii frenlt r mia- mlinire t gjrvln gate lhi in trod ut lory ch ipte r of the nt sludv bo k our ccmmw jm in f anada ir rl ov r is mrs john i oav- ulif n rcnthred a t oeal soo and m lsti r bobble arm tr ng i piano rustnimental thi busint s of thi v ar wis til t ms d with the upplv r pt isking for a babv s lavtt n- the fill bik this won up n thi h mds of the supplv eomm ttee tht meeting was bn ight tc a cljse with the mirpih bt ned etlon a social time wais enjnved w th miss cart n in rharge cf rrmtes s mrs g tj musselu w is uhnr r fa t nd rjuir a musieaj eontes en itcd m irh fun with he group of mrs r tiirnr r mrs pearl k nn it mrs a mann and mrs mel ir v rnlng the honors th rrrr i tte rted din r frrhnr nts and the with host s ure tha ked h m ma c i rr ih df ct k th tt r md 10vi ca- v p- d d iho i 1iv inds t f jure be ttia- ni n hi tort a large number ut ui per etui of tht employ is ovtn tin it oaii limiii n in acton ne ehiligirik l f the i i il 1 li e tot i mill is hltuath n for- tl i in irt vii w if n sent b iinlirig i mil hoiihing condition ili7 ns gimiallv wjjll d i b i i- istd i it rn i r tin imimi n if 1 1 1 ni m k i it c f vntts in tlii tc ah i i if di u it i in go i l i e id ffire ir hit ik 111 w i tit tell i i e k i d mayor r u nd if is mil b isim is ii t n inlj hi i i ni i fflci iinrj loeal ffn i il f t i ti it y and pre e riti el i i nf in i inforn ntion in an effirt i re t tin th rrnpany plant iii at ton th it the resent eh c i ji n b is lee n re it bt d is ult a load frt in th ir n inds the iltxte i iil r lorn a ht l efficc is m merfn orove hi thty i ive iiborjitorii k in t it vt larjd misjuri anil u jol mrnili irk t nth afrit i tin i tint in atttn fills the needs f tit f an idian hoti pi tali and dot torn for mtr ivenoui lultt ns ifd other t ipplk s we toe un tlilikhttd u lurn cf the cii ei ion inel the e ndink f atteril months f invi stikating and that actnn remains iht canadian h n f tl is f rn i itine s a new record a ming ldt gt the telrphon oi t rator the m is e st in number but bv msike got ano her line whm a man answered she inquir d do t cu hat i rt of blue d ixjti that t trj the man n the i ne wasn mm rallj nclned h jt he as quick- a tt d no hi repl ed but r k t a wife iirt i fi hilflren in luding fourset of a ns i hit a f rd ganej the tarnished nirfe ladv well now mi am a h an- a a re not ue i a hlnk is hunt without trimmings near acton 50 spot two wolves foil to make kill m rv rvman mr orland robbins orncipal of acton hleh school showed two films on h s recent rip o europe one on fngland and one on germ arit miss jnuephtne mcphall rendrr ed a vocal solo- lunch was sn d and a social half hour rnjoted tn lmflcanada s s enm nlwav earrtnl rrore than m million pas sengers mnu carle c af hoses and dogs a band of d strict hunte- ga hered at ce wson s cf ner las sa ft- a if hurt thr one dat hunt n6 a mid w ine- displat of john peel arjes bu nenom bu nesa was oganiied lv conservation officer gordon mat thews and natesagaweva towuhip of cials more ser ous raids on fm n the district had been reported and he group of men from ac n rockw ood and guelph se out without the traditonal hslloo to track and kill he marauders i a as eten bumpier going than it aould hate been on a horse over the ippert rock and through thickh angled brush and wet fields in he ralp and wet snew the j ftv men were spl t ino two grr ups fer rj 1 ng t i es bet a een the 6th and h eon cession lines of nasjageveys twp taf uolvea were sighted and fresh tracks of a pack of tix o- sevvn i he hunters did not ge one o he invaders ve eran hunter date mennai of r r 1 declared wolves are rut animals alright after the large scale hunt ended in apparent fall- ur by cute he meant sir and ho reralnlt were mr merman claims that he knows of 75 dens in ms district alone report of arltis runn ng n packs and de stroying stock on several farm had been becoming more alarming so the hunt was orfanhwdr like the pioneer jn the district however we live quite corrtentedlv while there are packi of wolvej iht wood not far awat 1 1 j