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ss l 5eventysittlvyeaiklo35 agton ontario thursday march olh 1951 eight homo print pjkjoisix conli new fire truck pumper mutual hre considered by council fire chief dawk in reported on mutual old fire protection be tween county municipalities at council meeting friday of jam week the arrangement under discufcsion by the municipalities callsfor one muni cipality to assist another n the eyent of a large fire and another munici pality would receive the calls directed to the absent firemen by shit method a bad fire in burlington would be assisted by milton and acton would cover the milton area georgetown the acton area and so on council discussed the mutual aid arrangement ol length with fire department representatives nnd left the mutter over for further in v a fire department representative was to be tent to n five day course in fire inspection practice xmn t sored by the fire marshalls office in toronto council passed a resolution tor ck trarff ison bower ave and church slunt further ww truriivwni hr deliver on these streets this rc- nolutlnn wax to be effective until further noticeitince council felt the heavy traffic would soon ruin the streets the levy of the north halton high school board of s31u031 wan t received clerk mcgeachie pointed out that this levy wm approximate ly 300hlgher than lasfyear it wax reported that the recently purchased reauecltator war damag ed and aervlce on repairs had been very slow tie pair workmen also left the machine operating nnd drained an oxygen cylinder coun cil asked for a replacement of the tank and complained of the service to the company hoy goodwin inquired what in km rnnee the town had and reported that he had consldrrobli damage done to h cars because or bad road conditions council instructed mr goodwin to submit a bill for damages which would be turned over to the insurance company r the monthly report from the local detachment of the ontario provtn clnppol rcevov ce v ed and approved council accepted the resignation of w h clayton from the acton trtr library hoard the proper committee was to recommend a new appointment at the next meeting a report was received from the bell telephone manager stating he would recommend the addition of house numbers in the next issue of the telephone directory james bucklond asked the price of rental on the town hall -for- an quction sale council set rent at 25 jones and vangils accepted the tender for the erection of the pump house at the new water source norui of town the pumping station is to be completed by may 30 council approved a donation lo the canadian march of dimes the donation was the amount of rent charged fortbj arena when an ex hibition game was played only enough spectators hod attended to pay the rental a bylaw waspaised to assign lo the bank of nova scotiu the pro ceeds of debentures as security for advances which may be made by the bank on behalf of expenditures incurred under the bylaw a letter from the norwich union insurance co was turned over lo the finance committee council empowered the sewrr- ugt- committee u use their own ducrvtum regarding the allocation uf dredging costs in connection with the bcurdmore creek silting ivnunt was authorized tor the xollowtnk accounts norwich fire ins co fire trvick insurance renewal 4810 h barnard don lag 1350 hasurd radio record player for arena 3000 5 s cooper first aid kit 950 f terry postmaster 1 15 west toronto tirv rvcup grader tires l w agar cual franklin press frinling de dentures ont ptov police account lome garner motors acton free press advt 41420 435 pull choral service in georgetown church for helsonhoare nuptials on saturdatrjblthtrirrev oclock margaret elisabeth hoitrc 4neameh he hrlrir wit f a son of acton scoring riowers decorated st george anglican church georgetown in a full choral service with ven arch deacon w g o thompson officiat ing and mrs w f bradley ploying the wedding music given in marriage by her brother reginald the bride looked lovely in ice blue kngtsh brocaded satin her matching full length veil of tulle illusion was held by a small tinrra and she carried gardenias ond lilyofthevolley mrs wm kelly of toronto miss margaret bradley and miss olive moyer of georgetown were the bridal atten dants wearing similar gowns of queen anne blue faille taffeta and carrying yellow carnntinns the groomsman was mr donald hclsn of toronto and the ushers mr wm hoare of detroit mr iltibt hoare georgetown and mr kenneth helson of sarnin at a reception at hilltop lodge krin mrs frank tost sister of the bride received m a gown of wine chan- tilly lure and the grooms mother who also received wore a gown of grey crept for travelling- the bride chose a blue print silk dress squirrel coat with red accessories and a corsage of camellias on their return they wil resideingeorgelown iode ladies win corsage bouquets the regular meeting of the duke of devonshire chapter uode was held at the home of mrs r r porker on tuesdoy evening march 6th with an excellent at tendance the new regent mrs a long presided after the reports were read the committees for the year were cho sen an appeal from headquarters for food for britain and clothing for the queen elizabeth hospital in england was made and it was de cided to have a canned meat and salmon shower at the next meet- ing which will be held at the home of mrs g mason a very interesting feoture of the vening was the demonstration cf flower arranging by mr donaldson and mr stapleton of the dale estate in brampton beautiful corsages of carnations roses orch ids and gardenias were made and also the arrangements of a spring bouquet a childs bouquet red roses and a wedding- bouquet mrs e barr thanked mr don aldson and mr staple ton on be- half of the iode for their kind ness and the georgeous flower were distributed to members in a lucky draw lunch was served by the new uf ficers and a social time was en joyed by all sateen club meets at y on saturday the sateen club held another of their regular social evening at the v last saturday special guests were mr and mr garnet mckenztc- this group is at prud ent enjoying pak interest under the montorshlp of mr ken allen with approximately 3a in attend ance at u functions recently the club entertained 10 guests from the guelph yand inter- y basket ball was- added to the program with the locals winning by a good margin of points the club in planning to entertain a similar club from the central y of tor onto some time in the near future which promises to be a gala ev ent the model aircraft building clubat the y hasbeen enjoying the regular attendance of approx im m diff hovs since its esquesing council moots roads flood the weather and the condition of the roads oocupltd eaqueslng township council at their regular meeting on monday march mb reeve george currle presided a letter from mr e l taylor was vead in which he complained of the condition of some of the township roads he hoped the council would lake steps to rectify ihla a deputation of rntepafiers from glen williams anticipated flooh conditions there again this spring unless steps were taken during the coming summer to prevent this condition in the future council accepted the tender of the pel construction co to sup ply crush ond deliver approxim ately 10600 yards of gravel as per tender subject to the approval of inauguration two weeks ago the j the department of highway the group has been meeting friday cv treasurer was instructed to return enlngs and saturday afternoons the cheques of the unsucceftsf j and plan contests for two types of tenders as well as the cheques of model aircraft in the near future plaster modelling classes for boys and girls arc still popular on monday and thursday evenings and plans are underwuy to afford instruction in lenlhercraft to both of these groups soon fishing awards made in rockwood by fish game association at a euchre and dance held by the rock wood fish and game pro tective association in the town hall wednesday evening prizes and fishing ri wards were made leon ayles won first prize for biggest brown trout leslie a vie second and frank schneider thirl the first prize for largest speckled trout was won by leslie ayles the second by vern smuck guelph nn1 the third by c a downes eric hiltz won the first prizi the junior class in erin board defers community centre the snowplowinv contract uf ham llton bros and d wendovcr the esquesing municipal council decided to apply to the north halton high school district board for an arbitration of the division of liabilities between the twr mun icipalities for the maintenance ond other expense which esqiiehing is required to pay tothr board under the high school amendment art they felt it imposed on undue burden on the esqursinir rote- payers the following taxes were refund ed to norman douglas whose bnrn burned down 2012 to john randall refund on taxes paid twice in 1049 fl07 the following taxes wen writ ten off the tax roll gordon brl- den property assessed twice 221 thos dickinson business it- seasmmt 503 credit voile lime no business 3622 gemld avery charged in mistake 17c jnmcft norton 1w0 business n- fessment 200 a bylaw was introduced to ad just the salaries of the clerk treasurer assessor and rood super intendent- and also the car allow ance of the assecsor a bylaw was passed to appoint a building inspector for fsqucsing and william hulls was given the position k c lindsay was appolntei as sessor and a w benton oiessment commissioner the following accounts were furniture ordered for public school chairman oakes presided at the regular meeting of the acton public school board held in the school at 730 pm on tuesday march flth trustees jones heard crelgfiton and watson were pres ent the minutes of february 0 14 ond 20 were read and adopted new school desks and furniture were ordered principal mekenzle reported that grade 0 pupils had visited the museum at toronto arcoulsltlon tor jprtusle teaching supplies was approved and also a mirror for kp plono the hoard approved engnglng a man to assist mr mann rnrn sat urday nnd the purchase of a 40 aluminum ladder mr mckcrntlc wns dlreelej to secure prices on attmuiflj awards the board authorized xprndlt- murroy l mucdonuld the son of mm it mucdonuld and the lute mr mucdonuld of acton was udanc- fhtftrnmhffl vlrrprrblrtelu to viceprenldent of lire of 20 ok a expense for two teachers to attend the convention the ewtary wns refiiesfed to furnish each membjer of the board with an account of total expendit ure for new school to date correspondence was rend secretary- was directed to nfe vise miss bra ida that the board would give full confederation to her application should any vicanc- les occur on the staff thli year the- property commlttrp was re quested in meet the puhlk utilit ies commission coneernlnrtfc pow er line to the new school the secretory reported receipt of 40 nonresident feeg j the finance statement of 1010- i ai wos presented ond payment ou- 1 thorlzed the fiecretary wan directed to as- isess the nhhsd board m7i4 j for february plant operation cost a delegation from ihe osprlnge farm forum and womens insti tute mef the public school inspec tor and school board for area no 1 of erin township nt the regular meeting held at ospringe school the petition relative to a com bined school ond community- centre passed for payment bell telephone as presented by the ospringe farm co 079 hepc of ont bram- forum and womens institute was pton 7236 georgetown herald fabled until more information w21 board of hydro commission- could be obtained as to future j era georgetown 8155 a tf school requirements and the attii- benton 300 georgetown lumber tude of the department of educa- co ltd 275 ti6n towards such a project claims for foxes destroyed in mrs vera c block was given eaqueslng were ordered palct as permission to purchase music follows melvin sheppard acton books and get whatever pianos- 45 flnlay mccallum milton 3 tuned that she deemed necessary 10- clayton rogers glen wll- the following accounts were hams 20 frank jones acton 5 ordered paid teachers salaries tonv 7uo jr terra cotto 5 146770 janitors 13200 receiver john buck milton 20 c j al- general income tax 7880 mrs myrtle white books 44 cents el liott mcdowell labor 4 00 wright heal estate insurance on children 5000 bert berry salary ond ac count lor januury 5400 chas chapman cash book 455 good news is that 5000 yards of crushed stone from glen christie will h- laid on the roads all over town exander box 500 milton 20 len naylor milton 15 john mlchle milton 5 5 robert bruce acton 10 wm sheppard acton 15 harold deforest terra catta 10 w h baltey w mary st milton 10 c s bailey george town 2 10 lawrence rayner georgetown 5 relief accounts as presented by the relief officer were ordered paid amounting to 112 00 oranges grapefruit come from sunny south in midst of winter hu next best to being in florida during the winter months is get ting a treat from the south the 100 44 editor and mrs dills received last 571 03 week a lovely box of orsngei and 107 81 grapefruit through the ihougntful- 28 20 n ess of exmayor and mrv amos mason who are holidaying in st i 18 00 1400211 j petersburg weve been revelling in this lovely treeripened fruit direct from the south which was- particularly appetizing follow ng a bout of the flu in the home- letters from th south make a visit enticing remembrance by friends sharing the delights so kindly are appreciated by those sewrr account a letter was received from h v dron refusing to pay the sewer rental charge added to hi water bill the writer claimed he would not benefit until ihe system was installed in his house the clerk was instructed to notify ihe pro- nrtyo be assessed on the taxes if notpaid climate of ontario case of the 5000 traced through intricacies of municipal finances the case of the 5000 is an interesting one and one that needs consideration the 5000 in quest ion is a sum that has entered mun icipal affairs- several times since last year and each time an ex planation seemed to remain un reported last year acton public school board submit ed their estimated operating expenses for that year which was in the neighborhood of j 12000 plus 5000 for a new boil er making a total of approxim ately 17000 thus tho problem um was created and since then it has been confused many times inspectors refused to sanction in- sallation of a new boiler in the old building and then of course saved since a heating plant was part of the new school addition council entered the picture when they considered the purchase this year of a new- fire i truck rather than keep the 5000 out of circulation they thought it best to apply it against the new fire truck and pay the full amount on ihe first debenture issue of the school addition when it came due a meeting was duly arranged with the two municipal groups and the arrangement made because of this the school board reduced their estimates by 5000 and the town added this amount to the purchase of a new fire engine municipal affairs can become quite complicated and we hope itill- wintering inth-morevrrly- theaddition to-thepubttc-rhoolrihtwtlr-solve- thr-caserofthf- vaa considered apd the 5000 5 000 consider hazard of blind corners obstructions on corner lots which block the view of motorists were specially considered at a meeting of acton planning board on friday evening feb 23 with t jones the chairman presiding members discussed the possibility of eliminating these huzards in the town a hinh board fence at the corner of church ond mtria sts was mentioned yvhere the vision is blocked on both streets high hedges as well as fences present similar dangers further investiga tion and consideration wos recom mended t since no information was receiv ed by the board following a request for a grant from the county coun cil the secretary was instructed to write to the council the secretary frank crump asked that the present fire area by law be studied and amended to conform to present and future re quirements the type of construc tion in different zones would hove to be revised to correspond to the zoning bylaw in residential sec tion a report on ihe lindsay property in connection with downtown parking space was held over for further study the planning boards requisition or the 1051 grant was incorporated- in the towns estimates for the year it was reported mr crump read a letter from the demonstrations end as 9977 pumper favored the muchmooted lire truck was purchased last friday evening when representative of tht- town and c k hlrkey and son signed a purchase agrwment tmnl rout of the addition to the fire department equipment i 0077 council voted iinanlmoiixly in favour of making the purchase and fire deiiartnivut officials also favoured the hie key truck tenders called for locally on a tltreeton ciiuwkih for the trurk wan awarded to orm fiarner motors for n cjmc rhassis lit o tender price of 2507 it thsrjjmoxcd several meetings murray macdonald named vicepresident by detroit bank directors the detroit honk at the annual meeting of the directors early in january this honor comes to mr mucdonald as the latest ktep in u career of advancement after graduation from aclori continuation school he went to the walsh institute of alrounling the university of michigiur fxten- slon school and took other courses nn well his banking career began here in the bonk of montreal and then in 1020 he joined the muff of the de troit bank iih teller and berved at various branchen until 1032 when he was nmthdnnsistont manager of the grand rivertrumbull branch in 1035 he was transfcireri to the hamilton collinuwood branch where he was appointed lira rich atiinauer he was transferred to the main office savings depart ment in 1030 nnd in 104r was pro moted to assistant vice president the position he held until his recent appointment he is a past president and direc tor of the detroit chapter national gfficemanaiicment asmciiiupn and is a trustee- anil the assistant treas urer of the american cancer so- j ciety southeastern division and is nlso a trustceof the detroit insti tute of cancer research subdivision homes soon all purchased we understand that arrangements have been made for the sole of over half of the homes on mason apd mcdpnald boulevards to householders it is expected that in a month or so all of the home in this new subdivision will be privately owned central housing and mortgage anticipate that sale of the 50 homes here will be completed in the spring the houses are all to be repainted on the exterior this season the homes were erected about four years ago on land pur chased by the town with the sale of the houses the town is reim bursed by 200 for each lot and normal taxes ore paid on the proo- ertiet the tame as other similar homes tenaats we understand have received notices of the change in policv regarding ownership of the house last picture definitely asa hall department of planning and de velopment advising different pub- of actons first council lications on that subject and recom- mending membership in the com- i t second in the series of old munity planning association of pictures to be positively identified canada further information was was last weeks with several agree to be requested nineteen nurses capped by director at guelph nurses school after completing a six months probationary period at the guelph ceneraj hospital school of nurses jean armstrong acton was among the nineteen nurses who were pre sented with their caps in a cere mony held in the leaching depart- proven to be the men pictured in ment of ihe nurses residence last the paper in recent weeks in the week the girls in this group will j cases of the three others there is graduate as registered nurses in still some doubt the first is ei 1053 ng he was asa hall a wellknown resident of about 50 years ago the original picture from which our engraving was made is owned by mrs thomas storey when acton was incorporated as a village m 1873 asa hall was on the first council before- then it was- incorporated with the town ship quite a- few descendants still live in acton both mr hall and christopher swackhamer were conclusively parents and friends of the stud ents were present for the program which included a musical number an address and remarks to the class by several people the capping rerem miss ruth gaw the director of nurses iher r e nelson or c wolfden the second robert little perhani and the third joseph fyfe per haps the two who are now positively labelled in the free prrts files of consideration and equipment demonstration locally for the ben efit of firemen and councillors in com purine the three trucks ihhpeeledftre chief dowklns said i think the one we saw yenterduy the hlckey truck on thursday is the one we shoulrl have it mu than anything more imprcehlve men before councillor wood and reeve har grove tabled a resolution that council purchase the fin truck plus an extra high pressure hose reel t inclu 150 feet of one inch hose and nozzle for a total amount of 73jlfl the vote unanimously fav ored the renolutlon tenders for the chassis were mode by thompson motors for a ford truck at 2025 macswoin motors for a fargo truck at 2009 and iorne garner motors for a gmc truck at 2507 all tenders were based nnxpecificallfins pre pared by the fire committee delivery on the new fire epjip imnt is guaranteed itv 120 days or approximately six months the pumper will supply 420500 gallons tif water per minute ul a pump iiemiuii of 120 jwjundv iloe carrying capacity on the body is ilioo feet of two and a half ineh hone and 000 feet of one and t half inch hose hunhtng boards and tin- rear htep ire made from slip resident tread plate steel the rear platform is drslgnedso a large area is provided on which equip- tnentean be piled and returned in a hurry tothe fire hall in cold weather all piping and purnp chambers are covered with canvas and water proofed pipe and chambers can be drained from one main valve operated from the control side- of the truck the under side of the pipe compartment is protected by a pan to eliminate djrt slush and mud from reaching the pump or any piping an outlet at the rear of the truck is provided for the use of a bucket brigade the truck carries a boos- rimtaqk of 400 gallons of water this water is protected from frost hy on exhdust heoter two hose reels are included on the truck ond will b- mounted ber hind the cab above the pump and the hose will be permanently con- rected to the pump water to the reel is controlled by a valve on the operating side of ihe truck a fingertip control pressure gouge enables the operator lo main tain on equal pressure on each of any number of hose lines in the event one is suddenly shut off equipment also includes ladders 300 feet of high pressure booster hose and 20 feet of hard suction how inr pumping water from a lake or well extinguishers flood light and warch liithu lanterns and of courw one siren with flash ing red light mounted on the cab the truck has m 17b inch wheel base and j hickey representative ol the firm hopes to deliver the truck in less than the required six months moffat man buys top irish cattle grant campbell of moffat re turned to canada from ireland last eek where he made several pur chases at the royal ulster show at balmoral near belfast lir camp bell paid so guineas about 5j for a 10monthod shorthorn red bull and 00 guineas each for twin heifers which took the medal for the best pair of dairy heifers tn k whole show he also bought a roan heifer a top winner in her class jnr 44 guineas the cattle breeder from moffat in reported to have told reporters reland that there was agood market tn canada- for british short both have manyrolsuua sull horn thr r ty is living in town and m the ditttirt pntduced n m