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it jvjttim sttt btess seventysixth year no 51 acton ontario thursday june 2jblh 1951 eight home print paqos six cent super highway links acton milton high school promotion results announced grade nine to twelve cttaft work exhibited at the craft display in the acton y m c a attracted many visitors on friday afternoon and evening of last wpek leather metal tailoring sewing and art work were the crafts displayed shown here at the leather display are from left to right mrs c cook treasurer mrs w beatty president miss r mcnabb secretary and art instructor miss d stone shown below are a qroup of people inspecting the metal work table trays and many items are included in this displaysome of the members worked with sterling silver in their crafts stall ijiolo magistratescourtcovers years biggest d violations o thi hlkhvd traffic act the liquor control act nnd town b lds knc the bluest polici docket in aclon this ymr nt the court on tuosda mornink prt sided ocr bv police magistrate k lnnfi don thirty nuht cases mn htard ind n numbtr of nmnnds wire brantcd and put on for tuannj in polict court here for july 13th fines totalling k64 wire nutrd oul nnd court costs amounted to 2 is so it cost thos who had oni foul of thi law n rand total of vh9 10 mam of the fines nre for minor of fi nc s but two chnrius under llu liquor control act vitro mirimums of j100 thev might hive bein is hlili as 1000 inch undtr tht sections on which thi charms win basid fnilun to odm rv e a full stopgi knz hlhw j konhcwee so it wouldnt be brought finis of 5 nnd tourt cos of 3 in almost eir case most of these win milled em f ci urt there were 17 of the cis in court spieejing- brought 10 nnd costs of 3 m iking a v turn whir prohibitid fuilurt t product pt r mils htn isked for dif etiw lights ilhgnl pirkmg and not hi ing signs on thi thults bioiifht finis of to i ow rloidmg of which x iccount ed tor 10 to 40 lius dtpindini diunk whiu on thi am nmt of thi rl id dm ink without i p nmt tc opi r ati cot om worn m 10 md 1 costs ch irgi undi r thi liquor con trol act win hnvur edmund km will of cimpbtllmlh paid li and costs of 11 for bunj intox iiuttsd m i public plict pol in constabu pitir kriklewuh mid iht accused v as ibusn i ind not ctf opt rati vr h had t en a passmgir in a cir inohd m an accident in acton on mi 21 tun from under his bed at th bunk housi he chimcd other purchists hid bitn t iken he had two bittlts of wine undtr his coit whm nrnsied but unuld not tell tin const ibu when he hid sicur i d hi m murn jinkmsind alex mc i 11m both implovvd on the nr lonsiruction en w which had b m workiril m acton this month w i ri e ich iss ss io nnd cost of ms jmkins wis picked m mcltllan hid 1 b ttks iif iu on thi cnr tricks th liquor vi confiscated ind thi bid mi m tstn ited to piv th fun md co ts high school pupils journey to niagara a trip to quttnston and niagara tills iaon njoed sunday by th pupils of milton and acton high schools leaving about 10 30 om charks horton was fined 10000 in uii thret school busts driven bv and costs of 24 or an ilttrnit of thrtt months in jail for hiving liquor in his piwm vion not purch asisd undtr thi ngulituns of tht ac const ibli kn kit w ich told thi court hi hid sun in iccunxl go down a 1 uu at th nsidmce of john korchow ice and v hi n hi seirch him atti r having tht n- idi net he had a bottu of acrru port exhibited in court is encc the liquor was cunfiscattd harry kual was also astssed 100 and 34 on a similar ehargt he claimed he had bought thi li quor in guclph on saturday but bad left it at the residence of ted tmtr georgi inglis and mr pi oli tht pupils first stopped at quimston hilghts for lunch and to sec brock s monument thi vuwed the flowi r clock opirited bv the hvdro and then wtrt to thi whirlpool lunch was it thi oakes g irdcns hi aching niagira some of the students inxsstd thi border into the united stitis all three busloads stayed for thi illumination of the falls and re turned home by different routes stopping at burlington to eat about 13 went on the trip al the following an tin j urn pro motion n suits for acton high schn promotion with honors lists nil arr mgi d in tnli r nf mi r- it and itteltiele nil student wli passu in nil subjects ind who ob tainid nn a tragi of nt li nst m u r ci nt promotion without lion nrs ikti nre nrrnnpid nlphnbiilt ally and inchulf nil tliidi nts who pnsii d in nil uibjttui nnd who oh tnimd an avi rngi bitwirn so pi r ci nt nnd ul pi r ci nt quadf txa promotion with honor jnnkc hnki r nancy laimbi r tullfl kril hi ttv m le inmbert frnncln hef femnn ruth smith arli in igor 1 on cnrol ft tti rly frank henton nob coxi mil nruci muriel hilts mauri i n kinri ml frnnn fll trln r promotion without honors winc arbii frank tit in ni ilsnn ri ntnn cntln rim pri nn in hob git nit n iviti c r nsi nmiih i mi in coon knthliin fostt r robi ti son conditlonnl piomotion cimiki fu nch khn mitlu miticsi til diigb hlstoi rii h ird m ison mntiis anade in promotion with honor m ir brnldn betty wlllmmson ri tty sinclntr ruth mnnhnll pnuline pipillon kntltln n micrishll nil ly price d sniond o rnurki joyce vitki rv hi wi tt sirrs di nm dnwkins fvnlvn siundirs promotion w ithout honors itochi hi hi ndi rsnn pnul law son pi brv oikis rill skilhnj dt nn s smith vi m wirni conditionil promo ion june i lndsn honn fconomks mer ilvn mi uor home fionomicsi hill mii oil mathematics nil mchujji mithi maties fn nch nils olson mcifhimitlts hill so nn r ilk scknce shop work gradf x promotion with honors isiln ik ritchie bnrbon tumi r fnn ttnnings fred gordon nnrbiri rnxti r promotion v ithniit honors jon all m five daw kins jovce firmi r virenn johnston ronald rolston conditional promotion russell arbic historv lntlnt gordon clow mathematics dill coon imithi mntics duncan glbsoi historv 0 geogrnphv 0 marlon hnmilton mnthi matlci frenchl ken mnnn i mathematics shop work divid mcvev shop work mimt pirrv mithemntici hnnn economics barbir i smith fhistorv annamine spitzi r i english literature cnrol t ler mathemnticsl audrey wilkinson mathematics shirlev wilson mathimitics jim wilson eng llsh litrrnture mathematics grade xi promotion with honors marjork wirni donald dawkins promotion without honors ida archibald jick dividson chris lnmb joyci t nmlw rt n ttv prin pit ti rrv dinlsi coli s conditional promotion in ttv allan history rod forci his lorv4- flnllie hufnnfi 1 grrrmrr- r i hi kn ki i inn igi mm try mnbel thomas physics spanish john wan fnneh gflaof xij pi omotlon w ithoiit honors lovci finir i on no rosi 1 ann vi klhuis dirk wood onditinmtl promotion jam ltott algi bra physiesi carolyn onks clnmlrtrv dorolhv wm in historv to fl lay st albans hall corner stone concertends year kp teachers stay ijint thitrulnv nnd friday nftir noons tin mothers nnd friendt of tin kindi rgnrh n pupils nltendeil oni of tin most fk lightfii conci rts ihtv had sun and hi ard that tin ivoiiiightpmtonforhittr1rrthrtr kinili n nrli n nmm at tht public- sllkkli under tin dirietinn of miss jo miplinil nnd m xt yi nr s kinili r l nrli n primary tc nchi r miss doro thv appi r tht ehildrtn firt prt si nti d a rhvthmic circk cnlk d thi visit to the gnrdtn sonffl dnnrt s and rhythms fornuil part of tin minilm r a sinimj d met ac h jn follow id nnd thin a drnmitimtinn of tin ciiniirbnnd man pour mi m in rs v tht iik mhi rs of tin rhythm imnd lonihtdid tin priiriun miss mi plinil mistakenly re- pw t dm n- i m n i u n t- p p m it irurtling tin laving of the rnr tit r skmi of tin tit w st albans parish hull n short st r it was hi id in tin t hurt h t onduck d by virv ri w f jukson dd d nn of christ t ninth c athi tlrnl hnmilton ciinits win used to nc toinnioilntf tin inrkt i ongrt tntnm llu riv it ii aimstrong of knox hmh and th ri fa currty of tin umtid church win pri stnt in llu rhiinul nnd nlso r v w r crnin of hnmilton rt neh tin lhoir with mrs f c oiikis ns orgnulst sang tht nntht in prnisi yi the fnthir dtan jackson lt fori tkliviring a most inspiring strmon brought gnitinks from tin bishop of the dioctsl mention wns mndi bv thi rector ri v w ct i umton of tin fact that thirty six mi n of thi congregation i had a pnrt in the i notion of tht llgll thus fnr thnnks wire ixpns si d to mr t ooki for the gift of tin conn r sloni and to mr nicol for his si rvicts in tngrnving it near tragedy has court case sequel skidding ll fi et at thi corni r of mill ind young streets list s iturdav i vi ning it 7 10 p m i car dnvi n bv james bavnton c impbillvilli just missisd striking thru vi ir old j ickie black son of mr ind mrs don blick thi lid was sitting on his tncyck it thi corni r whin thi vthicle miss id the curve and skidded up onto thi sidewalk the driver was chargisd with drunk nnd circk ss driving and his pnsstngcr edmund knewnll r r 1 cimpbillville with being dnink mr km well plcidcd guilty in court in acton this week and was fined while mr baynton was rem indtd until july 13 pc william todd invesligited britain miintains the world s lar gtwt merchant fleet 2s 8 per cent of thi worlds total tonnage imvt taught in acton just two yi nrs it avis for a 1 1 mlon kindi rjarlt n ifle r thn ve ars he re puc discuss mains children on janlc supi rmti ndi nt iunbi rt n port nl it tin n uhir nn i lini of tin pitbln utilius omniismon tins d ly that i hildrt n wt ri t limbing tin watir tink nnd pi lvmj on tin propirtv thi j ill s in ki pi locked tint tiny 1 1 hi r ikmb thi f i tire tir squirm undtr it p ii mi mbi rs who wi re nil pn s nt dnidikl th it siins win to b ir ectid is i wirnirik ami pin nts an asked to kt p thi ir ehildn n iw iv thi mnttt r of installing m un to llu new pump housi on main stn i t north was left with super intend nt iambert and m lyor tvlir thiv wire to find out thi k ast expensive methiul of digging thi tn rich and hickfilling eithi r bv h ind labor or miohim supi nntendt nt lambert wis in tructiil to nrtler i relief valve for the new pump house he has mndi imngemints for the dis ch irgid w ite r to return to the will a ni w si rvire for witer nnd si wage on willow stree t wis to be left for the turn beinj is thi commission regarded thi new m uas is jinving priority consolidited engineering notif u d the commission thit they could instnl tht pump it the new well next week as the press of work wis not illowing time for this job it wis decided to wilt a couple of wi eks until the main ind the power line could be in stilled miyor tyler requested that the pole tw re installed at the swim ming hole in the park and a light installed it wis felt a light there might deter some of the persons using this section of the park continued on page five together officials itaos the comer stone of the new st alban s parish hall during the service held sun day the foundation of the building 1s complete and the cement block work is started on the walls shown are the participating officials from left to right rev luxton rector of the church rev e a currey of the united church h jolley warden of st alban s h oakley who laid the blocks t cook who donated the corner stone t jones warden of st albans very rev w e jackson dean of niagara who dedicated the stone rev w r craven of hamilton beach and rev armstrong of knox presbyterian church s pho paving acton to milton end of thirty ye plan hijhwny no j ih compte ti iv pnvid the black asphalt strip now trt tehenfrom actorrlo mihorr livtng machine of thp t onstrue tion et laid tin final load i f t irry subsume to tompteti tin long term preijiel todav no 2i now joins highway no 7 it the corni r of mill and m in ind all lire pavi d re surf icini on miln st is p irt of tin stroct impmvi rru nt proi r un under w ly in town ristdints of main t south art the first in be ni fit from the improvement pre gram just is thi v were ami nt the first to hnvi tht ir strict disrupted by the install ition of the si wi ragt syste nf brunet convicted has stolen gloves anthony nrunt t was sentenced to thn i months hard labor inel eoiirt niuli 1lfiulw it y ir if t ourt for having in his possession stolen lovi s unfit r thi valut of a eonvu te d ifi rricki r brum t f u i s i l year tt rm in conni clion with bink robin rv it a toronto rrtneh of tin dorninn n rank aproximnti ly 14 doen i love h valui et it 2 wi n stolen from the storey dlove co in december of last ve ar some of the gloves wirt rt covert tl bv toronto dt t c live s when they se irehed the nc ctise d s pre mises in connection with the toronto bank robhery jrcd wilds allnn me ret r roy arnold t orp mnson dt t crilly nnd dt t sgt hodgson testified in the hcannj i tlidn t even know where acton was until i was picked up brunet t xelaimed in an unscheduled out burst after the sentence had been pronounced by magistrate lnngdon a a mercer and r arnold identi fied gloves allegedly found in pos se ssion of the accused ns those manufactured in the acton factory one particular line of gloves had ne vtr been on the market because of an error in production mr ar mild testified defenst counsel in his address to the magistrate emphasized that there was ntv- concrete evidence that goods were stolen he eon tinued acton ijf a small town this is a big event the defense aske d leniency be cause the accused had been in cus tody since january the magi trale changed o five jnonth sen tence to three months and 31 coats underground cable for street lighting work started tuesday morning on the installation of underground c ible on acton s mill st the digging michlne is excavating the trench used for the laying of sew erage mains cable is encased in a two inch tarred pressed asbestos type of pipe two parallel lines ire beinrt laid one to service each side of the street the cable is to provide power for the lighting standards to be in s ailed made of steel thi stan dards will be kept off the street and the base is to be an 18 inch 4 foot deep slab of cimmt 7 thirty om yi ars igo i provine i i i ovi rnnu nt g ivi in ismiranti th it whit wis thin known is th si i one km from acini to milton unuld 1m m nli i pi v until high w iv md p ivisd this w i k thi in it of piving b tv n th two tonus uill in timjil t d its been i ion j linn with n nn f il s irts ind m my promts s it wis biek m lhr th it mr iirury be c inn prt mn i of ontario ind mi nib r fur liln h mnd tin first pnelii ti n tt i pivt d huhwiy th it i r i ill p rharw tin ri win other pi vi us predict n ns hut w d ubt it b nisi ref irinii to old fil s sh w that was thi in of higlu w xt nsfons in out inn ind no 7 w is going through from t mmt i t simla we vi hid rnnu ch mgi s 4n provincnl govi rnnu n s sinei and ill with promts s in sti ps to romple tion of thi milton to acton p ivemi nt wi ve kn mil of many elt legations md inti rci sslons for somi irtion about 10 ii the sect ion wis t iki n ovi r from the coun ty md made pirl of the provlnclnl system refeire my stirt was matle beyond gnvelling and ap plying i dust liyer the second world wir nmi on with its dls- ruptiein of ill m w works the period of bumps and holes pif- vpili d until list year it wis in 1047 thit the depart ment of highwiys mide a start on a permnnent hlghwiy construction with impmvi ment of grades and wldi ning of the road this work wis finished from milton to no 10 sidi road of fsqueslng it seemed fine start but then the program wns abandoned until 1040 wharf that season the section from no 10 sidi road to acton was graded fill ed ind mide of standard highway construction it was late list fill 10w when paving was started and peculiarly no 10 side road was again a divis ion point with the weither mak ing the decision and we had pave ment from acton for five miles this week will see the completion of the paving link which we und erstand will require another top of the paving link and then the links within thi towns of acton ind milton will require itti ntton to complete the job it s a fine new road and the culmination of a thirty year pro gram which is almost completed the next step toward improvement we understand on no 25 is making the road run straight through to the queen elizabeth hlffhwiy nther than the present diversion along the dundns highway to nel son villige and thenci south- but is you tnvel smoothly over tht road fromarton to milton re- cotttinusd tm paofour machines typewriters people holiday during summer closings most acton industries will close down for holidays again this year beardmore and co will be of ficially cloaed during the first two weeks in july although holidays have begun already for certain parts of the plant the processing will xirry on while different de partments are off in turn from friday july 20 until tues day august 7th is holiday time for both the office and plant of the storey glove co the shut down for the a p green co is scheduled for the first week in july for more reasons than holidays equipment which has been operated steadily night and day for nine months will be over hauled a skeleton staff with a man from the weston plant will re pair the kiln and equipment during that week to prepare for the busy season at the end ol the summer acton machine shops will be closed from july 27 until aug 13 closing july 27 ajax engineer ing co will open again after civic holiday on august 7th holidays in the office are stag gered but the plant of the baxter laboratories ltd will be closed from prldoy july 6 to monday july 23 both the office and shop of the mason knitting co will be cloasd from friday july 13 to monday july 30 the wool combing corporation of canada ltd has announced its annual holidays are from july 20 till august 7 for both the office and plant there will be no edition of the free press on thursday august s as both office and printing plant will be shut down for a week holidays in turns will b token by the employees of the acted flour mill j b mackenzie 4 son plastonics ltd and micro pbutjc dates have not yet bben set for the force electric co