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mm vaox maar the acton free press thursday july 36th 1951 monday august 0th hu been proclaimed cmc holiday the roxy ad usually found on ihi page is oh pace seven this wmic it includes the program for two weeks the white jrios were painted w no 7 highway east of acton tuesday the wjtt4 has just beta r6fiuracd- it la easier to rise with the lark than after one an inquest is hclng held into the death of mrs thomas mcbride the honrintf la scheduled for aug ust i in brookvllle hall mr mcbride was killed in a car- truck crash on july 10 near mof fat acton ciuxcns band partlcio- ated in the strectsville band ta top in that jvlllatfe on saturday evening of last week any who enjoy sidewalk sup erintending these fine days have been watchinff the new light standards erected and curbs pour ed fergus tennis club played the acton croup on the courts here on tuesday evening lunch and n social time were enjoyed by the two clubs looks of interest have been turning to surprise horror and al most fiendish rltuthis past two weeks as pictures taken quite a few years oqo are on display in the free press window otmtytfrn otnrsmtth ports that the corner of the 7th line and the ac ton side road will be asphalted no 7 highway curvesat this location and leaves the corner to the erin road or sevonth line since the news of fifty and twentyyears aco can be safely predicted a week ahead of time with the help of files we are pub- lishinc this week four articles al together under the good old days may have been better the k j beamish co con tractors for the mill and main im provements report their expectat ion to have paving equipment and material in town within a week j mcmullcn has the curbing nearly completed in the one block and will be working in the business ection of mill st- next week obituary deceased active dep minister oks sewer collections a past master of the masonic lodge and prominent in the scot tish rite hugh chester wallace passed away in toronto general hospital on july 5 1051 after two months illness there mr wallace was a druggist in montreal for many years andtnoved to toronto bout 15 years ago he was born in nassagaweya township he son of hugh wallace and elizabeth storey and studied at the school of pharmacy toron to followed by a year of special training in new york rev r h armstrong of knox presbyterian church conducted the funeral service in the victor b burnley funeral home on wednes day july 18 pallbearers were e j hassard fred boyd fred salt and earl cooper all of acton and lloyd ireland and william young of toronto mrs wallace the former olive hansen of montreal died about 20 years ago and their only child pat- tj just two years later mr wal lace leaves one brother george toronto and one sister hannah acton why the census changes in house the ninth decennial census of canada in june this year is baaed on fundamental legal requirements dating from confederation under goctjon 81 of the british north am erica act 1867 it was enacted that after the completion of the census of 1871 and of each subsequent decennial census representation of the provinces should he readjusted by such authority in such manner and from such time as ht parlia ment of canada provided subject to certain rules the chief of those give tv contract to bell telephone th cbc announced on tues day july 24 that the bell tele phone co had been awarded the ilvelyear contract to provide tele- vision network service in canada tneiielwdrk which wlip jink buffalo toronto and montreal will include tn transmitting stat ion at milton heights which re layed signals from buffalo to fonthill and then to toronto the cbc hopes to have stut- xlucswasahalthiijbmianie-jjf-quo- jonsinmontftaland towhto in- vattco nj i lm irwa py uochuldhivtimxmmbrr members 65v and that the rep resentation of other provinces in the house of commons should bear the same proportion to the popul ation of the province as the num- bcri5 bears to the population of the province of quebec in iwfl section 51 of the british no ameri aet was repealed and a new section substituted as follows the number of members of the house of commons shall be 255 and the representation of the provinces therein shall forthwith upon the coming into force of this section and thereafter on the completion of each decennial census be readjust ed according to the following rules n subject as herelnaltcr provided there shall be assigned to each of the provinces the number of members computed by dividing the total population of the province by 254 and by dividing the popula tion of each province by the n irnt so obtained this new section thus did nwnv with the former provision in the art fry whlrh the prpvlwe of one starting date for the contract has not been set yet the bell telephone co will re ceive 225564 a year for the net work service experiments carried on at mil ton heights proved successful- re cently- and milton became a pernv nnent jink in the transmission of canadian tv the direct route across the lake caused too much interference signals were relay ed via milton with much bettor success proclamation births marriages deaths etc bokn timbers at the bumslde wing toronto general hospital on sunday july 15 1031 to kalbv leen nw- fin lay and kenneth timbers acton a son- william george mich b bowenomr and mrs stan bow- en it r 31 acton arc happy to announce the birth of their son at the nursing home acton on thursday july 21 a dear wee brother lor wendy and wayne mother and babe just fine lc vuftedeirturnis are very hap- sy to announce the arrival of oan marie at the nursing home acton on sunday july 22 c lutlc sister for elaine bruce and brian mother and baby juit fine died roszell at her residence wil low st acton on saturday july 21 1051 selena simons widow of the late george ros- zell in her 84th year funeral service was held on tuesday july 24 with interment in fairvicw cemetery acton in memor1am obituary district mourns victim of accident the victim of an accident east of moffat on july 10 mrs thomas mc bride was interred in green- wood cemetery georgetown on july 13 service was held at the mcclure funeral home there the former annie campbell daughter of the late archie camp bell and mary elizabeth hall she was a native of cheltenham fol lowing her marriage she moved to terra cotta and then spent several years in alberta returning east mr and mrs mcbride have lived at norval milton georgetown and rockwood they moved to a farm near rockwood from georgetown a year ago rev alex calder conducted the funeral service and pallbearers were archie campbell alex campbhl and harold dolson of brampton george job of acton mcbt idf hunter strwtsvilu and wru iukio limchousc floral tribute wort- carried by neil lit tle gordon cation george clraxe lome cleave harold cleave nor man learn harry llesscy and- nor man iv ereatix interment w as made- in grernwrkkl vrmctrry georgetown mr mrllrule u ho uas in gurlph general ilonpitil at the time of the funeral was nut as badly injured a it tirt upimed other meni- bei of the fmil shocked b the fatality were four daughters mr isaac hunter imarv toronto mr jack 1vt mjriirvt g rec to n mrs gtrgf job ijean ac ton and mr wri hcsnc prit- ru- lnuhunv mrs mcl-uc- tw in brother robert campbell lin at drlisle saskatchewan and a suiter mr harold wauon at snelgrovr she was predixtaod t by two brothers haw ley and george of brampton whi died last year there are eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren ent wai exhausted and 110 bags had been used council instructed the forcmnn to purchase 50 more bags and a truck load of tarry as phalt substance to continue the sidewalk repair a bylaw governing wrecking yards and salvage dealers wos giv en first reading a similar bylaw was passed by the county council recently clerk mcgeachic reported that thesection on main st from church to mill was paved under the connecting link agreement with the department paying the total cost for the centre 22 feety r vyse offered 25 for a strip of land owned by the town and estimated at one quarter of an acre that adjoins his land just back of the wartime housing sub division the matter was turned over to the planning board for recommendations the acton vmca board ask ed financial assistance on the cap ital expenditure of 361 for the re placement of boiler tubes the building comittce was authorized to bring in recommendations on the matter since the builduig is publicly owned the following accounts were ordered paid acton puc hydro rates bell telephone services elliott sand gravel sand acton machine shop gra der repairs w e- gardiner cement thompson motors j mcgeachic expenses e tyler expenses nonskid pavement can nat rlwy wigwag maintenance municipal spraying oil for roads 1510 15 sewerage accounts totalling 193 80 were approved for pay ment david cohen was paid 11 25 for five feet of short lateral that was not installed to the property line the account was to be submitted to spartan contracting co for re imbursement to the town the bank of montreal advimd council that the money from de- j bentures sold was credited to their j account council authorized the traqnltr of the public school ad- d it ion lecount from the bank of t fcoa scotia to the hmk of mont- el the sewer account was also ti l tiwisferied ccmncil accepts lsessmcnts lm the township of usqurlng nf 1 4 0 on the spring property and jx on the disposal propel t i cjer mcoeichie reportiil thit htii b en rtfuniel to j williryi j 310 00 40 00 5 50 7 43 525 00 2285 8 50 500 650 22 47 bee was given a fixed represent- i ation for determining the quotient upon which representation in other provinces could be calculated ac cordingly the membership of the house of commons was increased from 345 to 255 including one member from the vukon representation of the province of quebec was increased by the 1047 readjustment from 5 to 73 mem bers that of ontario from 82 to 83 nova scotia from 12 to 13 and brit ish colujrnbla from 16 to 18 man itobaand saskatchewan each lost one seat the new representation of theformer being 10 and of the lat ter 20 members representation of the remaining three provinces was unchanged viz new brunswick 10 prince edward island four and alberto 17 seven seats were given to newfoundland on its entry into confederation at midnight o n march 31 1040 raising the tctal membership in the house of com mons to 2g2 since 1041 there have been some substantial shifts in popuwon as betwean provinces and further changes are likely to take place in provincial representation in the house of commons in the next redistribution of seats following the 1051 census civic holiday in compliance with the ci tiuuili mti far many bracken in loving memory of a dear wife and mother mrs lillian biacken who passed nwnv julyr24xlw5 we cannot enttl thv purpose sec but all is well lhats done by thee ever remembered by husband and family guthrie in loving memory of our dear son and brother fo jerry t guthrie lost with his crew over german v july 20th 1044 not juit today but every day in silence we remember fntho mrhhor tlrnhmra lld want ads for sale foil sale 1037 dodki- mduii kood condition miotic 331j12 foil sale fresh raipbcrrlc by box or crate phone 0oj2 joan itobrrlhon fotl sale 1mb chcv conch a- 1 condition apply acton anto body phone 343w fonsaiei3jiurnckcolbnuin jilsjilovcwithoven douu-rnbeh- jon georgetown 85r3 foil sale kelvlnntor electric 2i a 23 cycle eood condition phone luw between 8 nnfl 8 t for sale two tons mixed crnin apply cvenlntfn or satur day c m dnivdson n r 3 ac ton phone 390j2 for sale 19425 hnrleydnv idson mojorcyclc red nnd black liood nlnnfntf condition phone georeetown 3a0rl3 oiter s30 pm a fon sale one team arcy percherons age 8 years round condition apply glensney farms ltd n p 3 milton or phone milton 154r22 n23 fob sale two 10500 tiro andtubei nnd two lfifioo tlrei nnd tube also parts for 30 chrys ler apply jack alrdric hirhway gnrake acton for sale rubber tired wuj on and flat rack also one nnd t half mccormlck deinnji jjns eng ine jlond as new gordon robin son milton 08r21 a monday august gt1i will be observed as a civic holl day for 1051 and 1 hereby proclaim that day as a civic holiday for acton and respectfully rcfluest that all our citizens obscrvit as such e tyler mayor mayors office town hall acton july 20 1051 a notice the dental office of dr allan j buchanan will b cloid for two months from july 15th while dr buchanan is convalescing from an emergency major opera tion for sale drop bnck daven port steel ennst ruction spring in excellent condition first reason able offer 24 new soup plates enchh chinn plain design phone iftlr tt suitersiniaw tajac in loving memory of a dear huibmd nnd father joseph zajac who passed awsy july jr 1047 we often sit and think of him when we are all alone for memory is the only friend that grief can call its own like ivy on the withered oak when all other things decay our love for him will still keep preen and never fade away lovingly remembered by wife and family mchugh in loving memory of a dear niece lynda anne who passed away july 20 1050 the memory of her dear wee ways will linger with us all our days uncle ed nnd uncle bill mchugh in lovinu memory of a dear niece lynda anne who passed away july 29 looo her memory la as dear today ai m the hour the parsed away ever remembered b uncle man and aunt elsie mchugh in loving memory of a dear grunddaugntcr lynda anne who passed away july 20 likx there a place in our health culled j memoiy lane and in it dear lynda ou v ill al ways remain lovingly remembered by grand pa and grandma mchugh fou sale1burner heavy duty electric stove new never been used also late 1050 model pon tine car 0 cylinder almost new apply mike stedul 13fl guelph st after t pm n42 foil sale house six rooms insulbric 4 acres nnd barn el ectric light in buildings school right across the road possession in one month between pcyslde nnd ifaltnnvillc mrs a g thomson h it 2 rockwood ont a for sale- one 1050 ford half ton pickup with low mileage one used 1m6 ford tractor one new fordson major tractor j 050 used tractor thompson motors phone 00 acton for sale id be prepared for cutting a heavy grain crop instal a carlson power drive on your binder no slippage and less power a small tractor will handle your binder on hills and soft ground with ease write or phone 140 rockwood charles thatcher h- iivini pirmi conn- criited mr william- i build on this te 1 u l purihimii iii b law w iv pa- ajtrr jundown it ii colder on a desert than tn a foreit- sand loasfs heat whit trei hold it llt mm and knd jank wi re be p 10 f the removal i t tree betveen manns and cun- nnjiham s on the cnment a mimmao vif the fine levied b art on police in june u a rr- ceved howing 514 collected the tout 1 a share of thot fines ua soolfl reeve hargrave wnj appointed to precide during illnes or absence of the mayor lie presided at this meeting wit councillor wieck grrer kryer taylor thomnaon wood and deputy reeve j stew art present s tax notice 1951 municipality of acton third- instalment now due attention draun to the payment of 1911 taxes uhich are now payable in four instalment taxes are payable to the municipal tnamirir at the v acton public utilities office liuulmrnu are iur a ollou third instalment fourth instalment august t5th october 15th according ti the tax collection byiiw a penalty of l of 1 jut cent p r minth will be addi d on the amount remaining iiutmid aft r the fifteenth day of aukust this penalty applies to each instalment tn a similar manner the attention of ratepayers 13 directed to the penalties and other clauses as printed on the reverse side of every tax notice and explained in detail on every tax bill uake payment now and take your tax not1ck with you when majung payment j mcgeachle collector mchugh cherished memories of our dear cranddauchtcr lynda anne who passed away sudden ly july 20 1950 she was only a little white roobud a swceflmlc flower from birth god took her home to heaven before she was soiled on earth ever remembered by grandma and grandpa talbot mchugh in loving memory ol our darling daughter lynda anne who passed away sudden ly july 20 1050 she is gone but not forgoitcn and as dawns another year in our lonely hours of thinking thoughts of her are always near days of sadness still come oer us fi lends may think the wound is healed but they little know the sorrow that lies within the heart conceal ed lovingly remembered by mum my daddy and sister gail heater and fully new cards of than k k i would like to thank friends and neighbors for their many kindnesj- during my recent illness wm near the family of george jennings wish to thank neighbor and friends for many acts ol kindness during their recent fire the family of th lt donald waldie iwishts to than their friends relative- and mghbors for thrtr kind expressions of sny- pith espeeill hev h ii ann- xtmrig for his kind potoril care and comfurtiiig w i piiial ippr iit 01 is epissl to the alton ilranch of the cndion u gum and the woil coinhmg uml iil others for their twautiful foril trbutes the min hind- n vn will long bt riinemtiend pontiac sedan radio 51g05 buick super sedan equipped low mileage car condition 1075 40 chev coach heater and rndia si 305 50 austin station wagon new condition gone onlv j000 miles 1105 ldrnk garner motors ltd phone 452 acton ont h coming events this ojfice cannot be responsible jor conflicting dates of events the annual fall variety fair of st albans guild will be held friday evening november 2nd and saturday november 3rd a garden party thursday august 2nd at ferndale park supper 5 30 to 8 with newmarket gold medalist band in attendance 7 to 030 dan cing to earl hey wood rca vic- tor recording artist and his cknx barn dance gang sponsored by orange ville cataract and caledon catholic churched come and have an evening of real entertain ment a farnworth memorials monumrnu al moderate prlrn cemetery lettering elorm rdal cemetery orclph ont wanted wanted womwi wouldjllw3 or 3 mornbiks work a week ap ply box aree press iiiguks prices ror fowl t clilckeuij huttimvlllu poultry kll- 1ik slallon phono brumpton 343rl4 or 330jj nm12 iiklp wanted clpjlilc wom- nn or cirl tn look nftir baliv while moutcr worker apply pot vtox ffl acinnonr whl pay mm 10 to sis for tlond or diknblcd rnttlo ind horflon 24 hour sirvlcp tolc-pluim- collocl 23n1 dilwoml gfori- glbion a112 dead oh disabled anim- al wanted coa hor hog we poy ensh nt your farm phone guelph 3334 collect for im mediate service wm lalng op erating for gordon vountf ntf livestock wanted calves for vcaling bulla canner cows nnd old hoes for processing cattle ontl haft slaughtered beef by the auarter arrange for pickup and ellvery f e holmes ind son ntf tenders wanted for pamu ing the interior of actnn baptlrt church for flpecifications and further particulars apply to mrs j w chapman phone 321 w ac- ion tenders to be in not later than friday aunt 3 rt miscellaneous washer repairs roll parts complete overhauls ernie radio and electric georgetown phone 40s iloxy theatre bldg atf custom conining 10 ft m h combine in acton and mil ton districts phone lillr31 milton b32 sewing machines sales and service repairs to- all makes ernies radio and electric phone 405 roxy theatre bldg george town lt kitchenen upholstehy have your chesterfield suite reup holstered for u little u 8d iror prompt and efficient service call 103 acton one weeks service vacancy rowlcigh business now open in acton trade well established excellent opportun ity full time write at once rawleighs dcpt mlg111180 montreal cecil a carr optometrist guelph s douglas si tel 1091 murfins pttrvteeri vdwtt sav our vmrki af4dthatouf- cmmtsumsf cqhhon 5fn l bfmurfin plumbing heating tli- fim k it the 1 r m rs e hiimi- fmkl lh to exl m to their frti nav in iick ritxirt in mti ri of ilranch 1id cm hiiin u- mi iid- t aumiui r c iriiilmn is iu ev- iini sir itth ih i ahi k- thir ru n th 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