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wht jvjdow sttt ss 4 sevenrysevenrh year no 16 acton ontario thursday october 25h 1951 eight homo print pagessix cent fire hall too small for new pumper residents protest closing laneway off bower ave hcsidenu of bower avenue who ore owners of houses serviced from a laneway between alice street and an entrance near frederick street protested to council the closing of this lone which had been open tor sixty years and asked councils reasons for the qcfion council ex plained that closing of the lane hod not been authorized but they had consented to a hearinr when a request had been made by j w wolfe notice to this effect hnd been published and ample time fiiven to register objections the property owners pointed out that 10 families benefitted by keeping the lnnoway open nnd only one family by its closlnr coun cil pointed out they wcrevbliunted to henr both sides hnd token the pro per procedure nnd nil nmumentk for nnd against would be considered nt the henrinw ndvertined for that purpose nnd the notice hnd jippcnred nnd would nppenr in four issues of the free press mr wm middleton asked thout more light be provided near the scout holl for the sake of the children attending there in euch numbers council agreed to con- dlftilhn iwiwhtnnh street committee to bring in their recommendations for the noxt meeting messrs j hurst nnd w mittockfi on behalf of the acton branch of the legion asked cooperntion of council in the remembrance day ervices on sundny november 11 and permission to hold poppy days on the friday and saturday pre vious council njrrecd and accepted the invitation to attend thf son ice in a body fire chief dawkins nsked that council give official approval of the mutunlv aid plan of fire pro tection and also check the coverage to see that insurance and compen sation wns provided in this tyipe of work he asked thnt 5 be approp riated for incidentals such ns post- one etc for thesecrelnry he point ed out thnt at present a ruling of council forbade the truck to leave town nnd if mutual aid wns to op- crate it would be necessiry to res cind this rulinfi the committee appointed sumbit- ted one proposal for alterations to the fire hnll to accommodate the now fire truck one sketch of i proposed enrage wns submitted by j b mackenzie nnd son this gar age uls 24 foot bv 30 feet 2 inches of concrete nnd brick veneer con struction the cost vns estimated at 2 635 of and probable changes to the outside stniru n woul 1 be 30 00 the building would adjoin the present fire hall a motion to dispose of the old fire truck as n fire fighting unit was lost by n vote it was decided to wait for furthi r information on three proposals be fore making jny decision on the needed building a committee v as appointed to get these proposals from the various builders in town and give it immediate attention tile clerk wns instructed to send nn account to beamish co for cem ent supplied when work wns bemj done on the streets it wi decided to hivr sm k mide for use on road signs to bi minted on the pavement the road commitee was m powered to secure stone for im- prov mg momui and mellon il i houlevurtls after the town fore man nnd committee had devidi i what was needed top nntvrinl fm mill s eir ma also b secured if necesmir the aeeount for the f n e truck w a- i imi ed fi om g k hit tx co and the clerk was ins rueted to will pmntiug out that uw k ti added should not hae beety i added as tontrac statnl tax w ks nulud d m tlu niii submitted th couiut b nui ion author ired payment to ktie chief daw k ms of nuhane to attend a meet- int im oakwiu it nules at 5t u 00 or los time for trip to stri fiixi total amount stf 00 a report was rvtaived from the boiler inpecaon staling that thj kaix li dublin institute make contribution i- i m ihl rt the regular monthly meeting or dublin womens institute was held inst thursday afternoon nt the home of mrs charles thompson nnsmignweyn with a fine attendance of indies mrs c ferguson the president presided over the meet ing corcrspondcnce ond thank you letters were read by the secretary mrs g u somerville it was de cided not to send for the wl grant a donation was voted far the n home for the aged at milton ther was a discussion about entering a quilt in the quilt competition be ing sponsored by the salada tea company but it was left over for further consideration at a later meeting jthe lnvette used nt the milton fair exhibit wih-be-ffivento-tht- halton childrens aid society the secret nr reported that the invit ation extended to the executive of the hnlton womens institute to hold their district annual next june as the guests of dublin w i was accepted and will be held in knox church acton the roll call was answcied b my favourite hobby mrs wumer wntkins gave a full report or the district directors meeting held recently in milton as this wns the hobby meetingra good mnnv of the ladies brought sampies o their work which proved most interesting mrs willard bntton gave a very instructive paper on home economics and mrs r l dm idson gave a humourous rend ing mrs j c dennis spoke on the motto a thing of benut is a jov forever two members who have recentlv moved away mrs j surbey to vnncouv er b c and mrs c j vangoozen to guelph were rem embered with sriinll gifts a com- mithe with mrs calvin mclntyre as convenor was chosen to make irrangemt nts for n euchre and dame to be held in stcwarttown conmmnitv hall earl in nov mi bei a report on the progress jf the compiling of a tweed smuir histor wls given in mrs j dennis a number have sent in a historv of their farms and families and othes i were urged to do so that fixcro might be a fairlv complete record to add to the historv of this dis- fall wedding in toronto church runnywede united church tor onto was decorated with settings of yellow and white chrysanthe mums last saturday when rev k w jewltt officiated at the mar riage of mary kathleen dnughtor of mr and mrs roy james brown toronto nnd david robert dills son of mr and mrs g a dills acton the bride who was given in mnrfinge by her fnther wore n formal white gown with n bodice of imported lnce nnd n bouffant skirt of net this wns worn under n red ingot e of matching lace which buttoned from the waist to a high itnndup collar her fingertip veil of tulle illusion was caught to n cap of bended laco she eirnrd n cascade of swatnsonin potnllod mums ond kucha rust lilies with trailing myrtle ua3 duff muss jeah brown nnd miss patricia sinclair all wore gowns of olive green tnffeta fnshipned with bolero jackets highlighted bv a large queen anne collar the bodices of their gowns fentured a petnl turndown cufr and the full skirts were set off by n pephim extending to the back to form a bustle bow they enrried cascades of yellow nnd bronze mums nnd wore olive green mi its and cnp with cluster or matching mum groomsman wns james dhls ac ton the brother of the groom and ushers were warren brown tor onto brother of the bride george stewart weston uncle of the bnde clare prosscr hanover brother-in- law of the groom and jnck mnin- prize acton at the organ was george bishop islington and the soloust t e emerson weson sang oh pei feet loe and still as the nigh guests at the reception in the conservator of casn lomn tor onto were received bv the mother of the bride in a floor length gov n of honc beige tissue crepe w it li cowl neckline and skirt overdnoe a purple elour hat with feathers tinted orchid shading topink- with a corsage of coral sweetheart roses and purple pinsies the mothe- of the groom chov an illusion crepe and lace gown pink hat aid brown accessories with n corsage of sweetheart roses mrs w h stewart grandmother of the bride who lived manv yeas in acton and milton wore i black velvet gown w ith lnce black flov- ered hat and a corsage o pink and miuve s woe t peas ieaving with her husband on a trip to montreal quebec citv an 1 ottawa the bride wore nn oxford grev suit with claret velour hat black accessories and a corsage of claret pamits and tnlisman rosi the couple both staff member- of the acton free press and the milton champion w ill li e mason blv d acton big congregations knox anniversary the largest congregations in many years taxed the capacity of knox church last sunday morn ing and evening on the occasion of the lmth anniversary of the beginning of the congregntlon the reverend r forbes thomson m a bd who waii minister here during the yenrs of the war preached at both services and he nnd mrs thomson with their childien were warmly welcnm d back by their acton friends at the evening service there wife man from the sister communions nnd the reverend e a currcy b a bd of the united church rend the lesson nnd mr shute- representing the baptists- led in prayer the minister of kjiox church rev r h armstrong conducted the services rm hnnm uju ol society directors meet in milton at tin hosttss mn thompson ssted b mib f rguson mrs w milntvre iod mrs bitton s rvetlj- i lvt lunch y mc a had been m um sunda 600 at presbytery ss rally sunday vbou hw iepiei ntativi of 31 siruiav st hools attended the firt hilton prvsbter sundav school st paul s united church boiler at the inspected and no condition observed that require attention at thls time a letter from c a meadows and associate gae detmls of an en gineering iervice which had bvn maugurattd for smaller towns thev ueiv prrparvd for an annual retaining fee to give advice jn guidance on the various municipal projecu and if the work is under taken they would act on the regular tariff fee the clerk was instruct ed to get more information the police report showl 06 collected in fines and the town re ceived mw oi this amount fcowtiwucd on pa fiw rev douglai smith st giles un ited church hamilton was the guest speaker and addressed the group on the theme growing up rev arthur steed zion united church hamilton was the solois the st paul s sunday school orchestra under the direction of mrs c k stevenson prov ided a miimcal prelude as ell as accom panying the organ a banner contributed by the christian education committee of the presbvtor and sponsors of the rnllj was awarded to churchill sunday school for having b0 per cent of its total enrolment at the rally the banner will b competed for next year th r gulir nut ng of ih oard of diettos of the ch id- i s aid sim tv vv l hi id i th hhu offin milton on hi t- ng of oetolur h with a q w end m owing o thi illru if h dt i mr e d mah 1 ms v v v hiprs i f ikr leon pvsded tn antants for the rm nth s hi inuni ng o si j- m v k ipprtvtd fnr pimnn 1 w ls d cded to engage w ii cletm i to ditnatt the so i cl s i cranfeld reported on the v b ht of hnvng psvchongcal evm nations for socictv wrds fmcst mourv supervusor from tfu prv metal department o child welfare v as present hi discuss d with the board members the work of the socictv and the minimum -e- quirvments of service as set out in jhe regulations on adjournment the members spent a social hour with the sup erintendent and mrs thompson at their home britain has built 130 pecial schools for handicapped children since world war n ended many boarding homes have been opened and arrangements made for home tuition more than 11000 more handicapped children are now re- ceivinc specialized education ion of mr e a hansen ba mr george alexander of hamilton wns guest soloist knox choir wns at its best nnd led the service of praise v ith distinction the church was beautifully decorated with bouquets of chrysanthemums at the morning service mr thomson preached on the subject you need the church taking as his text the words of petet lrfird to whom shnll we go thou hnt the words of eternnl life he pointed out thnt in the apostles creed which ls the oldest of the creeds of the church the christian confesses that he believes in the church nnd went on to sav that in every department of life we need the church hls evening subject was the churchnee7tsynu an dlie based his sermon onthe encounter of the woman of samaria with our lord at jacob s well mr thomson stressed thnt it was nn audacious thing to sugest thnt jesus and his church should ned what we have to offer but thnt it was true god can and does use the people of his church in the working out of his sovereign purposes onmonday evening ove 5s0 people mnnv of them comin from j long distances sat down to a tur k v dinner provided b the la lies aid society dinner was followed bv a con cert participants from out-of- town were mr and mrs earl mc dowell and mr ted moms of runnvmedc presbyterian church and mrs ward bruce of ospnnge as a special request mrs j l dav idson and mr george mus- sele sang the holy city thre voung people sheila paul and ev- el n nnd mnrjone mcdonald de lighted the audience sheila witi her iolin and evelvn and marjone with vocal duets mr hansen aid mrs robertson were accompanists thi national anthem brought th vening to n close the bible ond sunday sports the regular meeting of the knox church p y p s wan held on tuesday october 24th beginning with the presidents call to wor ship diane dawk ins read the scripture and lore en rns7cll and joe janl led in pwiyer durintf ths business tvirt of the meeting jnmes greer wns nominated to be in charge of transportation of mem bers to the fall rally which is t be held in eden mills the main tnpic for the evening was in the form of a panel discuss ion with inez mcleljnn elma brute douclas davidson don davidson nnd bill belt tking ptt the mibject under discussion wa the si ud v of the bible in relation to the christ inn nttitude town if is sunday sports a very nrgunient- ive disillusion then took place re garding the pros and cons of sun- jlapjip tnl n fiitr ion reached wns thnt n study of the bible was the surest way of know ing the right attitude rev ann strong then brought the meet in to n close by pronouncing th benediction angus langille is ccf candidate angus ljingille oakville was nominated c c f candidate it the nomination meeting of the hilton ccf association in mil t in town hnll on monday of this week archie service of milton contested the nomination on th motion of mr service the nciinii- lionw is made unanimous charles miflard mpp fwest york director of the united steilworkirs of america cio ad- du ssed the meeting presided over bv stanle allen lssocintiori prcs ident mr millard was introduced uv mr service the speaker pointid nut that the conservative govern ment hnd cnlled its thud election in six years without any major siur being apparent the speak r challenged the old prtus to adopt as nn election pro mise a form of automobile insur ance similar to that now in force in saskatchewan the v ife cast a despising glanco at a gold loving cup in her hus bands hand second prize a de luxe sedan she snorted third prize a television set nnd vou have to go and win first ghosts witches galore at the friendly circle annual halloween frolic on baffin island 1 const clayton fryer is shown wdh tho two guides kyak and arrook who accompanied him on a iwo month 1300 mile patrol by dog team the guides families are shown clayton wtis on baffin island for three years administer ing the affairs of the fskimos ainrw erperienres ihm r n k wiring work to be ready if installations are made mr i dawkins signed a contract with acton public utilities com- nilssmn on tin sday night for wirinu the pumping station it was agreed thnt the wiring wdl be imiipletrd by nv mb r 11th pioviding all mo tors nnd other efuipmtnt aie mstallel by mr muckarl who has the plumbing oiitrnct it is mi miiikiirt s job to install the mntois and the eleclriial lontiaitoi mak s the i hilrilal onneclions the secretary was instructed to get in touch with the i ngineer to se that the work is iiim- ptelid as speidil as possihh a minor change in tin wiring installation was authonid by the puc subjitt to the i ngini ra piihsinc of the ghvsts w tih nui manv char- nit r fron stor imuk land p ir- idtd th ac tun strut- last w d- n sdav tmngall h ided n im dintiji th am u tl hallow i fft f tht fntndl circle held a the hurhi of mrs n nju it m n s about frtvfivi th mb rs p u ai i m tastumi v nt tht jiul h s sunn- troublt in choomg th i 1 a th giuid parade how t v i pi t v t t aw d us f il 1 i bi i itim c sciri crow mrs giiii mi kin n nvr unihui gr ind lodge was proposed by bro ih i si lad i mrs htrb cook j h r id of actnn and responded pitt tasuu iv ptcpi mr- j to b rt wor bro d e wade jvoi i envtumi ddgm of w lhngton district rt county masons meet in acton walker lodge a f and a m wire hoits last night to 200 mas onic brethren at the annual haltor countv inciting hi id in acton th lodge rooms were filled to ovtr- fl iwing and thi banqutt hall nad i i w r aviilabli mat taki n following the sivsmn in the lodge h ill at whuh a vi ry jnter- i simg historical sketch was giv n j bv bro mcvittie tht ladh s ad j f the xjni ed chunh eaten d for d lightful turkt v dinner that was romplili and satusfving and the j ibjict of much prtilse i wor bro j b watkin waj n ister of ecu monies marh n ct n sand girald hnmewood of i campbtllville delighted the crov d i wh vocal dmls the tonit anie the secntai and ch urmi i wtn titilhmieii ifjbign njgrm milll with the bill telephone co fri the purthise tf im polt s th e poh s are mostly on the west side uf mill street when bill h iv r inovetl tht ir cabh to bick y j in stallation the tost of tht si pjli f j8 mr a long of micro vi sins wls present at uns nn etmg tin y are hooking up a ji aiding null whuh will draw 10 hp the micro plasties conti mplite a ridual t changeover to 510 power and elun- j mating of the 220 power servue tin puc rxpresm d their willingnis to ficilitate thus changeover as speedily as possible so that no ob stacle would be placed in the waj of anv mdiusiry expanding supi nnti ndent mason reported that the power line was installed nt the main street sewage pump ing station the contractor mr jordin hls promised to have this plant wired reidv for the uuspect- ir bv mnndiv the plant tan then he put in operation and the lints initd out the matter of collecting fo- nn iged fire hdranl on gu lph i street was discussed the account to be sent out nnd if not pad ut in the hands of the court for on etion sup mtsn n ported th t orgt town hvdro wn li nding i couph of poh s for install i ion i rinsforrnt pilfs tht si w ig tnitmtnt plant as the acton i u c prih s hnv not as vet arrived continued on page faght public relations topic at w i community activities injjuulic ii lit mis was tin topn for he tobi r rm eting of gneiock wo mt ns inst it u e held at the home of mis j k 1imnn and miu el- va ptaren with mxiti m mb rs one vim tor and scvril children present 242 fines and costs in court j j s uir iuuuvin mr gordon johnston group 1 td r for hf cxcninu irt mr- elmit sinth and mn dub thi ir kroup ihtn rnjctrd a tr rtalitic khost slorj a numbtr of hillourn stuns and kamt5 uere plaed uilh thi winner ail rtcclvink prir-s- thui uas follourd bv the dev otional period with senpture rrad- in by mrs gne prayer by mn e smith readme mr b smith a delicious lunch of undwichei relishes and pumpkin tartjbrough a very entertainma evenmg to a dace a hearty vote of thankj moved by mrs j stewart xeconded by mrs g mckenzie uraj tendered mrs neuett for her home and alto the roup in charge for all thelr work m helping to make this ev ening such a success wor bro ii i martn chalrrui of masonic education of grand lodco was the sneaker of the ev- tnmc and was introduced by rt wor bro j a leslie hii mblcc was of course masonic- eduitlon and ie need for understanding of whjt the masonic order st-ind- or v wor bro c a darby propos ed the toast to the visitors and ref- hes were given by rl wor bro mi niven of milton rt wor bro coxon grand lodge registrar who coupled with his remark a toast to walker lodge rt wo bro p somerville and wor bro l cose of campbellviue who in vited the brethren to hold thalr county meeting next year in camrj- bellvule concluding toast was of course that of the junior warden propo ed by bro l w lovtll on i h rt uf irnir li 1 hil tii j imimind b litjuor i m u n crispin acton us fmcfj kjl ind tust if 24 b m iuriti j k lncdin in pnlici court in ac- i in tstirdjv murtiing anoth chirjii of cirtltss dnvinc aeslt h m us dismissed 10 and costs f s3 was paid by a jollymore tf torfinto under the llciuor con trol act seventeen other charges for of fences against the highway traffic act were on the docket and three were adjourned for hearing on novernber hth while fine with costs ranging from 3 so up to 123 were paid by the offenders evid ence of the temptation of actons good roads was found when nine were changed with speeding other highway traffic offences were failure to have an ownership card and it cost 13 in court fojr motorists failed to observe th stop signs and one had defective lights total fines and coats levied in tcs- terdayi court on charges laid by acton police amounted to thl the presid nt mr thus hrrns- le wis in charge and the roll cill was answered with a way of bejutifyini sour community mrs annus thompson read the sinpture ind the motto s t your standards hlkh was aken by mrs elliott palti rson the report of the area convention is prcsifit- ed as well as the community activities and public eejjlonj port riven at the convention ihe schneider supper i h held at oris nix k school the 1 iter paxt uf nmimbir was dtscussi d nnd a il iminnu was arrant 1 in bo 1 at mrs thus hi msl homo the last of october mrs j i allen prisild t ir he u krm which includii nolo tha io chord bv mrs ii a turn r pipi r itelativih sim akin mrs eluood johnston itri ss- inc the close relatlornii p nt tne insitiie ind the home roninunitj sios with nuitar a iiiinii in mnt for mr ind f r mil the est tlound train wen i r i r d b mrs ilill johnston musical nm i ntest condik t si b mrs j i allan was won bv mrs llems- e it fr siimi nts win srl b the insti ss issistisd by the lunch com mittee presentation made to i couple marking 43bd wedding anniversary on saturdas afi moa a sur- pnse pnsentalion was made to mr and mrs a f marhall of r r acton uns the occasion of their 43rd wedding anniversary mrs john iarnassiitcd by mrs ijesmond orourke prepared and served a delightful luncheon tha hiiihllghl of thr tea was a beauti fully decorated anniversary cake suitably inscribed mrs a j mrlnir then peasant- ed mrs marshall with a pair of flannelette blankets on behalf of the ladles although cnmpletelr taken by surprise ura marshall expressed her appreciation not only of the gift but also of the kindlin ess and tnoughtfulneai which prompted it a social hour brought the afternoon to clou friends of mr and un marshall extend congratulations and bast wishas on this happy n