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itht jvicttfii sttt wtt seventyseventh year no 26 acton ontario thursday january 3rd 1952 eight homo print page six cents acton greetings go coast to coast w57tsxjiveii boisterous welcome as acton broadcasts to all canada om yes it was ckowotsd on the dance floor of the-old- town hall last new years eve when the celebration was broadcast to all of canada on the transcanada network of the cbc ardent dan cers claimed it was impossible to manipulate the intricate steps but enoyed getting pushed around the crowd scene shown here will give broadcast listeners some idea of the packed atmosphere of the dance floor it is possible to identify many local faces if you look closetyr at the picture stall photo pension cheques start this month pension cheques will start flow ing to omc 2 300 in hallon countv this month as cinada s new tocnil siliintv prognm for aged citi7es comis into effect thi projinm w ill prov ide pen ions of 40 i month to canadians 70 and over regardless of menns it w ill provide similar pensions for nced canadians be ween ds and g9 to qualify the pension r must have lived in cinada for at least 20 venrs some 100 000 in ontario are el igible for the pension illill 1 u 11 and tbt p in runs nl at ton s own name s mccleary deputy sheriff appointment of s a b mc cleary as deputy sheriff of hal- ton county was announced wed- ncsdiy he replaces e e yates w ho resigned recentlv leslie acclaimed reeve in esquesing for 1952 gt orgi leslie was acclaimed rum mondav nomination met tint luindtd b township hall it su nritovvn tin onlv ship george cun it witlidrtw to conttst a contesting the di putvretvtship at of ksqutsink township at tht minn 100 uiupivtrs in tht otlu r noniuui ioi thi him si it on council tin diction scludukd for mondav lanuarv 7 will in wilfrid bird and ii craij ki id tor tin thru cc uncil stats font e mdidntrs urn m tht conttst thost running arl n n brown gioiki curne william schenkand walur lanhnm six wiri nominated for council tlu two not running an spencer wilson and wiltnd bird tf four wen mummied foi school i trustee j h bingham willttim dobbn don ild ward and r t cunningham mr cunningham vvai appointed b acclamation rev u w inb the voir s highlights at tlu cii7eiu mil ting follow in thi nominations n tiring rli vt george currie pointed nut thit tlu council txptiud to end thi i ir with a 200 surplus hi i mpha izihi th it both hi and thi dt pu v iwi hul opposi d tlu countv s const ruction if thi home for th aged neir milton which would t leiu a iiumt dtbintun dtbi of iso 000 hop t thinl for a mm uti ford would h im lot ited in i eount om mm ith dt bentun dt bt lu diel in d referring to th ipuusii prognm retmtlv an iiniuued b turd of c in id i foi a pi mt m ir o ik ilu the bijist hug in n m th touiitv ri tin qu ill itum of us- st mii nt tlu m m detl in d in iilm nvuw of tlu situ ltion ii points out th i o ik lilt is untitling r iu r u beconu cit nul it would tiki tht isms ji nu ni fiom tlu jord pi int ti i qu il ffiut hvs in oikvillt pont think uiat dtv is fir off hi w irned reeve turrit pointed out lha it ev about ju0 or 2 jog to spriv ill tin tnwnship w i isb- alonk thi road 1 isi stimnit r w i 1 1 om if tht ft w uwvnships m iil pro itut that h is limit takt n un think n tlils kind im innfuun th it i tlu i ml of f m irs it tin spnixmj i- innttmitd tlu 1 1 won bi in m wtiit tin our void mt ciirtu imphiiml thi low nv of f i protect on to thtvt i u hi l tht ntntu stablislw- mmk1 j mil on hm n i 1 would 1 kt t si i tu tcwii of c ogi town n l dt rt iki tlu ann prop in i id tht sunt from th iwn of etun tlu m m d p ir nu n s on s in i m m th rutk foi tlu prtv ih gi o umiik i if i mi- fi i shiuil i tin ik ut in tow n othi i i indul itiv- and offkia ibo sp iki a tht iiuimi lit put ret t m l 1 nul ih b utlim ution m 1s2 givrn 1 slu think ed tluvsi w ho 1r5pivsid hls n inn and delirid his intntuvn of st m t inp for n r i tounihip clt rk 1 v bt une t prttbided ner tht nuetini esqma inn election an mondu will bt the last om in the coum antl otficuits for ibm will all have been appoint ed traffic accidents nomination probably jan 14th take toll in 1951 for town mayoralty vacancy n acton man anotbt r from cnwons conn rs ind lw u rock wood dsiitft risidirils w i dt ith s toll in ti iff it icndtnts from i hi- innit during mni i wis in pril whin 1 ick k nm i of cton dit d in h fl imiif link w huh u ft no 7 hlrhw iv n strik i in n burst i ito flimi s mrs thnmtmcbndo of r r- rorkwood w us tlmo t in t it tl tiutd on tnl it whin t i d i m b hir hu b nd met in a irish with i truck it thi i- rstc- inn of thi moffat ro id 1 j sf hoolhouse three ounrrhildn ti 1 thi r niothir whin mrs harr wan of roikwood district dud in in ac cident on no 7 hirhwa a miu list of rock wood on iti di siptimtur 1 mrs in is tht fonrnr birbin mit tnhr nl l x th inaununl mi i tinr jf ouncil on jnnuarv 7 clerk mc- gi ichu will siek to hut tht necctsm forms fillid out to a i ini i nomin ition mitirif foi i inn ir 14 o fill thi acan ma- oi v posiiion iilsid b thi risip- n i ion of m n nr i u rt tun i s ilmon h in tltclion is m ci t it vauldprobablibl schcdul d foi t inuart jl the clerk ixphm d if tin of thi prccnt i ouncil in hipiiid inntistinfi tht nrnor ilit thi would fiiu o submit lu ii nsifn it ion is douncillor 10 div befon thi nomimlim oik of tht first duti s of hi m w lountil will bi to ikct an i u inj maor it their in lugural m itmj who will hti th full pow i i of mtor until a new one is i t hiitd at thi i ouncil table ni mon d i for thi in iuural mci n v ill i rtivt harsrave dpu rttm i su w irt ind councillors f tn it i fr t r r thompson a ir- w i i wink c rorn tldson sundayfirmevels balhnafai home of mr and mrs a mcenery l mrth i tsu ilt r in w d id m innen wh o w u k 1 ltd on no 7 hijlhw i oir decern b 20th mr minni n was 71 ind lii ilone it crt wson conn r whilt tht hohd dt th t i 1 ont ino w i low r h in hsu il this chiistm i i 1 mb bilk o t thi t tr shows th est four dt nths in rplc triffic ntcidi nts and an dtst h on lot il h tfiw n or m hijhw is m ont too min acclaimed reeve george les lie is the council head of esques mq township for 1952 follow- ino an declamation on monday j at tht nomination meeting mr leslie was deputy reeve last ytai and has been active ki i municipal affairs he succeeds georcit curne who this year is contt stinq a countil stat smtr fmt former resident dies in guelph former resident of limehouse district marks her 95th birthday con i ituli ion to mr 1 um sh irpt who on frid i jiinni itoinoi row t will ubsir hi r nln t fourth birthd i it hi r 1mm t toronto 80 doujtla t m sh rt w us for mm irs n n hit nl tf linithoiim and bt r d uli t r wnts th it sin till jrt nth m js idmu tht lni pnv sh is injomiic good ht ilh id f it chrmtmas isli f mam fm iuk in thi i im hoil i di i i l h i h h i ii m niot b ipp b i 1 i 1 i n mud kood ht il h i id id i 11 whilt thi finnl w ls injomnu 1 np ti tht hfuki nimi m tor onto i fin dttiomd thi hnnu of inold mifnm in 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isi n of t h nu on siui ml sin w is m cu kb di n i i nt h in m nass ij iwt i ltwnshii mis ndiison is uu d mj htt of lu 1 iu mi in t mrs 1 iumui- sin in in ii d lu bnsl md losptitm i m iuuimmi in it t iriot tt im ni to inlph tn u u 0 t irs jk tht louplt 1 1 i it m vt loi mrs ndttsvu is sui td t lu luisb nut fit dauphtt rs mr c m of w nikb ini mrs d hoi nus i tun mrs t f orstt i of wit i nd mr i si ikman dratou mrs h jon stir gutlph and st n sons bob and william of acton koland of ormstown pq john norman eurl and nul of guilpn tlu- funtral price was on wtd nesda januarv 2nd interment was in woodlawn crmeter wed on christmas day pair feted mi i id m v nnis liwmw of h k 4 w lu w i n mirri d o i ch ni iln ltoi itltbrr id tht r f f itth wtiii i mnit un i h i lumu or su id i dt i n ik mi 100 f ttidi- md in ikhbout i il n bn lonkrjtuatio t hi iiuiplt w hi h i i oiu so i i ut i j mdd uphti r carol mr uid mr ltw son win mi tuil b iu u pi inn m thi j cuirniiwn pnsbjktinan mii md if tt r the crnmoni left bi i tram for torono a cousin of mrs unwson rami from brandon manitoba for th tilt bration officers installed at masontc lodge di a 1 hui h ill iii i ii 1 ill d i- m it t if ilki i uti l i tin ir it thi msl ill iti ti f di i r of walk i i dm t m m thuisiln t m mm nth flu m uh ii ii u i in th u k if th nl i ti tl i ii in hi i b itku 1 i m hi i l ii s hi f s d ij i j v w hrn w m c i i i h i inn t hi i it 11 hlmt tu u inn bin c u mus 11 sir tiiv hi i c t wiiimit si hi i h t snow j d nil plti r sun i c w hi i 1 m ilrns u irc bro l uinilis s s bu l r mtktrsli jb liui j ii hi id ortaiusl brn hn musim tsur w bro ii l ilitchu ai instiilliiik mustir was assislttl b w bro 1 micutchion at this nutllnn elect officers of bible society fiffm is ft i ltj wt rt t itittd it th mmi il nu i link of tht bilk stniit which took tin foi in of i finsidt i ti kno prt sbtt n in c hurch cl issionin 1 ist sund i t t niiik dt n mix i 10 spt ikt i for tin mt i tmk w i mis n 11m audi imhi who his u tm in d f i uni hi r mission fa id m south ann i ii i mrs liidson u finip nitd bv ltd ii instil sun twt si h s mm i iv m it s j sub nt wis t i irki f tlu out tuik with hi v k h mmstr rik in tht ihair dur uik tht i it i in n f t lticnci ht i w t 1 iiiii m tin numin ttnik i 1 it iti i f t urn m i inn 1 tlu i ff iitu nd d ml s i i nt i in ii li r if tin ii i ti l i t i t h i i s d w itli i r i t if 00 iti mild th tm suit 1 t inn it 1 1 d tl it tlu tu f i l i futs ti t ff i m i it ti jul il tilt ii n n w il 1 ii ntiiiiu n hi k fi s n t i t v iv t i ml i ii u h t in s ml mill i i il is ofliutts tltittd win as follows 1 it shit nt mm i m t oli s s i i t u t sum ch irlts utnds biimikh 1 1 pn st ntitin of knox i 1 1 st tfi i m ihunh gordon oh r ol tin liiilid ihunh lorm uuik ind of tht b iptibt i hurch stanlt cripps tin anklitan t hurch rt pn stntatui is tt to b numid 1 in uiiuisti rs uf thi four pi o tthtmt churches jrt autonutitallv nitmbt rs of tin txicutivt nt m r n di its history did acton have iucp n ricantic audience mb 1 on niw yiirs kit whin cbi enrrud on a dominion in tw title the frolic of acton ys mi n s club from tin at ton town ii ill n w i in foi c did such nn bil irimis ciowd kin such a bounttous wtliouu to i ni w niar if thin wi- an sadrus at tin pirtink with old lfl it w is not i iriini in alton town ilnll tlu hall uis pirkid to cnpintx wt in the buildink mt at turns tint if tin windows itr opi mil w irh nil ctnidn could hit listtnid in on acton without m broidi istini t qiupm nt of toursi ou ill know that don fmrbiirn or noirhborh news fmn w is mistir of ctnmonits gtoikt- muirai th j bonnu clarkt w i rt tin oloists holnndtodd w is i gt row s orchi stn provided tht music for dancuik irnu packt r wis cihinc off for the squire dance i m m of our rcidirs heard thil i broadcist bitter than we who wen in thl hall so wt 11 tr to gut jou the itorv in word and pictur in the fre press of this krtat partv nirankod b acton ys mens club in cooperation with cbl as old 1 19m went out and botskrous 92 camt in lonn before the program vvint on thi air the danct floor was crowded and the crowd in holida i mood was swinin in round and squari dancis to th music of runs gerow s musicians but it took the old squares and ernie packi r s ringing calling off to brin tht crowd into the real swing of the occasion bv tht time don fair- bairn and george mui rav made thur nnnonncemmfs concernink tht conduct of the program thi crowd hid tht broidcast in hind whin tht noistnnkirs camt out thi billoons which win schidulid fornudpikht burstuik w re pop pm md b mkink t nlv in tlu how puidint girntt mckinit of alton s mi n s club mtindiut d don p urb in n bt fi 1 1 tin bro ide ist md fiom thin on it w is dons t isk tn di thi kind inci ind it uxs t pi r spirnik worn to i fi ilt group of utists w lio hit ilht d ri la f is tin show tndid pmniptu it midnikht mivoi tit rhi emu to tin muiopbuiit bill rinkiug tboxt thi otht r din md w ishi ii t in idi ins lurwdun i 11 ippv ni w yi ir on boh ilf of the 9itit ns or alton mrs thr at homt sufft ring from a badlv in juriii hand and rtcuptrating frmn a p unf ul opt ration w as reci i ink rongritulitons in tt u phont from all pirts of ont ino md hearing how acton folk win t njov ing he iring from tht homt town of toursi ou lu ai d tin opt nu j thin is i tavtrn in out town ind the crowd nmindid don t tit i wtit two ind don pmmj tlv quip ptd link th d it duliit in ilti r to hm it wls heir town thit wa lifoit tin show w is ii th or md just mvin i tv pit il of tin mfoi m ilit v mil lvn i tl fnidoni if tlu p irlv anothi r ton pit wt nl p ist u i n tin d md fit i i md pnust d t till us tin hidinriu down fiom n l h md tin it wis notlnrik up ll i it m of tin wt 11 kn iwn sp t l ioni irt with thi fun th it w is hi ink iiuimd it th old town h ill t acton oh ms wt ookbl t tt 11 m i tl it tht town 11 ill w is 11 dolltd up ftir the occision iookmg fiom the liimde there wir uianiliiacrott fht wholr iiiditorium and the singe was di coratt d with stn mi- ers and signs tilling it wis acton ys mjjn and a happv new yinr tht old wimh burning heating stoves poured forth a warm vm 1- come that had no thermostatic con trols and tht piano had been frcsh- lv tuned and sttmed to satisfy even roland todd the interior givi no hint that the btlfry on the go year old building was minus manv shingles and the flag pole atop wait leaning but some seemed con cerned that the structure svvnved with the crowd of dancers but the alarm w as unnecessary becouflc thi structurt is sound and tht floor w 11 supnorti d and at midnikht just after mavor tv it i s ttttinks vou lislimrs of courst ht ard auld iing s nt but ou didn t su tht hippv vi imp with joint d hinds partitipituik ui tht singing it was a sikht w will loiik unuinbti as ill si nu d to rnli7i it wis going out lo uiul it qu nut incts who mire spn id cotifiniiid on pnfjt fi i halton society distributes gifts tin childrtns aid ocn ty of tin countv of hilton his riccntly it know it dgiil rt ct ipt of gt neroug ilon itions of gifts clothing and moni tht si donitions wt re int i nd md usi d to miki the chrutraaa tason h ippit r for in edv f imillen m mv folk miiivtd gt ncroib ham- t rs of food to make their chrw- m is mt al i ph isantir one and th tovs md tlotlung wire dlstributt tl miong thtvst w ho needed them nn st if vol i tould s th jov in thi childnns f in s md hi ir thi grot- itudi t xpn sm d b thi ir p irerus v on could uiuh rstind how -dmirt- iv tht siptv on tht ir behalf would hki to think vou to anvom who his ron ributtxl i i m wi mdiv idu dl tr through thi ir women s institute lndu v aid suridav si hool womt n s as- stmiition whitt girt se rv lc sor- oritv polui asocntion or jnv or giinition tht soclttv t xti nds its lujiitmt think the tangihu ov uh ni t ff wnir loal support w n di i plv ippreclated happy new year to the fseople of canada from the people of acton mayor tyler s6ys on the trans canada network of the cbc during the new year eve celebration at acton town hall just at the stroke of midnight the mayor approached ringing in the new year and extended acton greetings dcross canada staff photo j