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ut jvrteir sftt btfes seventyseventh year no 33 acton ontario thursday february 21st 1952 eight home print pagessix cents request for against garage bylaw highlight of booster night last thursday night in acton arena was the game between the 1939 o ha intermediate champions and the oldtime stars which resulted in a 53 win for the champs although not without surprisingly stiff opposition from the oldtimers the photo above was taken between the second and third periods and from your own observation youll concoed the players look in pretty fair shape oldest among the lot was gordon farlow of milton 56 from left lo right kneeling jack kentner ilto mario minute walters johnny brush doug dnwkins run brush norm morton herb woods ben bayliss bus morton frank gibbons itch mnrzo standing left to right frank holmes vic rumley john robion did brush jack greer gord farlow sonny townsley joe woods bob anderson joe kenlncr dude lindsay fred dawkins fred kentner gord huffman neil gibbons harold mooney henry arbic clarence kentner perc blackburn bud mc donald the oldtimers are those in the striped georgetown raider uniforms staff photo capacity crowd attends civic m s knox church in acton was ft hod lo capacity last friday morning when organizations school children and citizens assembled in tribute to the memory of the late king gcorjjc vi it was an impressive and very appropriate service that wni arranged and carried out by acton council and the ministerial association maor b d rachltn brieflj stated the purpose of the catherine paid tribute to our late sovereign and inaugurated the serice ministers talcing part were riv r h armstrong pastor d b shuter rev e a currev and venerable archdeacon mackintosh the address was given by veneh erablc archdeacon mackintosh he civic holiday empire day granted paid holidays for lab it wis announced in the last is- uc of trava news of baxter laboratories ltd that effective immediately there will now be eight holidays with pay per year rather than the former six to date baxter employees had been paid for holidays for new year s good friday dominion dav labor dnv thanksgiving da and christmas day the two new hotidavs granted are civic hoiidn nnd empire day noted in his opening remarks that this was the fourth memorial serv- ice for a ruling monarch in which he hod taken part during his ministx in the church queen victoria ed ward vii george v and george vi seldom has the passing of a man brought such feelings of regret said the speaker no one king nan leff behind him such a tribute as george vi archdeoconmacklntosh pictured theinah himself and the undcrlving principles of his life un der six headings king george vi was a man of gnat courage lit was a man who nivir shirked his dutv he was a man of faith a man of det p humil- itv nd a man who loed his home he was n lyuioand chief st i v ant hi example remains us a star to guide his pi ople to a leatir tod kiim it j hargravt i ad the f ol towing 1 1 solution of svmpalhv ami loviil t the pttiplt of at ion w hub w as forwaidi d b vvre to her majtstv queiii eliabi th ii we tht citizens wf cton out desire to t pn s svmpalhv in tlu bcituv count mifftied bv mhi in uu passing of mu lutt bt loved sove reign king goigt yl and to pledgt to vour majestv for the futurt oiu dt voted lowilt- and ul legianct h i kachlin mavor mr f a hansen presided at the orgun und a choir composed of members from acton churches fil led the choir loft and art of th bodv of the church to it ad in tlu inging of such familiar hmin as j the 23rd isalm how kino a foundation abidt with mt and o god our htlp in ages past the nrvict concluded with the ltud march in saul building program discussed as motions flood board meeting acton to join in world prayer day ai canadian women approach tht 32nd observance of the world dav of puver mav thev be deepk conscious that tht v are entering u doorwuv that is never closed and thiih it ads straight to the heaven ly father s foot stool icmcmbttini those who are joining from verv continent and island the local commiltev has planned a service to be held in acton bap tist church fridav februarv jt first fridav in lent at j 30 pm the udtiiess will be given b muu m k andcrum of georgc- town british guiana who will al- o addrvss a mass gathering of teen age girls in a similar service in knox church friday evening running in regular proceduie tht last item dealt with on the ag- t nda of north halton high school district board on monda night wa a discussion on the building problem fur adequate facilities a i port onthe use of tlie cn 01 getow n building for 1 new school bv architect j d kvl s point t d out thit the land and building vvire not suitable for ro- modt uing the rtport went into detail and ill members were siti fud to t liminau this plan from furtht 1 1 niisideratian pivnunt of s100 w is authontd 0 tin arvhitut for thi report as aitangid at a previous nu cling w hi 11 ht wo iiquistid to do this liiiiiuii j bill inttikhutd th 1 r suit nituin of building one school for tton and giorgetown at sil vi tritk thi junction of no 7 hijhu j and the seventh lmt motion whuh failed w as to the tffett that the board build a 250 pupil sthool it atton and a start li made on the building in thi m 1 my of ltfm v n jim ndment to another motion passed some tune ugo was that the board make immediate pluu for in u sihool 111 acton and georgt- town and ff mnamum facilities it milton when first put the mot- ion w a defeated it w ai presented akain afti r its purport had b en exiiauud and the volt vt a five fin and oiii against with four uu tub is not voting dr mil u r carbert and w toon wirt appointed 1 committee o pupate a brief to pnm n to the mum its of the various municipal uu- giving detatl of whatever is i dt t nied upon concluding mo ion before the aft 1 midnight si vion was that the motion and amendment as passed to night be withdrawn and that tve ou tiding qutjition be discussed at a spit ill meeting and that j b kvlis architect be invite to t- ti nd ihl meeting tnu resolution plsseti on a vote of 62 a grant of 50 was approved tfi tlu h llton countv miwtc festival and the principal of the schools wire to select a ri prescntative to thi festival board 1 letters from several architect asked consideration when building plans were to be discussed the secretary reported receipts of imll7 for tuition fees from the burlington nejson board corres pondence with the municipal board advised that the order setting up the division of costs would be foi vvardtdm a few das h h hinton of aeon submit ted pricts on scriool supplies und solicittd the consideration of toe board the secretarv reported the pricis submitted were better than those obtained from national sot- lont ra of toronto however it was reviated that principal lamb ert of georgetown had arranged a purthise of 100 000 sheets of fool- iap w hich had bttn allotted the thrte schools and delivered crit- itism wxs v oued bv g a dills for purthist of supplies bv unv of thi principals and thi view was expressed hat these should go through tht setretavv print ip its of the thrie schools pi est nit d budkit nquiremenu for the vear milton school budget was 2 035 at tons budget was fur 1 tlml and georgetown required 1 80 g a dills protested the inclusion in tht georgetown bud- utt of 100 for transportation of the thou and 1w for transportation for spurts tvtnts there were no similar ittms in the other budgets and since there was no government grant on such items it was argued that the municipalities should not be tailed upon to pay theae costs the hudfftts were approved chairman j bell was appointed repret ntative of the board on the intt r board commifee regarding st hool problems and the vcrvtar vv as to forw ard this name to tlie mtietarv in oakville the budget for the vear drawn up bv the secretary was approved the lew from the municipalities thls vear is 47 800 against levy last vear of 21330 the difference is largely accounted for in the am ount of provincial grant collected last v ear w hich was s4 300 and this ears estimate is 73 400 it was pointed out that last year the province paid two debenture in stalments and this aronlv one is pav able accounts amounting to 12180 32 were finally passed for payment the objection of g a dills against an account from a cleaner for cleaning shirts and shorts at a cost of 10 80 resulted in pointing out to principals that while thi one would be paid no mare such temi for cleaning would be ap proved happy pair mark golden wedding sunday was a very happy occas ion for mr and mrs john mc- dowcnt h h 2 erin when amid friends neighbors and relatives they celebrated their fiftieth wed ding anniversary the tea table was daintily ar ranged with a centrepiece of spring flowers and silver candelabra tall ivory topers receiving with mr and mrs mcdowell were mr and mm el liott mcdowell mr william sinclair poured tea in the afternoon assisted by misses pearl and betty mcdowell mrs eleanor klntt and miss florence elliott in the evening a family party took place honoring the couple at which mrs william mcdowell of georgetown poured tea sue sisters and two brothers of mr mcdowell mrs mcdowells two sisterc and brother six grand children and two great grand children were present for the hap py occasion as well as many nieces and nephews spring bouquets and cards were received by the honored couple mr and mrs mcdowell moved to their present farm from esqucs mg in 1014 married on february 1 1002 mrs mcdowell was the foimer latita elliott at the wedding of so vears ago miss a elliott acton was the oridesmaid nnd mr william mc dowell georgetown was the groomsman mrs mcdowell recall ed that the wedding day was bright and we took the horse and cuter and visited among our friends guests were present from toron to brampton cnmpbellvillc georgetown streetsvillc orion and acton congratulations weie 1 ceived from the provincial gov ernment brocaded satin gown with train worn by joan coles at wedding wearing n gown of white bro caded satin with a train joan margaret coles the daughtir of mr and mrs ernest w coles ac ton was married on saturdav februirv flth to barryjoseph mc- keon son of mrs lewis j mckeon of london and the late mr mckeon of guelph rev father v j morgan officiated in st josephs church acton which was decorat- vh with white carnations the bride was given in marrugt bv her fathtr a julttt cap of the same brocaded satin material as her gown held in place a finger tip vul and she carried a white pi aw 1 book tht nift of the groom with long streamers of small nd roses tht sistir of tht bruit miss den is 1 colus was maid of honor and bruit sm uds wire miss june wat- iins hid muss patricia cotes of tton all thrte wore scarlet vel vet 1 n gow ns w ith shoulder cape and small caps and tarried scirle muffs groomsman w us lew is mckeon guelph a brother of the groom ind ushers were the grooms bro thers william mckeon of this- salon and john mckeon of lon don mrs e carnev of georgetown and mrs marv gowdv of acto proided the wedding music and miss joan turton of woodstock vas the soloist two brothers of tht bride terrv ind paul colts acted as altar bov s during the ceremonv guestsgathered after the wed ding cen mnnv in the dining room of the station hotel in acton where they were received bv the mother of the bride wearing a navv crepe dress and the grooms mother wearing a dress of black and white guests attended from guelph thessalon georgetow n london woodstock toronto and exeter as well as from acton leaving with her husband ortr their wedding trip mrs mckeon chose a brow n tw eed suit w ith beige topcoat w ith brown and green iccewories afu r a motn- trip to the states thev returned to live at it h 2 guelph itfms held over news items not appearing in this issue but sent in will appear next ek due to the spate limitations silverwood wi honors late king mrs e l miller president of the silverwood womens institute conducted the february meeting at the home of mrs d wllllomson 7th line nineteen members joined in singing the institute ode ond ob serving two minutes silence in humble tribute to the beloved mon arch the late king george vi boll call was answered by nam ing ones favorite radio program mrs george burt was appointed representative to the stone school association and also to the hnlton county festival ten dollars was donated to the tatter organization a similar amount was set aside for the purchase of materials tt make a layette for the children s aid society the program on ag riculture and canadian industry was convened by mrs george henderson sr misstsoboi moore prepnred and read a paper entitled as ye sow so shall ye reap and she drew parallels from the subject ill ag nculture in indiustrv and in daily living a report on the leccnt short course oven meals was given by mrs bat km following which 1 speech was givn bv mrs bntktu on pattern making in industry the hostess served refreshments aftei the close of the meeting as sisted b mrs ouke mulder and mrs s r corbett a special cake was cut to honm mrs clarence vare for ht r birth day submit two petitions on garage closing bylaw frnnk toth jr nubmllted a petition to council nt their regular meeting on tuesday evening signed in the neighbourhood of 4x0 pro- tenting the elimination of 24 hour garage service in acton all those signing the petition were not residents of acton a petition was submit ted by 77 70 per cent of the garage operators in the town asking f regulations of the closing houis of retail gasoline outlets the petition was passed around to council members and all looked at it clerk mc- geachie certified thot more than the necessary percentage had signed the petition several councillors referred to a section in the municipal act re- puring a council to pais the bvlaw if more thon t per cent of the npeiators m town signed it clerk mcgcachic said his understanding wos that ff council refused lo pass the bylaw a lawyer could appeal to owgoode hall for a writ of mandamus forcing council to pass the bylaw and inch councillor could be individually responsible for the cost of the writ struck on highway pair hospitalized whih walking along the high way in hillsburgh township last fridav evening mr and mrs wal lace mitheson of hillsburgh were struck by n car and both injured mr mathison receiwd a f mcturt d leg above the knee and broken ribs while mis mathison suff ed a broken leg and neck and face injuries both were badlv shaken ind suffering from shock the couple who had bt 1 n v-si- ing dan grey in hillsburgh w ei 1 walking in the dark f icing the traffic alien the nccidfrcitrfetl the car was driven bv bill som- trvitle or erin and donald barber of erin was a passengi r in tht car at the time thi injured couple were t rented j bv dr witton of erin nnd taken to i guelph general haspitil where thiv were in s ttsfartorv condition at last report j artist sketches officials officers w b mac c iricaturist for th toronto tt lejjrim was tiusv ski tch- me town officials and immlwis of organizations for his si m s that 1 uns dailv with 1 fast moving ptiuil the artist ski tched his unprt ssum of acton council at tht ir regular meeting on tuesdav t vt ning of- fictrs of the itotarv club lt gum vs mtns club and public st hool board mr mat has just t omplt tt tl 1 series of sketches in fergus elora and guelph bt fore cuming tn ac ton on tuesday deputv reeve stewart said that one of the town doctors and the tjeximiryhndpignedthepctiuon supporting 24 hour service i feel then is a place in town for one who can be open 24 hours he de clared frank toth jr presented his case there has been an agree ment i was invited to sign the agieemcnt thtn i found sticking to the agreement for one week i didn t do so well i told five opera tors i w ould withdraw and very shortlv the town council passed ti bvlaw agieed to by the operators thtn thiy saw could go on 24 horn si 1 vice i had to buy a low truck then shortly the council pas- std another bvlaw i was pinched under tht bvlaw nnd the bylaw was thrown out in court this other petition is to close me- up they don t want to stav open themselves this blaw is just because garage mi n want to control the town huve haigiave took exception to the statemtnt that mr toth tritd tin agieetnent or a wtek it is tot toirett he tntd it foi a week hi signed the agreimtnt on wt ti nt stlav and hi was opt n sundiv tin leeve said mivoi bathlin said if we legist ltr against this man does this tnuikil feil that tht v would want to dt fi nd this v ith the taxpavors monei councillor tivlor pointed out if wi ie bound bv the municipal act lo pass thi bvlaw personal opi nions don t matter a resolution was passed allowing the bylaw to be read a first time- councillor hognvaldson opposed the motion to introduce the bylaw rim hargrave nnd councillor i thompson withdn w from the table foi the vote a si ction in tht bv law allows tht issuing af a pet nut each w 1 ek in rotation for a garage to stav 1 pi n 4 hum 1 dtputv bet vi sttw- t said t wont go for thit unless the gatic must stav open for ser vue tin matti r was h ft ovt r foi intuit tonsitti ration c iiunt il nmsidt rt ti tht vvagt s of tow n mplov 1 i s itaisi s wt rt liiiuttd on the unanimous approval of 10 nuil town toriman a kirk t 1 ss wis raistd from j j imi w iltt 1 kentiu r v as taised finm sjjiuiii sj 00 mtn on hour- iv t iti wtn taisid from itt 1 1 nts pi 1 houi to hi ttnts clerk j mc- gtathit was taisid 100 to j do0 ah intrtists win rttitmctivt to januarv i lilj kit prohli ins in prottctiun and 1 ipupmi nt i line in for 11 so minute discussion bttwetn count it and foe chit f da vv kins councillor tivlor was appmnttd to arrange a kiet ting with u 1 1 prt st ntatlv of tin htii marshall s offitt and dt it mr and mrs john mcdowtll rr 2erincetebrled their golden wedding anniversary at their home sunday married on february 19 1902 mrs mcdowell was the former latita tjliott rev j m hacjar of the methodist church married the couple at the dliotttarm on the second line many friends cal led to congratulate the couple sunday staff photo gntts from the surrounding town ships of nassagaweya esqueunff eramosn and erin thomeeung wos to discuss rural fire protection fire chief dawkins told council the brigade had gone so far as to form a committee to investigate building a new fire hall they will build a fire halt that wont cost the citizens one cent labor had been volunteered thats what the fire men arc going to do im sure tho chief declared reeve hargrave chnirman of the finance committee pointed out the cost for ifl maintenance of the brigade and equipment based on wil figures would be 7523 were going to have n tremendous tax rate any cut in your requisition of requirements would be ap preciated by the taxpayers the rteve said more hint in the fire hall was discuvsed at length and foreman kirkntss reported bags had been put along the bottoms of the doors to pn vent draft and the ceiling hud been insulated may 01 rachlm expressed ton- ei 1 n w ith the disposal plant i undt island nothing 1 xtensive has foi m done then since before chi istmas tht feeling was ex- pitsstd that there was only about four davs work of pipe fitting in the digester tank sections of the contract were reviewed and dis cussion followid clerk mcgcachic reported a grant of 10 041 24 received on road work in i9m this was in addition to the grantbf 23 000 whichwas received on the paving program applica tion was forwarded for approval of subsidy on 23 400 for 105 j road work the grant is for 50 per cent of the momv spent within the op- proved levy a list of 32 dtlinqutnt taxpayers was pn sented for councils atten tion taxes unpaid totnlltd 2 551 tlu matttr was lift with the tlerk and mayor at the mayors reqoett cost of the survey in wart una housing subdivision requested by 1 1 side nts w ho agre t d to bear fhe full tost on an t qual division v am distussid a ft w of the residents who agited to tht survev had not paid tht tr shire of the cost incur- nd bv the town the matttr wan lift with mavor itachlin a report on the child health clime was nteived from the hal- ton county health unit there weie 23 tlimck handling 223 infants and 130 prt chool children in ac ton acton planning bourd bubmitted tht ir requisition for a grant of 200 for operations in 1052 last years grant of 1 uk included the cost of u new town plan the library board grant com in for further discussion but coun cil agreed to consider it with all tht others in establishing the eflu- rnati s for tht ttir deputv reeve stewart suggested the highway department should be contacted itgarding the condi tion of the mill and main street paving council agreed and a let ter was to be sent with a copy go ing to the contractor councillor wieck said he thought the town was paying for loo many telephones and inqulvy waa to ba made to decide whether some of the phones could be put on a party line councillor taylor was uppotnud as a representative to the oakville and district humane society a donation of 10 was approved for the haltonmuslc festival this is the customary grant vie bristow notified council ha was discontinuing his photography studio und asked withdrawal of his ihuuncss assessment council agreed it would be dealt with v- tlh others