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ht jvtiott jtrtt pttss seventyeighth year no 4 acton ontario thursday july 24th 1952 eight home print pages sly oaoh board approves building program more than 2000 attended the acton citizens band tattoo staged in the park on saturday even ing when a musical evenings program included maorette fancy drills pipe band displays brass band selections and a concluding display of fireworks shown above is a section of the crowd noarj the grandstand and stretching in the back are the rows of cars that were arranged in a semicircle around the stand proceeds from the tattoo that attracted seven bands arc to buy additional uni forms for the acton band end discussion approve account of contractor by a vote of 72 acton council in regular session monday evening approved pajment to jones and vangils on an account of 3926 00 sub mitted a few months ago and considered at sccral meetings with flaring differences of opinion on the validity of the account and contract with the construction firm that built the sewage disposal plant at the third line iitc minutes showed that a similar account hud been paid in 1950 for what were termed extras and evidently it v as then understood that this bill would be forthcoming in the future all councillors faxored pament of the account with the exception of counnlior fryer and maor rachlin who registered opposition in a reeordi il ote that climaxtd the much discussed topic the account was mart up f rental transportation and operation of well points in 1051 s2cg4 113 1911 excavation at plant due to work stoppage on account of tecl shortage 701 di h dratim ho to accelernte setting of concrete due to wells and springs 5 s3 23 tht vcrv fact that council mad qtu f tne fire brigade for ap- a pamcnt in 1050 doca nut commit this council ms opinion hasn changed declared ma or rachlin in voicing his opposition to approv al of the account 1 know m ire about the contract than in one of you concluded the mnvor dt puts reeve stewart commented that hi was of the opinion council had authorized the installation of wellpoints o complete the project park improvement f botell sought permission from count il to use the propi rtv it the end of the race track in a ms park here the present rough is he mttmuijed a plan to council for the proposed dev elopment of the area to contain a rcfrcshnum booth picnic tables men and ladies lav atones and a dock for boats to inaugurate the improvement program he proposed this year to erect two portable buildings jum inside the track one building would be a refreshment booth the other a band stand a resolution was passed granting permission to mr botell to crew a refreshment booth and mand aim a with picnic tables inside the tracx for iht stosun in return he would undertakt to cut the gras m th portion of the park ket p it clean and pay a fee of 25 with no lut ther concvvnons to be granted for i the bill ante of 106 j chairman of the parks commute was instructed to contact the la- crosse club regarding tht r nt il of the rrfrshment booth m the arvn i building permit 1 council was informed tha a building penntl had been imied to w wolfe for an add tion to tht building on thi turkt farm mirth of howti ai and complaint 1 of tarlier his near bv a di lointi i from that area tm nj wnl to the son g o buildmi bslaw w en t otimdort o lirutut the area from imnomj d vi opim nt of this t pi of pot a u lephone corner ittun brought th building inspector who npor ed the building wa for packimg and prtkining accordi g to tht pt s ls- i d treamrvr megeai hie reported on the finuk al cotuitum o thi wi account vcordmg to fguis pr i en ted it appearvd evident that a debenture issue of approx nniu si 5 000 would be nrcfwrv to com plete the svstem with a bank oil ame now of some ssii tht re i till a debit based on pamtnt xet to be made of 1x517 with the psibilil of some unaccounted amounu that might be added to computc the plant lnrnlor of equipment fire chief dawkins w e daw i kins and j h price were paid at the rate of 1 50 per hour while tak ing an inventory of fire cqutpmen for the fire marshal in connection 1th the standardization program being carried out through the pro vince the total bill was for 12 7 councillor taylor reported a re proval of 50 as expenses for two men to the convention in august v suggested bvlaw to set up volunteer fire department was read and considered by council the bvlaw provided by the fire mar sh il s office was left until the re turn of the solicitor for further considt ration equalisation solicitor g e elliott acting for c f leatherland notified council that it would be neccssarj for the ckrk u prepare a list of all vile- of property for the last three ear- as compared with the 1051 assess ment for the equalization hear ng scheduled bv the county judge w n robinson indigent patient accounts amount ing to 509 were accepted for pav- ment further investigation was left to the park committee on the repair of the roof of the curling rink and replacement of supports posmblv b tow n men- remove tree deputv reeve stewart reported on a meeting w ith representatives of the board of transport com nilvmoners they had pointed out thit since the widening of mill st the crossing signal on mill st hui g ovir the road and w us beini stniuk bv trucks mr stewart reporttd that two partiallv dead treci would havt to be moved and a hydro polo to allow ueart r vision of the mtio 1 whtn it is moved in as required the amount of 40 4 was receiv ed as the town share of fines levud m alton for hr month of junt utur fro n h dodds regardig th txclusive trapping rights on the pirk side of fairv lae was tahl d or investigation with the g inn w irden ourt of ttevuion following adjournment of coun- ill tht court of revision was m up and wrote off 25 20 in busin w t tx because of a change in busine w ith the transf r of part of the ct on home furn things store to brndlt s meat market mrs s cvganek asked the mut to n consider the allow ante mide for th portion of their buthing that had been torn down mrs cvganek exprvsed the feeling thit the illowancehad not been enii i for ht iniount of building remov ed no t hinge w xs m ide bv th eut e j inuigi usked an idjusmn in the business tax on his bowling allev since it w as costd during thre summer morths no action w x taken pump 20 million gallons this year llwkatheb insecticide a chemical available in both spray and dust forms protects trees and plants from insects or disease reports the financial post it is not dissipated by rain wind or heal in a six month switch from cold and snow to sweltering hent acton has just recorded figures for the first half of 1052 from the first of january to the end of june there were 11 births recorded in town nnd 22 deaths with 11 marriage certificates issued everyonel shared the benefit of 20540300 gallons of water that were pumped into acton homes and fac tories during the half year most water was usid in mav when 3771- 000 gallons passed through the pps joins his willow st home the issuing of building permits it had been raining for about course in germany for acton soldier an acton mini of the 27th infnn- try brifiidu in germany is taking n ttiior nco s courte tliot includea lessons in technlfpits of instruction tnctits fieldtnift map using bntnt- lion coinmunicatloiik military law wtnponn nnd drill attending the lourse is a sgt j ilunlir the two nnd n hnlf week com so at hannover will qunlifv the nco for confirmation in the rank of seiii ant neighbors surprise anniversary pair about forty neighbours and friends gathered at the home of mr nnd mrs g s matthews no 7 highwny on friday evening nnd held n surprise party in honor of their twentyfifth wedding anniv ersary euchre was played during the evening with the winners mr j vnnfleet and mr it l davidson mr morgnn mndlll acted as chnir- mnn and offered congratulations and best wishes to the couple pre senting them with a silver teapot nnd a kenwood blanket on behalf of the gathering lurjch was served by the indies nnd on enjoyable evening came to a close to replace storm hit transformer hydro superintend nl mason rf- pin tt i to the reiuilar mei ting of acton public utih ies commission thuisdny evining th it durinfi a re cent tli ctrit il stui m i 2i k v a trnnsformi i had hi n burnt mt this transformer h ut been in r- vice since 19j7 it w is decided to puiclnsi a new 2 kva innsfni mei nnd a 10 kva to be put into service on the distribu ion in fibout town supi iintentli nt m isnn wis iko given permission to pinch ise two new demand met rs for the n a si rvices going into buildings j mcmullen was presi nt nnd said he felt ihe deposit of s2s0o for a commercial service was excejve- it wns pointed out thn these ites hnd been set up by pnst commis sions to protect them frnm low when the situntion wis explnlncd mr mcmullen did not nsk speciil consideration for himself a letter was rend from the ontar io municipal electric association where they pointed out the changes in the tax legislation whereby cer tain buildings could now be taxed another letter from the same as- socintion asked that n questionnaire be filled out regarding rates applic able to acton this request was complied with continued on pace eloht lightning bolt dives past tree hits splinters garage post the storm didnt seem close to acton monday morning about 2 45 a m but with a sudden lightning ducked a tree and dived nt n post oa the balustrade of jack crcightons garage that nd- clcnrly shows the best weather for building there was just one per mit issued in the cold month of januarv and thiec in february not one was sought in u ind chillv march there were five issued in apnl and in mav when wotk out doors is more- pleasant there were 10 applied for june was the big gest month of all with 14 permits values of the permits wire as fol lows januarv 500 february fi ic5 april 4350 may 9 800 june 3 4a the value of the 33 struc- tuie applied for was recorded as totalling jm g60 striped bas hive long frequent ed nova scotia s cobequid ba hour and from the church st home of tom watson it looked like a blue ball of fire that seemed to drop from the end of the lightning bolt mrs stan norton who also hap pened to be looking in that direc tion said it seemed to break in mid air and sparks flew in all dir ections she commented that she thought it hit creighton s house but was unable to tell w hen no flames appeared it was terrible there was flash and crash altogether with sparks flying just like a fire cracker mrs norton said mr creighton explained that the small post that was hit sits in a metal flashing which in turn is connected to the eavestroughing crack which probably grounded the bolt effectively and prevented serious fiic damage lightning in the homes of chas heard and bob winton was extin guished as a result of the storm but lights in the creighton home were not offected the small post an the rear out side corner on top of the garage that was severely splintered ha been replaced staff kelps otrier newspapers with personals closes week tht re will be no long lut of ctwmans vim ing out of town ini of who w t visiting in actc i t read mxt thursdnv ah he ac ton free pr o staff will be creit ing personal for other new iipr- as thi i iki tht u mruul v tk s v acation next tha i i i fv il in n waiting in storts oi the pos ofu lulbv f r he bundle of free- press i to arrive those who ever comp lained about the papers bting lite will havi no uusi for cvmut i thursda then won t bo am to wait for but we do hope tht p ipei is misled those w ith items of new s and u motion outlines building progra for nort halton a motion outlining a plan to start action on the building program of the north halton high school district board received approval of tolflhs of the members present at n meeting in stcwnrttown on mondny evening nnd two adverse votes two members who were not present are accord ing to the w oiding of the motion to be given the opportunity of expr- fcing their opinions vfel mollor was p forward bv to plan opening school addition officials nre considering dates in october for the official opening of the new addition to the acton public school although the school will go into operation nt the begin ning of the september term major construction has been com pleted on the structure and only a few minor jobs remain with the cleaning up to put the building in operating condition no special name has been considered for the school and board members feel it will continue simply as acton pub lic school playground additions have been levelled and scraped in preparation for the fall term an addition has been made of a strip of property on the south side of the new bulding for playground area baxter lao- oratories hav granted permission for the pupils to use this strip of land a second addition to playground spnee is the area that was formerly swnmpy in the front playground north of education lane in the new building furniture ii on hand tile floors installed with blackboards yet to come th auditorium expected to seat 500 is attractively finished in plywood panelling with two stage entrances from the corridor at the rear metal chairs arc on hand for the auditor ium it is possible to stand on the front edge of the chair without tipping it stage lights have been built in at the floor level and there is also ample lighting from the top orders for job printing are asked to wait until next week regular correspondents are asked to send in a summarv of happenings in their locality for two weeks although the publishing of the pnper and prining of evervthing from bills to books is expected to i bo back to normal after civic holt- 1 d iv it cannot be predicted what effect sunburn rrusquito bit suitcasis of dlrtv clothes an emptv w diet and i he idful of hohd iv mt morns will have on the noxl i issue of this paper v ou will read to tiki- i poluannn attitude bi ginning in august there will be we tiust ov r 0 editions of the lonl piper before there l another break acton band host to 300 players 2000 a tattoo ewrvboch loves a band und on saturday niaht some 2000 proved the truth of the statement b attending the band tattoo of acton citizens bund in the park uhen the local band played host to six bands and more than 300 bandsmen climaxing the event was a colorful display of fix- works oikwlu citizen band headed the parade that got under way rather late bi cause of the failure of some of the bands to appear hills- burgh band followed in their smart grey trousers and blue blazers i ad ding a great deal of color to the parade was the almortblocklong bur lington band headed by a color guard 15 drum majorettes and followed by a 60piece brass band red coats with blue trousers were the attrac tive uniforms of the group garner motors acton auto body the lome scots pjpe band i and macswain motors brampton uldtd thi swinumg kul acton citizens band was enthus- i v j iitkally received and has later of he bagpipe and as receded ld a d n with great t nthilsiasm bv tv citiztnv band peetators lining the downtown in the park a sing sog was presided over by master of ct rem- trustees c wood and w conn nnd was thoroughly discussed by the board it reads as follows that in view of the fnct the opinion of the municipalities ham been secured on the building pro gram we proceed with the first step of building n new school in acton and the agreement tht he units in milton and georgetovn will follow that the finance committee in terview the county council with regard to issuing debentures and the building committee cek ther necessary approval of the municipal board and the department of ed ucation that all plans be completed so that tenders ma be called for january 1053 and a building started in acton early that year and that the secretary write the acton pub lic school board requesting ex tension of occupancy until septem ber 1054 that this motion be presented at a meeting when all members of the boord are present and falling such that each member be glven- an opportunity to vote on the question three applications were received for director of music in thc- gcorgetown school and kenneth harrison was engaged at i salary of 000 the secretary was instructed to write the minister of education for approval of the designation of the board as the north halton high school district board accounts were passed for june and july and the secretary was in structed to write mr kugour in forming him that mr west would be teaching music in milton school next term the contract for lighting changes nt the georgetown high school was awarded georgetown plumbing and heating for 302 v and painting at milton school to gordon farlow the secretary gave a very con cise report of the convention of the ontario urban and rural school trustees association where he had represented the north haltony board members present at the july i meeting were trustees martin pickett coon dills wood milne biehn carbcrt and brown and chairman bell presided streets rockwood communis band in tht ir duk tniuirs and contrasting white shirts wxs followed t v a si ru s of fni i n pti si nting blow pas ro s tixi if ijhw iv gir- age acton taxi mlju dmj congregation bids minister farewell the congregation of ebenezer united church gathered recently u bid farewell to rev and mrt pickersgill a varied program wil given after which a diamond read an address to the guests of honor mrs j easterbrook presented a beautiful bouquet of red roses to mrs pickersgill and el wood wilson gave them a gift of money both expressed their appreciation for the gift and their regrets on leaving a onies theron jones with the o ik- soclnl time was held in the base- illi band providing the muic ment while refreshments were m ivor rachlin on behalf jf the served council and eltizcrex of acton wyl- later the new minister mr torn d the vimting banctsmc n in slinn his wife and family were discumijg support of the acton welcomed the other charges on bind mavor uichlin referred to the circuit eden mills and arkeli the annual 500 grant i hope the joined in the welcoming party grint will continue for many years juv john oliver of rockwood wel- t come he said he also cor corned mr slinn into the guelph gralulittd ilandmxster perrot and l presbvtery the band on the award n ccived in i tht v iterloo music fiitu il nun i shirley potter i weds donald perkins in toronto churcm host band to 300 bandsmen was acton citizens band seen parading in the march that got the saturday evening band tattoo underway bandmister a perrotf is seen nere leading the band in the parade a crowd lined the streets for the seven band parade and display of floats members of acton band entertained the visiting bandsmen in tne arena after t program and served sand wtches and coffee mayor rachlin extended a weeome to the visitors l binds took th ir pi ilc on h hid facing the crowded brant a md mil plavtd a march and ction of their own choice oak- mile ud off unili r bundmas er lux lt hillsburgh fnllowtd under b oui mi iter ainn burlington un- jdir e s corbett presented their numbi rs ind includtd o drum mij- nn tie drill tho lome scots pipe band under pi pi major cirnpb 11 nreiud se v nl injures u tht v paradt d in fiint f the er induand capt un aitken hradrd the snappy br imp- ton bind that pt t ncd the well known march colom 1 b gev hock wood band and acton band pre sentatitms con rl tided that port- on of tht program highlight of tht tenlng w the j rhinejtonet iree numbers by the msei bands cascade of a march our director wj the strphanotis f irtt selection following bv o i patricia potter sister of the canada and during the playiig of bride was maid of honor wearing abide with me a sparkling crcusja similar gown of pink with a was lit in the field massed bands matching braidad headdress she the program with the carried a nawgay of pinl baby rev richard kendall officiated a the doublering ceremony ut kp- worth united church toronto for the evening wedding of shirley constance potter daugvir of mr and mrs re gin aid d potter tor onto and donald john perkins ton of mr and mrs harold e lur king acton the altar wxs decorated with gladioli and p barker church or ganist played the wedding mtuic given in marriage bv her tahar the bride wore a bauerinalangih i gown of white sheer over taffeta i her fingertip veil was held by scalloped band of seed pearls and and she carried a white gladioli and concluded the program with playing of god save the queen acttm band members c rved lunch to the vliltlng bandsmen and friends in the arena following the program mums and david cull was beat man and ushers were jack potter brother of the bride and roes griff strat ford