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it jutirti sttt ft seventy eighth year no 39 acton ontario thursday april 2nd 1953 ten home print pages six cents approve construction junior pool longer weekend for papers staff that the staff of this paper may take advantage of the loni week end oar office will be closed on saturday morning as well as good friday we trust this will not inconven lence subscribers or advertisers it will certainly give oar staff a longer week end 200 chicks lost in country fire 300 youno chicks perished in the brooder house ftre that called acton fire brigade to the farm of walter lewandowski on monday about midnight firemen arrived too late to save the building as flames had already whisked through the small frame structure a driving shed about 50 feet away was saved as sparjts blew in that direction an overheated brooder stove is believed the cause of the midnight blaze dalton barber a neighbor phoned in the alarm staff photo youngest public speaker wins halt0n county championship competing with public school pupils from each countv in ontario next week will be ella jany of acton halton county s champion in public speaking ella jany as the youngest competitor met sev en other halton pupils tuesday evening march 24 in milton high school auditorium she was there declared the counts champion ontario com petitions will be held at the royal york hotel toronto on monday april 6 in eonjunctiin with the teachers convention due ing easter week in milton two contestants com peted from each of the four town ships each gave his or her pre pared speech and 10 vear old elli jany again told of hir trip to cm ada from hungnrj the contest ents were shown a picture sepai telv md then asked to give in letter to editor fund closes report 1831 contributed dear mr editor the local committee of the eur opean flood relief fund would appreciate an opportunity of re porting through the medium of your paper to the citizens of ac ton and vicinitj on the conclusion of our campaign the fund official closed on mirch 31 and the total contnbut ion amounted to 1 831 42 at its final meeting last evening wed ncsdav i tht committet authorized the forwarding of a cheque for this amount to the canadian natioml european flood relief committer wt would liki to ixprt uur innceri thanks and appreciation to all organizations and individuals w ho bv tht ir support hiv e m idi this vnv creditable result iur verv trulv jim hurst ch rmin impromptu story the pictur sug gested inspector l l skuce in an nouncing ella jany had received the highest marks from the judg es said he had never heard a new canadian speak so nicely esquesing festival winners selected euchre penny sale has many winners the scout and guide mothers held a euchre and penny sale at the scout hall on march 27 witn 17 tables of euchre a very enjoy able time was had by all in spite of the blackout when mrs bradshaw played the piano f sing song the manv prize winners arc as follows box of chocolates mrs h otterbem box of yirdleys mrs howell enniskillen ont pit tui e mrs gordon mckcown luncheon cloth mrs mchugh pillow cases mr rose ash trays sam holmes set of glass bowls mrs h otter bcin three tea towels mrs b bar rett cup and saucer mrs f dunn flit 50 cigarettes b os handkerchiefs and cologne mrs grace nellis nlons mrs rota evin men s socks mrs holmes two tea towels mrs holmes pin cushion mrs d n on booltcis mrs m miron bas ket of groceries mrs o brown apron mrs c barr bread tra and box of cookies mrs j ridlcv bath towels mrs b fluids writ inn papir mrs b vtldhuis chjd ked dress c maplesden lice wooden tra ng bowl mrs s 6 bennett heads royal winter fair s g bennett head of beirdmorc and co was elected president o the royal agricultural winter fair for its silver jubilee yeir it the annua meeting held last week n the collseum toronto he succieds p l whytock mr bennett has been the vice president for two years as well is tiendmrbeardtnore s acton mr bcnnelt is vice presihenl of canada pack rs director of the dominion stoies chartered trust phoenix assur ance canadian bronze and several other companies at hh 600 acre esquesing town ship farm mr bennett has devel oped a prize winning shorthorn herd which hive ribbons from thi royal and chicago after graduating from the lniv crsity of toronto in engmecung mr bennett studied political ccon omy at oxford he taught eng meeting at toronto and then j lined beardmores in 1925 he is also on the board of ihi toronto art gallery and is chair man of the tariff committee of th canadian manufacturers assiciat esquesing township music fest iv il preliminaries to determine contestants to compete it the hil ton counts festival were chosen on tuesdav march 11 at stewart tiwn hall three were chosen in vocal solo md duel classes and two in choir classes and contestan s wen not placed first second and third following are the winners stl ected bv adjudicator frank holton accm of brantford solo girls seven and under karen brigden donna rennick marv baker solo bovs seven and under jeffrey dolle mr brow nurse wayne bowen raymond mrs dr oakcs mi carter solo girls nine and under b dolphin cnthlcen sosnowski marilvn wil son j r solo bovs nine first mrs md under chris cinham rona d second mrs arpa murray evre choir school enrolment 20 ind under quatre bras bannockbum choir tnrolment 29 and under ashgrove ligny solo girls 1 1 and under marv sosnowski sandra tindale aileen harrop solo bovs 11 and under lorni thomson johnny wilson tick moles solo girls 12 and over valerie nurse elizabeth michie carole hunter solo bovs 12 and our ronald ftshburn earl burt ravmond archer oial duct carole hunter man i irmp rivmond archt r valerie nil s martha may bob stark d i to the verv large classes this iir thi two choirs in the clas for h ir school enrolment 30 and ivr h irnbv and dublin as well and glen willnms when i brooder house at thi farm of walter lewandowski rt 1 acton burned to the ground on monday night 200 two and a half week old chicks were lost in tht blaze sparks from the fire flew onto the roof of the driving shed 50 feet away and the nearby house but did not ignite the buildings al though a firm pond near the farm available for ample water supply the firemen were abli to extinguish the blaze with hos- from the pumper the b odvr house was a total loss cedir polei which hid been pil cd igunst the building w i pulkd back from the fire the ilirm wis turned in shorlj be fort midnight by a n ighb ir dalton barber mi lewandowski said inn hi had checked everything bit in hi went to bed ind did not know what couid have happened he awoke to see flames behin rt fltt housc his farm is on k h vae ton md wis formeily owned b russ somervillc award 4300 contract forjuni contract for the construction of a junior swimming pool in acton park was awarded on tuesday night to junes and van gils at a prict of 4 300 two tinders were received thi other from j b mackenzie and son and thi lowest tinder was accepted the secretary reported that a number uf contractors had viewed the plans but did not submit prices whin it wis found only the ont pool was lo be built at the present time the plans and specifications wei those drawn up by ram pit and acton flood relief total 183142 fund closed h bh jack greer narned tbhieairttmet add building for beardmore dept benrdmore ind co in making an extension to thur present plant of i buildini 70x100 feet the ad dition is on the south cast section just off no 2i highwiv md jd- joins the present warehouse of the com pan v the new section will housi cut sole department which ha- c been crowded out of its present i quarters bv the new lines of fanc i leathers which have been develop id bj the compinv and ire in pro duction at the acton plant the construction of thi plant s now well underway with the wal s up ind good progress is being madi suffers bruises cuts in accident mrs emily haydcn r r 1 campbellville suffered multiple abrasions over her entire body multiple lacerations of her face scalp ind legs and bruised ribs whin the car she was driving rai off the guelph roid five milt north of campbellville struck i steep bank and rolled over on sat urday afternoon mrs hayden was rushed to thi guelph general hospital when ihi 1952 chevrolet car struck the bank the only passenger was thrown from thp car dim igt to thi cir wis estimited it 1000 opp const gunn invis 1 1 gated euchre prizes went to ladies mccutchton ladles farmer ladies con solution mrs hllowav gente first c leishmin gents se ond b osborne gents consolation mrs dr buchanan ladies travelling prize went to mrs b dumarch gents travelling prize to mrs c lei sh man knox ladies aid honors late queen the nionthlv meeting of knox ladus aid was held i classroom of thi church n di afurnonn wilh mn f j cutcheon presiding t fimer hmn w 4 su ij 1 h bv th lord- pnier a j b ichinan r ad the mrs m pinney ccf president the co operative commonwealth federation in halton count held its annual meeting on march 25 al the farmers hall in milton after the minutes and treasurers repo- had been read and accepted thi following executive were elected ti office president mrs m pinniv vice president e adamsorv sic t arv j mcintosh and orpaniz r t cooper bert shane wis appointed inison officer to maintain a c n tict with other ridings ind al exander was appointed lhe ndtng delegate to the prnvintnl ronnc i five dih gitc- ind f ur il irnii es were appunted k represent h riding it the prnvinuil ronvn m thi lurnhirship drvc wis di toss ind ph fges f r iddit on 0 iim h ps wi n n i ved fi m th i e poi i of thi nominating committti presented ot thi meeting of acton ys mens club on thiirs dn ivimng mnich 26 showed that jick gner will be the next presi dint of the group mr greer said he wis ver proud to accept the prtsidincv othtr officers to be inducted it the next met ting are secretary j mcgiachu treasurer t jones and sergeant at arms j older thi officers will be in duct d b district governor e kmll the report of the nominating i committee was presented bv j cn ighton colored slides showing the pro gress of a story before it is read in the ne wspipt r wi ri shown bv jim dills hi explained that thi fiet press is me of 750 wetkln s obituary band concert nets flood relief 58 whin a i wd f is0 nt ndid th band n it ind viriitv prinm it tn r w ihtim lst sund evm nj sah w l niisixi for tht flnxl n uf ind jh hurst began thi t r r w th i hi rt talk i fliod rtiif hi introduced tii mis ter of lire mom s bob redfe n whi ititi mticcd thf diffrnt num bi r thr iuvhiu tht program sevinl select ons b arton t t iwns band wire enjoved band mrmbirs tif stt m the fron siats ef tht tht aire drum major cttes dipaved two st ck twirl n dn 1 as the band plaved marcht others on the pre gram were jos eph setlcn who plived the accord ion leslie duby and garnet rose ho presented cowbov numbers shula piul who plaved the violin fnnces and piggv oamv h sang durt5 and fredriv hicki who plived the gui a and san crawford douglas wis ih acc im panist fun be ween musical numbers was provided bv mr redfern with jokes and imitations he also gave several vocal selections h ir did not ci n hip fstnal but com pet r ite i the tow e entered at tht i milton t glen willnm in v at milton a p nod of prominent citizen w van sickle dies nissigiweya township losl of its must prominent ind loyil citizens w hen william m van sickle passed away last wednes dav evening at the wellesley hoi j tal in toronto he had been in ill heilth since the first of the year but his sudden death was a ahok to the community and a widi circle of friends willnm mathias vm sickle vw i son of nelson van sickle nt lovella haines and wis born i west lome 60 jears ago he al t nded tillsonburg schools ind stratford business college he was for sivernl venrs an employee of the cpr and resided al port burwell before coming to camp bilhilk 38 jcats ago besides his wife who was before mirnagc lillian elsley he lea one son and three daughters mourn the loss of a loving husband and father th family are omei of cimpbcllville evelyn mrs jimes dickl of all is ton verle imrs wm mahon of cimpbell villi and delia mrs robl mc phuli cimpbellviue three sis lirs also survive hazel mf frincis snelgrovei ind glady van sickle both or toronto and mirle mrs a h tweddle of midlind to ill of the bereivt d mmv friends join in sympath al th s timi willi im vin sickle w is i u issful business mm and one who citi7enshi reider the have the contract for school building progru north halton district the pool will be 35x38 with a depth virvmg from one foot lo two and a half feet il tht icp end it will have a cement iprnn iround it ind w ii be enclosed with a suitible fine loci t ion of uh pikil in thi pirk his been desifnaled on the norlh side east of the present grandstand between the exhibit hill and grind a yvth4m iwumt in preparation for the swimming pool for some time thi committee it thi muting on tuesdiy evening di cided to ad verlise for undirs for the con struction of the dressing rooms the plans ind specifications of which were also prepared by barnctt and ruder architects of toronto and kitihiner it fill that suffic lent moniy wis on hind to mcii this expenditure dong with thr junior pool construction ttndcs will be advertised tor this wetl and it is planned to have the pool n idy tor ilso this summer mj folll nillic ade r hi lold of ci trod notion of printing to england in the lmh cinturv ind of the cutenburg bible thi first book to bi printed with mechanical devices hi wis introduced bv j cildi r ind ihinkcd bj tom wilson it wis announced thnl 2 000 st upps hid bien turned ove r b tht thililnn of tht ymca to the bishop s fund m nellis t jones ind w btn son win nimid to investigite the show i r room probli m tickets wirt passed out for the fither and son banquet whin jim conncll will bt the speaker thire were 17 gm sts from mount hamilton present duti f r v i hi id of th kir he hi be n prd w h mainprize has 96th birthday born on i farm in huron county on mirch ii 1b57 william h mun prizt as actons leading nonagtnar lan this wii k cilcbntes his 96th birthtiav employed for 33 years with thi bearmore co mr mam pri7i worked us in engineer at their plants in brace bridge and acton coming to acton some 40 years ago since that turn mr mainpnzi re calls thit the towns population has more than doubled about 1911 when mr miinprize moved to ac ton the towns streets wire being lit bv municipal hydro plant which generated the powir for thi muni cipal buildings ston s ind i frw house s tanning ind glovi miking wn thi onh industries in acton ovi r 40 ith ind t u ung thi t in bark brought bndm mjirin itmitii t t that th u w rk iik vi is 19 h ur ik ruimd fnm h c nts ir to pi vsibh wiuiam mainprize spent his 96th birthday quietly at his home on mill st acton on tuesday mr mainprise came to acton over 40 years ago when the lovwn s streets were being lit by municipally generated power auxiliary studies african religions mrs ji hn l davidson young for the marca iox evening aux mann presided n devotional per a mrs anderson hi less of the ki irs alex issited lrs oiii ilnrv i d bv md mrs mcknight mrs ii i bennit took the tudv rhiptir on tht n liion if africa mr- a mrimic md th store fr m the clad tidings relating th si t if i i unn mothers convera- n ifj i medii 1 hi lp mn hi r k h 1 1 1 th n idu 1 muw n m h til i nd r f i icid plan safety tape for district bikes ttd i bi ve t r ti tlub will apph a var us pr j tht e later tn frei briuht t th public gn und on sitrdiv m r ril ir s ipphe an n 100 b vcles ifctv s rtp wi 1 bi ip bke f i ft idt rs and silver f r th froni 1 irks and hind ebir the stn s reflect auio headliehts tirftlmnuv i nik du i i thi r coating if 30 001 microscope g ass sphtns r a nflectiv pkt c film cvi l j must have the bi vcu firm f mud and dut ti hiv h r is app icd ii bec mes a pi r p i id li r i div ds n mrs a vl i phirson an i bt n chare f th t ik i tibt mrs hassarl d mrs bi iw iht cmdj labli virs c lntz and mr irb i thi parcel poa aalt mrs f nd r- n ts w mcleid and mr- stan mi h s the ua tab i messige f svmpathv was of find t tie secrelarv mrs geogi sviervijie n the bereavement sii t i terf r ladv i of her ho had ft w dull s d a specialist to isnmnia so vou it si tp at night the doctor 1 fi llv qui ned i didn t iiv thu the lidv re iitl hauchtilv i can sleep ujh the nieht m mo h but long about 10 o cl ck in the morn 11 i do is toss and turn thi me ltd d th mnffit plmt i n pn dt it of thi 1 fetd dealer ssoc ille hid i thi wil si kle h s g bcnnfctt was recently elected pres dent of the royal writer fa f mr bennetts farm is on the 7th ne of esquesing township s i 1 hi nship c mile 1 in 1 is f n lsogawrvi a in ti i f tht m irking of thr n tmi il f th low iv hip much f thi success of that event w is i i t his untir ng efforts he servd w uh ditincti n is warden of hi i n countv and was a past must j of cimpboll masonic lodge j it v as i mmbrr of 5t da d prsblenan church at campb vii aid it tht funeral servi e n siturdiv afternoon the church w filled lo capacitv with friends wh tame piv tribute to hih life and share svmpathv with his famil the service was in chirge of r j e sutherland and masonic linthren of his own and sister lodtis ittended an8 crmductei tb mas mc service at the graveside miif floral t ibutes ilso bore tes im nv of esteem the pallbeare v er mes rs thomas mcphd m rnv mcphail llovd crawn o g r carbert robert flliol nl wilfred grecnlees intermen i madi in campbellville cemeterj it h imi mr mn ipri hld th dn t ducted inkoffi rr k it t m1 bu council approves application for annexation of township land rv h wtl ish r issed n m ndiv m ming it i im sv i n of acton c i ncit th in li v is to authirj inpliciti r t th or tar o mun ci i board fit th mnvi in if rer nn i md n a in lhe t vnship if f qus nc ir the countv of hal n as hr lesenbid to the mm ipalltv of thr t ai of acton preparation of the by law ww ipiroifd b the council in a spec al l last i th ne pirl of the r v t engaec the si rv ices of j x lu can in c tnnectlon with the in x a ion pr ce dings tht to v air iil r mcndition f thi industi mittee the ana incl des all wool comb beirdmorc propertv not and el the to d posil plit boundu spnng and sewrr n the norlh th- ipproved would lot aned bv j ste tion jo thr ontario mum ipil inirrl fur thr anni xati n i he t prrtv and that board mo5t hold hianng notlfting all m pertv inrrs concerned tx fore g v ng i civ n on the mitter nint pillars x inchrv inaie rd f ir fi c deep are to be picrd t the nrners of the tovi n under h iuim rvtsinn nf the survev r nd th the ippr val of the proptrl mrrs fdloaing the annexition r dings