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jvttn sftt ft seventy eighth year no 39 acton ontario thursday april 2nd 1953 ten home print pages six cent approve construction junior pool 300 young chicks perished in the brooder house fire that called acton fire brigade to the farm of walter lewandowski on monday about midnight firemen arrived too tate to save the building as flames had already whisked through the small frame structure a driving shed about 50 feet away was saved as sparks 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 halton 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 jan as the youngest competitor met wv en other halton pupils tuesday evening march 24 in milton high school auditorium she was there declared the countv champion ontario competitions will be held at the royal york hotel toronto on monda april 6 in conjunction with the ttaehirs convention dur ing easter wtek in milton two contestants com pcted from each or the tour own ships each gave his or her pit pared speech and 10 tar old ell jany again told of hi r trip te cin ad a frnm hungarv the contest nts were shown i pirture sepn uk and then aked to give in impromptu story the picture sug gestcd inspector l i skucc in an nouncing ella jany had receded the highest marks from the judg es said he had never heard a new cmadian speak so nicely longer weekend for papers staff thl he staff of this paper may take advantage f the lone week end oar fflee will be closed ea saturday morning as well aa good frida we trout this w iii net tnronven lenee subscriber or advertlaen it wtlt certainly give ear start a leoger week end 200 chicks lost i in country fire ifttst to editor fund closes report 1831 contributed dear mr editor the local committee of tht eur opean flood relief fund w ould appreciate an opportunity of re porting through the medium e your paper to the citizens of al ton and viunitv on the a ncluaion of our campaign the fund officialh closed o mirch 31 and the total contnbui ion amounted to si 31 42 at its fmal met ting last evening wed nosdnv tht committer authorized tht lorwirding of a chequt fir th amount to tht canadian natioml e iropean flood relit f commitlet wt wouid likt to txprts u mnevrt thank and appretntum i all orim atu ns and individual a ho b tht the ort hi cr d tabli result bond concert nets flood relief 58 esquesing festival winners selected esque sins township music test nil preliminaries to dttermine con u stints to compete at thi hit ton countv festival were chosen on tucsdav march 31 it stewirt tuvn hall three wen chosen in ocil solo ind duet classes and twi in choir classes and contcstan s win not placed first second ind third folk wing art the winntrs sol ected b adjudicator fnnk holton a c c m of brantford solo girls seven and under karen bngden donna rennick mm baker soli bov se i n and under jcf rre nurst ttiyne bow en ravmond cirttr solo girls nine ind under cnthleen sosnowskt manlvn wil son jovee rennick solo bovs nine ind under chris cinham rona d rpn murray evre choir school enrolment 20 ind undtr quatre bras bannockbum ihoir tnrolmenl 29 and undtr shgrove ligny solo g rls 11 and under mar sosnowski sandm tindale aileen hirrop solo bovs 11 and under lorn i thomson johnnv wilson i ck moles solo girls 12 and ovtr alcrit nurse elizabeth miehie cir ilt hunter solo bovs 12 and vcr r nald fishbum earl burt raymond archer a duit carole hunter mar harntj rimond archt r vajem nu m mirtha may bob surk i i the very large classes this vt i tht two choirs in the clisv f h ir s hool tnrolmmt wad ivir ii ib and dublin as wel is pdtruia and glm williams i rs did mlr m v te in the tow i u s ival but ire entered at th ftlival n milton euchre penny sale has many winners the scout and guide mothers held a euchre and penny salt at the scout hall on march 27 with 17 tables of euchre a ery enjoj able time wis had by all in spite of the blackout when mrs j bradshaw placed the piano for a sing song the man prize winners are as follows box of chocolates mrs h oturbem box of ardleys mrs howell enniskillpn ont picture mrs gordon mckeown luncheon cloth mrs mchugh pillow cases mr rose ash travs sam holmes set of gliss bowls mrs h otter bein three tea towels mrs b bar rett cup and saucer mrs r dunn flat w cigarettes b os bornt handkerchiefs and cologne mrs grace ntllis nvlons mrs beta evan mens socks mrs g h ilmc two tea towels mrs g holmes pin cushion mrs d ma on booltets mrs m miron bas ktt of groceries mrs o brown apron mrs c barr bread trav an 1 box of cookies mrs j ridlev bath towels mrs b fitlds writ inc pip r mrs b vtldhui child smock d dress c maplesdt n lace d i it mrs o brown wooden trav mrs dr oakes mixing bowl mrs b dolphin euchrt prizes went to lidies first mrs a mrcutchton ladies second mrs firmer ladies con s gbennett heads royal winter fair s g bennttt head of biardmore and co wis elected prtsidtnt o the roval agricultural wintir fair for its silver jubilee yeir it tht annuil meeting held last weeit n the coliseum toronto he succteds p u why lock mr bennett his been the ict president for two years s will is heidmg beirdmon in acton mr bennett 13 ice president of canada packers direcfor or the dominion stores chartered trust phoenix assur ance canadian bronze and stviral olhir companies at hk 600 acre esque sing town ship farm mr bennett has devel oped a prize winning shorthorn herd which have ribbons from tht roal and chicago after graduating from the lniv ersitv of toronto in engine nnf mr bennett studied political econ omy at oxford he taught tni ineering at toronto and then j lined beardmores in 1925 he is also on the board of thi toronto art gallen and is chair man of the tariff committee of thi canadian manufacturers asocial when a brooder house it tht farm of walter ltwandowski rh 1 at ton burned to the ground n mondis night 200 twoand n halt week old chicks were lost in tht blao sparks from the fire fltw onto the roof of the driving she 1 50 feet awa and thi nearbv house but did not ignite the buildings al thntigh i firm pond near the firm ivailable for ample wattr supply tht firemen wen abk to extinguish the blno with his from thi pumpir tht b oodir wise was a total loss cidir poles which hid been pil ed ij unsl the building w i puuid back from the firt tht ilirm wis turned 111 short 1 before midnight bv a it ighb dalton birber r lewindowski said i in h had checked everything rutin hi ent to bed ind did not know hat could havi hipptnid hi awoke to bit flames behind tht house his farm is on r rl at ton and was formeily owned bv s somerviue award 4300 contract forjuni ontricl for the construction of n junior swimming pool in aclon park was awurdtil on tuesday night to jones and vui gils at a prut of 4 300 two ttndtrs wtrt rectivtnl tht other irom j b mackcnzu and son ind thi lowest tt ndt r was accipted tht secntnrv rt port til tint a rtumbt 1 of contractors had vuwed tht plans but did not submit priic5 whin it was found only thi ont pool was to bt built at the present turn thi plans and specifications wti i those drawn up by barnett and acton flood relief total 183142 fund closed jack greer named to head ys men add building for beardmore dept btardmore and co ire miking in exttnsion to thtir present plant of i building 70x100 feet the ad ditii n is on the south cist section just ff no 2s highw iv ind ad joins the present wirehouse of the com pan v the new m ct on will housi thi cut sole department which ha- been crow ded out of its present quarters bv tht new lines of fanc leathers w hich ha e been dt clop ed bv the companv and ire in pro duct ton at the acton plant the construction of the plint s now will underwiy with thi wal up ind good progress is btmg nnde suffers bruises cuts in accident mrs emilv hay den r r campbtllv illc suffered multiple abrasions over her entire body multipk lacerations of her fict scilp ind kgs and bruised ribs j whin the car she was driving ran off the guelph road five milts north of campbellville struck a steep bank and rolled over on sat urday aftt moon mrs havden was rushed to thi guelph general hospital when tht 1952 chcvrokt car struck the bank he only passengir was thrown from the car dam ut to thi cir wis est united it 1 000 opp const gunn inis 1 1 gated tht rtimit of thi nominating tonnnitttt prtsnited it hit mcttuii of acton y mens club on tlmrs di tvtuing mnich 26 showed that jitk gretr will bi thi next presi dtnt of thi group mr gretr said hi wis vtrv proud to accipt tht pnsidtncv othtr offutis to 1h indutted it tin ntxt moiling an i hi bvcnlio j mcgt ichu trtiisurt lilidtr tht iaiiii irchitttl- hii the cohtrict for the ugh school building progr no 111 the north halton distrut thi khii mill be 35x3b with i depth virving i from one foot to two md a hilf fttt it thi dtp tnd li will hi i ci ment ipron around it md w ii i ik mchimtl with u luitiblt ft nci lorntion tif uit pool in the pirk his lt n dmnited on tht north sidt c tst of thi present rindstmd bttwten thi txhibil hall and r tint stind this land his be n cli irtd in preparation for the swimming pihil for some time tht tommitlet it the miting on tuesd iv eening dicided to ad virtise for undirs for tht con strut tion of tht dressing rooms the phns ind sjhcificitions of which wtn ilso prepared bv barnett and rtidir archittcts of toronto ami kiuhtnir it w xs ml that surtic 11 nt mum y w is on hind to met t xptndituii ilonk with th pool construction tender soli tit hil gents first c ltishmn gents se ond b o borne jents consolation mrs dr buchanan ladies travelling prize went to mrs b dumarch gents travelling prize to mrs c lcishman knox ladies aid honors late queen tht ithh meeting of the kn x ladus aid was held in th 1 1 tvsntt m tf th church n tues da at rrih n with mre f j mr cutchetn presiding i fivl r hvrnn w 1 1 k f 1 bv th l rd prvr vrs a 1 bithanan rt jd tht ea mrs m pinney ccf president the co operative commonwealth federation m halton countv held its mnual meeting on march 25 at the farmers hall in mihon after the minutes and treasurers repo had been read and accepted th following executive were eleeed ti offict president mrs m pinntv vice presidtnt e damson stc t arr j mcintosh and orgartizt r t cioptr bert shane vcis jpnnled liaison officer to maintain 1 con tact with other ridings ind 1 m exander was appointed the r d njj s delicate ti the provm nl rf five d 1 jaii and f ur al vitre a ipointtd ti repres riding it tht rviriml conv ith nib rvh dr v w is r i d iid it laos r idd onj r 1 s j rt ved fi r obituary fr prominent citizen w van sickle dies nissagiweya township lost on of its most prominent ind loyil citizens whin william m vir sickle passed away last wedms dov evening it the wellesley hoa 1 til in toronto he had been in ill health since the first of the year but his sudden death wis i hok to the community and a wid circlt of friends william malhias vin sicklt w t a son of nelson van sickle it locila haines and was bom i west lome 60 tars ago hi it tt nded tiusonburg schools ind stratford business college he was for sttnil veirs an employee of the cpr and resided it port burwtll before coming to camp btllvilli 38 vears ago besides his wife who was before marriage lillian elslev he leavi one son and three daughters t mi urn the loss of a loving husband ind father th family are omer of cimpbellville evtlyn imrs james dckl of alliston vcrli mrs wm mahonl of cimpboll villi and delia i mrs robt mc ih ul c impbelhllle three sis tt rs als sur ive hazel mr franc s snilgrove ind gtad an sick both of toronto and 1irle mrs a h tweddle miuind to all of the berei i m mv fn nits j in in ivmpathv 1 pt 1 p t f in 1 thi frt n will jt m ho qi 1 mrs e j llv dv w th 1 m n od 1 tht r t a itt ndtd h vir liv pint ram i 1 ll mindav t ti for h i hu si txgii plan safety tape for district bikes shol f xtd r hi 11 tr k iced thi mis ur il itmonin bv b redft ri hw nunttl th d ffrtn rum bt r thr uht u the program stvinl scltttpns bv ac cin t t izens bind n enj ved band membt rs i re m ated 11 iht f r m seats if iht ihtairt drum maj ir rttes diplafd two jtwk twirl dn v as the band plaved marcht s othtrs tin the pn gram were jos eph mt len whi phved tht accvird ion leslie duby aid garntt rose ht prestntttd cowbov number shttls ptu who plaved ht klin frances and ptggv oines w h sang duil and freddv hacke ho plavid tht guii- and sanj craf rd dtniglas w i thi arrim pamst fun bt ween mut cal number was provided bv mr redfern with jokes and imitations jie also gsvc several vocal selections il t 1 h hr t i r tin tlub 1 a 1 n fit t v r is fret on all bike bro itll the pub c scho 1 grounds n shrdiv m m ng k r 1 ifi sup lie mv 1 h lid 100 b cl sfrtv rrp i 1 b ipphed f r t- 1 bins red tips f r the rei ft id r and silver f r th from t k and hand t birs the strii s refect iuti headlight bnllianth m dui tlt cvlat 1g r f 30 000 ti croscopic pass spheres r a f evt e plvt c film cvt must have the bi v ck hein f mud an to hiv h s app icd it bt n s a pr n nent pat st v clt tie j sj m jaw sk g t ts mm p i s f r th ftste- ta wer i m- r i div ds n mrs i m ph rn it t bt n ihart m ik k tibt mrs hass ri i mrs bi tht end tab i mr- tt uu ani mr- mcl- j lh fjjrci pti t su mrs f and s r ms y mrltd and m su m h ws hi tea tab messace of svmpilhv w cf ft r j to se setretarc mrs geo ge t 1 the bereavement sht had isjrg hrh iher and hi wift o jddenly ho had fe duties ed a specialist tc ft si p ned nicht i didni sai ihat d hauchulv i cm i ough the night vtrv met lon about 10 o clock in the ie all i do is tos and turn the doctor tht lad re sukl mvfft plint in rs 1 t of th deiltr ssocia t jonts and sergnnt at arms j caldir ihi officers will be in itted bv eiistrut govirnor e knill the report of the nominating commitlei was presented bv j criifjilon colored slides showing thi pro rtss of a storv btfori it is read fti tht ni w spipt r wt rt show n bv jim dills ht explained that tin free press is ont of 750 wetkll s serving our four million nadirs wttklv h told of chxtons in i troduction of printing to englind in thi lmh ttnturv ind of tht c utinbur hibli tht first txhik to bt printed with mechanical devices hi wis mtioducid hv j cilder ind th inked ev tom w itson ii w is iinnoiinci d tint 2 000 s imps h id bit n turm d ov 1 1 bv thi lhildnn of tht ymca to the bishops fund m nellis t jon s and w ikn son win nunid to invistifite the shower room problem tickets wtn p eised out for the father and son biiupiet whin joe connell will bt tht speik ill be advertised for this wee nil it is pi inn eel to have thr pi t idy for list this stimnur the i nt hdmiltoi 17 gut is present from w h mainprize has 96th birthday born mi i inn in huron count on mirch ii lfcs7 william hman prizt as actons leidinj nonage nar mi this wtk ctlebrats his 96th birthdiv fmploved for 33 tars with tht btarmore co mr mam pri7i wc rktd is in engineer at their plants in brici bridge and acton coming to acton some w vears ago sinci thit time mr mainprizt re calls thit the town 4 population has more than doubled about 19 i when mr miinprizi moved to ac ton the towns strttts we rt being lit bv municipal hydro plant which gtntrited the ptwtr for th mini eipal buildings stor s ind few william mainprize spent his 96th birthday quietly at his home on mill st aclon cm tuesday mr mainprize came to acton over 40 years ago when the town s streets were being lit by municipally generated power tim th m md 1 m n akin ndustri s in arbm i md t inninc wj t m t ik bt ktit i auxiliary studies african religions r 41 mrs 1 h i davidson young hi tess for the march nt t tin f th k iox eveni k aux nrv v alex mann presided nd w as is led n devotm nl per 1 tiv rs oil ra mrs nderson n i v rknight mrs 11 i btn t look the udv h ipt r th r iiie f afrlci mrs m is 1 rt id th rt rv r h f 1 t din g i re 1 ltlg th t rv 1 1m1 mt ther s onvem- t i til hl ii her k 1 1 1 v ui die 1 1 u1l 1 h m v it fie i s 1 c t hv ting th k icltt j 1 11 off 1 1 k 1 the f nu p r agaw f th m irking f the i n al f th tow iv hip mich iiccess of that event w as i i his untirmn efforts he ser h distmcti n as warden of hi ii countv and was a past mist of campbell mawiic idgr t he i member of st da- rt prsbv tenan c hurch at camptx jvi aid at tht funeral serie r j siturdav afternoon the church filled to capacitv with fnenda wh cj i e 1 piv ir bute to his life anc share i svmpathv with hs famitj the service w in charge of r j e sutherland and masonn council approves application for annexation of township land 1 n m ndiv m u n 1 actw ti i author i ot uric mun it xi n if cer a n it th jpphcau i board f t i in 1 wned hv t sevnick arw th nent d h wm tht i rrt ru i in g in f the it v pet- il i t u s g bennfett was recently e ected pres dent of the royal p writer fer- mr bennetts farm 1 but i morn s the 7h ne esquesing township f th f his and lodjes attended an8 ennductei ih mas n service at the rav emde mnv floral tibutes ilso bore te m m of esteem the pallbeare s ter mesrs thomas mcphj mirrav mcphail llovd craw no g r carbert robert flliot ih w f rrd greenlees interment w i mad n campbellville in the t nship f f q the vrintv of hal n ms i ries nbtd to the m in wilt t i of acton 1 preparati n of the by uw ipprovd bv the m mrii in a kpec j b nrci nt esion la we k on the ftr m pr w mendatlon f th ind itr al em i h i mittee wnn the rea in the annexation plan riot includes all the beardmrrt and f woo comb nr property not pres i rt m r d the engape iht s r vices of j is in r r ittion with the ion pr ci dings thr in at ih ale if tic t the ontario mur ipil r th annexati n he rt and that ixmrd m nt hold ring notify uip ill ii pertv concerned bt fore fi ng a n on the rmtw mt pillar x nrh tuaie deep are to be p ited f the town well is the lown spnre and sewer ih s ip rv is n ti h urvcv ir i ti poil nlint on the n irth th- j w th the ippr v al of the p u b undirv if approved wmih in j iers fe mowing the annexat rl ide i i wned bv j ste ir pr e dirgs idr