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seventy eighth year no 40 acton ontario thursday april 9lh 1953 eight home print pogeisix cent propose fire hall for willow st grass hres gave firemen two calls on good friday when the flames ya beyond the residents and the brigade was necessary to o thr f ir h 30 a m was to th armstrong rarm on ffiet6ufhltne the seturidhwestetheew of the crescent an annual event firemen returned on monday evening with the equipment and burned off the whole area to pre vent a recurrence staff photo recover stolen car near glen seven cruisers in 35 minute chase a car stolen in milton was re covered 35 minute later three miles north of glen williams by provincial police with the chase involving seven police cruisers and some road blocks at 330 am sunday april s the car of edgar cairns was reported tolen from sarah si by 4 05 am constable wylit of the acton dc tachment provincial police had rt covered the stolen car after thi driver stopped nnd led into n roadside bush the car was undamaged whin recovered and cruisers circled tht bush until davlight bams were searched and bush scoured but thi driver of tht stolen car was found all of actons churches mark plan groundwork easter with special services 1 60 cycle change earl cairns driver of the car noticed it being taken from the sarah st residence police were notified shortly after and constable sam hall broadcast an alarm tn the art a a road blfck was established on the road to palermo and durtni the chase another was established on the bridge at the intranet in georgetown constable whe noted thi cu passini through at tun and gave chase instead of turning to remain on no 7 highway al sllvercreek thi car sped along a dirt ro id easl cruisers from port crel not brimplon georgetow n ai inn iiiu i milton wire included in the n s halton debating team in finals juniors honor dave pelletterio halton debaters eleanor mc keown and earl snow won tht fourth round of the intercountv debating competition lat thurs day evening april 2 in milton high school auditorium and will proceed into the finals following the debatt between hakon county and hastings county a presentation was made to dae pelleuerto the president of the ontario junior farmers who has long been active in junior farmer work in this locality th auditorium was well filled for the program which was pres ided over by harold tyrrell pres dent of the halton junior fanners resolved that volunteer charity should be discontinued and replac ed by contributions raised through general taxation was the subject of the debate the halton debaters upheld the affirmative- and marilyn parkes and kav hotnan of hastings county the negative the official judges were g a warlow directo- of publicity ontario agricultural college john eccle director of public relations ontario agncult ural college and l l skuce pub lie school inspector ofhalton tv aid duns anderson and oliver baker of brookville and a vocal solo b diane abbott of palermo juuors halton s versatile george s atkens as a world famous ma tcian delighted the audience with his m striving tricks and sleight u hand safe driving film at rotary meeting a special film on safe driving ws featured at the weekly meet ing of acton rotary club or tuesday messrs dick bean and lome garner who are heading the acton organization for safe driv ing were guests of the club and brieflv explained the objects of the week giving literature to all the rotanans it was announced that this vmrs winner of the trip to ottawa and the admnture and citizenship pro gram o rotary was joyce farm e i- a student at acton high school juvce will have bv plane on ma 3 from malton and spend several divs in ottawa meeting the prime according to mr warlow who minister governor general and gave the judges decision all four i seeing the nations capital debaters were to be commended for their able presentations but in their opinion the halton debaters had substantiated their statements and arguments to better ad antage than had the negative consequent ty the decision was unanimousl awarded to the halton debaters mac sprowl reviewed the work david pelletteno has done on the local countv and provincial level speaking in appreciation dave pelletteno said he had been given every opportunity at home to take advantage of junior farmer work i cant recall having undertaken any junior farmer project that i have regretted after i completed it he said it is a real pleasure to have served this year as ontario president the gifts will be lasting remembrance of mv junior farm er work in halton county the presentation of a desk set and lamp was made on behalf of th halton juniors by howson rud dell second vicepresident of hal ton juniors assisted bv wilma sin tlalr president of milton junior institute and betty price president good fridav and easter nf bnsie importance to those of the christ inn faith wen marked by special tervicts in all of acuina churches last friday saturday and sunday as well as special messages and usic there were two cantata- pre ntid by local thunh choirs bou hints of beautiful spring flowtrs added to tht significance of si i mons nnd hymns on thi theme of thi nsuirectlon fridav morning sirvic s wen held in st albans anglican church knox presbyltrian churih and the united church at th taster sundav morning service it si albans anglunn church the junior choir was pros enf and sang an anthem directed bv mrs ralph price thi choii sunn nn anlhim with mrs f g onkes at the orinn at the morning and tvmmg strvicts rev ralph price kiv special eastn mtssngi on both occasions a bouquet of white flowers hid on tliewltar and saw ter lilies along the windows of the church pastor dwlghl d patterson oi acton baptist church also present ed timely messages to the co grigntion with the resurrection his topic at tht morning service thi lords suppti nnd baptism were observed at the morning sirvice reld and helen landsborough sang a duit and in the evening clarence reid a sole charles landsborough the regular orkinist accompanied ihem the victorious chris a ca la b thi choir was presented at prtsbytcrian church un easier sunday evening e hansen cted the choir and presided at the or thi cnntnla took tht pi ice of the sermon with ri v 11 armstrong re iding tht easte r v b twetn si lections by the ir solos were sung bv miss belli may rosztll ge orgt mils si lie and mrs j davidson duets hv mrs d ividson ind miss lm milillin nnd miss rns7tll and miss isobtl anderson a qu irli td bv mrs davidson miss auric i son mr muss hi oid kn mum m the morning servici thi r was spicnl music nnd 1 timi h tn smiri bv fiev armstronj ftlher c trrikin ltd tin static ns of thi cross it st josi ph s hurch on ft id iv if l rnoon with tin cboi sinum thi tndiionil st ibit mt w ith no iccomp mime nt vi ni r i lien of the cross w is also ohstrvn ind i sermon pie it hid on thi im mi nsi trikedv thil took pi it i oi tht first good frtdnv holv snturdnv ci re monies wen held on snturdnv mornink to pre part or faster sunrt iv on sundnv father lorngan sang i solemn high i mass and gave an foster message lo in overflow cotijre gallon tht altar in conlrnst to the bareness of passion wee k w is bedecki d w ith flowers acton united church choir pres ented its cantata the thorn crowned king easter evening u i der the direction of organist and choir leader miss olive lampard solo parts were sung by miss dorothv simmons mrs b veld it ken alltn and h baxter us by mrs c pickett and miss simmons mr baxter and w woodbum miss simmons nnd mrs vtldhuis and u quartette by mia vt ldhuih miss simmons mr bnx te i and mr woodburn solo purts during one of thi two f able i morning anthtms wert ink to by mrs george hollinger mil miss nancy lambert ruder messages were given by the miiilsler ittv e a currey th daukhkra of knox held n sunns service in knox presbyter i in churih raster sundny morning itlilldeei by vtllltlk people elf the acton hillsburgh present dramas w millei of the conversion staff f the hfpc of ontario has ii tn in town to lay hit ground milk fin the temvtisiein lo l cytli power fiom the prtsent 25 cyili it is hoped lhat mt e ting e an im arranged wit t outlet and tht commission to plan for the thangliik ovt r of ihe moloi which operate lown stivlus it was delicti t libit bi workshop or all hydro i er to oil t placed an ihe bracken tht garage w unit of 11000 w uranec agenty acton baptist church kbtw4b0u monday evening when acton nnd hillsburgh bypus presented thur entries in the guelph assoc tatinn drama festival ac ion presented the light in ttu window in true victorian setting complete with oil lamps ind photogrnph albums tht play outlines the imporlinl if feet aunt hope who knows ue and joy of easter can hive on thosi who visit her tht rast wis- ns follows aunt hope lil wagner nina wilmi chapman edna fay garner je r my clar jrcid jan lori marjont lnndsborough shucky duvld cooke jim barnes charlie landsborough emily mnry held director jean garnir and make up r r pnrkir hillsburkhs presentation vt ng inci ls mine hnd i modern set ting ii w is the storv of i business mm who swindled his business pirtiur out of stvtral thousind dol i ir md latir n pents both plivs were will rtcuvcii the v ilue of sirred dnim cannot bt slim itcd and in this ihe ir fnsl effort hill burgh ind aclon gr nps ire to b commended d 1 putle rson wis chiirnnn md mr unison imesgivi ihe benediction setrtlnry j megenihk it ported thil aeeirdmg m tht auditor statement a dificit on thi opt i at ion tifthi slwnge plnnl for lflw amounted to 77158 this amount ran from the wtatcr fuxouiiv ibtjie acwagc nc count receive sketch plans for proposed fire hall sketch plniis lor tht prtipuktd new fire hall wt rt preaentth at the te kiilur mt i ting of acton count ll on moniluy night inutivin hour m is ion that iidjoiiini il nt i a in plutm ealled lor u building 30 by fin feet taw ing on willow st ne xt lo llu lown hull tht building would ih it signed on one iloni lo ucuimmodiitc two fire true ka nnd auxiliary truck dry lug in k hunk loom fouifii io ntid w ixh room no price wis av iilablf on tin constitution of die hall slit 11 but an tsllnuile of j1ihmmi wat atl a letter was rend from engineer i andeisein giving tht capacity of the si wake plant as iwooo gallons per duy of 250 bod tht plant is jw operating at 160 000 gallons 04 per cenl of capacity other fotmation from the mglnttr will be forwarded ns soon as possible supt riilttudtnt iambtrt reported thai i plugged stwer main on wil si had been cleaned lasl tin ilnntiimk board it commend l the town hall piopeitv iih tin ii i rtd site ovtt nn alice si lot llu itomel iiointtet onl tlidt he alice si lotnlloll lacked sufficient spare ihe leiwu hull lol win tiiity accessible mid centrally located tin men outlined hint ihouc tuk was on huiiei fot use in the ne w bull it vmim sugkesttd hie town ishih a dbeutiiu foi the shell of lilt bu id kng lend tin in inlgudt spi n tlicii ituiiuy on wiiiii plumbing ml in sidu improvimtnu a division of the 50 ijfyl from mcli lownatilp fire wns iinttl cm with th council rt lainlng 520 to inlaui tli agre t me nt the bnlanie bt honed ovei lo fund fer the flit liill ink ho kfi to llu rir in thi floor of ihe sewago disposal- plan i for th i st ibhshmtnl of drains fiom tht pit king glands on the pomps a stt of si wt r rods wis bv md lis th wiiki for the tnatn disc ns a belw l th on main si ed tht in ih age pi int and of the orlh ll is felt thil plice s would appeal ante tht dublin w i holds i euchre on saturday i an i njov ibh euchre wis held in seturei nikhl at the pinsh hill untie i the sponsorship of dublin women i institute the winners eve rt 1 uiies first mrs p ken iiedy mtotid mrs f h allan const irtiiun mrs c thomson mn first alfred frvcr second f h all m consolation d momat luckv door pri7t was won by mrs george lantr a lovely lunth was served by the ladies at the close african politics described to group the duke of devonshire chapter i o d e held its regular month meeting on apnl 7 at the home of mrs george mason lake avenue silent tribute was paid to queen mary and the business meeting followed during this discussion it was decided to entertain the basic english class four new members were proposed and the chapter was divided into tour groups to raise funds money was voted toward the local coronation day celebra tion following the business part of the meeting mrs bert mov at gave an inteteaing and informative talk about the political situation in af rtca miss jean wilson of guelph rendered two vocal solos come to the fair and desert song mrs charles kirkness thanked miss wil son and mrs d van fleet present ed her with flowers refreshments were served at the of brookville junior institute musical numbers which rounded conclusion of the program out th evenings program includ ed a vocal duet by miss anne mc the canadian coote unlike most selected as halton county s public laughhn and miss marjorie foun animals usuallv mates for life speaking champion on march 24 in tain of acton a violin tno by bet hunting t done in pairs milton youngest speaker in competition the voungest competitor among 10 from all over ontario ella janv of acton was awarded 10 in iht public spe aking competition the king edward hotel in tor onto on mondav although she did not place among the top three winners ten vear old ella again spoke on her trip to canada from hungary each of the six girls and four bovs was then given a choice of subjects on which to give an im promptu speech halton county s representative chose to speak on w hat she did at camp amused the audience with her account and drew enthusiastic applause the judges awarded first to a 14 year old boy who was born in scotland and lived in pakistan be fore coming to canada placing first and second were two boys who were also older than ella the 10 awards for all the other competitors were given by trustee and ratepayers associat ion competitors were urged to com pete again at the canadian national exhibition and the acton girl plans to enter mrs florence mccaffrey chairlady tor the competitions held during the teachers convention r toronto several m the audience congrat ulated ella after the program she has a natural and pleasing way of speaking and was heard in acton recently when she introduced the public schools operetta she was three fires within half a day friday three fires within just over 12 hours kept acton firemen busy on friday last at 2 a m the sprlnk kr system at baxter laboratories set off the fire alarm but firemen could discover no blaze when they arrived at the plant at 1 1 30 a m the brigade as cat led to put out a grass fire on the fourth lint another grass fire at the end of the crescent cu ised the fire alarm to be turnea m t 1 30 p m- fhiday afternoon anc tinned the supt rinttndt ll den pa a i tin fund is to in k pt at tht of iht of llu leind 11 bulidlnk at llu agri i arte foi hi nly ask return rent onlrtl councillor gretr incjulr d how til controls could bt pmtd back on in aoton 1 was ltd to in i e ve rt ntk wt mil going ux bol scum of tit m have kne pn ty liih he commented a motion unit we wrile tht ix paitiutnl inel isk that lent controls bt ipplud tik nn acton w is clt ft alt d on a 4 vote 1 irhu or not hit dt purlin tit or hikbw ivs hamilton iepoitcl lo tl lown tint ih mill ami m nn st conui did not w itroit inffn lights duy silk ktsled tin municipality writ lulu igbl pro- ir i ippie ntt el ngement of ibert in instill mcknikhls i lib si wnltntorfcs anoimis willi uih supply co mds 8 nipluni meters lid mdse 10 a alton put hydro w it r works operations 720 v mcki nnc bros shove 1 15 k thumiism motors ace i 28 50 78 1 74 hydro acrontlis h pilmer office clcining 17 00 mrs h l mcdonald pre mi urns iinmirancc 68 00 flcclncity meter inspect ions ftes pitney bowes of canndi mdsc petty cash exp trans ellis a howard ltd mdse acton free press adv thompson motors acct ajax engineers ltd mdse can gen elec mdsc mtsco elec mdse addressograph m u 1 1 1 graph name plates macdonald elec mdse macdonald elec mdse baxter lab mdse w d talbot mdse federal wire cabl co mdse northtrn elec mdsc r kearney corp mdst 3175 6 37 8611 31 9 14 71 3 18 106 18 25 101 7j the population of ontario persons per square mile is 11 he pc of ont power etc 11132 07 semifinalists of the ontario junior farmer debating contest are halton county representatives eleanor mckeown acton and earl snow aailton the team defeated the hastings county entry on fn day of last week and will meet lamfceth county debaters for the championship in guelph on april 27 i staff photo till the rlaslinik llkhl it lis own xp use if tilt le parli u nl would approve this move hill safety a lettei rrom ceori rountilii pointed out thil ll if fie on fhkhw iv 2 was much heavier nnd iske el some sign be eiecttd warning tf pedestrians walking on the rood tin department highways is te lie conltttd and stt i this cin councillor crnr nko iske d tht rnltl tommittct lo investigate whether a sign pointing to acton mid bt trtcltd on ihe queen lijibclh way review town insurance tht finance committee reported i a review of town insurance and cetmmtnded an exit be construct 1 from the bastmtnt room of tht y m c a an incrtase on the con tents of tht town hall from 2 000 to 5 000 an increase on library books from 8 000 to 10 000 an increase on the arena from 12 000 lo 20 000 and an appraisal of the town hall and y m c a be made longer evenings council passed the by law ap proving daylight saving time to i start april 26 at 2 am and conttrr j umg until september 27 at 2 a m clocks move back one hour to put this time into effect spring improvements the public utilities commission asked if the town would haul stone for the road into the disposal plant and material lo stone the yard in side the fence the town agreed to do the hauling for the p u c when town equipment was not otherwise emploved fencing at the park was to be viewed by the park committee and a recommendation returned on whethtr it should be repaired or removed on one side of the track it was agreed that fencing origi nally scheduled for the sewer pumping station could be put around the main st well property as was recommended by the puc this move was approved as the fence was on hand and no addition al cost to the lown would be in volved chairman of the road committee was asked to contact the chairman of the puc and try and have the site of the new well landscaped rather than stoned so it would be more attractive oid om rtwbusn a letter from e e bair asked what had been accomplished on the settlemant of the longstanding lot h problem this lot is located at the northern end of george st and no owner has been found for it a continuation of the road through this lot would lead to t seynucks property it was to be pointed out that t seynuck had refused to sign the agreement assuring the town no buildings would be erected on the line that would be a street if the property was subdivided the solicitor was working on che signing of the agreements two water hourrea was it pen ltd lhat duimg a list on the tapatity e the w 11 1 im1xkki gallons of watt r pumped supplying the whole it wild thought ihe two wat r is in lown would produce at i fist 200 gillons of wnter a minute t ssary v antic rson reported tha akt disposal sytittm was work int at about 64 per tent of capacity toad commute t was asked to with tht iuc regarding a plan for street lighting improve mtnu on mill si tht commission asktd that no pinking higns be rt d from poles since they con sliloted a hazard for workmen it wan e xplalntd that it would be false economy to erect npetial standards fot ihe slgnn if pule changes wt re planned or the fulurt tie ntal of iht are na foi a horsw show was set at 21 council by resolution accepted the aiiiiuil auditors report a le itt r rrom j p coomb recent iv hit tj by tht teuinly as an uss iiitnl advlstt asktd lhat extra help h employe d if necessary to com lick g ne nil adjus in a m ssmint by september the change is the writing off of a 15 per ctnt blanket obsoksct net clause in ac ton with t ith individual property lo stand em iti own merits no ii tion was take n a litter from beanlmort unci co infoimtd council that entrances to the bunk house had hem hoarded up council advised the firm at tht list meiling that triolein n playing i in tin building we rt in d tngt r sinct trutturt hnd bet n w akt ntd ig tht r cent fin rtpoit of iht provincial i for march rtporttd fine lol tiling 160 tht migistr ite i re r f brunrv shew l i total f 227 in fines of which tht town rr ivcd 60 47 tht foi lowing accounts utrt ip loycti for payment john gretr industrial con venton 2447 f s ooptr relief med 3 86 l w agar relief coal 3 25 i idgtrs ig a market re lltf food 17 47 hoys taxi hespilal irip m flliott bros relief food 2800 gypsum lime a alaba stint crushed stone 2375 acton puc hydro 353 96 thompson motors ihs1 acton free press advt 64 87 macswain motors gas 2 28 mceachern s garage fire truck 8 75 dominion hotel dinners 10 50 walter kentner use of saw 1900 w d talbot 4032 w d talbot 1129 watson dairy bar lunch 880 halton man co repairs 3 7s dept hwyi maintenance 255 91 c e hlckey and sons 2 00 4th div court clerk and bailiffs fees 800 ont provincial police 924 92 91972 99 funeral services in acton ingersoll funeral service was held at the victor b rumley funeral home on saturday april 4 and at the keeler and guthrie funeral home in inger oil on monday april 8 for william h garner who died at his borne in acton on friday april i inter ment was in ingersoll rural ceme tery mr gamer was in huj 73th vear he was bom m ingersoll ont the son of the late william and es ther gamer he moved to avon 34 years ago where he resldeo until three years ago when he moved so acton he was a member of the i oop of ingersoll for 51 yean in acton he attended acton baptist church left to mourn his loat are his wife the former frances coriess two daughters mrs gordon rowan leila of toronto and mrs carl hufill jean of ingeraoll two ona lome and bill of acton he hi also survived by three sisters mrs georgina knox of walkenrille mrs l gregory of ingersoll and mrs scott of london a brother arthur gamer of edmonton and 11 grand children the disastrous fire which swept ottawa in 1900 rendered more than 50000 homeless destroyed more than 10 000000 worth of property