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ht jvtfam jrm ptt seventy eighjh yor no 49 acton ontario thursday june ii ih 1953 ten homo prim pagoasix canta judgment reserved on annexation rams rfush ridc the lacrosse season in acton gets under way with a parade and a win in overtime of 12 10 against ohsweken indians decorated bicycles were awarded prizes and participated in the parade headed by the acton citizens band and maiorettes the old fire truck bearing the ram players is seen here as it pro ceeded down mill st from the station to the arena name committee to investigate housing on cow down payment a committer was appointed at i special meeting of acton council tuesday evening to investigate the possibility of km down payment houses being built in at ton it wis explained that cton as in need i of more houses and the committee i was asked to contact the cmtral mortgage and housing regarding the possibility named to the com mittec are e tuer f g oakes and j j stewart i council appro ed a resolution not to renew an insurance prem lums with the present company study was made of the insurance i rates in comparison and it was explained that a saving could k made on the year premiums of over s300 on the fire and automo bile insurance j tenders are to be called for the operation of the booth at the arena during the lacrsse season i council also approved calling tenders for the sale of the grand i stand in prospect park the build tng is for sale as it is and is to be torn down and hauled away with the grounds to be cleaned up when the job is completed payment was authorised to nor rich onion fire insurance of 534 for added coverage on the present insurance an application from lome gar ner motors asking the town to pay the cost of hardtopping the sidewalk and boulevard was re fused mr gamer was to be in formed permission would be grant ed to hard top the area at the same time as hard top was being applied to bis garage lot at his awn ex pease under town supervision the account from j b macken d and son was authorized for payment of 358 s for construction of the fire escape from the base mem room of the mca further information was asked regarding the compla nt o george holmes concerning the condition of his property a framed portrait of queen elix abtth 11 iku prtstntod b the ton of fite of simpson stars o offlct council txprcsscd their preciation of thi portrait require hs rooms i chapter members by september 54 presented glft principal v w mckeniie report ed to the public school board at its regular meeting on june 9 in the school that he estimated there would be an enrolment of 490 pup lis at the september opening about 00 kindergarten primary lots would be starting which nee esaltatcs engaging two extra teach era next year two classrooms of the accommodation now being used by the acton high school will b required to accommndnti publu school classic in septmibtr 1054 chairman t watson presided ut the meeting mr quee was pnwii and show ed sketched pluns for landscaping nf th school grounds which wire appro ed the horn and si hoot assvicmtl has donated a nest of six swings t the school the llonu nnd school will hold a banqutt for gmdi eight pupils as usual mckenzie infor ihi hoardthattul grade tight xtudtnti in halton county would write un iform grade examinations on june 18 17 and 18 the board approved having used blackboards reground to make them sen iceablc unused classroom in thi a pot luck supper preceded the june meeting of tht lakeside chapter lodje held tuesday the legion hall over so enjoyed the meal a short business meeting was held wtlh regent mrs g mckenzie presiding mrs h hetwlg presented a gift to miss cram cirodlt j ehupttr member who is leaving acton on bthalf of the group a mock wedding with tho preacher rtading the service at the top of an eight foot ladder con iluded when a basket of gifts for miss jian harris was brought lr atter the gifts were opened the meeting ended firemen assist in mock bomb raid sirens screamed motorcycle pol lleeiuin directed conoys through deiwlv naiked traffic hose lines blocked off main trunk street whilt ciiundian and american it rue trunii rushed into niagara fit hi n in actual training txer cist for an utnmii bomb raid un rrtdas jum senior staff inspei tor t r crxitv of th ontirto proiiiiiul putin hi ailed i 0 mm d taction n i in iomoing tht amidlan tinils i nistmt of h4 trucks and 401 hrsoiuul th rt wtre 21 fir to purchase forks books as awards m cufk o mlhott vjis guest speaker at tht june nutting of llmehoust women s institute on mav 4 at the honu of mrs rrid gur mrs clarki spoke on tht history of esqutsiug township and thin took u hir topic history of common things thi s mcludt d old school is to be redecorated and sparrows surlings rubbtr bath prepared for use in septembei it was reported that mrs shirle dills the k p teacher would in tertaln tht k p mothtrs this fr da alton public school titld da is to b htld this friday as will and the inter s h ml field dav with georgetown milton and acton on tuesday june 23 the semtarv rt ported reoupt i 105 non resident fets and 45 no i nid nt fets from dublin una th finance stattnnnt of s12101i was prtsntcd thi board auth n- ed pnment and dinctcd the mi retar to s the north halton hih sthool district board 244 mil plant operation headon collision hospitalizes three severe facial lacerations were suffered b mrs mary mann of acton in a traffic accident at rock wood shortly after midnight last saturdav mrs lois mckcrrxie an j john mann who were in the en with mrs mann were taken to guelph b ambulance treated and released mrs mann remained in guelph for treatment and was able to return home on tuesday the car driven by mr mann ana a truck were proceeding east on no 7 highway the truck leading whtn a car driven b sam loej guelph coming- from the opposite direction hit the left rear wheel of the truck driven by bernard dixon of toronto and then smashed head on with the acton car both cars were badly damaged mr lovely suffered a knee in jurv william blacklock guelph lacerations to face and legs- the driver of the truck was not injured dr garrett of acton and dr a b waller of rockwood attended the injured acton in dart finals actons ugicn dart nam tiikrtd thi pri mclal finals in gilt on saturdav of list wetk and iam close to earning off top honors mtmbtrs of the cton nam wtrt jack dnsdak bill nickolak mick e holmes pat vnldii ind h rl cnik there wire 34 uanv fimls tubs fire fightitik equipment and thi roll call elderu ladits w membirs and tw donations whv i admii s answered bv isiton made to punipt rs from th fir marshitl s offi halton hand and 1 in mln r until s till milton rural fin trmk r sponded mam ed by mi from mil ton o ort to n ind a on fir dt ptrlith nls mi was plnced in a douult inn relay an buffalo a siipphini two of th 24 lims of v ti r iksed to ixtiiihtilshed tht fin ftenthngfro ayuw iytf lytt snm tt itnant and dtput chkf newton th lik tht th less than one quarter of can idas known hdroelectric n are now in use scott mission care and f deration of kticullun fu id du salad forks are to be punhasd fir all girls of limehous ho nit making club wh hae comimd thtir projects ilso books for jun mr and senior pupils in thi srhm 1 for nttendanc punctuality in i il mhiuss dunnt th jtar htportswin bimn on th fl i ind fruit fund quilu and parn is for hora librae binqiu t sch kit gnrdin pikrnns 50th mmtir lr officirs omftnn i ind tt tt current events win givin bj mrs mitchell and the molt viulh not a timt of lift but siite of mind by mrs ellcrbj mrs jimes noble mrs smith urst mrs mitchell and mrs san i ford wtrt named delegatts to the district annual at burlington th netting closed with god savi the queen and a special pravcr for tht gut t n ifti r w hlch the hostess ind hir tsaisttnls stred tea and cook its think with duminlts pullsd from flamfnt tars radiation detection crtws at work aindnit victims iihikui so rtallstlcalh hurt that out skttilor fafntetl and hilltop tirs auiiuk in n si ue work tin dtioonitr ilioii in tht blaz int strukn city wils part of thi fir t major int rnational civil de foist dt monstrition nf co opt rat u aid btlwtn tht united slates nul c inadn lt gin c r hutbrnj- director of tht nw rk stn cimi d f iw c mmissum d clan d it was i in j od show demoilstr it techniqus wt hi cu i thrnuih fin mil who had had very aft r 10 clock i spectacular curtain of spray at mutual aid demonstration didvt exist of the worlds s5 000 000 square miles of land surface onlv 10 per cent is covered bv t pographtc maps canada and the united stat- e here the automobile map seems to chart eventning down to the last square foot are less completely mapped topographically than japan or india canadians recently map ping their northeast coast have dicovered 5000 square miles of is lands where current maos had shown oilv empbj sea seven pumpers stationed along milton streets n laved water through an estimated 4 500 feet of hose in the halton mutual id fire demonstration held tuesday even ing in milton eight trucks rep resenting fire brigades from mil ton acton georgetown brontt oakwlle burlington and burling ton beach took part in the civil de fence exercise hose lines were laid from the pond up mill st to elizabeth sl down main and up martin again to the pond where the milton truck was stationed the water was pumped from the pond and relayed from truck to truck demonstrating the proced ure for emergener longdistance pumpmg only seven pumpers were used leaving one free in case of another alarm milton fire chief a e clement put in the mock emergency calls at 10 p m and the milton siren sounded at j0 acton fire brigade arrived within 15 minutes george town within 17 and bronte in 19 minutes the trafalgar no 2 bri grade dispatched to georgetown to protect the town while the george town truck sped to milton the outoftown brigades took up their stations along milton streets as soon as they arrived and five hoses on the milton truck were in action by 755 pm the last truck from burlington beach reached milton at 753 following the relay demonstrat ion all the brigades moved up martin st to the pond more than a dozen hoses were put in action setting up a spectacular- curtain of spraj the ontario deputv fire marshal and the president of the ontario firemen s association watched the display representatives from 14 different brigades were present a meeting with the humber cre dit valley district association fol lowed the mas demonstration 53 car hits culvert four workers hurt frank w ods hank earl ai i jack kuiksburv surftrcd ti lactrations nnd jack chapmni tx lu v ed to hic a fnctured arm following in iccidtnt south gcorgtluwn as a car load of acton workers wire on their way to mai ton thursday morning woods earl and kingsbury were taken to peel memorial hgsphal bnmpton for emcrrncv trebtmtnt and bv noon were reported resting comfort ibly they wcr at so suffering from shock but no st nous injurv was reported jack chnpman was not at first belie to be injured and was treated in acton driver of the car kevin breen and bill morris mother passcngi i in the car were not injured as thi 1953 chevrolet car hit a culvert south of georgetown on no highwav one of the passengers reported he believed they were crowded off the road newiyweds presented mhukm by fihenos friends from georgetown gath ered at the home of bob and de laine rogers nee delaine gib bons last saturday evening to board hearing receives evidenc at tow hall judgmtnl was reserved for tlu presentation of wrltnn argument lolliiuiiu tlu ilu loiih inuring n th application by acton foi th un u xalion nf pints of rjiiumiin iiwnslnp hard bv it h nlts nut it u kinnitlv of th ontario miinlcliml board mnnduy th application asked for the annexation ot land o pit si ill town boundarv tu iiuliiil til spring prop rtv plant hsaidiniiri and to wool i oioiiimk corporation i pirt of th j rhnn fin in anil h huiida farm ijind was i th north thiiiilarv inking in part of hit j j slwiirl vs farms is wtl as iln jjimp of iioumh now on tht thud lint t list of hit urn linn housing s iihii isiyn aicording to township itiu hut attu totals mil ais j o 1 in is anil 1- athtrland appeared as counst1 for acton ltroi il fr 1- st mfift township nnd 12 f dai t for ttn hoot comb nih i irimirulniii w objtciions t tin mini x itimi f ir u cross exnmmiiti n bv mr thir land to th town win r lu mll lhn tin asstss lsttrd l tin twnship of es l m thl lownahl was s4a77thl ing wool t corporation t r afa a the south of the til lllhlsul miutk and j surprise the newlvweds with a i part and a presentation a pleasant evening was enjoyed and a bountiful lunch was served friends washed the couple a long and happy marriage and present ed them w ith a plate glass mirror mr and mrs rogers thanked their friends for the beautiful gift and enjovable evening ptiitav thomas rtttz wrikhl on blnlf of f 1 wrifcht t xprt ssink appro t of tin in luxation if thi ir lands to th tuwii win g mckenwn uvlu duby j j slwart tint r braida writun approv il of sivtn of it third luu rtsidtnts was submitted o th ht a ring evldenc pr suited by j m gtachie undtr cross t xamimti n bv j d luias hnwid th asstss nitnt of tht propostd anntxalim nr a as git- by township iffit ials as 387 191 in 1h5j alton supplied 24w800 talliins of wnlir to tht wool combiiik at thi pn ftrrtsd indilstri il ritt it u is point ed out thit township hvdru rats wire hihir and that tht firm was sned with hvdro b thi town ass to th wool cimbmi s b frdiriik st whiih wns tmtin u d from agms st w ht n tht mm pm movtd t its pnsnl locntton mdiiict shw d wat r ilsd bv rtardnior co u is tsurofl n ln2 md th firni h ls isktd fir nn ililitiuinl 100000 nitons p r tn mr mrgi achie said in giving ev id nre othir services available l thi two industn s win revlcwid in dealing with the propirty on th third ln north of no 7 high wiv ividence by mr mcgeachifl showed that tht properties were not being sirviced by the town children from these homes we e attending acton school nt the rate of 5 ach per month l rnv dnle for esqiii sing town ship pointed nut that th wati r sold to industries in the town ship ndris n venue to the town and helps thi water svsltm trem endouslv in finances there is nothing the town s going to have to sptnd the rev enue from taxation is going to be a clear profit to acton and loss to esquesing mr dale said we re only asking for what the town rightfully deserves the in d us try by which the residents are employed are not helping to share the burden of education costs mr mcgeachie replied under cross examination by r e davles representing the wool combing mr mcgeachie explained that based on the expenditures of this year and allowing for some anticipated increases the tax rate if the annexation area was mclud ed would be 45 4 w middle ton secretary treasurer of the public school board said there were 10 students attending acton school from the annexation area and id others from the town hips at 5 per month per pupil he township officer gives resignation elmer mcrannon tendered hj resignation as relief of cer and weed nsprctor at the meeting o knn township councl en june t the resignation was held over to j r fiirpun- merathfi- reerc albert wheeler pecded with all members present the road superintendent was in structed to order four tons of cal ejum chloride for use en the town ship roads the income tax department kitchener wj to be paid 117 70 balance owing for 1961 the tender of the firm dvocate tor township printing was accepted for 435 s415 of the contrac price to be subject to sales tax of 10 per cent the pnntmg includes voters usls tax bills nonunatiei bdls proceedings of council adver tisbn etc accounts were paid as foutfws relief 13x28 roads ssb91 62 stag lkma mok than 50 halton farmers left milton early monday morning i yankees and detroit in detroit a step at the ford museum aod s few a three day bus trip through western ontario and michigan number of farms to see new buildings and new methods farmers sierat hvertocfc wloo s b halton crop improvement association the annual on me trip returned on wednesday rrp included vsits ti mh gan a ball game between the new york nexntlon area was 387 191 tin fire art it tux for the prupod julon ai i is levied nn buildings only and esqiu kings lisstssmuit fur out ana is a60 8m with nassagiweyan assessment nt 357 625 hi pointed out that 238934 of esqutsings fire nrcn assessment was in the jiintx at ion area k c i indsny clerk tn isurer and assistant nshcssur said that 7 93 nr cmt of the townships taxes ktre nceived from the annexation ra he further stated that 11262 ler cent of tht school area num- nr on isscssmtnl was in annex itlon arei 42 243 per cent of the sscvsmmt for the acton fire area and 25796 per cint of the whole esqiusing nnssagaweyu fire area asst ssmt nt asked by mr dale what would huppm to the fin in a if thin section was taktn out of esqucs ing mr llndsav said in mv op inicm it would mike is imposaibk to curry n the total building assissimiit ls less than t million dollirs take 2 per ctnt out and it makes the mill rate aohlbiuve to buy new equipment mr i indsay pointed out that thi sihool area board had apprnaehid esquiring council for approval to issue debentures up to 69 000 for a new school at norval he said this had been approvtd by resolution of council g mckcown said he was in favor of annexation into the town be cause of the school situation he mmtioncd advantages of street lighting better fire protection and garbage collection les duby explained that based on fncts presented by the town phnnlng board he felt it would be an advantage to be annexed into acton j j stewart spoke in support cf annexation because it was impos sible for the township to service his lands e braida said he favored an iexation since part of his land was already in town t seynuck said he had 30 acre 1th 29 already in town and was opposed to annexation he review ed a suit the town made against him i feel this time i dont want to come into town w finlay opposed the annexat ion explaining that his taxe would nearly double and he would not derive any benefit thomas rotz opposed annexation the town haant anything to offer us he declared he explained that although his children were attending school in acton now they would be attending bannock pointed out that accommodation i school after the holidays was available for about so more i appearing for k kindergarten primary pupils mr i l wright opposed annexation he middleton said the average cost of hu found lhe t education per pupil was 605 pe had ot been able to service por montn tinns of land within the town until following the morning sessioi the hearing board members to view the propos boundaries sessions resumed lions of land i nil uid njmld ootb bl w lounirf for y und tab g f ltater trvwum at th wool combing wu called by mr shortly rftcr 3 pm dl w f fvldcncf corra- undcr ma rxmloton a pondmct llin the wwn nd kirkncss ioti torrman m tht dullni with nnexuon wu trodonck st w rdrd oim p pointed out there now ploed nd anded ajked by h dluloii on umeutlon mr lucm it ho eer received rll and dermood uxe would for nd on that road to farlhttr the problem of aewafe truck tratnc mr kirkneo replied v overtimed he had it as earlier weeested ullh r a but no final latthiaway them a to thn t p reeelvtd wool combine corporation und mimtato by mr e trier in huns evidence ald r- mr l h town road ere ben used by hi municipal rvlce if t m traiuport to haul for beardmores j ted nej truck trafilc naturally craaoe on the arwwe problem more maintenance on the street i unue used be aid mr avfe an danlod an ad- recaued for further croneaam fnmeiit of the proceedmia mauon by mr dale mr mcceach bo allowed 14 day for le aereed that approximately s2 tfvt rrinwnt 8000 000 rallons of water were av wrltmtwith 10 day for mr ailable per month 5000000 gaueu t nftr md ot for were pumped and that the indus te w mr darlea w rial rate had been chanced- he did pren written submilxioit not afree with mr dale that the waterworks surplus as alwavs tamed over to the town the treas urer pointed out that the 1952 sur father of new twiiul now plus of s3 801 had not been tumd tomtnv arent ynu lad you prayed over to the town bv the public for pby sister utilities commiasion tommy yep and areal yotl arthur benton esquesmg asaess id i st when i did pbayetat as8wtmxd