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pack four the acton free press acton ontario thursday july sotfa un 1mehousi engagements mr and mrs lindsay ferguson rockwood wish to announce the engagement o their daughter norrfia doren to patrick joseph obrien son ot mr john obrien nd the late mrs obrien of ren frew ontario the marriage to lake place saturday august 1st mr and mr clifford storey acton wish to announce the en gagement of their youngest daugh icr marguerite elizabeth to har ry william cannons son of mr and mrs harry cannons bramp ton marriage to take place in st albans anglican church acton on sarurda august 15 at s00 pm obituary william phillips interred at dixie william phillips of r r 1 ac ton passed away at the age of 51 t after a lingering illness since last fall he came from cooksvlllo he is survived by his wife and eight children his father and two brothers live at cooksvllle the funeral was held from the phillip residence wednesday service was held at st johns anglican church dixie wth in terment at dixie black mood little audrey was riding in a cab and the driver told her to get out because he was going to drive over the cliff little audrey just laugh miracle dry cleaning by master 2 to 3 day twrvtca phone f t acton 128 2 lines to central actons most completa taxi and delivery sorvko roys radio taxi cherry pie flowers in competition a pleasant little get together was held in the hall on monday oven ing with a sweet pea competition where mr roughley carried off the honors mrs roughley and mrs c join won first and second reapictively for best cherry pies mrs d livingstone being judge aftir a ftw rounds of euchre pit and tia wtro served tht w 1 garditu ominitlte convened by mrs glb sponsored the event dr and mrs h h lockwood of toronto und uxbridgc have left liroehoust nftcr spending three wctks nt fairfield the summer homi of mr and mrs adam hall mr and mrs earl scott and family and mr and mrs doug si tt and son were in new york lost wetk mrs fred brown is holidaying al bala this week mr a c bourne is home fol lowing a tp to the west coast mis ann spttzer of toronu was a visitor with the paul spit zcrs slrvicis at the presbyterian church will bo withdrawn the first three sundays in august while rev a caldcr is on holidays recent visitors mr and mrs thompson of tor onto with the gearys mr and mrs k askln of tor onto the mchughs oakvillc and mr isaac askln of hornby with the eldin askins dr and mrs s magwood and peter on holidays from the mart times with the fred browns jr trtwootj -oerothrwc- dannie of richmond hill with the aonjuhmet this week and mr wood on sunday last mr and mrs j a smethurst and fnmily with his mother on sundiy lois miller of brampton with the karn s this week mrs riy powell and children of lowvillc with the shclboume on tutsdiy elmie morrow of toronto with kay norton for i few days misses betty yake and helen milb of toronto with the lattri pinnu over the week end lands in oat field with its gas supply exhausted a small plane from sl thomas turned an oat field into a landing strip on the farm of john moore speysidc on wednesday morning the plane and pilot were nndam aged and a hole had to be cat in the rence to allow a takeoff wit nesses report a brown substance on the plane which the pilot said was from where the tobacco fields were being sprayed announcement waucmi afuilc 134 mill st e acton wiil open tuesday august 4th midnight dance stanley park erin civic holiday monday morning aug 3 1 2 05 m modernaires band upwellt ltd mr and mrs peter walker left town last thursday for england mr and mrs c e nellis are on a motor trip to ottawa this week mr and mrs kin pnpfuon holl dayed last wetk at harbour lights halo miss lutty dennis and mrs 11 andtraon holidayed at soubh beach mrs j hawird is holidaying in dt troll with h surttr mrs c mcnie mr and mrs r hgely and fam ily arc on holidays at wasaga btich miss marganl sinclair and miss lit ion sinclair holidayed last week at bala miss lucienne marcoux is ipond ing her holidays at htr norm in quebec city mr and mrs tom jones and family arc holidaying in the hal flburton district mr earl thompson crecmore spent last week with his sister james van fleet mr and mrs hector of toronto visited friends in acton elora and guelph last week mr and mrs r rawson spent the week end in streetsville with mr and mrs fred ross mr walter gibbons and lit ik son of kitchener visited with mrs elizabeth gibbons on monday mpi 1 tvittte frflfl fryn hqlj afttft 100 years in halton blue doll beauty salon now under new management one logan hat rcnriy purchased hw business from rrla fulfer and is ready to sonr fommr customors and nw patrons special for the next two weeks pomuiwnt rag 10 00 for 7 50 children t pvrnunoflh 5 00 shampoos cutting styling tints and dycs you can be lovelier this summer with a flattering new permanent or short cut n a style most becoming to you call today for an appointment phone 245 5 mill st w da j ing for three weeks at luck now bruce beach and detroit mr and mrs harold baxter and firmly have returned to town of ur holidiying it wisifia btich mrs john wood mrs don rydir and divid md mr wirnn wood wsitcd in unionvlllc retcnl ly mr md mrs karl iimbt rt bt tt m t md mini sptnt i pit isint hoi day it lock a 1j iaodri mik ktki mr ind mrs r a gordon tor into ind mrs stin cov willow i ilt visited frunds h n on sji i rdiy mr and mrs alfnd fryer have returned to acton after motoring to montreal to visit mr and mrs john tracy mr and mrs david hiise of denver col spent the week end at the home of mr and mrs jamts infills mrs jim ford teddy and judy of guelph are holidnylng this vtpk with mr and mrs jim higgins acton mr and mrs w j coon and mrs stinsnn returned this week from a trip to mathcson and northern ontario mr and mrs fnust cripps kit chtntr and mr albert cripps clcvuind ohio visited mr akx cripps on monday mrs elizabeth gibbons is going on i visit to belfist irelind on augu t 4 she will iko be visit ing friends in england mr and mrs h otterbein md bmn and mrs a mooncy have returned home from a motor trip to cape cod and boston mr md mrs h l ritchie in i mr george ritchie ire vlsltinc mr d ritchie and family at brookln new york this week mrs a t mann and mrs g w murriy visited in toronto last week ith the misses elizabeth and jean moffat and mr ind mrs llovd mil lar mr ind mrs normin wilds douglas and carolyn of vine land visited at the home or mr and mrs jimos wilds over the week end among guests vicationing at villi view cabins huntsv ille muskoka ire mr and mrs albert hill mr and mrs reg hoire and son john mr and mrs leo close tomtni md beverlev left tiicsdiy of last week for england where they i 1 take up residence they crossed the ocean by ship mr and mrs alex dobbie of himilton ind mr james dobbie if clifford visited mondaj and tuesdiv of this week at the home of thur niece mrs james wilds mr and mrs austin miller gar ry and doreen also mrs lloyd holdu of siskatoon svk visited r centlv with their rousm mrs james vin fleet and mr vm fleet atundinc the s mens interna tional conft renci in davtnport lo wa this week is jack mcgeachle riprtsntativrs fn m most of the countries in the world are expected to be there mr and mrs george houingcr and brenda lee and mr and mrs- p j f m au h turned home atter apendlns the holidays with friends in cornwall onl and several places in ne twksta4e 1 1vt5rrors n the home of mr and mrs c mecoil on sundav indud ed mr james gibbons penetang mr and mrs ed nelson penrt ang mr and mrs n williams and son nassau bahamas mr and mr charles gibbons goderich mr and mrs b double port huron mich mr and mrs b mckeon guelph mr and mrs e coles and familj brampton mr p mckeon onllia miss jessie coles stratford and miss carol gibbons exeter county services average 6 cost for every man woman child by kuzabeth rttzoc itd an average of 0 for every man woman and child will be collected for the county coffers this year thats how much county iervlcca cost you the county rate is con side red in municipal tits budgets and collided with the municipal taxes on your property the per c nt paid by each municipality is based on an equalized assess meat that is established each year did you know that the county of halton expects to pay 3250 in fox and wolf bounties in 19337 that maintenance of prisoners at the gaol will cost 19007 you should know because you as a taxpayer in halton county will provide the dollars for these ex penditures how much will the county spend on such services this year tht total estimated expenditure la 403 750 92 a breakdown into 236 91292 for general expenses and 226 838 00 for roads means something to the taxpayer more important is how much will county services cost the tax payers in 1953 estimated reven ut in tht general account is 42 325 leaving a balance of 192 587 92 to be raised by levy at a rate of 35 mills on the equalized assessment the itvy for the re pair and construction of county roads will be 125 092jz4 at a rate of 225 nulls when everything is added up halton taxpayers will be expected to pay a total tax of 319 680 16 fo county expenditures totalling 463 7502 such- aiirure togeth ind ithl iluft in cr wi ural and industrial expansion and a doubljpgofthc coun s popul ntion since 1853 is proof of the growth and prosperity achieved b halton sinte its first county council imt in milton 100 yeirs igo this month a 1 iok it county expenditure figures fir 1856 the earlust avnl iblt for ctrnparltn points up th s mt n isttl ptnty ovir the pt enturv until 1858 county c sts wire f mi red in p lunds ihillinfs r thin in d liars tints md th 1856 expend i7 779 i7- 4d or il met 39000 is c imptrod with m in thin 10 linns that sum in in 1856 the idmmiitratic n of jiistit cost hilton 1 108 8s 3d or less thin 5 500 as compare i with the est im lie for this year of 16 500 this figure includes the expenses of ihe court house and it offices crown attorney crown witnesrs inquests junts and tht tu nf rs office the court house and gaol in 1856 cost the county i306 8s 3d or more thin 1 vs0 the estimate this voir is 18750 and includes salines of officials and ma in ten ince of prisoners and buildings people were not more law abiding 100 jeirs igo but both costs apd the population were lower in 1952 there were 238 prisoners committed in the milton gaol and the co t of food alone was 1 0g8 for the veir tht 1953 igricullural and refor cstation figure is 9 325 including grants rcforestition ind fox and wolf bounties of 3 250 as compared to 4s lod in 1856 when pelts were more easilv obtained the count s socul services are expected to cost 128 2233 in l53 this figure highest of all the es umitu covers child welfare hos pitil accounts ontano training schools grants for education pat none grants 30 000 for the hal ton centennial manor and 27 733 for the halton c ounly health unit the only eompirablc figure in i8w was ft lis ld for the lunitlc asylum additional it ms in the general account are debenture debt charges of 24 230 and general ad ml nil t ration ctists of 39 854 92 this last includes council and committee fees municipal government print ing postage and stationery inter est and discount the assessor office and board of revision the registry office and 13 500 for tounty buildings the 1918 road account estimates thnt 226 912 92 will be needed for county roads in comparison to 1001 17s 5d or more than 3000 in 1850 roads a century ago were muddy tracks where il was often difficult to touch bottom and not long before that only trails blixed through the forest the additional thousands spent to day certainly seem justified in case the taxpayer after com paring 1953 figures with those of 1856 decides he would rather be living 100 years ago let him re member that salaries were corres pondingly lower too one hundred years ago 100 meant as much as 1 000 docs to day were satisfied any charge that canadians are undemonstrative and too reserved as a people can be taken as a tri hull 1 at l fhit t w rppll a gtff qh y t fjnj ial post would indicate respondents generally think the trualityrjf reiervo nrrics with it suggestions t f good judgement ind poise born f understinding and lol nnce cimdiins ire in a pos ition to tike good futilities is mlion from rntuli arm near ind trmrh influi nres without lenning too h nvilj in any one direction notification minister mr mivnr th rt s dtid mile on my iiwn will yo pi i e hive s imfone remove if miyor fici lion ly but thought it wis pirt of your dulie to bury the dcid minister it is but i ilwiys notify the dereastds nht hnt mike c0xe plumbing heating eavestroughino air conditioning electric stoves refrigerators washing machines television 81 mill st acton we have an expert service department to serve you we buy wheat cau at the store for compute information howards barnfly spray livestock spray insect bombs king calcium sprays and dusts stockade and pratts sprays b1usi1nky hy traps in three sizes frost fencr in stock we hive a good fence stretcher for thoto who purchase their quality fence here first grade sisal hay fork rope milking machine replacement parts now in stockbinder twine 27 so 100 lbs baler twine acton farm supply mill st south stop look buy 044 1951 hard top victoria ford color black and eliow with ridio and overdrive low in il age 1951 tudor custom ford spotless like ntw low mile age see this to appreciate 1951 plymouth sdan slip covers one owner 1950 plymouth maroon radio a good clean 1950 ford custom fordor spotless slip covers 1950 mtor sodaii a rood car 1949 ford sdan black and yellow trucks new tons s ton truck clean ford i ton truck een mercurj 3 ton truck clean ford usb tractots 2 1950 fords and plows dick riddall motors ford and monarch sain and service main and guelph sis georgetown ont phono 210 ledgers iga celebrates canadian salad week with a real value offer complete salad with colorful plastic salad bowl all for 1 head lettuce i cucumber 1 lb tomatoes 79c regular 1 19 vahm save at hunt 41k 1 bunch radishes 1 bch green onions 1 plastic salad bowl georgia congo whol watermelon 119 california bartlett pears california elberta peaches new crop duchess apples raspberries fresh corn tomatoes by the basket miracle whip ig a salad dressing mazola oil tea bisk 16 oi 8r 43c 16o2 34c 2 lb 43c salad dressing 16 oz jar 43c canada 1 2 oi white vinegar lie gallons sic swifts premium tableready meats barbeque loaf sugar clove loaf old fashioned loaf a 65 pou lade remove bbf blade roast boneless tar tb 35c prime rib roast lb 65c ledu 8 wiener rolls 1 lb wieners 57c 0