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s seventy ninth year no 7 acton ontario thursday august 0lh 1953 eight home print pagessix cnntt approve 210000 school debentures upper school results announced joyce lamberttops class of seven tile foltowtnf an the mult of the acton hlgh school upper school examinations written inst june as announced this week the legend used la tint clan honors 71 100 i second class honors w 74 ii third class honors 0083 iii cred tt or pass without honors c coirs dcnlse english literature ii rrench authors c french comp c dawkins ponatd english comp ii lngllsh ut ii history ii alge bra ii geometry 111 chemistry 11 force rod english comp ii english literature ii lamb chris english comp hi english ut i history c algebra c geometry c chemistry c rrench authors c trench comp c lambert joyce english comp i english ut history 1 algebra lmichaujorttnfrencic n omp terry pat engltsltcomp 1 1 1 english ut iii algebr c rrench authors c warnc marjorle english comp hi english ut c algebra c geo metry ii french authors c the following students wrote up per school algebra in addition to their regular subjects in grade 12 jennings ens algcbni il ritchie isabel algebra c turner barbara algebra 1 the scholarship of 123 00 donated by the duke of devonshire thapttr loofc to the student who attain tlu highest standing in the uppir school la won by joyce lwmbert the wtnmrs of thi prizes jvm bv the iakealdt i hunter i o d k to thi girl and boy in the middle und upptr school houng the beat ill round ninrd as judged by both niii dints and stuff will be dcteiniinud whin school re opens in september chat hynds buried in acton cemetery burial took place on friday in ieirvlew cemetery of charles kynds who was born in acton and spent hit early years in this com munily he had been in falling health for the past year and passed away on wednesday aukust 12 at his home 336 st clarens ave to ronto a wtj of the late george hnd and annie agnem he was born u acton march 14 1883 he attended acton schools and mi for a num i ber of years manager at ihe store i gleve leather tannery on m in st about 40 years ago he wrntj to toronto as manager of the of i ficr there of edwards and ed i wards leather manufacturers he had manr friends in thi homi town community who regret n learn of his passing besides his wife the former ella macpherton he leaver two jons charles m mac and robcrl don aid both of toronto two brothers robert of st catharines and jon eph of detroit and three sitert mm ada bell miss helen hnc and mrt jean garden all f tor onto also ui- ive him a strike was held in toronlo on thursday evening conducted bv rev thomas maxwell of knox presbyterian church and here manr friends gathered in tnbu c at the graveside service in far view cemeterv on fridav morning dwight l patterson of acton baptist church officiated hobby fascinating speaker tells wi the aiikiisl nu cling of the s 1 ver wod w i was held in the homi of mra a stull 15 membtr a six guests altendii corbeitnie prel chair and an interesting roll call an idea thai saved hie brought forth muny good and some amusing answers plans were made for canada day on august 21 exhibits for the fall fairs were discussed and another layette for the children a aid atari ed a letter from the english pn friend was read each member in turn is to correspond with this member of an english w i mrs henderson sr gave a paper on the motto the world la taking your ph lograph look pleasant please and then mrs h march ington introduced the speaker mus esther taylor of acton miss taylor spoke on vhoto graph as a hobby and told of experiences she has had while per suing this fascinating hobby she tnld of the beauty of ottawa from a photographers viewpoint and made all members fed they would like to visit our capital city otttuary mrs geo soper sr dies in guelph born m acton and an esteemed resident of the cotnmun tv for many years mrs augusta soper passed awsv on fr day at the guelph general hospital following an illness of two months for the past three vears he had re ded r kitchener with her on georr born april 1 1888 m acton she was a daughter of the hu mr and mr thomas mcuun she wa a member of acton united church j her husband george soper pe j deceased her tn i4fl t surviv ng are two daughter mr james mabel liv opsone of guelph nd mrs robert myrtle mckechnie of jamestown n y and two son melvin of guelph and george of kitchener twelve grandch idren and 10 great grand children alo surv e ore daugh ter florence predeceased her the funeral was held on monday afternoon with serv ce at the vic tor b humlev funeral home was conducted b rev lawson of chalmers un teo church guelph interment was tn fotmew cemetery acton the pallbearer were edward and donaw mexechnt uoyd living tone gordon major david rae and george soper flower bearers were jaroes adamson edward and wilfred trjomas and gordon l v ingstooe new gown have you seen lucille ne evening gown no what does tt look hke weft jn moat places it look like lucille united church scene of summer wedding baskets of gladioli phlox and elnnliu decorated acton united church when dartcne marie bub blest cutting the daughter of mr and mrs thomas cutting mill st acton was married to charles norton the son of mr and mrs arthur norton of glen williams the seven o clock ceremony was performed on friday august 14 by riv forman the bride given in marnnle by her uncle james ewitig wtirt u gown of nylm lace over atin with her veil held by a halo of tiny hearts of seed pearls she carried a bouqutl if belter t mi s roses and u phanotls attending the bride wire four br dctmaids mime nyloi net ov er taffeta was wtrn by miss rcna rigo of milton and lime nlon net b mus shirley dcforcst milton mis charlotte couture chose jel low net and miss marjone winters rose net all wore matching ac ceasones with their full length gowns and carr bouquetr of pink hitdegard roses and ft eph an otis floor length gowns of organdy were worn by the three junior bridesmaid miss ruth jones chose english yellow organdv with a nosegay of yellow sweetheart rose and yellow carnations miss marjorle cutting wore mauve eng lish organdy with a yellow nose gav miss dianne ewing of ham ilton ore green organdv with a nosegav of mauve carnations and static all three wore matching headdresses and mittens full length gowns of blue eng lish organdy were worn by the two flower girls miss shirley norton toronto a n ece of the groom and miss susan winters both wore headdree and mitten to ma ci and carried small baskets of roses sweet peas and blue carnation bus norton of toronto brother of the groom was best man and the usher were bud halne ind har rop ha ms glen w 11 aim and w lliam thackery of ham hon m s ethel franklin ptaved the wedd ng mus c and accompanied m doro hv s mmons who tang i before the ceremony and during the igning of the register the friendly circle catered for the wedding reception held in the sunday school room of the church t hl amrfa it pf citizens petition council seek pl for s k v anderson ntgttittr wo to be intruded to prepare spetlflca ilium und invibtlguu the tout of instultutli it of wrr in the wurtlme tloiiainif milmllvlhlun atttui louiiill detlded ul ihelr tegular meeting on fonduy tvtnlng a ilt ligation of w buchanan j hupmun and j bar lit nl pn turned a petition signed by 43 householders asking the inalalla tlim if newtia in thut sectiun 1 he delegation spokesman w huchanait pointed oui that the area wan already paying half the coat ul scwors in he i ulumr n the 1 wn sunt- the dulienttire debt was im hided in ute 11 rale lit suggtstid sunt u iiiiinlirr of atollr lutiku were not operating butlmiuttiinly it whh not u good health iliimlion tmnt llur rctr rrculled hat win n hfwtrs were being mala i led in he otliii iiurts of the tiiwn ukromtnl wuh madt wrtuit slag phnit after a two day plane flight from holland the new secretary of the acton y aa c a and his family are pictured in acton from left to right are rodnk mrs schmull baby daughter albertlno d h schmull and diednk the schmulls left their native holland last saturday and arrived in acton about noon on monday mr schmull outstandingly qualified in y work was associate general secretary of the y mc a in amsterdam his interests include basketball volleyball which he introduced to hoi land rhythmic gymnastics many other sports youth hostel work and all branches of y work he has previously been to the united states on a scholarship bul litis is the first week in canada for all members of the family mr end mrs schmull can speak english and the boys are already learning plans missionary work in africa planning to go to africa as u missionary pastor dwlght palter son of acton baptist church ten dered his resignation from the charge here at a business meeting of the church recently mr patterson will attend a course in toronto for n month and thin expects to go to africa he has been associated with the acton congregation for ihi putt two years plan activities after tournqment more than 23 members of the ac ton ttnnis club participated in the round robin tournament at the courts on tuesday evening of this wetk at a business mot ting following the tournament the financ al report h mr s brunelh showed fiver a 100 balance with ihe 150 rent for the ground paid to beirdmore and co and all other obligations met a report on lh membership for the ver bv mrs mav dumarch showed 34 senior members 23 stud ent numbers nine junior members and six visflors arrangements were made for the organization of the annual booth at the fall fair for which permission had been granted with mrs doris graham r rolston and e hansen in charge assisted by other club members a donation of 10 lo the fall fair board was approved w dumarch was appointed to organise members to complete the interior painting of the club house the kitchen has been completed president jim dills agreed to in vestigate the possibility of contin uing the clubs program through the winter with a variety of activities possibility of a wiener roast to wind up the tennis season is to be considered further windows smashed station entered although windows were brukin and things were turned upside down accord li k to station agent angvll nothing apeared to bt missing following u breuk in ul iht c n it station the break in which occurred tur ly sunday numiing or intt saturday night was dtvovircd by jim inglla nnd was alio n ported from hit t arly passt n r train sunday tht ptrsin or persons apparently mitred t station by the front window nnd muv huvt it ft by tht buck uliulnu which was perhaps smashed lor a iuick exit mr anui h did not bellevt any think wiii missing from the station conhlutil itnhliins is ihvenliliil ing wartime housing seeking new name the wartime llmmlng not a very allraetlve name far a sob division but that a what the booses on macdonald and mum blvd havr been called since they were bum alx ytara ago at a meeting at council monday evening councillor jack graer suggested a new name far the sub division should bcatlttted aad representatives of the seeuau at tending the meeting in connection with sewerage agreed have you a surgesileu for st new name for the wartbne housing send it in an envelope marked name for sabdlvblen u the free press or bring it la to the office the names suggested will be aabllahed in the free presa in the hope residents of the area can select a favorite from among those offered tnc value of canada i pulp and paper production exceeds that of all her mineral production school board gets approval on contract for milton addition were highlighted by the four tiered wedding cake which was y circled by pink tulle x mrs cutting more a town of mauve lace with white accessonss and mrs norton a powder blue gown with white accessories both wore wmgw of pmk ind white carnations leav ng on motor trip to the west the bride wore a dress of green and white nylon navy coat and pink and navy hat- on their return mr and mr norton will live in glen williams guests attended the wedding from winona hamilton toronto preston and guelph as well as ac ton and glen williams approval was received from the department of education for the contract on building a library class room at milton high school at a special meeting of the north hal ton district board on tuesday evening stewarttown the board was granted permission to spewl up to 34 000 on buildings and etjoipmenl a motion was passed asking milton council to provide for a debenture issue of 22000 a letter from the town of acton expressed tttsntisfocuoo al the re quested reduction in the debenture iaauc 10185400 in view of the fact that original approval bad been given for 210000 a second letter gave the information that acton council bad passed the borrowing trylaw for 210000 on a third read ing the acton board members felt that 185 000 was not sufficient to erect the building procure the site and cover all costs in connection with the school and pointed out item that would add to costs as presently set forth the following motion was passed thart the town of georgetown be asked to issue debentures for 140 000 and the town of acton for 185 000 for new schools the george town figure being reduced from a previous request of 145 000 because of a decision not to purchase ad ditional und this motion con firms the verbal instructions to the secrftary at the july 27th meeting the motion passed with messrs dills and coon registering opposi paste glad setting for ebenezer bridal three of the brides grandparent attended the marriage solcmnlxea in ebenezer united church on saturday august is at 3 30 pm of kllnore jean daughter of mr and mrs andrew frank of rjv 1 campbellvllle to james fyfe som crvlllc son of mr and mrs george b somtrville rr 2 acton pastel gladioli formed a charming setting for the ceremony which woi c dueled by rev h armstrong acton the bride who was given marriage by her father wore floor length gown of while nylon net over taffela with embroidered front panels on the skirt and chant illy lace redlngote with stand up collar long sleeves illy points over the hands and bultoni lo the waist her embroidered fli gertlp veil fell from a matching nylon headdress and she carried red rones miss donm frank was her sis ler maid of honor in a floor length strapless gown of cornflow er blue nylon net over taffeta w h matching bolero and headdress her bouquet was of while and yellow mum mr kenneth allan of georgetown was best man and the ushers were the brides cousin mr bill anderson of st catharines and the groom s brother mr bit somervtlle of acton tho waddi m was playad by mrs james f evansof george town the soloist john kltchlng of guelph sang the lord a prayer and because during the signing of the register a reception for 100 gueits fol lowed in the church parlors decor ated with blue and white tapers and blue white and pink cornflow ers and the couple cut a three tier brides cake the brides mother received her guests in an afternoon dress of queens blue mesh black accessories and a pink rose corsage she wu assisted by the groom mother in a dusty rose crepe dress with lace insets navy accessories and a corsage of pink roses guets attended from george town guelph h llsburgh toronto sarnia montreal london kilbride fergus listowel kitchener ham illon acton and district lockport new york and st petersburg florida upon leaving for a trip lo mont real new york and vermont he bride wore a pink linen suit with navy blue accessories mr and mrs somervllle will live at rr 2 acton nit that inif rent control had ithtenti niuvod on march 2 of thla mortgage and housing corporation j fuvlaun had ben mad that llioy would pay 111000 toward tar blimaihl 30 0001uu lo install inlwnwllwi supplied lo ilcr said the areas presently under eon- sww 000 us ih cmttc sha whl inter found utir planned as un n tliamc on the tenants he cuust no satlsfallory agreement was reached negotiations were dropped clerk mcoeachle pointed out that the io owntra of the houses should sign the petition rather than only one of the householders the depu lutlun promised to remedy this council unanimously favored the preparation of the plana by the en glneer as the first step toward the installation of the sewers in that section councillor greer suggested residents seek some name for the arta rather than wartime lloua ing a by law previously read twice and tentatively approved by the ontario municipal board approved the issuing of debentures up to 210000 fur the construction of the titw high school in acton the de benture by law must now be for warded to tht ontario municipal board fur final upproval the rate of five per cent inlirtil was set for the issue board numbers g a dills w coon and c cook suggested the by law be passed for that amount plbnu led next march ur set up their own led next agency in haltottcounly rn4cfl trols still apply m all municlpautlea hut acton bronta naasagaweya and raquealng a request from the hydra electric power commission of ontario t sell them the land on which the number one sub station is located in front of baxter laboratortea was delayed pending a discussion with baxter officials clerk mcgcachle reported that completion of the census on dogs and on those eligible for poli tax had been completed by ihe aaaaaaor dills were to be rendered for than accounts a revenue of m9 would be collected from the owners of that towns 22a dogs at present only m tags have been sold according- to the survey s3 are eligible for poll tax with october 1st set as tha dead line for payment of these accounts it was reported that s valv had been repaired at the wwifa dls posal plant and council authoriiml payment of 3224103 holdback to jones and van gila council r uined 100 of the holdback for changes in valve stems al the which hud bten approved by the ihpurtmtnt of education and verl fled by tht minister of education tlu acton representatives assured council the amount would not be used if it were not necessary it was also pointed out thai the georgetown addition would exceed the approved amount for grant pur poses by ubnul 18 000 and the mil ton addition by 2 000 which would hnvt to be borne by the district without the 75 ptr tent ir of the di part men t word was received from the on lario rental administration paint official plurality uovotesiorpc the official oonm f oonnty bs uio federal mm sad mephall 722 giving ma sybil bennett a plar silly of l its tele kaawlts of he soldier rote have been received and show u far allan 1 for bemett and lit for hcpnsfl district eetorntnc officer p w cooke reports that there were 21 rejected ballots over the cobnty making total of 24m day there w 2l4m eligible bean recommended insur ance coverage of 3 000 on the town hall contents 4300 on the new flro truck equipment and 1900 on that old truck equipment the items have all been previously covered undir the town hall contents of 9 000 council approved these re- comm c mixtions mr bean explained he felt a greater share of the insurance com mission should be given to th agent writing the insurance rather than the present allowance of id per cent council approved s revision of ihe division to 30 per cent of the commission to the agent handling the business and the balance divid ed equally among all agents in town paying business tax council approved this action on a recorded vole of 81 a letter from norwich union in aurance pointed oui lhal comma- tons had been paid to town agents and the cancelling of policies made the commissions unearned the company aked c fti j b mackenzie and sons were given permission to remove trees at the georgetown property so buod ing could be commenced there applications for pupils to attend schools in other districts were dealt with by the board august accounts passed for pay ment amounted to 11 150 11 and an amount of 7 632jt4 was passed for baroett and rieder due on fees fc architectural services members present at the meeting in stewarttown on tuesday evening were messrs brown beaumont i carbert milne cook coon dills reid marin and biehn and chair man n l pickett presided music majorettes official tally ups liberal pc totals official tabulation or election re suits in south wellington indicate that henry hooking l polled 8 275 jat hales ipc 8t22 and tom withers tocfl 2 431 tnclud ing the plurality which mr hook ing gained in the service vote he hai a plurality of 523 the final tally showi that both hooking and hales rece ved an in crease in total of votes and withers a decrease preliminary totals shown in the free press but week were hocking d im hales 170 withers 2472 nfcw notes al park spirited marches lilting waltzes and a variety of band selection odded a new touch to the usual sunday afternoon activity in acton park this week the acton cit ixens band presented a concert on the track in front of the grand aland as picnicers walkers swim men and quite a few in cars at traded by the music enjoyed the numbers played bandmaster perrott conducted a display by drum majorettes added a different note to the band music as the girls twirled batons wearing their colorful uniforms liquor violations bring six charges six were charged with bavins liquor in an illegal place in ma trates court in acton friday man from waldemar was fined 33 and 18 and a youth from acton 90 and 21 charges against others from acton acton district lone- house snd everton were dismissed william wanless of rjl2 bramp ton was fined 10 and costs for driving with an overcrowded front the amount owing them from the gentx council decided this was not their concern the provincial police report for july recorded fines of 14050 with 7s premises inspected and two found open the cruiser travelled 1 077 miles in the month the summary of fines for firm was received showing actons share at 225 2 of the 49 collected approval u refused by the highway department for the tract ion of a sign pointing to aetet on the queen elizabeth way at bronte the by law changing the tnsur- ice coverage required for taxi was reathand passed business tax was abated for moore and rocher who ceased bust- december 1b52 and mrs mcdonald who discontinued bust ness in july of this year the town foremen was instructed to kill the stumps of trees on cameron ave request of haxen gordon to erect a street sign on victoria ave was to be investigated by the road committee the following accounts were ap proved for payment bell telephone co tbse acton puc hydro 7j a kirkness paint for marking street j actw p kb elliott sand and gravel wit anthony little motors b fffrsail p watson deary bar garner motors ud the cases were beard magistrate klangdon before acton woodcrafts can law book staiuea of ontario 1s1 j asbekewt sen e g tarrweu concrete pipe ltd guelph send and gravel ltd onl dept of health meuhn gypsum lhn and ataba ww crushed onl ww crushed 3nfl provincial 1