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ht jutim jfttt ftz seventy ninlh year no 42 acton ontario thursday april 2nd 1954 eight home print pttgei six cent council debates rotation c sunnse service or local garage patronage municipal business spread over a wide circle of subject matter in volved members of acton council in a three and a half hour session mi day night with marly one third of that limt given to n debatt on t maintenance costs of town vehicles and the method of rotation for scrvi and repairs among local garage operators councillor c lindsay initiated debate when he maintained having coutd be madvon gas and oil by direct purchase from sup pliers he reported he had sought information from the majority of town garage operators about the possibility of a discount allowance on the towns service and repair accounts he also suggested 11 might be advantageous for the town lo buy its gas and oil by tin dcr amid the early flurry of opimon following councillor lindsay s words deputy reive r thompson t lee ted to icavt lh meeting he said he relieved th discussion concerned him motive to save maney after several councillors re marked on the tint speaker s sue gestlons councillor lindsay con tlnued that his motnve in the mat ur was to find out if iht town couldnt snvt some monev on its garage bills councillor e foot it t askid why nnl there a more cquilabl distribution among the garages f gas and oil purchases instead of this month about system clerk j mcgoochic and mayor e tyler pointed out thai il wjs not easy to control sinci in some months more gas is usi d than n other months i can t sec how you could 1 m any other wnj reevi j ste w art agreed councillor footitt supported bv councillor a irwin argued thai i record keeping system could be mrs georg kin addresses wms mrs george king or milton w r the guest speaker at the annu il thankoffering meeting of the wi mens missionary society of tin united church held tuesday ap ril 13 in the sunduj school room ot the church miss si z benne t the president was in charge the easter story was given bv mrs a orr scripture reading b miss m main prize and an eastc- readmg by mrs f cleave mrs b veldhuis nnd miss d simmons sang a duet mrs r robbins a vocal solo and mrs c heller played a piano solo hiss bennett introduced the guest speaker mrs george king of milton the secretary of christian citizenship of hal ton presbvtcrlal mrs king gave an inspiring talk on our dut to new canadians who have recently come worked out to provide more v i distribution of iht business mayor tykr interacted if the garagemtn aren l satisfied undt r this system how well were th satisfied when the business wasn t routed at all earlier in the debate clerk m gene hie said in 1953 th town v h ieles used 2823 gallons of gas and 255 quarts of oil total eust of ui was 1366 55 as remarks on the subjeel hub sided no action was taken h fuahor light changed council previously acknowledged a letter from force electric hen confirming nrrangements to divert wash waste fleiw from the plum ino the town sewerage system department of highways offic ihls demanded that the red flashei light fnoing main strc i north h changed to amber thls ban been done council agri ed to apply lo th departmi nt lo have the inter uction at main stmt north die hired a mop ulrcet a letter from tht fir marsh il informed mi mbi n following their inquir that no second hand siren werc availabl clerk mcgeachie aid hydro superintend nt d mas on checked tht siren and it ap peared in good order thi local 10de chapter wa- gninled permtsison to hold n tig da in old or the cn i b next month a bj lav establishing daylight saving lime in aeton from april to sept talented pianist club guest artist guest artist at the meeting of the aeton music study group this week vas miss marie land of hexrkwood a talented young pianist who plnved a group of brahms waltzes bach pre hide mid fitgue in chiirp maj ji and chopin s fantaiie impromp u the appiecitiunn of the dull was x presses as miss lanel wos premented willi a corsage miscellaneous tyrie j of diseiipliv and pure music were eonsidered in the evenings program mrs a buchanan re vie we the history of the topic i he inle rmi lei a musical se lee tion emginiilly cumpohid lo be play ed be tui tn ails was illustrated by a letord nf mendekseihn s midsum nights dream an example of a one pen n rtes the easter sunrise service he lei sunday morning nt 7 a in in acton baptist church wan attended by almnit kj mi mli r or the young people s giemps of the four protest ant e hurt he s a mm posit t young ieopli s hmr le d in the singing and the spe like r was a young aeton man william bt ii who intenels to e ntci the christian ministry mi bell in a stud n nl watt rloei college the seivie was eemdlicted bv jim gre r eif the presbyterian church and eipe ned v ilh hymn singing led bv trunk bean or the unite el ehureh the e all fo worship the sing ing of holv holy holy nnd prayer el invocation hymn atul ispeinsive sllptir conversion inventory starts here this week variety of items frequency sensitive tiling household itn 1 cepilpme nt whie h iptiv long without wends was i ist h lube strnum the prelude a shot intro rlurtorv compeimlion and the ran tasv were illustrate el hv miss 1jind iti her piano se let lions thi meetinf hi id lusdiiv it the heime of mrs c he lie t watunelei the direction of the pie side nt mrs h arnold and the gremp leader mrs j dills 1 ceneluiieel with n fre shine ms mi belt tead the senplure nnd irol ftteilv eif ihc united ehureh an renrdmg im in idlfi i iik r st v ti musleal kt let lions ineluded a trio bv thin mi mix rs ot the baptist noting peoples faye miner mai v h let and helen 1andkhnreiugh anel a duel liv peggy and prnnees oiki s of the anklienn ehureh wan r pump- locks and fans an ipu mi unmlive bill ire by ii vtntoiy eie ws tin be taken bv ihi e imtom ontar hydi j le rk ur d whieh mil b- imabl shed paslor ra costiru of ih bj list ehureh pronounced the in m die hue th euslomer m hi gi hl p liable 21 v nd rans fen r v m ie i arrange lo h vi the j i m give the readings and passed before council acknowledged thi eirficliil approval orde r from thi municipal board ror the wurr grove sewer extension he roa cmtinuueh li to 1 country weshould help them be j touring pary passing through come interested in the church and community where they reside she aid missions have broadened ir ending missionaries into foreign fields compared ith the early davs nd the advance to the present the church has been the basis of all christian education and the missionaries of different churches have built strong theories for ad vancement a vote of thanks was given mrs king for her talk bj m henderwn greetings were given on behilf of the ladies from knox church b miss r clark and baptist from mrs h helvig the offering was token b mr a orr and mrs g a d it and dedicated b miss mamprize tin meeting closed vith pnncr refreshments were seried v th mrs p a smith and mrs j s mon pe uring the er ng t ible v i deenned wnb flow- arri 01 t e labrn institute heeds tree korea pleas tender for work on the mill sired bridge submitted by the ameo dram co disenm slgna ughta council agretd to tend an aenal photegraph of the town and local descriptive folders to the frontier days project in buffalo sponsored b a large department store in that city council subsequently filed a let ter from preston seeking endorsa ion of a petition to the ontar o government on removal of county road costs refused an application for relief tiled a municipal se- vices bulletin noted a summary of legislation affecting municipalities passed at the latest stting in queens park filed a request from the eastern illinois state college for information on the town to aid rockwood busload at donors clinic a bus load of rockwoed c ii i donated blood nt the regular tin ic held in the canadian ie gieui guelph wdmdii e e i n rig thi is a ur gixid showing fum r le k wood mrs thomas hootem the april me cling of the united eheireh w a w as held it the tiome- of mrs a k thomas 20 me mbt and viviteirs present a binyuit f r iht cgit li and mullms v here from that college after reading a letter from m brown and sons advertising rojd sign standards members discussed the need tor no parking signs and standards on the south side of m 11 street and the change in the posn ton of the night light shining on the cenotaph council decided lo view the 1 rht which was reported to be lacking in brilliance after it a moved from thesouth side of the sfreet to the north side dae f parka oompuinu a court of revision at mondav t meeting approved that the folio ing amounts be vr tlen off the tix role acton tv sales and service s22 12 dr a armstrong 10 11 c su ton exempt cmhc propertv 34 08 a total of 11661 the acton football club w a- gi i n permission to use the local park on itipulaied game dates h m i later council agreed not t r i hp iurk trick t d lmdd i wo months ar offered re rt 1 fee o 50 pt morvr tth i i planned lo lakx plnee e irli in m i mailers of current in e re t weie discusved after regulir busine was concluded ihe m nn topic be ing the oncoming vote in puslir c township muss mine iand iv the new or anist at the united church f 1 lowing ihp rtiremenl of george day mr and mrs frank fow ke of toronto who were married recent ly were weekend guests of mrs o ostrandcr friends wish frank and dorothy every happiness dr g r balfour and nn doug lac were recent guests at the home of mr and mrs kenneth guild mrs j b mackenzie and daugh ters jean and margery george town visited recently wih mr and mrs wm pasmort mr and mrs herb gibbons vi ited recently in dutton at the home of their dauhgter and son in law mr and mrs frank bolger mr george torance wh teach ts near moffa i spend ng he easter vacation in mimico with 1 sister mrs dan barrie film shown juniors by guest r f bean the ngulnr mnnlhtv mieling h acton junior institute id juni r r timers was he lei it ih homi of bill smriill oi w d day april 14 at the ring mm pei ng etl 1lh di tliat n aeton v ii t pnr- etini hid u fuld d mt lamsi the i nnt merliug y r d w 1 n i tieidured thi gui m lie ikr f the evening r y b i ho hh wed a film on h ilth a i tr nrliidid ihe w irk don t 11 tub rdilnis clinic dining ihe husiiiis f ui j h l neeling il wis derided to h id i uchre and dane in hie ptnh lull i xt month t le phoi iliiu he timely reminder lime never alanda still and rarely turn hark but early this sunday morning daylight having lime makes ita spring dehul and that means time a metrra all ihe r lexkit from grandad ponderous rhlmrr to mltady dainty diamond ticker will have la he turned ahead one hour luyllfht saving time of fir tally be in al z a m april 26 in ibis area most folk have developed ihe prarllee of advancing the hour hand full rlrrle at midnight anyway dont forget to turn the hand ahead onr hour wall un til september lo turn it bark slate november for actual changeover receive order for pucs 35000 debenture issue familiar easter hymns in dutch english sung by choral group of new canadians pot luck luncheon at annual meeting 1 the bus bee women s institute met at the home of mrs peter mc lean for the annual meeting the i roll call was answired bv the pav ihent of fees and offer of homes for the choral society compris new canadians of dutch origin mide its first public appearance in acton public schewl auditorium last thursday evening presenting an easter program honour to the leird about 200 attended the pro i gram of familiar hvmns of the fas ti r si asnn same sung in english and others in dutch rev van harmelen of brampton master of ceremonies read a psalm and led in prayer he welcomed the audiiacc to the concert which com menced with everyone singing j j ne ed the e every hour i the 30 choir members the girls in dark skirts and white blouses and i the men in dark suits mounted the platform with their director j i shenk for the first group of hymns which included when i survey the wondrous cross and low in the grave he lay in english and the old rugged cross in dutch two sisters miss mary kasemir and miss ada kasemir sang two duets thirtv pieces of silver and whispering hope accompanied by a guitar three more hvmns by the choir followed angels roll the rock awaj christ the lord is risen to- dav and hallelu pr jehovah mr middle ton itnel explained that the duteh wen a miime letving peeiple the v ceuldn t bring their bra s bneis ovei o this inuilrv n said hut the v could bung their emii mr shenk th director of the chuir has biin in anadu ftir seven wars lives on the second line and works in eorgetown his choir in holhid nee ved much acclaim jnd was noted is en eif thi best in the the me mite is of ihe choir an rmislk members il the christian reform church and practice each rndiv n the y mc a the group was rirst organized last summer but mr shenk took over duties of leader last winter while the cho niters can all speak english their regular practices are usually directed in dutch they have been vrdcticing since november for their fgur ill hie thi deb t uii lull wltlllk id i ii r li id t o un dhir i il if ilkt ig al fre- allot i v t itltl lletl i- uton l iii iii punitinl il til ki i e h h tngrtve r un in lug 11 till hydro ii hob h 11 sa ntr mid ntorv lltiii f w lllet ul h- takn all e umber 111 the ci elph 1 ui il oper tei ivel by the aeton llllllllr eiinin a he tak j listing upptlaxs 1 us w 11 a the aottii un th ihdi ration 11 ii r i ubjecu lo llyilro bill al tin on mi f i m itu pi n v irk avi ppi rel i t till im j t v mum p l dt nl hi ask school board organize classes i his u f he au the pidms s j de boer the ning vear the majoritv of nffire i elected to stand for another vear article for the bazaar held in the fall ve e re brought le the meeting alse a clothing outfit for a voung girl which will be shown at the di tnct nnurfl to be held in nassagd mob presbvtinan church he buss bees being the hostes for this svmpathv was pressd for mrs o lecker and farr il m the losj of her mother a pel luck luncheon the dubl w mens institute he id th ir ap il tint t the hemie of mi- li n th meeting op luei with i hi i mlull ode and ic thi 1 rv si a n colli ct while a group sang the old rug ged cross 10 girls draped m white formed a tableau on the platform changing 1 ghting under the d re tiem of j bauman and d nap made th pi entatior spec allj a rac bidutiful saviour i will sing ef mv redeem r and when peaet l ke a river sung in english and sab bath song and bevond the stars ung in dutch followed c sheennga sang a sole in dutch the holv citv psalm 6h wa sunc bv the chi ir in thi ir nat v e ti r tr ie and n a cietsing srli etion god be with ou middleu n expre ssed the phaein f the audifnce i hearing th in ve ice s of the rccentlv fc r ta re up rt harmilen thanked cantata on friday by combined choir membe of the chorsol jm angl car baptis united ard pre- bjterar churches united voc on iks und werag system build l g when it w it t on ilertllidl hji ng prov es xpensve members if the com m siem igrnd to invetigai com liritive cos with the rtossihility f irurtalling o 1 riac heaers u the four bu idlng the com m iv on reenved 118830 is th arrul paym nt by run hydro for ue of twn lires during 1953 r f bian subm t ed suggest ioi o the commission on electrical mi lor insurance which would cover los by burning out and oher j sundry damtfie approval was giv en to mr bean to nuke a turve and provide informal on n com- and the prac cabil ly of this type heme blent out hydro superintendent d manor sought advice on the method of charg ng for labor ir volved n making temporary insallat on transformer at the new high- school here an e- mate of 1550 to 600 was provided for the- norn night mheml courses may again b he id in ac tun milton and george town rnxt foil following a decision at a en ting of the ifaltem night mlieiil plunrurig ixtard recently many iriiiirier had been received nine the v ry successful night jrhthil h in milton for four ye arh anet m milton acton and ceiigeteiwn the past fall and win ter the following n solution was pas- il concerning mulleins rural com munity night school program whereas rural ceimmunily night seheteil clasea have been conducted with outstanding success for a period uf four years in milton and one year at both aeton and george town and whereas under the policy governing rural community night schewla only one night school may b held in a county in any nne year and for a period of two years only at any one centre except under special circumstances and wherem milton is the logical centre if aueh classes are to serve rural hal too and whereas a similar program could be offered under the north hal too high schexjl area board with clas ses at acton geurgetown and till- on therefore be l resolved that we the members of the halton night bchool planning board req tha good f dav to prwr the cfuc halton d stret h gh schwl bard f xior bv j s a re- the cartal super nierdent masor also od a mid jl on- or th- pass or ore po e rom ml ftnet ard the kr prebv e ar cu ch a rarsfer of the c r otaph food er f riov ever ng ted ha- w 1 ght to he ra i r de f u ed dr 40 ger ad occompjr nt hfpc c rvrw nd ht at r i ur s cres reported dfec arh- v fvtbc g ze vuw a the p-w- prmg ptirj m hat d bxt rv c hi be mr err irued afe d incus rdd r r cb f b i i a as akd f j v d f a djtv d gr r trh ad reear r wakm t uper ne der j v re r h vr re f imb- ff- d psr hg i rt- rf rg pd r p g v e r r e i c j r f cj g peat rr ri a r rpij rmmlwrs of the north halton high schexil area board to give consider ation to th organization and con ducting of night school classes at acton georgetown and milton dur- rg th smr ism 55 v tht there reed be no upw in this excellent progrm of adult education hydro accounts actonian on slate of halton plumbers i j r gby burlington was elected rharrr- ffarf jr formed haltor iranrh of it- national association of ustir pljrrurs and healing con trac rt f c arada when a repre ntaii pumberi ret in llr inr vhnwla evening of lt wk i c i me- eh- rrn i hal e f bltrr ac i with r saf i ge e pr eury- p un ek r k d j- wj p ulle h ar r- on r p j t rg and a tro p to wrk wth v c in carrt rj rut c a fgl odj vlkterwork arcnnt easter party held by mission band r 1 actor ts collision nonnar btkw the brow o a i thee ch ldrer dangerous injj- e bv he icupat an easter cantata honor to the lord w presented dy 30 dutch origin about 200 anended the conce in the public school leader j schenk who conducted ooe of tne finest choirs m hoi and both duch and english wthj sole duet and tableau acdng vaty embers exf the choral society eoipr sea of new canadians of auditor urn last thursday even rg p cjed w th the choir s the v before coming to canada the group sang hymrs and enthems to the prografn partt ji he d r- wed- -1- i a rk tv tj- bptutt c- rn miss n bnd en a t ranrt fat- eg t ped an a r ir ir loiitera il jmrf c t d mrs uord b rerarh f i r croup il cer d t east il- jat rg juth p ciurt- m th annilgrapl v rg a- d c e i fames fijowed with a basket of candy given to each child