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thursday october 7th 1034 the acton free press acton ontario a kino iize appk pre weighing over a hundred pounds was recently baked for the washing ton state appk blossom fat ml the specially built alumi num pie pan the largest ever made measured eight feet across made us wonder how big a pie you d get if all the apple pies baked in one day on regular- siw aluminum pans were put together and that brings to mind all the different aluminum cooking utensils used today tn homes and hospitals and res taurants no wonder canada is stepping up her production of this light bright metal to one and a quarter billion pounds a year aluminum company of canada ltd afcan hoffoni pagt of th port ripe with historical background stone house at livingston park has an undecided future by owen clarkb verv often it t impossible to sec the woods for the tn in fust the sami w a surrounded as we are today by new houses and subdlvl sions often fail to realize the charm solidarity or the potential t f oldtr houses just off martin street in th town of millt n there is one such in use that prubabh a 1 irei ptrciniage of people in milton inve n ver seen it whs i v ti forgotten in the fiftv yeir h stm of milton although its si ii u i i bick to nrl in the last itnliin hire is i fun cut stone h hist with ix teres of scenic v fxll it 1s m th beieh ind nnpk that w u id lend itself qually well in a kindi rirten school exclusive tei rooms scenic park lands or bet ler st 11 a county museum ill of which ire badly needed in the district in 1822 the jasper martin family settled in what was then the town ship of trafalgar in all probability their first habitation was a log cabfn this however was evi dently soon replaced by three fine houses which have withstood the test of time for well over 100 years one of them is a brick house the present home of dr carl martin another the stone house on4he pro perty where the separate school has recently been built and the third the residence of the late plro bertson founder of the p l robert son screw manufacturing company llonae of many windows a groil driveway a few feet south of the cpr tracks is the en trance to this attractive early colon ial threestony iy covered houso as solid as the day it was built it is a house of many windows most if muiti an plate glass the sec ond and third floor rooms have hardwood flooring throughout in a squared parquet design and there is an imposing oak staircase with i ued newel posts th hhuse is built on a knoll which slops scntlj down towards m irtin s pond skirted by its six acres of wooded fairyland bmall wonder that such a house in such a setting should have plenty of his torical background for here from time to lime lived several of mil tons notable citizens about the middle of the last cen tury this particular martin residence passed into the hands of thomas racey one of haltons prominent officials he was the first registrar for the county of halton but before settling down to the peaceful pur suits of civilian life thomas racey had fought for the loyalist cause in the war of 1812 and held the rank of lieutenant colonel his wife born at grimbsy was of loyalist stock being the third daughter of the honorable abraham nelles and grand daughter of commodore ball of the british navy mrs racey lived to the age of 84 and was said to have been a devout and constant member of the anglican church an amusing incident the pond in years gone by not only provided water power for mar tin s mill but was also a sanctuary for a great number of wild ducks which were of course protected by local game laws a somewhat amusing incident concerning the ducks happened away back in 1871 which might suitably be described as a comedy of errors three prominent young men of the district well known for their sport ing activities were summoned to court to answer charges laid bv joseph martin for alleged violation of the game laws by shooting a duck on the pond the young men in question were william pan ton husbands wives want new pep and vim thouiandi ol coii iln are weak utcd lolcljr lircaute body lacki itoo totnew vun vitalitr iryoitrrxtooietablcts sun iki y nrcd or pep mpplen en in bi introductory at eel nl eoe at all drugs iiy ilmri itati eugene smith and archie mclntyre the shooting of the duck was ad milted but proof was lacking that it was a wild one although joseph martin and charles racey declared under oath that they believed that it was so however the irripressjblc ianton while the case was being heard m court carefully unwrapped a parcel which he had carried in with him it contained the mangled remains of a tatm duck still in a i and iwdrncgled condition thi plaintiff mr martin much to wn disgust wis unihle to prove it this was not the duck tint was i shot on the pond the ci e wns dis missed on ihi ground that there was not sufficient evidence to establish the identity of the duck the ac cused william walked out of court v ith the duck under his arm turned into a park havng served its purpose the bj standers were under the impression that william would find yet an other use for it joseph martin owing to the shock to his fee lings stated that henceforth pleasure seekers would be barred from walk ing along the mill bank and the navigation of the pond forbidden until time and circumstances should produce a change so far as we can gather the next occupant of this lovely old home was t g matheson barrister and crown attorney for the county of halton then came a public spirited gen tleman by the name of livingston under his ownership the property became known as livingston park and was thrown open to the public for recreational purposes there were swings and slides for the child ren tables and benches for the con venience of picnic parties canoes and pleasure boats on the pond and facilities for sporting events both winter and summer the tree shaded pond was used in summer for boating and swimming and provided a good field of ice for w inter skating sunday school pic nics and garden parties were held quite frcqucntl a band often being engaged to add to the enjoyment at some time in its history house parties were a popular feature and dinccs were held in the ballroom the ballroom has since been divided to make a groundfloor din ing room kitchen and breakfast room need for a museum as far as we can gather the late p l robertson was the next owner of the property the grounds and the house continued to be maintain ed in excellent condition although they were no longer open to the public when mr robertson s estate was settled the property was sold to mr and mrs b a frornow of to ronto who much against their will must presently return to toronto leaving a home which they have had so little time to enjoy so while the county of halton is gradually rcalfilng the need for a museum and a recreational centre here is the property ideally suited for that very purpose ond within a stone s throw of the centre of the town tin lovely paths through the woods the tree shaded pond and the state h old home ore still the same as tiny were whin it was first crnted i kingston parle and what it once has been it could be igain surclv this property is a ehilltnge to the historicilly mind id peojte of halton but thinking if the countv is he this little w irnnii couplet might be borne in mind of all the words that men can quote the saddest arc he missed the boat next week a story from hornby alaska highway bus has long route whjtehorse y t cp donald fergy ferguson an alert young man says he has one of the world s most interesting jobs driving a bus from whitehorse to dawson creek bc in addition to driving the huge bus over 900odd miles along the alaska highway fergy delivers and picks up mail and express packets and sells money orders and stamps in the winter lime he makes one trip weekly and two in the sum mer i make 42 regular stops along the way he said there are about 1 000 persons living along or near the route and they eagerly nv ait the mail cafes filling stations cabins or lodges and general stores have been built at intervals of 30 miles or so through the northern wild erness and hlghwaj mnintcnance camps are located every 100 miles or so about 100 vehicles a day traverse the highway in the winter fairly evenly divided between trucks and passenger ears summer traffic is five times as great and ts on the increase livingston park cut stone house camfibivui at st davids thankoffering district ladies hear jane scott intended for last week the fall thankoffering meeting of the women s missionary society of st david s church was held in the church school room on tuesday af ternoon the president miss simd- son opened the meeting with the call to worship hymn 410 was sung mrs g inglfs and mrs w king had charge of devotional period the offering was received and dedicated by a piano solo given by mrs craw ford the organist mrs stinn and mrs mcintosh guests from ebenez er church sang a very pleasing duct mrs green lees introduced the guest speaker miss jane scott writer of religious thoughts in the globe and mail miss scott opened her talk with prayer and based her remarks on the three r s responsi bility romance and reward her theme throughout was love for jesus miss scott has a fine per sonahty and left many worth while thoughts with the large number of ladies present miss e j mcphail thanked miss scott for her fine message and miss simpson thinked ill the others including the social committee for their help during the socnl hour greetings wert brought from acton nassaa weya boston kilbride and duffs church puslmch a very pleasant social half hour was enjoyed by vtrone i the september meeting of grace i mission band was held in the i church on september 8 hymn 763 wis sung the bible lesson was read by betty coulter and carol walters read a prayer the roll call was answered by 22 members nam ing books of the bible the birth day song was sung for lois green- lees mrs parker read the story the closed church o the younger children and the leader mrs green- lees gave the story within the four sfcas to the explorers the meeting was closed with prayer by sandra black special prayer the blair evening auxiliary held their september meeting at th home of mrs dew hurst on wednes day evening mrs robertson opened the meeting with the call to wor ship and prayer mrs evans read the scripture lesson mrs j wal lace offered special prayer for our minister rev j e sutherland who leaves in a few days for formosa mrs d mnrtin hid charge of the study period with mrs d inglis and mrs austin assisting the topic was i trip around the world during the business session plans were rmde for packing the bale and for the bazair also for the thankoffer- at anniversary a large number attended the an nive rsary services m nassagawcya church list sunday when rev j sutherlnnd preached farewell ser mons in the morning he took his text from fxodus 258 and in the evening from jno 2024 the milton male lunrtctte of knox church mil ton assisted with the music at the morning service in the evening the soloists were douglas dredge and donna mcmillan members of the choic own your own home under nha at acton down payment 6601485 monthly payment as low as 48 per month interest and principal brick or frame construction nha inspected approved homes 3 bedroom 2 bedroom some with attached garage aluminum windows with or with out storms and screens tiled bathroom 6 complete home plans available sewers roads and water supplied open fireplace by request stone trim inlrrrsled persons please fill oat con pan twlot without am obi i ration 11 coupons must be received b box iree irevi office h wednesday october 13 1954 box kfrtf prss ss mill street cton o nt rio inn f appi c ml and ifi ge s dxndmt emplovm nt earnings bank oak floors and tiled bathrooms and kitchen floors copper plumbing eleven block full basement force air oil heat approved by the mayor of acton all homes constructed under strict chmc inspection 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