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ht jvrtxm sttt fttess ftghltclti ye no 6 acion oniahio 1hukmay dufmbifc jit m4 lw pacje st cent las christ in christmas put in chrlii back into christmas chrmmm 1k4 hu picked up an energetic slogan from youth and church group from the pulpit from responsible service orsnis uona wki concerned publication from worried men and women it becoming a rally cry put the christ back into christmas the cry cutt keenly into the conscience the christ needs putting back into christina bul who took him out some say our modem age others say war and greed some say santa claua took him nut still others say commercialism and vaguely tome say society at large whoi to blame who took the christ out of christmas times change habits and folkways iwitch like a chameleons color over the generations and so traditions are viewed differently as those generations slip into centuries traditions spiritual as well as secular then fall prey to progress and change their appearance so then maybe nobody s to blame maybe nobody took the chrurt out of christmas may be it just seems that wa through raull of fate or something like that maybe but then why the cry wait a minute maybe it just seems that vvav christ isnt out of christmas but just seems to be nobody took him out but quite a few forgol he s lll there could that be why thev re crying to put him back in it s a good question and seeks a good answer if this christmas every body paused a moment to re member christ is still in christmas there d be no need for the question and no call for an an swer may christ be re membered in your christmas and nwy it be trulj happv sptcial assembly for jmor grades the last da of school n mark ed by two special aaaetnblies at thf ikjb k school wednesday morn ng nine junto e latins contribute to the program under the direct ton of mr turner and miss bra ds the report of the senior aaaem b y in th afternoon wtll be in nest wfekl paper after th anawing carol at the junior assembly sandra buiile read a btbu story short playi wen pf by use youngsters froaa mr oat mr aafers mr rctttl at mr black etas es dane and songs were given by km imua csas s soa braid whole claa and then two group of glrks sang owen beam rend a christmas story and neil franklin recited karel heller played a piano solo mr tumors class presented christmas pageant with david pap- illon as joseph and gloria barbe as mary john goy read the story after mm warne s class sang together gail rosacll read a story and betty garner gave a recitation five children presented an excr rise from miss anderson s class there were aongj and piano soloo by bobby cripps and sheldon bloi teddy branciewici played an ac cord ion solo helen benton gave recitation donald maude and wayne rosxell gave a reading a gift to mr mann from the elates mas presented by he en benton north halton school board has turkey dinner at final meeting jhalrman george cleave was board the chairman in reply bust to the members and principals thanked numbers officials and and officials of north halton high teaching staff for tnc eo operation school board for a fine turke ner at the mcgibbon hotel georgetown on mondav evening it was the concluding meeting for 1954 and dealt with several items a beaumont a member for e quesing township since the incep tlon of the bemrfd is retiring from the position this expressed r gret and paid tribute to the sterling qualities he had tributed to board matters he had received all agree on building thanks was also expressed to col g o brown for his efficiency in the conduct of his duties and in mew of his increasing work in the school sludens hs his allowance for i c ranney a and members first appearance for mens chorus the mens chorus directed bj george mussel lc which has been practicing for some time made it f rst public appeanncc at st al bans sunday school concert on fndaj evening m the parish hal the concert also uatured films precntations and fpecn numbers each cla s contr buted to ih evening with thi pngnm includ ng plijs recitations songs and olos a color sound f m cillcd br htn nieht appetied to the ch dr vi li puppe ac 1 t th sh r of th vativ u the nuns chorus give twj numbtrs which were much enj v ed soflh fal iht shades of ev cning was followed bv a fi ur par rendition with varations god save the queen santa claus attributed gift and c nd to the young urs who had previous drawn names for h exchange all the beg nners in the sundav scbvol wire given books and at tendance prizes were given in ev er other grade winners of the at i en dance prizes are danny ho m es stuart macdonald laurie dub barbara ware robena sagaski leslie ann dubv john leather land george ware james mac donald john price david har grave billj holmes sandra har grave catherine higgins sallv wilson gail buttenham gail pat rick caro chandler wajne rid lev john gov don lindsa and don cook the hurlbut bible story book given to the best al round sundav super in christmas news wnaal mm tto iw taf i1itt1 i r hi ac4m all citizens band ends year with balance returns full slate the entire slate of 1954 office s and committee members in the a ton citiicns band was returned for next year wednesday even nr when the band gathered for its an nua meeting bandmaster a per rott who conducted the election was unanimously returned to hi position as was assistant bandmas tcr r- spietvogel one new committee member v as added philip caddick who al so was acting secretary for the year end meeting at which h b ramsden presided following the reading and adop ion of 1953 s annual meeting report it was noted by treasurer c kingmill that total expenses this ca were 1241 above the mun icipal grant of 500 the band rai ed 760 25 leaving a balance tor 1955 a vote of thanks was moved to thi c tirens of acton and orginiz ilions for support in band projects through thi year the bind ip peired 23 timts in town ind out of town bandmaster perrott thanked hie members pros den i and committee md hid i pit il word of priiw fr elmer smith and his work n thi jun or band there are 12 numbirs in thi jun or group o musicians who are working h- d nd progrcssit r favorably he ad huever he pointed out thirc is still a great need for instru ments for manj more bojs wiitn lo join the junior band in view of th s he added the band would ap preciate the use of any instruments in town that could be made avu able fir this purpose officers for 1955 are past pri ident tom nicol president h b ramsden vice- president c mas on secretary e smith treasurer c kingmill committee j zaja- p caddick property h lamber librarian e smith sewer extensions for three subdivisions in one bylaw reactions varied as santa arrives the children of the employee of the wool combing corporation of canada had their annual christmas party last saturday about 0 children some accomp anied by thru parent attended and both parents and chidren ag reed that ii was a lucces the party a otnt management and union affair was held in the roxy theatre and about an hour of cartoons preceded the jangling of bells and the roar of welcome from the audience which announced lic arrival of a red coated h te bearded t mcdowell individual feelings varied con siderably as the children camr up lo meet santa and receive the gift and candies prepared for them they ranged from apprehension on the part of thoe too young to have become farm tar w ilh the figure particularly true of bonnie mcdowell santas year old daugli ler who protested violently and loudly through the pleased smil es of those of an age to know the old gcnlcman and look forward to his visits and to the knowing grins of the skeptics all enjoyed themselves and ac cepted their gift with a poll e thank you itarusaion prior to first rrading ol lr law to provide some 15 0 fmr tawer estenuonj into the dlrnlca obttle hill and wool combing tubdlvlslom centered hravllr on means of apportioning assessment on all costs involved al the final regular arsaon uf itm town council motwlay evening and although agreement wa ul timately reached thai the extens ions be paid for in the lame sys tem decided upon for warren grove pom thought was grven to s local improvement bask of lesamenl on the future ratepayer involved pictorial review next wfc this awwer wl view at aba yart am ugh lagh la psrtwe ah sn staff phaiaa ml wwa ski dastrfct ev aaat which ihraawli 1mh wars eatarrw i atwi a1 faatan m rag an reeesit year the review ha tisn sau a faag in the wek between cauiatnaaa and new tear walch neat week paswr far lata intereaung feavistre choir party after regular practice after practice last thursday th united church choir held a chrurt mas party with nn exchange rf gifts a bouquet of flowers wa presented to the organiri ana i choi leader miss olive lampard moving pictures were tiown by rev e currey and the evening concluded with refreshment a fine sheet of ice in the arena made possible the first skating of of the year last night power metering problems still plague puc complaints aired w as increased bj woo ptm presented winners of books thfis yea arc pat graham the secretarv noted that all carol candler bill holmes sh r municipalities had passed the ly barrett rickv curr e dannv to chairman geo cuavi for dinner to tl provided and for his work on the hl j m 11 fatal accidents presents for 270 at legion party ovtr 270 ch idnn gathered n the t vn ha ss urdav 3ftrnin to at h f r a re chr traa v is from suita claus he arrived i the cloji of id prignm t di tribute k ft to iht voungsiers mhi wire sins and daugttrs if memb s i iv v n branch o the u b n s me of tie rai niber of tht cor bid plaved chnsi mas mu c bif re t par began joe hurst as mat r o e em oisn fo ihi r gram hrt pre ceded santa u lps dvim ant girrt- r s t th gu ar ani accord on ani s ng j hn mchush and harm r pral led h r ong the partv s an nual evnt f r legior- fan 1 t yps entertains at christmas party presbyterian oung people group members fr m campb h 1 e and st and r s church gal were enierta ned bv kiox churcti acton p p at a chr stress partv on salurdav december 111 afle carol singing joe janv led n cveryone brought gifts wheh were given out and opened clarence coles conducted a wor ship service and the lunch conven er his bella stay sosxetl erred a deueioua chrlatanas lunch pplica i tion to thi municipal board for de e beniure issui bv acton ahd milton was deng prepared i th ivcsmbtr accounts amount in to si 50066 win approved for- paymint tht v end financial istattmtnt if thi secretarv was also approved bv thi board f mastirmn was reappointed as n a minitur for georgetown public n school board the rtsignation of mrs sttvens from the milton staff w us accepted and the secretarv was h advertise for applications mrs stev ens had acceded lo a reque ti oi mimic htr duties for a month in the ni w urm prior to her re in al to woodbrtdge hmm cancel arranxeaaent letter from the tiveron trans pt rt rs charges m cartage on desks u acton was filed another uttir from milton public school board regarding arrangements for teach ing of home economics and shop at milton was dealt with th secrt tarv w as instructed to inform the milton board that if prest nt financial arrangements wirt not satisfactory to them thev would ciase the arrangement and a ow o rer pub ic school stud ini from the area to use them as had been requested januarv 1st was sit for a replv on this question j m heron was bv motion made assistant principal of acton high school and the salary of supply teachers was set at 15 per day by another motion members present at this meeting were messr hall pickett beau mont coon cook dills carbert brown forgrave and masterman chairman geo cleave presided principals wood hansen and lam bert and mr h h hill of milton were also guests and expressed ap preciation of the chairmans cour- in halton county i 11 fatal ace dents in ha ha tt 11 fatal ace dents c untv fom ast janu simbr m peopli lost i ms in this d str ct figur nuasid fr ihe mm month ptn 1 cimpj hi ti 12 fatal ace den s of tht prevk us mar when 13 ios iht r 1 ms the death rale s up so far th vear and this he st eain for ace dents now in hat pnd tber we e 772 ace dents or counlv roads aid h ghwavs compared to 706 a veir ago altogither 181 psrsons were injured compared to 224 n h am- perod n 1053 the total number of aceidns rtpv ted n ontario during thi t m this vear was the start ing v h gh amoun of 981 ace dents dn t think accidents are 1 mited t o h ghwavs of thee 44000 ace d ents 1 16 wre in cities 3 s80 n twn 807 n vtlages 11583 on h ghwavs 5 566 on counlv roads nd 4 6 on townsh p roads santa clous visits beardmore party youngsters of the employees of beardmore and co met santa claus face to face at the annual plant part on friday afternoon at the roxy theatre they werent disappointed san a continues hs age old habits and gave each child gift there were christmas stockings for the tots under eight vears subscriptions tn the child ren s digest for those nine and 10 fountain pens for those 11 and 12 and wallets for the oldest children r r parker acted as master of ceremonies for an hour long pn gram with entertainers from toron to abt ut 300 children and 70 adults watched an amusing punch and judv show led b accordionist and singt r nancv mcquaig thev all joined in singing ernu covell dis ihvid i arietv of magic that pu7 ilid tht wtll filled theatre tn christmas partv for the i hildnn is an annual event powtr recording difficulties con tinue to plague local industry since thi 60 cycle changeover it was re ported at last weeks public utili tits commission met ting where un iisubiiv high ansumption and mi unnj of no dimind wis cited by suptrintendmt d mason as com plaints from tw i mort locil fictor al micro plastics ltd in inordi natilv high nadinv of consumption c uised ct mpl unt jnd mv stigation of possibli ciusts list wetk at a p gretn fir brick co lid th power mettr is recording no de mind the superintend nt reported ind explained how this presents a billing probltm domestic complaints too at previous meetings metering difficulties have been deilt with from beardmore ind co ltd and mason knitting co ltd at thurs day night s meeting continuations of the same difficulties with these two industries were further discus sed not only have power recordings been badl affected in local indus try secretary j mcgcachic added but consumer readings have shown strmge jumps too there have been complaints from domestic custom ers the secretary said considerable discussion followed these revelations in vievv of the general potcon version difficu ties here it was agreed by members a letter should be sent to the h e p c outlining the problems and the incxplainable rises on domestic and especially industrial power read ings final for three man p v c thursday nights meeting was the last of the vear and the final pub lie utilities commission meeting to be held in acton at which a three rmn group comprises this municipal bodv beginning next month the commission will be a five man bodv following voters indorsation last december of the question fav oring an enlarged commission at the opening of the meeting secretarv mrgcachir and chairman f oakes were authorized lo borrow if necrssarv up to 5 000 from the bank of nova scotia to continue currt nt business continued on poor thre just for kicks beems the town has a ftnfcklty srcet lamp near the comer of brack and main streets uteres a llcht that goes on and off by kicks literally and figuratively due to a sllcuy relay a kick on the pole is oftlmes needed to fin isfa the circuit and urns shed light on the situation at last week s pic get together two members told about their kicking exper irnces with the pole prided the chairman i doubt if there s any other town with pole like that choirs soloists at band concert a more encouraging crowd of ov er 100 attended the band concert by acton citizens band in the public school auditorium on sun da evening w hen christmas mu sic was featured two choirs from the pub c school under their director mii lorraine potter sang other guest artists were e watson who play ed his 12 stringed guitar and miss donna mcmillan soprano accomp an led by george elliott miss mc millan sang the hoy city and winter wonderland the band was conducted bj bandmaster perrott and christmas was starred in the selection of numbers w middleton was master of cei emonies for the concert one in t sundaj evening series put on bv the band c kirkness heads men of knox group at heir annual meeting the men of kr ix elected charles kim ness as their prci dent for 1955 other off cerj are v ce president stankj norton secrearv clarenc clrs treasurer russet patterson pian st ted hansen several films were shown at the me ng las week acton reeve jj stewart honored at wardens banquet in guelph eden mills tops in nights play eden m lis took top place n he cabbage games of the current legion schedule played tuesday evening at the legion hall making ii points legion and union tied with 18 town and tiger cats both took 14 and rambers ii standing- legion 12 eden mil s 10 rambler 10 town b tiger t cats 4 union 4 lens prom nent n mumc pil affairs in halton county and other entre were guests last thuradav evening of warden j j stewart it the annual warden d nner in th windsor room of the roval hole n guelph warden s dinners n ha ton hav be-om- qu te the even of he mun c pal vea- and wirdet and mrs stew ar w ere a delightful io and hostess judg ng by th- iranv comp imentao remarks of the speakers warden stew a reeve of acton has had mo t uccessful year in adminten g the affairs of a rapidly growm hi ton all were kud m the pra sp 0 his effciency and cou tcsy in fulfil ing the high offce oac ratre speaker the d nner was one wtih turkey as the main course and all the embellishments that go to round out a tine dinner about 150 par ticipated dr f g oakes was chairm and grace was bv garnet mcken he both of acton a welcome a cordially extended on behalf f actnn by theron jones who was p nch hit g for maior e g t le who was 1 cues speaker was padre w a v unc f thf ovc guelph and h addr sj on th s occasion was a u5ua ful o a that rad ates cancci a clow ship and a messag thai w as timely and effectively presentd he ttled it tfie basic foundation of our nation and likened i to a range with soil at the base and soul and self on the two sides he s introduced by j e whitelock and thanked by reeve archie ser- v ce of assagaweya presented with chair 1 the toast to warden stewart was proposed by reeve wihtred bird of esquesiog in reply ing mr stewart thanked council and offkiali for courtesy and helpfulness he irtroduced mrt stewart and mem ber of his fam ly who had made h s vear of public servce possible on beha f of countv councillors an address of apprec ation was red bv deputj reeve ray thompson of acton and the warden was pres ented w th a la zboy chair the ton to the visitors was pro posed b reeve e ford of trafal gar and responded to by wardtn a u palframan of wellington county and mis sybil bennett and sjh hall members for halton county council toast was propos ed by lloyd dingle qjc of bur ttngton and reaponded to bv reeve wm anderson of oakvi le the past wardens toast was pro posed fay reeve carl martin of milton and responded to by ex warden j m mcdonald formerly of acton a silent tribute was paid to exwarden t l leslie who passed wy during uaa yar councillor r hargrave suggested he srrvice if knstafled under loc al improvement might provide a more equitable basis of assessment on coat over the payment term considerable discussion favored his idea but no conclusion follow ed following the first reading of th by law council settled on an in terest ritc of fodr and a half per cent after some speculation as to what pr ce the debentures might bring lead twa airreroenta pr or to th business a motion was passed whereby the town will errtt r into an agreement with the colbert construct on co to install services into the wool combing ubd vision upon payment of fsjooo by the frm to the town the ag reement was read before council an agreement with the hepjc to provide an casement near the power line passing over property near the high school was also read and held for later action when it was noted a descriptive paragraph on the easement notice was erron- g barbeiu was the first visitor to counci monday evening mr barbtau chairman of the chamber of commerce industrial committee was anx ous to set a meeting date w ith council s industrial committee early in the year to review plans and plicy fir industrial promoton and wtlconung of potential indua- ir jii uary 10 was set r f btan presented a letter from the towns lability insurance c mpai y which uated the company hel the municipality to be in no wa liable tor damiges following cla m made last yeir by miss jcs se mcgregor who ml on the sid walk the letter had been request ed following ast meetings verbal s atement to the same effect delegation of firemen later visitors came as n deleg t in from the acton firef ghterj association led by chief sam ten nam who demanded to know why the association had not been ere dited with a standby cheque for 300 from esquesmg and nassaga- weya townships in reply to the chiefs queries it was pointed out by clerk j mccei chie that no provision had been made for the disposal of the 300 standby fee under the existing fire area agreement a motion followed that the 300 fee from esquesing and naasagd weya be paid the acton firelight crs association for 1054 and that an agreement be drawn up be- tween the town and ihe associat ion regarding future payments mayor e tyler briefly tod coun cil members of the annexation hearing summation in toronto last week although a decision is yet to come the mayor said there are in dications it will be favorable to tho town charge coancll mmaiaraaed town foreman a kirkness said it is likely there wit be ice in the arena this week end if the weather remains cold through the week in a discussion of skating admission charges it vs decided to charge adult prices for children over 15 the clerk was authorized to pay for overtime work done at the r- a letter from the public school board said councils recent letter and informal on regarding investig ation of safety measures in other tewns was of no use to the board the etter went on u char it counc 1 was misinformed regard ing grant payments on salaries for those employed on safety duty council objected the writer of the board letter was misinformed and dotrrminod to investigate still urthrr council made two appo ntmena wm coon and claude cook to the north halton district high school board and theron jones and fred salt to the ocal planning board warn grave again regard ng a certain dsagr ce ment brought up at the last meet ing that the town is entitled to a public school gram overpayment a letter from the department of rconrtaued on past flee j rotarians guests at turkey dinner turkey dinner preceded the reg ular meeting of acon rotary ckib on tuesday when former members were guest small parcels were exchanged and s sing song hlgh- lghied carol special entertainment waa pro vided by mrs e garnley of ac ton who played the paxt and sane sh accompanied th king song