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ltt juttftt ffitt ft eightieth year no 27 acton ontario thursday december 30th 1954 eight pages six cents ajax engineers changes ownership churches hold special services on christmas sunday in acton concert proceeds i for campaigns i on monday december 20 the pupils of lorn shool presenfd i their christmas program whiel i wa said to be one of the best ever seen the school was decorated with appropriate streamers and or nament each blackboard conlii i ed a colorful christmas picture drawn by the pupils jflrs muriel simpson was m charge of the program crawford douglas assisted with the music 1 numbers and barbara davidsor acted as mc the over capacity crowd enjised the var cd program which included three comedy plajs guitar c piano so as recitations vocal oli toy shop drill and tableiu of v e manger scene three dance i8lh century dance virginia reel and mambo showed three stages in the musical trend the rhythm bard played its version of jingle bells and the pupil sang three chnstmis songs santa made his appearance and handed out gifts and candy bags to al children present the pup is had decided previous ly to divide the proceeds betwetn the christmas seal fund and the muscu ar dystrophy campaign second cub pock begins activities increasing interest in cubb n activities in acton has brought about the formation of a secot d wolf cub pick th firmition f this tcond group wi i mark the first time in more than 10 ei s that a wond cub pick hi bem activt the cub kadcr murr sco tu notes thus pack wheh will common meetings next week at the scon hall will omprie onh lhi c bos who have been phced on thf i t ing list of the prent gr up en rolment for this second pack w be limited to 18 nil of whom wi i be between ihi ag s of eight md 10 year of igc and art of thf jl now waiting the present pjck which w is formed last spring will continue activities as the f rst act m a pack and the ncwh formid kroi will be kntwn as firm acton b pack each gr tip will cits in m i ting on two d ffertnt g s of the week and opente ndiunl enth of one ano hi r accord ng f i mi sr ri th 1 ni hill m of 18 b- in lit nw j i k there were specia services as well as regular sunday services tn actons churches during he christmas weekend on christmas ec extra chais had to be brought into st albans church to accommodate the large congregation at the festival chorjl communion on christmas day there was holy communion in a ton al 9 30 and festival choral communion in st johns anglican church rockwood at 11 am on sunday there was a morning service in acton and ifternoon se vice in rockwood st josephs church was filed for midnight mas on christmas eve when fathe- mcdougall of cuelph celebrated the mass there were two mases on christmas morning with father v morgan the celebrant on sundij bith father morgan and father mcdougall took part n the service the christmas message given b pastor ra coterus at acton bap ttst church dealt with the name jesus emmanuel four girls from the sunday school susan cohen mirgarct suntcr ruth landsbo ough and brenda cripps sang dur ing the service the worship centre in the sun das school room of the united church contained a new llluminat ed globe last sunday one of the joung people had brought it as a g ft the sunday school sav i christmis film the decorat ons were still in tht church proper for the servic wh ch included wo inthems in thi eenng re currcs showed pict ures taken b rcmp constabt c iston fr r of the north christmas hsmns md an inthem were igain inc ud d n the sundu morning sirvire at kn x church decorat onv win till up n th church and sind i c ol ro im f daj aft i the riblc societv ning wis hm i d atttndinc dutch canadians observe christmas tin christian r formed churci hid a full progim on chn tn t ifttrm n n th mca buildinij b lh tht chir and th sunda school 1 ok irtni part in the pr tnm the chi r wheh is known ft r u tine s ngmg lb ities wit t r i ird a st w um b mi a t schtnk ind tom schenk tn wis f 1 utd bs th sund i r i in c incort whin the ch di l u 1 pr i i t 1 ome thc r 1 i m tn t n kl t re i 1 be o ant inri r i 1 t 3 itk stjfe pres plant structure of aax engineers ltd shown in the above photo was built for a monument works before it was taken over by aiax in 1935 in the years that followed equipmen was steadily enlarged to facilitate production of the towers and water coolinq units the firm now sells across canada the marley company of kansas city assumes ownership this wek after the chrixtmas rush two lost letters to santa remain the pos office staff doesn t netd- a cat ndtr w know when christ mas is over everything is quiet n the office his week where last week there were line ups of ptople bu gmg bags of mail reads to l the office and high slacks of envelopes waiting to be sorted one of the clerks mrs sonny jocque wa busy with a dismal job sendinc lost mail to fi dead ki ter off ce somi of the unclaimed cards will be sent t a ion nd some to orton to try again to fi d an imntr minj hae alread bttn there before being cla med htre among the p le of mail to be su awaj art tw i 1 st litters from santa claus the gn letu id to fit ul b n torunt ik tim hid t loik t r ugh hi 1 news in pictures two fall pages of pictures an pear in this weeks issue of the free press the pictures rep resent an lllnstrated review of many of the years news high lights reported wck by week throoch 1354 one page deals chiefly with events and happenings 1 the town and district the other emphasizes the importance of names and personalities as news material the pictorial review will be found on pages six ant seen books tti cimp ru h figures mbir bt fore ihi h 1 dn li 4w0 tw m i 1 ti dm c iht p a unr 1 k0 fi w rt d cvck t 1 r ffirmed m thu the christmi m vms jjst io u it i plnned that i p ntv of parcels mini if these in mbtr there inn ti tilt d oc aore bof t christmas cantata meeting highlight a christmas ctntita w is the tujhhkht whin tht flndl clrek hd lis chnstmis meeting on wed msdi dictmher n in the school i m f th cnirch tin pr den mrs sttlli idinistin wis in chirm tht niiniitts of the prii ii- mittmf win rt id in tht secrctir follow int tht shorl husint ss ptnt i tin rimnnder of thi mteting was lurnt d intr to group four while the setting for th canti i is bi mi irr tnged tw o cirols wen sm b the cirth the can tin wis tht pitrtrivil of the christmas stnr with tht rmmlxr nkni pirts of iht shtphrds w iso mtn mir it d j si h ind hi a i7t 1 orr n id the st r expansion is indicated as large american firm assumes control one of acton s busiest industries ajix fnginei rs limited will inttr 191 on iht threshold nf rnijor xpinsion it wis itamed this wcvk when official announctment was made that tomorrow ownership of j tht companv hin sinct 191s witlht traiusft rred to thi m nit y company i of kansas cit mo nilure and extent of expansi in i it the local plant his n il jtt bitn rtvt tit ci however it wis indicatod b the prestnt plant suptrintenj tnt w j coon thit the progr im under the ntw ownership will be substantn established here in it 35 supporting this in the officul announcement from the toronto offict of aj ix vnc prtsidtnt and gtntral manager r a wilbur i the statement it is logical th it mitlcj in thtir program of ex pinsiini should wish to take a mo e actic part in marketing tht ir pn ducts in canad i and that thej would prefer to acquire iht com pun which hid betn tht r reprts tntativc ajax engineers limited tstib hhed in acton in 1935 and bccann canadian representative for the marltj companj in 1936 p irt upenntendenl conn has bttn wi h ajix since 1925 full text of the news release given tht free press this week fol lows on december list ownership of ajax engineers limited und im iffilnte acton structure limited will be innsfcrrcd to the marley compinv of kinsas city mo largest tn north america this compaii ii tht hrgesl m nor h aminci dei ing exclusivelj with the dtsign ind minufacluit of wattr coolinj qiiipmnt as jix bngnurs hive bin their c in id in nprtsinl t sine 1936 ind hiv bttn building mir lej o lug t wers ihiri main wirs it w i i ti il tint mirli m llioir progr m f eypin on shorn i m i clnt part in s i is mrs h htli ch r ill t plant bjperintendent w j coon vtltran employee of aax titncfis lid v ilt continue n his position under the marley co present program at halton manor is evening rnt mbers of lomms institute with rtv t tirn ind rt robert nt prist ntid i progrim it rmtmni il minor mem i ind icrtmiin d th nl pi i id nr k nn r i i ih srnptur nrkt i iriuet ii mi hut ih s wt uld pr fit t ipiin tin miiii which in i i n tht r r pn m aliw tht pr nt ortinrs r ilmd tint tin s it on d he be t ir ill pirtus on mrd ind s ace ptid thi r offt r tht mirlt c mpnj hai hr in ufacturini phut n km i i i ullt tucks m tixi ind sttwrk ton cihfornia in fnk and and au tnln mdustr il minuficlur h iv betn lion id t build md se mirlej o o ing towtr ind pi in in pnstntls n priori ss fir sout am ricin uulltts hange affiliates namr mr rtbtrt a wilbur one of hi irigmil t wnn is in his b i i rt dt nl ind i i enl mar r f ajix fill it rs mho it f u tided w 1 b n n di nt 11 1 i nl miiniir uiidt r ihi i watches presented at baxters party enj raved go d witches for 10 mars trs ci with hixirr iibor t t ries win pnsnitid to mrs a hufnagcl mid 1 1 yd robinson whtn the plant held its annual christmas party nn widnedaj evening of inst wiek tht y tadics auxiliary catered to the dinner for plant employees in the ymca a program pnpnred b the rom- mittte m charge followed the din ner with a skit and carol singing old timi mtific wis placed by mr nnd mrs anthony hufnagtl and ed hufnagtl on the piano violin ind banju and a trio of joanne stucwy gcoruna plestrr and rtg hoare snug st verol numbtrs ic companied by mr j bradshow sinta claus arnvixl at the nd of the program to distribute gifts mr i i c pageant singing plays on program tht public school closed for the christmas vantion on wednesday ifti rnoon last wtek afur the sen mr i stmbls in thi auditorium the diffirinl clisets contributiii to the pr r im with i pim int one at the highlights nf the ifti rnoon bill lluliv wis nilsttr tif ctremoni s whi i mis ivitt r played the pian ms rtikurs rtxim opened uie profr mi with i dr ii tillowid by a du t hnstmis bv brendi cripps nd m irkirtt sunu r mrs wil kins n rxrni pi mutid drill od dumbo d i nk w thmil hrustmas was ih n im f i tw ut ilny giv n hj pupil if mr dividsotii room i t lh word ind wtirslnp the k nt w sung bs mr mekiowns hiss md mrs wilkinsons puuls km im thi r hurl phy a christ nius c mp sitioii a tlifft rent touth to ihi program w i provided bv wiltir rim who smj s itnl n ght n dulth tht piji int printed by pupils f nd t jhl fol low id ii inc ud t iiirntum bj sivinl studenta nd the singing of cam s it w t eillttl tht jinitn of christmas ii ppms a film strip with sound chriat- m is an in d th w rid w s shovn on b i it i r lh mud nl piter r i tut ft tomr ir 1 su qui in t h t in th i l 1 1 pn s cream and butter spills on highway tooting baclc over 1954 actons year marked by tremors of growth engraved gold watches wk ni lf baxt- laboa tones were presented di nq ttie piam chr smas parry to lloyd robinson and rs edna hunagel b be sn s seen mak ng th presentat ons the chr stmas d nner and pronram for baxer em ployees was held wednesday o last week n the v m c a quiet christmas in town police report but not so in the area qj ci ch- s ti n re nir bo k le ei- a m dtittj- r th- mi ev a d s nuir t nri- ed r ia d ft a o s jrd wa s di w pi 1 b ar uidi- 1 it it n r vi an i v i- n t nd aid r- i di uis i n iblr ar ntt n i i i i u lat r h f rst sinr i u i tht r wisi pi nod w ith r shooting war ativ w hi re in th rid chtr 1 h mi on th mil ml sci ir en w ng en int iga n rdt n a tut ant economi d h nth cinadis iminplofd in rew a liltlt longtr nd r ght around home in the i ir t 1 hilln and n our owi i w n f actt n t xpansion paci d tal r hr an is and centres n uhiii or am hi nch hub of i ina n h is ng new t f hruary s b 1 mpl nut fh timt ti n- i t wn jlarminc board 1- i tn ntils ndustnal committee s d plins f r 71 nt classification ci n prnpos d annexation are s d so alliance industm growth on tar socct r hilkn s ch idrtn cuts mirks 40h rar arm s it n irt sk ptic th r and sisters of an act n acton milton get rgt town w mn x sh m hlaung himc near to hm a municipal ngincer flr i h rnhs pic uns into metir uil dc ration ivi sponsored b lullti warren grose home own ki ogai la nrs plinnod soc rs air d a nace problims befoic ci r club wm optner first minor oincil m the annexauon hearing softbal liague formed council h t n c it us b d to s66 esque nc acrts iannc postponed s ist f tt s urp is mose march c uicil advances no h sn hs boani 10 000 drawn tec ri 1 n rn chant ioif it ndt d area tele ree ills 0s4 i lr 1 hi j i i w n f n d tft t it is tc l i s s sta i m thr s n i f i r l r n w f- t t t rooti ar j i r r e 1 di c th n 1 t wv f i v r r rd r i p i i o kt s r t- i i rr t i y b o ll i- s ac r b q4 in ugural vca chur ch groups ud t i si ns re ic p t a ci counts j r p i m ad k ot 13th power bill r f r i- n v i r rs close co te m 1 th w hi i 1 1 1 nstruct i n c n sti k in district rumored largest in onlirio wi rk i n ohblt hill sub- i marts hambi r of com- 1 n st r ict in tn t wn ngitn rntrn formed in town acton and it im gas stnkt n tr crewson s district rallies to nd al a tall ritf cuists flurry of excite f hurr cane hazi i passi s hrn e rtnt wirren grost j b starts isp rating warrtn frosi job starts auot salt complittd for 200 again it subdnimtn in rtrndi propert noimbfr council approves scr oll i hill subdivision 14 lots i ics ft 240ot jubdiilslon in ia mti let costs reckoned tw o wt sl rn corner of town u be d- n gh c ash at geirgrtown srr vtlopetl by a hamilton firm puc ic- delajtd hi n lrbin bia1 rlamp down on credit on goods hi id plans s nks dttpir into industrial promo sales to the public and lotal trades- tse srwrs jn i ins milton firm propose ti mm hydro crews moif in 80- s new hdil v p wfk 1 cfmbng mm acres rsrle changeover starts council rs and chim subdisision f i m r spreads war agrees on s r vices for 40ol queen micro plasnrs fen gr se jol stops st iwool combing i subdivision nlirrmn i epwrober new h gh school com annexation hearings finally com ki iddit ni p t 16fi nt r s r d r nr 1 for p llr l i jani propi t north lrr hl un b irn off c alls lrban boat nd fttml lptlori ur r 1 plc disfil twoda thrtit of ohnwi kr n a ic aj isii n h lir o ire 1 rits r r more orrrmber tylir acclaimed majr- v a n r r n r- th rd 1 ne ii site fails r f r 1 i lift ion hi id for six r f ci vi- ilu r r d nn ation h ir ngs in r nci posts pu ps board ao- a c li ifl r 1 i d is f h ir nnd last til lad n wartto 30 v ii sms vlirrn rrost t post conversion prob- k 11 ilit curtt h n acai i m mns f r lu with w irr i r fid t- irk oclobfr i ai i 1 1 a ipmt ne piiwtr r tlings biggt st hi adiche c- pla ft hi r u i c ili c w itd nt rtl boar n mclls clubs mi r tn t nd ihs rt h ch schools par stir on h ipps note ajax fngj k r s irr s f r s rr n n- pic nr k niw ni hi tor buildings n ns th d r r 000 sq i uckle- rflow it pli ted cn go s o argument be hight st n for decision ministi r of fduca twnships urged by ton official opi tus arlin high back exttnded ar a schtxil wmk on clrnha ibraida dea acti n fall fair snbdvisnn starts w huilding on f in nd h t hurr plar j he latun enlarge gas ltd rshp announce change xpansion indicated tn