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ilju 1 vf cfghtieth yearno 31 actononrtarlb thursday january 27ih 1955 eight phages six cents local juveniles tie win over akvilletn tuesday acton uvenljwheotthb acond placo 22 act lon took arf early lifed wherarwc scored from footltt at 3isi tho first period lawaon got tho second marker at the 831 mnrkr oakvljio didnt1soum ml 410 of the- second period when jeiip scor ed unassisted- lawrence received credit tor oakvlllcs second goal at the half way mark of the middle period thompson and currle- were scnt- bfl for- roughing at 1130 ta the second thompson was given the gate again at 1748 of the same per iod for kneeing there was ncticoring n the fimtt 80 minute of play withers slashing at 1105 jack marshall played a brilliant game in the nets or acton acton marshall arblc lawson coon withers footitt baxter jtt currle hcatley morton hunter jf currle sinclair h 8 brown wcbsterttkt brwh rbosota hal sheptterd wiitman fitnirnmons sane thorn osborne macjphersoh bdfft qui barllngtao tlrm ofii according- to audit flgurcs released at last weeks fleeting however when the other fide of ttie statementls taken into hccounv with capital cost expeh- dlturcs of 1b39 the hydro opera tions profit of loohjfcomcs a deficit of 97430 hydro auditors do nut take capl- yial expenditures into account on the- spread between revenue and sfr photo acton ymca leaders were honored tit a steakxjinner in the ymonday evening when pins and crests were presented with certificates ofecogriitfon and memrrshipllw national lea fel lowship shown left to right rear rowrare phillip gaddick edward aachugh ethel stgckey and- john s ell fna wllr ann rpnrt rnb nflarisr full m ty ft b vpn acton juveniles edged out bur lington 43 on friday night mas- intyre of burlington waa sent off fo elbow early in tho first period but acton railed to take ad vantage heady openeflxthc scoring for burlington with donaldson assist- ing at the 14 minute mark of the first period morton tied it up for acton late in the first when he lifted a hlah one into the upper acton man in jured biuclijirls conduct worship the cglt of knox jpresbytcr- lanjchurch met in the sunday when car crashes a local man suffered painful in juries and his 1054 model car was badly d sun m wjven the vehicle he was driving went out of control and crashed south of suvercreck on no 7 high- way east of itere hugh jordan modonald blvd was driving n al 7 am sun- dny morning whenhv of the car it swerved into a tele phone pole broke it in throe places cracked against two mailbox stan dards then hurdled a gullcy and crashed against a tree treated later by xrw g ken- ney acton jordan was found suf fering fromcutaand bruises tor the chin abrasions to both knees a bruised chest and shock damage to the car was- estimated at 1300 provincial police constable cm moore milton investigated the ac cident i schoofroim of thechurch monday open with names and a sing js song ca by miss walk ins the president margaret armstrong lect the business thoy planned to have a special meeting next week vis aing other groups ruthspl eh rho supper precedes church meeting following n pot luck supper the- annual meeting of -actotruji- ited church w holdlast fridoyntnrirtntawshiaotrtsoii overling there were games and moving pictures for tho children whilo their parents attonded i lie business meeting the reports showed the best year yet fo the c with olal receipts fof the year of over 13000 and missionary givinga over 2000 it was decided that in the npxtfshrcc years the church would support the work of church ex tension in the presbytery to the ex tent of over 1200 ken allen reported on the ex pansion of facilities and walter woodburn on finances officials were elected to the board of stewards and the ses sion and the board was empower ed to fillany vacancies which may occur rey currey expressed thanks to the retiring officers the minister was presented with a purse of money and mrs currey with a bouquet of carnations puc finances in 7 low 7 aclbn ipubhcutllulesrdlsjurement secretaryyjt wfigcn fine ptftttt thst -the- total fi capital irttmliimui k nuniiy4lqty4tl rpi mil 1uft4 pjrptv in the y esr waa were 14032i2 while- revenue was 1306372 capital costs experi enced lust year by thepluc ns nwily iirvnvoldiible dlpbiir8emrnt hlkehhe expense tola to 742ih ober the total of i9b4 reyonuo the commissions five members- criticized the strlngem eohtroltno hydro office exercises over local commissions financial planning chairman f g oakea remarked- ut r everdell again fair president to organize parade next year ray everdell was returned tin nnlmously us president of actiin fall ful for his second year at the annual meeting in acton towft hall on saturday officer and dlfecl- ors wereiiamcd and reports ihtutv uluig a very successful yeor were read at tho meeting returned to the posltlonson 4hyt firt board- they held i in 1054 are vicepresident smith griffin ond viccp ttiom- pson and secretarytreasurer mrs directors arc m madlll f kcntner l hcmsley m mccul- lough d rodgera c denny v marshall c sprowl c altkcnru mclean d f west gordon leslie j dennis l mcbnery b watson recover stolen tar rifle found missing three days after his car was stolen from inv front of his agnes street home oordon harding wts notified by pollce that the vehtclo 1 oronto the- aiiadcfate directors arc to be chosen at a later meeting honorary directors arc a robin son l o johnston j j stewart dr f ft onlim fi wnltnn 7 progress noted by rector the annual vestry meeting of st alh an ch wa he was found abandoned in the cor was stolen january 0 and recovered the following week end local police reported this week the car was undamaged a rifle belonging to mr harding whs missing from the car however greater than the- dlf to the commission in the- buying nv sel- lirig cost of power r- 6iveftsitrir inertaass fr several weiks a meeting jas ween pending with llamiltoh hydro office otftcial ms recent reply from this office tells tho commis- slon-that- before- a meeting- date can txset estimates of 1063 capl- tal ctist expenses uliould be remit- v ted for study members hand r nreel this wits anything but con- venicnt undwkcd the secretary toy try to arrange thin meeting for january 28 iln addition to iegulnr minutes sccctnry mcgeachle read- minutajfc of a special nveotlhg january 13 at this meeting- members compared costs revenue and salaries in com mission of nearby towns salary adjustments to hydro de partment and watvrwktt ment employees were later agreed on as foilowa superintendent d mason 30o increase k mcphail 380 lncr w kellv 1200 in- cteosi- superintendent j lambert 130 increase ji ijuhy 430 ln- at last weeks meeting w kelly appeared- torobject to the spread between two of the hydro depart ment increases chairman oakea explained the commissions reason ing in setting the figures ttnrcom- mission later considered there would be no change iri mr kellys increase colored lights viewed turning to othey matters mem bers decided the flat rate for power charged to thomas and thomasv construction at th gl le sub- rjgtj fnue corner of- the burlington cage footitt put acton ahead for the first time when he teamed up with arblc at the eight minute mark of the second period ready and cur rle both picked up penalties before footitt struck again with his sec ond counter arblc opened the third period spending two minutes in the cool er wilson tallied aoput the vis itors back in the game with a one- man advantage coon widened the acton lead burlington came back wtihin striking distance when they slipped one behind marsha a fight late in the last period saw arbic and almas receive major penalties and watklns pick up a minor ready was- thrown out of the game for at tacking referee bob marshall acton marshall arblc lawson coon withers morton heatley baxter sinclair hunter skilling currie i iburlington slaver tuck pres- cott spence atcheson alma horning ready donaldson wat- kins maclntyre thatchuk smith wilson plexman dltemv- and betty bemoi conducted the worship service the mooting closed with taps total magi istrates court ghtcases nurse explains tuberculin tests the rural teachers of jesquesing melon monday january 17 at glen williams putolic school when the district health nurse gave an o77 on the new health program and tuberculin tesoielng carried out in the schools she expressed her thank to the teachers for the co operation she received froin them in he a general discussion period wis followed by a motion of adjourn ment those present at the meeting were miss roiiell mrs beaumont mrs gardiner and miss brown of the glen staff miss mcedwards wate mrs p muuntain- eight cases involving four traffic violations two liquor control apt violations and two impaired driv ing charges were heard by magi lrate langdon in court here wed nesday- afternoon jtwo drivers charged with driv ing while ability impaired one a local man paid a total of 200 in fines plus a total of 46 costs four traffic act violator all from outoftbwn paid a total br 40 in fines plus costs under the liquor conttol act two local residents were charged one was dismissed and the other- found guilty and assessed a fine of 10 plus 10 costs wi sale euchre have many prizes there were 25 tables of euchre in play at the acton womens in stitute penny sale and euchre in the parish hall on friday evening following are the prizewinners childs pyjamas mrs van fleet candy e mcdonald aprons henry wedge cup and saucer f heller cigarettes mrs fern shultisj apron mrs w chisholm jewellery vou cher mrs- j lovcll picture e brown salt and pepper set ann maplcsden socks c mnptesdcn groceries d tourner tomato juice mrs greer babys drcss itoy goodwinpaesh june rose soap mrs s rowlei t nt grne mr golden three pounds of butter fred anderson milk tickets miss langtry groceries mrs a m mc- pherson tie a mooney powder elsie roach towels mrs l brad- 5haw ham mrs s mceachern stockings mary osborne child rens stockings mrs hollo way mens first prize brush and comb jim van fleet mens second prize socks mel mrcullniigh lnrtie-j- 1811 of books added to library at a meeting of the acton lib rary board held on thursday january 20 it was pointed out that the library now has a better class of books than ever before the sum of 181167 having been paid for books in 1934 the number of books taken out in 1953 was 173 and this increased to 20384 in 1954 nearly all fiction books shown in toronto public libraries liit view mrs cromar ashgrbvc mrs potlick and mrs dory stewart- town miss sinclair hornby mrs pcraft stewarttown miss sin clair hornby mrshopcraft quatre bras miss kidd cedarvaio mr copcland miss carson and mrs cascadden norval r ymca week its vmca week in canada and the united states from jan- nary s3 u january 3 to mark the occasion in acton and re- port on i special activities the free press devotes page seven of thb issue to the actort ymca first prize picture mrs o lockeri ladies secon prize b of candy mary matthews mens consolation prize j ford ladies consolation prize mrs b footitt travelling prize iijqmcs ladies stockings-mrs- mceachern travelling prize mensr- socks mel mccullough lucky cup prize japcon mrs lambert lucky cup prize personalized luncheon napkins mrs roberts lucky cush ion mrs o locker the plate and cake were won by mrs fred and erson of books in demand arc available and also many new books oh carp entry sewing electricltyrjurniture making and other occupational hobbies membership cards are av ailable at a low cost the library located in the ymca building is open monday wednesday and sat urday evenings e johnston w a wnndhurna swockhumer w dayles jlsim- grvllle m sprowl ir l- davidson rtr parkerm symon w linham and j moles auditors are j allen and w dobbic directors report attendance at the meeting wd very encouraging the directors reports on various classes showed increased entries in most classes and improvements in quality special mention was made of the light- horse- classes and commercial feature classes in market cattle believed to be th- bst yet at acton fair much im- i provemont was noted in the school childrens work plans were discussed for the 1055 fair which will be held on september 16 and 17- on motion af c mckcown andr l davidson a committee of three dlrectorss to be chosen to organize a parade to be held on fai day mr and mrs ray everdell and mr and mrs wallace swackhamer arc to attend the fairs convent- ion at toronto in february r l davidson expressed the ap preciation of the board of direct ors to the president and to the sec- retary for their help in making 1954 a successful year plans are being made for a dinner for the officers and direct ors of last year the auditors report wffffivcn by j aen congratulations and best wish es to mrs- m obrien of rock wood who reached her lqoth blrthdfy the ten provincial governments had net general revenues of 1314 million 4nj953 about 29 per cent of ottavyastotat revenue that year there are lots of hearts in the new mat service book just arrived any advertiser whos looking ahead to valentines day will find the perfect illustrations for his products flowers candy baking jewellery and other gifts advertis ers areajwavs welcome to look through our books of illustrations acfoe mayor now chairman urban board plans exhibit higher budget further plans were made for the exhibit or north halton at thejnt- ernatlonal trade fair when the north halton urban board met for its inaugural meeting in milton on wednesday evening chairman j armstrong express ed his appreciation for the cooper ation during the last year by res olution e tyler acton was ap pointed to the position for 1955 mayor tyler expressed his nope that the accomplishments o the tboard could be continued the secretary j mtcgeachie was authorized by the board to comp lete the necessary contracts with the trade fair for the industrial prqrriotion booth at thefatr on may 30 including payment of the- bal ance of 323 for the booth space 15 for cleaning servioe and 1175 for rental of a six foot counter bmthafruisrmenta decoration jof the booth was dis cussed and the verviccs ofthe pjo- fessional decorating firms were li be investigated as to price and style attendarits at the booth during the 11day fair wre also consider ed hours were front 930 am to a pjm tov nine days with two days ait i0 am to v3q pjh members expressed the feeling there should be one person on hand for therfair w- tti to retain continuity of effort with other assistance from each of the municipalities that could chaage each day it was considered that theclerk might take a week of the duty and the engineer a week with each municipality to have a represent ative each of the 11 days thepro- blem was left to tlje next meeting for further discussion consider car rent budget the proof submission of the dills tmimgstvdpwlistnng co on the brochures for distribution at the trade fair was approved with min or changes the purpose of the bro- chure as an attraction piece was emphasized and the problems of re ferring contacts between various town representatives to others was conadejred consideration was given the current budget with the expressed wish that a sufficient amount be asked for initially to avoid frequent- appeals to wuncij ifor additional funds known expenditures totalled 6000 the treesurer reported pointing to a present overdraft of 18393 a resolution was approved that each municipality be sskt a budgeted allowance ofaaft withi payment of 1000 iocarry the present expenses and the balance by june 4 f rnriii tjkjjiil isj uy engtneera salary oompchsation overage foe the engineer r simmons was to be investigated and- discussed at the next meeting by resolution the salary of th engineer was increased at the rate of 300 per year mrsimmons asked imhe break- down of time spent in each town was still required and members suggested the breakdown would not require jis much d if a re cord of uieprojecls was retained for the information of future bjards three memberships were approv ed for the engineer in- the americ an waterworks asociathm the canadian institute on sewage and sanitation and the city engineers association reporting to the board the eng- in u councils to call ti fin n duihng the early stages of discuss ion to receive the full benefit in ec onomies and other recommendat ions of his engineering services he also suggested broader discussion at the board- meetings with respect to specific jobs for the enlightenment of all members- v v aak lo-asalb4ant- considerable discussion followed on the suggestion of necessary- staff increases to put the plans and documents of each of the municlp- jji allties in good order and to then keepup with the continuing ex pansion in the three- centres staff increases the engineer suggested should include a full time assistant and a summe student mr simmons said he felt there was sufficient drafting to keep a draftsman going full time for an in definite period he pointed out he was serving a population equal to brampton where a staff of five b employed further reviewing the budget it was pointed out an expenditure of 4000- to 5000 on the part of each town would be required for engi neering services the problem was to be reviewed by the members with their individ ual councils and presented at the next meeting members voiced unanimous com plaints about the recent drastic cut being made in road grants by the ontario department of highways each town reported an amount on which grants were receivable asset at 25000 where most of the three towns had almost doubled- that amount last year the individual action or each wwri was considered toward increases in the grants pay able the next meeting of the board wa set for february 8 in george town parish hall on monda was noted in the statistical report that there are 193 families looking to st albans for spiritual minist rations and 70 individual mem- bers the total number of souls in the parish is 400 the total enrol ment in the church school ha climbed to 173 with an average sunday attendance of 119 the rector noted that 1934 wgi a year of steady progress re ceipts have tripled since 1945 the rector expressed his sincere ap preciation to all those who con tributed to the completion of a very successful year tho rector appointed william denny as his warden for the com ing year and leslie a duby was elected peoples warden the war dens appointed vic ibrlstow as treasurer- a clifford was elected cnvclopc and the war dens appo1ntea as vestry clerk y ut dlvislonrivouldeoirtinuetrhfcrfirinr last saturday s- suit photo wj coon acton member to the north halton district high school board was named ehajr- raanofjhatbodyatjhel55in augural meeting in acton movie on queen shown to chapter- the film welcome the queen was shovn at the january meet ing of the duke of devonshire chapter iojje at home cf mrs along on january 19 the regentumrs j whitham presided mrs schroeder land mrs lonj were appointed trie nominating committee more wool was to be ordered for services at borne and abroad applications were received for fbur new members r- mrs b mowat spoke on dignity and citizenship at the close of the business ptr- mr long showed the film welcome the queen this year the advisory council was expanded to include two wom en representatives the two lay representatives to the synod are henryjolley and fred kingsmill and the substitute uk knox a number of new sidesmen are to be appointed this year toassist the wardens and cyril taylor has been appointed c of the sidesmenfor the year 1955 the annual reports were given by the various organizations wo mans auxiliary- girls auxiliary the- guild church school broth efhosdijof anglican churchmen senior jivid juhiof choirs each of these organizations reported a sub stantial increase in interest mem bership and finances pipes lead haggis at burns program a special burns supper and pro gram was arranged by fred wright for the weekly meeting of the rotary club on tuesday tra ditional haggis was oh the menu and traditionally pipers set the scene robbie burns was the topic of a paper read by mr ruddy of guelph and jack robertson of milton added a reading of some of burns poetry to his talk provid ing the scottish music were piper mcveigh pipe major whittle and drummer norman wright had objected- as too high an arbi trary bill for power consumed final cost of treetrimming com pleted lait fall by hydro superin tendent mason and his men was estimated at 471 this figure was emphasized as being 100 to 300 less than the 774 and 930 figure tendered by outside tree experts to dp the same job rcpresontutlviit of the local chamber of commerce civic com mittee i jones h eulottandh sly appeared to seek transfer of the colored lights on mill and main streets to chamber control if the commission would supply operation labor and poweifor the lights it was proposed the cham ber would bear maintenance and extension costs mr jones submit ted the chamber would like to be lnja position to use the lights on mo occa than christmasttiner pra l chairman it the chamber wanted the lights turned on periodically a pilot wir ing arrangement would be needed which is an additional cost item also the commission reminded the delegation that most of- the lights- are owned by the defunct retail merchants association no agreement was reached on the request pending further consulta tion of chamber councillors secretary mcgeachle reported thatvfauowing receipt of a telegram advising of the death of hydro chairman r h saunders a letter was prepared and sent to his family offering condolences from one smaller member of the hydro fami ly commission members approved this action and askedacopy of the letter be included in the minutes several expressions of praise and regard fof the late hydro chairman were made in the remarks- onths matter the commission passed a motion authorizing t hie waterworks superintendent to buy future fuel oil supplies from thompson fuel service in acton members tlso agreed to make provision for jl several delegates to attend the an nual conventio of m hydro commissioners and employees in torontos royal york hotel vicechairman e hufnagel re minded members of a complaint about the unsatisfactory location of a fire hydrant in warren grove continued on pope pu h s district board first meeting held name w coon chairman willjam j coon- acton was the unanimous choice for chairman of north hptonhii board at the inaugural meeting of the board in acton monday night dr jji milne of georgetown was chosen as vicechairman for the year thernew member for esques- ing mr coles- was introduced and welcomed to the board committees selected weres fol lows with the first named aslthair- man finance and mariagelaeimv- dllls milne hall coles and car- bert transportation brown cook and masterman building carbert hail cleave j masterman and brown propeftyi pickett cook and forgrave vacancies on the staff at mittan high school had been arranged on a temporary basis faith mr mar- cellus teaching mathematics and mrs babcock teaching girls phys ical education amivye usb bedget the 1963 budget for was approved it will mean an av erage mill rate over the district of per aiid main ance was estimated at 6000 and debenture payment at 2930396 january accounts approved for payment amounted to 12j20j7 and a resolution to borrow up to 30- 000 from thebank of nova sceti for currentfexpenditure until grants and levies are received permission was given for staff members of the three schools to at- lend- a regional conference on february 17 innorth york the secretary was instructed to again take membership in th flat ario urban and rural school trus tees association members present as thu meeting weremessrs carbert coon cole brown milne- cook dills vickettr hall masterman and forgraval secretary ccjlq o ba pres i med until afcrsurman wis chosen and chalrmanw j codn presided following hia elecuon r7 v xystaa jtfei-t-i- h ctghtieth yearano 31 5 local juveniles tie oakville win over burlington by one jna at oakv tuesday actpn ttu vefiles tlea thd second placeoav ille team 2-2- ac- ton took an varlyi lead whert arbic ieored from koeutt at ai2jj the first period lawion got the second marker at thovesovinarkv v rmikyille4ilh 4111 410 of the second period when jaiio scor- est unassisted- lawrence received credit for oak vi lies second goal lit the half way mirk of the middle period v thompson and currle were sent of for- roughing at 1130 of the second thompson was given the gate again at 1744 of the same per iod for kneeing there was notcorlng n jhc final- 20 minutes- of ply withers and slashing at 1108 jack marshall played a brilliant game in the nets tor acton acton marshall arblc lsrwson coon withers footitt baxter jtt currle heatley morton hunter j currle sinclair skyrm b brown wcerflc bfowgr hall shepkcrd ururnin fhlmmons sane tnnrnx tr t eight paget sjx cents adams osborne mapheron edge mil barhfurten r everdell again fair president to organize parade next year irstafttkata acton ymca lcaoiks were honored st a steak dinner in the ymond e when pins arid crests were presented with certificates ofrecognttfon and membership in the national leaders fel lowship shown le to right jrear rowtre iphillip caddick edward mchugh ethel stuckey arid- john sch f eiu lawso hna wamsi aritv fvtfrtst hrnk ajaririlr fciill tnry rn p si acton juvenilei edged out- bur lington 43 on friday night mas- in tyre of burlington was sent off for elbowing early in the first period but acton failed to take ad vantage- weedy openeaine scoring i donaldson t-1- for burlington with oonaldson assist ing at the 14 minute mark of the first period morion tied it up for acton late in the first when he lifted a high one into the upper acton man injured when car crashes a local man suffered painful in juries and hi 1994 model car was badly d s m corne of the burlington cage footitt put acton ahead for the first time when he teamed up uivh arblc at the eight minute mark jf the second period ready and cur rle both picked up penalties before footitt struck agiirv with his sec ond counter arblc opened the third period spending two minutes in the cool er wilson tallied to put the vis- itors back in the game with a one to the car wasesumated at 1300 man advantage coon widened the acton lead burlington came back wuhin striking distance when they slipped one behind marshall a fight late in the last period saw arbic and almas receive major penalties and watklns pick up a minor ready was thrown out of the game for at tacking referee bob marshall acton marshall arblc lawson coon withers morton heatley baxter sinclair conduct worship the cglt of knox jpresbylcr- lanjchurch met in the sunday schooli6om of thechurch monday open with games and a sing when the vehicle he was driving went out of control and crashed southof sllvorcreck on no 7 high way east otscre hugh jordan modohald blvd was driving north a 7 am sun day morning whe h lost cu of the car if swerved into a tele phone pole broke it in three places cracked against two mailbox stan dards then hurdled a gtriley and crashed against a tree treated later by orvw g ken- ney acton jordan was found suf fering fromjculsand bruises to the chin abrasions to both knees a bruised chest and shock damage provincial police constable geo moore milton investigated the ac cident j nurse explains tuberculin tests skiuing currle burlington slaver tuck pries- cott spence atchcson almas horning beady donaldson wat- kins maclntyre ttiatchuk smith wilson plexman the rural teachers of xsquesing met on monday january 17 at glen williams public school when the district health nurse gave nn hunter magistrates court eight cases involving four traffic violations two liquor control act violations and two impaired dnv tag charges were heard by magi- stewarttown miss sin- trate lan in court here wed nesday afternoon ip drivers charged with driv ing while ability impaired one a local man paid a total of 200 in fines plus a total of 46 costs four traffic act violators all from outoftown paid a total of 40 in fines plus costs under the liquor control act two local residents were charged one was dismissed snd the other port an special activities the found guilty and assessed a fine of 10 plus 10 costs on the new health program and tuberculin test carried out in the schools sne expressed her thanks to the teachers for the co operation she received front them in he a general discussion period was followed by a motion of adjourn- nvent those present at the meeting were miss jtosxell mrs beaumont- mrs gardiner and miss brown of the glen staff miss mcedwards waterloo mrs p mountain view mrs cromar ashgrove mrs poqick and mrs dory stewart town miss sinclair hornby mrs clair hornby mrshopcrak quatre bras miss kidd cedarvaie mr copeland miss carson and mrs cascadden norval ymca week its yjstca week in canada and the united states from jan- nary s3 u january s to mark the occasion in acten and re- free press devotes page seven of this tssme to the acteit ymca song led by miss watklns the president margaret armstrong led the business they planned to have a special meeting next week vis iting other groups ruth s ella j any rho conducted the worship service the meeting closed with taps wi sale euchre have many prizes there were 25 tables of euchre in play at the acton womens in stitute penny sale and euchre in the parish hall on friday evening following are the prize winners childs pyjamas mrs van fleet candy e mcdonald aprons henry wedge cup and saucer f heller cigarettes mrs fern shultisj apron mrs w chisholm jewellery vou cher mrs j lovcll picture e brown salt and pepper set ann maplcsden socks c maplesden groceries d tourncr tomato juice mrs- 3reer b dre jtoy goodwinfdrsh june rose soap mrs s jlowles set of glasses mrs golden three pounds of butter fred anderson milk tickets miss langtry groceries mrs a m mc- pherson tie a mooney powder elsie roach towels mrs l brad- shaw ham mrs s mceachorn stockings mary osborne child rens stockings mrs holloway mens first prize brush and comb jim- van fleet mens second prize jeocjts mel mrcullniigh ladies year yet fo th congrega with i total receipts for the year of over 13000 and missionary glvlngs over 2000 it was decided that in the noxt4hrcc years the church would support the work of church ex tension in the presbytery to the ex tent of over 1200 ken allen reported on pahsiori of facilities and first prize picture mrs o locker ladies second p box of cand mary matthews meni consolation prize j ford ladies consolation prize mrs b footitt travelling prize ladles ladies stockingsmrs mceachern travelling prize mensr socks mel mccullough lucky eup prize apron mrs lambert lucky cup prize personalized luncheon napkins mrs roberts lucky cush ion mrs o locker the plate and cake were won by mrs fred and erson the ten provincial governments had net general revenues of 1314 million jn 1953 about 29 per cent of ottaastotat revenue that year supper precedes church meeting following- a pot luck supper the annual meeting of acton un i church w hold last friday evening there were games and moving pictures tor tho children while their parents attended the business meeting the reports showed the best the ex- walter woodburn on finances officials were elected to the board of stewards and the ses sion and the board was empower ed to fillany vacancies which may occur rey currey expressed thanks to the retiring officers the minister was presented with a purse of money and mrs currey with a bouquet of carnations p1jc finmrifce npirosy jn imyaclbn ipubuc r utilities emnmlsslo h v rosyrflnanclal tlrne of it according- to audit figures released at last wpk fleeting however when the other aide of the statement is taken into account with eaplttl cost expen- ditirrts of 18030 the hydro opecn- tlons profitiof inem a deficit of 7420- hydro auditors do not take capl- tnl expenditures into account on the sprad between revenue and disbursement secretary wegca ehl e iri 19 rsaensrif were 14003232 while- revenue was 1506372 capital costs expejl- pge pttlht that the toul of capital expendlturee in- the waa criced lastyear by the pucj as nwtly urtnvoldnbie dlsbursevhttnts hike the expense total to 74mh7 over the total of j9m revenue the commissions five members criticized the stringent control- ii hydro office exercises over local commissions financial- planning chairman f o oakes remarked at ray evprdell was returned- un- j animously as president of actoii fall fair for his second year at the raealar stolaii cdr unniial meeting in acton town hall wts iwiii w on saturday offlcei and dfrec ors wcrenamed and reports iridic- atlng a y cry successful y oar were three days after his car was read at tho meeting stolen from inv front f his agnes ncturncd to the posltlora-oniav- street home oordon harding wis boardthey held in 1934are flrsl notified by pollce that the vchlclo rifle found missing vicepresident smith griffin sec- ond vlccpresldentrwllttam thorrr- pson and secretarytreasurer mrs- juene swaok hamer directors are m madlll f kcntner l hemsley m mccul lough d rodgore c denny v marshall c sprowl c ailktnrl mclean d f west gordon leslie j dennis l mcenery b watson n bralda and s morrison the- aiuoctate directors are to be chosen at a later meeting honorary directors are a robin son l o johnston j j stewart pr f g onkes fijnrge wallacr 1811 of books at a meeting of the acton lib rary board held on thursday january 20 it was pointed out that the library now has a better class of books than ever before the sum of 181167 having been paid for books in 1954 the number of books taken out in 1933 was 17sss and this increased to 20 384 in 1954 nearly all fiction books shown i to public libraries list of books in demand are available and also many new books on carp entry sewing el furniture making and other occupational hobbies membership cards are av ailable at a low cost the library located in the ymca building is open monday wednesdayand sat urday evenings e johnston- w a wnodhurn a swnckhamer w davlcs l sittti- ervl m sprowl r i- davidson rttl parker m symon w llnham and j moles auditors are j allen and w dobbie directors report attendance at the meeting wos very encouraging the directors reports on various classes showed increased entries in most classes and improvements in quality special mention was made of the light- horse- classes and commercial feature classes in market cattle bcllcyed to be th- best yet at acton fair much im- i provement was noted in the school childrens work plans were discussed for the 1933 fair which will be held on september 16 and 17 on motion of c mckcown and r l davidson a committee of three diretbrs4s to be chosen to organize a parade to be held on fai day mr and mrs ray everdell and mr and mrs wallace swackhamer are to attend the fairs convent- ion- dt toronto in february ir l davidson expressed the ap preciation of the board of direct ors to the president and to the sec- retary for their help in making 1954 a successful year plans are being made for a dinner for the officers and direct ors of last year the auditors rebort wasgi vch ijy j allen there are lots of hearts in the new mat service book just arrived any advertiser whos looking ahead to valentines day will find the perfect illustrations for his products flowers candy baking jewellery and other gifts advertis- ersareflwxs welcome to look through our books of illustrations acton mayor maw chairman 14- li urban board plans ex h i b i t further plans were made for the exhibit of 3jorth halton at the lnt- ernational trade fair when the north halton urban board met for its inaugural meeting in milton on wednesday evening chairman j armstrong express ed his appreciation for the cooper ation during the last year by res olution e tyler acton was ap pointed to the position tor 1935 mayor tyler expressed his hope that the accomplishments of the decoration board could be continued the secretary j mcgeachie was authorized by the board to comp lete the necessary contracts with the tradkfalr for the industrial promotion booth at the fair on may so including payment of the bal ance of 233 tor the booth space 15 fo cleaning aervise and 1175 for rental of a six foot counter ixfrsaataaents y f ths booth was dis cussed and the services ofthe po- fessional decrttriij nrmsereto be investigated aa to price and style j- v attendants at the booth d the tldajfalr were also cbnstder ed hour were from 930 ath to 6 pan for nine days with two days at c30 am to 9s9 tan members expressed the feellnithh should be one person ohhand for il to retain continuity of effort with other assistance from each of the municipalities that could change each day it was considered that theclerk might take a week of the duty and the engirteer a week with each municipality to have a represent ative each of the 11 dys the-pro- blem as left to the next meeting for further discussion canstder carrent bodget the proof submission of the dills printing and- pufbiismng up on the brochures for distribution at the trade fair was approved with min or changes the purpose of the bro chure as an attraction piece was emphasized and the problems of re ferring contacts between various town representatives to others was considered consideration was given the current budget with the expressed wish that a sufficient amount be asked for initially to avoid frequent appeal ji tmcu- for iuddiijonal tunds known expenditures totalled 6000 the treeaurer reported pointing to a presen overd of 916u5ta resolution was approved that each municipality be eskca a budgeted allowance cfrjujmk wliayment of 1000 tvcarry the present expenses and the balance by june 1 cp engineers salary compensation overage foe the engineer r simmons was to be investigated and discussed at the next meeting by resolution the salary of th engineer wag jhefeased afthe rate of 300 pier year mrsimmons asked if-thebreak- down of time spent in each town was still required and members suggested the breakdown would not require as much detail if a re- cord o the projects was retained for the information of future boards three membershipswere approv ed for the engineer in the americ an waterworks asociation the canadian institute on sewage and sanitation and the city engineers association reporting to the board the eng ineer urged councils to call hlth during uie early stages of disci ion to receive the full benefit in pnomies and other recommendat ions of his engineering services he also suggssted broadet discussion at trie board meetings with respect to specific jobs for the enlightenment ofal m r t aaka far assistant considerable discussion followed on the suggestion of necessary- staff increases to put the plans and documents of each of the municip alities in good order and to then keep up with the continuing ex pansion iri the three- centres staff increases the engineer suggested should include a full time assistant and a summer student mr simmons said he felt there was sufficient drafting to keep u draftsman going full time for an in definite period he pointed out he was serving a population equal to brampton where a staff of five i employed further reviewing the budget it was pointed out an expenditure of 4000 to 5000 on the part of each town would be required for engi neering services the problem was to be reviewed by the members with their individ ual councils and presented at the lext meeting members voiced unanimous com- n jp4pteinlsr about the recent drastic cut ujf- being made in road grants by the 4ev ontario department of highways each town reported ari amount on which grants- were receivable asset at 25000 where most of the three towns had almost dbubled- that amoun last ye individual action of each wwri was consfdered- toward increases in the grants pay able ii the next meeting of the board was set for february 8 in- george- town i was found abandone in toron the cor was stolen january 8 and recovered the following week end fcocat police reporied this week the car was undamaged a rifle belonging to mr harding was missing from the car however steady progress noted by rector the annual vestry meeting of st alh angl c w he greater than the difference to the commission in the buying and sel- ling cost of power o ineriaa for sevvral weeks a meeting haa been pending with lumutorj hydro office officials mos cecent reply from this iffice tells the commis- sionthot before- a meeting- date oan beset estimates of 1933 capi tal cos expenses should be remit- teil for study members handily agreed this was anything but con- vcnient and asked tho secretary to try to arrange thin meeting for january 28 in addition to regular minutes secretary mcgeachie read- minutax of a special meetihg january 13- at this meeting- members compared costs revenue and salaries in com missions of nearby towns salary adjustments to hydro de partment and waterworks-dofmmit- ment employees were later agreed on follows superintendent d mason 300 increase k mcphail 330 increase w kelly 200 in- crease superintendent j lambert 13q increase a duhy 430 ln- waa noted in the statistical report that there are 193 familieslooking to st albans for spiritual minist rations and 70 individual mem- bcra the total number of souls in the parish is 460 the total enrol ment in the church school climbed to 173 with an average sunday attendance of 119 the rector noted tfiat 1954 wgs a year of steady progress- re- congratulations and best wish es to mrs m obrien of rockwoodv who reached her iqotk birthday last saturday -ft- suit photo w j coon acton member to the north halton district high school board was named chair movie on queen shown to chapter the film welcome thequeen was shown at the january meet ing of the duke ef devonshire chapter iojje at the home of mrs a long on january 19 the regcntumrs j whltham presided mrs schroedersnd mrs long were appointed- the nominating committee more wool wat to be ordered for services at home and abroad appllcatiqnswqre received frf6utnetlittwtjers mrs b mowat spoke on dignity and cjusenahtp l lj at the close of the business per iod mr long showed the fllin elcqme the queen ceipls have tripled since 1043 the rector expressed his sincere ap preciation to al those who con tributed to the completion of a very successful year tho rector appointed william denny as his warden for he com ing year and- leslie a duby was elected peoples warden the war- dens appointed vic bristow as treasurer a clifford was elected envelopelaecretary and- the war- dens appointed krkiiox as vestry clerk tnutyesr the adyuorycouncil was expanded to include two wom en representatives the two lay representatives to the synod are henry jolley and fred kingsmill and the substitute uk knox a number of new sidesmen are to be appointed this year toassist the wardens and cyril taylor has been appointed c of the sidesmen- for the year 1953 the annual reports were given by the various organizations wo mans auxiliary- girls auxiliary the guild church school broths cftofldtf anglican churchmen senior- yind jufilov choirs each of these organizations reported a sub stantial increase in interest mem bership and finances tortwouldcontinu had objected- as too high an arbl- trary bill for power consumed final coat of treetrimming com pleted last fall by hydro superin tendent mason and his men was estimated at 671 this figure was ha emphasized as being 100 to 300- less than the 774 and 960 figure tendered by outside tree experts to do the same job representation of shp local chamber of commerce civic com mittee t jones h elliot sly appeared to seek transfer of the colored lights on mill and main streets to chamber control if the commission would supply operationlabor and poweifor the lights it was proposed the cham ber would bear maintenance and extension costs mr jones submit ted the chamber would like to be inrra position to use the lights on more occasions- than rra l cjialraaan in rep c said pipes lead haggis at burns program a special burns supper snd pro gram was arranged by fred wright for the weekly meeting of the rotary club on tuesday tra ditional haggis was on the menu and traditionally pipers set the scene t robbie burns was the- topic of a paper read by mr ruddy of guelph and jack robertson of milton added a reading of some of burns poetry to his talk provid ing the scottish music were piper mcveigh pipe major whittle and drummer norman wright at last weeks meeting w kelly appeared- to object to the spread- between two of the hydro depart ment increases chairman oakea explatne4l the commissions reason- ing in setting the figures thtrcom- misslon later considered there w be no change in mr kellya thctease 7 oalered lights viewed turning to other matters mem bers decided the flat rate for power charged to thomas and thomaal c at th gl aub if the chamber wanted the lights turned on periodically a pilot wir ing arrangement would be needed which is an additional cost item alsp the commission reminded the delegation that most of- the lights- are owned by the defunct retail merchants association no agreement was reached on the request pewung further consulta tion of chamber councillors secretary mogeachie reported thatvfoiiowing receipt of a telegram advising of the death of hydro chairman r h saunders a letter was prepared and sent to his faonily offering condolences from one smaller member of the hydro fami ly commission members approved this action and askedacopy of the letter be included in the minutes several expressions of praise and regard for the late hydro chairman were made in the remarks on this- matter the commission passed a motion authorizing the waterworks superintendent to buy future fuel oil supplies from thompson fuel service in acton members also agreed to make provision for several delegates to attend the an nual conventio of m hydro commissioners snd employees in torontos royal york hotel vicechalrman xthufnegel re minded members of a complaint about the unsatisfactory location of a fire hy in warren grove continued on pope firs l h s district board held name w coon chqirman william j coon- acton was the unanimous choice for chairman of mant4hatbody auhe1555in- northhaltonhigh school district sugural meeting in acton board at the inaugural meetihg of the board in action monday night dr j b milne of georgetown was chosen as vicechairman for the year the new member for esques- ipg mr colas- was introduced and welcomed to the board committees selected were- as fol lows with the first named as chair man finance and management dills milne hall coles and car- bert transportation brown cook and maiterman building carbert was approved it wul mean an av erage mill rate over the district of 31 m o stiuu aild ina ance waa estimated at 6000 and debenture payments at 296346 january accounts approved for payment amounted to 1230jt- and a resolution to borrow up to fso- 000 from thelbank of nova scotia jfor cur until grants and levies are received permission waa given for staff members of the three schtktls to at- lend a regional conference oo february 17 in north york the secretary waa instructed- n hail cleave mastermaaand jgateutas mnbetlhln la the qnt- brown property pickett cook and forgrave 7 vaoandea on the staff at atkuon high school had been arranged on a tampo basia -wlth-mr-mar- cellus teaching mafhesnatics and mrs babcock teaching gtrlaphys icaleducatlon l aria urban and rural school trua- teea assdciaikib vf- manbers present at tela meeting were messrs carbslrt coon brown milnee36oavduls hall mastertaan and torgravav jaa ideduntu and chaln w j following lua alaeikia jzi apawfamb the 1w budget y -1- rivr v