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rt xzii v 1 1 1 the acton free press acton ontario page nvm- v of 9572 for a new battery for th pumping station another quotation is to be sought the superintend ent also reported that after replace- 1 work thelptimps arc back in service at the lift station the following accounts were jorderedpald waterworks aecoinifa acton puc jan operations 76823 bell telephone 1658 acton puc hydro 121003 warn you want ii wh til wcwt tractor mevtng tractor standing zs archie kerr cockshutt farm equipment salfs and service phone acton 41w3 this is it 7 mancani 1955 7v this beautiful 21 receiver can be yours for the unbelievable low price of 21495 if incorporates the following features 21 alurninized picture tube for brighter more realistic pictures single stage high gatftvideo amplifier intercarrier sound system beam power audio putput triode syncseparator and amplifier high efficiency horizontal aufotransformer output system and eht supply same set same features in 17 17995 puc disappoii at 13th power bill hepc asks 1155 continued from page one superintendent d mason report ing fo the hydro department es- timatedfollowing a request by the chamber of commerce that cost to install control wire on down town colored lights would beabout 5557 he also reported that vandalism has cost thecommission the re placement of about 50 street light bulbs in recent weeks an accident with the derrick on the hydro truck has caused a brok en lift head superintendent mason went oh steps are to be taken to have this repaired j fennd in poor shape during the work of transformer changing to 60 cycle winding sev eral old units have been found in suchpoor condition that it is doubt ful if they would survive alterat ion the superintendent said the commission agreed to leave these older units u without changing them over until they have to te replaced lifter some airing of pros and cons it was decided to allow the hydro superintendent to attend an electrical firm display and rec- eption in toronto this week a sec ond invitation to another display on accident prevention was filed waterworks superintendent j lambert s a quoted pr staff phot local fashion models who participated in the st albans guild presentation of what the well dressed ladwill wear last thursday evening are shown left to right sylvia jones mrs v barrxwiii mrs e jones ruth jones mrs wm wilson mrs g candler nearly 200 ladies attended the show controversial hline approved by acton ladies at fashion show can brass co neptune meters ltd can valve and hydrant williams supply co 721 8956 750 366 1t03j87 hydro accounts bell telephone 3715 jpetty cash tjxp trans 22d0 mrs e mceachern gas 1180 j b mackenzie and son coal 4j29r ferranti elec ltd trans 42200 ellis and howard ltd 2630 northern electric 10889 h palmer office cleaning 2000 hepc of ont hydro heat er unit macswain motors acton puc ww hydro h g barlow co l w agar coal j wood co hot water heaters federal wire cable co ree gen meter inspection packard elec transformer can l materials powerlite devices ltd 8800 505 304 2385 8395 53190 15888 450 32300 35s0i 77 08 206402 the interior of knox church being redecorated this week all hew at the price ever wigo television in georgetown it quipped with the most modern television equipment and gives you a 90 day absolutely ree sarvke ask for free home trial our agent in acton jack mcmullen 136 bower ave phone- 66 or phone tr 73376 georgetown sales and service 32 main street georgetown frig1daire electric dryer giant screen drawr controls lint fulloponing door porcelain inside and out automatic timer automatic heat cutoft manning the latest in fashionable cloth es including the controversial box jacket and long torso line were appreciatively inspected by about 200 acton ladies when st albans guild sponsored a fashion show the parish hall last thursday jvii evening the smart clothes were topped with spring hats from the kaye shoppe a set off with jewellery from rachlins t mrs s eisen acted as comment ator describing the outfits which came from eisens store a clever backdrop a spring scene was made by mr and mrs m root bouquets of flowers and shamrocks added to the effect the models coming into the large up stairs room at the stairway from the basement mounted a runway leading the length of the room to -the- platform r mrs eisen wearing a princess line pink dress with a small white hat and corsage was seated here she pointed out special features of each costume as the models paused before walking back the styles varied from rainweir evening wear and eaeh articl received favorable comment from the audience appeal ranged since there were squaw skirts for the teenagers and dark dresses and coats for the larger figure pink and grey were popular shades and kcvaral dark dresses were set off by white- collars and cuffs vic bristuv managed the lighting and rino rraida supplied the pub lic addxeissyjstem george- hall played the piano during the show modelling wei mrs f ooke mis phyllis mackic mrs c tay lor miss sylvia jones mrs h graham mrs evan jones mrs g currie mrs william wilson mrs g candler mrs george lee mrs william denny mrs c townsley miss ruth jones mrs howard tnwnscnd mrs r anderson mrs g barbcau mrs e footitt and mrs howard dolphin at intermission candy was soli ami sever htcky winners were cosmetic kit mrs john jestin worthingtnn ont etched tray mrs walker carved leather belt mrs john black pairs of stockings mrs d manning mrs w middleton mrs gordon beatty mrs k mcphail and mrs wes allen pot shamrocks mrs e lasby mrs b griese aprons mrs george hall mrs g ingles mrs s snow and mrs k taylor mrs c cook was in charge of the program apd presented bou quets to mrs eisen and miss ro- zelt rock wood was guest of honor at showery arid presentations mrsgr goxg a miscellaneous shower miss bessie calder enter tained at a kitchen shower mrs e thatcher was hostess at a parit- ry and linen shower the employees of the bell tele phone office presented her with a table lamp several showers for bridetobe prior to her marriage to murray ne dalton- businessman lauds local advertising effectiveness of newspaper adver tising at a local level was borne out this week in comments by an acton businessman who recently conclud ed a monthlong stock liquidation sale a display advertisement in thfr free press last week advertising nylons as a weekend special brought instant results s eisen owner of eisens clothing store said this week mr eisen reported that the free press had barely been on the street a half hour thursday afternoon when customers appeared requesting the advertised special referring to his successful stock licfuidation sale the local merchant adh2dhatconcehtratid use ofjaruc acton high school news by nell benton the spring concert is over for this year this was the first at tempt at such a thing and proved to be quite successful next year we fnay te lucky enough to have another one there have been twtj basketball games lately in the first game dawk ins and arblc played to a tie game 13 all in the second dawi kins defeated coon 2416 there wjll be one more game between foouttamtarbie mrs reed is now on the sicklist and mrs buchanan is filling in for her we wish mrs reed a speedy recovery v the calender says that march 21 has comb and gone it does not look or feel very mmh like spring obituary mrs j saunders interred at acton display ads coupled with handbill reprints circulated by mail through the district had achieved gratifying in this area response from shoppers in the town anjd rural area mr eisen indicated that during ill the funeral was iietd saturday for mrs j saundirs who died wed- jjfesday night march 15 after a lengthy llrhosst hi f iiicr-marga- ret nefflin spent nil of hoc 03 years spring here brings more subdivision problems to council continued from page one expenditures of 25000 the max- imimi fi n which subsidy- will be granted however the de partment of municipal affairs ad vised the town that an irtcjuded- item of 3000 for new road ex penditure could not bei debentur- boudlnc bytew lup clerk mcgeachie read the last minutes of he north halton urb- wjboard j circular on street narking material the clerk sjot presented the magistrates sum- mary for february action to revise actons out dated building bylaw was urged by the clerk following reading of a letter from the department of planning and development dealing with the national building code and municipal building by laws a sug gestion was made a committee composed of council members cham of commerce repre plahmhg board mem- ber tackle the job of the building bylaw revision here it was later agreed to discuss the matter more fully at a later meeting a draft agreernent for tire pro tection with portions of the town ships of erin esquesing and nas- sagaweya with acton was reai under this new agreernent the townships wuulu pay a standby fee of 575 yearly 100 per trip and provision was made for read justment of fees if the building as- sessment in all the to in- ie 2 cent ine agreement runs to march i j958 oil dbtribnuon heiet constdefalions involved ut the deeding over to the town of legal lend in the glenlea subdivision werebrought before councilsever- al details are to be raised to councils satisfaction before the transfer can be completed two letters from civic admin istration regarding low subscript ion rates ant from a clifford tree selling firm were filed the union gas co distributors of natural gas forjcon5umjeruse authored a lengthy letter to coun cil particulars on a proposed pipe line which would pass through this area south of milton were given in the letter which went on to speculate that residents of ac ton milton and georgetown could feas talce advan of th th mrs saunders js survived by her widower a brother edward efflin of buffalo new york three daugh many items and specials j tors jean i mrs c bastin i florence marked from week to week had mrs h hellrr both of kitchener been bought by customers who and grace mrs m sorocky of identified the price and garment braniford and sisters grace mrs through the local advertising a howard and mrs w wilson she was predeceased by her son john ps donation services were conducted ty w j on friday acton public school b meloche in the church of st t th j rc the apostle interment was cross this represents 25 cents per in acton cemetery in the family pupil at the school plot rev evan jones officiated at graveside pallbearers were george cubs from rockwooil an i wilson don cabeldu jack hon moffat tiiok part in the wellington ard terry howard ken howard district- cub display in guelph and william densmore dont forget the sale of baking and bazaar auspices of knox evening auxiliary sat mar 26 at 230 oclock at mainprizes store personal jotes qi acfonfans visiting outoftowh points and of 1 visitors in acton homes mr and mrs gordon beatty ari in montreal this week pipe lines gas distribution possib ilities council accepted an invitation from the chamber- of commerce to be the letters guests at the next chamber meeting a civic night seek sidewalks in w g brief discussion followed the submission of a petition from war ren grove homeowners for sid- walk installations on a local im provement basis it was noted thit sllhomcuwncrs exc t hat signed the document council ag reed it had no alternative but to install the sidewalks the home owners indicated they wished to py for the walks over a 10 yer term however council was undecided how thn cost of the walk on wal lace street would be assessed councillor lindsay and deputy- reeve footitt bith drew attention to various street locations in need of attention due to holes or drain age difficulties councillor s brunnello reported gas stolen from supplies owned by the wtwn in the park storage sh he ald considered tools in the same shed were in danger of be ing stolen since there was no ad equate lock on the door the sit uation is to be invcstigaitcii close park gte following councillor j newtons complaint from cameron street residents about old tree stumps a directive was made that all tree stumps on town property be at tacked with isaltpetre councillor l weick asserted that the park gates should be closed at nights council going further or dered the gates should be closed until further notice councillor robertson stuart and wcick also asked that a copy of ac- days last j tons protest on the impending re moval of provincial police protect ion be sent to all municipalities mrs ros jimmic spent several j weelc with frionds at horrtby vacationing in florida is mr alf long who flew to miami this j mr and mrs roy lambert and affccted y c ounccment thus week i amily oj dmyton visoosunm sumllstnn was read1 endorsed any with mr andmrs john lam- i i u i- friends are happy to see miss m z bennett back home improved in health ibert mr allan gordon visited his dad mr roekuood of kingston w gordon i children and adults alike need pure mifk for body building and repair keep your familys health and energy above par with our fresh vitaminrich milk phone today for delivery lr7 quality service phone 242 don timmingsprdp on sunday mr and mrs harry mainprize and mr bill mainrpize motored to midland mr john mccliire and mrs sar ah hurst arrived home last week from a holiday in florida impvc made m9 you wait hintons5c to 1 store mill st acton iist friday mp j wood and mrs g a dills visited in toronto with mrs e g black and mrs j matthews miss grace shoemaker of kit- ehmr- spent the weekend in ac tn with her parents mr and mrs amos shoemaker by othtr members reeve hargrave demanded stepj taken to- prevent the reoccur- biit0n perry limited plumbing and heating sheet metal wo actoniit phone 464 mrs dirk vangoozen is a pat- untin st josephs hospital ham- lton where she underwent an op eration last week mr and mrs a hill of kingston were visiting with their daughter and family mr and mrs fred nightingale of rockwood m m and mrs coles have as their guests at brookdale their j cousin and sister respectively mr j and mrs gordon gilmouc of car- j rot river sask mr and mrs harold swackham- l er and misses nadine and joyce i swackhamer visited on sunday jwith mr and mrs arthu swa harner and mr and mrs leslie swackhamer and family mr charles mason visited in buffalo over the weekend with mr and mrs william e ramsden iand tnotbredrwft rrthetiirtor roctr- ester saturday to the wedding of his grandson william e ramsden jr to miss elsa boedicker of hochester- ence of fire hazards such as were involved in a recent trailer blaz bthind a local garage the reeve criticized the towns bylaws in al lowing such a structure to exist without regulations or even assess ment provisions nothing from ii and s we get no revenue from thj tpe ff living accommodation the reeve aid yet we send ur f equipment to fight the fire give the occupant police protection and garbage service it was further contended that dwcilers in such a structure con- sidered a movable trtiler ao not pay water or hydro rates a dis cussion of- bylaw restrictions or lack of them followed but no act ion was- taken earlier council passed a motion granting payment of the following accounts totalling 119890 e gnschow taw repairs mactayain motors i acton free press rodse v- w agar coal acton puc hydro ijtjph telephone s f lawtaaon aiid co gordon hdwe pedlar people ltd signs w coles division court halton ma grill for tractor 3683 commercial and domestic upholstering re new chsjirs a 44200 iigisiai 75 f 10093 2205 jii 4500 42715 4j1 n 2910 h 1810 i 2055 is 800 y mzsszsb yf3 ysv5-uwiae3jav5i5si-i-