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acton ontario thursday may 5th 1955 cancel withdrawal order 6 fl 0 to remain twelve pages six cents staff photo queoi for a week finalists are shown in this group photo after the rotary club sponsors of the event announced thetop ten mon peal lynda mann elizabeth jany the queen selected on the basis day l to r front betty bean helen synnott frances oakes marg of most votes which accompany rotary peanut sa4es will be an kirkness nancy lambert rear barbara baxter sheila paul joy nounced saturday night the lucky girl gets a free trip to new york rewarded for role in scaring robbers alert action this winter by mr- jean leishman who notified pol ice of wouldbe robbers in actons post office bad its reward this week mr leishman w ho heard the intruders in the dead of night as they attempted 4a cut into the post office safe waa pr with a tne beads o councillors wh re to b m o pub who opposed thf pnrilnrk motion angry band led by ue heaps hot words on council hall ban stays storms threatened outside and in- gstion council just as insistent vautour recounted the benefits side acton council chamber mon- not to argue replied only when which might have come the way of day night but none broke as the necessarv through mayor e tyler thunder rumbles passed overhead the kitchener woman and the so did the thundering grumbles pass- group for which she was spokesman i acton workers if the ue were organized here she also congratu lated those members of council cheque from the post office de- flder a deluge of denunciations lie opinion in acton was behind the parlment an aceomparmng letter trom a uemspired delegation decision of council last month not to praised he action in preventing nicn demanded reversal of the so- rent the hall to the redled ue ine n 4ek nn called nadlock resolution and a council in turn refused to be- loss of cash and monev orders bowlers elect years officials a meeting of the acton lawn called padlock resolution and a publicapology the delegation got neither ue was not communistdominated instead after mrs jean vautour at one point a member of the dele- area representative from kitchener ration mrs jean hopkins acton for the cbmmumstdominated unit- ouf4 the tafthartley act n reru- ed electrical workers of america tatftsn of the allegation that c s had delivered a prepared statement jackson canadian ue president bowling club was held last week i council reaffirmed its statid in had communist leanings council- when w h rogers a electe i ideming tbe use of the town hall to or c lindsay answered mrs hop kins that the american tafthartlev act had no significance in canada in connection with this question the delegation left the council chamber after delivering the state ment council informed the group after hearing the v ituperative brief that it had no action to take if the mayor tyler asked members if there was any motion as a result of the delegation s presentation there was no motion signifying unanim- lieve mrs vautoufsuggestioritk tonncil approval to keep the town hall unavailable to trie ue two from troop to attend world scout jamboree scoutmaster david dills and pat rol leader wayne currie will at tend the eighth world jamboree it niagaraonthelake next august wayne currie received word this week that his application is ac cepted those attending are rcquir- ed to be first class sc i more than 8400 scouts from 34 seral weeks the sta wasj the delegation weriljqul al about cou have regist scoutin issued from the ouelph officvortee 8 30pm followed b toronto daily i offlclals sald the oxpoct a tuesdav evening the postal staf ue star representatives returntd at to attend the jamboree first end friends gathered at the home mr- vautour with a ue organiz- about 10 30 still followed bv star uor scouting meet to be held n of mr and mrs frank terrv to i er three workers from cge in reporters and sat until 12 30 am r honor mrs sonnv jocquc who has i guclph and eight women who re- when the onesided argument was i jamboree c6mmitue told a left the staff gordon mckeown on presented former emplovtesof the renewed president and j wood treasurer the ladies section elected mrs e holmes president and mrs m bell secretarj treasurer the greens are expected to be ready for play on or before m secretary- the redled ue and its associates and refused to rescind the padlock motion an angtj statement the statement in an angry tone offered answ to the vcious and slanderous attack against our un ion reportedlv made by council entree dish given to mrs j j substance of the 1 000word state- broup w ished to prolong the hear- ment w as largely repetition of pam- n it would ha e to come after the phlet propaganda whic ha been completion of the evening sbusl- circulated about town for the past nwss acton along with 40 other likesized ontario municipalities was a- handed a reprieve this week from tlje attorney generalsloffice for an undefined period provincial police officers will continue to provide law enforcement lgjtovvnspver 2000 population a letter at monday nights regul- a meeting of council informed the municipality the march decision to withdraw all opp officers from larger ontario towns the end of this year has been reversed the notice of contract termination is therefore 5 cancelled the letter ad vised however the letter did not in dicate what the future policy of the ontario provincial police ill be with towns affecteot following the notice of opp withdrawal in march acton coiin- cil prepared a stronglyworded res- clution of condemnation on the action urged the order be recon sidered and instructed copies be sent for endorsement to the other municipalities affected the protest w as sent to the premier attornev genera inspector of police and new high enrolment at the public school topped the 6m point this week in september there were 57 pnplls in the school the number has increased steadily until tuesday with iua additional 11 youngsters arriving at the school for classes here principal g w mekenmie saw the figure reach gob season for the increase this week families now moving into the glenlea and cobble hill subdivisions some students have transfer red oat daring the year as well even more enrolments are ex pected before the close of the spring term local provincial member protest was also filed by the local chamber of comment- through the- ontario chamber of commerce i over the removal action both bod es contended the effectiveness and scope of police protection would b reduced if municipalities wer- without opp facilities services for street lights at the outset of monday s five- andahalf hour meeting a repres entative of a toronto bond house urged placement of acton s service extension and high school addition debentures with his firm he quot ed a 44 per cent interest rate on par sale for the debentures coun cils finance committee was asked to study the offer members of thna and thoma- construction ci lehlea subdivid es appeared w 1 their solicitor and a stage plan 1 52 more homs more phones mean igir ubd rate increases in acton calling area the bell telephone company re ports this week the acton local call ing area has outgrown its present rate group and in conformity with regulations of the board of trans port commissioners has recom mended the area be reclassified into the next higher group if approved by the board the re grouping would mean small increas es in acton telephone rates to make them the same as those now paid in other centres with a similar num ber of telephones in their local call- inp areas c s keith roll nianayr john kenney marks 92nd birthday fri john kenney will mark his 92nd birthday tomorrow at his home at 209 dundas st guelph actoa friends and reader- join in con gratulation to mr kenney who spent most of his life in acton and was m business here longerthan any other acton merchant groups form plans for decoration day plan decoration day plans for this year are underway the committee held its first meeting on april 28 in the legion hall victor patrick was returned to office of chairman and mrs alex orr was returned as secretarytreasurer by the members present the subdivision they asked for for e r example the monthly charge services agreement to cover this fr residence servl tage on the same basis allowed fo ttould dc incrcased by i0 eents and thefirst blpck of houses individual fallowing intensive discussior cents when engineer r simmons was telephpne rates for any exchange called in for information on road are governed by the number of tele- grades council passed a motion phones in its local calling area as agreeing to provide roads sewer established by the board on the and water to the balance of th principle that the service increases subdivision provided the subdividjin value as the number of tele- er pays for the cost of street lights i phones within the local calling area and installation baed on under- increases ground w ire and steel standards the companv js required to report an acton citizen pat kenncv to the board twice yearly the status there were representatives pres ent from the acton womens instit- ut mrs e w smit ladi iliary legion mrs w maddox duke of devonshire chapter io d e mrs l youngblut bannock- burn institute mrs clifford storey and mrs h wilkinson ministerial asociation hev e jones decoration day in acton is set for june 5 this j ear and if possible w ill be held annually on the first sunday of june 54 graves were decorated lat year three more will be added to the list for this year the committee is anxious to have all the plots in fairview ceiri- cterj decorated that day wins gold medal talented young sheila paul has added another medal to her collect ion she won a gold medal at the residence serviceby kfha musi f last w heading the class of six for violin solo under 18 years of age she will be competing in the stratford music festival on may 11 followed the thomas delegation mr kenney asked members if this council was against common lab or he explained he had been hearing a lot of gossip and rumors i arid would like to get the fact- straight from council he also wondered if council was opposed fto aumon orgamrmgirrthes g small plant behalf of evervone presented her 1 s g smallwood plant here wore 111- with an initialed mlver entree dih i sisttht council argue with the dele- council again listened photogra- phus flashbulbs popped while mrs natural gas is here or near halton municipalities told meeting of provincial executive commissioners at scout headquart ers last week that registrations ir- cludv- 3500 canadian scouts 1 500 irom the united state and 3 400 from europe south america and asia including seven from form osa the commute rcpoi ted to tne closed meeting that it was making progress with feeding housing atnd transportation plan- for the ex pected 10 000 scouts between 300 000 and 400 000 meals will be served duriig the 10 da jomboiee which tirts august 18 ficials said of exchanges whose total telephones have increasedror decreasedmore than five per cent beyond the limits of their group the following table provides ex amples of the rates for typical class es of serv ice in acton s present and proposed rate group pres pi group 2 group 3 natural gas is either here or on j who speaking on invitation of mj four wells of moderate strength the waj halton municipal repre- crozier said it could cost his com- have been brought in bv this com- entatives learned tuesdav night 1 pinv 1250 000 to la a lateral gas pin in esquemg township to from the chairman of the ontario line to the acto-i-milton-gerge- question mr crozier pointed out fuel board and councils should ln area from tre truik proposal the companj would need to have 11 v c not bo too hesitant in granting p aimed to carrj gas from lambton the supplv assurance of 40 to 60 j f viii rj i v ells before it could effectivelv d n3t exhibition n tor f ii vl r1 kj onto on international bov scout f how through suppl based on e- fa 11 v 1 fi 1 a- i lav august o one of our biggtst headaches ill be transporting the scouts from th camp t i the exiibmon franchises to responsible compan ies a r crozur told an and tiue of about 40 me 1 that piepintron of a distribution nl l- a tostlv and n tried to busm s it aii tow 1 s an 1 u taming thought- of uti ug niknal gis o uud th cm k uld tm tt p- in ill t a p ipo and la off is tu h in 1 b i 1 1 1 11 in lavi od the ti ilicu owisht 1 ijl i erit f the piir t- c u 1 il- imit conid f it n ipp u i b 1 com nm to ik ti i 1 1 i a ligstim iti f m with nvu il couit to hamiltan look at halton company earlier the effect on natuiil gi l b shed frartchies in the acton p ssbilitu- for this area were ex- mi tongeorgetow n aea olaincd m huht of problem nw two ffrs of tius companv t 11 txpentiiled bj the buidcis sovnuckjihd j rudduk pok didnt like publicity after aking all members botn questions in turn and receiv ing negative answers all around the table mr kennev thanked council for its time and retired puc chairman f oakev inquir ed of council what its intentions were ibout planned removal of a ijdrant fiom a homeowner prod- erti in warren grove council in dicated the work woud be done is soon as possible erin town-hip- reeve griffin told council the press accounts of erin s attitude toward the fire arei agreement discused during last months meeting were misleading the reeve assured members hi- council doe- not expect the acton brignde to leave a fire in town and fight one in erin mavor tyler suggested that there siemed to be some conflicting in formation about enns attitude o ratifjing the fire area agreement residence svc fndiyidnal line 2pahy llni rural line business serv ice individual line 2partv line rural line kt30 s2 7s 52 65 s5 30 s4 3t 53 60 tannery fire calls brigade on sunday ponsibil t and s -uppu- of gas t an ti qvhie souiet md tmmdttf sipirh of thi firms gis mrcioziii ked x l pr ot the ti ncanada pipe line from aloir until manv of the fi an- 1 1 obtutotis nl be ilirid iwjv a was ixpesjcd in ui u is 1 e q n mi s vv il oe t m 1 the ptopo od bri ket tie ituiti ot s new l 1 101 t hilt 1 1 tlu xi lonv g 11ioi 1 1 xoui it s c ld of ioti it eii e 111 for ob- ra i ai o n iitn g road crash puts womanin hospital bi eflv thev expreed optimim bout fuu e opeiatins of the ei npanv in the tutiwn 11 i a i t 1 pr mise if eite- rtt- -hike- 1 charge firm restricts l one punt n t m iln q e tiis beiame enb r i 1 j 11 i wei- d fuu tiurint t re jikks bv tin pi 1 d 1 t if the ire1 itu al ju- supplv firm iw me 11 ber- of the a ijience 1 e to nri is dm witm resrictuk nun n t nti o other gi- compan e in trafalgar townhip pdinnlv thi- compat v whic ha its headsjuartits 111 lambtoi acquired i 30 vear cxcluive frir- chis- with trafagar tiwisb bt inc oflicial said we 1 nave o ike mime bv st 111 r trd u e four i fivi peeiil t ains s well the peiktrj outhiud the legal procedure in iraichie agreement- b law passage public hearing and ditrict pelice reported three ac- olc ontario fuel board came board certifuition of pubic con- cidents in this area through the ti being wnienco and necessitv that fnut week one which sent a woman to re heslop georgetown dive recreation topic of l minshall at their final meeting f t vear cton ys m n tindiv 1 1 st week heard lov i minall te commurtv program- branc of the department o educati t- cik on commun t recreati severil items of buines mi als t iken eare of incudirg ghns ti th ladies night to be held late- this month at hi ltop lodge erin ditrict governor g w mckei lie poke to elmer smith the m- ci precede a surve in the munitip hospital c alf0 siggesteda monopolist c rorm president concerning hi v alitv for distribution tern saturday on no t highway ne3r manoeuver when he asked the dutien the coming vear a ruling b the board has it that 1 the sixth line a car driven bv lambton firm president to den franchise agreements are not ex- cluslv he ij but no more than one certificate can be granted in one municipality boardapproved franchises extend for 20 years w ith a 10 year renewable period distribution systems can be set up by municipal authorities the chairman continued but warned it was costly and difficult s an idea of supply cost was given in paints raised by the president ot a large stestern ontario gas firm wesley hiltz terra cotta blew a gentlemens agreement exists be- tire and veered into a ditch where tween his finn and the consumer s it struck a tree mrs halts suffer ed a fractured nose and leg injur ies in the crash she was taken to hospital iq brampton the car was caused about 300 damage tuesday night on no highway alex phillips trafalgar councillor near th fifth line of gsquesingi a deer ran in front of a car driven by herb brown kitchener in the collision the car was caused about 300- damage gas co that does not permit con sumers gas to pass the halton line mr heslop did not get an answer to his question chairman of the meeting was who at the conclusion of the even ing asked the father of this meet ing stan hall to address the group mr hall spoke briefly and with iood humor lome masters was inducted as a member the resignation of jack grer from the club was accepted wih regret he was a charter member with an excellent attendance rec ord 50 was voted for the home and school piano fund the program for the coming year was outlined by elmer smith guests it the meeting included mayor e tyler and members of the y board the north halton urtnn brj acupted the resign ltiun of ei ti nier k r simmon- at the b 1 ird mietin or wedticdav nfht i t w e in geifi ow 11 the reigration 1- to becoini 1 f fective may 31 and me-mber- if th he urged the townships stand beanuarv 27 this was the same af- clarified tcrnoon and within the same hour reev o griffin protested v that fire- nearlv gutted the lecal hv- rii t wat t be a stumblng bloct eti shop in the igreempnf tt ilo o hilton mutual aid iqinpmtnt wis b- night into the cl ci in ind the chaice if c ijiriti n fom hilton 111 its whin it fiehtirc i fin n si h ih 1- out of hilnn ountv m inf mitui- is ti he ught 1 1 t e m 1 ti r dump in mcvs caln r 01 r hirgrave t id counc 1 u 24 hous lfter the dump is uvolid of ind piihed back t c tir area was littered vacam wi h hioivird dumping of papir a 1 fish ih i diseusim of hi te tuatu n m rht be met courcil ig- uel f lik ati prices on rham- 1 nk fences reclai ification of the acton witchbnrd into a higher grouping as noted in a letter from the beiil telephone company the new grouping also means an increase in rate- xjimenting the poor state of ac tons street markings members agreed to purchase a road marker machine for the spring paint job cost is about 200 it was noted the pond had been drained council also learned a postsan patient whose employment status was questioned at a previous meeting is not working a letter from the freeport sanatorium said fcomrmvedok poo ttoetoej firemen were tailed to the beard- more co plant sundav ev enmg shoitlv after 8 p m when a blaze started in a dust hopper near the dangerouslv inflammable lacquer storage before a more serious blaze could i s to erupt however the fire was traced i largest catch reported for the through a laige conduit pipe in the free press fishing contest over finishing room of the tannin water was poured through an ope-n- ed vent in the conduit a similar blaze broke out in a dust hoppe r in the late afternoon of the weekend was made by ffay tkinson acton who caught a 1 inch brown trout in the black creek angler atkinsons line broke as he played the tyish in but he was able to grad the spent trout before ij swam away engineer ross simmons resigns from north halton urban board ed out for mr simmons a wtck holidvs wa- t be pro vide i for fr m m iv 25 eith the xt muting fe lbun board imdtl i mr mav j5 ui a tor chairman f the trade fair c imsnittee d ag sargent reported hiurban boird establishri las rlr mi uf ir bei at th fair vear to provide engineering irvit n is to be dnc by mrs peggy e joint for milton acton and bairns at a quoted price of 250 geirgetown expresed regret at extra lighting and furniture was to receiving the resignation be provided for although the smitn georgetown originally scheduled and stone co hajd offered to pro- to withdraw from the three town vide some furniture i engineering services on april 30 i chairman e tyle reported fhey w as asked if they would consider continuing with the board until the end of may representatives of that town presented a resolution indicating they would remain with the engineering services until may 31 to avoid a complicated financial breakdown of liability engineer sunmoti commenting on his resignation expressed the feeling it would be easier for a re placement to take over now than it might be at a later date the board regretted it hadnt work- had been able to obtain e e barr a a representative for the three municipalities who would be in the booth during theehtire trade falr clerk j mcgeachie reported that board finances required an amount of 500 from each municipality to pay accounts and provide a work ing balance each municipality was asked to contribute this amount members concluded the hiring of an engineer should be first dis cussed with the respective munic- chairman x tyler commented jpaltties and action taken at the next urban board meeting irifera k juv i4i i i iv jvi ft cj tm vmi 4 zxslzsa flvhwz3-