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v m page twblvg the acton free press acton ontario 5c thursday may 5th 1955 cancel withdrawal oideivoppwih remain for present continued from page on patient was about to be release i to this municipality- ledepartmeniofhighways in- formed the town it was responsible for any settlement which may oc cur within a year on the section ct highway tunnelled under for glenlea subdivision services the town is liable to within seven feet of the payeinent tae credit valley conservation authorhv dunned the municipality a 1 levy of 9km a letter from tbny seynuck president of anthony gas and oil explorations ltd denied his comp any had any connection with the united gas co as he claimed an article in a guelph paper inferred one councillor commented the let- ter should have been sent to the guelph papert- boardaaks balance council heard a request from the department of highways for five c of the maria streetbridge plans also a request from the io d to change its tag day date per mission to may 14 cleric j mcgeachle read a hal- ton health unit letter which was written m an attempt to clarify some aspects of municipal control of outside privies the north halton high school district board requested from council the small balance owing on the 1953 debenture proceeds for the acton school at the same time the letter discussed some incompleted work and purchases th board pr3- aun imioto a rlylng leap which ends in a roll over the gym horse is made by ena waller during the gymnastic display on friday nights y open house program y secretary bob brayshaw standajat left to prevent a mishap a continuous program of events anf projects was held poses to clear up af the school a second letter from the same source asked the town to issue deb- tw cost covering on the addition requires at the acton school a bylaw auth orizing construction was given nec- essaryreadings the clerk related that approval was received from the municipal board for expense of 13300 cm water main extensions here clerk mcgeachie also read a lengthy re view of projects and services em bracing the 1954 program of the provincial department of public jpelfare amendments help amendments to the highway im provement act have increased the grant allowance on culvert and bridge construction to 80 per cent the clerk noted this means the town will receive a larger grant whenconstructioiof the-new-mar- ia street bridge begins as a result ftheremovalof a -25- per cent deductible return on county roads town stands to gain by about 5000 the clerk reported j whitham was named to the planning board he replaces f crump who has moved from town a bylaw and agreement form for the engaging of an engineer for the maria street bridge was read the local decoration day com mittee asked- for council particip ation on june 5 in the annual ev ent the committee also asked for a proclamation from the municip ality which was granted members reviewed the work sheets and discussed necessary re pairs to streets sidewalks and ditches a survey is to bemade of catch basins in town no cars on track magic films radio gymnastics fill evening at y open house while about 100- youngsters in every corner of the acton ymca presented a continuous program on friday- evehingr about 250- parent and interested adults wandered through the rooms and halls see ing the work and play that goes on in the building regularly in the room which will eventual ly become the lounge upstairs films and film strips were shown a s cning one was on the work of boys town in madras india anothpr highlightwas thelserias of displays in the gym when the leaders corps assisted in directing the events on the program the leaders corps themselves demon strated horse gymnastics the senior boys gave a deck tennis demonstration there dis plays were given by the various gym clases the y checker club set up bdards in the lounge and offered to take en all comers one of the highlights was the hobby display in which model planes and boats figured promin ently russell gregory whose hob by is hooking rugs took the first prize a years membership in the y terry waterhouse took the second prize with his model des troyer he won a half years mem bership coming third in the con test was dale woodburn whb en tered oil painting judges of the contest werv the y president k knox ken allen of the ys mens club and mrs bob braysliaw members of the y wizard club arso added to the continuous show theyoangmagtelatvshrwwrvar- ious tricks senior y participants gave a lea- therwork display the group meets in the y to do their attractive carving the woodworking class was in full swing under the direction of the teacher phil caddie k the recentlyformed radio club worked away at their projects while a series of interested adults watched- refreshments were served by the members of the y ladies auxil iary first salk serum injections for grade three tots next week high school news by nell benton get your peanutshore this cry has been heard all over the school for the past week by the time that the peanut day is over students in this school will hot want to hear the word let alone sec any of them the top ten girls arc nancy lambert barbara joan baxter sheila paul joy peal elizabeth jany lynda mann margaret kirk- ness hejen synnott betty bean and frances oakes buy peanuts and help send one- of these lucky girls to new york there is thepca of m the splintering of bamboo because everyone is practicing for the field day the school day will be held on may 11 and the internschool mem will be on the 18th here in acton intramural baseball is yiow here on tuesday night dawkins team defeated coons 2111 thjs is the first game jn this series of games see guys and dolls at roya i alexa nd ra sittirtg in a block in the royal alexandra theatre acton rotary club members wives and friends enjoyed the musicai-comedyt-guys- and dolls last friday evening the annual ladies night took this unusual and most acceptable form this year no hints on top contestants as peanut drive nears close parks committee chairman l wieck advocated the park track be out of bounds for cars during the summer the suggestion had been examined- by the parks committee and council agreed to weigh the idea further councillor a irwin reported the minor sports association was pre pared to shape and maintain two ball diamonds in the park if council would bear the cost of screens council agreed to allow the association the use of the diamonds tris season and also voted to pur chase the screens council briefly discussed the condition of wnrren- gr irovejr troublesome roads and considered it was near time to surface the three streets mayor tyler reported a township dog catcher has been contacted with a view to extending his ser vices to acton i urges welcoming of new canadians baptist womens mission circle held their annual thankoffcring meeting in the church friday even ing april 24 the mtvtink opened with the smtlinr of a hymn follow ed by prayer bv the president mrs h hohvig mrs r costorus brought the de votional reading from acts empha sising that one should look beyond the cross to the resurrection and christ sitting on the right hand of god interceding for each one a hymn was followed by prayer by mrs- c landsborough special instrumental music by c landsborough and miss fay garner was much enjoyed by everyone mrs chapman introduced the speaker for lkeevening miss olive hunter of hamilton centre mission to new canadians miss hunter who has been in uis work there for 10 years brought a wonderfully inspirational message stressing the need for each one to be witnesses for christ 4n welcoming new can adians to christian life in canada a vote of thanks to miss hunter was moved by mrs d r hutcneon the ladies adjourned to the base ment where tea ws served dur ing the tea hour greeting from knox wjls and united wmjs miss m bennett for knor and mrs currey tor the united church v v tti there will- only be one queen for a week but ninepriricesses for aday a leas last saturday tightlipped rot ary club members gathered ballot boxes to total votes to date in their peanut day campaign this year in secrecy they tabulated the votes tj determine the top ten girls who this week are eligible for the grand prize an allexpense paid double trip to new york city this week voting is only for the top ten high school students who are barbara baxter betty bean elizabeth jany marg kirkness nancy lambert lynda mann frances oakes sheila- paul joy peal and helen synnott the names are given in alpha betical order for a good reason the rotary committee in charge wont even hint whos ahead all ject of the acton rotary club to raisemu flood funds for their projects which like the names cf those leading in the race are oftjn kept secret n puzzling one of the girls this week was whether the votes they had amassed up until saturday would count for them in the final tabulation7 jim ledger spark plug of the endeavor thi year assured them every vote during the entire campaign would count in the total they will say is that all the girls are very close in the running for the prize henry deveau of the roxy theatre has complected plans with the committee for the time of the exciting announcement of the win ner of the clubs award saturday evening the girls will be introduce cd to the audience early in the show program a fiddlers contest is also scheduled for that evening following the fiddling the girls will return to the platform and by that time the rotarians will have- hastily completed counting all the lastminute votes asa stupendous climaxto pei nut daythe queen for a week will then be declared again this year the peanut float and pcartlit men will be in town on peanut day the princesses one of them later to be declared queen will ride througn town on the float this is becoming an annual pro- 7yearsahead in proven protection standardon 1955 cars thursfri sabre jet 58 satmon may 79 three sailors and a girl ttjeswed may 1011 melba thursfri may 1213 calamity jane 2 shows nightly z next week youngsters in grade three throughout the county will receive theirftfsi- polio injections in the hastilyrearranged scheme which is allowing many more child ren than planned for to receive the scrum- thc halton county plan for in oculations against polio began even before the salk polio vaccine was proven successful officially the children in grades one and two were to receive three injections before the summer now their third injection has been deferred for seven months making merascrum available immediately terrclinics are beinghchtinrtet halton municipalities for the grade three children in acton the first and second in oculations will be givcn on may 13 and on junei 17 in st albons parish hall in milton they are given on may 9 and june 13 in the united church sunday school room the same day bronte youngsters gather the parish hall there on may 10 and june 14 the health unit team will be in fair- view and burlington i oginn hall and on may 11 and june is in ash- grove school for esquesing young sters and georgetown legion hall the same day acton children are scheduled to receive the vaccina tion iihe doctor and nurses will be at camphellville school for jnassa- gaweya pupils oakville children will gather in st judcs hall on may 12 and june 16 1 ntw a4l mulches leaves without extra attachment no more leaf raking in the fall the amazing new duotrim rotary power mower grinds leaves into tiny particles and sprays them evenly over your lawn this provides a mulch that gives you healthier greener grass in spring manninc electric wwwwvwwwvwv a luscious mother ious s day gift idea chocolates kegoodridi timeless thi complete line of itubeless tires 59th anniversary observed by pair mr and mrs edward freeman ot rr 2 aqton observed their 5sth w5ddng anniversary on sun day at the home of mr and mrs fred freeman friends and relatives who spol the afternoon with them included mr and mrs q freeman mr and mrs d peer and children of tor onto mr w ralph mr and mrs f anderson and robert mrs t stone islington mrs a skeocn messrs alan and eric skeoch of toronto misies jane and jean mc lean mr and mrs j douglas of georgetown mr and mrs t gor don and mr and mrs h-mceach- ern of acton neilsons page shaw rowntrees moirs 100 to 225 mother will be delighted to be remembered with flowers for mothers day s our splendid selection of cut flowers potted plants boutonnieres corsages etc flowers wired anywhere phone 88 acton tax notice t95 municipality of acton first instalment now due attention is drawn to the payment of 1955 taxes which are now payable in four instalments taxes are payable to the municipal treasurer at the acton public utilities office instalments are due as follows first instalment may 16 second instalment july 15 third instalment sept 15 fourth instalment nov 15 according to the tax collection bylaw a penalty of v of 1 per cent per month will be added on the amount remaining un- paid after the sixteenth day of may this penalty applies to each instalment in a similar manner the attention of ratepayers is directed to the penaltfes and other clauses as printed on the reverse side of every tax notice and explained in detail on every tax bill- make payment now and take tour tax notice with you when making payment j mcgeachie collector want ad page where old friends meet theres more fun at the movies i acton frisat p h ofi e 110 mlajlmjt watsons zw phone 14 frmglliby- swindlehurst garage ballinafad ont phone georgetown tr 72381 j4eto4 jersey dairy qont forget the acton merchants giant old time fiddlers contest on stage at 900 pm both fri a sat nites come one come all i to our big weekend hoedown f pius rhythm wranglers and color cartoon admissions adults and students 55c child 35c may 910 nmmmn iwamuui imomn mtmmmov tony julie geoftcc curtis adams nader i uttmrlai inirittutlomi tut plus travel short cartoon wedthurs may if 12 bubbling with exciting i entertajnment t humphrey i bqgart audrey i hepburn 1 t v1lliam hoioden plus news cartoon coming soon montues may 161 we carry a complete line of l builders supplies lumber paints roofing cement plaster and hardware free estimates or advice on rkftw to do it yoursek drop i in or phone 48 shown in canada tinder the sponsorship of the canadian- child health association if mimimlist vmmmmm mfsmgmmsms laawiiawiawwg