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eightieth yearno 47 acton ontario thursday may 19th 1 955 ten paiges six cents secure three bunds for decoration day detailed plans for decoration day were made at the second meet ing of the committee held may 12 in the legion hall decoration bay is to befheldsunday june 5 with the parade leaving the c tracks af ris fhe committee expressed the hope that everyone in acton and vicinity will turn outandhave all the plots in fairvicw cemvtery tf their loved ones decorated that day ther acton citizens band guelph pipe band and the guelph sea ca det band will be in attendance more subdivisions beforelonning board wednesday local engineering problems pester council in long meet i two new subdivisions both com paratively small but- developed by acton citizens were considered in the proposed plan stage at a regular meeting of the planning board last night ebraida reviewed a plan of sub division with the board members thenljm is on property owned by division from discussions on ttiis held day champions in the district high school meat in acton yesterday are shown boys rear w plan several questions of projected arbic actorl senior francis hulme georgetown intermediate doug horton erin junior ron mac- rezoning arose wh prevented lean georaetown bantam girls left to riqhty are sandra scott georgetown senior diarie harrison georgetown intermediate carol tufford milton junior- donna weston milton and linda nodwell erjrvtied forbantam the doard from passing the plan however it was considered there would be littl delay in stamping w cal approval to this plan the second plan reviewed pro posed devlopment of the old beard- more home property the board discovered that the street in this proposed h a w too n to meet municipal requirements further investigation with the planner and private developers is to be made on this point earlier in the meeting it was re ported the lake view subdivision builder is prepared to extend the subdivision over land now presently under lease to f quee following ex piry of the lease the board was advised the bal ance of the glenlca plan of subdi vision and the lakeview plan had been registered holy name society hear eloquent talk being good citizens isnt enough you must be a leaven for good among your fehowmenr aronetll chairman of the kitchener separate school board told over 50 men at- tending the annual communion breakfast of the holy name society of st josephs church sunday in an eloquent and wittyaddress the speaker exploded some of the modern myths being propogatcd by press radio and television and urg ed his listeners to subscribe- to the catholic press to get a picture of the world in its proper perspective he pointed out instances where the aim of the i holy name society tould be applied to practical undertakings and left several sug gestions for members we must get that spirit of oneness in order to accomplish things the speaker emphasized he also untied members to know their religion thoroughly and not to be hesitant about discussing it with others mr onuill was introduced by father v 3 morgan a friend of long standing and thanked by e marks president of the acton so ciety the catholic womens league catered to the event erin acton georgetown milton win in that order at hs meet under blue skes and bright sun shine yesterday students from er in acton milton and georgetown high schools vied in actons pictur esque park and green school found in bush andrew buchanan missing from his acton home for three days la it week was found south of here early thursday evening by iocjii police police said mr buchanan whi had been the subject of wide sea pen in this urea was located in a buh shriek u the farm of w s enright three miles south of ac ton a party of men had combed ibiish areas around churchill spey- side and stewarttown the day be fore with no success summer activities scheduled by y plans for summer camps are un derway at the ymjca a day camp is being planned for many acton boys and girls and apl plica for this camp are coming in steadily a complete program is being planned the yard behind the yimca is being prepared for outdoor summer activities such as badminton deck tennis volleyball and horse shoes hits rock in ditch car total wreck after careening 75 feet along a ditch striking a large rock and knocking it 15 feet a 40 plymouth was a total wreck and its driver irvin lcguc of rr 2 acton was injured the accident occurred on the speyside slderoad about 830 on may 14 mr legue was taken to guelph general hospital suffering from cracked ribs chest injuries and an injured left knee he was discharg ed later that evening he was driving east when the car went out of- control and went into the ditch grounds for track and field honors in the annual district field meet erin with 164 total points won the school championship trophy following were acton with 134 georgetown with 121 and milton with 72 individual champions are as follows senior boys w arbic ac ton intermediate boys francis hulme georgetown junor boys doug horton erin banta boys ys men sponsor new church league wednesday evening at the ym ca a church athletic league was organized when representatives of each sunday school with ys men of the various congregations gath ered to discuss plans first on the agenda for the new league will be softball games for youngsters from the churches en are expected from the anglican baptist presbyterian catholic and dutch reformed churches charles leatherland boys work chairroan of the ys men was in charge of tjie meeting i acton mecca for district artists at five counties second exhibit ep acton played host last week end to the second annual exhibit ion of amateur painting sponsor ed by the five counties art as sociation over the weekend the town became a mecca for artists from a 25 mile radius the public sohool was trans- formed into an impressive art gal- lery when close to 300 paintings were oh display the exhibition rc- presented the work of local art ists as well a that of painters from a wide surrounding territory within the- counties of halton peel dufferin wellington and wa terloo local amateur painters assisted at the door saturday and- sunday when a steady stream of interested people circled the attractive display in the public sohool 4 auditorium recorded music and bouquets of flowers added to the pleasant at mosphere since all the work was original u was i for v to spot local scenes among- the land- seapes invitations to participate in this exhibition were sent to over 600 tjsts each was invited to send two paintings during the winter season these people have studied painting in close to 30 organized classes within the district includ ing the night school classes here in town m3oy artists have also been working on theiri own or with private tuition dut of reach or in dependent of such community classes the annual district exhibition brings this work into focus where individuals have an opportunity la compare progress exchange ideas and study techniques last year the initial exhibition was held in or- angeville high school and 256 pict ures were displayed by 143 artists the quality and quantity of worlt there was an astonishing eyeopen er to the many visitors this second exhibition proved to be evert more exciting than the fi a new condition that all work exhued must ireori ed an improved quality oi manship ron maclean georgetown in the girls events champions were senior sandra scott george town intermediate diane harrison georgetown junior carol tufford milton bantam donna weston mil- ion and linda nodwell erin tied the coveted tyatson prophy for the boys 8r0 yard dash went for the first year ti acton as ted foot it t finished first complete results of field events held in the morning at the high sc g and track everits run in the alternoon at the park are as follows first letter fronk erin acton milton and georgetown is used to denote school of winner in each case track events boys open- 440 yards w arbic a f cooper a e sloan e girls so yards bantam i nod well e d weston m h synott a girls 50 yard junior d wright e r landsborough a r rigo m girls 50 yard int d harrison g b anherson m m verlis m girls so yards senior l diiou g j smith s scott tie 100 vards boys bantam b mac- lean g j kerr m m hurst a 100 yards boys junior b ger- vais a d horton e d wilds a 100 yards boys int d lawr e f cooper a v currie a 100 yards boys senior w arbic a d mcvey ab tracy g girls juni6r 75 yards d wright e r landsborough a r rigo m girls 75 yards int d harrison g b anderson m l watson a girls 75 yards senior l darou g s scott g d mcmillan a boys junior 220 yards b ger- vais a d horton e d wilds a boys int 220 yards f hulme g f cooper a w currie a boys senior 220 yards w arbic a d mcvey a b tracy q girls 220 relay open george town d harrison l darou s scott m emmerson erin e cope- land harrison d wright l nod well milton c elliott 8- ander- sonp patterson r rigo boys 880 open e footltt a p schultz a dobbie g 440 boys relay open acton w arbic d mcvey w skuttmfto t cooper georgetown k rjthard- son j hulme f hulme dcfucker- ing erin d lawr o tarzwell mieczanic teeter r field events bantam girls softball throw m kornejz g b grieg g d clements m running broad d weston m l nodwell e d clements m junior girls running broad c tufford m ey copland e r landsborough a s6ftball throw c tufford m p patterson m l klingbeil g high jump c tufford m j henderson g a fiddler g standing broad v walker g r landsborough a t arbic a intermediate girls standing broad jump n nod well e f qakes a d harrison g- running broad b anderson m d harrison gs bradley g spftball throw f oakes a l chester m bradley g high jump b anderson jj d harrison g m verlis m scalar girls high jump c bradley 6 d an- softball throw s scott o n buckles e d anderson m running broad j smith e b harrison e s scott g bantam boys shot put r maclean g j brown a h smith e running broad r maclean g g walker a j kerr m junior boys running broad d horton e r ktdrfrgtdrichardsonrg shot putt- d horton e d ez- enrd m e molody a pole vault- d richardson g r kerr a l thompson m high jump d horton e d richardson g d wilds a intermediate boys high jump f hulme g w oost a j bainbridge m running broad j bairjbridge m f hulme g f cooper a shot puttd lawr e j miecz- aniec e b benton a pole vault w oost a j denny a d prestidge m senior roys pole vault w skllling a p mossop g d mcvey a high jump r coon a w skilj- iri a k richardson g shot putl w arbic a wskill- mt a r sienko g running broad r coon a w arbic a t dobbie g a burlington mn wjs fined given a jail sentence and his car impounded when he was convicted of driving a car while hu license was impended in court in actoi this was the only case at the ses sion presided over by magistrate langdon hplidpy monday this newspaper office will be closed ail day monday may 23 this year being celebrated as vlc- torlal day r correspondents and others with news items are asked to keep in mind the holiday anil send in news as early as possible in the week to assure publication ad vertisers are also requested to supply ad eopy as early as pos sible h the shortened week norman marshall postmaster at eden for past 30 years fifteenth in the line of postmast ers to occupy that office in the vil lage of eden mills is norman scott marshall who on may 10 will have served the village arid surrounding community as postmaster and store keeper for 30 years continuously the nearest of his predecessors to approach his years of service wu thomas b coulsofl who enme ti eden mills in 1008 and stayed fol ic years of eramosa pioneer stock norm marshall was born in nassagaweya township a friendly person who conscientiously tric to do his best he believes in keeping a pleasant lace when meeting the public whe ther he may have something to worry him or not he just keeps his troubles to himself he is proud that his father john marshall worked when a boy irr the store he now owns in eden mills norman marshalls birth is also the first to be recorded in nassagaweya township the year he was born being the first time it was compulsory to register births odd ly enough his father was the one to record the birth he being tou-n- hip clerk at that time name pastor wife citizens of year rev and mrs william graham have been chosen as powell rive lintish columbia good citizens of 10s4 mrs george graham of acton n- eivid a paper with an article and a picture of the couple from powiil river and passed on the- news which is of considerable interest o friends and relative- in the district rev graham was a brother uf the late george and josrph grah am mrs a currie and mrs c mc- bain one sister i now living iri nahton alberta mr grahamj was horn in eramosa and has kpefit most of his ministry in the west mr ajid mrs powell ate the fjrl manandwife team to be honored in theeontest which is apparently an annual occurrence in that dist rict a banquet was held flir ihem mr graham is the pastor of st johns united church powell riv er he went there 14 years ago this year marks his 40th in the ministry fifty young pirates capture scout mall a colorful pirate night program replaced the regular cubmeetings last week when more tharr 50 cribs from both a and b packs dressed up in buccaneer regalia and enjoy ed a pirate program meetings opened with a treasure hunt mid each pirate was rewarded with some of the gold hidden a- round the scout hall after returning to the hull some of th more mischievious pirates were forced to walk the plank into a tub of water bagherra mr hingler conducted a closing game akelii wins engraved cup for hamilton race wilson allonby added another trophy to his colulion day when he entered the two and a half mile national steel car race at hamilton last saturday while 40 started the race just 3fl- finish ed placing 14th was the young ac- ion man he received an engraved cup on a stand which he will keep he and ed mcllugh will b ing again on the holiday monday at waterdown rac- next boys to sponsor new groy club since there are at least eight ap plications to join the iilready-over- r r star giay club an other chapter will be formed y sec retary bob ilrayshaw reports the first meeting for the new boys will be held next week under the dir ection of the original club there are 14 members in tile royal star club and gray clubs are usually limited to 12 0 aj the royal star meeting on j tuesday the boys planned a trip to niagara falls carmen wood- burn showed pictures of the experi mental farm at ottawa list 33429 eligible halton voters increase 28 per cent since 51 vote business project on girls agenda trie cgit of knox church met on monday may 16 in the sunday school after a game of french tag they repeated their purpose and sang the hynin it was decided not to hold a meet ing next week the group was in vited to a rally in gait later in may as their project the group paint ed their salt and flour huts and there will be approximately 28 per cent more voters in halton county for the provincial election on june 9 than there were in the pro vincial contest in 1951 an estimated total of 33429 will be eligible to vote tbis year returning officer for halton f w b fitzgerald said wednesday night as final tabulations were completed the total is sub ject to slight variations nominations are scheduled for may 26 and in view of the likeli hood of an election a proclamation and list of 108 polling places throughout the county have been posted showing where the voters amy exercise- their franchise enumerators have completed the work of collecting names of voters and the lists are now being printed for distrbution to probable candi dates as they- are completed trafalgar township leads with the greatest number of eligible voters of 6316 nelson township follows with 5833 oakville 5199 burlington 4963 georgetown 2667 i closed with taps esquesing 2491 milton 2015 acton j 1776 nassagaweya 1189 brorite 895 ahdhaltonmanor 85 milfotis electors have increased from 1562 in the 1951 election to the present 2015 or an increase of al most 30 per cent burlington has increased from 3963 oakville from 3900 acton from 1719 georgetown from 2146 this year advance polls are to be held in milton oakville and bur lington at these places open prior to the actual election day residents of the county who expect to be ab sent- from the electoral district on the day of the election may take an oath to that effect and cast their baiipt candidates have been named by the three parties with stanley hall present member carrying the pro gressive conservative banner op villetriberal candidate and stan ley allen ccj friday the 13th unlucky for m p it was friday the 13th when haltons member of parliament miss sybil bennett had an unlucky ca accident luckily however she was not injured miss bennett was travelling from her home in georgetown to the progressive conservative nominat ion meeting in milton town hall friday when the steering gear pn her car failed coming alongthe peelhaiton town line the carre- irftained oh theroad almoituntil it stopped and then- headed across a shallow ditch she climbed a fenc walked -ac- posedlbvj- a ro t the nearest far hottsearidwasdriv lu the ine ing with only a slight delay in a long and listless sitting of acton council monday night mem- hers ranged over a wide field of business which included some worrying over engineering problems complicated by the recent resignation of the 1- i vorbnri boards ross sirnmons impending start of work 51k the 240lot lakeview subdivision in the western sector of town has put de mands on the town for road grades and work levels it was reported the subdivides frnlelgh con struction co are scheduling a work start wednesday since engineer simmons term expires next week and there is still grade work to be completed in the glenlca subdivision cuujicilwiis in a quandary for immediate engi neering work own engineer unlikely k hyde on the engineering staff iifr v anderson associates was waiting on council regarding warren grove cleariup work but rose to suggest the service oftne toronto firm could be made im mediately available to the town for this subdivision work councillors put their heads together far a few moments then presented a motion that r v anderson associates be hired to conduct engineering for tin town inj the lakeview subdiv- ilon earlier councillor lindsay urged tha t the town hire its own engineer f ohdwinif lire resignation of mr simmons argument of insufficient work and expense was put against this gyiggostinn later milch later when council adjourned between 130 and 2 am tuesdaya resolution carried that the town engage an engineer on a 5050 basis with milton this how ever would be contingent on mil tons agreement requests street closed efforts to get warren grove con tractor george schultz to return and complete cleanup work there have failed mr hyde reported and the town is in order to clean the job up and deduct the cost from the approximate 800 holdback ow ing schultz the engineer also reported hii firm would have plans and cost estimates on the new maria street bridge by three weeks j creighlon with a plan of jsro- poed subdivision for the former ilcaidmore home property request ed from council a bylaw to close the ronliiniatiiin allowance of ag nes street over this area the con tinuation lias been closed for about id years anyway he remarked council quickly passed a motion that proceedings be started to close agnes triit between maria and frederick streets discriminatory bylaw i mcs wain and- f toth appear ed with a petition signed by all local garage operators kquetim iiincu under the municipal act to limit the number of gas stations wliich might establish here it was pointed out two applicat ions have been made fur new stat ions here one has been accepted and the other provisionally accept ed pending approval of the depart ment of highways councillor a irwin charged such a restriction would be discriminat ory mayor e tyle said urrtrl legal advice on the provisions of the act was obtained council could indic ate no action at this point a gentleman who identified himself a a representat iveof the sun oil company rose from his chair in the rear of the chamber he declared his company which had a permit to establish in acton now under consideration would never become part of a by law which puts limits on business enterprise it would be in the same class as restricting how many stores or industries or hew homes could be built in acton he said aaka- action on drainage a later visitor before council was s mclsaac who asked for action by the town to prevent flooding which he claimed was caused by plugged drains over his main street garage lot council entered a long discussion about causes and responsibuitv in this perennial problem finally agreed to view the area as a body financing of the wallace street sidewalk to warren grove where homeowners have petitioned fo- walks was discussed and it was left to the road committee to con sult wjth the solicitor counrillor lindsay chairman of the finance committee said his committee recommended the towns debentures this year should be put on the open market rather than ac cept the private bid of 4s per cent made- at councils last meeting agreement form was tabled for installation by thomas and thom as glenlca subdividers of street lights and standards with under ground- wiring v it was reported the hydrint ona warren grove homeowners prop- erty has been moved to pave wimw fitreet pursuant to questions r at a previous meeting councillor j nevvton reported the mutual aid policy was that assistance would sent here if local equipment wi servipg appall under acton fire area agreement outside the county reeve j hargrave chairman of the road committee said preparat ions were complete to go ahead with the pay a willow street to- three awards for sheila paut sheila paul has continued to win awards in music festivals in var ious parts of the province on tuesday may 10 at the wia- tm music festival she placed fifl in t op vkiliii class with 11 marks she was third in the dais for those 10 and under the next day at the stratford music festival she coppctt a so- ond with 80 marks in the violii class fur those 17 and under she doesnt expect to enter in any more competitions now until the canadian national exhibition patch no 7 stretch rockwood to no 10 according to a district highways official no 7 highway from rock- wood to no 10 at bramptojvrwill be macadampatched extensively this spring and summer the department of highways program for this stretch calls for some 10000 tons of new material to smooth out rough and heaved areas contractors on the highway in this area are beamish construction co u car flips over lands on roof when his car flipped over and came to rest on its roof tom per kins of acton emerged uninjured on saturday he was proceeding cast just east of limchouse about 9 pm when his 51 ford jvent out of control in gravel in the ditch the front of the car nosed into the bank turning the car completely over although mr perkins was unhurt damage to the car was estimated at 500 car skids rolls driver uninjured george segesmondo was uninjur ed although damage to his 47 chev amounted to 300 in an acci dent on the third line at the fish pond neafxcfon mr segesmondo applied the brakes t6 turn in a lane when the brakes grabbed causing him to lose control in the gravel the car entered the wet ditch r ave c ilbtrest qri its right side facing sou thv continued cm pag tin tfcji j vtff twt f ii5 v v tfitiill rihfriiii6v ity ririiii mlhfiiikjim tja lrk3b53eeh2ffikaahbhir