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n 1 1 3va0s two the acton free press acton ontario thursday may mth ti mason knit established 30 years ago by local boy who made good t sto o th hom t hny who went out into the world and zsade good is hackneyed yarn but the story of the home town boy who came back home and made good hinm and tor his community is a theme that is unusual and refresh ing mason knitting co limited was established in acton 30 years ago by amos mason an acton boy at the beginning there were five employees and the plant and equip ment was in a building on one floor of approximately 2500 square feet today the plant has a floor space of 28000 square feat and gives employ this community the company specializes in child rens underwear only the plant knits the fabric cuts and completes the finished garments and markets its products throughout the do minion there is no export business but mason knit underwear for children will be found on sale in most canadian cities and jtowns their raw material is cotton yarn and of course its origin is in the re public to the south the company la headed by amos mason aa president george mason as vice president and charles kirk- ness as secretarytreasurer a visit to the plant reveals some unique features that would only find a place on ah institution where close personal contact has been continu ous in improving the product for instance that purple mottled effect that is found in underwear is achieved by a unique method as the yarn is processed on the winding machine the method eliminates a process and machine that is in general use and it does a better job all through the plant will be found innovations such as this which have kept mason knit garments to the forefront both in serviceability and competitive price range incidentally while amosx mason was busily establishing this industry he found time to serve on municipal councils was first mayor when ac ton was incorporated was warden of the county led the band and gave community leadership in more ways than can be enumerated in the space allotted for this item mason knitting co likes acton as a location for business not only be cause it is the home town but also because it has been found in 30 years that the towns proximity to the markets of canada makes it a good location for industry legion agenrfa acton branch of tho legion is- old yet new acton flour mill turns out quality flour usually the first industry in any canadian community in the pio neer days was the flour and grist mill many of these landmarks 67 early days have been destroyed by fire many have become ihoperai- tnemttg33orj0 yo peopteotjivebybigmuling opojrator acto make special refractory shapes in a p green firebrick plant taking charge of the minor sports league this year and baseball is just beginning also on our legion agenda re gular dances and tournaments a school scholarship and a member ship drive seems to have a tenacity for hold ing its industries today acton flour mills has modern equipment has in recent years added elevators and storage capacity and operates at capacity with seven employees flour pro duced in acton finds a ready mar ket across canada western and ontario winter wheat are used according to history acton hai its beginning abdut1829 we imag ine that shortly after the water was dammed up to make fairy lake and water to drive the mill atones just when the present mill was erected is largely conjecture but it is reasonable to assume its history goes back wellover a hun dred years water power is used no more in the modern mill which d h lindsay has operated for 35 years in acton old jet new acton flour mills operates today turning out more and better flour than at any time in its long history ft has to be good to meet todays exacting re quirements smffiec decoration day sponsored by town groups the second annual decoration day ser vice will be held next month the cenotaph and graves in fairview and dublin cemeteries are decorat ed there will be a parade of service groups with three bands and a guest speaker street names tell unimaginative tale its not hard to guess where many of the streets got their names there was no poetic nonsense about these streets mill past the mill park to the park lake to the lake church past a church knox past another church and main willow stnotsurprismglyonce had a wil low tree some of the streets are named af ter people agnes frederick john mason mcdonald most imaginative perhaps is bower ave where large trees do indeed frame the roadway newt acton homes areldioing up daily and tfce community has no lack of housing facilities the homes shown above were recently completed lio one of the towns wellplanned subdivisions which are fully serviced there are presently three sibdivisi6ns under construction with one dge to start thisspnng already homesllare being sold befofle theyre built one subdivision a 200lot develop ment is extending acton tolhe east on no 7 hidhway a second development will see some 180 homes built near faify lakelactons picturesque esortatnome four subdivisions head building boom in acton as season opens 1955 will be a big building jtyear for acton certainly as far as new homes figure in community growth no les than four subdivisions with a potential total of 500 hi es are either ssvell under struction or about to- begin shb dividers are erecting a handsc me selection of modern type hones most with lot frontages of 60 or over in areas served by municipal waterworks and sew age systems in the 14lot cobble hill sul ision 10 homos are completed so occupied in the 200lot glen lea development more than 25 hot es have risen in the past few mon hs realtors report sales pacing er ct ion the 200lot lakeview subc tv- iion is surveyed and preconstrv ct ion work is underway progr ss is expected shortly on the 40- lot fairview housing area in addition to this spurt of org n zed subdivision activity h rid brought into the municipal lirr its by the recent annexation orde adding 465 acres to the town s has placed some 100 acres in position to be developed throu private enterpri for reidem or other use in the towns overall 917 acrs more than 100 acres are situat as choice industrial location sei enty acres w ith rail siding ha already been optioned for thi purpose town requiremnts at subdivid es regarding share of services and facilities costs apherence to land use and building bylaws and oth- et municipal stipulations which in clude planning hoard ratification are thoroughly established before iiew development can be under taken the planning dbard which this year appointed p a deacon as planning consulta ed in the preparat town plan at th same time a new zoning byla to meet chang ing needs will be mplemented is now engug- on of an official coincidwgwith this work coun cil is slated to undertake a com plete review of its present building bjlaw in order to incorporate lat est federal building code improve ments wiui the suburban reach of toi- onto and hamilton metropolitan growing longer and longer north halton is becoming increasingly de sirable for residential establish ment and industrial feedertype plant locations acton its rich ar able soil on a table 1 150 feet above sea level has space to sell and room to grow expanf educational facilities acton s active sflhool boards are prepared for all the growth that may come in the town just four years ago a low lying modern pub lic school was opened already the children have overflowed into the old high school just over a year i go a field on the outskirts of town w as levelled for a large playing field and a strikingly decorated- modern high school ap peared already ontracts are let for a three room addition concern of the i public school board has been al second public school and they have requested council to issue debentures for eight acres for a new school site education is complete from kin dergarten to university entrance here in the high school are an ex ceptionally well equipped shop and a commercial room some of the kindergarten pupils arc quite experienced in classroom manners when they arrive ihoy ve just graduated from the nursery school operated by the y m c a ladies auxiliary three weeks ago enrolment at the public school topped the 600 point principal g w mckenzie pointed out when youngsters from homes in the new subdivisions came shyl to their new teachers ymphony study for music club the symphony is this years top ic of study for tho music study group about 20 ladles interested in serious music thoy meet infor mally in mombcrs homes with president mrs r arnold in charge their interest in the symphony reaches from haydn to vaughan williams annual project is the awarding of prlzcs to tonrinlcinif mimfr studcnti in towli to oncourag them to continue their studies actong first industry was the storey glove works stream no problem to 75 boys pads on the annual good friday hike this year altogether 75 boy scouts cuba and fathers found themselves clustered rather wistfully on one side of a stream too wide to jump across they were on their wiy to blue springs a scout reserve nenr acton that us high a number as 75 would find themsclves in this pre dicament is cause as wel as for sjmpathy for recognition ot the fact that scouting is very active in acton there is t scout troop t40ciib packs with a waiting list a guide company and brownie pack the pi ide and joy of these young people and their leaders is hoden- owsawnee thats iroquois for meet ingplace the acton scout house delegates from other towns have- been to acton recently to inspect the house and ask about financing methods to learn how such an asset to the groups could be erecte1 efficiently and adequately volunteer labor for building the scout house was iheperded by en ergetic buty middleton of the scout group committee materials were given at special rates by in tcrested actonians the site at 1 a year is on the school grounds other groups meet in the hall as well as it is practicilly a coih- munity effort by the wiy those 75 scouts cub- and dads each with lunch found their way across the stream in no time they did it with fence posts famous writers mazo de la roche the famous candian writer lived for a while in acton l m montgomery was a ministers wife in nearby norval a fire that wiped dt- the aetna plant of a p green fire brick company limited in august 1002 did not long deter the company from building anew although th acton operation had only been started a year or so earlier the hew plant occupies 16000 square feet and through its continuous tun nel kllri emerge a wide variety of products the acton plant with g v bar- bchu as manager has 18 employee and is in operation continuously here ore made oil burncr baffles oil burner combustion chambers special refractory shapes insulating fire bric and t brick haw materials comejfrojn canada unit ed states and south america th products of the acton plant go mostly to the canadian markets and the export trade of the company 1 supplied from the h6me plant in mexico mo the acton plant is one of several of the a p green co in canada and the united states other prop ducts made here include castabl refractories high temperature mor tars fire clay standard and super duty plastic fire brick assay cruc ibles foundry refractories etc why is their a plant in acton because of the proximity of this town to th markets officers of the company are w o twyman vicepresident and general manager g m bray vice presi dent and general sales manager d w mcknight chief engineer w a smyth plant superintendent r j lvnnlc treusurcr no work lock for acton woodcrafts ash doors frame and custom mill work for the trade or kitchen cupboards or most any woodwork for home or office or factory is the work of acton woodcrafts which occupies a twostorey building on main street there is also a storage shed for materials for the building trade woodworking tools and modern equipment give e varey the proprietor and his staff the means to keep this plant in steady operation the market largely is the building trade in acton and district e var- ey has been in acton for nearly 20 years in 1945 after service over seas he returned to acton and wu in charge- of the plant for george town lumber co seven years ago he became owner when he purchas ed from w h kentner with so much building activity in acton the acton woodcrafts finds acton a good spot in which to be located fairy lake comprises 88 acres of water belting welting counters sole leather upper leather specialty leathers mechanical leathers carlon pipe fitting beardmore i x co limited acto ontario ffices and warehouses acton montreal quebec toronto x i ta ers ince 18 44 j l j 1 r ifr- t 1 5ybsais5ait3e55ihsee ansgjjsjwtffggftjwssg f- j i a 4 i v- 9 w v