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mv-ucv- vii- y pack iou the actori free press sfoon ontario yittmsdaiy may ttth ibm llitisiitti new addition to acton public school was necessitated in 1952 by steadily increasing enrolment and a survey of all the preschool children in town already the public school board is planning the building of a second school in another part of town present enrolment at the public school in both the oriqinal school and this new addition is over 600 when this addition was opened by hon leslie frost in october 1952 enrolment was 450 when principal g w mckenzie came to the scheol in 1939 there were 2s5 pupils at the school the large auditorium is used for conv mvnity as well as schoolevents parenteral solutions supplied to childrens mitts canadas hospitals by baxters go into my hospital in canada transporting processing and ad ministering blood the integrated parenteral pro- sram made possible by baxters range f solutions blood donu and recipient equipment and sets and accessories is used by many hospitals for their infusion and transfusion requirements ard you svill not miss observing the hfesustainig parcnteral sol utions made in acton being widely used the bixler laboratories i actor supply allof canada thj main office and research laborator ies are ocated at morton grave i ard other laboratories are located in cleveland mississippi and jo- jarnesburs south- africa the company his beei ir canada since 1s3t and in acton since 1w0 they occupy over 2t0oo square feet of floor space and ir addition j a large area of storage in another i building eights- employees are or- swings in the park prizes for gagtvi ir the preparation of the sol- school children assistance to crip- utions which call for meticulous j p children and public speaking care at everv stage of jhe process competitions are evidence of the n- t r i t j acton services club in action w j benson is general manager i l- clifton plant superintendent dor shroeder chief chemist g rognvaldsontn charge of pvrrchas- t h cnaaaer acsonplant service above self is apt club motto company specialty one of actons smaller but groov ing industries was started within the past year when ezio marzo svhi was wellknown in all the arenas i around the intermediate hockey circle a few years ago started a glove factory the company spe cializes in childrens mitts and ezio mario is an experienced glover having been a foreman of the storey glove co he has spent his entire life here the question of why he like- aeton is simply that acton is home and here glove shops and workers on gloves have been located since actons early beginnings the products are already finding a ready acceptance in the on tario trade and elsewhere and ac cordingly the new acton industry i growing soundly local service clubs include mens club rotary club ys two daughters nf the empire womens mg and baxter has been a pioneer t leader in toe field of parenteral there are of course also a number of church and other groups who institute and a branch of the canad- ani ian legion with ladies auxiliary solutions since 1931 the company is noted for its many solutions in cluding travert and for its acces sories and equipment widely used for supplying the electrolyte cal oric and kuid needs of medical and surgical- patients contribute to the comnmnitv wav of life while service above self is the motto of one of the organizations the same motto could apply to the other groups who contribute to the among its original developments j activities of the community i- the baxter closed system of one of the thriving fraternal or- vacuum containers and sealed ster- ganizations in acton is walker ie sets for collecting storing j lodge a j and am lost everything but knowledge to communists established here the erection of actons town hall in the 1880s caused storms of dis approval and controversy butter from cream of district farms aeuu willi uvft ceittrti of u farm district with mixed faniunu and stock raijintf eitgailnil the ur- roundlnc tiiirlculturtil community alston creamery fills noed wmt serves it wide circle of tht country side housed in modern bulwj- lntf the trucks of this concern call on the farms throughout the dls- trlct and convert the iretim into butter a market for eggs and grading facilities is also supplied by- the industry the modernly equipped business is- owned by il oulemao towers aerials work of ajax listen to ur radio watch your television gaze at the steel work of big electric signs on skyscrapers or go out in the country and see the familiar silo or the northern ontario observation fosssts arid if is very probable the structure was fabricated in acton ajax engi neers make a wide variety of un usual itfins sometimes the orde is for tanks- and drums for the beardmoreca and sometimes material is fabricat ed for a whole new tannery in india or south america their pro ducts go riot only across canada but all over the world if il u or use in canada- it is more than likely their own erection crew will complete the work if it is out side canada complete specificat ions oi the assembly of the items go with the shipments in the wood products most of the material used comes from britisn columbia or california in the ac ton plant with its 12000 square feet of space and big electric crane there are 34 employees un der the supervision of w j coon the business office is located in toronto at 260 merton st recently the company amalgam ated with the marley company of the united states who are the largest manufacturers of cooling systems fndicatiohs are that there will be an expansion of the comp anys activities in canada the firm is marley canadian limited their acton location has been found very favorable for the past 20 ylears on account of adequate shipping both for materials and finished products a rail siding ad joins tiic property picture changes after tannery five oclock whistle sounds when bl miriscak had his fac- ory r czechoslovakia taker over by the communist government he last everything but his skill and krwiedge of making footwear he cjne to girada iiij as employed by bearimore ard co unli 195c k wanted again to operate his oivv vlirt and he talked with eus- ero braida a shoe rherchan in actor mr braida had a sub- startia bjidmg or his farm pro per adjoining actor tn august 1952 the corona shoe co limited was incorporated tsiay there are 15 employees maxirg 20 pairs daily of high- rade casuals slippers for men children and misses ard shearling- lined snow boots for womeri the liaos are recognized ty the retail be ins acton is an industrial town there is no doubt about that but after the familiar tannery whistle sounds as five oclock the picture changes with shortened working hours hundreds of men and women have plenty of scope for sport and recreation after supper and during the weekends homemade entertainment yes theres plenty of that with con certs and reading of papers the citizens band and church choirs local tournaments and handicrafts but acton has the advantages of city living just 12a years ago the site of this town was dense virgin forest and the many who have come here pro- i lately from europe realize how- short a period of time 12a years is outside speakers and films are regularly applauded training for youngsters range from the schools and library to the ymca and the legion sponsored minor sports leagiie and theres one ageold pasttime that small towns have now the monopoly on going to fires language for pupil teacher why u ptoutih proivounced o and thouulvoh that fhe win- barirtmlug kind of quctln that puts teachers rather m u low lo ex plain that thti english lungnnue u- nl completely freak lull kor thivio who loarn kugtuh u chtldren plouiih and thouii are txisy not to new canudliuis howeve- they study these quirks or their new tongue dlltuontly there iire so many new canadi ans in the acton area that there n re nins two basle english cloascia in the high sehuol v gordon hlngler and- jack heron a re the tsvo teadicra who tiiii ejit guided the men arid women ugajnst that obstacle that battles many can adians the fine points of english ihfflfiw i will have been gone try explaining that utlt the pupils have their fun sshen the teachers lr to call them by name horse races used to be held on a straight way course from the vil lage of acton jo a spot out in the country the course svas maintain ed for many years tt beardmore tannery here for 111 years pioneer industry of acton for 111 y5rx bardmoro and cuv have been tanning and proocai- iiiil leather before acton wos kivowi i a mt office or had its present nanw this tontpany waa in operation after osrer a century of pixmiuctuut it l stilt aetont big- beat induttry tli plant has 4501mm jmre feet of floor space and em ploys about aqo acton eople ac ton and uoardnuire and co have growh together columns could be written aboifr this industry beeiiuse it has been such an integral natt f the town- there sriis a diiy ssheji acton nten v jffiljny winter monthn jitor- trig hemlock iwiik to keep the tun ning active in the other months of the year there svaa a tltnu when wind and isseather were necessary for drying the leather isjosv a specialized drying uiiit of inimeine eiiacity lias replaced mother metn- mls used in nixicesslng side linttlur the presaea used in the sole lea- ther dtmrtm6iit are tiot new hi this plant but they are still the largest in use in the industry la- bor saving devices ivaso removed much of the heavy lifting in the plant and the company has been keen to notice tiwndh and cluuigos nucesaary to keep to the forefront what am lhe products sole lea ther- side upper leather welting transmission belling cutsoles lin ing leather belting leather special ty leathers cor he luggage hand bag and novelty trade r- where do tlwy go cunadu un- 4tm klngduln bouth africa cent ral america south america unit ed states switzerland hong kvpilg iceland mexco where do the raw products come from- canuda united slates arg- htbtth pamgnay rsoutltairlc france italy east indies and why lias he british empires largest tunnery found it ftdviintageouii to be in acton for over a century because ii is convenient to the ont ario shoe trade and industry- gen erally and there is ample water iml power supply present- officers of the company miv- col a o t iteardinore chairman of the hoard s g nen- iitltpresinvnt dr paul llcer vleepresldeiit w j ileatty gen eral manager j h crelghton sec- tetaiytieasurer it r parker dir ector j w wolfe director k l racey director amor 5 trade in canada as the highest grade almost 100 per rrnt of t materials used are secured from canadian sources in fact a big pexcntage of the loathe- is duced right here n acto manager bil martscak had 150 historically empoyees m the factory he lost in yet the best of the worlds en- the world war the day may not be tertainment is available with the tar distant when corona shoo efforts of turning a dial trips to j company ir acton will be compar- toronto hamilton or guelph fori able in production present floor t ntertainment ire regiilar space is limited to 2500 square feet nisiu school classes have opened j but land adjacent is available when a whole new field oftnterest to the company warrants this expanfi hobbyists and there are dozens of on clubs svaiting to welcome new mem- officers of the company are t jbers v i braida x braida bill mariscvk j in the summer theres swimming and raymond arbic its orevf ac- and picnicking m the park in the tons newer industries and a grow- winter skating and skiinc and mg one j tobogganing svl ajax engineers ltd and marley canadian ltd t manufacturers of domestic and industrial towers cooling systems silos antennae towers acton ontario v iijcacciss serving all canada with special refractories frm acton at a p greens acton plant special refactory shapes are molded and fird to meet the exacting specifications that they have been designed for here at acton a p green manufactures a completejjne of oil burner refractories for canadas ever growing home heating requirements through its acton plant a p green keeps pace with the special refractory requirements of a growing canadian economy a p green fire brick company umitid r 4- 234 rosemount ave toronjp 15 v westorj ont branch offices and warehouse stocks at hat4pa t john mbncton montreal quebec city hamilton ottawa winnipeg ini l onoon i s ivvjivt c aawcouver hmptifipn