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fpsfw fonlob moot the acton free press acton ontario thunsday july 21st 1855 waterdown beats acton nine 85 here v outfield errors and misplays coupled with a lack of timely hit ting from acton intermediates en abled waterdowns inandout mer chants to eclipse the vacationrid dled locals last night by an 85 score big tat finnamore hurled the distance for the visitors allowing seven hits striking out six and is suing four walks he was aided and abetted by the plate umpire who called the game at the end of the sixth inning in broad daylight claiming a ruling now was extant that no inning- could be started after 3ft jhis edict cooled out the acton nine who were just starting to latch on to finnamores fast ones after receiving some neat relief hurling from portsider harry lawson law- son relieved john cunningham who started for acton and bore the brunt of a five bit six run assault in the first two innings greeted by a single and a double in the top half of the third cunningham made way for lawson who allowed only four more hits over the four innings things seemed to go waterdowns way right from the frst when their second man at the plate tagged one over second that looked like a good single however spike scott play ing the centre garden in the absence of bob bruce misjudged the ball and it went between his legs out to the fence for a home run acton got that one back in their half when skilling beat a roller out took sec ond on a passed ball at first and scored as red anderson poked a obituary past 40 years a resident of acton for the p 40 years mrs bertha ann beevers passed away at her guelph st home on july 16 she had been in poor health for about six months she leaves to mourn her husband william beevers a sister char lotte bilton and brother george bilton of acton mrs beevers born in 1885 in nassagaweya was the daughter of the late robert bilton and marv bennett she was married in 1911 she was a member of acton uni ted church and was active in the ladies aid rev gordon adams officiated at the funeral service at the rumley funeral home on july 18 inter ment followed at fairview ceme tery pallbearers were albert tennant of georgetown alfred tjuby gordon bilton her nephews and bruce pargeter alvin bulloch and jack lambert all of acton floral offerings were from the following husband george and charlotte walker lodge af a m directors and staff beardmore and co ltd morrison family mr and mrs j lambert beatrice and bill cole sadie and sophia bob and emily dunbar and family men of scotsdac freda and alan bul lock 479 upwa tom and bert ware and families mr and mrs stewart bennett doris and alf and family marg and albert and fam ily and gordon vcrna and pearl mr and mrs b pargeter mrs jack bilton wa of the united church single through second and short the second was waterdowns big inning with one out fund an easy fly to right field anderson bobbled the ball putting a man on finna more was hit by the pitcher and the third merchant bunted one between third and home that despite the ef forts of three lnfielders no one could lay a hand on with the bags loaded culley rapped a single scor ing two and the next man up poled a triple to centre emptying the has- es he later scored on an error at short acton went sco in their half butgot one back in the third when ross morton catching in the ab sence of harold townsley placed a single through second he advanced to second on scotts free trip to third as anderson was safe on a fielders choice and scored as paul lawson made a safety over first and second the visitors went scoreless in both the third and fourth while ac ton got another in the fourth as mc- cristall walked wenlta second as harry lawson was safe on an error went to third on heatleys fly to right and scored as finnamore forc ed the run in on a walk to morton finnamore started the fifth uuung off for waterdown by knocking a wrong field double he went to third as lawson dropped the relay from the mound scoring as the next batter singled culley also scored as rackis was hit by the pitcher to force him in making it 83 acton went down 123 in half of the fifth and waterdown loaded the bases again in the sixth with no one out but lawson came through with some clutch hurling to whiff the next two batters and throw the third out at first irish mccrlstall made himself a perfect night at the plate by greet ing finnamore with a single over short to start the bottom half of the sixth off he went to second on a passed ball at the plate then harry lawson poled what proved to be the longest hit of the game with a triple to deep left scoring mccnstall he scored as heatley firstbeaveutahitto firstbutwas called tut for failing to touch the bag the fielding gem of the game was paul lawsons sparkling catch of an infield fly in the fourth inning finnamore led the visitors at the plate with two doubles in two trips in two other appearances he was hit by the pitcher for acton lawson with a triple cunninghams single mccristall with a single and two walks were the big batsmen last nights was the final game scheduled for acton but two games remain to be played one with the brampton nine here and saturdays postponed game with milton at the county town ball yard port credit has dropped out of the league mak ing it unnecessary for acton to play the postponed game with them r h e waterdown 150 0208 11 3 their acton 101 1025 7 4 council pressed for gas franchise from two sides declinesdecisjon continued from page one patient account and passed a routine payment motion on an old one re garding another disputed account involving the county as well as the town members asked the clerk to reply to a letter from the county treasurer that the acton council takes issue with several points rais ed by the writer the mayor also asked the county council repre sentatives to raise actons conten tions at the next county meeting council officially proclaimed monday august 1 civic holiday fire chief sam tennant asked councils wishes oh an offer by the firemen to supervise an hour and a half each evening at the junior wad ing pool the offer of the firemen was praised and a motion carried putting it into effect this week report on lake water the clerk read notice of 390 as- town of acton sewer ac- outdoor service at county centre the outdoor church service spon sored by the halton federation ol agriculture held on sundaj even ing in the halton community cen tre was well attended the milton band provided sacred music and gave leadership to the hymnsing ing which preceded the service the male octet comprised of the male quartets of campbellville presby terian church andlowville united church rendered two sacred num bers clifford f waite former secre tary of ontario farm radio forum conducted the service and deliver ed v appropriate and inspiring message on soul erosion warning that our souls need constant care and protection just as a farmer needs to care for and conserve the soil if it is to serve its purpose members of the junior farmers of halton countv received the offei- ing which will be sent to the hal ton branch of the canadian insti tute for the blind engagements mr and mrs james alfred thompson r r 2 acton wish to announce the engagement of their youngest daughter shirley anne to emerson douglas anderson son of mr and mrs earl anderson guelph marriage to take place at churchill united church satur day august 13 1955 at 3 30 oclock muc leading minor ball loop muckers are still ahead in the legion sponsored minor sports league in last thursdays games hot shots counted twice for everv score of the jets to win 2814 the muckers held the wolf hounds to three runs while they racked up eight tuesday the muckers met the jets to down them w ith a decisive 157 count wolf hounds were vic torious over the hot shots 118 airport expansion vancouver cp the board of trade here has proposed immediate action bv federal authorities to re lieve congested and dangerous conditions at vancouvers interna tional airport a secondary airport to handle light private planes was recommended new disease like many a brandnew mother i picked up the babv whenever she cried i wonder what makes herwood matthewsarchibald summer marriage an original wedding gown made by her mother was worn by ida elizabeth archibald when she was married to donald clarndge mat thews in ebenezer united church rev j a dilts of rock wood offi ciated at the marriage at three oclock on saturday july 9 pots of white hydrangea made the church most attractive for the love ly summer ceremony the bride is the daughter of mr and mrs edward c archibald of rr 3 acton and the groom is the son of mr and mrs g stanlev matthews r r 2 acton miss margaret early of campbell ville played the wedding muic before the ceremony mis barbara cunningham of georgetow n sang through the years and during the signing of the register she sang wedding prayer the bride was given in marriage b her father she wore an origin- allv designed bridal costume w ith a gown of white brocaded taffeti completely topped by an overdress of lace and tulle the taffeta gown made on princess lines was baller ina length with the high neckline forming a peter pan collar ana short sleeves the overdress fea tured a longsleeved bolero of lace which buttoned to the taffeta bod ice its full skirt of tulle fell in folds over her taffeta skirt a fingertip veil of tulle w as held by a srhall headdress of brocaded taffeta she carried a cascade of red roses and white baby mums with white streamers the bride had three attendants who wore ballerinalength gowns of brocaded taffeta made to match identically the taffeta part of the orides gown they were on prin cess lines w ith cap sleeves and high neckline each attendant wore matching headdress mittens and shoes the maid of honor miss marjone warne acton a friend of the bride wore a jellow gown her bouquet was of mauve carnations and white mums miss joan archibald the brides sister as bridesmaid wore a mauve gown and carried jellow carnations and white mums the second bridesmaid mrs joan knight the groom s sister was gowned in li green she carried pink car nations and white mums i groomsman was mac sprowl f r r 4 acton ushering the guests to their places were donald archi bald the brides brother and wil liam arscott toronto a coum of the groom following the ceremony over 60 guests gathered in the church par lor thc were from toronti schomberg rock wood campbell ville glen williams qruewood and brantford as well as acton mr archibald receiving her guests wore a dres of mauve nv- ion w i whit ac and a corsage of elldw rosebuds w ith mums mrs matthews assisted w eirng a charcoal grev dress w ih pink accessories and pink rosebud bouquets of summer flowers and white candles decorated the room with the threetiered wedding cake centering the bride s table among the guests w ere the bride s grandmother mrs william gilroy of guelph and the groom great- aunt mrs william martin of ingle- couple at home to many friends flowers cards gifts and above all many good wishes were receiv ed by mr and mrs wilfr coles when they observed their 50th wed ding anniversary on saturday and sunday saturday afternoon and evening there was a family gathering at the home of one of the couples grand sons hartley coles church st their daughter miss jessie coles son ernest coles six grandchildren and four great grandchildren were present outoftownrelatives and friends there were mr and mrs ernest coles denise pat terry and paul of brampton mr and mrs barry mckeon wendy and timothy of guelph and mr terry bottomley of oshawa a beautiful threetiered wedding cake was cut by mr and mrs coles the popular couple were at home to friends neighbors and re latives on sunday on tuesday evening at blue springs scout reserve a presenta tion was made to mrs coles by friends among the scout leaders there mr and mrs coles were married on july 17 1905 in toronto two davs after the bride arrived from england the brief article in the free press that week is copied this week in the back in 1905 column on page three mr coles served in the british arm much of that time in south africa before emigrating from his home in bristol to canada he met mrs coles the former alice stigant after returning to england from army service in 1903 he knew her brother in africa cry so much i said to the nurse nothin wrong with her- the nurse replied ceptin shes got arm colic and lap fever lumber is an american word originating in boston the worlds first electric cooking tcsntfte in canada ii 1888 leav ing w ith her husband on a m6tor trip the bride doffed her lace and tulle overdress wcanrg away her brocaded taffeta gown w ith white accessories and 9 coml coat her corsage was of blue car nations and white mums mr and mrs matthews are liv- jiig at rr 2 acton ia trousseau tea held at home of bride before her marriage miss ida archibald was the honored guest at several showers and her mother held a trousseau tea the girls of the beardmore office held a kitchen and pantry shower for the bridetobe at mrs betty ann tylers home a miscellaneous shower was held at mrs ken stub- bmgtons home and other friends gathered in acton with mrs a orr as hostess friends and relatives called at the brides parents home rr 3 acton for the trousseau tea on saturday july 2 pouring were the brides grandmother mrs william gilroy of guelph the grooms aunt mrs lome garvin of glen williams and a cousin mrs hugh hamilton of schomberg those who assisted in serving were mrs f archibald acton miss lorraine garvis glen williams and miss susan cole rockwood show ing the brides lovely gifts were miss jean archibald and mrs joan knight cool evenings the wading pool in the park will be open in the evening now thanks to the generositv and thoughtful- ness of the firemen thej will be taking turns supervising the pool for voungsters these hot evenings fied hunter supervises the tots during the day sessment on property owned by tho- town in the city of hamilton a favorable report on the grade of water taken from samples at the swimming area of fairy lake was received from the halton county health unit a motion carried that a bylaw be prepared to issue 35000 in deben tures for use by the public utilities commission more information on this debenture issue is carried in a p u c report elsewhere in this is sue abetter from r v anderson as sociates declared the land purchas ed recently by the school board wa c apublic school site this declaration was required by the municipal department in reply to a request from r h elliott that nine months business fffxagamst his home premises be written off council decreed it would consider the request after the sign near his home was removed work sheets were reviewed and as at last meeting it was noted that ianv items in need of attendance will have to wait until the current pressure of more important jobs lets up criticises post office reeve hargrave informed mem bers that paving on willow and bower streets would likely start in about 10 days councillor c lindsay was told there was no indication when work would start on the new maria st bridge a series of complaints from him self and others were raised by councillor lindsay and directed at the local post office he charged there was evidence of general slackness here in quality of service and asked that council direct a let ter to the postmaster generals de partment with a copv to the local postmaster and federal member of parliament pointing this out coun cil complied with this request councillor s brunelle va ad vised there was no progress on plans to clean out the town s portion of the creek into fairv lake walks in warren grove a brief talk developed on the warren grove sidewalks it pointed out that the walks which are not bevelled at the drive areas leave a substantial drop in some cases homeowners have apparentlv been regrading their own drives up to the walk level a suggestion was advanced that in the case of some drives where a drainage problem could develop the town might pro vide some hard topping no defi nite instructions were given on this idea however councillor langford reported a large crack on mill street sidewalk in need of attention councillor a irwin suggested in formation could be obtained from the oac about a chemical design ed to clear weeds from water et not harm fish or do other damage with the thought this could be used at fairy lake council asked the clerk to investigate by letter assessment too low assessor o lamb told council he had been informed by the county assessor that actons frontage as sessment rates were lower than those of georgetown or milton raises of from 2 to 4 were in or der in some cases the county as sessor had indicated mr lamb said reeve hargrave said he consider ed the rates should remain the same if raising them would bring the major advantage to the county we should give our own taxpayers the benefit first he said mayor tyler and clerk mcgeach- le reminded members that in view of the impending rezoning consider ations any discussions of frontage rates should be held over until then thompson motors account to date 198 02 shorthills sheet metal re- pair leak in shower booth 6 00 symon hardware mdse 9 41 wheel and brake service ltd 2320 david barbour truck 11 00 h g barlow co ltd 20 00 r langfordt trip george town 1 40 municipal world mdse 3 16 c e htckejr and sons ltd black helmets 58 60 mro lamb 25 posts 13 75 thos cutting re loading sand 120 75 thompson fuel service ac count to date 22 78 pedlar people ltd signs 11 50 toths garage gas 5 05 j b mackenzie a- son 12 46 acton woodcrafts 620 gordon s hardware 3 04 ct labor garbage road work cemetery r j hargrave two trips to brantford george robinson hauling fill c f leatherland acct j h goy oiling roads braidas shoe store sewer accounts highway garage rotate tir es thompson motors acct l garner motors acct town of acton sewer acct re tilcox trucks at war ren grove gordons hdwe mdse macswain motors mdse symon hardware mdse peoples fuel pipe acton woodcrafts mdse yonge construction back hoe and loader 206 00 20 80 15400 305 73 126 00 885 100 225 27 30 80 50 5 86 ixt72 5 21 304 27 183 95 1970 95 2592 01 lian village years old vancouwn cp marpole ad joining vancouver to the south was the site of a nourishing indian vil lage at the time of christ says dr charles e borden archaeologist the university of british colum bia professor said that a charcoal sample from a test pit there last summer has been found to be 1950 years old pleased with his important dis- coverv he is pushing on with his excavations especiallv on a spot where a construction of a new hotel is imminent he lacks funds but a number of volunteers are aiding him apart from a young musqueam indian named andrew charles and sally green a pretty university student dr borden is working with a troup of untrained volunteers so far his work has unearthed 1 600 artifacts scientific name for w hat people leave behind them where the live one prize is an exquisite b ini was carvln of a waterbirds head its long beak curling back to preen its breast feathers dr borden believes it was usid to mix cosmetics it s a little masterpiece he said and one day i am quite certain it will be famous applications for enrolment to the school for retarded children which plans to open in milton in september will be received by mrs allen howard 53 robert street milton phone tr 86064 she will send written application forms to be com pleted by the parents please apply early so the association may plan accordingly at the present time only one defmite application has been received unless there are three or more children it wi impossible to conduct the proposed school be milton and district association for retarded children dont forget the 1st annual sports day sponsored by the acton legion mino lea acton park civic holiday monday aug 1st v wwwwwwmwwuwwiww i calithumpian parade prizes for parade 1 1 30 am best dressed girl ft buggy best comic costume best orininal costume best float best dressed sportsman best dressed boy and best dressed person and bicycle tricycle old timers baseball team vs intermediates minor sports town league teams games races pony rides fish pd admission i lucky draw for clock radio 25c on tennis courts in the evening dance council agreed the following general accounts totalling 1849 88 were ordered paid pass regular accounts vongo construction re load sand for oiling 8930 bell telephone co re ser vices 4895 acton free press printing 147 78 c e smith baseball back stop 67 15 constable wanted written applications for the position iof probationary constable on the georgetown police force will be received at the office of the undersigned j probationary period will be six months salary as a proba tioner 2700 a year applicants are to state age height weight and experiencevjfajiy applications must be in a sealed envelope plainly marked application for constable and are to be in the hands of the clerk not later than 400 pm august 2 1955 john d kelly cutrfctreasurer georgetown ontario tt w v i fflr