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1 eightyfirst yearno 12 1 acton ontario thursday september 29lh 1955 twelve pages six cents high school champions declared after the aniual local field dny here monday rain prolonged the meet from friday afternoon are shown left to light front bill skilling senior frank cooper intermediate bob coxe junior rear frances oaks senior wendy mackenzie intermediate ruth landsborough junior the district field meet was hild in milton wednesday plan in on all a- survey of all store closing hours in acton will be made by an inde pendent agent under chamber of commerce arrangements it was agreed tuesday night when 22 downtown merchants met with chamber council members in on- other effort to untrfngle the knots of disagreement and indecision which have tied up recent moves to change from saturday night open ing to friday night the meeting which two merchants insisted should he kept secret also heard solicitor c f leatherlnndxo- survey store hours view the town councils attitude to the contentious situation it was pointed out there were two subsections of the factory shop and office closing act under which pro posed new hours bylaws could lie passed under one section a straight threefifths majority of all mer chants is required to petition council for a new bylaw when this is presented council may pass the de- siretl hvlnw after the existing by law is rescinded mr lcnthcrlaiid said council does not want to pass a a oju a bill skilling and frances oakes win senior titles at hs field da nigh as the inls in fivs which hiil lie finills liv some of the clliiol field lll ed in ir itit run n threatening all il i p tpiimcinont even- until moina iaasksk 3jc lc jsbftr moiiiiug firtiiniuil ilv the lllltl anil 440 vinl inns had yet to tit- slated rill skilling anil france oakes are the senior champion of tin school this joir following totaling of the two days events intermed iate champions arc wendy mac kenzie and frank cooper and damages of 1850 in twocar crash i mag tang of autumn perks activities and fuel bills soptroiiher bows out tomorrow the fall season officially 10 days old and weather of that period has beep typically autumnlike with sharp ntgiil frost breezy intermittently cloudy days hint rains thrown li to complete the seasonal picture coal bins and oil tanks are back in ttie limelight as fires go on in local and district houses to lake the cold ami damp out of the interior an hardly a month after that fiaino air was heavy and hot from 00-de- glee tillipcl atlllvs outside outside niotbei nature is dressing up in her tall coat of many color iruss and evergreens are taking on a deeper ilai kei hue and the leaves an polishing tluir annual teehiu- i i tableau in yellow red orange i dm and la ou u as the uiathti grows cottier and sbaipei local in ganlatloilh have laki ii mi hi ii busier ml nle of iillt- irvlng the loi i i oiii ativu il pupil are set- llllil i ttlese cllclllllslailces lslllg toll atlei lle i ass i 111 tile iif illicit lias a petition w liuh tl l hu in i i lun ud a llngellui the l iiiiiireil to pass wlllnii il ti ansll ion ol siniiiiiri living to full bylaw of its own volition it ilif- iiot want to force its actions on any business council therefor is not inclined to entertain a new bylaw petition proseiitid under the terms of this subsection rrtitloii cause worry under tht other subsection a 7ft per cent majority of individual classifications of business is tctpiirj eil to petition for a new bonis by law when such i preenleil ap- j parently renrilless of linw many classifications are included council is compelled to pass the soughtfoi j bylaw such a law passed would at feel only tile signers and the ela- slf nations t hey rally it was indicati could lirs the lli on lei this lath t llev unit 111 il that council ised new livlaw slllisectli hi i lily him i iy law was ciimpelliin siih- i i it i j l ii i tf f t f junior champions are ruth land- nandiooied purse bishop lurner confers bacrament d bb cx slr- r- clfw i i the first and second place win he intricately carved leather of conf irma t ion on 25 f a ndidates th goods made by george bowman his excellency most reverend k have been much admired by friends r turner sfm toronto in place in acton but the proof of their qua- hls excellency bishop rvan of ity was demonstrated when a purse hamilton conferred the sacrament won first prize at the canadian na- f confirmation on 25 candidates in tional exhibition sl j church on monday mr bowman learned that his bag evening visiting clergv for the oc- with an original pattern was judg ed first of a group of 12 the hand- bags were on display in the manu facturers building at the exhibition and those passing by the display were asked to vote mr bowmans entry proved the most popular j although a look at mr bowmans i work proves that luck isnt a very important factor in the favor his work finds just the same hi ex hihit number was no 7 his award is 100 st albans church harvest festival tonight in st albans church rev r ii armstrong will be preaching to inaugurate the harvest festival services there the church is being decorated with sheaves of wheat with n loaf of unleavened bread and bunch of grapes on the altar as symbols of the feast of the pass over rev k g richardson is preacher for the sunday evening service he is the rector of st georges church georgtown members of other con gregations have been invited to at tend the festival concludes with a har vest supper for the congregation sponsored by the guild on monday casum included reverend a calla rhnn rockwood reverend robert macuougall guelph reverend jo seph cremmon waterdown rever end p bodendistel guelph and reverend s sullivan brampton holy name men of st josephs parish acton and holy cross georgetown formed a guard of honor for the rishnp from the rec- j lory fothe church the procession i was led by he ajtar boys carrying the processional crucifix and the acolytes father morgan parish priest met the rishup at the church entrance and conducted him to the sanctuary while the choir sang ecce sacerdos magnus versiclcs two films shown at bag meeting two films were seen at the first fall meeting of the st albans branch of the brotherhood of ang lican churchmen in the parish hall lal thursday evening following the business meeting the studc- baker story a 411 minute sound and color film and a upsinnary film the japanese family were shou n i the group ha received it offlr- j nil charter now president i- gar- j net rose vicepresident george i lee so rotary george margrave and treasurer gonlun iawon it was decided to devote 2 i minutes eich meeting to draw in up articles of a contiluti n a well a- the regular funii- ners in each event competed iii the utterschool meet m milton on wednesday complete results follow girls events senior girls 50 yard dash don na mcmillan n hobsun fran oak- girl- 50 yard dash elizabeth jany f intcrmediatt w macken7i gibson junior girls 50 yard dash r iandshorough doris kdwaril- j a brum senior girl- 75 yard dash d mcmillan n hohsun f oakes intermediate girls 75 yard dash w macki-ii7ii- f gibson i wat son i continued on page three totalling liill resulted llnlll an accident on no 7 high way which held up traffic cm din en by franklin stephen iiaes of guelph and hugh john i in i ot rock w ooijuinet in collision jum wet of rockwood near the file mill school houe damage to the land car w a 0 il and to the loates car i5i mr land was hospltalled make final plans at cwl meeting final pi ins were made for ihr nimmac nd penny salt at the re gular mrrtini of the catholic wo mens league on tuesday evening at the home of mrs k marks the president mrs k heffernan opened the meeting with thi keaue prayrr following the minutes by the seer ftirv klma ilraida mis 1 kenney ave the finanrial report on the last wedding hreakfast catered foi arrangements were made for the fall bazaar and committees ap pointed at the close of the meeting lt- freshnients were served bv tlie host- hi ld ultl hi effect situut it ill ud leave silj t passed sect lull whil chants lha cei is i jil daxs some e ivt spilt tuwil a few merchants have signified they wish thvii names lakfn off ihls last petition in v in coniicil hands time is running short on the 30day period it was apparent at tuesday nights meeting that a great deal of confusion still exists in the minds of many husiness men concerning tlie legal huiiittr and requirements of the suhsectioh under which new closing bylaws aiv framed offrr ideat opinions kvidcnlly the survey among the acton mis mrssnien would clarify thcs isettnns as well as poll opinio- hiui iisition on all opening hours kariior in the meelinu chaired by chamtier pi esulenl john joy scat tered ideas were offered from dif ferent nn chilli ts ahotit reasons for the present lack of cooperatlun vahie ol i minted effort advantag es and dimid vantagvs of friday night opening cause of the present mixup ivrr ukd iepurinents of petitions one husincksinan instrumental in r loe liveliness ls well mw ay grand jury has complaints after court area tour crand jury al the fall aasizea held last week recommended lifter then inflection of the county huildiiiiis in milton that the menu v aslii oonib in the courthouse be enlanjed that the doors of the courthoiise open to the outside in stead of the himde that the ban nister on the south stairs leading to the courtroom be repaired that u ereen be erected around the toilet in tin mens cuirridor ot the jail second flour north side that tin top step on the vircular stair way on the lui hi side be ropalred that a regular check on the health and cleanliness of the cook bo made a time hill was found by the kiand jury irfiaiiisl vladas sasnous- ka 21 hamilton and the petit much of hi work to dale to inine i jll y hnuikht in a not uilty ver- drct on ins case he wa- chared folloumc siiikiiik of the i raising euchres a mens tea and i i- and responses by the i ere discuserl a ditc in miss anderson firesideguest miss nellie anderson n mission ary who is home on furlonph was the finest speaker iyt the bible so ciety fireside held last sunday cven- inc in st albans parish hall miss anderson used a flannelrraph and spoke on the bible cleruy bishop turner saiifi the turn of the patron saint of churchsamt joseph and kiiet blessing to the ronqreration father morrim welcomed his fx- cellencv tin behalf of himself and hoth parishes in responding the i bishop thanked the pastor and parishioners and rave an inspira tional sermon on the sacrament of confirmation he also told of some of his experiences in china with the scarborough foreign missionary so ciety and how he was imprisoned for two years under communist rule the children being confirmed were congratulated on their sound knoy- icugeoi me taiechism the sacrament of confirmation a- administered to the following ivnnis gibbons brian mccristull carjdavev ieter marksr peter hair yvonne duval knthenne ken ny pauline marks carmen le- chance rosemary orourke wil- iiam paterson donald ttmnin-f- kenneth adamson henrv mctrash han el prtv mrs z luty mrs w hina jr all ofaclnn philip rail ia irn- oecemtier was set the william barrett anil his cllts were wolroiroi be- a- l turkey supper special services for churchill 117th anniversary charle w mem lidod eonrekatiuns attended moimnk and evening services sun day and ahout 300 enjoyed the tra ditionally excellent turkey s tipper when churchill united church ob served its 117th anniversary rev j w- pratt of kitchener was the fiuest speaker at both sunday services and nave inspiring addres ses ho was assisted by the regular mimster mr townsend the st catharine ciospel rpinrtt tciejv part both morning and evemnn in the morning mrs norman turner tmy mtftrtwerr- thrmrpaddcn car and mrs bud anderson sang a duct i was damaged to an estimated 250 and in the evening mrs anderson in new nperuiik hours came armed with a tape recorder me aslpd the met ting in hhpn to interviews with aclop shuppeis who were asked for opiniiihs iihdiit friday or saturday night opening hefftre the recorded voices had been heard 1 minutes another businessman interrupted to assert it was serving no good purpose mrs ralph denny was sevnal agreed with him others dis- nist for the special rnu ctwo cars in collision as rain pours down acton police investigated an ac cident involving two cars late tnes day afternoon during the downpour the mishap occurred on the cirnei of fiuelph and queen st- a car driven by reind g wikker- ink collided with another driven bv agreed chnrman cloy asked fur a vote tu settle tin- mattti 4ind the re- crowds attending colder was turned tiff when the oh- ponsoied by the jettors wnn 107 no reason for optimism hsciission continued one sugges- as was the gave a soli the acciiml sic as usual tht the turkey supp wa were excellent meal itself many remained for the program hon offered ta thit friday nigh afterwards in the church when os- opening he tried on a trial or iu- pringe young people under the liatnmarv basis this promoted direction of mrs aitkens with mrs ninth talk or tkie idea of a gentie- munter at the piano gave a variety mans agrecmint and optimism bc- of musical selections mrs ward can to rise thnt something might be bruce gave readings and mrs norm- done m this direction an mckeiii a piano solo key vi i one ma cnuld ice mi- reason i or mcfarlane of georgetown gave a oprmiism hi- ohservetl that from witli the rape of a 20yearold hamilton woman at like medad on july 21 the jury deliberated on tin cast tin ihe longest period in over 10 year- being out of the courtroom for 1 1 1 houra one of the jurors was excused i ear the end of lle hearing this man received word that his wifo wa- dying 111 the imspilal ordin arily the rent of the jury would have to be dismissed too and a new jury sworn in hut a provision in the criminal code allows the ex cusing of a juror on the consent of the crou n crused in s solicitor and thu pi aces high at-0og-show- short address princi f hs attendance up in all area schools m m tewitjjtefeaieef in m ivatrrlerrr- attendance is ifji in all three high tliliirtr term bolney heather i schools under the jurisdiction of the at tin same general terms mileage ind other features wore set forth lroerm and row- l jones welcom ed tlmse who attended pastor cos- terus led in hymn smgtng the chartering of a hus to go to toronto fur the billy graham meet ing one evening vrjis discussed as usual the offering was for the work of the ipprr canada bin society mr jones concluded the program with the liehedicition the vaic m lei n leeder the girls ihesseti nil bosses vfil i- caruso miss kath- airof ctforgetown bting coufiliued were in white with white and wreaths the boys rlh ha high schn 1 ird it was reported to the meet- i applications for pupilst the junior farmers county rcingrrcntcd at on tsululdiy in the chimn some of their entries are commented upotv woeoimonnieres m the lapel fol wving cunfimiation all titei to- 1cihirthe lords prayer hail mary and the apostles creed bencdtrtjnn of the blessed sacra ment was given by his excellency isted by father macdongall dea milton fnircor father callaghah subdeacon airn news the pastor and visiting clergy special music for the ceremony was provided by the choir mr v milton clan captures laurels at north halton field meet attend chools in other centres were dealt with two applications for pupil to attend technical schools were ap- pi oved and one was refused an applicaton tor a pupil from acton to attend guelph collegiate was re fused on the ground that the sub- 1 jects necessary for college admission m ins course were available in the district the secretary was to write by re gistered mail the manufacturer and i of construction and in acton t egardin the repair of j eight defective desks at acton 1 school no action has been made i follow ing other complaints i accounts for the month amounting ybad iesrgan ize j ins experienci the rnercbants here cant even agree to rescind the pre sent bylaw ltt alone agree ir a i new ore or subscrib to 1 geit iman s agreement mint- discussion followed on the extent of tlie proposed survey the j chamber voitlci direct aiming mer- chants also tile manner it should be cai ried out i at the close of the meeting those i present signified which classifica- lll of business t wsbetl to lie ing in milton on monday night oeorgetown school has an enrol ment of 219 an increase of 35 this i-nv- reported principal lambert in milton the attendance is 24a an lticiease of five reported principal wol id said in acton principal han- senvi ported an attendancyof 192 an increase of 20 four new classrooms will be ojimea in georgetown before next term in milton two rooms are in i 1 luirse the thrtn rooms are still incomplete but partially in use kach school was given an allow ance of 125 to bring rugby or sports i v bowling teams foiir y ladies bowling teams were organized when liiuic irti- ed met in the v on tuesday after noon cfwen price was named the president of the league with tilly mcgladery the treasurer the four team captains are janet rogers may gervais olive cairns and lulu sinclair bowing starts in two weeks ti ignateittirrilet cottiyctt iid tlealt cnticall with the last two petitions pus j led it was indicated on croiiirs that sonie classification de- sisiitioiis are uesiionable 1 prince- of flowerinri a german shephirtl owiedli fred ifeiflo of acton has been winning cuite a few trophics for its ow lately a 1 is atjiied to trie impre ve list over the acokend at an obedience trials show at tne yoik arinonts in toronto mr iftime nought the dog as a puppy and tjained it himself the dug already hii 1 red 1- if two title cd 1 cmn r 1 nil dog iuilal ft i n n rif u kxc iiid pi- w t e f fl all ij ud wa anuy aa dug the glious ar muc lu ri liige tueirirl acton was admired by hundreds ori a specially deng- nted autumn- tur last sndi higttht uftne mot ir trip we httujj mi a ml a cr urch erviie a moat to a aid 1 ji id luiit r shepheida jiird jnjjtal eit- c -rnpe- ug tre points ima 1 a a a a r dr j9i it of 2b the utility 1 1 s and 1w1 in tie opn class i mr pfiefle is a member of the german shepherd dug club of j canadt j to 14 744 34 were approved for pay ment a grant of 30 was made to assist the winners of the halton equipment up to requircment a thorough review of the corres pondence regarding the sale of mil- 1 d k i i mnu kii- junior fluwmcns match to attend ton high school to the milton public u ki k t a international match this year 1 school board was made a motion j a large crowd of students from two runners lay there stunned for j that all motions concerning this messrs hall cole brown master- the four schools in the north of hal- 10 seconds before skilling jumped matter be rescinded failed to secure 1 man forgrave cook picket an ion county lurried out yesterday to his feet and staggered over the a majority j derson and dills were present at this wednesdavi to witness the annual finish line after a careful and j the following motion was sdbse- meeting and chairman w j coon district field day held this year at lengthy discussion of thcmatter the submitted and passed that presided milton the students frdra acton officials felt it only fair to run the milton public school board be nou- erin and georgetown high schools race over again the rae onfn- f tha as the majority of the saw milton walk off wdh top hon- day will be run m acton with all i municipal councils have rejected mrs lena mdson or for the day with 14 points ac- the original entrants taking parv 1 st he milton high school we a u a r- h p completion of the races princi- request that we be released from with 100 and georgetown scored an pal c a wd of mijton presented ur offers to sell the milton high s3 although the ground was wet the trophies to the champions thev school and muddy after tuesdays ram all were senior girls l darou ofl 1 the events were held scheduled georgetown intermediate girls v- jv tt lthougnthe side of the race track tv anderson of milton tumor givls resd of mllt h opposite the grandstand had to be r landsborough of actor i banurn e bus route serving fhis j dis used birk l xodwtl of lrs5ssscl tr w r auxiliary president the scout and guide mothers a complaint was received from auxliary held their regular month- y meeting at the scout hall tues day september 27 mrs lena ma- kirk l bu the meet is not over yet or boys b skilling aeton and d letter tiled k i with 11 membirs present and one friday of lhttwek the bovslwo- photnix erin tied for champion- perrnission to hold night classes member yard dash is to be run oft again ow- ship intermediate boys f cooper i granted in acton milton and election of officers wasjhehp ing to a default at the finish of the of actbn junior bovs n lockhurst georgetown under the same ar- president is mrs lena masori vice spectacular race the foul was call- of georgetown and bantam boys d on acton when b skilling one jim ker of milton tftheirrunners fetot g the three mrs- ethelijhaggett only a few ieet from the finish line each event will- appear in next and allegedly kicked one of the weeks issue with pictures- 6f the other runners down wita him the champions rangements in effect- last year it president mrs nan hurst secre1 was also decided to conduct classes ury mrs ed tf e j bishqs gkav mim nr thown tfir rhr n in an v l jy y ar choou j pjans were made for future euchi f r max mik churchill john atolody poriharrii paul wolfe keith dunk ed hubble contracts for bus transportation res the meeting closed with the j rear y secretary bob brayshaw john- cripps en spicer p1 churchill reqi- dunk peter newton were awarded the present operators mizpah benediction president and stan symington national boys vok secretaty of the yjmca-