The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

19 1- eightyfirst yearno 17 acton ontario thursday november 3rd 1955 sixteen pages six cents 31 l pranks and parties quiet halloween in town convention conversation is caught by the camera before friday afternoons halton teachers institute sessions started in the acton public school auditorium shown left to right are milton principal e w foster institute presidenf n h stevenson burling ton inspector l l skuce fl barrett who conducted reading acton host td390 halton teachers for institutes annual convention public school teachers from the four corners halton and all points between convened 390 strong last friday injacton for their year ly day of fortuiuj discussions ad dresses and busihqs the members of the halton teachers institute watched reading demonstrations conducted by f l barrett and heard afternoon ad dresses by etobicoke school super intendent k f preuter and scar borough inspector f s cooper they also took part in discussion roups and concluded the day with business and election of officers w d smith acton assumes the office of president for 195556 past president will be n h steven- son burlington mrs june evans of georgetown was named vice- president and miss m s gemmcll milton the secretary and treasurer f v brown oakville will continue in those offices rural representatives are ralph mckeown esquesing mrs eleada thompson nassagawcya mrs e musickr nelson r mellott trafal gar graded school representatives are j leadbeater burlington and bronte h speers nelson mrs m whewell north halton d ross oakville j k graham trafalgar sister majella separate schools one major resolution was passed with only one apparent objector by the membership during the business session the teachers resolved that the minister of education be peti tioned to introduce legislation which would legalize nonaccept ance in grade schools where a kin dergarten does not exist of children under five years of age chief rea- inside this issue on page tnree of this issue of the free press will be found a complete coverage of the annual convention of the halton teach ers institute held here last fri day in addition to staff pictures are reports on the speakers topics group discussions inspectors messages and other sidelights or the convention stall pliolr demonstrations before all teachers etobicoke public school superin tendent k f preuter a guest speaker acton principal g w mc- kertzie- assistant inspector r f bornhold- scarborough public school inspector f s cooper the second guest speaker three hundred and ninety teachers gathered in acton for the convention guest speaker at anniversary a guest speaker special musuc and the annual turkey dinner highlighted the observance of the anniversary of acton united church this week speaker at both morning and evening services was rev arthur kewley ba bd of brant ave united church in brant- ford there was an exceptionally large congregation in the morning when mr kewley spoke on is all too much his topic for the even ing service which was also well attended was jesus idea of con version music for the services was undrr the direction of the organist and choirmaster george etjlott special soloist was w stratton rev adams was the guest speak- j er at mr kewleys church in brant- son for this stand was cited as the childs inability to cope with read ing instruction at that age the chairman of the meeting as sured one questioner that the rea son was not because of the general school space shortage earlier retiring president steven son passed on to the membership an invitation to accompany teachers from the inspectorate of north wel lington on a proposed train excur sion to new york next fall milton principal e w foster read the nominating committees report a resolution of thanks to the acton board school staff and members of the united anglican and presby terian churches who served the noon dinner he also passed on a resolution that the new executive take steps to cope with the growing size of the teachers institute and the problems created because of this at tonvention time presidentelect w d smith made a brief speech he anticipated the cooperation of the new executive and said he would work to be worthy of the office ford those witches and ghosts and ho boes that looked so frightening on monday evening proved to have both sense and sensibility hallo ween damage in town was slight with wires and trees festooned with paper and some road signs knocked over acton young people are obviously better behaved than those in other neighboring centres hundreds of sollars of damage was done in mil ton and in the countryside around that town mail boxes were down and highway signs were torn down and thrown onto the roads other than a few road signs up rooted no vandalism was reported in acton police chief ray mason said acton young people are to be commended for their sensible con duct halloween night he added that they wore able to have their fun without causing property dam age- or being destructive guards were posted at the pub lic school and were kept alert dur ing the evening as groups of young sters watched from a distance no tricks were played here many parties soap designs were etched on store windows homes and xars as the ex huberant masqueraders celebrated the traditional all hallows eve tuesday morning revealed chairs and other articles on rook- in war ren grove baptist and presbyterian young peoples joined for a halloween party in costume that evening in the country many parties were held in the schools monday afternoon at school the youngsters had class parties as well shocking news for acton friends was that roy lambert of drayton son of mr and mrs jack lambert of acton was injured on hallo ween he was rushed to guelph general hospital with gunshot wounds in his face neck and shoulders police are investigating the circumstances a group of 44 children registered and picked up banks to collect pen nies for the united nations child rens fund these youngsters who were beaming with delight at gath ering for other children as well as for themselves returned a total of 3210 to the committee in charge of the project the money was sent this week to ottawa for forwarding to the united nations as a ceward for the children who took part in gathering money for less fortunate youngsters in othe countries henry deveau is giving each child a free ticket to the com ing movie assignment children which shows danny kaye tolling of the work done with money from the united nations childrens fund the committee will provide a bag of popcorn for each of the 44 youngsters and will attend so par ents need not come too if it is not convenient mr deveau promises some cartoons that evening too a letter of thanks is being sent to all the children who devoted their evening to helping others of course they were given candies too i dick bean of the committee also received other donations from var ious sources for the unicef pro ject the idea of gathering for children of other countries at hal loween is nationwide the ys mens club cancelled its party in the arena this year due to a lack of interest on the part of the children members felt their money would e better spent some other way calling noortodihir proved fun enough for most acton children and adults both as shopping bags and baskets filled to overflowing with candies apples peanuts and gum survey ofv preschool children necessary for board planning to keep the public school board meals all had a part in making the informed of future school needs teachers convention held here last friday a decided success a new elmer safety flag i to be purchased although the present flag has only been lowered once due to an accident it has become very worn on the flagpole at the school owing to a chance of policy by the hallqn county health unit the board authorized the nurse to stock a first aid kit appointments were made to the public library board for three years g w mckenzic r h armstrong and mrs a buchanan the application of beardmore and co for the use of the audit orium for their christmhs party was approved by the board at the usual fee the request of the high school for the auditorium for com mencement this month wa grant ed the citizens band was author ized to have the use of the audit orium for a series of sunday ev ening band concerts receipt of 49 nonresident fees and 40 for auditorium rental were reported the financial statement of 104935 wa presented and pay ment authorized the members of the board request ed a survey of present preschool age children at their meeting on tuesday the secretary was dir ected to request a report from council concerning the building permits issued recently so increas ed enrolment could be anticipated chairman wes wolfe presided at the meeting with trustees heard watson bradley and mattocks present g w mckenzic reported that weather the program planning and esskxi sisisyiiriji passerby sees smoke firemen called out acton firemen made a brief call late friday afternoon at neils ser vice station where smoke had been noticed curling from the living quarters back of the station damage was not extensive and water was not used cause of the fire is not known there was no one in the building when the smoke was noticed by a passerby kissaesbas3ssss sixbmscxatxiv sssasasbbksjsssissbajsass zmiimatoimz3gevssfsis ri foufh sets the pace halton plowing match one of largest when we realize that three- quarters of the worlds population is engaged in agriculture we must realize the amount o respohsihil ity that rests on the shoulders of these men were the very fitting words of j d thomas speaker at the halton plowmens banquet held friday evening after the annual halton county plowing match the match this year was held in a very attractive setting on the farm of j j thistlewnitc first line esquesing the sun came out bright and strong making a perfect day for the annual match the thistlewaite farm set back beside the niagara escarpment was the accne of bustling activity as both tractors and horses made design in the land as usual the younger competitors turned out in good numbers with the youngest plowman hycarod keith leslie mary lou taylor of sstfwsbsssvsssswse the plowing taylor family was the secondyoungest person plow ing and was the only girl who at tempted to match her skill with the boys a very good turnout of horses saw eight teams competing with fine showmanship reported in each class 250 attend banquet the plowmens banquet was held friday evening in the agricultural building milton an estimated 250 persons sat down to a delicious meal prepared by the ladies of the scotch block the meal consisted of multiple helpings of cold roast pork potatoes turnips pickle salads and the usual variety of pies as director ross segsworth stated the difference between a good meal and an excellent meal is the difference between oneor two piec es of pie when the meal was finished block brothers of palermo gave numerous selections on their accor dion and electric guitar j spencsr wilson the president of the halton county plowing match thanked mr and mrs thistlewaite for then- splendid cooperation and stated that it was one of the largest match es ever held in halton there were 62 ridges plowed by 47 contestants taken on the whole he said it was a very successful match bob shannon warden of halton county welcomed the visiting plowmen from other counties say ing that agriculture has been the greatest industry in halton so pro tect keep and practice it the way you have done stanley l hall mpp introduc ed the speaker j d thomas the president of the world plowing as sociation who went to a meeting continued on page seven halton county plowmen turned out nearly 50 strong last fri day for the annual plowing competition this year held at the farm of j j thistlewaite esquesing in the picture above the staff slid photo camera has caught a wideangle view of the match area with some 16 competitors on the field to the rear rises milton mountain appoint staffer assoc director david dills ws appointed a dir ector of the western onbiro weekly newspapers association at a meeting of the group ir paimer- ston last saturday also represent ing this paper were mr and mrs g a dills gerge es of the goderich signal star was ehvied president succeeding arthur carr of the paimerston observer tony mendell of streelsvike re- view wiis elected vicepresident a i bud lannsooroticn assessors debate adjustment of values the town of milton entertained 16 assessors from halton county at a dinner held on thursday of last week at the milton inn the meeting was mainly to dis cuss general business nad a lengthy discussion over land values arose some municipalities have adjusted their land values to the new rates while others have not as yet done so it was pointed out grard valley star and videtie wa elected secretary arri wilard gardiner- of the- harristor review treasurer other dirivtits as well as mr dils are donald suthtt trie exeter tnresadovcatc nd george tatharn of the lislowc banner scotch symphony heard by xjroup mrs charles heller was hostess for the october meeting of the music study group when mendels sohns scotch symphony was the work of the evening a recording of the symphony and a recorded commentary were plyed monday and tuesday at h s 115 at first night school sessions wefdcutter at work on fairy lake is making a big difference in the appearance and cleanliness ot the waters there george ingles and burn van fleet are showr here operating the cutter mounted on wide steel pontoon powered by a gasohne motor and driven by high woodpaddles at the rear at front are the knives trueesided with the front knife under water which cut the weeds below the surface the severed water weeds come to the surface and dnft to shore wherejthey are piled y y v r of about 130 on- the roll 115 it- tended the frst sesions of their rusht school classes a the n school or shr monday r tut- day evening severil were unabie to attend who are registered milltrer and oil painting clse- began o m riiiay evenng while members of the sasic englisr ciis in a cissrooai an angv watmed between qiestins thladie u the millinery eiiss tired ur h it forms under the guidance of their ir- structor mihs black of gef getf rt acton artisu welcomed back mis dorothy stone who has taught ji painting here before a professional upholsterer from england clate gosling s teaching the upholstering class- mrs weo- ster and mrs brown of guelps v ho taught sew trig at night school rerv last year have a caa agin mrs leyund is again teaching the aluminum tray etching getirge bowman has a cusi in leather carving mr wyat of georgetown it teaching ceramics clarans are being held on mon day and tuesday through he wintereaon with a break in dec- ember broken ankle is only injury in four accidents four minor accidents were report- ed this past week oy the county police miss shirjley hey wood a teacher at the campbcllville school was takeretnmiltohpriyiitehospitarto i be treated for a broken right ankle after her car skidded on the loose gravel and hit a steep bank on the guelph road near brookville on rmndy miss heywood lives iri- acton she was treated hv dr a t hunter when a pickup truck driven by george easton collided with a horse in the thick fog on the high- i way ncqr georgetown his truck went out of control and smashed i into a hydro pole damage was small two cars driven by joseph coon- ey of orangeville and herman windmullcr of milton collided at the hornby intersection on october 27th causing 200 damage tojoxin- ys car and 300 to windmullers j vehicle when two cars attempted to cross a onelane bridge at stewarttown at the same time kenneth harrison of georgetown smashed into the east rail cif the bridge causing 300 damage the second car was driv en by john fraser of georgetown the incident occurred on wednes day ka jmjiowif calendar salesmen notlgipnienclotsed acton junior farmrs havei started to practice hockey for tri- years season which begin in less than two weeks ther are severd j new players on the team thi year games will be played in the rec ently reopened milton arena reported in this district again are individuals selling veterans calen dars seeking sales to householders and businessmen tin- acton branch of the canadian legion advises this office that these salesmen veterans or not are not endorsed by the canadian legion nor are the calendars they sell dls- tritnrted bythe igion the calen dars are apparently bought from private printing firms and usually bear a crest which approximates the official british empire service le emblem tca pilot talks to soed group soed sessions were held for the fourth week in the y ian thursday evening when members heard tca first officer frank chowan tell of the extensive training and exper ience tca pilots undergo in order to maintain peak condition and flight facility he told hu audience of the rig- oroys precomminsioning training future pilots must ue then of the intensive probationary and first of ficer period hi hiph txanunatton flight check and other testa con stantly gauge hi ability to become a captain even as a captain the speaker said tca pilots continue to be examined and checked all in the interests of passenger and craft safatyj following the speaker regular sessions in doityourself conducted by philip caddick who demonstrat ed pn woodworking and in photo graphy were held a social period followed the classes ic