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page fouy the acton free press acton ontario thursday december 8 lfcss v ocean voyage from holland fqpsante claus in holland sain nicholas arrives about a tnonjh toetorc christmas and he loaves gifts tor the children i i on december sv ahristmns day thertjs traditionally a religious observataai so this year uhe dutch santa clous has already called otj new canadian families st dutoh origin in the district in aoton and in the district young bilingual tots put their shoes in front of the fireplace last sunday night land the dutch scunt nicholas proved sin ocean trip is no problem in fialiarxl the day that sinter- k la as and zwjrte iiet arrive ifram spain by boat is very fes tive there are crowds on the streets in what ever cities and towns hold a parade to honor the old saint he is dressed as a bishop and walks with the aid of a staff black peter carries a sack of pres ents sinccthe children tiere who re member the excitment of an early- december christmas in europe aiisscd seeing sinterklaas himself this year rev r grocneboer hopes to have ihim arrive in acton next year just as santa claus ar rives normally at dozens of christmas parties he is sending to holland tor costumes tie mayor of amsterdam and the queen of the netherlands and her daughters are among those who greet the odd saint when he arrives there on christmas there ore three dhurch services two on decemikr 25 and one the following day n holland new years eve is called old years eve and is alx observid with church services the ladies aid of the christian reformed church here held their bazaar inst weekend so last minute ohrirtnvis shopping could be done then toy the many families who still observe the traditions of their for mer homeland new tales council took time out for a loud chuckle monday night at the tale circulated about one of the town employees t the recent firemens ball seems the employee in question discovered an onlysoniewliat dusty set of mens formal dress in a trasslv load one regular gar- ibage collection day plucked the garment out had it cleaned for 134 thon wore the good asnew tails to the firemens ball otd west is theme for mens bazaar warden r s w last week to county officials and guesjs at the annual wardens dinner in burlington burlington vote sees different election system burlington electors monday gave no uncertain mandate to the pro posed bylaw to determine the composition of ue municipal council and the manner of its el ection when the plebiscite carried by a majority vote of 1037 total vote was for the bylaw 1164 against 12t the promised by law will mean that the mayor reeve and deputy- reevo will in future be elected by the vote at large and one coun cillor will be elected to reipresent each oif six ward the total per sonnel of council to be nine as at present reeve robert f shannon was last saturday afternoon luxton memorial hall was the scene of the first mens furi fair and tea in the history of acton it was produced byj the st albans chapter of the brotherhood of anglican church men the hall was decorated in the style of the old west for the occa sion at the entrance was a corral fence appropriately hung with har ness and saddles on the stage was a sulky cart 1890 style complete avith harness welcoming visitors and guarding the whole show was a tottin tootin sherrif of the old west six gun pete charles cutis the handicrafts booth was ably presided over by indian chiefs urh cyril taylor and how george leo i they tcaded wampum far leather work and woodcrafts made de t r bwt be fiea cub scout the absence of cub news the last few wcoksl is no indication of the activities of the cubs all 67 boys in the two cub kicks are well into their first star work and have all complet ed their tenderpad tests n n a pack competition in a pack come to nir- end last thursday night with only three points separating the four sixes the yellow six em erged winners with 106 points shading out pie rd and white sixes who ihiid 104 each one point back of these two sixes was lho tawny with 103 a new comp etition will begin in january b pack at last tuesdays meeting of b christmas heirte for gwl bazaar despite unfavorable weather conditions the annual bazaar of the catholic womens league was an outstanding success financially winnefs uf the variousdraws were lamp mrs ii phelim- acton kin dergarten set luiio binotti gueluh aluminum tray mrs c mccoll acton and christmas cake mrs a white acton in charge of the apron and fancy goods table were mrs then pnpillon mrs b drew mrs w duval sr and mrs a papillon tlie tea was convened ty mns c mccoll witli mrs otorles v watson pouring mrs m mcmillan mrs if coles and- mrs e marks were in charge of the baking table aiid mrs lawrence gibbons and miss julie lcsniewich looked af ter tlhe candy sale the event was held in the qhurch hall wthich vvaj appro riately decorated in christmas theme legion news it is hoped by the time you read this the new building will be start ed we have also received a very nice contribution from the cribbagc league towards the building fund it was very much appreciated the regular december meeting will be postponed one week due tjt the election in town it will be held monday december 19 nt 9 pm ruchre results first e landing second danny kidd third frank fowke booby fred mellor cribbagc results eden mills 20 legion 12 station hotel 19 tiger cats 13 ramblers 18 union 14 standing eden mills and tiger cats ii ramblers 10 legion 9 station hotel 8 union 5 we were sorry to hvnr that herb price was ill the hospital it is hop- soon at last tuesdays meeting oi is irice was in me hospital it is pack the yellimy six edged out the j youlicl acton skaters i lkl no is rovln petter and will white six bv two points in the j i be home s in guelph ice show obituary mrs john symon dies in vermont funeral service was held at canadian champions and olympic ruml funeral home today po six competitions the ye finished with 98 points the whites 96 red and tawny finished third and fourth with 92 and 85 points respectively both a and b packs instruction last week was on the first star knots on which a competitive knot relay was run murray scoyne akola first bazaar in y right on the reservation the i bachelors bakery looked after by j dave spicer did a rushing business j a j ll u a good deal of the goods were bak- lqcl les alq molq ed by mr spicer vis bristow was in charge of fishing down by the creek los duby the cookie in the chuck wagon kept the ranch well sup plied with hot dogs and hamburg ers the chuckaluck table and disposal plant irummagei were in the capable hands of that ole cow poke brian evans the ladies aid of the christian reformed church held their first bazaar in the ymca on friday evening wih a large crowd both dutch and english speaking in at tendance financial results were u most gratifying the ladies aim as downstairsttea was served by eventually to equip a kitchen when the pipe smoking sky pilot rev m congregation builds its church evan jones william barrett and the bazaar was a family affair j j v i riro hnrfarivo potilnn riich m with attraction for everyone cloth- reelected reeve bv a majority of oeoi ge nargrae celling disn pan 1 hands in the kitchen were clint livestock and specialty articles taylor and ken thomson fred w soid tne gymhasium of the 441 over his fspporwnt frank whir- i taker a menther of this years deal expected completed soon on 7500 acres the 7500 acre land deal in tra falgar township nortli of the dun- das hkghway is in the major por tions virtually completed tfhe main deal for some 3000 acres lying between the ninth and town lines and running north tom the dundas highway to number five side road has been practically completed by the two real estate companies involved inie- two eompaniei duem and terrybcrry and rogerhill were commissioned by a canadian syn dicate to purchase the 3000 odd acres contrary to erroneous ie- ptkrts the huge deal will include industrial as well as residential development herbert duem of duem and terryberry stated tlie syndicate will comply fully with trafalgar township requirements that 40 per cent of the total assessment be in- i dustriaj he could not say when construction would begin there is a belief in some quarters tie land was purchased to hold until such time as construction is war ranted real estate experts point out the strategic location of the prop erty lying between the queen elizabeth highway and the propos ed tlew highway that will run through the north part of township and its proximity to the cnji railroad line at hornby both firms pointed out that sev eral other operators are working fast to tie up properties lying to the west of the 30oo main acres in all an estimated w500 acres is j tinder consideration i council george albert kerr a hamilton lawyer a newcomer t burling- un municipal politics headed the polls for councillor with 896 votes another newcomer to the munic ipal field this year harry foster allen came second with 883 votes others elected to serve on the 1956 council were william hew itt 786 frank g darton 73fi hugb c elsam 735 and harry a cozens 103 william hewitt and frank darton are members of this years council hugh elsam has had previous expcrienec on council unsuccessful candidates in ord er of their standing were john b wiseman 651 william mac- farlane 529 ceorge d johnson rorgnrdinre rucy 379 and james waumsley 375 mayor e w smith had been given an acclamation for his sixth term as mayor and 21st term con secutively on municipal council fred c atkinson had been reel ected deputyreeve by acclamation and all members of the school board and public utilities com mission had been given acclamat ions out of a possible 4949 electors about 25 per cent exercised their franchises last year it was 17 per cent the highest percentage of vote was polled in ward three with 45 per cent of the electors markusg their ballots kingsmill did a fine job of selling tea tickets at the door in spite of the inclement weather a goodly number of neighbors came out curious perhaps the door prjze was donated by cliff bradley and was won by mrs doris cream er prizes for estimating the weight of a cake baked by mr spicer were won by mr massey and mrs george fountain the men hope to see their friends at a similar affair next year more than two out of three families in canada own their own homes y while many enjoyed games downstairs refreshments were ser- led 1 mrs w klooster of ospringe won the christmas cake two dolls were to be prizes for the persons who could guess their names but no one was successful and the dolls were auctioned the s birl was given an english name jacqueline while the boy had a dutch name clarence kamminga of rr 4 i acton had the closest guess of the weight of a live rooster and chicken and so won them mrs jack kdet- sier of rr 3 acton won a cut of meat acton skaters are to be among those taking part in tlie guelph college figure skating club ice show in guelph between christ mas and new years the show will feature world champions aspirants frances dafoe and norris bawden are the world i the late mrs john symon the for who passed away in barrie vermont on champions who will be skating monday december 5 flora and champion vwho will be skating l j symon lived in acton on main their program they intend to use in st for about three years after mr representing canada at the olym- i symon passed vay mrs symon and pic competitions y italy this win- her grandson john moved to the ter- i the canadian dance champions johnson and johnson who are leaving for the world champion ship competitions in austria short- r church and rev e jones con tly will also be in the show other states mr and mrs symoii lived for many yeajs in sault ste marie she was a member of the angli- ducted the outstanding visiting stars are also thursday scheduled to appear acton members of the club who are taking part id the show are betty garner jo anne force mir- ilyn young donna ledger gail dobbic elizabeth force faye garner and mary jane force fairvivw cemetery- funeral service here on interment followed in personals mr peter hilts is spending the winter months in erin mr and mrs a e elliott and david of cooksville visited with mr and mrs h w hinton lake ave on sunday w s isstssjssj people buy the free press to read and read the free press to buy the first export of natural gas from canada occurred in 1891 when surplus gas from wells near port cojborne ont was piped to the ue city of buffalo ny donald bath returned in trafalgar rylance to represent ward one in 56 bronte councillor case is adjourned in ae supreme cou in milton on wednesday afternoon o last week the honorable mr justice snvily adjoiirhed until january the hearing of ic case brought by bronte councillor davidson ag ainst beevc miluward for 10000 damages for allegedly requiring councillor davidson to vacate the council chamber m august is t8ie adjournment wtis made it the lrgent request of mr f g ghher counsel for mr david son arid after strenuous object ions tqr mr btewin couroel for reeve millward mr brew in claimed that the adjournment was ought merely as a pretext tor de- ljrter mr brewin stated that from remarks msdeouvhimby- sir gallagher he wa convinced that he adjournment had been obtain ed by mr gallagher solely so as to enable the plaintiff to run away from having the true facts exposed at the rial before the immicipdl lections in wructv both councillor davidson and reeve millwmrd were candidates tnotice ttt brewin aaid ciat the trial would have enabled reee mu1- v ward to show that the case against hicxi was utterly without foundat ion and had been brought solely to harass the reeve in carrying on his nnunicipal duties and- tor pol itical reasons tips on cake kyour christmas cake appears 4ryplac alongside- the tin for tnoiat tmoaphere remove or replace he halt orange in a aj time to prevent mold f4ace a tin of water on oven ahelf arben baking cake to keep it moiat f take notdge that 1 the council of the corporat ion of the town of acton intends to construct as a local improve- jjient watermain extension on la elizabeth drive from main street to the south limit of plan no 608 with a connection to the exist ing main approximately 200 feet west on main street b on nelson court from the i south limit of lot 18 to the north limit of the street i d on blackham street from the south limit of lot 23 to elizabeth drive id on tyler avenue from k- mire drive to elizabeth drive ieon jeffrey axenue from el more drive to elizabeth drive fi on tidejr avenue from el more drive to elizabeth drive ici on elmore drive from eita- mh drive to the north limit of parcel x3 and ih connecting for the lands now vnder lease but not subdiv ided the estimated cot of the work t st767lflb of whioh sssoboss is the ciirporathns share the estim ate 1 cost per foot frontage fs 3 830 including interest the spec ial assessment is to be paid in fif teen equal annual installments and the estimated annual rate per foot frontage is hjcr x application will be made by the corporation to the ontario municipal board for its approval of the undertaking of the said work and any owner may within si days after tlie first publication of this notice file with the board his ob jection to the said work being xin- dertaken 4 the said board may approve of tjie said work being undertaken but before doing so it mar atspolnt thettaieardricjrheivanv ob jection to thesaw work will be considered- dated at acton this twenty tirst day of noxember 1m j mcgeaohte cleric corporation of the town of acton deputyreeve donald h bath i ceivexl 203- votes mr peacock 193 was returned to office with a 180- councillor harry sewell retained vote majority over his rival mrs his ward three council seat by de- e m miller in the trafalgar j foating e g bulmer 304 to 281 township municipal elections held j councillor alec phillips rode to an on saturday mr bath amassed a i easy victory in ward five as he total of 1383 votes over his oppon- j polled an overwhelming majority ents 1203 and will serve his over his opponent frederick wil- fourth term on council and his j liam gill mr phillips vote total- second as deputyreeve led 429 mr gills 233 robert marssiall was granted ac- j there was no contest in ward clamation to the position of reeve j our as councillor martin crutcher only one councillor of the 1955 j received acclamation to his second council failed to win his seat agam j term public school board and this year councillor ernest hen- j public utilities commission ean- derson was defeated in ward o i didates also received acclamation by jack rylance and william j trafalgar votinc by wards george booth newcomer rylance deputyreeve ward total 12 3 4 5 bulh 158 196 2i8 352 429 1383 incumbent fred near eked out a i mrs e m narrow 10- vote majority over ai- i miller 278 195 316 172 222 1203 ihur peacock to retain his seat as council was voted into office with a total j of 193 votes mr booth had 169 and j ulr henderson polled 79 h ward two councillor mr near re- ward one jiicr rylance 193 h3iftamijoiixjiimifcmii a gift of for christmas s a k i s s s m teniost wonderful way in the world to say merry christmas to your loved ones see our selection of holiday plants and flovcrs today flowers expressed anywhere at minimum rates et marks phone 89 acton wm g booth 169 ernest hen derson 79 ward two fred near 203 w g peacock 193 ward three harry sewell 304 e g bulmer 281 ward five francis a phillips 429 frederick wm gill 223 the number of persons moving from canada to the united states increased from 16405 to s9480 from 1945 to 1953 100 guaranteed investment due in 5 years costs 8204 a christmas suggestion for the boy or girl interest accumulates inquiries invited phone victor 43216 halton peel trust savings company oakville ontario assets exceed 1000000 check this forj list longines vyittnauer watches bulova watches cultured pearls aluminum ware necklace sets rhinesto s onyx signet or stoned rings- pen and pencil sets silverware mantel clocks silverdeposit crystalware dresser sets ronson s presto lighters clocks cuff link sets childrens watches crystal ware musical clocks decanter sets travel alarms cigarette cases tabte lighters childrens spoon fork sets carving sets compacts crosses chains figurines ladies and gents electric shavers portable radios free engraving done on our premises on mdse purchased free engraved spoon to every new baby registered in acton during the month of decem ber 1955 bring in the birth certificate 3liy nowipay next year don s bexton iwumptrwnte want ads shortill sheet metal plumbing ft heating gar wood f urnacos eavestrooghing shop 126 main st n phone 464 residence phono 340j4 give your wardrobe our special handling let us renew and brighten your sports arid dress clothes with our special care our modern methods insure quality service phone 272 custom cleaners main st n iiiiiiiijiiijibiiiiijftiaiiiiiiiya brenda york cooking school in milton town mali december 14 15 at 8 pm admission 50 cents sponsored bythetoments division of halton agricultural society numerous jwzeseach night grand prize r0t1sserie cooker fancy cookies chocolates chocolate figures and letters boxed european designed teaspoons hand made tapestries table cloths beautifully designed i handpainted i delft- blue oishware for table usefor tioit sofno era lamp 1 imj towels dresses fancy clothes for rabies candy canes tofpfe toys for bovs ft oiru nylons sups many mom to choose from the hat lan shop phone 520 si mh1 st r jm i