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w 5fat eightyfirst yearfno 23 acton ontario thursday january 12th 1956 eight pages seven cents new public school here is not likely this year call only one name for saturday winner unsavory weather didnt deter a sizeable crowd for last saturday afternoons treasure chest draw at the post office corner only one name was called to produce a winner mrs archie kentner acton mrs kentner held a five per cent coupon thereby won 12 and was able to identify the merchant of the week for an extra 55 njwamonth old the appreciat ion day treasure chest is up to 205 rota s slid public school trustees meeting for the first time this year last week will avoid building a ncwr school this year a review of pres ent and anticipated school loads surveys led to this decision last year the board purchased over eight acres in the eastern section of town to provide for a new public school however new school furniture will be needed to supply additional classrooms as needed and oans were made to provide for this j w wolfe was returned to the office of chairman for 1856 mitteeswerenamed as follows first named is chairman finance c w bradley t e watson properly m c smith c r heard supplv w e mattocks chairman wolfs ex- o on all eoi of british guiana miss ellen anderson told of the life in british guiana and her work there when she was guest speaker at th weekly rotary club meeting tuesday she also showed slides of of frec library board the country the principal advised that the m- guests at the meeting as well supsojswefeinbking annual w middleton was reenraged as secretarytreasurer george m anddouglas price were reengage as caretakers and m schroeder was reengaged as truant officer j creighlon w miss anderson were mrs ted han sen miss isabel anderson and mrs c hansen jim ledger thanked miss ander- son and slut was given a gift inspection requisitions for supplies were ap proved the property committee was requested to review painting re quirements for estimate a linai statement of vts4a was approved i for payment qr j ior payment rdllhly vlslts coupie thursday january 19 was chosen on 50th anniversary i salary schedule of the home of mr and mrs george a fisher rr 3 georgetown was the scene of a happy occasion when they celebrated with their family the 50th anniversary of their mar riage those present were william at home mr and mrs gordon fisher rr 5 milton jean toronto mr and mrs james rae irene of brantford mr and mrs george w fisher kr 5 milton and their seven grandchildren robert paul john and elizabeth ann dav id and mnrv alice and suzanne rae following regular procedure the board designated the first thursday of each month at 730 p m at the school to be date time and place of regular meetings w woifc will preside for a sec- ond term as chair of the pu lic school board after being ural meeting last thursday license increase disturbs few ambitious program put before council for 1956 yet hope to lower mill rate k r i c n w i mayor tyler tables sevenpoint district scouters smoke gets in your eyes but the ashes j objective ot works expansion stay off the table plan social night tentative plans for a scouters social evening in march were made at the regular monthly meeting of the north halton scouters club held last night in hillsburgh the event the first social that has been planned by the group will take the place of the march meeting and w be in th form immediate steps are being taken to come the sliding and shuffling of named to the officaijheinauaiibtain a recently comp 45 mm- p u and down the long 1- i tusoind film on theeighth wofta rkod recent vears jamboree and it is hoped that this film w ill provide special entertain ment for the occasion possibilities of a scout camporec earlv next summer were discussed among the 17 scouters but details were left over for the februao meeting r a j j i commissioner ron robertson of motorists of acton and district i v have apparently been well educated hamilton clarified u procedure by lwleh- i whch a committee could be set up in order to secure someone to fill the position of district commission milohdays leave walks roads icy a w ai mer mass of nir mov ing over this part of the province earlv in the week is plnv ing hob vithmo- toi ists and pedestrians m more mr and mrs fisher were married p than cton on jinunrv 3 1906 bv rev j r walts then minister of boston presbv terian church mnnsowood charged for illegal dumping of garbage joe kirn of r r 1 burlington has bctn charged with illegallv dump 4tig garbage bv ontano prmtncial ti3ticvmn george moore it was learned this week the incident happened on the sixth line nassagaweva noai the benv er dam w here a vv hole truck- load of garbage vv ns found at the side of the road there hae been man instances of garbage being illegally dumped in halton recentlv although most of the incidents occurred in the georgetown area milder tempt rutures hnv t not on- iv cut the itvel of last nnonth s snows but have h ft patches and pools of utter on roads and side walks whtn the mtrcurv lowers at night vvitu becomes ic and the travelling bv foot ot bv cai becom t s dangerous tht sanding trucks for tht time hi ing have tnkt n over vv here the jlovvlefk mrs peter sayers has 90th birthday tht neighbors dropped in for surpiise tea whtn mrs peter sav ers observed her 00th birthciav on satin dav quitt active for hor vears i finance committee rural safedriving contest for forums halton countv federation of apncuture is indorsing a contest sponsored bv the ontario federa tion of agriculture to encourage farm people to search for ways of reducing the hazards to safetv on our rural roads and to focus attem- tion on safe driving week farm forum members have been invited to submit 100word essajis and priz es tor duce the number of accidents in their respective communities halton county award night for this contest w ill be heldxin fobru- ar with the time and place to be announced later a competent com mittee is making arrangements for an exceptional program on that nipht rural safe driving week is from february 20 to 25 inclusive mrs savers now joins tht list of cton s stvernl nonagtnarnns i the vv idow of tht latt pott i savers of nissaenw ov n she h is liv td most of her lift in thi distrrt sht was born near dublin schoo just ten vtars short of a ccnturv ico and after her marriagt spei t i fi w v ears in guelph hrr home hen is at the corner of church and frecltrick sts mrs sfvers is the ttpmnthr of mis d hutcheon and the late harrv and frank savors and i sister of the late thomas gibbons s x 5 hich apply this year to vehicle permits for passeng er cars and commercial trucks r j hargrave local issuer re ports no surprised and few disturb ed permit buyers among the many here who have already acquired their new blueonwhite plates increases said caused by stepped- up programs of highways construct ion range from 1 to 8 for pas senger cars and from 3 to 188 50 for commercial vehicles mr hargrave said there has been no word vet of an extension of time bevond the januarv 31 dead line should no extension be grant ed tnrdv drivers without the 1956 plates can be subject to fines itst work it was reported plate numbers start here at 711291 one digit was out of place the starting number should rt ad 791201 seaboard spur line trains interest club slides and photographs of trains atti acted the enthusiastic attention of iht mt mbcrs of the model rail vvav club at the ymca harrv qtt rhein and on i nmasalesshou ed sjidts of the railwavs of the m i tnsttm stahoud of the united states a displav of photos showed the old mogul engine of tht king- stun to ptmhrokt spur line of the c p r in action dm ing the business meeting bob buck was elected the club repres- ontativ e on the ymc special it was decided er for the nokh halton district which comprises acton erin georgetown hillsburgh and milton no steps have yet been taken the program for the evening was in charge of milton scouters lunch was provided by the scouters of hillsburgh numerous deer killed by cars since tht deer season in halton was closed at least four doer havt httn killed on tht hihvtavs b cais ptihct sad this wttk rai drivtn bv llovd hilton of r r 5 milton struck and killed a dot i on o 2i highw i neir sp v sidt inn n of list iik mi htl son told pol rt lilt thru det i r in aci ss tht i tiad and ilthouh ht sure t dt d in missing two tht otht r di t r got in tht wav of hi ehiclt sm ished htadljht ind a dt nt ft ndt r iisultod finni t similar al rqjbm vv t k vv in njtiaci bar hit a dttr lit ar acton tht both c tses wtie removtd to milton wht it thtv providtd ivctllctit nit ns for tht prisoners in the jail council may not have inaug urated its 1956 sessions with a clean business slate but if its any consolation every member had at least a clean ash tray in fact every member had a brand new ash tray all his own the n ash travs should over of meetings the ash travs wont sta clean long everv member of council smokes except one councillor r n brown fcys ssxss t td to sorvt refreshments at the meet ings owtn misnles reported that tht group of model railroaders m hamilton had started taking movies irid lit was trv ing to ai ringi a showing here d iring a short discussion on fin- inci s n w as decidi d to start a fund for tht building of a model lav out in the ymca inspectors l l skuct and ro- beit bornhold were at the public school this week and the matttr part of last week miss hilda boyes heads camera club 1 miss h ha roves prt sidt nt w hen the a elected camera club nit t in tht m c for the second tint widntsdiv of inst week tht i tnip decided to meet tvvice a month on tht f rst and third wtd- n sdiv s r r h armstrong tnlked on nuk ng pirlurts ptople like ll- lustiat ng his po nts with slides everv tni totk one or two pict ures on orit of thv mombaxs- cam- t rns and plan to compare rt suits at tht pvxt mttting new mutual aid officers named the fire ehiefs of eight halton- mumcipalities cast ballots in the oakville fire hall on sunda after noon when the halton countv mutual aid organization rallied for the first meeting of 1956 present were the chiefs of the georgetown acton milton nfclson burlington burlington beach oak ville and tnfalgar brigades num bers one and two bill hvde of georgetown was president of the issociation in 1115 and is succeeded this vear b chief georgt wright of trafalgar brigade no 2 tht area co ordinator ch of fred shiw of onkville is tppointt d bv the tut marshill s off let a f t babe i clt mt nt chit f of the mil ton bi i nit w as t hrtt d to the posi tion of ot putv co oidinitor tht ct pr sidt nt t h ct d it the mt t t ns t s rt mills of elson imi 1 r plull ps if tnfilgir o 2 was tltcttd strittiiv titasurtr on tht 11 1 f iuc ltnml coninut tie ait ross huns of rmlinuton gttnj k mp of o ikv lit and rt g iav o builiugltin tht i it mbt ishiji commiltu is n o 7 highwav i niidt up of chit f rrav of riont dter carcassts in assist mt chuf pi ac ck tif t ison and jim w iiimslt of burlington 19s6 auditors will hi jick kt ri of gtinitttun ind a elliott of rion- tt folli wing tht i lections tht vearlv rtpoits wtn civ in bv the president seen tarv treasurer ind auditor and a gt nt nl tlist uss un was luld on the mov muni of tin mutual aid an ambitious program for 1156 was disclosed at monda night s in augural council session a program which major tler admitted will in some instances reflect on the years tax rate but he figmod with careful planning can still be earned out and cut the tax rate presumablv this would indicate an effort to gti ilro tnx rati- iinriit efforts to support a mooted vol unteer project at acton arena to install artificial ice replacement of the town garbage tiuek now at the slate where maj or repairs are regular the truck used when it was purchased has seo four or five ears service rtiview ofailaries and rates paid town works employees with a last veais 70 mills the 1956 esti mates are tabled andbudget pro posed some tinn in march the program s point outlined bv tht mavoi eailv in the five hour session art more vvatei supplies and gi eater stoi ige capatitv this was t rmed a definite need it was warned the tow n is keeping just ahead of lot demand greater attention to the paik a commission is in process of organ 7ation to improve and develop ac ton paik council will be expected to lend assistance continuation of the piogressive treets hardtoppmg policv started last ear consideration to greatt r office and- town hall space thought should be given to remodelling the pitent town hall it was noted a itkal contractor had suggested don ation of timt toward this work if theis could b intertsted view to increasis new fire hall too councillor f footltt asked that a lit vv fire hall be also included in the v t 11 s program prior to this statement council used up about half mi hour to jug- glt committit jtostv for the ear final i esult fin lnc lindtny foot ltt wilson industiin tyler hnr- uravc barbtau streets brown biunelle cook haigrave so era biunt lie wilson cook fire and police tvler footltt lindsay buildings bai lx au brown brun- tile before- this aflt memb wef sworn in rev g adams recalled the age and honor attached to the office of council as far back as 1600 vtars ago he spoke of the develop ment of chosen administrators in british hjstorv and the importance i i it taming this tradition he con- mded his brief address with a ciipturc reading and prayer routine motions and appointments small croup of citi7ens sat n on tht tarlitr hours of tht nt w council s maidt n meeting a ti w ii ssi d council if sometlune could l dt nt to itplact tlu timt chick oih lt i lotl ht 1 1 nt tht iron this v i i indt d ovti to tin ivnltluiks t m mitt i i wntk wislnd th 1 count il link in thi v i u s vvoik hth tht si spi ikiist mi i t s of tin 1 eouru il i g a hills siid he ittmtltd n m ilk is an uitiksted r in n howivt hi ind uitti him rt pr nt i t d t opn s of tin 1 s3 pi oei dm i 1 v 1 i w tli iwn up 10 veais after a i i ii coune i w is ills fornn 1 ii i nutid this i id bv itct hid no i n tint ndt d a fit i p issing copitb out to rot in- b i s hi suujistti eouncil nvcht wish to look ovti tin ruh s and it militions of procedun and pt r i s makt inn ndinents if it sits fit route routine a sht if of i outint motions motions rustl simmii iwiwora essas ana pni- ill i yin j given for th l unchanged community action which will re- oakes again public utilities chairman dr frank cmikes was renamed chairman of the public utilities commission last week when the 1956 bodj its membership unchanc- ed from inst yar mat tn in- accounts a motion credited the s40 hvdro deposit of s panos former restaurant manager here to his un paid consumer account members also discussed the outstanding ac- cou of a former butcher h to adjust this to the municipalitys satisfaction on the 13th bill the o m e a also noted the date of the district meeting in toronto i also advised that 19s6 is the soth of the ontari t dr eti lound tin tabl t si lutions to authorm punting m tti t c i ds tin si ncludt d of 100 torn second antl fourth tuesdays of taeh month fmpowti the eleiktrt asurer to lav tht tow n foreman and work tn plovots t ach neck on protiuction of t mt sheets allow ret t j hargrove to act in plact of tin mtvoi vv in n and win 1 1 nt ct ssarv author it wnklv p tv mt tit of ssi n iinib n wants ptiniit tin m ior and tuismer to aiillioi it idvincts on sums le- iiusitiom d b tin public mil hnh st bool louds up to tlitir tstimntes ordei inxiil post n care ml itlnf v oticlit rs wheie tine ontinnt tton is i piving mem- f tht north halton urban- in i board rive tht mavor riem alio clerk oi combination of tliest n inu ithoritv to sign for the munitip- lilv s financial dt ilings appointmt tifs tor tht vear puts h kmtitt itb tin citit ns band committti g fkiiht u v h the pi inning boird court of revision is y mdsiv cook wilstm haigravo ind tvlt r stvtral taxi drivrs ind tobacco intnsts wtrt rtmvvid tin former s t regular met tings in 56 for the mibji ct to plict approval the branlciewicz case continued aimrv or wmner of trophy gives talk on queen nomination papers were filled out during the business meeting of the lakeside chapter i o d e tuesdav evening due to alterations at the lesion hall the meeting was held in st alban s parish hall katharine kirkness winner of the raclilm public speaking troivhv kivc her talk on the queen kirs e svmth read an article of interest augural meeting e hufnajel vv again named vicechairman committees on the f iv minn com mission now starting its second vear of administration over th towns public utilities as an enlarged body are finance mavor e tvler r everdell propertv e huftagcl j stewart follow ng attention to routine mo- tn ns usuallv passed nt the frst of tht viar the commission spent sonn timt discussing outstindirg dr f oakes was renamed two bv laws one athor zing the j 1 on owing of 100 000 for municipal t xpcnditurt s until tat s are col- it ctcd and anotherailova mif the p ic to borrow on behalf of is vet- i 35 000 debi ntnre w ere giv en necessary readings the last bv- i w is to provide a ttmporaiv ad vance to meet the cost of capital woik done and being dont by the puc until this approved debent ure is sold deputv reeve w wilson question ed if the town was njomg the best debenture interest rates under its prescpt method of sale it has been the practice not to advertise but to advise some 24 bonding companies of each issue or block of issues available here no argument clven- sion here last week evangelism is week of prayer theme for five evening services evangelism finding and saving i rev r groeneboer was in chargr the lost is the theme of the annual the choir sang three anthems two week of praver being held this i of them tn english and the third weok in town bj the ministerial i mighiv fortress is our god in association members of all con- dutch gregntions are meeting in the pro- rev gordon adams gave the ad- reported faults m a p u c sola wat- tetant churches to follow the pro- drxss on u three parables the er heater the trouble in this case gressixe subject of the series i lost sheep the lost com and the and it developed other cases as in his address on mbndav evening prodigal son the evangelism of well was in the heat control or in st albans church rev k reid christ was his theme tvpe of thermostat presented an introduction to evan- wedfcesdav evening pastor ft tricky thermostats gel ism and told of the spread of the costerus spoke on god the loser members discussed the iricki- carlv church his text was from man the lost at knox church the ne of these thermostajts ulti- timcthy 4 5 well as the unpaid and disputed ac- j svstem to municipalities count of an acton resident i hvdro superintendent d mason chairman of the public utilities 1 must clear unpaid bills reported temporary power lines in i commission at the first 1956 ses- as a result of this and later talk the lakev lew subdiv ismn also told on unpaid accounts members en- j 0 the circumstances which led to dorsed a motion stipulating that a recent disconnect blow out on vv hen a consumer moves no services i m st he informed members hvdro and water will be turned on that a control wire is now being for a nt vv occupant urttil anv bills i installed from the tow n hall to which mav be outstanding are paid force electic where it is ihtmdtd ud to locat a second fire siren it was pointed out tb it th s dens not pu tht nt vv occ ipint liable but lavs stress on the owner t makt sut a vacat ng unnnt loavts no impair hvdo or watir b k jt vvn itimotr frank pallesen vpnimd a draft plan for i gar age iddton at the pumping sv on tht s7 of tht garage doors be- camt a point of concern to the co i nissiont s it w as agrtnd to studv the plans further also to ad- v t rtise for tenders a local electrician e vanxorman appeared to nil the pit his ob- s rv aions aftt r being asked b a commission member to investigate ainst silling dibtnturis nt the first o tin vear whtn the towns tax coffers are tmptv then having to borrow fiom tlu bank each vear to rtire the pavment clerk j mc- gnchie also warned against this i the brankicw ic7 case 1955 coun cil s constant confounricr made its 1956 dt but still as confusing as ev er for a while with council the ratepayers association the lake- v icw contractors and several pri vate parties negotiating repeatedly to reach settlement solution seemed near however this week a hew setback developed it was learned a house planned to be moved in or der to smooth the contentious bend in the propo course bv the the deputv reeve suggested with councillor r n brown concurring that in future the town s debentures le advertised to the public ths motion carried without argunrm a8wses3rstasrs3pt hlz how ev er during the discussin councillor c lindsay cautioned ag- brankiewicz property moved cannot be watt works s ipenntmdent j lanbt rt ported maiitenanc wt k is ramlv occupvinc his dt- pa titr a tht presmt timt th r trt st 11 snmt vvaer metejrs to bt saltc n nt w homts h sad ctm r cd on paac fowl 10- week course in civil defense seeking recruits council however grasped at the hepe that the house might yet be moved if another opinion from a professional mover were sought the brankicw ie case continues tax balances and maria st bridge install ralph denny as wm of lol new officers were installed at the regular meieung of lo l 467 at c i vv son corners on decembc- 29 aur the usual business pm jam es rabton presided for the install ation ficers are wm ralph dennv d m bnrt watson recordlhg sc retarv bro ivap martin fmarcial tht school of instruction lo- a 10 wtek cojse tn civil defense is open at the m 1 n armouries authon- t t nre look ng for recruits from all oi halon co mt for the civi deft nee and disaster auxiliary r ce fo ct which vv til be a uni- members entered a lengthy dis cussion about tax balances from louseholders in warren grove and genlea in these two subdivis ons h me owners make monthly pay- t nts to mortgagors these pav- j mtnus sncludo a proportion of tax assessment which is rt turned bv the loitincoa tti the town for each picpertv big bill at christmas councillor iindsav brought up complaints from warren grove that i cleim was enteied b d price that blasting at lakeview by thia firn caused damage to his home the firm is to be notified nayment is being withheld until the c aim- i ven satisfaction a motion passed aut iing pay- prt of 13 10 to j ncvtn tor r it age to mutual aid meetings poor report on bridge report from engn i r f pal- on the condition of the pres ent maria st bridge ac the struc- rt arv bro archie mcdonald choir of knox church sans an an- v matelv agreed to send a letter of itrt asurer bro archie martin chap- them rev r h armstrong con- i complaint to the manufacturer of am bro h wilkinson marshal ducted the service in his home j l tanks i bre david drvsdale first lecmre- church a letter from the o m ea re i bro sam hubble second lecturer services continue in the baptist garding a complaint to the ajjlpc bio ah in moore commitiee bro church tonight with rev r groene hat the recent interim rate increase a martm bro i martin bro a boer speaking and in the united to municipalities was not preceded mcdonald bro h wilkinson bo own as yet their service vs held i church on friday with rey arm- by an advance notice produced m- 1 a moore auditdrs bro a martin in knox church tuesday evening strong speaking i formauon that the hj5j c intends j bro f hunter rev e h jones led the service with c rannev reading the scrip ture the choir- of the anglican church led in jhe singing since the christian reformed fcongregation has no church of its formtd unit irsroctors for tht course mil in- ttx large o balance is falling due turvapradttnereprtt- clud w gill ng saff supe ntrrtd- at th end of the year ntarchrist- ted that due to rot nd weakening enr of the pt v mcial civil defence nas due ft the mortgagors not i of columns and piles the load limit air police f b creasev senior collecting enough rrfonthlv to meet shouldbe reduced from three to staff nspector of the o p p llovd the vears- 1ate councillor cook tuoons and tltts the engineer d dirgle q c crown attorney for deed a similar complaint about the t ned would be no solution halton inspector ehoath of the s- stem in glenlea council decided to erect two ligna onaio provircial polfce college aft r discussing the situation at reading no trucks ahowedit sgt l e throop ontario provmc- iength members agreed thev could the bridges entrances j fal police and w f a preston offer iitue help since the system of i councillor footit wondered if the staff superintendent of the provinc- collection is out of the towns hands nuucipallty decided flrr replace fhe lal civu defence s r hargrave suggested the home brock ave bridge would w same the unit is designed to be of use i trs figure out what their total leuai course apply as is ordered for not only for civil defence but in cms t taxes will be early in the vear i the proposed new miru st bridge es df natural disasters the men will j then lav aside a monthly amount he was told if the work were to be be fullv trained and it is hoped to recruit a full company of 27 men in l each town in the county similar courses have been suc- cessfully carried on in six other i counties in ontario ovier the regulari payment to get ttftanccd by debenture hearing over a big ear end balance assess- would be required -tor- this bridm asjieil 5l members endorsed a motion j it was suggested by the w hcn withholds payment of an ac- clerk count to s derosa and sons after l continued o page four i i r dbkix ss