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paob rtwm l i the acton free press acton ontario t r- thursday january 26th mm frost bites off towns efforts to install services in winter continued from page one from main st one of the kinks in the knotty brankiewicz case were read council however left this mallei ov f lat thought it was also reported that the blasting firm at lakeviewtiad come to terms with d price over claim ed damages to his home as a result of blasting in the vicinity council was informed four other homeowiv- ersv frank toth jr frank toth sr j mcgladery and h lambert were alsoclaiming damages to their houses following blasting operations at lakeview these claims are in the hands of insurance companies members ffrcm informed no trucks signs had been posted at the decrepit maria st bridge however apparently to no effect trucks it was reported are still using the bridge following a report from the road committee council passed a resol ution to erect jb feet of guard rail at the millyoung curve for ped- the united suburban gas co ltd ojk 1m for p council made no directionsonya request from the county treasurer that the towns supplemental as legion news estrian protection adjourn at 11 pjnt school crossing signs the clerk reported have been erected at fslpnlon hy tho tbpnrltrnnt nt ftiffh 1 ways it was also said the depart ment would paint crosswalks and install metal policemen that latter would have to be placed and remov- ed each dai i a motion iput forth almost an nually but so far faibng to pass i was again tabled that council ad journ each meeting night at iii p m councillor cook argued that extension could be voted for vital business but he contended the hit- man machine isnt capable of giving i just and thorough attention to civic business at 2 or 3 a m mayor tyler had misgivings about the idea but said hed like to soe it tried a slim majont carried the motion council advanced 1 000 to the north halton urban board later heard the minutes of its most rec ent meeting and briefs delivered at this meeting by two rival gas com panies this meeting and the briefs were reported in last week s issue of the free press council agreed to meet esquesing township council next monday ev ening to deal with finalization of the annexation compensation agree ment it is also proposed to give third readings to the franchise agreement bylaws of the anthonv gas and oil explorations firm and sessment levy due the county be paid separately and not included as a credit after several questions were an swered dealing with the local plan ning boards financial requirements for 1956 members approved a re quisition from this board for 1800 j council directed that the y board i stipulate the rent it wants for a back room at the ymca which might be ultiuzed for additional town office space council passed a routine bylaw appointing j newton as fire c without remuneration a resolution was read to petition the department of highways for 1955s statutory grant on road ex penditures of 2885539 the magistrates summary for the previous month was read and two in p accounts-approved- for payment some discussion was held on the the regular monthly meeting was held saturday january 21 with comrade gord beatty presiding comrade beatty as building chair man gave a report on the progress of th n and alterations all major contracts haye been letj and work is progressing favorably i comrade johnson from milton spoke briefly on the formation of the auxiliary police corps civil de- f fence the meeting was turned over to george musselle who proceeded to install the following officers president vic patrick first and second vicepresident hamilton peal and ted elliott sergeant-at- arms emerson patrick chaplain rev e jones executive committee gord mccutcheon gord beatty max storey w mattocks john goy ed footitt reg hoare dude lind town s responsibility for extra work involved in finding a sewer lateral i connection in warrengrdve tctsut had been presented to council for this work the matter was turned over to the sewer committee the baxter situation it was reported five householders in warren grove have not paid due amounts on sidewalks despite hav ing been sent three notices legal action is to be taken in the neces sary casse councillor cook reported that cmhc ma take steps to spread a larger proportion of tax pavments made by warren grove dwellers in monthly re turns this vv ould reduce or eliminate a large yearend tax balance deputv reeve wilson asked if there was nothing further that could be done to interest baxter laboratories reported this week to li moving to alliston to remain in acton major tvler recounted in detail the long work done b council the chamber of commerce and private citizens to impress the head office management of the advantages of remaining here all this was unsuc oessful he said but he emphasized ht and others would be eager to tr again if anv neu concrete approach could be offered tht i t was nont offered say ab irwirirgeorgehouiiiger and herb woods comrades musselle and pa initiated 12 new members to the bran th meetin yyas closed by the new president this weeks euchre pete turkosz fred kentner w toan julian zajac cnbbage results ramblers 16 tiger cats 16 union 17 legion 15 eden mills 24 station hotel b win ners of the night jack hardie and ollie stapletdn top officials see registration of nearly 90for defense training thuisdiv of list week was jlk istration night for ntuh 10 rcid ents of halton lounlv v ho siym ri for a itkl tun st of instruction in ciil dttinci uilim pilu trailing tli mw ting is luld in tht milton aimniii s incl thost prt sent aicaid nim sptukiis tht tor offu i ik tif tht provision il htakiiarttis itlt tided tht itg istiation nutting tnii oiitlmtd ill tht phases f ih -cijtm- whieh is scbtdultcl wukli until march 22 tht pinilipil sjn ikti is senior stalf inspt toi f b cnis of the o v v who siid thil tht oiganiait tun tiad ht t n lomph tt i in stin eountus and w ould he a voluniuiv blanch ol tht op attt i i ith mi mhti pivsis an examination fol low mg tin coursis patterson sargent marriage saturday st josephs rom in catholic chinch acton was the scene for the marriage of marv patricia sar gent daughter of mr and mrs sylvester sargent and gordon william patterson son of mr and mrs ross patterson rr 2 rock- wood ht txplaintd tin composition of tin halton tnmpnnv undtr the jur isdntion of tht district inspector ind said i ninip m vtmild consist of nun i rotmtv sup mil not nt an inspiitoi still st ui a thrti pi itoons ht pliintl hit it h in ni i c illt ti foi dut would rtttii nino nts i mil fni tt insport itior and h pi id on tht sum i t of p i ivttnvrri b- prnnncnt pittci ufit- t is mnoi e k rinn u t icomt d thus fitt s m six ik is mi lucli 1 col i ill in in in st lilies hall hilton distrui inspt i tor i r itolv hu o p p dundis f bo s out u io civil dttinci coordinator ind inspt i tor allan stott board adopts salary schedule for p s teachers at a special meeting of acton public school board last week trus tees adopted a new teachers sal- ar schedule to go into effect next september the new schedule the board in dicated is consistent with salary schedules in the district in the in terest of obtaining and retaining qualified and recommended teach ers njinimiim teachers sahr i set at 200 with the maximum nised to 4 000 maximum is attained tn an nual incrtist n of s200 allowance for txpenence is s1s0 ptr ear up f to four iars maximum salar fori assistant principal is set at 4 200 and for principal at 5 200 tyach- ers u ill b allowed up to 10 fori spt c il c rtific itt s f kitiitrmnt grttnt to ti arhcrs who tttirt bv vntiu of tars of strvitt or azt aftt i smiim contm uoush on acton public school staff is is lullows ufu r s tdis st r in 2 p r ci nt of fiml snlar ft i 7 nrs 4 pt i ct nt of fmil vll il af tt t lis l pt i t ill of fin i siu aft r 9 t u s 8 ptr ct i t f fii i m in if tt r 10 m rs 10 i t n f tin il sihi ii atu t int t s tun i ct nt in ualh to i ni i ui n of 0 p i ttn if fin il al i skating georgetown akkna every saturday afteraeaa and evening abolts me children me bank the saving i interest was shown by residents from all parts for the twomonth civil defense auxiliary police co armouries shown in the photograph above are to gram from the left they are william gilling op lary police coj j k barber formerly lome scots distncljnspectojljrrqbieopp lundas e e of ontario outlining the schedule of the course a liaison officer to the ontario civil defense photo by fearon of halton county when a large number registered urse wh began at aailton last week at the aailton p ranking officials who will take part in the pro- p senior staff superintendent civil defense auxil- regiment who assisted in arranging trie course beviscivil defensecoordinator for the provim nd b f creasy senior staff inspector opp and thats fight you can bank the saving you make whan vow ul acton woodcrafts advise supply and follow through with akpert craftmanship on building requirements 4ctai oil 6 14 the bes1 a lumber i building material reports from annual presbytery meeting first meeting of the new year of the knox alert evening auxiliary w as held at the home of mrs robert turner on january 18 mrs j l dav idson and her committee took the devotions and study book with mrs l clifton mrs j infills the president con ducted the business mrs r h armstrong mrs h l bonnie and mrs f anderson gae reports from the annual presbytery meeting in guelph a talent tea was suggest ed to be held in the spring lunch was served and a social half hour en0ed by all councilaccounts get approval m tiuda nights regular meet ing of council members approved for pamtnt the following bills and st il mi nts bi ii trlephoni orv iton wc hxdio mdi acion puc hdro acct f b gnchow filing saws tr k m nchmi nt 2 snns- gt i ci n s hriv mdst gr in s motors cas c n frt p i s pi int n t guttinu inul ml no cidu ssu i h multi r iph lutst mui ip il world fi subs rock wood ilmt c chip ct ii pi h i n t p s 41 85 roo 76 s49 6 2 7t 7 00 37 05 3 sb 24 15 8 75 12 48 51 00 2 so 701 11 obituary of milton ind otlu t r birb l mi vfor personals ev v c the nuptial m1ss saturdav miss irene miilhollaud placid ttn- wedding nmslc and miss 11 ami mclaughlin was soloist moucr arrangements were b mrs david gordon the bride riven in marriage b her father chose a ballerina length dress of heavenly blue brocade her headdress was a matching sequined cap she wore a coinage of red roses and carried a white prayer book her attendant miss bernice sar gent sister of the bride wore a bal lerina length dress of thistlebloom pink brocade with matching acces sories she alio wore a corsage of red roses and earned a white pray er book phillip mccristall was best man the usher was edward r an the wedding breakfast was held at barlos banquet hall rockwood the couple left or a brief trip to the united states thej will reside in acton f set of silverware is anniversary gift mr and mrs a e aselton of br 3 georgetown were host to many relatives sunday january is on the occasion of their 25th wed ding anniversary they were pre sented with a lovely set of silver ware among the guests helping to cele brate the happy occasion were mrs rose blactmr and mrs alfred miller mr and mrs russell black all from niagara falls mr and mrs robert black mr and mrs earl pasken of port credit mr and mrs r a aselton of toronto mr and krs william beeney mr and mrs w edwards of georgetown and limehouse mr jack reid has returned after a flight to vancouver and trip back litrain with his- mother i mr and mrs j e mian jo ce and btvtrk and mrs giics allan of lakt lew lilted v ith the ander sons and tht krapikb on snndai i tin acton women s- institttteield then annual paitv at halton cen- tenmarlvianor on tucsda eenmg the were accompanud b the ministerial association mi me buchamn of edmonton who was attending the progressixe conservative convention in ottawa visited with hit sister mrs r h elliott mr elliott and familv here mi and mrs george bowman and miss m mainprize attended the meeting of the five counties art association at guelph on sat urday arrangements for an exhib ition to be pete m kitchener were discussed when susan marilyn the daugh- terofmrand mrs fv te somerv llle was christened in knox church there were seven grandparents pres ent two grandfathers two grand mothers two great grandmothers onegreat grandfather they were mr and mrs george somervlle of acton mr and mrs andy frank of campbellv llle mr and mrs t a storey of rockwood and mrs wu- liam frank of georgetown the guests including mr bui somer- ville of guelph gathered at the home of mr and mrs fvfe somer- mu afterwards ofau the birth in canada bet ter than four out of five occur in hospital robt r hamilton fred a hoffman optometrists formerly e p head fhone guelph t924 m st gaorsts sqwara real estate insurance agent dies suddenly well know n cton business man william richard bracken passed au n suddenlv at his norm her on thin sua januirv 19 mr bracken had for some wars oper ated a successful rt il tstatt and insurant t business from his office on mill st mr brnck n s manv frii nds wire shocked tn ltirn of his death last w eek and sancere svmpathv was extended to his fam ilv his wife tin former jt ssi fraser two daughters berneice mrs stan robinson and edith mrs wilrner watkins hi broth ers john bracken of ciledon east and herb bracken of mark- i oneson him mr bracken who was born in caledon tovvnslnp spent some vears in business in wevburn before com- i ing to weston and acton he is a member of wevburn masonic lodge and tho acton chamber of com merce for somo vears he made friends as a rural mailman on r r 3 cton he- was a member of st albans anglican church and his rector rev e jones w as assisted b rev r h armstrong in conducting the funeral service at the rumlev fun eral home on mondav afternoon manv relatives neighbors and bus iness associates attended to pa last respects pallbearers were joe hurst len lov ell c f leatherland tom wat son cliff bradley and vic burnley flower bearers v ere allan bracken ron langford don bexton ytulard britton james duncan frank petch and gordon mccutcheori interment was in airview cem etery s2 043 45 lakev n w water ccounts iiim con no 2 shtl 762 50 ounce con shnv i lrndrr 1097 00 hi live iv kint t oil 2fi4fi acton mot is is oil n34 t r m i n i il s n r 40 c ill w i c l ifls 1 1 i m n 11 s tictor truck t 1593 50 j b 1- nk punt 4k armco drainagt ind metal prod si ppl lnsnl pip r7t 00 drummond mrc ill v co 28 00 cifii valv v jlvdrant 960 00 can brass c 427 66 can johns manv llle co pipe bonds etc 36 53 ont plumbinc v heating supp copper 1247 04 norval milton win juniors hockey games in the town junior farmer hock- frt matches in milton arena mon day milton defeated palermo 97 and norval defeated acton 102 penalties were verv few in the milton palermo encounter w ith plenty of scoring in every frame both teams grit four goals in the third period pilermo lino up j delmen p flippance b cudmoro bill mar shill b broughton k vivian d vivian l vivian g richardson b price g greer bob marshall g pellctterio milton h taskcr c mccann g gillies j wdlmott c gillies e mcdowell r tasker ii johnson i j stark b bawden a hovvden d loriche norvil overwhelmed the acton teim throughout tho match thev took four points in the first period four more in the second and one in the third b fore acton was able to e mt ict the nets counting actons onlv tcnls were g vh eler from r sonn rwllt and m sprow 1 from i r whulerandb overlnnd noi il f brigdon g fi ruison d smith k richardson r cun- ii null im e wilson h wilson f r i m s k hearns i immnh im r mcdonald tonk hemsu v g s ott m spi ul g whci it r r somi rv llle i ihempson c thi mpson b ov ind b whet ki r d r iuw fe 9 mill street comcitfl a ct on s6 9138 lakrvim seuer accounts gordon hdwe mdse 6 95 a j ax engineers compressor lentil 9000 nat btwer pipe ltd pipe 143 37 j abbott shovel rental 9300 333 32 acton ratepayers association monthly meeting w ii be held at the public school auditorium on mon jan 30 56 at 8 oclock new members cordially invited e s he arrived refresh wouldnt you enjoy landing on of thom big fellow out of w a m hondflyf thats just how you fwsll after a rwtful bu trip lo your f nwort qym demonstration featuring peter gaynor former toronto gymnast now acton y member precedes j annual gray hobby show friday jan 27 7 pjm acton yjxa tickets and information at harold wiles nucoa margarine 25c stokelys fancy style cream corn 2 heinz tomato soup lie jello instant puddings 2 21c mclarens torn reeisit 33c shirriffs pie crust mix 31c quick quaker oats 49c clover valley hinl0 cheese rolls 29c kraft cheese slices z 27c chei8ne8 lorna doone shortbread 35c giant 8ize tide 12c ott pko 63c pard doo or iox cat pood tin 10c california swnkist naval oranges size220a m doz 39c california head lettuce large firm heads 2 for 23c texas cabbage green hard heads 2 lbs 15c appreciation day speals saturday afternoon 1 00 to 600 p m only grand union coffee 1 lb 89c grand union catsup 2 for 39c