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eightyfirst yearno 3 acton ontario thursday mareh2th v956r lerlages seven cents eastend playground present dump may become park if town subdi vider in agreement sibv3e3w mill rate mteakdown is shown in this free press composite drawing and photograph giving rate payers a graphic idea of where their tak money goes big item is education derhanding 2548 mills with 1982 for public school and 566 for higi school services with 93 mills is broken down into police 389 fire 1 28 garbage 1 5 welfare 68 recreation 68 library 77 band 5 ad ministration with 1033 mills breaks down to general 836 equipment 134 public buildings 63 actual assessment figure 3585935 is not so modest the free press was somewhat modest last week in the figure used to denote 195vs enlarged as- sessment total for 1956 taxation the 3x12449 figure used was the cqualiirassessment for 1955 where actually the total assess ment upon which this years taxa- pump expected to be filled full in few months where actons dump how spreads over nearly four acres toe hind the glcnlea subdivision an castend park may soon replace this refuse area now filled to near capacity council toyed with this suggest- lon tuesday night when it was learned that a spokesman for brad ley and houghton glcnlea con tractors had approached mayor tyler on the idea accordink to the mayor the builders might be will ing to buy the dump for a reason able amount level and dress it and erect protective fencing then deed the land back to the town as a park it was pointed out that bradley and houghton cannot get loans on some 30 houses until the dump is closed arrangements have been stirring for some time to acquire more dump land since it is antici pated the present dump will be filled by this spring councillor r n brown haf his doubts if the area would ever set- much use it it were reclaimed as a park however most other coun cillors were enthusiastic about the possibilities a committee was named to con tact bradley and houghton to make further negotiations on the idea council earlier discussed the terms of an outofcourt settle ment with george shultz warren i grove sewer extension contractor who is suing the town for about j si 5o0 which he claims is still owed 1 htm for some time members re- hished the difficult dealings with i this contractor during his work hro an effort will be made to the affair through counsel years figure of 2986944 is 598 991 not the more modest differ ence of 395505 as was first re ported to the taxpayer however the figures still mean about a 13 per cent reduction in this years tax es over 195 hs board names parkin architect for new school john b parkin and associates town grade nine- lie taught at acton j were engaged as architects for the until the building was completed si now eightroom extension to the board concurred with this sug- 1 continued on page four j georgetown high school monday gestion to meet the situation it is night when north halton district estimated the enrolment at acton rv r -v- r i high school board met in acton will be about 55 more than last year arrangements were made to meet without consideration of these lem on the site monday afternoon in or- porary pupils der that tentative plans mav be the board empowered the secre- drawn up mr parkn ah mr a additional 20000 pq tw razc brigade rushes tion is based is 3585935 this m th i j burgovne met with the board and the bank until returns discussed their services prior to the municipalities and grants was avail- able supplementary accounts for 121- 72 and of march accounts for 19- 484 39 were approved by the board start photo three legion veterans were honored at saturday nights 25th anniversary banquet in the gleam ing new legion hall left to right bertbayhss f l wright and dr a buchanan were presented with sterling legion pins as a tribute to their 25 yeirs of continuous membership in the acton branch dance banquet and service mark 25th year of acton legion branch i acton iegion celebrated its 25th herb woods introduced major from the zone executive and the birthday over the weekend with anderson and joe hurst spoke the congratulations of the georgetown three days of events which focus- enthusiastic thanks of the legion branch ed the towns attention not only saturday nights bumiuet was g realty outlined the legion on the ciiartercenlury anniversary chaired by george mussclle fr- executives plan to retire the new but on the opening of the branchs nier branch president who effic- addition debt through bond snb- 25000 addition and renovation to lently conducted the- packed pro- scriplums bought by members he its quarters granv president vic patrick intr- emphasized the rash savings the i friday night between 350 and dnced the head table and invited branch could vnjoy through gen- 400 dancirs provided a house- miss sybil bennett th iiild stan eral support of the plan warming for the handsome new hall mpp to speak briefly tluv kred wright presented i pin ti hall saturday evening a bamiuet admired the strength and ambition p prvs beatty and eictolled drew togtmher present and former of the acton branch as shown in ule t of the pastpresident in members to hear a sparkling ad- the renovated building initial work to plan and build the dress by i former branch chap- erie burgess dominion chair- m addition lain sunday was open house when man of the canadian legion prais- turkey dinner was served by the tours of the gleaming building cd the part played by smaller legion indies auxiliary with the iwere followed by a service of ded- branches in the canadian legion i to the ladies offered by e ication and parade to the ceno- and viewed particularly the con- taph tnbtilion made by legionnair of engagement the necessary steps prior to the engagement had been j completed prior to the meeting j it was reported that the eonsulta- j live committee set up to study high school matters in halton has met few hours apart fee9s8- ubkats ih pile driver echo heard in town march 21 and a further meeting i schools ssaa would be held burglary and malicious damage insurance on the three schools and equipment was added following acton firemen had a hectic 1 day 1 yesterday when they were called to j ltff tvlo fires onv two hours but f m apart shortly after 9 am fire broke out the secretary in management of the for lesion members saturday this branch he lauii presented a evening was the weekends high certificate of merit to the branch light mayor john anderson for mer knox pastor here and now confrratulntions from the canadian chaplain at the royal military legion president patrick accepted college delivered a lively address the certificate and replied on be- which brought his hearcrsto their half of his comrades feet for a standing ovation tribute to three elliott at the sunday dedication t following an hour and a half of tours conducted by legion mem- a testament of appreciation and 1- 1 it u 1 i r ik branch chaplain ej1 jones the sound of a pile driver echoed through acton this week as huge iron pipe is rammed into the earth at the site of the new maria street bridge th o brid h b c letely torn down and carted away with maria st blocked off from the crescent and church st all there is to ix seen are i wo conference with mr richards of the crown insurance co cost of burg lary insurance per year was 7575 and the malicious damage premium added to the present fire coverage t incre in a rubbish ile behind corona sjjfnsf a car al shoe factory no damage was of 300 the salary was to be made i caused and it did not take the bri- retroactive to january i of this radc lonr to brink the smoky blaze f 1 under control officiated the acton choraliers opened the service with a hymn and other hymns were suns by the 50 people who attended major anderson initially recall- past president cordon beatty i a 1 v iu it i 1 anderson following the service a his ed his association with acton paid tribute to comrades fred first through servicemen from here wrikht ben bavliss and allan i h c during world war ii later during buchanan who this year are the v wth in honor of dead ini i prk nf tbeaclon branch to irades was placed prior to the and anderson of esquesing and was 19500 for the three schools for chairman r cirbert of a three year period the liability weya presided policy at georgetown school was to be added to the existing policies of a and miltun upon date uf its expiry letters from the secretaries of the night classes held at three towns j present at themeetri ueved to haveblown sparks from a were messrs hood and hall of mil- rby inc on to the ton coon and ejjs of acton for- pi of p lea grave of georgetown coles brown ian church and as legion branch hold membership for 25 years he last post two minutes silence and large j expressed appreciation on behalf of pop co forjlevstations later in the morning a more ser- nassam ious fire look xtle acton brigade 8 north on the second line to the farm of h dekens where consider- ajble loss to property and livestock was rausid when the blaze was discovered a stock shed was in flames two sows w saved but lost were 17 small otc v- k m ti 1 i itnuin wuau ui pigs a boar and two other sows as whlbe noune adulment iootln the groups for the use of the schools this summer may see erecuon a a number of chickens when reu i and tne boards cooperation in of two more service stations here firemen arrived the large barn roof into these souses a diesel power helping make possible these classes by two major oil companies was burning fired by embers car- shovel fitted with a high pile der- 1 a letter of resignauon was receiv- on no 7 hiehwav- iust east of riv frorn ne roaring stock shedu tato the d fsr suobor tht jt j curchll road a ta bcjl no attempt was made to pour nme rfd tastrimk lm wh rt 7 mlss inman r erected by the sun oil co ltd water on the shed which was near tater wlet wtth sncret fr th n u profession announcing a strip on the south collaps firemen concentrated on concrete for the board reviewed the steps that side of the highway as the site for saving the barn their efforts ham- wiile work ces on hel vw if v p ri a new service station pered by heavy winds as mraler- in trucks are toildm im til ni teaching staffs at the schwls the lot just to the west at the the pumper tank lowered a pump zrx r hf v4 and the secretary was instructed to corner of the highwav and was connected to the farm house s ofwhotn te tiv tlt a clors to churchill road may see a rvl cistern nearest water supply was tons or nil down tm new banks i fill other vacancies on the various station go up n beside the first a creek nearlv half a mile awav meanwhile crescent residents staffs one this corner land was indicat- shortly after noon erin fire bri- depend on the steep tannery lane in view of the fact that the addi- ed at a recent planning board sad- arrived to assist the acton fire to drive into the area pedestrians hon at georgetown will not be com- meeting by representatives of can- fighters toward 2 pm the smoul- can still pick their way down the pletecj 1 for fall opening the inspect- adian petrbfina ltd to be a pos- drsng shed was doused and a- track path and up the railway or had made a suggestion that ap- sible service- station site for their modic blazes on the barn roof ars j proximately is pupils from george- company v cheeked m m n viitmimm a 1 1 line installat delayed v farmers file complaints about gas trunk route the complaints of 30 trafalgar posed line through the twj town- of each piece of property through a nghtofwav 40 feet wide and re- and eaquesms township farm own- ships the main objection of those which the main would run serve it so that no houses could era ha deuyed for at least 10 days protesting was that the line went he explained that they had kpt be built over the iw his company application by the united sub- diagonally across their property away from land where the tvpo- didnt mr crozier was informed urban gas company limited for a the fuel board asked the company graphy was not suitable and hadtkst the normal depth of the pipes c pubic convenience at the close of mondays bearing to tried to stay away from bush land below the surface of the ground it ad necessity in respect to laying plan a new route for the pipe line we are irving to cause the least two feel six inches ffit throu pan m t ra x is mr j a hearin w set for monday teeh pt s15s his company metre tat szz chaplain presented each man with a sterling i canadian sadler popalar silver legion pin dr buchanan i then he took his audience on a thanked the branch on behalf of jul iflrckrc pntnrc memory tour of korea where he his comrades and himself 1fywjviwi i railllldd i also served with canadas brigade max storey another former pres- t kazz ir cnnlr in the un forces he told of per- hent who had earlier called out a io fvieei in rllldls sonal work to help the lot of the roll of names of charter members floor hockey playoffs are sched- warstricken korean farmers and and those who had worked to org- uled for next wednesday evening villagers and the popularity of the anize and s the actoni when the muckers and the panthers canadian soldier during that mon- legion in its early years promised i will wi u fn the title in th otonyfilled part of the war that silver pins will be presented ymca the muckers are running the speaker declared the canad- t all comrades whu in future j a close second to the panthers and ian soldier tod i still the s comp vm rntwchip 1 are iu one game down in regular as when his audience was in uni- bud macdonald one of acton plav form he- stressed the canadians igns founders oke briefly the last games were played fri- sense of humor still shows itself in another brief spevaker was les day when the goats defeated the servicemen and thats very im- clark zone comrsiander from muckers 13 to 9 and panthers up- pottant he said gcorretown who brought greetings set the bombers 12 to 8 itiioi2 l m following the necessary proced- has entered into svwskcnnecnwrthse t lk jfcuments with the purchase local gas fmm the anuv company knew ofo zaimtr ifj c solicitor john evans of ony gas and oil explorations co divisions for the area and added rsrso 2 js l w evalu and p- represent- who hs wells in esquesing town- we nrenbt tnmtto trn mm voiced at that hearing the i k itnitx sik n n i i v wjj jj k inriraj mai me gas ed upon e l dutton a technical their line is close to the swells as sich fuel board asked company make ftirther surveys and advisorwtme tornmny consultations with the farm own- mr tjuiton explained that ers before they appear at a second company had entered into an ag- hearing to be held in toronto ap- reement vith the niagara gas c6 r tor gas to supply the three towns the united suburban company d the niagara line would ptaos to supply natural to ac- be tapped at the third line traf- tom geo and milton and algar township just below the ebcto and umtttmj gas be dundas highway he submitted b to tay a threvmaps showing th route of mm mate to erv tbes three towns the gas lines through the two tne company had laid out a pro- townships as well as aerial photos possible to save mr seynuck the on the question of how many his owner extra expense in hooking contracts had been signed by farm- up with the line ere through whose land the lines in way of subdivision will run mr dutton reported that chairman of the fuel board a nine contracts out 6t 40 in esques- r crozier noted that the gas line ixir township were signed people would cut diagonally across the were falling into line and then esquesing lots and asked what they stopped dead all of a sudden would happen in the case of a sub- he admitted division being started there mr evans told the- chairman that al though some companies would take in trafalgar he pointed put continued on pope four 14 ftxmtt photo most unusual uf to show up at last weeks free rabies clinic in the town hall where over 600 dogs and cats and three rabbits got the vaccine ws this unmindful monkey owned by mr and mrs j p macpherson rr 4 acton loma aaacpherson has the amiable riet tit up and take notice on the shoulder of drf g oakes who assisted or t l da lssf enteral veterinirian in the daylong clinic v vtf