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district news page ten the acion free press acton ontario hm of interest gleaned from th newspaper of the district gabs cant reserve space so park in front of competitors asaing georgetown council tot it action on granting taxi stand pri- vitefivs tor downtown cabs w o bromnridge was told by cr alfred sorters that the police committee had investigated and found that downtown parking space is too valuable to be rrved- 1 noun- trigtal parking area is established tie dw there would be a possibil- tty that taxi operators could hax thfe privilege tt ewts me 32240 a year to o- erate a taxi and sometimes i have k par blocks at the oddfel- iws hall said ktr brownridgc vm5iamnj that hemxist be near shs mill st location or he loses us- inessv ttxoant set parking space 1 tnictit as well rive up and go on re he said- expert shows divining rod really works st johns nfld cpt many scoff at the powers of the divining rod but baden osmond isnt ohe of thorn ho has used the primitive method to locate water for 30 new foundland residents baden says he picked tp the un usual hobby from a retired cnr employee cut a small fork from a tree the older man said fashion it as thoxikh yon were going to make a catapult tslingshoo then sharp- he asked if there is anything to vp him parkins in front of a newsitswing taxi stand as he had received a letter from a lawyer about it i j mayor armstrong said there is nothing to prevent him parking anywhere so long as he complies with town bylaws municipal men turn down 100 tooakvilledads the department of municipal af fairs turned thumbs down on oak- villes attempt to pay each oakvixlt councillor 100 more per year than is stipulated in the municipal act in march council introduced a bylaw to pay themselves 50o per be ood year in quarterly instalments j on all three points then baden was told to grasp the two proiirs that fonn the v mak ing sure they press firmly against the veins of the palm and hold the fork outstretched parallel to the ground the idea is that the part of the rod pointing away from the bod v will dip when it passes- over the underground water baden was skeptical but igave it a try anyway i found water and was 1 amazed one happy customer the parish priest at trepassey said baden found enough water near the church to start a swimming pool for the whole congregation although he has never failed to in- at brampton buildings top million dollar a report by town building spector dennis warren read brampton council meeting showed permits issue for the first quar ter of this year totalled i27mb0 these 133 permits conipare with only 817 issued in the same period of last venr to the value of a60h0 for march and april this year permits were issued as follows res idential 91 to a value of 101sv repairs and alterations 10 at 12- 250 commercial one new motel at 26000 and repairs and alterations four at 20100 industrial two per mils for new construction valued at 68000 the building classification above includes 85 residences flower town mayor gets birthday roses inmediatelynftterlihe opening of brampton council last monday in the lords prayer may or nance horwood was surprised to hear a rousing happy birthday to 3 thursday may 17th 1956 sunshine school hopes to hold fullday classes in september the regular monthly meeting of the milton brunch of the ontario association for itetnrdeu children wait held thurkdny evening in the firojtipnti room of the milton town hull highlights of the meeting were the reports presented regarding ihe nnnunl meeting of the oairc held at wellniul recently from nil reports the work is- proceeding in the province by leaps and bounds and local representatives were much impressed and hearten ed by the displays and work being accomplished there arc now 38 or ganizations in the province with a total membership of over 3000 and over 840 children nrc in schools attending the convention were mr nnd mrs p k mcwilllnms and mrs fitzgernld the feature of the convention was n model classroom the sub jects dealt with were arts and crafts teaching methods in read ing and writing and the method of estimating progress and estab lishing development levels there- were also exhibits by the various associations many of them most impressive four parents were present at is cn couraging to the executive and they hope that even more will at tend the next months meeting many local problems were dis cussed during the meeting swn sxtor wes ws i feeze engineer george nnntel i arrangement winch has been out town clerk jack gavwny unav- of order for some time a bake sale j ti i i 41 is to be convened by the parents oidably absent -from- theopening j a eoutee n three was appointed to sec if it is possible to proceedings then appeared with a magnificent bouquet of pink roses reeve carman core presented the roses to the mayor on behalf of your council and staff members of the town upon hearing the happy birth day mrs horwood had thanked the council and tried to interject it was time togeton with business find water it wasnt always as easy fre appearance of the floral trib- as that ute seemed to overwhelm her and once i walked over an area for she said for once 1 was eight hours before i finally came i across the water he said it prov hornever the department of mun icipal affaire turned down the by- taw and suggested that the pay be on the per diem rate and not more than 400 a first and second reading was given to a bylaw last week to set the pay for council members at 400 plus onethird allowance for expenses if a councillor is absent 8 will be deducted town fathers also came up with a bylaw to license the selling of refreshments from vehicles or lunch wagons and set a 50 fee for each vehicle the bylaw calls for any person having a vehicle to submit to checks by the halton county health unit and the vehicle must be plainly marked as commercial the license does not pertain to any type of vending on public streets and any contravention of the by- taw calls for a penalty not exceed ing 900 his only regret is he wasnt around 30 years ago when his par ents built their house here we dug and dug for water and we couldnt find any at first or last his mother says baden says all his parents had to do was cut a divining rod from the dogwood tree growing in the yard speechless i didnt know just how to say the thank you i was feel ing once oil rigger now busy barber lethbridge alta cp tom grundy once a 210pound tough neck on an oil rig now is a 150- pound barber jti grundy was doing heavy- labor on oil rigs near drumheller alta when stricken with polio now he is again earning a living but as a barber in lethbridge when he became ill mr grundy ipent a month in the drumheller hospital and then went to hospital at banff for physiolherapyjrcament he learned to walk with the aid of canes and still must wear a back brace how to earn a living and support his family was resoved when he decided to take barbering lessons urges closer links between east west st john nb cp easterners should get to know the west better says j v macewan of calgary no stranger to these parts he has been here on six previous occasions to address service clubs on the pro gress of the western provinces he served as judge of horse and cattle shows- in his earlier visits to the maritimes and feels that the westerner knows more about east ern canada than the easterner knows about the west his talks here dealt with the early pioneer days how the fur trade gave way to wheat and cattle and exploitation of great petroleum and mining developments including uranium those are the things he feels east erners should know about the west if they are to understand each other better useful legacy sechalt bc cp the se- chalt board of trade which built the fire hall in this municipality 40 miles northwest of vancouver has turned the hall over to a new mun icipal council historic token perth ont cp a 144 yearold bank token was among the old coins and newspapers found in a metal box embedded in the masonry of a bank here when workmen were in stalling a new safe the box was placed there when the bank was built in 1884 there were 765000 television sets sold in canada in 1955 compared with 624000 in 1954 and 30000 in 1950 move to a new classroom in the baptist church by the first of june it was resolved that everything possible be done to start classes in september on a full day basis the association will arrange to pick up any records which the children would enjoy and anyone having any are asked to contact mrs fitzgerald at tr 84402 narriedvicepresident of moloney electric announcement was made this week that iniy j brown of toronto has been mode vicepresident in charge of ciirlnecrlng of the molon ey electric company of canada mr brown attended public and high school in acton he grad uated from the university of tor onto in 1023 he was on the elec trical engineering staff of the un iversity of toronto for a number of years and was made assistant professor in 1941 he joined the moloney electric co in 1944 mr and mrs brown are in ac ton frequently visiting relatives and friends miss fern brown is a sister and mrs david dills their daughter t- tyjr w vtklffssxesasgi some of the executive have ex pressed the thought that although they sometimes think events are moving too slowly when they think back they must realize that their endeavors are not yet one 3tc always fresh available at ledgers i g a last year american exports to canada totalled 35 billion canad- i lan exports to the united states i totalled s25 billion kerrigan chiropractic office 6 john st acton open daily 930 am to 500 pm monday wednesday and friday evenings until 9 free consultation for appointments call 550 acton regular 1595 special price fishermen who begrudge the effort involved in catching live crickets for bait oh buy a quart of them by mail from a georgia cricket farm we team that it takes fifteen jas for cricket eggs to hatch eight weeks for the insects to row to bait sire we note too that the brooders where thev lane about in s temperature lapping up chicken mash are wade of aluminum but we con- fas wevenot too surprised it simply weans j that this busy metal has found atill another use an the busy housing industry this time providing dean warm msjatttrsfbri sa95 m ea here is a modern uptodate chair you can feature with breakfast or dining room suit esas an occasional chair or even a hostess chair has a strong black wrought iron frame lhat is bonderized to prevent chipping and pealing legs are rubber tipped so they cannot mark the floors seats and backs are well pad ded and are upholstered in a durable plastic fabric col ors grey red lime yellow and ptnk the perfect tv chair z r aristocratic cficteta vow s aluminum aluminum company of canada avhd ajxan wvi a d a ynio n d home furnishings 107 quebec st phone 7000 next door guelph bus station year old lreadysevet attend the classes the executive are very grateful to everyone who has helped since it is not a waste if even only one of these children attends a school and can be help ed in any way as the association cannot ob viously contact parents of retarded ehidrenthey have made help av ailable and are hoping thsl will realize that they have a prob lem that others have recognized and will come forward on speedvale ave e at northeast city limits tanrsfrt may 1718 lucky me salmon may 1921 boy from oklahoma sun mldnlte ape rues wed fire over thurifrl may 24s5 ride clear of diablo may 20 man may 2223 africa citizens of acton and district arc invited to join in decoration day pm at fairview cemetery sunday june 3 decoration day sponsored by his worship the mayor and members of the council of the corporation of acton the canadian legion womens institute lfrion auxiliary acton fire brigade duke of devonshire and lakeside chapters i ode is designed to honor the dead of two world wars by the placing of flowers at the cemetery cenotaph st josephs cemetery and the pioneer cemejery citizens are invited to partake in the ceremony and at the same time decorate the graves of their own loved ones 2 shows nightly childr- under 12 vtar j ree even at 3 am your telephone is on the job lights have just gone on at the johnson house it may only mean thai young bill is restless or il may mean something mare serious perhaps a hurried call for the doctor at such moments the instant help ol the telephone can be beyond prifie nights sundays and holidays in 634 centnl offices bell people are always on the job to make life more pleasant more secure for all at us thr hu ttuphoni company of canada auhite steel ironing table has ocen judsed out standing or its good design as based on its form function original ity good value and consumer acceptance by the national industrial design council plus tradein allowance 50 steamdry ircm new murphyrichards uses any tap water automatic heat- controlled gives more steam or fieavy fab rics less for light regprke 1950 00 men you say a stainless steel washer twotone ffilttffljfiw finish double tubs one insiiple the other 6minute wash ing action 4panrt ball bearing mechanism in destructible cast iron safety wringer 6year guarantee all white or colour choice 37 extra value aum thaieim 45 total extras gordons hardware phone 76 no money powntirms to suit you com tit and tjt