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stfije pftffs eightysecond year no 1 0 acton ontario thursday september 13th 1956 ten pages seven cents m z bennett public school name school for farmer principal to place school traffic guards at strategic corners for safety an ounce of prevention thats what the public school board is taking by hiring two school cross ing guards to direct youngsters to and from school additional pop ulation and increased traffic have added to the hazard of walking or bicycling to school not a serious accident but cautiousness and fore sight are behind a new safety pro gram the two guards will be selected next week to formalize their job of directing youngsters across the highways at peak schooltraffic hours new white guiding lines will be painted on highway no oppos ite the school and at meadowvale road and queen st by glenlea subdivision it was also agreed at council meeting this week that the safety program would be vastly im proved by the construction of a small bridge over the school creek on the west side of the highway where there is no sidewalk work is to begin there very soon cliff bradley and tom watson the school board members jn charge of making the arrangements have checked the number of young sters crossing at each busy inter section and even know the number of bicycles the guards will have to contend with the guards men or women under the direction of pol ice chief ray mason will be stat ioned at the most strategic locat ions once youngsters have crossed the highway under the watchful eye of jhe new guards the majority will have no other very congested road to cross unassisted the board is hoping for the co operation of all parents in any re routing of this junior pedestrian traffic the guards will wear white belts and gloves so they are clearly seen on dark days they will have the authority to stop traffic while the youngsters cross safely actons proposed new public school likely to see a construction start shortl after tenders are op ened september 25 will be known as the m z bennett school it was reported at a school board meeting last week that miss ben nett former principal and long- time te him had coiileuteottf the new tf tv crews to shoot jimpkins friday evening at fall fair aeton fair is to be on television a camera crew from the cbc sun- da program country calendar to use of her name for school a wide variety of other business- was dealt with by trustees at their first regular meeting since the start of school by resolution the board agreed the school lane from main strto the cement apron of the school be deeded to the town it was asked that the name school lane be re tained clerk j mcgeachie was asked to arrange the survey and registration of the deed from council two members councillors r n brown and w cook appeared for discussion in connection with transfer of the lane classes in auditorium principal g w mckcnzie repoit- ed 740 pupils registered all classes occupied and kindergarten children taking lessons in the auditorium j in view of this trustees ruled thit the auditorium would be available for school purposes onl during the enduing school term the propcrtv committee is to ar range purchase sl for mrs j- suggested that new bicycle racks be made by the industrial arts class as a project on r warne farm e option acre of farm la net to start drilling for water third inspector for halton edward f jordan will work with r f bornhold under l l skuce i p s io the growing county mr jordan comes here from ottawa a significant step in the towns organized efforts to add some 350 gallons per minute to actons water supply was taken this week when council signed an option to pur chase about an acre of land owned by robert warne fourth lane where it is proposed to start drill ing international water supply ltd is expected to start test drilling within days on this site believed to be a likely source of water the major and clerkwere auth orized to sign an option for six months with mr and mrs warne for approximately an acre of land at the juncture of the fourth and tonn lines price was set at 1000 10 per cent payable on i i acton bowlers win new trophy for runnersup in league play wins 1810 with a five per cent coupon met- tag out the measure of her luck in mer acton johnny moles will be last saturdays appreciauon day i focu fa for typical shots draw freda lambert won 18 10 on fnda evening during the arena for the weekly 5 draw mrs saturday the most notable tour nament of the first season of the intcrcountv lawn bowline league nded w ith the biggest gathi ring of blue springs chapel 5 n bul board -the- veai at the greensand club- onanah with jtvicj blacks room it was hou af guciph la bowling opened whfl 3erhcc- club two afternoon games of 12 ends were plaed haing george i town acton and rockwood mixed the principal also reported that doubles along with the host club in the teachers had offered to pur- the jitney the women of the club served nortons entry was drawn next week s chest is up to 38890 girl guide troop finds new leader been judged friday afternoon the winning pumpkins will be on dis play and the television producer wants shots of then for country calendar thev will likely appear girl guides will be able to re- on the show of sunday september sumo their activities in acton this 23 fall as the scout and guide moth- i prof t o graham of the hom ers association has found a leader cultural department of the o a c mrs lenorc wright of wilbur st i will be judging the competition will be in charge of the blue-um- the tropin to the champion pump- formed girls for their valuable pro- kin grower donated bv the bank of gram montreal will be presented b the brownies are still lacking a lead- local manager bill davcv er and anyone who would volunteer i while tcle ision is new to this to answer the associations call in vears fair een the familiar classes order that the group ma be re and displays and rides will be formed is asked to phone mrs citing this wefkend entries with one of the commentators for- chase new tables required for the t ndustnaj arts room from school roa beef dinner he club house funds which had been earmarked for a new duplicator the board accepted this offer and promised to procure the needed duplicator next year ap uv particular object for the cameras roving eve will be the pumpkin gmwing contest which will havvc hugh graham at 281m ymga auxiliary sets school date the first meeting of acton ymca women s auxiliary for this larrl crow d especial since a tele season was held at the ymca mon day evening mrs d rogers open ed the meeting with the lord s prayer mrs rogers was reelected as president at the ma meeting the new secretar and treasurer p gaes and firemen i gave the first reports plans were made to get the ym i j ca nursery school underway or h c this year registration dat was gathcrln of ttu w und a set for october 10 at the ymca the teachers for this year v ill be kroiecti dicrikrl mrs june brayshaw mrs rose- rv istusbeq mary cook mrs tillie mcgladrev r i pilf ocifjp chntr mrs janet rogers mrs mae ger- y okgsiog vnapter vais and mrs olive cairns a new member was welcomed it was decided that the ymca wnen lakeside chapter i o de womens bowling league would be resumed ts meetings for the season held in the evening as many of the tuda evening in the legion hall women worked the league was projects were discussed and 12 formed two years ago was voted for records for the kin- the meeting closed with the ben- der re mrs j ediction jocque presided after the meeting lunch was served by mrs kay graham mrs gwen price mrs tithe mcgladrev wv- and mrs ilene wenslev to over 60 favorable comments included the fact that the fee in cluding the dinner is two to three times as cheap as at most of the on- as compared w ith coffee and doughnuts or sand- w iches at other tournaments harry rogers president of the acton club representing beardmore and co handed the beautiful beardmore trophy to george perry of rockwood president of the league who presented the trophy to the guelph club w inners of the league this trophj will be held for one tpnr to be up for competition next and each succeeding vear this applies a- well to the troph to the i tinners up representatives of the mens and w omens sections of the clubs voic ed great prase of the season s plav hospitality and friendship that was created in the forming of the league bv jim fleming of acton mr perrv expressed high satisfac tion respecting the league s first vear including reference to this suc cess as indicating possibility of ex pansion in 1957 to include addition al clubs surprise feature of the evenings w inaup proceedings was the pre sentation- from mrs pat mitchell and ralph bell daughter and son of the late george bell w ho was re- membered as one of the most high- be directing traffic j burlington driver nearly had h steemed members of the guelph friday evening and all dav satur- his vehicle burned out from under cub of atrophy to the club to be him tuesday evening when the know n as the be memorial trophy i- are as given to engage miss e goodwin to assist the prin cipal with office work onehalf day each week also approved was a request for maps and the prin cipal was authorized to order ad ditional desks required need crossing guards trustees t watson and c brad lev were appointed a committee to pursue to conclusion the engage mint of two school crossing guards to guide children across at no 7 highway at glenlea and at a des ignated point near main st and thi school lane appointed school ittcndance of ficir for the enduing vcir was p spencerlee thi board learned that a fenci hid been erected around the new school propertr also that caretaker the frank c irwin memorial i chapel was opened at a special outdoor service at blue springs scout rcscrv e on saturdav after noon the new chapel is shallow as the congregation sits on a hill side sloping away from the spark ling water of the spring pond a large door opens on the spec ially constructed altar there are small anterooms at either side with natural finished- siding the new chapel fits perfectly trilo its outdoor setting w h j tisdale provincial com missioner spoke the words that officially opened the chapel john b ridlev president of the provinc al council spoke to the group a h richardson as chairman of the blue springs committee and honor ar vicepresident of the executive committee also spoke during the scr ice several guests from acton w ho have been associated with the work at blue springs wire present coming in steadily to fair secretary i mrs irene swackhamer displays i w ill ih arranged in the hall and judged tomorrow and will be readv g mann was off duty due to sick for callers before the evening show i nevs starts ttu vnnetv show in the payment was authorized of ac arena is expected again to draw a counts tot illing 4 638 32 cne highlight of institute trip the option and the balance in clos ing the town also agreed to pay the necessary surveying fees erect a fence and have documents pre pared in the motion as well was a clause which releases mr and mrs warne from any action which may arise from neighbors being depriv ed of water for stock it was reported the old dump site has been covered and levelled over dumping at the new site has started and every dumping dav the refuse is bulldozed under and fill levelled members were told open days at damp councillor w cook urged the samtarv land fill method of dispos al be further investigated coun cillor e footitt asked when the im was open to the public he was told on garbage days mondav and thursdays from 7 a to to 5 p m mayor tyler pointed out on other days the dump must be kept locked b henderson and f mellor ap peircd to compliin of drninngt trouble on their queen st propi r ties mr llcndi rson demanded council take action to rectify the trouble diseussion on this matu r wis sidet ke vt c conk criticized that engine ring ndvitc had been sought from the town en gmecr but never pnsmted engl neer f pallesen said it was hird to sitisfy everybody it all times and added he would like to see rev mckenzie inducted as new knox minister members of the congregation of knox church heard the charge to tht ir new minister r y andrew h mckenzie the charge to the con gregation and later mil mr and mrs mcki nzie thursday vining of last week the serv ice of induction in tin church was nllowed b a reception in the church basement rev fred williamson minister of st paul s church guelph and moderator of the prcsbvtirj of guilph was in charge of the for mal si i y ic in the church roy waltir mccleary of elmira gave tht sermon rev kmneth g mcmillan intirim moderator of st andnvv s church guilph narrated the steps liading to the call rev williamson directed the service of induct on which was followed by thi ixtinduig of the right hand of vision camera will be there too an excellent midway is assured b contract a dance is w inding up the fair saturday rotarians and y s men have again volunteered to small car burns driver rides on small sports car took fire on queen st and travelled nearlv a quarter of a mile before the two occupants were aware of the blaze constable john hodgins spotted the blazing undercarriage as the car headed out no 7 highway he stopped the driver derrick how and used the cruiser extinguisher to check the blaze until firemen arrived to put it out it is believed the fire was caused bv a short circuited battery cable igniting brake fluid for the runnersup of the league president harrv rogers expressed himself most appreciative in accept ing the trophv for the acton club from mr bell winners were presented wednesday september 5 the an nual outing of the acton women s institute was enjoyed bv 35 with some visitors from neighboring branches the party gathered at the i ft nship by all thi mtnistersnarl post office corner and after having i ticipating dr d gowdy of gait their photo taken by the acton ca charbe to ministcr fo they rolled along on i b rev w ross adams of fergus w ith the charge to the con- vi as at the st lawr- gn gation rev mckmzic- encc starch co at port credit nnunced the benediction where they received a warm wel come and divided into small groups to tour the plant when you pur chase a package of corn starch vou never realize the many pro cesses precede the completed prod uct- mrs e smith joined the group free press no 7 highway first stop pro- prizes for the afternoon games which 50 per cenlif the plavecs re- ceiv ed all the clubs responded with great praise to mrs gladys fen- wick and mrs e farley forthe ex ceptionally good dinner provided for the occasion i here on completing the tour each ultn one was given a gift product jode chapter votes proceeds of tag day go to park projects the first fall meeting of the duke of devonshire chapter lode was held it the home of mrs r m mc- donam willow st the regent mrs j whitham presided it was decided that the entire proceeds of the annual fall ta dav would be given for improv emenu- to acton park joe janv was announced as the winner of the 10l tmrsarv that the chapter gives annually for compvt- ition in grade 13 the members heard the empire and world affair- lomener mrs robert buckner rivo an up to the minute report on the world situat ion following an interesting present ation of slides of their recent trip to british columbia by mr and mrs alf long lunch was served by the hostesses miss rubv clark mrs drysdale and mrs spencer- lee sassfssesasiiacsssisssassi mr mcmillan introduced several speakers at the reception including itiv e orsborn of milton and rev a calder of georgetown of the west toronto presbytery rev got don adams on behalf of the ac ton ministerial association r r parker chairman of the board of managers mrs mccutcheon presi dent of the ladies aid and a k mann mr mckenzie spoke briefly looking forward to his work here members of the congregation met mr and mrs mckenzie and their oldest daughter joanne members of the ladies aid serv ed refreshments the party drove along the lake- shore highway to mimieo where they enjoyed dinner at the pickfair restaurant from this point they called next at the swift canadian plant at keele and st- clair where in one group they were shown the yarious stages before the beef or pork is ready for sale a few here received a pigs tail as a souvenir before leaving the group were en tertained in the plant cafeteria highlight of the day was the vis- j thinks so it to the exhibition where each mrs don cripps has a forsythia was a guest at the afternoon lunch- bush blooming for all the world eon in the women s building the like may she brought a twig in to ev emng w as spent in various ways the free press office its in the many attended the grandstand per- front window in curious contrast formance which was a delightful to those leaves turning brown out- welcome spring springy is here at least one plant pageant throughout side hydro employees apply i for union membership m hire waterloo man as town assistant john price of waterloo was hired by council this week tot the newly- created position of assistant to the derktrcasurer mr price hired at a salary of 30o on recommendation of the finance committees of council and the pu c started work here wed nesday lawn bowlmg trofhy presented to the intercounty lawn bowling league this year by beard- more and co ltd is held here by the president erf the acton club harry rogers left andlthe-secre- tary of the leaguedim fleming the trophy was won by guelph and presented last saturday when pjayers from acron rockwood georgetown and guelph gathered to enjoy a seasonend banquet application bv local hvdro em ployees for certification with the 1 1 international brotherhood of elect rical workers was revealed at a meeting of the puc last week hearing for this application has been set bv the department of la bor for september 19 it was noted that this currently involves two men ia third hydro employee r holmes has recently quit the puc members were in formed at the thursday meeting hydro superintendent r mason said he had no know ledge of his men s application to join this un ion until last week according to the labor departments notice con tact was made by the union here on or aroiirid august 10 members disturbed by this news discussed meeting the employees it was agreed to try tor a meeting this week for general talks with the employees mrs w walker appeared at the meeting regarding location of a new light standard in front of her maria st- property she complained the light would be objectionable chairman f qakes said he could not understand this attitude most complaints he said were due to laik of light i the matter was talked over but no decision reached it was ultim ately agreed bv commissioners to view the localitv by night before anv firm decision is made j relocation of two hydrants on mill street and one in glenlea was discitssed duringthis part of the j meeting waterworks superintend ent j lambert reviewed current work progress the puc notified by council to enforce the bylaw at a church st double house where reportedly two sewer laterals join before en tering the main held a review of other breeches of this bylaw in town members considered that since the church st case was not the only case where two services drain into one lateral council should be asked to enforce its own bylaw the hjejc notified of arrange ments for a tour of the richardl heame generating statrbrrian oct ober council set out its orders in writ ten form in order to give various works proper attention back to the drainage problem the engineer recommended that either storm sewers be installed a costly solution or the north side of the road be built up mayor xyler reflected it was hard to provide proper drainage when people build houses in a hollow however the engineer was asked to view the area and make a recommendation take over school lane a report on the school boards agreement to have the town take over the school lane was started by count illor r n brown and finish ed bv councillor cook it was noteel the board also wish es i ouni il to instal culverts and sewers into the nt w school property as soon as possible a motion was passed that the clerk make neces- s irv urangt nients for a survey of the si hool lane before it is official ly taken over bv the town as a public road cihiihii was somevv hit tinkled when motion from the put that toiiiitil look iftf i t nforci mi nt of its own b law governing house si w i r linens anil laterals was riad lv the ikrk count il hm prt vitius- ly asked the puc to enforce the by law when it was found a church strit t double houst is connected to the same lateral in its motion of reply the puc said st i ral nsidinns in town wre tonnected illegally to one lit iral some against the st wer in- sjn ctor s- orders most members failed to under stand why this had been allowed or why council had not been ntitif id it the time the breaches of the bv law were committed council insisted a request for names dates and identity of the inspector at the time be forwarded to the puc before the matter is taken further question of responsibility regarding a claim by counsel for l veit that drainage problems at a property on the corner of mill st and watlact st are the town s fault clirk mcgeachie said a let ter hatl been forwarded declaring tin town has not disclaimed rts- ponsibihty whin it recommended th eaves of the house be repaired before further action is taken copii s of letters from r v and- i rscin associates to rayner con- struition co ltd successful bid ders on the town paving job were red before council these dealt w ith contract form it was suggest ed the job would be underway next week council hiard a circular from the ccf pirtv dealing with that pol itical party s views on municipal financing also read was a letter from the city of windsor express ing some undignation over council s refusal to accept a relicf payment to a former resident need for a sign identifying the entrance to pioneer cemetery was discussed however before this is taken further it was found the en try property boundaries should fcx definitely established a lettir from leslie and beatrice halliday claimed damages to their property during construction of the lakeview entry road itcrnued were two lost cherry trees removal of stakes lawn soiled and damage to fencing a cash settlement of 200 was sought pass on to builders council considered this expense would come under expropriation costs and would therefore be pass ed on to the robert hudson con struction co lakeview builders the corrected bylaw for con struction of a 26000 new fire hall was read the town engineer is to draft plans for this proposed work and the bylaw was itorwarded to the municipal board mayor tyler noted there arc some areas in glenlea where weeds have yet to be cut here members dis cussed providing top soil to glen lea homeowners in order that they may improve boulevards engineer pallesen reported the drainage problem at the millyoirng st curve largeley overcome while foreman a kirkness said work was progressing to alleviate drainage difficiities on main st abuie the school creek councillor c lindsav discussing selection of insurance and pension plans for town employees suggesjv id the employees should take the lead and select their own plins councillor cook disagreed added the town hould put forward plans contxnued on page four continued on page tareej stricter regulations for used car dealers effective immediately used car dealers in town will be forced to take careful measures in selling their merchandise vtrie ontario provincial police have received orders to notify all such dealers that stricter regulations governing sales are to be put in effect immed iately dealers must give written test imony listing all the defects tft the automobile to prospective purchas ers if the car is in perfectly sound mechanical condition a cer tificate showing this must be given with the car t r