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y- tt acton ontario thursday november 1st 1956 eight pages seven cents opular and active citizen l masters dies in crash model railroaders set up display iny members or the black creek railroad held their first social night jrtl thcymca friday mod el railroaders from guelph and georgetown also attended the meeting colored home movies on railroading were shown by owen masales and john fleming color ed slides were presented by owen masales and harry otterbein members of the club set up a dis play of model equipment including most of the prototype rolling stock in the various model rail road gauges lunch was served by jim lind say john fleming and robert buck 30 members were at- the meeting the next meeting will be j ton held in the acton ymca fri day november 2 anyone interest ed in joining the model railroad club is cordially invited to attend funeral service will bo held sat urday afternoon for lome masters a popular acton citizen active in community service who was in stantly killed early wednesday morning when his car ran off no 25 highway about four miles north of milton the 32yearold father of three children was driving alone from hamilton when the accident occur red there were no witnesses dis trict police from milton investig ated after the accident scene was discovered by jim higgins frank mccarron and his wife who were driving to acton j it is believed the mishap occur- acon resident was instantly red about 1 am the car which killed early wednesday morning went into the west ditch hit two in an accident on 25 highway trees and rolled over it was a total wreck the coroner dr g sycr of mil- was called before the body ratepayers fight to keep their association living masters known statt photo sbewalk is poured on mill street this week and last week as the towns firstlaid stretch of concrete walk is torn up to be replaced by a new wider walk here town workmen are shown directing the readymixed cement for the area between john and elgin the elgin to frederick section continues this week turkey supper served to 560 special services and music and the annual turkey supper when i over 560 dinners were served i in o marked the anniversary of acton i slar third baseman the year ac- united church guest speaker morn- i t the championship he j ihg and evening sunday was rev played on many ball teams he i w harold young ma bd dd played goal in junior hockey and j lid the secretary of the board of ws on hespeler and acton hockey j college and students of the united to- the past year he was a ball former resident in fatal accident a former acton ycsident mrs john w scriven dui sunday even- iiir after the car driven by her hus band left the road at a highway junction near orjliia they had driv en through many times before airs scriven was pinned in the he had conducted his first meeting car as ll skidded and rammed a large maple tree pitching her into the windshield and her husband in to the steering wheel police worked for some time lo free her the family lived on main st before moving to toronto was removed to acton lorne masters was a member of the ys mens club and a valued asset to the projects committee he joined willingly and enthusiastic ally in the work of the club after being on the executive of the home and school association for several years he was elected to the office of president this year opening brings manor investment coach for the intermediate club and played some games his interest in sports extended to helping the upcoming stars and j he was a member of the minor sports committee helping ti org- j anize and coach ball and hockey i imon the new staff house at haltons i house the staff were 1 it would centennial manor will be off icially reloase 20 beds to provide accom- opened sunday afternoon at 230 j modation for a number of years pm by l e ludlow the director for new residents 2 it would of homes for the aged division mean the staff would have their ol ontario who will officiate thi with the landscaping now under- way will bring the county invest- merit there to just under a million dollars the board chairman point ed out many officials of the county will be present and robert h shannon of burlington chairman of the halton manor board has extended an invitation to everyone in the county to visit the new staff house and the manor this sunday the lome scots band will be on hand at the ceremony to supply the music and light refreshments will be served in the main dining room of the manor following the opening the staff house situated north of the present manor building was undertaken in 1955 when it was found the manor would reach a state of full occupancy by next year the main two advantages of having a separate building to still 0 hour week for weekly editors present weekly newspaper editors and publishers still have to work a 60hour week but they are rapidly becoming the last of the species the fiftieth anniversary convention of the western s counties weekly newspaper association was told at stratford saturday george ellis publisher of the goderich signalstar and rolirfitg president said that it is impossible to believe that society wrttcontinue to produce men who could bo hurl ed into the breach as wo have been in the past years ho forecast new cooperatives with modern presses and transs port facilities to speed up produc tion of the weeklies growing com petition with allied financial prob lems demands streamlining he said anthony s mendell of streetsi ville was elected president other i officers are vicepresident j g bud landsborough grand valley secretary williard gardiner har- riston treasurer directors don southcott exeter william templin fergus david dills acton iimii facilities with obv iidv tages to both residents and staff after the commencement of the construction in march of this year a program of installation of sidewalks patios and landscaping was undertaken the new side walks mean safer walking and more outside exercise for the res idents and with the patios they can enjoy themselves outdoors to the fullest extent this winter it is planned to plant large shade trees around the grounds a large outside checker court has been provided so that residents can play this game outdoors in the summer an extensive lighting program has also been undertaken and drive and parkins facilities at the front of the manor are comp leted a lighted sign is being in stalled at the entrance to the man or at highway 25 there is also some remodelling being done m one part of the home to provide better accommodation for married couples the board be lieves that it is essential that named couples admitted to the home should be together in their nuarters accommodations and furnish ings arc as bright and as pleasant as possible according to mr shannon it costs very little if any thing more to put bright paint on instead of drab paint this also ap plies to other furnishings and does a great deal to improve the sur roundings for the residents and improve working conditions for the staff the citizens of halton county cm be as proud as any citizens in canada for the care and comfort- they accord their elderly citizens added the boardchairman church of canada ministers of other congregations also took part in the evening ser vice delicious turkey dinner was serv ed in the sunday school room on monday evening the ladies be lieved over 500 were served there boys and 60 dinners were sent out a j he worked for about 15 years as program followed with numbers by foreman at baxter laboratories mrs kenneth griffiths donna mc- for the past two and a half millan and elmer dredge who sang months he was district salesman mrs malcolm moffat elocutionist j for acton georgetown and milton i included a charge of breaking and morris van hemmen and his ac- i for the united suburban gas co j entering at rallcntines service sta cordion helen landsbo at the j mrs masters the former marjor- ln east of here last june piano and bdwin watson playing his electric guitar rev gordon adams acted as chairman admitted thefts including entry of area garage two toronto men were scheduled to be sentenced in magistrates court in cooksvilu yesterday on charges of burglary and theft which acknowledging that it seems to take controversy to stoke interest in i their organisation members of the acton ratepayers association strove tuesday night to keep the association alive in the face of de clining attendance an audience of 21 people turned out for the annual meeting and election night in the council cham ber at a meeting last month at tended by sevtn persons it was agrevd to suspend regular monthly meetings and hold gatherings as necessary elections never were held tues day night with the agreement of those in attendance president h i owe suggested elections be set over a month during which time it is hopedttu revive the apparent flagging interest of association members it was stated that during this month of grace efforts would be made to determine if the associa tion would remain or disband president inw deplored the idea of it becoming a shadow organiza tion inlnna ting the ratepayers should keep active or disband as the meeting developed opinions from the floor indicated a stronr desire to revitalize member inter est and maintain a strong associat ion election attempt kalis earlier an attempt was made to name a new slade this failed when three named for the presidency de clined nomination however c bishop accepted the temporary vice- presidency following the withdraw al of j bulloch present officers will stay in for a month in a discussion of the apparent lack of interest especially now at election time president tow recal led a year ago there were a re- polio shots for hs students this fall is health unit plan end copper contest at evening auxiliary the october meeting of the al ert evening- auxiliary was held at the home of mrs j van fleet mrs alex mann was the convener for the program the devotions were taken by mrs mann miss flor ence elliott and mrs s sinclair the study book was taken by mrs mann assisted by mrs ben- nie mrs sinclair and mrs infills the president mrs lnglis took charge of the business during which mrs musselle gave a detail ed report of the bale sent in sept ember the copper contest was closed and the collectors of 1951 coppers with mrs j krapec as captain were the winners lane ano incir tnree children lynne 9 wendy 6 and gary 2 live on mcdonald blvd also surviving are his parents mr and mrs eli masters two sis- teis ruth i mrs earl masales and betty mrs clifford ashley i and two brothers victor and william all the members of the family make their home in acton the funeral service is being held saturday afternoon at 2 pm in knox presbyterian church inter ment will follow in fairvicw ccm- etery rju chamber opens acton chamber of commerce will hold its first meeting of the new season monday evening when town planner p ar deacon will be the guest speaker the chamber will also hold elections for the coming year president j gov pointed out this week that it has been decided to conduct only four major dinner meetings through the season chamber council meetings will be held regularly however it is expected town planner deacon will discuss m part the implementation of actons forth coming town zoning bylaw mrs g adams north halton guiding head many guide leaders of the hal ton division attended a social ev- n ening and pot luck supper in oak- tw ville to honor the retirement of mrs r hoey who has long been active in halton guide work mrs hoey- was presented with a three- piece luggage set by the gmders the no 7 highway station is how operated by jack mccallum the pair donald bradley 21 and robert livingston 21 pleaded guil ty to this theft and several others following their arrest by toronto township police in the june theft at ballentines the station was entered by concrete blthks being removed from the rear then replaced after entry was made about 30 and 10 cartons of cigar ettes were stolen in addition to admitting thefts in whitby cooksville and union ville the two also admitted stealing a re- vtilvir and two rifles in acton in acton a toronto township police detec tive said a search of the mens east yoik rooms revealed many inter esting things including two rifles a shotgun a 32 revolver a 22 tar get pistol and ammunition for all the county health unit this week received 13000 doses of polio vaccine for the fall immunization program h is hoped that two doses will be given nlt high school students before the end of the year also clinics for the immunization of pre- j school children will be set up be fore the year is out children un der school age who- have not as yet received the vaccine through the family physician will receive the inoculation at these clinics in the early part of 1957 school children who have received two doses of the vaccine will be given a tntrtttise and the first two dos es will he given to those children now in school who have not as yet received protection this last group will include children in itin- dergartett and grade one some 1 time before the end of june 1957 the health unit expects to admin ister over 50000 doses of the vac cine four new assistant leaders are inducted in a candlelight ing ceremony four young people were inducted into the ymca lenders corps the ceremony took place at the regular ys mens dinner last j thursday evening members of the groupfrank marisck anne duin- i tith and peter gibbons conducted the induction of the new assistant t loaders carol brndley will be- t helping in gym classes elka mack markable number of troubles about j will be working with junior grls town now he said many of these roy damtith with junior boys and troubles seem to be fixed so interest wayne wilson with the woodwork- is waning especially among glen- ing group lea members i councill w cook admitted it quiet night halloween came and went in acton last night as one off the quietest in years there were plenty of yomnit- sters fantastically made up and costumed whooping about town in quest of candy b nt there were few prow linn about bent on damage aside from a few signs up rooted windows soaped and oaln- or pranks little damage was r a used it was a relatively quiet night 11 tables in play at successful euchre a successful euchre with u tables in play was held in the scout hall by the scout and guide mothers association friday even ing prizes were won by the follow ing ladies first mrs w cole sec ond mary mathews consolation mrs dunne turns first milly howies second h millward con solation mrs alice newton plowing match the halton plowmens associat ion heid its annual match in nel- son township last friday afternoon regarded as one of the best county matches in the province the event is fully covered on page six of this issue by agricultural representative 1 k whitelock v ervjko- there was no evidence the ever carried trie firearms when they committed the various offenc- the detective added they appear ed to have kept all the stolen articl es and mil tried to dispose of them the new appointments were an- j tmv vvr reported quite-co-opera- nounced at the dinner mrs h a uvv telline the police where the sawyer is now area commission lidliclcs runie from i er mrs s e wood of milton was named divisional commissioner i j for the halton division with the i exception of oakville which i now a division in itself north halton was divided into two districts with mrs gordon adams of acton in charge of ac ton and milton and mrs norman marchmcnt of georgetown in charge tf the georgetown nprval and glen williams area new junior hiy club chartered at a nor ir v new thi received nother and daughter- din- te v monday evening the star junior hiy club its charter five boys liiiisiajsjiisiflkj53sii lifesaver lack finishes sales project success with 2420 rolls of lifesavers sold and market for plenty more the gray clubs lifesaver sale proved highly successful friday and sat urday altogether 6294 was rais ed for world service work of the yjica champion seller of the project was verna churchill with 1930 second was jacoba van der brink with 1020 and third dave flem ing with 1640 7 the boys and girls went door-to- door and even sold packages of lifesavers in rockwood sales end ed when the boys and girls ran oat of lifesavers v from a kitchener hiy club came to conduct the service after edie francescato said the grace dinner was served-by- mem- bers of the ladies auxiliary a solo by donria mcmillan and sing song by the girls leader miss ev- elyn goodwin and mrs elmer smith at the piano the guest speaker was introduced by bob j brayshaw arnold ward of the national council of the v2uca spoke of junior hiy clubs and their rel ation to world service edie fran cescato thanked him the proceeds of the lifesaver sale earmarked for world service work amounting to 62 94 were presented to mr vard almost 50 girls attended seems to take somithing contro versial to keep the ratepayers as sociation alive diagnosis of the ratepayers troubles continued keasons were sptculatcd for the interest lack little support was given the sug gestion of a former asstcialion of ficer that the nucleus of the organ- i ization be retained and members become inactive until circumstanc es require renewed activity talk turned to ways and means j of more effectively advertising the t rneitings it was agreed to attempt a renewal of the association news- letter for distribution among mem- r bers i during this discussion it was re gretted that entertainment projects planned for last summer had not materialized revirw accomplishments at the outset of the meeting the president reviewed some of the as sociation accomplishments through the year the brankiewicz case he i said was handled by the associa- hon and is still being handled by the association to its completion- in court mr lowe saw the association as i the ultimate lever on council in getting rid of the towns former dump site he referred briefly to the new method of dumping the town is employing ilere he sug gested that this new dump site when tilled in could make an cx- cellent industrial location the ratepayers association in- tervened on the maria st bridge the speaker continued and noted it was remarkable that- it took all t fuss uie association raised to take the bridge to a hearingaiid have ownership established the president considered associa tion projects tfrtnunicipal interest to- have concluded satisfactorily h i nwtf phot jwo years in a row mary lou taylor of rr 2 burlington has been the only girl competing in rhe halton plowing match hold praised council for the hardtopping friday the pretty teenager showed the boys that a feminine touch project sometimes helps vvhen she von a prize in the under 16 years class vwit-jl- the case of the merry ghase or lots of smoke but no fire minor sports dinner brings 80 to legion about 80 bos of the legion- sponsored minor sports hockey and baseball teams their leaders and executive gathered thursday evening of last week in the leg ion hall or a banquet ladies of the legion auxiliary served the meal of beans and bacon to the lads the new executive was introduc ed fatal cas acgobit in hie fog of early wednesday morning claimed the life of lome masters who was one of actons most actiye citizens he was driving alone a few miles north of milton two films were shown one the when the car careened off the road struck two frees and rolled over coroner g syerof milton was highlights of the 1955 big four called after the mishap was discovered it js believad the 32yearold father of three diect instantly potball season in color tuesday afternoon was a fine afternoon for a drive in the country a reporter and photog rapher from this newspaper al- ternafely leading and alternately following the acton fire brigade made the grand tour from acton to esqucsing esquestng to ac ton- acton to nassagaweya and back again looking for a fire none found a fire to either photograph or put out but lots of smoke was investigated it happened this way a fire alarm about 2 pm speeds newsmen and firemen first in that order off to the sixth line of esquesing no fire out there firemen learn same from newsmen and the former tear away tkls time newsmen following- firemen stop phone into ac- ton find out the alarm came from the sixth line of nassaga weya everybody speeds off again now toward acton news men have regained the lead entourage passes through ac ton newsmen still leading at the sixth line of nassaga weya newsmen stop to ak workmen at the ftayner con struction cos asphalt plant re fire i asphalt plant is belching smoke magnificently but theres i no fire i workman points to yon bush and says saw smoke i ov- er there a while ago newsmen scramble across plowed field to bush as smoke apparent there photographer enters bush sees man woman girl moving about a brush fire photographer shouts reassuring ly the fire trucks right behind us be here in seconds trio in bush look at photog rapher at reporter then 3t each other man informs newsmen we didnt call any firemen were getting rid of scrub and this fires under- control su it was firemen run in find out same thing excited conversation am ong npwsmeti and firemen and everybody riaitaes off again this time firemen leading newsmen stop at sight of a third smoke site inquire if fire alarm came from sixth line north man at department of highways repair depot says no and informs newsmen that moke is coming from a pile of empty cement bags hes burning newsmen chase off after fire men reach acton fire hall final flurry of conversation newsmen learri alarm camefrom asphalt plant by mistake if rtrtr3 aaawtim