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s th acton fro press thursday novombor 15th 1956 council emphasizes water quest will not affect natural courses contittmed from page one feet in order to make a more thor ough job a complaint from a private pro perty owner about drainage from the maria street bridge is to be taj en up by the road committee after discusslbn with the engineer the engineer was asked to inspect the culvert on wallace street also shingles which are to be used in the reroofing of the town hall councillor cook asked engineer pallesen several questions regard ing completion of the glenlea cul verts p council took no action following a report of a committee which view- ed a speed trap in operation here recently members reaffirmed their opposi tion to a count- councilsponsored planning movement now underway but agreed to send representatives to the next mcotinu to be held this week lengthy discussion was held on efficiency reports submitted at last meeting by councillor cook coun cillor c lindsay said he felt the acton works staff was too small to allow a system such as this to work effectively argaes for system councillor cook argued energetic ally for the system pointed out as example that the pucs present difficulty over a dismissed- em ployee would be lessened if such a system was in force councillor s brunellc thought motions recommending the dog con- the idea was good and councillor e footitt said he saw some favor able aspects to it councillor g barbcau qualified his opinion on it pointedotiti ni i thi tro me of a job history would be use ful councillor cook declared the idea as presented could be modified several ways to suit actons needs after more discussion it was agreed to have the system present ed to the ms7 council by the clerk for consideration by motion council granted re liable taxi a license to operate a third cab a list of new regulations from the department of highways dealing with stop signs was read it was noted the new rules are to be af fected within five years petition from garages eight of the towns 10 garagi- operators presented a petition- to change the opening bylaw in order to allow them to operate until 10 pm friday niitht instead of satur day nights the bylaw incorporat ing this change is to be prepared council noted the completed land use plan now before the minister also acknowledged confirmation of untied suburban gas rates here a letter from the bank of mont- real told of a rise in the interest rate on loans to 5 pr centrt min utes of the last urban board weet- iiir were read and council passod program for 1957 be contin- uedt a cost of 1300 membcrsttttso orderad 1770 paid to the board councilor cook commended the ftrrttrti the eompletioit of s light installations on iluucnlir installations on road reeve j llargruve outlined u pro posal for town employees to com plete work on approaches to private drives off the towns newlypaved streets this was accepted here brief discussion was held on a critic ism from some members that the paving contractor was laying ton little asphalt at some corners council noted a tentative date of december 7 for the annual munici pal dinner also fixed december i meetings for the first and third tuesdays personal notes of actonians visiting outoftown points and of visitors in acton homes mr fred lemon is a patient in st josephs hospital a speedy recovery mr snndy orr who l hopedfor currently cbshikreaterarcsiwkr3s da ta bc ffqpwqfl cu0fr scout mrs r m mncdonald is spend ing several weeks with her son and family at grossc point mich igan miss marion mellow and mr frank mellow of bond head vis ited with mr and mrs fred and erson on sunday mr and mrs g mcfaddcn gar ry roy harry and miss i bar bour visited with mr and mrs w higgs in huntsvillc staff members of the acton free press and the canadian champion milton with wives husbands and friends gathered at the home of mr and mrs john black friday even ing prior to their leaving for north ern ontario on saturday evening friends from the public school staff said goodbye at the home of mr and mrs norman turner mr oliuk leaves the end of this week for elliott ijike mrs a c stewart and grace of midland visited with the hoszolls and pattersons on the weekend mr and mrs robert cannons of brampton and mr imj mrs higher membership urged for ys men v district governor for central on- farlo percy krofz urged acton ys plen to build up the membership of 4heir club he was guest speaker at last thursdays supper meeting in the ymca f- wilfvhnnrrts ehnirmnn of the international convention which is being held next year in toronto sfs mr and mrs russell patterson over 70 boys from actons three md curol- mjss k rusil alld mis3 bella mayo roszell visited in to ronto with mrs c wilson and miss doris wilson recently scanning the slttu scene with hartley coles long suffering hockey fans from this district will have to suffer in silence again this sea son there will be no intermediate hockey here for them to enthuse about and unless someone puts a time bomb behind a movement u install artificial ice in the towns rapidly decaying ice palace theres littl likelihood of anything but minor hockey here for the forseeable future to keep pace with the highly competitive brand of hockey played in this neck of the woods by neigh- oring towns four things would be necessary 1 artificial ice 2 good imported players 3 good home brew players 4 an executive with plenty of intestinal fortitude it is obvious at the present time that acton has none of these requis ites hockey fans will just have to shed their aggressions on minor hockey or on what promises to be a crack junior team representing this burgh this semester however you can put away the crying towels few of the fans will miss their hockey within i few minutes drive of acton either in milton georgetown or guelph one can enjoy sen ior b hockey of high calibre a jaunt to guelph and the oha junior a probably the fastest most exciting brand of hockey played is in full swing with the guelph bilt- mores a strong entry and how about those pro games on the magic lantern every satur day night surely the wife will let ou tune in the set one night a week you may not like the to rontos rock and roll crew cuts but there you can see even the mont real canadiens tsont la on oc casion thats one advantage of life in the centre of progress it surely cant be as some super ficial wag remarked the progress it seems is going on all around us w take the minor hockey enthus iasts they couldnt be happier than with the present situation unlike their counterparts in neigh boring towns the minor sports as sociation does not have to beg for ice time i the kids in this town have two full nights a week in the arena for tree in that time nearly 150 boys compete in a town league that gives all the boys a chance to play in addition entries in the omh a are also granted the arena for games on a fee basis that is gratify ing to the extreme all this is granted by the simple expedient of asking the town fathers each year for the use of the arena if artificial ice was installed many of these activities would have to be curtailed or cut down in time its an expensive proposition to use artificial arenas and adequate re venue would have to be forthcom ing to help the kids out and there- is where the boys in this town would lose out as you can see there are two sides to the question you can weigh them in the balance and de cide for yourself who stands to lose the most the kids or the fans the tragic death of lome blas ters came as a shock to the sports fraternity he was the third member of the cha baseball teams of the postwar era to die in a highway accident peewee as he was known when hcp uito mediates had few equals in county baseball when it came to covering the hot corner he was also adept with the bat and as leadoff hitter probably garnered more walks to first than any other player m thisfquires that the cub know how to towns baseball history we followed him when he enjoy ed his best playing years and he gained the respect and admiration of his opponents with hisvdeter- mination to succeed in spite of diminutive stature sports was one of his first loves and it is there we will miss him the most wolf cub packs met last tuesday night in the scout hnll to view films on the use of the manual and dial telephones allan perks of the bell telephone company in uurlph was on hand to show the educational films to the cubs mr perks also set up a twotelephone system and demonstrated proper procedures with the telephone by usink cubs as conversationalists the films through the courtesy of the bell telephone company of canada showed piopor usage of telephones on the dial and manual exchange with emphasis placed on party lines and extreme care step by step regarding the dial phone one of the tests in cubbing re- george fryer and son jeffrey spent sunday with mr and mrs andrew mcleod at scarborough mrs a t moore of campbellvlllc who was injured in acton while she was attending the funeral of the late mrs l mcmillan is home from hospital now and able to walk with crutches travelling by bus a large niim ber of acton womens institute members were guests of rockalong womens institute at their meeting tuesday evening of last week in black school the speaker miss nickell of rock wood had been to egypt and gave a most enlighten ing review of the background of the current situation there acton ys mens clubs regular gift a stamped leather secretarys cue made at the tannery was pre sented to the hew grantham ys mens club at their charter dinner in st catharines snlurday those who attended the ceremonies from here were the president of the local club mr hairy arbic mr jack mcgeachic mr meb blow and mr w mckenzu- district wms holds meeting the second sectional meeting of million presbytery wms was held in bcthcsdn dixie united church on tuesday november 6 commencing with a morning ses sion mrs a r stacey second vire- piesnlent wiis in the ehair and was a special guest welcomed the ys mennettes visit brantford six members of the newly form ed acton ys mennettes travelled to brantford on wednesday even ing to visit with the ya mennettes club there many ideas and suggestions were gleaned during the evening which will greatly assist the acton girls in carrying on their club work after a tasty lunch ted sex- sinith projjcanr diroejer took the acton girls onbtdur of the newly remodelled brantford ym vw ca the members who attended wen- president mary mckcnrie vice- president kae iidkea secretary vivian smith treasurer ruth iea- therland and mennettes doris iu- i by and dorothy rognvaldson i ttuiiliiii ml ladies from vice was conducted by slrcctsville auxiliary several interesting reports and uisrusstons on vvms work were presented at the morning session after dinner the session recon vened with the worship service in charge of port credit afternoon auxiliary the speaker was miss edith clark missionary m furlough from africa who gave a very in teresting account of iter work there was a very good attend ance of ladles from the presbytery there are 2ss seats in the can adian house uf commons h s holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st oucl or youb septic tank wkil ok cistern 30 concrete tile also culvert tile in stock erin tile works maui st erin out aic1 umehouse use a public telephone and what to do in an emergency telephone call it is hoped with the showing of the film the boys will now have a clear understanding in this res pect cubs were reminded that apple day is this saturday fclffiftriflfii pr iiiifriftmrfsr churchill hunting partys bag five deer one wolf the hunting party from this disj trict are home again after 10 days holiday up north of field they shot five deer and a timber wolf they saw numerous bobcat tracks i cuit rk i the canadian girls in training of knox presbyterian church were invited to sodom presbyterian church in nassagaweya on mon day evening for a joint meeting with the girls there the leaders mrs dav and mrs greer went with the group k abacaba the opening game in- hi wt hu the girltto each other the business part of the meeting was opened by the girls from sod om one of the leaders showed euchre raises 26 for fund ten tables of euchre and a sale of homo made candy donated by mrs j crirhton at the hom of mr and mrs paul spitzer un sat urday evening realized 2ti to wards the memorial hall fund prize winners included firs is mrs robert mcknery and r l david son seconds miss marjorie hall and cam sinclair consolations mrs d livingstone and robert mcenery mr and mrs w t mills set out for daytona beach florida on friday last their son rill was driving them at least part va we wish them a healthful happy winter the w ms met at the home of mrs roufihley on thursday even ing in observance of remem brance day two minutes silence in memory of war heroes who pave their lives and verses of reihcm- 1 brance wvro included in the pro- 1 blame drowiness in fatal accident an imiuest inlo the death of iornc masters was held in the county court house at milton monday eveninr the jury ruled he had died of a skull fracture and excessive bleed- ing und shock as the result of a motor vehicle accident on no 25 highway south of speyside on oct ober 31 the jury expressed its be lief the accident was brought about by drowsiness at the wheel another new custombuilt bungalow open for inspection youth for christ st johns united church hall georgetown at 745 sharp 1 th mountain air vwry tatowtod and popular w group 2 douglas gibbs woll llltod vanealh and harmonica player dont miss this saturday nils everybody weicome stuck dont be- hockey referee fractures skull an operation for a fractured skull followed an accident in milton arena monday night rob marshall of acton had been refereeing a junior farmer hickt game be tween milton and palermo he was taken to milton private hospital later to guelph general hospital and finally to toronto gencral hos pital where he is now he was struck by a puck near the ers were angus mceachcrn vic i and ray swindlehurst jack snow reg french and dick shortill mr r l davidson delegate of the federation of agriculture for halton county attended the con vention last week for three days one of the highlights of the con vention was the social night in place of the usual banquet they had an old time dance the music was provided by the famous king ganam and his orchestra mr and mrs e freeman and mr and mrs frank freeman were guests at the diamond wedding an niversary of mr and mrs bethune waterloo st guelph on sunday on sunday mr and mrs ordcn of drayton visited with the latters brother and family mr and mrs wm dobbie acton mk frank freeman picked a handful of ripe raspberries from his garden on tuesday of the past week mrs h griffin mr smith grif fin sr mr smith griffin jr and mr and mrs ralph denny and robert attended- the exhibitors luncheon at the royal winter fair on sunday each lady was given a red rose corsage they were espec ially interested in the flower dis play the main item of this dis play was a ferris wheel covered with rnjjes each step featured a rt color the wheel was i turning as usual carrying flowers j instead of people j mr frank freeman and son ted sold two registered yorkshire pigs i to be shipped by plane to mexico j this week i sunday afternoon mr harold j griffin reeve of erin township attended the unveiling of the new- war memorial erin mr john root mpj of south wellington unveiled the cenotaph films after games the pleasant evening concluded with taps former y coach here encountered at meet a tenteam basketball tourna ment was held in gait ymca and high school last saturday with acton team taking part after losing their first two games the local players tied the match with walkerton and cyril buchanan las years basketball coach here was the walkerton coach this time team members from acton were peter lawsohrthe captain frank mariscak stewart mcdonald dave fleming john tripp don price jjrian mccristall keith mattocks bill churchill and doug ruddick gram scripture was read by mrs bi d olner a norton and mrs kirkpatrick three new members join group at knox the daughters of knox their regular monthly meeting in the church parlor monday night november 5 the president mrs e a hansen pfffistded the meet ing opened with living for jesus the motto and prayer there were three new members welcomed into the group mrs v robertsons group took the study period when the theme was the church in southeast asia an in teresting discussion followed on the problems and religions of southeast asia lunch was served by the same social half hour was led in prayer miss g quinton played two accordion solos and led the final hymn mrs leferink read her original verses concerning the graves of canadian heroes in her native holland multitudes was used as text word the hostess served lunch afterwards visitors mr and mrs alvin karn of london and mr wm karn on saturday and on sunday mr and mrs norman burt montreal mr and mrs wm burt cardinal mrs ethel monroe and mr robert shaw inglewood mrs ruby herr kitchener all with the e karns and mr harold karn mr and mrs wm newton and margaret of barrie and mr and mrs gordon grieg and lois ann of brantford with mrs newton and miss ivens on sunday mr and mrs wilfred grecnlees and lois of campbellville with the a w bentons on sunday mr and mrs ernie edwards and children of forerie with his par ent- last week miss jackie cohoon home from toronto mrs wm cohoon spent last week in guelph general hospital following an operation we wish her a speedy recovery we extend sympathy to the karn family in the sudden passing i of mr floyd karn who was bur ied at kitchener on saturday ferec said the accident occurred at the beginning of the second game 3ta always fresh available at ledgers home maintenance supply st ph s85j specializing in high quality products electrical appliances building accessories miscellaneous home equipment we sell for far 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