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sixtynve years of married life were celebrated last sunday by mr and mrs s h lindsay rr 1 limehouse when friends called to extend congratulations telegrams were received from queen elizabeth and prime minister st laurent and the couple are pictur ed with some of the beautiful bouquets of flowers they received mjkuak 3k iieaa queen st laurent congratulate s h lindsays on anniversary a well known nnd respected couple who have lived at r r 1 limehouse since their marriage in 1891 mr and mrs s h lindsay received congratulations and best wishes on their 65th wedding an iviversary sunday their home was attractive with many bouquets of flowers as they welcomed over 190 guests from niagara falls tor onto brampton georgetown bar rie guelph and hillsburgh as well as the immediate community many cards and gifts of candy and flowers were received prime minister louis st laurent sent a letter of congratulations and a tele gram was received from her maj esty queen elizabeth stanley hall mpp and mrs hall came to call and brought with them a certific ate from the province of ontario receiving at the door and lok inn after signing the register were their two granddaughters miss betty mae price and miss marilyn madill mrs d h lindsay mrs madill and mrs price received the guests in the front nxmi and then showed them to the dining room where lunch was served from the table the lace cloth centred with a bouquet of red roses two old neighbors of mr and mrs lindsay poured tea miss em- our congratulations and best wish es to you we count it remarkable that you have been spared to live together for fta years and that all those years have been spent on the same farm to which you brought your bride so many years ago also that during those yea cs you have been active in the same cjnipch the same school and all the social ev ents of the same community that is indeed a milestone and a record hard to bf- beaten in the dominion of canada we are proud that you pioneered in our school section and saw fit to establish your home among us and expend your energies for our welfare we like lo reminisce and think of the years that you mr linday were trustee while we were pupils of s s 14 esquesim hhi- blessings on you both for x hat you have been for the cheer you have given in lifes thick and thin you have been so kind so helpful and true we pray for more years to be gien to you and this is our toast z for folks so grand we love and admire yon as none m the land and if the giver of days makes us lok as sweet eightysecond year no 22 acton ontario thursday december 6th 1956 plan on 20 year basis avoid dormitory town residential zoning came under consideration at last monday even ings acton planning board meet ing with planning consultant p allan deacon i members reviewed locations of posible future subdivisions and agreed there is a need to avoid dor mitory types of residences in order to sustain the economy of the town mr deacon emphasized all plan ning by the board must be consid ered as a 20 year plan for acton- he noted a need for adequate tax revenue from residences to ensure their ability to pay for the provis ion of services required by them it was stressed this is possible on ly if minimum standards for the variously zoned areas are upheld at previous meeting the board had established commercial and industrial zones which will be in cluded in an overall zoning by law to be submitted to council for approval when completed an application from the atlas fiu1 oil co for the establishment of a retail gasoline service station on the southwest corner of no 7 highway and meadowvale road was refused because the proposed site did not conform with planning re quirements final figures with final figures available on the recent paving program in acton it is evident the total cost was s1s15s767 the contracted price was s113- 11573 bat with additional ex penses for gravel manhole con struction inspection and engi neers fees totalling 841194 the final figure of s1s15s767 was reached county and provincial grants reduced the net cost to acton to s558js1 pass onetenth of y objective very disappointed with the re sults of their doortodoor canvass tor funds are the ymca board of directors and members of the y who assisted the amount don ated was just one- tenth of the ob jective of s5000 totalling about 500 the lack of active interest was n surprise as well as a disap pointment to the men the board is forced to consider other possibilities including future fundraising wilson deputy reeve only 17 per cent vote i retiring president mrs f mccutcheon thanked by ladies after over 10 years in office mrs f j mccutcheon retired as president of knox ladies aid and j committ fvork mrs william mcleod was elected president at the last meeting a j buchanan extended the ap preciation of all the members to the retiring president for her splendid leadership in the past the ladies met in the church parlor with mrs fred mccutcheon presiding the worship service was taken by miss jessie mcgregor and miss marjoric hall mrs mccutcheon conducted the business donations were made to the managing board of the church and the armagh girls home at clarkson a dinner for the halton insurance co and catering for the sunday school christmas dinner planned arrangements were u remember the sick and stall phoui donna mcmiuan was presented with a gift by mrs wd e smith of the lakeside chapter iode for having the best all- round record in middle school at the annual commencement ex ercises of acton high school held friday in the legion auditorium return reeve harold griffin a fair representation of erin township ratepayers attended the nomination meeting in hillsburgh hall when the following were t nominated for reeve harold grif- fin george wallace albert wheel er deputyreeve george wallace roy ferguson albert wheeler councillors robert rowan roy- ferguson r m harden lloyd i marshall james lietch trustees for school area no 1 by acclamation arc james hall william mclean and lloyd mar- j shall the latter taking the place of edward pearen for school area no 2 j c parkinson roy wheel er with one more to be appointed returned by acclamation were reeve harold griffin deputy reeve george wallace councillors it m barden roy ferguson rob ert rowan william wilson defeated r- n brown in the race for the deputy reeveship by a margin of 190 votes to 115 for a plurality of 75 in ihe municipal election held here on monday although the tuinoin ol voter- vas small only 305 or 17 per cent of the total eligible vote deputy- reeve elect wilson captured three of the luwns fmir wards losing only in vuirl4- fol by w irds the volt went is lows ward i brown m wilson 96 ward 2 brown 27 wilson 35 ward t brown 2j wilson 3s ward t brown 30 wilson 21 four armed nun supermarket empuiyi t led up iwi es st1iirdi night at brampton and with an estimated s2aoou mrs reviewed by rotary rotary club held a rcg- noss mixtins on tuesday in the dominion hot 1 sident jim ledger presid ing activities of the crippled ch j rens committee and other rotiv committees were reviewed acton ular bu evening with iv were mad shut th a 1 lows- ins ma cole and mrs ella mcenery a niece mrs wilfred harding jorv- as you two love birds ed assisted by a neighbor mrs whom we today greet wllla short ill mrs a robinson al i and gives us b5 years so helped their grandson billy of such wedded bliss price and son d h lindsay and j to look like you morgan madill assisted too at a time like this among the bouquets was a beau- i well fall on our knees tiful basket of yellow and bronze mums from the expupils of blue mountain school with the follow ins address read bv fred w shortill this day december 2 1956 stands out most prominently in our community from the standpoint of wedding anniversaries we the ex pupils of blue moun tain school feel that we cannot let this occasion pass without offering in joyous praise for your inspiration through all our long days we isk you to accept these flowers to mark the occasion mr and mrs howard kcntner mr and mrs robert mcenery fred w shortill mrs david rus sell mrs nellie english miss beatrice hilts miss kate mckay mr alex mckay mr john camp bell mr harding price election conducted by mrs buchanan resulted as fol- hofturary president mrs f 1 mccutcheon president mrs william mcleod first vicepresid ent mrs a m macpherson sec ond vicepresident mrs fred cole secretary mrs george somerville assistant secretary miss marjoric hall treasurer mrs stan mat thews program and press mrs fred anderson pianist mrs a smith kitchen committee mrs peter murray mrs william mac- arthur mrs james wilds the meeting closed with hark herald angels sing and the a lovely luncheon birthday greetings y ladies sponsor tea baking sale a verv successful baking sale and tea was held in the ymca rv m n as in m by t he y ladies aux iliary saturday afternoon mem bers of the ys meiuttes contrib uted baking and lso sold christ mas corsages at the event mrs lulu sinclair and mrs nan hurst were in charge of ba mrs iil woods and mrs rosemary cook in charge of candy mrs mamie dick looked after the tea and coffee mrs mae jervais and mrs olive cairns prepared the tea plates limehouse th lords prayer was served were sung to mrs albert young and mrs a j murray who were celebrating during the week mrs anderson expressed a vote oft hanks to mrs mcleod and all those who had contributed to the pleasure of the meeting sympathy extended tcsinclair family night school classes ai until ifler christmas weaving guoup plans to now the next week a ahead of that iptl o fi onl v their schedule i if the other dass halton finals in burlington a girl from wellington squar school in hurling ton wa krida night named champion of the hal ln public school speaking cmi lemant she won out ovei several ii pit tentative contestants fiom all ovei the county margct whew ell of milton with halton champion placed snoml i n the finals whtt h win lujtl in the lor tie skuec sclwuil timfituit she a ne pfiiit be hind tht- v iiiihi skmstmei nswiasi-s- inq j u3yyi tr ambulance service here ends in january council to discuss with urban board ambulance service provided b the runiley funeral home in ac ton will cease at the end of jan uary 1967 it was reported by bruce shoemaker director of the homo to the acton council meet ing on tuesday evening he asked if the town would consider pro vision of this service mr shoemaker appearing be forcthe council explained that at a recent meet inc halton funeral directors had decided to discon- tinue ambulance service the towns because of he disuixantagcs encountered he noted that directors arc ob taining more ill will from the ervicc than rood if in accident occurs at the same time a funeral is being conducted he said the ambulance i bound to be late a the scene of the accident thereby causing resentment on the part of the patient and any others con cerned he cited recent events in oak ville where anambulance was dc urycd because of a funeral and subsequently the operators of the jhome were dragged through the toronto papers in reviewing the situation mr shoemaker stated his concern over the impending lack of service adding he had approached a num ber of individuals in in effort to locate someone to continue th service but had had no success originally it was stated the ser vice was due to cease december 1956 but mr shoemaker allowing for the change of council person nel due to take place in- january extended the service until the january date members expressed their approe- mr shoemaker for his n of notice regarding the lation to submissio service miot t ler noted 1 similarity m the problem to the one of fir protection to the town and sur- vluitiiltni areas council agreed it was a subject for discussion by representatives of the north halton urban board disapprove sabletting councillor barbeau reported the receipt of an answer from the con tractor enlaced for the town hall roofing job xhe contractor apl- ied foi the delay- in work and stated the contract had been sub let to a hamilton firm for tbo coivphtoti because of an accident it was noted the contractor bad ot pro uted proof of eniploviv piotxtion or stated a- completion dte m accordancx- with he r-g- istorcd letter directixt to hini b coiiitc menirnrs aftrthxi to sub mit a second rciiuest for complet ion dale and indicate council is not agreeable to sub letting of th contract town clerk j mcgeachie sub- mitttxi work sheets and records h the progress of drilling operations at the new well srto actual operations have ceased and the equipment removed hand ing final reports on water sampl es taken and now being tested at ontario department of health in toronto mayor tyler commented the equipment will be returned at no cost to the town if the well proves unsatisfactory christmas holiday it was decided to take no action on the proclamation of boxing day it was reported larger in- we extend sympathy to the hus band and family of the late mrs gilbert sinclair who passed away at the home of her daughter mr i a c patterson on tuesday a lj c congratulations to mr cam 1 f- j sinclair who was elected as dep uty reeve of esquesing township in mondays election the- charles james family vis id her mother m hamilton on sunday mi and mrs campbell sinclair and carl attended the gnlde wedding anniversary of his am t j and uncle mr and mrs scriven m toronto on wednesday congratulations to mr and mrs s h lindsay who on sundnv dustries will be closing monday i celebrated their tbth weddina an and tuesday december 2t and 25 mveriary i while the chamber of commerce representative noted merchants would bo open monday december 21 and closed wednesday decern- j ber 2t regardless of proclamation a review of the ontario provinc 1 itl police report for november showed a total of slw in fines councillor brunelle reported on a survey taken concerning the condition of stop signs in town he suggested there is at present need for approximately 36 additional signs some to replace older signs and others to bo newly erected members agreed there is a divis ion icijuned on designation of through streets and stop streets particularly m the new subdivis ions also a need for review of the existing traffic by law was noted passed in 1926 and amended many time m the following year it was agreed to draft 1 complete new by law new signs were ordered and the li7 committee was directed to draw up a new bylaw councillor brunelle brought councils attention to the excessive ly high step on the new- sidewalk on the north side of mill street near frederick street it was agreed that an investigation of the condition would be instituted with the south side of the street to be i checked also the lack of a protecting rail on churchill road south of no 7 highway was noted by councillor cook he stressed there is an urgr eit needfort it now due to the icy condition of the road at times the legion hall was well fillil with many ladies and one sole mall popular master of ceremon ies r it parker for the canada packeis cooking school monday and tuesday th 1-ikisiili- chapter of the 1 o i k sponsored the fund raising prnjert demonstrator miss saving with mrs bill diiniarch and mrs mar- 1 ituerite hobinson as her assistants made a variety of lempling dishes as she chatted to the mui slel group highlights each evening were the draws the twoelcctrir frying pans were wnii by mrs kobci i huek and mrs ken fryer winners of baking on monday were mincemeat coffee ring mrs r agar pumpkin pie mrs k marks muffins mrs bradley poa- j nut butter ribbons mrs g wal- j lace doughnuts mrs william bruce bacon and cheese pie mrs b miller chocolate cake mrs b anderson on tuesday the baklnq and stall photo i nreat dishes were won by the lol- president jeannine molody of the students council of acton lowing planked steak mrs p j high pins the valedictorian pin on the lapel of joseph jany who marsh irish stew mrs j mccui gave the address at fridays commencement exercises in the legion cheon tongue casserole mrs clark i auditorium he was the only graduate last year armstrong sausage and cabbage frying pans groceries baking won at lode cooking school isseroie mis hoi foyers fried chicken miss allelic gordon tllffeil troll peppeis mr- a j buchanan stuffed planked sttak mrs h shoemaker corn utters mrs g s matthews it r z mrs kerwin mcphail won the h pound dee itcl h the llge lis went to and mis i down cake the el s nnot im bags miss sclu w ellt ot i g a grocrl liiii mrlrllar edr tfic upside to the lady with i mi ie- cases of cikicola each venule went to mis ieai i store mrs 1 lynch and it m storey h r a kockwiiiml pepsi cola went to mrs j ijutitt bags of gtoccries wirv wort by miss daisy kolster mrs grace reed mrs g wallis mrs dowl- ing mrs cj emkis mrs c maples den mrs c aitken mrs k blow mrs g price miss m ware mrs c kellis mrs l youngblill miss d simmons mrs ken wheel er mrs kretl andersorl mrs man sell nillis mrs s holm s mr carlow mrs hazel orr mrs gol den mrs c kidd mrs a k mcgcichic id mrs i mia srs- 1 mann mrs 1 snow of rll commencement student awards presented friday graduation certificates and pro ficiency awards were presented at the acton high school commence ment exercises held friday even ing m he legion auditorium be fore a capacity audience a community rendition of o canada opened the program fol lowed by an address of welcome by f- harrser shool principal at the beginning of his address the present school building al- mr hansen expressed his gratitude though relatively new has be- to the legion for the use of their come inadequate for the need and auditorium and then commented on within a short time will have to be the rapid growth in the number of enlarged possibly including a gym students attending acton high and auditorium school from june 1954 enrollment at the school has irwrfased by 75 per new awards to be presented cent and is still growing he noted this year and stated his apprcciit- mr hansen noted there were fcufatinucd oi pace five ataff photc engraved gold watches were presented to members of hal- stock judging and debating teams arr allen is at the left with roy tens two junior farmer provincial championship teams at the ford lloyd vivian mac sprovvl george gceen lees bill robinson tnnual 4h awards n in milton high school audit5rjiim warden cofci ait bennett and lynn coulter the judging team most stanley allen made the presentation to the members of tie live- rccnt winners won their top honors at the royal winter fajr ion of all donors generosity in presenting them mentioning the halfyear exam mntions beginning in middecem ber mr hansen stressed their im portance m evaluating work com pleted throughout the fall term and reminded students the week following examinations s import ant also in the finding nnd correct ion of mistakes ton often he said students take parttime jobs during this period and miss an im portant part of the school year presentation of the honor sec ondary school graduation diploma was marie to joseph jany by mr hansen who also presented the secondary school graduation dip lomas to robert coonj wayne cur nu edward footitt norma hob- son fliratmth jany kdna jennings ruber landsborougm donna mc millan toy peal elizabeth ritchie icomm i iarne saunders md tx-l- mar watson intermediate cert ifirates fceri- presented jo the following robert allonby kt it h anderson aloert benton helen bvarikiewir w frank cooper jamis diiny onil dobbie mary jane force klizi beth giwson marjoric a cilbon carol hansen michael d hurst william johnstone robert kerr olga knl marie lmib r ruth iandstxitough lynda mann shir ley mason merilyn mellor donald moffat jeanninc molody margaret morrison dianne s newton cath arine norton george oakrs jean parker laurie ritchie marilyn rognvaldson fnye sagaikir ellen spiece helen synnott vnlme p varcy ilnth wilson and marilyn young never late never absent certif icates were presented to emerson baxter neilson benton bill greer carol hansen mike hurst joseph jany john miisscllc dtanne new ton kathryn norrish david peal wnyne ridley beverley smith nmes swackhnmer and manlvn continued on pope four 1 m m 11 a i 1 i