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wht eightyfourth year no 34 acton ontario thursday february 19h 1959 severi c ten pagesseven cents gets antirabies shots scratched by rabid cat rcnee lejerink nine cagrold daughter of mr and mrs albert lefertnk of limehouse commenc ed taking antirabies shots today following a report that a cat she was scratched by last sunday was proven to be rabid by fife oomirr- ion laboratory at hull the young girl playing with her bister ada age three and brothers joh eight henry six and bert four was playing in the family yard when she noticed a strange t perched on the woodpile at the roar of the home approaching the feline the young girl attempted to pick it up when thf eat inflicted a deep scratch in the calf of her leg following this the cat attempted to attack young john and when unsuccessful it ran under the fam ily car parked in the yard when the father was called he picked up a hockey stick lying nearby and- abased the jcat from under the vehicle and clubbed ft to death j mr lefcrlnk fearing the cat to be rabid bundled his daughter up and drove her in the family car to dr c v williams in georgetown where she received an antitetanus shot the cats head was shipped to the laboratory in hull and a report was received pn wednesday of this week that the cat was proven to be rabid today the youngster began her first of a scries of antirabies shots consisting of one shot per day for m days this is the first report of a pctson receiving rabies treat ment in halton cost increases 94000 on halton manor building the cost of erecting and equip ping an addlllbn lo halton centen nial manor has jumped from a pro posed 900000 to an estimated 1804250 members of county coun cil learned at tuesday afternoons february meeting the county had planned lo pay half of the original cost and a by law had been given two readings containing the figure of 450000 tuesday council repealed vie first bylaw and gave two readings to a econd which sets the county share at 1497125 it was explained following the ingtha s creased since the expansion had first been planned at s80000o the lowest tender for construction of the building was also slightly high cr than anticipated officials noted the expansion program will more than double the manors cap acity from 105 beds to 220 beds and includes a new chapel and auditor ium the construction tender chos en by the board is still being stud ied by the architect and the dc partment and will be approv by the county christians have failed to spread word speaker acton pentecostal church host for the first time for the world day of prayer service last friday afternoon despite streets treacherous with lee about 80 wo men attended the annual service most of them seeing the interior of the attractive new church for the first time- mti t thproxk and mrs ft albertson weuwmcd them atthe door the wife of the pastor of tho church mrs kenneth j rcid was the speaker 3be4hcmc for the service prepared by women in egypt this year was 1 believe and be worshipped htm and mrs rcid based her message on verses from the nint chapter of john dost thou believe on the son uf god jvho is hl lord that i might much uteralvre as christians we have failed greatly in spreading the word god communism has writ tin two pieces of literature for each man woman and child in the world to spread their dcvilith doctrine and undermine the chmtiaiahfaith and takeour young people away from god she stressed jesus ciimcs to deal personally with each soul there an no halt measures in the christian faith he must be lord of all lord at nil wc must be willing ti suffer tnisundc ralandings and many times criticism to set gods work go forward god wants willing hearts and we are the only bible which many ever read persecution on ihe ramun field has greatly increased there is a great revival sweeping our mission fields with the re sults of bringing many dcnominat inns together with the desire to preach god s word in all its sun plicity and power mrs read said mrs pey barker of the pcn- teeostal church wtjshi charge of the service representing the christian re formed church mrs j baumn read scripture and mrs t wicr- stra gave a prayer for the church and its manifold forms of activity representing the united church mrs h r force gave the prayer for peace and prosperity mrs harry hi imcs of st alban s ang lican church prayer tor the queen and leaders c the commonwealth mrs george young of the pres byte nan church gave the prayer for the victims of war and per secution and mrs c landsbor ough of the baptist church prayti fur intercession for family life and youth mrs gordon bowcn sang a solo in times like these mrs h nor ton of lime house was at the organ mrs e smith and mrs tom mccutchcon took up the offering which will go lo the wotmns in ter church council of canada in be divided through ut the world at the close uf the service rt kenneth rcid pronounced the bin edict ion rev a mckenzie was present representing the acton minitcml association the crvicc will bt i held at the christian ri formed church next ytar v crowds jam school auditorium ar 345f children stage pereltcf mmvte ftjl t noto skipping sauy and teddy bears peer through s hula hoop as they pose during the operetta presented by the pupils of the robert little public school on tuesday evening fn thf m audit pictured left to right are marke wtilfa fiona gidmattdlld sluwfn fiirrftt muilc and p merits were written by music teacher glenn banks h ms pinafore was also presented by the school pupils i wmilllli i itjhwif k iuwwj4bj vwtjjijp s0ti deputation asks change in road in esquesing twp a deputation from limchousc women s institute and limchousc school association addressed es quesing township council at their regular rhecting in the council chamber on february jphey asfc- ftbnr t councips consideration of roea alterations at the fifth line bclow tho school south of linuhnuse the matter was left in abeyance until weather permitted further inves ti gallon members wiil ill prcscht and reeve georrc cumc presided fox bounty was piid lo john foley aclon ti four foxes gn sargent glen williams one fox ken morris georgetown one fox marshall htlson tolling ood two foxes gordon barnes nt rval two foxes divide tax sale surplus between two churches sheep destroyed accounts fur sheep dlstrovid by dogs in the liwnship wire pild to j j atkinson three sheep killed md two injured 70 ind a btark two trips s8 aubrey grant was appointed re lief officer for the township at a salary of 100 per year the rate of operators was raised of toru nor i to build a ncv six room school mcadi wvnk and the issue of de- bliitures by toronto township to uiinjnount of 130000 for that puihse n altogether 345 robert little public school children entertain ed a packed auditorium of par ents and friends on tuesdiy and wednesday evenings of this in the first presentation 8 pup 1 evans she informs the two she ils took pnit on the stac plus the has lost her friends the utile an junior choirs j imals uf the forest lovely costumes tinkerbtll mary lamontt is in tins fantasy c stumes were secretly planning a mass birthday when they presented mother r lls ana the plot a rather party for mother goose with all goose s birthday party and hmb pinafore for their annu al operetta music and lyrics for the first presentation mother goose s birthday party were prepared by j lou glenn banks ihe schools musit picni supervisor with music f r one int song we re having a party they written by alice sidey the kin i u dergnrtcn teacher j thtm iplicalirt one tin ounj iictors i the animals of the forest she en ind actresses played their pirls to i uirts of the mice where the cheese perfection i for the birthday cuke is and is as tht stoiy begins mrs lou told it has been stolen by the old vjitntl rognvuldsuiii and mary i witch drawn angelll g iy whtil ore planning a as the play progresses mure und in the ci uiitry after loc il i more fairy talc characters appear suitable spot in ihi woods on the stage to join in the party lo in suddenly confronted with honor mother goose horror sink v diessed character who tells ts when the witch appears and is she is mother goose carol questioned about the disappear ing j j tsf33asb rmfjskss countyjojaxjdons share nr crossing signals council tuesday aflcktieidcrhlp in noon adopted the road committi report suggesting payment of ac tons share for flasher lights at the cnr crossing on main street north approval was given the thnii reading of a 720 000 debenture by law covering the construction and quipping of additions to high schools in acton and georgetown the north halton high school board hud already begun con struction as the by was hv tillicpaied following the first two reading c mncu also recommended short jrm gates bo installed n the bronte station crossing of the cntt approv il of ihe sale of halton community park it lowvillc t burlington was given by council members follow nt the aupc ir ancc of a delegation from halton federation of agriculture the county which holds the deed ut trust for hie federation gave ihe approval when delegates the board of trustees of toronto p seritcs such as in his salary as judge of tho juven ile ind family court was turned over to the finance committee for study sell residence f nal arringcmcnls were midc lor ihe sale of ihe jailers residence to e g ryder with payments lo be deducted from his salary plans lo visit all local planning boird 750 bt ardti were nndt by the planning ponds j00 committee they will determine ule pol ee and fire w is evident n his bttn asked to parlicip ii n ilion il cd cxeiciscs in april afjicultui il l nits ipprovcd in eluded ti00 to the ilricultural re pit sent itive 0 junior extension 250 halton plowmen stillo milton fur board 400 aeton fair board 400 geormlown fill est ibhshmcnt of f im impruvcmciit nilliillui plowing 1 and possibility of a county planning aleh bond r it was agretd lb it in annual re oi t froii tin agricultur il reprc welcomed at i delay retirement ihe illiitnunl dite if foid ilittis wis puslponed until i stnl itlvc would be april 10 10 j county council iii tin id iils tomitiitttc rtixiited a request for a guiiil to the bur un cmnty stiff hid been iskcd to district association for re- ubnit iieommendilions for pro t irdtd chlldun was referred to the posed ffiee spiee in the pi inned finance committee the association administration build hia a 1950 budget of nearly 7 000 and plans a new 30 000 school annual requests fur grants were also received a request fiom macerate k m la n d oh for an increase to 2 700 ancc of the cheese and other iclcs from the forest after an explanation regarding her transformation into a witch mother goose takes off the witch s frightening costume and reveals a beautiful fairy witch transformed after the wicked witch hnb been transformed into her real self ev eryone proceeds to enjoy them selves as they honor mother goose the music in this presentation wis tif a very catchy nature with the backdrops and scenery depict ing a forest scene ulcnn banks accompanied tho singers on the piano with doug copcland directing costumes were made by the mothers under the supervision tit mrs j w wolfe scenery was built by k black of the teaching staff and d price caretaker of ihe robert liltlc schtihl the scenery was painted by the teachers and students make up was by b shoemaker r r parker mrs w soros ton nd mrs n franklin mother goose cast thefollo fa ttn mother goose s birthday party mother goose carol sevans mrs lou janet rognvnldson mary lou gay white tmkcrbcll mary lamonl wilch diunnc angel i jack and jill jan riddull and peggy gaimby mouse one and two lawrence gordon and ricky gordon flowers pat i asby gay ellis madlna ellis sandy st dennis and georginu angcll weed mary contrtry lorraine losby goldic locks donna taylor thrco micha churchill john churchill jai horner joe duffle id margery daw brenda fryer jnek-bc- nimblc henry ilcikimp humply dumply steven coles old king cole steven goy king s court tt rry smellcr gtry mceachcrn gary waller dick braum and stuart johnson drummers danny caldcr peter mawilcs and wayne dcfnrcst continued on page three v since those concerned now tend boston church and knox presb lerian church in milton counctl decided to dispose of its surplus to thonc two congnga turns two dtputationa wen prestnt at uk regular nut ting ot eieiuesins tow nshi cihiiicii held at su w atttown on jinuary 19 a dipulal um frt m b-w-ltn- church adtkvss- ed ismntil n n corning a tax sale surptui of lona itandinh a farm o ihd manv ears aco by ibw ututtxl ptvsbywrun count the balance wa in be micro plait church had bvn tald r ir taxes in trarafirrcd to the gcncml account noith alkr whuh 1941 the sum rt allied amounted and out of that balance 1 000 was tour tf the building to mon than the uxes due and directed given to boston church i the- mcmu r the surplus nniiiiied for tht nm nh the balince f tht surplus present t j n w is yeara while no decision was going to the presbyterian church members fir tht d n rvached on who should rvceii it at milun j pearce of the geum i agreed to cuk long standing tax sale surplus ac rotary canvass nets 1300 for centre an estimated 1100 his been es heeled in tht i ni hot ir tlub- drive lo raisi funds fir i c nppl- cd childnns centre to be built ir toront i icct iding 1 1 club tieas urcr w woodburn when he mvc his report during the regulu din ner mctliign tuesday eveninj the local clubs shut of the 4 081m93 objtoitt foi tht ct ntre was set at 1 wo which w to be raised with a lcil md district canvass the 1300 nimii in the cans ivs waa a jmt effoit of the acton legion ladies auxiliaiy camp ibellville wi btth chapters f the flode ys mtns club antl the i acton h wry club tab new plant j r ii iw mg tie tiilsim v nm tine ri tiimn rn u g it bnt f outline of the mlj constructed ttrnt n mam s mt w huh a cs nducted taken b ice committee to meet tonight special committees appointed to investigate all possible channels of providing artificial ice for the t wn of acton will meet tonight thursday to discuss invcstigat- it ns into the proposed plant results of tonights meeling will be rcvealcsl al a public meeting for all interested citizens on i mondi february 23 in the y m i qucsing nassagawcya and burling ton in the agreement it is to be stipuliled that the townships use the 5 000 share for park main ten ancc v no private-use- the tuesday appro vil ended months of study by tin ft deration in and burlington a privitc firm h id for itndi a bid for the park js well but ft dt ration spokesmen urged sale lo burlington to prevent i nmercnl enterprise a cl nise is be in cried in the igrecmcnt pre itipg the resale of the park for vmc purposes we felt that as a federation we problems if children s read is the topic of conversation pinil discussion at the am ill mi itid llimr and schtnl as socntien meeting on monday ev eninj in the robert little public school auditorium moderator don bolhwell tf the acton hith school staff and pan el members miss e taylor as statu hbrimn w d elmer uldnt develop the park as u j smith principal f the m z should be developed said mac bennttt public sch k j d snell panel discussion highlights meeting reviews childrens reading problems i asked by moderator d bothwcl if there was any definite proof that honor masanncs lead to crime mr snell remarked it was difficult to pin the causes of bad behavior in children down lo read ing bod books askcd which children prefer good btrnks or trash mr snell in formed the moderator th it home background would lead the child to secure the proper books mr snell also stressed that children prefer books that arc at tractive in appearance rather than kk rly il lustra t ed miss taylor informed the panel ca which will begin at 8 pm i h foo is expected for this year the influenced at home that in her experience children the investigation into artificial committee reported following al mr sntll agreed that childrtns demanded books they were ict is btmg sponsored by the ac- meeting with the coordinitor lt re lduik hibits are dilrminod by acted to and the story was un ion chimber of commerce with cdr mcgregor the coordin it r h mt influtncc and stated that if prtanl lo children who the assistance of rep re sen la lives had ixplained 208 arc now enrolled parents are interested in reading i fniii vim us organizations 1 in tht countv scheme but a tack oflchildren follow the same pattern sprowl spukcsmin for the fcdir sm000 on defence civ 1 defence budget guclph librarian and f rogers school teacher diseuscd at length proper reading material for sch childrin influenced at home sntll agreed that childrt interested in the format both well enquired if health unit set budget at 194890 proposed health unit expend lures totalling nearly 300 000 dur ing 15s were outlined to county council on tuesday by dr archie f bull medical officer of health lor halton the 194890 budget ap proved br coutictr was o 44000 higher than the 1956 budget the county share of fil943 will be matched by the provincial gov ernment dr bull explained and a surplus of i20jd00 and plumbing in spection fees expected to total 35- 000 would t the anticipated re- undcr expenditures 147 740 was listed fcr personal medical scr ices 32000 for trael 1jw fur equip ment and furnishings 7 000 for materials and supplies 4150 for nt and utility scriccs and 3400 otfter miscvlhintoas expenditure all budgeted figures are higher than iaxt car referring lo the great reduction in the number of poliomyelitis cases smce an efficient immunuauon scheme was undertaken early 1855 drbnlt p out thg eosta f j calculated i could be hown the county is being a cd an amount several nmes our annual budget by this one immunization process he said dur ng the four year period from 19i s4 there were 63 casft ol polio in halton but after the vaccine came into use a tour year period showed only 14 cases and only one of these was ji 1998 he recommended immediate im munlzation of anvonc who has not received the shots and noted can immunize enough we hav left in th co to apse an weekly wrpcrmient uf sending children from the m z bennett school lo acton library fir books was justifiable principal e smith replied we feel fortunate in having i library to obtain books from as there is none at the the moderator enquired if there were any special needs at the ac ton library miss taylor informed him the main need was for fur ther expansion in present facilit ies as all the librarians are able to do is to dispatch book expansion baled out however miss taylor informed the panel members thai she un derstood the financial position at j the town ruled out any expansion at the present time longer lib rary hours was an important issue raised by the acton librarian how docs a pupils ability to read influence his ability to learn was a question directed to principal smith who replied wo keep records at our school and find a close relationship in their attainment- with their ability to read if children do not like reading their speed is down there la a close relationship be tween reading ability and achieve ment mr bothwcl iskcd mr rogers how extracurricular mdlng lit fluenced the school work and wag told thai pupils who read two or three histories were generally the lop slu acuta an enquiry how children could be better influenced to create a habit for more reading brought a reply from mr snell as he re marked there is no better lib rary than a borne library and no better guide can be obtained than that of the parents nlhtg ci a nominating committee fur 1930 composed of mrs c p leather land w d smith mrs j gor don and mrs e jennings was ap pointed lunch was served following um meeting and a ncial tunc enjoy- awanl winners for best parent attendance went to mrs gwtzda- us room at the robert little little school mrs smiths room at the high school and mrs ander sons and mrs turners room tied at the m z bennett school tmt the hjhls pmaforf cast are shown on the stage si the robert ately in front of the directors and the senior choir members in little public school auditonum on tuesday evening as ihe pupils the foreground also presented on the same program was presented their annual operetta standing at the fear are left to nght glenn banks school mime supervisor mrs wane andrews and do me o th r s wh ihe play atom charaemn rejictured m the two rcrwsrnrnedt- mother goose s birthday party with mus and lyrics written by mr banks and ow song written by alice sidey kindergarten hreckef actonlad fifth gerald wiecfc 13 yearold son of mr and mrm lome wieck placed stfa in- a das of 1 entries to cor net solo competition ol the toronto kiwsnls musical festival held te toronto this learning tbnrsdaj th ynfiy art tiny ph la tht comet soloist dus u v