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it ttiw mtt tt lghtytffth yerno 7 acton ontario thursday october 22nd 1959 ten pages seven cents suh photo mrs a m bell of stratford brought a touch of the theatre with her to the home and school meeting monday evening when she displayed magnificent costumes and props used in the stratford shakespearean theatre pictured above left to right are mrs j e dowdmg mrs j puncheon and mrs bet as they admire court costumes used in the play as you like it the large audience monday night were amazed at the beauty and work of the costumes and other props dis retuse building permit during public hearing an application by thomas and thomas contractors to build o house on lot 3e in the denies subdivision vas turnod down by the committee ot adjustment hint friday evenink on the rounds the request was not of a minor variance to the zoning bylow one week previous dunm the first hearing regarding this applied tlon the committee had reserved judgment in order to obtain guid ancc from the ontario municipal board and department of plan nlng v k hardin nn committee ehairmnn informed die company rcprescnta uvea hi h id been informed the rcqueut was beyond the juriodit tlon of his committee i to the council 2 of the inning bylaw the chairman informed the com pnny they had two alternatives with one being an appeal of the decision to tht omb and the other t make applicali for a changi dur ng the first hearing a week ago the chairman informed the company the lot in question did not conform to the zoning by law i it tell short of the area require ments set down in the by law lot 3fi prov des the only access to pirkland deeded to the town by thoims und thomas and a por tion of the lot was also given to the town in order to provide the required road clearance blood clinic over 300 people have given their consent to donate during the annual blood cllnc today a steady flow of patrons has been passing through the doora to the clinic and by closing time tonight ii u expected that 30q will have donated ten hospital cots a staff of nurus and assistants and volnn teen from various organisations ore busily engaged in some manner as about 60 persons an hour are being handled the clinic today is operating from 2 ptn to 4 pjn and this evening will operate from 6 9 pm if you have been missed during the canvass don your hat and coat and head for the clink yonr blood is needed urgently stalf photo theatre props held the interest of the many parents attending the first home and school meeting for the season on monday evening as mrs a m bell of stratford displayed costumes and other articles used in ihe shakespearean theatre in stratford pictured above are some of ihe executive committee as they examine a helmet used in as you like it this summer shown left to right ore mrs j hurst mrs r buckner mrs w sproston and mrs bell complete plans for poppy day canvass 1 he poppy day drive on novem ber 6 7 is gradually molding into ill tpe nnd churman hirry otter- bom has everything lined up ready for the pppy sellers to start their blitz of thci town the chairman tins completed plans is well for the remembrance day service and expects a large crowd of citizens to join with the legion and lake part in the service mr otterbein pointed out that many residents who want to place wreilhs at the cenotaph were not- iw ire that such participation was t in ou raced and stated this year we would like to hive more res id ents like a more active part m re membrancc by placing wreaths mr otterbein said there would be further announcements of poppy sale campaign in a later issue of the free press girls champ ruti landsborouifh won the sen itf ch impionship at tht guelph collegiati vocational in stitule on thursday october is dur ng their inmiiil fuld day this is ruths first year nl guelph and ihe is in firade 13 during the field d ly she took three firsts and one second out of four events entered fedrfte bush ted elmes to present trophies the most v duable players award and oilici trophies will be present ed tucsckiy evening in the legion auditorium to ball and hockey pli vir- in the minor sports league flasher lights have been installed at the main street cnr crossing and this morning they received their final checkout before they were put into service pictured above is jim carter of the cnit signal department checking out the relay case for the flasher system the installation service has proven a bigger chore than anticipated and workers have been busy the past five weeks tieing the lines in with the present warning system on mill street request boards consideration to build outdoor rink at park pressed into service today a dangerous railway crossing has been fitted with a set of red flash tag warning lights with a soundmg help please the plant of the free press is all geared to move renovations at the newly ac quired 2x000 square foot plant in acton have nearcd completion and all the printing equipment is new scheduled for the move to facilitate the move it would be greatly appreciated if corres pondents and others submitting news articles and advertisements would arrange to have them in our hands by tuesday or next week the move is planned for com pletlon in four days starting next thursday no issues of the paper will be missed but it will not be possible to accept printing orders for completion prior to early november vour co operation in supply ing early news copy will be greatly appreciated bell today iho niw system went inui operation on main street north working for the past five weeks experts on signal systems with ok cnh struck a tougher assignment than was first anticipated add tional poles were installed miles of wiies were strung sets or relay cases erected and fixtures attached after hours of tea tins and re checking the newly installed signal svstcm worked in unison with the lights installed s imp time ago on the mill street crossing no pomp oi cenmoiiy mnrkid the throwing of the swileh to put the signals into opcritum top brass officials simply wuidtrt uui- way down the cnh rifchlfwiv checking checking nd re check ing in nn attempt in detici i fluw in the installation following the death of geoigo boy ian a foimer w m ker of ii k porters last year a clou couneil re quested a signil system be installed after invostigildii appiovil and agreements higned wink btgm it is only hoped th it the futility one yew ugu w ii be tin 1 ist hlroke of the pen reeoiding an accident in volving a car nnd train in acton 95 per cent i ivj35bojsskr ttiuua local rotary club awarded monthly attendance trophy tin pliyers valui shakespearian theatre recalled hy 200 as costumes shown at home and school lr tine thei for sportsmanlike attitude and pln itip ability have been picked nl an eirlier meeting o th mginiznlion but their names reiiiiiin i secret until tuesday ev ening neuh 30i boss iccnmpnnied bv thur part til nn ixpe led to jim tin ludilorium t witness the pre senla turns ic misters president of minor spirts urgts parent to attend the n mini l i iar an important men i j i and lend thur support to their scheduled t in present is eddie liiih couch of the giulph bill more- and ti elmes second vice p ciiduit if thi onuuio minor hniktv asoi it in l make the i i mill hums about 200 went backstage the stratford shaketpeun in r lval mondov giustn mid high school student joined tin num bem ot the hum met silt 1 a aoc la tion to listen t p 1 1 a mi a m bell spoke in i tiinii nut properties and to t tarn tii s mi of ihcm personally th mutiny was held in thi auditorium or the robert lutk sch 1 mrs boll iti hf d 1 r f the festival ha bun nsmhii ted with the festival since ii m pti n and found herself caughl up in th fascination of tin w ard in and properties depariitun lii id ilh he began to tnki n mkiwl sewing jobs i rtl tvi ti k lied designers and ar i smi hir home berime- t p i h i those asencnled w ih lii m u costful venture she rcveoled thif chief i she showed on g wit which had i duplicah ripptel ind riohivekd ith mud painted it thi htm a irbirr queen gwn hid i dip l itf stripped ol it- jiwiu ffr a uek ch inge am ng the ostium eit alec iutitiis1 blue velvet tunic f r ifi mi ii and fiances 1 ind wi r her n lc if herniione in iu winter tale hunting direclh on thi fibric j 1 w rked wonders in g vine the rfn if emb ws ng and cmbnid a- evidenced particularly in a n bishoi rbi vvhuh h m urtd with irerf hutjt f punt tiuls ctwkits heline sh e id sworrl were jl mi cnuusli i idi with th rwuigi of feet tn mm bell showd pants iver worn it thi ft st dougli campbtlls from hi as thi oversized fautiff in 1 the smallst n w rn t son playing tht p i l m attendants she triced tht hist rx of tumv fi nn t- dt iri ng l selection of fibne th c n the decoration shi pud grcti tr 1 uli t peoph in thi w irrir hi d ment vli will irk a i i necessarv an actur life i- i easy one she pointed nut r r parkir intnduciri bell and mrs r t r buckm presit tin plnisun i hi nt heannk ht presid charity lindsbi presidid ifti a largt st t vnl s r i 1 in a month k th n 401 ectween highwaj 0 it sirit isi ille and highway 2i i mil on mill open sometime bi uetn november 20 and decern ii r 1 hilton mpp stanley hall i in mined wednesday mr hall said the def mle dale of hi opining was uncertain in spite of declining activity in acton pal k the board of parks management had a full slate of problems for their attention at their regular meeting tuesday evening jack bullough reptesentng ac ion minor sports association re quested i site for nn outdoor let rink in the p irk he referred t the unsettled position or the arena and the lack of ice time available for hockey leagues due to more outof town competition his or iganlzbtlon felt sn outdoor cushion would solve the problem preferably if it was located in the park the experience of otlitr vi irs stems to indicitt there rs no enough intricst in an outdoor rink said board chairman r r poiktr he named stvernl insliiic es whin nnki ind bien c instruct id and nhand ined due to hie lick the minor sport had nothing t do with thise cist i kilb reminded tht chnrmin discussion with mr bullough on whether thi tvpt of rink wmldj kill gras and lent a portion of thi i doing tint p irk unavnil ible next summer confi rewarded for their faithful at tendance duilng the month of september acton rotary club tuesday evening was the proud re cipient ot the basil tippeit trophy for the club m ontario having the most perfect attendance climbing from 40th position on the roster to a tic for first place prompted g bar beau to ask why 1 not use tii lake wi ve found marrj parents will not allow their children to sk itt rotarlana were praised during the on the pond replied mr bullough tuesday meeting when the prcsi ssvtril sites were suggested but dent of the forest h ii club pre the boaid nferrid mr bullough sen ted the trophy to local president to the hieh schoil board thi the hijh sehool proper t the highlights of styling clothing trade mr ncilscn told the club the fashion trend was evolution rather than revolutionized ond noted the changes fiom so called root suit styles to the continental look following the dinner the mem bers and guests joined in a sing- dh the forest hill club the local aflcr whkh rotarians jim ledger and ron lewis wire pre sented prizes for top marksmen 1 and suitable for thai type of if you can i reach an agreement with them then come back and see us arain mr parker suggested swimming beach the problem of levelling the bench it thi pirk wis discussed only one tender was received for sand ii fill in thi bi ich arei thil ot norm turner h s price was jloc t tic the b ard ujiid t net 1 1 mi rurntrs tindir if the quil in ind v iv silistatt ry in add t n of ch it stone for 1 ving under thi sand will be order iip stone will stop any tht beach and save us job cvtrj year said e micd on paue tva prouai the tropin donated by a post distiicl governor basil tippett is presented monthly to thc club having the highest percentage of attendance and stooe its adoption the forest hill club have been the constant winners the acton club s percentage for the month was b5 7 in making the presentation forest hill president fred wood hum accompanied by two past presidents t elliott and d morris congratulated the local club for their excellent record classification talk local merchant paul nielsen the clubs shuffle board conical secretary r lewis informed the members of a curling bonsplel spon sored by the hamilton club and suggested the local club make an effort to enter the competition sparked a humorous aspect into the 1 meeting whtn he presented his clas sification talk recent arrival from denmark mr nielsen outlined his work since arriving in canada and i wittily briefed the members on apipieday an apple a day keeps ihe doe- tor away is a slogan used by many to this day but this satur day purchase of an apple from some cub or boy scout will en able the scouting group to pro vide more equipment for the or ganisation in order to help a young cub or seoul boy scout apple day is the byword this saturday and the youngsters will ip bills ing the town during their annual canvass wearing a small tag indicates your willingness to aasbt this group and the scouts hope to have a complete ml loot of sup- piles ltffijwsmflffijkfeajatafchi puc to investigate rental of office building ihiyffio the property committee of the rcgiding the dissolution of the breakup of the town and puc acton public utilities cnmmiss on pl c at the end of this year and office during last weeks council was empowered to neg iliate with the sitting up f a siparati office meeting albert van c is to obtain office for tht hvdr comm ssion attacks free press irman j j stew art in suddenly mayor cook heatedly numbers the timi had informed member that some e consideration l ob things published in the acton e space mayor w free press were enough to put the rated certain council fear of god m the people and re e lings regarding the ferred to a recent report of the space in his aparlmin for the temporarj h in pr posed hydn conimis their regul ir mettirui october 1 t buildin e of tht inn during thursdav when cha formed thi taming offic cook reiler this action follow id i discussion membt rs fc extra sleep vim 11 get an hours more sle- saturday night bul 11 aaay be interrupted to do things p erl in changing back to stawtard time you should set yestr alarm tor 3 a m hour council du the change jump up rue through the hease and turst all clocks back to 1 m then cllaab back into bed and enjoy yr extra hour af rest er tanya moimwulii a assuming pcrcm but a fill perfecu in sl shi pi talented canadian demgii mond hcelej she had brought t nti gowns and realist i she detailed and slu nidei c of c plan yule light extension p c nated group examined them after her slunuuurq address the art of faking hi bet per fectcd here a ji willed casket was a fibre box cwscred with n dish cloth spisesed gold and rnerusted with jewels from the five and ten cent store gowns bad to be hcavj i the acton and actresses could feel their weight amj manage them pro perly mrs berl could abacely lift a gown made for a peute star they arc lined weighted and held by straps ton main tli toughfarc w 11 l b ight r than ever thi christ- mv sit n following n decision ot the board of directors of the act in chamber of commerce tuesday 1 tcning during meeting at thi homi of w mckay during the discussion fred gor d n rcpirled i 1 1 half of the retail i i limit ce tha th c mm tier in it tided 1 comniencc eonsirnction of idditoiial cotoresi nail aid r d for erectun on the ligh standard on mill s rev it was aha pointed out that an add hi on il star was planned for mtll street as wdi an extension i 1 of the presen colored light system the ci bti c ind t ined the n ml ht tsk it pi in nin4 r he san c iu pans nnd comm in i i irnnn j m lertrv reported tha pin tor jir- w u 1 be ci mi le ed du ig a dim ing next week and inorm d fie ln directors the partv wn ild be suged for local and rural children a d stii n parkd bv tht pr cntit n it a cttunc i manigcr p erat n lai for towns aoused the intern the director but they decided 1 review the s uation at a late da t trgt more intereut this brought the attention of the members to the coming ci tc nom nit id and c cct n and u was pinied out a definite lack of in t e enii d to prevail over the gtneral public during these bmes i was agreed that an attempt sht ii id o made to improve thw si uat on and crea more interest of the voter award a bcler under land in j of civic affairs i sec eurv j bert wtnid informed tht members the setting up of the indir r al disp ay booth at the ac ton fah fair had cost in the neigh bor h of sim it was agreed the displar had proved worthwhile and he effort would be furthered next vear following adjournment mr and mrs mckay served lunch i acton lotasty cum were the proud wirm- of the basil tippet perfect attendance trophy end tuesday evening received the award from the president of the forest hill dub pest winners the local club came from 0th place on the roster for highest attendance and tied the forest hill club for first in view of the remarkable feat the forest hrll club made the presentation during the acton club s meeting tuesday pusured left to nght are t elliott past president of the forest hill club f prouse local president r lewis acton club secretary f woodbum president of the visiting club and 0 morrhi a past president of tha forest hll club puc meeting appearing free press the mayor claimed the paper was very biasccd in it report and stated he thought a lot of harm was being done to the town through the distortion of facts the commission was told the mayor was not alone in his feel ings as this had been brought up at council the first of the week asked by commissioner e tyl er if he was referring to a council meeting report or that of p dc the mayor replied the puc the representative of the free press present at the puc meet ing alio grew htaltd and finally voiced his objections to mayor cook informing him the accusat ions were false 1 lows net present chairman j j stewart 1 ld the mayor there was no rhyme or rea son to councillor lowes objections to the report of the puc meeting appearing in the free pros mr lowe is not a member of tho commission and was not present at the meeting under discussion the report of which he criticised at this meeting the mayor put for ward proposals for a new town ad ministrator this has never been discussed at public council meeting i mr lok cla mrd the free press report of the last puc mreting would caitm distortion but was as sured by the chairman tht re had been nj diaturtmn of fact appear ing in the rcpott of the free press the mayor informed the com mission he thought thers was a lot of dissension in town resulunaj from the way the report of meet ings were written up in the pap er he told them it was the fault of the person sitting at the meet ing representing th free press others m a mr tyler informed the mayor he had recevted a phone call on wednesday evening prior to pub lication of last waekj paper ask ing him his opinion of the report of the recent pujc meeting and cosussuww m paot fiee