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commercial life active throug full range of business categories concentrated down area the sution hotel under town business section fanning out along the main arteries of the town acton s com mere id i section handling an climated s5 500j000ln yearly retail includes 97 retail and service firms with acton growing irt an east atly direction lhl particular jr ca has been built up and begin ning at he border of town is ac ton jersey dairy in a building built iik 1953 operating on mod irn equipment several garages t a restaurant grocery store and briwerti retail store have been developed during the pa i de cade blcndi in residential continuing westward the bus iness area bends uself with the residential section and grad ually converts lo a full scale downtown section in acton here are ii garages ihiee barber shops three doctors two dentists three lawyers a vetetinarian a nursing home two hardware slores six iloth ing stores three variety stores a pool rootn five restaurants a music sloic ihiec appliance stores iwo dairies a ircjrnery two bunks live grocery stores four butcher shops iwo bake shops jluii cnntn imih i sums a theatre a txmlmg alkv a lun era i home two drug stores a stationery mure two jewellers ftlorvs tii shin jipni shups two clcantis a laundty five in went minor changes and tcnov atlons as well i bctstccvi wilbur apd frederick si ret ik merits ciocei north side has had renovations and the inside ol the building remodelled for stock and a larg er customer drta j at the corner ol wilbur and mill on the south side of the street the building former oc cupicd by meeaciicfns hlcctnc now houfces several apartments an electrical supply store and insurance office a ma0r lire transformed the north corner of mill and elgin streets when the former e e barr block was completely gut ted bv lite it was replaced by a modern three storey apartment building housing the acton hyd ro electric commission an dec tried supply store and a butcher shop opposite this building on the south streets the baptist chuitl keshan il order office and a clothing store a bake shot id jewellery store share in re mafnder of this business b ock coridniung west on mill street on the north side cooper s drug store underwent a ma or over haul khen a modern store front was installed and inside rciiov ions made next door is af other clothing store supplying a r gen eral vanetv of goods whicl was altered to meet i be new ovner s requirements adams furniliire store i loc a led pest door in a bright y lit modernized bull j org in tfx pal unt block at tfce corner df the block at willow and mill st reels an uptodate ladies clt thing store is located where the bank of montreal was situated before moving to their new site across the rad on the south side of the block stretching from john to willow street not as majiy major clhang es were noted during the past rtier of mill and fcjgui i ten year but at the corner a the baptist chuith un i building owned by the lwns oldest barber underwent i u f t 1 1 ft k- i it 1 1 2 ziil rjlmflll binsss a huge crane hoists concrete for the fhirjd floor of the van gil building at mill and elgin streets the building started in 1958 and now completed houses tns hydro com mission office lovell bros meer market and wigo tv on the ground floor on the second and third flooijs there apartments wji i nee tcn slous duicl stands tu h wlpplv stfi a brtwcis u of ice simp ivv ptfsitc thn still on t ol mill the lnitcd church r iiived a residence to rnlike w r a new liiuilii building beside the new van oils blx an a dutch shop and beau on tlit nut them mrne ol mi and mgui slreils the si on im ed bv htnum rcciicdli majoi i lie 111 linn d i ir lite pasl sevetal vtars ll is been ik r is a hufe hi r and jr jci r sl free press moves in lh hlck ixiuun r lcin i barber join 1 is llll loi hit- major changes duiinj tin psi un vi ac ion iipandid sir tlitl thi iness seciun and bit bv hi jkldilliins spr iiijt up nid hmn iiiims tixik plucc on ihe norilu tn i stiiel liankhn im gai nd publishing nd in i in fi dill l iti hulk f queen motors 4uail is ln wil xl door al tl t id mill stnets the inc block built in n apartrneijl appli shitp l idling and novs house l shop and music store 1v i minor ym cjl change i the ymca next door btis re j idled a leu niinor renovations iy as ha the town oflicc ir the i same building holhiwav s n barber shop underwent fmnui changes and tile bjtlit of noa scotia bulldiny rvent dixrr install ed a mghl derniiil svstcm bax ttrs dmik stint has untjciyonc a number il nilrxir chaiifiis in kit piny with the times and nou olltis i more spunous shopuit ml ilisplav an i loi nisi l atton s growth is in intci eielion ol u luu bank of irtal building at the lomt willo and mill sticets in ikti block ami jfiti land store next door and during store was brought rncr gauge b with mod been expanded and large parking ii led the past ten sears has his business uptodate cm machine rv rcnoval increased stock the businc block next door has perhaps un hav dcrgone the most major cenoval building on tht ion in the pasl ten lears after modern six lane lisens clothing store vacated being operated this building to provide room ii expansion ul a larc grocel chain store steinbergs groee area was inlatfccd to include ll lurmef ilulhing store iblished lor uilding it has ral times a is included hipping ah it rccdinhij areas been acijled above this second floor a bowling allcv is hullord bcmiki- ilrv goods and gi i shi gaiage iindi r haul and is n brilish pliol the mivl in builj ehain al tunc on the nt in clipieif bv llic lids iki hi liail a b4 i titty ii thi opposite ktpl up lotlate m s i uh var ai1 hi iaiioi john elebraieel us wjih the b u i mill slims miiiv thanks hivi sons sihh stoit rilne have s lakin pi in h t on hi oith been sin si ns n this si loi dr mi matket i ihe building mon cfl bioihei toi present t in ihe used bv ptior to moving io ineir new location in the van gils apartment building citons ic lo si store occup its the poition ol the buildint directly west in the lcishman block it wis renovated alter the lhainwas sold out one ol ac tons oldest business places sit tiated al the lour corners at mil and main streets now houses a lothing storl and law ol in side streets two businesses ait sit led on i mg mill age ho took over from ihe original builder e jennings the dominioh hotel is located next door and i this building has been improved at various times in the pasl decade on ihe oppomie side of ihe street a modern dr cleaning plant is in ope at ion with a bar ber shop next toor acton cream erv which supplies butter and egts ficsh fruit and vegetables is located next door on the main street business section at the come ol the extension lo bower a nuc and mam street stands thompsons garage built in laie hao t lorne gar ner newly renovated proceeding north on ihis street there is a ncwlji rtnovatod build cupicd bk q k browne operates a confcclionerv next door is another yjr w ncd b sandv me isaac h has siuou in this loeation hid ice niw susinisl suock at the corner of mil and john sfree was an addm t business- section m 1954 the modem red brick jtfuciore was built by doug minning owner of wanning electrk alsolocated in the buildg is don bexioo s ewellery store and an apart i ment on the second floor next di the simpsons sears mail mass surves in j952 and again in me was first giv 1957 pulio vac j its rouo vac me w modern 1 ca en to school el idren 1 larc iret linimite mis manon me shell i him miss donna hcadquart t irs first full vear rf health proiect chet i uilahle here in acton sewage disposal punt on the third line of esquesing wenf into operation may 1952 the picturt taken on a monday shows a great deal of bubbles caused by the monday wash day citizenk were urged to connect to the sewage system as quickly as possible since the plant would operate more efficiently with a heavier flow of sewage in- may 300 permits had been issued for connection to the system on the completion of the system it was reported that the plant was one of the most efficient in ontario 600500 in debentures were issued to cover the cost of installation of the system and extensions manufac in local me special refractory crucibles a p green fire brick plant in august 1950 tompanv of ficials of a p greei fire brick company limited rrei with ac ton town council to discuss the availabilitv of local i ibor and of local housing faci itics when thev decided to open a manu faclunng plant in acton from august to october of that car plant manager george barbcau worked witi plant pert sonncl that had been hired local 1 in reconditioning a plant build 1 ing in preparation to setting up a relraciorv product production program 1 bv november 16th 1950 the first car of crucibles had gone through the kiln and a nlu local mdustn which was to serve the crucible needs of the mining in dustrv of canada wis in sleadv production j serious fire on august j5th 19s2 the ac ton plant was destroyed bv fire while this was a serious blow to ihe comp in steps uere taken imnudiatih to rebuild the plant while temporary production fac ilittcs were arranged to take care of current industry require menis other members of the ac ton plant staff set about clearing the rubble of the fire in prepar anon for the plant rebuilding b december of that same vear the rebuilding program was completed and a new plant was reopened b company officials sound decision the work of its acton em plovees was acknowledged bv an open house celebration to show the results of their efforts the cooperation of the acton em plovees at a time such as this proved to companv officials that warren grove in the fall of 1953 residents of the wartime housing voted to name their subdivision warren grove the name was chosen from an earlier unofficial desig naiion to the area their decision of locating in ac ton had been a wise one since then the acton plant of a p green fire bnck company ltd has shown steady sound growth over the years new pro ducts have been added and pro duction facilities have been im proved todaj the acton plant is one of three that a p green fire bnck company has in canada manufacturing quality refractory products for the ever growing needs of canadian industry w g twyman is the general man ager and vicepresident of the a p green organization in canada a coast tocoast sales orgamzat ion is headed by g m bray gen eral sales manager and vice pres ident george barbeau is acton plant manager and orval chap man is plant foreman a p green fire bnck comp any limited looks forward with confidence to the bright future of the canadian economy of its progressive acton organization ed at to in lic a of 10 at a p qumt ft jf products quality products a p a service need is ltoin z jrefractory engineering ve install our products quality acton workmanship enables a p green to nationally coasttocoast in canada a p green firebrick acton ontario