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1- beardmores here past 115 years actons pioneer industry the name beardmore and co has been known iri the leather industry fur the past 115 vcari ever since george lusani beard mure came to canada from de von england wjth capita to in vest in this new country rhts capital was part of a for tunc ltft by a relative archdea cun owen onetime chaplain general of the british fonts in india learn tanning mr beardmore spent somi time learning the idnnitiy busin ess at a plant tin toronto and subscqutpily bought a tdnncty in hamilton ind established tht first of the btjrdmore tanneries in canada when a fire dcmrovcct ihis tan nery in hamimon he began a business in toronto to further expand the industry a plant was opened on the grand river mar guclph in 1865 mr beardmore nought a tannery in aeion lhai hail been established in 1840 bv mr a ncllh jind in 1872 this lannerv ws destroyed by fire a ruv tannmy wai erelted within the year on the same foundation ciom to bark in the early years of tanning bjrk was used in the process and for many years ihe company owned and operated a tannin at braitbridge in the region close to h supply of hemlock bark changing eondimjni in tanning methods and the desire to oonsol idale ms activities resulted in ihe eompanv closing the bracebndgei 1922 nig all us acimti t tiiniry fhiiuovhi t ifui l the aei oper luther co ll imiled and the beardmore belling co limited these three firms art now con d under the name of be irilmort and co limited and all tanning and manufacturing 4s being done at acton loui fire in 1925 dhrthcr serious fire ng damage estim 100 000 the tan etion and several build beiidmore guidanei acton tan ning compinv i imittu muskoka injis slle we located beneath the railwav omplctek de ed once again buildings were replaced and ihe firm was soon again in production lit tie w onder that acton has become knjwn as a leather town wuh us industrial life so clear iv linked wnh his old mdustrv largest in canada todav a i 115 ears of age beardmore s art the largest tan ners leather in canada and their empl jvees number about 500 the tartnini capacity of the plant is aj proximately 1500 hide- per da ar i i astrous fn d to guard against div such as had occur have been das dem conditions force plants to close gone ai i dobbin di ir four industries during ihc past decade ceased to operate in ac the vvxji combing corporal ion f canada employing ap- pioxijnalely 200 men ind women closed ms doors on june 13 197 due lo problems in the textile induvirv ollieiils or me company an nountcd ai the lime that pro censing ot wool since the close of ihl war drilled back to cng tand and other countries ivjlcrt such work wis previously elnlr ed due to ihe i ivvir rites m fngland it was found more ti onoimeal lo comb ihe wool ilurt intl ship the finished product to canada new building baxter laboratories of canada i td ceased operations in atton ind moved to alliston in 1957 to occupy a nevl s 300 000 building one ol aelun s oldest indust any questions further inquiries about ihe town of acton should be ad dressed lo the secretary of the chamber ol commerce j bert wood ac ton ontario canada nes ihe stores glove companv closed its d jors in april 1954 due u the decrease in the de m ind i t cloves smallwod industries limited who occupied the stores glove co buildim were forced to vac ate acton due to the severe com pelilivei conditions existing in ihe industry employees absorbed in spite of the loss of these four industries during the past decade acton has continued to progress ind employees have been absorbed irt other estab lished or new industries in ac ton red in the the plant is r fulh equipped with a sprinkler svstem a id a modern refnger at ton plart makes possible the hides on a vear round basi many cranges have taken place past decade alone and modern equipment and me hods added to meet present ds develop new markets the dass 1 most of the he i s he farm he has been replaced is the tractor and the truck wnh his passing the de mand for harness jeather lessen an extent that most of the harness leather tanneries are now ut of existence in orcfeij to compensate for the loss of the harness leather bus mess and to keep the plant oper time it was necessary to devel op new lines of leather such is side upper leather and leather for the luggage waist belt and handbag trade i the company no longer owned be the bebrdmore familv but by canada packers limited owns 300 acres altogether at the site and the buildings cover over 400000 square feet of floor space belting welting counters o sole leather 4 upper leather 0 specialty leathers mechanical leathers carlon pipe and fittings beardmore co limited acton 1 ontario offices and warehouses acton montreal quebec toronto tanners since 1844 old united church condemned will erect new building soon the end of the decade found ihe congregation of acton united church holding services in the m ca their original red bnck hurch condemned preparation of new facilities had already be- t howeser with the basement of a new church completed earl ier for the later addition of a new anctuarv in september 1959 jagged master fell just following a sun day morning service dashing hopes remaining to repair the ngmal church brickwork was crumbling the wiring dangerous nd in most respects repairs were impractical after services in the basement for six weeks the group moyed o the imca open tender tenders for the erection of a hrand new church are to be op- tied this month architect s ins were prepared well in ad ince indicative of the churchtobe the oasement adjoining the undemncd church dedicated as i christian education building in ociober 198 the building ccmmittee supervised the erect i n of this building after a home hid been purchased and demol i hed to make room for it ft rtmaht of the committee tjiidtd the six room addition which included a boiler room vtw organ when the new church is built a fine rean from berkeley in ite church toronto will be in stalled tne congregation was optim istic when back in february 1950 a beautiful new chancel planned bv the rev louis pick enng was completed the last furnishings including choir seats and baptisi lal fonts were put in place just wo veeks before mr pickerings deatr l he was f llow sd m the pastor ate bv the uev i a currev from julv 1950 to ju y 1955 gifts during tr s decade include candlesticks in memorv of ron rolston a bible rest in memory of neil mcnabb neyv communion semce in memorv of mr and mrs r h wansbrough and a pulpit drape and bible markers in memorv of mrs charles mas on vital decisions deterioration of the church be came apparent and the building committee headed bv alf long was faced with vital decisions minister durmg this difficult time has been ihe rev gordon adams who left this month for sudburv after four and a half years here active groups in the church in- elude the fnendl circle a j m s c g i t men s club and tumor and senior choirs the sunday school includes a nurserv for pre school children church membership in the de cade has increased from 355 in 19n3 to 440 now christian hucation service m september 1958 left long chairman of the building sess on a church will be built worshipping in the ym ca first pastor is leader in building new church the nreaation of aeion hurch wa- opened after much p nte us al tab rnak jme into work hv ihe dedicated pamor and i n ihe jm h t f of the past re willina members of his eon je jrceanon b 1 rt that tciscr of that hen mr reid came the t tiira ion r id o invcl to u eh had onv about a dozen fitipn tn strvkt- a ncrbtr todav there are 4 u h piavtr meetings were there ere 24 voungsters at itndma sunday school when he i iijhs ivre n jil ih number his i j 19 iv rev wc ed 1 at v end 1 199 r 1 i a t n g nn r i ed in h ihur h r i 1l he worn r 1 i in i l c anbinsa c c ltr j t- p i r mi i nar a n girk lrjmc toi h r- c cti u k j i i r at l remembrance i 1 i 1 fie 1c r i mrr d ev t 1 t 1 1 e t t h t n d here or m vear- 1 i jjp a v ri the titnur j tr ti he mr t ra ijd n 4c icir r rlc jr wa- ur cilcd n 120 ci r i r jj h the nd crvice hate been held i in vae he j in ihe iher- am remembrance day t n nlc d ttmeni in mi e foovcirl tre t nd s y j ei ls at thi weirld iar additions io ihe one i hnighi stnin mem nal monument were unveiled in iri b ill lookine forward 1949 by lieu tnuntgove iur r3v o june i95 the attractive lavsn procession from st aben s t en o me hall n apr i 1959 by f rah reverend w e c n lux on d d lord bishop par s one s n ire decscn o of h s as membership givings increases 1 mvrim in knox presby ten in i ar h ha- tnereased 32 per cent suite i9m while receipts i r j1 pur-xj-t- are up lib per urn ii l0 hur h raembtrhip wa now it vfl rcceip v are up from xo to 24iw n w0 gmncs n the uc ei i ie preb tnan ehur h cm f00 to usm per membership lp ljv w ih 1 n m i kiav jll here have t te church ha- been irj iany taken to correct the situation the len anns construction co of guclph proceeded to restore the wall- to their oncinal plumb- ne v and the m njc lure w a re ilur cd wi h lour nerod and ee platen on the wooden mem- ers that support he roof it addui n ai he ame time n ais uiher rcpa were made io he u idir mc udmg repuint c he h ickwork npar to the anja ion new cramate racih ls pjoi pais ard a new sule ik the re r h s o he hi- ill he st rcpa r j i iu vooo missionary returns m mars ellei nc n a b- ccd tiemher l kn hur v had erved on the ovtrsfj r i fie c- l f t a an1 b i vh gi i inj tor ni i 0 ns tor he church parlor and ministers studv 215 stacking chairs is s jckinc tables a ges temer mimeocraphuig machine an 1 ndcrvooe typewriter a cal culator icht nv f vtures offtnnt p ates outdoor men automata wxsher ba hroom fixtures office ck ard fill abinet drapes and i le uor in lour bedrooms begin building fund the ned icr ncreascd ocilu i ak a i the christian edut31 e of he h u ha bee r a number of a s her ii januac 1 1 j the piishin he ou hied l 1 hit he strnc ol the church noush ihrcaicneij hrust 6f a heavy root i remediate steps were n ill he nealih r aciic i f and on june 2 a she n ssvj ij t ivt i he rj e i lh ri j i xis n i hjj xcn c narv t he mc n f k i hui h n h m mc m rv n taes o he an if p a ion hguipment idded io he knox church and mans during ihe nast decade includes a vairioval winecolored rue oo the main floor of the sanctuary furnish- tn sflth er d husnev m and ie rai i haruld silcs and f s i lj a eicia lc he r solh n he i hac o a 1 t cs js m as film setting a n was h vi on c cm h n tbl ii h- c 1 he- p c ai him ci knew the j ion 1 fi n b ard st he evvr js he 1 jr i documentarv tne ei i r bhcis vcere aken on ht si c t w th tihvnspeople cued tto walk casually by in the park a plant oftiee and the free pre