Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 21, 1960, p. 2

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th acton frt tan ttiufktay april slit i960 38021 outlay review substation purchase commission to study budget kockwooo ft further ttvdy will be given the capital budget by the acton hyd ro commission before final de cision is made to purchase no 2 substation from the refc at a cost or jm021 the decision was made during the meeting thursday april 14 superintendent d mason was in structed to prepare an itemized budget for further review purchase of no i substation was made by the former lubli utilities commission in 1959 i order to purchase electric power at a cheaper rate the commission agreed surplus funds could be utilized for pur chase of no 2 substation to review budget commissioner cvjjeatty sug gested to the commission this review should be made in an at tempt tp eliminate any nones sentials from the proposed bud get and to give the commission ers a clear picture of projects for the future approval had been given by the ontario hydro for a capital budget expenditure of 24000 for the year chairman e g tyler sr informed the commission it was only a tentative estimate and a small portion of this amount would possibly be used mr beatty agreed with the chairman but stressed the portance of having a clear pkt ure of expected expenditures commissioner g mccutcheon suggested the superintendent prepare a list of projects for the next year or two in order to have them placed in their proper priority rating to bill town secretary treasurer mrs a ur quhart asked the commission how m bill the town for their share of the meter reading she is to submit an itemized state ment in order to give council an indication of costs chairman e g tyler the high school f icounty pares church society stages breakfast 60 road budget prior to special easter service been supplied with an electric oinunoe clothes dryer by the he pc at no cost to the local commission the property committee was instructed to obtain prices on an awning for the elgin street of fice it was pointed out that the agreement with the owner of the building called for the commis slon to share a portion of the cost of an awning will prosecute superintendent mason reported several light bulbs and globes had been smashed by children using b b guns after a lengthy discussion on the subject the commission decided to prosecute anyone guilty of damaging hydro property and noted the local police had issued a warning ag ainst the discharging of b b guns in town a reward was suggested for anyone providing information against an offender and a follow up by prosecution of the guilty parties reeve j m greer informed the commission that council waa engaging an appraiser to review insurance on all municipal build tags he asked if the hydro commission desired to have their buildings inspected the commission agreed the plan was a good one since the appraiser would be independent from any insurance company pay accounts the following accounts were approved for payment petty cash 1 94 bell telephone 3935 a bnuda 16500 confederation life pens 453 88 j r kearney corp 101 14 rec gen inspection n 3735 r thompson fuels i 5930 murray elec mfg corp 228x10 h k porter co 166 15 sangamo co ltd 2298 maodonald elec ltd 673 acton motors 1995 grants motors 901 f prouse motors 4 85 told i toth motors 8 60 had members of the young people s society staged a successful breakfast in the sunday school loom of the presbyterian church good friday morning from 9 lo 10j0 about 70 people sat down lo well laden tables orders for meals were laken in resnuranl style and served bv ihe voung people with a degree of satisfacl and mrs thomas getlatly those i at ouelph general hospital sat assisting in pouring lea were urday other members or ihc mrs a j elliott miss pearl ham family include a brother and sis ilton mrs d armstrong and ter gordon and susan the fun films of holy land appropriate for lenten meeting of guild continued from pag on cuplad b the provincial police north huhun dumhmint he sug st st id ihc council ask the pulke cpmmissiutur tu obiuin other uc commoclmion for the officttis mrs g musselle sympathy extended sympathy of the community is extended lo mr and mrs el wood tosh r r 2 rockwood in ihe passing of their voung son gary scod tree cutters council agreed lo scold the dc eral took place monday with ser pnrtment of lands and forests vice in the united church and in 1 fur imi clearing a lav cutting land of heather i dr r buckners si 32443 local child hospitalized following freak accident donnie bailey two and a half month old baby of mr and mrs robb bailey is m guelph hospital whh a broken kg in some manner the infant worked nway up in the carriage over the back and when noticed was lying partly out he i exp cc to be in hospital a good attendance was present at the local pmbrtcrian church on soodav for the easter ser wot rrr hawfcei delivered an ap propriate addrew and the junior cbotr wtmi the anthem ajsehaah chrm is rjven with mrv g suawr at the organ m cdenrntea bartariay marks llccuichoaa entertained her sdkoul chums on thursday afternoon on the occasion oj her 13th birthda miss jovoe robert wm of deep river spcttduif the easter holi days with her narenu mr aod mrvourac d robertson other guctt at the samt home on sundas included mr and mrs gordon robertson and family gudpb mr and mrs soman mc wlflian and children of pntltnch uada ferguson is holidaying this spent the weekend with his mot her mrs a sinclair sr and bro thers mr and mrs ed stewart wsit ed on sunday with mr and mn cnffin in hamdton ronnie returned home with them for a week s holiday a number from here attended open house at enn district high school on tuesdav night when an opportunity was had to inter stew the teachers a short pro gram was presented special party mr and mrs vtesicrhock of milkwdile held a parts on sat urdav evening to announce the engagement of their daughici jane to peter kloostcr son of mr and mrs k kiooster of the mii age mr and mrs k lousier and tamils were among the guest ladies model furs pesigned by speaker actons ys meneitcs were guests of the kitchener pan p it itae vs mcneucs group on acd netdav the most interesting guest speaker was herman koskv kitchener a well known lur following breakfast t service was held at 11 am when mem bers of the united church pros bvtcrion church and disciples thurch evcrfon assembled the auditorium was well filled following the invocilion the f t ii lords praur wis sung followed odlc top i 3ik bv the 23rd psalm dunmllhe t senpture reading both kltg dt buckner wis guest speaker a b moore and john binch the april ys mens club rcid the lesson with the- con meeting on thursday april 14 grcgation npcalinl the anosllts v k- j fwtu il suncv of the creed the hymn go lo dark gcthsemane w is followed b a pravcr md b the congregation land of the heather it wns encouraging to note the en thus usm of the members for dr luiknirs findings pnrticulaiv as a ducll mn j birtch and tom rs h bonner o sacred head slknnfk11 cu ur mi now wounded was cnlovcd inmn ni ir the cross was sung the sermon crosses of cahars wis delivered b guest speaker res b mow kit of disc iplcs church evcrton atl joined in the closing hvmn when i sunev the wondrous cross and the benediction was pronounced celebrate anniversary congratulations to mr and mrs arthur k thomas on the occasion of their soth wedding anniversan saturdav april 16 during the evening between 7 and 9pm a good number called to congratulate them members of the family are llosd thomas wife and famils rockwood and mr and mrs fred das marg arel and famih ancastcr little miss dav had charge of asking callers to sign their names in the guest book among those ttundtng from a distance were mr mil mrs maurice hurd of weston a bou quel of flown s from neighbors was among the manv gifts re ceived their mans friends wish them manv more scars of wedded bliss mr and mrs thomas re turned home from a hohdis in florida recenlls the happv couple were united in marriage at the home of the bnde s parents mr and mrs j w stout b the minister of paisley memorial church guelph their enl re man ed life has been spent in rockwood where thev have been active in business and church life outoflovvn guests were pres cnt frum comber bourn millc toronto hamilton burlington fergus and guelph c gj t easter tea members of the united church cgit held a successful fasier lea in the sund iv schxl f ihe chur h slu div ihcrnion the tables were dec r lied the scol u he iher it home ibroad ys man bill wilson introduced the speaker but the response wis made in a noble irishman mm r uph mckeown gains revenge nproann fines session wns ntrolled bv ys man c rog baptismal cciemon ferment in rockwood cemelei another link in connection with former residents of the community is severcetln the pass ing of mrs mark hodgson of guelph in london hospital mon dav in her 68th year mrs hodg son gertrudl shu i lis wis a daughter of the late bernard and mrs shultis formerly ellen gn stang surviving are her husband one son irwin nt home two hrothcrs albert of rockwood and walter of brampton and two sisieis mrs thomas mccutcheon of ac ion and mrs wilnur ctaig ul watford funeral service wis held wednesday at the mdntjrc and wilkic funenl home guelph with internum in rockwood ee melerv well attended easlei set vices were well u tended m all churches suncluy ineludliic i sunrise scivicc in the united church u 7 is im at st johns church in the altei noon hols communion wis eel ebtalcd with rotxit vincent is servci following ihe serv ce rev h b stokrcef uffici ited it project near georgetown with thi council h was huggcstiil the tree cutting contravened the couniv by law retirement of isscssor j ford rogers wis deferred until may 1 i 1961 the treasurer was instructed to p iy the j seph bruit munoiml hospital bin lingtt n the sum of j186s00 as the balance ol the first quirterol county gram also ipprovcd was ptogicss cerlilieaie no 9 to dch consliueldii ci lid lo be paid i rum the hilton i manor c ipit il ucount and shore and molt il architects lees conventions reeves tillev and phillips wen authorised to allend a three dav i c6nteieliee at atlipnoi st albins ladles guild held a owing lo the intern ss of the march and april iwojnloonc hoiu us the guild hud alnudyul meeting on april 7 tu i he palish untied unlen sirviei curlier in hill thi picsidei l m s i bin u ihe evening hi husimss discus is in ihe eh iir si on was cuneelled the li si wednesd i in mu h luncheon wns surved bv the which should liavc tn en the indies ol ihe guild to their guests mnich meeting hntl a showing ot btlurc dispersing films by the kind courics or mrs i sew for bazaar n k knox or ht i navels in ihc cast al lht aprl meeting business ttu rc h stikud wis lilmwns discussed nd many ideas ipn iloi uith mis vkiiux is nn put forward irom previousmcct 11 i ir now in action for the bar holy land aar novcmbo 12ih a stitch in the film ended with the show time saves nine the members inl ot the holy land which was produced quite an amount of sew ii si appropn iu as il was dur ing iccomphshcd for the occnslon i c lcnt mis f blunn gave a ind pi ogress is being tackled with v tie of thanks on behilf of the great cnthiisnsm iinld foi the evenings enter nn after a successful meeting inunl lunch was served before leaving rvaldson who used the occasion to extract funds for the bishop fund and gam revenge lor pasl injustice upon him fred koch poet laureate of the acton club tossed some more ot his literary gems lo the club bv way of paving tribute to past presidents y front hall the regular business was con ccrned with the project of fimnc the front hall of the ymca the club approved the east and ihe eontraet was let lo ten pro ol acton pcinutsuerc discussed and the club decided lo lake on a peanut das or carlv in mas father and son banquet tickets were distributed and with a flour ish of last minute items president earl masales closed off his firsl meeting in time tor all the ys men to hastih adjourn lo the nearest tv set and witness ihc leafs go down lo stanley cup doom spring fl i looked wil in the tnd ihe cirls i ddv c ilhv marsd n welcomed the cue ts the leadcis mis it n dog control residents are reminded that beginning may 1 acton win once again be policed by a dog catcher council during a re cent meeting engaged cecil robertson or glen williams to enforce the dog bylaw mr robertson will hcjoowng fter the georgetown dog con trot as well and notified council he would attempt to notify owners of tagged dogs the same day they are picked up dog owners are advised they will be required to pay a 300 reclaiming fee plus fl 00 a day board in the event their dogs are picked up straying at large schools closed thursd iy for the eisicr holidavs some of the e istcr vislors miss ad i wallet it h million james meek of elmua r y dtv of toronto miss peggv findliv is spending pait of ihc eisicr holid ivs in toronto miss bessie gardiner of bur linglon is spending e istcr holidavs with miss mrile moore congratulati ins to mi ind mis edw ud j kincsbutv nee lcona bolton on the birth ol i son timolhv edw ird on sund iv il st josephs hospilat guelph thurs sat apr 21 3 samson delilah starring victos mature hedy iamarr in color and ulysses starring victor mature in colour matinea saturday 2 00 usto ssi r h should t ladies lark ill workmen matched mm nan huwon o toronto j rtins i ls ctcti jacket and a apphin for 1 dependable refrigeration and aircqnditioning maintenance refrigeration services actohl mon wed apr 25 27 adult entertainment five gates to hell s lining dolores michaels in colt ur md lincmis ope ilso these 1000 hills starring don murray i patricia owens in colour and cinemascope the pulp md piper compmic have wood in pcipctuitv accidents are always m but if youre smart youll be wottf- a with good accident insurance and we sell the best dennys insurance agency bill and harold phone 455 39 brock st acton flapmmntlnf the travelers htrtlord corporation of the town of acton proclamation whereas th s community can beneft from fr endly relatonshps among business competitors between our town and the surround ng area and other conimun t es across ca ada beiween employer and employee whereas llis commonly can beneft from new industr es good bus ness cond tions more lounsts c vie improvement more jobs better fac i i es or educal on heallh and recreation whereas the acton chamber of commerce is a voluntary organ zat on of c 1 zens e abl ng us all to work togetl er to ach eve the above goals aid generally to mprove business to bu id a better commun ly and to develop better c t zenship m our commun ly our prov nee and our country i by v lue ot t e powers vested n me do hereby proclam eve support for chamber of com merce week be vg obse ved apr i 24th to 30th and call on all c 1 ze is to lend the r nteresl support n mak ng tl s observa ce and co operat on successful n every y j h goy mayor mcewan famtlv mfc baa vfo o sa sg- mane as visitor 4unng the uvekend with her iter and bro- therialaw mr and mrv dan winter and other fnends in the romraunity mr and mn fred swam of niagara falls visited over the weekcad with the tatters sister and brothertnbw mr and mrv e pmier mr elgin sinclair of hamilton pitnlj tpl- all we wt the ladies model the reacts to the deltghi of even one guelph and kitchener waterloo ys menetles were also guests those attending from acton were mrs w d e smith mrs e- masales mrs e lidkea mrs g w mckeiroc and mrs c l rognvaldson taltmafad atmversmy services will be held sunday may 1st ev john mcdermid btamtton will tpmk at lha frommg farvkm uuiut rev w sherwm guelth wm ipmkil rarancig una t 7 30 pm dst mrvtmetrnmshsonkb tumcey suffer tvmirf mty 3rd 530 800 pt -toncr- public hearing the planning board is conducting a public hearing on the proposed site for the bell telephone dial exchange building the site chosen is at the corner of church and elgin streets to permit the erection of the building an amendment to the zoning by law is necessary any persons effected or opposing the application are invited to attend this hearing to express their approval or dis approval feaaslmlsksttfl the hearing will be held in the council chambers thursday april 28 1 960 at 8 30 p m j mcgeachk sacratary it wouldo t i practical lor lmxrial to dmtle iu picture arc duuig a idorc exact tlnuion u rrcjimrd i d jlar llif v the peo le in tn you can ce from tlit firurrt below heres how imperials income dollar is divided ijst ear out of even dollar imperial lk in 55 rrni as spent fiir ra matcruls mostlv crude oil and for freight a bip item in a 1ir counlrv 55 cmt went for costs of operating tlic conipan tins included arts and salaries for our i i 000 emptovrrs ys j 9 crnh a for drprriiation nnie vt aside to lirlp uvitr replaang wornmt rcpiipntent 5 fmt went to various taxes not itulmhi r pnmntial road taxes ranging from 10 lo ln cents per galti n 6 cents was left but tmo of these had to be set aide for equipment to snake new products and for expansion of lliinrs like refinenei and aemce stations to meet the public needs 4 cmts was left for the slureholdrn whose investment nude the c possible imperial oil limited for 70 yar ladr in canadas growth

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