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i men ftess eightyfifth year no 50 acton ontario thursday june 9h 1960 eight pages seven cents staff photo wilfred coles boer war veteran- was present at the decoration day service sunday to raise and lower the flag at the cenotaph during the last post and reveille mr coles has been handling this chore for the past six years and has never missed a parade the guard of honor end guelph sea cadet band can be seen in the background as well as members of the guelph pipe band other bands in the parade were acton citizens band acton junior pipe band and the lome scots regimental band amos mason funeral held today was leading citizen industrialist one or actons leading citizens amos mason passed away quietly at guelph genera hospital tues day morning hi leaves an en viable record of service as a torn munity leader industrialist and outstanding citizen for 40 years mr mason has been a civic and community lea der in acton his record of scr vice covers almost every organiza tion and his leadership has been directed towards every worth while community enterprise bom at ltsgar in peel county 79 years ago mr mason moved to aclon with his parents william mason and isabel switzcr when he was u from acton mr mason went to mtattmrvillc where he worked in a general store after a few years he moved to alton to work married la 1908 while living in alton he met his wife he former cordelia al gie and the two were married june 1 1908 it was in 1920 amos mason re turned to aeton with some used muchincry to open mison knitting company and his hard work and keen business mind were responsible for the success of the comptny shortly after taking up per mancnt reside nee in aeton he began his community service work and bv 1922 was leading ac ton citizens band his ability and interest soon developed a lopnotch organization impressive service his service to the eummuml was impressive and up until the time of his death he was active in assisting worthwhile projects he took a keen interest in the rotarv club and the crippled children s campaign he was the charier preside nl mr mason served on ihe publte sehool board ind luler on muniei pal council as councillor then reeve warden of haiton county and acton s first mayor during his 14 years of municipal work serving on the first board of the aeton ymca he was later president of that board other activities included leading the united church choir serving as president of the acton board of trade and membership in walker lodge a f and a m during the war years he headed the acton and vicinity war ser vice league from 194045 he led the orchestra during the fund amos mason i using minstrel show tnd dso served as haiton chairman of tho can idian red cross and tor vie turv loan camoains ctzen of year giatefu for the service ren diced the municipal couneil nam ed a street in warren gruvc after mr mason and in this mtnner lite ii tine will be continued in 1958 the acton chimber f commerce recognized the com munity seiviee ol mi mas n and named him chamber ol com merce citizen ol the year many kind acts ol mr mast n will he known only to a lew and his silent and sineeie actio is will always he remcinbctcd by lost concerned in the past few years he h is tired ii m the business ind his son george has assumed itsopei i hon home a beauty spot even in his rctiicmcnt mi ma in was an active m in and his home on bovver avenue is i beauty spot with plants and shrubs covering ihc grounds two years ago he tnsl llled a a n scrvalory on the front or his home and took great pnde in raising special plants and flowers fellow rotanans often joined him in a game of shulflc board on the courts he hid installed in his garden ind many letsmc hours were spent plavmc then- mr mason will be sidlv missed by his wife and son george is well as four crandchildicn ri chard frank jud th ind j ne of his seven brothers ind sis ters charles mason ol aeton is the only survivor he was pre deceased bv bert fi ink lottie hazel maude mrs f mcintosh and ida mrs j anew funeral today the func ral st rv ice w is he id todav thursdiv from the rum lev shocm tker funeral home twnd hed bv his cood friend and ncithtxr the rev a h mcken as well is the 1 ree allenthncc f friends ind n ihbt rs rolarv club mctnbcis attended is a lroup lnle mint vv is in furview ccmetcrv pallbearers were w ildo diinl i n chiilcs kirkness r iv acncw richard m ts fi ink misn ind arthur g imbl nassagaweya gives okay for sixth line quarry by next fall a new stone quarry rumored to be larger than the recently opened haiton crushed stone on nassagcwcyas sixth line will be springing up next door to haiton crushed stone nissagawcya council granted a licence to the yet unnamed company at their june meeting last week the quarry will take fuim on a pi event bushlot in luis 9 and 10 in concession 6 and parts of lots 9 and 10 in concession 5 the licence was granted to company representative otto fredcnch prince zu iscnburg council also granted a licence to the haiton crushed stone company which have been in operation for just ovcfconc year recent legislation permits the hownshtp to licence ah pits and quarries tenders were called by council for the supply of one new township truck and a snowplow a bylaw ineieased ihe minimum tax of 6 regardless of as sessment the clerk don mcmillan pointed out recent legislation had increased the minimum a road superintendents voucher for 3 25266 was approved and accounts for si 66502 including a mathematical calculator were also approved for payment township queries school rates studies variance in districts esquesing councillors queried us much as 4w mills difference between the aeton georgetown and milton high school levies for the township al their monday meeting and wondered why one general levy eouldn t cover all hrce schools with the present threeboard clup ralep lyci s pay various ales depend in t on whether their property is in the district served by one board councillors sug tested the local inspector might give them some information on he possibility of one overall high four in car wsmxsk jwknia i closer liaison between three schools amended during board meeting the perennial problem of cr liaison between high and pub lic schools in aclon was given another airing tuesday at th regular meeting ut public school trustees discussion ran ihe pa mut from a proposal that one board of education be establish d to method ul preparing stu dents tor their elevation i mm elementary to the secondary school level chairman murrav smith out lined steps taken to arrange a meeting with the hih sehool board chairman but pointed out no definite dale had been set request meeting trustees felt more action wis needed and instructed secretary mt middklon to write the tnh school board requesting a julv meeting between the respective bodies lets keep hammering wu it it said l c pt members were unanimous in their dissatisfaction with the present svslem which often saw students repeating assignments in grade nine in which they had become proficient in public school they urged a closer look into the problem which was first presented by principal g mo kenne at an earlier meeting in the form of a plea for some wav to bridge the gap anything we can do to facil itate education we shouldnl he sit ite to do rental ked lee tom watson the board unanimously pass ed a motion sponsored bv truv tee tom watson that recognition be aceoided the aclon puhlie sc hool teac he rs associat ion recognition was withheld al ihs last meeting pending lurtbei mlormatiun on ihe avsociatiun frnie marks was complimented on a ob well done when he ic ported most ol the landscap ing paving and clean up had been completed at the tw sehools the boatd tpprmed it ion it edueiliinil i uis i r prides seven and uchi stud enls will vis i the oac in guelph ind tic museum in t r into as pirt el the pr ciam honest mistake f n il pivmint n ihi new ul diiion lo ilie rubeii uul sebool was withheld until a spe iitl nninnp decided whethei shares 1000 for good guess tl mnvs m ms nsukiition sh uld u i un ti an honest mistike in the eon traitors speetfie tti ns trusu chtl bridles rem irked in woul i tike lo go all thmueh ihe sehwl he ion mil payment is midi a letter from the hrm of him ilton tree surceons enacd 1 tnm trees ai the rokrt little school disclosed thev w hilel w i i until children were all out 1 1 school before e nimen inc we rk the board aeeepnfd ihi school setup this year the north haiton urban board split into three separate boirds when georgetown members cumpl un ed the large body was unvvcildv aeton high school levy for township ratepayers this year is 825 milts while georgetown s is 4 39 and milton s rite is 4 70 mills the boildmj inspector icport cd a cood month in pel nut issues with new construction v ilued at 169600 during may a discussion on irulei tax eol lection was also held pinned behind acton youth william churchill 68 church sheet aeton was pinned again st ihe sieeimg wheel of his ear tnd three other youths received minor injuries when ihe ear ihey re riding in skidded un loose j avel crashed into a bridge knocked down a tree and wound up tottering on ihe creek bank with only a guy cable holding it saturday night near norval the churchill youth was found imiured but was not able lo be freed until a tow truck had pul led ihc vehicle back un the road the other three passengers wayne wnson and hank uiter steering wheel escapes injury vvvk both of acjon and william mccoy ol toronto jumped ltom the ear soon after it had struck the bridge the mccoy youth was taken to peel memorial hospital in bramp ton for treatment on a cut fore head hank uiterwyk received treatment for a cut eye at an ac ion doctors office north haiton 0 p p officers ray andress and allan miles aided the injured al the scene of the accident and constable andress investigated police report 600 da mate was caused to the car large crowd attends service decorate graves honor dead actons three cemeteries were i andsborough sounded the beautifully decorated with flow post and reveille last plants and shrubs with freshly cut grass adding to their attractive appearance when the annual decoration day service was held sunday graves in dublin pioneer and fairvicw mctenes were decor tied remembrance of loved ones passad d awav five bands representatives ol local organizations liremen scouts guides cubs brownies legionnaires and many other the parade kit the eenot iph ind marched lo fanvievv ccmet cry where a large eiowd gather cd thcv heard in inspuinj id dres bv rev moore ol rock wood md altei the shmt service of worship graves vveic decoi welcome from council w rds ol welcome were c pressed by mayor john guy or behalf ul council he told hi audience decora i ion day w i mirched from the cnr station om day the community he cenotaph where a bncf service was held and then pro ceeded to fairvicw ccmclcry whele rev gab moore unit cd church minister liom rock wood gave he address lengthy parade the lengthy procession led by parade marshal vic patrick was headed by acton cilicns band and marc hint tu he music wcic aclon council members slan hall m p p lor haiton aeton fire depailmcitl and lo l local 467 guelph sei c idcl band mink ed by their color pirty marched 160 lo the minute down lite crowd lined streets in their smart navy blue unifoims the lome scots regimental band which came next was much admired m their killed umlorms complete with busbies following the band were acton lationnaitcs and visttnic bran dies aeton junior pipe bind led the louilh division and piped the seotits guides brownies and cubs along the parade mute the last and final section led bv the guelph pipe band eon sisted of the lcfcion indies auxihaty acton and district w 1 members and rcprescnlaliv es of the lakeside and duke ol devonshire chapters 10de cenotaph service on arrival at the cenotaph the color parly foimcd m fionl of the paiade and the legion charge was read by president max storey placing of the leg ion wreath in remembrance ut fallen comrades was done bv mel jordan names of the fallen dead were read by john me hu rev a h mckcnic led the gathering in prayer and charles whole gathered to remember the s ici dices made by those killed during ihe wars and ihc mem ones and wisdom handed down by loved ones who have passed away the decor u ion d ty sei vice in acton has to all ol us a speci il meaning he concluded ihe mayor thanked all ihc organizations taking an ictivc part in ihc service and expressed a special thanks lo the commit tee in charge se t iplurc and pi aye r w e re given by the rcvr a brook introduction of ihe guest speak ulankaa sxi xu 11 cr was made by rev a h mo- kciuic- give don i take rev gab moore coin mended he large number of buys and girls taking part in the scivicc and paiade and cx- picsscd thanks for the largo turnout he told the crowd wir is a i ii lure in ihe art of living and tc il devotions to ideals is in giving nut taking rev muoic commented on the sciipturc passigcs read hy rev btouk horn genesis ihe slorv ol ahraham utd his son he noted all coulel ic irn from ab raham s re ill ition thai a true sietilice was not in taking life bui uving it live for god the demand lor sacrifice still exists today he said urging evervone lo serve god by livinr i r him instead of becoming filled with our own self import he noted men and women succeed in life only because or the devotion and sacrifice of coik inucrf on pago three high school board to consider yearly scholarships bursaries ship ahoy teachers students to join r cn on day long cruise an mtcrcstine trip will be lak en by pnncipil e a hansen of acton high school staff mem ber t campbell and students jim ironside and bnan bar beau this saturday when ihcv loin with the ruval canadian navv in cruising lake ontario in one of the most uptodate sub- thc teachers and students guests ol the nivy dunng the 50lh anniversary eclebrat ions thcv will set sail trom h m c s star hamilton at 1 pm and return at 5 p m thcv will travel on either th chaudicrc or the columbia both ultra modern escort ships built to deal with enemy sub- erin township purchases land for future municipal building acton hijh school board mem day cveninc decided to mvcslic ale all possible sc holarships ind bursaries available to stud enls and aejeed lo consider tn nual payment ol 600 in school board scholarships to sludcnls achieving high standings in each trade hi nance chairman f s force introduced a proposed schedule ol scholarships to be given bv the board and it was dc cided to have each member re view this prior to the next nice ling when a possible decision would be made mr force also tod members iherc were many university scho larships and government bursar ics available loall students grad uating irom grade 13 he sug gested i list be procured and published in the school s year book principal e a hansen and j j ti 6 wxai secretary w middleton were ap pointed lo visit the department ol lducation in toronto in order lo secure a list receive resignation the boaid received the resig nation ol stall member d both well he is l iking a position in not th b iv next ye ir in his res ignalion mr both well express ed rcfcrel at leaving acton and thanked ihe board lor i heir kind eonsidei at ion dui ing his slay here pennissi tn w is given for the purch ise or gym clothing for the gnls lor use dunng physical education classes a building change order pro viding fur installation of indoor threshold in the new section was approved the secretary was instructed to issue a cheque amounting to ji06 25 accounts were approved for payment amounting to w 49058 honor grade 13 high school students during graduation banquet in gym approv d w is given tuesday m iv ii bv lnn township eoun eil lor purch ise ol land from h j aw i v t he used lor the site 1 1 the proposed municipal bin id i n couikii mstruetcd the clerk i s tie a cheque amount i nt to 1000 in payment of the land c iiiikil cave the nod ol ip- pr v il i r purchase of an ad mis m nor grader with snow pi w and wing attachment al a st t 24 291 it was agreed lo peliti n the omb lor approval t ihis purchase it was noted spnl hid already been paid i the purchase price ll was jgrexd t pay half ihe st ul erecting a lence and two les to k c nevills orton new fate smd for swimmers bathers ji fairv lake this sum- mi will he able lo sunbathe in solid comlorl as they sink in fine whti sand laid at the swimming levard is rcjoking at his windfall eu s3u 1 1 he shares 1000 with two other winners in a to ronto star contest contetants were asked to guess ihe exact temperature and humidity lor saturday may 28 and mr movse and the other two people guessed correctly the acton winner guessed the temperature al 70 and humidilv at 83 he was happy about the win as he has lost considerable time at work itntn uf ehssirig luirj mp liun mceaihcm with rverc and instructed the seeretan t idvertist the position press representatives vvre asked to withdraw while the m spectors report was read thev were assured it was an excellent icport chairman murnv smith pre sided al the last regular meeting before the fall term with tniv tccs w wolfe e marks d man ning t watson and c bradley in attendance on saturdi 0 tons o lime stone and r0 tons of white sand were dumped at the site care- tike r herb frvcr spent a busy day raking and shoreihng to level ihe sand parks board decided last vear to have the bathing area skmned of all grass and a proper beach made mr freer has been busv cut ting grass and working m the park getting it in for the summer patrons icncc surrounding hillsburfch and enn township garbage dump accounts amounting to 3 333 95 were approved fur payment f a hamilton director of education guelph spoke firmly and frankly to the graduating class of aclun huh school dur ing their binquet in the hich school ludilonum friday even ing and outlined the course of study they should follow during their university careers the grade 13 students learned that attending tmivcrsily would not be a bowl of cherries the gornl would be lough and only hv applying themselves could they hope to achieve their goal he reminded the 16 students thcv would be stepping uul ul l he protec t iv c a t mosphe re ol high school into a rulcd and lough term at university in which thcv would be very much on their own mr hamilton noted no one school teachers had given them c ircd whelher thcv did their supervision and assistance when homework al university or not needed and warned ihc students and thev would have to orcanic next year ihcv would not re their own lime ol sluilv alarming figures w irning ihcm he was not pie sent to mollycoddle them ihe spe ike r stressed thit next ve ir one out of every three univcisitv sludcnls would lail is 31 per cent were washed out in their freshman year mr himillon prused ihc siti dcnls as he told hem ihcv were presently top d it their school hut warned them thev would he the scum ol the earth when thev entered un ersttv once agai of the ladder he told them how the hich trc itmcnt are you icady lor this he asked potential only the mulc i ihss learned that university professors were not interested in them peisonully hut only in their potential 11 vou don i organize your selves you are in for a great expensive disappointment when you hnd yourscll a f uliire at university the speaker cinphav ied the students leirncd hat v the bottom memorizing heir wiv through university wasn t enough as the conflnuea on pope thre grade u class held their graduation banquet jt the high school last friday and heard an interesting but frank informa tive talk from f a hamilton director of education guelph the members of the class are pictured above front row left to rtght are grace clow lynda lovell clla jany louise wasowicz and aaary lou creighton back row lef to right mike hurst jim swackhamer laurence ouby wayne ridley brian gervats frank martscak bruce macpherfton ken gardner mike homer and bill johnstone missing when pictured was taken was don brown