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ffiffjbpp m jgskt 17 v k fcf- vil v v- -it- i vfrivi i a nmetysecortd yearno 34 acton ontario wednesday february 22 1967 authorized second clan mall by the port office department ottawa sixtttn pagtstn oantt- ivv 2suife apartment building 44 houses to be erected real estate agents irv acton are optimistic about actons acute hous ing shortage being relieved this spring x itsexpected 44 new hbmes vyill be erected as soon as weather per mits in lakeview subdivision a 32un it apartment building will also be constructed on beverley st which is situated in the old beverley house property fronting on church and maria streets additional housing units will be constructed by smaller concerns on existing lots elsewhere jn town mmt op tos now mmomo atlhrity ki acton during 1966 was confined to ukwvitw lubdivlsio wjwr 22 unlft want built by on contractor mortgages were hard to get and houses could only be built as lots war re leased in grouptuof two vuot n tirst of it ktdst theres a keen demand for houses in acton especially from people who live outside the town it is presently ex tremely difficult to find rental accommodation ten to 15i en quiries a week for rentals are received by agents real estate men predict spring will see a real loosening of cmjhja mortgages which buyers find most attractiv the new t interest rates are expected to attract capital from lending institutions and from the banks which are ex pected to be in the mortgage business by spring az construction co has bought 15 more lots in lake- view subdivision for spring construction r the remaining 75 lots in lakeview have been bought by rubin corporation ltd brampton and it is unde here they will build 25 new homes on elmore drive behind tidey ave for a start these homes are expected to be in the 17000 to 25000 price range p e r i n i construction will build four more houses on pro perty in lakeview on one of which a start has already been made three more will likely acton brookville students win public speaking awards grade eight students carol patterson of robert little school in acton and rosemary ixoung of brookville school jtfon the public speaking hon- pps in the contest for the in spectorate of halton 4 on fri- daynight a large number of parents and friends attended the con test at brookville school and heard seven fine speeches the judges namad carol and rose mary as tpwinners they will repreafttfft the inspectorate whichrcontes of acton mil- personally autographed book home from far written by canadian novelist jean little of guelph all the contestants received a centennial year sil ver dollar the presentations were made on behalf of the milton nassagaweya and ac ton school boards by carlo bryce vicechairman of the nassagaweya board diane bousfleld and carol patterson represented acton in the contest lois fay susan arbic and rachel andreko rep resented milton and natalie dudnik and rosemary young ived avrepresentednassagaweya away from the scrutiny of the captain of hms pinafore which is playing in the robert little auditorium tonight and thursday two sailors john roszell and bob manning indulge in a little tradition of the royal navy the operetta is expect- i capacity crowds for both p centennial church service attended by 400 on sunday hundreds of guides brown ies scouts cubs and their lead ers assembled in the high school auditorium sunday af ternoon for an impressive cen tennial church service over 400 from georgetown attending as well as the ac ton groups from guides and brownies were brownies and leaders first georgetown south mrs d mckenzie brown owl fifth georgetown south mrs m get started in the spring says realtor syd lamb last year in lakeview 22 homes were constructed they were all presold on an owner- applicant basis for loans the long discussed apart ment building will appear this year on the vacant lot on church street siding on maria georgetown north mrsjlstreet the property was pur- program at r l auditorium two nights filled the auditorium for the service quite a few from streetsvllle and other centres couldnt make it because of bad road conditions the aarvtce wae a first time event in this area guide and scout officers were more than satisfied with the marvellous turnout it marked the begin ning of scout and guide week which falls on the birthday of lord and lady badenpowell founders of the worldwide movement it was also the thinking day program for some groups rev r mcmurray welcom ed all who attended and intro duced those on the stage which included acton scout steve van fleet r r parker centennial commission chair man mr herbert district commissioner for cubs and scouts rev a mckenzie mac sprowl president scout hall committee mayor lesduby lynn nielsen an acton guide actual cltmh band provid ed accompaniment for the hymns and march music for recessional they were con- ducted by dr george elliott in lieu of a sermon a special film on expo was shown by high school teacher clarence rognvaldson presiding minister rev mc murray led in the responses the lesson was read by rev a mckenzie mayor laa duhy spoke brief ly congratulating the groups for presenting the first cen tennial program in acton he spoke of the part scouting played in his life and the in- hueace it had for good district commissioner her bert brought greetings to the district from headquarters ex- ipratslbg his congratulations for the gratifying turnout the acton oume and scout movement has been in for the event for months and they were pl at the suc cess of the service the groups marched into the auditorium down the long corridors of the high school v wellasacton spingola jbrdwnowlljhaper ontng girls from 1st 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th first terra cotta mrs b countryman brown owl 10th georgetown north mrs k collier brown owl 9th crawford brown owl guides second george town mrs f freestone cap tain mrs wolf lieutenant sixth georgetown north mrs j archibald captain mrs l barker lieutenani fifth georgetown north- mrs7jl freeman captain also credit valley district commissioner first terra cotta mrs e mc- nally captain miss mary an drews lieutenant committee rqps director staff a letter troro the curling club thanking the recreation committee for the improve ment in curling ice since christmas triggered a com plaint session for the benefit of the recreation director how ard pearce at the regular meet ing of parks and recreation committee thursday the curlers in addition to expressing thanks tor better ice conditions also asked that the ice be shaved fiowa more and targets repainted comanlttee nmnh ted ty ler jr asked mr pearce why the lines and targets hadnt been repainted since he was under the impression they would be done a month ago ive got a certificate in rec reation not in ice making said mr pearce i just go by what the staff tells me they say threequarters of an inch of ice is ideal if we repaint it takes another quarterinch to cover the new paint sm wkmdnak hrbcmsipktes its too hue to avoid the rush brat ha aura to ham your 1wt car mceaee plates tnswd- ed by d might next tuesday jack hargrnve are a lot yet he said several committee members expressed amazement it took at least onequarter of an inch to cover the paint mr pearce also explained he tried tb pro gram events so the pebbling done for curling was worn off for hockey and skating chairman john goy said he didnt think ice was being made properly for anything it was also his opinion the arena deteriorated rapidly this year he asked the recreation direc tor to see the staff wiped chocolate off the walls and stopped kids from whirling hockey sticks around adults heads he wondered if mr pearce would care to go to some arenas around acton to see the wav thev were operat ed mr tyler agreed with mr goy and questioned where the staff was when he was down there we must impress on the dir ector that the arena is an im portant area- the chairman emphasized im getting the idea im more arena manager than rec reation director said mr pearce you can be an asset to the town i hope youre here for raanv vears answered mr tyler on the suggestion of vice- chairman brendan aheme it was agreed complaints should be aired at the committee lev el rather than at regular meet- continued on page 2 chased from beardmore and co and rezoned s of the 32 suites about 60 per cent will have two bedrooms and 40 per cent will be one bedroom suites it is expected that as s as the toofihgsare poured renv als may be accepted if the entire building is rented before completion it is understood by real estate agents that a sec ond building would be com menced on the same site young marrieds and senior citizens are expected to be particularly interested in the new apartments the average price of a home in acton has jumped about 2500 jillhe past two years but realtor alec johnson esti mates theres been a 5700 jump in metro toronto prices demand for housing has ex ceeded the supply and created the price spiral for those in the lower wage brackets there seems to be no immediate relief except the possibility of longer term mortgages real estate brokers in acton were encouraged however by the rash of spring construction promised and there were hints of more yet to come so give three oheers and three cheers more for the op eretta hms pinafore with apologies to gilbert and sullivan sold right out houses are expected tonight wednesday and tomorrow night at the ro bert little school auditorium the doublebill features the grades six seven and eight students in a merry adapta tion of hms pinafore and the junior and primary stud ents with a special centennial series of acts based on the themerthis land of ours tickets are limited to 400 a night and advance sales ac count for most of it as in the past there is a different cast each evening delighted school children from the robert little school all saw the performance at the two dress rehearsals tues day and wednesday after noons for the wednesday eve ning and thursday evening casts weu p technically and naturally sweetvoiced the cast of hms pinafore will entrance the audience as they make the utmost of the tune ful solos the mock pathos and the traditional comedy the youngsters thoroughly enjoy themselves in their gilbert and sullivan roles and their own enthusiasm as well as budding talents makes the production a pleasure the operettas director the ivories favorite tinkler glenn banks accompanies the show on the piano while doug cope- land directs the closepacked choir of 85 boys and girls at the front of the auditorium pinafore brings back those rollicking tunes we sail the ocean blue little buttercup the ruler of the queens na- beavers take edge on playoff series with 21 win tues bui mclaughlin scored ms second goal from a scramble around the acton net with less than four minutes to play to give seaforth beavers a mar ginal 21 win over acton tan ners last night in seaforth first game of the best-of-eev- en group semifinals it was called the best game off the season by seaforth fans the referees who doled out five of the six penalties to the tan ners said theyd never seen a faster game second game of the series will be played in acton thurs day night the regular friday night is taken up this week by the appearance of the njix oldtuners here shaking off the lethargy which has enveloped them in the tetter part of the schedule the acton club shook the pow erful beavers up by staying with themuntu the lasrfew minutes missing harold townaiey doug richardson and stafford out with injuries sickness and shift work they brought rook ie kevin hall up from the juv- continued on page 5 vee sing heigh the merry maiden and the tar farewell my love and for he is an englishman the captain echoes years and years of successful performan ces when he muses what nev er well hardly ever and the admiral again admonishes the newest audience to stick close to your desks and never go to sea and you all may be rulers of the queens navy the main plkycrs change on the two nights wednesdays players tonight are david bittorf as the captain barbara pratt as his daughter jack holmes as the common sailor who loves her steven van fleet as the beribboncd- and bemedalled admiral who loves her too diane frank as but tercup the peddlar woman carl reed as dick dcadeve the nasty oneeyed limping sailor riny schuts as the boatswain and jane watson as hebe supporting cast remains the same each evening sir josephs cousins sisters and aunts are patricia dunne barbara mcnabb brcnda mc nabb glynis johnson made line rogers cathy ashley corie maxwell bonnie wood i continued on page two ivriiifiii jwmstf mmw something to crow about four crows just south of acton heralding spring a highway 25 resident phoned the good news to the paper yesterday nurses seek certification public health nurses from halton county health unit have decided to apply for certi fication under the labor rela tions act and a hearing is scheduled for next wednesday morning march 1 in toronto the nurses have been quar relling with the board of health and halton county council for over a year at the last joint meeting between nurses and councillors they were told to seek certification as a bargaining unit before any negotiations would continue hj a cemtfnnial mothht and dauohtr banquet held by table guests looking on from the loft g w mckenzie mac acton guides and brownies last thursday night in the legion sprowl mrs e browne rev a mckenzie mrs g hargraye hall heard a splendid address by mrs i m howard commis- mrs t presgrave mrs w elbing mrs t newton mrs j siorter for the white qaks area otthe canadian girl guides van der kooy mrs a coombe mrs j lowrle and mrs mrs howard right cuts the centennial cake with other head howard tv- fe