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the acton free praaa wednesday may 19 1948 urban board mall on mill st 5 in towns fouoarug la u brlf acton chamber ofcommarcpraaaotad to council last night ntarcanfthe proposed temporary ell on mill sitmi ance ara addraaatac our- aalvaa lo a council which la wall acqaalbtad with ihs problems of m aon cantru baataasa du- trtet and whjcb a eqaattv wau aoaaalst4 with the importance of this caotral buatnau watrtct both m redone praaidig en tity end ea apuoa tbetajhe abate podulauon of acton congra gataa o da bustasasv nkl id clctlrtlt heart of the matter without trying to gt fiatre- tmaaiva background for hi at aneatlng hfld by tb acton chamber qf commerclt wasun- ulmdusty daddad o create a temporary walking mall on mill sh between john st and main st mr a period of two weeks u possible starting afproaltnatejy june 10 ims we propose to block m1u st for vehicle traffic as outlined and decorate the pavement with ttva plants and trees etc sal up benches and generally transform the area into a type of opeotown square willow si between bower ave and mill st and between church st and mill st would be cloaedto through traffic anduaedforpark- lng also john st should ba made as one way south from bower st to church si with parung on one side au through traffic would be channelled thrcuiveextni ave and along church st to main st and reverse provisions for a bus slop at the main and m1u corners would ba made by tettlnc back the bar riers from main 20 to 25 feel weal on mm st benches would be provided for passengers pessengera buying tlcfcela from the depot will have lo be individ ually edviaed where to board and parcels will have lo be pickadup directly from the bua other individual probletna as regard to pickup and delivery have been dealt with or will be ictffirgprrojtj7 farm vehicles hazard on highways dear sir for some time now i have tall that ip the event that eon- thing similar has not been said before the following should he brought to your readers i refer particularly at this time of year to the increasing number of farm vehicles using our local highways and indeed our town streets tractors trailers rakes etc may be seen dally plodding slowly down the highway as well as everywhere but the main street many of these vehicles are without proper lighting although i will admit that they operate for the moat part dirlng daylight they certainly bear no licence plates and in alt likelihood they are burning untaxed farm type gasoline or del eel fuel this also being illegal i tally realise that the farmer remains one of ibe privileged few even to this dsy but these slow moving unlicensed vehicles are a detriment to sate driving and i feel that something should be done about it concerned dealt with as they appear during interviews taking place previous to the blocking of the street during a conversation on mon day may is isuthlspropositlon wss put before the deputy mini ster of hlghwaya mr cam mc- nabb the deputy minister had a sympathetic aar and was provid ed willi maps and pttilatal in formation the deputy minis- tr jtskwdj if the proposed wall wasagredtoby this council and wss hold no but tnt a most syrapalnelie altitude would be uipachid as the entire pre position wascntfcelved in order 16 obilninjormshoo tor the use of tm town council as wall as the business community the deputy minister aisled n was unsbw to make adedlaicn on the msttet on the spot but thai be would have the matter given study immediately and would probably come toed del bn by tb and of this week if the malf becomes a reality a number of activities would ba inaugurated both commercial and otherwise certainly a band concert and a merchandising event will take place anattempt will be made to put the safe quiet spsee thus created to good use also we asked the council lo in struct the clerk lo render assis tance la the matter if the council should see ht lo deal with this matter forthwith we can provide answers to your questions u you prefer lo desl with the matter later either to night or at another time we will be willing to await your plea sures however for many reas ons one being the heavier flow of traffic during the holiday sea son we would appreciate your speedy dealings with the matter bauinafad trophy awards presented hockey party saturday by mrs r shoruu ivan woods completed his so mils hike being sponsored by the wl and ucw organisations as well u smiths store and his own brothers and sister he was able to win a eonslderabl sum for oafam thank you ivan mrs f w shoruu was able to return home from georgetown hospital where she had spent the past week sirs ken rldlar flew down from fori william to visit her parents for a day or two little jane and maureen bus- too were among those who re- omtuary thomas v renzehi a well known accordionist and a popular nusicalentertalnerfor most of bis life thomas victor tommy reatettl of john st acton died at his home on april 25 ims born in toronto the son of italian immigrants in 1918 he was educated in the city and ape at his spare hours wiling news papers to raise enough money to buy an accordion this purchase whan he was u year old started him on a career that eventually took him across canada and the united states entertaining people everywhere a t 17 he joined cfrb radio and played with the frank perri group then he started a large music studio in toronto with over 100 pupllsunder his tutelage at one time he joined the doris ord trio then went to ckey with the hayloft hoedownera as feature soloist his next step was into tv when he joined cliff mckay and the holiday ranch gangfortwoyeara he also played with gordle tapp on the malastreet jamboree show and formed tu own orchestra the polka dote which entertained across canada and the us several years ago he moved to milton where he built several homes continued hlientertalnlng and operated a music studio in ims he retired from the music business and became i real estate l with best realty and insurance company in milton surviving tow his wife clarissa anne acton also tour brothers and three sisters he rested at us mackab and son funeral home in milton until april ft wtn a funeral aarvice was con ducted by the rev r w foster cf grace anglican church mil ton cremation followed in tor- eelved their first communion at georgetown holy cross church on sunday may 12 at ralllnafad church the junior choir stngananthemthelrsweet young voices blending together very clearly mrs ernie uc- enery was at the organ for the mothers day service mr and mrs snider have finished off a splendid apartment la the upper storey of their horns the former manse several homes in our area have changed hands in the last two weeks mr and mrs lloyd swindle- hurst moved into their home in erin on saturday they had been renting rooms with the allans temporarily we understand lloyd is working with mr rau at carpentry work miss donna shortil is attending guelph university in her final semester she is majoring in history and political science and hopes to graduate the latter part of july during the past week they were given the opportunity to vote on the new liberal leader tor guelph messrs reg and delmar french richard shortlll and emerson anderson were on a fishing trip to parry sound district over the weekend mr and mrs joe hajar were in wasaga last week preparing for the summer season where they operate a lodge at wasaga beach mr and mrs flotto of owen sound visited with mr and c s patterson bn sunday mr cameron mcenery has been confined to his room the past week we hope the warm sunny days wilt improve his health at a hockey party on saturday night for the three balunafad teams a pleasant evening was spent the three teams who enjoyed many games ai hluaburg all winter were present the chargers evaders and beavers the evaders who were chosen best tegm were awarded a beautiful trophy by bud kentner on behalf of himself and dick shortlll also awards were presented as follows paul hamilton most sportsmanlike player most valu able player from each of the three teams howard snider the chargers gordon mcarthur the beavers clare snow the evaders obituary former ospringe merchant dies r lindsay gordon 74 died monday at guelph general hos pital when he suffered a heart attack after a short illness he is survived by his wife the former verna mabel goy daughters mrs pst mcdougsu of montreal mrs ray klsslck betty toronto and mrs ed scarffe helen of london he is also survived by brothers bob e of sarnla ross ol guelph and 15 grandchildren mr gor don was raised on a farm in guelph township and operated stores in arkell ospringe and llnwood he moved to guelph in 1928 and had been employed as an auto salesman for little motor sales and an agent for manufacturers life insurance co i a member and elder of knos presbyterian church mr gor don was a past master and can ton of the ioof as well as an active curler and lawn bowler funeral services will be held thursday with interment at woodlawn cemetery guaranteed products and service from imperial furnace and stove oili greaiet gasoline diesel fuel motor oils oil ltd ultimatic furnaces no down payment 10 veers to pay power humidifiers jerry skirrow 8532340 membara of the north helton urban hoard intereated in a county library aatup bacauaa of runtora on the grapevino that a so cant par capita grant was available still frowned on the idea at their last meeting in georgetown thare was not enough information aval table on a county library aalup hut represent atives from acton georgetown and mlloo dldnt appear enthuaad about the pbaktbtljty hoard chair mail ron harris of milton said a county library sys tem might gv a wider choice of tending malarial through churchill trades among llbrarla all dnlegsls criticised present government policy of allowing schools to have urge llbrartas deapit the ascallencs of munici pal facilities a ayatm of paying taxes in 12 monthly instalments instead oflhe preaent plan in the three member towna catne in for unu discussion with georgetown dspuiyreevu art ulfctit adr vacating an ulght instalment plan others oppoaerf the fdea because it would force coundl to borrow bank nwevtoineat commitments early in the year christening meeting in district report by mrs r mcarthur the regular may meeting of the churchill ucw was held at the home of mr and mrs ron saunders on wednesday evening may 8 with a fair attendance the president mrs r denny opened the meeting with a prayer then called on mrs f thompson who gave the devotions choosing as her topic home ibe magic word scripture reading was 1st cor inthians chapter 13 verses 113 hymn happy the home was sung minutes of the last meet ing were read by the secretary mrs r saunders some business was discussed mrs denny closed the meeting with prayar the hostess served a dalle- lous lunch when a friendly get- togetber was enjoyed tho main talk being our now cook book which is in the making courtesy convenor mrs d williamson thanked mrs saunders for the use of her home and hospitality visitors with mr and mrs a winter on mothers day were mr and mrs clarkwinter tor onto and mrs louis hilts also mrs margaret cameron both of rockwood saturday visitors with mr and mrs ward hamilton and family were mr and mrs wilbur har rison of toronto mr and mrs charles blnnle visited with mr and mrs wil liam maynard in brampton on saturday mrs alfred saunders spent sunday wlthherdaughterandson- cars in collision in parking lot two vehicles backing up in the station hotel parklnglotwore in collision sunday evening a car driven by john masales re ceived about 50 damage and a pickup truck driven by elmer denny received about 20 damage class photographs were taken last week at tho robert little school m z bennett school pictures are taken lstor inlaw mr and mrs bert rodgers cyndy karen and kelly of hlllsburg uss char loon daly wee daughter of mr and mrs wlq uam daly of st catharines wss christened on mothers day in knos presbyterian church acton a dinner in honor was held after at tho homo of her grandparents mr and mrs bob marshall churchill road when mr and mrs daly senior and family of goorgotown mr and mrs robert marshall and family mr and mrs wsyne marshall and woo michael of guelph also mr and mrs rl davidson attended mrs vorna stophon spent the woukond with her nluco mrs gui of unbrldgo wo are ploased to report woo mark hamilton was able to re turn homo from the georgetown district momorlal hospital on sunday mothers day mr and mrs charles blnnle spent sunday with mr and mrs charles pallet of tottenham mr and mrs bob korr woro at sunderland visiting at tho home of mr and mrs grant down where hor paronts mr and mrs john knox also a brothor mr ken knox of woodstock were vis iting mr and mrs john near visit ed with her molhor mrs mabel rattle in shelburno on mothers day mr and mrs ross swack- hamer and bronda of goorgo- town wore dinner guosts with mr and mrs lesllo swack- hamsr june kathy and debuo in tho evening mr and mrs lesllo swackhamer and dobbio visited with relatives inst cath arines on mothers day mr and mrs norman turner david and juuann spent mothors day at tho homo of hor parents mr and mrs j j julian mal- ton whore other mombers of tho family from north bay and brigh ton were there also mrs fred macarthur was in toronto on saturday and visited with hor slstorlnlaw miss edna macarthur who had tho misfor tune to break her hip and is in the orthoepedlc arthritic hos pital express v el buses to woodbine may 20 to july 1 leave acton i direct to track 1 lath latlng b 1110 am mtuftn mm 330 includes admission return buses start loading after last race k3b yvilex but deipet it mill st g l adams agent yelettlmwie t5s300 acton xlerkadmlniatralor j mcgaachle aalcuhe interim levy in acton last year aarnad mora in interest than the amount of int rest tlw town would have had to pay on loans ha sug gested cuunctla could avoid fin ancial pain by making aura debenture debt repayment are schodulud lata in tho year thu georgetown deputyreeve said his town dneant tpve an interim levy but sends out five tax- uhs eitv the mill rate u oly the twn gives half a per cunt discount for aarly payment prompting some wbo csn inford 4 loipay isxiia narly which meets commitments ms meceachle was unlmh prasami siylng the georgetown systalhrroiina ibe discount has lo be made upbyothertaitpayefs some of whom cant afford ii mill rates lii the three mun icipalities ware compared sine the equalisation factor is does figures showed acton has the lowest rste for both residential and commercial and industrial compared they are res c i i acton 11 87 georgetown 823 0241 milton 86 ss policy re grants to local organ- isstlons was discussed where it speedily became apparent that milton and georgetown made grants to ball and hockey clubs while acton did not milton representatives in particular were interested in the acton program which aaw a com bined parks and recreation com mittee looking afurtboeeaapecte of the recreation program both milton and georgetown have aeparae boards for each depart ment parks arena and re creation the acton board la iwin-hal- tsd the sam gro of appointees on two boards georgetown xprtnc in the field of subdlvidara agreements was listened to intently by actoa representatives when the subject came up for discussion milton also explained their agreement for the meeting present for the three hoar aeestoo were john hale and art speight from georgetown coun cillors smlllle and barr from milton as wall aa chairman reeve ron harris and councillor c perry and j mcgaachle from acton is there a hap in your insurance profile of protection there arestx kinds of needed car insurance you can get thern aji at low-cost- at safeco vwfch vtj inuf4m v saftio faiiiv vvul policy all divtj in yftur ffentjly f mi lie roufil iot witf following h fxe 1 acciiliil if then 6 piophvtdiiiiiq 3 liahihlv 8 uil colli willi a safaco family auto plan you taua vjulif vava money loo ticaula iheie aia no janneroua uant no 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