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full threeday program for 55th acton fall fair farm community and townspeople will find entertainment interesting displays competitions music and plenty of fun at the ssth annual fall fair of acton agricultural society this weekend for the second year the fairs events are extended to include an interdenominational church service in the community centre sunday afternoon the friday night performance starts the jampacked program and its highlight is the surprise naming of miss acton fair saturday a gala parade with three bands will draw the crowds to the park for the full afternoons program and theres a dance in the evening wilmer fryer is president of the fair this year with mrs ruth unham heading the tidy directors again tbe hard working secretarytreasurer who has all the answers at her fingertips n mrs c w swackhamer many of those attending the fsir will be winners there are classes for everyone ranging from pigs to plums andpetunias from cows to coverlets and cakes the usual lists of prize winners will be filling column after column in the free press miss actoh fair entries close today thejbdgesjor the competition at the friday high performance are two broadcasters from the guelph radio station and henry stanley the agricultural representative official opening of the fair takes puc friday night with mpp john root wellington county doing the honors local talent combines with a flock of professionals to provide the program joyce carpenter will have her charming young dancers on stage the legion choraliers will ting featured during vince mountfords variety allstars show is billy meek the comedian from the popular pig and whistle tv show others on the bill are international baton champion ilainc hardman baritone nick genovese a trained dog circus act and jimmys music makers band and vlnce mountford hes alieady well known here mid inimitable the big parade is scheduled to leave the station al 1 2 noon on saturday secretary mrs swackhamer said tuesday theie were alreudy 17 floats entered as well as convertibles carrying life members iceves of neighboring townships actons mayor and fair oltlclals the floats will be judged as they go down the streett miss acton fair and all the contestants in the competition will alto he in the parade there are three bands slated to serenade the hundred wholl line the streets acton cltlrens band will be jollied by the- milton girls pipe bsnd and the ukrainian youth association brnujimul the ukralnlanbhnd will also play a program in the paik dining the afternoon decorated bikes trikes and doll buggies will he judged jil knox church to the littlest parade wont have so far fogo while the livestock judging and horse shows ire golugon in the rpark during the afternoon therell be activity in every corner if he grounds f the popular baby show takes place in tile community cejilre lit 2 30 with judges mrs war nock georgetown and mis gosling hamilton right after on the platform therell be the comical uucker eating contest freckle face contest and the balloon blowing content for children 12 and under i ntrles in all classes are aiming hi well tays mis swnckluimer ccortrlnud on pdc 3 plavikitv hooky wllh ft in the air ricky holmes sieiil tuesday afternoon in a tree wmclilrid workman put up rides for th fall fair ofionlna oh friday actually ricky is on the shift syslnm al school and has ills after noons inrjitlmmnly frnrt stff photo tt jutm mttt tt ninety fourth year no 1 2 acton ontario wednesday september 18 1948 authiirlifil m flvrniii clsil mull liy th ilii ohi14 llpt flluutf for iiihsm i h in ciikh 11 artjwi onurla eighteen pages ten cents jail break police nab three fourth still free a provincewide manhunt continues today for a young hamilton man who escaped from heltons centuryold jail in milton sunday night but three companions who escaped with him by beating up two guards and stealing guards car are safely back in their cells in milton freedom wu shortlived for the trio who escaped about 7 so p m sunday by scaling a rear wall at the brown st tall property by 9 pin two had been apprehended and returned to jail and the third was arretted at gunpoint a mile north of milton just after 2am monday police across ontario are on the lookout for robert james mccabe 24 of 20 gordon st in hamilton who is still on the loose mccabe is described as five feet six inches lull weight 122 pounds with light brown hair hazel eyes and ruddy complexion he was in jail awaiting tiial on burglary and theft charges pressed by burlington police in june when arrested he was on parole from kingston penitentiary where he had served a sentence for his part in a manslaughter case in hamilton in 1964 acton opp detachment was asked to be on the alert and at one point watched in case a specific car passed through town however no one was spotted here mccabe is described by police as dangerous but milton police chief ray andress was confident the man would he relumed to custody soon recaptured were hurry mckenli 24 of llumillon lidward james woods 21 of no fixed address and chuiles lebur 42 of georgetown and hamilton mckeimc hud ulreudy been sentenced to four years in jail last may for robbing a hamilton motel and had three months added to his sentence for his part in a lellblotk beating of a rrisoner at llalton jail in july le was held in jail awaiting trial on a gas station robbery in burlington i urther charges of robbery and possession of an offensive weapon await him in london woods was convicted lait continued on pagi j ys men to canvass for arthritis alton ys men will he lunviisslug doof todour for the iiuudiun art lull is and rheumatism society september 24 mid 2s industries and business will he canvassed during i lie week of sept 16 umpuign chairman jim i indtuy wild the ys men uie also planning u moat on the subject of arthritis for the i all i ail parade there will also he u booth in the community centre physiotherapist i ve malone will lie on hand at the lioolli to answer questions on the disease and show slides wmk deemed highly successful the end of lust week sidewalk sales me continuing all this week ulnng the main dullness section again the participating merchants are advertising some of their hett tpecialt in the i ree prett check the ads before you stroll past the outdoor utiles and racks merchants and shoppers too were delighted with last week business and the weather was perfect conversational french in public schools mme reynolds thrilled with ses eleves suttxjh and manocumo edward james woods it led into the halton county jail 19pm sunday lust a little over an hour after he and three other prisoners beat up two fail guards and escaped over a rear wall woods was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on a murder charge friday with him it const jerry terryberry of milton opp five days before break turn down assessment commissioner system a book est tin hvre a desk est un pupilre und a pen est una plume at least for one period a day since the introduction of conversational trench in acton public schools mrs llclcne reynolds is in charge of trench instruction for pupils in grades six seven and eight in both robert little and m 7 bennett schools for the coming year ljch class gets one 20minute period of i rench each day mrs reynolds says die is amazed at the enthusiasm of the children they seem to have learned an awful lot in the first two weeks jnd there are many students who catch on quickly she beams since this is the fust year for i rench at the elementary level the program is still indefinite the children are being taught basic sentence structure classroom vocabulary and simple greetings this week they began numbers and the correct way to say the date the advanced students may begin writing as well the entire period is in french i never speak i nglisli unless it is to explain the rules of a game claims mrs reynolds i jury urges speed in building jail a grand jury report making recommendations to cure the ahortcommings of halton county jail in milton was submitted to the hon justice parker on september 10 just five days before four prisoners broke out sunday evening the report said we unanimously recommend that the province proceed accident blamed on thick fog just before 9 oclock monday morning in extremely foggy weather a car and truck were in collision at the corner of churchill road and queen st e the car driven by mrs judith hallman r r 4 was coming north on churchill rd and received an estimated 300 damage the milk truck was driven by george comptolt guelph and damage to the steps and hand rail amounted to about 20 n police blamed the thick fog for the acident immediately to acquire land for a new county jail and proceed with its construction with all convenient speed the report included recommendations encouraging larger faculties for the governor and staff in the existing premises and a private office for the governor the report continued we recommend the establishment of an admitting room and detention cell for the purpose of holding incoming prisoners untu they can be medically examined and treated if necessary by a qualified physician before exposure to other prisoners we were impressed with the care and maintenance of the budding and with the generally cheerful attitude of the prisoners they were courteous to the grand jury and respectful to those in charge the report read the proposed changes to the jail will not affect plans to erect new detention centre for halton and peel the new jail will be situated at the comer of highways 25 and 401 construction costs of the new institute are expected to run about 2000000 halton county firmly rejected a proposal to introduce the county assessment commissioner system in a recorded vote of 20 to 12 during their monthly meeting tuesday oakville burlington and esquetuig township rejected the plan that would have placed all assessments in the county under a single assessment commissioner reeve a day of oakville foresaw no advantages to introducing the tyttem now and integrating the present municipal assessment departments at the county level until some clanty developed in the regional government proposals protesting that waiting for things to happen rarely accomplishes anything reeve h hinton acton suggested the integration of assessment would pave the way for regional government he noted peel county was already operating range stolen from house a kelvinator range was stolen from an unoccupied rubin corporation home at 87 elmore df late saturday night the theft was reported to police sunday morning by real estate salesman stu robinson apparently t cellar window was insecure and the stove in its crate was taken out a door and loaded into a car the system he maintained the county could not assess equally for the county board of education if it didnt adopt the county assessment commissioner system reeve w coulter nastagaweya acknowledged there was a great deal of concern among farmers in the county over assessment he suggested there were bound to be inequalities while farm assessing was carried out from seven different offices rather than centralized he concluded the assessment commissioner system would create no hardships reeve g gallagher burlington told councd he had been authorized by the board of halton federation of agriculture to say they would prefer the county decision be delayed until further information was available to them deputy reeve e burke burlington noted only five of ontarios 37 counties had not adopted the assessing system but there were 16 major cities that had not accepted it or were not considering it adoption of the county system of assessment would cost burlington 110000 while city tutus would cost the town 180000 the recorded vole on the resolution sponsored by acton deputy reeve f g oakes and milton reeve a ledwith was supported by all but esquetuig oakville and burlington uammno punch la a lively exciting period for acton pub lic school children under the direction of mrs helene rey nolds the entire lesson is conducted in french and mr reynolds is thrilled with how quickly many of the children have adapted to the second language she teaches pupils in both robert little and m z bennett schools staff photo may use english if i feel the students are hanging in mid air over instructions mrs reynolds conducts her classes in a lively dynamic style that makes the language exciting she demonstrates with objects in the classroom often draws cartoons on the blackboard and encourages students to expreu themselves freely i try to teach in an active way so that the children will keep their enthusiasm i cant get over the retponseitt wonderful mrs reynolds is a native of montebello quebec and taught high school for the past five years in lachute quebec she is currently studying italian at the university of guelph two evenings a week and hopes to take her degree in languages rebates start soon residential property tax reductions will soon be rebated to acton homeowners and tenants each is entitled to 47 74 under the province of ontarios new tax reducation scheme rebates will begin to go out from the town office next month says clerkedmuuttrator jack mcgeadue those who have alieady paid their taxes in full will recteve their rebate in october those who pay their last instalment nobember 15 will receive their rebates after that date after the town office hat tent out all tbe tax rebates the government wiu be requisitioned lor the fud amount it was thought earlier m the summer that the scheme might be in operation in august septemberjjut all details had not then been worked out