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ht jvttim sftt ft seventy eighth year no 42 acton ontario thursday april 23rd 1953 twelve home print pages six cents council seeks return rent control safety taping bikes at the public school kept rotanans busy on saturday as more than 100 bicycles received strips of the reflective safety tape acton rotary club sponsored the community service proiect in an effort to cut down on the hazard of bicyclirg after dark a section of the crowd that kept the officials busy on saturday is shown at the right and in the left hand picture rotanans w coon and e tylec apply the safety tape to the bicycles of garnet roszell and jim waterhouse district ys mens clubs hold conference here on weekend acton y s men s club was host at acton ymca on salurdi and sunda to clubs from brantford owtn sound guelph and two kit chener clubs at thi spring con ference of thp central ontario dis tnct about 71 y s men took pirt in the two day event highlight of the first da was the dinner at which douglas biit tie of sunpsons scars was the guest speaker mr beattie s subject of christianity in business was one that was very timely and was ap preciated bj all who had the pnvi lege of hearing it hi vnn tnlro duccd bv bill benson mayor f g o oikis txtinded i welcome to the visiting mm on behalf of iht town and president dick bean of acton mca give a welcome to the acton ymca g a dills first president of acton ymca congratulated the y s men on the splendid scrv ice being done in acton and other centres where ymca s an istablishcd g w mckmrit presided at the dinner and jack gritr introduitd the head tabic guests sing song was in charge of charlie kirkness and crawford douglas entertainment which follow id the dinner was presented in thi gm nasium under the direction of bob redfcrn those w ho assisted in a fine and varied eent were sheila paul and peggv and fran oikes of acton j smith owen sound and vic mainellv tenor and andv pas kas harmonica exptrt from toron to bob redfern gai siiral songs and imitations and ci aw ford doug las was accompanist and gave piano selections and ptaved for the sing bong sundav s sessions started with breakfast ai 8 11 and ivr sssim had good attmdmct and tnthusi asm mnining wwm was dtvulid acton play wins district plaque to club activities in thru forums speikcr at tht luncheon was hnrr noton v p em cpb who kivi an intimite and most interest nig address on argentina where hi hus recently spent some months afternoon session was taken up with committee reports and lesolu lions district governor electtd wis fm knill and it was decided the conference ntxt spring would be held in gutlph cruiser damaged in smash monday dimigc estimated it si 000 r suited mondiy it noon when i piomnml police truisir md an il truck were in collision just i i t of acion on no highwav tht cruise i driven bv const evirton penrose gin lph wis pis- mg a ear travelling tow ird george town a thompsons firm st rv i e truek driven by pit pitterson w u enticing the highwav corp w hodgins a passenger in the cruiser was slightly injured the front bumper of the truck ught the sid of the car and the p kilted scots visit two halton farms triple car crash near silvercreek three cars we reidint sunday p m beloi i involved in in ifttrnoon it ibout silver creek thi hill on no 7 highwiy milton hil born driving north stoppid behind i cir nwkiril a 1 ft turn int i browns aulo wrecking yird ph lip mtcrlstill ilso driving north stirted to piss the two cars when ht saw i eir approaching in i rvd into the rear of the hil the dri ving mth puc to arrange coronation lights by ivn huffman seeing ii i tuition swerved into tht di eh milk beef cattle speakers topics ir a j buthin in chiirmin o hi tirnri ition committee attend td tht mietmg of the publie ulil ltus commission on thursday e j ening of last week lit asked tht to operation of the luc in usinj the eolored lights on the stm during loromtion wetk the com mission left tht mall r of hkht with dr buch man md suplrin ttndint mason sttntiry j mi t earhit was instnut d to pun h is the netissnry decontions for th iitici s and some fl ils for thi w lit rworks and hydro bullding- 1 davi esent hi tor hid bon m ide on ini mi te r reading in i hi eking a 1 1 the mi ter book the commissiui th acion junior farmers ind tit his i latm was justifitd an i junior bistilute held their rtjulir idjustid his account luordiiujy meeting it thi home of hi rb spit tht commission wis notified by letter that the chloi punfiealion work w l to be sent to the 7mca bo ird pointing out tk dangerous condition of one window which hid been crukcd some urn bounced to i stop atros tht highwav with the rear whei s just over tht edge of the ditch two kilted scottish finnrrs ir rived at hilton county firms or tuesdiy to spend i few diys ste ing first hand how firms in thi country are operated altogetht four scots three young men ii their 20 s ind i girl of 22 are i ontario this month on an cxchingc visit with four yoimj ontai farmers gnham rogers of county fvfe st andrews scotland i staving this week with mic sprowl at his firm home near acton ron dilglish of pe rth scotlmri is staying with dmd pelletteno it his farm home it ash the othi r scotch lid iin middlelon is stiy tnj with cul bovnton it wood bridge ind nincy fleming is vi hint at gilt all u ur ire m mbis of the scottish association of young firmers clubs ind irnvtd in canadi mondiy by ship be foi t julv 22 when they return to scot land thev hopt to pick up i lot of informition ibout firming on thi side of the atlintic all four tre cxecutni member of the younj farmi rs issoci itions ind ill ire espeenlh mttristid m livestock gnham rogers ind ron d ilglish will go with hilton s prominent bi liquet junior farmers their hosts davd thi iidn and mac sprowl to thi ir april ihh with th resptt piesidenb in tht chair the bovs mee opened by from sales tax answering thc rott call with yourf i letter favorite breed of beef cattle hnp peni in t near future w re reviewtcl ctinrlie thompson wis cilled upon to introduce the gue t u by a stone from spe iker miunce biker of seols i djle firms giorgelown he spoke on th cire and manigement of btef cattle at the girls meeting mrs c r storey was the guest speiker n the topic of the milky way whicn fitted in nictly with their roll cill inswertd by a milky dish al the joint meeting n disuis sion wis on thi coming euehre ind dince after this mac spiowl wis cilled upon for rcrreition hi hid piepired i paper in whi h thi m wn comments ibout i few f thi ipt il membt rs a lunih concluded th ivininj progr mi now i ximpt close vote approves resolution on controls aetun touncil will sttk to linvt ri nt eonlrols n turned proptrtiis it w is di tided in a morded vott of i 4 al tht r of until on mondiv vimng or his vvnk ouniilh i i itidsav ml tht litilily of thi voti tikin it thi i ist met tint hi in tin r rest lutum whs t ibl ti and iasst d ht volt lnukiy ttiti wink irwui and 1 vlt r f ivorum ittui v iih tht i in i in mi rut inbi rs n gisli ruifj opposition ounullor iindsiy piinud out ting foni i acton netting sav ipitstion iuision and lotld 1s lilt i illd foi did not v nd point d out lonld hi fun s ustormrj foi wishine to vol hut tht negit that ti i id to voti tibli home up r it sin irt int ntiols foil car leadership course for area at knox about 40 members of presbjt im voune pt oplt s groups in 1 cut lph prisbytiml rom cimp i bellvillt gutlph gilt witirh biiun md acion llttndtd i leid iiship tnininjj course it knox prisbvien in church tht wis conducted bv mtmbir sv iindit il youii peopli s utiv iv in cronsberry pi d ii chnsii vici prtsidi noimi gill s h ider hip i inviiier ill toronto full proti im begin i fui the of thi i sit loe il superintendent lambert riportej a plugged lateral at a house own ed by j mcmulkn on bower avi this sloppige was definiu ly on thi property side and so the charges is set by tht commission some timt igo would ipply superintendent uimbt rt reportid ti it i u ik hid been n p tired in thi ciulking of the witer line goin ii lo bixtcr labor it ones and il on i short lihral at the ivi iv tixi stand instruttions wen issutd for n purchist of a wheilbarrow ill forks for use it the st wigt pi nt supi mile tide nt limbert report 1 n ihi tonvtntion hi id mtntly il hi ffilo of the lnlt i n ition il w it r works associition which he ind illi tided a rniiit merit wi rt m idi to si lriss seed on thi bulks it th siwigt disposil pi int ind sup rin ttndint limbert reported on th progress be in mide flushing th mmholes of thi svdem fxtn hi hid been hired whili this win wis in progress arrangemints wort mid for th plicmc of fill at th n r of th ruw hydro building the following iccounls wi ii p issid for payment wnfem uric anoiuilt liiidhiids to subsid some rejiti hjve been ibnorm il ly low hi declared i councillor greei pointed nut th it some landlords had raised rents onlv i fiw doll irs but other rents had ifieicased is much as 1ft p cent he exphlned that it was this typi of increase lhat prompted j move lo return controls the resolution surgtsted thit luuntil requtst thi provincial gov trnrnenl to relum nnl tonlnils in atton ind a recordui vote be taktn ion iht rt solution i cirandsund weak di a i buch mm rt v it wed pi ins for tht coron ilion eiltbril ion ind isked ipprov il for i trei pi inling ciremnny i m ssigi of eonkritulilions to tht qut en fut wrks und i inginu nts i returned to office in wi elections th prk lb it thi londiti w ls kin r uid s lomrnittii rtporii i on of thi gi indmuiul ipporting posts wen is th flooiink and iitu lh iitt w i i i irp nt i ted lo ik possibility mth v mietini of thi ac i s institute wis held at if mrs george liuibv davidhon presided thi 1 by el light a ith k i ition snturdi ind those from ho irnvid by cir di loups were highlights ind sing songs is r t v vtrim there it th thurch arton p v c iouehlv ind gruss si i d bill t lephon i in solid ittd muhmerv j b frink pun hfpc of ont buroughs addin t ts wn ii rotary tapes bikes in safety program as i prrtdicil contribution t ird urt iti r sjfitv on t ur high iv v rton rotarv club undert ot i impugn to put scott hlite l ipt i ill bit v elf in town tht di v is mide dr list saturdiv ind hi nt div rt n rotiruns ippl ed b jt us tapi t 10s tuvclis f r mi sn r ml di met thn uh iht c n n f a i hnls ih ual provincial junior farmers conference in guelph this week end there thev will meet mim more of the countv s junior farm irs the hilton junior farmers choir is singing on sundiy in wi memorial hall eleanor mckeown ind earl snow will be competing in the debating finals between hilton ind lambton and there wil be two delegates from each of th tountvs five junior firmer clubs plus mac sprowl and ontino pes ident david pelletteno bout 451 will ittind altogether people weri hosts p r olhtr meals ims in loc tl homes whichvh g barlow co in sun fibs howird 1 td younj letitl sifetv mdsr i buffet it the b 1 of thi leidirs don chi 1st an cronsbtrrv took pirl higliway ciarage ace t sivovs continuous form ltd mdse j r k irmv corp mdse bill ttlnphoni strviees 19 90 8 98 10 91 44ffi 4 17 107 28 34 30 a4 hit morning strvi thurih ind the tvi wis conducted bv m gutlph prosbviirv with hirry kuntz chirg birbtri br i dd th si riptun n nl ind f impbtlk iddrt ss sir mbi of hi w himiltn inl reid i by mrs by mr porlible bit ihi 1 i indsl md tould m t bt i purnl nomieilly rename park council approved a resolution to investigate the possibility of crrang mg thi mmc of praspcct park u somi ilim sulttbtp to honor the f oronation seeks lot ii action a htter from f e barr re girdine th settlement of lot h piloted out letters had been for wardtd to k m lmgdon md t seynuck th it iters exphined thit mr barr planned to rect a fence closing lot h and also asking mr i ingdon to irr inge to rtmove wa ter services crossing mr barrs property ind strving the lot jt tht lnek of i ot h th iction wis tak in following i bri ik down in neg oti itions in whu h mr s ynuck i fused i i unnnln he would ml build on the proposed im of oeorg st uid tnuntil refustd to mgn in igtiemetit nit i intalnmg this stipulition council pissd i r solution not i mg thi hvdro flictnc pow r onirmssi m ihil thy w mid hi h id ri sponsibb for inv dimag irisini fr im th hmh ti as mi pow r im r jssing thi prisnt publ school pi lygr und th at in puhlic sthoil board hid n itifi d uincil tha th cost if r in virin ih im hid bt en sit 1 1200 md in bimrd funds wire v ill i th lr siti of the nw th it bo ird ncin s2 000 i xp nditur situ f ih in nls r issi th hikh si hoo ind l iuthori7ed 1 i imnv thit fiom the pr ip 0th s this uvers the anni rty th town ccu u7 93 urn ii of fin f r mi th etini look the choir for thi i lttion of offiurs whieh rcsultid in i return to offm of most of thi formi r officers mrs r i divid sun president mrs eirl lambirtj distrut dirntor ind mrs f and crson sicrliry treasurer a motion was made that i liter with i gift mclosd wls to b st nt i tht boird of the united chureh fo l thi use of the church for the in n virsiry meeting mrs anderson gave a report of the coronation group meeting a don ition was to be given to help the plans now being made mrs lantz read an interesting piper on jamis watt the mm who first harnessed stt im mg piopus f biden i ml f gill d rtv suth 11 uo h honor dr g sirrs at annual acton minor hockey bun feed ttil fine rollecte imnuntid 1 s1s3 with the tov n rctmng w7 01 a r ititmn ww pissed thit oi for thi roids would bi purchasiri from bi imish construction co whin ind if oil is used on the sinet it was pointed out that tre firm hid promised i repreieni it vt w mid view the roads befo i the oil is ipplied to be sun lh y irt in s itisf jctory condition the s licitor was instructed to pitpari a by law opening one foot t th west side of wallace s pljn 372 ind reserve 2 to withi i ont fo t nt block b c f loitherland on behalf of j ht rog toronto offered 25 fo blotk a hiving 33 feet frontage and being in odd shaped piece of lind behind houses in the wartim housini subdivision on mason blvd lh an entrance on reservt nforr td the r ruwntat lot for just rnishid i v if inhippv it b k w i- th chick book id i bun ftd of tht vcti i minor n 1 ist i k sstul siasn f rt n spec i il k w is ivkt r t nbrotik who ni j n r iirdin i pissed in pi f lh f lh 1 1 it t 1 i s the light in th u md w sacred drama pre si nt d bv biptist thunh nin pi oplt wm dtclind winner in th drimi ft si iv nl of this distnrt nl mi mbt ltirn this w ik pi h willtt preenttd it the b pu tonvm ion m mmtrtal clan nee h who was in the cl the pla 1 ip m poets to htttnd thi convention t k and restive the iward n lxhjjnlwi of the acton group ur lu acton and hillsburuh pr sen ted i tr thur plavs in acton on april h thru when ihrv wtrf tudkd but niiimdt marks announced the judge auijuill attended sartd plavs bv baptist ih s young people in stratford and kit i th chener but- placed the acton group highest in final standings acton was awarded 85 points stratford 80 hillsburgh 7 and kit chener w this is the first time that cton baptist church entered the annu il cocnpetotion it is expected thit more churches will enter nextvear members of the cast were lil wafner wilm chapman fas gamer clarence reid marjorle landaboroufih david cooke chart le landsboroufh and marv reid the play was directed by mrs lome garner rn nj so bus lined the s n i i rs to op t it i m uniti n f his equen ct he land bfore the th tinf fee of vx z a tj i be forward r uipil b i ird rltd thit the f n e i md pltev hlil n l in idhs v huh has mhi i phrticlts mi ted ml its surfaee an whm n light or np nth strikes it whit lip w fri nt of the bicycles in strips if rsd m thi re i it is hopid application f i irtvtmt night accidents ft riding buvcles afti r dusl- prs rll 111 j if siturdav and w uld tiki the tape applied may secure ht mittrial bv making application ritanan ted tvler on the sthe 1 bus the projrram is not conf nej to children alone and anvone dedr ous of secunng protective tape for their bicvcles miv secure it the rotary club of acton is doing this as a service to the community and in the interests of more safetv on our highways there is no charge and the only stipulation is to thor srw5lttapv be a ners bobwahlman captain dr srrs bob coxe with his most valuable player award and bl d coon and wilf duval captain and coach of the winning senior division team respectively trophy winners in acton s minor hocvey league this year were presented with their awards at the annual bun feed m the y on thursday evening of last week dr george sirrs was also feted at the event when minor sports association officials expressed their appreciation for his help while in acton shown from the left are reg black manager and coach of the winning junior division win pued and i rininisct d t i i c stis n in ihi past few vcars uimd tht bovs to help the pre leirnink 1 gel along w nh lh ihr fellow winner of the most valuable pla cr ttophv thn war wis bob coxe councillor dude lin isav present ed bob wuh thp trophy and con gratulattd him on ihe achicvemcnl this award is given after a vote is taken on a selective basis of all the coacjies in the town league runner up in the voting tor this coveted award was bob wahlman the trophy for the junior division 1 la lid r p r i lh di ur s lo th end d xpendmin- w9a with a t hi t- vear if r33s linf nt nedione re s 41 0 19 1j1 373 os 5 00 530 113 24 jark harris 12 post al 35c blow pn trader part acton puc hvdro a cook brushes watson dairy bar lunch l garner motors ace t thomon s farm serv account 2 59 champions of the town lea gue was don van fjeel burlington presented to reg black and bob np 7 00 wahlman manager and captain of i dunlop tire and rubber the winding team respectively i goods fire hose 521 w wilf duval and bill coon accepted i safetv supply co scott the senior division trophv j air pak 255 00 in conclusion rev e currey showed slides for the boys 1358 42