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ihunsi iday august lth 18m the acton free press acton ontario paoe thru seeking a home see our listings now before the fall rush and controls are removed in the cities we have a number of homes not too high in price to suit every taste and purse see this week s specials rough cast with three extra lots good garden soil lots of room and fresh air for the children to run around near to school on good county road close to highway still in the low price field soild brick right in the heart of residential- district seven rooms including four bedrooms large hall could be used for an office all rooms are spacious upstairs outside steep ing balcony we had something to do with the building of this late georgian residence and we know the best materials and craftmanship went into it built for a former real estate and community planner has all conveniences six car gar age for appointment to view these and others contact f l wright real estate broker phone 95 20 wilbur st acton wanted a number of fifty acre farms forty plus and fanoy free by emity kimbrovf h four grandmothers take a trip to europe t h spirited book by a well known author emily klrnbrough another of her books our hearts were young and gay was made into a movie picture st vera years ago in this one shes bock visiting foreign countries as she was in our hearts were young and gay she isn t nearly as young but shes every bit as gay and wherever she goes the unusual 15 bound to hap pen four friends in new york decid ed their grandchildren would simply have to do without them for awhile and they made plans for their tour to miss kimborough plans included lessons in italian al tht berlitz school the book is very recent includ ing the coronation it also has cartoon like illustrations over the last five years the fed eral governments revenue from in come taxes has more than doubled ffeliirg arrfkingafafe hoftont paget of the post town of acton was first known as danville then adamsville before given present name by owen clarke acton is the most northerly town tn halton county it is situated at the junction of two highways nos 7 and 25 it is 40 miles from tor onto and 16 from gutlph its prcs ent population is 3 040 and there is steady growth in housing and m dustry the many progressive in d us tries include a wide variety of articles including leather textiles plastics ceramics electrical appli ances machinery and equipment in 1829 acton was known only as 400 acres on the 2nd and 3rd concessions of esqucsing the first settlers wer zenas rufus and ezra adams others soon followed the fir dry goods store was owned by wheeler green employed by him was a young man called dan he must have been an up and coming young fellow as for some unex pinned roison the settlement was named after him and was calkd danville danville to adamsville the first grocery store ow ned by miller hemstreet was known as danville grocery but mabc that name did not meet with un versal approval ether as later the district was changed to adams ville after the first settlers even then the name could not have been entirely satisfactory to the pioneer fithers for in 1844 it was changed attain this time to its present name of acton the name was suggest ed by robert swan the first post master a native of northumberland englapd acton being the centre of a farm ing community the first industry was naturally a grist mill built on lot 24 concession 6 it was a log building and was known as mccal rums mill the first tannery was set up in a forest clearing about 1837 and was owned and operated by abraham nclles although it changed hands several times the tanning business had obviously come to stay in 1865 the beard more company took over tht business and from then on it expanded until it became acton s major industry other acton industries other industries located in acton during its early days were j h coatcs slave and barrel factory w h storey s glove factory browns and hall s lumber and shingle mill speight s blacksmith and carriage works and acton s famous plow manufacturing company there were also lime works that went into operati n in 1872 with two kilns cap able of burning 350 bushels a day acton was also welt supplied with slons hotels livery stables and bike shops the grand trunk railway now the c n r had its first service by suim railway in 1856 actons only newspaper the fret prtss has never had a rival since its first publication in 1875 there have been only five changes in editor ownership j h hacking s w gilbraith rev dr t albert moore h p moore and g a dills now the dills printing and publishing company as the pioneer population increas ed acton citizens were affiliated with various religious groups the methodists presbyterians episcop al a iis congregationalisms baptists and disciples of christ they wor shipped in log cabins crude frame buildings or in the homes of pion eers tax notice- 1954 municipality of acton third instalment now due attention is drawn to the pavment of 1954 taxes which are now pavable in four instalments taxes are payable to the municipal treasurer at the acton public utilities office instalments are due as follows third instalment august 16th fourth instalment october 15th according to the tax collection by law a penalty of 4 of 1 per cent per month will be added on the amount remaining un paid after the sixteenth dav of august this penaltv applies to each instalment in a similar manner the attention of ratepayers is directed to the penalties and other clauses as printed on the reverse side of every tax notice and explained in detail on every tax bill hake payment now and take toub tax notice with ox when making payment j mcgeachie collector more churches built i 3 more permanent places of wor ship were established churches were built in the following order baptist church 1842 first pastor rev john oakley knox church 1845 first minister the rev john mclachlan methodist church 1b52 pastor the rev wm willoughb this was a frame church thejpresent united church was built lnfib75 the first roman catholic church was built at dublin wo miles south of acton later the congregation of st joseph purchased the old con gregatlonal house of worship and had it changed over to a roman catholic church the first resident priest was the rev father haley appointed in 1893 st albnns an glican church was built in 1872 first rector was the rtv w f swallow tht church was consec rated by the first bishop of niagara in 1875 then is every indication in the records unl the mil uters of all the churches strvid hun pi iple faith f llv ind will bit th rtv d b c ami run w ft behind him a some what unique ree rd mr caminn mimsurid lo tin piesbytennns in acton from lfl7 o 188 at thai time he retired but continued to reside in aclon he died at tht home of peter mann on february 25 1890 at the are of 73 foolish extravagance he was a mtive of invtrniss scotland and wis knoun lo be a man of fine character and hih ideals thit he was an exponent of the simple lift wis obvious from the following codicil atlnchtd to hia will it read as follows considering the foolish extravi gancc displayed by the community in genenl and as a protest against it i almost believe a solitary pr ust i direct that my bodv when dead shall be decently wrapped in bleached cotton nntly prepared for the purpose laid in a simple coffin made of pine with no ornnrmnta tion not as much as mv name and carried to tht grave in n sleigh if in winter or a spring wagon and ind in the gnve without a shell and that no monument of nny kind b put to maik the plicc unless some friend tike a builder from the field tt mirk tht spot and if he lancy to do si cut the 1 eon the initials dbc in ill other re specls i confirm mj said will no neglected cemeteries on this same subject it is parti cuhrlv worthy of note that in ac ion there ire n w no neglected pioneer cemeteries when th acre age of the old cemetery had been out of usi for 0 years or mure the board of trustees headed by the late nelson moore took measures lo restore it from a state of neglect headstones were assembled to form a permanent cairn in the centre of the old cemetery as a tribute of appreciation and respect for the pioneer fathers who had laid the groundwork for the present pros perlty of the acton district the new cemetery opened 60 years ago ii also well cared fofcat the entrance stone pillars support n iron archw ay with the words fair view cemetery the wo nens institute of acton was res ponslblc for this very fine addition to the cemetery for the size of the town acton has ccellent educational and rccrea tional facilities there are good well built schools a ymca and a very fine park prospect park com plete with wading pool it has at tractive entrance gales band stand and a large arena which is the site for the annual acton fair bui its chief ymr round attraction is the lake n bodv f w titer which covers area of 88 acres it was origin atlv the mill pond but thanks to the foresight of mrs augusta se rd the town fathirs were per sundtnl to usi th m ire attractive rnnii fanv ijikt aclon also has a fine bow linlilreen and tennis skinny men women gain 5 10 15 lbs get he pap ww vigor what i r iii he ny 1 mht fill out uflf holl n i fill up nrek i o i nacr icrawny body nt half ilarvrd iickly bran rxilc loo tl hi it i i rli homm mm ih or cr r llcmlirl if inwwpli ii il itrallhi i k na biriff t tbry ihank ihc ip 1 vrl- lln hrl in ulna i n oflm nnulh an no ihral p i flch nn iwre i dml irni gr ng i hi lit slot whrn n rp lllt lls is or 20 ll mi wd inr im rmal t at c ti little- sew net a nil- 1 or only fl k t fa mom vtm t licit 1 i nr u r an t i led i our xt storv drumquin i fl n r rhtj rrcrvci l nn 1 llnti or lompn father officiates at wedding vows the grooms father hei j m miller und rev j blair officii ted jointlv when in st pauls united church milton in yvonne mitu emery and james robertson miller weie married baby breath mums and gladioli were placed in the church fo the early afternoon tercmony on silurdav july 31 the bride is the diughter of mr nd mrs g h r emery of mil ton and the gr m m the son of rev ind mrs j m miller of cooks ville mrs newell played the wedding minic and accompan ed jerry homewood ct us n o ihe brid who sang weddn g praver the bride wore a gown of sw s embroidered organdy la dnffod 1 design a cor ind of seed pearl held her lull length ve i red roses formed her hi rt shaped bouquet miss beverly dewhurst the bride ma d w re a gown of mauve nylon net vith n matching ban denu her b uquit was of yellow mums groomsman wis gtorge amiolo f burlington attending the recept on which followed in the sunday school room of the church wire guests from ham iton peterborough c loksville tironlo bnccbridgc and guelph junction the mr and mrs club catered mrs emery the mother of the bride won a dress ot teil blue crepe with contrasting accessories in white her corsage was of talis man roses the grooms mother mrs miller w ire flowered nylon sheer with white accessories and a corsige of sweetheart riscbuds leaving on the wedding trip to the north the bride wore a dress of navy sheer w th accessories of while her corsage wis of sweet heart r ses fiht seven cinadnn ships val ued nl ilmosl 5 million were lost at sei burnt or othtrwise destroyed lives wen losl ind 13 vm persons gigantic record were clearing out our entire stock of 78 rpm records at the amazing price of for 5 for 00 these are bluebird and capital records us ually selling at 75c and 90c apiece manning electric tnju i d it the measur ng cup i ir in fore memuring mo i vry drop of molasses o it to dust cup just th fl ur and empty i t 6m shorw sheep ol ovise mifsds will be ud to know that m future they may be spared the undignified and ch il ly e xpenence of being sheared of their wool to keep ki warm a new lighiwaight lining material for men s and women clothe combine fabric and aluminum to give more than three timet the umuaiing value of unular weight of wool cloth humans loo will be glad if thu hastens the end of heavy bulky winter wear the material can be drycleaned drapes weo and is sufficiently porous to let the body breathe just one more example of the way canadian manufacturers are combining aluminum and imagination for better easier living aluminum company of canada ltd alan