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hc jvjrtjcrn jfttt press elghlielh year no 24 acton ontario thursday december 9lh 1954 ten pages six cents councillors grapple with a mixture of problems a broken boiler an irate con tractor a high school addition an unsettled insurance claim and do mands for town services all inter sperjcd with varied matters of b lesser nature occupied acton council tuesday evening when it met in regular session delayed a day due to elections at the outset of the meeting w coon vice chairman of the north halton high school district board appeared to request ap proval for a 0 000 three room addition to the local high school in passing on approval council learned irom mr coon that in mihon a tworoom addition at a cost of 30 000 is to be built a motion to have a toy law prepared was unanimously passed in acknowledging a complaint from here regarding the actions and noise of vehicles operating around the department of high ways sandpile that government body suggested the town take its grievance to beamish construction co the department contractor in the area outline safety measures mayor e tyler suggested in re ply to a recent request by the home and school association that a letter outlining safety measures in other nearby towns be forward ed clerk j mcgeachie explained at length certain circumstances sur rounding a slight overpayment in adjustment of a department of education grant on the school deb enture debt the town contends the amount above normal pay orient la due the municipal treasury and is not the property of the school board as was claimed by a town auditor the matter is being further investigated a lengthy interview with r f bean followed at this stage of tuesday s five hour meeting council had requested inform ion that might explain the appar ent delay in concluding a claim made by miss jessie mcgregor against the town last year follow ing a fall on the sidewalk wants written statement h was pointed out by mr bean that the towns insurance company disclaims any liability on the part of its assured mr bean was ques tioned at length on the present state of legal proceedings at the conclusion of this d s cussion a motion wn passed that statement in writing be requested on the case for the records of thi town warren groe cwcr extent on contractor george schultz next faced council he demanded to know since the job of installation 1 done whv the engineer had not been up to pass a progress report that would clear for pavment to h m 85 per cent of monc owing innhing an account of 4 292 i am not prepared to wa t be yond thur dav at noon for th mono gtnilemen he erposlulat ed and raised his voice higher i tell counc 1 it w ns no concern of h f engineer hvdc came up m not he wanted the monev would issue a writ mr schulti wis told he nud gtt no mono until a progress ro p n wis paved bv the- engineer picking up h i hat to leave th contractor p- nted his c gat council and warned if a choq i j wa not in hi hands b th rdri at 12 oclock ni n he w ild s u a writ nga nsn the tow n n i that 12 oclcvk gmtlemcr rot i oclock he explain d a he o ci mc 1 rdend pavment of 1w tr th north halt n l rbin boi t elect mrs c cook president of guild forty one members were present for the end of the year meeting of st alton s guild on wednesday of last week the president mrs cook opened the meeting w th prayer the secretary and treasur er gave their reports showing that the guild had a very success ful year a sum of money was voted for the work on the parish hall after the business rev jones took the chair for the election of officers for 1955 with the follow ing results honorary president mrs e jones president mrs c cook r rat vice president mrr currie second vice president mrs bnstow recording secretary mrs wilson corresponding secretary mrs newton treasurer mrs can dlcr assistant treasurer mrs wil liams conveners bazaar mrs t jones flowers mrs lindsay pro gram mrs hargrave welfare mrs nellcs lunch mrs barbeau kitchen mrs jolley mrs dolphin reporter mrs r anderson the meeting closed with the mizpah benediction games and contests were followed by a pot luck lunch with everything from cold turkey to christmas cake trafalgar oks debenture issue an estimated 44 per cent of the eligible trafalgar ratepayers voted on saturday at the first district el ection endorsing the issuing of a 600000 hospital debenture for an addition at the oakville trafalgar memoral hospital a total of 106 voted yes for the debenture with 478 opposing robert marshall had received an acclamation as reec of the town ship at the nominat on meeting donald h bath defeated mrs a p milter on the margin of 1103 to 1089 for the post of deputv reev ernest henderson will repre en ward one fred near vas icclaimcd to represent ward two as was hnr rysewcl for ward three and alex philips for ward fve martin crutcher ill be the elected repres entat ve of ward three the present numbers pore merrv e j jame and dcnz 1 lawrence were appointed to the school board for a two year term p j bundv wis appointed to th public ut 1 ti suit photo golden anniversary of their wedding was celebrated monday by mr and mrs joseph frank long time nassagaweya residents in a packed hall at brookville where over 350 trends and relatives gathered to wish the happy couple many congratulations mr and mrs j frank celebrate golden wedding anniversary nassagaweya s brookville hallw- was crowded to the walls monday evening when over 350 relatives neighbors and friends of mr and mrs joseph frank fifth line gathered to extend honors and con gratulations to the popular couple celebrating their golden wedding anniversary residents for 48 years on their present farm home mr and mrs frank are the tenth couple within two generations of franks and gil mours to mark the 50th anniversary their marriage mr franks slight damage at garage fire today i ittle damage was reported pre noon blaze today at thompson motors where one of the workmen smelled somcth ng burning invest gallon in the basement of the mill st building found one comer of the erea was blazing parents nd mrs flunks parents d b cw a mr and mrs a gilmour oi pus bl ls r e the section 1 marked golden anni rated is at in addition to other close j relatives election for council draws out 38 per cent of voters four of present council reelected five hundred and eighty f ur voters out of 1532 acton citizens eligible to cat ballots f r fhee c ections exercised the r right n th tow n hall monday to select six councillors frm a field f mn candidates pircentago v w 38 out of every 100 persons cnt tltd t vote did so elected for council ihe oly f fices to be filled for 1955 by ballot were all members of the currint ctuncil who stood and twt new comers to mimic pal polit cs j niwtun and s brunelle present members re elected are c lindsay l weick a irwin and r langford results from all polk are as ft i lows lindsay 402 brunelle 385 irwin 320 langford 300 wieck 207 newton 245 marshall 219 master 170 toth 161 according to chief returning of ficer j mcgeachie only 15 ballots were spoiled largest turnout from any one ward was from ward two with 50 per cent linch the coal furnaci at the monday night gathering hand extingu oiers were used to the celebrants were presented with 1 tho ra spreading flams huge bouquet of golden chrysan ar thc wss extinguished just themums leafed with dollar bills as comtlote results of the voting t nrds s shown n the chedule in requi al td nthtv pi 1 c r pi filed a letur f om the trade a d ird itrv bra ch f h depar m of planning and di el j me t a 1 ord red a cutlph c n nl h i indgmt p tient actunl pad tv tlerk rtad a 1 t cr du r led and fled f r n tho med ci audi burtsu v k nst tuti o legnl pf odin f pavrrent the en nt i ci k ace u milton man killed as train hits car thomas fcaiherstone o f woodward ave milton was fat ally hurt wednesday when his ear was struck by a torontoto london cpr daytitier at js9 p m at the hornby station police said the dayliner with between 54 and 109 passengers aboard hit featherslonc s ear on the seventh line crossing the two unit dlesrl train toss ed the car to one side feather stone alone in the ear received severe head injurw and died in milton hospital four hours later train passengers were shaken up hot no one was injured thet werr transferred to a train sent out from toronto well as other tokens of honor host of cards letters and telegrams of well wishes was received pre vious and during thi day s celebra tions speakers and program a program was presented in the hill ptrformed mninlv bv nieces nephews and gnndchildnn of mr and mrs fnnk spenkers it thc gather m vert john gilmour miss svbil bennett mp halton school inspector l skucc slan hall mp p rieearchu sen ice m j car ton dr h r mcdonald t c amos andriw gilmour duncan edwards mr and mrs frank have eight children most of whom live m this district they are mrs bud james minnie georgetown mrs gor don silcock laura burls rapids chris nassagaweva jot george tovn william also in the township bob aclon earl brimpton and howard at home one son wilf rtd died in 1947 there ire six grandchildren both mr and mrs frank enjo robi st hialth and s eak onth isias ticalh of th ir equal enjoment of lifi accord ng to mr fnnk 72 jii ihd hir 83 tar old husband ouldnt bo cekbrating their 50th mir of mirr tk e hidn t had such a hi p 1 ft ton th r thc fi as the fire brigade irnved thc burning rags caused a heav moke that ind catod a more ser ous fire than it actually was i cash bond draws at firemens dance draws for the acton c tizens band and the acton f re fighters avsociat on were highlights of the f re fighters anninl dance hild in the town hall on fnda evening a good crowd enjoed dancing to the modernaires george bajliss won the 10 priz ol the fire fighters and ed foot tt the 5 prize the act in c tizens band held uuir draw at the dance when t s100 bond was won by bert david s n iil anderson of brampton s50 george muselle 25 ind fred salt 15 girls auxiliary admission service the service of admisson for s albans branch of the girls aux il ary was included in thc evening service at st a loan s church on sunday the teen ige girls and their leaders mrs j h price and mr h jolloy fikd mto the church bt i hind thc cho r and sat t gcther at the front aftir thi second hmi the rosi to repond to question i bj tho rector r e jonos each g rl t x k a prom si of luvalty ti the church and tho country and vent up to the chancil lo be of f c ally adm tted into membership bv mr jonos he gave cich g rl a mimbersh p card the girls have a program of in struct on and handicrafts including help for mi sions homi nurs ng ka hirwork and study fr badges why denomination topic for knox y p top k n by the meeting a mcit rg was h d n tho f tre chuch w th c art r cha c of ho prog n g eor c dac i g ho bu t ma li t return mayor j t armstrong in georgetown j t mstroig uj acclaimtd nav r of g orgetown again at the n m nat ot meet ng last thurs d stanlcv al en is roevo by ac clamation and depulvreeve is al no n b ice amat on sovin were nominated for the x council eats garfield mcg 1 vrav thomas l lyons douglas s reel i v n nob e walter g av harold cleave and harr ha e te mdro c mm w r vacircy l b ng 1 ed bv g aham farnel on h ub c s o board a e w a s rr ccc m naira a and stan fi lav exchange gifts at acton wi meeting thi december meet ng of thc acton women s in tilu e was held a the homo of mr w hall w th 3t members attending also pres tot were three inv ted guests the pnsdent mrs george fryer op cned the met ling and all repealed the inst ute ode and mary stew art co i ct mrs fred andcrso r id the m rules of ihe last meet ng and the roll call came rex ore m nute silence was held for the la e mr c mason ard a praj e wis o d bv the predenl mrs bert davidson gave a re port on the winners of the i fa r posf- con version worries t 1 s a transformers trouble commission repairs k tv ret mad bv dev buw tar bojirr troable clork mcg a hi a dr cvunc ati nt n m r tr n 1 vl t jd nin f r r tho nk b w t ianaked cxpuwi w c ner cla m hvs bten made gi n t the h epc clerk mccach d the darner ralure aue a poviwr utcv f fav t i di cussed i h prv iged inter m b irembers f lhi c unc in rcplj t tr requ t t 9nadian nai a ra i u i would be i easd t t a e recitative dscu s nlirsi romng w h ite va pirjiir board transf rtn r df f c itic- r wn hvd sv i m mr m c 1 r n embtrs f the pvb i w k 1v m h t r i f ej dovembtr tns r at th u et if c ree g c h kn v t prefer t g j- mas ki tt ng t id laid beo o m -r- b n mir a ir w k o j d h t t n unhiipv jcj mmr n i 1 l m low ng ansf rn r bank bio a j i a vtw t- jb e tie r rsf rto v e i iacfe v p ac 1 w h u k i k t x v r mr k kress h t ed j k e avn b i et hat ran on x d b water t rt nd n j umb t si v m t i rre ah u jti ag s ng i ic nt u i pag fvt legion continues tops in cribbage legi n crbbage team com i their leaguei pp ng phw o- tue day eonnk 22 rx inls- next carr- tden m n and ramblers w 19 each follow ed bv toi ard tt cajt w th is unioi ho ds botton pot with 10 standing legion 10 eden m u 4 lon t tger cats 2 unon 1 v seerr t h he list iv fe p a s ub d pt x3 ivw h wv age i w pv i au s n v n vk he i f ult es m k rk ss- v nei j u e rxadirpt 1 ie b mid bef re he k a 3 age d vepa v p po ed need larget water lhaen befe mr k rk es e h sa d he frm wis ik anxious o a 1 an enla god wa e lead r ins ajed i n oder g ge rtv e o um fo 1 plant ope atior arargeme ts t- ccomp sh aj are penlng on ic me rri old ngx w e aro h u- j w v c rrm m r svr e de mason d hib e w h le pow n or a b irdn- r c l bro a martin heads acton lol tv on lol no 46 w w a njj m n r- o k ha v wv s c n v wv 6 w a good a e s tt b a mj- d mb r rv- v iapj b v f v v d re c 1 b f d h n e m a ec e b bet was leaj t b jarres rans ecue b ed meade sword 1 b tnimar spence marsha b o iv an martn m tor 1 60 cvcles further nvos ia n n t ma er as t jfec c mm won s- o bt trade e n man ocal o ec ician cd r c mmist 1 ea n more deia u on h eeet puc u g eeard r exte n o c e d t d arte ard u mr an nonun quest ned e p per mark up n rn n p od o e ado ard ao bjec ed a he 10 dav qu rement for pavment a a cauo bvkkep e nconvp- erce han tv keqaesta w e e a ed h l ve n raking he mot on m nonan ugested v 0 mitt t p a on a an lnce comm s n rrembes assjed v ti tha ho fa5 na v d coi adesrnt bu la r r ea ed eaj rj fo p 10 dav e jjse w mo a d oxpsd t e nee j v m mbts be ame nvoved 1 g d susson on rrnr totn s si a dubv wcru depa trent emi ovee w is peen v a ng as the ows spe- o o- waren gove ewer exensio ippeaed h wo equests fconttnaed on pope ftre mrs earl lambert told of wnnd ng varn around a mo h ball to keep moths awiv from the mater lal mrs h l bennie told of keep rg warm in thc winterimo bv s opp rg all drafts mrs e smith told of mucua dvstrophv m s go rg larj od f the old rockwood academv mrs v dnnv repor ed or th s alban v bazaar that wa he d on decembe and of th mer s cub euchre he d n the same da e it wis dcded to have a euchr nd pennv ole n tne par h hal jan larv arragemenis m 1 mar cv wheel chair lent by scottish rite cip r majon haj rece v ed a r e- oi hanks rom mrs kn g pit ip expe ng appec at on fo the ie o a whnl ca i o v c i ts- cha tis et o m 1 k g bv r membes o he sco re othes hae a o i rrade oe oi this sence i mrs kright s on suffers from rrscuuj dystrophy almost over conclusion of the municipal board public proceedings in ihe town of acton a bid to annex 568 acrea of esqaesjng township will be held next thursday in tor onto when the case will go to argument before the board lam month hearings were completed here wfter the caae re snmed from september adjourn ment over 30 witnesses were questioned by both counsel ea queslng township excepting two areas in procest of subdivision has actively opposed the towns proposal wa has christmas tea sale of work st albans w a held its an nual christmas bazaar last satur day in the parish hall the sale or work upstairs wa in charge of mrs t jones with mrs mceach cm mrs g boons and mrs william denny at the baking table and mrs v bristow selling candy thc sewing and knitting tabl was in chargi of mrs bay lis and mrs kingsmill the guild had a 1 table of articles in charge of mrs j newton the newly formed girls auxil ury ran the fsh pond sold mys tery parcels and shell work thc r leadir mrs h price sold tickets on a cushion which was won bv mrs robert anderon members of the girls auxiliary working were ena waller diane newton mar one junk hiather wlthersbarb ara ware and beverley price downstairs the tea room was in charge of mrs e ji nts and mr h holmes assistants wen mrs c miles mr g f unta n mrs h j lley mrs k kn x m ss sh rliy fryir and miss sylvii jonis twins christened at united church f ur children w ri chnstcnid t act n unihri church on sunday morn ng gail norcen dougla jinc anne iamb and t n bojs douglas v ctor ind donald robert mastirs thi church wa well f 11 ed for the service conduced oy rov e a currey hanriicapp ng the ch ir was thn lack of organ mus c the organ has not been opcrat ng since hydro conversion miss lampard accomj in ed hymns and spec tl mu c bv th choir on the piano in the even ng norman ruv of ball nafad took tho serv ce as m currey wa- preach ng al his home c in niwmarke therr tt- tccen iv ren vilid audi rlum wis bi ng reopmtd mac sprowl shows slides to chapter the regular mon h v meet ng of tho duk of d v nsh re chapter i ode was he d at ho home f mrs r h elliott on wedne div ven ng diccmbcr 1 the regent mr j wh tham p t ided dunrg ihe tranac on f bu- r ess grants were made t the va js fund of he o d arnl local nstitu ons mr gordor rng nvaldsor was appo nted the chat 1o represcnat o to h mus fost al commtteo mac sp- w en r a rod ah f ho beau iful cturcs f rl cent r p o he br t fi is and gave a m itt ng com m r a v mrs f ed co e expres- ed k jncre apprec atior of he chip er to mr sprowl re e hmert w c seved and a k a me erjoved ella jany chosen top public speaker for the second year miss ella jai y is th wit nor of the rachlin trophy f r public peaking at ac u n public school competitions wire held last ft day morning at the senior assembly and four from aclon were chosen to represent the own in further competition t night in georgetown altogether 13 competed making their selecluns frcm sevenl topics given miss jany told why i am glad to be a canadian sharon gervais who placed second chose thi same topic the ri yal canad ian mounted police was the sub ject of peter law son who look th rd plncc and tho st lawrence seaway that of caroline cook the fourth w inner preliminaries had been held au through thc school and those who spoke before the judges friday were joanne force caroline cook sharleen marshall danny holmes andy williams susan wilson peter larwson margaret ann strong carol goodwin sharon gervais blair hotchen and ella jany judges were mrs a orr rev e a currey and mr spencer lee ps donates 100 for new piano and 225 in film strips donation of 100 by acton s pub lic school pupih out of funds ran ed through various activities to ward the new pano for the audit num jvas r ported by pr ncipal g w mckenne at the tuesday meet ing of thi public school board the pnnc pal also said 225 from the same k urce has be n earmark cd for purchasi educational film strips at the same timi he said the chot 1 nspoctors an this week vis i ng tht aclon schiol chi rmar t watv n presided at ty e deccmbe meeting attended bj trustees hard j nes wolfe brad ley and smith complying with a request by the teachers the board approved pay ment of both december salary cheques n hi 15th of ihe month adopt retirement plan the board also adopted a retire ment plan rf 1 cy f r lady teachen under tho plar tho ret rtment age limit will bi 63 ha proviso for r engagimen on t y arly basil 1 a max mum of tw years a pen on plan for caretaker d price als appn r commirdat ns from the he pc on 1 ghting impix vemenu in thi store sen x 1 win g ven to the prpe- cimmltc t prepare j- timates stcrttary w m ddleton reported october ron n s dent fees of 161 neeived plu 35 in september ron rcaidlnt fee from the dublii ara b rd a regular firanc a tarmert of r is a rg amount ng to 787 a i dpi ed paymirt at thi c nclu on of the meit ne the liit regu ar sess on for tne voa members pasd a resolution d ig a rg thur d y january 1955 f r he firt meet rg n the eramosa results dpuv reeve fred l cox 440 d h storey 425 counc 1 3 e ec ed josrpi o 621 charlei mcnabb 484 frank in anni ring 455 frank h- arder 418 school bord irfrfdi durcan mcphedrar 523 a rx klngabury 456 hlj brow 19 thomas gel 1 u v 15 lo d rras a donat on o b o the tb pa ets m ja h chr stmas s celeba ed ir hurgary mrs w lderp n o d a c r srru s orv mr w denny a p if re best a apped cr siri parce chr s rras carols were suns ah e m mckrht paved i ll ro psents ft exchanged er whci lurc was scied o corrm tee vs george laien bt mrs james wild ms w ba en re and mrs r l davdso the nee ng was b ug o c se bv repea nj tre w i gract vote of thanks as in a m 5 w hal fo e jse o i chamber membership projects ideas for future plans activities ideas toj fu ure plans acd pro ject were aired wedresday even ng a the deoember meeuna of tse chamber of commerce by mem brs who suggested acton on mat to rangrg from civic educator boost rg local rpt j earl er r he meeting the mm ben p endosed he action of the chamb council tr acept rg tn esignaior oi d- f g oakes a predert and elevating vlce-pre- dert johr got to the leadersh p he chamber be reaso s vere gven for d oakes decion to resgn and jje procedj unde he adopted by aws taken or the counc r nam ing bis suceesaor f tery ti ramed second vicepresdent to re pce c brad ey who becomes first vncepres dent do- tmminr wras named to the coic 1 o f 11 the vacarcr created in the general djamion of pro- iected airbvties suggest ons wer made for providing sanitary waste receptacles ir the dovnwn area treea correcting damaging deu and attitudei about the owr htd by the public poaxib 1 j of iup- portirg a lo g enn program that woul pro oy acton w ji perm anent type roads 0er iggeuor dea t i th bi cyc ixruiig increisrd or con trol ed parking n the downtovn area promotion of more local spot as a booste for the urwn p repa- ion of a small hardbook on c v c normatjon and booste pamphlets at oe close o the mee ing the chamber agreed to poror the er ectiin o a huge crrjgraa tree on m 1 sl ted ty er jr agreed to head a vo un eer group that would brng the ee n and usis n the eecton earl e- r the meeurg fol on eg the reading of mirus ard the latest financial tumniary by sec retary treasurer r f bean two new members were voted on and approved by the membership