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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 21, 1955
Page
11
The Acton council barred the United Electrical Workers from using the town hall amid claims the UE leadership is Communist controlled. Local groups including the Chamber of Commerce and the Legion backed the move, citing union influence and past expulsions by the CIO and Canadian labor bodies.
Acton council refused rental of the town hall to the UE organizers amid a clash over unions in the Smallwood plant dispute. debate centered on Communist links, government rights, and local labor relations, with police stationed for potential disturbances as the vote ended against renting the hall.
The Free Press sponsors a spring fishing contest inviting entrants in the first weekend of the season. Fish over 10 inches qualify and participants must contact the Free Press on Monday May 2. A photo of the catch is required for proof along with a prize of a framed print and a one year subscription.
A Tennis Club meeting at the Grahams discussed plans for the coming year including a euchre event and purchasing new tapes and nets for the courts. It was decided fees will remain the same. A nominating committee was appointed to arrange a slate of officers.
The final meeting of the public school Home and School Association was highlighted by a piano fund committee for the school auditorium. Milton Watson, a former Acton student and Hamilton principal, gave a talk on summer camps with colored slides. The evening closed with a square dance as Cyril Taylor was elected president for the coming year.
The Acton planning board accepted Frank Crump’s resignation with regret and elected C Mickey Holmes as chair. The session focused on transfer of lease obligations by F Queen affecting land sold to Fraleigh Construction for subdivision. The board debated legal issues, agreed to seek corporate membership, and heard a draft plan for a town contour survey and a future town plan.
Council criticizes misuse of the dump area near Third Line as a fire and eye sore. A suggestion for an incinerator is debated while a bulldozer clears the site. The meeting also covers natural gas surveys, sewer work, park use limits, by law reviews for hairdressers, and planning board referrals.
The Acton High School addition project is awarded to Mackenzie and Son of Acton for 36 690 dollars with completion set for September 5. Sub contractors Sanitary Plumbing and Heating Fergus and electric wiring are listed. Seven bids ranged up to 58 750 dollars. second bid 38 000 dollars from local Acton firms. The board discusses salary scales for specialists and principals, staffing changes, and vacancies at Milton Acton Georgetown.
The Acton public board and the North Halton district board have added nine teachers to fill vacancies. New high school staff include Carl Pielluseh Cyril Buchanan and Mrs Valeryette. Others join from Kitchener Mountview Arkell Erin and Hespeler areas with several transfers and new hires across departments.
Halton County Council approved a 2500 grant to the Oakville District Association for Retarded Children after Brig. James Roberts urged assistance for purchasing a building to run classes. Capital costs were estimated at 10000 and transportation to classes posed the main hurdle. County counts of handicapped children and the need for a school building were cited.
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