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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1955
Page
9
Ontario's heat wave drives Public Utilities Commissioners to tap Warren Grove well. Six and a half million gallons used in June as consumption climbs. pump and copper line installation planned to feed the main. Chairman F Oakes urges calm while confirming springs remain healthy.
Ray Parkhouse a Bank of Nova Scotia teller from Plattsville and Douglas Foreman of Bright were killed when a car struck the rear of a truck on No 97 highway 230 miles northwest of Brantford. Passenger David Shearer of Bright was injured in fair condition.
Two former Acton residents who had not seen each other in 27 years met in a train parlor car. Jim McGeachie, now from Toronto, was leaving Chicago when he bumped into Joe McCann, son of a coal yard operator in Acton, traveling from Vancouver. The chance meeting occurred on the f re headed journey.
Mr and Mrs H W Hinton celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with four children and seven grandchildren present. Sons travel from New York and Regina. daughter Edna and others reside in Toronto and Acton. Hinton born in London, England and Todd born in Uxbridge. He is a watchmaker active in Oddfellows and Masonic Lodge.
The Acton ladies softball team beat Carlisle 17 9 in a park game. They earlier defeated Carlisle in an exhibition during the Minor Sports Day and then lost to Eden Mills 15 3 and to Rockwood last week.
Acton firemen faced a busy weekend amid tinder dry conditions. Three of four fires threatened property, with two roofed at Nassagaweya farms and a third near Eden Mills. Crews and farmers battled two hours to prevent spread to buildings and saved equipment and a tank of gasoline.
The first annual Minor Sports Day drew well over 500 to the park on Civic Holiday with a Calthampiin parade in the marine and a full program of races games and sports. A fire truck parade float music pony rides and decorated vehicles led to a busy day of contests with winners named in multiple classes. Exhibitions included old timers vs 1955 tagminahates ball games and a dance at the tennis courts to close the event with profits supporting Minor Sports activities.
Acton council dodged granting a single gas franchise, voting two readings to by laws favorable to both Anthony Gas & Oil Explorations and Halton Natural Gas. The move lets both firms apply to the Ontario Fuel Board while state security and valuation issues are reviewed.
At noon a lightning bolt struck a Cameron Street house, causing a fire in the television set. Neighbors helped extinguish the blaze as wiring in the fuse box welds shut, possibly tracing the strike along TV or hydro lines. The same location was hit again during the last thunderstorm.
A severe overhead storm in Acton damaged a new Glenlea subdivision house when lightning struck the roof and walls, with mortar knocked out and windows smashed. A nearby bulldozer operator Fred Laing escaped injury. No occupants were hurt and damage was about 200 dollars. The storm also struck a Mayfair restaurant aerial, and a Muskoka summer home had minor damage.
Acton residents will see modest telephone rate increases effective September 1 1955 to align with other centres. The two party residence service will rise 10 cents and individual residence service 15 cents. Acton now has 1,113 local calling area telephones as of June 30 1955.
Progress on the Acton High School expansion continues with concrete poured and partitions erected for three classrooms a nurses room and a storage room. The new section is roofed and connected to the old building with heating plumbing and electrical work nearly finished. Plastering window frames terrazzo floors and desks are planned as crews rush to ready spaces for September opening.
Mrs Norman Armstrong of Acton lost three fingers including a thumb in a farm accident at her home while a load of grain was backed up. She was treated with stitches and is recovering at Guelph Central Hospital.
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