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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1956
Page
2
Erin township council accepted Ballinafad committee plans for a community hall under the Community Halls Act. A lodging form rule was adopted at Burling ton Jail, listing life history details for transients. Financials include 4,622.59 in bills and 10,000 tax payment.
The second annual Allan family reunion for the late William and Mrs. Allan was held at Stanley Park Erin with about 70 guests. The afternoon featured horseshoe pitching swimming and races for youngsters while older members prepared a pavilion supper. Plans for next year were made and thanks given to the organizing committee.
In facing nuclear or natural threats, a town with limited resources can still act decisively. Local preparedness, mutual aid, emergency plans, training, and rapid communication create a resilient network that strengthens national defense.
A civil defence framework urges every community to prepare with local executive committees and planning groups. It covers reception of evacuees, food supplies, sleeping space, shelter surveys, fall-out protection, and a trained monitoring service integrated with regional planners.
Heating contractors and dealers from Halton County and Oakville attended a five lecture course in Milton to learn modern gas appliance installation and servicing ahead of natural gas arriving in three northern towns. The program was sponsored by United Suburban Gas Company Limited at the Milton Legion Hall. Naval cadets visited the Iroquois destroyer in Sept Isles with Mayor Jack Layden and Cmdr Daniel Hanington meeting at the town hall.
Trafalgar Educational Supervisor Kenneth Armstrong reports difficulty finding a properly qualified teacher for Ash one room school teaching eight grades. The Ash school, near Milton along Highway 25, highlights the shift from single to multi room schools as district expands from six years ago.
Milton now has 4220 residents and Georgetown 6000, reflecting continued development in North Halton while Acton remains comparatively small.
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