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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1956
Page
5
E H Batkin of Georgetown has been appointed secretary of the Esquesing township school area to replace Ruth Evans who has held the post for ten years. Batkin will begin duties on April 1.
Be Hilson of Milton suffered $800 damage when his 1952 Chevrolet rolled over and landed on its roof in a ditch on No 25 highway near Speyside on Friday. Hilson said the steering locked on a curve below Speyside, hitting guard rails and tipping into the east ditch.
The Ospringe Milkettes held their second meeting at Mrs. E Fisher home Saturday. Assistants Mrs. E Archibald demonstrated pasteurizing raw milk for safe canning followed by a cocoa and cookie refreshment. Nearby notes mention Acton Night School exhibition and various local visits, travel and ice fishing in Lake Simcoe with residents named.
Campbellville St Davids Group hostess Lois Inglis presided Monday evening with worship hymn and prayer. Gloria Purdy reported secretary and Lenore Chester treasurer. Members were urged to donate to mission work and eight girls offered to sew dresses for Easter offerings.
Mrs Wesley Lillie Cliff and Alan and Miss Ruth Huntley visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ezra Small and son Arthur. Mr and Mrs Harold Wright and family from Guelph visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Harvey Joestin and Bobby. Other visitors include Mr and Mrs Charles Mampsey Rockwood with Mr and Mrs A Ware and Mr and Mrs Ted Jestin with James Milne and family Rockwood. Grace Fountain from Guelph spent weekend with parents Charles and Grace Fountain. Mrs J P Benham visited Monday with Mr and Mrs Charles Bye Burlington. Mrs John Alton visited with Mrs Stanley McDougall in Guelph.
Halton Centennial Manor Board approved the Dunker tender as the lowest of six bids to erect a staff house on the north side of the manor site. The project adds 14 beds and follows earlier 1955 decisions to hire architects and adjust cost estimates from 850,008 to about 8100,000 with cost sharing at 50 percent.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Ronald Moore on the birth of a leap year son at Peel Memorial Hospital on February 29. The WI held its monthly meeting at Mrs Gisby’s home. Welcome to Mr and Mrs Charles James who moved from Oakville to the Gisby house on March 1. Sympathy to the George Services family after a fire destroyed their year old home while others escaped unharmed. The Cuthbertsons from Toronto visited the Brigus family. WJ Newton of Barrie visited his mother. Mrs Harold Barber oversees the S S No 9 junior room in Mrs Wilson’s absence due to a badly fractured ankle. Mr and Mrs Robert Edwards moved back to his parents’ farm on the sixth line last week.
The Kirk Club of Nassagaweya and St. David's Presbyterian church held their annual Father and Son banquet in the Nassagaweya school room. Rev. J Ward spoke of crossing the ocean by sailing ship. Neil Halstead played violin, Bruce Eaton sang, and the Campbellville quartet performed. The Nassagaweya Ladies Aid met at the Hendersons home. News noted the death of Don Kennedy's father and Mrs Mullen's hospital operation recovery. Christina Eliott and Victor visited Woodstock sister Miss Gertrude Currie.
Nassagaweya Council, Brookville, passes a tax collector by law and directs notices to ratepayers about land sales for arrears. It approves road and general accounts, awards a gravel tender, and joins Nassagawega in Georgetown high school costs while discussing a Milton hospital debenture.
Canada’s civil defence program grows with provincial and municipal responsibility and federal funding. Volunteers form its backbone while Ottawa funds training, equipment, and grants. Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta integrate cost sharing, with municipal projects receiving 50 percent federal support in recent years.
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