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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1952
Page
17
Acton Micro Plastics plans a second expansion adding about 9 180 square feet for warehouse space and two machines. A. P. Green Co will rebuild and enlarge its fire damaged plant replacing the August fire with a $40 000 to $50 000 masonry building to be ready by December 1.
A series of pre wedding showers honor Miss Olive Musselle as she prepares to marry Alan Ellerby. Knox church choir members surprised her with a wall mirror, neighbors hosted a miscellaneous shower with a wishing well, bridesmaids Elenda Britton and Lorraine Mullin staged a shower, and Daughters of Knox gave a surprise party with a silver cream and sugar set and a short program.
Flames in an automobile caused by defective wiring were extinguished by the Acton fire brigade Sunday morning at 10 30 a m on Mill Street. The owner Harry E Smith of Oshawa and his family were at Watson's Dairy Bar when the blaze was spotted. Damage to the 87 Choy amounted to 278.
The Lorne Scots Band finished fourth at the Canadian National Exhibition on August 28 after a two hour delay and a mid air show noise interruption. They scored 22513 with London Tech Concert Band first at 259 and RCAF Hamilton second at 241. Limited by small numbers and insufficient instruments, the Lorne Scots will receive a detailed critique later.
Enrolment climbs to 40400 from 285 when Principal G W McKenzie arrived in 1939. This year marks a 2 percent rise with new auditorium promotions and ongoing work on the fresh addition. Kindergarten through grade eight listings show spread of pupils and staff preparing for fall sodding and playground bolting.
Two Acton students received Dominion provincial student aid bursaries. Jack Davidson, former Acton high student, won 300 dollars to attend Ryerson Institute of Technology in Toronto. Marjory Warne, grade 13, earned 100 dollars for general course study.
Guelph Street neighbors gathered at Mrs N Braida home on Thursday night to present Mrs C Hubbell, who is leaving the district, with a gift. Attending were Mrs Bob Johnson Mrs John Mann Mrs Mike Bennett Mrs Bill Ruddock Mrs Ted Hards Mrs George Lazenby and Mrs A Fetterly. Lunch was served.
Mrs Stanley Mathews hosted the Knox Church Ladies Aid August lawn meeting on a warm afternoon under maple shade. President FL McCutcheon led the gathering with scripture read by W McArthur and prayers by A J Buchanan. Reports, future plans, readings, a public speaking contest, prizes, and a social lunch followed, with mock turtle soup noted as calf's head.
Acton high school opened with 132 students welcomed by principal Orland Robbins. Six teachers were introduced including two new hires Mass Mary Snyder and James Cuthbertson. The school will issue textbook deposits earned back on book return and set dates for parents night and a November commencement.
Thomas W. Salmon 70 died in Acton on Thursday after retiring as a machinist at LNB Shops in Stratford. A Boer War and World War I veteran native of the Isle of Man, he was elected Acton mayor in 1950 but retired due to ill health. Requiem high mass at St. Joseph's Church followed by interment at Erin Cemetery. Survivors include wife Mervan Cooke, four sons Benjamin Guelph Robin Stratford, Rev. Ro Satmeous, daughters Mrs. Wallace Longstreet, Ethel Erin, Mrs. Harry Wilkhans Milton. Funeral attended by Legion members.
Churchill community and church members honored Mrs. Mary Rutledge on Labor Day at Woodside school. She plans to move to Denver with her daughter, Mrs. Richard Greene of 777 Ash St. S., Denver, after 23 years in the area. A program of music and dancing preceded a purse presentation, with lunch served afterward. The Rutledge farm was sold to Mr. Shall of Glen Williams and possession taken last Saturday.
Beardmore Co and United Jacking House Workers of America officials met employees to discuss a final offer. Ballot results: 139 acceptances, 176 rejects, four spoiled ballots. The offer followed a Concil liation Board recommendation and added a month of retroactive pay.
Acton council approved a plan for a new fire hall behind the town hall on Bower Ave with final approval tied to building plans. The Fire Brigade would fund materials through contributions and volunteer labor, and seeks deeded property with use restricted to brigade purposes. The project includes a two story cement block hall 30 by 65 feet with two 19 foot doors and space for four trucks, drill and training on the first floor, and recreation on the second. || The council also discussed a regional fire area centered on Acton with a new fire truck and annual payments of 700 dollars from two townships. The sewerage system expansion, a 17,000 dollar debenture, and a modern by-law were reviewed, with by-laws set for next election.
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