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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), 9 May 1935, p. 1

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ontario thursday may 9th 1935 eight homeprint pages five cents se women of halton presbytery missionary society meet in acton mm how brown batnrnfj mhmntom dresses delegates numbered 175 resolutions of loyalty and on other important matters wore passed officers for the year elected upward of 200 attend tte sixth gathering of the wnmtorioparv society of halton presbytery held last thursday tho united church acton morning after noon and owning acatuuisa rn held pretmed over by mr altken pre aldent of ffahhwf on behalf of the acton society mr barbcree ette trtlobmeno the delegate which was replied to by am utfteorjtown whx gave words of appredatwt or tha hospitality extended the visitors mrs marsh of hamilton con ducted two worship services under ths following beads building for time and building for eternity it costs to build what did it cost god what we build for tune will live on into eternity time is talent our minutes are stamped with his images sags rev rumley of georgetown conducted quhet half hour ood touched lydlas heart through gospel message and she opened her life to his aenrtce sire homer brown of west china jdea4ljklfchjorcesa work there renala the regular monthly business meet ing of the womens institute woo held at the home ot mrs lanlx last thursday at 230 with the pre sident mrs gamble in charge the meeting opened by singing the maple leaf followed by the lords prayer in unbon flvemlnute tautwss given on the motto pratae loudly blame softly and current events by mrs reeeor the roll call was answered by the paying of fees and suggestions for raising money for the earning year mlsa grace lnu was appointed delegate to attend tho girls conference held at tho ontario agricultural college guelph from may 7th to 11th very successful year has closed and again very satisfactory reports were erven of year donations torn militarism all fraught with change danger and various results she has wide grasp of condltlonu and takes her hearers with her through chinas chang ing world in mrs browns second od dress she showed the power of personal contacts in homes in streets everywhere the win one message resolution was passed at the even ing meeting in appreciation of mrs altkeno leadership during the last three years while she was president of halloa presbyterial interesting and inspiring reports of the various branches of the societys work were given by mm mchlvcn campbell ville supply secretary mrs readhead muton associate helpers secretary mrs john mcdennld george town missionary monthly and world friends mrs watson ncton village temperance secretary mlsa ada mar shall oakvillc strangers secretary mrs scgsworth treasurer mrs hoy pfch christian stewardship secretary mlss esui6t hopkins burlington liter ature secretary mrs poole acton mission hand secretary mrs stephenson limehousc baby hand secretary resolution paied by thu convention were whereas attention lias been drawn to paragraph in our new public school concluded on page elgh national officers address banquet given by the chapter on friday evening prise awud presented gordon gibbons outstanding speaker in the work of the imperial order of uie daughters of the eniplru gave splendid addressed at tlie banquet of this lakeside cliapter last prlday evening in thd parish mall when urn members of tlie duke of devonshire chapter were also guests the batuiuet provlthxl included uie following menu pickks olivui tomato cocktail roast stuffedham mashed pota toes creamed peas salad jelly baked alaska coffee it was very capably served by uie troop of girl guides the table decorations were in green and yel low and were very pretty mlsa vlda uamsliw regent won in cliaxge and extended welcome to all miss joan arnoldl of toronto former rvgeiit of the national cliupter of the in iter addreati out lined the alms of tile order hi promoting of th wutftd that tlie order patronize and use their en deavor to have british pictures sliown in uu thcatrni tlie cementing of empire tics was one of tlie alms of uie id verywhei mrs gordon thompson national hon orary vicehcuent of uie in her address urued clouitudy of tlie empire knowledge and undtntandliig of the great empire of which we form part would bring areuuu ptwc hi uw empire oivd form closer tie on the program biterperslng the ad dresseu miss margaret brown contri buted piano solo and miss mc millan vocal selection master gor don gibbons who won the highest marks of any acton pupil at uie county music al puuuval contributed olo he fcai presented wlui hlsaward of is orfered by the lakeside cliapter for winning this standing known as the it moore memorial mlsa hunt was his accom paniit on behalf of uie duke of devonuhiro chapter and uie visitors mrs cooper regent expressed appreciation of the splendid addresses and banquet the national anthem closed the gather womens institute annual meeting btra gamble elected president fer awfth term other qgtow elected for the year udigerenl causes u1i lutruuj cf ut uuj iiuumj uf were were very gratefolry received the mecung clcted by singing the national anthem after which social time was spent the election of officers for 193530 resulted as follows president mrs gamble 1st vicepresident mnl ij pavld eonj 2nd vicepresident mrs reesor secretarytreouurcr mlsa haw thorne dlrectorsmn mccutcheon mn hall mrs lantz mrs wuder apln prtigrant committee mrs honey mrs mcgeachle mrs chisholrn booth mrs honey social mrs hall school mixdamed wlldcrspln and rucsor flower and sick committee mks elllotl mrs noble pianist mrs salt assistant pianut mm hal dktrlct director miss hawthorne auditor mesdumcs collier and wllda reprefacntuuvcs to district annual mesdamc bell und wlldcrspln standing committee convenera aru educatlonjmvu collier legiilatlon and enilgrauon mrs chiuiolm healui und clilld welfare mr dnny canadian inditlrles mrs honey homo economics mrs mcgeachle agriculture mrs davldin community acuvltles mrs bishop hlitorlcul research mrs double welfatv vrs pobter base0all schedule brawn vp at lcacuo meunf ilau nixht klrat home cakne with georcetown an may 25th acton to gticlph on may i8u1 various items of local interest to graduate as nurae among the graduates of the 1030 class of guelph general hospital is miss iuabel clantx daughter of mr and mra lanu acton the graduaung exercises are arranged for may 15uu mt iantsb acton friends extend con gi atula en th immp oi ba course and her graduation craah on centro boodr three brampton high school fetodents were uninsured and fourth sufrered minor cuts when their car was sldcswlp ed by truck on the centre road north on prlday george porter driver of the car suffered cuto necessitating treat uicntbvanjhyslcian his three passen gcre were nelson armstrong mary bert ram and lcnora wellcr the truck driv en by george tyler acton is sold to have bldeswlned their car while its driver was trying to pass another vehicle traf fic officer roy hodgson investigated 368 botuca of milk supplied school at uie meeting of uie duke of devon shire chapter of the uie treasurer reported that 3968 halfpint bottais of milk had been supplied acton school children by tho society during uie wiptff mnnlfr trip mee wtis held elliott three barrels of books had also been sent the red cross society hi saskatchewan urana mcdonald contributed piano solo on uie program mlwt bennett reading on the silver jubilee and mlas pearl smith paper on uus alms and work of the social ume brought uie meeting to close motor accident on holiday oimi driyen by herbert itfons 1004 delegates from brampton george town guelph and acton met last even ing at tho dominion hotel acton und drew up uie following scliedule for uie coming eoiou may 18ui acton ut guelph bramp ton georgetown may 25th georgetown at acton brampton ut juelplj june ut acton ut brampton georgetown at guelph juno 5th guelpnat biahiplou june etli acton ut georgetown jupe til guelph ut georgetown brampton ut acton june itlui guelph at acton georgo town at brampton june itih aauu at biainplon guelpli ut georgetown june loui acton at guelph june 10th brampton at georgetown june 22nd georgetown at guelph bruhipton ut acton june 2flui guelph at ac tan george town at brampton june 29ui georgetown at acton urampton ut guelpli july 3rd guelph ut brampton july itli acton at georgetown juirui oeorge town at brampton acton at guelph july 10th brampton at actozi july 11th gurlph at georgetown july 13ui brampton ut georgetown guelph at acton july 17ui ummptou at guelph georuetown ut acton july 20th acton at bnunpton geortfetouu ut guclph july 2ui guelph at brauipton july 2sul acton at georgetown aioouitd ond ihlrtiie leonard streetrtooni and one own ed by earl milton figured in motor accident on the highway threo mllcu cast of acton on monday even ing when both ours were rauicr badly damaged the occupants were not seri ously injured aluiough all suffered minor cuts and brulics in uie milton car with mr earl were messnis losby and georgd green of acton and mr kennedy of muton uw latter receiv ing uio mout serious injuries mr lyoiis uas accompanied by his wife and his father and motlicr ivaiflc officer howell investigated uie accident the jubilee rwoc stamps the new jubilee ttampu were issued luit week at uio local post olflce and ore very neat and appropriate of uie jubilee occasion set of them has been on view in the put pkkiii win dow ilie oncccnt ltamp has pic ture of prhiceis elisabeth and green in color tlw twocent btomp carrla picture of uie duke of york und brown uireecent stamps are larger and have likenees of uie king and queen and are red five cent stamps haw uio prince of wuu and arc blue uie tencent ttamp ki green and ha an engravhig of wlndwir casue and tlie thlrteencent itamp is blue wlui picture of the britannia riding the uavty compulfury cloajnf bylaw lufacl hi guelph bylaw providing for uie early elos ing of stores in nine dlrferent categories was policed without dbxuwdon by guelpli city council the measure which it was obligatory on council to posv calls for the closing at noon on wedntuiavi during uie montlis of june july auguut and september of all dry clmerj dyeru pressers clioe mercliailta fur riers milliners dry gjods ladin ready towear mcn and boys clouihig and furnbdilngij variety filiopa und fane goods thopu affidavits to uie effect tliat ieventyfive pr cent of all thnw engaged in uie trades utfected had sign ed uio jicuuons uere producd by clt yjlctltm tjnuthty at arrecent out of three and winners of this series play best uiree out of ave with first learn if poaolble by mutual agrecmrut of the two clubd winner must be declared by august 15tn halton presbytery met in acton itcbolution loyalty to beloved news of acton and the district king xrui anniversary of united church to be observed in appreciation of tho twcntyflvo years of splendid rule of our beloved klruj george and queen mary uio halton presbytery of uie hamilton con fcrenco of uio tfnllcd churchotcflh ada auscmblcd in acton on thursday may inff iflir ph tinnnlmonnly liufvtij termonl resolution of loyalty and pledged sup port to tho cancer fund by which uio occasion has been marked sessions were held in uie bapubt church during the day and were wed attended delegates were served meals in uio united church where the scsslopft of uio womvnl missionary society were beings held tho tenth anniversary of uie united church of canada will be celebrated bjr uio holding of special thanksgiving ser vices in every church in halton prcsby rev cleooio bereaved general sympathy is trclt hcro for rev and mrs poole and georgo lnthu death on friday of mr pooles ulster miss mary poole at norwich miss poole had been in 41 health for some months rev mfc poole was called to the hom last week owing to her critical condition and remained until after uie funeral on sunduy after cemetery dived through door according to reports from george town prank spclchcr of brantford arrested in guelph for georgetown police is held on charge of attempted burglary at uie residence of prank bykes of georgetown ty is stated thai spclch er wau chased from the house whirl sykcs saw him moving about in uio kitchen in making his escape tery radio message will be given by spclchcr dived through an ordinary uie moderator rev richard robert wlnduw and storm window on front on monday evening june 10th it it stated ho went to ouclph from uio maple leaf gardens toronto was plclced up by officers there where great gauierlng of people will acton marks the silver jubilee service of loyalty and devotion message cabled to their majesties after being passed by entire thering address bx judfie monro feature of event parade and gathering in the park an occasion that will long be remembered the observance and celebration in honor of uio silver jubilee of tho acces sion of king george in acton on monday was very fitting and demonstru tivu tjtia loyalty and honor that was worthy cclebralu in prayer song and public speaking the program fcuowahip and unifying spirit of uie pout un years and dedicate themselves to greater scr virp tm ftffirpier nartnrtntg7htn 8uver bouors not yet available here tlie demand for uio how canadian silver jubilee dollars exceeded uio supply 100000 were struck otf in uio uon under the direction of uie generarijj iy wcrc procurable council the president of uio confer fcny but wm bo avauablo at uie banks ence expectn to attend uio next kneetlng coupio wec it is expected of ivcsbytery which meets at ookvulo mnny dcswc procuro them as sou on september 10th to maugurute plaiu for aipeciul vlsitauon of every congrc guuon itxiv stokcn alderjjiot chairman of halton presbytery gave uio pastoral relaitons report tiic following pastoral changes wcro sanctioned by presbytery rev rutnley gtorgotowu hivited by 3nldlaw memorial congregation wnlr of uie jubllo occasion but while scarce now uiero li no doubt uicre will be plenty of uieiri available provided uiero are dollars to purchase uicm wltli pantry shower for bride very pleooant time was bpent on monday afternoon at the home of mr hamilton georgetown united churcii mrs lvaren when about uilrty iiivlteuslev overeud hamll uitlvcs and girl friends were enter ton hev knighton of water ined at pantry thowcr in honor of down invited by united church port wrs dr hojjclng who before colborne waterdowit united churcn hcr cent mturrlago was miss edna hivited uev dodgson of puren of rockwood ilie brldo wad hamilton rev cu poole of acton presented wlui many useful gifts gamis invited by rldwuy united church anx contents were enjoyed and vocal acton united church invited rev wlas bc jioi ml ma morrow ph bjq rldgeway buret starkey and mrs will black wsrc parade lefx tn6t0wniiall after ten oclock on monday morning it was headed by acton citizens band and had detachment of lome rifles scottish uio children of uie puollc and high schools olrl guides boy scouts duke of devonshire and lakeside chapters of uio and uie war veterans wearing colored bcreis and medalu parading by way of bower avenue mill and main streets and knox avenue to uio park uio assemblage with citiz ens of town and countryside gathered about uie ttaftd erected in uio pork in posuing the cenotaph on mill street the command eyes leftl tfaa given by marlial mcdonald at the park color party in chargo of comrade bayhas deposited uie colors at the stand and the band fed in tho singing of canada tti thanhwiw nf xtffvf ttnrrl reioluuoii wan paired unanlniouly expressing tlncere appreciation of uio efficient iiirvlccs of rev it rumlev rev 11 knighton and rev poole while servhig in halton prtibj tcry and wmilng them everv blessing on their prospccuve fleldti of ix vice the settlemecnt committee for halt in presbytery ill be represented by rev macgqwun bronte und rev fi0clai uv and quite jubilee event kvlly lowvllle lucky prhxa were won by miss pearl uev uumlcy in lib report on wallace and bob marshall in curds greatly appreciated dalnly niipper uas served by mrs raji allan mlu3s elbaibcth mcpiiedron elva and evelyn penren couiliw of uie bride tho jubilee euchre and banco the dunce and cuchru on monday evening sporuiorvd by acton branch of tlie canadian legion drew splendid crow and provided most enjoyable christian educauon made uie follow ing announcements the spring rully of halton young peoplou aisoclauon ulll be litld in milton thursday evening may 0th special christian educa tion service will be held during uie an nal meeting of hamilton conference at guelph wednesday evening may 20th for young people tlie summer jvidcd the music for uie dancing school at rjerson bvach meets uils uie genti prues were won by dr buchanan und holloway and the ladleu prizes by mrs holloway und miss mary cordon tlie prize for tho spot dunce was won by mr jack mc geachle und miss kuuiurlno hale lunch was served during uie evening arid the new harmony orchestra pro moting bylaw providing for uie early closing on wednesdayti of butcher and grocery shops was passed tul motor accident joteph foretell 23 of guelpli was killed almost instunuy about four oclock sunday afternoon when uie cor hi which he wau riding skidded on uie slippery pavuiient ut scanlons curve four hilles touui of pwrgus on uid ouelphpergus highway porjitell wud an employee of uie canadian gypsum company ut guelph hie cur which was driven by george davidson of apvlph an engineer wlui uie iune company run along tho sltoulder of uie road for loo feet and uieu crushed into cement culvert which smashed in uie top davidiort wad un able to give any reuon for uat accident other uiaii uie wet pavement davidson was not injured and uw ouicr two pos lwngwi ln4he bm jlcsie lwctell sister of uie victim and miss hulen keller of guelph mlas forested wlio tt in uie grad um ting class xil sl jueulls hospital at guelpli is suffering fruin ahock while miss keller has fractured rib year from july 11th to 20ui memorial service was held in ap preciation of uie life and service of mr savage of oakvllle who died during uie piut quartcr mr savage was member of tho official board of the united church uiert for miny years and had rendered useful service both in tlie presbytery and conference he will be grvauy missed two convention choir conven tion and an elders und stewarda con venuon ere anuclpated by the ap poinuncnt of commltteed to inaugurate tlie iainc iund conceftt sunday evening 1111 ui spotwored by acton lode and varied prucrani hi to be pntttcuied the sunday evening band concert or the monui is being sponsored by acton and will be held hi acton town ifull on sunday ut 30 the following is uie pro gram to be given by acton oltbienfl uiuui and assisting artlsu hymn selection selection norma male quartette march won ami guitar and accordian wutablku eternal overture salutation solo coles fl selection lii ive little coitago 10 selection school children lt march fox trail band gom save uie khig band band selected rand selection band band selected bond thk kvkning mkal dftibmsua customer want revolver dealer oixahuoter presume cutitomer you better moke it nhio shooter its for strange cat that meows outside my window all night the surelteloiifbway wedding very pretty wedding took place on saturday morning at quarter after eight oefock at uio sacred heart church guelpli when agnes cecelia longeway only daughter of mr and mrs paul longeway became uio bride of rudolph surette son of mr john surctte of wedgeport and uio late mrs surctte and nephew of mr mid mm rulludgv guelpli rev father brennan officiated tlie bride who was given hi marriage by her fauicr looked charming hi an ensemble of twinkle blue crepe wlui sliver grvy uccessorleu sha carried bouquet of sunburst roses illy of uio valley and maiden hair fern mlsti jean rulnhort us bridesmaid looked lovely in ros uat crepe dretis with fawn accessories and carried bouquet of ophelia roues and fern mr john dooley ucted as best man and mr tonilteiniiarl as usher tlie wedding music was playej by mrs drohan durhig ui masu uie ave maria wos sung by miss ojukcr and mr odonuld and ut uio signing of uie register mus whmlfred bukr wmg very sweetly mother ut your feet im kneeling immediately after tlie ceremony wed ding breakfast wau served at the home of uie brides parents when twenty four guests sat down to table bcaiiu futly decorated in sky blue and wiut wlui uprhig howur and blue candles hi silver lioldertl tlio lovely wedding cake tall white tapers and ulyofuievalliiv graced the bridal table toast was kuouvto thhappycouplu bymrjm cord who ucted as muster of ccro inouhis the grooms gift to uie brldo wus vanity set to uio bridesmaid unkcuiitt eorrmgs to uie best man white gold ud clip and bar pin later mr and mrs burette left bn honoy moon trip to toronto andhfnagartpaih7 uie bride going away hi hayy blue dress and grey accessories on their return they will reside in guelph guests were present from kltohanor gait detroit and toronto ion uio service was in charge of cx warderr mason who very capably per formed tho dutkss incumbent on uie office and expressed uio appreciation of uie council for the assistance in ar rangements and splendid attendance on this occasion it wou clearly to be seen uiut actons loyalty and good wishes were wlui the kibig and queen on this und all occasions the following wire was read from reeve ii harrison from culgary who wuii unable to be present calgary alto citizens of acton acton ontario regrot very much being unable to celebrute with you tho twcntyfifui jubilee year of tho reign of king george best wishes for all excel lent cehibruuon and continued loyal ty to our beloved king reeve harrison tho invocation was given by rev brilllnger and judge munro was uien escorted to uie btanctby mr mc donald president of acton legion and introduced to the audience by uie chair man judge munro after expressing hli appreciation of participation in uns service jjtld he felt uils was not an occasion to extol uie british empire but ruuier an opportunity to mark loyal ty to uie king and queen who had so graciously reigned for twentyfive yearn khig george at sixtynine was no joung man und uie speukcr very inter estingly traced his career from his days titi midshipman on uie br it tunica to lleutenunt in tlie navy in 18a5 in lhll4 he was commander and until ills cider brouier died it hud been his thought to have life on uie seas but his life hud been altered by uie dcaui of uio elder brouier in 1803 he married and uie family history was traced by the speaker king george was one of uio most travelled of sovereigns ho liud visited concluded on pago five the piny presented by top players was greeted by packed house in the town hall last night and tho large audience had nothing but praise to offer uio players who did their parts ix well the story opened up with uie sawysr children putting on weekend party while their very strict father is away and he is not expected back for at least week but telephone call lets thd family know that their father is on the way to uie house this puts everything in confusion however lcandcr smith uie master mind who was one of uie jsbekcnd guests was called upon to suggest something with uio result that uie girls went to on hotel and he stayed to fix uilugu up with father the one and only adventure uie father ever had was in punjoba when hi knvpd the life bashnwrthernlgr new hydro plan approved four local bealer coopenuln in new cobpcrauve campaign to popular ize cooking by efecthclty special meeting of uie public utlll ueti commission won held on friday evening to confer wiui dealers regarding uie plan of sale of electric stoves in acton the sectvtary was instructed to write the ontario commission accepting uio plai oniisconunu wgwio rcntalcivirffa on booster hot water heaters mr mason discussed wiui uie coin mlslq plan ot moving uie work uliop on um present lot and improving this property mr mauon was willing to pay uie cast of moving in uie interests of general improvement definite plans were left over until the return of reeve hurrfcwm at uuoutur meaung on tuesday even hig messrs xx tulbot blair jos held and symon were pre betlt to discuss uie hew plan of market ing electric ruilges wlui uie commb slon the new plan was approved by uiese dcahirdand uie agreements thereto enter bite by uiese men wiui instruc uonei lusued for the advertising cam paign in connecuan wlui uiese arrange ments the plan is cooperative one with many benefits to those not now uamg fui uvo between uie hydro land the dealers sharing uie coat of promoting the plan cooking schools newspaper ad vertising exhibits will show wi of the advantages of electric cooking it to leandeit local play by st albanv greeted by packed hooac comedy pmentauoii enjoyed by all and ho never tired of telling uie star mijch to the disgust of uie family lcandcr the master mind who sup posedly had been on trip to the orient with fortune teller mme alvarado was put wise to father one weakness punjaba and he was ready with btory all about tliat country for father put mr sawyer surprised everybody wjien he got home as he had gone and got married leander was introduced to him as dr smith of uio orient and uio doctor made quite hit with the old muu earl and stanley mr sawyervl two sons boui wanted to get married his daughter lcuia wanted to go to dram atic school and his other daughter joycu wanted to go to art school tho llrm mr sawyer would have nothing to do wiui it this made uio children rebellious and uicy got leander on uio job again he got mllllcent tcrry irene merrill barbara hilton uio sweet hearts of uie boys whom mr sawyer would not let uiem marry and dressed them hi some oriental clothes ho had secured durhig his journey he then sent uiem to mr sawyer supposedly present from uie bashaw for saving his life this made many complications und ohiuuing incidents us mr sawyer now had four wives but lcuhder the master mind ilxcd tilings up by telling mr sawyer uio only way to get rid of uio girls and avoid scandal was to have his lons marry them und take uiem olf his hands tliey however refused to do so until uiclr salaries were raised uie girls went to dramauc and art schools and leander liad steady job but mr sawyer was ready to agree to unyuiing to get rid of uie three wives uie bashaw had sent him so it ended up happily for everybody at uie conclusion mys buchanan who hod directed uie play was pre sented with basket of flowem the cast of characters was mllllcent terry ann holmes iryno merrill may wuterhousu earl sawyerljjirry wore stanley sawyer eddki pooutt letha sawyer lillian perry joyce sawyer leoiia waller barbara hilton barbara taylor leander smith john prest eg bert sawyer harry rogers susan sawyer olive rookes madame alvav udo euther toy lor mm gam mage clara bauer jj coming events announcement of uctlng cw imli of ilhi event under this o3 catling rc chargcu lo cents pec line with ft minimum cbtfga fur uy knnuumciucnl of tlie plcur us concert hy st albons boy scouts will bo presented hi uie parish hall on prlday may 17th tickets now procurable from scbutn st johne community orchestra of kitchener will present concert in the united church acton under auspices ot uie ladles aid on wednesday may 2uui at ib tickets 26c vtia annual meeung of uie lwd tennis and bowling club will be held on wednesday my ith lnthe council chamber at 815 ail members and others lnteivated please attend everyone is wjcome atuie nnual old timp euclireand dance of acton liberal brogrfsivn aimomwi rt1 tbwn hall tomorrow friday rnghi oood prises lunch blacfcs orchestra come and have social time and get acquainted there no admlailon or other charge

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