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txkxrsnay august ath 18m the acton jree press faox fiw holiday visitors and personals some of the homecomers at the reunion and other items of personal irilcrest among the xunian visitors the fol lowing were noted mrwm miller of duelph mr frank havul or ookville mr henry bell trtjm toronto mr oeorge jlgglns of aurora mlaa doris maddock of toronto mr nell mcdonald of ocltoheoer mr john clarke jr of toronto mr oeorgo anderson of toronto mr and mrs dawion of hllwntrg mr and mi russell of oak ville mr and mrs prank oardlnter of tor onto mr and mrs john irecloufl of tor onto mr and mrs overholt of tor onto imr and mra alfred bishop of tor onto mr kay agnew is holidaying at sea forth mlss oraco inu is holidaying ui dtetrolt mr arthur qambje is holidaying in detroit mr and mrs gordon wayward of toronto mr and mrs toronto wm robertson of baik and family olosbawo mr and mrs irowe and babe of sraoebrldge miss margaret garvin la holidaying in muskoka rev moycr of winona visited acton friends mr and mrs alfred storey and bob ble of toronto master billie vincent is spending holi days in toronto mr and mrs talbot and miss betty talbot of toronto mr and mrs rnlph swackbamer and children of guclph mr and mrs william williams were here from toronto mrs browne and mr harold skullng of toronto miss beckett and master jolm beckett of ftuunch clerk ii iormer la holidaying with friends hi wisconsin mr henderson and mr ralph henderson of toronto mr pred williams was herd for tho reunion from toronto mr cunnlngluun of toronto was home for tho weekfend mr and mrs jones of aoderlcb were hero for the liollday thr and mrs lindsay and miss jean undaay of toronto messrs wm withers robert lull and stank kelly of wlnghaw mr clarence anderson of ctualpli was homw for tlie holiday mr and mrs wm watson pauline and billy of grani volley mr and mrs edwin iandsborougtt jean and ronald of duelah mrs annie somcrvllle of toronto is holiday in tf lit her home here mr and mrs george dutchbum roy stanley and leslie of paris mr and mrs will reld and mr and mrs wllrose reld of toronto mrs jolm beaton of tura is visiting ait the homo of mrs bennett mr onmpwll fnn1p nf fihathflm miss etta dills of toronto attended the reunian and also spent day or so at waaaga beach mr and mrs it beatty and children of hamilton spent the holiday with mr and mrs looby mrs 31 hilt of guelph spent tho past week at tho homo of mr and mrs irugh mocutchcon mra porter jean and sonny or toronto are holidaying with mr and mrs mcococulc imrs jennie mcdougall mm wm smith and mr gordon mcdougall were hero from toronto mr and mrs james dobblo spent tlio holiday weeknd with mr and mrs doble at bhiovale mrs james roncy of george town spent tho weekend at the home of mr and mrs roney rev and mm waldlo and babe of walkers ontario are liolidaylng at his parental homo here mr and mrs wilson of toronto spent lost week with her parents mr und mrs kennedy mr and mrs george evans and family of wingham spent tho holiday week end with acton relatives mr robert holmes and his sons sydney and norman of winnipeg man arc visiting acton friends mv and mrs george boomer of tor onto visited on sunday with mrs moore at moorecrott mr robert scott of kitchener mr wm maxwell of quelph spent tho weekend with acton frlendd mkses margaret and jessie mcroabb and mr cameron mcnabb of toronto mwrs albert mills and hugh vraser are on holiday trip to nw york city mus haul oreenway of guelph visited acton frknds over tlio week end 4v ray gordon or toronto visited at the homo of mr and mrs ii mr garvin of toronto lias been atthehomd of his mother mioses dorothy mucplieraoii mary and oral clialuiers or holidaying at port cbydney mv and mrs near and family of toronto vlsltod relatives hi acton and vicinity imr and mrs gantble of kell more visited willi mr and mrs lauu joanclearwattrroftoronto7returned lionie after spending liolldayd wltli miss mm roney mr and mrs matthews and mus helen oatrundxr are liolidaylng at wasaga beach masters kell and itoy miller of guelph visited at tlw home of mr uwl mrs if lonu mus grace monar5rtoronto7bpelir the weekend holiday at the home of mr and mrs george murray mr and mrs prank manton and mrs gertrude ramshaw of toronto called on acton friends on tuesday mr and mrs thomas and dougum of toronto tpent the holiday at tho homo of mr and mrs rooltcs rev and mvit mcleod and marjorlo of toronto aptnt tho week end with mr and mrs korr imrs annet4ii barnes und her grand son roy morjiup of toronto visited at tile home of mrs wanobrough mr and mrs richard wandsbrough of seattle are vlnltlng friend hi acton and around with neighboring frlmdfl air and mrs kenneth matthews of belleville jinent tlia holiday weekend at the home of mr prank kennedy mr and mrs harold reed and wal lace of otlmwa spent the weekend at the home of mr and mm reed mr and mrs rumloy attended the funeral directors convention at tho royal york hotel hi toronto last weeic mrs banks and mim dorothea of saskatoon sask are visiting at the home of her mother mrs jolm harvey on prlday while dr and mrs kun nawln of toronto were on their way to baden they spent some time in acton mtefl lonia wilker of tavistock and mrs helen ioyns of toronto visited at tho home of mr and mrs ander itfwl mr and mrs jqioys jack jr and mks st denis of toronto vlslwd with mr and mrs smethurst on mon day miss bennett and mra terry and joan and donna of brant ford are spending holidays at sault btc marie mr and mm harold wandsbmugh and robbie of toronto visited with mr wansbroughs mother here over tho holi day mr and mrs brown apnt tho weclcvmd with their ton and family of toronto uho are camping at wasarti beach mltit1iajoa dlatinri tnn sparling mr david pwster of niagara pue visited with his mother and sister last week master john roister lshoudaylug with mrs palster and miss folster mr and mrs bertland conovcr miss conover of erindale mlai marjorlo bennett of saskatoon bilfti visit ors on sunday at the home of mar bennett cmr bnd mre pd gibson of toronto spent the weekend with acton rela tives and friends master lloyd gibson who had spent three weeks here return ed home with them mrs martin and miss dorothy mrs eugene macphcrson mlas etta dills and mrs browning of tor onto visited lost week at tho home of mr and mrs macphcroon my and mrs moldon wonsbrough of seattle wash anar los angeles oal loft for cahf6rnla today after spending tho past week vlsjtlng with mr and mrs george ncllesuid family and mrs wonsbrough prlcnds hero will bo pleased to learn that mrs mcnlcol nee sylvia arnojto of hull quebec was able to leave tho hospital in guelph this week following thyroid operation and is now recuper ating nicely at the homo of her sister mm brown at norval mr albert mcrae wishes to an nounce tho engagement of ills niece katlialeeu hazel daughter of the late mr and mrs jolm howard mccomb of montreal to mr ralph oneill stahdish of toronto thu wedding to toko placo on saturday august nth mr walker and mrs mckcnide mr and mrs keuney of hamilton mr and mrs kennoy and barbara mr and mvs wm mcdowell mr and mrs roy ross und baby mr and mm plum of toronto mrs mills and mki tiwr end visitors at tholiomo of mr andm jolm kemicy celebration in acton biggest in years continued from page one mr keating mrs clearwater messrs bert clcarwutcr lawcrlcs medorla ed gurow all of toronto mlts edna mockford of guelph mr roney of detroit mrs albert ellis and two children messrs jack rhodes stan rhodes nelson pajock henry bally all of gait viiltcd at tho home of mr ani mrs roney last week not knock of gorgetown apent the ueekend lit the home of mr and mrs mac arthur mr and mrs johnston and misj ethel and mr bert gllmour of george town are holidaying at powawan and vicinity mr wm anderfion was taken nrlouily 111 yesterday imchds will wish him prompt recovery and return to good health mliu nelue speight and mlas murll vleury and mrs arthur brown of lan sing visited acton relatives und frlendd on monday miss preeman wholutabecttliol duylng at shadow lake is spending few days with her purcnts mr and mrd preeman mr and mrs george owborne of ren bellear vklted at tho homo of mv and mrs wullams and with otlier acton friends mr and mrs roy brown wary and wurreii und xiks eule stewart of toronto aieiit monday wltli acton mr and mrs emerson harrison and children and mrs jolm ovv rholt of uruiitfard vliiltd at the homd of mr and mrs blow the mltuuvt bulrd of georgetown apent sunday wltli mr and mrs kan nawbi and with iinn tie mlnl tlio com munity ujrvlce bi tlio park juut echo or leftovert or whatyou maycallus about the thr jtl buys when utt nil pull together iva great wliat can be donel wo congratulated mac mcquarrlo on hiii elf or la and he told xui ho had tiomo wonderful lieutenants who liad put tlio thing across with rain tlio day previous and the two days following tlw committee feel well favored with the weather as usual visitors were very coihpll mentary of actons park and its facili ties for holding such events even the fireworks went off wltli bong and another uung is that tho finances will end up on the right side wltli eomo funds to assist the organisations which sponsored tlio event tho paint jobs aro lasting anyway andthetowii is itlubrlghluruian be fore the tireo big days it wont do any harm to just tell who that committee were chairman dr pearen secretary prank halloway pinanee colea williams adver tising ic williams mcqarrle entertainment glhim coles de corating bert mason mosaics booth paplllon white sports hol loway terry parade mc quarrle ryder relltflous service simpson might we add thrvo cheers and tiger the word jesus tho assurance jeaus the friend in closing dr morrow stated that lie hoped to bo able to speak jesus on each and every occasion possible ho also wonted to be neighbor and friend of every citizen of acton and the surround ing community and to bo able to call each and every one by name the acton citizens bond led the muulc during tlio ringing of the hymns and also rendered tlio medley of hymns when lovo shinus bi during tho re ceiving of the offerings which was keucrous one und will be used for relief purposes in acton tlio service ended with tho singing of abide with mo and tho benediction monday moaning by nbio oclock and before tb catl thumplans were asoembllng from all cec uons of town and countryside and wliat collection wan in tho park whoa marshall mcquarrlo gave tho word to march off tlio parade wended its way up kno avenue bower avenue to ouclpli street mill and wellington to queen street by young street to mill street then to willow church and main streets and back to tho park the route was lined with spectators and it was dllflcult to judko which enjoyed tlio pro coedlngs mat paradcrs or spectators immediately following marshal mc quarrle and his mount catno james johnson from numagaweya wltli htl team of oxen llaullng lloat depleting century ago and incidentally mr john son is only eight yearn from his hun dredth birthday himself thcneamo one of tlio clown bands tho siamese twins ritchie agar float mic mo family bishop c5 prof thielcfl direction of the band tuttoo wai largely responsible for tlio preclalonllke currying on of tlio pro gram the committee and bandmaster appreciated his efforts on their behalf ho li leader of national reputation and it was fortunate that ho was ubk to be here on saturday evening both clown bands in tho parade on monday morning cerenaded mr wm williams who played in acton band for many years it was nico tribute to this elderly bandsman it was pretty orderly crowd and tliey coopratd well wltli police in handling uie trunicfd tlio loud speakers were real help in asliitlng the crowds to hear procidlnes one sometimes wondorw how other cele brations few years buck were rim with out them peel county kxwurdcn bird following aeeldent edward orr 71 ex warden of peel couutyrle4u4ushonw hi oakvllh of injuries received hi motor accident lie was born on farm on tlw dundai hlghwuy moved to clurkson at an tarly age and later to oukvlllc he has nerv ed us councillor and rtve of torouto township und as councillor of trarular township hbj widow flvd uuh and one duugliter matron or the hospital for crippled chlldivi mojitreul aurvlve tlio laluwlde chapter float sigh lumbag and hid acton lunatics dispciudng their own brand of syncopa tion uie quintuplets the little school ilouiwi couplo moro hi costume and uie acton branch of the canadian legion float jolly crowd with their own song and music the 180fl model anotlier decorated car and circus float with band tho joyn and tho oldtimers of 1800 uie fire pluft witch and goau and pony team all liad place the acton divi sion or the lome rifles had an artistic and appropriate flout entered and an other ono was boat lona with sailor lorries and another jaw band to lhen up tho parade with gordon cook no tho covenfoot drum major tlio pre sentation was of high order chil drens lection liad variety of castumoi beyond description then came the decorated bicycles doll carriages moro comic and variety in costume nnd fin ally the milk maid and her cow it was the finest parade ever put on locally and tho enthusiasm wltli which all entered into the spirit of tlio affair waa creditable tho following were tho prbie wbinero decorated car bishop as son mrs fisher decorated ploatritchlc agar decorated bicycle howard norton decorated pony outfit george lanla hal harris decorated doll buggy jean wilds joan coles beit clown hi parade sid smith best clown costume jim pord comic attraction ai swltaer ladles costume mrs pearen mens costume gordon cook boy3 coiiume 14 and undeir warren wood glry costume and under shirley edwards original costume mary paplllon oldest aoton resident on grounds mrs annie smith 01 ofdeat person on grounds mr jos johnson nossagaweya 03 immediately following tho parade tho juvenile league gome oakvllrj vu acton the vbiltors won 104 acton had an off day and the lakchore boyu gregory theatre puxday august 9ui aiukk office hou1cs constance bennett and clark gable the screens newest advo cates or adventure and romance comedy grooms in aioom scenic paroduio or pacific chapter of the law of tho wild saturday august loul ilarlie chan in paws adapted fromharl derrblggirs famous detectlvo story stavrlng warner oland gang comedy shrimps for day cartoons chinese nlgtiflngalenuddyln africn tpoc newil monday august 12th the good faltty all your ontortolnmrfnt wisliea come true delightful funny story from frvrvnc molnura mo brilliant romantic comedy star ring aurnarct sullivan and hcr bertmnmhall nowltlcj mir rors taming uie wildcat com inc gvu little gikl wlui shlrlty ivmple clivb of india wlui rojiald colnian proved little too good for them acton hod trouble bitting the tmll while tho visiting lads went oo batting spree at the expense of holme and iaznbert acton twirlers some juicy errors also helped oakvlllo ut monday afternoon monday afternoonf saw continuance of tho same big crowds and the tamo full program in tho girls softbau game brampton defeated mcdcrmlds girls of guelph 1810 it was ncoiaw game wlthbta of hefty clouting by both clubs bramp ton took the lead at the first of the game but when tho auelph girls got kolng they shoved some runs across and gave brampton close tussle there was largo crowd on tiand from both guclph and brampton and both teams liad all kinds of support motorcycle races blcyclo and running races featured uia track during ihi afternoon and provided uirlus and spills aplenty tho sluurp curve at uw wcsi end of uio track claimed many rider before tho afternoon wus over but for tunately none were seriously injured tlio various heats made full program for tho afternoon and winners in ulo motorcycle events were first race ono mile george pepper belleville motorcycle club madison sals and bill brookes falcon club toronto second race miles madison sale bruce bcrnlcr and bill brookes of paloon club toronto third race miles george spark windsor club ale paul and madbou sale falcon club toronto three mile consolatlou race james addcrloy falcon club bui brazier lan sing and charlie jones toronto tied for second placo ron murphy toronto tlilrd thu track events were well contested and had uood 41st of entries tho fol lowing are tho winner of uicse ladlei go yard dash jeffrey nnfw uf rtruy meiii 100 yarddash jones guelph 10 25 brush milton mens 220 yard dash jones guelph 23 gilbert milton mens 440 yurd dash collier georgetown 65 15 jones guclph mcnji bflo yard dash collier georgetown 25 gilbert mlltun suck race open norm morton list toronto mile blcyclo race rlddall georgetown rlddall george town mife bicycle race relay nice acton 14 criitan brampton half xttlo bicycle race nonrocer bojs 10 and under joe mckcnna albert louutt npectacle that gave quite uirll was put on near the conclusion wall of paper uiturated with gasoline was lighted and onto of the motorcyclist rode his machine through this flaming barrier bui brooks was the daring driver monday evening and in the evening the london cow boys concert co put on program of instrumental song and dance numbers far the garden party reeve il har rison was very capable in tho chairman ship duties he thanked all for their attendance and the committee for ar ranging these events for acton he con gratulated all on uio success which had been achieved the lucky number program drawn by reeve harrison was no 823 and mr frank conlcy was the winner tha draw lor uio uioroughbred cocker span lcl will be made on later public occa sion tlio acton citizens bond again pro vided splendid numbers on tho program as well as the cowboy artists the crowd was another record breaker and the booths had sellout tho final event was the street dance with the cowboy oroheotra lake all the other events it was packed both on the dancing area and by the spectators and for those who became tired about the dance parade not scheduled was formed and the exuberance of the par adcrs went unbounded in their walk up and down tho streets it was real celebration and reunion we take off our hats to those in charge of arrange ments rather risky chemistry master first ill take soma sulphuric acid and then 111 take some chloroform jones minor thats good idea we thank you all the kcunioii celebration committee appreciate the splen did cooperation that was extended them by business houses und citizens in decorating tho town those attending and who patronized the events were also most considerate in cooperat ing in tho arrangements and carrying on of the program thoso who made up the calithumpinn parade also have our thanks and those who made the community service such memorable event in fact it is impossible to enumerate all but we thank you all and certainly appreciate the cooperation und spirit shown the committee also desires to acknowledge with thanks the following additional donations mcdonald 200 starkman 500 lasby 1000 woods grocery phone 37 family grocer acton ontario iie new ford v8 for 1935 rides smoother controis easier cts tjottr owtl demonstration will prove its revelation in hding comfort 5oull relax and enjoy its cosy buoyancy the simplicity control the quiet pulsing the powerful v8 engine which gives it such amazing performance and eaonomy fords pioneering for greater mora luxurious riding ease has now created front beat ride for hack seat riders generous head andleg room comfort for six passengers and weeping body beauty new brakes new easy aotion olutoh come in today for demonstration hotly llflti or mojtrn ltd no xlrtpr ca hard war and luirju 5ad canadian caf convenient ufntf tost arranged jot your putt chase aa aheut ihenu norton motors 1iione gl watch the foidn go sy acton ont