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sixtybrst year no 24 acton ontario thursday december 12th 1935 twelve homeprint pages five cents selection of news items rlrfced cr dainaced when struck by soft weather gossip mwtnlnr merely lot ot chatter aboat hockey and pnescuqci proapfeeta an auto owned by jack spires oeonretown was badly smashed when truck owned by livingston and driven by eaason ohm williams crashed into it while it was parked outside the squires home no charges were laid by chief marshall who investigated can hit headon two cars were rather badly damaged in headon smash on saturday on the second line in erin township rtso in the road obscured the view and cars driven by wm kelly acton and harper erin township collided beadon whext coming over this rise opposite the ed mann farm both cars were pretty badly damaged but fortunately none of the occupants were seriously injured henry meaunney dend in bcth ver erins dldest citizen henry mcklnney died on tuesday in his 96th year mr mcklnney spent the past 70 years in that district going to erin from chlngua cousy townuhlp of which he was native lie was successful farmer and retired to erin village in 1918 he was conservative for many years he had been director of the erin agricultural society he is survived by two daugh ters misses mary and elizabeth his wife died some years ago two sons john and ale died in 1d34 warden stm mclean honored tribute to warden slms mclean of the wellington county council who re tires at the end of this month was paid him last night at the annual wardens dinner in the uoyal hotel oucldh ilk colleagues of tile council tendered him on appreciative address and watch chain and fob itecvc uradlcj of elora occupied the chair during uic altcrdlnncr hour and acted as toaut aster dciwcrfe orchestra provided music during and before the dinner and accompanied tic singsong uiat was enjoyed by the gatl wiring dr waller of lloclcwood gave vocal numbers and received much applause that big word if came in again if the weather had continued cold last week thuro would have been skating at the arena it didnt promise is that the wcathcr will bo colder with snow this wednesday and it isnt morning paper had good pic ture of hlo marzo in the ookville uni form and playing with the seniors this acton lad is stepping along in his hockey with another year yet possible in the junior ranks uio makes the senior grade on ookvlucto first forward une last meeting junior oha prospects in ouclph are brightened it is reported old santa claus hos brought along ed ward ambls from hamilton bent on college course the boy had already practised with ouclph but doesnt start colkge until after christmas now if the heformatory could be aw truck 3500 shucks itfc nice to see santa claus acton trv urlgadc annual grant 30000 remember uio good boys and girls alfred baucr allowance re lire equipment 35 00 been waiting for on announcement mcdonald for direct relief lbodo regarding the grouping of uio teams wright premium on ilre most bitervstcd of course in the in mens insurance policy m00 termediote and junior ground canadian nauonal hys freight 310 acton share of liquor control board authorities profits 174 amount remitted to treasurer by control hoard keeve and courjcil making effort to locale industry for shoe factory timlding hollow ay chosen as secretary of arena for this year other arena details settled at council meeting on monday at the regular meeting of the council on monday evening councillors dr nelson mcmillan mccutchctm and mason were present und itoeve ii harrison presided the twentyfourth report of the em unco committee recommended payment of the following accounts general awflnnu frost steel jk wire co ud snow fence 3a32 king calcium products tile 4i 08 township of siqucslng taxui on waterworks property 10 el mcplierson car allowance 10c j0 king jsc mceachcrn euro of lire truck news of acton and the district tike the ice guoti the weather hasnt just been right palcnno short caurim hid en til knicriolncd by wotncnu institute on prlday afternoon lait follow ing tlw weekly literary society prftbrum thu members of uie palermo womens in stitute entertained the members of the classes in agriculture nnd home econ omics to afternoon tea in all there ac now sixtyeight young people on the roll und tlielr enuiuohujii is rsultlng in number of kw enrolments each ock tlie numbers of the class in agriculture spent tuesday and thursday afternoon of lajtw cek ut tlie farms or henry mc ljwirick and fred featherutanc and thi week lth bluiuied to vfejt uic well known swine herd of vu thers torn si son ut erindale and ii willmotts hamp shire show flock at milton ilivry truck collided wlui luar end ur parked yrbck hurled fprclbly trom his light delivery truck wlien it ploughed into the rear of licavler truck on the auclphkltclianer highway monday night shnou sim arnwtrong popular ouelph man suf fered terrible injurks which necajltatld his removal to the guelph oeneral hoplul armstrong suffered fractured arm and leg broken noe and other head injurus armstrong uho wai re turning from ouelph to kitchener up erln it seems had hoper of getting into tills year but uic shn of the arena in erin ha spelled imls to that ahibltlon too bad boeause the northern neighbor lias some likely boys and the northwestern dlvklon is bit liard to navigate hi the winter hut to get bock home the new light ing at the arena installed temporarily lait year luu been blade permanent the shower batlis ore still in the pro estate jan symon supplied 857i ritchie agar coal town hall and pump house 0313 john williamson woodfo town hall auo mcualn hauling stone for arena 733 acton lubllc utilities commis sion lights for streets and other wrvlces 181 111108 mumy memorial account general steel wares balance on account 5xij geo cowie llttlngri gymnasium 700 ccs of installatloo for the boyjj who cunnlngluim cranio iron play the foolbtttlis for uic boya who pay are in uw usual prime condition mud from tlie tark entrance to the arena door removable board walk would works steel plates 07 30 05 the reports were adopted the clerk read letter from the liquor control board which had cn hclp lot evcua few loads of cindurc elated with it cheque for 174 10 bouur would help the municipalitys share of the prdflta from uie authority still cxcrcbiing and raring to get on mcs are bou taun er0 conncuon wlh the ithoe factory bulldlnj were dlrcusrd it lllc ptty fair ycar7tl vviiurrkon lu intermediated ore lined up with bal anced team we figure the juniors will attract come attention this year too the boya had last jears northern lcuruc games for experience and practically all of tho jirm team have year or two to eo hits company molaude of course was icveral items to report nnd councilor mason agreed to visit another concern mr undsay requested rcbat on the taxcu on the prnln elevntor ttiu uas destroyed by fire in june council felt that mr lindsay was entitled to rebate of tixili nnd by motion io in tructyduuj clerk applications for the position of sesre of kchool board for 102s chairman expretoiett appreclaiioa of co operation of board at the monthly meeting of aclotl school board on tuesday tvcnlng trus tees if eraser mccleary dr icarcn and dr uuclionan were present and chairman mc donald presided circular from tho department of education gave the school calendar and tlu 0xmibig of school after tho christ mas holidays as erlday january 3rd tlie secretary was instructed to icuro information regarding tlie cafcc of child who suffering from eye trouble claimed he was unable to purcliase the necessary glasses tlie secretary was inti true ted to pur chase tjruph clmrt for use at the high school mt requesud by the principal the ninth report of tlie elnanou com mittee recommended payment of tho following accounts heintzmaii co miscellaneous gj21 jas symon repairs 810 elalr repairs 500 acton public utilities commis sion light and water 1350 vi mcdonald miscellaneous 1300 ii mcdonald insurance premium 2700 brown supplies 2550 acton public utilities comls nlon light and water 509 tylers transport express 05 st 0353 at this final meeting or the hoard fir 1035 chairman mcdonald thanked the board for the cooperation the members had given him in his conduct of the business this year new officers malum klowmcnij aoclauoti circled at annual meeting on salurdjy 1l chuholm id vrchluitit the outstanding product of lost year in tarytroasurer of tlie acton arena were uie junior rankb and should be power received by the council and considered on the team till jear gibbotis pretty application of prank hollowi chunky lad but lias couple of years accented nt 10 per uvek lie had pjirontlyfalhlo driven by peter procluk 30 stevenson street guelph which was parked and struck it diivt with eoiudowbl foro and uie impact threw armstrong from the cab onto the roadway the light truck was completely wrecked jos multo un occupant of the parxed machine was cut about tlie face but procluk was uninjured more for the junior tproup then theres te position very uell lust year und woods swltzcr tyler lambert mar ll rt cords were in coad condluon ihall holmes jont footltt urown aid thats all we can recall just now dear knows mube well have some starting hi to college after tho christ mas holidays may santa claur be good to all or us and merry christmas to cveryonel the acton entrant in the guelph city leacue played an exhibition game in gait last night with the aberfoyle team or guelph the local team won 20 decision fro mthc tloyal city crew plash just heard the newt that oakvllle georgetown and milton will lc lnthe with be plenty of room for argument in that lineup and on the ouierheap georgetown guelph uin4 eloru boy wont there be hockey gossip this jvar mujbe the teams ulu decide ner but well bet therell be many of the arguments unsettled uahmt liiul fur ccwury kuiniiir cant hardly understand that new the regular monthly meeting of acton rhlk itniya junior entry hut womens institute was held at the ham last mr thvn some of uutee intermediate uero getting on hi year but they knew their erin 1j ncucoiiut in thi ll of mrs hall on thursday gamble prelding live minute talk noctl was given on the motto vile who tves child treat makes joy buli ring ii heavens areet by mrs huhop ujii 11 vtln sllt uolton uradrord call wjm unswvred by mtmorles of uruuj ltwu ilkl huncn llmt wl11 cblldhimd at chrttiiias af ti rui bushie discussion and reports another letter from norman scarrow uas received thanking the council for consideration of his tender and giving dutes or pnyment he could meet thi arrangement waa considered aausfactory councillor nelson reported that jijw set or nets uerc needed for the arena and suggested that the old nets be us in the other games than ii the council by motion instructed councllljf nclson and mcphcroon be author lad la make their purchase for the arena the matter of additional employment at the arena was discussed and it was decided that for the present no addi tional help would be employed tlie next meeting of the council will be held on moaidtttec the inaugural meeting or the council or 1030 will be held on january nth communications were read from tho oood noad1 association and the univer sity of toronto and ordered hied on saturday last the halton plow mens association held their annual meeting in milton owing to uie slip pery condition of tlie roudu the attend ance uosbulow normal but those in attendance were most enthusiastic ovei the bucccv of uie past year plans arc already under way to duplicate and iurpass the outstanding match held hi 1035 following uere uie officers elcted honorary president stanley hall suectsville president chlsholm milton 1st vicepresident peter peddle mil ton 2nd vicepresident john mccormack yeeman treasurer claude picket hornby sccrelaryj whitelock milton directors esqucslng township wm robertson jai cunningham malcolm mckabb nnssagaueya township mahon ernest dredge and aruiur nor rlsh trafalgar township john lister harold plckut and victor hall nelson township wm dales and wm robcnt mn county george currle wll on gordon chlsholm und fred hobln on auditor john irving milton no criminal cases in halton county court jud munro lrntal with white glavi otlitr cm to ha triad elfteenth lurthday party birthday party was held by albana womens auxiliary with and baking aale on saturday lost the blruiduy was very pretty with its fifteen candles lighted and was cut by mrs llrllhiiger the winner of tho quilt wait mr lowrie and mrs suyers won un cuslilon ivixo winners prize winners at tho kcno club in st joscplis cliurch hall on tuesday were wm mlno if hoboon miss papulon mr maxwell olbbons mrs mcbaln mrs smlui mrs uym mrs thco papu lon miss gibbons mrs mcealn mrs iuplllon hobson tlios gibbons jr mrs evans mrs holloway ord mrs saycrs najutacawey nauve bleu deaui terminated long illness in the deaui hi hamilton of mrs weidey vol hck an eiteemed resident of hamilton far half century tho deceased lady who wuu tlie widow of wesley volllck was born in nussagaweya 77 years ago surviving her are one son edward hamilton and two daughters mrs keith and mrs irvine both of detroit venbton supper to ilefioiuialreat acton legion held iui regular meeting lat night arter sliort business period the comrades repaired to the banquet room where well loaded decorated tables of good things were round the main ltci being venslon roast provided by tho president zone commander mc donald number or vtiltom were pre sent including col urown pre sident of georgetown braifch who spoke few words social time followed iuve and mm hurrbion ktitchairt last irvlday evening reeve and mrs harrkon entertained uic associates in municipal alfairs with wlilch reeve harrison lion been connected tlie past year including warden cleave of the county council delightful turkey dinner was served nt uil hospitable home and in the euchre games played during the evening commissioner arnold nnl councillor mccutcheon uon the prlstes as an expression of the esteem in which reeve harrbon fci held by hk ojjclaecs exwnrden mason made presentation on their behalf to him and to mrs harrison hwkct or hrysa th emu ms nearly half lou all of dcnout njorly half the candidates in he dominion election 101 out of 892 their 200 deposits when final figure were revenhd the number is the hlgn tst ever recorded in general election the school repbrt for november ipils of acton sthools who stood highest in ttieir clahhch senior eoorth mlna crlpps 547 oordan mccut cheon 535 tom watson 529 marie bnincuc 601 margaret striven 498 beverley arnold 490 olive rogers 490 total 70o bennett principal jonioc fourth polly porly 501 prances chlsholm 488 jack chapman 452 lois dawkins 443 lorno mnsales 443 jean eras 437 elmer malnprixe 438 total 600 eolstcr teacher teniae third margaret lasby 454 margaret smith 432 ausun glbbam 428 ruui plsk 418 olga dyrlw 417 lome lioney 410 total 550 orr teacher senior third robert jaclaon 452 douglas price 438 sammy urunelie 435 mary marzo 413 charles arnold 4ol muriel darby 300 total 700 junior third feveleen bralda 440 peter turkax 370 mary rltcliic mfl etliel franklin 35 beatrice creamer 332 george hol uliger 330 total 550 anderson teacher settlor socood lois irycr 488 donald evans 453 betty turner 400 margaret elliott 390 john turkosx 393 lamb 387 total 550 juntot second may nieal 445 eleanor allan 423 annie porty 420 ailecn fryer 384 betty gibson 380 mae spire 373 total 550 macmillan teaclier senior firu earle johnson 258 tlielma lappln 257 audrey mcklnnon 257 dorothy pallant 255 stanley mchugh 253 jack stewart 251 total 300 young teacher various interesting items of news george junior second johnson 305 jlmmlo send christmas cheer to other lakeside chapter of tho lojxe dur ing tho wrrck extended their circle of christmas giving to include the nchool at downcyvlllc where miss irene dunn uf acton is tho teacher the school at utterson where miss mildred hoi linger of acton is teacher was also ucut generous christmon packet or should we say bundle these were pock ed wlui variety of things that will make uie children of uiaso communities happy and more comfortable knox officer tlie regular mccutuj of uie young womenns auxiliary of knox church was held on tuesday cvcnbig at the homo of mrs rumlcy tlie followmg offic ers were dceted for 1036 honorary president mrs bea nie mrs kirkncss mvs cooper pivsldcilt bjjo musselle ht vlccpreiddcnt emma cole 2nd vlcoprcsdcnt laura wiles 3rd vice president emma ilofolnson secretary alice rumlcy assistant secretary jcuimttc wilds treasurer lucy edwards ai treasurer lizzie ohara puuilst wuma macmulan aujitant pianist jessie atkinson well trnud chrutmajl may tim christmas play by tho young womens mkjjon circle of acton bap tist church proved delightful procu tuuon hist thursday evening and drew goad attendance it was four act play entitled two christmas boxes ouier numbers that were given betwean tlie acts and supplementing uic play were piano solos by mu euiel iranklln und mrs wordcn recitation by mary mowat vocal tolas by miss wilma mac mlluin mr frod coles mr cliarls franklin piano duett by miss ruth gibson and mr cliarles landsborougii vocal duett by mkjaj wilma and helen west corn solo mr chos lttnds landsiiorouali durhig uio evening sevenpiece orchestra provided several selections mr plank was clialr man and miss mosaics introduced orourkc 20c jean brunclle 281 vivian the play glrard 275 margaret ryan 250 annie hurby 35c total mtmuak senior lrimer on tuesday evening tlu members of douglnt shupperd joe mlrharya paul st albans young peoples were entc dcssureault lined by the celebrated radio artists bruce teacher the hillbllly boys und tho deaui junior primary jean giles shirley kcntncr mcqueen shirley elliott betty mas dutor ond announcer added much to uie iters joan somervlhe program wiui his witty remarks and apt hunt teacher annt cements tiic orchestra was one or the gayet and most vivacious that st valley stters whq presented fine june lmli literary program the con fine barn burned albans lias heard uils rail the mem bers or tlie troup uere as follows tho hillybilly boys mickey holmcti ed the dominion treasury took in a0b00 siumuim crojw siwih implements akid footltt herb woods bob footitt tom uve stack tou when uani of wm mccudoueh burnm ott friday from candidates uho fulled to poll half the number of otvs received by tlu iicclsnful candidate third partlio were ghen credit tor thli record the reconstruction bits ha tng lat 1c2 de iislu with 174 candidates nominate theccf gave up 78 or 119 depalli and social credit 23 out or 4g evwy itecons true inn and candidate in sky was illuminated ror miles around mie itobson and george simpson the deulh valley slsterii taylor ada elliott and mrs anderson olive oh oololst olive rogers shirley temolo when the fine bank barn on uio farm shirley kunuicr second rublnoff nor of wm mccullough on the fifth line man bralda pianist perry announ aboul two miles east of acton uoj des er rlgby cross troyed by fire early friday evening uio toronto lot his deposit how uie returns acton and district santa cuuu lettera winning letters in tin fun pu unniiul sanui cluu letter contest uil be fuund in uiis lsue an pages tx uud thr the big doll goei to ai netta iinut ami uiat focusing flashlight uas won by gordon mccutcheon sunti clair the the quarutte mesdumes hall davidson mc wuldnt be bit surprled if tin lets go cutcheon and fob ter wing holy kigli acton lam wouldnt current events wer given by mr salt drau ur acton and fill and paper uglslatloii und emigra llll ln tr uon by un chlthohn report of tlh bord meeting hi milton was given and uoiiey gje ipleiidid report of uie convrtiuon held in pronto which uho wed good progrcj in the work which being done ugu to be ercctod on umj corner of uie street at uic tn tranoe to the cemetery by ute lutltuie the objecuve uiat uie society luve maimgr are you urr you ure to rauw moiuy for uie cemetery ate qualified to lead joxx orcliestru sund very licarty vote of uiahk applicant abojutely lw luwi two was given to mm hall for uie use of uervotal breakdowns wad hlielliliockcul her home also the procram and lunch bi frmnce and live lit an apartment commltun fur the very daintily pro above family wlui twdvd nolay chlld pared chrnumas lunch ten dlukhtxk coimuents on uilw letlen will abo be found on these page all ut th other writers of published letters uil ret vlve onepound boxe of chocolutj the winners may get their prbvs no by callhni at tin fin pmv vouiij iv6iurs servir at st albana taking as his fjxt the two words jesus toijk ed foottlt president cf the st albans young people preached tine sermon ut the upecuil young peoples grvlce in st albans church on sundav evening the tuo kssons for the bcrvbe weie read by jolm prest and hermit woods before the sermon hve boys uf uie choir summy lirunelle gordon aibbcns bruce pargvur gerald pur geter and charles rusdimere bung udvetit liymh durhig the orfertory uutj was tilo niicf stranger of oallletf by slmpmiii ii couectlon was ukeu by mickuy huhnm and lugby croas good iroeram at knox guild tlu weekly meeting of knox guild uas held on monday night uith tlie vicj presldent mr harvey hassard in tha chair the scripture was taken by mr ijjula brownlow and mrs cornell led in prayer after the businm was ds cujed mm ii mainprise as group leudertookthc chair for the prejnti tlon or tho program which consisted of the following numbers piano duet mlssci margaret waltue and tvrle mc millan talk on group leadership by bessie rawllngta short talk on our guild 30 years ago by rev 11 bennie vocal solo lrancvs douell paper on perfect harmony by miss odresi weaver iillowing the program gam uerc un joyed by the guild members und homemade candy uils sencd by the group hi charge tlu meeting clcued ulth hvmn and the mipah benediction there beiug no criminal cosei to be tried at uie sessions of xlu peace in milton on tuesday afternoon county judge munrowiui prwented with the custumury pair or white gloves by deputy sheriff anderson there uere no jury cases on uiu lbt lour civil nonjury cmes uure ad journed two appeal ngalniflucfeclslon by mcllveen on ciiargc iirotujht against george jacob of oakvlll under the food products act uere swt cliurcuul ladw au officer duuu for luaring on december 17th tll0 unnunl mecllnb of md the action or ieacock county cf of churchill united church was hejd an liuhun for 500 damages for injuries to afternoon at uie home or hmsejf and his automobile urlmng out mn wlth the jdent or motor accident on the 0th or may thoinujt tllb chalr fttowlni lhc last wtlj be tried on february 3rd 1030 0wnlnir ercbes by mrs kerr mrs lliirjvon of shier uu11 for m0 read poem enuued wus damugy for allege fruuduhnt tulsra lj corner lirtiaiitatlon ln connection with con tract of employment on the defendant farm near brown lake hi the county of ivterboro was adjourned till january 15th the 3000 diimagdolulm cvjiiuil oakvllle for injuries uluged to hawj been received through fall on slippery highway on dundas street in oacvub motuls vus put uvr till the next sitting of he court eight application ut fw naturulbuitlon wvre reeommeiided two of uie applicants bebig ahstrums one dutch one latvbui one german wo croutuuai ului one cxccluilovakuiu the reports of uie secre tary and iveosurer were met gratify ing officers were elected as follows president mvs thouuw vleeprriduvni mrs frank freeman secretary mrs kerr assistant secretary mrs kerr treasurer mm harold vjrlrfln visiting committee mrs iliamas and mrs swackhanier with uppobitees lutvr far it was decided to continue uie group system under uie leadership of mrs swockhamer and mrs gordon and to conunue col lecting coppers arratigemeus were made for uuj annual uieeung esrly in janu ary iterrcnhmentil were served at the close of uie meeting and many flocked to uic lire but were too late to be of any assistance in saving any of the contents tlie arc was nouced flwt about ujven oclock and seemed to liavw 1u or gin in the haymow it spread rapidly and the wliole structure was soon seething turnace it was fortunate uiat mr mc cullough and the sona were at horns at the ume and uetv able to get most of the stock out safely five calves and two ugi woiehoweveiloit in tliefn two of uic calves had been taken out but went back intojuaj building tjve barn was fine large bank one or about hoxob feet threshing had been completed on monday and every bin hi the gralnary wa full lth about twu hundred bushels on uie barn floor tlie root collar uas full and uas barn liad never held better seasons crop the mast or the implements had been removed for the threshing und had not yet been put back in the barn binder and seed drill cream separator and taueral small implements and all uio farm tools uere destroyed tlie cuiue of uie 11 iv is mystery as lantern watt nover curried hi tlie upper section or the barn und threshing luul been completed on monday it was fortunate that the wind carried uw embers hi the opposite direction to the other buildings und they were saved plies or grain in the rulnu are still smouldering and the high cement silo and broken walls with burnt and jwbted machinery are ull that is left of thkj line farm building tlie loss is heavy one to mr mc culioyh us no insurance was carried on the contents und uie oarn luul only j1500 insurance an it which will not go fur toward replacement melvln mccullough suffered ruuur severe burns an his luuui hi his work of salvugbig contents of uie burning build ing ikarmer neighbor liavo been very good and uie slock is nearly all under shelter at the farms nemrby coming events announcements ol ueetinci cao cerl or oilier kvenli under tin lieauine are clired to ceut uer line with minimum cliarue or iny ahnouiicement 3c enstudenu ot since ssptura hcr 1033 ore invited to um at ylomi united church sunday school ohrlat nutjt concert on wvdneiday ovunltujf december lath acton lcnion chrlttmaji tree und en tertainment on ftiday december otlt ijlelon clubroonw ltnox church sabbath school will hold its unnunl chrlsunos tree concert monday december 33rd and 4t dublin school chrutnu concert on lvlduy dceiiiber 30th drllui folk dances dlalojruen ailmljlon 35c the sahution army chrkiunas pro brunt ullj tilield in the crewiona corn era cumtnunlty church monday ovcnlnir december 10th at d60 oclock no id eifluejjmr wlu iied their clirhtmos concert in the scltool lititu on tufiday evctllhir idecctubor nth suuie ixhool on ivciith highway lino uhiitrel jlaiih for march 3ilut and 3vth by acton cltlaetu unnrl murk uie duuji now it wu1 be or the bltfttej urodoctiotut ever tured bi acuui conie to qreenoejc chrwtnuui conceit tlurbiy december lul 81s vrled brutrnun ot drllu dilouc pn uurilnieb pkcbu nolo dalt tuxl mmle qumrtette oumlxot orehtttni aduls aoc chlldrcu tnc