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thursday kebkuary 13th ism the acton free press paqs pxvs jwidcnau mr campbell currte of chatham was borne during the weekend lotas doris mcdonald of the university of toronto was borne for the wedcend mv charlotte of toronto is spending holidays at her home here dr and mrs mowat and mar garet of toronto spent the weekend with his parents mr and mrs mowat mr anderson of rapid city michigan spent the past week with his niece mr collier and other friends mrs collier attended the funeral of the late mrs hilts of ge on wednesday mrs wm johstone returned on tues day after spending the week at burling ton and hamilton mr barry campbell of toronto spent tbt weekend with bis sister mrs collier and other friends mrs charlotte mcdonald and miss ooxinne mcdonald and mrs elmore johnston of hamilton visited action relatives on sunday misses beth harrison and joyce brownlee of the university of toronto spent th4 weekend at the formers home with reeve andmrs harrison all are pleased to know that rev oaldweu who has bceri quite hi at his home on knox avenue hot been im proved the past ferf days lb is to be hoped he wul soon be about again prlends are pleased to leam that mrs win patterson is continuing to recover satisfactorily at st josephs hospital guelph and all hope she may soon be completely restored to good health prlends hero will bo pleased to leam that little betty johnston daughter of mr and mrs elmore johnston homll ton whovnderwtont an operation for appendicitis and later an operation lor an infection in her ear is no convales cing nicely at her homo in hamilton from the sunny south card received from mis slphca son who left last week to visit with her sister mrs jas clicyno at tlnveland florida says had cfellghtful trip coming through the stated three inches of snow at atlanta georgia prom jacksonville to lakeland tl sun shone bcautifulry like day in early september enjoyed coming through the orange and grapefruit groves seeing the flowers in bloom and vegetables and strawberries growing annie and jams join me in licndlng best wishes to all action friends with tlie temperature never leaving the isero mark and lots of days below in acton we tenjoyed that card from the south and pass tlie mes sage on to pkki pbkss readers george wallace clothes shop exclusive but not expensive george wallace 13 yonge otheet orpfcyrws toronto auditors present eramosa report continued from page one wo certify the treasurer 1935 tax collection as follows pace value collected 3107136 107 100 tf discount 51j5 john pcynn native of ewjueslng township john plynn son of the late martin plynn passed away at his home loo number avenue buffalo following an illness of two months he was seventy years of age it is thirty years since mr plynn left this district to reside in kitchener sixteen years ago he re moved to buffalo where he conducted general btore with marked succfeas be sides his widow who was miss rose parsons he leaves to mourn his lorn four daughters and two sons oertrude an gela leona herbert and edward all of buffalo and slater mary mercedes of the grey nuns of the sacred heart at lowell macs two hrouiers joseph and james remain on the farm on the second line just below acton to all of the bereaved tlie sympathy of friends goes out at this time evidence of tho esteem in which he was held by friends in buffalo was evidenced in tho tributes paid at the funeral on friday and friends hero join in sympathy at his passing mr plynn was devobt cath olic and member of st bartholomews church buffalo the funeral was held on friday morning with mass at the church at nine oclock interment was made in mount olivet cemetery buffalo mr joseph flynn acton attended the funeral returning homo tills week taloiobl penalty collected 308 total collected outstanding 1353fl84 total 1935 roll 34b0830 wo certify the tax arrears as follows outstanding dec 31 1934 2135203 various additions 16090 received from collector 2616a lcs 1932 taxes paid in ouclph bank 21 77450 j43g2 badminton club formed at meeting an saturday night of those lntcnated in badminton at the tho officers for tho club were elected as follows president miss mary clialmcrs secretary xh inaren commiui miss dorothy mcplicrron jock reld and dr bucluuian it was decided to invite mr butter af guelph ywcca for instruction la the fine points of badminton ladder type of tournament was suggested for both men and women and an elimination tournament for doubles the committee was instructed to draft usct oiruicsoird1 also ariurigtryorgettmg tqurnahenu under way there are approximately forty mem bers of the dub which ehould make for many pleasant and exciting games acunnletewlth herring fish vendor and nouy bell and ghost walc climaxed by the appearance of four uv lug gliosis were novel features of group alphas musical and literary program on tuesday night after the 6penlng hymn and prayer by the president ted pooutt mrs alger took cliarge of the meeting the program was as fallow quartette number whispering hope olive rogers barbara taylor anna holmes and ada klllott piano solo edna hlnton talk on kipling alice taylor readiisr the cremation of sam mc dee jack savage solo when loosed bloom mrs gardiner reading the flliootlng of dan mcgrew by jack savage fish tale thli was live sketch of ttn ambitious bub inexperienced nsh ven dor john irt ixx hwi skeptical cus tomurs miss canon alice taylor olive roffera cliapman and jack savage glioat walk thki as explained by jolui prest was the tort of thing sluue soeare mluht have used scene to precede truiiidy the curtains went up on slaue lit by ualeral green lights and unluinovd by tombstone and grinning ukeleton as uie wind wailed and the thunder rolkxl four ghosts ap peared they waved their arms sang dreadful bong and uien vanlslied tlie angry shrieking or the wind and the crash of thunder tb four ghosts were olivs liogers mlui canon alice taylor and chapomtl titer meeting closed with tho slnglmy of tho national an them t2lg308fl tax arrears eollted 13135m tax arrears out utandhig 8494d4 t3lc30a penalty collected on arrears fc368b3 sgd pox arcli mcnobb auditors on motion of minors gray and pink imy the report was acccplcdand thj auditors wcr instructed to continue tlie sstem of audifsng every four months trustew of tlio police village of liock wood were present and requested the approval of council of tho purcliaao of ntonu cruslier tlie purchase was ap proved on motion of messrs gray and luslt acting on intitructlons given aw tlio january meeting plan of proposed reorganbmtlon of tlie townsliip into seven subdivisions was submitted by uia clerk on motion of messrs gray and hlndlcy the plan was approved and liw clerk instructed to prepare bylaw in conformity thcrewitli at tho march moat ing moved by messrs pinknoy and hind ley and carried tliat the townuliip par ticipate in tlie warble fly campaign ua hi 1035 with tlu same commltteo to look after details jos oakes izcad superintendenj was appointed delegate to the iload superln undents convention on motion ol meiiira lusli and hindley an arrangement was made to pay 75c per hour to john mclaren for man and truck working on the relief project at the fouth lino on motion of messrs gray and hind icy the ilclief otficer was instructed to prepare tlie voucliers for relief labor at 20c per hour and tlie treasurer was autiiorlxed to pay on receipt of tlie relief officers voucher on motion of metirs hindley and lush tlie council decjed to continue tlie levy of penalties on 1q35 taxes oc cording to statements printed an tlie gilbert creamer gilbert creamer respected resident of thfci district for tho past forty years passed away an wednesday of last week at tlie hospital in hamilton after an illness utat luul troubled him for tho past six years he was in his sovenry sevenbh year born at olenvalc he was son of the late abraham and margaret creamer howak of quiet deposition and was respected by au wiio know him piftyfour years ago ho was joined in holy wedlock to jonnlo morgason who with the family of six daughters and two sons remains to revere his memory tlie family arc mrs 3t riddlcr jmrs mebalnmrhbimngflmrd0hllde kard mrs uomphf mrs ounnieb and messrs john and frank two daughters mrs mclsaoc and miss alice and one son fred predeceased him three ulsters and one brother also remain mrs southgate of port hope mlis lai creamer and nlckols of toronto and mr george creamer of bad axe mich to those wlio iulvo been bereaved the sympathy of friends liero la oxtendod hie funeral was held on saturday afternoon with service at the home of hfej daughter mrs frank romphf it was conducted by ius pastor rev farllllnger of st albans church interment was made in fair view cemetery acton tlie pallbearers were messrs jack creamer frank romphf hugh morgon son and frank creamer among tlie relauvcs and friends from distance attending tlie funeral were mrs riddlcr nlugara palls xlrs dunnlet toronto mrs billings and mks tllxa beth warren guelph mr creamer brontford mrs doollttle toroxho mr and mrs idcomb mr morgan son and mrtj roacli hamilton homk the icettus gleain the saucepans shine oh what liappy job in mine for gold untold wouldnot pare from all that makes housewifevi art what builds nation strong and grand the homeo that flourish through tho land appointments of th county council continued from page one talmon provincial archivist re quested any records of the county coun cuqf iie old ooro district from tho year 1849 this request brought to tight the interesting information from the county clerk that double record of years 18531873 is still prcscreved ami was agreed that one of these records be forwarded to the archives letter was read from carloton county council ask big vho opinion of halton council hi regard to requesting that tho government bo asked to amend tho pre ocnt legislation in which county counclki arc only allowed to borrow up to 70 of tlie total amount of estimated revenue halton county council were in agrccmont with the text of the letter in that an impossible situation is created unless ths statute is amended allowing councils to borrow up to 100 of tho total amount of eutlmated revenue letter from tlie deportment of publlo welfare nouriod council tliat the fol lowing persons hod been appointed as members of tho mothers allowance board for halton county for 1036 mrs david hartley milton mrs wm dent trafalgar messrs herbert inglchart trafalgar george iorrk burlington harrlsonacton two last named gentlemen being tlie municipal represen tatives on this board printing committee recommended that tlie tender of the oukvlllo record for printing 100 copies of minutes fete ub tl50 per page bo accepted and tliat tlie tender of barber for printing 150 coplea or auditors reports at 150 per page be accepted akto tliat the tender of mamliall white for printing magistrates blanks be accepted county buildings this committee re commended the request of tho municipal world bo granted tliat picture of tho county buildings be sent to them for use au front cover for their magazine aky that new curtains bo secured for tliit regislxyorrlccandtlidt ah office for childrens aid society be put hi order as soon as potalblc using port of tho turnkeys renldencvi for same moved bymrrtrving seconded by mr blair tliat the reports of the standing committees be adopted carried moved by mr heucon seconded by mr byera that the following accounts bo paid finance 347535 county buildings 177g9 printing 31770 education 1400500 tifliipltaki 141015 county roads 51300 carried moved by mr thorpe seconded by mr harrison that tho treasurer bo authorised to pay mo titers allowance and old age pensions accounts when duo the mime to be confirmed at next regular meeting also the childrens aid requisition carried moved by mr harrison seconded by mr parr thnt this council approve the resolution passed by the board or the childrens aid society of tlie countlco of halton and peel by which tlw two counties will be equally responsible for the portion of the cxpeniuj of tho society not covered by the rate of 75 cents jcr day for words and other receipts carried tlie resolution referred to and passed by peel county council at brampton on january 7th 1030 was au follows moved by jamlason tconded you iiavk to he pretty good to drive an auto in italy fewer american people would own and bills until may 1st when tlie statutory penalties will be applied tlie prisling 5t35d coplesoftho voters lit was awarded to mr hull erin at s000 on motion of messrs hindley and luslt who oto moved and seconded resolution which was car ruxj to pay grant of 1000 to uw rockwood horticultural society on motion of messrs hindley and pinkney tlie reeve and cleric wore authorised to purchase typewriter and arrangements were approved for tho upkeep of tlie memorial plot as in former years accounts amounting to i7501 wen paed for payment and council ud journed to meet monday march oth at 130 observed mrd birthday mrs honna reynolds celebrated her ninetythird blrtlulay on february 1st iit tlie home lot her daughter mrs alex webb in aolt mrs jleyuolds grandfather ronwell matthews was thetbrst white settler in wellington county arriving at this pre sent hlte of tlora hi ig17 in 1827 her grandfatlhr aiui his family moved guelph when it was founded by john gait mrs reynolds was bom hi tlio hrt log cubbi built in guelph she is the last of family of ten her brother james matthews wul losuiuisler ut acton for seventy years and her nrphow mr matthews now occupies tiiat position here drive autoinobtleanrxheyniadtotneertlli requbrements as to competence and fin ancial responsibility prevailing in italy for as tlie national safety council points out owning and driving car hi italy la no cinch in tlie first place italian automobile owners pay eomi40d in tat nd gasoline costs twenty cents quart not gallnn tluii there are about dwden legal hurdles to bo jumped by prospective drivers wo are interested chiefly in uw safety requirements among theui are these the car must pass official inspection and government safety tests tlie driver must obtain certificate of goad conduct the driver must obtain certificate stating he can read and write hie must prove tliat he li in yood health not subject to fits dlxzy spells or fainting and docti not see red spots be fore his eyes at critical moments tills requires medical examination must appear before an examin ation board and pass practical test on the road this includes blindmans bulf turning his buck white the exam ining nfriccr tinkcrti with tlie car and removes or changes some gadget then nil the candidal has to do is to llnd out what he did and put tlie car back in working order into the office the driver goes now uiul li given an oral examination on tratrik regulations lie must ulo unsuvr questions about the automobll motor and finally one huit certificate doetimrnt from the jwllce stating that tlu driver has no criminal record the driver payii for most of the tests and cfrllficaus himself if ho poises them with flying colors he can drive the car that it provided lie can ntlll pay for gus at eighty ccpu gullnn two bells by maguirc tliat tlie board re commend to rtie counties of halton and peel that the superintendents salary tlie ethnographers salary and tlio main tenance of building including insurance be borne equally by tlie two counties to the extent not covered by the minimum pur diem rate of 75 cents per day carried moved by mr irving ueconded by mr parrfhnf thrv relfacapioldtxlni trustee for milton high school for the unexpired term of horrop who has resigned carried moved by mr gilbert seconded by mr hall tliat reg smith be trustne for oakvlllo high school to fill out tho unexpired term of wilkinson car rled moved hy my parr seconded by mr robinson tirat victor hall and john irving be appointed by this council as memberu of the childrens aid society for halton and peel carried bylaw wo g85 to provldo for the total expenditure on the county road system for 1030 was given the required three readings and passed council adjourned to meet at tlio cail of tlie warden glteat truth ive stumbled to great truth says the hero in basil kings story its that mans firit occupation ki not with others but himself its not to pit them riiht its to be right on iibi own account wiui so busy costing out uther peoples devils that id forgotten ull about my own ive been so eager that my neighbors garden should be trim and productive unit mine luu been overrun with wivds illewitd ls the man who dlscovers tills truth even though ho does so by stumbling on it tukti tho mutter of wlfcontrol lll iierton work at the job of curbing unholy des ires nd curtailing selfish ombltloiut and he will be too busy to point out tho motes in otlmr jwopleii eyes ty introducing egbert the spoiled boy 8tok wbb candy stick shctii in group by jack uolllngcr arid john drake never had him in the store without some damage this time ho has grabbed candy stick and wont let go so that ho con get it out of uw jar lengthwise just before tlio crauh wo could hear him yell want candy stick want candy stick and my wcnzel imploring him to stand still minute and let me hold tho jar under hu fbreatsi you little pest id ilka to glvoyou thb slip per the use op leisure uuhlrcd time will no longer bo tragedy when it is accompanied by the capacity and the opportunity to use leisure constructively wo must faoe and welcome world in which leisure more important than moneymaking and where both earning and spending will be judged by the quality of life they produce rather than by the wolth tho power tho excitement or the dlsv play ljr tlie majority of uti normally distributed leisure may become the op portunity for adventures ha good read lngin nature study in crafts and hob bles hi friendship for some it may mean actual participation in music dramatics or sports istlll others avo cations may turn towards reaarch the arts invention travel writing religious and social service or public citizenship leisure so used fci no longer burden or curse nor even an escape into an aethesla but creation fulfilment of our highest values through cvpretialon of oip highest powers eliot two exhibition gibnes of week continued from pago onto trip bradshaw went right in on nice ploy and putt clarkes ahead again woods was kept busy by tho visitors bus morton went off for throwing his stick and acton was two men short rubber fell thick an woods but be stopped lt all lindsay was close on another one and marzo the same lind say was in again but qard beat him mooneymodo nice attempt on lind says paca and norm morton tried on another one card was busy boy prom scramble norm morton knotted the score again at all anderson got penalty for using ids telbow and the scoro ended all tied up it was good gome tho lineup was clarkos qard goal morrison and nfcury defence hclntxman centra murphy and ivey wings alternates oerrard clapper bradshaw hcyd and ilper action woods goal walters and scott defence lindsay centre mbonoy and marzo wings alternates norm morton terry bus morton and gibbons ileferce joe kentncr acton when door jar7 when it is just open gregory theatre friday february 14th freshman loye riotous regatta of rowing rhythm and roars starring frank mchugh and patricia eiub com edy slightly sutler sporu jumping champions chapter of the mystery mountain saturday february lftlh straight is the wav the story of man who discov ered then is no honor among thieves starring pranchot ton karem morley and may robaon comedy keystone hotcl car toon boocoh nightmare mlna ture how to slmp vox nttwa monday february 17ux mutiny on the bounty exciting history longburled ha british archives now becomes the most extraordinary picture ever qhned of men against the sea star ring charles laughton clark cable and franchob tone par toon honey land coming shipmates forever with dick powell and huby keclcr ht4tt4 monarch yarn contest at mlsrt rc itofizelh fancy gooda store starting thursday february 13th for ten weeks guess tlio number of yards in monarch display one guess with every purchase of monarch yarn one prize each week of monarch dovo yam amounting to yarn purchased with tliat guess weekly contest over wednesday at 000 box of monarch dove yarn fcivcn person purcjihslng tlie most yarn during the 10 weeks of contest kroszel acton ontario 444l4lt44 mmhmhhhhhmmhhaamh mmhbhhhm during 1935 readers of the free press have received between 1800 and 2000 columns of from 250 to 300 full sized news paper pages acton news tip to the minute of going topres reading community news as recorded by live correspondents editorial comment constructive and educational messages from the business firms meaning money savers for buyers aluor200foruiewiiole fiftytwo issues no duddy ouuulitfcr yu huvent tliuuuh clolhiji to wud shutout duukhuir yoi blit buddy diiiurl im uot liunthiif less tlian 4c week start 1936 right by adding your name to the long list of those now 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