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tt sixtyeecond year no acton ontario thursday august 13th img eight homeprint pages five cents acton trims georgetown meets milton in finals play in county town on saturday and in acton next wednesday eliminat georgetown 266 and 97 neighbors have only beaten acton once this year walters didnt last one inning in alcton fans glad to see ritchie in the game ajrain acton 20 georgetown acton journeyed to georgetown on saturday for the first some of the play offs and completely outclassed thelr rlvals 206 in what turned out to be huhfiiwh marathon the game took about three hours to play after the first frame the game just developed into farce mcmahon alcott and the old waxhorse walters tried to stop ths onslaught of base hits from the acton bats but none of them had any success lefty morton went the route for acton and allowed 11 safeties but he never bad to bear down and just coasted along mcmahon started throwing for the home town clan and got over the first innings only allowing one single in the second after two were out the solid smacks started rolling off the acton bats and three runs had been scored on four hits before the inning was over georgetown couldnt score in the wats for canada as double off mcmahon and lefty gave up his job to aloott it was apparent right from the start that ernie was in for rough session as he was just lobbing them to however he got the inning over with just three runs being cored georgetown came through with three singles in the third an4 walk gave them two runs in the fourth acton went runleas and hluess as did george town but to the fifth the acton boys really got going pour singles and double in row finished alcous work for the day and who should come to take his place but pat walters somebody knust have known what was taking place and went uptown and got hold of pat to come down and put an end to the acton boys slugging but that was too big job for at to handle and before the inning was over 10 runs llad been scored with fifteen men coming to bat the sixth innings saw continuance of the bombardment and live hits and two walksbrought to five more counters four more were added lii mw seventh and acton held lead of 23 runs the score being 252 tudor beaumont got four runs for georgetown in the seventh wlien ho smashed out triple with three on and adored himself on another single after the fifth the game gob monoton ous and tlie spectators started for home the players also wished it was all over as it was uway past supper time tlie eighth was another scoreless innings for acton and they scored their 26th run in the ninth georgetown never even got close in tlie last two frames acton auuup04e church weddings saturday here miss isabel lantz bride in knox church and misu jessie mowat ba married in united church qoiuxjnlantzj knox ohurch acuin wiui tho kcciuj ol councillors wilson norval bridge closed for traffic hy ewiuesini council hyiaw relief accounts amounting to 14010 are iassed departmental certificates the emjucskig council regular monthly meeting evening deputyreeve on johnny loabjng the first point winner for canada at the olympicgames in berlin was johnny loarlwg above who won second place in the 400jnetrc hurdles he is from windsor ont cvntraj prwi codi bo to married at south porcupine terry if morton waterlwuse lb lindsay ss waterliouac anderson morton 3b tyler rf cf walters 2b 57 23 27 27 11 georgetown ad ii po last wednesday wedding of much interest in acton took place in south porcupine when olive lorraine youngo daughter of mr and mrs owen smith of guelph became the bride of mr jan albert bert gibbons of south porcu pine formerly of acton the ceremony was performed in st joachims church wlui the rev father bellnas of ficiating the bride who was unattend ed looked smart in white tailored suit with brown accessories and wearing corsage of hlyofthcvalley and premier rases sallowing tlie wedding recep tion was held at the home of mr and mrs mcquarrlo formerly of acton mr and mrs gibbons will reside in south porcupine cliarmlng wedding saturday afternoon when isabul christine daughter of mr and mrs lanu acton bwaliie tho bride of raymond austin gordxm of toronto son of mr and mrs howard gordon maxwell ontario rov bcnnlc oftlclated and mr salt organist of tho church rendered ffiewedlllng music iuring the signing of the register miss lorraine wilson sang love you truly tho church was decorated with gladioli fern and sum mer flowera the brldo who was given in marriage toy her father was jovevy in her white satin and chantuly lace gown cut on princess lines with circular skirt ex tending into slight train the sleeves in margot style were puffed at ths shoulder and the neck was cut square with double collar silk embroidered tulle in cap effect caught with coronet of orahgerblos held their monday roblruon may und jtn middle and lower school 1e nartmental subject are now ishued tint certificates for ltwer und middht school departmental examinations hava just been received by the secretary llhd llie results und standing in tlie subject by the pupils li given in detail miiile school results margaret arnold english bell telephone company gypsum limo composition english literature 1st alaboatlne department of health ancient history 3rd algebra gcoiil ahd canadian automobile association try 3rd physics ltd jean jf llennie english campou movcd by robinson seconded by tlon 2nd english literature ancient edwin hurrop were prcnont itoevu geo currlo presided ut tlie meeting tne minutes oftlio last meeting uxo read and confirmed communications were tvad from tho county finance committee recommend 14 mill reduction several resolutions endorsed by county council and forwarded bylaw to be prepared to ifcuse 517712118 on equalized asaesrt ment road in nelson township to be aksu mod as ivovincial highway council does not know what to do with children shelter building aijl stars won in tlie all star benefit gome last wk in georgetown flint terry bus and norm morton and minutes walters of acton were on tlie lineup against ttw guelph maple leafs inhere was bumper crowd out and the all stars wan by 7b and those who saw tho game say it was fiood one george halns worth star goalie for tlie maplo leafs hockey team was the umpire the blakeloch picnic saturday preparations for annual event now made premier mitchell hepburn will address the gathering ultchle 3b woodti ts ward rf beaumont 2b lb haaxc cf alcotl if walters mcnally uejiluun lb liltchle 2b mcmahon ctutpmun if ulliiinsc at the program for the fourthannual butkejock picnic to be held on saturday at oakvllle shows ifc to be again ine of tlie events of tho year no doubt it will draw big crowd from this district as features make it plcosnnt for young and old when mr blakelock started thw events four years aao it hardly seemed possible tlmt they would occupy such place in the county life but each year their popularity has increased and 1030 is to be blguer and better than ever in the afternoon uie racesme tlie feature with prices for all at five oclock the babies hold uie centre of stage in baby sliow usually tlio babies and tlielr mouiem nil tlie whole of tlio cilffe roses and illy of the valley she wore the gift of the groom rhlnestona bracelet the bride wu attended by her sister miss grace lantje who wore long prin cess gown of pink organza with pink mohair hat her bouquet was columbia roses and cornflowers shirley sutelirfe ijetrolt niece of tha bride was charming little flower girl frocked in baby blue printed organdy and dutch bonnet of starched luce she carried nosegay of sweetheart roies and forgetmenots the groom was attended by mr k1 wood marshall of toronto tho ushers were mr stuart lantat brother nt the bride and mr lloyd easterbrook after the ceremony reception was held at uie homv of the brides parents where tlie brides mother received wear ing tfown of roal blue crepe with hat of ma telling fell she wore cor sofie bouquet of sweet peas slnuir who also received wore gown of powder blue lace with pink hat and accessories and corsage bouquet of sweet peas buffet luncheon was served after which mr and mrs gordon left for motor trip to northern ontario for travelling tlie bride wore tailored suit of rose silk linen and rose felt hat with white accessories on their return they will live hi toronto may tliat tho treasurer pay tlio itellef accounts as presented by tlio relief oftloer m010 carried titer accounts pusscd for payment were humphreys taking walter hodgo homo from toronto general hospital 500 ucniiott taking mrs wors fold to ontario hospital 500 her veil was of dr stevenson re mrs wiuon 3u0 bell tclcphonef co 397 tciacountcoaic4upplyoo supplies 639 geo elllotf on account 5000 moved by may seconded by itoblnson that the treasurer pay the road sheets as presented by the iloaj superlnbendentr r022617 bylaw prohibiting uu passing of vehicular traffic on bridge over tho credit hiver at norval was given the required readings and passed council adjourned to meet monday september 14th ut 130 pan or at the call of tlie reeve geometry we saw the fish mr hassard and mr btow spent day fishing at meaford and mr hassurd landed the biggest lake trout we have ever seen and the longest captured in tlie lake at meaford this year it measured forty inches from the tip of tlie grooms lts nohc to ent oi tne it tipid tlie scales at 21 lba 10 ozs we saw the fbjh were waiting to hear the story that goes with it when ted cornea home and if its as big as the fish itll be some story field crop winners tlie winners in tlie standing meld crop competitions of acton fall fair are announced this week by mccoi mlck judge of paris all tlie oats in the competition were of the banner variety tho following are the winners and tlie points scared peareii acton 04 points brown actor 03 points griffin acton 00 paints arthur swuckluwier acton ufl points swockhamer acton 88 points ii rcldr actonr85 points areh mcnabb rockwood 83 points rob kerr acton 7flli points dignanmovvat in the united church acton on august tlie eighth was solemnised tlie marriage of jessie irene daughter of mr and mr jolm mowut acton and mv howard james dignan son of mr edwin dlgnan and the lato mrs dignan of kxeter tha ceremony was perfomiod before beautiful background of ferns and varlccjored gladioli by tlie rev mlltoh morrow bd phx tlio guest pews were marked with pink and blue sweet peas and white satin ribbon mra arnold played the wedding music during tlie signing of the register mrs harold mowat toronto sang because tlie bride given in marriage by her father wore long fitted gown of plnl net und taffeta on her gown she wore the grooms gift diamond brooch andst and the band will clips she wore picture hat of pink dlrecttolt or uuuuhuiiu taffeta and mallne and her shoes wero following li the program for tills event band concert sunday night on sunday evening acton citizens band will give one of their popular band concerts fiom the stand in the park the concert will commence at 000 pm be under the bert mason tlte history algebra chemistry fclma bkaida ancient history 1st geometry 2nd physics 1st latin authors 1st french composition 1st french authors 1st norman braid ancient history 1st geometry 2nd physics 1st latin authors 2nd french authors 1st french composition 2nd shiela li breen english composi monisu english literature lst an cient instdry 1st algebra gcbmcliy ff jctln cotwpoaition kathleen chapman engiisii composition english literature ancient history geometry physics chemistry alzeina aihsok english com position english literature ancient history algebra 2nd geometry physics john grailam ancient history aeametii chemistry french authors french composition wilma hawsengcomotry physics latin autliars latin composition french autliors french composition patricia iiarrop ancient hb tory 1st geometry physics lss chemltry 2nd latin authors 2nd latin composition 2nd french authois 2nd french composition 2nd john hassard english com position english literature ancient history geometry plijslcs chemistry verna joe ancient history 3rd aeometry physics chemist latin autliors french authorr french composition elwood johnston english literature geometry 2nd physics 2nd chemistry french authors fencli composition james jqnes engllsll campoal tlan ancient history geometry harvey mccutciieon latll author latin composition vera mceachern ancient history algebra geometry donalda mcphail english lit crature ancient history algebra geometry 3rd pliyslcs latin authors latin composition sylva morrow english com posltlonrc english literature an cient history algebra 3rd geom ctni physics ethel pargeter engltill com cantiniied on page five huhoji county council met at tho court house mllum tuesday at 1100 am with seven mimbersr pcewnt uaii tho warden in the chair minutes of the last meeting weru rend and confirm ed and correspondence read by the clerk at the afternoon session all members were present mid council went into committee of tho whole to consider file reports of the standing committees with mr john irvln reeve of milton in tha cliolr county roads communication from the department of highways notified uiu council tliat tho road between concej slons two and three sds in tha townships of nelson and trafalgar is to be assumed as provlnblal highway dating from tlio 5th day pf august 1030 tliccommtteo expressed tlifir approvcl ftflh xqtul iwng juveniles are now eliminated lost game to oakyille and out of race for the championhhip co 33 11 37 14 summary base lilts beaumont base hits tyler anderson morton struck uagewith tha entry this campetlmoiu out by morton by mcmahon by at ulx zlacil opcj1 xauur con alouu by woltors walked by mor uadl commence and conunuesunul elrfht ton by mcmahon by aloott ny supu litnk wl walltrs balk ball morton hit by may nnu ume to pltolier by morton beiiliam mcnally nrogram of cntortoln stolen base waterliouse tyler menl uy mjth daj13 professional ulenc walters double play walter un for an nour at mnf oclack mr asuted ward tou mtchlerhiu ahd hurrop will introduce uie speakera and runs oif mcmuliou hits and runs prsslde over thu section of the event in innings orf alcott hits and jjy hughes cleaver haltons federal runs in innings oif walters 15 hits nu uddre the electorate and id ifl runs in innings left on buie3 tell flrit year at ottawa acton 13 oerketown 11 the host of the duy hlakolock ii ti tons representative in the provincial acton ttt 033 010s 40124 37 georgetown 003 00 400 11 buturles mortoii and anderson mc malion alcott wuiters and mckully umplrr ieels prestoiv plate ran klne itutitou bases govermnent will also uddress tlie gath ering und introduce his hiuler and tlie premier of onturlo hon mitchell hejiburn it will be real privilege to heur the premier on thu occasion whin he will have so many interesting uffuu4 of government to ducuss with the elec action geoltaetown acton eliminated awirnetown on we at lt lt uj plaint to have oady hlght hi tlw second gome of tlw couple of lucky number draws for valu phvyoffs by tlwi core of u7 to uke two uhw jyj lnu illtuirn progrumi straight games from them after th with tlhu lucky numbers will win the nrmt franc wlieti both teams dulted up ttw uiid from then until midnight concluded on page eightj tlij euurtulniiutnt will vontlnuu of matching pink shade she carnsl bouquet of brlorcllffc roses and lilles afthcvalley her two attendants wor similarly made dresses of starched chif fon with shoulder canes tlie capei and long full skirts were banded with taffeta they wore visor hats of velvet flower petals with long velvet streamers mrs harold burns creemore sister of the bride worejiale blue and curried bouquet of rasedalc roses miss helen dignan exeter sister of tho groom worj pale green and curried bouquet talisman roses the groomsman was mr harold burns creemore tlie ushers were dr harold mowat and mr lawrence ohoplierd of toronto a4rili tlie home of tlie brides parents mi john mowat received her guests gowned in flowered chiffon in rose and beig shades with matching tint and carsacfi of sweetheart roses after tlie reception uie bride audi groom left on motor trip to lake placid and through the adirondack for go ing away tlie bride wore navy crepj drtmis with light blue ntted linen jac ket her accessories were navy blue on their return mr mrs dignan will jive in nlugaraonthelake out of town guests were mr edwin dignan miss helen dignan miss mur jorle mihld exeter dr and mrs harold mowut mr and mm lawrence baxter mr and mrs uruce dignan mr axvi mrs wjlfrvu doldge mr and mra win ftnluysoii mr and mrs any itomsev mr and mrs cecil hodgium mr ijiw lenet sheplum luonto mv and mrw lunild buriui crfenioiv mus lelen errr hamilton mus gladys kihev finch mus dorothy orwr elglnburg go montgomery post march ruscnkraui playfellow march henry fillmoro gala night overture ed chenctuv brass quartette selected musicians splelvogel easterbrook slmpjion and gibson illlly sundays songs henry fin more fi bower or beauty walues ellis brooke high park mjjrch thelle brass quartette ejected land of dreams serenade austave schumann 10 tlie gypsy lvstlval overture hayes 11 claribel waltzeii ripley arhrrperim mmth jci 13 sacred medley of hymns god save the king women institute picnic hursday lvpartmcnlr hospital accounts tills committed recommended payment of hospital ac counts amounting to 142300 county buildings committee recom mended payment of accounts amounting to 2soc0 printing committee payment of ac counts of 0112 passed on to this committee from elgin county council ran in part as follows resolution was passed by this coun cil asking tliat the department of edu cation and the provincial government be asked to pass legislation providing tliat where council is of the opinion tlint requisition from board of education or trustee board is excessive tliey ma submit tlie requisition to tlie ontario municipal board for their investigation and ruling tills resolution was en dorsed by hal ton council the elgin letter further recommended tliat the department of highways be askl to reduce the tonnage of large transport trucks and trailers as it wna felt to be burden on tlie taxpayers to build and maintain roads to carry ucn unreasonable loads the resolution pro voked considerable discussion tlie warden drew attention to the fact that while new highway was even now in the course of construction to accommo date truck traffic we were still paying huge deficit every year on tlie railway mr halt recalled the fact tliat the henry government had at one time stat ed tliat the time would undoubtedly come when legislation would prohibit the building of these heavy trucks tlie warden have nothing ogalru the ordinary trucka it ls these twclvo and fifteenton trucks that do the dam age mr robinson it lc my opinion tliat the heavy trucks pay for any damned that they may do mr blalr of course it was the ex cessive freight charges 6n the railway that star tod the whole trouble the resolution was finally endorsed letter with suggested resolution from the county of bruce woj and ran in part as follows acton juveniles were eliminated on saturday when they dropped game to oakvllle ly tho score of 82 tills wo replay game of thu brio that had to be called on account of darkness after joe mitchell oakvllle catcher had been injured the acton boys were too anxious to win and as result didnt play tiien bent fi making twid thmww nnd miss ing easy flics they had nvoerrors each ofthe aiding oa to ewr don doing the throwing for acton fan ned 10 allowed singles and passed up batters heath for ookvluc held the acton boys to singles fanned and didnt walk any batters woods of acton was tlio big hitter of tlie day with three out of four but tho rest of his teammates fell down and could not connect for safe lilts actortr got qtf to go se ing one in the first inning but oak vllle tied it up in tlio second wlien thoy also brought in lono counter in the third acton got one more howevor the oakvllle boys came in and got couple to toko the lead and tliey were never headed acton stopped at two although they luid men in scoring posi tion several times but couldnt get tlu necessary lilts to score oakvllle added one in tho sixth two in the seventh and three in tho eighth to bring their total to tlui will nov olay off with milton for tlie right to enter the obaa play downs acton ab po marzd 2b ryder 10 jones lb bayllss cf woods k0 murdock s3 hewer 31a jj elliott if 3s0 lambert holmes rf aflnkbelner gordon 35 24 11 batted for mama in 0th lambert batted for elliott in oth finkbelncr batted for holmes in 0th oakvtlle ab po kemp ss kemp 3b mccarvel 2b heath mcdermld rf mitchell mclean cf also read osborne if whereas archibald lb at homo of mw me are of the opinion that the furmes winners of contests and garner creditors arrangement act is unsatis factory as to tlie credit of the farmer in general and also in hlndenince to tlie farmer in obtaining loans wc would the annual picnic of the womens suggest tliat the whole matter be thor institute was held at the home of mrs oughly investigated and the act be ad mccutcheon on thunulny afternoon hunted or repealed sh0e guide the filliwlng urd the iij in which adveriuetiteiibj upcar lu ihbt weeks free ir lagw kaluli tra pugd carollm cri6ry can uulan natloiiaj evhlbluon krhr torii tiiikrat lutr kavote uoyaj llimbv kaltrwi fcc iuiri govs waua lead gtvsury thj kllnmook ticnie fr krllocrx ult hriilc wrlchtc lrvfloiial ciudrf of uumiiwss mcii fat kl4i tdphmuc kljorop tlnvj tabled lacr kviutii ixdij kdun ahbrui games were played and priceswere pre tented by tlie losing side for tlie years work to the leader mrs mccutcliean following were tlio winners of tho urrlnui contests mixed shoe race mrs salo htrz fred wilds sewing cantoflt mra pavldson mrs maplesden apple and spoon race mrs thetfonl mrs lappln iocklngahoa race mrs denny miss hawtliarne lii ctufl mrnt holm cake walk couples mrs lappln and mrs salt mrs chlsholm and mra mc geoclue very bountiful supper was enjoyed tables being set an tlio lawn and the outing was most enjoyable hearty vote of tluuiks was given mrs mccut cheon far her kind hospitality new imiity house compuetk mv mosaic has completed splendid new dairy building on his prem ises on main strtt north and is now occupying the building it is cemiit truvture with bullfln cooling roam btvtuing room and ample hpoce fur in htallution of ikisleuriidng plaht it li modern in every respect and adds greatly to the dairy facilities of mr mosulc watrr is secured froul new drilled well pumped into tlie building some members were of the opinion that if the act were repealed ujere would son bo very few farmers left mr robinson how many farmers are there today who have ever put in an appeal to the fanners creditors ar rangement act mv hall cltediicventllnstanceswher the act had been of very great benefit to farmers think said mr hall we need something like tills after all thlsact was introduced by tha con servative party and since the liberal iarly has not seen fit to repeal the ac7 lt rather looks as if it were cansldeicl to be of same value warden think it would be more to tliepolntiftliegovernmont uervosked to reduce their interest rates on loans to the level of wjiat tliey charge private individuals this end it was moved by mr gilbert seconded by mr hall that this council do strongly urge tlie dominion government to lower their interest rates on their own mortgages from to to conform with tlie rato the farmer redltorh arrangement act tees lit to levy on private mortgages carried finance commiotee recommended that bylaw be prepared to raise tlie sum of 177131411 by levy of 655 mills an the eviuallu assessment of the county und lu addition to tlie above rate of bi0 of mill be raised for county roid purposes we further recommend that interest udjuauileiits be made by thd trttasunr rendering account for in canthiued on page five 30 27 12 summary struck out by gordon 10 by heath walked by oordon lilt by pitch er by heath oordon lambert left on bases acton oakvllle acton 101 000 0002 oakvllle 012 001 23 batteries gordon and woods heath and mitchell coming events aiiiiumilcuifntf ueeliujfi zoo crrtb or other eveuti uuilcr this ladiuif art charge id li lr line with niinhuuui charge tut any ttnlimniliill fssc blakelock picnic on saturday in oak vllle premier hepburn will be present unduddreiut til etguthe ring foriwiu culars see page to we tlie finest gladiolus be sure to visit the canadian gladiolus show lu lie whiter fair arena guelph augunt 10th 20th wednesday and thursday uftcrnoons and evenings halton conservative assocluuoii picnic geargetown park september 12th lto earl rowe lrovlnclul leader will ui present program of sports in tha uflernoon and diuielug in tlie evening lawn social auspices of oeprliib wonieiiri insti tute held in the school grounds august 10th tv 111 talent from ouelph rock wood eiin and campbwllvllle theo lucky itckeu and other attractions a1 muslon adults loc cluldrensc