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fiftyseventh year nov 53 acton ontario thursday june 30 1932 eight homeprint pages five cent tfews of acton and the district barn dance on july 6 ltejednesly evening july 6 fpr the big barn dance at jas mccsllums 10 concess erin- 2 miles from springe 6cdnbusiers mlaslon 25c coming p e luke optometrist 1 younge vv street torontos eyesight specialist ftar be consulted at hiritonls jewellery store acton on wednesday july 13 from 9 a m to i p ra billlnii garten party auspices 6f the womens association of the united church balllnatad will be held at the home of mr robert mcenery lot 6- peacock corner on wednesday july 6 the melville dramatic club of white churchj caledon will present the play tsourrd your horn admls- alon 25c and 10c milton station burglarized some time during tuesday night or early wednesday morning burglars forc ed their way into the office of the can adian pacific railway station at milton and not finding any money contented themselves with stealing tickets- c p b detectives and provincial constable cookman of milton are investigating this is the first time in history that this station has been burglarized as the com pany has always had a night operator on duty until a few months- ago the ball games tomorrow the following softball teams have entered in the ladles softball touma- m at act for tomo alma owen sound preston llanslng and populars of the beach league toronto the games will start at one oclock sharp and two games will be played at the same time the milton acton game will start at- 3 oclock the garden party will start at 8 oclock sharp and the street dance at 10 acton is operating on daylight saving time and these hours denote this time obtained money under false pretenses teh days ago two men entered the bank of commerce oakytlle they had telegram which identified- th representatives of an ottawa lumber icompany and cashed a cheque for 15 which was returned nfjs monday charles tweed appea in brantford on saturday the acton nine gave aeorgetownanojherbeatlng wblleoak- vllle was doing- the same to milton and as a result the local boys again lead the shalton county league the score at georgetown was 95 this completes the hirst half of the schedule and there are still six more games to play so every team has- still a chance to get in the playoffs lefty alcott started on the mound for georgetown and he was going very well until an unfortunate accident in the jfhlrdjruilngs jrtienj a batte ball off prank grbbons hit film on the mouth it was a grounder and just as alcott bent to get the ball it bounced up and hit him square on the mouth and inflicted two nasty cuts one ort the upper and one on the lower up this was alcotts first big game and it cer tainly la disheartening walters the regular georgetown flinger who was injured in the game against oakvllle then took up the duties and he was touched for five tuns in this inning georgetown scored one in the fifth two in the sixth and two in the seventh and neither team scored in the eighth the last frame started the acton sluggers going again and four more runs were brought in there should have been at least half a dozen in but poor base run ning spoiled many chances of scoring in georgetowns halt of the nlntjb the weak end of the tatting list was up and two plnchrhitters were put in but they were easy prey for bob who went the whole route and struck out eleven batters and allowed only eight scattered hits chalmers seems to have confidence agalp-tt- r3cnrftptwtv humc rnw ffivri police court and was sentenced to two years in kingston penitentiary he was taken toqakvlllebychjef david kerr to face a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses and appeared in qakvllle police court fe ftfcv fergus abomixing time according to the following news des patch from fergus a vote of the electors on daylight saving tune in that commun ity is not an effective way of settling this vexed question the item reads the factory and office employees of beatty bros ltd will commence working on daylight saving time monday july 4 and will continue on this time until september 3 the town of course has definitely decided to remain on standard time all summer a petition presented sometime ago ata session of the town council wasjaat considered because the matter had already- been voted upon at the annual elections reduced fall fair admission heacton pall fair directors last evening it was decided to reduce the admission price this year to the old price of years ago 25 cents it was felt this was in keeping with the trend of prices generally and the direc tors did not want anyone deterred from attending actons popular fair on account tf the admission inquiries for conces sions at the fair indicate that the mid way may have to be lengthened to tyll length of the park to accommodate the number who desire to attend the directors are very enthusiastic and in dications point that the 1932 fair will be an outstanding event xw patteraangfebens wedding the marriage took place in st josephs church acton of madelyri beatrice youngest daughter of- mr and mrs jas glbbens of acton to mr samuel pat terson son of mr and mrs s d pat terson of toronto the rev father hodglns of toronto officiated the bride who was given in marriage by her father wore a frock of powder blue and chantuly lace her veil- was caught to her head in a juliet cap with orange blossoms she wore matching shoes and carried lea roses and babys breath miss eleanor gavin of toronto attended her wearing coral organdie with a large white hat and shoes and carrying ophelia roses mr victor oconnell of toronto was groomsman during the signing of the register mrs a white of acton sang until after a brief wedding reception at the home of the brides parents the couple left for- a trip to the i the bride travelled in vbiscult colored- flannel suit trimmed with white fox and white accessories on their return they will spend the summer at lake view lake ontario hear toronto tferotrjcbrieads- haltontcbiinty league won again front georgetown by 95 milton lost game to oakville they dont do any more of the slugging that they did lit- past years to win by overwhelming scores the following is the box scorer acton avr h po a e w terry rf 5 holloway lb 5 6 5 a white 2b walters ss waterhouse cf huffman 3b 4 chalmers r 5 tyler if 4 a lelshman cf 1 1 11 10 10 0 totals 41 9 12 27 9 4 georgetown- wilton ss hepburn if v- 5 1 savage cf 4 o ab r h po a e 2 11 3 3 t 2 2 0 0 10 0 1 tuck rf 10 0 0 0 0 woods 2b 4 0 0 2 32 armstrong 3b 4 0 10 11 mcnally c 4 0 0 9 2 2 benham lb 4 0 0 7 10 alcott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 beaumont rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 xritchie 1 0 0 0 0 0 zmcnally 10 0 00 0 total 36 5 8 26 11 7 waterhouse ran qff base line x batted for armstrong z batted for benham summary 2 base hits savage tyler stolen bases c walters 4 hepburn 2 huff man 3 holloway l walters water- house chalmers hit by chalmers savage walters struck out by chai- mere- 11 by alcott 1 by walters 9 base on balls off chalmers 5 off walters 5 left on bases acton 12 georgetown 11 umpire rube horning hamilton played won lost pc acton 6 5 1 833 milton 6 4 2 666 georgetown 6 2 4 333 oakvllle 6 1 5 166 matt tyler came through with a nice texas leaguer with three on bases and scored two runs tink lelslunan pinchhitting for waterhouse got a way with a nice punt to load the bases whltey covered the second sack again and frank gibbons was behind the bat c walters is a valuable man for georgetown he scored three of his teams five runs and pilfered four bases it was great to hear that oakvllle- had trounced milton the score was 7 percywoods looked nifty in his new coaching uniform and spikes i minute walters had to play in the game with a pair ot running shoes on owing to an injured toe terry was dressed in a nice new uni form and he only had one hit in five times at bat dougle carmlchael and fred- leader were spectators at the game tiougle still has to go around on crutches he says the pain has all gone out of his leg but it is still swollen the boys worked out on the new diamond on monday night tlie game on friday with milton js for league supremacy and should be a humdlnger the local sluggers havent collected more on page five as others see us which all goes to prove you cant have an argument in your own town without the world knowing about it the past week acton has been on vconfused time and weve all enjoyed to an- extent each having his own way the ciy papers evidently got hold of the fun we were having and this is what they nave toay on theraatter- from the mail and empire back ward turn backward janitor obeys poets crychoice of two times day light and jim andersons offered in actoispecial to the mall and empire acton june 29 in i lacton you may ask a citizen the correct time and hell ask you if you mean town time or aim anderson time in ancient or modern history there is no mention of either of these yet in acton we have them x orweeks ago the town council decided acton should go on fast time but acton went only halfway for jim anderson the keeper of the town cloak doesnt like daylightsaving time j the town clock the clock by which the citizens swear is in the post office its been there for years but while council passed the necessary legislation to put the town on fast time the town clock still stays on standard time jim anderson claims if slow time was good enough for his father grandfather and all his ancestors its good enough for him and the rest of the town and so it stands for the present actons business and social life go on as smoothly as ever under town time and jim andersons time what action will be taken is not known but for now jim anderson is supreme like horatio holding the bridge jim holds the old clock to slow time from the globe vvcton daylight sav ing mixes up- acton time special despatch -to- the globe acton jtine rllowlng ther-proclamation-of- llght saving time which according to a municipal bylaw came into effect last sunday acton citizens appear tobe in a bad mixup owing to the mixed re ception tendered the edict on sunday the acton united church worshipped on new time while their presbyterian brethren met on standard time and the same thing is promised for next sunday the public schools banks and most of the retail stores have advanced their clocks but it was not until noon today that the big ben on the post office was turned on to conform with the proclamation farmers in the mrshumphrey barbour annie elizabeth mccutcheon beloved wife of humphrey barbour passed r at the family residence erin onsatur- day june 25 in her 63rd year only daughter ofthe l jateertjccutcjieon and sarah kennedy she was born on the farm lot 9 third line erin and oh november 16 1895 she united in mar riage tjith humphrey barbour when they took up residence on the farm lot 18 concession 8 erin everi years later they moved to lot 18 concession 10 erin and about fifteen years ago retired to erin village she was a member of ospringe presbyterian church and sang in the choir for a number of years and i oncomlng to erin was active in burns church and the ladles aid of which organization- she served as president although she hacpbeeh in falling health- for several years the end came as a shock her family and friends and within a week of the day of the marriage of her son she is survived by her be reaved husband and son clayton and six brothers hugh of acton wm of rockwood david of guelph robert on the homestead james in erin charles of sumerland b c the funeral took place on monday afternoon when her pastor rev j a grant conducted the service at the home followed by a service at burns church in the presence ofa large congregation interment was made in erin cemetery the pallbearers were peter and robert barbour- robert david william and hugh mccuteheon the floral tributes were beautiful dur ing the service at the churchy mrs e miller sang beautifully the old rug ged cross accompanied by dr abbott at the organ the flower bearers were jack stewart harold brettclaude red man and douglas campbell erin ad- eday4voeate surrounding districts are keeping on standardtjme in most case3whlle the urban citizens are still hopelessly split over the issue it appears that early this year the town council rejected a proposal to adopt daylight saving time but with a subsequent change in its persohhel the members voted to a tie on the issue until the reeve gave his casting vote for advancing the clocks and the guelph mercury acton clock on standard time acton is on daylight saving time but the clock oh the post office in that village is not althoughthe municipality is being oper ated on fast time officials in charge of the clock have refused it is understood to move it forward however an exceed ingly simple sum in mental arithmetic adjusts the matter for those actonlans who depend on the timepiece dear knows what those afternoon chaps the daily star and the evening telegram will have to say about the lawabiding citizens of acton but they tell us the morning broadcast car- jried the news over the air from the telegram station martin ramsay orchestra piays-at- stanley park erin every friday even ing admission gentlemen 50c ladles 25c- including tax the jmasonic church paraiie splendid attendance by masonic mem bers and visitors at service in knox church there was a splendid attendance at the masonic church service on sunday evening conducted by walker lodge no 321 a f and a m besides the members of the local lodge visitors from guelph campbellvllle milton and georgetown participated in this event the order paraded from the hall on mill street to knox ipresbyterlan church for the services and occupied the centre pews of the church auditorium for the sermon jpn j3unday evening rev h l bermie the minister took his text from 2 kings 15th chapter and 10th verse he built the higher gate the theme was based on jothams work in building the higher gate of the temple known in christs time as the gate beautiful from this subject mr bennle took the theme on the incentive of mak ing things more attractive and giving a finer interpretation of the happening of life building higher gates during the service a quartette compos ed of messrs f salt a mann g mus- seile and a burton rendered a very appropriate selection following the service the order returned to the lodge hall on ml street dancing every saturday- evening at stanley park new harmony orchestra admission 25c each j inter jnto sfeat mrs geo t wilson nassagaweya the sudden death of mrs george t wilson last thursday afternoon was indeed a shock to the family and the community mrs wilson had apparently been in her usual health andwas about her household duties when she suddenly collapsed with a heart attack and ex pired in a few moments her passing has indeed been a severe bio to the bereaved husband and family before her marriage the deceased was eliza jane king a dau of the late john g king and she was born in nassaga weya township where she has spent all her life thirtythree years ago she was joined in holy wedlock to george t wilson besides the sorrowing husbttnd there remain to mourn her loss a family of six sons and two daughters clarence e reginald k edwin b mildred j john t arid r cecil at home mrs w j morley milton and ernest g of galnsboro sask four brothers and four sisters also remain robert j king of toronto charles king campbell ville harry king lowville and wallace king on the old homestead near campbell- ville mrs harry cohlson milton mrs ernest jay lowville mrs geo stokes campbeliville- mrs wilbert f darby knatchbull to all the bereaved the sympathy of the community goes out mrsrwilson was a woman who with her home duties found tune to lend aid tothe ladlesatd arid wbmerts mission ary societies of ebenezer church and her church associations and work were a delight in these circles as well as the home she will be missed the fun eral was held on monday afternoon and was largely attended by friends and neighbors who gathered to pay their respects a brief private service was conducted at the homer followed- by a service in ebenezer united church in charge of her pastor rev m c gandler among the friends from a distance attending- the funeral were the follow ing dr l h wilson armada mich clifford wilson detroit- mich mrs a e wilson- and daughter miss olga wilson detroit mich r mr and mrs r r rudd and rev mr williams brussels mr and mrs r j king mrs dunlop mrs john coulson mr ben hantcock sir mr ben hancock jr mr earl hancock mrs allan adams toronto mr and mrs r f wilson mrs c m wilson mrs jas erwin mrs adam anderson miss irene anderson and mrs andrew atkinson guelph mr and mrs d b wilson mr and mrs aiken mr russel gordier ospringe mrs wilbert sheppherd appleby mr and mrs harry coulson george and ella coulson mr and mrs w j morley milton mr and mrs frank hall mrs david wilson mr and mrs albert llttlewood eramosa mr n -h- wilson miss h jepsoh rockwood mr and mrs wesley barbcrree mr and mrs james anderson mr and mrs charles wilson mr and mrs w j patterson acton the pallbearers were messrs colin kltchlng george gordon cameron rani- shaw harvey brldgman chas a daijby and j y norrislu the floral tributes included the follow ing pillow family pillow brothers and sisters wreath from her father sprays from tmr and mrs r king b han cock anj family mr and mrs r r rudd and family mr and mrs r f wilson mrs jas erwin near neigh bors mrs e agnew no 9 school sec tion mr and mrs d b wilson and family no 9 school children mr and mrs charles darby and family mr and public utilities commission commissioner l g king gaye interest ing report of hydro convention supply for secretarys holidays arranged county w c l convention at acton 4290 4725 1098 50 at the meeting of the public utilities commission meeting on tuesday evening cdrrimlssioher king and chairman r j kerr were present j reeve thetford was absentrowlng tolllness the secretary was upon- motion ih- sfucted to paymbe following accounts hydro accounts hydro commission of ontario street lamps 4485 jas r kearney corporation supplies r r 2512 dominion cutout coj suppues 371 c n r and transports express 448 l g king convention expenses j a smith truck insurance a l wynston jr ltd supplies j crawford sharpening mower waterworks accounts canadian brass co supplies 1774 a letter from the acton business mens association expressed the appreciation of this organization for their cooperation in the recent shopping festival days mr king gave a report of the con vention and the proceedings that were of interest to the commission in dealing with various phases of the work many interesting features had been brought out in the discussions one of the poles on young street required resetting and it was ordered to be set in another position when this work was being done the secretary was instructed to secure the services of mrs j b adamson for supply work during her holidays the arrears of accounts were checked by the commission acton and district fire at hornby about 230 a m last thursday fljfe of unknown origin completely destroyed the large garage with contents including a truck and apiary equipment belonging tostuar robertson at hornby causing a loss of- 4500 jr i o d e meeting miss marguerite symon entertained the lakeside chapter 1 o d e to an evening of euchre on wednesday june 22 a dainty junch was served after the cards arid were presented to tne presentation of prizes won by the mrs v b rumley and miss muriel od- contestants throughout the dert county was a most interesting feature of the afternoon session mrs mulholland and reve val tlltonofburllngton very ably performed this duty twenty- four prizes were distributed and the newspapermeittoconvene plaps have been made for the summer meeting of the wentworth halton and peel press association to meet at bolton on july 15 the business sessions will be held in the town hall at bolton and the outing and social features at the fresh air camp of the neighborhood workers association an interesting and enjoyable gathering of the weekly newspaper men of these counties is an ticipated won golf championship the following item from the kitchener record gives details of winning by harry medcalf of a coveted golf trophy mr medcalfisatson of major and mrsa e medcalf of st thomas and a nephew of mrs f e mccleary acton a hard- driving blonde from- st thomas harry j red medcalf defending champion out distanced a field of 74 contestants in the annual 18hole championship tourna ment of the shoe leather and allied trades golf association at the grand rivergolf ahdcountry clubhere yes terday afternoon to carrry off the honorsj for the third successive time by virtue of his win medcalf becomes owner of the beautiful edwards 8c edwards trophy his score of 72 two over par giving him a safe lead over the remain der of the field from the time medcalf played his first shot a pretty low drive which came to rest a few feet to the left of the first green he looked a champion he went on to score a birdie on the second hole and duplicated the feat on the fifth to finish the first nine with a par 35 six fours a pair of fives and a three gave him 37 for the second round remember the farmers picnic oh saturday juy 2 stanley park erin 115 standard time i the eveni m digester a little bird told me what kind of lawyer your father was what did the bird say cheep cheep well a duck told me what kind of a doctor your old man was remember the farmers picnic on saturday july 2 stanley park erin 115 standard time mrs tr richardson- -mrs- robinson an derson mrs h tayliir mr and mrs wm forbes and family salem harlan wilson mr and mrs nightingale and family i r splendid attendance of represen tatives jtev e s bishop- f gave address resolu tions adopted the haton county womens christian temperance- unioh held their thirty- sixth annual convention in the united churchjiactoj on thursday june 23 three sessions in which the county was well represented constituted a busy day delegations from burlington oakville georgetown and acton were present and mrs w c riddlford of burlington presided the morning session was spent largely in receiving reports from the varjous local organizations these reports were encouraging and good programmes of education along temperance lines in cluding the writing of essays the making of posters and oratorical contests had been carried on in the various places in the schools of the county the election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows prestdentmrs w c riddlford first vlcepresldentmrs rev h caldwell second v mrs r e harrison corresponding secretary miss e crossley recording secretary mrs powers treasurer mrs je bell auditor mrs harrison y secretary miss violet laird l y l secretary miss pressee a very interesting noontide prayer service was led by mrs henry caldwell followed by a picnic lunch during which the delegates enjoyed a social fellowship- hour the afternoon session was opened by mrs lindsay of the milton union lead ing the devotional period and mrs wi h clement favored the convention with a well rendered solo i after the reading of the minutes mrs p l mulholland superintendent of scientific temper ance education of the provincial w c t u gave a very interesting and in forming address on scientific education al the schools this campaign of educa tion is being carried on extensively through the province the competition in essays posters and oratory being very keen in many places as many as 240 taking part in one school there is a growing interest in this part of the work o the provincial a local jlnlons various parts of the county were well represented by the prizewinners they received hearty congratulations and ap plause from the convention the evening session of the convention was well attended and most interesting in every regard rev c l poole of acton conducted the devotions and pre sided during the evening two musical numbers were rendered a duett by mrs dr mowat and miss helen dawklns of acton and the w c t u ladies quartette of george town these numbers were heartily applauded by the convention the- gold medal elocutionarycontest was then called and ave contestants responded from various parts of the county the contest was very- keen and received the heartiest congratula tions of all in attendance mr lyle representing the judges made a very happy and congratulatory speech and presented the verdict of the judges the address of the evening was de livered by the rev e s bishop from the provlnqe of saskatchewan mr bishop has had- official position in the administration of the liquor laws of that province and came tothe convention with interesting information and a splendid inspirational address pointing out the way- to success in regaining the public sentiment that had for the time been lost mr bishop pointed out that you could get practical unanimity among all in telligent classes in the community on the necessity of placing some kind and degree of legal restriction on the liquor business nosenslble man would think of allowing it to carry on as the con fectionery or hardware or any other form of business we simply must do some thing with it but we disagreed when we came to just what kind of- restriction we should put upon it many accept it as a necessary evil which we must regulate and control the best way we can reducing its admitted evils as much as possible others refused to accept it or any evil as necessary and insist that it should and in time could be banish ed altogether from organized society and any experiment which might be adopted for dealing with it in the mean time should regard jjhem only as tem porary and directed toward the ultimate goal of its ultimate and total abolition those who- held to this latter view found themselves in these days urjder the necessity of defending their convlc- the speaker claimed that they should face trua problem with an absolutely open mind ready to support any method concluded on page- bight various interesting items of news relief committee meets tonight members of acton relief committee are reminded that tonight is the regular meeting night of this organization and every member is urged to be present themeetlng willlbe held in the town hall at eight oclock f deer in esquesing township another full grown deer has been oh- served in this locality recently this animal has been sexsa at the farm of the late john gibbons at lot 21 con cession 4 esquesing township it is a doe- of a reddish color and has been seen by residents of the district on two or three occasions recently at the gregory friday night that much talked of film emma with marie dressier in the leading role is coming to the gregory theatre- in acton on friday evening july 1 shell make you happy as you havent been in a long time youll laugh and forget- your troubles youll wipe away a tear as you follow the- ups and downs of emma the most lovable character ever brought to the talking screen its a riot i its marie dresslers finest picture since minand bui andpolitics sent to penitentiary i harry baker of halifax was sentenced in police court at guelph yesterday to two years in portsmouth penitentiary for breaking parole from the ontario re formatory he was taken to guelph from montreal where he was arrested by the r c m p baker who pleaded guilty was released from the reforma tory on parole three years ago with instructions to report tothe ontario parole office in toronto but neglected to do so after evading the authorities for a long time he was eventuallypick ed up in montreal on a vagrancy charge removed to toronto mr and mrs n h garden and misses marjory and claire and master glenn removed this week to their new home in toronto mr and mrs garden have been residents of acton for many years and their removal from the community is regretted by many friends for over twenty years mr garden was employed m 1 r- by the uearamore co nere he always took an active interest in sports and was until last year manager of the acton hockey team which has eachyear won such outstanding playing success while all acton-all- wlll join in wishing them success in their new home in the city all ready for the dominion day celebration in acton plans are all completed for the big dominion day celebration in acton to morrow the oalithumpian parade will be the first activity and will form up in the park arid leave the grounds at 1030 a m the parade will go by way of knox avenue and bower avenue to frederick street to mill street it will lproceed down mill street to main street to church street and then by frederick street to mill street again and back to the-fark- by -way- of main street- ancy- knox avenue there will be three bands in the parade and novelty prizes are offered the committee say to show your ingenuity- and win a prize the homemade costumes are to be encour aged full particulars of the afternoon sports and evening garden party and street dance have been well circulated it looks like a real celebration for acton tomorrow from morning until night and undoubtedly it will attract a crowd from the town and countryside the garden party last thursday weather conditions last thursday evening were not of the best for a garden party but this obstacle was quickly over come when knox church ladies aid decided to hold the event in the arena henceforth the weather will cease to be a factor in the success of these events when they are planned or the park from six- until eight oclock a bounteous supper was served in the curling rink well laden tables were quickly cleared at this old tyme garden party where the supper was a feature after supper the audience assembled in the arena where action citizens band gave a splendid programme there was a good attend ance which filled one lutlf of the big arena seating space the mitchell gold en voice male quartette were the artists on this programme with a splendid variety of sacred classical and humorous quartette and solo numbers they made a programme that was a delight to all who attended it is a well balanced quartette and everv number they contributed was a pleasure it comprises mr franklin moore first tenor and soloist mr jack skinner second tenor and pianist mr lorraine steward first bass and soloist mr dal ton davidson second bass and soloist they will be welcomed as artists by an acton- audience at any time dur- tlons for their views whlohredomin- prograimtle intermission tlus ated in the canadian provlfieesr luut bttna iurnlbne miecoans and a refresh mthetlme rngpassedjtoto ecbpsk c g jones of campbeliville gave a brief address during- the evening- and revh l bennle was the jovial phalr- man of the evening bill v v