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4uwjlp nil ni i jg i r mtfeijmitit 2fr v- ir ir fiftyeighth year no acton ontario thursday august 18 1932 eight homeprint pages five cents empire conference assured of success last obstacle is surmounted when motherland turns down russia in favor of the dominions k- rs the motherland has- decided to stand by the empire after contemplating for two days the glittering prospects of ex ploiting the soviet market of 180000000 people britains statesmen today took the path which leads to imperial development the whole britannic family which rallied to the empires call m the perilous days of 1914 will thrill to the momentous decision now taken atbttawa canada australia new zealand south afrtcaand others will inarch forward with thft united king- dam to fresh peaks of achievement the complete success of the ottawa con ference is assured britain will not sever commercial rela tions with the soviet republic such action never- was contemplated by the dominions but she has given satisfac tory assurances on the word of an eng- hutiupmi that russian dumping will not be permitted to demoralize empire markets and destroy empire industries the exact formula by which unfair and ruinous competition by he reds is to be effectively stopped is now being drafted by the legal experts so far as canada ds concerned she will be ade quately safeguarded in respect- to her wheat and lumber and will be reason- ably sure of a market in the old land for these primary products the official announcement confirmed the reports which eager correspondents bad secured by their own enterprise hours earlier there is an urgent effort being made on all sides to work out some formula whereby a fair deal will be given to the dominions of the empire in competition with russia the spokesman asserted an absolutely definite result has- not yet been reached but it is hoped some formula or phraseology or agreement will be evolved that will be satisfactory to all concerned v to acclaim this as a victory for- mr bennett might cause resentment else- wrnrr ntti tnnilnh prune mini various interesting items of news at baptist hurclt next sunday rev a edwards of bulks falls will preach at both services h00 a m and 700 p m standard time everybody welcome victor for the empire it is in truth a spectacular gain for all concerned forlt signifies substantial achievements for the ottawa conference achievements so substantial that every nation secures from the conference 75 per cent of its maximum hopes corn sapper the united church iwles aid will serve a corn supper on the parsonage lawn on thursday august 25 from 5 to s- oclock admission 25c everyone welcome acton softball team won thursday nights game proved another victory for the aoton outlaws over the georgetown strollers in softball circles the score being 2310 the acton boys blewup in the third innings and allowed the strollers five runs the tide turned and georgetown suffered hard luck the outlaws making away with seventeen rims in the next three innings chautauqua coming to acton the chautauqua programme which was arranged for two years ago by the local committee and chautauqua officials is announced for september 28 29 30 and october 1 coming at jthls time of year an opportunity will be given the countryside to attend these outstanding concerts the programme has not yet been announced for these events but those who had the pleasure of hearing chautauqua programmes in acton two years ago will anticipate them with pleasurable interest new direct bus service to sarnla the arrow bus lines which operate throughactonrhave inaugurated a new direct service to sarnla via parkhlll and warwick immediate connections in each direction are also made at park hlll with the arrow services operating over the blue- water highway between sarnla and collingwood via grand jbend goderich and kincardine this new extension of service is in keeping with the policy of expansion of the central ontario bus lines and will be quite a tfje fortnightly session- of council caretaker of fire truck tenders resignation street repairs are nearly- completed news of acton and the district would be quite satisfied to hahlti r tot visitingamericanj effective control of russian dumping and the certain market which that opens for canadian wheat and lumber in the united kingdom automatically brings the genuine and important concessions which mr bennett offers iyy way of re ciprocal favors it means a market in canada for british iron and steel british textiles british machinery and electrical apparatus it means that british people in england and british people in canada will continue to trust one another eramosa barn destroyed fire occurs during threshing operations and building machine and stock l are destroyed points georgetown band to visit acton for next sunday evening acton citizens band has made arrangements for the lome rifles scottish band of georgetown to visit acton and give one on saturday afternoon the barn on the farm of mr lloyd johnston at lot 7 seventh line eramosa township was completely destroyed by fire threshing operations were being carried on at the time but just what was the cause of the fire is not known mr johnston and the hired man were the only two in the building and were in charge of the separator the first warning was noticed by lloyd johnston who was on top of the separ ator when a burst of flame seemed to envelope the machine and all around the lower part he had just sufficient time to frighten the team from the building and warn his helper and escape himself before being trapped in a few moments the entire bam was a mass of flames and alttiough neighbors soon gathered to render as sistance the lshaped structure was soon ji seething mass of flames and nothing could be saved thebamandpig pen and drivinghed attached along with crop of hay wheat and barley and 15 pigs and the separ ator and some implements were a total toss of their popular concerts the visit last year of- the georgetown bandsmen to actcn is remembered with a great deal of pleasure and citizens will be glad to again hear one of their concerts this regimental band is again preparing for the band concert atjlie c na tional exhibition where they were suc cessful last year in winning first prize in their class the band will be under the direction of bandmaster perrott and the concert will commence at 830 p m daylight saving time monthly meeting of u f w o the monthly meeting of the u f w o of acton was held at the home of mrs mcgregor on tuesday august 9 the president occupied the chair and the meeting opened witfi singing the maple leaf followed by prayer after the business part- in which the ladies decided to give thenr annual donation to the acton fall fair the following programme was given paper the women trustees do we need them by mrs alex near piano duett misses jessie and mabel- mcgregor paper our trip to ottawa mrs thos storey the contest was won by mrs geo somer- vllle mrs richard johnston and mrs j j stewart the meeting closed with the national anthem after which social time was spent at the meeting of the council on mon day evening councillors cowie jones nicol and mcarthur were present and reeve thetford presided- j a letter from the ladles aid of knox church expressed the appreciation of that organization for the use of the park and arena for their recent garden party event the seventeenth report of the finance committee recommended payment of the following accounts southend garage gasoline 112 acton public utilities commission stsreet lighting 14475 town hall lighting 300 power at pump house 85 power at arena 436 power at fire pump 1924 bell telephone co services 1081 g ja lantz gravel etc 3850 receiver general of canada arena ground rental- 100 r j wallace grading 1930 norton motors supplies 300 24593 the report was adopted the clauses of the transient traders bylaw were again up for discussion and the bothersome points were settled a letter from mr l gl king tendered his resignation as caretaker of the fire truck and requested the resignation to take effect from the date of the letter the matter was left in the hands of the fire and light committee and the council felt they could not accept the resignation until a successor was secured the letter from the village of port dalhousie regarding the sharing of court costs on their action taken to the privy council for rebate of county grants on highways was read and ordered to be filed f reeve thetford gave the council a summary of the proceedings of the last session of the county council and the problems confronting that body chier mcpherson reported that nearly all the repairs to the roads about town brampton fast circuit horse races the day youll enjoy fast hbrses in three races wednesday august 24 2 30 p m daylight time admission 55c be there miss f a phelait the new principal engaged to fill the vacancy caused by the death of i the late miss m c farrington band concert in guelph the concert of the guelph musical society band on sunday night promises to be quite an event it will be held in the athletic park in that city on a specially constructed platform mr john robertson cornetlst late of st hildas band will assist on the programme there will also be xylophone solos by mr irvin splars and baritone solos by mr george aird the guelph band comprises about 35 members prize lists ready next week the prize lists for acton fall fair are now betas printed and will be avail able for distribution by secretary f l wright next week the list is right up to the same standard that has character ized acton fair in the past in spite of lower admission charges none of the awards have been reduced this year the list of specials is even larger than that offered last year and in- every department the same high standard prevails the attractions for the arena performance and on the platform the second day are new and promise to provide a splendid feature for the 1932 fair at the meeting of the school board on friday evening trustees mrs b m wilson dr a j buchanan j p scar- row rev p a sawyer and w r norton- were present and chairman j m mcdonald presided a letter from the department of education gave the information that at the present time they were unable to give an estimate of what the grants for the year would be the eighth report of the finance committee recommended payment of the following accounts e jhassard76upplles 235 acton public utilities commis sion flight and water 240 ralph ross examination fees 5234 miss mrjorie inmann examina tion fees 3000 n p mowe repairs 175 a selection of news items peacock family reunion this week next saturday the descendants of william peacock pioneer settler of trafalgar township will celebrate the centenary of his coming to canada with a family reunion at lasalle park awer- shot born at beptln england in 1796 and married to harriett asby in 1817 the first settler emigrated in 1832 and bringing his wife and children with him first settled at oakviue in trafalgar township later taking up the- home stead on the middle road which has re mained in the family possession con tinuously for 100 years in 1845 it was the same william peacock that built the pretty little anglican church at palermo seen almost completed the committee reported that in their opinion the trees at the park should not be removed as had been requested gravel and repairs to the roadway at the foot of lake avenue were discussed it was felt a considerable improvement rin mnip with a fpw flip f rirp- age the municipal officer also reported that the fence at the park had been taken down for repairs and some new lumber and material would be required for the rebuilding the necessary supplies were ordered tsbe secured lentmn jtoto stat where for many yearsiaterhedirected the congregational singing the event in addition to marking the family cen tennial is incidentally the fifth reunion of the clan and- is arranged by the pen cock family association of which herbert peacock of jwvis is the pre sident for 1932j 8884 the report was adopted miss kitctiing of port perry person ally applied for the position of principal of acton continuation school and stated her qualifications for the position the board then reviewed the applica tions which had been received for the princlpalship of the continuation school theje were plenty of applicants for the position many with splendid qualifica tions a number of the applicants had during the week interviewed the various members of the board mr rayfield of dresden alsoappear- ed before the board personally to state his qualifications and make application for the position the board adjourned to meet on- saturday at noon to decide definitely on the applications but it was found necessary later to hold the meeting on monday evening at the meeting on monday evening the application of miss frances a phelan was accepted by the board for the princlpalship of acton continuation school at a salary of 1800 per annum miss phelan has had considerable teach ing experience and is well qualified for the position she formerly taught in the school at port rowan softball games of the week on monday night acton ladies soft ball team won from the smith stone team of georgetown by a 15 to 12 score that same evening st albans team of acton won from he rockwood team by a 21 to 8 score on tuesday evening the old timers ladies team won from the present acton team all the games were played in acton park acton won at tennis in the second round of the western ontario tennis league playoffs acton tennlis club was drawn against the strong st james tennis club from guelph the opening matches were played on the courts of the acton tennis club resulting in a win fpr the locals by the narrowest of margins jn the opening singles event r salmon of acton defeated kelly of st james by the score of 63 63 b hintont of acton won from mcdonald of guelph 36 61 and 86 in the doubles events kelly and mcdonald of guelph defeated salmon and hinton of acton 57 64 64 rawson and leeson of guelph defeated smith and kirkness of acton 63 36 63 the deciding and final match was won by i kirkness of acton from rawson of guelph after three sets featured by long rallies by the scores f 46 63 and 86 milton won the ball championship defeated acton in a real exhibi tion of ball on saturday by 43 scon 3t hugh mitchell eramosa the death of hugh mitchell occurred suddenly last thursday afternoon at his ho ne rockwood in his seventy- fourtlh year he was born in eramosa township he is survived by his widow one son thomas at home ad one daughter sarah five sisters mrs d g mitchell st catharines mrs m mc- cutcheon acton miss minnie- rock wood miss grace guelph mrs a t brough vancouver and one brother henry victoria some insurance the premises was caffietl on the fall fairs dates in which many of our readers will be interested acton fair september 20 and 21 this year acton september 2021 arthur september 2728 brampton september 2728 burlington september 2324 oajedon septeinber 2324 cooksvllle september soiootober 1 jbrta october 67 fergus september 1617 y ccwt september 2324 v georgetown october 45 vrjtumad valley sept 30oct 1 jtxiadort western fair sept 1217 october 14 and is september 1516 sbelburne september 2031 toronto c n z aug 28bept 10 ij i hbuta qnmgayiue prank resulted in fatality that an unknown youth was respon sible for the death of james houston 692 king street east hamilton aged 27 years who was drowned in burlington beach canal on july 31 was the finding of a juiy under coroner dr o a can non which investigated the fatality the jurors met at the beach canal saturday night and after hearing full details brought in several important recommen- jdatlons houston according- to the evidence was the victim of a ducking prank and the youth whp pushed him off the piers fled from the scene police made every effort to establish the identi ty of the perpetrator of the cowardly act but were unsuccessful the practice of throwing sbme unsuspecting bather into the water is not uncommon the jury was told houston was only a fair swimmer scores of bathers hurried to the scene when the alarm was sounded but the young man never reappeared the jury found that houston was unlawfully killed by an uhknewn youth in the verdict the jurors declared the canal un safe for bathers and said the beach commission should accept responsibility for policing the area immediate steps should be taken to stop swimmers from frequenting the canal it was stated the verdict also mentioned rowdyism and the authorities were urged to put a stop to it it was also suggested that proper lifeswing equipment be provided at once n miss hannah taylor one of the best known and oldest residents of wellington county died last week at clifford in the person of miss hannah taylor in her 88th year miss taylor was born in nossagaweya town ship august 27 1844 the daughter of mr and mrs samuel taylor pioneers of that township her mother was margaret hutcheon a name well known in the early days of halton county wtyen miss taylor was three years old the family moved to puslinch township undin tbecatly70slccatedin mlnto township where they purchased lea- hurst the farm of the late rev john nightingale and himself famous as a missionary to the red river district in 1840 in 1872 miss taylor and her brother robert made the long hard journey to fort garry now winnipeg here she endured many hardships but assisted her brothers on their home stead and in 1881 she went to north dakota wheie she took up a claim along with her brother george returning- to mlnto she llved with her mother and sistr on the old home place and in 1891 her brother john joined them after the death of the mother and sister john taylor and miss hannah taylor removed to clifford where they have been a great help in the social life and welfare of that community mr taylor died a few years ago and in his memory miss taylor bad a beautiful gateway erected at the cemetery in the village her life has been one of activity always doing good for others and she will be greatly missed in the community the funeral was held at cliffod she is survived by one brother living in illinois the whitakerarmstrong wedding in vancouver west vancouver united church was the scene cf a very pretty wedding when margaret ann elder daughter of mr and mrs ts armstrong 233l belleyue avenue west vancouver became the bride of mr morris rcid whitaker son of mr ernest whitaker wimbledon england and the late mrs whitaker and nephew of mr and mrs g whit aker lower keith road north von- couver rev david long officiated at the ceremony assisted by rev hillis wright the church was decorated with pink sweetpeas and blue hydrangea carrying out the color scheme of the bridesmaids frocks nuptial music was played by miss beth emery to the strains of lohengrins- wedding march the petite bride entered the church on the arm of her father preceded by her two bridesmaids the groom was sup ported by his brother mr vivjnn whit aker mr archie walker and mr harry smiljh were the ushers the brides white frock was fashioned in empire style and her bridal veil of silk em broidered net was arranged in cap fashion and held in place with a circlet of orange blossoms she carried a show er bouquet of ophelia roses and maiden hair fern the bridesmaids miss dor othy armstrong sister of the bride and mis j wore pink general interest news stolen car recovered a 1928 mclaughllnbuick car which was stolen from port credit was re covered by the owner through the efforts of chiefs mcpherson of acton this week- the machine was left abandoned on the second line of erin township near lot 5 onmonday menworking iiwthe vicin ity saw the occupant drive the car to the side of the road and after sitting for a few moments on the running board of the machine walk away from it when it was still remaining in the ditch that evening chief mcpherson was communi cated with and investigation proved that it belonged to a garage at port credit it was brought to acton and the rightful owner claimed his property no damage was done but the gas tank was dry relief through land settlement seven canadian provinces have signed agreements under a relief settlement plan by which the dominion province and municipality concerned each con tribute onethird of a sum not exceeding 600 per family to cover the cost of modest establishment on the land and subsistence for the first two years the relief settlement plan is for unemployed families resident in the provinces whc are in receipt of direct relief and are qualified and physically fit to undertake life on the farm this relief settlement plan ds primarily an unemployment measure not a colonliaiioh scheme the underlying principle of the ijlan is to help people to help themselves by en abling families to contribute to their own maintenance and eventually become self- supporting public moneys that would otherwise be spent in the form of direct relief to maintain families in compara tive idleness will be expended toward assisting qualified families to get a modest start on the land pickpocket made hurried departure like the postman that went for a walk on his offday detectivesergeant arthur leavitt of the toronto police force and blue empire frocks of point desprit over satin with dark blue mohair hats and long lace mitts they carried bouquets of pink and blue sweetpeas during the signing of the register mrs f k hodgson rendered all love be thine miss beth emery accompanying the grooms gift to the bride was a ofsllver fothebrlsesmaids pendants and to the groomsman a silver cigarette case after the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the brides parents when mrs armstrong and mrs g whitaker assisted in receiving the guests the house was profusely decor ated with summer flowers the bridal couple receiving under an arch of ivy and roses the brides table was covered with a cluny jacc cloth and centred by alhreetfer wedding cake tall whito tapers in silver sconces and vases of pink sweetpeas were the decorations pre siding at the urns were mrs w ross and mrs s oralg of west vancouver and assisting in serving were misses helen stevenson jess knower audrey rutherford helen colpltts and evelyn oolpltts the young couple left by motor for a three weeks trip south the bride chose for travelling a green suit with beige accessories her hat of green was a chic french model on their return mr and mrs m r whitaker will reside in north vancouver miss margaret ann armstrong is the granddaughter of mrs peter savers acton and the late mr peter bayers white coal for ontario farmers the use of white coal electricity by rural ontario showed an increase even in such a year as 1931 during that year the amount of constructional wjprk carried out by the ontario hydroelec tric power commission in rural districts exceeded that of any year except 1930 some 1304 miles of primary transmission lines were constructed or under construe tion and electrical service was given to 8886 additional consumers the com mission points out that not only has th power used in rural districts increased because of a larger number of consumers but alsn riiip tf tho gtph n n plff whenhevisitedthe isefryday celebra tion at brampton last week was re sponsible for the hurried departure from that vicinity of a known member of the lightfingered gentry holidaying wlth exreeve w b hare of port credit detective leavitt in walking through the crowd suddenly saw a face that started his thoughts travelling bock sev eral years a second look convinced him that the bearer was none other than a pickpocket he had arrested some seven years ago the man was nonchalantly walking around swinging a cane with a coat over his other arm leaving mr hare to watch where the suspect went sergeant leavitt sought out the local police chief mr hare unfortunately lost his man in the crowd detective leavltts trained eye soon spotted ihe man again but something must have told the pick pocket that his watcher was no stranger last seen he was heading for the nearest rood out of brampton at a hurried gait while sergeant leavitt prepared to enjoy the outing the celebration apparently proved better without the strangers company as no reports of any pockets rifled leached the police 1 milton won the halton county league championship for the fourth time in succession when they defeated acton on saturday afternoon by the score of 43 in milton it was the second game of the- playoff series and was a very tough game- to lose but a great one to win it was an ideal day for a ball game with a lovely sull shining and the grandstand packed and just a tossup as to which was the better team terry leadoff man for acton got a nice blow but wilson the milton first baseman made a nice pick up of the ball and flnt was out by inches holloway next man up got a nlce- bingle but he was left on first as the next two men got out w clement the first milton man up fanned then houston got a free pass to first but he was alsa left stranded as the next two men got out in actons half of the second three men reached bases on a walk a fielders choice and a nice hit by gibbons but carmichael got nabbed at second and the other two men were left on base in miltons half theeide was retired one two three with two strikeouts and third base to first the third proved the big inning for acton terry got on through an error at shortstop then holloway got on when babe clement dropped- his pop fly but fiecut ter off at second then waterhouse next man up got a double and holloway pulled up at third holloway was put out at home plate on a fielders choice minute being safe at first and waterhouse advancing to third with two out and two on dougie car michael came to bat and he smashed out a clean single to score the two runs and send the acton fans into a frenzy huffman next man up fanned for the third out in the fifth acton scored another run on two nice hits and a sacrifice and everything looked rosy with chalmers coasting along in fine style but any thing is liable to happen when playms a bunch of boll players like milton inthe fourth hilton collected two hits but with a man on second and third and one out the next two batters proved easy outs with no damage done the sixth inning pretty nearly sent the milton rooters crazy with delight when milton ran across three runs on three hits and a walk to tie up the jl trlcity on farms already served further more many townships have installed street lighting on the public highways a boon to tourists as well as to local residents ther commission which ad ministers the power enterprises under its control for the ontario government s authorized to assist financially in the latlon of electric service infarm hemes consumers who are classed as farmers and who own their premises may bouoaned a sum of money not to exceed llwft for the erection of a service line from the roadway to the farm premises for wiring of house barn ond other buildings and for the purchase and in stallation of motors grain grinders pumping equipment milking machines and electric washing machines it is found that the average amount loaned for these purposes is 11814 the loan is repayable with interest at six per cent per annum the evening meal digester 1 mrs mctavlsh seems tobe having an awful time writing her telegram yes shes trying to tell her husband what she thinks of him in 10 words peggy does your husband talk in his sleep polly no and its awfully exasper ating he only smiles seven injured and one fatality in streetsvule accident awictlm of a collision between a truck and a- car threequarters of v mile south of streetsvllle on monday night percy hodgman aged 15 of 179 sheridan avenue toronto was so seriously injured that he died in st josephs hospital toronto shortly after midnight that night seven other persons were injured the youth who was in the back of a truck driven by frank dinning streets vllle sustained a fractured skull concus sion of the brain a badly crushed leg and other injuries all involved in the fatality were returning from watching a lacrosse gome at port credit at the time a car driven by victor hope streetsvule son yof reeve w h hope collided with the rear of the truck hodgman it was reported was thrown 100 feet by the impact the car veered off and struck a guard rail dinning suffered bruises and arm leg and hip injuries arnold and george dinning and ned langdon sus tained bruises and cuts hope sustained lacerations ahd bruises while verne itcggalwd arthur beehoe streetsvllle residents suffered minor cuts and bruises police alleged that the hope car was travelling fast wjjen it collided with the rear of the truck provincial officer t e delaney chief sydney belford chief andrew herkes and con stable f j elderfleld investigated score and things didnt look so rosy the seventh inning pretty well put the gome on ice when lewis collected a 1 hit and was stealing second but gout made a perfect throw to terry at second who appeared to have him out by at least a7t6otbut joe nicholson base umpire ruled otherwise and he scored on an other single by w clement to put milton one up both sides retired one two three in the eighth and in the ninth tyler was first to bat and fooled every body with a beautiful twobagger and it looked like it was going to be at least a tie game with a man on second and none out but as luck would have it the weak end of the batting list was up and both chalmers and gibbons struck out the next man up was terry and everything depended on him on the second ball pitched ho made a mighty swing and the crack of horsehide meeting wood could be heard all over the park wow good for three bases yelled somebody and tyler- came streaking home but clement at right field for milton had different views on the matter and he came running in to make a wonderful catch to retire terry for the third time in succession and also end actons chance of winning the group champion ship acton abrhpoae terry 2b s 0 a 1 1 0 holloway lb y 4 12 9 0 0 waterhouse cf 4 12 10 0 walters ss 3 10 13 0 carmichael rf 3 0 110 0 huffman 3b 4 0 0 0 2 0 tyler if 4 0 10 0 0 gibbons c 4 0 2 10 1 0 chalmers p- 4 0 0 lil 0 totals 35 s- 8 24 8 0 milton ab- r hpo a e clement rf 4 12 4 0 1 houston 3w 2 110 0 0 marsh cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 clement 2b 4 0 12 6 1 naylor if 4 0 10 0 0 telfer p 3 0 0 0 10 fetter c 10 0 9 0 0 lewis ss 3 114 10 wilson lb 3 0 0 7 10 i totals 30 4 7 27 9 2 summary two base hits tyler gibbons waterr house stolen bases clement 2 houston 2 lewis sacrifice hits walters struck out by chalmers 10 by teller 8 walked by chalmers 2 by telfer 1 left on bases acton 7 milton 4 batteries acton chalmers and gib bons milton telfer- and fetter umpires thompson plate nicholson bases concluded on page- eight vjsv fa