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mww i v mir- the acton free press tbtobsday sbtptbmher 8 1832 births muxitce iid death are nbw duused for at the following rater birth mc tkfarrlc 50c death joe memorial cardi j6ckcer line extra for poema died adamsoin attfiehome lot 2 conces- aion 1 nassagaweya township on thursday september 1 1932 william spence adammnviri his 76th year adsett at freeport sanitarium kit chener omtuesdas 6eptember 6 1932 frederick william ladsett beloved son of margaret and the late thomas ad- sett in his 24th year in memokiam dills in loving memory of oiir dear mother sarah e dills who passed away september 3 1923 we miss hep help we amlss her ways with her we spent many happy days thefamily jl fells tfeevv- not quite two weeks until acton iftlr the canadian national exhibition closes on saturday these are tax days we mean the municipal tax due days i a recent census shows that there are 325 jobless meri in oakville a light frost has been reported on a couple of nights the past week being everlastingly on the job beats carrying a rabbits foot for luck about fifty new pupils commenced school days at acton school last week the pumpkins are ripe now anrftse delicious pumpkin pie is on the menu the reversion to standard time shortened up the evenings very suddenly the modem girl can talk rings around thethird finger of her left hand the school children have become set tled down in the routine of school life jdw the canadian national exhibition is downj3700ctlnattendancefrpmlas tear judge munro held a session of the division court in the town hall at acton today thanksgiving is the next public holiday it comes on monday october 10 this year 1 too much whining to read a qpallstlo story- depleting che xsondltkms of life which our forefathers accepted as a matter of course would be good ttor some of us a recentfbbok tell ing of the settlement of kentucky pic- tores a bride whose husband had become interested in kentucky leaving her child hood home on her wedding day aware she would never see any of her family again starting on a journey so danger ous because of lurking indians that often the travellers did not dare light a fire to prepare their meals yet this young woman accepted her lot without com plaining and without selfcplty the truth is that the people of no other era have had such ah easy and comfortable time as we have all of us enjoy luxuries the kings of previous times did not have money to buy hardships have been eliminated from llfe to an extent which would have seemed incred ible fifty years ago we are warmer in winter cooier in summer better fed all the year than our greatgrandparents could have believed possible with more to interest and r hra month than they had in twelve the regretable fact is that probably more whining and complaining is done under present con ditions than ever before in our national history its smart to be thrifty m number of actanlans have enjoyed a visit to the great exhibition the past week or so at 25c this yetar acton pair will undoubtedly prove one of the most popu lar rural lairs hpires in the neighborhood have been fairly plentiful this week its rather un usual for acton tan unemployed men with families from oshawa will be placed on farms in northern on tario j w 1 r knox church choir held an enjoy able corn roast at blue springs park on wednesday evening the corn on the cob is about over and the corn roasts are beginning to wane in popularity this season a notice in another column gives particulars of a community bee to im prove the acton pioneers cemetery after all there are only three things that are really worth while to gain wisdom to do good and to be kind excavation started this week in pre paration far the erection of the new s s no 22 schoolhouse in trafalgar the farm of mr john borak re cently offered for sale by auctioneer r j kerr was sold to mr c a downes of guelph while delivering ice on wednesday morning mr william evans was attack ed by the police dog of mr john rams- den and bitten oh the shoulder in the baby show at the c n e the sixmonthsold son of mr and mrs thomas mochrie of brampton formerly of acton won second prize hvhls class the seaforth expositor contained an interesting description of the new the recently opened thefe the general con tractors were messrs j b mackenzie bon i in the special- prize list of acton pair published in another column special no 86 for the best layer cake is intended for two prizes 125 for first and 75c for second a total of 200 the fire brigade were called to a blaze that occurred in an electric oil switch at the transformers outside the pumping station on tuesday noon the rsflie was soon extinguished but power was interrupted for a brief period in the southerly section of the town it was a mactavish who sent his spats to the cobblers to be soled and heeled how do the police disperse riots in aberdeen by passing the hat the story bf the four scotchmen who were drowned while swimming one after noon each bet a shilling hat he could stay under water the longest of the four winner take all sandy stood hesitantly at the ticket window counting his change whats up scotty the ticketagent inquired isnt your change right its richt said sandy complainingly j only just iricht a scotchman discovered a previous customerstjpibeside his plate ifates- taurant he summoned the waitress i found this beside my platebe told her im a sportsman ill match ye for it the scotch doctor lay dying with almost his last breath he said to his wife when im to be burled i- want a nameplate on my coffin ye shall have it- sbe4usuredhim on the morning of the funeral the passersby noticed that the polished brass plate which had graced the doctors doorpost was missing and the graveside- mourners read through their tearsus they lowered the casket angus aber- nethy m d office hours 9 to 11 a m contesting progresses tr one of the most important factors in the improvement of dairy cattle and herd management is cow testing in ontario saskatchewan and british col umbia this work ia done under the super vision of provincial departments of agri culture while in the other six provinces it is carried out under the supervision of the dominion live stock branch since 1926 the number of associations entered have increased from 85 to 320 the num ber of herds from 1195 to 4061 and the number of covra jrom 12142 to 37772 for 1931 during the past six years there has been an increase of 16928 cows completing records for eight months or more with ah average increase in production of 815 pounds of milk and 5578 pounds of butterfat per cow upsetttng talk he how do you find his conversation she like ihe waves of the sea he ahj you mean you find it irresis tible and tyital she no it makes me sick pity poor father hello old man how you have chang ed 1 what makes you look so old trying to keep young was the reply trylngto keep young yes nine of them safety first excuse me sir have you seen p police man around here im sorry but i have not seen a sigh of one all right then hurry up and give me your pocketbook mathematically speaking arithmetic is a science of truth said the professor earnestly figures cant lie- for instance if a man can build a house in twelve days twelve men can build it in one yes interrupted a quickbrained student theri 288 willi built it in one hour 17280 in one mlnuteand 1036800 in one second and i dont believe they could lay one brick in thattunel while the professor was still gasping the smart ready reckoner went on again if one ship can cross the atlantic in six days six ships can cross it injome day i dont believe that either so wheres the truth in arithmetic then he sat down good advice george bernard shaw was asked by a young atcress for his opinion of her s6rntyrafttr her rehearsal he laughed and said run along and get married and have two- children and learn some thing about life then maybe you will be able to act she did just that and five years later returned to the- theatre she is now sybil thomdike hailed as the greatest actress on the english stage old faithful shert wonder if youll love me when my hair has turned gray he why riot ive loved you every time youve changed color so far action vs words he what would you say if a man kissed you here in front of all of these people she dont talk of such things come cut on the porch absolutely without foundation i beg to advise my many customers and friends that i have absolutely no interest whatever at the acton egg grading station the- report that i have is mis leading and untrue e e barr when to cut sunflowers it is generally recommended to cut sunflowers when they are about 50 to 60 perceiumloorn hopkins dominion field husbandman at this stage they contain more dry matter than at earlier stages and are more easily handled than at other stages if the heads are allowed to firm until the seed is in the dough stage the stocks become top heavy and difficult to cut and handle in the field and difficulty is also experi enced in getting the larger heads to pass through the throat of the ensilage cut ter helmet of navarre the vicar was paying a visit to the houses of his poorer parishioners and in one of the houses he asked a gcod many questions about the family a very grubby but very cheerful little boy at tracted the kindly clerics attention and he asked him his name 1 reginald darcy smif sir replied the boy with a grin the vicar turned to the boys father what made you give the boy a name like that he asked cause i want lm ter be a professional boxer returned the parent am wiv a name like that hell get plenty o prac tice at school there ought to be a law where he excelled the shopkeeper was exasperated youre about the slowest youngster ive ever had in the establishment he told his dreamy- looking young assistant arent you quick at anything oh yes slri replied the yojith thats intenwtlrif ralrt the ahnp- jkeeper what is it nobody can get tired as quickly as cm answered the boy fee e hope for eternity iui you kind sir i pray you and your wife will go to heres a quarter extra if you rpit o i hear the men are striking kwhat for o shorter hours k good i always did think 60 minutes too long for an hour automobiles a bandit jumped on the running board of my machine last night and demanded ave dollars why didnt you have him arrested for impersonating an officer always a way out housewife yes i havean old pair of my husbands troupers but im afraid theyre too largearound the waist for you hungry tramp well couldnt yer give me a dinner that would make em fit t his way out willis when my wife gets nasty i use a club 1 rogers what you dont mean that whu 1 f belong to thraa clubs tried j a noted judge was having lunch in a restaurant one hotlay when a friend stopped at his table said the friend judge i see you are drinking coffee thats a heating drink did you every try gin and ale the judge replied no but ive tried a good many fellows who have chef prepared meals economy guaranteed bread 6c loaf lavoldne bath crystals 2 lavoline t crystals xvc christiee delicious cakes 10c 15c 20c 25c parowax 14c box 29c certo bottle rubbers 2 boxes 15c zinc rings 23c dozea bodaays well xsowii cakes choice asst try one loday 15c each frigate jam frigate jelly real treats zjc jar choice tomatoes basket 15c 19c soda wafers christies westons mccormicks fresh 10r package lut- cooking onions lbs for 10c new potatoes per peck s 18c spanish onions for 25c ask fr your tickets trade here and secure guest tickets for tne gregory theatre we are back again after a very happy week in gods great outdoors first we want to thank the parents and all who so kindly donated vegetables fruit and flowers these helpedscrmuch next we must tell you of the physical good we derived one girl gamed five pounds others from two to four pounds in a week and every guide can swim five have their life savers badges and almost everjrcfuide can cook plain nour ishing food well instance helen mooneymade a perfect baked custard it contained twentysix eggs others made a tenquart preserving kettle full of delicious stew we used tehtyflve quarts of milk every day all of the meals were cooked by the guides under the supervision of miss mclntyre a graduate dietitian of the university of toronto ths rising whistle blew at seven a- m every morning then a refreshing ing dip in the pool prayers and color raising breakfast patrol duties swim ming instruction games dinner canteen jest hour more swimming games supper games and last but very important to guides and scouts the camp fire at nine thirty p m we sang the guide hjgjmand taps and were off to bed and with always the exception of the first night at camp what wonderful sleep we had next week we will tell you of the land and water sports which while they are on the days programme as games are all instructive and heaith giving in 1876 and in 1932 dr james h coyne st thomas foremost citizen recalled in conversation at the al fresco luncheon of the k wards club in waterworks park recently that he sailed from new york for england on a similar date august 7 1876 though it was the year pf the centennexposi- tlon in philadelphia dr coyne says the united states were experiencing a great depression and new york harbor seemed quite destitute of shipping the vessel on which he sailed was carrying a tot of irish people home to the emerald isle it being impossible for them tovqnd work in the united states hundreds of their friends lined the pier ofthem were overcome wlth and shouted that the only reason they were not on board was their lack of means to travel arriving in france dr coyne made his way to germany which was then in process of recovery from the franco- germany war credence was given to a rumor that france meditated making a surprise attack upon germany when count von moltke was interviewed- he said he hoped the report would prove to be true for even if the enemy should win francowould realize that winning awar entailed economic distress which the famous field marshall said germany was then experiencing not much difference between world conditions on august 8 1876 and en august 8 1932 st thoma- times- journa sale of summer jreses in keeping with our policy of completely clearing out each seasons stock of dresses we are this week offering the balance of our stopk at- half the regular price and less dresses that regularly sold from 395 to 750 have been marked as low as 188 there is still plentyof time this season in which to get your moneys worth out of these values the early shopper will get the best choice b d rachlin co mill street acton next to carrolls faith the nuweds were spending the whit- sun hxidays working in the garden the young wife had been rent to purchase some seed the florist showed her several packets arc you sure these seeds wll grow into big strong trees she asked yes madam said the assistant i guarantee them well she decided in that case id better have a hammock as well australian trees for canada from the capital of another british dominion canberra in australia there has come to canada a gift of 18000 seeds of rare australian trees and shrubs there are 18 varieties and a thousand seeds of each variety- have been present ed tocanada as a gift from the aus tralian government the main varie ties areeucalyptus acacias and cas- marinas they will be planted under the direction of the canadian depart ment of agriculture the presentation is in the nature of a reciprocal gesture canadian trees and shrubs have already been planted at canberra arid have taken so well that there seems no reason to doubt the aus tralian plants will do equally well in canada i be a good farmer yet so you enjoy seeing your son play baseball yes answered farmer corntassel if be ever gets into the habit of workin that hard may be well make the farm pay yet- clothes make the tramp hungry and tired weary willie came to a wayside cottage could you spare me an oldcoat he asked the lady of the nous but my good man she replied the beef cuts sirloin roasts per lb 18c and 20c porterhouse roasts lib 18c 20c wirifreiasts per lb 17c rump roasts perlb 15c choice rib roasts lb 16c and ivc rib boil per lb 9c smoked meats side bacon by the piece lb 17c smoked hams whole or half per lb 19c pork cuts fresh hams whole or half per lb 136 and mc fresh side pork per lb 10c tcrkc extra special 2 2 hi tb lard lbs for i homemade sausage s for i 2tc 25c pattersons meat shop we deliver promptly phone 178 extra special a five string broom of excellent ja quality and well made for 4uc with every 100 cash purchase limited quantity only at this price furniture axminster rugs 2 m yards by 3 yards at table lamps to clear at each kitchen mirrors at each t7777 1555 245 25- hardware fly spray per gallon 100 fly spray and sprayer complete outfit for household use 50 fly swatters each r ft c b swackhamer funeral and ambulance service furniture hardware orangerille fair featuring sims greater shows special train of 8 large cars over 200 attendants thursday friba ysaturday september 15 y 16 17 ferris wheel whip merrycoround side shows concessions 14 paid attractions dont miss friday the race dav 218 222 230 trot or pace purses 42000 admission 35c school children free on friday j c jackson president jos e cooney secretary i tax notice 1932 municipality of acton the tax notices fcr 1932 hrve been snt out the plre of payment is the same this year as last and tcie are puyaile in two msuujients at the public utilities commission office first instalment september 16 f- second instalment novembervi6 cne you arc wearlr is nearln t know replied willie ips this which is mining my profession his first skirmish dick when i proposed to grace she- asked me if i was a recruit don what did she mean dick she wanted to know if i had ever participated in an engagement be- we anyrntpayer may pay the whol of his taxes on or bforesejttember 16 hut onehalf the amount must be paid on or before ttfp to ermpiy vlth hi3 arrrgemsnt entails extra expenses- mwbjejisf i2irtiim an addition of five per cent will be made to tvr iantnfiilnriiifa ffiiiiljmuii i uf l jut mm remalnmgflnpaia days af uie said 1 the first instalment and th 16th day pjlnovemsbrsj ment and it will be the duty of the collector several days appointed for payment to oolitic otherwise under the provisions of the st taxes or instalments of taxes please take your tajc n when making 3w r j mc jtte9sifin j i m