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v 4 rwc v jv it r j v p i kfv ms r ai j tffcsk iii fiftyeighth year no 12 acton ontario thursday september 22 1932 eight homeprint page five cents thcnassagaweya school fair winners pkf those winning prizes for grain stock and othef exhibits and contests naaeagaweya school pair was held at brookvule last thursday there was a good exhibit evno keen interest taken in one event the following is the list of prize winners in the various classes oats 1 quart earl stokes edgar stokes jean blacklock oav sheaf tied rlnehart jean bla barley sheaf fred rlnehart field corn sheaf jean roberts cecil wilson myrtle early sweet com 6 ears isabel macleod billy lowrie aline bruce potatoes dooiey type jean lowrle gerald macleod bell stokes potatoes irish cobblers lloyd stokes russell lowrle herbert blades ttiffpik jessie service grace ram say donald bruce turnips margaret davenport myrtle early karl frank beets norval land bell bruce alma watson carrots margaret bruce mary mc intosh george simpson parsnips- jessie service onions dirk vangoozen allan simp son wilson mcdowell living room bouquet ihnis lowrle helen mcphail llewlya maintyre dining table bouquet evelyn holter- man gertrude robertson allen simp son gladioli charles wilson clarence elsley alma hathaway astersrmurray donaven bene mc donnell margaret bruce zinnias grace ramsay alma watson clarence elsley barred plymouth rock cockerel fred rlnehart margaret fell h watson barred plymouth rock pullet g robertson fred rlnehart cecil wilson white leghorn cockerel allan simp son jean blacklock cecil wilson white leghorn pullet cecil wilson jean blacklock allan simpson white wyandotte cockerel catherine moleod gerald mcleod white wyandotte pullet catherine mcleod gerald mcleod colt draft type mabel harris calf beef type george simpsont harry simpson glenn britton calf holsteln fred rlnehart norman wallace market lamb norman wallace chris 1 wallace james wallace hlblting a colt mabel harris exhibitor showing most skill in ex hibiting a calf glenn britton harry simpson george simpson- exhibitor showing most skill in ex hibiting a lamb chris wallace norman wallace james wallace i northern spy apple allan simpson perle mcmillan russell lowrle macintosh apple russell lowrle jean lowrle snow apple russell lowrle jean lowrle bartlett pears herbert blades jean blacklock elsie allison a plate of five tomatoes murray donaven cecil wilson fred rlnehart field pumpkin edith service fred rlnehart grace ramsay pie pumpkin clarence elsley george simpson grace ramsay hubbard squash fred holterman ivan taylor fred rjneharti various items o local interest former pastor visits in acton rev and mrs j culp a former belov ed pastor and his partner of the united church acton has been visiting week with friends in the former parish it is seven years since mr and mrs culp left acton and all were delighted to again renew their acqu mr and mrs culp now reside at reno nevada new bos schedule effective on and after next sunday a new schedule for the arcov buses will ibe operative westbound buses will be due at acton thereafter dally at 935 a m aj5 p m 415 p m 715 p m and on sundays and holidays only at 1115 a m and saturday only at 1115 p m bastbound the buses are due here dally at 935 a m 100 p m 425 p m and 900 p m dally except sunday at 700 a m and on sundays and holidays only at 700 p m- fnneral of mia marietta murray the funeral of the late mrs marietta murray who passed away in guelph last wednesday was held on saturday after noon a private service was held at the home there and interment was made in falrviaw cemetery in acton the pall bearers were messrs wm douglas alex crawford b howden r w el m nixon and r m mcdonald mrs mur ray was a daughter of the late wm smith of acton one brother wm smith of toronto survives besides her daughter miss florence murray of guelph two convicted of criminal negligence two men convicted by assize juries actorts nineteenth annual fair 1 sets new high record in 1932 of criminal negligence were sentenced by hon mr justice logle in guelph to cine year indeterminate and six months deter minate in the ontario reformatory the two are nell armstrong of fergus who was charged with manslaughter follow ing an- accident in which nell mattalni also of fergus was killed and harold thomas of waterloo who was the driver of a- truck which- struck and killed jack smith of guelph in the case of arm strong clemency was recommended by the jury ih citron helen scott doris elsley george anderson muskmelon fred rlnehart school lunch fourth class helen scott catherine mcleod margaret hunter tea biscuits third class jean robertsanvblanche milne alma watson bran muffins second class isabel mcleod phyllis jones edna robertson meat sandwiches primer and firs class margaretrobertson mabel harris gladys baynton maple cream candy open donald jones margaret hunter myrtle early plain huckaback towel hemstitched across one end fourth class catherine moleod patching third class jean robert son margaret bruce llewlya mclntryre simple stitches second class edna robertson dorothy maclntyre isabel mcleod wren house fourth class minnie frank g macleod milk stool third class elmer black lock allan simpson mervyn mcleod window stick second class edna robertson plasticine model of two common vegetables primer and first class lottie mcleod margaret jrobertsont helen taylor collection of pictures dealing with prevention of accidents mabel harris collection of noxious weeds fred rlnehart edna robertson jean robert son collecti of weed seeds fred holter- man jean robertson edna robertson writing fourth class the solitary reaper perle mcmillan margaret mc laren evelyn vansickle writing third class a wet sheet and a stowing sea ethel fletcher christina wallace jean lowrle writing second class indian sum- cmore on page five lucknow bishop to visit churchyard at balunaf ad in the little churchyard at ballinafadi where his ministry began a gravestone has been erected for the late francis wesley wathbpbishop of the methodist episcopal church and for forty years a missionary to ihdiaa this place is to be visited by sms successor bishop j r chltambar of lucknow the first man of indianrace tobeelectedageneral superintendent of episcopal methodisms halfmillion christians in india tour ing ontario for a week beginning sep tember 25 the indian leader will turn aside from the cities to make a pilgrim age to the grave and address the people who knew bishop warne in his boyhood the mender sam glddlngs a delightful character full of the milk of human kindness is a mender of hearts and lives as well as of pgjs and pans when he comes to the- town of hlntonville he finds t dominated by a ruthless and greedy man whose one redeeming quality is his love for his invalid daughter lucy sam fhros that there is much mending to be done here and through his faith and love he brings about a great deal of happi ness in the quaint love story revealed in the play sam finally mends his own heart the mendersin three acts is an intensely dramatic play but through it all runs a thread of delicious comedy it tells a fascinattngstoryuit gently teaches us without preaching one of lifes fascinating truths this is the lng feature on the chautauqua pro- in acton oh october y fine weather and the attractions for which fair is noted bring out increased attendance on second day exhibits in live stock and hall tax facilities of the grounds arena performance again drew a capacity house the firsknight 1400 attend first night and second day crowd computed at 6000 fair is officially opened by hon j b fairbairn the deputy minister of agriculture for province the wrigg wedding naulahka clearview farm hornby was the scene of a pretty wedding when margaret evelyn stephens r n eldest daughter of the late mr john h stephens and mrs stephens was married to clifford slf ten wrigglesworth son of mr and mrs fred wrigglesworth of hornby rev john a nein conducted the ceremony to the strains of lohen grins wedding march played by miss elsie nell the bride entered the parlor with her uncle mr jasper r howes she was lovely in her wedding dress of ivory radium lace and georgette with tulle veil held in plate with orange blos soms she carried butterfly roses and lily of the valley and wore a white gold pendant the gft of the groom the bridesmaid miss isabel stephens sister of the bride wore a flowered dress of pussy willow satin and carried pink talisman roses mlssrlois merry made a sweet little flower girl dressed in pale blue silk crepe de chine and carried a bask of pink c mr ho 1 1 wriggesworth attended- the groom dur ing the signing of the register miss isabel stephens sang mr and mrs wriggles worth left for a motor trip to the west ern provinces the bride wearing a mahogany colored knitted suit with velvet hat and accessories to match they wfll reside on- the wrigglesworth home stead at hornby i whatever other fairs may lie recording this year the acton fair of 1932 had an increased attendance on the second after noon and practically the same attend ance as last year on the first evening and shows no decline from last year in any other department in point of ex hibits the entry was larger in every department and much of the finest stock in the province was exhibited at acton fair from a wide area acton fair as almost without exception has been favor ed with good weather duringits nineteen years existence and again this year was so favored the weather necessity coupled with a group of energetic offic ials and directors and the confidence of an evergrowing group of patrons and exhibitors are keeping acton fair to the forefront in these rural community events but the story of the big annual event must best be told as the affairs transpir ed in the two days in the hall all classes were well filled the culinary art oi the ladles of the neighborhood made a large and tempting display the domes tic science and exhibit of butter etc was of the- finest quality and a good quantity keen interest and competi tion was shown in the childrens depart ment with worthy exhibits the fruit exhibit and the floral display were in deed large and of good quality while the- grain and roots filled a larger area thanver before the ladles work de partment also had a larger entry and stretched out over more area all the classes had big entries and excellent quality was shown it was indeed a colorful and interesting display which filled the hall and greeted the visitors and judges who have been accustomed to viewing the exhibits without exception pointed out the improvement in quality and quantity there were splendid exhibits of local business houses in the fair that drew much favorable comments j nlcol son had a neat exhibit of monuments johnstone burnley displayed a fumi- ure exhibit w mooney ihau uuson equipment shown and w m cooper had an attractive display of gents furnish ings h w hinton had singer sewing machines shown and lakeviewnurseries by woodhall musselle had a very attractive floral exhibit the arena performance of the first evening again drew a capacity house and the audience was delighted with the performance presented with acton citizens band leading the grand parade of the performers around the arena the activities of the evening were put in motion the arena had a crowd of about 1400 present on this occasion while many of the favorite events were presented a number of new features were introduced this year a very pretty and colorful event as the opening number was the maypole dance presented by twelve little maidens of acton public school their training was complete and this intricate dance was performed with a gracefulness that drew forth the applause and appreciation of all who attended it was a credit to pupils and teachers the dainty costumes made more colorful with a scheme rif colored floodlights made this event quite a feature thehewetson minstrels in a variety of clown acts filled in the tune between acts and kepfthe crowd amused and entertained with their novelty stunts athletic events were keenly contested in the obstacle race that called forth much merriment stuart lantz came first norman scarrow second and harry norton third for boys under ib years robert marshall jack smith and george swltzer won the event in that order in the open event for men or boys stuart lantz carney byrne and g masales were the winning trio the maple leaf flour race was also won by the same group in exactly the same order a feature that added much was the presentation of the winners to the crowd in the centre of the arena under the floodlights the wood chopping contest was again popular and the elm logs supplied proved tough propositions william ritchie and david deforest proved the best axemen and won the awards the potato race was as usual a big feature and had a good lot of contestants john lightle j b devereaux and d w mclntyre won in that order i a very fine group of horsesweie-on- compete in the hurdle events and certainly provided a real attraction in the low hurdles s houldlng elora j l clarke and j l brownridgc brampton won the events the high jump gave some splendid exhibitions but the outstanding feat was given when mr s houldings fine animal cleared the bar with apparent ease at a good six feet the applause of the audience was drawn by this accomplishment j l brown- ridge wen second another new feature this year was the game of musical chairs played with tlid contestants riding horseback and being forced tp dismount and secure their chairs it proved great amusement for all but was rough on chairs j b devereaux and w w matheson won for the best clown competition w o brownridge won the first place- the programme took three hours to present and the general comment was most favorable for the offering each year new faculties are being put at- the dis posal of officers and the presentation is improving and will undoubtedly hold the patronage the second day and again on this day fair weather greeted acton fair although it was threatening yet acton was favored and the ticket sellers had a busy afternoon and when the returns were counted up it is readily computed- that the crowd was better than the 1931 attendance in numbers although the returns owing to decreased charges are considerably lower the acton citizens band led the parade of school children to the park at one oclock and when they were dismissed six hundred youngsters proclaimed to all and sundry that the second afternoon of acton fair was under way opening ceremonies acton fair was honored this lyear by the presence of ontarios deputy minister of agriculture hon j b fairbairn to officially open the 1932 event reeve e t thetford of acton very graciously introduced this guest to the assemblage he welcomed the visitors to acton and its fair and pointed to the growth and improvement that has been shown in its nineteen years of existence hon j b fairbairn the deputy min ister of agriculture for the province was very pleased on his first visit to this event he complimented the community on the facilities for holding a fair and with being thelflnast in the rural com munities of ontario and acton fair as one of the finest fairs of the province coming from a man who has every op portunity to study these events acton ma well feel proud of its annual fair mr fairbairn pointed out the effort that officialsmust have put forth to stage the event it was a day of achievement for all a day when the finest exhibits of agriculture competed for first place it stimulated interest and put in added energy to raise the standards of agricul tural products he knew well the condl- i tions that were facing the farmers to day many were struggling to maintain their homes and farms but the fine exhibits at the fair proved that the farmers iwere looking to the future no industry can stand still it must go either forward or backward and evidence was not lacking that the farmers had optim ism and were going forward mr fair bairn congratulated the girls and boys who had formed the parade and the fair on its splendid showing president chas w mckeownin a few words expressed a welcome to the visitors and a wish that all would find acton fair an outstanding event he expressed the appreciation of those in charge to the crdef guestmfrfairbairn andatt who had honored the fair with at tending and encouraging the work he gave to the visitors a brief plan of the grounds telling them where the different features were located 0 r j kerr who so ably fulfils the posi tion of field superintendent had his irish up and kept things moving all over the field but in order to get to press well have to curtail this account of the 1932 fair the event that has made everybody i from president mckeown down very happy and thankful- for such success in the eating contests of which there were three this year master norman scarrow proved champion in digesting food and getting a whistle from a dried mouth banana eating was won by norman scarrow nell anderson herb cook blueberry pie eating norman scar row george swltzer soda biscuit eating norman scar row grant allan lome mitchell harmonica contest lawrence lamb tom nlcol albert currie oldtime fiddlers w j overland cataract fihdyerhillsburg j mc a difficult task to choose awinntavmary- land mcleod tiaighter of mr and mrs gordon mcleod guelph won first don ald albert johnson son of mr and mrs r w johnson llmehouse came second and a little tot from nassagaweya roy bruce son of mr and mrs wt d barber was third oldest couple attending mr and mrs t a swackhamer married 56 years ago hurdle jumping s houldlng j l clark sons potato race d w mclnfcyre john lightle running race j bovaird wm hum phries first and second the trotting races were real contests and kept those who crowded the rail thrilled they were neck and neck finishes and the track record was lowered from 215 lorrthe mile to 213 the following are the results 217 trot or pace marion harvest jos mcdowell alf abdell r j smith guelph 111 toronto 2 3 2 bertha burton r wilson mountdennis 3 2 3 228 trotor pace peggy burger dr quibban alma ill the great scott d scott tor onto 2 2 2 lady mcgregor john harvey mono mills 3 33 rose ganot r talbot toronto 4 5 4 harry okon dr hopkins cooksvule 5 4 5 phall guelph step dancing j mcgeachie r per kins horseshoe pitching tournamentthos hutchinson and h taylor jack ellen- ton and howard hall the baby show certainly brought out a fine kit of bonnle tots and proud mothers there were eleven entries and the judge mrs h m pettlt declared it was indeed we give the results of the judging of the various classes in the hall this week and next week the full results of the field classes will be published grain bushel winter wheat s e griffin son jas delaney bushel spring wheat f r findley r h hunter bushel field peas j o cunningham thos j brownridge bushel white oats f rj findley thos j brownridge bushel barley six rowed j c cun ningham earl wilson six ears indian corn f r findley r h hunter six ears sweet corn r hi hunter j c cunningham display ensilage corn a j murray jas dlaney half peck beans j c cunningham f r findley collection grain in sheaf thosj brownridge s e griffin son collection grain thos j brownridge earl wilson roots and vegetables half bushel early potatoes- any variety s e priffln si son jas delaney half bushel late potatoes any variety zs e griffin son mrs jas delaney half- bushel potatoes s e griffin son jas delaney six field carrots l w nelles son f r findley six table carrots s e griffin son a l hemstreet six swede turnips f r findley r n brown six heaviest turnips any variety j cunningham w j alexander six other turnips f r findley w j alexander six parsnips l w nelles son six long red mangold wurtzel j c cunningham l w nelles son six yellow mangold wurtzel c cuunlngham w j alexander six sugar mangolds j c cunning ham r h hunter six table beets liong i red f r findley r h hunter six table beetstumip r h hunter mrs david robertson two heads of cabbage white r h hunter a l hemstreet two heads of cabbage red j c cun ningham f r findley two heads of celery mrs george musselle r j romshaw two heads of cauliflower f r find ley two field pumpkins j o cunning ham j cowle twb table pumpkins j c cunning ham mr woodhall two table squash f r findley rr h hunter h a selection of news items two field squash j cowle r hunter six onions white r h hunter f r findley six onions red r h hunted f r findley six onions any other variety f r findley j- c cunningham six tomatoes f r findley mrs g e cook two citrons f r findley r h hunter f four bunches radishes r h hunter e r findley collection vegetables f r findley orrie lamb grainr root andvegetable specials collection of mangels turnips pump kins and cabbage j c cunningham r two bags cobbler potatoes jas de laney bag potatoes s e griffin son bag potatoes 6 e griffin son continued on- page five school field day the annual field meet of the public and continuation schools will be held in the park on wednesday september 28 with students from the georgetown high school participating as guest contestants sonfe continuation school events are being heldvln the morning from ten to twelve the afteroon programme for both schools will commence at 130 p m orangevllle fair big success dufterin- agricultural falrhew at orangeville last friday was the best in years the attendance was over 6000 and the exhibits above the average while every class had more entries than for some years past as usual a large dele gation of toronto citizens former resid ents of that town attended and a band composed of former townsmen now re siding in the city furnished excellent music during the afternoon in the evening an oldfashioned dance was held in the main hall attended by 1500 new brooms new brooms will be presented by the canadian players on the opening night of chautauqua at acton on sep- tembsr28 thls comedy is a supreme triumph in the art of playwrighting it is literally crammed with humor under lying which is a rich vein of rare wis dom the eternally interesting themes of love and marriage of family and busi ness life constitute the story youth and age practice and theory experience and inexperience all clash as in real life touches of pathos and humor are found in almost every line it is a play which is altogether appealing and poignantly human that will give one a sense of an evening wellspenfcand leave ten lnnuenee which is altogether wholesome pageant weu received the pageant out of the shadows given in the arena at acton last week was well attended and proved a very educational and entertaining event the event was under the auspices of st albans church acton and was given by the busy bees group of st stephens church hornby mrs f c shipp was in charge and gave a brief outline of the various episodes over sixty people participated in the event and the costumes and equipment neces sary entailed a considerable amount of work the story of the different eras in the settlement of this land were well portriyed some splendid singing and dancing enlivened the proceedings and wereverypropriately the pageant setting the event was entirely different from the usual pro gramme and was very pleasing and well portrayed during the evening music was renderd by acton citizens band haton presbytery meets the halton presbytery of the united church of canada met at waterdown on tuesday afternoon every charge was represented the afternoon session was given up to presbytery business officers were elected rev g h knighton of waterdown was elected chairman rev f w l brailey of milgrove secretary and rev f l carpenter of trafalgar treasurer dr armstrong returned missionary addressed the presbytery the banquet in the evening for sunday school officers teachers and workers was well attended the dining hall of the church was more than full after the banquet a very fine address was given by mr john frid of hamilton on how to build up the sunday school much practical advice was given following this splendid address a very interesting debate on the subject jare the modern methods wholly inadequate to meet the needs of our religious education work the afflrmatlvp sirift was takenbytwo principals of the public schools of ham ilton messrs ames and riddell and the negative by chas flatt of milgrove and a maclaren of georgetown no decision was given but it was apparent that the failure if any was in the ap plication and use of the means and methods suggested by the sunday school and young peoples department of tor onto the debate was followed by an address by dr frank langford of the sunday school deportment toronto the following represented the local church j h denny a t brown rev c l poole mrs denny and mrs fred cleave were representatives to the womens mls- sionary society meeting at the banquet and closing service mrs c l poole misses clara savage ruth gibson and velma blair and mr george r poole were the delegation county rate is lower this year total of 230t95 is amount of estimates of years u requirements halton county council met in the court house milton on tuesday sep tember 20 members present were the warden in the chair and messrs ap- pelbe blaln breckon campbell cleave currie hau harris hewson morden peer and thetford a bylaw was passed for the issuing and sale of debentures for the county of halton following the recommendation of the finance committee which was as follows we your committee on finance met at milton on september 9 to consider bids on 58000 county of halton 5 debentures to reach maturity in twenty instalments your committee recom mends the acceptance of the tender of betrtgowlnlocfa 8c qo at a price of on hundred decimal fiftyone 10051 and accured interest for 58000 county of halton 5v4 debentures maturity in 20 instalments we have today an offer of 100079 at accrued interest from bell gowlnlock co dated september 13 for 768894 at 5 repayable i in ten equal instalments and 5400 5 re payable in five equal instalments the former amount in relation to the town of milton and halton county road agree ments the latter amount is for pro vincial highway construction not in cluded in the 1932 levy which your committee recommends be taken care of by a ave year debenture we further rcommend the acceptance of the bid of bell gowlnloch co for these two amounts a total of 1308894 at a price of 100079 and accrued interest an estimate of the required sum for the current year is as follows administration of justice 1100000 miscellaneous grant 122500 goal 240000 registry 1 30000 municipal government 370000- publlc schools 115000 printing etc 65000 interest 900000 debentures 8529563 high school 6708932 county property 165000 insurance 62553 division court 15000 housei of refuge 105000 gordon home 330000 miscellaneous 229178 hospital account 500000 provincial highway malnten- ance 482469 mjthers allowance 790000 olclagtleflfildns 770000 i the evening meal digester oh what a funny looking cowl said the chic young thing from new york why hasnt it any horns there are many reasons answered trie farmer why a cow does not have horns some are bom without horns and do not have any until the latter years of their life others are dehorned while still other breeds aire not supposed to have horns at all there are many reasons why a cow sometimes does not have horns but the chief reason that this cow does not have any horns is that this isnt a cow at an its a horse 21630195 we therefore recommend a rate of 64 mills be struck on the equalized assess ments of the county it is further recommended that in addition to the foregoing there be levied a rate of one mill on the equalized as sessments for county road purposes and levied and collected from each municipal ity participating in good roads money in addition to these sums there- shall be the following amounts trafalgar 1535401 nelson 663626 burlington 17872 georgetown 53618 acton 10724 esquesing 174369 2455610 the tax rate of 64 mills is lower than that of last year which was 652 the following accounts were passed by the committee of the whole and author ized to be paid toy the treasurer printing 3723 special communications 102275 old age pensions 7200 finance 139020 education 3000 county building- 3521 258739 re account from the toronto hbspltal for consumptives following a letter sent by the county clerk denying any liabil ity in connection with the armenian boy from georgetown as a patient of the hospital a reply was read from the hospital to the effect that since the hospital act of 1931 had not been passed at the time the boy was admitted it could not therefore apply in his case and that a writ would be issued to the county following nonpayment of the account in reply to this letter the county clerk pointed out that since dr dobble had quoted nine clauses of the 1931 act as his authority for notifying halton county of their liability he the clerk felt justified in using the same legislation when replying a writ was later received by the county which members of the council considered it would be advisable to contest a letter was read from dr robb minister of health notifying the county that an qrderlncouncil had been passed appointing mr samuel kirk f georgetown aa chairman of the ceme tery committee mr breckon and mr currie had previously been appointed by the county council as members of the cemetery board following an official inspection of halton county goal at milton on may 18 1932 a favorable report was received by the council the council adjourned at 5 p m s ntn- z1