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hjjbpjs xj j vi 5rvv lw v 7 f y v v ty nyyrrrrm xrr k ia 15 m i ivi 1 l tvji j i yv esfs rv fiftyeighth year ty 16 acton ontario thursday october 20 1932 eight homeprint pagejj five cents a selection of news steins tv- m- bn beans beans come to the piked bean and pumpkin pie supper in the parish hall on thurs day november 3 if 6 p m under the auspices of the duke of devonshire chapter x o d k admission 25c comedy flay next thursday evening oh- thursday night october 24 the three act comedy the little brat will be presented under the auspices of bt josephs players in the town hajl this is an irish play bubbling over with irish wit and clever dialogue and is termed as screamingly funny fbl- lowing the presentation dancing will be held in the hall quit several farm jobs convicted of vagrancy admitting that he had quit several farm jobs because he had got fed up kenneth wedderburn pleaded guilty in burlington police court to a vagrancy charge before magistrate- w j barr wedderburn who was taken from a freight car there came from the old country last april being brought out by the salvation army and after serving four months in jail on the present charge he will be deported if the re commendation of the court is followed county jail statistics following are some interesting figures taken from the halton county jail serious accident to little tot nf tember 30 prisoners committed during the year 157 including 4 women com mitted to reformatory 15 to kingston penitentiary 3 married 56 unmarried 101 number of prisoners who could not read nor write 4 temperate 103 in temperate 54 nationalities canadians 97 english 18 irish 5 scotch 10 united states 3 other countries 24 average cost per prisoner per day lie during the year 200 transients were given nights lodging and breakfast milton champion aetondale club meets the monthly meeting of the actondale u p w o club wa held at the home of mrs george euk tt on tuesday oc tober 11 the meeting opened with tin maije leaf fallowed by the lords prayer after the business part of- the session the following programme was given roll call was answered by t lawa lmt miss elemcgregorrreadlngrms brackens- community singing recitation mrs 3 3 stewart paper mrs j mcgregor in strumental mrs ellott the meetmj cl fed- with the- navmal anthem axtvc which the contest was given by five- of the ladles mrs elliott and her commit tee served a dainty lunch halloween frolic acton business mens association will this year sponsor the annual halloween community frolic on monday night october 31 a committee has been ap- pointed to have charge of the affair acton citizens band will cooperate and furnish the muster it is p to hold the event this year in the arena and next week announcement will be made of the programme of costume prises and the halloween games and sports that will be on the programme a hotly contested game of broom ball between two teams from the business men is likely to be part of the pro gramme complete details will be ar- ranged for next week was knocked down by automo bile on sunday owner of car has fractured nose on sunday afternoon i about four oclock little phyllis robertson the threeyearold daughter of mr and mrs norman robertson suffered severe in juries when she was knocked down on the pavement toy a car driven by arthur gamble and owned by his brother mr ray gamble- in an effort to avoid the accident arthur drove thecar to the other side of the highway and crashed headon into a telephone pole ray who was in the front seat with him was thrown against the windshield with such force that his head was put through the glass he sustained a fractured nose and his face was cut with glass in several places and rather deeply lacer ated little phyllis bad run out from the sidewalk on mill street and eluded the group of those accompanying her and ran directly in the path of the car it is thought that she was struck by the front fender and when the car swerved around she was struck on the top of the head and sustained a fractured skull the little tot was picked up unconscious and rushed to her home at the corner where medical attention was given and she- was later removed- to guelph hospital for several days she has remained- unconscious and still remains in a very critical condition yesterday a slight improvement in her condition was noted and the little one news of actdn and the district statistics for the jail year ending sepis aflghting chance for h life she is however stffl iffavery- critical condition the occupants of the car were badly shaken up arthur gamble who was driving suffered injuries to his knee and legs and rays injuries were chiefly on his- face mrs f e gamble and her little grandson buddy who were in the rear seat escaped serious injury the front of the car where the pole- was struck was rather badly damaged the left front fender and lamp were broken the radiator was rather badly indented and the windshield broken the pole was smashed in two about ten or fifteen feet above the ground and the electric light fixture was broken the pole was replaced the following day by the bell telephone co and local hydro workmen a second collision was narrowly avert ed in the mixup a toronto car driv ing east was able to come to a stop just a foot or so from mr gambles car which had crossed to the wrong side the itecdtarsweu wedding at h a very pretty autumn weddlngtook place on october 10 at three oclock in the afternoon at the hulsburg baptist church when grace ellen only daugh ter of mr robert h tarswell and the late mrs tarswell was united in mar riage to mr clifford wm reed eldest son- of mr and mrs daniel reed of toronto rev hl richardson officiat ed the bride entering the church with her father looked very charming ln a white chantllly lace gown with the cus- tojnary veil and wreath of orange blcs- soms and carried a bouquet oflred carnations calla lilies and fern mlss laura wilson of milton who acted as bridesmaid was attired in a blue jeriuo crepe dress with matching accessories and carried a bouquet of yellow mums the little flower girl grace loree of guelph was daintily dressed in pink silk crepe and carrying a basket- of flowers scattered rose petals in the path of the bride the room was supported by his brother mr ernest reed of toronto during the signing of the register the misses bertha and ellen loree of guelph sang uarden of happiness accompanied by mr h l chessum or toronto who acted as orgarust through- out the ceremony two cousins of the bride messrs robert loree of guelph and bruce- chessum of toronto were the ushers alter the ceremony about sixty guests assembled at the brides home where a reception was held the bride and rroom left or a motor trip throughout quebec and the maritime prov the bride travelling in a brown salt with matehmg or octet oh their return the yoang couple win rtdde m weston ofthe roadto avoldstiikiri child the whole affair is one of those re grettable accidents where the fault cannot be placed upon anyone in child like playfulness little phyllis forgot the dangers of the highway and the whole incident occurred in such a brief space that nothing could avert the collision or save personal injury or property damage both messrs ray and arthur gamble are able to be about again and it is sincerely hoped that little phyllis may recover from her injuries and be restored to her parents poppy day for acton and district saturday november 5 has been set aside for the distribution of vetcratt poppies for acton and district on thai day in acton the wives of the members of the legion will canvass the factories and all citizens for their support in rpckwood the hoy scouts will again have charge of the distribution of popples on that day an outstanding production at gregory theatre doctor x is the feature picture at the gregory theatre in acton tomorrow friday night it is- heralded as some thing new and guaranteed to outthrill the screens past masterpieces it is sensationally unusual the picture is all in color and includes in its cast lionel atwill fay wray lee tracy john wray and eighteen others knox anniversary on sunday and monday knox presbyterian church actdn will observe its anniversary on sunday and monday when the church in acton will be eightysix years of age rev m b davidson m at ofqalt will be the special speaker at the services on sunday morning and- evening on monday evening the ladies aid society of the church have arranged a hot supper and concert supper will be served and a programme by artists from mitchell and stratford will follow the programme will comprise vocal and instrumental selections arid literary numbers commission meeting ontario hydro commission outlines the added charge for exchange and method of raising without rate increase at the meeting of the public utilities commission on tuesday evening reeve thetford and commissioner kerr were present the secretary was instructed to pay the following accounts hydro accounts bell telephone co services 469 southend garage truck repairs 1145 f mccutcheon and transports express canadian line i materials ltd oil switch j canadian general electric co supplies rase chearn ltd supplies fefrantl electric ltd test kit bank of montreal revenue stamps v 347 15047 524 1085 7000 200 lntttn jittn lxax 25817 acton young lady won tennis trophy friday evening october 7 was the occasion of an interesting social event for the pupil nurses of st josephs hospital guelph following the final game in the 1932 championship serle at the st josephs lawn tennis club for the ryriebirksjsllver trophy played between miss henrietta mcgilvray of guelph and miss ann smith of acton daughter of mr and mrs j a smith and won by the latter miss marion meagher president cf the hospital alumnae presented the cup to the victor the pupil nurses and some members of the alumnae then ad- journejitoihe lecture room for a music al programme dancing added greatly to the enjoyment of the evening fatal accident on sunday on guelph- hamilton highway waterworks accounts canadian ibrass co ltd sup plies hydro detiartment september operations nepturiemeter co supplies 6300 8730 2469- 1749 a letter and memorandum from the ontario commission gave an explana tion of the exchange rate payment that had been leled it waacointed out that the levy couldbe met from surplus and was advised to be met that way rather than raise the rates it was hoped that no increase in the rates would be necessary the commission took no action on this communication the list of arrears was carefully cheeked and instructions issued- for their disposal halton county calf club standing taken by members in tears event good money prizes awarded this general interest news relief committee plans a meeting of the acton relief com mittee was held in the council chamber on thursday evening the new forms and requirements of the government departent of public welfare were re viewed by the corrfrrilttee and made familiar therewith other matters in connection with the work were discussed and the personnel of the committee will remain the same as last year and be ad to meet the requirements of the department an announcement or the functioning and plans of the com mittee will be made next week in the free press knox w m s thankoffering meeting knox presbyterian church w m s held their annualthankoffering meet ing last thursday at three oclock the guest speaker for the occasion was mrs dr mcnlven who handled her subject in- a most capable and instructive man ner which was much appreciated and enjoyed by or members and friends present this was followed by a musical programme by the members and visitors after which lunch was served and a social tune spent together the meeting was a most successful one in all respects attendance address and entertainment while the thankoffering was a very substantial one business mens meeting a well attended meeting of the acton business mens association was held on tuesday evening the chief features of this meeting were arrangements for the halloween frolic which will be spon sored this year by the assolcatlon on monday evening october 31 another committee was appointed to arrange for the november meeting on the second tuesday ofthe month this meeting will be a social night when the business men and their wives will meet together in the parish hall messrs r h and c h jduott who have recently pur chased the- mclean 4c co store were welcomed to acton business circles by president watson one person is dead and two others are in hospital suffering from serious injuries as the result of a motor accident on the guelphhamilton highway abput five miles south of guelph on sunday occupant of a heavy sedan driven by james russell prominent fergus mer chant mrs george gllby of dallas texas sustained fatal injuries when the machine left the highway at a sharp turn near the village of aherfoyle and crashed into a hydro poler mrs gllby received severe head injuries and both legs were fractured she died while be ing rushed to hospital mrs elizabeth russell wife of the driver is in the general hospital guelph with a broken hip and a deep cut in the forehead while george gllby husband of the dead woman is in st josephs hospital guelph suffering from a severe gash in the hesd and bruises and lacerations about the body married at ebenezer church on wednesday october 12 ebenezer united church nassagaweya was the scene of a very pretty autumn wedding when annie isabel only daughter of mr and mrs george lamb moffat was nnltprt in marri to mr harry fatt the following is the standing ofthe competitors in the holsteln caif club conducted in halton county this year under the supervision of a g kirstine the agricultural representative reg neelands 1 462 1300 jos pelletterio 2 461 1200 johnston neelands 3 458 1100 george pelletterlo 4 447 1000 jack hamilton 5 447 900 roy tovell 6 445 860 fraser reid 7 431 700 bill fox 8 431 70j bruce fox 9 430 600 son of mr edward and jho late mrs fatt rockwood the ceremony was conducted by irev m c gandler the bride entered the church on the arm of her fatherrto the strains of the wedding march from lohengrin played by mls3 gracenorrlsh the bride looked charm ing in her long fitted gown of white lace and georgette and jacket of lace and carried a bouquet of american beauty roses she wore a veil pf fine em broidered net caught with orange blos soms miss irene darby cousin of the tjriaei acted as bridesmaid wearing a becoming gown andjacket of pale green net lace with sash of shell pink her hat was of green lace and shell pink velvet she carried a bouquet of roses little miss jean harris acted- as flower girl and wore a becoming frock of shell pink and carried a basket of pink and white sweet peas the groom was at tended by his brother mr charles fatt while mr duncan moffat and mr arthur diamond were ushers during the signing of the register mrs annie millar of hamilton sang because a recep tion was held at the home of the brides parents guests were present from lucknow hamilton toronto dundas guelph tottenham and rockwood tile tlrlde and groom left ori a motor trip the bride travelling in a dress of wine ofepe wltti black hat and coat with seal trimmings and accessories to match on their return they will reside on the farm formerly owned by the brides parents near moffat october the tenth month of 1032 is almost completed geo heatherington 10 430 btoo gordonmarshall 11 424 500 john holden 12 423 400 harold picket 13 410 400 lloyd givens 14 409 400 mllford watson 15 402 400 mllfprd sheppard 16 390 400 kenneth brown tfr 17 374 400 bill inglehart 18 256 400 this competition was organized last spring under the joint policy between the provincial federal departments of agriculture at the instigation of the halton district holsteln breeders club in all twenty one boys started out with a calf all calves- were born after january 1 1932 and if u suitable calf were available at home the boy was not required topurchase one the competitors then reared their calves in their own way receiving ad vice and recommendations from ihe agricultural representative through per sonal visits and calf club meetings the following method of scoring- will indicate that the high boy must be an all round stock man as well as just have a good calf 200 points for award at the time of exhibition 150 points for years work divided as follows 5crpomtsf ortcare and -feeding- methods noted at tjme of visits to the exhibitors farm 50 points for monthly feed costs reports 50 points for attend ance and interest hown at the regular meetings 50 points for answers to 10 questions based on club work and feeding and management on dairy and beef cattle as the case may be 50 points for judging competition each competitor will be required to judge at least one class composed of four cattle and give -reasons- for placing 60 points for showmanship the man ner in which the club members entry is shown and handled hi the ring total 500 points the competition was completed- by eighteen of the twentyone boys exhibit ing their calves at the milton agricul tural fair last saturday this exhibit of the calves and thelr showtng hi the ring proved to be one of the most pleasing features of thg cattle- show from the comments heard it would appear that the club has created more interest than any other one feature for some time from the agricultural representative a g kirstine comes word- that if the need is felt and ex pressed every effort will be put forth to organize addltiomu duns next year possibly embracing other breeds as he feels that this club work will do much to further the interests of the various breeds locally rev dr w s mctavish the death of rev dr w s mac- tavish retired presbyterian minister which decurxed suddenly early tuesday october 4 at his home in belleville removes one of the most notable figures in the life of the church and of the province william s mactavlsh b d- phd was born near acton in nassaga weya township halton county 76 years ago the son of the- late archlbaldand mary macmlllan mactavlsh he was of scottish descent and ever took a deep interest in the history of the land of his forebears he received his primary edu cation in the schools of halton and then proceeded to rockwood academy and later to georgetown academy he studi ed at the university of toronto and knox college and soon after his gradua tion fromthe latter institution he enter ed the presbyterian ministry he also spent a year in postgraduate work in the union seminary new york city this couege later conferring orj him the degree of doctor pfphllosophy for a ume jduring his couegfe- years he taught school in guelph his first ministerial charge was at st george and only monday he received an invitation from his old church there to be present at its approaching 100th anniversary he served as minister at the church of the redeemer in deser- onto for ten years at cooks church kingston for slx years and at st peters church madoc for seven years he retired from the active ministry at the lastmentioned place some ten years ago when he removed to belleville to take up residence there although retir ed from the- active ministry of his church dr mactavlsh had until within a month supplied in numerous pulpits throughout ontario not only on his own denomination but those of other pro testant churches since residing in belleville he had been a member of st andrews presbyterian church dr mactavlsh was ever active with his pen and for many years had supplied toron to and various ontario newspapers with articles oh christian endeavor work on prohibition and on church questions in general he had thousands of his articles published in the papers 6t canada and the united states dr mactavlsh at the time- of his death was a member of the board of education of belleville and has been an aotlve participant in its meetings the prohibition cause in this province loses one of its ablest and most pronounced supporters he was a liberal and as- soclated himself with the liberal bodies a robbery at tylers garage entered early sunday morning and looted of variety of articles j have you selected your christmas greeting cards yet see ths pasx pans samples first of trie district since going to belleville he had taken great interest in municipal affairs and the welfare of his- adopted city in 885 dr mactavlsh married miss margaret mackay and eight chil dren were born ofthls union seven are still living one son major the rev archibald mactavlsh m c b a b d was killed overseasin 1916 on a visit to kingston the prince of wales presented to dr mactavlsh the decbr- atori his son had won for outstanding gallantry in the great war two years ago dr mactavlsh married mrs sir ah faulkner who survives the immediate family surviving be sides his widow are three sons clarence c of chicago wilfred l of wlnnipsg editor of the winnipeg evening trioune and w gordon of belleville and four daughters mrs carl mccoy of madoc mrs j g- cheyne or montreal and mrs m cward and miss jessie of belleville remaining also are two brothers four sisters and eight grand children the brothers are malcolm or truax ontario and john of nassaga weya the sisters mrs j a mctaggart of toronto mrs j mcnalr pfcamp bellevllle mrs c a ramshaw ol weston and mrs l g jordan of london during his lifetime ii6had filled many offices among them the moderatorshlp and clerkship of the synod of toronto and kingston mod eratorshlp of kingston presbytery and executive officers in sunday school as sociation bible society and ontario prohibition union examiner in church history for presbytery of paris and kingston and of the committee on the state of religion he edited a number of textbooks on missions and a- good load of articles stolen the thieves gained entrance by dreaking the upper half of a rear window and pulling the upper light completely put inside the garage a crank was taken from one of the trucks and the coriier of the glass in the office door was broken and the lock on the door opehed to gain entrance to this part of the garage a couple of flashlights were taken from the trucks and some of the best cans of oil in the office a crate of eggs and two baskets of peaches were stolen the stock of cigarettes and cigars was looted and almost entirely taken chocolate bars in as large a quantity as possible were stolen a small amount at am erican money was taken from a box at the side of the register and a wrist watch belonging to lome i walters driver of one of the transports was stolen from a drawer in the office desk it is quite apparent that the thieves were hot disturbed and had plenty of tunc as they made a good haul and left little or no traces behind them it is hardly possible for mr tyler to make an ac curate checkup of all the articles that were stolen but the loss win be consider able a car was noticed about town that evening the occupants of which acted rather suspiciously two or three of the empty cartons which had contained the stolen goods were recovered on the third line east of acton the following day chief mcpherson and provincial constable cookman are investigating the theft but thus far have made no arrests various items of local interest some time early sunday morning tylers garage on the highway at the easterly umltt af acton was entered by m thieves and considerable damage otoejrt the group hostesses served de- society holds eachre- party the lakeside chapter l o d k held an enjoyable evening of euchre at the home of miss lorna kennedy on wednesday prizes were won by miss emma robinson and miss muriel od- acton band elects officers r annual meeting held in band hall on monday evening bandmaster a mason bletires after ten years of leadership llghtful lunch after the cards halloween dance a halloween masquerade- dance is scheduled to take place in the town hall acton on rmdayveningroctober 28 modern and old tyme dances and costume and novelty prizes will be fea tures the new harmony sevenpiece orchestra will supply the music and dancing will commence at nine p m st albans young girls club a club has been newly organized among st albans young people and is proving a great success the work of the club is knitting and fancy work great interest is being shown and the girls are becoming very proflcien the articles made are to be sold at the annual bazaar streetsvuie doctor released from donations toreueffund the- acton relief committee desire to acknowledge with thanks the following donation acton chautauqua committee 2200 t the evening meal digester a sad looking specimen of the genus hobo applied at a house for a hand out the door was opened by the man of the house himself who happened to be superintendent of a large factory being short of help at the moment he said to the tramp are you looking for a job what kind of a job asked the weary willie can you do anything with a shovel bure was the answer i can cry ham on k t tla better to have loved and lost- lots totter- tieannualnetlngor lacton citizens band was held on monday evening in the band hall with a splendid attend ance the auditors report as read showed a small balance on hand after all- the obligations of the band have been met the band this year paid all the expenses oi making new quarters at the arena and fitting them up the election of officers -resultedas- follows honorary president a mason bandmaster c w mason instructor of junior band n f moore v president j mogeachie vicepresident r parkinson secretarytreasurer n gibson librarian n f moote assistant librarian l swackhamer property custodian and caretaker k williams t votes of appreciation of the band were tendered to retiring bandmaster a mason and to the retiring president g h bishop a social tune followed when lunch was served and the band boys had a discussion on plans- fpr the future and means of improving the band a junior band is being organiz ed and has about a dozen young men who ure learning to play band instru ments reformatory invoking an old custom hon hugh guthrie minister of justice has relead from the ontario reformatory at guelph on ticket of leave dr stanley h smith of streetsvuie who was sentenced last march to one year definite and one year indeterminate imprisonment it was on the occasion of the australianwestern ontario crlcketmatcir in the summer that mr guthrie visited guelph and paid an official visit to the reformatory lie announced it was an old custom that on the occasion of a visit by the minister of justice to a penal institution one of the prisoners should be released the facts were communicated to the ontario government officials and superintend ent john hunter went over the list of prisoners rdr smith wa8seteoted for release the recommendation being for warded to ottawa and the ticket of leavo issued w m s thank offering meeting the acton united church womens- missionary society held its thank- offering meeting on thursday october 13 in ihe school loom or the church mrs a t brown presided in the abr sence or the president mrs s j reid mrs j a molachlan of ponsonby gave an informal report of the church coun held rec hi hamilton s parkview club holds first social evening and provides a splendid time boys encouraged t in athletics theflrstocialeveningoflthfipj view athlef icciubwas held on friday evening last in their club roomt the chairman g masales opened the ban quet with a short talk of the clubs purposes the guests and members then partook of a fine lunch provided by the boys during the banquet there were talks by the reeve and other guests after the presentation of the ribbons bjr- reeve thetrord which were won at the thanksgiving day meet those pre sent enjoyed an evening of games and m all throw puvamt tlnlrt fo h had a splendid time it is the hope of the club t that many such evening may be spent and that they will tend to keep the club together and encourage public support jot the club and provide clean entertainment and sport for the members on saturday at 2 oclock the members of the club are going to hold a hare and hound race all members are asked to be present the course is as yet un decided but it will probably be held over open country a social event on thursday october 13 a miscellan eous shower was held in the parish hall by the members of the womens auxil iary in view of the annual bazaar which will be hem the first week in december many useful articles were brought in games aha contests were indulged h and the prjae vlnners were mist phelanr mrs wanerr doha hpllpway kthel woods phyllis macue r ljinch was served and a social hour spent and all report having a- real good time vb uca rsfv jvs2aii 1 mmw congratulated- the sodet on the ap- polntment of dr moore as moderator mrs mclachlan told the meeting of the inspiring address of dr oliver the ex- moderator idr oliver spoke of the great- need of courage saying if money were lost little was lost if honor were lost much was lost if courage were- lost all was lost mrs r r arnold favored the meeting with a piano solo and mrs c l poole sang- a solo it was decided to continue the study class starting early in november a commit tee was appointed to choose the books for this seasons study a social hour concluded the meeting officers for united young peoples society the executive of the united church young peoples society was elected at the meeting on monday- eve a follows r honorary ipresidenthrev c l poole b d president mr arthur mckeown first vicepresident christian en deavor committee miss vlda ramshaw second vicepresident missionary committee mrs bert mowat third vicepr citizenship committee mr g masales fourth vicepresident literary com mittee miss k savage fifth vicepresident social and re creation committee miss gladys agar secretary mr gordon cook treasurer miss lorna kennedy pianist miss ruth gibson assistant pianist miss velma mur ray v- following the election of officers lunch was served and a social time spent halton musical festival dates theflrst meeting of he new executive df the halton public schools musical festival association was held last thursday night at the home of j m denyes public school inspector mil ton president p w cooke presiding members were present from georgetown acton oakvule bronte and milton and preliminary plans for next years musical festival were made it was decided to hold the judging on twq separate days instead of oh one as was done this year the dates chosen are may 6 and 13 and on the evening of the latter day- public programme will be presented by the winners in all classes peter beit- nedy is to be asked to judge on both days and the four officers and be school music supervisors of which there ar seven were appointed to seleciall of tbaf competition numbenv subject to ths iji proval of the adjudicator this there ware tft rooms impetmi7lrf shviys festival and there i a ptdbtamlvi there- being other school jnpke iowatjr havtns vocal training aertye m sw ww ty m tek