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mjaw 3cl ojitiwtc ww mttimty rmrm sm tn the acton free press num nn mr btflc rarmdml 6f mmieja m- dlana ii visiting friend here ut tulf mftntomh of osluvam tiattad hi parents mr and un jej vmnussh todar ulu timhk hon of toronto visltm at the bona of mr and mn charlsa lausmenoghtaatirssk mr john mann retarnedl on monday from truro nova scotia and will spend a f aw wk at hit home hen mr william johnstons will apend christmas and the holiday aeaton with mr and mra t a mclean in tilbury mm m pauley of edmonton mtu sua lane of toronto and mra maggie lane ot cnialph visited with mr and mn n v moore this week rstm p moouteheon exwarden a mason and o a dills editor of turn nurs fsess were guests from acton at the wardens dinner on friday friends are indeed pleased to ream that councillor james mcmillan was able to return home from the hospital in oualph this week and nope that he win soon recover from his lengthy ib- mr robert shaw who has been in the general bosnltlal in ouelph under went an operation on friday last friends are indeed pleased to learn that the operation was suoeesaful and his pro- grass has been favorable stnoe card of thanks the 8ayers family wish to express their alncere thanks and appreciation to their friends and neighbors for their kind ex pressions of sympathy extended during their recent sad bereavement halton plowmen elect officers peter peddie pres at the annual meeting of the balton plowmens association which was held in milton on saturday last peter peddle of milton was elected president for the oomlraj year during the past year the association staged a junior farmer match in june in- addition to the out stand mt match which wu held in early november at the annual masting it was pointed out by u w chlshnim re tiring president of the organisation that as a result of the activities of the as sociation there are approximately thirty hahon young men whoare now rapidly oomlng to the fore as outstanding plow man this was quite noticeable at the recent international match at fergus were halton contestants made a splendid showing furthermore the balton match is now recognised as one of the outstanding matches of the year and the newly elected office arid directors dis cussed plans which will not only main tain the program on a high revel but will extend its field of usefulness the election of offlcera resulted ss foudws president peter peddle 1st vicepresident john mccormack 2nd vicepresident malcolm mcnabb secretary j e whltelock treasurer claude picket directors efequeslng jaa cunning ham wra robinson john a elliott nassagaweya u w chlsholm ernest dradge alfred taylor nelson w j robertson wm dales ross begsworth trafalgar victor hall harold picket allan dlkon county dlrectora stanley hall fred robinson pardon chlsholm j h wu- honorary directors john coulson p d salter t h ouroy ool 8 r wal lace wm a robinson auditor john irving asked to apologize george wallace clothes shop 123 yonge st toronto oppogjto hyrlebirta htstmhgmpm wt patterson ro aaelslm ta eye wranla orthoptic trsataaaala ri tag wyealkase m neks to ialer otrglph phone s1h qaallty aesaraey christmas night dance a ryan auditorium guelph featuring 1 tommy mack and his orchestra admisbon 55c and 85c the puzzle poem to solve for this week my fust is in apportion but never is in share my second in- a lion but not jn any bear my next you find in sauce and soup my fourth in the dessert my fifth in every travelling troupe my aurth in harm not hurt my seventh in creep my eighth in crawl my last you find in shody my whole the postal people bawl to you and everybody page mr matthews or miss brown for the answer tb this one usb coupon an enoch arden returns solution name intermediates- win from gait continued from pag one gregory theatre fbiday december 24th you cant have evesmhing- orand musical with alice faye don ameche rltl brothers and rublnoff pete smith jungle juveniles cartoon lyin mouse chapter 0 of fighting marines saturday december 2mb ever since eve lauffhhlt with robert mont gomery marlon davie and patsy kelly comedy upa and downs community 6in vox news mondxy december 27th charlie chan at the olympics racepaced mystery story a 1th warner oland comedy hamlet and qggs gang comedy rush- in ballet tabloid musical song of revolt scenic ooiortul bombay coming the lost horizon mining in the yukon emperor hirohrto with the btunt insistence o president roosevelt for an apology from the em- perur of japan himself for the bombing and sinking wjih ku of life of the american runboai paaay near nanking the penooace of rnperor klrohtto con- avjerejd eacred by la pane has been tn- ected into world pouuos for the ant ttswt an apology rrom the ftnperor virtually ndnrtitlngf hta military and naval oavtala for the tnddant would mvolv moan in the greatest- taa of faaa m har modem history worts dtnio- bjlltm ta a wnmainluiato the state dawtmu that jfcpan- niir tranamn dtraet to the sncwrw ate daap alter fifty years of continuous produc- ductlon the famous klondike fold fields of the yukon still have gravel reaerres of a magnitude that assures many more years of successful operation although the yukon has already given the world shout 9300 000 000 in placer gold proven areas of workable gravels in the klon dike district are estimated at nearly 100 000 000 cubic yards the high price of gold during recent rears has resulted in greatly increased attention being given tb this area and the placer operat ors are working over the old klondike tiigyua tod the lower grade ground which was neglected in the days of ag the old pan rocker and sluicing methods of the k days have been largely lucceeded by huge dredges moat of which are operated by electricity de veloped from the potential waterpowen of the yukon by the close of the season the se en dredges in operation this year i mill haw handled approximately 8000- 000 cubic yard of grsvel another dredge is being constructed find will be put into operaut n next year while gold has made ukon famous the mineral resource are by no means limited u that metal silver copper lead antimony tungsten iron and tin hare been dls overed in greater or iras quantities besides coal and numerous honmeteailc substances high grade silverlead ores ware known in the mayo and kena hu1 districts as early as 1906 but were not mined until 1914 and have since accounted for the bulk of the yukon silver and lead production- as a result of increased shipments of swsdauver concentrates from the mayo area and the higher price jeoetred for the jead content of the ore sales of metala from the yukon are expected to reach a toeal value of about five mu- uon dollars thu year marfcwd fata over a year ago a total of 1000 too of eometttmua and shipping ore part of which was produced in 1m has been ahipped from mayo this season and another 9m0 thus of concentrates are awaltma shlrenerit on the pressure but acton played it wide open even when a man short e3mea went off for a rest after serving that penalty he drew another when he trip ped bus morton just as he came across from the box s manu was right in but brown saved the period ended in a tie with acton with one penalty and oaltr two the acton boys had the edge on the play and were getting into their stride l mhrco opened the third period with a close one norm and i mono were right in again after three minutes of play tost plugged home rds own rebound just ns be fell to the ice woods aaved nicely when elmea was right in on mm acton was outplaying the oejt team norm morton was close on a rebound mooney went right through on a solo but had no luck couldy went off for dumping mooney terry fallowed for tripping johnny- jones the referee was dump ed by rhodes it was a most ungraoe ful strike of the sirdown type was his face red i rhodes went off and walters who warnt near went with him the game went into the fourmen to a aide type after eleven mlnutee of the period turner tallied to tie up the scon again oatt went into the lead again two minutes later when lovegrove tal- llled mooney was right m but brown beat him nicely at 14 minutes tost took a nice pass from terry to tie up the score again walters and tost were right in but the shot was high mboney drew a penalty for tripping oalt shot high on their effort with just thirty seconds to go norm morton shot a nice one in the upper corner of the net to give acton the victory it was okaita second defeat the crowd attending was very small the line up was h acton woods goal e mono and gibbons defence n morton xsure man right wing mooney eft wing alternates walters terry tost r mor ton arthurs sub goalie omit brown goal rhodes and cos sidy defence turner centre hlnch- bergcr right lng reul left wing alternates ernes lovegrove olllesple dillon and jackson referee johnny jones guelph oranofwille 4 acton least night the juniors made their second outoftown game in orangevlue after holding the northern tow n boys to a 3 all tie until the third period acton lost by a score of 43 the two quick goals run in toy tsrangevllle in this period proved more than acton could overcome the boys are not downhearted by any means and when they get settled lnta play there will be some different stories to write intermediate games this week tonlghc ouelph at oalt monday acton at preston waterlo at ftuelph thursday december mtli ouelph at acton preston at oalt junior games this week tonlghtkrrirua at oakvllle george town at milton tuesday oakvllle at acton wednesday oraiigevllle s4 ryru u an snoch arden of a long disbanded army halite dalgh 36 returned to sprlnfleld hi after cto years and he found that the bride to whom he said goodbye at flan antonio texas in 1017 divorced him remarried and now is the mother of iritearold son dalgh was reported missing in action in he war in reality he was in a gctmnn plcon camp poison gas hod clojd d his mem ory thus when released from the hos pital in 1020 instead of rjtuulng home he wandered phituarq mrs lulu romb w altera a native of acton mn lulu rose walters passed away ton friday last at her home mt grimsby beach in her thirtyseventh year she wu a daugh ter of mr and mrs john r watson acton since her marriage about fifteen year ago she has resided at grimsby beach tjiore remain to mourn her early passing her husband ana parents and one brother arthur to all of these sympathy of friends goes out the funeral was held on sunday with service nt the home in grimsby thi remains were brought to acton and ihterment made in fmrvlew cemetery here that day she was a member of the united church and the graveside service here was conducted by rev e milton morrow pallbearers were messrs john and cameron lelshman jos vlckery bernard sagqski harry oordon and isaac weadgc among those from out of town attending the funeral were mrs oldham and son of brantford and mr and mrs hugglns of balilnafad books that matter a weekly feature fmnlshed by the assvialauon ef canadian bookmen and the canadian weekly news papers association women adventurers by claris edwin sllcox uutt fugbt by amelia earhart tor onto george j mcleod price 92 75 and then the storm by bister monica toronto longmans price 93 00 here are two very dlferent books by american women one is oy a dlstln gulshed avlatrlx the other by 111 ursu line nun both narrate adventure wtll worth reading last flight amelia earhart was a vlvuclo n tom boy with on inherent jole de vlvre and a strangely unfemlnlne love of machinery even though it involved grimy hands her unkempt hair invited william allen whites editorial advice in the emporia gaaette you certainly need to comb your hair now is the time to get the tangles out and give it a good straight enlng so in the long lone watches jvtr the gray and melancholy ocean comb your head idd comb your head fine hod intended her book to be calkd world flight but that was jnade impossible by the alienee of the south pacific as she completed vaiiousiaps in her journey she despatched the log of her airship the electro together with other interesting bits of description to her husband george haven putnam this continued up to her departure from lsae in new ouinea far howland island nevtr reached 1 her husband has edit ed these reports with remarkable skllj and while certain sections reveal the somewhat piecemeal method of composi tion the book does reveal in the ensemble a very extraordinary and debohalr per so nail ty in the introductory chapter she tells how she became interested in flying canadians wul learn that an important episode in her flying career took place in 1019 at the canadian national ex hibition in toronto with a friend she was watching some stunt flying when the avmltor tried deliberately to frighten them by swooping down upon them btie says that little red aeroplane said something to me as it swished by one suspects if she may not also have said something to that little red aeroplane t bhe book contains some outstanding details of her major bights including shrewd observations on countries and people visited en route thus she watches the innate dignity ut african natiwa and aalu what liatc c in the united states done to these proud mrs james bayers on deoember 16th there passed away at her home la noasagawcya a loving mother and esteemed friend in the person of mrs james sayers in her 84th year she was one of a family of five children the family of the late william trotter and mary warren and was bom november dth ibm in the township of ffblenhelm she is survived by one sister mrs john plank of hamilton three sons and tuo duughters william j of mllton- hcnry of nassognwcya charles e of hamilton mrs d d waldlc acton and mrs a zimmerman manitoba fourteen frrandchlldren and one great grandchild also survlvi on july 18th 1874 she was joined in holy wedlock to james bayers of acton who predeceased her rilneteen years ago the funeral took place on friday from the home of her son henry and was conducted by the rev h l bennlc interment was made in fuirvlew ceme tery acton among the floral tributes were wreath the family spraya grandchildren mrs john plank and family hamilton mr and mrs john frank acton the pallbearers were the six grand sons wilfred waldie william woldle oordon johnston charles sayers earl sayers and james bayers the flower- bearers were grant and willis sayers milton was that necessary he under mistletoe dearest i love you taittbir bhe yucertalnly do 1 never mind now brown i mkw old man that was n fine turkey i saw you carrying home on christmas eve how much did it roat you smith don t know the doctor ham t tent his bill round yet 4 acton home bakery jyishes to express to all their customers and friends- a yery hearty merry christmas and a happy new year francis wilds- sk3mklek3al 4 is p4ptcel qlfr sincere hopes for your holiday may it be one of pleasure and satisfaction bringing joy to you and all of yours symon hardware the new world her researches carried her to madrid seville where the ar- chive of the indies are stored avlla tamed for santa teresa toledo whtre hc wttniued thi muzarablc rite valla- adolld and palos uhtiicc columbus sail ed only those who have themselvus known thi charm of spain may appre elate thi delicate descriptions of thai author who is always simpatlca there are man spanish phrnses in the book and the reader unfamiliar with sponuh may often wish for u glossmy but sister monica has caught and imparted the baut und msury of spain whlli on the w hole she has not been uncritical of the culture which fascinates htr in dealing wliii the revolution lar sym pathles are obviously with the rebels and many of her readers will find them selves unable to follow her in her exposi tion of the role played by the catholic church in spain nevertheless they do well ui read her interpretation spain is to most anglosaxons and to almoit all protestants an enigma to understand it one must know the history of lu cultural development as sister monica says infuse into this celt- iberian stock greek blood then some phoenician carthaginian and roman on this base lay a superstructure of gothic christian and of saracen mo hammedanism and how shall you name the result poverty squalor dis ease vice filth delay may abound as in all quasi oriental districts but romance will spring out of the sky s radiance the air s languor the gorgeous nesa of soil greetings glncere and hearty christmas greetings to you and yours good health and prosperity be with you all on these glad holidays and may the coming year bring a store of glad tidings reids electric j b may your christmas be merry that this joyful season may bring you the fullest measure of happiness and thai you our friends and customers may have the mtrncst christmas ever is our yulctide wish merry christmas to all pallaants clothing and shoe stores fta9fafrawwizft2 and vegetation clothing it like jl vine 1 people o handsome and intelligent in i uh b uie setting of their own country in wr north americans need 1 rra another compact sentence she gives us such int rprrtatltnis of spain us thla lor the significance of slnapore in at least wc n t forget that tt u apu 1 one passage she reveals an upusuol porlugul w ho laid the foundation scotts scrap book by d j scon saixrs sallies mmuluwty to beaut she is flying over n irthrrn brazil and has climbed abovt ihr louda and the rain u1u1 rlr weather ihc tiviaur ran nod the weather he aii is hr aaja at our level or 1111 ilh r he can see the slanting rain beneath him ilortaontally distant vieaa are blotted out vertical clouds droop to shroud the shoulders of moun tains or weep upon the jungled plain but how many of the earthbound realise the relet vp neameas of sun light above the ctoud covering another fact is made perfectly clear but t ld w hich f km ix un civilisttttli 11 in uu w rid htwlri ut a great ulti nwuhur ilwrr wiu ulul htu it t llnuit wiui it it 1 u inrtitl 1 ii w us it 1 and mlrr if lyrm lai mliun r 1 th ol lttll4 ul j utuik wh kn v vw d ubi u abater mui ir m give ui thi nai diiawr u this quratt m but she d wn give us so much else lor which e are thankful that r overlook what may be her on inevitable partialities her bfsuk confirms our longfrlt suspicion that catholic education in the united t one of the dynamic influences in- her stat u destined to produce some out career was her f she wished standing writers in the immediate future to prove thai women could do what j they have a sense of fum and a dell- men could do and she did it even cale sensitivity to certain realities of 1 though the chronicle from la coneludea referring to the long ocean flight before her i shall be giod when we have the ruueuds of ita navlgmtlon behind ua asw te the mm sister monica want to opsin from the united state to eammlne the source maertml for mte of rroncstco de toledo um great viceroy of spain in the spirit which too many of the reausu do not understand but we are not i hopeful about the future n spain sister monica concludes it is not forgotten how spain s unreadinees for new condt- oona lost to her her colonies her present unrea may strike deep at the root of her net inns faith we think it will no motur who wtas but whose ta the resnonalbflllyl wtfamnti wmu roxia ones v4akku mt alv tottm e aamy yflajvt rr rr acart wa4k 4vu m leox cyftam ttxmt ohom am aosrqukvl iiiiffnka- c aerwe4 caihi gwmae c- r