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ikt v- 8lityfourth yr no 4 acton ontario thursday july 28th 1038 eight homeprint paget five cant georgetown beats acton by 94 on the home lot lbcsk pol on poor exhibition la the vuu mi jwl to hit effmttody georgetown hit wll and outplayed acton akotim sab stosty ttm aetoei tm oertalny got a loc of bad i tlun out of their system tut bight when georgetown trimmed them to the tun or it looked like a bad cue ot mm jitters and while oonlon was replaced br ryder u pitcher the ism could by no means he ehellced up aflsst the pltchen the bore juet fell ed to field smartly and dldnt nuke any tmpnsstt ahowtnt at the bat but here to the aad atory thai dumps them down tn the fourth poeltlon and pule oeorge- town in thtrd place it going to be a ftght for them to make the playone waltcre died out to mooney tn the first and woods wai the second put out by mooney likewise b ritchie tn actons half mooney went down twanging sua morton ditto and weoer- house tiled out to ward aeorevtown big muting wee the second ward suited it off with a nice one between nret and eeoond beaumont waa aafe on a hit to centre brydona hit eoored ward o fanned ben- ham bunted and with uortoft off flret whan the bah waa thrown two more rone were soared l rltfchle fanned walters waa cafe when norm morton fumbled and benham scored woode famed waltera out at eeoond the in- nlnta netted four rune for georgetown harm morton hit a nice one put thlrdx ortppa filed out to walton in right field and norm atole eeoond lamb bled out to right and norm went to third on the throw in williams fanned m the third nitohle waa called aafe on la hit to third ward filed out to waterbouee jd ritchie atole eeoond rttohle acored on beaumonfa nice hit to centre brydon walked casey hit and game more fumbling by acton and beaumont eeored ryder went in to pneh benham filed out to ryder try ing xa bunt and larry ritchie fanned aston half wu a feeble effort bay- ika waa thrown out on hie hit to third ryder fanned and mooney hit wu deeded by the pitcher walters wu out tn the fourth on a hit to nret woode and bill ritchie each wajced woode acored on wards nlt to ftght field beaumont filed out to ryder bus morton fallm to handle brydon clout and ritchie and ward oaeey fanned three more rune sue morton filed out to left and waterhouee to shortstop norm morton atngled and atole eeoond crtppe eingled and norm morton eoored acton ant tatty lamb eingled and wuuama fan ned in georgetowns half of the fifth ben ham atruok out and ritchie walked waltera popped out to ryder and woods grounded to bus morton the firth wu acton threat bay hal hit a two bagger to centre ryder wu cut on a hit to casey but bayuss wrnt to third mooney went out swinging but morton hit over second and bayha eoored waterbouee hit to centre and bub morton scored watcrhouie stole eeoond and third ward bungled norm morton hit and waterhouee scored morton stole second but crlpps wu the third putout on a hit to sfjortstop in the sixth l ritchie was sale on a hit between third and abort ward bit over short was eafe beaumont hit but ritchie wu thrown out at the plate when be tried to score on it ward wu caught bet second and third for the aecond out brydon fanned acton nulled out of e nloe hole in this inning and no runs were acored isunb was out on a hit tto third an derson hitting far williams fouled out so casey bayllae fannta in the eevtoth casey walked ben- hem hit to centre and- casey was out etfrez to third l ritchie was out an a bit so nret and walters went down the same way ih the final ace tyler went out on hat attempt to third mooney sent out pushing hickory against thin air and bub morton attempt was nektrd by the pltcber pinal aoore georgetown a acton 4 oh yea the umpire jbe nleolsun i the game on saturday georgetown beat hwspeler 1 and on monday oakvule won from milton 11a last nlgbt milton won from onkrule canadian marriages increase 12 per cent deaths 8 per cent an increase or t in the number of deaths in canada during june compar ed to june 1m7 was recorded by the dominion bureau of outuoeac there wu virtually no change in the number of births and an increase of 1jh in marriages the report covering euttyseven dtles and towns in canada with a population of 10000 or over shoved there were 7337 births regbrtkred compared to 7311 ih june last year 4133 deaths com pared to 4 iso and r080 marriages compared to 431 busy days at blue spring scout reserve legion zone meeting plans for church parade the next legion church parade of zone 38 is to be held at brampton on september 11th it wu decided at 2kme meeting held at the acton legion hall but week a full representation of delegates was present from georgetown milton and brampton the meeting approved the formation of a crlbbage league and comradea mc donald acton graham brampton armstrong milton and mccartney georgetown were appointed a committee to draft a schedule for the fall months and eet rules under which competitions win be held there was further discussion of the youth movement u put forward in a resolution by the milton post at the last zone meeting held at georgetown a new legion post has recently been formed at oaledon but an invitation is to be bent to this branch to join zone 3d and the provincial command notified caledon east poet would be welcomed if allotted the report of the softball league committee indicated that the games had provided lots of fun with no azguments brampton veterans are real sports in spite of their gooseegg standing in dications are acton and oeanretgnwn vul meet in the finals each team has two more games to play and the present standing la acton won i georgetown 3 milton 1 brampton 0 zone commander a homsey of brampton presided he expressed hla appreclstlon of the the turnout at the church parade in milton and hope for the same splendid turnout at brampton comrade j m mcdonald president of the acton legion took this opportun ity to thank the visiting veterans who helped to make the magna charts par ade here a success he commended the splendid way in which local organisa tions and cltisens took port making the celebrations in acton outstanding on saturday the two weeks course for scout leaden closes at the blue springs scout reserve just west of evoton but the weekend and holiday will see the biggest group in attendance there at any time during the season it is estimated that aso will be in attendance from saturday until monday inclusive for the ontario rover moot prom widely scattered parts of the province and from the adjacent states these rover scouts will gather over the weekend at the blue springs reserve at the close of the rover moot the rover scout leaders training course opens and continues that week until saturday august lh this la followed by the wolf cub leaders training course these are busy and interesting times at the scout reserve that wu just opened last yeaf the provision for feeding and housing these large groups is naturally quite a problem fank c irwin of provincial headquarters toronto is the camp chief engineer is appointed for grand river dam on the casting vote of chairman wm philip the grand river conservation commission meeting in oelt on tues day afternoon appointed ho acres of niagara folia ontario u its chief en gineer to hsve full charge of the en gineering supervision work necessary tn the construction of the proposed dam north of permis mr acres wu the recommendation of the committee pre sented lut thursday it is estimated the engineering cost will be about s7s000 which represents 6 per cent of the total cost of the rust stage of the development all the com mission were attendance except s t sterne of brentford who was a member of the spelsl committee appointed to interview engineers post office hours changed for holidays jury decides the highway fatality 2 y ev purely accidental postmaster mitt thews has been notified of a change to apply to post offices for statutory holidays while the change will perhaps not be as convenient for icool conditions it 1b in accord with the ruling on all statutory holidays the wickets will bo open from 8 am until 10 ajn the post oftvc lobby will be open for box holders from s om until 6 pm according to the nrw ruling only box holders will be able to secure mall on statutoy holidays as the ftrsi morning mall does not arrive in acton until 10 am funds transferred from operating to general accounts further tenders received for the painting of water tower and contract not yet awarded commissioner o hansen and chair man r j kerr were present when aoton public utilities commission met on tuesday evening the secretary reported that a letter had been written the ontario commis sion requesting reduction lnratee to the consumers but as yet no reply had been received the matter of repairs to the frost cas- ngqnjihc water tanner was discussed a tender with specifications was received from the ajnx eanglneers acton mr adams or nerval who had paint ed the tank previously was present to discuss the work with the commission mr adams did not desire to enter into competition on the construction of tlie new frost casing or supplying material but on the labor he suggested making the casing in sections so that repairs could be made in case of emigoncy mr adams was requested to supply a written tender on the various parts of the work separately the secretary wns instructed to pay the following accounts hydro deportment dell telephone jo services alex molsaac truck repairs 1ujc of ontario june power jas b kearney corporation line material canadlnn general electric co supplies 6347 superior electric supply co i supplies 1075 line cable accessories ltd supplies iifco sangamn co ltd metres 11000 hepc of ontario supplies 16850 cn it and tram ports express 2m prize winners in field crop competition here i secretary v u wright of aetort fair fair received on tuesday the results ot the standing field crop competition sponsored by actor fair in giving the rarultf mr j a carroll superintendent of the- agricultural societies sr ontario oompllmented the winners and the offic ers of the society on the success of this important project eflght prises were awarded with the following acorea j b pearen h it no a acton m points w c chapman rockwood p4v m smith b r no 4 rodcwood 04 miller bros r r no 1 ororgetown s34 p u oruttn r r no 3 acton 00 h held r r no 3 acton sdli robt kerr tt son acton 80 i a mrfknbb r r no rock- wood 80 the judge was mr r j mocormack of r r no 0 brantford band tattoo drew big crowd here on saturday eighteen rinks play in bowling tournament here guelph grand valley mil ion bronte and georgetown send teams least night a splendid mens double tournament was held on the bowling oreens when eighteen teams competed far the prizes offered three games of 2353 twc ckielpsent 1 two rinks and the ojvc one rink there 627 3 go 170185 315- 03 waterworks department hydro deportment june oper ations wire three sinks from grand volley and one each from milton bronte and oeurgetown first prise of an electric clock was won by j m mrjdonald and tom bailey acton second prise went to grand valley with james londsborouithand his part ner winning silver pyrex pie plates bronte took thtrd prise and mr hanna and his partner took home wan- ketvi as their award w d talbot and w burton acton won the mystery prise splendid social evening on the s9c13 the secretary was instructed to trans- i rer 500 from the waterworks operating gretns woo enjoyed by the players account to the general account of the corporation melody boys program next week steadfast lai a letter was receive outlining a plan to inatol a control system on the flat big feature on rate water heaters it was not how ever considered advisable to make this change charges for special lighting for the band tattoo were considered and the amount set at 10 which included lamps that were not returned the superintendent reported that maintenance work was fairly well com pleted and extra labor wus to be dis continued after the end of the month acton baseball club have arranged tor a garden party program of merit for thursday august 4th the famous melody boys concert co with vivian morgan and her guitar bui davles ventriloquist art wright the melody boy and murray pallia pianist in ad dition local artists will assist with cornel and vocal solos and tap dancing numbers it is the only garden party program scheduled for acton park this year and promises to be one of merit a urn citizens band will contribute thr canadian national exhibition s lections the event will go on nporta program is always of keen interest rain or ahlne und the arena used if to athletes and onlookers alike one of weather outside is unsuitable the ball thr hlghllghu will be the 15mile canoe club feel that they are presenting a real i marathon the outstanding event of its worthwhile attraction in this event oldtime mosquito i to ytumg runs- i d or the continent nnd one which iliat will undoubtedly draw a crowd not quitor and u think that when 1 wm ut tracts many purulpunki us well as only locally but from a wide area a your age i could bite girls only on the uinmgs- of eager spectators who crowd loud speaker system will be used so all face and hands i lh wa to front grandstand may hear the numbers the last first bellhop what were words of bellhop no 3 second bellhop dont give up the up augusts vrhpllday is on monday plan a safe time for civic holiday here is the solution to the puzzle poem the prjae this week tor the cornet solution sots to deo brsndfard of georgetown the oorrect word in trie poem was blundered we dont know exactly why mr coles chose that par ticular word lost week but knowing somethlmr of his keen sense of humor we have a sneaking idea well you will and another one this week on pose plve just turn to that pane and see if some body did blunder snieuiurstmcearhcrn w deling at li n lehouse thursday a quiet wedding was solemnized at the home of the grooms parents mr and mrs a j smethurst of llmehouse on thursday fc july 21st 1038 when vera isabeile elder daughter of mr norman mceachern and the late mrs mceach- crn of acton became the bride of john applcbe smethurst of sudbury the rev d d davidson of georgetown of ficiate olven in marriage by her father the bride was attired tn white sheer with white hat and veil and carried white carnations miss anne burgess of tor onto was bridesmaid attired in white sheer over pink pink hat and carried pink carnations mr fred brooks of llmehouse attended the groom the grooms mother received the guests wearing hlue figured sheer with a corsage of red rases after the buftet luncheon mr and mrs smethurst left for a short honeymoon trip the bride travelling in navy blue crepe with white accessories they will reside in sudbury jersey cow of halton farmer wins award the cnniidlan jrrsey cattle club an nounced yesterday that broadview en- inents miss jersey cow owned by ward ruddell and sons of oeosttetown has been awarded the gold and medal of medal of merit certificates for milk pro duction the animal produced 14m0 pounds of milk containing 93ft pounds of butter fat the records show welffh- lnff 007 pounds the oow has produced more than its own weight in butter fat times have changed victim apparently unfamiliar with the itoavrl recotnmend erection of a sign missing aeroplane party located the following is the leearv standing to t play stuton oakrtlle oeoraetown is 13 is is is w 7 s 4 games have been artmngsd so be played as follows august h cfculs at acton and lnsgilsr at au- wan atarax loth acton at sohon and ataiost lath oakvms at oeoraetown a jury inquiring into the death of r ourrle wilson who was fatally injured tn motor aootdent on july 0th at tile junction of the born afllls road and no 7 highway brought m the fodowing venttct sfter only fifteen minutes delib eration we thr jury find that mr ourrle wilson came to his deeoi purely acold- rntal by not bemg familiar with the road coming from dkn mills to no 7 hfch- way on july mh las wc further advise that there be a dancer sign pasoed on tbe brow of the nui- the lnouast was held in cmetph on friday night evidence of attending doctors showed thai wilson who was an employee of the fbrsyth shirt co kit chener suffered a fractured skult he wss taken to ouslph general hospital but died wlthm two hours sir wilson had been driving a car a good many yeaia buc was mf with the section s the road where the aeddent occurred there is a stop sign w leet back from the intsrsectlon snd a grade s40 feet back front the centra of the highway bvtdence seemed to point that wilson bad not known of tb intsr sectlon in time to stop before entering fee hsgbway oocupante of wilsons car and of the other car tnvoretd owned by swneat sun of ouslph savs evidence in the inquiry both driven tt appeared had dons all to avoid an accident nineteen hours without word tronths ssroniane conveying premier mitchell p hepburn and the above party caused gnat atudcty for their salary the plana left whtte horse yukon last night and word just received is to the effect that the party was forced down at cerenaa near wars horse yukon owing to unfavor able weather omrtltlons the k is an allmetal twinmotored mphlh1n tarrg equipped and owned by j p blcawll toronto mining magnate the members cf the party ore shown left to rsfht pilot james towns j p btokeu owner of the aaropsane premier hepburn tnd ben smith near york onancarr friends hold a farewell picnic for the macraes sponsored by acton ymca presentation of an electric floor lamp between sixty and seventy ymca members a nd f rustfm r acton of mr and mrs d a mac roe honored this couple at a picnic gathering in the park on monday evening secretary george emery was in charge and made splendid arrangements the picnic supper had variety quality and quantity and i moat enjoyable on behalf of the ymca board of directors mr charles klrkness vice- president spoke of the regret all felt in having mr and mrs macrae leave acton m mactrse has been secretary of the board for sotne time and mrs macrae has been on enthusiastic and useful worker m the v activities fcr both of thern and the family the best wishes of friends here follow them tb uxbrldge and the hope far continued suoeesb was expressed on behalrbf the gathering miss m z bennett preaklent of the ladles auxll- lory of the y presented them with a beautiful floor lamp miss bennettalso expressed her appreciation of the help mr macrae hod becntn school work and regret in his lewrtng acton in replying both mr and mrs mso- rae expressed appreciation of the friend ships that hod been formed during their retsldence here and the place that acton would always hold in ukftr titssnarte a cordial invitation was extended acton friends to visit them in their home in uxtsldge with of course the under- tondlng of not all at once mr a t brown chairman of the pree ubrary board srpraased the regret of that board to losing mr mscrsv a secretary and wlstied them mm wherever their home a few coouscs a dtjlghtful social urn with lbs msxststss mads the evsnlnc a most pleasant on mr and mrs mac- roe leave this wk for the new boost in uxtortdea where he will assume the rtn- olpslazap of the iflgn aohool parade buriiriffton hrmena drill team and firework com- blned to make event of apum citizens band a pleaalnff spec tacle prof tinelb waterloo in charge a halfhours downpour of rain fatted to uifce the glamor from the bond tattoo in acton on saturday night and beyond delaying the program for a half hour did not interfere to any great extant with the uooess of the event five bands accepted the invitation of acton cltisens band to participate in this event and the combined effort made a rpectaclc that alf appreciated at eight oclock with flags snd banners flying and bands playing the parade moved off down mil street with miss dorothy dunn dressed as a red oross nurse and the red oross flag in the lead acton cltleens bond was first in the parade georgetown pipe band the actton platoon of theleome rifles boot- tlsh oakvule cltlsersr band omit boys band the canadian legion bugle band of ouelph and the burlington cltisens bond and burlington firemens drill team followed in that order each unit was headed by flags of the various nations carried by boy scouts and legionnaires it made a colorful and impressive showing arriving at the park prof thlrte of waterloo conducted the entire arrange ments and made the announcements over the amplifying system the george town pipe band under msor h mc- kcrrbl and the ouelph legion bug band under buglemajor mfett connor stirred the audience in the parade past the stand and drew great ovation an outstanding feature was the drill presented by the burlington firemens- drill team under the command of drill instructor tom waumsley thw group in their snappy block uniforms with plenty of white braid trimming and white helmets executed a splendid lot of intricate formations many time during the drill they were roundly ap plauded und when the final salute was given and the group marched off it ap peared that the audience would be satis fied with nothing but on encore mualc for che drill was ably supplied by the burlington citizens band oskvllle citizens band under the direction of mr prank locks ley gave two splendid selections the tenth regiment march and the selection maid of orleans the bugle bond paraded before the tnd and the pipe band with quick and slow inarches was also featured again before the stand the oftll boys band under the direc tion of rlcharrd ellis gave a couple of wellrendered numbers that pleased everyone with prof thtele at the mkrcrphone and his experienced hand directing everything ue program went like clock work the march past of the bands was a colorful and stirring event bands formed tn the west end of the park and marched into the section lighted by floodlight and flare each band was blgnalled off with a volley of shots and each unit was headed try flogs of the various countries th cokn were drawn up before the stand and the parts of the commonwealth of the british empire represented were canada great britain scotland ireland wales jorn ada burma hong kong new gfctvh and australia and those two other great continued on page pree busy days for acton tennis club members members of acton tennis otub have been enjoying the visits of ooier clubs snd iiiclorntally the local enthusiast have been very suocesaful in the games against iveurhtoortng players on tuee- day acton visited st oeorges coub in ouelph and won by aeon of gw to 7 to- night the acton players am sched uled to play in oe and on thursday august 4th porgua ctuto will be guesu of acton with the alt to fergus planned for thiorwy atsruat uth coming events mtb bm i i f sdslssaas cbrr fa m neat ituuwjar assfuac 4th i oarrisn party in swosoo park of arttata tasadsd br the latawty obboart on its th event of oaf sat v biuiakmfiiifii i s rrv