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i l y tt jvttfrit flrfcss v sixtyseventh year no 23 acton ontario thursday dfcrmbkh 4th i ml eiht homeprint pages five cent acton bcals objectivejwar savings raises 3900 1 87 of all persons in acton in- ductrter pledge jtegularvinfra toui reported last nleht shows payroll plan brinm in 2503 of aeton toui splendid work in whole community well dono acton lmt nights meeting of the acton wnr savings committee revealed that the novom- bor quotn or pledges sloooor nl- mnl 10 ir cent over the objective set for thin town the nova gun book to the nnvy and may it knock the bottom oul of n herman null tho same wny u you actnnlnns blew the top off hint fiuottt those pledges tnlk tho klnrt dt lan guage hitler wni understand they are not empty cheers nnd vu for vic tory thoy will buy guns that spenk and nfter victorys won those who in vent will have their money repaid with interest seven and a half yearn from now therell he l6a0 every month coming back to acton inventors biggest returns are of coures in the payroll deduction plan and workmen in actons industries have real cause to bust a button on their vents with chest expansion at least the madorlty of them hbvo thoronr 882 persons onlne pnyrntlsof actons industries and 765 of them are pledged to do their share to send that gun every month thats just 7 according to our figuring and we reckon mighty fine the payroll plan brings in 2501 monthly you men and wo men at storeys at the wool combing corporation the canadian wool com pany beardmore co ajax engineers acton machine shops force electric mason knitting baxters labora tories superior glove and yes tint fas pas office have a job to be mighty proud about and whon the final cleanup is made its just liable to be even better if you arent tn on the band wagon get on right away that means about 3 30 average per month for each one pledged the increase reported at the meeting were really splendid and fully half of the jndutrlesrc ported joocipledgcdw ltli nassagaweya lnstitutb makes donation to various war rfpqrts the november meeting of the nns- sagaweyn womens inslllute watt held nt the home of mrs frank khtncharl ulth tho piealdent in tho choir artor the uuunl opening and the reading of the correspondence tho inlrlnes wort denll with it was decided to donate 5 to the central fund s to the guepli mercury distress fund and t to the acton urnni h of the lied cross ii vnl decided not to apply for the legislative oront after the business the meeting wbh under the educatlonnl eonvonorshlp and the following program was on- joyed a humorous reading by mm henry she killed it a splendid paper on mlull education was riven by mrs 1 simpson a solo were proud of canada by audrey rhlne- liart and a spelling match conducted hy miss almn watson the winners being mrs podbury and mrs j simpson the meeting come to a close hy singing the national anthem after which lunch wns served by the hostess change in staff johnstone rumuby made this week mr jnmes koss who hnn been with johnstone st uumley funeral direc tors for tlie past nine yeam left acton inst week to join his partner mr u melannghan in ouelph in op ening tho melannghan a ross fun eral service in tho royal city many friends here while regretting his re moval will wish him every success in starting the new firm in the royal city mr lockle mckorsle formerly of the trull funeral home staff of tor onto succeeds mr rom with john stone a rumley in acton and com menced hlfi dutfet there this week the remnlnder over the 00 eloss november figures for acton total led 100000 bank pledge nnd post ofueaebolctrtlfrotesoxclubke of itampi amounted to 1307 00 in addition there are the sales of stumps at the schools and individual purchas er of btnmpr which are not regulnr amounts and may be duplication of other figures in some instances so nre therefore not counted in conserva tively estimating the monthly quota attained acton is indeed to be congratulat ed citizens required no parades or review of military equipment to be ttiode conscious of the seriousness of the need for unr materials they are well aware of the battle that needs ueapons for the fighting forces no public meetings were held to extol the advantages of saving and not spending attainment of the ob jective is n credit to the intelligence of acton folk the acton committee in charge nre mrs r r arnold miss m z ben nett mr e s force mr c f leatherland mr f dawktns mr w g mason secretary nnd mr o a dills chairman under each of these executive members of the committee where an active force of workers whose effort in the common cause resulted in the success attained well dono acton not once hae you failed v hen the call came diamond wedding anniversary of acton bowlers get into first place in glfelph league the mccutcheon bowling team moed into a tie for first place as they defeated federal wire lost night by a score of 30 mickey holmei who is bowling hts first car in competition was high man for the mccutcheon team with a 3game score of g62 the score- u roote jot n morton 217 m holmes 226 w corry 210 j adamson 1tj c lelshman mccutcheons 1028 xfederal wire wo x includes 86 pins per game han dicap the closeness of the race is evi denced by the following standing of tint six teams in the league mccutcheons 23 city cab 25 laaby 24 cllsons 23 king eddus 23 central ontario 3 the other six teams are not far be hind the leaders 200 139 542 200 20g 623 232 204 662 178 338 184 356 21 195 408 1023 928 2979 977 7842711 w afcgiatighlins pnaenutlomi from institute and group of friends visitor dunne the day enjolng the beautiful autumn day of sunday november 30th mr nnd mrs wm mcglnughlin sr r r 4 ouelph celebrated their diamond an niversary nl the home of their son j h mcolnughlln their onl granddaughter miss wllda mcglnughlin attended the door for one hundred neighbors nnd friends both old nnd new who called during the afternoon nnd evening to congratulate them miss mary an derson of guelph had charge of the guest book in the living room nmld a profusion of lovely bouquets nnd flowering plants gifts from relatives nnd friends mr and mrs mcglnughlin recek ed mrs j ii mcglauglln united the guests to the dining room where ten wns served by mrs w mcglnughlin jr nnd her helpers here on a table cohered with n pretty late cloth a three tiered wedding enke trimmed in pink and white and flanked by talj bouquets of pink chrsanthumums formed the decoration during the afternoon the ittojca womens institute called in a body after a short program mrs g richardson read the following ad dress dear mr and mrs mcglnughlin we have gathered here todny to extend to you our congratulations nnd beat wishes on thin ver special occasion your diamond wedding an- nlversnrv mty ears have had their pacing since ou told each other ou would share lifes jos and sorrows close to- ifether ear b jear you hae travel led toves good highway over hills and through the dales finding sun shine on the pnthwaj anujtng brave ly through the gales still youre walking on together partners in the game of life hand in hand and heart td heart friends and lovers man and wife life could hold no richer bles sings as the ears pflss swiftly by than to find you still good comrades three little girls srtlittitttle-lvlitts- help london hospital int week tlute wire no donations to rwrt for the hospital fund for london cnglantlwiiknow chrlsl- m is omlng and wnr s a vn g stnntpx nre ivetng purclinhed nnd tli demnndseome thkk so unit at his time of year such a ondftion wns to lw exjectwl but the fnrt that at ton children realise this is n settum of giving wilt brought out when nn mivelope rem h- el the editors desk mntked for the hohpltnl fund mr dills vleaite accept this small donation tnwnrd the london inglnnd shk children u tlospltnl fund slnreroly titukk mltij jihis and folded up with the letter was n dollar hill 1 he figureti in tin- column listing the contribution dont till all the ttory it only moves up one number but three little girls have renewed faith in that quotation it i more hlruird to give than receive its the little things lhnt ount and mrs v alger put into effect the idea of making little felt mittens to pro tect the ends of knitting ncode they proved popular nt lakeside chapter i o i i meeting the other night nt 10c n pnlr with the result that the first lot netted 1 co for the hospital fund you ladlwwhtf knlwlllmpprnrlnte this novelty nnd if you wnnt to help twice nnd have n bright old felt hat you might supply some more mnterlnl for these little novelties ilia help the little children over in the hospital in old london previously ncknow edged 15 1 10 three lllte girls 1 00 mrs v alger sale of hltle mitts 1 no glm 00 more power will be require for aelon ihdiijslries vnhlallallun o6 new trawiformcru athub4itationdeuyedutitil next month hfll vfiku kind item of huulneus dealt with on tuesday night at u mietlng of a ion public utilities commission was the passing of the following ni counts hydro ipt super in hlectrlf supply co supplli h can gen lie trie o sup- pilch llii c of onlailo powei line nnd cnhte a i ewiorlis lrd ilidtb t n it nnd trnnsiwirts ex press sangamo co ltd meter ie- ptlllh canadian line materials hiippllcit ai ton rues psrss lamp ad- vi rtlnlug inspe tlon depl ii t p c meter inspei tlon tlers trnnnpnrl gas and oil 1 hi 18 2w hi m 5 2 ji 10 ni 1710 fu waterworks dpt hydro dept pow r nl hpring hydro dept battery nt pum t cnnndlan hrnss co supplies 12 02 the jameswhitney wedding saturday in georgetown church the united church georgetown was the scene of a pretty fall wed ding on saturday november 23th when rhodn louise- whitney daugh ter of guardsman and mrs john whltne of georgetown became the brldeoflloid wm tlnmfs of acton younger con of mrs sydney smith toronto nnd the inte wllllnm james the rev mr todd performed th ceremonv wedding music was plac ed before and nfter the ceremony by the brides former sundny school teacher due to the absence of the brides father on guard duty the bride wnsr given marrlnge by her mother she was prettily gowned in hdavenly blue crepe with matching hnt and veil nnd wore n corsage of red rose buds her j bridal attendant wni mrs wllmer i davidson n recent bride attired in j heavenly blue crepe nnd pink cor sage wllmer dnvldson supported the groom a reception nnd wedding supper wns held at the borne of the brides parents which was attended by guests from acton georgetown toronto nnd nnsagawcya the bride nnd groom left nfter the refceptlon on their wedding trip to st catharines nlngnrn falls nnd points south the bride wearing a blue wool coat and felt hnt trimmed with brown fur and matching ncceuorle the couple will reside in acton m2 ja i he question of ii ntnl adjustment on the office quarters wns left to ih denlt with early in the yenr the superintendent reported that the new transformers at the oubstnr tlon would not be inutnlled until enrly in the new cnr the hydro construction going on throughout the province had held up the instnllntlon it was also reported that the power load nt the plant of the wool comb ing corporation wns increasing nnd demand for more power would soon be mnd which would require some t hnngrs nnd nddltlonnl transformer equipment the sucrlntcndcnt was instructed to purchase metres that would rmpt with anticipat requirements ns nd- dsed hy the inspector iode present badgrftowives of kservice men 1 lie ruiilur monthly mrptlni of i uukf or dcvonslilro cliaitht iojjjj wbh lltlll hi lllclluit 01 mr pilor smith mrs kt at school board meeting ielionit uf1 i w hnrr attrute 1 ihjrmnintitit 1tk makk imtrkkntation the regent prestilhlg a minutes of last meeting rend the to mrs grant htihltiesh of the meeting was dlsjji- umi donations were given to the the dublin womans institute held mallois nnd mine sweepers nnvy their november iiuetlng nt the home league service centre and local tit mrs d grunt with mrw ander- iled crnsh fund nlsn lithe odi win in t iiii y morrlkon memorial fund motheit rnft i hair ariniigemenu wire made for itovou honpltal iodf fn- l go to our lww from the otnmun- ilowiuint fund and hon pita i at naulk hy for clirinlmitm in canaihi mvh and the treasurer wni itirlruded to grunt nnd mrs weht r twik up the purt ha ie ti wnr suvlngs cvrllflcjite a ii tier of appieclnllon was rend from col gray for service rend red on pnppj tny ihrec minutes sll im c was observed in memory of mrs mi kendrli k the clmptern fduca- liiinnl sec retnry mrn f blow hmiornry regent hnd the hmiot of precntlnt bndgefi to the wivei of the ekervlre men iii the last unr thorn receiving thise dei nrationh vveie mm h i- rnrr mrs l ilnrrnp mrs v coles mm h l ilennle mm w i gould nnd mrs f snlt mm haihiird nnd miss p smith i ondui ted the questionnaire on the chapters works after wlili h the hostess for the evening served lunch nnd n phtnsnnt half hour wns npent interevstlntmmwiram at dublin literary on friday night the regular nneting of the dublin llternry society wns held in the kchool on frldny evening after the usunl business mr rosh ncted ns chairman for the following wellrendered program which wns en- joyed soioh by mrs robertson rendlngby doreen steele piano solo by elennor rout tnp dnnclng by mnrgnret nnd jean roluttson n rending by mrs somervllle a song hy the school children songs by mr cults nnd n recitation by mr uurk- h older the meeting closed with the na- tlonnl anthem lunc h wns kctvcc nnd the rei1 of lie evening spent in project slinn thing new in nulri lion ah mm grant is moving to inronlo mm near wim tailed on to read the uoritn for sonu thing from all nf uh to ou and mm smncrvllle pn rent ed mm grunt with u reluh duli tet in silver mm grant i hnn it d i hem nil fur her gift and said she njoyed her tihorl slny with them mm ilrownlow gnve n dimonntnt tlon on n hot mipper iiikii i he meet ing i lowed with the nntlonnl anthem luni h wan hi rved nnd a uncial time spent kril rohs blanket fund hart now j875 to c i hom- who wnnl to sw others warm ni wrll ns thrmshvps nre donntlnd lit the hiil rrnss ninnkft funel nnn it in urowlni just nhpnd of tho rolrl wcnlhit icrhnp n fall of snow would hurry it nlonk but its roln now over wlmrr thomi blankets nre nfeill here is thi summary to dnto previously nr knowlfmlkod i12 00 ilusy hefu nnssnanweya 1000 nnssntrnwi yn womens insti tute son mrs wm ilohertson 1 00 wnr service lenkue 1000 community sole ilnlllnnrnd 0 t5 dr b d youfik 2 00 lliw ilttle clrls acton 2 00 srrti tlnnthik okserve1 golden weddinc anniversaky address on holland christina gifts at lakeside chapter golden wedding of s ii lindsays mr and mrs s h lindsay who on tuesdny observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary nt thtlr form home in esquetlng township where they have resided ver unre theit mnrrirc election results in nearby centres at early dates i earl elections were held in several the december business meeting of centres near acton on monday the the lakeside chapter i o d e was held at the home of mlsa jessie rus- su on tuesday evening the ice- regent mrs mullen presided reports were given b the different commit tees nnd correspondence read one of the features of the evening was n most interesting talk an hol land bv mrs veldhula she told of the cuhtoms dress and pastimes of this peaceful- minded little countrv nnd showed her interested llkteners heveral souvenirs pictures and art icles of jnterest from her native land another feature was a shower of christmas glfti for pupils of a scliool resists of which will be interesting to free press renders onkvltle by acclamation mnvor dr f murra denm reeve charles v hillmer council philip chambers j r dunn ross m gibson howard litchfield dr m e lunau and al fred whltaker board of education george atkins w j brny and gor don perdue water and light com mission gerald mordnunt orangeville by acclamation mnvor t s parkinson reeve j r hoare deput reeve douglas fend- ley council sw elecm harvey c curry 8m r allan marshall 7b5 sweethearts partners man and wife the hope that the members could as a remembrance of this day nov 20th 1941 we ask you to accept this plant and may god grant you many more happy years together signed on behalf of utoka w i continued on pag five in northern ontario adopted by the fred klngshott 718 morley mclean chapter tkeseneedv voimgstcrs are 611 richard mccullough 5u3 ralph going to- be made much happier by lackey 511 hydro commission jam the gifts received it has been point- henderson board of education four ed out by former teachers that they elected a d mcklttrlck 014 mrs are the only one they have ever j b torrle 841 dalton patterson possessed and each had expressed t20 boris t parkinson 715 rev have seen the delight of the pupils upon receiving them a vote of thanks was tendered- mr veld huts and to the ho teas to which all heartily responded lunch ter minated a very pleasant evening murdoch mcklnnon 53fl caledon township by acclamation reeve albert d mr bride belfoun- taln deputyreeve alex s mclelsh caledon council william hawkins alton russell jenkins alton and ambrose mccorndck caledon nrwmarkrt turned beverap rooms dow p bv tlirtx to one a recent vote on mondny turned down the proposed beverngi rooms in newmarket 1519 to 362 every subdivision voted against the estab lishment of the beverage rooms and voters polled a 55 per cent greater vote than in the last liquor refer endum in 1936 when local option was defented 10t2 to 7h2 officials estimated lhat fewer than 25 men of the 175 stationed on the permanent staff of newmarket train ing centre voted on the referendum but more than co per cent of the voters list of 3000 cast their votes october quota shipped from the rep cross observed tuesday itoth horn and headed in thta dihtrict all their ufe prominent in conimun- ity ufe on dectmber 2nd 1h01 ilattl cook imcnme the bride of samuel h ltndiay 1 he couple purchased the farm home on the fifth line north- cast of acton nnd have resld d there i ver since tuesday mr and mrs s ii lindsay observed their golden wedding anniversary and friends which they have mnde and held through the years visited them and extended congratulations in the afternoon a reception was held at the home when about thirty- five relatives called to congratulate mr nnd mrs lindsay in the even ing over a hundred friends and neigh bors went to vlsil this esteemed couple the visitors were not only from the immediate neighborhood but also from kltcntner gutlph george town limehoune acton nnd erin the bridesmaid of fifty cars ago mrs isaac bennett of georgetown poured ten and dainty lunch was served the guests the groomsman mr hugh mccamum is now residing in reglpn nnd was unable to be prefj ent mr and mrs lindsay have spent their entire lives in this district as mr lindsay said in conversations weve both kept pretty close to the old home i was born at lot 8 on the seventh in erin and mrs lindsays 1 home was in esqueslng just a conces sion from the home on which we set tled and have lived since mrs lindsays home was on the farm now owned by mr s c bennett she is a daughter of the late david cook who was prominent in the commun ity for many years mr lindsay ls son of the late abraham lindsay and elizabeth mills who came from ireland and home- steaded he farm at lot a concession 7 in erin township over a hundred ears ago and that farm has been through the- century owned and is ikwrdjwiaia8iipcrvi8itn of traffic on jlifthwaynlnoon how period rushes v b rumhy w i mauon w h clayton g a diiim and dr f g oakes were pnnent on l ueiulny evonlng nt the monthly meeting of acton school board and i hnlrman f s blow presided principal m ielteh reported re garding tin purchase of an encyclo pedia for uvte in the high kchoot a motion was passed requesting the sei retnry write the department of lducuition asking them what grants were mnde on the purchnse of books nnd supplies it was didded that if funds were available the nc yelofiedln brlttnnha would be pun 1 umed this year a letter from the anderson book fn was reielved witli amount of dln- lount nnd lnvohes ndjuhtnd a lejter from prim ipal mckenzio exfdnlned hlu absence at board meet- ingh wan due to bis attending a din ner nt the homo of school inwpeetor slfure it wns suggested in the lettnr that new ink wells should lw secured for four rooms it wns requested that mnterlnl for a new bulletin board be secured where a large xupbonrtl jiqf lhcen m mre- tnker was to purchase this material and the ink wells would h purchased if found satisfactory after a trial in one room ai counts were passed for payment nu follows l jones cutting grnss 12 00 moyers ink wells 1 10 highway garage repairs 125 cnr express 36 bell paper co supplies 10 73 c anderson supplies 24 00 victoria paper co supplies 2010 empire hannn co coal 120m cnr freight on conl imofl customs nnd duty on coal 4111 a herri unlondlng ronl 23 13 g mnglll eavetroughlng 153 00 sao 43 i he secretary was instructed to ritmlssn sedgwlck-o-tlie-hlal- schoof staff ih reply to her request for on increase in salary that while there might be some justification to jierreaucattihil3qard wan naldaalr ous of establishing a precedent in al tering contracts during the term but when salaries were being considered at the close of the term the board would give can ful consideration to her request a price on putting new eavetrough lng on the continuation school of hi nvy gnuge mnterlnl for 25 was re- celved and the supply committee re- fjorted the troughs were in bad con dition the committee was empower ed to hnve this work done immed iately the innurnnce on tho school was discussed and it was decided to call a special meeting of the board to deal with this matter when the chairman could arrange this meeting a motion was passed authorizing the secretary to place liability insur ance on the school with the imperial office through mr f l wright hie secretary was instructed to write the council pointing out the danger on the highway to school children in crossing at the mill and wihow street cornet at 12 oclock noon and suggesting that some police supervision be given to avoid acci- donts to children coming events anoouolunenu jif ueeunsilii cart or olhr kvnl undr thi hcilios kr chrgmj i crnl prr unr wnh raiajmun ch rs or nr nnuimtcmtnl of j tuftdn the anon and district fled o b h undsys cross finished heir october quota of goods and sent it forward to head quarters this shipment included 1 skirt 2 blouses 1 slip 15 aero caps is pair lone stocklnnkio turtle neck u caters 15 pair mitts and 15 pair of socks month after month the supplies are needed and the work of the red cross goes on those- fifty years have seen this couple playing ten active part in the community and still active and inter ested in the welfare of the home surroundings for twenty years mr lindsay was tax collector for eight years secretary of the school board ie was one of the membfra of the first board of directors of acton fair continued on page eight community auction sale at acton town hall wednesday december- 17th an event you shouldnt miss woodilde school wlu hold a christmas concert on december 16th program lunch and dance admis sion 20c fireman s annual dance in acton town hall on friday december 5 gibsonboyd orchestra admission sue the shining century moving pictures natural color kodachrome tuesday december 9th at 8 p m in united church admission 15c and 10c come to bannsckburn christmas concert tl be held on friday even ing dec 19 pupils program young peoples play deacon dubhe dane admission adults 23c children 15c w3