ttht jtctim jfrtt bftss sntynrath year no 28 acion ontario thursday january 13th 1044 fight homeprint pages five cents musical presentation by local croup is outstanding january meeting of acton ins1i1iiie tribute to mrs gamble stat h it tvmyvkc cart of onfantn i te hf varirty ttowif bat brar seta here mr ftefccr uractcd tma ptooa st alliairs guild hears reiorts ami elects officers the- january meeting of si alhans auld wu held at i he home of mrs irs pootlll being the first meeting off the year the following officers two months off rretlve and rehear- 1 fw elected for 1944 ssd many tone hours off getting irnat- ertars ready and costumes ready were partially culminated kn the bra pre sentation lad nlcht of soup stock the four art muunl comedy presented by an all local cast under the direct ion of mr it it- parker the first night audience was a good one ax a mailer of fad the seat sale has been a record surpassing that of the 19u lctory minstrel joo general seals are available each night and live cat ruuiunu n were not disappointed with thir admlaslon which goes lo the acton and vicinity war serxlce ijrague the presenlat- ion this year of live local group something entirely different from an thine in hr recollection wr ai templed locally the script via writ ten and arranged by mr parker uho also did all the directing and instruct ion and incidentally when the hall lights burned on tuesday nlcht until after midnight it was the same dir ector with some off the members of the croup puling the mace fittings and scenery in place la spite ot all this soup slock la certainly no oneman show there are over twentyfive in the show in addition to ihe barkstag and other helpers it the story of horatio 1 jones who gels swindled hy a slick mining stock salesman j hemingway baxter the laziness and tack of en ergy off ui jones and the industry off his wife family and sisterinlaw in keeping the home together and tin- all recovering ihe family standing and mr jones in the business world provide the story and the opening for the 25 song and dance number thtit are woven into the entertainment bit of old popular songs from rn- erybody work hut father lo hit from high jinks and the musical op eras all find an adaption anil a place in the program the show is about a three hour pre sentation and mr f salt u mister at ihe k hoard with mr a mason c ijindshorougb nnd it spelkogel and roy agnew supplying the orch estra accompaniment soup stock is one of ihe loci events that will he held as outstanding not onlj this year but for ears to come tliis week its the talk of ihe town nd count r cast of chancier is as follows horatio 1 jones s lrni mr jones mrs- a v fosburx miss mary jonesmrs c rlddall miss anne delaney skltr of mr jones mr w j batt j hemingway baxter lles hy his wits ceo w mkkw william smith friend of the smiths eldon lambert parks butler to the smiths j whltham collossus colored servant of the smlthsj creer the january meeting of ihe wo- i mens institute was held on thursday t at the home of mrs wlklerspln the president was in charge off ihe meet- i log j following ihe opening ode awl j prayer a period of silent meditation was held in memory of mrs iambic who had been such a faithful member and her passing was sorely frit by the members the motto was taken by mrs ieo oxenby ami was entitled a wei come lo the new year events were re lewed b 1ttmwrt ihirtng ihe business m riod an np- ieal s nd gmkd wnkin kueond hand i tot hi iv for ihe ituuuin rel f w i reeel- it was r orted hint sev rnl art liad nlread ihih brought in i nd a eommllte w npmlntel to pm k and tike li irge of srndim udk 1 it wis ti- led to clitllin- the wkk uhke lktics n this was hlpmv along in the hliimlul pil f our work lit- kit ml rs off rl lhir lnnif ror lb month of joint nry mrs iittih unhuiiil n ulesl a 1mu t of rlowers and was won by mint r atul rmin tin as tlvn closed wllhj mwlw u tallh ut nl ahtbem nit n mm lul lime follwel tiie cimitultte tmhhhil mrs ivurl ijimlkcr mrv vohnornmn mrs- pin nnd mrv mnrhnunt itwo acton men reported wounded in war in italy pte j i grakam and imc ceo il imnby are ustcd and relmtim natified resident mrs c nellls xlceivesldenl mrs p jones secret ao mrs b anderson treasurers mrv fl currle asstlant treasurer mrs p ptdn scal convenors mrs- b mallotks and mrs n morton mrs h ar- rtmrttk su rl-nr- tl t ljhe new ears rve ilance w hi li it divukl in hikf for ihe war ree kjeaiue nnd th llrlllsli war it lints kuiwl the lrasur r n orl ei the christmas ho- for lw- famlli les were x tt alng cash on hand of 5tm ml laatince in lh- lumk of 1 71 i ll was decided to hold n ut hre a j monlh tin same as lost ar the hie line the muah 1m ncdictton after whuh n vaxsal hour w a venl and a dainty lunch was s rved b the tuwlesx 100 annul the leadership ouirses held at o a c eramosa council starts sixth term without a change ltlaws wage rate snow plowino artmnareaamits and many mattero at inaugural medinjf llu council elect for the town- xhlp of kramosa met in t he tow n hall ltouwomk ut 1 to on january hhh 1911 rhe ckrk remrtil that mesni o 1 orn iteee r h ron ham wm j pmkmy- ito i leslie au jos it ttutherfnrd councillors were elected h rtin lnlunllon ns the council for 1i4 i his wuw the sixth wnsmuti elec lion for this council as a whole hav ing ulvrrllil lo the oath of olfuv these i tilhiiii n took th it lts i ik- coutull of 1 it john ward of itoikwood clillil chutih oikiumi the proceed- in with ti icriplure r lullhu 1 short mhliess utul prars for his mnjest jturrlculum vntth ulnrly in secoitilar mrs j i traham s first intimation that her husband had been wounded in italy was the casually list pub lished lasl kru u la believed that current i ihe telegram io her went to a former mrs e- 1 nddrs3 in hamilton this week mrs frrnhnm received a lctl r from him ttntlni he luid wuvtnlnel injuries lo his tut k and arm ami was in hospital but he petled to mmin h in mtloii nnln pte jhn rnhnm is ji tnl u is- s4n of mrs ttrnhiuii nnd th- lid mr mhuim of ltri tout h n- hstil in pill nnd trained for wkort lime it for i oltu oornj lr june th won- r willi tht larn ksk lulr tr msfi rrinf lo the snst do ti i lthl itirmtrv mrs rahimi ulx im for inurrliii was miss ldnn mnnl m1 ii nnd lur rtmil r slle in a ion on kruln mrt riihtun rtivl u tmkii i ifvux nl fiom ital w tilth he h ihjitovu anions thtye was a opy of wall dum lai uatii tie rormlh u rosary ultn lilni h an ilalhili ldu r ami whhh tli- uildur had told him would hrin i him uomi link ihere was nlk a j plce of lakstr and n stnrf with a fuhty pin hie artlh have lfn on view in i lie ran iskss window lie lie lasetthy wounded wolnl won rclvfl by his parents pte and mrs c i j2 hhy arlnn that their urn pie george h la nby was wounds in action on december 2hth ime iuunhy was serving wllh the the outstanding feature of the o princes lmtrlins canadian ij a c short ciurse in cootieratlon inrahtry in whlth he enllstil kep- and iaderslilp was the inlerest nhd 1glh 1kk m winhlptg he kuirtlclpatlon taken in subjects tlucus- overs as for three ynr sd there opinions were expressed torr n years eve 1m0 freely tmd sieakerv were kept busy j e fcthjjram klnlnl the nature and answerlm questions when tlu s nt ut tm ouwli was hot vet course un over it was fflt u much available hut tint luur word would lieller informed group of young u- m nl wmm nw posslblo veople would rturn lo tlwlr homes u to ite iioumi that k wnnl in all wrk of ontario lo imto on m mum rih from tluse mm what they had learned by tin ir rutlve lier ihe purpose of the course was to entourage cooperation in the broad snse of the word in both production and marketing of farm product and to discus how living conditions in gttterul oil the farm could lc improv ed considerable time was invent on the dlstussloti of edututloii for udh hlld- sjlmn and lululls it wn felt we should have fever and lnr r schools with hctt r iiulpmont ugrlcilhure does hot feilure enough in our present girts of the chorus margaret loo- good shirley ross margaret mcpliall lois daw kins doris wilson betty gibson doroth mel lor men of the chorus w benson c klrkness a mann c musselle w burton d priestley song number include the opening super soup stock by the entire companv nothing for nothing b joe whltham man who breaks the bank at monte carlo song and dance by george mason wedding king b mrs rlddall and ihc girls group ciri cirl beln sng and uamv bv the entire commn i want a girl by geo musselle and the men s chor us im more to be pilled bv sid xuo count off wtlllnglon nnd lome and the company fvt rvbodv twtwhlp of guelph king for the dominion of can- idn and for the hunlclillty ltvlaw no 1 wo passed reap pointing ull the officials for the year vu4 by law no j provided that all school section and police village requisitions he made in the prescribed form on or before march 1st 1944 b law no 3 requested the dept of highways to approve an expendi ture on roads for 1944 not exceeding 510000 00 by law no 4 author lzel the ueeve ahil treasure to borrow fr thg 7toal up icsmwvwl as re quired movcsl by rutherford and benhu and carried that the council con firm the loan of 60oo00 carried over from 1941 mr tarch mcnahb presented an interim report of the auditors for the var 1941 which was accepted on motion of leslie and plnknev a deputatloa of ratepayers from the lownhip off krln wnitm on the coumll to rsuet that the fvnmnsn miowplow ihiver some of erin town ship rxtads council d4 lined the priikvkil owing to the henvv mile- u to he covred in r rnmosn and nivibahlf tipiul akrwmi ntt with th works but father hv mrs ktuhurv mrs beattv and mrs rlddall unit till the sun shines by sid ltu mrs posbury and eldon latrtbcrt joe whltham s shond number is any old place js home sw eet heme and jack grier numlier working in the kitchen mrs rld dall eldon lambert and the chorus alng if you were the onl girl the quartetre of girls sng and dance who were you wllh cauh and pretty his second childhood is one of mrs fosbury solos and id believe in you perhaps two of the most difficult numbers- on the pro- cram another duett by mrs rlddall and eldon lambert is entitled we uve uptown the dances of the years with mrs beattv mrs fosbury and mrs rlddall and the girls u another fine number silver bell and moon light bay are two numbers that give continued on page five s on motion of benh tin and leslie the rrensurer s bond wis nee ptl ue satifactor on motion of ptnkni and lslle the maintain r ami snowplow was insured with the gen ml assurance co moved hv 1jlle and benham and carried hiat the revc and clerk opplv for the 50 subsldv on 19 403 spent on roads in 1941 the rates for patrolmen were fixed al 40c per hour and a man with team at 60c per hour several matters left over until the february meeting included the ques tion of municipal health measures brought up by the federation of agriculture postwar planning sug gested bv the department of high ways and letters from the good roads association and the ontario municipal association accounts amounting to 71008 were passed for payment and council ad journed to february 14th at 130 pm and high sthools the uw of schools ns community centres for ndulti ed ucation uni stressed modrn invnt- lons huih as the motion picture the rnillo and the automobile hnve made good programs available to any group if was thought 11104 group dis cussion was the best vcky to solidify farm opinion and make it an organ ized effort to work improvement the progress of cooperative enter prise both at home and abroad was revived it was felt that cooperat ives are no longer an experiment on the other hand it was pointed out thatcooperatlon involving the hand ling of large iumi of money or goods should hot be attempted without a thorough study of the situation in hand the british columbia milk producers cooperative which owns its own processing plants and supplies j i 70 per cent of vancouver milk is on i grnhta inaugural meeting ot nassagaweya council monday appointments made and hylaws loted reports are also iresented ntuumgnwcvn township council me on jununry 10th 1911 ns per bylaw composed of the folloulng pcrmmml reeve mr a near councillors mr llovd crawford mr j e ellenton mr john roltcrttum and mrw m vurutlckle after each mermerhad buliscrlbed to the uhunlneclayatlon of of rice they began conducting the business of the council of the town ship of nnksagnwen for the coming eur tho tlrwt order of business conduct ed was the reading of minutes of the december 13th 1941 meeting which w tlessrs robertson and lllenton the following accounts were then ordered paid by tho tronauri r hospital accounts for the ear s 2hj9 annual mkctint ok wjhlk skiftv i1kij on tuesday ttie r liar monthly meeting of the won i n monarj society of ihr united church was lield in the sunday school room on tuesday afternoon with mrs caldwh pres- idina the ilevtional period was taken by mrs a t brown and miss m z bennett the annual reports were presented and a very satisfactory year hod been enjoved the card and letters were snt to shut ins and letl rs to her- eav til homes mrs caldwell soke very highly on ihe life or mrs c c speight ami the rnmval by death of ihe oldest hit m- her or tlw sl ty nnd also for the horn s in town wh re th ir loved one hnd uksi nwn mrs 11 mount r ad the prologue of th twxk for tin var i- or all if lire three were mail ilf n diim r th ast y iir w junior kaumkics koul iikak hkpoiits on shoitt oukxhs fire brigade requests grant increased to 500 county immleration endorses resolution re liiior stonr at the convention of the halton county kniperance federation which was h id in the sunlay school room ol ihe united church milton i monday jununry 101 h the following k solution which had lieen sent i ihe county t oinic ii was brought li for tin mttlnf i iim utiv ol the iliilt county li iiim rntiiv feli ration dtc jly rgntw the aittoii of the halton coiiiitt coumll in rtoiiinit ndlng to th i uiuor control board thul n liiiuor vtoie i islahlishd at milton nnd w hinttlly dlsngre wllh this at t ion and w wiili to m ik prol si i tu- r solution wnm iikptail by the or i v ntlon with h movil thnt it im k at to the 1 iipior t onlrd hoard with la mvrliig it it r tallliii the nttt nl- lou of the hoard to the fm t that tin ii first noting of the lunlor riumi4 mid hinlikr instltul wax ih id in lot ne st hool on vanuary i some of th in iiiimim r mtrtil on the short cotirs whd h tluy attend- iiiim rn of the 111 county colin ii ed 111 gu lph ih sxle inmi gnve a vr luti r sting iicounl tin horlltul- ture to the iirls while r iwhmi john ston hil it lis ithslon akuong tin itoyu oil mechanics inrludlng the um of ex plosives on the farm at the jolnl li- unu ann altki a rimike on community organization nnd gordon lelle gave n summary of ihe short course luni h w in served ahit ralnes leil by margaret mcphnll w re enjoyed by all for the remnlnth r of the even irig mrs iikveran hostess vim mercting ov iiaitist church in uiksing iii ir r dilution re llipior store in mlllou wi only pressing tin ir ttwki ik rsonal oplnhmu and not tin f ling or the mtpie of halton county ax a whole as this ui ntlon of a liiior stor was not an issue when coum 11 wan elected lhe county wnw w ii repren nted at iiiim mttlng and the present situat ion wan thoroughly discussed mr whattnm of the toronto office of the lniprnnce federation helmii in the dlktuslons at the end of tho bus- imsk a vole of t hankie was given tho nffli iiih of the church for the use of the shimmy school room nnd rev j ii monte clnxod the me ting with prayer superintendent ok lesquesing roads si has resigned n mr c tlte numlwrs of the b v p u mid at the home of mr and mrw jof hev- trnii on tuesday ev nlng the hnlr- man hnd iluirge of the hunlm tui din cushion nnd mr wllnu r fry r ar- 1 ranitml hu program wllnu i r ad the scripture i sson prar hi by in atklnsnr llnttiln lave n r tiding and 1mna fry- i v r gnve the topic foi the v nlng llm vmtl tuxert uncollected in chklktmuu it nc mrw 1 hovermt township repoirted iewj he than 0000 i in jgave n r ailing a hvinu mid i loxlng pruvr by mrs ijindsltoroiigh on- i lmle1 the program i he host si and hei assistants s rv- 1 lowiulilp council was d a ildli lous hmt h and n social hour n oclock on monday c followed a vole of thanks waji x- ti tided the hev rniw for a most en joyable i cenlng relief accounts board of ilenlth 53 it 11b00 0172 4000 1000 as 7i hoo outstandlhg example of cohprntlve membership fes to assocl ownership ami marketing in canada j atlons credit unions were discussed mot- roard supt vouthers ion pictures of a credit union were i miscellaneous uccounis shown somp idea of the gathering mr v r ii nton was appointed n strength of credit unions may be th it gate to the convention of ontario gained from the fact that in queb cental munkipalltlts and mr j roh- t rtson nnd s fulton dlcgntcs to the covd roads convention this sslem now prevails alex mckinnev ontario president of the federation of agriculture ex- plnlned the growth and purpose of thnt organization he said farm for ums small discussion groups are the liackbono of the federation of agriculture the federation otag riculture has been instrumental in ob- rt ti s i i a as a mount evpcndet on roiids during the tat nlng much of the legislation thnt j vt ar joji has benefited the farmer such as n is j ii w l i bylaws wre pnssed nppolntlni the grain hog and milk subsidies high ui i fc in ii i i- uual township officials also making the estimate which will be spent on ihe curk was authorised to sub- kirlhe for ten copu of the municipal woild for the use of niejmu n of the count 11 and offkinls ot the township ihe reve and curk wre instruct- d to petition the d iartnient of highways for the usual grant on the priorities on farm tabor etc and is now trlng to organize a pork pro ducer s union to raise the price of hogs in proportion to feed sufficient iv to insure an adequate supply to britain roads and bridges for the coming year the chairman of the local board of health mr near presented the report of the board of health for of the 400 that attended the short the post year to the council which course 100 took the course on co-op- met with favorable approval emtlon and community leadership council then adjourned to meet on edna altkeh and cordon leslie wenj january mat 1w4 at 130 pm or at as delegates from the acton junior the call of the reeve institute and junior farmers bessie reed took the course in hor- i two farm hands in scotland want- tf culture nnd el wood johnston took cd a holiday and one of them ap- the course in farm mechanics about proached their dour em plover 35 girls took one of these courses i hoots said the farmer a noli- among these was miss agnes mc- j day why its no mnny weeks since i brantford toronto georgetown and tiie clakmkntmcrilaii church weih1n at campikixviij st 6uvld u presbyterian church campbclh hie was the scene of n love ly wedding solemnized on wednesday afternoon december 30th at two o clock when helen margaret duughter tit mrn peter mcphnll and the late pttei mcphnll of campbell- ville became the bride of chief petty officer w if clement rcnvr of milton son of mrs h w clement and thelntciienryclementofmh ton ihe rovj c mcneill of camp- hellvllle officiated at the ceremony lhrormed amid a winter setting of tall evergreen trees spraved whit forming an arch nrouhd the front of the church blue lights and the trad itional w hlto hells decorated the trees pink nnd white chrysanthe mums were in profusion hie bride wns lovely in a blush satin gown with tight fitting bodice buttoned to the waist with full bouffant skirl the sw t etht art nckline wiik scalloped vtlth tulle niching hor voll of illusion net fell from a tiny lullet cap of net rimmed with r stnl sequins her flowors wire white roses and orchids miss i ois knstt rbrook attended the bride in palt hlue ensemble of fnlle tnffeta with tinv dutch tap trimmed with pale blue sequins and nnll head in flowr design she carried pale pink rost s mr nil mcphnll cnmpbellvllle brother of the bride was best man the ushers were mr kenneth rof- ftr cutlph nephew of the groom nnd mr murray mcphall campbell- vllle cousin of the bride sang i ii walk beside you the reception immediately followed the ceremony in the ywca common room in town the bride s mother received in a mission blue crepe suit with a corsage of red roses and black acces sories and the grooms mother chose a blue crepe frock with black acces sories and a corsage of red roses for travelling the bride donned coral red two piece suit with sable coat and brown accessories guests were present from milton phnll m p p e had he two minutes silence campbellille mumm nl nit- ting of ruiiich- hcld at howard mav luive d wtslcy murray dop- ulyreeve feorge k cleave gt orgo curilo und wm a wilson council lors mlnutth of the last umullng wre rind and adopted arcoimtn ptiksil for payment wi re he pc brampton 1jt bell lele- phone co 710 board of hydro commissioners georgetown 71 so r j iovcll co supplies 1517 i m tlunnott writing old age p n- slons for 1941 10 00 ontario good rbails association fee 3 00 salval- ionarmy grant 10 00 ii robertson stomps 7 00 postmaster george town box rent 2 00 sheep claims paid were dan allan 10 for destroying 2 dogs killed while in act of worrying sheep thos b dougloav sheep killed and i sheep injured 25 00 spencer wilson valu ator 2 00 road accounts of 475 10 were also paid and u relief account of 2 13 the council will apply for a sub sidy on 1917189 under the provis ions of the highway improvement act j kanford tax collector reported tho amount of 1943 taxes outstanding to lie less than fl000 j h blrtghnm was appointed by bylaw ni a momber of the board of lit nith nnd another bylaw appoint ed william campbell as weod in wjvectnr assessors wire also appointed with cecil chlxhnlm for wards 1 2 and 1 and arthur w benton ror wnrds 4 5 and 6 another bylnw passed empowered tho reeve and treasurer to borrow up to 50000 to meet current ordin ary expenditure by motion the council accepted the resignation of harry robertson as road superintendent for the town ship council adjourned to meet again on monday february 7th at 2 pm or at the call of the reeve shipment of articles sent prom the rrd cross here the post weeks shipment of artic les from the red cross rooms here included the following 34 pairs of grey mltls 0 pairs of gloves 9 grey helmets l pair of slippers 1 scarf 3 pairs of socks 16 sweaters 10 pairs of seamens socks 71 pairs of pyjamas 2 baby vesta 1 skirt sltalinff schedule axranjrtd for open air rink mr a maeken- iu aaks chang to fl itaudin rylaw coaasmlttece naaaed for the year fax arrears are lowest in history councillors oakes and boulton were present last night when acton coun- ii met in regular session and reeve j m mr dona id presided owing to the fact that nil other rooms in the hall were occupied by tho pre- s tit at ion of the cast for the local inuslrnl omedy the uin ii tin etlng was h id in r f hnrrops offie a di legation from th acton i- ire itrljnde mtlntil out to ounril dint n tomuirlson with otht r munli ipnll- tl4 in halton the grant to at ton itrli ade was in ii h lowi i ml f hawkins wiei sjiok siiian lor th di le gation and requested that lh itnnt ih made vx a y ar count 11 renin st d information on how the grant wiw hnntlh d nnd polnl- d out that tin ir undt ndnntllng wni thai it wns n vol unto r hrignde nnd not a paid brigade tin division of the grnnt and nt hi r mom yn wm ex- plnlknd council retpiested that th mutter lie th fern d until th re was a me ting of all m mlum of council ihe list of requlrem nts of tho bri gade won left until council commit tees were appointed for the year mr douglas daw kins rcouosted in formation regarding the building by- lnw in regard to building chimney on properties now erected mr s mackenzie was present to discuss with council tlie proposed hulldlng bylaw as it offer ted tho con tractors in town mr kentner of the georgetown lumber co and mr mackenzie had discussed the bylaw nnd nuked cla nnd changes of certain parts of the bylaw these i la uses were discussed for an hour and n half notation was made of the changes and reeve mcdonald ft it thnt tho builders should hnve come to council sooner as the bylaw hns 1mm n under consideration for two venrs nntl thnngoi at this date w re difficult ttir approval hnd been se cured from various departments nto in lion was taken until all tho coun cil could be presi nt commlttcri w re mimed for 1944 iu follows rlnnnco commlttic a muson and j ii boulton strti ts and walks committee w j o onkes nnd a mnson hre light and proportyj h boulton utul c l klrkness park ami arena c l klrkness and w j o oaki s tho reeve is of course a member of all commltties nnd the first named on each committee is chairman the clerk was instructed to send a letter of sympathy from the coun cil and municipal officials and the re presentatives of the press to miss b ii speight treasurer in her recent bereavement in tho loss of her mother it was arranged to have a special meeting of council for hext wednes s day evening to clear up some un finished itemt a bylaw was passed authorizing the treasurer and the reeve to bor row trom thebank of montreal sums up to 30 000 to meet current ordin ary expenditures until the taxes aco collected e harrop was appointed weed in spector for the year 1944 the reeve and treasurer were authorized to pay the amount requisi tioned by the school board not in excess of the boards estimates and also the debentures and interest as hey may become due council t nut rue ted the clerk to in stitute proceedings against j chand ler for unpaid dog tax the list of arrears of taxes wa prtsenttd it wq8 the best in the history or acton and council was determined to keep it that way and continued on pago five tt coming events aimouncnfnt nf urcinc ctm rr o olhr event diulr thu haumtf ar charad in rents per lln with minimum rait for hj announcement of jje pleaie keep this date open knox yvva valentine party on monday february lth in ihe sunday school room pance in ortnn coinmunlty hall on saturday evening tanuary 13th harvey fisher orchestra admis sion 33c tonight tomorrow night and sat day night just three more chance to see soup stock 200 rush seats every night youll be sorry if you miss this hit or the yew i va- iajjillsl iimjoaf t n ii nsjasttafriiin i 11 iiiai u rsttulliltmijj