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ht tt sfetieth year no 35 actgrj ontario thorsday february 28th 1035 eight homeprint pages fiv cents selection of news items very pleasant social evening woa apnttoarrrway byhe board of tnu taea of the pioneer cemetery atitne home of mr brown the ladles were also present and with game and mobio delightful evening was enjoyed imaoh was served during the evening acton oaten woa at kubsbarg in splbe of bad roads three rinks aston curlers journeyed to hulsburg last vrlday evening and had an enjoyable ajame on the rinks there acton won in tne evenings play by 83 to 31 the following were the scores aaton hlusburg acton hutaburg 10 aston hlusburg following the games the visitors wet utertalned socially and bounteous lanch was served only 11 teams left in the race for intermediate hockey championship only el teams aro loft in the running these ore acton brantford at judetv whitby hunu hie chatham bderton clinton dur imjn owen sound rangers owen sound olympics and niagara district leogua by the end of this week six more of teamswill be eliminated and the nee will have narrowed down to about ave teams the semi finals and finals will soon be on for the champion janed tor shooting fucanut despite his protests that he and ampanion had been chasing rabbit awl bad not fired at pheasant charles neynar machinist toronto township was found guilty of shooting pheasant the property of bert oakes mlneola read near cooksvule and was given ten days in the county jail when he refused to pay fine of 10 and costs reynir appeared before magistrate bull lm toronto townuhip police court oakes la giving his evidence said that he hod warned rcynar away from his property before and that hunters had torn down metices prohibiting hunting on the prfl rerty mr at public school prompt work by acton piro brlgado saved the acton publia school building sfom destruction yesterday about 30 apparently fcpark from tho chlm isey had lighted on tho roof on the north oast side of the just section added to tku building when detected tire had aada quite start on tho roof but tho rujudo soon hud it under control bamago wiut confined to tho roof and where water went through tlio celling it is estimated that s50 will moke the required repair school children quar tered in that section of thd building had holiday yesterday afternoon but repairs were ready tills morning for taelr return to school jfanlor club to ytmtuxe 103s aolon pub the committee appointed at tlw last iwungoftlujutaa poll pair to con duct junior club work this coming oson met lost monday evening mr rliltelock the county agricultural re presentative was present tho features were thoroughly dlscuused and tlio naeut img appointed commit tea to work with mr whitolock which were us follows boys pool ciub messrs is pearan and mcdougall boys calf club meusrs mckeown and murraj lrl garden and canning club mv whltelock mr murray and jmls johnston field crop conl utilities copimission in new office first meeting held in new board room on jfriday last new petition messrs mckeown swack iwmer uul pearvn fertilizer tests wlh alio be conducted thfct year hi association with the agricultural re rvmiuuve and the canada hdlheric canadian ruhermin had product yar in 103 when tho liarvcst from the dominions ka fisheries had landed value of approximately 15 60 gain of about 30 per cuit over 133 landed values as well as pro duction increased in all rivo bea flsh ies provinces nova scotia new bruipiwlck prince kdward tjund qu hoc and british columbia the largest miiia wre hi noy scotlu where there wi betteriikcut of 1310000 and in feultuh columbia wtiotu tlie lucre iw amounted to 1804000 total catch for hid year amounjed vto 0435 iso cwtz onipojed wltli 7453100 cwta hi 1033 outstanding features of the yoarj peratlons included sharp rb in aalmoncaichana larwted value in british columbia accompanied by an incretuie of about 300000 cae4 in ulu ack of cujnird oaltuon an increase lit almoot soooooo in the landed vulua at fche lobster catch 111 tlie atlantic pro vinces uotwitlutandlng that tlie eaten lobsters watt somewluit umaller thuu la 1033 and an tncivuse of wnle 000 win in tiie output of dried cod an ether dried fish on the atlantic coajjt there was also very urice increase in mte 1aclflc coast pllcliard calcli jpinnw3njs5iwrwiur approval the meeting of the acton public utilities conutueaion was held on friday evening in the new board room of the new office with commissioners arnold keevo harrison present and chairman king presiding the treaauicr was instructed to pay tho following accounts hydro department boll telephone co servtcco 13 ii of ontario january power 3981 37 grand ac toy office equipment 15550 jas chalmers supplies 50 canadian oeneral jooctrlc co supplies 0064 sahsamo co ltd meter clean ing solution 600 and transports ex press etc 33 johnson labor 100 taaiayo waterworks department hydro department january operations 53 30 lotters were read from tho boaid regarding time of occupancy installation of telephone lettering on tlie building and copies of leases were re ceived and read by the commission the lease and rental adjustments were made by the commission and in structions issued to tho secretary con cerning them letter from the ontario hydro com mission icommcnded tlio installation of new billing and addressing equipment and other systems representative of the firm was present mr mad dock this new plan was explained to uio commustort in detail the nuw equipment would ha coiuiiderable saving in timu and far tlio auditing of hydro officials at tlie end of each year tho cost of tho billing huwhlne was 400 the commission in their letter pointed out that tlio acton system was in excellent financial condition and could afford tho expenditure on tills equipment tha local commission expressed ap preciation of the demonstration but they felt they were not jutitlilod at tho present timu hi making tills additional expen dlture definite decision in tho mat lit would bo made later possibly tlio lkt of arrears of water and light were chocked by the commission and instructions indued for their dbposai the superintendent was instructed to secure reel of cable for tluvewlie services tlie superintendent also reported the number or services which had bcn frozen during the prwient winter tlie appreciation of the commission was uxpittjcd for tho committee on pur chasing the new equipment and fur nlshlngs and the approval of tlie furni ture fiecured jspeolally in view of thu fact timt the committee had iven no account for xpensei tlio secretary was instructed to in creasetlie flrc insurance policy on uvj office equipment of the conirnlsaloh news of acton and the district true blue eocbra the true bluett held successful euchre at tho home of mrs browne willow street on wednesday afternoon first prize was won by mrs ilum ley and tho second by mrs cornell following tho gomes dainty lunch woa served by tho group to giant certificate without xm attena activities rural church and midget league get in suie luurcslltig gauied at tlie arena again tills week the vari ous hockey loagues coupled with ii games to make busy week and plenty of activity thursday night the rural league had thegft lllu borings wo from kd mills 62 lome scliool trimmed brook vtlle 33 and nockwood won from york uoad 33 friday night there wu one game in the church league anglicans and st joacphvi played to 33 draw acton shoo factory won from brampton shoe factory 53 aturdatadtwcrmoreiirfjne3 intho midget league masters team won from kentners by 42 lorno lunaa playtd to 44 tie with nerval monday night tlie itural league again hed sway blue springs won from uockwood by 03 brookvlllo trimmed eden mills to tlio tune of 51 and lome school won from jfork jroad 33 tuewlay night anotlieir gome wai play ed in the midget league kingj team defeated lulbota boys by 41 jonui lloyi pi iytd tlie shoe factory and won hi overturn by 34 last night was intermediate ii night at tlie aiena and saturday was band night for the skuurs tiw arem lsceruiiily not lacking hiuctlvltyuivi winter and tlw wuatlur luu been ad mirable throughout the entire beacon wlth vry little time lat through mild wia tiler upper school certificates will be granted to high school and collegiate institute students without tho necessity of sitting for examinations hon simpson minister of education an nounced on saturday it is estimated tho change will save the department 20 000 yearly certificates will be granted on the recommendation of teachers who will make reports to the department showing the standing of their pupils as judged on their class work and school tostn during tha whole year pupils who obtain 66 per cent or moru in thoh subjects will get cer tificates minimum nlto prices minimum prlcus for 00pound bags of potalocri under which dealers under tho eastern canada potatomarketing scheme must not sell potatoes of tho eastern canada no grade after hvst tuesday and until further order wrre issued on monday night by the ontario potatomarketing agency at queens poik tho prices denominated for the various cities ore ottawa kingston belleville peterborcv 50 cents toron to and oshawo 55 cents hamilton 50 cent niagara falls ouelph north bay and london 57 cents kitchener waterloo brontford 59 cents strat ford chatham st thomas 60 cents windsor sarnla 63 cents sault ste marie 73 cents tinuninii 78 cents three arrcied for aetoil hold up final roundupof tlie trio that at tempted to rob tyerd service station at acton couple of weeks ago wag made last friday by chkjf mcpherson and county constable cookman kdyard armstrong alias edward warlng 25 trf keulo street wtdt toronto albort murphy 33 of avon crescent mount dennis and james currle 21 of den nkon road weston were taken into custody and lodged in hnlton county jail and appeared before magistrate mc llveen and uvro remanded until satur day march 2nd the trio face two charffes one of attempting to rob tlio servlco station while armed and second charge of stealing car in tor onto thomi tviendly hclptl tliere in no tiling that is mow welcome to newspaper office than tlie friendly subscriber who sendii in bit of news either by phoning by letter or by drop ping in at the office that li real good will and cooperation people come and go throughout tlur community bringing pleasant little ripple in coclal life but too often no one troubles to notify the local newspaper yet tiiewi little ltenia areappreelaudbyuioofflcoand read by everybody they ore not of great im portance but they aro part of the fabric of our living it impossible for small newspaper staff to cover adequate ly any dbtrlct without little volunteer lvlp and tub pa tit paksa tokea this opportunity to acknowledge appiecia tively uje many volunteora cattered here andilierc who iay to tlienisclvju perhaps tint put patca would like to know about that wlieroupon they kot we tluxnk those many good friends of acton wins group from elora 94 defeats brant ford in first game locals show heal form in defeating elora 50 in finaj group game in gudph saturday night firsgame won last night against nranffobyc2sroretleturn gamelntlrantforo tomorrow night bonfire and chicken dinner awajts boys after winning group honors llimmmmty whoarkindouougiijolii chapter jack kcntner went off and ac tan was two men short but held well orter went down to jlvo on cloae ona notify us when thlnga happen they are net only arjuitlng us but are helping to build up an attractive picture for our ouujde readers crease may their numbers lu vuuon nubt tuhiv evening visitors night tub kvknfno slfslfj diokhtkb whats tliut fellows trouble lie owe yu inoiwyv no but he wants to at the united church young peoples society when tlie societies of churchill and lhnehousu met with tlie local group tho guests were welcomed by tlio pre sident mr stewart and then rev stephenson took charge of tha meeting after uuhort sinesong mr stephenson led in prayer during the last hymn six membent of lhiiehouso society took iloces on tho platform for tho dovotional overcuaa tlie scripture lesson was in two parui and was read by mrs glbb and mv charles doug las mr dennis illll gave topic on winning discuiws for christ fouow id by prayer by mlst norma stephjrj son quartette comprising mlssw ebiiotivli andnorma tephensori and uev mr stophenson and mr kenneth stephenson wau rbtidcred mrs korr ably pieseiiud talk on chal lenge dure wu follow jftauv the lust number on this part uf the program was piano duett by muues eule davwi and norma ktephciisoil tlie remainder at tin evening was upeiit playing fro klnole and the ladks prbie was won by mtui iiuru johnston und the mens by mr powhr lunch was served by tho social committee aoton wins round in tlio uiird and final gome for group hockey honors lout saturday night acton won the championship in no uncertain terms when they defeated the elora rocks by 50 it mado tlio locals twelfth win in their thirteen games and decisive finish to the group home and homo games had resultd in uo on the round at 44 and this third guns on neutral ice was played for tlio final dccktlon tho guclph arena hod the biggest crowd of the year to see this encounter and ovcry avallablo means of transportation was hi use from acton to convey tho fans to the gamo when the two teams took tho lec each was greeted by chcerti that gave evidence that acton and elora fans were botn on hand in full force for tliti deciding game aftur tho first five minutes of play local fans know that icton was playing in top form and it was only question of the final count between these two rivals tlio locals started right off push ing the llay to elora norm morton filliped when right in and brown saved when gibbons was right through in tho first five minutes brown received skate cut on the head when ho was on the ice to save score the game wad held up while the wound was drcsaid play was around tlie elora net most of tlio period and only browns sensa tlonnl work saved tho elora team from number of counters oroer robbed uunncuf of nice goal when he was right in terry and norm morton com bined on rush but brown won uutinells went off for tripping terry and when elora was shorthanded brown was well smeared with flying rubber but was still good on all shots runnals played nice backhand shot but oreer tiaved tliere was ru lcoro in the ilrit period but acton had tlie best end of thu play with brown starring for ejora acton got down to builncss hi the middle session orccr saved when elora was right in but only two and half mlnutui had gopo when bus morton tooc brother normy pass to score for acton they followed up their advantage by cosing elora jack kcntnor missed by inches when brown came out of his goal to save score norm morton miiscd on brothers para and acton went in the goal masse but ndt the niblkir terry was right in on ajiass from bus morton but misled and bus hit tlie top of the net on terrys paui brown was both good and lucky but tlie elora do fence couldnt hold acton out then came the delugs with three goals in just that many mlnutus marzo acartjl it oiruhen he flipped in huffman shot to put acton two up bus morton made it three when he and terry combined and caught elora flatfooted with all men in the acton zone it wan nifo goal and nice combination plav minute walters got tlw fourthone uhen he took terrys posii on another niecbrejfwherteiorawaaaftahicaubh away from homo huffman went right in with joe kentner and terry and walters mfcsed runnells went off for tripping walters and waer follow ed for tripping norm morton per od ended 40 for acton and all tlio play around tlio elora goal and acton out playing elora by just ao big margin as the ficoro woud indicate morton druw penalty just before tlio period closed acton went on the defensive when when all elora was in on him and pither oame close to soore from faooon tills period was slower witn acttil on tlie defensive hlllis went off for hodlng norm morton when ha was right in on brown and then all tumbled into the elora goal but made no score bus morton nearly got hki third goal and itunnells nearly spoiled chances for aeliutout for greer runneils went off for tripping walters and hulf man und jack kentner went in the amost scoring column pisher went of and elor was two men short then from ixramble in front of tlie eloa net gibbons mode tlio count for acton brown caved nicely when three acton players were right pust tlie de fence und on him und oreer saved nice one when runnelki was right in on him elora missed anotlier nice chance when twomen only lud the goulkcopu to faeatf tatid jtrrr piade lovely stop when runneils was rljht lii on tho net phial icore 50 for acton and 04 on the round to win tlie group championship the lineup was acton oiver goal olbbons und jacx keiitmr defence morton centre terry und 11 morton wings walters muko joe icttitnur and hull man ultur lutes elora brown goal wwler and runneils deicuce 11 huiinells centre qulnn and pkihcr wings rldloy runneils roc lecher and hillis alter nates referee ernlo wortlcy toronto from 10c extra seat well the verdict was fairly decisive at lastl vt but dont ever think that elora wasnt game and out to win we doubt if many teams will bupply stiffcr opposition everybody was glad to bee selling ablo to attend tho game but regrot his injury kept him out of the play terry while sttti carrying several scars wus right in tho game and wait not handicapped by his injury huffman was in his first game in tlio group this year and put in good per formance and what warm homocoming roaring bonfire by those who btayod in acton it isnt tlio first tlmo tho boys liave been greeted thus after gama with elora but win or lose chicken supper at tlio dominion hotul was no mean item for tlio night of courso tho relish was better after winning the gome and as umial day or night acton band was part of tlio celebration and was on hand to provide musical note to tlie reception and our last picture of group cliam plons is dated 103031 therell be some new faces in uiu group picture and has dr nelson been tmlilngl looks as if it wouldnt conic off until the championship is clinched acton wins pirst oame in round one st judes of brontford was tlio first opposition acton met after winning thu oup and in acton arena tlie locals won by a3 score and will journey to brontford tomorrow night with four goal odvantogo for the second game the crowd wasnt ai large as tlio elora gamu and the icu was good prom spectators ctflndpolnt tlie ganio was one of the poorest seen here tills year us the visitors failed to provo opposition cnoueh to draw out the locals yipkoep ing itli the speed of tho game tha band furnished nlow music the locals luul it all over tha bront ford boys throughout the entire game but heros the way wo saw it in tho opener bus morton mluied on norms pass for tlie first cloto one baumgart went off for tripping terry jack icentner combined with prank olb banswuhtlio first goal coming from qibbons alio taftcr twoju lnutc3and twenty seconds or play jock went right irj again and brantford failed to get pitt acton defenco jack icentnor went off for trpplng acton outplayed brant ford even when the locals were man short gibbons and jack kentner were right in again but jordon tripped icent nor and went to tlio cooler huffman got tho second goal from mantos pass at loi and it was nlco goal tho period was pretty listlewi score 20 tor acton and little to worry about intlic4xpcnlngflftiik biwmd period various iri teres ting items of news oreer was good and lucky when bront ford had two mon right in on him add then another hit tlio goal post bus molldli rteeea oil otitice norm huffman went off for putting man to tlie boards jack kentner nont hot one at box might bo called lut box diver made nice save from mo georgetown ptre tlie houib of mrs on ohelph street georgetown was damaged by fire early pjldoy morning the house wns unoocqplcd at the time but was fully furnkihcd the firo which ws of un known origin caused damago to tbi extent of 11500 only two highways impassable in ontario traffic was abki to get through all sections of ontario highway but two yes terday according to department reports there were tlio bath road highway mo 33 from kingston to olcnora ferry and tho napanockaladar roads from mor risburg north to tho dundas county llac mid no kaladar to perth were heavy puis head in waur pall woman drowns kfcntelf dtipondciit and in poor health for wmio time mrs arthur pelon 55 of oakvllle drowiud herself on monday police claim she put her head in pall of water in tho kitchen of her lwrau chief constable david krr investigated and corner 11 stead decided an iu ciuest unnecessary she is burvlved by her hunbalid and son maurice holiday may 6th klngri jubilee canada on may 6th 1035 will com memorato tlio silver jublleoofthoklng national holiday will be declared and celebrations held in tho dominion and provincial capitate and cities and centres of tlio country mr bennett announced celebration will be held on parliament hill and each lieutenant governor will jam lncelebratlons in each provlnclalcapital tho mayors of all cltlcc in tlie dominion will be asked to organize similar celebrations pire at palermo lout week albert biggar was burned about tlio face and had his hair singed while at tempting to carry furniture out of his buudng home on duhdaii street palermo early thursday morning last the fire destroyed tlio large frame house which was occupied by mr biggar and his housekeeper tho cause is unknown gettlng light tho firo at fl30 mr blggur found tlio back kltclien wlnro there had been no tire since last fall filled with smoke ho aroused ills house keeper and then attempted to save the furniture assisted by neighbors only email part of the household effects coiijd be removed bronto hre brigade undr chief brny wus called and although tiiey made quick run the house wu practically dtifoycd and the boys dc otcd their efforts to watching nearby property meeting latt tliurrday evening the cardinal group of tlie presented literary and musical program tin chairman for tlie meeting was mr lowrle tlie flint number gave in pjay let form cliapter or two of tlie story madollne verchcrc olive rogos sang do you ever sit and dream after which tho cardinal kitchen or xhetxaintrtalrydwltlluch selections an sunshine susie and geo but td uko to make you happy the orches tra wau ably and humorously conducted by visiting artist norman wright before the play norman wright gave piano solo which was encored tho pay box and cox was delightful farce about two lodgers who all unwit tingly have rented the samo room and paid court to tlio some widow penelopo annie pinnlly having surrendered tlio widow to on unknown mr knox bo rnd cdkcovortluit4iieyuatulonglost tniaoviietrtid rigtirrtrttnttt mca rush jack kentner got high stick on the head that sent him to uy dressing room for repairs terry missed when he only luul box to beat man picked up nlco one from tho faceoff but falkhl to register terry way tripped by baumgart when jio was right hi and baumgart went to tho cooler nom missed on botlicr bus rebound and bud missed on terrys pass when right la on box acton was making all kinds or chances to score terry got tlia third goal from olbbons pass ut 18 30 for nlco one when jordon was right in oreer saved score nicely mar to missed when box wasdoitiiaud out ofliki goal walters went off for tripping and oreer took unotlur nice ono from mcbrlde murzo lllcewaj fulled to beat boit when tlio victors goalie mode sensational save play was little faster wltli score at 30 for acton but the locals still placing ua tfatil below stuildurd brantford carried another nice one ul on greer and tlielr iwitslng plays clicked little in this period it looked like goal from yyrry but tlie rebound was continued on page jtito former hydro adminis tration criticized higher fffllii may be anticipate she condhioo is allowed to contfi wumumt obeok accusing the former conservative oov cnimenls of sacrlfichig the rlghtu of the ioopjo huvo cheap power attorney ocncvhl roebuck told tho legislature yesterday that gross mismanagement and stupidity on the art of tho previous otlccholdcis had endangered the great niag system an mig make neoea sary higher rates for power from this source unless it bo reasonably expected that tho consumption of electrical energy in tlio niagara system will double in the next few ycani the people of the great central portions of the province may look forward to excessively high rales together with heavy financial losses for good many years to come provided of course that tills house is content to bit idly by and permit this condition to continue in consoquenco of payments to private power companies the commission suf fered deficit of sco 28 in its niagara uystem and hud depleted its reserves by that amount said the attorneygeneral the contingency and jhbolescence re serves which stood at 148l373s 1031 had been reduced to 4653437 per three houru the attorneygeneral aut hydro commissioner held the floor criticizing condemning and explaining at she oclock adjournment he had fin ished no more than onethird of his pooch and when he hi tnay his effort will rank as one of the longest ever delivered in ihe legislature band concert sunday evening ou sunday evening acton citizens band will provide band concert in the town hall at 30 fouowingrhe churrh services tlio band will be under tlie direction of mr maion and the fallowing proeram wfll be given old hundred by gulluuina piano selection band when love shines in by wm kirkpalrlck male quartette selected selection band land of dreams by gustov scliumon march bund on parade by red moock brass quartette one meeting hour by ployd strolah selection bund billy sunday fcy henry pllmore brass quartette lassie mine by 13d ward walt 10 male quartette selected 11 abide with me band by monk 13 god save the king ca on parade brothers tlie character were box harry ware cox alice taylor mrs bouncer plara bauer tlio meeting hljeotwluiwcrrgtngorncnttuoni anthem mre at bireeisvue panned by an east wind fire destroy od 415000 chopping mill owned by johnston at streetsvllle on monday and threatened for more than an hour the chief business block of tho village tlw blate believed to hava begun about the giuiolliie engine which drove tlie plant raced through tlio wooden trained building ha aplte of tho gallant effo ta of tlio fire department tlie fire starud at 40 and reduced thu building to ruins in half oh hour tlio brick store building adjoining was proucted by two lines of hose laid by tlm streeu vlue firemen but hot until tlio arrival of tlio port credit department at 30 was tlio fire brought completely undtr control snow and ideet delayed tho port credit firemen hi making the eleven mile iuu from port credit to streets vllle the chopping mill was completely destroyed toguuier with the equipment und small tock of feed groin and minor damage was done to tlie rear of tlie utore which was liberally dreiichud ith water jy tho firemen iri thutf erforu to prevent tlvo blajte from tqireuj ing tliu utock of uio store which was also owned by johnston buffered slight dmnage from smoke loss id partially covered by insurance visitor to the british industries vnit wlilch is now hi progrtks at london can not help but be favorably improved by the parado of canadian accomplishments imd ability whlchulie dominion presents kxlilhlts of manufactuied goods reveal that canada besidui being great agri cultural country rich hi natural vmrcotj lias also wide range of lndia trles canada is being represented at this important event this year by forty four individual canadian manufactarliig firms as well as by tiia canadian gov ern men which will have on extcnwlve and representative exhibit hi thflfimplr section in uio canadian section proper at olympla tlio principal manufaoturera of tlio dominion hjw dfeplayhig agreater variety of commodities manufactured or produced in canada uion ever before typifying to some extent tlio reaourotj fulncss and ingenuity of canadian ludus trai number of manufactures canadian foods will be on exhibit in cluding breakfast foods jelhc and honey rubber manufacture of ail descriptions ranging from automobile tires to toy balloons and erasers chew ing gum candles and other confectkm vrv ilminrs nnnnv huiiih twxuf parutions wotdilng machined cheese toys canoes gloves relishes school aud olfice furniture und packing coses are included hi tlie extensive display ol uhatnllanatorkjslartiualiiirot today coming events atmoilllculilt ul ucatitltfri cud cerli or otlitr kvcuti under lii licadiug aro clursj io ccalt pr line willi wiiiluiuiii ckirue tut any aiuiuiinctiiittit uf llie regular monthly mretlntf of th womens institute will bo held at the homo of mm browne on thurs day march 7ui at 3d dont forget the light comedy skit mm jones iditei tains by thu insti tute oji 1vuiuy night march 1st ut ebjht oclock in purbh hall dancing follow ing program adniudum 25c and 10c liidct dance uiidor uw ausplcks of aii nockbutu wonimvt liutltute will be held hi thu legion hall on wednesday march uth uuod music ajul lunch admuslon 15c includes lucky number for qullt twsm