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miikartu the acton free press thursday pebruar7 6th 103 paqk eoht ifeutfu blrtlu umrruf ad dwui if tamrtd la this colu wutot charm is miinrlii notice foe as4 no awr ujm tfluoul sm poetry richardson at her ut rmiden rookwood ontario on friday janu ary 3xt 1930 janet grieve beloved wife of john rlchardacm thatcher at ih home rockwood ontario on thurnday january 30th 1036 jane bailey widow of the late robert thatcher in her 88th year whsol at st joseph hospital ouelph on saturday february 1st 1s38 dvld ml wuaon husband ot tho late margaret hanna in hi mthyear burr at the home main street acton on monday february 3rd 1930 elisa beth jane beloved daughter of elisa beth and the lata donald james kerr cream15r at hamilton ontario on wednesday february sin 1036 gilbert creamer beloved huoband of jennie morgaoon in hla 77th year the funeral will be held on saturday afternoon with aervloe at the home of hat daughter urs prank rorophf acton ontario at two oclock interment ub falrvlew cemetery acton in mkmorjam mcxxweuj in loving memory of our beloved wife and mother mrs bert afodowtau who paased away february ftth 1935 sadly missed by husband and daughter the local cartoon fifth in group drawn by jack hol llngcr and john drake mr wensel decided to believe mr bopey next time ho tells him there are bear tracks in hut swamp mr weasel tleaoe if you cant help me please pfcoae dont help that bear the bear well bycrackie tiiafa the first time ive chased man up tree and had him turn into an owl pcals wabammmom tuesday was typical fcbruary blla xard ten belovr was reported hero yes terday wellington county nnlshed 1935 with surplus of 93740 never sure of road three nights in the rural hockey league jones boys dublin and york road arc tied for first place evekton and brookviujb second snow above ii havent accumulated much rust tho past week for shopping news and the buys the week consult the ads look at the label on your faiae pk3 we hope its renewal time motor trips are planned with great degree of uncertainty these days february an extra day tills year but still tho shortest month of the year change of 36 degrees in tempera ture watt made in twelve hours on tues day roods are pretty well blocked with the snow drifts and traffic badly handi capped the bear would see hu shadow on sunday all right lots sec tibc weeks more of winter isnt it therell be titty three uiues of tut fk 1sjj this year its good year to auhtjcribe for the home paper itittur irani george aays they had ulnylnch fall of snow in tlutt south ern state and were digging out itta nice to find out at leait that we dont get all the blizzard mike mlluakl woo ecntenccd to 12 months imprisonment and fined 500 and eots in police court when convicted on cliarife of permitting operation of still on premuej controlled by him in ouelph he was given another six mantlis on another charge of defrauding the relhif department in tmveuln uu ley ulghway car capsized above rockwood on saturday tho slippery highways have toado motor travel rather dangerous and it is quite common occurrence to sco car in tho ditch on moat every trip on tho road on friday evening truck driven by george taylor left tho roadway be tween the fifth and sixth lined it was solidly hosed into tho unow at the side thn mnii whon nnbariatu cre fty turnlng from tho game in georgetown an emergency truck was pulling it back on tho road on saturday afternoon car with three occupants ploughed into the loose snow off tile highway just west of roclc wood it was apparently travelling at good speed and turned completely over and landed on its nidi the occupants climbed through the doors which were upward westbound bus was art on the scene and the three occupants board ed tho bus with their baggage and con tinued their trip leaving thj car to be bowed into the nearest town none of them were injured several windows in the car were broken the thrill of having the car turn com pletely around in the roadway is one not at all uncommon for those who arc motoring highways are very dangerous for travel the main street section in acton is in very slippery condition lost thursday night in the rural league games jones boys pulled out another win in the first game from limchouse by tho score of 72 lime house put up quite battle and scored tho first goal but when the local lads hit their pace they drew out in fron rnd were never in danger of losing the second ahalr between york road and ever ton resulted in 11 tie al though york rood protested the game the score was tied when yorker made rush and when ho was about to shoot one of the evcrton players checked him from behind and both went flying into the boards and the puck went flying into the net referee bob anderson claimed an offside and wouldnt count the goal both teams were very evenly matched and york road who were con sidered favorites were given quite battle by tho fcverton boys tho last gamejvas more or leas just skating fcxerclso for tho brookvllle boys who rang up lflo ucore four of the rockwood uno boys never showed up in cluding the goalkeeper and substitutes had to be used with disastrous results it was no effort at all for brookvlllo to scon and uieir goalkeeper liad practic ally nothing to do tlie whole game he liad job on his hands to keep warm fl wnrw tnnpf iwpa yinrn flhituori robert wheeler georgetown after less than weeks illness robert wheeler native of llmchousc died at his homo in georgetown onr saturday hi hki aoth year many years an employee of tho cnr and the old grand trunk mr wheeler had been living in george town far tho past twenty years he cele brated the gulden anniversary of his wedding several years ago surviving ore his widow formerly miss emma jane hill one daughter ml bella wheeler georgetown and son edward of palmers ton the funeral took place on monday afternoon with interment in the limchoiko cemetery rev dr howard now serving falmexston con gregation conducted the service canadian business ruvitvw girnron ofpiefifcfce james dlain farmer mayor of wilton und onetime warden of hal ton county was appointed town clerk for milton this week while gproat became treasurer tho appouiunents were made to replace georao hems tree who after twentyeight years service as clerk and treasurer had retired among tho islands comprising yho west indies in one which figured largely in tho numerous fights which were stag ed during tlw lflth und 17th centuries in thn qnnnmiwtiln puerto ttirn review of business conditions in tho dominion during tho first ten montlfci of 1035 indicates uiat canadas economic recovery la still aolng itrong and tho betterment of 1034 has been unmtstak nbly extended into tho present year out of f4 significant factors considered in this connection 40 show improvement many of thorn reaching the hlghcxr levels ilnce the disturbing periods of 1032 and early 1033 buslnerj operation experienced marked advance the standing in august and october being more favourable than at any time tlncc september 1030 thin wfisduemalnlyto reeoveiry intlwbiin house york rood evcrton jlrook vlllo 10 rockwood line referee bob anderson on friday night dublin won by 21 score from eden mills to keep in ue for first place eden showed up stronger than in their previous games and should tuck some wins under their belts before long lome farmers and rockwood played to 2all tie after close txciung game with both teams dishing up good hockey lorno rifles and brookvllle played to 3all tie for the tecond ue game of uw night the army lads proved tougn opposition for the brookvllle team and the best they could do was tie gome alio wrorcs dublin eden mills lorno farmers rockwood lorne rides brookvllle referee joe kentncr monday night proved night of upsets when tho two leading teams were given another mark in the loss column the flrit gome between rockwood line and lome rifles naw the rock wood team take 51 win rockwood looked lot better than they did on thursday when they last 170 their regular team uas present and they made tlilner mighty interestlne for the army everton maroons loomed up as serious contenders for the championship when they whipped the dublin greenbhirts 21 it was rough and tumble battle with rpecial emphusk on the rough both teams uerc laying it on heavy with the fanu getting nil kinds of thrills dublin tried hard for tho equalizer but the maroons kept them out york road made threecornered tie forifrstplace liznliuy beat the league binding jones boji 21 in another rough miss efjzabeth russell wo republish the following obituary of miss elisabeth russell from tho rich mond hill liberal friends here of miss russell regret her sudden death and sympathize with those who are left to mourn many friends in unlonvillo and vicin ity mourn tho passing of miss ellxabetn russch to whom death came quietly early last monday morning at wellesley hospital following an illness of short duration from mi asthmatic attack she was tljb daughter of the late alexander russell and margaret miller russell and granddaughter of the late george miller of rlgfootfarmmarcham sister kutticrlne predeceased her soma years ago miss russell has lived in this locality continuously her chlldliood was spent on the russell homestead farm north of unlonvllle now part of glenburn farms filnce coming to uhlonvluo enlarged interests in tho various activi ties have been persistently and unsel fishly given as member of the pubmo library board and latterly tlc chair man she had part in the restoration of tho library from chaotic condition to one of high recommendation equally splendid service was rendered on the executives of the local womens insti tute horticultural society and relief committee nor were her church activi ties limited for many years she gave ucocssful leadership to tho muslon band in the former presbyterian church and ut the time of her death was an active member of central united church and life member of the large number of friends assembled at the rwldtnce main street on wed nesday afternoon to pay lost tribute and the impressive service opening and clos ing with the verbal rendition of the hymns to the hills will lift mine eyes and breatlic on me breath of god was conducted by rev owen of central united churcli rev frank rac of wlllowdale former pastor and rev mcdonald of aglncourt the scripture wjlectionii use during the ser vice wzrc ptalm 00 und rev 21 and the text chosen by her pastor was and god shall wipe away all tears from their ejes and there sliall be no more death mfcji ruaall is survived by brother william james russell his wife jean kennedy russell niece and nephew helen and kenneth russell large number of floral wreatlu evidenced the high esteem in which she war hjld and tho devotion of many friends interment uas made ln the lu lypln st com etc number of citizens report having been asked to save old newspapers maga zines rags etc for tho boy scouts in several instances the materials were never called for the st albons scout troop which is tho only official scout troop in acton is not making wasto paper collection uuiva1u kipling and tub scouts in the death of rudyard kipling the boy scouts lost not only strong sup porter and friend but one who had contributed very importantly to the founding of tho junior ranch of ths movement the wolf cuba when stock ing foundation plan for the projected junior scouts badenfowell found it in kiplings jungle books in tho story of mowglf the boywolf cub and the laws of the jungle animals tbia was the origin of the wolf cub promise tlie cub gives in to tho old wolf the cub does hot give in to himself the first wolf cub handbook was dedicated by tho chief scout to mr kipling and at largo scout gatherings tho great writer always showed particular interest in the doings of the cubs ho was member of tho scout council from 1923 to the time of ids death february clearing lines to moke room for sprink goods we have number of linea of winter goodfl at special prices just few aro listed here ibex blankets lorce sisd pint quality wlulo or grey per pair aa7 stripe flannelette 27 inches wlds llchi or daril or 65c at the tlie gymnasulni class on monday and thursday night at tho under mr arcarcal fcfltiux and young men tills leader has been conducting these claies regularly and those who have been hi the classes are getting along splendidly tlie badminton and table tennk are quite popular as well as the other games tho board meets tomorrow night when tlie progress on the new social room will bo reported as well as other plans for further activ ities program etc inff neusprint electric pouer and auto moblk and allied industries tho index ant tumbleaftair york road who wevc of physical volume of buslnci averaged 1013 gain of per cent over uio first period of 1033 in the first ten months or 1035 the index of mineral production averaged 10 per cent higher compared with tho carr res ponding period of 1034 zinc exports shoued sain of per cent decidedly heavier than their rivals liad big advantage the local boys tried hard to even thing up in the uit period but the sllwr foxes were too good dc frulvely and their right had lot to do with keeping the score down the scores were rocltwood line lome rlflea evurton dublin york yijaoucoatfasojjcico up 30 per 8panisii main cent and nickel exports 137 per cent gold shlpmentc recorded gain of 52 per cent while silver marketings were up 11 per cent coal production showed decline of per cent tlus index of manufacturing lncreaiud by per cent the output of np nt irusun uas discovered by christopher columbia in 1403 in addition to invasion of var pirates and free hooters frequently sack ed it vollowlng the spanish american wur puerto rico was ceded by spain to the united states the island con tains an area df about 3200 square miles with population of 143013 overwhelmingly native and thetvforc li ccn very tldckly populated tlie capital is sun juan increasing numbers of can adians have visited peurto ilico on the vagabond cruises operated by the can adian national steamship from mon treal during the mimmur and itullfux in winter while the united stated sup plies about 00 tier oent of the llunds imports there is considerable trade in codfish canada iupplylnk on third of the total quantity nearmmdluiul two thirds the bulancv coming from norway the united state and other countrhs tons showed gain of per cent revival the domestic demand for in dustrial equipment and durable goods was reflected in tlie primary iron and ithel industry the output of pig lroo increasing by 42 per cent and that of steel ingoui by 12 per cent production ef automobiles increased by 20 per one lot cnndren cashmere hose blaea to black only x3c mens underweak odd unot see theae 119 girbf toques while they lost 0c economy batts slao 73x00 oq your choice for tooke shirts 169 negular 00 to clear at each ties itrg 60o values only 19c one lot lined mitts only 39c wool socks good wdht pair 100 mllltur flannel work shirla only 69c one lot mens fine shirts keparale coltu sljl not all your choice cq sweaters sovcrol un on tho barsaln coijn tr ut halo lrlceii coma in and sen them other lines at clearing prices special values in grocery depart shop hero where you aro assured of quality merchandise at reasonable priced always during 1935 mnrlcham and the pallhcarers included james and william lauder john arm strong clark younp and lloaard stiver keferee minute jones boys dublin york road everton trronfcvtni wallers 11 lome nulw rockuaod line lorrn tarniers 1113 itockucod 13 umehouse 11 eden mills 11 on friday nlijht the follow inn tames ill be played everton vs rockwood 30 to 30 eden mills vs brookvldo 30 to 30 lornc rurmers i4me hoiue 30 to 10 30 referee duke arhic dogs scent smugglers specially trained police doits arc to find llllct narcotics and track nmurhlcra for tlie klanrso opium suppression bure or chlnu test of tlie offlchmcy in cltiimklank placed cldani chfcntf chuan cabin boy on the steamer kl anululnir behind prkon bars when the kuinglislnb arriwd in tlie port four of the dope hounds were unleashed they immediately headed tor chiangs cabin with inspectors of the bureau tetmrnttmirf xccotc ut th revealed quantity of narcotics and opium parapliernolla chiang uho liad been an incredulous onuwiker of the feat of the dons surrendered he confessed that hr wan in the liublt of takinir an occasional whllt of the opium pipe and hail also supplied passendcrs wlio were sliiillarly inclined readers of the free press have received between 1800 and 2000 columns of reading from 250 to 300 full sized news paper pages acton news up to the minute of going to press community news as recorded by live correspondents editorial comment constructive and educational messages from tlie business firms meaning money savers for buyers aztbc iskagls jikk ecyyltian vlnn carte and hbi band of spanish conqui ror cunie to mexico early in tin nlxilcnth century they met with atout rvjibttanc from tlie aitcii highly clvi luud xiwiuiiji al the ilikiiilardii dw lwlud the afctecd templij prcuilntf the nutlvfj into ulavery thcy dlncovervd hiany carvings of unuuty and trleicn indicating tlie cxuteilcd of wluortfon ixed religion pvoin study of out idobt and decorauooa on uio wulu of uie temples archaeologuu liuvo noted uby lonlan slmllarltle the axtcc rlitfkn wa one of many gods bebigin that re apct like um pagan belief ut ancient otveco and boow construction contract auards totalled su7gt9300 arnin of 35 per cent mvr the ilnt ten months of 1dj4 uhtle luudlntr ncrniltu luaud in gl citici in crexied by gl fl per cent tho production or wictrtc pouer uaa the hinhcat in slolssaky to skliknowliugi the lib lory of the iiiduhtry durlnr this llrt ton monthi of 1035 the total output if ou hud nothinu to overcome you wu 19101 570000 kilowatt hoiiu coin uuuld huve no wiiy or lompullnic our pared with 17153078000 in the lumu uul trtniuh anytuwly cun jtt in ptriod of 10ji ltilluuy car loatilnici cur und be curried up und down hill recorded uln of 15 per cent ulille semllnvaliil cni uullc quite dhitunco the krok operutlnn renilti of the on the vvl if they do niit hurry them cunudlun nutlonul rtallauj and th ukc but an uphill climb uil niuiclei canudlan ruclllc katluay inert lunif und heurt mountain climbinir cent und per cunt njpiflively 14 couruije iuudhitjj of rvo endur imporu shotted ktun of per cent tinee und dexterity owr the jtrst ten niimllw of 1034 und home joun people ivured hi liappy uxioru wire up 10 per cent umploy honua homei where ideuk are high nient lir nmnufuclurlug ihoued continu und coniforti abound may huve nn cun lmprovuiient from may 10j3 to lhe entirely wroiitf ttlia or themelv they end of october iujj with the udjuued inuy think they ure twn tempered when index standing ut 103 on november ai muturor fuct they never en counter unythlng to unipt to irritability luid impatience they may iuppowi tliey aru courageouii when they haw never been confronted with any tiling urrify lng dlttieultli uiuiitirri obatacleii ure necejuiury for wdf knowledge wc ihver know wliat we ure like until we ure up oguhuit mmicthlng tliut puta utringtli und couruge to tlie trjt we uicii mid out royal gueumi now 1lavinc splendok jofl mcrak miuiam hopkins svri it hon xuns uonaij coijvian tale of two somt ulhhil4 wlmt lu ulwuyu behind time tlie buck of clock why urtt theatre cuu kail kiecauae uiey uyv bi tur cities uu 2h cso 0ic myrna loy in ah for 200 for the we fiftytwo issues tess limn 4r wek start 1936 right by adding your name to the long list of those now enjoying the privilege ex tended or by renewing your present subscription for the new year our office is on mill street our stall an aitsyour coining and von will find it real pleasure to read the free press remember all for two dollars tne acton free press if you expect to sell you must advertise