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ht jvtjcm bfts sixtybrst year no 42 badminton club meets georgetown firat ameb are won by acton at the return games in georgetown in visit of badmlngton player troai georgetown lnt thursday evening ab aeton ymca uu local player woa from georgetown by 41 points tho return games are scheduled for george town tomorrow night tho visitors were mr and mm armstrong mr and mrs ic langdon mra dan and df mune the acton players participating were misses audrey mary and oral chalmers dorothy mcpherson messrs rfcld burnley gordon cooper marshall hlnum window dr pearen and dr buchanan the nollowtng is the result of oho acton ontario thursday april 6th 1936 eight homoprint pages five ccnta mr arthur mcdonald and win lar have purchased bakery business hi acton and with mrs mcdonald anil daugriteru will remove to that town next monday the mcdonald family liavo been lifelong residents or durham mid tho town greatly regrets tho lota of such good citizens though wishing them success in the how field art has been dyrhamlh fire chief for some years andiias tendered hkrcalgnumonan had several years experience with hendersons bakery hero and with ll brother in hepwortti durham review mr mcdonald is now getting settled in acton and has taken over tho edwards baking business held and cooper and ik armstrong and dr munc 11 and rumley and miss chalmers 11 and ll it longdcn and mrs dann and wlnslow and miss mcphereon 11 and 11 mr and mrs armstrong and dr pearen and dr buchanan and armstrong and langdon 11 and 11 marshall and cooper and 10 lang dan and dr munc 11 and 11 beld and miss chalmers 11 and 11 dr milne and mrs langdon and dr pearen and mian chalmers 11 11 armstrong and mrs darin and misses chalmers and mcphcrson 11 and 11 mrs armstrong and mrs langdon and dr buchanan and wlnslow and 10 dr milne and langdon 11 and 11 hlnton and marshall and 10 armstrong nd dr munc 11 11 misses and chalmers 11 and 11 mrs dann and mm langdon and on saturday evening mr butler of guelph will be at the to give some coaching to the club members scout mothers name delegates the regular business meeting of the scout mothers auxiliary was held at the home of uie president mm llaaard on monday evening the meet ing opened with the national anthem buslntsi discussion followed and plans to raise funds were made four dele gate were named to meet with the ym ca board mm paraeter and mrs hassard gave readings mra vangoosen gave paper on lord badenpowell word content was uoii by mrs par geler the meeting closed with canada and dainty refreshment were served by the hostesses durham loses acton gains broadcasting station at national council secretary pleas ed with progress of first seven months at the meeting of the acton com munity board of directors on mon day evening mr harry ballantyno as sociate general secretary of the na tional council was present arrangements were completed for the acton radio club to make their head quarters in the ymca and juncuoa as part of the octivlucs of uu an amateur broadcasting station will bo in stalled by the club and room will be arranged for the work william near one of tho club members has been granted his certificate of proficiency complete report of the ecven months operation of the as furnished by the general secretary mr maclaren shows that the activities of tho arc being used by the most of the member ship and as community centre the byiaws governing tho acton ymca were passed by the board and the fiscal year cliies on april 30th the annual meeting and election of directors will be held on may 27th this year my ballantyne took occasion to com pliment the acton association on the progress that has been made in the first wven montlk of its operation and point ed out that years of work would be re quired to bring the project to its peak of activity analj night trip group or abnt six school children who were tinging in the concert at massey hall lout night had rather trying experience the vision of mr mcdowell who was driving the car was obscured by uu snow storm and the car went into the ditch fortunately it did not turn over and no serloiu in juries were sustained by any of the load it won however four oclock this morning before the children ere brought home by mr jones who went for them th mishap occurred at brlttania nasagaweya the sudden death of annie easter brook dearly beloved wife of mr tanaley barnes of lot 21 concision nojua gnueyn near darbyville on saturday evening april 11th while sitting at the supper table came as terrible nhock to the whole community the funerul which took plnce on tuesday 14th was attended by iarre gathering testifying to the esteem in which she was held in the community tlie service was coliductcd by hor piutor rev it somerville interment uas made in ebenezer cemetery she leaves to mourn her low her husband and two small chil dren her father and mother mv and mrs james euterbrok nnd three brothers and one sister tlie deepest sympathy of the whole community goes out to the bereaved ones in their vu nnd sore bereavement mr and mrs ii nightingale and family of port credit vbiltcd in tlie home of mr and mrs arthur nlgu lngnlc on sunday mr and mrs daniel kingsbury of dundns spent easter ulth mr and mrs darby of knatchbull mrs caldwell of acton nnd mr and mr earl vannntter of fenclon fall visited mr and mrs kitchlng of coruhin on easter sundiiy council considers adoption of plan for collection of garbage citizens are making nuisancedin depotuiing kef use in various places payment may be assessed with other collections repairs at main street kridge will be considered at special meeting accounts and routine iiusinekh occupy attention of council funeral of late jas anderson the jugular meeting of uia acton council was held an monday ovenlng hi tlio council chamber councillors mcmillan mason and mccut cliccn were pruscnl in the nbsonce of the reeve councillor mcmillan was ap pointed acting reeve mr wilson of toronto waj present to discuss tho renewing of tho existing public liability policy for the town mr wuson was representing the lloyds insurance co of london the policy was renewed at the old premium coslj of 10o mrs ii mcdonald is tho acton agent for this company and tlie pollqy wai renewed through its ac am representative it was moved by mason seconded by mccutchecn that tlie clerk pay the following accounts mcdonald direct relief to april 1st 250 00 acton public utilities commis sion street lighting 15134 town hull und supplies pump house arena water and light power at pump ritchie agar coal mcbaln work on strtuu 674 93 3531 102 1780 coo insurance public liability 10000 jog to letter was presented from bcardmore leathers as follows to the reeve and councillors of tlie corp or the village of acton gentlemen we notice that household refuse is belna dumped rather indiscrimin ately nround the town und more particularly on tin euve of tlie pond along the creek and on our own property at the foot of john and elgin streets we think uiu should be drawn to your attention no that the matter can be brought under proper control in the first place it may affect tho beneril health of ths community and secondly it is causing difficulty in the operation of our tannery we understood that in allowing our crescent property to be used as dumping ground the corpora ion would prevent other town property from being used ns such we are having notice painted nnd installed on our property at the foot or john and elgin streeu forbidding dumping nnd would ok your cooperation in having the local police keep slinrp lookout for the penjins who are constantly dumping there especially after dnrk as tlie land uierc iboulr is becoming an eyesore alluring you our cooperation in thl matter at all timet yours very truly beard mo re leathers limited per go ii kohl another letter from the school board was read in connection with tho same nukincc us follows ii parmer municipal clerk acton ontario dear mv termer liave been instructed by the acton public school board to draw to tho attention of tho municipal council the fact uiat partly jiava been dumping tin cans and other ire fuse on tlie school grounds and would oijt that they take immediate steps to have tills nulsanc cease your early attention to this matter will greatly oblige yours truly the acton public scliool board it mcdonald secrctttrytreasurer the council instructed the chief cl police to prosecute any uhd all offenders wlio were caught dumping their rubbish on any of theue properties or anywhere else in town but the municipal dumping ground tlie council requcsli that all citizens wlio toko any pride in their town to cooperate with tho municipal olliccn in ccotdng to dump thclr rcfuse on vacant lots or holes about the town letter from the guelph general hospital informed the council that prcd alexander was wing treated as on in digent patient there tlie council instructed tlie clerk to write tlie hospital ut guelph refusing pay for pred alexander hospital account ns he was not considered an indigent and well able to maintain him jtlf tlie clerk had replies from bramp 11 nd georgetown municipal clerks utat lng that there was license fee ussej on operators of motion picture uicatrej in these centres irtbrampun fee of 25 li charged in georgetown an os csuncnt ol 71jc per scat is cliarged councillor mccutcheon brought to tlie attention of the council the advisability of having municipal garbage collection rjitcm the plan as ou timed by coun cillor mccutchecn uas tliat tender oe called for collectlni and the cost to nil resident made along ulth the water and light account the mount would prob ably be 5c per ueek for domestic col lection it uni felt by the council tlmt some thing had to be dne nbout the main street bridge over the thool creek councillor mccutcheon suggested thati tile be put in the creek connecting the sidewalk and highway bridyes and the ditch filled in this will do auny wltli the guard mil on one side and broaden out the narrow space on the hichwuy special meeting or the council will be lield en monday to discuss the pro posed road widening nnd the garbage collection at this time they will luive prlcet on the nrloit uays of dolnf thee necessary improvements nnd they will be nble to come to better decision tlie funeral of the late james jl an derson loit priday afternoon was larijcly utteided by rrlciid frvjn this district and elsewhere where he uiu so well li low 11 tlu hrvice at tho homu and ut the gruve was uilurbd by his pastor i14v iknnle the pallbearers were mcisrs charles and prcd aiidcrson of acton victor anderson kuisagaweya will andcroon milton bert anderson brampton and stanley anderson horn by intermrnt was rnadehf fulrvlejtf cemetery ac ton ahs literary relief accounts meetingthursday 357 was iiven by croup one who provided varied irojrram two more meetings in contest united wms easter meeting other societies guests at meeting mrs sinclair of toronto guest speaker the easter thank offering meeting of tile women missionary society of the united church was held in the church last thursday afternoon the president mrs barberee was in charge und conducted an eaiur service or worship issbtcd by miss ncfcon wlio read th scripture lesson and mrs brown and mrs alex mcdonald who led in prayer numbers from tlie womend mblon ary societies of llmcliouse hockwood the baptist church and the church of fenglattd acton were guests and wel comed by mrs ii caldwell who also welcomed und introduced tho guest speaker mrs sinclair of toronto member of the dominion board cf canada wlio gavo on inspiring ad drc2 on tlie trend of missions and told of convention held in atlantic city and the interesting oddrtcs given by the returned missionaries wlio were present following tlie reception of tlie thank offering rev dr morrow and miss jean mrrow sang duett accompanied by mrs mbrrow mm brtiwa closed tlic meeting with prayer refreshments were served and social lialf hour was enjoyed group one was in choxuu of the literary society meeting at tho acton high schoj last thursday uftcrnoon the judge wnc mlai taylor vnd messrs hlnton and hassard tlic program was varied on and included dialogue by irene mclean olid dorothy barber reading by bill malnprlxe if eaiter be not true bella uosxett contributed the solo love lassie and morearct arnold monolboc and bill turner reading tho ilrut part of tlic school paper was read by jack dunn holidays was the subject of discourse by eileen brccn jack noble tfuvc mouth organ and banjo number in dialogue number helen mooney and mary levers appeared in beetle from ladkis college sunshine ileclje was recltatin contributed by jamie lamb glrbi cuartelte number was uivcn by irene mclean irene altkci dcaialua mcplmil and jeott beiuils detention class was the tubjcct of sketch by jamie lamb dirk vangoozen bruce pargeur bill robertson and eileen brctn tlie quadrille was dance number by helen mooney bcilc vlclters jean benle mary itobertcon irene mclean helen malnprlxe etta swackhamer and venia joe tlie vocal solo was taken by bruce parbctcr the second part of tlic paper was given by dirk vaa gcoxcn tlie concluding number was tlu campbelfcj are comln by boo jvioutt and jack holmes jail opficials oismissed police catch trio wanted in guelpj stetuorijj william mciceown wortls lias jilnt been received of til death of william mckcowh con of the late mr and mm david mckcown of acton jit tialmn arm on tues day april 7th he was bom in crui touivjiip years auo wheje he re tided until loofl when he went to britlsii columbia in 1014 he was married to gertrude beddlnuton who survive him and family of live children two boys and three girls two brothers also re main rbert of iyrnle bc and chu of acton miis sarah van1tjj7i native of lvmtejhir towiuihlp mri sarah vunlliel pued uniiv on smii day at her home it murray street hamilton she was the widow of the lute ahnrt vniillett and was born it speyulde zh years ao sin has resided in hamilton for the patt twenty yeirij htr husband pridiaciased her three year uti fatiilly oihvesoiuundiive duughjem maim ui mourn her loii uiui revert her incmury they are wubert uibrt john gtore thma mr appleton miu tiionuu mi wllstm mrrf kiiroppflsh all of hatnll ton and mrj munur of detroit mich one bro tlier mr james mills acton tli fiuuuml was luld on whluosday witit uiurment ut hamilton mr ujid mrs macarthur and jutns milki of acton and mr and mrs win buck of cmmpbciville uttejtaicd tile funeral fellowship group leads the christian ivllowshlp group had clurcc of tlie meeting of the united young peoples union on tuesday even lug nnd ml ruth oibson won lender tle devotional part of the meeting was taken by mr stewnrt and mlsi ilnl wlu011 items on the prognim included saxnphnue solo by blnt rmistltn reading by nell mcnabb and vocal duett by mlj marjorle nnd ornce gibon the topic wnri entitled the morning watch and was taken by mlvi kitty savage shoppers guide the fullouhig are tlie iuqe in uhirh atlvertimentm apivear in tills vrilw ire lvesjj pij li carroll crocery uunia rapu pace saudu tea ontario guv rniiiciit pile all itwal cencprt jnlin rjif huiule tliuna herb tol itirrw grtwvy pj wikklii rfn itaehtiii pjl tax atic llwrae wallaef crgnry thtultv llray rhlrk hiuhrry wright kcllotfty kvuducu paitwi kciium kytxiueu pjuht sluiuauturnl munului ivolun itait wright buxlu libr lury of prufnadoiutj sirtt fcugw iwi1 telephone co kfl luktu ktoducu kelly aitkrrt piix wl tulbot ttyl tliu wttenoa kuiem suel kvodau social items of interest tlie how inn aocliil items gleaned from the toronto telegram will read with interest by many friend here or mki edna hendenon brideehct or the ueek now resident of toronto ml fdnri tnr ir nfhtrinii rlnge to mr herbert collins take place till wiek in old st andrew church 1ms been the guea of honor ut many delightful prenuptlal event among her hnsteses have been mr e7 orienuny nnd ml marcaret graham who tntertalned at miscel laneous houcr mrs george wlio gave tea for the popular brideelect ml mart carson cup and sjiucer shower mr ethel van alstlne 11 bridge miwi eleanor collm ten and mr oreenway 11 luncheon the at tendants at the widding wlll lw fs iluulersoii or preston mntnmo lionor mbj margnet graham nnd mns muron carjon brldismaid strachan svmington bi st man nnd mr genrie smdei mid mr arthur ii uderson usher mrs charles id ucu rsun enteruined ul 11 eliarmlnitly nrrn ngtd troilseau tei on wedmsdu ufternnmi fur her daugh ter mi edll mae heiuleism uilee murlage to ii herbert colliru uki plnct at old ht andrew church satirdav spring llowep wtrr an idciui decorative te in he living room alien the hiltc in gown of vion flilifoirviurioihik ut and corngi uf tallsnmu rti rei hid the tiiaiii giiesti uith her daughter who had ihuen pretty jacket frfck blue printed tilth tn with imikjtiet or violets mrs dciilviiiriyldriuidmrj gttvnuuy presided at the leu tuble in the dining room which uati rntred with poinu duvuul elttth ami deep wllvr tapers ui matching holders mrs lltiuleiuui mul muigjtvt oruhluil uui marion carson and mba kleaiur collins were the iubuits knox guild visit st andrews guelph goodly number ol the knox guild journeyed to guelph on monday even ing to lsit the st andrew guild arfniimilluiiukmtudiataiiidpyjttrabir ending hoc uc cliaso between mount pleasant and brampton after guelph gnruge had been broken into and car stolen three men uere arrested by polue priday morning tlie capture cf u12 trio was elfectcd when blouout forced their cur into culvert and provincial officers pursued them on foot lirina shots to warn them the men held cave their names ac russell wcslnger 23 of guelph and robert johnson 25 and charles wil liams 10 cf toronto they were taken back to guelph by acting chief duncan to face charges of breaking and entering and theft provincial constable ii owens traffic officer ray hodcon and con stable ernest armstrong recognised the occupants hi car near mount pieanant which was proceeding towards bramp ton they chased tliem at fast clip nnd at the junction of no 10 and highways blowout forced the fugitive into the ditch the three jumped out or the car and turted to run across field traillc oiriccr hodgon captured johnson and when shots uere fired in tlie air to warn the others wessincer surrendered rerdon uas thrown around the area and later in the day through information given by farmer williams was caught near the sixth line by hodgson and chief andrew herkei slink up hi tlie stair of wellington county all following two investigations in recent mantl led to announcement from tlie provincial secretarys depart ment over the weekend of tlie dismissal of major lorne cciby for 15 years jad gvernor and hlr chief assistant turn key prcd topham jack clark president of the local branch of tlie canadian legion lias been named to succeed governor cctiby topham juccuor 1ms not been on nounced dlsmlii of tlie two officials is uitder to have resulted from an inquiry conducted into affnln at the jail by department inspectors few months agj and more recent investigation by mcjnnnett inspector of prlons and county jalbi into the escape last wceu or valmore prlmeau primeau obtained hk freedom uhen he fled through ground floor window in tlie jail office he has not been re captured tlie changes are to become clfectivc in may arc passed by esquemnk council other items in monthly aleetinfr of council the euquiving council held their rigular monthly metiiig monday afleriumui j3eputy reeve robin iuiii cuncluors wilson howard may and edwin hurrop were present reeve cxiirge currle presided at tho meeting the minutes of the last meet ing were read and confirmed communications were read from tho department of hlghwayt the dcpart ment of public welfare tho town of georgetown and the department of agriculture moved by edwin harmp jeconded by wilson tliat uie treasurer lay the relief accounts uu prcsentd by uie relief officer jt3857 carried moved by may seconded by robinson tliat the treasurer pay tho road sheets us presented by tlie road superintendent 10070 curried by motions the tremurer was author lied to pay tlie following ucoounts sonfcrd taking mrs wilson to toronto general houpltal 00 john robb taking mrx sprlng stcba home from hamilton general hospital 00 bennett taking wm dlckbi son liomc from toronto gen eral hcspltal 500 dr mcallister half feo for confinement re mrs barrow 1350 county office supply company supplier 34 83 board of hydro oommlssjoncra georgetown stret hghui at glen wllllamj hydro electric power commission bramptcn lights at council cluimber township of chuiguocousy to onethird relief account of gino zilio eakins rerund an 1035 taxet wrongly g3 bjii teleplione co tervices g7 department of agriculture care of whltelock 114 ji lbs warble ply powder b3ll moved by robinson seconded by may tliat tht council do now adaurn to meet monday may llthat 30 pm or ut tlic call of tlie reeve carried 55 23 827 1820 suppeft club tlie lait meating of ihc season of tlic dublin and ilannockburn girls sup per club uas held at tlie home of mr and mrs clarrldge on monday evening when the girls entertained their mothers and few other guesu who are interested in junior institute tlili claij lias been studying uie making of supper dlshes nnd the appetht ing supper prepared by the girki on monday evening proved tlmt tills project has been well studied during uie winter toast to the girl was given by mrs george somerville tconded by ml5 edna rus ell nnd mki margaret brown replied fur the club after supper po grcjive euchre as played uia prise campbellville mr and mm owen barteaux and betty rjient the holidays at tlie homo of mrs carbert mr will elliott of chatham visited his mother mrs elliott for feo days lait ueek messrs crawford mahon or kitch ener and david mahon of windsor nrc home for the holidays the friendj of mrs jolin mahon will be pleased to know that her health is improving miss ruth bell is tlie gueu of miss marlon gastle of lowvllle tilts wcecc large number from uie village at tended the funeral of mrs taruley barnes uhlch uuo held from uie family residence to ebcnezer cemetery on tuejiay dn monday afternon at uie regular meeting of the ladles aid mlsu cora ingltts uho ls bride or thi ueek was presented witli lovely sliver hutter dish corn made brief reply and after cup of tea and lunch the meeting dispersed mv and mrs currle entertained tln nt tlnt fflppjlq trt riilf opening uith selections by the orchestra under the direction of mv splel vvgel scripture lesouuas read mkji unma mcdonald vocal sools uere given by miss elizabeth orr and mr eddie jnmtson mm mainprize gave paper on worry and mlss laura hall cup on tlie art of living well musical selections were given by wm hall vocal duett by mu bessie rawlinjf and mr niniiin glbon male quartette consist ing or meirsn gibs11 spiclvogel simivon imd smith und bnui piartette luimberi by gibson splllvogil simiuon and bvrne and violin duetts by splelvogel und jack hiiliih mr clarence henderson was rhainn in and mr andrew quarry nr guelph lid hi game nfuruurds boutitlful jupjmr wu provided the guelph oeietv and vote or thanks uu tendered by mvt bruce nnd secondd bv in hrwn easter pageant at knox church winner bting ml jessie mcgregor and the oraime hull on monday evening mr wm bracken vote of thanks on sunday evening an easter pageant entitled tin easter guet was pre sented at knox church by the pastor and choir the uervice uas in charge or the young wometai auxiliary the cripture and slorj were uiven by tho pastor und lib was interspersed by the easter numbers by the choir these included teaster glory opening selec tion qifti springtime ladled choir tlie friend or all the touci or the saviourv haiul choir ulth ml iois atkliuson ilolst ilosanna soli thou arrthe dhrlst mr wm burton njw the dij over on the crai male voicft nie girt or ufe mr salt was it uie organ it uas must impressive nnd forceful presenta tion of the easter mege uils tendered to mr nnd mrs clarrldgi for the use of their home by miss ann black tills club will compete with other club of the county on achleve ment day in june mo ol fer for services of fire truck accepted latt miss marguret service of toronto la vlslting her grandparents here miss margaret xicmillan is vlaitlng with mrs thoi ware in acton mrs mary moore of toronto ls tpending few das nt her home here deputation from nelson township council waited on milt town council in regard to securing the sirvicetaof uie milton eire ilrigudcv truck uhen barn liivse or grus lire orcur3 in uie town ship tlie township council being ullllng to pa the town j50 every time the lirigude and it truck responds the offer will be accepted providing the town ha en ugh iurplus hose to light any lire uhieh occurs during the truck ah nee from the town coming events amiiiiivbtrnitulb mccliucb on oilier kvrnlt uinler tin hrailnil are charkfl 10 teitt lr linr wiili minimum cluvg lr any tiiiiimik iiiimt of jjc aipoinfe principal annminrf iiiint made till week that mr ii warden ls llu holt orvvttim hotirdofkjuication for the priiiclpuvhip of weston high and vocational school mv wirdwi iris ben vluivinrljuil of the for uie past two yean he succeetied mr alei rusiuiuiiwho held hi iuklt ion for s3 yean tin school huj staff of 3ti uuchem and un enrolment of 1100 puplk mr wordeti wmt bom and rabjvl in acton and utunded uie isablle und high school ik re und friends of hu boy liood duy tender congrutulutloils on his preferment knox easter mee the caster thank oifering meeting ut tlie or pm chinch was lield on tliurduy nfteruocui with giuwl nttendunce number of in nienibi bebag received rs blow presided und rs oier haul chargfor uie demotion an huphutlouai ulutrated kcluttf uas given by mr mubiprii it wm entitled llw xjght of uie world uie ixctui lwuig iprxbducuoitaf of famous masurpuces und dealing with uie euster utory mlyi elixubeui orr oan lribuud wdo itefrualimeiiu were served by the social committed greenock class wllimi west 01 mecng 80 jr helen jv edwin mekeowii gov ul uul mccutcheon sr ill edim aitken 70 jr iii wnnda rutledge 814 viola 1ietcher 74 ralph mckcown wtia herlverlkutiairvs besie imdv sr ii aejjie allan 04 jf ie emlc iiiomprjui ih jr hoy hulovltch imnier shirley heather abtnt on account of llliteiis barbour teacher an alllocal tulent concert vvlll bj prejentwl nevt wednesday evening april 2nd in acton town hull under the umpires of acton minr ball club pro gram und tickets are now out third annutiv euchre and dance of acton liberal asmcaltum in act6n town ijlte lunch and natal iiuilc uiuid jowlaj iveuing to uhlch ull are invited tliew is no admijijmi clmrge nuvting of tlu acton tad to club will be hrw tjnitfht enmrsday at 700 pm in the club rooms acton ymoa mr jordun loiwtxui of torouto will uive technical talk all uioac inter ested hi short wave radio transmitters uhd receivers are cordially invited attend