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fiftyfirst year no 34 thursday morning february 18 1926 acton ontario canada thursday morning february 18 1928 single copies five centt the acton united church of canada minister rev r e zimmerman b a- parsonage willow street 11 00 a m the pastor subjcot god the fnther first of a series of seunons on the doctrinal basin of 1hc united church 2 30 p m sabbath school scaalon- 7 00 i m the pastor subject brass cor gold younpr peoples learuo on monday at 8 oclock prayer service on thursday at 73q- presbyterian knox church acton minuter rev a c stewart mj a manse willow street 1100 a m tho minister subject tho call of a prophet soo m sabbath school and bibles classca v0o p m tho minister subjoct tlio chtlstlan standard monday s 00 p m young peoples guild strangers leaving nddreis with the ushers will bo called upon by the tastor the baptist church acton james w boyd pastor 1100 a m tho pastor a helpful rricmago for christians 3 00 p m sunday school classes for all 700 p m tho pastor subject repentance fifth in series faith of our fathers monday 8 00 p ni young pooplos meeting thursday 7 30 p m prayer and praise meeting all welcome announcing c a tremendous sale of home furnishings beginning in guelph today with prices cut deeply on ah the beautiful rugs -i- and a great many lines of window draperies j special notices 4dvetttemems inthia column a cents per word ltnlraufn charge 30c per insertion pound wrist watch owner rnay recover same by applying at frep press iffj0e wanted llrl boarders wanted apply at w kellys grocery stqbe 34tf malp st acton r op second line erin on monday evening february 8 a rod soar- apply t free press off10h found qn fobruary 8 small pig in n bag j on acton highway between aotqn nd i r sch own may i have same ny puynvff expenses apply j wm mcdonald phone 08 r 23 b v kenyon vphalbtcrlrtk and picture framing furniture auch as organs bedtj bur eaus washstandg etc made over into useful modern designs cabinet work of all kinds 332 phono 142 acton clearing auction sale tho estate of the late phil scnnow lot 16 con 3 eramosa sale of live stock implements andfurnlturo on monday february 22 roy hindley auctioneer erin phone 16 r 6 clearing auction sale tiordon w thompson lot 28 con 3 eihn swill jiold a clearing auction sale pf farm stqck and hnplements jn fri day february 26 y roy hnsftle auctioneer n erin phone ib r 6 for sale 5 tube radio set complete including aerial b batteries a batteries lpud speaker battery tester ear- phones and extra tube will guarantee this set a rare bargain at 19500 worth 1140 00 apply itebsors store clearing a sale w- j sutton 161 u aiu ullb bijnr two miles north of oapringe will hold an extonslve clearing auction sale of farm stock grain etc nn tues day february 23 everything in first- class shape r j kerr auctioneer farmers and home gardeners who appreciate best qualify reasonable prices ano fair dealing wiix do well to pur chase from pelham nursery co apply j burungham r b no 4 rookwood ont wondebtand fruday february 19 by mary ronoi ts rlnohnrt bfarrlnk vilfrthliijvnmjind perry j btarripk vhklhiu vnlli and perry x jlarninril enmortv why hen- ato kellx jtoliun i saturday february 80 thank you a story of tho tnmlnr of a own of hypocrites ntarrlnf jncauellnn logan and jqoorg ourlcti comedy a bailor papu fox ncwfl tuesday february 23 night life ot new york suirrlntl dorothy qlnh rod i41 koauo and brneht torrenco chapter 7 ot- the flgrhtlnr ltljnflftr comedy bjteedy mur- rlnkp v coming the midshipman tylth rnrnon navarro keg r l gregory son a special purchase of the newest styles in bridge lamps junior floor lamps and table lamps to tie addea to tfie sale pt phenomenally low prices news of local import the home nowi appreciated tho frkk press comes regularly to hand and makes lis feel nearer home in a physical sense and i must bay fills a place in our interest difficult to describe it is a treat to rend news comments and reports of auch a rare high stnntfard rev j gulp berk- ely california baptist church anniversary rev andrew lmrie of kitchener preached ihoming- and evening an acton boys preferment mr george agnew son of mr find mrs george r agnew mill street is reported to lavo been promoted to be manager of the largest branch of the detroit saving bank in detroit this is one of trie oldest banks in michigan the fhkb pjikss has pleasure in offer ing congratulations to this young man who to proud to call acton his blrth- pace farm directors at reformatory retires mr j r pry farm direci r of all public institutions of the pi ovlnce under provincial secretary gdle in cluding tho ontario reformatory has tendered his resignation to take effect on the first of next month mr spry has purchased a farm in guelph township and intends to give all hlsj time to its management johnston fractured ankle a johnston of calvary wooiblankets and bed spreads too spring housecleaning just ahead fcleararce pricey avail able now a feast of opportunities for careful homemanag ers savings that will make forehanded buying richly worth while you vill be mply repaid for your tiprie and trouble in taking a trip to gtielph this week d e macdonald bros ltd daily gloging 530 p m- excepting wednesday at 1230 noon and saturday at 90o p m rov j a rev j baptist church toronto who has ac ce n cajitojtalbotstreetbaitlbt church london had the misfortune the other day to fall on the slippery pavement and fracture his ankle afitier tlio mcnthcly meeting of the teaching statf of calvary sunday sunday schood last week a surprise visit was made to the parsonage when mr f k harris tho superintendent presented him with ti pled of silver ware yeoldctimeviuagequartette beitjrn engagement in the united church acton wednesdayfebruary 24 at 815 oclock auspices of the young fe6pie ltague betty thompson mackenzie contralto w h noma bass daisy larush mcadam soprano a c chapman tenor and director mrs a c chapman accompanist miss pearl carter elocutionist an entirely new programflle request nurjibere of oldtime songs will he given one op the rare musicai treats you jhouud not mis3 adults 26c cruldren 15c educational series no 3 if not a why notn ow i for it if you hpyo tplcd various means and have not received re sults there is aflfbe pauac for it haye yqu ponsultci n chiro practor ahnut it if not why nqt now chl- ftrbrtrtndft w advance ii hlnce the advent of the xhfiy nnd the neu- rocalomotor piolously we hnd holdy to rely upon tho sense of touch now w uso tho neurocalo meter shlch shows where and qw much trouble there la then tho xray which given you a plcturo of tho actual conditions existing showing whether anything can be done or not the neurocalometer gocti huh further by liowlng your progresh trom day to day osr well a showing what in done each day hi done correctly chlroprafctlc is npnllcablo to nearly all cases acute or chronic if lntereted drop a card or phone isow georgetown house calls in acton monday and thursday p m nielsen 1he chiropractor 16th ysar of praotfce straight chiropractic 1 xray service neurocalometer j r f now the inqst complete and uptodateoffice chhoprac- tlcally in ontario lady attendant oflloe jiour at heotge- tpwn wtfdrssiday and satjtdaysld 5 tijft tn h om and appolntmont fthpnelbo return fare lild ya itmjlql to geoptetolsn lome v neurocjalomfeter tfl- bequests in aylmer postmasters will thelatel5 h trice postmaster of aylmer left hiav will the following bequests it ie my wish and inten tion that the elk head and moose head hanging in the front lobby of the post office shall remain where they are nnd be tho property of the general public as a sjlght token of the kindness and consideration shown me by l all while occupying tr position of postmaster these- two heads are very valuable and are always greatly admired by our citizens and visitors to aylmer they were always greatly prized by mr price express try itl and welcome an enthusiastic young sunday school man in town gives this zero weather invitation to the adult men class in h p wl 1n cold room and freeze dont trudge on the bleak streets and sneeze dont shiver out in the breeze at 230 oclock on sunday just come to our sunday school and bask chance to welcome you is alt that we aak keeping warm theres so easy a task youll still eel gonial mondy this will apply res pecting any of the adult classes in tho town therell be n welcome and a cozy bpot for you t georgetown guild visits acton a very happy time was spent at knox church on monday evenlpff when a large number of yqung people from georgetown wje gniepre of the acton guild- th yshorj provided a splendid irrogra mmo consisting of educational and musical numbers at the close of the programme a group ing contpsf was entered into a bountiful lunch was served by the social committee of the acton guild after lunch an impromptu programme of readings and singing was given the meeting was brought to a close by all joining in auld lang syne the visitors returned home on the 1141 radial car bad weather spoiled suighride owing to tho inclement weather tho ilflyfrlntr prrtv wllfh n iilaft for monday ovenlngs meeting of tho united church young peoples league had to bo postponed upward of fifty leaguers had congregated at the church ready to brave the elements but the programme was changed and a social evening was spent in the church games were played and there was a ball throwing contest in which mr nell mcnabb proved successful after the games a lunch was served and a muchenjoyed social hour wna spent by all next week tho canadian clrla lntralning have charge af tho meeting can njnph anf- 8t wart wddia a quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized at uie homo of tho brides sister mrs m steele 10 silver ave toronto when bertha daughter of mr and the late mrs james stewart acton became tho bride ofmr robt cunningham oldest son of mr and mrs j cunningham of drayton by rev m toll of woodgreen united church they were unattended the bridewas bocomlnglyttttlred in rose wood georgette carried a bouquet of sweet peas and mafdenhalr fern and wore the grooms gift a white gold wrist watch after the wedding sup per a reception was held later they left amidst showers 6fl good wjshca and confetti tfiey will reside in de troit i far ayy rsadapa a render oc the fwew niuejrftah the denominational courtesy pf tho congregations f of the united church and of the picabytcrian church re sulted in large congregations at the anniversary services in the baptist church last sunday both morn inn and evening the capacity of the sacred edifice vas taxed pastor boyd and his people wero much gratified whh this fraternizing of the minis ters and congregations named thero was the manifestation of a christian spirit of brotherhood and there was inspiration for the preacher of tho day rcv andrew inirio b a of kitch ener was the preacher of the day ho expressed his pleasure at meeting tho acton ft lends again for he had on two picvious occasions enjoyed their fellowship ajid tho privilege of ad dressing them at the morning service rev mr im- rle announced that his theme would be the sweetest lovestory the world had ever heard tho beautiful inci dent of ruth and naomi was the basis of this discourse and the elo quent description of the woman of decision and the important conse quences attendant upon her affection ate and determined attitude clustered about the following verses of the first obapteiof ruth and oppah kissed ier motherinlaw but ruth clove unto her and ruth said entreat me not to leave thee or to return trom following after thee for whither thou goon i will go and where thou lodgest i will lodge thy people shall bo my people and thy cod my god where thou diest i will die and there will i be burled tho lord do so to me and more also if ought but death part theeand mc it hs fine he said to meet a young jman today whdhasar will for his own especially if it is used in the right way keeping in touch with god la always safe leaving the path of duty and taking tho plane of dls obedience is always unsafe there is no neutral ground clod will hold you in the straight line of duty if you lan to gp that way if in touch with god youre a blessing if you are out of touch with god youre a curse throughout the discourse there was impassioned exhortation to christian people of all the churches to live true lives and to make ag gressive evangelistic efforts christ jesus my lord is a living reality he declared young men of the rising eon oration god challenges you to do your best for him young women god is expecting you tobe women of ing to the community the winning touch was in ruths heart where thou goest 1 will go there must be clear ueparatlon between the world and god where you go lord i will so the evening sermon was based on the 20th verse of the third chapter of revelation behold i stand at the door and knock if any man hear my voice and open the door i will conle in to him and will sup with him and ho with me christ was here port rayed os the celestial guest out side tho door thero was a strong evangelistic tone throughout this ad dress as there was in that of tho morning in his introduction the sneaker referred to the marvellous possibilities wrapt up in the congrega tion before him if god could pro ject us out of our constituency as real live members what a transformation wouldtako place pirst the per- eon at the door who is he ho is the creator of the universe he is the burden bearer ho is the saviour of tho lost and the lord of glory secondly the position he takes it is a standing one this suggests deep i concern tenderness and love he de- sires to take hlssrigbuful place in our lives he is deprived of such because of our indifference carelessness our qhlsi social and personal miss lizzie storey bower avenue ts seriously ill misa nettle gowdy of guelph visit ed acton friends on sunday miss may lindsay went to toronto last week to visit friends there miss lillian byrne spent the week end with friends at georgetown mr e a brown of toronto was a weekend visitor at his home here mr and mrs john s moore iett on monday for their home in dundas miss bertie smith of toronto visit ed acton friends over the weekend mrs a mctavlbh is visiting her sisters at egmondvllle and klppen miss jean kennedy was home from toronto university over the week end mr churlea mann of port colbornd 1b spending a week with his parent here 3r miss vera harvey of the teaching staff of toronto was home over the weekend mr harold wansborough of tor onto visited at hist home here over tho weekend mrs h s wilson spent tuesday with her mothe mrs anthony in georgetown new siren fire alarm proposed beardmore co generously agtfen to have installed on their boilers at the session of the council on tuesday evening councillors parker and holmes were present and reeve mason occupied the chair the fourth renort of tho finance committee recommended payment of the following accounts qtnsral account bell telephone co services 6 15 r m mcdonald insurance s3 08 j r kennedy insurance 38 67 r j wallace labor on streets and walks 14 75 woodhall mckay flour for charity 5 20 waterworks account w r e blair piped for the pumphouse h a coxe fluppllos bell telephone co services su7 85 3 30 90 z 05 g 25 iohplaedwuh tho splendid character of tho mr inul it with much interest i hopo tho editor will long be spared to serve the public through hla col umns as he has during fortyeight yyars an esteemed former resi dent who has been away for tmirtyl tovetf yeai sarid has roaxtthe home paper continuously says please flpd 250 for- renewal of frkk pkksb if brings the news every week how many of the oldtime friends have passed away lately please remember me to tjio old man of the big gloclt tower he mustnt lose his fcrlp an his column fsa treat to all tho bid timers mrs nt p c- salem oregon husbands waves sons and daughters the lolut nioeting of the u p o u p w o and u p y p o was held at the home of mr and mrs j f robertson 2nd line on thursday last tho programme which was given by tho young people was presided ovr by their president mr archie kerr it consisted of musical numbers reci tations dialogues etc the main feature was n debate resolved that riches exert greater influence in de veloping character than 6 y- erty tjio afnrtfdtiye mnhelflpy misses bge kftrpy and jean sayeri a tys n ty mossrai arthur mokvwn pnjft harold swaokhamor tho judge mrs robert kerr mlnu muriel croftaman and mrs n mc laughlln gnvs their decision in favor nt the nogflrmve- side after singing god save the king a sockil time was spent topldlinass and unhsllsfi knocks at the door of the human heart by providential dealings ho knocks by the tender entreaty of parent teacher a loved one or by the woo- ings of the spirit of god through the word thirdly hia purpose in standing at the door and knocking is to get in he desires to link our lives with the glory he desires tq place in our uvea his peace jy satfsfactlpn salvation and le fie seekg to give ua continual caa in oprictualon man la at present holding god outside the doorc the scene may change when odd will hold man outside rev r e zimmerman b a and rov a c s stewart mc a assisted the pastor rev mr boyd in the de votional services tho choir of the church rendered excellent music during the day their anthems quartettes and solos were very creditably rendered premier king elected with majority oyer the independent candidate of 6000 itight hpn wiluuin lyon maokenzto king premier of canada was on monday elected by an overwhelming majority o represent the constituency of prince albert in the federal house the independent candidate captain d l burgees m c was hterauyysnpwed under in the avalnnche of vota with returns still incomplete it is indicated thnt the majority for fromler king wtl thoblecuon by a substantial ma jority of premier king to reprcsnnt tho constituency of prince albert saskatchewan enablca the prime minister to return to parliament and with electoral authority to resume his petition as head of the government kd leader eftlteroue ogonunona thore are plenty of precedents for the predicament in which the can adian premier found himself after tho gonadal elections it hun been- the fate of leaders bo fore to flni themselves without seats in a newlyelected house and the traditional procedure of providing them with constituencies by tho resignation of hupkrteis has bttin followed hi mr klngh case he is to be congratulated uiwn the re- sulth the decision of the house of com mons to retain in olflco for the time being tho administration of mr king proiridehmm opportunity in return ing to parliament to give the country valuable service it is hoped that without delay he will undertake the necessary task of reorganizing hjln ministry fining the vacant prtalios and proceeding wum tha ndnpnlstr vbn b 1mllip huulnasa- vnr i uur- lmag mrllnment anted a six wok l ft prolongation ot the futile and wasteful yflllhusterlng talkfest is likely to be resented by the country as a wholo which wants noth ing ho much as some stability utid leadership in government mr john dunn of st jeromes colt lege kitchener spent the weekend at his home here mr c c huston of ijrantford spent tho weekend at the home of mr and mrs h s wilson mr and mrs john kentner and evelyn were visiting friends at milton over theweekend mr c k browne manager of acton co operative store spent the week end at his home in toronto rev mr imrle of kitchener was the guest of mr and mrs knapp church street during hia stay in town miss marlon xay of rockwood svent last saturday with her grand iarnts mr and mrs r wansbrough mrs h shnkley of cleveland caoe last week to attend her sister miss elisabeth storey who is seriously ill miss tent lord of milton and mrs j klrby of brand on man spent the weekend at mr wm landsborougha mrs rev j c wilson of toronto and her brotherinlaw dr john mc- jinnoaofbostonp4ntra few hoursj in acton on wednesday mr d p ray was called to hi former home at tyrone penn last week to the bedside of his brother who passed away on friday mrs c c huston spent the post week with her parent a before leavlner for brant ford to join mr huston who has been transferred from the hamil ton steels chain stores mr john t shields of pettaplece man hus been vlalting esquesln friends during the week he spent friday with acton relatives in com pany vgith his brotherinlaw mr n wrlggleaworth jdr- w g c kennedy was home from toronto medical school over sunday dr kenney has been fortun ate in being appointed house sur geon at the sick childrens hospital duties to commence upon the conclu sion of hla college lectures the report wojs adopted mr c e parlcer reported tire result of the visit he and the reeve had had to interview beardmore ft co re garding the installing of the new fire whistle the bcardmoro co were willing to operate any style of whistle supplied and wou ln3tal the whis feheoriflheco1rtrwas borne by the town the reeve reported the cost of installing the electrical apparatus in connection with the operating of this siren as 98 the total cost as estimated was about 176 the natter was laid over until other quotations are secured and the plans are submit ted to the fire underwriters associa tion the question of revising the towns bylaws and putting them in shape for proper administration was discussed thoreevennd cleric reported the re sult of their interview with police magistrate moore relative tothls mat ter it was decided to leave this item over until next meeting the reeve was instructed to place insurance on the are truck to its full insurable value he was also asked to interview the underwriters asso ciation and place the iilans for fire alarm before them and get their ap proval permission was grunted a h- bis hop to remove a tree in falrview avenue that was some distance orf the roadway rev f j mcrcavy wtfsr appointed a member of the freo library board to nil the vacancy caused by the re moval of rev h g l baugh the clerk was instructed to inform mr qbenton thatunderthebarh no permission could be granted for the establishing of a slaughter house within the corporation limits the chairman of the town hall councillor parkeir was instructed to have the table and chairs in the coun ell chamber repaired and renewed and to have uie oilcloth removed from the floor and the floor oiled the spirit of cooperation outsiders commend actons effort for mutual hslpful effort municliml word hui plies nips moore insurance treasurer eramosa work on townune treasurer nelson work on townune g w harris snow shovelling j marshah registering 40 births 12 marriages and 28 deaths for 1925 w j moore truant officer mr russell t kelley the president of hamilton advertisers agency ni ni npiii shows a live interest in the efforts of aoton municipal council and aoton chamber of commerce to cooperate in the building up of the town and the towns interests the following better will be rend with interest publisher actqm kjaa pnssa acton ontario gentlemen 1 the writer wm very much interest ed in the article appearing on the first page of your february 11 issue en titled co- operation to be actons watchword it is indecda fine thing to and the munlcijmil council nnd tho chamber of commerce cooperating for it means a great deal in the building up of a community spirit it is very important that the busi ness life in the smaller towns be de veloped and it can only be done by every person in the community work ing to this end and working in perfect harmony aj3out two weeka ago i- was in orlllla sneaking-ttt- the annuajj meet ing afjhelr rvardoftrade and the president stated that there was 1600- day being seht out of orlllla for purchases which could have been mado in the town of orlllla this is vry serious matter there ts no doubt that if the proper spirit could be developed among the pestle living in the towns and alsq between the urban and rural interests it would be better for all concerned and the busi ness i life in our smaller towns would show a vnt imp for nearl fifteen y i h b i taking an active interest in chamber of conunsrcftworkand thlalaniyrett son for writing tlds letter just to say that i hope the spirit of co operation which la now in the air in acton will continue to develop end be a real fac tor in tho building up or a community yours very truly hamilton advertisers agency ltd ruttsell t kelley pres hamilton february 15 1026 mr kolleys kind interest and en couragement well be appreciated by all who have the desire to make co operation actons watchword mr e spalding of toronto will lecture in tho town mall on sunday february 21st at 3 00 pm subject palestine for tho jew vyjbyt cgeqta free no coueollon mysterv op aivsp tho oldo tjrmo villabo quartcttos uecond concert in acton in tho united church on wednexuy february 24 news of local import the alberta cpal shipment it will be interesting to our readers to know that a largo part of tho 2g0 tons of alberta coal shipped to on- tarlo was supplied by thecojnpuny of which mr john a henderson winni peg is the manager and rrom the companys own mines in alberta both of actons dealers are on tho list to receive a car guejph strike settled differences existing between the management and striking employees at the northern rubber company guelph over wages having been-satis- factorily adjusted tho workers return ed to their jobs at the plant on tues day the factory was idle from thursday last as a result of tho walk out 450 hands having been affected by the strike 470o0 of unpaid taxes the town of oakville has been un fortunate in the matter of tho collec tion of taxes for several jeurs at the meeting of the council last weelc it was reported that the arrears of taxes now amounts to 947000 it mob felt that it was poocbubtnesa on the part of the town to neglect collection of the taxes due steps will be taken to collect the unpaid amounts this may in numbers of cases mean ad vertising properties for sale for taxes w fire-in- brampton nassagawetvas receipts 5100513 the auditors statement showsd no errors nor omissions in lh traaiunars books the february meeting of naasaga- wtytx council last week had all the members present heevo agnew was in tho chair 1 accounts were passed as follows 48 04 i 25 3 40 8 07 19 70 8 00 j golderj ontario municipal association levi elsley caretaker of hall 10 00 40 00 council in committee of the whole considered the auditors report for 1935 as showing no errors or omis sions in the treasurers accounts and declaring receipts to bo 15100513 and expenditures to be 4652265 was passed by the commit to as correct a bylaw was passed authoriilng the selling of several lots of timber on various road allowances in the toyrn- sblp a bylaw was passed provtdlns for financial accommodation at the bank of nova scotia campbellvlue a bylaw was passed appointing leonard w chlsholm and james basterbrook directors on the board of the nassagnweya farm loans asso- olatlon george w harris was reappointed township road superintendent for 1928 x council adjourned to meet march 29 jat one oclock the finest concert heurd in acton for some tjlme was the comment of many of the last concert of the old tyme village quartette your op portunity again on february 24 police coukt news av c wilson of toronto township la- p c w w charg wlth- e4jlngilauortq jnspactor resvelyanuj provincial constable fowtrell on feb- wfts remanded cor s week wary wilson declared u toronto man named 81 crew brought the liquor to hi house and sold him a gallon of alcohol an two bottles of whiskoy the of ficers are after the toronto man now police magistrate moore held police court sessions at both georgetown and milton on thursday in the osarn in w mckay came before him on a charge of being intoxicated at a hockey match on monday evenings it being his second offence he was fined 11500 and costs lie swore he had purchased the liquor at a loca drug store on a prescription secured from a local doctor because c hd a bad cold at milton tanloy buck pleaded guty a drivhik a motor car without tlcsmjo markers for 192 he was fined h imp u ftmve any precise explanation of the phenomenon of sloop yet many theories have been advanced legend re hns shown by j reformatory at guelph fairly conclusive irjgunaents thnt it is due neither to urn in iailor nor to intoxication by carbonic acid nor to the presence of narcotic substances in the blood theories that have in turn been advanced leendre intimates his preference of the view that sleep to- not the result of fatigue but is an inherited lnsblnct doslerncd to protect the organism against the ill effects of fatuue ifcw hnd ooata dennis hunter charged with the theft of turkeys and chickens from the farm of james clark nasstaga- weya in november 1024 and is now completing a sentence in the ontario waa brought to court for trial he requested a re mand this wan granted by the mag istrate and the case will be heard on friday lslh inut at the court hwum milton the two elevators of the brampton milling company at tho junction of the canadian national and the cana dian faciflcruilwaya were destroyed by are on monday night a loss ot 50000 was incurred the factories of the hewctson shoe company and of the pease furnace company were in considerable danger for a time- several dwellings in the proximity were also in jeopardy the origin of v the fire is unknown there was in surance to cover the loss mr hsmstrest fills another offiet at a meeting of the officers and di rectors of the aylmer and east bhgln fair board held last saturday after noon mr e av hemstreet the ener getic secretary of the post two years was v unanimously reelected secre tarytreasurer for the 1926 exhibition mr hems tree t is working for tl in terests of the fair all the tlmo and it is largely due to his untiring efforts and determination that the fair has been such a success for the past two years aylmer express trustees for canteen fund on saturday morning the prime minister hon g h ferguson re- reived a d6iwlavtrdli from the various soldier associations re the appointment of trustees to ad minister the canteen fund the premier with col price provincial treasurer received the veterans in his private room dr shurpe brampton h bray toronto mr cunningham st catharines and j p scarrow of acton were tho spokesmen the premier promised to act on tho sug gestions made by i the veterans mr scarrow pointed out that the soldiers would be more satisfied if the trus tees were nominated by themselves to this suggestion the premier agreed nnd stated he would receive names up to march 1st mr scarrow thanked the ministers for the very courteous way they had listened to them mr scarrow represented the veterans al liance acton wxns and loses local hockayists play two games during th week local hockey fans had a feast of hockey tho past week last friday evening a team representing tho on tario agricultural college guelph de feated the locals at the rink hero by a 32 count it was a fair game and wuuu uf fill llleiias the fastest of the season some good hockey was pro duced acton started the first period minus reld and kaley and their absence hod no doubt something to do with the guelph team scoring two goals in the opener the locals could not get go ing in this period and only excellent work by the defense kept the score sit 20 in the second period however reld and kaley put in an appearance and this bolstered the locals attack con siderably shortly after tho period opened n gibbons scored actons first counter and in a very few seconds afterwards kentner scored another evening- up tho count the oa c team scored another goal before the end of the second stanza that put thorn on the heavy end of a 32 score there was no score in the third period and the game ended with guelph winning 3r2 the star of the game was the o a c goalie ills work saved his team on several occasions and he made slops often when a fccore for the locals seemed m re the o a c regu- lars puxyettooot combthalfbn hockey but their subs weakened the team paddy ireland had a bad night in the local nets allowing two easy ones in orto on a shot from centre lec and another on a rebound which ho fail ed to clear in time a fairly good crowd witnessed the gome george hynds was tho referee on monday evenlnr ac defeated georgetown at the rink by a 41 acoro tho gnmevasa7hebtdeaatfatr7ana the flnal outcome of fhe game was never in doubt blackburn wiis absent from the georgetown lineup and his usual aggressiveness was sadly miss ed the locals all turned in a good performance and were superior to their qdihinrnth in rynry rtnmrlnirnt halloway guarded nets the georgetown trftrtytwotona in balanced door palestine for thv jew why an interesting and timely lecture in tho tpwn mai on sunday february ul at 3 10 p m seats free no cot- a thirtytwo ton vault door perhaps the heaviest ever constructed guards the securities gold and bills in the vaults of a famous banking houso in now york city a heavy steel flat- cr of the typo used in handling blga heavy guns and armor mado for the government by a great steel company was used between new york and betme7iemarianiirteam lf twonlyfoutr horses was needed to haul tho door to the banking house building it is eight feet in diameter and four feet thick and is made of solid armor plate and welded steel the vestibule into which the door fits is eleven feet in diameter and five feet deep and it weighs twentyftvo tops both door and vestlbulo form one of the most remarkable hank vauks ever constructed it is bald that on its ball bearing hinges a person is ablo to swing its thirtytwo ton weight with his tittle finger such flno balance figured out on a mathematical basis is also necessary with the great telcseopos in modern observatories-