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sisssss rrrrz i fiftyrseventh yeajtrno 331 actqni ontario thursday 7fjebruary i 1932 eight homeprint pages five cent various items jof local interest the institute meeting the mohtwy meeting of the womens institute was held at the home of mrs tiwuthmn on thursday february 4 te president occupied the chilryand the rheettag opened with o canada alter the business part in which the ladles decided to hold asale of baking in the parish hall thoroll call was answered bywntanelref tne fofiowlngr jprogramme was ehjoyjed by ab piano sfl074hss louise ijeatliam paper the picture show miss bswthorne solo irs blsttop after this the ladies eh- joyed a social time the mopica festival committee met a meeting of the walton musical fes- i ural committee iwas held in mil ton public school last saturday to make arrangements for the festival to be held the first friday lnmay all judging of entries will be done during that day and only the winners in all classes ploy at the evenlng concert a report on a schedule of entry changes was adopted by the executive of the association mrs h 8 wilson mrs jas dobwe 8r mrs george b agnew and rev p a sawyer l th were present as representatives from acton at this meeting popular social evening in spite of unsuitable weather the euchre and dancerparty by the loyal salaries motion j referred back to the council for reoonstrucr tion of wcmngrepprt of coivejiljon given y the delegates acton defeats hespeler and elora elmira defaults into the playeffs the group fixtures re oyer in short order acton put up two splendid games to defeathqgpeter and elora and win a place in the pfayoffs d gam betw flnrn nnrl hrarww j true blue lodge-was- well patronized last night a splendid evening was en- joyed in cards and dancing the prizes for cards were won- by mra a mason mrs p mooney and miss velma blair and mr ernest packer mr howard webster and mr gordon babcock music for the dancing was supplied by jsci armstrong and his melody- serenaders the entire proceeds weredevotedtothe relief funds for acton a dainty cafe teria lunch was served by the ladles during the evening the regular meeting of the public utilities commission was held on tues- day evening at hall past seven with chairman kerr q king and reeve barber present j v r- the minutes of the previous meeting were read- movedby ix g king second ed by reerye barber that they be con- firmed ljy- moved by reeve barber seconded by rij kerr thatv messrs king- frnd wilson be paid ttielr expenses amount ing to- 8000 for attending the winter- convention at toronto carried the accounts were presented as fl5 lows hydro department fred mccutcneon express lflo george cowe hook lvri 30 acton free phess stationery 065 al wynston jr ltd supplies rose ohern ltd supplies king wilson convention v penses rf- things liave happened last in hockey activities this year when they gotj away after a postponed start acton played their second game last week land nave played two since yet they are noy assured of a place in the play-offs- in fact there might be three teams lncthe playoffs the only three iett but well have to explain before we go any fur ther secretary neil gibbons received word on tuesday that elmira had dsl fctflwdllnpenaltybox atone time just to 1608 140s 5000 wate department hydro department power and at spring 7n 4775 hydro department january operations 1 5143 splendid concert in baptist church the concert at the baptist church ion tuesday evening given by the cambria quartette and party- was thoroughly enjoyed by an audience that almost filled the building the programme consisted of quartettes songs by mrs l penney reading by mrs mcgilucuddy ivioiin solos by mr penney and piano solos by miss olwen and master da vld penney- opening with the quartette v of fhe entertainment lasted about two hours welsh irish and scotch numbers were given with numerous recalls mrs penneya songs were well received and many request numbers were given the penney children play well and their duetts were especially enjoyed the national anthem closed the programme- but extra numbers were given afterwards by request acton commission read so that the on tario commission paid the salaries and t was pointed out that the local com mission pays them half from hydro revenue and naif from waterworks and the motion was sent back tottoe csmncirthe grou to be changed before the corhmlsloners salaries are sanctioned moved by george barber seconded by lg king that the waterworks de- ebelr two remaining games to acton this abotneans that they default their other remalnlhggainefo heqpeto the only game left therefore is the fixture in hespeler tonight when elara meets them on this game the outcome of the whole group hinges if elora wins from hespeler the playoffs will be between acton and eaorawiqi therocks heading the group and therefore having choice of games if elora is defeated by hespeler then all teams are on an equal basis in regard to standi y event the outcome wlu be hazy as to further pro cedure theplayjffdates are arranged lor next monday and wednesday had been rabbit hunting that afternoon anof for the rabbits he missed he made up in goals and he came back with another one right after joe was certainly the scoring ace on saturday jtlme and again salmon was dumped by hespeler defence when they could 3tqp nun in no other way- his speed was too much for the hespeler boys on this oc caslon terry got the same treatment school board met on icuesdav wiir offer trophy for the rjusical festival competition com- munications and reports of committees j selection of wews items a diamond ring without funds roy miller if ormer resldeht-ot-oierr- the monthly meeting of the school board was held in the council chamber oh tuesday evening with trustees mrs b mwtben j hudson rev p- jl sawyer scarrbw and dr buchanan present and chairman jm mcdonald presiding the second report of jihe finance com mittee recommended that the- following 2sj accounts be paid and it landed threeof thehespftlerltes tianadia oil cbmparles repairs 18j make the victory decisive salmon took another nloe pass from gibbons to it 51 acton were in the same form that- landed them head of the group and well on toward the finals last year there wash any doubt about which were tflie better team the score tells the story- as it went that night acton scored five and they earned every 11573 the report was adopted rev mr sawyer expressed his regret goal and with a lesser personage jhan to to-tieat- at the brpwn at the netminding the score would have been higher hespeter drew acton public utilities commit- siph ligirf rr mrs o a deforest- sanitary work j rrkenhedy insurance premium johnstone rumley freight winiams was given suspended sentence bna charge of false jpreteinces by magis trate- j r elliott of muton in george town police court and was immediately placed in custody by chief wg mar- shall on a similar charge miller ob tained a diaruond ring from a georger town jeweller and presented a cheque hi payment the cheque was returned by the bank t celebrated wedding anniversary jvtjle friends of mr and mrs walter foattit assembled at their home on saturday evening to tielebrate with them their twentieth wedding anniversary the jjoi evening- was t in a soclal 00 853 3250 esqiiesidig council melon monday to advertisehfornewtroad super- intendeni for the township- delegates to conyentiob a appointed 7 bylaw is rescinded 270 acton with their backs to the wall after their first two losses settled down 990 a letter from the ontario commission stated that the motion put through by the council re remuneration for tbp i wnrkwl an fcrnnnthly iti other komjons nnri t aacy jfntirtly nnrl mnndny nights and uncorked a brand of hockey that put them in the winning class- the team was again- the same machine that had gotten down- to their stride the fans were treated to real hockey in those two games in fact it was the first encounters in which they had had a per fect sheet of ice on which to perform nggle has hfien brief but it has had a couple of thrilling en- counterson the local arena the out- comeathespererwllljb watched with a great deal of interest now you can partmenl pay the hydro department sette back and read the result of the 4100 for the use of the truck carried first two games that the local arefla has moved by george barber seconded by l seen this year and await the further u o bang that the council be billed 3600 for collecting taxes 2700 to go to the hydro department and 900 to che waterworks department carried the commission brought up the ques tion of shutting off the water of those in arrears it was felt that the council had to give a ruling before the com- developments and the playoffs if you warit to seeyoin- liockey this year its uesltotakein the games as they come future eventsare veryjproblematlcal acton 5 hespeler 1 i the looal fansgpt their first game of the season in the acton arena on sat against actons one in three penalties thlsperiod the lineup vwas hespeler brpwn goal pearce and hlllls defence p ottrafka centre c 0krafkarf eft wing armstrong right wing- schonfeldt mather miller and sprung subs 1 act3nrouowaytgoal gibbons 7- greer defence salmbrrfcentrer j kent- ner left wing walters rignt wing boards jnaugural meeting his absence was unavoidable as- he was attending the f unef al srarelatlvp the chairman expressed the boardstfcyrnpathy in his bereavement a letter anfl estimate from the gypsum alabastlne co gave particulars re garding the insulating of the ceilings at the school to conserve heat the letter wasfled zi iwoods c kentner anderson referee nels seibert kjtchener acton 2 x3ra 0 and monday night was another hockey classic for the local arena the elora rocks were the opposition- and they are a hard checking speedy aggregation to ease out a 20 victory acton was ex- harlech which was sung a second time nnlsslon could act as the waterworks u the terti i wf t zzz z jt urdfl night and anyone who missed a birthday party a surprise party was held at the jiome of mrs earl lambert brock avenue on wednesday the evening was spent in playing cards and games and dancing a dainty lunch was scrvedand after this miss laura hall read an address as fol lows dear mrs lambert we your friends have gathered here tonight on the occasion or your birthday to spend social evening with you 5tou have been a close friend to us during your number of years here in acton we feel we would indeed be ungrateful if we jlid not remember you on your birthday so we ask you to accept this small token and may it remind you in the years to come of our happy relationships to gether signed by your friends and neighbors the presentation was made by mrs wesley allan then all joined hands and sang for shes a jolly good fellow exmayar bobson of gndph injured the victim of an unusual accident in which a truck a horse and two motor cars figured exmayor r bl robson of ouelph is recovering from the effects of the injuries he sustained in- the crash which occurred in toronto he has a gash on his right leg which required five stitches to close and he is also suffering from injuries to his hips which may be more serious than is at present apparent mr robson was driving down university avenue and stopped for a traffic light at the corner of king street while his car was standing a truck crashed into the back of his car and he jumped but and waked back to discuss the matter with the truck driver a mounted traffic officer on horseback rode oyer to enquire about the accident andat the same time a motor car came down university avenue was unable to stop and struck the horse the animal was thrown on mr robson and then travelled thirty feet while the mounted officer was hurled to the ground vguelphs former mayor recovered can- clousness in toronto general hospital department belongs to the town they requested that mr barber briifg this before the next council meeting in the case of two consumers who had moved away itae secretary was instruct ed to collect their bills messrs king and wilson presented their report of the conventio h in toronto last month and described the work that had gone on during the past yearv the new regulations of7the tario hydro commission were presented at the meeting acton relief committee the acton relief commluus desire to gr acknowledge the following previously acknowledged ladles of st josephs church 402 to 1200 41440 congregational meeting united church splendid reports from all departments of the church were received lariifi provide social lunch that game cost a classic there was a good crowd but not a recordbreaker by any means the band was on hand and it certainly does add to the attraction of the evening as those who attended games in other centres where it is absent notice most acton simply had to win that game to stay in the running and they made no slip this tlme they star with a bang and ended like a whirlwind and for the hirst time this year showed their true form they had their stride on satur day nighty and hespeler just wasnt in the- running conditions suited acton witha sheet of ice that was like a mirror prom the clang of the first bell they gave brown lnthp ttpsppler goal planty the annual congregational meeting of the united i church last thursday even ing was a gathering of real interest and the splendid reports presented gave real cause for thanksgiving for a year of progress and advancement the general church funds missionary and maintenance womens missionary society mission band ladies aid so clety church choir sunday school young peoples society mens club and tuxls boys groups all gave reports that were encouraging and highly- satisfac tory resolutions were passed conveying to rev mr poole the appreciation of his congregation for his able and faithful ministry during the past year and to the various organizations of the church for their splendid reports and work dur ing the past year the election of church officlas result ed as follows 1 board of sessional 93 134 a t brown george cowie james hudsnn a t mann 193033 fred cleave j h denny d n mctavlsh james h reed thomas watson newly elected members s j rsld e beswick n f moore basil johnston e f kennedy and j what c matthews board of stewards c h harrlsonrhng and found five stitches in his leg and a j miss fem brown miss bertie speight aematior of severe discomfort in his nips in spite of the expostulations of the hospital physicians he drove his own car to ouelph and is carrying on at his office despite his injuries his car was only slightly damaged in the original crash the traffic officer was also taken to the hospital and it ic- belevedthat the horse was bo serknvdy tlwt it bad o be shoct miss m z bennett g h switzfer r j kerr evan jones alex mcdonald j s davidson orwell johnston jeremiah bell g h brown g wesley murray chas mckeown j j stewart following the presentation of the re ports and the election of officers a plendid social gathering was enjoyed by while repairs were made of trouble and the same redhaired boy is no slouch at net minding gibbons opened rio scoring with a lovely sola effort in the first three minutes and brown hadnt a chance to save the puck from registering acton was playing nice combination and uncorked a real burst of speed twominutes jater joe kentner placed another one in the nets acton looked like real champions and well the crowd to say trie least appre ciated docs hat went- on the leb often pearce came back for hespeler with a n g that fooled hollbway that was all the- scoring of the period but joe kentner let some shots go at brawn that made him almost lose his balance and salmon went over the goalie for a sextette of a spill when he came out to save there werethrillsand spills and a whole quarters worth of hockey lh that first twenty minutes the pericd distinctiybelonged to acton hespeler drew two penalties and acton one score 21 at its close for acton bathr teams took then- wind in the second stanza there were shots on botli goals aplenty and acton had good range and holloway for the locals saved well brown spent much time on his knees and it wasnt in meditation either there wasnt somuch too write about in this stanza after the former breathtaking opener there was no score for either side joe kentner seemed to get disgusted at no registering and threw the puck at brown he scored alright but landed n the penaty box hespeler drew three penalties and acton drew two in the middle spasm both teams were much depleted in numbers at the close of the period i the second period lacked the third one made up in action and scor- it started with acton playing fou- men on the ice and hespeler five acton had determination to increase the lead there was no defensive game on their part play went to the hespfilfer end a faceoff in front of hespeler goal when brown held the puck didnt bring a scare though referee seibert got his finger cutnknd the game was held up thcmmax to tended nu thelocal3wereerual to the occasion this victory just tallies up for the defeat acton took from elora by the same score j if these two teams come in for the group ptayoffs the fans can be assured of n real tussle the ice was perfect again and this was in actons jrayprthere was a bigger crowd than the previous game of course it was appreciated thats the plan heres the story in periods acton started gut for goal early in the game both teams wre checking close and play went from one end of the ice to the other acton seemedto fie the fastest but elora was a closesecond walters picked up a rebound shot that had bounced off rudow and banged it back for a clean goal in the first three minutes it didnt take any critics to realize that it was going to be a struggle for both teams hillis and fischer went to the penalty box for elora and acton drew no- penalties the period ended 10 period number two had a story for btth teams both teams missed out on glorious chances to score there were mixups and arguments apentyjvfilora tried tripping and referee seibert was on to every one of them they didnt another communication from the ratepayers arid trustees association gave information regarding the meeting in toronto on march 29 36 and 31 no action was taken trustees mrs wilson and -rex- p- a sawyer reported regarding the arrange ments of the musical festival to be held on may 6 in milton trustee hudson of- the property com mittee gave a report of the general condition of the school properties moved by mrs wilson seconded by rev p a sawyer that the thanks of the board be extended to mr j m- mddonald fdrhissubstantjftl cheflueand generosity in donating a trophvt for tbi musical festival competition on behalf of acton school board carried cards the ladles prize was won by mrs mccue and the gents- prize by mr ropkes consolation prizes were won by mrs knight and mr mccue a dainty lunch was served the guests mr and mrs foottlt were the recipients of gifts of china fairs association officers dr jxjwusbn burks falls was elected president of the ontario asso ciation of fsirsand exhibitions at the concluding session of the annual meeting in toronto last week other officers were nameflas follows honorary presidents- t the esqueslng council met at stewart- town on monday- pursuant to adjourn ment deputyreeve appelbe council lors mullln rpblnspn and murray were present with reeve currie in thechlr the- rninutes of the last meeting wera read and confirmed upon motjdns the following accounts were passed for payment harry robertson goods jor charity 720 a w benton goods jtorcharlty 800 w nesbitt goods for charity 2 months 2701 thosimtebrfde charity bagrot potatoes wm schenkjaqds forcharity bell telephone account municipal world supplies town- of milton division court fees for 1931 county orange associa tion annual meeting held in milton saturday officers for the ear are elected and reports received on saturday the annual meeting of halton county loyal orange association was held in milton wbr bro hender son countymaster presided there was a large number ofr delegates present every lodge in the county being reprellm mcdonald of acton has been the congregation with the ladles serv ing a deightxul hinch hespeler rhannea came wben joe kent ner acored oh a pas from- walters joe useless td argue acton tiad trips to the cooleralsoinfact just oneness than elora by no means the two least important men jinthe lee were rudow and hbliowaythe goalies on a couple of trips rudow seemed to have phen omenal luck but he gave fortune every assistance by his efforts holloway was equally as spectacular in hlsjietim1nd- ingr there wasntr any score dickin son selling hillis walser and fischer drew penalties for elora and j kentner gibbons greer and o kentner lor acton period three didnt liven up until about half way through checking was closj on both sides and it was a ding dong battle salmon put on the finish ing touch toeloras chances when he sent one just under the top of the net from inside elora bue line for actons second counter elora pressed hard for a counterr but it just couldnt be done there were thrills aplenty and close ones that drew cheers and groans from the fans from both acton and elora it was one swell game acton deserved the win but elora certainly gave them the toughest gruelling they have had this season on fast ice we think the local boys are the best team but elora is playing coser to midseason form than acton elora had no penalties in this period and waiters and salmon for acton had enforced vacations every one of the acton boys turned in a real game and they certainly deserve the support the fans accord them the lineup was elora rudow goal fischer and hillis defence dickinson centre fras- er right wing selling left wing run- nells mcgruthers runnclls and walser subs i j acton hoiioway goal gibbons and gnser defence salmon centre walters right wing joe kentner left wing terry arblc woods and c kentner subs referee nels seibert kitchener sented the meeting opened at 1000 a- m and quickly got down to business the standing committees were appointed and the meeting adjourned the delegates reassembled at 100 p m and the reports of the various com mittees were received and approved the county dues of all lodges were paid hon t- l kennedy and a j u mck- ardt first vicepresident j t mak colm dublin second vicepresidentr j j tierney brockville secretary and editor j lockle wilson toronto trea surer j e peart hamilton auditor j r herrington richmond hill honor ary director d d gray ottawa burlington chief to get 2600 salary to be paid the chief qf police was a hot topic at the meeting ot the burlington council last weelt police arid relief committee recommended that thefchief betfaid a salary of 2250 and allowed lees in jounfycases7 the salary 40 159 400 5664 1600 220 40 115 l w dann goods for charity w r- watson pot permang i m bennett supplies etc g kirstlne- agricultural repre sentative milton esquesings share of rent for short course 2500 moved by w g arretby seebndedrby- g wesey murray that leave be granted to introduce a bytow to provide for road expenditurefbrtheyear19 and-that- of 200 paid by the township of nelson and 50 paid by the tpubllc school board and all other fees to be turned over to the town treasurer it was also sug gested that thechlef providelhls own car arid expenses thereof and that the clerk be instructed to prepare a bylaw appointing lee j smith to the position of chif council refused to adopt the recommendations and to discuss the report in private as suggested by a min ority of members finally 2100 salary and 500 car- jfllowance received a majority vote new magistrate for acton under a recent r mr said bylaw be now read a first time-r- carried moved by w n robinson seconded by l l mullln thaa bylaw to provide- for expenditure on roads for 1932 hav ing been read a first time be now read a second and third times and passed and the corporate seal be attached thereto carried moved by w n robinson seconded by l l mullln that the treasurer pay the road sheets as presentedbythe road superintendent 29500carrifed moved by l l mullln seconded qyj g w murray that leave be granted to jntrbaucearbvlaw rescind b take kin to his sentences but it w ship was reported yet it was expressed thatit was one which might easily be turned into an increase several matters in the correspondence were disposed iof the meeting was honored with the presence of right wor bro r small grand treasurer of british america and wor bro cecil armstrong county master of toronto also bro alex munro bro hunt- and bro day all officers of wentworth county lodge each of thsse brethren gave stirring ad dresses bro ceclrsrmstrong aroused the members to great enthusiasm as he spoke of the forces which are at work for the disruption of the empire and the need of vigilance pnlthe part of the orange association to maintain the high ideals of the society r- wor bro r small in his address referred to some qustions in the correspondence and ex plained to the satisfaction of the mem bers his stand upon them the election of officers for 1932 was then held and resulted as follows w mabro beatty hornby l o l d m bfo pattlson bronte l o l chaplin rev bro nell hornby jx o l n recording secretary bro r o graham milton l o l financial secretary bro j p scar- row acton l o l treasurer bro bradley milton l- o l marshall bro mccready milton l o- l 1st lecturer bro f woods glen- wiiriams l o l r 2nd lecturer bro robt graham milton l o l auditors rbros mcdowell and lind say hornby l o l each of the newlyelected officers gave brief adddresses the meeting closed with the national anthem bro hurd county stoster of went- worth conducted tlie election of officers and w bro r small of toronto in stalled the newlyelected officers appointed a justice of the peace fop the county qflhalton the order-in-cqun- cil reads iupon the recommendation of the honorable the attorneygeneral the committee of council advise that john melvin mcdonald tegquiret of the vil lage of acton in the county of halton be appointed a justice of the peaceih and for the county of haltonv and that of peace do issue accordingly we offer stray shots joe kentner certainly had his goal eye working on saturday night more on page five when the masai tribes of- kenya colony east africa entirely desert a village im mediately after a single death has occur red to it our longratulatqnsorrthisliqhqrcoh- s erred upon our fellow citizen and con gratulate the deparfanenton securing mr mcdonalds services to fulfil- this honorable office his appointment is an honor to acton celebrated seventysixth birthday on january 28 mr angus lawson of cheyenne wyoming formerly of acton ceebrated his seventysixth birthday at his home there with a birthday dinner arranged by relatives as a surprise the flowers used to decorate the dinner table were sent by mr lawsons sister mrs mary forbes of toronto mr lawson received many lovely gift cards letters and flowers in honor of the event those present to extend congratulations were mrs catherine bruce mr lawsons sis ter and the following nephews and nieces mr and mrs john mcg 111 mr and mrs francis hansen mr and mrs ralph smith mn and mrs donald bruce mr and mrs a r carpenter david chaplin miss ruth chaplin wm bruce catherine may carpenter mar garet frances hansen catherine ann smith and helen richards lome rifles scottish entertain the legion last friday the legion with thelr ladies were entertained at the parish hall by the young soldiers of the local company of the lome rifles there was euchre and danciifg and refreshments the company numbered weh over one nundrea anrt a very pleasant time was spent until midnight lt dr buchanan welcomed the guests and announced the winners of the euchre as mrs mccue and carney byrne mr w j gould expressr ed the thanks and appreciation of the legion and spoke of a similar affair which happened 33 years ago when no 6 company entertained a party at a- ban quet he stressed the value of discipline and graining among the young men from a standpoint of physical culture and good citizenship and splendid comradeship he then cajed upon the members of the legion to show their appreciation in a body which was done heartily 701 carried moved by g w murray secondedby w n robinson that the bylaw tor- rescind bylaw no 761 haying been read a firs time be no read a second and third times and passed and the corporate seal be attached thereto carried moved by w n robinson seconded by gj w murray that the reeve and deputyreeve be delegates to the good roads convention carried moved by g w murray seconded by l l mullln that the clerk be authoriz ed to advertise for a road sutferuttend- ent- apptdcations to be in by march l carried moved by l l mullln seconded by w n robinson that this council do ruw adjourn t meet on march 14 at 130 p m carried act on and district honor to former residents at the annual meeting of the grand chapter order of the eastern star of connecticut held in hartford on janu- ary-27-and- mrsrida bnixbnrof middletown was elected as worth grand matron her husbandms fred nixon now principal of the middtown busi ness college fred is a former resident of acton and for four years taught in dublin school i a bloodless battle to get into the playoffs is the am- bitlon of every hockey team but to achieve this without playing a game is more than anyone could hope for yet oakyile and burlington o h a teams have done lt the three other teams in the section milton brampton and bolton have dropped out tired of wait ing for ice thus simplifying the schedule to the vanishing point it is hoped that playoff games between the two survivors can be arranged at ravina rink tor onto or at hamilton splendid playby guelph artteta last thursday night the guelph players put on under the auspices of st josephs players the mardi gras three act comedy this event was thof oughly enjoyed by a large audlenre and proved to be one of the most enjoyable events of the seasons 1 was filled with j interest andjomedyandtceptthe audi- ence in continuous laughter and wonder between acts mr james gallagher the john mccormlck of the canadian stage favored the audience with solos which took them by storm after the event the adies of st josephs church served a banquet to the visiting actors and they returned home delighted with acton and its citizens i i the evening meal digester 1 doctor tthis is a very sad case very sad indeed i much regret to tell you that your wifes mind is gone com pletely gone mr peck rm not at all surprised doctor shes been giving me a piece of lt every day for fifteen years si j -jf- iiiftii-i-