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jwtjannmmmftunwmbu i f j thursday april h 1932 55 l th acton free press i- paob fiv- thes commwatyy social side pf ifie vfeitoitaa and rom town dining the past week as gleanedby the free press f mrs jennie mddougall of toronto visited acton friends last week mr george mason of toronto- spent a few days at his home here this weejt mr and mrs percy robinson of tor- an visited a on satur- day mr g a dills and david spent the weekenr visiting ws sisters in tori onto mr j p scarrow spent the weekend in toronto with mrs t morris and ianiiy siiil v mr and mrs harvey snyderi of kitch- enerivlsltetljmr and mrs august an- iier sot last week mrs- a h bishop motored- to st marys on gprlday and spent the week- end wih heribrother misses helen and olive mcmurcby of toronto spenttthe weekend with their uncle mr j h reed etitptfh jtitn sfest miss annie bessey georgetown miss annie maria bessey eldest daugh ter of the late ezra bessey died in a toronto hospital tuesday miss jbessey who was 12 years old was horn and lived ah her f life in georgetown she was a member of the presbyterian church surviving ate two sistersr mrs jennie balrd gonnlston and mrs lawrence toronto mr and mrs harley brignall and nttiie weekend with mr and mrs j h reed rev dr and mrs t albert moore and miss dorothy moore of toronto visited at mporecroftpnsaiurday messrsredwardand bert-gibbons-at- tended the funeral of their grandmother mrs foley in walkertonon saturday mr and mrs ernest near and master robert ot toronto visited his another and other acton friends over the week- end mrs a h bishop spent a day last week visiting her son and daughter ajlssbark- alfred bishop in tor onto mr and mrs r j mcpherson and miss dorothy attended the funeral of the late harry whale in toronto last jfriday i dr and mrs e j henderson of aurora spent the weekend at the home of his parents mr and mrs d a hen derson mrs chasd richardson pusllnch mrs charles d richardson of the tenth concession pusllnch passed away dn wednesday the funeal took place on saturday to crown cemetery rev petet mathesori conducting the service jrs richardson was born in aberfoyle 70 years ago and for a few years lived at arkeushe has resided on the tenth concession for about twenty years and was highly esteemed and respected by all geo w marshaii aberfoyle george w marshall passed away on friday morning at his home iri aber foyle his funeral tookpteceoirsatut day afternoon to crown cemetery rev peter matheson officiated the late mf marshall was eightyeight years did he came fromhambbroaomo fift y ste marie mrs forty 1 was a daugh ter of theriate charles and helen symon of acton and before her mairiage fn 1884 was miss margaret p symon she spent her girlhood days in acton and the family later removed to parry sound where she was married mr corry pre deceased heifa in february 1904 two daughters remain mrs j e mcclurg annie of montreal and mrs r e campbell esie of sault ste marie following ihe death of mr corry mrs carry and her two daughters went to make their horije with her sister mrs r g campbell at sault ste marie from here both daughters were married it was while on a visit with her daugh- terfcrlmojitreai that mrs corry suffered a stroke from which she never rallied of the family three brothers- and two ulsters remain they arel alexander symon at flln flon james symon acton john symon klrkland take mrs r camphell saint ste marie and mrs j jftmcgill ottawa toau of these arid the daughters the sym pathy of friends in the old home town is extended the pallbearers at the funeral in acton were messrs john kenney w m cooperc c henderson a t brown jtjq matthews and a t mafin the nephews and cousins of the deceased were flower bearers interment was made in palrvlew cemetery acton beside the beloved partner who had iiardbooiled breed diner here waitress take this chicken away its as tough as a daving- stone j waitress maybe is a plymouth rock sir wear and teas friend jim your engine is knocking badly green driver dont be a fool that is my knees v modernistic gone on before the oldfashioned girl who used to be on the square has been superseded by girls who are on the bias- you now buy ns this buy us that spjlendid advice it was getting very close to the time for the celebrated guest to make his speech the chairman looking about the table came over tojhe speaker and whisper ed shall we let them enjoy themselves a little longer or do you think youd better begin your speech now jujiiiiiiillllllllllllltlllllljiiiniiiillllllllltllllllllllllllllllltlllllm porpoises are profitable ago and was deeply esteemed and re spected the pallbearers were messrs marshall haines joseph mclntyre alex mccalg donald simpson james simp son and wllliamslmpson mrs annie byars word was received here this week of the death of mrs annie byars at burnaby b c aged 85 years mis byars was born in acton and was a daughter of the late hugh mann she spent her girlhood and young woman hood days in this community but has been a resident of the west since her marrriage one brother sir donald mann and a sister mrs hamilton sur vive mrs peter mcdonald parkave and mrs mcgregor young street acfeon are cousins of the deceased misses jean finnie and jessie ur- quhart of guelph visited at the home of mr and mrs a anderson over the weekend mr thomas guntoil of toronto cele brated his 81st birthday on saturday the old gentleman is enjoying fairly good health municipal osicer james mills got back on the job again this week after six weeks illness all are glad to welcome him back and see him recovering again mrs a e ritchie mrs mackie mrs clifford mrs holloway mrs waller and mrs bishop motored to hamilton on tuesday to attend the annual meeting at the cathedral of the womens aux- lllary mrs m babington owen sound an nounces the engagement of her elder dau f stevenson m d- of milton younger son of the rev j s and mrs steven son of kettleby ontario the marriage to take place early in may mrs c loree burungton catharine ostrander wife of earnest loree maple avenue burlington- died tuesday aged s3 a native of rock- wood ontario mrs loree wentto bur- jington two -years- ago- from grimsby she was a member of trinity united church surviving besides her husband are four daughters mrs b c faldy cochrane ont miss ida hamilton miss florian a student at hamilton nor mal school and miss sally and one sister mrs le e loree of guelph funeral services are being held at her late residence and the stone church at eramosa ont interment will be in the adjoining cemetery record output of butter a preliminary estimate places the creamery butter production of canada in 1931 at over 227000000 pounds an increase of more than 441420000 pounds over the output in 1930 the 1931 pro duction constitutes a record for the dominion the province of ontario ac counted for 75000000 pounds last year an increase of 155 per cent compared with 1930 quebec has not yet returned complete figures but will it is expected account for over 70000000 pounds manitoba is third with 21078073 pounds an increase of 335 per cent followed byalberta wlth250000 pounds an ad vance of 278 per cent saskatchewan 18800000 pounds a 35 per cent in crease nova scotia 5896270 pounds an increase of 245 per cent british columbia 5500000 pounds a 33 per cent increase new brunswick 2415992 pounds a 172 per cent increase prince edward island 2063252 pounds an in crease of 181 per cent miss lydia oakes one of erainosas esteemed residents passed away when lydla oakes died at the home of her brotherinlaw mr wm dlckleson on saturday morning last in her seventyfifth year the deceased was the daughter of the late jonathan and emma oakes she was born on lbt 25 fifth line eramosa where she resided until her fathers and mothers d since that time she had lived at jthtt home of her sister mrs dlckleson where during her falling years she had been most tenderly cared for her death came very unexpectedly from lieart trouble she leaves to mourn thexoss of a kind and devoted elder sister two brothers henry of the old home james of guelph ahdthree sis ters mrs george nelson and mrs wm dlckleson of eramosa and mrs archie irvine of toronto the funeral toik place on monday from her late residence to johnsons cemetery the services were conducted at the house and grave by her former paster rev mr little the pallbearers were six nephews of the deceased three sons of each of her two brothers the floral tributes were very beautiful- relatives from toronto woodstock and grand valley attended the f lateral because the increasing numbers of aeronautical instruments watches and other delicate mechanisms are causing a shortage jjtv the supply of fishjaw oil a government -agency- has undertaken a survey o the sourcesofsuc l no pace setter heck what kind or a car does sutfln drive toon i think its a regulator what kind of a car is a regula tor r toon one that all the others go b aljl right with us two congressmen are suggesting salaty cuts for themselves andthe other mem bers of the lower house no one will object to ithat except the other mem bers 6f the lower house rude awakening x dear o dear i dreamt that you had died dont cry dear why let a bad dream upset you so im still with jott vi- ye i know darling but i was about to cash your insurance check when the alarm woke me and spoiled it au mrs chharles leitch erin a lifelong resident of erin passed away on wednesday april 0 in the person of elizabeth robinson relict of the late charles leltch in her 64th year a daughter of the late mr and mrs george robinson she was born on the homestead south of the village in october 1888 she united in marriage with chas leitch who predeceased her on february 1 1931 two sons and a daughter also predeceased her in in fancy she had been in failing health for five years and had lived- with her sister miss robinson for the past three years she was a member of burns presbyterian church the funeraj took place on friday april when kewj a grant conducted the obsequies in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends interment at erin ceme tery the pallbearers were six nephews wesley graham r d graham ross leltch harold marshall geb mcdonald john short she is survived by two brothers and five sisters john of stave- ly alberta george of man ton al berta mrs wm graham miss robin son mrs john short erin mrs mar garet mcdonald caledon mrs w g marshall georgetown erin advocate oil from the jaws of porpoises and black- fish which now is chiefly used to lubri cate these mechanisms has soared in price for two centurles porpoises have been taken in nets oflndape hatteras says a bulletin from the washington headquarters of the national geogra phical society today they are also fished along the coast of finmark the northernmost province of norway and along the- atlantic shore near more- head n c porpoises winter off the south at lantic coast schools may be seen almost dally passing just outside the surf the largest animals reach a length of 7 feel and weigh about 300 pounds although jaw oil is an important product of porpoise fisheries the animals also are valuable for their body oil which is extracted from the blubber by boiling in northern norway the blubber is eaten by the flsherfolk who regard it as superior to many other sea foods the flesh not consumed is salted for expor tation while the entrails and bones make good fertilizer for many years the indians along the maine coast have supported themselves by capturing por poises porpoise jaw oil is produced by re moving the animals lower jaw and extracting the oilcontaining blubber whloh is boiled gently a single jaw contains about a half pint of jaw oil blackflsh jaw oil is of equal merit for lubrication these fish which widely range the atlantic ocean are usually- captured by harpooning along the new england coast large schools of blackflsh that have ventured close to the shore for food have been rounded up and driven oli the beach the largest catches of blackflsh have been made on the west coast of africa twenty to twentyrflve of these man sters caught by a whaling feet in a- season are a good catch they are from 8 to 22 feet in length and weigh several hundred pounds mens o blue with red back jli 100 per pair w m cooper mux and main streets nittiiftit iijiiiiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiijiitlllllllllllllllllilblr gregory theatre friday april 15 over the hill u pine human drama star ring james dunn and sally ellen comedy idle roomers scenic medbury in death valley saturday april 16 matinee at 3 p m the cisco kief r romantic action picture star ring warner baxter and edmund lowe gang comedy shiver my timbers flip the frog in africa squeaks fox movietone news silverware night monday april 18 the guardsman comedy drama starring lynn fontanne and alfred lunt com edy smart work chapter 9 of the galloping ghost dinner- ware night market reports dairy products quotations to shippers these are toronto quotations batter creamery no 1 pasteurized 19 to 2q do second 18 h to 19 above prices for goods delivered tor onto quotations to retail trade batter creamery no 1 pasteurized 24 to 00 do second r7 23 to 00 churning cream fob couhtry points special 2i to22 no 1 20 to 21 pb 2 17 to 18 poultry and eggs quotations to couhtry shippers deliv ered fresh extras 14 to 15 do first 12 to 13 do seconds 10 to 00 quotations to retail trade carton fresh extras- 20 to 21 do firsts 16 to 17 quotations to shippers poultry chickens- over 5 lbs under 5 lbs hens over 5 lbs do 4 to s lbs do 3 to 4 lbs do 3 to 3 lbs roosters over 4 lbs alive dressed 12 to 16 10 to 14 12 to 14 rtlto 13 10 to 13 11 to 16 06- to 10 f radios and efrigerators have you seeh the nev mayflower electric refrigerator- with special fea tures we have one on display 1aft in our store priced from ivlwv j call andlel us domonstrate lis your ratio working efwcjuently if not in your tubes and we will test them free r j r leishman jf our 1 mill street acton ont ocffjo guinea fowl over 2 lbs 16 to 00 aekhn over 4 ibb 13 to-lfl- quotations above indicate the general market range in value to eggs and poultry on delivery basis wholesale vegetables vegetables at wholesale houses are quoted- -idomestlo- potatoes per bag 30 to 35 dressed meats wholesale dealers in dressed quote the following prices to the beef forequarters 700 carcasses choice 1100 do medium j50 calves choice veal 1100 heavy hogs cwt 400 light hogs cwt 700 abattoir hogs 700 lambs 1500 mutton cwt 500 meats trade- to 900 to 1200 to 1050 to 1400 to 500 to 760 to 800 to 1600 to 800 hides and wool toronto dealers in hide and wool quoting the following prices to shippers city hides green 3c bulls and brands 2c country hides green 2c lo cured 3 to 3ic calf green 6c country calf cured jc cityyeal kip 3c country veal kip 2c do cured 2 to 3c country grasser kip 3c to 4c horsehlde no 1 135 no 2 85c no 3 50c horsehair 20c pound wool flat free of rejects 7c pound rejects 5c tallow solid barrels no 1 1 to jjic cakes 1 34 to 2o nound grain quotations grain dealers on the toronto board of trade are making the following quota tions cif bayport no 1 northern 71c no 2 northern 64 c no 3 northern 6214c ontario grainrwheat 52c to 54c barley 35c to 40c oats 25c to 27c rye 45c buckwheat 43c to 45c corn 36c mrs j e corry another native of acton was laid to rest when mrs j ecohry was interred in falrvlew cemetery at acton tlie funeral was held from the home of her brothermc jas symon willow streat acton andfthe service conducted by rev c tz toole brd bhe- wasamember of bt- andrews united church sault notice to tax defaulters notice is hereby given that to- all arrears of taxes for 1931 outstanding on may 1st 1932- there will be added an additional penalty ot 5 in order to bring the total penalty up to 10 and that to all arrears for previous years an additional penalty of 10 will be added as provided by statute and also that- in case of nonpayment collection witt hre made by distress h n farmer clerk dated at acton ontario april u 1932 hay and straw extra no 2 timothy in car loads 1200 to 0000 no 3 timothy 1000 to 1100 gat straw 650 to 7750 wheat straw 650 to 000 all straw must be good length potatoes ontario potatoes in bags 25c to 27c prices are carlot delivered on track and via trucks respectively toronto currentlive sxockjpfelce heavy beef steers 600 650 butcher steers choice 525 540 do fair fo good 450 500 do common 375 490 heifers choice 500 525 do fair to good 450 3100 butcher cows good 325 375 do medium 200 300 oariners arid cutters 50 150 baby beef 700 725 bulls good 300 375 do bolognas 225 250 feeders good 400 4 50 stockers 1 300 400 springers 3000 6000 calves good and choice 600 650 do- medium a uu 575 do grassers 300 350 sheep 150 350 lambs choice 700 725 do epulis 500 spring lambs choice 300 96o western lambs choice 700 775 hogs fob 400 460 kluiiiiuiiiiiiailllllmllllrllllmiii iiiiiiiiliiimiiiiiiaiiiiiimiitiiiiiiliiiiiliiiiiiiiiiibiiiiiiiiaiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiilliimiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiilnl- did you ever stop to think by edson r wajte shawnee oklahoma hilo now is the time to shingle british columbia edge grain shingles the old reliable roof covering 5 i at a price that corresponds with the present prices of farm products xxx quality cash price per square 260 xxxxx quality cash price per square 300 i if credit is extended 10 added to these prices plus 3 sales tax j r mackenzie son 1 r acton georgetown- 1 suiuiiiimliiinliiliiiiiiiilniiiriiuinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiijjiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiitniiliiiiiiinniiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiin urban allen editor of the hawaii tribunejhcrald says that the wise merchant today turns to the advertising columns of the news paper to maintain his sales volume he has several good reasons for his confid ence in todays paper as a medium superior to the newspaper of thnse reok- less summer days of 192s today the merchant reasons and rightly thatjmrsayerage householder is more careful how and where she spends her husbands money assum ing this it is obvious she is not in the habit of rushing pellmell to the nearest store hurriedly glancing over the stock and purchasing an article which seems to fill the need rather she will scan the advertising columns of he news paper in search of values and when she finds what she wants at a price that is rights shell spend her money and noc before and thats why when the 19th cen tury merchants are spending theliltlme bewailing the depression the progres sive business man is consulting an ad vertising specialist and busying himself with copy and layouts for the next edi tion of the local newspaper he realizes that hs advertising dollar goes farther today than it has in many many years past rastus i am sorry to hear that you have burled your wife yessuh boss ah jus had to 8he was dead cpedai thursday friday saturday 1 a lbs granulated n 1u redpath sugar dtc ideal sotrrpickfes oz bottle for ideal sweet pickles 8 oz bottle for 2 heinz catsup small bottles for 2 heinz catsup large bottles for mccormicks soda biscuits 1 package 8 bars white naptha soap for 10c 27c 43c 10c 32c mothers cocoa 1 itr jtin for rfincesvsoapchips 1 package for 2 best rice- lbs for choice apples 1 peck for 1 3 peas tins for chateau cheese i lb- package jor salada red rose teas reduced to per lb 15c 40c 25c liptons 50c nelson co mux street acton phone 37 announcement when trie negotiations which were under way for a lease of our entire store premises fell through we announced that we would continue the busi ness which we have carried brttfofso many years in guelph with pleasure and profit to ourselves and we think with satisfaction to pur many friends and customers o wi n gh o weverrtot hewmta n4lv ness and the impossibility of further reducing the expense of carrying on the business- we find ourselves face to face with two alternatives either to carry on at a loss or to wind up the business riow when we can pay one hundred cents on the dollar and have a surplus- left for ourselves we have decided upon the latter course and intend with in the next six weeks to dispose of our entire stock of house furnishings wallpaper readytowear millinery staples dressgoods notions etc 1 we shall carry on the mens furnishings and clothing department inrthat part of the premises nownsedby this department in the hope that with less business anxiety on our shoulders we can still maintain our contact with the public we intendtore th b of the 3 premises for one or more stores as opportunity may arise as soon as our sale is completed we need not say how deeply we regret the necessity of this course nor h6w much we appreciate the magnificent support the macdonald family has received- from uhe people of this district during the past fortyfive years evan a macdonald president wm macdonald vicepresident norman macdonald secretarytreasurer big sale starts thursday at 9 am our entire stock is new fresh and uptodate hav ing all been purchased since january this sale pre sents a wdnderful opportunity for seldom does the buying public have the chance to purchase fresh new quality merchandise at such low sale prices pv e macdonald bros ltd guelph ontario our motto quality afid service if you expect to sell you must advertise v u