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tye 1 bbkmasfewkkiij ey aoa jour the acton pree press thursday august 1933 neighborhood kews interesting itenw concerning other central and communities in which many of our readers are interested hillsburg mr hd mrs nelson ryder of hamil- ton mr and mrs john bell and mr and mrs r elgie and miss frances ot toronto mr and mrs chas booth and baby mae of alton mr and mrs i yr cheyne ofbflctarood ere weekend visitors at the home ot mr and mrs- vlil cheyne v rev mr norman robertson and mrs robertson of danburb conn are noli- daying at the home of mr arid mrs d a robertson ousaxua gray ot ouelpb spent the weekend at the home of her parents mr and mrs alex dray a joint picnic of the young peoples societies of the four churches ot hills- burg and of mimosa and bethel was held at the home ot mr walter huxley on thursday of last week we are pleased to learn that mrs john irniffinr who has been 111 for some time is steadily improving at the home of her son mr albert roszell mrs thomas and daughter mrs jas mccullough of grand yateyjarelyisltdng at the home ot mrs thompsons daugh ter mrs d a robertson mrs a d rutledge arid son bobbie of toronto are visiting with friends in thts vicinity osprtnge churchill miss luclnda oraft was home from brampton for the holiday anil week-end- mrs bert greene and babe of bramp ton were at mr and mrs john grarts mr and mrs george jordan and be of wyevale spent the holiday at the home of mr and mrs john graff mr bert uigiriase of midland spent the holiday at the homeot mr joh graff- i i balunafad mr and mrs marvin cox and children of toronto mrsatdiesonandjwilred of erin were visiters over the weekend with mr and mrs d stewart mr and mrs douglas and children of toronto and mr and mrs bayhe of fergus spent sunday with mrs standish mrs dr whaley and son john of kitchener are holidaying with mrs cooke and family friends in this community of mr and mrs frank miller erin will be sorry to learn they lost their home through fire rmsunday afternoon mr morrison miss bessie binnle of toronto- is spending her holidays at the parental home with mr and mrs frank binnle rev and mrs aitken lett this week for their holidays mr wav harding spent a day last week with friends in toronto mrs john collins of linwood spent last thursday at the home of her brother mr john mckechnle mr james mcfarland of clinton visited last week at theomeof mr and mrs ian campbell mrs large spent a day last week with friends m hamilton mr and mrs j w cushnle of tor onto were visitors on saturday alt the home of the formers cousin mr alfred soper- mr and mrs will collins of ijnwood spent last thursday visiting their cousins mrs bert rogers and mr m campbell and other friends hi the district first line also lost his barnearly mon day morning mr and mrs wm mckenzle and children spent sunday with relatives ineverton several from here attended the cele brations in georgetown in connection with the firemens convention master brock miller erin is spending a few days with his grandmother mrs roe mr and mrs george robertson and family attended the black reunion tn guelph on monday miss- j klrkwood guelphjs holl- daying with her friend miss beatrice vannorman mr and- mrs c altkens and children toronto spent the weekend at the formers home here campbellvnxe mrs alex bell left on monday for a months visit with friends at fetarboro mr john ferguson of hamilton visit ed his sister miss bella ferguson on saturday miss walsh r n of toronto was the guest of her sister mrs r elliot for artewdays iastweek the sympathy of a host of friends goes out to mrs charles norrish in the loss she has sustained by the death of her mother mrs fulton of eden mills mrs james pogue and little tommy ot toronto are visiting at the home of mr c a elsley and mr james pogue was up for the holiday mr post and miss gertrude beattle of toronto were visitor at the home of- mrs w j bell ori sunday mr and mrs rc menzles motored to bolton din monday to attend a cousins funeral mrs jack cuslck and family ot moffat have moved into mr c a elsleys house over the store mr david mahon of london spent the weekend at his home here we are all glad to see jack elliot home after ids serious operation mr jack wheelihan spent the week- endtndetroifc quite a number from here attended a surprise birthday party for mrs john kennedy of mountsberg on wednesday last mrs kennedy is eightythree years of age and hale and hearty games of all kinds were indulged in until almost midnight when all sat down to a bountl- fua repast mrs peter mcfhail a daughter of mrs kennedy made the birthday cake which was adorned with forgetmenots and candles later on the company departed wishing mrs kennedy many more years of good health mr kennedy celebrated his ninetyninth birthday a short time ago and he is hale and hearty there will be no service in st davids church on sunday as mr jones is away on his holidays mrs r early and family and mrs bert ferris and family have gone to port burwell for their vacation where they have tented a cottage for a month miss edna kenny of burlington has been visiting her aunt miss reta hub- mrs win mcphall sr is visiting relatives in mugrove mr and mrs owen barteaux and betty of toronto were- visitors i the home of dr o b carberton trie holi day lira frank bin and family have re turned after two weeks visit with friends jnwfcfitoor ml jane- atlen and miss marjorle wiisfroj crueh nw leen visiting- at p nassaqawwta- the ebenezer softball team played the rockwood softball team a- game at ebenezer last friday evening with a score of 15 to 6 in favor of the former team a softball game was played at aber- foyle on saturday evening between aber- foyle and ebenezer softball teams with the latter team winning by a score of 7 to2tna5 liming game the ebenezer united church sunday school will hold their annual picnic on thursday afternoon of this week a good time is expected mrs wm morley and children of milton are visiting relatives at knatch- bull at present messrs bert nightingale and ivan still of orangeviue visited mr and mrs arthur nightingale of knatchbull on sunday last miss margaret davenport daughter of mr and mrs cc davenport was suc cessful in passing her introductory piano examinations she was a pupil of miss mcbean of moffat rockwood last monday evening the choir and members of the presbyterian church met at the home of mr and mrs chas- s garner in honor of mrs robt gill nee miss elizabeth gray after some com munity singing and a brief programme of vocal numbers duetts and quartettes impromptu speeches and mouth organ selections mr jas milroy called the gathering to order and miss elva peartfrf read an address when at the proper moment mr george harwood presented mrs gill withi a handsome waterbury mantle clock mrs gill replied fittingly expressing her thanks for the gift fol lowed by the gathering singing for they are jolly good fellows further community singing was enjoyed and a social time enjoyed- by all present mr robert gin who was also present is a member of the guelph police force and shortly after his marriage was the re cipient from chief rae of a handsome carving set refreshments were served by the ladies of the congregation mrs garner being ably assisted by mrs august young mrs wm j gordon mrs arch mcnabb at the close all sang blest be the tie that binds followed by prayer by mr jas milroy the many friends or the happy couple wish jthem much happiness in their new sphece of life f during the month of august there will be no morningservices at the presby- ierian ghurclfcafrrrnext sunday even ings service rev h l bennie is ex pected to be present mr jas milroy left on tuesday for a week at owen sound after which he will go to hamilton on his vacation last week mr milroy was laid up with an attack of quinsy he recovered sufficiently to be able to be out sunday but his brother robert of hamilton came up and assist- rln the services here and at eden mills visitors in the village last week and civic holiday were mr and mrs anson- smith of wind sor at mr and mrs fred smith and mr wellington smiths mr and mrs henry pasmore of montreal at mrs annie harris mr and mrs everett e leviness of buffalo mrs leviness is remaining for a visit with her parents mr and mrs w gardiner mr and mrs ernest 1 1 hamilton and family of toronto mr and mrs arch gray of toronto miss jean torrance and mr johnston hewat of slmcoe miss eva richardson of guelph mrs ersklne of windsor visited mri mutrle recently jand is also visiting wth friends in toronto she will be at mrs mutiies again before returning to wind sor miss lovena richardson in company with two other friends enjoyed a motor trip down into quebec hut month a tew from here were in georgetown monday taking in the firemens de monstration crewsons corners the mcbachem brothers are com mencing the seasons threshing their first barn was at mr mcdonalds to day the first reunion of the black family was held at riverside parkguelph- on augusjk 1 a large gathering of the friends from all over the province were in attendance our esteemed neighbor mrs jas black and family were all present sboath school every sunday at three p m standard time milton mr and mrs w morrison are spend ing a weeks vacation at the- home of his mother in tubury kenneth wilson and his mother mrs john wilson jot detroit- visited her sister mrs john gowland over the weekend r m faskeri of milton and his brother andrew fasken of texas left on monday morning for muskoka where they wiltspend a few holidays mr and mrs henry charlton of milton celebrated the 25th anniversary or their wedding on sunday last at their home on miles street and- were at home to their friends new uniforms have been purchased for milton citizens bandy- which will be worn for the first time at the provincial firemens big demonstration in george town on monday next the officers teachers and children of knox- presbyterian church sunday school held trieir annual picnic to bronte beach yesterday afternoon and all report having had an enjoyabler time mr and mrs ed mcclelland and little son and mr and mrs hunter maude and son of detroit and mr and mrs clifford maude and two daughters of toronto were weekend guests of mr ahdjmrs ltmauder messrs f l white frank r white chas- anderson jack hamilton misses lillian and edith white of milton lawson brown of brampton and the misses dorothy and mae biggs doris dunham and marie brooks- of burling ton motored to buffalo n y on sunday last where they spent the day in police magistrate j r elliotts court here on saturda last the two boys who pleaded guilty to breaking into martins mill hlggins service station days hardware milton and dolbys service station at the boyne were each sentencted to serve three months mn the county jail here champion oakville mrs edward caton of waukeegan illinois is visiting her parents mr and mrs j b duff randal street arthur tuck and son paul motored to london on sunday where mrs tuck and her two young sons blake and roger had been visiting fox a week they all returned on sunday night among those whose names appear as mrs kramer and daughter betty of chicago m are visiting miss edith fisher shady cottage quite a number of our wellknown aymg pasedtheexajnhiortsof thojpffl ala mmnnej tp the h college of education qualifying them to teach in high schools are miss marion beggs arid graham mathers rev w b caswell who supplied in st johns united church very accept ably for the last two sunday mornings is taking the work in simpson avenue united church toronto one of his former charges during the ministers absence on holidays record frank fisher of montreal formerly of oakvine was in oakvllle during the week calllngupon his friends j h hodge has been on a fishing trip to rice lake and as a result there have been several fish dinners among his friends mr and mrs w s davis returned at the weekend from a motor trip to ottawa they were hi the capital city for the opening sessions of the imperial economic conference mr and mrs chas dickinson and their son leslie leave on saturday to spend their summer vacation on lake joseph in muskoka miss ada mobride is holidaying at the nepahwlnsregory on lake rosseau in muskoka mrs jas t andrew of tor onto is with her latest word from howarth ezard who is hi the royal victoria hospital in montreal is that he is dolngas nicely as could bo- expected after the critical operation of five weeks ago after a compatattvely shott mnessr ashley a aiken merchant tailor here tor over thirty years passed away early wednesday morning duo to a heart ttactehhe was in his fiftysixth year work at the glassco jam factory was proceeding as usual yesterday morning when wm j howell of toronto aged about sixtyfive andmcooper at the fac tory suddenly fell backward persons working in the same room thought he had fainted and waited for his tcgainihg consciousness this thought changed when it became evident he had died abnost instantly star georgetown rev a n arid mrs frfjh are spending a few days in ottawa with their son r o frith 65 butternut terrance mr claude kentner of the bank of montreal staff at windsor returned last week after spending his vacatlonat his home here and at burks falls mr and mrs max bleber and daugh ter dorothy of prince albert bask are spending a few days with their formers sister mrs d l herbert mr d l somervillehas come through a very critical operation on his injured hand and is now convalescing at st josephs hospital guelph iaisses tllue herflngton marge her rlngton and eleanoj wright are holiday ing at the herrihgton faxro near brighton mrl and mrs fred hawes and mr and mrs henry munday of hamilton at tended fche funeral of the jafe mrshawc3 in georgetown last week joy ruddell of ashgrove hasbeen successful in passing with honors the elementary piano examination of the toronto conservatory of music she is a pupil of mrs r h wright the engagement of laura patricia aylsyorth daughter of dr and mrs r b aylsworth of trenton and mr kenneth murney langdon son of mr and mrs k m langdon brighton is announced the marriage will take place in toronto at knox college chapel the latter part ot august i on thursday july 14 mrs h c day- foot entertained the baptist womens mission circle on the spacioifs lawn at her home about thirty members and friends were present t the sunday school and congregation picnic of st georges and st albans was held on saturday proceeding by trucks to lasalle park on burlington bay special permission from the min ister of highways was procured the weather was fairly fayorableand-all- ehjoyed theoutlng herald burlington miller peart of pittsburg pa is holi daying at the home of his parents mr and mrs morley peart miss kathleen lightbown of st catharines is the guest of mr and mrs harry wardell locust street ml and m henry maim uud iav daughters gertrude and thelma spent the weekend at wasaga beach w norton and w blackburn of huntsvllle are visiting their auntmrs george r harris emerald crescent mrs b poole and daughter irene of port arthur spent the past two weeks with- mr and mrs f benger caroline street c h elsam and leslie whatham left on sunday last oh a trip to the mari- times misses mae and dorothy biggs and doris dunham spent sunday with friends atbuffalomy the fall fairs dates in which many of oar readers w1u be interested acton fair september 20 and 21 this year acton arthur brampton burlington caledbn oooksville erin fergus gait georgetown grand valley september 2021 september 2t28 september 2728 september 2324 september 2324 september 30october 1 october 67 c september 1617 september 2324 v october 45 sept 30oct 1 london western fair milton omhgevule shelbutne r toronto xo n e sept 1217 september 2324 september 1516 september 2021 aug 26sept 10 the lty at the present time and latest reports state they are all doing as well as can be expected the many friends of mrs a n lambs- head will be pleased to hear she is now around again after being confined to her home for the past four weeks as the result of being hit by an automobile thieves took advantage of the flre7 mens affair last thursday night and stole rugs and a coat from parked cars the thefts tvere reported to chief smith but the culprits left no clues it is suspected the thefts were the work of outsiders j mr and mrs james sutton and mr and mrs glen turner of pontiac have returned from a three weeks motor trip to denver colorado mr and mrs turner are holidaying here with her parents although chief smith was successful in capturing one slick cheque artjst last wednesday another worked successfully in town on friday entering a local store he purchased an article valued at 700 claiming to be an agent for a magazine company and showing the necessary credentials including subscrip tion receipts stamps etc he asked the local merchant to cash his cheque for 2800 as he could not get back into his home town before saturday noon gazette faith in yourself whenever a man loses- faith three evils grief fear and wea attack him vand when he asks himself istbe goal worth attaining he is already fal- lhjrvbhaeavad qita mex is cerlj83hly a bit of wlsaom for whiaui use how true if is that tb man whorls skeptical of his own abuityc is bound to meet with grief before him may be thrown num bers of opportunities which if he would oniy seize them would make his a worth- while and successful life h6 hesitates however saying i am afraid of biting oft more than i can chew f haft better leave this chance alone because i should probably a failure of it anyway he is then filled with worry wonder ing why hel6es not have the selfas surance of other men if he would drive himself to seize tfee hardtask it wouu gradually become aijabit and hi the end would give him faith in himself instead he hesitated and is lost and for him there is left only grief and regret- when a man loses faith in himself he is filled with fear fear that he will be unable to meet his responsibilities cert ainly there is credit to be given for hu mility but too much of it is injurious to selfconfldence you need a little bit ot egotism a confidence in your own ability it is well tohave humility but it does not mean being a cringing puppy for you need courage with it the athlete who doubts his own ability will lose for doubt is a serious weakness the number of great careers and am bitions that have been wrecked upon that question is it worth while after all will never be known many a high ideal has been destroyed by selfishness and greed but no one knows how many have failed because of a lack of faith in the goal the athlete who stops putting forth any effort when the game has gone against him will never succeed b the one who will gtvehisau although the score against him is overwhelming fights onbecause the goal is worth while the hall of fame is filled with the names of those who have faith in their ability and in the value of their lifes goal it the names ever were gathered of those who have lost faith and doubted the value of their ambitions their num ber would be legion as your goal what is it that you want now oauiy do you wisn to reacn that goal do you wish it enough to undergo hardship suffering and torture if- not you will never find that goal it will vanish in oblivion as you seek the easy paths have you confidence in your self is your goal worth attaining just to start with the business mans son his school honors thick upon him lntehded to teach the world in general arid his father in particul the manner in which modern commerce shouldbeconductedr you may rely on me father he said on his first day at the office i will devote my whole life to the interests of the business it will be- my ambitiohrto keep the family name free from stain thats the spirit said his father ask the office boy for some polish and go clean the brass nameplate on the main door canadas frontier college canada boasts one of the most unique yet universal of educational institutions ltapwnasjhe frontier college there is ho other similar agency in the world there are something like 25000 students enrolled yet it has ho buildings nor campus it is more than twentyfive years old nondenomlnatiorial and iv is supported by grants from some of the provincialgovernments classes are held at night in box cars in barns tn shanties and in lumber camps in the twentyfive years the frontier college has been serving the people its classes have been held in- more than- 1 100 communities and many ot its students are now listed among the lead ers of canada the students are mainly foreigners slavs italians scandinavians french men orlentalsithosei who can speak and understand very little english when they reach the country arid who depend upon the frontier college for their first upward step often it is necessary for the instructors to win the confidence of the students before they are able to help them much for niiariy of them are very suspicious and distrustful once they have discovered that only the spirit of helpfulness reigns they extend 100 per cent cooperation to their teachers the teachers of the frontier college number some sixty or seventy most- of them graduates of canadian universities some have degrees from american col leges a few from english and few are still enrolled in college doing this work between terjns although they receive only nominal compensation they labor diligently and face many difficulties they go into the mines- the logging camps the harvest fields and into the factories- under the most trying conditions yet their enthus iasm never seems to dampen and their spirit is undaunted even in face of the ir- severest of idlff ichltles english is taught and the three rs while talks are givehon a wide variety of subjects forestry politics economics and allied subjects the courses are largely elementary but the foundation for solid intelligent citizenship is laid among the students the frontier col lege is considered not the least of can adas- important educational institutions white pine safetk zone for the control of white pine blister rust one of the most serious menaces to our fast vanishing stands of white pine dr h t gussow dominion botanist urges the rigid application of a safety zone of 900 feet on all sides of such stands in which no black or red cur rant or gooseberry bushes should be al lowed to grow these bushes are the interriiediary host plants of rust spores with their complete eradication over a sufficiently wide area rust spores when formed on the host plants can not be windborni hackrrtff j uf white pine no footman needed she would you put yourself out for me he certainly she then close the door as you pass out who discovered it by bruce b brewer vicepres fenryhanly advertising company i was a printers devil some 20 yeats ago on a small town weekly it was a hard job for the editorowner to v sell advertising in those days merchants simply didnt believe in it about fifteen years ago the small town weekly was discovered advertising men in city advertising agencies began trying out- the country newspaper field gradually they found out that the small town weekly with its advant age of being read from cover to cover witrt its relatively few pages of com peting advertising was an excellent buy for national advertisers none of this advertising was bought on sentiment none of it was purchased to support the paper it was bought for just one reason it paid the local merchants had not discov ered the value of advertising space in the small town weekly the very men who should have known its value- did not for the very simple season they had not used it enough to find out about it many small town merehantsare passing up today the opportunity to use the productive colurnns of the weekly news paper to sell their goods more cheaply more quickly mote profitably copy right 1932 ftlupnua rou ro x snitrt ffijptrrl uf ffianaoa acton minister rev c l poole b parsonage willow street jloo m the minister 1300 noon sunday school and bfola class t evening service july and august withdrawn during prayer meeting withdrawn also during august- everybody weloomi prrtbgterutti knox church acton revi h l bennie m a minister manse willow street sunday august 7th 1932 during august joint services with rockwood and eden mills 945 a m sabbath school llioo a m public worship 230 p meden mills 700 p m rockwood all standard time minister for sunday rev dr howard f georgetown alwavb welcome church organ tuning and repairs emergency adjustments or yearly mahrtenaiice service at reasonable cosf leonard downey 503 royal bank building toronto ontario waverly 6281 unclassified small advertisements upholstering and repairing antique or chesterfield suites large assortment of covers to choose from estimates cheerfully given prices very reasonable can furnish local references apply box 45 free press office choice clover honey 8c per pound in your own containers at the apiary at m edwards co or g w bentons acton 10 lb palls 90c 5 lb pails 45c fred smith 44 phone 56 rockwood ont voters list 1932 municipality of the township of nassagaweya the danger of indecision some of you young people mistake indecision for deliberation you think you are making up your mind when you are simply bouncing an idea up and down aschildren play with rubber balls it is ridiculous to decide an important question on the impulse of the moment you should give it your best thought weighing pros and cons hut n6thing is gained by the dillydallying methods which merely postpone decision if you are not going to think hard you might as well decide a question by flipping a coin indecision is disastrous in any particu lar case and fatal when it becomes a fixed mood it is better to learn to make up your mind promptly even a the ost of occasional mlstakcsttnarr to vacillate- 9i and wave u you dose the power of decision and grow more irresolute and uncertain with every day that passes one better my father is a great musician sal young freddy to the little girl he met at the seaside when he whistles hun dreds of people- stand still and olsten when my father whistles thousands leave off work said the little girl x dont believe you said freddy peevishly its true though said the utile girl he blows the- whistle at the factory where he works ispegials for the week i black tea per lb pastry flour 24s for 24 4 raspberries pints for fomatoes lbs for zinc rings per dozen 2 rubber rings packets for 2 shredded wheat packets for 35c 49c 25c 25c 25c 15c 23c 2selox packets for 10 8 4 pearl soap bars for castile soap bars for handy ammonia packets for hawes lemon oil 1 polish clothe all for castle floor wax for 10 lbs granulated sugar for 25c 37c 25c 25c 59c 25c 52c notice is hereby given that i have transmitted or delivered to the persons mentioned in sec 12 of the ontario voters list act the copies required by said section to be so transmitted or delivered of the list made pursuant to said act of all persons appearing by the last revised assessment roll of the said municipality to be entitled to vote in the said municipality at elections tot members of the legislative assembly and at municipal elections and that the said list was first posted up in my office in nassagaweya on the 30th day of july 1932 and remains there for inspection and i hereby call upon all voters to take immediatcproceedlngs to have any errors or omissions corrected according to law dated this 30th day of jul- 1932 john marshall 52 clerk of said municipality just received 250 dozen more jars quarts and pints regular 125 for per dozen 79c uont miss lour cbshce also real bargain in tomatoes 5 for 25c browns fruit store mill st acton next to wiles ch red white s 5 jwjones phone 26 acton ont b jp polo shirts regular 100 -for- mens socks regular 50c -for- 35c neat diamond pattern extra value wi m cooper a r rvf i v4 5 fsm tafe w niiilip ft