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iif wj- 7 v i i -f- sixtieth year no 7 acton ontario thursday august 16th 1934 eight homeprint pages five cents council proceeds vnth ymca plans will call for tenders for the new building all vavor this move except mr s m jlasby at the meeting of the council on tuesday evening councillors w a lasby j e mcmillan s m lasby and e jones were present and reeve e thetford presided in the absence of clerk h n farmer his assistant miss l m held fulfilled the clerkship duties by motion miss reld was appointed until mr farmor returned from his vacation mr os mahoney of guelph was pre sent at the council meeting to give the benefit of his experience in the matter of securing government assistance in relief expenditure mr mahoney was thanked for his advise and help the seventeenth report of the com mittee on finance recommended pay ment of the following accounts george cowle work and supplies 210 brown bros municipal cash book 1903 acton public utilities commission a selection of news items middle school i examination results band numbers dedicated to mrs moore on sunday evening last acton citizens band gave a splendid concert in the park here there was a good at tendance and the audience was apprecia tive the first three numbers on the program were dedicated to mrs m r moore whose work had meant so much in thesdvancement of music in acton and who had passed away two days previously visitors won at tennis acton ladies tennis club were elim inated on tuesday nigftt by the kitch ener ladles despite the uncertain weather a good orowd attended and the courts were in excellent condition some very good tennis was shown with the standing taken tiy the pupils of acton high school are announced i news of acton and i the district acton loses prominent citizen friends honor bride employees of the mason knitting com- ipany held a shower at thehtjhne of mr- the follow are the results of the burt fw george nee mrs m r moore directress of i music in acton schools passed away last friday acton suffered a loss last friday in the entpttb jntrj tt development in ymca connection angus mcdonald i itoss surt lor mrs george burt nee ouvnu ivj j resident nf uaitnn cnnniv middle school departmental examina- pear foster a fellow when death of mrs m r moore that none s fouv conceion qultc ac the pat wcek toward the tlons for acton school certificates have ipoa nted been forwarded to the scholars 1st 75100 2rtd 6674 3rd 6065 c 5059 credit f failure r reread margaret j arnold ancient history 2nd algebra 3rd physics 2nd chemistry f latin composition 2nd jack beattte english composition f english literature f canadian his tory c algebra 3rd french authors f french composition f r eileen e breen english composi- tiorr2nd ienglish literature 2nd can adian history c algebra f french authors 2nd french composition 1st helen m campbell algebra 2nd visitors outclassing the local team in ph f the first ladles singles mrs kingston defeated isabel cowie 62 62 in the second mildred ford defeated helen ostrandcr 63 62 in the third aud rey moses defeated margaret grindell 60 town hall lighting 212 pump house lighting 154 61 arena lighting 473 power at spring 1921 street lighting 14700 storey employees hold corn and wiener kenney bros boots for firemen 2000 acton fbee press printing and advertising 13712 bell telephone co services 1081 c mcbain hauling brush and gravel 630 37004 two letters were read from the public roast a very successful corn and weiner latin composition latin authors 2nd 2nd marguerite j currie english composition c english literature f the bride and groom with a table lamp and smoking cabinet a lunch was served to ter minate an enjoyable evening a correction in the batting and fielding averages the community can yet grasp and only the future years will realize mrs mooe was taken ill just a week or so before the close of the school year in june and her condition was not considered serious but all felt that with a period of rest she would regain normal health on thurs day evening her condition was not so given last week an error was made in goodand on friday morning she passed the standing of gordon huffman one peacefully away game hadr been omitted in making up his averages the correct figures are as follows batting average fielding overage g 10 g 10 ab r 32 5 po a 8 30 pc 438 pc 809 mrs moore had for the past eleven years been on the staff of acton public school in charge of the primer workrjjopjj in addition she was director of music in the school her success in both these places haye been outstanding fortun ate was the child who in the first years of school life had the benefit of mrs moores academic training and moral after an illness that had extended over the past year mr angus mcdonald a provisional board appointed and first meeting has been held final plans have been taking shape esquesing township fourth concession t fulfilment of the terms of the will of lot 24 passed away in his 64th year at l llle late j a murray and the erection and establishment in acton of a v m st josephs hospital guelph on august 10th mr mcdonald was making fav orable progress following his operation but was suddenly stricken with a heart attack he was born in prlceville in 1899 he was married to emily wright scott of limehouse besides his sor rowing widow he is survived by nine sons and two daughters william of dolly varden mrs scott of evcrton c a with a fine new building and equipment that will be second to none in towns of actons size on thursday ewenlng mr ballantync associate secretary of the y m c a national council conferred with the memorial committee at that meeting authority was given appointing the fol- lowing members the provisional board miss margaret of acton and messrs rf dlrectors of toe y m c a1n acton alexander kenneth russell r archibald hector clifford and norman i who reside on the homestead the a product of the free press the official program used at the big training that mean the most in life to canadian history f algebra ln liberalprogressive celebration at oak- her every chnd was an individual study authors p french composition f vllle on saturday was provided by tn care th training lacked noth- john dennis english composition acton free phess job printing depart- tog under her guidance c canadian history 2nd algebra 2nd the book comprised fiftytwo her success with music in the school chemistry f french authors 1st pages and the cover and was printed is will known it was mrs moore who j goes out to the family in their bereave french composition 1st and delivered within a week from pioneered this work in acton s cr ment hugh f fraser ancient history j the time the first copy was placed in the ed the interest in pupils and citizens for 1st geometry 1st chemistry c latin hands of the printer the book was the a musical training and from the primer roast was held by the employees of tne hors c french authors 2nd- frenm sud of much favorable comment at to the entrance class she followed these storey glove co on wednesday night composition c the gathering and naturally the office pupils m music until they passed from august 15th at suburban park about edward a hansen algebra 1st staff uas quite pleased with its achieve- her hands to the high sehool her suc- nfty attended and all reported having ar 3rd latin authors 1st ment there were ihree thousand copies cesses at the county musical festival jalun- mclean died as trustee the one was written to the secretary of the murray memorial com mittee on the motion of the committee excellent time a short program was charles henderson english delivered in oakville for distribution given with the following numbers all composlt 3rd engush literature 2nd i accompanied by l byrne piano solo canadlan history 2nd algebra 2nd l byrne instrumental duett b daroy and j mcmullin solo i latin composition 2nd french authois e hlnton 2nd p composition 2nd imouthorgan solo c mcglll solo b the other was written to councillor w mstrumen solo j mcmullin a lasby in answer to questions sub- acn mng p pi quar mfttedjiyhim to this official p papplllonp c byrne b darby rjcclesmullin reunion need no recalling almost without ex ception acton school in choir and ln- dlvidual work carried off the major allan a mclean sixteenyearold son of mr and mrs donald mclean of mr s m lasby again went into detail tette prices and won the most points at the members of the ecclesmullln clan re- festival the singing of acton choirs mickey volmeslmguah com m and f j lost year in toronto was perhaps one of oosition f english literature c phvsis wcst brampton and gieatest joys and triumphs erin township passed away on monday position f english literature o raysis pwtv1 io1lri 7wmln pln evening at the guelph general hos- u but it was not alone m tne scnioi elation of the work of the secretary and in ulncfi mrs moore was active in p the r of injuries received elected john eccles mount forest pic- f l wright v b rumley b g arnold r m mcdonald e e barr j m mcdonald h i g fraser evan funeral was held on monday afternoon jones- c h harrison r w lowrle with interment in limehouse cemetery i john chapman e coes jos r g the services were conducted by rev dr d1us j e thetfordj a howard of georgetown messrs cedrie r h gju cross jonathan lan of dolly varden q saturday evening the memorial william hall of acton john scott and- committee met aealn j- ouilinei joseph scott of limehouse and edward changes ta the plms to archltcctj hu1 of georgetown were the pall-bear- 1 mr mahoney d also iterations sub- ers the empathy of many friends mued by the s of tne nation 1 councll of the y m c a wiul these alterations final approval of the j committee was given with instructions i to pass them on to the council for ful filment of their agreement a letter read at the meeting from the public trustee stated that in his opinion the committee had functioned properly jancf the council now hacra legal duty jto perform in erection of the building and spending thereon the entire be quest with accrued interest since this completed the duties of the murray memorial committee mr g w chairman expressed his appre- tragic farm accident result injuries received when struck by weight of loading device of elwood johnston english lsident mrs mary gillies also x xu ucl mcmullin trio e hlnton h ivers m literature p i um viceiresmenc 01 tne i on technicalities and eventuahtles and b uarby mcmul- ittory c 1 h amlly a program of sports the future planq a bus morton the lf rzch ctllon f i dlnner ta th ue barn the estate w v a llprogram was followed with plenty of vmsix t zl- k vi ta in compliance with his letter from the public trustee that the municipality corn and welners after which dancing was the time of the night helen c lamb english composi tion 1st english literature c canadian i days entertainment the oldest male member of the family james mullin aged church work community enterprise or any endeavor for the uplift of acton sh2 ulingly did her share never did sri- i el use to help choir church sunday school or local ladies organizations all l honiellredrbut happy the commitl j luthorf f ll f vungttot 0 olas jlc s enjoyed toy the general public rather than ch were n patrlck a grant toward the upkeep of the y m smlth social commit- c a in operation commissioners kin tee mrs j tt r t b entertalnmert pubuc dtuities commission were present hjnton r xn andcounclllorlasbyasked if they were prepared to make a statement but both french composition lambert english composl- lady mrs mary eccles 86 georgetown i but with all her actlvitiy in the com- jvere unable to be present on account of munity mrs moore did not forget her illness john brown of acton aged 8 ml tbe c of ller mother kentner m dennis u 2ad literature fr can- wm oldcgt clansman attend who is now left and will feel most keeniy committee e adlan history f authors- hakvey i the mann wilkinson wedding algebra c french composition f english reunion and the youngest person in th of all what this dutiful daughter and her mccutcheon composition c english literature 3rd ancient history f algebra c frencl moum fmest authors c french composition p george molozzie algebra 2nd i replied that at present they had nothing to state but were awaiting definite figures that they had always favored th marriage took place last wed- they only desired to secure first hand nesday august 6th at brampton information rather than street bosslp miss evy gertrude wilkinson chemistry 2nd latin authors 1st moved by e jones seconded by j e daughter of mrs wilkinson and the late marjorie a near algebra 2nd mcmillan and w a lasby and resolved wilkinson to mr james albert chemistry 2nd that this council having decided upon mamc son otmra mann and the late john harry w norton english com- the erection of a y m c a building mann of acton the ceremony was held position 2nd canadian history c together with portions to be let for the homc ol the brides mother and algebra c chemistry f group was jean boake 9monthsoldj ilfe i daughter of mr and mrs f boake of mary r moore was born in nassaga- toronto next year the reunion will he rentals and that tenders beealled to irev norman mcleod officiated sum- be- submitted not later than 12 oclock mer sowers decorated the house and the noon on 23rd august 1934 and that the plans and specifications be on view at the offices of h n farmer town clerk carried mr s m lasby absolutely refused to sign the motion or vote in favor of the matter complete plans and specifications wer left with the council for their perusal details of procedure were outlined and weddlpgwnusle was played by mrs a k mann the bride was given in marriage by her uncle mr william wilkinson and wore a gown of white satin with tulle veil arranged in cap effect and caught with orange blossoms she carried a bouquet of roses and lilyofthcvalley her two little nieces misses marlon and jean davidson were flower girls carry ing baskets of lilies at bhe reception all questions answered by mr mahoney i held afterward- the brides mother re- the architoct additional plans were to wearing a gown of black and white georgette with shoulder bouquet of roses and lilyofthevalley the grooms mother was gowned in black with shoulder knot gjroses later the bride and groom left for a trip to mus- koka the bride travelling in an ensemble of navy blue crepe with navy felt hat on their return mr and mrs mann will reside in acton be given and the advertisement inserted by mr mahoney the following day arrangements were also made for the labor if possible to all be taken from acton a letter from the guelph board of health was read it urged the council to petition the premier regarding the dispensing of the services of the medical inspector a letter from rev father mcbrlde was received expressing his attitude toward the y m c a in acton mr fred mills complained of water emptying on his property from an ad joining building the municipal officer weekly editors in convention this week editors of weekly newspapers from all parts jit canada will visit montreal this week to attend the 15th annual conven- tlon of the canadian weekly newspaper was instructed view the juuatipn and asociation the convention opens on see if it could be remedied 16tn ud mcudas two day3 of a special meeting was to be arranged j buslness sessions and on the third and for the sole purpose of attending to tax flmu day a cmke aboard the canada arrears and drastic action to be taken to steamship lines saguenay steamer clear the books of these amounts outstanding howard a norton algebra 1st geometry 1st physics 2nd chemistry 3rd latin authors c latin composi tion c marguerite k roszell algebra 1st chemistry 2nd roderick m ryder english composition c english literature f r canadian history c algebra 3rd chemistry f french authors c french composition f harold w sktljjng english composition f english literature c ancient history f tr geometry c physics f ada a sprowl canadian history 1st geometry 1st chemistry 1st etta w swackhramergeometry 2nd physics f chemistry f george g switzer english com position c english literature c algebra 1st geometry 2nd chemistry c french authors 3rd french composition 2nd frederick g tuttner englisn composition 2nd english literature 2nd canadian history 2nd algebra 2nd frenoh authors 1st french composition c william williams geometry f r physics f chemistry c latin authors c lillian woodhall english com position f english literature f the burtfoster wedding a pretty wedding took place on wed nesday august 8th at the home of mr and mrs william foster of nerval when their second daughter pearl eliza was united in marriage to mr george willson burt eldest son of mr and mrs laurence burt of georgetown the bride entered the room which was bank ed with gladioli and ferns with her rather to the strains of the wedding march played by her uncle mr george sharp of jnorval she was becomingly gowned in soft peach triple sheer geor gette made on princess lines and car ried sweetheart roses gypsophila and fern the brides only attendant was her sister florence who wore a pretty frock of dream blue and carried a bouquet of talisman roses and asters mr llpyd burt brother of the rpom acted as groomsman following tle ceremony a reception was held the mother of the bride receiving in coffee brown crepe the grooms mother wore navy blue crepe later the couple left on a motor itrip north the bride travelling in a navy blue printed silk ensemble velvet hat and accessories to match on their return they will live in acton band program for guelph quebec the convention cruise consist ing of a trip sroun4morltreal harbor on sunday afternoon acton citiena t ri t itf vi i a snort c dowirfchc st lnwrband will give a concert at edgewood dainty dish set before a king ence laoneof the highlights of the meet- park at eden mills from there they the following is an excerpt from ani montreal an ocean port situated will proceed jp guelph where the follow- the silver anniversary at wiles friends from acton and the district and from outside points extended this week hearty congratulations to mr harold and miss laura wiles on the oz- sion of observing twemtyflve years ir business in acton on saturday the store was thronged all day with callers the store decorations were very appro priate and a birthday table in the res taurant with its candles and birthdav decorations of pink and white was tno centre of the display a liberal display of anniversary pennants and anniversary ice cream display dishes made the entire edinburgh paper at the time of a visit citiooo miles from the sea is unique in i ing program will bo presented with the store have a birthday appearance th- scotland try king george and- queen snlppinr worid its harborjs one of i band under the direction of bandmaster mary an urgent message was receiv ed by an edinburgh firm the other even ing it requested that a packet of kcl- loggs corn fakes be sent to the palace of hdlyroodhouse it had to reacri the palace before 7 the busiest on this continent and it is visited each year by ships from evry corner of the globe the downriver t is also a fascinating onet from montreal every evening during the summer months oclock the following thd saguenay cruise ships sail for morning at midnight a wholesale house had to be opened up and the packet was dispatched to the palace by taxi hcolly- roodhouse is the official residence of the king and queen while in scotland the evening meal dige8teb bothered much by hikers asking for rides when youre out driving not now tried a new plan as aoon us i get out of town i show the sign taxi on my car quebec murray bay and the saguenay river and the editorial voyage will take editors on the first lap of this famous holiday cruise leaving montreal shortly before noon editors will have luncheon on board ship and spend the afternoon cruising the st lawrence other fca- turesjtxf the convention include a visit to mythothers home as the guests of lord atholstan founder and owner of the montreal star a luncheon address by premier taschereau of quebec and the annual dance in a montreal hotel mayor houde will officially welcome the editors to the city c w mason 1 march canada land of liberty 2 sacred selection beautiful lsle of somewhere 3 overture gala night 4 selection irish melodies 5 mach little giant 6 french horn solo miss l mason a lassie of mine t i love you truly 7 waltz rose fcstivale 8 cornet solo mrvhas landsbordugi a commodore polka b duett with mr b parkinson 9 march corn huskers 10 sacred billy sundays favorites 11 overture gipsy festival 12 waltz bliss eternal 13 march fox trail 14 hymn abide with me national anthem birthday cake was cut about four oclock and the honor of this junction was given mr w r kenney j p actons oldest merchant who next year will observe sixty years of business in acton all the visitors were griven a piece of the birth day cake the kiddles took advantage of the birthday treat offered and over 600 free ice cream cones were given awny during the anniversary days among those from ou of town who called durn ing the anniversary were mr a walker mr frank armstrong and mr thos porter of guelph mrs andrews miss ayearst mr and mrs eaklns mrs col umbus mrs george hynds sr mr ohas bell and glen garden major walker mr gordon brown and mr robert cum- mlnga all of toronto mr joseph hynds of detroit mich mr and mrs gordon mcleod mrs norrls and mr and mib elmsley guelph fteya township a daughter of mrs and the late robert holmes she came to acton with the family when two years of age here her girlhood and early woman hood were spent and when she received her teaching certificate she took a place on the staff of acton public school this position she held until her marriago fo wilbert e moore a prominent actoi merchant later the young couple re moved to medicine hat and here they resided until mr moore passed away following this bereavement she pluckily resumed her teaching duties and was on the staff of edmonton schools for four years eleven years ago she came back to acton and the home town welcomed her again to its school teaching staff her worth and loyalty to acton have been proven by her devotion to her work acton has appreciated and mourns her passing tothe bereaved mother and brother mr robert holmes all join in heartfelt sympathy the funeral was held on monday with a brief service at the home followed by service in knox presbyterian church here the edifice was filled with friends from acton and other points who gath ered to pay respects to the deceased words of comfort and eulogfy were spok en by her pastor rev h- l bennie interment was made in fairvlew ceme tery acton beside the beloved father who passed away over twentyfive years ago and hfer younger brother philip who also predeceased her the pall- becrers were messrs r j wallace j m mcdonald w k graham alex k mann j e mcmillan and alex orr her only brother and mrs holmes and joyce arrived from winnipeg on sunday and were present to attend the funeral and comfort the mother during the service master vernon agnew one of mrs moores pupils sang very sweeny a solo which had been taught him by mrs moore avcafth of floral tribute bore partial testimony to the esteem in which mrs moore was held it included offerings from mr and mrs robert holmes and family aunts of mrs holmes mlos thelma craig toronto knox prcsby- toiian choir knox sunday school family of late jos holmes mr w k graham and jack knox y p s duke of devonshire chapter i o- d e m- and mrs j b mackenzie georgetown halton musical festival association girls sunday school class knox churcn ladies aid mr and mrs a bell and miss pearl mr and mrs alex macdon- ald and miss largaret macdonald acton bowling club actoi united church choir acton womens institute acton public school board acton public schol teachers mr and mrs w s coleman jr mr and mrs wm gowdy little tots of acton public school dr and mrs a j buchanan mrs w j patter son and miss a macdonald frances chlsholm ut i the other members in completing their while assisting m unloading the harvest ui b u u v part in this benefit to acton at mrs home at lot 4 concession 6 that afternoon i monday evening the provisional board of the y m c a- met and mr the unfortunate accident happened a mason was chosen chafrmartppo tem while allan was assisting in unloading and mr r m macdonald secretary the harvest the usual unloading ap- several details were dealt with but prin- paratus was being used and the weight cipally tentative arrangements were used to return the slings ko the rack made to meet the requirements of the had a sack with a heavy stone in it public utilities commission a meeting the boy was on the load and m some of these two bodies was arranged for way the trip rope broke and the weightth e to complete this d3- came down strikingtiim a terrible blow tall satisfactorily to all on the side of the head he was given i the proceedings on this new addition immediate medical attention and when to actons life that transpired on tues- hls condition became worse that even- day evening are told of in the council ing was taken to the hospital in guelph proceedings but nothing could be done to save his j a brief summary of the plans of the life and he parsed away a few hours new building will no doubt prove in- after entering the hospital tercsting t67 all allan was the eldest son of mr and i the bas has accommodation for mrs donald mclean and was in hi the heatln and coal storage a vault seventeenth year the parents and for tnb storage of various documents fionds are grief stricken over the fatality he was a bright young lad and just coming into the age where he was of great assistance about the farm home besides the parents one brother lloyd and a sister helen remain and in thelr hour of sorrdwthe sympathy of friends everywhere goes out to them the funeral service was held on wed nesday afternoon with a private service at the home followed by service in the baillnafad united church where friends from a wide area gathered to sym pathize with the bereaved family inter ment was made in fairvlew cemetery apton school board faces task of endeavoring to fill the vacancy caused by tbe death of mrs m b moore applications for position to be received at a meeting of the school board on monday evening trustees w r norton h i g fraser wk graham dr p w pearen and dr a j buchanan were present and chairman j m mcdonald presided the chairman explained the regret table circumstances that had made nec essary this meeting the death of mrs m r moore had caused a vacancy on the school staff it was pointed out that it was almost impossible to get a teacher with the qualifications and ability that mrs moore possessed her teaching of school work and musfc in the school had been so outstanding that it was con ceded her place could not be filled it was felt that the musical work should be carried on and the board desired to cooperate in the filling of the position the problem was one of thetnost difficult the board had been called upon to deal with the secretary was by motion in structed to advertise for a teacher for the primary department and preference to be given to one qualified to teach singing and with experience in this work in the school the secretary was also instructed to arrange for repairs to the boiler that had been advised by the boiler inspector the board adjourned to meet again on monday evening august 20th at seven oclock to review the applications received and a large room with use undesignated at present the section under the public utilities commission office is left en tirely for the use of that body the ground floor contains public utilities office and board room free library room and entrance hall public lavatories gymnasium shower baths office sports committee room locker and coat rooms and a storage room the second floor contains living quar ters for the janitor another club or com mittee room lodge hall with a small kitchen and other rooms and a club room in connection therewith the building is approximately sixty feet by eighty feet and has side as well as front entrances it is proposed to build of brick with a front that will make a very imposing structure builders and contractors will have an opportunity this week of viewing the plans and specifications and submitting their tenders it is expected the work j will start immediately in order to have it enclosed before the cold weather election in south wellington before a crowd which packed the city hall auditorium at guelph dr james h king liberal and mayor r beverley robson conservative on monday after noon were nominated as candidates in the provincial byelection in wellington south on august 20th f e campbell returning officer who presided read the names of the two nominees sharply at 300 oclock and supporters of botn parties applauded and cheered as their respective candidates names were read there was no third name mentioned thus assuring a straight fight for the seat in the legislature made vacant through the tragic death of d paul monro who defeated mayor robson at the ontario general election held in june coming events announcements of meetings con cern or other events under this heading kre charged io cents per line with a minimum charge for any announcement of 23c acton citizens band at edgewood park sunday afternoon from 230 to 500 p m d s t splendid pro gram come and enjoy the afternoon at this popular park acton cltlaens band a stanley pane erin on sunday afternoon august 20th 5 1