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sixtieth year no 10 acton ontario thursday september 6th 1934 eight homeprint pages five cents 1 a selection news items ladies aid meeting the regular monthly business meeting of the ladies aid society of tho united church was held at the homo of mrs denny following the business meeting a chain tea was held xiro jllllsburg- fiddlers won at c n e neil mccormiok 77 years old from hlllsburg captured the gold medal for fiddlers 75 years- and over at the old- time fiddlers contests at the c n e empowered to sell ithe province of on tario and dominion of canada bonds tenders awarded for ymca building cost of utilities lot was 85478 total cost of contracts was 1807994 at a special meeting or acton council last friday evening all the contracts in connection with the new y m c a building in acton were awarded with the exception pf the painting the councillors were all present and reeve e thetford presided by resolution the and clerk wore isttimii jntn steal last thursday the competition was keen and a huge audience filled the music hall while the contests were in progress stamping in time with the nmrelf fnr mhtha wnrlrl iig thnngh nhrtllt john h miller erin on saturday in erin there passed away in ms eightyfirst year john hamilton miller the deceased had been in falling health for fifteen months the result of a paralytic stroke from which he never fully recovered the deceased was a son of the late james miller antt late sarah riley and was born in glenalg township in 1854 in december 1885 he united in marriage with minerva stauffer to this union were born four sons and two daughters john of gait james of alberta elmer erin town ship and william on the old homestead fund these were sold the following erin township maggie mrs p teeter day at a premium th provincial bonds erin township and nellie r n erin brimrtmrslu 75 and the dominion of surviving are tw sisters and two a total premium of i orollmts- mrs edwards vancouver mrs held in trust a the murray memorial whose generous bequest of 20 000 to 1 aeton is providing new y m c a building to swing oh in an alemande left the canada 105 25 gold medal in the class 65 years and 1810 was received on the sale of the mcmlm winnipeg william h hllls- under 75 was won by charles dyer of bonds the funds are on deposit at the charles singhampton his hlllsburg the silver by w c morrison bank ready to meet the payments as the wifc predeceased him thirtyfive yean mimico and tor the third price c e work proceeds the bank balance shows 1899 the funeral servlces i mcmillan or erin tied with david tarz- the amounts available for the building were conducted by the rev h l j site fees and eouinment thereof as i richardson and mr atwell sang the w oik commenceefott i old rugged cross the pallbearers were six nephews lloyd and clarence i miller clifford and bryan stauffer the late j a murray news of acton and the district new appointee for division court mr jns r ramshaw has received notice irom the provincial department in charge of legal offices that he has been appointed division court clerk for the acton division he succeeds mr geo r agnew who has heldthls office for the past few years getting beady for aoton fair prize lists for acton fall fair on september 18th and 19th were issued by secretary wright last week and offer splendid attractions in all departments this week new permanent pens for the hogs and sheep are being erected at the tpnru on tho n jlrip nf yta tiyni school boarclin monthly session letter from inspector defines expresses regret of death of mrs moore complaint re smoke nuisance well of arkell site fees and equipment thereof 23990 03 commissioners l g king and r j ymca building t the telephone at the secretarys booth at the park has been installed and is no 39 the grounds and equipment are being put into condition and inquiries and interest point to a new record for acton fair for 1934 for program entries and attendance the regular monthly meeting of the acton school board was held on tues day evening trustees a j buchanan p w pearen w k graham and h i g fraser were present with j m mc donald in the chair the secretary read a letter from mr j m denyes expressing sorrow at the passing of mrs m r moore the letter was filed a lawyer s letter was presented from miss belle stephenson and mrs annie johnson it stated that the smoke from a selection of news items east garafraxa without pebt thitmunlcipality of east garafraxa is mu uu j in the happy position of being entirely i for pu of the lot on mill trlbutes tne te m whlch tne excavations are being made kerr were present regarding negotiations gqrdon jqhnny floral out of debt the township paid oft the street was felt the commission deceased was hcld puiow the and last of its debenture debt last year and that purchase pce of this land the etaaitbaatear also cut its road expenditure in two i bnould be 78 amount ar thereby placing itself in a position to re- j rlvtd at f duce the township rate- from 7 to 4 mills this is an example of sane and careful financing that many of our governing bodies could emulate to good advantage in this era of reckless spending and mounting debts it is refreshing to dis cover that there are some public bodes that are making an earnest effort to live within their means after all is said txie debt problem is undoubtedly just about the most serious economic problem that is confronting the peoples of tins naif of the american continent at the present moment legion picnic original cost of lot legal expenses taxes allowance for mr mahoney on work on plans of other build ing expenses of commissioners in trips to toronto in connec tion with building hand spray of pansies phyllis and helen miller and mabel teeter spray mr and 750 00 j mrs d s leitch wreath charles miller 13 50 and family will miller and family 21 28 wreath nephews and nieces colllng- wood the flowerbearers were five grandsons the interment was made at erin cemetery corner stone will be laid by mr writ murray 40 00 30 00 erin woman struck by truck mis sarah clow of erin is in the general hospital at guelph sufferu g from severe injuries which she received on tuesday night shortly before eifht- tnirty o clock in erin when struck by a after over a year of straightening uck she is in a serious condition with l away the difficulties in connection with cnances of rec0 not very bright the new y m c a murray memorial j to her advanced age it appears in acton actual virk or the new that mls clow was crossing me main street of the town from the home of a neighbor to her own residence appar ently she failed to see the approaching james mcisaac a lifelong and wellknown resident of this district passed away on friday last in the person of mr james mclsaac he had been in failing health for the past six or eight months but was able to be about until his last illness death oc- 20 000 st ucture was commenced on wednesday to those who doubted the fulfilment of this asset to the commun ity life in aqton tangible proof is nowj truck was b c a lauder 854 78 upon motion the council agreed to purchase the lot at the amount stipu lated the reeve was in possession of i all the details and was instructed to cured at tne general hospital in g send the necessary papers and plans to wn ho had gone for treatment he the ontario commission for their ap- had just passed his seventieth birthday acton branch held an enjoyable outing proval james mclsaac w as a son of the late at the park on tabor day councillor w a lasby desired to go john mclsaac and isabel mckulop hi into an explanation of all the plans an 1 w as a native of scotland and came to members of acton branch of the can- specifications but this was not the canada with hl parents when a lad of adlan legion held their annual picnic j general feeling of tho council four years he has spent all his life in the park at acton on monday laoor shown that the project will be fulfilled and all the citizens will benefit by this splendid bequest to hl home town of the late j a murray contracts were awarded at a special meeting of the council on friday even ing and the excavations were started on wednesday the bill board which has been no adornment to actons main hospital thoroughfaie has been torn down and by the end of the week considerable headwiy will have been made on the won scholarship started the basement i it was announced by queens tjnive the building has a frontage of 57 feet slt kingston that among the virions cbolarshlps for honor matricuiatio i of toronto and continued in her path it was staged- that the driver of the vehicle applied his brakes quickly and swung the machine over the curbing but the rear of the truck hit mrs clow on the forehead and rendered her uncon scious medical aid was summoned and she was rushed to the guelph general contracts were by motion awarded this district and operated the farm j pupus that have been m one gofo ttoy afternoon the ilonnaires and for tne m lollots a total on the second line just south of aeton showing t deat of th7 c legia e- their families with races anrt mnfls tannnn thrtvrno vonrs nsrn hie mnwri nnrtnr m wl allow lor snowmb lo j b mac- thebr families with races and contests c03 0 18 079 94 for young and old had a splendid picnic excavatlng b mackcri2le outing the races resulted as follows girls under 5 years florence dean rock wood lena lawson acton girls between 5 and 7 olga locker acton girjs between 7 and 9 doris bardos evelyn braido girls between 9 and 12 yetta erwln bertha brlstow girls between 12 and 15 dorothy king mae boney boys under 5 years arthur giddingb mcilton lome simpson acton boys between 5 and 7 lloyd robin son billle early boys between 7 and 9 harold robin son bobby pearen boys between 9 and iwoto mchugh jjfj l raymond dean son cement and stone work- mackenzie son carpenter work j b kenzie son brick work georgetown lum ber co heating jas b chalmers plumbing jas b chalmers electric wiring jos n reid roofing w f mooncy i plastering albert f mcmullen painting to be let at a cost not exceeding 409 03 1 494 c4 4 506 23 4 725 0 2 331 33 1 352 81 455 00 553 53 1 428 00 82500 thirtyone years ago his beloved partner v tnrh passed away who was before marriage better ertct the lm front wlu i ar tu l hi t l elizabeth bell two sons remain alnv ml the cntlre tvvo lots wlth a popular stud d athlete of the sany ot izn antlan j dri allowed on one a ph institution receives to forbss jzl l i ltjj six foot sidealk on the side next to the mchardy scholarship in latin valued at perryman block the rear end of the hundred and twenty dollars he also lot can also be reached by a nfteenfoot obtained the guelph i o d e scholar rightofway from the john street side over the rear of the perryman estate lot 18 079 94 councillor s mc lasby refused to nave boys between 12 and 15 douglas maplesdeitt lome honey first contingent racenrstanley mc laughlin foster roney ladles peanut race olive rogers helen simpson mens clothespin race sam braido bert glddlngs ladies 50 yard race kay chapman ruth jennings mens 100 yard race carney byrne i john locker joint wheelbarrow race mr and mrs wm early john locker and kay chapman joint threelegged race mr and mrs foster roney c byrne and mrs jas xctamson ladies throwing base ball mrs wm early eileen urell mens ball and pall race patrick urell sam braido joint needle and thread race p watson and mrs jas adamson stan ley mclaughlin and eileen urell special race 50 yards dr pearen a r mcquarrie joint footwear race foster and mis roney perry watson and mrs adamson time race open mrs j adamsoi mrs f salt joint cigarette race a robinson and mrs wm early j chapman and ruth jennings joint plate race foster and mrs roney wm and mrs early the horseshoe pitching interbranch teams was won by f roney and a robinson the acton team the picnic lunch which featured the close ybf the function was by no means the least enjoyable and enthusiastic part the awarding of the contracts authority was also given by motion forthe purohoseoftheperryman estate lot adjoining at a cost of 725 this price included a fifteenfoot right of way fiom john street to the two lon pur chafed of esquesing township one brother peter of esquesing and a sister mrs alex holmes of north bay also remain the bereaved have the sympathy of many friends in the district where mr mclsaac was so well known the fun eral was held on sunday afternoon from the home of his brother mr peter mc lsaac lot 20 concession 3 esquesing the service was conducted by his pastor rev h l bennle of knox presbyterian church and interment was made at falrview cemetery acton friends from this district gathered in goodly number to pay last tribute to the deceased among those from a distance attending were mr and mrs thos kennedy mr and mrs john mclsaac mrs mary walton mr donald mclsaac mrs wm walton drayton mr and mrsr t smith sports day at edgewood park splendid crowd enjoyed and contested sports contests held at eden mills on labor day the sports day at edge wood park on monday drew a big crowd and the pro gram provided pleased all with lbs variety and big entry list keen competition was enjoyed in all the events and a real oldtime spirit of holiday enjoyment prc- vaded the crowd attending in the first game of softball camp- bcllvllle were victorious over rockwood the second game went to moffat when they defeated eden mills and when the winners of theae events clashed moffat acton schools new high record of attendance at the acton high school public school registration is lower came out on top to claim the tourna ment all the games were good closely oniy two changes i the staff acton schools reopened on tuesday after the long summer vacation and the high school had a record registration there was an attendance of 110 with 39 in form i it is expected that four upper school subjects will be taught english french geometry and trigon ometry this wiu be definitely known on receipt of permission from the de partment of education mr d a macrae b a is the new principal in charge and his assistants are miss bell and miss mortimer who were members of the staff last year in the public school the attendance which is usually over the 300 mark dropped to 279 this year the beginners class is smaller than usual there are made the expenditure on this new 20000 building in acton will provide quite an impetus to the building trade and since al the contracts have been allotted to acton tradesmen or contractors the money will all circulate in the commun ity it is expected that quite a ceremony will be arranged when the building has progressed far enough to lay the corner stone the honor of performing this important function will be delegated to mr william murray brother of the late j a murray the donor of the funds whichprovide thebuilding it is v fitting that mr murray should perform this function the pfesent work of excav is quite an item as the depth required is seven feet the top soil is being placed to one side in order to be available when the levelling of the lot is necessary details of contracts etc are to be found in another column under tne council proceedings ship tills bright student is a nephew of our fellow townsman excouncillor j nicol in addition to his academic record the young man is highly popuar on the campus and last termwas pre sldent of the literary society he was prominent in athletic circles and has for four years been a star linesman with the collegiate grldders in fact one of the best linesmen developed there in some years beer blamed for increase of motor utcense cancellajion seventynine suspensions of motor operating permits and car licenses have the school was blowing onto their prem- ises and was a great inconvenience the secretary was instructed to find out if there was a bylaw governing same and write a letter in reply the secretary reported that repairs to the boiler had been made as ordered the secretary was instructed to write the department of education for permis sion to teach the following upper school subjects for the school year english flench geometry and trigonometry a resolution was passed instructed the secretary to purchase the necessary lit erature requirements for the english classes at the continuation school the secretary was instructed to ar range the seating at the continuation school and if necessary purchase the required seats a resolution was passed instructing the secretary to notify the janitor that all persons were to be kept out of the school buildings except those entitled to entrance the chairman and secretary were delegated to attend the public utilities commission meeting and arrange with them to have a smaller meter installed at the public school the board expressed great surprise at the municipality going back on standard time as it was necessary in may to go on daylight saving time then they thought it was just as necessary now the secietary was instructed to pur- f sustained fractured thigh relatives here have received word of an accident which befell mrs r d graham of winnipeg man for many years a resident of acton mrs graham was struck by a bicycle and sustained a fractured thigh the injury has been quite troublesome in healing and mrs graham is confined in the hospital acton friends will wish her a speedy recovery father and daughter hurt a man and his daughter suffered slight injuries when the car in which they were passenger collided with another car and then struck a tree at the ninth line trafalgar on saturday night thomas syrett brantford suffered head cuts the pair were passengers in a car driven by harvey mcdonald richardson street brantford which collided with a car driven by roy a crowder king street hamilton constable a j davies in- estigated will reside in winnipeg mrs robert holmes left last weolc with mrs r e holmes and joap to make her home in winnipeg with her son mr r e holmes who will return in a week to winnipeg mrt holmes has ben a life long resident of acton but wth ad vancing years and following the death of her daughter mrs m r mone she will reside with her only surviving son miss hunt who tatos the vacancy on the school staff caused by mrs moores death will reside in the cottage on knox avenue guelph fireman faces charge joseph whittle guelph city fireman faces a charge of driving a car while intoxicated as a result of an accident there on saturday night in which miss pearl oakley of acton was injured two autos driven by whittle and miss oak leys brother harry oakley figured in a collision at the intersection of neeve and cross streets the girl suffering cuts about the face when the impact thew chase the supplies for the school year ner forward forcing her head through which should become necessary from time to time the seventh report of the finance committee v as presented and the secre tary ordered to pay the following ac counts c anderson supplies 25 r been poste o the department canadian national railways canadian dairy tactories outrut contested events necessary by miss ball resigning and the the production of creamery butter in canada during the year 1933 was the second largest in the history of the irfi dustry being exceeded only by the year 1931 the 1933 output amounted to 218- 532 307 pounds an increase over the preceding year of 4 530180 pouncb or 2 per cent the value of creamery butter made increased from 40475479 in 1932 to 43 381524 an increase of 2906045 or 7 per cent while the average factory price per pound rose from 18 91 cents to 19 85 cents perpound ontario was first among the provinces i death of mrs m r moore the primary winners of the various races were as roqm m charge of hunt who in order of quantity of creamery butter s also have charge of the musical dircc- 1 manufactured with a production of 76 100 dash men c bayton h boltpn tlon of the schoolj mi mlss margarei 100 yard dash ladies betty shonk young has charge of the first book of the outing t the evening heal diqkstkb mucexfwhen ye married i supose yer wife plsfey her fate in yer hands pat- not on yer loifel she placed em agin me back evelyn reese 75 yards girls under 14 l laverty d milne 75 yards bays under 14 c royce r rosa quarter mile swim open j burnett s hodgkiss elghtjt mile swim girls under 14 betty shank ha boles doris milne eighth mile swim boys under 14 g hodgkiss a bamlcy cracker eating contest o lessaro shot put other contestants had gone when event was callcdat the last of the program and as the only entry left would not let the many who wanted to try if the evfcnt was thrown open the prize had to be given to m laverty twisted a little a pious lady had a husband who was a seaman he was about to start on a long voyage and as his wife was anxious for his welfare she sent the following notice to the village preacher mr blank who is going to ea his wife desires tjje prayers of the congrega tion the woman was quite illiterate and the minister read the following to the congregation from the slip handed to him mr blank who is going to sec his wife desires the prayer of the congrega tion 125 812 while quebec was second with 63 594 688 pounds canadas production of factory cheese in 1933 totalled 111044628 pounds valued at llll5 918 concentrated milk products to the value of 5 538276 were manufactured and miscellaneous factory products accounted for 26622 025 the value of all products of dairy factories in 1933 was 86 055743 compared with 86105 802 in 1932 a gain of over half a million dollars no music necessary please maam may we borrow your radio what at this time of nlghtl do you want to dance no we wanta sleep of highways at queens park since bever age room sale of beer began operation in ontario thii number according to department officials represents a marked increase over suspensions of prebeer days and may even be in creased when all returns from outside magisterial points are in for thekreek ending july 28th 18 suspensions wer reported august 4th thirteen august 11th eight august 18th fourteen august 25th fifteen and september 1 eleven during the week ending jul 21st just before beer sale began there were 11 suspensions between june 23rd and july 14th only nine sus pensions all told were reported for the first six months of 1934 this clas- of suspension is listed by the highways department as follows january 22 february 11 march 15 april 26 may 26 and june 22 in 1933 t figures were january 22 february 11 march 20 april 14 may 15 june 48 july 32 august 46 september 02 october 38 november 25 and december 18 jas symon repairs w d talbot repairs h w hinton repairs elliott bros supplies acton fiiee press miscellaneous e j hassard supplies j m denyes miscellaneous h j heldman miscellaneous acton public utilities commis sion miscellaneous ralph ross miscellaneous mail si empire advertising the globe advertising acton public utilities commis sion service n nlcolak toilets j r watson repairs elliott bros suplles red jacket coal co fuel the windshield whittle was later re leased on 500 bail kilbride garden party a large crowd attended the annual girden party in aid of the community hall held aj kilbride in the afternoon 13 86 baseball tournament the carlisle teaih 19 89 v on from palermo 40 in the second 2 50 game carlisle defeated the local team 1 69 53 toronto artists supplied the even- 50 ing program including harry bennett 3 85 comedian leslie foster pianoaccordion 5 28 a c chapman tenor soloist and maud 23 10 chapman pianiot and stanley rust ventriloquist the acton citizens band was also in attendance and contributed a variety musical program 2 99 44 69 2 52 3 00 freight e jones teaming mall empire advertising the globe advertising a h bishop sons miscellan eous a m darling supplies a mcmullen repairs 15 03 70 00 10 00 2 96 265 38 67 55 24 12 3 15 5 00 45 00 13 2d 673 76 tax rate reduced by nassarraweya council county ana township rates are both lowered balllnafad resident 102 yecars old recalling early days in this district mrs agnes young of balllnafad cele brated her 102nd birthday at her home there mra young regrets that her sight and hearing are falling somewhat but her memory is still good moderate eat ing moderate pleasures and work in the open air are mrs youngs recipe for a long life she was born in chlnguacousy 2 88 1 township on the fifth line farm on which her father john smith settled when he came to canada from scotland mrs young can recall the excitement which prevailed in the settlement of rockslde during the mackenzie rebel- lion although she was only five years old at the time her father she said hid hb rifle for fear the rebels should seize it that and his watch which he also hid were his two mostchertshed possessions local c n e winners horses and swine from acton and district won high places at big rair in the stock judging at the canadian national ehibltion the past week ex hibitors from acton and the district have had some success f e holmes acton wonflrst prize for car lot of swine harry devereaux limehouse won third for 3ycarold hackney filly or gelding on kitty wills john campbell george town first for twoyearold filly or geld ing on peter handsome and w h allan first for oneyearold on harvey harvester robert kerr sop acton secured second for agricultural bred marc or gelding on mooreland king 25 00 7 00 46 88 254 43 accounts passed at a meeting of the nassagaweya council on august 22nd were as follows c a elsley relief 18 66 dr black lnnoculating children of the township against diphtheria arthur norrish 1 sheep killed insurance of tax collector against holdup and robbery road superintendent vouchers a bylaw levying school trustees re quisitions was passed as follows no 1 150 no 2 150 no 3 blank no 4 150 no 5 300 no 6 794 no 7 200 no 8 100 no 9 300 no 10 460 union 380 a bylaw was also passed striking rates as follows county 9 610 mills township 0 mills general school 4 110 mills police village of eden mills 3 mills the county rate is lower by 410 mills and the township rate lower by 510 mills than 1933 council adjourned to meet september 12th at 7 00 p m some sample how ja hke my dress its a sample youth sympathetically you dont get much for nothln these days do you canadians says it with flowers canadas cut flower industry is bloom ing thevilue of cut flowers sold in the dominion in 1933 representing 02 per cent of the total or the various cate gories of florlculturafl and decorative plants reports from most of the leading growers as compiled by the dominion bureau of statistics show that tho cut flower industry exceeded all the other classes put together both in volume and value the total value of the florlcul- tural and decorative plant production in canada for the year ended may 3 lit 1933 amounted to tl 451477 of which cut flowers represented 897733 other important items were outjtr roe valued at 59086 outdoor trees shrubs and plants 305927 indoor plants 236296 and flowering bulbs to the value of 19817 coming events aniiiiiincrinrnts ol meetings con certs or otlur lvems under this heading ire charged io cents per line will t minimum charge for any anxioumtmcnt of 251 dont forget the dance at huttonville park friday night floor show usual prices