Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 22, 1937, p. 1

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vbc wffgij r- j-tfz- hi -r- 4 jh d v v 1 t sxtyif4vrno 3 p wcdtspraying tdsmiislratioii f or esuesing gets total of 188 years acton qntario 1 blue springs qntario thursday july 22nd 1037 elght homeprint page five cent the blue springs scout reserve was officially opened yesterday coatteo appw of aqmbdilim op to iso afcrwonla are it slisng omuuu held their reg ular aaonuuy nesting on tuesday mu tt el la weak detwtyfceere n a itttttswn ooundfowa w t wilson o h lit and state hanen wen present urn mm omar preslatfa at thai mminf pdlhibwrflwhcn war read from the papa u ertdtkwui tranship of muflmmmuyt oejladeul atitnmd sendee juwsouuertlifalud oaorw smetts tftw pepehfiaih isrtmiltar a letter wu read from jodie utmro ffr tdiiomyr july swh at to itn dat aaito time- tor tin bearing at mmnnl appeals from the 10jt court of nerblan or ttli township r by k a robinson seconded by o h may that the treasurer pay to road ch aa presented by the road- bopetlnianaent tu1 carried atoted by mwin harrop seconded by w a wilton that the traaaurer ipay the rahef accounts a preuntad by the mailer officer 1m 19 carried other accounts pined fir payment by tha treasurer war j aetan public ntuiuaa oooimuauai oieae btreetughta le 00 san telephone oomnany 3 07 board of hydro oonvnlssloners oa street lights at olenwllllama tjtq aydro beetrlo power ootnml tjon branpton lights at oauncll chamber qui flhhhnl david a aldrldge toronto was iran sentences totalling 1m yeaus in ports mouth penitentiary whan be pleaded guilty to 34 charges ef housebreaking thaft and faud in magistrate- wattv court at ouelph on monday tha tarnu were concurrent however and aldrldge will serve only five year o te house- seoul officials f rum various parol of the province take pari in the breaking chargeehe received five years each three years each on two falas pre tence charges and for having an un registered revolver a fine of wo or so days the charges wercscnt in from all parts of ontario particularly wellington and haluxtomimias and toronto lon don belleefmv kingston and northsrnjment in thujffovlnee and many from districts his dutrldtttended-theomr4alopen- oso 38 10 30 l and supplies re weed control helen ii dewar court reporter to copy evidence x m bennett supplies borden uarchment to opening grave aoo department of health inaulln 1 8 moved by n a robinson seconded by xx h may that this council do now adjourn to meet monday august oth at 7 p m or at the call of the reeve carried f aldrldge went about the country to home of bachelors wbere tie wotaldtl open windows and doors with a aorew- driver and steal clothing watches and jewellery and in some instances bonds andjnoney the fraud charges included 1537 obj tajned in an automobile deal with st hair motors toronto in 1033 aldrldgea record showed terms in fit vincent de paul and portsmouth peni tentiaries st aldan la social idtml weather and jfomlse of a good everdngdrew a crowd to che lawn social lost evening on the cliurch around at fit albans and anticipations were full realised- booths fishpond fortune icjl ing and such things wer kttrtfctlve and cnjoyaljv apwaj wat hoik vartfluy atflj quality wi preicntetf artlifa who preenteti the program ere johnny bkneivon jyodller of qcorgetowp maiton khlt fjuartctie of acton porothy pallant tap lancing oordon olbbitu john uchush bruce b sratwj actajaparbthr jnboya quartette charlie hohnea comedian j foremart dedticauon and unveiling of cairn seoul leaden arc now camfrinff there stockade gates- and bloekhoube mark new entrance scout leaden from yyiou parts of ontario nienilaof the boy etoout move- scotch comedian torn warne tenor limray aatln bpne lolout oeprse o borne and harry rlffby cotnadla all of ouelph joe wilcox cornel aolotit of oeorgetown the lucky draw had nine print with the first prim at half a tod of coal win ners of the prtaes were dears said p colon a w benton ktuta i terry mrs robert johnson ktlas maryunpaon c landsborouah mrs p kcntner and audrey mcklnnon i inty appqintments made two officers increase salaries ins yesterday of the blue tnins scout reserve abu four muss west of acton the openlnc and rxledlcatlon of ihe orounds and the unvelltne of a memorial calm wen simple yet bnpresslve thuj rart grounds purchased last year by the ittavlnclat boy scouts jryi replace the camp near brantford tkat has been in use for scout lenders ipr several years under lease my arthur herbert richardson of toronto chairman of the blue springs scout reserve committee was in charge of the proceedings and led the group to the stockade gntss and bloclthoiuc that morkhhe entrance in brief address mr richardson described the property ohd 1lb suitability for scout purposes it taxes theplace of ebor park the blockhouse was modelled after the old fort at toronto the original deed from the crown to j stewart dated september 17th 1870 was suitably framed the park was pur chased from the late william murray this deed symbolic of the scout owner fsihtp of the reserve was presented to major russell p lu kg of toronto deputy provincial commander in accepting the formal conveyance of thproperty majof locke naid tocrcvwiurj the utilities commission brief meeting at the meeting ot acton public utilities commission on tuesday even ing commission c hansen and chair man r j kerr acre present feeling of pride in ownership for the scouts of this property and the satis taatlon that comes in improving one s own f property it was he hoped more than lust a scout camp there had been many things combined to make the sue cess of the scout movement in the past and tbls should be a further incentive u new accomplishments in the future while many factors hadbeen contrt butory to the securing of this new re serve he wanted ot that juncture to pay tribute to the effort of mr a ii rlchordan mr ronald winter and mr w oeorgr mason for the untiring effort they had given in connection 1th tht securing of the property j stepping dnun from thi mall plat form major locke qikiuki tht gntea h the reserve and turning to the uudlencc said blue springs reserve is now open another equally interesting part of the ceremonies took place inside the grounds he a rustic atom monument will big attraction boohed for r acton fair new peaturea benjj well receiv ed maries animal circus to give two perform ances lost evening arrangements were made to have an exhibit by the womens instl- eues of rial ton county and erin and eramosa townships it is expected that his will form an interesting and cxten slve part of the hall exhibit new tables for better displaying the exhibits arc to be mode the historical exhibit is creat ing keen interest aid will undoubtedly mnki a big display the coronation halton jun10r k annual field day well attended the annual pleld day for halton juniors was hetd at stanley park erin on wednesday or last week notwlth- sundlriffnheyeilenihg weathe ne 5jvyounff people under the direction of agricultural re- pttsenuuve j e whltetock assisted toy v wa farewell on monday evening thetnrmbers of knox y w a spent a very happy evening at the manse the occasion was arranged as a farewejl party for miss nellie anderson who will be leav ing shortly to resume tien mission work in japan the- evening was spent with singing songs and games and st ai appointed time the mystery wagon arrived with gifts for all among them were special gifts for mlssr anderson iri- crudlng a weekend travelling bag and compact from the members miss anderson made a reply of thanks and also lefiv message of spitlluai helpfor arewell i a wtfs to miss andersiacioijv wlhs two and loses one game tendancrnre girls to ever hold in their hearts to realise their highest ambitions the evening was brought to s close with the president ruth cartwrlght vtce-preald- 1 servlngv of a uountlful lftnch comlsllng of everything that is heedful for a ban- tpiet rev mr bennle closed with enta claude mclaughlin and jean snyder and messrs addjson woodley and john bird a keenly contested soft- i praver ball tournament and sports program was i run off the boys softball tournament the president mrs douglas brought out entries- fromacton palermo at a directors meeting of acton plr ltir k h i shady ume parm uje homof mr f rr er made b feinl two latter team ule kllbrtde y j5 of entry was the winning team by the close t ae wa a rockalorig institute for july about score or 3 to 2 palermo girls were the i t twentylive mrmbers and visitors were victors in the girls tournament over acton norval and kilbride the inter club relay- were also keenly contested with the burlington team of r brldg man wm inglls ernest wood and h en tort winning first honors for the boys and the acton club securing thecham year badge presented this jear by ihes to b j opcjied the program with a duett by n ii clarrldge dot church mohica plts- patrlck and betty clarrldgp tlie novelty rnces were not only keenly contested but a source of much merriment to the ontario fairs as wfll be given for the best horse shown at thpnir l one of the features booked for the fair this year that will no doubt attract much attcnlon is marie s animal circus these acts include twenty animals per arming dogs bear monkey and goat and four people tt entirely different from anything ever presented at the pair previously and perfrmnee will toe given on both days ft would appear that acton pair of coronation year will be the best ever presented arrangements are also being made for a registration booth for fair visitors where old friends may meet and converse for a while tlve forms up tujts present plflcirncy as clothespin race for couples al ecn clar t r r ijj jmsajt us a tound at pur ontario agricultural oop ridge anrtm mclaughlin of act present msnnbb wns in charge v the roll call was answered by imltal- llig a farmyard animahor paying 5c several buslneiut items were dlscusflcd mrs b yt nelson the convener of the irogram then took the chair and and mnrman icmbcrt wrtcii was much enjoyed as was also the encore- which the little onea so willingly gave tlie main feature of the program wai a tjxlk by mr jccegan of the o ac large crowd of on- lookers the winners were as follows driving race couples victor white and dorothy tyler acton he traced thegress of agriculture from r is earliest beginnings in the most prlml caper townert beaten at hortie and visitinp rim morton hurled both games burling ton played good ball to win saturday gordon and lefty morton pitched the aeton nine maejt jwo put of three on the season in thursdsy evening when they defeated the paper tbwnera 4 to 3 buajacorton twirledfor acton and turned in a good effort the homesters being jinable to tally until the sixth mcuenn opposett morton on the mound and outside of the first inning when acton shoved over their four counters pitched heady bal terry first man up in the first went out anabus morton drew four walters smacked one to left and lindsay was hit by a pitched ball morton brought in the first counter on a passed ball norm morton hit a hard one to left fending walters and lindsay over and woods single registered n morton w water house and tyler went out to end the inning tlie locals were held score less for the remainder of the contest but this fourrun splurge tu tired out to be enough to put the game in the bag in the fifth the locals threatened to score again when lindsay singled hut was thrown outtryiogtosteal second n morton tripled but was left when woods was thrown out at first oeorgetown gathered their runs in tb sixth and seventh rltcble the first mnn up in the sixth went out and x ritchie got dn when woods erred hoare commemorate the intcrcst that tlie late fred j mann of toronto and the late col r w leonard of st catharines had in scouting and made possible the acquisition of this new property at this memorial mr ptrcy o cherry provincial president said this was a red letter day in the annals of scouting through the generosity pf thi late fred j mann and tlie late col r w leonard tht proptrtj wns madt available for tin use of tht scouts the day was not onl om of celebration in miss masted treasurer and a 14 menab cleric both of milton are the appointees decision made behind closed doors halton county council met in milton f last tuesday with ail memo present letters from ontario commission the warden m the chair and miss m ut procurilut oilmore masted otficiaung as acting clerk z minutes of the last meeting were read olltce fc4ulpmelt and adopted correspondence was alio read at the morning session at the afternoon session it a as moved toy mr mcnlven seconded by mr kerns chat council go into committee of the whole to llscuss the reports of the standing committees reeve a a allen 1 1 1 ne se retary was by mouon m 1 acted as chairman of the commutet t lncsc rmn several mtmbtrs of tin moved by mr urmen mn by to at bceamt rrtl r these kema that the reports a rterr1 r or junt 0 and amended in committee of the whole w r laahbiwk be herroy adoplrd carrjixl nutrea county buudlnp3nu committee re c atbml commexlded payment ot mlsceuaneoua ruppiics accourtta amounung to esom also that the tender of oecu b bell for aio rranjport tor painting court room and judge i chambers be accepted and that cheque r letter from ii ontario hydro com d and passed inspection also that mlailon uj iorul hch put the blue aprlmw propertj i oommltlee feea of mcoo be paid dlvuton f ulc co qf klai me in promotln theuw 1 office for collecting waterworks andl of ur doy scout moiemenl lost mr j v rctd a present to dlcu opctlng th n but ont on d t a allln honor uiu to bt paid t the niemon or reeve a a allen nm k motion in i tnem rz men w 1 n inm tit the didicatlt n wri e ius t ndtitid b rev e brmingtr 1 tpn und iht dhcatur pnijt r kh n b mr rrlhin actonlans involved in highway accidents in one of three accldints occurrlnk near the village of rock wood the hone and buggy of m sheehy r r no rock wood collided kith a truck driven by t j oneill of acton mrs shech wim throun out of the rig and rcoervrtt jx vi n bruises her husband also thrown ut uhen the buggy came into contact j lid thk nit nth a shirt pn ulth the acton tru k us wniiwhst r musical numura and recitations tt i a7 pjt mma piuwea around tor inspec boy baofrwrd race m mclaughlin lon a nlm hnidj dm barleys showibg how from the old the piclllc lunch wa vcry efllclenuj wth upervtaed by the norval junior tb vpry mperlor ml marie blackall convncr the ulk wu lnt and day outing wa brought to a mnluc imulute p hl slndnea coful conclusion lth a dance the nd mu u nm a hmlrty volc mm black favored the meeting solo and the lambert twins music for which was supplied b snyd cm orchestra of kitchener miscellaneous shower lust tueday evt nlng the bannockburn womtns- institute ano nclghtxtra of mr 11 hd mrs s iiuihltiy tethered in bal- iinatdd community ii ill t spend a social inn ulth tin ir daurihtir jensfe wlio is thanks with a sang again after the singing of th national anthem lunch was served and a social half hour was enjoyed lege he also passed around for inspec prot a free ticket but was nipped at second bryden singled scoring ritchie and chapman was thrown out at first mcmann doubled to right to open the seyenth and beaumont was thrown out alcott hltung for ritchie singled send ing mcmann across but was later caught it flrat hoare walked and was thrown 1 ut at second to end the threat burlington mode it two straight over concluded on psge xlght bruised four nillra west of acton a car driv en and owried by w moori brumptji going east uas in a collimun uith a ra driven by alex sinclair of acton though there was conslderabk damagt suauilned by- the sutomobllea the occti pants uere not injured electric 30 60 tftr untllltn f fred j mann tin tu nuuunt b mrs tom d if mr iid j mann and cot leonard bishop ot branttord ncptuu if col leonard w v- the impressive and concluding part f this intrc3tlng and historical sen let hundredth anniveitsaky of dufpsmi crouds gathered al dull a church on sunday for tht celtbrutlon of the yxhri anniversary of the presbyterian church uhlth is one of the oldtst in the district a feature of tht event was the unveil lug ofxtemorlal oates on crown cem ter acrusi tht road from the church and m ir tht fcltt of the log building 111 which worship uas first carried on 104 i ars ago rtv bwrl ktuhetr pnathrd at tlu morning itffa jenin srlrts dunkl fc furl 1111 nf outlpli hi i pi mi 1 r number of iht church un gates wus folli wed with n jirtw ntntlon of 11 iiitscf naiieous shower toy die ntighbori and one by the bannockburn women s instltuu addresses accompanied each prtstntution a dance viui the conclnd- tllk tt uttirt of tills jioclal evening moulders union select acton park for picnic iklion atherin at milton ivic holiday sel for auruhi 2nd acton fair diven annual rant inquiry for factory tluildinsh in aclon lower school results from rural schools at the july meeting of acton council 1 monday evening councillors a slint commander j m mcdonald pre- vina nd e jones were present and tildtd at a mtetlng of milton legion on reeve f mccutcheon presided m uiday evtnlng when borne menzles 1 col c oray requested that the coun provincial secretary- delivi red the ad ell remove two treei from frederick dnvs if tin ivtulrui brief addresses street near the property of his mother w lun b maur dr carl martin mrs dr gray he claimed that these bool examinations so far as the rural milton hughes cltavtr mp burling tnts stopped al air in the upper part h ln houon are concerned school sections and teachers of succemful pupils in halton county the outstanding record in lower i ltd thego r shatters record carried for prtntrmc acoounu icommended payment w7 93 carried hospital aocounu s135i 43 car lied finance ffcymtat of accounts mostly for jnalnuoance of wmrds of umctui- drena aid ooesety mt jev carried jbpecial communlcauops yroci tslmcoe county an invitation to mstnbem of halton county council to attend a re rorsstauoti rvja pay to be held on wttfisssdar august utn l91 n wm rsoofnmendsd that irkitation be aocept- el carrisd tfds field day ss to promote interest in reformtatlon and- sawr wtrhas bsestt afoompiiihed in 84meo county and o cooperate with the department of lands and forests in its campaign for forest conservation and reforestation j a resolution frcsn ptooroughoounty eounco wjth a request for arwdbrsaijon ran ln part as follows be it rssorved that this committee patluon uve legis lature of toe proruvc of ontario to pass an ainendment to the municipal acw prowbltlng the council of an munlclpahty tnontarsa jtom passiog any bylaw or iwaomrton chanftng stan dard time to daylight saying tune and that a cony 0 this rsaohition e for warded to all cownty oouncus- in on tario for endorse nvsnc this rasoluuoc provoked vwry utue dl one unswsai aswsitnl the- ctntmued on bat four collecting waterworks taxes the matter was left over for the present another letter from the ontario com mission urged the purchase of a billing- machi and other office eoiipnientja make the accounting more efficient it was pointed out the present work was entirely satisfactory ln the office no decision was made president o a dus of the acton fair requested that the commission con sider a small grant for the fair this year similar to those given by other acton business places the matter was jtaid over until another mftcunav- a unique newspaper the property was then tnspected bv the visitors a number of whom were those who occupied adjoining farms in the juilgh boyhood and it wa indswd v neighborl gesture by the scouutrthav ing them preatuit refreshments were served by the scout mothers club of t acton the reaerve shows mni changes l read buildings have tocen patntod and given some repair the grounds art neat and tld a pumping ajstem con vejs water from the blue springs to a large tank conveniently situated tents dot the ground here and there for del monda of this- wee the ilrst group of leaders went into camp at the mr ja b chalmers has a much n reserve acton scouts have juailfl prised newspaper published in ism lnbe pride in then newhut erected in his possession r is the second copj the grounds ondviewed b many of the printed of company f fincrprise andwton was published at santiago de cuba tm r a blukilock mpp oukvlde of the house and shut out all sunlight c 1 uruwu chorgctou 11 and llid d thcyarre detrimental to the property dlnglt burltngt 11 council agreed to have councillor e i 11 wmg tlie prist niatl m f badrt t jouts and municljxil officer mtpherson t pit t prtsldtnts gvorki ballss oeo miiki a rt x ri hamilti 11 iowknun h irold harl md it s adurrw a commit li 1 reprrs utii g ihe moul lit inltiillm il in nmntxrs was htld di rs unl n of ouelph reoutud the ust a sh lil was in id later quests wtri or the park fir thru annual picnic thty pnmtt frin iorl credit long branch utre lav rabl imprtshrd with uu uurlitikl n oajtvllli oetmttown this krounds and farllltlea arton had to jtler ton and bramp tlit dtsind the exclusive ast of the park frm ih tt clock until iftn o clock m saturday jul 3 lot tin re was ai aiaendance expected of between 5o0 and 1 000 council ajafeed to rent the park the solution ot last wks puzzje requested for the sum of 115 no ball poem was joe herzog this is tha or 0 cvriit hluled name of the new proprietor of cowle s for lh dat blacksmith shop in acton the winner i the fourteenth report of the plnance of thev award is mr j mclean fourth i commltwe recommended payment of the line rf r no 2 acton who wu roceivr lng accounts ber award on calling- at th pass psasa beu telephone co service 1 1 23 omce there is a winner every week tw massey umlted blade tii tnwrrr nrfuii v u n solution and winner and jou select your own advertiser each i week to cash jour order this weeks and bolts oeo d mcbalp labor ih the bowunc- greens acton bowling club held mikhail oromoft one of soviet russia greatest long tlieadajr jul3th while showing signs do iv of wearingt the paper is sflinjmte read- parrow escape from burning trl c k clsca via thn vortrtpole route ttirsuc ceeded in bettering the mark set b disance nie left chelkovo moa o accompaqled b a navigator and radio operator un a night to san pran- paper is jflinjull read able a notation is made at the bottom of r fusing mr w r laahbrook had narrow oiree other so let fliers a ho recentlj vsjnstead of w th cases did not eat ape from serious- injurj when the travelled the same rvute but who were sk5 to tmck w o re on forced down short of their mark th plete the article terms of the publish- p he roadway on tuesday and was badlj latest flight by soviet airmen shattci ttare sununarisod thus our rates are burned the car suddenly burst into all previous marks for worlds nonstop flames and when brought to a stop w distance records they travailed a dls- weli ablaae some of the tool the matrtn of 6700 miles before being forced cushions and tmnupment were burned i down due to a leaking fuel line a few before the or could be esllnguishsd j miles from san jacinto cai i poem will be found on page five df trt p utlllue cummls pssi pitas street lights town hall pumphouse aprf power j hasaard stationery and suppliea mena john o dennis gravel i doubles tournament on thursday night symon hardware supplies i rinks from milton brampton oeorge j w barben tcntx id i town waterloo and acton participated r m mcdonald relief paid flrsf prise went to h holmes and a j 5tn ralph aetttnd to j robinson and r h n prm- m etc clement slllton third to mr okkry county of halton calcium and and partner waterloo grael the ladle provided lunch after the actoif p printing and games the showers that threatened all advertising airport earning dad not interfere with the games orville r brown labor v r j wallace grading etc lawn social john r wuliainson wood etc j cheater mcbain cleaning streets 118 1 50 1 as 240 d 723 90 00 131 35 103 73 150 19 30 altwe can get no cordwood taken for stilaecrlpeion rejected tnanuscripts are fed jo our office car apnns poems are barred knox ladles aid held afternoon tea etc on themawn at mrs o w masales on john mclaren el or streeu 1 vledpeda afternoon the lawn was rjbeautl fully decorated with flags and ounting andtgood -progranr- was pnl th report rtded with numbers by norman wright c klrkness andjkfrs zkasureault all of which were enjoyed ver maoh lut5l a jatter from the workmen oompen- kathleen flnlay inea mrtrllsn mrsrtlon board acoeptod tk covesmg of the municipal junplojeae as from june coottnuod en pg free made at 8 ft no m tht teacher is miss jessie jsxnleeon three candidates at this school writing n twelve papers were successful in ten the following is a complete list of the rural candidates at these examination uid tlie subject in which they pass g s no 10 esqurjing mr q mel- ille robinson teacher joan p hall botany ocograpbv and oremnur s s no 8 nelson mr marlon hicks teacher patricia bennett art ports harrlsoh art s 8 no 10 nelson miss barbara snyder teacher bruce p millar british history and geography s s no 9 trafalgar miss mary b peddle teacheraim patterson art marie patterson art s s s no 11 trafaxarmlis marlon culling ham teacher ruth taylor orarnmar physiography aruhmetac and agriculture il utmc taylor physio graphy 13 s no 14 trafalgar miss jessie jamleeon tircber ray cxarldgv orarn mar physiography artthmetlc and agri culture ci jean fwathsrstone oysminar thyslography arithmetic and agrlculv ture n ralph rathcriiorte arithmetic and agriculture h fobcot again neighbor but jackie why are you playing hers sui y a be at school jacklo there x knew there wag something td forgotten coming events lufowaacmpcaib v atvatiair cam crrti or 0kr etau uadar than i gmsdma r ebsrswl wats r i ita wih gaitnust chart r awnonrievsiesi c united ctturch owden party on tuswday july st on the otepwb orounds boo wuson otinostt co actflfcv l 1

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