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vwjwwsjwf juai j i acton ontario thursday august 28th 1037 eight homeprint piges five cmm e another big vote feature in goodwill club competition vrtmmvmuhiat au om aeeountt rf sntaeriptlw jbiibi ml kttk mephedmn mid mta ito atkinson wtaiww of weekly prizes v a attamhum in the acton ooodwlu otab campaign haanow reached the fmk ooertaatanta end ttulr riupportot bm bagun work in earnest to puaiip the wsta touii euhsolbew ar ilo raapovllng and paying ttbiertpiulu in mb to taita advantag of tha peclal totaa made during thli aoimnatluon crab liarekaata basealala trlpl etaonpayinant of old wonts to tha featureler saturday by all dob utrehanta however the aooount moat have been contracted before june uk 01 to mure thaw added vote amu vataa an gnbeerluleii aman lahtrian toaaday august auh and august 0uv triple votaa wtu be each year back aubacrlntlons jnta paid got aaoh year before let iwi will aecure the extti adule on aubairlpttona- running at date regular votea only vtll 1 spatial rrimtnumn kath mfaphearan andulaa lou von the two cash prises last ana prlass 1300 and 100 eajh main be given next weak for the largest vote returnt up to monday this weak standing site tf of conteetanta on mon- dl waa aa follows i kath ubfbedran imjtn audrey ohalmere 113400 a m bishop 100726 jean morrow loa75 lola atkinson oqb0o irene fryer oinas i cameron leuhman 00350 i annie black 07 violetweaver 880110 i lorena locker 87800 i kay chapman 73335 via xueeir tlnney 07030 wtu margaret sinclair 83380 alta dorothy kootltt 00075 lira h v dron m735 mm oeo d mcbaln 50035 mra cecil mapleaden 1 64000 mra c m beswlck 54000 miss mary ritchie slno mill mary mario 47oo0 mra walters 40535 mra john mclean 46500 mra t a morton 44335 mra florence alio 43300 mlu francea mullln 43735 mill margaret hodglns 41035 mra henry arblo 40900 mra wra flndley 37400 mill anne holmes 37400 mra frank romphi 30100 johnny ware s3oo mlu jean chalmers 33500 mra fred anderson 33500 mrs albert maaaey 31000 mlai shirley duval 31475 mra allan smith t 30700 xonard lambert 30375 mrs m jc zajac 38700 mrs jack alger 38075 mlaa florence elliott 36100 mrs john kennedy 30575 h w bkllung 31800 mlaa eleanor jocque 31000 mlaa elms braids 31450 mrs c e nelles 31150 mlai olga dyrlw 30000 mra leonard atkinson 10600 mrs w j hall 18350 mlnu 16 miss betty clarrldse 16475 mrs jamas morrison 16375 mlaa eva mtehle 13400 miss kay qldolns 15330 miss jean mcmillan 15000 mrs oraoa henderson 14425 mrs b anderson 14073 mv root turner 14000 mrs j e gamble 14000 mrs h oordoa 13700 fran wood 13425 miss sheila orourke 13400 mra robt johnson 12000 miss betty burkholder 11815 mra h haartns u875 mre xvan harris ll225 ulsi stony walts llooo the above does not necessarily shpw total votes but gives the correct stand ing of each contestant lamr w baboook muton funeral services were held monday afternoon for mre if w babeock bronue street who died suddenly satur day morning in her 3nd year born in esojuesms township the daughter of jsrnes landsdoroush and tha lata margaret ford mrs babeock was a lifelongresident of this dlatrlot surviving are ber husband one daughter eunice at home one son francis at home three brothers william of acton thomas of london and edwin of oalt and one sister also of oalt mra f wlcklns the pallbearers at the funeral were james babeock jack landsborough charles landsborough russell dryden francis ford and william anderson halton county lord nelson essay competition a public presentation of the awards in this wim wlh h made at the public hanpaatrmo on the evening of friday august 37that eight oclock d s t this competition has been taken part in by alarge number of schools in the county and it is hoped that on the oocaalon of presenting these prices there will be a general attendance of all who are interested in this educational and patriotic project mrs colin h campbell o b e the donor of the prises who was in london england during the coronation festivi ties will give an address an the coron ation lh westminster abbey as seen by a halton county woman she has not only ar very interesting story of this event but also many interesting facts relating tb lord nelson find uoyds of london with which institution she came into close touch when overseas the three winning essays will be read by their authors whose names were an nounced recently and in addition there will be antaddres by mrs j a afnlvcn of acton chairman of uil adjudicating committee there will also be music by the pupils of palermo public school the chair will be occupied by inspector j m denycs of milton u j bennett retiring president of the canadian weekly newspapers association and editor of the leader carman man answer and winner baptist church was the answer to last weeks puzzle poem judging by the number of answers received its solu tion was more difficult than some that proceeded it the first- correct solution opened was from blanche mcklnnon h r no 3 acton who reoelves the award this week use the coupon to send in your solution snd see that it reaches titr fsss pssss before 430 on saturday an other poem will be found this week on pace eight milton team squeezed into coronation year crowning event for acton fair mr j a carroll superintendent of fairs to open 1937 event new features added present plans for acton fair on sep tember 31st and 33nd indicate that this coronation year fair will be an event that will crown all previous fairs word waa received this week that mr j a carroll superintendent of ontario fairs association has consented t be present and officially open the fair on wednes day afternoon he will be assisted by dr o i chrltlo president of ontarjo agricultural society and mr r j kerr hrst vicepresident of the ontario fairs association another feature this year is a registra tion tent for the folks who want to meet old friends at the fair and chat over old times they wlllbe greeted here by some of actons older men the womens institutes of acton and the district will this year have a special display in the hall awhole section has been set apart for this new feature and seen lptereit ts being hown in- this new department another new feature will be the historical exhibit this will in clude many articles belonging to pioneer days and already a number or persons interested in collection of antiques have expressed hearty approval arid u willing ness t enter and exhibit in this depart ment if che first years effort is any in dication lhls will form an important part in fains that fouow for the arena performance and also on the second day of the fair murles an imal circus has been secured ui lvt three big acts wlth trained animals another feature in the arena will be the catching of the greasy pig its rot new but very slippery other feature- will make the arena program an out standing one the acton y m c a gymnasts will again appear before the arena audience prises have been increased and new classes added in many departments and the prise list which will be available on monday from secretary f l wright j presents fair that none in the district wluwant to miss barn burner nearbbampton j3uritlnff into fliunm when atruotc by bolt of ughtnlrlff durlnir a mvere elec tric torni arte bam on tha farm of lealle huffhej tuar brampton waa burned to the around on widajr dam- aw was estimated at between wooo and 3000 a portion olwhlehu covered by lruurance the llshtninc u believed to have nee fire tb a luff quantity of hay which had been stored ththe barn and the flames spread rapidly- passing motorists and neighbors- formed a volunteer brtffade and assisted in savins most of the live stock and a portion or the machinery seven plfs and a- calf perished in the flames the oooluvllle fire department was called to the scene but hack of water forced them to rely solely on chemical extinguishers which proved useless in face of the proffress made bylhjs flames devotlna their efforts to savins sur- roundlns bulldlngi the firemen managed to confine the blase to the barn presentation at tunnogkburn on wednesday evening august 11th the members of the bannockburn womeitsinstltute and neighbors and friends of mlu alleen olanidge met at her home to wish hersuoceu and happl- ne in her married life the chairman for the evening was mrs w wiley the gathering was call ed to order toy singing the maple leaf mrs 8 morrison was then called on and read the following address avcton ontario wednesday august nth 1037 v miss alleen clarrldge dear alleen we your friends and neighbors and members of the bannockburn womens institute have met to night to congratulate you on the step you are about to take and to extend to you our best wishes chat you may have a long life full of happiness and prosperity having grown up in thli commun ity you have won a high place in our respect and affection your friendly personality has made jou many friends we have always found yor an k earnest and willing worker both in the institute and the com munity marc could be said alleen but we want to show our appreciation and good wishes in a more tangible way so wc aslc you to accept theso glfu we hope that as you use them in the future they may be pleasant reminders of the happy times spent with your neighbors and your friends of the bannockburn womens insti tute e a wiley evelyn mann christen a morrison mrs james mann and mrs d d mor rison then uncovered the present a 07- plcce dinner set and table cloth miss clarrldge replied very suitably after which everyone joined in singing for they are jolly oood fellows lunch was served and a social time spent by all quo w jambs newlyelected president of the canadian weekly newspapers association and the editor of the bowmanvllle btauaman a provincial election to be held october 6 official nominations to be septem ber 29lh campaign is now on ontarios longmooted general election will be held on wednesday october oth premier hepburn announced monday night following a threehour council with his cabinet at queens park official nomination day will fall on wednesday september 30th october 6th mr hepburn stated was somewhat earlier than the government hod first planned most of the cabinet had fancied october k the most suit- able date but thlatould have clashed i t our township with the annual meeting of the ontario t0m representing the plowmens ablation and to have de- h count th layed the vote until the following week h 8ch a l i 10 amendments to the hurh around october 10th wm to rnurt the wd possibility of bad road northern ontario county council appoints clerk vote record is demanded wiam deans of wnrctown to appointed at salary of 1000 a year reeve alecutcheoh la opposed county levy la set at four mhu on equahzesltaeaflinent and onejilj for county road irpoaco n f the regular meeting of halton county council was held in mu ton last tuesday with the warden in the chair aid all members present following theroutln0 business council went into committee of the whole with mr motclven in the chair to consider the reports of the standing committees the county buildings committee rec ommended payment of miscellaneous accounts and that a letter from mrs bertha brown re sale of cordon home be filed the committees for special communications hospital accounts and railways legislation and agriculture ndod paymntf their various accounts thepinance committee recommended that a bylaw be prepared to raise levy of 4 mills for general rate on the equalised assessment of the county we would also recommend that in ad dition to the foregoing the bylaw in clude a rate of one mill on the equalised assessment for county road purposes and in addition to these sums there be levied and collected from each munici pality the tollbwtng amounts under special bylaws ac j- 40724 burlington 1 11b73 georgetown 530 17 milton- 102000 enqueuing 174300 nelson fl03q20 trafalgar is 35401 with dissolution of the house campaign which has been steadily warm ing up since the premier commit j the provine to a vote in his st thomas convention speech will it 1 understood get red hot both mr hepburn und his concrvntlvi opponent lion earl rowc have hnd heavy itineraries mop ped out for them and no day will pass 35b7fl30 we also recommend that in addition to the foregoing sums there be levied a 1 and 1037 amendments was to court the in i school act the said- sum to be oppor- lloned as follows f 13 350 74 1130404 878840 304400 conditions trafalgar the nelson esqucslng nassagawcyu s37068 2tl resojutlous piumed were as follows moved by mr currii seconded by mr mccutchcon that the reports of th save sundyrfromnow7lllthe close ndlng committee s considered and 1 nmended in committee of the whole be oitimistc and pessimistic returning to orient angler starting out sport and of course catch a londlay all right slice of toast ready for the days i siuku cux all i sir ill have a miss nellie anderson left acton last evrnlng for kobe japan for her second term of missionary work in the far east on sunday ahe delivered a farewell mes sage to the congregation at knox church on monday a group of ladles of the church gave a social and shower of small gifts at the home of mlu h wallucr miss anderson will spend a few days 1 ays band from gait visits acton the campaign without nome section of ontario hearing one leader or the other mr rowc has definitely promised a party platform once dissolution takes place but mr hepburn it is understood will issue no prepared manifesto rather he will continue to appeal for support on the threepoint program he has con stantly reiterated since taking to the stump that program la 1 1 his governments attitude toward john l lewis and law less cio methods 2 his handling of the vexed hydro sltuotlon with the re- sultant drastic reductions in hydro rates and service charges and 3 his deter mined drive to recover from 50000000 to 70000j00 in succession duties ouvof which he charges this province was de frauded under former tory administra tions there will as previously indicated be no reorgnlzatlon of the ontario cabinet of th6 hydra electric power commission nr nf 1 hi- uquojcanlxal ttfm nrn and the same are hereby adopted car ried moved by mr hewson seconded by mr bycrju- that the following accountr as passed in committee of the whole be hereby adopted and the treuaurer authorized to pay same printing 005 agriculture 10800 county buildings 2077 hospital accounts j 10785 finance 174002 s305fl9 moved by mr hewson seconded by mr byers that leave be granted to in troduce bylaw to levy a rate for the expense of the county of halton for the current financial year and that same be now read a first line carried the bylaw was read a first time moved by mr oordon seconded by mr kerns that leave be granted to introduce a bylaw to appoint ft clerk botum johnson the marriage was solemndted saturday afternoon august 31st at 400 poicrof evelyn muriel eldest daughter of mr and mrs r w johnson of thornloe and wlllfnm roy burns son of mr jos burns and the late mrs burns tha ceremony was performed at the parson age in kilt lake by rev j w- boyd thtibride wot attired in a gown pf blue sneer crepe with grey aocessorles ana wore a corsage of sweetpeas and bridal roses she wss attended by her sister miss dorothy johnson who wore a sown of pink crepe with white acces sories and a corsage bouquet of sweet- peas the groom was attended by his brother mr nick burns of larder lake the grooms elf t to 1 the bride was a lovely neiaaceftt the marriage cere mony the couple left on a motor trip from elk lake via charlton to klrkhuid and points north the happy couple re turned home on monday evening to a reception held at the home of the brldejs parents highway registered the second line has been duly regis tered in the registry office at milton as part of the provincial highway sys tem appointment of a patrol will likely be iruide this week the first work under taken will be the widening of culverts it is also expected that the junction be- fore the road enters milton will be made into a highway curve and a section of the farm fields on the north side used in making this curve out again in again reformatory guifwrt and police of this district had quite a search last week for two inmaua of the reformatory who had escaped mttce zebrofkl a 10yeatold prisoner fulled to return after being sent to the yard for a gnrbngc pall melvln powell 21 years old slipped away from an ouihlde gang shortly after noon on the same day the escapes were made on thursday last zcbrofkl was picked up at his home in hamilton on saturday and powell was located in montreal on the name day both were returned to the ouelph institution picked too kahxy mrs dulf arent these eggs rather small today salesman yeam but the former who sella me my eggs had to start to town rly this morning and took them out of the neats too soon ty roads of the county of halton as through highways b the same be read u first time carried the bylaw wasread a first time moved by mr robinson seconded by mr davla that bylaws nos 607 ovi 700 and 701 be now read a second time g qf the j and the blanks nlicd in the warden to keep the chair curried the council went into committee of tliewhoje the warden in the chair the council resumed the warden reported bylaws nos w7 690 700 and 701 read a second time a committee of the whole moved by mr hewson seconded by- mr byrrs that bylaw nos 007 009 700 and 701 be ijow read a third time signed by the warden and the clerk and the corporate teal attached thereto carried the bylaws were read a third time moved by mr cyrrte seconded by mr blair that mr deans be appointed secretary of the old a pensions board and mothers allowances carried the council sdjourned to meet at ths call of the warden coming events tartt pr other ei mmatt uus halin r ctirg4d end eer hnc with a mintmum chars lor sap anuunrrnai of j teaching a lesson robert jferr aced 77 of perrus was found tuuty lij police court on cnarpet ol drtylns a motor car wjuie intoxicated and reckless driving he was- aanianced to aavan dsjs in jail and his operators permit cancelled or sis months a man 0 years of aaje was his ooinpsanon liberal convention next month at a meal itlnc of tha halton liberal in ulliia lot j it w dacjdad o bom thaoonnhuon in milton cat ttaaaday b tth hon h o mtaon frovtbetal sacntaiy will 1st the aartasslbbl apaatar at una fatftartraj baseball finals won from burlineton by one run in ninth innings wui now meet acton tlwts just shout sll that cn be said n r w friends in cuutury und vaikuuver for oie county twn team tnls year i before sailing from- vancouver on sep- afler tile two names won by burlington t jember 4tlt on the empress of japan from last years champions the burntis v the beet wishes of u host of friends in ton catcher wss thrown out of the game and a sudden death game ordered played last night tb decide what team will meet acton in the finals the game was play ed in milton the slllton team scored on run in their half of the ninth to put them in the lead with dusk gathering london used his speed to burn them in and the burlington boys went down tn quick the home community go wth her lr continued success in her work reformatory ul1ild1n destroyed fire which completely destroyed a two lory frame auxiliary store building in the ontario reformatory- ouelph on order in their half without reachlne first tn nm w brought under con- base while the burltngtot boy were lwo noun aitcr lne outtmtut wltn beaten by a score of 7- and lost the lhe wimlmnce os prjjoner who manned right to go into the finals by just one tasululton j equipment the blaw run they certainly were game and with a wiy imm lhe dtalrk m the a few breaks would t have been in- the ftre could bf n mum nn at no unie were the cell blocks or the clement pitched until the sixth in- n i bulldlnkj in daiucr nlnsjs when he was relieved by undon s mxilti wwh the nging the game surted between 5s0 and 00 nre p to maln ujrif du ovlock and did not nnlsh until after wblch t tjhiad eqiilpment eight oclock milton and acton will now inert in the finals with the first tatne in milton on satumlmy and the second game hert tt tsraringmv t wan dat score by innlnce milton burllncton i 200 130 1017 aio ois ooo e the auxiliary store which adjoins the tailor shop is kaoated in the cantxe of the industry hi ml n and at least 500 yywek fch nw b splendid program rendered at sunday evening concert iuewls of acton liand the st andrews boys band of quit leased u la rife acton audience with their i proifttim in the arena here on sunday retung prior to the concert the boys uuroded the streets and appeared smart in their blue uniforms with cold trim- i mint and white caps and shoes the band is under the leadership of mr b ellu and the following were the immhcrs of the well balanced program march plltaway hymn oems of scotia selection ih this hour of son- ened splendor- march cove cap i selections dawn in the ftarest and bells in the valley march west- moreland selections operatic mingle and pleasant recollections mslrch qulivy closing with abide with me srnd the national anthem the band that evening comprised twentyfour boys and it u an allbrass i band it is well balanced in all depart- menu and has splendid harmony th visit was arranged by mr pnk h mc- donald- formerly of oalt but now-rend- ent of acton and acton cltlaens band after the election and that of course is dependent on the present administra tions return to power every member ol the present cabinet will seek reelec tion with prospects of an acclamation for provincial secretary horry c nixon in brant seemingly very bright at the present time motorcycle mishap art nlcolson of acton was badly shaken up on saturday when the motor cycle he was riding skidded and he col lided with a cur the acldent happen ed in mount forest as nlcolson was en route to owen suund from acton when he attempted la avoid bitting a dog htn machine went out of control and he collided with a motor car on the high way the machine was damaged but fortunately nlcolson escaped with a bad shaking up and a few cuts and brulsts ouardssnd prisoners fought the out- break before artrtl to equipment arriv ed from ouelph the loss is unofficially placed at from 00000 to 75000 d us p baiktouuter ma conducted the band in on of its num bers at the close the band band boys served ralreshments to the visitors in reeve gordons home struck by ughtning reeve oeo rge oordon home s mile and a half south of rock wood in nas- sagaweya township wss struck by light ning an friday when the storm hit the aerial the flash came in on the radio wire and threw articles around the room which was filled with smoke fortun ately no fire resulted mrs- oordon and son rosa were partially stunned for t m bu w pot la eaeept for the nervous shock received later in the evening they discovered thatrwo of their cattle had been killed in the pasture field for the county of halton and that by law be now read a first time carried the bylaw was read a first time movrd by my mcniven seconded by mr atloert that council go into com mittee- of the whole for the second reading of bylaw no 6m the warden to keep the chair carried the council went into committee of the wliulcthe warden in the chair the council resumed the warden rrported bylaw ti98 read a second time in committee of the whole and the blank filled in and that a demand having been made that the vote be recorded the yeas and nays resulted as follows yeas hall gilbert mcnlvcn kerns oordon davis blair allen nays robinson mccutchton currle bym hewson irving by the passing of bylaw no 608 mr william deans of georgetown was appointed clerk for lne countv of hsi- ton at a yearly mlary of 11000 00 mr currle moved seconded by mr blair that leave be granted- thitrodure a bylaw to amend bylaw no 003 and that same te now read a first time carried the bylaw was read a first time mr hall moved seconded by mr hew son that leave be granted to introduce a bylaw to amend the schedule in by law no 531 of the county of halton and the same be read a firs ume-car- ded i xbcujnojfthly meeting oactoo inau- tute wui be held at the hone of mra reeaor on thursday sept 2nd as 1 the bytaw was read a first tlniev- mbved by mr hall seconded by mr menlven that leave be granted to tntio- bylaw to deslgnete w auhhsj rockwood hortfcttlturej sctety shmtty held on saturday susvnoon jfisf sot pjn auimiard tibbsx gejn in to aa