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t i- fes j sixtythird yetr no is octqnu3niario thufc9day september 30th 1037 eight homeprint pigetpive cene keen competition at finish to win die prise award amabaamaw4m fear yoanf iadle tttm scettom adjotnhw arton aw leader twrtyn prim wn wttributsd reeve mecuteheon llisttrawstirarwn we welfibwe many new free pwaa reader v othminunr ittat wiiki of keen eo teat uw anton ooodwid oh closed on ttatarfey night uoaday morntnc emtastabts fir to via em of tbi gplendld prtew offered tlepotlted their unl whtaripuott credits at ita vtm hw offle ik wa however seven eefetek before thaw eoom be tabulated and carefully efttwhul nd tha anal atandfrf tren flbt and prtoh awarded i fwttiimi of ngtoes wan addad and r ebaefced en uaaddinf jnarhlrft at tint knitting co to ba toi of e- ottracy before announeemant eould at aeven oclock oontaatanta called at ffcgg paaaa office and made their flhotoa in the order of standing of tha prte uau thar vara fuseta that even- taff at tha oratory theatre and hare atom lfooutoheon made tha preaenta- ttan of order and chgguaa for oaah prtsea to the winners jm report from several bualneta places in dleata that tha campaign was productive of tneraaked bottnesa payment of old ao- oounta and in aoros butancea advance payment tmt va pataa has added hundreds of new namea to the mailing mat anetthe thorough work of contestant has cleared nearly all of the arrears on tha juta we are grateful to all for the splendid work and interest in the event we also appreciate the manner in which mr r l taylor conducted this campaign many difficult situations arose as tn any other contest but always mr taylor was able to make a ruling hat was fair to all the ten grand prtae winners and their choice were on monday night miss annie black chesterfield suite from johnstone a rumley miss catherine mcphedran wastlnghouse electric wash er from raids electric and ten dollar rpriae mhstkuenttltiney bedroom suite from johnstone ft rumley miss liorena locker walnut chest from john- atone st burnley miss jean motto sil ver service from symon hardware and ten dollars cash award miss audrey chalmers dlnncrware set from hlnuin store mrs a h bishop wrist natch from hlntons store mrs robert turner dreeierwarc set from a t brown s miss irene fryer bod comforter from kwott bros and mvs florence olios electric grill from talbot s hardware five cash awards were won by miss dorothj fooutt mrs o ix mcbatn miss lois atkinson mis ka chapman mrs wm findlaj the following is the final standing of conthtonts nt the chme of the campaign f 1 qju annlr blacky mualxmh mcphedran 2 hi 45i j 10b 2j5 mlai eileen tlnne 1 572 350 iflju lorrna lockrr 1 2u0 300 mlas jean macro 1 mi bs0 waa audre chalmcra mra a h blabop 600 990 683 700 mrs robert turner 625 035 mlaa irene plryer 56 700 mrs florence ours 653 650 mlaa dorothy pnoltu 543 350 mra a t mfcbaln m0 550 mtaa lola atklnaou 503 735 mlai kay chapman 450 675 mra wm nnlay 436 075 mra c lelahman 431 725 mm henrr aitilr 410175 acton school field day yesterday keen coopetjuon in variant event for both hiffh and public school a baautlful autumn day with bright sunshine greeted the annual held day yesterday of acton schools caenta were held in the morning for the high school and for both schools in the part in the afternoon there was keen com petition and good fun and parents and friends who attended enjoyed tha day equally as wall as the school children a booth was an attraction for all and did a flourishing business the following are the results of he events for the public school best decorated doll carriage norma kentner lorraine pedant and ktatne arblc betty bauer won a special fair i day prise decorated bicycle sammy brunejle boys race and 6 years freddie kentner jack mcdonald harold cam- rite qlrls race ft and fl years josephine boyd am norma kentner dens braids eva hcrsog scenes from the 1037 acton fair upper left show a view looking over the fair a rounds to the judging ring upper riant how a finish tn one of the heats of the crattlng races uiwer left shows a glimpse down the midway and in the lower rlghl la a scene in the judging ring with the beef cattle to the f ore photba are by courteay of messrs wm cochrane and a t brown more winners of size awards at acton fair lite completed ijnt of winner in the coronation year event we give ncrealth thr balance of the prise- winners at the 1037 acton fair boys race 7 and 8 years lome the neld classes are complete and in simpson lome arblc edward dies jcluded is the balance of hall events o iris race 7 and 8 years shirley which could not be inrluded last week elliott june wilson dolores lppln the two issues of tint fast patau con boys race 0 and 10 years jack the f p ot 37 event kentner earl johnston armand braids heavy horses olrls race 9 and 10 yearn margaret ctydes and shsm blow allcen frjcr norma marsn b marr a j boys race 11 and 12 years dsvhl tls dills jack bruce stanley mchugh spring colt hewiton v son j cur olrls race 11 and 12 jettrs winnie tla daw kin ethel franklin msrtnuct onejcarold colt somervllle boys rare hrunon x sop j curtis two rar old orldiiir or filly suuilc fatrwart hrwsuu a toon thrrejear old ot idinr or filly yltv aon it son j curtis fatiinlr sunrl btst animal in clavt heuson a sod belgtsna and perchrroiw brood mare h todnr fa w nt lie s a son spring coll h rtdi oranc allan oneearold colt h nt lint a son premier a free press reader during thr oood will cumpaian jual closed hundredii of ne names were added to tin face pirisi malting list among them in hon m f hepburn ptrmlrr of on istux who- hiionrrlption aif nirrd by mr john mclean oni of thr conunuinlii mrs mctran also received a very nt e letter from the premier a onice mra mcltpan dldn t uln one of hie prizes on the lut but we ait going to award her one for seem injf the most dlstlngu lined new bubscrtbir she will be awarded a yraca lubscrlpllon to the free press and if any of the conte- tants can secure a subscription from hon earl roue we 11 dupll catr the prize lou ej 1u quiuj rodnr s 13 and u earn oordon aibblns john mchuffh john turkoss glrln race 13 and 14 i ears margaret losb dorotlij dunn utftia chjnn bok race an agtr oordon olbblns jurk shrppard john mchugh glru racr any agtt norma marso doroth fikttltt margaret lasby driving race bobbj tjler and fred die kenuitr mtlbourne blo and bobble bruce donnle clifford ajd harold corn- fbwsihom tssjfiphi5c d norma kentner elalnr arblc best animal in class h rodnt bo hhp ract earl carnrlte ken s w v noamj ntth ilttr hnunt jlmmle dtnnlh wasan class btun bag contest won bj joan som brood marr d mclean wm held mura iftftjn 4 e mac art bur bimtlier and sister contests btttj spring colt wm reld ro thorn p dennis and may dyrlw tun u brown low bojb rclaj rc won b john mc one yearold colte f armstrong hiuhs team twojear old colt e f armstrong v tieelborron race- jock sheppard three year old gelding or fill w o and john turkoss kenneth hossard and bruwnrldge wm b reld ellwood allen datd duls and jsck best animal in class w o broun won b olsdi ml violet weaver 401275 mrs john mclean 3 v 830 h w skllltng 34 826 mrs jack alger 285 375 mrs h v dron 279 875 mrs c mapieaden 214 125 mra c m beawlck 301 750 miss mary ritchie 193 b0c mlss bma braids 190 700 mrs x a- oamble 1 50 500 mra p romphr 148 825 miss manrerej hodglns 130 975 mlaa uaigarel shu t 1s0 37 johnny ware ui 123 mra l walters up 550 mus fkanots muiun 109 s0uj mlas jean chalmers 101 8 n mainprise girls rela race mcljellons team sack race for boys jack sheppard sydne fields kenneth hsssard sack race for girls rena braids winnie daw kins doruth fooutt bos three legved race john tur kuiis and jak sheppard ellwood allen and george takr kenneth hsssard and tom atkinson olrls three- leered race winnie i da kins and rena braids may spires and jean ours doris mcqueen and norma marso boys running brood jump oordon olbbins harold simpson jack shep pard orris running brood jump mary marso norms marso lorna dunp boy standing brood jumpoordoo olbblns jack sheppard joe taj lor olrls standing broad jump lorna dunn dorothj fooutt mar marso bo hop step and jump jordi rldgi iiivaw iiorms in jiarness soon of oeneral purpose t j brownrke w o biti simui of akiicultural hewson jl son j curtis span if hra draufiht- hewson a sm jos duncan wagon more or gelding t j brown ridge v4j o brownrtdge lkht horsps orrtacv brood mare- wm b reld sprtng colt a b weber d mclean wm b rejd oneyearold colt archie kerr twoyear old oelding or fill archie kerr d mclean brat animal d mclean hydro invests surplus funds in bonds purchase of additional equipment aiskcd by superintendent transfer from water works account the regular met ting of acton publk li till tit cunuiiuwlon was hfld- t-uemln- eentng commissioner c m haisii and rec t 1- j mccutcheon were prt etnt with chairman kerr presiding tlie superlnu ndent rrported tluil m r i tloiut had cotnc into effect w tu n brood more a b weber don camp rasom tv contestants dunn dorothj fooutt mar marso u rred moore to my many friends who assisted me boi hop strp and jumpoordon spring colt archie kerr dan camp- tn winning orst place and ih orand osbtoins harold smipson john mchugh bell fred moore w qu jlimpmargarat oneyearold colt dan campbell sotnrryiue lorna dunn dorothy foot award tn the acton ooodwui club it want u exnraes my hearty thanks x appreciate vary much your assistance and the apsradsd furniture swarded from the cnjb anno black to all my friends who gave me such apssndld support to the arton ooodwul club z gin suscare thanks i sppre ute the beautiful award i won tn the club and to ail who helped me i again ay thank kath mcphedran ut the winners of the high school eyenu wul be erven nest week i wish to take this opportunity to thank the msn kind friends for idvir wholehearted support in this con est and the goodwill club for the kvel prtse which 1 re etved i thank you all irene fryer archie kerr twoyearold roadster archie kerr j b devereaux best animal don campbell light hordes l hakness single rooditer bert andrews a b weber single carriage w o moffat archie kerr span roadsters a b weber saddle horse mlu m stewart r v bell j l clark ri sltatea tnt puchae of new equip ment to th aoiount of ocr 300 this rqutpnient was to be used for testl ii meters tills was left ver till a futurt meeting upon motion of messrs mccutcheon and hansen llu secretar was instruct cd u pa the ft llowlng acccnuits he pc of onlorlo power and supplies s3 098 00 packard electric co trans formar besre s ltd supplies macdonald electric ltd sup pllr jos r k arnr corp connec ulles line st cable accessories ltd transformer plates northern electric co ltd street light fixtures j c matthews putagr bank of montreal revenue stomps w d talbot range campaign four candidates are to contest halton county c c k independent corwerva- tic liberal and roiiwcratic candidateh all in field halton will ha e hie biggest election ballot that ejectors havt seen tn a pro vincial election ni a result of official nominations held in milton yesterday afternoon it was a wrll known fact that t a ii lake lock wan the nominee for the i liberal uirty and lloyd dingle for the conservative partj ljuit week wtffred i iutt of likcvltw started oomluttlng meetings tn the countj as a ccf con dlduu and was duly immlnaud a sur prise entrant however aa wallace ii crv f trafalgar who fllrd nomination i p ipt rt jut ti n mluutf bt fore nomlna 1 ils iked and who w undirhutntl git lils pirty alllllatins its indop nd i nt i riti ratlvt hi tn i tint whl h 1 ii iwed the of wlil n xnlnath ni wjl mc of the must luetic tint has rxn mhi tn mmi tlnu 1i i kit rs ui r set inliigl in all cornrri f tin h jildlnt aiul n t nt f th ak uk in was piml at linns tht spt lkt rs aid n t 1m heird alwnt tin din messrs isiiikt 1 tk and dltikl crtriu in for tin m st th tih iuca lu tin ir statctuenui how ur is supiiorirrh jr i ach hurled qui t lol cl rs and boon un wyl lilur miiiklcd nmlnalln day in milton this iur pn all that the nnsi ntbltf mllit dt slrt tt thr wa ot t xcttt nuiil mr illuktlikk spokt first followed b mts rs tatt crvs and dingl in tht tuti r named the first speaker waa glin hint for a url f repl ut the outi clum n clerk appointment deferred bylaw re telephone lines drainage and taxm are contontlotm mittem waterworlui tank reported in need of repaint new roof to bo put on flhoe factory huildlnff ctcruumptn u iglt with at next meotuiff at the meeting of acton council on monday evening council loni a e jonas and t olbbens were present and reeve f j mccutcheon praaldad tha eighteenth report of the finance committee recommended payment of the following accounts bell telephone co services 10 43 ii woodi work on atrecu fl so acton fall pair annual grant 300 00 adopted 21 j 03 the report waa adopted the clerk was tnitraettd to wthe beardmore c co regarding rebate on taxes according to reiolutlon of the council and date of vacating the build ing half of the taxes were payable this year the clerk reported a request from mr fryer urging collection of rent for taxei and returning balance for him council pointed out that they had no powen to collect any more than the taxes owing through rentals the tax collector was instructed itt collect the rental for taxes t villi i mr oro aunew complnlned of the dinnnse on his property and oun r pro pcrtlrs adjacent i it was pointed out that all the surface w uter fmm knox avenue t atue tin to thrnt proh rtli i without any outlet count 11 was iikritd to rtmovi the water i from tht stre tn but ft it tht eould not drain prlvatt propt rtli n counrll atrrecd to assist if ut all kmhujio to rtllt vl the ultuatl m j llir hell trlephont colilttny rtuutl tlint a by law bt miased aiilhorlrlng the jltetvt to give ennlsslon for the nmoval or pli or clmmje in the lines on the streets at the prcnuit time it was neceasary to set k tilt consent of the while c until tlit maximum amount i of work i ndt r this nrrnni mrnt was not to involvt tht count 11 for ovi r c200 tht bill comiwut ii lw retuftsted per- inkslon i ertsrt a u u phone uric on willow strut in rmlsslon wai nulled to tl thin work tiupt rmslon wao to tx khn b j hit m inlrlpul olllter i in li iw wha h rt vir ir tlie m xl met tlnu f tin oum ii a n port hud lxt n nttived that the waterworks tank mttled n iolra coun rillor ulbtxuls wioi inslruttt d to confer with hunt rluti ndent wllson regard ln this w trk hit cli rk was iistru ted i udvertlat r r tt nd rs fir a built tip rtf ftr the shit tutor btilldltik ctninclu irs jones uud miih n wirt upn inu u com millet to arraiiki tin ftiwt ifl alon 1 iil anplk alftiitt ftr cli rk and trea surt r wtrt laid mr until the ihjli uiixt intf u bt cotiiddt nd tht n count ll adjiurmd at fi io to lii i jl ret l mccutcheon efiftcouncil meet in regular monthly session county ireaaurer aaked to fvjr hfanlaii monica due to townahlp trcaaurer the municipal council of ship of erin met at hlllsburg on monday september 30th members all present the county treasurer mr oeorge m fox was instructed to forward all money in his possession due bin township to mr dan gray township treasurer the council instructed the treasurer to accept 7 84 from the executors of the melrose browji estate the following accounts were paid miscellaneous 0 44 sheep killed by dogs 43 75 relief 70 7j rtwuln 1 bisflo tht council odjmirtmid to meet at hubihurg on monday october iflth uk imikovkmknt for miij- street worknit n c niimrn ed this week in tlie lminvements planiud on the highway on four blocks of mill strref the work in under the charge of the provincial department of highways which mam tains the highway in acton and was arranged at the request of reeve mr cutchifin and the council th cough hal ton s mrmber mr t a blokrlock it will run from john street ut tht c k r tracks nt w standard type catch baslrvr- aer bclnu lpslolled to remove thr surfac draliuti and add 111 nul tjnes inadt where i tn tsnary cenittit i urb wilt tx install it it avliijf a iuirnw boulevard on tnth mill 1 in road surfaxt will bt tirrted nit lo lh tirbs ihus rtmovlnif tin muddy ildta of th highway that tut imi n ho objectionable llje curlm will lie of tha ntw type wlil h allow jnirkltik of part of the earn on hit txiuuvurd if mcfonary it in also plainid tt put a new jrurface on tills mltl n t f tht roadway which was n light- id whm tht work wiui done two years itito luid han not been vtry uttlsfuctory whin completed this will iruike a splen did improvimrnt on actons main ihor i lufhfnrt citizens gem rally are oulte nppredntl j the channe to d matle i and the practical interval shown by hiilutn s member 1 a blukrlock in present the prln tsitasaglasas the matter to tile attention of awards in tht o k will ciiptun at i hi orkry tlicatrc tin dtpartmtnt m sfjeedlly i m t a hold open house weehj rally da at knox s s rail da was held in knox chut i on sunda the m holars and teachers 1 ned in the aervlct in the rhtirt l re t ooodwiu of hulsburg wa th i ill lsu r for the da tht underlying theme of the- whole sei lir ss femje tr 17 bo oood will explained the functioning of j the lratpie of nations he showed 5 j5 what good work os being done by ihii body at the close of the service the 0 20 following rrcehed seals bibles hymn books and diplomas fur work in the sun 13 22 i day school during the past yesr dors hansen bett turner blllle mcklnnon 24 28 belt masters jim splelvogel phyllis 10 00 robertson fju mae crlpps john barr and harold smith due to a misunder- 3 00 standing the following diplomas were 149 62 not handed out to miss bessie rowlings clsss helen mclellan audrey mckln- ga 533 27 non joyce dessureoult joan rum ley in jj wm- wp the primary part and audrey mcklnnon i and eleanor allen tn the junior port hansen and ot the memory sork mr robert mc of jt contract for a ne pru ed and signed it was moved b c seconded by y mccutcheon that the arthur been superintends tresurer transfer 500 from the water th acho for nnouncei hu works account to the oeneral account retirement he has been connected with of the town tne sund school for the past twelve the list of arrears was checked and secretly treasurer and 3uper- tnsiructions issued for their disposal intendenu he requested the some loyal it as moved by c hansen and ot tchers for the new seconded b f mccutcheon that an in superintendent as he had received vestment ot hydro surplus funds be made tn province of ontario bonds u the amount of 2 000 the bonds to be 3 due in 1951 ni xl wetk october 4lh to 8th will bi kmwn an ofien house week st the v an invltull in is t xttnidt d to everyone to i nj the activities of the association and a special scrim of pnriirru have been arranged monday evenliur is the occasion of tlie official opining of the beautiful new re creatl in and club room tins will be an evening of fun for seniors tlie board if directors and their wives will be hosts and hostesses tuesday will be mens night and there sill be a place for every man volley ball badminton shuffle board etc mill be played wednroda will be a special social evening for the senior olrls club to which sll young ladies and older girls are invited fhursday is an open night fur bad minton and social games for all seniors prlds evening u junior night and boys and girls will have an opportunity of using the new room snd enjoying the games the board of directors ore looking forward to another successful year of octivity in th y and with the added facilities provided by the new room a much greater srrwe i check iour label athletic officers on fxiday acton continuation school the during the past few weeks snmdreds of changes have- been mode in labels on single carriage 3yesrokl atthiep pkt we have trxd i appreciate wry much the help of all mr frtrods which assisted ma to win one s ojth splendid prtae awards in the arton i tnnk all who helped me tn securing kwdwul chav m xhf act ooottwjl club it ken i to be ar urate but there is always the erlexn ibwn w appreciated crrtage tesmw o moffat archie paaty muuke p u m ms jean marroa wishes to thank ail i xst pn htchedc armstrona u not wmlm0 those ho so kindly supported her in the to all mho helped me during the acvon ch j lcnto armstrong curnspond aith receipt you hold notu y ooodwul contest and to express appre- ooodwul club i ont u s thank ou iw1 oomund elation to the monsgement for the ery one and all i y i continued on page three formed in athletic association following acre the officers chosen rrealdrnt- martin hsssard 6ecre ary norman wright trea u re r marie clsjton first form representative iuy porty s second form representouve tom prise swarded her maroarxt hodotns ti fan pacsa immediately look at your label now it only lakes a moment third brm representative w son splendid missionary service t the service on sunday evening in the united church was unique tn many res pects it was in charge ot the women a missionary society of the church and the ladles assisted uj the serrloe the sddress was given by rev o k forbes of weston who last year had the op portunity to visit china and japan it was not only interesting but his descrip tion of he work snd the need for lis conunusnce and advancement waa most forebly told by experiences which he had during the visit illustrated tildes of scenes in these countries were shown and the theme was baaed on the text where the water floweth there is life political meetings held the past week sow pollctlal meetings held in acton by three of the candidates in tlie prt sent election thr fourth did not dot lde to tie a candidate until tuos- do evening on thursday a meeting in the town hajl in the interests of mr lloyd dingle was fairly well sttendrd it was ad dressed by mr jos harris of toronto mayor morrison of hamilton and mr dingle the chairman was mr j m mcdonald on saturday evening a ccf meeting was rather poorly attended it waa in the interests of the candidature of wil fred tate who is running in halton on this ticket speakers were mrs orace msclnnls and the candidate the chair man was mr w c oranf of oeorge- uiwn on tuesday evening the liberal meet ing drew a fairly good attendance an orchestra under the leadership of mr r splelvogel provided a good musical program speakers of the evening were mr slater hoyden icc of toronto mr m a miller kc of ouelpn hughes cleaver mp of burlington and thus a bloke lock the candidate the chairman was o a dule goming events a aoou becomes w ftiae rti or ottwr evmts wj tots bmtbag sr orgd- w cvatf a l with iuaaa caargs o say ssnowacramt jfe soytmtxr 1st fowl supper know ladles aid remember the dote tf the boy scouts a 111 meet at seven pan at the v m c a monday drees uniforta and gym shots please tt rrcular monuilj owtuac ef t woman inatlluu wul bt bald at u home of mn w j raid pnday oo- lobar ui aljxt pa ssm