The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

w tm taoom the acton free pfcess thtnarewvt eookubcr mm imt neighborhood news 1 1 1 imtamtttaf item coucwnbtf other centre and coauauitluea la wklek many ot out reader an inurett look whos kerb ballinafad mm bert regem pant a few day lut week with friend in toronto mr wm harding i tlwtlmf friend in toronto- thl ereek mr soper pnt a tew dm lut week with friend in georgetown mr and mr ceeu soper of qnttan vbdted the former father mr ijoaeph baptr lut week the peaeoek flthool concert wu held in the hill here on tueeday night mr uv mr morru tf churchrm vblted the utert mother mr young dqrlngue eek wuitfng the editor and taff of tm fan ptaa a merry chrutmu and a happy ncwteer hiusburg quito a number from thu dutrict at tended a ohruuna concert held at awreya school no 0 on monday even- ins la tho program conilited of dia logues recitation duett and choru by the nohool a play entitled mr stub- bin book agent wa well taken by the character and enjoyed by all a hearty vote of thank wa extended to the principal mlm bowley for the on- dcrful program he had arranged mr and mm h h churcner and diana of ouriph returned home sunday afler pending a few day with the lat ter parenu mr and mr wm cheyne mr and mr a mcklnnon pent monday in ouelph mr and mm fred oaken aen and marlon mr and mra a b cheyne called at the home of mr anf mra wm cheyne on sunday nassagaweya mrs joseph haw of knatchbull cele brated her mth birthday lut friday dooember 17th toy hvtng a few of her neighbors with her wishing her many happy return of her birthday the annual christmas concert of s s no kaaaatmweya wu held last monday night december mth and bad the school packed with a bit crowd to enjoy the fouowtaf program opening chorus olsd cnrtitmu time recita tion audrey watson dialogue lennaa dream recitsjjtap- oordon darby duett lota coulter and audrey watson recitation donald vanooosen song by jlmmle henderson chrtstmaa pageant recitation orace armstrong dialogue trials of a oanvasaer notation clark tableau scene tn a cafe recitation jean ooulur song by four boys home on the ranee recitation lois coulter chorus little christmas sentinels selections by the orchestra plaj kid napping betty santa claus arrived to the delight of the pupils and gac out the presents reeve oeorge oordon wm ohalrtnan for the program tne nomination of reee and coun cillor candidates will be held tn the tuwiuhlp hall broofcvllle next mon day the annual school meetings of the various schools in the township will be held on wednesday december 30th tne annual school concert of s no 4 school was held last monday rught and was quite a good success ull klngsbur or roleau saskatchewan is visiting relatives and friends in nesaagsweya at present ftockwood the annual meeting of the eramosa plowmans association was hjdi last week at mr w oardlners the elec tion of officers tookvptsce f or the coming rear as follows president mr john alton lit vtcepregldent mr percy peavoy 2nd vicepresident mr wm robertson secreurytreajrurer mr albert gray a feature of the meetings proceedings was the consideration of a county plowing match next year last friday afternoon mrs m mutrto celebrated her 84th birthday and was the recipient of numerous cards and callers refreahmenti were also served with mrs john luiter and mrt tr- danby as well as mrs hoot muler waiting on the guest mrs mutrle was presented with a serving tray the product of mr richard harris hobby work made from fine grained birch plywood with blue catalln handles mrs mutrle la naturalytrcnm of her present the annual christmas tree entertain ment of the united church was held friday evening rev p h lawson was chairman for the occasion and the young folks of the sunday school were greeted with a good attendance ofcjd also did their parts well the lanbertcwjns contributed numbers on the program which were enjoyed by the audience at the conclusion of the program santa claus appeared to the delight of tho young folks and had a busy time dis tributing the numerous presents to all congratulations to the editor and staff of tire acton fnc press for the flnt appearance of the christmas section of the paper merry christmas and n happy new year to them as well oh subscribers and readers of the aeexl paper including fellow correspopdenui the local stores in the village here are pretty well decorated for the christ mas trade and are carrying a good line of seasonable goods for the community owing to sickness among young folks of st johns church the annual christ mas tree enqsrtalnrnent which was to have been held monday evening as postponed till next week recent and weekend visitors mr and mrs j kllpatrlck and son milton tmetru an gjn burr in the south ward hare tellng money out of milk bottlea the police expert to make an arreat very aoon at the preaent time there are 4s penon on the relief roll in milton thu include nine head otfamlllm ii de pendent and three ingle men e schroder of snider corner had the nuaroruiltrto injure hla-rlght-houl- der while working with hi truck at the quarrle near milton t week a badminton club ha been organised in milton the member will play every monday wednesday and friday in the armory on martin street the milton junior inatltute and the junlorformera met on thursday even ing december oth at the home of john- eon reg and marjorle necland a very interesting paper on tho romance of rayon was given by eva chfaholm champion erin sallys sallies if some people said what they thought theyd be speechless lucknow l3u ella 1 hamilton of hamilton mr orvlue oorrel of port credit misses edith royce marion day and friend of ouelph miss blanche milne of eden mills spent a few days last week w 1th mr and mrs m milne and family mrs j walker has returned to her lim u t rrhornc at wheatley after a few weeks anuwtrong cnoru jolly old fellow mr and mrs john dimming ana famll are leaving shortl to spend tho inter in toronto the funeral of the lole thou w harri son a as held at his late home on satur day afternoon with re p h lawson in charge during the service mr c o plank ang in the scct by and bj six grandsons were pallbearers george and char lea harrison j mc- dougall robt wood oordon huson harold plant numerous flontl tributes were indicative of the high esteem for the deceased and carried by eight grand daughters besides his wife who mourrs his ton eight of a family sharr her loss two sons percy in california and cecil of six daughtei mr s longslrret mr h lawrence of sia- jttchean mrs o witter kitchener mrs j mcdougall ermmosa misses orru and vera at home the late mr harrison was a native of nelson town ship and wos united n man age u maria cox in iu0 after living in naa- aagaaeya for a number of years ihrv moved to rock wood in 191s liie they reajded with the exception of a yea- on the pacific coast lth hu son percy interment took place in rock iod cemetery on saturday evening tn cumpaii uh some fifteen relatlvra and nercu mr and mrs joseph dub rifiratro the twentieth annlversax of ihrlr med- ding they mere the rrciphnu of num erous presents a focial time ws in- rd followed by rrfnrahmrnu other rrend visitors at i hiime f ir j a uttle rrr mr ium iruul emtan asacav mr and mrs tli tyaut mr and mr btn nm of um dtmi onlru hon jtu lnliu artd mii tulor tht- of ounitm vml flshrrltm mr and mrs uert edartls und f ai hlv of port colborne are tkilldalng with mr and mr w j ddwards schools close thu arek for tre christ mas and new year holidays mr fred day of hamuiun t ri in spile of uiat heavy beard jou should re ognlrc the one and only robert taylor idol of lady film funs he is pictured in his cabin obourd the liner which brought him bick to america the ihlp news photographer intruded as bob breakfasted in his bathrobe before he hud time to shac georgetown mr cedrtc cross w ho underw ent a serious operation in ouelph general hospital on saturday last is improving nicely his numerous friends wish him a speedy restoration to health georgetown high school commence ment was held in the gregory theatre lost thursday evening when a splendid program was presented by the students under the direction of the teachers of the school oeorgetow n citizens turned out in larger numbers last friday night to the hockey meeting called to organize for the 1938 season when they saw the hockey situation hung in the balance although the date was rather late for lhla meeting the funs seemed to be more hockey conscious and a club was formed u itliout much difficulty herald mr james balrd who has not been in good health for some time is con fined to his room illamany friends wish htm a speedy recovery mr dick sherwln la undergoing treat ment for stomach trouble in st michaels hospital toronto his many friends wish hlnka speedy recovery mr and mrs w y oray left today for acton where they intend spending a couple of months with their daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs basil johnston they will spend the balance of the winter with mr and mrs wesley gray at delhi interest in wellington countys war- denshlp race for 1938 is growing rapidly and with the names of several candi dates mentioned prospects are for a lecen battle at the january session when the new warden will be chosen those whose names are prominently mention ed are reeve john mcfee of erin township reeve james bosomworth of pllklngton township and reeve elwyn philip of maryborough all are con sidered strong contenders advocate mails are extra heavy at the acton post office this week has been a heavy one at the post office here parcels letters and cards have made both mcomlng and outgoing malls cumbersome on monday it is estimated that 6 000 christmas cards alone went through the acton post office that day was one of the heaviest but every day has seen the place literally jammed with the mall matter the staff have been busy but have come smilingly through and every one will wish them a wellearned and happy christmastlde the live stock improvement assoc annual meeting on saturday last the annual meeting of the haluin lle stock improvement association was held in the farmers building milton with president edwin hurrop in tht chair a report on the yrurs atiltttlis wasiwcsented for the lorry cond of oak villi- u enjoying a third year the asaoclacljon has sponsored i i ruise to the west indies the vessel progrums u eradicate the warble and on which he l a passenger a 90foot nchoonrr sailed from olouchester moss kept her word mr nagby you used to say you wouldnt marry the best man in the world mrs nagby well no one can say i didnt keep my word royal gutlpha modern mmim starting saturday for 3 day robert boul stereniana oreateat romantic south sea adventure in tzchnicolob ebb tide frances farmer rav milland chrutma day catitlnaewa from ui pm ivhdnhiht show sunday december 26th at 1205 stage door with ginger hogem katherlne hepburn adolphe menjou see the lwofltd battle between ginger anot katherlne yoah iwear they meant it avoid the uneup by gettivo tickets saturday all seats 35c xulttft bltttrtlf of batuta euwon h htflmp hi tjk pronagbowr avenue ctnustmas stmvicu sunday oxoembbt mth imt mm a nv the vinleur auleiiet opening the king- highway 1315 p ra amdey behool eat ajgel cliee too p m the minuter subjeet what in amamer apeelal mmle gvgrtybody waloota good cheer at rhisglad season of the year we renew again the remem brance of our happy relation ships in the past we wish for all our fellow townsmen our friends clients and competitors a very merry christmas and an abundance of good cheer throughout the coming year b d rachlin acton ontario frfbbutrrtaa knox cnukcn acton bev ii l bennie m a- flur uane willow street sunday december 3th itjt 1 1 00 a m the beglnnlngand the cnlra 130 p m the sabbath seheal 7 00 p m chrutma carol bervlm thrme the nativity nou l bocrnment service january 2nd preparatory thursday december 30th 1 y p guild watch night ser vice friday december 31t at 1115 pm 3 week of prayer january 3rd7th wtuooiar atrttflt onrtv acton v b 6 baxtbk raetee sunday december 3th 10j7 10 00 a m sunday sohool 1 1 00 am jchrutma service sup lect thi qurat of the chrut chu i friday evening watch mght service a welcome to all small advertisements advcrtiarmcnta undr ihl hsda one rent word minimum cturm sc per in terl inn plya incrlloa tor ij if paid aah ioc addilisast is charged vhere item hava to b booked moo shipping monday ta 10 and tjrade hors delivered by farmer 8 20 frank hotaob fob sal oood dry hardwood also custom hsw- ng done reasonable bert dodd6 cameron street acton oakville burlington mr and mrs u u robinson leave on saturday or australia to atuno ui brtusb attnplre oamas bobb will have chart of the canadian team l this treat empire sports event bio bud cole son of sir and mrs pted cole new street toft oo monday for california where he will spend s couple of months he made the trip lli hubert harrison a former realderit of ihirllncton a ho now resides in cali fornia arthur oouuon nelson township had s horse killed on the hlsjhaay opposite hfe tarm gate on prda evenlna ut mr cxhilson was drivtns uire of hu horses across the road frm otve plscr io another when a car drum by m mcoallum crashed into the thr other fa horses earaped injury tvune time during tuesda nlht bunitara ransacked the oftie of the rytrtrlpal of the hih school tsnd msdo away with about w0 00 in cash which wsa concealed away in various parts ct the onvv the money betonged to the i uurrary sncsrtr atudeiuv oouncu and f j toronto sr other bo- of the cnool 30 of it bt thehouday mr ross cartons many friends and acquaintances art pleased to learn of atottt wa iwcstved by tne achool h au board from unv v rusxu tndartnf n x of thu wee her ilmlimtmi as mueioal mrector for the fkuao wbehooto to take effect at the mrs tli ill has a ual saijtsman msni with the on- tarto dgauhrs of btuaaudn ka are you sure this century plant will misdeal tammm- at- the wmiiatii nor- bioom every hundred years- mal tdmil ami wm take up bar new yesm if u doasnt you brusi it arbsr the erst at the year rfcfht back and w cntjarfulry refund i your tnoneyi lorqrvlew trumpelcr kerry blue ter rier oaned b lorurview kennels won the prize for thr beat puppy in the show st the dog show of the ladles kennel club held in toronto on friday even- ins there were 34 entries of various breeds the golden wedding of mr and mrs j c mscmulan was celebrated at the hotel olbaon on friday evening when 50 ffuesu assembled to honor the happy couple a ho had reached the 50th mile stone in their married career mayor oeorge b jacobs was praised bot nortlsttts the results from ths former have in general been most satla- ttctor and the meeting recommended its continuance it was the feeling of the meeting that the association had also demonstrated the practicability and ef ficiency of bot treatment but in view- of the fact that the number of horse owners asking for treatment had declined annually it was therefore recommended that it be left to the individual horse owner to make his own arrangements a report on the t b area testing which has been in progress durlns the past tmr indicates that to date between eighteen and nineteen thousand cattle tor his courtesy and etlrency in hislhae been tested lth onl 102 reactors i capacity as mayor and other council or a percentage reaction of approxun- members and town employees mere highly ately one half of one per cent thjj oompllmented at the statutory meeting contrasts most favorably with tlie per- of the oakville town council the final rentage reaction of between 13 and 14 meeting of the eor held last evening i per cent on the initial tel reference record star campbellville lss amur mi curd left on thursday for v liuham win re hr ui going aptmld ttu wlntrr with hrr suler mrs hvrkuvm und mrs cnrtfi 1trlt fru christmas tree and timer n l b i nt 10 whlth wu held on 1 iiulij tl riitrt u aiu a riul mil tl iplo rrr utnlt r tlr irudrrhlp ui vilas marlon kix t milton si d grral crrdlt wjs dur hrr or thr sprudld rntcrtalnmrnl hk i tas in ided fur lh was also made in the rrport to the i pi ogres in ctw tearing pure bred sires rt incldenully the association will sponsor a series of barn meetings over the county during the month of januso thr subjects lo be dlacuaard will bt frrdlng und munatfemenl of dal tattle including mlm nil drflcleiicj and ao f red inn iiid nianuiement of swine ilttiig disrupt was the mbjr i undi r dl ituiuni durtnn the rrmttrmfi r f th iflrmkui dr h ownikln nf thr on- larki rrnrch f undatlon gwve a most ihlertming rrptit tn iht rratills of the bangs ara nrar st imnibrrg while or w minlhun of thr health of anlmftu wlv were branch toronto gave a brief summary of the federal piillcy for the control of notice all arrears oj light and water must be paid on or before december 30th all accounts owing after this date will be published in the annual auditors report the services will be disconnected the first week in january acton public utilities commission tcteipeteeceeeeieeeee3e browns fruit grocery store specials winn wbih to take thin opportunity to wish illa vrr mcrn hrtufutm and a happy and prtwperoua nev tar betty wluont school op dancing will reopen friday january 7th lttf classes from 2 30 on studio parish hall willow street toe tap ballet acrobatic national and ballroom roller canaries from club rung stock young healthy birds beautiful singers satisfaction guaranteed very reasonable apply mrs leonard atkinsqj0 agnes street or box gs 243 listen amfl canami937i l nimml tmaccoi a irl i imrmiauu mtacctrt immmin moaaam friday 100 p- crct station building for bener health each rar at tba christ mss sun wt ar aakro td aham our blaaadnss wilt thoaat who art iras fortunate taan wa ars w axr aaked to hhp floanev the prov- inrwvwtdn nhl asalnai tubareuloats tuhrrrulovla u a rrm dlanasn 1 1 may affect aor orgaa of the body but ikaria mimt freouaintly attacked are tb lun itonrai ana slsnda ieoplii are not tnrn with tubercuioala and u is not inbmttil tbft irriiu tba causa t iimat iiiinr from tuni on who has ta i nfect ana from caluo can sm iiltwil to human n4na in tntik ass dlil animals thmsfot nlcaa milk ta prurrly crruftod as roinxna it ahould always sm sreat alljea of ta 9 r xtru larue c w o gmpefruit for usr besn only collected durlns the day for ptclures fortunate to br there mus marguret mclaren wivo had her the disease as well as of the srvous tonsils removed in oalt hospital on j state regulations governing the eiport of saturday u able to be home feeling i cattle to the 03 fine the rlecuon of offlcers for 193 resu- mr and mrs ru donovan were vuu- itrct as follows ors at the heme of mr oeorge xnglls on president ddwln harrop sunday 1st vlcepresldenpduncan campbell miss jean mcphau u visiting friends v 2nd vice- president w c dennis ln tororito sccretan treasurer j c whlteloca mtos wilms beu of sporonto was home for the weekend v mf david mcphail of haroukm spent the weekend at his home hen st davids presbyterian church sun day achool held their concert and the christmas tree lut evening your correspondent wishes to exuud the coeapumenu of the aaseon to the editor and staff of tsn fan puss dirertots asqiesirsi sdwln harrop thos bitd vesler murray cecil otvsns nssaasjaweya oeo finney arthur nor- rtsh j i cuentoo a mahon nel son arthur hssjop j c beb walter resdhead arte lccarthur tratastsr stanley hall j k wuhnott nton mc lean victor lswrapce and w h blc- tr r audltoiprank mcnlveh spt i ial pritcs on or jtikts 4 qq california rapes af eef7 larjc st per tb awv t upa ifiat rest california mixed nun lb 20c numeroui mtkr froth fruit and grocery sprciah on display in our store browns fruit and grocery store phone 89 we detrrcr want to sell then advertise fxini hfalth ikwtrurl ftrrm arf overwork strain dissipation ittaitftii n itt clmki and all ihoaa rlftneitu uiat lnurr mtr rralitanrfi althnush the firmi arr all autut u if wa irau holln lliei f tli nt thrm nff and do nsi iintratl thr u i chllilrrn howvf arr niufr autpt llilr- than srowp up iirtfr it u finiett inrptarlanl tliilr hiajlh tw rapw tally prlc tnl itninrrr rroui t ueuluala la atuw aul hi aurrroa tjrprnda upon an early a of ha intulltlon and faltbrul atlhrrrntr to all tba rrquiromaou of uw irmlmmt it cannot be rured by dnsia ih- patent medtdneas the mmkbadmzi iraatnixiil today whua rltately followtna thoae davelopsd toward tha aad of ism uat reoturit ouaussw fraali air and propar food und tnadi aapar- vtmioo hava baaui ancmantod by auraery all conbtalag to selp tba body la lis agalast tkvs ravages of the gills a strong rasojatioa io gas wail la s graat aalp also ta atssttnc a stierasanl batue tw eamtaltfrltsr twvea me eyas aw u road saead wascafel of ssmr wsas tae rad tlgkl sisaptse swasssttc a tae rad usi slaasss be als aseeid we itaai wken ws at m awl i es la s wessm lii m a etflue akmee tea efkae ka7tv eaem ea eeeartl a l rxg a tare mb kaee si f l