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sixtythird yeir no wx i a acton ontario thursday june 10th 1038 i bight homeprint pb five ceati tax rate is a mill lower in spite of added expenses inwp in lvhthtmw tmmm en am i 0 8tbi shiu to im bujh at wiy uk and at- wi mij or vuon darin summer montht ajicmmxnt fmtt low aetott oounefl mat on monday evanins uh ooonbulm a ifusn k jonaa and j a chapman present and reeve t meoitehaon presided tha committee on stmts and walla reported that street repairs had been attended to aa buuueted at the preoed- taf meeting tha bylaw appointing a nlffht con stable waa given the required resdlnc and paaaed by the council in the place at kmeit harrop john a locker waa appointed to the poaltlan it waa decided that all tobacco license inuat be procured on or before june 30th 10s0 thla save merchanta a chance to dispose of atooka on hand who were not daalraus of selling tobacco la letter from mra w j raid gave notice of claim for dsnumes when aha feu the fall waa claimed to be due to defective aldewalk the matter had bean adjusted by the lnaurance company a latter from the chief purchasing afsnt of the department of public worka assured tha council that attention would be paid to the amoke mitsanoe at the post oftlee whan coal waa bains pur chased this year a latter from tha duke of devonihlre chapter iojijc expressed pleasure at the shan of the ootraou in imprortm kslfclnff facllluss at the park the ohtptsr waa wtnini to assume 3b a year for the purpose or eupemilon ot tha lisllllirj at tha park tha chapter re- wimmatkud the appointment ot jamaa jtobartson is supsrrtsor it was also ra ported to oounell that tha bakaalda ohaptar would thla year contribute 130 to thla supervision and tha womans in stitute would contribute 110 this year osunan fave authority to councillor chapman to hare the ahaltsra erected immediately and tha contract was award- ad to tha oeorawtnwn lumber onmapny falntlnt and an arraniements wars left inline hand of ur chapman arraniwmants warn made with ui jamas robertson to undertake tha work ot supervision at tha park with duties to commence aa aoon aa the aheltera were built he will have power to lay mfor- matlona for disorderly conduct and any damages to buildings the allowanoe for thla work waa 3s per month for thi summer months of june july and august the following accounts were passed or payment oeo r eomervllle poau 6 00 tylers transport cartage 10 00 8ymon hardware supplies 200 chester mcbaln moving earth 0 30 acton public utilities commis sion services 185 55 w r b blair cement and work on drain 100 dell telephone co services 11 ib o r brown trucking 300 refunds of tobacoo licenses 15 89 action welfare board payment for may 230 00 41101 the aasosament rail with changes by the court of revision waa confirmed by motion a hospital account for an indigent uent waa approved by the oounell mr r mrtxinaia discussed with the council a suitable entrance to the ceme tery it waa suggested that ransom street be designed aa the cemetery en trance a atone wall was to be built along the front and pillars erected at the entrance council agreed to cooperate and view tha property on wednesday and give a decision on the matter mr mcdonald also asked council u give consideration to a plan tor the notion ot a building to do away with tha necessity of winter burtala council then gave consideration to the striking ot the rate for the year a letter from the school board made a requisition for goo for school pur poses for the year which is about 1800 more than waa required last year the task of striking the tax rate for thaorsar was then tackled an assess ment lowered by awooo war faced and also increased expenditures tor relief and to a number of other departments cm the other hand debenture payments are lower and a tower county rate la an ticipated the balance waa anally in tswor of the tax payer and the rate set at 47 mills which with the government subsidy ot one null will make a net me at 4s mills for this year this is one mill lower than last y the clerk was instructed to prepare the usual bylaw and present it at the next meet ing a kbsk omuvbb how much longer shall we have to wait tor mummy dad mot muehlongcr now theyre just taking the last hat out ot the wmdow minister op labor dibs iim hon m m mcbrlde ontario minister of labor and eight times mayor of brentford died suddenly at his brant- ford home following a heart attack tub century mark at churchill therell be many reminiscences and many a friendship renewed during sun day and monday when friends from far and near gather at uieh1u church or moreoorreetly know as ch and the folks of the congregation have for months being preparing for the home comings just call up some or the con gregation these days and youll team that sunday hasnt been the only day at church lost three fingers in tannery machine while operaiang a machine known as the ferman roller at the beardmore plant here oeorge ingles had the mis fortune to have three fingers of bis left hand ao badly crushed thst portions of them had to be removed mr ingles was employed on a night shift on the kshtne the injury hss been painful but is healing as well as can be expected v b rumley president of the acton y regret in hafftutioit of mr d a macftae secretary geo emerys work pndswd and reitajpmeed acton ymca board met tor tho flrr time in he v year on monday and clwec officers for the year due to heavy ex penditure thla year the flrince ar rather cramped and some of the work that the board desired to undertake will as a conwquenoe suffer from this handi cap president r h elliott presided and the following officers were elected honorary president r h elliott and d a macrae prrnidenl v b rumley first vtcepresldcrrfchi w kirk tivht second vict- pre went bert hi n ton seen tar y george w mason triasurrrj c matthews building committee a mason q a dills membership and finance r h el liott w k graham j c matthews v b rumley program dr a j buchanan dr p w pearen oeo mason rev e m mor- rw b h in ton special rvaturescharles icirltnee w j beatty albert mill the board very regretfully accepted the resignation of mr d a martf who u removing to uxbiidge during his residence in acton mr macrae has taken an active and helpful interest in the work of the y and has been secre tary for the past year or two appre ciation of the board was expressed for mr macrae eervkwe and aa recogni tion of his work he was made an honor ary president or acton y m ca- in accordance with the plan of filling vacancies in the board between election date the board unanimously chose mr w j beatty to succeed mr marpae the work of the year was assigned to committees in requesting mr oeorge o emery to assume the duties of oen era secretary for another year the board expressed appreciation of the rpleodld work that was being carried on under his leadership arrangcment were made for mr emery to attend the course for physical directors at the y m a camp at lake couchichlng and what have they been doing the interior and e of the building has been redecorated the electric light ing will be used for the first time on sunday when the centennial celebra tions are held complete details of tho services are to be found elsewhere in this issue that will occupy sunday and monday j there wlif be available a very limited supply of hmorltoarhmftklets that trace the century of worship at churchill they have pictures of the church the early ministers and first deacons and tin present minister and others it u n little volume that will be cherished by those who secure them but next sun day and monday will be memorable days nt churchill and few indeed will want to miss them church aocommodatlcm may not be adequate but we haven t n doubt that nothing will handicap the churchill folks whose century old back- dround is so well maintained school pupils radio program well received anglican mens service held at a james church fergus a mens service was held sunday tune 13th in s japiea church fergus under the auspices of the wellington deanery laymens association with men attendfnff jtozn all the parishes in che deanery 4 a targe delegation was present from adton a number of whom assisted in the shoir which was composed entire ly of men there were a number of clersv tn the cohgregation but the service was ita the hands of the laymen two of whom read the lessons two others lead- ins in the prayers the addfats was given by a layman dr james simpson uj of hamilton arid- was listened to with rapt attention by allpresent dreiinnaan took as huv lesrt the words in quietness and oon- adenoe shall be your strength and spoke of the necessity in these days of being pliable enough to change with the times to change our methods our opinions our ways of thought while at the same time holding fast to the fundamentals of our faith i call this the tjlmmc age everybody is thumblrur his way through lire hltchhlktng as it were something far nothing is the slogan of the day this is al wrong governments may make it legal but vhey cannot make it right we are all fiuntered and worried thereby exhibiting our weakness throughout the doctors address was seasoned with a stimulating humor which not only held htn hearers but oiao forcibly drove home the seriousness of his mrnaafte rotrsainrany praised by ltatenerm from many polnu i i most every radio in acton was tuned ir3auiivliyevsnlnbto btatlai when the school children presented musical numbers that won for them first place in the countymuslo feitlval many former aotonlans also gathered at the studio in toronto to see and hear the broadcast the reception was splendid and the scholars gave a fine perform anoe under the direction of muui t v hunt and with mrs w oowdy as accompanist hie nmbi rs presented wore the forty blxty und junior choirs tlt hoys duett by chnrlln allan and sam tirunrlu on double mixed trio by char llo allan iielty ailison ham brun- t un gordon olbuln mnry marftn and john moling llir olrls duett by jo j en di juturi uull and ilrtty gibson mr maurice lloddlnglon n favorlui announcer at ofiib was the master of c tr monies and kept tlw program run ning smoothly and ably cunvt yed to tho unseen audience a word picture of what was going on in the studln pupils and teachers hnvt been receiving well- merltted congratulations on the success of the event the task of taking nearly a hundred children to the studio in toronto was no small one but cltuaens cooperated well with the school board and all were safely landed and brought home again without mishap the experience of radio broadcasting was the first for any of the performer and to many too the visit to the city at night was a new experience it is one that will be remembered through out their lifetime by all of them and not the least of the thrills was that little informal ave minutes when school ehil- dren greeted friends at home over the radio why has tha shoemaker wonderful powers of endurance because he holds on to the last junior farmers grain clud discuss pastures dr o mcoonkry department of field husbandry oao ouolph sddrejued a very enthusiastic meeting of the junior farmers grain club in the council ohawiher nti thursday wviinlng last br moconkey spoke chiefly pn pas tures and advised regarding pasture rotation to overcome shortage inclu sion orf timothy in alfalfa is good feed insurance he said one of the troubles liaynsldajs uppnjmttom lie recommended a new grass drome a very drought resistant western variety to build up bottom much helpful information was given in tho address on such subjects as the electric fen ro tho rotation of pastures nnd mineral deficiency the meeting was spouson d by acton agricultural bocii ty the biisliii ns session was conducted by klwood johiutton president messrs nldjind mitofibb of geoxgetbwn put un d mo i ml ration for tho iwnefu of the mi mbr mr j f wutuilofk of milton county agricultural it prim ntatlvi litrikliltml tho npi uki r milton scout moti1kk8 visit the acton scout mothers 111 i n fiilur mnnthly tnteiing of th scout moth nni auxiliary was held on monday evening at the home of mrs j vungooxen the members of the newly- formed mil ion auxiliary were guests t ii nd were welcomed by mrs r p wal ton the president who on behalf of the acton auxiliary wished them every suc cess in their work for the milton boy scouts during the program margaret somer- vllle played her festival piano number mrs veldhuls rendered a lovely solo and two enpoyable contests were held sev eral business items were discussed and arrangements made for the cub picnic to be held on the 27th of june the auxiliary will donate again this year 10 to the camp fund a dainty lunch was served and every one enjoyed the social urn spent the milton ladies thanked the acton aux iliary for their invitation and hoped that many more such social times would be spent together parades meetings enthusiasm mark observance mggna carta varied program at the knox w m s meeting the june meeting of knox women s missionary society was held at che home of mrs donald waklie mrs blow the president was in charge the scripture was read by mrs waldle and a prayer by mrs mainprise mrs davidson gave the report from the provincial supply department a reading orchards that bore fruit a korean missionary story was given by mrs mcdougall a duett by mrs ben- nie and mrs reld was much enjoyed by the large number present a dainty lunch was served at the close of a very pleasant afternoon are now threatened our british insti tutions arc not things kept in cold stor age and that never change they are always chunglng und will be just what wt make them with iiplriidld illustration mr ken ms lik guvi it word picture of what be in a ii immbtr of tlw british bmplrt meant what in libtrty it docs not meun to do as wt ulu but to act in such a uy that un best in ten la of ourselves magna curia is certainly vrry much w and oti lri urt noi tndanglred said mr to the fore in aclon this week not so i k ndlck w quite taslly grow up physically but we too often do not splendid parade and meeting last night btffffeat parade ever held in acton planned for sun day afternoon in the schools and in the churchea all week address by mr w k f kendrick county offers reward for arrest of escaped prisoner scores victory neue grant given to all pelf nitmomlyndtamavaa lioird amoeutlon -r- view re solution out county councils be not abolished premier w j patterson above and his liberal government were swept bsck into power in the hectlo saskatchewan elections which provoked widespread in terest when premier aberhart of alberta and his social credit followers made a bid for power in saskatchewan the social credit party elected but two mem bers horse stolen from farm in esquesdtt some time durlnc tuesday nsjht of last week a horaj was removed from the farm of ernest miller ourui line e- queetof when after a day or so pnent in fruitless search over the entire pro- 1 peiy the police were ruuled of the tlkfi it is sold marks in a bank lnui- cate that a true was usel to remove we animal police are imeslsatln but so fa- have no clues to jrk upon the arln si was eubtacn ytara e d principal macrae resigns goes to uxbiidge special meeting of the board on saturday deak with the situation the chief item of business before the aspecuu meethuj of acton school board on saturday was the resignation of prln dpal d a macrae who has been ap pointed principal of the rogh school al uxbrtdst a letter to the board conveyed this inti and was read in which the board was aaked to release him from the engagement of the 7th inst upon motion the resignation was ac cepted and the secretary was instructed to write a letter saf acceptance and also to advertise for a principal for the school mlth quallflcauons for the sub jects similar to those taken fay mr mac- the board arranged to meet on june much thrmugna carta of 1215 but the ignlflcance of the freedom we enjoy today founded on that ancient docu ment in the school teachers and scholars have been studying reading and writing essays on the subject ljuii sunday it una the theme in all the churches in acton and splendid dls courses were delivered from the pulpits decorations from business places and at homes let strangers know that acton is observing magna cart week but the first public function was last evening when school children legion officers council and other officials marched down mlty street headed by acton clusens band and with flags flying went to the town hall mar shalled by mr e harrop where a splendid meeting was held reeve and council clergy patriotic organizations were represented an the platform with mr j m mcdonald the chairman of the school board pre j id trig o canada the maple leaf forever were songs in which all joined and a choir with members from acton churches gave a splendid numbe ljuid of hope and olury splendid vocal solos were also contributed by miss ruth sutt and miss lola atkinson in his opening remarks chairman mc donald gave a brief explanation of why we are observing magna carta the british systeai believes tn freedom for all and is not the suppression of the in dividual other systems are tyrannical magna carta week was also an appeal for all to realise tippstjmte in ptihtr matters miss m z bennett principal of acton public 6 hool introduced mr w k p kendxick of toronto normal schools aa a teacher of teacjjers and a returned sol dier and potnteovout that the scholars joul to position consider develop emotionally he urged the right influence in the home and lots of adulu are just ai bod as the child who screams to get what he wsnui i liberty tuts responsibilities canada is made up of a great many people of dlf ferent views if we demand liberty far qursclves we must be prepared to give liberty to others if we want liberty we must be prepared to use it wisely mr kendrlck s message was one that not only the children understood and appreciated but the adults too gained a greater appreciation of the significance of the magna cart it did not deal with history but the british freedom we enjoy today and how it may be preserved through future generations the thanks of the acton audience to mr kendrlck was voiced by rev e a brooks and the applause showed the audience concurred with his expression chairman mcdonald outlined the plana for the sunday afternoon parade and service the parade wluform on pellowa street at a 4ft and move off at three o clock for the park the entire lsorne scots peel dufterln halton regiment under command of lsieul col o m rockalong institute won prizes at district meeting the june meeting of the rockalong institute was held at the home of mrs j dennis with the president mrs d mcnsbo in the chair there was a good attendance of mem bers also several visitors two new members joined severn items of bust news were discussed i mra shultla convener for the month took the chair fr the rest of the meet ing mr wm hurrui of lock wood as tfuest axiikrr iftivr a lnjk on hortlcul tun he guve tin women a great deal of information concerning both flower and vegetable gardening mrs wm mcnabb gave a talk on thi motto mrs harris uavt- the current events a hearty vote of oiaiiats wait tendered u the hoatcss and the meeting closed with the national anthem a dainty lunch and social hour was enjoyed all the executive and some of the members attended the district annual at everton miss doris watson won the prize for whole wheat muffins and mrs wm mcnabb for conveners report kkginerslh hajlaet incststake undftr oonrntkration halton county council mot in milton last tuesday all members vera present and the warden in the chair regular business was transacted in tha forenoon and communications read at the afternoon session mr k m read- head on behalf of tile halton county agricultural society art dressed the council refjuesilng a grant toward the annunl pall pair among the correspondence was a copy nf the minute of the county council fkrtlon of the ontario kducatlonni a- borlntlon hi id in toronto on april 10th i d3b one resolution rmtd in part a follows whereas suggestions have been made from time to time by residents of this province and also by members ot the higher legislative bodies looking to the abolition of county council system we therefore place on record our opposition to such a move as the work- now being done by member of tha coun ty council would have to be done by provincial ly appointed officers at greater coat and leas efflclncy a copy of this resolution be aent to the prime minister of the province and also a copy to the council of each county in ontario with a request that they give it their enthusi astic support a letter from the ontario agricultural council aaked for the opinion of tlw council on the following resolutions 1 that the hydro commission act be changed to provide domestic natswd of commercial rate for achoola tlirough- ouc the provtrjoe 3 thai the cost of childrens shel ters be charged 60 to county council and 60 to the municipal council from which the children coot 3 that the provincial oovornment be asked to increase the sucbaldy on county roads to 60 from the praaane m a letter from wslland county advised council that a movement was underway to organise all count in western on tario into an organumtlon for the pettmr- ment of underitanding between county councils and their problems and invited representatives of halton county coun cil to be present at the june meeting during the afternoon session mr h j kerr acton president of the ontssxlo agricultural societies addressed the council and spoke highly of the work being done by agricultural societies throughout the province and let me uj1 you said mr- kerr the county of halton is known for the work of it agri cultural fwr boards to carry on this work und to make it even better we would usk the council if it possibly can u incrrojie the annual grant toward our pull pairs mr robinson and mr ollbert also apoke highly of the work being done by mr whlti lock agricultural repraaentsv- tlve for tile county other gentlemen from the various pair boards apoke briefly each one asking for an increased ktant continued on pec lour committed for trial on charge of manslaughter peter opechaxtey out on bail or 5000 to appear at the fall aaaizca appearing lor trial un a charge tit ha did unlawfully kill and slay one oeorge frederick peter opechaney was committed for tiil in police court in acton yesterday he was allowed free- kltvrald of rmngevllle will take part i dom on providing s 000 ball the charge arose out of a motor fatality tn which oeorge frederick and herbert lammlnsn of oahawa were killedywhen a group of five were en route to a hockey i match in oalt tn march louis hyniam of oahawa appeared lor opechaney and crown attorney w i pick appeared for the crow brtd- have been msjdng quite a study durlnsr xheon will be in charge tmid spcakei the week of the significance of magna carta in hi opening remarks mr kendrlck said what u ail this fuss about why are weobservtng now the signing- of document centuries old if 1 because in the parade the regimental band pipe band and acton cltlarn band will furnish the music fcftthe parade all legionnaire and returned men from the district members of ofamntxatlon public officials will march it is planned to be the biggest parade ever held in acton and j fr the fn nnw taring shown it will measure weu up to errce was giv- by dr j a mcnlven the plans i dr e j nelson acton r johnson of at the park the local clergy will have ouelph miss eoicj wt of oahawa w of a brief trvlaand emyor n brownrioge of esquelng and pro obe of toronto will vtnclal constable selbert of ouelph deliver an adore reeve p j mccut- charge w j stewat there were no fact disclosed in the j police court trial wrtftih had not already equipment is being arranged so that all j been covered at the inquest and evidence may participate in the service through- nrlven by the witness called was similar ou aareessive speed was claimed for the oar before concluding last nights meeting opechaney was taken- to muton follow alth the national anthem mr mcdon- ing the trtaj by magistrate wcdllfle coming events aaaotiacvatmbt at sfeetia com crta ut othwr evsmt- uaovr tbia bcadifter ars chsrgsjd tm cxmf us with vlasaussi charg to say nl of bjc lsunehouse united church annivtr- sary sunday june 39th barn dance it r l davidsons bsxn on third line wedneadey june xtad music by hulls orchestra churchill centenary on june lfth and 0th it will be a grand reunion of many old friends bjoatnsbury reunion on july 1st the program is good come early and stay late and there wont be a dull moment see posters for particular the recital of mra oowdy pupil u2 be held in the united church school room on tuesday evening june slat at f imbxctocil ltytutacuj coxdiiiy aa- appucation jorihe older folk are realising that some of the aid expressed thank to all who had contributed to the sucose thus far of things which we have taken for granted magna carta week in acton where the bail wa arranged for 65000 he win appear in the pali assise there before mr justice godfrey vltd the lad aid of th bapust church will hold a tea and sale of hocnemad baking on saturday afternoon june lath in the class room of the cburch from three to six oclqcjt anxuvefbmry service will be h4d in boston church op sunday june- lfth rev j r watt of tfngirtim win at 11 am and 7 pja vt a party win be held on tuesday with russ creighton and tu rnartsiii