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

ht jvrtim jfojt smtyflfth year no ii acton ontario thursday scptcmbcr mill imo eight home print pages five cent bylaw passed regulating store hours for acton becomes effective firal of month on all retail stores kcpairu to town hall attain dtacusscd rod crow urges formation of branch in acton other matters of council ruuncas councillors w j realty and j b chalmers were present an monday even ing when acton council met and reeve v mfcoutchcon presided councillor realty presented a framed picture of the 1030 championship hockey team to bo nuns in the council chamber reeve mcoutcheon expressed appreciation of thin sift and a motion was pawed embodying this appreciation the sixteenth report of the flnanco committee recommended payment of the following account arrow puke psxs printing and advertising io 00 c p leathorland legal account lfi 87 bavldiailauffuafid duty i 00 ii wood hauling gravel grey teakey hill audi tine 3 bo 60 00 4 27 w d talbot supplies mr ii u jutcesonald premium on bond 3000 joe hem chain for park 9 70 aoton public utilities commis sion street light town hall fire pump etc 180 17 bell telephone co services 13 13 r j ucpherson salary 100 00 james mills salary 70 30 john locker salary 60 00 dank of montreal on account demand note 1500 00 jos loutltl salary 13 50 acton welfare hoard relief for allffuflt 33 00 o r drown trucking 135 acton pun pkess printing 1 bl cnr express u tin report was adopted mr u m mcdonald secretary of the scliool board requested usi of the town nallfontip safety- league lecture plan ned for the school children on scptcm her jdth permlslun was granted tlie clerl presented a by law uiat hud bun drafted as nquehted regarding uil refutation of store hours in acton uliu uj luu art the limit of closing all retailshops on monday tuesday wed nesday and thursday eveninu ut seven o clock in the evening the closing hour on frtdm would 1m io o clock exception wav made fur uui day pre ceding a public holiday and during the period from december 10th to december 24 th inclusive the by law was given the required readings and passed by the council tha bylaw becomes effective from and alter september 30th a petition was presented toy mr bert htnton on behalf or the retail mer chants in aoton requesting that the council toko into consideration the passing of a bylaw to close the stores on wednesday afternoon this bylaw had boon signed by 7s per cent of the retailers affected council wtltlal i the matter at the next meeting and haw the byla ready for sanction after ihe pjutiuns liuvc bcin examined tlu clerk reported information unit i had been received regarding a building i by lau tlu clt rk ji nil ii hxux ironxtiil continued an page plve names of pictures in last weeks free press alhjiim ft rut we must correct an error tn the names given last week it was called to our attention on thursday evening ami e appreciate the correction kto i was given as rev lachlan cameron it was really a photograph of re jolm mclarhlan who was the first btated minister of knox ohurth and his in duction took place on august 20 lh jr57 he served the church here until febru ary 4th 1001 last week s pictures hi till para press were no 1 postmaster james matthews who held that office in acton for over fifty years and was succeeded by his son flow postmaster j c matthews no 3 is an engraving from the files that is unlobclled we would ourselves mr w g mason president of acton y board at the first meeting of the new board or acton y m c a on tuesday evening off lows were elected an follows honorary president v d rumley presidents w o mason 1st vleepresulcnt ii w illnton 2nd vicepresident w k ornham secretary o p leatlierlanil treasurer ohas klrkness mr w j realty was chosen head or the finance committee and the exe cutive committee was arranned to com prise the president secretary and treas urer the major problem that the board 1 has to deal with is the resignation of secretary w c jonio who has enlisted for service as a soldier and who tender ed lits resignation at this meeting mr jonen has been supervisor sine last lallj and the problem of jiecurlng i bailable i successor for this important post is a difficult one plans or bel ig mnde however that will lic tlu y a good start in the season s ootlvitau which nrc just opening no 3 rev d b cameron a minister of knox church from 1075 until 1805 interesting travelogue on the holy land by rev i m moyer last evening the rally week in the united church had on illustrated tra elogue on the program this was given fcy rev i m mayer a former pastor tiho had recently enjoyed a trip to the holy land splendid views of interest ing spots were shown and the intimate incidents and story or the trip were enjoyed by those attending during the evening mrs w j beatty gave a de- llghtrul vocal solo the pastor rev q c oifford was lri charge special warneed appeal a the motlu rhuid b eulluu an urguit upptnl fur new uumktu new oarnuntj for school ajv children 0 to 14 years and monev to bu tlu uum fur tlu chll drci of qnul urltuin who luv been evacuated from tlulr hoiues is now requested from the citizens of acton and vicintij tile need is great the call is urgent kindly bring your donatlonto- uie y m c a saturday septem- her ititli from 3 to o p m or 700 looo pm the above patriotic call is mode by the duke of devonshire and lakeside chapters i ode thank you to uuu interested all red- cross and war work is being span sored for the present by uie x o dk those willing to assist kind ly get in touch wltl j either chap ter portlier details will be avail able as the utds become known watch tug pane pskos for these detail eramosa medical officer of health resigns to enlist council purcluuuih new snow 1 ence and chanjiu the itond linbihty iiihurnnre tlu council far thl township of snunana nut tn the town hall rook- wood ui mondny stplembtr 11th at 7 00 j m thi mltnlkrft wlre all present and tile rccvt in the chair the auditors report ftr the period january 1st to august j 1st was ac oepted on motion of motsra dcuham and plnkiuy on motion of messrs rutherford and plnkney it was decided to purchase 4 000 fct t of snow itncc at 5c and 320 posts at 37 captain k b wallir m o ii request cd leave of abstnee owing to enlistment for active btrvlct tills was granted and dr s jackson was appointed urllnn mo h movod b muisrb luillc und pinkic and carried unit in vuw or a e wilson a co n fusing tliu towiuhlp road tlu bllltj insuranlt ot tilt ogrcod prttt j bict tlu insurance wltii tlie oti t ml iiiiuxmilx co for oiil ytar for 1 1 itmj lor ctaubli llrrtttp rro 000 10 000 000 and thi theqiu mud lor privioiu liiminuui bt r turned und limit 11 id aixount- annum hint to 1 1111 0j ln pavd tor pamiuut mul cuuiull ud jmtrtud ut niodu octobtr 10th ut i 7 00 p m iiilcriiiccliale ball i season is closed i when gait won gait pickartlrt wltlp acton 10 to 2 tjv oiwl them from mayoffa dy oookii5 acton finished uie currtnt banejinll lit anon when tin y bowed to oalt 10 to 2 after inning 3 to 0 in colt lost week gilt win much the better team both at bat nnd in the field acton commit ted 0 errors while quit hot i n moruui started for acton and pitched uuod ball but uie fit id in h behind hhn uafl irratlc ptrst innlngi clark first man up walked binge sacrificed plcknrd doub- lid nnd clark aconxl on pontitts error bain grounded to n morton skwlcs walked and stole second plcknrd floored on andersons error adair singled soor ing eccicji adair was nafc at srcuiul on collntlno a error bouty struck out 3 continued on pago pirn fine barn on highway was destroyed friday tin flm large barn of mrs frncnt kobrou nit tht hlthwriy west of rock wood wnn eumpletcly dm troy ed by fin op prldny night the reflection and blan could b net n for mllett and at troeted many from here tlie season s crop nnd nome livestock were destroyed making tlu lonn n nerlrxis one i nut an started in on corner of thf burn possibly from upontoneoiw com bustlon nnd within a matter of mom tntn the building wan tnvelnjmml in shts of nntni an alarm was sent to ouelph are dt ptirtmi nt which brmiifht uie nmnll nuxlllnry truck tlu city flimher from tlun was nl o hroimht into hl 1 1 on nnd it rt ndrred fln service by driving to the victoria road ut load acton fair next tuesday and wednesday big event halton juniors take high standing intercounty contests halton juniors wire again well to the fort in inltr club coiiuitft held recently hit ilnimplon lulr and thr canntltaii na tlonul i xhlljltlon al the former show w h ich wan open ut jun lors from thi countlia of dutlcrln halton peel and york halton elrls repealed thi tr trlumi h of a year nro by winning first honor in tin interclub demniuitra hi nn nu u m wiu from tlie scotch illikk tcroup of which mlsa peggy neighbor with milk cuiui nremui vt j miluin in the li ader and the with how md sronji of othir lulfln u m mln m w rt uu- misses char fought suctiisfully u navi um ndjcilning itttt mrcullnuiih rcl i plahrr and dor up with wur jnirn uie in nrc t hy drant sdfeciires keeps in step with empire uoodtu bttlldlng which wiui only a fi fit t uuit from the blulnu structure i in rt wild ii till ho ut any llrm u saving the burn thi ilium from whhh itliimlnaithl tlie nky for miles around tul lh glimpfiea of the war sceaton of parlhuncnl are fumlahed by hughes cleaver haltons re- preficntativc at ottawa only three diraentinj votes ukcral and conservative lead- era work torether in common cause i editors nou tlu following intlmau story in which liu high lights or can udn s wur parliament an lvi n has btin furnished tiik sitt pnei by hnl tonti n primiiuillvi mr ifughth clintr m p illmlsvb 1 iajuiami nt tlu sihcial wur fetwilon of parlia m nt wi nt mtt action wltii a minimum of formulilh and villi u united front col harr humiluin ot bi tit sti mark who b i in way u lh i lolltui i hum of mini at oskixhil j j y u aini had thl lit nor of muklii u t puilni pitih in lh houm of comn o hi had u brilliant ovt r li rtt li in urn qrtut war and ut stilt a oung man in lus foruth tu an uipliiudldll mow and packed gulurltvi hi dillvtl d out if the fhuhl hjutclufi lvi r jvm in ilu houm of commons nnd moved tlu ad dnas in riply to the speech from the throne tills motion was necondcd by j a blanclutu a prench canadian member who served in liu uh oicr seas tirce then followed speechts by tin prime minister and tin leader of tlu con eervativt opposition from uhlch i havi concluded on page eight hook purchasing committee appointed hy lihfarv boafrd ih l a urookn mrs r p watson und mrs aiorite i in v 111 wire appointed tlu purchasing committee for the acton library liouxd at a meeting on mon dij ivinlnk nils commltuo will make ttu umiul airchiuii of books the first wttk in oetolk r tin y would approcl iti any migmfillons that rwuitrs might mukt prior to that tliu rt4tardlui books for tlie llbran i hi seen tury wuh niiu sumi to auk liu y m c a uthird to provldi u mon i iflclmt lock on thif door as articled hnd bun misjud from tin library 1 hi mil i ti r of brlnidiif to at uin u will known uriur und tu uki r for lu ct nliii wu disc lvi it bill no uctliln was toktn splcial mlltting ok the knox ijvimes aid a special tiuitlng of knox chtirch ladles aid was hi id in the church class room on st ptimber 5ui u dlscuss imporuuil buslmtui mrs r ulow took tlu chair in the ubhuici of mrs mc- arlhur tlie president and mrs dobbie iilita for tin sicreuirj ure reld noil ludks being tletuined through nick lebi in tlulr homts rome uncertainty an to what was in tht bum howivcr it was staled that one bull and perhaps one or two enlvrs wire lont in the flnmrs ertors u save the house which was nut fur from tlie barn wi re abio sue cinsful ltiillau meeting op lkesiie chaiter ioi e tlie regular monthly meeting of tile lakikldt chapter 1 0 d e was held on tuimluy nluhl at tin home or mm j j stewart tlu rulcttt mra a j uuch othy clt nvi a hixond u am from ttu mwnt lub placitl third nnd the appleby u am componetl of the misses mary ilrttkon plonnre wllkerstm and plor held wns fourtii ha nlrls am in uu in the jimlor parmer division a team from milton holnteln calf club com pnied or ilruce nnd herb held and traltietl by crnlg held all of oeorge town rent uted their win of a year ago in the tnterclub demonstrations while in the uvifilock judglnn competition druco rt id or oeorgeutwn was the si nlor champion wltii herb rcld fourth in tlie junior section craig lit id the third member or this winning fumlly group placed second in the grain and seed division for seniors at ttu canadian national exhibition wluro lhe comielltlons arc open to the provlnci the ilulum team from the uniui wiu in thr chnlr arur a luwuiy p1 bulnun mulirn the current cvdnu won mcaibdui charlott wu klvrn by ml iliail iuw k at ui m m unlm rl ol tlr mu lh hmv lrvl i ui cliliilnil dlvlmnl whll the llul tlulnl luiith 11 depul game wardens chosen esfiiiesino conn uin uum in ll itl fourth tills uai il t gnmp and wu f 11 w tng iuiik lud nulrltlon tlon fl iui fn m tin ap omixvifd of the mary lint ki u arena show presents a new type of performance and new features are added for second day indications point to a hip exhibit nnd the rlggest invent yet meet your fvicndfl at acton fair arton polr has functioned fully in lite face of war clouds previous ly it will meel the fdtuatlon again thin year and provide one of the finest ex hibits and n variety of attractions that will nguln mark it as an outstanding micresh fntrlrn and requehtn for prize itsui are now coming in to secretary wright that lndleule a keen interest by evhlbluirs a ran ted tlie usual good weather acton pnlr should enjoy a big yinr riu tlemaud for norm thing new led hie directors in their jik-u- to rluut creluhum and his cnnntllan mountain rt rn for thi best talt til nvnlluiiln mr crelghton came u acum and connnlte wltrr tmndlreeeorsln charge his part wllkirnoli ind tin it id of lhe big show provide special sound and lighting equipment ami a afl star group of talented artists wee clara pelly girl dancer singer and acrobatic ntur limine iii1u a singing accord inniflt norm harper with mountain sonun and yodcler and johnny ander son clown comedian and enu rlauier tlie greasy pig contest will again bo a big attraction and high jumping homes will be featured hi the arena show the potaui race and musical rhulm are again attractions on the pro gram and aruin citizens hand will present a program ft loolu like tlie blggcil night y t the hall xtilblt will sie new fealurrs with exhibits by junior inrm lloyn and olrbi on witlne day pluns art madn for the big stock i xhlbll uml is i xpecuii dr o i chrlstli or hh lj h trul mr it j icerr will officiate ut lhe opening ii n nionli s at i nt i lot k tin pnradi if neluml i hlldn ii tlouls flecornuil bit yi lin and di ii rnrriukih will form ul llu town hall iitiqiiesing j unit led by llu atun c1ujii band tn tin juiil r ilirnur uttlvllus hal w prxiit ui lh gr i mil a blggt i tun urliilltt iriujiij h was thi r midway u pmmlmd with n imch unuul rltlts uin ady btuikcd i hi riu ird ofli r tli v the webtern front vcton institute visit tin- hruucli at evtitou tht njular stj umbtr minting of ilu wiinuiu iiuititu u wiui luld m tlu paik on ihursduj august jlst instead of fcmplimbtr 7ui tlu brilnch hain n nied an invitation to vll with emu i w i on that dau 1 hi lad decide xq open thuir ooth jnlejxkfaractoiijrau palt-daj- mrs j wlldeniim will p a delegit to uie convention in ouelph tin ladies motored to e or ion en september 7ui and spent a verj rn joable aftetnoon the acton ladles put on uie program mrs dr buch unan gave a very interesting and ln slructlve talk on tlie physical side of lite erma wllovrspin a reading en titled millinery madness which wvio very humorous tw6 contest were given and a paper by mrs oeorg lantx on the life of pauline johnson which was much enjoyed by all after singing tlie national anthem uw bverton ladies served a bountiful supper and a half hour of social chatter brought the afternoon to a ckuu and a ltearty vole of thanks w extended by the preajdenl the two black uru in airman tewltoryare jvaru or arm of tlie siegfried line sometimea merging but at other times miles apart as around the boar balm notice too uiat some of tho boar territory pro- trut in front of uie li this is part of tlie sla takrui in by pr troops who have pciiuxutndthe basin rroni buhwat mt ondkiney i our h lawn pished at meetintr on monday llehcf ac counts are much lower tin foipttmbtr nut tlun of lsqultdng towiihlilp counell wiui held on monday afttrnikin dtpuly ruve w a wilson councillors c h may o w murniy and xxtwln llurrop wen pithint ileivi n a rtbtuoii itifildtd nt uu micung commuiltcatlont win mul from jen kins a huvdy j c chown and motor vihlclth druncli alcoimth pasetl ior puymtnt win j snnftird account io dau b10ho diixirtinint of health imulln 2 44 bill ttliptuuie co account 4 41 alton public uulltit- ct minis sion cnsctnt strut ughu 15 00 j batifocdltauiipllhi tlc 30jq j l chown mipplits 44 00 it h thoiiilion a co nulu 00 tin elkhpu tor cutting wetnls glvui to waller hotiut w ii to bt tiuuillitl umoiinl miiud b mi sjr whmiii und liar rup tint till lytusunr y thi rout hhrt lh as pit si n ed by ttu itovid sup i i inli udi nt ol tn carried ioiki 1i ssrs murri and lu that tin ritumirtr pay tlu ri lit f iu lollllls us phmllutl bj llu rtlitf oiiu i 11- l carrtt tl a b law u ill tributi tht inli ri 1 luiruuil from tin rullw t iuuius i und imoiit tht dlftt n nt scluxtl stctloiui en tilled tji rt ut wius intnulutid mud at n quired and lussttl another bj jaw ut iimim tin ieral nu dul award to iknuld her of thi ill ii hobum calf club ilils was im hli iiiutli of thi grantl i mil ion show inxii our all lined- whtili won out f 100 minis in uu inu r tulf club com pi till ni hulli n ri prti n tall vi h pland sifond in tmtlh llolsti in und ji rsi y sit timu tjit animals in lhe holsteln i l 1011 p wifi exhlbltetl by ward nrown rldki ritsii muxwi 11 donald pur and unit i held u hilt in tlu jtrtey group tin ii ilutn nrtm ntatlvitt were ken and uv llla lyank millar ami rred i riutdill tlu junior firmer livestock judklng competliloiui brought out 335 tomiklluiru und luri halton winners wt n us follows dftlrj cattle enng held 3rd- jacjc luylor 4th iuii cittle alton brtckon tlh wul ttr hi id 11th hi ivy horaii- john minabti tlh swim- bruci rild 7th oeorge ioulir tnuwt duviis 4th voting 7tli our ltuitir itul it ins an t tended to tin voiini 1 1 1 pli nu ntiouetl und ulso to tin m u i oitu rt i n it at d in tht vc y ixti lit nt junior iarmtr and junior ilumimukir programs bi ing eonduiutl itiroiiidiiiui thi coiini nut only fur iht honors thi j rtiitlniu ut bring u haiti n tint in m mirilularlj for tit ir lulliutim and t ut rej in thus iiiuipiinn uumlviw lor tht luliiit skuhh bvkn rim dlsikov- iitops- m stock ind 2 1 isst s and tin hltfh jump will ngulu tu a fialuri old 1 1 mt flddlt m tltuie i rs intl oltu r itipular oiinnln will have tlulr plm on llu jilulfirtn uto tlun will tu uu tiesl buby competiuon also l ur orlotk llu prlzi winning slot k will form in pnradi before the grand stand riu u jul u make sure that there bin i a dull momi nt aelon cltiaerm tliuul will lay u pnigrani and lead the parados 1 lu directors have ulso en- uagod he x sltteumbe maiflclon piano accordionist und interuitner to koip everyone amused during the afternoon iho 1030 acuhi pnlr ifndcr presi lent j j stewart and his office ro promins inn of tile best all round events and eviryoiu and uielr rrli ndi will iunly bt wt toonu diunai i f id hh wi llkhtlllllk hi i noli a uu bum on thi ciihtlt irnrt mar ingle- sclnl 6iln und union ihool 8- fa pliuly ftnyu the tun r tlu tmhl ul uqu1111 1r bu u ivupmd in llu bum when it became luj jiar 1uj0 was jimi paired iiiviloptxl with tlamtji wtre 15 pigs two a third b3 law ui assiibi tlu town- cutves and im rhlckins all were de hip of esouesmu fop lhe yinr 1030 was v n stroid as wtn 00 tons of hay 00 tons uiveii the rtquired read tugs and pawed naic to enlist utuwry pmoltm or tnlct utt 1930 watabo an 1 thi ttaaiarbarn cunhl on u r- mcetlnu i y tlrvln 3 und burned it to the movrd by mean llarrop und wltor that tl rollolnn br appointed rpty t j oumo wamn lor the wnhl of e n qumlnir daniel allan milton 1111 jlc peere by lnur melrtrum stark vllton h h 5v oeorae woods nonoj r n 3 spcikcr wluon vuiki program norval r ft ajired nrlgilen oeoruc- j nr ljyox vwv town u h j samuel burton norval jl wir wirmtr wuutlns adon r h- 1 john mketim lv n prutuood aeorucuiisn n r i wm i j mcdonakt acton li r 3 a w den n m v ton umohoiue ll mullln acton r nrli nl hon mr it 4 aeoritn lealu jr aclon n r 4 hmcy nunc aihtrketoun ril 3 nell- kill stark ocotsetoun r r 3 turned cnud winm i luritt iram meetino of the mission hani at hl thiritch t hi n gulur monthly uu t ttng vh ur i mivmi u hand wus hi id nil thursdav btpumbtr 7th ttu pn ild nt maruan t mt ihall wi in i huru si nj tur wius n at by joan tm mi rvllli mil j in hiuuli itavi a pravir lltlin mi u ii in kiu tht ilfrlirv pcimr nu siiuiiris reihirt wiu ri ad bv man itiuhit i hi itiiu1 h is rt ad bi ijora llaiistn ii in w is i illitt umii f r nn junci in nls wul mrs mainjrlj it id an in iristinit uirv a giuiu is lutd fti r j n i dhw mull had r ndi red u uiu r mirt hut h wm or at the call of the reeve coming events am n nnnl nl ulln0 on rrrt r olhrr fvenit uujar ibta ht una af charsail u cent hnr with minimum cliars i t any aannu cnint ol sk i moved by messrs wluon and llarrop that tills council do now adjourn to meet on tuesday q pctawllngrl aljlecjqmirulitneeluigj october 28lh ilaxaar and tv a wis ilun bund or knox church closing dtmcc at eklgewood park on saturday night noveluiv regular prices harvest home service at churchill on sunday and monday october 1st and 2nd powl fauppem uonday evening watch for further announcements crew son comers community church k mann the president urn r a holding their anniversary bervlc spwlvimei was in lhe chair afuy the ftnoon 8eptember mil btilni- was discussed mux prances at 3 oopffl bundord time all mcdowell rendered a dehghu u solo tlie study book was taken py mu iwsio lunch was served by uie oomm tteo former members and frlsrwls are oordlal- ly lnvlt to attend oapl ivmlton will have e tha aarvlo ami utere will be special music