Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), December 7, 1939, p. 1

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raoskkurr the acton freerress thursday novbmbkr mut 103ft- nolle of blrtfcs kinfcimii r fmrm fa tws whim without wm 1 mmtibm notl s io tuitions for pmtry too km harbop at bt joptt hospiuu ouelnh on bundsy november mth 1030 to dr and mm k horrop acton a daughter died hahttop at fit joseph l oussau sunday november wth hmoinfant daughter or dr and mr- e n horrop acton juviko at bu michaels hospital on toronto on sunday november 2th 1030 david irving husband rrf the ldu margaret bell in his tth year davbqflon at th old hommtoad xjot 31 second km j jxr on wednesday hovember mul mm chart allan davidson son of ttw lste charles and mary davidson b his 47th yr the funeral will be held on prldsy mflemoon with service at u horn at xjo oclock interment at pthrvlew cemetery afiton vamnattltn at the hoftw f his daughter mrs w m j loo avenue ouelph on wednesday november mui 1030 ira b vannattor huband or the late ilatue bennett and dearly beloved fathr of hoy of klemtu bo mary mrs wthf nar ouelph and earl of penelon pslls in hu 77u year the late mr vannstler u renting at johnstone ju rumley funeral home acton onurto where funeral serviee will be held on friday at three oclock interment at ptrviw cemetery aotbn in mkmosuam oowb in loving memory of oeorg oowle who died december 4th 1037 lovingly remembered by wtt and- family fioarrow in loving memory of my mother mrs j p soarrow who pass- rd away december 3rd 1033 also my sister olsdys who died january doth 1034 doaib and una kelly jdowwrgt tn- lwg- t wife and mother minnie mejlto who passed owaydeoembeif 1st 1037 nothing nothing can ever take away the love our hearts hold dear fond memories linear every day we miss you mare each year ffver- remembered by husttano and family monday is election day vote early december tomorrow the last month of 10m last sunday was bible sunday in the churches in aoton indian summer has been splendid thu fall it has lasted longer than usual reeve council and three members of the school board will be chosen by the voters on monday streetsvtlle business men are endeav oring to raise u000 to provide for the direction or a new sports arena public school ira pec lor partridge und chief inspector campbell of tor onto paid a visit to acton school this week mr angus kennedy ton of mrs j r kennedy aoton is president of tho newly incorporation drug firm in ouelph of alex stewart limited a splendid crowd attended the tennis and bowling plub dance last evening all were delighted with the music and the evening arranged plymouths lord mayou viscount astor and lady alitor are pictured in their mayoral robes as they were installed m mayor and mayoress of plymouth england lord astor la now the so i it mayor of plymouth and his amerclanbom wife distinguished tn her own right as member of parliament foe su i to fflipuunl stnglun lf qhitucrtl swine authorities to address halton livestock association w p watson of the ontario live stock branch toronto and mr u d morrison president of dumaru limited kitchener will be uie two sneakers at uie annual morung of the llalton live stock improvement association to be laid in the farmers building milton plates cedwln harrap president ol uie associauon bacon would appear to be one or the agricultural commodities in which clreut britain will continue to be interesting during the present crisis it it felt by til ameers of the assoctauon therefore that they could not no belter than concentrate on this topic at their next meeting messrs watson and morrison are- well qualified to discuss the market prospects far swine and also the british market roll grading is not universally approved and it is anticipat ed that it will come in for considerable discussion success in any industry con only come through confidence between the various branches of the industry and therefore we feel the officers of the local association are to be commended on the idea of bringing together the producer and packer for a frank discussion of their various problems george i leslie bom in eramoea township 76 years ago- and- armntotjhil district all hi lire george i leslie died at his home 33 eramosa road ouelph after a lingering illness mr leslie was a son of the late john lwlle and mary jane brown pioneer settlers in eramosa township near shlloh he farmed in eramosa all his life until 17 years ago at which time he retired and moved to ouelph where he remained until the time of his death mr oslle died on his 75th birthday fortynine years ago last september ororge leslie and matilda awrey were united in marriage during hi years of residence in ouelph deceased became an honorary elder of dublin street united church in politics he was a staunch libera survlvlnn are his widow in ouelph two sons roy leslie eromofia township- leonard leslie on the family homestead in eramosa township and one daugh ter mrs erncit koote eramosa town- ship the funeral took place from the home on wednesday afternoon interment was in woodlawn cemetery ouelph john dyer eden mills the village of eden muib lost one ol its most highly respected clthacfls in the death or john w dyer the late mr dyer was the son or ephraim dyer and dinah tarawell born on the lflth line of i east oarafroxa on august 10th 1865 on january 30th 1800 he married margaret anne macdougall daughter of mr and mrs duncan macdougall of east oarafroxa for twenty years they lived in oarntraxa moving to the vicin ity of ouelph in 1010 in 1034 mr and mrs dyer retired rrom the farm and i took up residence in eden mills where he lived until his death mrs dyer pre deceased him in 10jti during their resldenre in east oara- fnixa they were members of bethel presbyterian church at price corners and in the latter years of their lives i they attended eden mills presbyterian church where mr dyer was an elder after a private service in his latf home the funeral service was held in eden mills presbyterian church on no- j vember 17th he leaves to mourn his iors four sons- and one daughter rev c e doer of new toronto harry of i pontlac mich mrs edgar young o ouelph lindsay or tlmmlns and mur ray of eden mills also five brothers and one sister george albert and charlrs or hlllsburg jnsiah of eden i mills herbcrti of saskatoon and mrs nell mcfye of erin i the column the aeroplane club got away to a good start on wednesday at 700 with eigh teen boya on hand a few of the models being made are the flpad sjt 8 arrow sport ryan sx3 boeing pursuit vulture attacker and bristol bulldog solid models are being built first by everyone and as the ability of each boy improves he will be allowed to attempt more difficult models again we urge every boy to take part in this most interesting and educational hobby a oroup of those interested in wrest ling met at uie y ou monday evening and dlscuucd the possibilities of a wrestling club wes wolfe of wrest ling fame was on hand and agreed to meet a group again on thursday of tills week tonight frdni7 to 8 and an- deavor to get things started word has also been received that dal strain pliyslcal director of west end y in toronto will bring ten or twelve or his team to acton on december 8th with the purpose or lending some impetus to the acton group this will be a good opportunity to view the various styles and holds of wrestling an item or interest to uie ymca this week is the death of dr nasmllh who was uie originator of basketball some forty odd years ago basketball is one sport in particular that the ymc as throughout the world have helped to make so popular 3fha aoysoym class at the yhao men lit ti fe ts gi now the junior boys atte mond 4715 andsaturiay at 1000 am and the senior boys attend wednesday at 415 and saturday at 1100 am iminmb alada stamp club j drama f stamps ecfrb ui smssil uddle8 what is everybody doing at uie same time growing old of day was adam bom a little before eve why is an egg like a colt because it is no use until it is broken where con you always find money in the dictionary what trade is the sun a tanner why is the letter b like a nre because it mokes oil boll when is a boy like a small bucket when hes a little pale pall why is a hardener like a detective story writer because he works up his plots w t pattersun r0 specialist in eye bxamlnatj orthopust 103 wyndram st guklpu phone s1u completely equipped offices below maher shoe store licensed auctioneer when censulerlng a saielel pete greenwood sell rr for you far full particulars and all infer- mstlsh ct in touch wlib f u wkight acton when you travel hf moio goach low round trip fares oriixia 575 rarrie 465 1 huntsv1lie aao tickets and information at harold wiles phone 58 pray coach line christmas layaway clubj we invite you to come in and look over our display select your rtfls early while the beet selection available pay a small deposit on your purclmbei and we will keep them until christmas 27 nominated for the various municipal offices continued from pags one name for the neeveahlp he felt that after six years on the council he was ready to move up as chairman of the streets and walks committee although considerable improvement had been made tle past year economy was uie main thing as the year previous mill street had been resurfaced at consider able expense about io had been spent on walks and about 4600 on the roads about town trees hod been trim med and more of this work was lu thought necessary on uie streets and walks committee there seemed to be something doing 995 days of the year he stated minor events to prove these points mr jones stated in his six years on the council he had enjoyed the work lie had served three years under reeve mocutcheon and had found him always a real rnan mr jones decided ho would qualify for the rceveshtp and he would be in the running until they laid htm away c ii hansen was then called upon he stated he was indeed surprised to find his name proposed for the neeveshlp but would not qualify he would how ever qualify for uie public utilities com mission he also presented uie report from hint body hydro business was steadily increasing year by year this meant that the system must be and was kept in good condition waterworks also was in irood shape and mr hansen felt that superintendent wilson and his helper deserved much credit for this there had been no expenditure on- -jfor- councillor for acton your vote in my fnvor nnd your inllucncc in amuring my election will be appreciated sound and economical adminis tration of your affairs will be my endeavor if clccteu your vote and influence j are respectfully solieitcd for r davidson for councillor if elected i will do my best to serve tho community christmas decohations minolta rone tlnsll garlands tlclu ornaments wreaths iclcleii electric tree sets 1 artificial flowers table decora tions etc 5c 10c air mail rapsr not new castttlek pigeons used it lightwelght stationery becoming more and more popular as canadian business houses speed up by sending their letters across uie country in the troscanod air linn planes is noui- lng new according to a paper manufac turer several eentrles ago whan car rier wtons were important tnjmsages wer written on lightweight paper tour ing the siege of paris in 1s70 when messages were floated down the seine tn small tubes thin paper was used there w restrictions on cargo weight wben balloons began carrying nulls and light weight stationery hod its plsee then too l an apt retort the late ambassador walter nines page was formerly editor of the world work and like all editors was obliged to refuse a great many stories a lady once wrote him sir you sent back last week a story of mine i knnw that you did not read the story for as a test x had pasted together pages ib 10 and m and the story came back with those pages still pasted and so i know you are a fraud and reject stories be fore reading them mr page wrote back madame at breakfast when i open an egg i dont have to eat uie whole egg to discover it u bad very modern i understand that you are looking for a new maldr yes our last ant handled chins jute japan t ladies and mens handkerchiefs mens handkerchiefs while full otte mcnvhunica while or colond borders boys hanks each 5c ladles hanks m p special for oc ladles handks n 1a assorted borders o for 1uc ladles pure linen hanks each if ladles honks hlte with a lace embroidered corners 111 c ladles boxed hanks petite polnuopal etc ise 25c s9e 49c mens boxed hanks tse ab wrapping suacjles cards etc childrens stockings and rox cotton hose ilsrs ta 10 pair toe botany woo hose cream or dawn blege to 10 tie se 35 wool worsted hose sloes to 10 per pair wool and cotton oolf hose we boys wopl oolf hose s5e ssc lie 35c 69c lr vjv 39c lajkies hosiery the ullfst shades sizes fl lo 10j lady beth full fashioned pure silk chllfon or mtvire wjght per pair rayon ciepe hum per air pure silk chiffon hose fashioned per pnlr celanrso bilk hone pair 20r tcrccrlzetl lisle hose jxtlr 25c art silk hose per pair 45c ladles coton htyie per pair i5e- ah wool full fashlanid rr hose prr par otjc ladles wool surface ham pair 3r latlts art silk and cotton how per pair ladles all wool ankle sox mens sockel mns parry cotton hose per pair 15 c i5e menspancy hose k wool mixture swdcf soc mens niry hose silk ca- and wool pmart rti ouc mens wol wostdlloe pr p- wool worv socks pr pelr 17e wool work socks real value per pair t5e sbc ibe mens coon work socles per pair- l 15e 19c lie 25c hintons 5c to 1 store chalrmarlcatherland stated ihat the public utilities commission met every other week uie same as council and that uie commissioners devoted a great deal of time to the work j d chalmers when called upon stated he had very little to say as uie chairman of uie pire light and pro perty committee he felt uiat a pumper was needed at uie town hall much i could be done but this had been passed on to ncxryeara council mr chalmers j felt uiat he would not qualify lor uie reeveshlp i mr a mason was then called upon he thanked his proposers but felt that after fifteen years he would not qualify again he stated uiat he had enjoyed i the work very much and had tiled to do his best tie stated that uie council the past year had been a aood one w j beatty had wen a great asset in uie pinance committee of which ho mr muon luid been chairman during uie past year ji bills had been supervised and inlualcd before being passed for payment during the past year several advancements had been made in the finance department the statements for 1030 and 1030 were present to make comparisons and mr mason made refer- j ence to thcac collection of taxes had been well looked after uie past year i the council mut enforce the law and ee uiat uiese taxes were collected the councillors were not to blame the 1030 council had tried to make it easier for the ratepayers and have made taxes payable lu four hu talmcnts instead of two in 1040 an the financial state ment showed acton is going to improve its position financially in the future as more principal was being paid off on debenture than interest arrears of all taxes were leas and arrears of cur- icnt tuxes were alsd less mr le tlmnkcdalrmttson for his eflorts on the towns behalf and also for his interest in uie red cross of which he is uie local chairman mr w j beatty when colled upon moted that council work was a new txpsrlence for him and he now had niore respect for the people who did hits work in their spare time many late teuimu of uie council had been held bul uie town was fatlll without a pumper for the llremen mr beatty also slauid that he hoped the council of the piljt year had made it easier for the taxpayer to pay hl taxes he alio fell that the financial statement for the year was u good one aft chalrmiihi of j the park and arena committee mr beatty stated that fior improvemeiila r had ikvii made there this year but htue had b spent on the purk he felt i however that an expenditure there would bring big returns as tlc park una an ideal location mr beatty also stressed thot taxes must fce collected according to law owing to added work occasion ed by the war mr beatty felt ht would be unable to qualify w j q oakes thtn called- upon thanked thaw who had brought forward his name he felt that had they known him better trny might not have done io- he would he said qualify and do hi best for acton there were nnqthcr present of those i nominated for council or school- ttus- tees secwtarytrejururer r m mc donald of the school board aas asked to report for that body mr mcdonald stated that hr was only the jervant nt i ihe bcaid and was not authorised to make any statement he felt howjver f uiat the work at uie school was golnfl along as usual and was being xun econ- i omlcally owing to the war however j mr mcdonald felt that possibly an ii- crease in salaries might be necessary ai mr j b chalmers liad been nam- inated for the public uulitles commu- ion heuas called upon onln and stted he thought he woud qualify for j tho qffice v mr jlcauirlandrcolicd the meeting to order and asked mr beatty ta lead in uw singing of thb national anum after which the meeting was dismissed yor voir anl iniluenee lor w j o oakes for councillor will be appkeciatei for councillor vote for stuart sinclair your support nnd influence in my behalf will be appreciated j cadesky oftomktviit vl whl be m aoton oh monday december 4 anyone sufterlng from eyestrain orient ve vision or headachs hould not miss the opportunity of v consulting uiu eyesight speclauit appontuienu may be mode with mr a t brown druggist j con80ltation pree ofhne lloan 9 a n till st s british loader confer in france l here is on excellent study of winston churchill- dynamic writ lard of uie british admiralty as he conferred with lord oort commndr-ln- ohlef of the british army this was at british central headquarters somewhere in prancon the occasion of the sea lords visit ta uie aghuna force 1

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