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y zht jttim mm ftss y sixtyseventh yerno 26 acton ontario thursday december 25th 104 eight homeprint pages five centt community sale brings over 450 for war efforl second night sw cleanup of articks donated lneky wbinera in the draw the community auction sale held in acton town hall for two nlehu brought in 4s0 for the red crow and the war service league saturday evening vu taken up with disposal of final item by the aame six auction eer who donated their aervlcea for both aale when thanked by chair man a maaon their reply waa that they would do it again for such a worthy cauae and they had enjoyed their participation complete flgurea on the ale are hot yet available but it waa announced that over 70 of the proceed were realised from the draw on the cloth hamper and christmas cakes and the sale will net 450 for the organisation winner of the clothes hamper wn ticketholder no 507 the large christmas cake ucnt to miss dorothy mcpheraon ahd third prlw went to mr wm mlno the clothes hamper win donated by mr wm mldrtleton and the christmas cake by acton home bakery and mcdonalds bak ery the whole event was one of the moat successful of community affair ai donations were brought to the hall a list of the contributions was made we present herewith the list of con tributors an endeavor has been made to make it all inclusive and cor rect but in such a complication op- pdrtunltlu for omission are many if any are omitted we regret it and will be glad to rectify the omissions or make corrections mrs- foabury mrs nelson lambert mrs savers mrs symon pulton bros mrs thomas marshall mrs m mcdonald mlas bennett w anthony mrs soper mr murrav mr parker mr rook l gib bon mr boulton mir howies mr mackenzie ja adamson john mc gregor mr lappln mr clayton j m mcdonald mr struthers mrs cullen mr huffman may lindsay mrs rognvaldson mary ritchie nnd i r mfillln wllmer hanson joan som- j men lite mrs o sommervllle mrs h p moore mlas emma robinson w e smith oeo muntelle mrs f hunter f l wright w minnies mr mnllon mn rillnll school painting to be done in the holidays iiisunuice matters ajjain under discussion tit special ftfect- iifi on friday acton school bonn held n special meeting on friday evening to deal with matters requiring nttontlon dur- injr the chrlstmns vncntlon period trustees w g mnson w h clayton nnd g a dills were prlscnt nnd chnlrmnn f s blow presided a letter wns rend from the muni cipal council requesting school bonrd s permission to give talks on safety mensures to the school chil dren the secretnry was instructed to write thanking the munlclpnlltv for their coopcrntlon nnd the bonrd s willingness to hnve these lectures trustee w g mnsqn wns appointed to discuss the mntter with council correspondence was rend in con nection with the insurance on the schools replies to the companies now carrying the insurance said there were no premium notes on any of the policies or assessments due on them correspondence on liability insurance and another policy were read mr mcgee of the shaw bock insurance co was present to clarify tome matters regarding insurance several suggestions were made thnt would bring about reduced rates mr mcgee was requested to preporo n survey for the meeting iq january but it uns pointed out thnt nlrendy some work had been proceeded with owing to failure of his company to mectthc first request accounts were passed for pnvment as follows urst meeting of school utekarv heu on friday the pupils of acton continuation school held their first literary society meeting qn friday afternoon ken hassard president was in charge carols were sung nnd don ross nnd ken lliiksnrdconductediftelepharu game the whole of grade ix pre sented a dramatization of the lost bride of nclherlcy bessie held gave n rending nnd betty gibson rendered n delightful solo the boss of hoom iii picsentcd n shoi t skit nnd everybody joined in enrol sinning don it orb wns called forward he presented marjory nelson who ik moving to gueljjh with n beautiful ynrdley set the iioys of grade x presented a mock circus nnd the grade xi bovs presented n short skit letters to santn claus were rend nnd then nmld singing of jingle bells santn himself nppenred presents were distributed to nil the program and school paper the a ci eye- opener which was sold were under the direction of rcnn brnlda marg aret somerville and ken hassnrd boxing day is proclaimed for erin township other items of year end business at meeting last week prospects for hockey at arena for this year guelphadon combine will p under wool combing color the wnr bos played hnvof with spoil in acton nnd other centres lnst year there wns only rurnl hotkey in atton where previous to the wnr we hnd intermediate junior nnd rurnl gnmes i he nrenn is being put into condition- where neccssnrv new bontds nt the ice surfnee hive been replaced nnd ns wcnlhcr permits flood ing will be cnrrled on to build up the ire surface a fnlr bottom wns put in inilweek but the mild spell bns pinned havoc this week arrnngements hnve been mnde thnt the intermediate entry of guelph will piny nil their home gnmeg in acton nrenn acton players will go to mnke the combined entry nnd a schedule is being drawn up we also understand thnt the club will play under the colors of he wool combing corporation and we imagine thnt in mnny a camp in can ada nnd overseas therell be followers of the club playing in acton and the games will have to be written so these boys con replay them as they read about them in tine fan patcsa among our christmas cards wns one from flint terry out on the pacific const the reldmcmuulen wedding saturday at acton home acton mnchlne repairs shops boiler 0519 it l mcijonnin premium roo- c cutts w llnhnm mr nolle cnr- cjftiki 7 load store moffat bros mrs w bh th hom co wnicm o 80 arnold mrs stewart lantr mrs b mckenzleisonsupples 165 wallace mrs roszell mr mclaughlin mrs f mrcut- f 11035 rheon mrs c hanson alex nenr j mr burkholdcr j mcdonnld mr w i 1 be supply committee wns empow- cooper mr d rutledgc j locktr ered to purchnse seven fire cvtinguish- mr c marco mrs wnlker george- 1 ftft tht secretary bad secured town lumber co r n brown mr quotations from the vnrlous firms robinson w ritchie donald waldle providing these prices meet with mrs steele mrs waldle mrs mul- ln a swackhammer mrs wecke c mcenery mr cotkerlll t hum- ley mr a bell h price mrs ing- lls mr george frer miss elliott j the amount nvallable i he secretary was instructed to secure n chemical balance for use in the continuation suiool mr vim mcleod was pit sent nnd brims mrs lantz a t brown mrs discussed with the board finishing the a smith mr ross mrs johnstone i work of painting the bnlnnce of the mrs helwlg mrs swllzer mr v interior of the public school during rumley mrs the t ford mrs smith i the christmas holidays and pearl mrs howard mosaics mr the propcrt conyntttce were continued on page fle christinas concert by sunday school of united church authorized to arrange ldcomplete the painting of the balance of the in teilor of the public school provided that the contract submitted to them was satisfactory kntx concert puts the christmas concert of the phh jn stockin united sundav school last week pro- vlded an interesting program for par- p or loiulolu elilaiia nta scholars and fi lends singing of christmas carol opened and closed the concert all classes of the school i he christmas concert of knox helped in providing numbers jingle undny school on monday evening hells was the number miss ethel provided a fine gathering for mem- fyankllns class and miss dorothy bers of the school parents and friends the munlclpnl council of the township of erin met at hlllshurg when the following business wns- transacted the county treasurer was request ed to return nil money in his povsea- sion due erin township to township ti ensure rs ylh to tre wan in structed to forward county tax to the county trensurer i he trensurer reported receiving cheque for 2 095 000 provincial sub- sity on tow nship assessment of 2 095 000 frldny december 6th 1911 box ing dnv wns proclaimed a civic holiday in erin township mr harvey dearlng wns rt ap pointed school attendance officer for 191j councillors were paid 15 00 c iu 1 for their services as rond commis sioners nnd the reeve 75 00 as council wns clotted for n jyear term there will hv no nomination or election for 19-l- the following amounts were paid chnrllj jl 10 m indirect itoll f 1191 irlnllnu cimlriicl for 1011 ji10 hi hdlo electric orion slr t liihs 10 insulin supplied 5 14 indiktnl funirnl li m shi ip destroy til 5ii 00 orfii litis salaries 7sr oo roads 1 0js 6s mlkiellnmous ijj lt another prize winner at the international show anotherprlzewlnner from this dis trict nt the ihterrtntiannl rnln nnd i ivestock show in chicngo wns w o crownridge or leorgelown he won the alfnlfa seed reserve chnmplonship nnd vi ns also placed first in alfalfa east division mr brow nrldge is n regulnr exhibitor nt nil the fnlrs in this district nnd all extend congratu lations on this win nt the interna tional show immediate friends and relatives were guests nt a quiet wetldlng nt he home of mr nnd mrs ray agnew on saturday decern iwr 20th at 2 pm when doris the youngest daughter of minmd mcmullenwnswedded to mervln j held youngest son of mr nnd the inte mrs wm reld of broc k ave by the brides pastor r v john ostrom the bride given in marriage by her brother inhi voore a lint of two- tone blue crepe wltb accessories to match nnd cnrrled a bouquet of y how chrvsnnthc mums she received her guests immediatelv nft r the cere mony at a huff t lunch nnd wns the n c ipienl of manv beautiful presents i he happy couple left for a short trip to wesjern points nnd upon re turn will reside on brock avenue wiirrk b top4 british columbln takes first place among canadas provinces in order of marketed value of fishery products awards giveil annual at home of high school splendid social evening enjoyed by pupils teachera parents and friends reeve chalmers honored at the council meeting children send 3575 to fund in christmas spirit another t0 forwarded fund will clone on january 20th with objective reached it was the christmas spirit of giv ing thnt en ah led the sunday school of the united church to make a con tribution of iposo to tn fsm patxjf fund for the london kngund sick otlldretrtslioapltal it was done with tie approval of the boys and girts themselves who wanted to sacrifice some of their christmas to help other i children not so fortunate three weeks before the chrlslmns dr w j cullen appointed med- concert thu chlldron voted to do with teal officer of health r w ryder in arena secreury at the final session n tuesclny night if 11m 10 ii ton council conn illors i m mc donald a mason and v dnvison vere pr si nt nnd reeve i ii chahn rs preside 1 i he hnnnn- commllu a r poit r out the christmas treat and send the money to help children in london england flint meant 10 nnd a dis appointment but like good soldiers the disappointment didn t show when on sunday morning at llw sundny school hour there was n fire place wltli big and little stockings hung up and into the biggest stocking of them all the children put their white gifts to the king n to more commend d pamnt of the follow ing w ill go on service for helping the accounts sicv- and injured hlldren to bo enreel bell t i phone co services s fiv lor in the london tngland hospital acton contlnuntion sc hool annual at home inst frldn evening and nn nttendance that taxed flie capacity of the iown hall it providid a fine sodnl evening with the music for dancing being suppltid hv the alton mrr makers during the intc rmission in lnncing council will nixi nt htllsbuig on januarv uth 1ij at 11 o i lot k am early free press again next week the free press will be is sued next uffk on wednesday to allow for the new ear holi day we har appreciated ver much the splendid cooperation received in getting out the edi tion a da earlier thin week to correspondents advertuers and contributors we a thank ou will nu pleae kep it up for the next week and merr hrutiuaji to karh and krr lne l r ihitfnrd division court f es trensurer county of hnlton hoipitnlijition king calcium products tile treasurer county of hnlton use of grnder w j gould treasurer acton legion wreath george somerville posts eillottbrossupplies j b mackenzie ju son sup plies w d talbot supplies louis wnxman sand for side- walk a t brown supplies liny thompson sawing wooel nnd tile albert hnrrls hauling nnd c wooel a t brown supplies acton fi ibssji printing nnd advertising caswell sl cq supple ment criminal code l i tin tford balance of sal nn a splendid contribution indeed from looo the children on monday evening the- scholars of iij2t knox chun h held their nnnunl t0 7k christmas concert here agnln the children learned hie joy of chrfstmns j0r0 giving instead of receiving nnd the sum of 5 25 was taken up in n collec- 8001 for the hospital in london eng- 2 to j bind and so the fund gets its boost 25 too very close to the s500 mark from j the sundny school children of acton a splendid white gift indeed previously acknowledged 161 75 united church sunday school chrlslmns denial colleo tion united church sunday school christmas white gift knox sunday school christ mas collection 12 ho 8g1 1500 50 800 i 10 3 co 10 00 20 50 525 1 total 19750 10 13 and now for some news on the 1 fund a meeting of the officers on lluiiiinan f s hlow ahd irlntw v b rumlev presented the shields nnd mednk lo the scholars who had won these dorothv steele rtceived the di buchanan shit id for proficiency in languages the dr mcniven shield for english tlu f s blow shield for mnthemntics nnd the h h hlnton general proficiency shield for middle school june lalhot won the a v brown shield for grade 9 tncrnl proficiency and lveleen brnidn won the wm cooper shield for dtnernl proficiency j in jrnde 10 gordon bentty won the dr cullen award for prufic iency in middle school science on the nwnrclsfor athletics don evans won both the junior boy s i shield of e tvler and the school chnmplonship award i he acton uenut parlor award for s ntor iris was won b hena brnidn the i ki id kuctric shield for senior bos hy tcorge i n lor and the junior ills avmird bv htltn holmes ajpjtnjtd un li was servcnl by th pupils during toe intermission re diving tlu guests were principal and mis m m it itch mis htirmr nnd mis ii stdgultk k n havsard prci- i ti nt of the i itiraiv sochtv nnd rena rrotdn it t in sid nt 1 2 25 friday saactioned the rorwnrdlng of i another to iondon england 20k3 lh ginc forward this week when the fund wns started the ob- t15 07 i stated in the application for a 1- f canadia h istrallon b fl it se med like i nderuriteri association regaidmg nn jve that might not be reach- protection of fin apparatus for w int r h in but wlh tu nh wns ekd and ordered to he given m j fuml q now wilhln i the fire chief a u tier from the depart m nt of i f w dollars of that amount i he committee felt thnt acton nnd kt distikt nnd friends away from acton a f r ad dan mni and there it t tion of hones and fat was to be were manv talis these days the fund will close on january 20th wmh all contributions received to that lay iwing forwarded to london england so if you are planning to make n contribution we urge you to send it before that time the committee and i the fan press editor do appreciate 1 the very kindly reception this fund has rtceived it has been an oxperi- fors we wl c for a long time iwmg the instrument to send so much help forwnnl from so many to su h a worthy cause hnnded to the war services icngu chief uarrop n port d on the seizure mnde for collection of tnses the tax collector was authorized to credit john nitol with the amount of business tnx rrontoush charged to him a letter from the arena cnmmltt i suggfsted ihnt mr e rjtl r be np point 1 stcretnrv of the arena tills year mr ryder was appointed to the position nt the same amount as paid liasl ytai and on the same condition- mr harrv holmes was by motipn apikiintcd n member of the arena committee to fill the vacant y enused b the removal f i om acton of dr t j nelson hospital accounts for indigent pa hints wire nceived and the 1 rk a service of christmas carol sing- was to writ the countv clerk in r ing was featured at the united church turd to ont account apparently in i n sundn evening and was enjoyed carol service on i he sunday before christinas kite hlng s class gave aw ay in a mangar a cjreat saving was the title of a number by george el liott and the week before christ mas was given bv john agar just be merrv was muriel burns num ber and- fred kentner gave the morning after h a- pantotnuie and mrs parkers olnua cgit meeting and mrs cleaves class silent night una purdys recitation was santa is bringing an other baby and mrs a t broun gave a christmas rvadlng the msr- tlns christmas the number bv mrs mowats class was picture pan- torn i ne and mrs caldwell s class gave a class meeting miss blanche sdfwlck and mrs richardson gave a number the spirit of christmas the ottering which usuallv went to pravtd a christmas treat for the children was tven to the fund for th sick childrens hospital in london england this was explained to the children who heartily approved of chrutmut ghvliut this year superln- tvtwunt at brown opened the con- tori with some introductory remarks and rv a w fosbury wai chair man carol singing ua of course u feuture and two sets of lantern slides wre well nit np ted to a children s concert little red riding hood and alad din and his wonderful lamp jcniv ireer donna anderson judv beer helen johnson helen mc- isaai and bevcrtev lett h gi a pw ttucih- eaultl rocltatlon im ualtlng for the j jlith wns partitularlv tvpicnl of pre christmas supprssion a plalet i was given bv ronnie coleman andv beer bobbie rumlev donnle de forest donnle davidson sonnie job jlmmle hst and fronkie sj ed vogel hie closing thoruf was h x marg anderson olive muuiellc bllecn mctsaai jt nn wildi and i ols hunter tlie children offering was for others their contribution to the big stocking of ss 25 goes to the sick children s hospital in london eng- i land they this year are putting i something in the stocking for others instead of getting all the good thing from it and it will bring comfort to less fortunate of courve santn claus paid a visit ami distributed christmas cher mr w benson superintend- 1 nt waa in charge bv ont of the largest congr gallons ihe tax collector was insti utted to au ntlln ln some time there were write those in arrears for business mnnv features that made the m tn thnt if amounts are not paid bt- j pnrucularly interesting and nov 1 fon janunrv ire the tax collector cnndlelight was used when carols had instructions to make w uures w4 rv w rr the screen and the fireplace with kb row of nten t i herk mrt ender- no best wishes for the new fear from vooft neighborly mews w repopcter vy ins an account for hhlf the cost of the vault to the public utilities co nf mis sion a utter from dr w g cullen sub mitted hu application fur the position of medical officer of health at an annual salary of 100 and the supplier r n r pits uingw gnve a homty touch and a christmas atmosphere a group of lantern slides of paint- i lnjj of famous artists of christmas j scenes vitro a feature ihe choif and i congregation sang the carols and i mivs dorothy fulcher of toronto nnd mrs veldhuls sang christmas low offer was made in viow of the in- t reascd demands on the municipality from manv olhi r sources council accepted the application arvl n bv law wns to be preiuired making the ap pointment councillor mason on behalf of the council and the men nt the count tl table made a pnentntion to reeve chalmers of a box of cigars he es presmd appreciation of mr chalmcn conduct of council work he hnd been regular in attendance and given at tention to his duties and given splen did service to the munltipahtv he had onlv missed one meeting in hit four vears of council service reeve chalmers expressed apprecia tion of this recognition he hail en- joyed council work and wished reeve- elecl mcdonald and the council of 1943 every success in council work of the coming year j fault a fi larol b fa brebeuf was read hy miss frances dills i organ and piano joined in the q lompanlmvnt the explanations given the carols bv mr f j moore who arranged the wervice gave them a nw meaning and grvatfy added to the service hie minister rev a v fosbury awrsted in the scrsue coming events a l utiw crt t k earitt umut ih hnmr thr fvnlnj of january is for th ivhkuo fashion shoiu pi arton and district rad croat