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v rw jvcttftt mtt prs v sixtyseventh year no 41 acton ontario thursday aprijl mil 11142 eight homeprint pages five cents good inspector v report presented to school board board arrawtta for matte inlji f conneaion with murfc tuvaff agllcw set of hooks for public school purchased arrange- tomta of pupils attending other schools brings consider able correspondence fit in surance policies are tteceived speaker at easter meeting of wms tnikt dr f g oakes w it clnyton nnd c a dills wore prcrent on tuesday evening when acton school board mot in regular monthly session nnd chnlrmnn v b rtimloy presided accounts were pnsscdfor payment ns follows j nicol shovelling snow w mngill envetroughlng georgetown lumber co v sup plier anderson co supplies moyor toronto supplies e j hnssnrd supplies blue ribbon ink co supplies mrs h l mcdonnld insurance premium j b mnckcnlc a son supplies groller society books of know- led re 105 nnnn r2t 2 30 1w 200 2 50 42 80 3 70 49 50 152 70 an account for medirnl attention or nn nccldent to a pupil during phyiflcai7inn wwrrcferredto thv- insurhncc cftmpimytorthftriru 1 in gi the bonrd arranged to hnvc n sup- ply teachd on nn average of two hnlf days per month to ennble prin cipal mckcnzlc toeiyc supervi through the class rooms of the school the bonrd decided to purchase n set of 20 volumes of the book of knowledge with the 1041 nnnunl nt n cont of 49 50 this nlro included n ense for the books the purchnse uns from the groller society nnd ws for use in the public school the present set were out of dnte nnd in bnd repnlr the secretary rend the report of inspector skuce on bis visit to acton school the work of the staff wns found cry satisfactory nnd the crt-op- tlie enstor tlinnk offering meeting of the women missionary society of the united church wni held in the sunday school room of the church on monday evening with mrs cnldwell presiding the devotionnl period was tnken by mrs cnldwell mm b mownt nnd tlve call of the risen christ to youth wns the responsive rending mrs cnldwell nnd her three daugh ters mrs buck mrs agnew nnd mrs kerr snng very bonutlfully thnt fnv- orlto hymn the old hugged cross nnd mm a w fosbury nntl mis l veldhlus ming ns a duclt christ of the cross the guest spwfkor for tlie evening vns mrs gjairilotr agnew who is now on furlfttnjn from cblnn she told of the changes thnt have tnken plnco in mnny wns in the ensternworld nnd urged thnt each do their pnrt in every wny to help establish world pence rev cordon agnew is returning to take up his work orjee ngnln in stricken china nmong his beloved people a chinese lunch was quite n nov- eltv nnd wns onjoved entlng out of iicupwltntteitkpooninstendof rhnp sticks actotnratdsbtotlsi iwarvictims ladles of knox anglican nnd bnp- tist congregntions were invited guests to the meeting a number of the w m s ladies attended the bnpllst thank offering meeting on wcdnes dnv a very heartv ote of thnnks was given mrs agnew for her very inter esting talk all expressed n hope to hear her ngnln in the nenr future the mooting closed with prnyer b rev a w foxburv many raom acton attend tea for miss margaret harrison erntion given b the tenchcrs wns opprecluletl jjic in8pecltnlso made fnemtble comment on the comple- tlon of decoration of the school in terior nnd the inteiest taken b the bonrd in school improvement a letter wns rend from the muni- oijinl council nsklng for further in- formntlon before pnssing for pnment bv the county for pupils from at ton attending schools in other municipali ties other letter were rend from the countv clerk regnrding fees of alton pupils in other schools nnd barged to the munlt lpnlit jind the set ietar was instrutted to reply asking nn ex planation of the change in nrmnge- men is thenolic ies of firt insurant 1 on mrs d c russell miss jessie rus hell mrs f s blow mrs e j has- himl ntrswmjohnstone mrs vvm a m f a mcl m j c the public st hool wilt received and xamini d b the bon id and t orrea pondi nc 1 in tonnettion with tht hi insurant c lend fiom mrs mt donal 1 nndmr f 1 wi ight hei ov 1 age nn tht public st boot is now in foui polh it s mul otilv three lompnnus and is foi u on buildings and i onti nts i lu pn mlunis have be n nrmngid so 1 bat appi ovintatt 1 ijtu is tint 1 at b i ai irusiets 11 lav ton and mitktm wnu uppuiiitidjiiumniillt f to atiangi tii tbt t iniispoi tatinn of publu st hoot pupils taking part in tin musii ktstival at milton on api il lmrd and jlth i in sccittai was 1ti 111 tang fii 11 supplv teat hi 1 foi miss kit ketts uli lug tht festival linn the seiretarv wni nno ti mtiit n supplv of flooi oil ftir the st hoot nntl tin pi opei t onimittt e m ii to liav e th fi m i on tlu st hool gioutul i pan rd matthews miss helen ostrander mrs amos mason nnd mrs g a dills were nmong the guests from alton w ho qtttnded the troussenu ten given bj mrs c h hnrrison on sntunlay in honor of her dnughter margaret iso- bel whose mn triage to mr john windier will tnke plnco april 10th over two hundred guests nttended this event on snturdnv nt the home of mr nnd mrs hnrrison high pnrk boulevnrd toronto iteiorts program display work at rockalonginstmite lrtonhaftcredit256t in thirteenth hydro bill j thankoffering meeting of baptist missioij circle the mission circle of the bnptlut church had n dellcrhtfu knster tbnnkofferlng meeting on wednes i day afternoon when mrs llambley president of the home mictions board of western ontario wns the sumiktt the president mis i veldhlus wns in the cbnir jind mrs andersorp wns pianist one of the interesting items on the progrnm wns when those prosent wore invited to give iheir reasons for thanksgiving and two or three responded in the past month the acton vlcinltj wni service league grnm british war victims fund intest donatio was foi 151 0g proceeds of a drnw for an inlaid tnble mnde bv fred pollnrtl nnpioed in mie i circuit offke of benrdniore co ltd shown 1 inset the drnw wns under auspices of the bcmdmoie lmplovis assoc inllon and shown nbove reeve j m mc donald treasurer of the hague left accepts the t iiipmc fiom it urge fountain president of the beard- more associntlon while ait ralph vit e piesident looks nn pho4 b courtesy toronto evening telegrnm aiidilorautl game warden jeoresquesiii appoinunenlfl jvjadc at meeting on monday hnlf interest accepted on albertn bond fscjuesing tow nship count il held iheir regulnr menting on mondav af ternoon members were nil prest nt reoe c ii ma presided ovei tin meeting after the correspondence was rt ad it wns moved and seconded bv wilson nnd cleave that roa 1 accounts be lmid ii8 8fi carried moved nnd seconded bv currle and murray tlnit relief mctmnts be paid slu 18 carried othei nt counts pnssed for pnvment includeti the following georgetown hdro commis sion glenwllliams street lights 74 75 acton public utilities commis sion crescent street lights is 00 bell telephone co services 641 snnford account san ford snnford salarv board of health relief account balance collet toi s 5 7g 10 00 170 00 phi rocknlong w omen s instil u 1 held tluir april muling at mrs t llnis h with ivventv tiv e in atli ndame mrs c plnnk ot 1 u pit d the t hair for the business st t hon of j the mieting 1 in roll was nspondid tt tine wnv tht ft titration mav hi ip th farnn r 1 plans wore mate for a salvage col httion for tlie mltidle of tins mouth vvjth mrs lahnni in chargi iwo mmwrndseonded bv wilkon nd murrnj thnt the following he up pointed deputv game wardens for tin tivwnship of fsqut sing during 10u dnniel allan r r 1 milton home paper to co 0erea to former eiiploee cil a o 1 it nidmoii and mr n i b nnett luivi mtule ai ningenu nis with i he fin puss to send the honn town pa pi 1 i at h wt k tt all those who lift the 1 mptov of thaitl mon ai co at ton plant to join the at hvi serv it fonet an i tin now owistas ii im fust tuples mul 1 this ai 1 line ment will n this week w know that tht hov overseas do like to git ihe lunin news eat h vvttk an i the lioim j apt 1 will kit p up tin honit titshilt tlu v in awn to the iqvs iivetstas who jjiv then five pi s ip tbt w hid w 1 p r vvt point out th it vout t ov n at his vou through this aiianginiut math bv cnl ileal ilmoii and mi bennett nn vour behalf ui will do our best to tell vou the hupit in w m h wsik mid ktp voui it tti r lntt rthting guilts two t rib quilts and otic torn foi tt r vv 1 1 e on displav mrs d mcnnbb gave the nport of tht disti u t oh 1 1 lor s iitti ting mrs dunbai convenor took duirgt of the follow iiik ptograni mrs mtcullough distiu t pn si- 1 tit nt gavt a talk on honu uid wo nun cunvnt events weie given bv mis c llairis mis b itnniwden and pons wntsun gave a piano duett the motto let ui nil pull togetbei wns 11 vi 11 iv mis w pasmore mis i t tali 1111 favortd tlie nietling with a votal solo mrs dunhai gave a v ei uid listing ripoit of the federal ion ot akihultuie nnnual uieetin which was lit id in rergus in mart h i in met ting 1 loed bv singing tht 1 tilt afti r which the hostess a tut torn iiiittie stivel it fr shim nts alfred bngden h r georgetown uluini gowttv 1 imehouse george it she r r 1 at ton weslt imth norval i 01 ne l mullin r r 1 at ton w t mi donald r r aiton1inre nure r r ttoigttown john lrtsswood it h 1 toiyilown mi hjrum st 11k ii it no more cake for meetings of st alhws him t i t monlhlv 1 1 utld vmi ht id t tidon cut 1 a mond tv inghl a i ban s of mis m rm of m it the honu 1 ai k at out 011 ihe prtsutiiit mis t lbs wa- in ihaigt ami oiultit i 1 tli opt mug iviuivt i be mem htis all ugrml to lu p ut in evjiv ptismhle w av the l t al salvage am i ugh it w a tlti utt ti that in future owmu to tin slutttam of sugar tlu nnmlmis would do without take and just have kundwuhis for 1 1 fieshnient ihe meeting iltkil with the mlpah lieiltslli turn 1 milton ciilson stark l r r t t 01 gt tow n w ilnn r w it kins ii r atton spent 1 r wilson it it 1 noruit eor w otitis r it j nor v al c ai ru tl lendtis for rtpiuirik and dot 01 at ing the ball w t ii u iv etl from i noi kttovvn lumbt 1 11 food 1 b maiktnu v son no at t ion was taki n movitl and set ontied bv cltave and oirrle that the following tne be writttu off tlu rolls tbev bing 1111 toilet table mrs annie 1 1 at t v 1hs busirit ss tax jm 4 f mnplistoii 1j0 business tax 1 ml c mapleston ph busin ss tnx 51 1j harvev ctai k lml buhinens tax 1 r curried moved and set onded bv cunie and w lliaill tllut the tit asuret be auth orized to atnpt 11 i in pnvment of six months interest loupon due april 1st pmj f r vi on bond no 1777 provinte of allxilh for 1000 held on attount uf the kailwav lkmu- kuud oai riett s a bv law was pass 1 ippoinlinn ii a i evt r of the firm of it nkins a jlardv audooi foi tht vtai 1vu 71 tons of waste 1k uoubibjuty tn local lampxign- of wastt mnti rial nnd mav appear useless all i hosi hits articles that hiiv eovaluejtnd 4itloublcuiac ixyiili give them to tl e atlon salvage committee ibis is housec h nnlng lime and a grand time to put those unused artit ies to work for vour count 1 during the pnst venr the acton sal vage committee bns collected over 7 1 tons of material t his has brought in about 710 in march the icturns vvi re 75 21 here s bow thnt sal vage tilt double dutv the materials all went into the wni effort nnd the mom secured fiom their sale went in to funds of tin acton nnd district war service ingue the work was al voluntary and l of it not v erv serving in navy lakes acton man around the world mrs ostrom sang a benulirul solo can he count on you nnd then introduced tlie spenker who although she is nn nvernge busy housewife gives fieely of her time to mission work she spoke of the new world order thnt is to come after the wnr and snld cannda is capable of taking n lending pnrt in it becnuse of her wenlth of nnlurnl products her vnst spaces that would house millions in ju nrch of fieedom nnd because of her friendly relationship with her neigh boring country she said it was a known fnct thnt the english bnptlsts nnd chinese bnd worked harder for missio ime the wnr started thnh seaman herb dron writes from northern ontario hefore it missions ns nrule snld the speaker are thought of nsforelgn hut there is n great work to do nt homo and went on to tell of the w of cnnnda including que iwr nnd yearh onerat ion had splend id record of service and irvofit- able conduct of iluninesfl al most 40000 a year concern waterworks operating makefl transfer to general rate for application on debentures the regulnr meeting of acton pub lic utilities commission wns held tuesdny evening commlsloner c m hansen and reeve j m mcdonald wi re present with chnirmnrt m svmon presiding the secietnry wns upon motion of 1 m mi donald and c vt tflaiuon instructed to trnnsfer sv from the waterworks department to the gen eral account of the corporation a letter was read from mr a mason of tlie vietoi loan commu te e thanking the commission nnd staff for the benrty co operation ex tended to them during the second vic toiy lonn the secretory wns uimn motion of i m mcdonnld and c m hansen in- struc it d to my the following ac counts hydro nepartnwnt bem telephone re joint use of poles sutherlnndschultz ele c t r i c co repnirs cnnndinn genernl electric co i switches nnd tnpe linccableaccessqtiesj darn p rrrr george mcdonnld st co sup plies 21 14 1120 743 18 51 nii asnnt lob during tin told weather now its spring oil tan boost the monfhly returns bv putting all jour salvage out for collection stni t 1 ight in this week tlie ladies of the committee will make a house to bouse tanvnss urging this help its another opportunity for service on tlie home front county report at april meeting of acton institute the april met ting of at ton wo rn n s institute was bt id at tin honu t f mrs james dohbie in the nb- cntf of the president mrs i lappin tin ilunorarv pn ident had t hare 1 be motto alwav faituiul wjia hv mr gi i vi nts ui dav idson rt ad and ui1sw 11 d poser mi dotibu and urn nt it vit wtd bv mrs r l i ht coi respondence was i ush d aiul toll tall was naming a nottjl t om t iimihli gavi ati port of the spnng dlstrut board miitinff i luluiii wumtn iiilituti unld milt a i he activitlts of ac hit vt nunt 1 i in pril and off i t rs ilullv in mav both in millon nntl halton nun n s institute dlstiitt annual in lootgitown 111 linn win ihsitissid at this nn 1 tine australia no port like the home port in acton mi a dills 1 ditor nntl puhlishei ihe acton fiee press d ar sir a long time since i have u ritten ou but i am still top side up rt allv i have hat nothing to write about same old routine but we have bad a change of ttenerv the inst mup uf m hod 11 few days she told of n minister in windsor who had to spenk to seventetn nn- tlnnwlltis nnd chose serbian ns the nenresl to them nil in which to ad dress them we must register for service in our churches in the wnr against sin she concluded ns enrmst- ly ns we serve our country in the wnr ngnlnst nazism nnd that if we nre to send emissaries to other lands we must endeavor hy our dally lives to mnke cannda a truly chilstian land worthy of sending out messi n- gc r of the gospel the ladies of the church served a to 01 grand a toy ltd supplies 4900 mncdonnld electric ltd sup- pluh 2tnr corporntion tnx collector huslness tnx 1 75 j c mntthews postage nnd box rent 13 00 transports nntl cnr ex press 2255 510314 dainty lunch nt the close- of tlu vice mrs ostrom pouring ten ser um in colombo ceylon from there to fremantle australia wi stern nnd now on our wnv to sydney on the tnp visitor from other churches all fur coast of austialia facing can- snokt n wonl of hnnks in npprecja- ada in tact only about five thous- uon of a p nfternoon nnd miles from cnnnda vet so far but home on leave by june nt lenst joins active wlen we arrive nt sydney i will service forces lave neailv completed n circle of the so near nnd i feel that i shall bo i fourth brother world bv sea i luive been us far west in cnnnda and u s a ns n degrees west longitude nnd as fnr east of gieenwleh englnnd na 153 de grees longitude east or a total of 2ig degms out of a possible ig0 degrees when herb price of acton joined the scotch fuseliers nt kitchener last month be was the fourth son of the family of mr j h h price to join the active service douglns nnd norman nre overseas cam is at viittli degree nfnngiruric nt the nm borden and hurburt unow ttuatti is approximately go miles stationed at kitrhener this makes ami degrees l are echini to one a pretty fine record for one family hours time i have been as fnr ns i tudtjieis n latitu to 10 de- 10 gn i s south latitutte or 110 degree s fiom north to south out of a pos sible tgo degrees and i ieall hope to tomphte the circle of the world bv the time i rent b home but of 1 oursi 1 must foigil that thpre n war on our ship has b t n very vt r uk kv si e wt it ft halifax we have ilvvnv monthlmeemngof lln nn mix 1 s ha 1 niadt a tl trave ih d alone except in the ninth atlantic wi were m convoy twite wt have in 1 n through waters lufesttd hy g 1 mans italians and laps some we have dodgt d and one i we bluffid into having us alone that if- vk in the south atlantic united association at mrs richardsons ihe regular monthly meeting of the woman s asscn intion of tlie inttud church wns h id at the home of mrs d rit hnrdson on i ui sda w it h mrs kvans pn siding the dwolionill pi iotl was taki n hv mrs i veldhlus vvhlth wns nuttmned nt mtr meeting ami mrs lohnson wns the buer i hi immhtis votd to holtl a euihti in apnl in the ml a a salad ton us was pait of tlie ptogiam wbiih all njovtd aftt r a heartv ite of thanks to ttu hostesa tht nii eting 1 losed with the mipah ih nt du tlou a tlalnt hint h was sirved bv tin hostess and hi 1 tommittei and a sot lal tiulf hour v as 1 njovt d caif in collision on od friday caused minor damage machines tpullt 1 1 moll at tin a tar collision cotfd friday vv as this v it imtv ovi r tnd ihelfoid itt in turning from on mill stiett on tbt oulv mishap in the holiday week idt btiwer avt nut mill mm i onto i viiet nil lt gl asiow 11t1 c aviare obtained fiom tii si 1 t f mb rsv in i ondon bt ought th 1 iiu iv a lent of u 7 an 1 tint 1 w in n amtioiud at the glasgow fltli iipirket in aid of tin ituiaii rt d c toss i- ljlt str yv ith one v iv an 1 ph a st it with i 1 pttit e th ni di tvi n bv t i 111 avt nui 11 t olluied th high philips of lotonto l ige was t iiimit to rndintor uid light and lift fiont tender and 1 1 nt ash 1 hief hai rop invt stigat t d the atiuient vvhlth oiinrei about fivt oilotk in tin aftttttimui none of ttn ottupant- of the t ttrs involved vt it injurt d prt siding is taki n bv an i mis f h ave wav ant nn uns were discussed for raising funds for the jenr i hre nt w im mbers joined the society af i ter th- busin vs was dispose el of lunch i think i have told vou of somet erved bv mrs rithaidson as- of th customs of the different coun- slstid bv mrs a w fosburv mrs l tri s i have bun in exupt ci vlon vehftdus mrt pell and little betty and austinlin cev ion is somen tint m and a hot lal half hour similar to aden and india it is w ienl a hearty vote of thunks famous for its tea there vou can wukgivt n to mrs ru liurdson for her trav tbnjugb the nlv by nt kshaw home and honpitallt also to those drawn bv toohes or hv taxi i who assisted nt lunch a donation atutiiiha what i have se n of it ltnl l ht ch rt und is somewhat smllar to nniuln the w p nople are more free and wages art good nnd nearly all houxi s are bungnttw stvle there ore some farms and town ihautiful homes both in fremantle property change and perth nnd both are very quiet jirc recently cities but their railroads nt least in western australia are aw a iwblnd the times not lihiked after and o f mini tiifft rent jiuges waterwnrkn department cnnndinn brass co supplies acton footwear store rubber boots hvdro department power and heating nt spring 2100 ax75- ttip hiirplnry nnd rnhherv insnrnncc policies were revlewecl on the recom mendation of the auditors but no c hnnge wns mnde superintendent charles wllaori re ported thnt the broken water service on pnrk avenue was renewed and now in working order it wns moved by j m mcdonald seconded by c m ilnnsen and passed thnt superintendent wilson be ln- strutted to arrange for the purchnse of two transformers one 15 kva and cne 2 kva for use incase of emerg en cv superintendent wilson reported continued on pngc eight comin events hit nf mrrtinrt 11 r hvrnl timlrr tint harunl 10 irnli prr j hold wedm siln april 22nd for aet wfnttt inufth kmbre the rev eting closed with walter foburv b j f 1 wright rml estate broker re ports nnle of two farm proiuttle dur ing the week the farm of peter one thing that may surprise vou is mc isaac on the third line hn been the piitevve had to pn for potatoes in differ nt parts of the world all i rues quoted an- english uterhng it el uid pounds sterling 11 ton arabia pound sterling nn i in lutktv and an nnd the suez thev an sold anil the farm property which is pmtlv in acton of the t state of the late james hams haw has also been suit nfimn of buyers are for the pn kent not given mr wm mcleod nitsnagnweva wt hu poumbi girling per tun and those undyruand has purchoihl the brkk ate ubtdesale pines und our ahlp houxe at the t orner of park an 1 lake buvs hi tin ton that is from jhh6 aveiuiea tu longing to the d whitley to j17 7j pt 1 hundnd weight and estate and the frame houti- on seune of t hi m were so smull they guelph st net belonging to mr m could liardlv peel them not hint mebain now resident of knfnloop continued on page five bc m m c a pot luck supper irr united c hurt h on wed feb aclmission j5 supper 1 ul p m i dnmc in town hall atton satur da v apn i 11th sponsored by the happy four doris hulls orchestra proceeds for war work ail mission j5t 402 the acton junior farmers- will hold their regular meeting at lome school on irldav april 10th mr j l w hitelock agrlc ultural representative guest speaker tuchn nnd dance will m- hetil in bnnnchkburn schoql on wednesduy evening april 15 under the auspices of ihe literary society procwds for 1 acton war srice league fisher s lonhtstra admission 25 a bingo and pancake social wl ie held in brook vi he hall tuesday april 14th auspices of s s ntx 7 bui bees u binttq prizes and sev eral suh iuls pancakes served with maple rup admission toe pro- tetd for war work the carry fo canada club are hav ing a ten ml and dance at lorn school april jotti ut hpm music will be pr vided by fishers orchestra ant drawing of the quilt will take place adults 25c children 15c proceeds for war charitu-