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y ftt ttxm jfrtt v silttyelghth year no 16 acton ontario thursday october 15th 1042 eiklit homeprint pages five cents council encourages the forming of junior band will allow use of preoent instru ments to boys and use of band baltassesmcnt roll received and court of revision arrang edstreet lighting costs not reduced at present and explain ed by hydro superintendent at the fortnightly session of acton council on tuesdny eveinlng council lors w j o onkes a mnsonc klrk- noss nntlf dnvlson were present tn the nhsonce or reeve mcdonald councillor a mason wns hy motion ch often to net in the reeves nbsenco mr c w mnson-nceompnnlod-by-n- group of hoys addressed the council regarding sinning n junior hnnd mr mnson wns willing to give nil help possible the whole group of hoys expressed n willingness to rive tholr best to make n band for acton mr mnson nuked mint the instruments the property of the municipality be uied and permission riven to use the room nt the nrenn for rehearsals there wore eighteen instruments available but some of them were in need of repair mr mnson ngroed to he responsible for the instruments ir riven to the rroup council were fnv- ornble to tho hoyb having the use of the instruments but wnnted to know uhnt tho cost of ropnlrs would be no expense in connection with tho hnnd wns to bo incurred without con sent of council it wns ngreed to al low purchnse of borlnners books fire chief gamble wns present urrlnp council to purchnse the new pretty church wedding friday of acloil cojuplc settings of whltvrriurhs interspers ed with cnndlehrn decornted acton united church for n charming wed ding inst frldny evening when helen unrujjiegfltrnnder dnughter of mrs jnmck chester mntthews and the into rev joh thomas clement ostrnnder became the bride of mr john wesley wolfe of acton son of mr albeit kdwnrd wolfe of stroetsvliie and the lute mrs wolfe the ceremony wns perrotmedttyrpva wfosbury nnd miss fern brown presided nt the orgnn given in marriage by mr inmos chester mntthews the bride wore n gown of trndltlonnl white satin hnsg-uo- badlcc modified swoethonrt neckline long poncock trnln nnd a long veil of tulle illusion with halo o shirred net and seed pearl design she cnrrled n cascade bouquet tf orchids and stephnnotls the mnld- ofhonor miss mary young wns gowned jn roscccrisc faille taffeta nnd matching net hnlo with long strenmers the brldesmnlds mrs wilfred snnkoy of milton nnd miss marjory mclcod of toronto cousins of the bride were gowned nlike in wood violet faille tnffota nnd mntchlng not hnlos ml jn r nnd miss llennor bentty ns junior bridesmaids were gowned respectively in lilac nnd rose fnllle tnffetn with mntchlng hose nozzles demonstrnted inst week hnlos the attendants dresses wete the mntter wns loft over until the fashioned on the same linos as the next meeting comptnlnt wns also brides nnd the enrried ennendo bau- tinde of cnrs pnrklng in front jnf fire jquets of aster shnded from wood hydrnnts council n greed to refer the matter to the municipal officer for attention the pavement near hydrnnts wns to jie mnrkeit n mill street u mr c w wilson wns present lo explain the cost of street lighting in view of the reduced light supplied there woutd be no reduction in cost nt present until- the cost of replnce- ment wns nhsorbed council expres sed npprecintlan of the explanation nnd also expressed the feeling that with the power saved by municipality hydro should nlso pass along the sav ing there was considerable discus sion the eighteenth report of the nnce committee recommended ment of the following accounts the fyrfyter co firemens conts 30 75 w f moonev lnbpr nt rink 5 00 count of hnlton use of grader acton v m c a shnre of re pairing toilets acton puhllc utilities com mission street lights town unit flie pumps etc acton ftr tstsa advertising smon hardware supplies king calcium rroeluets tlh albei t mecutt heon inboi c k lentherlnnd snlnrv et zone meeting canadian legion held at acton the first fall zone meeting of zone 2fi canadian legion wns held last sunday afternoon at the acton legion cluhroomn branches were represented from acton brnmpton georgetown milton port credit onk- vllle nnd streetsvllle the meeting was opened hy president george musselle of the acton legion after welcoming the visitors he hnnded the chair to -the- zone commnnder col g cousons of georgetown mnny matters pertaining to the welfare of war veternns nnd servicemen nnd women nnd their dependents of this war were discussed nmong them were inc rensed pny nnd allowances medlcnl trentment etr the special speaker wns comrndo judge cochrnne member of the j3ramptqrlj nlso of t war service selective bonrd who spoke of the work for members of the- forces their dependents nnd the selection of recruits the visitors were entertnlned to light lunches hy the members of the legion ip you have s- pobgotten now is time to remembek in conversation the other dny with red cross officials we learned thnt several who had made pledges of con tributions to tho red cross hnd ne elected or forgotten to meet the obli gations they hnd made if you are oncof those who have overlooked this promise please drop in nnd hnve the mntter ndjusted with the trea surer mr w k grnhnm no on would think of evndlng n to the red cross so that only a re minder is necessary if nu nre one of the forgetful ones rev cant rawsoil shorthorn exhibit o i feature erin faff on guest speaker at y opening friday largest crowd in years present prfycs presented to win ners nt acton fair when mr t gowecko cholrmnn of the spe inl fentuie group arrang ed to hnve rev cnpt normnn rnw son of hamilton as the guest spenket for tlje opening of the y m ca season the opening night wns on assured suet ess and theie wns one of the largest crowds nttending thnl has hern present on nn opening night since the building wns opened in 1014 cnpt rnwson who has hnd much to do with victory loan campaigns ot course prefaced mis address with 12 a letter from the workmen s com pensation hoard poind d out that the cleik nnd treasurer had heesi includ ed in the returns to the uontd these persons would in ptoteited until the end of the pi i sent eat but titlei lonunrv these salaries weie not to be included in the returns association of assessing ivff u ers of ontario in a letter utged at ton jolu t ie asxoi lat ion and send gates- to the i omentlon the was filed accounts and t oi lespondent e re gnrding indigent pnllehts nnd hos j pital nci tnints oi c upied e onsidernble violet to rose t erlse the petite flower girl betty mae fosbury wore a juliet frock of palest iliac with flowers in her hnlr nnd car ried u tulle muff emerson wolfe r c a f of tor onto wns his brothers groomsman the ushers were messrs clnude cook and ro ioree of guelph cousin of the bride following the cercmon n reception wns held at the home of mr nnd mrs james chestei matthews bower av enue receiving with tho bridal party were mrs matthews mother of the bride wenrlng a grnceful gown of candlelight blue fnconne with n flow ered hnt and a corsage of deep red rosebuds sweetpeos nnd cornflower nnd mrs roy jones sister of the groom who hnd chosen nn ensemble of jnde green jersev with matching hnt nnd a corsage of ophelln rosebuds nnd fern the brides tnble which was cov ered with a polntedevenise cloth was centred with the three tiered wedding enke nnd nt ench end were low silver howls of pink rosebuds nnd white snnflrngon and tall white tap ers iatei the bilde and groom left on a tiip to limberlost lodge for travelling the bride chose nn en semble ortwijighvhlue wlthiui ord- inn pleated skirt and a jneket eni- bi outerecl w ith pastel shades and matching oic essories silver fo furs and a corsage of vellou on bids unci stephnnotls on their letui n the w ill reside in acton war service league plans tor gyiimunilv atietion fln- imy- 1140 10010 11 1 8t 8 10 ib 17 111 71 is s 91 t 1 public school field day held yesterday here winners of various events arc given good contest and fine sports 1 he annual field dn of acton public school wns held yeslerdny in the morning the events weie held nt the school grounds and in the nfter- noon in the park there was a fine vnrlet of events and good contests the program was not completed es- terdav afternoon nnd therefore cham plonshlps are not decided below is n list of the winners in the events run off the other winners will be listed next week senior high jump bill cla ton jack kentner bill knight junior hos high jump fred kentmyimelhourne blow jack creighton senior girls high jump aileen me isaac loan cole jenn robertson junior girls high jump eileen arhic flossie colemnn kathleen corry senior bos standing broad jump bill clnvton bill knight jnck kent ner jumoi bovs standing broad jump melbourne blow rn lverdnlc fjh kentner senior giils standing bioad jump mnrgaiet ancleison joan coles oena fi am esi alo lunioi girls standing jiroad jump iconlinutd on page fives urge for everyone to do a slfnre in the forthcoming loan he felt thnt the vmca was doing one of tho finest bits of wnr service thnt enn hi done he termed his address the luck of the irish nnd then to lllustrnte he used the story of his own child hood in which he hatfmint heen priv ileged to piny ns other children nnd hnd therefore been forced to find rending nnd other forms of study to occupy his time dont pity n child with n hnndicnp he said it may be their snlvntlon the ymca does help bos who hnve nn uphill fight in life continuing cnpt rnwson told of the struggles of his eai ly boyhood monday aflrriioon with 140 entries the shorthorn e- hlbll nt hi in fnir on monday was one of the outstanding features of this neighboring event j tz penron wns placed first on herd nnd hnd hie champion senior femnle nnd two ro- seive chnmplon femnles nnd several other pi les including four firsts the event wns under the direction of the shbi thorn breeders associa tion and mr kenneth duncan of unionville president of die short horn club wns the judge among the exhibitors were the fol lowing t k- penien acton s f griffin ft son artonx wm j kny guelph t a mcalhvter guelph geo l lnshy jj ttcinh v wm h rob ertson nnd son guelpla peter stevv- art and sons guelph vt bennett scotsdnle farm georgetown d k kirgolii geoi get qwn dortswoild fotms- alton geo i raid weir ond sons qrnngevllle cllntoi hometront is big one starting next week perrus goo fletcher nnrl goo c burtrtlllnhurr iro broi rockwood dr a p hn gordon brrckon bronti son bronlo 1 d jncks ion ii w ellloll arlss t milton d inck- hnrrls- giiest spaker and guest soloist at united w jlrs mnn spec inl features mnde the autumn thankoff ei lug meeting of the united cluiuh womervs mlsslon- ni si let v n particularly fine gath ering lust evening i he speaker mis cordon agnew hnd n message that wns appealing ijnd brought very i lose an the hearts by her personal experiences in thy field in china and h a letter hr received that doy fiom hei busline dr gordon agnew now in c iiu identallv mis ag- that the letlerhnd been on it ymca members conduct meeting walker lodge the ymca members of walker lodge a f a m had chnrge of the meeting on mondny evening with woi bro e m schroeder who hnd enrl yenrs of married life nnd the charge of the- meeting quite n num- members took port in it was the occasion of on initiatory degree for n member of the y kindness thnt had been shown him b her of the y ninny people along life s rood it the ceremony was that kindly understanding thnt hnd made him enrry on then enme his service overseas in the lost wnr nnd finnlly his work with the y m c a over theie which he termed nbjhe richest experience of his lo he urged the y to enrry on its work a strong hod is needed to project n good mind the y cnji help but he future depends on the indl- idunl when a ho comes into the v lew of life w here he can put hnnd in the hnnd of god nnd his road and tax bylaws passed by esquesing council 1eputyuece murra welcomed it nd me he has discovered himself r nnd god i back after serious accident of couise cnpt raw sons address in july was futrof good wholesome wit nnd i apt illustrntion roors of laughter kscjuesing i ownship couniil held at onr tlme greeted hi remnrksnnyrhplregulnrtrirettnprntrmondn af- lp follow ed b more sober thought ternoorr nt stew nrttow n deputy no summnr of his remarks enn con- reeve g w murrn councillors ve the power and peisusnslon he e- k cleave george currie nnd wm a wilson were present reeve c ill ma presided after the communications were rend it wns moved by wilson second- i ed b murrny thnt harry robertson i owing o the illness ot the munlclpnr lerk i m bennett he appointed i clerk of this couneil for meeting he- i ing ht id this ith dny of octohornm told thnt th ri x j august and postngi limlnn nnmuntecl to vi chi sontrln i he pilot llghl wns 1 he subject of mrs agnew s address nnd in it she urged thnt chrlstinnlt be givn first plnte in all our lives orfly in that wa cnn the obji t live be reoi bed mrs agnew also revealed in her talk some of the oxperleni es dr agnew hnd gone through in oider to reach the mission field in china agnln it wns n tnlk thnt wns indeed nppretlnt- ed the group were nlso delight ed to hnve mrs i rev c 1 poole now of moffat present nnd favor them with two beautifully rendered solos the president mrs cnldwetl wns in charge und intryilnredher daughter m i s agnew the de ot ipnal period wns taken by mrs s iteid and the i t girls contributed n number coidint votes- of thanks were ten lered mrs agnew and mis poole and nil who nssisted on the program the ladieft of knox church the bn- l chuich nnd st alhnn s cliunh joined in this meeting i he united thiirth group nre nlso invited to at tend the knn thankoffering meet ing this afternoon and the meeting of st alhnn s womens auxiliiirv on october tlh a pinvcr by rev a i w fosbur c iosi d the meeting local bowlers win and lose inweksgaml continued on page eight bowling tournament closes season on thanksgiving day rinkij from guelph preston flora milton j and acton participated in n closing bow ling tournnment at the greens in alton on thanksgiving da nnd had a splendid afternoon in men s doubles 1 he guelph rinks carried off the three top prles mr spue kmnn s rink of luelpli wim- first with threw w4n plus 3s points second place was won bv mooies rink of tin oac with three wins plus lt points 1 bird prize vi us w on bv prof bine kwood s link uf aheo a c guelph with two wins aiuf ju points fourth pirn i went to andeisons link of milton with two wins and points hn holeliiv wiathei w as hghtful and the gunt s wen coinpltltd m the afiernoon i mccutc he ons master cleane rs morton morton l isbman corr adnmson masalt s i instrmted t orelei fene that was ie- tlme and dtsi usion bv coumil the clei k wns 3lh feet of snow t ulred this vt or cotiin ii ngieed to cooperate w th the actmi hiuuch of th legluu in their ipnppv uiw anil reniembiniue duv plans us in othei veins it wns decided to hold out t of re vision lit the next meeting of loumll on ch tobei jttli to hear appeals ugainst the pml assessment toll to simphfv assevsing and ovenonii a minthei of toniplu at ions that have mlsen a resolution wiih passed auth- m iing the muniitpal of fu ian to ns hess one building owned bv one per son on one parcel of land whether it be a double or duplex house oi imu pled bv several tenants in the one jjs iieftsment nnd render one tax bill prmjiuilon was granted bv coumil to ervet two hannerit on the streets for the viclorv tonn council approved of the aitlon uf chalrqinn w j o onkei in hnving certain trees remov ed from t retti nd also in the work done in luyintt new sldf walks about town i dtmnttons receied nt meetihir amount to 12207 ilunnink for lhrutma uoxeti tt bojs er8eaw donations of sujll foi win sei vice league w 01 k weie reieivedj at at the meeting last ihursdnv evening of alton and iuiuitv ni servue i eague nassngitweva bvisv be s lontnlvuted sip and acton omei institute donated ju to pui i base chi 1st nuts iike foi the oveisea- boxes uikeslde chapter loih do noted 10j j7 the tisull of thin in i ot tnonev dav t peiis s in xoiiueition with si vug lolleitiou taxes on building an an instalment of tin fund foi tukin tine of the i oi m s otj bovs wen pitsmii fot pnvment plans si disiuvsed at thisrnei ing foi holding another onimunitv aiu lion snlu in ac ton on wiiiut jth nnd canvass ctisttets nnd can vasseis vere appoint h for the work of getting trie geiims toilet ted tin seciclur was instrut ndto invite th mime auctioneer ns limtjear to as sist in the sale reeve alex nenr of nusnguwova wns present npd voluntetird to o- ganirt for canvassing in this district 7a couf leameni ut acton jbiauct next week ui art all asked to join in the dom inion widt cunipaiii tor cumulus third v ictorv loan it- cull to cvtr one on the home tront the culls m the past huvl all nut u splendid re sponst and i urijt that evcretu do their utnut in this present elimpairn to see that wt do not tnl- te t now r- the the isk is a big one und n urg that httort ctiinpaijn starts now vou eive vour invest itunt ciittil thouiht and he reach to m ike vtui largest possible lubseiiption on the tirst l avtcn and distiit stusnun ire 1 liutturlanj i i rht md walter i inham don t la 1 to he a 1 1 rd ictirv luan bub sribei vie villi ikxj evcrv amount that an be raised to meet our obligation mu ie have the lo operation of evtrvoiu in this tusk that now ton fronts us i stncereu ours a mason chairmun f acton and district victor loan cjommittee cnrrled i all were please to see depuh- rthve murrn nt the meeting nfer his seiious incident inst july 1 i he reeve and members of coun c il from nossngnwevn township oc icompnnlcd b their clerk nnd road l x superintendent attended pie meeting in connection with the passing of a y hvimv to prevent obstruction of j highwnvs or interference with public trnve 1 the reon i a bv law wns passed empowiing mr rote he ems the eollecloi of intes to collect pen- iischtrs aides foi non pnvnunt of taxes aft i dteembit usl t anot hei bv law passe d at this nn ting is designed to prevent ii building and maintenance of f nets on highwnvs and the obsli uc tidri of highwivs nr tultrfe rente with public ttavi i ih rron ac c ounts w re pi is follows iii l tow ii llvdio c ii nwilhatns c tun puhht i tiliti v n sc e nt j ii je h phone co the mccutc hecin bowlers won nnd lost in their last two matches win ning lj3from master cleaners and losing 70 to fischers the tenm is not bow ling to the foim they cnn and will bowl before the season gets much older i he scores n morton 21 j 228 c mnsnles uk 12fi o mnsnles lofi 1k7 dummy l l w corr 2fi0 112 17 210 i vi 7 nn fi02 fi71 t27 rsi 1120 2910 rkfi 109c 10t7 1013 121 227 j 200 11 2ir 1kt 210 iv kho 1mi 1007 12 11 lf7 210 201 nfio 1k1 ml iso 2hh 702 tf f to ilo victory lonn drive will require help of everyone in district to meet objective wunthiy ih vic tory ionn siinhny in churchctt second vnint is only secon dary to the tank now to lie metuikht here next week on monday to lie exact canada starts out on another drive to hiinow moncv from its citiens to finance- the war a drive lo provide the funds to buy guiin ships plnne ammunition mid nil the implements to bent dci mnny nnd her eepnxtnors ii c rime into submission ii s w ihird victory leuin campnlin find the slogan is nothing matters now but victory suuday next is victory ioan sun day nnd services in the c bun lies will entry a npeitnj mesknge for all cnn ndlnns to aid in this job now to lie done on the home front i he mi ond front ik n mntter for discussion and decision of those of the actual fight ing forces but the job on the home finnt is one nn which evervnne cnn roll up their sleeves nnd sail rlhtr in nnd win afterthree venrs or wnr then isnt muchtntl it would eem in stressing the need of the situation lvery day of war mentis inc renslng expenditure if we nre lo win suwiior nlr strength inn be secured iml by more plnnes and training more crews bet ter shipping inn only come bv replac ing 1 osses and putting new jmllors a board to mmi the both a second front nn invasion of the continent a i rimming of the jerrnnns in their own line k varel cnn only h done by a grenl arm eulpped with tanks guns and al the necessities of mod- ern w nrf at e i he mil w a to gel these in stendv supplv is through the funds raised b those at horn over 27 men and women from alton and district are scrvingoh the in live seivlie forces i he ot serv ing on latul and sen mid in the nlr i he v depend on those al home for the tools to win victory acton has in common with nil can ada participated in every war effort jstviironuhnvjhsommunitynnd district fallen down in its objective i his time it will be harrier than ever to maintain thnt fine rec ord qur share of the load will be a little more than in the inst loan its our job lets make sure thnt it is finished don t let any of those 27i of acton nnd district hnvs nnd girls comeback and tell us they incked the materials to win its the time for the hum- front to strike leave the second ftont to those closer to it nnd belter nbtc to denl with it hire nre the officers in chnrge of the acton and district croup hnirmnn a mason vicechnirmen v j neatly and a dills enernl snh s s c ion ii r force pnvroll savings section v j he attv nnd h s knr iublli kc lutluris chali mnn y t oak seeietaiv u i nc nil oinmitte i him f haw kins mi 22 mason i f hinrnt r- m u nntt si 1 for pnv ii nt light reeriiiling station getting more ivom here for service mis r r arnold w k crahnrn w ii laton it r arnold reive j m mi donald w murrnv moffat c i n mnssc hi in fountain i n i i ov initkd society klkcts officeks kok the yeah lights at 7i7 ten from cton hate signed lp i rvuees r i mini il i i4- district itringh total lp to nineteen i smith wood fc clnmber 24 mi ii f v riampton lights at otitic il chonibc r i hu i sanford st pt re lief at tount it hi i sanford bomd of henlth at tount 2 j 0t r robertson stamps i i 1 h prut she p killed 10 10 k c i indsnv valuator 2 mov t ii bv c it av i st i onde d bv muiiav that s2uiii insurant e rt m mm he paid fo the ciiural a i i nt ssiiiant onipunv for township road i uihililv insurance arrud mcvtd bv t iirrit s t indi il bv mur iv th it t h f at i mints ai sllsjn cirrlisj moved lv curiu s c ondi d tv wil son that ha road account be paid 52 tui 12 arrit d move iv wtlson st mndt d bv cleave thnt the davk for pheasant khooiing in esipt ring nhnll be mim as mt bv the department of came nnd fisheries bring october 23rd and 24th nnd october 28th carried council adjourned to meet again on november 2nd at two o clock 1 1 is di i oiling stallttrr in ac ing slrtnik om i angf id who is chaise savs that he is wt il l ast i ih rt suits thus far and hiij s thnt mi m hr i cf i nlistuu tits v ill in i ast in ihe futun lural il tiv iiiitii s orn n s ann i f 1 s w ill ht nt tin t rutf ing tiitn on tndav t vt nings unl would l 1 vttv 1 isd t intiivnw anv w anit n tnttitsiid so si p ui gnn and get in tit figfa i ana 1 i n its vmi lo tt ii f mowing is a list of men uid wc ni n ftuni ac inn and district win lutvf holuntiirtd fin nuainntit ihiim fnli1itwl at tci annit mi ltssa it u m i ttnl am aiu morgan i moolh ingle wit d inn cortit i j t g tow n ann lia hinlmnn erait kidd lean lenmtnt i h ma kdnu e raff nwilhams tna hill men who have knitted atton c f cribons c h flet cher h c mocarthur j w price j e c ford e c l j troup glenwllllnmi h lorriman w iiadle qu tucsdav t vt ning tie i niud fining i npl mm t al the parse nag i h nomination of officer tk place wtli th ynlliiwiryl officers u t d lb n pisichnt mrs i- ushurv prsideiii mm ordon 1 1st vicepresident christian low ship kirs aelamson j 2nd vm pre sub nt missionoiv hi ii ii sljilpson ird v ii i pn sub nl ilit nship howard sw iter ith hi presuhiit scki il mil i n i r ir rum lld rspm s r tnrv nora widm vei st rt tnrv 1- i tin t assl i iimli lii slli m isjih i nt fchn klngstiir i ad i i i pianists flht 1 r rtmkhn in i mis a volt nominal n it was n mpnth itf ttianks was gi i c ciinmitte i rt d to have two nn i partlv recrt ntionnl tings nnd i ortl de votionill an iveutivt meeting will be held at the home of irmn wllderspln cnmes were provided bytrma wild- enpin and klsle cordon lunch ws served and the evening was rn joyed by all