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ht jvim jr pfess seventythird year no 48 acton ontario thursday junk 3rd i04h ten home print piircs five cents traffic bylaws are given councils approval ftyiw for school tyebentared given final reading after approval of municipal board five cane of hoepit ac count dealt with gravel and sidewalks get considcr- ation councillors a mcluiac f dav ison w j mcimi and deputy- lleev coon wore preaert last night when aoton council met in regu lar session and tlecvc f j mc- cutcheon presided counhi made n ruling regard- ins taxes on two parcels of land on victoria aw and brock ava ro that title could be river to mr jan itavston who wan purchasing one of the lots accounts were passed for pay ment as follows d a wendovcr a sons re fill w homin si 22750 isillantii police uniform franklin press debenture- free prehs printing h gordor contract truck houm- depl health insulin 139 00 52 n2 thc ttomc town paper quoted at new york dinner in a letter to his father mr wm gowdy hb son mr douglas gow- dy business manager of the flr nnclal post tells of n sunprise h- received when attending the ann ual dinner of the canadian societv of new york or empire day dr edward johnson native of guclph and head of the metropol itan opera was in uie chair nnd the gucut speaker was il napier moore referring to dr johnson mr moore displayed a copy of the acton free prem from which he quoted from the fifty yenm ago column w hen eddie johnr of guclph was n soloist at an epworth league concert in acton he was t hen l he boy soprano said m r 11802 lf2 0f 1 27 1700 77 the clerk was instructed to ad vertise for tenders for 100 yards of rcreened or crushed gravel for the streets the clerk was also instructed to advertise for lenders for sidewalk on cameron ave 200 yds long and 3 ft in width nnd on main street from the highwav north to scene street the council will meet on net wedncsdnv to decided the lo cation a lettei fiom the department of highwavs explained the suhsidv al low til for road woi k v hich twice the si7e of last year herb dodds asked permission to move n building from queen st to mill street just hevond camer on st ret t it wns felt the permit for moving should he grnnted a it tter from the counjj gne ir formation regarding a hospital account for jos rnfkn council de nied that this man ns indigent and felt he should pav the necoun council also refused to sign n re quest foi payment of insulin treat ments three other hospitnl ac counts were prtscrted for indigent patients a leter from the liquor con trol board enclosed a cheque for 7fi8 17 as the towns share of the licenses of hotels in acton a letter from the cnr was read regaiding the main street crossing widening and fill a letter was ieocived from the muhclpnl board authorizing the is suing of 17 000 debentures for building a n w school building ii acton these are 3 per cent deb entures for fie venrs tlilrd reading was given the in law authorizing the issuing of deb- entures for cotsf ruction of this ad ditlonal building at the present mhool site the tiaffic bvlaw was teturned from the d1 m i tment of highwavs and recommended changes were suggested to make fox uiiiformttv newbv laws win- di afted in ai cord with these changes and the old bv laws ujhuled the in laws wen read as requmd ami nppiov ts1 arothtt hv law dt signal ng th through highw avs wjis i ml mil aip proved in i ouiu il mr hai top i poileti th il u n moore and this journal predicted for him a career nnlngcf the boys from the small places get around in the world ard the home paper seems to follow them to the most unexpected plac- prize essays read at meeting tuesday of the iode twckeownmcdoucjall wedding in toronto saturday may 22nd a quiet woddlrg was -kolemn- ixed at 17r douglas drive tor onto on snturday may 22nd when eleanor beatrice elder dirughter of mr hector m mcdoutpll and the late mr medougrrll of ajtor became the bride of ralph frank lin mckeown acton the cere mony unn performed by rev p i dnvidge the bride atttred in a street length dress of dove giay and wenr- ing a corsage of american beautv roues was attended by her only s ster jean wearing a street length diewi of pir k sheer nnd n corsage of american beauty rosea the groom was supported by mr wm aichihald islington following the ceremony a recep tion wns held at the brides home alton the brides mother receiv ing in a dresa of wine crepe with corsage of white carnations assist ed hy the grooms mother who wore blue crepe with corsage of jilnk carnations after a short trip to niagara falls ard buffalo the young coup le will reside at the groom fnrm acton school board completes staff for the next year will improve uhting and i man re- decoration of three grades 150 raised for save the children in local concert i the duke of devonshire chap ter i o d e held the regular mon- thlv meeting at the home of mrs j w wolfe with the regent mr n balrd presiding a letter from the halton music festival commit tee espresslrg thnnks for the chapters donation was read nki a h iter from the canadian nation al institute for the blind nskiri fnr their influt nt e with the i federal member the council 1 wishis to have tin pension for the blind raised frumip to 50 per month after con si derail or the broke i licg in truck awl cycle collision when a truck driver b wm riffin ospiinge and a motorcy cle driven hv jim dennis church street were in collision at the mill st nnd park avenue inter section james denr is suffered n fractured leg and both truck and motoiove le were hndlv damaged the accident oceuned about 6 10 on mondnv evening the truck w ns on park avenue travelling south and the motorrvcle was traveling west or mill st both drivers endeavoured to avoid the dint hut were unable james s in guelph geneinl hos- wheae lie was taken after trustees jones kliknesn chap- mnn bnlrd and bean were present at the june meeting of acton pub lic school bonn nnd chairman l lovell presided the scereinry rend correspond ence icgnrdlng the engaging pf n new teachei for grade 1 mrs kay alger hnd been engnged for this uisitlon pi inebpal mekenzle gave a re- poit or kindergarten enrollment and the board decided to llmlf the attendance for enrollment to i he communlu vnrletv conrert presented by all local nrtlsts wns able to tuin over 150 to the save the children fund ns n tesult of t heir effort tw o concerts were r oiesented in the town hall anil 1 owi1 r 1ik111ccs greallv erjnved the effort of this gtoup of ni lists is iurelv on a vol- untnrv hinds and is indeed apprec iated for sue h a worthy cause those in charge are to be com mended for thdr splendid work acton takes georgetown in baseball oh saturday are presented in booklet form luitchinsonghmon wedding in the united church here in the united church actoi jessie elmslle gibbon toronto daughter of mn gibbon nnd the late dnvld gibbon sundridge he- tame the hi ide of walter henry idl k hut hlnson son of mrs those children five vents old by n and the inte wnltcr hutchln- september 10th mmj belleville rev ii stall ton piinclpal mckenie was appoint- nm rh u pickering off hinted od to the county entrance exam ination board i he secretary was cmpoweied to ha t henecessaryrepnlrsmnde to the typewriter the board also disc isscd children a the olhsion prime minister cimvu r dend d tjndalolter la congratuivtions the federal member the treas 4rtnv rmrmp urer read a letter of thnnks fronf t acton coupiji the canadian national inituil a tusrsonnn letter thnt mr and for the amount of momv raised i k k mrs r e johnston pi ze very on tin lag dnv sponsored b the ioie apprtintlon n vpres i muh k sl for th- hplp klwn in mr h rnml don of the bark or nova scotin in imnct turn with the tag day j mrs baird tild of attending a meeting mondav night when headi of the different organisations met j to ttlv uss the poqsibjlitv of a swim mlng iool fii acton ard urged the memlwrs to attend n public meet ing to bche1d on thursdav ev ening on the mntter tw4i public school girls mariljn mai ks and julia krill from grades 5 and 0 who received first prizes fiir lii ir cssavi were present nnd members were pleased to hear each n ad her own essnv mi si ben- iitt skke words of congratuln- tion and thanks to the girls mrs matthews expressd the lhasun of the memlwis in having mis j m mcionnld with us for the veiling and mrs bair present ed mrs mcdonald with a gift of t hlnn from the chapiter itefitshments wtie served bv the host essc- mrs salt mrs s tnoed i iral mrs wolfe f cnnndi i who wmte them extending 4-tingrn- tulntions on thtlr golden wed4ling anniversarv he said the occasion had betn called to his attentlor b mr hughes cleavei member foi halton it is indeed interesting to see that men in the highest posi tions in tht dominion remember itizens such ns mr and mrs john- st4ir on such occasion and find time to send such cherished letters mexico was ruimed to the uni ted nations narcotics commission as an opium hource and toronto as the distribution centre joint corrective action was promised matinees at the then t re it was decided thnt the school should take no pari in retommendir g whit shows ipuplls should attend 1 he board decided to accept the tender of earl vnnnormnn for lighting in four rooms and tt cnll for tendeis fr redecomting i f grades 7 ard h and the klndej- garien the following leatheis wire en gnged to t4 nt ji in a l4n school to fill vat unties 4m the staff kin- dergaiten miss i mi phnll a slfioo gnirie 1 mis ka alger slfioo grade j miss elialmth m aithur lfio0 gradi 1 mis man fi u in 17t c ratio 1 mrs a wilkinson at s1h00 icnihis i e- m lining on the staff aie miss eol- sti siktkv miss ar derson s1k00 and miss benllev s1h00 mr e smith sjihi mi r mtkenje siooo ihe srttir was instiuttrd to the hi ide given in mnriingc bv ir george gibbon of englehni i her brother wns gowned in frosted whiteorgnnily fflltbhouuur stv le with short train and peni 1 wvkia it tlwgp tip- i wns copies ofhre 1947 auditors report for acton nre now in the hands of the clerk nnd prensure and are available to ratepayers for the asking if youre interested in the finnnclnl affnirs of the town voull find it a very intercmlr g booklet nnd chuck full of informa tion iast jenr the totnl cxpendl- tuie for at ton wnm k1 zza xa its a fniily large finnnt in affair i he booklet tells about coun- lls work school expenditures the public utilities income and exwntl- itui the number of orsumers how much water vva- pumhd and how mm h it cost and the rates that are barged details of the fln- ances of the cemet board th hvdio system ihe free iihrary ittiaid and the phvslt nl 1 kilncsg stuttmy snyder ioeh ihe route to whift 11 ilattert4bnd acton hit lorn notch ceorpfetown hurlerfl for i men i y ajachl the vittltorti iimiriujve- catcher provcfl the hitter of all the team held by oiange blossoms sent from j callfornin shasta daisies formed liei shower imiuqiiet mrs j mt leaiv ihe tunde s sisl r was mi iron of honor nnd ihm twin nietes i iud artl june mason weie flower i girls i he in iii mottier recelvil wealing beige lace and hi ow n satin and q toisage of yellow rows thi gtomi t mother won a giav ei- sniblt and a corsage of plik roses lu touple will reside in toronto ccr held imeetinr in town hull here on tuesday nijrht si in tirv wa hie nrrh j ihe ccr belli a meeting in ac ton lown hill on tut sdiv evening i hi 1 1 shane cimppiign mnnager i- iv 1 lit ii f s t id of the c cf hniron high pn lpen- pav- 00 10 m s hool boanl lie opinting ses for ihe month 1 hi rest meeting wns si t forth flist i in sdiv in setemhi oi a ihe call of the chairman accounts wcie passed fo mi nt as follows geo edwaids i pans elliott bns supplies c r telegram kn e press ativirtlsmg g t c bus hire movers school supplies itversor pnss supplies general films npnlrs bunt in gillies supplies w compensation bd t nt ison hooks i m dent books cojip clark books hintons suilic s p ii c light mrs pnrrv caretaking watson dnlrv milk vtt- clrrrrttrtrtrtiie sti iieaker eaimd schid of t tic i onil i issues that brought tin an elect lor nt this time mi lit 1 1 adamson iln i llie meeting ihe ipit st ion iei lot brought out some tinnlv discussion on various sub jects some musical numhei s were also on i hi piogrnm and iteticnlion committee ate giv en of partii ular i uteri st ai e the ttbb s showing the debenture in debtedness of the mur it ipalitv in lm7 h required l to meet tin prim lbl and intc i it jm- mints in ll these pnvrm nts will he down to v4uv1 annuallv and b lmt0 all piesent delw nture indebt- 1 1 in ess will be w rn d out deber- tute indebtedness nt the end of list vi ar was shhomll bv lvw all the huge ammounts imaring in- leiest fiom r lo iei tent will he iaitl off included in this am ount is 8mm foi sewerage plans total debt was at one time as high it sillwr we might go 4n with manv ir- tet i sting jit js fiom this book of at ions financt s hut we suggest ou gi t a i opv vourst if and h tome ai fuiiltili cl with vour own fin uu i s jnck of all positions snyder the bnxter kid who can piny practically nny ustlnn on a dia mond nine showed the skeptics wheic liia heart wns last saturday it s on the mound no sir h doesn t wenr it on his sleeve but it was wiitten nil over sam ns lie hurled the route against george town he was really in their pltchln ns the saylrg goes never a letup in stiide ns be sparked acton to n 12 win over georgetown in what obviously was one of his most hrll- linnt performance on the slab 1 ho loan righthander dropgd the visitors right out of the picture n oh fhrfnititjrllnmmla ff lry the mchugil hulme weddinc inhoiv ross church onlv eight hlts during n r ine frame stretch ablv assisted i ov erf ul batt ing sam was in no difficulty from the thud inning georgetowns best on the ti iple a knockod- glbson starting gtrgetown stant- er from the ho ir thesixth and mel smrni anoilor starboard del iverer rellevid and completed the gam gross bits accumulated from both v siting huili is totalled 1- i h fourtti fiftli mil six fiamea tar up tbili entii total in these t hi tionsi ut v in lings uirree inns in tin 1th two in the 5th nil two mon in tin nth previous to this ii tin 1 1 ii i it f i line geo rgetown counted twice tiff two hits for their only i uns i notittn triple ie4ui off j boh footitt bla ted the agate tin p into c pli i fm id ns leadoff battel in the ith ind scintillating nlie garden of 77 two fire calks campaign gets warm at halton nominations r ihit damacie was j slicjht in both 7 20 n f biigade answered 2 fioo 19 i om inf wc 2jjuidiv ritoing a fire in theshet at thepier of mnin street and bower aver ue was extinguished bv a but ket brigade on sundn afternoon a tnnk car f tar developed a hot box the car was lift on the siding by u missing fielght the oilv waste int- i r bmke out in a flnme nnd the bt igade was railed to extinguish the blaze 40 40 13b j3 12 23 15 i 20 00 lf12 standard or itvfno n ei- amml mtion a 1 ontlun firm is showing a c ar- tt idge ft it fitted with mtliiatui lljistiiks m all shati s and obtan iculs 4f roi the of u l c nr ihl simh iihium hid im en i is iv t tt ts the sme juoti vus premised as bust i lit qt etas uuti hxw it llou tlwy han election in halton in 1915 thnv candidate entered in lnvinetul electionh on mon dav all spoke at nominal ton meeting in milton and received annus ireetinjri- imn electors ask jiksliotih on ontarios liquor 1olicv and other matterw h u ik r linn d to elec t ion nt t mondav hall for piugnsmm c ntcst the stml v si i vativi s mutt iv heuiis 1 literal nnd act iinson c c ir standard art i he will si n ur martin to ul u iliiu man dining the tuilanci of ihi uu i in k ii mai tin an- nouiod md dates hml jijn d ti sjm uk ii to ui minim s with no iplv 1ddic aflnnivm rtt the hrt kei w it h i r fit ans follow in the davs wlun tht pit seat queen mizjtbeth was j klizjibelb llovves 1 von and had no thought i u of btmg qutvn of kn gland she it aid thth to an tntei viewvr l t think thi m ir dust rial problenu i j and puzzus have to be scltsl if we make up our minds to tr and solve them in iood fiiendship and out of low for one another and for our count r we will simehow and aometime i think get tmng tet right koi t bos who like to f how el ions and studv mist jkrlommr- s wt iv t the follow lllk tuhulitt- n f the vue in halton lountj tin last piovinc al t lection te wen huts- candid ites in the tion toiwrvitiv liberal an ctk just is tin iv an thtec it mondav s otmi hall miuw irdlmt t ithout mterrutlon ihe i t v canthdac strtnjlv i nied us p ii t s w 1ls conius ti d th th t ommur ists is haigitl a ton llurlington t i orreiow n j milton her people ha lived at ktiml i t cmtle ilnw 1370 thev hadi t al- ksqut wayu been praceful but the at i last had taught one who was s b a queen that tht friendsliip i holds the slution of most of the 4u lotvj hh4 titj 1m uul j is 4hj 17 iso 4fa7 his 1 12 0 w7 firoblents of the pivaent da 1 laws of motion the basis for engineering wen discovered in obwrv at ions of urn me a fomout 4b 1cj 712 3si 923 s51 1530 jis m gontv foi hall 1071 1 he ttuts candidates on monti n will be hall piocjiessivt conser vative deans litn rnl and atluin- danlsh astronomer who had ti on ccf in ihe 1915 election discontinue his work because huthe diew adm nistration won cui kins confcidrtrod such knowledge out of the hteats in the lcgis- ufielea latlve shtdex of old tmif ptltttenl e thusijisni ttountsd out of sihiusioii s al tht official nomination meetirkjng hoth adclresse the kx hhi1i of landidntes held it tht tow i hall in milton last monday after noon m mv moons have trossel tju skv suite questions impromptu speeches uplausi boos and tat ilk gneted i speaker ir fait p ist nomin itioiis bts ime so tamo n stune elect ons simeches by the landidatts were called off stan hall silting member nd progn ssive const rvatlve candl date bvr halton twre the entiit brunt of the interrupt loi s of boii 1 ibeial and cc f supwiters a times he was un ible to be hennl while the t hairm in dr c a mar un aglrlj calud for attention onlv after a hmsoii from the aud- lencs was invited to the platform ov mr hall to sav his tittle tpiei- did the audente quieten allowing the sptaker to tir ish uninterrupt ed in tpue of all interrupt ms mi hall stood his ground nnd an swered questions miibt not to t he sat isfact ion t hough of some ophisit on supku ters sban t two otlotk mr mc dowell announcetl three candidates bv pi in i paitlts ui mils partv and ther socialist put us in other co of tin hntisd commotiwi alth tie hid and anv ptsnton rharl ig tiiitt art communists w thin out paitv is stating a sharneli ss falsi hood cnnl inn inn hi out lint d uie it v ivf ns paitv ir c indian a pjinlgt fif setting up a cornphte hosj tali- ziiioi r rogiam in the irovinct he t1s said h s partv was pledged to ctvit 20001 horn s in ontario dur ing tin first turn of off u e lk it the bit hanks ik nn erecttd i lorot to and otht r bulldlngv nil unntst ssjir ut tins time iheie ls eroujh miterial olng into those to constiutt at bust 5ou00 homes which an hadlv ntmletl he charg ed among others included increas- contlnued on pane five ls the standard of llvjng of can adians rising or is it not there aie two sides to eerv argument hut this is the considered opinio l of the minister of finance hon douglas c abbott given at an lmp n club meeting in toionto n 4sntl ihe im st mi asm e of this tin i is ng standard is the national in come lh aggregate of all the in comes tamed bv canadians lo k back tin jeirs to 1918 in that war th net national income was just under 4 bllllor and of course it hnd imcii much smaller ii the t arlv thirties fur the year just past 1947 llu piellmlnai y esti mate k 510 7 billion extending th best of the pre war years by over a billion dollars after making al lowances for ir ce increase dur ing the intervening yearn aid for i opulation growth it is safe to say that the avisrage canndian today j t enjovs a standard of living at least untrle half ns blub again ai he did teforjj the war and a good deal higher 1ian at an time in the past suiiie flow ets formic tin iiat k- ground in holv cross it c church georgetown on saturdav may 22 foi the wetlchng of lisle hulme eldest cuughtci of mr and mm s dnev hulme and star lev mc- hugh son of mr and mrs w mc- iiugbactun itevfr v j mor gan officiated nt nuptial mass mks loan ijivole sang during the or emony tivtn in man uige bv her father uie hi ide looked lovel in a white satin fcmw with a nylon net joke and a long emhioldend veil but toned to the waist the skirt front was gathered up nvt i n hoop re vealing a lacs underskirt she tar ried ii horseshoe bouquet of red roses and iwiuvardin tied with w hlle satin ribbons hi r onlv attendant was ihm sis ter mane who was gowmd in plrk nv ion mmiiiisette w ith a short veil him unique was pink ihmh lied with pale blue i ihbon ui st man was the kioom s bro ther lohn mtllugh cshers were t hi ihiult s hrothei koiiald hulmi mil un gr urn s tn tin i 1 dwaicl mi hugh a lit eption was n id ii holv 1 is uti ish hall w hi i e mrs 111 im in figun d silk jeis assis- tl 1 1 tin gfvmhi s no it hi r in blac u an 1 iuiiiois i n j t 1 1 i e i d t hi gu sts 1 hi outpl left i hm hoti noon to vvindsot ami ki igsvilli i i tu id s travtlhng ostume w is utqiiolsi blue ball rum suit and till ok in tessorb s lluv will lesith in ttirgetown out of town gin sts i te from a ton u indsot and lonlo ivrrett wttsoti inanaci d to talih onlv a ii it intl the hard tut ball eluded him lie tripped on the i r v and later af- ti r n trleving hhe sjaherical re el ti in d at ten i ion another drive fiom ha in allans hat soared into 1 1 ntn and ibis time wilson i uffh d hv the first m shap com- jib tiv hobbled and footitt stam- nerid home foi no 1 h jor dan doing n shut ir left field for uie locals heat out a singularly effiitlve bunt followed by robin son with a single lo load the bases snvdirs ground ball forced allan out at the date with the bases still loaded a pass to mnsters gave acton nnother tun with all ducks still intact glbsor bore down but lioblnson seined no i when aj- iit hi fumbled gib jottlan and ah robinson sll- thet t d over the pan in the fifth off two hits and the same number of bruises from pitched balls mas ters puled out a smart double in that frame to highlight the fiiece it was well placed and the diminu tive third sacker is plcklrg up win n tie left off last term hi assorting their stiength in the sixth masales and undsoy romp- id home off two i i tors 1 jnelsay a continue d on page five coming knt the aaaca council hold somoii for may thamc tol1v did v u know one of the 731 per sons killed or one of the li 066 t rsor s injured bv traffic accidents in ontario last ear if v ou dd then vuu uro probablv mulb more saft t minded now but the tragic nit idem toll would lie gnatl re duced savs the department of ilighwavs if evcrbod would n- silve not to wait until traffic ac- e dents strike near be f tiro puttipc reasonable caution nnd alert r ess into tluir driving and walking a much higher percentage of sots migrate than anv other eng- lihsieaklrg race i nnssagiwe vu ownship council met al the lownsliii hall novm- gaweva on mav list 10lh after the minutes weit teail mid adopts i ti anil eiucsponder te dealt with the following resolutions were pas sed pameni of kond sujerir tench nts vouciu r for jh10 1 oth- r accounts include h lief 98 51 ihe hoad sufieilntcndent mas weid inht tor for 1mh also a resolution that in uie absence of te loud superintendant gihj tho- tnas act ir his plan after dls usslon of other munl- c ial affairs council adjourned to meetjulv 5th 1918 a 800 pm at p tuin jmh in mind for the oiunh garder party in park i hi monthlv irest jhki immun- ijitititi limit will he held at tb locn ii ill fndav tune 1th j to 3 id eilo k i imlnion day sports in acton lulv 1m morning to night dlr- ee tlon at ton f lot nry club plan now for july ut in acton ijnrn txince at claude picketts farm seventh llr e 1 mile north of hornb iuetulay jun hth modernalres orchestra ats- mivsion mk btf net edinburgh has a marriage guld- ance council niing its hen dancing ih t he park pavilllon acton every snturdav nile jtoh martin aid his orthestra sponsirhl by acton i s men club c bun hill wonu n h association invite vou to tome to churchill hmteit churth on wednesday june 9th at 230 pjn to jiear dr w e strangvvay njted micjcal mluuon- ary home on furlough from afilea