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its it s5 sixtieth year no 46 actqn ontario thursday may 16th 1035 eight homeprint page five cent various items of local interest attended bfcoy service rafly service of ouelph prcaby terial women missionary society of the presbyterian church wu held in st andrew church hespeler on tu day may 14th mr bennle and mrs el ttosinpriae attended the rally as representatives from knox church aoton beat ad roond om and boy teachers and echolars of acton high school yesterday made their annual election of the best ell round boy and girl students of the school mjirgaret arnold was chosen from among the girls and vnd turner from the boys the twutihi chapter of the each year offers the prizes jn this student selection and the presentation is made at the ifcnplre day concert brookvfjle junior farmers and institute meet the regular meeting of the brookvllla junior tanners and institute was held in brookvllle ball on monday evening may hoc very interesting and edu cation al program was enjoyed lantera slides under the auspices of the massey harzis co were the main feature of the fa audience with piano instrumental recitation by ruby walker instrument al by june prank ernest dredge pn sldent ofthe junior farmers moved vote of than irs to the masseyhan is people for the interesting slides toting peoples banquet at siewaruown members of the anglican young peoples assolcatlon from toronto mc dennis georgetown milton and clark son attended the second annual banquet of st johns church of england on saturday night at stewart town the dinner was arranged by jock brawn elizabeth bona than frank jcnkinson betty smcthurst and norm smith mansell kstchen of lakcvlew gnw song tofihr ajlthc ippf nnh bpeokers were sam tennant president of the local association brown prank jcnkinson rev ferry of strccuvllta harold slater jack thomson toronto narma smith and mansell kctcheii rev thomson georgetown directed dovotlort al exerclstu and entertainment was pro vided by harry smltli mt dcnils magician motorcyclist dragred 30 veet on pavement losing control of motorcycle he was riding on uio dundas highway mat erin dale on sunday morning robert pergu5on used ib milllceut avenue toronto fell from uio machine surfer hig severe cuui about the face and fracture of tlie skull the machine dragged him along the pavement for 30 feet before coming to atop prank turner florence avenue wlio was rid ing pillion dragged perguson from under the machine and called aid turner escaped injury traffic officer robert wadd cooksville investigated and had the injured lad removed to the wost ern hospital toronto tlw officer unable to rind any reason for the ac cident as turner said that the cycle had been riding smoothly prior to the crash pergiuon he said seemed lo suddenly lose control of tb niachiiii and fell sideways 15 the pavement ac cording to mrs pcrgubon her son hal bought tlie machine on saturday but had considerable experience in driving motorcycled th fruhwnesmi ny ludrlfn very pretty wfcddlugtook place on saturday afternoon may iui at four oclock at st georges church guelph when gladys joy laocy only daughter of mr and mrs joseph lucey became the hrldv tof trihnii0rnioucruirfliuu son of mr and mw hlcluuxlsoii of oampbeuvluc venerable archdeacon scovil officiated tlie bride who wad given in marriage by her father looked lovely in marbia blue taffeta with matching ucccasorlus and carried bouquet of white carnations babyu breath and fern mrs ivan richurdsoii jr as bridesmaid wore pretty blue ensemble with matching accessoriii and curried bouquet of pink carna tions and fern mr ivan ulchardson brother of uie groom ucted us bit min t1wj weddbig march was pluyed by kir fcugeue hlil uud at the signing of the register mrs taylor cousin of the bride ualig wry sweetly at dawning after the ceremony reception was held at wyndham inn when thirty guests were prcecnt the tabled were beauti fully decorated thruutlered wed ding cake and vases of illy of the valley graced the brides table toast was proposed to the young couple by arch mr unamtsr richardson left by motor ou their wed ding trip to chatham and detroit the bride trafelung in an hnported tweed dmc wtn ooon oottor and brown acces sories they will reside hi fergus quarterly audit of township accounts belief accounts of 270i passed try esauesing council insurance placed at 360 premium the eaqueelng council held their reg ular monthly meeting on monday after noon deputy reeve ivl mullln coun cillors murray robdnsoi and wilson were present reevo deorge currie presided at the meeting minut of ia we and confirmed communications were read from the department of municipal affair bell telephone company town of milton unemployment relief branch departs ment of public welfare mrs hart hore department of highways george elliott jenkins hardy and alex lawson moved by mullln seconded by wilson that the treasurer pay tho relief accounts an presented by the relief officer 270 91 carried the lycaourer was by motions in structed to pay tho fallowing accounts boasenoc typewriter rlb bon 00 orcspon transportation of men to and rrom work 27 00 bell telephone company 392 municipal world supplies 270 jte wh aeu llalbuu plowmens association 1000 alex lawson overpayment on taxes 200 austin dredge on order of horry woods re opening bravo of george currie 10 00 moved by wilson seconded by li mullln that lejiye bq granted to introduce bylaw to appoint auditors to audit tho township accounts quarter ly for tlie year 1035 and that said by law bo now read first time carried moved by robinson seconded by murray that bylaw to un polnt auditors to audit the township accounts quarterly for the year 1035 liavlng been read first time be now read second und third times and pass ed and that tho corporate seal bo at ta thereto carried moved by wilson seconded by mullln that tlie treasurer pav the roud sliectu us presented by tho road superintendent 150 05 carried moved by mullln seconded by wilson that tlw trcoiiurer pay county treasurer re relief fund 137 33 carried moved by wilson seconded by robinson that the township insured with lloyds of london ut prtmlurti of 300 00 curried news of acton and the district toang peoples raby quito number from the young peoples society of knox church acton attended young peoples rally which was held on tuesday evening livings stone presbyterian church baden ser vices were held on sunday monday and tuesday celebrating the opening of new building dedication of newly installed pipeorgan and two memorial yp banquet guesi speaker wafl uev mi wright curate or chrlit church hamllun close of it httcceacjul seoimtn as climax to year of accompllsli meirt and enjoynknt tho lwld banquet on monday night ut 30 the purlsh hall was tastefully docoruted in blue und wliite uio colors and everybody teemed in hurjrtiony with tlie nuy colors tho rev mr brllunger said short gruce und ull did justice to delicious banquet supper number of boy scouu helped with tho serving the flrt toast of the evening wu to tho king proposed by john preit whereupon all joined in hinging tlie first verse of tlie national anthem john prust us chairman gave briif uddruas in which ho reviewed iome of tlie years activities and his own re action lo thorn he painted out the faului of uut association as whole and gave his sinqtre wlslhis for successful rrptttrrtttffcimlnftycarr mw alger proposed toast to the church io wlilch harry ware respond ed afur tiwr toust to tlie churcli sill rose und sang tlui churchs one foun dation tlie remaining toasts wvre followdlvjthe ay mwwiift society meeting the monthly meeting of the acton united church womens missionary society we held last thursday after noon in tho school room with mrs barbexee presiding the meeting was in charge of group led by mrs ii johnston the section of the study book was given by mrs bei mowat and mrs annie johnson read tho devotional leaflet mrs it john uton gave story from miss kllpatrlclcs book miss kupatrlck is missionary in india who has visited the acton organization when home on furlough to stcmain in aeton at tho meeting ofoakville hoard of education on tuesday night the re signation of miss theresa hunt whohad teachers offered same salaries for reefigagement for another year supplies for schools to be secured as re commended at the monthly meeting of the school board on tuesday evening trustees dr buchanan graham praoer dr pearen and mc cleary were present and chairman mcdonald presided an invitation from the acton branch of tho canadian legion rfw requcoting their attendance at legion night on wednesday june 12th appre ciation of the invitation was expressed and the board will all attend the caretaker requested the purchaeo of hand lawn mower the matter was delegated to the attention of tho proper ty committee with power to purchase as they deemed advisable the fourth report of tho finance committee recommended payment of the following accounts anderson oo mipplies 700 hossard supplies 803 elliott bros supplies aoton public utilities commis sion serviccu 33 redjacket coalcotucl 258 37 evan jones teaming 21 78 freight 6339 selection of news items or moore to resign as general secretary ol united church the resignation of very rev albert moore fronxthe office of oenena secretary of the united church ofcan nda would be submitted at the next meeting of the general council it was announced at meeting of the ottawa presbytery discussion took place on tho question of whether or not the offlro of ofjiffral fwrrtnrv nhnuld be abonsh ixalfi dr cd when dr moore rcblgns no decision was reached as to the attitude of the presbytery on the matter opinion being divided oro 3baa5 boell mouuu yl leliuu uf aubeu was accepted mist hunt exprcsslnga desire to remain with the acton public school the resignation leaves one posi tion vacant at brant wood school mls3 hunt has been musical director of acum schools the past year and her work resulted hi good standing of pupils at the malton county musical pestival at tho meeting of acton board this wvck rccngagment at an increased salary was tendered miss hunt big crowd at local liberal association soela kvenlng one of the biggest crowds to assemble hi acton tills year attended the second uko to purchased otlwr books annual euchre and dance of acton lib commended would not be needed unul eralirogrcsslv association hi the town tt tlie holiday and purcliase was hail on priday evening the accommo fcrred until uicn latlonof umhauvutaxdbyond at uih first meetin followbitf tlin capacity irl2es for cards were won by musical pestival uie board xpreizl up mr mooro and 14 allan lunch ivinclpai micllae inehlgn school wus present to discuss with the board equipment that had been recom mended by the inspector on his recent visit it wau pointed out that tlie pro sent equipment was not sufflcleht to meet the nccdii of tho pupils now at tend big on motion the supplies committee was instructed to purcliase tlie table required for tho science room this was to be built during tlie summer holidays in tho purchase of books the sot of boolos for supplementary prcnch read ing wtru ordered to bo procured cme dozen books of reference for geograuhy lowly pcarn dundas street west tor onto had just changed tho oil in hid auto and the engine was dragging ho explained to magistrate bull when he appeared in toronto township police court charged with unnecessari ly slow driving the traffic officer who laid uio charge explained that he had found pcarn heading line traffic along the dundas highway near dixie and because the highway was busy ut tlmjtimerhad toldpeurn to move along bit fauter he followed tho pearn auto for about half mile and failed to note any increase in speed so ordered trtrtv road acton loses the first ball game exhibition iae went to camp bellville all reaoy for the league opening on saturday various interesting items of news acton ball team journed to camp bcllvlue last night to play an exhibition game and campbellvllle finished oh the big end or 03 score the first lrr nlng was campbellvlllee big frame when they touchud crlpps for seven hits and 1y rjmn ttflnryw tnxt all waw fiuti to sponsor band concert tlie sunday evening bond concert gpoutorod by acton lodge drew good attendance at tho town hall who enjoyed tho program provided selections by acton citizens band in cluded hymn seluctlon norma over ature march mon ami waits ntim was served and following mr blak lock of oakvllle contributed trombone mr blokclock tpoke briefly and expressed his pleasure of meeting so many frlnndsj uguin he introduced to the audience mr hughes cleaver pcderal liberal progressive can didate foe hal ton county mr cleaver very briefly gavo uio assemblage sonw food for uiought on questions of govern ment und presented uie winners wlui preclatlon of uie work of teachers ue comtmailst and pupils ut tlie showing mode in this contest appreciation of uiaie who hud provided transportation was ulo expressed tiw secreuiry was by motion instructed to write uie teach ers and those in charge conveying this itppre elation tlie secretary was by motion in structed to write uie teachers of the ucliools ottering reeuttugement ut tlieir prudent bularles except hi uie cases of taylor responded to by hoy it after which the song wad sung toast to tlie joy group for winning the years competition by mr chapman of uia curdlnal group umwered by leona waller olive royrs iaug danny boy mid fcillicf iwylornay brlbe oftiie associa tion read uif jla ohronlclet miss hunt sang delightful saldino song which was enuiuslusllcally tn cotvd tho truasurer ilogerw made few remarks in humorous win punctuated wlui upt quptutiww from concluded ou page eight tub evening meal dioebtkk why is it tuusutai uii old uearo was asked by his employer uiut bo few negroes commit su icidet its dju way boss replied hustns when white man gets in trouble uud sets down to worry about it he gets despret and kills hlsself when nig ger sets down he just goeu to sleep their prbu tlie mumc for uie dancing voung whw salary was to bo 3n was provided by blacks orchestra cyellitt kuled when ktnlckby car joseiili csuka hungarian aged about 35 of 2i6 macnab street north hamilton was instantly killed on brant street north of prcemun near uio dundas highway ijioruy after oclock on priday evening he aparenuy suerved hvi bicycle into uie side of nruibound caf driven by robert arbuckle of 305 campbell avenue tor onto und was thrown to tlni pavement suffering hemorrhage and concussion ttio driver of ue car wus not lield chluf sjiiiui and constable dunluuu in ciased by 50 und mho hunt by 75 to bring them iieurtr uie present scale paid uve ouier teacher on uio public school stun and hi recognition of their work in art und music tim secretary was by motion in structed to make coopurauve atunie nunts with uie teachers to allow tho children tp have entrance to uio schlto by 30 und one oclock on dayu when uie weuuier was inclement has property committee was instruct ed to secure new curtaira und repairs to uie couch for uio teachers room in the public school vote of uiunks to uioe who supplied antotttoblles for trurunorlutlon to tho vtetigated tho unfortunate nun had muulcal pesuval was passed unanhnouly been working for joseph toui in tho by tlw board lake medad vicinity and wan on hli way homo at the time mr toth who was in ills cur uome distance ahead heard tho crush and turned back hie accident httppctunl on uie first hill on the fur side of dundns street ntur the farm of sbjnerset tihrjnhiyrahkkof mrl at hnprlnr mothers day tho lreibytery of ouelph of uie pres byterian church in canada met on luusday ut st aiuhvwu church hes peler wiui morning und uftenioou hus aloiis there were present the fallow ing ministers luv dr macoll ilvray ouelpnt duvldsbn aalt ruv lowe qah luv thomson fcuoru rev taylor munroe kitchener luv jones cumpbell vllle rev puttertou prtiiton beiinie acton rev jpleming wauiloo rv little fclmlru dr smart gait und rev marshal together wlui uie folluwlng klders messrs wulluce acton willoughby eimlru juiiies brown kloru jubiix tuition pergus buchunun ouelph shuw hespeler mcdonald kltchuilur allan cahipbellvllw preu tnuu preston purkney imslhich col locheud wuurloo robbou ayr iiiule absence of the modcrutor itcv marshall ouelph rev munroe of kltchuiar presided dr smart uf kino churcli cult was appointed interim moderator of uie ay congregation rev mr iat teraou uf iteston wus uppoblted to tho 0eetmastteiblya ott buw assemblys business committee the assembly will meet in montreal in juno next speclll service hi the churched and pitting tribute lid to motherd beuutlful summer day and uiought for tho mothers predominated every afhpw lair snnduv tlw flnvun mnpr of mouiur uud mouiers memory were worn by ull at uie cemetery graved there were tnurkid in her memory at tlw unluid church uie sunday school und church service were com uiicd asslhtlng uio pastor in uio suf und vesture and hr ouclph was nominated for theccwitruf an important purl the aubjoot of rov vice wiro mr brown superii tendent of uio sunday school und messrs kennedy and islurl ii vin cent avtustant super hi tcndeiibi the scholars took prominent part in uie service scripture and ouier readings in uie special service were taken by prank holmes walter lumb ujid mar garet harrison in uie musical part of the service uctty aibson and bulle vincent rendered duebt aiid quur tctus teltcuon wus given by mussni tuylor masules mason und cliuord tlie subject of rev mr poouib discourse wait no laurels ou their brows at uio baptist church mr ix editor jjustor gave mothers day liieosuge from uve subject mother mine and uie spirit of uie duy pre vuded uie uervice at the presbyterian church uie sun day school and congregation held combined service hi uie morning on the muaiool prt of tlieewfvitm th otpbls7tratiiiu tho mouiers cliolr tilled mr bennle was mouiers palth and spiendid fc mothers day service was bcr bliss eternal selection love little cottage overture saluta uon march pox trail tho band was under tho dlrecuon of bandmaster bert muson other golecuons hicluded numbers by uiu mule quartettes messrs rumley splclvogcl agnew jus smith and messrs masaks cuiford olbiion and geo simpson guitar und accord ian duett by messrs hull und pulton and vocal solo by mv cotcs tills concert will can elude uio indoor concerts of tho season upd during tho summer months ujo band will render concerts from tho und hi the park julrw 1ullis parmer for peel piutsed away juliitji pulllstformer conservauvc and surrogate court registrar of peel died at lib home brampton on saturday after brief illness in hfcj 64ui year ten ycun ugo mr fullls hud heart attack in his office hi uie court house mr lullls was lifelong resident of brampton ho first entered political lifo in 1013 when running as conservuuve candidate ho defeated munur hi byelection caused by uie resiguatloii of samuel charters mr pallis wa returned uuin to uio legis lature in uie elections of 1014 ho resigned hi 1010 to contest point political policy wiui tho liberals of the county and was chifcatud by lowe he was lattr uppohiled to tho surrogate reglstrunjiip which oiflce he held for nearly 10 yeurs ho is sur vived by hlti widow the former jessie plutclier four daughters helen and jean of toronto and ruth and joyce at homo und uireo suters mva mur guret broddy und mkji mabel pallia of brampton und mrs prod dawson oi toronto br grovcaf pained jurxeoti of pergua uled sunday brilliant und gifted uurgeon dean of doctors in ontario and on of uw most publicsplriukl and highly regarded cltu 1u nf hriim tv ahrnhnrti nrnu hih their liking and they had no mercy on him knocking out afcx hits in row before man wan retired but all crlpps needs is little coaching and confid ence and he wfll doing his job on uie moundv as well as any other pitcher lefty morton went in next inning and from then on it was very good game with uie home team collecting but one scratch single and they never threatened to score norm did some very nice pitching and should be in ilret class shape for saturday taylor started for tho locals and pitched three innings holding uie acton boys to one hit and no runs acton couldnt get their batting eye on uio ballat allandany iuajydidhltwerc snuffled up by twiappy fielding at tho end of uio third transom took turn at tho delivery box for camp bellvllle nh did pretty good job pj touciiud fur joui txtter at his home orovehurst hi pergus on sunday hi his bbui year discov erer of many uilngs which later became accepted practice hi his profession ho wus one of uie most highly famed of the many fumous physicians and nut gitoim which ounudu has given to uie world und uils despite uie fact uiut hbi life wuu curried out small commun ity it was as country doctor uiut ho achieved hbi greatest successes and unit he gained for liimsclf reputation as one of uie most skilful mrtteons hi uio dominion death caino ut uio end of os years of practice during which ho is vjitlmutcd to have performed more uiuii 20000 operauons ho died from pneumonia after an illness of three duyi credited with being uie rtrat sur geon to perform an appendectomy tho ivmovul of on appendix and pioneer in ouier holds of medicine and tturgery since hln graduation from uio university of toroutpwlui ttiedctpree of in 1b71 dr groves was progressiva and uptodate pructluoner wlmew patients talnu from all parts of ontario an ouwr field of aurgury hi which dr grovi led his colleagues in canada was hi uio prucuce of sterilisation of ln at ouiokjy ftl lowed and uie mortality rate due to infection and incisions dropped greatly as consequence tlie funeral on wednesday was largely attended by cit useno from all parts of the province thouirrnrwab and three runs tho score by innings campbcllvlho 600 000 acban 000 201 batuirlci cripps morton and ander son taylor transom and lamb few notes campbcllvlho presented very nice team and should give good account of themselves in uio hal tonwent worjli league they have very nice buiicli of fluldeni acton couldnt get their batting eye on uie ball at all it is to be hoped thty find it before saturday crlpps got uwuy to bod start but eve rypltcliur getsa btdlcatirigvncr starting in so lets look for uie best norm certainly tamed uie sluggers und hud uicm swlnubig madly ut his hooks bob andenujn is doing fine behind uie plate and lit throw to second is getting bttter all uio time he was tho star of tho game having two doubvr scoring two runs and had stolen basj in three times ut bat ttockwooo to have daylight saving bylaw wu1 make ttffecuvo during july and august other new of fclmytwwn council pn ceedlnril aeletk nerse west special awwd at the graduation exercises of quekb general hospital last evening luss isabel lanu was presented with tho dr tm savage award for operattp room technique miss lanu was ooo or the graduation class of ims friends extend congratnlauons on her grmdaa uon and winning this covetted award ce the farmers buljding milton will be uie meeca for halton girls on sat urday may 18th under the leadership of miss betty wallace of the institutes branch toronto the girls of the county will plan their program of projects in home economics we understand thit for this year definite project in cloth ing will be substituted for the hi classes and domesue science judglns competitions which have been staged during uie past few years only girls who participate in thai project work will be eligible for uie household science compeutlons at uie canadian national exhibition it is open to all girls 16 to 20 years inclusive in halton and vicin ity and it is anticipated large group will greet miss wallace who fas well and favorably known amongst the glrla of the county indian who fled custody sentenced te penitentiary prank spelcher alias glen rogers an indian of brantford found guilty of breaking and entering uie residence prank sykes in georgetown on may 1st was sentenced yesterday by judge munro to serve two years and six months in kingston penitentiary he was later brought before provincial magistrate mcftvccn on charge of escaping from an officer while belng taken to bur wasli reformatory on august 10th hist under uie name of glen rogers ills idenuty tui being uie man wanted fur escaping from uie officer became known after provincial constable cookman of milton took his fingerprints at milton he was found guilty and sentenced to tao or in kingston pen sentence to run concurrent with uie form er science john jontu of ebquesing township was found guilty of stealing 75 bushels of grain from john scott of limchousc was sentenced to 15 days in jul one day for each five bushels new uniforms vou ball team will be worn at pint game on saturday in guclph pito pitchers en the acton uaenp the regular mectihg of tho council for tho township of ramosa was held tn the town hall rock wood on monday may 13ui2 1935 rve sims mclcm presided over full attendance of mem burs at uie request of uie trusteed of thi police villutfe of rockwood bylaw wus passed adopting daylight saving tlmu for the pojtoc village of rock fmoad for tho montlkj of july and august 1035 it was agreed to place uie road in suroncufor 1035 wlui mr barrio mutrl double liability at premium of 14800 tho auditors report for the hmt four montlis of 1035 was presented to coun cil showing outstanding taxi of 11 hm23 nil muv 1st 103 accounts amounung to 100870 wuro passed for payment and council ad journed jo meet as court of revision ou june loth 1035 rku rututed by nammgawoya councilsgrant made to plowmens asoelailon ituad voucher amounted to j331j5 naimagawvya council pasucd accounts for unemployment relief to uie amount of 17057 ut uie meeting on may 7th grunt of 1000 wus made to tho tun plowmens association ho treasurer was instructed to pay the county iveosurer 17360 belngj amount due uie county for relief work on the highways resolution was passed requesung uio llterp orof ontnxio cancel the contract of customer os notified on april 8uu on requust on extension of time was granted for uie payment of some arrears of taxes the clerk and treasurer were ap 1i1t1 to audit tho awjkimrnt holl for 1935 road voucher no was passed amounting to 33120 council adjourned to meet al the call of uio reeve wiui uio baseball season due to open locully in the tricounty league on saturday baseball is quite live topic wlui uie funs manager bill holloway und uio boyu however have been putting in some strenuous workout for several weeks and are ready for the field on saturday in pxcparauon uio boys went last night for game with oampbellville which town lias team in uie haltonwent worth league incidentally there arts three baseball leagues operating in halton county which ought to be sufficient to please everybody and give every team just uie grouping desired on saturday acton plays against tho royal city entry and brampton opens uie reason in georgetown through uie cooperuuon of local business men the acton team will start the year in brand how wliite uniforms delivery lias been promkcd by saturday morning and uio suits will carry the name of the donor on uie back of each shirt qll uie catrhinif wtaff anrtomnn and gibbons are ready for play prom umong group of nve pitchers man uger hollowavwul make hki selection norm und bus1hortan furnish both left and right hand vdiveriea teller is ready tor either the pitching box or one uf uie sacks and crlpps who didnt get much opportunity to hurl them in lust year is putting them tn with plenty on tho ball this year deforest is new comer who has played some junior ball concluded on page plve coming events atittuuocemcnta of mectlur con certs or other knta under this heading ro charged 10 cents pvr line with talnlmum charge for any announcement of xc st albans boy scouts ptour de us concert tomorrow night in uie pariah empire day concert town wn acton may 33rd par particulars see adv nn putt wmir the milton and nonral junior farm ers will visit uio acton club in the town au aoton en toes day evening may 21st