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ht jutim tt acton ontario thursday october 10th 1935 eight homeprint pages five cents selection of new8items parchased bostneas in muton mr howard allison has purchased meat market in milton and he and lira allison have removed to the county town to take charge they have been esteemed residents of aoton for aeveral years and while many friends regret their removal all wish for them success tn the new business the moderation league of ontario loot the first round of the battle to its claim that the canada temperance act haa precedence over the uqoor control act in peel county when magistrate bull convicted william varley toronto laborite and league member cm two charges of breaches of the intimation was offered following the oonrfctlon that the caoe would be ap pealed varley was fined 10 for illegal consumption and 100 for illegally having tn place other than his residence ho was also asked to pay costs varley drank glass of whiskey in the rotunda of the cooksvule tan on september 17th while two provincial officers watched him reconsthucnonists meeting final local meeting of the campaign held last night candidate and others addressed the electors crowd or 100 to 150 aoscmbjed at the town hall last night to hear the speakers for the reconstruction party and jjaety the lftbt local meeting of the campaign mr louis brownlow president of tho acton club presided major cousens introduced the first speaker mrs bell of oakvlue mrs bell pointed out the important part women play in the affairs of um dominion and emphasized the need for them of seriously considering their fran chise she urged the use of the privilege to bring about better conditions tn can ada and the election of unselfish men for the welfare of canada mr barr acton was pleased to introduce mr robinson the recon struction candidate the new party was really an amalgamation of those from both old parties who felt they had not been getting square deal from the politicians we must find place for the youth of the land lie was just ths same as any other business man if the common people made money he prosper ed with them the reconstruction party was out to balance the budget the politicians have never tried the old parties were both tied to the big inter ests thf ttjnrmi rrnl dr smart bearer of messages of goodwill frorn acton eng ueceied by citizens at gathering in town hall beautiful silk flag presented with acton coat of arms mrs kent and mrs knight also guests doctor smart tells of acton england enter tained by reeve and mrs harrison a1x together guild offloers the nomination meeting of knox oulld was held on monday night the meeting opened with hymn after which mrs xl bennle took the scrip tore reading and prayer the following office were elected honorary president rev bennle president mr otoe hurst vicepresident mr harvey hansard fiecretarymr norman wright treasurer mr clarence henderson planfet miss drana mcdonald assistant pianist miss margaret brown tlshera brownlow patrick hall hassaxd blow mainprise group leaders mr louis brownlow mr wm burton mr mainprise mies margaret brown the next meeting was called for monday october slat the newlyelected president closed the meet teachers convention next week the annual convention of the teachers of halton inspectorate will be held at bronte next thursday and friday with morning and afternoon sessions ad dressesoa uu program lnc kcw health course by mlssmiiclel willis glimpse of elementary oni secondary education tn india by mis marjorlc whitaker woodstock col legv musoorlc india and primary work by miss isabcll wilson toronto discuslojiii and ouicr features point to program of interest to the teaclicrs of the inspectorate the officers are honorary president dcnytis muton presidente cathcort bronte vlccprcsldentn langniaid streelj viue secretary mis bennett acton treasurer miss politer acton kxlcuuvo miss pell esqueklng mfe storey nassagaweya mlsd donkiu kelson mis block tri falgor and the principals of the urban schools insuiai meeting the regular business meeting of the womens institute was held at the home of mrs hall on thursday last with the president mrs oamble in charge ave minute talk wss given on the for the masses he told of mr robin sons experfence tn service to his country and the public and his capabilities that mode him candidate above par he urged that the movement bo assisted to save the youth of canada the old folks cant be saved free trade would be calamity if we wont new deal for youth then vote for uie rconstrucuan party the promises of the old party are vague while elevens is practical mr robinson said the chief issue of the election was not the tariff or external trade the prime lame was social secur ity and justice and giving more to the masses of the good thlngd of life ho felt neither party would really monkey much with the tariff both old parties were controlled by the industrial mag nates of the country he told of large contributions of which he knew that were made by big interests to the old parties mr ilobinaon gave the reason for englands prosperity to national gov ernment with definite plan fair return for the producer of the primary products and the housing scheme were cited us part of tills plan ho also told of englands program of selfsustnbilng agriculture hotmccdmr stevens stand in the uiterosin of the public his exposure of the robert simpson co and imperial tobacco were cited the in vestigation imd shown that on 25c package of tobacco the growers share luid been 4c mr robinson wanted the utile fellov to have clianco und enforce the de mand on uie big fellow for tills cluuioe kings policy was one of masterful in activity bennett blows both hot and cold he doubted if canada woti vet ready for mv woodsworths coopera tive state stevens polity was for tlia state to regulate and control business dont vote for stevens if you think busi ness doesnt need regulating mr perry who was speaker adver tised was unable to be present and mr mackenzie former conservative mem ber in nova scotia took his place he sold lie was not disgruntled tory but disgusted one he iiad come to on tario to get away from politics and had taken no interest until stevens entry he told of the lack of funds of the new party mnd termed it crusade or movement rather than new party he predicted stevens will have the largest group alter no place like home by mr reesor current events were taken by mrs jos noble and roll call answered by an industry in halton county and where located mrs buchanan gave very interesting and helpful paper oa yductation and piano duett ws rendered by mrs warden and ml fethei pranklm and piano solo by miss stthel franklin mrs oeorve agnew lioantrtjnlimrrgave splendid talk on home and also stated that halton womens institute would be years old next year mrs merry district secretary gave good paper on ttov to live on 34 hours davy and also spoke on the girls con ference which will be held in muton oa october mth mrs stewart lanta mis grace louts lilian lawrence mar gery hall and lavcroe smith were chos en as delegate mrs mcdougall pre sident of dublin instttuu miss cree coresident of bannockburn institute mrs held president of mt union institute and mrs dawns president of hornby institute also spoke on institute wotk plants and shrubs were given to be used tn the pioneer cemetery mesdamea couler hall and davidson and miss hawthorne attended the ttuyrnanahlp course tn milton on prlday mrs merry reported varied display of thrift articles from cuflerent branches of institute at muton pair very hearty vote of thanks was given to mrs hall for the vae of her home also those who assisted on the program the meeting ckmod with the singing of bleat be the tie that binds alter which social time was spent the visit of dr ewart smart ph sc or acton eng land with his message of gooa will from the motherland and his gift of oilken flag from the town of the same name in england was an occasion of interest to all citizens the event was held in too town hall which was well filled with friends who desired to meet the visitor and hear his message accompanying der smart from tor onto were mrs kent wife of the second mayor of acton england who is visiting in canada and her sister mrs kight of toronto reeve harrison was in charge of the gathering and after singing the national anthem depressed the pleasure the h1 felt in welcoming dr smart and the friendly feeling that had devel oped between the acton towns as result of these little interchanges which had been instituted by the late ii moore an his visit in the old land tf smart was presented to the audience by reeve harrison dr smart first presented the bcausuul allk flagrwhlch watj received ort beauf of the citizens by mrs moore the hag has painted on it the crest of borough of acton england and is beautiful embl in presenting it dr smart said it came from all tlie citizens of acton with the best of good will and asked that the lntercoureo be tween the two towns be continued and the children of each be encouraged to correspond dr smart explained the reason of hlj present visit to canada os member of the national council of education this dciccatlon of twelve was touring canada and seeing its educational features h3 also gave some conception of the actoa hi england it is city of 10000 five miles from london he told of historical features which made it fajnouri and of notable families who had been resident there there ore 400 or 500 industrie in acton england and unemployment uicre was practically rill dr smart then told of the nag pre sented it was message of good will in these days we need to stick together and do all polble to preserve peace not peace at any price liowewr ho urged that in uuj teacldng of cluldixn thut peace bo instilled and that they be taujcht to see ua otluir tiuuii point of view he recalled great wen of tiw british empire and pointed with pride to the hirlugc that is oun in england the wide spaces are nob to be cen as in canada but it is mg nillccnt land gardtri ho told of the beauties of various paru he also gave description of the coat of arms and left dtiicriplive booklets of the jubllua year und of acton it was his pleasure to convey uie warmest greetings from the major councillor atkinson reeve harrion exprciod tlw thanks of the citbscus here and on their behalf askej dr smart to convey greetings to his townsmen in england he ako tatf tribute to uie late moore who had been the means of founding uils iiapy connection between the actons mrs kent who had been present on the occafcloa of the presentation of the nog by dr moore in england spoke briefly it was lier first visit to canada and she had enjoyed the hospitality of canadians if she could chose place in which to live it would be canada site had many happy memories of heir canadian visit exwarden mseou joined in ex plans the nomination meeting in muton where currie cleaver and robinson all snoice from the same platform weve attended parts of other fedoal provincial nomination mcclingit in uuj lalton county town but on monday wo board favors the use of gymnasium various interesting items of news kor the hih school cjpea ihyaical training inquire into iohhibilitieh at the monthly mating acton sat through uie whole two hours of it eraser and rather enjoyad the proceedings the gt dr buchanan and hall was packed by two oclock when dr pcann were prccnt in u10 returning officer lcroque anounccd abfipnco of chairman mcdonald uiat george currie hughes cliavcr and ulo mcetlng was prcf over by dr board of director adopt budget order svpalpment and set fees for mrtnf meeting of the provisional board of directors of acton was held an tuesday evening when many matters of importance were dealt with prior to the actual work commencing budget presented by the plnonce committee was adopted with some alter ations pees are graded for those from 10 to 14 years at xi 00 per year 14 to 18 years 00 per year ib to 21 years s3 00 per year and 21 years and over 00 per year membership applications and cards are being prepared and as soon as the program is completed prospectus will be issued tli report of the equipment commit tee wak received and sanction given for 7j how thu growcni of apples and the tcxtic uie bulk of uie equipment to bo pur vi industry were benefitting from uicse ar cltascd it lncjudes gymnasium mala bteumu volw ball wmlnton boxing xrmcri creditor act was not iwrtcctrbutroild be perfected ad in uie mvantlmo hud saved many from bankruptcy tiie same uslstanca should bo given the homo owner ho then action piano is also port of u13 pointed with pride to the enactments of equipment uw etahwwur da uiu insur votd of apprcciauon were also njadc nncet pcnalorw at co for uioso who wanted thm 250 new industries lutd como roblron had been nominated as candidates in halton county ttitn dr anderson veteran in the held announced uiat tlio candidates would all epcak and asked the meeting to choose chairman dr anderson foster and davis were all nominated but on this occasion mr davis won the decision and very grace fully fulfilled the chairmanship duties the timekeeper watch was put on the table with each speaker allowed half an liour george currltt conservative candidal led off and impressed the audience with the seriousness of the election ho toicl about his municipal experiences in town ship and county then came uia cham pltuilng of bennetts policies and lhogixut benefits from uie trade treaties he told buchanan the secretary read copies of letters that had been tent to those who were in arrears for school fees lcttevslram uie department of edu cation gave permission to teach the upper school subjects as requested letter from the secretory of tlio ontario school teachers and ratepay ers association asked uiat reprcsenjl tives be sent to uie meeting in milton on october uth tlio seventh report of u10 finance commltteu recommended payment of um following accounts hassard tmppllcs 65 moore repairs 65 the geo hendry co sup plies 18 50 clarko irwin library 31 56 macmlllan co ltd library copp clark ltd library j3 bturdmorc leatlhirs ltd tup plics 93 rnent folding chairs screening for win dows office equipment and other mater ial incidental to putting uie program into to those who had assisted in making the official opening such success secretary alex moclorcn who id in augurating uie work in acton for uie board and is in charge outlined uie program for the opening night tonight group of fourteen from central with uie physical instructor wlu put on program of physical exercises and gym work that not one young man or boy in acton will wont to miss tscclng it commences at eight oclock and finishes with group games led by the visitors following uie demonstration the visitors will be served lunch every boy and young man is invited to attend to see what can be done on uie gym nasium door boxing and wrestling will form port of uie program commltuu was also appointed to draft uie constitution and bylaus for juhmlutlaa to uie board the matter of formation of ys mens club will be dealt with at latter tfinung fine new premises symot family have conducted ruuneu hi aeton for ovc fttf years majority the greatest danger was not of bennett and stevens uniting but of bennett and king amalgamating and the measures uiat would uien be brought in part of stevens plan was to utllun ulo coal of canada rather than import it from uie united states stevens would give wsvry consideration to uie veterans mnd was anxious to do something about youth the only msu to break the oon jlolotbebitfmupsstawassuvans was duty to go out and work for robinson and leader who had ho strings attached to him trie national anthctil brought ula meeting to close tum fcvstnlmci fttvjul undlrjg uic appreciation ofcftizens for uils token he paid tribute to lha memory and the citizenship of uie laid moore and the part lie lutd played hi establishing uils connection wlui uie uouierland he was phased uiat mrs moore was well enough to ha present on uib occasion and accept uia nag on behalf of actoi seuuunaster gsortf maaquj on jbsludf of ujo acton troop of boy scouts asked irirtstnarittonaaenba england for their ekib rooitis mounted oouectloa of ontario wood prepared by uie scouto it war presented to dr smart by scout lasby the visitor as sured uie troop uiat he would be glad to do uils good turn and uiat uie troop uicre would appreciate their thoughlv tliu week uie symon hardware mov ed into uieir line ikw atotv on mill street ulilch modern hi every rxapect bo li exterior und interior and uie laut addluon to uui lmprovtrmnt of actons business section tlie new store was part of uie un finished plan of uie late james symon who died lost february his ul health iiad not allowcd uie consummuuoiv of urls work but thls summer the plans were carried into effect and uie store is completed and occupied the business now carried on by mrs symon tuvl mr mac symon and miss marguerite symon the symon family have conducted businesi in acton for over fourscore years the late clias sytnou conducted general store here among the earllcit business houses messrs alex and john symon both commenced their business helen did you eves think seriously of marrying tony of course did so didnt want cioar for my husband said uu customer to uie assistant in uie to rbaocoiilsis fairly strong one madam asked uie man behind uie counter yt uw last one broke hi lls pocket how did you get that amiithje on your face asked uie engineer wife of her husband how do you expect me to run 1o0 miles without getting grease on toy face dwt but when did the railroad start using red reeve harrison thanked uie eltisesu for attending this function and um sing ing of canada closed the receptkxl citizens then had an opportunity of shaking hajidtf with dr smart and mrs kent mlss maroaret harrison played uie accompaniment for tfoe singing of uie gauierhig ttie btage deoorauons of maplo leaves in uieir autumnal color ings and the rail cowers added graatiy to the setting for uie event following uie reception at the hall uie visitors were entertained at uie home of reeve and mrs harrsmoi where de lefrealimciits were served prior to motoring back to uie city flon and uie later at kliklaud lake the late james symon received hh early training in uie hardware business with uie late pearson twenty uiree years ago he purchased uie hard ware business of mr 41 johisitone and conducted it in uie johnstone block wlicn uie expansion of businestt of john uk jk ttumlcy required this section of uie store also uie symon hardware was street mr symon however acquired uie property adjoining the jaliuntone block ttie new store was erected uils sum mer it had modern store front com modious and modemly fitted interior with basement and rear entrance above modem office and living quartern which will be occupied by tdt pcarcii the whole building is splen did tribute to the successful and long business career of uie symon family in acton into being in canada since 1030 he appealed for clccuan on uie record of urn conservauve government of uie last live years dr andcnon explained ho was plnclx hitting for hon thos kennedy ha supported bennett because he wad the greatest premier of canada he praked his ability as lawyer and business man stevens was good man but luid no legal or business experience the only difference between bennett and steven was utulr antagonism pensonally they were ldcnucal on all other points fol lowing uie empire agreements uie em pire peoples would be glad to have mr bciuictt in england on uieir behalf dr antkrsori pointedly asked mr cleaver if he was in favor of abolishing empire trade agreements if he favored new zealand butter coming into canada kln will cluinge these policies nobody knows wliat stcveiui will do he told of uie fcpluitlldtour that mr beniwtt was just complltlng and of course urged all to vote for currie and bennett paul fisher fruit grower was allot ted ten minutes to speak for huguns cleaver ho told of tariff barrlera en acted by the world and of uie btjnnelt tariffs uiat hud cut off 600000000 or trade king was going to take off tariffs the fruit growers had enjoyed taruf protection ho was willing for thotie 1m pasts to be taken off howuvcr just us fast ob uity were taken off uie uilngs lie luul to buy there was no reason for paying 400 more for car in burlington uian in buffalo wo have tried uie high tariff uieory for years and all countries are willing to return to uie former policy neither mr currie or dr anderson hod said anyuung about balancing uie bud get ontario was going to balance uie budget in year roobcvelt lnui tried uie plan of interfering wlui business and stevens in canada direct par allel tlie solution or uia problem is to give people work and not new group of public officials if england wants bennett for uie house of lords the speaker said lie could be secured alter ut and george currie would also be available sg5 53 the report was adopted messrs maclarcn and dills committee fromuic were present to discuss with uie board the possibility of uluuxlng the iryrmiaiium ut the building for high school students ami making arrangements covering this phase of uie school work under better condl uons the secretary was by motion in structed to write u10 department and investigate what might be done in uiki respect the board was very sympathetic and appreciative of uie proposal and agreed to come ta definite decision after in quiry had been made ft was decided to hold special meet ing of uie board on october 15th to discuss uils matter detail eramosa council township boundaries to be chattfed appointment of cotifcable befcrred to next meeting accounts passed for payment the regular meeting of the council tat uie tounihlp of eramna waa held lnj the town hall rockwood on monday october 7th reeve slmn mclean was hi the chalrfiupborted by councillors albert lush storey steawrt und john hlndley on motion ot mtarh storey and hind ley the treasurtr wai instructed to releaiie all clainui on borne rockwood property purcjuued for taxes upon pay ment or taxes hi full to the end of 1035 letter was read from uie township garafraxu stating uiat the new township engineer insisted that uie existing agreement regarding boundary lines between uie two townships bo changed the reeve and cleric reported that uiey had been advlsedf that the engineer had no objection to uie existing agreement no acuon was taken 11 clerk reported uie disposal of tome cases involving arrears of takes at uie recent sitting of uie board of review under uie farmers creditors arrangement act an application tor the appointment of constable was laid over for considera tion at uie november meeting varlouti matters pertaining to relief and tn road maintenance came up for whos who voter told us the other day uiat he belli ved lot of ulo electorate had heart so much about uie party leaders uiat uiry didnt know who the local candi dates were and what leader they wore following wll elucidate if you want to vote for king youll vote for cleaver in halton bennett is your choice then vote for currie it its stevens you want to support you will vote for robin son and if your name isnt on uie votera list you wont vote for any of them hockey club annual meeting the annual mcung of acton hockey club was held last thursday evening and presided over by dr nelson president it was deckled to enter an intermediate team hi the 1l this year the choice of manager will be made by ttie execuuvc officers were elected as follows honorary presidents reeve harrkon ex warden mason mcdonald lelshman wm atnoljj jutchlc holmes president dr nelson 1st vicepresident rumtey 2nd vicepresident fraser treasurer graham secretary middlclon exccuuve if e11ot17fj mccutclw ton and gibbons trainer eockshall assktont trainers masters thos gtbbdns small balance of about 10 remained in uie treasury and matters of equipment and titer details will be dealt with by the hew officers at later mecung the managers ap pointed were mcdonald and dr nelson address on japan tlie feature at the meeting on tuesday or uie united church young peoples society was an address by mr suiart lowrlo an actohion who has spent uie post few years in japan mr lowrlo took his audience on his trip across canada and uie pacific to japan we told of conditions in the orient and of the peculiarities of the race and cus toms they are more contented people uian canadians and he refuted the utorlcs of sweatshops und inadequate uages the wages may be small but they are in accord with prices uiat have to be paid tlie climatic conditions wore described and told about and the audi ence from mr lowrlasdascrlpuonwere ablu to get some conception of uie con ditions in japan the large populauar crowded into the area and uie need for expansion coupled with uie equipment and highly trained efficiency of uie army uere told of as warning of war on this program were violin solos by reno bralda and toprano colas by mrs gardiner wlilch were much appreciated tha second number of tlio hpllfter was also redd the mceung was in charge of uie missionary group your city is no place for man who always waiting until tomorrow to grab the opportunity uiat offered him today oeorteaewu air inhere was splendid exhibit of stock at the georgetown pah oil saturday and the hall classes were well nlled making splendid showing hi all classes the heavy horse exhibit was splendid entry cold and uiaaittable weather kept the attendance down at uils annual event music was provided by lone stifle scottish band and james nlofcol llmehouse and hugh mooormack hills burg were the winning oldtime nddlers the steeplcchaae race was one of the feature of the day and provided thrills and aplus hughen cleaver set about to answer questions asked him and uia former speaker before taking um twenty minutes allowed him oi le told about the kew zealand butter and how its exclusion hadnt made uie ontario former get better prices ttie liberals had been uie first to hutuguratea preferential tariff with the mouinrla in would continue pohcy of preference wlui uie mbuier lnj cleaver said uiat currie was trying to tell uie audience uiat time were good and everyone was aatlaned he answer ed his statement regarding uie extra business being done by the oakvule basket factory by assuring um crowd uiat uie heads of two basket factories he knew of were going to vote liberal he claimed the massed were paying the tax rather uian the classes and asked if uie sugar tax were sir he suggested conscription of wealth now as men had been conscripted hi war the liberals were for truly national bank there was too big wage to capital and the machine and not enough to labor if equal dlvkuon was made uiere was sufficient for every house holder to have an income of mooo per year he would like to see labor repre sented uu every board of directors mr cleaver urged uie audience to put aside prejudices and vote for themselvea bobby robinson che recon struotion party candidate said it was the same old ntory of tariffs by both poptfes and uie problem wasnt going to be solv ed until we all learned to play ball to concluded 00 page bght discussion ilia receipt of bouquet of roses sent by uie members of council and officials to mrs frank day during her recent stay hi uie guelph geiieral was grate fully acknowledged accounts passed tor payment omount wl to 325 00 and council adjourned to november 4th at 130 lsdles and oenuesnen tneubhctietshavehbeerrhrrtiseto the new building for six months 0t kt uie intent always to keep the surroundings clean and reepectable tne young boys and some older andj uie girls and some who would like to be considered ladles have been making it durlcull we were called in this morning to look at the conditions in uie ladies toilet after last night we have right now mighty poos concep tlou of the of some of the young folks of acton its condition disgraceful the mens toilet is getting worse it ha been necessary to shut off uie hot water supplies of towels and toilet paper cannot be continued when wasted act at present the soap containers have been broken and the soup taken from uie building on several occasions it has been necessary to close uiese conveniences owing to the mis conduct of some young folks we have refrained from saying anything about but frankly is this conduct fair poaedbly uils can be taken as warn tng not further steps will be neces sary uiat will be more costly to uie folks who dont conduct themselves as ladlm and gentlemen meeting meeting of st albans young peoples was held in uie parish halt eight oclock on tucbday night election of uffloem was postponed until after tha treasure hunt at nine oclock two parties of treasure seeker lead by jlmmle jones and george footut set out from the parish hall on wild search uiat led them from one end of the town to uie ouier each party had to catt at eleven houses uie clue for uie next houte being hidden at uie stopping place im mediately before in about an hour uie parties arrived back at the hall dis bevelled and panting one within five minute of uie other both group re ceived boxes of candy at the business meeting uiat followed uie following offic ers were elected for uie ensuing year president foottit vicepresident miss leona waller secretary mks olive rookes treasurer victor alger scribe miss esther taylor it was deckled uiat it would be ad two tlie following leaders were chosen miss perry and fred kentner miss clara bauer and mr smahman mrs jukc and bui houoway after uie elec tion of officers hot dog and coffee were served coming events auouubccmcoli oi sfmuasa coo ccrta of otbcr events ttadsa ibis aoodlag or charod ocats por line with taiinlaiuh chaf tot say of asc the unity mens club of uie united church wlu hold an entertainment with refreshments on wednesday evening oc tober 33rd admission 35c next sunday evening october 13th the sacred drama tix he had oreai will be given in the bocav wood presbyterian church by of the norfolk street church oaelpta at 115 suver rolkcum