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tbur8day dbctbmsxr srd 1936 the acton free press paqb rvm jreaacrnak mrs mcpherson visited in tpr ontb during toe week mr ocorge soper of kitchener spent the weekend at his horn here mr ivan klrkness of port sydney spent the wedcend at his home here mr melvliv soper of quclph visited at the home of his parents mr and mrs oeorge soper on wednesday dr and mrs johnson of water loo and miss iauiu scott of kitch ener visited acton friends an sunday mr and mrs mokochnle and mlssaplara jean of jamestown ify spent several days with ir and mr oeorgb soper lost week mr and mrs oordan mckay mr and mrs harold wansbrough and robbie of toronto and mrs prank day of rockwooct visited their mother mrs wansbrough on sunday mr wright who has been vialt lnjr in england for several weeks re turned home on tuesday by the new steamer queen mary mrs wright who has been seriously ill for some lime will return later after convales cing friends here will be pleased to lean of her improved condition bannockburn school heport the following is tho november report of bannockbum school no 13 es queslng ivmamcirt roaael 82 fir ect norman mcodonald sol ixoall pllzpatrlck 464 harold roszel 45s wilson gordon 444 clarence denny 440 jr 1h jackie gordon 488 thomas pltzpairkk 473 lois watson 414 alex norrle 431 st ix eileen gordon 466 allen gordon 442 jr mac sprawl 415 total 700 st lawrence anthony 281 total 450 kathurlna stewart teacher george wallace clothes shop 123yongest toronto opposite byriebirks we make glasses to suit your eyes at prices that suit your puree if you arc in need of glasses or change of glasses why not consult us results guaranteed pllead ileoistered optometrists 38 glbgls squabe guelphs most modern optical parlors no election in acton continued from page one hloomsbury utekary society meets uloomsbury literary society lield its meeting in the scliool on tuesday even hitr november 24th the resident munscll nellis wiu chairman the roll call was answered wiui name or our group holly wood stars and shining stars were the nataeschoscn for uie groups for uutj winter the regular business was then atepensktwltht tlio program was in cluirge of mlsj alma watson and mr hots gordon for uie shining siara and mrs mcpherson and mr ale near for the itollywood stars mr near presided while th following numbers were given in strumental muw ruby mcplicrson speech on my trip to texas by mr vongoozcn reading entitled health miss mary mcpliedran muslc ul number by mrs wilson and mr alex near musical number by miss marion watson and mr manscll nellis reading lire und the average man by mr ross gordon piano solo by mrs vangooiten con jluded the pro rum gregory theatre friday december 4ui tjtouble for two based on robert louis steven sons suicide club starring robert montgomery und rosalind russell comedy damn shy cartoon loth hole club nov elty vitaphono stage sllow sport iaredevu try satjttlay ltcktvjbk 5lh the case against mrs ames drumatlo as todays headlines starring qcortro brent and made leine curroul comedy rush hour rlmpsody cartoon loveaoelnkt poxrnews monoav ift vcjrt 7th swing time crackling comedy dazzling dances naht wlioopec costarring fred astalre and ginger rogers cartoon not now pictorial no 11 coming earthworm tractors starring joo brown vor the electors meeting which fol lows the nominations mr ritchie was chosen chairman by the electors fleevo harrison was unable to be pre sent and councillor mason on his be half explained thai ho had been attend ng county council that day and had another engagement that evening in the city for the reeve mr mason extend ed his thanks to the electors 21a auo felt that acton citizens should convoy to tho retiring rcevo their appreciation of hla mt vices in tho town and at count council and applause indicated that the gathering concurred councillor mason was tho first speaker and expressed his appreciation of the confidence shown him in his nomin ations far municipal duties he was proud of the financial statement pre sented and left tlio municipalitys affairs had been efficiently carried on ho felt the present plan of division of tho work by ibuurds and commission was tho b3t method and paid tribute to their work sit drow attention to tho increase in revenue in tho waterworks system and tho increased amount thab had gone to ward debenture payment tho tax ar rears also showed splendid condition in number of towns politics were play ed on tlio collection of taxes to the detriment of die financial affairs of the municipal ues such had never been the ca with any acton council mr mason drew attention to tlio increased relief expenditures of tho past year councillor mcmillan appreciated tho lienor of renomination lie did not however seek reelection ha had enjoy ed his last two years of council work when tilings liad gone so smoothly and hoped the new oatmei twouw hvc clancy retires frank kino clancy king clancy dynamic defence veteran of the national hockey league who started his professional career with ottawa senators and was bought by toronto maple leafs for 50000 startled the pro ranks by suddenly announcing his retire ment the fiery clancy ohe of the lightest but most effective players the game ever saw will continue in nonactive capacity with th lf who is responsible smooth soiling trustee prosor luul enjoyed the work on the school board and if re elected would do his best to fulfil the oitioe mr lasby nominee for tlio reevcsllip thanked those who had plac ed ills name in nomination it had been done entirely unsolicited ho had no intention of cloguhdng or crluclzlng uw work of council us he felt they luvi done the best they could he had not decided whether he would contest the office or not mr kerr nominated for reeve and publlo utilities commissioner was appreciative of tlio honor conferred ho was disappointed at tho small attend ance at tho meeting but perhaps it was mixc because the stream is not evidence of satisfied electorate hdtlie same as it used to be instead of kdllors note hie following artlclu li reprinted from uie lmus newdrec ord in reply to our recent editorial on the grand river conservation man wo reprint it so tlutirour readers may have the fullest understanding possible of thin proposed develupnicuitt dills editor of tire acrow vuc phtiij has been reading the madoln brantford booklet entitled conserving uio waters of uie grand silver sio tlnds it interesting but it leaves many questions unanswered for liim which li natural enough since tho booklet is small und tlio subject is large but mr dills lias grasped uie subject mitflclenuy to wonder why governments assistance should be given to help out tho munlcl paliues along the grand he heads lus editorial wlui the title who la llo sponsible the answer to the question who is responsible also answers the other question why shouldnt tho ciues pay for uils work themselves tho prob tv more rambling round in runabout hockey of course uppermost tlio boi were in oult fur on hours workout on thursday last there wen 17 of them trying fr places liken monday night the homo ico was ready and the in tcrmedlates hod workout pro rules urent to be adopted entirely this year centre ice body checking is taboo and wo arr glad no one wants to see slaughter in game messrs mcdonald and rumley were actons representatives at uie oha on saturday incidentally the suggestion from acton thatsemlrinul and final gomes bo lav ed on artificial ice was not passed well its to be hoped uicy ore played before tlio spring rains uicn wo read sonlo place tluit acton may haveu hard time rounding up team just maybe weve seen couple of workouts and acton could round up two teams either one of them us good us some oha intermediates wo have seen hi the past two years glancing over some prescasan gossip from georgetown we notice tliat uie near miuh ti flnrrr vnnw hu iwy mr and mrs john smith honored could not understand however why men who had 111 led public office during uie year were not at uie neetlng to give an account of uielr stewardslilp he felt uie public utlliued commission luid jeendoinggoqdorjc elded wheuier he would run for office but ho certainly would not causa an on tuesday evening november 10uv progressive euchre was then played tlio neighbors and friends of mr and mrs wilson and mr kenneth watson winning prices mrs mcplierson and miss alma wiitson were hostesses for uie evening and with their assist ants ered dainty lunch the meet ing closed with uie sinking of the national anthem newest astairerogers filmusical on the way in suinir time rico radio ls pre senting tred astalre and ginger roaen in uie sixth of aeries of plcturea that have established un alltime record for starteam success including plylnn down to rio the gay divorcee roberta top hnf and yjllou the fleet its scries in which each succeeding film hau topped its predecessor in popularity and box otfice returns reason for that recoi outside of the brilliance of the stars has luvn suggested as lying in tlie spirited nowlty of their performances and ui lavlshness of their productloim their new vehicle coming to ue greffory thcatra on monday brings hit nielodlea by americas dean of musical comedy sjid light opera jerome kern tlie cost include four musical comedy headllners victor moore helen broderlcu eric hlbre and oeoraes metuxa besides betty fumess hi romantic role oeorge stevens directed pandro berman pro duced kom kmguah1 mrs john smith gauiercd at their home to bid uiem goodbye before uioy loft for uielr new homo in acton mr sim took tho clialr and fine pro gram of songs readings music and speeches preceeded uie presentation of lovely couch cushion and bouquet of mums mr smith griff hi read the fol lowing address mr and mm john smith dear pr lends it is with jtreat regret and sorrow that ae jour neighbors and friends have gathered here tins evening to extend to you our best regards and lilies and to bid you farewell from this community in which you boui have given many years of faithful service we are glad to know that you are not going far away and will be able to pay frequent visits to uils vicinity we know uiat in your new horn in town you shall luid maryy oom forli that you may enjoy life to its fulleit as ijnall token of our esteem we beg on to accept these gifts may ood blcwi you boui with hcalui happiness and years of life and ser vice signed on behalf of the neighbors and frletulh hardy butlkr sim election mr shlls nominated for roova appreciated tho action of ttiosc wlu liad put his namo forward ho felt uiero was plenty of material for tho office but would decide later on whether ho would be candidate mr jones felt die present council had done good work he appreciated ills nomlnauon ho uiought some more gravel might have been put on the streets he would liavo liked to see more of the old council present but congratulated messrs mcmillan and mason an their attendance mr jones was rauier steady yearround how the grand pro vides spectacular floods in the spring time end runs almost dry in summer who responsible obviously when tho river goes dry at jvrgus it is not tho fault of io ol tlss or ther do wn stream similarly when uicro are spring which falls on the upstream farm lands is tunning orf into uie river far more quickly titan it did in uie pioneer days or even in the days which an be re membered by persons still fairly young there ore many reasons why streams in ontario ore running to extremes but uierc in ono particular reason why uio grand river valley has the worst prob lem at present that reason is found in the flat lands of uie two luthcrs mel ancuton and amaranth townships that district is covered with network of surface drains unique in canada in fact it is said to be the most heavily ul ln thelf dlsiuained area ln tlie world speaking only from to but hes just going to teach the georgetown team their abcs in hockey apparently the new find in the coach ing world ls holding back twenty uiree twentysixths of all he knows oh how were trembling up in acton to meet team with all this knowledge of hockey sometimes uils great coachs name appears ln tlio herald as carroll and then again carrool trembling again on those doubles but not in acton with two good goalkeepers showing up at practises these nights jack greer lias been back on defence attain if jack takes up his former position it puts acton right tliere with four do fence men that are pretty hard to get past 5or instance gibbons greer walters and scott pallants timely suggestions rubbers work eyelet velvet overshoes mens lbuckle overshoes ladies allwool jersey goloshes 198 269 159 149 christmas slippers fob men women boys and girls 1argc selection for dance or party ladies silver sandals hih or low heels 298 pallants mill st shoe store acton ontario limit oat uusnt bad epigram jtliluea said plodding pete what did he lay yhojty daytj dat aint no eplyram la it nf new mlnliter was about to preach hli first sermon in scottish church the beidle iiusi jlliiv are mi paper mlnlsur the curujmun replied that he usually tiuro jt la asked mlow what tt4vtad lila dlscourse oh thats richt then when man has jwiur we ken that iwll end uhere lli paper ends upltcnuii un he aays its sort of initmc dat sounds lluht but ulvcs you coajddrrubu to think about bloku ok atttclt why or you nhakuu your llttu boy7 well uie illly lttue fellow took hll medicine ttikl forgot to shake uie bottl w1iay skx rauier did you luive the cur out uit nlifht han vrs dad itk wmiu of tin boys for run round mantllnc of uie shoe factory bulldlnar lie felt the council had not explained this part of their work lie was golntf to stand for the office or councillor mr mason explained mr janes query regarding the shoe factory the howet con co would pay uie 1000 when tho amount was due all other parts if the agreement had been honored by them tlie council egrcttod losing thl3 tm from acton and had made everv effort to secure firm to take over the factory commissioner hansen regretted that arnold of the public tjtlllucs commission was unable to be present klve the splendid report of uils body his report told of the work of rebuildlnb that had been done and uie excellent maintenance of tho system tlio oot of poucr had bvcn reduced and savins of 3000 made to acton hydro consum ers he gave many injures of interest regarding the hydro and waterworks departments in speaking or the metre astern used on uie waterworks mr hansen told of uie supply or water it was his opinion that if the metres were dlscarddraitoi would be facing water sliortogc on tho first warm day ln summer when uie pump was running at capacity there wan only 000 gallons per liour running away from the reservoir it was tho hone that soon every water servloe would bo metred at the present time uie lnatal latlom where only small amount wo known to be used were without metres he paid tribute to uie efficiency of tin statf of the commission se eral questions regarding the new hydro rates and the elimination of thu service charges were answered by mr hansen the scientists liixmma he was ln fact tlio absentminded professor und he was straphanging ln tram the other arm clasped lialf daten bundles he swayed ia and fro slowly tils fuce took on look of appre hension con help ydu sir oskxl uie con ductor yev yuld uh prwcssor with relief hold on to uils strap for me while ijt my fwv out of ojien surface drains and not of ule dralnagc which is comeuung entirely diilerent tlie drains and the nature of the soil cause the water to run quickly to the river and its tributaries the whole district li lite huge well and tree platter on which the gravy nil runs quickly to the lowest point which hi the case of the area to the north is the river valley near grand valley and waldemar these open drains casting hundreds of thousands of dollars ln the aggregate were not put there by uie clues und towns in fact more are being dug every ear in spite of what happens down stream who is responsible the land owners to tlie norui alrcody burdened with debt to pay for the ditches their land is not the best and it is rapidly deterloraun ln some sections they cant farm without the drains for their land li hut and the clay subsoil sheds water like the lining of your bath tub the government in generations post if not at present not only ojlowtkl uiese dltchei to be built but actually aided the biilldlng of uiem with grants of money tlie government is at least partly re sponsible tho farmers cant close uielr ditches and live they cant build star uue dams and pay for them and that is 10 obvious uiat they arent being ask ed to pay water is the most valuable natural resource in canada today to conserve it is the duty of the dominion government and uiots chiefly why the national employment commbujlon has commended the jilans dut it was uie ontario government which was primari ly responsible for opening up the flat tableland which uos all swamp origin ally ond should have been kept in that state since it fed not ono river but six or seven nearly all uie important rivers from toronto to jsouuiompton thats the answer in brief if mr dills wants it more fully well have to take hfln uiitream and show him some of the irost amazing country in old on tario tltjfc kkougtk he you uiv ulwuyu wishing fortwuifc you havent tot iih well wluit ebw cuifvone wuh for then ln tlie forwards tlie line of terry lindsay and ulo marzo makci an aggregation that will ro places and another forward line of good showing was kentner mooney and marko and third and fourui line might also be mentioned to include woods anderson arblc vced kohtner bob marshall and huffman oh no we can that manager bud mcdonald worry is ffetunrr enousli players for team but were all off predictions look at uie nice things that were said about the toronto maple leaf before any barnes were played king clancy and geo hainsuorti haie gone from that once great team and buxz boll out for several week proving jou neer cin tell looks us if couple of local exhibition eunifti might be in order before the season start suppose the grouping will be aruiounr ed after next fridays meeting prom up north comet the news uiat schonfeldt who played on teams ln this duitrict has suffered fractured cheei bone in practise with wrlghtha lt reaves team acton will have three types of hockey for this season jhnlor team will ue entered in the oii that point was rather indecisive until this week but now its finally been decided at intermediate junior and rural hoc key at acton arena this year nliould leae not dull moment for the funs acton intermediate will appear hi new colors this year the sweaters and socks will be ni white and black and they arc seemed throuith the courtesy of mesiirs itltchle agar and one of their coal companies looks as if that company has mail iume warm friends in acton uitra thi uoosteu small boy vlsltlng ln tlie country was asked to kc the fowbt out of uu veuetabli gardtii did uny of uu fowls vt hi dar lie was asked yes auntlr rvptld tu ore with tluj incut on 1u iwad highway gkoceii specials week 21bk california seedier raiilrm lor zioc lbs auiitralian seedier nq rullns for lioc mixed nuts five klndi per lb itlc lb for ztlc choice curinants lb for ioc mixed peel per lb z1c soxonla brand cherries oz f3 l3c 2ptme laud jjr largo nfavel okanoes dozn for zz7 tjoc 1sidb bacon nr lb for zoc choice back bacon lb for jlc free nunnino salt sc handy ammonia 5c fruit suoar lbo for zoc pastry flour nf lb bag for zdc choice plttj dates iy lb for 1zc choice pumpkin if larrje svi tin for ioc peanut butter lb jar for rose or thbitlg brand baking powder luc highway grocer nesitt prop young street ktrtgand queen mary at the cenotaph mothr qua uary fc uu ceaofaptl incmoilal tudr at kins bdwud vm and him ruclpited in tha armuoe mftioaa 0d in whiteten owul rn