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xktoe ft sixtysecond year no 24 acton ontario thursday december 10th 1036 twelve homeprint pages fivo cents king edward viii abdicates public school honor roll for november pnpils who took highest stand ing during examinations of past month senior vtvrth folly forty 99 dorobhy bayliss 473 jean fraser 460 leonard lambert 453 mabel hottis 450 loria dawklna 441 total 600 2j bennett teacher junior fourth don wood 483 margaret somer vtlle 476 reno bruido 47 robert thf7mttilw rlmpson 470roga xyrcv 465 total 600 bolster teacher senior third fcvcleen brojda 44 pcra fryer 4bl doris weaver 466 frank toth 45 betty mann 459 beatrice woods 458 total 600 orr teacher junior third howard killlck 378 lamb 167 victor master 365 may nlcol 358 jack mainprise 330 warren wood 325 total 500 anderson teacher senor second helen holmes 450 regale barr 410 kathleen loutut 404 fyfc somervllle 404 vivian glrard 398 roy chlsholm 331 txtal 550 junior keoonot jack stewart 446 dorothy pallant 4o audrey mcklnnon 364 joan rum ley 356 joan pargcter 343 thelma lappin 353 total 550 macmillan teacher rind cui maureen orourkc 259 jotm kciu ner 259 douglas shcppard 257 beat rice lambert 253 john ana 240 jean vanwyck 245 total 300 young teacher junior seobod victor patrick 310 may dyriw 313 armund bralda 307 jack sheppard 295 wilfred duval 205 jock fields 293 total 400 senw kriroer juno dunn delia braltla alleen wlclsaae bruce teacher junior primer barbara nelson blllle mcgaughey joan coles martha turkoia phyllis robcitson james dennis hunt teacher meeting of st alrans on tuesday evening uie cheerio group of st arans aypa presented very entertaining program which opened with uie glnulne of tlielr theme song smile cant you smile the audience was gripped alternately with laughter and liorro during tlie presentation of anold foshloned pantomime called tlie melo dramer mr george holloway made on admirable englishman in the altlt clementine and uie audience got its first glimpse of honolulu maidens in uie mtulcal comedy in which anne holmes olive rogers harry racers and george simpson were uie main eluxactera boastful and wouldbe brave hus band bloodcurdling screams and wife who hi the end proved able to prated herself much better uian her husbani created great deal of excitement in uie play me and belly another interest ing jeaiure of tjy program tlie entire program was as follows theme song smile cajit you smile bj the cheerio group violin duett fred turner and bill blanche vocal solo gordon glbbcus clementine geortj holloway duett olhe rogers and olive rookes musical comedy alger hulmei rouers and slmpitm in strumental election bill iuu duett alger slmiuon accompanied by bill hall trio iliigeu simpson ii ronea play me tnwt betty bulihi mental m1 george simpson ihcmt song the main character in the pantomime he mclodranier were turnlr glbtens ii illajiche uimikci hairls alger wimu fields aim as ivrrj waller the pr luriucrs in tin plu ami belly uere ronkit ii uogert wall rogers almas gtbheils and simp mrs george fchnpon an miss ljllliui ivrrj were very uble ir iitiip if in tht minhal number tltj iiuvlr clued with the hinging of the national anthem when hockey group is really not group looks as if the is tryinjr to freeze out some of the teams when oxiji group of the inter mediate met at georgetown on tujtsa day night they found th ojla had put in teams that were never entered and there wasnt group at all milton has paid no entrance fee and has hot team rntercd it looks as if uie move were made to suit 2ora an it is well known that team doc not want to be in tho group with acton but prefers group where they uavo fairly dcllnlbe assurance of capiur huf group honors hkhtig phrri in flw northern group and fake entry piled in to maks group three look plausible with ouclpa 0ac considering college group in stead of ojla and felnura also waver ing on an entry it looks as if there are only sufficient for one group out of numbers three and seven as it stands at present group isnt group atf all just how tho 01la expects towns arc going to support arenas and hockey teams without competition being afforded another one of tho puales of uiat overstaffed body it looks as if the best plan to forget all about uie game and get on the rxe cuuve three teams playing for group cliamplonahip will provide as much ex citement as trial of ipced at full fair with uirwj entries halton plowmen elect officers for 1937 al tlie annual meeting of uie ilolton plowmens association held in milton on saturday afternoon last chls holm was elected president for second ter it was the fettling tlie meeting tliat uie 1037 match should be held in nelson township and already tentative plans are under way to duplicate or sur pass if possible the record breaking match held on roycea farm near hornby early last monui friday november 5th was the date selected the annual match with uie junior malclv to be held early in june tlie election of officers resulted as fol lous honorary president stanley hall president chlsholm 1st vicepresident peter peddle 2nd vicepresident john mccormack secretary whitelock treasurer claude picket directors eboueslng township jas cunnlnghanr malcolm mcnabb and wm robinson nassagaweya township ern est dredge jolin simpson and wilfred taylor kelson township wm dales wm robertson and rons segaworth trafalgar township victor hall john lister and harold picket county direc tors geo curric gordon chlsholm prd robiuxon and wilson honorary directors gllroy col wullace john coulson and salter the leadership training school is concluded rockwood school came to close urfthumduy had forty six regtatratioim the rockood leadership training night school came to close on thurs day night december 3rd when certifi cates were presented to 28 successful students tlie school was held during the month of november in uie rockwood unltd church students ere present from edtn mlls ebenezer ponsnnby stone church bafrle hill and rock wood then vee 4g regtt rat ions it the rchool instructors on the 11uii making total of 52 the lut nicht wnt in charge of picl il commit with malcolm moflut conciiit the uotshlp servlcr wi cun durte by hi ibentvr joclfly tlitw tallng part were rev clarke malcolm duett by mifjoric gandler ami tvri wihui7tdirnuiy sinimnn faorei mill mim and mr harold smith ijiiu riuiiin fc nf thank ere extend to th instruct inv aln mlv iorimiiu nd gcrild chmcn for tin miilc up pie ilian ilrlud mr maurire hiid roiulu tinl cnn and cojst mil imon nrur uhui lunch wili mtied ml jihnoi via iiunuortd by tin guelph prbvtiry and uccrwlil iil bi the clirltlan education lloaul at ninmtii ih iifinbi of lhr italf wi dyii ev taylor dlrtie tir gvtnji dij itfitltrur muruar detulu new heating planned for the arena majority of conservative member greatly increased by dr welsh bigger poll at acton council meeting on monday evening councillors dr nelson mccutcheon mcmillan and mason were present with reeve harrison presiding appllcauons forthe position of becro tary at tlur acton arena were received and roud by uie council there were four applicants for tho position the council had quite difficulty in decid jng uils hiatter as uie applicants were well qualified for uie position and ulto council lukd aptectava the sptendid scrvlccs of frank holloway the paid two years moved by nelson seconded by mccutchcooiu uiat uiei tender for the post of the sccrctarytreasurcrshlp of uie arena for uie season of 193637 of edward ryder be accepted salary to be 1000 per week for full time and to be apportioned if full time is nob put hi carried letter from acton branch of uie canadian legion expressed appreciation of uie council for uielr hole hear ud cooperation 111 uie observance affile membrance day the twentyfirst report of ue finance committer recommended payment of u11 following accounts acton fire brigade firemens salary 30000 the criais in the british empire which rested on king edward viits decision enuie at eevon ociock this morningwhcb inthci british parliament bill for abdication was read the abdication is without precedent in history and in the docu ment read edwnrd viii renounces nil right to the throne for himself and his heirs the document was signed by the king and witnessed by his three brothers the king requested that cfflct be given to his abdication as soon as possible at one oclock today prime minister mackenzie king addressed the canadian people over the radio and outlined the position canada will take it has been arranged that effect of the bill to provide for abdication will come into effect in canada at the snme time as in the united kingdom action to approve of this will be tnken into consid eration at the session of parliament in january hockey groups are announced in theo acton intermediates in four team group with milton guelph and georgetown the groupings for teams were announced following the executive meet ing inst week and have caused good deal of local comment acton intermediate are in gropp no which comprises aeton guelph georgetown and milton the convener is silver of georgetown and the group meets at georgetown tlie acton junior entry is in group no which comprises acton guelph georgetown and orangevllle with silver georgetown convener and to moet at guelph other groups nearby and which will be watched with local interest are group no intermediates fergus guelph oac arthur elora grand valley utid elmlra group no intermediate tuvlstocic new hamburg mllitrton inul stratford group no 11 in termed laufi owen sound kincardine walkerton wlnghani durham and palmenton the acton intvrnidlati are in is not lartte one arid one thing in lli faor the fact that travelling expeiimvi to any of th places will be light uuml idi1 hitivi st should ulo lie de eloped in the croup tth plenty it livaly between the team kvery aw nf thie touii haw mild ureniu uirl 11 filiation lc iiirfuc fmtt have beiomi aitiiitimid lnm iv iiiieiini the yrti town and hive enjinel th ninir ullh kkil illmlra and fergus and the rlvahy wi ktn the opportmiltv will come eiirm if tlu local uin the urtmp the ciiuphut or no ciiiin an ur lirlr understand in milton iy that liwii hai not eutecd an oll team and has 1111 intetitlnji nf muking an nlr iajt ear milton wn pul hi the tjruiip ready for curling acton curling club organhujtl for th reason and discussed activities for una winter sport at meeting in the council chamber on thursday evening offlcero elected voro honorary presidents mcdonald gould pcskient hulsurd viccpc3ljenu smith and jb mullln secretary macrae treasurer graham mriibership committee harri iion mcutchean hassard and prater game and ice committoe wul011 dr buchanan norton entertainment commlttte dr nelson gould mcdonald nic dr pearcn and oeorge cowii it li anticipated that with number of duos operating nearby many intortow namea can be arranged and real win ters tport enjojcd local schedule will aio be arranged acton speakers in guelph alfred bauer engineers salary mcplieraon car alllow ane etc county treasurer county rate gllmour repairs for streeta township of lsqueslng tunes on waterworks property nn4xrowp gjcav canadian legion wreaui mackenzie ac san supplies talbot upplln wright premium on fbre msn mcdonald direct relief funds ii deforect sanitary work mcpherson uood for hall and arena acton puce pucsfi printing ad vertising mooney repairs at arena 2500 kmj5g s31643 c20 18000 tftid 10 05 005 920115 the report was adopted mrs ilennle was guciit tipeakr at tlu snlor glrlv guild of st pauls prenylflan church in ouclph when the orgmiyitlon celebrated iti first birth day ms bennui mibjicl ww shin ini for ih stramjer of oalilt mrn ii mulnprle gl1 work secretary or the cm iph priibyicriul who kindly ub ended the blithering spoke briefly bringing ret hm from hr hpartment ml did not eni tean and then fni iph wus mu tltutid iulkji in acton iv thi own ide of the move hv in ii hut will watch with interest how it is patelud up mil year and what kim is substiiuld when the mlllni miliy ls shown is fale stuiur in the line tln junini hivi quite problem in thilr goup with the long trip to oriiiuewllr howev that in only one line hey ill cnine up ugulniit the gilph junior mi tht which is umutlly nrniatreayrawwarttresent quested the booth concession at uie arena council decided to advertise for tenders it was decided the cliangc in the waterworks frontage of mackenzies lot on main street could not be altered this year but could be considered next year letter from uie treasurer of uie twnshlp of caledon re on applicant for roller was referred to the relief com mittee for ulelr consideration dr nelson brought to the atten tion of the council the need for improv ed heating of the dressing rooms at the arvna he pointed out that what ap peared to be the beat way was wlji furnace as tlie cloves were not large enough councillor mason agreed to give to the arena furnace of large size which he inul discarded it could be had for removal from hu premises wltliout coat there was also sufficient pipes for boating both the dressing roams the only cost would be removal from the premises to the arna and any changes which were required to uult the building councillor nelson was em powered to get price on uie cost of installing tills furnace reeve harrkon at uie conclusion of council intimated that this year the ri eves annual dinner would of neces sity be held in toronto and that uw date would be dcember 22nd when lie and mm harrison would entertain the council of 1030 at their home there officers of united ms are elected annual reports show successful year and new plans made the december meeting of uie womens missionary society of uie united church was held at u10 home of kirs ken nedy on tuesday afternoon the pre sident mrs barbcrec conducted uie devotional period mrs kennedy read bible story after which all joined hi singing christmas carol tlie anuual reports from u10 various departments showed successful year bushiest of importance was planned also letters and itowcrs to be sent to nick members mrs switzer presented report from minjnlahifrvmnrtuw fnllnw ing names for officers for u10 coming year who were duly elected and induct ed to office by mrs caldwell past preside nvtata barbcreo president mrs bert mowat 1st vicepresident airs morrow 2nd vicepresident mrs reed 3rd ice preside ntr mrs ken nedy recording secretary mrs switicr corresponding secretary mrtf brown treasurer mm speight secretary christian stewardship and finance miss hawuiorne secretary mission bands mrs emery assistant mrs macrae mri ramsden secretary baby bond miss nelson supply and literary secretary mrs reld strangers secretary mrs cleave missionary monthly secretary mm vlckerr temperanr fierret james symon pianist mrs arnold assistant pianist mrs kennedy press reporter mrs gardiner on behalf of the society mrs morrow expressed appreciation to mrs barbcrec for her faithful work during her term as president members of mm symons group with mrs emery as leader presented program of missionary stories people of the rural districts taken from uie new study book men and women or the far horizon that was delight and revelation mnsjtiqnjqwihejixectlng with prayer after which social half hour was enjoyed mrs kennedy and miss nelson served dainty refreshments mivj jos reed moved vote or thanks to mrs kennedy for her hospitality the municipal elections in other places davis elected reeve of georgetown kennedy mayor of guelph surprises lie re and then marked scored of municipal elecuons in ontario mon day chief among them was uie defeat of whitehaired horry mahooey many times mayor of guelph who finished lal in field of four for the miiyoralty veteran of twentytwo years in mun icipal oifice mahoncy lobt his position to aid kennedy chairman of tho finance committee in the present coun cil who nwept into olflce with vote of nre hiugade meeting pielty will htiblrrd up by the time colli ue enrollment taken out th secretary wilson reslgnod rictltfrynf the acton hre brigade nt fireman ii ijiiiu also tendered bl lesliiiatlim at the december meeting uj the avton fire brigade both have been valued memter of the brigade for many wars me ii rltrhle and smith vjire appointed auditor for the jei ujul fratigmeuts were made for the iu iniil dtslrlhutlon of fundi chbf midtuild muirled that cuiinrtl had approved the pureluue nf iunplleii with the ixrepilim of the fire luw mrl the chief and tvcreary were uuthorlvu to secure ihtia tiuhilli ten meeting uer held lust year mve practices and hw il es were ulteuded neighboring institute visits acton branch roekalon institute take part in atton meeting citristitiaa flayor to meeting the rtgular monthly business meeung of acton womcng institute was held at the home of mvs wm hall cm thursday lalt with u10 prusldent mrs gamble in charge five minute talk on the motto peace on earui good will to men was given by mrs bishop roll call was aniwered by wliat would like for chrbitmos and current events were given by mrs hall the fubject historical research was dull wiui by mrs ii mccutcheon mni gamble who was delegate to the provincial convention in toronto gave splendid report on the different work being done in all parts of the country mrs gamble then vacated the chair in favor of the prefidenti of the rocka long society who were the guets of the meeting and preiamtcd varied prb gnnu mm mekiibb on behalf ot the society appreciated the invitation ex icmtctlti them roll call waii given and 11 ptano tolo by mrs velt tlu motto waj given by mm gamble and the subject home and country by mvi nilsuii mm black contributed milo and rending was given by miss helen llayne one afternoon sev eral sej clions uere renderwi by two charming little iilrls nell und norm lambert uhlch were very much enjojej the melhiu eloed with the singing of hymn very hearty vote of thanks whs given to mjji hull tiir the use if her home also tin rtnf rum and ijiuch commltueh uftir which social time wiui niwnt 27350 hcns atesmipricnc wtttrrotrn wilson secretary of uie canadian legion branch with ualwmcys total was 525 davis was elected reeve of georgetown on monday by majority of 222 over smluu james costlgan and joseph hall arc councllljrfs for ward two armstrong being tho defeated candidate figures of tlu election were for reeve davis ward one 125 ward two 170 ward three 102 total 100 smith word one 45 word two 85 word three 64 total 1m for councillors ward two james cos tlgan 105 joseph hall 131 armstrong 09 two elections in wellington county townships were held monday but the main body of uiese contests will not come until the first of 1037 john scarrow defeated the present reeve of west garalraxn jfth smith in nlchol reeve james miller was returned by ac clamation and only councillors were elected innjcholtq wiirli pjiarryaruui tronfcv barber william mcdonald and james martin uere elected to the township council in west garafraxa william rewie john gerrie calweil and fred mclennan were named coun cillors the defeated candidates for the nlchol council were patrick scanlon and nor man skcoch tlie loser in west gara fraxa was wesley flewjallnig in west garafraoca william rettlc new man headed tlie poll in nlchol about onethird of the vote turned out coming events announcement of slctiuci cob cerls or other kveuu under this heading arc charged 10 cent pr line with mini mum charf for any announcement of jjc bannockburn no 13 chrlsunas concert friday december 10 admis sion 15c bridge und dance january 11th legion hall auspices duke of devonslllrn diopter iode refreshments ad mission 25c christmas coricert at woodslde school 10 erin on thursday december 17th at 30 pm admission 30e and 15c tonight toll brotllers hltchhlk lng round the world united church nt 00 pm acclaimed one of the great est travelogueii being iiresented dublin christmas concert on friday december bin chrlsunas selections ly scholars john emmerson of george town yoddler dont miss it admission 25c lakeside chapter iodr tea and sale of baking and drawing of quilt in council chamber saturday afternoon three to six acton junior hockey club announces iceno und dance in ue town hall fo thursday december 7th fifteen prises are oiiered and doovprbm frank orclielra will tupply the music dont miv greenock school concert on wednesday derember icth at 30 program of dlulouues drills pan tomimes etc special musical selections play friday for uck come prepsr ed to laugh admission 20c thursday livening iwmbr 10th dance and lrogiam under auhiaceii of rock wood hockey club at tvrrausigar deiui fcutiirlng harru slsurn varietlen david grunt cokmd tap dancer jo muiphy inip4ronator aceonipanied by iwml oieluttra