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fifty sixth year no 27 acton ontario ycfdnlsday december 31 1930 eight home print pages five cents hockey happenings of the week the announcement that milton would no enter an intermediate o ii a team hi the locai group thu year la a matter of real regret to u the raprawnlauuea of the county town last year gave acton a real tussle in tha supremacy for group leadership many have very pleasant rooollectkms of the games in whlcir milton figured and the good sportsman ship characterising their fans and tho team everybody hero will regret that milton will not bo represented with an intermediate team this year tho juniors dldn t draw a capacity house at their initial performance on friday night but tho lads gave a good account of themelvirt and tho seoro of 0 3 for oakvlllo was by no means lndlcu lion of tho gumo put up oakvlllo has not the same typo of lids in thoir team this year as last and tho acton sextette show the advantagu of tlmlr years ex perience the first period netted oach team onn goal and uw acton boys drow just one penalty it wart oakvlllo s period and lawson had plrnty to do andaman and woods were good on the wings but the defence lads didnt get wwhnr to gather in thl period tho second period was different tho defence got working together and stop ped tho rushes davlrs on defunct was not nearly as cffectlvo as lie appeared to be in tho first dart of ploy for acton marxo and woods each got a goal and oakvlllo brought tho lolly up to 3 a or tho end of tho period tho fans took heart and real interest n manager kaloys juniors there were no penalties but disaster was written all over the final period- for aaton lawson in goal seemed unbeatable close in and stopped raids and scrambles on his citadel uko a veteran in this period the long raima shots woro tried and they worked rhrot that looki d llko easy ones found- their way past him lo make it good mi usuiy oakvlllo put hi a final onn that wa well earned when thoy literally puslu d tho puck into tho goal iliern were nu penalties in this pi rlod elandy little of guolph wan tho return tho following was tho lino up acton marshall centre anderson right wing woods loft wing buchanan and marco defence ijiwbou goal suhi b gibbons p paplllon and e giljbon oakvlllo w ikon centre banks right wing mackati h ft wing rao and da vies dofenco lehman goul tubs mcdonald post bird tho gamo on monday night between milton and acton juniors had to be postponed owing to the fact that the ice on tho milton arena was not in condition for the gamo brampton juniors defeated orangevllle 3 to 1 in the first game on monday night hespeler won from fergus on monday night by 53 in their first intermediate o ii a game tho game was ployed in preston acton 4hjrlinoton 1 tho first oka intermediate tussle of the season this year was with bur lington and what a melee it won both teams started out apparently to play clean hockey but it gob rough baton the final period it was loo rough for real good hockey and both teams seemed to lake tlio argument out of tho referees hands we like it the other way bub that seems a matter of opinion and jack burrells opinion was taken on tuesday evening nobody was hurt bo lb dldn l end so badly both teams seemed cap able of looking after themselves if thosi were the rules prevailing ttreiw w a atxnl crow bttt- not a backed house the band was there to liven the proceedings before the game and between periods and tho music certainly docs put life into the fans and ulls in those dull spaces when theo u nothing to watch except tlio boys clean lng off the ire burlington opened the scoring win n a long shot got puit holloway when tho period opened the acton speedy forward lino fairly bombarded the burlington citadel but lb took rto effect on sander son h ho first tally came when greer lipped a pass over to huffman right in front of tho goal and hufflu slipped 1 bv counter there was only one counter for each tcim in this period each team drew a penalty apiece the second period got mixed up a little more it uu faster and rougher but no caua i ties acton drewj two penalties again it one or burlington it was joo kcntnur who took a pons from walters to break tho tie and put acton one up lhat was a narrow margin and when oreer fed another to huffman he drew the burlington guardian out and made the count 3 1 at tho end of the period tbreathlng was castor among the ac ton fans the game gave lots of thrills to the spectators and period number throe brought each team a penally when arblc and one of the burlington boys got mixing it up in the corner thoy both went to the penalty box we dldn b see where the trouble arose but it is hard to conceive of arblc starting a fuss continued on pag mve community tree a splendid succdss kiddles liberally treated six hundred rags distributed santa visited tho sick the community christmas tree on chrlitman eve was a splendid commun ity event there is always a good at tendance and the children seemed a multitude thoro was plenty of crisp- ncsn in tho atmosphere and kept all on thu move to ke p warm tlio front play ed havoo with the band instruments aiul u few lively march tunes was all that could bo prop rly playid before tho in itrumonu froze up mr u j kerr mode th announce ments and told how tho i v nt wa organ ized by tlu lady im blum and made possible by tho uslstaure of all i hi organization of tho community singing took mmii tlmu to gt l undrr way but llnully dovi lop d into a tu mbdncu of organized effort llu big ovnnt wai of course the ar rival of santa ouu3 mr roim rt wul lure had gone lo meet him and brought in the jolly old fellow with a sl lgh load of treats for ovory child who wan tht ro busy halporn endeavored to k op tho anxlouu children in lino and ovcryonu lrtally gob up nlojmt and iolvtd thwlr gift trom santa olaun i hero wire six hundred bugs dl4trlbuted and each onu contain i d u liberal helping of candles and nuln and a big orahgc following tho distribution ub tho tree santa olaun vlutod the home t win re tin children w ro shut in owing to slckui ii and left a treat for each one i lie tree this yoar wan lupplled by mr duncan mcdougall and ho iuid mr duncan waldle nujit rvl it d ilil erection llie lighting wait arranged by tlio public utilities cotnm button jv tho true blue lodge and all who hop a to make possible thli community event tho up prociatlon of vory will go out and tho hope that a continuance of such gatlu ring i will remain a fixed event acton and district communion and prparlory hwvlcru quarti rly communion services will bo lilld in the united cjiurch and knox church in xt sunday morning at 11 o clock lho preparatory si rvlco of the united church will be hold thin wed nesday twining at light o clock and of knox church on lviday evening at ulght o clock prmmnuilou to mi nleol oi cuslph kmployoc i of the park i department presented parks superln undent 1 homos k nlcol with a handsome club bng as n christmas gift men who are working on tlio river job picientcd ho til mr nlcol und william stevenson the tlmokcepor with pipes and tobacco mr nlcol iji tlp father of mr john nlcol of acton pruonm at mutott dot chrutmas ninlmnt miss myruo plold of milton assisted by mrs a a armstrong mrs cordon macnabb mm acorgo oookman and mliu wllma accord vial tod hal ton county jail at milton on christmas when thoy treated the fifteen inmates to a dinner of goow pie cake oranges nuts and candy ml is plold has been making this on annual event for several years a chrmmon that will be memorable it was an ideal christmas day in all rcjpocts a real white christmas with bright warm sunshiny wiuther agree able winter time atmosphere splend d motoring passable tdelghlng with lho ac companying music of tho sleigh bells and good skating at the arena and in the open lho christmas spirit provol lng everywhere tho homecomers num irmit j it- hungry one to be found a ifappg nfui uar 1931 b 4 1931 l0 ketter now ho ciimo to my desk with tiuivcrmj lip i he lesson was done dent tenehei 1 want n new leaf he said i have spoiled this one lnjilacc of the old leaf stained und blotted i jlivo him a new onu all unspotted and into hit tad faee untied do bettei now my child i went to the lit i one with n quivennj soul the old ycur was done deal fathei hast thou a new leaf for inc i have spoiieov this one he took the old leaf stained and blotted and nave me a new one all unspotted and into my sad heart smiled do better now my child author unknown n news of acton and tjie district unsuppllcd anywhere lho christmas of 1030 will long be remembered a lettw that could not be token lo have spied a litter for onenolf among millions of letters in thn poit office of the toronto union station was tho delight or a mall and umpire report r recently a guide who was showing her thu huldo of christmas notlvltlis there incldonlally picked up a lellor to illus trate tho method of sorting it wna ud- drcaiod to horsolfrml in rhiilma craig mull and tunplro miss craig wiui for a tmm or so principal of acton continua tion school and is an occasional vltltor in thli community a ktrcouvltut llari etlelt of 7 174 2 lho village collected 132 000 jo taxei in 10 jo and reports a deficit of 7 173 j5 total ncnlpts for the yi ar ammmti d to hi 100 00 of which 1 j5 411 was from lncumt from tho nuinlolpul uliotrla light syslcm und 12 505 70 from municipal waterworks the total expenditure was tlfl 112 30 leaving a small balance on hand or 108 m plro water und street lighting cost tho village j 07j 30 roads and bridges t33 jo schools 4 100 county rate j 074 d3 electric light sys tem 5 300 77 waterworks 93 356 10 tlio debenture debt was reduood 1 407 0j and interest to the amount of 1130d was paid off lho only disbursement for charity during tho year was 5 paid for the core fit tramps i hose were tlio figures presented to the elector a to at the ratepayers meeting notn fbaujpe of data lho rigular mooting day of tho women ii iiuilltuto foiling on new years day tho meeting will be held nt mrs ii s wilsons on prlday january 0 at 3 30 p m i alio ii i- durational aimociatlon thu hal ton educational association will mui t in tho court uousa milton on prlday january 0 10j1 lho meeting will bo addressed by hon dr j m itobb provincial minis tor of health and dls cimslon led by dr ii a spoors of nelson all ratepayers and toachorn are cordially invited to attend second presentation of twi toper tavern lho second presentation of tea topor tavern in tho town hall on monday night drow a fair attendance although hardly up bo the record initial porform- gnce ihn hlnv wnn again well metontml iiiiauiimi and all tho 6ast iuuumcl their roles wt 11 the entire procoods wero devoted to charity purposes and will bo turned over to tho council wolfl wolfl according to another special dispute from milton hurry hilton sr has shot a wolf down urouiui tho mountain ac cording to tho urtlolo this in the first wolf shot in these parts in years mr hi son la the same hunter who killed a golden headed mglo nt bpeysldo u few wo k au it in i m i the bird could not bo oeatod for exhibition purposes whan it was sought lho wolf may not be to hy on having his hide exhibited woman hurt ut gurlph icy pavemont ii lamed hinld through a window of tho uuto her husband was driving when die machine collldid with a street car at tho f h or tho gordon btreet ubway in oiutlph bumluy nfti rnoon mrs howard w aduiim 7ft melugiin btreet thufmty surfirod serious lnjurus and h now lying in bt jomphs hospital there in addi tion to a nevoro cut in tho luud mrs adams had her hip fractured while it is also found her buck is badly injand owing to the icy condition of the pave- mt nt mr adams was unable to control thu car when it started to skid while speeding to the scene or tho accident the city ambulance drlvtu by a mc- nlvon collldod with an automobile and swerving onto the sidewalk almost crash ed into the king edward hotel klkciion in nassagaweya hi lvh by acclamation no klectlou in luouetihig ou all the old counell qualllltti in nautilgnwiya township dtmran campbou luui boon oleotud hcovo by arrlamutlon bhb thoro will bo a contest tor ooyncil i ats llio following will be in the running moeirsaeorguljmib ooorgo 1 limuy william j hell ooorgo oordon robert ingles and john robert son tht o will be voted on for council on monday next in esqui dug township thoro will bo no election this year all tho old cornell have boon n turned by acclamation thoy arc george oleavd hoove george gurrlo di puty ronve o appolba w wilson und l l mullin councillors various interesting items of news a uinhii nfw vatls puayer olvn mo a good digestion lord and also romuthlng to digest olvo mo a healthy body lord with reuse to keep it ut its best aive mo a healthy mind good lord tt keep tho good and pure tiitsfglit hhreelnhirr1irnotnnppailbt1 but finds a way to sot it right give mil a mind that lit nob bored that doos not wlihnpor whine or sigh don t let mo worry overmuch about thu fussy thing called i give mo a snnse of humor lord givo mo tho grnro to see a joke ro g t some liupplm tu from life and pass it on to othur folk thu prayer may be soon on tha wall n onu of tho chapels or chi iitor cath edral inn g and where it has bun rovor- ntly regarded for many years tih ivnin1 makj ih11 stut a dialir in georgia can led hanlus john on dining tho spring and summer no that rastus could muko his cotton crop it turned out to lie a good year and ra itus had nohgh money to pay his account nt the storu and still haxfo ionic loft over afti r paying his account ho went across tint street and bought qulto a lot o gbods or cush i he dnnlor who had given rastlls no imiah crodlt learned of this and the next time ho saw him said rastus i carried you all spring nnd sinrtmor and jow you go across tho street nnd buy all that stuff for cash whats tho idea why mistah 10ow replied rastus in a surprised tone ah didn b know you all sells fo cash auto mrlke waxn on priday evening at 5 30 o clock at aldorshot on lake shore highway fin 9 a heavyfarm wagon owned byherbert w howor york road dundas and driv en by william martin samo address was struck by a car drlvt n by l goldstein i albert btroet st catharlnon riio lior es woro knocked down and thu drlvor was thrown out of thu wagon but escap ed serious injury ivoltlo officer x r smith of hurllngton is understood to bo laying a charge of falling to carry a warning light on tho vohlclo against mr howor practical chrbtmari dlvinf lho employees of tlio ilowotson com pany here were each tho roolplents of a vory acceptable remembrance ut christ mas each rocalved 0 hi cash and accompanying tho remembrance was the following very practical note wo ask munations at neighboring centres duncan campbell reeve of nas- hakuweya by acclamation others keceived ac- clamatlonfl too monday was nomination day tor those munlripallttik which stlmrotaln tho old dnti s f r holding nominations and vo ti nu dm following aro tho results of th i nominations in c ntres near acton in whli h our nadirs will bo in u rested hquijina riivi georgo clcavo w 1 1 hunphhirr m j d puty lt ve georgo currli coiiuu goodwui appilbl v 101111 mllllin w biheuk natuagawlsya carton nccl wilson various items of local interest i o d e meeting lho regular monthly meeting of the duke of devonshire chapter i o d b t will be held in the council chamcw on tuesday afternoon january at 9 90 o lock car stolnt 8turdy nlghl on buturduy night while mr stophcn goxu was at tho arena in acton his car was stolen fr m whero it was parked in lhi 1 irk it wan rltovcrod on sunday hetivi youtoaccopb ote enclosed gift with our vory beat wishes business depression this year hiu nob wurrnntud tho giving of donations but we appreciate that during these trying periods you have given untiringly und falturully of your vory best and we wish to roooguka your efforts in this way lho j w hewotsou co ltd pur mrs j w huwetson pre sident mrs a r howouon soorotary- tn iisuror christmas 1030 old half way llmi cone lorn down to mnko way for highway improvements one of tho oldest houses ilnng tho highway is gone and no longer i stands as a familiar jundmnrk to travel- li rs on thu agton ouelpli road known i variohily mi thu hulfwuy house and i dick macks hotel the building stood on a jog in thu road abojit three miles from rockwood it was last occupied by mr w ponstor whoso fumily has jlv d in tlio house or tho last twenty six yiars lho building has stood well over i 110 yiars no onn being quite certain of j its xnit ago lho original logs of whliih it was constructed were covered twenty- six yturs ago by groove and tongue lumber and wlien tho building was bom down all tho logs were hi perfect condi tion except one which wan used as a window sill mowuilams black and mckllestrum weie ownors of the hotel at various times lho building has been torn down by til ontario beportment or highway by whom tho property was puroluised tho department is straight ening out the road at this point c imphi ii net 1 d maid cumpbi 11 m nwfii cotinill john itobi ruon william 11 11 gi org pinney ceorgi lamb w mm on w ingli gi orgo gudon wm gllbirtion nl lbon huvi ii 1 i i tir k m r ildhuiul di puty hi eve j i pur acil ouncll c i lull j mcnivcn g ihnrpi w cotl on i h carti r j 1- ghpby irapalaaltr riuvt w ii mordtn durl d puty lltivc a a buck ace coiinrll v ijtwn i wnldbrook w lord i bargont i pubiinoii hi eve lnd huhsiiii i marshall halnrn council nell black i nlii stewart duncuu mi donald liuninl hi kith wultr ll ilm william crow uooicwood vlllagi i rusli i s pred bmlth j a little and george h pcaren lurlamatlons for all mil1on mayor icdmuud byer j m macki nlc hi eve j w blaln john irving x g rumnhaw public school lruslttfl north ward r w pox uccl bmith ward w v mron aily dwcl 1 iu t ward p w cooke john canti ion count ii j w blaln ihomas cox ilarry loudon p pi aren j brown w i barnard j l king howard cox r m i uki n dr george king carl martin ii m clemniu gcoigc hllycr j it i lllot nix to be ilectid hydro com ml j ion a a armstrong j 1 han n nit 1 j brown oakvhllv por mayor j m moat and w s davis par rrovo w n robin on uccl pir di puty rcuvc i i ih wson arcl 1 or councillors liiomnn bain t v markli j r uyera w n maarlimiuc oeorgo vory d a oir w 1 jibb t r jarvls ciorgo ii jacobs w anderson nnd 1 a mac donald 1 or water and light com- miiton arthur illltmcr uccl por bihool trustoon g c aibson ward 1 ncrl mrs jenn cond mrs o sloan and a w thornton ward 3 alfred hlllmer ward 3 acrl 1uiampton lor mayor a akehurnt w o bartlntt a oraydon and p w wegenast por reeve e w mcculloch w o bartlntt r w wegenast h o hoatloy and w j beattio por deputy reeve ii a hoatloy j a mclaughlin k w mcculloch w o bartlott and robert segsworth por water commis sioner prod arscott o j wlldor james harmjwarth and william hlgg in a por iiydracojnniifialoncrgqrdoieincry and w a hamilton por school trustees a robinson a h mtlnor w h mooro r worthy and h wilson all nccl por council r e ohoato o m mo- oollum h r lawrence h worthy 1 a mcoluro it segsworth g hraydon j a mclaughlin h o hoatley p a arscott w o bartlott w a bates o j wlldor j mcarter o burrows james alglo stanley button thomas wilson w j aboil 1 homos mcmlchnel georgo parr d e smith h pinch b bmlth a aiffon and w a hamilton guklph h hoverley robnon who in mayor or duolph will bo opposed for seeking his sixth consecutive term tho chief oxeoutlvoshlp by alderman lorno cunningham olvlo plnanco chair man and exmayor prank howard j k carter also was nomlnutod na in tlio police yard at brampton where it had b i n drlvi n by the thtor it was not tl unukucl anil apparently hod bom duncan takuu by soiuuonu who desired- to get h mi injur on ills bled alt child huroumbt an iniiili t opi ned monday into the di nth or bobby montgonu ry aged eight wh was injun d saturday night wlien hi nnhtid on his sled into an automobile and died monday morning was adjourned until january 5 irene 13 year old sister of dicinstd critically injured hi the name urcidi nt was reported at the hospital to have a hjkmi chance for recovery bub r slut will bs conilnfed to tho institution for ivi rks one li g is broken near lho hip hi r couarbotit in fractured and she hit i a bud gash on tin chin mr ii shoiry mkfwt mr i b bhorey nanager of tho bunk of montreal rcc ived tho sad news a wei k or iu ago of thn serious illness of his inothi r who renldi d in naponce hi and mn short y left immediately mrs blion y sr in ver rullli d from tho purulyttu stroke she had buffered and pasid away on prlday december 10 mr and mrs qhnreyrematnod until after tho fun n nil whli h was hi id on monday december j2 mrs bhorey had attained ovi r th our srore years or age gem ral sympathy will be felt for mr bhorey in his bi reuvomunt the annual worl of prayer i he tumual week of prayer wul bo observed by the chun hos of aoton be ginning with monday ev nlng january ii 10 ii all our itlsums are very cordial ly invited to ntti ml those m rvlces tho rev wm mcdonald late of sydmy baptlt church now york state will give a series or devotional addresses services will iwj hdd in tho churches as follows monday january 6 at lho baptist church tuesday january 0 nt bt albun s church wednesday janu ary 7 ut tho united church lliursday january 0 at knox church tlio meet ings will 1m gin at 0 o clock each evening ofrirolt driver mamed for l4h oi two william foreman detroit and james buckle of brant ford camb to their deaths on the torontohamilton highway near olarkson on saturday december 13 through careless driving or the fanner according to tha verdict deuv mayoralty candidate but lb is not con sidered likely ho will enter tho held i wontyrour candidates were nominated for tho eleven aldermanlo seats rho nominations aro oh follows por mayo- it beverloy hobsoti lorno cumilngluun jte carter pnuik howard por alder men alex g bain harry jahoney h 1g croft william horry o a iiyo john hallburton albert prank j h carter alfred watson w w stewart louis brown charles dempsey samuel acker 1 r finmnoy william o taylor samuel pen old irwin wobb maurice coady jack newton alexander rao grifndy pramosa reeve jos rutherford ncol coiinclllors sims mclean j btovol nathan kfokerslo albert coi ulufltod by acalnmatlon othor nom- lnnofi for councillors woro georgo orlovo george watt john he a wm swans ton mtln i oiynsh ipreeve james ma- ktnnon acul doputy roevo henry whui lur councillors wm harden john wheeler h a cnrmlohael entln viliiage hoove james justice laonl councillors j blnnle wm r buiham d l mundoll bunloy loltch ncol mmmnctton mayor upyd d dingle acol reove ooorgo it harris aocl deputy reevq b w vonscrlvor o c johnston council daniel bar rett j i duke arthur allen w o chapman john emerson e c tuck uccl wator commissioner joseph smith acol publto school trustees edward donkiiu k m milne w williamson aool uret a an inq held i cooksvl on monday witnesses sold that foreman car traveling oast on lho toronto- hamilton highway near the town line was going at a rate estimated between 05 nnd 70 miles on hour his car ran off tho side of the rood and in returning to the pavement swerved to the north bide of tho road and strtiok buckles car a good christmas bualnem a casual conversation with many of the merchants in town reveals the fact lhat in tho majority of oases the christ mas trade was fully up to the usual volume and in qulto a number of in stances surpassed that of last year in turnover lho tendency of tho shoppers this year seemed to be centred on the purchase of more useful articles how ever instedthc littleluxuries which are orten indulged in at this giftgiving season prom the casual survey carried on bheta seemed little cause for com plaint among tlio merchants generally and a fooling of gratitude at the turn over of tho christmas trade masonic officer installed lho bistallatlon of officers at walker lodge a p and a m on monday even ing was an outstanding event in mason o oirclui ihere was an unusually largo atti mtntico and visitors wore present from campbell villc milton and georgetown w bro ur monlven was the installing master and w bro d n motavtsh won his assistant tho following- were tho officers installed i p m w bro j m mcdonald w m w bro w r e blair b w bro sims mclean j w bro archie mcnab chop w bro wm cooper treasurer bro c a conway secretary w bro h m modonald sr deacon bro h l ritchie jr deacon bro c a darby i o bro geo oordon r d o o w bro o w wilson organist bro d taylor sr std bro v b rumley jr std brp o hortop tyler bro john jennings audltors w bro j aj leslie and bro p w pcaren j following the installation ceremony a lunch was served in the lodge aneroom and k fraternal time wm spent by the i lodge members and the vlaltohl