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aialjasmlrjit jjiffigs spsilhssiys thohway january 21 1932 the acton free press paob rvm the gommtinfry sim side of life vfcltore to and from town during the past weev as gleaned by miss vera brown spent the- weekend with torgnto friends mr ft vrnimi to in imymtreal this week on a business trip hmrksiaitlson -ls- ft h trip to toledo ohio this week mr wallace erankum spent the week end wjth friends at woodbrldge miss kathleen cook of toronto spent he weekend with acton friends lmr charles landsborough spent the weekend with friends in toronto 1ttrs raecoofcrof toronto issnensfc frtr jnia steal mrs john khvtfltitti guelph the funeral ot mrs john ehnslle of- guelph was held orilisaturdiy af terdoon of last week from the hg son mr wr iamslle she had ben 111 for several monfbs jn josephs- hospital aijdshe passed away peacefully ob- thursafyrrevenin8rtsheteavestg mourn her loss besides her husband three sansl lng a ew 4axswlth acton friends mr j n- taylor of london made acton friends a brief call on thursday labt mrs mansell taylor arid qllle of moffat are visiting with her father and friends this week mr and mrs roy wahsborough of toronto spentr the with- mrs r h wonsbrough i mrs chas molam of toront sp surday at the home of mrs robert joseph yemen guelph the- funeral of the late joseph yemen v passed away on tuesday of last week at thehoueflh general hospital was held- in guelph frominssfdence 2 cjrantfstreet to wobdlawh cemetery it was largely andedrwltovsevblraiof the employees of taylorforbesconipah bing presents the deceased hafl aljeeif iitoerlployee of that firm for twenty years floral offerings were numerous and beautlful included those from fellow workers ofj trie late imrenien- as wellas hlsemployers services jwere conducted by the venerable archdeacon jojf scovll of st georges church ancc the pallbearers were messrs chas mcklnnon james white ed sankef drug store in gait- theirs was a happy j family gatherings have been frequent since the children left the home and joyous occasions besides the widow and two children onebrother angustpgdenypta mtialnn mr kennedy has been associated in the general store business of nelson co for over a quarter of a century and his business abmlftyiand pffritfti hftvgjcdrte trlbiited materially to the maintenance of this old established business place inf the commulntyr s a wealth of floral tributes bore mute testjmpriy to the esemlfiwliicbr he was held and one of the largest attended funerals in acton of borne thne-demon- garvin andnsilss qarvinjpeel treet alctbn and district another barn fire the barn of prank pefen on nisjsrfn east of georgetown was destroyed by are early monday morning the fire was first noticed by the hired- man about 330 a m the stock and part of the implements were saved tout the crop of the season barn dow arid horse stables were completely destroyed a bucket brigade saved two adjoining buildings the origin of the are is unknown mr petch carried a insurance ojt about 1800 on the buildings husband dead when wife retiirhs returning from walkerviue wheia she had just attended the funeral of her sister mrs clifford f whitehead guelph entered her home on suffolk street to find her husband lying dead pr alounge in- thp living room his ideath is attributed to a heart attack and according to physicians life had been extinct for several hours mr whlte- head who was a wellknown dnigtravel- ler was42 years old arid hod jived in guelph for six years coming there fro lo h wife and jgrie son survive georgetown election as belated as winter somewhat belated but georgetown annual nominations all offices were filled rjyacclamati6n with the exception ol one seat in ward 1 at time of closing pfthe nomtsaonsno onehadquali fled so new nominations were solicited threenames were proposed two of as a pioneer fromlnvemessshlre in these qualified imh the voters wht bo given the opportunity to exercise their franchise on monday january 24 arthur speight and p b blackburn are the contestants rtordnto telegram r george burrows the late mr yemerl who was born- at balllnafad was the third son of the late george yemen of balllnafad anda brother 61 mrit peter- cole who resides on the home- stead he as hrhls flf tyfirstyear and lssurvlvedbyjilswifejevensonaand one daughter all of ouelph george meaizasterrguelphr georgfifflilcallistsxc strong stuff herbalist tvs a marvellous halrgrow- er lr iqnly last week a customer of mine in the fruit business upset a bottle on some lemons and he sold every one next day ta mistake for 00000111113 strated the sympathy felt by a com munity and a wide circle of -friends- in hi deaih a private service was heltr at the home followed by a service lnthe urjifep church it was conducted his pastor rev j ju poqle b u assisted by rev bt l behnle m a of knox churcliand was- attended tiy the masonio order who conducted the im pressive ceremonies of oie order at the graved- ihtermenjt was made iiri the- family plot in halryle cemetery and another cltlzeh who has contributed no small sbsire to the asvancenieiit4fltthi community joins iheeveftncroaalng and silent city bii hill the panhsarers were messrs c c henderson ait brown j c matthews c h harrison duncan urquhart- george ritchjoah6vip n mctavlsh and w m cooper bestknown live stogk breeders speclal- fzlng in the ralslngaf aberd angus cattle 41ed at his- home 485 waterkk aveiiue guelph saturday night after a lengthy illness born lrithe county of grey mr- mcallister had teehidentlfled aljv with the lumberliusiness practically all hlsijife and before opening a jumber mill there twentyseven years ago oper ated a similar plant hi bloomlngdale for sixteen years he was in his slxty- niritta year as a successful cattle breed er he exhibited animals from his fine aberdeenangus herd at all the large shows in the dominion and won many prizes particularly at the royal and guelph winter fairs he was married fiftytwo years ago to helen gowdyaof motboro who survives with two sons jchn aand george r of guelph and four daughters dr jean c and mrs arthur dunning otoronto mrs robt hamili of holyoke mass and miss emmellhe at home s- john robertson kennedy a citizen of acton in the highest meaning of the word passed away on saturday when john r kennedy was called to his reward in theeligious7 business social and political ufe this community his was a life thattiemains a prlestman mrs r e nelson jier attdrmrst btffiswbrti mr f- r r si owens and mr c c hendereon all of- toronto mr alex stewart mr walker mr slmpsmrs7suntiey brydon of guelph miss c b russell ttkloriville mr lmaddock mr f wusori mr a wilson mr h prud- ham mr h fulton mr e wlllard mr f couch and mr d m henderson and mr david henderson of gait mayor and mrs j b mackenzie mr- and mrs j m moore and mr and mrs mc- dermid of georgetown as a monument worthy of the emulation of any young man born to acton in will have its municipal ejection at the the houseon main street now occupied by mr and mrs wm arnold mr ken nedy spent- all his lire in tnejiome town for three generatons the kengedys have been- worthy citizens of this community his grandfather duncan kennedy came a at gregory theatre monday promised as an innovation in screen rmisical comedy eddie cantors newest picture palmy days wlrhe presented rbysamuel goldwynr- at the gregory theatre actqn mond as suc ithe goggleeved comi inaugural whoopee of last season eddie appears as anunwultogaslstanltoa gangof crooked fortu tellers and spiritualists planning to wreck abakery by installing eddie as an efficiency expert the story was written by cantor morrle rysklhd and david freedman it is a rowdy comic strip kind of yarn moving blithe ly from- the phoney mysjles holy of holies to the splendor of a futuristic bakery one of those rube goldberg bakeries manned by an imposing as semblage of femlhltyto the zlegfeld- lan opulence of a swimming pool scene with a hundred prize bathing beauties competing with equally proud swans for attention to a moonlit garden party with young love cooing among the lilac bushes and on and on be master of your thoughts are your thoughts under control or are they an unorganized mob rushing hither and thither while you look on helplessly thedifference between regu lated and unregulated thinking is the difference between- success and failure soine people have hot grasped the idea that they are responsible for their tfcjnktag indeed they say with a sug gestion of indignation i cant help what i think can i perhaps not but if not your prospects in life are poor if you are obliged to give it to your thoughts instead o directing them you have not a chance to reach the front rank nothing 1ssq essential to success as concentrated thinking and that is impossible to the people who are at the mercy ofthelr thoughts instead or being their master a good match irate father you impudent puppy you want to marry my daughter and tell me do you think you could give her what shes been usca to suitor kr yes 1 think so sir ive a very violent mrs jos russell jean temper myself scotland andiwasi one of the first elders of knox church in acton when it was founded in 1845 john- robertson kennedy who was in his- seventiethyear was a son of the late duncan kennedy who passed away here in 1892 last may mr kennedy suffered a heart attack careful and attentive nursing and treatment restored his health in such moasure tha he was able to be a th hom and- occasionally take a walk down the street his many among those from a distance who attended te funeral were mr and mrs aex irving sudbury mrs alexbrow arid miss margaret toronto miss b wrnnm mrs a p scott mr john and mlssconstahoe scott -mrs- j l wakrar an mr fred warren pr and jjrs j letters to the v editor the free press welcopies letters to this column on matters of general interest lo its readers 1ut does not necessarily endorsethe opinion expressed all letters must be signed but may be published over a pen name ii so desired and speci- tied in the letter- communications should not be over 500 words in length and must he received not later than tuesday at ridon to ensure publication in that weeks issue dear editor activities in various circles he was forced to relinquish but he maintained a keen interest in community affairs and was blarfctoheor of activities la various circles only last week he came down street but the effbrt onby his untjringspirit was more uiajl the body was able for on saturday niornlng he sufleredariother heart seizure and was ordered to bed by the family physician h peacefully passed away shortly after noon on that day john r kennedys life waabusy one and his ehgery and good judgment wen freely given to the advancement of everything calculated for the good of acton with two generations in the church life of knox church he ably followed his forefathers in- assuming his reiponslbillties in that life in- 1895 he was treasurer of the sunday school and later became its superintendent and was actively interested in all its work when union came he felt his duty lay with the united church and ho cast asjde the associations that were so dear to him to place his efforts wuh the field he considered called him in the united church surroundings he ably took his place and was at the tune of his death a member of the session and assistant superintendent of the sunday school and it was rarely indeed that prior to his illness he was notto be found in his place in the church mr kennedys activities were riot con fined entirely to his church activities he was a member of acton lodge i o o f a past master of walker lodge a f a m president of the bible society a past president of acton fair board and a former chairman of the school board in every walk of life he gave freely of his time and talent and every phase of community life will be the rxrert6rhispu3slrig7 in politics he was a staunch liberal but in his busy life of outside ac tivities he maintained his homejlfe and happiness twentyeight years ago he was joined lri holy wedlock to amelia nelson two children blessed the union of urilorivlll- and angus who owns and operates a re the depression which is now in canada and other nations and by no means is the fault individuals at large now to you ddeslt seem fair that in a town like acton which hasnt been hit very bad by hard times should peopl feel s prejudiced- agalnstothcrs when they possess no jobs or cash to pay their wayias one of those feel ltry much hurt at the way some of our business people act with the poor why do bodlest such as our eight and water comhiissirjn get so tough with people when they have no means of retaliation fefthem i notice as one of our light and water users that when a man is 4 working arid has the7caslirthey a re only too glad to serve him but oh my when he is down and out and has no means or money for compensating them they turnon him like a wild cat and send him an insulting fed card in his mall notifying lrhri -in- a hard boiled w that- unless-hls- account is paid in full they- wlll remove metres cut wires and shut him out without any servios i ask you dear editor- also our ex- reeve and now new reeve do you think it is fair to any cljjgs otpepgle whether rich or poor prince or pauper cfih council and reeve are supposed to be fir us but instead they are against us when we have no means of support why is it bpcausethey are ignorant or is it because they are all wound up in public pride and extreme officialdom on their part may i ask once more before closing i wormer if our reeve councillors and our hydro and public utilities commission could get on any better than us in our shoes under such times of depression that is existing now jl would like to see this in print in jour most wonderful paper of which i am proud although i cannot pay for it now but will later on when times get better as i enjoy it very much thanking you i beg to remain yours truly one of the good citizens of acton of which i am proud w coleman junior we are clearing outbuf jointer hats at a special firice- hals for ladies 98c hate chiljdjrenj consult p e iftbinson r 0 optomtprist and eyesight specialist at dr bac qfttee at aston and evkry other thursday repair wotfc wulbecelve prompt attention eyes examin glasses fitted make your appointment with dr buchanan life insurance pollctes to suit your needs family income childs thrift re tirement income pension bonds foit protection tovestment busi ness and savings a request for information places you under no obligation frederick l wright representattve imperial life asparanee company acton ontario dear friends and customers now that thechrlstmasrand new year holidays are passed for another year it is time to settle down and plan and prepare for the spring work en the and in this connection we would suggest that you look over your imple- ments and if thfw nrprt any rp- pairlng bring ihem to- the shop and get them fixed up before the rush of spring work begins our prices are reasonable and weare first class mechanics your patronage is respectfully solicited general blacks acton ontario market reports dairy products quotations to shippers these re toronto quotations butter creamery no 1 pasteurized 20rtb00 jo second 19 to 00 r prices for goods delivered tbr- nto i 7 j quotations to retail trade batter creamery no 1 pasteurized 34- to 00 do second r 22 to 23 churning cream fob countrypotota special 21 to 22 no 1 20 to 21 nora n- i7to 18 pouiitry and eggs eggs quotations to country shippers deliv ered v freshextros 18- tol9 -do- first 14 to 15 pullets extras 41- ta00 jootatkjnfto retahsrode ittolirtfrwh extras do first pjeconlz storage extras 29 24 22 21 23 to 00- -to-oo- to 00 to 00 quotations to shippers ieiiic poultry ickens over 6 lb over 4 lbs over 2 lbs hens over 5 lbs do 4- to 5 lbs do 3 to- 4 ibsi do 3 to 3 lbs roosters over 4 lbs duckllngsvover 4lba gumeatowlover2 lbs 16 quotations above indicate the market range in value to poultry 6ndeutorybhsls alive dressed j 12 11 10 14 r 12 10 ii 11- tq18 to 17 to13 to17 to 16 to 14 to 16 to 15 toia to 00 leneral and wholesale vegetables t- vegetables at wholesale houses are juoted potatoes new bag 40 ta 4u dotnestlc dressed meats wholesale dealers to dressed meats quote the following prices to the trade 700 to 900 1100 to 1200 950 to 1050 i 1000to 1300 400 to 500 1 700 to 750 700 to 800 500 to 800 1500 to1600 beef forequarters carcasses choice da medium j3alv6s choice veal heavy hogs ewt light hogs cwt abattoir hogs mutton cwt lambsvrvi hides and wool toronto dealers in hide and wool quoting the following prices to shippers city hides green 3c bulls and brands 2c country hides green 2 do cured 8 tg 3c calfjgreenc country calf cured 4c city veal klpi 3c country veal kip 2c do cured 2 to 3p country grasser kip 3cto 4c horsehlde no 1 135 no 2r85c no 3 50c horsehair 23c pound wool flat free of rejects 7c pound rejects 5c tallow solid barrels no i 1 toisc cakes 1 34 to 2c pound grain quotations grain dealers on the toronto bpard of trade are making the following quota- tlonsclf bayportp no 1 northern 70c no 2 northernr-64c- no 3 northern 61 c jbuitand straw extra no 2 timothy in car loads 1250 to 00j00 no 3 timothy 1000 to 1100 oat straw 650 to 750 wheat straw7r7rn moto000 all straw must begood length potatoes ontario potatoes in bags 30c to 35c prlcesarecarloldellyeredqnjrackiand via truck respectively toronto current live stock price6 heavy beef steers 450 600- butcher steers choice 550- 600 do rair ftp goodjy 475 525 do common 325 450 heifers choice 525 560 do fair to good 450 550 do common 300 400 butcher cows good 300 375 do medium 250 325 canners and cutters 25 special thursday ijuriday aturciayr 10 lbs granulaf ei sugar for rtb brazil nutstnige 5 tt tinpy re clover hosey for 2 lbs cut 3 tins tomatoes 1 or 3nspeasrfor vi4r- v 1 package rose green mauve soap for il i package natixinajlr matches for- i cigojroes for si l i tin thistiie baklng poiwder for 6 bars p g soap f 24c- j pjresh- jhostess cakes every thujrseay rmilt street acton phone 37 baby beeftr 600 8010- 325 425 go ahead the- red- faced colonel was sitting in a firstclass carriage reading- hls news paper presently the guards whistle sounded and the colonel congratulated himself on securing an empty compart ment for his long journey just asehe iraln began to move the door of the carriage burst operiond an other passenger scrambled in the col onel clenched his fists irritably when the newcomer had regained his breath he drew out his pipe and was about to light it when hq noticed that he was lri a nonsmoking carriage for a moment or two he looked wonderlngly at his tcljowpascnger errer pardon me he said at last but do you mind if i smoke v the colonel gavehlm a withering store r no slrl he barked you can burst lntoflames for all i carel 1 gregory theatre t frd3ay january 22 surrender action oridi fast moving ro mance starring warner baxter tj comedy no privacy cartoon dog snatcher 1 saturday january 23 matinee at 300 p m street scene plcturlzed from the famous pulitzer prize play starring estellc taylor and william collier jr gang comdy jfly my kite f movietone news silverware night dessert spoons will be giv en away this weekon the stage mirchment brothers hawalliui music and songs monday january 25 special matinee at 4l5- p m palmy days with the popular eddie captor chapter 0 of the- vanishing lkglon novelty- strange birds in the larger cities the trailer is an i institution a trolley car comes along and attached to it is another car not equipped for utilizing the electrictowerl but provided with seats tt ismail- right as long as it is attached to the frolic car but if the coupling should break vculd be as useless as a roadside bench for getting people home in other words it is just a trailer bullsgood do bolognas 150 feeders good 460 stackers 300 springers 3000 calves good and choice 650 do medium 500 do grassers 300 sheep l00 lambs choice 650 do culls 450 do bucks 450 hoes- bacon fob 465 so offcars 625 do ojir trucks 500 tne human tradjer i 1 in the trolley systems of the c6untryt trallers are in the minority but there is reason to fear that in the human fam ily they are in the majority so many people never think of leading but when somebody starts they rush to follow they have the people who when the word goes around thaf a multimillion aire- has bought certain stocks or real- estate in a particular locality fall over one another tobirjr the same stock or purchase land in the same section the chances are a hundred to one that the multimillionaire bought long before when thestock was selling below par and the land was cheap that is why he is a multimillionaire do not be a human trailer do- not be satisfied to foe towed do not ac cept othexpeoples thinking in place of thinking for yourself do not echo other peoples words in place of epressing your own opinion in the nature of the case no trailer will take first- place and the human trailer has an excellent chance to be sidetracked not very far beyond the startlrig point i w v notige to i have been giving positive instructions by the council to collect all outstanding taxes and to seize and sell chattels where such taxes reriiainindpfnult after the expiration of fifteen days from the date of this noticeall persons in default for taxes will therefore be governed nrrtnrriingly where dog taxes remain unpaid the ownerswill be sum- jnoned before the magistrate- and the dogs ordered to be des troyed r j mcpherson collector dated this 2jst day of january1932 v f frmay and saturday jarvaaryt22jxnd 23 the greiat semi- annual bargain treat days with- hosts of bargains for an3 the home i j- plai to gomeand get your full share of these wonderful savingst d e macdonald bros ltd guelph ontario our jmottoj quality and service rlm