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y- u- tii l- ir ytiry y fasw v t-j- l spl4 -r- waam mbwr the actqn free press btr 1urrl il sjurmir d5imr lor si teltowlnii tatw blr ani lurrlatfe jbcsptaiuw jpej memorial card soc we per 111 52 j born btrrauepbtat betnntgfc saturday januaryit 1932 to mrtnd wrsbl- ob sutclifre nee marie lanta the gift of a daughter nbhtrley doris died j- henderson at georgetown on -sun- day january 17 caroline hen derson aged 87 ycaray r kennedy suddenly fit the home mul street afcton on saturday january 16 1833 john robertson kennedy beloved- husband of- amelia nelson to ogateat st josephs hospital oueiph rm wednesday january 20 1932 robert coxe beloved husband of the- tote sophia liowreyjlntl j2nd yer akiwilhwheldjiomtheemema parlors of johnstone jjmhumley acton oc bday22nd at 2 oclocltinterment at acton i axrtjrle at st oajkarmes ontario on thursday morning january 21 i j 193 jesle jane belovejl daughter of jessie and the late john alrdrle in her sear the funeral will be held froin- the punerat parlors of johnstone itumley acton r ontario saturday 2 inst at three oclock interment at rdrview cemetery acton- economic wakfrtjh mv zrreven the january sales are running behind hi schedule rwell it look like wi today anyway whether it is or not voi6 skating cutheioni yet been to he the only winter pastime jijoyedi i- mondays mlzsjardof about an hour threatened to develop some real winter weather ijftediicttons to pay checks can be assisted by keeping informed from the advertising columns itnortssytie sfretfched but cannot be broken and always gets above fajse- hood as a ducsrabovo water there are still those who take hn- jnersiottjinexpectedly to the cold waters of ipairy lake andcorporatloa pond extra values and the choicest of goods will be found where goods move quickly in the stores that advertise with tax arrears totalling 147000 oakville council has decided to hold a tax sale in the summer to clear up the amounts owing under the title 1932i wootf gundy company summarize- in their current review and bond list some important factors affecting the fmsnclal outlook for 1932 jktabteen vjjilrtytwo enters under auspices whlcftroffer hope for the solution of many f ahe dlfficulue8whlcb clouded 1831 and which have omiaed- tho- current business depression to run to undue lengths th3 company says as recorded in monthly lettersof oo- tober novnbeiand december the world outlook is stiu complicated but regardless of results the rapidity with which steps have been taken during re- ceyt mouthstofaceraud surmout dlftlcultlea has heen gratifying such measures as the moratorium of last june the eritish elections in october- the hoover banking consortium of the same month j basle oonferenco in pecemberfliid premier ramsay mac donalds prompufode toendeayorlnftto arrange a further world conference at iausanne for january ilbthriidlcato desire less apparent in previous months to deal promptly witlb problems which must of necesrtfcy be determined at a comparatlveiy early date normally a business depresalon such as has extended since 1829 would have ended ere now but with the necessity of settling vital guestlocns ihatare apart from the ordinary course of business the future is more obscure than would other wise have been the case and until some decisive jsteps of ah intomatlonal char acter have been taken it is not possible to speak of the immediate future with confidence pass through the existing period of fair ancial itrtagencyv asell as she has passedthrough prevlbus crises namely jvlth her oredit eiihanoedv v j qw comforting the motorist was lost he didnt know the way to go suddenly he saw an old njibri approaching th1 1 he shouted do yott know the way to wlddlecombe the old man shook his hend no- darried if- 1 do he said ie rnbtoris drove jon slowly and whm he liad tgomvabtout ihaif a mile he keard t shouts- feehlnd him fito t -stopped-ahd- lcokeduarouricl jheold man hatr been joined by another and they were waving hjhn bacje slowly he backed this car tjownthe narrow road welbjje said 7 tthl ls toy roafer gaiotge saldtfij old man rjet dont kriow neittoer jliving tjp to tfle aoblencei a- groupof girl guides picnicked in the woods on saturday january 16 and had a splendid tlrdeccoklng supper about a camp fire tylers transport is now occupying their fine new quarters and service station oh the highway at the eastern boundary of- tile town three candidates were nominated for georgetown council on monday messrs arthur speight w c bessey and percy b blackburn the shoe factory won at euchre from the glove factory byovecone hun- dred points at a social held in the parish hall last thursday nightt wilfred b suttonttprlsoher at the guelph reformatory made his escape one day last week but was recaptured the following day near rcluef mopherson had fifteen trans- lent roomers at the town hall sunday evening it is said ten took passage on oneot theraftemoon trnln thlfi week j thte duke- of devonshire rhaptor of the i o d eheld a very successful afternoon- tea and sale of baking in the parish hall last saturday afternoon this that the world today aithough inoluntarlly is economically at war to to as great an extent as in the period from i014 to 1918 with the t urther dlfl- advantage that the alignment- of alllsg and- asodates is not so clearly defined asto those four years there have been erected tariff barriers which havehnpeded trade and without a reasonable flow of commerce prosperi- ity cannot be achieved this condition is made more acute by the problem 6t war debts and reparation- paymenta which involve- the transfer- of large sums to gold- from one country to another at a time whenit is impossible to flo so owing to the juantitles of- gow required the prmclpal creditor nation ttjuitect states through tariffs has effectively declined to accept payment in the form of commodities everi though debtor countries continued to settleadverse bal ances in gold until over 40 per cent of the worlds monetary supply had fallen into the hands of that country obviously further substantial gold payments are impossible unless united states and france which now hol mo than twothirds of the worlds monetary gold are willing to distribute it so that it may again perform its function of settling international balances logically redistribution should take place through purchasing in other countries to an ex tent that would permit a substantial ex- c2ss of imports over exports put through high tariffs increas fore purchases have beenrehdered virtually impossible in so far as united states is concerned there is still some indication that such trade readjustments may take place not through increased purchases abroad but through ideclining exports caused by the inability of other countries to purchase in united states because of lack of cred- jtamf depreciated currencies reopen liii of trade channels appears to be nec essary regardless of any radical scaling down of w deb and reparation pay- mehtsnecessary as the latter may be while there have been many contri butory causes of the existing credit situ ation- one outstanding factor to our opinion is that upon the conclusion of a devastating war when economy and hardships ralgjit reasonably have pre vailed expenditure through borrowing swr orfmonday night thieves entered the barn on lakeview farm and stole two sets of harness belonging to messrs johnstone and rumley no clue to their fdertlty has so far been secured mr chartered accountants for municipal audit continued from page one militia quarters was leaking and needed repairs at the request of the public utilities commissioners the question of passing aresolmtipp sancuontaglthe paying of a alary to the commissioners was brought up for discussion the former corres pondence dealing with this question was put up before the council reeve barber and councillor jones expressed themselves as opposed to granting this increased expenditure under present conditions moved by oeorgo cowie seconded by j nlcol that the council are to favor besle committee has referred is another condition which has retarded progress tcday credits are frozen by fear and of the members of the acton public- regrdless of any other factors many of utilities commissioners being paid salary of 50 each by the provincial hydroelectric power commission carried por the motion councillors cowie nlcol mcarthur against the motion councillor jones and reeve barber ttb matter of reducing the councll- tors salaries was discussed and left over until the next meeting to be dealt with at the request of the council clerk farmer informed them that his present alary was 550 per year and the fees redstratlens which amounted to bout 19- yearly itwas expressed that ithe salary was very modest in compari son willi the duties qf the office the account of an ind p ui was ordered to be passed and forwarded to u county council for payment the atttotmt was m1j5 and half of this la j council v mtjooraadat n p m jimmy dunn writes to- tell me about the english actor who received a rebiuce from a director v i goon lie said drop your aitches cjmtyou tm hnppnapa tr be acting fhe part of a british peer argueti the english man 1 ktitiw thatnsald oirector trtlt all you english drop your altcnes dont you- i oood gracious nol lijhe englishman responded i the director pondered a moment and then said well drop em anyhowt7he guys on this side expect it yj tfoff every opljnd andbbys in the united states today there are 74 blind women and girls enulwi 1 m atre gueips- 3 shows daiix- z30 70 b u mcmclqqen7 manager thureday ejidiay saturtiay thbee days v and mae clarke- no thruler ever made can touch it i -this- tale of a monster who looked like a toan conceived to toadnej5s dbuuti-lblth- lovevthls picture wjll not beshown at the saturday afteniooii childrens matinee monday and tuesday january 25 and 28 sen of madelon claudet helenhayes the world might call u slnbut totnls mother it was a duty wednesday and thursday january 87 and 28 his woman gary- cooper and cfaudettecol- berfc atorythatelldlga to y heart took place to an abnormal extent this was made possible by the elaborato machinery for credit expansion set up duting the war period m the years following the war because of the avail ability of this machinery many impov erished countries failed to recognize their conditions and spent money upon a larg er and more reckless scale than in any previous period in- their history while the cost of public works was unusually high many countries borrowed at inter est rates which were correspondingly high and today measured by commodi ties the interest due by debtor countries has multiplied twcfom and even three fold the seriousness of the worldwide fin ancial situation appears to be recogniz ed in the report of the basle conference wbioh states that the adjustment of all reparations and other war debts to the troubled situation of the world and this without delay it new disasters are to be avoldedis the only lasting step capable of re-establishing- confidence the loss of confidence to which the these credits can only be thawed out with the warmth f reestablished confi dence notwithstanding the troubled condi tion of the world at large canadas po sition is fortunate in that she is a pro ducer of raw materials which are in world demand and which can be pro duced in canada at low costs provided finances are capably administered can ada should be able to meet all of hr obligations at name and abroad in our opinion the canadian problem is large ly an internal one namely of bringing about strict economy in expendkufes botlrwlbllc and private webeuevethat public opinion has become so focussed 2 lbs sausages for 25c 2 lbs hamburg steak 25c fresh porkxiyer lb 8c 1 lb lard given with every 200 purchase rib roast of beet 15c 16c porterhouse steak lb 20c smoked picnic harris lb13c smoked cottage rolls lb 17c wardlaw mccaig mill and main streets the new shop ojn ithe second week of the new year 0932 32 not 3iyou lmow terewas a knotty nieelhg in the ouldis hall new dont be alarmed we were not actually tied in knots although i do felnkwe kd energetic enoet we tied knots in vari ous thicknesses of string rope and cord those who knann the knots were to be nominated- knottyl5 those who knew a few wer to be under the list of the naugntyi and those who knew no a kndtvere to be called notly well it was the 13th of the- month but that didnt matter a wee whisper to any of us we- were oh cltiims all not bo- cause of that our estimations of- our sehes rose automatically we didnt vuujeby means of atjowltoe or any thing it roselotits own accord with such a heartening leap that we tore home our end of nowhere path like new lambkins then on saturday we went for a hike on a day that was all brown brown cold which is the most dismal cold i know brown feeling in the day bfo llijng to the day poor old day- it must have felt very tlredafte ail its exejtlon on ourbehalf thtjrgday jantlary 31 132 footwear bargains at pall ants ladies goloshes values up to 200 98c to 125 boys bushmens rubbersrirstqualityand every pair guaran teed sizestl to r3t special perrpair 115 sizes i tij 5 per pair 125 mens 15thich leather top boots made of full grain leather ad first quality rubber bottoms sizes 6 to 11 regular so a pair special pet pair 345 clo arid footwear mill street acton ontario at the end of the world to jvhicn captain and her p ls and- seconds travelled there was a b re to trie brcwness and we made the rent we filled it with gold and crimson and silver for our laughter and camp fire and songs then we ate tfellclous tew oh it still tickles niy palate to thmk of it and there was dessert after that we were- so gay that vte laughed at qurtrwn jokes and jf we had- none ofur own we made some so if some day a brofcehrhearted brown day comes to some of you for help youll know who caused ail the trouble it was the captain the patrol teahers aad the seconds of the first acton company bo- sympathetic with the neoessiiy for economy on the part of gov- ornmentar municipalities and private cor poratlons that substantial economies are already being effected voluntarily with care canada should be able to l highway grocer weekend specials guelph creamery buttertper lb 25c shredded wheat2fpr 24c soap plakes 2 lbs for 19c hornes double cream custard 1 lb tin 21c aylmer pure orange marmalade 1 lb jar 14c magic baking powder i tb tin for 34e roman meal per packet 27c jelly powders 6 packets for 25c bulk offee per lb 27c refugee green beans no 2 size pertin 10c australian seedless raisins 2 lbs for 29c osogood vanillayfca boufe foi 2 white beans 4- lbs for prunes medium si 2 l for 18c v21c highway grocer young street wnesbitt proprietor phone 189 if you expect to sell you must advertise no there arent anyjiockey activities the past week the only amusement we were able to derive was when we took one of the nice posters and filled in the blanks with question marks and hung the exhibit to the phee press window jt attracted citizens from across the street by the score for a closer scrutiny but even the most dense scotchman saw and appreciated- the joke- we simply had to do something to relieve the situation and we apologize for any hopes we raised and dashed earthward again the o h a makes the announce ment that fergus teams of both juniors and intermediates have dropped out oi tlie contest well to date there is only hespeler acton andelora in tlif con tent and none of them actually had a game on ice ii there are still any optimists iett who believe there will be anyhockey this year it might not be a bad idea to draft up a new schedule the present plan is so -badly- disarranged that it wouldtake a chinese calendar to havs any idea of when games are to be play ed weve quit looking at the probabil ities since the morning when ens paper said higher temperature and tlie other oik the same morning said colder some body was bound to be right and of course it was the wrong one supposing there was likely to be ice for- tomorrow nigh trtheold schedule quality shoes and clothing for the family a mill street n oot an appreciation sale your appreciation of our new- year special sale- has been shown by the volume of business you gave us ou ap is now extended to you in an other triumph of bargains for this weekend barrs quality bargains are worth vme would be pretty 6v3r when hc5 peler would meet acton here and acton would have had only two more games cimtyou just imagine thatraccbrdlng to schedule excitement ought to be pretty high for declaring group winners the- group starters have been named and it is elora but we doubt if any other team will challenge jhis team to another game of icy icy whos got the ice if oh look up your own schedule a family of zs some persons have a queer not to say a perverse humor to names and when they happen to be parents they often inflict on their offspring names that are o lifelong embarrassment a writer in the boston herald recalls the case of a man named zurlel cook who having been cursed with an outlandish name determined that all his children should suffer with htm zurlel cook mirried polly lombard at hondsfsoh new york early in the nine teenth century his large family of children were named as follows zurlel zuresa zerema zelnus zephronla zeiodla zedina zegotus zelora zeth- aniel zeruth zelobus zedeliaand last of all jamss ii is fair to presume that james was aposthumous child if mr cook had lived the boy would probably have been named zephunlah or zerubbabel expensive mcgurglc i hear that yer aiuld friend hector has marrit a thirrd wife mcgulpayemon hector has been a vena expensive friend he has cost me twa wreatftis and three presents in saxteen years why shouldnt he 6am what did you tip that girl so much when she gave you your coat henry ijook at the coat she gave me x we are extending every- effortto give you the best quality bargains possible you- are assured of them being7fresh i f youjefinmrt come down town phone 16 v-we- deliver our prices are cash choice mincemeat lbs for 2 w 25c large size chipso 2 41c choice white beans lbs for 8 lbs nrc for cto choice rollefr oats lbs for 7 lbs ofc for lo greer- maxsgx grapes 243c ripe oranges 3oz for tw choice orange marmalade 26c 40 oz jar for pearl white naptha soap bars for 25c choice red pitted cherries 2 tins ojfc for d choice green gage pums otirtsotc t for ij fresh head lettuce 2 head nnc for zo choice fresh spinach 2 lbs ofjfc for lo choice plum jam 40 02 jar for 26c klorx washing liquid j for zdc c b pork and beans 3 tins orrc for zl hetnz large stae pork and beans 2 tins c for 1d choice blue rose rice 3 lbs oqc forzo red path white sugar rr choice strawberry jam- 32c 40 oz jar for old dutch cleanser 5 for 5zc cab tomato catsup cab tomato juice 2btls orfcj o tins lc for ji j a for ii special notice kep saturday 30th open we wf h sflmelhirlg special to announce barrs quality grocery phone 16 hills old standwe deliver 1- extra- special 206 bags potatoes 3 z bags ffe 1 vkvwjf