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pgpiijvw- i vv isisv ji j ii yiivuvia ptirt-ftfmt-j- j i- vt- t smr- r o ieif tysoven th yearno 31 71cton ontario thljjrsday january 2871332 ii eight homeprint pages five cento not yet m extraordtmary clrcumstancea cull for other things jnuauafcwhft wulr ir frr if what to to b maybe news of acton nd the district georgetown election reeve reafheixd6f nelson is a chosen hotltons 1932 urdenl here it is thciast week in january iuauriot iaf local hckey game yet of j in the munlclplai election in gfeotgej courseits possible to view them at the town cirmonday tprti ounclllorto flllj maple leaf arena a any time pro- the vacancy in ward one arthiir rided 1 well we wonttalk about speight waselectea toy 146 to 125 over money mattexftother than to- w w percy blapirburh well known hppljeylst cjanadlana oeirtairrjyrdid take up- she provincial tbond issuein a hurry but wre wanderlot afield agahii j weather seems dowlirjght con- ttrary but were of- that same opt4mlsh6 v- frame dfmtodthat therswn 6q hookey banes in acton thlayearjjarid if bob v mflphereon and jim imdmrt lose ootiragehdihie watemorkbtaupply- holds vout weibelleve n going to bei accom- pjhshetl at any ratewjth the least sign of frost they put forth evenr endeavor toward making a skatlng surface at the rink if that schedule that was drawn up to good faith in decemberrthe hockey schedule we mean of courserhaa maters ialized as was anticipated the group games would- havecheencomrletedjlal most do you know that actons last game was steedoodlecv to be played ton saturday night and it looks as if vre would be lucky if thetlrst game were played that night wefvavone of those special thermom- eters out in front of our quarters that registered two degrees below everything else and sort- of kids one into believing its actually cold but it takes more than faith to freeae ice just supposing a hookey bill could miake its appearance jwtmaegreelof certajnty of- ft game can you imagine how many fans could get packed into the krena oh one flight and believe me if there is game ar ranged for some evening these winter months you will notdj please we just said winter months and you want xo seeaiifon team play hockey this year you dont want to save your money for the next gjanv you know those fellows down at o h a headquarters area faithful bunch it takes real faith to keep right on ap- pohitlng referees for games for over a v without the hif of them mater lauaing tff course it doesnt cost any anc baseball plafcrof that town guelph woman suicide suspended from water pipes in the cellar of her ome bridge jjtileet the body of mrs santo baghetto aged 23 italian was found by her husband mon- dayfhe womanwho had been dead some hours before she was discovered had been 111 recently- and this la believed to have caused her to take her own life bhe leaves her husband and an infant less than la month old macdonald bros tocontlirtie in business many of this- olstrlet who have come to7knbw dt et maoabnalbl tbrost of quelph- throughout their long business career will be glad to learn that they are continuing in business in that eity veitlsements negotiations for this splehdld locattanwere not completed and the maodonald- firm will remain in the old establishment i smprisefarty a surprise party was held at the home of mr and mrs wjmiam hallbh tvton- dayhlght on the occasion of mrs halls birthday the evening was spent in games and contests and dancing a dainty lunch was served mrs h s wilson and mr o mann were awarded firstprizes for high lady and gent the consolation- went to bora denny and bob hall mrs hall was presented wltha raw irull bowfc- hockey puck nearly ruins childs eyesight a small child nearly lost the sight of ono eye when struck with- a hockey puck gpunty council holds inaugural meeting at millon on tuesday ireeve ijarberj of 4 tclurifmah df printtag comihittee r ex- warden mason presents phbwgraph of 1931 couhcit council met againjpji wxdnesday to complete business j the county council met in thedourt houses4ilton oh tuesday january 26 at 2 p m in accordance with the municipal act theoleri inrtheohate the fpllovliig municipalrepresenta- tives flledp their pertlaacates of election and qualifications land took their seats acton treeye barber trafalgar ireeve morden esquesthg reeve geor currle pepjity- reeveappe nelsonreeve e 1m keaaheaa de putyreeve leslie peer nassagaweyabeeve duncan carnp- bell oakyille reeve wn robinson de- putyreeve j hewsonr bdrllngtoh reeve geo r harris deputyreeve breckpn georgetown reeve harold- cleave i milton ireeve jas blaln peeve harris and reeve- readhead were nominated for warden andhhe majority pubicjutiuties r commission power for memorial company o jie secured besolutions regardlngj salaries to be iorwarded to ontarfo commission from theannouncementata their d m favor- of mr readhead mr thing to appoint referees but- those in burlington some hoys were shooting fellows that everybody like to blame- the puck up land down the sidewalk and tor defeat must be just existing on faith a stray shot hit- little betty hulbert of this year it certainly is no boom year for referees now supposing this yarn gets more like ajfetry tale as it goes on just sun- posing therje isnt any more arena ice we supposerttiat elora will be the wln- thls group well lt golng7to beenlost behard to decide who will play off for second place georgetown and elmlra havent lost any games because they havent played any acton and hespeler have both lost one opiecetthe only one they played now justjyhols in second place irgus has retired a srt ot un burlington- beach who was seated in a wagon in a lane near her grandmothers home the wagon was upset and the child thrown out- a physician later stated that if the blow had been a little higher the sight of one eye- would have harris- asked thatrthe vote be made uhanimotis mt jbeadhead was accordv taglyreturned as v warden for thb- county by the unanimous wish of the council the wardenelect made his declara tion of- office before the county clerk mr h m pettavand took the chair thanking the council jor- the honor they had done- him by appointing bun as warden the minutes of the last meeting in 1931 were read and confirmed reeve blaln moved that a striking committee be formed of the reeves the several municipalities of the county carried the council adjourned to await the return of the committees report the council resumed the warden hi the chair mr blaln presented the report of the striking committee mr blaln moved seconded by mr campbell that the report of the strikmg committee be adopted carried the committees were- appointed as follows finance harris cleave mbrcien campbell educatlonjroblnson cleave breckon peer printing barber harris hall appel- by count b blaln appelby carscolllde near brampton when two cars collided on the high way near brampton shortly jfterfour oclock thursday afternoon last- one ol the two crashed into a group of school except one team the championship may behandedoutas a birthday present to some one this weather condition isntaffectlng only the hockeylsts the ourlers made arrangements for solid comfort in their q theyger gnlngto havea no 6 biamptpn medical aid was sum moned andthe girl was immediately rushed to the peel memorial hospital at the meeting of the public tjtiulas commfeslpn on tuesday evening coni- mlsslpner king and reeve barber were present and chairman r j kerr pre sided the tbecretarywas uponmotlon stnicted to pay the following accounts brdradeparteient r bell telephone coservices 4i0 hydroelectric power commls- sion power etc s 24805 p mccutcheon express 270 highway garage repairs i 150 continental electric co repairs 1017 hydro inspector hamilton metreinspection fees 600 northern electric co supplies- 9203 beare limited office supplies 070 canadian general electric co supplies i 1287 j c matthews postage 1000 variousi itejtns of tocat interest womens institute meeting childrens aj society- bkpniit jreport- ighteenth ftnnnnj mecune kleld last vwwkgla and keport h of inspector beceived the eighteenth annual meeting of the the regular monthly meeting of the halton- county childrens aid society a selection of 229762 the list of i arrears twere checkedahd were found very satisfactory the matter of supplylngpower to the ontariomemorial company was brought up it was planned ti run the plant and clear up the stock that was at present- on hand mr a mason as one of the inspectors of the company ex plained the situation- the plant would i jwhen- miss bella manson tell down provide employment for- a couple of cellar last thursday at the home of mr wbniens institute willbe held on thnrs day af ternoon jbruary4 af2i3boclock at the home of mrs thosl leatbam nor 6 beardmore crescent bubjlhiold boys tornlght the dublin pi boys association are holding- their dance and social in ihe town hall here tonight with the dance commencing at830 there will doubt less beta tine assembly of the residents- and former residents of the dublin dis trict arid a line re-unlon- and social time signs ofsprtag- milton baseball club reorganized when the following officers were elected honorary jrsldent judge muhro pre sident william randall vicepresident w i dick secretary harvey philip treasurer j w blaih manager wm- chlsholm executive committee w crozler t j hannaht the president treasurer and captain of the team a big egg yesterday mr alex bellfeought to the tpree phess an egg of outstanding proportions which he had purchased from mr n p mcllam this particular egg wis 7 inches measured arouno 1 i o b e meeting the-duker- of devonshire chapter ol the i o d e will hold their regular monthly meeting at the idome of mrsx j o batthews- on tuesday evening v february 2 at eight oclock wcdlngions r 7 reeve charles harper of arthur township was elected wellington countys jvardcn on the first ballot- at v the cpehlngr session otthe county coun- ell on tuesdaytdefeatlng reeve james juslce of erln village by 12 votes ta u only the two members of the council contested the wardenshlp the longest route and 6 inches around the walst lfoe it- weighed four and a r half ounces dont take our word for it t the proof is on exhibition in the freb te press window suffered severe injuries in fall down cellar months for a number of men payment of thd account would be guaranteed and they requested the lowest rate posstttetsna has not yet regained consciousness harris hall railwaysrlcgislatioid agriculture currle mqrden blaln peer special communications hewson curriebreckonbarber the commission agreed to do all in their powers to make the factory operate but all- must be subject to the ontario commission rules letter from the council contained a copy of the resolution authorizing the payment of salaries to the commission moved by l g king seconded by r j kerr that the members of the acton public utilitlesrcommlsslon be granted a apd dance st thurs- remuneration of 5000 per annum for day evenine m the parlsh h whlch services rendered commencing january wec1 attended the pr we t-gsaranctthat- acoptfthtesscj ii lo about 20 prizes were won by james douglas where she resides she sustaineot severe injuries to her head miss manson is over eighty years of age and the severe injuries sustained make her condition critical later miss mnson failed to recover from heriii juries and -passed- away this morning t the institute social night the acton womens institute held an was held at the gordon home on friday evening january 15 1932 although the attendance was hot large a great deal or interest and enthusiasm was shown in the work of thesociety the various jports given by uie of ficers showed a m successful year reference was made to the loss sustained by tfla chudrerj agd the society in the cualtht of dr mtte gowlandy milton mr h p moore acton late juvenile judge the spenlror -of-the- evening was ihe rev amos tixvell inspector of- chil drens aid society of guejph and wel lington county who gave a very inter esting account of the lights afid shad- motorist injured when car went into ows of childrens aid work ditch the following officers were elected for wh5n a car on the highway the ensuing year honorary president judge elliott- solicitor mr w i dick i presidenttmr j- m denyes first incepresldenwcanon naftel secretary mrst j brown treasurer mr s wilson rr representatives to board mrs gor- ham and mrs brown the annual report was given toy gf thompson inspector for peed and halton counties as a result of the inspectors frequent investigations and visits in various homes throughout the counties ot peel and halton many famhieshavebeenassist- improving thslr home- conditions requently all that is necessary is a visit from a neutral party with helpful advice and a warning j during the war it has been necessary to have four children made permanent wards of the society three of whom have since bear placed in foster homes under the temporary commitment clause of the childrens protection act which allows children to be- made tem porary wards for any period up to twelve months eleven were committed three being allowed remain with their parents under supervision and eight are it present in the shecter there are at present twentythree children in the shelter thirtyflve dlf- tlon be sent to the hydroelectric powr rcomijilssion of ontario for their approv- al carrre3l the s was instructed to send permanent road committee camp- v bell- breckon children who wer returnln currle mordent moved by r j kerr seconded by george barber that messrs l g king and c w wilson be delegates to attend th hydroelectric convention on the telephone installed to report uptown oh the scores rolled up but if you a3kr central for the curling rink number you 3ust dontget it and the lines hot busy ertheft- there is manyabroom that has been put touseful work this yer that wauld havs worn but clearing im aginary impediments from in front of a curling stone if the ordinary course of events had been but they say you know who that is that its the extraordiniary things llhat make news there now youve waded through all this bunk to find out why we wrote this stuff the blamed weathers been extraordinary probs says a little colder but our advice is dont believe it until you feel it j acton belief committee the acton relief committee desire to gratefully acknowledge the following donations- totheir funds for assistance in this endeavor in acton previously acknowledged ij 25306 junior lo d e per miss pearl wallace treasurer week pfprayer united church collection week of prayer baptist cmirch collection week of prayer at albans 3hurch collection anonymous from benefit show collection relief committee meeting womens institute euchre mrs j e gamble treasurer 6000 876 605 1023 100 430 1900 where it wlas found that she had sus- tatned a fractured skull her recovery being in doubt no many months ago t capfrf th- gonietery committee a letter re neces sity of appointing corn borer inspector mr amos mason exwarden for the county addressedlhe c6uncllhecorp gratulated each member of 1 the council upon his election and the warden upon his election as choice of the county for that office he had much pleasure in presenting the council with a large group photograph of the 1931- council and a smaller mdivtdual photograph to cachroimber the warden ori behalf of the council thanked mr mason for the photographs county accounts for 1931 council adjourned 35210 l the evening meal digester 1 a hockey enthusiast having been to see his team pay a mitch which they had lost was returning home downcast accompanied by his small son during th course of the game the lad had asked the usul whys and whcefore3 of his daddy biitihlngs were bought tojfrcllmax when ha piped daddy whu becomes of a hockey placer when he gets old blind and deaf they make a referee cf him son wasthelaconic reply she was the central figurein an alleged kidnapping case having lived at bramp ton since percy torgov of dundas stretefc westr driver of the- car whlch- struck the girl was placed under arrest oft a charge of criminal negligence by provincial officer hefferon who investi gated being later released on ball of 5000 george soperjr injured in auto m accident gebrge soper jr of gait agent there for the hugh walker co of guelph suffered injuries which rendered him unconscious for a short time when his tiutomoblle irlgurcd in a collision with another car on the guelphkltchener liighwaylajt friday night the other car wasdrivehbya man named russo said to be from kitchener- mr sopers car was damaged and was taken to guelph for repairs the other machine ran underltsown powers mrrsoperwas removed to the home of his sister in guelrjh and suffered injuries to his leg and elbow the kitchener motorist drove on and left mr soper at the a in an unconscious condition aiiatie was taken to guelph by a passing motorist he also suffered injuries to the back of his head he came to acton on sunday to visit at his home here dublin institute meeting the dublin womens institute met at the home of mrs d mcdougall on thursday afternoon last the presid ent was in the chair and the meeting opened with staging o canada this i acdgi 400000 acton contlnua was followed by prayer after which the 8d0 00 making a total of 18800 minutes of the previous meeting were sp payment as ca- and approved correspondepce was com by thcfjnance committee read and the usual business transacted wdle as follows during which it was decided to hold ajji age p 22387 social evening at the homo of mr and mrs w d barber in february thej 3 communications campbell- i communications were read from the house of refuge the minister of high ways re meeting of the ontario good roadsassoclatlon to be held in toronto the minister health re appointing the copies of resolutions covering this matter to the- ontario commission lor 28th and 29th of january tho superintendent reported that meters were being checked and repaired at present and that most of the repairs following the recent ice storm had been put in condition agaih7 mrs huffman miss m griaham and miss shea and the gents awards went to messrs t leatham r agar and g hrxantz follqwihgthe cardstdanchg near the fifth line east of actdil on saturday afternoon roger w tholnp- on amotprist from 70 yarmouth street gfbsph srferved too sharply and his oar took to the dlteh which is about nve3 feetdeep that point mr thompson received a cut in the head and other head injuriesnd was more or less badly shaken up he was brought to acton bv passing motorists aid received medical attention and tater proceeded to gueipn chief mcpherson- of- acton ipyestlgated the accident not au the benefits told about in our account of thereoent benefit show held at the gregory theatrewe failed to enumerate all the benefits of th event wheh the codection was taken there were no expenses to be met mr gregory supplied the theatre and the films and operator and in fact everything free of charge and other items usually necessary were given gratia to the fund so that everything went to the food collection mr gregory fa giving the same consideration for the same work at his theatre in georgetown next month whena benefit show will be given v stewarttown barn destroyed a large barn on the farm of newton ruddell stewarttown was completely fereht children have been cared for in i destroyed by a fire of unknown origin on the home during theycar making al telephone communication hav- total of 6387 days shelter provided i inb 3 not been restored after the twmve wards have been placed fit fostvr i sleetr- storm of januiary 1 help from homes during the year nearby farms did not arrive until the thirteen- wards have bee rehase w way elgfat-hundred- from the care of the society eight bushelsof wheat 80 tons ofhay and a having attained- their majprity two quanttv ot implements were lost in the married two legally adopted and one blaze the horses were saved together released by request i w tlae majority of the stock in the during uiepastfanirwasmytleasure a piganda-young- v to be present at the marriage of one of was enjoyed and an appetizing lunch 1 wasserved i rr knox young peoples society on monday evening a splendid scotch- programme was enjoyed by all who atj tended the meeting of knox guild mr jos hurst was in the chair and after the usual business part of the meeting rev mr bennie gave a brief and in teresting talk on the covenanters the programme was in charge of the musical ur former wards it was gratifying to note the good will this ward held to wards the society which had been her guardian for a number of years as a variation from this happy event i wlas surrihjpned to appear at the divorce pro ceedings of the parents of one child who had previously been made a ward due to the improper behavior of the mother mr bird improves his corn crop interesting results of experiment halton farm land- crop increase was very favorable committee and proved a real treat it was a party at the home of mr and i mrs patrick mccormick whose nee- i bors hid jlst drapped in tae pass an opr i or two wae them scotch songs and on 1 of course a few jokes were thoroughly i enjoyed and appreciated through a charge having been made undersectlon 215 of the criminal code corrupting children the mother a cow were burned to death the loss is partially covered by insurance a travelogue a very interesting meeting was hejd on monday evening at the young peoples society ofthe united church when miss stephenson tho president gave a talk illustrated with lantern slides on a trip to the b islsanrt tho rnnttnpnr during the past summer -a- very in teresting demonstration has beem- con- ducted on the farm of mr thomas bird a bylaw was passed- appointing mr georgctown the department of chem- r e young toronto as auditor of tne totry q a c wlth the ot the local agricultural representative moved by mr blaln seconded by mr e mr mrd lodation t or cleave that this council do now adjourn j the excelient cbm whlch ne usuall to meet at 10 a m onwednesday the grows hls 1931 field was grown on a 27thcanied loanlj followlngpasture sod mr bird uses ontario grown com which is well suited to the climate and the council mettort wednesday at 10 a m in accordance with the adjourn ment a letter was read from david hut- cheon tendering his resignation as treasufer for the county the finance committee movedj that the resignation be accepted to lakeeffect on atjril 1 1932 the first report of the regular stand- ng committees was read andth- council went into committee of the whojt o consider the reports of the committers education it was decided that the hikh schools of the county be paid en aeeount as follows burlington 5000 0j oakville 500000 milton 40p000 following pragramme was then given instrumental miss margaret waldle cauny- roads education ceunty butdlngs reading mrs t a storejrt solo with violin accompaniment donald mc- dcugall reading mrs juexnear roll al was respcnelid to with a new years resolution for he institute the singing of the ode brought the pro gramme to a close after which unch normally makes a good yield but he was anxious to learn if he could improve bothyield ilhd quartty bt- the test he tried 375 lbs per ere of each of the following fertilizers 2126 which gave- him 143 tons total crop per acre 47 tons of which were ears 3189 which yielded 144 tons 5 tons of which were eays 0146 which yielded 44 tons 4 tons of which were ears his un fertilized section yielded him 126 tonsnj 4 tons of which wereears this bhaws that his land was naturally in good heart mr bird was careful to drill- the fertilizer info- the soil at the time the corn was planted so that the fertilizer was 11 jjlvon equally good dportunlty to function it is iriterestlng to note in the yields -nraf- the ttaailiorr or nitrogen aecoumed f r runust a ton of ears fer tilizers increased the yle per aor 18 tons not only is the increased yield of dlreit interest to those who followed the tests bn mr birds place but the improve ment in quality shown by the increased yield of ears will show to advantage when ontarlp fires and losses increase 798 and 678857 according to figures released tuesday by provincial fire marshal e p heaton 15121 fires vlth an attending loss of- 15466631 occurred in ontario during 1931 an increase of 798 conflagrations and 678857 djrloss over the previous year of the fires to 1931 10559 were dwellings 1 226 stores 1143 bams and 33 factories barn fires showed an in crease of 229 over 1930 with an increased oss of553584r rnthemonthof de cember last there were 1269 fires in- velvin a iois uf l 973271 was covered by insurance the largest fires in that month were tne poupore cumber company fire at go- gamj and the fraser estate at ottawa there was a 175000 loss in the first cas and a 64 029- loss in the second 2413944 following a discussion after the rcad- ng of a letter instructing the council watrve ttalntsos v bortr tospcct su arerlhyf clo study byall jte concluded on page eight j halton county stockmen 87750 130075 33752 1500 18 feblrd is feeding the enslagt during bl mj this winter- one thing is sure if the quality is there in the ears of com ifi the ensilage it will not have to berpur- chased in such large quantities in con centrates during the winter mr birds widow of three children was put on suspended sentence and the man in volved was given a heavy fine or he option of a goal sentence in all fit ty four cases were handled in court one of the most interesting phases of the work is visiting wards in foster homestln most cases weltcared for and centented- only in rare cases is it fonrrd necessary to remove a child in all one huridred and sixteen visits have ben mde to wards this in itself taking con siderable time when you consider that they are spread over two counties accounts are held in trust for thir teen wlards ranging from 159 to 51971 a total of 139141 being on deposit other statistics arc as follows applications for children 58 hudreij r hrmjght to shelter got wards n children retumedto not wards zz 7 children involved during year 174 madepermanent wards 4 made temporary wards 11 sent to industrial school 1 complaints received 119 letters received 666 letters written 807 7 155 birthday surprise party t j i j investigations made last friday evening january 22 when meetlngs address mrs j e gamble came home from down towria big surprise party of abcut forty of her neighbors and friends had gather ed to spend the evening as it was the mileajje covered office interviews phone interviews court- attendances 10 9500 313 400 5f4 108 12 7 many views of the places of interest throughout the trip wcje shown sftf tor th minutes of the last had been read and approved miss gladys agar and miss vlda rramshaw were nominated as conveners of the social and lunch committee owing to the resignation of miss ddbert other items of business relative to the society were also discuss ed miss helen ostrander had charge of the meeting officers of milton fair at the annual meeting of the halton county agricultural society held in milton the following officers were elect ed honorary president captain- a e morden oakville president david hart ley nelson first vicepresident a e woodley trafalgar second vicepre sident e syer milton secretary-trea- surer a l macnabb muton auditors j m denye and g e gas tic jmrecr tors nassagaweya township w c jlacklock w r e ellentonnel3on township l smith c s bell m w clements g a8new esqueslng town ship e harrop a mr hume x w chisholm trafalgar rowhshlp7grc alkens g c gibson a hillmer a morden d reid w e- mccready j h wilson milton c h heslop a e waldle n a sinclair a l chambers occasion of her birthday the evening poster hqmcs bwd was spent in cards the lady winner was wardg accd out mrs t lappln gent winner jap leatham after the cards the meettog vlsits made wards was called to order and miss ada simp- jj warnings given 60 son read the following address dear j mrs gamble we your friends and neigh- 1 7 bors have met on the occasion of your accident at milton brick plant birthday to- spend a social time together a serious accident occurred at the and on behalf of our company ask you milton brick companys plant at milton to accept this little present as a memento heights on friday when the crown of of the occasion and the esteem in which one of the kilns collapsed arid fell on you arc held among us mrs leatham two workrrfen john liddie of miltbhi irfade the presentation mrs gamble had his left foof broken and was biadl made a short leply and thanked all cut on the head while w e gallagher verent or the beautiful gilt and the of milton heights had his right arm very pleasant surprise all joined hands broken and was also badly cut oh the and sang for shes a jolly good pel- head besides suffering other serfous-jn- low jurfes halton woman fatally injured by auto mrs j steele of r r no 1 jfree- man died a9 oclock oh friday night in the general hospital hamilton from a fracturedr skull she suffered shortly after 6 oclock that evening when struck by an automobile as she lyfts walking along the highway near her home chief- coroner o a cannon said that the name of the driver- of theoarwos not known but that he conveyed mrs to the surgery of dr milne in waterdown who had her rushed to tho general hospital she did not jalliv and died mrs steele was said to have been about 45 years of age the mother oftwp children and had- lived hear milton for only a short timer according to information obtained by neighbors of mrs steele the woman was returning to her home about 630 oclock walking with- the traffre and the driver said that because of glaring head- lights he was unable to see anyone ahead of him j t l-4- v 1 i- l riir v ris