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iijipiii i y r fiftyeventh year no 32 o acton ontario thursday february 4 t932 eight homeprint pages five cent jm fay higher jnterestarvnd secret municipal audit to cortufieawce on february jeeve barber and counculor jones appointed to remef committee g- actons acton prex press printing and advertising 1465 20286 the report was -adopted- r a letter was received jcrpm the county clerk regarding an indigent patient in the guelph hospital the- clerk waj instructed to reply- that the individual a residen or act a lterfromaieasrarunferfortl w1t- llamson co notified the council that they would commence their audit on february b another communication was received from the bank of montreal notifying the council that the rate of interest to the municipality would be six per cent instead of ave and a half as previously a letter from g a dills secretary of the belief committee expressed the flesteeplrtnejbpllef finmmltteeto have the council appoint two of their members to this committee move by george cowie seconded by j nicol that reeve barber and coun cillor jones be added as members of the acton belief comirilttee carried- councillor jones reported that in his opinion nothing could be done at the present in draining the ijambert pro perty on mill street but in the spring the ditch atthe roadway might be mane deeper and this would stop part of the troubter a -letter- from the clerk of huntsville tbe dublin old bots have a sptendid evening renewing frtmdnhuw and a social time v piinrhig r hecommewdatfon approved by impat associauori and frill 7biyugbejcfcegtet 7 at the regular meeting of the council oa monday evening councillors oowie nlool laf oarthur and janes were present kwteevi bojfier presided v isnc v is mccjeary on behalf of the duke of- jiewonsiure chapter ot the j o p bl revested the se ol be ooancll chamber for a sale of baking tttotyip blue society jrequeated the- use of the town ball tor the purs pose of raising funds for relief purposes botntheaa requests were granted tris third report ffltthe pioanoe jcqin- mittee recommended payment of the following accounts h n parmer salary fees and supplies- ssi 1717 chester mcbaln trucking 2345 beardmore leausers iridsup- plies forarena i 759 tea and baking si the- ladies aid o inox hurcn yin jjojdlapatternoon tea- and sale of homer made baking ig therpoms over coopers store on mill street onsaturday febru- ary-ft- jj- my how dublin has grown when these dublmltes all got packed into the town pa8trteiratyxigbvtlt their friends at- th- annual dancerrwell it iust looked as if the walls would burst with the crowd but then- dublin lf ways was a- friendly spot and when they put oaa good time they invite their friends and then make them welcojne such was the gathering last thursday night it was more than a dance and yet not a reunion needless to say everyone enjoyed the hospitality and the opportunity for renewing acquaintances they started to gathefr about 830 and long before eleven it was estimated that acrowdorjhoilr rdhrtiutidred was h present sure there werfetpq many for comfortable dancing but it was great to meet so many friends so readily blacks and pranks orchestra put up the music and billie prank- jack black andy frank johnnie black june frank and b nvtitipr wffro enjoying- the fun as muchas anyone judging from the smiles on their faces they played the henry ford schottishe military schotusne mackenzie reel mrs- moleods- reel news of aiptofi and the district the first 1932 roll of honor pupils who headed their classes in acton public schools in i january examinutiona tybi jft relief brtfv the local order of lady tinfe blues will bold euchre and dancer in thi townhall on wednesday evening febru ary 10 tie admission will be only 25c let everyone avail themselves of the privilege ot hel along- a worthy cause and good time in doing i prbceedforactqn belief- work a cafeteria lunch will be served extra eire ihsmance company meeting the annual meeting of the haltpn unloii- paners mutual fire insurance company was held on monday after noon in the town hall and was well attended many facts of interest to policyholders were brought out at this annual meeti and exp by the offlcerst officials for the year were elected the annual report showed the company to be in splendid condition in spite of heavier losses sustained- this year ver the previous year skating party offered a jjuantity of hardwood for relief purposes llf the council was interesrt the letter was- ordered to be filed mi fi m1ib outnnea the arena nellie gray lancers fjowers of edin burgh dell amang the taylors the girl i left behind me rye waltz peek-a- boo waltz and so on and so forth and as rapidly as the dance ended the floor was filled again the firyfor one more couple found a couple the old dances seemed the favorites and the waltzes were notrthehippetyhop of the modern day tommy gibbons- birt davidson and ernie packer did the directing and until mldnlghteyeryone enjoyed the dancing to give the old folks a chance they had to reserve the floor for the couples over 40 years of age occasionally then the dublin ladies served a lunsh and there was enough and rjlenty for all dublin ladies are good providers and every appetite was cared for mayor mackenzie of georgetown- hails from jthe dublin district and was spokesman for the gathering following the lunch he announced the acton quartette in some old favorite songs messrs jim smith alex mann rudolph bpellvoyel and vir concession privilege as be understod it and requested the return of his certified cheque when he commenced buslnes the matter was left over until a follow ing meeting letters from the ontario municipal association ontario good roads as sociation and the salyation-army-wjre- wraps- and the streets lined with cars so jhat it is presumed the event lasted a few minutes later than that hour among those noticed in attendance from outside paints were the following hamilton mr and mrs g johnston mr and mrs john carty mr- and mn james kaley toronto m miiinie ross messrs read and ordered filed a letter from the ontario municipal association notified the conucll that actons recommendation to change the municipal act regarding villages having the power- to license hawkers and ped- dlers had received the approval of the association and would be placed before the legislature in the coming session the matter of arrears in taxes and individual cases was discussed and dealt with as best possible under the circum stances the resignation of mr thos kilty as secretary of the arena was received as he has taken a position in toronto the resignation was accepted a letter from mr jas adamson re- qiiested the councillreconsider his ap plication for the position mr eu masters applied personally for the posi tion and agreed to do the work for s10 per week or to take it each night the put on duty for the first nighthe also agreed to take 10 per week the matter washeftinthe hands of the rink com mittee of the council to deal with as conditions warranted although council lor jones felt the question could be left over until the next meeting the matter of the cigarette license of tony scynuck was brought up for di3 cusslon the matter was left in the hands of chief mspheraon for adjust ment it was suggested that the council and school board hold a joint meeting to discuss with them informally municipal matters and best means of- practising rigid economy the present year fl these events we publish just one of the definite arrangements were made for this meeting however st patricks day march 17 hot supper under auspices of ladies aid of the united church for fur ther particulars acton belief committee the acton belief committee desire to gratefully acknowledge the following donations to their funds for assistance in this endeavor in acton previously acknowledged 35240 junior i o d e per miss pearl wallace treasurer 5000 40340 ginia and the bulldog on the bank to the delight of allj and then jack black and billy and andy frank put fresh resin on their bows and were all set for the balance of the night the narrator left about one a m and the cloak room wa full of william and russell ross mr and mrs jos flnlay mr richard baycroft mr george mcpherson brampton mr clarence wriggles- wbrth georgetown mayor and mrs j b mackenzie misses jean and marjorie mackenzie mr samuel mackenzie m alex praser mr robert waldle miss marjorie waldle miss doris tyrell mr clifford hunter mr and mrs jos mul- holland mr and mrs jas mulhollahd guelph mr and mrs j millard mr and mrs c jeffrey miss a norrlsh mr wm millard miss millard mr and the first nights skating on acton arena was on monday night ind the joung people certainly took advantage of the privilege a combinedskating party of the young peoplessocietlcs of knox and the united church was held and was splendidly attended- music for the skaters was supplied by a de tachment from acton citizens band and a fine- evening was held at theclose of the skating the young people assem bled at knox church were an appetizing junchwas served ahda social-t-hour- spent birthday party for thos leatham last friday evening january 29 a birthday party was held for mr tho3 leatham where the mendsftbd neigh bors gathered and an enjoyable even ing was spent in cars the winners were miss dorothy babcock and mrs savers after cards a bounteous lunch was served- after lunch the meeting was called to ord6r and mr fred salt read the following address dear mr leatham we your friends and neigh bors have gathered here on the occa sion of your birthday to spend a social e to and on behalf o o company ask you to accept this little token as a memento of the esteemn in whjch youare held amonekjis m- e j gamke made the presentation m leatham made a shortreply quite pleas ed and thanked all for the lovely gift of a smoking stand tobacco and pipe and also dther presents all joined hands andsangtor hes a jolly good fellow the u f y p o meeting the- regular meeting of the actondaio u f y p o was held jin the parish hall on friday evening the president opened the meeting with- the singing of fourth class iu- norman braida 392 elma bralda 384 marjorie- davidson- 351 jack graham 335 maiy fapuloiv 334 wii- bert mcmullen 325 total 450 v x m z bennett prlncipalr wsenlortwrd annie hblmes 454 lulian fields 452 j behnl 434 bill nicoiak 431 bbcy macarthur 429 r mary youns 410 total 600 i- jr difoisterjteaoher varipus items of local interest a soldiers nfght themcerao iiam in a kmyi stays coldrfirst home game fleers and men of the acton platoon lornelbifles scpttlsh are entertain ing the president officers and com rades of the acton and district branch junior third jack hohmget 514 wjuiam hall 445 victorlbristow 428 beatrice taylor 425 ralph hansen 408 ina dawklns 408 total 600 r m brr teacher senior second rino bralda 415ljack sweeney 407 fred holland 401 itfla evans 400 francis papihon 398 jean mcmillan 394 total 50q i lo iandersontteacherr junior second orothy king 495 mae- roney 480 beverley amoia7 471 margaret scrlven 466 joe 2ygmuiit 455- annie moiozze 451- total 550 a w macmlllans teacher fire reels were called but the blaze was extinguished before their arrival by members of the family and neighbors who formed a bucket brigade consid erable damage was caused by smoke and water the blaze caught on a wall and first class den chu 227 polly pprty 217 tommy atkinson 214 lois dawktns204 kath leen weadge 204 alberta chu 200 marie barber teacher first class frances lamb 217 beatrice woods 215 evelyn kentner 210 hannah boro- voy 209 jlmmle scott 209 lome masters 204 total 265 m a odbert teahor junior primary highest class olga dyrliv dora wood austin glbbens rena braida margaret somervllle dora hansen a class marjory nelson peter tur- kosz orvel allen emela marcak t r lamb margaret smith m r moore teacher try again a new hockey schedule for the local group- fergus and georgetown have withdravmmost be overmtwr weeksv the old hockey schedule was so badly s th it was n t d a new one or the local group this was done at elora on tuesday night- it is regretted that fergus and georgetown the maple leaf after the business february- 13 aoton-at-elmira- rink was open mr adamson had beenmrs roy flnlay r mr and mrs dan mcklnno mr and mrs donald mc gregor mrwm vannorriian mr don ald vannorman rockwdod mr and mrs jas watson mr melvln mia miss watson mr and mrs ellis mclaughlin messrs t and m mclaughlin nassagaweya mr and mrs duncan campbell mr a and miss june frank mr and mrs wm mclntyre mr and mrs cameron ramshaw mr and mrs alex mcgregor mr- matt job mr lewis brownlow mrs g brownlow mr alex job miss jessie job to show the appreciation mattyofthe former residents of the district have of many typical letters received by mr f l wright the secretary petersfleld man january 20 1932 mr f l wright secretary dublin old boys acton ontario dear sir i wehtouiank you for the kind thought in sending me the invltatlonfor your annual sociakand danccon thurs day evening januavv 28 and i am very sorry that i will be tinable to attend but my thoughts will be with you and i wlsft one and all the best times ever and with best success for your society i am yours very truly i martha campbell mrs alexander campbell meeting an interesting programme was given margaret brown gave a piano solp followed by a recitation by robt kingsbury musical selections were given by the mccullough brothers and by the harmony boys ethel graff and howard switzer gave readings there was a mouth otgan contest the winner for thejseniors being melvin mccullonght and for the juniors wilfred brownlow an interesting feature of the programme was an impromptu debate resolved that men spond more jmoney on their own pleasures than women the affirmative wasupheld by george leslie bob kingsbury melvin mccullough and walter couke the negative by misses beckett ethel graff barbara outhiie and lura wylfethe affirmative won the meeting was closed with the na tional anthem lunch was served and the restofthe evening spent in dancing lakeside chapter i o d e officers the february meeting of the lakesld charjter t o d e was held at the home of miss clara b lantz last even ing a second donation of 5000 is being made to the relief fund from the chapter a splendid concert of all local taftnt is being arranged for to be held in the near future to raise further funds for relief work the annual election of officers for 1932 resulted as follows honorary regent mrs geo somer vllle regent mrs jas adamson first viceregentmrs jas doble second vlcebegent mrs v b rum- ley secretary miss m odbert treasurer miss pearl wallace standard bearerrmrs r p watsoi reporteritiss j russell pianist mrs w mlddlcton councillors mrsra iroblnson mrs e virfcent miss e robinson and miss m barbour flower committee mbseirl kcn- nedy lucy edwards clara lantz at the close of the business discission a most enjoyable lunch was served by the group hostesses have both withdrawn and are not in cluded in the newgrouping paste this in your hat and we hope it will- prove more reliable than the last schedule which ye published and can be used more february 3 actonat hespeler pres ton february 5 elbraat elmtra february 6 hespeler at acton february 8 elora at acton elmira at hespeler february 10 elmira at acton february 13 hespeler at elmira the first and second teams will meet in home and home games on february 15 and 17 with goals to count the team- finishing in first place has choice of games there you are and may luck and cod weather be present their wives to a social evening on ffldayrfebruarys a ffieparhaili actori a correction- in the obituary notice of mrij james ryder publlsted in last weeks fsee phessa- couple of inaccuracies occur red mrs ryder was the eldestdaughter of- the late george martin of the family five brothers arid sisters remain they are t palmer martin toronto nelson martin of vancouver b c j fred martin in sardis b g mrs a black in kelso ontario arid mrs leslie thurston schenectady n y fire in bronte fire broke put in the home of wm imaybroyoncrldayrcausealt is thought- by overheated stove pipes the bronte a hockey game at last 7 acton lost by 2 j to hespeler with nota win to their credit and in thfe cellar position the local boys have got to get a stride for the remaining gamefl three well the fans got a game of hockey w ii v r iv i at last when they journeyed to prstori jzt nlghyn oh itwasnta- victory with hespeler on turdiay nightsconsult tke new schedule penetrated the partition appreciates home paper from the editors mail we select this encouraging note regarding the free press enclosed find two dollars in ayment for another years subscription to the free press i just wish to con gratulate you in the splendid paper you are putting out i dbnt think there is any weekly to compare wlthlt ariy where yours sincerely n l mtor ontot thanks to all subscribers for this and other messages of encourage ment that are received but not by any means always published new secretary acton fair at a meeting of the directors ot acton fall fair on saturday nigit mr j f l wright was urianlmousiychosen as secretary of acton fall fair mr wr hta had consiaeradle experl- ence in secretarial duties and should make a splendid successor to the veteran mr w j akins who has found it neces sary to retire from the onerous duties in a motion put to- the meeting the services of mr akins were lauded under his guidance- acton fair has come to be one of the outstanding fairs of the countryside and his experience and un- jirjng efforts have been in no small measure contributory to this success those interested in actbn fairs suc cess will- be pleased to hear that mr akinshas been made a director bfthe fair and the board will not lose his valued services and experience an extra hanorarlum in recognition of his out standing work was unanimously voted him on his retirement birthday party on monday evening when mrs bab- cbek went to th skating party a lara friends aunt harriet of guelph dead a link with guelphs early history was severed last thursday in the dath of aunt harriet miller colored inmate of tha house of providence and one of the most picturesque characters that city- has ever known reputed t- b well- over 100 years old she has been a well known figure around guelph for well over haft a century the last ten years of which she spent under care of the sisters of st joseph she was a keen devatee of her plpe which she smoked with keen en joyment until a short time before her death i- the evening meal digester two little urchins stood with their noses pressed against a barber shop wipdow 1 gee mickey look at that one said one pointing to a barber wielding a singeing taper hes lookln for cm with allghtl f mama said little elsie i do wl3ri i had some money to give for christ mas dinners for poor children her mother wishing to teach her the lesson of selfsacrifice said very well dear if you would like to go withqut sugar for a week ill give you the money instead and then you will have some the little one considered seriously for a mqmerit and then said must it be sugar mama why no darling not necessarily what would you like to do without soap mama was elsies answer t- numher of her neighbors am gathered at her home on the occasion of her birthday to give her a real sur prise party on her return home the evening was spent in cards and games the winners of- the prizes were mrs j scott and mr thos leatham firsts and the consolations by mrs wilds and mr reg fenner after which a dainty lunch was served when mrs babcock was ask ed to come to the front and the following address rwas read by mrs j p gamble dear mrs babcock we your neighbors and friends have gathered on the oc casion of your birthday to spend a social time with you and on behalf of our corripany we ask you to accept this little present as a memento of the esteem in which you are held among us mrs t lappin made the presentation mrs babcock made a shortreply and thank ed all for the beautiful gift- before going home all joined hands and sang for shes a jolly good fellow chicken thieves in trafalgar vr caught in the act three chicken thieves fled across fields when surprised by an angry farmer about 9j30 monday night and made good their escape be fore police arrived it happened on wilson bros poultry farm in trafalgar township west of oakvjlle- mft- wilson had just turned out the lights and left the henhouse containing about 1200 birds for the night when a wljd flutter ing made him retrace his- steps he burst into the henhouse switched on the fights and found three men had just entered at sight of himthey took tp their heels arid ran south towards the torontohamilton highway mr wilson gave chase but in the darkness the thieves doubled back in the direction of the middle road where they are be lieved to have had a car or truck wait ing when the farmer reached a tele phone he put in a rush call for chief of police kerr of pakvlile who dashed out in his car to find the trio had made a getaway mr wilson was not be to give a detailed description from the one brief glimpse of the men lie had before they ran j hespeler at the close of the struggle was on top with a 2i victory and if acton lsvgojliigtoribelgrau year they will have to get thelrl stride in ahurry and transfer fromthe losing column to the other side to begin with ctpncarde into this game through the fact of georgetowns retirement from the group its an ill wind that blows nobody good so its this circumstance that gave acton a gariie last night the ice wasnt prime by any means the surface had been skated arid played on the night previous and the riiild weather had prohibited flooding afterwards it was therefore a series of- ruts and ridges it was hard but one of these surfaoes on which the puck rolls and is uncontrollabler the crowd was sma alm lost in the spacious building and there were as many fans from acton apparently as from hespeler thats thescenery now heres the play acton carried the play in the opening period they were on the hespeler end most of the time andgave brown formerly of elora plenty to worry over in spite of the poor ice condition acton played considerable combination and had the hespeler boys who did riot seem to untangle very well pretty well at their mercy the- goal was scored from gout gibbons on a passfrom anderson gout- played the shot ritce to fooi brown and it was a clean shot from right in that couldnt be saved play was glean acton drew one penalty and hespgler one after the ico wastscraped between perlodsjt was improved and helped puck carrying considerably the first ten minutes was pretty well for acton and then hespeler pressed for goals acton came right back and holloway and brown i had plenty to worry about it wasnt for lack of shots that the score wasnt hlgherbothnet minders turn ed in a splendid game there was many glorious opportunity of- score dented ooth teams by tlfise two goalies terry aid anderson showc improved form in their playing-overftny- pre occasion this year the rest of the boys played tne same steady game but neither lda allied the core acton drew two tiialties against enr from hespeler iny was clean ap1 tnere were no in- tertianal dumjr or dirty wjk acton went into the third period n ih greer serving a penalty handed out just as the bell closed the previous stanza hespeler altered their lineup and brought a defence man to the forward line it improved their team by a big percentage hillis is no poor player and he wlil stand some watching when acton riieets them again on saturday hes peler found their rangcria this period and acton was too contented with a narrow one goal margin in two period hoiioway had some narrow escapes from scores and it was to be anticipated that one of them would register he got his glove on it butlt rolled over the and nestled in the goal mouth just over the line acton came to with a jolt when the score was tied but hespeler was right on in another two minutes they were in the lead at 2 to l hillis for hes peler got through and passed to he wlng he was left uncovered and when a slk5t was passed to him holloway hadnt a chance to saver- it looked like a bad offside pass by a couple of yards hilt oliver the- referee so judge it and the goal was allowed acton was lax in leaving their man uncovered in front of the goal those two goals left about nine minutes- to play acton broke loose salmon walters greer kentner gib bons yes and all the rest of them tore in to turn defeat into victory it was the liveliest period of the whole game- mr brown had plenty of worry for those nine minutes he laid on the ice lost his stick but above all he kept that puck in front of the goal line- there were many skirmishes that came near but that was all aoton sighed regret end hespeler relief whg the gariie end ed 21 each team drew a penalty in this period acton have their backs to the walv now if they are going to get into the play offs they must win all thefest of the games and believe me they will not beat hespeler without a struggle on saturday night and it will be two strug gles when they trim flora on monday night elmira is an unknown quantity as yet and will be jrled out on wed nesday night the lineup wasas follows acton holloway goal glbbens and greer defence walters right wing salmon centre j kentner left wing terry anderson woods c kentner subs r hespeler brown goalj pearce and hillis defence armstrong centre sprung right wing schonfeldt lelt wing miller mather falle subs referee speedy oliver gait mbtftdn page five acton arid district toronto motorist fined appearing before magistrate ejiiptt of a b collins of toronto wav fined 41 and costs for reckless- driving he jivas the motorist who crashed lrfto she rear lit wagon driven by m mc- meekin killing two horses roy miller was- remanded a week on- a- charge of obtaining money under false pretence another esqnesing barn destroyed fire caused by the explosion of a lanetrn in the hay mow destroyed the bank barn with live stock implements and grain on the farm of thomas mc- kerr iriesquesing township north of milton saturday morning the milton fire brigade responded to a call the damagezfc7000nartlyr covered by in surance fh-e- at glenwiuiams fire caused 4000 damage on monday lri glenwilllams when the double frame house owned by john wheeler was cofij- ijletely destroyed eddleosjaiftrtenant ii t in the occupied section was absent the firestarted and was unable to state how it originated with the assistance of neighbors and the georgetown fire brigade the- contents were saved with no water available the georgetown fire men could ht operate their equipment fell from balcony from the sunday province publish ed in vancouver e c we learn or a serious acc which befe mrs robert agjjew of that city mrs agnewwas sitting on the railing of the balcony at their home wjhentherailing broke and she fell to the ground a distance of about twenty feet her right arin was broken in two places and three ribs were broken as well as other injuries mr agnew sgen lis boyhood days in acton and is a nephew of messrs joseph and geo agnew who still reside here death accidental theadjburriediinquesttor inquire into the death of mrs alex steele was held in nelson township hall coroner dr a h speers of burlington- presiding w i dick appeared for the crown and m obrien oi tor i mur mh kin driver of the car which struck mrs steele both the driver and his com panion h d reid stated that glaring headlights of another car made it lrii- pbssble to see anybody on the highway the jury returned a verdict of accidental death married at rockwood a pretty wedding took place quietly at rockwood on saturday january 23 when hannah elizabeth only daughter of mr george cheyne and the late mrs cheyrie of orton became the bride of mr fraser plummer youngest son of mr and mrs john plumhier of rock wood revmr little of roofcwoodr officiating the bride looked lovely in a gown of blue georgette and lace the brldsmald miss bertha gray of ortori wore a gown of green crepe trimmed with brilliants trie groom was attend- ed by his brother mr william plumr mer of rockwood a reception was held at the home of the groom after which the happy couple left on a motor trip to brantford and- other points the bride travelling lri a dress of dark blue flow ered crope with blue coat hat and ac cessories to match on thelr return they will reside near guelph those present at the reception were mr arff mrs george lush miss alice lush ft n mr george cheyne mr andi mrs ellas cheyne and mr edgar gray all of orton mr and mrs clltford mat thews and daughters gladys marlon and marguerite of oustlc death held accidental before a crowded court room in orangevillea coroners jury under dr r w rooney exonerated w j find- ley 19 of brampton of blame in con- nectlon with the death of velma os- trander 18yearold orangeville girl who died as the result of an auto accident south of orangeville recently findleyj driver of the car contended that had the truck with which his car collided been nearer the curb side of the road the accident might have been avoided hs admitted having seen the- parked truck but had mlsjudgedthe distance the jurys verdict read that velma ostrander met her death from an ac cident which occurred on no 10 high way in the township of caledon peel county on january 22 arid died in the lord dufferin hospital we are agreed that no blame can be attached to the driver of either the car or the truck because owing- to climatic conditions it was impossible to see but a very short distance we recommend that for tho safety of the public that it be made compulsory to use some proper make of defroster on the windshield of all motor vehiees when driving under such con- dluons m lljgpfw rra nii ai