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sts wftyc the acton rebjress v ft- thtrbsdat jukk 3 198 s s jl tv hm te m- icoiuaqqiiiiss interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which many of our readers are interested crewsons corners mr john o dennis attended the con vocation exercises at western university london last friday when his sister misshazele dennis r n graduated as a public health nurse ballinafad alfred after- tlje funeral ot the late mr weadge was held on saturday noon service ttos held to t united ohutchv rev mr aitken assisted the rev mr waddell preached funeral service w- the the sympathy of the comriiunlty goes put to the bereaved ones thw sorrow jt mr and mrs bert rogers spent a few days last week visiting in montreal mft and mrs piewls of brockvllle vere visitors last sunday at the home of mrs jas young and family mr daniel campbell spent sunday in guelph with mrs campbell at he hospital we are pleased to know that mrs campbell is improving nicely now rocewood jthe lie girls mission band of- the united church held an afternoon tea and sale in the sunday school room on saturday afternoon on saturday afternoon the funeral took place of the late mr james bert ram of hamilton interment being made ta the cemetery j here the late mr bertram was a former employee of harris co woollen- mills on sunday church services were we attended at the evening service in the forbes presbyterian church mr thos gray of central presbyterian church brant- ford contributed a couple of solos which were- mucn appreciated mrr gray in company with a few others were guests of mr and mrs chas s garner rev john little was at ripley tast week assisting in church services there quite a number of tickets were sold by rockwotfd boy scouts for the concert on tuesday evening in the town hall a play entitled the wild oats boy was put on by members of the third boy scout troop guelph after a brief illness mr colin mc millan passed away on monday at the guelph general hospital in his 71st year the funeral was held on wed nesday with servtfcejat the home of his brother mr david mcmillan inter ment was made at the kyerton cemetery mr arthur e rudd was home for the weekend mrs william dennis and miss kath leen attended the graduation of miss hazel dennisaspubliohealth nurse at western university london last fri day miss m muroy of brampton was home for the weekend miss edna m pearen of dundas was jhonte for the weekend miss jean torrance and mr johnston hewat of slmope were home for the weekend dublin the regular monthly meeting of the dublin branch of the womens institute was held on wednesday afternoon may 25 at the home of mrs w britton with the president in the chair the meeting opened with the ode followed by prayer the minutes were then read and confirmed after the business part of the programme the officers were electedasf ollows president mrs t a storey 1st vicepresident mrs brownlow 2nd vicepresident mrs mcdougall secretarytreasurer mrs j m prank assistant treasurer mrs c j aklns directors mrs webster mrs black mrs somerville mrs a near district director mrs webster visiting committeerdmrs k mcgregor mrs p mclsaac mrs j f robertson mrs n mclaughlin mrs h sayers mrs w prank programme committee miss m 8omerhet mr bracken mrs george- somervdlerr rstewaftr soclaltcommlttee mrs7j mrs molntyre pianist miss m waldle delegates to district annual mrs storey mrs webster mrs- somerville mrs robertson auditors miss e nelles miss m somerville a vote of thanks was tendered the hostes for the use of hex home lunch was served and a social time spent the following is the may report for s s no 8 esqueslng including class work and examinations sr iv willie waldle elmer rud die jr tv mary robertson alex waldle john drake clifford webster prances mullln- sr flol alex prank isobel brims dorothy prank annie kelly jri iii billy robertson willie rit chie ida fryer jlmolly toutts edna- pryer verna webster racheal muhlri betty burk- holder dorothy steelfe i mabel burkholder jimmy mclsaac paul drake sr preva ritchie douglas prank jimmy robertson sandy mclsaac beatrice creamer b e young teacher churchill miss louise swackhamer has returned home from schomberg where she has been visiting for the past month mr and mrs thomas rogers and miss aileen cunningham- ot detroit spent sunday at ha home of mr and mrs john- graft also at mr and mrs thos gordons mr andmrs w- poster visited mr- and mrs j graff on thursday evertoft i mf clifford simons and daughter muriel spent the weekend at the home of mr ben simons mr and mrs harry hancock of dlph- willlams spent sunday at the home of mr and mrs irvine hamilton mrs sarah everts is visiting at the home of lier brother mr henry oakes sixth line mrs o p robertson returned on sun day from cleveland ohio where she has been with her daughters misses mary and edna robertson who brqught their mother and visited for a short time einegrove fechool the following is the report for the month ot may for s s no 7 nassa- gaweya sr iv perle mcmillan jessie serr vice grace ramsay glenn britton cer oid macleod- jr tv wilfred prank minnie prank karl frank lil elvera service roy forbes fred gilmour on sunday on sunday last there was a special service in st davicvs church on ackount of the ordination of three elders name ly messrs walter elliott james kennedy and joseph weir miss vanslckle of toronto was a weekend visitor at the home of her brother mr rw vanslckle miss freda harris of hamilton is holidaying at the home of her father mr george harris mr jack elliott spent the past week lndetroit miss lottie moore of speyslde is a guest at the home of mrs alex bell mr and mrs lloyd orawlord have moved into their new home mrs pegg and little daughter betty of carlisle are spending a few days at the home of her aunt mrs w mclaren sr h margaret davenport edith service ruby macleod arthur daven port mervyn maoleod- tr tt marguerite kennedy isabelle macleod howard prank margaret pell x dorls coxe lottie macleod pr elmer ferrier bertha wilson teddy wilson pearl kennedy marjorie m lawson teaiher oakville miss helen lawson is visiting this week in kingston wjth mr and mrs horace lawson f mr james ryrie returned to his oakvllle home with his daughter miss ryrle on wednesday they haye been two or three weeks in toronto since they came north from their winter in cali fornia mr and mrs lewis a degraff and daughter venorma are at edgemere again for the summer having spent the winter in scranton penn rev w t mckenzie woodstock visited with- j h esssix douglas- avenue last friday and saturday mr mckenzie was formerly stationed at pac- kenham- eastern ontario record mrs bssop warne was a- visitor on the holiday with her sdsteifmiss m e jefferis mr and mrs lorqulst entertained at euchre last friday evening mrs boo cock and w a albertson were the prize winners word has been received of the death of rev wm wajlis who some years ago was minister of knox church he pass ed away in bracebridge w j albertson celebrated his eighty- second birthday quietly yesterday aj the home of ks soninlaw h w husband his brother s h albertson was present with members of the family mr al bertson is in good health mr and mrs wm h carson arrived on wednesday evening from vancouver h c where 4heyspentuielflst five years and are at present visiting wltn miss belle robinson mrs carsons sis ter they apeak in glowing terms of tite western city but say it feels good to be back home again star burlington weekend here with his mnthermrs w r gilbert miss margaret stickles underwent an operation- for appendicitis at st josephs hospital on monday and is progressing nicely mr and mrs wm jarine arrived home from lakeland florida on thurs day where they spent the winter rev trevor and mrs jones of fort george james n and miss madge douglas of kitchener were guests at the rectory over the weekend mr and mrs h a cozens and- son reg spent the weekend at lindsay mrs h o harper returned with them for a few weeks visit mayor lloyd d dingle spent the holi day with professor and mrs t r wllkins of rochester n -y- be le unw kins is professor ofphysics at the verslty of rochester the box lacrosse team has been group ed with port dalhousle a st catharines team and the oakwood grads toronto the schedule will be drawn up within the next few days mr j c st john teacher of agricul tural science mathematics and physical culture in the high school has been appointed principal of the high noollpridevehwth ait norwich and will commence his duties in september gazette bannoceburn the monthly meeting of the bahnock- biirn womens institute was held at the home of miss jean cree on wednesday may 25 and was- well attended the president miss j mcdonald occupied the chair after opening the meeting by singing the institute ode the lords prayer was repeated the roll call was answered 6y exchanging flower sjipv the minutes of the previous meeting were then read and adopted after the business was disposed of the meeting closed with the singing otitbcv national anthem an enjoyable lunch was serv ed arid a social half hour spent cawbellville imc crawford tilahoh of kitchener spent the weekend at his home here mr jas weir and iamlly of- guelph jwere jguesto at the home- of mr john georgetown mr and mrs a c mcmurchy spent the weekend and the 24th in buffalo and cleveland mr h g meii- and dr p m gard ner of east windsor were visitors in town on friday mrs gray and mr raymond croft of toronto spent sunday at mr and mrs harry stockfords mi and m j c wilson and s george were visitors oh sunday at mr and mrs walter wrigglesworths guelph mrs s m ginsburg and daughter linda marie of huntsvwe are spending the week at the home of her parents mr and mrs morris saxe chief marshall is looking- for the party that turned in a false fire alarm on the 24th georgetown fyfe and drum band under the leadership of mr o staple- ton jraxaded last friday evening thelr muslc was enjoyed arid appreciated there was a large attendance at halton chapter r a m 334 g r c on friday evening last it was the occasion of the official visit of rt ex comp charles t palmer of wellington district no 4 and also past principals night herald erfl-1- mlss coreta gibson- r n of toronto is holidaying at her home here mrr arid mrs h c lyons and family motored to hamilton district on sunday miss margaret bingham georgetown spent the weekend with her parents here mr and mrs w matthews of toronto were weekend visitors with mr and mrs h matthews mr oran grundy of toronto spent the holiday with his- parents mr and mrs roy grundy miss bertha hamilton and mrs r reevely of toronto spent the weekend with mr and mrs jame hamilton miss phyliss foreman student at vic toria college toronto is holidaying wltn her parents rev and mrs foreman mrs r p travis has returned to- toronto after a two weeks visit with mrs jas long- mrs long accompanied her and spentnihe holiday in theclty ttinni messrs d s leitch archie sanders george sanders and howard mcarthur spent a few days last week fishing at baysville they report a splendid catch of fish mrs jas llllle of orilua miss agnes cox miss gertrude armstrong mr al bert hoover mr and mrs donald hoover of toronto were holiday visitors with mr j h scottadvocate mr and mrs a g scheer are visiting friends in pittsburg douglas henderson of princeton spent the weekend with relatives here mrs janet mills of sault ste marie is visiting her cousin mrs geo clifton j s r bews nas retumed ttfter c v oubert milton -chlcago- the wm harris farm in nelson has been sold to w d shields of nelson for 7400 mrs sidney paige and little son of sudbury are visiting her parents mr and mrs george hllyer henry jefferyhas moved his family to huntsvllle where he 1s now section fore man on the c n r the many friends of postmaster w p dewar who has been confined to bis bed for several weeks will be pleased to know that he is able to be out again ernest henderson builder and con tractor has been awarded the contract to build a new barn for ed devlin trafalgar township to replace the one destroyed by fire some time ago there being 54 pupils in the primary room at milton public school miss smith the teacher has been compelled to divide the number of pupils into two classes teaching one half in the morning and other half in the afternoon the night hawk crokinole team of esquesing journeyed to brampton oil thursday evening last when several games were played wm anderson of the night hawks winning first prie oh itih-team-played- in acton howard wfiggleaworth cap turing the first prize champion largest animal auve today whalss furnish a- very interesting form of animal life the study of fossils and embryos has succeeded in proving in the opinion of rnany scientists that whales- are descended from ancient land heists of prey the creodont the fni- bryo in its first development is- built after the type of a land mamm the head is clearly separated from the body toy a neck the jaws are equipped with a full set of teeth that which would be the limbs are clearly- indicated and at onestagejiie embryo was covered with a- coat offuti life in the water at first caused- a slow decrease of specific weight giving the whale gradually toeability to float upon the surface this- was brought about principally by the accumulation of a thick layer of fat under the skin and the growth- of air spaces dn the enormous skuil which in some whales rqeasures a third of the ehtlre body diving als has had its influence 6h the alteration of the body sometimes as in the case of the large toothed whales that feed on cuttlefish they go to a depth of a thousandjyards or more the- openings of the body then close tight to resist increasing pressure nature has provided the nose with a curlojus valve arrangement the little eye is surrounded by a coveririg as hard as iron and fortified toy powerful muscles and the whole body is protected by a tremendous covering of fat with these curious changes has come an enormous increase in size until the whale which descended from a com paratively smalt animal is now the largest that lives hundreds of young mefi in their da- perate determination to keep up appear ances and prevent their associates from suspecting their flnpntn1 limitations draw on the funds belonging to other people- i catr wsftqttlaiantrw one be foolish enough to feel this acr knowledgement embarrassing there are hundreds of conditions we should be ashamed of hundreds we should blush for but a lack of money is not one the sooner we larn to say without any feel- lhgotemb that iwe -cannot- hordcertaui luxuries the safer we are against tlie emptatton to dishonesty good but cheap commodity among the commodities that are cheap and abundant in canada electricity is well up in the list the l3i7000 do mestic service customers in the dominion who buy electricity from central electric stations pay an average of 229 cents per kilowatt hour compared with 603 cents for similar domestic service ln- the united states according to a report just issued by the canadian govern ment bureauof statistics in the pro vince of manitoba the rate is as low as 110 ce for dom a f s vice 175 cents in ontario 294 cents in british columbia 393 cents in quebec 533 cents in new brunswick 539 cents in saskatchewan 550 cents in alberta 689 cents in nova scotia and 962 cents in prince edward island electric light for commercial use ranges from 175 cents per kilowatt hour in manitoba to 801 cents in prince ed ward island there are 5887 electric power plants in canada representing a capital invest ment of 1138200016 of which 445- 381055 is invested in plants in quebec and 440872476 in plants in ontario the total revenue earned by these 587 central electric stations in 1930 12- 038145 output of central electric stations in canada increased in eight years 1684 per cent the annual out put according to the latest available figures is 18093802000 kilowatt hours over 98 per cent of th total electric power produced in the i dominion is generated by water power wonderful monuments down on easter island in the south pacific some 3000 mlleswest from the coast of chiu may be seen one of the worlds most unique collections of monu njents- constructed by some unknown prehistoric races whose records are here revealed in a graphic manner in a comparatively small area a total ot 555 statues many of them of colossal pro portions and cut from lava formations are scattered about the island the statues ranging from three to seventy feet in length are in various stages of construction some completed others nearly completed and still others in the rough state of just being com menced as though men- had been work tag on the site and had gone away for most of the images represent the hu man body many from the head to the hips and others simply the head and shoulders each has been cut off square ly to afford a suitable base no one knows who carved these monuments which now vie with those of the mys terious east- thus it is that easter island has been called the unsolved mystery of the pacific keeping up with the mob there is a great deal of talk about jou as- a presidential possibility said the jriend i knowlt answered senator sorg hum doesnt it make you proud not especially proud but i own i should have felt slighted if i had been overlooked in so general a distribution of glory m mens suits i2150 1 with two pairs of trousers wjm cooper wt- miiirandmainsl r t r i cant affoed it if young men and women were as ashamed of wrongdoing as they are to say they cannot afford attfiirig tnere would foe a tremendous improvement hi the conduct and character of this gen eration to thousands jit seems a hum iliation past endurance to own that their pocketbopk is not- equal to any and every demand upon it- and it is this weakness whlphls respbrisible for much dishonesty v other person present we never look down when you buy from local newspaper advertisers you have every assuranc6 the goods are as represented and that you will get full value for your money those lonely hours a great many young people avoid being alone as carefully as they jjpuld avoidrspmaingtlme wtththe most dls agreeable individuals of their acquaint ance it does not seem to occur to them that everyone needs to be alone a certain part of the day if only for half an hour we get acquainted with ourselves when we are alone as long as there is an- lnto our hearts and frankly recognize our shortcomings selfknowledge as plration resolution afe all outgrowths of our lonely hours instead of getting panicstricken when- you thick you will be alone for an afternoon or an evening imaeomtthe cdianittfly coming acquainted with yourself auld lang syne oh a rainyjday recently a lady in a sable coat got on a madison avenue street car l dont suppose ive ridden on astreet car in two years she said to the conductor a gloom f she gave hira horjare i ride in my own car i she explained the conductor rang up the fare you dont know how weve missed you he said at theseprices snttrfr ehurrh of canada acton o ifc willow street 1100 a mthe minister subject oleahings from the conference 1200 noon sundayschool and bibl class 700 p to the minister subject the three cardinal principles or the three links acton- i o o p will jtendtbaimualaaiucliselce everybody welcomb prpabatprian knox church acton rev h l benntjb m a mltlmw m manse willow street sunday june 5th 1932 945 a txf sabbath school and bible class 11 00 a v- alexander peder an other of the soldiers of the covenant iqo p m sotnebody else always welcome s xou cant do better so why wait brays chicks from government approved flocks blood tested by our bacteriologist now offered at these prices 3 rocks and reds 995 per 100 white wyandottes and white rocks 5 i095lekhorns 895 tenday olders 1395 threeweek olders 1895 2 attractive quantity pricesr r 3 s free brooder box with each order 50 or more send 1 per 100 g j balance on safe arrival 100 uve delivery guaranteed g act now to cash in on your poultry profits later producing 30000 ff weekly or satisfied customers i 6 8 10 12 week old pdixets get our prices v bray chick hatchery 5 5 opposite post office phone 723w brampton ontario h h other bray hatcheries at welland donnyuie hagersviile m lindsay and peterboro head office st catharines ontario inquiries by mail should be addressed to st catharines local agent geo c brown nbryal phone georgetown 382r21 june 10h in acton aclntt sajrtibt elnirrh bev- w 3 nxmuumr tmaut parsonage miu street 1100 a m the minister 1215 prm sunday school 700 p m the minister monday 800 p m b y p v everybody welcome unclassified small advertisements for rent and for sale garage for rent also baby buggy for sale in good condition will sell cheap john lambert frederick street work wanted sheep shearing a specialty and half days work of any kind wanted apply qeorge ingles arthur street wanted cattle wanted for pasture lots of grass and good supply of water rates reasonable james glendenntng r it no 4 rockwood for sale wardrobe trunk lawn mower scythe rake 30 feet of hose with couplings and other small articles a mrs collier brock avenue puiidinq materials fop all structures 5 for cottage or mansion for office 5 building store factory or ware- 5 house we supply building mater- s lals of the highest grade cement s for concrete plaster for walls and s ceilings roofing materials of every description these are buttypical of the many construction needs for which we are recognized head- fg quarters free delivery service to all points in georgetown acton milton and surrounding territory baby chicks for sale if you want any of our high quality chicks that are hatched june 4 phone 32r2 call at the farm rocks and leghorns 10c each arnxsyypniitt tvstttrwy uaptut acton x o o f annual decoration ceremony leorgetowinlumherxalscl j nmcleod acton manager 5 phone georgetown 250 acton 120 s is feci als monarch flour 24s for dutch cocoa for peanut butter for 3 2 kippered herring tins fbr tins heinz pork and beans for beef broth soup per tin 7 65c 23c 23c 25c 25c 15c corn syrup 5s for black tea per lb s o s for 10 p g soap bars for tixydol large packet servus per tb butter 4 hard water soap cakes for 21c 34c 35t 23c 39c 21c 25c chain redwmte xvj0nb 1 stores -phone-26- acmn qnt b acton lodge no 204 1 o o f wul hold their annual decoration ceremony and church parade on sunday june 5 brethren will meet at the lodge hall at 2 p m in the afternoon and 630 in the evening to attend service at the united church bro dr frank williams grand conductor will be the speaker for the decoration ceremony all visiting brebhren are cordially invited to attend e f kennedy gordon smith secretary n g card of thanks the acton and districtbranch of the canadian legion desires tothank tdl- those -who- attended their zone church parade and contributed so gmieiuusly u the poppy fund 3335 also to the fol lowing without whose cooperation the success would not have beep possible rev h l bennle the session managers organist and caretaker of jknox church the acton free press acton citizens band acton platoon and bugle band of company d hf the lome rifles scot tish municipal officers and citizens generally j m mcdonald president f l wright secretary here is the combination you have been waiting for high quality ir o p sired govern ment approved chicks at a low price and that is what you get when you purchase twedthu blo t ohioksr- remember every chick is a quality chicle and we only have the one grade the best they are all sired by r o p government approved cockerels all breeders have been bloodtested all breeders culled and handled by a gov ernment inspector all eggs set average 25 to 26 oa to the dozen the rmlythlngcheap about tweddles bloodtested chicks is the price bar red rocks white rocks wyandottes and reds 10c leghorns 9c prompt deliv ery free catalogue started chicks ten- days old 300 per hundred more j g tweddlet- 49tf fergus ontario debts collected the sooner you send your list of outstanding accounts to kelly aiken the collectors at orange vllle the quicker you will have funds on hand to meet your own requirements ettobifahed 1890 and stiu lead ujehew w ik 2 iiiss