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itis fiftyreighth yeaf nb14 jvcton ontario thursday october 6 1932 eight homeprint pagesfive cents news of acton and the district wan prise tor- highest standing the monthly meeting of the 6uke of devonshire chapter of the x o d e was held on tuesday evening at the home of mrs r alpdole all the officers were present at this meet- r i bis a feature of interest was the pre- aentatkm or the societys prize to nor man braldo who took the highest standing- in the entrance class of acton public school this year threemonths coarse foracton mr a q klrstlne the agricultural representative tfor halton was to town this week making further arrangements for the threemonths short course which v will be conducted in acton this fall and winter it is expected this event will commence in november already the event has created i great deal of in- terest and enrolments for the courses are coming into the agricultural office miff in milton it is a most complete train- mg for young men and women and all who can should not miss this oppor tunity for self improvement the course is open to all whether residents of the town or country a case of local interest a case of unusual local interest was tried in milton on tuesday before judge owen in the nonjury sittings the niatterhadterdealwlth thepayment of township rate set- collectors appointed at meeting of esquesing council on- mondiay overdraft of 193031 provided for in rate set theesoaeidngjwnshipl lie mi- m- guarantors amounts owing to the estate of the late a j murray on the mortgage on the plant of the monument works in acton which has gone into bankruptcy two of the guarantors disputed the right to collect the amount olaimlng it ap- ared-that- they had not signed-r-the- guarantors agreements necessary for bringing the creber factory to acton judgment- was given against the de fendants and the original amount owing of 500 with interest and court costs will have to be met by the defendants in the action quite a number from acton were attendant at the action in the capacity of witnesses and others who were interested in hearing the case in regular session in the council cham ber on monday deputy reeve w q appelbe councillors l l muliln o wesley murray and n a robinson present with reeve oeorgecurrle in the chair the minutes of the last meeting were tead and confirmed the mill rate for township purposes will be 76 for the current year made up as follows 54 mills for current exr pendltures and as additional levy of 22 mills to take care of an overdraft of 521000 incurred in the years 1930 and 1931 the county rate will be 174 nulls for general school purposes 48 nulls lor street lighting in olenwilliams 25 mills and a rate of 73 mills for street lighting in beardmore crescent the treasurer was upon motion in structed to pay accounts as follows board of hydro commissioners georgetown streets lights at glenwuliams 5200 bell telephone accounts 500 j m moore printing account to date j t marchment accounts for charity a j evans sheep and lambs iciuedand by dogs kcnwndsay valuator acton agricultural society esquesing agricultural society moved by l l mullin seconded by n a robinson that the treasurer pay the road sheets as presented by the road superintendent 154238 car- t various items of local interest 22610 2717 2000 200 7500 7500 hear movedby w g appelbe seconded by q wesley murray that leave be granted to introduce a bylaw to assess the township of esquesing for the year 1932 and that said bylaw be how read a first time carried moved by l- l muliln seconded by n a robinson that bylaw to assess the township of esquesing for the year 1932 havlngbeenreadaflrsttimebe now read a second and third times and j passed and that the corporate seal be it- important business change jittachedtheretocarrled announcement is made this week or moved by n a robinson seconded by the sale of the general store of mclean co acton to messrs r h and c h elliott of comber possession has been taken and the store will be reopened as sooffl as stiwrtnlhrig it rnrnplpterl h i kv- m the store will hereafter go under the firm name of elliott bros both these young men have had considerable ex perience to general store work and thor oughly understand the requirements j of the public mr elliott sr has been in business in comber for many years and his sons have been assisting him they will be cordially welcomed to acton in the conduct of thls old established store the business has only changed hands three times wlthto our recollec tion founded by christie henderson to co it was conducted by hendersori- co until purchased by messrs conway 6c mclean and later by mr malcolm mclean who conducted the business until his death early this year messrs elliott bros come to acton very highly commended and in their taking hold of this old established business will un- doubtedry maintain its reputation as a leading mercantile establishment in this community canada banting british coal to an unprecedented extent the can adian householder will this winter burn british coal which is now piling up in huge quantities in montreal harbor the fficrese71u7imports of british coal is womens institute meeting the regular monthly meeting of the womens institute will be iels in the parish hall on friday octobejr 7 at 230 p nu jeden mills institute willalsolie present acton won all the prizes about twenty rinks of bowlers from oakvllle burlington brampton streets- vllle erin acton and georgetown par ticipated in a bowling tournament at georgetown on monday evening the acton bowlers brought home all three of the prizes that were put up for com petition when7 a subscriber from out west writes in renewing his subscription remember me to the old man- hope to see him and mary next summer say arlof when they set their date for the old boys reunion have it so that we can take in the fair would like to see acton fair again whenthe date is set well gladly announce it oakvllle population down and assessment up the population of -oakyiue- has de creased by 60 during the past year ac cording to the annual report of l h cornwall assessor the figure for this yearls3804 assessment- hdweverr- has shown an increase of over 6000 to a total of 3587696 made up as follows real property i322193 buildings 2105635 business assessment 150868 nassagaweya man killed at lime kiln onsaturday morning last charles local commission objects to exchange amount of over 1300 is left in abeyance until enquiry is madeontario commis sion made charge retroactive l l muliln that leave be granted to introduce a bylaw to appoint collectors of rates for the townshipof- esquesing for the year 1932 and untllsuccessorsbe appoin and tha th said by- be one of the outstanding features of the present navigation season with aver age unloadings running about 5000 tons per day a total of 691670 tons of british anthracite were received from the open im- la if m now read a first timevcarried moved by w g appelbe seconded by g wesley murray that the bylaw to appoint collectors of rates for the township of esquesing for the year 1932 and until their successors be appointed having been read a first time be now read a second and third times and pass ed and that the corporate seal be attached and that the blanks be filled in as follows ward no 1 p g gib bons ward no 2 r h hunter ward no 3 hyatt dobbie ward no 4 harold webster ward no 5 s h lindsay ward no 6 alex mckay carried moved by l l muliln seconded by w g appelbe that the clerk be in structed to notify the collectors to re turn their rolls on friday evening oc tober 7 at 8 p mv moved by n a robinson seconded by l l muliln that this council do now adjourn to meet monday november 14 at 130 p m carried sims aged 58 nassagaweya township was killed while firing one of the kilns at the gypsum and alabastine companys plants west of milton a loose rock weighing twentyfive pounds fell thirty feet out of the top of the kiln and struck mr sims on the top of his head dr h a mccoll coroner of milton has ordered an inquest to be held in the court house at milton on friday fire prevention week next week october 9 to 15 is set aside as fire prevention week make sure that pipes of furnaces and stoves are properly cleaned and in safe condi tion remove any rubbish or inflam mable material ithat might cause a fire in the home ur business place cool canadian farm statistics the canadian census reveals that there were 728664 farms in canada in 1931 compared with 7171090 in 1921 an increase of 17574 there is a de crease in the number of larmsln an eastern provinces and an increase in all western provinces but the largest number is still in ontario which boasts 192174 farms there are 586299 farms in canada occupied by owners 74382 occupied by tenants and 67942 occupied lng of navigation in april up until the end of august this total compares y persons classified as part owner and with 471164 tons during the correspond ing period last year with three months still to go before the close of navigation on the st lawrence the imports of british anthracite have practically reached the total for the whole of the 1931 season the report of the harbor commissioners of montreal gives last years totalimportations under the head of british anthracite as 692012 tons the figures for imports of british bitu minous coal show an even more striking increase than those for anthadte dur ing the 1931 navigation season 36668 tons of british bituminous were received whereas up to the end of august the un- i loadings for the current season were 104452 tons the latter figure shows an increase over last year to the same of the enrrenj calendar year imports of jr british anthracite coal into canada soared so per cent beyond the mark established for the same perlcd last jreaik figures compiled fiy the dominion fuel board show last years importa- tkma to the end of august as 543989 pjjtbii and for this year to the same date v total of 818113 tons of british an- ttbrteue had been received into canada jmportt of american anthracite have off by a somewhat larger amount tte increase in ttte receipts of the hard ooal part tenant of the total area of canada only 1167 per cent is as yet occupied asfarm land in 1921 the per centage was 101 the most fully oc cupied province is prince edward is- land where 8521 per cent of the land is included in farms at the opposite extreme is british columbia where only 167 per cent of the land is included in farms in the last ten years the size of the average canadian farm has in creased from 98 acres to 2241- acres the smallest average farms are m prince edward island 92 y acres and the largest in saskatchewan 408 acres although alberta with an average farm of 400 acres is a close second tn every province the size of farms has increased during the decade value of farm pro- date of 907 tons for eight months petty land and buildings is pi iced at 4046000000 of which the valu of the land accounts for 2704000000 the greatest aggregate farm value is in ontario followed closely by saskatche wan the value of occupied farm land for all canada is placed at 1654 per acre the value of improved land is placed at 3152 per acrei in all pro vinces there has been a reduction- in land values per acre during the decade tfk fuss v christmas cards are proving very popular them before you- place an order greeting see ifcvv v b wv it r- v bmifflisfffiirtirtytfiirff v weather is at hand and now is the time to remove any fire hazards prevention of fires is the best way to inaintain low insurance rates i fined 100 for wounding lionel winters port credit was fined 100 and costs in toronto township police court by magistrate e j pallett when guilty of a charge of wounding the charge was laid by sidney belfore toronto township constable and pro vincial constable joseph allen cooks- ville as a result of the shooting by winters of frank vottero port credit on september 14 iwlnters saw vottero near his home and fired two shots with out warning the second shot penetrat ed votteros thigh crown attorney a g davis- brampton said that al though votteros actions on the night in question may have been highly sus picious winters was not justified in shooting without warning softball game last saturday in an exhibition softball game played in acton park on saturday between the k v house champions of 1932 from toronto and a pickup team from acton the by the scoreof 113 it was a far closer game than the score indicates as the locals were lead ing by 10 till the sixth when the champs got onto weavers pitching and scored all their runs in the last three innings the local boys did well con sidering they had never played together before and none of the team had played softball for over a month the following is the team a weaver pitcher r anderson catcher o huffman first base h mooney second base c spires third base f houoway short stop j mcgeachle centre field m smith right field g masales left field h lambert left field streetsviue treasurers losses being 1 adjusted at a meeting of streetsviue village council claim of the bank of nova scotia for relief from approximately 1300 or thyillages demand of 6500 was accepted by council gordon b jackson attorney for the village was empowered to negotiate with the bank on the new basis of demand 5193 the original demand was made for cheques made payable to the village and endorsed by the former treasurer dr s h smith and the bank but never credited to the village account can cellation of the account presented the village by fred page hlggins and co auditors in charge of the village books since 1927 and refund of 600 fees for the years of 1927 to 1930 inclusive was moved and carried by council in an at tempt to salvage as much as possible of the losses incurred by the defalcations of dr smith at the meeting of tjhe public utilities commission on tuesday evening com missioners kerr and king and keeve e thetford were present the commission had examined the painting of the water tower and ex pressed their delight with the work that had been done by the contractor mr f adams afnorval the painting of the letters on the side of the tank were a decided asset the commission felt that they should hot accept the ruling of the provincial hydro commission that they meet the exchange rates on hydro bonds without protest an account was received and the increased rates were retroaotlve to tie first of the year the account for exchange up to date this year was 133057 and this amount was not paid and left in abeyance until the matter could be investigated the secretary was upon motlon in structed to pay the following accounts hydro accounts james symon supplies 343 canadian line materials sup- plies 10447 canadian general electric co supplies jas r kearney corporation supplies f mccutcheon express the masco co supplies line cable accessories sup plies i canadian- westlnghouse co supplies 298 rrh nlcols meg earth tester 17150 hydroelectric power commis sion power enterfu jttftf jfeat john w eedy st marys ontario citizens of st marys newspaper men from all over western ontario and friends and relatives from far and near gathered asjmaryson thursday last 1440 2855 60 5331 3084 234272 to pay their last respects to the late john w eedy veteran newspaper editor and former owner of the st marys journal- argus who died suddenly on tuesday as the result of a heart itfetack the service at the house at three oclock was con ducted by rev j a agnew of the st marys united church assisted by rev j r reyeratt of toronto and rev wjlliam walden and rev d n mc- camus of london the latter a former pastox of the methodist church there the pallbearers were john ready wa mdntyte w j mills e w white eli grose and j g bell and the flower- bearers were the following four members of the journalargus staff john ocon nor lawrence grose- norman orourke and robert hicks interment was made in st mairys cemetery a number of fellowpublishers attended including three past presidents of the c w n a j a mclaren of barrie david wil liams of colllngwood and malcolm macbeth milverton also w e- elliott wodstock sentinelreview h b davis mitchell advocate m l southcott exeter trniesadvbcate and a w wright mount forest confederate splendid programmes by chautauqua artists of ability put on events which were a delight to all who attended the visit of chautauqua to acton this 276280 waterworks accounts cecil adams painting tank and lettering 15500 canadian brass co supplies 384 malcolm sinclair co ltd paint for tank vr 6678 hydro department power at spring 3723 h lasby labor 175 earl anderson labor 400 rpbt shaw labor i ii75 27035 the ontario commission cnmplatncfl in a letter that the metre at the pump lng station was not registering sufficient power the metre had been approved by the government inspector and sealed and the commission felt that they had complied with the regulations and hat the system was very efficient and this reflected in the lower power consump tion mr c e parker was present to discuss the services in the house and garage for water and light the commission ruled that a new water service must be placed in the garage so that the services would be separate since the properties were being rented to two different parties the superintendent was instructed to notify power consumers who were run ning in unrestricted hours that they would be required to come into then- proper class if these hours were neces sary for their business fred b graham winnipeg fromthe winnipeg free press we glean the following item regarding the death of mr fred b graham who was born in acton and spent bis boyhood days here friends in the old home town- join- iiv- extending heartfelt sym pathy to thebereaved wife and family mother and sisters frederick beatty graham aged 41 of 41 cambridge street of the firm of wiley low and company grain merchants a prominent feemason and a past commodore of the winnipeg canoe club died on tuesday september 27 at his home mr graham was born acton on tario and had lived in winnipeg since 1912 for 18years he had been associ ated with the grain trade in the city he took and active interest in church work freemasonry and in sports he was a member of westminster united churchj in freemasonry he was a member of prince rupert lodge a f and a m connaught and king edward jlien and to many grownups chapters a past master of belhany preceptory and a member also of khnrtnnm tompleshrtafc mr graham nassagaweya council reeve campbell is iii accounts were passed milton fair given grant of 20 nassagaweya council met on monday september 26 t r mr campbell 162 330 1000 550 200 200 1027 being too 111 to attend mr finney was chosen to fill the chair as acting reeve the following accounts were passed r s esley relief h c elsley relief a norrish sheep killed a j mcphedran sheep killed d irving inspecting sheep colin kitchlng inspecting sheep municipal world supplies road superintendents vouch ors nos 9 and 10 126191 messrs l chisholm and w reid a deputation from the halton agricultural society were granted assistance to the amount of 2000 the tax collectors insurance against holdup and robbery was renewed for 300000- with a premium of 4688 the council adjourned to meet on november 7 at one oclock is survived by his widow a son robert a daughter baraba his mother mrs d graham and two sisters mrs w g hutcheson of toronto and mrs frank s hunt of winnipeg the funeral ser vice was held on friday afternoon at 330 oclock at westminster united church and interment was made in elmwood cemetery monday congregations packed the edifice on both days eramosa council h e alton appointed tax collector at salary of 225 bylaw regarding payment of taxes is changed at a special meeting of the council for the township of eramosa held on friday evening september 30 h e alton was selected from a list of applicants for the office of tax collector at a salary of 22500 applicant to produce a bond satisfactory to council at their regular meeting on october 11 a bylaw was passed discontinuing the usual discount of 3 on taxes paid on or before december is and imposing a penalty of 2 on all taxes unpaid on that date with a further penalty of m per month from bruary 1 the ninetyfourth anniversary of churchill united church on sunday and monday were indeed an occasion of great joy to the congregation and the friends who gathered at this time to celebrate this momentous occasion con gregations that taxed the capacity of this edifice joined in the services on sunday morning and evening dr r a agnew of chengtu union university china was the special speaker at the morning service and delivered a most inspiring gospel mes- sageintjie rev w j flddes phb of guelph was the anniversary minister and gave his hearers a real gospel message the minister rev h caldwell was present at the morning service the church choir rendered special music and the v m c a male quartette of kitchener delighted the congregation with the part they took in the service of praise on monday evening the ladles of the churchill congregation served a chicken supper and it was complete and so over- satisfying as only the ladles of this congregation know how to make them it left many of those attending speech less with its overabundance of good things judging by tlie crowd attending the event the fame of churchill for its hospitality was wfll known there was a capacity audience following the supper a very interesting programme was given in the auditorium of the church presided over by the genial pastor rev- tl caldwell the churchill orchestra gave a splendid programme of musical selection rev c l pooe opened the programme with a brief prayer and later addressed the audience vocal numbers were given by the church choir packer brothers miss lydia caldwell mr w- gowdy instru mental selections were given by the orchestra mrs dobbie mrs w gowdy and the packer bros literary numbers were contributed by miss jessie young and mr roy hlndley at the conclusion of this varied and enjoyable programme a resolution of thanks was extended by messrs c b bwackhamer and smith griffin to all who had assisted in mak ing this anniversary o so success ful year rwastiaireawitn the usual misgiv ings that meet all undertakings under present conditions but the concerts pro vided have left everyone in a delightful frame of mind and the guarantors who backed the event with only a small amount to make lip to meet the expenses the sunday afternoon concert given voluntarily by the artlets who returned ftrom st catharines gave a fund of 32 which istwwg divided between the poppy fund for acton and district of the local legion and he relief funds of acton as we stated lasfl week the opening play new broomsras an outstanding presentation and the pvogrammes which followed were of the ame high calibre vierras hawaliani gave a musical evening which will long be remembered a travelogue and musical programme in the afternoon and a programme with very suitable scenery and lighting effects in the evening made this presentation most enjoyable on friday afternoon and evening miss dorothy l sisson bird warbler and whistldr mr cavengy crayon artist and hugo brandt folist pianist pro vided features which were unusual and madea splendid programme judge alden was a speaker with a message that will long be remembered by those who heard him on friday and sunday his personality is warm quick mag netic he is big of heart of brain and of yisionaltitudes and jvislbulties his lecture was crammed full of rich human experience it proved to be a valuable happy optimistic and helpful contribution in reality this lecture was a compound of excruciating humor and sidesplitting stories interspersed with stretches of pure logic and- refresh ing wisdom in altitudes and visibili ties the audience was taken to heights where the vision is sufficiently cleat to see things as they really are it was indeed refreshing to meet a man like judgvalden who though ripe with the wisdom of years has yet t bou enthusiasm of youth on saturday afternoon sue hastings marionettes were a delight to- the chil- the childhood stories illustrated and the shrieks of delight and enjoyment of the a selection of news items i churchills ninety- fourth anniversary v ai 1 jhome which he left many years previous was fittingly observed on sunday ana- ch he hrtnm hhk nh tho children witn tne antics of the marion- ettes told of the appreciation of this audience the mender the threeact play which was presented on saturday even tag was just another of the same high standard of presentations lirther brad ley a crafty and greedy old man has broken many lives only his daugh ter an invalid remains dear to hini he is about to crush his oldest friend when the mender who mends every thing from broken pots and pans to broken lives and hearts returns to his crash in esqnesmg while roy south oakvllle was driving north on the seventh line esquesing townshipihls car collided with a sedan being driven by s j halbert of allis- ton both cars were damaged and mrs lome buyers- an occupant of mr halberts car was injured and is also suffering from shock one of the originals in going through some old documents the other day mr john camerjopcame across a receipt for his subscription to the free press for 187778 it was- signed by mr jos h hacking who was the founder of tlls journal mr cam eron was one of the original subscribers of 1875 and has been a reader of the free press thnough all its existence there are not many of the- original subscribers jeft now popular couple removing the many friends of mr- and mrs russell salmon regret their removal to bracebridge this week in sport circles russ was a great favorite and he will be much missed in the hockey club where he was the local star centre man in tennis bowling and other sports he was an equal favorite mrs salmon was a member of the lakeside chapter ofthe-iod-e-and-always- willingly- 7 took her place in community work all regret their removal but wish them every success in their new surroundings and future undertakings georgetown fair splendid exhibit in all classes but event was marred by- very disagreeable weather with a splendid exhibit in all classes and an exceptionally fine showing of heavy horses the annual fair of esques ing agricultural society was held at georgetown on tuesday and wednes day a cold and wet fan day yesterday made the attendance much smaller than usual and marred what otherwise would have been a fine exhibition trotting and running races were a feature of the programme and a softball game a concert by the lome scottish rifles band was also quite an attraction the exhibit in the hall was one of the l th has f the ahow ar- the changes he brings about and the things that happen to him are many through his love arffl faith a wheel chair turns into a coach an invalid girl becomes a princess in fact by the end of the play evelryone like a good clock is ticking right and all ends happily the moral and the lesson be hind the whole play was very noble and worthy of emulation and the players- were artists of ability following the last programmes on saturday evening the local chautauqua committee entertained the artists and a few citizens who had assisted and the members of the committee at a little informal banquet the ladles provided a delightfulmenu following the ban quet with rev mr poole- as master of ceremonies words of appreciation for the 1932 chautauqua in acton were spoken on sunday the artists of friday evening cameback to acton and gave their services free for a sacred concert in the town hall that afternoon it was another delightful event rev c l poole was the chairman and miss dodds the local superintendent expressed the pleasure it gave the artists to be of as sistance in this effort to raise a fund for local relief work mr cavengy the crayon artist illustrated several sacred songs which were rendered by miss ruth gibson hugo brandt the polish pianist gave some splendid piano selections with his usual pleasing style judge alden again gave a splendid address his sub ject being the health of a- nation it was a most forceful and learned ex position and the audience which packed the hall were tendered another treat several wellknown hymns were sung arid the presentatlorrclosed with prayer and the national anthem from everyone the chautaugua visit of this year seems to be commended for the type of programme- and the good entertainment they gave in acton i tjfe evening malfr digestkb few of the winners in the hall exhibits were grain winter wheat e wilson georgetown f wilson georgetown red winter wheat r h hunter nerval c cunningham hornby peas j c spring wheat f r fendley norval j cunningham r h hunter small peas t j brownrldge georgetown miss m black guelph oats r j brownrldge e wllson barley j c cunningham e wilson collection grain e wilson al- sike f wilson alfalfa m mcnabb georgetown roots and vegetables potatoes w j mcdonald acton h a hunter norval collection potatoes r h hunter norval clifford burt olenwilliams field carrots d c fendley norval r h hunter shipping turnips w j mcdonald acton t j brownrldge georgetown feed tur nips w j mcdonald j c cuningham flornby mangels d c fendley j c cunni pumpkins j c cunning ham t j fisher georgetown ensilage corn c burt glenwltuams d c-fenov- ley citrons c stein georgetown her bert cleavei georgetown watermelons e wilson georgetown t j fisher field squash d c fendley j cook georgetown hubbard squash h wilson georgetown f r fendley norval car rots ejyilsorvc stein beets r it- hunter c stein parsnips r h hunter jesse brandford georgetown cabbage white jesse brandford h a hunter cauliflowers d c fendley onions r h hunter f r fendley tomatoes mrs r t paul collection vegetables d c fendley frultrapples snows r c breckon bronte c stein georgetown tompkins ro breckon c stein blenheim r c breckon allan mccullough georgetown spies r c breckon t j fisher georgetown baldwins r c breckon greenings r c breckon c stein rus sets r c breckon allan mcculloughr mcintosh reds r c breckon c stein crab apples r c breckon c stein pears f r ifendley norval r c breckon plums r c breckon d c fendley norval f r fendley grapes rtc breckon r h hunter norval f r fendley collection domestic apples rc breckon collection export apples rc breckon domestic science winners mrs h robertson hornby mrs g m judge toronto mrs g h switzer acton mrs h cleave georgetown mrs a e dodds brampton mrs w c bessey georgetown mrs herbert r cleave georgetown mrs h ooldham george town f butter mrs john bird georgetown mrs g h switzer acton mrs w thompson georgetown flowers f i r fendley norval c stein georgetown r c breckon bronte mki h cleave georgetown mrs a e dodds brampton mrsw a mcdonald georgetown r h hunter have you ever driven a car the lady applicant for a license was asked one hundred and twenty thousand miles put in her husband who was standing neatr by and never had a hand georgetown mrs h ooldham mrs h on the wheel io bailey 5 tim ziy i fit ist m