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vitiri -v- sixtieth yearno 13 acton ontario thursday september 27th 1934 eight homeprint pages five cents news of actqnand the district imrh school athletic meet the local school meet is to be held on wednesday october 3rd the inter- school meet including acton george town and milton la to be held at milton on thursday october 11th starting at 830 am motorists startled when passenger dies p w quick of windsor dies suddenly of apoplexy driver unaware of death for several hours new official guardians axent for halton the hepburn administration has inside another change in government officials in halton george e elliott solicitor at milton has received notice that the attorneygeneral has appointed leiroy pale of georgetown agent for the ot flclal guardian in halton in place of mr elliott who- has been agent for some timer his father magistrate elliott was oneof the maglstraites dismissed a few weeks ago in the reorganisation plan in an auditorium decorated with the fruits ofithe harvest time and in an atmosphere reminding all of the bounties which providence has bestowed the harvest festival of st albans church acton was held last week on thurs day evening bev g k herm m a rector of the church of the nativity toronto was the speaker on sunday morning the rector rev e brillinger had charge of the service and in the evening rev r field of st patricks church xluelph conducted the service splendid congregations were in attend ance and the occasion was one of thank fulness and harvest appreciation prominent speakers to visit acton col george drew and capt eddie baker two speakers well known through out the province and beyond are to ad dress an acton audience on wednesday evening october 24th at 830 in the town hall this evont is sponsored by the duke of devonshire and lakeside chapters of the i o d e and the acton branch of the canadian legion col drews subject will be britain leads again and capt baker will apeak on the work of the canadian national institute for the blind mr dick myers of the canadian service bureau will also be present these addresses and the evening ai ranged will no doubt be one of the finest to be presented in acton during the fall and winter months and undoubtedly the capacity of the hall will be taxed to accommodate the audience desirous of attending young people had charge of service the service at the united church on sunday morning was in charge of the young peoples society professor mc lean of the o a c guelph was the speaker and gave a stirring address on the subject youth and how to keep it miss k savage president of the young peoples league miss velma blair and rev p l poole also took part in the service the choir rendered the anthem rejoice the lord is king at the evening service rev mr passmore of saskatchewan was the preacher and brought to the congregation a vivid pic ture of prevailing conditions in western canada a brief outline of the sessions of the general council of the united church held at kingston was also given by mr passmore mrs poole sang a solo at this service rev mr akins and his congregation of balllnafad united church joined in the service most successful forty hours at st josephs church the forty hours devotions were held in st josephs church this week they opened on sunday morning at 900 a m with a high mass ancuiprocesslon per petual adoration was held during the forty hours rev father harrigan of st marys church hamilton preached on sunday at the mass and also in the evening at 700 p m rev father nolan of guelph gave benediction communion was given on monday and tuesday morning at 530 600 730 and 800 a m high mass was sungfftr 600 a m rev father sullivan of kitch ener preached on monday and rev father smith of gait gave benediction the devotions were brought to a close on tuesday night with an overflowing congregation rev dr oreilly of the church of our lady guelph was the celebrant assisted by rev father traynor of st johns church hamil ton as deacon and rev father clancy of ayton was subdeacon also assisting were rev fathers simpson and olcason of the church of our lady guelph- rev father brennan of sacred hearth church guelph rev father ryan of st patricks church hamilton preached an eloquent and very devotional seimon the church was beautifully decorated for the occasion and all the devotions were excellently attended the senior choir was assisted by the boys chancel choir who hve been practicing for the last few weeks the pastor rev j l mobrlde was more than delighted with the large attendance and the large num ber of communions during these devo tions they were undoubtedly ttie most successful in the history of st josephs church in acton driving from trout creek in north ern ontario to windsor on sunday night thomas l robinson and jos mellow were surprised to find when they tried to awaken a passenger in the car francis w quick that he had died several hours previously and that the body was cold discovery of the death was not made until the party was near acton early monday morning and mr mellow tried to awaken him they drove on to acton immediately and summoned a doctor coroner mcniven was also notified and chief mepherson and it was decided to hold an inquest that evening in order to clear up the matter the deceased was a young man of 30 or 31 years with his home at windsor he is survived by his widow and two children 5 and 7 yeafs of age at the inquest mr thosl robinson of cottam ont driver of the car told the jury that he and his friend jos mellow were returning from klrkland lake in their chevrolet sedan at trout creek they stopped ion sunday to visit their friend mr quick sr here they met his son francis w quick who had been helping his father and desired to return home to windsor he acceded to his request to take him home the party left trout creek about 630 p m on sunday evening they con versed along the road and at burks falls it was thought mr quick was asleep as he was breathing heavily at graveniiurst another stop was made and it was thought mr quick was still sleeping and he was not dis turbed between georgetown and acton the fog became so heavy that driving was almost impossible and about three oclock the party decided to get a few hours sleep at daylight mr robinson and mr mellow awakened and prepared to drive on since mr quick had been sleeping so long they decided to awaken him and it was then he was found to be dead they came on to acton noti fying the authorities here of all the circumstances mr mellow in his evidence corrobor ated the testimony of his companion dr e j nelson of acton had given a post moriem examination and estim ated that mr quick had been dead about 10 hours there were no scars on the body or marks of violence and fromhls observations death was due to apoplexy it was quite obvious that he was suddenly stricken ane wquld be unable to give any call for help he was quite likely unconscious when he was thought to be sleeping and had likely died between burks falls and gravenhurst the jury retired and later brought in the following verdict we the jurors empannelled to en quire into the cause of the death of one francis w quick late of windsor ontario find from the evidence of thomas lome robinson cottam ontario and joseph mellow comber ontario and from dr e j nelson that the said francis w quick came to his death on no 11 highway between- burks falls and georgetown from a stroke of apop lexy and that death occured ap i proximately at midnight on sunday 23rd inst in a chevrolet sedan and that no blame be attached to the two other occupants of the automobile coroner dr j a mcniven presided over the inquest and crown attorney w i dick conducted the inquiry the jury were r m mcdonald foreman l g king a t brown e e barr w d talbot r h elliott j r ram- shaw and e j hassard details on the new building discussed in relation to the public utilities commision arrears checked and services- to be discontinued murray memorial y m c a acton the corner stone of which will be laid on saturday september 29th at four oclock standard time by mr win a murray teachers institute convention sessions planned for meeting at bur lington an october 4th and 5th addresses and discussions on school problems interesting and instructive sessions have been arranged for thursday and friday of next week when the public school teachers of halton inspectorate meet in annual convention the morn ing session on thursday will be opened with an address by rev finlay mathe- son of burlingion reports of officers will follow and the presidents address agriculture in the public schools will be the subject treated by norman davies b s a on thursday afternoon miss l e carruthers dundas will speak on the teaching of health and the meeting will be divided into the graded and ungraded sections for dtscuslon in the evening a banquet will be held when miss helen pattlnson wil be the guest of honor and dr duncan mc- arthur deputy minister of education the guest speaker on friday morning rev j goforth hornsby will give a brief address and presentation of suver 0 corner stone to be laid saturday important ceremony in connec tion with new y m c a building at four oclock building operations on the new mur ray memorial y m c a building in acton have progressed sufficiently to allow for the ceremony in connection with the laying of the corner stone on saturday afternoon september 29th at four oclock standard time this great ceremony will be quite an event and will no doubt be participated in by citizens of acton and the district the committee in charge have met and drafted up the following program with mr g a dills in charge bf the ceremony hymn how firm a foundation led by acton citizens band scripture reading rev h l bennle m a prayer rev c l poole b d laying the corner stone mr wm a murrav motorcyclist crashes truck brand new machine went out control at mill and main street corner driver injured of on tuesday morning james calms of elcra filled to make the turn at the mill and main streets corner and crashed into the side of a truck driven by j j mcaninch r r no 4 guelph with dire results to the new motorcycle purchased the day previously in tor onto and severe head injuries to him self cairns was bound west for elora and the guelph truck was eastbound the moiorcycllst swung wide on the corner miss elizabeth gouldlng tf oakville will speak on the subject special class work in the public school 9 musical and inspectors period will also be part of the program in the afternoon reports of commit tees will be given and the election of officers take place miss m grlndell and miss b hume will give reports of the o e a the subject teacher training will be for open discussion and the present day problems the following are the officers of the institute in charge of the convention honorary president j m denyes b a milton presidentsmiss emma b brown oak ville vicepresident e o cathcart bronte secretary miss m z bennett acton treasurer miss d folster acton executive miss edna neil glenwll- ilams miss a m pell esquesing miss g storey nassagaweya miss e donkin nelson miss l m black trafalgar r langmaid streetsville and the prin cipals of the urban schools son succeeds father mr amos mason retires from active participation in mason knitting co and is succeeded by mr george mason reeve e thetford address dr e m best general secretary of the national council of the y m c a of canada hymn onward christian soldiers announced by mr g r easter benediction rev e brilllnger more prize winners at acton fair those who won awards in the horse cattle sheep hog and poultry classes in making the turn and crashed head on into tile side of the truck hitting it j ence sons just at the cab the truck was loaded with sheep the front wheel of the i rldge b rford p richardson motorcycle and the entire front of the twoyearold gelding or filly t yi frnmc were smashed and cairns received i r w o brownridge f lawr- as intimated last week the complete list of prize winners at the acton fair of 1934 is published this- week this includes the horses cattle sheep hogs and poultry classes the winners in the classes shown in the hail were published last week heavy horses draught and agricultural brood mare r r ford leslie peafen peter richardson spring colt leslie pearen r ford oneyearold colt4j lindsay twoyearold gelding or filly w h allan r r ford w b relrt best animal in classj lindsay general purpose brood mare t m revell w h allan w b reid spring colt t m revell f lawr- p richardson oneyearold colt w o brown- tlnrprogram outlined is selfexplana tory the corner stone is now being prepared by j nicol son and is of beers red granite inscribed murray memorial 1934 the y m c a symbol will it is expected be placed in the front of the building the stone will contain a metal box in which will be placedcoples of dally papers and a copy of this weeks issue of the free press canadian coins of current circulation will also be deposited in this box it is planned that on saturday the floor over the front section of the build ing will be laid and that for the hour of the service traffic will toe routed to miss this block and allow ample space for all who desire to attend acton citizens band will be in attendance and lead in the singing of the hymns splendid progress has been made during the week the foundations are completed and brick is being delivered on the job and laid the steel for the two sections is due to arrive today and the boiler for heating is also due to arrive today the picture reproduced above is from an architects drawing of the completed building kindly prepared by messrs imahoney austin guelph liberals win four out of five seats r injuries to his head beyond a broken fender and smashed running board the truck was not damaged nor its occupants injured chief mepherson investigated the ac cident arid cairns after receiving at tention to his injuries was driven home to elora by a local motorist refusing to go to the hospital for treatment ence sons i thrccyearoltdgciding or filly t m revell j lindsay w h allan best animal in class t mmcvell heavy horses in harness span of heavy draught not under 3200 lbs leslie pearen 1 concluded on page eight tommy church stages splendid come back but fails to receive majority- over both candidates faithful toronto rallying to the pol itical comeback of its own tommy church alone upholjl the conservative banner on monday when four out of five widely separated ontario constituen cies elected liberals to represent them at the one remaining session of the present parliament at ottawa north york in the city suburbs west elgin on the shores of laketsrio fron- tcnacaddlngton in the eastern section of the province and kcnorarainy river in the north returttcctllberal candidates and in every case by large majorities torontos seventimes war mayor run ning in east toronto was the only suc cessful conservative standard bearer from mr king at ottawa came a statement bubbling with confidence that this week mr amos mason who founded and has been head of the mason knitting company in acton for the past twelve years relinquished 1 his position and hfcs son mr george imason will assume the work with mr mason sr acting only in an advisory capacity mr mason has seen this business grow from a very small beginning to its present position of importance the original building and equipment forms a very- small part of the present fine factory the masonknit label is a wades mark well known for childrens under wear and the maintaining of a quality of product has brought a demand that keeps the factory operating steadily the year round and at overtime during the rush season to keep caught up wittj orders for goods in retiring from the activity that has made this business so successful mr mason has earned a more leisurely time and the wish of all is that ho and mrs mason may enoy this holi day time of life long and well incidentally while establishing this business and bringing it up to its present standard mr mason found time to serve on the school board for six years was reeve of acton and warden of halton county bandmaster of acton citizens band chairman of the welfare board arid a host of other citizenship duties too innumerable to recall and he performed them all as capably and well as he managed his business at the present time he is chairman of the provisional board of the y m c a mr george mason has under the guidance of his father had good train ing in the task he assumes and is well qualified to fill the post the same steady growth and expansion under his guidance will undoubtedly be experienc ed with the mason knitting co and we also predict that the future years whj also see the son following in the foot steps of his father in taking a strong stand in the upbuilding and advance ment of acton to the senior retiring member all offer congratulations on the achievements and best wishes for the years to come and to the junior and aspiring member of the iirm congratulations on his oppor tunities and the same best wishes are offered by all incidentally george early assumed his musical duties toward the band and has been a member for some years other activities will doubtless follow in the future a meeting of the public utilities com mission was held on monday afternoon with commissioners l g king r j kerr and reeve e thetford a few details in connection with the new office building were discussed and were made note of for attention of the architect it was reported that the papers in connection with the transfer of the lot would likely be returned this week from the ontario hydro commis sion where they hadjjone for approval the secretary wasr by motion in structed to pay the following accounts hydro department bell telephone co services 482 fred mccutcheon freight 250 h e p c of ontario- august powsr 309100 canadian general electric co supplies 378 transports and c n r ex- press 145 mcdonald electric ltd sup plies 3855 highway garage truck repairs a selection of news items 375 beares ltd office supplies i 670 corporation of acton taxes 2598 j c matthews postage 1000 bank of montreal revenue 300 319153 waterworks department canadian brass co supplies 531- hydro- department august 14918 drurrtmond mccoll co repairs to hydrant 1900 120 17469 the matter of electrical heat in the new building from oflpeak power was discussed by the commission and it was agreed to discuss the matter further with the hydro commission officials it was considered that equipment for this would be rather costly the arrears of accounts for services was reviewed by the commission and instructions issued for their disposal the commission adjourned to meet again at the regular meeting on wed nesday october 3rd the superintendent reported that the equipment for water services at the new building was on hand it was also decided to try out a new equipment for putting the pipe junder the roadway council regrets illness of member letter from clerk to councillor mcmillan wishing him speedy recovery park to be levelled limehouse school fair on tuesday f juacton free press good exhibits and keen interest in this esquesing township event the liberals would now forge ahead to a victory at the general elections which r j wcb must come next year the overturn of two conservative seats one of them frontenncaddlngton a district tradi tionally firm on the conservative side continued on page flve ideal weather good exhibits and keen competition made esquesing school fair at llmehouse on tuesday an event of interest in the entire district the following is the complete list of prize winners in the various classes oats banner elmer burt eva ritchie bruce lindsay oats sheaf eva ritchie ellwood show barley o a c no 21 betty burk- holdcr elmer burt bruce lindsay barley o a c no 21 sheaf betty burkholder spring wheat goose willie ritchie jack noble spring wheat goose sheaf willie ritchie field corn sheaf bill given wilfred johnson edna fryer sweet corn jimmle stark mabel the regular meeting 6f the acton council was held in the council cham ber on monday evening councillors w a lasby evan janes and s- m lasby were present with reeve thet ford in the chair the clerk was instructed to write a letter of condolence to councillor- james e mcmillan and wish him a speedy re turn to good health a letter was presented from the west- em hospital toronto in regard to the payment of an indigents account the finance committees report was read and adopted the clerk was in structed to pay the following accounts r j mepherson tax collector amount necessary re error of beardmore assessment t40 george r agnew division count clerk and bailiffs fees 3200 services 1060 advertising 760 r j mepherson selecting jurors 100 reeve e thetford selecting jurors 100 potatoes dooley newton ruddell alex wright shirley wright potatoes irish cobblers qucento holden isobel stephenson edna fryer continued on page five 0160 the matter of lights on hlllcrest street was discussed it was thought a light could be taken off guelph street and put on this street the matter was left in the hands of the fire and light com mittee the canadian legion requested the use of the town hall for a lecture in october tt was decided to make the usual charge and then the matter of a rebate would be considered dr e j nelson and w d talbot were present to discuss with the council the advisability of levelling the baseball diamond the parka committee was delegated to work with the baseball club officers and repair the diamond as this was the most favorable time at the year for the work the smoke nuisance was discussed but no decision in the matter was reached election expenses according to statements published last week election exipenses of t a blake- lock the liberal candidate in the ipro- vlnclal election were 79955 mr w s davis expended 65905 and mr r s heatberington 28120 with honors mr george r poole has received word this week of his success in securing his bachelor of arts degree with honors george has been a student during his course of queens university kingston we join with other friends in extending congratulations on the honor and standing obtained junior tennis awards last thursday evening the final games in the junior tennis tournament were played at the acton courts mary young won the girls championship and pes- session of the beautiful silver cup donated by mis eric smith donald ryder won the singles for boys and the prize donated by mr r k graham in the doubles margaret smith and donald ryder won the prize of racket presses following the games the pre sentations were made and a social time held about the clubhouse when lunch was served w m s sectional meeting the annual sectional meeting of the guelph presbyterial held at eden mills on september 20th was well attended delegates and members were present from rockwood campbellville nassaga weya eden mills and acton mrs m b davidson the presbyterial president of gait assisted by mrs h l bennle of acton had charge of this meeting miss mclean a missionary from japan home on furlough was the guest speaker miss mclean is a fellow worker with miss nellie anderson in the work in korea girls of the mission band led the devo tions dinner was served by the ladles of eden mills on the church lawn there were eighteen ladles present from acton w m s mrs c w wilson won i o d e quilt there was keen excitement last sat urday afternoon while the lucky ticket was being drawn on the lakeside chap ter i o d e butterfly quilt mr harold elliott and dr a gm bruyna presided over two boxes of tickets one containing white numbered stubs of the tickets that had been sold the other containing wank blue tickets among whose mysterious depths there was one only itlcket marked quilt one ticket from each box was drawn at the same time mr r m macdonald acted as referee exactly 278 draws were nlftde before that one marked quilt came to light the lucky number ticket drawn at the same time was 519 this was the prizewinning number held by mrs charles wilson who is now the proud possessor of the pretty butterfly quilt that has been on display in the window of edwards bakery u i annual meeting of young peoples society after the long summer vacation the united church young peoples league resumed their weekly meetings by hold ing the annual meeting on iruesday evening the retiring president misa k savage handed the meeting over to rev c l poole after thanking the youngjaplefor the support they had given during the last year before the election of officers took place a vote of thanks was extended to the executive for the splendid work of the past year this was moved by miss elva johnston and seconded by mr bing ramsden- the election of offlcersp was as follows president mr j j stewart 1st vicepresident miss laura john ston 2nd vicepresident miss elva john ston 3rd vicepresident miss margaret arnold 4th vlcebtesident mr george r poole 5th vicepresident mr albert mills 6th vicepresident miss marjorlo gibson secretary mr john nicol treasurer mr thos nicol pianist miss jessie young assistant pianist miss velma blair i ths evkntmo mux diqkstht 1 usher seat in the orchestra 01djlfldy no i dont play any nstrumente coming events announcements of meetings con certs or other events under this heading lt charged to cents per line with a minimum charge for any announcement of 25c the regular monthly meeting of womens institute will be held at home of mrs f salt on thuraday october 4th at 230 tx m v rjlfei