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r the acton free press thpapav ootoblgt 7th 1wt 3i jew lillmul utttitmt sad dmttts minus without tkuf h sad ms ims h- boew auiajlvon wadneaftar oetobar 6u1 1037 to mr and lira ohastar alias kaauubd oookwiaiflrtoan atjbie home al ui w wtf m riukln avftnua toronto on saturday jowr so mjl marlon hay biunter of and mrs w t brannttan to ranklln herbert ion of mrs oook and tha lata tim oook formerly of acton bito i maewatiahton eihldenly in haw york harry maonauchton aon of tho lata dr hehry and un uaehaufhton of erin interred in woodstock vermont ouelph mercury and krln advooata pleaio copy eorrtsfcvat ouelph oaneral bojplfal on wednesday october flth 1037 swart n eunter beloved husband of a- trude baldle in hla out year funeral will be held from the home osprihge ontario on saturday serrlee at 330 oclock interment at bverum cemetery dredob at ouelph on tuesday oc tober 8th 1037 nathan r dredge eldest son of the late robert and jalm- beth dredse of kramota junerl will he held on friday oc tober 8th at aso oclock from the home of his sister mrs w m croft tot 32 concession 4 nnssasmweya interment in rockwood cemetery in mkmokiam molbod to the memory of toell mc- lood who died october oth 1035 j youwerealwaysttueancljjaueiit through th6 years you scruotjied on and tho hands that rest forever made the home that now is none brothers and bisters mcenery in loving memory of mrs david mcenery who passed away october 2nd 1036 one year hns passed arid gone dear mother since you were called away how well we do remember that sad and weary day husband and family dear am patas phvtl w to a pubuea- aojjimluar i stippnwi to many n halton juniors make splendid showing at brampton the county of pl agricultural society fair held at brampton tile past week for tho first tlmo classed s a class b ntlr as a class b pair irttocsata ijafillj- yew rderi and probably foind in moil clerical hommtho christian century published in cnlcaffo it deals of wane with great american fluwtkmi but also with great worldwide and praulng mat ter of moment in the present day sandwiched in amonfffft etxays on pon derous subjects of vital interest are uma- ume short pottle meditations two or which flndltiff recently 1 thought l would like to transcribe for dear van pirn readeri even these are of con- tlderable magnitude ohorbubvy the waves with unpremeditated hand have formed their curvature upon tho and i mar tho graceful curves with careless feet tho waves return and mako each lino complete o ood of water shore and fickle man have patience now and heal my life again lloyd frank merreu etxhaustijcas these toe exhnnstlesb things the mighty sea that never spends its tides wide heaven above that never spends lis stand tho frail small heart that never spends for all its loves its love adelatdo love this was open to- the juniors of peel and lutqujidlrulcqun o t tn thanksgiving day next monday erin flair this weekend will be the feature over and now the ordinary routine of life may be assumed again streets ville fair on saturday will be an attraction for some from acton erin viiix on thanksgiving day will draw its usual quot from this dlstlct a txuie early fcr turkeys but chlck- ns should be available for the thanks giving dinner a locai enthusiasm la centred in the y m c a and the new facilities offer ed to members 1 the election day message from the sky apparently went unheeded it prov ed to be only unique a real job is being made in laying curbs and installation of catch basins on mill street roadway robert kerr was awarded the special prise in the saddle horse class at the brampton pair last week the public school children ore en joying holiday during the days of the school teachers convention may we remind you that tux fan passu will have a splendid showing of christmas greeting cords ready shortly bee this range before placing an order the prise award chosen by miss kath mcphedran last week was a din ingroom suite from johnstone a rum- ley and not the electric washer as stated the plowing match at fergus next tuesday wednesday thursday and friday will be quite an attraction to many from here as well as throughout the province we acknowledge receipt of good and concise advise on an unsigned postcard dualng the week but regret that our adviser prefers to remain anonymous and does not give us the opportunity of con veying our thanks pcrsonally oood prices were realized at uie sale of horses on monday of h a rtjotumcii the animals brought as htth as 147 yearling averaged 70 each there eems to bo quite an active demand fur r j kerr conducted the sole chess c ogelgbks presjdentiohn v savage vicepresidents messrs o emery w middletton a t brown john wood honorary secretary oordon olbbins honorary treasurer bruce parget er the club is open to all from the age of h upwardstand applications may be addressed to the secretary the club meets at the presidents re sidence tuesdays and thursday from 7 to 8 pm oil no good maudle whats wrong with the car it squeaks dreadfully jimmy cant be helped theres pig iron in the axles out here there ore many other matters of let us say lesser import which how ever considered by themselves are of magnitude there are of course the mountains there to those who take time to consider lhem are truly won derful in their vastness many of your readers know more about them than the writer- who has never been to them but only has hnd great range vision it was said many years ago of one of your gnmc of epidemic of infantile paralysis holton juniors were not largely represented but those present made an outstanding show ing halton girls had five representatives present all of whom mado a splendid showing in the mterolub team de monstrations halton was represented by helen mcaibbbn and rata fisher from scotch block oroup this tealp was awarded first honors while in the milky way project open to individuals halton girls placed as follows first helen mc- aibbon ffocond alma mnrsht third dorothy brown and 4th mhrjorle mc- kerr and rota flahern ho for eighth on clothes closets the boys ivers equally outstanding fred ruddall and oordon humo placing first and second in the interclub jersey calf competitions flnlay mccallum and lloyd fisher duplicated the achievement in beef calves- and fred bell third in holstelns and ho also secured first honors in showmanship which was open to all breeds in tho percheron section of tho foal club competitions oordon rodney of milton was first and also won tho same honors in the showman ship cothest open to both percheron and clydesdale club members the judging competition open to individuals brought out five halton contstants who placed as follows seniors live stock craig held second gordon hume eighth orain and seeds richard mclaughlin 2nd jnck lawson fourth juniors live stock bruce reld ilrst 1 toall of the young people we extend our heartiest congratulations on the honors brought bnck to the county of halton erin man inju1rbp standing in a trailer attached to an automobile which was involved in a col lision with another car john lelghton krln township received serious injuries monday night lelghton is suffering fromjbhrtrto his legs side and arms drive by robert keeler erin township travelling on the bramqpa road about two mllefrom brlnabput b30 oclock tho automobile was in a collision with nnothcr machine driven by mrs lenore stubbs of orarigoville tho trailer was wrecked and lelghton was injured other persons in the accident escaped unhurtr dicing with dkatii oovkiinment lahoratorltf h aid mining industry reflecting the steady nnd widespread improvement in mining throughout can ada tho department of mines nnd re sources in iui recently published re port in oro dressing and metallurgy july to december 1036 advises that soventyslx major investigations were completed during the halfyear period fortysix of them on gold ore or on ores in which gold was tho metal of chief value tosts wcro made on ores and mill products from practically every mineral- producing province with shipments for testing from properties in ontario far in the lead as a direct result of tho investigations seventeen milling plants usidhrore trat- ment processes devised in the depart ments laboratories have been erected and processes devised in the laboratories will be used in several more plants now under construction oulded by the re sults of tests made for thqm three pro ducing companies have mndu changes in their mill flow sheetw which have per mitted an appreciable higher recovery of metul in handling the steadily increasing number of requests for uuito and investt- gauve work the departments metallur gists have been greatly ulded by- the readiness with which the character of ores can be determined through micro scopic and spectroscopic examinations in the modrrnlyequlpiwd mlneragraphlt laboratory such examination are par- regular readers that he had crossed th rockies forty times and i am sure thej w1nff not number has been increased many times men tjny tots yes since but on my remarking to a gentle- doddering old even babes in arms last year 20 toddlers up to four years man whose home offers exceptional vlowl met deftth n automobllc d of them that he had a fine chance to floqn m y see the mountains he said he seldom wa 23 of these were wee pedestrian- thought to look at them w perished even as they were learning then there are the foothills through to walk between and amongst often there are i two out of every tbree persons 65 journeys to be taken where highways years and over who departed from thla have to swing miles around rather than life in truffle accidents last year were attempt to climb these are often mln- on foot when their fatal moment arrived there is a severe indictment of reck- the dicecup is for daredevils who wllllnttly hot their cash on the caprice of the ivory cutxs but in that giddy tlculorly useful in determining the ffne life and death which is on- ness of grinding necessary to free th tarlos traffic jittery everyone has a j valuable metul from the associated mln loturc mountains for you may see on broken off face vast layers of rock then between these and sometimes on them are the scores upon scores of derricks where the vast resources of nature yoil are extracted at present 11000 and 12000 barrels dally h comes on the average from a mile or more ore the extensive causes of failure to realize in recent years the immensity of surface products of the soil once enjoyed jan the vast prairies and still eagerly sought drought dust hall and hoppers moke a great appeal to patience and constant effort and added to all thlrln very recent times the question of gbvarnmant hopes raised in the minds of many not all by any means of a great and easy prosperity experiencing the draught and frost of nonrulfllment truly there are immensities in the world tint fsxx paxss for september 16th has been received containing the pub lished solution of the puzfle of the pre vious week no doubt the editor is busy these election and fall fair times which may account for overlooking the fact that seventeen letters are too many for op avowedly sixteenth oui and more over the venerable subject of the mem orial would not have permitted two ls lit his middle name both the apostle of the ooepels and the deacon of the acta from either or both of whom the name was probably originally derived in tho preceding generation had only one such letter the mistress of the manse here and myself had perceived besides that this name was the quite evident inten tion of the proposer but was an im possible solution ot number eight fall fair day and raining after a long period of magnificent weather but then the a real lakes may make quite difference in the- atmospheric condi tions so that our mmiseratlon thti less driving to be found in these figures a charge of apathy if not of gross negligence little children cannot be held ac countable for their actions thoy cannot be expected to take care of themselves in traffic drivers must think for them and protect them elderly persona arc ot an equal disadvantage the mind may be clear but the footsteps falter nd t nece nlmbleness has left their limbs drivers must look out for them too if needless highway fatalities are to be prevented opinions americas lawenforcement agencies are hampered and strangled by the bloodcaked hand of ciimealtlllated politics j edgar hoover too many of us are still thinking and acting in terms of j he longago and we arc not facing either the present or the future nicholas murray butler our supreme business in life la to carry and to puss on as we received it or better the sacred lamp of organic being that we boar within us rlnvelaci ellbt impressed by the sot soto voice wrote the schoolboy his holidaytask essay means in drunken tone of voice i oood material j johns in the i nrccracker i luring business now hows he making out j s far all the reports are f orals and in other respects they arc a valuable guide to later test work no work the schoolmistress had just received her pay and little johnny looked keenly to see wlutt was in the envelope as she opened if after a while he asked is that your salary miss it is johnny but teacher where do you work ins fire car accident sickness etc e harrop rjcprbskntattvb owe dlatrley matsmj norwich vnim pin company lbea aam the casualty of caawda aasormace tha mrsrehonta oaanary oa the rrttvvlapralrl mutual morning nboul acton iair may be un called for respectfully j s turner valley alui september 31st 103t w11at price lovet youth mr snow i jove your daugh ter more ulan words can tell coleman hef pb maybe you can state it hi figures i something wrong j hubby isnt there something wrong a taljcative scarecrow j with tills cake you made darling i wlfey no dear it must be your taste electricity is making its wuy on the i the cookerybook says its delicious farm the loud speakar of the radio is i replacing the scarecrow it was a lonely former in qermany who rim perceived its value the scare crow m his tleids however homely hat- led had no terrors for the birds they made friends with it and went on pick ing up grain hr count ocntleinan ililuitff hi insurance form it sez ere any insanity tn the fam ily lady well put o of -eours- he ow about unci- grace irs ce wota t but when the farmer fixed a loud tlu u all1 kevjis saying vs napot- speaker underneath the scarecrows tat- v tered coat and turned it loose the birds i shl dont want 10 take no notice flew away in terror i of un potty royal guelph thursday and friday only the great sequel to all quiet on the western front the road back shows at 215 7 and 900 pm starting saturday for 3 uayi robert taylor eleanor powell in broadway melody of 1938 with george murphy buddy ebsen sopiiy tuckek judy garland conufiuoos saow saturday from 2 pm midnight show sunday at 1205 bing gkosby martha kaye in double or nothing wrrji andy devine f mary cajujsij pieljpay winners at rockwood intcrcnllrifr athletic event held by continuation school are keenly contested tho itockwood continuation school held its annual weld day under ideal conditions last friday the results fol low junior champion boys dcorofo ijm junior champion ttlrls thelmti ross in termed la to champion boys prnk mevlttlo intermediate champion fflrls orncc chwbon senior champion boys bruce klnneo senior champion jrlrls beth ptarsythe janlor glru 00 yardsthclma rons netta jnck- son muriel armstrons 75 yards thelma ross netta jock- son vera dourhty high jump thelma rons 3 feet b inches vera doughty mnrlc cummlngs basketball throw warlt cummin us 60 fct 6j inches vera doughty muriel armstrong standing brood jump tjjrlma ross a feet b inches vera doughty oeor- lna robertson running broad jump tholma ross 10 feet 0 inches vera doughty marie cummlngn junior lloya 100 yards latroy alton oeorge leo 220 yards- f-aeorh- ijee lcroy alton 440 yardacorg lx ieroy alton pole vault leroy alton 0 feet inches john harrts wynne dunbar intermediate glru 7ft yards orac latiwson gloria peal dorothy bdwards 100 yanls- ornrc i siiwson gloria peal i jean powers 1j0 yards grace ijiwhou gloria peal i jnin powrrc i high jinup xinue lhwott 3 feet 0 inches gloria peal maude powers basketball throw modclln glbboiif ftli feel 0 inehrs knrma burrows dor- ni hy edwurd standing hroiul jump orace lawson 7 feet 4 j inches gloria peal maudt- powerh runnlrm broad jump orace lawson 12 feel beatrice crlpps gloria peal senior boy 100 yards bruce klnnee eldun lafim- bert 200 yards- bruce kuinee kldon laim- toert 440 yards bruce klnnee eldun lam bert 880 yarl bruce klnnee eldon lum ber t high jump bruce klnnee 4 feci 11 inches eldon lamberl suindliig broad jump bruce klnnee 6 feet 1 incheft eldon lambert running broad jump bruce klnnee 17 feet 7 inches eldon lambert senior girls 75 yards beth porythe leverna al ton laura tone 100 yards beth porsythe leverna alton luuru tone high jump beth porsythe 3 feet 6 inches leverna alton basketball throw beth porsythe 63 feet 4ij inches lacvema alton laura tone standing brand jump beta porsythe- 7 feet 3m inches leverna alton laura tone running broad jump beth foray the 13 feet l inch leverna alton mfatoelljulammis threelegged race thelma ra6 und phyllis dean peanut race madalln glbbon slow bicycle race boys- prank mc- vlttle slow bicycle race girls marie cum- mlngs ftlsi bicycle race boys archie 4ac- phcrson time race eleanor edwards bueaktma evin ifta known whiit oort of person was at the other side of tha door i wouldnt have answered the belli if id known lady i wouldht ave rung it dragging it out magistrate what is your ago member you arc on oath woman twentyone find so months mairljitrntc itfio many months woman one hundred and seven wkil inruitkd tommy was meandering homeward much later than his usual suppertlme a friend of tho family who happened to meet him said why tommy arent you afraid you will be late for suppler nope replied tommy ive ffot the meat midnight ce ryan auditorium tjeun 7 hanks giving day morning 1205 mm tim eaton and his orchestra belay girls thelma rons beth porsyjjie glorta peal vfibrolhy edwards netta jftcison jean powers leverna alton grute lawson boys george lee bruce mckmner raymond deun wynne dunbar leroy alton kldon lambert bruce chambers prank mc vlllce in a bao ft ay well mum said the tramp the reuoon 1 cant get a job is decause rm whul tliry culls an unhappy medlum two light fur tieavy uork und too heavy for light work nivkdu badly motorist i will give you 5 for that picture artist wont you wait until i have finished it motorist no i want the canvas to aitud a puncture nowbetter glasses if your eyes are troubling you why not have them examined the modern way if you need klonsea they win be guarantied at moderate prjees come in anb let us advise yoc e p head guelph 58 st gkorgkh hquark registered optometrist ssea- n 51 am 3 57 p m d 11 am 632 p m 121 1 pm 857 pm to owen sound 3ke kings uujtuuay wsafe direct economical leave acton to toronto to 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