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fhifft ww the acton fhee itjess tmmaoat january ui uj 1 v- l neighborhood news intcrmunc licwa oonetmfaii othtr cento aud comaiunlkw in wmek many of our rcadcfw intttwt ballinarad mr- and mm mitchell and family of wen mills apent hew years at the tune of the alera pannta mr ami uraj oampbeu ut and mrs noble apent new yeara with frlenaa in oeorfeatown x un richard shorull waa ejected at the annual meetln aa a isrmsl for the peacock school ttt and mra wjrlle returned name on monday after pending the holiday with friends in toronto hillsburg ur and mra ssl beaaey and mlaa ma accompanied by mr and mra w m beaaay and aona bfln and roaa apent sunday with mr and ura henry tsvar of acton the many frlenda of mr donald robertson wul be aorry to know that ho ti confined to hie bed wtth an attack of the cold we all hope donald will man be up and around again mr and mra leonard beaaey mr yeart and arnold apent thuraday at the home of mr and mra alex beaaey mr and mra h h churcher and diana of ouelph returned to their borne after spending aome lime with the latter father mr w obeyne after the heavy enow atorm on rrhla laat the roada in thla district and sur- roundlrc onea are fuled with inow moat of them are not panicle for cara rockwood mr and mrs c a oerund miss margaret overland messrs qqrdon overland and l douglas of clacmon mxu m overland of totriinlot were sunday visitors with m and mrs u overland the largest crowd seen tn erlr except on an occasion such as tai day fame to greet santa clans here las friday afternoon when all of the children re ceived a generous glfc and tne oldr f jlks enjoyed the fun the ratepayers and board of trustees of erin public school are grateful to the member of erin women s institute who recently purchased a piano an 1 had it installed in the public school advo cate the funeral of the late howard k kelllngton took place last wednesdajr tnton monday december 27ch with service t the united church and r a n a rev p h iawaon in charge rev mr lawaon broucht to those attending the service comforting message a num ber of floral wreaths bespoke the high esteem in which howard b kfiulrtffton was held- during the service miss betty pcartsang the old rugged cross ten of his young friends acted as flower- tjearera and pallbearers thoae who car ried flowers ware alex oraham ray mond dean wayne and leslie howell ahue harvey bayne oeorge torrance arthur and john harris hugh and wuuam oraham bore the remains to their last resting place in rockwood cemetery besides a large number of frlenda he leaves to mourn his loss his father mr j e kelllngton of george town fro sisters mrs e watson and miss madeline and a brother leslie in the absence or rev mr brooks mr donald curaon conducted services mt st johns church on sunday last wednesday mr fred hamilton highway overseer and mr blwood bolton went to owen sound to have the hlgh- way truck fitted with a snowplow fred will now have the task of keeping the highway clear from guelph to brampton miss n gray of elora and mrs a j aiuten of erin were visitors in our midst during the holiday season mr and mrs robert poland ouelpn mere weekend visitors with mr and mrs s s royce those who spent the holidays at their homes here have returned to their respective places as follows mr george torrance dresden ont mrs douglas patte u toronto messrs james and clarence lynch jos oakei toronto miss lorena richardson kltchner mr fred day hamilton mr roy day univeru of toronto ur wesley hsrrts unirslt of tor onto mr and mrs oeorge h pcirrn spent christmas at hillsdale wlih dr and mrs fred j hooking and son bruc rev ohas o hants of underwood visited meroben of the pearen tsirtl during the weekend after spending a en days at niagara palls ontario with his parents mr and mrs charles harris the annual meeting of the united church w m s aas held last week and in the absence of the president mr wm mcnabb o roup lrmder presided rr the meeting an interesting feature of the tvftenioon meeting as the pre xtntauon of tao life membership ocr- tlncales to mr ja hawklu juki mrs wm mcnabb mrs oeorjtr h prarrii hud charge of tlu eh i ttt n of ofllcera avt foil lwa pt itdttil mrs j uttle wei pnaldent milton barney marah of merlin visited his parents mr and mn b marsh manse- wood on christmas day arthur morrinirton of dundas visited hut son buster and his brother-in- law w t barnard thla week mayor j p andmr bartleninn or ttmmlns visited her parent mr and mrs o a hemstreet over the christmas holiday saturday evening while walking on charles street mrs margaret vsnfleet slipped on some lee and fell fracturing bone in in her loft arm near the shoul der it is hoped the will soon recover the many mend of mra jas mckln- ney of calgary formerly of milton wilt be sorry to hear of her recent accident mra mcklnney was returning home after assisting at the church basmar and was near her home when ahe slipped on the ley street fell and fractured the pelvis bone she was carried into her home and later removed to the oeneral hos pital in an ambulance where xray showed the fracture champion mr and mrs rex scott and daugh ter or saskatoon soak are visiting with hi mother mrs edith scott mrs h prankum and two daughters or harrlston mrs f g hutchinson and two daughters or brampton are visiting with their mother mnr jennie hull fs mr and mrs j h gaboon and master jim attended the funeral of mr arthur parsons father of mr allan parson georgetown mr oeorge nicholson of revels to re bc and mr arthur dayfoot spent several days last week with mr and mrs c b dayfoot they left saturday evening to join the delegation of tor onto university students attending the national conference of university students which is in session this week in winnipeg mrs henry dickie formerly of george town sailed for england december 23rd whe she had been called by the seri ous illness of her sister mra crompton mrs crompton visited in georgetown some years ago and made man friends here who will be sorry to hear of her illness monday night acton intermediate a s opened the season up in preston when they handed out a 3 to 1 defeat to the riversides acton have had the services of one of the best players georgetown i has ever turned out up until the present inxt it is doubtful whether they will be stole to plaj him all season sheency tost has served georgetown hockpj club well and we would like to see him get break in the higher rating how ever we near that the o h a residence rule may forbid him from playing there even though the georgetown club has given him his release herald limehouse hwfmtlraaaaonujw for ontmore year and thlnca may attue down latin now to aertoua builneaa vlaltora tig the nelfhborhood have not been very plenti ful althouch moat hornet have had the uaual fun and excitement that foea with he oooaaloti the uaual ohrutmaa tree preaentatlona went off with fair auooeu and were a great event for the ohudren ut the publle and sunday school a aond layer of anowjptve the children n chance to teat out their new alelglu nnrt aklla and they had a eood time ospringe the annual school meeting was held at the school on vvtdnmilay morning with a fair attendance the ananclal and auditors reports were heard and approved mr r d burrows was re elected as trustee plans were discussed for the laying or n new floor in the school in che summer holidays the trustees and caretaker are deserving or credit for the clean well kept and uptodate rppeanuiecjjjltllc little red school house mr and mrs t stewart and muriel or bramosa miss m sunter and mr harold sunter of everton spent new years day with mr and mrs w me- kensle mr and mrs lloyd robertson acton spent a couple of days lost week with mr and mrs d o robertson interest in hie recent municipal elec tion was not very keen in this polling division as only a fifty per cent vote was cast congratulations to our local candidate mr wm mckenide who wnu re elected as councilman mr and mrs max sutcilfte of tor onto spent the week end at the home of the latter q father mr john aitken little misses marilyn and betty anne miller of brampton are lilting with beating the kjng queen misbaeth displayed her super iority at the game of darts over klng- oconm when britain s rulers visited slough social centre at london here her majesty u shown hurling the scor ing dart she totalled 21 tlu king 10 oakville as an aftermath of the joyous yule- tide season five jouths appeared before magistrate wood life in magistrate s their uncle and aunt mr and mrs fred i court on monday morning on charges baptle lr destroying trees on the property of mts dorui gray of orangevlllc is miss ruddy lakeshorc highway west on isltliig with her sister and brother in- inw mr and mrs lome rnytourn eden mills december isih outstanding among the christmas entertainment hrld tn onfcvtlie this season was that given b the marlatt social club for tmployees of the mar latt leather company and their chll dren in the clubs social hall on thurs day evening mr and mrs w j stone entertained the 8flftn of the dr a h chase medl cine company and the ardlel advert is lng agency on friday evening at a sur prise party in honor of mr and mrs w a chant on the ovc of their de parture on a protracted tour of the west indies central and south america hopes for an early start an oakvlllos long deferred post office building were vlved early this w eek when clttiens it was with deep regret that it was learned of the sudden death of pearl evelyn infant daughter of mr and mrs wallace burrows at the age of ten and one half months she leaves to mourn her loss besides her parents two brothers and a sister bryce nell and donna the funeral which was private was held from the home of her grandparents mr and mrs wesley burrows and was conducted by rev w d clark inter ment was in eden mills cemetery the pallbearers w ere four uncles messrs jeff ronald and lome burrows and observed men urvelng the lot east of mr wumer the sympathy of the com- the indian service station on the rounlty is extended to the bereaved ones utheast corner of colbornc and oeorge the many friends of mr thomas street an examination of the propos talton will be sorry to lcrn he had the slt waa m by j h curnm tor misfortune to fall and severely injure i onto engineer of the federal depart his shoulder all hope for a speedy re mpnt of works llolta b dug eve 1 to determine the nature of the soil and mr john ghndenning who has been l8 suitability for a building foundation confined to his home for some time is somewhat improved mrs fred alwoxd of toronto la visiting with her parents at present master lloyd ramsey of cumnock sptnt the holidays in the home of his grandparents mr and mrs john ram sc mr and mrs s barnes or oshawn were week end guests in the home of tho latter s parent mr and mrs w mlno mr and mrs w mlno jr and family of acton and mr nelson mlno of guelph w en also guests in the same home on new years day miss innes lowrle of hamilton spent new year s weekend in her home here i recordfitar are or fakm woodlots brings good rlsults burlingtqn jim ferry of akron university and russelkfcrry of virginia military insti lute are spending the christmas holidays at their home at roseland wm taylor pearl street brought to the oasette office on thursdaj a pansy in full bloom w hlrh he picked ui his flower garden the power was off from 1 to 3 o clock on monda afternoon in urder to com plete repairs to the lint dtunagrd b the grazing b live stock and burning probablj crtntc mart damage to the farm ttoodlot than any other agtn le and then fore foresters recommtnd fencing off tht woodlot from cattle and taking particular care to see that lire does not burn ovtr the woods by following cer t tin simple rules farmers con got good rcults out of the can of the woodlot these rules arc 1 keep the live stock out of the woods 3 confine annual cut ting to a definite area of the lot 3 make no large openings in the woods 4 favor the thriftiest bestformed crop trees 5 remove some of the larger trop trees where croadlng exists 0 cut inferior trees for wood 7 protect the woods against lire the reason why live stock should be kept out of the woodlot is that their i presence tends to have the litter tram- pled under the trees and pack tho soil so that the water runoff and consequent erosion of soil are encouraged further the admission of live stock to the wood- lot prevents the proper growth of the new crop of trees which comes up under mr and mrs w cooper and jocc to replace the trees and mrs e bell and jacqueline spent act friday in hamilton campbellville st dalds y p s held their weekly meeting on monday evening and in the absence of the president jack mcphall miss marlon martin took charge of the meeting miss leluy gilbert of milton spent the week end at the home of mr j mcmurray dr o black of westminster hoapl al london paid a flylnj visit o the village on friday last luniort corrtm ttduuj ocvulint u wclt igi al that time onlj relu- mn dam milun rrcortl lug faocretarj mrs a j elliott group ltmporar n pairs were made u the line ceeii hlcklln and wife und bert lan pnaldrnta mrs j hawkins mrs frem kenr and wile left on tuesda on a trip aluu mrs oeorge peul and mrs wm to ntw ark the will islt made- mcnabb treasurer mrs wm g ed mojlw3henevet who ho just returned wwd the meeting concluded with the from france inglnc of a hymn and prayer approximately 500 children were the schools ropcned on monday and guesta of the lions club at the annual i ruesday for the winter term christmas party held in the hume mr and mrs max milne spent new theatre on thursday j m bates pre- tmr in ttorouto i sident welcomed the kiddies and a the orst of the week of prajer variety show lasting two hours was pre- mivlcee in the new year were held- on sented santa claus then distributed tuesday evening in the presbyterian treats to each child thurrh with ft s johnson in charge on wednesday afternoon hut the fire- followed by a sftsainn of prayer rev men www called to brighton beach p h lawson gave an earnest discourse where two houses were burning the further services will be heid in f brigade found upon arrival that both united church this week houses were doomed ana concentrated the many friend of mrs m their efforts in savins rftpg proper- to julia lynch valley road will be ty they were very surnsesrul in this eorrv to team tbsvl aba is under the wltn the result that the fire was confln- doctors par lis l ewnflnad to her ed to the homes wmch were completely wtf with heart tnsafckt i misses mary and anne organ of waterdown wire lsltors at the home of mr d c hunter last week mn f whitliham tntertulntd mr nnd mr- frank qulnlan of toronto and the orijuii faiiillj of wattrdow n on ntw tnri da mrssr- riicr und crawford mahon if winds r und kitclun- nsprctl l lme rtbumed tht ir dutlet m teachers after hndlnb tht ir uoliil ivs nt tht ir htune in tht uluge miss wilma btll it lor in sp nt the week end ut her home miss jean mrphull is tailing fritnds in 1ronto miss esther hunter is tht guest of mis frank qulnlan in toronto mr and mrs george inglls entertained a number of friends to dinner on new years day ml joahsnna stewart of corwhin was the guest of miss lillian mcphall over sunday mr alex mcphee of toront spent a few dai at his home here mr and mrs r c mensles spent new year s day in oueph village jmprovemert is the only foundation on which conditions in india can be ptfnnanenuy amettoratod ma hatma oandhl of the standing trees also is reduced through the abnormal conditions thus net up by keeping live stock out of the woodlot normal conditions prevail and witli proper thinning of the stand by culling the inferior trees the timber crop will th lmprmd it is tstlmited that farm ttixnllots c htlall h vrdw xkli will produce at it ast bo ptr ctnt more lumber if the lots ore protected frt m lire md heavy pasturing moldtd tin intnast in production being rtollied b the rt ittr numbtr of stand mg trees and b l jit jess difect in tht lumbtr th n is grwn another essential in the production of full lumber crops l- the employment of methods of cut ting trees which fat or continuous growth although farm woodlots do not require the some attention as orchards at the same time to obtain profitable e turns tome attention must be given to the conditions of growth following good woodlot practices of cutting will not result in a change over night but the property can be expected to develop gradually to the point of telding highest returns one advantage lumbar has oyer some other farm crops is that it does not have to be sold im mediately in order to keep it from spoil ing or deteriorating if the market for fuel rence posts and lumber or pulp- wood la low the trees can be allowed to trow and increase in value n dr k g oakes vs will ntflrt n veterinary practice in acton on or about pcbruary 1st office in residence on knox avenue ihltrtrahturtlfof fltitwh taunt raaurjur if wanaw itau hk paraoona bowa aittm bumdav jahuany sth 1m 1 1 00 am communion sarriea 13 16 p m flunday sohool am olaaaaa t w the minuter subject deceitful oependenclea wnamovn vrmjbbvm the wellplannd wul whether their testates are large or small all men and women should have their wills properly planned and drawn and should appoint a competent cxecutor to carry out their wishes a that in the administration or their estates difficulty and loss will be avoided to those who are to benefit the guelph trust company acts aa executor and trustee and whllebts enough and equipped to handle estates of any hieb 1s not too big to give the necessary personal attention to the smallest details of administration we would be glad to discuss estate planning with you all enquiries are treated with strict confidence the guelph trust company w e phin prealdent j m puroell manaclns director office corner wyndhant and cork streete guelph onfario new crown jewels accepted by kin ctnircvftftta knox ommtm aotom iv n l minnie u manae willow stmt sunday januaity oul 10u 1 1 00 am the future 1 90 p m th aamwtli sehael 7 00 p m doea ood oulde today note l the v p qulld tueaday january llji at 100 pm the us alonary committee in charte i th week of prayer thursday january mb preiibyterlan church friday january 7th the united church alwatb satflw cfllfurflj mvinl butti sunday january oth 10m 10 00 a m sunday school 1 1 00 a m uornliur sarrtoa you are urard to attend the weak af prayer servient a waleoma to ad unolamipibd i small advertisements adtcrluemfiitf nndr thla m one cent per word iflnimnn caarav jc per ineertlon ple inurtleal fee inno ii psm ceh- ioc aitrfillaeiel u chareed where flerae have to b booked iioo shipping saturday ajo nnd arnde hoaa delivered by farmer 8 20 prank houkab for rent two hoium ton rent main street street north end c p leatherland acton wanted house with conveniences or apart ment iavr particular at fan paaaa or ulth j j maoilj knox avenue bftty wriout sciiool of dancing will re open friday january 7th 1038 claaaea from 2 30 on studio pariah hall willow street toe tap bailee acrobatic national and ballroom 303 the work of frank dobson well known enfillari sculptor and donated oy captain w uewellyn amos the cup of majesty shown above has been accepted by king oeorge according to reports from london thr cup the obverse side of which is shown u1 be added to the crow t jewels reportedly the most vaulable in the world notice t1if annual meeting acton fall fair will be held in the council chamber ut acton on wednesday jan 19th 1938 at 2 00 p m sharp business receiving the annual report of the auditors and secretary lectloa of oftlcirs and directors for 1938 transac tion of such tner business as ma ba necessary a a diixs prealdent r l wrioirr geietary acton january 4th 1038 992 canadian cabinet trio goes south as are longer l tills trio of canadian federal cabinet ministers are caught y the camera tn miami florida far from the chlu of qttewa s winter or the busy desks of their parliament building offices they are hon w d suler left minister of trade and commerce hon c d howe centre minister of transport and hon t crerar right minister or mines the occasion was the first roeetlns of the season for the committee of one hundred of which the three politicians are members acfon stores can fulfill your needs- give them first chance no early naing to draw up the furnace when you use old com i pony a anthracite your fire burns longer more steadily more evenly because old company s an thracitc is harder more compact inqum now about moocbn antkmactl uataino ouraom j b mackenzie ft son caml and coa iiir savpltaa acton he 5oli0 flfc solid comtokl avauiaa