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were pretty badly blooied otter eundays storm but plows aoon had them in good shape on monday mr ktorman uoaohern has been put in charge of sending work on the north end of the seoond line highway harold h marshall was chosen as warden of dufferln county this weak and ohas bhuett warden of waterloo county many motorists seemed loathe to part with the coronation license plates but even a good thing can be carried too larigvtnd too far the girls group of the ymoa held a very enjoyable toboggan party on tuesday evening lunch at the y after the outing was of course a feature mr joseph plynn had the misfor tune to be klcoed on the leg toy one of the horses he woe tending the injury has been painful and mr plynn has been laid up an enjoyable bridge party was held yesterday afternoon at the home of mia wm hall brook avenue7 under the aus pices of the duke of devonshire chapter of the iode mrs vl e morrow of georgetown was sentenced to two months in halton county jail on a conviction of keeping liquor for sale the charge was laid following a raid on her home early new years day at the annual meeting of erin pair mr r j kerr was made honorary pre sident bfhe board this la iwo wel- earned honor conferred on mr kerr this week actbsvfal- also placed him in a similar pcsluonn leonard lambert was among the group or globe and mall carrier boys who were guests in the city on saturday of that newspaper a visit to the news paper plant luncheon and a banquet at the royal york hotel and a hockey game made the occasion one that will be mem orable an interested spectator at wednes day nights hockey gome was jim moore of ndmonton alt who has been a member of edmonton teams and played hookey in england and on the continent two years ago he u a son of mrs and the lata arthur moore of edmonton he was quite pleased with the brand and speed of hookey shown in the game musical numbers and speeches on uf program the regular meeting- ol the u typo j was held lnlorne school on wednesday night january 13th with the president harry smethursl in charge the roll call was answered toy the alse or the shoe after the business discussion- walter coukv was coiled upon to be chairman for the following program mouth organ solos by jack stewart m contest- of which mrs white and oeorge burt were winner piano aooordeon solos by jim davlea and community singing during the pr impromptu speeches were riven by howard switxer jean altken oordon leslie calvin alt- ken wallace swackhamer and jean mann all were very interesting and exceptionally well done mr w murray gave the judges decision in favor of jean mann lunoh was served at the conclusion of the program and the remainder of the evening spent in dancing juniors lose tooakville in overtime continued from pit on two up fair and harray won the 0k- tdio mirvinum in thu period baylias recamad penalty eat oawtfla wen unable to tson myire recermd a pen alty for the homeeten and acton buur- edlnaeoml when bafllm noetnd pui out from jbnee winn wunt liven muob oluivie on the ptay before acton were ue to tie it up the period ended aeton oune out in the third period determined tie it up arenfiald uf oekvllle defence nun reoelwd 4 penilty end aeton took advent of the break they banged in two nilok aoalii to eo out in front baylla patied to papqion to he it np and oeok to papulon to saunden bronsht aetonont in front for the ftnt time in the- whole ame acton were able to hold the lead until about four minute of play wai left harvey ahot from the blue line and the ahot defected off frankle belmek ihoulder it ni t heartbreaker for aeton maidne an overtime rune the fourth in a row for aeton lfyen and eaunden wen penauaed in thla period sunt in thenrit minute of the overtime when hlllmer took the puck away from jonea in front of the action net to beat bolmm acton turned on the power but resan broke away while aeton were preulna and asored oakvlllea alxtb oal this ffoal marked nnlah to aeton but they never save up the battle until the bell went toend the game baylies and arobjbald received penalties in the last minute of play just notes oakvule are much the heavier team and used their weight to advantage acton were unable to really skate in the small arena oakvlue checklns close and hard actons team played ae a team tuesday nlaht both lines going good but we believe the line o jones jocejue and tyler were the better jones was the checking star of the aoton team lie broke up many a play in the oakvllle end of the rink to 00m- pletelrdlsorgajilae dmkvule winn and mooausland were the beat for oakvllle checking dose and hard oakvule had a player on their line up from mlmlco- honey a short utile indian actons chances of getting into the playoffs are slim having lost five games in a tengame schedule the kids say they wlu get in there yst with four straight wins lets hope thelr spbit carries them through to playoff the next game is in l6rgul en tues day their last away came the next three gante will be played at home the junto standina aaali p wlu agtpta oeorfetown 1 i 14 13 orangevule 6 4 3 tt 39 8 hilton 3 it 16 c oakvllle 6 s 3 s3 37 action 1 6 30 m 3 fergus 1 lit h 3 jvjniobi games thi8 wcbk tonight oakvule at georgetown monday unton at orangevllle tuesday aeton at fergus thursday 37th milton at action georgetown at orangevlue too much dancing is likely to affect the hearty says a doctor and so u too much sitting out w t patterson rd gpeebulst la lye striwiswuf orthoptic treatmeaai rywifh 11 wraflun st next to i otjblph phonb 1u qmaoty royal guclphs modem theatre now until friday le stabs sflrlayers cast of thousands farewell again vth tehie banks flora robeon added bevivai tnubsdav at 1100 pm tvnxiam fowdx mybna uy in after the thin man starting saturday dick powell hugh herbert rosemary lane glenda farrell in hollywood hotel extra edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy in all american drawback saturday contlnooo from 1 pjn t january clearance sale a week of great reductions now while the stock lasts cash in on these values ladies weak house dresses 50c atria school drosbeo m to 14 years red dfic for ladles wool surface hose special per pair wheeling yarn x lb akeln fsc modem sanitary napkins sic 2 for 41c ladles slippers imitation leuther regular 4c lor ladle flannelette pyjamas regular j100 lor ladles capeakln leather qloves lined and unllned 7c retfular 100 for i oc ladles pullover sweaters long or short sleeves all wool childrens bath robes each white flannelette 36 it inches wide per yard xoi 79c 35c 3 23e ric 39c 89 31oves 75c 79 76c clearing sale of under wear childrens plum vests sizes 16 to 32 24c 32c 39c 4v childrens plum combinations sizes 18 to 32 ssc 64c 74c 79c childrens sleepers 69c childrens flannelette fiqr pyjamas 2 to 6 years lor u7c boys plum combinations slice 20 to 32 64c 74c and 84c boys fleccellned combinations 24 to 32 mens plum combinations 89c mens fleecelined oo comblnallons for p 1 to mens fleecelined shirts cq or drawers each ujc boys flannelette pyjamas 73c mens flannelette pyjamas 84c flflr fies 13 49c hardware specials hardwood sleighs reg 30c for tie toboggans reg tl 49 for 1115 coal stutues tor ssc coal shovels or 9e stove lifters for 5c hockey slicks reg 3c fpr 20c rexnleum rugs 4x6 feel flao tin palls for 53c huron toilet paper 8 for s olass tumblers 6 for ssc string corn broomi ssc candies special mrxture per lb isc peanuts in shell per lb lte paint and wallpaper specials horse paint varnish stains and o p pint floor paint at oawjisha nrw ttt4rk of 1938 genuine sonworthy wollnapm now an display all nwipto carried in aiork we offer you the largri variety of- pattern usatftava evr teen offered to acton patrons mens and roys wear boys wool olovea per pair ssc boys aviation helmets 49c ssc boys pure wool sweaters qq- sixes 24 to 32 for ottfc boys piece- lined polo shirts 59c boys tweed long pants tlj3 boys whipcord breeches boys tweed breeches boys flannel shirts boys tweed caps boys leather slippers reuglax 89c for mens doeskin shirts menstwred caps each mens muleakln pullovers mens all wool liners 75c sic 35c 59c idewalx weekend sfdtiai in waixtatecs r rou border r yurd hintons 5c to 1 store the inaugural session of the erin council takes screen test eumbeth mcthiffie colored cook from the white house in washington hu just taken a hollywood screen tut with the possibility that aha mkyuki3 hart in an important forthcoming picture officers appointed for the year borrowing and roads bylawn are passed the newlyelected council of the township of erin met at hulsburg on january 10th 1038 and having sub scribed to the declaration of office took their seats as the municipal council of the township of erin for the year 1038 namely john mcfee reeve henry wheeler deputy reeve wm mckenele edgar huxley and arthur swackhamer councillors rev t w ooodwlh on invitation of the reeve opened the initial session with an appropriate scripture lesson and pray er and was tendered an unanimous vote of tjianjutrom the council for his kind ness in attending the minute of the december meeting were adopted as printed the following bylaws were given the necessary readings and passed bylaw no 1 fixed salaries as follows members of council to receive 9300 per day while in session and 10c per mile one way clerk 360 assessor 8150 collector 185 treasurer 300 selec tors of jurors 12 auditors 2s each bylaw no 2 appointed mr j e pcaren as member of the local board of health bylaw no 3 appointing officials jas mcktnnon clerk oeo bryan assessor and j lindsay collector dan gray treasurer geo c burt and roy mc- conncll auditors bylaw no 4 providing for current expenditure of township for 1038 fixed the amount at 30000 at er bylaw no 5 providing for expendi ture on township roads fixed the fol lowing amounts road construction 2000 bridge construction 1 000 machinery 200 superintendence 500 maintenance and repair 8300 total estimated expenditure 12000 bylaw no 6 appointed dr c c a reynolds medical officer of health and sanitary inspector dan oray treasurer was paid 7500 for acting as collector from february 1st to september 1st 1937 and attend ing and accommodating auditors the collector was instructed to return rflr rolls by april 1st auditors were paid 115 each for spec ial audit and investigating 193435 and 36 rolls ralph c bon was appointed town ship solicitor for 1938 the treasurers bond was renewed with the canadian surety co for 15000 premium 60 erlrv township joined the good roads 1 association and membership fee of 5 was forwarded members of council to be delegates and expenses paid 1 the erin advocate tender to do the township printing for 300 was accepted the following amounts were paid j for relief for roads i for sheep grant to erin j society jas mcfclnnon clerk election w d gambon glor widely known through jm newspaper career william d sanuon died after ft brief dlneu at hli home in klora but wednesday for fourteen yeari he was owner and editor of the elora bxprsh going there from renfrew where he conducted a weekly newspaper bora at cumnock ayrshire scotland in 1876 mr samsop came to canada and dauphin manitoba where he entered his newspaper work he was in dauphin for yean before going to eastern on tario mr bamion for several yean served on the public library board and board of manasen of knox presbyterian church he was a past president qfthtj district weekly press association and a member of irvine lodge a p and a m twentyone yeftra ago he was married to emily eaton sister of r v eaton at toronto he is survived by hla wife and one brother lawrence in british columbia he served for several years in the british imperial army stationed in india hector scott mcdotoald on friday last a blight young life was terminated and the home saddened when hector scott mcdonald son of mrs and the late angus mcdonald ume- house succumbed to ah attack of pneu monia he was the seventh son of the family and was in hlo twentyfirst year sympathy of many friends goes to the mother and bereft family william j at georgetown sandy joe russell archie clifford and norman at home and ken neth at speyslde mrs wesley lllllo at everton and mrs edwin currle at milton heights the funeral was held on monday afternoon with service at the funeral name ot johnstone 8c rumley and was largely attended rev d d davidson of georgetown conducted tho service assisted by rev h l beimle acton interment was mode in limehouse ceme- tery the pall bearers were messrs harry smethurst charles douglas earl scott james davles robert lane and ritchie benton john russell a lifelong and highly respected resid ent of this district john russell passed away early sunday morning at his home young street acton during the last few years mr russell has been in fall ing health but his last illness was of brief duration bom in esqueslng township eighty- six years ago john russell was a son of the late alexander russell he has i spent his entire life in this nclghbor- 1 hood fnrmlng in esqueslnff township i until about twentynine years ago when he and mrs russell came to retire in acton fiftyrive yearn ago he was join- j ed in holy wedlock to miss maggie butler who hftfl been a true helpmate it was a ureal pleasure when a few years ago this esteemed couple observed ihcir j golden wedding anniversary and many friends were privileged to celebrate the j i cbslan with them j ttsldca his widow one daughter mis david roszcll of abernethy sosk five grandchildren eight nieces and six j nephews r to revere his mem i ory john russell was a man of quiet disposition industrious and a citizen i i whom all respected all will join in i cent a mileround tripbargain fares mbilhitim far adults 76e children 40c acton from phi a sat jan 2829 jo oshawa amnuvme port hope oobourfl trenton jet belleville napanee kingston oanatt- oojtu broofcvtlle preeoctt morrisburg cornwall tjxbrtdge lindsay peterboro oampbellford newmarket penetang collingwood mesford banie orlllla midland ararenhunt braoebrldfe huntpule callander north bay parry sound sudbury longtac oeraldton jelueojjjstrdmore 1dce huntpule relueojawdmor saturday january 20ut to toronto also to brantford chatha ohesley clinton durham sxetor farms oodsrtelt oualph hamilton hanover harrlston ingeraoll kincardine kltohetur loadoil uatowel mitchell niagara falls owen bound falsi paimertton parts rots elgin st catharine st marys sarnla southajnpton stratford stmthw walktfrton wlarton wlngham woodatock 21 83 82197 500 agrl cultural 100 00 sjmpathy with those who have bee a b j caved in his passing the funeral was i i lu yesterday afters i noon with service at the home couduct- ed by rev mr jo 11 iff c assisted by rev i h l bennle mr russell had been a i lifelong member of churchill church and the ties that bound him to this af- i filiation were strong interment was in i falrvlew cemetajrry acton the pull- j bearers were messrs david russel jjjs i russell robert kerf wm cooper i richard brown and john lelshman i floral tributes included those from wife mr and mrs david roszcll and family mr and mrs w hutcheson and i family mr and mrs william butler mr and mrs james douglas mr and mrs j thomas and miss edna russell and the neighbors besides friends from acton and the immediate district friends gathered also from toronto london ouelph oeorfe town nbrval rockwood and balllnafad to pay final tribute to this man whom thr had admired expenses f 30 00 miscellaneous 188 97 council adjourned to meet at hills- burg on monday february mth 1838 at 1 1 oclock pm jas a mann fair president continued from page one soclate directors who will luivc chirn i of special lnhovafiohs that may be apun- sored and become acquainted with the fair work in retiring g a dills the lost years i president expressed his appreciation al jhe splendid cooperation of all the of- tvers and directors and bespoke a con tinuance of tt for his successor whom he welcomed to the chair mr mann in replying expressed ap- preciatlon of the honor conferred and the desire to make- the fair up to slun- f dard at the directors meeting which fol- t lowed mr f l wright was the unan imous choice as secretarytreasurer and i the board expressed- hearty appreciation of his very efficient work for faros ntnra units train infenatlan tlekats canaan nearest agant see iiandbiix8 for oomfiaetb list of destinations canadian national t857b stock taking specials before taking inventory wc have a number of lines of winter goods to clear nt special prices girls navy fleece bloomers pair 25c waltla wnn vestfl bloomers to clear or each 25c celanesc blouses pastel shades only 89c one lot print dresbcn aegnlor ilto to clear bft- each 89c one lot velvastude pyjamas one and two plnre to clear 149 navy ski panlfl m lo to yean to clear o ac p for quilttng plain shades broadcloth mo yard new patterns prints 17e to z9c yd swansdawn batts each b5c economy batui soc white cotton and 1 q to 97 broadcloth yard 1fc s5 c one lot cotton tweeds and crepes urgujar s5r to soc spclal tliu work nn yard mens wool work socks 25c to 75c real values one lot boys coat swtcrs rcu i19s 149 boys navy ski pants ft la 14 yean to clear o fia pair 269 roys breeches large assortment to a at cleiir ot per pair wv boys and mens windbreakers at spbxial prices mens wool shirts and drawers odd lines wlillr they liim each 79c other lines on display at reduced prices elliott bros statesman celebrates 75th birthday musical program acton high school literary meeting tlie literary meeting of acton high shool on friday was in charge of form iii in the ubbence uf the president the vicepresident norman wright too c hnrkt of the meeting the treasurers report was given by marie clayton the captain of form iii jflorttn ha- jaiuxl lticu took charge aftne program il jiasa mu leal program donalda mcphail rendered a piano solo the first part of the oracle was read by franc dills myrna raw son gave a piano auio myrna ituwson marnn han sard alrx frank doug smith jacic hollinger and walter lamb producrd uh origin il iktt entitled catpie th secona part of the oracle was read 1 by sheila brren martin hauard rliiu bruldu nnd donalda mcptiall playv several mu ical elecions sheila breei tfar a piano inio birthday greeting were extended tj dorothy barber and erwin mcphail martin hasard and jack hull ln cr sung a duett accompani ed by martin n the guitar prominent in british goeroment circles lor many yews david uuyrt oeorg above celebrated his 75th birthday on january ulh while still a member uf parliament uod leortti- ha no oitlclal post in the present governmrnt and seems runtent to lt b k and atrh the movra other statesmrn make ills lost ttppruruncr n the nrwy nrne whei nr- threatrned to drstroy iri orchard and he rulud from his h niie i aid ttorkmrn put out the blaze want to sell then ad crtsz