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t ttw sixtythird yeir no 45 acton ontario thursday mwy 12th i1k1h eight homeprint pares five centi 24 for might constable job midnight session of council council offwm reward for cwlc- tion of petwt jaaaglnff pttbp convmienccb plans and prwsa for sltejtcra at fairy lake motor league to svmt 8ion8 at the meeting of aeton council on mrmiy evening oounclllort mason ohamwa chapman and jonaa were filial if and reeve t j uooutcheon presided maura r h elliott d macrae and r p wataon were a oommlttee from the yaica to confer with council re garding complaints about the public lavatories it was pointed out thaw oonvemenccs were open every day from 10 eon u 10 pm except on oc aslons when the toilets were clogged through mltuae and out of order the difficul ties and depredations that occurred here were frankly discussed with the oouncll it was pointed out that conditions in the ladles lavatories were the wont couou decided to offer a reward of a 00 for information leading to the con viction of any person or persons found loltartaf and defscing or any way dam aging the property at the public lava tories slcns to this effect were to be erected by the yjkfca board coun cillor mason was appointed to cooper ate with the board in stopping this nul- jancw mra e e barr and mra o a dill on behalf of the duke of devonshire chapter lodx aaked permission to sell tickets for a blanket draw the funds were to be used for the work of the order permission was unanimously ranted by the council the reeve on behalf of the council asked tf the duke of devonshire chapter would consider copsraung in the im provements contemplated for bathing faculties at fairy lke the plan for the shelters were ahown to the delega uon ura barr aald the organisation was quite in sympathy with the project and would do their part as soon as plans were furnished the matter of super vision waa discussed and also the clean ing of the weeds and improving faculties in palr laks mr lachlan mcmillan inquired regard- ng the trimming of trees on john street he preferred that the trees be removed councillor jonaa and chief mcpherson were appointed to hare charge of this matter and council endorsed whatever actlon was taken the clerk reported that the public uabulty insurance policy had been ac cepted at the charge set forth replies had been received from all who had received copies of the resolution passed by council at the but meeting re garding changes in transporting goods in bond by truck the clerk reported that the motor league had agreed to supply eighty slgxu directing the rout to acton council would hare to have the signs erected the league would pay deliver and all charges on the signs the reeve reported regarding ine tobacco license fee tn other municipal ura chief mcpheraon was reouewted to submit details on the present licenses tn force and council would deckle when the information was secured on a hat pro cedure was to be taken the enth report of the flnanci con mittee reconunrnded payment of the lot lowing accounts the james robertson co sup piles re shoe factor 176 u mra h l mcdonald premium on liability insurance acton public ctflluea comxnustoi 72000 in question garage operators indies night at pitt and whistle ifp the ilnlton branch of oarage curat ors association of ontario held a very tuwessrsaatlta at u p tco whletle inn oh the lakeahore highway at bronte on thursday evening last the ladles were entertained to a dinner to commence the evening hull s orchestra of georgetown supplied music and mr percy david of toronto supplied some very entertaining numbers an the form of skits and songs and kept everyone in good aptrke several members from the provincial council were present and short speeches were the order for a time interspersed with toasts mr harry harper provincial president v as the speaker of the evening and his address gave those present a very con vlnclng knowledge of the alms and objec tives of the association and also a resume of what the association has ac complished hi the past the draw far door prises was a very cnoab1e feature some eighteen prizes were drawn for and many were the ex presslons of appreciation heard the members and guest then enjoyed tom reld liberal member for new dancing u the splendid mimic mid on bowling and tennis club elects off icers mothers day sekvickm iikid in acton churches intcrrallns and imprraatvr mother ony netvice mrr held hithr churchr agreement for joint use of poles sanctioned by comm westminster b c who recently charged tn a bitter debate with rt hon r b bennett over political payroll paddlng in the house of commons lint there had been at least one instance of a podded payroll in a relief camp during the ben nett regme mr reld charged that there was about 72 000 which could not coronation pictures be accounted for tht beiutlful floor to round out u mil nights tun a grrit deal of red it for the miuinr in which everyone enjoyed themselves in due the manager of the inn mr a l bronn mrs wilderspin president of the acton institute officers elected at annual meeting a year of splendid i actiit closed the monthly mcctuig of the acton woman s intitule was held at the home tored of mrs j e oamble on thursday a 1th mrs recsor presiding a five minute talk on the motto better clllccnshlp aas given by mrs o ii unu roll call was answered by the paying of lees this being the annual meeting the president vacated the chair and mrs o lants past president occupied the chair for the election of officers ttic reports of activities and financial dtpaa reports were very satisfactory donation were given to cripple children s fund welfare board wreath for armistice day delegatea were sent to the differ ent conventions flowers fruit letters and cards were sent to bereaved and shutins one layette was called for n 0 of almost three to one bur bingo carta had been purchased two iiiurton t lectors on turwday decided maple trees wire planted in the school against the application of the high delight acton meeting of knox wa on tle eve of the first anniversary of the coronation of king oeorge vi uiid queen elisabeth knox young women s auxiliary had the pleasure of bruising u an acton audience moving pictures of the procession and crowning as it took place one year ago today mrs w p gamble of ouelph delighted the afltu tnce with a short address telling of her trip and then two reels were shown on the screen of the coronation the first one in color and another of pictures taken while on the continent and visit ing in scotland and england which also during the devotional period the scripture was read by miss i bruce and prayers by mrs r o hara miss wiles and miss cole miss stltt rendered a vocal solo and mr win bur ton and mixed chorus sang land of hope and glory mrs rev h l bcnnlt introduced mrs oamble and at lhe close miss k rossell tendered her vote of thanks for the splendid ad mrs f wilds presided hkh school wing refused at burlington succofwrul year reported with small surplus iteardmore co made 150 donation a cluinge in the financing of the club was reported at the annual meeting held inst thursday evening which should prove very satisfactory to the clubs in terests beardmore st company who own the property have agreed to donate the sum of 9100 per annum as well as the use of the property this amount is considerably greater than the average deficits for the past three years under this plan all of the funds raised by the club in excess of their normal operating tequlrrments will be available for im proving playing conditions or building up a surplus for later use instead of for the reduction of an annual deficit si lu thr past tlu years operations showed ii small balance on hand i a vote of thanks won lendt red the ucnrdmore co for the practical interest that was shown in the club a committee was appointed to wait mum the council for the puiponc of ob uunlng a reduction lu tlu tuxr through ii reduced asmwiment thoe attending the annual meeting were very hopeful that the committees request to lhe ooun ell would receive favorable consideration for while the club is technically speak iiik n prlvau organization ll is actually operated fur the be nofu of tile village as a whole and is certainly a distinct iuum t to lis t lllsem and membe rshrp is open to all who rare to take part in the clubs activities matters regarding fees and playing privileges were discussed and a new mem bershlp class for husband and wife win made available this year the member i ship were enthusiastic and anticipate an even urgcr membership tills year who wlll avail themselves of the benefit of fcrcd vi e president r h elliott pre sided over the meeting the follow ins is the list of office rs elected honorary presidents w j oould president j m mcdonald 1st vice president r ii elliott 2nd vice president- dr cullen 3rd vice prcsldentw realty general secretary treasure r a ualte tcnnls committee dr cullen becre uir h h in ton chairman i momul len j ross b rawllngs a a emery bowling committee- w 11 clayton secretary w j oould chairman r w uwrle t wataon r h elliott b buy lls tw aetonwast memday ai iharmitavit presbyterian and baptist ctturches the hunduy s hol vlre was combined i with tlie niornli a hour or wonhlp mid scholars and sunday school officers as- slsud lu the he rvires music approprl ate ui the day was a fruturc at the utiiuhi church a portrayal of home scenes of the boyhood of john wesley were impresslvrly featured mil i o g emery as samumah wesley and a group of the boys and girls representing the family made this feature very im- press ve the home influence and that of mothi r win largely responsible for i tlie life and work which john wesley gave to tlie world at knox church mrs 1 mnlnprlee ery impressively uilel tlie story of tlie slstlnc madonnu und uip school join ed in illi sj rrlal service prrpated for uc on v r lli null n tlumt was god is iive hit iluptlsl mrtct was a roinbliud one for hutulu ckhool and the church and had fi atures whit h made it impres ftlvi und ry suitable to mothers day mowers wire much in evidence and the npcelul church services added to the interest of tlie occasion i a ma mclmieitson painfully injured while cultivating j whlli opt rutins eulllvauir on his fai nfwent of acton last week mr a m mcpherson was palnully injured and suffenil two broken ribs and a mullltudr i tils mid brillstn tlie uccldent oc curred when mr mcpherson walked out on the untune of the cultivator to un tangle tht lints after starting he reallnhl lhe eliingrr und fltetrted back for the machine lhe horses suddenly bolted and he was ihrown off and cauirhl in the teeth of the cultivator here lie was dragged for some distance until eie wheel of the cultivator vent over a stone and he was released i mr mcpherson was able to make his way from the field to the house where hi attracted the alt lit inn of mrs mc phcrson and members of the family his clothes were practically torn off him and tevrral bad cuts were in one leg and his whole body was biulli bruised it was a narrow cacax fr m fatal injuries canadian sculitor dead ir robert till mrkenide dlstlnirulsh rd giuuiduinbotn sculptor and physic lun dltel mhldejily at hi- philadelphia ikime dr rait execute d the memorial tn ce mint niorate 00 yeurs of confedera tion ulildl ntiw stiuil in the heiuse of omnium al ottawa he was medical dleicutr of nliy ileal training in mcgtll unlverslt more than 30 yt ars otf and inter wem fume un director of physical education at tlie university tif penilsyl vanla 115 dc strrrt uthtlnc tlmoo ttn hau 3 23 suppllea 1 0 nrr pump houa 75 arrna 360 fire pump i n ctaurruntlaira 73 00 rounds on coronation day several new members had been enrolled during the jear the following were the officers elected president mrs j wltdexspln 1st vicepresident mrs a h bishop nd viceprealdent mrs t lappln exrtar treasurer mrs j h gambit district director mm ii mrcutch con mrs g h lantz mrs o hexlglns mrs fc ce lilt r prrstdent and secretary pianist mrs l lambe t asalsunt inanlst mrs k l da id booth cutnenrr mm f wilds iiick and lsitini mrs a mcdonald mrs j e gamble social mrs g h liux lelk- mrs e cvuler mrs d pl ster music fretlxsl mrv a h bishop district director mrs g w i district annual mrs o h mrs r u davidson ixhool board for 12 000 for the erection of an addition to the high school and equipment therefor buchtv eight voted for and 342 against a mujorlt of im against the p opusltign only a few rate puers clucrd an uitenm tn the quee hon the te hud been asked b the high bchool bemrd following tlie refusal of towii council to grant the mone wltli which to erect two additional rootru vu ju ttaehlntt of domestic science and i utiusl training as required by the de pttrlmcnt of education 1937 baseball schedule is announced lirwl dome in fieteam leajiit ill be on ma 21t hume lnmc may 21th k j haaard cuppllaa audiur urr prucrmm mvs collar mr d mctoriadai wiij re orservei on ma 21th there will be no long week end f r victoria dov celtbranls this vtoli tli ugh man canadian munlclpulltle lstnts would like to have summers first holiday held ort mot da may 23rd instead of mrs j dobble mrs e col the da fixed b statute ma 24th which falls this year on tuedaj the dorunion e lasinbert mrs e government has n pe wer t changr ti piuler prealdem and dale prime minister mackenzie king so tn ite f thanks wa f rmel the house of commons in mm 3mm tne eport was adopted with mr jooes dtssrntlng on the payment of the l james- robertson account on tne grounds a er iieart iott ufn to mrs gsmblr ml tlie use f hei tome after whleh s mrs keoat retlriig president w ela wrtswertng a question from ootli n time wsj gravd n conservstlve member for peel the h uday waa hxed b statute sad luuld onj be changed b parliamentary mr kins wid the that uie goods had not been approved b turo hs all the gxxxl scuon mr kir k1 the oovem w the coun l but only by the commute mu ln iirr umr ceimal inoounell had t only u fti sh lut l rlevs the dale f thanksglmng daj and some htier h lidays me klrur uw um iuuisc he had com mun catlewis both f ih and agauist a c hang in tills years da i some u h i apposed tlnkertng with the date claim judging by the numbe f answers u ed arrangemenu already had been made last wrckx puwlc fvcm thuof is not for celebrations on may 24th and the sown tn many gardens mrs wm wal datr should not be duurrbed lace of r r no 2 rockwood solvrd in charge uk urn wrrv recrlvvd from mr huh vpparanti not claawr mp minister of transport c mn hab b howe w h wtrwshlre private secre tary to hon j l isley premier m t hepburn regarding opposition to the change in customs regulations mr cleaver panned out that at present no change was made and gave decaiu on the mser 1 a i w i ln pussj ptwm last wrk corecttj low a letter twa the inspector of lmi sx scst t eminent officers of rns t t wwuatated tu the sout acaoem of medicine method la which the division of fines former h lt0n1ans was apportloried nounoanons from the oeneral and st phs hoapitak in ouelph wre r cerrad rtvanhng indigent pattenta m xaaatssstiand nportad rafammg the of collection ot taxes from decision had btwo received icontmued on pag ttv either but thats the answer of the poem by mr coles oir dictionary ejeflnes it at the annual meeting of the academy thus an onion like plant producing of medicine dr cameron warren of 6t small clustered bulbs used ilka garlic for clair avenue toronto formerly of actbn flavoring a small onion now of course as elected prealdrat and dr d k pur onions are just up but w never robetson formerly of milton of moose called them shallots youll and an- river mine fame and bupertntendent of other one to puszle over on pag ftv the sick childrens hospital vlce-pre- this week the local grouping for baseball this rir will comprise five uams acton geforgetown milton oakvllle and hes peltr a double scliedulc has been drawn up with the first gomes to be plaved u week from fan tarda j it ts known as the hoi ton ce uut league tlie following ls- tlie scheelule maj 21m aeton at milton gorgr t nra ut oakvllle may 24th hecm 1 f ul aet n milton u georvet wn may 8th aeuui al oakvllle mutoi it hcspeur jujir 4th oukwlle at acuin hespeler al milton june tilh heapelcr al georgeu wn junt 11th ac lou st hespeler milton st oukvlllr june 15th oakvllle si muton june 16th acton at oeorgquwn june 18th mllu n at acuui oergr u wn st llespeler june 20th oukvlllr st georgetown june 22nd oeorgelown at acton june 25 ul acu n at henpelc oeorge wn ml milton june 29th milton at heprlcr july 1st hespeler at oakvllle 2 liumest a ton at milton july 4th milton at georgetown july eth oakvllle at acton july 9th milton a acton oeorge- lown st hespeler jul 13th georgetown al oakvllle july loth acton at oakvllle hespeler at milton july 20th hespeler st acton july 21st oakvllle at georgetown july 33rd m litem a l oakvllle hespeler st oeorgc town july 27th ckvule at muton oeorgvtown at acton july 30th acton at georgetown august ut clvl holiday oakvlur at hespeler 2 games august jrd georgetown at milton twilight oibned kranc 11 l wholesaij in saskatoon ex heve c h hurrton who ttao- ilslied in acton the wholesale automotive pirts business of acton machine co has the post wet k opened a branch in soku uxti where it attack will be curried for western distribution this business under tlie e ui rgt tic guidance of mr hirrlsn ut n aklug spit ndld protprws a rar und a half ago it wan found neces iiirj to remove lo te ronto where com m kilo us quarters utrt m rtind nnd havi txtn kt i ping griwth with the expansion f he business a wtatern brunch is the luteal oulgrowth of mr hurrlsns busl n many acton t lends extend con tcratulutlons on the splendid advance ment being she w incidentally the firm continues to operate under the name ea tabllnhed hi re the a ion machine com puny and the new wrsteni oftlce in tiie iloumiin building in saskatoon will carry his firm i amc wage rates set for season by esquesing rood c mum or 181210 iawted tor fayment liability in h ura nee placed tlie equeslug count ii lit id llielr regu lar met tlnit on mttnday uiu rnoon de puty reeve w a wilsein councllluth c ii may g w muiruv und eel win hurrop were present heeve n a lietblnst n pre hided ul iht tneellng colon mil ultous u tad from tlu hveli yfclt tnc iniwe c tnmlmlon can lellau a itomnbllc srrvtct assoclatltm eorge fc elliott and j k whltelock mr wilmmi and gt irgt ilnrwn ulsi i o itumshaw addressed the oouncll with reference u township itoad insur ance tlie treasurer was uuth rised lo puj he lit f acc unts us urewnted by tht uelltf ofllrer 315 07 otlu r aect unts pusstd f r ptijment we re ii ii feleph hit com pan j e whltel x k be ere lory hal t n plowmtnn aas tclullon t n rvti lsllt rtguertng 10 will rmurno asaln vrkt inatalla- ion of water heater services flan for range chtpaljjrn telephone oftlciak confer re garding agreement on joint use of poleh km onrtkuction woek ntocrrnifto commissioner c hansen reeve mc- cutctieon and chairman r j kerr vara present when acton publlo utilities com mission met on tuesday evening mr stocking of the ontario comrnls- slon had made inquiry regarding tlu attitude of the iota commission on a campaign for water heaters a letter from tile ontario commission elrew thr attention of thr acton oommts- hifiu to thn hydro conking school of the air which com mr need on may r and v iii be held on wednesdays at ii 15 am pie secretary was by motion auuoiis- ed to pay the ft 1 lowing accounts hydro ilepartnient packard electric co i id sup piles 170 00 mac donald electric co ud sun- piles 21 45 james r kearney corporation ltd supplies 2fld c r r and transport exprms 75 sungnmo company itd supplies 30 00 5 98 10 00 1 00 nd chain 1 25 re dob lkkmik lhuter hinto h vi mnv prizewinners tlie bingo held last evening in the legion hall under tiie ijucslde chapter iode auspices was well a l tended and proved most inter cwtlng the regent llss mirguerlte ryder welcomed the people attending and under mr j m mcl tlu il a capublt usslstuiire tile dingo van w re well handled sp t prtas rre wtn by mrs j m ru n sherbe i glassea dr ivaren amp mti mnckle c flee table bingo i rises mls grace glbse n bag of flour mr oeo somervule milk tickets miss mulsle nuxil kitchen set mrs robt johiu ui table cloth mrs c letshman iwr mrs ilirry w erhtiuse psss pkiss s ibevt rli l r ma y simpson bos rl nult ms ingles towel set mrs r ijh man drml purl r ordrr mm hanv wuiiihuuac bed tsnip mrs ed rvder plant mrs harry wstrrhousc baskt l f trnetlea mrs j m tun pic n c h un my l dtui n t igarrts mrs v brodsha butter 243 71 4 00 14 00 11 mj 1 5s 20 00 n lie- j sunf rd a he n to k teorgt e elllou buluil bie nfnunt joa r marhtiment to p nlng grnvr or j e jacks n extracts for mr and mrs srp rh mpstm c r tui icr ambulance u g it iph hospital f r mrs kruntz d partmrnt i himlth r ontario insulin supplied mrs o mr j baufetrd at son hospital trips ftir mrs ho turn and mrs henderson moved b w a wilson seconded by e harrop that the treasurer pay tlie road sheets as preaeuted by the road superintendent 4 832 10 carried moved by e harrop seconded by w a wilson thst from april 1st the rates of wages are as follows man and team 5c per hour man 25c per h mr oar rled m n d b w a wilson srcanded by l hsrre p tha lhe tbnshlp road lis blllty insurance toe placed wtth the gen fraj accident insuran e ot mpuny at a t rernjum if 253 flo carrying s io202 hub ut carried m ved by w a wilson seconded by e harop that this council do now ad mrn to meret m mday june i3lh at 10 o cl kk a m at s cwrt of revision or st he call of the rrevr carried 240 i waterworks department hydni department power at spring 41 00 hydro department april opera tlons im73 130 82 letters and material from the ontario commission outlined plans for the range campaign the superintendent was appointed a dt legate to the hydro safety convention the commission after consideration decided it was advisable to resume again the water heatet service that had been discontinued about a year ago moved by c hansen seconded by p mccutcheon that the rest lutlon of june 1mb id37 regarding- wat r heaters is lit re by rescinded snd it ls hereby decided ui again enter lnte the campaign giving free installation of said heaters wherever it j tics ted flat rate charge to be st cur it ut rate curried messrs hurd and me i mt en of tlie bell rtie phone co were present ut discuss the new agreement f r the joint use eif poles the new agreement had the ap provul of tlie ontario own mls ion the aclon commission spprovrd lhe tgreemeut and the f hlowlng rcsolutlfii was passed moved by p mccutchoem seconded by c hansen that the br 11 telephone co prepare standard fjrm tf agreement for j ilnt use t f pfilrs authorizing chairman mid secretary 1 reasurrr to sign agree ment on behalf of this commission also uuth irltltik tin sup rlntendent ut sign k rmlts carried tlir list tf arrears rrr chescked by the commission snd instructions issued to the superintendent pie superintendent reported that the poles were ready for the crescent and wr rk tm this w mid tie n tar ted the fol lowing day thr super intrnelritt was instrucud to purchase s lawn mower for use at the properties fair directors will hold keh at the park arrangement mere madr frrr another twe to be held on monday at the park b the directors if arum agricultural ihrlety tlie earth drpemltrd on the rsoe track isst tall will be levelled and used ut widen the course the droeonr are elating tiwt wrk un memday aflernoon arrangements in connection with tha irr list fr also madr the revision f the prlsr lut will take placv at tha ivexl mee tni president j a mann pre sided at tiie meeting scoit mothers prepare for j vmkoree in to the regular monthly meeting of the ixout mothers auxiliary was hed on m mday evening at the home of mrs w chiiholm scoutmaster mason was pre- sent snd outlined his plana for the com ing- jamboree it waa decided to make a quilt again this er bill vincent and donald evans ang duetts by way of pro gram the committee served lunch and the meeting rlosed with the benediction kkhmm k asociet imts ih ijterar ror mxiai eni the dublin literary met at the schot i on prlday evening may gth in order to spend a social evening with the orecnock literary attt opening exerlcsea w latnham spoke words of welcome to the visiting society and called upon the president gordon leahi asu aake the chair tha visiting society put on th threeact play entitled eyes of love which proved very entertaining and in teresting at the close of thr play the national anthem brought th meeting to a close lunch was served and a social time spent 1 comin tr evt iii ann x n rmrnti ffi r if hr hvaitids art ch wan rl m m hat u stal re nts i iht e the regular meeting of the utpypo will be held on thursday may lath- a oospel and musical service at 1 sons corners church near acton ducted by evsngelist d powler sunday at 3 00 pm so collection the empire day concert will be held in the town hall on thuraday may lftth at eight o clock festival winning chorusev solos duetts and trios i rhythm band drills pageant 15c 3ac