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p ff i vl- 8xtyfourth yr no 4 acton ontario thursday july 28thr 1938 eight homeprint page flva cent georgetown beats acton by 94 on the home lot loetb pal on poor exhibition in the fvm utd failed to hit toftlrly ceortfetown hit wn and outplayed acton anothkb mb story the aston tnm osrulnl ot a lot of baa bsaatosb out of thalr written last bubt vhan momtown trimmed them to u tun of 04 it looked lyre a bad a of ttw jitters and white donjon waa raplaead by njmisr as pttohar uu loss could by no main be chaucad up aalnat th pltehara the boya uat fall- d to laid smartly and dldnt maka any hnpraaata showing at the bat but here la the aad atory that dumpa them down in uu fourth petition and puta oeorce- town in third place itfe solng to be a naht for theni to make the playoff a wall filed out to mooney in the ftrat and woods waa the second put out by mooney likewise b ritchie in actons hair mooney went down bmrmur dluui and w houae hied out to ward georgetown bj inning waa uu aeoond ward ataited it off with a nloe one betwe flrat and aeeond beaumont waa safe on a hit to centre brydona bit aoored ward oaxey fanned ben- ham bunted and with morton off ftrat when the baa waa thrown two more rune were scored v rltehle fanned walter waa safe when norm morton fumbled and benham aoored wooda forced waltera out at aeeond the in- blnea netted four rune for oeorgetown j kara morton hit a nloe one peat third ortppa died out to waltera in rlchc ftald and norm atole aeeond lamb tiled out to right and norm went to third on the throw in wullama fanned m the third rltolue waa called aafe on a hit to third ward filed out to waterhouae and ritchie atole aeeond wtatue aoored on baaumonfa nice hit to brydon walked casey hit and tore fumbling by acton and beaumont scored ryder went in to pitch benham filed out to ryder try ing to bunt and larry ritchie fanned acton half waa a feeble effort bay- ilea waa thrown out on his hit to third ryder fanned and mooneya hit waa melded by uu pitcher waltera waa out in the fourth on a alt to drat wooda and bui ritchie each waked wooda aoored on ward bit to rerht field beaumont filed out to ryder bua morton failed to handle brydon clout and rltchle and ward aoored caaey fanned three more runa bue morton filed out to left and waterhouae to ahortatop norm morton tingled and atole aeeond crtppt alngjed and norm morton scored acton first tally lamb tailed and wlulanu fan- canadian marriages increase 12i per cent deaths 8j perc an increase of 8 in uu number of deaths in canada during june compar ed to june 1017 waa recorded by uu dominion bureau of statistic that waa virtually no change in the number of mrths and an increase of 13s in marriages the report covering auttyaeven cltlea and towns in canada with a population of 10000 or over ahowed there were 7337 blrtha registered compared to 731b in june last year 4133 deaths com pared to 4 iso and 5000 marriages rompared to- 431 busy days at blue spring scout reserve legion zone meeting plans for church parade in 43corgetown half of the fifth ben ham struck out and ritchie walked waltera popped out to ryder and woods grounded to bua morton the fifth waa acton threat bayllss bit a two bagger to centre ryder was out on a hit to caaey but bayllss went to thlid mooney went out swinging bua morton hit over second and bayllss pored waterhouse hit tt centre and bur morton soared waterhouae stole second and third ward bungled norm morton hit and waterhouse scored morton stole second but crlpps was the third putout on a hit to nortatop in the sixth l ritchie was safe on a bit between third and short wards hit ow short was safe beaumont nit but ritchie was thrown out at the plate when he tried to score on it ward was caught between aeeond and third tor ttr second out brydon fanned acton pulled out of a nice hole in this inning and no runa were aoored lamb waa out on- a hit to third an- oeraon hitting for williams fouled out to casey baylia fanned in the seventh casey walked ben ham hit to centre and casey was out going to third l ritchie was out on a hit to nrat and walters went down the same way in the final act tyler went out on his attempt to third mooney went out puarung hickory against thin air and bus morton attempt was fielded by the pitcher final atore oeorgetown 9 acton 4 oh yes the umpire joe ntcolson ih the gam on saturday oeorgetown beat haapeler 7 and on monday oakvtlle won from milton ll- last night milton won from oakviue the following i the league standing to p w l mljton 13 4 oatvule ii t s 5 oeorgetown 13 t 13 3 7 13 4 g have to be played a follow aiaruat tab oakrltte at acton and ilseustar at mil ton august loth acton at mutoar and atsjfts lth oafcvm at georgetown the next legion church parade of zone w is to be held at brampton on september 11th it waa decided at a bon meeting held at the acton legion hail last week a full representation of delegates was present from oeorgetown milton and brampton the meeting approved the formation of a crlbbage league and comrades mc donald acton oraham brampton armstrong milton and mccartney oeorgetown were appointed a committee to draft a schedule for the tall months and set rules under which competitions win be held there was further discussion of the youth movement as put forward in resolution by the milton post at the last zone meeting held at georgetown a new legion post has recenuy been tormed at oaledon efest an invitation is to be sent to this branch to join zone 36 and the provincial command notified caledon east post would be welcomed if allotted the report of the softball league committee indicated that the games had provided lots of fun with no arguments brampton veterans are real sports in spite of their gooseegg standing in dications are acton and oeorgetgown a 111 meet in the finals each tesm has two more games to play and the present standing la acton won 4 oeorgetown 3 milton 1 brampton 0 zone commander a homsey of brampton presided he expressed his sppreolatlon of the fine turnout at the church parade in milton and hope for the same splendid turnout at brampton comrade j m mcdonald president of the acton legion took this opportun ity to thank the vislung veterans who helped to make the magna charta par- ade here a success he commended the splendid way in which local organisa tions and dtlsen took part maktog the celebrations in acton outstanding on saturday the two weeks course for scout leaders closes at the blue springs soout reserve just west of atoton but uu weekend and holiday will see the biggest group in attendance there at any time during the season it la estimated that 3so will be in attendance from saturday until monday inclusive far the ontario rover moot prom widely scattered parts of the province and from uu adjacent states these rover scouts will gather over the weekend at the blue springs reserve at the close of the rover moot the rover scout leaders training course opens and continues that week until saturday august oth thla la followed by the woll cub leaders training course these are busy and interesting times at the scout reserve that waa just opened last yeaf the provision for feeding and housing these large groups is naturally quite a problem fvank c irwln of provincial headquarters toronto 1 the camp chief engineer is appoi for grand river dam on the casting vote of chairman wm philip the grand river conservation commission meeting in oalt on tues day afternoon appointed h acres of niagara palls ontario as its chief en gineer to have full charge of the en gineering supervision work necessary in the construction of the proposed dam north of pergus mr acres was the recommendation of the committee pre- acnted last thursday it is estimated the engineering cost will be about 175000 which represent fi per cent of the total cost of the first stage of the development all the com mission were attendance except e t sterne of brantfard who was a member of the special committee appointed to interview engineer funds transferred from operating to general accounts i further tenders received for the paint ins of water tower and contract not yel awarded post office hours changed for holidays postmaster matthews ha been notified of a change to apply to post offices for tatutary holidays while the change will perhaps not be as convenient fo- tbcal conditions it la in accord with the ruling i on all statutory holiday the wleket am be open from 8 um until 10 ajn the post office lobby will be open for box holders from 8 ajn until 8 pm according to the nw ruling only box holders will be able to secure mall on slatutoy holidays an the irat morning mall dor not arrlvr in acton until 10 am commissioner o honaen and chair man r j kerr were premnb when acton public utiutlm commission met on tuesday evening the bocreuiry reported that a letter had boon written the ontario commu nion roqueatlna a reduction in rate to the conmimem but an yet no- reply had been received the matter or repairs to the frost ctu- ttiff on the water tower was duscumied a tender with specification was received from the ajax engineers acton l mr adams of norvaltwho had paint ed the tank previously was present to dlfloujib the work with the commission mr adams did not desire to enter into competition on the construction of the new front caslnff or supplying material but on the labor he suegested making the cosing in sections so that repairs could bo mndc in case of emcgonoy mr adams was requested to supply a written tender on the various parts ofguclph tile work separately the secretary was instructed to pay the following accounts hydro department pell telephone co services i 627 alex molsaoc truck repairs 3 go hejc of ontario june power l jas r keunicy corporation line material 2353 canadian ocnornl electric co suppllob 5347 superior electric supply co supplies 1u7s line st cable accessories ltd supplies um sangamn co ltd metres 11000 hepc of ontario supplies lflbo cnn and trampart exprchs 254 prize winners in field crop competition here e f l wright of acton vail pair received on tuesday the remilta of the atandlntr field crop competition sponsored by acton fair in trlvlnff the results mr j a carroll iperln urn dent of the agricultural societies of ontario complimented the winnem and the offic er of the society on the success of this important project ldgtit prlbca were awarded with the following scores j b pearen r r no 3 acton do polnti w o chapman iloclc wood 044 m smith r r no 4 rocjcwood 04 miller bros r r no 1 oeorgetown 03 h no a acton 00 h held r r no a acton 80 hoot kerr- ac son acton a mukubb r r no 4 rock- wood 80 the judge was mr r j mccormack of r n no q brantfond eighteen rinks play in bowling tournament here ph grand valley milton bronte and georketown send teams band tattoo drew big crowd here on saturday here is the solution to the puzzle poem the price this week for the correct solution goes to oeo d brajidford of oeorgetown the correct word in ttie poem waa blundered we dont know exactly why mr coles chose that par ticular word last week but knowing something of his keen sense of humor u artfljlrrfwe have a sneaking men woll you will and another one this week on pane five just turn to that page and see if some body did blunder 31fi03 waterworks department hydro department june oper ation lost night a splendid men a double tournament was held on the bowling areens when eighteen teams competed for the prizes offered three games of twelve ends each were played ouelph sent two rinks and the oac one rink there wire three irlnks from grand valley and ono each from milton bronte and oeorgetown first price of an electric clock was won by j m mhdonald and tom bailey acton second prise went to grand valley with james lanclsboroubh and his part ner winning silver pyrex pie plates bronte took third prise and mr honna and his partner took home blan- ktln as their award w d talbot and w burton acton won the mystery prize splendid social evening on the melody boys bltt feature on program next week smj13 the secretory was instructed to leans- i fer 500 from the waterworks operating grinn was enjoyed by the players account to the general account of the corporalton a letter was received outlining a plan to natal a control system on the flat rale water heaters it wac not how ever considered advisable to make this change chargca for special lighting for the band tattoo were considered and the amount set at 10 which included lamps that were not returned the superintendent reported that mninuuiance work was fairly well com pleted and extra labor was to be dis continued after the end of the month stead fa kt lad t play 0 0 4 0 3 1 3 1 1 basn sxransjed jury deeides the highway fatality purely aecidental victim apparently unfamiliar with the roa4 recommend erection of a sign a jury tnquirtng into the death of r ouirle wilson who was fatally injured j in a motor accident on july 0th at the junction of the dden aflua road and no 7 highway brcught in the following verdict after only fifteen minutes deub eratkott we the jury find that mrrtsurrle wilson came to his death purely aorjfct- rntal by not being familiar with the road coming from jdden mills to no 7 high way on july 0th 103 we further advtar that there be a danger sign pawed on the brow of the hill the lngues was held in ouelph on friday night amdence of attending doctor showed that wilson who was an employee of the forsyth shirt co kit chener suffered fractured akull he was taken to ounlph oenerml hospital but died within two hours mr wilson bad been driving a car a good many years but was unfamiliar with the ecction of the mad where the accident occurred there la a stop atgn 85 feet back from the lntwtctkm and a trade 340 feet back from the centre of the highway bvldeoce s to potnc that wuson had not known of the inter section tn time to atop before ar the highway occupants of wuson oar and of the other car involved owned by aynesttull of ouelph gmve ertdmce m the inquiry both drivers it appeared had done all p to avced an acckssnt flrtt bellhop what were the words of bellhop no 3 second bellhops dont give up the times have cuantied augusts holiday is on monday plan a safe time for civic holiday the ciunuuan natlunol exhibition porta program to always of kern liiurrit j to athlete and onlookers alike one of i tlu hlkhltghu will be the 15mllc canoe i miirturum the outstandlnir event of iu worthwhile nftrnction oldume mosquito do ytmnti mos- kind on the continent and one which i qulto and to think limi when i was i nt tracts many purll lpunta ui well oa your age i could bite girls only on the uroiitv of cutter spectators who crowd face and hand thr wuttvfront grandstand acton baseball club have arranged fox a garden party program of merit for thursday august 4th the famous melody boys concert co wlth vivian morgan and her guitar bill davles ventriloquist art wright the melody boy and murray fallis pianist in ad dition local artlsta will assist with cornet and vocal solos and tap dancing numbers it la the only garden party progrnm scheduled for acton park thla yrar and promises to be one of merit acton citizens bund will contribute selections tilt event will go on ruin or shine and the arena used if weather outside is unsuitable the ball club feel that they ore presenting a real this event siikthiirstmceachcm wedding at linuliouse thursday a quid wedding wo milcinnlzrd nt tlic home of the grooms parents mr and mrs a j smcthurst of llmehouse on thursday july 21st 1038 when vera isabel le elder daughter of mr norman mceochern and the late mrs mceach- ern or acton became the brldcof john applcbe smethurst of sudbury the rev d d duvldson of oeorgetown of ficiated olven in marriage by her father the bride was attired in white sheer with whlto hat and veil and carried white carnations miss anno burgess of tor onto was bridesmaid attired in white sheer over pink pink hat and carried pink carnations mr fred brooks of llmehouse attended the groom the grooms mother received the guests wearing blue figured sheer with a corsage of red roses after the buffet luncheon mr and mrs smethurst left for a short honeymoon trip the bride travelling in navy blue crepe with white accessories they will reside in sudbury jersey cow of halton farmer wins award the canadian jersey cattle club an nounced yesterday that broadview esn- lncnts mlas jersey cow owned by ward ruddcll and sons of oewrgetowxi has been awarded the gold and medal of medal of merit certificates for milk pro duction the animal produced 14510 pounds of milk containing otfl pounds of butter fat the records show weigh ing 007 pounds the cow ha produced more than its own weight in butter fat lliut will undoubtedlydrow a crowd not only locally but from a wide area a loud speaker system will be used so all may hear the numbers missing aeroplane party located wl hour amboiit want from cntuvjtpg framstr mitchell t handum and tb aim racrjr eausm gnat atudrtr for tbasr aalsty tb plan test whltw horse yukon las night am srard just ivcssrrd is to the affect that the party torceiidown at carara nsar whit hprs yukco owttsr to untavor- aobt weathar omdltlnn th w i an apmtal twlnhnotond am radio equlppsd ami ovnad 117 j p bmekbll toronto mining magnate th mmb c the pair ar ahown lett to right pilot jamas town j r btokeu osmar of th aaroptan prsmtar hanbum ind bra smith naw york ananclar friends hold a farewell picnic for the macraes sponsored by acton ymca presentation of an electric floor lamp between sixty and seventy ymca members and friends in acton of mr and mrs d a mocftae honored this couple at a picnic gathering tn the park on monday evening secretary qeorge emory was in charge and made splendid arrangements the picnic supper had variety quality and quantity and wua most enjoyable on behalf of the y mc a board of directors mr charles kjrkness vice- president spoke of the regret all felt in having mr and mr macrae leave acton mr maorae has been secretary of the board for some tune and mrs macrae has been an enthusiastic and useful worker in the y activities jtar both of them and the family the best wishes of friends here follow them tb uxbridge and the hope for continued parade burilttffton firemnia drill team and fireworks com bined to maka event of actoh citizens band a pleasing spec tacle prof tmkme waterloo in charge a halfhours downpour of rain fallsd to take the glamor from the band tattoo in acton on saturday night and beyond delaying the program for a half hour did not interfere to any great extent with the puccom of the event five bands accepted the invitation of acton cltlnons band to participate in this event and the combined effort made a rpectaclc that ak appreciated at eight oclock with flag and bannera flying and bands playing the parade moved off down mill street with miss dorothy dunn dressed as a red oroaa nurse and the red oram flag in the lead acton citizens band was flrat in the parade oeorgetown jlpe band the acton platoon of the lorne rifles scot tish oakvule oltlsens band oalt boys band the canadian ileglon bugle band of ouelph and the burlington citizens banbtanct burlington firemens drill team followed in that order each unit was headed by flags of the various natlona carried by boy scouts and legionnaires it made a colorful and impressive showing arriving at the park prof thlele of waterloo conducted the entire arrange ments and made the announcements over the amplifying syaten the oeorge town pipe band under major h mc- kerrol and the ouelph legion bugle- bond under buglemajor matt connor stirred the audience in the parade past the stand and drew a great ovatlonr an outstanding feature was the drill presented by the burlington firemens drill team under the cornmand of drill instructor tom waumsley thai group in their snappy black uniforms with plenty of white braid trimming and white helmets executed a eplendld lot of intricate formations many times during the drill they were roundly ap plauded und when the anal salute was given and the group marched off it ap peared that the audience would be satis fied with nothing butt an encore music for tlhe drill was ably supplied by the burlington citizens band oakvule clllecna band under the direction of mr frank lockslcy gave two splendid selections the tenth regiment march and the selection maid of orleans the bugle band paraded berore the stand and the pipe band with quick and slow marches was also featured again before the stand the oalt boys band under the direc tion uf richard ellis gave a couple of wellrendered numbers that pleased everyone with prof thlele at the niicrophofte and his experienced hand directing everything the program went like clock work the march past of the bands was a colorful and stirring event bands formed in the west end of the park and marched into the section lighted by floodlight and flares each band was signalled off with a volley of shot and each unt was headed by flag- of the various countries the colon were drawn up before the stand end the parts of the cornmonwealth of the british empire represented were canada oreat britain scotland ireland wales jam- acla burma hong kong new twirwl and australia and those two other great continued on page fire busy days for acton tennis club members on- behalf or the gathering miss m z bennett president of the imdlee auxil iary of the y presented them with e beautiful floor lamp miss bennett also expressed her appreciation of the help mr macrae had been in schooi work and regret in his leaving acton in replying both mr and mrs mac rae expressed arjpreclatkxi of the friend ships that had been formed during their residence here and the place that acton wouid always hold tn their mecooriea a cordial invitation waa extended acton friends to visit them in their home in uxbridge with of course the under standing of not all at once mr a t brown chairman of the free library board expressed the regret of that board in loslnv cw mscrsv as secretary and wished them success wherever their home a tow oontests a delightful social tiros with the martftsas made thvevtaftns a most pleasant one mr and mrs msc- rsw leave this week for the new home in uxhrtdfa where he wul assume the prin- capamup dr th bsgh aehool members of acton lennl club have been enjoying the visits of other clubs and incidentally the local enthusiasts have been vnry successfur in the against nelgribortng players on day acton visited at oeorgea ohib in ouelph and won by a score of 9 games to l tonight thr acton players are sched uled to play tn oectrgetawn and on thursday august 4th rwwus ohb win be guests of acton with the visit to fergus planned for thursday august llth coming events rw- ofc w j ha ih stilatia ckar lor sa innnnsni of mr il next ituusday august 4th a modalar oardan parqr in acton rark a aaaur of artist ndd or th smoay oja oo it th mm of th saason of aeton atui cfcjb v nfz