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1 m wht frmjfcii ffoss slktyfourth year no 28 acton ontariothursday december 20th 1038 eight homeprint pages five cents elections in nassagaweya neighborhood nominations elriit win eritar cfltiuat f the goomil innjworii town- tltto jtaee for rccveaup in framoaa aeetaautlon in ea- tpming for all oomo ttonday wa nomination day tn a number of the townships unmadiataly adjomnc ieton and than in kmtv tahsrest manifest in mimwpajajairi hjwtioh w mamaomttnta to kaswsaaweya towdahlp four war nominated for th revshlp oeorge gordon wm vanilokm oeorge pinna no wm bredge sine than rjowew b has withdrawn ana an an m hon for a third term- bean accorded reeve 001 gordon eight candidal have however quall- aid for council positions and will oon- tatt the election next monday thay are william bredge duncan maodou- mo alex mkar prank rtnahart john robertson mm h blrapaon oeorge b mate and william vanhokln on other name waa put in nomination bin frank mnahart who however decided not to enter the oontaet ksquuimo aooumation m afcfluastng township all the offices were fffiad tr mwmarlnn n a robin son mm w a wllwo deputy rem o h may o w murray and edwin imp councillors all were membera of lea year council buwu towmaip m kreavoa mwnlnatlpn sot war d d oray d h storey and al- por councillors four to be d d oray t x kelly j prnjcney a swuejbb oaort watt tamest r benham roy and john bmdley police village true- ajaa ohartea r thatcher oolln o aohihlnaj and john lister ktxson towhcatip reees john monlven accla deputy ttecw laalle kerne charles record crowd attends concert woodside school the concert at wooddde school on wjdiwaday evenmg hut drew a record crowd a aplendld and varied program waa provided by the children and pro- unted under the direction of their teach- er uue alfred thonuon am a mark of the appreciation in which mtia thorn ton la held the puplta presented to her a raeepearl dresser ael and the out of the play which aha had directed pre aented a beautiful compact all regret- c hiah sdlool pkomwr services arranged for next week at home had splendid features enjoyable social time presen tation of diplomas and shields broadcast presenta tion parenta friend pupil and ataff of acton continuation school enjoyed the annual at rome kat thursday evwfc- mg in the town ball and the many features that went to make uo the even- infa program the gueata wen wel comed by principal and mr talteh una bell ulu tni and afiss raael wo- on musle for dancing waa provided by bull orchestra and a aplendld time thla world need peace maker next week i the first complete week of the new year and the acton ororehes will observe the week ol prayer held throughout the world under the evan gelical alllanoe in 1mb when the week or prayer commenced japan waa doted china wax only known through it treatyports korea wa the hermltldnadorn sealed against the wait llvlncatone already in africa was still looking eagerly north ward where the amoke of a t village beckoned him he had suu to make those journeys which were a open the way into the centre of africa to bring death to the sieve jrjde and to eftlabush the church of hnst in the heart of tfia continent today not only in japan and china and korea but enjoyed midway through the evening a ohange m uganda and kenya there are ehurohee ted that immediately after the close of was provided and pupua of the high j ihartng in this oommon approach to the the concert miss thomson was rush d school presented radio broadcast aut i magnetic centra chinese pastor in the to the general hospital in toronto to which gave opportunity for a variety of midst of the confusion and sorrow of undergo a mastoid operation but all talent to be put into the program in- meir nation during this week of prayer are pleased to warn that the progress has eluding orchestra dancing and a oneact m be calling their peoples to trunk and been satisfactory following the opera- playlet chairman of the board j mj pry with those of all other raoaa tlon and a prompt recovery is antlclpat- uraxnslrt had charge of this part of the tlsok snd brown and yellow and white ed friends and those attending the- program i thousands of koreans will meet day by concert were loud in their praise of the way jalss thomson hsd carried on her work although greatly handicapped by illness the past two weeks and the and on given to her when the gathering spontaneously snd enthuslsstlcally ssng shes a jolly oood fellow no doubt heartened her for the operation she m fsdng dtplomss were iseminlthl to atudents dsy tn prayer and from many an african the winners of christmas puzzles published councillors 3 charles readhead w j r o lanrrance boll oeorge w thorp mrs mary s pettlt krwin ounky trataiioajl township asectaons will be held on friday uth daosmber one week from nomination day final reports sre that six will run tor coqnoll ttte new men aspiring lor seats are alec phillips farmer a a auld merchant and w h cross laxm- ar the old members seeking to be re turned are s w aeapr w h aabrden and wilfred 1u11 reeve victor hall and deputy reeve w n oubert were aooorded acclamations burlington majw oeortr r harris accuuna tlon n arthur a allen john blair deputgr reeve rollo bushy l w sanlln john blair e r hume councslkvs 6 oordon campbell wlulam k beu william johnston jos uuldrew joseph smith bbwaratshep- pard mr k b oardner orman bush x r hlsme c w smith william abbs arthur c mason w r shaver h a oraham norman craig j oordon bastr f n oalloway w u ronnie lolkby cannoiiacorst townhhip iwee- oarneron ttbao peputy rav ainale gherwmn wlulavm mere were two puttie twot award for the punle fans laat week the eolu- tlon to the childrens pudle was tree and the award goes to france fryer maln street actprt the other punle had quite a length olutlon a right merry xmas that you may find solutions and happy ans for all yoir problem and that the oomlna yer may hold health ami happl- neai for you nd yours t the true wttn of your punle master of the past year by trustee dr a j gucnsnsn thoee reobivtoj the award verjbv fraziees dib jack soulner bea- trloe taylor curls wilson and betty watts another feature was the preeentaton of the shields for academic work and uu awards won on field day far aoper- mnlj tn sthletlca the piwsmiutkais were made by the aonors or tsoitiexsne delegated by them to perform this duty and were presented as follows general pnt4ency orade qc by t brown polly forty oeneral prbbrieticy orade x by w ii oxaper- outartd brunebe oeneral proficiency middle school by h 41 hlnton helen watsdu proaclency in middle school science by dr w o oiden jack houlnar i pvofeleney m middle school lnffusirr i by dr a j bucnananfranoea du1 ptifktency m lliddle suiool mathe matics by f s blow helen watson proficiency tn middle 3chol english 3 all aixoalraed oraham qmw1ord j r x3swm moran withdrawn hilton myoiainudd oyer a u brw dr c healop it john irvine lacclamatlan cdunculors vj adam annstrons harry umdon dr c k stevenson nowwrd oox oajardon oow john arthur wray bousrfleld bdmund 8rr leaver pwjlbkey o h dmi dr c r ke sap stanley fay 1 by dr j a mcnlvcn isabel bxlnui the award roe the shields and medals won in athleuc to jsmea a bennrtt c o j d broun a eventa on field day we also presented r r tvo 1 acion junlor jy quunpao ejsyj 3 it you turn to paar five you iu find stauon oordon beatty another timely rhyme to solve and of course- the weekly aurd mill be nu6v us usual i station the same petition will arise as those inspired by the universal topics it is well named the universal week of prayer in each country christians will be thinking of their own needs but they will not forget the needs of others we tn canada shall be lifting hito the eternal light the chinese in china where the universal week of prayer is almost an annual festival and that chinese church mill be praying for us it is common prayer that the week of prayer repre sent this should stir our imagination to think of the many who will share in this spiritual journey in acton the arrvigetnenu are as fol lows tuesday in the anglican church theme triarikagling confession and prayer wednesday in baptist church theme the world wide fellowship of the church of christ tnuraday in the presbyterian church theme missions friday in the united church tbe theme home life and education all meetings start at 7 45 pjn and ore for one hour each minister is in c nurse of his own church you are ask ed to keep the evenings free from other engagement for that hour a formef aelon resident believed killed by train body of mm amelia rose hornby pound on cnr tracks at preston msny friends here regret to learn of the sudden death on thuraday last of mrs amelia rose hornby of preston who for many years was an esteemed resident of acton cause of death was not definitely set tled until a coroners jury has made enquiry the body was found about nine o clock on thuraday night on the cnr track about a mile north of pres ton it would appear mrs hornby had been struck by a tram while on the rail way rightofway her home was a short distance from where the body was found mrs hornby wss born in pusllneh township and came to acton to reside at the time of her marriage to stephen hornby she was so year or sge an adopted eon orenvlue remains mrs hornby is the ownerpf a oouple of prat perlles in acton snd wss a frequelt visitor hrre and is well known many friend will regret to learn of her sud den death the funeral aos held on ssturday afternoon from the funeral home of h k stager in preston and interment was in preston cemetery acton wins from elora juniors lose in overtime tanners outplay elora rocks to than we thought or oueiph hss soma take 51 win in openeriunioni hing we didn t know about put up a good game but over- r acton arena win time penally wm costly looks tell the story of how the tanners will like a lot of good hotkey tor p against them fans before tbe season closes p had a change of mind wish theyd soon all decked out in their new snappy q y w or out purple and gold uniforms acton tan- ncrs made their 10ssso debut in dora s arena last night and brought home a 51 victory in the bag taking the game at just how this group is going to ro arrange a aohedule without interfering more than aura anme- rlght in and went to town from the first headache period tho tannera certainly turned a stride that would seem to indlcato junlor tutta la mldwason form both teams waded i m m und1 director retires friday afternoon intermediate olrl champion b act n beauty parlor marie clayton intermediate boy champion by held s electric service ken blow aohool champkidahlp won by room kirknessmcmullen i i wedding on junior olrl champion ren braids senior olrl champion doris btltnn senior boy chsmpton martin hss sard i trie medal swarried to the champions serr provided by lhe student assocls tlon a delightful lunch was provided by the pupils before the dnnrlrrg was resum ed there wa a largeattendance the big rubh at post office before christina in a nice game especially when it is con sidered they hsd only one practise before the opening game incidentally those new outfits are about the snappiest the team has ever donned acton tanners and a real slsed number pretty well cover the backs and on the front tlie well- known beardmore trade mark with the gold star in the centre they 11 look swell on a championship team any time but lets get on with the story to take away the jitters of the fans who felt acton would not have much of an entry this year hie game went right off at a aood pace acton had tht first rush on goal but elora came right back after six minutes of play terry took a nice pass from norm morton and shot a hot one past walter for the first score acton was playing the best passing game x mario picked up a lose puck that put walscr down to save a long one on woods was spotted just in time bllnco of elortx crashed walters to the boards and went jor a penalty kentner was close when walser was out of the net walter took a penalty for a high check and elora put on the pressure woods flopped doan to save one as walters came back on molaaxle went off for aomething klein was right in bub woods saved a nice one and did the same on qulnn effort tike period ended 10 for acton the first gasp came in the second the teams are now booked for shout three games a week and the juniors a couple looks as if en annex wss needed perhaps preston would fit into the three team group to the south and gfv ftome extra games there postmaster matthews and his staff handled a record amount of christmas mall this year but it was well cleared away before christmas day the biggest days were the first four days of latt ucek with uir ibad easing off on friday and saturday more chrlrtmas greeting cards than ever were sent uirough the molls this yar between 27 000 and 2bo00 cards i t whcn jdj juggled one on hi were amped by hand tn the acton nrm but flipped it the light way elora post office from iccmber nth to de- cnrrllh the luy ond had plenty of close the big rush is over but oncs terry made a nice rush wltn real pleased with the kcntnr and bunnell wa close when canadian author dies msts lucy weavers stratford the funeral of mrs lucy weavers wa held on saturday with mterment at lrblln cemetery and service wa cou ducted far jtrv father mcbrtde of st josephs church mrs weavers died at her home 39 l david street stratford dr w j black dtrector of colonlsa an thurada she had been in 111 health lion and asytoulture for the canadian or some years national railways will retire from ac dressed u a na lve of artan and tlve service at the end of the year ac ai before marriage miss lucy storey cording to an annouuoem nt from moo- bht a marrted flftj two jearn ago to uwal he wul be nixrded toy j joseph weavers wno predeced h r mcoowan present aaaulanl director of phi years ago she was a devout mem the department of ookhusauon ond oer of st josephs catholic church aslculuire the retiring director u stratford and also a member f the shown above a quiet urccnrlstmas nodding of in terest to many acton friends nu bdl emnlard on friday aftrrnoan at the bai list parsonage in georgetown when lamira audrey daughter of mr and mrs albert mcmullen became the bride cf mr ivan murraj klrkness younger son of mr and the late mrs peter klritness rev k o baxter cjtlciated the bride given in marriage by her bro her john mcmullen was twcomlngty attired in a wedding gown of teal blue crepe and wore a corsage of golden rosea the couple were unattended following tne ceremony the wedolng party motored to acton a here a bultt luncheon was servedj at the home of mr and mia charles klrkne tie happy young couple left that evening by train for a norarymoon trip tn woiferir ontario and haw token up residence in kitchener where mr klrkness 1 a member of the staff of the kitchener public schools a cember 24th everyone promt and pleasant service given in this ra her strenuous ume of delivering christmas mall applied precedent catholic women league of thit hut idevtihed fint oent what sort of chap is broan s cand oent well if you oe to chap speak n- and one looks bored to aeath tile qlhe ne is brown which because of nasi restriction would not permit the transfer of to american heirs of oerman estates judge rmond mackeule of the nilla- delphlo conimon pleas court refused to olio part of a 01 2h trust fund to go into the play and millar was close agalfi to claimant in omnany as a result of bus morton got right in but shot wide wtxxlfl wua out of the net acton s second goal came at 0 50 when sproal got- a one post walser p runnells wui in again and woods saved nicely and did the same on dryers ef furt on a scramble in front of the goal walatt was in the bottom to save a score stick on walters qulnn missed a itioc one when lie was right in a broken net wo found and the flame was held up while repairs were made kentner and bllnco elora went off for mixing it up the period ended 2 0 for acton and the tanners deserved the margin the score showed the third period got under way with one from each team in the penalty box finishing up ume acton took it easy and made elora carry the play to them terry had tough luck when he hit the corner of the net and walser was out of hi citadel i marao waa close when he picked up a rebound woods saved nicely on on elora rush i marao got right through but shot wide and walser came out to save when e marao wa right tiirough the marao boys had steam up ond illo was in again and walser came out to take it away coras first chance to yell real good came when millar took a nice pass from klein and placed a pretty one past woods then elora did put everything acton juniob8 lobe opkjtkr acton junior lost a tough one last night when they went down to a 21 defeat to orangeville on the bnme ice the champs from last year snowed better class and condition and this was reapon- dble for the victory acton storied the scoring when bayllss banged in the rubber after brush centred it in front of the orangeville net play waa fast in the first period both teams checking well tyler and voll were penalised for roughing it nothing happened when the team were playing a man short orangevlile came bock strong in the second period when hopkins scored an a pass from leach the puck went in the acion net again in this period but the referee claimed it was offside marao missed a nice chance to score in this period orangeville were robbed or two nice counters when holmea come out to save in the third period bayllss and shanks missed on a nice scoring play after end ing up in front of the orangeville net doc lrach broke away at centre ulth nobody to beat but holme but hi shot missed the net hopkins was penullzrd this period but acton failed to score when they hod the advantage it looked like an overtime tie but after t tflhi minute ooy wa penalised for slashing and orangeville moored with a minute to go hopkins ogiun was the marksman for orangeville unassisted hi action washington officials hove been notified by the oerman government that the ban against american hetra re moving legmel b from germany has been lifted i maw 1939 v that ever dav of the new year just dawning shall bring full measure of health happiness and prosperity to all is the sincere wish of the f see pksss and walser went down to save on a close one the marao boys were bound to get on the score sheet snd uloplugged at a rebound norm morton put a crimp in the gome as far a elora was con cerned whan at 13 minutes he lut home a third goal then the tanners piled it on for sure bio marao put in an other a minute later and esio was just fuur vecondx behind him with the fifth ore with on assist from brother illo terry went right in but walser beat htm ooora was done under that four goal lead and the tanner checked close and the gome ended 1 the hne up was as follows acton wood goal kentner and wal ters deffnee i marao centre z marao right wing f terry toft wing n mor ton b morton bllnco moloazle and spraat alternates dora v walser goal f runneus and e dryer defence r fisher centre j klen right wing f millar left wing j qulnn j bllnod j runnel u walaer and s rudow alternates rrfen tre hlumon kitchener jiht an opening bvaatftaos- weve got plenty ot snow her but elora has more ond if tho arena back yard loot cleaned out before ptoyoft ume it s going to toe bard to find park- lag summary j ta h acton lm unc kemaliead ooy snd brush took good although both goal were scored when this line failed to backcheck the orangeville strong line t hopkins leach and ouleadle their passing plays are ideal and they outdid themsertw with their splendid tackchecfclng the first game of this season hardly predict the outcome of the group but from the look of the two teams out ttisro last night some good hockey will be displayed before the finish holmes has improved in the nets out uu insists on getting panicky bayllss and sounders on defence work well together their bodies being used to full advantage tyler should also develop into o good defeocemon tn a short ume actons second string- of marao ond populon try hard but lack organised hockey the following was the lineup of the teams or igelllle mogld goal woods ond jeffers defence hopkins centre laoob right wing otllespte left wine vbe lang llaitirner walker altemotea acton llohnes cool bayllss and saundera defence kemsnead centra ooy right wirjg brush itftwing mono jooouc poplllon tyler shanks alter nate coming events ant uarvtaraia umii tom tcrtt r ottair cvmiu ajm this bssdins chasi 1 caret per hii wlita a minim tat charge lof af anoui cental of jsc r- the women institute aul h id tnelr regular meeting on january gtb at 30 t the home of mrs o ii lants the regular meeting of the duke of rnonhlre chapter zodm win be hold l the home of mrs w j january 19th at pjn