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jwjim rtt press i sixtyflftli year no 20 acton ontario thursday novembrr 10th i mo eijht home print pnftcs five cents remembrance day services held here on saturday life members arrange meeting of knox wms brief service at soldlcm mcm- orui appropriate and kplen- 1 just thinking and wailing the women a missionary society of knox presbyterian church held their november meeting in the classroom of the church on thurday afternoon mm ilinsard tho president opened tht meet- ins with prayer thin meeting wnn rather unique in that the program hud been all arranged hy the 11 fo mcmlkrn some of whom win unable o be present the scripture won read by mrs w j oould hymns selected by mm alex bill mrs than oray miss i anderson and mrs tynan were used an invitation from die women a mis sionary society of the united chin ch vaji received and g4ady accepted ii bret at the removal of mm hlnton tj strcelnvlllo was exprcofled prayora were given by mro cooper mrn knnnnwln did service in knox church hut not as largely attended by chizenfi iw in former yean organlzatlona pnrticinatc in the pnrttde splendidly there bint n doubt that winter o junt i around uio corner vr lnmanoo the acton branch of the canadian legion frokc ovor rnd it waft mme lnw working cooperatively wlui the acton tno frqflt on thfil pumpkin that did that council and the clergy or uio town umn furniice ukea on ahovelful of arranged and carried put a nriendld it conl 0ftch tlmo wlul m cvldcnc membrance day service in acton on on evory bld wc nnd prcpam at saturday perhaps it wan the piercing ac arena november wind or again porhapn it waa brourmi levelled in the activity in connection with matters tne b anu lhb curling rink pertaining to the prewmt war at any hnti ha rame oxtrft atusnuon m level rata uie attendance w u not an lanrc iui ung thi to bbt a cven in former years i mrnce un qt counw enable the une of anitall ithoso who falwl to attend tho lco earutr c wanu misaed tu fine a ilemembranoe day sor- an arona eecretary and goe about it in vice or liu been held in acton in ula tn1 uvleaa wuy or mnuing twentyone year period the parade i wo arur novwnber ut anyway a c by ave little girls who snng j uniform accounting nym m throughout w arrears collection autumn thank onvrinj meeting of of eramosa taxes rju v m s snows increase thi womnv mtolonvi noddy on the united church ihici tlielr autumn council will slliafsikkt- mun in uu church uniform accouillink sjblcnl prcrmia conducted tlir dcvouonal period an outn landing ftalure of hie meet tilt retfulnr meetlnff of the council liw wob the pririntation by mrs j of tin township of ernmona was lilld sjmnn to mrn mownt of a life imm ut 1 30 pm in the town hall rtocltwood btrship pin and by mm f cleave of l tir rnrr f lor j on monday november 13th licve d tin wrtlllcnu- mrn mowat wan very d oray prtiilded ovi r a full nlundance much ain by riurrrtir nnd i xpremtd of membern nppri cliillon of th honor corronpondfnco u m rtod from the alout 3 miinbi rt of tin woman i department of municipal affairs ofllc ml nlonary socli ty of dockuood alo u it lly announcing uil inunilon of hit laru croup from ihr ptcflbytcrlan an provincial government to impend tn- kiiuui and baptist sociulin of umu w n assessment 78943413 buildings lands business aiivikcov by ocpnrtment n the editors mail bag tlhi doya letters to ue editor of mml municipal clectlonn for at leant two inieutu of tin mettlnif ytars and drawlrm attention to the fact tin prnidnt intrtklucid mrs ilau that the munlcipul act doen nut provldt kins of rotkutmkl to takt tharre of thp and mm thompnon several rcms of i for brants for patriotic purpore by ninainder of tin nuftlng nnd thi nock thoiibht iunt by mra j ilarvoy were townnhlp counciln ood lndli s presi nted tin fnlloulnr pro read by htr daughter mra e j han tin department nlno recommmdlo hrnm par r by mr mcmibb umu nnrd i tin kla of the new manual of account dlhtancl m41 olo mn kfotlrh vocal an excellent paper why christ ln for ontario townnhlpn and vlllaacn din tt mrs mc arthur and mlui mc came woji given by mrn thompnon with a view to the iitablishment of a arthur u pki ml canada e lllnh ad nttirtn takm from tin ntndy bco t under lcfdonalrc e ifnrrop formed at aiul aithc travoulna htui been done to ulft miwil mil vwl trthirefwlrev futedleefdevoiiliimlt oha bulletin and lakrslda chapters of the i ode and the aoton branch or the ijealon and uio aeton cltlnrnii hand ui parade cunn bi woy of uowor avenuo and fvedoriok and mill streets to tho fioldlom monu ment there wore membern of council and ladlttfl organ luatlonn immediately following thr dnnd the local platoon of the lomr rlfteji and the veterans of aeton and district the kcrvlcc at tin boldlero memorial woflbrjcf wrcflulfr were depnalted at the base of tho monument for thr pro vince of ontario the aoton council the acton legion aoton women b in- ntltutc dukf of dovnnnhiro chapu r i o dl ldikpsiih chapter i o d e acton chllaren arid mrs j j conney tapirntf vfc pt l trip rnnlltnmlny- very oweetly wan mro wm johnstone a contribution to the program i muss bennett this all leuls up to the corner around w v which lvery ono will be ftccklng antl wkdauivllilj mujvui ul uklng a look at hookey friendly cikcijc iaft year our early noanon prwilcooh wuti tor the junlorn but it was the lant evening membem of thi rrlendly inttmiediate champloruihlp the tanners circlo clarn oftho united sunday school won wnn t if made a wtlcoming pnrty for their lender among our nnuvmlni are nome menus mum m z eu nnett who hon junt re tint brln recollections nnd on oni or turned homi from a u ngthj visit thi lhm in a picture tvint was u nurprlie for mlfls bennett well it lookn an if jlio mnnso wont i prol a di ilghtful inning for th bl fimong that group lrua year but kup r m iujuc of all runmorn wc bee all the durhik thi eenlnu mu bi nnett very i hi of tin gang around herb woods nt nitlngly told of her trip to cape cod juck icentner minute waltern ocorae nd new hnmnohlro mlns jean una- molowlc aeorgr bayllnn rrank olbbons b rt tavi an harmonica wlo and ml n doug dawklns bus morton run brush lorcna locki r n pluno nolo oumu mint ttrry norm morton bob marhhall 4 contintu wire played in nmclud wrtfcht secretary acton are all here and johnny brush maken a ln th- group hud arrjuigd u delightful mr t legion rend the numrn from tin nn m orlal and bugler canny byrne soundtil lnnl post two mlniltrn of nltelux whlrh fnllowid wan broken by revt hit b bugler byrne tin bund led in the ringing of tuo vi men of o ood our help in aslh post the bund let ion ly lu chion that irved vlult u acton occjialonolly and wi i imaiflnc mifdit rnjov playing with tin lannom again tin n tin re are rumors of new fare or p rhnpn we hlumld tuy a rt turn of far wi h t knoun before dude ii indnuy han b u back in acton nil year ana in avullabh for uir- llneil ugaln muni euni uruukin huh pun m un this seanon wrvlce u a close then there in the ufiual crop of pros the parade formeu runkn ugutn and axh somt or them we ve heard about marched to knox pr bvtehlan church winn the ice la on the arena well for the second purl or the sorvtci know more or their chancej for u juoce crnivohflcrfi are endcftvonnj to lcgtonulrt t salt presided ul the orgun on n chumplonchlp team the roll coll contact every person in town in the ulwiiii of reevt r j mc takes in a lot of territory well we vi cutcheon tin sen in v as opened on rot beter than a month v 1th nothlnu behalf of tin council by cotin dior e to do but twiddle our fingers and gossip jonej anyway reev e a brookn m a hd in the reading the psalm and tlte act of in the meantime the junlorn are confeslon rev h l bennli led m making some phnn too bunk holmes prnyer uth thi scripture rt ailing was and juck kentncr seem to have a lot or fllven by rev e q baxl r the hynuih aocr up both aleevej and the ice is the were particularly upproprlnte dear thing that will answer the question or lord and father of mankind and nn uhlch alecve they will pull them null other that was very fitting entitled tram i they trusted ood if you nuiuud j of ctiun1 last ymi h uum is intact your program nud it auuu it did wltli the exetptlon of george bnyllsa beim to lit tin occasion o vullintluho b just over tin ngi limit tlie hiuitn witi another son wkctloti that bjuther ulll iwiock tm cold for the in is very llttlnit on thi rtmembranci daj tirmetllntte now and ho showed- last ear he really could do it well it won t be long now until the tnt war i v inter pastime gcu under way the province uns will presented by sonic of the indies tim clerk wtm lnstmctitl to obtain n and tlie hihlren of the mlnnlon band prrmotntiundjtytxrtirtr i iih-wab-lvcl-by- njoj abl we nro hearing from u lot of old friends its almoft on lensant an an old boys reunion acton early dan in stirring up memories in many who npuit earlj ytars lu thuirommunlty llin are somt that rtnden will i njoj ai mill ai the editor prom id barr now at sault stc marli mich pic i a find en ineo rhirk for j i0 for tin uixxl old book of aeton s iirlj dajs i nctlve tur i1i i r pkiis iiry wii it an i must know wh it ln iiolug on lu the rood old town i mi often think of tin old boyn nnd ola tanni ry tlnyn of lonr ao prom c a o matthcwn of samp son mnllhewn in toronto 1 he book eiilltiilactonrlnrly dayii came to juitnl on siturtiy und uhlli 1 huvi not to kin lion tnrt mory than time- on lljoriialtcr at tiid beccmber mi euiig nie collector reiiorted improved col lection of arrears of taxes and won in niructcd to continue the methods mi ployed to bring colli ctlonn up to date account amounting to si 1j0 73 we it ijannetl and council adjoumetl to dtctrn iir lith al i 30 pni pnijt r bj mn hauklns a vi ry hinity vote of ihnnkn wiui ix ti nihil for tin in tfiram und to uil visit inij socli llin a dnlnt luix h ani birviil ut tin i low or the mtetiug j l acton red cross hap wool rou thi knitters tlie acton lied cross tmcu t now ban a limited supply of iool or kultunu m1 d rh hw attrs thoai who iwi knit and u 111 in lp alumld gi t in touch al otire with mrs r m mrdonaltl willi u alaimi uove pkients skcini imuxk im 1 uidw i i ltinin toil t in id m lrklti uinit liutt hi lri ilili lit was in sin mi our nte rprlre hi 1 milng such worth whlli miliune rnim mini i moya pltasi re icrvt a i py for mi of acton n ujirty dayn at d in ill to mi in ri if ready soon prom ami sdali out int iomii find threi ytars mihncrtpunn to i m r put m t ml nn n i y of aeton s i irly days is mxm iki riacly and i urlnt tin llttli oi r a weik thai tin look has been 1st in d wi hnw had mitiy ktnrt thirpn nniri by rrnldpntn i i a ion who hae liad an ipxiuinily to kill it olll llltl lljdviu it m inmh thut sin ii u nil ant ilu r copy tin a chrisimius uil anil hnjm il nhe n uld hit i alliuli i two n i ii ipth wi do ip n 1 1 iti tln vi i kindly r npthn thai luu bun elvf it ii i i mo i akiiiii thank i i ni uul all department of municipal affairs mveh kxplnnntlon of war mca- huies affccllnp councils the arena arrankcmenta made for coining senkon snow fence to be purchased for use at park councillors k jon in j b chalmers tuifl w j hi ntty were present on mon day n nln whin acton council met and rtcim l j mecutchion wat in the chair flu council first wint into misi ii to ttmplim tin work or un court or re wslou that hntl bi i n adjeurned tuo wi kn pn vlounly by motion lhi roll was iiinllrnuil with th changis as miltil tin total asscnmint in 4 ho it sirq4j4 1j ihlh is mudi up of liuid iihii min ill of tuij us 00 uulltllngn t ifl 00 and buslni ns ahsessnu nt tfo 4n 13 ilu court of jul tin ailjouinil and count ii ri mimed hie i iniuice committee ricoiuimndcd lritnrlrtwrnnpth renort pnvmrnt nt the the red cross campaign startedhere on monday program thr opeulnj remark of re a c clifford n a who gnvi uu address seemetl also to give n kiynoti to this particular remembrance dav wi are called to look ijitckunrd in nuinory and forward ln oa we recall n war and all its sucrt flees fought to end wuitt continuing mr aiftord said he had arrived ut tlie conclusion thul war can not end wan thev leave hatttl nud tihpl c ion dilt of which other worn conn bicyclist had jhitjhc- jives lhlch wotohuh rilled find ajtrow escape the hardshliu which wen endured wi r and district materials hac keen ordered and work room ih deinn made ready in the gov ernment building thin week iweo ibeen a busy one for the rod ctqcb workers throughout the dominion acton hon been doing lis share and with the loyalty or citizens of the town and district hope to fill a part ln meeting tim objective on monday rty ady canvassers ifiarted on tlie lau in acton of contacting every mem bi r of every home in the community they are making aood progress and re pori a cordial reception from citizens generally who reallsto that tlie giving is an eaay share of their duty in winding tin commltue are also i ntlea ortng ui inish lhe omanieutlon of a group of uorkers in the part of usquislng town nhlp assigned to uil orgmlzulion hen in conve ma lion w ilh sccre tary mid die ton ue learn unit a nupply of muter lain has been ordered nnd in expected wkin the ladles can uicn commence w ork on lhe need d mipplh f for hos pltnln nnd ln knitting mr c leisliman curelnker at lhe qovernment building is making ready uil room which it is exported u ul be used as a w ork room hi map cii a seiond pragia doruk w it son t ha ii i hill a is inlliil and nsponilnl to by kulin yi urtnvorlti iaotig crltli s win nurnid fox tin mi hints marvin t iiikii corn i m r if oroup i pn idul for tin program a number of id favorite soiiirs win sung in rhonm lll youiilt polk bv ui group marfan t inlt ttavi u nailing changing c lor by nt hit me ciuiik a iiulvv iiiiiulx r rnllowiil tin miiu opikislng uu ladlis mra oiiin i arnhnm fooreti uu met unit with a pli aslng solo a nklt whll yi u walt u is prtsintiil b nt ii minabb maiirici hurd and georm wlnj uti tin nn tlonal anthim broiiuhl uu nn i ting to a i lone a oc la 1 thm and dam lug pro iltl d i nti rtalnmt nt for nil annul district ball oi thicyo cluls scout mothers auviliary holds annual mcctiiif tlie annual nit t ting of lhe muvm lllen dunn and mary dennis and mi rs john dt nnln and carney liyrn- ultindiii lhe wati rloowellinguni iinl district cimntliii miniuerude bull hi id in wuti rloo on iidny night as tltliualia from si josephs cuuiolle oulh org an l4i t ion club cat noy byrnt president of the st jomhicvo club of acton won judg ed tin lksi dressed gentliman nt the dihtrlct masquerade tall held in water oo on irlduy evening dekualcn from twtnly cyo clubs including waterloo kitchener ouilph und other plants at scout t nded thls event wan considered the undiratiuid our next door ntlghbors at oeorgllown nro having difficulty get ting the organization together well wlui sheeny tost absent we can readily understand it would be hard for any group to round dp a hocki j u am on mondaj evening menani a monon w o middle ton and v b rumloy met with workers in naxsagnwiya township and an organization wan formed that tnkea tn wurds nnd 3 or nashuguweya imd headquortcni for the acton and mouitit auxillarj wus held on monday beet social gathering or ule ear fvery dbilrlct society a meeting of the enmasnin in being luld to mm row afurioor whin reports will be given on uie sucoens uuy huvi met wlui tlie itnta will be cartful ciecked to nee that none art mlsnd in uu cunvuns juil uhat hucciju has been met with will not oe known until after tint meeung tlie loc tl reit cross brunch plan ujth the fund raised to retain approximately 7o per ctnt of lhe amount for local work and tend 2a pel cent to n itlonul headquarters to naslm in their program tvenlng novembt r 13th at thi home of delegate uua uttired in munquerudi cos mvh r p watson tume for tin occasion und until tht after tht re nor us were given and lhe awarding of the prizes many idcntlllts gitiilral buhlius dlncutked mm l ii wt rt noi known and in this way more vincent look the chair for uie election interest and surprises were carried dur of off leers which rtnulted on follows ing tin evening all report an excellent president mrn holllngcr time vict president mr- george mussclle o it brown lrticklng u 40 l w agar ctml for town hall it 00 riuiu r j riimnhaw clerk and bnlllir fun 10 110 county of halton grading 100 hi 11 iilephonr co servicer 10 47 at ion public utllltlm commls hlon stni i light town hall llrt pump arena i tc ll5 1j ai ton ittcr inrfii printing and ntlvt rtislnt 3- 45 s j0 44 anothir motion by count ii apiyrovod pay omit of amouiiln pnltl by tho trra sun r tor mu nsl und dnbeiitun pay niintn halurlis wtlfare ik ard thi i 1 1 imniiiu wils i oo nn a miliar it lit r wan reael from tint i ui j iirtnn nt of munlt ipal affairs draw init attention to tht i act that 11 was not ii w i tsltil for c uiii lis lo nuiki grants u i hunt us i tr if lounillh in iki ui nits willi ait approval uie meinim rn will per- i nally bi lu iii nsponslbli aiiouii r it tier from uu d nu linent of municipal affairi gave lhi el ingeii that uould atfiil lhi iiiiinlt ipul lctlirm nller this year i hn i uecounlh from tht ouclph ge-n- i nil ilohpllul for indigeiil putlcnu weru iicelvld two pf ihm were sent back lor correction a atntcmeni on lhe cm i of guard duty at the waleruorks and hydro plan la wus submitted by the public uuuueji commlnnlon the total amount paid until october 3 hit wan 70055 in the aittii mint of the hydro account lor power ut the roll fair tht council approved of the payment of 915 on thu account u was fell hint hereafter the i all fair should pay uie lighting costs und uila urranylmtnt should tu mude in future not in vain demticruc lost in uu losl war minn thing that lt irretrievable among tlll young men whow llvis were lost lb the last great war it wan likely that thcie ww wrier illqll vlallts of life tlulr leadership lutd been last to dmiocnuj nri we had br the pounr for it it is not poajilble la teach men foi vcurs to kill their enemlea and uien bj un dimple signing of an urmutict to wijh out umt hatred w do honor today said mr clifford to those who fell nnd tho e whose health was broken but ue honor too tluue who cam back and found tlulr pares figgln in uie uorld ofbuslmus and toojaj life and proved tholr ability tn retut the defuemtnt thvtt is uieir natural lot it uu good to larn too that tlie smem- ntent planned not to strip uie country continued on page wve rnom serious injury a bicyclist had a narrow escap- fmm nerious injury on tuesday afternoon the girl was tiding on mill street and cut iktofls ln the path of an automobile she was knocked from her bicycle but recaped wiuiout uerioun injury tlie driver of uie car was fortunately pro ceeding ulouly and had uu car uudei immedlutt control stin tury mrs r ii mncdonuld trtan irer mrj a r ilnson social committee mrs w cunn mrs p kiillinr mrs v j salt and mrn o w masulrs progrum conunlttte mrs w chudiolm and mrs rushnure pianist mra p j salt plowtr committee mrs u p watson and mrs a putrlck tim rvturyuuvothu onniialreiiort thi officers elected for the acton st joseph icyo club for the jear ure presiduit carney bynit vlci pnsldint lawn nee ltuthuni faiitxliry mary dennb tn asuri r mury pajhlon baptist church will oi1kerve the midi anniversary a r i port won prenentetl to council by col a c oray on the levels on uu- leu aui facett at die arena tho arena com mittee recommended that council adver tise for a secretary or tlie ann i at uio i riuil ume riii cicrk wan uutruitud to udverttsc for upplkants for uie posi tion ul secretary for the scaion cornnpontltncl won itad from mr p l vvrluhl regarding the protection being curried on the volunteer llrt brigade it uob uocennuiry to have uie ugea name und beneflelarleji of all membern of thu brluudo and this hud not been furnish id by the brigade it won pointed out thatrthe policy did riotnovcr to chose oneself address subject knox y p a the krtox young poplea ouild meet- inlff whs held on monday miss mildred molllrmr oonven of ui worship commlttew conducted the rnetlriff mv it m lelteb sve nbterestlnyddrrss toci oneelf m mr w burton fevered the mtlrg wlu two solos tfew numbers m contest and gsmes wde the renlntf an enjoyable one force team lead by 12 points in bowling league tlie force electric bow ung tehim finished the first trle schedule of uie i ouclph commercial bowling lf ague jvn tuesday night wlui a 70 lctory over i kloepfor coal co as tlie gome had no i bearing on the league standing the core were much lower than usual i bill corry had high three gum score of 643 and high single seor of 34s i norm morton was secoiiu wlui 71 the individual aver or the flint series 1 wr as follow w oorry 317 k mor- ton 308 j adamson 305 j morton- 303 m iloote ipo b morton 185 i jrhflna etajuuntuoluvkaguewai force uectric 4i polntti capital oarage 30 willing well 37 bortletfa 38 fiplari bros 23 printer 10 kldepfer coal ltf loblawr 15 l our thanks to the citiztnsor acton and pislnct for tfie courteous reception you have given the canvassers who have called during the week the task hofe been a heuv out ahd not all the contacts have yet been made it will be our effort to make n thorough canvass cf every citizen utatton and district f you have been overlooked wont you assist in the task and bring in your contribution to the treasurer mfw k graham wc would like every home in acton and flic district to share be sure to display the red cross emblem in your window acton and district red cross socikty which proved that unouier nuccessful sliday novcjnur 10th the bap tht ai0 of sixly rivl yturb uy moum tur had imnned tor the auxiliary i tbl c1 ln acu wl celebrate its the ckrk was lnntructcd to have mr flu routing closed by thoso present 0fltn ttnnlveriary services will be con wright at ure the pecuniary information repeating uu muq alt benediction the tiitcu a t 7 00 pm at f rtiawul of th nollnv ni ir homessea for the evening served iunxhl iuv j williamson ba d i and u sociul hour was spent over uie tea tn g uc rreslon baptist church in the early day if the telephone eton had place mr h w hlnton who recently re moved from acton to streetaville has urlllen to hivc us an item of interest thatuppearcd in the- jubilee edluon of tho trader a magazine published hi 1883 tills item appeared in the feb ruary utuef mr r oray agent of the a rand trunk itallway at acton has invented and patented a new telephone the instrument has been in suocestruropera- 1 tion over a three mile circuit at arton for some time andpalthough it has re ceived no greater teat so far as its uuuty for uils distance leave no doubt as to ui poulbjiity of its successful operation over longer stretches it is lnterunjr indeed to learn uiat acton had a place hi the early develop ment of the tethohewe are tndebled to mr hlnton for u1u1 information whicli was not known to us trven as the old man of the big clock tower preach the choir han pritured special mimic for the servlccn every member of the church and congregation in urged to be present at both services friends of the church are invited to join in thine celebrations and in returnlna thanks to ood for ills mercy and grace during the years rev o baxter pastor of the church will preach in priston on sunday morning but will he back in acton for the evening ser vice members of the church school will join the morning wo servic united young peoples learn aiiout china the feature of uie young poople s meeting oh tuesday evening was a set of alldosi showing tlie intellectual move ment in china these alkies were ex plained by itev mr olffordi tlie roll call next week u to be answered by a favorite song committees of three were chosen to audit uie conveners mu velmo mtir- royrid tlie scripture le and mis dorothy hitching rendered a delightful piano sola l- arler uie meeung group games were enjoyed by the young people t for rliiewal of the policy nils infor mation wan to be submitted to council ilu cllrtt reportetl regarding uui itlzurca that had been made by thu llalliir nr the lollecllon of tavctt tho list of arrears of taxes was checked by council and instructions in- sued the acton br inch of the legion did not have a good crowd at their dance on friday evening ami were unablo tq meet expenses they requested that council rtbate the rent of the hall tlie legion was given use of uio halt free of charge it was decided to purchase 300 feet of now fence for use nt uie park to iuo vent uio bad condition uiat exists thuie every whiter the next meeting of council wojj ar ranged for uio following monday no vember 30th coming events can lr oiltr hm charirvd m with m mluiwiim hnoui cwqiui e j urunga christmas ctoneeh loime school v1- day december 32nd carols coiitats plays christmas tree t