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m a june trophy yon bmrr promt sixtysixth ycnr no 25 jth jvrfcon jfot ffiifegg wmnbt award of merit trmd hiacie von best mmtoriaii subsidizing of agriculture urged by county council fs acton ontario thursday dlcnmbfr i oth 1940 eight homeprint pages five cents ijwimcciink derero 800000 ex penditure on now road mnchln y county debenture sold to bear 3 but municipal hoard vrtcea that monica be liaised otherwise council ex- prem appreciation nnd regard for retiring warden the final meetlr of halum county council was held in muum last tuos dm followed by the warden dinner nvnlght minutes of the last rmelinh were read and confirmed and commun icatlonn were read bj the clerk the folowlng resolution was passed by council at their hst mecung but with held from publication until such time an it hod be n received by the proper ailthorltlpii moved by ltsh kems seconded by w n ollbert whereas the canadian people as whole are anxious to make their mux mum contribution in pursuing the pres ent war effort to a successful conrlumor and whereas we feel this is only pos ajble by equal aacrince on the part of every dtlaen or canada both rural and urban and whereas agricultural com modltlea are at the prewar level in contrast to increased prices ror labor and nearly all industrial commodities which is resulting and forcing a per ocntaoe of our rural people to leave their farms and take positions in industry to the detriment of our airriaukure be la resolved that we respectfully suggest to the federal government through the honorable minister of acrtrulturr that immediate consideration be riven u the temporary mrbaldbdnb of arrtcultural commodities or the establishment of labor and industrial commodities lit pn war levels and that a popy of thin resolution be rorwarded to thi frtmt minister of canada thi dominion min biter of abtloultun the ontario minis ter of agriculture- and the hcvi rnl co int councils of tin provlnci of oiiuirn curried j an unusual amount ot aorcibponiunn was d alt with b lhi council most of it sent on by othi r county count us if rcbolutlons for consideration and nidus atlon by llulutn county count ii all tin w htxtlul commun leu i unit w i rt hud ovtr until lh next muting tv recoin rmnriiitlnu of the commit trt a lftur from thi o itatio munliliul board u 111 prohoblj tlvt nt xt year s council much fotid for thought this utter end in part is follows i am directed to advise you that the bourds desire is to haw cxpendlturtb such in these in tlw future included m the ouncil b annual budget this won d tvold tin ihmi of oebtntrt and would pinwdt ror u iay us you go policy expenditure such us these rtlirred to in tht letter apply to tlw 15 ooo di ben tun for which u by law uuj prt pared lit tht novcmbt r muting third leading was h ti thin by law no tj and t was luiruted tht i ortn ruln d b di bi nturth uas for county hand ton htrucuou work mr iloj smith ounu i ne hirer ud dressed tht countll with r firiiiu it tht udvtsubtlitj of purchiimut a dual purpum trmk with u 4 hn drlu lit llll tstlltlllted oht of jlliol mr smith tin count muds tr now in tlu condition to it nd tht in i hit to tin rapid nst of u maintain t und anou ri nun hit tqulpniuil i ills i i tpt of trmk would txpedlti tin road work toiikldtrubl itouds inuld be dragged ut tin m p h inmiuci of ui tin prtwnt inli of j m p it in uddiui n to tin cost of tin truck it is advlstd b tht dtpurtimnt ttuit u dtpn tuition fund b ntt up und jukui tan ut b tli r iii rul rut i mr illlmti wt 11 i huw nothing to sin iimiliutt pit toad work 1 think tlu utt coltir a twill job but i don t sit wh this tupretfatlon fund uhould come frtim our yni nil rait ktij it to tin good hoadn account i lit m in ml rule us it ih li uln ud out of pn p i hon to unit umcd for road work mr smith thin i xplumed ut sum it imth what iiduuitums would uirut from tins purtuuliir tjt of iquipnunt sawnw on road woix would bt ton sldirubl and rtntul woud nion th m cotr tlu amount tt usidt foi deprthla uon dr heslop would ut utt milton rtwclh plowed out wlth this vilnuiit mr smith es after tht count roads uere dpne mr unimex that all riant but i still don t see wh this dtpr tlutlon fund should comt out of the guiem hut dr hes op that s all joue tald for an hour i tlmiibhterl mr bj m we must admit the counl roads are a blr eicpense but we must remember our county road ajatcm covers lflo mllm i think pokslbu this machiiu ujould be a good buy mr smith perhaps i should cx- plain tha this machine would take the place of two pieces of equipment already tn use mr cleave i uould ip e to canaratu- lste mr bjnlui on the efficient way in icontlnued on pjw ttre vrnibon dinner of aclon legion hold tabt evening tht annual vcnlnon dinner of acton bninch of lhc canadian ixtfldn is one that ho come to bt an outsuindlna oc cation in ijic annals or the branch prifjdrnl j m mcdonald scemn always sure or brlnblna in the venlon und ihoite chanted with its pnpiration are lnded versed in th cooking of tht prime cut served this dlnnir was held lust eveninu in thi li kion hall und n numbtr of cltis is and utsts fmm nitrhborinfc branchm wt re invlud tliow who attended maintain d it hvwl ui to past traditions thuftt wh ntu nded fr the first time wire con vlncod it was u hpecisl occnklon heap inn plates of venison mashed and brown bdktd potatoes turnips and peas were served followed by eeneroua cuts of pie nnd coffee and if one hclplnd were not kuftlclent the plates wen replenished an often as leklred in the little informal remarks which followed president mcdonald outlined some or the alms of the branch and the work belna carried on not only for en btrvlcc men but by exservice men in the present strumjle guests present made brief remarks and oompllmcnted the lcalon on their work the sins sons around th pluno and uplmdld lnformu time was tnjoyod it was regretted by all that through illncicn mr jos lalnu of kitchener who usually attends uichc i vt nts wns unable to bt prtscnt an orchestra romprised of messrs chftb laindabonmah rudolph spit ivogel und ray agntw lontrlbuted munlcul numb rs acton juniors regular meeting last thursday the regular meeting of the acton junior farmers was he d in lome school on december 8th after a short bul nens session mary mccallum was called upon to act as chairlndy for the pro ram isabel nnd leslie swackhamrr rave delightful musical selections clwood johnston gave an account of the con ference concerning reforestation which he had attended in him ii ton dorothy mckensjc and dlancht mckln nonl sang enjoyable duetu stewart clllfat john blnck and dot rranlt tuvor ed with musical selections isabel swackhnmer rrad the second cdlttpn ol tlic junior farmers tattlt r audn y mac arthur rang hoiob the meetink clostd with tin nutlonal aluhem iunih wnh si rv and dam inn followed eramosa reeve and council lo seek reelection declnrmp intcntionn nt tlnnl meeting of year ccminut of 1i2j27 are paahed flu knimosu council mil in the town hull rockwcxid ut 130 m on dectin bt r 1 6th prtstnt retvt d d gray councillors w j pinkm l h bcnham and roy i ixslle hit clerk was instructed to wrlu to mr fred smith thuiiklrhi him lor tht urn of his ohlct for rtliif purptues dur ink tht yiar 1040 tso 00 uoh ardjuod to bi rt turned to mr john mclarln gravil contractor for l40 iind ctiuncll jidjournthl i ht cltrk was united ut thi chuli fo lin usuiil vultdiuor sp t tilth by hum in is i count ll and officials prt si nt ttith in tin n t xj rtised his tutlsf action in tin t o pt ration of m mbi rt of tin count ii und offkiuls in tin yt ur s wotk und it was limit unu d that tlu rt it und null if tin four counolloisi wi ulil b lundidiits lor tlu ir rtstuciht iftites i r tin uiith uni und 114 four platoons kvieuml here hv jonunaudiii fliter three p atoons of lorm scots c c im pany were lnsiected on tut sdny nlhl by major general c v constanttne officer commanding military district no 2 the inspection was held in acton arena and many of the citizens of acton and district attended and watched with interest the lome scots band was on hand and about iso noldlcrn participated u the inspection col ii brock chlsholm and major j b barber were in chaw second lieut itolfe barber was in chant ol 13th platoon from oeoractown lieut a j buchanan was in chnrrc of 14th phtoon acton second ueut kelly was in charrt of 18th platoon from milton and second lieut paul barbtr had churgi of the treiif h mortar p u toon following uu march past in wiulii oin coiuiluntlm took the snlutt uuh of tlit four platoons kivi a display of pi ttoon drill the ntee press on tuesday next week next ttetk tnr fs pssvifl will fee issued on tuesday evening the mid week holiday is the oh v lolls reason the same issue day tuesday will also be observed in the following werk may we wvc the cooperallon of cnrresondentfl and all in wed inr this earl 1 1 r publication day copy of advertisements will require lo ue in the office on monday morning to nittt this publtcntlon unit comliir on christmas eve tint issul of tnr rnsi pbrnn will be i si imdld one to carry tht christ mas urei tings of mi rchantn to tin ir custon ers and frlrndn milton defeated twoyear term ixr municipal uodies the entire list of nix councillors who sat in 1940 wtil rt turned t the milton elections monday because mayor a e armstrong and reeve dr c n heslop rtttlv d ncclamatlons the 1d40 council was returned intact mlltop voters turned down the two year t n by a vole of 243 to 212 and deflated a proposal to wld n main strtet by 105 lo 100 oeorne h dawson headed the council po i with 330 votes in second place was c u hlddch 317 with fl 11 ptolmey third with 314 and harry coulson fourth with jdo hie fifth councillor t lccted 8 a puy received j03 votes whilf g c qowlund wan sixth with 213 tin othi r two candidates were edmund sir with 211 and w a bout meld 75 j f robin mm uus tlitttd hydro commissioner over r h migrokiin by a vou of ji to 101 garbage collection starts first week of ner year j mason knitting i company to give i onus this year lrt howlers go to second place in bowling i hi lorti ilouurs slipped off the top tung iiiu sic md pla x in tht out iph ct mint rrlul bow unu liugm lust tuts tlty night an splars bros ttuni dt f t iu tlu m by i scort of this dtftat plucts tht iorct u im thrtt iiolnts behind the royal hotel ttam for flrit plncl und thnc point ahead of the next thnt ttams uho art lied for third plact tht scort m rook 101 145 d s force 341 101 r crawford 234 z1 r lungford 144 243 143 w corrj j03 if 234 102 503 183 u 100 530 832 705 furct electric splars bros loflq 001 0j3 2b0j 1021 1004 1000 j034 keen interest a w ool industn in plant here dui hit tht past wttk or two stitrul nuh of high st4indlnv and tnttnsuu m hi woil industrv not onl of can ndu but in ottul brit iln miteil tlu nt w plant lit rt i f tht wt ol combing c rporutlon of caiuida moim tin si win mr lthllt blkgln piwvini wild uivd itirnb who hui mitums m tlt fcjyiai w ml uulustr us well as lur hoi j giirdliu r mill ihiir of litrlculturt and lilt wool coin niismoner for ciniudu w t i imtorh at the l lint all wrt prosed with tlu prosrtss btitiw made ttward opiuitdn md ui titiutul la out of tlu ntw iuuatr part of tin proc sslnt is alrtudj in oitrutlon and mw units alje rapt 11 biiuu mud i rmdj for product ti n deer seen i itlght on no 7 highway parm on sunday a full trown dt i vlvd ibout m tin or hard at tht firm of mr j lin c dtnnib on no 7 highway it ippaniilly hud uu fit m tlu bu h luiul in the blut sprtnitf area and hud trositsd tin htthuu and liiixd otr i tin snow fliicc into tlu orchard upon i hturini douti it r in und pum ti throuiti bt twttn tht houst and barn md ran lo tht bick of tin farm and into th i sht lu i or thi bu h it is not uncommon i lu tlv to hie dttr in thft parts out in tht fit d browsliil qultt canttntedly new industry starts production in acton plant iinxter lnborntorics of camuln ltd of acton specialize in dextnwesnlinc pre parations i he first of lact week saw tin bt ginning of productive operation by box itrlaboratorhs or canada ltd after a month uit in riintdtluiih and in stalling of iquiptntnl in the build inn purhasi d from tht miuon knlttlns co on willow strttt hi firm which mi wd to at ton ufttr uin t yturri in toronto art the plunetra in tin munilfuclurt of pn pared intia vt lots solut oils for hospital nst thty nmtluli in a compku lint or tit x trust a line prcpurallpns tocunr with equl- rn nt for tin triuisf union of blood and hit nripurutlon of luunaii blood plasma tht at ton unt bandits all hhljuntnut u ca iiitilun poliiu ioki tin r with txport ti uli with n w ztaund and art at b n iln tht touij i i is illicit r tlu din titan f win a ht vi ran vitt prtsldtnt aid ci rural minimtr ably usslhtcd by t i h gtutckc amilntant s trttary and chi mist both of huso liurtltn wtrt fornu ry tonncct d with tht parent tampany baxter laboratories inc i ottmnuw id and mi hevtran prior to com inn to canada was manager of hit company h ntw york oftlci it is iuitlclmited thnt tht company will employ api roximatoly futttn people inost of whom will bt locul residents sunday seliool ontcrt iintl treat for uniltd children rev e g baxter resigns as pastor baptist church at hit mnlin on bund rt l o baxt r tendtred his naiitnatum lo tht oiiirtiritlti r acton and otornttown baptist churchis to tukt t itcct at tht t nd of munh mr huxttr will o to ussiimt churj of tin baptist churcti ul 1 hoi o d mr baxter has biin jiisltir of tht lotul 1 church blijct junuar 1cj0 durlnu that tlnu ht has m red th tuuurtka i tlons faithfully and wi 11 and holds a warm pluct in the htarts of tlu con irrttfuttonn while his rtmuval is rt i yrttttd till will wish him contlnu d succtss in the ntw charge tht happiness nf the chlldrt n was very evident at the annual christmas entertainment of the united church sunday school on wednesday evening this was to some extent accounted for by the fact that giving as well as ut ting at the festival season was well cm i haslxcd the first section of die program pre sentod the old time song and recitation features with first a hymn sung my tne llttle tou of mvs enrl vincents and mlstt dorothy kllehlng a classes followed by recitations bj muriel burnt eltanor beatty una purdy and marie purktr ir mrs ired citavc s chisa another ont shep utlh b iby o mine was nlctlj tlom by tin klrls of mrs j h boyd i lsh tht sictiul section totni rued a christ inus pugiaul the glory of tlw stars in w tilth mrs omar iarkcr as a inoihir told tie tory of ci r stmus to lu hlldr u wnile llus as btlng pr si nttsd in uttlou sumt and story by nldc t oys and nrls lu costumt l ht part if tlu v 1st mm fur instinct was tukt n by don lvans bill vint tut und jack bt wart all of whom saint upproprlau s lo 1 hi shephtrds wt rt don roree ot ni luiolt ja k mucdtinultl and j hn at ur a nunibt r of tin oldtr girls lur nlshed background and the junior choir pluttd bthlntl tht curtain did seve al carols at thntly intervals with tht third tin uettlnu stetu n of the program u gorgeously costumed sunta aji and unloadtd u hugt paek of candy bags and orunuca gu or on the pialform tluse wtre given lj the chlldrt n nrst to the little tots who camt up individually as their names were called and tin n to tht older scholui i in groups toevtral other titfu were pr stned by thi school to specially fulthfu scholars to ethel franklin who liod at it niiid fifty sunday i uuring the year and to joyce lamb and aknna parkt r i ho hud bun at chool forty nine sun tints it una discovered also th it shir liy kinln r had been presi nt fllty sun das nd u iirt for htr will bt given luttr superintt ndtnt a t brown was in churn t ot hit ptvrntn mrs j chester matthtws dirtcted tin igtnnt and tht chinch was well tllltd with tit rutin ra ind mot lu m and f rit nds of the scholoxn tin mason knitting company will this year pay a bonus to nil emrloyets of that firm which will amount in most cases to over two weeks sa ary although the bonus is not worked out on the we kly nalary basis mining in january to new and largi r tliiarters in at ton thvi firm has had a very busy yi nr and ftjis hid difficulty tu nit t hint tht di in brni d rf thlldn n s utidthw nrjsvbich currlt tin mastin knit lubt 1 in con vi rsatlon with mr muhon i iif rnrr iiirw alfio it urn tftliat the usual winter holiday that in allowed for rep tiring alid making rt tidy the machinery for the st ason wl 1 tx shortened to the h rlod from christmas until after the i new year win n the plant will immcdl ntrly go into production again this is another of acton s industries that elves steady employment to about sixty resld ents and distributes its products from- coast to cnast mid a splendid payroll among the residents here t cpuncll proclninw koxink day a holiday for retailers anil itnnltb mr k ryder to be arena secretary insurance pollclcfl revised and rcevc com pliments committee on improve ment made other items of year end runiners warden honored tuesday at annual dinner nominations were plentiful councillor davison elected zj shopping ays till twiht nominations for the one acancy on the council onl councillor davihon ctualifled tor the touition municipal hod i cm vii read for new ear stnrt tlurt wai an attindonet that dldn t mil in wd tlu council chambtr last thursdu niht wlun ruttpaii wen iskcd to nuit to nomiimte uiu meinbtr far tht council hint had not iwtn nllet at tlu r gu ar nominations that small riroupwus apparently of one mind to put i ututv of nominations- nt h tt whin hit list was closed clerk lcathtr land gavi the following nominations fred dwison by w j coon and 6 11 lunt evan jones by wm rosiell ahd s husband john chapman by j u cluilmerj t und o h lantx i okonde lant2j by j b clialmc and e b orlschow fred colfcs by e b orlschow and j b chalmers i nios watson n w h uu tin- and rred cltac chajiles kinicnlss b g a dill nd w h cuton h s roiick by george chuprnun and fred cleave oeouae lson by w h clayton and o h lontz d n mctavish b a mason qnd frtd cleat jas sheldon bi a mason and wil fred coles r j macpheb30nrb j ii crelgh- ton and l atkinson nominees wrrr notified that their names were in nomination and hid until nine o clock on friday evening to enter their qualifications councillor j f davison a member of lost eart coun cil was the only one of the twehe nomlnatwi to qualify and is jitcorted a second term by acclamation that now leaves all the municipal offices filled and ready to start in the orfc of the now year there is only one xnahge in any ofp none ell councillor- elect arthur ukcdonakl will take the place of oounelllor stuart m slneah who served this year knox ciujkch christmas tkee held last nkht the sound of santa s laugh in the midt of wurs alarm wiu heard again lu knox sunday school last night of coutm there were lots of children there und hit majority wert just over 10 when asked thtlr uge thty all had thtlr rtvlstnllon cares to show it the con cert was txceedunly good particularly tht on att pla by the group from th ouih peoplt s guild and on the ad tnt or h1b majesty santa claus tin dlhlilbutlon of those highly colored bat begun and so fur on into the night santa got away without our thanktob him so thanks saint nicholas prchcntd with iteautiful qinir oh token of ehtecm by fellow i council lorn citlwns from many walks if life in tht county formtr ward us id iln vet or halton county and countv ci unt ll t if it litis frt in ptil gather d on 1 utsday i vi nun t h mor waidijij0nrlntry it uu ttiuluilon of hii ttrm if utile its litatl f uu halton county council for 1041 about 100 gin u sat down to hit sptndld turkiy dinner with all tin trlmmlni from tomato julct lo mine pit and coffee provided ut the muum inn gutst sptaktr for tin ivtnlng was i htv itunk uiwson b a or nuswagu weyu his subject won canada 3 effort in uu great war it was a straight i from the shoulder expression of opinion aptly illustrated by story and enjoyed by nl mr law ion was introduce rt b mr john irving of milton mr guroy of milton was toaslnuuter ror a list of toasts which included the king canada proposed by hughes cltover mp responded to by his honor judge munro army navy and air force proiiontd by mr m m robinson responded to by mr w i dick k c ex wardens propos td b mr j c whltclock rtsponded ui by mr amoi mawon wr otorgt currit nit prtss propofted oy mr harold cleuvi responded to by mr gio c atkins county council i promi d by thot a blaktlock mpp responded to by mr norman ollbert dr lit mop 1 hi wardtn proposed by mr wlllrtd hall i rtsponded to by j mr georgt nnney as u mark of tin esteem in which ht wuji held end the associations of fellow county councillors during his tt rm of offlct mr john bytrs read an address i expressivi of this feeling und a beautl ful chair was prisented un behalf of thi council by mr h cltavi in reply mr finney expressed appn elation of this token and the xlndly thought which prompted it mr robert johnston rendered several scot h songs which weit griatly enjoy td and dttnanded encores up a quart kit london tcp you nfed almost an other threepence to the shilling to live in england in warumc tho cost of lit ingtt has risen 33 7 ier cent since stptevnbtr 1st 1030 former acton player murray ezeard is seriously injured a bad spine injurj was suffered by murray ezcurd left winger of toronto marlboros and formerly of acton in monday night ontario hhtjkey associa tion srrilor same at jlra falls dr j h davidson sold the physician said the athlete would be able v to return home at the end of this week but that he would require much rest and would be out of action for at least six weeks ezeard was hurt in the first period when bodycheoked hard at the rails defence chicken supper guest speaker at vs mens club mr clifford west international y s men s director for ontario was the guest speaker al the regular meeting of the ys mens club on thursday even ing in his talk mr west outlined the scope of development of the y men s clubs throughout the world and the fine piece of auxiliary work being done by ys mens clubs in the vmca following mr wests talk the club disposed of several items of business the ladles auxiliary served a special chicken supper which was much appre- i elated by everymomber the next meet ing will be held on january dth at a 30 pm 1th still an onion london tcp dehydrate onions are part or the vateit trick to come from the pood ministers sleeve the minis try u considtrlnv kruiunff 11chm io import the dried vtftbm jvom ifeypt in limited quanuue at the meeting of actow council held on monday evening councillors w j oakes s m sinclair and j ii crelgh- ton were present with reeve j b chalmers presiding councillor elect inid this this rwjutluc arthur macdonald w by invitation of tatvfr tlu 1040 council present at the meeting to become acquainted with procedi re tho clerk read a communication from the kings lilt council asklnv them to pass a tsotutlon which wis to be fir w ur jed to the federal member mr hughes cleaver asking that all members of t le canadian active service force be granted a pass to ride free of cllarfre on the cnr while on official leave this resolution was passed a letter was read from the business men s association thanking the council for the prompt removal of snow in front of the business places after the snow storms rim another tetter from the acton bus rltlllfv nerr mrn association requested that j the council issue a proclamation declar ln december 20th a public holiday for the retail stores and banks the follow ing resolution was therefore passed moved by 8 m sinclair seconded by w j o oaces and resolved that the reevt be instructed to issue a proclnma tlon declaring boxing day december 2fllh lfmo as a public holiday and dir ecting that all retail stores and bonks be closed on that day carried the clt rk presented a receipt from tht burrough of acton england for l 222 which hud been sent as i lfi r r thi spitflrt campaign mr frid colin wis prestnl to n qurst the town hull instead if tin anna for tht uglon christmas tarnl vul tht request whs grunted mr i waxman was risent to rrqutst a notice in published informing the citizens when he would make the garb age collection alt those houses on the north nidt of mill street and all those east of the cnr tracks will be collected in the mornlnv and the south side of mill street in the afternoon regular collections will be made on tuesdays und fridays it is requested that no contufner bo set out weighing over eighty pounds filled rather put out two smaller containers the collectlonls to start on friday january 3rd the fol owing accounts were passed und upon motion of w j o oakes and s m sinclair ordered paid dr e j kelson m o ii salary etc 11q so whltham s oarage sunoco tor fire truck township of ebquealna taxes county of halton use of grader bill tcliphont co servicer acton public utllltii s commis sion st rv ices attoh ritk pnckh printing and advertising south end ouroge gusand re pairs to lire truck bank of montnal debentures and coupons bank of nova scotia debentures ond coupons pea e foundry co ltd plumb ing robt wallace stone for cesspool ktenun fence co snow fence 0 clifford building cesspool elliott bros suppllea town hall 1 b wedge wood cutting john ktnnedy cutting wood r l davidson fred mccutotieon truck acton legion wreath for mem orial day 1 30 11 10 30 00 ii 31 101 is 18 54 574 fl 51j0u oco 40 50 3 50 35 1 00 100 4 10 7 00 boo 1 844 87 settlement of a claim for hospital account against an indigent patient was discussed correspondence was read on this matter the follow tog resolution was passed resolved that jhe cleric be instructed to advise the county of ilalton that we will not consent to anything being oontiuud on pag mva coming events annnuncrrnvnti of utlnfl cod mm r oihr xvirtu uniur tbit hcatlm sre chirr io cnt ftr im with minimum clurg for n anno itu cment ol je ever ton choral society cqncert de cember 30 th at bsnnocjtburn school monday deo 3jrd chruunma oonatri son tdk- ku maya daneat mtwfcttlan pf ooneert admission adulti 3so chil dren lse at a q a tuiqi