Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 31, 1944, p. 8

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the actom free mubss immfgmfct august n tm j have neatly 1000 years service with bcjurdnhwe and company the above two jy rgrl he cwcjjenary anniversary oat saturday of beaxdnhore and co have ftr an aggregate off 9ss jmis off service with the- oosnpany- top ptrttuv left la right jack morton adam matt john brant jax lotttltt jake bater alex or alfred fryer walter bauer was ottthnhw jo cahbom uwnacr williams gta davis john kennedy bobt wood ceo oapnw geo fryer lower picture- left lo right wox cttlarnsen sr wnt paraell ja lohfete- geo green ceo beaton sr at blanch allied patrick ales mann stewart malcohn harry smethuru samuel keid chu withers john mrarthur and jo manny that she au a plant hearing wk an ano a tad flower both on the- one an owl was caught on the farm off ix a kkkwu futh line just north of acton which had a wine spread of sfi fenefces a brier historical sketch of the loo yean of beardoaore jt ox in the sw business will be found on pace seven off this tssue next sunday september 3rd r to be observed throughout the british empire ax a day of prayer plan to attend the service in your church that dar mr l aitckuson of durham will he the new agent at the c n r in acton succeeding mr f realty who recently retired mr altchlson will assume his new duties next month pte henry taylor who recently returned from overseas and has been tn hospital in london onl was suf- fatiently recoved to return home and i now with his father mr jame taylor commencing next week the red cross room in acton will be open very afternoon except wednesday and saturday there is how plenty off sewing and workers are urged to tart bow on the needed supplies for the growing lists of wounded the boys band have been prac tising their marches diligently thu week in preparation for their trip to bohon on the holiday they are coming along splendidly and thanks to mr c w mason and their work acton again has a very creditable i beaidmore company celebtath 100th anniversary saturday continued from page one children had tickets for extra he cream and milk the toronto con cert band gave another splendid con cert during the supper hour after supper and everyone had been titled and we- mean filled the crowd assembled for the evening prograb ctol beardmore made a brief addrew in which hr welcomed the guests abd employees on behalf of mr bennett and himself 11- spoke of the happy relations that have been enjoyed and the- hard years when his partner mr bennett had stood by and the team had come through- he extend wd a special welcome to the- picnic ti the soldiers hack from overseas pte a weaver pte- bill blanche pte j oteourke pte sidney field pte jack coobey pte ft heatley cpl ft otiara tpr g e- allan pte jor dan pte- ii taylor sgt w j fin lay pte stringer pte e jamleson bobinson kentnek wedding in acton lastwednesixw in a quiet ceremony at the home of her parents acton mary marguer ite daughter of mr and mrs archie kentner was united in marriage to george franklin son of mr and mrs frank robinson of erin on august 33rd in a setting of asters snapdrag ons and gladioli hex a o w fore man of balunafad officiated elwln kentner brother of the bride played the wedding march given in marriage by her father the bride wore a frock of robin egg blue with white head dress and shoulder length veil and corsage uf red roses her only attendant was miss muriel moore acton wearing a blue crepe drees and corsage of pink baby mums mr d robinson of beamsvtlle was his brothers best very ctal beardmore referred to the memento of a leather wlndhreaker being supplied each employee and told of the pleasure it was to provide this remembrance of the 100th anniv ersary the company also felt that the eighty or so employees serving oversea silouui also be remembered on this occasion and so arrangement had been mtul for a parcel to be sent to each of them the program gave b list of all those who had left the employ of beardmore and co for active service and are serving or have served overseas lights here a half dancing was enjoyed the closing number on the dance program was the signal for the bet ting off of a display of firework from the westerly end off the park shot rockets flares and a pyrotechnic display that rivalled that toed to close the grandstand performance the canadian national exhibition just so that everyone in town could have a part in this 100th an niversary occasion the conchlditajf item wax a street dance on a section of the main street pavement with the toronto concert band again sup plying the music just before midnight the strains of auld lane syne- hd the- national anthem brought this memorable 100th birthday party to a clow with the wish from everyone that beail more and co will continue success fully in the years ahead a in the past century it was a splendid observance in ev ery respect the president and vice lresidebt and official- showed by such a gathering appreciation of the cooperation that has made success en the vast hundred yaers working to gether has built tip beardmore akul co it iteemed most fitting that such an occasion should be marked in a big ramlly way picnldng together the picnic committee and associated on bhalf of the old employees and those retired from service with the firm mr xv j gould extended hearty congratulations on this 100th birthday and wished the firm another 10o years of success on behalf of the other business en terprlses in acton mr w ceo mas on aho extended congratulations to utay in business a hundred years a product must be good and the man agement must be good he extended congratulations on achievements of the past and the wish fqr continue atlv ancetnctlt in the kiext 100 yearn llnrky prise utaaera gate tkkits vee all numbered and driving for un prize was con ducted b mr vv j realty ttire of the pension employees asilsted mr wm malnprlze tho- bbvtn and john kennedy vv tnners of the- prlxvs were mix a patrick how a bit masales bill hull mrs coe ceon holmes fred kentner walter le mtandowxki mrs bradshav bert ryan and pauline llolhck al llare then took over as mas ter of ceremonies for a tine two hour program that didnt have one dull moment and tn spite of the cool evening kept the crowd keenl interested to the last number tttc artists included the pethlck dancers a group of six members margaret evoy radio singer tom hamilton canadas harry lauder out bros music and comedy turn and lou skuce in his clever cartoons drawn on the scree through the aid of a special projection apparatus mr w j beattly was chairman of with him in the planning were paul beer r it parker anld j m mcdonald committees in charge of partlcuuu phases of the big events were as follows grounds j m mcdonald c han- stn t ilawson b parget er entertainment ft ft parker d richardson ftacctr m mcdonald b veld- huu d lappln ft sly programs and printing j crelghton k klanfer band and dancing a gui duval ip baseball j greer j morton refreshments or w wolfe c cook b bayllss galec heard s bralda w fran- kum j mann equipment nt gibbons m nakon- eczny a d mann we might add it was a v ry smooth operating team ahd every thing went on schedule almost to the minute throughout the whole day 11 v following th ceremony vanity buffet luncheon wi toe brides mother received in lawjvenhlu crepe dress and a corsage baby mums the grooms moth er chose a red figured crepe with corsage off baby mums for the wedding trip the bride no sooner had al harvey led in wore m brown tailored suit match- the closing number of auld lang hag with red fox for gift syne than the concert band struck of the groom and corsage of red i up and the crowd surged to a dance mr sd mrs robinson win re- putform erected in the park and i ugh ted with its myriad of colored attts and crafts club meeting at georgetown the arts and crafts of ceoruetown held their ntukummer meeting nt th- home of mrs- 11 mover hllclit evrm the members who were able to attend 11 from georgetown t frwn acton mrs w j beattv mrs e e barr mrs w wolfe and ml p smith were pleased to have with them 4 guests and to welcome a new member mrs bradford of george town the organization is growing in numbers and in varied interest and is now affiliated with the oin adlan handicraft guild ontario pro vincial branch the usual matters of business were taken up by ths president mrs h mover and the re ports read by the secretary mrs bru- yns and the treasurer mrs milne the exhibit and display to be held at the fall fair in georgetown was discussed by all there will be a de monstration of angora wool from live rabbit to spun yarn there will be hand loom weaving in process ind many attractive finished article nbv eulea and toys for all to ate nassagaweya sslny mrs lawrence- king enjoyed weeks houdays visltiug relatives toronto and st- catharines mr and mrs uncoln copeland and jlxnmle windsor are visiting the formers parents mr and mrs j cbpeland and arm confer thoritleaon post- ario british an- with oat- will enjoy the sgrentest period of expansion halts history after the war and that brit ish wcakmes who have developed special skills are pertlcuxurry wanted in this psovlucei ansa of the c c f cauc us came from e b jottlff e the par- tys proriacial leader on subject specitlcalty slated for discission is the new turn off provincial affairs arising out of the drew governments opposition to the federal governments family allowance act political circles are watching the outcome of the caucus with keen in terest for if the mmember c c fl group derides to join with the 15 lib erals in opposing government policy titration could hardly hope to sur vive another session of the legislat ure in which it holds 38 off the so seats last week the premiers office is sued several statements one called on the federal government to rescind its ordetmcouncil which limits pro vincial liquor sales to to per cent of the amount sold tn the 12 months ended oct 31 1m2 another outlln- ed plans for the course in rcllgloutt instruction which will start tn public frleuls ot master ronald king will schools when the term resumes sept be sorry to hear he is under the drsfth care with an abscess on the knee the trend toward amalgamation of mr and mrs arthur padbury and rural school sections under the town- mr ami mrs james brlllon jean ship school area plan of admlnlstrat- obd judith of kassagaweya mr und on was reviewed in the statement mrs pvrcy boyton mis vema brit- kn the first six mnoths of the eor ton and mr and mn ale herd and school sections formerly ailmlnls bolihy toronto uls mary wilson te red by 1140 trustees were a mlmlco pte vivian j ellis ottawa ated into 5s school areas while 11 tce were vuiton at the home of mr arul mans added to areas prevlousl mrs w e brit ton sunday i wranucd it was estimated that by mr ben beavu received a u 1 of the year si 15 per cent of from pte fred tcllim of his being k sections in onti trabsferrel from calcary jovovl- u ob undeif the xnmi plan comiwred with 267 per cent tn 1d08- the premier said tn another state ment that a wellorganized attempt stock for training mi isabelle alexander ashgrovc wav a wihkitnd guest of mr and mix sam frank mrs stan robinson hs inen stay ing at tlie home of htr parents mr and mrs wm bracken acton the twist week her mother having had on operation at guclph generul hospital miss dorothy massey acton hoi been v lutlng her grandparents mr and mrv thos kcnricily and tier cousin hazel kennedy the past week congratulation from their former betghbors to mr and mrs roht scott toronto on the arrival of a daughter diane carol mr nku mrs bert freeman and children stratford were the gueits of mr anil mrs walter freeman on sunday miss elinor davenport spent u couple of dayh vbdtlnc her sister mrs vernon cole guelph last week visitors at the home of mr and j mrs c e davenport sunday were j mr and mrs charles hardy port huron mich mr and mrs roy fin- lay and johnnie nuthrown mrs el mer finlay and suzanne and mrs wrnon cole guelph the busy bees club sponsored a dance at brookvhle hall on august 18th with douglashume orchestra anil cleared s2700 ror their war work mrs joseph frank mrs c e dav enport mrs j j kennedy mrs wil fred kennedy mrs irwin little uhd mrs lawrence king represented the ruty bees club at the memorial ser vice at ehenezer church sunday for pte cecil wilson knotthhull who cave his life for his country a goodly number of homes in this community have celebrated a birth- j rtav and in some two birthdays during th mrnth of august mr and mrs edcar howden and david hornby isited nt the horn of the tatters parents mr and mrs j j kennedy sunday a mistake of an extra 10000 was made in the publishing of the last no 7 news of the proceeds of the bus bees club garden party miss leda brit ton acton is enjoy ing a few days visit with her grand father mr matthew job has been made to misinterpret his ktahd on family allowances he ex plained that he objected to the feder al ogvernmebt bill which would re sult in the people of ontario paying approximately tw ice as much for fam ily allowances than they would re ceive in return and not to the prin ciple of family allowances salvags nuts msnextssks at ibb srabsbovsb w km tmvt all lk rxtm r m j umla at tm it ntftkav a auction sale assajfjtoat b9qv11v- the unosrilgntd i structlons f to bed hy public auction a farm lot con n r 3 south off hornby ten off trafalgar commetwrtng at zoo oclock the fat- lowing horses 1 team percberoo geat- ibgs aged extra goad workers cows 1 ayrshire cow tn full flow bred again a durham oaws m full flow bred again 2 l steers 1 year old- ft durham reifsta 1 year old 1 veal calf poultrt and equipmentbo barred rock pullets just starting to lay 25 black jersey giant pufteta and roosters fth months old 2 col ony houses on skids 10 x 12 1 coal broader 100o chick capacity 1 el ectric brooder stewart warner moo chick capsstry feed hopper drink ing fountains egg crates etc may 10 ton mixed hay timothy and lucerne tractor and implements case tractor model c on steel with extension rims all thoroughly over hauled and in al shape tractor 3 furrow owkshutt plow tractor bisect dtsc lfi plate m fx stifftoothed cul tivator with power lift threshing equipment 3 horse power gas en gine oil barrels fuel pump belts etc implements deerlng grain binder 7 ft emeries deerlng mow er 5 ft deerlng stderake deerlng hay tedder 3 cutters x d manure spreader walking plow coekshutt dump rake truck wagon m ii grain drlll hoe grass seeder lum ber wagon and flat hay rack m h spring tooth cultivator 2row corn scuffler barrel sprayer set nf heavv drag harrows 2 section set of light seed harrows section sirkic furrow biding plow quebec 2wheted trailer with good tires 10o ft snow fence electric fence el ectric cream separator 10oo lb cap acity newr electric water pump power wahlnc machines circular taws 3 electric motors h p slnct harness set of heaw harn- etui blncksmlth forge odl harness and dollars ouabtlty ff- 1 umber hd timbers forkx loe chains ftnnev pullevs hav fcrk piping ond avir nmrnerotiv small nrtclej furniture 1 kitchen tabic with 6 chalr to match 5 kitchen chairs 1 kitchen table- 1 bake table- cubboard organ 2 iron beds nnd snrlnm 2 wooden beds and sprlnim dressers steel bed and snrlncrs- 3 wahstnnds 3 congoleum rues coal oil stove and oven 3 burner terms cnh settlement with clerk day of sale poslllvelv no reserve as the lirop- rlelor is glvlm un farming and de voting his entire time to the feed business j a etjjott auctioneer j f robinson clerk 3 royal f palace guelphs leading theatres katvmdav today and nudav joel mccre belly field in the great moment htakttno 8atvbdav hum ludntfe oh bins crosby barry fitzger ald frank mchugh in an si ui 3msbi r y sports program i at georgetown j on holiday the sports prcgram of the lome scots jamboree at georgetown on monday next will include the follow mg events foot races relay races novelty and comedy races tug-of- wdr barrel boxing and plgtlcklnfi potato races come and enjoy tha fun real estate and insurance now is the tiaac to buy ona for jroor ova om ar for aa inrastatent enjoy 0 hagahn ajat mwilww af- owalak your own hoaw we have pmd iimtallri juaartha a fair pricea all soluble for imrestama aad oaaafert wefl f l wright insubancb realtor mnmr ahlb bbs

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