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ht ttxm jfrtt bftss seventieth year no 12 acton ontario thursday september 21st 1044 eight homeprint paget five gaata schooltownship nurse plan approvedbycountycouncil special cof hlwi appointed to sfcmd up aehwrlunc booklet fey halloa county county coaadl to secure inforautlon n llaimllml aaaeauaent in urey ooonly other itctas at tues- ayaseaaion halton county council wu in ses- ion at milton last tuesday all mem ber present and the warden in the ehalr there was very llttlo business arising from committee report but plenty of discussion relative to the rural health plan also county ad vertising for the oversea booklet reeve alex near was chairman in committee of the whale following which reports were adopted as read reeve j m macdonald secretary of the school nurao investigation commltteee save a report of its pro- ress to dale it was a full compre hensive report staling that the com mltteee had met twice and at one of the meetings had been addressed by an official from the department of public welfare outlining the county health plan this scheme if put into operation would tako care of all children of school afe in the four of the townships at an approximate total coat of s4so0 per annum or one sev enth of a mill to each taxpayer the expense incurred would not involve the urban centres all of whom al ready have thalr own school nurse reeve robertson i think the school nurse system as it is operated in the towns is the better system but we can hardly ask the towns to give up their present plans with which they are well satisfied for an entire county system as an alterna tive i fee confident the township plan la a step in the right direction with the ultimate aim of having the entire county united under one head at some future date the wanlnn was afraid the scheme i excellent ihouuh it wax mliihl meet with some opposition mr gilbert sure there will be op position some people would oppose any thlnu but are we not hero to give some leadership isnt it our duty to inaugurate this service for the good of the county as n whole arent tho children of today the greatest asset of our country and isnt it tight that we should protect their interests it was moved and seconded by mr gilbert and mr robertson that this county council is in favor of ac cepting the report of the committee appointed to investigate the adoption of a halton county school nurse system to be inaugurated in tho four rural municipalities of the county and that the same muntcpallttes bo responsible for the financing of the aameaccordltur to their equalized as sessment and that we authorize tho committee to proceed to organize tho scheme carried it was also moved by robertson and heslop that deputyreeve blggar be appointed to the above committee carried due to the shortage of nurses it iw not expected that the plan will go into operation before next may reports and recommendations re garding data for the advertising cold er to be sent to great britain were then considered but since the reports from ful municipalities had not been received it was impossible for council to make much headway mr craig was of the opinion that plans should be speeded up otherwise it would be too late he therefore moved and mr hlllmtr seconded that the county qauadl of halton appoint three mem bers to work in conjunction with an advertising man to draw up an adver tising folder advertising the countys good features and that a meeting of the county committee meet with the representatives from the muntctpall- tlee on september 26th at 8 pan in milton carried it was further moved by craig and macdonald that this council secure the services of mr e ferrers to help 10 coordinate the county advertising and advise the committee in the form ulating of a county booklet carried reeeve robertson then introduced tyse subject of equalized assessment hlch he said should be given some nskvtrauon in the near future in that council might be prepared deal with it next year he recom- a plan which had impressed i very favorably at outlined in the rtpal world and which ha thought was more practical and lees than any plan prevkxnly bi commsrsil by council- it was moved r dr healop and seconded by lira fcipetttt thatiihe dark be instructed to eaatatt hfxv redboume asaeasor jfraw county to visit this council yiajeztfjve ua l along the jsmt e county m canto lcsbe4arne being the gentleman gj cestuaued on fag rtve avk his life ii fm itoy robertson who in now reported killed in action on august friends hold shower for miss altzeina gibson on thursday sept 7 miss lilian fields and miss lola daw kin wero cohostesses at a personal shower for miss alezelna gibson at the homo of mm wri dawk int alter a few tcames under a shower of confetti the bridetobe opened many lovely gifts a dainty lunch watt served by the lllhtmurs grants made to fall fairs by the erin council other itemtj at the september meeting- held in hllbiburtf september 11th 1944 the erin township council net on september 11th at hlllshurg all mumbors were present and reeve edgar huxloy presided resolutions wero passed as follows that tho council make application to the department of lllhwaya for subsidy on v344h 03 being expendi ture on roads from january 1st to august 31st 1944 that tho treasurer be instructed to maku the necessary deductions on such township cheque as are taxable that tho collectors bonds with tho cnnndlan surety co toronto for 45000 and moldup insurance or 92000 bo ronowed and that premiums of 3750 nnd 412 b0 respectively be paid to frank gray agent hulsburg a grant of 10000 was given to the erin agricultural society and 42000 to the acton agricultural so ciety the following accounts were ord ered paid general dorks account express on voters lists 40c stamps 3 00 direct relief lacey bros for july- august 44078 wm shaw re rellof case 935 00 mrs geo bolton re relief case 95 00 c c hamilton re relief case 934 10 indirect relief welfare dept township of york for july and aug ust 923 42 sheep kenneth leltch 3 lambs 932 50 ear jessop inspecting 93 00 albert wheeler 1 lamb 415 00 gor don jackson inspecting 9150 wes ley leltch 2 lambs 920 00 john d mcdonald l lamb 10 00 d b mc- klnnon inspecting 300 gordon jackson 1 lamb 413 00 a wheeler inspecting 91 50 road leslie swackhamer bonus for wire fence 9770 lloyd mulrhead 96120 jos torrance 93320 prank holmes 9700 w a mclachlan and son tractor battery 91473 r a sargent repairs and work on tractor 17514 d gray envelopes and post- are 9500 bush hardware supplies 9418 gasoline tax dept fuel oil tax 450 gals at 8c 43600 dan hind- ley dragging 975 david knight ids 92aso elmer fisher weeds 91200 dragging 9730 henry wheel er road supt 94860 telephone 9100 r b klrkwood 9187 leslie swack hamer weeds esqueslng boundary 9325 d knight weeds 4880 clayton barbour weeds 91020 geo tllcox culverts 98b0 robt tllcox culvert 9160 art tllcox culvert 4160 ken neth rldler operating tractor etc 9t90 geo lance operating grader 94100 uoyd swlndsthurst operating grader 94500 mrs k defbreat man placing culvert 9400 otmma adjourned to meet at hllla- burg ton jonday october 2nd at u oclock police court cases heard in milton yraterday afternoon six cases were heard before police magistrate langdon in police court in milton yesterday afternoon john a skeana of guelph was lined 925 00 and costs for travelling nt an jtxctatslv rate of speed east on no 7 illtfhwuy harold williams jr and john ford convicted last week on a charge of armed robbery were remanded a week and ordered to huvo a mental examination harold dickie lamt week convicted on a chart of nrnml robbery was kentenced to 3 months definite and 2 month indefinite wllli live lashes to ih mlm in stored one tnnntli after confinement harold wllllums jr and john ford were remanded one week on w charge of breaking entering and theft nt tho hop of t w heath mitchell ontario a clmrgo of re klcs driving against gordon hilton wnw dlvnilmsed har vey flurren n pamenger in rlltontf cur uppearod as n wltnetu evidence left some doubt mm to the validity of tho charge arnold scott of oakvlllv charged with gross indecency elected to be tried by a higher court and consent ed to committal without preliminary hearing ijlfe membership and in memokiam t certificates phesentkd the monthly meeting of knox church w m s was held in the school room lli prcudvnt mrs f uiow opened the meeting with a reading the devotional part was ably taken by mrs w gould and mn w cooper after which the meeting was handed over to mrs e j hassard life membership sec retary a very interesting item of tht program was the presentation of n life membership to mrs t m mc- lonuld presented by her daughter mrs small also uu in memor ial certificate for the late mrs w johnstone presenttnl by her throe in uu lit er rev mrt f ttiomson gave h very lntorontlnr rending study entltlol dlnry tlu tllhle a piano solo gretitly uppticluted by nil was rend- 1rhl by mrs f s blow the inwt- inif himfl with prayer lifter whit it ii ptciimmill tllilo wjim llhilt with unlit rvfrtnhnu h i m all ready lor aeton fair friday and saturday generali council rraresentative gives outunetowma the regular monthly business meet ing of tho womans missionary so clety of the united church was held at the home of mrs j moore on tuesday with mrs e j caldwell pre siding the duvotlonul period was taken by mrs s bold und mrs k l johnson reports of secretaries of the departments wero given tint mission band und baby bund which was postponed ifrom june will bv held ut tho church pn thursday supt 2htli the ladles ure serving dinner to the presbyterlal which will meet in the united church on tues day october 3rd mrs e j caldwell who uttendod the generul council of tho church which wau hold in londoit guvo u brief outllno of the meeting which was very interoritlng tlie meeting closed with prayer by rev a w fo- bury lunch wuu herved by mrs moore assisted by mrs l agar und a social time wiih spent a very hearty vote of thanks was given to mrs moore and tho lunch assistants for her home and hohpltullty truck purchase considered by the utilities comm matter deferred to later meeting ilrtaf seaalon on monday night the regular meeting of acton pub lic utllltlem commission was hold on monday evening commissioners c m hansen and reeve j m macdon ald were present with chairman j r mac arthur presiding superintendent chas wilson report ed that tho electric jencer was on hand and would befuistalled on the spring roadway property at an early date quotations were received for trucks from dodge fargo and ford they wore for half and threequarter ton trucks the purchase of a new truck wan left over for further details and a view of the trucks involved the list of arrears were checked and instructions issued for their col lection or the discontinuance of the services secretary miss b h speight was instructed to pay the following ac counts bell telephone services j 550 bell telephone pole rent 660 hepc of ont power 39t7js go mpcdonald co sup- lie 4jl6 moffats ltd supplies 17375 zenith electric supply co supplies 3642 receiver general of canada meter inspection fees 1l3s j hargrave gas a02 c n r express 248 dept of national revenue sales tax 93j3 941840 hydro dept august opera tions 16271 a letter was to be written to the h e p c of ontario requesting that a revision of the rural power load be made as the acton omunlsston feels that they are helping to cany the rural users and not enough k jtetng auowed to pay for this service war servient league lias adniiiistere over 13000 aton and vicinity wur service league has completed about three years of operation ami in that time has administered total receipts of 913- xv 20 this was tho remarkable achievement reported by treasurer j m mardonald ut the fortnightly meeting last thursday evening next big project of the league is arranging to send u christmas parcel to the 2iti from acton and district serving overseas tills item alone costs well over 91o00 tile commit tee in charge reported hshufflclent socks or sweaters to be put in eatl box and was instructed to if r range to have tho boxes ready for forwarding by october 1st another big event receiving atten tion ut this meeting is the commun ity auction side ft is to bo dtult with in detull nt tlu next meeting on hoptemlhir 2hth when representa tives of ull the organizations meet thrc moro nnmim were uitdod to tho overseum hut ptn allun oluhmun lloul r s jlllllor and pte wilson cordon two prisoners of war wero reported to the lcuguo snlvniro collection for hut mmth of july amounted to hi 72 the iil-e- sldu chnptor of the iode gnvo u donation of 9142 and the victory club blnro returned m joan mi- crati turned in 1 titi from u sole interesting films shown at dublin uterarv society the dublin literary socio ty met in the schoolhouse on tuosday evonlng in conjunction with the national film board mr joe haskell of the extension department of the oac introduced the films which included two slng- song reels a very interesting picture explaining the unrra a nature film about turtles and one on the alaskan highway during tho business discussion of the evening it was decided to hold the annual meeetlng of the literary society on friday october 0th mr cutts sang a solo and everyone joined in community singing lunch was served and a social time spent paid supreme sacrifice boys band give fine concert on sunday evening acton boys band presented a con cert in the town hall on sunday evening that was indeed a credit to the boys their leader c w mason and the acton ys mens club there was a splendid attendance and a col lection of over 421 was received to aid the band funds their program was varied and in cluded several numbers that had been donated by individuals interested in the progress of the band march selections included forward for ward pomp and chivalry junior cadets imperial class forsaa- tlon and trombone toboggan other numbers were lyga op eratic mingle and enterprise over tures blue moon waits group of hymns and a descriptive number the circus parade mr w wolfe president of the ys mens club who sponsor the band and supplied the uniforms for the boys on behalf of the club congratu lated bandmaster mason and the boys on their organization and work of only two years and the ance given that night pte howard a weltstor son of mi nnd mrs s ii webster was killed in mtlou on august isth presentation made by toronto htlendh to miss pauijne baker over t lilrty ive friends honored mlkm pauline buker toronto with a surprise bridal shower last week mrs feorge warm enteitalwd for the luldcelmt ami mrs jams symon and mrs alex symon of british columbia pound ton two sotoi wens sung by mrs ii miphcrmon lluf bridetobe wm feted with many lovely gifts and chprckmt hr sincere thanks and up- prlntlon to all present charlottetown cp bad weather is slowing up grain harvest tug with the result potato digging will probably be slowed up as well and taw entire island hjarvestlng schedule reports on three more casualties from aeton rfm roy robertmon now report ed killed in action it rl a jfohiwon in hospital pie- t e perry- man wounded the war news brings some com fort to anxious ones on the home front and sorrow to many others this week rfm roy robertson previous ly roitorted wounded has now been reported killed in uttlon pte r a johnson reported missing lost week is how reported in a hospital in the united kingdom but wounded pte thomas elwood perryman is reported wounded the second son of this family to be a casualty mr and mrs e slgsworth and mrs mora cutting his grandmother victoria ave acton received word late sunday night that mrs slgs- worths son by a former marriage rifleman roy robertson had been killed in action on august 13th he was previously reported wounded rfmn robertson was born in erie pas in 1024 and came to canada with his mother in 1936 residing mostly in toronto and acton l he joined the queens own rifles of canada in toronto in 1042 and has been overseas 18 months besides his immediate family and relatives he leaves mrs doris grim mer of toronto to whom he was en gaged before going overseas he will be sadly missed by many friends who knew him here and in toronto and guelph mr and mrs e perryman received word that their second son pte thomas elwood perryman was slight ly wounded in action on september 8th he was serving in italy an other son has been wounded and this is the third offldal message this fam ily has had in the past six weeks pte r a johnson officially re ported missing last week is now offi cially reported safe in a hospital in the united kingdom but suffering from a fractured left ankle on monday his wife in acton re ceived a letter from hhn ba that he had been taken prisoner by tho germans but had made his w crawling along the ground for three nights and laying concealed in the daytime he had made his way back to the allied unas where ids leg in juries had been rtr and be was sent by plane to england where later hospital trectmsnt has been wry suc- il his injuries are bowsvs program has been planned to make 1944 event outstanding many lrosaincnt exhibitors planning to show at acton fair chmngm made to suit war time condliumn friday aad saturday ate the day for a ions 1044 fair and giantxt good wealltoi it should prove the at- traction of the fall seanun to mwt wttrtlme conditions some thnnifos haw had to ho made tho tin 1 1 ox hi hit will te shown in m hirge tent ulnro tho uroim u in umi for wool moihitc not nil llie usual tiikbcm tan th shown int- till tlioti will ho xhlhlts of ttowoi tools and giiiln otc an uhuhi a ton fait u u full two ttuy ovviit the flrkl nlghl ifotn under way when the roy llnnd parades nt seven ov iim k that ntuttninur that huu boon popular with generations jlmmlo fax heads u tine concert com pany for a mtrformance in the town hall instead of tin usual arena show oldtimes coming ha k to the fair will want to hear jlmmle fax and his own company a dance will follow i m mad lately ufter the program with a popular dance hand saturday is of course the big day 1aht years hone how in arton was the talk of the countryside entries this year indicate it will equal or surpass that show there hasnt been one of the popular features left from the saturday program su h as the road race potato race musical chairs high jumpers baby show fiddlers contest step dancing iu but add tlons have been made two bands the liirnn scots and acton boys band the kansas farmer and his hired man und ken budd and his rodo sjw are umonu the features of course there will imt the midway nnd a merrygo round is already set ting up in the park thais all we tun think of now see you at the fair oh yiu therell he a dnhl e satur day hlght too not so sure youll see us there ut the end of the e ithd day his injuries are howsv a than first reported ah will hmn that the aasffles of prrtty skitkmber wkodintt saturday at khknkzkr church ebeneer united church was the setting for a lovely early fall wed ding on saturday september a when lois daughter of mr and mrs jas easterbrook became the bride of mr nell mcphall son of mrs mcphall and the late mr n mcphall rev r w plkersgtll performed the ceremony in the front of the alcove which was banked with cedar and gladioli the bride given in marriage by her father was gowned in white illpper satin and wore a misty veil falling from a floral headress her only at tendant was miss verle ttanslckle wearing an ankle length dress of aqua jersey with fushla accessories and carrying a boqtiet of gladioli the groom was attended by his brother john mcphall and the ushers were fo lloyd easterbrook brother of the bride and mr william mahon campbellvtlle mrs w h clement sister of the groom played softly throughout the ceremony and during the signing of the register mrs j m slick sang o perfect love the guests were received in the parlors of the church by the brides mother assisted by the grooms moth er the brides mother wore a grey ensemble with violet accents and matching corsage of gladioli the grooms mother chose a black gown with sequin trimming and a corsage or deep red roses after the reception they entered the dining room where the brides table was centered with a three tiered wed ding cake flanked with rose buds fo lloyd easterbrook was master of ceremonies for travelling the bride donned a shepherd check suite with monk brown accessories about seventy guest were present from campbell vtlle acton windsor toronto milton id guelph coming events 4 mesfjas fee- slsjb i u m dance friday september 2ma aum tosrn han modern aires or- cneatra daaefa 9 pjnlo 1 mm t kudu and peace bantu for boys niacesaayv j9ees mere u jaja veavc ftl