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f ht jvjrteri jstt prrss seventieth year no 14 acton ontario thursday october 5th 1014 eight homeprint pages five gear annual field day acton continuation school wednesday dedans in athletic ercnta beaotte of varioos la wednesday the annual sparta field day of acton continuation school was held in thetpark there nal keen contesta in the various enwbta for the echool champlonihlpe in the girts eventa elaine arbic won the junior ouuhplonahlp joan sojaerviiie intermediate and betty brltton and joan pargeter tied for jhnmie speuvofel waa junior boys c lome arblc intermediate and ralph mekeown senior champ ion fouowuuj are the results of the varloua eventa running high jump junior dena bralda elaine arblc joan color intermediate shirley elliott shirley ralston joan somervuie senior lorraine hargrave kleanor roai betty brltton standing broad jump junior elaine arblc joan coles marlon kee- lan intermediate joan sotnervtue shirley elliott shirley robton sen ior joan pargeter margaret robert- eon betty brltton running broad jump junior joan somervuie shirley rolston shirley elliott senior betty brltton joan parseter eleanor roam hop step and jump junior joan colea elaine arolc dena bralda intermediate shirley robton shirley elliott betty masters senior joan pargeter ball throwjunior dena bralda elaine arblc joan coles intermed iate shirley robton betty masters frances chew senior shirley kent- ner dolores appln bunny ander son threelesged race junior dena bralda and marlon keelan elaine arblc and joan coles intermediate shirley elliott and shirley robton joan somervuie and lena lawson joyce lamb and betty masters sen ior betty brltton and shirley kent- ner joan pargeter and jean harris eleanor ross and bunny anderson bicycle racejunior elaine arblc joan coles marlon keelan inter mediate betty masters joan som ervuie shhtlry robton senior el eanor ross joan pargeter betty brltton fifty yard dash junior elaine arblc dena bralda joan coles in termediate joan somervuie betty masters shirley robton seventyfive yard dash senior betty brltton joan pargeter elean or ross 100 yard run junior elaine arblc joan coles tie dena bralda inter mediate joan somervuie shirley el liott betty masters tie senior betty brltton joan pargeter eleanor rosa relay raco joan coles shirley el- llott betty masters shirley robton r joan somervuie eleanor ross betty brltton shirley kantner joan par seter jean harris margaret robert son bunny anderson elaine arblc dena braida matfon keelan joyce lamb mary smith martha turkosz girls champions junior elaine arblc 47 points runnerup joan coles 45 intermediate joan som ervuie 43 points runnerup shirley robton 42 senior betty brltton joan pargeter tied 38 points boys running high jump junior harold smith jlmmle splelvogel harry lawson intermediate lome arblc armand bralda julian zajac senior b1u clayton jack stewart clayton fryer boys standing broad jump-jun- lor jlmmle splelvogel harry lawson ernest west intermediate lome arblc julian zajac armand bralda senior bui clayton george elliott ralph mekeown boys- running broad jump jun ior jlmmle splelvogel harry law- son sheridon romph intermediate lome arblc paul dessreault ar mand bralda senior clayton fryer george elliott ralph mekeown boys hop step and jump junior jlmmle spellvogel sheridon romph ernest west intermediate lome ar blc john agar armand bralda sen ior wilfred duval george elliott ralph mekeown boys shot put junior sheridon romph ernest west john zlons intermediate armand bralda julian zajac lome arblc senior jack stewart clayton fryer bui clayton boys pole vault junior sheridon romph harry lawson john zlons intermediate lome arblc julian zajac armand bralda senior ralph mekeown clayton fryer bui clay ton 78 yard dash junior jlmmle splelvogel harry lawson harold smith intermediate lome arblc john agar julian zajac 190 yard dash junior jhatmle awuvoavl harry lawson harold ooaunued on fag eight pbies11eygibson wedding in chapel of hkikoioutan ciiuucii the chapel of metropolitan united church toronto was the setting for a lovely fall wedding on wednesday september 20th when alxelna isabel daughter of mrs john gibson and the late mr clbson became the brtde of mr douglas priestley son of mr and mrs h priestley of bradford york shire england rev a w fosbury performed the ceremony in yront of the altar which was decorated with peach gladioli the bride given in marriage by mr a t brown looked charming in her gown of white taffeta and net and she wore a shoulder length veil falling from a heartshaped headdress trimmed with tiny white daisies her only ornament was a null gold croat a gift of the groom and ahe carried a cascade bouquet of white mums orchid and white gladioli petals her only attendant was miss lil lian fields wearing a floorlength gown of orchid organdy with gold ac cessories and carrying a ca bou quet in pastel shades of roses mums and gladioli petals the groom was attended by mr jack blow airs jlckelb of toronto played the wedding music and during the signing of the register miss betty gibson sister of the bride sang through the years the guests bang the hymns o perfect love and o father all creating before and after the ceremony a reception was held at the hearth stone tea room wlicr thd orlovs mother received werl i a blnik en semble with corsage of red roses and gladioli the brides tblo wu cen tered with a threetiered wedding cake and decorated with peach gladi oli the toast to the bride was given by the rev a w fosbury to the bridesmaid by mr d richardson and to the brides mother by mr a t brown the groom propose a toast to the boys overseas for travelling the bride wore an alice blue suit with brown accessor ies and beige topcoat after a short honeymoon in muskoka tha bride and groom will reside in acton out of town guests were present from acton guelph campbellvlll kitchener hornby and hespeler restrictions on display lighting have been lifted uuuuea ckmunlnlon hakes application to purchase a new truck the regular meeting of acton pub lic utilities commission was held on monday evening commissioner c m hansen reeve j m mcdonald and chalrmanjrmnckrthur were present aletter was read from the h ep c of pntarlo acknowledging receipt of lejer regarding rural power load another letter stated that the res- trlcions on street lights window light ing nnd outdoor signs had been lifted as of october 1st a letter from domlnon securities stated that thedomlnlon of canada bonds due itr 1mb or 3 interest were being called in at october 15th 1044 opportunity would be afforded to purchase seventh victory loan bonds upon motion of j m mcdonald and c m hansen the secretary was instructed to transfer 3300 from the waterworks account to the general account of the corporation- reeve mcdonald asked for prices on the installation of n light on alice street superintendent wilson was instruc ted not to increase the else of the light bulbs on the street lights until the new year secretary miss b h speight was instructed to pay the following ac counts hydro dept h e pc of ontario s l re lay and express s6370 cnr and transports express 336 macdonald electric ltd sup plies canadian general electric co aupplles sangamo company ltd meter and charts 12952 acton post office postage 1800 r b mceachern suppues 45 county of helton use of grader 80c 27367 waasnratka dept an application was filled in for per mission to purchase a new truck for the utilities commission no decision was made as to the kind of truck to im purchased as an opportunity wul be afforded to view 3476 33 88 tlie held day for acton public 100th anniversary presentation prefcbytery met in lliiiud gliurrli acton on tuesday the prrsbytery of hal ton of tlttf vjnlted church of canada with the i la hon prsbyterui of the wms met in acton united church on tue-v- day morning and afternoon sessio were held mr e j caldwell and kev j b moore of milton commissioner to the recent general council presented their reports to the joint catherine of the presbytery and the presbytertal other speakers were kev m j altwn dcu president of the hamilton- conference and rev dr manson doyle of the ontario religious edu cation council reports of commit tees of the presbytery were given and much discussion of some portions of these reports followed launch was served during the noon hour by the ladles of the local w ms under the very able direction of mrs thomas watson the session of the presby tery were presided over by rev d a facey of bronte and those of the presbyteria by mrs chapman of burlington pictures from the beardmore employees surprise prcs ntatlon to col torrance beardmore and mr s g bennett when they decided to have a share in making the 100th anniversary memorable for them upper picture shows the presentation group messrs theo paplllon and wm brennan mrs e reldt and mrs e waller who presented the gifts on behalf of the employees now serving overseas and meurs lawrence williams and john kennedy two of the oldest employe who presented gold watches on behalf of their fellow employees and col torrance beardmore and mr s g bennett who were the honored pair at this function lower picture shows a close up of mr bennett and col beardmore just after the presentation had been made community service arranged for vday by local clergy at a meeting of the ministers of acton during the week it was ar ranged that a service taking in the whole community would be held on vday the service will be held in the united church at xi ajn 3 pjn 7 p m or 11 pm according to the time the collapse of germany is an nounced in the event that this an nouncement comes after 11 pm the service will be held on the following morning at 11 am the various times are arranged so that if at till possible the service will be held on vday badly burned when bottles from stebiuzeb explode h kelly thorarlnson wok badly burned last thursday when about fifty bottles exploded when they were taken from the sterilizer at baxter laboratories in acton just what caused the accident could not be det ermined mr thorarlnson was burn ed on the face and hands and the front of his body the burns ore described as extensive but not deep he is in the general hospital guelph where he is making favorable pro gress the vacollters taken from the ster ilizer were of the large 2000 cc size all the usual precautions had been taken as they were brought into the air and the cause of the mishap can not be understood mission band has picnic at church last thursday a picnic for the mission band and baby band of the united church was held on thursday last when a program of races and events were en joyed as well as a picnic supper fol lowing are the winners of the events boys and girls 4 years and under- betty bean boys and girls five and six betty mae fosbury boys and girls sevep and eight john lambert boys and girls nine and ten christina lamb boys and girls eleven and twelve johanna veldhuls boys and girls over twelve glcn- na parker baby band novelty race shlla fosbury boys and girls five and under eight clothespin race maureen kindred boys over 8 clothespin race ray everdcu girls over 8 clothespin race mary mowa ladles dropping the pin in the milk bottle mrs caldwell council asks for survey of sewage for acton at a special meeting of acton coun cil on monday evenjnga resolution was paued authorizing the reeve and clerk to enter into an agreement with mr anderson of the firm of armstrong wood a co engineers to prepare and submit a survey of acton for a sewage systen with on estimate of the cost bannockburn institute me1at home op mrs ntmceachern the bannockburn womens insti tute held their regular monthly meet ing at the home of the president mrs n mceachern the vicepresident mrs s morrison presiding in the absence of the secretary mrs s rus- kell called the roll which was an swered by 14 members with a recol lection of your first school day during the business period arrange ments were made for a halloween masquerade at woodslde school the guest speaker mrs near dis trict president gave a very interest ing talk on red cross work and our duty to our country which was very much enjoyed mtss edna russell gave a reading george does it miss russell moved a vote of thanks to mrs near lunch was served by the hostess and the lunch committee for the day and a social time was enjoyed mrs fox moved a vote of thanks to mrs mceachern for her hospitality presentation made mrs- j r kennedy miss m r nelson at the fireside hour in the united church lastsunday evening mrstt it kennedy and miss m r nelson were honored on behalf of the con gregation when a lamp was presented to them and an address read in which tribute was paid to their service in the church and the regret expressed at their removal from acton the address was read by mrs richard johnston and the presentation mado by mrs jas symon items on the program in the soc ial time spent with mrs kennedy and miss nelson included solos by mrs b veldhuls and mrs r n balrd a reading by mrs jas adamson piano solo by george elliott and a girls chorus by shirley routon muriel rolston atietta evans jean harris marjorle norton bunny anderson and shirley kentner rev mr fosbury presided and fol lowing the program a delightful lunch was served and friends of mrs ken nedy and miss nelson had the oppor tunity for a social hour with them be fore their removal to unlonvllle acton soldier wounded pte henry crlpps of acton whose parents have been notltled of hti being wounded in action more casualties reported of acton soldiers overseas vie henry crlpps and lie ivan vlckers are amoof the injured thai week mr and mrs e crlpps mill street received word during the fast week that their bon pte henry crlpps had been wounded in action on september 17th his wounds were described as scalp lacerations and shoulder wounds pte crlpps was serving in belgium he enlisted about a year ago with the lincoln and welland regiment and went pverseas about two months ago before enlisting he was employed with the ajax engineers of acton besides hlg parents two brothers stanley and cecil reside- in acton alger is in georgetown and mrs welch a sister is in grey county and mrs welch another sister in ivmls- kamlng all hope that the family may receive word of steady progresl toward recovery friends here received word that pte ivan vlckers had sustained a slight bayonet wound on the head while in action in france the wound is not considered serious and word is to the effect that after a few days in hospital he expects to be in action again ivan was employed with mr a mclsaac at the highway garage before enlisting mrs uoyd mcmurdo cnee edith denny of acton received word last week that her husband pte lloyd mcmurdo had been wounded while crossing a canal in belgium his in juries were described as a compound fracture of the leg mrs mcmunlo and marline live at peru opening party starts season off at acton ymga a good crowd attended the opening party- of the acton ymca last thursday evening when cards a sing song dancing and refreshments com bined to make a fine social evening the committee in charge comprised g rognvaldaon j greer w ben son w g mason w j beatty chas heard mrs gray and j w wolfe the rafreahroenta ware arranged by mrs rognvaldaon and mrs j cam eron the next social event planned la the halloween party at the end of the month reports received at regular meeting aeton school board mrs heard reeojtojred as sisjh vtrvtsor of music 99 puplb at continuation school trustees r 3 blow g w mason g a dill and j a chapman were present at the regular meetlns of acton school hoard when df p g oakps presided councillor chas klrkness attended the meetlns and discussed with the lloard various phases of flnanctns that would be advantageous to the ratepayers kenerally principal stewart of tlie continua tion school reported the attendance at the school as 35 pupils in grade ix 2b pupils in grade x 18 pupils in each grade xi and xii total enrollment of 99 pupils he expressed appreciation especial ly of the cooperation of trustee mason in supplying ribbons for the field day the board made the usual grant to cover prises for the field days of both the continuation and iubikrscnools principal smith of the public school presented a requisition of the books and supplies required for the various erades the board also pur chased a set of nature books rec- comended the price was 22 50 the secretary reported that mr heard had agreed to accept re-en- basement as supervisor of music in the public school at the same salary a letter from mrs hartley thanked the board for their cooperation in allowing school pupils to assist in the harvesting of the plum crop a letter from the safety league asked the board to arrange for the showing or special films the board felt their present regular program for safety was adequate the usual grant for art was made to the public school the board appointed mr c a stewart as their representative on the library board to fill the vacancy caused by the removal from town of mr m m leltch the caretaker was instructed to secure n load of sand for use on the sidewalks in winter accounts were passed for payment as follows e 3 hansard supplies 273 boll telephone services zso national stationers supplies 3j3h k s cooper supplies 3221 klllott bros supplies 761 l c smith co supplies b75 mrs h l mcdonald prem ium on bond s75 public utilities commission services 710 empire itanna coal co 469 91 symon hardware supplies 15 94 cnr freight on coal 9604 l w agar unloading coal 4e02 blue nibbon ink suppllek 20ft e tyler rartuge j 100 book exchange supplies central scientific supplies z coming events ann urtcranta of uvctlnsi com ccrta or olhr fewrat ttndxr tali bcadus ar chttfd lo cent pr line with s minimum cbars r say nnouaccm of sc ymca halloween party friday october 27th 143 lakeside chapter iode annual bazaar saturday november 18th halloween tea bazaar and sale of baking of st albons guild on satur day october 28th in parish hall the friendly circle will hold a tea baking sale and bazaar lir the base ment of the united church saturday october 21st at 3 p m dance in erin town hall saturday october 7th the first night of the fair fishers orchestra modern and oldtime dancing admission 35c dance to modern aires upstairs in the georgetown arena on friday night after you attend the carnival downstairs lucky door prizes and a monster draw knox v w a tea and novelty sale on saturday october 7th from 3 to 6 pm will be held at the home off mrs spellvogel come and bring a friend hear yourself as others hear jm on the recordavolce at georgetown board of trade carnival oct 6th send one to your serviceman over seas only 75c have the time of your life at the georgetown board of trade carnival held in the arena ftlday evesuiuj october 6th vaudevllw ham games booths uiree bends and danc ing-