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u jvtttfit sttt rss sevcnt first year no 17 acton ontario thuksday novfmhkk lt i is ihht home print taies fie cent 2000 attended the mv supply of m i water secured nv plowung watch ln in hallon monday demmwtrmtion of firm mach inery rovd attraction for the crowd forty three plowmen competed tt th annual maih of tin hahan 1lowmm aunnmton held on f w ituddell and soni farm near eorge- town on otob4r 29th while the numrxr of contestant uii much be low th numlxr competing in prewar day some kr llent ridges were turned lint ilrown champion plow man of call again headed the open jointer class which brought together the champ torn from six different counties ion ferkuson of i eorge- town won the salada irn special vern m arthur of milton turned the heat rtdjcr with a trator plow by a halt on contestant and th rt hv won the ilank of nmmerre sei lal in the class univr ik eailxu halton tractor plowmen chan hunt r of reorjretown won the dank of novn scotia special for the het rldne in thli rlai the outstanding feature of the day s programme howevt r from the standpoint of the huge trnwd of ap proximately jono n tutor who thronged the ituddcll fnrm wan the dliplay of fnrm machinery and homt made labor saving d in in con junction with thin the following ivm- onatratlona were staged 1 1 itemnval of a hedgerow ly means of a bulldozer 2 opening and cleaning out of dltrhea with a 12 ft scrap r 1 lng sawing with both a power chain uw and a drag taw 4 iraft on propeily and improp erly adjusted equipment h meani of a dynamometer nig hitches on traitor haul ing twin double dine and lt ft of harrow if automatic tir pit v up ha baler followed h a hu k rnke hauling in the hale of hav corn hh ll r tlie da s programme enm hided with n banquet in th llornbv orange halt where guems enovcd the splendid meal entered l tht in dim of hornhv omnn h instltut with their usual effk lencv ircmdi nt w 1 hubert son presided over the pro gramme w hh h featured a thought provoking nillrf ij dr v it m ham of ilutllngtnn otht rs who spoke brief im hided stanlev llnll m i i clark wing of mllllken nnd wm llarrle of alt who were the official judge ale mi klnne of urn nip ton former president of the ontario fed eration of agriculture v k breck- on chairman nf haltnnl agricultural committee and alao chairman of ontarios provincial executive of count agricultural committees as sisting artists wen ronald stewart noted tenor of clarkson joe nova and lamev whltelork ot milton uhoar number put a rutins touch to what wan general considered the moat outstanding day a programme ever staffed bj the halton plowmens aasociatton the prlie u inner were as follows 1st on jointer- u irown call kmerson retn oshwekrn howard fvs selkirk rd timbers mllllken alf dttktc jcrsevmue wm hoot on ida 2nd class jointer leslie vanslckle mtrtdrerortotdonrav uocuwood gordon orr maple ton ferguson georgetown tnn ma llomhv ken brown corgttown jim moore dix ie kuiwii craig mono iltuid harold ferguson itot kwood trd class jointer john capton oahweken call ilmun mllllken allan watson brampton harold ounnlnslon inglewood douglas cunnlngton lnglewtxtd norman tyndall hichmond hill john fergus on ilmkwood kd uallantvne ida th class tractor plows roy craig mono hoad jaa kccles brampton doug held brampton 5lh class tractor plow vern mc- arthur milton lome lewis bramp ton jack marchment hornby jack ta lor freeman ieonard lister woik at the reservoir at the spring prnm rt eal of acton naarlng mm- pletlon the new wti00 gallon res rvoir has the floor laid and the titttillng of the roof has hen put on ainulilnv off the inude of lh res r voir it now being made digkink of the reservoir has brought i in additional waler supplier thai wert jkii tpted in tlte floor of rhe re er olr eight spring have iteen du it eretl that teld a new supply of fine hprtng water these springs are bmt plfted to retain their flow inl the rewrwiir some idea of the vol unie of thm may ih gathered from the fact that on satuntav noon th nwnolr wax leiir nf watr and by h ven i im k thnl itkglit th s irlne hat filled th rimnoir to the top in nddilltm anoltur kprtng with quite thw1 cnpni ll luis ik- n n load nott ft hn will h h fimii it in th n i tnr hill initial hiiiu of walr will tiiki nn f nntnipitid ntjinn nu nt for mnn lnih nrul i he lug new pump whn plnied in it new well will hn n eonmnn kuupl to me t the peak re quln m nts 4rroughout the ditlm hours with the pr wnt flow the pump tan onl e operatil intermit ently as the rcijlvoir fills from the find spring hn ontlut thin him he t quite n big one and inolei not ool a good hum of mnncj hut a lot of w ork under great difficulties it has how cer been more than juhflm by the securing of sut h a fine suppk of wat- tr when the contrmtlon is tewed rontrnctom and munli ipal officials and officers can le complimented that it was carried out w ithout any wrl nm interruption of water service it tins only been out of the fnunh for two brief pr noils on sucsme even mikms hoij slltm kr hr milde ok month an enjo nbl t vt ning n held on nlxlitv kidihi mil lit i tie home of rs r- iirm r m whin miwi ixtls imi it ml llilh 1 urnei nuiliintil n mis- i in neon v vhivm r in honor minn y ihi n l in dun a bride of t tie in futuie aft miiiii tnnn s w n limil the fls wen brought forward for the iil to tn to open and n brides hook whlih nch iuet vijnet hi r nnmi ilii n tlmnkiit hi r fru nds for thi unv lov lv tif t s mid tin o i dnlntv nth wns smiml b th host ssi s hul mine mcaflb nm claude picket georgetown gordon mcdonald georgetown 6th class tractor plow halton contestants under 1r ears chat hunter georgetown wm brain norval keith merry hornb geo burkholder freeman best crown chaa hunter best finish chas hunter 7th class tractor plows halton contestants under 21 ears lloyd fuher gorgetow n uoss brow n noral be crown lloyd fisher best finish ross broun rth class tractor plows t3 fur rows- mllford fenwlck brampton bob reid brampton albert parr brampton lp the horse show messrs fred and max featherstone ot freemsn placed th awards with their usual efficiency ben robertson m t mt nabb jim fisher harold cunnlne- ton stan may roy craig ken brown hockey officers appointed in acton for coming season john rojhlon choaen prwidentvf intermcdlktc clob and the officeni are named on monda night al a well iittt nded and cnthusinslh mih i ing in i he count ii chamber on mondnv vening at ton w us organid for b tor t lie t omtng sen sun uiuili 1jiiial tun athletic a55cctltlon mill prospet tt nit ttright for n good cometmtck in the popular winter hhrl al the present time inter- nuilinte and junior teams are being sponsored but it u hohd that jutn- lh linms plalng in a town h ague will be deeloied thl season and ttinie under the guldapce tf he ai- ktmiallon a tine spirit of unll was shown when the mcmhii of the hardhall tlub at thr mtmttng oted that all funds remaining from this ear gamek would remain tn the treasury of the ait6n athletic association to pitmiote sports in the cornmunjtj as a whole such a spirit on behalf of al teams will enable the association to forward its work of promoting acton reaches hallway inthoanontuesday wool out of the county masonic reiiu and epuir i rlv n h tir at walker atdse kartieut time of any of the ioaiw for thu mark to be kearhed wlnnera of on test are announ- red for thla mark when will obeetne be attained u anolher keeord lo aim at v if tli wont pce i itn im- maintained foi the remalndt r of the ntnpalgn alton will obtain its ohjeilue in t he mllt irluti loaii ami orupleie lis iiiihioken retold of not one failure in nn witr tampaign hall wa mm k was rem bed on iwsdnv nt tt2 p m nod tlie taniw i v w hist it nnnoum td this nllhinmtni to all mm mln ttie firt tinlf of the u toi ii lmii onltsl tiiiv x n nn ixiumh nnd mil moi iimh nw utls 1 1 iv v i k n in v jmi sn io i hi i or xt linn foi ii httl vt i ilitit was made b mis s linn ks ii who e tinmtitl i ij- on i m fin set ond pi ii w nt to lb it n snow with nn i si i mint t ot u p m i hint pint e wns mik lb i n itojh with an estim ii i e tif r 41 p m mu fifth prle goes to liiinine inllnni nt i 11 pin pie puhhi ity tominitlee draws at- itniion to tlie rub pilnlett on t nt h itiujmin that htntes th it tin estimate must stipulate am or p m t oumhs wnliout this informntion t iinnot of ctiurw le lonoletl stnte the tta dale lime nnd w tn hit i n m oi p in on sour i ntrv it s intt lestink to note it wit thin mar aclon is two tln ln nt of tin two previous 1 twins in nulling tht alt vnv muik it h kol hul oflt n l hi lust dm i is ttie tinidtm nnd tlitie win im nti slnt kt hint until tin final ohjettive has ui n t n li ii it rhaps n this n in tti ixmiii at ton i nn attain a new record in meeiim i lie ohjtttlve nt the eatliest time of iin of the pn v lous loans there nit no striken or inv of ft in alton induaiilis it s mis ilh to muki n ihiii rtionl tlmn ev t t mn hinktroi nm of th sil vim n lr at ion iiiki thstii t vs ill u liul to lint jour suhst npiioti ho fil men nre nil n i urm d nn n i- 1 rlithl ti muvs he in1 h m a lv null and jtl our tsllmates in for the ohjtttlvi onl th in iht tuillot imim s omit ottnwn ontnno tkt list 1045 lht at ion free it ss a tni onl uio ltiisdnxs vnhs ih uior loan wr n it tor jlinlim aninst j7t aimnnl for uinn n in hth lan v imu1ntle total nl end of first h dns k 691 dt7 too nkainsl s5t7041- 150 nalionnl war flnnnct committee i leltkrnm 10 16 a m hoi ki fnos okiit i is ouiii eoplf mid all uliiiik will indeed im lad to inin ihni the ah hi nnnn is marly 00 participate in the it ad for oituptux ituiilll ami thin ta mvi wm see n ust wti t ns annual fcent llwe lt sotn it uialhir in suitable wedowuy tslirdn tin rut ittss idiuir vis h1 tin imiildliik hiitl ltiun1 ii nt nil till wo 1 w ii h tsolll t m i i i st pitt t 1 1 ii i tin tit is ond lih htl k on th lot oilatt hnvt nil imiii takni miisiinti hrtllutii fitin nil nitii of million titiiilv tnthiied la i wed in shi i v niiii in at tun for tht hal lon omit ariimttl mnstinlt im etln di f lb ii s nit d nnd hud i ikinly weie rep- ndul fiat rnal i mi kills laidkiot hits kliij n l io nn lit- to put nk in its oiikihiii londltlon for k nnd e- i- i m hi a fine tmnm t sw ihi b tlw k iiis wtk indus in ito m r a uinaiium ntxl lit i ro mum had mill u is that l it v mil t uiti u 1 n it i id pleas- oi u kjaki uits mr id 1ut- lii of wittmk villkmowi oinl th i t t wlio i ai mm ixl lit ss hnt iiiwl i ntist inii nvliin mid wns i 1 tulldu lllu ha 1 in i s p dili iii i i mils mlili il iioiiiih iii ii i timi i si i turn i ntlm ft lb ll uiliti i ink i iyi i it ii m 1 it k n l mis in lhiiiik i l mi ii s ml i l t i in th ii i 1 e nit ti t i k rt nitiltilng to is n la in the i 1 i id tl liinj n tli in uoik hoi fall i l itfis msill nl d a st nell m nahb who paid ihi siitmt sairtthe ovtisias tnd t w host lift lilhtit was paid in a tielioilal st t it e on stinda itfti i itmin f lot ii t to kill mi i i l in h i ii will also hi it mnis in ht n miuluhli i d nnd i i nt i ml ih li is in mi put i lo its oi iklnnl himihoii rrtrmwennim satlttday kvenint in united ciuiuii a wedding was solemnled in acton inltrd vhurch saturday ottober 21 when loll verbena hawkins daugh ter of mrs wm paw kins wns united in marriage to sergt brut t alllster w illmmson son of mr and mrs c v williamson port citdit nt n double ting ttnnions k r formed h the grooms unili lit todfre ti nssksttd b lte a altt r kos bttti meweeim ilrown piavd tlui w istdlng music ii n in mu ria b kretl t inwklns mie white net with shirred itaiuffnnt hkirt over sntm tn r brother bndc won hodltf nnd llei fing ertip net ell wns ni rttntvl w 1th a mat queen of st ots headdress and she tarried white ros and bouvard- la mrs w m art hlbald attended the bride wearing a manellen t repe dress wllh brown at cesstmes and turned ellow roses mr william waterhouse was groomsman dur ing the signing of the register miss marjorie gibson sang o perfect loe at the reception whkh followed the ceremony the hride s mother re- ceked in black crepe with matching groups where receipts do not often meet expenses the meeting paid tilbute to a fine athlete and former hocaey tar when a minute s silence was observed in tribute to w o geo moloni who gave his life in the past war officers for the intermediate hockey tram were elected as follows 1 honorary president j m mcdon ald k markon s g bennett h r force and a mason president john roston 1st vice president wm coon 2nd vice presldentwm burton 1 secretary it b mellon treasurer wm mlddleton fred daw kins president of the ath letic association presided and mr w mlddleton gave the meeting exper iences he had had as secretary ot hockey clubs in acton tteo rlddell and sonny tountlay wer delegated to select an executive for the junior club au it s m mslheayine grooms mother who had chosen aqua crepe with brown accessories for travelling the bride wore a navy and lime wool suit with butk accessories memorial service lor sal neil mrnabb in llniletl imrcli iuminnatrih sn icemen other rvaniations and citiem join in tribute mi ml is of ai ton hani h of it i ii nail i an 1 t ln is s i it no n all i to ims a i ml iii 1 still iii lllllfnlmi mt iiilkis ot th i mil s auxilm f ii i j iui mil fe 1 ink i i n 1 ii unit i ik il h i ii i lo 1 i il l 1- in i mo sund iv t m hi i li ni h ill lo a in in m 1 s il i in mii i mini iuimii tn honor of 1 m it t il i m nabb wt o lost i is h vt hil on ii tivi s r in v is is jus hi vtns iituiiiliic i nil i four t ni s dm i si as tiuiklsof nt il anil tht familv inilh i i mi ai ton nnd distt u t ami otht r hunts jolniil wtlli thi fnmilv in nl i i inline i his serv it i to 1 1 olio i on of t hi mi st of ai ion s sons w ik s life was so trahalk ii rnnnnt d it was n lartc t oni elation and a sjlt ml id tribute for his mt vsni of tunsolition and i tribute jit v mr foshurv spoke from j the tt t in id hit ion third chnp- itr and fifth verse he that over- cometh the same shall he tltithed in white rnlmint nnd i will not blot out his name out of the hook of life hut i will tonfess his name before mv ralhtr and before ills nneu lift said mr fustut is a con linuouk strukkle but no soul it vur deftntetl hire if he holds fnsl to his ideals i he grt nti st thing in life is chrstfhn ihniatter and he who de parts this life victoriously lontinues his imirw in the life hi renfli r n i tnld in the luiuuih home or the hi nvenlv 1atht r mils was the pi title mr foshurv sild htwftiytirtto lenve of sergeant n it mtnnhb n voting man who had idmls and had ndhiiet to tht m it w as a sph ndld ti khutv to a w oi th son mi nnd mrs mt nnbh nnd fnmilv have since the dtnth of sergt mi- nnbh rittived main messages from friends nnd relatlvts overseas w hi h have been ver tomfortlng major d a hobblns in his mes sage lold of nells visit in stotland while walling for a ship to rome to cnnndn he was returning to wilt- lev camp when the train crashed off the rails about 20 miles north of ondon about nine oclock on stm- dav september uth nell passed away from internal injuries at the at he 1 il s lo hv 1r has 1 intlsi otoi l two v al solos by miss may mmu f lulimn iiiiiiiim r h hi niali tpitullti nt mssis has hirkikss it musstlle iii sail and 1 1 l llnnsen mrs w in htimily was ito a t onii in st art in h sua timh i tin h adi rshlp of mr hoilolpli sh dvo 1 tonlrihutid a iuiiiiim r uf m ii t lions wor mastti im stule presided iiml ih toa t lo grand ixtdge was insid by wor hio a darby nl nsoiidd lo by j 1 1 wor flro a 1arktr or fu iph hie toail to in i- in tints ktt off nur vlsilniswas proposim hy lit wor foi slait with ihi ir hit i a lsht nnd ttsponded to- in tht hi hi a i inl lv wor llio v rank m smith of 1 ttlllllirs i st hallo v t n t os lllll mrs linmilsil 1- s id it s totll mis 1 v loh ton im si 1 11 s tostuni mi h kmhm 1 hnslon 1 si t oi h miss nun thv i vtt is anil mis 1 ilmi ailkt n oisf intn ul tis mi k inn s ii mils mi and ms i s k irlh hi and lout hnnls mm then s i il tn all and ll r iiiindt r of lilt niiik was sp ni in tan ln mrs e caldutll addressed institute at bannockburn the october meertnc of the ban nockburn womens institute was held at the home of mrs i russell the roll call uas answered bv halloween succestiorul follow ing the buslncs meeting mrs caldwell addressed the gathering using as her topic home her talk was much enjoved by all mrs caldwell and mrs a kerr fav ored with a duet silver threads amoncthe gold thctmeetlnb closed with the nat ional anthem followed by a lovely lunch and a social hntfhour major robhlns and other friends who attended the mllltarj funeral on mondav october hth have also writ ten the famil burial was made in the canadian section of brook wood cemetery major at a bourne in writing of the loss said nell was such a fine chap steady and reliable manly in all his dealings firm but fair and i have never known him to commit a mean of unkind act no matter what the circumstances atnlece of mr and mrs mcnabb i formerly margaret mcnabb is now living in england and cameron mc nabb a cousin u serving with the canadian armv overseas they wera bothble to attend the funeral serv ice as well an several other friends from canada ns bols malone tpr donald barnett of guelph sergt ted clifford mr and mrs moore mrs rankin mr and mrs colo and their daughter cecily miss ada continued on vao five jimolt kakmkks opkmm mektim iiaimukkn party i h a tn linn it ham to i v t i v slit i s fall mi i lilies mii lt ii 1 artv in h loiii si 1 1 on itiulliiklon wor llio h nrbert ihuisilav m niiii ottotx r j th i of ainpu lllvlllt wor ii o it ii i- a ihtki nit n hint nnd i immpson of i t low n wor ilro ih ml vj v t stum s alhd i stvis of otkvill wor ilro to th niliimiinl f tin itiun at s a j- nth isiom of milton ii a hilatloun honi u ssi v ho is w ho t hi juilki s akisl nil in t os lum to piom nnd t ih mun and t il i u 1 ii i is shown a boys hrlurn lo rlon manv nf thi ins rtliiinln from its nr hrnikinj inlitsllnn war si uw mis and it has ihii mil privll ii in n mnnv of ihm and also show s im of thtm in ih fne press window i st lont njcol wns in 4hc otht r da and we tniocd a chat with him lb it ft with us for a f t w days a fun titnnn flnk takt n when utrecht in holland was liliernteil it was ink n torn the wall of a store in thai ti wn owned hy a jewish family tom tvlls us that he inter came across one f the family of six but the other five mi mix rn were killed or lost in soma w i he also had a dutch flag tcktn v in ilens molten holland on the day of the queen hl7jheth mu a llm of tillll pllrr wu lt ithm mu of men rur i the ornnge side piece and aew n on thth dlhlrirt lt ls n drawing of the gun and the i names of the crew with which sgt mom glorious homecomings of thc ll w hovs oversea mailer of fa l we j hruil an- also cm this flag ret on nol sure each week when we nre up- aml thc ilftcc1 ln wnlt lne mw tndat on lhm as thy wvnt nwnyl v nn ln our wln ton nnd t liei v finm dlffen nt t enlri s i iow sti thtv ut rilurnlng minltimn to 1le klghv truss received fiom a liomt s i sinlilislit d tlstuhen hut all frit nd in holland n very fine map we hope coming hn k to at ion wcwhhh shows the route of the urd woukl like to letntd them all but anadian infantry division with which that is onlv possible when we hear he s rved and marks the places of of them again we ask friends to battles i he mar was made in lt us know of an we hnv not met i tn thl hollnnd nnd u printed in col- oi mentioned i or on tht ih th burnt symn hmold hmimi anlvd ha i k h r inst i ues- dn hi srvd with tht m s in 1- i ant e belgium holland nnd itimativ in the ctinndlun ami fnr three nnd a half venrs he simmii three vims iiveisenx hnrtdd is n son of mr and mrs w o hnrlxr who reside on the farm south west of at ion lie was mplovtvt uilh ileaidmore and t o before enlisting st francis paplllon seivlng over- s llh lhocnalln lrntl corp j vl j tun t llzalmth and arrlvd in arton saturday novrmber 2ttn h4 in tutwla hi wlf fomrly dor- i wx t y mimr nd httl dauahter judy 1 t ljl more arrivals of aclon men from overseas coming evriit- m itnrmrii l mrnn il ti othr rrnl hi thnf st t hin1 iu tnli r with a nnniniiim hnif in ntinnirmvst nt and mother mr s pnplllon t 8 sl and family welcomed hm horn rihevtra admlwlon ste tp he ui employed ulth deanlmore ami co before enlltlnr i dn vry friday nljht arton rih kjon hall stan iortch and hla tuner ue have heard about who t- i k itjthmalre auspice acton athlatlc are either home or comlnir aoon but whom we have not contacted are a serct johnny cqy s sjtt m h cooke pte j 11 marshall pte j b bee dance brookvlll tua wallace j day nov 6th calbralth orch ovena for fue em and three 5 sho chrutma 11 weak month and in the canadian army for december at our bazaar ti ear cpl e c ianiuborough vapanier to cannda- on th social at the ijirne school on queen elliabeth and arrlvod home in thumday november hth at 830 aclon on monday he va welcomed ponored by the aelon junior fartn- lo acton hy hi parent mr and mr i en each ladybring a pie wm landboroush iike avenue and 1 hl daunhter mra wm blanche cpl euchre and dance acton ladlaa tandsborourh enllkted ith the juu i oranae benevolent association no i i of hamilton and ffiusht through j 1101 will hold a euchre and dance in france into german iealnu th continent for home he was stationed within 100 miles of berlin at uje con clusion of his service ho lou hall crewsorj corner every thursday evening- at l30 sharp refreshments admission 25c every one welcome 1 a