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a8b sbtcht the acton free press thursday july 4k ims ptetfem f stirtks efarru a cwttk mjuwi4 w tki cma vitk chini fa kuwhru miu lfe uj fcm liirtfi for ittatrjr at tk c werwesrto mr and mr george a blame tnee melissa harris at the guelph cgteral hospital on tuesday julsed im daughter ceorgtn jessie pawcwv- mr ana mrs robert rom parker announrw the btrui of daughter linda shelburne on jum awh 1w at guelph general hoapltsi tavuormr and mr v h taylor of 18 lawrence ave guelph are happy to announce the birth of their aon on uwutay june 24 th at the guelph general hospital a grandson tot mr jes taylor ilrock 8t avion in mkmouam krantcln loving memory of a dear grand daughter norma krant who passed away july 6th 1w1 and while she lies in peaceful sleep liar memory e shall ela keep ever remembered by mother and trandparenu jirltfop in loving memry of a dar father and grandfather nor man mcleod w ho passed away july 3rd 9 there u sad hut urfl rfmtmbrinf there a memory fond and true there it a token of affection and a heartache still for ou sadl mied b j one john kvrlyn and jaikie auw of t1iankh mr david gordon would ilk to thank friend and neighbors for tha kind new ihoun to him while in hos pital and at home tha family of the lata mri weadgc wtih to express their sincere apprec- iauon of tha many acta of k indue of neighbors and friend alo the floral tribute and card unv frank itnk deairea to thank friends and natghbora for their klnd- naai of flower and card and call while she was in tuelph onerel hos pital following an operation mrs isaac weadge on sunday june iftth mr- usac weadge passed away at her noma on willow street alter an lunaaa of neary nlna years born at angus ontario tha daughter of tha lata william and sarah turlon sadie turtoa had resided in acton alnca she was a young girl and was tha last surviving member of her family she taught music both lolln ani piano and w a a member of the unit ed church in 1917 she was married to isaac weadge who predeceased her nine month ago surviving are two step daughters jean mrs harry llurml and kay mr kay lean and a map son 1 tut- ii weadga of orllma lhe funeral was held from the johntone and humley funeral home wheie the service wn conduct ed by it a w koabury interment was mad tn linlcw cemetery lta many floral tribute wera from the family grandchildren amu agnes irene lord neighbor mr and mr a iatrltk mr and mrs it 0llara mr and mrs y dngard mrs cord ell iuk and family and rtlnore mr and mr meadows and family san derauo marble co orlllla jane jack and marg ivan mr mills and fam lly and mr and mrs merlemont mr and mr ian ami family mr and mrs hognvaldson mr and mr u darh and family the jiallbearer were jark i- vans hubert o hare robert turner or- dnn hogntalrfson hllliard price joe kcntner acton wins easily saturday errors lobe last night continued rem paa oaa scorv by timings georgetown acton 013 200 300 30j r ii t i s v lfu htannlt oakvllle- acton milton eorgftow n p w i 10 6 10 s 5 9 4 9 4 3 specialmeeting of council has varied items continued from 1 tige onrt building in acton and tha lack of builders who were interested in con struction her nothing definite was done at this meeting and the matter was to secure action at the nett meeting it w as felt builders now lurattd here allowed little interest or help in work in acton the clerk gave a report on rec ommendation of jir anderson eng lnier hje clerk wa instructed to arrange a meeting with mr anderson when i hew recommendations could tie given consideration and dealt with itil meeting was set for july 231 h lite clerk submitted samples an 1 quotation on service rvrtlflcate and hronw plaiue end book emla ihee i r l no1 ot xh yi desired oth item in con net hon with the recog- nest uek iamea on satursfay oakvllte play at mil ton and acton go to georgetown wednesday night games are oakvllle at eirgetown and acton at milton thl week sex ire were acton i georgetown 7 oakvllle 6 acion 6 milton h mr raa weat has succeaafulty completed hla first year at canadian school of embalming toronto walter kamberlan held a very auccaaaful auction sale on monday there was a good crowd and bidding was good for the offering of farm atock steeplejacks are at work repair ing the brick towers on the united church the whole evterlor is to be pointed where required and the sur face painted a fire in j b mackenzie and sons coal truck unloading coal at the cnjl station this morning gave the acton brigade a run the fire was put out without the help of the de partment know lea construction co are making the rock cut on scene street to connect the w atermaln in thl aectlon with the main street line the const ruction in thl wet ion is the worst in town for water extension ihwus of acton teacher successful in music exams hie following pupil of mis lynda stewart arcm uk3m were suc cessful in the recent laminations o the toronto conservatory of music imano grade i honors frank bean beverley hyde pass eileen krank jimmy cullen grade ii hon ors donna mcmillan grade iii hon ors christina umb lma kanney pass kathleen flnlay grade iv honors doris wilson grade v hon ors betty clarke shirley thompson margaret roazell pass dorta mitch 11 olga lacker olive mutselle grade vi first rlaaa honors ktrhari wood grade vii honors shirley mr nally pas alfred tost theory rade ii first class hon on alfred tot margaret rosxell doris mitchell honors shirley mc nally olive muurllr paws olga io cker grade iii hutory honor kenneth harrison pretty june wedding saturday afternoon at brides home nassagaweya itie annual a tiool pit nic of s s no 9 naasagaweva was held on kri day afternoon at bloumsbury s houl with a large gattverlng of rhudrtn and tarrnt and friend to enjoy the program of game orts and race hit fitllowlru 1 the program and winner of the prize hie flrt w i a hall game ltude rae whool bo joe labhy hurle rae older bo kail w right it vard dah 1m and klru f 7 h heln ibaon john atkins jl yard dah boy and girls 10 11 w ulla guiaon trace ferguson jo yard dash boys and girls 11 14 hilly patterson joe lasby j jard dash boys and girls is and over ltoas gordon gordon darby jo yard dash boys and glrla 5 and under helen synnott jean moffat shoe scramble boys and girls any age bobby patterson ialla g ibaon potato peeling contest girls any age jean armstrong i si la g ibaon potato peeling contest boys any age clark armstrong karl wright billy patterson potato peeling contest rnen and women mrs jas wallace mrs kel ly boss gordon kick the shoe boy and girls cordon ferguson race ferguon kick the hoe women mrs david son potato race chool children any ac dorrn rergufcon billy patur mtn potnlo rate nun and women mrs llnu onion gordon r erguaon potato wick race school children nn age billy patterson kugene kerguon ilean on the traw race grown up gordon darby lark armstrong bean on the straw race girl and boys 10 14 fugene ferguon 1eon ard g ibaon bean on the straw race boy and st marvs editor passed slddenu at summer home lome a tedv g4 publisher of the st mar journal argu dliml udden- ly early mondav at hi mnmior homo in tobormorv following n brief ill- neaa born in v iflnflc d et of st marys he had pt nt mor thnn 10 years in w newspaper work in 1015 he purchased the walker ton telescope and from then until he sold that buslne in 1j3 w a engag ed in the operation of a ilv count rv werkh in the citpltnl of bruce coun l he wa n leading f gurr in the oig- ankutton of the canadian weekly as sociation of which he had been an auditor since 1000 and he was named a dim tor of the canadian press as sociation tn 1912 in 1qj4 mr eed was pntldrnt of the cwna when several hundivd members of that association toured jsurope and were received bv the kings of britain and belgturu and the president of france mr eady like his father before him wa an arrive worker in t method- the home of mr and mrs nelon limbert main street acton was the netting satunlaj june 29th for the marriage of their daughter dora mj to hector campbell guthrie son 5 rl am of mr and mrs thomas p guthrie acton peonies roses and orange blossoms formed the decorations for the ceremony which was performed by nev a w fosbury at two o clock ihe bride who was given in mar- rtag b her brother farl lambert wai attractively gowneo in a white hrodended bengnline gown htyled with swrelheait neckline and full grecian crnr i jo 1 tvig of war boy nnd girl any age peanut wramhle young people anv age stilt race young people 1015 fugene ferguson water cup race khcool children iorec ferguson islla gibson three legged race girls 1014 grace ferguson islla gibson three legged race bo 10 1 1 ku duthrte thov ind a cornagr of j 1st now the united church of canada he was in turn bible class tearhtr superintendent of sunday school members of the board of stewards and mora racently a director of the unit ed church publishing house tn tor onto ha waa chairman of the com mit tea which et up the weekly un- ited church observer mr eedy is survived by his wife the formar grace wilson on mon john w eedy at present on tha staff of the journal argus two daughters elisabeth mrs james e brown of brant ford and mlsarahce of vancouv er b c also one sister irene mrs arch gillie of tlmmlna ont alumlhuhrtolt dropped from planes prevented german radar from locating allied bomber ailaa its whan you come up against the will of tha next guy tha you fearn the extant of your own skirt her fingertip veil was caught to a toromt hcaddre of shirred net nnd she wore matching mitten and carried white carnations and heat he i mr j campbell currie wearing mat moln taffrtn and fingertip ve i wa her only attendant she earned pink t arnatlnns mr douglas uthrle brother of the groom acted as bet man th wedding music wa played b mr c h parker aunt of the bride at the rimrptlan which followed tin bridal party w ai auuttht in re it i wing hv the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom for her daukhur wedding mrs lambert wore roval blue crepe and a torae o f rtml romei m r flowered nnv repe red i-okl- 1ater the oung couple left on a widdlng tilp to northern ontario the bride urnim a tuniuolvf wool suit pink sheer blouse black accessories ml a corsage of taluman rose te bride 1 a graduate of the guelph gen- t lal hospital uet were present from toronto etrgitown hora and guelph burlington during the past two days and for thebatancv of thl week men from the department of agrltulture are in the town and district placing out traju to iatch the japanese beetle the bacule bridge over the beach canal wa reonened to traffic at noon on saturay last after being closed for over two weeks oniy one half of the deck repair job on the bridge ha been completed and the remaind er will be done in the fall after tlw summer rush mr wm e and mrs miller return ed from windsor on sunday where they have been- art ending trw tltr convention of the grand lodge of the daughters of england benevolent society mr miller was again elected by acclamation at grand secretary which office he h asheld for the past 34 egrs oasette wheelbarrow race bo 10 and over clark armitrong ordon darby relay race boys nnd girls 14 b 1u pallerson mary berberich i ua glhfton joe ijiby itelav tace ho and girls 15 and over grace armstrong clark aim strong oirdon fmguvon harold 1- rgmon lviunamit dlsplnv h ncliool chlld- mti sot race ladle mi l nnls llnr- uar dn ulton flu phnlc lumh followed hie annual chool picnic of s s no s nnvvngawevn wnt h id in the s houl ground on thursday evening with a ood crowd present for the tani nnd rt nni htls and dance tn the e nlng ki u pit kt rag 11 i taking hi hollditvh during the next lhrte week julti n number of people from thu diiilit altendtd the junior rarmeii hubratton at lurne school on mondav dominion dn satramental servlca were obaerv- ed in fbenexer itnlteothuirch last sunda morning at which fn young people u glil and four boys were rect ved into membership in the wtunb nit ion to servicemen wee discussed a letltr frttm armstrong anderson and o gave liifor mallimi oji the ton atrurtlon of a swimming pool the letter outlined places where pool were planned and plans were submit ted j he ompany would le glad t submit photos and dlcua the matter with council at any time guard your sight consult robu r hamilton bum4 oalallm 72 sl ctorwt sq- iudpli oal pkasa imi far arrl farnworth memorials mi ai maiisate amaaa cemetery letttrino baa aid m ca swat try ouelpii bnt duhijn hiknh shower rrs on imidk and room rrlend and neighbors gathered at dub in school on ijeday evening of llil week to honor mr and mr kev in llrecn on their recent marriage mr stewart ullott acted a chair man for the orraajou an1 called on mr f packer who r ad the address ihe happy couple were showered with many lovely miscellaneous gifts for wtthh both ax pressed their sincere thanks and appreciation impromptu kpeechea were given by several pre ent all extending congratulatlonssand best w shea to the young married couple lunch was served by the ladles and the remainder of the evening enjoyed in dancing irhlnsmtcalutm wedding saturday at brampton church ii rv c allen johnson officiated in brampton anglican church on june joth when mary jane mccallum daughter of mr end mrs victor mc callum streelivllle became the bride of ordon glbbins only son of mr und mi george glbbln acton lvrn in marriage by her father the bitde wn charming in a white nlk jerney drrsa made on princsa line h ihouldcr length veil sh carried a white prayer hook and wore n corsage of red rose mrs iou i- vans bridesmaid wore a imie gnren dre with white accessor it and i corsage of red rosea the groom waa attended by hugh gra ham brother tn aw while messrs jack may and dougln mccallum youngest brother of the bride were usher following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the brides parents the tahle wa centred with a three tiered wedding rake red ros- e and orange blossoms john pell hamilton brotherinlaw of the bride gave the toast the groom replying very filling for travelling to was- uga beach the bride chose a grey tnilored anil with white ntteiuuihe miss grace norruh of guelph vl t ed with relatives and friends in nas- aagaweya over the weekend mr melvln brldgman of montreal and mr harod brldgman of toronto visited with their parents mr and jars harvey brldgman of knatchbull over the weekend mr and mm jack adams of ham ilton visited with mr and mr dun can moffat over the weekend mr bruce blakey or dundauc vis ited with his sister mrs george nightingale over fnsv weekend racing acton harness race meet sat july 13 2 pm undfk auspices acton branch 197 canadian legion besl 3 races 3 first trot or pace 228 second trot or pace 222 third classified race 200 for each race enlriw clow july 5th 1948 twilight hardball league game milton vs acton general admission 50c inrludm rare meet and ball gamr dancing 12 midnite at acton park admission 50c for nil information write- r m aykworth secretary racing committee acton canadian legion hrst all express transatlantic fught hntoar u made in c comroarcul aviatioa raeaatly by one of tranacanada air linaa big fourengine lannastruuia whan h took off from montreal airport on a icuu transatlanta flight to wtck scotiaml eairying an all ei- ltrea road no paaaengnra oetog aboard tho plane it was the hrst flight of ita pown to two dehionb ottawa-rcpirtwrllamenr- ar flag committee has rortuced nat ional flag designs to two a red en sign with gold maple leaf and a flag composer of red and white triangles with a green maple leaf on the diag onal line aeparatitr the colon kind and waa arranged to take oar of the large number of shipments thai had bean flown to montreal from aa far east aa halifax and aa far weat aa v ancouwar by tcaa domaaiw aer- m vice spans for these shipment waa not available on tha irgulartrana- yiantie tltghta itwithrundin a rtmhtut increase in aehedulea from throe to four highta weekly ovrr 0000 pounda ot canadian manufactur nroclueta rnade up the eargo rrrotwmohra simj being loailed into tha aircraft from an express truck at the airport while the cargo agent and euatoma ofilaer check eacpaekage the ahipmenu were diktnbited from preatwiok to various points in tha united kingdom prabm celtum hoiund ftolaad and india on tha right with the ajnrafl in in tha background la the fourman crew which made the flight from left to right the membera being radio officer w trltter navltatiof officer pat itoy ftrat offiear henrv tuboq and captain itoger smith pilot st hnbltlltin- sj- itmiii n ttr