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r- ags boht the acton free press jmiltjs3i ais kknnxt- mr and mr lloyd h itatuwy ar happy to a th urth l thatr daturfctar on mon day july 1st ims at th catharine booth hospital montreal ulajuuxd joooucscibh la toronto aa vadaeaday july 11th shaila eua- abeth daughter of mra john ctb- aoa and the tale john clhaoa to alfred claud jooouaa aoa of mr and mr n jorquea kitchener oat husband at i he home of her bro ther gpenrer husband willow st acton on sunday june 30th ims annelta husband annelta watkins at her late residence lot 11 concession i ksquealng township on tuesday july 14 clen scott arthur widow of the late thomas ihilllp walkuu and atepmother of isabell wllmer and john in her t7lh year resting at her lale residence until friday where funrral lervlre will be held at 210 oclock dst inter ment at kelrvlew cemetery arlon legion race meet saiiirdaytirat in acton in years acton park will aa the lint bona radac slae wall before the war daya when aetna iton pat on their race meat her oa saturday for weeks thr haa been a lot of work uut oa in race track unta bow it it on of the finest biir mil track la la district the event oa saturday la a big program ooo pur ar offered for the three race scheduled milton and acton will tangle la a ball gam that u on of the league eeh4ul4 game la the evening there will be danc ing in the park from 9 oclock tha acton branch has outlined a program that will make acton a mecca for the dletrtrt thu weekend all lhat li needed now u good weather at orangevllle when the postponed race meet was held there were nfty- flv horses entered in th events and indications are that the acton meet on satuiuay will attract a similar large group oakvnue un dort l droouu and ftoa c4mtf 3 yoart 4urvd aboard u qumn umty to join mru e crook- it or curkov applby colwc w mwt6 ft ptwauit for uw bt cdrt corpc rlflt and br comuwd at tha roy al n army cadau u d x camp at hugtjatii9lai tiw union omploym of tha bar- in hkhok1am campdelje in lovlfif memory of our drr father and huivband janvm ed camphrll who tasted way july lmh ml w ennno rlap tur haml fathrr dmr your far wr cannot rut lt this lit- lokrn tii thai tlh rrmripbr the always rammbrrkl by hi lov ing wife and family and brand- rhlldrvn- cajum op tiiankj mr pal knny wlthr to thank th canadian lffon ami frtrndi for uttatt card vttuti and other kmd- naatvm known htm whil in hospital mr and mrt g c jurcravr with to ipmi their thank for th kind lnqulrt concernlrm khe health of their ton david durlac his slay m hoaplta ur and mrs ruuhl mcdonald wish to thank neighbors and friends for th lovely gifts received at the shower held for them at uraehous hall last friday evening li mclxnauksekvick wedding saturday at iilkkiytkran mansk lev john hddrll offhltrd in the lrrb trtian manse milton on jul fin hen iwirothy service daughter of mr and mrs wm service bream the tirklf of jtuuell mrlxmald son of mi ankui mcdonald and the late mr mcdonald the brd wm charming in a atret length dress of white sheer with eathered bodice and white accessor ies she carried red rosav and forget- enots mrs rjnmersnn wilson as matron of honor wort- a street length dress of pink sheer with pink accessories and carried red roses and forget-m- nots the groom wns attended by mr emmcrson wilson following the ceremony a recept ion was held at the home of the grooms sitter mrs edwin currte received in a white dress with blue accessories nnd was aasuted bj the grooms mother in a rose dress with navy accessories after a short wedding trip the young couple will reside at milton rights guests were present from hoc it wood acton georgetown and muton haying la well advanced and the crop is reported a good one saturday will be a big day n acton when the lrglon race meet ts held there are some fine rose hloomi about town these days in the home gardens tha strawberry season it over but the green peas are still a summer favorite fields of wheat are taking on their golden color and will be ready to harvest in a few weeks the calcium was applied to the gravel roads about town lat week and was really appreciated by all the anual holiday of the free pratt will be from july 27th to aug ust 5th there will be no paper august 1st th had cross reserve nursing staff will have a booth at the legion race meet in acton park on satur day where contributions may b made to the hed cross heltrf fund for th windsor area disaster official receipts will be given for all donat- tona completed quarter century as truant officer for acton last thursday evening members of arton school board called on mr j h reed at hla horn on main street and presented him with a fine trl- llght lamp mr reed will in sept ember have completed twentysix years sen ice as truant officer and relinquishes his duties this year which will be assumed by chief ilarrop th hoard also presented mr need with an address which expressed ap preciation of his long tervlc and faithful performance of his duties and wished for htm many happy with th offer of th barrtngham jiornby rubber purpose- star company which waa th of th meeting raoord everton mr and mrs charlie head son donald and paul smith of weston mrs o gordon- ur and mrs- nassagaweya b ur and mrs joseph prank and family attended th ifcedward re union puaunch mr and airs bud jama received th prii lor th caupl married tha least number of years mr and mra joseph frank tha on for being married the longest- ultle jlmau frank fust for under s years race mra jamas for klck- rtcgnam rubber compaayunmaa rat ing mo mr karl frank otaseaai a meeting oa wednvsday voted to continue th atrlk and rejected th proposals of commissioner judge cameron but through the influence of outside union man failed to deal won th young mens race although not th usual atundaaes everyone reported a good tune neat years reunion is to be hld at the home of mr and mrs james brooks visitors at the home of mr and mrs nell msrtln were mr and mrs donald wllrs and baby michael mia jean koblnson and miss ulllan ken- he of kitchener congratulations go to honald king and lonald mcmillan in passing their entrance examinations also to don na mcmillan in attaining honors in the rilmi of toronto conservatory of kred murray tulph were weekend and sunday vluton at the home ft oo and mrs will head mr and mrs uoyd kenney nf iturlingtun paid a visit with mr and mrs t d mccutcheon mr and mrs i hamilton mr lailke hani i hon and mr i awrvy of hlllalhirg spvnt sunday at thorn- bury to vist mrs- w hamilton ami other friend mrs w ii fielding guelih return ed home after visiting her titer mrs w 11 i fort op and other frienda mlt mabel mrleeud of toronto larnt the weekend wllh mlkt kate reid mr and mrs itoy leaughlln and daughler fay uf alton visited mr and mrs- a holes on sunday mr and mrs melvin capllng of kitchener called at the home of mr and mrs j i ilenham on sunday weekend and sunday visitors at the home of mr and mrs john alton were mr and mrs jtobert 1attrn guelph mr and mrs ii hepburn and family acton mr and mrs j mckeruia cuelph vlsltad ur and mrs omar parker and tamlly on sunday limehouse old tinifrs ixttr uriups suggestion of sihool reunion ri m need replied and express- ra id- his thsnks tor this recognition by i rsrllsehmvigwt m r i ass1ntre lli k l tha board the nrtlrlc in lax weeks free pnss rennrdinr the entrance kxam tarted many rrcol lections and two irllora lilllnj is of inaccuracies in putllnc the hem in print give us the auurancr it was read and appreciat ed our first shock came when n local render gave the credit for the item to the editor although it was published under a byltne of old timer iets assure you all fifty years ago the editor had not started public school and our writer resides in toronto old timer writes this week with the following corrections in the artlcle i sent you and which you wer jrood enough to print please note that the leaders in norval school were first third fourth and fifth ada fyfe was second and she was an acton pupil the young fellow who worked at the free preas and who gave me the advance informat ion about the examination results was charlie mccann not charlie mc- iam our apologies the article should bav appeared without these errors we could offer some reasons but that is pointless we are glad to make the corrections matter of fact the error may not prove to he too bad because it brought a letter from charlie mctam which contained a fine suggestion for a reunlon dut here it is and we hope- to hear from more old timers but we wont guarantee to do more than puhllsh the items we hope some of the pupils of the late t t moore will plan uch a reunlon in the near future the editor was not one of those who come under hl teaching but heres the letter i toronto july 6th ifnfi hello there arlof j i read with great pleasure your ar- tide of the old timer of july 4th of i th entrance exams of half a century ago i would like to correct the old i timer on a couple of statements thewjd vance information as he said i work- fourteen ladles of the local wo mens institute and tlve visitors from tho stewart town branch attended the july meeting held in the llrm- house memorial hall on thursday miss hetty kuddell who was dele- mr to chicago to the hlh national 111 clubi cun kress told the story of her trip and showed souvenirs which he had ctllecied her audlcncv turned their interest b their undivwt- mention current events were renl by mrs k miller nnd mrs a ilenton rentl llic motto keep tin family yearnings within the familys earning tn roll call wis nn- iswered by he- si results from planting and growing- some girrien segrtahc i considerable work hnd been don- during thr month twive knitted articles and fifleen inlrs of pyjamas hnd been cmputd nnd sent to the that jsntvatlon army headquarters a group of ladies had eaterrd for two weddings adding a tidy sum to the treasury the acton branch acknowledged thr invitation to our july meeting but were unable to attend n it win their regular meeting day 1000 was voted to the scott mis sion to aid in fresh air camp work a committee of mcsdamea wright frances brown and benton were named to help raise funds towards gifts for returned servicemen during the month at the close cf the meet ing mesdamea f brown ii brown ami calsby served lunch mrt jones and daughter mist patsy jones of toronto were visitors with the fosters recently mr and mra mulder and family pent sunday with friends at st catherines mrs j iloughley and her sister miss b rid ham of brandon man vis- lied friends in toronto and aurora this week miss brtgham haa been holidaying in montreal for n week a pleasant evening was spent in umehouse memorial hall on friday evening when frienns of mr husscll mctonrll tendered htm and hit bridetobe a miscellaneous shower mr wnt summer cnlle1 the young couple forwnrd nnd he and mrs kl- lerhy helped thm open their parcels hussell thanked all present for their umful gifts and good wishes after for they are jolly good mlows the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing mis doris hardng and mr w summers providing the mus- tcnndm rrjat cuonasd aiulnjluni pte and mrs albert harris have been visiting relative in this commun- ilty in harris has just arrived from i overseas on the lie d franc- i pie fred bra vis alto returned on the lie de france and has lieen stay ing with his btother hen at the j home of mr and mrs i wreree king the last week welcome iwhrne fred miss pearl kennedy milton is i tending the second week of her i holidays utth her sister mr and mrs kdirar howdrn milton 5 anl lullh frteruu at islington mlsss dot and klleen msury akrnt a few days ho1ldalng with i their grandparents mr and mrs tho kennedy many attended the dance at brook- jvllle hall saturday evening following a barwpjtt held for men who were in service for their country by the naskagaweya womens institute a meeting was held in no 7 school monday evening for th purpose of organizing a bawtall club as no one appeared that would art as manager another meeting wi arranged for next wed net lay evening we wish the nys lik in finding someone interested in this sport who will give of their time to help these boys in arranging their estra time and en ergy in o fine a way hie busy bee club met at tha home of mrs beit ton although there was a small attendance much work was accomplished eight mem bers answered roll call correspcnd- ence was read and financial statement given which was not as favomble a hoimd for quilt business and pans were then taken care of by the convenor the rluo had been asked at different times since spring if they j would give funds to help orgmnlxa a snsehnll clob for no 7 the club felt his was out of their line but a meeting is to be held monday evening j for this purpose and the ladles would give of their help in any way trey could to ralst- funds that the hoys i cared to plan for arrangement were made to cater for a goldaii wedding anniversary in the com- munity mrs j frank offered her 1 home for malting of sandwiches mr jjrnnie howard offered her home fir lhe august meeting mr briton and mr herd served a dainty and attractive lunch which the ladle en- i oyi with their usual friendly chat- i ler and cup of tea week of july 27 to augus j5th for industrial holidays many arton uutaatria wtua pro- eaaalna parmlta than to data thatr plant for a weeks holiday partad have choaao th parlod from july 3svh to august oth incluslv thu gv employee th saturday prtmou ad tnrltirlaa tiut dvlc jloudajr- th foi- lowlns arton lnduttri will obsarve this holiday period this year jaly sui to aawsjet u issalaalea storey glove co wool combing corporation qsnadlan wool co fore electric product mason knit ting co acton machine shop ajax kngtneert superior glove co acton tr pre lite baxter laboratories ctosa for two weeks from july 13th to monday july 29th armaco ltd closes august 2nd and reopen august 11th acton flour mlls obsenred the week of july 1st to july 8th for a holiday keriod other industries are owing to the nature of their products unable to close for a holiday period but staff and production are altered so that ail eur a holiday thursday july lllh knox v w k picnic last thuftgday at ubs uasaues home th young woman auxiliary of knox prbytrln church with tjsi children and friends hald thatr nl- nlc at the hnm of mrs wm uataws on thursday evening last th haet es had uy table tat on th lovaly lawn and after all had partahan oft delightful supper th avanlas wn spent in coataau and gam until th mouujtors ahloo mtnjttyr wridt for th part th time to depart for mil ton si pauls in led church drforal- ed with mnk and white peonies was the setting for the marriage of frances helena youngest daughter cf mr and mrs william a crlpps of milton to itoy grills rum of mr and mis kdgar i ms of alma hev g w porter officiated the council osslste1 by the leglon who are sponsoring the welcome home fr the returned service per sonnel art formulating plant for a colorful rtvlc reception presentation nnd reunion of august 51 h civic hol iday plant now mad call for a par ade of service person el of both wars floats presentations to the boys ball games sports and hand selection for the afternoon after supper a band concert will he held on main street followed by a street dance and fire work the first bouaefleld reunlon since the war was held at the home of mr and mrs william boo sen id on sat urday june 22nd the weather wat ertect and two hundred people went present from brant ford burford hamilton guelph jarvl caiilslt georgetown milton peterborough and blackwell oklahoma u s- a mwceixaneous shower by fkjenub fob m1ks m lakby mr joe iasby entertained at a mlscetlaneouj shower at hr ham in honor of miss maritaret iasby a bride of th month games wrre played followed by an address to the bide by visa muriel i tola on who presented her with a bndes book to mark the occasion anne and kvelynne laby present ed the bride with a basket of lovely gifts after opening them margarat thanked her friend a dainty lunch was seied by the hoateaaea farnworth memorials haauaseals at maaaeal prises ckmktkhy lirnxkino r3ef r4 as i oihajh ont alilblslblbiaitlia woods 5 equlpaaveu j hmtrieal fam renfrew cmaa separator m h as roy w oodwin s tiie rawikicll deair m h no 2 acton al ft phone 40r6 i1rantford ont cp a small fortune of 12300 lay on a seat in a restaurant here unnoticed until a toronto woman excitedly phoned police that the had left her purae in the cafe the police discovered that a waiter had found the purs and turned it in to the manager learn to swim at acton park all children interested should appear oil the following periods girls s mondays and thursdays 1 7 to hi years of ac ii 0 am to 1010 am 1 1 years of age and up 1010 am lo 1 110 am boys tuesdays and kr1days 7 to 10 year of age fljo am to 10 10 am 1 1 years of age and up ww am to 1 1 jo am no charcg hpenaered by community program oaaab johnny gray womans association held july meeting at mrs a reiiys ruing to start something now i taa resuur monthly meeting of the would like to attend a reunion of the womans association of th united p i ou beloved old teachf floor manafffr ed for the free press which i never i mr and mrs js klrlcpatrlrk nee had the pteasunr of doine and second j kathleen turner have returned from 1 think he will recall that penell their ucdriinc trip in northern ontar- smyth wrote thr evarns at that tlmello nnd are living in thrlr annrtment i instead of his brother- arthur 1 am in mr and mrs s church waa held at th ham of mra s hald oa tuesday with mra l agar presjdlne th devotional period was taken by mra it 1 johnston altar th buslneas was disposed of mrs raid assisted by mrs w evans served a very refreshing lunch which was- enjoyed by all and a social time wtaipnka vral aearty vot of thanks waa given to mrs reld for her ham and hospitality canaoaobtalna ita supply of baux- it th or rem which aluminum s nud from british guiana th lata t t moor it only needs a start and i think it would be a suc cess thanks to the old timer for re minding the other ones and myself yours truly charlie mclam 20 woodycrest ave toronto sidney kirkpatrlcks spent macpersbn6o1jhlkramophime hack to the shop said the assistant it is most unusual to have a machine returned after n years us whats wrong with it the needles broken explained macpherson house miss peggy smethurst weekend in toronto master david mcvey is holidaying with his grandparents mr andmrs jamleson mr and mrs a w lane and nor ma or montreal are vlsking mrs- h uane and mr and mr iknorton mr and mrs ted morrow and elaine also visited them on sunday mr and mrs jock smethurst and jacquellnr arrived from sudbury last weekend to be with hla mother for awhile i miss mary klrkpatrlck was home from guelph general hospital for the weekend at your service issfi go yranl the dominion experimental karma were founded starting with five farms the svklrm hum nine been extended to 11 farnw and station and 210 illustration atationa thu system the urgent und most eoniprehenhive of ita kind in any country ia maintained with the other service of the dominion department of ajrrirukur for the promotion nf sericulture and the national economy of canada as a result of the work carried out in the paat by all the service of the department in cooperation with the province and agricultural collegea a much crealer measure of nubility haa been irlve lo farming in tha dominion now that the war haa ended all the service of the dominion depart ment of agriculture experimental farms science production and marketing visualize a broader and fuller propam of uaefulnew to the people of canada the faeilitiea of these services are varied and ntenahre everybody in canada si invited to take advantage of them freely the department to always ready to assist in any way in the advancement of the basic industry- of canada t- asriculture l dominion pcpartment of agriculture ottawa canada hontjames grg ardiner minister dr g s h barton deputy minister v t