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seventy second year no 23 acton ontario thursday december 12th ims eight homeprint psfe piva cut local commission b mckinnon t 1 fi i wilis the zone urged to conserve fljqfv rowcl j uito junior farmers ware rap- rasaaited ui the zone 4 puhllr speak ing competition and amateur eatsr- i taiamant compvouoa by krmaa w and blanche mrfuaaoa of tha acton junior tmvmi waj held at tha barton unltad church on tfeuntsaay a num of arfon public utluttaa o u wlu cfemmlaala wa ha monday i t m w w chairman c u h and walarlao oxford brut j r uacartjur wars norfolk luldlnwut wohutd unr coin and halloa uka ucklnnon and mr whi wera not only winmn in tha llalton contact held few weaka mo but had also bean docurvd winner at the district cum partition hald at watatdowa on novnbar m ohmi thay wera declared winning over rilr i ttmtk u nst enctj f r vifmty tiuff a wttr ww id from t a lutm chairman of tha 11 km c of ontario it coalalaad a request that tha local fwimtrt coprla la rsdurlag all pttftu powaa loadi tine lha south ern ontario gyvis waa badly loadad it rsquastad that i ar nil down on the use of slactrlelty mfwrlally betwean am and pm during aek rltyt acton cummuiion agreed to cooperate in any way pos sible and decided to insart an adver tisement in the loral paper railing on all- usei of electricity to ronwrvt elrctrtrlly card are to be sent out to all romnwn lal uwn asking tleir cooperation superintendent llaon reported that the limine gear on the small truck ai broken monday when he u returning home after answering the fire call to the town trurk on the highway west of acton it will ink 30 to relace the gear and 1150 to place a nw engine in he ruck it was decided 1o have the new en the went worth contestant five young people irttrijwtrt in thr pub lic speaking rtimfvtllton and then rr four etri1res in thr amateur entertainment contest c the- zone in the latter cordrst miss mckin non tslentrd vocalltt won firm place and will part ir i pair in the anal fix t he prov i nee to lw hel j i n toron t o on januar hth ller selections in- ludd to a wild uime a utile unmn owl anil ihe itnt m lray- cr the public speaking conteat vrn very keenly rcntetted and llalton representative r writ took ai hli aubject the future of canad ian agriculture while he waa not lucmaful in winning the judjm top award mr unl ably delivered a very thought prooklnf addrvaa and hla county council eulogizes warden hillmer tuday rockwood elections in acton on monday for all municipal offices vote a iv ealliv hoapluhalim coau e cuurwi au wmb uhl apjnn lrriiri ckarftb riir tilhw of buruagtaa oaktillt hlfb kdual uhi an n meet log arvpt keew klrkaari who teputyrav oorg cleave infonaad counrtl that mr klraoaa aant hu ragret for bataf unable to attaaj at the ronrluaioa of builaaw ma- ber uf ih council ashed warden j tu rner to vacata tha chair and lr c ii healop rv of muton waa alartad chairman member ta a racoluuoa epreed thair apptariatlon to tha retiring warden for hu thoughful kind and efficient manner in council ttey alao wuhed he and hla family long lite and greeting of tha raaaon council adjourned to mart at tha warden annual dinner held at llurllngton later in the evening gin inatalled itf eliminate other rv- many friends and aupportrr predict pair to the truk a motion waa paaaad engaging mr karwin mrlhall on the staff of the commlaalon replacing mr h kogn- valdaon who had realgned superintendent wilson reportad that tha new light had been installed thk boneyu08s for him a brilliant future as a apeak er the winner in the conteat for tha zone was mlaa eliaabeth moore or waterloo county who took aa hr aubjeri cltlienshlp on queen street near mr ii fryer i residence as ordered by council the following accounta were ord ered paid ityora paam hkpc of ont supplies j6 m k fv cooper auppllea ij5 highway arage gaa oil etc la 40 dlla a howard auppltes 1jd dominion cutout supplies 2ftj0 unr a cable a re n mortem sup- pi lea can line matenala supplies northern electric supplies can gen electric auppllea f l wright bond renewal x b- mrkentie a son suppllea as a transport wedding hthuay in toronto clultcil indermere inlted church tor onto was the arene of a loely wed ding on saturda ieceanber 7th hen iorohy lreen koo young est daughter of mr john koaa and the late mrs rosa became the hiide i cretary to of jamea foster uorne roney only g ag pensions and mothers fcuuluajve report for canadian champion aitd acton fta iraas tha entire coal of hospitalisation for warxls uf ihe children aid hoc- let will now be borna by tha county number of county rvunrtj decided at the final mesttng tor the ywar tteld tuesday in milton in a resolution preaented by coun- il1oi w murray and uod craw ford it stalro that it waa confuting tmth fur ihr xuny and thr tnunld klitir to sear tt for wards of the cas and that bete inning on jan ur ui im7 ttr ttunly of llalton would suumr ihr rntlrr costs of liobltatlalln nt w arxu rather lhn i hariftng fifty lrr crnl itark in the munu ipalltles fmrn w hrn tlacy wrre w snla offlrlau eplainrl tn man caw usrds had hrrn mmtxl and it rause onslderahle t rouble local ing i hetn after the count had txen blllril for life ek tarns ttie mrmtwis also ainrovrd uf n tt solution im resting the rale for charges of the children a aid society to 01 cents they said the amount was preloutl 7 rents and when there w at m dearlt the county al- was paid the difference the reso lution will become effective when ap- proed by the county judge m m jtoblnaon burlington rhoaen as county representative tha burtlngtonnalaon high school hoard for tha year 1m74840 and w n rllbert as elected to tha oak vt he- trafalgar iflgh school board for the same period council approved of granting war den c v hlimer moo aa expense for hla term in office william dean thr carloavh oi tannery equlp- j tha monthly meeting of tha w c tv waa bald at tha home of ura i sorgw cordon last waak tuasdajr aitamoon the president mrs o oa- trasvdar opsasad tha meeting mia j little was in rharg of tha davotloa al panod and brought a oirwtraaz bawvc koakt c maaaaga liar reatra thought was tr hdaool trwataww ajksl ills name shall be cauad jaaua tor osw ftl mb toil nil if froaa ha shall save the people from thair kuu o hfauni soata tha aarretary reportad a so lb boa of books and magarinaa had baan municipal lection will oa ha id la forwarded to tha navy leagua bha acton on monday luh with voting alao gave a raport on the work being from s inv to 7 p m voting will ba dona in tha schools by tha county for tha following randldalaa vota for superintendents of hctealtiv tamp- whom you ilka but he sura and et eranre education in uay schoou your ballot vol for not mora than mrs j ayle favored with s vocal so- ona raava not mora than four council- lo tha holy lt beautifully ran- j lor not mora than thraa school dered mr c k hewer of knoa trustee and not mora than ona oturrh cuejph was the special 1 utile utilities oumralsalonar vota speaker she gsve a most lalereatlng as early in the day as poaalbla pcsu- report on the hlghllghls uf ihe lrov- ing booths are at lr town hall and st aijiats iiiij ujats omckbs hk thk nkw ykah ilie irritrt mretln of st al liana tulld was hrld at the home f mi w wolfe with 1m mmliert lruni after a short business riu i uulim the following officers for 1im7 i wrre rln tm j lreldnt mrs o nelle vlceprea ideni mr t tow rule y aecrrlary mrs ii andersorr treaaurer mr ii imdphln assist treasurer mr k currte bulletin secretary mr ii jolley prea secretary mr u fo tint altar guild mrs h june the meat ing was closest wllh the i mlipah brnellchon a very dainty lunch was servad acton factory lool ships equipment to south africa xx7 sun axno 2 os uoo 3 s210 tostonsob short courses at acton son of mr and mr foster j roney the rev w l i usrrnre officiat ed the bride ghen in marriaata by her father was loei in a gown of white appllqued net over satin her zt1 full length ell caught in placs with a coronet of seed pearls she carried deep ran roar the maid of honor was mlaa betty haas slstar of the bride wearing yellow silk jersey and hrtdeamald was mr d 1l patterson sister of the groom wearing pink sheer crepe both wore matching feather headdresses with shoulder was also granted 11so for the efflc- he old allow the count accounts approved and council to he paid were finance hospltalliatlon fducatlon and health johnston j xrtu rrted nosegay of county buildings red roses carnations and baby mums printing douglas patterson was aroornaman j itoad commission according to elwood ptaasdent of the llalton junior far mer there h a strong likelihood that tha ontario rvpartment of agrlcult- usher were the brides brother tmit mad by thr ajix enffinaan a rather unusual shipment was made by an acton industry last week when aja engineer shlppad from the plant here twenty three case in three carloads of machinery to equip a tannery in south africa if un- uual in ihe fact that tanneries in was collected it would be returned to i art on are tha oldeit industry hare and the largest in ihe british em- passed by pre and tannery machinery is usual ly brought into acton and not ex ported the shipment made in the plant of ajav engineer here was one of the largest arnt from tha plant a inclal convention held at hr ant ford iter report w as very rnu h enjoyed t y all the mevllng c lowd with prayer by mr chas jolllffe ijnch w ai tarrr1 and a mm 11 tlmr rnjoy- 1 1 ruiay rvrnlng a n ngregatlonal kupirr was hrld in ihr basement of lle irvsliytrrun liunh pioide1 by the ladles aid and full juitlrr waa none ti tfie goml thlnn on the tables lollowing ihr aupwr all adjiurned lo ihr auditorium wherr a christ mas program was enjoyed with itev fred williamson aa t halrman for the occas ion all tarts roiilrltiuted by the young folks were muh enjoyed 11- ano solo by jtiy mia ray and a duet by mrs j freeman and ihylll tray were much afre la ted a di alogue mr haw ley a irlstmaa waa enjyed and a play christmas on sunsrt slope was wrl given owing to rev f williamson having to leave before the program was finished mr j k i varan took over the balance of the program during ihe remainder of the evening mr alltert ray csme in a santa claus to the delight of the youngslrr and waa assisted by chriittmas meeting op members of the sunday school in tha womans association distribution of gift of united church sunday evening under the suspire or the wus of th presbyterian i the regular monthly meeting of tha church mlas dorothy iouglas a for- womans association of tha unltad mer teacher in the kockwood con tin- church was held st ihe parsonaga on uatlon school and now a missionary tuesday with mr u agar presiding he y m c a rrm rtkvc one lo lleded w j benson managi f j mccutrheon ontleman fob tuhnfjax four to le rlected it m aylsworth 1awyer l f llean offkv clerk m 1 cook chemist m coon manager j h crelghton offlre manager j f davison barber sydney umr foreman wm mcleod painter john wood nerk rtb mllttoi bfaju three to be i lectad 11mm jones wool hurler rant kalbileish chemist alfred klrkneaa tanner lonard iovell butcher frank terry foreman fob niiijc ttiijttkfl coaofiwaohr one lo be elected henry jolley clerk kobert macarthur printer anra board while considering accounts in com mlttea dr c h haalop informed council that a 77 hospital account from the town of milton would be collected from the party connrrneo he aald the father of the cblld was working and- aa soon as the amount home on furlough from hr culins gave an interesting address mr j k pearen had charge of tha program and during the evening a duet waa contributed by mesdame j d mf sabb and j freeman with phyllis rrmy at the piano waa enjoyed kav 1011 rts loo at 77144 tfuso una will hold their annual short coura- drew ross and the groom s rout es at acton during tha month of january providing a suffucrnt mim her of application are received there sh will ba a short course tn home econ omics for tha young ladles and ona in agriculture for the vourvg men both courses w 111 he four weeks in length and are open to all a num ber of tha leader of the acton jun ior mat with agric rep j e whlte- lock on wednesday evening of last roy clearwatct during the sign ing of the register miss bubbles rd sang oh ivrf act unr the rsfrptlon was held at the home of the grooms parents where hahi recie w h blirear reported to the council it was im possible to hae the goernora residence reroofed at preent owing to the shortage of labor he also stated that following mrs andrew ross mtertnlsw of the i an imperil ion of the county building bride received the quests gowned in turquoise crepe with naw acces- sorle and wmrtng a corsage of white roars tha grooms mother assisted wearing brown crepe with brown de rmal decision will depend on rle and corsage of yellow rotes the number of applications received for travelling the bride changed m tvcemher th eight wars hae of n blue wllh eunaed unra the last courars were s oie and a corsage of red held in acton we understand froti rose after a trip to niagara palls mr whitrlock that tha voung people ru mr and mrs itonev will trd to council lataer of the district have been cirrularired reside in toronto all members were present bv letter in the eevt of anyone be- ing overlooked further information max be sccureal b nta agricultural offioe at vflton b fire chief william randall it was decided on hla cecornmendhfon to purchase four new fire extinguisher referring to the grand jury ra port recommending that mattresses he plaoed on cots in the jail mr rlgcar sakt nothing had been done up to ihe present but sheriff roh- ertwtn was obtaining price on 12 mattresses which would he submit at the shown in a free press photograph on this page which show only part of the crates the plant hera waa pil ed high with the 23 rasas of mach inery before h was finally loaded and sent on its way its destination is port klizabeth south africa each case is numbered and ita slta glvs on the caae the plant will ba sat up hj native workmen information on the principals of the naw tannery was not available but wa undar- vtand the reason for establishment of the plant in south africa was be cause raw materials for a tannery were close at hand it is interesting to note that acton s dnerslfled industrie include not only leather industrie hut industrie that make the marhinev to supply leather industries not onl in canada but in foreign land and the devotional period taktn by mrs a raid th ladles are not doing any mora quilting this year cards ara to ba aent to sick and shut ins during tha christmas season a short christ mas program in rharg of mr o f williamson waa also present and mcdo w praaantad it iftcltfttv rrad the scripture lesson mlas raadlng a boy first chrtat- ivhjcla was also engsged in mission maa b mrt d rlriiardaon jamb- work in formosa pralouly and ni i chrlstmaa thought with prtiaa be returning to formosa on complet- mr b hd mr s raid ion of bar furlough her many friends srvaral christmas carols war sung were pleased to meet with her on bar k a w fobury closad tha mwt- brief visit in town while hera ha in wlth pr ws tha guet of mr and mr pter mrm fabury siatatad by mrs b sim v id mi is and mrs ntchardaon and mr and mr leonrd nlghtlngal b an wml and aon wayne and roy also mr rsst- t7as the thrtt carload of machinery for south africa geftmdr graham hkns pjiin competttion tha results of tfe tong term pasture competition sponsored bv the halt on agricurtursl societv and the halt on crop improement aa- soriatkvn has just bean releaad by j k whltleock sacretar- of the lat ter organ it ion thlrtaan halt on fmrmars entered tha competition ust spring and tha fields were scored on thraa different occasions during tha asnw by prof n j thomas of tha sails dec o ac asfcsa from the tsumacuan visits tha competitor e hlbltad sods from thau aald at tha m tit on fmlr and l reports of tha number of pastor day tha amber of milk and ry stock day tha milk paodtsrad ate it u antlei- patatl that ona or mora of tha cam- patltor mill gtve a raport of their raanrs and asarietsra at tha annual maetiass of tha raltoa crop improas aaanf aasociation to ba bald in muton im satuadav january 4th th srrnaar ware a foboar 1st carajd tt graham gaorgsw tw d j a dixtm muton 3rd tic wm booth milton and w if raid a son ga 5th m c baaiy milt on r oh rgjpa ford mo- tea tth wm armtronx- caorga- tfsra 8th harvty sursa caorga- nancy g lend inn ing attended the wed ding reception and anniversary of mr and mr john olendlnnlng and mr and mr james dlmdlnnlng of ac ton on saturday evening congratul ations mr uronard nightingale jr misj elsie bamsley of cuelph mr and mrs aruthr nlghtingsle attended ihe ice canadr in toronto last week mr fred lambert and son nell vis ited relatives in acton saturday flections for police trustees for tha village take place next monday mr ssrslle j ayle is a candidate for trustee werkrnd and sunday visitor mr and mr milton greer and son of hamilton mr and mrs fred alyward and son f toronto mr and mr john a ultle and altera mother mr trout returned home friday morning from thrlr trip to the western province the many frirpdsai mr fred smith will be pleased to learn that ha waa able to return home during tha weekend he ha been in hospital since last september mr wm dunbar and son wynna have twin lamb on their farm balow vote of thanks was given to mr and mrs foabury for thair home and hos pitality also lunrh assistants mr and mrs und0ay mark slh wedding anniversary on monday december 2nd mr and mr s h ijndsay celebrated thair mth wedding anniversary thay war entertained by their daughter mrs hattie price along with the lmn4av late families among the gift traj a beautiful bouquet from mr hugh m cc hum the groomsman of 89 years ago who now reside in rg tna sask coniiii events cri or ihi hmlir ar l un i ir rhiid twin miriimiimi hart i concert and dance al duffartb school drrmbrr 17lh at his ad- j mlaalor 35c and 30c ladlaa provld com to bannockbum school th vlllac which taw tha llfht of day oirtatmaa concert and dane to b nmrmbrr 21t and mrd h wadnaaday awnlnfc docam- th many trlmida of mln ehm b 18 7 oclock pearrn will ba plvaaad to laarn ah just a section oi lb three carloads of tanarn machlneo made by ajax engfi a arton and ahtpped last eek to e a new plant in south africa the free press camera took thii plctur as the plant ai piled 1ub with th ahipment ju t before losdlne atarted u impeovlns from an inrectlon in her left arm she waa in hospital at guetph for a few days the pupils of hockwood lubllc school ar prepartnf for thair chrlatmas ntarfjunmanl a quiet wedding took place satur day afternoon at st paula praabyt- ertan church guelph when dart daufhter of ur and lira llax llluw was united in raarrlaee to tad jaatla of evertotv rev t williamson offic iated only immediate relatives of coatractias partus war prmnl mrs uoyd hunter of calnsvirls was hsr alstsrs attsndsnt and tna croom assisted by his brother of er- erton followtnf wsddllls supper the couple left for a short trip snd on their return win reside in everton cbnatatulatlons as a result of cold spell last weak th yount folks of the vltlsee enjoyed a brief bit of skstlni an tha river dancing every saturday night acton town han auspices aetna brancj canadian legion good orcav estra admlasloa sot tt the sunday school of knox pres byterian church will hold its christ mas concert on friday ptiemlm 30th at i pjn silver oollectlon aw prvsenutlon and band coaeert gregory thsaire g bun- day evening december 15th s1s band f aatjval atwsros bsing nreaenla1 to lorna scats band by prat c t thlele of waterioo 333 a no t naasagawsya are having their chrlstmsi tree and btsruhv ment in the school an monday de cember 33rd at 1 pm oood prs gram of d csntsta rcual ions and songs admission 2sc uvl iv 3m