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o wht jvtiott sftt ftsz seventy second year no 2 acton ontakio thuh9day december 10th 1046 ten home print page five cent f jmccutcheonl947 reeve at acton elections monday reelected actons reevb y mfla glib i talk turkey at iat meeting tw femt utet twe nw caa eiban oo fwnaw i two mwr hrksel trmw vimar tumtttr of poule ijui ium caawkwtaa ctain by the electors wltm about kill of thaw eucibu kesrblcrwa vote monday was letlon day in acton and during the hour of vollng fine weatner prevailed there were knox w m h kij4cts ofucers rxmt cumlku yeait kno predltman church w us ltd thclr monthly meeting la the lewuouni on rvoember lah mra mow pradent was je charg th j tfvoi iomt was teem by mra lluihwuktndllik oidmrr ird in lrayer i mra matnurtar raad llir rworl of plenty of candidal tor all onvaa 1 sr tnesurrr olng and yet only akout half ol those 1 i lh mra iglble used ttwlr prtvlleg ol outing mrtlonald who had thr ad duty of ii u about th usual mr la aw runrral ot her mother iclpal elections but not aa isg a mr s n ii should be lot the 3 u rtrndad to mra in the tou1 tor ihr keeveoup m lime ot aorrow v j mrcutrlwon a formar kama i at th nocmhrr making and councilor in arlon tor sneral lu u ii mlni rti year won by 421 against w j i mlvaimra committee tor lha ire llenaon a mrmher ol laat ywara of ar council who pollad 1m votee in the counrtl elertlon j ii oetghloa and c 1 cook meaabere ol laat years counrtl war returned and wm coon and r m aylswoeth new randldatr were chosen from a alate ol nine in lha hrhool hoard election i iovsel only member of laat years board up for election headed the poll and allan sllrfeneae waa aecond in a eloaa vote for third place thoa joaaa won by one veta over frank tarry tne voting tor public utilities com rsrleatisn wma between robert mac- arthur a m ol the commlaalon for aevaral yaara and henry jolley a new randldale mr merarthur won fay a ronalderable majority tne near heave and counrtl brttool daard and omunlaalon will take of floe in january following arr ihe complete alrrtlon reaulta fe beeva no inc 2ano2tolal t hell y mrculrtteon 1iu 121 124 477 tlrnann j01 2 w 189 for cwaarll klrl fur 1 lttrd kghtnn von conk a irmiuth mrlrotl iomr lean unnd lai 14 1111 41 lll- ii 413 llft 111 va 11 fi ti 74 k7 vts r f 4 41 is 14 o 14 ins folluwtnf u th rrtort of thr w ui nomlnaltnc rxmmui prmident mrt k lllow lat vw-e- lrjvfl un v j llaksard 2nd vlceptmldnt mr hh murray secretary mra 11 malnprtie trea- iurr mra k m mrlanald mlatlon lund leader mr n mrearhent mlwon lund aaat mra hpellvoel llowne llrlpera secretary mra c llan- and mra mruellan welcome and welfare secretary mra k andereon uterature secretary mrs a b mc- laean supply secretary mra w ma alee correapondlns secretary mra t wrlfht life membership secretary mlsa a stalker preas serretary mrs cord i nee ubrery serretery mra h 1 watson mr a ltoblnaor glad ttdlntra secretary mlsa ii wallace l mlaa ii wallace convenor profram oeenmlltee mrs ii allison mrs intx ga an interesting read log after which th chiiitmaa stleni njtht was sunjt and thr rioting pray er offrred by mrs blow miss m z henmnt a lat asikakfak t acton w 1 i v j mkutrheon who was elected kfrvr of acton on monday by a big majority and returns to the m unlet ial work in aton aftrr four yrars ah wmt mr as hr in 1m2 and has had avrvrral yrars rmfilrncr both as revve and councillor nr ivrrmlt i ixnrn lnl itt h n- of mrw ting of thr arti n hcl t at thr colhrr hh th i rrld ifi 40 for helmmtl neeard fimt thrra- nctrd laovrll jot hmmik 13f j one 147 trm im kalbrvlsch nfi fr pnajle i ulluea commlmua mararlhur jolle prize jerked mix fltom hauton herd has bken sou r nnndid to ilnntittn- rn 1lnl kft- nml ir m i 1 ton hj t onimtt n i iwiintril t look aflrr thr th an nlv rr im l urrrnt pml t i i rtnl i mil andrrwm and thr tn mi f thr mmlh it morr blrvs r1 to cut ttnn to inriyp w gl n i mia n y tehir mim m ilinnrlt wan thr iuct tprnlirr and rhor the ciirlttntas ktory of ihr xlther l tsr man mrs llaxlll n former and repwtrd memher w 12s 119 45 m i circles a prewnt and ho 51 40 iso to th ladlrs on their re nnstbilltlct in thrlx rommunlh and world wide nctivllir mrs earl ijtmorrt conduct ed a christmas contest whtrh was won b mrv tjinti and mra collier a social hajf hour wra enjoyed during which tlmr joce and bettv ir in 4 v 2 kl m so tf m r2 7t7 205 n ts 171 tiik frank mkkixor uecemilek weoimnc in hamilton church ittr marrlagr of mabrl jenetla mc aregor to william andrew frank son of mr and mra joseph frank of rorkwood took place on december 17th 104a at twothirty oclock in the veetry of macnabb st preeby- trrian church hamilton the cere mony was performed by bev forbes thomaon former mlnlater of knox presbyterian church acton the bride looked lovely in a street length dreaa of radar blue crepe trtm- rnrd with silver acqulnt and a corsage of better time rosea with matching hrown accessories her only attend ant ii her slitrr mlu ilessle mo rregor wearing a street length dreaa of fuachla color with matching acc ortrs and wore a corsage of better time roaei mr robert frank bro ther of thr irroom ertrd as grooms man the gift to thr h ride tf attendant m na a china cup and saucer find to ihr groormman a leather billfold a reception u a hrld at the hrtrir h me for thr urmii u ith mrs t rank mother of the rroom receiving an i mia cam i ron kntmtiaw cousin of the hrlde ttie hrldi wore for trnelllne a t hir mat hh mountnln fur trim nnr hrown nrccrivoi tc and a corftkc hf red rtim phr happ couple left h motor for northi rn ontario on i heir n turn t in w iii rride in nftnsjfnwea ilir conversation eentered around ihr iulrx t of turkry and rightly so beauw that wet the blltoflaxe when thr acton y t men club again at down to their annual christmas pinner tim partltular supper meet ing is an occasion and all y a mrrt look forward to it wttl anticipation n tliat lay all the menbers drllb- eratrly rat light w itti the thought in mind of the wonderful mril thr wu- n it n auxiliary pteitarr end thla yracs meal wa o rirpiiun oie ladief did a wondtrful ott arul are to be congratulated j hut tmsldea all the talk about tur j key we had anuther lopu of conver aatlon and that waa thr very fine ad dreikk gltcn to thr lutt tiy 1- rotr wr of acton m hu ou all know has beeri making name for hi inn- if in ihr rirld of puhlir araklni htr rlurt felt it a privlleur to har rnlr aa raker for the evening i- irt be ausr hr is a local ty second t be ause of the way hr haa provrn ma ability through winning a number of i oratorical contt iltlrd because i aftrr hearing him the members were convinced that it waa a privilege and a pleasure also to listen to such a flnr talk and are ready to have him hack to seak any time in the future c loaely following this gala areas- slon came the ys mens christmas turkey party which waa held in the y m c a last tursday kvrryone had a good time refreshments were ser- i veil down in thr ys men a room while the dancing look place on the gym floor being a turkey party there will be a few who will be able to have that kind of dinner on christ mas without loo much trouble acton council approves the principles high school dist family fathering for kiuitiktm birthday mrs i kijkkshx it waa a drllghtful family party that gathered last f rlday evening ut thr home of mr u c kuutell mill mrtrt to tlrlialr with her th oo lon of her eighlieth tlrthday all tenders aerrplml for intlallation or new awpllfylnr hrstew for arenm itoxlnx itey not pro- ruojmd m holicuy oour yr end ilms of acton council aton ounrll met last night with ounrlllori w j o oakes c i cujk j h c rrlichlon and w j benson i iirrrnl arwl itrevr c i kirk net thr numbers of her family to the tirenlded fourth gjrorf atiun were aide to be unts were pakm1 for ayiif y dlimr w mplete to the cake i j n on tltla t alon lite birth turiounded by elklity andlra and the rurprlae ait provhted provrd a fine fa ml i y irajlilon with mrs itusaell among thim- premnt wnr mr and mrs f ii hanlaon i or on o mr and mrs s s ku bursarmrnts ii w skilllntc minting t arena ai ton r fee irei j rintlng and advertlalnjt rll oak vi i ir and miss mnmt n alton mr and mrs f for tenders r o stapleton re tnlrfs at lown hall j ii makcne tal j merllhan tuning lano acton public i lit lira com- mission various services f leatherland re voters lists jrvlr kuuavll j h sault mary and irkgy sault mr and mrs h j mndlrr all of tor onto mr and mrs 1 j hum ii mr krnroi russell mij llrtty lnkln mr uu ruiaaell mr iii j i russell and miss jrannrttr ltukrll all of oak vllle on itehalf of thr family mis rus aril wss presented with a radio by the f f harrop re voters lists raid graham of georgetown on tario reports that he haa sold an out ataftdlng bull calf tn the well known tamhert played a duet and donna jersey breeder f c h bent omem- anftctn a piano solo a vote of ee ontario thla young bull is the j thanks was tendered ihe guest speak- son of mr grahams senior hrrd sire lers and the hostess brampton plnn b aim that was re aerve champion at milton in 11ua cii as j qlhntic the dam of the bull that mr bent retres from ser ice geu is roalut ruby one of the r outstanding cows in the graham herd ith the cnjt- that rlasalfled er ood he w a nrst prize cow in milk at milton in man of our read rs will h- intrr- 1044 and a member of the first prtre cted in the hem in a vancouer get of sire at milton in 1041 m paper which tells or the rttlremrnt has a told medal record of 11 1tj of chad s j quantic as superintend lha of milk fill lbs or rat 1 47 per j f nit five power and car eoulp- cent in u5 da on two times milk ing end meial other records free press on tlgiim next vmsek er1y cop pfieask ith christmas coming on edne1n the free press will be iiued i n tueula next week that means earu cop for all items to be included copy for display advertise ments and christmas greetings must be in the office frldav afternoon to beure of publi cation if ou are puzxled for a suitable greeting call at ihe office and we can give you plenty of suggest tons please do it stw monday afternoon is the lat est for news items and classi fied advertisements but where- ever pwurblesend it in on sat urday correspondent please mall our letter to reach us on saturday for new ear s weyk thsr- ume early copy will be requir ed your assistance ln getting early copy will be appreciated by the editor and staff 1 no nt for the c r lnce 112t char lie quantic uist on the farm adjoin ing alton an 1 n v oct upltst by mr ond mr dai win crtpps he started in lv n mis hanif apprentice mr quanatic heliitl to build the cnr mnin llnr in british columbia tn ln he was n locomotive rnclneer in mnnttoht i nrl in the 1xi0 s later htlmhl to luiild the line between sud- burv and toronto and ran the first train over that line tv toronto in ikv like moat oldtime railroaders he haa a nickname cjq and h holds something or a freak record he was no 2 man among engineers in the eastern district and is now no 3 man in ehtortlv in this district which comprise all of b c and a western section of alberta mr and mrs quantic will remain in vancouver on repiaacts coal in britain the switchover from coal to oil for generating stations is making still further progress the neasden generating station which sup- i plies tbe entire london underground railway system with current is now to be converted to oilburning the london passenger transport board announces that a saving of 70 000 ton of coal will be effected by this con- i version working conditions will as a result be cleaner and more economic j elliott n elected president at phmmcnv meeting the annual meeting of the halton plowmen association was held in the farmers building milton on satur day evening december 14th this organization which came into being in 1891 has aerved halton agriculture will in the past v5 years in no vear has it been more active than in 104b th secretary treasurers report re vealed a membership of 134 and an expenditure in connection with the ears activities of 7fi4 17 in co-op- crelion with the halton junior far mers a junior match was held last june and two teams were selected to rep rest n i halton in the inter coun- tv events with tractors and walking plows at the international their annual match held the latter part of octobt r was without d ubt the most outstanding of any ever held in halton and according to j a carroll sccrctarv of the on tario plowmen a asolatlon nnd guest ixakir on saturdav evening last one of the top nmti he held in the prov- in e tlie election of offlc rx resulted a follow s ifonoiarv president j robert son milton president j a r lliott milton lit ueprcmdcnt c f pick et teorgetown sid vicepresident arthur diamond itockwood sec treis j e uhlt lnk milton directors fsuuesing township j c cunningham hornbv m t e- nahh- georgetown clebert mcdowell hornbv rov currle milton ntuon tounshlp vernon mcarthur milton ross aeffsuorth vreman geo readhead milton jack taylor freeman nassagaw ey tow nship j e el len ton campbelllvlte ivan taylor moffat ross gordon rockwood trafalgar township j a dixon milton jack marchment hornby h picket hornby cameron marshall milton honorarv directors hughes cleav er m p stanley hall mppw e breckon w h robinson victor hall peler peddle w a robinson auditor john irving the program also included sonse ax- cellent tllms presented by r s ilea- therlngton of the halton fftderauon of agriculture i esquesing council does nol approve of school district lt law panted to hold wcctlonn and acrounu h approvaj l kjih mng low nhlp c ouncll met on rnday vming nov mbcr 15th all immlun pics nt reeve w mutiny prisidcd ovc r hit meeting moved bv currle smonded by hrown hut thi l lerk be insliucted to issue tltrr in ct a i to lit number of lxj for tlu m nsun ivlt tarried al the dicembti met ting of ls- qucxlng council on monday deputy retvv c l cleave and councillors tco currle c k may and it n brown were prew nt and reeve c w murray presided accounts passed for pavement in cluded the county of halton half of cosu of indigent patients 1006 25 and 14450 pakl by county to on tario training school for boys dale and btnnett legal tees 214 board of health accounts were j h bingham rj2i5 dr r t paul jjl 00 c w murray 34 00 i m bennett 20 00 dr r t paul 50 00 and j sanford 41 17 general accounts were bell tele phone co 4 62 acton utilities com mission 15 00 municipal world 7 s3 georgetown herald 2437 c k smith wood 3300 town of milton court fees 4 80 corporation of georgetown division court fees 36 00 cecil chishoun re voters list 6 44 aw benton re voters list sm i m bennett re voters list 87 to ontario deft of health in sulin 97c g c brown renewal or two policlts 7750 sheep claims and uluation no itellef fuel supplied 4s j sanford relief of ricer j5 00 chatitv account to province of sas- kathewnn jo00 k c lindsay re ward 1 350 00 a w benton stamps 7 10 cecil chuholm re dog tag 1120 amounts to rieve and council were c w murray 188 00 g e clav 16700 eo currle 15480 c h mav 163 fin r n brown 165 so a bvlaw was passtd providing for holding municipal elections for 1047 and for tw o members of towrihlp shool area no 1 for 10474s mov ed by currle and may that road accounts as presented by the road superintendent be paid 7 159 75 carried moved by brown seconded by cleave that thla council go on record as favoring a high school area as set put in the report of the consultative committee appointed by the county council of the county of halton and that a copy of resolution be sent to mr skuce public school inspector motion lost yeas cleave and brown nays- curie may and murray moved by currle and brown that holman conitructlon co rockwood offer to supply 2000 yards of gravel i at 1x0 per yard supplied crushed and delivered on township roads under the supervision or road super- lntendent be accepted carried i two greal granddaughters mary and rggy saull christmas meetinc of united church missionary society the regular monthly business meet ing of the woman missionary soc iety of the united church waa held at thr parsonage on tursday with mrs k j caldwell presiding a piano solo was glvrn by mrs m mr don aid arul a poem christmas every where to night by miss m a ben nett a christmas address waa con tributed by mrs ii mow at and a solo by mra w j realty a candle llgh ting srivlce waa hrld fur each coun tr with thr futlowlpj taking part mis richardmn mrs k iambert mrs llaxter mrs r leave a short pageant waa printed wilh the fol lowink taking various part mis- d simmons mls williamson mrs ii eldhuis mrs f mcdonald seviral hrllma- t nrnu wrrr ating with ihe rtnl spirit of uletlde itov i poole wishid the ladles nil a r rmrry hrtstmas mr and mra poole an nlwavs vr wilrome v isllnrs fimnnc us mr nelion 1 nmlm rt w a- calletl on nnd on behnlf nf the socle tv mrs nldmfl pit s nlisfl her ultli a life mt mbership certlfl nti an i mrs g mi donald present d a life member cnr freight and espraaa charges art on fire brigade grant j k gardiner repair clock thompson motors november account sanding streets dec 11 e e harrobttepostagv south i- nd motors account municipal world flection supplies br 1 1 telephone co service mckachern flrclric oil bur ner and installation at ymca w colea dro hobt johnston dro matthew tyler d it o j gibbons poll rlerk esther taylor toll clrrk j joctjur mill clerk ymca rrrjt killing iktofha dor aid inpetllon o re soil survey ounly of halton hospital n founts for iwi county of halton t harges for juveniles at bowman v llle school 2 on 145 jh 10 00 t7 60 500 s0 7 00 oo 43 at s3s 3370 703 103 571 55 a0o son 000 4on 400 400 10 00 ijnotao kj0 3 23 n tti fi lltmlnj remilullon was pa iv ouncll thla council is in favor of th rlnrl irs nf a high s ihmi dlstrlrl in thr northern part of unit m count and adjarent dis- iricta it w is de ided nol to declare bon ship pin mrs lambcrt wa very sur l n ubllr t view of prised and thanked kit ladles for thl hf inrl hnl r h b thrm honor klc holidays already this year la tiers or cards are to be sent to u wa rtcl kendrick beauty the members who are iii during the parlor was not liable for transient chrilmas scaxon rev c i poole rwv fff in vlrw of thr fnrt it u close the meeting nft retail ouuet lunh of christmas cake cookie- th toronto general and sandwiches was aervrd by mrc i tl r an indigent patient was foshury assisted by mrs c mcdon- pn h c another account aid mrs d richardson mrs baxter for mrmor hospital was ap- and mra veldhuk and a social half ppo hour was enjoyed a rtrr from arlm hool board a ery hearty vote of thank waa drf ttentlon of the ruling of the given lo mrs foshury whose home 1 ahvav open for any occasion and nlso to the lunch and program assistants 1 new pipe organ at st auiavs almost compixte ii lv extected that the installation of thr new pipe organ in st albans churrh will he completed this week and that the organ will be in uvr for this sundav uerre thr service a prayer of blessing will besald and the official dedication will take plan at a latrr dntc on christ maxnave mis inna stewart atcm wtldgive a recital at 11 pm before the midnight it rvlce department for an early audited statement and aked council a co operation in providing this statement the clerk waa to bring this to the attention of the audttara council accepted the tender of man ning electric for auppllng and in stalling an amplifying system in the arena at a cost of 419 45 four spetkrn are to be supplied and th continued on page ten the jistinmilne kilin in st puls chlrch a quiil mfddlnu took place at half past thne an saturday afternoon al st paul a prmoytertan church tiueljih uhen dorla manlne eldett ilaughlrr of mr and mra w u mllna of itockuood nacome th bride of eorre eduln juatln yogeat ann i of mr and mr george juatln of i eerton the rev fred ttllllarruon performed the ceremony the bride chose a ault of teal blue and corsage of pink rosea mrs uoyd hunter her slaters matron of honor wore a black dress with corsage of red rosea mr harvey justin attend ed his brother as best man a reception was held at the home of the bride a parents where mr and mra milne recrlved the gbests the young couple left by motor for s lhart trip to brantford and toronto the bride travelling in a turquoise twopleee wool dress with black coat and matching accessories on their return mr and mrs justin uill reside in everton coniinj eiit vn r ihti im at l dancing evrry saturday night acton toun hall auspleea acton branch canadian legion good orch ratra admission 90c 17 the sunday school of knox prea- blrrlan church islll hold its christ mas concert on friday december 20th at 8 p m silver collection 333 don t forget the carol service on december 29th at 7 p m in knox pnsbyterlan church speeial music by united and presbyterian church choirs everyone welcome 343 acton junior farmers hockey club will hold a euchre at lome school monday december 30th gjo sharp lunch provided chlckea for special tloor prtoe everyone welcome ad mission 25c 343 sa no 7 nassagaweya sre havbit their christmas tree and entartau- merjt in the school on monday de cember 23nj il 8 pm good pro cram of dlaloguei cantata radiat ion and songs admission 35e and i5c im