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thursday december uth 14 the acton free press paceskvkm ur ti nuk of button aua vtatta4 ralalivaa and truad u actaa ud dbrlrict mr harry cajnpbau of toronto vta- iu4 o sunday with hu uur mra e- f colllar and famuy mr sualey slarlalr u a paueat t st joaapka hoaplul fruttdt vub him a praaapt racovary mr and mr ii bunu harold aad haathar of toroato vtatud with har mother mr john mowat uk weak- end mr and mra ilarley i brlfnall douglaa and uohert of toronto via- had sunday at mr and mra jaa ii reada mra barbara soper who haa bean vulllng with mr and mra cecil sopar at praetoa for thrae week haa re turned lbsart clitrrit nfimiftte tw fvuwlly cku- v a wamjtmm rormt sunday dixtcmber 22ftd ims christmas sunday servcee it 00 m uornln worship sermon subject peace at earth special choir select lons- 1215 ourrh school too pm evening worship slide and carol service thtm- meditation on the nat ivity com and worship worship cferlst the mtioni king a happy christmas to all everybody wtloonu frteao regret to learn that mr r ii etliolt has bmo ul but ar plaased to learn that he u now pro glassing favorably ur and mr stuart intuits attend ed the wedding of their cousin miss kulrt miller to ur george mitchell in guelph un saturday all regret that mr 1 ltotchen ll iii at the private patient pavilion of toronto eneral hospital and hop for him an earry recovery or h r mnwil medical supervls- oi of the international nickel co visited hit mother mr john mow at on sunday he was on his way to cleveland where he will receive a dear from the american college of surgeon who are holding i heir an nual convention in cleveland thla week j engagements i fw cuptrrlf ttt ttuufl knox amnai aotow sunday deckmi1er j2nd 1m4 hu mn lev ir mcdonald of toronto 100 p m sunday school and junior lubie class 71 pm itev dr mcdonald itev dr mcdonald will be tbe mini irr until further notice they that wait upon tha lord shall renew their rtrength- vtfcarft 4r xlkaa h smart- mnday k vi em iiuu december 72nd ims holy communion mattlns and sermon he- g inner lass 12 06 pjn church school 7 im p m evensong and sermon christmas services je 34th 1110 pm choral kurhar ul icc lh 10 00 am holy eucharist mi and mr ordon moore wuh to nnouo f the engagement of their t lde- daughter muriel jean to john i hilip field ton ot ur and ur george fukl wallow street acton he careflll of fire at christmas paim every rr biime christmas fesil- ilte are marred b fire aeddenta to the chruunla tree or to the decora tloruv or to the fllmiy fancy dreaaea of little children at time the reiulta are tragic without care the kind liest people mat only be setting a danger trap for thrlr children chrlitmai decoration generally are made of inflammahle material and it in courting trouble to have a naked lifht pn where in their vtrlnit for example lighted candle in laper lantern unended from the reltlnv or hung on a chrlatmai tree or an lmproperl insulated string of eectrlr light mi prove beacon i of danger with children romping about in thrlr flimsy finery tha greatest care mull he exrrrlae that under no ctrcumstance would it be possible for the children or the decorations to xme into contact with a naked light whether it be from ga candle or a flickering flame from a stor also a gust of wind ma hlow curtain or deroritlnn arms a naked light and the damage it done creat danger lurk in ulng t rings of electric lights that have dona service the ear heftvr unless thev have heen thoroughly examined and tested before being put up kacn inch of rrrv set of lights thould be are- full inmikpctetl fur worn place in the insulation 01 outer cover if a worn place u on the outer cover a ttrip of friction tnr w ritptwd round it will 4hp to prevent arcldent if the intjdr insulation i worn the job la one for a prnttunl electrtilnn the rough eilcei of inmilnilon will hnve lo in trininied off and the wire wrap- ifd slrnllv with friction tape above the hrt k overlapping em h turn bv nlwut a tiuarter of tin inch and en- urlnt that the dnmnked nrea u mletlv etiverrd oftt n ivrd in onie woiti vv here the enter the plui the wire must bw reiued wtspped separateh with tap an1 reconnected llrokcn op ilamarihl plug should be ducardeit bulbs alo nhould he teteil before toeing flved comet ixr chrstms at chrutmasttdr in 17tw a comet aa keen to blaxe it flcrv course acrou the heavens thus fulfilling a predution made lfi vear earlier by edmund halle that the cornet of lus would return agam tt earth on christmas dav of that yeaskdmund ijalle wai the son of a rick soap manufacturer tn the clt of london throughout hi brilliant schooldaya at thr famous indon school of st i paul he studied astronomx ardently and when he entered queens college j oaforvi unvr4t he took with him i among other apparatus a mft tewj escope through which he was ablt to ivbere a sunspot and the occult at ion of mars while observing thv paths of comets tli rough the heavens halley found that mn of those seen in rl dav showed much similarity to each others ai regards their move- ments and he believed that these were freah appearances of tha same comet his calculations of the 1622 comet and his prediction of the dae of its return were suprialngly verified when awedi watchers saw it appenr on chrlstmaa day 1758 i bjrttl eljurrrj acton ucv w il waijjte sunday ikoullrn 2nd ims lino a m uomlng service til 3 pm sunday school a welcome to atl what wrong with this sentence asked an fngllsh teacher of a class of i small boys the horse and th sow wat in the pasture a smart little fellow answered riaat sir the lad should hava come first hal ton cream producers set up county organizatioii at an enthusiastic maauaf at tha court i louse hare last friday night cream producers from ail parts of tha county apikroved otaetuag up a hal- ton cream producers orgmalzsuoti si milar to that of the halloa uuk pro ducers aasoctation- a committee of four ntembars from each township was chosen and from among them a director frank wilson gorgeown and two voting deleg3 tea ken watson of milton and lind say ferguson of korkwood were cho sen to attend a provincial convention which is being held at toronto on oc tober mth paul fuher burlington who wn chairman of the meeting said it was hoped that ultimately farmers in it alt on would have all agricultural departments organised into one com mon federation it hard to take tbe price that we did during the hungry thirtys there are two cr three major branches of agriculture be organised he said explaining beef cream and poultry producers ould have to become organised to ttmplete the picture ieacrlblnb how farmers were nev er in a position to the market or con- irnrr and my this thing costs so ucfc to ralke we would like lo have reasonable living wag we have ad to take what they would give us and le aallaiw declared w j wood chairman of the cream prod ucers committee siecta speaker all farmers are now asking is to receive the cost of production and have a wage in comparison to that of other trade and labor the whole milk people were able to fight for and get what the cream producers were unable to do he declared stating that farmer milking twenty head of cattle and selling to the creamery as receiving 13000 a year leas than the whole milk producers were re ceiving cream producers are receiving 13 0h per hundredweight while whole milk producers were getting 11 45 per hundred statistics show he added john marshall county director cf the toronto whole mltk producerv spoke and approved of the llalton farmers organizing a cream produc ers association members of the committee chosen are nassagaweya art datmond c wilson w kennedy undsay fergus on all of itorkwood trafalgar ken watson art peacock allan clements eorge hrownrldge all of milton ks- queslng jack carton of milton mackemie alexander of norval ito- bert miller and frank watson nf aeorgetown nelson ceorge colling of camphellvllle amos newell of milton joe roger of freeman and robert sault of camphellvllle erin mrs myrtle steen and mrs dare ball teachers of the village public school attended th teachers con vention at juelph on wednesday of last week john beer alton contractor wu thrown from the bulldoaer he was operating when the machine crashed into the basement of an old barn on a farm south of ormngevllle last sat urday two cars were damaged when they lert the road on no 34 highway last friday evening in the dense fog a bran ford car left the road east of osprtnge a hamilton car got into difficulty west of osprlnge neither drivers were injured the cars were damaged u some extent about ht0 tuesday morning wm hall of lliiiaburgb driving his car south on the seventh line failed to stop at the intersection at no 24 highway and collided with a heavy truck load of feed the property of the tuelph cooperatlve hall was seriously injured and was removed to a ttuelph hoapilal the driver of the trui k escsped uninjured advo ate thanks to all for the splendid vote accorded me in the election on monday many thank to ah jrveh3jn to evfkyone a mfkky christmas and a happy new yeak fred j mccutcheon mi i ton si lateen mtinth of lalxir govern ment in reat ruilaln was thr heme ul an lnlenely interesting address glvrn by mrs john davidson lectur er and rsdio commentator at the women canadian club gathnlng on f rlday december filh utile iorralne hilton aged 4 years received a nasty cut on the furrhrad saturday afternoon when a car driv en by her father jim llilson was in collision with a truck at the inter section of the ihsse line and 1st line near the brlrk row at peru convicted on a charge of being drunk on main st a 16 year old mil ton girl was fined 130 and 97 costs in default of payment she wss ord ered to spend to days in the mltton jail chief canning said he found the girl screaming on the night of nov emlier 29 arising out of the former charge charles ccrvals wa sent to jail for v days when he pleaded guilty to giving liquor to a minor after the girls arrest he voluntarily told the chief of police hr wa the pcison fiom whom she obtained the liquor can adian champion good glasses if you mm us- m advick if you twt kcvctnc the chsrkcs and phone 1024 guelph and you will be assured of an appointment with robt r hamilton oitomctvusr ur offer ih moat roaplrta 7 anrte ataltabir campbellville to r with heads we win permanenth shampoo finger waves rinses scalp treatments fa cials and eye mow arching rer anpt call acton iis make an app t now for your achool girl i pcrmniv nt during the chrlblnia hollda pau beauty salon piionf 5 acton r specialize in both heat and cod wave crmanrnts u1kistmak shoimno chide mr it c menzlea was host the indies aid of st davids church on cvlncmlny afternoon he devo tions were taken by mr a c mf- phall and mr a t moore the cheer secrelnry reported six baskets of fruits had been sent to those who wrre iii during the lad month and read replies of appreciation dona i lions of money were voted for christ mas cheer for the shutins treats for the sunday school and tuberculosis fund after this part of the business was concluded a life membership certifi cate in the w m5 was presented to mrs k d mahon mrs ii lush memhrr of the nominating committee presented a slate of officers for 1047 president mrs j k mahon vice- president mrs r b elliot secret ary mrs h lush treasurer mra r c menzles cheer committee mrs wm roberts mrs geo infills and miss k mcphedran qultt committee mrs c a elsley mrs a t moore pianist mrs thank you kor the ktnr vote given ma on monday m sincere thank to tkr katepajrra of acton to oni and all 111 bt wishes fok a ml khy christmas l lovell istiiitllc gregory theatre tihtlsda and r1uha december i9u and smk pe01me are ftnnv jack halev helen walker march of time the new france popeye cartoon house tricks chapter 5 secret agent x0 katitrday drctoifutb 31 matinee at s her kind of mav zarhary scott jan is paige sjxg while you dance ellen drew robert stanton fox newt monday december 33 easy to wed ttchnlcolor van johnson esther williams cartoon m old kentucky to avoid paying over or 11 in r prices on certain articles christmas shoppers i should study this shopping guide when making out their list the following items which are pur chased in greater quantities during the christmas season still remain un der price celling regulation turkeys chickens mincemeat raisins currants prunes apricots figs olives spices citrus fruits bananas grapes apples i vegetables fruit juices peanuts can dles confectionery chocolate bars other luxury foods have been remov ed from the price celling restrictions and mrs robert inglls and dealers may set their own price 1 1 mcphall these include cut peel used in christ- the hymn and scripture reading mas cakes cranberries maraschino were in keeping with the christmas cherries and nuts such as filberts ai- season the meeting was closed with monds and pecan the ml7pnh benediction a very for the man on the christmas list pleavqnt half hour was enjoyed over practically everybing remains under n social cup of ten provided by the price control with the exception of incentive with mm j glim our tea mens tie price of a few items of hnatcss women s nppnrel such as tur coats the grace mission band held their rodumc jcvvellrv etc are no longer december meeting nt the home of controlled but nil rwntlal clothing i ol inlis voiron brown the ice- suh n hoslerv lingerie drosxes chll- president conducted the meeting the dren s clothing footwear of nil types devotional period wa taken bv jonn for all the fnmllv are still controlled minic omnientlni rt the story of in the field of textile products bed- n- b phenlt and the wive men in prend tnhlexloths nnd lueheon iets ti ohrmmnr storv rulh robert hlinketh heet and pillow nie kbv m n christmas rccttntion till on the controlled list ceiling pirt hnve been remoi on all tnw hit hiding electric trains vknlcs con si rut tion sets sctxiters dol- u doll tnrrlngess and miscellaneous lovs for the christmas stocking while gift wrapping paper both mmv nnd plain are mill under price control card stntlonerv decorations for the tree tags seal tinsel candles and table decorations are no longer on the controlled list rrwn chlnawarc and glasswnre designed mvn moore and for the serving of food such as cups cheer secretary mr- t k mnhon who hnd the topic gave some vrrv infterestlng stories of tluistmns die roll cnll wn an swered bv a christmas verse elec tion of oft ft t r for 1017 wns thi n con ducted bv the lender mr menrle lnsidtnt marina hood vlce-presl- a dt nt joan king secretarv norma jtt hrown assistant secretary ann j3 piirker treasurer mrs menzles jj pianist joan king nnd norma ftj membership committee mar- jjj christmas gift suggestions vacuum cleaners i i rfcord playfrs toasttr nomwl s s 1 ind saucers dinner plates etc and ordlnarv water glasses are still under price celling regulations but prices of ornamental dishes stem and footed glassware glass figures etc are not controlled virginia mitchell ruth roberts and incrntnk fwowncd ipon ann ilurren christmas gifts were et hanged hy the members ntrs inglis served a dnlptv lunch which need lets to say was much enjoyed by all the meeting was closed with praver hy marina hood the review meeting of s s no 1 farm forum was held at the school houe with sixty present as it was perhaps hrv is ine reason why in the form of a joint meeting the building i not proceeding as quickly friend of limestone forum were en- is it miiht a local contractor in tertalned during the evening educa- chelmsford states that 4 bricklavers tlonal films were presented hy r hea- i employed by him have completed 60 therington and a few short speeches i houses so far thts year he had paid bv the forum members miss llla j these men an incentive bonus out of cairn and mr morris readhead led his own pocket which is quite irreg- in community singing hlle the lunch ultr and had made one of the work was being prepared i men a director of his firm dut last j month the local master builders mrs jones consulted the doctor federation objected the jiay ments about her husbands talking in his weratopped nnd production dropiwd sleep the doctor said dont worry moral never try to do too much i can give him something to stop that i industry and mnrringe nre alike oh no doctor mrs jones objected i neither workers or wives want just a what t want is something to make i handout they want your heart i him talk distinctly uk now hue these c hk1s1m s records in stock dt st- lidells sib nt sight llolv sight i ittl luwn f b thlfhem jr link hit bet old angeu sing i 5 w nle shepherds watched their flocks g a record aijtltm makes an excellent j christmas gift manning electric radio sen ice acton phone 2081