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wht gittan jfrtt seventy second yiirno 25 acton ontakio tuesday december 24th 1046 f hl home print i e five cent presentations made at the at home of acton school town hall killed for social nlht of school v final meeting utilities comniiion for the year new ihwrmajttkh it al nmi411 jt of act n 1ubln i till ties c iiimilwlun mh held on iltrwlay even ng itrtvec l kirk itru an 1 immlul ner j marar llur were present with chairman t m han am presiding sujicrlnlendcnt w 1 1 ion reported hal mr mrptall hart begun work on the high sh kai home u al was a big event in the live of the pupil and teachers parent ia j lh of ih i on 1wroht frtends enjoyed the on on thursday blh aw rniorlw thmt numht ttt k jt whch mrrrhanu were rooerlng with held in the hn music for dancing i lhl conserving power wa supplied by the merrymakers b not turning on their window ll orchestra un1 fer m oclmk nh ar b i l aome who have not compiled with this a highlight of the event the prtxea reiueat awarded b the ikrade chapter the commission pawed chrutm- b ui auce remembrances to all member of the whom of the middle school won the rrnarr1 j ni p e 1 b havln a motion wu passed to transfer the best all round record in the four lnr hjdrant rental account and other v imonle 1 the waterworks account at the pruea and certificate for the thr ot ywir io general never lele nevrr ahaenl were won account of the corporation b the following crade ix muriel johnston pat rtrla chew jacqueline currle mary t prenyl thr pleasure the commlaalon crade x mlmrrd aimstfong stella h n working utth mr klrknea beanlmore 41 lyuletide ifls for the sen icemen nrw t amkk is uumjto rul tlmknt or tllr rurr i kkss in h i t ira 1 171 mm who xroed ti rorcm itrrrttr ifta ojpan armed kru 1 r it 11 i m i aft thli was the last meeting at which iteevc ktrkncss wa to be pre cnl the chairman mr hansen ex i jc during the rar cradr xi dena bralda olga ixvk t klrknro thanked the commu rr helen mrlllan martin ourkesa i crade xii a wo ilralda joan sam cap frank terry who haa been apk in ted postmaster at arlon sue cdlng the late j matthews wh died in m trrh iw4 miss rem ilrown has ttecn arting pimtmlstrm until the teimanrnl apmlntment wu made erllle phr kjl r medal for the best shot in the l adrt irpuimnn b it nald hemste this medal and the medals for he athelllc hamj lonshlps were prevented h a lills chairman of arton srhool hoard to thr following jr ii athletlr chamj ion pla fortl lrhman jr iris athletic cham pt in jarqurllne chew int boy athltu otnnijt n melbourne blow int iris athlrllr champion joan ote sr irk athletic c hnmplon joan somervllle sr ios athletic champion iorne arblr prolclenc award alo presented by mr dins were as follow the a t hnwh troph for orade ix academic proficiency awarded fl eanor beatty the wm cooper troph for orad x academfc proflrleno awarded to iorrlne pallant the ii if illnlon troph for middle school acwdemlc pnflcirnc awardhl to hett m uterv the ir cullen trophy for proftc lenry in middle school science award ed to frnest west the or buchanan troph for pro flcleticy in vdle school iinguagei mlvs fthel frankltn warded to hem master unh u pijino the hr j a mcnken trophy for gwr m n ulk a du wn proflclenc in middle school fngllah ronthbuted by bett may and shei awarded to bunn anderaon oabur the stud book chapter the f s blow troph for proflc- wm mlm onntt joce ion fir the feelings expresaed and wlklml the commission continued sue ir tn handling their ahare of the lrikirntlon a huslnraa hytlro depmhment iii- pc of ont suiptles jf is hell li lr hoth co of oan rrv irt x j nn l n t iretrl t o sup plier fifl n rt ern nrtrlc o i td mi pllrs 20 i nniiamn co ltd suppllrs 42 m lanirti it kumn corp sup plies v7 to mrs palmer 12 00 i i- m r w t7 ii l p c of ont no power 4m1 15 tsicnsr mission band officers elected at deceklher meeting the met tlnk of the huth nelson mission band u held on thursday ivcemwr 11 1mb the candle were llgmed by jane lltlntt while john mowntt recited a poem a christmas story was ghen by invld cullen mrt mow at t leno in middle vhool mathematics awarded to frnrn unt the iower hool intermediate orttncatem were presentel t maine arblc mildred armstrong muriel burns fl rente coleman bertha ingles marlon keelnn barbara iaw son lirralne pallant james spiel vogel june at kins jimn white the secondary school raduatlon ptploma were reeled b the follow int stulmts bunnx anderson ray iv ontinuetl on page hvt and betty mae lambert played a pi lino duet ihe rlettlon of officers n suited at follows precedent jmne elliott icepn hidentchrlstlna i jmh iveasurer rni jennings heiald john mowatt erlna johnson world friends secretary joyce lnmbert c orr spondlng set retary barbara joan baxter presentation at high school t home the nrcsentation of certlftrate at acton continual ton school ww home lost thursday evening the presentations ihown here are thoat of secondar ciouuullon diploma presentations were made bj g a dills chnlrmnii of the board thu year frank tern nu postmaster for atlon oflice i hose in ranfca from pmalr io aptain former star of i acton tanners announwm nx in matte this week of the apjkiinlmeat of r rank lerry as ioilmnilt at hit acton oflire sue rewiing i he late j c mat i hews who riitd two rr ago mix rern brown has bevn acting postmutress since mr matthews death it has not yet hern nnn unred w hen mr 1 erry i will assume hla new duties fhe permanent appointment was withheld during the war until all thoae who had served would have an opportunity of making application for the position as a result of mr terry a high standing in the examinations held in october the position has been secured by him rank terry has been a resident of acton for the past fifteen years coming here from gait he is a son of hdmond and the late mrs terry his father now resides in peter borough vp until his enlistment he was the star centre plaver of the acton intermediate llockev team and a member and captain of the acton baseball team in 1040 he enlisted in the canadian armv and rose through the ranks to cat lalrt xtlngln canadaand over senv on his discharge he resumed his emplovment with beard more co and ha been foreman in charge of the maintenance of outside proper ties of the company frank terry is a member f the mca board of the acton phxxlcal htnes and recreation committee a member of walker lodge a f a a m member of acton branch of the canadian ieglon llajs married and has one daughter patricia their home u on east mid street ills ap pointment to thl important post will be a popular one from the fine group of applicants for the position it mav have been a difficult one we congratulate the new postmaster and acton residents are fortunate to have a man of hi ability for the position acton pot office has a unique re- cod since being established in 1b44 it has had but three postmasters robert swan wa the first postmaster he was followed by his nephew james matthew who held the position for over to years his son j cheater matthews succeeded him and held th position until hjs death in march xm4 mlta fern brown haa very capably niled the position since the death of mr matthews for many years she had been his assistant and we under stand will continue on the staff ac ton poat office has a fine record fo- servtce to the community tn the present appointment that tradition nf wrvlee will be maintained njuw ah i htef tr r j lieamlmt tr and co those a unljue wa 11 e ntsing mn reel i ton and a jwrltome bat k io tlw servicemen of the tympany when on rtday after noun hey made t hrtstmas present at tons to three gnupa of men who had srived in the aimed forces men who had served in the war of 1ktj43 and had beefl in the employ of the com miny hrfui enlisting and returned again to the wnjksny after du charge received fine spa ft on radios there were 67 in this group men who had served in i he last war and had entered the employ of the c om- anv sine din harge received electric rators itvere were 70 in this group 14 men who had served in the war of 1jm in ireled jpe 171 men were trie honored guests at this gathering sune concrillon of the present slie i i lleartlmtire an 1 co in acton and the number tf rmjil er could be i nihere1 tn r rlda afternoon when jlhev jathrred in the big sole leather areh usi f r tie function there atmtut n the acton ta funi j xi mrdonam w hk t hairman and briefly explained it mi ii f gathering was t honor how nnn tf lleardmt re an 1 c o who tiad rvrd their countrv in the irmh rni a reverenl silence was oh w r l for those wh d d ntil return mr s bennett president ad tlrrsjmd tht gathering he extend t f tie het w uhr of himself and the tllithtttrs ftr a meri otrtstmss the dire tors w tshed at man times that a hnll tn the plant could at some time le mv i led for more frequent gath rings and closer relationship of em- plovres and management one of the ienaltles of an industry growing large was the losing of that personal con tact between management and em ployees he expressed personal apprec iation of the efforts of all and the ap preciation of beardmore and co cus tomer in their delivery of leather mr bennett told of the place now won by beardmore and co in their new departure of making upper leather in addition tn sole leather now the upper leather of beardmore and co wa established in world markets with it sole leather products aa second to none he congratulated the employ ees on attaining and maintaining this high standard veterans of the war of 1014 10 made the presentations to the m who served in the war of 1jw45 and mr s o benney made the present atlons to the veteran of 1914 is ii i perhaps unique that among the j group were also veteran of the south african war v j could and chaa withers and that three of the men i representing the company were also i veterans of 1914 jr mr c ben nett dr paul beer and mr j- m mcdonald thanks of the various group to the company lor this fine recognition was expressed on their behalf bv frank terr y r ruddock and w j gould dr paul beer v icepresident of jthe company in a brief address hit a note that is often overlooked ha said that before the men came back there was much alarm and inquiry about the rehabilitation or returned men but the transition from war to pear time employment has been salved by the men themselves thev i had come hack and just got into the harness again it was a tribute to them and he felt a matter that wai appreciated by all canadians there were nine men from beard more and co who fell in each of the last two wars their names were read and allent tribute paid to their memory the national anthem con cluded the gathering t lev t hi i al in v lm ii n tt adtted t if r ij jii 1 lit- litht in i irfch rain rini ant rxlrin wit mt m h l1 t wn paper camera u kn wn as an anniversary model of tie l 4 speed taj hlr and is rjulj etl w lit kalalt range findr an i raflev flail gun ar d sythrtiniter irir a numhrr of years we have used a ifle tarneta hot its w was llm llitl lie new arnera offer a w id rr field for imal picture i vw mlicm add tt at the r ree 1 revs is n i intrreurd in h itfkgrai hy in a itmiiiiri t la i w ay i ut i nly as it hear- umm the local news and our ti mmeiaial rlnting department it is a irttawnlng of our service in both i hew fields in kee ing with our pol icy v e might add that the order for the resent equipment was placed last rebruary datld it dills ronlln ues in thsrge of the free press pho tograffcy picture tms week are by the new camera as well as the photo last weli of lteve r j mccutcheon arlon indtislrits ie ihiltlrens parlits saturday wrfumn should b kept tn dmrk plar llsht oiusn oxidization chanitr thr formula and altera tha went- otttino tiiinos donk armouth ns cp pollcj chief harold llopklna of yarmouth heheei in dolni thtnci htnuelf clad in overall the chief appeared on main street and painted yellow llnti at intersection while his ubonflnatee rerouted traffic to avoid amuiknli his handiwork tim ck umi roctlr stritk os lkvki crovsln0 on monday on m ndnv m rnlng the rear end of a truck delivering goods to arrolls siiki ws tlimk h the c nil east ttnund paso nk r train and various it rm t f fruit an i k cerir were thiown nl rii tfe rll t of wav the m mr nl f t and nn n r f the trurk was niitnr tl in hul no ont was injured and the remainder of the consign ment wa kavrd the accident occur red on the mill sreet crostlnn as thr truck was ctmlng into acton manager p inllng to the cigarette hutt on the floor smith is this our smith pleasantly not at all sir u saw it first coming event a loti ira4i 1 1 rerl at other kadirar arv ltirat 1e llri atejimiaaanaa umreseai mi ac i unih ca nance new ears fve acton town hall r khrr s orchettr whist les horns hats admission 7c js 2 dance io boh mart inland hi orcli estra town hall acton every sat urriav nlcht dancing k to to 12 ck admission w auspices lgl n tf mont f rcct the carol aervlce on iecember th at 7 p m in knot prtshvtertan church special musl h t nlted and presbyterian church rholts i- very one welcome 34 3 acton junlir farmer hot kev cluh llrrrdmore and i haw rvent in town hall and wtml i oar injr orporal on il m a saturday was t rlstma party day for a great number of the children of a ttn wl en bcsrdmore and cn and ire wot i c nitijrtt orptratlon gave i itstrnas pardes and visits of santa imub with presents tt the employee of their respective firms lie party of the wool combing rxralion started at one o hock on salurday aftern n in the ymca when ahout iv children sat down lt s fine c trislmas luncheon this was served in the social room of the y rhtn the children went to the gym nastum wnr a christmas tree well rmtaankrtl with parce a was th centn of attraction christmas carol vincing wit led hy mr ntwman italrd wtlh mr 11 o bo ye at the i art finallv santa claus arrived vnd the- re was a gtft tor every good little hoy and kirl and at this time of year i here are nly good little hoys and ik rls tfle c 1 ihren s i arty of beardmore anl o started about two thirty when santa clans in hts cutter was escorted t the town hall by acton boyi and- ru lhn i and a following of some if the older children at the town hall there were over uto children and i some parents and hry were enter tained hy such well known artists as mks marjorle waters cliff oldrard with a dark wire act and dance number and mis fdlth gralger on the a ceo nil an there were christmas t am s and popular song with mlsa yaalrr doing the leading of course all the children were an tiripattng the arrival of santa claus nnd he did come and welcomed them nil and from a tree surrounded with christmas stockings and parcel there was one for every child and his help- i er distributed them i free pre pictures from both par tie will appewr in next weeks issue of the free press actov boys visit in iteijmi fn joy v stvlm a good time was had hy all when uelph junior hi y invited boy of that age from acton to o uelph for a few games a swim and a luncheon ames played included checkers aju j ing pong after a refreshing swim the boy all had a luncheon p rout is a hv the s men s cluh of c uelph the acton s men club provtdal transportation for the acton boy who were in chari of f nelson from the m men s club in acton acton junlr farmer hot kev cluh anikniil v r icpt kecotn will h id a euchre at ixirne schtxi mendatlnns for a floor price for pot- mondav december toth bj0 sharp aloes nt1 a higher celling were in- i unrh prov ulett chlcket for special eluded in resolutions passed here at dot r prlre i- very one welcome ad- n meeting of new brunswick potato 34 3 growers mission j5c mens recognition at the beardmore nnd co yulrtlde recognition to aervlcemen in their employ a sritlcn cf the group can be seen aa 171 men ware remembered the free press camera caught tha picture aa tha preservation v as being made to g a bel me with harry rogara veteran of two wars at the microphone with exwarden j m mcdonald