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it jvrteir sttt flfrss seventyfourth year no 3 acton ontario thursday july 15th 1048 eight hotne print pages six cents county council approve rally on reforestation will be held in october 100 aon purchased in nassagaweya to bring hold ings to 800 acre other items at tuesday meeting written exclusively for the acton ipyee press and canadian champ o hal ton county council at the regular monthly meeting held in milton tuesday afternoon endors ed a recommendation of the ag ricultural and heforcktratlon com mittee to hold a countywide rally w conservation and reforest rati on during the fall reeve alex mclaren em pti nail ed the lmportarce of bringing to gether all group in the county to acquaint them with the value of veforettratlon and conservation within the municipality council amroved of his suggeatlor that skull fractured in fall from load of hay wlier n load of hoy upset at his farm east of acton on friday af ternoon murray colon slipped off the load and struck his head on the ground and sustained a frar tured skull after receiving treat ment he was taken to toronto general hospital and latest re ports are that his progress u fav orable all wish him a prompt re covery knox congregational picnic held at lowville saturday knox congregational picnic was held in lowvllle park on july 10th aftey ntcnlr lunch the followlref i visitors as well as acton folk enjoyed appeal thnt appeal for acton swim mtng pool inst saturday afternoon when the temperature was well in the hnctles caught the eye of more than acton folks am uie band and the children were going along main street we noticed a motorist in o enr bear ing an american license he was directly behind the group both elbows were on the steering wheel and he was attempting to take i pictures of the appeal through the windshield of the car hope joe had cleaned it first couldnt help but recall as wo watched the group the old days of the cart that used to water the streets when john williamson had the big sprinkling tank and mill and main street merchants nrrar fgod to have the streets sprinkled twice a day to keep down the dust gee but it was fun in those days to follow nlong in barefoot and get them muddled up as the tank went nlong the street porhnm nil niir marten didnt damage to slreel lights is heavy in past weeks damage to mairw in wartime hoiking subdivision the regular meeting of acton public utilities commission wm held on tuesday evening chair man c m harden presided with reeve f j mccutcheon and com missioner j b macarthur bolrg present mr orwell johnson nnd mr j j stewnrt were present to discuss with the commission the coat of service to the fall fair the last year account was gono into and cxplnlned to the fair delegates it was suggested that the fair board cortnet the council and work out a hystem whereby the wiring would not need to be installed each year a letter was rend from the he pc of ontario stating thnt the west central office hnd been mov ed to hamilton acton is now in timnitbtrtct allison farm in nasagaweya is for russian nobility the fnrm of mrs w j allison nn rr 1 campbellvlllp which has been purchased for the grand duchess olgn kullkovsky lter of the murdered czar nlcholaj kullkovsky has one of tho flntfit fnrm homes in western ontario it was built to the order of tho late w j allkn lr 1024 by tho georgetown lumber co and la of oak trim with hardwood floors constructed of rug brick while the verandah stretching they width of the hoiue is supported by four mnsslvc brick piers with the house went the 200 acres on which mixed farming has been conducted and where beef and dnlry cattle hogs and poultrv were raised the sale ncgotlntlors were con ducted through c h dymont a hamilton realtor mrs allison who is moving to n smaller house in acton said olio does not think the kullkovsky will run the farm but colonel knllkovbk grentlv admired the acton drops two games in this weeks ball july meeting knox church wjw at mrs w masales the july meeting of lb wms of knox church was held at tho home of mrs wesley masale on july 8th 1048 the program was in charge of mrs f anderson and her com mittee of visiting teachers the devotions were taken by miss is abel arderson mrs p kennedy chose hymn 41 which wiu read al ternatively miss ruby clark read the prayer mrs fred ahderson read and ntpoko on the hymn what n friend we have in jesus the treasurers report followed nnd n report on mis m e and erson a lllncxs miss mclean gave a much appreciated plarv solo mrs kennedy followed with a his tory of hymn singing from tho tlmonf martin tmhw nndmlw oakville team has a field day with 17 runs on saturday- georgetowns newest pitcher holds locals scoreless last nijrfit to avenge actons goose etfff victory over pa- pertownei last jameh of schedule oabvllla nahxt t one of fhe most decisive defeats yet inflicted on acton intermed iates was meted out by oakvll at home here last saturday when they smashed out twenty base hit and accumulated 17 runs to over whelm the locals 177 their pace never slackened after the sixth in- ing as they emote doubles triples and all manners of slrgles off hard pressed sam snyders offer ings faced with no alleviation snyder was forced to go the route nnthe mound municipal council school jbonrt port club junior farmer asso ciations federation of agricul ture lumbermen and other in terested individuals be invited to attend the rally it was further agreed to hold the meeting at mil ton or october 25th or the 26th mr mclaren also suggested that the committee study further the possibility of subsidizing the fencing of woodlota in the county he said it would protect thcte lots from roaming cattle to in sure continuous young growth he reeommerded through his com mittee thnt the diameter limit for cutting trees should be more rig idly enforced members alio endorsed a resolu hon of the same committee auth orizing the purchase of 100 ncres of land from cyril abner el hott nassngaueya for the sum of 1 s00 which uill increase the rcforestratlon holdings to 800 ac res of the finest land for this pur pose in the county council approved of pi anting the halton plowmnn assoclntlon the sum of 200 for 1918 bylaws for the appropriation of monies to carry on t urrt nt ex penses wore passed tho rntc of 3 mills for genornl expenditure- and 1 7 mills for com tv roads uns sot nt n previous mtoting of tho council council approod of n n solution reeeh td from brnnt count nk ing thnt tlu dominion goiorn merit share tin costs of ndmlms terlng lustlco w hen lr rilnni li ing on a reserve nn involved members dtcidod tho nnnu 1 county picnic would bo hi id tit stnnlo- pnrk erin on jut 22 accounts approved to bo pnld included flnnreo 1 81 n hos pltnls t12 r counti buildings 42813 pilntlng 166 t agn cultural nnd reforestrntton 121 v counti roads 0 110 the mckwwiion wedding on svturdw at hridirs home here ing results 4 and under mixed margaret jean anderson jack mackenzie girls 5 and 6 fay mceachern sharon gervnls oboys 5 and g robert parker brian otrerbeln girls 7 and laurie ritchie mary jane force boys 7 and 8 john mussche kenneth dodds girls 9 and 10 phyllis barnes betty mcdowell boys 9 and 10 ronnie sinclair jimmy currle girls 11 and 12 isabel ritchie joan hodge boys 11 and 12 romie sinclair rant withers girls 13 to 15 beatrice cripps boys 13 to 15 bill somerville jack davidson hankie race beth ritchie bolloon race john musselle wheel barrow unco herbert doddk nnd jimmy currle horse nnd rider- jnck david son and bill somervillo furtle race- jack davidson sodn blst ult rni e ph ihs burr s 1hkmd rate- niton mass j and isnbt 1 ritchit piatt htlin ottirbon ind doukihs davidson kuk shot mrs andenon ind margin rite roszell rolling i in hi u n otttrlkin 1 hi ad n die ii 1 n op rh n it d douglas daidson 1 nit h u t iimmi ouri i eethellttlesrenenn saturdnv afternoon so we d better describe it ono big truck the local jazz bnndiiave a musical program to draw attention at the rear end of tho track were still barrels fil led with water from these bar rels a group of men filled the old- fnshinncd u aterlng cans nnd fol lowing tho truck were a group of small boys clad only in bathing trunks nnd belr g cooled by the wnter from the sprinkling cans a group of girls following clinch ed the appeal with the signs we want a pool which nil goes to proo you can t puddle nround on your own streets without being observed b foreign countries teacher and pupils enjoy picnic at greenock school ii i on saturdii nftfinon jul at too pm tho mnrrlnje was emnlzed of miss ii it 1 v l on rn dmikhti r of mr and mr chnrlis wilson of actt r nn1 mr koht rt mtkn ma n of mr and mrs william miki f toronto 1 fit rev i ouls p rkor ing of alton offhintid it tin i t ll finnnmv whhh toi k nl u i n the hilng rooni of the hiltl horn tastt full thuniiid for tht octaslon with bisktts of hint lol phinlums oi inn it syi n- 1 roth mrs hi vv aid t suit r plairtl tht pmm softlv pr or to tht n rt nuini an dutug tho mjn ing of the rt glit or i ht bride esooi li d to th room on tht ami of lur father lookthl radl int in ti own of whit french inpe w th a garland of white antl pink flotrs in hor hilr and carried a bouqutt of american beaut i roses ttouinrdln tnd hab s btynth i ho niall of h i- or sister of mho brtdo carrlng a bouquet of pink nws and baby s breath wore a gown of pale blue cropo and had a garland of blue flowers in hor hair the groom was attended b mr earl b mc- naugbton of ijinmng ontario at the reception following tht parents of the bride and groom received ulth the bridal party th mother of the bride veartr g t own of nai and white crepe with a corsage of pink roxebudr the mother of the groom wearing m gown of roblns egg blue crepe and a corsage of dink rosebud the guests and wedding party as sembled in the beautiful shaded garden for the wedding luncheon which followed or their return from a honey moon to muskoka mr and mrs mckay will red do in toronto seizures ordered on tax arrears innassaganoa i suil ranis made to acton and milton fairs tax kate not struck n tst iw t a 1 1 w iisji p c uinctl mi i on julv r in the courcll i ha uht r w uh tho mtmlurs all ni in hi 1 u m ans tklt tlu it w r t siding t i it skuhii m was i oid from hilt n muslin testhnl commlt- iii i i pt of airn ulturt the ful- i n tumili l unt lit rk nnd st m h it s hospitul ai muiits am untlng to 63 r ml ih k ul sujk in ttndtnt s ui i r i i imto woiv ordered id mi iisii il ti ints win made t i ti ri m i milton tall fal- h u 1 il tx hall mi plow in tr s s vi itlon jt llutioi w ib imuted agree pint hast tlu knatchbull n hill f r tht sum of ont dollai nut tiansftr oxp nit s to be used is a p lling booth also a com- nuttt t was ajih i tint to look afttr tju ihmsmu rt pairs to same v onmiitut was also appointed i i h ok after n pairs to the town ship mi mot i il plot vfttr ioi taroful consideration of tho 1a arroar situation the following resolution was parsed 1 mat the tax coiuttor bo instru toti to write all those in arrears of taxt that if said arrears are not pald b august 15th 194fl he go forward with bilzuros to coier sime i ho cluk was instructed to con sult bsquoslng council in regard to dotr hui ting to see if arrange- nit nis could be made to have a hunt in these two municipalities lndimvuit nt of adjoining niunlcl- palltua a lengthy discusblon took place over uie 1948 tax rate but as all the requisitions had not been re ceived the rate was not bet but held over till the rext meeting council adjourned to meet again on july j6th 194 at 800 pjn i gretnolk w i and tht unchtr nnd pupils of grot nock school i met on tuesdny of inst week foi i the annual picnic rnin interefer ud somewhat in the afternoon but lunch was hold indoors while ke rrtnm nnd thoiolntt milk was or- joj od h tho children 1 hen all i it hi ud to t njov hit nees nnd lnt inll iju t hiltln n hnd n ponnut scnmhlo nnd mnrshmnl lows all wtnt hoim tlitd but jnppv mu rncos were in chnrge of mrs boll and mrs chestt r alii n nnd rt suited ns follows i 2 to i yenrs nnncy aitkor sharon stott james hill nnd i inmi s aitkcn tied i 7 to 8 t irsgnir scolt edith scott jiukie johnson to 10 oniv- keith stott gor i tlon cripps 11 t 12 tiis inn senium k dons alhn nnd bohhh hill tkd 12 t irs ijinnu alltn tlorln ct nro ida cripps high jump in no somarvk loan hi phurn invi mo allen ptnnut rat o in m si mnn k mm rt id i hitt i fjktd p ut doris al n n and h an lit phurn ii i nt s m link nml m ir rt id blllle uill ind i uk idinj four it j mtl rat t doris allen ind mnr roid lotin hi phurn w tut ihur w km- rohht hill uid 1 sin vnpps ink iding and i ii r v st n liillit hill and kt n m th s ott m n s cn mrs chin oi k mi k mt keow n mlvs lean m i id ill mtns race- chtsttr all n ril it hill livitm ml n worn n pit ling potilois mis i alhn mrs r ii mrs tnil i isn mrs a mi keow n mu antnmvte for hleej ing mcknesm was made up for their fnlr of july 1st a letter wan read from a num ber of tennnts at the wartime houslrjj wjilch had been sent to council this letter complained of n break in the wnter mnln in the subdivision the letter itnted that if this was not repnlred the matter would be tnken up with the boord of henlth ni the com mission has not ns yet tnken over this now section tho ccntrnl mor tgnge nnd houslr g wns to be not- ifid of tho bronk so thnt the re- ipnlr could be affected a number of ouur bent plpeb in this district woxo to be brought to their atten tion nlso due to the heavy brt nknge of light bulhs in tht stioet lights it wns decided to insoit n reward not it o in tht tree prt ss a reward of 1000 will bo pnld for inform ntlon lending to the ant st nnd convict lor of nnvone breaking or diimnfe ng mn 1 1 lights tills is nitcsstirv so that the tost of strict tights mav not hnie to bo raised in tin last vvitk seven lights hnie h i n broke n a motion w is passed iu hul ing the inn ft r of 1000 fr ill hit wattrworks atimint to the in tial account of tho corporation supt i ir tendenit wilson report i d thit all tht dnmnj cnustn liy iht i ui tin nl storm in juno had hi t n rtpmred extopi one time switch whuh was ana being s rviced superintendent i nmhi rt v in strut ted to purchase the neitssir sh ngles foi rtcovering the pump hotist nhtl nnd lay them it wns thought tht asbt stnsshlr j1i would ht tht most satisfactory a number of tmplovcos ml ir ruimd foi holidnis nnd tht com missi n onturitd in thosi mnn gtments i hi follow ng nccounts were i is t i for payment ilvdro hi pari moot iht hi pc of ont mdse iugnrmnplea- tlipllvrtnfjtf the grand duchess has two tons lyte and j fnwcett hymn writ- i nnd two grandchildren but it is ers mrs f anderson and her understood thnt thofie will live in j committee sang the meeting i toronto but nn 83yenroid lady closed with a hymr followed by n who has been with the duchess for prnyer rend by miss d folster a 4t years came with her to see the dainty lunch wns served after fnrm and will it is thought live which mrs g lantz offered a vote there of thanks to mrs mnsales and tho mrs allison said she hnd no committees idea who tho buyer was until the sale wns completed which hnppen od to bo on her birthday and no when the formnlltles were flnishe her health wns drunk in grnpo juice anil the buyers snld happy birthdn to you b h c p cro swell eblof commh- wimitliniy pitfal sloner of tho cpr immigration iiiiiiiiiij i 9wl itwns a cleancut ictory oaks i an old boy wants to help and colonization dopt states that several other fnrms over n wide r that former actonialtt rndlus were considered before this particular location was derld t tt upon work started on new addition at cton high school might raiso 1000 can he sent care of free l praia a f t w wetks ngo n letter enme to our desk nnd we intorded to publish it but search as we may we ennnot discover thnt letter so c siaitnt this wtek on tht j e enn do is to tell you dltion at atton hlgschoofu u ns xmmher the con work stnitod thl m w ntli and messrs lont s nrd vnngils tho contractor have tin ixcnvation writing f i om washington dc ninth ind tlu eement footings actnn oid boy rocn the laid for the mw class room steel imis hc uspd to hnve swimmlnr i lie animumbtr are already on the jn hindtrsonb pond nrd down nt the mill pond and regretted thnt ito and a good start has been made tow ai d having the building n idv for the commercial course that will he taught here nt tht op t nlr g of the fall term acton youth hadn t his boyhood priilhgen lie hnd been following with interest the campaign for the now acton swimming pool nnd hi thought a number of formi r actor the van fij3etmitchell bovs and girls would i ke to contri wedding at ballinafad bllu to th project uo ostmnted that the old bovs nnd girls might united church i- i m tru i i din ts sii ph i i il i let 1 ii v suirilit s sv moil htlwi supj it i i u mt kt nic s n su r plits 11 im 1 dc iiiliinlum peonies nnd cnnt- i orbury bells formed n pretty set ting in bnlllnnfad urlted church when nellie ct orginn mltchep daughtrr of mr and mrs alex mltclull became the bride of rob burness vnn fleet son of mr nnd i mrs tnmt s vin fleet rockwood i it o r fllndall offlclntid ml issumt si 000 of the fund for the lov t of the old town nnd ho told ils if such i fund wns ojm nod he- was nn panel to make his contri bution well tht re vou have it nnd for tin lack of someone else to head it up and botniise most of th old inns nnd girls won t know all of tht presort off elnls wc 11 i 11 10 61 1 i 80 j undertiko to acknowledge through m it liu ritt i hompson htusburg fli l tl 1 ivt tl tin wedding music and mrs i i ht a nt w tirug which ha proed t ffit the against sleeping slckncs m enttlt hav just been ainouncotl in brit iln field tests are expect id to prove that this drug known n m tt5 gives immunity for at u ast six months it is hoped that its uu mnj open up the vast fer- ttlo nnns in lost africa so far domed to white farmers by the prevalence of the tsetse fly car rier of sleeping uckness it ii i- i n i t lc i pile- ii od pits mas i i c i in i li in 1 in m 1 s ithun i- ns sirij i i s f tl i il in mi plnss i 1 1 i r i stm ist pm k- h pri ss v iran rt sup- sujpl ts m ii rl us sup uul a hit 16 71 watrrworks dept 1 mnr htsnt nt spring alton publit i til c anad an rinss co ltd h mijilro brass mfj co svmon hnitiwnro u m mclean nur t of the brid sing hetaus during the signing i f i hi it j ster iitn in niatnai h hor father tht hrule looked charming in a moor hnth gown of broiadid sat in i fitttd hodlce and a full three t ti sk rt 1 ho full length veil of i mhi oidi n d m t was i might rtdth a hnlo of ornr go blossoms she i nrrii d a tastade of reel rusts and bahi s hn ith mrs roht rt lou tilt hi r onl ntti ndant ow ned in palo on hid of embossed inct with ovi r skirt of nt t a hnlo headdress nnd mnttjilng ml tens carreii ytl- low ros s mi r ht rt i oiltltt was best man 1 hi ushers wcce donold an hi et brother of th 627 12 i nn i renth m the ri it ptlor which follow tin h no pre ss and turn the in isimc lr j h cre ighton ill el ui iti ns to tho alton swim- tiling i i sent u mm at ton olel r s mil iris hi iik in all parts w he it tht nt w s of tin j 1 ojt t it s r at hod m iih th 1 mi nt t tlv to hilh u dor t km w u ish wi t mild find that tt t i a it im bj groom thsaphnred nnd you ought tt s our tit sk 1 h s lsn t our np- 1 1 il ut it ronn s from one of the eld hi v s don t know who w mb first in hut wi ii ht vou knou i i h w 1 1 k how 1 hi fund tirogress ts ui do know tht ht lp will m apinilnttd from there who cam ve ton tht lr h imp tow n bevauso tlu ennvnvsors at homo an f indir g th lo ng pltntv hard on that first s10000 if olrt hoi nnd girl want o suppressed acton with another nnd as disastrous a defeat was ab sorbed by milton however at georgetown wher the papermok- ers trounced milton 172 led by a recent southpaw acquisition on the mound the triple a nine touched mark pollock for twelve h ingle on sat urday but onkf ace twlrler kept them well scattered prior to the sixth frame the contest was on nn even steven basis ar d at that junc ture even the most optimistic pro- gnostlgntor could have forsoen thnt an avalanche was destined to smother acton under thirteen ad ditional runs but a single and two free pnsses to first followed by subsequent safeties started the ball rollirg in the wrong direction from there in it was n raso of how many runs th oaks would chalk up before they wore extinguished willing to risk their very shirt in order to cross tho hag thoy at tempted nil sorts of haphazard runs thnt somehow were counting stellar hlnnting from snider was flnnlly responsible for putting the visitors dowr i he most nmiine nsmct of the entire nffnir was the fortitude with which snm snyder withstood tht merry go round whirl moxt mountismon would hnve quit tho diamond fnr e nrller thnn this un der such stress not so snm he know what was e xpectetl of him nnd ho stuck to his guns to the bitter end i manager tlnry mnsiles was given the tak of revamping the injury laden nnd vacation riddled hnoup he nominntod bob and- t isim for hnrlcstop nnd banished dudo llrdsjiv to tho hot cirner nt third bnse in plnce of lome masters on the injury list when i tib jordan sir nne d n t ndon masters appeared in spite o hu injury nnd i indsay romped out to left garden rod ryder substitu- i ted for owtn masalih at short i when mnsnlts dtvtloptd ar old hurt in centre fie ul in pla e of vantionlng boh ootitt bill wa- ei house snngged the drives that tame hlu way with celerity aging dudt i indsiv aside from his untie s on tht diamond fount time tt slash ou tour hits nnd paced at ton s attack ht wa dtflnltily the local hero of the p eve and tt was obilous he n ti- uzed it gilliam thi ilsittirs third tan m tn battwl n mean five for six ht was the big gun of the heavy oakville offensive empire mike rimmis object of tvtnont storn tho proceeding ut dm siiav wa th of offlelol at cunt nut on pnge four 553 79 16 00 102 08 1vi44 18 t2 s31 ihstorlt paraujcl process oi- gov ernment the oneilme irish cop who be came miy or odwyor of what k perhaps the greatost city in th world though london and her ad mirers might not agree has said a very sound and selfless thing that might well ring about the world commenting on the pomp and cir cumstances with which govern ments and their officials sometim es adorn themselves ha said i think that people sort of like that stuff but its bad for them gov ernment should permeate it shouldnt crush as proof of the extent to which ttnsorshlp is carried i may men tion that the lam mesmigo of the president was not regarded in all it par ns a safe document for russian rt aders and came into their hnntu scathed with the cen sors kolfe but for the rnthor labored phrase it might be a report from ambassador bedell 9ml th on the prcsuierts reply to stalins empty gesture of cooperation ai a fact it is the report of an american diplomat to the secretary of state of the united states not general marshall but benjamin franklin tt xtv uw m w-jvri- contribute make your cheoue i od mrs mitchell and mrs van j kii- asalslirt the bridnl party in rr com rhmn kor lur daushter 1 l s v on ff vmn mrs mitch 11 chose a th fr prsa aclon w 11 mtot lnrth drcis of turquolw t j h pu uurd j vmth uhlte ccaelor- nn1 nowledeed in thew i- and uore a comacc of pink co l ros puihln to be fit in mrv van fleet chose a street in after the above ln dre of ahadow blue with wt hron nax blue acceiaorlo and a cor- inprlntae received a letter b f pink rotea mr and mrg d rrd for koin aay the bride choae f toronto w a 10 rheque en- a grj kabirdlre ult with black ror a swlmmlns acckuril and carried crl o s wno won lh hurtle coat i noror urrt d ttom ft ousu ere present from tor- old bv glrls wl onto creemore milton uxbrwite l man h freeman eden mill georgetown fergus and acton on thcu return mr and mra van fleet will realde iv acton a farm wlfo penda as many aa 12 hour a day in the kltchan no wonder ahe u inauuns on good kitchen facllhiea goal set by a former acton old boy so here the fund started by the old boys and glru members acton community swimmxno pooi old bays and olris tawj objacilva lt mr and mrs d richardson toronto 10 00 dance drookville hall july 18 admission 40c auspices naivaga- ueya institute b field day and garden party nassagaweya preabyleriar church thursday july 39th tom hamil ton entertainer barn dance at claude ptckmta farm seventh uje h mjua north of hornby tueadayl julii 20th moderaalrea orchestra ad mission 50c bu street dane and con cart rockwood wedaeaday july jtlsf douglas hume orcbaatra admla- slot 80c 9 to 1 am rockwood womens isuitltuta in csum of rain the following evening