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seventyfourth year no 7 acton ontario thursday august intl 1048 kikht home print pages six cents upper school results of pupils at acton school five student pacified in the subjects qualifying for graduation dpfotaaa the following nre the results of the upper stfhool examination of pupils who attended acton high school that were received from principal stewart this week john agar eirtgluh literature c algebra c trigono metry and statics tt1 phyalcn oi chemistry hi french authors iii french comp o john bnrr algebra o trigono metry ii physics iti chem istry ii fronch authors ii french comp n betty bilu or french authors c den a brnldn lag comp c frances chew chemistry c french authors c i oiotoor gvr t ntln auth m tnti rvvmp i new businesses lit acton opening in new premises erection of two new store on mill street on the site of the for mer gregory theatre will make quite a cluing this week and ttt lucceecdlng weekn in actons bus- nwr section carroll s groceteria will open on friday a new modern store complete with new fixtures larger stock and n new plan for acton shoppers the store will now be on the selfserve plan it is large nnd hn nmplc room for citock with a commodious ware house nt the rear mils week car rolls in acton has been closed while the moving was being done friday thils mostj modern store will open to acton shoppers the rosann shop has announi- ed the opening of their new store next door n week later in con nection with the opening a fashion show will bo staged nt the boxy theatre this business is a new one in acton nnd will sell indies milton wins third game in playoff saturday council consider prisoner from w- i ont reformatory hiring provincial c in arton police lor acton wcni an of her ufw hncrtn a nour knnnen of free hiltnj ran up nine ttuiw for each team lwiiimtfl two home runjt in the nintjh clinched the gaune fourth game in scheduled for milton to- night if weather holds aitton intermedftntes hjad one alternntlvo after last saturday s game here either they capture the next contest or they are elimi nated from further ob a com petition milton won the third con test by a 129 score on saturday in n slugfett that was in keeping with the wierd piny marking pre loui playoff encounters grasp ing a one gnme lend in the best of five wyrlefl four initial frames in which eighteen run were counted locked htiih n n dyn thnll j shoe rinm not broken until the flnnl i french auth ii french umch u m move into the premises rrnme when two home runs dealt comp il uncnted by carrolls on mb1 street shirley elllitteng comp hi the opening date for thl store has eng lll o algebra c nol ot beon announced trigonometry c physics c chemistry i fjench auth dj french comp o bonnld hemsley eng comp c eng lu c modern history iii algebra c j physics iii trigonometry i c chemistry ii french i auth o french comp o donald matthews eng comp c history c i mary sirrs eng camp ii eng lit i physics iii chem- 1 latry i latin auth i i latin comp i french auth i iii trench comp ii i calvin sprowl eng comp c ernest west lng comp ii eng lit i modern history iii physics ii latin auth ii lntln comp i french auth i french comp ii candldntcs who have boon suc cessful in passing eight optional i subjects of the upper school nre cllglble to receive the honour grnduntlon dlplomn the students who hnve qunllfled for this dip i lomn nre lohn agar shirley el liott ron u id hemsley mnrj sirrs and ernest webt i shower brings gifts to bribe of this month on saturday evening august 14th mrs bert crewson of west flnmboro ont gave a shower in honor otf miss norma fetterly whose marriage takes plnce this month master kenneth nnd mary ellen crewson drew a pretty deo orated w agon well lnden with gifts nnd presented them to normn nnd frederick when they had nil been opened frederick in n few w el 1 rhojwn w ords thanked all present for the beautiful gifte mn bert crewson assisted by mrs brnndon crewson nnd miss isabella crewson served a bounti ful lunch which nil enjoed varied program at august meeting of knox w m s first case of polio reported in halton in 1948 county medical officer give advise to combat the spread of disease the knox presbyterian church w m s held their august med iae th ci room on thurs- i the first case of poliomyelitis day the meeting was in charge this year in halton county has of mrs e j hasard as the beon reported to dr james m president mrs blow was unable j mather county medical officer of to be present owing to illness health from the village of nor- the devotional period was tak- val in esqueslng township vic- en by mrs h allison who gave a i tm of the disease is nlne-year- scrlpture reading and mrs it m i old virginia singer daughter of mcdonald offered a prayer the secretary and treasurere reports were read and adopted mrs r mnlnpi lu g a v interestlng reading from the study book which gave the names of many presbyterian ministers and their wives who had gone as mis sionaries to british guiana and india the society was pleaded to have a visit from mrs klrby wil liams who favored with a beau tiful solo after roll call and of fering the meeting was closed by ttx repeating the lords prayer fa1x fa1h dates for 1ws events of tiiis district the list of fall fairs and the dates upon which they will be held has been issued by the agri cultural societies branch of the s mr and mrs john singer of ner val the little girls father revealed heha b v ln toronto where she took ill last tuesday she was removed to the hospital for sick children in toronto u here it was confirmed she was suffering from polio it is reported that she has not suffered any paralysis as a result of the attack dr mather advised all parents and persons in the county to take evtreme enre during the coming i month and report any illness to their family physician dr mather further stated un less cases appear within the next few weeks it does not seem likeh that we will be faced with an epidemic this year little is known of the method of this disease but light hnnder john mownt n seert blow after hurling a brilliant three hit performance it was vet babe clements who cam through with the winning run his towering circuit smash clinch ed the game fbr the invaders added insurance in the form of another fourmaster by gervais nnd an error contributed to the mory book finish a pnrtlculnrly calamitous in ning the top half of the fourth was the vltnl link in milton s vic tory chnin off three scratch hits they rang up seven runs w bile the local infield croaked like a rusty gate permitting runs to score w hlle they tied themselves in gorglnn knots it wasn t bob footltt s fault they were on the short end- his oerthefence homer tied the con test up in the fourth but milton s inst inning splurge netted them n win in spite of the score fielding was close to hnllinnt nt times iwo double plns were inginetrid h the triple a club one by mas ters in the 3rd and another from wuk water house in the fifth loose- knit shnmmie rusk of the isitois sparkled nt short hls dy- nimk jnunt on the paths robbtd acton f mnny hits notching- fifteen hits from mar shall nnd grenke acton tout hit the red caps bv 1511 old timer bob anderson with four hits in five trips and rod ryder substit uting for owen mnsalei with a perfect three for three pneed ac ton sam snyder nominated as start ing hurler was relieved by john mownt in the fourth with bases loaded mowat remained until the end three home runs milfbn gleaned a run in the top half of the first inning when me- innson singled stole second and boll clulvs settled down mowat restricted the visitors to two blnglen grenke war touched for four another double play wns pulled by acton in the fifth when fays grounder was gathered in fay came close to scoring in the elnjhth but footlttfl kqng hctavc wn reinyed to anderson nt the plate where ho was called out argument ensued but to no avail umplren were unmoved without parallel in hnlton county gnmes two home runs broke the deadlock nnd awarded the game to milton in the top hnlf of the ninth veteran bnbe sent n towering drive over the left field wnll while chuck ger- claude gamaehe ont of 1 in- mntes of the otitnrlo reformatory w who escaped on tuesday wns np- dccide to adverts for town nronoml01 ln acton ftbout 13n on foreman to do work on streets eic wednesday morning by constable grnnt allan gnmnche wns fen loitering on a snecial meeting of acton mill street opposite the freeress council wns held inst frldy even- office by constable allan he was lng to consider the rondjusment questioned when taken to h of municipal offices fohowlig the town hall ami locked i up for the reslrnatlon of mr e e harrop ns nbht he was ulenllfled by municipal officer and b rs from the reformatory the all the councillor nnd deputy following morning nnd returned to reeve were present with reeve taielph mecutcheon presiding i oamnche aged 21 oj omawa inctor doyle of the provlnc- was serving a term ot12 months inl police was present nnd mlllned definite nnd six months indefinite the present salaries of offreri a n charges of forgery and brenk- corpornl is paid 2 440 per nnnum lng parole probation constables receive 1840 oamnche nnd the other two who nm mnnihc r rvrt were mmeyllntely recaptured were xnl n h one into n nml jx 910 nfcr six m s r worklnk wlth of 15 mn troo situated wljicont- to uo inc oruso in pn is tion vnr k h oh the fonco both voro cloutcl with until the nl ns part of the inatl- no runners on haso a survn is now hnl k mad ofl e i acton conrnaed detent in th ir present rates in the pinvlnn in liilltf uunlnuihjitiicciunblnc milton clement rf melnnson 3b fny lb stoer sf clements 2b gervnls if mcphall c husk b mnrslmll p grenke pin 1 acton masters in morton lb j watorhouse 21 lindsa if robinson rf mnsnles as itder as in a footltt cf anderson c snder p mownt pin 1 mu v would sup office kroup was workinr closn to the i j lwn 1 vvhiinnnn parkers property tie i from the house and iped for police wofk would bo six men slipped nwny fromthe ab h r e w mile to the munlciplllty hnl doen k who atmed g 0 1 0 1 at these rates uniforms are sup- enclrclel the inrre gill 1 piled nnd police nre coveed by kroup f workers keein n wntch- 5 3 10 0 lmpcnsatlon nnd included in a mnnoeuyrea tak- 5 3 3 0 0 miurn nrrnn hr ndvnn of shrubbery and 5 i 2 0 0 i wns decided to advertise for a buildlnc thltxiojlvoldodthe 5 12 0 1 town foreman to have charge of ru but wllh he assistance of 5 0 1 0 0 i rnunidpni work nnd to have an i w w nrty two of 5 1 1 0 a agreement suhmltted nnd bylaw the escapees were back in custody t 0 1 0 2 prepared for dlscusnlon nt a special within n s period 2 0 0 0 0 mcuin correcnon l of conttliuirrors to swimming pool showek of ifts in the list of contributors to act- i ton swimming pool fund the con- trihutlon of 50c credited to mr e inmes svmnr was host- inndsborough wan in error this double ring ceremony at rohertsonkenney eddinc in toronto ab ii n e w g i d o l welcome bride o o o l l to acton home 5 2 2 0 0 5 12 0 2 mrs 2 1 1 1 0 ss for a miscellaneous shower on 3 t 5 4 0 10 home trtetomtmir a c wcck everyone is anxious that 2 1 0 0 l tumble to aton nnd honou 3 0 0 0 0 on hci recent mnrriare mrs flt rm correct any errors c amble was the recipient of mnnv low is rifts nnd little barbara ky- esquesing barn destroyed by fire intuesdavs storm ilain and eaoong crop and thresher iottt by w coxe lightning struck tluvlvniyi on the tnrm of wm coxe rtnthe townllne of esqueslng nnd nnssngvcyn just below speyslde on tuesday afternoon and destroyed the build ings nnd contents a bull in the hnrn at the time wns tnken out nnd saved but mr coxe was unable to get the hrenh- ing machine from the building ind it nnd the milking mnchlne were lofitjn the blnse the entire hay crop nnd all but four loads of the sensons grain that had been threshed vere lost the loss k par- tinlly covered by insurance the storm thnt passed nvr th a district on fuesdny wns very heavy hut in the section where this farm is located the ran wn not ns henv ns elsewhere mr ched the storm nnd ns the bolt ba h m ilkrk i enll hit hut of course were unable to save much ns the flames spre id rapidly acton grower win top place in grain club the ontario department of ag riculture hns nnnounced the list of total field stores of the 75bushehv peracre club organized by tha wellington county ciop improve ment assoclntion from farmers of the county judges were k s murphj bs- a of the crops nnd sfed branch 1111 i i anils jinn 4ta orancn 1 1 0 wednesda afternoon august 11 i mount should have l crednrt and rev w a youne of t 0 1 whtn neighbours gathered at her not her ubscrir as stated cuttings were made to h a r init week everyone is nnxous that m v ac j lstimnte the yields these will bd i u hnll be correct nnd we jr her published later nnd the final corn- mr fl k to correct any errors mon presented her with a corsage lunch wns sred nnd n social tinn enjovcsl the tillhayward a doublei ing ex remon vv as pei fonned hy rev morrison sel- inrv ba b d in uhotles jtnltcd wedding at st church toronto saturday aug- 1xt nrrxt ust 11th when llllina barbara john s in orton kenney daughter of mr and mrs l j dennv woodbine ave be- erin council sels rates ol taxation lor year l irnnih made to fairs and the ferns and standards of gladioli j auditors report is thcbrldeor j1 i i 0 i accepted erin council met on august 5lh arthur robertson son of mr ar- rol robertson jones ave gladlo- united church orton for the wed ding of helen elizabeth daughter went home on stan fays safety masters on a free ticket was left stranded on third in the acton half four consecutive hits knocked in two acton runs during the bot tom half of the 2nd frame milton w ent scorelets in t he top half first mosalek then footltt an derson and snder singled with the former duo counting i he third frame saw stover bounce a hit over the centre field if formed ihe background z the m t m hnyward nnd the th nlf members prclent aml v- i i i ate mr hnyward nnd wilfred j bride wns given in marriage bv j her father music was played by son mr t c mr wesley wlldmnn ani the j vri c lords prayer and because was officiated at uie pretty double sung bv miss kay shlry kitcher- rl ony u t given in marriage by her broth- the bride wore a gown of white pr mr john 1 thc brocaded ribbon taffeta ore a gown of traditional white bustle hip line and long train sal w 1 nnd u r wlth necldace of crystals a gift tulor s n from her late grandmother mrs i l fu lcn n fr jkenneyfetonorengebloo sh u henddrci wn with som held her flngertlpped veil p carried a whl o she carred a cascade of red rose e pd by the cradle with white gladloh petals she n ot t sanday reeve gordon burt presiding bylaws for the purpose of strik ing rates of taxation for the year 1918 were introduced passed and numbered tjcnernl rates county 11 8 mills township 10 mills general school 4 3 mills orton police village 9 mills huuburgh 16 5 mills hllls- burgh library 2 mlllh with a max imum of 3 00 to any assessment oolral 6 5 mills mills uss no 2 erin village and township continuation si mills and public school 6 12 mills letitian will be held at the wel lington county crop impiovement si eel show in im complete scores nre os follows s k crlffen and son acton rr 2 95 john wntson guelph rjft i 00 inck dixon mooiefleld 89m ceorgc burt hillshurg h9 wm tlllott uelph rr i 88 clair hognrty alma r r 2 88 gor don leslie acton r it 1 86 j e penren acton rr 1 85 w b sutton hlllsburg- 83 james r burnett clora r r 3 82 wm kerr guelph rjl 3 81 ivan lllmore moorcfieul r r 2 7914 alan powrle fergus r r 1 79 stanley hewltson rockwood rr 5 73 ernest foot rockwood r r 1 72 unique experience of acton lad while in england was attended by mrs magiret of which the bride 1 teacher at- o hobson bister of the groom mat- j m honor j uss no 15 erin and east gar- ron of honour misses doroen suur mnrie yward of i lees ond joan yule bridesmaid toronto in a dress of hjaclnth the matron of honor wore a govn of brocaded mnuve taffeta bustle taffeta with a full skirt and bust- c j nnd erin 135 mills eramomi le she wore a floral bandeau in i sthool area uss no a 6 and 7 hip line full skirt with sweetheart na r and carrted a vl ernmosa and enn 314 union neckline with matching gauntlets j 1 ftjsi u receive no general the bridesmaids uore floor length ml ltt j uss no i erin village an gowns of yellow and pastel green imd ml j wer mrs cnnhnm and her son peter who hnve spent the past few months la england were last week oamo l ln-watrtmln- school area no 2 7j ter gardens next to field marsh all montgomerys london rel- cknee when the general heard that his neighbour was hostau to a young canadian he invited peter to come ln for a chat accord ing to peter after some discussion concerning a recent visit to th tower of london the conversation centred around what each had en grant joyed that morning for breakfait village and rwp j evidently to a town yearold th nfrnxn 12 t mills no g caledon nnd erin 8 milts no 13 caledon ikowiis oi ytuiow ana pasiei green lj viu v iebtnture rotq 9 15 mills i subject of food is paramount in fence that automatically went for taffeta form fitting fluhtalld bridesmaid dressed uke in peari t clerk was requasted to write importance even in the prenanc a double he tied the count at ndulum with matching shades ink rownb imllar to that of the n 1ft nf department of acrlculture here are some of the dates in which our readers will be interested cnje toronto aug 27sept 11 acton oct 12 m hon sept 2425 georgetown sept 1718 mount forest aug 2425 durham sept 910 fergus sept 1011 harrle sept 1314 bracebrldge sept 1617 caledon sept 1718 cooksv ule svpt 1718 london sept 1318 new hamburg sept 1718 shelburne sept 1415 quit sept 2325 lindsas sept 2125 orange ule sept 2122 aberfo le sept 2829 arthur sept 2829 waterdown sept 2829 markham sept 30oct 2 bolton oct 12 streetsvllle oct 2nd brampton oct 79 erin oct 9 4 11 grand valley oct 5r roekton oct 9 11 tecwater oct 6 woodbrldjfe oct 8 9 11 verjone would be w ise to heed the following advice given by the ontario department of health he added 1 do not use unsafe milk or w utlt i 2 do not let children swim in polluted water 3 if there are cases ln our communit kevt t hlldren away from iiurtles swimming ioo1k moviis or public gath- j erings 4 kill files protect food from flies ellnunate flv breeding place 5 ii more itttntiun to siiaita- iion and central cleanliness 6 children tiauld not be al lowed to become ovr- tired 7 wash uu fru t and vegetables which ure to be eaten raw 8 if oilr child has an unex plained illness cal your phvsician at once 1 9 ix not become pankkj only a few cases suffer from paralsls 10 if you villi further inform ation contact your physician your lubllc health nurse or your cdunty health unit pendulum with matching shades all when andersons wild throw of nn not nals t caro maid of honor with floral ban- allowed him to score exploding bo matching gowns deau headdress ond victorian bou- with three nmbles adton went tt flower k m marilyn iu hornb cousin of the bride wore th 1 wns a gown of pink taffeta with a hal rruiul1 h z fl i of pink feather hat carrjing w mr mc rmnlck ahtad 5j as the third stanza laps ed lindsay clouted a ball over the feme for a doubuv followed a letter of condolence to mr dan- j of the world- renowned general lei gray expressing the sincere however peter remembered to sympathy of the council and of- unk for the field marshall s auto- ficiala of the tup in his recent graph of which he will be very nd bereavement proud in the years to come the iload superintendent was n in mr willlnm instructed to notify the hydro heei moving son swet the bases clear with a uiihl single the home club esecuted a doubtt bill ln the lop halt a pniosterous sesin runs was ihalked up b the red caps ln uie seventh before acton extin guished them eer player on the mslttng club unt to bat at least once here mowat relieved sn- dtr on the half for acton th was nlnved bv miss m sharman i would pay half cost of moving j courtesy keeps motor traffic john robinson brother of t he poles back from the highway moving rhe department of hlgh- groom was bot man with rold r u councl agreed to pay onequart way urges you to aim at a high tth tt j ucluln fudph in singing my world and r cost of fixing the intersection kvel of courtesy in driving you ushers receiving the brides moth- immbdliltelv at 5lh line and dufferln and well- won t lose muchume- jou will r choose gre ere gown wth im ceremony a recep- tngtor county rood east gara- make it easier for other driver navv blue a rvsorle ind a mrjji in ul n ti cnurch j township one quarter uuf- and you will avod wrecking llvo of reel nscs mn and wellington counties to umb and canu ittnirl ihreetlened wedding p u realnctatv wlimnn i masonic hall chlsholm ave w h re raud with svtet pea county to perform the work d i iu rl m and andle receiving with the the auditor report for the year delicious dinner dancing was in mother mrs hayward m was revived ond aeccpfd ongtkl triple a infield booted ord r for the ret of the evening t 1 urn re k wlf thite re it and co auditor- were paid the ball over the posture with fh bride- and groom left on x nd n corsage o r s s per contract j150 00 and fori on of the loosest demonstrations sundav spend theirjioneymoon m n we7 wpc with sup ii s and ksage 7 50 total of fielding een in a plaff fix- 1 nt the rhree flowers inn graven- m n l cn wu l is ture hurst and sudbury they will res- rles and a corsage of 15 50 it took a home run bv hob i ule at commonwealth ave scar- r aal l wl kven as follow footltt actons selntllatmg centre i boro on their return p p frl agricultural society 150 fc to again ewn the countv thos attending from out of n b moor the bride travel- acton agricultural society 25 coining events atiiu mcrmnl i um n cirrt or llhcr lrnt ui tin tiratlinn rc ctiruej 10 cr irr itnt with niinimiifn 1 1 t r nf nouudubinl i jul in the atton half with two aboard the utv wtre mr john kennev ktj lri u wniltf l htlltbivgh band j50 foottt placed a sturdy drive our i grandfather cuelph mr and mr horllt tml ftnd aeoessorles actounts were passed and paid the right fied wall scoring itobln- lelford knney hamilton mr hvr of r son and ilyder prior to this und- and mrs fred hornb tlmmlns say stored cm hod ryder smash- mrs lmtly paqwit te and son st the chief difference between ing blow to deep centre catherines mr and mrs we old king cole and the british from here in mowat and gren- i lingers capreol mr and mrs w national coal board is that old ke who relieved marshall in the schloaser waterloo mr and mr king cole knew how many fldd- tth locked in a pitching duel no u shlry kitchener and mr and i king cole knew how many fid- runs counted on either end as mrs at butcher oshawa t diem he had as follows general accounts 27- 65 sheep accounts 29 00 belief accounts 73 1g road accounts 1005 41 council adjourned to meet again on saturday sept 4th 1048 at 1 o clock pm or at the call of he iteeve s mldnlto dance acton parle pavilion sunday midnlte sept ember 5th bob martins orches tra admission 75c 111b barn dance at claude pickets farm seventh llr 1 ultea north of hornby tuesday aug 24th moderns res orchestra ad mission 50c btf