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pack roim the acton free press j thursday december 2 1948 district news various ilemn concerning activities in communities nearby where many of our readers are intcrexled everton mr end mr tod jestln and patsy mrt george jestin eva and bobby visited on sunday with mr and mr jim porter corbet ton mr and mrs dan hind ley and mr itoy hindley visited a cow days in the stat with mr and mrs r damper mr and mrs harvey jestin and betty ann visited with mr and mm ed spencc toronto last thursday mr walter coultaff orangwllla vistied last wednesday with mr harvey jest in miss muriel benham guclph vlsiud over the weekend with her parents mr and mrs p benham friends of mrs w cross are sor ry to hear she is in the guclph hospital all wish her a speedy re- from an operation also mrs cliff dufiicld who is in a toronto hospital rockwood llmehouse at a euchre held in the lime- house mem oral hall on friday ev ening winners were mrs ftc brown and mr e miller consola tion prbaes going to mrs a c pat terson and mr ed o brlcn bard ens orchestra supplied music for dancing following lunch the wi sponsored a bazaar in the hall on tuesday tables were wellladen with fancy work knitted articles homomndo baking candy and house plants as well as the fish pond and white elephant sale the entering committee served af ternoon tea with salad plates cook ies nnd all the trimmings in the evening a large crowd gathered for euchre with prizes going to mrs it l dnvidsan and mr joe scott recent visitors included mr and mrs roy ushbr an 1 marilyn of woodbridge and mr and mrs albert evans douglas and ronald of plnegrove with mr end mrs chas jones on sunday mr alex wright home from tor- mr and mm wilfred brown and billld of weston with the bubys mr and mrs george milliard and son george or toledo ohio and mr and mrs scratch of george town with the mlllleres mr w t mills is in wolksley hospital toronto following an op eration we wish for him a speedy recovery mr e t wilson has obtained work in toronto mr and mrs russell thompson attended the funeral of his aunt in toronto on tuesday ospringe friends of mr cliff rice who has b en ill and under the doctors arc for some time will be sorrv to leam he was moed to n guelph hospital on sundn for further tpentrmnt all wish for him a inevd r eco v e r frknds of mr frank clayton brtitlurin law of mn k kalthoff will be sorry to learn he suffered a pnlnful accident thursday even ing he was on a ladder in the bnrn when u slipped knocking him to the floor he suffereda disloca ted shoulder and severe hurts to the thigh at present mr clnjton is resting nt the tuilph hospital whir he is undergoing treatment all are thankful his injuries were nomination meallngs last friday in the town half resulted in accla mations for township council member d d gray fov lath term ns reeve of framosa wlrti the fol lowing members in for another term messrs ernest benham dep- illyreeve joseph r rutherford thos c hutehktaon fred 1 cox school trustees gordon f swan- u on and thos w saunders trustees for police village by ac clamation at the evening meeting cliff meadows walter hunt and leslie j aylcs as a result of a second meeting held thursday evening in town hall to consider problem of a skat ing hnk a tow were busy saturday afternoon at the old bowling green dolne some cleaning up in prepar ation for the rink th wjl of the united church held a succesful afternoon tea and jwixnnr in the town hall saturday afternoon a good sum wns re alized for their efforts during the service nt st jfohn s church sunday afternoon rolyw g lux ton officiated tt a baptism al ceremony for the infant of mr and mrs george nightingale the afternoon service wns well attend ed mlas alice crispin valley road underwent nn operation early inst week s1k wns able to return to her homo on sundny from guclph general hospital mr nnd mrs don crispin have moved to chatham where don has secured employment mr and mrs jack lnwrt of toronto were recent week end vis itors in town mr garnet pott had now signs erected nt his new service station nn monday nfternoon campbellville mrs samuel cairns wnfc hostess to the women s mismonarj society for their november meeting mrs lawnonce sharpe vicepresident wns in the chnlr mrs james wal looo led in the reading of the scrp- turo lesson nnd prayer was offered by mrs j k mohan encouraging reports wore given by the different secretaries tho cheer secretory had written to five who were ill and read some jjfjplles of appreciation the pres ident miss mcphall gave some suggestions for consideration for the coming ynr a letter from mrs chiu expressing her appreci ation for the kind reception she re ceived while in our mdst wni read by the secretary mrs e d mahon conenor of the nominating committee gave n r port of the officers selected for 1019 the are as follows pres ident mise j mcphntl 1st vice pn sid nt mrs edgar cams 2nd v let pn sklent mrs law rence shnrpe secretary mrs a l m ix uss l set it tar airs hovv- s m lush rrias miss j reld lib ra twerttary mrs tames wnl lu cheer secretnrj mrs sam uel cnlrns welcome nnd walfare t nmmitu mrs geo ingus and mrs robert elliot literature and prefix secretary mrs r c men- zie clad tidings mrs wm van sickle social mrs robert ingtla and mrs john gllmour pianist mrs fc d mahon supply mrs a r moore and 1n peacock horn- hdpers mrs wallace king pro gram committee the executive the tonic was given hy mrs c a presentation on behalf of the community mr and mrs mcphall were pre sented with a kitchen tale with pearl plastic top and chrome less and four chroma chairs trimmed with red leatherette each of the ijyyejmya ejrtpresenufd with a leather wallet mr and mrs thomas mcphall expressed regfet leavhvg the com munity they itnd been born and raised in buy thanked each and everyone wfto contributed the lwys cnclt tktanked the community for the gift of their wallets those responsible for the even ing were mr and mrs wallace king mr ami mrs a t moore mr and mrs edgar cairns mr and mrs robert laklng mr and mrs george inghs mr john cam pbell mr duff alexander an abundance of refreshments being nerved brought a friendly getto gether to a close st johns anglican church cnmpuellvluc held a very success ful bazaar in the masonic hall here on thursday afternoon a lucky draw on a quilt was picked and mrs lincoln copoland wan the winner a delicious supper was served undor the supervlslonqf mr j evely mrs ross carbcrt was in charge of the knitting table mrs harvey blakelock was in charge of the aprons mrs james deforest wns in charge of the home baking mr nnd mrs carl farrow of port huron spent the week end with mr and mrs ross carbext mrs charles thompson cnter- tnlned nt a kitchen shower on sat urday night in honor of miss ohvo mahoeubride elect of next month robert nlnmcnt for the evening was in the making of a brides book mrsvjames mcdougnll assisted the hostess in the presentation of red and white nnmelware a dainty lunch was served campbellvllle lost one of its old est residents on monday afternoon mr 1 homns allan in his 83rd year lie wns born nnd raised in nassa- gaweya township until he and mrs allnn ivtired from the farm about two years ago and came o the village to live he and mrs allan celebrnled their golden wed ding anniversary jast december he suffered a stroke inst week and failed to recover he was a member of st david s prxsbjterian church and a friend of all who knew him rrhngf loft jp mourn are his wife not more serious a luthre party wns held in the i lsliv on british guiana and india m hool on frida tvenlng under and was ver interest ng it show tht nusplies of the women s in- td how the work of our mission stltutt dut to a power interrup- ariis among tlwso people is bring tion the crowd was not as large mg manv t a knowlidge of the as usual prizes for high scores brlstian rwlgton the prayer went to- mrs auln futu r and mr from the glad tidings wws reod by laik sloan i umji was served at mrs tilmour tho word faith was the ilose uwri in answering the roll call twiiii one were prist nt at sun- mlv mcphall and mrs menzies las school on sunda the sehol wuh gave a brief report of thff ars are eimmtntlng to pwullse for uelph presbtirial isetutlve tlw chi istmns uwtrt mutiny congratulations to maltsjlm 1 uneh uiu dlspnmnt with so the leluh a bivond nr student at 1 diii could attend the- rhzaor of ta i w ho nn uihi s oond prize st j luis vngluun church for his standing and marks on last on frtda evining st davids iesirs work a utsh prize and leat tu r btmnd bwk wirs prestntisi on b ruhi nikht at tju- uvular lorn mt nn mi nl r nvri is ktn rob- t rtan now of oakvuu iuo reoelv- td his shotuiar siliwl cert if i ate li taik slonn grandson of mr tnarlle riuie nut with n painful mrs thomas allan and three sons roy of morrfstdn stuart of ark- cll and william of aurora also six grandchildren one sister mrs fred garrett of the village and one brother mr george allan of mil ton funeral uas held on wednesday afternoon wth short service at tho home at 2 30 pm nnd service in st davids church nt 3 pjn inter ment in adjoining cemetery pallbearers were messrs wm moort james smuson robert inglis thos mcphall robert el liot and charles we r mr and mrs thomns patterson have pm chased the armstrong i farm on the llm iiee crossroad mr j featherstone of hornby has purchased the home of mr and mis robert larl formerly owned h mr and mrs howard lush sunda guests with mr nnd mrs campbell agnew were mr and mrs w h allnn milton mr and mrs daniel allan and son milton i mr and mrs l j parsons form- j rly of cnmpbellville mr and mrs i pnturson anil baby of lowvllle and mr nnd mrs charles johnson i of hock ton i mr and mn fievl lamb and daughter of wnterdown nnd mr i dwurd dick of rose land survey uutlnkton were sunday guests of mr and mrs roy pucker the children of s s no 10 of campbe llvllle are sorry to hear that tht ir teacher mr georgo micjiu is hi with an ear infection we wish him a speedy recovery mr e d mahon has purchased the building lot next to mrs alex mcphee mrs fred hammond of toron o si nit the weekend with mr and mrs frank bui miss mnr bill is ennployed at mr del moffntts store in moffat i i sl tt i in sundn st h 10i room w is pa kihi t eiipaiit with re- i tiis an t fiu n is of mr and mrs ii mis m ph ul uul three sims nal i robert and ptut t bid ilum firewell fi m the tsimmunlty t til ir new h mu in burlington rev john maineil waschalrman hi tlu fliwlng program miss u1viu1- nds l p ixm k1k dlv i u nds pa nbu in dett mlu r as inland to notmbr 11 am tint t bt ujj30 ns against th total of 3 12filll for thi sinu month last mr reports iht fin irn lal pivst div idinds jml 1 and k elan it o dite for tlw 2 months of 10m art up n 1 frm last tnr aisidtnt montlay afternoon when helm vvnew pt mo solo master he wns kiikini by a horse at h bb niomzis viual solo misses flrsi it was ftrel he had retmvvd hiun agmw and marian groen- u luxiki n ankle but uptmeumlni- 1 s mr omar ttn sickle violin tion b dr john seott f gutlph vih misses marion and lois this wu denied rho ankle was mnkts vival duet tti mcomp iwidly bruised and tut all wish for anltd b mrs lloyd crawford mr him a- kpeod rvtover ltiu rmnhiw iavs a humorous the farm forum was held t re id ng the home of m calvn a half inur pi i mushroom evami with 19 pnent mr oortt- c ndne up was given b mrs l on altkwi was leader for the dbj r iw ford mrs f qutnlan mrs eusslon tho subject being i seehowson lush mrs robert elliot by the paper euchre was playod mis rov parker and mm torge with prizee fointf to doris fines blnik it was dlrectts b mrs g and mr thomas fine infill mr robert lakmg read tlie want moiw jdctulkanth the finamlal post is nillmpter is with pretiis against more im migration in a hading tilltornl t stati s fo dtvtlop our iountr to fill up our open spaces so make us strong w must hive far more people right now then u an op- p rtunltv to iet them in rritnln ind wtsttsrn fuope then are hundreds or thousands of the eryl lust tpt anvlous to come to can i ada h opening our cwfrs we are helping thtmii and we are helping oureuemi oiamiic on m your 0ry ownlin for rranpt waauy d i tee jut card tfi window kaci monday or mionk 101 aoton card may be kectlred at cooper clothing store or from driver master dry cleaners jok woodh m03sy theatre acton nightly 7 and 9 pm matinee sat 2 pjrt apt conditioned now playing alnn uidd vcromcn lake saigon dec 31 irisat vouu find adventure action romance in old los angeles sunial wiom eujon un oulfioll msaaivhmi erftohiti a republic picture rental case in tlaltoi court on tuesday the validity of fetlernl rental or der nnd controls were challenged ihusdny lefore jutlge arcjilbald cochrane in ivalton county court by robert a reld counsel for jos eph adnmi of burlington who is appealing a 500 fine for charging rent higher than that i1xd by the prices board adams wns convicted lost july of charging 11 more than pie fixed amount for rental of a downstair duplex in burlington adams charge in his appeal that infornruitons or oonv4ctlbna of of fenses are ultra vlrc4 regulations nnd that the powers jurisdiction and authority of the dominion government and its rental boards became exhausted nnd censed upon the termination of the last world war no 2 and that the control ler or his officials had no legal or constitutional rlftht to fix rentals the appeal arose from a convict- ion by magistrate langdon lant july when it was found accused was charging rental in excess of tho fixed amount following con siderable argument by counsel in respect to the cose testimony was glvon douglas h cooper tenant in adams property testified he paid his landlord 50 a month not knowing the rental had previously been fixed by the bonrd it was not until wptb officials had conducted nn lnvcrtlgntion was the rent reduced to 3700 when we rented the place ho said the rent would be 0 a month but his wife said 50 would be enough witness testified adding that when the rent wni paid re ceipts were given containing tir words paid in full he said it was not until the rent was reduced did the receipts contain the amount in figures both jaseph adams nnd hts wife denied the chnrgca maintaining l hey had never charred above the 37 fixation mrs adams said a 50 i cheque produced in court as one for paying rent was made up of the 37 rental nnd included the i payment of several small loans made to mrs cooper all evidence wns heard nt tues day s session argument by coun sel was adjourned until january nt the request of the court to the electors of erin iwp i solicit your vote for councillor in the election december jth if elected i will endeavour to do my best for you considering and carrying out your wishes to the best of my ability alvin white montues dec g7 cfisrilc rfc iqcking audrey fljher herbert marshall kbttufch two lovers sac iom1m mn et of tea ri-us- rom are red your vote influence are renpectfully soldted far l s hotchen on december 6th for acton council for 1949 polls open 9am to 7 p m if my record of six years serving on the acton public utilities commission meets with your approval your vote and influence whjl be apreciated bob mac arthur tor public utilities commissioner d eo lapttonigd after eire a every elector should vote monday 5000 trees in community centre iti n of agriculture nn huh a re n pr i i ii lit mll sh tw i 1 b hit n dn s in nl i u tnl t l 11 i lit ll hi ill ill n count it tinu lull liink fu is weie kwl 1 mi the ik iiituul pwclw spanned untv 6tfuian mil iteil at the tree i t m i u tf wi 1 1 m i iu t n i i inting trees k h t i i iinman o lhe pi inning commit tc tu- i i 1 ur i iv j 1 1 ni i f ir i lal ton i seen planting i r tin lb it t r injl mi st nt tar t hn ntwman on 1 1 i hi m ts s tiriff k ibt rt ion intl wl lam humi ilism in it im m i i sin i pt uv n tenck 1 plaeenl tries in ue fun pl inttm in i 1 r wh iv osh 1 500 white pine 1 000 st l 1 nt ud oak f i 1 mmuntt centre took plan inst week when i ki 11 miueneut of tht natural park at low- mnumitv t ntre mus plannivl over a year ago 1 f making tht location one of the beauty ni t ihli s uid pavil on en lied u hugo park- tr lu fi n m h id jiit lhunulay in the uppr r il 1 g the not thirty ridge sheriff w j i t j lint the first tree j e whltoteck 1 wi n otturs ahjmut ng from tho left ar 1 11 tin nt of i mids und forests who supplud t 1 1 rmnn of the committee little dona jii w 4 fj planting among the different vartotla 1 in 500 reel pine j50 each of red ttugw photo by row parit