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the jlrtim jfrtt ffitss seventyfourth year no 24 acton ontaiilo thursday dcckmber ibth i1mh ciuht home print imrcs six centt officials resolution meeting county council memberh named to hijn school hoard for three areas res olutions from other munici palities are endorsed by hal- totv- warden cleave praised oy members for years work exclusive fordhe canadian cham pion and the acton fywj press halton county council held iu last moo tl he for the year at the court house but tuesday greater kmhrt of om meeting waa spent in discussing resolutions l appoint ments and report w s hall was appointed totheoakvluetnkfalcnr high school board john blair to the burlington nelson high school area board and n l pickett to the north halton high school ar ea board charles tanthertand was alio mentioned for the north halton board to even up representatives in the section three of the board memliers romp from milton in giving hb reason for naming mr pickett reeve hlgglns said that he could see no reason to chant when mr pickett wns doing his job and there had heen no complaints fhe board is working on a new job and so far had done well mr unttfid wjl elects officers foik new year the ivgular monthl business meeting of the womans associa tion of the united church was held at the parsonage on tuesday with the president mrs j moore pres iding mrs j moore nd mrs f clcavi had rhnrge of the devotional per- lod solos uero sung by mrs b veldhuls nnd rev 1 pickering hev pickering spoke to the new officers ami wtsjted them every success in th coming year the following are the officers fo 1041 president mrs j moore lit vlccpresdent mrs h burns 2nd vicepresident mn wllderspln secivtary and press miss e hnw- t hornet treasurer mrscleaye standing committees parconnge mrs b veldhuls mrs n larnbert church kitchen mrs e t thct- ford mrs j ralston visiting to be appointed nt meetings quil mrs n lambert mrs r l john ston mrs f cleave mr j moore panlst mr c mcdonald assistant phnnlst mrs a frver officinl board mrs j moore cards are to he sent to the sick nnd shutin dnrlng the christ mns jus two stcjis nearer the goal on swimming fool duv to the freeyeup we suppose the artnn swimming pool fund move slowly but surely the funds reported to date are those of the general canvass of the public the share of the retail business men i and manufacturers hns not had any report made here is the standing previously acknowledged j7g99iw anonymous r 800 duke of devonshire chap- ter rode 10000 57 h01 50 pictures and music feature program greenock wi grccnok wi held n very suc cessful evening on ituesdny dec- cmlier 7th when schneiders of the school a vnrlctv program f wi mr c mckeown ns chntrmnn voc nl solos vv ei o rendered by mrs turner miss bnbe ros2ell mhs turner nnd master billy thomp son duel by misses bernue nnd shlrlev thompson piano solos bv crow ford douglas elocutionist numbers by mrs ward bruce of hydro engineers farm forums mio discuss programs make survey for new station quoihh were a ruled on basic corthumplion of septem ber of ijutt year the ivgular mvetlng of acton iublk utilities commission wis held on tuesday evening tlie chairman c m hanen presided and it mnearthur una present a letter was ivnd from n meter comiwmv stntlng uic price of mot els nnd parts had been increased a lengthy letter from the am ru went into the details of how the present power quotas for set ti teen forum groups mm on december rib to dlurtish the toph i heor by the radio to the tucry wluit types of radio pro gram do vou tike ivesf s s no i eftquettlng voiced the opinion of the majority when it utated we like those that promote edumtlon nnd hotter citizenship other pro grama liked liy lib forum nnd other forums were news markets farm broadcasts weather sports good plnyn nnd good musle almost nil groups were imphnllr in their denundntlon of murder crime nnd horror stories also of singing commerclnbi cheap music snnp operas nnd presentntlonn that depict the farmer ns n hlllhlllv southern ontario were decided th haalt period from which nil quotas dnrhvllle said they would like were flgurvd wits september lotf j l- infei ring thnl hlllblllv mud- a motion wns passed requeuing k j m tanners in semifinals top place in series the town n mil tors to include he kitchener presented their films iu- of tkke nmm on u hev wouhmlke to see more nllgl nnd light n counts in the auditors nn sunday pnrtlcul remirl fori 048 siijierlntend nt inmbert was in- i struct ed to purchase vi siippl of gamillne for the pump house i an account was to be forwarded to i b mnckenzle and son fi before throwing the htutk nwny dlret tories hnve often been use i as repositories for pnpern money and even love letters nnd discorded directories june been found to ton cjc triple crown eramosa council finishes business of 99lh year hlggln was of the opinion that the mm t mw of taklbrt ftpponh present board should be left intact i nb w on snturinv rrember 11 to complete the plans begun this prmpj o v y meeting closed with the mlipah a motion wis passed that the benediction council assume full responslblllt mrt pickering nssuted h mrs for the trelenven hospital nccount t cordon mrs j ralston nnd amounting to 2130 06 and no part mrs d undsn served n very of the account be charged hack to in nu i willi mrs j symon ntussagaweja esquesing or acton nn mrs s reld pouring tea x vote of thatfks wrns given to rev five hundred dollars was aloted and mrs pickering for their honv for the repairs and painting of the nnd hospitality judges chambers under the super vision of roy smith the ceiling needs a paint job where the roof leaked in the court room members england also has a triple left that partlculnr item for next crow nl it consists of the epsom years councils consideration derby st leger stakes and the wm deans was granted 200 fortwo thousand guineas his service as secretary of the old j age pensions and mothers allow ance board during 1w8 council ratified the wilnrv of bernlce slmm secretary for ford rogers county assessor member of council concurred alth several resolutions reeehed from other counties from slmcoe county that the cost of hospital ization of indigent patients be tak en care of as a whole by the pro ince m grey countv that the council petition the minister and depart ment of public welfare of ontario to increase the percentage of gov ernment grant to municipalities on the expenditures for the erection of a new building or nn addition of a home for the aged from a max imum of 23 per cent ns provided n the act to a maximum of 50 per cent countv of york a resolution aaklng for the repeal of amending legislation to the criminal code v hich allows an accused person charged with whnt to date hns lwen cnlled pettv offences com mon betting houses common gam bling ho u sos hnild houses theft under 2f false pixtenres lnok- ing loss thsn 2 wounding com won assault nnd others in whhh e magistrate hns complete jurlsdir hon n ing ih e to elect tri il h count tudge and turv or b n countv tudge tt mm agreed thnt if the xtnglstrate s decision w t re conxldertml unfair thev ooum a i peal to the ourt of appenl tie added exptnse of a judge nnd jur trial would be n burden on th countv and mngistrats ief quite capable of handling thtt its ser charges count of york that the por tion the minister of municipal af fairs lo have the neoessar nnv-nd- ing legislation enacted to provide that election of warden of a countv and other appointments within the countv juhsdlcton rov n h nt ballot huron oountv that the ontnr lo i egidsture be petitioned t amend the public service act si that when nvid improvements ren cv r nveskarv the pelocatlon of poles pavment of anv part of ti ctvtt of the removal shal be o tlnal with the roul suthorlt tj agr culture an refortsr tl n commit tie recomniendtl that a leaflot n printts giving the b laws ngnnhng tutting f tree ant woodiot fencing ad an introdu tlon yntmlng the martancv o tniy cm servation tit anim to n print txi in sirff i wtt iiimnrs o that thev mnv n hstri everv fimur in the countv accounts authorlred to be pa d were finnne 2207 countv building jc1 v2 hospital ac counts 1 76fi 00 printing j70 4l continued on page fve postville we would recommend hat some church services h broadcast on sundav evening also some good mimical programs ln- istend of charlie mccarthy tnck i epulis to n fire hdrnnt on church n rr no 7 nnssngnwon rlnln imnds nnd the deed tti n hous- vipj avnnts more sncrecl music and less bring joui private list of num- suikrintendent wilson reported n on sundaj hint our i ers up t date b he king it with osprlnge the lucky number for m fve hn lmh m old nnd loveh songs be sung us ih new dlreclor is nnolhei the quill was won by james millar ont on f the iirpc jtn xwn intended to he nnd nn j ph ce of advice to subscribers ilsih i a yi uni put to jazz iof frequentjycnlled numbers kept with n view to installing n 2 000 i mt nomo nnrj h to offiiedesk imtls in poc kel note- kva transformer stntlon in the krrtup agreed with the principle hooks nnd on enrds plnnid to the of giving away vnlunble prizes njun11 h tlw home telephone mnv nkuo c y kr vor thp sjion i schneiders supplied the ments for the bounteous luncheon which terminated a very enjoynble even ing christmas partv for children hen dwemlut 24 eastern section of the town tt is tp4ctpd thnl thx stntlon will he in operation in julv 1010 othcr programji ns they thought it the follow ng accounts re pas- lrlmenlal to the children to sixl for pnvment hlnu tiw roi murh for s emlnglv nothing 1 krmrtmrnt thinks there is too nell telephone 5gmurh romm rrial crowding out i ami one ame in group lo weion laat thursday won vram oakville on tuesday tannery have several on the injured lint srsnihnalm start on hiurriday ajmirwt wttilon a neat exjilbltloo of pattern pas sing was n prime factor in actons fifth win to wind up the sjx gume preuenuin luhedule uu a prelude to a stab at j he tottt memorial trophy the tanners convincingly downed otikvlllc legion 62 on tuesday night to remain in hole poasesson of first place with only one defeat chalked against them wot ton was the one club tan ners failed to smother twice flluy jinmmered nut a 71 decision over the im ats 1mt thursday at the ex- iwne of a upletid fatigued acton c rnw r semlfinnls for tlie mug t m- menis- tonight wtth third plne wston oppuslng the tnnners in a two game total goal series george town in second plnre by virtue of four wins nnd two iiwkcs- both lo acton dispute oakvllles ntry in to the finals producing thieelnst period goals tanners werv full value for the win they exm u d nalnst onkvtlle only outstanding blocking by lnz- er in the legionnaire t nets re- tnckpots on quiz shows and 1 c ontnin numbers thnt hnve been strlrted the count to six nverg- new teuemnrone directory for acton now heing maiijbd the new decemlwr 191h telf- phoue dinctory lu now coming through the mull to subscribers in acton j i sanderson bell tele phone manager for this reglpiv an nounced recently tlie greencov ered directory which contains more minn 11000 new nnd changed hut- inga replaces tlie buffcovered ed ition issued last january discard the old edition as soon ns the new one arrlvm is the ad vice of mr sanderson who points out that keeping tht outdated due i tnrv mnv lead ti getting a wiong numlier by eonsultlng it in error the mnnnge nlso c sun nrl on sundayevening toquote scriherrta look lltrougli the pages out of the 17 forums nine said at ton fkcj press illghwnv gnrnge personal stationery sail s w ii cunningham a hill mktc of ontnrlo f l wright receiver general roxy theatre cnn general electric lin a cable atcvssorles is hotter programs nnd church ser- h i vices tills group also thinks that radio should give our young tnlent 17 jf more opportunity to get n start in 11 57 their career and also thnt there should be progrnms to ndvertlse i canada other suggestions were 48 85 hnt we should hnve more pro- forums renllzed that cbc nn1 t ocal stations hnve ahlg job on s09 jtheir hands nnd are doing it very well but they were quite honest in pointing out the wnys in which reward stands for shooting wohcs etc plana made for snow plouinjr the eramosa townsh p council met in the town hall rockwood mondnv nt 110 with nil the mem bers prestnt nnd the reeve in the chnir i imvment of 50 ihl to ench of the trustees of the eramosa township school board was otxu red for lh vtsar 1h the reeve nnd clerk were in- strutted to make the best possible settlemt nt in lonntilun with township chums against estates of ihvrsons who had been in receipt of unemployment relief r letters w re filed contornlnc tlu osborne cemeterv the cnnnd- i in motmeitraft smuh ind the m k mull in co concerning assess nient pit ution o the rtie nn 1 c li t k in 1 msnng t ih nts of the fa nn rs shtxl t the pes rl ss ton- tru tion io at jimyi ht nvrttyper annum in id ince for one nr wis nfirnn cl dog tavis amounting to 20 00 win mhrvd to n struck off the lols tnx roll 1 he count il rxaffirmid its o- dr f nov 1st tm4 that n ro wan of ts 00 he of foxed or the killing of a wolf within the town shli or oti rox the destruc t on o a lvix nnd 10 00 to anvone killing a dog taught worrying llvvstock ttie treasurer was authorired io pav countv and s hool rate s as thev betame due it was reported thn swvhioo of current taxes t id boon olchtsl lesavlng 14173- tt un oil led t date the cl rk was instructed to in v in ri v tohn w oh er to wn- oiu t i shoit lievottinil pritxl is te ismncil i s it uvth inaug- uri meeting ar 1 io on hnunn 1 1 mo risque- i ni fih i mt r it h1 tic pur rt i ut it te trust tha pote ill ig t ng i tiru irv w wing ni g n- ik mi ht r it m f plans nre rapidly forming for the christmas party for the children of acton and district at the roxy thentre htere mr robinson mnn nger of the roxy tells us thnt the theatre will be open from 10 n m on frixlny december 24th and that santa claus is scheduled to arrive mncdonald electric ltd there at 2 pm federal wire a cnble the picture entertainment will fvprovs nnd transport be adventures of robin hood i with other cartoons and comedies j micrchnnts of acton nre providing waterworks department i they consider stations may do bet jt rents for the children nnd indicn- power nnd heat nt spring ivs tor perhnps radio stations will oe- tions arc for a fine christmas e hufnngel 22 00 r to mnke these chnnges if party there is no admission char- highway gnrnge 1 0 they know public opinion is in ge its christmas time and its a art vine 40 00 fnvor of them party provided cooperatively bv acton garage 121 70 merchnnts and theatre managv- wmthompson l04v rrent cnnndinn brass co jn70 r a f mr robinson ndvises us thnt the w h cunningham hill 1 0t i v illu0ils uliltlcr children will be well enred for nnd neptune meters ltd 101 tr parents can leave them nt the dnlgllsh chemical ltd 2315 1 ii ii ii thkotre knowing they will hnve n llclfl 111 llflll good time 390 12 al georelowii warden gorkc cleave present ed with chair 150 attend annual event warden goork cloflw ms h i imnkltl tn ihr new directory tjio npicmlwr 10ih ptllllon fnltcr tlinn iti nrtttcpssor can- tninlng ljfi nrps in the nlphnhwlf ik nn loktr willi rrunttl at- uk ks ilwy jmllitt uic innuy nit- nilndi r with ruhber fixim iy ionnlvuli nnlf al tlmpr th nl herllon ns romiwml wllh 118 lirlllnnl kjivih in- pullttl out of in the previous edition nnd eon- tint bordered on tin mirneulous mini llsllnns for cult cueliih kit- the klx iuiih hint eluoel him rlii ner wnleiloo aeton arthur wen- for the most nnrt inbelled ilcspler jreston elmlrn ferrin virlunllj defendlnc ihe hnsllon hy tlorn nnd mnny other points himself with little support from kiulnc dlrectorlen is n lnrne- the dernv uecer wntc hod whole- nenle puhllshlnr operntlon the vl kon mouth jingle tewllder 111 innnnrir snlil ijim year the bell m nnd in turn be directed telephone company of cnnndn nenlnst him lixr mnrkumnnshlp i in r- i brnmi uslnir cnnndinn tnlent why i pulillilud one or more klltlons of wns dtlrlmmlnl to the tnnnern so mnny prokrnmn ih dlreitories rontnlnlnc 1gi1173 n i m lh nm pnres u uxe 25no onj of hlvy nur onrrlel on imjier used could be turned bnck morc thnn one occnslon n wine or into trees ihvy would cover more p dipped in wllh ker nlone thnn 500 ncreii ofhlmbcrlnnd 1948 council completes work last evening cal grower wins prizes at chicago show 9 e griffin and son rr 2 acton sent two entries to the in ternational grain and hay show chlcngo and won 10th prize on winter wheat and 13th prize nn ont in competition with entrlm iwtan from western cnnndn u s a ns dovc wlh or to tu nt only to shoot wide substituting for iooney evans jlmmle mnher capably tended twine for tanners ihe agile little netminder promlsid to give evans n run for the mnrhles in the flght to secure tlu regular goal ending ntwslgnment his aptitude nt smoth ering a loose puck with headlong diving fnclick erased the nemesis around the goal that so often hnunti the tnnn rs against clubs with a style of play similar to ook- he recklessly well ns from ontnrlo reee mccutcheon expreusc d wen prvsent to income t pprectntion for work of r h wartime housang suuiiv council and officials dunnjr l m rigistered eir alervvork rt-ijro- is r isdution i i m is w fiiuilh f vppmwd vnnexa- iv iui fir lion hearing adjourned to on tuesdnv evening nt the annual thi clexk reported that the pin i wnrals dlnnt r hek tin venr in januarv 12th m n mi i f s w s d t h ir nil ms f r s 11 vv v i i inn sil iff in- wile ill- usstsi v in ns iithinttng t slso f v ii mt hoi ied and coum il ad j umu 1 to januirv ird 11 the t om hiding stsmtn of th lls atton count il wis held last t nmg with count hlors w mr- i sil a milsiir f dnv son and ix lutvreevv m coon pnsent and kttve f t mtcutthttin pn s i ling members of the j19 councjl kimve tlu t jones dcputv kt ev select t tv u r nnd coun ellloiseltit i hotchn nnd t minted with council work accounts ware pnssd lor wiv ment as fellovvs d a u endov or re war time housing 7m 0 rom rnk v anderum re wartime housing acton p i c sexvices fren pre s prnting ndv or f c onkes destrov- tng docs cnrsws 11 co supplies returning officers poll cleric fire department grant ci rk val trv m 1 st itist is muni i irld upp v row ni in v rw i il nt i im rv u p t untv h iton uradi r bi 1 1 4 ne s i t h c iv t vmoss i htvivon m tt irs supp i jf le dt t n 1 pet ut p stlt upp f f h irrop nca uini v t n pi c postage and express willi the nnnes itfon of thn panels of land ihe ht aring he fie tht miiriu ii il honrd hail lw i n idjourned to 1 inuaxv uth th 1 r isun r was authorized to p iv the mount for ntltgent pa- iienis fn m the countv of hnltoa jr vidid the nc ount is irestnted h foi e the t nd of the m ar tik count tl approved of the 1 io nt ihe nnnn during the sum- th i eijion ilnll georgetown tlie nu nil had roast turk v with nil the trimmings nnd was served o ht ladles nuvitinrv of the ieglon mks s henntt of georgetown as ionstniktrtss and mayor joi iibhfiis ett ndt d n wi irnme to the l pmsts on behalf of the town of orgetown guest speaker on this pcrnslon wrus gordon grnvdon m p for p 1 countv he was in- chrlstmns concert nnd dance woodsld school 810 pm tues- d iv r i mber 21st admission 25c and 10c itt niemlx r tht fown sot lov ph s hall tin sil iv dt 1 1 mlm r jlst door pn galore specials lal st vi nmg f o v 1 no thought to jwrsonnl safety to inch time i nrv rge clutching that elusive dlsr bnth purks lie fanned on were the result of deflected shots o donoghu hilson nnd uurnnt formed tlie most piunt threenome fox acton with their c he kertoard passing athougii thev didn t dent the tulne nnj too often old lady lui k rob 1m tl th m wllh r gularit of prncthfillv sure shots at the ojm n tornors kntnr ino mar- oinnd fov combined two gals with thllr effect iv ttack iu eking p in pnrlkiiiar txollcd nt thnt the d fense hit nggnslv 1 o do nn about fiilc nn the wi st n t in mii spxoat wns tnhnnv on tht sot for two mnrk rs pattc rson and gulhraith spark- d oakvllle on the offfnive wlh mcnnmv in his usual c rude form vatillating on defence from ihetr prvltus p rformnnees the ieglon luh ilt a viiktlv improvd sruad kpotted ieirionnsjrrsji a goal onkvllle won the first draw and 43 so 22be7 71s7 iso 1 ts 21 i hi 15 01 fnwimed bv george currle nrul the flunks of tht group wns extend d r u lire nnd done i rm s hool ti the spenk r bv w h hirgnr einesln uiimlnr j prizes riie tonst to the warden was iadli s prt ide gents 15c auspices propose d bv john t armstrong i unior farmers ino wnrden geo clenve responded i nn r months to the s mens club or be hnlf of uie count council christmas cone rt at s s no b at a rental of 150 for the season nnd in recognition of his service school sasagaw yn december 21 wnk flrst at seconds when solhltor leatherland read the in 101s warden clenve was pres- nt rio admission 25c dnnclng nf- hrow hit fir no 1 acton notched le is btwen the corporation nnd en ted with n beautiful chair nnd terwnrds uadles proiri i- hi- n and theresa brnida for n stool hv resve alex mclaren pntirt feir use as a dump at a the tonst to the visitors wns pro- neve years fve dance acton pass to kentner who cashed in on it mil of siso p r f a ten pod bv f w smith nnd warden town ilnll douglas and hume cr- the opportunit pln wns dornln vtnr per od tin bvtnw wns pas- j t frnser of peel county res- rhestrn horns hats novelties door aud bv acton prnctirnll the en- sed covering ths nrrangement ponded v j i hnmpshire pro- prizes dnnclng l 10 admission tire chapter the clerk wns authorized to sub posed the tonst to the pnst war- si 00 241 sproat put acton aheaii earlv in tit fox the usual number if dens nnd amojs maxon and if the second stanza but nt 1243 topic- of the municipal world feik responded euchm and dance ijmehouse thomas scored to ngnln even ar- a nkolution reganl ng declaring musical number were supplied memorial hall december 21st count a lengthy screened hot the equalizer nt 1020 ns ijtio mar- zo retrieved the biunjlt flipped a bini itsiv n civ c hall lav wt rts iivsi hut no aetion wa taktn c urieil agreed to rent the aud itorium of he town hall to th during the iviniip hv numbers th i- rn srots bnnd cards h 10 sharp mays orrhetm admkston 40t lunrh include draw on goose ivtv north hvtoi hich school dist vs mev cmr 1 i i o c 07 15ll s a i si ton 15 ij ii i ca i 10 1 r t r in f r ine dav a wtsk for hoi i wni h ir1 a hil ours r dav a a i f v mt dav i tin 1 1 insi to donate 10 to 1 i w p t ttre ch- stmns parv n d nsr2lth fr he children pi bv nv fox the o ration he w itt rworks devartment und i ht public ctilities cmmlln with all the trimmlngi from us hunh was n id end th v an his clnuses dstilssrd igaln w th certnlt chuktmvs dinner 1nst thursd iv the cton n s club njn ne of anticipn ed events of the enr annu il christmas dinner turkev was served b the indies nuxiliarv i s the th tff sproat shillelah put acton in a lend which thy never n llnq- uished o donoghue ino marzi nnd pomi to the christ mnv car i i iii son wink the ttire- remnlnlng jtrvlce on siindi dtfi mher 26th ginli l t 7 pm in st albans chun h i uvptvo nlmmary nil choir numbers carols oil fiitnt pekiod nil new b the congregation nnd h r 24 2 t r- t o ctiiistmas happl- ndt red in the united artnn fridav dcemlmr o o plum pudding scrnl visitors lth c ilorful pag mt hy the md new guests were introduced church school with mnnj speaking bvlaw was npprovol plnns were completed for the nn- pnrts nml song- one net pla thre nre vnuable minerals on the moon h inges t he 12 si ami pissenl nual turkey draw the progrnm mind lights the cnndle by the th town foreman wn instruc- feature was wcsrnl motion picture canadian girls in training pro- si 919 i continued on pnge five films of life in other countries gram at 745 pm n hniwn on k n fn i cl mnri 10 2t fin iinlm mrnll srcdnd period a siiront igoy 5j9 o t hjm it 12 41 a sproni nnitx pehuod 13 3fl a odonochuc 5 10 a l mnrxo loojo 1238 a t lllliuin durant 13 3s ivns thomas