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ttaoc locht the acton free press tjiursday august 4th iuo wil iw baea at inj mn irjm st bm mb- ww ilwil i sw bokn mattocksto mr and mrs w e mattocks younjr street acton on tuesday aupist 2nd 1940 a third aon atuiborn witjjamson mr and mr f williamson with to announce the birth at their home church st of a daughter on july jihh johnstone to mr and mr johnston maxdonald itlvd at the nurtjnjr home guelph st july ltkh son matthew john tone rejicuson ruth and don fer guson art happy to announce the birth of a daughter unda jml at miroa jrlval llo etal july 31st 1mu niter for lanna 1 pkhkins mr and mn led ierldns main st acton are very happy to announce the hlrth of thulr sun danny mird a ihe nursing home on july eth 1m0 a brother for penny lialjxmjh mr and mr pete hal tour main street acion are very pleaaed u announce tha arrival of their aon howard john at the nursing h me on july jcth 194j a plavmste for onna biiuliisur and mrm charle shultls main street acton an nounce the hlrth of tteir ton hoy lharlei a the numnu itome on july umh a bruther for dlan and llrure mother and tsatoy jumt fme ajtkkn mr and mn allkrn ner jean llobertsonl wish to an nounce the birth ol their baby daughter sharon lnn on jul jhlh 11mu at the uelph en eral hospital mother and daughter doing me las11y dixon on saturday jury thh hmd at si ahian church acton hy the llev w luxtnn lkroihy jean da ugh ter of mr and mn w dixon of uanctwster r ngland to m mer son of mr and mrs mill lastly acton duitnan4awson mr and mrs ered lawion of acton wish to announce ihe marriage ot their daughter ilaroara jean liwion to rancu keith lur- i nan son or mrs h llarrop and the late mr w durum milton the wedding took place i lies- i day july ltth in the grace anglican church milton toy the rev 11 rrls xv mqoauam gimhrik in loving memory of our beloved aon and brother yo jerry t uthrle lost with his c over uermany july m 1944 he u not dead he only sleeps lilfi battle now is oer he now is safe where no one weep and peace reigns ever more r ather mother hector and douglas dora and uett ruutyman- in loving memor o lane corporal a f rerrman who died of wounds august mh 1944 looking back with tenderness o er the years we trod we bless the years we spent with him and leave the rest to od larh ume we look at hit picture so young an loving and true no wonder our heart are broken and longing dear allan for joj i he did his best for those he loved and thoae he ked remember mum dad brother and ulster zajac in loving nwraor of a i dear husband and father joseph zajac who passed awa jul jh time speeds on two ear have pas sticeaealh lis gloom its fchndow s oast u ithln our home where all seem ed bright and took from ui a shining light we miss thai light and evrr will hi vacant place there t nunc can nil down here we mourn hut not in vain i fnr up in heaven wtwtnmeett again lv r rememoerd t i vi he and amil robert sinclair robert sinclair son of the late mr and mrs gilbert sinclair formerly of acton passed away very suddenly at his home in fort william on thursday july hth he was seventy three years of ag sd was born in ulr scotch block leasing dure about 1607 to rume wtkt he was married in 1005 at rainy rlvrr ontario and is sur vtved by his wife five sons gordon norman walter stanley and george also six grand children thetuheral took place on saturday the 16th and burial was in uoun lain view cemetery fort william s rvicrs were conducted by the rev russell ivden of trinity urtited church port arthur an old mud of the family ospringe mrvsrk john sim vernon and hddte stewart rrit the w k end at wmci ilearh mn g sunter l holidaying at niagura alls w ith hrr urn and daughter in law mr and mrv arnold suntrr mr robert hunter r turned httm im tucsda follow inf a ft w di vint with relatives in toriinui mr aiwl mn bert craig and joan ttf georgetown spent the holiday weekend with their brother me j lumr hunter mr d n mctavlsh was an hi nund guefct at the naisagsweya centennial mr and mrs fugin brown and gail and mr bob nod w rll of orton holidayed a few days last week near undkay mr and mrs reg carter karen and livmr of stratford spent ten days at the home of mr and mrs d g kobertson other recent gutsts included mr kn robcrtum and miss anne stansbury of oak v illr mr and mrs douglas robert son mr and mrs c williamson and mrm l ballagh of guelph mr and mrs henry jackson of moaboro mr gordon robertson of bur wash was home for the weekend mr and mrs thomas fines are on an estapded motor trip to sas katchewan to vlalt relatives mr rv brown returned home on saturday evening following a couple of weeks visit with relatives near acton the local itarc has been re decorated this past week and now presents a much smarter appear ance mr and mrs arthur mrklnney have had as their guests mr and mrs mckinnev sr of toronto miss tauv dlcklcson of guelph and master cliff swain of stam ford centre have been holidaying w ith their uncle and aunt mr and mr h fisher mr and mrs alvin mcculthcon of guelph called on mr georgr andrraon on tuesday congratulations to members of the local women s institute who w on first pnic for their program at the rockalong institute garden partv mr and mrs lo nicholson shanm and diane of st catharine are hnlidaving with mr and mm h j matthew 5 plan reunion when acton becomes town f continued jrom pag oaej trad terminated at the end of the month the cltrk gave figures on the consumption of water in acton in order thai sewage dispoul could be studied and the distribution of the cofcls debenture figure were also given for thii studjr council discussed at some length the location of the swimming pool in the park the clerk w as instructed to secure a sign for designating the sed in the prk tju d piirtim nx of highways were to be ctmtacted regarding painting white unea and insulling a blinker light at the comer of mill and mn streets the clrrk wa imtrurted to rail for ti nd rs and consult the muni ciial biiard regarding putting a roncm le top on the bridge on oiuiib slirel ounci diwuvi4d the arrange menu desired for a fitting ct lebra tion ctun me mo rating the raising of acton to the fctafu of a town this would alwj make pruv ision fur a reunittfi to le held nest year and details will have to be started soon fur a aurcevjkful event farnworth memorials cemetery uetterino ocmxru ovr cecil a carr optometrist guelph tvoueul st ti 1091 the classified section buy sell exchange wanted etc advertisements undar this hdig 35c cah with order up to 25 words additional words le per word if cash does not ac company the advertisement minimum charge 60c and le per word additional for each word over 35 subsequent insartlos ac j fot sale a hpbcial gajtden fob tltt bund at sudrrland in britain a i pec 11 i garden u being laid out for the rnjuynw nt of blind eple this u an amenity w hlch has never been planned anywhere before plants will be marked with metal tags in braille flowers and shrubs will be rhon n for their qualities of frag rance band tattoo 4i0 musicians acton patk august 13 displays matsaxj ftamtt ftuw rands espa rands fancy drill for sajk quantity of whet htiaw s bra da ilvone 4rl5 wamttd hxjk saj r rjcctrir rantte new condidon mr srrlv n hurch st fjk sa1j- i wd j burner htavy dut rsnn in goul c ndlr tion farl msuli ft n 74 f rxk sai- quantlt of tiaiel i wheat traw a r r twman lit l mii un sakknaw va i hone vfin i ktlt sa1 h lm7 nrd lel u car with h aler rxmllml condit i ui li a than llm mil v lhone i jiw eorgt town h ix1k sai i liv ltown pm lile suit hiree j lece wllh rkir ti uwr mir 14 a plv wi ut i si or lhone jh2j wanm chicks and jowl will vy up to 122s for heavy lowl lhone collect huttonvuja fgg trading sutlon uramptoo 3irm ftlj hisltmical ma 1 r it 1 a 1 wamu lmumhaitu loc utmnia nwiikaper accounts diariei huu news wwil and i hun record lor the mtim 1k17 t 1h75 piriml l so 1w 7 allasew pi m lo h use1 m c ui tolling a hut r of the i jwnhip of f iue ng and all ihe communities in it material uill tw arerutl handled ami r iutn l h u leavi al im nie f r i hntattl r u nt direct i ol to j h luvvard itov j4 alexandria tlari 1 f r aufcut llfct 4 ro unt yit r lh ism riaiht vn lirii ailh eitt- lealer i r urnev y oundiv 111 i r onio rxtlmalci given j sm ae ukr avrnur atin i i ftk sai r 1 4 turn r s w lerfeitl n oal oil slivt witn t igh enamel lun k and khrlf gimx ii ndllion with i vn nlr and d utje tiurner ni n hume 1 1 tione mrl4 mili n b mk lt s 1 vacuum cleaner and floor polishers for rent apply modern heating and dumbing store jhone j7jj acton it attention ml ratepayers are yso us hsvaor sf tauuajllag retaur ajul majav- sbiuui maeiaswry t ad efalfaaeau aanaiaary far at ean sewage 4lrpssal aiaat ajtj ea ajifa aawerftga aysuwa wltatasis lateeaia frsn us aaala t ts birem usw svt a ea u f ib noncq take notice that the foregoing is a correct statement of a question to be submitted to the vote of the electors of the village of acton qualified to vote on money by laws on the sixth day or september ad 1949 between the hours of nine o clock in the forenoon and si o clock in the afternoon at the following places polling subdivis ion number one town hall coun ctl c h ambers polling subdivision number two town hall fire men room and that the nine teenth day of august lad 1m9 at the hour of klght o clock in the afternoon in the town hall hat been fixed for the appointment of persnni to attend at the polling place and at the final summing up of the votes by the oerk 4 1 j mrthachih clerk the surve of the town with numbers has been completed wcton a next big event is the hand tattoo about ihe middle of the month a vote for sewers in alton is vote for progress nnd a good healthv communit if vou want aewage duposal in acton do vour campaigning be tween now and september 6th juther odd that on the flryi t both jut and august there was n accident on the corner of main and mid streets it would be too bad if acton de laved the installation of sewers until it suffered an epidemic aim liar to mai taw a mrs ijeachnvan of ingle- wood california won a two vear aubacripuon to the acton jve prrs for the one having come the pteatest dial ance to ntlend the everton miss muriel ben ham guelph spent two weeks holiday at tha home of her parents mr and mr j p benham misj barbara benlianv guelph spend the holiday weekend at tha mime home mr and mrs t d mccutcheon ane holidaying this week at thorn- burv i friends are sorry lo hear of mr norris removal to hospital all wish him a speed recovery mr ndmrs txerfpwirrmman mount pleasant islted on sundav with mr and mrs w ii hortop undav vlsllors with mr and mrs john alton were mr and mrs aberi alton guelph sundav visitors with mrs uter nnd mias lols black were mr ai bert kobe risen and son duncan of iindon mr and mn duncan k ncaburv and catht rlne vllleccoh sunday w ith mr and mrs harrv jestln and bbbv v mr an1 mr philip wright and fmllv barrle spent a couple of dnv recvntlv al the home of mr nnd mrs harold wright and fam ilv mr tami fountain of the mar ine corpa v ancouv er b c is spending leave at the ihime of his parents mr and mrs charl e fountain mr and mr dick vnll nnd on fergus islted rec- ir robt hadiiltod optomxteust of guelph dr g a sirrs office tuesday august th ulh f m oohhjib rrcaiairt 8sbvi0b 1iiiii1iiiiiiiiii11iiiii111iiiii11 lovell bros meat market friday saturday specials bacon 65c lb ms 1 ortdm sliced brmlffut choicf hack bacon sjj 7u lb st lb ftmi sausage 45 hamburg steak 45c sutu btwhi iriofub crmnry butter 59c lb quality beef phjm tib rsatl lb 55c skouuur ast lb 45c mly bud toit b 50c cktc rump reatt lb 55c tnlr short rib bull lb bbc tun run ftoilmo imi lb 30c nuroa and margcnc margarine 34c lb liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil princess thetre milton thursday friday saturday august 4s6 kirk doikjiai and marilyn maxwell in cha ampion held oer 3 weeks at loew s theatre toronto monday and tuesday augutt 8 and 9 dan oailey and celeste holm in chicken evcrv sundav coming naxf thursday aug 11 stewart granger joan greenwood saraband your new house number ptvte r was sold and installed by the municipal service co oak villa ont distributors for j graham rail porcelain enamal signs we sell and install ail types of signs ml ml 11 ai skns snirkt iintihurton sp sn n ntah k on lkti xvniactrtll and hui itatf klins d krtihimi ld rxr su skns ratok am mkil skns 11 ktional inlxikma 1 ion or u r nakrti ani ilslia overhead advertising signs stoieservice star on factory install a lifetime service use porcelain enamel signs mt him umf ruble rm in quit i h ue itntial m1iiii of town all i iivm ii 1- liter i v nun it en 1 a 1 iu r rnr pit v ml sai t 11 li in w frth in june ke jere freh i ureki raile jt rve fr sji j ueks keg jersey dm- sej milk variii mare ear lrt j ilitne kkkvtimm mra mm ed mh sai plumbing suppllev in go xl upply at hillona ilumb ing and healing aetnn ont hlark and galvanlretl pipe all slies rut and threaded if d klred pipe tilt ings soil pljie and sll pipe fitting sinks bamnv uathv sump pumna hallrvw well pump sept if tanftv lhone v41vk it ntam a large tan arui mte hound trac1 ii i h farn if arrhle martin owner mi have- uinie b railing for him and pay ing fnr i hi nd phone xlrjl lost ixisi 1 wei and ii lamia te ward j itllfhli phone hjr miscellaneous gfnrnal hauige sand and f ravel remenl blocks charlaai lancoek prwtne ii3r7 teorgetown mm sai i- southwest iart ui z2 on 1 lownsblp of fwjueklng urt hlghwav a en for oftrr also crop on mime both together or afparste th r properties for sale in imn1o and surrounding dilrlft contact m j mrvanel i llnydbrnok 1419 u kalnes ave toronto 1 mk sa1 ement mixer with 1h hp gas engine mounted with i mier wneelharnv shovels or cular saw outfit mounted n hev skinny uvn women ain flyurk with fi h p engine has alid j new pap too try fsmou ing tahle uuh 1 engine l hp lenw tlllams ont n 34rj4 corn or ralloai wont mar yui jo if i luti i v orn salve you do empl yir al ilaxters drug stor personal also j oat re tonic tablets for doubia john moodle phone derge- 4 3 mk saif seed buckwheat fall kye kape seed sudan irass sweet clover aualfa and ilrome ran i term pasture mix lure kve grass now is the time to sow clovers and grasses with out nurve crop for oest results phone us todav rtillect phones lhw and 1h vllllam oise a sons itd streetsvllle 7iij vxw sai r rree runge pullets raised under ideal rondltlonn from r week old laying age n h 11 it u s k n ii n ii 1 w i nnd t s real mnnev makers alan have mixed heav breed chicks from june 14 m hatch rrle orders for pullet of jft and nver delivered iliompsnn poiiltrv rarm and llatcherv phone 4rl georgetown h 411 klt sai r 1 words ieep r reere lm4 he pump truck 130h hord tmich 1mi k7 inter natumal truck 17 w b 11 v tt uk ivactor on huhher jt ui massev lraotor on ruhoer 1 povt hole digger 1- armsl m i ran or on ruboer ttke new n w skvtint harvester new r erguon irncti r and plow invin ind nn m tor cvrle scooler mike mntnrtukr lmh wlll jep entaur trarlor new lbs n irarlor 4 plow new otai ruhm r tire manure spr ader pcle is hp motor pmu auslln sedan new kl international truck applv i v h son t7eoteetownctepnnn ttjw reauiu new healthy tlsatfi naar vlgor new fet acquainted- aia only 60e all drugslsu h tvsl9 tendets fot garbage collection tenders for the roller ttf n of jr hagr in the munlctpalllv of act n will he r reived b ihe undrlgnel j until august lith pmj at pm rlvn should readtrejwr tirtlie i unrli rslgned and markeit 1 enili r r arhage tiler fion i he lowest or anv tender not nrn ir ii att 1 pte i a i twtt hall in elude all refuve which v proerlv wrjiiiid and plaoeil in pr i r c n mint r nnd nil rutb h hiuh rutin nshf tin inns and kls in i r er rontnint n t r prop rl tl 1 r wrnppri no c ntainer hntl weih m ii thnt ins nnd chilli h int i within im tt f the side walk i ht t rm t tl ctntrn t in tl bt f r n inr ii ni augu- 411 im hour- ni r i ti 1 vflil n ih minn ns at pre nt u 1 mrth at hll- 11 ik macumhim aetvd the free press holiday ipot u awav from our weekly task of making the deadline wth our news so in a last mlnute- ruh here goes karlier this ummer very one talked and lamented the drought ir i ure gone the other way and i expert com plaints faonn that we are hav ing too much rain good roof are a must aruf now is the time lo repair if during ihe nice weather wf have all colours in asphalt shingles at 5 50 to jflv per square we also have norm no 1sxshlnglei nt 12 75 siki nn is at jroo for patching see vnu dancing al the actor park pavilion on saturday nigtlta j it machenzib oon ijjsrlno auction sale- rakm ttmk imiijtmrnt r rvrnnk rn ihe undertjrkd hpe ercivrf invti u tl nv fri m iirjit rainr t v ll h puhhr auctl n nt iik fnim mild went of m it m ors katlrilat al cfmt isth nt j urlim k the following alll 1 and moils 1 nrt ivfl nnd h igisn mare 1 rs 0 l 1 jwirt ii ivev and pur ham w jiulklng bret lui -t- 1 pnrl hi iktein and gurnvv ii iter ik m old rwit tjtid 1 llmiin 11 ifr 1 vr old vnicinntil 1 arr n mull 1 vr id hot s and llh ns 1 i r k sow hn 1 lulv h 1 sw hrvt lul i j t hunk is inving hen heavv t r d n of ntm hnntnm 11 ns imiumkms mh mower ft ut inthnw disc tnm or trncti r spring riwth cultivator tnrdtn uttlvaton walking plow t and a waking plow c ockst utt n 11 j sleighs mav itnk cutting hox hoof 1 ulper j r ndstones ladder s i t scaltv j1 ih ielaval rim separator j oal oil sti ves llg i rate set of leam hll ltlr ilr chjllla nasutgmwea ontennlal betty gihton sans at the sun day evening concert at dunn s pavilion bala while on holidays there and received loud applause for her solos galway bay and bluebird of mapplneasv dublin nassacawya kda mills busy beaa and campball- villa laahltutaa worked tactthar ami caberad to tha many datar of tha crowds which attudad tha naaaaxitwtya oantannlal on fri day saturday and sunday mr and mrs james croas fer gus spent a weeks holldav at the home of mr and mrs adam wa- lherston master ronnev millar bramp ton has been holidavtng at the ruune of his grandparents mr and mrs w smith miss eva jestln acton is anend- inx a couple of week a holiday with her mother visitors at the same home on sunday were mr and mrs b1u strimble and mr and mrs klt j cuelph par jmee and information write van uyck druwrra phone 272 show times 730 ttmmallna 3 pm the municipal service co iso colbotne st e oakviue ontakio lools 1tc mi fk and ruhnritirk t lord mode 11 v ton pickup i ruck with good tlrei davenport centre table organ 4 berti- happy thought cook stove heat- er and other small household effects terms cash with clerk day of sale no reserve as the proprietors lease has expired and he is leav ing for england immediately after sale hlndley elliott auction sera i sillers clerk 92