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ht jetton jfttt ffrtss seventysrti ym no 24 acion ontario thursday dfclmbrr 2 hi 1950 fglit home prnt pret sim cmh gloves to 3000 stolen thursday shortly brfixr mtdnigm laid thursday thuvr rntrrrd thr plan of starry glove co hrrr and go way with between 3000 and tsoflo orth of fine flows entry was md by rlimbng tip fire earape on th wrtt dr of thr planl and ratting a windiwa into the atupplng rom here thr k boim of fine love and truki in dtcaled that theae were loaded ii ear lt at the rear of the building it would appear that the piimary object of the braakln was p lt the aafe and obtain monrv th- tool house at the cnr had bn entered that nlffht and bars tr had takret thr aafr at tsr isstrr co oftkre is hnsscxrr laner onr with v rrr hrax v dou and breaking into tt 1notnrt tw grrat a task for thr thiexrt wr at tld that no fund arr vrpt in thr plant at n tlmr mil thrt appar enll axed thrrtil a ht ol trimhlr tix not fririf thr f- th nigtit jitihmari f u 1 th opvn a iridox during thi ii ft mil cliwd it but did not rralln an rn trv had im- ii oiad until atul rui when mr m 1 111 hi plant fun man s j nllrd and p lit fn- nlifid an ins ml gallon mad u 1 arxt ral pit- x r lithitr and llrm that mim has txeen ud if thix had hwn illvin rnd x n found h tin and near thr plant the murk t1 v rn hat hrm listed and the invest tgatlon i bring arrird m hx thr pobc greenock wi has christmas meeting thr rnrnkk wmitiii institute hrld lh vtfiiiu r mrrlinf at thr hornr of mrs rlwood johnston mr t hrml a in chart- thr nwlmc nxnrd with in tnuitif if a oitnlma tar nd thr m iptur hti thr christina mr xx rwat hx vn ralph mrkxnn ift- i n tnl i nd tx x imiir aiss 1 t r 11 m ote ax in tuk son n h chi itm tin m t it ii 1 w h 1 xi lut hut hxx mi cive h tt ti rnik i ft tt chnxlfi i i siimfi wit v lx himh mrx 1 mian mr thi ti r ian x tn rharcr tf thr pnir im chriumv riatlink vx i nxn hx mi k thwmpxnn mr r 11 tl rttt rn ind mr c mlm ant a atlo llou nnht x xrtf hx mr ii turn r mr- ii h id xx n thr lntkx hair pn-i- an1 a rtintt vi av xxnn tix mrx turnt r sttrtil clintnin rarnl xrm sunt and fift rt nancfd all ii nt lisuh xiv s rrd tx mr iht ttn and 1h tnmnilttt in thar thr inititutt held i hial txn tnr in rninmk i timil ifintlx at whuh miv sll ittnmtt kc f clrhirkiltxx n caxe a rrx intrn xt inc talk on a trip acmas the ivmm inn txf canada ittidinc vx t r ctxtn hx mrs lulu-nlin- and mm k llo nt ortnn ilv x tval miuw h mr ii turner mts va4aa sokr 4 hosrmtalizco afttt a fau down staits last sunday mr bartxara sprr m a ir- uned xx hon hr fell doun a flifm of tatr last sundav fr oarn tl a trailed and mr soprr w as taken bx ambtilano tn cm iph oeneral htxapital herr she j later repirtrd to hr rlir mm ttrtablx she a suffering frvni nils and truim but luckllx nx bonrx x rrr bnken mrs snr lives ith mr and mn nvlann ijimbert ma n st car crashes rails no serious injury jnni van nor i nan narrowly n at riu injur tuesday rxtnuig lwn hit rar knocked out tir tr i guard rails arid a rhee- krr ljaafd and tunnd ox n at the tarp turn ilithwa nit 7 just tl f ittxkxxtml t u 10u j i tln iijnl llr ui xv a pr tdii t- titrkimd v lrti tiniilirr ti tx ii h rtttl tti hatr ut tkr rttt tt i 1 mi tai p and t ut in mi thr i ii t i di t i rifht fin ii n nun tn lit diwh tltllf wid thr ar fitltnl mr van ntirun i allrgrd 1 iiaw lrit1 t- tahr ih rd trad m p rdrn mill l1 a unahla t inki it and tht i tuintd nvrr water bills to double for 24500 debenture l imitnx nt f mitfhxxaxx jppt th 1tvl ippixipnatitiit f n td mil in i ti in- tht mui t i- nt d 12vw1 thix ildit i i i ii unl vx ilh th jlmm pr i it 1 tl vl vts f sitptml f t th r ih id b 1 t wp f i 11rft th it ptirtm t t ftund n t srx ut th 1 rr nt hut x in ih n th x hix 1 h r in 1 hud t mtt h k irk r w hud 1 k i ii n f 11 11 1 kd th un it ti d 1 i ini i k th li d poiv k h d i dmr f n th 1 lv tilm 1 t th n i lii la w d lx ih tn tt r p x th r pr t tn u t m vhul i tir til 1 f th xt j f i d rev r armstrong installs officers tti rin -in- in tin n mi m s kl nil ii 11 i ih tlli1 i u mth i i- k iiil i m th i ii ii k m ii ii ii ii m i it b 1 f i ii tin f tll- christmas holiday full of activities i r 1 t tin i lul d ui u k no u 11 im 1 utl u m tl i 1 1 111 aliliitt it k th i u filkv mx l llh xxhl itllxdl illtlllk th mil imix kl i up in ih juiuoi td r lul ul xx tll h ip i- it in t tl ih j ii s x til p u ipl lt h t11 1 iwii u tt xt ml th lumi c i h iiik th n itu f rn udn m x nitmiing ih midi i nt juiiur athl t s m xx ill ih h id uilh iimi x nt n f ux- iiul r th t rtimn t int rmtdtit ii x v iu m tk tti 11 t umi tin nt un th inn ft mum oi thiudtx th midi 1 t liinmr flkr h k t uiihuiiuis i 11 ih h 11 th rirlx in th v no rhv uih f ur ihtlr in th ifh riuwtri t1i txtx- dhlrtu n t vx 111 u it 11 n fn1 x xx ilh th iix nd nk nunc uln n ih ft uhn x 1 oll n t d f i tht pr p uxs d k 1 v mv trd- xx ill i p f r hu h p rfnrin in in ml it 1 ih 1 m h1 ii ii 1 k tl 1 hu ll immi1 tl 1 mi ppl i n il 111 ii1ix pf u- i hi n t i x i i ii pi i 1 1 present kettle to miss m bennett t to t 1 i i v m iik innl t t hi ug iii r prt d r on n ml lu t t h tanu n n mi cllk x 1 h in sd rl lx th itinmim ih m ii ri ih mi 1 1 t it ih ip mr f i i t ut h 1 t d m k x h im i t rx i f th ii 1 i r 1 t x ii tlmll t l ff i xx oul t im ru 1 mi spit p 1 u 1 hi 1 i k tl r i f ih tux f mn i i i in t n i it- i n t 1h v i r xx tk ix v d s i 1 dm m f ii ih r i i t i itn i h pt th h v k tx d h1 ih d thix t k ih x 1 th ttnn rx ln ip id 1 td iht p 1 xx i t h ch i h 1 and a xmld n rm f xx i iuv1 in rxrrt uf nit k ii n- mitihell f 11 tht th xv n h ml i mik no 1 t i litur x ii rr uix it him tl h th rxtnvnutltn of itx would hn x ndd nnd jh t rr k r utl t normal sil irg iowrii il mtnirtd thr twn rn ktur to invtwtlcttr thr iuatlon x ilh iv nlmor npnmtatixr m1 pr snt recotnmmdiltlons to tht- ouincil is quu kx poih x iiujhc fluxhtnit of thr mxxrrx in tttniit txatx wctk xa txim ratir an rvs of silt ojv imdxa romplained t minrl about thr condition in u hit h the ururr rontntrtors had 1 ft hi xanl at thr mill on mill st twpipc altwig thr crtrk ni running through hi prxxprrtx nrt essitated a lift of about one ftait id tht mater rel causing the st to tvaxk up and fltuxl out hi mill council promt ed ariun on clean ii vsp the vard and an mvestigat mn of the rlrd crxek u hich had lo rxefi narnuxl bx- the v i r onxjitrut turn continued on poor fire business mens grand draw for 100 four 25 prizes to be made saturday santa ciju i cxmun to toxn nrt salurdax aftei funm the guest of the actxxn jm mer chants association the fc that will ik- ixn out in thv prw nee of st mick himwlf are ones anx- one child or adult would ak santa tor 4 cheque for 100 and four others for 2a each the uceks of collecting dusinew mens tickets for eer ac pur chase in alston stores uill culmin ate saturday at 3 oclock u ith the drawing of the tickets or the xa in ner as weh as the cheques numerous other prizes will be gi- en out to lucky shopper the merchandise piuzes are on duplay in the window of george hollo- wya barber shop about s oclock it is espeebjd that a down band will jau arourid town in a truck to remind those busx xaith last minute chi istmas prpu rat ions that the big draw is oon to lake place at the post tftte bxb purkrr uill be maxler of evromonies the msitlng dig- nftarv estxectexl for the rxent is santa claus mnmt a thousand hags of candv hu e been prepared for the voungsters ho attend the drax a public address system will be set op at the side of the post office and christmas music v ill be broad cast before the crowd gathers all draw tickets must be in one of the many ballot boxes in local stores bv 12 noon saturday for the convenience of the fie win ners of cheques arrangements have been made so that stores par ticipating will cash the cheques on saturday since the banks will be closed tt k clik n i m t m m i n id l tl 1 in prt h x it tl 1 111 xi m 1 in 1 f f fu rv f r i1m th hon mr- ii ii rm tin p- prxid n mis c ni pr i n m i tl 1 x p x dm mix i miithm fi n i vu pi d mi mr f i m s id 1 ord t 1 s r tirx mi it ci tr lmlt1 r mr h m u uni 11 tl ldreti 1 p rt m nt mrs it h rmvtnne mr n cl 1 t dine- xunln mrs c mixx horn h iptrx rtrx mrx t ii m n asiv tut h me hrlp iv r t rx mi- p c mi i- man m in mh rhip xtrlirx mr m i it nm upplx st rtt irx mn f w m li1 xx-uixmt- ind vxrlfirr xrrrtarv mrx f ndtrmnix prrsx ecretnrv mn f cottpor t omptdinber retirx mp a c mow literature xtrelnrx mr mi ritihlr pianht rrx a smith asmctant pianut mix h wallace pncrim rxmvrn- or mrs h mhson rtominatnt rxinimitter xi r r m mcdonald mrx i alhon nidltur mr wni coxptr mr ii alllton legion youngsters at party saturday s claus was the gmst of honor at the iegion parts hrld last suturdax afterrtoon in thr taxxn hall fch child under 1 guen a to and chnxtma- emdx xvith 19 rhildrtn altogrthrr nroeiing the innual trsat lttx gnexx plavtl the plan 1 luring thr aft rntxixn and rudolph spl lvog 1 plisd thr iolm an oth r huhlight ixf the afternoon vx 1 sing xng the parts u a held bx the rton and pwtrw i iegion and the aidica iixiurx tnt hi n mi ixtn rnrnprtitmr- xx inn rx m11 h im m1 duri h h titi x k n1 xx r tn id tt sln club plm it fir tinxlrmx frollr thl- iiukitx in idliirxn to pxei il ntrttlnmnl ud hntlni pirl vx 111 brine hint h for tvxe md thl ip ih- miction d iff b the box pr tent th hluh el bidder vxll h-rx- the lunch xx i h the owner wllh th hub m ptxpu the ke rwnnl itt nl tnre ix antirrjwttrd thi- siturdu afternoon chn its pirtits ire pi inn it fr th pr ps and the midgets i n h un s chrivinia kng tiid rre tilings in- on the prngrnm md rame have hern drawn for tn in t rchinge of gift 1 ii in o i m i r thx it i ivonil ssih 1 1 1 1 1 11 pi ix 1 ntitl 1 moll 1 roll h nttoif o 1 mi n plxd th rob ii h ml xp 1 m spt- 1 xx k f th n r i lllill fc kl ih 1hr- il ii i i x til l i 1 k f llrl 1 hi r f 11 llx max 5toey reelected pkes1dentof acton legion for third term thursday a the fmtl nionlhlx tneetng of r ranch 197 canadian legion on thiirsia eenrjk cximrade george musselle conducted the election of officer for the coming ixar comrade max stores- was re-ei- ected for his third term as presid ent other officer elected were 1st vice- pros went comrade wm mattocks 2nd vicepresident com rade tkos salmon sergt atarms comrade john mchugh comrades george mussclle s snow and t coles were elected trustees st albans guild names officers the ngultr nit ting of st al on guild wa hld wednesdav srnmg necember fsth at the home of mr charle leather land a rs plramg reiyirt was givcn m the succes f tl annual vartrtx fair a generou donation wax vned for the parnrfi hall buill- ing fund follow ing the general buxlncsx j discussion the rrv g w iuxlon txok charge of the meeting fur the i clrotton or officer mr a 1 gamble the retiring pnident rx j preed her appreciation to thr 1 members for the 00 operation hr had nociexl n the pat vear a xirs heartx otr of thanks wax gtv- i en mr gamble for the splendid leatlership prs idisl ilurini ht r sear in office the following officer for thr ommg sar w-n- duls norninateit and electxd presid nt mrs thi jon vu- president mr pat dolphin hisnorarx preident mr ci w iux on rxstirxling esretarx m- geo fount un tnxsur r mr a hasdin correspsnding crt- ars mrs wm cixxn flower con vennr mr f hunter altar con vener mrs g hargrave reporter mr i dubs ocal committee mrs h jollev mrs c hargrav r mrs c cook mrs c sutton fol low ing the election of officer mr g w lux ton closed the meeting with praser the new president then reverted to the role of auctioneer and very successfully disposed of the article left over from the variety pair a delightful lunch was served by the hostess aassjted by mrs r heeley mrs wm coon and mrs w mat tocks to bring to a close a very successful meeting- m x i m pb ul nt rt md xx h 1 o follow d bx t cbrixm 1 tiling 1 1b fit plir bx mt r x johns m md mrs i 1 st el i a ux si t c u m i h ip p irtnc straight down th thlm n x md prki led to ie rv ers m cif from th wll itdm tn mis it nnett r eeivit an ilectn 1 kf tt l f r mi h rla n 1 ink 1 of tht ir lux and sir m in ex pn sing hi r ihnikx she told th irl th wrk xx i 1 gnnt jos to ht r 1- their t nthtiii5m madr ht r xx irk tasi r dtllclnxi christmas lunch wit thin rved bv the group in hirer mr d richardon and mr norm in itilrd former mem i tvrx fnm toronto were present for thr occasion high scores mark basketball league thr saturday night naskethall house league got off to 1 flvlng start laat week at the y both games were high scoring rlasslcs with everenne displavlng top form in thr first game thr reds downed the golds w4h while the itlack d nipped the rlues l4 in the sec ond feature la the goldred match philip mccrixtal of thr losing squad led the scoring- with m points while tttvb bruce was the hlg gvin for thr victorious red with 34 points ilr w i hanlshed with 5 foul in the final minutes of the ffime othrr hleh srorrr were jack pink ant dick woodi with 19 and points respectlv elv in the rcrtnd match between thr rlirv and the tthie thr black ld all the wis with don dswkln rirkintf up ts points for the win ner md nvikle rtiw morton crr- n 10 points for the losers craw ford douglas and dun davidson tlso fainm well with 0 and 14 poins respectivelv roth games were fastnd rough with a total of si personal fouls meted out two plavers bob bruce and rae hutt were banlihed during the plav after having srom- mltted the maximum of s allowed legend has it when christ was bom satan died and that the bell in the church was runs at ex actly midnight the tolling changed to a joyful peal announcing the birth of the christ ft t x m h f 1 11 1 of lux u i d thr ditch 1 teachers apply to board for new salary schedule trtl uinar i ih in ion at flmsl and a i- i x i ft- thr cuald x x p 1 f front of ibr r i on 1 1 u ii u i it i ii i portrait of mayor i broadcast planned i tl x t tl hs of ii i7 ssist h n xx pp nt g iff t ibl hd it srmti ns xx re to ad x r 1 iv f a r t i x tr- l r in m mil 11 tn gmirgi toss n pip rs xx nh ipplu ttiuiix ih- in bx t inu irx vh it vx x d 1 ti hx ih flrt in i tint uf the 11m ilord wrd n xdtx jinuirs 10th th pi v i is motion r gaiding t tsses fi- new cinidinns was mit nded md t i is max st rt with an nmmment of 12 md xs ill eon tinue sxilh as loss is t n rineen hive enrollitt for i do in acton anil this vx ill sttrt a oon a ar- rang nw nu un be tompmesi the inspector s n porta on thr milltm rton and georgetown x- hoot vx i re read thr report were vrrs satisfaetorv and showed effic ient t rath in j md organization ant improvement in the school equip ment and buildings a lelrr from georgrtoxan school board notlftrd the rwrd of thr appointment nf mr w bit hn a representative for 10m accounts amounting to 1m1 71 were passed for pavmrnt the real gnat ton of ross dovl from the acton staff was rrcrlvrd icnnfinued on pour four 1 nx nl x iup to imp ft t ut 1 tu nc id n th rtmi p tux s i 1 1 to ft1rio m it lus lit tl- pi kiati xx ill i- u1 tin u is x klx ur xt lii r t r- 1 mi m ijv va1n sdv d fndax tb first prntrian in th x i xxl u hrard m n xs s 1 dd i u f t n sup 1 imi h i nx x im 1 mum p 1 a 1 1 1 s ontario mi h s in ii 11 in his i x t s r th on n unit i nl mm vm tx1 n ii i o r t i mt 1 1 it i iii ii i i 11 1 oh tt h m f ti i t i i t xir g i i 1 t i i ind ilkn n i in 1 1 tlm xt i s i x ii i- in ii ox mm nt dur r it u t 1 tl iti ms f i i m u i x i how r t i ii i i ii tt x 1 ix t t 1 id i hlol p 1 i ut of till m x m 11 11 hu tits x i d o 11 follow i th i i tt i b xe n f j fit i ll tl pt x i it v i t 1hl 1 tlrflt ii ms i 1 u tub 11m u to 1 il t i tli pro mi is hot x1 x tll 1 n ti of s tm xx ill ih pitlstitl s f n id v n is posxdlr christmas pageant at baptist parry the animal chris nia pirty of the acton baptist church was hrld monduv x limit d i i mh r lth in th hureh supps wax si rvxl bx ttw ladtrs in th btstnunt of the church af- tt r whuh a pmgrain was hrld in the t hiinh wlth mlsa f3lhrl frank lin and mrs charle indbvrough plaslng enrols on thr piano and oman a vers btautlful pugrant of the chrusmas slorv was thrn pr-t- t ntrd hs thr sundav school srhol- t ar indrr the direction of vlra lome garner with mr stanley cnpps narrating thr tlorv 1 bobhs cripps gave a necuatlon i what can i giv- him carols ssrre thm lung bv the congregation aftrr whuh santa claus made his appearance and gave each child a cift and hag of candv 17000 one cent stamps sold monday marks alltime high at the post office iut mondav an amtimr prak w reathed t acton pt offltt a far a thov emilosed hri can remember there has never be fore been thc amount of mall ther i this christnur and mondi the most nnhed das of all th- nsh the ni contractor jack lock er handled 114 bags of mail on mondav on an overage day of anv other month the total would only be about 20 half of the were incoming and half dut going this years stamp sales are prac tically doubled those of last ytars chrlstmns boom aa more gree4inb than ever before pass through the office on monday a total of 11000 onecejt stamps were sold more fourcenters are being sold than in any other month any other year loo and the parcel situstmn is similar the peik for moms r lers was it the begnning of drsrnvbrr whrn pr sent were bring knt for four full ifme worker arr temp- ploved at the post office with staggered hours so the hund reds of cards and parcels are being ramped and sorted evening and saturday as well as during the regular working hours it was ev en found necesaarv for awn to work last sunday th majority in acton have heeded the appeals to mail early pout master terry thinks and to h believes all the cards and parcels will be cleared from the post of fice by chrutmas the praent an owing under will not last past today thursday he hopes