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3z 1 i thimsday february lit 1951 the acton free press pack nvc juveniles top elora 154 to break losing streak 1tying an jmprdvcd same acton juveniles racked up- their tlrst win of the current season by trouncing elora 154 las frida was only temporary monday fester holding fergus to a scoreless draw in the first two periods th4 locals acnibe3rovi resuming their los ing skein xts been that way with the juveniles 11 thin term they blow hot and cold the club iioj the makings of a fine team but once the heat la on they usually collapse like pin pricked balloon young red anderovln the nt enme up with stellar performances in both jfames aavlngthe club from s far worse beating on monday fergus didnt look any better on territorial ploy but thhy produced the goals actons bargain counter rushes paid off against elora who suffered from poor twinetending friday saturday nlrht lnfergus acton meets fergus a go in and mike coxe whos coaching thi juvs is hoping for n win hell tiavc his hands full curbing their tempers as well as their tendency bylaw fixes pay 0erin bfficials topntrol all over the ice the municipal council of the covpottlon of the township of erin met at hllbbutih on january 8lh after signing t d of office the members took their seats ai the municipal council for the year iftsi namely gpldwln burt reeve albert wheeler dep utyreeve harold l griffin geo c wallace and j a swackhamer councillors by request rev dr geo altlcen opened the smflfon with an approp riate scripture lesson and prayer two bylaws were introduced and riven the necessary rcadlngi the first for the purpose of deter mining the remuneration of mem bers of council and officials and the tsxt for the purpose of naming officials bylaws were filled in as fof- lown clerk g rrvnn aalary 550 assessor not appointed cal- ary375 plus twelve and a half per cent of all dog licenses col at our assembly last thursday miss grlndley showed us the rest cf her slides which were taken nt various points on the way from mexico city back to caroda it waitvory interesting to ee pictures of quaint mexican t haciendas col- 0itteilihfc3ruowntekicalid blues typical mexican vlllaacs with their cobblestone streets and donkey carts and also the beauti ful surrounding mountains which are always seen in the distance next thursday we will have with us a gentleman from the depart ment of lands and forests who will give us a talk on that sub ject lected treasurer jjanlelray aal y the mfmo sporli clpbs town yrsee masons team with two wins this week la tied for hrat with andy wilsons gang each club hits nine pii i is harold skllllngs club with five points bringing up the rear is ernie marks tenm theyve managed to accumulate 3 points monday njght the skilllnff team marked up a win over the marks club by a 51 count jjm greor led the assault with two goals and an assist rod force ond don deforest helped with n goal apiece and an assist don wilds scored the first goal turk shepherd nicked the only counter for the cellar dwellers tuesday marked the leagues big gest upset ray masons boys edg- ed andy wilsons crew 32 mc- crlstall paced the mason team with two goals george wore sniping the other on tonights resultslilngcs the league leadership tlrst game is nt 700 pm with four acton ployqrs on the milton lineup and one on he georgetown interest is keen here in the current debacle between these two clubs in tnt circles the raiders hove lodged a protest with the ohx over miltons use of three brampton players namely binsell ralne and crulckshanks the rub la two of the brampton plnvcrs binsell and rnlne have teen with mlltonslnce the season htnrted crulckshanks iiowever is 0 recent acquisition he ployed an exhibition game in georgetown livery up in wlngham ftgalnst wal- iterton which the raiders won crulckshanks scored about three or four goals come last friday when milton with cruickahnnks in unl- form downed the raiders 54 right away georgetown gets the jitters they lodged a protest concerning the five mile limit the case comes up tomorrow night at on oha committee meeting mil- tun circles nroht particularly perturbed about the result they an- confident they hove nn air tight cosr its their contention the georgetown case is lust flour- pickles- case of i n crests sport bars competed for at y salary 100 auditor h c bar eelved satojrretierbfflccr it y b grade x listened on monday to mccutcheon salary 100 or 850 per month weed inspector r s mccutcheon salary 25 selectors of jurors 12 rent of room 5 per day per meeting- members of council arc to re ceive 5 per day whjle in session and 10 cents per mile one way harvey den ring was appointed school attendance officer and ralph c bone kc solicitor a bylaw was passed authorizing the reeve and treasurer to borrow if necessary by way of note or notes up to 50000 with interest at 4 per cent per annum to meet the current expenditures of the town ship for the year resolutions were passed as f ol io wsr- labor rates were set as follows team and man 1 per hour team and mower or tractor and mower 2 per hour tractor and man 150 patrolman 60 cents maintainor man 70 cents helper 70 cents road superintendent 75 cents per hour the clerk was instructed to order fi copies of municipal world f or use if counciland officials it was- resolved that council join the good roads association and ru municipal association andjn members of council hedolegntes toft attend conventions the road superintendent was instructed to prder steel and cem ent for two bridges one opposite lot id 5th line and one on 27- siderond concession 4 the treasurers bond with the canada surety co to the amount of 15000 was renewed and the premium of c0 paid to fran gray agent j council purchased n three quart- ton truck from w a mclach- lan and son subject to approval of the department of highways it was resolved that all road ac count be in the hands of the road superintendent by the first of the following month the clerk was authorized to ad- rtise for applications for the pos ition of assessor and- collector of doj license fees for the year loril and 1d52 ni murray was refunded 400 an item of interest in our french classes last monday was the- visit of jean jeanlne and edouard three children from france who have been in canada only one week they are attending the public afichool miss gnmmle in troduced them to us and held a conversation with them before tire class a very enthusiastic au re voir brought a smile from the three children grade 12 is expecting a visit from crawford tn thursday or friday dont lot us down crawford eager eyes are watching for the start of the new school there u a scarcity of men in grade 12 you know donations- will be gratefully council approve rood improvement continued from ippgtt one gency should iteyr become neces sary i hope it never will but i believe -we- should- conitldor this possibil ity ho concluded stating he wmild have further in forma hon about tho question at a future meeting wlhile members altngreed the appointment of corn borer inspect ors in the county was aa onll 6 uat- ed law they approved of atfpolnt- mcntsin each of the four townships aajikiuircufeyuw dru tyreeve charles palmer told council the present method ofcombattln corn borsr was inadequate and the pre ent method was just a waste of ratepayer money he further explained he de partment of agriculture was now worwng put a acheme which was more- adequate and this law would likely be changed in the future in- spectot3rppblnted were for ks- queslnff w j thowpson hornby nelson chief harvey hunt nel son trafalgar lewis pa herein bronte nassflgaweya r j ander son the burlington- gpiette was awarded the contract for printing 100 copies of the auditor repon jklsuio per page and the same amount for 150 copies of the min utes and bylaws m t white m 11 ton was awarded the contract of printing magistrates blink quarter sheets 4 per m halves 550 per m and full sheets 750 per m the question of extending the milton cem and granting per- mlsslon to conduct burials en the new land was aired by deputy- last wednesday night acton wolf culs and their leaden held open house for parents rock wood cubs and leaders guest of honor and master of ceremonies of lhj campfire program 1 was rev k brooks grimsby former acton lucky cloverleafs take baxters 42 baxter labmen lostb a good fust tenm the port credit clovev leafs in acton arena last tuesday night although the score wj tlu aecood pbe b rt the third of the latin broadcasts sponsored- by the department of education the broadcast was about roman plant and animal life iimehouse church groups tell of successful year a th- speeinl achievement prog- t i5 the latest gym feature nt y and will got linderway this week tin- program offers in struction followom by testing in a wide variety of sport and gymn- iis-u- activities for which sports liirs are awarded upon parsing the determined standard of knowledge nwl skill subjects include basket- il tumbling volleyball horse work etc and later rnay include social activities such as table en- i vis- wafts checkers and chess the bors are of a type which may be worn on sweaters or wind- bivakers and indicate the subject fur which it was received an ail rmtnd ability crest may in forth coming to signify all- round profic- iency the prijmrrawill be open to boys and girl up ta thl a 17 another httiand miss gym com petition is jvittt gvtting underway in nil classes with crests to be awarded to the high individual tiiorers when the competition ter minates in april or may plans are bting draiwnnip for an even biggyr and better y circus or demivnstration this spring tharke in dog tax in 1148 i council donated 50 to the wel- itngtoti county seed fair and-ex- port nacon show to be held in hillsburgh in the month or marrn tlie treasurer was instructed to notify all ratepayers whose taxs are three years or more in arrears that the said properties will be posted up for sale by february 1 10m unless settled for before that date accounts were paid as follows general accounts 507 25 relief ac counts 12273 road accounts 376464 the annual congregational meet ing of limehouse presbyterian church was held last thursday ev ening at the home of- mr and mrs a w benton reports from the various organizations showed quite a successful year just past rev a calder was chairman for tho meeting and miss ivens was asked to act as secretary ted brown dick appleyard ross norton and neft benton were appointed stew ards for 1051 trustees were re appointed mr joe ross and mr thomas appleyard mr s klrk- patrickand mr k c lindsay were new managers elected to act with messrs f j brown jr h mc dowell a c- patterson and h nojpn treasurer a w benton was re- ppolnted as were auditors mr k lindsay and donald lmdsay and record secretary mrs gliby a cash gift was voted mrs h norton in appreciation of her ser vices as organist and a donation of 100 was given the georgetown congregation it was decided to obtain permission to put oldminute books in safe keeping in the town ship vault at stewarttown fol lowing the benediction by the minister the ladles served lunch to the two dozen present- sympathy is extended to the family of the late mrs j brooks whose funeral was held in acton on friday i mr and mrs james klrkpatrlck bobbie and evelyn are welcomed back to the village after a coupl of years ofdrayton the a c pattersons visited at weston on sunday master tommy williams of port credit spent the weekend with the harold barbers mr and mrs- e karn eleanor and edgar and mr h karn visited at inglewoud on sunday lctteb to editor oldest living things the giant sequofas of the west coast are the oldest of living things says donald culross peat- tie in the december readers dig est the sequoia never dies of dis ease or senility if it survives the predators of its infancy and the hazard of fire in its youth only a lightning bolt wul end us centuries of life some which have been right to loaf lost in modern world toronto jfan 25 1051 dear sir 7 are we missing out on leisure in this modern 20th century i enjoyed the ginger farm column in the january 18th issue of the free press it brought to mind an article on leisure that i readnnd clipped from a toronto daily paper and t would like to repeat the following lines copied from the piece three things which moderns con sider virtues namely efficiency punctuality and the struggle for suc cess the chinese call vices they steal from us sys mr lin the in alienable right to loaf and cheat us out of many a good and beautiful felled in recent times worv over ufternooh a thousand years old at the birth i so completely are we westerners of christ according to accurate obsessed with the necesityof con- ring counts the lg trees nre slant activity that there are- many really big too the general who will spend a whole afternoons sherman stands 273 feet is high j holiday knocking a little white ball reeve ken macdonald georgetown when he informed eouncjj author ization would have to be granted by the hnlton health unit he said the extension would adjoin high way 25 and would be across the highway from the new home for the aged he said he did not think it would be good business to have a cemetery so close to the older people warden dick thought the north trafalgar and milton plan ning board would have to npprove before the property could be used as a cemetery as it was situated outside of the town limits maybe if there are enough obstacles h might act as a deterrent he warden observed council unanimously endorsed a resolution increasing the county employees wages 8 cents an hour george currle in the absence of chairman george thorpe advised council workmen were seeking an increase from the 83 cents an hour basic pay to 00 cenu pejiniy reeve lauder argued the nrescnt wage was not high in comparison to that of industry the increase also applies 4o operator wages a well it was explained seeking information regarding a bylaw extending the time of half load limits on trucks deputyreeve george leslie was informed the third reading of the bylaw could not be made as the department of highways would not grant permis sion to make it legal clerk wil liam dean explained the depart ment felt- h would shift the heavier loads onto township roads creating a heavier burden to tho- local mun icipality members endorsed two resolut ions from ontario counties one from slrncoc who were seeking to have a central place established to carry out executions members felt by having such a centre oper ated by trained personnel it would relieve local authorities of consid erable embarrassment and worry council also endorsed a resoluu ion from grey county who sought to have the federal governmen es tablish armlmlcc dav a dominion holiday members were of the op inion there was considerable con- fusion at present when they shift- ed the burden to local municipalit ies to make the proclamnfon an- 1 other resolution asked that a fe- j of 500 should be posted wher persons asked trial by jury war den dick said trial by jury was thr essence of british democracy and i felt a person should have his say in the ihatter council took no immediate action in connection with a request of sheriff william j robertson wh informed council his department j was seeking to have the upper floors of the jail fireproofed cun- eil adjourned while mr robertson i took the members on a tour of the i jail to explain how to fireproof the j existing wooden floors lie said a special tile would be less costly than laying cpnerete floors and do the job equally as well this matter will be decided at a futile- i mee4lng ebuncl decided accounts authorized to be pain j included finance 561073 horn for the aged 3037215 ogrieulture j and reforestation 68250 county roads 14680 05 assessment 346- 55 printing 326 72 hopitiils si 34360 county buildings 070 40 a kl ttwh hirectorr here albana vv the old wolf kela esther taylor assisted hy th snake al ice duby and bagheera the black panther ed footltt invested the following wolf cubs- who also received scarlet neckerchief and turks heads after the presentation of the tenderpad badges blllle johnston wayne ridley david peal don cook lawrence duby bern tenriant keith mainprise bruce andrews bill dolmer wii- i lard halllday paul elliott barry mclsaac geoffrey fryer don lin dsay jim wnlerhouse brian sweeney ond jim bolton first stars were awnrdcovernle lawsorj don luxton bob jones second george oakes slxer black wolves ted jennings don emerson f sixer brown wolves don wiles fslxor green wolves jim walnian fnlxer red wolves bob coxettawny wolves hockwood akcla joyce waller and baloo kntherine ltnfoot con ducted two sixer relays yjralns and tunnels and blow thebal- loon acton kaa and bngheern called the rules and- refereed a favorite acton wolf cub game bench bajloon it required three rock wood lea ders akela baloo and bngheera pat ltnfoot along with the trio of acton leaders to regulate the fran tic action of pegs in the bottle an exciting six relay in which local cubs and visitors participated full of vim and vocal vigor lights were turned out for campfire lit in the fireplace afte considerable perseverance by bag- hcra ed footltt in horseshoe atlon around tho fireplace nock- wood and acton youngsters listen ed to a serbloh fairy iale told by rev e brooks after the singing of taps the packs were dismissed to forage for food in the- jungle only brief foraging was necessary as the scout mothers had prepared a gen erous lunch of sandwiches cookies hot chocolate and coffee for vlslt- orsrlinrentsan d tatar ybim gwo v- es bob armstrong moved a sp- lal vote of thanks to the scout nnd guide mothers association ernie lawson moved a vote of thanks to mr brooks for his kindness in making the long trip from grimsby to tell a story at hodenosawnec akela esther tay lor expressed appreciation for the work of the scout m wno cut and hemmed thirtytwo neck erchiefs the work wns done by mrss sinclair assisted by mrs ed jennings and mrs b taylor the scout mothers also donated 10 towards the purchase rif mater ial for wolf cub neckerchiefs j before the end of the seasnn acton wolf cubs and lenders hopp to present another open house for the general public a good crowd attended tho gam tuesday baxters team la con sidered the counterpart of inter mediate oha hockey tn town this year with games proving closn nnd exciting tho clovcrleaf team plays in th toronto township league whor jeannpttfe russfll wed to joseph g peck in mimico service jan 30 in italy the women use their bare feet to tramp on grapes and bring out the juice for wlnemaklng as a twentyfive storey building and is 102 feet around the base of its jrunk about a field and then walking after it to knock it about again uatklnmtv t shirley jeannette russell daugh ter of mr and mrs stanley s russell became the bride of dr joseph gerard peck of chicago or saturday afternoon january 20th in a ceremony at the home of reiv l a markle mlmico the bride groom is the son- of joseph perk sydney n s and the lrte mrs peck rev mr markle officlatodtho bride who was given in marriage by ijirr father wore a ballerina length gown of pointc de venice lace over bridal satin with portrait neckline and fitted sleeves appll- qued in seed pearls and the bouf fant skirt worn over a tirrltne her fingertip veil w held by a tmumi u tulle encrusted wth ieed pearls and she carried a p-rtdjnt- lmiciuet of roses and ivy the bride attendant sheila wilvin wore a ballerina gown of tojst chantilly lace over hittersweet tif- feta with- fitted rloche hat te mfctch and carried small pink roses and ivy james glllls detroit was groomsman following the ceremony a rec eption was held at kilcooley gard- ens where mrs russell the brides mother received her guesti i- a gown of turquoise lace and cnp with matehmg hat and corsage o coral roses the bride and groom left on a wedding trip to thelaur- enians the hride wearing a navy gabardine uit with matching tfjp- coat and dusty pink accessories thv wjll live in chicago oakvil- jetrafatfcar journal tied nt the- tnd of thc second per iod cloverleafa hard checking and akllftil stickhnhdlng team added twd to their end of the acor in the third final count wps cloverleaf 4 baxter labs 2 although the labmen nlpncd the cibverlef rushes in tlie bud they were unable to follow through on their owi veach tte net were freojiiently stopped by agile wilson vr the first two periods it watf anybodys grrte then t the be ginning of thb third walker shot his third goal of the evening fol lowed by one by arbittor just four minutes before the end of th game just about a minute of play later arblltor was struck by the flat aide of a flying puck on the left cheek the baxter team management niahed their first aid kit to the in jured player who was then taken to dr garretts office wher six stitches were reojuired to close the cut on his lip the cloverleaf manager fred goodwin expressed special appreciation of the way the player was cared for immediately manager fred goodwin li a cousin of roy goodwin acton penalties were few with one for each team being recommended a breather by the referee for trip ping milne of cloverleafs penal ty was in the second period with actons jordan- receiving hi in the third f1r4 periad c walker u7 b zajac marshall 1211 c walker cunningham 1330 second period b stewart somervule third ferlad c walker cunningham c arblltor cunningham baxter labs robson g l mas- ales robinson d marshall sonner- ville w stewart c alts e matalea zajac allan fields masters jor dan anderson cloverleaf wilson g arblttor milne cunningham walker hen dricks- golding- 4ers played the same teamjftast year coming out then on the upper end of the score sheet the port credit pucksters have built a strohgvr team on the nucleus of last years isince thevi however 1017 155 ibm cycctfocyscz afrulv desirable maid is owe v1uo cam eev comoajjv- o thevrl come aca1u or so yhev wour and wovyould like lo servo you so youll come again stop in and try us ta your eye on oar girsg for buickisbadr again youll b maing on in the next few uys- lome garner motors ud 45 main st n at bowor actort 1humm 32aw federal wire of the gualph mercantile league vs baxter labmen thursday february 8th 830 pm acton arena adults 25c children free mwmmm im juaatb mmimm mimnmmi colemans epicure brand meats select bacon smoked hams serve colemans pure pork sausage m 4 i 4 i and our famously known summer sausage bologna and wieners green fingers is an expression used to denote a womans ability at somedoctors now dispute thebld growing plants or the result of belief that sugar causes tooth decay young johnny sticking hia hand in conechewing natives in the sugar a-can-af- paint j plantations have fine teeth h m h m k t wm on t arvtevj buy from your neighborhood butcher and grocer coleman packing co london