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thursday march 1mb 1b9i the acton fbee pb ivuarrvx when it rains or shines anowi or blows wo matter where roys tud goes we hurry hither we hurry yon ont go to bed till everyone the night end morning from us to t upm 3et up too our motto 4s service you -our- care rebulltforcomforltooj our driver serve you wtth w theyll take you for a block or two or take you for a mile go get on the phone call one two eight whether car or truck you need w deliver the goods light 6 heavy in weight koys taxi phone 128 acton sportniwj hrst loss to provincials loses baxters finals spot cyoxocvsci t1sas00oldeas cam you trouae anc eeseve aswot cxsposiyion it can be done i if you stop in for complete car service at mm 4 j maw si ihil f zi georgetown industrial league the teams were playing two came in the semifinal playoffs with goals to count baxters took the first same of the series 43 but with this weeki score baxters 4 provin cials fl thcfinal count which shav ed out the acton team was provin cials 0 baxters 8 the same won on exciting one with 6 of the 10 goals scored in the third period and three in the over time in the first period wylle scored for georgetown in tho first ib sec onds and there was no scoring from then straight through the sec- ortd period then in the third stoptime period the scoring sum mary was as follows p wylle 230 b zajac fl35 p wylle 835 b marshall 855 b masters 10 33 p wylie 1840 with the total score for the two gomes then 77 the two teams em barked uponapewl overtime at 655 carter scored for provincials arid then masters saved baxtersjlfo temporarily with a goal at 0 minutes sudden death overtime followed with the death baxters rar- followlng a game in georgetown arena on tuesday night in which provincial paper mills team beat baxter laboratories for tho- first time this se t labmon wore bliljnnatcarrvm lriotrnblictlkffi1rer bc6rcatorprovlhclais aj bld as tho puck slipped through goalie bobsons fingers tltefasc hard game was among the best in the- league but disap pointing in view of thefactrlthjrt baxters had won every other game against the provincial team provincials now proceed to meet another team probably smith and stone in tho finals although hopes of the sheeney tost trophy were smashed consola tion was that actons goaktcndfer in gy hanson was awarded tho leagues ownveiina as its best goaltcndcr the result of n secret vote among baxter players also showed that robson was consider ed to be- the moat valuable player on the team and so the members ofthc bax ter team ore putting their sweaters in mothballs hanging up their skat es and tossing their sticks in the fire for kindling coupled with their regret at not carrying off the georgetown tro phy to acton is their gratitude to ma who wer o icnt hosts during this season water tdnk again in use cothtul from- poq onm again tho cloning dale tor ap- pllcatlona was sot at fuetday march 27th the commuuuui decided to call for tendera lor a new laliton nrudrtornttie wlrtarwartrihbtjwtt mont hie present truck la to bo dealt in on the new one the following account were pooled for payment hudro statulardt5lv depf of trade conurlorce inspection 225 acton frer pmady ajfr l w agar cool 2500 snop on tools ojlcam tools 101u wright near eat i inn iruck in s22 mm bt t mcdonald in clearing auction sale in acton of fuknrrums and iiouseiiotd effects received gefyour easter outfit at eisens the easy way the undersigned have instructions from james h auckland to sell by public auction at his residence 2fl0 peel st acton in the new survey on saturday march iv 130 sharp the following dining room walnut finish dtntngroomsulto extension table buffet china cabinet chairs phil- llpalcadid4short wave bonds nest of walnut tables wall mirrors fancy pot lamps occasional chairs end table congoleum rug has sock cushions lakeshore rug and floor felt 87x54 electric space heater bagatelle board and crok- inole board plcnlo tablet folding camp stools bedroom 3plece solid wal nut bedroomsuhe dresser with pushpull drawers spring mat tress bench for vanity table o- cedar chest bedside table lamp floor lamps mats rugs scatter rugs knee hole desk pinup lamps piuows sheets bed clothes blankets eiderdown comforter cushions 2piece bedroom suite sewing machine kitchen and laundry kitchenette suite acme cook stove mason team town league champions the final town league hockey game was played last friday night with masons team taking a 43 triumph over wilsons team masons team took the champ ionship in two straight wins me- crista 11 scored two of masons goals with g ware adding a third mchugh arblc and heauey scored singles for wilson to tie h up the game was not tied for long when davidson scored for masons making the final score read 43 agency 0150 he0pcj 8528bg masco efec co m 00 48 ajax engineers ltd 33 85 addrettsograph name plates m whlthams garage gas 1180 packard elec 110 can gen elec ub82 d h howden l co 172 supreme power supp 174500 macdonald elec ltd 3710 sangamo co lt 81 m jas rkertrney corp 183 07 bell telephone 1mj5 petty cash t1 15 83 wmttrlb wtttttr acton free press m104 public utilities 01 m thompson motors 1974 friday afternoon at 345 a special short asseiribly was called and ev ery o no congregated in room i wondering and waiting finally when everything was cjulet fred eurlnger was coiled upon to do the honors he eased our suspense by telling us that tho purpose fiwfcaa obituary payment m on mtabliilud accounts and 6 months to pay d6wupavment on now accounts according to government regulations and stx months to pay dress up the family for easter eisens clothing store f 11 mill st acton onl next to carrolls oven and reservoir ironing board lnundry tubs palls stands etc step ladder store cupboard small tables cold pack ennner bread box jars linen hamper rubber mots bath scales cocoa mats kit chen and lnundry towels electric fanfloor polisher blwll carpet sweeper kitchen clock tea pots all kinds at kitchen pots pans kettles cooking utensils bowls etc electric plate household scnlet jars of pickles jams etc balance of groceries and kitchen supplied beatty washer advert ised last week was in error garden and carpenter tools 100 ft hose reel lawn mower karden tools pipe wrench grindstone ash rocker axes ham mers shovels chisels rake cob bling outfit coal oil lamps bor s trunks etc some good winter clothing shoes and over shoes this is nil kood clean furniture and practically alt new terms- cnsh no articles to be removed till settled for no reserve as the proprietor is rpovlnk to the british west indies h1ndleyanoeujott auctioneers lr3 roek- letter to editor phone 1t7j milton wood w cole clerk 15332 do you know already we are starting to payjor the sewers b ready when it goes into operation keep the work in acton by hiring local contractors we have al ready done soma of the toughest jobs so let us have that easy ona of yours well start any mm jau ty 225 per foot j e mcmullen contractor phone 270j or 6o 136 bower ave writer in florida recognizes picture hotel alma west palm bench march 7th 1951 mr arlof dills editor acton free press dear arlof- i wish to state how much i have appreciated receiving the free press here during our stay this winter keeping us posted as to the doings of my old home town imagine my surprise and delight in seeing the picture of my maternal grandfather christophrr swack- hnmer as your orphan picture fea ture of february 22nd issue this picture will be readily re cognized by many as one of the fine pioneerqhrisiinn gentlemen of ac ton vicinity a man of sterling quality who made n fine contribu tion to the good and welfare of his day and generation the weather here on the whole has been perfect this winter and mrs wansbrough and myself have enjoed our btay very much but as there is no place like home we will also be glnd to be back ntfmn sincerely yours roy wansbiough funeral attended by lodge members members of orange lodges from acton stewarttown hornby georgetown and campbells cross attended the funeral of the late milton n lusty who died in quclph general hospital on feb- 28 the prominent orangeman be longed to stewarttown l ol no 68 and to the black perceptory of hornby predeceased by hiswife he leav es three brothers one sister three childrenr nine grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren he was in his 77th year the funeral service was held in georgetown on feb 2fluj with interment in boston mills ceme tery tho assembly was to bid farewell to tony etuckland whohhas been with us for about two and a half ysjiiri and who is going to ho bar bados very shortly tony was call ed to the front and presented wth 7iwh7rt5thng aa token of rcm- emln unco- of acton hiith school from the tenchers and ntudents of grado 13 tony replied thit he had been in many larger schools but never in a friendlier one and after a few more words of ap i preclatlon the assembly was dls- mlsscd tomorrow marks the beginning of th easter exams so moat of the students will be cramming the night before and the burning of the midnight oil will be quite prominent in many homo last wednesday the majority of the students of aif3 went to toronto mr tyler tpok the school bus and mr ingles frombfllton took the milton school bus they left acton shortly after 0 oclock and arrived in toronto at about 11 alter some wafting they mrs isabella wtnflejkl acton wishes to announce the engagement 6f her elder daughter betty mar ie to clark wallace armstrong son ofr mr and mrs lyorman arm- trn r r 1 ac t mar- rlage to take place early in ap ril pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 wetar st north gait lonfetmu had hmch fewnld not gettstrtpj measle cases predominate in units weekly report of disease altogether 30 coses of measles were reported last week in halton there were 2 in burlington 1 in nelson twp 2 in trafalgar twp 0 in milton 5 in esqueslng twp andi4 in georgetown there were 0 cases of chicken pox in oakvle and 7 in george town and one case of german measles in acton one ease of whooping cough was reported in esqueslng and two of scarlet fever in nelson and one in trafalgar the total number of communic able diseases reported to the hal- ton county health unit was 50 detroit trade fair if detroit goes ahead with its plan to stage an international trade fair it will be held two weeks after the big canadian trade fair in to ronto this is to allow overseas ex hibitors an opportunity to show at both on only one trip to north america photograph open for identification picture of asa hall houses memories here n mother picture publish ed in expectation that some res ident of acton or district may recognize him with the fine re sponse to the lait two pictures those of christopher swackhamer nd aj hall it is to be hoped that the inervst will continue with the result that this man will be laid back to rest in the box of old pictures with the certainty that he warrants belntt imong fine old acton citizens a letter was received from a toronto subscriber this week re ferring to the last picture whin i taw the picture of asa hall i in stinctively thought back to the stories my grandfather used to tell me of him the writer said evidently before the days of resident doctor or rwfdent-dent- lat asa hall acted in both cap acities on occasion my grand father told me that his method of extracting ttfeth was to use an au- kerlike instrument that he bored into the tooth until sufficient grip waobtained and then yanklt out by brute strength- i leave tt to their tour of the museum in time due to the lateness of some of the students grades ii 12 and 13 were given a lecture on din osaurs grade 10 had a lecture on indians and grade 0 had a lecture on canadian annals at 1pm the long trek was be gun to the parliament buildings arriving there nbout onethlrly they were given a short talk by one of the guides and also mr stanley hall at 2 oclock the afternoon ses sion of parliament began before which each of the students had been given a plan of the house and could locate each of the mem bers a most interesting 30 min ute was spent while the mem bers were debating the questions of the raising of the governor generals salary and the inspection of the hydro development then the students were taken to visit the lieutenant governors apart ments where ginger ale and cook ies were served as a refresher mlas johnson the secretary re ceived thcm at 330 the buse came to take the students home so ended an educational as wed as an interesting day in toronto on tuesday afternoon jt 315 two car loads of basketball play- era drove down to milton for a second game this time they payed five man basketball in the milton town hall if you remember the last time that milton oame down they were defeated by a score of 52 to 7 mo thinks that acton excels at bas ketball even if they are not so suc cessful on the rugby field and again if you have a retrospective mind think of the rugby season last year when milton was victor ious over acton but the time has come when acton takes over first place well getting back to basketball the game was a little late in start ing due to a meeting below there- fore acton could not practice at one end of the hall and not very much at the other end eith er as milton never gave them a chance but while waiting the few spectators were entertained by the strains of sweet music coming from another room in he building the milton junior band h0ed0wn dance jeans plaid shlrtsd at acton y friday march 30 admission 35c other clubs invited ttilt adverlltement will appear in this pace weakly 6ha junior c mayof friday march 16th milton vs port hope the representatives from acton were in two teams with bob brcr as captain team number one wjijobbniccxiawjqj3lj3qucla vn identified your imagination as to whether iht- toothache mlghr not have been pre ferable don davidson pau1 lawson and bill mchugh and the other team was dick wood fred eurlnger don dawk ins jack davidson and ross morton in the first halfof the gamo tha score was acton 20 points milton 11 points and at the finale th score was acton 43 milton 25 c dourlas tallied the most points for acton followed by bob bruce and paul lowsmjn eor milton the high scorers were alkins and ellis we hope there wlll be more games both with idtihon and georgetown very soon as of yet georcetown has not entered the picture wednesday mornlng we saw a film on the grey cup flm be tween winnipeg blue bombers and toronto argos this wr hope will later be followed bv a film on the stanley cup finals next week we are sorry to siy that then will be no column due to exams monday march 19th oha intermediate a group playoff fort erie vs milton coops both games at 845 pm milton plays fort erie sat night chartered buses from milton tic f ron harris milton arena stop paying rent by buying your home from this select list priced right for quick sale get on the roar to prosperity modern bungalow for sale right in the heart of the banana belt hot water heated all modern conveniences low taxes close to town acre of good garden soil new varnish sanding of floors ii now ollmln- ntcd by a new liquid romovlnjl vornlsh and ihtllac with the prices of materials rising and becoming scarce now is the time to be thinking of that new home get set tled early and avoid the spring rush we have a large list of modern houses stores and businesses some with immed iate possession do not waif until controls are lifted enjoy the pleasure andsecunty of owning your own home new home architectually designed v- we have ust listed exclusively one of the newest residences m a new subdivision n ha plan terms by paying own ers equity and small monthly payments owners artistic skill has made this house anl surroundings much to be de sired all conveniences on one floor extra rooms can t added if needed later by completing the upstairs heavily wed furnace hot water full size cellar immediate posses sion as owner is leaving town fjor appointment to inspect wright real estate and insurance appraisors realtors insurors y l wrlthl offlrc 18 wllba st acunpi h n b wrlibl office c9uieduell hu gutlphpkw muw yes we have others aswell as small holdings and building lots i