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april wk im1 the acton htotess ladies raise sum by demonstration the udlea of tha church held stanley btuati denumistrmtlon in fce sunday school ttxxn lut monday afternoon retain a nice un towardathe decorating of the church t mr and un harvey jeatln and bobby vuhed on saturday willj mr- and mra ted jeatln and m- ily hockwood sunday vuloihi with mr and tin w h itorlop were mr and mr bert palframan and mr clarence mortop mr and-mrchiirllghfal-wf- ton anent the weekend with the forinera parents mr and mr wnv head mr and un harry hancock belfountaln visited a sund with ikftahera parentatatr and mrt irwin hamilton tmirmararer wick itvgltls with mr and km harry harlan and htiabetfa mr and mr harold wright were in norwich on tueaday kb wrlht has boaitiott there itart- ing the latter fcart of may mr and mr jack morrell guelph vuhed on sunday with mr and ura j p benham mr joe benharn jr guelph iuo apent the weand at hi home homc amo school hoids thcatm night 3o0 raised fob school over 300 waa cleared by the acton home and school aaaoclat- ion following their theatre might tin thursday april 5 neareat- aclty crowd taw both ehowlnav of father wy a bachelor in the hoxy theatre with the cooperation of the theatre muuir mr deveau to whom a large part of the aucceu of the evening 1 due the home nd school association arranged to jell ticket for the ahow with proceeds to be used to purchas new equipment for the school tockwooo edlnq jacques tells anecdotes of life poem these verses are written to make you tmlle so read them all the time they may not be the best of style but we try to make therri rhyme to move a trunk or box of dishes our delivery truck is handy we do our beat to suit your wishes vouu find this service dandy it may be erin milton or gutlph you may be called to montreil if for your family or just yourself well take you there give us a calt so dont be late phone one two eight the rates are riffht and fair were clad to take you and your date in cars that are built for those who care roys taxi phono 128 acton optmmiflat 7 douglas street guelph eyes examined glasses fitted moore rocher painting and decorating contractors phone w acton vurfns ftlmbef n a totcwerj though bajjcvcah nfcvekbe r iais-rr- ifixumainoj i6leakv unsafe v not tu3mt w have in mock kitchen sinks swing spout faucots with or without tpray aha a coenpue un of aerators for any fawcof or snovvoc bfmurfin lw- works plumbing heating i3ha the very wellknown canadian poetess edna jacques was the guest speaker at variety nhht sporuioredby the friendly circle in the united church wednesday eve nine introduced to the aud ience by kites u 2 bennett mrs jacques told with straightfaced and even wry humor of different amusing incidents in her life mrs jacqued visited actoa two years ago and has just now return ed from a six months trip across canada although she was born in collwgwoode she told how ber father moved the whole family out wast to the prairie when the was still a child wehad a real homesteader house the aald ex plaining how convenient it- was if you wanted to go from the kit chen- to the parlor or the bed room you just stayed wher you were she mentioned that the late mackenzie king told her he had been an ardent admirer for over 30 years as well as aummarlzin her life mrs jacques read sever al of her thoroughly canadian poems the chairwoman for the evening was mrs c rognvaldson and mus ical numbers on the program pror vided delightful variety a string sextette composed of sheila paul ted hansen elmer smith hudolph spielyogel ray agnew and charlie mason played- twice during the program with their selections entitled inter mezzo chapel in the mfuntjlnv and one sweet word miss sheila paul also played a violin solo accompanied by ted hansen at the piano two solos abide with us and smiling through were sven by miss yvonne brunelle with fred salt accompanying her on the or gan vibraphone solos by glen street of guelph provided a different jype of entertainment he offer ed farewell to thee whisper ing low and the bells of st marys after mrs rognvaldson thanked all those on the program and par ticularly edna jacques several lingered to speak a few words with the canadian- poetess discussion reports at annual meeting the annual meeting oi the bock- wood community club waa held lut tuesday evening in the town hall with a fair attendance mr ralph hodgson president presid ed with mus rulh mclaren as secretary considerable ducuftslin was indulged in along with reports and brief addresses by different ones present at the conclusion of the meet ing refreshments were served and a social time enjoyed during the meeting music was supplied by members of the band wlthmi y eeottln caairadbykdenjmtllla barbs r shop quartette following refreshments a business meeting was held before adjournment for the evening mr and mrs h lawrence or woodrow sask were recent vlsll- ors with mr thos harrison and mrs alvln root mrs douglas calder of winnipeg is at present visiting her parents mr and mrs lome guild mrs morris of idaho is on a visit to her mother mrs e nickel i following a serious operation at guelph general hospital mr al len brydon has been able to re turn home and is making progress toward recovery miss marion brydon 1ln of stratford hospital staff spent a few days with her father during the weekend members of st johns church were busy working on the interior of the new parish hall to get it ready for use in the near future auction sale of heasehald furniture lumber etc received the undersigned have instructions from mk jas eastexbbook to sell by public auction at lot 21 con 4 twp of nossagaweya 1 mile north of brookville close to ebenexer church on saturday april 21bt 151 at 130 oclock the following chesterfield suite including chesterfield and chair to match 2 occasional chairs 2 end tabks 2 centre tables 2 couches dining room suite including table chairs and small china cabinet 3 odd rockers hall tree and mirror forneries electric table and fljr lamps dresser lamps table ddio 3pieee lawn set 3 full bedroom suites including 2 new spring mattresses pictures several pairs new pillows large number of cushions some new large quant ity of bedding and quilts la me assortment of handhooked mat and other novelty rugs lame quantity of linen table dresser tray doilies lace curtains new lined living room drapes new plastic bathroom curtains raymond sewing machine cook stove 6 lids reservoir and water front queber healer medium sunbeam iron master new thor washer good as new royal aire vacuum cleaner electric heater electric plate sandwich grill quantity of silver ware toaster rangette set of dishes service for 81 gold and rust heirloom odd dishes novelty knicknacks common dishes quan tity of silver plate ware cooking utensils copped boiler wash tubs- tub stand metal sunshine babv pram like new high chair motor baby seat bathinette baby jump er garden tools- carpenter tool and lumber quantity of new v dressed lumber cedar quantity of new 2 lumber elm quaftvty of 1 elm lumber quantity of l pine lumber number of cedar posts quantity of cedar kindling quan tity of used lumber garden tools number of carpenter tools step ladder lawn mower wheelbarrow feed boxes 3 new anple blirels quantity of window cliss 2 chick en hoppers wire cite farm 12 ft other household effects too num e to mention terms cash settlement with clerk day of sale no reserve as the propria nv has sotd her home ttlndley amt elliott auctioneer l mcmillan cerk btv officers elected at annual meeting seventeen members rejoined the limehause womens institute at their annual meeting in memorial hall on thursday afternoon mrs e l- miller acted as chairman for election of officers which resulted as follows president mrs e snn- ford 1st vicepresident mrs j roughley 2nd vicepresident mrs j noble secretary treasurer mrs j ellerby district director mrs a j smethurst branch directors mrs harold brown mrs william mitchell and mr paul spltiek convenors mrs ernest curry agriculture and canadian indust ries mrs frank brown health and home economics mrs harry brown citizenship and education mrs sidney kiricpatrick com munity activities and public rel ations mrs w mitchell and mm a j smethurat historical research and current events press reporter mrs smethurst pianist mrs meredith auditors mrs august spltzer and miss wlnnlfred ivens roll call conven or mrs s olsby flower and fruit fund mrs j noble fall fair committed mrs k gisby mrs j noble mrs f brown and mrs s kiricpatrick delegates to guelph conference may 3 and 4 mrs kiric patrick mrs smethurst and mrs mitchell the next meeting will be held at the home of mrs paul spltzer beady made sign tacked on a brbwnttone front in greenwich village one- room apartment no bath suitable for artist the readers digest knox club meetings oriental theme the regular monthly meeting of the daughters of knox was held on monday evening april 2 in the classroom of the church the first half hour was spent in completing tlje first craft project and making decorations to be used in the may meeting the meeting was called to order by the president ruth smith us ing the flag ceremony the dev otional poriod was conducted by dons halliday and betty sinclair following the reading of the sec retarys and treasurers report a short business period completed plans for the special meeting in may committees were drawn up as follows decorating mrs mackcn- xuv june watkins olive musselle helen somerville and jacqueline watkins programme consisted if joyce greer alona bruce and mrs buchanan menu etc pat terry betty sinclair doris halliday nd mrs ritchie the study completing the tour or the mission fields in the orient was conducted by mrs- buchanan a i delegation night lasts until 3 am comtintted from pag on mr gordon complained of the bracking of the property on west bower avenue and storing of n shovel along the lde of the road opposite garnermotors the streets and walks commit tee was instructed to request thv police to have the shovel and equipment moved and cars parked opposite garner motors on bower avenue were obfl cleared pr c a slrrs on behair of the banum ml diet and juvenile liftc- kcyuam masked financial assists one of ihe council to pay for ex penses incurred in operating these uams in or hockey those who had glvim their time aridcara had received nothing for their work the equipment needs repajr and cleaning it was planned to take the boys totrhockey game in toronto on saturday afternoon a motion was passed glvlnga7 grant of tso to the acton minor sports club in recognition of their athletic achievement the solicitor pointed out the limitations of coun cil in making donations to organi zations or persons mr dodds complained of an er ror in his tax accounts mtdfelt there had been an error assessor crump gave an explanation of the assessment there waa a possible error but since there had been no appeal nothing coiildbe dona ex cept make a rebate of taxes the council agreed by motion to make an adjustment on mr dodds taxes to compensate for the error roy goodwin addressed council regarding claims he had made for damages to his cars the matter had been taken up with the insur ance company the company lud sent two letters to mr goodwin stating that they felt the town was not negligent and that no adjust ment could be made mr goodwin felt the clnlm was legitimate and the town was wasting the money paid for liability insurance tlje clerk was asked- to write the insur ance company requesting an ex planation of their attitude on these claims mr a hufnagel protested the sewer charge he had been billed he was billed on the average but had no water service in his build ings the flat charge made was the same as other property owners who had no water service since this was in accordance with the bylaw approved by the municipal board no exceptions could be made in the charges which had been set up as a minimum and affected about six properties in town a hospital account for an allefced indigent was discussed and the clerk was given instructions a letter from the town of godc- rleh asked council to endorse a resolution urging that the act be changed so that business assess ment would not be included in the county assessment and assessment made on this for county purposes council favoured leaving this to the next meeting a letter was received from the fire marshall relative to the pur chase of a fire pumper the clerk was asked to fill in he required forms to secure the provincial grants on the purchase price a letter from the canadian march of dimes expressed apprec iation of councils rcfumjrcrn arena receipts the provincial police report for the month showed 37 cases prose cuted and fines of 83 collected there were 67 investigations and 26 warnings issued there was one stolen auto recovered a motion was passed that the town hall shall not be rented for dances on council meeting nights a motion was passed authorizing the ymca board to charge an additional rent to the library board for the quarters in the build ing assessor crump gave a report on the board of arbitration on the levy for north halton high school district and the basis suggested for this year mr crump recommend ed thot council accept the recom mendations for one year and the following resolution was passed that we accept the proposed change of the high school levy as recommended by the board of arbitrators for the year 19m estab lishing 14v7 per cent as the por tion of the levy auainst acton assessor crump gave a report on assessment and taxes as at present there had been some additional as sessment in the supplemental as sessment and poll tax was likely to be 350 this year there were five poll tax amounts outstanding the police committee and the chairman of the roads committee with corporal mason and solicitor leatherland were named a commit zss 323 aad and it waa riuaatad thla ham lmmadiat attantlon the health department waa to ba notified refardlna aoma unaatlatat tory unitary condition in town council dlacuamod work on ta completion oi- the aewage diapoaal plant and pump houae it waa ex pected thla work would be atarted next week aa nearly all material and equipment wan now on hand for extra work entailed in set tint tali notlcea out on time when part of the kiatt waa 111 the aaaeaaor mut clerk worp allowed 23 each foivthe overtime worked on thla itomn v i the newer account amounting to 304721 wan naiaed for payment mid wan made up ua followx dowman black and shoe maker urveyora 0750 elliot sand and gravel sv gypaumtxfino and albal- tlne itone jack llldlcy hauling atone jack kentner hauling and anow removal don palmer hauling mono t cutting hauling atone l cutting hauling itone and snow removal g itoblnaon hauling itone t g mellor hauling itone l garner hauling itone 87878 340 00 281jb 2m00 17sm 3123 s8000 34000 0000 assisted by mrs mackenzle an intrreginc feature was the uv to reviae and draft a bylaw fir the traffic regulations mayor tyler reported japanese native idrnonas chinese native dress and shoes and a auth entic japaneae doll jove greer olive musselle pat terry and eliz abeth jany made charming models request for a sidewalk on peel street this brouilht on a general discussion of eui janv maae cnarming moneu f the prudent closed this part of idewlkbuldmg it a it uu w k iiil matter should be left until me the meeting with benediction an amusing and typical oriental story game n the form of a skit provided much laughter light or iental refreshments were served bringing the happy meeting to a conclusion matte planning board had brought in re commendations and a general pin of town improvement to be done over a period of years the repairs to a broken water main on knox avenue were discus- 304725 it mlghtbe noted that in the re pairs to roads 3055 yards of crush ed atone weighting sootj ton have been applied to date on acton streets ganeral accounts were passed for payment as follows highway garage gas oil thompson motors repairs poll tax rebates 1051 s f lawrason co calcium thompson farm service stove oil beard more and co steel drums acton free press signs w d talbot hardware 181 ib shcridnn equipment co hose and packing 7035 dominion stationers index tray 45 f terry stamps 1000 h g- barlow- co office supplies m f w cump expenses re assessors meeting and bd of arbitration 475 ont prov eolice mar acct 67804 acton free press advt 1400 p u c 3 tan 37 4084 4000 02050 1301 2400 10 shome communtly go to them all in their tragic bereavement jack was wellknown in acton and in the district to hockey and basctoajl fans he played on tho championship ball fnm and mam will recall his home run that de cided a fourteenlnningtf game- le toronto in the chamvlonahlp rnco jt was tth of local baaeballv hst- orlehlghllghts then too he starred on the ac tonhockeyt in junior and intermediate games this vear when acton did not enter a team he played with the milton coops irewutlw missed in ull-these- clrcles as well in hi family k the funeral was held on wed nesday afternoon with service at the vklimc b rum ley funeral home conducted byflrev lux ton ofsl albana church a large number of mends and relat ives from acton and the district attended the service in tribute and sympathy with those o sadly ber- tart interment wad in parlvlew cemetery flower berers were d cole fred kentner fred dunn kan marshall norman fryer ken hur- ren c lindsay and bud kentnar pallbearers were al klrkness w robertson el win kentner ted perkins jack mellor and bud palmer 216601 reeve hargrove deputy reeve stewart and councillors wieck greer woods taylor and fryer were present at this meeting and mayor tyler preside council adjourned at 3 am sat urday morning obituary mrs m overholt dies on sunday this community was indeed grieved to learn of the closing of a bright young life in the passing of mrs m c overholt of 502 windermere ave toronto sha had been in failing health fo- the past two months and in spite of the loving care and attention of ml she failed to rally and passed away at her home on sunday morning born at acton edna m john ston was a daughter of mr and mrs r l johnston she spent her girlhood days here and attended acton and guelph schools twn- tyslx years ago she married mel bourne c overholt and for the past twentythree years they have resided in toronto besides her husband she leaves one daughter merle at home her parents mr and mrs r l john ston and two brothers l orwell and w roy reside here to those who hove lost a loving wife and mother and a brilliant daughter and sister the sympathy of many friends goes at thls time mrs overholt was a woman who never seemed to weary of doing good work besides ht4 busy home life she was a member of the canadian club t eaton forum humberslde home and school club toronto home and school council and vicepresident and director of clarke bros mach ine co ltd of which her husband is president her church member ship was with runnymede unlti church and she was a member of the branch of neighborhood work ers association vicepresident of the woman association and also belonged to the amicus club of howard park united church evidence of the friendships she had won by her bright cheery life and her willingness to help gool works was seen in a wealth of floral tributes and in the many friends who called and attended the service at the york bros fun eral home toronto and the victor b rumley funeral home in ac ton rev e w jewitt conducted the service in toronto and assisted rev e a ciirrey rat the senice in acton pallbearers were mewrs jack and kenneth blow ernest and clarence wise and melvln and or- land harrison interment was in falrview cemetery acton acton athlete dies in flaming treck comumud fnm pme of cvcoocvm i imdumm bcur look at it clock awm0e mowmoav tuev all wav wrff wtcmt you dont hava to look at ttt cktdt look at the boy playing marbut th lrls skipping and k dutt llylng its spring corns in now and give your car a complete spring checkup at garner aclcn ii 3 lb h jat rhsuutta llaultaaal the georgetown lumber company ltd wish to announce the sale of 1 our acton business to acton wood craft we thank our customers for the business placed with us in the past and would ask your con- tinued patronage with the new owner grand opening stonley parle erin friday april 13 1951 modernai ros band dancing every friday night admission 60c upwelu lid j tax notice- 1951 municipality of acton first instalment now due attention is drawn t payment of 1mi taxes which are now payable in four instalments tuxes are pjyable to the municipal treasurer at the acton public utilities office insulfurnls are due as fsluwi first instalment april 16 second instalment june istr third instalment august 15th fourth instalment october 15rh according to the tax collection bylaw a penalty of of- 1 per cent per month shall ik- made to the first instalment of every tax rate or iimitsamml remaining unpaid after the sixteenth day of april 1051 this penalty applies to each instalment in a similar manner the attention of ratepayers is directed to the penalties and other rlauses as printed on the reverse side of every tux notice and explained in detail on every tux hill taxes are now due and payable tiie penalty applies if the first instalment not met on or before monday april 10th make payment now and take your tax notice with vol when making payment jmcgeacrile collector y