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thursday august mth 1881 the acton free press paj3b rrm labour holiday dance sunday midnight september 3rd 130s to 300 v ryanv auditorium ouelph the clansmen and their i orchestra admission t5e person molly the milkmaid sez you needxf be a scholar facts ana figures clearly show i that theres more value perdollar in dairy foods you knowl fresh cottage cheese 12 lb 16c 1 lb 25c please order friday for saturday delivery charltons dairy phone 457 acton juvenile county champions these members of the campbellyjue earn knocked milton out pf the playoffs in three straight games in the three out of five series concluded recently from left to right in the back row are doug sharpe bill elliot earl cairns archie oiirns itho manager and coach behind the boys ken moore ken wiltshire and cliff bill in the wont row are wilmor dreblgif gord cramp bill laking jack roberts keith lush reg wiltshire bruce moore and russ hurren tom elliott bat boy is seen in front stall photo bantam boll team county champions their sixth straiffht win last night netted the acton bantam ball team the ho hon group champion ships clarlcfton was defeated by the junior tanners on their home diamond 105 iothe second same of a best of three series although clarkson was rated high at the beginning of the seas on wednesday nights acton hit ting spree climaxed a schedule of games in which the acton team has improved steadily under the good coaching of harry lawson acton won with 13 hits and 10 runs to clorlcsons 3 hits and 5 runs heading the hitting spree in the nineinning game were lawson and morton the bos are now awaiting word from the o b a of the place and date of the next game acton lineup heatley 2b foot- itt if morton p and 3b skilling es strrs rf lawson lb coon cf cun ningham p and 3b holmes c cun ningham pitched for five innings and morton finished off the game the clarkson battery was pad gett flemington pitchers and iz- att catcher speedvaie avenue east northeiu limit of coalpit thursfsi auo 3031 air hostess a dark past wm holden double feature sat sept 1 on night only johnny holiday william bendix mon sept 3 on night only my dear secretary who killed doc robbin double feature tuesweo sept 45 loves of carmen adult glenn fotfd rita haywo0th thursfri sept 67 steel helmet korean war story 2 shows nightly om i free bantams take first of playoff series acton bantams came through with a win on saturday in their best of three scries with clarkson winning 107 the second game was in clark son wednesday and if necessary a third game will be played in acton next saturday clarkson fought hard to stave off defeat but the pitching of john cunningham v as just too much curksaa izatt c newman if 4 goodall ss 4 flemtngton p 4 2 3 1 raychct lb 4 0 2 5 0 fletcher rf 3 0 0 0 0 simms 3b 4 0 0 2 1 dagleish cf 4 110 0 thompson 2b 3 0 0 2 11 x n 35 7 tk5t 7 4 heatlo out the 8th acton heatley 2b skilling xi hurst if lauson lb sirrs rf coon cf cunn ghm 3b holmes c morton p 3b footitt if ab r h po a e s 1 0 11 10 10 0 0 12 2 1 3 12 1 0 0 0 0 if or interference in ab r h po a e 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 2 12 5 0 10 2 10 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 11 0 0 0 110 0 34 10 28 13 g ra chot out for interference in the 8th i n h e clarkson 200 050 0007 8 4 acton 130 010 30x 10 8 6 earned runs clarkson 2 acton 5 3 baa- hiu cunningham 2 base tuts ftemington itachet lawson ftuns batted in flemington ha chet 3 new man law son heatley cunn murium morton footttt hol mes sirrs 2 stolen bases skilling 2 heatley daalewh left on base clarkson 4 acton is bases on balls off morton i off cunningham i off flemington iv struck out by morton h b cunningham u by flemington 10 hit b pitiher flemington t sirrs t hits and runs off morton 7 hits 7 runs in 4 innuigs passed ball izatt winning pitcher cunningham losing pitcher flemington umpire plate houston of l milton base brush of milton more kindi bt knitted outerwear ar made in canada than are made i in any jibar country ladder competition to determine champs of eardmore tennis club tennis ladders to be climbed in singles games by senior and in- termed late members of the tennis section of the beardmore recrea tion club will determine the mens end womens club champions at the conclusion of the 7layoffs players are jail listed challenge any one of the three players listed above him or two players in the case of the first eight names on both the mens and womens lister if the challenger wins he moves up the ladder to the spot held by his opponent who moves down causing those im mediately below him to move too players keep challenging to climb the ladder for the purpose of competition weeks will commence fridays organizers expect that the games k ill last through september at the end of the competition there will be a playoff series of the top eight in each list county approves equal assessment rcorttd from m0 ohm baxter labs lets addition tender the tender for the 30 by 48 foot cement block addition to baxter laboratories was awarded to j b mackenzie and sonlast week and work is expected to begin this week the addition at the south east corner facing the lane is to house the water processing equip ment for distilling softening and demineralizing and a repair shop there will be no change in pro cessing but the construction of the addition and rearrangement of equipment in the main building w ill provide greater plant efficien cy after the addition is completed work will begin on changes inside the main building construction will necessitate rebuilding the coal bin no more equipment will be pur chased and no more employees hired as a result of the change it was reported this week streetsville girls defeated by 91 the acton girls racked up an other baseball win on monday august 27 on their home diamond when the streetsville aggregation lilted final score was acton 0 streetsville 1 aton began with a spurt which gave promise of another over powering game like las weeks when the final score was 213 joan somerville may lalng grace cross and may spire all scored runs in the first inning but runs levelled off to a steady jog of storing that w on thegame with two in the third one in the fifth and one in the sixth streetsville s ne w is credited to uovle in the third acton lmeup joan somerville joan palmer may laing grace cnw mav spire bett mclntre ivv ritchie jean harris beryl jordan eleada britton and irene douglas streetsville rovle tardoff trimble glover coatrs brigden beelvos wheeler sinclair last night iwcdnsdo in streets vtlle the two girls teams tied 90 in a six inning contest the cton batterv wa joan somerville interior iv ritchie pitcher for the tr three innings and then grace crokh a game with oakville will likelv be plnved on tuesday mulpuub priority britain defense industries w til be able to maintain full output un der new scheme for the allocation o tulphur and sulphuric acid which came into force on may 1st council approved a resolution sponsored by reeve george currie and reeve edgar ellcnton that the county purchase 400 acres of bush land from mr britton at a cost not to exceed 8500 and that the coun- shlp for expenses incurred repair ing the flooded portions of the road reeve ellcnton told members that something would have to be done with the road immediately and if it were not repaired before winter the road would have to be closed and residents of the area would seek to have the beaver re moved j e whitelock reminded coun cil of a resolution sponsored by the halton conservation commission asking council to retain the beaver and take over the land as a reserve he suited this project was an ex cellent illustration of water con- serv ation these little beaver have proved they have done a bet ter job than we could mr white- lock also iaid there were about 1 000 acres in this district not suit able for agriculture all members were agreed that water conservation and land ero sion were of prime importance to all in the county thoy folt those beaver should be kept at any cost as considerable w ater was neld back to help farmers all along the stream reeve howard litchfield an nounced the members annual fish ing trip was scheduled for the weekend of september 21 and osked all members to enjoy the outing council endorsed a request from sheriff robertson who informed council they could now increase the cosc of living bonus to 25 a month to jail employees according to regulations as set down by the provincial government employ ees were receiving a 15 cost of living bonus and the new increase is to be retroactive to july 1 warden k y dick performed an enjoyable duty when he warmly welcomed two new members to council they were reeve alfred jenning representing the 10th municipality in halton the newly incorporated village of bronte and robert shannon as deputy reeve of burlington who replaces w g haswell recently resigned from that office a resolution sponsored by the united counties of leeds and grenville seeking to have the 10 per cent sales tax removed when municipalities were purchasing fire fighting equipment was endorsed by council council turned down a sugges tion that the county advertise in a city newspaper that is sponsoring a royal edition during the visit of the young roval couple members felt that when individual munici palities were seeking space it was duplicating ratepavers expenses should the county enter into this tpe of advertising weeds on public property was again given a blast when mr cur rie argued the county had no right to enforce the bylaw to the fuller extent when provincial highways and railroads did nothing to elim inate the w red conditions found there accounts approved and ordered to be paid included finance com mittee 5 183 10 halton home for the aged building accounts ftfl s73 20 countv buildings 25206 printing and education 127 00 countv roads 55 743 01 assessment 24 43 agriculture and rcfonslatton irw 17 hospitals 4 023 10 council adjourned to meet on cm tube r 8th in 4241 hc the earliest dated event in his tory is 4341 b c the year sh which the egyptian calendar was estab lished department of agriculture releases district fall ealr dates dated of fair have been an nounced by the agricultural soc ieties branch of the department of agriculture and those of nearby centres are as follows abevfoyle september 18 ib aclon september 21 32 arthur september 23 m barrie september 24m bollon september 28 39 brace b september is- 13 brampton ootobcrh caled on september 2fl 30 elmira august 31spt 3 erin october fl 8 letter perfect away from home on vidl a woman kept receiving from her husband and daughter such bright account of their doing that she began to wonder if she were mis sed at all thtm a letter from her ten year old son removed all doubt dear mom he wrote 4 is the biggest house i ever saw since you went away the readers digest yaxtis on cakts in addition to about 340 federal fergus sept 14 13 or sept 21 i taxes on a 2000 car in some pro- 22 13 georgetown sept 14 hanover sept 12 13 kincardine september 13 14 leamington september 2420 llndsaysepternber 1822 london western fair sepl 1015 markham october 48 milton september 28 20 mount forest september 1517 new hamburg september 14 13 orangevllle september ib 10 palsley7september 10 11 peterborough august 2023 richmond hill may 24 ridgetown august 2123 streetsville september 21 22 teeswater october 2 3- waterdown september 23 26 woodbrldge october 6 b woodstockaugust 2323 the royal winter fair toronto will be held from november 13 to 21 vlnces canadians pay provincial and municipal taxes ephead optometrist eye fiwilnd scutimfkatty masses fitted guelph u st omii 8 fhunk ids auction sale cattle grain and farm in piemen ts the undersigned has received in structions from il a lerov farm on town line between town ships of nelson and trafalgar lot 4 con 7 4 miles north of no 8 highway oa friday august 51 st at 2 o the following cattle 1 reg holstein mllki ing bred in march 2 reg holstein cows milking bred in april 1 reg holstein helfer s months old 1 grade holstein heifer 7 months old 2 holstein bull calves hogs and grain 1 york sow bred 4 weeks 2 york sows 4 months old 1000 bus oat farm implements farmall h tractor on rubber with lights 3furrow tractor plow- internat ional tractor double disc side rake almost new cockshutt mow er 3 ft cockshutt grain binder rubber tired wagon 4section teed harrows hay rack flat lister- cream separator with motor hoy forks chains ihovels bars hoej etc household furnttttre a quantity of household furniture no reserve as the farm is sold and proprietor is giving up possess ion immediately terms cash with cleric day of sale hindley elliott b auctioneers bowling opening for fall and winter season friday night got your toams organized now so that we can group them and avoid disappointment later in the season open bawling nightly urtui october itt come and get your practice in and incroaso your average price unchanged acton bowling alleys r in clothes from eisens clothing store r st acton sweeten odd pent shlrh glrlt tunic sweeten blouse redit up to i 6 months to pay jm important auction sale milton livestock market thurs sept 6th and continuing every thursday at 1 pm no 25 highway vi mile south of milton watch forsign farmers and livestock dealers are cordially invited to consign their livestock to this market highest prices assured horses springer cows fresh cows canners cutters far cows sheep lambs fat cattle stockers feeders baby beeves veal calves bobs brood sows fat sows suckers shoats boars fat hogs and all kinds of poultry comfortable and sanitary inside accommodation lots of parking space efficient and experienced staff the management has had many- years experience at this type of sale plenty of waiting buyers no sale no commission will npoct to f you with a load of livestock at our opening uu cofltlonmnh of livestock should b ttalud at mrly as potsibl morning of uu linn and dance livestock auctioneers