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seventyseventh year no 2t acton ontario thursday novembfr 29lh mi ten homo print pjo six cent towns nominations friday night rewesentino halton in the provincial legislature for his fourth term is stanley hall who was returned in the recent elec tion by one of haltons largest majorities 2764 mr hall defeat ed dr murray deans liberal candidate and angus langille ccf candidate large majority polled by stanley hall a election by one- of the largest majorities ever accorded a candidate in hik ton stanley i hall progressive conservative went back to the ontario legislature on the ontario landslide with a majority of 27r4 over dr m deans and an overall majority oxer both deans and langille of 520 it vas quite a change over the last provincial election in haltan when mr halls majority was narrowed to hit over dr deans this makes mr halls fourth win in halton counl for the ontario legislature seat just as in ontario so uas the trend n halton toward the progressive con- aeratne landslide ft in all but two of the municipal ities of halton a majority was sec ured by mr hall and even in the home riding of oakville dr d carts uu defeated by nearlv 400 oti biggest loss of npv part was by the ccf in halton out of the 17068 otes polled in halton only 3264 votes were secured by mr langille against 3403 in the ims election dr deans polled almost as man otes this election as in the last this ear dr demi oie ua 6 460 while last election he polled 6 2m in the 1w8 otmg mr hull polled 6 377 while in 1w1 hi ote w as 9 244 there were nearlv 27 000 oters eligible in halton in this election here is the ote for halton b wards of the anous rnunicip ihties hall deanj onu- ward 1 ward 2 ward 3 ward 4 toknship nelson 72 47 rojelind homeland 113 04 61 65 65 141 127 121 isfi 144 132 89 121 3n 111 m0 iso 58 1m ss 40 138 15 it 118 142 54 win want i wjni wint wini township 1 a to t 1 u to z 1 j nassagaweya 0 hi 87 nurh wjrd cast ward south wrd south ward j3 miltov ibs 96 us sa 75 74 92 87 1m 112 121 100 15 12 ib 50 25 23 is m2 towvsiiip 524 trafalgar m 201 b brontr vll b brontp vtl 182 143 188 78 185 205 208 108 82 31 85 117 32 184 113 1m 1s1i 1155 430 1mn oakvlll k 175 301 297 388 281 52 49 71 49 40 81 7 85 44 sb 45 41 39 188 239 192 282 171 107 144 28 si 89 more than 400 at ps parents night more than 70 per cent of the humea were represented by more than 400 parents and interested citizens when the teachers of acton public school stalled the annual parents night it the school on nliii f this week mcknui a- wohnesdav principal g w plained the purpose of the parents night as an evening to plan stud ent assistance when the parent and teacher get together in op eration for mime 10 years row the annual parents night no longer has weeks of preparation since el aborate displays are not par of the plan every subject and every pupil is represented in the cross section displays provided in the 10 rooms mr mckenzie explained the 10 public school teachers were on hand for the event last nlnht and principal mcknzie ex pressed pleasure at the success of the evening post office rates necessitate higher subscriptions to usa owing to increased postage rates on paper going to addresses in the united states effective immediate ly all subscriptions to our sub scribers across the border will be 3 so per year we hove this week received not ice from the post office that the customary extra lc post ace will now be 2c each week this in crease does not cover the increased cost to us but for the present the rate will be 3 50 per year to ad dresses in the united states friendly circle elects 52 officers mrs len lovell uas hostess to the friendlv circle on wednesday night of last week and mrs c rognvalnvon presided for the bus iness three new members were wel comed into the circle and plan- mode to send the usual christmas boxes and cards to- members no residing in acton mis m z bennett then took charge or the election of officer which resulted in the following toicher miss bennett honors r president mrs c rognvaldson president mrs l loell is vice president mlss claire gnndlcy sec ret a r mrs jack stew art trea surer mr c picket reportc- mls olga locker visiting com mittee mrs fred kentner miv doroth simmons miss joan hir- tls group leaders 1 mrs garnet mckenzic mrs j j stewart 2 mrs r rein mr mac svmon 3 mrs m bilton mrs n van fleet 4mr e huffnagcl mrs water- house cill to worship wis riven bv mr d vanfleef and scrip- lire w s rt id bv mrs ro johnston tn win followed b i brief talk on the scrip tun reading b mrs a orr mrs currie conducted a en in teresting spelling match the win ner being muss jean mclean the kiv up in charge sered lu oil lunch a to 1 m to z 2 a to i m to z 3 a to i 3 m to 2 1440 103 georgetown 103 77 1b4 118 142 116 88 34 84 20 114 89 101 48 s3 2 78 23 1 4 to i 1 m to z 2 a to 2 m to 3 4 3 m 4 740 537 bvrlington 229 103 to 171 243 245 219 171 200 90 142 111 102 71 10 50 51 33 341 28 32 31 1478 729 township tsqueslxg a b a to l m to z 37 58 119 87 134 74 89 43 131 80 74 37 94 39 113 95 81 28 85 40 8 23 8 9 14 16 18 20 41 23 lauds members qfjyvinning choir the pupils of woodsidr school are nceiving congratulotlons be- mii members of hr choir that won the sihrr cup at the kiw anls open musical festival at guelph on wednodav november 21st woodmde onlv has 12 pupils sev- enl of them beginners and as yet too snnll to participate in this work so thi re wen onlv 6 pupils to join the choir v mrs blaik the music teacher mrs ails in the school teacher and these pupils deserve a lot of credt for their work thl v eir it w as a combined eho of 100 voices who won hon ours for mrs black and received the shield to keep after winning it tir sever il consecutive years these children are picked from the schools where mrs btick teaches music and onlv have one opportunity to combine their volcvj prior to the dae of the festival 13 6m iso longot noncuntiflc word in the english language is proantld- lestabluhmentananum knox ladies aid officers acclaimed the ladles aid of knox churcn met on tuesday in the clasji room of the church this being the annual meeting reports from the v arimts groups were received mrs j dennis reported on pie financial returns from the hohdiv lalcndnrs more than 1u00 wis received from this projei alr- it i davidson convenor of group three reported over u ihi made by thb group in vnrioin ways mrs p murrav quilt convenor reported 11100 in her fund muse five donations together with the general fund make a financial re port worthy of comment a don ation was voted to the sunday school fund and plans were made for the sick and shutins to be re membered at the christmas season mrs f blow was appulntcd chairman and mrs j dennis sec retary for the election of officers which resulted as follows by acclamation president mrs j mccutcheon vicepresident mrs g ritchie second vicepres ident mrs d mclellan third vicepresident mrs g lantx sec retary mrs george somervllle treasurer mrs s matthews pian ists mrs a smith and mrs f blow program committee mm f anderson mrs r ohnra kitchen committee mrs p murray mrs j dennis and mrs j wilds quilt committee mrs p murray and mrs w mcarthur flower comnik- tee mrs f blow and miss h wallace mrs mccutcheon expressed hr appreciation of the work thnt had been accomplished the past year with all accounts paid up leaving an excellent balance and thanked those who had worked with her o this end a vote of appreciation was expressed to the president for her guidance and leadership throughout the past years the devotional period w as led b mrs w masalcs and mrs a j buchanan and mrs c lelshman rendered a solo muss rubv clark read a poem in conclusion entitled the annual meeting bv edgar guest mrs r o hara gave a closing prayer at the conclusion members gath ered in a circle for a friendlv chat when lunch was served j s norrish reeve of nossagaweya a comparatively quiet nominat ion meeting in nossaroweya town ship on monday of this wuok tcavui iinlv an election for four councillois with j s norrlhh reeve by im la nation and the three arhnol trus- tees stan robinson delmer moffnt and k coxe by acclamation about 70 tinens alhhdcd the meeting the three nominated for rce were j s norrish g e stokei and wm vanslckle the loiter two failing to qualify nine were nom- initid for the four seats on coun cil but only five qualified a r service j rltbcrlson g robertson j a milne jind c thomson are contesting the seals at the election while j s norrlsh a if diam ond e cairns and g e stoke ako nominated did not qualify for election eight were nominated for the three school trustee positions but only the n three qualified for the position making it an accla mation those nominated were a t moore e gairns v ferguson ii rainshaw w early s robinson i d morfat e coxe the latter three qualified daughters of knox hold two sessions for regular october meeting the total area of tlnplate fabri- catid into cans in canada last vir would cner the proposed tnns- cinidt hirhwav from hahfax to vancouver one and threequirter times the regular monthly meeting the dauiihters of knox was held in two session a craft work ses sion held at the home of mrs g ititchie on october 1 at which plans were drawn up and com mittee apkinted for the camp- fuud baaar and a worship and studv session held at the home or mrs allan j buchanan on oct obir 15lh i at thls meetinr plans were made for the first thankoffering meet- iiik to be held m november nominations for the officers were taken bv ballot and ruth smith diane daw kins and betty sinclair were appointed to act ls a nom inating committee to bring in a report at the december meeting the final chapters of the study book were taken by mrs buch anan as an informal discussion period in w hich the work of the w m s in canada among the new canadians was studied with the hi lp of maps pictures and stories uf actual experiences a social half hour brought this uniting to a conclusion morning glories alwas close then blavsoms before it rains nominations friday for all 13 t positions i- rldav night im nomination night in arton with i 4117 eligible to ut- tiiid and speak on the administration of the town jjmt ytirx immina- tiiin mettmi biouuht out about iso defpite n hi avy himiw utm in but that wut itltle inltei than 10 pei eent of thotai flr tllv ml utt din tho town s ailinmisti ntimi nomination will be acniiiid friday night to tilt tin iouitinni of miior reeve dtputv llnvi mx ouneiltnrii thri e s hool trust es and tiif public uttllthk toniniiksitiiut imt years humiliation slate had obituary former minister dies in oakville rev charles ilatkett who was the minister of the methodist church in acton for a term about 20 vi ars ago died at his home in oikville on november 20 itev uickett was shov lling the snow from in front uf his home when he suffered a heart semi re he was 7lt years old he was associated with th- hal on pnsbytery and was past president if the hamilton confcr- rue of the united church rev hackett retired from active dulns with the united church nuie ears ago born in england he cmigrat d to newfoundland in 1001 aftrr graduation from mcgil umv n- itv he returned to newfoundland with his first charge at st john in 1912 he moved to ontario and had charges at kalvin tara port colborne port dalhuusjc and ac ton hls widow the former may gould wls i native of newfound land mr hackett also leaves two sons william or montreal and arthur of torono four brothers and nneslster live in england kiwanis festival has district wins district winners m the kiwanis music fistival in guelph reiinlb included patty given acton who placed third in the girl soli 12 and under anna spitzer lime house who placed second for girls solo 14 and under the combined rural school choir of south erin ind eramasa place d first for the kiwanis challenge shield for the doughty and mcfarlane challenge shield s s no 7 ern- nmsa placed first for the rural school choir in a one room school in the class for rural school choir of one room wrh a maximum en rolment of 10 s s no 6 eramosa placed second sheila paul acton ciptund th gold medal for h r iolm solo balking up a tot il of 8 point in the 11 and under cilvs in the duct class sheila paul and patsy dron came second in the 11 and under class irish couple wed in guelph church acton man is groomsman chosen to lead h largest majority over elected to the pro vincial legislature is progressive conservative candidate leslie frost whose government was elected m the recent provincial election halton s representative m the provincial house ts pro gressive conservative stanley hall when elizabeth rainier daugh ter of mrs a j balmer and th late mr balmer of aghalee county antrim ireland was married to hugh mills 4ton of mr and mrs a h mills maze counts down ire land last saturday in guelph frank van wck of acton acted as best nm rev w ii v a hunt ofliciatitd in st patricks anglican church the groom had been in canada for u ear but the bride arriveo just a month ago she had been the guest of the grotm s uncle and aunt mr and mrs thomas w wan- den guelph who are the parents of mrs van wck gnen in marnagi b her uncle the bride chose a gown of ivory whisper satin with prince linrt and her tulle finflrrtip veil wj held li a 11 tin bonnet trimmrd with clusters of pearls she carried a bouquet ot btt r tine and kil larne rows l misa mav wardt n cousin of the groom was bridesmaid wearing a gown of h acimh blue brnrad d taffeta and carrmg a boutiirt of lestra hibbrt roses miss glads s dawson plavtd the wtntding music i after a reception held in the church hall the couple left on a honeymoon to niagara falls they will lue in brampton i 41 nanus for the iii positions five were nominated for mayor five fur reeve nix for deputyreeve 10 for councillors four for si hool trustee and two for public util ities clerk mrgi aehie will artept luiminntions from 7 i0 until 830 and those intruding to run for the plsltlnus must qualify with the clerk by i pm saturday evening if necessary an election will he lntd in hecember 10 this year marks the first tin- a town i mined has been elected in acton without another que illnn being included in the election in 1049 the hand grant was voted on and in 1010 for the 1dm trm the construction of a public school ad dition wi pnsenlid to the aclon electors this ye ir no cpiestion is to be pn sented to the electors a public mi cling will follow the luce of nominations at which present town officials will review the years work candidates may be called on to addrets the mct- iiiu open to all cit liens of the town to nominate a candidate it i mcessary to fill in a nomination form with the name of the cand idate and the names of the one nominating and seconding tle nomination and hmdi d to the clek bj fon 130 pm on friday to b eligible for municijtil office a in in or woman nuist appear on the ass ssment roll as either an owner or t nmt of property to the value of 300 and have all taxes paid to date the person nominated mult be either present at the meeting or have his consent handed to the clerk in writing before the nomin ation can be accepted if a person ls nominated for more than one office he or she must declare for which office they intend to rjuillfy before 9 pm on friday night if not the candidate will automatically be eligible only for the first office for which he was nominated halton teachers meet at trafalgar more than 120 teachers of hal ton countv met on thursday ev ening in trafalgar hall wher ihrv were vrcd a bountiful urkrv dinner bv the ladies of bcincl church mr and mrs l l skuce of milton also attended th- dinner guest speaker mr thor hansen us introduced bv miss ivdja snow nassagawrva mr haruwn a danish immigrant is employed as a designer whose headquarters in toronto are at ray and collfce sts he impressed upon his listeners the need for handicraft that lire trulv canadian and urged rrr- one to use the things at hand for original designs for i heir quilts rugs atlk screens and piques ills talk was well interspersed with humor and rnlored slide xhwlng many intricate designs hr ha dev eloped in canada for canadians arrives sunday from scotland to visit daughto family in acton after a nine day trip across the atlantic ocean mrs b harmll of ore nock scotland arrived in ac ton sundav to visit her daughter mrs m mcmillan wallace st mn hdmtll sailed on the scythls on truirsdas nmrmnr 23 un arriv al in quebec citv saturday and toronto swnda w here she was met b her daughter she saw for the first tim h r two grandchildren david and anne mrs harmll uvi it is too early to t ii about her impressions of canada but did remark that the food is different h re she also noted how much flatter the land is than around her home in scotland which overlooks the clyde river