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thursday may isth 1s8i the acton free press acton ontario pack rcvx mens suits as tow as credit curb cut down payment 6 months to pay hsdtc clothing store 1 1 mill si acton want something good li a va eca obituary guam on spaadvawava east at notrhaatt city lttnlm sat may 17 tea for two color doris iday gordon macrae montues may 1920 three secrets- ruth roman adult wepthurs may 2122 daring desperadoes- ida lupino alio saps at sea laurel and hardy hon office open 115 pm alwas color cartoon und news childress lack0und ed llhilla d 11 tar free lifelong citizen alfred bauer dies resident of acton rot mlxtyvcn years and wellknown citizen al fred baiiei pasted away on friday may oth at the home of hi broth er arthur st acton me waa in hi elrhtythlrd year and wwt born at ivtenaburtf a mon of th late henry bauer there fc three re- main in member of the family john und jacob of acton and mrs john macahhur of brampton for mu4y years alfred bauer was an employee of beardmore and co and many remember him when he was with the cnr and for years operated the aleatrf pumjw which kept the atand pipe full for the locomotives to take on waltr he was u member of acton khr brigade for years and the engineer who operated the old xteam fire engine until it was replaced by motorized equipment he could al ways be relied upon to have the old steamer ready for firing as noon as the alarm was sounded- many of uji who met him each morning on hu walks to the post office mlas hbi cheery good morningv he was a member of st albann church and the funeral norvlce on monday wan in charge of the rec tor rev r e price many friends attended in tribute to mr bauer and fiymnathy with the members of the family interment was in fair- view cemetery the pallbearer were messrs r agar w g mld- dloton geo hollo way j k gard iner chris swiickhnmer nnd a m mcpherson soil surveys in canada during 1051 covered 51r30o0 ncrus bring ing the total area surveyed since the inception of soil surveys in canada to 237000000 acres cecil a carr optometrist guelph b douguif st tl 1091 chenille bttupread bargain from factory to you 525 lowest price in canada this bedspread is fully covered with liaby chenille no sheeting show ing first quality it conies in nil colors single or double bed size with either multicolored or mi lid raised center patterns at only r2 euch sent cod plus ptmititge immediate money- back guarantee order one you will order more town country mfg box 1496 place darmen montrraj quebec bv bob frank sure i could hjve mdt battar tune but id hive looked iilly running ground with m horse under my arm we suspect you can pick up ex actly what you need without having to mortgage the home stead we specialize in quality products low prices and fatt service eramosa council disallows appeal the council of the township of eramosa met as a court of revision on may 5 in rockwood town hall with the reeve presiding an ap peal was considered against a sup plementary assessment of 450 on a dwelling in the village and after some consideration the appeal wis disallowed and the assessment con firmed a business tax of 1350 was ordered struck off the arrears led ger as well askorne ims and 1m0 dog tax amounting to 1000 the court then adjourned and convened for general business the treasurer reported having received on additional government subsidy of wm27 on road expenditure fo 1051 and presented a budget for 1062 which was accepted by coun cil a bylow setting the mill rale un follows was then passed township 44 mills rockwood police village 47 mills part axempt 44 mills eden mills 44 3 mills part exempt 433 mills a bylaw to acquire certain lands within the townuhip from mr hugh sampson for public purposes was passed a motion was posted decln ing the clerktreasurer nnd collector n permanent employee under the un- omployemcnt insurance act and it donation of 5 00 was voted to the rockwood horticultural society for special prizes at the annual show an agreement was reached be tween the owners of lots 1011 and 12 in the 5th concession and the township concerning a ditch the council assuming 45 per cent of the cost of the improvement the collector presented the tax arrears ledger showing outstanding taxes of 522357 nnd reported the rospanse received from the letter sent ratepayers on april 15 messrs kingsbury and ookes then moved that the collector be instructed to notify all ratepayers- who nrgleeled to reply to the letter sent them an april 15 that unless some reply is received forthwith indicating the time taxeq owing will be paid that legal action if necessary will be taken to collect them the motion carried unanimously accounts amounting to 102301 were passed for payment and council adjourned to meet june 2 at 730 pm pounding the sports beat with a vanpaanc contest winners compete in june the ospringe womens institute met at the home of mrs norman mckonzie for the may meeting there were 13 members and four visitors present the president mrs d g robertson brought the meeting to order and the institute ode was sunp and 4he mary stew art collect read jn uniwn the roll coll was answered by on ex change of flower slips the minutes and the correspond ence were rend by the secretary mrs norman mckenzie it was decided to woit until foil lo plan about sinner sewing lesson dorls fines was elected to help the committee make out the years program mrs harold smith offer ed her home for the next meeting to be hetld in the evening as sched uled for the summer doris fines jjnve n report of the activities of the girls garden club up to the present time ond mrs gordon aitkcn reported on the club girl stands on guard mrs wra glosaford mrs mcfee nnd mr bert weeks were judges r the contests the winner of each to compete at the district annual at mimosa in june the following were successful banona layer cake mrs dan win ter whole wheot muffins mrs el mer fisher tea apron mrs d g robertson god save the queen was sung at the close of the meeting nnd lunch was served by the hostess ond her assistants mrs tansley and mru buck hockey is strictly for sissies you will agree if youve keen any of the lacrosse practices down at the arena the bhives have practice sessions every tuesday and thurs day niaht as they prepare for their opening game nineteen hopefuls were on hand tuesday and they served up an intersquad game for the benefit of onlookers which re duced the sport to what it is i hard fast moving spectacle rvmln iscent of crowd pleasing hockey unlike fergus brampton and a few other isolated centres box la crosse has never been played in ac ton except for odd exhibition mnl ches we think before the season is finished however there will le some pretty hot lacrosse fans in our fair town the way the bhlves are shaping up under the experienc ed hands of coach mill burrows veteran lncromo player iirtd referee from brampton they should kindle the spark that could make acton a hotbed of interest for many years milts hlkfceiu hesdarhr at this paint is picking a team fram the hordes of players trying out theyve came from all ever the country in an effert to land a spat an thr clubs router incidentally thryrr all young fellows uerease is not an eld mans gaxae acton fans wilt recognize n few of the faces who ore trying out with the team junior beaumont the glen williams boy who stars with georgetown raiders iarry toil- leffer one of the few local boys trying out bill and joe louth johnny haines zeke mccondless frank clark bob leslie doug townsend arnie hazel bill cun ningham walt alexander bob wilson phil randell tom its veil norm young jim foster george beatty nnd russ findlcy enio scllssizzi the milton boy who plays hockey with indiannap- olis capitals and detroit lied wings in season is also expected to line up with the acton club although he hasnt appeared for a practice yet an exhibition game is being ar ranged to give acton fans a preview of what they will see during the season watch for it soon nassagaweya ss no 7 is m vertninc in aiming 4 kcr pmont acion ontario piano sales of hamilton service new and used pianos pianos tuned repaired and rebuilt for service and estimates phone 128 acton ladies aid wms hold may meeting the w m s and ladies aid of nivugiweyi presbyterian church were entertained in the home- of mr and mrs stanley robinson on tuesday evening the third chapter of the study bonk wl given b mrs v ken ned mrs n barlow mis- dun ni mcmillan and georg- robiiuon rendered three beautiful solo ut the meetings that weie enjo ed b ill present tuo car loads of ladies made plan- to attend the spring ruiv in kloia on tuesday paintv refreshment- were d b mrs hbomn at the co e o tin- meetings a speial mivhers day sfw e v s held m nasaigaweya preb- ean church on sundav the sunday school rt ted the fiit sundiv in miv mr ya diedjte ls the new superintend it ami several new teachers and of fice r were installed at a very im- pesmw stmcv on sunday swiss warriors acton girls softball team opens the mason here on monday night when they play host to the bramp ton club the game is uway ut 6 45 and willgo the full nine innings the local gals have been practic ing diligently for several weeks and they expect to make an aus picious debut four georgetown girls have also been trying out with the aclon team and if permission is forthcoming from the vague brass for them to play without changing the clubs status they will be in cluded in the lineup thr sortbal diamond at the park in having a manlrurr and weather permitting will be in rood shape for thr openrr loads of clay have hern brought from slrrruvillr to fill in thr infield which as youll recall was badly in nred of repair tossing for the acton girls on moiuluy will be grace cross there will be nuadmission charge at least during the regular schedule to allow fans to show their apprecia tion someone will puss the chapeau amos mason generously respond ed to the clubs plea fo financial backing by donating a substantial figure to the club treasury the schedule winch was lo have been read this week will have u be re drafted as palermo a lute entry withdiew palermos departure leavesonly acton and strectsville in tlie intermediate c bracket beat bits baseball circles in the county aie inquiring why acton failed to file an intermediate entry this j tar our prompt reply is too lty and it lias the desired effect georgetown is rejoicing at actons demise from the league since the anticipate using fie or six acton players to bolster their squad tins term included in their quest aie owen masalys mel jor dan ab robinson sam snyder hid iorne masters it was only three or four ears ago the fergus paper was accusing acton of being a two spoil town i hockey and base ball and its fans guilty of cram ming all their enthusiasm into th shoit span of tlu se two sports the old bulgh is mill a txo sport town onu the locale has changed now its lactosse and ladies softball that an- the major sporting attrac tions wh said mtrmlhmg about a one hoi st- town an mivertise- nu iii ml tills issue ulseilcd b the mnioi pmts riub aiuioumes a piactci oi all ls 17 and under who would like to pla baselwll this siuiiin i fust piactue is t mght thin soi at ti m p in ami again on satin da afternoon at 1 hi p in 1000 crab trees tost trophy is given acton teom the sheeney tost trophy prixe of the georgetown industrial hockey league was foimally proaenbad to baxter lttlmratories hockey team on wtmlneday evening at u dinner in the station hotel team manager harold klnread presented the trophy to jack stewart the teams playing captain and kerwln mc- phnll coach jerry candler piano accordion rlno braufa violin and johnny graham gulla- were the baxtr trio which supplied the entertain ment the club treasurer kl hufnngel presented his report which sbsmed on amazing improvement tho clubs financial position club president sonny rognvaldsnn ab ly expressed himself nothing pleases me more than to take this trophy out of georgetown no league officials wore ablo to tic present at the banquet other speakers who exprested themselves briefly were jack stewart kerwln mcphail harold kinread bill benson and ray everdell subgoalie george beatty came in for hls share of the honors u club president sonny rognvaldson spoke of georges loyally and support to the team the sheeney tost trophy which has left georgetown for the first time will be on disploy in the fre press window obituary former banker buried in acton funeral services were held at tho victor b rumlcy funeral home here on saturday afternoon for frederick a maclcan a retired afaanager of the bunk of montreal who had spent several years in ac ton and was weltkown hen mr maclcan left actan in 1010 and was manager of branches of the bank at watford chesloy weston ind tilbury he retired in lmfl while manager at tilbury which by coincidence was the branch in which he started his banking career he had been in ill health for some months services were held in tilbury on friday evening and in aclon the service was con ducted by rev it h armstrong of knox church and the masonic ser vice by his brethren of walker lodge af and am with which he had retained affiliation since his initiation m the lodge here ser vices in tilbury were conducted by archdeacon dobson f a maclcan was born in pet- roha and was 42 years in banking slurting with the merchants bank and for 35 years he occupied man agerial pusitibns in his banking career in earlier years he was active in sports and many of us can recall his participation on the ball diamond later he maintained his interest by holding offices in hockey baseball and bowling club in fvfo community in which he resided in tilbury he was trcos- urer of the lions club for nine ears in weston he was chairmm or the library board he resided in acton for cigh vears nnd it was here he held his fust position of bank manager ie was manager here from 1912 until 1u16 when he wis transferred to watford he visited acton fre quently and many friends here will miss mac and share with his wife and son the loss they have sus tained surviving is his wife the former gertrude johnstone of aclon one son william donald of toronto a sister miss donna maclcan jf windsor and two grandchildren he- was a member of darrel s moffat united church tilbury and walk- or lodge acton i interment wxs in fairview cem- etery acton pallbearers at the service in tilbury were messrs rh m sale w d west and r b turner of windsor l l odetu g s richardson h c hassard 11 j b thomas and n c anderson of i tilbury bearers at the service in acton were messrs neil mcnabb i john mcclure r wor bro dean i leslie v wor bro wm coopei v wor bro frank mcintosh w bro ii l ritchie and w bro e j hossard canidts productivity per man hur about twothirds of that in the v s ball practice for all boys under 17 years of age acton park thuusday tonight at 630 pm saturday afternoon at 100 pm tenders will bo recoivod or complet eavestoughing of ss no 8 and 9 nassagaweya township alio hapaln of tama at ss no 1 3 3 and 4 28 gauge matorijl lo bo used lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted tenders to bo submitted by may 17 to mrs austin fletcher sectreas cahipballwiiu out franks grocery 142 guelph st formerly botilaei stora complete line of meats vegetables groceries acton better quality at lower prices your patronage invited phone 294j auto biographies -o- acton people and acton places through many years thr risidner ol thi late william suhr stood at the cornrr or mill and willow si ilki tlu- french farmers he had his farm a little way mil of town mis ijai n and straw stacks and stock ond poultry yards were just in the rear ofthe home and of mllburns drup store the aim was the 20 ucres now occupied by fairview ci meter one day thr old fpntlrrnan was haullnr bis hay crap xm thr home barn joe dickson was hrlplnf in losdlnj- thr taj7 out at the farm a dosing welldrvrloprd carter snake vu toadml with a roll of thr new mown hay on the trip over main hl ii hrciimr llvrly and srrklnc a placr of rrfuce ran up the pant irg of joes blue jeans about the time speights blacksmith shop was reached joe realmd the intruder and yi us were heard joe jumped from the load and the snake was finally dislodged from the future itecves pant lee to be continued 51 plymouth new 50 plymouth sedan 2 1942 coaches 42 sedan licensed 1945 36 chev coupe 32 chev coupe 31 chev 31 dodge iton truck now 3ton special truck heavy duty macswain motors chrysler and plymouth sales and service 252 ouetn st phon 85 rl sw ttzerland is traditionally a peaceful countr tn the heart of a continent torn tj vvjj4 but the rvus ure no pacifists in a current readers dincjt max eattnan siiys they nr a nation of wurrioi forti fied provisioned for a seme armed to the teeth they could mobilize in 4tt hours un urmy of boo000 twice the sl2e of the army of france thousand floweriiik crab iet- iiae been planted ahuik the ijii hhway frm wilsom aiuie north in toronto to lhter- miimil of queens lllhwu no 7 out of income from slothkio truj faid set up b the late thomas kilter onetme ma or of toronto he dtccd trusteis to place that inconu at the command of the iro- ince through the department of hiithu a for plant n treei on arterial hiifhwayt approaches to toronto tlu- foster estate trustees have been ustced if plantlnff may not be extended along the toronto i interceptor highway 1 7cw meat market 81 mill street telephone 541 insist on highest quality meats at lowest possible prices beef xiinkiiiebs bacon sqiarks small livk sausage lb 45c nusn side pork lb 33c ibrwrmjritf iiuttkiims pot roast first grade butter lb 33c lb 45c lb 59c