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v taoe eight the acton free press acton ontario thursday june ulh ibm new features 8 big value whistles bells celebration proclaim end of first world war frigidaire master model m lllwtlti supvfrr cfcemf m adj4tabu kl aupovctlalft hydratora exdutlvei quldtuba troy uutkemum cw in chui h imw cycle mmc mtfilrtlrtt tul muhm efemtevf hvw pttfitfebflfft manning electric phon 230 acton tht war at ijibi is over vrttlac god from whom nil hlowlntfii flow una tht htatilint in the fre pr as on novrmlwr 17 101h when the firkl world war came to un end the pupor of that day r ported that the wnr hn ended thank god the cruel fighting and blood shid arc ovtr germnny is on her kmi the kaiser the brutal originator of the war in o fugitive and a vagnbond there wok n general outbiiri t ef jtibuution in the tarly morning when the official news was rect iv nd all the factory whintlik the churche h school town hall and town clock bells we re set going and they continued making their joyous uproar all morning the grand trunk railuay trains and tht to ronto suburban motors whistled rontinuousl as the v pawed through town durlnj the morning houis that day saw tht biggest parade in the hint on of acton accordinj to the reports of tlu free pre w an 1 1 fij of the knurr v tin hung on rne eif the floats and the tou n of fieiali vtte rant and hands we re anion r the participants followed by a le njth line of citizens the pai ndafollo id n wr ice of thanks giving at the come r nf mill and willow st on the mtpi of the new government building just cnmplc t id in 1014 in the evening the handt paraded the town to tht shore of faiiv lake where a hiu bonfire concluded tht celebration of tht iriatiu da acton evtr bow this uas the conclusion of an event that plaved a major part in the historv of acton at well as the entire world hifht from the first w hen the frew press headline reod grtat or i tain at war with gtr- ninj tht accompanying article predicted that it will inevitably be tlu rtatttt war the world has ever known acton was a quick to meet the necefcjtut of the war as othe i cm ti e h throughout the count and country on august 13 1114 1r men hid alrtad enlisted the militar force was set out as im penal and would have tht status of british regular troops enrolment dont fail to see our opening game be a sport show your support compliments roys taxi phone 128 acton radio equipped easiestcheapest way fo cut anylehg1h grett robrtonp rotary mower full 16 swath 4edg revertibl blarj quickstart origin hand control only 32 lbs rolls ilk a doh trims to w of fonaw cutsfromlto3hloht mm wiim to all ranks and voluntary with tht term of service for the duration of th war firt volunteers from acton we re col sgt hnrwood sjrt f cole cpl large sgt lee victor lande t red willi james gibb david douglas a alcgo a wintcrburn j robertson g gretn f wright john hellly f roult j lnhli n singleton w h ward the importance of the evtnt was well undtrstewwl according to hwh report of that day actons fme ifn population numbered among it about 41 aunt han 8 upon the nutbieak of the war hctwtth aus tria and serbia some left acton to io home to fight for their country they purchastd ticktts to austria but wiit detained at montreal and mint rtturned to acton ir cautions wt re taken without de lav in august h w14 the free- pi ss re porttd that col noble visited acton last friday and put b milituv police iuard on tht drill shi d and arniourits that evening privates le e ijirgt and ljine of no fi company have since been on miard night and day two of the thret being constantly on duty but progre vs wis not completely halted for in that mime issue the steel had been laid through town and two miles beyond for the new eltctur railreiad known as thi to ronlo suburban and more common iv known as the old iladial a group ftom acton had walked to the tnd of the lint as it was laid and on the invitation of the conduc tor htmlock creissing planks we re impreivited on the work train for seats as the following wtre the first piistnge rs from con 1 esqueslng through the harvty and campbell n tadows ovtr the fairy lake bridge past the acton aquatic club hemst and through town to frtde ntk st in the yards of the acton tinning co mm c c spoight and miss btrtit sptight mr and mrs gordon ha ward mr and mrs h p moore mr and mrs htnry aw rtj miosis lettit scott and mela wills mrs s talor mrs r l gregory and mtssrs w siytrs c woodhall wm mason albert gib bons ptrcv howarth ethtlred white john clarke w loggie v langstaff and masters georgetay- lor and leslie gregory things moved more quickly than w e sometimes imagine in those clnjs by the time another week had rolled around the free press was reporting that the most at tractively decorated store in honor of the soldiers departure on mon day was that of browns drug store the colors of great britain trance belgium and russia were gracefully intertwined surrounding the portraits of the brave bos who were ltaving for the war evidently there was a flurry of excitement at the station on that monday as the train arrived and the j boys began to board one of the local tradesmen came dashing up with the bailiff and seized one soldiers belongings tht soldier and his wife were ltaving and it seems that in the excitement a bill of 2 51 had been overlooked a hat was passed howevtr and the account oversubscribed is tht happy couple proceeded on their way the solditrs didn t get away without a fond farewell as probablv i miny will rtmtmber free press rt ported that as the soldiers mirchtd from the armouries to the gt r station on monday afttrnoon the rtalities of tht situ ition began to bt rtilitd by citizens gtntnllv tlu struts wert lined with people i and good wishes for success and safetv wtre impressed on all sides thi lint of march was profuse i 1 dtcorittd with flags at various points hundreds of citize ns is si mble d to bid godspt e d tt tht soldier bovs and as mod bts were uini sud the bind plitd suth in ir i il and p ilriotit urs as rule brit mnn and the mipu lt if iu fore embirkint st coles in ult a fee imp ptith md thanktd the people of cian foi their re it interest in the nun md their cor di il mod w tshes the acton kroup assembled with the nihil eountv jinups at gi oi i town before piotudinj to v lie ti tti quelee whlit the sjuntsomc linu tr uning md thin to salis- l in plains 1 uj 1 uul in iht im intimt tlu ivn re id red c loss was oraniid loeallv md pi ins wire 1 ud foi the knittinj of socks lulnuts wiisthts and otlui wtleenu items foi tlu utt n 1 ids b ottobii the acum e ump in f hum guaids bed mil ti d 30 n t ml e is ind tmiih mte u st w as t il e n in the institution dull cipt u n m be irdmore drilled the i mpiliv twin i wtek whiu i ble irringed for i stippl of nfl s s tt it pi unci with firearms miiht le lliuie 1 1 iki n whiu the uton tinning co w is u in u ovi rtinu turning outjt jthe r f n in mddus lr idles ind le its w id e inn fi jin en il nd th it c ipt d i silmlt ftrmirh tipt uu ef i t nl nip un of ii illon rtrnne nt rie ted i n suspicion i f lung i e i in sp c i nun nis the fin i i s rvervbolv in i knows n t v i i i d u il j hi ie l a a i m veil if i ii tmt ha- r fashion hint oil to the wi deling in a herr dress and floppv eudtn party hat black with while polka dots lends e 1 issu e nrlinntmi nt to this coat stvle ehe s thats f ibulously happy in its perfeit slylinj and with a discre e t hi ie ke 1 so st in he d pe i tico ils bent aint white ijoves white hat wht purse trv ls we m ly to be elif fetent nothing ever loolcs as well with bluk as the chin well rooine d while iiv en six elavs leave except tho ie who lost tin pi iv ilege through mis conduct a bulletin in march of 101 re peated that acton soldie rs in the trenches of r ranee acquitted them selves with credit and were praised by the ir officers at the same time in acton two ge rmans wert arrtsted who have he e n having too much to siy in regud to the pre sent w ir and their sympathy with germany the incident ciused con- side rabh e xcite mini about the town ind more arrests art looked for tomorrow three ye irs of patriotic fund nising shows followed on the home front as news from the trenches brought word of wounde d killing and missing the red cross kept knitting the ir welcome gifts and sending pirctls to the acton lads that joined the forces gradually men from the front re turntd with their experiences ind wounds thit had taken them away from the octuil fighting until the frte press htadline the war at list is ove r proclaimed the end to the first great war and bloody conflict lilacs setting for hewatbessem wedding in guelph recently vocational visits for high school te u vocational v iniih have been maeli by stude ntw of acton high hcheinl lerently to learn some thing of different ece uputions anel the re- qiilre menu m reswarj mihh c gt indie v was the le of a gioup wnlch learned of u busl- ne hs office at the wool combing corp those attending were klnlne ifufnnml hetty price helen kee- lan frvtlyn mcdonald hetty sin clair diani dawklns and maureen kinrtad journalism wan seen in action at the acton fu puss when mi e harim n conducted a group which consifiltm of mirllvn meller hetty williamson l aye dawklns dennis pa pi lion janice hake r dt anna grler bill mcllugh di smemd oroutke and hod lorct naxte i iabntalory s buunn ih of fice was visited bv toct allan joyce fjii nn i mary je nnlngs vireni johnstoni harbaia smith barbara turner and annamario spitci le el by miss j harris consldi ring i mathmist career at atton m uhine shops with mr ieron wen bill mccoll hugh sirrs wayne ai bic i- rancls llef- fernin bill cemn billu price frank benton and ronald itolston principal o robblns led o group e onsiele i ing auto mechanics at gar ni r motors attending were paul ijiwson tohn crease v bill skilltng david c eieike richard mason bob reive russt 11 arbic and bob coon shirley thompson gnde 11 act ed as leader for a group which visited tht kindergarten of the pub lic school pauline papillon denlse cotes ptjgy oake s biihira bax ler joy botcll and arltnt gordon tejitative public school teachers mprjone warne miry brnda ruth marrhall 1 na itnnings isobellt ritchie and nancy lambert visited grade one with carolyn oakts grade 13 as lender grade seven was vesited by an other group joyce lam be rt june lindsay ncilson benton rochclle henderson pat terry and chris lamb jed b yvonne brunelle of grade 13 the business office it beardmore and co was visile d by miss grind ley with julia kril betty lambert france fletcher carol fettgrley kathleen mccnstall catherine brennan and ruth smith three girls interested in tele phone operating evelyn saunders kathleen foster and vera warne visited the bell telephone office with miss gammic the project was followed by re ports which were filled in by the students i ul 1 it o 1 be irdm t ible t i i ii model fft16 10950 thompson motors mum 69 ford ft monarch sales ft service acton ont i l w i t t h mu giiaid a if usil i ur the itin ui i t l uul m nd ki ih tin s u in t siiu d i i in e iiilur i f lm4 thi i u n i s lffi ml v mine nt build ni w i i nt d is ail n continued t pi j iss in j inuarv eif ljl a u ttt i from sj t coles n minded iton that we iiv ehieflv on bit ad and jam and dinsi with one hot meal everv dav we fartd well ut chris unas every man was white and mauve lilacs decorated st james anglican church guclph for the wedding recently of eliza beth bcssem daughter of mr her man bessem steltenberg farm r r 4 rockwood and kenneth an drew hewit son of mr and mrs andrew richard htwat oxford street the rev w j b meloche solcm nized the marriage at four oclok mr bessem gavl his daughter in marriage her white vclvara bridal gown was styled with a full flowing skirt and tiered with french lice caught at the front with tmy bows lace trimming on the yolk w es enhanced by tiny peirls and she wort lace mittens and a donm t heiddrtss to hold her fineert p ve il she cirritd i white praver bo ik md stnimcrs knotud with hlv of tht vdlev i s m ud of honor miss h h n embe rson w ls m pale lrt n ippli quid orgindv with matehmq he id dr s ind bouquet of deep tiiuv i ind white lilies thi junior bride mud miss wilmn bessem slster of th bride were i similar dres n i pink ind cirnid pale mauve in 1 w hite lilies i nm dunbir rr 1 c impb 11 villi w l bi t mm ind th ush r w rt th mo m s bi oth r in 1 iw tost ph grainge r of toronti nd tht bride s brother henrv bebsem i of rot j w ood i wtddme mu ic wb plavid bv ihi thurih orinist mrs bartlett a re ee p in followed it st it n bi rj r irm whin mrs e p nft ltl it i iv id we innj i ve llnw ind w h ti t ittt t i drt ss w hi i ice s r h i id i iers ige of pink earn itioi sh w ls isisted b th i mm m th t in i powder blue r low n with m v icct ssorie s ina i usie of pink cirn itions giusls viiu f r un gti 1 h act m hod wood c unpbe lhille torjnt oil ridgis osh iw i ind stritford tor n wedding trip to tht min linu provinces hi bride chine d t i i j it n md ki s w i h w hiti t irn itu n on their return mr ind mr hi w it will livi it ei n mill back later a h r mm nmi into a rtstiur in in i si down in i b oth the w u rt v br uiht him i j lass f w i md i me in th n left to wilt n h r etis m rs it i l a busv h ur tht hull m in s he id did not h nv i r thi buk of tht bootn id th w utr f rg t him fven il sh n ih d she hid nevtr ken his rdi r she rushed to thi h i wib e mptv but a note w i p- i t 1 nt it ii ilnst i j1ij 1 r id o it f r i inch i if i i tm i n th r idi rs d g ke f tuft i cul d l i t 1 i i ul i f r u hi i e uiul r tn il i the ci iril exp r n n al r irm ot nw i t d torn i its adiptibilitv te c in idi in i md ions according t tesul s tured in lom bv thi nbn div usion thls plant contains from 8 to if pe r cent eif fibre but so fir is it can be learneej in one season i is not particularly suited to canadian conditions piano recital by the pupils of miss ethel franklin will be held at the acton baptist church on fri june 20 at 7 30 p m silver collection everyone welcome john calder plumbing heating ea vest roughing tinsmithing prompt courteous service free estimates church street phone 319w harold mike coxe plumbing and heating eavestroughing sheet metal work phones 370r 451w uustitoh piano sales service of hamilton new and used pianos pianos tuned repaired and rebuilt for service and estimates phone 128 acton pteactifuicuiette cosmetics magazines prescriptions stationery greeting cards ice cream h ave you over struggled trying was pushed inside a bottle an easy way to remove that cork is to add enough ammonia to the bottle to float the cork allow the solution and cork to set for 24 hours and the ammonia will eat into the cork and cause it to crumble have you struggled with the problem of what to get dad on his day this sunday come in and see our wide variety of gift items included are razors shaving accessories billfolds pen and pencil sots to baccos pipes lighters and a number of other useful gifts for the head of the house on fathers day this sunday 3oofe drug store a pit ivint im icl to shop 31 mill st phone 87 new royal cleaners fergus pickup days tuesdays fridays quality workmanship satisfaction guaranteed driver will call from door to door for pickup and delivery