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the acton frk press acton ontario thursday september 10 ims enrolment increase reported to board principal g w mckenxie re ported an enrolment of 510 pupils at the regular meeting of the school board on tuesday evening con sldenable increase from 450 last jfttt chairman tom watson pre aided with trustees jones heard creighton and wolfe present the board approved purchase of 12 new desks the property committee is to ar range the removal of cinders and to arrange the installation of a band rail on each side of the ne ateps to the old public school four used steel drums are to be purchased for waste material mr mckenitie was akcd to bring a recommindi ion on the music festival to the october meeting of the board engrawng of the field da cups was author zed the sccrctarj was instructed to write to the north halton hnh school district board re affirming the need for iht school which the are now us iig for public school purposes in september 1h three rooms will be required as public school classrooms then ballinafad w i was granted the use of the general purpose room for an evening in october receipt of 5 from the sale of the old bo ler pump was reported also 45 june ron resident fees from the dublin area and s9885 june non rewiden fees annual rental of si to baxter laboratories for the use of the playground area was reported the property committee was commended for the splendid work in having the necessary repairs made to he old school during the m financial statement for june july and august was approved and th secetarv was directed to as jie notfa hal on high school ebsfirtct board 19731 june plant opexauoe sstx julr and 146 oo ainru5 p- an operation tbe bov was standing on tiptoe trvirg to reach the door bell s elderly gentleman pass as a ted hs predicament and waited eve- and pressed it for him he asked tbe voungster what he wu re io do next i m gonna na sse- what are vou going o ckaktbed uk undbtwrttbt s t armstrong clu the life underwriters association of canada has announced that j t armstrong georgetown a member of the sales force of the mutual life of canada has been awarded the degree of chartered life under writer of canada mr armstrong has succcssfulk completed the three your rniirtf in modern life under rriimg which is conducted by the institute of chartered life under writers of canada through tbe de partment of urmcrsitj extension university of toronto h s holden eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas si guelph home team wins loses at softball in playoff ball games the pal two weeks branchton was hrro august 15 with the result loh in of the visiting learn and last thursday evening eden mills was present but the home team won this time result x 5 weather verj warm for the event but a good attendance was on hand friday evening al the probvter tan church mr paw d gray showed his film in connect i n with the trip to engltnd mid the continent with mr gra owing to threatening weather ome f the church membtrs did not vm ire out mr rn ung highway over r i in hpitil nt gurlph undr ndical care hi mans fr nd sh fir htm a p tdv recner schxtls rt opined tuerin aftr the long holida frkiids of eric 11 lu w il 1l pleased to know ht abk to be lut and around after r wetk- ill ness he i on of two bo i who deliver the daih paper in town missrs bruce and wavne hosk ng are back h mi after spending the summer mp north miss gareth guild left fridaj for mamtoulm island where he will teach school during the cur rent year mr and mr jerrj slinfnld and family visited mr and mr fred lambert rtcentlj their many friends w 11 svmpathize with them in the passing of their on joel who figured in an accident in guelph recent messrs neil and norman lambert were two of the pall bearers at joel s funeral weekend and sundav vl ret and mrs james neave mr and mr john ingram kitchener mr neil lambert ridgelown mr and mrs leo svnnott and family acton mr and mrs campbell and mr and mrs martin bauer and family mrs j meadows has returned home from lucknow where she spent the summer with her da ugh ter rov and wayne nightingale are holidaj ing at georgetown with their sister mrs thomas clarke mr and mrs wm mulholland who sold their house to mr and mrs charles mcdougall have gone to fergus to live dr and mrs george cairns have also disposed of their house and will be leaving for oakville the middle of the month patsy lavert of sarnia is spending some time in town with relatn es her father mr roy lavert was in town for a brief visit recentlj bofz old friend retires from business the man who has been in busi es in acton for the longest per lod re ired from active business on mill street recentlv its well er fify ears since william cooper started in the tailoring and gents furnishing business here in those daj s i was cooper and ak in who had a tailoring shop on main street and ca ered solel to the men who wanted tailor made suits william cooper has spent all his life in acton and district hl mens furnishing store at the cor ner of mill and main streets was a place that was not onlj a qualitv clothes shop but was the meeting place for many friends william cooper was never too busy to have a friendly chat with those who dropped in whether it was a pur chase of goods or just a call he has now sold his business to gor don mccutcheon another joung man who has spent mot of life in acton the editor can well remember his first visit to cooper and ak sis shop ii was then on main st and over fift years ago at any rate we were at the stage wfien treat or candv v as a bg momci in our lives and william cooper went into mrs adam store when was just next door and bought a bag of cand when wi can member to thi daj we have made visits since bu not as mar a would have tiked to hae madi bill coopers shop wc know of stranger in own too who madi it a custom to call here because o the friendliness t b 11 cooper ptional aoted of actoniana vliltlng outol town point end of viilton in acton homi miss m z bennett visited relat iea in urantford laal wek and early thi week mr and mrs d g mcdonald or orangcmlle visited mr and mrs jack holmes on sunday mr liiurcnce morton of fort worth texas visited with mr and mrs david dills this week mr and mrs jack frink spent the hohdaj wetk end with friends port elgin and owin sound mr and mrs murray hood and mil vlsiwd mr and mrs hjrr watirhouse during the weektnd nd mrs nt uk harrop and iimil of biluville sptnl iht holi dav with mr and mr h dcvtau mr george jiggim of aurori i ittd ovtr the wtek end wi h is mother mrs jiggins church st mr gcorgt w mason left this week on a busimss trip to england he sailed from new york on wednesday mr murray somervilk of vin couver bc isited relatives and friends in acton and vicinity the past few days mr and mrs j dunn of kirk land lake spent a few days in ac ton last week with mr and mrs henry deveau mr and mrs h roy burling of milwaukee wisconsin have re turned home after visiting at the home of mr george edwards rramrmwmiihiisoyatr of oklahoma city have returned home after spending a months holiday with mr and mrs alex mcgregor friends are pleased to learn that mr amos mason who has been a patient m guelph general hospital was improved in health and return ed home this week sunday visitors with mr and mrs bentley wilson were mr and mrs r akitt mr and mrs gordier of guelph and mr and mrs don bell ringer of kingston captain james k ewing and mrs ewmg of fttawa mrs isaac adams miss ruth adams mr and mrs george poole and nancy of toronto were week end callers at the home of rev c l and mrs poole unik t ichool involve quits a few ttmlirr lu tin itilrlct m well a inpiui at ait in public thoil hun arc four new leich ers mis agnra king nunc from wardnl lie whith l nix ul 40 mil wcm f loidm mi vlvliir mtdougall comes trim learning ton and mls phyllsi barn it from ra c ilta tin thrr tuw tincher s dorothy warne is rlgh home in acton mr s pliyl i ikw of llu high clio 1 bluff 11 vt j n ar tilei wil 1 im ind has n so i who u utuds giorlown high school the othi urn cnclier tin n is juck 11 r n w ho has m vtd to towi wilh his w ifi m jouilt son rick miss harris f t ron o and mis bn d r of ham lion h u t abo arm cd for ht mw term while sotm teachers have come to acton this wtik othtrs have left miss yvonnt brunelle began tt aching duties in a toronto school this week mr george elliott left sunday for port colborne whire he will uach in the high school another actonian mr doug davidson is leaching in a school near rock wood there are changes in district schools too mrs fyfe somerville the former jean frank replaces miss ruth smith at bannockburn school mrs viviarj smith has left her position at dublin and replaced by miss ina bell gibson the other district schools arc miss margaret mcedward bannockburn mrs muriel simpson lome mrs rela shortill blue mountain mrs albert presswood clay hill miss hazel hall and a c ceilings mil ton heights mrs harriet innes dufferin mrs a white miss pot ter ospringe mrs ratbburn pea cock mrs jack lawson ss no about 100 gather to honor newlywbds a vcrv pleasant reunion of about 100 relatives friends and neighbors was held in lorn school last sat urday evening to congratulate mr and mrs john kingsburv on their recent marriage and also to wel come mr kingsburj into the community she comes as a bride from vancouver rober marshall was chairman for the evening the chairman s remarks were followed bj a piano solo by mrs bill watkins humor ous readings by mrs john dennis musical selection by mrs w ha 1 and several piano selections by herman frculer mr and mrs kingsbury were then asked to come forward and mrs j j stewart read an address expressing best wishes welcoming mrs kingsbury and declaring how glad the friends and neighbors were that tht couple had decided to live in the communitj gifts were then presented both mr and mrs kingsbury expressed their thanks not only tor the gilts but for the welcome and friendship extended to them speeches of congratulations were given by robert kingsbury guelph john dennis acton and duncan kingsbury rockwood the remainder of the evening was spent vis ting amongst old friends and a bounteous lunch was served b the hostesses for the evening relatives attended th s gathering from orangeville er n guelph burlington rockwood inglewood snugrove and acton t f leathern dies after long illness on wednesday morning septem bcr 2 an esteemed resident of ac ton thomas francis lea t ham pass ed away at his home crescent st aftir a lengthy illness he was in his 76th ear he came to acton 45 years ago and worked in bcardmorc and co for over 40 tars surviving arc his widow the for mer ettn bell one daughter mrs clavton lindsay louise one son lawrence of hamilton and bernard deceased 1 and six grandchildren two brothers ilso survive leo of guelph and joseph of saskatoon tht funeral was held from the victc r b rumlej funcril home to st joseph s church acton where reqmcum high miss was sung by father v j morgan miss cards were from his wife and mrs p babcock kitchener mrs j savers ind minnie gib bens armand clement mr and mra les lie davies mr and mrs wilfred duval dorothy and ted harrop kitchener the mcmillan familv annie and irene mulholland mr and mrs chas barr mr and mrs henrv arbic mr and mrs h j deveau mrs e phillips mr and mrs geo benton george cooper fran jean and michael marcoux pat and sid macphcrson toronto mr and mrs david gordon mr and mrs sevenno braida and fam lom barn crop stock due to fires nil rrgret the iiihfi suffered by lightning and fire by people of our neighborhood recently mr and mm arthur itudd ii losing a fine barn wilh the icnaoii a crop and mr and mrs w if red harding a lenni of harm win al fwir i im h msr womtn instltue rirrlid off ii firsts mx scconda and iw ihlrdu and the highest numb r f p hit 320 at gun irtm fur on saturday mrs kpatrli k mrs smethursl and thornton also won pnzts anniversary birthday tht fimilj of mr ind mr j c switnr gatlurid at thi homt of their daughter mrs ted brown on s pttmber 2 t cilibntt their pi rents 4lh wedding anniversary and als mr switzers 80th birth dav mtssr e and h kirn motored to ormsby over the week end wringing their father back with thim mr and mrs james kirkpatrick vlsited at flint michigan over the holiday mr and mrs earle nevers mov ed on monday to their new home on no 7 highway mr and mrs gerald bowers moved to georgetown this week we extend sympathy to mrs mills in the loss of her sister mrs h b mcdowell in toronto last week mr and mrs james noble and mr and mrs jack noble and children visited at stayner last sunday rev a calder conducud vices here on sunday following his holidays sunday school will school reopened tuesday at ss no 9 with 10 beginners and a total enrolment of 38 mrs jack lawson in charge recent visitors mr and miss tipping of toronto with mr and mrs hawes on sun day miss doris mitchell home from toronto mr and mrs c a grant and kenneth of stewarttown and mr and mrs floyd defoe and sons of peterborough with mrs a j smethursl mr and mrs walter thomas of fort erie and hamilton with the lindsays for the week end mr and mrs ted morrow and elane of toronto with mrs lane and the h norton s mrs w hall and misses nellie and marjone hall also visited there not long ago mrs kennedy of acton and miss k kennedy of edmonton visited miss ivcns on sunday and attended limehouse presbyterian church services mr and mrs w thornton of teeswaler and mr and mrs and rew douglas and son of wingham visited mr l thornton and the gordons on sunday uiatt 5w tychvteil stone sold to ft ft ftixfim this afore will remain doted until repricing and rearranging of all stock is completed watch for grand opening there will be super bargain days afhintons dry goods formerly elliott bros general store 128 service representing tom al henry royal city laundry and mas c 128 jhakcnhl miss e perryman interred at acton m 4s edra pcrrvman passed away in wellelei hospi al tor lo on thursdav august 3 af a lcigh llrts miss p rrv n was borr 63 vea3 agi thi lighter of he la e w 11 am per i b ft for- merly if acon she spent most of her life in tfroto she i su- ed b w brokers and one s m thomas hew son sr gcogeowr elw n tor onto and erie erucsing funeral eict as he d from the cjr b rjmlev funera home o mondav augus 31 bc e a curre rorduced the er ce spsak rg cirr c wods u con gregated fr ends and relatives beautiful floal bu es irdicated the esteem f r ie deceased miss pfrrmun was lad to res in the family plot in acton cem etery pallbearers were harding price edwin perryman sh rley watson robert perr robert watson and robert rumley acton georgetown ask school change n ght school was discussed rt centlr al a special meet tig called n georgetown wilh the purpose of cons der n classes being held n georgetown and actiti d ck licata of georgetown was appoint ed to head a comm ee o ines g ate full details attending the meeting were members of var ous or ran zations and lloyd minshall epresentat e of the communi y programs branch of the depanmen of education rio a george 1953 fair dates announced for fall fair dates for the 1953 fall ev ents in ontario have been announc ed by the agricultural societies branch of the department of ag nculture and readers will find in tercst in several in the list below acton september jb 19 milton september 25 26 georgetown october 23 aberfoyle september 22 23 arthur september 29 30 bolton october 23 caledon september 25 28 erin october b 10 12 markham october 1 3 orangeville september 15 16 she bourne september 2223 strttefavt11po 2 s euwn rrprw entat ves expressed their op nion that the night school should be moxed to o her communit es ape being held mihon for the past hree tears they recalled that regulation stae that a night schoo may h held n one locat on for no more nan two tears excep under ercepuonal circumstances i was the opm on of the meet rg iai migh be too iate to moe the corrple e n ght chool this year but that certa n classes could per haps be taught tn georgetown or acton mr licata a committee s to report af er iries ga ng mr minxhan who is well kmown to those who blended c asses n mitton outlined to the group the equirements which must be met chew mrs ethel little brampton mr bill little brampton john and marv ellen hughes hamilton the smith family johnny ina and bor mr and mrs- d j dare ham illon basil mellon jacqueline chew beatrice the keelan family mrs john gibson mr and mrs theo papillon james donald mar garet and mary jane lindsay clay ton and louise lawrence and hel en mr and mrs h mccloskey guelph tommy and peggy floral tributes pillow from wife pillow fnm hden lawn no cla ton and iouisc gnndchildrtn mr and mrs leo leitham guelph jo seph leitham saskitoon verna and harold fanson gudph helen ccc i aunt alice lou and bob lucille and stirling port huron mich local 49 upfta beard mor hazel and jack thillips to ront directors artd staff beard more and co dad lsobel and owar lindsai london wool department and off re staff wool combing st alban s ciuild mr and mrs fred salt ls and miureen mr and mrs edkar letson waterloo mr and mrs c mansfitld guelph beard mort emploecs association flor nre and ken frer jean and bob footnt doroth and i m hirbv georgetown tht powell famih milton bettv and pat dolphin mr and mrs john rowjejlaiid m ernie and geneveie clinton chas and jean bavfield stella and george w ngham irma and ray coder ch mrs j wilson godench harrv and laud e coder ch pallbearers were john smith dae gordon william dual theo papillon e braida s braida flower bearers were jean marcoux les davies ernie powill and john mellon clearing auction sale fn township ot erdf of livestock tractor im plements hay grain etc the undersigned has rece ved in lruc ons from william enx his farm clearing some lines some lines are being offered for immediate clearance to allow for new stock ties sport shirts sweaters 3 for 1 half price greatly reduced carrying jhe same hush quali l forsythe shirts harvey woods underwear and hosiery stanfields underwear e and s currie ties gibraltar trousers biltmore hats tyvid ttugutcfam mens wear comer mill and mam sti phone 103 agent for woods cleaners ma td on tfcs years vision bard ai he cn ts the band of the web guards rt ch recently participa ed in the coronation of queen cltt abeth the band will be feautred afternoons and evenings at the ma n bandshell lot c 1 ne 4 m les north of acton tufday september snd c nrnenc rg a 1 o clock sharp th fallowing horses affd harness baj lorse 15 jears od black mare 12 tars o d se of l am harness learh new cows pure br d dual i sh reg j pose ar cow sh rhorr cow jersey heifer breeding dates git en on sale day young cattle 2 hereford steers about 900 lbs 2 heifers about 800 lbs 2 durham heifers 1 year old 0 jprinf calves pure bre sho bull 1 ywr old sheep 10 oxford breeding ew es u ewt lambs 1 im lamb hay and grain 15 tons of choice mixed hay 090 bus of oatk half barrel of mo tractor and implements built motor in real food condition plow rord ftord ftr hydraulic plow rord dearborn bock rak power takeoff pulley ford wed er for plow lfooormlck dnrtat no 51 power takeoff combim a rl machine mecormick deerlng plate tractor dic mccormldt deering 11 disc fertiliwr and grain drill miwj harris marmra treade- 3 drum ee land roller rubb r t ed a r io- a jt irk p g r-us- f mn ake icutt special valum and ramlndati for thursday friday and saturday look at these bargains new low prices on dettol antiseptic 49c size now 75c size now 1 35 size now 2 15 size now 43c 63c 110 190 spadal i 2 oz crwne grimanfm cofg dantal plata free with huonut egg cram shampoo 33c 53c 89c 1 23 spatial i mortohxad spall pacquini hand wax for skin blo bolh typaa 89c 75c jar 59c for indigestion i ida antacid stomach powder quickly relieves gas 4 01 trie distress by neut jar raiding excessive ac j idity and assisting 1 i jar 1 95 75 normal digestion jai ida brand specials sold on a moneyback guarantee i1sic tablets iocs rg 23 19c beef iron wine with vitami 1 i601 rag si- 79c 23c 39c 27c 29c calamine lotio bag 30c i 50c corn remover uquid ramad rag 3sc lo35c sffd unseed meal 12 01 carton rag 35c iodine 1 ounco bottia rag 25c 29c 19c wo d r 5 f ft vh a gibson auf fred bapnr cterk certo 27c jar rings rubbar 9c parowax 16a coopers drug store e s coopar phm b phone 17 cton