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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), 23 Jul 1936, p. 1

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sixtysecond year no acton ontario thursdayjuly 23rd 1036 eight homeprint pages five cents acton loses two and wins one in weekvball georgetown took first game of season from the locals and milton continued the unbroken record of wins seven home runs in the milton game brampton lost the game here by another one of the bis scores that seem to feature most of this years games georgetown acton well acton finally presented oeorge town with agtme on thursday night when they had another one of their off ntthta od landed on the bottom end at an 114 score fiaghb juicy wtotb every one of them aiding georgetown to boore lost the game for them they cotthlt georgetown but also ouberrored them crlpps started pitching for acton bub ave errors behind him didnt help any and henry was pulled in the third after runs had been scored norm morton then went in and held them to three hits although they scored more runs mcmahon went the route for the georgetown team me was touched for 11 safeties but kepb them well scattered georgetown got one run in each of the first two inning acton was held second three sessions of court 6f revision held by esquesing council before assessment confirmed other items of council meeting wtnttfiv yttpf hrrfr fhejfteeond they brought three men across the pool to go into the lead however it wad abort lived as in the third inning georgetown started hitting and acton fielders started missing when the last man was retired there were five runs in on three hits acton could only get one more counter for bho rest of the game while georgetown kept adding to their total with one in the fourth one in the fifth and couple irf the sixth far total of 11 acton ab tt to the adjourned meeting of the court of revision was held orf3tino 12th aeontc carrie robinson and il may were present tha following appeal wtui dealt with canadian national railways re toronto suburban assessment reduced to 10000 moved by robinson seconded by il may that the following additions ttt lower school promotion list of acton continuation school results following examina tions the community service sunday large audience hears address by deputy minister of public welfare tctt not subjects in brack will be repeated by the student unices jsrcdlt is obtained the departmental examin ations to form vernon agnew algebra bextuallan geography dorothy barber norah barrett british history nino braida reno braida isobcl brimo jean evans algebra latin alex frank jerry guthrie rita fltxpatrick british his tory jack holmes jamie iiunb algebra elmer losby algebra latin helen main prize jean mcmil lan algebra urana mcdonald art jack noble algebra botany francis paplllon latin brucv pargcter myrtle pamcll blllie llobcrtwon kjilbert homphf helen simpson algebra art douglas smiui algebra art max storey dirk vangoozen jack van oooaxn george williams botany french to formtt freda atelnson doris blow jock blow ahthmeucfronchc fntncej dttu john drake jackdunnmargarcl harrison jac liftulngvt moiv walter xamb helen mccaig helen mooney prances mullin ariuimetic frances rawlings myrna hawuon lovcrno smith beatrice taylor henry taylor latin betty watts doris wilson the following students liavo passed hi uie subjects indicated jack blow algebra latin irene altkcn algebra jock dunn latin gertrude robertson latin bella klzell french latin jean bemile laun margaret smiui frviuji besle vlckcrs latin judging by the large attendance an the conduct throughout the first open air obmmunlta church service on sun day evening was marked success of couxuu uiese scrvlccu are not entirely new in acton but previously tihcy had been held in connection with week en time this event was bit different in that raipecl it was com munity meeting with onebig congregation in the great outofdoors and worship ping tile grandstand was well filled and others preferred to sit in their cars and hear tho service hie uound ampli fying system made it possible for oil to hear and with the band leading in the hymns it was possible to be at any spot in tlie park and take part in uie service rov dr morrow wul in cliarge wltii hcv brllllngcr reading uie ucriptun lesson and introducing tlvc guest speaker and rev bennltj leading in prayer and closing tho service tlie bund woj under the direction of bandmaster mason tho hymns chosen were the old favorltoi with which cvgrvong is familiar and uia hjann aheela five hundred at junior field day hal ton county junior picnic at stanley parity afcton girls winners wre available for all in introducing mr sorsoleil deputy minister of welfare of ontario mr brllllngcr ouulned the purpose of uiese community gatherings it was an effort to promote good will and christian fcllowuhlp among all tlie peoples of all the churchts mr sorsolcu the speake of tlie evening as principal of largo high school and ouier experiences wai an individual wlio was well qualuled to bring message of great good and acton was indeed fortunate in the opportunity of hearing him in his opening remarku mr sorsoleil felt he woe honored in tlie privilege or speaking on this unique occasion he had never addressed on audience under auch circumstances but lie hoped tlie leathering was an example that other communities would follow he had been teacher long enough appreciate uils opportunity of upeaklng to young people and hfei talk was directed chiefly to them mr sorsolells menage was one of inspiration and encouragement to youth and possibly one hf examination for those of older yeai or the duties of fitting youth in this day of thwarted youth hj assured tlie young folk that the time was coining when tlie province and country would want their services if they mado good use of the present as pre paration period stanley iark erin was the scene on wednesday last of the annual flcnlc and field day of tho halton county junior farmeiu over fivd hundred young people from all parti of tho county were on hand for the afternoon and evening programs the interclub softball tournament provided eomo keen competition the awordfi finally going for tho girls to norval and for tho uqy to palermo in tho interclub relay acton girls were tho winners while palermo boys were able to nose out win hi tho junior farmer event tlh winners hi other events were art followti girls kicking tile sjioo helen halt norval boys backward race stewart lantz acton coat iluce annie buick and harold maclntyre acton myjtery ilace jessie jatulcson and maurice beatty palermo the days outing which occordmg all report was tlie most succcisful of any yet lurid by halton juniors was provincial department reports on garbage disposal for acton recommedations are given following visit of sanitary engineer civic holiday proclaimed for august 3rd founci endorses salvage plans of acton legion and backs fall fair with annual grant obsolete signs to be removed and others repainted street improvements are to be made the regular meeting of acton council was held in tlie town hall on monday evening councillors mcmillan mason mccutchcon and dr kelson were present with hoove harrl presiding mr earl lambert was present to ask permission to remove tho old warchouio from wltvre the radial station was sltu tod to his lots on main street this pcrniiitslon was granted mr lambert nlo asked permission to ptlt gasoline pump cm the curb tills permission was granted on tile understanding tliat li council could order it moved any time as in the case of otiier curb pumpu messrs wesley murray and fred wright rtiuuited tliat the council give the usual grant of 200 to tho actou full fair thut request was ooujplled with the clerk waa liwtructf to write tlie juveniles play two games win from georgetown boys oak ville game is undecided worwhcffm ulll liuajt ascertain if tiicji were liable to pay tlie 500 for tlie contract on the main street bridge tlie clerk was also instructed to writer to tile public utilities commission and find out why so much water was uued at tlie arena during tlie summer if there is leuk in the pipes it is to be repaired messrs borr and middlelon interviewed tlie council in regard to salvfltfo collections the council felt it vtut good idea and gave uie local canadian legion unit their support in collecting this salvage they regretted tliat they could not stop oilier colllcc tors cotnhig into town but felt tliat the cltbtens would support the acton legion naires resolution was passed wltlvdrawbig tlii meeting of auguot 31bt the clerk was instructed to write to the hewctsan shoe co and inforrii them that the guarantee was due and also tlie amount of taxes to be paid it was moved by mason socondcj by mcmillan that tlie following accounts be paid matthews utampn re tax notices 1800 ymca tuxes 15510 talbot suppllea 1007 bell teleplione co oervices 1055 george cowle sliarpenlng drills il farmer talary etc john nlcol cutting cement side walk woodhall muaielu flowers for pioneer cemetery actom fxb pafc prtnthig and player seriouslylfn juref acton juveniles journeyed to george town last friday night and won by 41 score both pitchers kepshead of georgetown and lambert of acton turned in very good performances but lambert had little better of tho argu ment acton proved good value for their win and were little more experienced than their rivals they collected more lilts and were better all round than bho neighboring boys the georgetown rtlft yhowup forthe atari of wm graham 78 acre 2500 terry if morton rt waierhouse lb undtsay 3b waierhouse of anderson marshall 2b guthrie if walters as telfer rf crlpps 31 11 18 gbolloetown ab ft po oil hunter 57 acre 2500 hepc oi on tarlo 3805 acres 85000 morgan bon 11 ucrcs 5000 snow 78 acre 2500 harry devereaux 408 acres 7500 hussall 307 acred 5o0o george hilton 134 acres 2600 joseph flynn 400 acres 5000 hobt llnham 5ofi acres 5000 creech and stcrritt acres 5000 and nclles 2b5 acres 7500 geo somer vulc acres 5000 john sprowl 07 acre 2500 toronto suburban lea 11 way 320 acres 10000 jas given 165 acres 2500 nowton 157 acres 2500 and scott 370 acres 5000 carried moved by uobhison seconded by may tliat the court of hevlslon ex tend the time of appeals 10 daye dating from tlie i3th day of june 1036 car ried moved by may seconded by lioblnaon tliat this court of lie vision do now udjourn to meet wednesday evening june 34th at 700 stan dard time carried ii mm aatf music for which was prrtded by uie triple orchestra rockwoop residents injured hitchlc sri hoare cf ward beaumont 2b riddall rf mcmahon tost 3b bryden if benham lb scott lb 30 11 10t31 summary base hit morton earned runs georgetown acton btruck out by crlpps by morton by mcmalion walked by crlpps by morton by mcmahon wild pitches morton mc mahon stolen bases terry anderson hoare benham sacrifice lilts benham mcmahon left on hoses acton 10 georgetown sccre by innings it il acton 030 100 11 georgetown 115112 ll1q3 bat morton and ander on mcmahon aiwpward at the cull of the chairman uie court of revision mfct on friday evening juno leth george currle robinson and may were present tlie following appeal was dealt with hejpc of ontario assessment reduced to 12500 moved by il may seconded ly robbismi tliatt tlie following additions be made on uie asuissmcnt rolls hepc of ontario 404 acres 121 00 morris sae 361 acres 10000 mj yj crot aid jai vi weekly newspaper officers elected at winnipeg bcnntt dufferin leader car man man was elected presldentof the canadian weekly newspapers association at uie annual convention in winnipeg july oui and louj under the cliairman slilp of uie retiring president barber progress chtlliwock bc oilier elections included george james can adian statesman bowmanvllle ontario fimt vicepresident and frank burns advertiser kentvllle ns second vlce prtuldent board of directors nova scotia charles allan hartland nb cliarles t4w allbon sprlngldll n5 and bar tticre are four factors ulat are largely rett curling newfoundland quebec contributory to uie sucjiful life pirtt root and lui daughter marlon both of rockwood were sllghuy injured when uie car driven by tlie former turned over in the ditch while rounding sharp bend in the kltclienerguelpli highway one mile east of breslau mr root iuifered fractured nose and facial laccrauons while his daughter suffered from shock tlieu cov was badly dam aged but uiey were able to continue their trip to windsor with friends after receiving medical attention 25000 wm sinclair 811 acres 7500 carried moved by robinson seconded by ii may uiat this court of revioon rescind uie resojumon to meet june 24u0 and uiat we do yiw adjourn to meet june 30th at 700 standard time carried tlie final meeting of the court or revision for 1030 was held on monday evening june 20ui george currle robinson and may were present auuiitmonts were4juitataedogrvbed on june 13th and loui giles la chute walter legge granby ontaru lancaster havelock george lake timmlns dobble smiths falls and dills necpawa bournri hartnty sas katchewan dornon alameda zlngg wapella wynn york ton alberta il mccrea laww tom holllwell coleman brltkui colum bia ralpli white komloops tom love grand forks barber clulllwack bc was appointed representauve to uie imperial press conference poal club meets on friday ewnlng the executive com mltteerkrwewbevofuuloalclub nf umpire jackson hamilton by acton 10 brampton acton grabbed off anouier win saturday from the brampton team tlie score of lfl2 brampton gave acton fans an idea just how acton must liave looked in george tow it jon tluirday nlgtt wiui all uieb errors tlie brampton nelderd just werytit on the job at all and wheels wtu storud pitching jui quit trying alter uie slxui und just ujbbed tliem in he was doing vory good job of pitching but he reodvod terrible support tiio catcher wosiit roblnuin uiat uie chairman of uis acton fall pair were entertained at tb court of revision be and is hereby home of mr and mrs pearen ttuuiurlaidand iw0ulrodjtnuaiual all tjwbnjiiwcre under tlicfiitvtilon corrocuons reductions alteratlonj and mr whltelock of milton agrl iddiuons mado by ui court in uie cultural representative of halton county atausinenl rolls as tmfllly revised and very interesting and practical demoii correcud be now pawed by this court strationwas given by mr staples and uiat uie clrk be auuiorbied to bsa of uie department of lie would place uie wllungnejn to work man hf essentially worker wlio prides himself in the accomplishment of some task he to continually trying to over come difficulties lie meeu man is also creature capable 6t tho worker is uu great medium uirough wlilch we sliould derive the utmost plea sure any work uiat ki honest olid decent and contributory to uie welfare of humanity is righti mr sorsoletl woo bit critical of our instltuuons of learning which turn students out of uielr doors just to join three millions ouicr folia and fit them sclvcs into their place in that group of workcra man is uilnkcr the leisure time hou be devoted to uie ktudy of good teiullngt tiuilpwhlchl morbld nlkfene jlmultl hav no place in our knox picnic held yesterday racefl ball gurnet and the picnic lunch make fine outing yesterday afternoon knox sunday school picnic was held at edgewood park eden mills when scholars and frlendti spent splendid afternoon in races and picnic sporto ball eames swimming and tlii activities that lielp to develop real appetite for uie picnic lunch all went to make up uie afternoon following wore the winners of uie racial boys and under blow smltli girls and under jean wilds joan matthews boys and under jack kcntner billy knight girls and under ross ruui masters boys 10 and under somcrville joluison boyu 11 12 13 blow marshall girls 11 13 13 hodgins lind say boys 14 and 15 marun hassard jack blow girls 14 and 15 marshall cuirridge boyulirnnd under wncariwaiau mr methods special race boys uie game and uie pitchers younger brouler started off uie game ho was hardly big enough to carry uie pods around and uie stomach pod also acted us sliln protector ho was so small however he went in and tried anyway and ut least succeeded hi stopping uie ball following li uve lineup and score by innings qioruetown goldliam lb cole 2b kcmpsheod cliaplln as mcnevui 3b collier if johnston rf louth cf mc cumber icempsliead looney rf acton holmes 2b jones lb bayuas cf woods ss ryder 3b hector lam bert jocque if elliott rf harvey lambert acton ill 001 georgetown 000 100 tlie ookvllle game on tuesday ended without clearcut win for either team joe mitchells injury when struck with foul boll stopped plaji for some ume and wot regretted by everyone play was rectumed but uie game couldnt oe finished before dark at uie finish acton wau leading but decision as to whether it will be replayed has been left to tho execuuve 30 15520 36 250 advertising ij0ot onell gravel 1440 acton fall fair annual grant 20000 public utluues commission street lighting pump house town hall arena power ut pump house 15134 75 311 1703 1034 reading or itudy mr sorsoleil felt uia and under kcntner if we had all had better undcrauuuilwi iris 10 and under of economics uie catastrophe of 1029 smith 01140 carried the clerk was instructed to write uie workmens compensation board inquir ing abouttlielireniiuiu to bo paid on nmniclpa1 pi oyeci at prtyjn injured in robbery amos smith campbellville aged 23 years wlio fractured his leg in 40foot fall from house lie was attempting lo enter at hamilton woo convicted of at tempted burglary and wau sentenced to serve one year in uw ontario reforma torayouelph smluifiealedrabayatreefa souuj residence in an attempt to reach on attic window but dropped when section of drain pipe collapsed ctarrldge certify uie uald roll carried tlie equeslng council held uieir regular motiuuy meeting on monday evening july 15th deputyreeve robinson councluors wilson may und edwin harrop were present reeve george currlo presided at the animal husbandry oac guelph on judging draft horses after tho excellent demonstration tho class under uie management of mr whltelock judged dan of four very line hones and cave the reasons for uieir decision messrs mole and douglaa recent graduates of uie oac cliccked tlietr judgments mr stapled auo gave the class an excellent talk on general hints on tlie care of horned tiw mem lmue betra of uie club are expected to exlilblt and john class of pools at uie acton fall fair at the conclusion of uie meeting oy even helping him out and if uie ball was meeting the minutes of last meeting not thrown right at his glove it went wcretread and confirmed wild pitch lii was moot disheartening cominuhlcauons ware read from uw for any pitcher and whfeel ooukint be department of highways george el bbxmed for foldlnr up he went to uie llott wilton st co and join ootrteld hi tlie irviiu and allan went purowl at lu hi to pilch with manager smiui taking mavtd by wilson bcouiu11 by much appreciated lunrh was keryn over uie pads and decker edwin harrop ujat the treasurer iiay mrs pearwn and dauahters morton suuud on uie mound for the ci aounb presented by the just coasted alang keeping nt i00 37carrled the brsmpton hlb wllclul crlpps the treaiu auuiorlwd pjy wentin and pitched uw last two in tlu fauwln accounts nhtiii and was toucluhl for ono lone bull telephone comiiany ju georue ic elllolu inuuellanfous ucroujit 2530 hydro ultc trie pouer commb aloil brampton lights 071 acton public utilities commbwloti cnrnt strivt lliihts 15ih1 bjwird of hjdro commlsiuners georwtown btrt llghbi al glen wllfunu 523 jwiuf lutile acuui started right in in the flrat inning and kept itudtly tilling up the score with uuod warn behind wlwelir it uoujd lutvc been very food uum us balu uiat sliould luvk been sure ouu went as hits however uw brampton players should be uivvn all iirts of credit uu vvlilutllu tar turning out and playing they muiuctlw treasurer acton havent defeated team ui ualr two uceoutlls dih fronl fcucaliig 5045 uceounis uuv iruau ulil but uy ull fc upplio to lhre abhtin it uk nooa tu 1umnl mlll xnu to win all uie time but ako lakes team wtlh lots of right to go out uierv continued on page five harold mcclure ambulunce to toronto general hospital lj 00 continued on pe five duncan campbell wins atkdmonton would liave vevle he urgedthe spending of time with good books and chief among them uie book af books the friendships formed were mr sorsoleil felt vital part in determining the course in life tlie right type will uplift while uio wrong tape will degrade too often folia arc prone to measure uie pleasure of uilnts by the amount of uie expenditure there is great pleasure in the simple tiling of life he rather pointedly asked how many were get ting uie pleasure uiey should out of home life and if uie young people felt they hod outgrown uieir parents he pleaded that if uie young people were leaving uwj parent bhind uiat uiey go continued on page five vtcliersracemrerbiowmr pu wright time race roy chlsholm obttacle race agnew and clar rldge clouics pin race mrs bomcrvlllo mrs anderson plate race mr and mrs wllda rolling pin race mm somervlllc mrs mcgregor consolation race il mainprise mr blow thread and needle race mrs mc cutcheon mr denny ami uie concluding feature bounti ful plcnlo supper and later uie drive home in tlie evening concluded uils an nual outing of uie sunday school and tfie rain came afur uilrtjnve duys without st swithlnu day was dry xir uilrty tlie herd of shnrthnrtu of duncan slmwer started yesutuiiy developed live days it lias been dry port of it hot campbell motfut made tine sliowlng bit mure through the night and conv and dry mct or uie dry duyu were at the pinion ton alia oock show uj ulnuw intermiltently thlu morning in vit before st swluilns day but lug lahlur and grand chain plonshlpu on decjnding mouture yestevdai ajul to uie rain came ur bull douw if if uuml ttadlrt nushmwrf 0u1 ur dol ilrus mven scotuls unil one third be nmds uure are few mud puddles in progreja lust evening another sluiwcr aldci thilr grand champion bull they liwns that were dirty ure waslied auu em aloig and buacajmfchitol uie window had rejre junior champion bull on show up bit or gmn again wind pums fair topics weredmpped amf uieir ucondiirlx junior calf klntllar tthleld wipers that luive been idle for president murray had dliflcmty getting ladas und recurve junior cliamplon over month were swinging back ana the board down to dbcusilng pulrvpiat fvmale on uieir winning junior learlltitf forth this morning ters again some directors eveii btrolled it 11 lielfer urawlth mudge tticlr ouur rtrt but jxtt of ull garden btutf liada was uielr senior yearling lielfir refreshed look it will sull take lot ut khiellur broadhooks and they wfw recuperating rain but tlie soil is mulct sacond ut col lvacttn in graded ifcwrd for few tiwlwai crops liave seemed bricders lit rd and get of sire take on life again out tlie dewv to watch it was ruining und uurv was munlc in uie sliowerumt was appreciated imtr than any music lwatd bi many day iv suunuer of 3j rain is news munlclal employees are not covered by insurance counelllow momlllaivandmasonrj ported on thjttown hall and shoe fac torj the bull club was given permission to hold street dance on civic holiday night the voung peoples league of uw united church for halton county re quested uie use of uie park for eojt bult tournament thti permission wi granted lo long as uie dates did not conflict wlui any of the acton ball clubs dates the municipal officers reported uiat 10350 hi license fees have been col lected far slot moclilne licenses concluded on page klght shoppers guide the fullawlug are uie pagv hi which advertlmctuoubi appear in thl wackd fri lves life kkepartment of highway fafce carrxillv grocery huladii tea lut upward lubhratlng cow pany barra gruery pkct1 civlo hallday ut acuui iivucue laidln wiar lii uo civcury iheatre juv iuh bil wuhooe page kcelliri brail fukcw wrlcht kvofcwidoual card ui lluijiu mexi pate arrow llnm tlmotaue pa lveu lu cadoy kc oanllner itoyal tbfe kaehlln rua u0 high load smashed tree lost friday morning truck wlui an unusually high load struck uw limb of maple tree opposite uio home of mr hlrairt fisher on mill street the big limb was ripped frm tlie tree and filled uie roadway while the municipal officers were clearing away uie debris traffic wusliavlngdirrlcultyingetung around tho ohs ruction the truck proceeded in its way nqwjlingand tennis bowlers from brampton peoruetown and milton took part in mens double tournament at uie bowling grvenu itero on monday first place was captured by mcura bayllss and clilshalm with uireo wins and pllw of 17 second place went to georgetown bowlers aryl third place to brampton last thurs day brampton tennis players vkitedaclou for games on tlie courts liere and enjoyed blendld evening of play trafalgar bakn buhned fire believed to have been caused by fpontaneous combusuon deufjroyed uie big barn and implement lioue owned by aordon tusker first line trafulgur township loui was rvitimaud at w06o uie born bebig valued at 5000 and uie contents including livestock gruhi and tinploments at 3000 mil lou and bronte fire departments were unable to uave uie burn but prevented the twjpvuctt from catching lire coming events aiiiimmlriu4iit ol uretiu crin or other kvciitu unjef tliirt beading sr clikrccj ecutm kt it with tuinluiuui cliart tot kuy muiuluiktflllrnt ui civic holiday hi acton softball tournament races oardeii party street dane dont miss it august 3rd

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