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x z tin home or he artrm 3frrr jlrphb uour ucttd ton wwlw 1 uaurlo the acton pbex lev la publlbi thursday uurnlai at lb rt pim tluluiag uill mrt acioa kmu tha aabacriptloa plica ta bio wr in adaot foata- charitd addltwaal lo lo tha jailed s4ala tho data o whkh aubtcriplioaa ara paid la bulacaled dm b siidrvaa ubl advertising ttatestraoajaol dtla- sen it to ccn ta per una tffata nut tor first bimctaoa aad j iu p itaa lor each aoba qoeat iaaertion coalitcl display adtiaa- teeata tor go tacaca or aara er annuaa ie coata per tab each iaartioa adcrtleals with out apccuc dlrectlooa wul bo u rlod till lorbid lad cnaxitvd eecotdiagtr and asaktaer xdlux telkpiiowis- kdltortaj sad baalaem qsoa progrcfislvcs centreing on the federal field that was rather a significant appeal or hon j a maharg at tho opening orsho saskatchewan grain growers association lst week at moose jaw i care ijttlc what you do in provincial politics but i fmplqro you to stand by your guns in the federal held i am persuaded ho went on that tho best interests of the dominion will bo served by the progressive group standing solidly together as lo general policy and thus compelling both old parties to face tho issues as thoy arc instead of resorting constantly to acts of mere expediency- tho position thus ha ken has much to recommend it thursday morning january 31 1024 editorial let us have twocent letter postage again canadas postal revenuo is increasing the returns for the eight months of the fiscal year to november 30 showing total receipts of 18000000 as compared with 17000000 for the same months last year ex penditure is being kept pretty well in hand for dur ing the same months it was 12626841 as compared with 12214893 with such a healthy spread be tween revenue and expenditure the post office de partment is now in a position where twocent letter rates may safely be adopted again t the reformer and warden barber mr barbers election came as no surprise to those who have been keeping tab on county council matters as ho has been reeve of acton for a number of years and in that capacity has rendered good service to his municipality and at thosame time acquired some knowjedge regarding municipal mat ters which will stand him in good stead in the higher position to which ht has just been elected he is a man of fairly good judgment and cannot be stampeded into doing anything that dof not appeal to his reason in a word ho is from missouri if you know what that means and thats the kind of men thats needed these days milton reformer- hydroelectric municipalities do not default of the hundreds of municipalities in this pro- r vvincc who own and operate their own electrical utili- 1 ties not one of them has over defaulted a dollar of if tbeir obligations declared hon j ft clarke min- ijter without portfolio and hydroelectric power commissioner addressing several hundred delegates to the convention of the association of municipal electrical utilities of ontario assembled at toronto hnt week many of these same municipallyowned utilities have accumulated huge reserve he continued and it would seem from this record that there had been a high degree of efficiency maintained in the departments and men in control very often their only reward lay in the knowledge of the public service thus rendered and in the measure of succ they have achieved drastic rules governing debate manitoba government is taking strong measures to ensure brief and pointed speeches by the members a ruling giving a member of the government the right to applyclo3ureondcbatcsinthe legislature when the house is in committee of the whole fit supply or of ways and means is set forth in report of a special committee on rules tabled in tho legislature last week it provides against fur thcro postponement of the debate and prevents i member from speaking more than once or longer than 30 minutes while tho time tho house can sit is limited to 2 oclock in the morning this action should result in considerably reducing tho duration of the sessions of the legislature neighborhood news- town and country mlton tho nnnual mooting ot lho milton horticultural society was hold last thursday afternoon a successful ynnr was reported tho room bo rah in woo over 300 and tho aum of flos una carried forward for this year work the following ofllcani wero alectnd fur tho ensuing fear ireal dent loo oowllng lat vlcepreeld innt 1 w uckemla 2nd vic trealdant mra c w martin secre tary treasurer j mockrtdg oakville it h worth while to do your best young manl jack yourself up to the best that 13 in you on that job of yours do not neglect your work because you think it is beneath your ability the way to prove your worthy and fit yourself self for a higher position is by making a success of the work you are engaged in it would bo amusing if it wero not so regrettable to hear a young fellow who is far from giving satisfaction in his inferior job telling what no would do if he were the head of firm almost any position is important enough to enable the worker to demonstrate his ability bis faithfulness his industry bis enthusiasm and if he proves himself satisfactory he will without doubt soon bo promoted to a better job those who never do their best because they feel their work is not worth it are very likely to keep on in tho same old rut or else find themselves out of a job altogether the duties of the assessor the duties of a municipal assessor and the ap pointment of persons who will please everybody and do justly by all are municipal problems after all it is only one mans opinion and judgment but tho fact should be borne in ramdihat councils have always tho right to carefully review the work and make changes that they would consider necessary not one council in 100 spend twenty minutes in such consideration wo presume unless appeals are enter ed the fact that those assessed do not enter pro tests is the best proof that thoy are not kicking for each person is supplied with tho assessors figures of course unless whore considerable building is in progress very little variation from year to year will be probable in the average municipality wo have known county councils to adopt year after year the same equalization which is practically ftn assess ment without spending ten minutes in discussion brussels post making jerusalem a manufacturing centre modern inventive skill and methods of construc tion are benefitting jerusalem and other sections of the holy land with the latest conveniences and with prescentday plans for manufacturing desirable pro ducts on the river jordan close by- the pool point ed out as the one in which john baptized jesus a power plant has been completed already the waters of the jordan are turningdynamos which supply electric light and power to jerusalem jaffa haifa and nazareth a dam now in course of construction atihe outlet or lake tibuiaa will control the flow of water all tho year round t in tho course of m0 miles the jordan falls more than 5000 feet and when tho necessary power plants have been completed sufficient electricity can bo generated to make pales tine an important manufacturing centre thcrf are some who regard this modernizing existing conditions in palestine as sacrilege when it is remembered however that jesus himself was manufacturer with joseph his earthly father of plows tables chafrsrand other necessary household and farming utepsils it must be concluded that tho present adapt- ing of conditions to modern needs would naturally hare his approval a a new word coined for presentday conditions scoffuw a new word to brand the lawless drinker has mado its entry into the english larfgu- age delcevarc king of quincy mass announced scoffliawtccenton the first syllable as the winner in his prize contest to secure a single word which would characterize the user of illegally made or illegally obtained liquor more than 2000 words from every state in the union and from several for eign countries- were submitted in the competition tho decision to accept scofflaw was in accordance with five ideas suggested by the judges first they sought a word with no more than two syllables second the first letter of the word being s gave it an added emphasis third this word was not an epithet for tho drinker of liquor but for the individ ual using illicit liquor fourth a word having law rat hex than liquor as its basis was preferred since it can be applied to the violations of all laws uoaarw lrelg a anderson havo i en over tho oakvllle garage on txirne htrnnt tnndnra wero ononed for tha atale of g2 ooo uigh hchool and s3000 water worka oxtonalon debentures wood jundy co wero tho h if hoot bidden 100 33 out of alx applicants and gt them the management of lho 1 loyal hank have decided to cloao tho oakvllle branch on the last day of this month thn business of the oakvllle branch will then bo transferred to ilurilng- ton branch thin soema to bo n season of rumor tlu lu t is that tho hi tatoner building at tho corner of col borne and navy h tree la la to be made into n wlno factory another la that tho diana and apeclflcauons have boon prepared for the convortlng of thla building into a modern apartment house tho election of officers for tha jtau fair for the ensuing year resulted as follows honorary president mayor a- b koroter iresldant k f osier 1st loe- president k havalls 2nd vlooprosldent w ilariand hmlth imwtora ii h ityrie u s wilson air hlllmor t ii alolklo u hmlth u s tlarknea bamuol 1 in w u spoors p a daui tho pair last year cost sizlu 6 jlooord look out for that handicap thla property would liavo hroufht considerable mora than was reallaad on it had tha fence boon straightened up and two or throe hours of work with tha acytho put in remarked tin auctioneer spaafclna to some friends who had altnndod tbo auction salt small piece of suburban iiruixrty 1 tried to sot jim to sco t in that hsb but i mlfht as well have talked lo lho moon ho added tluwui it wont make much difference aalil jim thins have always gone ujcaltmt a bay hastened to a business mana olflee in answer to an advertisement in tho local paper thn business man cave him one sharp glanr unil abook hbs haad youre not tho ixjy i am look in- for ho said than hn turned in hla royolvtnirclialr and spoke to a business colloajrue a brlftil looburik boy he remarked us the door closet i behind the boy but i did not rami he color of his bands and farn boy who la care loss about bis lwrootin1 appearance la pre ty likely to he care- toata about his duties it was not atranco that things ul- ways wont ajralnat jim if hla broken- down fences wero any crhorlon jo go by it was not a trance that the busi ness man turned from the boy with moiled hands and faoo it la just audi thlnga which are constantly turning probable auccosa into certain defoilt thla la an ua of strenuous competi tion no boy can afford to atart ufa under an unnecessary handicap thn ixry wo does not roallx that noraonu appearance has much to do with hla future is handicapped at tho very start frederick e burn ham editorial notes figures from the bureau of statistics show that canadas import of liquor decreased 1000000 in 1023 there was a decrease of 17000000 in 1022 as compared with 102 lord cbrzon says that in the house of lords more than in any other place lies tho duty and power of conserving those principles which lie at tho root of good government canadas lords of tho senate will chorus hear hear farmers sun current biographers make this significant state ment for the first time in the history of the british empire the prime minister is both a total abstainer and a prohibitionist premier macdonald certainly has a great field before him from which to convert recruits the homo and school dub will hold a card party in the town hall thursday evening all inter ested in public school work are cordially invited to attend milton reformer to some oldfashioned rolk this appears at first sight rather an inharmoni ous combination a sad commentary on presentday conditions is that 75 per cent of the crime is committed by men under 25 years of age it is safe to say that the great majority of these are recruited from tho boys and youths who make no effort to find profitable occupation for their idle hours he fere ii ce was made a week or so ago to tho fact that representatives of both tho local papers at mcaford were elected to the town council it is now learned that messrs james and hynds of bowmanvillc representing the two papers there were also elected members of xho council cf their town wo need a slogan to end warsuggests a promin ent magazine writer a thoughtful statesman asks how about pay as you enter this would surely bo effective if germany had decided to enter war on that basis in 1014 they would beablc to purchase tnuch more than a pound of bologna and a jar of aaurkmut fora heapedup barrow load of marks now the fact that canada is able to absorb without foreign assistance the heavy government financing of 1023 and the latest big issue of 50000000 of canadian national railways bonds is interpreted by new york bond dealers as an event of more than passing significance it shows thoy suggest that canada has grown in financial importance to a point where she can in future finance the bulk of her requirements 7 in the election or mr cranmer wood hall ka president of acton fall fair an able and energetic official head has been chosen mr woodhall has taken a keeninterest in the fair for years his department there has always shown up to advantage and his activity to ensure auccesa and satisfactory results have been unfailing year after year mr woodhall will put forth his best endeavors this year to make acton fall fair for 1024 a record one erin a horticultural socio ty for krtn now a live topla and very likely to result in tho organisation of a aocloty at the annual tnaetlua of xho br in agricultural society last week the fln- anclal report showed receipt of 1340715 radudlrur the aurplua carried from previous years the expondl- wero ii1js 4t leaving a balance of j1x7168 as tho balance from 1123 171 7 the fair of ifzs was operated at a foot loaa of 11 cents tho election of officers resulted aa folio wa preajdent a o parry lat vloa-proal- qeorse oavu ind vice presi dent a k oriffln directors j pearen jas kirk wood a j xjndaay it cree j q mcklnnon 1 s bln- jr jas crulckshank j w sutton henry hood john wuaon h mckln- noy n e ucklnnod n b sutton clioster hurt jos thompson it uo every il kerr auditors wm con boy h it hmlth tho dataa sot for tho erin 19z4 fall fair are october and 10 tho members of the dlaclpl church assembled at the homo of ur and wrm ic afodoucall on thursday ovcnlnff of last week to a pond a social hour and to make a preaontatllon to mrs h koeler nee jau atcarthur mr koeler was presented with table linen and a leather rocker launch was served and a pleasant ovonlnff spent by all mr and mrs lobjbton con boy who havo boon vial tin with their aunt ulam conboy left on saturday evening for lqndon where thoy will vult with friends before loavlnjf for tholr home at hurdmn lodo bask mrs jas smith has aold bar pro perty and business to mr huasell elsie or grand valley mr etgio will take possession on february 1 council has ongmaod village ofdcers for 11x4 as follows clerk william conboy salary 910004 j tti mclaren treasurer tlo00 as sessor and collector j k mclaren 160 00 modical officer of health js lloynolda m tt s2s00 audi tors v c foster and f il jlraoott salary sb 00 each caretaker of hall constable and truant offloer t ii bcott x4600advocau a ready answer everyone la malicious onoujh ii enjoy tho discomfiture of a cross examining- lawyer by the witness h badaerinc thn american iegloi weekly reports such a can toll tho oxrnrt incfectly whom ym were on the twentieth day of said month at five thirty in thn afternoon sharply demanded tho lawyer of an opposing witness i was on tho corner of hocond and main stroota asking a man a ques tion replied tho wltnoss ahhml hut how do you know it was exactly ovothlrty t ah ha yourself said the witness the question i was asking him was what time uwaa machine to clean old orickb tho chief objection to thn use or bricks thgt liavo already noon nnrvlco la tha labor invotvod in loaning otviiv tho mortar with which tlmy imvn boon held together a muchlnn for doing this rapidly and rhouply in n wondnr of mechanical almpllrlty it do on uwuy with hard labor entirely jii- far nu the cleaning p roc mm li onr rud utxl it ingle marhln u la uahl will luu from it 000 to 30000 brirkuu day it is a grout lubor tiavlnit duvlru und it is claimed that it accompli all mi tlxt work rqr thoroughly ihnn in it ho run in hand inltor tho brlrka ire fed into llio iiiuchlne by one man and carried uwuy by un- ntlior the machine la imltilrivimi from u gaa or attorn nngluo i othtrr convenient murco of powor tho cleaning lw donn by ttasnlng lho lirltk uimn triuollliig belt or chain lw- twoeti two revolving illncu wbl it carry heavy tooth upon thulr fur i when two aldom have lxxfti leaned b tho dlac tho brick in turmxl iivnr autnmullcully und tlin otlmr fuou cleaned in turn qeorqetown mrs harry stockford had tha mis fortune to fall and break her arm last saturday afternoon ur and mr charte lirown of ooorgotown have recently removed to norval whore mr ilrown will carry on arago bualneam ho ooorgetown lumber company have received the contract from the government for the cutting of tho planks fur the new norvml bridge t a meeting of tho public library board the following omoore wero elect ml for the ensuing year chairman j mcdermld secretary j l thompson treasurer c w papst annlveraary aervtom will bo hold la tho i jap list church on sunday febru ary 1 iloy rr mecrlmmon ex- chancellor of mcmaster university will preach creelmana llmltod have purchased nd moved the machinery of tha can ada noodle works to tholr factory building on main street naw machin ery has boon added and the plant la how running again in tho hew premises llev it- a cameron who ha boon lite ill for some weeks is reported to bo alowly rooovoring mr j a tracy who was taken hi quite muddaitly whllo attendin dlvl- mlon court last friday has since boon confined to hla room but la reported aomefbottor he has boon granted a moiithh leave of absence by tho town ship council and also by tho inspector of tlvhrran courts mr j it mackenzie apont atoms dayi hi toronto last week attending owr luniberrnona convention ho la ohalrman of orange vlllo district ind u montbor of tha uacutlvo miss itoaamond archibald m a of walfvllle n s who spoke at the national council at woman rnoetlny luat wk was a guest ut tho homo of mr und mrs iljit mlnuna durlug her stay in town messrs a o croon and j u mao- keiiklo were appointed by tha bchoo hoard aw a delegation to walt on the minister of education in regard tu it grant to the armenian orphans bl george a church vestry mooting ahowod kv auooeaarul year the ro- oolpta fur the year totalled 64 ml y mr mcnally has boon looted chair man of the public school lloard fur 1134 uortreluwn fair will bo held on friday und saturday ootubor 91 and 4 lerwy cleave was appointed treasurer of the f1r at a salary of js a yeat- herald the waiters cube ooi ihlng aald at an american iglon banqiot in now ur loans since tho war we are all great french scholars you muambar of course the doughboy in tho french restaurant who ordord a certain item on tho menu only to be told by tho waller surry monsieur playing that another doughboy aald in a braa- somaa a cufeaulalt liuase without milk yo air aald the waiter and wl you have tea or ooffoo in itirr ho band the cause toddy hatod to wash hha face more than onoe a day just as vehemently he ukod to use tho hoao to sprinkle the flowers father had to remon strate with him for overs prink ins his flowera toull make them wilt if you sprlakla them at any time except in the morning ho told hlrn a few days later mother was trying to persuade him to wash hta face for lunch than grandmother tried to use her influence why i always wash my face before lunch ahe told him then toddy looked at grandmas wrinkles and remembered the flowers yea and just see how wilted it is he retorted indlsnapolla nows unpopular fish quanutlos or ruyflah urn caught along tho english couals yet pdtliy enough thla delicacy la seldom anrvod in llritlah houaea or hiunln almost tho wholo of thn catch in handed over to tho knmrh tlnlnimmii who uro wiling a fair pru for thlu particular ahnll fish tho kriuich pre fer tho cray fin h to tho lobatnr und it a favorite dlh in lnrl ureal shoals of mullet uru netted along the dovon and cornlah count w but only rarely it this tlah aeon fin engllah tables the french are al ways willing to pay nlxponco a pound grey mullot nnd consequently it ot these fish are noill direct to franco moor or lb engllah illrhanla aro itml down for thn spnnlnh und it- tillan murkotu the tlah contain a considerable amount of oil and form u valuable footl in ilomun catholic oountrlaa tha ioor nuns jrfny din ner oonalsts usually of suited pllihardm cooperatinq wrth 0pp0r- tunitv kotne young pnoplo seem lb havo an idea that opportunity either comes along or does not and their only ro- uponalblllty a to ixi at homo when it alio nothing could bo further from the truth huirvna or folium depend not ao much on tho prnanurn of op portunity im on ci otterntlng with ot- piirtuitlty i ttlng yourself for opportunlly la n very injpfirlant elnrnent there urn ulwuyn chancna for one who uua the iu cmnry quallflcatlona there nr plenty of hundrod thousand dollar jolm for aomo one eijunl to filling ihom iciiow whut you want to do ninl get nnuty to do it and do it well thut im your part and when you have mat ihomo ondltlnna if opportunity tloim not omo along go out and hunt for it them ib ulwaya opportunlly uonin- win tf walling for the one who im witling m cooperate with it record mineral production ottawa jan x2 in 1021 cunudti produced more coal lead cobalt and uabootos than during any other year iiich mining recorda havo been kept at coal wea in thtt nslgh- 17300 000 tons or mh ooo lona more than tho best prevloua record und 3000000 tons over that in 1022 the output of copper nickel nmn nt and aaboatoa was also much uikivo thut for tho preceding years gold production was jlown aomowhat but thla was duo more to a tempo r ury power ahortoge than anything also the oulpui business directory dr j a mcniven phyelolan and surae oftloe and ileald once corner ilower elgin hlreot avenue and ihonjo 88 or e j nelson fluciiticic htiiebt aotort ontario leqal phi no p o ijox su harold nash farmer m a- barrlatar solicitor notary public convoy eta perrman block acton ont uomsy lint on moittaaoes hours b 30 bm to 6 pm baturrlayit 12 no ocluok h q meir j barrlalar so i lo i tor nortvvublu oaoroetown pot bile deelighted was tho oxprcssiqn ono housewife used when asked her opinion of excelsior pasiry flour and wc know you would express the same opinion over every piece of baking in which you had used excelsior brand flour ask for and be sure you get excelsior brand pastry flour- d h lindsay mill street acton ontario unmatm inmmmuimmiii m m m m ax m mmm maualixnkikmmixmieimmimml miaiflttrphrrg dental dr j m bell d d s l d a dentist honor oraduate of toronto univer sity the latest anesthetic lined u desired office at residence comer 11111 and frederick street dr f g gollop dds l d dental surgeon offloo over bank of nova bootla hours 9 10 to tto tevenlng by appointment miscellaneous francis nunan boekblndar account books of all kinds mado to rdar periodicals of wary descriptloa carefully bound liullng neatly and promptly done ouelph oat store wyndham btreet over i wllllama lodge directory sons op england lodge woodgreen no 302 meeting hrat nnd third friday in each month at 8 p m in if o o t lall mem born und visiting members cordially invited to attend 8 scutchinc8 j little prealdant secretary does advertising pay successful business firms say that money expended in careful and judicious advertising through the newspapers is their best and most profitable investment during the past few days over four thou- sandlarge catalogues from a city depart mental store were distributed through the winchester post office at a cost to the firm of not less than 4000 it seems a large sum fyr one small post office distribution and yet the same firm has been sending catalogues not once but four times a year through this same office counting their smaller spring and fall catalogues it seems a large amount of money for one firm to spend in one community but there can be no doubt that the investment is a paying one if it was not the firm would soon discontinue to do business a local merchant whose advertising account amounts to two or three hundred dollars in the year thinks himself a gen erous advertiser whereas if he spent double or three times the amount it would prove a better and more profitable invest ment than the smaller amount much money is spent in advertising and the business man who does not look after his advertising regularly and place before the public something that will at- tracltlieir attention while not exactly wasting his money is getting a yery poor return for it in comparison with the mer chant who looks carefully and regularly after his advertising yes it pays to ad- vertise and it pays to look carefully ufter your advertisements and finally breth ren there is nobetter known medium for advertising than through the columns of your local newspaper winchester press the free press will be glad to discuss your advertising problems with you wgftl acton l 0 l no 467 kftm oil itlil mtlood thurluy ut uf ii month th oildfollou hull at 8 t til vlhltluif tnumbor ot tint onloi- ulwuy wel- como ir uitciuk a dutcmtmin it h phone omci 4h1 1 374w dr a l price chiropractic electrotherapy 130 upper wyndham street guclph ovr 11 vt conauttatlon ituk r j kerr auctioneer and real estate agent 17 yearn lxperleiae acton ontario bales entreated to il j korr re ceive attention tram duto of listing to date of aulo list your aalee with mo itdaldenc llowor avotlue acton ihoiie 5 acton call at my expense guelph business college offers uptoiiulo clerical llualtaui stunogruptiy uiul lie- cretarlal courtio by uxpurt ul- pttrletiood touolmrh htuiionta hlay btitor ttuy day w1utu loh jmboiluation v d swott lrlnolpal j e cheevers book binder quoboo 8l ekat qulph oni llooke and ruagaaltioa bound id hahdaoujo end tlulistantlttl oovore mauloe tettured lu gold on lllble ilynilt hooks and othor books all work promptly exooated the old and ueluule granite and marble workij we are manufuoturer and direol llmportere o all kind of monumental and ileadatone wofk- ive oil dlreet i to our customers at wholesale prtoea i thus aavlng our oustumore io per oont i we hare the boat appliancea and the col meohavnloa id the idoiululou who can operate pneumatic tools property we oan give reforenoee from hundreds of our ougtomera in toronto and other ipuoes where otherer have to bavelaw i aulte in order to oolleol we hve the 1 urgeet and beet stock of oranlt 1 i the dominion or more than any three idealere in the wml we are 11u- imate dealers and employ bo ageotev and dp not annoy or peat customer by eeodlrtg out ignorant agenu aoliclt- laa ordfcra we ttnploy only meohanioa i and defy oompetitlon hamilton sons j