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rv fiftysevetith yearlttfl acton ontario thursday june s 1932 i u eight homeprint pages rfive centt acton lost first gante pi season h to moton by 76 scereblggest crowd qf year see league leaders lose game it acton lost the first gamejbf the league this year on saturday to milton by the score of 76 milton can really thank mr randall president at the halton county league and who resides in mllton their win before the game he barred roy anil fred leader and homer berscht three regulars on the acton lineup from playing and sub stitutes had to be put in disorganizing the whole team at that milton had a very close shave and were lucky to scrape through with a win duggle cnnjtkfoael got his leg hurt and had to keepwpaymgasctherewas nooneto replace him why mr randall ruled the players off nobody could explain but it certainly aided miltons chances of winning the game was played under protest by acton the visitors scored two runs in the first inning and two more in the fourth and they thought it was going to lie a walkaway hut the acton scrub nine as they were called by the fans got set tled down and started hitting tellers curves easily they scored one in the fourth on a home run by waterbouse one in the fifth and in the sixth every- bodyin the team had a time at bat waterhouse opened up with a single carmlchael got out on an infield fly walters got a nice single advancing waterhouse huffman got his second bit of the day filling the bases white the next man up also collected his second hit and waterhouse and walters came home lelshman hit to lewis and was out at first base chalmers singled next to score huffman and got to third on terrys hit the rally was stopped when chalmers tried to get home on holloways single and got caught at home plate four runs were scored and acton was one run ahead the lead did not last long as a clements scored on fetters triple after jtetthjjjfreepass first base with the score tied nertherteam scored in the eighth but in the ninth milton went she hi the lead when houston walked stole second and scored on a clements timely single in actons half of the ninth it looked as if they were going to rally when holloway got asmaabjng drjve to the outfield b w clements got under it and robbed him of a hit waterhouse and car- michael both struck out rwasthe most exciting game witness- news of acton and x the district ed in acton for some tune being full of arguments telfer gave himself up in the the sixth inning and marsh replaced him it is very seldom a milton pitcher gets driven to the showers the following is the box score milton ab r h po a e lewis ss 4 houston 3b 4 marsh cf p 5 a clement 2b 3 fetter c 5 bundy if 2 anderson if 3 w clements rf 3 mills cf 1 telfer p 3 wilson lb 4 1 0 1 2 o 1 0 2 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 1 excellent gardener at 85 on tuesday mr wm hawthorne cele brated his eighty afth birthday in spite of his advanced years mr hawthorne is j quite active and his garden which he takes great pleasure in attending is a picture at the present tune tbi free press joins with others in extending birthday felicitations track ditched passengers cat oscar ostrander and c stovell rock- wood received superficial cuts and abra sions when ostrander was forced to ditch his truck to avoid collision with a car driven by fred packer umehouse chief marshall georgetown investigated the accident which occurred near limits of georgetown ostrander and stovel were attended by a georgetown physician jr l o d e entertains executive of senior order on tuesday evening the lakeside chapter of the i o op e entertained the executive pf the duke of devonshire chapter of the j b d e at a bridge party at the home of mrs russell salmon young street a very enjoyable evening was spent with the prizes being wan by mrs xnr e j nelson and mrs w m cooper- a delightful luncheon was served following the cards successful in university the university reports the past week gave the information that mr fred day of rockwood has secured second class honors and fourth place in his university course in mathematics and physics he is the son of postmaster and mrs f day of rockwood mr j elvln gamble of acton secured his third year in the pass course at the university he is now sup plying on a mission field at triumph sask during the summer to both young men the friends here extend congratu lations on their respective successes captured after eight tears a selection of n news items shopping festival was a success ebenezer church centennial which will be celebrated on sunday and monday 1 the pastor rev m c gandier 2 mr john marshall 5 mrs john marshall who nave compiled a history of the church since its founding in 1832 3 the present splendid edifice in which the services will be held which was built in 1915 4 mr- hiram wallace of guelph who remembers the first church building at ebenezer court of revision and council meeting of esquesing township- held on monday changes made in roll accounts are passed a court of revision for the township of esquesing was held at 10 oclock on monday in the township hallstewart town all members of the council were present having taken the required oath they took their seats movea toy l l mullln secoiided by w g appelbe that george currle be chairman carried thefouawlngappealsweredealtjth various interesting items of news george a fisher assessment reduced on land 30000 arthur m brain 1 dog almost eight years to the day from mcc 1 dog the time he escaped from e ontario reformatory norman henderson of qff mps teken toronto was sentenced to two years in cecu u d portsmouth penitentiary in police court uwv total 37 7 10 27 s 4 acton ab r h ft a e terry rf 5 0 10 0 0 holloway lb 5 0 1 13 0 0 waterhouse cf 5 2 2 10 0 walters ss 1 4 110 5 0 cannlchael 2b 5 0 0 0 2 0 huffman 3b 4 2 2 10 0 white c 7 4 i 2 12 3 0 leishman -if- 3 0 1 0 o jo chalmers p 7 4 a 1 0 3 0 total v77rt 39 6 ll27i3 summary home runs marsh waterhouse 3 base hit fetter 2 base marsh stolen bases houston a clements struck out by chalmers 18 by telfer 4 by marsh 4 walked by chalmers 5 by telf 1 passed ball whiter left on bases acton milton 8 winning pitcher marsh losing pitcher chal mers the score r h e milton 200 210 1017 10 4 acton 000 114 0006 11 0 batteries milton telfer marsh and fetter acton chalmers and white umpire rrube horning hamilton waterhouse s home run was a terrific rive over the ventre field fence and field marshs hit that was stretched into a home run shouldnt have been any more than a single terry tried to make a shoestring catch of it and it got past him but we give barney credit for a good hit- i chalmers had a good day striking out sixteen batters and driving in two runs but two walks he issued accounted for the tying and winning runs a clements had a perfect day at bat making five trips to the plate getting three hits and two walks an amusing incident happened in the- sixth three milton players were play ing with sweat shirts on and- captain tag acc on their return mr and mrs price will reside in toronto the bride received many beautiful gifts from bui holloway who discarded wsjslunreads wishhervery happl concluded on page- wkht v at gjue o a charge of breaking custody henderson arrested ie new toronto for receiving a book of relief tickets stolen from the town made an unsu plea for leniency on the charge of escaping he informed the magistrate that since he had been mar ried and become the father of afamlly he had kept out of trouble and asked to be given further chance to make good junior i o d e meeting the june meeting of the lakeside chapter i o d e was held at the home of miss pearl wallace last thurs day evening mrs v b rumley 2nd viceregent taking the chair owing to the resignation of mrs jas dobie 1st viceregent mrs dr a j buch anan was voted to fill the vacancy plans were made for the annual picnic and final arrangements left with a com mittee many business items were hand led as this was the flnaljbuslness meeting for the season the group hostesses served a most delightful lunch following the -usnessr-which- was the climax to a very happy evening the pricelindsay wedding the marriage was solemnized in the united church baulnafad of battle almlra daughter of mr and mrs s h lindsay to sari fielding price son of the late mr and mrs robert price on saturday at 4 p m the rev george altken conducted the ceremony miss laura ouiller played the wedding- music and during the signing of the register mr w gibson of toronto sang be cause the church was prettily decor ated with ferns carnations and snow balls the bride who was given in marriage by her father looked charming in a gown of eggshell satin made on silhouette lines with picture hat of lace and tulip in the same shade she car ried butterfly roses and lllyofthevalley miss jessie lindsay attended her sister as bridesmaid wearing a frock of pastel green net with applique of georgette and caught at the waistline with a sash of yellow satin her picture hat was in the same lines and she wore yellow lace mittens- her bouquet was yellow rose buds mr harry fielding was grooms man and the ushers were mr david lindsay and mr k pri iiviifahn legion activities fortythree legionnaires of the acton branch of the canadian legion attended the zone banquet and parade in bramp ton last friday evening several mem bers of the local branch also attended the church service in guelph commem- oratve of the battle of jutland at the last meeting of the acton branch the guest of the evening was col ballantlne of colgate university n y he gave a most interestin addr to the comrades and all enjoyed a splendid evening re- the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the brides patents where the guests were received on the lawn by mr and mrs lindsay the brides mother wore a very becoming gown of flowered chiffon and french silk lace with hat of lace to match she wore a corsage bouquet of orchids about sixty guests sat down touuie wedding supper which was served on the lawn later mr and mrs price left for a motor trip to eastern canada for travelling the bride wore a gown of flowered georgette ness in her new home mckenzle 1 dog taken off h dobbie 1 dogtakeno alex mclcan as tenant on w j mcclenalian farm john e turner assessed as tenant on w j mcclenahan farmt moved by n r robinson seconded by l l mullln that the chairman of this court of revision be and is hereby authorized and required to initial all j corrections reductions alterations and additions made by this court in the assessment roll for the year 1932 and that the assessment roll as finally re vised and corrected be now passed by this court and that the clerk be author ized to certify to said roll carried moved by gw murray seconded by w g appelbe that thiscourt of re vision do now adjourn carried the council met in the afternoon at two oclock all members present with reeve george currle in the chair theareport of the medical officer of health with regard to the milk supply in glenwilliams was presented to the council after some discussion it was agreed to pay eason bros 10000 for damages to thenproperty by extra land required to make a proper road on the tenth line opposite their property the treasurer was authorized to pay the following accounts bell telephone co 894 acton public utilities commis sion crescent street lights to june 17 1500 elmer c thompson to court costs 361 c o english ttanrttkjliedby dogs 300 a nstark valuator 200 thomas moffat 5 sheep killed and 2 injured by dogs 33 00 k c lindsay valuator 200 w nesbltt account for charity 1503 nelson sc co account for charity 800 a w benton account for charity 10 57 howard qaryln account for charity 408 j sanford account to date 570 fred morrison account fence vlewer 400 thos h cook account fence viewer 200 vicepresident v w a farrah n r thompson to postage and registration and 278 dog tags at 5c each t h price to postage and regis tration and 215 dog tags at sn wmh 1570 j23 moved by l il mullln seconded by n r robinson that the petition pre sented by ratepayers in mlton heights be forwarded to the reeve of nassaga- weya carried moved by g w murray seconded by w o appelbe that the treasurer pay the road sheets as presented by the road superntendent 1948 69 car ried moved by l l mullln seconded by n r robinson that the road superin tendent be instructed to advertise for n shades of blue and grey wjth matcirhtenders for cutting weeds on township road carried moved by n r robinson seconded by l l mullln that this council do y now adjourn to meet oh july 11 at jt p m carried re newing acquaintances croldnole party the u f w o held a splendid progressive croklnole party in the parish hall last friday evening which was well attended a number of the club from ahptovo vlsltrrt with t acton branch all reported a good time the lucky winners were for the ladles mrs w ison of ashgrove and miss aileen clarridge for the gents mr ollle brown- rldge and mr thos brownridge the luoky number prle going to mr lush of ashgrove w c t tj convention every-citizen- of acton and vicinity is very cordially invited to hear rev e c bshop late commissioner for the enforcement of the er c a in sas- katchewap at the county convention of the halton w c t u jn thursday evening june 23 at 730 p m in the united church acton mr bishop understands the liquor problem of this country from inside out and is a very strong and interesting speaker there will also be a medal contest in elocu tion in which contestants from different parts of the county will take part ball teams handicapped definite word has been received from the o b a a that the three guelph residents whose playing cards are with the acton ball team cannot participate in any further giunes until after the meeting of the o b a a which l to be held on monday or tuesday dpugle carmlchael will also be out of the game on saturday owing to the injury he received to his leg in the game with milton acton team goes to the game on saturday in a rather unfortunate position georgetown also will be minus the services of walters their pitcher owing to injury- county conservative officers the following officers were elected at the annual meeting of halton liberal conservative association president l sargeant bronte 1st vicepresident w e mccready milton 2nd vicepresident j w breckon freeman 3rd vice- president samuel kirk georgetown 4th vicepresident james allen burlington the high school promotion eist softball softball games hi the past week resum ed in moffat defeating st xibans 15- lt arkell defeating st albans 134 st josephs llereated freelton 3n0 and freelton defeating st josephs 173 t it f o organised at milton a milton district branch of the u f o has been organized with the following officers president a r service vice- president j carr secretary j h will- mott directors robert dredge frank peheterio e harrop p d hartley austin buck anson mcduffee allan dixon auditors j holllngsworth and g lush other clubs liave been organ- ized at m nemo and nelson village pupils who will take higher forms at reopening of school in september form i to h jack beattle eileen breen beatrice brlstow annie burgess john dennis sheila gibson chas henderson kath leen huard verna joe elwood john ston helen lamb jean lambert harvey mccutcheon lloyd mckeown roderick ryder blanche smith fred turner lillian woodhaii highest standing eileen breen reconnnendedeedward footltt form n to m margaret arnold helen campbell dorothy clarridge dorothy coxe mar guerite currle anne glbbens douglas guthrie beth harrison doris holloway pearl mcenery howard norton harold skllllng ada sprowl etta swackhamer barbara taylor highest standing pearl mcenery recommended george switzer middle school promotions are depend- maklngr a total of six clubs in halton county auto accident in esquesing while g ffli papson 80 gamble avenue toronto was driving a truck- joad of brick to richmond hill from the milton brick companys plant via the fifth side road esquesing township and claire wilson of esquesing township was driving east on the seventh line the truck and car collided at the intersec tion wilson was badly injured the trucjc driver papson was less seriously injured and his truck damaged but wilsons car was wrecked beyond repair c f w o meeting the u f w o held their monthly meeting at the home of mrs brownlqw on tuesday june 14 the meeting opened with the maple leafv followed by prayer the roll call was answered by if you had time what would your pleasure be a reading was given by mrs geo somerville solo in the garden by mrs bishop piano solo miss velma murray paper the best way to make geraniums bloom in winter iby mrs bert davidson the meeting closed with the national an them after which the ladles enjoyed a tartcontesteachmember bringing tarts and the two prizes went to miss jessie mcgregor second to mrs j mc gregor after this the ladles enjoyed a social tune on mrs brownlows beautiful lawn merchants and buying public well pleased with this first event all cash prizes have been claimed except two tfi jh i the first shopping festival days staged by the acton business mens association have been generally termed a splendid success to achieve success both mer chants and the shoppers must be pleased and judging from the casual conversa- tlons we have had this event seems to have accomplished this end the mer chants made a great deal of effort to secure outstanding values and their decorations and attractive displays were the subject of much favorable comment and we would judge brought a greater appreciation of shopping in acton knox ladies aid garden party ed anold tyme garden party to be held in the park in acton on thursday june 23 supper will be included at ent on the results of the departmental 25 cents tbe programme will be sup- examinations i pued by the mitchell golden voice m c farrington j male quartette concerning these ver- prlnclpal continuation school satue performers the goderich signal inspectors report was received by the school board arrangements made for delegates to musical festival meetings at the monthly meeting of the school board on tuesday evening trustees mrs b m wilson dr buchanan j p scar- row and rev p a sawyer were present and chairman j m mcdonald presided mrs wilson as representative on the musical festival board presented a re port of the meeting of the association the sixth report of the finance com mittee recommended payment of the following accounts beardmore leathers ltd repairs 1416 c anderson co supplies 500 the geo m hendry co ltd supplies v l mclean co supplies 200 acton public utilities commis sion light 408 acton free press supplies 493 oakville treasurer t a hutchinson milton secretary o e elliott milton addresses on the questions of the day were delivered by dr r k anderson m p of milton and hon thomas ken- nedy min of agriculture for on tario i the dominion day celebration a real celebration is planned for dominion day in acton by the baseball club in the afternoon there will be a ladles softball tournament and milton and acton will play a league fixture on the new ball diamond a callthumpian parade will also be a feature in the evening jlmmle reid and his company will head a garden party attraction and ithis will be followed by a streetflpnoe with andy frank and his mad hatters supplying themusc they will bring their own announcer it certainly looks like a real celebratldn for acton for domlnljii day this ear acton citizens band will be lniattehdahce i 3817 the report was adopted the secretary read letters from all the teachers on the staff of both the con- t nuation and public schools accepting reengagement for the coming school year at their presentsalarles the matter df beautifying the school grounds and making a start on the worx was discussed representatives of the i o d e and the womens institute were present to discuss with the board the transport ation of the delegates to the various meetings of the musical festival as sociation they desired a definite under- stapdng of the matter so that there would be no confusion a proportionate share for each organization was arrived at to share in this expense the report of public school inspector denyes was received the report spoke in very complimentary terms of the school special mention was made by the inspector of the outstanding success in music made by acton school under mrs moore the work of the teachers was found satisfactory and the inspec tor complimented the board that further reductions in salary had not been made the board agreed to hold the next meeting on monday evening july 11 makes the following comment the mitchell male quartette again took part in the service at knox presbyterian church on sunday evening their ap pearance on this occasion was in res ponse to requests from many who heard them sing on a former occasion in addition to the congregation a large number of visitors were present from other religious denominations in town included in the quartettes repertoire of musical selections was dvoraks going home a repeat number asked for by musiclovers in town who heard it at the quartettes previous appearance other numbersgivenwere a solo rock of ages by mr dalton davidson second bass a duett hold thou my hand dear lord by mr franklyn moore first tenor and mr john skinner second tenor and a quartette number re member me o mighty one the mitchell singers have entrenched them selves in the hearts of local lovers of good music and the hope is expressed that goderich may soon be privileged to hear them once more acton citizens band will also be in attendance at this garden party in acton the yellow apd red pennants were- prominently displayed and the price tickets of the same colors readily point ed the way fg the festival ofbargalns prepared for the shoppers the strings of colored electric lights on mill street added to the attractiveness of the event on both friday and saturday evenings acton citizens band provided a concert at the sunderland house grounds that was grdatly enjoyed the ball game be tween acton and milton on saturday afternoon was a feature also that brought many to town and provided an item of real interest the drawing for the lucky prize num bers was a feature of interest to all and in which all- had an equal chance twentyfive dollars in cash was ready for disposition among the shoppers who held the lucky tickets procured on pur chases during the two days shortly after ten oclock tylers transport gathered the coupons and they were deposited in a barrel churn the drawing was scheduled for eleven oclock and when the transport drew up at sun derland house the grounds and sidewalk in this section was packed with interest ed people to witness this feature in a brief speech reeve e t thetford thanked all who had contributed to make this community event such a success and expressedhis pleasure that thlsevent had proven to all that acton was an advantageous place in which to shop reeve thetford was in charge of the drawing of the tickets and had doris maruv a tenyearold girl come from the audience and draw the lucky num bers after each draw the churn was turned ani the numbers th mxed until the ten numbers had been drawn and announced four of the prizes were claimed that evening and paid in cash the numbers drawn and those who have to date claimed the prizes are as follows first priee 600 no 8099 won by s scriven acton second prize 500 no 719 third prize 400 no 4112 won by mrs leonard atkinson this ticket was secured from b d rachlln 8c co and entitled the holder to a similar amount in goods at this store fourth prize 300 no 3140 won by j rowles fifth prize 200 no 2154 won by mrs d h lindsay sixth prize 100 no 4321 won by j p scarrow this ticket also entitled the holder to a like amount in goods from b d rachlln co j j v ft j i the evening meal digester professor tell me one or two things about john milton plebe well he got married- and he wrote ffar lost then his wife died and he wrote paradise regained county orange meeting at hornby on wednesday june 8 the semi- annual meeting of halton county loyal orange association was held in the lodge room at hornby there was a large attendance of delegates nearly every lodge in the county sending re presentatives w c m bro beatty pre sided the meeting was honored by the presence of wor bro loftus reid supreme grand secretary of british america- it was decided to send bro beatty as a delegate tq grand lodge it was agreed to that the county cele brate the 12th of july at brampton bro j p scarrow introduced the ques tion of holding a celebration in acton in 1933 several delegates voiced their opinion on the matter and it was put to a vote of the meeting and carried not a single delegate vcjtlng against the proposal the countyvaster then call ed up bro loftus reid of toronto who in a masterly speech gave the members some excellent advice and urged all to live up to their obligation rev bro r mclennan of winona a member of hornby lodge was then called upon to speak and gave a very able address on the open bible and whatis expected of every orangeman ths address was listened to with the greatest interest and bro mclennan wastnylted to give the same address at a future date rev bro neil county chaplain also gave a brief address after the meeting the hornby lodge served a substantial lunch lnthe ante room thjt meeting r with the national anthem i 6468 won by seventh prize 100 no 3241 won by j rowles eighth prize 100 no 12093 ninth prize mrs e tyler sr tenth prize 100 no 6298 won by w e smith the second and eighth prizes have up to the present not been claimed by the lucky holders and there is 600 awaiting the holders of these two tickets upon application at tbe free press office sims mcleajsf reeve of eramosa won by 229 votes m election- last thursday john hlndley elected connicllor fcf by a majority- of 329 votes over his only opponent sims mclean was elected reeve of eramosa township last thurs day at an election madeneeessary by the death of the late reeve adam wood mr mclean polled a total vote of 546 as compared with 316 for john grieve only other candidate for the reeveshlp the contest in which an unusually heavy vote was polled was one of the keenest seen in eramosa township in many years john hlndley was elected to fill a r on the township council caused by mr mcleans resignation he de- f eated the other council candidate wm j plnkney by a majority of 91 the vote standing 443 for hlndley and 352 for plnkney mr mclean piled up large majorities in rockwood and everton while mr grieve received his highest vote in speedslde his homy district v the vote by polling subdivisions is as follows x hind- pink- mclean grieve ley ney rockwood 256 32 91 263 everton i 148 oustlc 48 speedslde z 27 fourcorners 66 545- 31b 443 853 h r i1 22 61 26 75 68 94- 13d 60 94 l l j ri s