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mi7 thursday shpt3bmber 27th 1934 the actoi free press page ftvh items of social and personal interest various little gleanings concent bag visiton and folks visiting of personal interest mr eugene from toronto mcpherson was home home mr clarence anderson was from guelph tor the weekend i mr bay gamble of detroit was in twn a couple of days this week mr j elvln gamble ojt bavenna spent a few days in the old home town this week miss jessie tjrquart of guelph visited for a few days at the home of ir and mrs a anderson mr and mrs gordon johnston of hamilton spent sunday with friends in acton and vicinity mr and mrs m c overholt of tor onto spent the weekend at the parental home here mr and mrs david folster and master john of niagara palls ore visiting with his mother mrs d fblster mrs blanche brooks mrs prudence cook and miss kathleen cook of tor onto spent ithe weekend with actoa friends mrs bingham of speedsidetulir bllckensberser of los angeles cal have been visiting at the home of mrs robt bennett messrs andrew wiggins of algonquin park and mr burton wiggins of port colborne spent the teekend at their home here mr and mrs l b shorey of bob- caygeon visited during the weekend with mr and mrs w j gould and other acton friends councillor jas e mcmillan was taken suddenly ill last thursday morning friends are pleased to learn that his condition is improving and wish him a prompt recovery irr t lane and his son alan of sault ste- marie and mrs h smart and her son gordon- and miss ella lane of toronto visited with mr and mrs n f moore on sunday mr r j mcpherson received word or tuesday morning of the critical ill ness of his sister mrs chas irwin at rochester n y mr and mrs mc pherson left immediately for rochester mrs henry g bell guelph guclph lost a widely known resident in the death at the general hospital there on thursday last of mrs lueva bell wife of prof henry g bell of the chemistry department f vthe o a c a native of erin village mrs bell spent the greater part of her life in this dis trict with ithe exception of a short time she resided in london ontario for some years prior to her marriage she was on the teaching staff of the oxange- ville public school and since going to guelph was active inchurch work and in various womens organisations she was vicepresident of the guelph pries- byterlal of the united church and held office in thefaculty club at the o a c surviving are her husband three sons j edwin london arthur p toronto and fred h of guelph a student at western university her father john patterson guelph and four sisters and three brothers liraehouse school fair on tuescfc continued from page one mangels newton ruddell wilfred johnson blllle robertson turnips alex wright john bowman ruth smith beets joycesmith bcrnice vanfieet alex norrie f carrots wilfred johnson molly cutts isobel burkholder liberals win four out of five seats continued from page one was regarded by oppositionists every where as most significant a summary of the results in each of the five ridings follows east toronto a middle class urban district with many war veteran voters and a leavening of rauwaymen elected thomas l obrurch k c conservative by a plurality of more than 2500 votes mr church was unable to sain a clear majority over the combined votes of the returned soldier liberal major h p snelgrove and the young rhodes schol ar graham spry who was the hope of ihe c c f north itark set in torontos suburbs though largely agricultural in character returned col william p mulock liberal grandson of sir william mulock chief justice of ontario by a majority of 2192 in preference to capt harold breuls conservative col mulocks majority yesterday made a significant comparison wltlrthe majority of 298 by which he was defeated in 1930 by the former conservative member the late col t herbert lennox k c west elgin an agricultural and fish ing district centring on the railway city of st thomas elected willlahih mills liberal to succeed premier mitchell h hepburn in the house of commons mr mills an apple grower had a clear majority of 2336 polling 9622 votes against the 6724 taken by hajjft bor- brldge conservative and the 562 for the onetime leading liberal r w mac- donald who ran as an independent it was a close light in the traditionally conservative st thomas with the lib eral finally taking a city majority of 369 mr mills majority was the largest ever given a victorious elginite of any party and was more than half as much again as mr hepburn received in 1930 frontcnacaddlngton a sparsely popu- davey chapman oakville relatives friends and business asso ciates from near and distant points gathered on monday afternoon to pay tribute as davey chapman prominent oakville business man who died on saturday in his 55th year was borne to his last rest in oakville cemetery i u ni t citizen more widely known and respected throughout its business world and the number and prominence of those attending the last rites bore ample testimony to mr chap mans popularity owner and president of the oakville aluminum company and for 20 years connected with the oakville basket company mr chap mans ability led him into many fields and at the time of his death he was a director of the eastern collieries blenfait sask of the kawartha lakes lumber company and of the coluin- ario gold mines british columbia following the funeral service held at the chapman hsme interment was made in oakville cemetery rev j w mag- wood of st johns united church oakville officiated assisted by rev e- o seymour woodstock and formerly of st jooins pallbearers were a w reld beamsville a c wootten jor dan h h farrell grimsby arthur hueston grimsby bath plott stoney creek and a e merritt grimsby associate pallbearers were mr spicer hamilton mr precborn hamilton dr h a snlden orlllia james peel lind say and john marshall toronto sur viving are his wife one daughter ruby at home one son robert oakville two brothers rev o tj chapman of utica n y and rev james chapman bur lington three sisters mrs c c perry of hamilton mrs thomas richards of hanover and mrs albert burtch of gait i thomas moffat suddenly stricken 111 on friday mr thomas moffat passed away oil sunday in st josephs hospital guelph al though he had not enjoyed the best of health following a serious operation about four years ago mr moffat had been about as usual he attended acton fair on wednesday and was in acton the day following friends were indeed shocked to learn on sunday of his demise thomas moffat was a son of the late christopher moffat and was bom at crieff in pusiinch township seventy years ago fortyfive years ago he was joined in holy wedlock to miss margaret turnbull who with three sons and one daughter remain to mourn his death and revere the memory of a loving husband and father the family is christopher oliver and william all at home and mrs ellis mclaughlin mae of wellesley a daughter christina predeceased him of a family of six three brothers also- remain john of richmond hill and martin and james of st paul minn to all the bereaved sincere- sympathy from a wide circle of friends goes out mr moffat was a man of quiet disposition a true friend and a neighbor whom all respected with the exception of icw years spent in st paul he has lived fov pearly fifty years on the farm at lot 29 fifth line esquesing township the esteem in which he was held was evidenced in tlie gathering that assembled on tuesday to pay their last respects a private service was held at the home followed by service si knox presbyterian church acton of which he was a member the service was in charge of his pastor rev h l bennle assisted by rev john little of lated section of eastern ontario turned ro interment was made at fairview cemetery the pallbearers from the conservative doctrines which it has upheld with two two breaks since confederation and elected colin camp bell young mining engineer as a liberal with returns from 85 polls out of 88 mr campbell had a majority of 2408 over his conservative opponent w r aylesworth and his election was conced ed in 1930 the conservative candidate the late dr william spankie had a majority of 3371 kcnorarainoy river a remote mining and lumbering new ontario area cen tring on the railway division town of kenora chose h b mckinnon liberal- labor by a majority of at least 5117 as against the 502 majority which the former member hon peter heenan had in 1930 with 94 polls out of 117 re- ported mr mckinnon had 7081 against 1964 for joseph derry conservative when taj georgetown dont fall to visit the hunters inn on the ninth line it excells in hot dinners and lunches and an expert teacup reader is in attendance at an times were messrs a g clarrldge d d morrison s h lindsay n mclaughlin w h anthony and thos kennedy among the friends and relatives at tending from a distance were mr and mrs john moffat misses elizabeth and jean richmond hill mr jos turnbull mr and mrs c barber mr thomas turnbull mr and mrs brandon mr wm turnbull mr martin nlckell miss margaret elliott mr alex mcpherson of gait messrs george walter and robert oliver and wm goulding of thamesford mrs turnbull dundas mr george nlckell toronto neighboring fairs abcrfoyle october 23 boiton i october b caledon october 56 erin october 68 georgetown october 66 milton september 2829 streetsvlue october fi6 parsnips victor starret fred rud dell elda fryer onions elsie noro lawrence cross wilfred johnson living room bouquet harry dever- eaux john bowman lawrence cross dining table bouquet beggy smet- hurst wilfred johnson gladioli helen devereaux reggie hassail alex norrie asters bell hassail f hassail albert hassail zinnias queenle holden marlon leslie pam cousins african marigolds wilfred johnson bertha shelbourne jean drake barred plymouth rock cockerel dor othy steel newton ruddell isabel brims barred plymouth rock pullet dor othy steele clifford webster isabel burkholder- white leghorn cockerel edna fry er freda hill gwen hlll whits- leghorn pullet edna fryer wilfltitchie gwen hill white wyandotte cockerel newton ruddell fred ruddell donald lindsay white wyandotte pullet fred rud dell newton ruddell teddy brown calf beef type eleanor cook jack noble elwood snow calf jersey fred ruddell newton ruddell market lamb donald lindsay bruce lindsay harold brown showmanship calf jack noble new ton ruddell fred ruddell showmanship lamb wilfred john son harold brown donald lindsay northern spy apples elmer burt helen meredith floyd shortill macintosh apples elmer burt john bowman helen meredith snow apples wilfred johnson isobel stephenson bertha shelbourne a plate of five tomatoes teddy brown harold brown alex wright field pumpkin bemice vanfieet qucenie holden annie holden pie pumpkin norman mcdonald jean scott dorothy vanfieet hubbard squash edna fryer john bowman wilfred johnson citron joanna shortul jim klrk- patrick edna fryer muskmelon bertha shelbourne dorothy vanfieet annie holden writing fourth class ethel fletcher ida fryer helen devereaux writing third class dorothy steele wilda mclaughlin edna fryer writing second class james robert son beatrice creamer tiljllan johnson writing first class jim kirkpatrlck bobby lindsay marjorle mcdonald writing primer ted brown isabel burkholder barbara cousins drawing fourth class joanna shor till addina noro muriel stephenson drawing third class harold brown dorothy johnson inez scott drawing second class lome norton lillian johnson ronald davies drawing first class doris harding alvey gordon bobby lindsay drawing primer victor sterrat isabel henderson clarence denny september breakfast alexander frank molly cutts joanna shortill tea biscuits wilda- mclaughlin dorothy johnson mollycutts bran muffins lillian johnson ruth norton eva ritchie plain meat sandwichesioma frank barbara cousins pam cousins chocolate fudge inez scott mabel burkholder jean frank plate of party sandwiches wilda mc laughlin isobel stephenson muriel stephenson tea cloth helen devereaux addina noro muriel stephenson a factory cotton apronmary tof- fan dorothy johnson rachael mullin clothes pin bag douglas frank eva ritchie mabel burkholder a stuffed oilcloth toy or doll jean drake lorna fraftk victor starret manuali training a morticed cross willie ritchie newton ruddell donald lindsay a collection of five knots paul drake nick toffan rachael mullin a window stick lloyd shortill bruce lindsay jlmmic robertson a plasticine model of a cup and sauc ervictor sterrett eleanor cook doris harding collection of primary and secondary noxious weeds wilfred jorinson peggy smethurst annie holden a collection of leaves of hardwood trees vlona webster molly cutts edna fryer cuts of different breeds of live stock mabel burkholder ruth smith btuce lindsay a snrcty scrap book lois watson kathleen robertson betty britton wood naming competition joanna shortill alex frank wilfred johnson story telling contest senior muriel stevenson annie kelly joyce apple- yard story telling contest junior doris mitchell doris smith lawrence cross live stock naming contest elmer burt clifford webster donald lindsay judging school childs breakfast helen devereaux peggy smethurst ida fryer various items of local interest bank slock oversubscribed oversubscription of central bank capital stock by close to 150000 shares was indicated as applications posted prior to friday midnight continued to arrive at the office of hon e n rhodes minister of finance the minister and his associates were faced with the task of scaling down the subscriptions calling for the maximum number of shares 50 so that the 100000 shares making up the capital stock could be equitably divided among customers who up to monday morning had applied for over 230000 magistrate mcllveen to be reinstated reappointment of- w e mcllveen to the magistrates bench in halton county will be made by hon arthur roebuck attorneygeneral it was announced im convinced he will make a splendid addition to our staff of magistrates said mr roebuck therefore im hav ing the orderincouncll prepared for our next cabinet meeting naming him for the appointment magistrate mc llveen was dismissed under the general government order for dismissal of all magistrates wherrthe attorneygeneral was reorganizing the system reformatory inmate escaped search is being made for tegfryn thomas 19 an inmate of the ontario reformatory at guelph who made a break for liberty sunday afternoon thomas who had served eighteen months of a term of two years was a trustie employed in the dairy barn during the afternoon ho slipped away unnotic ed guards set out to search for him as soon as his absence was discover ed he was sentenced at cobourg for theft of a car and breaking and enter ing he was wearing the prison uniform including blue overalls and all his clothing was stamped with the letters o r he stands five feet 11 inches weighs 190 pounds has brown hair strra lair complexion he wears size 12 boots cyclist struck by hltandrun driver struck by a hitandrun driver as he was riding his bicycle on highway no 25 near palermo on saturday after noon robert ledson 15yearold son of mr and mrs j a ledson was seri ously injured the boy who was re turning from palermo was thrown oil his bicycle striking his head on the pavement he la suffering from a slight concussion and injuries to his eye and elbow a passing bell telephone car from hamilton picked the injured lad up and took him to palermo it is expected that it will be some time before he is fully recovered provincial traffic officer clarence hunter provincial con stable g a cookman and chief m hadflelcl of milton arrived at trie scene of the accident shortly after it had taken place investigations of tire marks in the road led them to believe that the driver of the car had been intoxicated when the boy had been struck the bag of flour which he was carrying was spilled on the road and traces of flour were found about 50 feet distant it seems that the driver of the car had stopped for a few minutes to remove the flour from the running board and had then speeded on the occupants of the bell telephone car stated that they had passed a car tear ing down the highway but had paid no particular attention to it and there was no definite evidence to prove that it was the same one a d savage for over 25 years guelphs leading optometrist savage building guelph phone 1091w gregory theatre friday seitembeb 28th the thin man a mystery story with lots of laughs and thrills starring wm powell and myma loy willie whopper cartoon the cave man the last chapter of the devil horse saturday september 29th youre telling me hilarious farcecomedy star ring w c fields buster crabbe and joan marsh comedy beer and pretzels cartoon lions friend scenic cannibal island fox news monday october 1st jimmy the gent i comedy a new racket and jas- cagney trying to be a gentleman buster keaton comedy allez oop melody master a jolly good fellow coming very honorable guy with joe e brown shakespearean players to- visit acton tho richardson shakespearean play ers are presenting two plays namely macbeth and the comedy the tarn- ing of the shrew in the town hall acton tuesday october 9th at 800 p m these players arc professional and chiefly from england and are ex perienced in shakespearean plays each class in high school studies at least one shakespeareanplay each year arid seldom has an opportunity of seeing and hearing a play in real shakespearean setting for this reason the staff of the local school feels that it is an op portunity not to be missed by the students the two plays are rated among the best of shakespeares plays and brief synopses will be given in this paper next week in order that the public can avail themselves of this op portunity to see real shakespearean actors the plays are being held in the town hall tickets 35c and 25c can be obtained from any students the big and small fairs a despatch in one of the dallies recently said a prize flock of sheep owned by joseph willmott farmer near here won first prize at the c n e the same flack won a first at london fair several days later but when ex hibited at acton fair on wednesday was awarded no prize winning at the big fairs is sometimes easier than winning at the small fairs not all by any means of the best stock in ontario journeyed to the bigger fairs and it is a well known fact that many of those who win at the c n e refuse to attend the small fairs and take the chance of having their exhibit beaten it is conceded that to win with hackney horses at acton fair is more difficult than at the c n e because themost of the c- n e exhibit in this class comes from this district acton this year also had a very fine exhibit of sheep and hogs however the list of winners give f c wllmott several prizes for sheep at acton fair prairie creameries take butter awards western canada creameries swooped down on the canadian national exhibit tion at toronto this year and made a cleanup in the butter prizes a mani toba creamery won the silver cup for the highest scoring creamery butter ex hibited being awarded 975 points for its entry in the section for a 56pound box of salted butter another manitoba creamery was adjudged winner for a 14- pound box of salted creamery butter and a 14pound box of uns lted creamery butter with 073 points in each class ten manitoba creameries and one from saskatchewan were included in the first prize group for salted butter in a 14- pound box manitoba had 28 entries in the class for salted creamery butter in a 56pound box of which 27 obtained prizes winning a prize at the can adian national exhibition is a high honor as the exhibition is the largest annual affair of its kind in the world in the short space of two weeks it at tracts about 2000000 persons to see displays of some of the most remark able examples of human ingenuity some of the best products in art science in dustry agriculture horticulture and other spheres that it is possible to gather together grocery the family grocer our aim- good merchandise low prices good- service telephones store 37 residence 130 specials for thursday friday and saturday cornflakes o packets for ctoc charcoal bags for toc v- matches o boxes 400s cimfc cranberries z lbs lor c corn choice quality 2 tins sweet for 23o 2 tins bantam 25o jfjeas 2 tins standard 23o 2 tins mammoth 35c soups aylmer tomato and and vegetable 3 small tins for 14o jelly powders 5 deluxe for 23o 4 frujto 23o 3 ntjjell 23o tomatoes large tins 2 standard for 19c 2 choice for 25o lemons oranges o of each for iuc to our customers commencing next week stbre will close on monday tuesday and thursday at 630 p m wednesday and friday at 900 p m saturday at 1100 p m no delivery wednesday afternoon sure sign please sergeant said the recruit i cant hold my rifle ive got a splinter in my hand hum said the sergeant been scratching your head winsatcne heres the stc ry ford v8 engine wins again six of the ten contestants in the 225cass event at the c n el for the worlds championship were powered with fordv8s heres new proof that jhis amazing engine has the speed to put it out in front and the stamina to keep it there the number of forddriven boats in this international event shows what racers think of the v8s power and dependability the ford car is the only car costing less than 4000 which has a vtype engine the same type of enginewhich holds all worlds records jn land on the sea in the air for a new thrill in motoring drive the ford v8 remember that it is the most economical ford car ever built it is the roomiest and most comfortable phone or visit us be wise and do it now during acton fair days make our garage your headquarters courteous and prompt service always norton motors phone 69 acton ontario watch the fords go by i counter check books i v t v v any style any quantity the lowest prices obtainable at- wt ariott 3xvt ftobfi 1 itytw a fitting tribute to tviro great discoveries by a curious coincidence the unveiling of the bust of jacques cartier the gift of the french govern ment on september first on the montreal bridge which now bears his name commemorated not alone the great discoverer of canada but also the sixtieth anniversary of alexander graham bells dis covery of the principles of the telephone in brantford by virtue of the fact that special public address system was used that the vast crowd of spectators might hear what was said this was installed by national sound services using the latest developments of the combined telephone and radio labora tories of the northern electric company thus marking a double epoch of canadian discovery in the picture are seen left bubt of jacques cartier a general view of the ceremony and centre foreground two of the pigeons which were released by boy scouts seen in circle signifying the har monious communications betvireen the four nations england france united states and canada inset the speakers stand with mayor houde seated behind the speaker the horns and microphones of the frolic address system a j j