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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
20
Acton United Church WMS met at Mrs. Peter Smith's home with Mrs. Caldwell presiding. Rev Fosbury led officer installation and a Christmas service with 58 solos and carols. Life memberships were awarded to Miss E Hawthorne and Mrs B Veldhuls, with thanks and prayers from the group.
Acton Red Cross headquarters forwarded a shipment this week including 7 pair mitts 17 pair bed socks 4 sweaters 2 scarfs 15 pair gloves 10 pair socks 13 pair pyjamas 60 girls nightgowns 10 babys nightgowns 213 khaki handkerchiefs and 44 white handkerchiefs.
Beatrice Creamer the stardaughter of Mrs G Creamer has joined the WHCNS and is now stationed at Cornwallia Nova Scotia.
The Municipal Council of Erin Township at Hillsburg met with full attendance. Resolution actions included school requisitions paid in three instalments and authorization for timely payments to road accounts and police village bills. Subventions totaled 18 853.22 to County and subsidies noted.
Beardmore & Co employees hosted a Christmas party for children with the Acton Boys' Band leading Santa through Elgin Street to the Town Hall. J M McDonald played Santa, Bobby Anderson acted as clown, and a trained-dog act entertained as gifts and oranges were handed to each child despite blustery weather.
The Friendly Circle invaded teacher Miss Bennett's home on Lake Avenue led by Lois Dawkins and Abelna Priestly with a tiny Christmas tree. Girls placed gifts under it and opened parcels amid cheers before a Santa hunt prize and a quiet games session. A lunch followed with doughnuts coffee and Christmas cake.
Pte M J McMillan arrives home Sunday evening to spend Christmas with sister Miss Jean and brother Bill at Frederick Street Acton. After over two and a half years overseas and a knee injury from a motorcycle crash in England, he was invalided home. He served three years in the army, went overseas after six months training in Canada, and his recovery is noted as satisfactory.
A fine Christmas concert by Acton United Sunday School pupils and teachers drew a large audience. Superintendent A T Brown and Rev A W Fosbury chaired. Highlights included a play Light In the Window, a doll playette, carols, a Ken Anderson comet solo, Fables Christmas Party, The Manger Scene tableau, and Santa Claus gifts from the tree.
A wolf killed near Rockwood triggers a bounty, with $35 provincial and $25 local rewards totaling 60. The district has paid over $1000 this year in sheep-kill claims, making wolf hunting profitable. Wellington and Arthur Stumphs reported the quarry on Reeve D Gray of Eramosa farm.
The final 1944 Milton meeting of Halton County Council saw Warden Howard May praised for courtesy and efficiency. Council approved grants for the Road Engineer, advertising, and the Old Age Pensions Board secretary, plus routine payments. A committee was named to study rural school health nurse setup, and the group adjourned after singing the National Anthem.
The last regular meeting of Esquesing Township Council for 1944 was held with Reeve C. H. May presiding and Deputy Reeve G W Murray among present members. Accounts were approved for payment including health, road, and court related costs, with bylaw readings on municipal nominations and elections, and motions honoring Reeve May.
Arthur Clubine pleaded guilty to careless driving and was fined 25 dollars after a collision between a Gordon Snow truck driven by Clubine and a Toronto car driven by Thomas Epstein. The incident on December 2 froze the truck windshield. charges were investigated by constable E R Lemon. A separate sitting heard Thomas Burmum of Hamilton plead guilty to stealing a car and tires and was sentenced to a year in the reformatory, terms to run concurrently.
The Y’s Men’s Club Christmas Party at the W.B.M.C.A. drew a large crowd. Highlights included a Tore ante parallel bars and judo demonstration, the annual Christmas Turkey Draw with multiple winners, an elaborate lunch, Christmas carols led by Chas Kirkness, and dancing on the gym floor.
A condensed notice of dances and concerts on December 22 at Orange Hall Brampton Milton Nassagaweya and Nassagaweya Women s Institute venues with Stewart Elliot s Orchestra Bloomabury Dublin School and Nassagaweya events. Also references to a January New Year Frolic in Acton Town Hall and a 12 05 to 3 00 am dancing window with Happ approval.
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