Waterworks Commission Holds Regular Meeting
The Acton Public Utilities Commission met in regular session Tuesday evening. Commissioners Hansen, Symon, and Chalmers discussed paying accounts, burglar insurance, and safety notes from the Electrical Employees Association. They considered prepayment meters, a safety valve, water service repairs, and summer water supply for Beardmore & Co. They approved actions on arrears, authorized the superintendent, and decided to keep colored street lights on weekend evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Public Utilities Commission
M. Symon
J. B. Chalmers
C. M. Hansen
FL. Wright
FL. ‘Wright
Imperial Insurance Co
Ietter
Electrical Employees’? Association
Wood,Gundy & Co
Wit Son
Wilson
Hansen
Beardmore & Co
Tan Yvery
Rotary
Mill
Halton WMS Executive Meets at Palermo for May Session
The Halton Presbyterial United Church WMS held its May 7 meeting at Mrs. Lawrence Hage’s Palermo home. Devotions by Mrs. Canwell themed on lifting eyes to the hills. Officers were welcomed, thanks offered to retiring leaders, and new officers installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. S._ of the United Church
Alton
Charles Peer
Frank Wilson
Mission Band
Buck
A. K. Leonard
CGIT
E. Ford
Bethel Auxiliary
G. C. Gifford
H. Caldwell
J. H. Chapman
A. G. Boswell
Percy Lamb
B. Mowat
E. McKay
Oakville
Palermo
Rock Chapel
Stra‘bane
Waterdown
Pinance
Boswell
J. McDiarmid
Shortill
Sherwood
Mowat
W.M.S. de
Halton
Bronte
Millgrove
Toll Brothers Tell Story of Trip in South America
Toll Brothers presented a travel tale at United Church recounting a sixteen month South American journey. LeRoy Toll described climbing Mount Orizaba, traversing the Andes with a donkey, staying with the British Ambassador in Santiago, and encounters in Buenos Aires and police intrigue. The event, hosted by the Young Ladies’ Friendly Circle of the United Church, drew a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitch
Toll Brothers
South America
Beathera
Orizaba
Mexico
Andes Mountains
Santiago
Buenos Aires
Young Ladies’ Friendly Circle
Pnied Church
Making Acton a Better Centre for the District
Acton council chamber hosts a meeting of the Business Men's Association outlining aims to improve Acton as a community center. Plans include rest rooms welcoming strangers rural and industrial activity and broader telephone links with the area. Executive committee selected five officers named with G A Dids as president H J Hinton as secretary treasurer and C F Leatherland B D Rachlin H R Elliott as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Chamber of
Acton
Business Men's Association
Round Table
Agenna
G. A. Dids
H., J. Hinton
C. F.leatherland
B. D. Rachlin
H. R. Elliott
Acton School Board Deadlocks Over Principal Salaries
The Acton School Board adjourned amid a salary stalemate as trustees failed to approve raises for Principal G McKenzie and Principal M Leitch. A ruling on the chairmans voting privilege was read, and offers were made to re-engage several staff at existing or modestly increased rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton School Board
J. H. Boyd
W. B. Rumsey
F. S. Blow
F. Ig. Oakes
G. A. Dills
A. J. Buchanan
Suppey
Education
Boya
G. McKenzie
M. Leiteh
Rumsey and
Blow
Boyd, Oakes and
Dils
Buchanan
Boyd
Baird
Forster
I. Anderson
M. Orr
M. Young
E. Young
M. Hollinger
M. Ricketts
Leitch
McKenzie
Miss Bell
Miss Jackson
Force Bowling Team Falls Short in City Championship
Last week the Force Bowling Team beat Provincial Savings Bank 3042 to 2918 in City Championship playoffs but failed to clinch the title as Seagram's swept the City Major League, winning the Williams Cup with a 3552 score. N Morton led Force with 647 in three games, M Roote had 640 and 296 for high single.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Force
Provincial Savings Bank
Seagram's
Chamions
Guelph
N. Morton
M. Roote
Bloomsbury Society Concludes Its May Meeting
The Bloomsbury Literary Society held its closing meeting on May 10 with Clarence Wilson as chairman. The program included a community sing, an Orchestral number, speeches by Charles Henderson and others, a piano solo, a humorous sketch, a skit titled Gathering Nuts in May, and a finale with music and dancing accompanied by a pie and ice cream lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomsbury Literary Society
Clarence Wilson
Early
Charles Henderson
Mac McLaughlin
G. Watson
Kenneth Watson
MacPherson
Ross Gordon
Audrey Watson
Alma Watson
A. Near
Mamie Near
Rockwood Council Adopts Daylight Saving for Police Village
Rockwood council meeting in the Town Hall May 13 approved Daylight Saving Time for the Police Village from June to August 1940. Officials moved to tax unpaid 1939 taxes and authorize snow fence purchases. The body discussed a plebiscite on two year terms and agreed to financial aid for hall alterations with June 3 adjournment set for revision court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eramosa
Rockwood
D. Gray
Wm. J. Pinkney
Ernest H. Benham
Roy I. Leslie
Joseph R. Rutherford
Messrs. Pinkney
Leslie
Benham
Pinkney
Spring Rally of Guelph Presbyterial At Eden Mills
The Guelph Presbyterial W M S Spring Rally was held in Eden Mills on Tuesday with about twenty Acton Auxiliary members attending. Mrs D H Marshall led opening devotions and Miss Adams Formosa spoke on mission work and Formosan culture. Concluded on Page Five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guelph
Eden Mads
Kitchener
J. Wright
Elmira
W. P. Gamble
Miss Adams
Formosa
W. A. Mclennan
Toronto
Dominion Council
Cars Smashed Woman Injured at Elm Tree Corner
Mrs. William Wheeler of 185 Queen Street Guelph was hospitalized with a broken leg after a collision on the Guelph Road near Elm Tree Corner. Her son Harold Wheeler drove a car from Guelph toward Brookville when it struck a vehicle driven by Ephraim Allman of Toronto. Both cars ended in the ditch. Allman employee Alex Mitchell suffered minor injuries. The Allman lumber trailer also broke loose and landed in the ditch. Provincial Constable George Cookman investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Wheeler
Queen Street
Guelph
Guelph Road
Elm Tree Corner
Acton
Alman
Wheeler
Alex
Mitchell
Nassagaweya
Allman
George Cookman
Milton
First Circus For Acton Y M C A A Real Success
Acton Y M C A Junior Boys staged their first annual circus on Saturday with parades booths games fortune tellers and races to raise funds for the Boys Camp. Bill Benson led the effort with Mrs Benson aiding the counting of pennies and prizes were awarded to Manuel Roote H R Force J C Matthews and R Spielvogel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Y.M.C.A
Bill Benson
the. V
Manuel Roote
H. R. ‘Force
J. C. Matthews
R. Spielvogel
Mother's Day Services Highlight Community Tributes
Mother's Day was observed with multiple church services across the community. At the Baptist Church scripture readings and solos marked the day, while United Church programs included a message themed Mother of Men plus a Mother's Story recital. Knox Church held a Family Sunday service stressing reverence for mothers and family, with floral tributes and a focus on Jesus Christ's Two Secrets. In Acton, the events emphasized honoring mothers within the home and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Raymond Atkinson
Elva Fryrr
W. Coles
Ontario Religious Education Council
Christ
United Church
Mary
Jesus
Qdnett
Gordon V. Thompson
Betty Gibson
BM Vincent
Donald Evans
George Elliott
Mace Nicol
Httle Barbara Vincent
Knox Church
Mother
Jesus Christ
God
Acton
Orton lad injured after being struck by car
Bennett Root six of Ospringe town is hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck on a country road three and a half miles north of Ospringe while en route to school. Donald and Lindsay Love accompanied him. County Constable William Brown investigates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Root
B. R.J. Orton
Anehde
Guelph General Hospital
Young Root
Donald Love
Lindsay Love
Ospringe
George Gibson
Orton
William Brown
Holstein Field Day Set at Ontario Agricultural College
Holstein breeders from Halton and Peel announce the annual Field Day and Picnic to be held at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph on Thursday June 6 with large anticipated delegations and hundreds expected to attend the event highlighting livestock crop exhibits and hospitality previously shown at Guelph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Peel
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Mhon
Clarence Anderson
Prel
Two More Shipments Red Cross Supplies from Acton
Two shipments of Red Cross materials were sent in late April. On April 23 Acton contributed 84 pairs of pyjamas from Exsquising Ward 5 Dublin and Nassagawega. On April 26 Acton sent sheets beds gowns bandages binders and masks while Nassagaweya Ward and Dublin wards added gowns pads bandages jackets and other items. Red Cross Rooms remain open Friday and Saturday afternoons for volunteer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Acton
Ward 5
Dublin
Nassagawega
Nassagaweya
Victoria Day Fireworks Plan for May 24 Park Display
Officials and townsfolk plan a safe Victoria Day fireworks event at the Park on May 24 inviting community participation. An organizing group is formed to oversee the display with some citizens offering to cover part of the cost. Additional details are promised next week.
Baptist Church Elects Officials At Annual Meeting
The Baptist Church held its annual meeting on Tuesday evening with Rev. W. G. Baxter presiding. Officials elected included Clerk C. W. Landsborough Treasurer Miss L. K. Reid Marston Treasurer Mrs. P. Killick Trustees Wm Worden Fred Went Fred Crewson Deacons C O Plank Hugh Reid Stanley Cripps Fred West Honorary Deacon Jas McIntosh Sunday School Superintendent Stanley Cripps Assistant Superintendent L W At Jingo organist C W Landsborough The meeting discussed merging Sunday services with the United Church for the summer. A social luncheon followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
W. G. Baxter
C. W. Landsborough
L. K. Reid
Marston
P. Killick
Messrs
Wm. Worden
Fred Went
Fred Crewson
C. O. Plank
Hugh Reid
Stanley Cripps
Fred West
Jas. McIntosh
L. W. At
United Church
May events listed for local clubs and groups
Aston Tennis Club social evening set for May 21 in Legion Hall. Empire Day School program by LODE on May 23 at Town Hall. Cedar Crest Golf Club ladies meet May 11 at 3 p.m. at Mrs. F. Nodwell’s Edith Street home. A month of community gatherings urged.
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Aston Tennis Clip
Legion Hall
Empire Day School
The
LODE
Ladies of
Cedar Crest
Georgetown
Nodwell
Edith Street
AIR the
Jade
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Beardmore Co
Hydro Department Bell
Telephone Co
David Mannen
Poles
HEPC
Ontario
Lime & Cable A Jes, Ltd
Superior Electric Supply Co
Bupples
MacDonald Electric Ltd
L Lines
Francis Hankin & Co
Canadian Brass Co
Hydro
W. M. Society
H. Inglehart
George Aitken
Ager
Aitkem
C. Readhead
Acton Business Men's Association
Bloomsbury Society
48Th Highlanders
Acton Friends
Jim McGeachie
Cy Wash
Oshawa
Jimmy Badlantyne
Ono
Glasgow
Oshawa Times
Y.M.C.A
Marenes
Orton Lad
O.A.C
Victoria
Baptist Church Annual Meeting
Chas. Landsborough
Coles
Mr. Landsborough
Jingo
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