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paob aoohx th1 acton free press thurspay mebudahv 1mii imfi khlo ol blrtaa marrlaaw dti aw iamrtad hi tbt oolnam irlthoat uohmi notlc sm a4 mo bw itaa additional tor potry- mbm mir at hamilton on saturday february joui 1mo to mr and ura kobruaty joul imo to aaorat tyun a dauihtor rfmrtlm a et ofoaaplvat woapttal oualph on monday srriaaiy mb imo to lucr and lira iz o m a aon muuuukd mjijottjffltd at tha xmndaw manor windaai- ontario on wadneaday lbruary 14th 1040 mary hhialde daiuhtar of mr and um o luld comber to mv o harold blliott actor younkftr aort of mr and mra o a elliott oombmv n tnu narfiadltflawat loeaverton utah on sunday bruary 14th 1040 v d barbarre atd yeara brolhar of j w barbarwk acton tsfnan at th noma of mra ada hear mill street aoton- on saturday feb ruary 10th 1m0 laoballa ulohla wife of the late peter tynan in her th year in memobiam baiuhihlrkffll tn loving memory of mra j w barlierreo who paued away lebruary lath 1037 lever- remembered by iroadakd sibtenihliawand family and mubkds tayijcto tn loving memory of a dear wife and mother mabel taylor who entered wat on february 10th 1030 the rolling atream of life rolla on but auu the vacant chair tutoalla the love the voloe the amlle of the one who once aat there sadly muaed by husband and 1tamily details of fire equipment are presented council oonclaued croat mae oa oonaldered with all othera when a pur- ehaae waa being made mr j w barberrea requeated can- 1 oellatlon of bualneaa tax it waa pointed out thla could only be dealt with at a ootirtrf nevlalon thla would be ar- ranged u jtwrltten veojueat waa made to council the report of the finance committee recommended payment of the following aooounta i dell telephone co nervlcea i 1311 lllntona store rubber atampa lol acton public utllltlm aervtoea for atreet llghta town hall arena and pumpa 31080 ii fryer work 3000 u w agar coal for arena 1808 highway oarage welding eto 300 municipal world dog taga bofi actoh paaa paxaa printing ad- verualng and mlkutebook 3188 salvation army grant 1000 yjioji rental 3600 acton library board on grant 38000 181043 the clerk reported that according to a letter rrom tho department of mun icipal affaire the bylaw appointing a medical officer of health muat be alter ed and thla officer could not be appoint- ad for one year only the bylaw waa repealed and drafted in accordance with the provincial regulatlona the ojueetton of laaulng the tax lillla nurlu- mu yaar ipvmvwl evttr wqrlf if leit uoru the liu ptfyw werv to hv a fun month notice before the aral payment wftb dne it wou be neewuiftry to have an aulbtant for mia speight for one week thu wu aflreod to by council a letter from the county council ac- knowledtzed payment of old afire petition allowance to be credited on the hoxnltal account of an uidtflwit patient itw account wan sanctioned it wo decided by resolution to have the poll tax hereafter payable at the bank of montreal council then continued the work on the tax attcan hut and turned imtruo- tloru in rach case janet medouoaix the funeral of mant uedmiffall younaeat daughter of mm ttmm and the late john mcoouail waa held from the family ieamence i3vmu urn moaa on tueaday afternoon the nr- vlce waa conducted by rev meleod bverton bwldei the bereaved mother there alo remain three ilatera mary lima fieulah and two brother jack and david the many floral tribute ahowed her weh eateem in the mtnmun lty the flowerbearer were bobby and roai mcdougall gordon and harvey mb- douaall jean and leonard modoupall and dotia ciipni thoie were all eoiulni jllao barbara denbam jtine hepburn betty hill pallbearera were her ochool chuma grace alexander owen alton helen newelllng muriel clouffh mar- garct mcdounall olive adiett to all no suddenly bereaved the warm rympathy of many friends uoen out miu3 petetl tynan in her elahtynuth year mm peter tynan pamed aaay on saturday at the home of mra ada near where ihe had resided for aome years bom at the scotch block she had spent her entire i life in this district she waa before 1 marrloffe isabella mlchle a daughter of the late anna mcnaughton and william mlchle after her mnrrlnffe to peter tynan the couple lived in naaaaffdweya town ship until the death of her husband about twenty years airo she was the ltbtrftmi1hlti rf fnm i t the bltf camlval at afiton arena next wednesday will be the feature of the week hope you received plenty of vaton- tinea yesterday and that uley were all nice ones acton juveniles defeated the bjden mills team in a name in oualph on monday 31 the procrarn arranged for the car nival here next week la the flneat ever presented locally andwlll be the hlffh- uflht of the winter aeaaon mr john nlool received a wire on tuesday from his sani wlu the can adian army lr knsland they arrived safely and hod a splendid trip mr harold cleove was elected reeve of aeoiwetown in the election on mon day over t i leslie by a majority of 381 hush undaay waa elected hydro commissioner over w v grant by a majority of 13 pupils in acton schools obaerved two minutes of silence in memory of canadas oovcmoracneral yesterday afternoon at the time of the funeral service in ottawa thla tribute was paid throush- out the schools charles mcarthur well known erin township farmer died on sunday nlffht in ouelph hospital foliowlnff a heart attack he hod been confined in the hospital for the post wejt for treatment for blood poisoning the chealey bntrprue owned by the late wm mcdonald has been pur chased by clayton sehaui who has been on the staff of the hanover post for more than twenty year he took pos session on monday i i- an oddly shaped ecu was brought into the office on tuesday from the farm of mr fred denny the egg la about the usual leneth of 3h inches but la only 3 inches tn circumference it ta shaped like a bis peanut the frtak is on view in tiik pan pkhb win dow we regret that several items have had to be held over from this week i red winas collide in a game that was these include parts ot very interesting 1 fa furious from start to finish in letters descriptive of cottdltloni in the i pi of their shortage of players the sunny south and in england they will u w the reg wings to a 3 to 0 appear next week another lengthy letter wit kentner and hassard doing to the editor had to be left over for the coring wme reason i- on tuesday night the tour teams re- jtughea cleaver mp liberal candt- newed the feud to a crowd of spectators date in the coming election has been with the rangers and leafs providing the speaker at a number of nomination the opener the lvdis were fighting dea- meetinga lately last iday he address- pately to topple the first placeand ed gatherings at henaall huronperth rldtiui and south york monday he spoke woodstock in the oxford riding he attended the- oovernoroenerals fun eral at ottawa on wednesday first love brings grqwnup deanna durbin miracles do happen even in this day and age latest miracle to come to pass is deanna durblns new universal picture first lovo the feature on friday night at the gregory theatre here the mir acle lies in that for the sixth time dcrmn has come through with a smash ing success excelling her previous five pictures ench of which was claimed to be uncxccllablc at the time of its making first love presents deanna as a parcntloas girl who treated like a poor relation by tho family of her wealthy aunt and uncle comes through to a triumphant victory over her surround ings outstanding feature of the picture is that for the first time the producers have injected a goodly share of romance in the production something locking in youthful mlas durblns earlier succemofl oenoic c atkins to tiik pleopuz of iialton on saturday february 10th i was nominated by an open convention n the peoples candidate of the national oovrrnment movement in llalton county seven hundred representative cltlaens gathered nt milton to express their de mand for a vigorous victory policy in canada they came dejiplte bad weather nnd dangerous roods they entrusted me with the respoml- btllly of representing thonc of all parlies who have decided that canada slmll not be let down by party politicians playing politics while the lives of our men ore in peril and the welfnre of every can adian is at stake up until mr kiiir created the mac kenzie king crisis by a trick to cheat parliament of lta rtshta and the people of theirs i hod been independent in wllltarn mlchle the funeral was held on monday with a- sorviceftt the funeral home of john stone si rumlcy conducted by her min uter hev h l bennte many friends who have known mrs tynan for years and who held her in tho highest esteem gathered there in tribute to her memory interment was made in falrvlew ceme tery the pallbearers were measra wm ohlsholm wm copper bert mullln george illdley e j haasard and alex kannawln midget hockey league provides thitllls and spim on saturday afternoon the foir teams of the midget hockey league battled each other for honors with the rangers and canodiens playing the first game the rangers had the edge over the can odiens and scored five goals to the can odiens one scorers for rangers were veldhuls who moored two goals and masters j marshall and w gordon each scoring one while p turkoss scored in one tally for the canodiens the second thriller saw the leafs and the regular monthly meeting of the did so to the tune of a 30 score soar- era were young with two tallies and brunnrlle the caaadlen managed to push the rec wlngi down a notch in the second gome by defeating them 31 the icor- seoul mothers- auxiliary wa held on p and somervlua nrv jm h ion r rqr tn canadiehs and kentner for the red wings royal goelphs comfortable theatre friday lo monday its glorious tuneful uproarious gullivers travels in technloolor saturday continuous from 130 tuesday to thursday raffles with david niven olivia de havilland shows at 215 7 and 0 pm gone with the wind has been tentatively dated to tim theatre march bth for one week ho were going by motor coach monday evanlng jvbjruary iathat the home ot mra w svana dower avenue mr w ulddleton the newly appointed fioout maater waa preaent and dlacuaaed waya and mranjrror the further good of the orffanlaatlon after which a aoctal half hour waa enjoyed and luneh aerved for your trip south add the enjoyment ol a carefree drive ob the open highway go one route return by another ask your local agent to plan your trip he has the answer to your travel problems miami 4tm n antoviq the leafa and canadlena played to a tie on wedneaday afternoon thua nmklno u ormnuatlon after whleh a aaeul jjsuti j p h 1 laue atandlmi seorera for the leafa in thla same wew robtnaon with a toaja and rovlea 1 and for the canadlena pjyer stewart and pearen georgetown mra blaloe xahe of oeorseuiwn re cetved the aad newa on wedneaday of itanera oanadfcera lkaoce standrncl kwtupta tatub enodok laat weak january slat of the audden leaf paaalns ta toronto or her brother joaeph ruj winja leaue tnompaati mr and ura john jamleaon meaill celebrated the diamond jubilee of their veddto laat kd r- ant they tou m you haiv a prtae utt a handjoue oheaterfleld wodelhuaband u uak om their tan and dauthtera- wmum hut n warn i model w with uv harold wiles phone 58 gray coach lines politics but 1- had never been neutral on an imue affecting the welfare of the people of llalton and of canada when mr klnc denied democracy by hutting the doors of parliament in the faces of the member tho issue became clearcut and supremely important to me my duty was plain it was to associate myself with fellowcanadians who snw or i dld that our rights and liberties were at stake at home as well as abroad my work an a publisher has kept me in clone taiich with national affair and with trood canadians of all parties thane whom i met in the days following mr iclnas denlnl or democracy were shocked and deeply concerned for the future of representntlve ffovemment in canada almost without exception they condemn ed mr klnar trick and attributed it to mr king a knowledore of the record of hi j government which made htin nfmld to face parliament a nonpartisan group of mood can- ndlnns asked mc to permit them to place my name before an open convention of the people of halton they were con- vlnced mint there was much truth in i the rhnrren of rtqbh mbimanaeemcnl of canadas wir effort ol the shocking j failure to provide properly for the soldiers and their dependents of political patron- use and rrnft before concluding that the failure and guilt of the rovemmeni wore so glaring that mv king dure not account to par liament i made a personal survey among my rriends in high rind low place their htntemenls to me arid my own knowledge of tho liberal partys acta in government 1 justified my belief that only by the elcc- tlon or n government above party intcr- oais could canada play its proper part in winning the war on the home front and the battle front it became my duty to carry my convic tions into the election contest some people as sincere as my sup porter nn myself will disagree with us i respect ilwitr honesty and opinions i hope that they will yet realize the dan ger of returning mr king to power mr kings latest net of political desperation is th- best evidence that he would if returned to power continue to ignore parliament and would use his majority to suppress whatever he desired to con ceal the negative record of the shortcom ings and failures of the rjberal party government is written in your dally ex periences you have seen millions of days of work lost never to be done be cause the liberal party government fallrd to plan to use the energy of those who were eager to produce what would be most needed from farm and factory you have seen thtv treatment accorded our gallant troops and the neglect of their wives mothers and children you can judge the record of the government by what you have seen and by what you know to be true the time for delay excuses and fum bling is ended the time for positive action la here the time has come for the election of a government above party politics which will earn out the will of the people who are resohitey united for victory my platform is victory my whole- hearted effort will he de voted to cooperation to ensure that we shall not fall to produce all we can olve all we can serve all we can vete for vleury youra for victory oeorge c atkins rett viiitey had a soot took a bualneaa trlpto the unit ed states when he home he waa asked all about it and if he had befh aeaalek to this h replied only one x felt tad and that waa on the trip baok when i had to lie down on the night of the benefit- concert tot th sailors widows and orphan iode officer are elected and reports given mra e e ban- recent of duke of dvonhlr chapter full report of the souvy the duke of xjevonahlr chapur lp dk met at mra w j ooulda for their february maetliitf and to receive the years report for 10m ura k s barr presided the secretary ura ualn- prlae say a very inbsreitlntf and detail ed report of the yeara wprk the traa- surera report riven by ura j u mc donald ahowed a very fine and progres sive year the resent reviewed the years work and thanked the officers and members for their support and asked for cooperation in 1040 the war con vener grave a aatlafactory report of the foiiowlna mrtlelea made and given to the local red cross bearyes7l wristlets ii sweaters 3 aooks 43 pairs mitts 3 pairs pillow cash h pairs sling band ages 1 doaen two new members were welcomed in the chapter arrangements were made for the showing of the royal tour and blnking of graf spec picture and the carnival program was dlscuaedpt officers for 1040 were elected m fol lows honorary regent mrs fred blow regent mrs e k faorr 1st vlcereffcntmra r ii elliott tnlvlrnrntmrb wi tentty slated of new zealand and our own dominion we had inieats or honor on two oeeaaona h june at the home of our toronto member we had the privilege to entertain mra w o lum bers past national iprwstdent vf the i oj01 who had the honor of represent ing the order at the unveiling of the war memorial at ottawa during tha visit of their majeatlett on the tame occasion mrs e s duggan regent of tho toronto municipal chapter brought us measage from the national conven tion held in toronto iri december mrs j a mcnlven of acton was a guaat tpeakar mrs uenwn those as her aubjeet what pries loyaltyr our financial objective was readied by various ways and means such as member fees collections at monthly meetings a marathon taridge a baaaar and s travelogue given by mlas marlon walwyn and by members dona tions our social activities consisted of the entarulnlng of the officers or lakeside chapter at our first meeting of uie year a shower for tjie baaaar and a social afternoon when the members met to do war work in service the following were the chief features 1 sponsored on empire day concert given by the pupil of acton public school at which books purchased from ioodk headquarters were pre sented as awards for essays posters eto 3 supplied 3511 bottlea of milk to acton public sclool 3 preaented a flag to acton school board tor use on the public school grounds- commemorating the royal visit 4 presented an award to the acton pupil obtaining highest stand ing in tho entrance examinations b spormored in conjunction with lakeside chapter the collection and transporta- i respohslblllues but may we iave oouroc faith wisdom and atabllllyto meet the perplexing problems of the new yaari giving our best in every avenue of ser vice required or us specially appho- abv at uils ltme is that great message whleh robert rums gave to uie world then let us pray that coma it mar as oorne it will for a that that man to man the world oer shall brothers be for a that respectfully submitted mrs harry matjtprrac mwht ikavk monuy daughter olve me some money daddy will you father youre married dear why dont you ask your husband daughter because ive got in liava the money- secretary mrs h mainprise assistant secretary mrs o arlof dlllur correspondent secretary 7mis8 pearl smith treasure- mvs j m mcdonald assistant treasurer mrs wm cooper educational nnd echoes secretary miss m z bcnnetl press secretary mrs r m mcdon ald pianist mrs fred salt assistant pianist mrs diydsa councillors mrs w 3 dould mrs peter a smith mlsa m e nelson mrs wm clayton mrs m selirpeder red cross lproncntatlve mrs amos mason lunch committee mrs tkmrdr and mrs mclean members war work committee iod e mm blow mrs gould mrs f beatue membtrs war work committee mrs oould mrs f seattle the following is the secretarys rojort that gives in detail the work of the ciiupter during the war in reviewing the work of the duke of devonshire chapter imperial order daughters or the empire tor the year nineteen hundred and thirtynine two events stand out preeminently two events wide in contrast yet alike in deep ening of a spirit of pride in and unde- vlatlng loyalty to the empire of which we form n part and the order to which we belong wcrerer to tho visit of their majesties king george and queen eliza beth and to the fact that our empire has taken up arms to tight for justice nnd freedom tills visit of our beluved democratic nnd kindly monarch and his charming and gracious queen has lcrt a precious memory in our hearts and in our minds a mestuge that will guide us through the troubled tlmei that lie ahend in his empire day speech broadcast from the hcait of our dominion he said it is true and i deplore it deeply that the skies are overcast in more than one quarter nt the present time da not on that account lose heart life is a great adventure and every one of you enn be a pioneer biasing by thought and servlc a trail to better tilings hold rast to nil that is just and of good report in uie heritog which your fathers have left to you and strive also to improve and equalise that heritage for all men and women in the years to come remember too that the key to all true progress lies in faith hope and love may god- give you their support and may ood help them to prevail under the efficient and vigilant leader ship or our regent mra e e barr our chapter has had a very successful year from the standpoint or loyalty and ser vice we have a membership of thirtyseven with an addition of six new members for ihe coming year the average attend once was twentyone nine regular meet ings were held tn the liome1 nfour mem bers at each or these with the cus- tomrry flag ceremony prayer were made for the empire and fc pence biulnras wai mducled empire study and cur- 1 en t events taken and a social time en- joyed we also held an emergency meet- rg in september when a resolution wa forwarded to our provincial president reafrirailng loyalty to our king wj country executive meetings were held prior to many regular meetings at all of which our regent presided in may the members of our chapter acre guests of lakeside chapter at a special meeting observing the significance of the royal vliit our regent s attended and reported upan th provincial meeting in hamilton a meeting of peel regiment chapter 1 brampn at which ueutcol keene waa guest speaker and the bestowal banquet of countess of stmthmore chap tei oeorgettfwn i our pvegram- for thfr yearlwa plan ned at our first meeting and carried out quite satisfactorily empire study do- tion or clothing to evacuated children in the old land voluntary registration of cnjiadjajljsnmen- selling of poppies canvassing for funds in uio natlonwldc campaign of red cross society and re- memhranao day observance at this time our regent with the regent of lakeside chapter and tho chaplain of urn local branch of canadian legion addressed an assembled audience of pupils of our public and continuation schools on the significance or remembrance day o rants were given to the fallowing worthy causes supervision of the bath ing beach in the acton park christmas hampers cards and flowers to sick and bereoved member assistance to two local families peace plot fund wreath fur cenotaph endowment fund can- oda hospital nt nasik navy league of canada and to tho war work of the order w winli 10 express grateful apprecia tion u nil members who have fl grac iously opened their homes for regular meetings and for social functions those who so kindly innned their ram on vari ous abrasions our hontrnnes the members for their regular attendance nnd loynl i supimirt nnd to our council for kindly cooperation we are faced wit h grave and great members of uie juvenile hockey lam trounced jwen mills in ouelph on mon day night by a score of 31 the local lads carried the play all the way and hid fair ui winning major iionors in this group the aeroplane club la continuing to meet every wednesday a goodly num ber pr boys are very much interested some beautiful models or both solid and flying types have been made by the iwy and will tie on display at the v soon tlmrhw oltl inmlng nif large numbers each evening and wed nesday afternoons to enjoy the socio blllty that the same affords some la or 30 members take advantage of this activity its here ford tractor with ferguson system norton motors phone 69- acton shoulder or 1 qcoac blade roust hccf loacu brisket nnd kib boiling beef per lb prime- rib roast beef per lb 13c 23c choice rump oa roast beef lb m cilt fresh o lbs oc- hnmburr sunkaj 9c rk hettdchccso cc- st in town 3 lb tin voc save utility coupons 20c 25c 20c 27c 20c 2 hs 25c 17c fresh sholilders pork per th trimmed boston butts per lb menty spnre rihs per lb lean cotlne rolls pickled per lb fresh sausage lnrre per lb 15rj small per lb 20c duffs pure o ins lard heinz tomato ketchup 14 oz bottle they alte valuable lovell bros phone 178 prompt delivery western canada special bargain excursions fbom aix stations in kastebn canada going daily fei1ruary 17th mrdi 2nd inclusive baluni limit is dajra nokkts oood in coaches at faifa approximately h4epr mlla toottlbt sleetoto cars at faraa approximately 1nc par mlla btandaro suterino cars at fare approximately sue per mlla cost or accomnodlition suncrina cabs additional kacoafleciircauf11 ask fob handbhx 4 bhalur tinnleaa f raw watltra la kaalani caaaaa duia laaaa ifwtaj tiekala fllaeplwg car wwarvailaaa anal all ivaifmraaallam aa i siapavea vkhatw iran any aal xtm c anapian national