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nrtrtiadav ocmmsa sii imo the acton tree press jnvzdcnah mnr gordon mckay of toronto visit ed her mouier mm n ii wansbrough jut w6elc mijuj prances iloeklllz of chicago hi visited thla week with mr and mr a t brown mr and mrs missel ollbcrt and mrs j p mocpherson of toronto visited acton relnuveo on sunday pte laurie atkinson of tlio 2 1th if aid ambulance corns wiu home from vol- enrtier camp for uio week end mr and mrs stanley darton and vr and mrs e rooicm vlalted with mr and mrs w hall at meaford over the wee end mr and mm hurley jjrlgnall and douglas and robert or toronto visited over the week end with mr and mrs j ii reed mr w ii speight and mlxn atmeo speight of toronto visited on sunday with mr ii p moore and celebrated with nor mrs moore eighty alxth birthday mnl d richardson and arnott of torohto accompanied mr richardson to town on sunday and spent a couple of day here mr richardson u the engineer at the deordmore ac oo pant mr and mrs wm relds of preiton accompanied by mn wolfe and mioses u bowman and a elcrett were sunday visitors with the rev and mrs q o olftord at the united church parson aflb mrs s turner wlio has been a re sldent liere for tlie past sixteen years lert on sunday to reside in kincardine many acton friends regret nor removal but wish her happiness in the new home in kincardine address on norway feature at united young peopijes meeting the young peoples union of the united church nut in iu rcgblar wcikly meeting on monday tills m unit being under uie christian culture department won under tliu direction of mus laabol cowli tin scripture lesson was token by mian doris wilson miss cowlc led in prayer itev c3 c clifford lod in a period of bible study the ffuest speaker of ttu evcnlnu was mm m m lelbcli who rave a splendid talk on norway holmesmarshall wedding saturday at st auians a very prett weddlui was soli mnted between ctuirlotti isutx 1 third duughtcr of mr uirl marshall and tlu luu mm marstiull and charles henry mick i eulcr son of mr and mrs c i holmes j by uie reverend l a flroolcs si albiui h aukucoh church in acton on butuniay october idtli hmo tlu brldi nw becomlngl alllns1 in a lovclj dnss of wliu trtpt and ulvil with which sin unn a corsage f johanna hill nwu unit curried blink accessories mki cttv inn marsh ill 01 bridesmaid wort queens blut with wlni accessories and ii corsugt of talisman romw tin brldi groom was attended by mr illlo muno directly utter tin wedding conmony thcj bridt and trroom left on u wedding trip to windsor ontario on u cir re turn tln will reslcli in acton ontario n empire at win ilrltnln s great colonial empire in mobllulnk its strength in the battle for freedom everywhere is keen desire to enlist in the army navy or air force round tin tsevtn seas british colonics an providing supplies indispensable to war cftarl ty tin end of august 1010 total cash contribution fronv the peop ea of tlu colonlnl empire to the general war effort were approximately 7i cents per head from thr slxtj million icolon al pooplm in ii flett of lorrlth a contingent from tlu nortturn rhodesia nglment nnidt in mccluntcul safari of j 000 miles from lusaka to nairobi in east afrua tuiulhs of the total mail buropcau imputation of ktnyn mnd enlisted hi tin kuit afrk an fortes as lont ago as last maj uganda 1ms forced a locu defence fore with ccntro1 oil hers tralnlnn school and ann m itor drlvlui school tin tnngapvlkn nasal v ohm tot r porn and tlu tanuanmka air diftnci un co operating hi loastul defence nigeria lais compulsory milium tialu ine for eurtiihans up to tire ai of w in horn koiu all british residents of miuiain mil an enrolled in hu colons deft net forces in both tin straits tmtlhnunts and tvdo rated malar states uritlth tjiro- lieuiu june either guinteered or bceji calletf- up unriir special leuhlntlon in mauritius the territorial forct tms been reorvanleed skllltsl lrndsnum uae been remitted for mrxkt in the middle east o pnw lwd the dbitinction of- pro- vldlwt the frst unit of eo onlal tnmiw to arrive in france i botli jews and arabs in palestine have enlisted in irreat numbers volunteer forcea in bermuda wore called up and expanded at the bcttlnnino of uie war in trinidad nra times the number of men needed have applied for enlistment in the nnvtc george wallace obethes shop 123 yonge st toronto oppulte ryrieblrio w t patterson ro spmloilst in rye examlnatleis orthoptlst 11 wyniiiam st odcu11 phew aiei completely elqulpped offkee below maher shoe store dancing ryan auditorium guelph friday night 0 h 1 m d ts ten pabker and lib orohmtn admlmln 40c nn4 soo saturday night 013 dst okorof bainfs orciiestba admlshlen s0e and 60e general insurance life fire automobile accident and health and all clnsflcfl of insurance auso war bondsl f l wright office cooper mdr phone 00 gregory theatre mud ay octoiujl 2mb brother orchid bduurd o robinson ann soth cm muauul variety vanities cartoon piimi outa tin bird cliaptor 3 of zorros flhtbib le to n haturdav octoiiea 30ui two bright boys excitlntr action xvuddil bar tholomow juclclt cooper manhattan heart beat robtri sarllmr ix news moni1av octorla shui vw mfmn with tin bintnn faxorltt sinfi- uut tiapi jiunettt macdoiuud nt imii liuh popular cltuci cartoon lanil hull pliyir uu ox dear p phka the desire to write a few lines to my press frlende so often la interfered with by other more pressing duties but to day sufficient leisure in available so here uoen for a few lines the season in this counlsy has been a difficult one for fnrmirs und irardcii fra a vtry wcl sprinu mode soodlns a hardship and count ens noron wltl loft too wxt to sow thn durlnu late juno and july a drouth occiirrod which hampered rowth thin whtn imylnu started it was catchy with nhovurs and by harvost time real wot win tlu r inid developed anin so tliat acres nnd ncrtn of grain and sued hay arc not hnrc ted yet on farms where big crops win grown and help was scarce operatlorut being hampered with wet weather two or throe farmers around us tried the combine method but oven this has not been n nuoceas owlntf to poor true lion for tractors in wet ground and now only the third week in october and the ground frozen solid bo we can t plow hut we still think it will thaw again as only a few geeae have gone over yet cordoning too was somewhat disap pointing owing to the season being too short for proper growth but what we hnd we have boon able to harvest and are thankful for in the face or world conditions these days we have reason to be thankful we live in canada no matter what climatic condition may have been folk in the north arc doing everything possible to keep their end up in the war offort hundreds of men are bone from both urban and rural com munition to man the many branchih of the army land moa and air and uiosc ihft are working away either producing or helping in some way that we an part of the empire may yet be victorious i enjoy reading the letteni from tlu mt n who luivo gune from acton district some i know ami some i don t hut all art intontitlug and certainly appret lntt tut part piikkh i might m ntlon in connet lion- with ttu 111111011004 omit of our tlaiuchtt r h niurrlukl accounts were nt nt to iwilh the pukk press and the lotal pat r tin saint vtnlng tuesday of thai witk we nod it in rue pwse pkkw of thai kh burnt und not till following iu in lhi local pumr i hat n nt rvii t j 11m war ad tn utceshltlth lt iuividk a u ndency to boom tin north to hoiiu ox tent for raw material lumlnr und pulp principally and is rtutlnk a reut demiuid for men to gtttlils tuuli i uu out came uhrough was aouiolly rorgeous i m no poet nor artist but the entire landscape all the way on our journey was indeed inspiring even to one not aocdntamed to the wooing of the muse i nee uy bill coleman s letter that all the boys up his way are getting lb to things in great shape well us fellows are rather modont no i won t soy how or what c are doing for the moment hut we are g ttlng a little nearer to the ocean at any rntc we are not far from the bay of iaindy and of course the datlt rj falls in eiery thy or mime thin i tlrni t know if this town has a v rifely pap r or not but i villi find out and mini u n copy if it hns at any rate it seems u bt a prthtrtnive little placo but uiert are still a lot of hone and bunts follcs around tin fat int rs ha e the name lint ns farmtni alwni have and they nrt as friendly and as inquinl uve as good farmers always art so hit re you is and of oniirni thes suisexers if tliats the word hnvi dis penned with such old fanliloned innlltu tlons as beverage roomn many long y nm ngo for better or for worst quliii sabe wt ii thanking yoi ngaln for tnx incs pskss which is renlly free i ii say cheerio and toes up no thumbs up yours truly ami p kennrv triends honor bride of week at miss wallaces home on tuesday october iftth about 25 friends gathered at the home of miss h wallace knox avenue to honor mrs mickey holmes axreent brtde following a lively sing song and a piano solo by lllle joan duck a qui content wns contmcted by miss jessie coles miss martha orr then asked charlotte to stand for hrr qufestlon and rend an address of appreciation and good wishes for future happiness a miniature decorated bed laden with beautiful and ust f ul gifts was drawn in by jimmy and joan buok after the klfts iero opt ned by the bride tobe a dainty lunch was nerved by the hostess assisted by miss martha orr tun mrs t yates acton man is developing big aline at yeuowknife a rectnl ih ut of ilk northern miner had a fcitun nrtlcjr drollnii with the negus cold minis at yellowlcnlfc n wt of which mr j o mfcnlwen eou of dr u d mr j a mtnlvtn aclnn is tht manaaer rrom tilts or- ucle m tills mill km wn mlnlnu lournal u i miott tin follou iiik piotlut lion and dtvi loiniuil u rk is itoing fnrwird steadily at the negus co d ulm- t illuukiiift nwi wt ion mt faitjni lhi ul inn thai ut ould a jtir ko npoits j g m nlt flup trlnltndtnt approximiiu ly ih tons o mt is lt iiik handled dullj of ihlt i uinn 1- iiirked oil tlu i ul i ur bt 11 bcron n aiding lhi jaw miilur and thrown out ns vnutu fl i tons koing through tin mill mill loads an iiirnntly it pot led as elone to din o i lint miluen nt prist ut in log nmglll 3i m r tn reconrv ih i to 95 nttuetu m 0mi intl iii 1100 worth of irold bulllnn is ix inn pound montlily some 00 men an nt work on tin property of these 37 are employed underground keren t devilopmtnt work includes sinking drifting and crosscut- ting while mlllfeed in being drawn from stones nhovc the second and third levels in addition to three lfl horsepower ruston dlcnels in oiicratlon bi tlie power house a new 340 hornemiwer crosnlry com pressor less diesel has lietn installed thin xmtr unit om rales an ingcrnoll rand ctiinpressar she nslo xvittl 2 it auo drhis a kva drneral flee trie r ut rator prior to the installation of tin cmnnlcy operations drew all avnll i ohto powtr now there in n slight sur i plus and sufficleiit in rase of break douiis lo pt rniit ovt rhaul of units with out imldlng dp any phase or nt ration j tlimtigh tlie courtesy of the northern miner i picture of mr mcnivi n that apicaml with the iirllch in tht usui is reprinted trr tin lhtk intnfl miifon yeixowknife tgviis tin i1iamoni1 latlitls to set i raninus continental industry in 1- inland iougliu lowland ai i lerb d prehld int of i tic milton high school students askorlatlon at tin n tirganlilion meet ln on iriday llvi huiidrivi and fifty cllln us f muu n and dlhlrh l ban reltt nil over 1 00 i shotgun luid rlfltf with prottnclal con muibli oeorgt coo km i in whlli in david jyoaer s bush near camplkllvllli on saturday october 12th mines also art working fchort handed j howard picked a nce lot of rir rosp- prliwipully undtrground men for ihew btrriifl tht eiuirw ix lug will loaded jobs must or iietshity im almost jj rfi el liul d son or roj pit id of bd physiciuiil nd so many imw t ntlsltfi nionton alto nho is in the 0erheaf that nou mln are finding it dim ull j artlll rv st rvit t at piuiwawa camp u gtt tlu right kind land 11 hi tusli i nil ni ntl a nnd tauy on in pug int in d imillhlriuu until tin ut i man cu iiuin i ly of anuiti nlain c ii rilui i man i uid not ho a matter of wages as physical fitness road construction flits ton tinned all kunum r und a great many men have found steady employ nn nt but u dlf ft nit class of nun can bt used for this work than for elttu r nillltarj or nil lie aetlittlei pnmni him tinitinued in splu of bad wt uther during good wt atlur both night uid dixy until now the hlghu a ls t ntlri ly jhived bt twvt n uitchford and klrklond lake ixcept fo div mv mile trip mar round lake when bh fr hlfl clu1 uie route is bt log ehungi d to htniighteu 1 tin road and eliminate some irlus and curvih winn cuts in earth had to be niadt tin slopes luivi bet n all smoothed dimn and liud with win and all sodded shoulders un all being ii lied out to tlu protm r w idth and graded doun tinckui nnd hurfined with gravel and cruijied roek tlu uurfuee from swastika to icirk land luid bocume very rough through ugt and lontinuoub use winter und sum i uier and tins luts all been n surfaetd uaul uidened convenience of uus kind art certainly apprecluuxl mid druiut i unit gmilly reduced oiu hour now fr in our plact to market whin furnur li it uius luo wttli a great ikuu litu exptust mul troubk uut gool nmds don t act in u ultnuuau aceideuls 1hin u in ver a etiij but somi bud aitideiit dliuis on soiut- art of tnib aved strip people along tlu niu road utt looklnt in ilu fimip itiiri prtaoxlng fur liie touriiu and otht r trull ie with all m ru of aieununoiuiuons taa ull uns and in int i turj thing u ueiomodau tin publu whin tht road b llnuslutl now l don t wont to use too much ipurt at unci mi w 111 loiu ludt or ibis vlhiud iris aunt mbn m lie id ovei holiday tuo of milton s respected cltirens mr and mrs it n j maude celebrated their midi n wvddliu anniversary al their i hornt ptarl stftct on ruesday mrs maudi was a nitlvt wiialton while mr maude wa born in ltnimosa a doe and its faun were sera with herd of rattle by douijus irvln on his farm in dsqursing towmhlp on thanks lug wtui going to the whtn li notlied the dtir while trj tug to obtulnn closer iliw his dt picked up the cent and bused them furtlnr bito the bush cluimplon time h n conhiuh yur k w johnson niornlot i v o q s 5fots0h when you want to treat the children or mother and dad to a trip send them by highway cruiser for a happy and carefree journey llthl of li tin and un tin t t it r v tut mich u itk in ll inland k ill l 00 100 wuith or bislnttus m isl r lht wmki rn an killed i and the manager tui engllslr- ho has ix t u ih lug in antwt n m h ti i mi hiuk willi a ii llan d s n li i 1 1 ii ft new ind istiy in his own country dm int tin two inintlis ufiru the ciliiuui itivusu ii un ia co utrii t mr i c olndtr now chiitnmn f i in niniunglmm j wi lit is asmk 1st ion ix lirt clroup fit w to amsterdam and a nt vi r ifhuin linns lniing up dla int nil rnlllng and polishing nuichiutry ai tht ilrht oi rmans come into ant wt rp tin hust part of hln ordt r lay on un wharf it was t sst ntlal plant and then wtrt mil photograplis of it yet from un m photogi ipn dniwlng oltlrt 1 1 ms wire rt rmuslrtii ltd and tht manufacture of lh marhlnrn made possible i ilrltnln ttinmgh hi r onlrol of un souui african so nets of mipply u rt ndy has a nioutiol or lit rough diamond tradt and h may now become the world cm tn of tlu whuli dlaim nd in dustn for lack of industrial diamonds used for turning up at mplune plslons and similar precision work oi nnany is n w badl cripjilfd in her armament manu- furttftx urllalnt ct ntrol of this vital supply 1 dt ilnlu 1 usmttlng the progn s slit di tt rloratlon of ocrman guns and uirrruft ififs by tmf at iii- ilrisbam australu icp aa 3 000 acrt bed of nuvihopi r t ggn has bei n dm etivi red in a farming n glon m ar hi n dumiikt by grastilutppers in queensland ims int n great during the past few iars friiv mrs ita puii t homed hoint lo van mwr hc on wedn sdaj iftt r msiliiig nits mr and mrs w ft camp tiuiaii on tobt r ptlcsb mllagiofc- acton court oi revision tin mtmliipal council of die vlllac of alton will mett as a court of re lston m the council chamber acton ontario on iondo tin twentj eighth dvy of octolier 1p40 at light o cleric all iktboiw hailng uppuils against the aueasnienl holl for the said village for tlu uar 1041 will tuke notice and go- ern tlwnisrhes igcwrdingly notice or all appeals must be received by nie on ir btfort tht eighteenth dn i of october 1040 i dated this 15th day of october 1040 c p lieathehulnd clerk i uhli 1 ho ulttoi pun ixar tr dilla i in wrillni uib ktttr to thank ou for m ndlug 1 nt phi l itt ss tin tirsr np or which i rinued ulsi but intav and tin n wus quit a bundh inadi u alton ciuuuihint of thi id 4 rd u must him iputt a lurvt number on our mailus list now and i notice it is ttill trow tug i enjo ntidluk tin liturs of nil tht dlttvrt nt bo s li tin tittle n nt partjs or tin bird i ttiurt to suv tlnri an mon alton bos in this uitlt uuui in iui ollur bijt uuj nn all domg tlutr bit and i am sun all will be a credit to tluir old home town will i also note that acton is not lagging in its support tui tlu nod cross fund andjmiopt that uie red cross will be a tulpful friend to un men in tlie different sen ices as ou are probably aware tre are uovdown east in the old prounee of i new brunswick and uie sctnery in- j eluding hllli riven woods etc as we 1 with ll hiiiktui j wlul i urtt mo wolf llklllh wluh tickets and information at iimtold wiles phone 58 gray coach lines m oul hunt iiik in wt nedsdii l harr oung shot a brush tin wt ods tn what is known s hard scramble s uith of tin tin animal wished to lb and mr ouru wiw applj fir tht rourn nn nt lxnmt olttrtd for tin killing of wohm mrs o ordt n iarshuu sn hired facial wounda which rwiuirid iivcnij stitches wlun sin w s thttiwn partly through tin umdshnld of ly r hutlflnd s car whtn it rumnud tin n ar of an tht r car which supims1 suddt nl to avoid u rrush wlui a nr which f ili d to slop at xbt lnti r sectlin f no 24 ilmfhwii and 1he nmui ijin erin at the wmiui of tht i late on pair da oceusionil ihowvrs in tlu morning no doubt dam ned tlu i nthuslasm of many who would hae at tt tided the pair but notwluistandlng unre it as a large crowd and the uatt receipts were whl up to the nieragt it is doubtful if un re was eer a f tin r showing of horse rattli shet p pigs poultry and uie exhibit in the hall was excel u manywho attend the large exhibitions uiroughout the pro- vlnce were agreed urat the exhibit as a whole was superior to the socalled big i fairs and in fnany classes- shown before the stand equal to uie c np advocate j a mcnivrn lrlft son of dr and mm j a mcniven acton muling r of negus cold mines unified cnuglrl in eliaraclt ristic post with captain i l ludriau of the itaillum king nontliern lyonsjmirt suumer whtth lies lietween yellowknire and ptirt norman carrying f ut i oil for negus ivittvl wt r costs at ntmis art rrwnted to be in tin neighborhood of fl5fl par horsi powi r 11 dure in n produced by murtesy of the nortltrrn miner toronto your dollar buys more at pallarstfs 75c 135 89c mens i leeee lined shuts ulld drilwlis sii it special price per in i me n t mel s i icitc iiiud oillhlllillliilis slis w in hi speeliil pi let e l mill men s hciix w ink slims siis ii lo 17 e ich muis lighthouse ovuiills ii tid siiituks siis crt ut to ih spec ml pilei iei ill mc rt i pjljf mhns vvintkit ovkiu oats x e hae ii im ec iisstit hnent of mens wintei overeonls priced 1675 2275 imv in und sec- tluwe oath they re kxcoplioiuil viiiihj at thmc irictfj mens luted work kuhhtrs all mzls special oq price per pan l0f mens lilee distil ruhhci moots sics h to ii 7i hcktilai 2 m iilue lui plilf sim ial 7s pmr llnniuletit hlankcis dmihli bed sue mntl or icy with pink and blue hordeis t 1q special price per pair v limij pallants clothing and footwear mill stkhlt acton to the women of hal ton county di nr histt r citl7 ns flit woman s christian temhrfuuo union of 11 illon county u uxlng till- mi thud of prist tiling for your consideration somi faeui whuh it is urgintly nivtary for us as cuuudjiui lttnrns lo fiui at a unit wlien wnsti of tvtrj kind ih iipihulint to kivuig abl to uie enemy i act i during uj0 tlu joplt of canada npi nt for bgull mld inuixiuiutii ipproxlinittt l fm tmmi aijhost iiai f a ll i n iki lhs a a1 pact tl on ihigt 7 i his in ukji t tutluetl kiki hiln colonn ll wum ulh- hshed lit 1 1111 un luh vlstoiint siuiwilcii u r inni r ciuinoi lit r of the fclututr tf on ul ilrttuln tniiki s thli stiiu nit nt rin utptor c ntrol ii ant wlinii was mt up duriuu lhi war iteriiust uf uuv havoc drink was i la vlnt in tlu nsirt tiuu of nit put modi thrt ugh stlmllflc invitigalors a tins i xiiiiinatloti of tlu t ins t or ilioliol on phymmll tiritltnty and arnid al ihls roiulumin a tikdiriti iim if uluohol lmst ns tin llfnitncy r tin w rkiuau by utx ut s pt r tint acl rn or llavtn kin tmhi profisstr of lublir hialth praitki col imbla lutvtrsity in tin prt fact to 1m book alt ohol it kreds on man saiv tin it ls uurti un nt luuong studitits und tioehem of the medical anjjltui llti r l with tluit aloihommpalrs rtvesou will sill covtiuii judgment phjsjcal skill jind cndunuici 1 act iv a hus bti n iilnmu rt porti d in uit print on jul 4lh hint a dt puts tluit of i huriii and tttuihraiui iiadtrs n privu nuiilvi of all tin major n ligioiu di nominatlrnw in canada wilted upon tin i minion cahlnt t uijing tnumdlali war linn retrlr tit n inot prqlilhltltpi of uqiior suit in j tht int rests of luvttonal wilfan ilils mticti r is still im ui prismtl act v fvmj cttiati can uld uils ilfort by writing a perwmal litter u linn j o oirdmer minister of nout rial war srlcis ouawa urging uio our governniliit k immediate legislative effect to uie reatrh tlons n ferred to iibovi v wt apptal to you uie women of hatnn county do your iart inthvlduall und thmugh your organ ixauoru to rnolfltv kiuwn to the bivinimwu jimr approval of uie renumts made by the above mentioned imputation 6n beluilf of hal ton county w c t u mrs c o cathetiink daypoot j praia secretory n ladvt j georgetown ontario october loui ifmf -a-