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mffifi v a vbtarddki novkhbkr cttv 191 r the acton free press paob nvb miss etta duta qrnit the waekond stiltlbf in toronto bob pearen of toronto visited over the weekend with acton friend mr homer mclellon of stratford visited with mr and mr j h smith thl week mr lonn eua and mr ken ella of rockwood visited wltlv mr and mr 1 f moore on monday isshliyan g chalmer hccs visited at the home of hi sister mrs a w fosbury over the weekend j mrrussell mcdonald of dolly var- den spent sunday afternoon with mr and mrs edwin currlo at milton heights messrs e j hassard geo w ben ton and w h clayton left on tues day for ten days hunting in fron- tenac county- many friends regret to learn that mr l starkman is seriously 111 in a toronto hospital all wish for him a speedy recovery mr and mrs walter wood miss kathleen wood and mr arthur cole of islington visited at mr and mrs john woods on sunday mr and mrs n f moore returned home on sunday after a three weeks visit with friends and relatives in orton hlllsburg and erin v master bobby mcdonald tf milton heights spent the weekend with his grandmother and uncles mrs argus mcdonald at dolly varden mr and mrs geo becker durham and mr and mrs russell bechor mount forest- spent sunday here with mr and mrs norm bochcr messrs a maso and g a dills xctonzrccvchtrclcave georgetown mr w duncan mr j morby and j jr c h harrison of toronto spent ho week-end- at the latters cottage in hallburton county rev a b reekie and mrs reekie founders of the baptist missions in bollvln have taken up residence in acion making their home with miss m m reld on mill street wc join with others in welcoming these new comers to acton i george wallace oxthes shop 112 yonge st 2nd floor toronto take use elevator no sew money eggs for britain to be sun tint tfcey a wit for tw mphimwt and n- pir the mtart mufcct then oar enr gntmg acton is eovretttattf on mm street orerory tfcomfae loctttoa acton egg grading station card of thanks the fnmnytlftfthlentorbttmwmrrl tyler dcopjy appreciate the kindness and sympathy thnt was shown in so many ways by frlonds during the ill ness and at the tlmo of the passing of the beloved mother this kindness and expression of sympathy will al ways be cherished show goes on despite wars chicagos big livtfitmfk and grain fwr dated for the monthend chicago cp impetus to the canadian and united states effort as tho foodbasket of the world will be given by the 1041 international live stock exposition and horse show nov 23 dec 6 services of g5 of the continents leading live stock horse show and farm crop judges will be required to name the prize winners omons the 12000 or more farm animals and the hundreds of crops samples from can ada and the united states on their decisions will rest the division of the 100000 in cash prizes among the hundreds of livestock breeders and feeder and crop producers of this country and cnnndn who have listed onlrjec largest tusk for any judge goon to w l carlyle noted canadian stock man of calgary alberta who will judge the steer classes formerly hontl of the animal husbandry depart ment at the university of wisconsin and successively dean of the color ado oklahoma and idaho agricul tural colleges carlyle is at present manager of the duke of windsors canddt r he will name the grand champion steer from among the thousand or more beeves that will be shown for this honor by scores of cattle experts young and old more and more in recent years young people hove demonstrated their ability to match adult skill in the feeding and fitting of top show steers the grand championship having been awadd shown by exhibit tors under 1r years old at the past three successive internationals if it is insurance uf e fire sick and acddeni automobile and burglary holler liability comlt f l wright ofcnekat insurance coope week aetonqt phone m weekly war commentary continued from page one from the task of feeding and clothing adequately huge masses of men the morale of the troop is also a factor to be reckoned with napoleons drive fell to pieces with the onslaught of winter and while conditions are vastly different due largely to tho re markable organization germany has built up there is little doubt the nazi soldier will find winter campaign anything but a picnic on the other hand tho soviet troops are used to wintry conditions they are fighting for their homes their families and their very exist ence and behind the unoa will find comforts that will bo denied the in vaders defend dreat cities at tho weekend red armies fought stubbornly to prevent encirclement of leningrad and nazi drives at various points around moscow appeared to have lost much of their powor tho biggest threat was at tula munitions centre 100 miles foui tho capital fighting hnd occurred in tho out skirts of the town with factory work ers leaving their benches to assist the defenders at tho same time the sov iet commnnd admitted proporntlons were bein made t resist n bi vkablh before chickens doddington england cp poultryfarmer r clarke discovered more than 1000 cultured pearls in a of flshmeal bought for hi chickens bokis a marked han london cp there are 10000 national political prisoners in concen tration camps of gerhianruleti bul garia said koala todoroff in an in terview here and the people are only waiting for a chance to hang king boris for hi treachery in giving the country to hitler fl they column attack on moscow but reports of the fighting further south gave little ground for optim ism gcrmnn forces were mnklnr steady if slow i progress into tho crimen with sobnstopol as tho main objective in thc donets basin rostov appeared likely to fall nndlt was reported the russians were mov ing machinery nnd equipment from the citys big factories to points further cost rostov la the gatowny to the caucasus serb rebellion stern repressive moasures by nazi forces of occupation nnd britains radio counsel to avoid extreme lnw- acton and district tegkwt remembrance services acton tuesday november 11th all citizens and members of pat riotic societies meet at the town hall at 103a to be at tho ceno taph at 1050 am dst prompt ly memorial service in the pres byterian church t cars leave acton 130 pm and proceed to rockwood cenotaph for service at 200 pnv dst me morial service in the united church rockwo at 213 pm proceed to comrade a pad- bury s home nossagaweyo for hot refreshments short service at 400 pm ds t at nassagawcya war memor ial followed by memorial service at ebenezer church nassngnwcya at 430 wear a poppy lest ute fofeget poppy day saturday november 8th gregory theatre thursday ottd friday november ami 7 bijg store ten floors of roars with the marx bros and tony martin march of time new englands 000000 yankees cartoon vitamin hoy chapter 2 drums of fu manchu hatf u1av november s matinee at sm victory story by joseph conrad with frederic march betty field melody moonlight musical johnny downs bar bara vera vague allen fox nws monday november 1 the letter drama he success with bette davis bond bob chester cartoon 100 pygmies and andy panda soon biixy thk bold technicolor robert taylor brian donlevy in most of the conquered countries but the sturdy mountain folk of serbia and montenegro refuse to ac cept italian nnd german overlord- ship it hasbeen snld thnt serblnn resistance has renchod the status of rebellion wjth nn armed force of 80- 000 led by army officers opposing domination a neutral consul in budapest oh his nrrlvnl in turkey snld serb guerilla bands were in complete control in hpcountrysldc nnd towns garrisoned by axis troops were nothing more thanbeslegedstrongholda destroyer torpedoed fortyfour enlisted men were re ported safe at the weekend follow ing the torpedoing nnd sinking of the united states destroyer reuben james off iceland on oct 30 about 76 members of the ships complement were unaccounted for spirited declarations by members of congress followed nnd administra tion hill to repenl the neutrality act is regarded as certain to pnss the senate with a sizeable majority there apparently is little chance of tho 1 united states declnrlng war ongcr- mnny as n result of intermittent sink ings but if the nazis mnke whole sale attacks on naval vessels tho posi tion may be changed seven officers nnd 88 men are miss ing frdm the reuben james and on nov 4 the united states nnvy de partment announced it hnd abandon ed hopes for their safety the same day the department an nounced that n naval oil tanker the salinas was torpedoed without warn ing on the night of oct 2930 south- west of iceland but hnd reached port in safety despite serious dnmngc a brtghur side but the royal navy assisted by canndlnn warships has not been in active five vichy french merchant ships have been intercepted off the south afrlcnn const the admiralty charging they were attempting to convoy contraband supplies from the east for gormnny british sailors pre vented the scuttling of three of the french ships in n night battle ln the english chnnnel british patrol vessels en- gaged warships protecting n large axis supply ship lieut c e bort- nell a canndlnn commanded n brit ish ship which torpedoed tho supply vessel either sinking it or causing it to be beached some of the axis escort ships were probably damaged and one patrol boat of the royal navy was damaged slightly an admiralty communique on nov a stated that a heavy toll of enemy submarines was being taken while successes against u boats were rare ly published the admiralty announc ed that a total of 127c officers and men had been rescued from sunken axis submarines including 467 ital ians complement of the usual tmoll type german and italian submarines runs from 30 to 50 men and the num ber of survivors from a single vessel might be very small in addition many submarines are sunk without survivors- royal air force planes continued their offensive sweeps over germany the occupied countries libya and the north and mediterranean seas dur ing the week from oct 30 to nov 2 british bombers sunk or seriously damaged no fewer than 24 enemy ships engaged in carrying supplies to german forces in northern finland hub off newfouadlattd navy minister angus macdonald speaking atonkvllle ont nov 5 stated that vneniy submarines were the hdlloween dance held at tho acton ymca under the direction off the acton ys mens club- produced many hilarious moments and was the scono of a great array of costumes which wore suggestive of everything from indian rajahs to tho dlonne qulntuplbrvcomplete with sound cf- fects nqft to mwtlon tho gentleman locked into his garb with a padlock or of the one who excelled himself n his depletion of feminine charm nnd grace much to tho enjoyment of thrit sex who likewise with great success appeared in hho nttlre of tho well- dressed gentleman moustache and nl the gymnasium was decorated- in the gay colors of halloween and pumpkins reflected wlerd and unreal faces from dark corners of tho room produced the strange mysterious hal- lowecn spirit of witches and bhick cnts prizes were given to individuals hnvlng the best costumes and tho first of these prizes went to doris weaver who was beautifully dressed in onold fosji 1 onedcos tumem n d eo f pastel colored cropo paper tho next prize wns awarded to harry otter- beln who nppenred dressed to perfec tion as an indian rajah apple elder was produced tm tho evening got under way and was on- joyed between dnnces with much nmneklngofllps thoro will be n dnnco every frldny night from now on sponsored- by tho ys mens club thin fridays dance proves to bo a good one nnd those people who like to wnltz should not miss thin oppor tunity to do so strausnn blue danube nnd strnusss emperor scoiit news- first acton troop lassnasshvojiadaquieicinhirqtr rul of vjenntt wood nre over popular nnd will bo played in the more modern mode we have the fnmoun ink spots in hey doc nnd sonny dunham nnd his orchestra in hi neighbor and there nre many more so be out for some renl fun nnd dancing the new indies locker room which wns recently nltored to bo used by them is of renl value having lockers being painted conveniently located and adjacent to the gym floor the young indies tuesday night class is tmvlnganhterturnoulitridlietween dnnlsh cnlisthenlcs tumbling nnd bndmlnton everyone feoln they hnve renlly done something tabic tennis is being plnyed by more nnd is becoming increasingly popular nmongst all classes and groups in tho y better lighting has boon lnstnlled3ver the fables thus en- nbllng plnyers to soe tho small cellu- old ball more clearly lnst thursdny night saw an en thusiastic nnd large group of badmin ton club players out it hnd been decided before hand that an executive would be formed to handle the affairs of the club during tho evening numerous suggestions and ideas were voiced by various members and when the final voting came to pass there emerged our new executive of presi dent bencorless team captains dot mcpherson mnc symon social com mittee helen mooney madge hough may gray everyone wns satisfied thnt this committee would make the club activities for the yonr interest ing finishes job in looth year salisbury england cpon the oven of his 100th birthday the rev arthur scwcm pnrson of n wilt shire country pnrlsh has completed a task that took him 75 years in 18gg he resolved to devote his spare time to drawing up chronologlcnl tables of the chief historical events of the old testament relntlng them where pos sible to the investigations m organiz ed nrchneologlcal and anthropological science results of his research will be published after the war quito a few badges were presented nttho last meeting don ross got hul second class and don evans and dave dills got their first qlass pro ficiency badges were awarded also to electricians kon hassard and don ross hoatthyman ken hassard and don ross dairyman jack main- prlzo george ho linger and don evans flreman jack- mnlnprlzc george hoi linger and don evans musicians ken hassard at the inst meeting jftny arblc and chuck klngsmlll were invested- four more recruits are ready to be invest ed at tho next meeting new pntrol ftngn nnd patrol colors woro presented to the new patrols at tho meeting two weeks ago ken hassard don evans and dave dills went on n hike to blue springs reserveon saturday a new progress chart has been pro cured nnd it shows exactly what tests the scouts hnve pnsscd and also how they stand compnred to the rest of the scouts the ncouta seemto be on quite a drive for proficiency badges and the numbers are counting up qulto well at lnst weeks court of honor it wns decided to chnrge dues nt each meeting tho lions nre lending in the patrol competition fqr thin season iut044tceheut dreiford j nelson wishes to announce that he has taken over the orfice and practice of dr l h leggett 176 woolwich st guelph as successor to tr a s kenny who has resigned to join the royal canadian army medical corps a successor to dr nelson in acton will bo an nounced in the very near future sejict meats for the weekend shoulder ronst beef lb choice blnde itonst lb rump roast jjecf lb 150unce baby lived 25 hours slougtt enrlnnd cp a 15- 1 ounce hnby born hero lived only 25 hours it wns kept in nn oxygen tent nnd fed frnm n fnuntauxpen tuier- prime nib roost bone in lb ienn brisket nnd itlb janlllnu beef lb boneless fc rolled n cj pt rons beef lb s lioc 2r2z 23c 23c 25c28c 16c resh hnmhu rg with brandy glucose and unllne it is believed to be ono of the smallest babies on record to have lived nfter birth will fight foxes machynlleth wales c p harry roberts a hunter wns releas ed from mllltnry service to resume i duty with a welsh fox hunt pnek nf- i tor fnrmers complained foxes were cnuslng heavy losses to inmbs nnd poultry siink lhr large small fnsh pork shoulder lb ienn boston butts lb monty spnre ribs lb 23tr 18a 2sr 28c 32c 23c vkal choice boneless leg ronst veal 30c fish sllverbricht salmon e slenks lb cioc centre cuts lb 2se hnlf or wholo fish lb frenh cod fillets lb smoked fillets lb cisco es pound 2fto wtmitnctrfjoldeyes j oysters fnt frozen hnlf pint 23c 28c 25c 5ht 35c siipettciinx flijubts cod 2bc hnlibut siu snlmon stte whlteflsh iske sole e r- w t patterson ro specialist in eye examination orthoptlst 10s wyndiia1w 8t guelph phone z10h completely equipped offices below manor shoe store lovell bros meat market mill street acton phone 178 operating off the const of newfound land nctunlly within sicht of land in the house of commons the prev ious day he hnd declared that canad ian vessels were sinking submarines commcntlni on mr mncdonnlds statement marine observers in new york said that several months ago nail uboats sank three ships in a convoy less than 380 miles from st johns newfoundland unofficial re- jjoxts in new york said that sevorat submarines had been sunk by canad ian planes based at st johns fighting thls week was encourag ing on the moscow front but the situation in the crimea is gradually worsening the red army of gen oregory zhukov on the central sector was reported to have captured the city of knllnln 03 miles northwest of the capital in the south hitlers forces were said to have cut across the yaila mountains anil reached the black sea if the report is true the nulls have advanced 100 miles in eight ilays and uppurently split uus- siits crlmenn defence forces into three parts a growing savings account reinforce your country ffori toward victory wovo got to pay for tha war and a tevingt account holpt to do thai ttoceuio h nabtec you to accumulate fund for taxtu for victory bonds and for war saving crtiheatm h also provide for mtwaomeut for yoursorf and your family opon a saving account h not only wl to b thrifty its urgent th e banks