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iiiv v the acton free press thursday november 13th 1 mx bstaraatinf itatm coaectnlur other centra and communltiea in udi many of oar readers are interested everton mr and mrs george leslie and family of guolph spent sunday at the home of mrs robert patten mr ajid mrs joe benham and family spent the weekend with mr and mrs w vairnormari guolph mr and mrs stan mckay and mr and mrs carl alton guolph spent saturday at tho home of mr t d mccutchoon mr and mrs bort palframan spent sunday at the home of mr and mrs w m hortop mr marry hortop isn a hunting trip up north i mr and mrs e sunter and son charles of acton visited on sunday with miss m sunter mrs j p mcleod spent a day last week in toronto visiting his dnugh- tor mabel mr and mrs w aloxander spent sunday at the homo of mr and mrs i hamilton umehouse on nov 6 the womons institute met at the home of mrs a w bon- ton with eleven indies in attendance in spite of rainy weather two minutes silence was observed in memory of those who gave their lives to protect us dates were set for the third and fourth classes of the course what is new in nutrition two cases of peach jam were re ported purchased during the month bringing the total for the season to four cases halton county womens institutes sent fiftyseven cases of jam overseas in 1941 the branch director mrs gowdy gave her report from the recent county meeting it was decided tonotapply for the government grant five dollars was voted to the war work of central fund of federated womens insti tutes of ontario mrs f shclbournc offered hor home for a euchre during the month mesdames norrle gowdy and ellerby being appointed as a committee in charge of the ovenlng mrs gowdy read an interesting chapter about history and music purchase of yarn for local school children to knit an afghan was con sidered but loft until tholr toncher has been consulted in a display of war work sk quilts 1 gingham dress childs chow 4 sleeveless sweaters 5 pair army socks 3 pnlr seamens socks 5 pair mitu and some used clothing were shown the meeting closod with singing the national anthem followed by georgetown a number of local merchant and organizations arc aula tin in tho war weapons drive by having war sav ings stamps and certificate available for ale to the public a request by acting night con stable u marchment for a twilnry in crease brought on n dlttcutmlon about salary increase in general for muni clpal employees at last evenings regular meeting of georgetown coun cil every seat in georgetown united church was filled at both services lost sunday when jahhlverwiry services wore celebrated bytho congregation rev n c todd pastor of the church presides at both services herald oakville on monday november 3 1941 mr and mrs w j hawlco sr celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary wilham ulchnrdson of pine ave was painfully injured on wednesday when he fell into the scalding vnt nt the oakvllle basket works two pick- pockets of international reputation were arrested at ldikoridc park during the christening cere mony on wednesday afternoon cheering thousands screeching sirens factory whistles and church bells broke into a clamorous salute as mrs f m deans broke the tradi tional bottle of champagne on tho bow of hmcs oakvllle in the christening ceremony at lnkonlde park wednesday afternoon record- star crewson corner mr and mrs robert brown visit ed mr and mrs murray johnson of toronto over the weekend mr and mrs william mcbaln and family and mr george mcbaln ail of heapoler visited mr andmrs chester mcbaln on sunday bill croft who is in training visited his parents over the weekend rockwood is to be held at the home of mrs s wright some farmers report too much rain for plowing this week miss lnmb has been visiting mrs klrkpatrlck mr alex wright was hpme from toronto over sunday messrs robert lane nrtd harvey norton spent a few days hunting near uffington inst week milton at a short session of the town coun cil jostt tuesday evening accounts totalling 128470 was passed which included 8042 for relief on monday morning one of low- lillles esteemed residents mrs ern- esfcm readhead passed away ril her home on concession 4 nelson in her 59th year after a lengthy illness she was the youngest daughter of the inte mr and mrs george gastlc mayor armstrong goo smillic j ford wm anderson chas davidson and chas lecocq attended thel64th batt sergeants banquet held in the prince george hotel torqnto last saturday night while travelling north on the first line last night archie pcnrt 58 of tho regular monthly meeting of the boys own mission band was held on sunday afternoon in united church school room with the leader mrs frank moore in charge stanley harris president occupied the chair and meeting opened with a hymn nnd prayer for armistice day taken hy norman lambert reports- were given out for world friends contest brace froskjng took the of fering bradley peal read minute of previous meeting mrs f moore took the topic from the study book also looking after the business period rev e a brooks of st johns church conducted the funeral service for the late fred d bernard in guelph butt wednesday at the tovell funeral home and also the commit tal services at woodlawn cemetery in the mansoleum the pall bearers were messrsr john cummlng of tor onto l ben oil i ck of guelph geo h ponren charles stove frank os- tritnder norrlsh wilson mr charles bernard who was in guelph general hospital a few days previous to his brothers death was unable to be present nt the funeral erin mr and mrs elmer miller and miss helen and mrs chlsholm attended the hattlemcmlllan wedding at speedslde on saturday mrs miller was soloist miss nolllo miller had tho misfor tune to fall whllo she was descending the basement stnlrs in her home on tuesday and fractured asmalttronit in hor ankle mrs hnwea of hlllshufg has pur chased mrl c k overlnhds houso on church street and has taken posses sion mr and mrs c k overland hnve moved to helr new home on main street mr 11 m cunningham who has been relieving ngent nt the local c p h station for thpnst few months has been moved to he london division where he will bo employed at the same duties or a time licforo becom ing permanent assistant agent nt guelph junction advocate burlington warden leslie kerns councillor colin smith jack tuck chas rymal and delmar baker left on saturday last on a deer hunting trip boys who broke a fence on birch ave on halloween night and did other damage were taken to the po lice office on monday where settle ment for the damage done was mnde by the parents of the boys night constablo anderson is firmly of the opinion that tho three safe crackers who were arrested in guelph on friday last and charged with safecracking were tho trio orton we are pleased to report that mrs a l atton is recuperating at homo after soveral weeks illness in tor onto mr william lane has been very iii with septic throat and ben morfltt has boen threshing for him mr stanley dearlng who has been visiting relatives horo rotumed to his home in lo angeles cal last week mrs moonoy lorraine and ethe- lyhe visited at the home of mr and mrs w o mlsonor brampton on sunday miss etholyne sang a solo morning and ovonlng in st pauls unitedchurch thero friends of mr hobert dnvls will lie sorry to hear that he is iii with pneumonia miss elvn meldonald is nt smith falls at the home of her aunt who is 111 the nnnunl fowl supper held in st johns united church last wednes day evening proved quite a success in every way the number of tickets sold numbered to 450 and tho play put on by tho corbetton group was thoroughly enjoyed some ai those noticed were from toronto guolph brampton orangovlllc erin fergus hlllsburg as well as from the sur rounding community mr walter shaw returned home from a hunting trip up north clkasuno auction sale in na f wry township t farm farm btojk jtmplb- mknts hay grain furni ture etc j whom he frightened from behind ft much regret was felt in rockwood large local store here some nights and community over tho sudden death ago eramosa and formerly of milton was socialhour thelcembermeetinirfctruckby puu- nassagaweya s s no 7 mr and mrs alex service of kltchoncr who were married on sa turday were guests of honor at a family gathering at the home of his paronts mr and mrs wm service the smith clan met at mr john j hendersons to spend the evening with his slater mrs orton from the west before hor return ijome congratulations to mr and mrs ernest tlndale nee kathleen dredge of rrvnronto orfthenrrlvalofa dniight tor friends will be scarry to hear that mrs glenn britton lb ill in ham ilton hospital the plnegrove busy hlees of s s no 7 held thejr monthly meeting november 5th at the home of mrs chris frank with a good attendance a quilt was quilted by tho required number of ladles while others knitted during the business part of the meeting it was decided to quilt a quilt the following week and make hos pital slippers during the month toilet bags were filled with articles to be vent to the refugees shelter london englnnd also clothing for bale was donated for same shelter card par ties were discussed a rouple of articles left from the sale were sold during the mamng a motion was made to make our own tickets tor the selling of qulluetc a humorous reading was given by mrs king en titled men it was decided to include reg fin ney on the list of boys overseas thanks were given by m dava port and mrs martin for remem brance during their illness and mrs mcleod in their bereavement ten dollars wits donated to the red cross for woollen blankets the meeting clod with god save the king after which the hostess serv- d sandwiches and fancy cookies a aoclal time was spent over the tea cup uonger train the engineer of the train states he saw the car approach tho crossing and it appeared to come to a stop then to proceed again the car was carried about 120 feet east of the crossing the body was found- two feet from the wreck of the car champion near milton of archie peart the funeral took place saturday afternoon from his late home eramosa corners with interment in stone church cemetery the sympathy of the com munity is extended to mm penrt in her sudden bereavement also to mem bers of his family his brothers and sister and his father the into archie peart was a native of osburne town ship huron county but hnd resided in eramosa district most of his life a meeting of the executive com mittee of local horticultural society was hold monday afternoon in con nection with resignation of the secre tarytreasurer mrs carl weltzel who with mr c weltzel are leaving about december 1st for their new home at ayr near gait during their residence in rockwood or a- number of years they hove made many friends who regret their departure recent weekend and sunday visi tors mr and mrs j altchlson and mies dorothy edwards of brantford mr wesley harris of hamilton itfr jack laverty of toronto mr and mrs frank kelso and baby of guelph miss beatrice swanston of toronto mr and mrs normnn matthews of orton were sunday visitors with mr and mrs f lambert and family two appeals from tho decision of the recent court of revision on the lipl2 assessment roll have been filed with the county judge m c smith has filed nppenls against his new street property and two houses on water street at a special meeting of the town council held on tuesday evening jack gibbons was awarded the con tract for laying a sidewalk and sower on henderson ave this is nn exten sion to a portion of the sewer al ready on the street mr gibbons price was 1306 40 and mr cookes tender 1419 80 gazette uetiv ox ballinafad ospringe wednesday night was gentlemens night at the school when the indies of the institute entertained the gen tlemen miss isabelle scanlon pre sided over the huslness session and miss dorothy mckenzie read the minutes and correspondence twelve dollars was voted to the red cross for blankets and three dol lars had been handed in from other interested friends the baking sale planned for satur day had to be postponed a week and final arrangements were made for it a euchre and d with part prp- cehlsfor war work was planned to be held in the near future with the following ladles in charge mrs w j jackson mrs r s mccutchoon mrs f brydon and mrs wm mc kenzie following the huslness session sev eral games of bingo were enjoyed after which sandwiches pie and coffee were served a number of indies of the commun ity met on tuesday afternoon in the hall at mrs brydons to cut out some quill block for the red cross an other mooting is being hekl next tuesday to finish one and piece some more mrs i tovell is in erin nt the home oy mrs crawford who has been 111 mr j stewart is visaing with his daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs robert king at orton mr and mrs d b mckinnon ac companied mr and mrs bruce mc kinnon of guelph to freeman on sunday mr and mrs e peters who have occupied the underhilt house on the third line corner which has recent ly been sold are moving to shtloh mr and mrs gabriel gar bo and family of toronto moved onto the farm- oh the townline which hey have bought friends of mus doris smith are sorry to learn she is 11 in the guelph general hospital and wish for her a speedy recovery mr and mrs johnston hewat of simcoe mr and mrs george day of ottawa nro spending a fortnights holiday at the home of their parents in town the y p u of the united church held their regular weekly meeting mondny evening with the citizenship group in charge rev mr boyle of pnris ont con ducted services at the presbyterian church on sunday remembrance day passed off quiet ly hero the rdyal bank post office except for a couple of hours in fore noon and the schools were closed for the day remembrance day services were held in the united church pre- cededby a brief service nt the ccno taph wreaths representing pro vince of ontario womens institute and canadian legion were deposited nt the foot of the monument at the church rev h l bennie chnplnln assisted in the service nnd rev j ward gave the address following the service here the veterans went down to nnssagaweyn for a brief ser vice there under the auspices of the local wo mens institute a successful plunkett dinner was held in the town hall tuesday evening which was well at tended different brands of the well known foods manufactured by some of canadas food purveyors were on the tables following the dinner a representative showed a film relative to the popular foods of the day which was enjoyed by the large number present following the moving pic tures reeve d d gray- spoke briefly and mr g t mcarthur was called on to auction a sandwich tray donat ed by mr richard harris the pro ceeds to be added to the womens in stitute donation of the evening to british distress fund the represen tative also distributed prizes n form of leading foot parcels to a few of rockwood s popular residents the funeral of the late mr john foster of second line eramosa took place tuesday from the home of his son j b- foster interment in rock wood cemetery services were held at st johns church sunday morning when holy communion was observed the rec tor rev e a brooks officiating on saturday afternoon nov 8th the members of the baby band with their mothers were entertained at the home of the superintendent miss beatrice hilts a short program was given by some of the mothers and older babies the mite boxes were then brought in also christmas gifts to be sent to one of our wms hos pitals tho children then nmuied themselves with blocks and very simple games after which all enjoyed the bountiful refreshments provided by miss hilts mr aridmrs u k sopor nnd mr and mrs arthur roth of preston vis ited last week at the home of the formers father mr j sopor mrs duncan ferguson left on sun day to spend a couple of weeks visit ing friends in detroit mrs mary swindlehurst hns pur chased mrs bonnies residence in the fad and will be moving into it in tho future mrs- weir and mrs bennie of tor onto spent saturday in our midst mr and mrs duncan ferguson visited sunday with friends in fergus mr charles noble visited friends in brampton last week well after all we have had one taste of winter england sunday october 121941 dear mr dills just a few linos to let you know that i am in good health nnd to thank you for the free press as i sure en joy reading it too this is a very nice country some very nice spots in it but tho blackouts spoil it at night ns it gets very dark here but we arc getting uied to it now i had my brothers boy to soo mo over here he is in nn irish rcglmentt he camethroughthedunkirkbnttle nnd is just 22 years of ago i was sure glad to soo him well mr dills i would like to say hello to the people of acton through your fsrr psekh i will hang up for now and thanks ngain for tine fxrc psrss yours b51658 cpl r s o hare the undorslgned has received in structions from the administratrix of thogitatp- t late- oamkron kamkmavv to o by public auction on the prom ises lot 28 con 3 nansagnweya township 2 mllos southeast of rockwood on wrjnfhiav november 19 1941 at 12 oclock noon standard time the following viz horses grey pekvlwron team 0 and 7 years black mitre 10 yars old aged home pereheron geld ing rhlng 2 yearn cattle red cow 7 yearn dun dec 25 red cow 1 yearn fresh red nnd white cow 7 yoorn dark roan cow fi years roan heifer fresh red cow s years dark roan cow h years red cow 7 years red cow 4 years red nnd white cow b years veal calf fl calves 4 young cattle 2 yenrs 4 young cattle 1 year shorthorn bull 1 year old well bred pigs and poultry two good yorkshire sows bred 15 pigs 12 weeks old 10- rock herts 7 geese hay graiw etc 500 bus mix ed grain 400 bus oats 10 bus buckwheat 1ft tons hay 10 hags potatoes if not previously sold harness set breeching harness set backhand harness set single harness 6 horse collars implements wagon with box wagon no 2 with box uny rock grovel box mh manure spreader 2 buggies cutter binder nearly new mh mower 5 ft cut hay rake hoe seed drill 12 spouts cul tivator 13 tooth foursection har rows quebec sulky plow 2 no 21 plows scuffler turnip sower fan ning mill slings car and ropo hav fork nnd rope roller 3 drums sloop sleigh stone bont pig crnte grain bags 2 sugar kettles tarpau lin revolving rake pen harvester attachment potato digger quantity elm lumber binder tongue truck i scalding bnrrels weigh scnles 2000 1 lbs blacksmiths vise- crosscut i saw logging chains binding chains turnip pulper whoelhnr- row cream separator stewart clipper 1 ton hoist forks shovels hoes nnd other article too numer- 1 ous to mention the farm- at the snm- time nnd plnce the farm rontnlnlng 152 ncres more or less on it n good stone house nnd bnnk barn driving shed well watered will be offered for snle also 50 ncros of pasture land nd- jolnlnj will be offered for snle terms nnd conditions of snle of farm will bo made known on day of sale or apply to wm g tnylor auc tioneer or to mrs cnmoron ram- shnw administratrix tkrms cash on day of sale wm o taylor auctioneer 14 mctngue st guelph phone 2161 c o plnnk clerk 192 inttrb sulptrf i of cuanaia aeton ontario th friendly church rev a walter fosbury bu bj minister parsonagebower avenue sunday novemdeil 10th 1041 1100 am mrc w pugh on tarlx temperance federation 1u1b pm church school 700 pm the parahles f jfosus lvtho parable of the good kill her wiil nov 10th rtoo pm halton presbytery laymens association thurs nov 201 h tm pm mis sion liitnri ilinnknfferlutf meeting r kvkltyijodv welcome ifrtfabutrrtau knox church acton uev ii l liennie m a minister w manse willow street sunday novemukjl lflth 1041 ii 00 and 700 pm public worship a 10 pm the sabbath school note tho regular meeting of the presbytery of guelph tuesday nov lhlh at 1000 nm st andrews always welcome vaptist qiljuftli aoton rkv whin ohtrom ba btn mlnjur sunday novemder lflth 1041 1100 nm tho minister 12 15 pm sunday school mondny 8 iis pm speclnl sorvlco see coming events wednesday 7 30 n m prayer meeting b10 pjurrcnolr prnctlco a welcome to all mtciummaa small advertisements advert iirmenti under tlila heading jjc caih with order up r jj word additional wordi ic per word if caali don not accompany the adver tisement minimum charge jic and ic per word additional for each word over js for sale quobec heater nearly new apply to c e nelles lnkevlew fnrm acton ilos for hale a number of chunks apnly to box 20 acton free press i at the guelph theatres mtu jtlilt a a w a f1t clearing auction sale in- bonus for baby london cp every baby born to the wives of klncliley men in the forces ts presented with 1 445 by the flnchley troops comforts fund farmstfick implements and feed jhe unlerslgnedhns received mructlons from duncan grant to sell by public auction nt lot 23 concession 7 township of nncia- gnweya on hatiirdav november isth commencing nt one oclock s t the following horses 1 team pereheron ccld- ings aged cattle 1 durham cow just bred 1 ayrshire heifer bred in sep tember 1 holsteln heifer due in feb ruary 1 ayrshire heifer due in january 2 twoyearold heifers 3 oneyearold heifers hogs and poultry 1 register ed york sow 3 young york sows 18 yearold hens 10 pigs feed and crain 5 tons alfalfa hay 7 tons clover and timothy hay 50 bui wheat iso bus oats 150 bus turnips several bags pota toes some corn in stook implements etc 1 m h grain binder gft cut good as new 1 mh mower 5 ft cut 2- wheeled cultivator stifftoothed cultivator single horse garden cultivator garden seeder 1 walking plom 21 fleury 1 light garden plow 1 wagon and boh fanning mill 2 wheelbarrows brooder stove 500 chick capacity 1 set double harness almost new 4 low steel wheels for wagon quality of roll roofing- 2 sprayers several oil drums 2 oak barrels 1 set heavv block pulleys 2 set llbht block pulleys several rope pulleys 1 crosscut saw qunntltv mechanic and carpenter tools ice box neck yakee forks hoes shovels chain sledges etc everything will be sold without re serve as the proprietor is giving up farming and moving to the city tkltmh tarii j a euufott auctioneer m e turner clerk royal now tel saturday ronald reagan olympe bradna international squadron continqous saturday monday to thursday eleanor powell ann soxhern robert young lady be good pajlace now tn monday clarke gable lana turner honky tonk continuous saturday tues wed- tiiurs w claudette colbert brian aherne ray milland skylark lfitkiukktorovk8 furnaceh- plumblng repairs stove fireboxes rellned with plnhtlc firebrick used stoves nnd henters at bnrgnin prices gurney stoves john v savage acton for sale or exchange oxford ram 2 shear c e cutts phone 110 r 2 r r 4 acton graded rams for rale buy now nnd get your pick xxx and xx lomhs nnd yearlings rock wood sheep club stock gordon leslie 155 r r no 1 acton hel su as christmas season again draws nearer you naturally think what am i going to get mother dad sister brottter or sweetheart for christmas may we suggest you drop in our store and look around we have a lovely assortment of gifts that we have scoured the markets for in the last six months and as they ar rive daily we are very proud of the-diffcrcnt-articlcs- we- have to offer you including lamps mirrors pictures smokers cedar chests cush ions comforters tables and many more items that make a lovely and lasting gift all for rale elm wood 4 f t 0 gope e a government graded shropshire ram lambs apply to percy peavoy lot 15 con 7 eramosa telephone rockwood gl r3 203 for sale pure bred jcrsqy bull ready for service 2nd prize acton fair 3rd prize county jersey show sire edgelcy wellborn voluntoer dam kocknldn noble lass art padbury cattle strayed strayed to the premises lot 18 con 2 esqucslng two cnlvesone ronn nnd one white owner mny hnve snme by proving property nnd pnylng ex penses alex joe pmne47 r 31 acton wholesale meat beef or pork by the hnlf ir qunr- ler mny now be secured from me nt the wholewale price the referenco in inst week s ndvcrllsement concern ing the crenmery wns merely to point out that facilities for storage of qunn- tltics of ment now mnde wholesale buying an ndvnntage the ment is not for snle at the creamery but from k holmes it it 3 acton at very reasonable prices drop in and select your gift now and we will be glad to- lay it away till christmas dr w g c- kenney physician and surgeon office in symon block mill street acton ohice hours 2 to4 p m r7 to b30 pm- sumlays and holidays by appointment phone 71 acton office open november 18th johnstone rumley phone so home furnishings acton ont change op agency rswlelgn product i have disposed of my acton agency for raleigh products to mrs e hollow ay jolia btftwt aefciu i appreciate the patronage that was accorded m when i had this well-known- brand of products and bospeak for my successor a continuance of that i datroruuja jackking8hott bsmbvssmbssssssssssissssssss iimnljl