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thursday november 27th 1941 he acton free press page rrw miss emma troblnson vlalted dur ing- the week in newmarket and f aurora mrs j uvlngstone of guelph ienrtaweeitimilherpaterrt mr and mrs ceo sopor mr and mra elmer mckechnle of jamestown nj visited on sunday with mr and mrs ceo sopor i mr and mra f c ruppeljpf-el- mlra were weekend visitors at the home of rev a w and mrs fos- bury mrs r 3 mckcchnle and flora jean of oamestown n y spent a day or ao last week wlthher parents mr and mrs ceo sopor mr and mrs wm carr mlsa mar lon carr and miss shirley frost spent last weekend with mr and mra david richardson mr and mrs gladstone husband and jack of ogdensburg n y visited the past week with his parents mr and mrs spencer husband mr harold spence of mldhurst on tario visited at the home of mr and mrs c franklin bower ave over the weekend mr sponce is at the alrfprce training- school in gait- mrs wlnnlfred rotzell announces the engagement of her only daughter jetta lorcne to thomas herbert son of mr and mrs herbert rota of toronto the marriage to take place early in december mr and mrs wm mcglaughlln will be at home to their friends and neigh bors at the nemo of their son j h mcglaughlln r r no 4 cuelph on the occasion of their 60th wedding annlvorsary sunday nov mth mr and mrs s h lindsay lime- house ontario will be at homo to tholr neighbors and friends on tues day december 2nd from 7 until 0 pm standard time on the occa sion of their fiftieth wedding anni versary mr and mrs david mclellan of acton announce the engagement of their daughter margaret marlon to george ernest kitchen r c a f son bf- mrs lottie kitchen and the late mr ernest kitchen toronto the marriage to take place the enrly part of december the engagement is announced of joan frances wall daughter of mrs albert smith of milton and the late arthur s wall toronto to pto wil fred alexander waldlo rcamc ottnwnllerjion ofmkjnrlmra duncan wnldle ofacton the mar riage to take place quietly nov 27 george wallace clothes shop 112 yonge st 2nd floor toronto take the barrator and save blooey w t patterson ro specialist in ere exanslbatffaai it wvndhaaf st oviufl phoaa lie completely equipped offices below maher shoe store it is insi ance ire fire sick and accident arrtoanobfle and bumlaiy boiler liability consult f l wright cootr felook aetata ostt s card of thankh mrtk frank kelly and family with to cypress tholr appreciation for the kindness and sympathy extended by tholr friends and relatives durlnjr their recent borcnvenn nt barite production to increase hundredfold barite production in canada is likely to increase a hundredfold as a result of development now under uay on a deposit of this mineral at pembroke hanu county nova scotlu reports the department of mines and uesourcok thclwo can- udlan production of bartite amounted to onl 330 tons one of the principal use of ground bnrite is as a lauding metllum in oil well drilling muds to overcome gin pressuns the new deposit was discovered in the latter part of 1910 in an area that kave little evidence of containing bnr- ue inrt of tin deposit has been ex plored bv diamond drilling nnd is estimated to contain at itast 120 000 short tons of barite of a grnth suit able to mut the sped fir grnit and other specifications tet b the trini dad oil companies the cxplort d part of the deposit is estimated also to eon tain npproximntt 1 jl 000 short tons i fhertwrtai ofnade irbab j within tlu required specifications tlie dekuit lies two and a half miles southwtst of walton on minus br where a mill capable of treating 150 tons of ore a dajor about 45 oik taiu a year has been erected the utter amount is greater than the total canadian output of mineral from 1h83 to the end of 1m0 two cargoes of the barite tach approvl mat el 2 500 tons have been ship ped to oil companies in rrlnldad british v est indies an important market for the c round material a shipment of 25 tons has also bien made to peru thuhkday an jtuday novkmbett n and j 2 shows each night 730 930 the shepherd op the hills techhl color by harold bel wright with john wayne betty field car toon hap hap happy day chapter 5 drums of fu manchu saturday novkmbeb 59 mmtlnke at sm mvifllble woman a gorgeous ghost goes to town with virginia bruce john barrymore robin hood of the pecos roy rogers fox news monday december 1 time out for rhythm musical romance rudy valee roicmary ljine lone wolf meets a lady adventure ulth jean mulr warren william new library books has latest works prominent authors mr england berlin diary books ready for library readers saturday a the v column tlte new list of books available on saturday evening for readers at acton library incjkide over two hun dred volumes among these books will bejpund- th latest volumes available in canada the selection is the finest purchased for some time the adult fiction class offers such volumes as john buchans slck heart river a- j cronlns tteys of the kingdom evelyn eatons restless as the sails the captain from connetlcutt by c s forester the amazing summer by philip glbbs to sing with the angela by maurice hindus the golden sky lark by elizabeth goudge antolne the jvarlesa by grahame gordon 4 for whom the bel tolled by ernest hemingway the venable by kathleen norrl max de xjs roches latest took wakefields course vtrtcent sheeans bird of the wilderness o e stevensons mr tim carries on and hugh walpoles blind mans house biography books in the new selec tion include mi england the life story of winston churchill by milton bronner the soong sisters by emily halm my sister and i by dirjcvan du heidi i was a nazi flyer by gottfried leske the men around churchill by rene cross and that much read and discussed volume berlin diary by wm la shlrer religion literature travel his tory classes include such current books as a pacifist in trouble by wm ralph inge your child meets the world outside ehzabeth f boettlger j b priestleys out or the people women in britain h v mortons middle east and flor ence j harrlmane mission to the north duff coopers the second world war virginia cowles looking for trouble alice millers i have loved england and douglas reeds a prophet t home will all be found among these new books at the library these are only camples picked at random as typical of the books ready on saturday for acton book lovers another glance shows two more of winston churchill s books that are included and while titles rnnnothe glvcnjn detaluthtxtrghturvngnoulwayspoesibi children s book selection is a pretty fine one with the latest jrfjbllshed in this field the library board draus attention to the fact that the saturday after noon hour is for usuing chiklren books only and on saturday evening no books are issued to children the llbrnrj is open on mondn from 7 to 8 p m wednesdn 7 to 8 to pm saturdny from 1 to 2 for children onlj nnd saturday evening from 7 to 8 30 for adults only if our building were larger and we could boast of a big gymnasium lvamthalloourtavvvlmmlng pool and a boys deportment separate from the senior group we would have no wor ries but under the present drcum- stntee we are limited as to the number ef groups that can use the building during the course of an evening because of the number of differ ent age and sex groups using the building we rind it necessary to ar range the classes with a view to giv ing every member the privilege which is his to take part in the pro gram the y has to offer all tuesday evening from six- thirty on will be called ladles night and let no man darken the door with the exception of cardroom play ers wednesday evening frora six- thirty on will be called mens night and let no- woman dare darken the door the badminton club made its first trip of the season a week ago when it visited dundas the tournament held there gave the acton players plenty of action and at the end of the evening much to our surprise we discovered even though we thought we had lost the score was tie sixteen- points to sixteen this will make the return tourna ment against dundas on the acton y floor very interesting before sending us home the dundas club fed us with no unlimited measure a meal fit for a king and worthy of the best players in the game this week the acton y badminton club will visit guelph and play against the guelph bird chasers on the ymca floor there lets hope they make a good showing there the ys men arc running a dance on the gym floor this friday night there will be lots of fun in store for those who turn up its rather dif ficult for us to pack all the novelties games stunts and surprises into the one evening if ue dont start before ten so if everyone would be out at nine oclock we wlllhave three solid hours of good solid wholesome fun cbufts opea it is a fact that a substantial frame will give long service and take many restrlngs besides giving other satis factions not possible in the cheaper racquet- please do not get the im pression i am li the racquet business allotting rooms of county building is problem continued frompagc one ly that the grand jury room must be left for the use of the sheriff and j0cputyshcriftbndcould not bo notice to creditors in the matter of the estate of wil liam thompson late of the lllage of acton in the county ef hal ton retired farmer deceased dubun honors bride and groom op the week parties having claims against the estate of william rtiompson late of the village of artoh in the county of hnlton ri tired farmer deceased who died on or about the seventh d of june 1011 are requlrtd to end particulars und proofs tuereof to fhe und rnlgned solicitor befofe the skth dn of december l when ttu asstts will be distributed among i tlu pnrtus legnlk entitled thereto i hnving rt ard onl to the clnlms uhkh shall have iwnn filed as afort i snld nursunnt to section si cunpter 165 it so 1937 i dated this twentieth day of no vember ta d 1041 c f leathekland acton on tarlo solicitor for the executrix janet thompson acton ontario 313 south african notice to creditoi3 cape town tcp south africa now boasts the largest body of soldier women in the middle east there are several hundred s a women s auxll tary service doing transport driving fit egypt and acting as tpst and clerks most- of the uiru live in cairo but there bf a bod stationed at a desert camp which takes great pride in the fact it is roughing it in cairo a women s club has just been opened for girls on leave in the matter ef the esute f vua ltuirler ultaa late af the vuteg ef aetautv la the oauaty f lultaa married weniaa deasv parties having claims against the lstate of vlda laurier hilton late of the village of acton in the county of hallon married woman deceas ed who died on or about the eigh teenth day of august 1941 are re quired to send particulars and proof thereof to the undersigned solicitor before the sixth day of december 1941 when the assets will be dis tributed among the parties legally yv titled thereto having regard onry toj claims which shall have been filed as aforesaid pursuant tr section si chapter 163 hso 1937 datefe this twentieth day of no vember ad 1041 c f leatherland acton on tario solicitor for the admlnlstra trtx sarah ehxabeth ramshaw acton ontario 21x friends and neighbors of pte wil fred waldie and miss joan wall whose marriage takes place this week pat he red together in the legion hall on tuesday evening to honor this popular vdung couplt during the evening miss flora savirs was called on to read the fol lowing address dtnr joan and wilfred it is a great pleasure for ui tx gather here this evening to sp nd n few hours with ou upon tht event of our uppronthlng marriage ou vtlfnd havt grown up in our mlh4t nnd we have alwavs found vou to bt a wilting helper and n pltnsant companion ve are verv proud of vou as vou appear in uniform and we nre sure as vou go forth in answir to jour count r s tall that vou will provi vourself ns ou have always bet n a man ou joan whose friendship w have more recent l acquired we have alwavs been glad to welcome as a friend and now as you enter a new phase of life we feel it an opportune time to show you in a small way our ap preciation of vour friendship we would ask vou to accept these gift and vou may be assured thev carry with them our very best wishes for a long and happv wedded life we hope as you have occasion to use them they wiu recall pleasant mem ories of your old dublin friends signed on behalf of the dublin community burkholder m steele wm frank alex waldie w brit ton alex frank at the proper time misses dorothy frank and mabel burkholder pre sented joan with a silver tea service and wilfred with a waterman s pen and pencil set a bill fold and a silver cigarette case and lighter though greatlv surprised each made a brief but ver filling reply after which all iplned in singing for thev are jolly good fellows i lunch was wrved and dancing fol- lowed until the wee small hours i in the cheaper racquets will help in getting the distance nnd height nec essary in some shots such as the high clear shqt nnd the delicate touch re quired in the drop and net shots badminton rncquets frame nre not guaranteed at nny price because of their light construction this is not cnuse for alarm however if care is taken not to hit the floor or another racquet and if a little cart is exer cised in storing most badminton racquets weigh from four to five ounces including the gut unless one has a very strong arm and wrist it is not advis able to go much if any over this an eighth of an ounce makes quite a dif ference one more point regarding the handle and here wo come back to the grip avoid the large handle that cannot be gripped securely be sure too that the handle is not rounded nnd that the two side or facets par allel with the racquet face arc wider than the others these two wide facets enable the plover to feel whether or not he hns the correct grip jolkny gray l british farmers task in wartime sixtv venrs ago britain produced from her ow n toll all the feedidg stuffs sht required for her live stock hut with the expansion of large scale farming ovirseas she absorbed more i cmtuutlei and w hen as press nn and more of the surplus frpm these no would indicate the in lands so that while her arable j t of lhp fwt governm nt used by the provlnclnl police as had previously been arranged by the county council a discussion ns to how the rest of the offices could be arranged took considerable time during the after noon session with the office occu pied by mr frank thompson chil drens aid society being most fre quently under discussion mr hlllmer we don t hnve to give mr thompson a room in the court house according to the inspector this council is still bos of thin build ing mr cloave if we dont pel will warden no we dont have to give mr thompson a room we could rent an office and peel pay half the rent mr finney the trouble is there has been no cooperation and until there is no arrangement that we can make will be- satisfactory 1 mr gilbert i dont think mr thompson would want to keep his of fice for one minute if he thought it was going to cause too much incon venience mr wilson as a member of the board of the childrens aid society i stand by what mr gilbert hns said finally mr thompson was called in and the warden after explaining the situation to him said the coun cil would like to have his opinion mr thompson well mr warden that is rather putting me on the spot naturally i would like to keep the offices i nlrendy hnve and i need them but i would rather not enter into controversy over the mntter or attempt to tell the council whnt they should do i nm sure i can leave it to your good judgment nnd nny decis ion you mnke i will try to nccept with n good grace but one thing i would nsk if one of my offices be taken awny tliat it be restored to the children a aid society ns soon as it is practical to do so the following resolution was pas sed moved by mr craig w ennded by mr blnlr that this council accent the recommendation of the county buildings committee ns follows thnt mr thompson vacato the original of fice of the provlnclnl police nnd be permitted to use the office now used by the police as a consulting room and that the provlnclnl police return to the office now known tut mr thompsons prlvnte office nnd in the event of this office becoming vacant that same be given back to the chil drens aid society for their use other resolutions passed were aa follows moved by mr wilson seconded by mr crnlg thnt this council introduce a bv law to reduce the spied hmjt to 10 mp ii through tht vlllngts of stewnrttown nnd kilbride moved by mr cilb rt seconded bv mr flnnev thnt the county of hal ton w ish to conv cv to the minister or agriculture thilr thanks nnd np preclation for mr whltelocu our agriculture representative for his very able leadership nnd sound judg msnt coupled with hlu choerful and very agreeable mnnner we some times forget to show our nppreeln tlon to the government nnd nlso to our representative but we would like to go on rococd as stating our np- precintlon nnd a copy of the nbove be sent to the honorable mr dew an and to mr whltelock carried moved by mr may seconded by mr clenvewherens there isndofln- iteevldence of n serious curtnllmont in ngriculturnl production in this and surrounding counties due to the lack of parity between the price of agri cultural commodities nnd those of in dustry and labor which has resulted in n rerfous farm labor situation and n consequent tltscournged disheart ened rurnl populnce w hlch is mnnl fest in tht trt mendoun numb r of livestock dlipi rsnl sales nnd with it incrennlng numbers bf nbnndoned farms and wherens fnrm people art being asked to increase their produc tlon of bacon milk for cheese other milk products eggs nnd other fnrm products and whereas there is now no prospect for a surplus of these hes put flowers on sweet potato more- color in carrota and tendrr- nem in cabbage lib ex ploit too bapon uouge cp one mnivs ausskttlljiexljla pointo dutch lutvc scientists from throughout the world trooping in loulslnftn sinta university for n look at nature taking n im atlng at her own gnm they find dr julian c miller in the dusty fields wth battered felt hat cocked on the hack of his head instil ling character in the lowly sweet po tato with tweezers and paper clips his ingenious horticultural surgery has developed sweat potatoes far im proved ns food for human consump tion for livestock feed nnd for manu facturing starch types now grown by farmers throughout the united state from coast to coast by inducing sweet potatoes to bloom some are prettily as garden flowers dr miller hns discovered radii n types which lies blended into varieties superior in size color and nutritive contt nt i his is only a comparatively recent projtct in his 12year campaign to develop score of oftler plants jtou put color in louisiana carrots llmlnn s in nkra tha rough fibre in the nowtender south ern tnlmngc ills tomntots wont wilt from the south hot sun anymore currently dr miller is working to ward cnptgrlngn share of the 3- 000 000 chop suey trade from the wnrbound orient hes experiment ing with edible bamboo shoots bean sprouts and water chestnuts cmuo cp maj john bagot blubb modern lawrence of arabia and lender of co 000 bedouin arabs was awarded the dso in rfcogru tlon of galantry in the iraq and syrian campaigns to the people of erin eramosa and esquesing townships i talk tab opportunity as thank you for patronising during tbo past yars it baa bn a ploasuro to srvo you and trust that my umir wiijtom kirkwood r k no 1 glonwllllatns will rorlvo your oontlnuod support and patron- carl e weiteu kawuhgii dealer community auction sale auspices acton and vicinity war services league and the red cross society wednesday december 17th town hall acton everyone can help in this effort tt acreage decreased the numbers of her live stock steadilv mounted in jo ears after the oreat war 1914 iri british farm in escaped ruin ority by switching from arable production to live stock especially milking so that through the war time prices hoard to establish the maximum price ceil ing on prttes existing htun sept 15 and oct 11 and whereas the pres ent price which the farmer is teeelv ing is now far out of line with those when the present war came the of induitry which makes it impossible country was keeping increasingly for nlm lo p the ubor market be it resolved that we large uxnbursof lit stock on the i basis of importing 6 000 000 tons of spectfully iugeeit to the federal concentrates a ear in her wartime agricultural policy therefore britain had to rely on her own soil to grow not onl extra food crops such as what and potatoes sugar beet and vegetables which were required for direct human consump tlon so relieving fhe strain on ship ping but also practically the whole of the feeding stuffs for live stock wint as well as summer good shoes fob vounfl and old ctttmtiy mil a i rachl1n aeiou government through the hon min ister of agriculture and the chair man of the war time prices board that before the new pallcy is an nounced on december 1 that the celling and maximum price for farm products be placed at a point which will permit parity between the prices of agricultural commodities and those of industry and labor as based on i the i9j6 lo lr0 level o that our agricultural induitry may continue to i make its contribution to the mr ef fort vtf further recommend that copies of this resolution lie sent to the lion prime minister of canada the hon minister of agriculture and i the chairman of the war time prices board council adjourned gifts beautiful and yet useful for any room in your home fcatunnr lamps including the newest design and finishes tin new tri lite floor lamp with lovely silk or homespun shades priced from 0 05 to tt 5 also a wide runge of tabic lumps in a nice as sortment of bases and shades from su1 id i 1j boudoir sets come in and vou will agree we have a good assortment the three pieces 2 van ity and bed lamp for b 50 per set and up also featuring pictures and what is a more lovely and useful gift than pictures a very large range to choose from in pairs or singly with new lovely frames in all sizes priced from 15c to 4 95 watch our windows for gim for aj the family thia chriataam 1 johnstone rumley phone 30 womk furnishings acton onl