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j mi- neighborhood news intaroaung item coneatnina other centres and comwimltu in which manyo our raadera are intereated nassagaweya mr and mrs lawrence king and ronam of nassasawaya attended the jaiheawhltney wedding at goorge- t own on saturday november 20th jt and mrs ken harris ahd evelyn andtjrarsrcrsmlthrtoninto- attended the wedding of mr lloyd jaxnes and mlu rhoda whitney in georgetown on november 29th everton mr john cutten of jeuopvllle is pending a few days with hl ister mrs e shepherdson a mr and mra john alton and mr albert alton spent sunday with mr robert patton mr annie smith and mr nora cutten apent a day lat week with mi e shepherdson mr and mr alf coullng and mr and mr w alexander apent sunday with mr and mr i hamilton mr and mr jo bortlinm sr of erin called on slinday at mr and mr jo lbenham jr sunday vltltor at the home of mra blanch wera mr and mr g bayne mr and mr albert mcwiiiinms and family of puallnch mr geo robert- on joyce and gordon limehouse tlic girl lookout club met at tho home of pcgcy smethurst on saturday afternoon when final plana were made for their afternoon ten nndbaaaarattl home of mr harvey norton mm cc cochrane was guest speaker bringing a very inlereetlnsr description of her ex periences intheinprth at goraldton where rev c c cochrane was the first ordained missionary preacher for two years mr mummery paid the village a brief call the end of the week mr alex wright was home from toronto over sunday mr and mrs dennis hill and son of hamilton visited his parents here over thweeknd on behalf of this community we extend sympathy to mr wm a lane in his recent ud bereavement georgetown congratulations to cpt harold marshall who is with the canadian postal corps at ottawa and was re cently promoted to corporal twelve georgetown residents paid fines of 300 and costs formatting to havo radio licenses when they ap peared before magistrate w f woodllffe last wednesday in the pub lic library two other cases were dismissed and three were adjourned to a later date it must have been disappointing to nome town officials last friday even ing when only two or three rate payer were on hand to review the interim statement as presented by the treasurer mr p b harrison to be more specific the gathering included only three members of the council mayor joseph gibbons and councillors s jmackenxle and clif ford bradley othors present were two hydro commissioner two press reporter and three ratepayers herald ballinafa1t the november wedding of the w ms was held in the home of mr j p klrkwood on wednesday after noon november sfith with the presi dent mrs variatter in the chair mrs foreman had charge of the scripture lemon and mr vanatter of the rockwood the continuation school concert put on in the town hall last friday evening was well attended by par- enta ahd friend of tho students who excelled themselves in all items of thblrprobtamsand ably inst ruotod by their teachers mlastn boll and dlnamore who save so freely of their tlrrio and efforts the opqhlngjiumbor tit the pro gram o cqgbn announwd by kenneth guild tmd alw led by him was sung by the audience and scholars followed by the school chorus mr charles h harrls or the school board was chairman and also addres sed tho gathering regarding the work of the school both in academic and athletic activities the scholars also have been actlvo in the purchase of war stamps as well as a few who left school last spring to engage in farm work one of the finest exhibits seen on vfhe platform for some time was club swinging by four girls who went through their movements- in perfect unison and when they finished the hall was darkened and three of the ftlrls stepped into plnco with clubs fitted with flashlights which showed the various movements of the artita chnlrmon c h harris then called on rev jwnrd to come on the pint- form nnd delivered awards to a large number of students who competed in the recent athletic activities a shield for grades winning most points was nwarded to anne guild and john garstang intermediate certificates were presented- by mr fred moore oft sch board tor 1910 and 1041 senior diplomas were presented by mrs a j elliot secretary of the school board for1940u bcrnlce majortetytalyhfcnve a valedictory addres dealing with the work and progress of the school dur ing her attendance and explained many opportunities the school course offered an operetta entitled stephen foster was well carried out by artists in old time costumes under di rection of miss robertson of the public school staff john garstang gave a clever exhibition of tap danc ing with allan gordon at the piano and donmcarthur onthedrum a skit entitled a terrible catas trophe was enjoyed in which tb artists carried out their parts well thecenewasln a restaurant- with k guild as waiter and throe boys coming ing for something to ent and becoming sick over what they had partken of during the evening n couple of presentations took place k guild calling vera doughty to the plntform and gordon dryden rending the ad dress extolling vera for her splendid first aid work in which two other students were injured in a recent auto accident she was presented with a bouquet of mums by dorothy ewers the other presentation was a couple of boxes of candy to miss bell and miss dlnsmore shirley redfern made the presentation with k guild giving the address in verse form the closing number on the pro gram was a oneact comedy kidnap ping betty which produced much mirth and was carded out to perfec tion by seven students the school orchestra gave several musical selections with madallne gib bons as conductor and misses eileen wright and marietta glonnlo at the a native ot hamilton ontario graduate of university of toronto amateur flying enthusiast and pro fessional actori robrtbttyolned the empire announce staff of the bbc in 1940 with a deepchested voice and his heart still torn be tween acting and flying he has since become known around the brit ish commonwealth of nntlons as tho at your request man has been beard- in canada most frequently on the nightly bbc radio news reel erin ttudyhbook m1ub hihs cawan interesting item on temperance it was decided to ask the girls of the mission circle to join the wm5 tor tile december meeting a meeting of the ministerial asso ciation of north halton was held at the manse on monday afternoon de cember 1st a paper on the resw- rect lonofthesunday schoolwas given by rev c c cochrane of georgetown followed by discussion of the subject mr lloyd mcenery and r d klrkwood leave on thursday for mili tary training at kitchener mrs duncan ferxuson jtumed home last week after spending two weeks visiting with friends in detroit mrs b soper and mrs j soper visited with friends in rockwood on sunday- mr and mrs arthur date and miss jean and baby dorothy of athens apent the weekend at the home of their uncle mr j soper mr peter ferguson visited in toronto wist week mr and mrs g w maules of actori visited during the week at the home of mrs soper mr and mr scott ot toronto vls- lta at the horn of mr wylle on fri day piano the orchestra memlwrs woie smart looking pillbox hats mr s r penrt hna so far recover ed from his illness to be able to re turn home from guelph general hos pital mr fred hamilton wns brought home sunday in the ambulnnce he will be confined to- bed for some lime yet mrrckarlesnernard is inuolph general hospital again and very 111 mr wayne howell of toronto miss tyl laverty rn brampton miss ella hamilton of hamilton mr and mrs jack ingram dundas mr jerry bell of dundas pte jos ward newmarket camp mir cecil harrison and son george wh have s the past 18 months at bowwr bc week mr and mr wallace hamilton and daughter lois have moved to mr roy grundy underwent an op eration at guelph general hospital last thursday at inst report he wiw making satisfactory gain towards re covery frank robinson ban all comers beaten when it comes to producing n large turnip on monday ho called n this office nnd to prove any ques tion of doubt brought nlong a turnip which weighed 25 pounds erin village was one of the few municipalities which exceeded the quota set for- the wellington county tng duy for the british dlrtress fund the quota was 5130 nnd a cheque was forwarded for 5700 advocate orton mr ben morfett was in toronto last week attending the funeral of his fouryearold niece who was kil led in a car accident sympathy is extended to mrs robertson and family of orangevllle formerly of marsvllle whose young est son died in orangevllle as a ro- ult-of- an- acrid rnt oakville ftoffilntlonsy poured in at fridays nomination meeting but by saturday night only those who held office inst year hnd qunllflod and the munici pality is saved the cost of an election in reviewing the towns flnanclnl position at the nbmlnntlon meeting on friday night mayor dr f m deans said that in fepltc of the cost of living bonuses granted to all em ployees of the town and the board of education he felt that there would bo no increase in the tax rate oakvilles junior baseball team and members of the track team were guests nt a joint meeting of the ro taryclub an the onkvlue amateur sports association at the oakvllle inn on monday evening recordstar milton parents and friends jammed tho high school auditorium to capacity last friday night for the presentation of diplomas nnd trophies to graduates nt the annual commencement exor cises flightlieut rev g w porter minister of st pauls united church has been posted for overseas service as chaplain of the rcaf he is to report at halifax in the near fufaire a quiet wedding was solemnized in london on saturday november 22 when helen marguerite daughter of mr utdmrs p e urell milton bo- enme the bride of william donald barnard rcaf london son of mr and mrs william barnard -cnmpbell- vllle a picture of r w merkley milton who is among the first class of young graduates to complete the wireless operation course nt the ucaf wireless school nt guelph nppcared last friday he is the son of mr and mr and mrs j nokos toronto were visitors on sunday with mr and mr harvey dcarlng mrs wallace greyson and children visited on sunday with her parents mr and mrs hall at tarbcl mrs jesse reed left on monday evening to take a position of teaching enr peterborough th-bmt-wlhim- rom this community go with her a quilt was finished for tho red cross on monday by the local ladles in atnon hnll mr and mrs wm bnllentlnc nnd boys spent sunday in acton mr and mrs albert roszell visited in corbet ton saturday and sunday mr and mrs leslie collins nnd family visited in toronto sunday miss mary wllburn returned home with them mr and mrs art watson nnd family fergus visited with mr nnd mrs george bolton sunday mr and mrs morris courtney nnd babe acton were sunday visitors with rclntlvcs here an enjoyable concert was held in the school last tuesday evening by the pupils under the management of their teacher mr wilson all proceeds were given over to the junior rod cross mr wm mcdonald suffered n heart attack recently but is progres sing favorably now breeding program for forest trees expert try out disease resistant types to conserve canndns woods join the y and enjoy life 1 heres something interesting for evetytenthe monday mens night 700830 senior bqxs 810 1100open badminton tuesday ladies night 415 530 junior cihls 700 830 senior girls b30itooyoungiwomen wednesday mens night 4j5 s30 junior boys 700 830 senior bovs 830 1100 young men thursday ladies night 415 530 junior girls 700 830 senior girls 8301100 badminton club friday special feature night saturday badmintonnight 10001100 am junior boys 7001100 p m badminton club johnny gray setrclnry ur hljribima flllttb ottawa cp plant breeding methods similar to those which gave canada rustresistant wheat nnd other improved varieties of farm crops now nre being npplled to forost j areas a foresttree breeding progrnm is under way under the direction of the nationnl research council with tho dominion forest service and tho de partment of agriculture cooperating its primary objectives are the de velopment of rapid growing inherent ly superior types of forest trees enp- nble of producing high quality pro- duct3over awde ran ot cnvlron- mrs art merkley champion of this town ment n corresponding improvement of nnturnlly regenerated forests aiui the development of rapidgrowing ty p7s7partl ru inrl y ftda ptedf or plants ing on the prnlrlcs with certain diseases nnd insect pests tnking a heavy toll of canndlnrt forest trees tho development of dls enseresistnnt types in nn important feature of the work in some nre as where forest trees nre infested with disease the forestry exports hnve noted nnd mnrket certain trees which hnve escaped infection from those seeds nnd cuttings are being taken with n view to developing dlsonseres istnnt strains the tree breeding work under tho direction of lpv johnson is being carried on nt the dominion forest experiment station nt pettnwawn ont ahd at the new national re search council nnnex near ottnwn where nn irrigation system a dlsense garden many nursery beds nnd sev- crnl acres of ground nre devoted to it while the general plan of breeding is similar to that followed by the cer- enl division of the dominion experi mental farms in improving fnrm pro- dints the hreedlnn of trees is n much 4ituf fptocam tl mny hi- pitriern is growing pvery dny as we have already a host of article put aside for christmas remember nsmnll deposit will hold any article until christmas this week we are featuring a lovely assortment of tahles and smokers n timely nnd very useful gift magazine racks frr birch at 225 in solid walnut at 325 and up end tables in birch at 225 combination walnut and solid walnut fitted with magazine rack to 875 lovely centre tables a nice medium size just the thing for any room at 823 also avery large assortment of smokers both in metal and wood finishes cither birch or wal nut rnnginginpricefrom2 25 to 1485 other articles including nests of tables sewing cabinets ten wagons book shelves etc beau tiful gifts all johnstone rumley phone 30 home furnishings acton ont- cwttysufoj xttttrit ahptrri at cbanalm aatoa ootsvta th ftlondly church rev a wajtraai rosbuky bju bj wsbtai parsonase bowar aveitu kunday decem 7th 1041 1100 n m the psskios of jbsus vii the parable of the cttod shephqrd hms pm church school 700 pm guest speaker dr gor don asnew of china all are welcome drrabitrrtah knox cliurcii aoton itkv ii u tbennioe m a minister manse willow street sunday december 7lli 1041 1100 and 700 pm public worship 230 pm the sabbath school note the school christmas troo monday december 22nd and christ mas sunday dec 21st 1 always welcome kkv haptiisl aujurrlj aoton oiin ohtbom bla b1u minister sunday december 7th 1011 1100 am the minister 1215 pm sunday school monday 800 pm bypu wednesdny 730 pm prayor meeting h10 pm choir practice a welcome to all iwosjuwstlsd small advertisements advert iirtiirntt untlrr lilfc headlnff ijc cath with nnlrr up to a wenja ailliiiiiaj words ic pr jiord ii casdidotvaiiot ncumnany tile atlver- iticmrnt minimum charcr 35c indite prr wurd additional for each word ovrr 5 fob hale quantity ofyouhe k appty j black n u 3 ooreetown 232 phone 48r21 for halk nino pigs seven workn old apply to stan hobinson jl it 2 rtockwood burlington when hts enr crashed into n hydro polo on walker lino early on sun- day mqrnlnc davo broadbrnt olj hamilton suffervd injuries that necessitated hu removal to the ham- j ilton hospital tho car was badly dam a feed a tew days bro somepno entered the homo of mrs heavermnn pearl tiwl and itote 3000 from her purs while she was absent for n fchort ttme from the premises the robbery was returned homeaal whert-he- locked- in iter purse for the money careless hiintert are tatd to he-re- sponsible for the shooting of a horse owned by cecil ilajr kings road the animal was shot through the shoulder by a rifle the bullet ap parently passed through the shoulder and out the leg the bone in the leg had been shattered and the animal had to b destroyed 1 notntert whatsoever was taken in the meeting of the electors of the town called for friday evening last in the town hall to hear the financ ial statement of the town presented and councillors give an account of their stewardship for the year only three ratepayers mayor walr the reeve and deputy and two council- tors atong with pre representatives were present at eight oclock a half the their new home in guelph congratulations to mrs john glen- denning who celebrated her both birthday last week rrtead of ur fred lambert will be glad to know he u able to be around again following his recent 111- new ur nell bell of oahawa and pte john howe or shlloh man stopped here en hts way to n i afearsvont he- lake and vttited mr and mrs jos duby the auction sale of the household effects of the- tote jamee ekeouh were disposed of last wedneeday to a large number who were present mr g r mcarthur wielded the ham mer leo keough was executor of hour after the starting time of lion hefnrothe results of tho work hnve a nntlconhlo effort on tin can adian forist resources poplar problems work on spruce pint poplar and hnsswood has been in progress for throe years work on elm nnd birch started two years bro nnd on maple and ash a year ago the poplar work involved the product of several i hundred new hybrids involving nine j different combinations of species j vmore than 300 seeds of a new pine j hybrid were obtained by crossing white pine with a species considered resistant to blister rust and consld- ernble confidence is entertained in their value i in addition to cross breeding design- iedtv bring out n mi varieties ronihin- i ing the desirable qualities of the par ent varieties the trve breeding pro- j gram involves other work new methods of propagation are being tested methods of accelerating growth are trie out it has been found that speeding up growth of poplar does not result in inferior wdod l the atata meeting gasette j for pbovazi ciurcu london cp while the prison 1 of pastor nlemoller german church leader interned by naxls for riiticu- ing tjieir policies has been unknown 1 for months bishop meckel evangel- teal bishop of all germans living abroad has ordered pastors of ger man churches in south america to keep silent on the german church conflict ground kidney suet per lb fbh saumonstkaks lb 2v salmon centre cuts lb 1 1 s or whole fish lb 20c frcsh cod fillets lb 21c smoked fillets ih scotch kippers pair cfscoes lb fresh frozen oysjcrs 35c specuj hib week only veal sjeak loin ic veal chops ih ic note to farmers we are in the market for a limited number of geese to be delivered dec 1720 highest prices paid mum be no i grade a tc 1 5c 25c ior rbnt three unfurnished rooms with con veniences adults preferred apply to box 10 the acton free press for halse sevenroom frame house with all conveniences on frederick street in good repair asnapf orq ulcksalc- box 40 free press room and boar wanted twottiris would itko room and borird ih u homo willing to share one room apply box 12 free press ltcarling ram for halk one yearling ram xx priced for n quick sale rockwood sheep club stock gordon leslie h h 3 acton for halk hpiece dining room suite kitchen cabinet quebec kitchen stove and green congolcum rug 9 by 9 duncan grant r r no 1 athon rkpairh to htoveh furnaces plumbing repairs stove fireboxes relined with plastic firebrick used stoves and heaters nt bnrgaln prices gurney stoves john v savage acton rkws1itlonri oarh for good reconditioned used cars see howard graff representing mor rison motors ilrampton a splendid group of used plymouthif chevrolet nnd fords now th hand at bargain prices 1 ilfnnf ftflrtl acton vonck will all those owlnj accounts to the estate of the late robert j wal- lnce arrange for settlomiuit if the amounts owing on or before decern- her list arrangements for settle ment will avoid unnecessary expense and greatly facilitate in settling the estate 1nvment of neiviunts should be to mrs u j wallace executrix 212 acton ont auction sale an auction knit- ot tin- household arllrlcs of tiik latt mhhimhktvlsm will ikw nt thr hww n quivn street arton on hatttfotav o wfmbeb mil nt j orkkk osti this lurnltur ts in unol condition and several of the nrtirlt- are almost new m potrrs tor iisrtlculars tvfms cash t f ciuhiiolm aurilaamr x11 mlltoh lo vell bros mill sutt aetwi hwrit 1 iii ii meat market eggs for britain ba son tw tfcay an wl w vjmm ililininl aiaa a- aly iks martial msitol thai with um ata ma ilia our kr qahst mauaa la aua u aiayinltirtiy liuti at mill mrm o utt ovagafy tasilta acton bgg grading station iwjufii