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pack elafet the acton free press thursdayrnovbmbbr xolh 1943 kbtfcs mmmm uttwtka krmrta4 this fll v b itawlia mmiew tmtad m r a j far tey aid cook sumniy at cumph general hospital en saturday novmbr mth 194a gr eswstfa cook blovd husband of mabel garvin in hu bothy vfj assayi a ftttf mann in loving tnamory of jennie mooremann beloved wlf of ed ward mann who patmd away no vember 19th 1941 in our hearts youip linger swwtly tender fond and tree there is not a day dear mother that we do not think of you ever remembered b husband and daughter jean friday night i jutt another nlftht in town now since store are all dot ed on that night acton voters kita for 1943 are out loou now to nee that your name u properly listed next week la navy league week acton branch has planned for several events to mark it new store hours in acton arc meeting with a good roceptlon by cus tomers it just means shopping a lit tle earlier yes christmas is just five weeks from tomorrow and were mighty thankful that on this contin ent it can still be hold of miss lorena mabel akxns following a period of 111 health that has been suffered over the past two or three yean miss lorena mabel afclns patted away on monday no vember 9th in hamilton mis akfnt was a daughter of the late hugh and margaret aldnt and w bom in nattagaweya township over thirty year ago the came to acton to reside with her mother for whom the cared tenderly until her death and hat tine resided in acton continuously she waa a member of the knox presbyterian church and for many years a valued member of the choir where her full contralto voice added joy on many an occasion to the ser vice of worship she took a keen in terest when health permitted in the affairs of her church and community of the family of nine just two brothers remain hugh and isadora and to all who are bereaved by her passing sympathy of many friends here goes out the funeral was held on friday af ternoon with a service at the john stone a rumlcy funeral home con ducted by her minister rev forbes thomson here many friends gath ered in tribute to miss aklns and many flornl offerings nlso bore testi mony of esteem informant was made at ebenoicr cemetery the pallbear ers were mssrs thos story horry park alex orr john bruce geo somerville nnd robert allen weekly war commentary specially written for the aetoa iftree pre by bv guy riioadks canadian preaa staff writer remember how in the rtnys john herbert hilliard price v pcnth enmo with startling sudden- hockey tinmi in acton e used to be 11 t nets to mr john h h price at his wishing nbout now for cold weather to mnke ice nt the arena mr j c currie has purchased one of the duplex houses on bower ytvenue from mr u vcldhuls and moved to the new home this week first touch of winter didnt last long in this district nnd was followed by some delightful autumn weather must have been indian summer again friends are pleased to sec pto chnrlle wnterhouse able to be home again on leave and that he is recov ering folloiglng his accident while in trothlng at sussex nb the purchasing committee of acton library board have mode n new purchnse of books for acton library thnt are now being catal ogued nnd mnde rehdy for distribu tion donald ross who attended acton continuation school last year has nlso been granted n graduation cer- tlficate forformjv ujlchwnre celved this week by secretary w mlddleton storage of ice will preserve food 14 storage- of ice on the farm is n valuable aid to the preservation of food the storage of n few blocks of tee presents little dlfflcult a rough enclosure 10 feet square nnd eight feet high erected in an unoccu pied corner or a shed will hold en ough ice to furnish 50 ounds per dn for 130 dns nfter allowing for a reasonable amount of wastage th bottom of the enclosure should be tmened with nbout one foot of saw dust if sawdust or phinermill shn inns are not nuilnhle for pat king und coerlng marsh or slough hu or nn fine wild hn which proves in low plates mm be uwd t en it ti k neeessar to erect a speeinl icihmise tht roughest kind of a sin d that will keep out the weathei is nil that is nnjulred robs nm ho drl en into t in oi ounil and home on sunday november 8th thnt afternoon he had walked out to visit his brother on the highway a couple of miles east of acton arid while there suffered a stroke of par alysis he was riven attention and brought to the home in acton where a second attack followed a few hours later and he passed away he was in his sixtyfourth yenr born in esqueslng township john herbert hilllnrd price was a son of the inte james and ablgnll price he had spent his entire life in acton and the district he has resided in acton for thirtfie years for many years he hns been a trustworthy and re liable employee of the benrdmorc cq his wife died nbout twelve years ago but a family of four sans nnd two daughters remnln to revere his memory- nnd mourn his lqss three of the sons nre serving in the armed forces with two of them oerseas the surviving children are hllljard in acton pte herbert prjce at camp borden nnd gunner normnn and pte douglas price with the canadian army overseas mrs sw aintmorg aren of brant ford and mrs fisher abbie of acton one sister mrs j williamson nnd a brother howard both of acton also remain to nil of these the smpnth of many friends is extended the funeral was held on wednesdny afternoon november 11th with ser vice at the johnstone rumley fun eral home conducted by his pastor rev e a brooks interment w as mnde in fnirview ccmeterj the pnllbenrers were messrs d f wil liamson earl dn idson fred hard- lrigt alex currie james price nnd hnrding price flower benrers were olmessrs ale mnnn b parget er roberltmnrshnll v bnltxe b veld huls llnre hodgson nnd vic hard ing i among the flornl tttbutes hit h i bore testmnn to the esteem in which i the defeased was held were those from the- famih mr and mrs lohn williamson mr nnd mrs pa id wil liamson itownrd prite and familv i mr nnd mrs b o rathlm mr nnd mr fnil da idson nnd fnmtl the making ami finishing hep lrtments of storex loe co mi t 1 a lor braittford foustrx stuad plrettois of renrdmore and co t mpuntis hm1 up on tin indil roiuli lln r mr mrs to hall nnd famil nnd the grand ihildien um sli wool lunihei tir shins lriilng a space of about threeeighths of an inch be t w een em h lumi d and t he w hob covered with a roof to keep out the i lain uv wells ui used in some pail the western imovmes fot mukin i l j r during the cold wullur nnd tlun wl uiiiw uimj uullnii the spine oei the ice foi etmtling v duilng th sumnu r sonr nsw il months spi i ifu ations foi netting vw south w il an ordinal sti gt helosuit toi an insulated n luusi md foi i r wflls will be found with thr mfoi niatiemi in puhlu utitm no ms simplt mijiok foi hit moihm of it i w hu b m i ih tibinlntt fui b utit ing to publuitx nnd r xlencion ltxis ton lnuuion ivpui line nt of gi i cultuie uunwa ji t oine s a lit w sbi lit i hslilk lis mxt nti mot i t lit ti lit half iru in s ii ins idt a is i toublt skills tie st from ji s vtioil bomb 1 hi it bulk t- i in in om md i of w oed md ool h hi i ti fotm the she i mr abscvrke4 i pilnts an anuiunn firm has nlopttd a lather fierce xvnx of oombntttng ah untetsm aeronnuticnl prtxiuita inc of detroit got hold of some ler- i man millionmark notei of the infla tion period and put one of them into each of the absentees wage envelopes wlththe explanation the extra pay enclosed la for failure to report for work imr dnx tait week this money comes from a country that la lad to pay you not to make auppllet for our soldiers whet you dont xtrork you work for tha ttwmy quota wool and tluii is stub a lot of it m itiabi i mild be uy l to in ik buiblpiiuif vests for soldh is hi sixs and ht is wen king on n dettgn tornmntthfcs to prote i light t two possible v i dims of nail ger manys next territorial expansion have emerged from the bhtulwanv erlcan pincers movement against axis foreesln north africa turkey and spain it was considered significant that while spain replied gratefully to president roosevelts assurance that the united nations intended to re spect spains neutrality the spanish foreign office issued a dental of a publisheddispatch from madrid say ing the german ambassador had given like auurance a threat against turkey a pos sible base for an axis flanking move against russia was seen in axis broadcasts evincing anxiety lest the allies launch an attack against the itnllanocctipied dodecanese islands from cyprus n british colonial pos session in the mediterranean populnti cd lnrgely by greek descendants cyprus 100 miles long nnd 30 to 60 miles wide is only nboutm0 miles from the nearest asia minor point of land nnd 60 miles from lntnkla in al liedoccupied syria it has on area of 3 572 square miles nnd n peacetime population of about 350000 the l of its garrison is a mllltory secret it is nbout 300 miles east of rhodes the nearest island of the dodesnnese group it was considered problematical whether any major push against axis mediterranean possessions could be launched from the island hut expres sions of anxiety by the axis it was noted frequently point to expansion ist intentions in line of attack while it was considered that an as- soult against turkey would be of doubtful value to the axis there was no doubt in the minds of observers thnt an attack on spain would be of considerable potential value spnln it x as believed could scarcely put up much defence by her self wenkened as she has been since the end of her costly civil war should spain elect to fight an axis attack she would haxe to depend on support of the britishamerican allies the nllles xvould surely go to her aid but such nn operation w ould xx eaken them in africa where they appear close to eliminating the akis in n great 1000mile plneer movement should a campaign against spain prove successful the axis would be in aposltiqno attack glbrnltnr from froht and rear mor occo ncrois gibrnltnr strait and from continental spain an attack on gibraltar would al most certainly handicapthe continu ed allied african offensive by tying up forces at that base which other wise might be shipped into the of- fenslxc drixr develops rapldlx complete allied control of the south coast of the- mediterranean from french morocco to the middle east is likelx to be nchieved in the nenr future at the weekend the triumph- nnt 8 h arm hnd swept 40 miles be- ond tohruk in cirenncia and prob- nblx jesh thnn 1 000 miles separated these veteran desert fighters from the allied expedltlonnrx force mov ing into runisinfrom algeria rapid dt velopments followed the landing of the allied eedltian in french africa inst week within n ttw das opposition to tin move had changed with fiencb troops to l ating nt most points admirnl jean pat ian and fie nt h colonial mililarx i and adnunisti atlvi k aders swung oxer to the allied taust nnd parian urged the kit nth fleet to sit am aw nv froni its bus at 1 oulon as n powe rful angln american foict repotted to number l 000 nn n uiult i eonibian 1 of it ten kt ninth anib rson a vtteim of ouiu kfiepn diove at loss tin algerian- 1 iinlsian fiontier fre in b troops bat tied with ais inxadi is in tin stiets of i mils 1 unisia w is be in ve d to in i u s in of unbpi ad imuus with tin r re nth fnruh ieisting nai i am hult ti ooj n il ai ions tinti n i ouits in ulditlon lo 1 uui whili th pisition of tht i rjm b fb i t in h vv sti i u mt dit 1 1 am n i s u u the lonim in lei of tin nn lull 1 1- 1 1 in ii w u ship- it rtfi s liiii ii dim t tin tii man i mi ii i puis i ubo lnnoitntetl in ul i t ik nub rs onlv horn m ush l in north africa was not known at the weekend oti oibw frttu winter weather is y slowing up the gorman offensive along the eastern front and the probability that hit ler has moved many divisions to meet the axis threat agalnsi southern europe is encouraging thelfuaslaiu premier joseph stalin in a letter to h c catsldy associated press bureau chief in moscow expressed confidence that the effect of the al lied moves in north africa wlu not be a small one in easing the pressure on russia in the far east ameri can troops are improving their posi tion oil guadalcanal island and aus tralians re pressing forward rapidly toward the japanosa baje at buna 120 miles across the papua peninsula from port moresby a hmasklbgiyfesat jfurther evidence of the growing strength of the united nations was arforded over the weekend by re ports on a great sea battle off the solomon islands in which the jap anese were decisively defeated partial details of the battle an nounced by admiral c w nlmltx comma nderinchlcf of the united states pacific flect that in three sharp engagements nov 1315 nil enemy forces were either de- st royed or driven back nnd troops estimated between 20000 and 40000 1 lost in the sinking of transports washington reports listed the de struction of 23 japanese ships in cluding a battleship three heavy cruisers two light cruisers five de stroyers eight fullylonded transports and four cargo ships american losses were given os two light cruisers and six destroyers the japanese forjees were assembl ed at knbnul nciv britain capital for the reinforcement of guadalcanal nnd new guinea admiral nlmltx commented it looks as if they were disappointed in both cases thetn- emy forces did not include alrplnno cnrrlers the battle may turn out to be the greatest naval engagement since the battle of jutlnnd in the first great war and in any case is likely to prove the turning point in the solo mons campaign question darlans status further progress was mnde early this week in the allied offensive in french north africa with angloam erican columns well inside tunisia hut there nre forebodings over the part being played by admiral dorian who has emerged ns commander-in- chief in the colony the fighting french nre against collaboration with darlan nnd other vichy personnges who hnve mnde their appearance in algiers it is re- pbrted that gen charles de gaulle has discussed the matter in london withjrfme minister churchill and in the i ttotjot of commons tuesday clement attlee speaking for the gov- g snld a full statement woufd hnve to botert i omr church ill girls at work on coal mines they like it tsey sort rock from coal inms its not hud job say ploii- eee in tws kind or work for women florence n s cp those rough lough coal miners just cant get over ii but there really are wo men helplncwock the pita here lending elamor to the grime arj six girls at the pit head of the bras dor coal company here and they proudly claim they are pioneers in this field in canada most girls would probably say they are welcome to that distinction for actually their job is not one for a lndy who paysaintlon to smudged makeup and dainty hands what they do is stand at the top of the mine beside a belt bearing the coal out and separate the slate and other useless rock that becomes mixed with the black gold it is not hard work but it docs take a quick eye nnd good judgment to heave out the trnsh and keep the good but they nre doing well and dnvld buj- chpll general manager of jhn mine clnlmi there nre othpr jobs here plrlm could do i younrost of tlio group is hlldn lc blaffc only lf hut the oldest of n fnmlly of eight dad is overseas she said so someone has to work shes on thn dny shift along wtyh mildred hunley nnd mnry colvey two mnrrled women mrs lllllnn hngell nnd mrs agnes vickers both of nenrhy sydney mines and mary morrison handle the night shift not too haul the work isnt too hnrd hilda snld but sometimes a piece of rock comes along thnt is too big for us to handle then we have to ask the men to help us however in quick defence of her sex she ndded that doesnt hnppen very often overalls nre stnndard working genr for these feminine nnd nonunion nilners same ns the men nnd on their hnnds they wear thick working gloves but they dont help us much snid hlldn showing n pnlr of hnnds whose cnllouses would look uell on n roustnbout however it is not all work nnd no piny for the girls even in this ser ious job of helping the wnr by tak ing the plnces of men asked if she went to bed early every night to pre pare for the hnrd day nhend hilda said oish no i find me the nearest dance choosey parents are given hope science may give aid to deter- mlruttion of sex says british expert london cp prediction that parents soon may be able to choose whether their children shall be boys or girls was made at a scientific con ference here it is very likely that in our near future chemical substances will be produced which will allow only males or females as the ease may be to be conceived said w l summer lecturer at university college not tingham i we have already gone a lonrway towards this in theanlmal kingdom the practical effect of his is not only one which would prove interesting to the scientific worker but it would probably havo farreaching social effects neutral swedens booming birthrate stockholm c p births throughout sweden during the sec ond qunrter of 1042 numbered 30851 the highest figure since 1022 it waa reported today the increase ovar the 1041 figure for theautme period was 30003 there wre also 46t more births than dnrlng the same period in 1m0 tauoiit royalty to ty london cp capl valentino henrybaker 54 who gave flying les ions to the duke of windsor the lata duke of kent and amy johnson ha been kllltv in a test flight one of the first british airmen to win the d fcj capt baker demanded im plicit obedience when instructing i dont care two hoots he once said whether they re titled folk or mere ly tom dick or mary royal palace guelphs leading theatres now playino judy garland gcoree murphy me and mt gal starttno saturday gcorsre formby keep fit j i in i mi par ll usee woeil will t lll australia defenee he it eould funke ntri raft prnrtunllx bulletproof no bayonets for uomfn nottingham enr cp after n iwiiv debate aulllar territor ial service officer agreed that wo men ihoum not be expected to use bayonets in warfare but ihould be ahowii how to uie light weapons in vent of invasion niniuip to iili miiir ian mnvtimon to tin alliftl i mis ant his iwmihiuiitl te isinn to nwunu te si onibilit for fre m h inleiitlh tn friui was nmnst ivtainji nrrivis him uarl m s swiiihed allecinnie is w ul b vio charles ie laulle and th ftjhtiin krene h und en henri kriuu who em aned from j fiermnn prtstin en nip to join the allies cause anmamatixut hhom for faitlw comfwtam and staaaasaly friend tt a d rachun acton mr attlee informed the house thnt arrangements with darlan had been made with a view to the immediate military situation in north africa most lrondon newspapers expressed the belief tnnttne darlan recogni tion was only temporar while anfiloamerlean columns arc moving toward a shqwwn fight with axis forces in tunisia the rem nants of marshal rommels army are stretched out nlong the road from bengnsl to el aghelfh pursuing british forces have captured dernn and tht inlnnd town of mekitl b vednesdn the british 8th arm hnd ndvmued to within 70 miles of bengnsl and den sir harold ale- nn ler mated knmmel was epettel to mnhe a stand behind strong pre- pnied defensive positions at el agheilu t harold said the axis forees in j libn were giogg hut not knot ki d i out it o mint 1 wrts liieed to have i lost is1 out of 5m tanks in the buttle- nnd ret i eat from rl alnmein and 7s ihxt men killed wounded an i taken prisoner british tnsunltus wtie es i timated at 11fi0 allled sourits had little to sa wed nesda legarding th pioguvs of the ndvanee from frene h nivyh afi u a i into 1 unisia hut urman eontrollt il iailn ttroauasls f i oni tans induatiti that ttii als had isiatlisnd a strong feint utute rtt allliet soilhes e si i mated that the eptmmn into the rnmh ioumtiii teintoiv pmuil ton l red of hum ihmhi li ithhloet t ed shipping 4 in tin hou1 or cimiiiiuib sh nt if fold t 1 1 p s nd nn inniatiii t mi nt l ir slei ill intuse e ll til i i ht mlt i ohtn 1 1 it i hie iiu nts in s th i i i i ols 1 ul ii it hi it u i t die ul had he i n m i with the know 1 iv anrilu tipnwil of ptu british gov i l jlllfe nt s tllr 1ll ouoflt i l 1mtr 1 un tt in ul otde i i ti itogii i del nit ire win the i ou hii a ilmrih in eur enuimunitx r not i tni not mt i rist d w he tin i tht se hitituieilli in whuh im piitrin- eelll tale then i hildrt n is painrtl en nd yoili nt lhheir s fire wild ii left lilin hoiiu i ss and w ittiout i lot hi s does not toui h miharlt i neve r teintrtbute- to oui ulm munitv funds or priaa draw- or oiwr events ofemdehrntltins hot iiu i pav for any of the treats passed out at christmas my clerks never clean a windshield fill a radiator or supply free air my onlv concern in ou is the money i can get out of ou to cart back to the city canadian macaroni flour of nil kinds including semo lina fresh nnd frozen eggs egg powder milk powder salt sugar col orlng oils nnd shortening nre the mater used in cnnndn in the man utn ct uteornrn enron innd kindrodjj products of which according to the latest statistics 44400 000 pounds were produced in the dominion in 1941 still on the job wartime emergencies nnd restrictions have mnde many un usual conditions in our business but we have to the present nnd will mnke our best endeavor to serve you with the best the mnrket nffords at the most reasonable prices our counters show a splendid variety in fresh nnd cured ments at all times and remember that we enrry n good stock of fish in our fastfrozen ice box it its qunlty meats were still on the job every day lovellbr0s meat-market- mill street acton phono 178 printed by acton free press you nun lunr noticed the above wording on printed matter l citizens huin iioiim in vton do you know what it means ll inean that the business man hoe printing carries tin- oidinr is helping ctojfs pros icritv h trading at home i le depends upon the pople ol cton a dis trict for liis trade and knows tluit l patroni- iiij home luisiiics iiistifutioiis ln i- doinir his part in keepinir home dollars cirenjit in at home he not only preaches home trade but puts it into practice