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4l the acton free press trmibb jtajtoh uthhtts neichborhoodnews balunafad friends off this eoaimaaity ectend their awmv apmpattiy o mrs ltmc- street and camtly la the loss of her dear father o ssmi away sudde- ulsc murirl cunningham mad miss ethel swindlehuret ht toronto apent the weekend at the tatter home pte bud snow spejnt a trtrfcead leave at hla horn viitjb mr and mrs snow the meeting f e womens mis sionary society of the united church was held at the hume of jim swindle- hurst on wednesday with un fore man neng as presideat in mrs waraet abarnoe the devotional past was clvea by miss b hilts the topic was capably given by mrs- j p kirtc- uaod on account of the storm and bad roads there was no ehurch service hetd in balmnafad on sunday mrs wulard sanderson of toronto spent the weekend with her mother andfrsnk miss jow smith and mr frank smith of sliver creek held the ll et cards at the euchre last week nassagawey a s the monthly meetinc of the busy bees which was also tlw annual one for election of officers was held at the home of mrs joseph frank be cause of sickness and unsuitable weather the attendance was small for the business on hand the vice- president was in the chair roll call was answered by a ration hint the annual financial report was given and showed receipts of t nnd expenses of s80076 and a balance of s34 46 there were auo a num ber of finuhed oullu that have to still be delivered that will net con siderable more when payments are received over fifty quilts have been made and quilted by the ladles dur ing the year besides the quilting of several extra ones a quilt donated by mrs chris frank was shown and much admired for both hat tern and workmanship mrs joseph frank was then elect ed to take the chair for the elec tion of officers for the coming year which were as follows president mrs c k davenport vicepresident mrs joseph frank secretarytreasurer mr j j kennedy aut secxctarytronuurer mrs stan hoblnson convenor for sending the boys their icarettes mrs l vv mcmillan and mrs britton convenor for quilt latches mr stan robinson lied cross convenor mrs stan lloblnuui it was moved that we have a dance in brookvllle hall to raise funds for red cross drive and also fcell tickets on a quilt plans were made for making of several crib qullt orders nnd the quilting of quilts mrs davenport donated a qullt top that was much j appreciated it seemed to be one of their lucky days as a member mrs i grant mcmillan showed one she had pieced for them from patches donat ed by mrs millar in the grand mothers flower garden pattern which meant plenty of stitches in its com pletion and was a job well done mrs davenport and mrs joseph frank are each having a quilting bee the fallowing week the meeting closed by all singing the national anthem after which a trip to the kitchen where a lovely lunch was served by the hostess who has really kept open house for the busy bees since the opening of the new year and luu offered her home for the next meeting many friends of mrs wilfrid ken nedy will be sorry to learn she has been confined to her bed the past w eek under the doctors care but will be pleased to know she is doing nicely and we hope she is soon well again theflu seems to be visiting most homes in this section mrs joseph frank gave her home for a quilting to the busy bees last tuesday and a qullt was taken from the frames during the afternoon j mus mary elliott spent the week end at her home at hespeler mrs florence robinson of guelph visited at the home of mr and mrs grant mcmillan on sunday mr and mrs lloyd burt who have been on mr wm mcleods farm the past year have moved to the farm of mr alvln mcdonald 5 th line ea quesmg having rented it the junior red j cross held their euchre party in the school house fri day evening with a small attendance because of flu and blocked roads mr tony frank as lady and mr joe frank jr were winners with the winners of the last night mrs s frank and mr d mcphedron re ceived oonaolatlon oakville ouie j who fractured his knee cap while fighting the ore at the murray house ts bark haw hob- tling about woh the aid of a cane mr w e wankel who has beea ecnplojwd us mr john it byurs drug store for ae val ynars has opened- a store of his oan in toronto in saowledcesnestt of his pres ence of mind and gallantry in resett ing his chum jlmmle stott from the icy waters of iake ontario on i xmber 11th scout herbert heldmaa was presented with the scout medal at a gathering of scouts their par ents and friends in st judea parih hall on friday the gre was made by commissioner w mason of acton recordstsu erin jack llorton of the military police called at bis home here monday af ternoon mrs ale orr has recovered suf ficiently to be able to be with her dsughter mrs fres wilson after br ing confined for mum time to the toronto general hospital b acton hich school hockey team lclte4 the e g s boys in a friendly game of hockey at the local arena on tuesday evening when tlw scone s 53 for erin during a blinding umw storm oq monday afternoon d s lejthh driv ing a sedan and a heavy track the property of iang cartage guelph driven by mr mcgladery collided headon on no 24 highway west of erin advocate burlington while xitltlnjr friends in oakvllle on sunday last when itenton bridg- man went to vtart his car it broke into flames under the hood causing some damage before the fire was cv tlncuished mrs james e curtis who lives with her parents mr and mrs j n walton 117 brant street has receiv ed word that her husband leading ajrcraftsnan james edward curtis was killed on active service in eng land last friday february 36th a flock of crows passed over the town on saturday evening at 630 crocuses arc shooting up through the ground in many flower gardens sev eral robins itave alto been reported around town which reminds every one that spring is around the corner mark and mrs blnkley brant av enue received a letter last friday from their son pte stuart blnkley who was wounded in the dieppe raid and taken prisoner of war in which he says he is still in hospital with a possibility of further operations on his wounded arm alonzo comfort who was also in the same hospital luu been moved to a convalescent hospital gazette rockwood the monthly meeting of the wc tu was held last week at the home of mrs s petty with a good attend ance along with the usual routine business several members gave read ings and mrs p powers read an ad dress given by rev g little in con nection with the annual convention held at sarnla during the meeting rev j ward contributed a solo and mrs j ayles a piano solo following the closing hymn revward pro nounced the benediction the next meeting wlll be held at the home of mrs chas ii harris the junior girls club of st johns church held their monthly meeting at the home of miss joyce waller at the euchreparty held in the town hall friday evening sponsored by the local womens institute six teen tahles were in progress netting 16 for the chinese war relief canvassers have been appointed in different sections of the village in connection with the drive for the rod cross campaign it is hoped the resi dents in the village and vicinity will respond liberally to huch a worthy eau1 quite a number of rockwood people attended the minstrel show in acton town hall last week weekend and sunday visitors mr mrs j h smith of tor onto misses dorothy and eleanor ed wards of brantford mr and mrs tony mandell and babe of guelph miss clare harris of kitchener miss lovena richardson of kitch ener mr and mm fred thatcher mr and mrs russell hepburn visited relatives in toronto over the week end mr eldon lambert visited in lon don ontario over the weekend owing to rough weather no ser vices were held fn the presbyterian and anglican churches evening service at the united church was dis pensed with georgetown has a lafige uwa was aaaas i fee affair and urn laotnt of aamlera and mr fcaad added sraattr o the tatarest f urn aaaac rnea be health nana could be rvprrtra dr c v williams aald that a born hired and wonkf duura about atail 1st- 1 aloji auo auscrcbid that public ihaularira be inataubd la the atw- buildlac a tfc bwd was mr4j1it in corjcowa councillor bradvy look ifer vara stand but had fw support ri herald milton mrs james bailey of hornby is ooovateacing the home of mrs it a vacet after an operation in ham ilton genesal ilospltal charlie anderuoa barber left on tuesday morning for camp borden where he has joined the tank unit puotorriecr donald macnabh of the rca f stationed at sea island bjc who has been visiting his mother mrs a i macnabh returned to duy last saturday afternoon milton tbjrrs went one game up in the best twoofthree series for croup honors when they defeated markham 43 in a hotly contested junior b playoff canoe here last fri day nlcht the february meeting of the mens canadian club was held la the mil ton inn on friday evening dr mac- ttenald of kilbride introduced dr otto niemler of the hamilton gen eral hospital who spoke on the sub ject sow modern advances in su ricery champion glasgow cp prstflvfelly the entire deer forest of gam euve ar- gvu 1z0do m h been preaettt- d to the nation by ltcol a e xl anderson a waoanosi saocscbtnldcr zt will be nsed for mmie park gowan whose radio adaptation of north after seals will be heard on tluuoday march ii at lujom ajn eijt 1ixk am adt over cilcs kaidem network orig inally from the hanks of loch lo mond mr- gowan iiettled at an early ac in alberta nnd after taking her degree in history uooeeded to win caroejie competitions in playwrit ing sincap turning to radio she has become well known for her many hla- torical and adventure plays as well as for her excellent radio adaptations north after sealit will be the third canadian contribution mrs gowan has written for the sbscbc school of the air mries tales from far and near cedarvale mrs kenneth hall of guelph and miss lleta smith of toronto spent tlw weeknd at their home here born to mr and mrs wilfred mc- arthur a son mrs reed kjtent tile weekend at her liome at orton ite will tttompson of niagara spent three days leave at the home of his parents mr and mrs x thompson woodside and with other friends here little joann smith has returned home after visiting with her aunt mrs hall of guelph a number from here attended euchre party last friday nleht at the home of mr and mrs j r hamil ton mr george hardy is taking treat ments in guelph messrs smith and arthur griffin visited on sunday with mr and mrs george griffin of erin who quietly celebrated their diamond wedding an niversary mr carman griffin of indiana mich spent the weekend at tlie same home miss eleanor griffin their only cratiddauchter made them a cake with 60 candles a number of erin friends called and wished them many happy returns orton our usual blizzard over the week end tied up motor traffic and nearly blocked the roads for horses and slelchs as well the onwego club held its monthly meeting last tuesday evening at the home of mrs n dearing rev a l atton visited in tweed several days the past week with mr and mrs carman atton mr jesse reed and mrs reed vis ited in toronto on saturday word has been received that henry graham has suffered a paralytic stroke and has been removed to a hospital in seaforth mr and mrs harvey nodwcll myrtle and robert attended the fun eral of the formers mother in ornngcvllle last week mrs albert rokzel visited her uncle nnd auht mr nnd mrs chas cox at the cataract last weekend mr cox has had his leg amputated and is progressing favorably now an enjoyable evening was spent last friday in the community hall when progressive euchre was played the first part of the evening and after lunch dancing was enjoyed to the music supplied by messrs harden mackay and somerville of hlllsburg the winners in the euchre were high score mrs stan somerville and mr albert loggan lone hands mr and mrs pete watson n- the y column there was quite a turn out of young iicojih for lite vwlmmlng luuty at tlw giklph y uivt friday the yv men club supplied us with vlx cars for tlw trans mutation of the girls and boys and our thanks are extended to the vs men for tluir kindness and cooperation and their help towards making the party tlw ucocss it waw ewrjone enjoyed the swim and lutd a good time both in tlie pool and on 11m trip to and from guelph the ping pong tournament for the girls and boys of the v 17 years and under that was to have been lield lakt saturday march cth had to lie cancelled and it will be run off to morrow night march 12 at 1 mx ttiarp any hoy or girl of the tt that hauit entered yet but would like to can do so up until g30 of the night of the tournament there is aill time to try your skill but you had hotter hurry may gray uriwps ox give ration card on shorter leave men in uniform with five days leave may now obtain temporary ra tion cards from the local ration board office civilian visitor from other coun tries desiring temporary rations for five to ten days will now get a tem porary ration card with one butter one tea and coffee one sugar coupon two spare a one spare b and two spare c under the old regulations no ra tions were granted to anyone for a temporary period of lets than seven who ih to blamk mr editor dear slo as we hveon the second line erin township lot 1 adjoining esques- ing townuilp we are being continu ally asked why the road from the townllne to acton is kept fifty per cent of the time impassable mo torists come from osprlnge and parts north and have to turn and go back at this townllno they have called on us for a little heat so we know what would happen to acton if the dairy men on this line refused to act it represents ninety per cent of acton milk you could hardly blame them if they did i have had several trips up nnd down with my neighbor de livering his milk when it was not fit for man or henstto be out on such roads how is it they send a big caterpillar up the second line to acton nnd make a real job and he stops there two or three days later they send n little liantle up to finish the job what happens he takes a few rams at a snow bank and quits away home and leaves a dropton the road eight or nine feet which is dangerous fo all sir have you any business organi zation in acton who would be intei- ested in a little business from the jinorth xtr have they too much business now or are they like a lot of other organizations gone with the wind erin will do her share in keeping this main road open and has done so by going through to acton to let the north traffic out how about you halton county throw the chips away and act before it is too late i thank you frank holmes a psivate show arent you working today eph- rlam asked one of his acquaint ances no auh ise celebratln my golden weddin auh you were married 50 years ago to day yes suh well why isnt yourwlfe helping you to celebrate it my present wife trtin replied ephrlam with dignity aint got rtothtn to do with it shtfa de foth saoraa of abeep and cattle for hlgh- cape town cp just before majgen dan pienaar was killed in a plane crash be referred to the- mag nificent and brave work of stretcher- bearer lucas fajacl a south african native negro k who returned time and time acaininto a veritable hell of machine nun tire to pull out wounded men fajari was awarded the ijjcm cleaauno auction sale arm mrmg ntncsarnth hay ubu1n hikmhikk ktt the undnjxn4d lias rvcelvd in struct ions from a m tisomah to sell by public auction at his farm lot 2 con 4 situated on the fourth lune of erin about ss miles north of acton on vaudas mabulf 1mb lu nomntencing t one utkxk tlw fol lowing horsklrrhefoa tfcrey mare c year old ivrcheoon grey mare 7 years old bay mare 7 years old black man- 14 years old cowsred cow fivsh with calf at foot lud cow milking jersey cow milking young cattle i steer 2 years old 2 heller 2 years old z steers rising 1 years old 1 helfur rising 2 years old 1 steer alout u months old thetc are cood cattle hog 2 york sown bred in janu ary 3 chunks implements peering hinder fi- ft cut mccortnnck mower sft cut m ii dump rake steel icoller m ii llsbout k1 drill ihc spring- tooth cultivator mw co kshutt outthrow lliw m if jsoctlon harrow mil no 21 walking plow mh puhhr stone uoat fanning mill sruffler wlteelhunow cutter mh truck wagon sloop sleighti car for wooden trak hay rack crate and scahti for weighing hogs itopcu pulleys etc short uoke sungu 2t sap palls grain bags sacks forks hms shovels neck yokes chains etc rroodorjhouu a x v2 bcatty brooder stovenew 3g foot extension ladder harness set of breeching har ness st of third horse hurnesm set single harness collars robe etc hay and grain mow of mixed hay 100 busltels fall wheat if not previously wild 2s0 bushels mixed grain 20 uukluds oats 40 busholt bar lev 40 bukhels buckwhenl dairy and household art icles mel lot to cream separajum palls jnrn etc chairs willis piano terms cash positively no reserve ns proprietor is giving up farming- no article to iwj remove until k ithvl for refrefthment moth at sale pro ceed in aid of red crorj roy iiinuuci auctioneer phone 15r erin c b swacichammer cleik auction sale rani amo rtmaanmm tik- undrslid ha bmn instruct- araiatnumn t i11 hy pulllr auction at lut 10 htti i4n- kmjtwini on vkovkhuav muuu ink ih at i orfork ttw fallowlncr houses h d cly mk 13 iar f clydfi mara 5 yar bay olrtlnc 3 ycara illck ivrrhtiron mara c yrara dlark ueld- inji n yara dlark oldlnc 9 jmara cattt4c-r- shorthorn cow iilf at foot rad shorthorn cow rait at foot oraifc- shorthorn ifelfar alf at foot urade short ikjrn ikifw alr at foot gradn sliortltorn hnlfar al at foot 3 sthni rising 2 yars 2 stni i yar j tllfr 1 year iigk a yuunc yorkhlrw sow due uriora aale a younje yorkhlra kowa due last of marah 1 vorluhlra uok rikln a years 1 vorkuhlre hois 5 montlut 7storr iflcs kiiioki powi and chain 17 cood ilrwedln oxford kweit nome with lamhs sliearlinj ewea 1 ok- ford itam 35 llijrfd itork ilcna h teeue and 1 oander 3mi bushwht of krhan oal suitable for aoed o huslwtls of alaska ouls sultahlo for td 50 uus of mixed craln lmilkmknts mh binder 7 ft eut m h mower 5 ft eut new f w hay itake mil combination side delivery itake deerlnc hay ioailer v ju w sfhtd llrlll 12 hor 13 i1- okkihult drill iwhrlni 13 sprinir tooth cultivator 14 plule ilk- im ijlu- ulsaull ii ft stevl drum koller tudltoikanderson manure siiruiier i serllon llnrrowu wacon nnd box truk wanon knkllb suhm kleury no 21 wulklnc l wllklnum no 4 wilklni ilow invrrln slnkle furrow hidini ilow liny lak kline funnlni mill set of bolisj iuiik uucirv cutter stewnrt kih cllimtnj 1 wlwelbur- town h v elertrlc motor seuf- fler turnip drill 2 oil drums 32- ft kxlertklon ijidder 21 fl ladder 3 diic tlraln bak 25 sniku boot pulmr anvllj talks nnd dies vice 2 iomli clinlnu ktietl box 2 fnt- tnlni crates apple kvnorator h blue oik toncues some uasswood iumlxr some while oak lumber forks chains shovelw iloes noek- yokek whlffletrs crosscut saw one man saw blurkumlth and other tools kle 0 harness set heavy team har- rakvi sl short tuk heavy harness sfl if slncle harrhks f horse col lars fuknituite clare ilrathers vic tor itanue with rewervolr and warm- itik clout molfal 4plote electric banco eaiv electric wnshlnc ma chine molfatt elorlrlc hot mate klthen cuplmlard drm leaf talle 3 other tablet wardrobe sideboard kedroom sulle 2 couches 2 beds hlch cluiir 210 lb scales 2 step iadderi copper boiler manuel fiull jars quantity of apples palls milliner pail klni electric cream separator other household articles no lewrve ns the farm is rented teiimscash ntavk trrtjt auctioneer iiumi cuitltle cleik i52 royal palace gueuhs leading theathes iodav til monday spencer tracy kathcrine hepburn in keeper ok the flame coming soon the siege of lenin- gbad a added feature iienbv aldbidge gets glamour tohay til monuay henry fonda maureen ohara in the immortal ser geant tcehuay t tiiibmuav greta gynt london symphony orch in the common touch pte chris ellis of toronto badly burned and shocked during a bomblne raid overseas receives a blood serum transfusion in a canadian military hospital in england major s d gordon tor onto administers the transfusion asblstedtby lieut nursinsslbteri e r campbell edmonton the dried blood serum collected and processed in canada through the canadian red cross is bottled and packed in the airtight tliu shown on the bedside table and sent over seas where it is available for canadian and british servicemen sup plies have also gone to malta ubya egypt and other middle east theatres of war canadian blood serum released through the can adian red cross also saved the lives of thousands of british civilians injured in the battle of britain hmj3rlm sukday march itith tuta xi o0 mwanhlpmnlea ermoti simon the c wun 1215 pjsly churdi sctioq 7 00 pm som etonrto old utaw choir and old tttmm wytmm vjedneaajty sjoo ipjdlrmidfwwk er- vloe t the iharoe jot xte ih il and mrs austin come and worship mrybagj welcome jev manaswillow street slinuav march 34th 1043 1 1 00 am moraine worship a rwi p m sunday school and iblble class t 7wi p m ilcturr sermon christ npd the hch younj- ituler vrldmy marih 12th 3o0 p m world day of iprayer always wfloqmir cyttmicfpkdr mjev qun ohmhl flla mjek sunday march 14th 1043 lioo uxa worship aervloe 1the minister 12j p m sunday school thuraday evonlnif 745 p ex irayor moquntf at the church a hearty welcome to all above services small adveitlsements atwrtlrnitiitri upiler llilu tvcadiiuf tili mi tit ittilftr nt tii jaj mdm amilhnatl iwiitiu i pt wstrtl ill rh iliw uit mtctetnpnf lli dnr- tihimnnti miiii flijirii av mns ic ftmr wteftl tlillllitll tt it wtmtl eakracntbb mksbh pome kor llijht carjhmler work apply to j w mccutcheom main street acton cnt tiveroimi in house on third line ueljoinlni ahon hydro and land far curcten apply jl n bitown ihon iorvj acton j f jjvaum ro revt uuul will hulldlllttm fair plunty wntor apply itobeiir hcorr i7l ui3 woaluirli st ounlph jf itg xlltmkllnir ahd prutrudiojb mmimltlj ttuftitcth khould itnow lunukbn tlcbbal rifaul treats raufvt ut lt uouree money bade if not kntlhflod at browns dni store 7oow auction sale will wll bv public auction at his fmm 1 mile north of campbellvttle on krjldav macuai j cth t4b ut 1 ocim k lilu farm stock iraple- mentu bay and craln incluolnsr icrcbeion honui 10 hvua durham cattle 23 head yorkshire hag har- neoand other farm equipment 4 a actjuotc imlnsinr auction sale or wood tlvnh bboniekm raoae w mutoa south corner weat half of lot 24 in onccsslon 3 enqueuing township ulll sell by public auction on kmispw subol ibta ihi kale htld ut bush quarter acre and half acre lots of wood also an agod team terms cash tom iiuhuolm auctlaamr elmer downes 36z 1kjuuoio auction sale 41faiujct vovsa half uu btwoen guelph and kock- u ood x rt b of no 7 hlshway on kdn milk road vwu selfvby public auction on mondai ma1uu itu ims cimnu ntlnir at 1230 oclock a t3- teted dairy herd horses pigs and implement including a 1020 -mc- cormickdeerliur tractor on steel 362 boy halvdalev your eyes and glasses ulll be well cared for if trusted to us our prices are also moderate satisfaction assured e p head registered optometrists u tw amomawra tit