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page kiort the acton free press thltmay may aoih 1043 wright cardno at knox church flora on saturday may 15th 1643 by rev j wukle dor othy may daughter of mr and mrm r d cardno of elora to sera norman b wright aon of mr and mrs f i wright acton ontario fulvek wedding wrightwalker on april 1st 1918 at the parish church kendal f enaiarid by the rev a glover serv prederick i wrlaht 4th canadian infantry battalion of acton ontario canada to edith mary eldest daughter of mra walker kendal england and the ute mr brown walker graham suddenly at the home of her daughter mrm frank hall 33 alma street guelnh ontario on sunday may 16th 1043 ruza nellea beloved wife of john graham of rockwood in her 66th year in mkmokiam daviesln lovingmemory of a dear on and brother jamea w davles who iassed away may 20th 1041 lovingly rememhered by mom dad suter elsie brothei ron and brotherinlaw chrik holijoway- in loving memory of edwin a llolloway who massed away may 23th 101t not dead but passd twyond the mist that bind us here into the newer larger life of that unclouded sphere in loving remembrance wife and family hilts in memory of my dear wife mm peter lliltil who uuel away may 17th 1042 god know that alie wu suffering so he lotted her wealy eyelldn and whlsiiored peiace he thine away in lhautirul hills of god by the volley of rent mo fair some time nome day i know not when i will meet dear llla there lovingly remembered by ikk lllkhano hilts- in loving memory of our dear later ella beloved wife of peter hilts who waned away may 17th 1042 not a murmur not a algh imuuumi her lips aa death drew nigh as she lived ao she died cheerful ready aat lulled no regret of any kind except for loved onea left behind but aome aweet day well meet again beyond the toll and atrlfe and claap each other hum once more in heaven that happy v ever remembered by sisters and brothers phshjorul mrs ii u frankum harrtaton on thursday may 6th there dossed away at her home on mark lane harrtston one of harriatova moat esteemed clutens in the person of mra henry j frankum she had been iii two weeks with an acute heart ail ment but had been confined to her home for nearly tenvars owing to falling eyesight the late mrs frankum vcaj burn at brighton ontario being a daugh ter of the lae mr and mrs w but ler she was married j henry j frankum at ptrton ontario and went to montreal as a bride where they lived for fifteen yeara later the family lived at southampton and acton before coming to harrtston 26 years ago where mr frankum pass ed away 23 years ago until falling eyealght incapltated her she took an active nart in the ladies work of the united church prim ipally with the women- mis- alonary society and the ijutles aid she was presnled with a life mem- hertililp in the wms before leaving a ton her ml ml vau keen up to the v ry last and even with her falling eye- might she- wtti able to crochet attlcleti for the soldiers three hllitren are left to mourn her loss namely utile frankum at home wallace of at ton and harry t flrugdlut of harrlston also five grandchildren gertrude of wood- hridge mrs ida mcdonald of maple ii c frankum of the romp sld- nj ni i neat and kathleen fran- ktim of llairlston a prlvnte funeral wrvlv wu in id saturday aft rnoon conducted by uv geo 11 thomas eif the harrlston united church may is over half gone and still summer hesitates to make an appear ance next week its moat rationing conversational tuples are well main tained the brickwork on the hew nddl- tlon at the armaco co plant is about completed one again acton did hot fall the victory loan reached its quota here even if it did seem a bit high the amount of sugar for canning purpose has been established for this district it will be 10 lbs per person every industry in acton readied the allotment set for it in the fourth victory loon thats backing the at tack r wusnt the victory loan bomb that shattered the face of the clock in the post office tower but the high wind on sunday the twentyfourth will not he ob served ns a holiday in acton in com pliance wlthr the request for fewer holiday this year principal leltch und his asslst- nnts und the continuation sc hool girls held o ver successful tug day on saturday in aid of the chinese relief fund aguhi alton district in htipp to sn tj the bos of the lighting fotcct were back of you another loan hus gttne ovei the top uectiuite vur- one chlptcl in pllol officer truln mikumvh thl week ivielvetf hlu eommlsshm und uus one of the top four in his i lass coitiirutulutloiii 1 he theimomett r at th 1ost oftsc luiao mm ihi t tlu top 1 iii fledc r ptest tlttd h tlli pliilte fluyj hint lu i u iml in full alton ha uuikin don mot lliim uiik nui i mi and mrs c t uiuklln it t k l wait on wediumluj apt ii phh that their nephew 1 roop t k ninth wright of the lank coips hu jo of j cloiu ester nuhtiul wns ktlletl w lille l on aitlvt sorxttc i hose vs for vlt toi h crop- mh up in more plaits mrs d talor about us a ploce of hmon in which n r dihtinct v ran through the v hole slab t odn n limb of maple wood comes in from j twin greer with a perfect v tn it rural dwellers who engage tem porary help or labor may obtain addi tional supplies of rationed commodi ties the ration administration of the prices board said in a statement ap plications for extra rations for thresh ers silo fillers fruit packers tobacco gatherers sheep shearers wood-cut- term and ao on should be made to the iqcml ration board commission huys 1000 in fourth victory loan contlnued from page one ent time and miss b ii speight was instructed to obtain the ttond mlsu r ii speight was instructed to transfer 3no from the water works account to the general account of the corporation of at ton superintendent c w wilson re ported that the fence ut he front of the water tank drid pumping station was in very bud condition he was instructed to obtain prices on fencing muterlul the whole property was to be fenced in instead of just the front as at present ao as to prevent nny tmrson from trespassing on this property superintendent wilson reported that wool combing coriwrutlon of canada were deslrouu of having the transformer on their property moved it was left with the superin tendent to make such arrangements as are necessary secretary miss b h speight was instructed to pay the following ac counts hydro bept bell telephone company services s ellis a howard limited sup- piles northern electric co sup plies imperial insurance office burglary insurance the workmens compensa tion board j payments brock snyder mfg co sup plies mrs smith cleaning office c n ii st transports ex- this week hnersally wrutesi far the jutaw free rrcsja by j cl moan gu 43 so lfh 23 so 017 j 40 125 toronto cp ontarioa ship of atate is being piloted by a new skipper this week harry corwln nixon the 52 yearold st oeorge far mer fvtut tues4a was sworn in ns premier of the province after the resignation of cordon consnt botl tas nrenlctr and ttoroey general thus ontario had its third premlci in less than veven months mr con ant having succeeded the effervescent mitcb heburn only uu october into tht government premier nhon hrought with liim two former calttriet colleagues farquhar olives of princeville and eric w cross of slmcoe mr oliver returned to tlie port folios of welfare and public works which lie gave up when he resigned last fall a few days after mr conant aucceeded mr hepburn mr cross who reslgived as mlnuu r of welfare in 1040 owing to n disagreement with mr hep mrii was made attctrneygen ral and minister of municipal affairs undr mr nixon new sulet the m w pr mi r also tonic ctver tin lrtfollo of the provincial mcntury the hwltlou he hld wlutt he t sign ed 1 i otlour tin mlnlsteiij who w rved with mi connht w re r talum hy mr nuon in the fallowing cupnclth ii minister at iuuii imi llmimn minister of hiihwuu f h mcqiu ten minister of health llmvld j klrly mlnlstr of aurlculture p m- iv wan minister of lands and forests norman hlpixl minister of mines robert ijiurli provincial treasun r a st clair cordon inlnut r of edu cation iv duncan mrarthur minis ter without imtrtrollo william c hourk tht new premier comes from ilnlt- td empire loyalist stock an was horn on the homestead near si george pioneered by his grandfather 1o0 years ago he and his family still reside on the same farm he has been a member of the leg islature for brant for 24 yars hav ing been elected first in 1010 under the banner of the united farmers of ontario on his election he became provincial secretary in the drury nd ministration holding that office until the defeat of his government in 1023 mr nuon retained his own seat how ever in succeeding elections he ran as a progressive until 1034 when he join ed forces with mr hepburn and on reelection took over his old portfolio a position he heiti until hlu resigna tion last october the day follow i lie mr conant s accession to power his own succession to the premier ship was made iasulhta through the vote of the ontario liberal conven tion here last month which chose mr nixon nu party leader with 41ft of rt7 votes cast on the first ballot he defeated threw other leadership as pirants mr conant an entrant in the lead ership race took ill on the eve of the vote and was not nominated he re turned to his office only lost monday for the first time since lit collatse early april 30 the day mr nixon was elected leader it is exacted mr conant will receive a court appoint ment as master of the supreme court press 1 hfl h e p c of ontario chock ing beurdmore meters 12 2h hepcof ontario power 3572 h6 highway garage gits 0w sutherland st hull electric co repairs 0 00 sugvcrloi tle trli co sup plies 17 12 tvpt of national rev ttue sales th 712 bunk of montreal vlttor limn 1 mh im mac rvmiild kuppllch eclrli ltd i hh 02 waterworks hept 1 1 eti o im paw i at spring ikiho im htntlnu at spnnr ihdio oopt apt ii 0un 1 un cmmiliim binss compnitv i id supph s hinfllno vm iihroch for years mart kenny and his western cenllemen ami judy rich ards 4above have imn n making trans canwls tours and receiving ttte nations handsomest lnm4uets but tocloy llu ir journeys are a secial matter fcti gallant young men of the united fors since mart uul tlie lads sr visiting the training cntrm acrimtu the land and playing thtlr kwl4st airuiiu m nts for tin itjtops milton mr foster principal of the milton public school will move into the home of mr mckechnle when vue- unt on court st pete mckechnle who was employ ed at the yinlton creamery has se cured a position in toronto his family will move later a lartro number of jmmhen of the canadian club attend the regular minting to hear senator yojtn b nc s brother of the former ptesldent of cchoslnvukla lir wnunes intror ducecl his fellow count r man as a vetvruii fighter for freedom and demo crat y on i hurstlay tnlng of last we k thi members of st clair lodge a f at am wtie prkmtirl to lu in ns tlulr must sptiik r mt c v clmr- t r of brampton mm nam 1 he ontatlo w lvl newspuier assoc ia- tiim k chart rs was tt m mh r of iv umiip of cntuullim iuwspnpr nun who usitid cinl hriliiln lust full us tilths of the cntmdlittt gom tu rn nt chnmplotw otrtlrlox acton out may 17th im 1 mi a nnu w a tow fmks l lui mr in yom icr issud mmj llth4l i iiotltevl re price s cm lolu und other iridic euipm lit the tonnage of the chussls had not ihii stuted aftci reading the item it leaves tlu imprvmtlim ihat iwjje trucks uh much hior kienslvt than the otlur tender whereas the two ar gen erally eutslderecl comi lltlve if coun cil would uote the information in your hext lwsu showing the ex art tonnage of these trucks ciulpkd with duul axle that have leen tend- rrett for tttese facts would give tlu public a utter chance foi ccmivuil- son tiiunklng you alex mcisaac to the editor ti actom fass pswis dear sir n ports have lwen reaching me of a rare hut vicious practice in acton and i would appreciate your coop eration in bringing this mutter to the attention or the citizens generally it seems that lure ure misguided uoplo who believe themselves entitled to correct hy mistreatment the nlltued destructive habits of heir neighbors cats and clogs i do not intend here to argue for or against the rojatlve destrucllvcne ss of these habits admit tedly other ieopls pets are a nuis ance at times but so it may be said are tlulr children when compluln- ing ulwiut upse t garbage it should be borne in mind that muny of these garbage cans are left on the streett without tops and diie to our uncer tain collection service they ure often not collected until the day following the proper collection day tills con dition surely invites investigation in the content of the cans by dogs and certainly not all the blame should be placet on the dogs there have been tats and dogs poisoned und shot and recently it was reported that n dog was trapped and beaten while held in the trap this gross itcstlnllty is inexcusable contrary to law and the offender u no credit to acton or mankind there is a very active or ganization in the society for the pre vention of cruelty to anlmulx who do not h sltutr to prosecute when com plaints are brought to their attention a word of warning should in uufflo lent at this time if your neighbors c hlldren damage your prop rty youi neiuhluir not the children is held re sponsible your neighbor in respon sible too for the actions of hlu mrt yours sine nl inoicnani clllzkn variety pkocuam lrksentei by united youn peoples gkoltp iivi prom am was mjoved on ida njght arranged b the united japs ait kin iihreas opium mondi church young peoples socwl tureei on the piogrum wore i in band solos hv doroth and houglus priestly others taking part were mr bonn lois dnwkln mrs beajt erma wllderspln cordon beatty and george elliott tring clear hcmg konp of i ncutralh but encourage i irujr addicth cutis and soiit8 give ambulance an ambulance costing slttoo was recently presented in tlie preaenoe of of the ockvernoroeneral to tlie lloyal canadian air force by the wolf out and hoy scouts of tlie 10th toronto 4chrtst church heer park scout croup the boys raised ttte money for lite ambulance by the collection f 15vkk1 pounds of newspapers 21 000 munds of magaxlnes hjoou pourulsof botttfes ftrto pounds of mat- tresses 3h00 pounels eif rags 5300 pounts of tubbcrt lijoo pounds of crap metal 350 pounds of tinfoil 10300 fruit baskets 31100 wlie coat hanger and by tlie sale of jtootl hot cross buns air cumntodore f s mc4ill aorcpted tlie ambulamv eui mhalf of the ilcaf joh for women ih gamekeer and ii loran mean jusi keep lug cfclrkcnii and ihsrkm kjihcr ixinlwjn hv women are tak ing ov r one more joh whle ii in pie- war ditys wuw an u to m n only hu y are wliig ace- plnl us uatue km p rs nod among tlur ihlugu will have lo catry out patrols to curb poa htlig which is em th increase in wmu tuial 114 aw n4fcuwavh annlvr4tkauv kjonivon copl april 0 was th ihlil unulveisaiy of flu tluy tfemuiu hords swpt into noiwuy aftr the liufious 11 yeuls of peuc tlw noiweglait geiveriimeitt lu limlou edebiated tlu day prprlng lo re sume iowr in norway again wlwn w ace ads the second creut war w t patterson ro npejalkt us kye b oitaiptlat laa wvndium ht otlklstii rtmaa slag completely equipped offices lulow maher shoe store thkahiihrats hai of lani fo tax munlcluallty uf artoti county nf llaj- ion frevlftee of tlnlarlo hy virtue of a war runt issuoel by i the iteove under seal of the corpora tion of the vlllnue of ac ton to m directed having out the fifth day of januury 1041 evtrnmandlng m to levy upon and sell the lands mentlon- ed in the following list for arrears of taxets and costs due thereon i hereby give notice that unless such arrears of taxes and costs ure sooner paid i shult proceed to sell by public auction the wild lands or its much thereof as may lie necessary for the uiyment of the said taxes and costs at the coun- ii clmmlmni in the town hall in the village of acton on the efdhlh day of july ad 1041 at the hour of two oclock in the afternoon acton ontario march 11th 1941 b if spkigi1t treaaureir parcel no 1 owner ceorge wilds fstate description of land and if patented iot 145 plan m main street patented years in taxes xosts total arrears 1030 to 104 j incl 2i2 53 m w jtt7 co 4111 tiik cilanolnti ntiifam i in life of man iiml animiils has hull coiiipiiud to a liver continually flowlntr ct thanulnir in its courw ex hibits in th itoval ontiirio mils urn llltislrah the nature of this life stream i lu urnt juis4 from how and fllnth nd i minus through ross bon und stmtppri in rows to flint loik mil modi rn 11111s it pnsst w finm fu toid lumtx thioiiuh ln r- nudlitti fctnj to mod in hfrs v uith 11 stnulf tri it shifts from tlu simple unti nihil uk a hi of t h i pjil to tlu inmihx und uiiurdi d n vt of tin hltd i he d tads ihunr hut the hrond tiaracttr p rslsts itlpph s np- pi nr on tlu suiface- hut lh slr am rtivlu s un airction sale cape town cp the south african senate adopted a motion bv senator e h brooks calling for greater cooperation between the dif ferent racea in south africa there was one dissentient voice wu1 iondon icpiin an attempt to bos i clear hong kong of neutrals the simmons japanese occupation authorities have ut dally rations for neutrals to half the 6 4 ounces of rice or flour which thej were allowed up to march chlnn news reported to increase addiction to opium among chinese on the uland the japanese are reported to have issued ordcrstthat anyone who regiater as an addict can obtain a permit to pur chase the drug from japanesecon trolled depots crowl ilopilak to obtain food london icp hospitals and nursing homes in france are said to be crowded because so many french people are undergoing operations in order to get extra food people think it well worth while to pay for slck- bed comfcrt with the loss of part of their anatomy said the paris solr quoted in a despatch via zurcb of iiohhkiioij filknitiiitk and real fcktatk llie und rslgned has rcelved in structions from c f ltatherland kx- ecutor of the estate of the atk khtiikk aurkv to ull the following run arid pttrsonnl effects at her late home on church sttec t acton on katftrday mav n4 i0is at two clock sharp iajlnt safe lplete ch sterfli id sultj itug about tf x 0 i able r h 1 trie i amp two chillis mirror six dining i toom chairs and itouml inhh sofa hoiking chair china nblni t sonora hadio sllv rwar full s t of rhiu chlnn iliiiii armchair itug mc clary stove with pipes luhh inur kit inn chtilrs upltoiird wash uolli r clollu s ilnk 1 i nii mow r i uh wrlni r 11 cttw lonolir menlirs f in si of iruu rs iiour inhh t loths i mo sultraws itoiklng hair klhh n hilt hum ilottoni fluilr ii d on ss 1 lahh put about 7 v i put llatk sell slnitr s lairtr ilu him lio ann oh drs sofa to p d ii st whsi slnnd carpi t am huh i inoh uni idle jihotif 10 1 7 muf lion i i iissr u iislctiiiid t hah sti i ii i irss r unoi wtinid ivii c i nlrs h ut dunk lllaiik ts comforti tu u st i 1 raw n aim y vm mini ci am r funf m kryil 11 w ln of ciinnd f cmmis vnlunbh seal nnt i nd spr nc c out ir ss s wrist u 11i1 h on to ih hatel b pure huvt 1 and sold h hundred ue hzht n iims as al mie k rn tlm tiit ii hi o f ted for iol h itinllc nuilon sub i lect to rere bid nnri e oiuilions to i be made known nt time of sale tin house and lot being iot 15 in illock no ii village of acton on which there is said to be a two torev seven roomed house with twopiece bathroom asphalt shingles and clare hecla plpeless furnace boy iundltv auetloneer phone 15 r6 erin f u wright clerk for further particular apply to c f leathcrland solicitor acton ont i 132 royal palace ubij ijiaiiinu tueahuoi timtav til hatihiiav moddy mcouwall l poster i my fhiknit hjtka b tiiliilr mn1iv to tllltbihiav john sleinbecli the moon ih dhwn- wltli sir cedrc mardwickc opening dance khgkwool pakk kd 11 mills satllltliay may 22nd clltsoniioyn daimin iiviiy siilurday kviniii ilrttau mil haijc oh hknt noticfe of dissolution of partnership notice in hereby kivea that be iarcikfwiilp henlalot hubklnllntf between iu the unbjemlltned it r ferry watson roberfxwinton cjurylns on the budnett of oaihv ani mincii iiak under he firm name of watkon and winton in the village of acton ha uibi day been dkaolved by mutual content all drbta owintf to the mau partnership are to be paid to 11 h perry walaon ut acton intarlo and all clainu aicaliut the wid partnmihlp are to be preaented to the naid h k ierry wathon for vettlement out of the partnenjilp aiaeut oatki1 at acton thin thirteenth day of april lw k tt 1ehhv watson roiiekt a winton briluiirn airborne volunteer shock rariuhut iroops eonstltuten powerful lurprte nctor an i uri usually employed jn conjunction with airborne or mechanized troop in the main around effort or in rear of vnrn lmi they ore nrmed for their specific task with wenprnt and cqulmiont drop ped on their landlns area paratroop tralnlnic by ft af instf uc- tors of army cooperation command a highly specialized under taking is done first by eyrtthetlc planes special p t courses en- suie all round physical fitness coordination and menial alert ness photo shows paratrdop with fun equipment t and chute ha la- armed with a sten gun i t