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page two the acton free press j rniuilsday ukckmhelt and ims neichrorhoodnews georgetown a delightful urrise party was giv en to mr and mr kills schof ield on the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary by tlut girls of smith and stun pottery but thursday evening mrs robert buchanan met with an unfortunate accident but thursday morning when she dipped and fell the toe while crossing over to the rood just below kentnrra coal office on emery st she broke her leg just be low the hlji and ha been taken u ouelph general hospital the stag prty given in honor m comrade llobeit mulr whoe mar riage to mrs ivy thurston took place last week was one of the largest sa- therings of veteran ever assembled in the iglon ilall oxw 75 members of the legion en toyed supper and en tertalnment that will be remembered for a lone time bejt rennick son of mr and mrs atervin ttennlrk of rand valley who i employed with the greenwood con struction company met with an un fortunate accident on tuesday of last week nov 16th while working with a tractor in n gravel pit in east gar- afraxa bert fell off the machine and landed on a comer of an ancleiron which badly injured hi left kneecap lie raid campbellviixe a k ery pleasant time w aji spent last saturday afternoon and evening when about thirty friends of mni s 1attersoh met at her home to otter congratulations on the occasion of her 88th birthday mrs patterson was very happy having her friend and especially her three daughters with her she received a lot of lovely practical elf- a dainty lunch was served which included a lovely birth day cake wit h pink candles our best wishes to mrs patterson for continued good health and happiness miss teresa hubbcrt oungest sister of the late lllrhnrd huhhert was prevented with a ii e medal at government house in ottawa last week in recognition of bravery when a man about two years ago attempt ed to rob the post office in which miss hubbert is post mistress in tor onto she suffered sever injuries but managed to drive the intruder off her many friend here offer their congratulations mrs p a wheellhan 11 visiting old friends mr and mrs william stewart in kingston the auction sale sponsored by the womens institute last friday night was very successful and n nice tidy cum was realized the patriotic society qulltod two quilts last week and expect to do two more this week we are very sorry to hear that mr roes carbert met with a serious ac cident on monday he with several other men was unloading n heavy safe at the king calcium office when the safe slipped and caught mr car bert breaking his leg mrs mcphee who spent a i ouple of weeks in toronto ha returned home the wms of st davids prwsby- terlan church held their monthly meeting at the home of mrs c a elsley with twentynine members in attendance the president mrs it c mrnxles presided the owning prayer was given by mrs geo agnew and mrs mcphedran led in the re sponsive scripture reading miss jean mclmiall cave the life history of miss grace uui a native chrlstlun worker in india for thirtysix years as this was the annual meeting the following officers were elected for the ensuing year ivesldcnt mrs t h snyder first vicepresident miss j held second vlcepresldentrxlfss jean-mr- phall secretary mrs l sharjw treasurer mbw c mcphall pianist mr t mcphnl the offering was dedicated by mro s cairns the meeting closed by the singing of the national anthem and a prnytu was given by mrs t h snyder a social half hour was spent at the conclusion of the meeting f m forsythe it c a f of van couver visited with mr and mrs t h snyder on friday last mr and mrs crawford mahon vis ited his parents mr and mrs k d mahon over the weekend miss dorothy clokey of toronto vi sited misses kathleen and rita hub- hard mrs james mcfarland of toronto and mrs polenl of detroit visited their mother mrs patterson mrs patterson was celebrating her stfth birthday peter maclaren ronald mcpheil nnd ronald roberts all of the r a f visited their homes miss vivlnn lilger of mcmaster university staff visited her aunt mrs win cqvper t mr w moore visited mr and mrs vanslckle sub lieut crawfordmahon visited his parents mr and mrs ed mah on sub ueut mahon has just re turned home from the west mr a c mcphee has returned home after a short visit with friends in toronto erin word has been received tliat bill mundetlstatloned with the it c n v it at hultak4s lit the hospital suffering from an attack of scailet fever mcssii i c illicit hrge san ders karl scott and w- a uurchtll have returned from a feu days of deer hunting in northern ontario 4eo sander was the ouly me to gl a deer luteal teacher attended a clinic nt the o a c uelph on tuesday t whhh all teacljers in the district were called for a tuberculosis test the idea i the beginning of a new health regulation sinmsorcd hy t he 1 ei rt ment of ed ucat ion ad vocat terra cotta mr and mrs h uesscy and daugh ter iouls of stcwarltown spent sun day with mr and mni joseph mr- ilride mr and mrs jat mackle of to ronto spent i he w eekend at t heir old home i sere mr and mn lliadley and family hae moved to toronto we ore sorry to learn of 11m- sudden passing of the late mr iiavldsun who at one time wax a highly respected resident of thin place interment took place in clenwllllams cemetery we all join in extending bur smpathy to the hereaed friend we are alu sorr to lenrn of the hudtlen passing of the late jas young of llauluafad tlie lute jus young wa u ellknown in thu mm ton wkmi cutting u still the general order of the day mr korrie has the team stripping stone in his quarrle on the mountain- mr nnd mrs hniwnrd spent sun day ulth mr and mrs norman icam mr and mrs ljslle icam wjknt sunday with friend in milton oakville after three and onolutlf years of varing for british boy guests brox- atowe house will close its doors dec ember 31st members of st judea anslicsn church packed tle parish hall last wednesday evening when tltey gaui- ered to lud ferewell to canon d hus- aell smith who is retiring after j7 years as rector of st judes a meeting f represontatkes of the rotary out the white oak chaiter i0 d k tlte oakville and district fled cross society branch 114 iranad- lan leicion and mayor f m deaus and llwvi norman gilbert wm held in tlte coumll clutmbvr on tuesday nlglit to discuss the erectlonf a war memorial itokpllal in oakville rec- 4uxstar everton mis jean hall of hamilton pent tlw weknd with iter friend mis harvey julin mr and mrs fred murray of ltn- loti sjvent a couple of days reoeuuy with tlie latter iwrents cd and mrs will head i mrs j i benham attendiml the tu rn ral on monday at arlss of her grandfather tlte late mr i van nor muu ilevnt visitors at the home of mis jnmes black were ilntrc ltlertioii i c a f munnlng iwml toronto mrs j p macklmum mr alex slew art guelph nnd mr nod mrs allert mcwilllnmw nnd family of lu- sllnli mr uhd mrx fhmi alton of itock- vaoiwi visited at i tie home ut mr and mrs john alton on mottduy mikms uarhara nnd muriel ihnham spent the ueckeml in ouelph with tlielr giitndutrnts mr uud mrs will vunnorman ballinafad tlie w m s held their novemwr meeting at the home of mrs kirk- uoul on wdncday- the predent mrs wame conduct el the meeting miss hiuh and mrs warne im1 in tho devotional period taken from tha mis sionary monthly the bible for all life the topic was given by mrs stanley sinclair a paper nn steward ship wu given by mrs f j short- hill tlte watch tower won taken by mrs sulndlehurst the meeting clos et uith a hymn nnd prayer mr jamcii young passed uwity in it toronto hospital on saturday fun eral service were held in the church on monday he leaves- to mourn his loss three slitters mis maud and mlfcs janet who has been quite ill for tome time hut is much improved nnd mns maurne of brampton quite a number from here attend ed the funeral of mrs tho marshall irom the home of her son cordon burial was at erin cemetery a large croud at tenths the uchre und lumv in the hall on friday night when mrs robt mcenerj won the ladle priaw nnd mr arnold mcenery the gents iunch was served und the rest of the eveijlhg wn spent in danc ing mrs dan campbell had the misfort une to fall and break her arm we hop for a speedy recovery rockvtood ospringe mm roy llln11y is vikltmg uitt her mother mrs talhot near acton lvlnslruthers of cump horduuimuo rvmlsse mnlrnndcnthnr the unnuul cumtinuutlon siitottl cui4rt held in the town hall last friday evening wan well attended by pnretiu and friend of the student ului went through all item on the programme with credit to themselves und the teuchers mimii dlnsniortt und ltlulr mr charles h harris of the kcluk1 board woai chitlrnlitn for the occasion which included the fol lowing numbr prelude by the school orchestra the belt of st marys you are my sunshine tito golden slippers o cntuula by the school and audience sougu in chorus were ready to begin tlie school song the iad in nuvy blue on to victory cltulrnians addrc- indian club swinging by three girl followed by cluli tltted with red whlto and blue colored lights und hall light out tuning in on the past with roht hamilton nt the radio iihil group of girls lu costume valedictory address h ruih muclnrou guitar duetts by keith hamilton nnd murray that cher secondary graduation diplomas presented by mrs a j elliott and ul- so lutermetllnte cortlflcntes twopart choru the glrlu an autumn scene and the heroine katrinn boys phy sical training followed by ttuntn wand drill by eight girl monologue hiram blow in by john bcnhnni patent medicine that works a stunt carried out by jack ewer reading by dorl mckersle scene from jul ius caesar the student french song in chorus the school intermis sion selection by the orchestra nel lie- gray jingle bell nnd the star spangled banner a one act piny i an economical boomerang scene in i an upstair apartment in the dnhble- tonk house mr dnbbleton gorjlon harri mrs dnbbleton dorothy ew ers mr bird plover gordon ostrnn- der mr blnl plover caret h guild the maid ioi iaverty the doctor vlttller gray closing choru by tho school good night folk lu connection with the orchestra n un- home over the weekend mr and mrs norman matt hews and mr and mrs alan watson of mimosa were recent visitors with mr and mrs w j j nek ton mr and mrs ielle webb und mr and mr don winter am children motored to humilton on sunday nnd visited with the former won tesll the children of the local school nnd their teacher mr i nelson held n ver successful unzuir on wednesday nfternihin the nunieiou article of- fertnl for sate were a credit to all i- mong which were knitted wash cloth coat hangars hot water tvottle cov ers babys sweater nnd tonnet pot holders curtain tie backs lawn orn aments door stops milk stool tooth brush holders and many other knlck knack from the proceeds the child ren hope to buy curtains for toe school and the balance is being don ated to the brit tin war victim fund congratulation teacher nnd pupils a presentation and dance wa held on monday night in erin ilall in hon or or mr and mrs cliff rice nee em ma tansley a recent bride nnd groom who are shortly moving to guelph to reside mrs f hiii read an address and mr w mcmillan- presented them with a set of kitchen chairs and table and fruit dish mr and mrs rice both made a short reply of thanks lunch was served by the ladles and dancing was enjoyed ltnfwit were at the piano und john tlenham was director all other mus ical number were plaved by mlu blair the pupil nnd teacher of the pub lic school are preparing for n christ ina concert in the town hall tlie annual chrlstmn entertain ment for the united church sundny vhool i being arranged owing to the illness of the rev mr date of rnrrie hill united church uev john ward will take charge of the services there rev mr dale is in a toronto hospital at present mr oswald meadows who was tn guelph general hospital has return ed home also mis joyce waller re turned homo during the weekend from a guelph hospital weekend and sunday visitors sgt george day hagersvllle boh stumpf r c a f quebec mr and mrs jack bell dundas mr and mr jerry ingrnm dun das miss shirley red fern brant ford mr stewart s royce in compiviy with miss edith royce r n of tor onto mr and mrs peter sim of the village spent a recent sunday with mr nnd mrs douglas patterson in mldand mrs t lynch of toronto u visit ing friends in town for a few days also her brother mr thomas kelly in eramosa and mrs a weather- stone of evert on limehouse the girls toukout club mef at the home of mks jean ijndsay on satur day and completed plans for tltelr an nual bazaar and tea neyt saturday tlfe local school children ace irart- islng for their christmas concert with their teacher miss jean itudda mr chas henderson of knox col lege preaclied at umehouae on sun day in tlte absence of tlie rev c c cochrane who is confined to tlto ltoue with a heavy cold col undsay sutherland of halifax ns spent rfte week end nt the maples mr andmrs w a ian6 ikirothy nnd norma f toronto pent sun dny with mrs iane nassagaweya a a no 7 mr k davenport president of i lie busy hoe club repreuenld tltem ni tlte salvation army citadel guelph wednesday where the hod sitleld auxllisuy luild tllr- district rally tlie club hud received wovem invitation to come and sec whut their money wa liolpiug do and the lad le w eie thrry t hey couldnt all u tend mrs w w irl mi win ser- vlee mr w bullar1 uud mr jen nie howard kindly gave their home for busy bnti quilting the pnt two wek mr nell martin utteildod the fuu- itiil of tlu lute- mr tluej lluchniiun tuesday at badenmh most home in ihe district me stricken with the flu mr and mr holier sdt guelph were the guests of mr and mr nell martin mr und mi llullurd huve wild their house and lot in thin dutrict fntuters attendoil the sale of farm implement and utock of mr win wallu laut tliurnday lr nnd mm vernon cole if uelph vlii te their inrens mr and mr c e iitveuikiit sunday i ft c alex job of guolpli vlm- ited hu family over sunday thouuuvjee have pliilttied ull old tune daiitv foi neict vek- nassagaweya mr wlulum vultace of lot ml conotsslon t nasaguweya ludl a very suinvssful slo of farm utok nnd implement tuut tliuwlay auct- lotur robt t amoi couducliml tho sale a meeting of the federation of agriculture wa held in the town- hhlp hull urookville on thursday evening ihe nitoclnl lkaker was mr w e r reckon of frthvmntt who i a memlur of the newly formed pro vincial committee of inquiry a musical program was uwi glvn anl kmlnt thoo nnd dancing wn enjoyeil by all present the nakugaweya council held u meeting lu the council chamber on monday afternoon a presentation wa held in t he towntdilp hnll urookville on mon day evening for mr nnd mr willluni wallace the neighbor nnd friends presented them with nil address nnd two occasional chair nnd nn alladln lamp mr and mrs wallace lotfi muh n very fitting reply thanking all for the lovely gifts mr a h diamond rend tho address and tho presentation was made by messrs e davenport ivan richardson and w miller a social time and dancing wa enjoyed by all mr john mctavlwh of guelph vl- itod friend in nasagaweya over the weekend the public school pupils are pre paring for their chrutma coneertu to tie held shortly burlington the liew school at palermo will he formally opttuvl on fiidny evening public tichotil in k poet or l l skuee ulll li thcsiveclat sihiuker mr r e strong ha sold his prop erty at indian point to mr gordon cooier of hamilton mr and mrs strong are leaving on monday next for lakeland plot ida tb tpend the winter at the rpgulur luncheon of the lion club nld at tho brant inn on tuewiay evening the lions club de cided to accept the offer of the town to lease them tho arena for a verlod of one year at 5tk and offer to tho outh of the community skating a car reported stolen by george brown from in front of hi home next to the general store on sunday even ing was found the next morning in a vacant lot at the rear of the clan at freeman during the period it was lost it had come in contact with a grecnlarnp post and tho fender dam aged at a meeting of the burlington and nelsbn war services committee held on thursday evening last it was de cided to send all members of the for ces in canada from burlington and district a 2 00 money order and a christmas card instead of sending boxes it was the opinion of those present at the meeting that tho men and women in the services could buy things desnfed more cheaply from can teens than would be tho case it sup plied by the committee it is estim ated about 250 men and women ser ving in canda will be remembered at christmas gazette jotmouc for flavour mace 1892 i the solatia name ri you of a iaufowm head of quality teas salam to all the citizen of acton your nupport in ilccting mo to the auton council in the past years haft certainly bcun appreciated llf my work on the acton council and as chairman of the streets awtiiks committee hus mot with your approval ll will appreciate your votu und hi ii tic ii cc in the election on monday idcccmbcf tltti- wj00akes for acton council for 1944 voting uuurx if run 9 j to jin lo ue oectojm omm jovmdtift vour support in my election fur ueputykeevc of leiiit to ii wsli ip for 11144 will lie uppiectutcd und it elected a will continue tu kive careful uttciition io tlte township it fairs mid represent nil fairly arthur swackhammer frxjh deputyreeve of erin township election hay monday december fiih 7a tu flecto4 o lctot youh vote and influence will be gkatefully appreciated in support of fred w hunter for council for 1944 insurance and real estate now is tho time to reviews your fire nnd other line of ln- huranco are you sufficiently covered though rates have dropped considerably values have increased many benefits have been added by tlio under writers on general and specific line let us advise you we nrc nccnts for the best and old est companies and have excel lent fucllltlck combined with lur long experience hd know- tedco of propertless uai- estate dept knjoy the happiness and con venience of owning your own home we have several good residential proiwrtlea at fair prices although values will go up owning your own home is the flnct investment bee these two storey triple brick busl- ncn- block suitable for stores office apartments clubrooms or factory two sets inside stairs and outside stairs beauti ful garden and large parking space with garage ideally situ ated easily heated and well tenanted complete ittfownmiton re boom choice fburn consult brick house garau oonvenl- eu furnncc ti roomu chicken houw euru building lot reu- sonullly prlcwl mill ytroet north attractive croomud fi ome 1 1 oust with hun kirch in good condition solid stone founda tion tpltce bath hot air fur nace cement floor in cellar modern electric soft water pres sure 40cal tnnk pump uood roof garden garage good loca tion immediate possesion frame house corner lower and main well built two storey well tenanted vuluable location facing highway con venient to church school nnd business section two story solid brick dwell ing in good location kosedale district acton garage furnace liath and all modern conveni ences well tenanted suitable for investment or comfort we have many other dwel ling und business properties for sale to suit every need and purse no dilapidated proper ties handled coatrol kesulatons rrsspertiea for bale f l wright inuiniice 9 bbs bmf always deal mitfll a realtor member goejph and district sseal estate ibsarsl associate member oashan awciailasi baal estate board member sst fire aasl fosnialty flssuranoe agent aisriatlnsi hwdlam satttfc tflirtirrt rtf fjiaitaha flritaii ifsasasia the friendly church itiev a watinnt mtmmmtm ifarsoimge tdower avenue sunday ueoemufjt 5 im3 1um ntn morning worship srrmtiti series the ierson of cirlst illl trhe mind of christ v21z pni churoh schmil 7 h pnt ikvenlng wornlilp sermon tlie i aw oi unversed irdtir wklnesdny h pm teaohor tralnlnc nnd mldwoek service croup at the hiitiie of mfk jomes symun willow htrmt come arid worship wohom everybody rtati olhutfrr tn fxona2ui ihimuxlulltulu a4vum otkv ifuuileh tniumhon bjs isunistor mii- willow htruet surjiiay neoemheirrirrjn knok tmtaktib sun hay 11 iti miii l mi normun young qunrtiitle mewtm a culdtr a currlf w mortmat and n young- imi pm suiuluy k iuhii 7hn pin dreiiclmir mr charlea jliiitthirsoii wh ondyeiti knox htudttiit the junrtttlt- will sing htenl away and 1ud me to calvary m it choir und yoiliu iupl fire side hold always wkuomk atttobj tttov uun omtuom ia minister son jay ihttokmukk i lllu 11 ml a in worship slrvlce 12 iri pm sunony sclxil tuesday h pm u y 1 u thursday h pm koiiowhiiip hour kvtityone wehoni small advertisements ailvmrlimmirnih utnuf ihw ltattlna xi ll willi imlf ill hmu aii1ii4iimi mliiu u v wil if lalt iim4 tint jooiillmdl hi d llofllunllt illillltlhllll t llrff w f ll c v1 willi slillllilxml 1 kjtt male unity w convtirtihle no- curt muroon in gool coiiditlou 1 h4llmllluhu imionh 139w v4xl hale 1 ililr lloyri sklileri hlie i in good ondlllotl apply mltm h cil1ffs agues stimt xjoht a iiehfoid illfr 2 yeurk old sio iwiiid for her letum m ullown urin f o sxjmt on sunday night iwtwtten kvuith line tind acton mans overcoat find er please leturn to box 1r0 frkk press office amt ring el low gohl with three emur- nhif uont novimikr 2trd reword kinder nleuhc hmve ut free press office mhove ctefauul flivpots unix with firellne joint- less lirehrlck saves fuel and gives more heat- all utovc repair parts supplied j v savage actun tattmeithl aanttbu ftir winter work in tunuery on essential wui wot k pi oiucing sole leuther for tlie armed forces iluch wngeu und good u orking conditions apply ut the selective service office llti main street north 2jl brunipton ontario uantku arllclt of clothing fur use of hlldren in u needy fumily as undr ihree clru uges 31 und 2 tiuee iio ugek i 1 kud-i- lllkilu or rilhheii will ulso l ucc-ept- u hie tlti municljml officer muy be nolltled of unv articles citizens may wish to donate und they will be call ed for or they may in hft at he town hull e e hakltor municipal officer vtcr liet 1944 ninuirstm or toe village of acton in tfte iocvt 4k haltom notice is hereby given that i have compiled with section 9 of the voters list act and that i have posted up at ray office in acton ontario on the twentieth day of november ims the list of all persons entitled to vote in the said municipality for members of parliament for members of the legislative assembly of the province and for municipal elections and that such list remains there for inspectlofi and i hereby call upon all voters to take immediate proceedings to have any errors or omissions correct ed according to law the last day for appeal being the 32th day of decem ber 1943 c f leatherland 222 clerk of the village of actosu ts wr 3rzhsd vifa