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v pjuss b3ght the acton free press thursday december 23rd 1943 rare in milton on wednesday december 22nd 143 martha lay- ery wife off robert james hare in her 90th year gamble suddenly at toronto gen eral hospital on saturday decem ber lhtma edith campbell be loved wife of john edgar gamble jones at the home of her daughter mrs bert dredge eequeslng town ship on saturday december 18th 1943 elisabeth mckerrde widow of the late john jones in gregory in loving memory of rachel grssjory who passed away decemberst i4x ahrsys remembered by the rawungs family mr j el gamble and the family snmcute sincerely the mndness that was shown during the illness of the beloved wife and mother the aym- psthy and helpfulness expressed in so many ways by friends neighbors and all at the time of her passing has in deed been most comforting and will aver be gratefully remembered jmrt another week left in 1043 merry christmas from this cor ner looks like a white christmas af- terall a christmas pageant featured the evening service last sunday at the united church be sure to send in your holiday visitors for our personal column or tell us about your visit elsewhere good freezing weather and its hoped the outdoor rink will be ready for the young folks this week looks as if the young folks will really appreciate ihe arena when it gets operating benin after the war many of the stores here will have a holiday on monday december 27th better stock up for a long weekend monday was the shortest day in the year but well bet tomorrow is the longest to many of tho youngst ers thc deluge of mall at tho post office has been as heavy or more than usual but the staff has come smiling through mr chaa readheod president of the halton mutual fire insurance company entertained the directors to a turkey dinner at acton one evening last week farmers report that trespassers hnve been helping themselves to christmas trees and in some cases have valuable trees this help ing yourself to the property of others is hardly in keeping llh the christ mas spirit next week w will publish our regular pictorial review of the year featuring the pictures published from week to week of particular local in terest and event if you desire extra copies order early a the run will be restricted by paper rationing obihisnil acton legion elbctis officers fob next year at the december meeting of the acton branch of the canadian legion held in the legion hall recently the following officers were elected for 1944 honorary presidents col a o ti beardmore mrs w j beatty mrs dr cullen president comrade john a chap man first vice president comrade gordon smith second vice president comrade sam snow sergeant at arms comrade b bay 1 ins executive committee comrade j b chalmers nnd comrade ear dav idson seretur comrade f e hurrop treasurer- comrade ceo muumlle farm home ha narrow escape from destruction mrs j edgar gamble this community was ind shock ed to learn off the sudden death on saturday of mrs j edgar gamble at the general hospital in toronto a few veeks previous mrs gamble had und rgone an operation and had made very satufsctorvprogress in fact airangements nkobeen made for her io eome to acton the next day when she suddenly collapsed and passed away mrs gamble was before her mar riage thirtyseven years ago edith may campbell a daughter of the late mr and mrs george c camp bell and was born at balllnafad in 1879 she has spent her entire life in this district and most of it in acton mrs gamble was a woman of riire ability and there u not a phasebf community life that was not benefit ted by her ability and willingness she seemed always interested in doing good work perhaps her chief interest was in her institute work she had served in most offices of the local branch was district president for a term and at the time of her death was a mem ber of the federated institute she was a member of maple leaf lodge l t b and in this order had nerved as district grand mistress as well as other offices her church work too had a place in her busy life and she served with knox ladles aid and as vice president of the womens missionary society she was an un tiring worker for war charities and her place nt the red cross roonw each week seldom saw her absent it would be hard indeed to point to any sphere in community life where her hand has not touched and been made bettec by her effort freely and cheer fully given but with all her busy life her home and hor home kurroundlnrs were never neglected tho garden and flowers at the gamble home were always neatly kept and her love for flowers seemed to work magic in her karden and in the home mrs gamble was truly a woman of remarkable activity and accomplishment surviving her nre her husband j edgar gamble nnd one daughter thclma mrs john greer three grandchildren joyce jim and bill greer one sister mrs e f collier acton and one brother harry camp bell of toronto a brother george predeceased her seventeen years ago with the sorrowing husband and fam ily a host of friends here share in this bereavement the funeral was held on tuesday afternoon with kcrvice at the home on crescent street and a service in knox presbyterian church in charge of her minister rev forbes thorn- many friends from acton and the district and from hamilton guelph georgetown and toronto attended in tribute to this life that was spent in doing good works interment w as in falrview cem etery the pallbearers were messrs geo lantz ft l davidson wesley allan wm evans chas w wilson and gordon smith among the floral tributes were those from the following the family mrs geo campbell and leuna beardmore foremans association mr and mrs john williamson knox church womens missionary society friends on brock ave knox church ladles aid society directors and staff of beardmore co beardmore employees association mr and mrs tho swain acton fire brldage acton lo l the grandchildren mrs e f collier and family the neigh bors on the crescent mr and mrs geo lants and family mr and mrs harry campbell and family ladles of the red cross room mrs berthu wilson and family guelph mrs m millar and family acton womens institute the family of the late mr and mrs w j greer braoebrldge mr and mrs jos whithorn black knights lodge guelph mrs ella laird mrs r e eaklnn and family toronto c k browne mrs robert james hare one of mlltonb oldest uml best known citizens mrs robert jumps hare passed uway wednesday dec ember nd in her 90th year the pent all of her life but two years in milton and was very active in work in st paul u united churt h she was the daughter of 1 nomas latery and charlotte erw in surviving hor are her husband robert james hare two dnughters mrs s w hann of tor onto mrs frank crawford of milton and one son kev ross r hare of springfield funeral services were held in st pauls church thursday december 23rd at 20 p m pensions plan discussed by public utilities fire of an unknown origin nearly destroyed the farm home of albert peddle three miles north of milton early saturday morning the fire was disco- ered when mr peddle going into he house abdut 130 that morn ing found the house filled with smoke and the chesterfield and a bed blaz ing there had been no one at home since that afternoon fortunately he was able to remove the biasing furniture from the house and extinguish the blase the floor and room were charred and the tw pieces of furniture destroyed the fire in the stove was apparently not the causa of the blase and the origin cannot be traced other item at regular meeting held on monday evening the regular meeting of tho acton public utilities commission was lield on monday night reeve j m mc donald commissioner j u macar- thur were present with chairman c m hansen presiding a letter was presented from the clerk of- the corporation requesting the wages paid casual and other em ployees thin information was to be supplied the clerk the matter of retirement pensions was discussed and it was thought ad visable to request an officer of the il ep clo discuss with the local com mission the various phases of the pen sion scheme a large number of the municipalities now carry this pension arrangement the representative was to be present at the first meeting in january if possible secretary miss b ii speight was by motion instructed to pay the fol lowing acounta lljrdro depc bell telephone co services ii e p c of ontario power cnr and transports ex press moffats i j ml ted supplies packard electric company transformer repairs canadian line materials supplies superior electric supply co supplies canadian general electric co supplies macdonqld electric limit ed supplies j c matthews postage imperial insurance office bond s norman mceachern gas nsos 358129 3 53 19 49 13123 4531 484 4tt 14 45 600 800 171b 3jjg0sb vfatervorks dept b mackenzie a son lum ber hydro dept power etc 50 s3 hydro dept nov operation 311237 geo somcrvllle annual rent 1 00 254 4 carol service at knox church last sunday evening ex- wardens of two counties held banquet in brampton church o r church publisher of the streetsvtlle review was for the seventh consecutive year appointed secretary of tho peel and halton ex- wardens association at their annual banquet held in the st pauls church auditorium brampton friday even ing december 11th there were sixty exwardens and guests present for the banquet and an excellent dinner was provided by the ladles of the church all parts of peel and halton were represented g f skinner port credit occupied the chair and conducted the program which consisted of addresses vocal number elocution etc the principal speaker was colonel t l kennedy member for peel and minister of agriculture who gave a very inter esting address instructive and hum orous miss ruby armstrong was the elocutionist and captivated her aud ience the soloist of the evening was miss pleasants of port credit she was accompanied on the piano by rev mr osborne also of port credit the following toasts were proposed and replied to our visitors albert mcbride and john gilbert the coun ty council officials cecil gott and david wilson the ladies w a bates and mrs c ii read head and mrs d j lummy a hearty vote of thank was tend- ered to all who participated in the program and to the ladles of the church for th ir excellent catering after the program the exwardens held the election of officers which renutel ns follows president john irving milton vicepresident w a batei brumpton executive commit tee e d mogul re nnd w hastrawser for peel l kerns nnd chas read- head for halton the hoxt luinquet will ho hold in halton county letters to the editor the annual carol service of knox presbyterian church served as a fit ting tribute of prauo in celebration of the advent of the lord jehus christ the choir wing two christ mas anthems o come o come em manuel nnd tho christmas song the young ladles double trio of mlas- es m somcrvllle d hansen h hoi mes j dcsscroult m mcplmll und i mclellan sang a special nrtangc- ment of the wellloved carol sil ent night the men of the choir sang we three kings of orient and tho con gregation joined in the singing of the first nowell o come all ye faithful hark the herald angels sing and joy to the world the- christmas meditation xmaa or christmas was based on the con trast between the approach of king herod to the birth of jesus christ and the approach of the wise men of the east it was declared that the mime contrast exists even today as men and women prepare for the cel ebration of christmas- some ore get ting ready to desecrate everything for which the name of christ ttandu while others are preparing to inrfnl- fest in a humble and joyous fashion some thing of the spirit of selfsac rifice found in the lord special lighting designed by the choir lead er mr e hansen ndded greatly to the impresslvenoitb of this christmas service of worship 1ad he may may wear last years hat his fingernails may need manicuring his vest may hang loose nnd his pants may bag at tho knees nnd his face may show signs of a second days growth and tho dinner bucket may be full of dents nnd doughnuts hut dont call him tho old man hes your father for years nnd years he has been rustling around to get things together never once has he failed to do tho right thing by you he thinks you are tho greatest boy on earth bar noneeven though you plas ter your hair back wear smart clo thes smoke cigarette and fall to bring home n cent ho n the man who won tho love and life parhncr- shlp of tho greatest woman on earth your mother he is some man and not tho old man if you win as good a wife ns ho did you will have to go some hoy charlotte no desert dunt karachi large quantities of australian wheat have been imported into india during tho six months last winter 30000 tons were imported into karachi alone bargain breakfasts preston england cp bargnln wedding breakfasts at the equivalent of 50 cents a head with chicken when available are being supplied at a com munal restaurant here london the output of sauce pans in great britain u onethird the prewar production and this prewar production rusts and black ens quickly and does not last egg- whisks are no longer manufactured the board of trade says use a fork to whisk your monthly egg new information man was rttmpko bv vso no tree is big enough to hold tho happiness wc wish all our friends for this christmas and the years to come macdonaldsbakery i the bake fchop will be clos ed all dav monday and no delivery will be made r r no 1 thormloe dear fssa psssa now that the weather la so severe in this country particularly and my otd body is one that cant take it i have a bit mora time for the occis lonal friendly letter all summer we have an excellent mall service de livered out on ihe rural routes by auto within an hour of its arrival by train but when real winter wis in like it has done the past week with continued storms to block ill the side roads and concessions with bitter cold the cars become useless then our couriers have to go lutck to- tho horses and have a covered cab tullt on their sleigh with room liv front for a tiny stove a onifortphlo cat is usually part of the inurlnr our man uses a single rnr sctt and his route is 34 miles so its a long trip six days per week usually taking him about eight hours he has a regular noon stopping place where ho has dinner rests nod feeds his team and during very bad stormy weather often change horses this week owing to the change over coming rather sudden he apparently wasnt prepared and weve missed two days mall its rather an annoy ance because mall always seems so important either to send or receive but will noon be corrected and become regular after tho roads filling up with continued storms then it turned bitter cold thermometer dipping to 30 below and the following morning down to 46 below its not easy to take outside hut by continually urlng day and night weve been able to keep it out were among the fortunate ones having n good big pile of nice dry wood so its no hnrdichlp to keep warm inside from my perusnl of n number of rural nnd fnrm npor seed grain is n question thatll occupying n great many minds just now it seems to he soiree in n great many localities in the kouth end of the province hoi- ton needs home thousands of hush els we fnrmerm in the north are blessed this year with good crops nnd of exceptional good quality just hov three local power driven need cleaning plants that i know of nre running at capacity cleaning fnrmorw own rcqulrementh also that which is being prepared for sale and export i one plant our local one in earltonf has already shlpiwd one car of 2000 bushels nnd the price was 00c per bus bugs included fob here it no mu rather n hlg price j70 per bag but when one counts the ptl nt tho farm 1 50 per cwt orthree bus then hauling to cleaner 8c per cwt for cleaning nnd grading nltout 20a loss or sirup 18 cents t nch for new bugs then tho loading nnd tagging one feels they have en mod the dif ference its expected nltout 8 or 10 enr loads will lie available from earlton alone- our farmer boy wilfred hat been hauling nil his grain and hav ing it cleaned thon ho says he knows positively just what he has and what he needd for both seed and feod he went into poultry this year in u moderate way nnd is using more grain than form illy he hays chan- ing and grndlng pays good dividends both for grain nnd mash footling then the proper ingredients accord ing to formula can bo lncotorated in spite of the bitter cold our flock are producing over 30 and are only six month pullets with a dozen yearl ings so many conditions enter into the successful handling of n poultry flock comfortable well lighted and ventilated quarters kept clean and vermin proof with good feed and plenty of drink were fortunate in having plenty of skim milk and llnd they use more milk than water de mand for eggs is keen so we have no trouble with what surplus we have home this time of year takes some now that winter has sot in bush work has taken on more importance prominence is being given in all the dozens of advertisements in nil the papers nnd mngnzlneu most of the radio programs reserve spore to tell of its lmportnntofimd peculiar to say its farmers who nre expected to rally to the tall a farmer linn to be tu count r us most xperlt need man when the need develops ho is sup- pitboy changes mind nottingham england cp sydney page 18yearold pi i boy who started a strike in the nottingham shire coalfield in september by re fusing to work underground has gone into the pits at last he went to prison after his refusal to worlc- underground but when the miners went out he offered to go be low provided he was medically fit medical and xray reports showed that his health was in good condit ion 41uasu kenyas walatft nairobi cp about a hundred picked natives are being trained to guard the quality and quantity of wa ter throughout kenya they will work under the orders of honorary water wardens london indirect taxes are varied in britain it is estimated that on an annual income of s4000 a married man with two children would pay ubout 400 in indirect tax in addition to 1600 in direct tax our very best wishes to you we are saying it in person to all whom we can see and io be sure that we have not missed anyone we here and now send our very best wishes to you for a very merry christmas w d talbot mill street acton ontario merry christmas to ah our wish to one nnd all is that your christmas will be the happiest possible and the year ahead bring greater joy and happiness whithams garage yountt street acton joe whitiiam fc2m5asasj3iwsij35a ii huhpomd year 010 hut only just now arihlo hepburn on of tho m- w tk y i u l in tho information buieau of isisisiisii i 0 available with ullrht roln the cnnmltan national kolluuys oil- 1 i b- ptoim an typo of work anl mil ltd lo oliti ot i union on whitti he he nvallnhle winn ihe rail comoij 4 eomplelly ktumpe1 alually v8st8l32st3 armei an be somewhat proud thj it was iwenlyfour yar n whenjm s i ur uh an honortl nhel much nouiibt no mr hepburn with considerable know ledge of the fcast and further know- 1 it due knlnod during rallwuy onstruc- tion work in the vsl undertook the information desk at winnipeg dur ing the first night there was a tele phone mil when tan i gel a train lo uno queried ihe voice where are you going asked mr hepburn uno i dont know tell me where you ore going uno shrieked the angry voice why don i you have a man there who know some thing they do madam but just now he is out to supper can you call again later after hanging up the receiver mr hepburn checked the time table and to his surprise found that uno was located between rivers and melville later on the matter was explained in a manner satisfactory to the good lady who had called and the episode terminated in a hearty laugh to all our customers and friends who for the paat year hate patronized us we take this opportunity of wishing you a merry christmas and a happy new year actonexclusivej footwear store j e braids prop fortunate in the country ar ii to he wo fret of the flu that m so pruvtlniit o mnny plates lh tnuni nnd vilnt hnwht t cuied but that s vwlurt- piopu congregate which rn to entourage its spread now i must close ho m ittui wont hi come too long to all my ft mlert to my many friends nnd to the editor nnd ills staff of ihe acton free trsss a merry merrv christmas nnd a happy and prosperous new year cordially yours r w johnson 5 il mf4uhk favored london cp a mercer of two church organizations the ecclesiast ical commission and queen annes bounty which between them have an income of approximately s25000- 000 yearly has been recommended by the financial commission of the church of england assembly men and women of the armed services may travel anywhere by bus lietween december 2ihi and january 5th during this period the 50milc bus travel restriction will not apply to members of the armtd services nor to the royal canadian mounted police men and women of these services may travel between any points served by bus k on or after december 21st and returning not later than january 5th tkkkth and information at harold wiles phone 58 gray coach lines john morris john morris who regularly broadcasts to japan from jondon is the british broadcasting corporatlon far eastern program orgnnlzer he spent four years in japan as a university lecturer on english literature and as an adviser to the japanese foreign office because of this last he was the only englishman allowed to rema n free after japan entered the war since his repatriation in 1042 he has written a hook on japan called traveller from tokyo he knows the japanese isngusgf but broadcasts are given in english which numbers of jap understand mr morris was formerly a major in the gurkhas in india and knows the east well wgtagilgjjijjtjl i i mmtauil