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mob nxm the acton free press thursday july xttk tttl neighborhood news other ccsrtra tta t ballinafad was jean rldler of kitchener u holidaying with mia nora blanle the electrical storm on wednesday venlng was very heavy mr al swtndlehursta house was struck and in the last storm he had a baby beef killed in the barn mr wm hitch cock had a cow killed mr minwiuh campbells barn was struck damag ing the roof and putting the hydro out of commission soma of the crops were flattened by the heavy rain mr and mre robert mceney spent the weekend with mr and mrs crlpps at their cottage at meaford we are sorry to report mrs ander son is in the hospital we hope for a speedy recovery the baby band picnic was held at the home of their leader mrs f j shortlll on thursday afternoon orton mr and mrs bert green hamilton returned home on friday having spent their holidays at the home of the latter brother mr and mrs lloyd millar the successful pupils who passed their entrance at erin school from here wore donald watson wllma thompson and ceorije ftndley and those who passed on their years work u ere melba dearlng leslie ballentlne and wm courtney mrs joyce mcconnelt alton and mrs mogk of guelph were guests of their parents mr and mrs robert jackson last week the many friend of mrs prank redman will be sorry to learn that she is in lord duffcrln hospital or- angevllle for treatment and it is hop ed she will be soon improved mrs llnllam wllford and son grant visited in toronto last week mr and mrs arnott wilson and son have returned home after a pleasant holiday with relatives mr and mm j k courtney and billy and mr and mrs wm donald son and paul are holidaying at was- aga bench thin week mrs mclklejohn is visiting at the home of her daughter mr and mrs k c nevllls mr walter shaw streetsvlllo is spending his holidays at wm shaws the wee xwrey baby who has been in the sick childrens hospital tor onto was brought homo on sunday by her parents mr and mrs john aw- rey and is much improved mr wm ballentlne has purchased the houw lot and city service garage from wm lane and ross will contin ue the business carried on by alf dickson georgetown mr and mrs walter t evans have received a cable notifying them that their elder son flying officer john taylor evans was kilted in action on july 14 1944 burial took place july 18th in kirk andreas church yard isle of man pte james collier recently arrived home from italy and is in christie street hospital toronto undergoing throat and lung treatment pte col lier went overseas with the lome scots prior to enlistment he was employed at smith and stone ltd jlmmle saw action for five months in italy capc mas strang aon of mr j a strang who writes the herald as we see it column is now in normandy max writes that he likes the country better than england as it is more like canada with its rolling countryside he says the french are very quaint with their berets and twowheeled carts capt strang is an engineer with the line of communications on it sergeant george tarzwell son of mr and mrs harry tarzwell of tor onto formerly of llmehouso and georgetown who has served with the queens own rifles of toronto ov erseas for the past three years has itecn killed in france according to of ficial word received by his family on saturday herald eden mills mrs a j bradley returned to her home nftcr spending five weeks with her daughter mm lloyd coulson and mr coulson mrs wm campbell of toronto spent a week recently with mrs james howlcson mr ctmtrge robot tson spent n week vkltlug friends in tot onto and ninunra fulls mm hugh mcphersoh nnd child ren mont time tlmu recently in tho home of her purenta mr nnd mrs h wotuu nt arkell mrb ronnie ingt and son david haw moved to the village and are living in mr jeff burrows hnuu on station road rei mr shurp of guelph hits oc cupied the pulpit of the presbyterian chuitli the punt two weeks tn the ab sence of rev w j mclvor who with mrs mtliot is on holidays in the muikoku dutrltt pte lome leo has returned to hamilton after spending his furlough at the home of his purentu mr nnd mrs n leo a large gathering of friends of ml and mrs garnet mcdougull neo wllrin gllbortson met in the town hall on friday evening to wish thorn happiness and to present them with an address lamp table and table orn ament the remainder of the even ing was spent in games and dancing mrs john smith of guelph spent a week in the home of mr and mrs roy mr and mrs frank lemmer and uttle son guelph spent the weekend at the home of mr and mrs j d lowrie mrs manvllle taylor and miss ol ive of stratford were also visitors in the same home on sunday mrs will currie and family of toronto are holidaying in the home of mr and mrs george thomas the sympathy of the community is extended to mrs george gordon and sons in their sad bereavement during the electrical storm last week mr clarence ramseys house was struck but fortunately did not take fire the hall storm in this district on thursday did considerable damage some wmbows were broken and com was j cut to ribbons nassagaweya it was with feelings of sorrow and regret tkst the many friends of tho late george gordon learned of his passing away on saturday evening last in tho guelph general hospital in his 73rd year he was a son of the late mr and mrs james gordon and was bom on lot 30 con 8 nas- sagaweya and was a highly respected resident of this community for many years there was a large funeral on tuesday and many friends from this district were there to pay their lait respects to tho deceased the deep est sympathy of this community goeft out at this time to mrs gordon and family and relatives in their sorrow during the heavy electrical storm inst wednesday evening the lightning killed four horses on tho farm of mr chnrles lalng of corwhln nnd tho wind and heavy downpour of rain flattened a lot of tho grain crops and on thursday forenoon there was an other storm with hall as large as cherries which knocked some grain out of tho early oats the many friends of mrs alex near of narsagnweya were sorry to learn that sho nnd mrs wm near nnd two daughters had been hurt with lightning on mondny while out lierry picking when tho storm camo rin they had a very narrow escape all sincerely hope they vwl soon to all right again miss froda harris of acton in hol idaying with mrs duncan moffnt this week mrs wm m near and family of kitchener are holidaying with relativ es in nnutitijrnwoyn at prettont everton sunday vlnltor at tho homo of mi t d mccutcheon anil mm harvey jest in wore mr uiid mrs duncan khignhury mr and mrs charlie mlt- t hell and ilnughtor janot sumn and weekend 1st torn at mr and mis lit ads wer- mrs kit chener llwul guelph mr mil mi fred murrai ml mrs gordon of al ton friends of mrs g g robertson uro sotry to hear of her sltknesit all wish her a speedy recovery sympathy goes out to tho black family in the passing of their mother mm james black mrjo dnmpler who is visiting his mother spoko at the morning service in the church of christ on sunday mr nnd mrs bert pa f reman visit ed on sunday at the home of mr nnd mrs w h hortop the sunday hchoo heh the on nuul picnic on the church grounds on tuesday afternoon a fair croud en- i joyed the sports of the afternoon fol lowed by a picnic lunch races were as follows 4 and under beth mc- enory 5 and 6 david lovey 7 and 8 girls barbara pylack 7 and s boys tommy fountain 7 and 8 boy and girls tommy fountain and barb ara pylack 9 to 12 girls dorothy weathermen 9 to 12 boys teddy fountain 13 to 16 girls muriel ben- ham 13 to 16 boys jimmy fountain sheet race mr and mrs b hep burn- guessing peas in jar mrs g young lucky spot miss reta dough ty mens measuring race bev hep burn a short program was given mrs willy winning for best acted a sacred program is being given in the church of christ on sunday night july 30 under the auspices of the womens missionary society f i rockwood under the auspices of the rocfc-a- long institute a sacred concert was held in no 8 school sunday evening which was well attended mr sim mclean was chairman for the occas ion and the program which well arranged was also enjoyed by the large number present the pro gram included selections by quar tette messrs a x elliott albert gray mrs j d mcnabb and mrs freeman piano solo mrs freeman reading mrs john alton duet mas ters neji and norman lambert solo mr frank guild solo miss loon glbb duet mr leonard nightingale and miss ida nightingale guitar ael ectlons mr eddie watson piano solo mrs elliott acton reading miss helen bayne solo master david somervllle duet mrs j d mcnabb and mrs freeman sola miss mccut cheon piano solo mrs george har- wood solo mrs george graham du et masters nell and norman lam bert solo mr frank guild piano solo mrs freeman duet mr l nightingale and miss ida nightingale duet misses mccutcheon and cun ningham planp solo miss frances glbb piano solo mrs geo harwood during the program a collection was taken up and about 127 was re alized whlrh will be used in aid of soldiers comforts pianists for the program were mrs geo harwood mrs j ayles miss doris watson miss frances glbb mr leonard nightin gale miss annie jollirfe following an illness of some diir- nt ion mr george gordon paused nwny saturday evening in guelph general hospital in his 72nd year the late mr gordon was well known in rockwood district and wtdj itorn near moffat and at an early age came with ills parents ijio late mr nnd mrs jnmes ross gordon to the upter part of nnsagaweya where he settled and lived till a few years ago when he retired and moved to rock- wood tho into mr gordon at the time of his death was one of the vil lage trustees and was interested in the welfare of the community be sides being interested in municipal affairs he also was an elder in the united church and also session clerk tito funeral on tueulny with serv ice in the united church wbm largely attended rev john ward being in charge and assisted by a former pas- tor rev w j taylor of dorchester and rev george simpson of mount hope during the service two num bers were contributed by masters nell and norman lnmlwirt many beautiful floral tributes bore sllont testimony to tho high esteem in which tho deceased wan hold members of tho masonic order were present nnd following the committal service in rockwood cemetery conducted by ros w j tnylor nnd j want the walker lodge members conducted an impressive service pallbearers weie messrs chnrles darby fmakonlc wm cooper masonic wm mcnabb chas if harris a j elliott and j a little flower bearers wore messrs h s honking geo h poaron john hendorson leonard nightingale sr chas lnsby a m mcphorson s pulton f wltson p rife and v watson tho sympathy of tho community is extended to mrs gordon formerly bella k itching two sons nell of guolph nnd ross on tho fmm iwlow rockwood two brothers rev jamas w gordon of fart hope and wllllnm of rockwood two sisters predeceas ed hm quito a number of bos of tho cath olic church in different places ar onjoylnpf life at camp 13 robe uf just nbovo tho village at present a koo- ond group aro at tho camp in tin provloiih group fnme hundred hots weie proheiit wookond nnd sunday visitors pie ruly mllno london mr and mrs angus carter and son got don of guelph mr and mrs murdo munro of hamilton miss jonn ilowltt of fergus l hol- idnylng uith her mint and uncle mr nnd mrs on wo id moadows mr and mrs norman matthews spent sunday with mr nnd mrs prod lnmbort nnd fnmlly mr ami mrs ma milne spent n few days with their daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs lloyd hunt er of calnsvlue mrs k nickel and miss c camp- holl attended the funeral of n cousin at nomach lut friday rev mr tharp of guelph again conducted service nt tho presbyter inn church on sunday no service nevt sunday rev nnd mrs w j mclvor are expected back next wek from their vacation at ferndalo muskoki services at the united church on sunday were conducted by members of the gideon organization mr stewart s royce and miss ed ith royce r n returned home from their holiday at midland with mr and mrs douglas patterson the local telephone office is being treated to a new coat of paint mr richard hewat doing the job as a result of the recent heavy rains vegetation of all kinds is much refreshed even the lawns about town are showing a healthy green last week the local bowling green was under a few inches of wat er due to high river level the many friends of rev w j and mrs- taylor were pleased to see them in town tuesday afternoon mrs jack laverty of toronto u ponding a fewdays with mrs ever ett cortes campbellville hirst j pogue of allison and he two children are vtsttmg the borne of her parents mr and acra c a 63- sley thejatauon at guelph junction la beltg treated to a new coat of paint last wednesday evening several railroad employees and families hon ored mr wm mcphall on she occas ion of his retirement from the rail- road the surprise party was held at the home of mrs james robertson daughter of mr mcphall the even ing was enjoyably spent in playing prog wive euchre mr and mrs mcphall were presented with two lovely travelling bags a dainty lunch was served at the end of the even ing mr mcphalls many friends wish him many more yars of good health and happiness many friends from here attended the funeral of the late mr geo cor don of rockwood mr gordon was well known in the vicinity miss phylls robertson of moffat has been visiting miss ufa calrns for the past few days mr j bellamy of dakota has been visiting his cousin mr w mcphall mr a mcphall is iii at the home of his brother mr w mcphall all hope for a speedy recovery at the home of mr and mrs frank qulnlan a red cross tea was held inst tuesday afternoon the attract ive tea tables were set on the spac ious lawn many guests attended ln- dudlng several from the neighboring district the very favorable weather and united efforts off the memb of the society made the tea moat suc cessful over thirty dollars was real ised for the society miss marion ellis is visiting ber grandmother mrs m morse a surprise party was held at tlie home of mrs o morse last saturda evening on the occasion of her birth day which was attended by her rel atives friends and members of st georges w a who presented her with a lovely necklace proclamation civic imsudav in compliance with the custom which has prevailed for many years monday august 7i will be observed as a civic holiday for 1944 antf i hereby proclaim that day as a civic holiday for acton and resfkwtfully request that all our cltts- oiin observe it as such j m mcdonaus reeve reeves office town hall arton july 1944 41 notice a medlng of the hilton county raoghessivk conservative associat6n will be held in milton town hall on thurs eve july 27 ttuon1 all citizens will be welcome thin tu important market hogs special prizes offered at acton fair the t eaton co ltd and acton fall fair aro again offcr- ine a special prizo ol 4500 divided in six prize 2si0 h 6 5 and 4 for best pen of market hogs hogs to be judged on tho rail each exhibitor allowed two entries five hogs for each en try all hogs will bo sold by scalod tender to the highest bidder assuring the farmer n considerably higher price for his entries providing bacon for britain and also helping tho entries for acton fair general montgomery at bbc sir bernard montgomery leader of britains invasion forces recording a mesxage to the british broadcasting corporation during his recent viilt to broadcasting house he watched a broadcast program attending a recording of the brains trust and saw the control room he was also shown an exhibition of portable re cording equipment developed for use by bbc war correspondents the generals name became a household word after he flew to egypt in august 1942 and within a few hours took up his quarters on the alamein front in the early part of the war he was in france and through dunkirk as commanderinchief south east command he served in the last war from 1914 to 19ia he is a professional soldier and qrst announced his intention of being ono when as a boy in hobart he saw australians parading in hie streets on their way overseas he was born in london on november 18th 1887 of irlah parents but his father the late reverend h h montgomery was bishop of tasmania from 18891907 and he added if i am a good soldier perhaps one day til have an army of my own he waa twentyilik when war came he was with the royal warwick shire regiment on the western front in august 1918 and within two months was promoted to captain ha won the dso for leadership and waa wounded several times some years after the war he want to the staff college at quetta and remained in india till august 1937 a year later he waa commanding a division h took that division the third to franco tttct 113 lf isp small advertisemests a4rti l- mdir twa riiriaj aye cli with 4m ny to w ju4itlml d io r wotd 0 cm 4 mt icmmir um uiw iatatm aiva jc md mi pr word bmitlmitl for ctcb w4 wtmthamjb mixed wood in four foot lengtha apply l witty orton or leuve orders nt acon exclusive shoe stor 42 pkivatn hale ffudav and hatiwoav chest of drawers with mirror 3 mall tables pandora kitchen xlove duhes pictures and other small art icles a t brown t wanted to bfjv small barn or shed apply box 1 free press wanted a good reliable man to supply cus tomers with rawlelgh product write itawlelghs dept ml-lll-m- g montreal tendrgg wantqt tenderswlll be received by the sec retary of s s no 12 eaqueslng for painting of the arhool apply to m mcphall secretary phone 96r3 nonas try us tur that job vou want dona carpentry and general repairs frank romphf a son 12 main st acton notmtt i will pay from 5 00 to 1100 for orunno with stools in fair condition jamek w1ederiioij0 44 new hamburg ontario dr w o c kenney offi will be t iomh on july umh nnd remain closed until auuiiht 0th or w v cullon will tnko chare f any jm union cases or tuck koldlers on leave during this period reward the sum of 3 oo will be mid by the arton rranrh of the canadian lesion as n reward to anyone bringing to notice the names nf any person or persons found guilty ot committing damage at nr around the legion club- rooms 42 e e harrop secretary notice to creditors fa the matter of manraiwt mmlth late of the villa of arum la the joun- ty of hajton widow deceased all pnrtieu having clulmu nualnwt the ustnte of mnrnret smith lulu of the vlllaue of acton in tho county of halton widow who ddwl on or about the seventh day of mry 1044 are re- nulred to send particulars nnd proofs thereof to the underpinned lwforo tho nineteenth dnv nf aujiunt 1044 when the nuewti will ite distributed among the parties letrallv entitled thereto having rewird only to the rlnlms which shall have been filed nu afore said pursuant to 3ectloii si chap ter ici r s o 1137 dated at acton ontario this twen tysixth dav of julv 1044 c v leati1erland acton ontario solid tor for 11 the administrator notice to creditors in the matter of thomas smith late of the townahlp of naasaxaweya in uw county of halton tieatle- insu deceased all parties having claims against the estate of thomns smith late of tho townhlilp of nnkttagawoyn in tho county of ttnlton gentleman who mod on or about the seventhaay ofi may 1044 are required to send par ticulars and proof n thereof to the imdcrulind before the nineteenth dav of aummt toil when the impels will be distributed nmontf the parties utsnvv entitled thereto liming record only to the clalmu which kmiiii hov been filed na nforctuild pursuant to settlnn il chapter rw r s o 1917 dated tit acton ontario this twon- tyslxth dav of jfulv toil c f leat1ierland acton ontario solldtor for 1- the executrix notice to creditors in h matter nf uluiam james ak in ut of the villa of aeton iv the county of llajton tlenuentan dteesed all parties having claims agalnxt the ektnte of william james aklnx late of the village of acton in the county of halton gentleman who died on or about the eighth day of julv 1944 are required to bend part iculars and proofs threof to the un dersigned before the nineteenth day of august 1944v when the assets will bo distributed among the parties le gally entitled thereto having regard only to the claims which shall have ben flud as aforesaid pursuant to section m chapter 165 r s o 10t7 dated at acton ontario this twentysixth day of july 1944 c f leatherland acton ontario solicitor 3 for the executrix mark every grave we ara carrying on busi ness in the same location on mill street in acton and can mil all orders for monuments and work an any atonea in cemeteries in this district mowi iissaaisun to all acta jtrraoitrssr wink