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jfsmws pwkwpw the acton free press thursday november mb 19u i bevbranat the nurslne home gtmlph street acton on tuesday november 7th 1944 to mr and hit j b heveran a daughter dubt in st joseph hospital coel- ph oa sunday actober anh to mr and mrs leille ruby a dsuchter riorxon at the cnatpfa general rospltal on thursday not 9th 1im to mr and mrs norton a daughter nxool la loema memory of h nlcoj who passed away novem ber 13th ism as loos as uouour hearts shall hold thy menoryever dear and oer thy crave bx lovuis srlef shan ran silent tear evtr rsmesnbered by husband and family at home and overseas roszeulr in lovlns memory of dear husband and father george robmu who passed away her oth 1m1 calm and peaceful he la sleeping swett rest that follows pain w who loved him sadly miss him but trust in god to meet again sadly missed by wife and family card of thanks mr h dron herb and bui wish to extend their sincere thanks and ap preciation for the many kindness and beautiful floral offerings from the many relatives friends and neigh bors tendered during their recent be reavement mrs charlotte waterhouse and family appreciate very much the kindness and help that was shown by friends and neighbors during the illness of her daughter tho late mrs h v dron and the thoughfulness and sympathy extended at tho time of her death poppy day on saturday the lit tle red flower will be conspicuous this is tho hut week of the sev enth victory loan you can help acton to go over the top remembrance day on saturday its poppy day too lest you forget acton legion will take part in remembrance day services at actoiy rockwood and nasagaweya on sun day the road malntalner made an other trip over the gravel roads about town last week and put them in shape for winter victory loan total on tuesday in canada was 1030281650 sales on tuesday were 758267w just two more days to go a very fine window for remem brance day has been put in the johnstone a rum ley store by tho acton branch of the canadian leg- ion mrs m pallant has received word from her cousin lieut tlschler formerly of guelph with his men had taken 600 german prisoners near boulougne lieut tlschler has been overseas five years most canadians we meet seem to agree with the majority of amer icans across the boarder that roose- velt makes a good president tho election tuesday was watched with much interest here shipment this week of articles from acton and district red cross in cluded 50 pair pyjamas 40 night gowns 60 white handkerchiefs 19 pr grey bedsocks 4 turtle neck sweaters s pair i of gloves 45 pair of socks kpbftuorul mrs herbert v dron a sailors home in acton was saj- dened last week when the wife and mother charlotte waterhouse wife of seaman herbert v dron p away she had been in tailing heal th for soma few months her hus band who waa on the east coast was hle to be home prior to her dea she waa thirtynine years of age born in london england charlotte waterhouse was a daughter of the late james and mrs waterhouse the family resided in braoebridgs for six years after coming to canada but for the past thirty years have been residents of acton besides her husband seaman herb ert dron she leaves two eons her bert and william both at home her motlter mrs james waterhouse and six brothers and three slaters also remain to mourn her passing they are james with the ca army overseas harry and charles in acton john in toronto fred in kitchener and william in acton mr burt tuck georgetown mrs h j anderson toronto and mrs reg hoare acton to all of the bereaved sympathy of many friends goes at this time the funeral was held on thursday afternoon with service at the john stone at rumley funeral home con ducted by rev mr pulker rector ot st albanx church which mrs dron attended here many friends gather ed in tribute to her life and in sym pathy with tho husband sons and family the pallbearers were messrs olllo stnpleton cameron lelshman arlle while robt wlnton w marchmcnt and fred stuckey interment was in falrvlew cemetery angel1ne chisiiolm i saginaw mich mrs angelino chlsholm 76 widow of john m chlsholm of 2266 south michigan saginaw mich died thura day at the baldwin rest home ange lina swackhnmmcr was born octobor ihth 1868 in acton ont and was married there to mr chlsholm in littft they went to saginaw in 1900 he died in 1040 she leaves a daugh ter mrs allan smith of saginaw brother william swack hammer of ihgcrsoll ont and two grandsons daniel c smith and melvln jay smith the funeral took place at 330 pm monday at the case chapel rev r j lautner officiated and en tombment was in oakwood mauso leum gwrjpli ktwrnak ctub presents ff4vffl essyttjmsevovfdf gosswh cosstwtato atifltoritmm friday nov 17u 30 am write or call for tickets walkers stores ltd guelph seats s20o general admission si 00 sboond annual auction sale at daylfondale farms tlav smssssstjsrsm obadea ottssth pmh 1mfucmenth etc etc under instructions from ala davmond the undersigned auctioneers will sell at his eden mills enunota farm formerly the kempleslie farm 5 miles east of guelph and 1 mile south of no 7 highway on haturdav november ii ini at a pm sharp the following purebred kiiorthorns 6 senior heifer and young cows 6 junior heifers 8 bulls average aire s mon ths 1 herd sire lord lancaster 6 mature cows the itenlor heifers were nearly nil bred in march and april to one of our present herd sires klny- rnor excel bred by w j russol klaymor farms union vl lie the junior heifers and bulls are nearly all hired by our previous herd nlre kohl n wood marquis a splendid grandson of mllhtlls hansom tho mature cows are nearly nil bred to klaymor excel our puslinch herd hire lord lan caster no 247021 sired by brown- dalo clansman his dam being ban ner lancaster oa c no 276606 it particularly smooth excellent top line an al breeding bull these young bulls offer opportun hie to purchase splendid herd siren word received of acton casualties during the week continued from page one the following letter lias been re ceived by mrs cutting from the com manding officer under whom pte- cutting served my dear mrs cutting it la with the deepest regret that i am writing you to let you know the circumstances in connection with your son who has been missing since the cth of september i would have written sooner only i just came out of the lines two days ago your son was in my company and i want to let you know everything that happen el the company was the leading ele ment of the division and we took part in the long advance in very country when we were cut off and practically surrounded by the enemy and we dld not iuflr mt casualties at fowl tlni were able to take up a posi tion and fight it out this was late in the afternoon of the fifth ttutt evening melvlns platoon went for ward a few hundred yards to clear the etcmy from some houses and to occupy them it did so and then tlio enemy closed in and they fought then all night long about three oclock in tlie morning another platoon cam monder cpl murdock went forward and contacted them they were all quite cheerful and confident they could hold their positions at first light the remainder of the company was cut off from them and- forced to withdraw due to heavy pressure in which we suffered many casualties it wasnt till four days later that we were able to advance aunln and in vestigate i personally looked over tho ground and tho house thot molvln and jiu platoon were in and there wo found part of their equipment undamaged i feel quite certain that ho and the others are prisoners of war i know- how anxious you must be anil i feel very badly myself ns your royal palace cubtpitb leading thbatbe8 vbidav to tuesday the cuhax- in technicolor with smanah foster turban bey el vauday to monday william bcndix dennis okecfe in utoadwuk u iftuuu htakts next tuesday lana turner in marriage is a private affair wilh james craig above programs subject srabth next wenesdat mr deeds goes to town with gary cooper run jam session with ann miller q change without notice uomo are already of serviceable age on was in my company for a long the mature cows represent various time and he was on excellent soldier families including augusta dairy maid princess royal some are in calf to klaymor excel soma due to freshen soon all the foregoing are registered or eligible for registration since he has been missing it has been a long hard battle and if he is n prisoner which i definitely think ho lit we may both be thankful that ho was out of it since that day we burlington at the regular meeting of the council on friday evening mayor j gordon blair announced to the mem bers that he would seek another terra as mayor at the regular meeting of the town council held on friday evening last a committee consisting of reeve j blair and crs palmer and leather were named to go into the matter of the purchasing of the hydro system here at a meeting of the members of the water commission held on friday evening an agreement was reached as to the price to be paid for a piece of land on the sherwood farm on north brant street required for the building of a proposed water storage reservoir the price u 11000 many masons from the various lodges in halton county gathered here on wednesday evening last for the inn county masonic meeting and the evening proved to be one of the finest yet held in the county the lodge room was taxed to capacity for the lodge work and in st lukes hall iso aat down to dinner altar which an address by the dafroty grand mas ter of the province f ontario ft war bfo cnaa of toronto ospringe messrs earle smith and kerwood sinclair accompanied by jesse ward- law of milton left monday morning on a hunting trip to northern on tario mr and mrs victor beamish and daughter attended the funeral of the latters uncle the late j dlngham ct arthur on saturday the farm forum group held their weekly meeting at the school on mon day night following the radio pro gram and discussion progressive croklnole was played with mrs alvlv fisher bhdtjouglas robertson as the winners lunch was served and a social time enjoyed mr and mrs w j jackson visited on sunday with mr and mrs alfred winter and family at oustlc mrs f brydon spent a couple of days last week with mrs a kirk- wood at guelph miss m harris who had beeri visiting in guelph and had taken 111 was able to return with mrs brydon on sunday mr and mrs d g robertson and sont visited on sunday with mr and mrs lloyd robertson and allan at guelph miss grace burrows guelph was home over the weekend mr and mrs george robertson and mr arnold sinclair spent saturday in toronto mr beamish and son of boulton visited with the beamish families one day recently a very enjoyable time was spent at the home of mrs w mckenzie on wednesday evening november 1st when the osprlnge womens institu te was entertained the president presided the roll call a halloween experience was very amusing correspondence was read by secretary among which were letters of thanks from overseas boyd for parcels they had received several items of business were trans acted among which a bazaar which is to be held at guelph and an appeal was made asking for donations from members of the community preparations were made for the conference on care of clothing to be held dec 1 in the presbyterian church several halloween costume were on parade the guesti speaker for the evening was miss cunie who gave a fine ad dress on historical research em phasizing the tweedsmulr historic also stressed the importance of the preservation of old papers and maga zines as they maye be a link in con necting soifne historical event after community singing the meeting was brought to a close with the national anthem a delicious lunch of sandwiches cake and tarts was served by the hostess and her assistant mrs bar- dun purpose cow due before solo again mrs cutting my sympathy date red dual purpose cow frouh 3 to you in theue anxious days till you w nr je get definite news m i get any in- key cow fresh 11 weeks rebred m i jersey cow due jan 22 holstcln 1 formntlonwhntsoevcr 1 wiluiet you holfer 2 years bred in october young know at once hereford cows with calves at aide sincerely rebred 3 i lore fort bulls may june mid july calves pure bred but not eligible for reaintfatlon splendid potential herd sires some hereford george real captain mrs john s duff new liskeiml oy holror jersey holfor i that her ton w tny stanloy dutr sheeplltcklutcred purctirei suf- hnd been offlclnlly reported hilled t folk rnm clnrlreon breeding 1 action in holland on octobor 20th ssk sss3 s tatonu win b sen when fi grade rnm lambs and ewe lambs i available it was stated pie duff en if hot previously sold several purer listed in january 1041 nnd hnd been bred suffolk ewe lambs ellftible for registration n number of purebred suffolk rjwes nnd a number of grade suffolkoxford ewes pigs all yorkshires young riurebred sow oac breeding rcg- ftered 8 chunks excellent quality 3 sows due end of november 9 weaners 7 weeks 0 weanors 6 weeks sow nnd litter of 9 5 weeks some- store pigs if not previously sold collie dog fowl 1 collie dog about 40 hens 1 year hybrids joy ing some leghorn pullets starting to jay a few leghorn hens 1 yeiir lay ing s horses gray percheron geld ing aged belgian gelding aged bay clyde gelding about 11 years if not previously sold percheron geld ing lo years if not previously sold all these horses are excellent work ers harness 1 set of double harn ess single set of third harness col lars etc implements a equipment delaval cream separator massey- harhs 15 hoe seed drill spring tooth cultivator mower low wagon ex cellent tires ertra good wagon box with l shelving also v shelving some sacks electro pall new electric fence hew b- farm 100 acres known as harding farm puslinch nearrk all under cultivation 13 acres wheat own bank barn- about 65 x 6 nev steel roof silo driving shed garage chicken house woodshed splendid tone house also drilled well inspec tion invited before date of sale th- farm wllr be offered subject to a res erve bid terms given at time of sale if not sold farm will be to rent or lot on shares terms generally cash but on a- mnunts of 5000 od over up to g months credit will be arranged if desired upqn proof of satisfactory credit rating being given interest nl 6 per annum will be charged on such notes this sale will bp conducted on same policy basis ns our sale inst year when not a complalpt was registered auctioneers comment this wile affords splendid opportunity to breeders to prrcure some wellbred additions to their herds all will b- fresh off pasture not especially fit ted for sale owner only decided t ell on october 20th hence they will be presented in their everyday cloth- in various pnrtu of caiman and new foundland before proceeding overturns with the algonqui rcgt in juno of 1043 he tthd been in france nnd belgium since tho end of august the young soldier was in his 24 1 h year and was born at thornloe onl surviving arc lik mother two broth ers who are both in the services and four sisters the two brothers are spr john s of no 3 platoon camp ipporwasli and pte thomas a with the canadian army overseas the sisters are mrs joe alderdlce of han- bury mrs r g smith mrs roy percy and mrs bert bailey all of new llskeard his father predeceas ed him four years ago the late pic duff was engaged to miss myrna cummlngs of orllla relatives said miss cummlngs would come to new llskeard when a memorial service for the young soldier is held t i for information re pedgrees etc and credit arrargments in rtvne jm sale contact the proprietor at daymond at daymond motors guelph i note this stock is being trans ferred to our eden muls farm from our puslinch hardtog farm as ow- tl in to date of sale stock may have to reu office be be stabled as stable at puslinch are tied eden mills this council do now adourn to meet robert amos roy hindley december 15th at 10 oclock j and w a gibson aurt tensers v a i the call of the reeve carried routihe matters at meeting of the esquesing council the november meeting of tho et- qhcing township council was held in thexmncll chamber on monday nf- ternooms deputyreeve gw mur ray councillor george h cleave george currhv and wm a wllscr were present loleevo c h may presided over the meeting accounts passed for payment wero bell telephone co services 513 hepc lights ts 405 letter shop supply co voterf lists i m bennett transport c h may cecil chlshclm a w benton i m bennett selecting jurors fed ra- fire insurance co renewal policy general fire insurance co renewal policy 670 canadian legion georgetown poppy day fund 1500 moved by wilson and cleave that road accounts be paid as presented by the road superb en dent 86059- carried moved b- cleave nd vlsn thot relief accounts a presented by the paid 165 car- 2000 2000 remembrance day november 11th the local branch of the canadian legion is making itx annual poppy day uptteal to the people of this community tomorrow thu poppy fund is now a rerognlzed institution wherever the canadian legion exiritm in canada and it serves a twofold purpose of much merit the money which is raised by the distribution of mm poppy the symbol of tuicrlllce is used entirely to relieve uiiiihuui duiress among war veterans of the last war and the present eonltlct tuul their famllki at all times it has been found that the veterans iti view of the fact that muhy of them have diabllltleu und liarull- cups sulfur even more thun others who are out of employment klnco many of thnm require siveclnl cure and attention which they are unable to provide thltf is where the poppy fund raised through tho sale of popples by tho local branch of the legion steps in and provides relief for tho situation this twofold nppeiil should find a ready response in the hearts nnd minds of tho people of this community which has always- leen ready to make the way easier for those of its citizens who served country and empire in tho great war and in this present conflict wo commend it to your sympathetic consideration in tho hope that you will respond rcnerouuly and thus help to hold tho tortii flung to you by those who did not come back jt b chalmcrh cnalrman of tommutee its naty for you to plan now for postwar household lm provements buy victory bonds now they will com in mighty handy to purchase d duro water softeneb hard water duo fo its lime and magnesium content dries up tho natural freshness of the skin causing tit fo crack and become rough in durosortened water oil harmful effects of hard water are eliminated led vl rig tho skin fresh clean and lovelier bathing in soft water promote healthier living tho dtvio factory is busy on war production today but will bo manufacturing duro water softeners for tho country peacetime- rteedi buy victory bonds today sao your plumbing and heating contractor for full information sjiaveyour victory bonds durti tfm water softener mmm mvotinvictoiv fcv ff t 11 llxkj ihtab1 vl bbbj