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stjw juioit sttt bttsz v seventieth year no 24 acton ontario thursday december 14th 1944 eight homeprint pages fhr goat cadet training wiu be taken at school here report of paue hffcnnl pf rnja wnrtr of the staff trustees v b rumlcy f a blow j a chapman c a dills and geo mason were present tuesday even ing when acton school board met and chairman v g oakea presided- principal stewart illsrunsm with the board the forming of a cadet eorp at the continuation school coat of uniforms was 915 each half of which coat was paid fcy the depart ment- the course was compulsory from grade 10 and about thirty five were expected to enroll a motion was passed adopting cadet training in the continuation school and authorizing the secretary to oil in the necessary applications and forward to the department and also secure additional a information trustee mason commended mr stewart and the staff on the school commencement that was presented this year and the forward step in training the students the board unanimously endorsed this appreciat ion mr stewart appreciated the action of the board and the cooperat ion given him by all in the commence ment accounts wore passed for payment as follows welker industries stocker 985000 acton public utilities com mission services 1361 anderson fc co supplies 3 25 g mann supplies 75 moyers ltd supplies 40 go vocational guidance supplies 25 f l wright insurance prem ium 52tr j b mackenzie son sup plies 178 j m dent co supplies t2j0 bell telephone co services 102 clnn co supplies 164 copp clark co supplies 5 64 e cooper luppllefl iso elliot bros supplies rg3 stamps jo 00 w d talbot supplies 3 50 symon hardware supplies 16 76 this week by h i- jopteh toronto cp mitchell f hep- bum who guided ontarios political destiny for eight years aa liberal p mb h lh h r the report inspector by the board 91 050 34 of tho public school received and studied the report was very favorable on tho principal and his staff of tenchors and tho work being done in all grades it was stressed throughout that consideration ihould be given to adding n klndergardon class and also manual training and household economics it was also urged that a lurvey bo made to assist backward students in suitable cour ses some recommendations were sug gested in improving the hunting in the class rooms but the board was commended on tho attention given the school buildings and the general state of repair the resignation of g a dills aa a member of the library board was ac cepted and mr f mcintosh was ap pointed as the member of the library board representing the school board it was decided o hold the first meeting of the 194 school board on tuesday january 9th at 7 pjn the board by motion expressed re gret that mr geo mason was retiring from the board this year and expret ed appreciation of his work during the years that he had served mr mason in replying stated that he had enjoyed being a member of the board but felt he should retire and that his success r mr norman balrd would make a splendid hew trustee the 16man liberal group in the leg islature when tt r early next year and it is probable he will have the title of provincial liberal loader as well the fiery 48yearold member for elgin accepted the house leadership at a party caucus at queens park when harry c nixon resigned and recommended mr hepburn succeed him a few days later mr nixon is- bued his resignation as provincial leader as well and in a statement said i believe liberals generally want him mr hepburn as leadecand on tario will again elect him prime min ister at the earliest opportunity though there was no official word political observers believe it 1 likely that a provincial convention of the party will be called early next year and it is reported that mr hepburn will be a candidate for the presidency and provincial leadership of the lib erals mr nixon will continue as provincial party leader until that time mr nixon dean of the ontario leg islature who has represented brant for 25 years and who has been ontario liberal leader since april 1043 said he was convinced tho change was in the best interests of the province nnd the party he denied rumors thnt ho might resign from politics nnd maid he would give mr htpbum his sup port mr hepburn resigned as ontario premier in october 1042 and later assumed the mante of independence toward the liberal party lout oct ober he announced his intention of returning to active support of the liberals in both tho provincial and federal fields later in the week at st cathar ines mr hepburn gave notice of what course he plans for the liberal speaking to a service club the newly- chosen liberal house leader said tho party does hot want an election whlle the boys are overseas and his group does not intend to join with tho ccf party in tho legislature be cause we have nothing in common with them he declared the ccf were socialists nnd i am frank to confess i dont know what social i um really means except that it standi for conllscatlon gen a g l mcnnughton in his first political action ulnce ho succeed ed col j l ralston as defence m n- ister accepted an invitation to seek a seat in the commons in n by elect- ion to be held in the federal riding of grey north february 5th tho general will be liberal candidate for the teat left vacant by william p telford who resigned because of 111 health progressive conet votive quarters immediately announced thy would contest the by election with mayor garlleld case of owen sound as their standard bearer progress made on report of sewage disposal system public ilcahh none engaged to succeed miss walker bank hie banana to be cleared away appototatenl of medical officer of health urged by the depnrtasent the regular meeting of the acton council was held in the council chambers last evening councillors j h boulton w j o a mason were present reeve j m mcdonald presided the following accounts were for payment in the 21st report of the finance committee mrs olla b sommerville re turning officer f l wright returning officer w coles returning officer miss madge chapman poll clerk mrs isabel watson poll clerk james gibbons poll cleric acton y m c a rent dept of munitions a supply wood blckleseagrave supplies bell telephone co services metallic hoofing co culvert municipal world election sup plies township of esqueslng taxes welfare accounts canadian ice machine co calcium chloride direct winters transport freight acton frk pssss printing and advertising w i dick certifying voters hut j b mackenzie son cement acton public utilities com mission uorvlco e e hnrrop trip to hamilton flllott bros supplies norton motors november ac count st o wort elliot wood cutting william stubblngton labor wellington gardiner labor acton fire brigade annnnl grant back home again toronto was in the j avalanche of snow in this storm the snowstorm of tuesday certain ly tied up everything in toronto schools and store were closed dally papers were not printed because they it rje jkutiraaandpriyat 17605 7182 1012 12915 533 13 54 504 13 50 4 40 33 t8 814 24 62 16994 600 0 4002 1800 720 5h5 50000 sgl m a tyler who returned to canada on the hospital ship letltln monday without and is now at his home on park i la t automobiles were banned from car lines delivery of milk and bread was stopped and fire halls became retail outlets tot these ccannodluaa the storm seemed to centre about toronto and some of us who have lis tened to descriptions of city papers telling about big storms out in the snow belt and back in the sticks cured a certain relish when toronto got a taste of the real thing and found they didnt function any better than we do in such unusual occ we have plenty of snow here too but delivery of milk and bread were uninterrupted up until noon it difficult to get about in a car but by evening most of the roadways were passable for the first time in a year we were not able to make the trip on no 25 highway between acton and milton on tuesday but by wednes day the road was ploughed out and we avenue recovering from wounds re ceived in france plans for a provincewide system of calamity insurance to provide pro tection against disasters such as the cyclone which swept middlesex in june have been suggested at london bert taylor president of the ontario agricultural council and exwarden of elgin county advanced the idea to the middlesex county council he was high in his praise for uhat had been done for middlesex cyclone victims but said that joint effort by the county and the province would be more effective in repairing catast rophe damage and reimbursing the sufferers christmas meeting of the acton womens institute mr w marchment wu hostess lo the members of the acton womens institute- at the december meellnc last thursday the president jure lappln was in charge the roll call was answered by each member donating a christmas gift all the gifts were placed around a lovely christmas tree the motto a christmas story was read by mrs karl lambert current events were given by mrs jafcl wilds mrs fred anderson gave a few highlights of the area convention held in cuelph last month a hearty sing song of favor ite christmas carols was enjoyed the drawing for the christmas glfta was a special feature when each one received a small rcmemberanee of the christmas season the social group for the month convened by mrs lant assisted oy mrs j margrave mrs lappln and mr j5 mious lunch the cake for the mystery pwiy was donated by mrs hunter with mrs k lambert finding the my- sfery penny w back in acton after wounded in france battle sit mntt a tyler park ave wns one of canada s wounded soldier l arrive on the hospital ship loiltlk and v ached homo in acton on sun- dny evening woundod in both loje and one arm on august 17th he still has one leg in a cast and goes about on crutcheu although tho wounds are healing witufnctorlly in tho canadian army since august 1110 ho has licon overseas ulnce nov ember 1940 iowas mot in toronto by his wlfo nnd throe chlldron bobby cnrol nnd phyllis loralno and is now ut homo for thirty dnys before re porting to the houpltnl in toronto weekly war commentary bylll jones incident chief trouble seemed to emanate with the malls malls were late tues day and wednesday and copy did not reach the office from rural cotres londents as usual it has badly dis rupted routine in getting out this wick a edition which we hope will reach you on time but if t doesnt blame the storm if it does you will know mime one worked long and ir regular hours to compensate for tho delays of usual services plow soon had all the streets cleared fob travel the value of a plow to clear the roadways about town came early thu winter tho snowfall by tuesday morning had traffic nqt only on the highway but on the other streets bad ly snrlod it wus not moving by noon but on the no 7 highway pi own had made n couple of trips through by noon and n two car lane was made several of the roadways had been well ploughed by noon and good head ftt tyler was in the action nt 1302 80 caen but describes tho falnlse engage- mr j a clmpmnn of the canadian mont an something more terrific nnd legion wns present to discuss with the bombardment of tho place or r conn ell the acknowledgement of tho something nevor to bo forgotten not j way was made and most of them kotvlce given by the enlisted men ro l building w loft riandlng and not cleared for traffic by evening tin tw rt it was felt n street wan dlucornahle when tho it certainly wns appreciated after oven should bo infantry went in aftr the shelling matt who uhed to be the heavy weight hitter on actons baseball nine hna ipst comtlderable weight and says its not nil from hlti sojourn in the hospltnlh but partly from losing ap petite for cold canned rations while in the front line not only the family but the brotn- em and sisters ted of acton george mrs huffman and mrs t stapleton of hamilton but a host of acton turning from overseas n reception committee formed this was left for the new council to look after early in the new year a leltor from the department of health urged the appointment of a local medical officer of health the list of those in arrears of taxed was checked over and discussed they are to bo notified that action will be taken if the tnxes are not looked after an account of st michaels hon- friends are glad to see him home again nnd hotw hs m w continue to pltal was accepted a letter from the board of health of waterloo enclosed a resolution re venereal disease which was sent tp all boards of health the council con curred with the resolution a letter from the bank of montreal notified council of a reduction lntnt- erest rate from 4 to 4 on corp oration borrowings a light was sanctioned for alice street and the public utlltltes com mission was to be notified of this a by law was read the necessary number of times appointing roy m smith as corporation engineer tinder the ditches and watercourses act a letter from w c waller request ed an adjustment in the collection of garbage cost no adjustment was made ai this is a yearround service continued on page eight improve another brother pte chns tyler is overseas and has also suffer ed wounds slippery streets causes collision of motor cars slippery streets were blamed mon day afternoon when an rcaf station- wagon nnd on automobile collided on macdonnell street near the vwca in cuelph the accident occurred about 3 js o clock driving the air force vehicle was law p el watson of no 4 wireless school the motor car was owned and driven by ralph p mckeown ib of r r 2 acton police sergeant frederick mlnshall and pc robert warden investigated the in cident just 10 more days until it few hours tie up and most people would not want to do without the convenience now bro j m steele elected master walker lodge for months now allied gains along i western f to s and hard as can eisenhowers arm ies at many points fought for ear blood stained yard against some of tba mofct determined and effective op- position the german army has ever offered all along the front the seven al lied armies now in the line are gain ing or at least holding arm ground previously gamed but nowhere la the advance rapid enough to satisfy the hopes of many on the home front there u belief in many quarters that the present war of position in which the allies have been forced to engage ever since their forward unlta outran their supply lines following the spectacular break out of norm andy means just so much easily ef fort with little tangible gain that is an erroneous conception actually although recent territorial gains are recorded in yards rather than in scores of miles the battle of atritlon now being waged la winning the war against germany just aa ef fectively aa would manoeuvers more visible on u map the enemy is estimated to be losing 0 000 casualties a day a figure which by present german standards repre sents almost a division he no longer can afford losses on this scale already his forces are spread thin ly along the front from the nether lands to switzerland he baa per haps 1 000000 men in the line many of whom by the allied yardstick are totally unlit for combat and behind that he has few large reserve units julled superiority the allies have considerably moro than 1000000 men in the line now by recent estimates and behind them ample reserves of welltrained hardy replacements but the enemy has no further res erves to draw upon and as he loses his present forces dally his efficiency must wane too the defending forces are being spread thinner and thinner allied pressure is not relaxing not by great sweeping territorial gains but by the brutal business of killing germans will military vidof be achieved when the line la drawn taut enough it will snap and then will come the spectacular march on berlin allied gunners continued to pound saarbruecken nnd to the south the last german defences in alsace were reported cracking allied airmen arc bombing the escape bridge over tba rhine near colmar the northern continued on page five the annual election of officers of walker lodge a f a m was held on monday night the following were the officers elected for the ensuing year ipmwor bro w m near worshipful- master bro j m steele senior warden bro h c helwlg junior warden bro c f leather- land chaplain ver wor bro w m cooper treasurer bro w k graham secretory w bro f j salt senior deacon bro t m mc- cutcheon junior deacon bro w j beatty inner guard bro i m harris director of ceremonies ver wor bro f mcintosh senior steward bro j b wat- kins junior stewart bro l w lovell organist bro e s cooper at the close or the elections rev bro w j mclvor or guelph gave a very inspiring an thoughtprovoking talk he stressed the necessity or masons helping one another and show ing an example to citizens by the way they live lunch was served at the close or the meeting last shopping week shop in acton coming events as sou ncm tat of mtba cm carta or otbr evcau antler ibis hcswllbir r chars csnla per tin wlin h nlalnuai chars for say aaraountmnt of ajer two halton holsteins nominated for allcanadian test two halton county holstelns have been nominated for the third annual allcanadian contest both were prize winners at the oakvtlle champ ionship show strathaven supreme comrade owned by w s hall oak vtlle is a nominee in the class for threeyearold buluc he was first and reserve grand champion at oakvttl last year he received honorable men tion for allcanadian twoyearold meadowood lochlnvar owned by dr chas n blanshard freeman is nominated in the twoyearold class ha was second at oakvwe and brat grand champfcin at dance brampton armouries fri day december 15th harvey fishers orchestra nominations for esqiualng town- ihlp will be held on friday dacattbat 22nd 1 to 2 pm dance at orange hall brampton on friday december 15th stewart elliots orchestra dance tonight in town halt ai watson a orchestra auspices acton legion admission esoc come and taato the legion dance in erin town hall saturday december 16th harvey fishers or chestra lucky spot dance admission 33 cents ttte acton junior farmers ciitt- mu party in lome school monday december 18th at 15 pjn isiasa bring lunch new year frolic in acton town hall january 1st merry makers or chestra favors and noissmakara admission 50c sponsored by tba c wjl s club 344 5 come to uia christmas conostt ag 33 no 7 naawgawaya on friday december 32nd at 00 pm pleas provid admission 30c the annual meeting at erin tbwa- fi ship rod crass wiu be held wec nesday december 30th at 3jq mfu inthe presbyterian ohurch ii1etiialwjf the honor roll for our towbejihstffi boys overseas wtu be dedicated at thm4 meettns relative am aapt tmjm to be present mrs british bride will guest apeeke 5w8flsw