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feaos imoht the acton free press hotlco of tllrtha usriiss end daslhs ar iniarlnd in thl column without cbsp itf hmbrum notleoi goo and iao pt line sddlfimsl for immty- horn 8meoti on wednesday november 37th 1m0 at mill atreet acton to mr arid r murray smith nee verna mur ray a daughter beverley olalre mattlew oodh1mbv iiuuubuj mr s jiubbell announce the morrlaae of hla younger daughter jftuth evelyn to frederick morris youngest son of mr and mrs william courtney bel- wood the morrlaae took place in st albans anglican church acton toudprokmqwlkds on thursday kovember 31st 1040 at the presby terian church oobourg by the rev mr nuynt vera mcbrlde of cobourff to pte anderson nuddlok lit midland ileqimsrrt c a j3 p cobourff eon of mr and mrs harold ruddlck oobourg dyed storey at the home of hu slster mrs h s holmes bower avenue acton on friday november 33nd 1040 william albert storey son of thm late w ii storey in memoriam mcartiiur otn loving memory of a dear wife and mother mary jane- moarthur who pauiyl away novenr- ber 34th j 036 sadly mj ued by husband and family dobbbs in loving memory of a dear wlfd and rnother minnie m doboje who passed away on december let 1037 no length of time no hue or year can dim our loved one poet star treasured memories hold her dear and will while memorlee last ever remembered by husband and family ods and ends leu than four weeks until christ monday la municipal election day be mire to register your vote it aeemed o bit overdone to havo winter deacendwlth such suddenness the ice surface at the arena will aoon need to be put in shape for the winter the biff anow storm slowed up work on new building hi course of construe tlan in town one of the biff scouring machines at the wool combine plant will ffo into operation this week several real estate change are con ummoted or in process of change of ownership at the present tlmo mr j h orelffhton secretary of tlu acton hockey club attended uie mectlng of the oh a in toronto on saturday motorists ualim the highway from acton to milton report that it ha been powerfl much improved by scarifying and grud f- lo s ing weekly war commentary specially written fer the aelen ptee press by uvon eiki- canadian pr staff writer britain has aoknowledffed that recent aea looses are a matter for serious con cern many of these occur 400 or 500 miles west of eire it u clear that british shipping for the time being at last is vulnerable in a wide stretch of the atlantic this has brouffht to the front the delicate question of bases in neutral eire if britain had elro perls and air bases serving above all as fueling stations sea haxords would be diminish ed considerably for ships plying between canadian ports and ports in the united kingdom on the basis of uie in the lost war at least three naval bases would interest britain lrt biro rirst is the all impar tsjnrpmt for sork cobh icnowi former ly as qucenstown commomoratlng qurenfl victorias ib40 visit to ireland it wna a key port in the lost war second k is the anchorage of berehaven situated like cobh on eire southwest coast the third is the anchorage of lough swllly to the northwest of ulster air base wool iilp from the point of view of the air there is foynes known to all canadians as the link in britain s trans- atlantic air travel possession of this port would moke possible a much more extensive air patrol of the danger areas both lough swllly in the north and berehaven in the south would guard too aproachea to britain berehaven to the english channel and lough swllly to the ports of scotland in the last war when ireland was part of the united kingdom these bases helped protect a wide area of atlantic shipping undoubtedly the problems involved and they are as important as they arc complex are being weighed in downing street avis additions the axis partnership now includes rumania torn by political dissension and only slowly recover inff from the ravasen of an earthquake that took thou sands of uvea and caused tremendous property damage earlier in the month rumania took its stand with germany italy japan and hungary on november 23rd bulgaria la said to be next in line but russian opinion will piny no small part in the action taken by the httlt country it was reported in sofia no vember 23nd that russia had advised bulgaria to avoid outright ndhcrence to the nlllun the same day toss the russian news agmcy made n flat denial of ruports that the sovlnt union hud approved hungary h decision to join wlntcr driving conditions whleh descended so suddenly require new drlv ing tochnluui if accidents are to be avoided erection of several of the now comb ing machines from england at the wool combine co plant here was completed this week the two houses being erected by mr amos musan on alice street art nearly nil enclosed now with the roof going on the second building the office of baxter laboratories was moved to tlu nc plant in acton on saturday it is expected the plant will be in operation next week some or the stop atons about town recolve little attention from motorists can it be that they an so lllterate that four letter words are not understood the action of council in keeping snow iff two blocks on mill strict i genera u appreciated clearing tlu sur plub was promptly undertaken yesterday mr lien curless formerly of tht bank of montreal start st marys who has been in norwich for tlu past two yeurs has been transferred to tht stuff of uie bank of montreal here to tukt tin position vacated by mr barton about 1r0 elvlc official of hal ton peel brant wentworth waterloo and wellington counties attended a special aehoo held in rookwood lost friday officials of the department of municipal affairs gave instruction in council pro cedure and municipal accounting georgetown mr and mrs benj forster who have been realdenu of georgetown for the past fortyfive year celebrated their mur weddlnff anniversary fan sunday november 3rd the marriage of marie maude daugh ter or mr bdword fleck georgetown to dr charles analey martin milton was solemnised november 16th at 3 30 oclock in knox presbyterian church qeorgetorvn bishop fleming blahop of the arctic paid a oall last monday on mr lawr no lsarmonth hudson s bay factor who la spending aome time with nl brother drr learmonth it was learned this wwfc that the lvlyravtrrtome6f col and wrsd h c mason on the check line has been sold the new- owner mr and ura uelaufhltn of toronto will take possession early next month herald alive to the situation developing tur lay declared martini law november 32nd in thr sections surrounding the strategic dardum lies which straddles uie land route from europe to the near east and africa the action was taken only a short ume after frans von papen oer man ambassador returned from a trip to berlin it was thought he brought with him n virtual ultimatum that tur kry should join uie hitler bloc the klnn formally opened a new ses fllon of pnrllamint in london novembir 31fit the sptich from tht throne do olurixl the emplrr would ivght until vie torj wus ucweved ussurod not only by the valor of the fighting forces but also by tht dt voliari of civil defence foreis and tlu tenucltj and industry of the pt oplt praise for qreone prlmt mln in ter winston churchill praised the courage of greece and ex pressed con fid t nee in britain s ability to defend egypt and uie sues canal korluta uo captured by oreck forced on november 22nd tide big italian military bane in albania objective of hellenic troops since mussolini a at tempted blltrjcrlcg fell to pieces before ortvlt defences in the mountainous fron tier wnn taken wlui vast stores or muni man and equipment tin greeks claim ed thut six fascist division of at least 72 000 men were routed at tin sarm time the said not a single italian soldier remalnid on gree soil tht air uar oiuruain contlnuts whlli raids on london wen lcw intense oermnn bombing squadrons smashed at the industrial midlands tn night attacks november 31st and november 32nd heavj proiwrt damage was jaused but casualties uere not so numerous as in the earlier raid on coventry royal air force bombers made a surprise raid on uie german air base at stavanger nor uay november 31st the airdrome a left ablate the first panes catteru incendiary bombs over the area and bombers that followed rained explosives adding greatly to uie deatrucuon raid german capital one or the mightiest attacks by the royul air force on the enemy was deliv ered on the night of november 33rd 34ui british filers smashed at enemy target from berlin to turin in italj ha wav yards and stations were attacked in the german capital and fires started at the krupp works in bssen could be seen for miles the royal jttatan arsenal and the flat motor works were italian ob jectives the british air offensive has alio been directed at uie invasion liases on the french coast with heavy raids on uie aubmarlne base at lorlrnt and objectives at brest and boulogne heavy german raids have been made on a eat of eng land city but attaika orwfatmttcn have been light over the weekreud italians en run aided by british bombers greek troops are pushing the italian invaders through albania to uie adriatic sea the fair of korltxa was followed by uie capture of poffradets another strategic point on tho northern end of the front italian troops tvlthdrttwlng in the south were harassed by a greek force which landed on uie mainland across from the island of corfu to aever communlcauans behind uie italian flank ralgaru stays out slovakia signed uie military and econ omlc pact that binds germany italy japan hungary and rumania but it was disclosed november 35th that bulgaria had turned a deaf ear at least for uie time being to hitlers schemer it u generally bellevfduiat soviet russia hod n good deal to do with uie stand takrn byjts little balkan neighbor at nw orleans november 35th sir walter citrine british labor lender ap pealed for more and more wnrplancs for britain he declared that british output wns being affected by the german raids lard rothermero british peer and newspaper magnate died in bermuda november srtul he wos 72- and a brother or late lord northcllftc chose italian fleet british naval units made contact with an italian naval force in uie mcdlter ran eon kovember 37th the admiralty said two itallnn battleships accompanied by supporung cruisers and destroyers retired at high speed to their bases when engaged at long range by the british warships the royal rallan sntcnnl at turin was uie main target for british bombers who flew over germany and italy no vember 24th berlin was also attacked as well aa armament factories in cologne and ports in nasi held territory british censors revealed that binning ham bristol and southampton were uie key point recently damaged by violent german air raids thursday novembersitl 1040 elections for halton tor boys parliament as there are tvo candidates in the held for the election as member to re present halton in the older bays par itament it will be noccssary to hold an elecuon uils year this elecuon will be held on december 7th and polling places will be opened where there are registered groups to vote the two con dldates are donald mcnabb or st pauls church milton and wm j adamson of gibson memorial young mens olau of oakvllle both of these young men arc well qualified to represent the boy life of halton in uie twentieth session of tile provincial boys parliament which meets during the christmas holidayb in hamilton boys between the ages of twelve and twenty one are cllglblt to vote if they have utunded ut lut 2b of tlu nut i ings of thilr group or sunday school clans and have their names duly entered on uie voters list a llit of these eligible u vole should be sent in to uie return ing oftlcc r mr a ic leonard milton by denmber 2nd nlso a duplicate list nhould be sent to the ontario boys work board toronto by any group that is not already registered with that board as no boy will be allou rd to vote whose name does not nppcar qd the voters list all leaders arc asked to see that thdr voters lists are sent in at once any group that has not received a blank list may roceive uie same by communi caung with uie returning officer zz royal guelphs cemfarlable theatre thursday la saturday in tfchnioolob henky fonda in the return of frank james with jackie cooper gene tierncy henry hull batunlmy sbmnr continuum monday to wednesday rosntmd brinn russell aherne virginia bruce in hired wife with robert benchley shows dally at 2 15 7 d pnj barrstar continual all this week jj8t1no nw additional and atlraeilvo unca for shipment ovantmu will you remember someone fancy a8st olaoe riiurra oap attractively packed 7 o pan ouc fancy cluateil raisins a id oa cell wrapped plm ouc fancy xnfferaou chebbe cla 3 kinds in attractive box doc 25c wlllards christmas crackers 9 choc bars in each crackc 1 lb box chocolate supreme on assorted quality chocolates v c neilson s large choc bars it jersey prench or nut each ioc chrlsucs christmas cake ocdr quality in one lb blocks jjc mannings christmas cac of worui the money i lb block 60c wc felons christmas boxid lcf mncy cookdos 1 lb box ooc mannliik s ovirwiu box c- rancy cookies inch od 25c 15c 10c a neu line in 16 oz tina crystalled oxnq15r in attnicthe package 2ube cold lozenges worth including in parcels rfkkfilkan biscuits 15 20c 25c your gift will be appreciated b 3 r goloshes and uiiifpmts we bthcvjouil not find a wider range of qmilm rubbers and otrshocs or lower pnetb nn where in town drop in or telephone ruehhn s jet rubbers now for vour whole faim und have it oil your mind for th s u inter clothing shoes men women children ps our christmas merchandise is bclnu displayed daly we imltt jou to drop in and look around or swgfjyjoiu to your blft probhrru don t torsttl wc are now shoutnu a urwe ranue of jeuellto an watches wultham make included 1 j cadesky will bs m acton on monday december 2 aitytmviiffminst from byutrain detective vision or headache should not mlu the opportunity of oonsuluna this yoslfht apeclalut appontmenu may be mad with ur a t brown drufftiai oonflultation thx okumijuwimj lsjsam till 4 s pm d by hew11y hidenbband windsor henry hildcnbrand a lesldent of acton some years auo and a son of the late imr and mrs conrad hlldenbrand was killed in the cnr yards at wind nor by a yard engine a hen stepping out of the way of n pauicnoer train he was 03 years of nee and had started in section work on the railway worn a yqiins man living in this district mrs hlldenbrand ho wos before marriage dorothy hornby a daughter of uie late willkm hornby survlvis him five slitern nnd four brutheis also remain they are mrs jns campbell mrs jns trnev and mrs j relts nil of kitchener mrs cecil brown of isling ton mrs clins knlptal petersburg acorge illicit nbrancl of jbhnstown nv charles hlldenbrand of lindsay fred hlldenbrnnd of rusneh iown and adam hluenlirnnd of kitchener to all of theso sympathy of many friendfl here goes out in thin sudden bennvemrnt wnjjam albert stobev bon of the first reeve of acton and as loyal a townsman ns this loyal father william albert storey passed away on friday lost at the home of his nlitir mrs h b holmes bower avenue mr storey had been in falling health for some time and for uie past month or more has been confined to his home bom tn acton a son of the late w ii storey the deceased has spent his enure life here in early years he was associated with his father in the well known firm of w h storey jk son glove manufacturers on the death of his father he assumed control and carried an the business for many years utter he was actively associated with uie ryder a mowot a love oo here in manufac turing gloves and mitts for the past few years he has lived retired esteemed and enjoying the friendship of life long associations sports in arton lost a warm friend and supporter in tho parsing of mr storey in his early days he was a pitcher for the local baseball nine and all his life he has btcn an enthuaafttl worker for pulls in aclon nnd nnn served in various execuuvc off i en win or lose it wan william storey s advice to the team alway j p aj the ifiinc clean in church affiliation he as n member of tho united church and in fratern il circles his alleglfiiire u as with fir masonic order lit m or r the family cr the lute w just hire c n main mm a mrs ii s hiiithh and mrs fii n nil nsiluit no a in at n if hum m ii v frlu ds 1k tl join li p ithy at this time william st ny u is ti quit t man u u will li mlvmd ittxuu hit fominunlty mid tine uiuim f rl nds uri nuinxr d nm hk lorrtrd of h sfon y e mcklln idr i dr n r it 1 vni i i ik id on mi nca titer nonn from ihe johnu ne a ku nl y tun enil lionu 1 his plan seemed parllt u urly itltim for mr surty fin enil it had bein his honu in oth i urs nnd lure hi hid icided for nit h u hln lift r rvln was conducted by rev o o oiltord his pahtor aulte i bv rev c l pr t a fori i paslir n w of rlflb way hli masonic brethren also ton ducted tit ma onlc miiico tnd nilittbtih of wulkt r udne iitttncl d ii u ixwll pullbtartrn altl brethren of the order mimrs a t brown c j hassard h l rltchll w r c blair j c mat thews and w k oralium masoiile brethren w ri alo flower bean rs in urnient was vaudi in uie family plot in rulrviij ctmitery ailing tlu ilnnl tnbuten which alio bore testimony to the esteem in w hlch mr stony was held win orirlns from the fo low inn walker lodge ap a- a m acton baseball club iht family mrs a e nlcklln and family arnold brnthi nt rev and mm c l poole and oeorfic mr nnd mrs h 3 holmes und ftmll dr and mrs jos j hnnon it d mis i aim i ott w j mrciuri mr and mrs i h boyd und fiimih di and mr j a mcnlvm mr and mr a mjuion mi md mrw t a marlxan mr and mrs j c mattlui and mis hlm ostrandrr mr mid mrs r m mcdonn d mr and mtn w d frle mr t k nici 1 massrs roy n id prank mcintosh mr md mrf chus holmes mrs piter smith and ml pi ol smith lndlts of the united church 1 milton oeoive cuulson has bouuht thr hoiitt en queen street owned by the la e john hunter and no occupied by stft i ezard rcltrf costs for the toun have de creased ii 203 55 according to clerk ja w bla n it cost uie town so77 10 for the first ten months of 1w0 an comrred to 5 flflo 74 for the same lierlod a year ago completing a tuoday course here on tuc duy thirteen young ladles from the countj uider the ipme economic in structor f si betty wallace department of asrlculture studied olrls stand on ounrd starting off at a fast clip and finish- ira een stronger st mlchae s collrge buzzers scored bn ii to i victory over milton in the opening s p junior b hockey game ajmapf leaf gardens toronto on monday n ght lost 8 mlkes scored three goals in each of the first two periods andended by scoring five in the last period the lone milton goal came in uie second session champion of ts led club your vote is your own personal privilege as a cltlkcn or at ion it is your duty uv vote for uie candidate you think will sprve your torn to the- best of his ability af all tljt t have been in business in acton far 30 year and in that ume i hove done everything i could at all umes for the advancement of acton in every way as a taxpayer and a parent wlihclilldren attending our school i naturally am in terested in educational matters having been on uie j3chool board for nearly four years i fee the experience i have gained will be a benefit to all citizens who pay good money to finance the school and if elected i will endeavor to uie utmost of my ability ut carry on in an honent and efficient manner therefore i osk for your support and influence i n m nday december nd i afwurc you n vol for victor b rumley will lie apprtcintml quality footwear at low prices mens one buckle overshoes 149 sizes fl to 1 1 per pttir price men s 0 eyelet rubber boots with cashmere top and warm lining sizes g to 10 spec ml price 7c per puir vuilu men s two buckle overshoes all sizls price per pnir men s plain pullovtr rub bers all siztb sptcinl priee per pair 198 69c buys low rubbers sizes 1 1 to i 1 and i to s spceinl price per pnir 49c 59c men s knee high rubber boots sizes 0 to 1 1 special price per pnir 179 ladies fur trimmed motor boots first quality black or brown velvet medium low cuhan and military heels sizes i trt h price 0 j a per pair vfcittj misses rubber goloshes black or brown sizes h tn k and ii to special priee 98c 198 lumbermen h rubber boots sizes 1 to ii special yla price per pair tjlto7 pallants clothing and footwear mill street acton opposite post office in spile of trie foot uit german bombi almost completely d- tro rd uie roof in a recent raid uie chandelier in bt baruiolomews me leal school one ut the moot famous of london mlraoulously remained out of uie path of bombframnu note the rubb-e- on the bench