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paob boot the acton free press i immsijay iune nil imi notice o strthe urrtkee dthi r inserted in thu column wllbont ewri in aferaorum noticed eae nnd lot per lino addition lot poetry died mfulon at st jop guehih on mortdny juno 2nd 1941 john mellon beloved hllubnnd of agnes b ioothnm acton in hla 75th yoor u in memoriam joe in loving memory of our donr ton bobby alexander who pnruud kruvk ju pencetuj hnrllnk gone to join the nnkolji ovorrnorc underneath the tod our rlttpk tluovlnfivy remembered by ods and eniks give it the nelson touch sail right in buy boni today it takes dollars to supply tlrht- ine forced lend all you can plan lo be on hand for the vic tory lon parade in acton on satur iday nlkht shipment of the lied cross from acton and district thl week included 11 blouen n shlrtsjind 12 pair of pyjnmrur v r two cattle on the farm of carl jlosly near acton were killed by llbhtnlne during the storm last thursday dr e j nelton acton was re elected president of the guelph med- icnl association at the nnnual meet inc held recently mr fred coles is the new secre tary of acton business men s asso ciation chosen nt iretrevtlnk t thursday eveninc a number of the membors of walker ijjdee nttended the district church service of the masonic order nt guelph on sunday tnt fun pstss is printed on cnnnry colored newsprint this week hvlrni epnrifil ntrmllnn to the spec- iill ncid in the victory loan drive rrarinrr the softball came lrut week lome mnstcrs had the misfor- tuno to broalcaboneinhjsjcft hand juioiatopdlrulnhotondjwhlle pain ful the injury is maklnc rood pro gress the old vletoryjflonn hap of acton is in the display in johnstone itumleys window it enrritd two crowns acton did it then nnd actoi an do it ngaln messrs h mtcutcheon nnd 1 sttwnrt have purctinsed th cornnr i farm from mr bruce rohson form irly owned by mr dnn young on mnln street just wilt of tin cnr last night u small group of pre t nt nntl former acton bnndsmen hi id a prattlce acton rnn have a band for nil necessary occasions if all thesi mm residing in acton will join in tin effort for the home town acton civil voluntur cunrd will taki part in tin victor lonn parades thursday tlilb in ing juni r 7 30 pm dst srty turilns tvinlng june 7th 7 10 pm nil a full turnout k rt quested i hi vktory lonn indicator will m up on tin post off let towir lliu wnk rid lights will indlinti the prognis until the objective is reiuh d nnd thi n whltt lights will show for ovi r tin top its your hi lp that will tukt tla loinl drive out of red itflbituirql james william davies llmehouno death called one of our formi r cltbins from our mldt on may 20th nt sli joseph hospital guelph in the person of james william dsvles jim an wo knew him was born in bhrekhwuv rnglftnrl twentymvon yenrn nfo nnd came to canada with his parents mr and mrs elijah drtv- les and a sister elsie now mrs chris topher swackhamer of acton at the age o seven besldo these ho leaves to mourn hl loss his young widow formerly miss helen scott of edet wyils with whom he was united in marriage september 28th 1940 ami one brother nonald at home as a boy jim was mechnnlcally in clined and was engaged in that lino of work as a man being employed for the past two yenrnjjui millwright and maintenance man at the hamil ton potteries ltd belonging to a musical family jim- was a member of the llmehouse orchestra for several years during which trmc he made many friends in other communities although 111 for several weeks jims death came as a shock to ills many friends the short service at the home of his father inlaw mr cameron scott of eden million may 23rd was followed by a public service conducted by rev wilson in the eden mills presbyterian church where ho was married less than a yenr ago interment was in the adjoining ceme tery six of his close friends acted ns pallbearers messrs dennis hill jnck shnrpe fred brooks harry smeth virst earl scott and roy mckeown the flbworbenrers were messrs harold symons roy wilcox doug rcdshnw and georgeemalleof ham ilton leslie and ross swackhamer of churchill and albert brooks of acton the mnny floral tributes expres sed the esteem in which he was held by all some friends that came from a distance were col and mrs mnson toronto mt and mrs j5h71 slutl preston mr nnd mrs dennis hill hamilton mr and mrs earl scott of malton messrs joseph megowen and hnrry methur of bnrrle mr and mrs roy mckeown freeman miss olive marshall toronto mr and mrs john cockburn morriston mr nnd mrs hnrold swackhamer of hamilton mr redshnw and mr simons two of the foremen nt the plant where he worked were also present miuder ln dust biv bombny cp indinn police are invtstignting hit murder of n ouns man whose bod tied up in a gunny sack was found in a street dust bin tne skull markid with a blow of u heu weapon officers chosen ixjk nassagaweya womens institute iln annual meeting tin nui uiuiui wiimin inslituk was lull in uiookslllt hull apill jml lh tliii i miii lul lis ltivrthi irlf manual ti ports 1 ins wiih follow ill li tin it t ion ol tiffin iv mi- k 1 limit was i i inttd pit suit nl mis llul laul li i ii salt nl ami mis pann liil ml in ilisliiiut miss hi li n smith was iliitnl snlitaiv hi ism ii mis 1 mil mi wa i 1 1 i list mi t n loi illn itois l in mis i sum s n mis 1 sum si n m 11 r i n mis vt ullai in i mis 1 i hum mi i m ioii t in 1 n tin ii ii n mult i will ml 1 1 ill i ns wai walk s i nt miss 11 it ii snnll 11 is 11 i il li iii i i hi ii i 1iiiu ll 111 hi tit mini an i his i mini s n in in lulu us mis i i i n is n ii is l royal ouelphs comfortable theatre today till saturday the long smelted sequel to the unforgettable boys town spencer tracy mickey rooney in men of boys town monday tuesday wednesday holl woods huprftnr romth hit the loe and laugh trial of the uairon if the lady eve itarbaru stvmuk ith henri itlmh weekly war xommeiilarv hpocially wflllon for the acton free free by hy ii m letkkr canadian freu htff writer jhw nmil lii lii thn iinr mm well turn upon the amount of man power and munitions trie axis has been able to sneak across the medit erranean while 13 ill lull senpower was busily engaged 1n crete ah elgnstn this b2nd week of the war point to the fact that appreciable numbers of nbji infantrymen and artillerymen hnve been moved into llbyaj while the moro spectacular parachute and glltlerborne nlrmin poured down upon cvete british submarines have harassed this movement toward north africa one undersea craft destroyed the conte rosso 17870ton italian uner- troopshlp other transports hnve been sunk the lloyal air force has nt- tacked many ships in libyan harbom gen rommel the nnzl commnndor in llbyn last week made a prellmln nry feeling out movement across the llbynnegyptlan border but was quickly checked by ndvnnco forces of gen wnvells british and imperln army which has its mnln hnst will back on the rnilhend of mtrsn mai ruh the defence of crete unquestion ably gave gen wnvell bndly needed time to reorganize nnd re equip the forces ii hleh w ere evneuated from greece leaving much ojjhtlr heavy material behind on grecian bmchci it also gnve him time to get rid of the rebel premier of iraq and streng then the british position in thnt arnb kingdom nlly of britain by treaty now wltiriheitallnns all but elim inated from ethiopia the south afri can forces moving northward in greater numbers nnd the germans stcndllv extending their zone of con trol southward the time seems to be drawing nenr for n vast bnttle for complete control of the middle east rebels capitulate innrn anilot tmr- on-tlie- short utiuirls that miij gim v c frtylnilg f ntw ztnlnllil british tiimmnnder i ihlif in crt te hnd been wiled whllu uylng to lgypl were delilid by british nulhorlllns who said he was with his troops kvacualloii of cute by british fonts was nnlioiliili d by the war offk jlim 1 hfteell thousand troops managed lo embark from southern beaclus on british warships and other vtssels thnt carried them tn rsvpl german reports state that somo 11000 allied troops were tnkt n prlsont r but no verification of this claim js available tho 12day kattlo of crete hns in en chnrnctorlzed as n vast renrgunrtl action into which the british wore forced through german nlr superior ity but the germans paid dearly for tho reckless use of their infantry shot down in thousands ns they para chuted to earth in the hluy country at sea tho royal navy is eredltn i with the destruction of 20 010 troops which the germans sought to lnhd by transports mllltnry nuthorltles nssert lint the diversion in crete upset germans plans for the drive on syrln nnd iraq while allied troops on the island re sisted the savage nasi attack gen sir archlbnld wnvell gained much- needed time for defensive prepara tions in western egypt the winding up of the ethloplnn cnmpnlgn nnd dealing with rebellious elements in irnq may move on syrte- roports from turkey that germnn senborne infnntry wltlf motorlztd equipment hnvn innded in- syrln lend to the belief that britain may de to in mi tiutuy oiiupltd touiilry i his would pave tin wny for n brit lull ntlaik in an iittimpl to in ail off thti gurmuns seeking to split allied troops in the mlddli 1 list fi n sli maltlnnd wilson heads british fin 1 1 ii in palistlnn ready to move on syria nnd frt e fnnert troops an also in the urea british ofrkiitl tlrch s would not in surprlstil if the vkhy goverimunt requested narl protection of all french cpl onlal possessions including syria nnd i linlinn on june 4 the egyptian govern ment forbade all trndp and other re hit lonn with syria which wa listed as germnnoccuplod territory i in order did not apply to french lelinn on which adjoins syria in the mcnntlme british newspap ers and public alike urgo the gov ernment to adopt n firm policy to wnrds vichy some wnnt the roynl air force to smash syrlnn nlr bnsi s nl pnlmyrn rnynk aleppo nnd hn- mnscus to prevent their use by tin germans british middle tnst headquurtf rs nnnounred june 4 thnt british troops hnd octuplt d mosul oil produi ing tentre in irnq it was nlso stnted th irnq government di clnrt d mnrtlnl inw in baghdad june t following serious rioting hut order hnd sub siqumtly been restored l asiow cp a w itknown clusgow bookmaker advertlsi l he would hit lfi hk 2j21 or imy purl tif jit jhnt tlu war would in ov r in 1 months fsrog for kavrkin products and himeu brushes atithorlieim deajrr main kt at hchool hiring i aiith am vhvau umdon cp dpnpilc wnr comtl lionrhnnnunl sprlnr ffilrn nro to tn hi let nt binrkhnnlh ilnmpsti ncl heath nnd wormwood si ruhh hub j ct to rsiuntln bliukout rtstiittlons ggthnati offoihliiimihsionary society at llmnliill church 2 miikh north of atov sunday and monday june 15 16 spfclnl rntnhry annlvifmnry srvliii on sunrlny juno 15th nt ll n m nrirl h p m dayllutit siivlntf vim i omrnvmorkunu thn pound inu of ippi r iiitiidii onr untloniil munlnnnry soyuty nt ctturchtll ipimiki r mr ii w dnrk i hv trnnk t dny t i nnd itv c i i lollfft 13 a anniversary programtrie monday junk kith featuring the johns sisters of toronto in voinl inslrumi ntnl anrl ploiution numlnrs kev mrcouon kcv i ii gallakhei- oaltvule and ktn c irfnrd acton will upiah okchkhtra hefreshment iwmwh admission 25c and 13c prn p v m m uuli at l 1st till i hi tnst wlv id al ton in mu v llll llllj f t i ih v i 1 th ht ihi i i mis moi l ith it i tl all w is t t iniukn ahuuuuiil hint lit mil toils stniidnu onniit ittsum uppotnidt liomt t m nun mrs wnfs in and mr mtrlim luultt and i in hi wtlfmt mr i bronth tdui at um mfs klilm hint p iui du at um and l aiimtlaulat ion m i s llullaid u kishiuon nnd r sotutloin mrs h nr conmuriitv and uidit t mis i- snipon nfitu ulturt and anadtan uiiitli mrs fit tihir kowal imiiimlti mrs j simpson mrs ihfftrnnn and mrs hhoit ki k loniniitlitf mrs kithnidsun a wplcnttld addrtls h oir uijriiul tural rt prw ntnttw mr w httolo k on ikmotriu and th anuttian i ii uus njocd b nil anyone wha wantsa better job i i mts i j ktti tin imw muttl lia should look to his eyes iii tlksi jns af tlfuiilk mtl ll ttfuitlk is tsstntili to innkt sure th it oui frms art funttiunnif lotl ptrctnt consult e p head ktgistcrcij optomtmnsts 58 slvgeoris su re ihoa 1s2b jl klpii collnpw of tho iraq revolt led by the pronnzi premier rfishtd alt al gnilnnl provided n note of encoui- nrcmoht nt the ueekend the rebel army deserted by its lender sued tor anjirmisttcc as british troops entered bnghdnd for the second time tn 25 jenrs rnshtd all fled to persia with a group of officers mny 30 but there wns no confirmation of n report thnt he hnd taken the boy jcink felsnl ii with him tho rebel premhr appar ently plnces little faith tn the pro tection his nazi advisers can rim him british officials stress the point thnt rnshid ali hnd he wished could have aid to the mosul district n northern irnq where germans ton trol the oil held there is little doubt that the re- wlt in irnq vns ill timed and its fiiilure is expected to enhance british prestige not onl throughout the arab world nnd in turkev but nlso in iran where a great moslem population has ben viewing events in the neighbor ing tountry with npprehonuion brit- nin is now fnced with the task 01 cleaning out the germans in the mosul nrtn before this is nctomp llshtd it is likely oh nazis will do conside ruble but not irrepnrablt domngt to oil producing facilities hurt had bis c omplrment about 100 officers nnrf men win rescued foltdvfring the sinking of the germnn battleship btsmark may 27 one of thi survkors declared 2 100 officers nnd men including 100 cadets undt r jo wars of njc were aboard i a british naval office rs ipresseo i thi opinion thnt the bismark s ton nnm was far above her ltsti d 1 jotwlu though r tons would he ni ari r tht mirk find if this provts- i to bt the i as tin batthship w a i tin world s inrgt si wurshlp if un dnmalid butt h ships siluirnluust und x luisiiwtu ni still hmj nt iln st th loss if th kimiimk minus hint ir jnnn s hitf nivnl stnnlh lits i tin i i ki t i ittlslvips linn ills h ir ami 1 in a mil i uist is f t i ili i iss i 111 tl i ii os ibht tl t lit i i it t i si i ttli mi 111 u 111 l 11 v 1 h t ill 11 i tint t t ii iiilu i f hi 1 i- hi ii vim tl i liism nk w is i i 1 1 i mi tit i i ii i m un ii i un iri i f jm t j i i i un i t i i tn m i l tr ihimm i- ut i i ii iii tv ii w il lit ml i i 1 11 i tik w i ri dill lin it w t mm it in t tl i sum i t tl it ij m i i i h i n i i i in i il n i int ll n 1 1 ut li n itiv h milis u h ss 4 i it v ls th tn un ii hi itl surf ml llllld i ll st i lid in tl i ii i tn n tn of thi in i li nt mil th ut half a lt win bombs ilr 11 in a lal una 1 nu hshinc i i us s third di sliovt 1 stori s ul m milt from tin lunrt ofllu ii i clows in tin oftinnl rtsidim douglas iiui pit sidi nt wt r blasti d krtrrat 111 c rtc british funi h in c n te win n tn initio townuls tlu south s it t thi itland at uu wikfnd and thti psiium was m rhuis lui n th i wnk sttnil ninroritd utuuiui forith stuiftilj drtvi ttum bak from i i of or of 1 iii i tke mlnutr of finance of tho dominion of conotfe offers for puolic subicnption 600000000 victory loan 19 4 1 doled and bearing inlwatt rom 15th jun 1941 and ofd in two bkrlurlllel th ehole of which l opllonal with th lubtcrlbsr at follow tonyoar v bonds due islh june 1951 payable at maturity at 1o4t callable al 1 01 in or after 1 950 interest payable 15lh juno and december denominations 50 100 500 1000 5000 25 000 issue price 100 yielding 3 09 to maturity five and one half year f bonds due islh december 1944 payable at maturity at 100 non callable lo maturity ihloroit payable 1 5th june and docombsf denominations 1000 5000 25 000 issue price 99 yielding 2 19 to maturity l-o- principal and interest will be payable in lawful money of canada the pri at any agency of the bank of canada and the interest semiannually without charge at any branch in canada of any chartered bank bonds may be registered as to principal or at to principal and interest cash subscriptions cash subscriptions for cithor or both maturities of the loan may bo pcud in full at the time of application jt the issue price in each case wjlhouf accrued interest bearer bonds with coupons will be available tt prompt delivery cash subscriptions may also be made payable by instalments plus accrued intcrostas follows 10 on application 1 5 on 1 5lh july 1941 1 5 on 1 5lh august 1941 50 on 15th sewmbor 1 941 20 on 1 5th october 1 941 20 71 on the 3 bonds on 19 52 on the 2 bonds on 1 5lh november 1941 the last payment on 1 5lh november 1941 covers the final payment ol principal plus 71 of 1 in the ease of the 3 bonds and 52 of 1 m the case of he 2 bonds representing occrued interest from 15th june 1941 to tho due dates of the respective instalments conversion subscriptions holders of dominion of canada 5 national service loan bonds due 1 5lh nqvcmber 1941 may for the period during which the subscription lists are optn tender thoir bonds wifh final coupon attached in li us cash on subscnptions a lilte or greater pa valut of bonds ol one or both maturities ol this loan surrender value of the national service loan 5 bonds w accrued interest the resulting adjustment to be paid in cash b 1 02 1 5 ih lit par valut the inclusive of the minister of finance reserves the right to accept or to auot the whoie or any rstil of yrealatunrofymsloansubscribetrfotlrasirforeitherorboth majorities if total subscriptions are in excess of s600 000 000 the proceeds of this ioan will be used by the government to einance expenditures for war purposes 1trmmtf p timnnrll iny nffirui representativerany victory ioan committee or member thereof any branch in canada of any chartered bank or any authorized savings bank trust or ioan company from whom may be obtained application forms and copies of the official prospectus containing complete detai1s of the loan the lists will open on 2nd june 1911 and will close not later than 2ist june 1941 with or without notice at the discretion of the minister of finance department ol finance ottawa 31st may 1941