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r the acton free press thursday november 20th 1941 atmlnai milk an tom la tw fwlt not 13th 1941 to mr and mr harvey nodwel a daughter axjott on saturday november 16th 1941 at the private patient maternity hone actanjb mr and mr c h elliott a aon davsoljonalaraaypovenitapr- 15th 1941 to mr and mr charlm davidaon a daughter barbara eileen swackhamer eute and chrta are frieased to announce the birth of heir eon jame christopher at ooelph general hospital sunday november 16thmx mceachren at the private pa- uenv maternity home cuelph st acton on november 15th 1941 io mr and mr w mceachren nee laura hall the lift of a daughter gloria fay died mckechnie suddenly at james town n y on saturday november 15th 1941 robert j mckechme beloved husband of myrtle soper in his 54th year cooper on monday nov 17 1941 at the home of her daughter mrs nitsart5lmrnonsr48 coles-awnue- fsaxmtfie nrygmn 1 resident of erin township and acton nearly an hi ufa george roaxell paaaed away on sunday no- vember 9th at his home on willow street in hi eightythird year for tjietsahtrewtnnnttnrmrtroazelltia been in falling health and for some time ha been confined to hi home but he kept up hi interest and was bright to the last bora in erin township ho spent h e life on the farm there on inefourritt3iw for cven years- he farmed in saskatchewan twen tyeight year ago he came to acton retiring from the arduous farm duties and ha been an interested and active ettiien here until hi death he wo a son of the late solomon and cath arine roszell fiftyeight year ago he was joined in holy wedlock to selina simon who with one son david of abernalhy sask and one daughter mil kathnrlne and two granddaughter marguerite and bella rnttpl nt liomgrfmnlnjnrnpim hi welt annie brain beloved wife of loss nnd revere his memory two bw- prize winners essay contest at public school lliree winners get cash awards from t a blakdock hal when the pupil of crode viii acton public school visited the pn- tarlo parliament building nnd we entertained by mr t a blakelock mentber for hnlton they were asked three ensh prlxeli were offered for the bofct stories submitted tlie results hnve now boon announc ed and in n letter to principal g w mckenxle mr blakelock explains thnt it uns difficult to reach a decision on the u inner so that he submitted the esiui to the chief inspector of public nnd separate school for final decision first prize of 5 00 goes to joyce derserenult nnd second and rate of growth affects wood quality the rate at which trees grow u ukelytqhaveyery important effect on the quality v of their wood report the forest products laboratories of the department of mines and re sources for example sprure and bal- sarafbr which are tht common pulp- wood sp rf pwn cntntin g crally have heavier wood when grown slowly than when grown rapidly o fact that paper mills find of practical importance inasmuch as n cord of heavy wood will yield n proportion ately eroatnr weight of pulp than n jorufftntifty on uuil visits cardott relatively light wood the slowly grown licit vy wood is there fore preferred becnuuo it produces more pulp than can bo had from the same volume of fastgrowing hunt wool uocent investigations show that density or dry weight per glvfn volume of spruce nnd bnlsrim fir can h predicted from inspection of the rate of growth shown by the average width of trees growth ring it in believed thnt thltt presents n reln- thlrd to bobble holmqs and jack crawfo osiyr of annettn tlvo cpa method of predicting the evans nnd donald force won fourth j nmounl of pulplhnt cart be produced te mrs barnaby and mr penvoj and fifth place just out of the prize pco or balsam fir of dlfferont king cooper formerly of cton mcewen at the home lot 1g con 3 nassagaweya township on sa turday november 15 1941 sarah mcewen daughter of the late don ald and mary mcewen mccann at st joseph hospital guelph sunday nov 16 1941 am brose m mccann beloved husband of tennetta talbot and dear father of joseph of london and gerald of guelph in hl 53rd year mann at the home lot 4 second line erin township on wednes day november 10th 1941 jennie m a vjhnmihmr ed c i more and more be to become ward a mann in her ahtn ear r i dicutsi local nnd other vt i in k im ni svmv- m ii canada relnforcemcnu if ever she the funeral will be held on rriday made him familiar to all v afternoon with service at the home at 3j0 oclock st interment ot oun falrvlew cemetery acton the funeral wa held on thursday of london also remain nnd to all the bereaved sympathy of many friends here goe out george roucefl wa a man who took a keen interest in the community while he never assumed public office his dtlscnshlp interest wa one for the benefit of the community he wa a member of the presbyterian church and here also he was regular and un tiring in his service he i a man v ho 111 be missed about the commun ity his greeting to all and enjoy some very helpful comment nnd con ktructlvc criticism in making the nwards the cheques from mr blakelock have been riven to the pupil space permit us only to pub lish the prixe winning essay below canndas younger cenerations to morrow will become the source of welfare for their grent dominion ambitious fresh carcr scholars nrc in memokiam duff in loving memory of a dear husband and father who passed away november 18 1940 just a thought of sweet remem brance just a memory fond and true just a token of affection and a heartache still for you though our thoughts are not reveal- ljttle do they know the sorrow that i within our hearts concealed sadly misted by wife family and grandchildren t atidmi at al christmas just five weeks from today looks a if we had indian sum mer this week dont wait to be asked sign up for war savings now the christmas concerts mill soon be occupying the nights of the veek- actons naval gun is nearly ready for the na wont ou help finish the job acton stores are nov ojien wed- mbda aflernoani until tin nd of the tar don t be fooled canada has al- wos promded a winter but us time of tomlng aries make jour christina gift hit ueful it will do double purpose in thai wa to aid our war effort io morrow night is nomination ambrose night its one meeting in the eur resident that evr rotepa er should attend it seims hliume to bring tht matttr up but last cur we had a tiea snowstorm the last wek of no- ember afternoon last with service at the home in charge of itev a c stewart of midland a very close friend of the family friends not only from the immediate district but from london rjdgctown sarnia woodstock heipeler hlllsburg hamilton mid land and toronto gathered to pay tribute interment was in falrvlew cemetery the pallbearers were messrs chas kirknecs m m leltch d mcdougnll geo somervllle geo smith and f s blow among the floral tributes were those from the following family mr d roszell and family margie babe and jack mr m barnaby mrs m peavoy mrs c roszell nephews mr s roszell mr and mr j stands and family jennie kate andy and will knox church choir knox sunday school teacher the three stewarts mr and mr w jones and mr ond mr a t brown mr and mrs r arnold the office staff of the storey gloveco ship ping room staff of storey glove co mr and mrs a j thomas mr nnd mrs a thompson and mr a ralph mrs m russell and edna mr and mr c wilson mr nnd mrs gris- chow mrs e turner mr nnd mrs dnrbv mr and mm m pallant flower bearen were messrs angus i thompson alf ralph j w jones j thomas alvln fisher w k graham c y leatherland mac smon nnd a 1 brown canada finds that she is in need and must rise in authority they will take the lead of those helpless one through the darkness today in one of canndas smnll villages acton on tario there are scholars who likewise desire to become honorablo citizen on march thirteen under the kind ness nnd generosity of mr t a blakelock of ookville we grade viii pupils visited the queen city of toronto gnlnlngnn overflowed cup of knowledge in arriving we were taken to the royal ontario museum where wo wore escorted by a member of the staff miss homes the awards the chief inspector gnve rnp stowth and thnt the method will be useful for evaluating stnnrls of pulpwood or similarly in permitting wood operator to plan the nnnunl felling operation with improved ac- i curacy in estimating the output of pulp that wood of nny type will pro duce clearing auction sale farm stock ltmplkmknta hay grain fuknitukk and real estate the undersigned tins received in structions from the administrators of the late vtda hilton to sell by public auction nt the rnm- shnw farm situated in the village of acton on wednesday november 28th commencing at one oclock st the following horses belgium more g years old brown mare 14 years general purpose perchcron gelding 2 yenrs old cattle hollteln cow bred oct 11th holsteln heifer due in decern- armou was our surveying irlaf holstejerseteifersu- posed to be in cnlf hereford steer rising 2 eurs point the gorceous pictures of richard the first on the wall plus the marvellous suits of armour en- chnnted the gallery nnd ve imagined thnt ue were living in thnt time re gret was with us when we left that room of knighthood but as we en tered the gallery of egypt our eyes beamed with excitement ancient uater pots mirrors with handles carv ed into figures brought visions of ancient egypt to our mlndi tftere were objects of blue glo7e which had been dedicated to goddess hnthornt at her temple mummies were inld out preserved nnd caused much ex citement among us a wnll with poultry 200 b- rock pullets laying well brays strain harness set of breeching team harness set single harness collars odd harness etc hay grain etc in tort mixed hay 75 bushels mixed grain sor- rum in sheaves implements m ii binder 5 ft cut 10 ft dump rake m h 10- spout seed drill m h springtooth cultivator set lseetlon hnrrows corn cultivator scuffler cordon seeder with cultivator attachments truck wagon gravel box hay rack bab sleighs onehorsc wagon cutter wheel barrow pulper set slings hay fork hay rope forks hoes shovels etc furniture 1 bedstead with egyptian carink and paintings i i i 1 i in spring nnd mnttress dresser large minded jou of the first cradle or i wnrc q heater stow civilization a scries of comical and pipes tables chairs etc milk received much palls mellotte cream separator the farm at the same time the farm known as the ramshim farm will he offered fqr sale subject to a resene bid the farm which consists of r acres more or less is situated portinlk in magnifirent doors arriving at meal- tni village of actnn on the premises time we were gin a delicious din- is a cooil 7hoom house with hvdro ner it seemed to moka us feel nwtrli water and bathroom a loud bank barn with good stnbllng i no article to be removed until set- hiuemcnt and tied for interesting picture laughter i avlng there we walked through lovely queens park viewing- the statues and soon we nrilved at the and made us all the more eager to go on we explon cl tht ambrose mccann guelph following an illnesi of several das m mecnnn w ell know n of tt waterloo avenue guelph and for man eors resident of acton died sunday at st joseph s hospital f born in eramosa township 52 ears iago the late mr mecnnn spent bis entire life in thl vicinity for tome years he operated a coal business in 1 guelph and arton a devout member which the ffusonuuyd orchestra ongregntlon of the church of wondtrful glnw desc rlbed the as supplied the music 0ur lai m wl 7 knight at colum- embly hall 1 he beautiful carpets one ot the large it attended bus he w a also a member of the gallervs t hnndcliertt which each ton- auction sulco held in thl diktrut for t holy name society itnimd seventv six electric bulbs ioiiif time wu hit one yuteitlay of j surviving are his widow in guelph i ninety seats were plated in the room i he estate of the late t ameron ram- two tons joseph mrcinn 1 ond on w ith eats in th gallery altogether bliaw erald guelph one hrotlnr ignatius lids assemhlv room see tin d to flic ker i out uplift iiutiuii of tliom who gmlph and two it rs sister m st in mv s for it seemejl like tfream- have itpoiidtd to our nutice n gard uimt ml m aldagonlo both land aft an eager wait the mvl lngksss iim suhwiiptlon accounts munity of th mst rs of mums oind uitlh memh r lak- 1 we will be ulad to hear from the re- l j i natuttvr acton ieglon held u dunce in the town hall hut friday i veiling at clisrov erect manv new experiments movie pictures were treated us here in the w pn room vie surveyed the different technical appliances pas sing into the other wing we were in troduced to the main paintings of the men who foundtel our canada one terms on rilattfxs fasil terms on real estate made known on sale date or apply on the prem ises to mrs ramshaw or fred hilton roy hinniky auctioneer phone if rfi erin auction sale of iiaunfsh sikifiis am hoi mkiioid goods ih strut ii late under signed has his from the i i rtelvt d i ulor of dn james e keol fill m hv puhll auitlou at liis int i da with reiuiem hi git mas at t h in the reihiit lust wtk uf red i fhurt h cti supplies foiwardtd tl of socks sent fctt ad of fo u r t clo siuns op nt d wit iiimli meiiiix r tak- j r log ins si at ilonnurahle jam h i main street itocuwottd gilirke the sp aker ope sessltm i uk ov fmhi r and led in prayirs hills wire passed e and mttinded a wonderful i diiui- t 0 we glimpse fraction of- the canadian army cntsnuedtfroln page on noises and late bed we slept very little thnt night but you have to get up in the morning even if you are only seeing the army at 000 urn we waw n showimt- of intercepted gorman war films pictures taken by tw germans as they overran belgium i tolland and france no matter how one despises their motives one cannot help but admire the training and equipment ihatthuyphttue acquired that makes possible their overlording of other countries the highlight of the event was an addrcus by lt col james mean v d civlllnn director of recruiting na tional defence jlencuiuarlorb ottawa it was an appeal for civilians to sup port the gentleman in brittle dreh col mewf told of the need for more recrulth he told of the known armed htrenglh of the enemy and the com parative figure for britnln indeed left n bnlniwe to be filled he dealt frankly with rrlth lurm that are often put forward concerning the nrmy ond he gave emphatic answer to most of them as being without foundation at richmond street supply depot we saw how 10000 army rations per day were sent out to the various units it wan n wholesale provinlon house at long branch we saw the kit chens where the camp food was pre pared nil svcll equipped and cleaner than many and roomier than mnny a restaurant kitchen out on the ranged we saw the small nrms the two and threeinch mortars tho machine guns rifles j3ren guns antlnlrcroft guns submachine guns nnd tommy guns all were fired and their uses explained bock from the ranges we were ready for the army noonday mcnl we were anxious to see what grub made most of the boys in the service invariably fill out we had it nnd tt was good a generous helping of soup n plate with good ronst beef mashed potatoes and carrots and gravy on the table were broad nnd butter n pot of tea and sufficient apple pies for a piece for each one it was good food well prepared nnd the service depended on your own in itiative there are no superfluous difjhes or silverware the knives are a couple of inches shorter than usual but they were efficient nnd we im agine saved a lot of material and cost in supplying it wnll rather noteworthy that when the meeting opened on fridny after noon one of the delegates asked if an opportunity would be given to nsk questions nnd offer constructive criti cism all were asked to hold their questions until the program was com pleted when nn opportunity would be given nnd nn effort made to answer these questions when the gathering assembled in the gymnasium before dispersing the opportunity for ques tions rfas presented not one ques tion was nskt d i lie only reply was a vote of appreciation for the oppor- tunltv to learn more of t anadn s a rim i lie linal nrmv t ontat t was a rid- fpr all who ar in a blitz buggy these ii i the small ai riers that hold about four pi rsons hi sides the two opera tots 1 lit y iiave trai tor triads go most anv place shake one up in the going more than tho most ant ii nt pnsst ngiy tar but manoiuver very easily and seem mighty efficient having taken the eomph te program we finished vip with a huggy ride what whs si rved by those two days seeing part of the army bat k in out own mtinii ipalltum ue fee that tin n of canada s armed fortes have tvtrv provision possible made foi their health omfort and will h ing w idle on at tive s rv ice i in two vears of adjusting anadn from peai t linn pui suits to an at nnd camp have in en verv prodintlve i hi peak has not in n n at hedand we pi sume nevei will he tint sutplislng studlts have be n made we had n qu s linns wi wish m h td hi mi iil to absorb the material and assemble it so that we could answer questions that those in this community might want to ask the small part that we saw made the whole seem more colossal as we thought of canada and then the relationship to the empire and other allies all joined in fighting for the common task of keeping free dom for all peoples of the world the job is tremendous tt will require the nil out effort of everyone children are making toys for itrhainfl fonpty chrtounas stocking in england new forest hamp shire children ore carving wooden animals so thnt their youngegt broth ers nnd ulsters will not hnve empty stockings this christmas most of the men who usually enrve these models hove been called upfor military jervite and their places hove been taken by children just leav ing hfhool who look on the work nn play ihey make toy horses hunts men ond hounds lions tigers bears and other animals from timber grown on land whhh has been royal forest of the kings of englnnd since nor- mnn times the toy trade of britain is helping in this wny to meet the shortage caused by war work the shortage is so great that in one of london s largest department stores the christ mas display of toys will only fill a smnll corner about onefifth the size of the whole floor of 8000 square feet which it occupies in pence time the reason is that many of brit ains toy factories are now making war equipment from mills bombs to hlghpredlcion engineering while those which nre still producing toys are allowed to sell only a smnll pro portion to britains own shops the rest have to go oversens to help to pay for tho war instead of model aeroplanes brit ain wants fullsize fighters and bombers in place of little motor cars she needs great tanks and nrmored vehicles instead of load soldiers real men armed with rifle nnd nntl-tank- guns finest in quality mot favorable in price xmas fruits fancy- le5cia llaisins fancy large sultanas package seeded raisins e fancy bleached raisins vancy large currants select pitied dates select l or o peel sllect citron peel select cut peel brimful red cherries pineapple i- ini mis pimapple slices pukage cherries r or c hoice cashew nlts choice indian walnuts choice sweet almonds mnlaur flai orlng hbioh crap julr applr inirti su car flour mutter it pay jquy quality special notice due to new regulations and the unrortnlntlei existing in busl- neis w are omird ta duran- tlnue our wa stamp pallay aftr neenthr lit no new cnrtl will be issued nfter that dnte but all cnrds out will be redeemed up to the 31st decem ber 1911 barrs grocery 225 225 235 239 227 239 133 147 129 145 1 15 17 1 12 159 169 179 appointed to war posts ii m ijovo jas stewart hon j o tafifmrt prominent inndlans who hne been appointed to speiial war posts m oniimtmn with tin new priie control regulations ate shown above unroll m long has b n named spei lal assistant in the ministi r of f mam i mr long i president of the ii m long oin- pnm ltd of montr il and was tin organize- at atfero a onipany s t up to handlt the transf r of ami rh an hnmbi rs ti lngland by air across the atlantic james stewart will lie administrator of sivhes in th n w setup mr shwart u assistant gi nernl min- agt d of tlie ii ink oftymni n e ioionto hon i onion inrgart who has been i ppolnted rood arlniinist r atoi is minister of a ui ul- ture for tin provinte of saskatchewan buy war savings cert1ficat1 n k simula d tim lii ii of ur iad iuelph 1 11111 f sls sii-l- ii s set inti tment was tn marsmounl tjonal speech b 1 lotiotuahle kiiriiihar iiihe harness j s lsv arriagi hm of socks sent vai m doyen mr in- t inut r uternn farming in nnndn he nets set rrnss mounted i ouhe dies mukt een luirsl te but tlie have lietlji i tulviiitf mils 1 tout lied tlie kini akiikii kor school rnjrd putkjw u hln- uelph tor of acton school hu lawn pre- a natke of luther township hut j pareil b mr k j moore hm his- a remidtnl of iiuelph ilrue lhh mm tor will apiiear in liis rss isss kln f dlml mnnda at the home with the flrtt instalment kwieduled at u daughur mrs nelson sim- for next week mon 4f college avenue vi j htirn in luttier towiuhip mrs mr duncanorant hetd- to wns daughter of the late surevufut sale on saturday atlernoon mr ini mr illinm drain ii r i price were good aiul the bidding tilluv un mm wellington brisk mr and mis iranl and eirtfe and nearh dutrhts including are moving to lurmito wlnie mr hlllshurg and acton she was in viirm m 1 1 nts whle ii brought an undirstandlng with us as we panhd out of tlie wolidelful dihiri tlie day and all its evenls iiinii into our hearts i hen- tin v shall tja and guide me through the stage of life and as i grow older i hlitll np- pre late them when i have done a imnli deed for the br empire rant has hvenworking lime citizens have the opportunitv lo- morrtiw nigtit to nominate nn n for the nffiies of ititm- coiuuillors stlukil iruktu and iublu i uhties commission its the diiuortth uuv of uov eminent im it in some touimies folk havtn t that nrivil u a it roup f iung xniplu in m hstfsof the hyp i in toronto on- ilucrfd a mtutl eriie at the hiptist chureh here on sunmnv evening mr sd johnson who is wellknown to the baptist i ongregntlon here wan tbe guest speaker 1 here was rt gikul attendance jomi issrrkat li to iiitijchm sia kkv her 7vh er mrs ciwrwr was a menitwr of tlie tluin h of tin letter la saints 1 surviving ate hi r huxhand king jmiper uilh two daughters mit lsn simmons cm iph mrs i ham s ryiii siruifhrd and one brolhtr ilomtio hrtin iimmhm in isa- on rianloii i lovi swat k- hammer diirlph also survives mtkvw mimk siiff1 i omm1n uti lennit king jy former ttunograidier ha imconie sut- oil k first shupiirnh ui starting her nvjk juli- after reeiving the worm n u i and arm badge for tuo i nrs good serjce j i omkin u pi it 1 r nl of he peoples f poland slo v iuiji ilunvuv yugoslavia ami ilul raiia u if t iini s h for the nal iigfhif nrw iuusants liv ti i n draftid to ii industrv in distant lands i show harness collnis and odd pails j hnrner knot krpitrimrni fnr- rnrp i horses j light sleighs kat ing lit ter cutt r with poll and shaft t hmiim i at iluggv u hek and shaft z7 vttrit liuk if not prevlousk solt pail suite settee and ii ilrs piano ise organ dining iootn i i able and f chairn card 1 aide small i utiles ann chair is i lnj halrs hinti and lushwiue tel mm kndii u riling 1 sk mels mn pit te whsh stands 1 hress r- mats icugn end cushions j qiielm i hal ers ial oil slove and own stov ihm s ui- shotgun washinr mi i ithliie mil j witnjtrs 1 handsaws ilimntid s tjos h snw lawn mmwr i imi i i in and inn i h uns sixth mai luihxt 1 i i i n i- i iimilx it ui k ini 1osls pain hai l i pi nt ii v wg n l s uid ioiiiih u agon 1 1 1 lui i ai i i ool lu tl i cm tt 11 11 mull i it hot pl vi miv sold 1 k- tl ijllu i im riioivi pin mr u dei n unihl 1 ami slv k ii s lak s and t tu i u u i nrio wv fy good shoes kir viiiml am oij1 orruy liiud if 1 rlchun acton thtml l mi ww 1ik otlim u i t mmil mini iii 1 iir if in i u hi mii h ii irikll iaimiiiii mml im iilt lr i i up hi l tt4ll htki mramtiii lt all iliilurr ilionr j kukutiihl lko kl illll ii c c iiank kwiulii cltrk mi sir donulu from upper cougar valley gucier national park british columbia canda aaaaaawa apaagaa it ijm i rj v noqi jjt