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thursbay january lit 1m3 the acton free press page m holidayvisitors and personals many cum to aetoo to spend the holiday and nnmbcra of aetontam vuted at other central mr george soper of gait was home for christmas miss tactile hall is home from tor onto for the holidays mr and mrs wm benson spent christmas at midland mr w k graham spnt christmas with toronto friends miss e glcndennlng of ottawa vis ited in acton last week mr and mrs e s force and mary jane spent christmas in gait mr and mrs frank browning of toronto spent christmas hero miss ruby clark is home from tor onto for the christmas vacation mrs d c russell and miss jessie russell spent chrlsthias in toronto aircraftsman ivan klrkness was i home from bc for c miss etta dills and master james dills are visiting this week in tor onto billy of buffalo n y spent christmas with her parents miyndmrs c w mason nursing sister jcf young cw aa v spent the weekend with mrs f l wright and other acton friends ac1 joe lasby wireless operator no 2 air navigation school pentleld ridge n b spent christmas nt his home here mrs john jeffrey and miss ruth jeffrey of new york visited hot mother mrs pentland and slater mrs j k gardiner mrs ii caldwell had the pleasure of having all of her family and grandchildren nt her home on knox avenue for christmas mn r j mckcchnle and miss flora jean of jamostown spent christmas and are visiting with mr and mrs geo soper sgn irchalmcrs rccs of su thomas visited at the home of his sister mrs a w fosbury during the christmas holiday weekly war commentary specially written for thm aotoo by it ml gofuon i ptm staff writer prime mlnlstcjr cliurchlll rave an inspiring meaiago in his address to u distinguished gathering in the canad ian house of common rueaday me declared that the evil day when britain might have been deslroye1 u pant after more than two years of war during which the empire had been equipping army nnvy and nlr forces of attacks in europe and africa lie nt the same time bearing the brunt said the dnyjtvnb coming when the enemy powm w oiild lie cleansed from tho earth only then would the allies turn from their tank of war he bald thundorouii npplnuse greeted mr churchill s references to the unite effort being mndc by britain and the united slates tho valiant defence put u by russia nnd the a hflncrgivon byncthcriandptarees in the for east hcferring to the battle for hong kong he said that the can- tidlan- ga thero had crowned with military honor the reputation of their nntlve lnnd r a rkndatt richard anthony ren tin ii ih the londonborn director of bbc s em plro services graduate of win chester and trinity college cam bridge he went directly to the ijbc from college served in njijde variety of assignments before going out to the near east in 1015 since the outbreak of wnr he linn been stationed in london where he hns played an important part in devclop- irtguie- preflcn n vengeance that there are no inlands a sleigh ride has been arranged for the senior girl and senior boys class it will take place friday night of this week at 7 30 p m from the y m c a weather permitting mean ing more snow saturday night will be used as the alternative weathet pormlttlng if the proper quantity of snow has not arrived by this time the sleigh ride will be postponed until old man winter supplies us with same t he first vn men s meeting of the new year will be held on thursday jnnuary 8th 1042 tho new oxecu tlvo will 1m in action they are president dr w c cullen vicepresident bill benson secretnry ted gcwocke editor gnt not mnckonzlo the mnry r moore girls club on- jojed n christmas party held in the y m c a tuesday night december 30th the party was arranged nnd conducted by mrs ritchie and mrs gray mrs bnne w airguest or honor ond a very good lime was hal by all tile committee thank the as we greet the new year 1942 wc want to express to all our customers our suiceroap prcciation for your confidence your cooperation your evident good will which w trust we may con tinue to enjoy throughout the year ahead in all sincerity wo- will try to merit this confidon by serving you fmthruzy and well to all our boyq and girls in the army the navy tho airforco wc would say good luck good health and n sincere thank you board o b f hie ymear barrs quality grocery g w murray rettirty-reevejf-estresiiig- mr and mrs gordon rognovaldson and marilyn spent christmas in tor onto mrs adam stewart spent christ inas with mr and mrs j h boyd in guelph mus dorothy hitching spent christ mas day with her grandfather in pusllnch mis margaret garvin spent christ mas and a few days with toronto relatives mrs r m mcdonald is visiting rtthhr mro wood minn mr and mrs robert hall of wing- ham spent christmas at the home of his mother mr herbert hamilton of toronto spent christmas with his sister mrs gordon currle mr geo jlggins of aurora spent the christmas holidays with his par ents in acton dr and mrs jos johnston and miss laura scott of waterloo sprnt christmas here mr w h speight and miss aunee speight of toronto visited at moore- croft this week miss barbara plank of pou assart visited acton- friends during the christmas holidays miss hazel wilson of the staff of the western hospital toronto wns home for christmas mrs dr wagner of elmlra is visiting itev and mrs a w foshury at the parsonage mr and mrs norman small of stamford c ntre sp nt christmas and the holidays here mrs david rae and sandy of tor onto visited on sundoj with mr and mrs geo sopor mr and mrs arnold weavtr of hamilton spent christmas nt thi home of thejr parents mr and mrs n j mcphcrson and miss dorohu mcphcrson sp nt christmas in toronto mr oni mrs kale and gloria spent christmas with their nlatlvcs nnd friends at christmas miss annie mcphersor of llnmil ton spn christmas at th- hum of mr and mrs g a dills mrs j mi d i mid and miss isab 1 mtdtrmid of itorgetoun kited atlon friends on sundn mr and mrs harold rlliott nnd ualn pnul spent christmas at hit pan ntnl humi i at comix i mrs m johnstom is ijm nding th n ears hollda with mr and mrs s s itussell at oakvllw miss i mlly kltrhlng of gutlph spent tliechristmas holuuiywith her- slster miss dorothj kuthing mrs bill prior mr nnd mrs j a campbell and joe of toronto had christmas with the ptrrjmans mr and mrs r j hauklns and lamll of luolph sw nt hilitmas with mr and mrs a i uronn mr cordon llauani of loronto mslteduithmr and mr v t drown mr and mrs stanley coy mr and mrs ray gordon and nancy toronto and miss marlon miller guelph visit ed at mr g h lanus on sunday mr and mrs jos n reld dorothy and nancy and mrs e france ken nedy of hamilton spent christmas at the home of his mother mrs robert reld ac 2 clarence bell cm of the tt5 rcaf st thomas former ly of regina sank spent the holi days with mr and mrs wesley murray mr and mrs h e sutcllffo shirley and bui of detroit mr am mrs g h lontz and mus grace mr and mrs stuart lantif and carole anne spent christmas with friends in toronto mr and mrs frank wale of brampton and mr and mrs lloyd robertson and master alan of guelphi visited at the home of mr and mrs john jennings during the christmas holiday step nasi thrusts- german spearheads thrust forward north and south of moscow in an at tempt to encircle the russian capital have been badly beaten and this week the red army started an offensive to drive a wedgo into tho main nazi positions in front of tho city these attacks arc being made at mozhaisk 57 miles west of moscow nnd mnlo- yaroslnvcts 65 miles to the south west lundrods o t and vulagos tstiytnorc when pence comes it may be safely predicted their interest in it will be as allconsuming as thn of all other nations that have fehtheblljslitof war triumph far churchill probably nothing hns done more to cement british and united states re lations than the visit of winston cliurchlll to washington the signifi cance of tho presence of britains grent war leader in the united stnten capital has been pressed homo by am erican public men and the press nt n time when unified action b the card of thanks the family of the late mrs j j cooney are deeply appreciative of the kindness and sympathy that was shown in so many ways during the illness and at the time of the death of the beloved mother daughter and sit ter of the home the floral tributes and mass cards and sympathy of all has been very helpful georg wallace clothes shop 112 yonge st- 2nd floor toronto take the elevator and save money w t pattbrson ro kpeelalut in kye examination otthapuat ibs wyndham st ouelpii phone jim completely equipped offices below maher shoe stor and othii friends christmas du cpl martin uinu of it c a f of sumnurslde 1 el p nl the k nd with mr and mrs a k mann mr joeph kalc of hamilton willed hs iljtr mrs phillips and mrs mtmlllan during the holt lay mr hwood perrman ml lupe rrninlng sihool spent christmas with hli parents mr ami mrs 1- p rr man corporal ulod of llu rii lie af st rtumas an i mr m ii r spent the holidays nt their parental homes mr and mrs john brush of ham ilton spent christmas with her father mr archie c currie and family mr anl mrs wm ramihau and gregory theatre nkh learh day anil fri day jam akv i and t son of monte cr1sto aitloil thrills joan binmtt louis hauard musical sk land sen nolle nowlt high sjkts in ami rltan history chapter 10 drums of fu man chu 4atmujay jam ry matinee i1h in the n vw abbott am c ott llo thox but k pri ai are tumndtni main tacik throwing a lrtv hi maull cartoon ilia unthas habhlt hunt pox nl vv mondav jamah 3 seven sinners- miiene dtmrick john wone mlirha auer nov- lty hre come cavalry band marit lrmn ivj ilr merry mn cartoon scrub mp mama with a boogie bat worldsgratat -dfrmograh-l-heel- od more than nt any time in the his tory of the two nntlons tlie new york times said the eent wlll be recognized years hence as a landmark in the history of england nnd america tho romarknble ovn tlon accorded mr churchill after his masterly nddresfl to n joint session of the united states concress dec 2g wns referred to by the wnshlncton post ns n heart warm inn scene churchill was blunt wistful nnd optimistic his speech was frame in the picturesque manner that has been characteristic of all his addresses in recent years nnd his dry humor cap tivated the large audience in effect ho told confjross that british and am erican collaboration should continue not only during the conflict but would bo even more important in tho post war period wistfully he refer red to what mlrht hnve been had the two countries co operated for world order following the rirst grent war nnd hln references to the rt mnrkabtedeflnce putup b buhsln and chinn and tle british succ ss in llba eoked prolonged npplnuse fall of hong kane the fact thnt british cnnndinn nnd unite i slates h nders lontvrnd on wnr policies in washington nt the week end took some of ttu sting out of the announcement on christmas da that hong kong hnd fallen for rqpre than n week 2 000 cnnndinns with thtlr british nnd indian com rndes in arms hnd held out agnlnst superior jnpnnese force nfter the situntlonr hnd been described ns hopt- uss lnck of wnter mndt capitulntion imperntive there is little doubt thnt the long slnnd mnd b thi garrison and the henv toll of tnpnntm ens unltit pnjed n si thnt k to nim plnnit for the quick subjugation of op position in the south chinn stn can ndinn rnsimlties nrt expected to bt hi nv winston churchill warned i unit- id stntts congrirs thnt tin allit s i must hi prepared for furtht r punivh 1 nu nt in the pnclfh nnd tin far fast i iittnust of unprof nudnt ss flu warning is borne out h ttu mws i at th wiekend minlln h rt b n j imlnnd nn op n cit nhd mirlrnir- toniiin is winning pinn first an nntl filipino tioops hnd fnllt n bnck thi bnttuh thnt he befon it flu p npw defi nee lines nt seirrnl points r nu mhtfthttlirthtfiht oitiit nt hephi lipp in es 1 he japanese atr4 wnr nft r the irsallleii treat the forc minnwhile subjeitel mnnlla to i iiited statk partkipnttd in thi st t n nttaclc in mnlna th situ i ting up of n itagut of natfons nnd tton w dlstuihlng nllliou the ectijr n for the use of the building ii the quest of life is to be hnppy i thi ujs let ui co thnt there are imtlodnnd unllmuedpteasuros tho limited ones nro those which leave a hangover they are pleasures of diminishing returns the unlim ited plensures ore those of the mind they have no hangovers the sky is the limit but you have to train body needs and integrate them nnd immerse them in the whole person nllty a mnn is free when he likes to do the things he ought to do the quest for hnpplnens may bo tho chnl after eight years in council i solicit your vote and support in fhc election for deputy reeve of esqucsmg council a bright and more happy new year to one and all have been reenptured by soviet troops in the post few weeks nnd the widening of the counteroffensive threatens the german line of retreat westward to smolensk british troops advancing from the south fought the retreating axis libyan force in its stand nt agcdnbln it was reported monday thnt nt least part of the enemy was obliged to pull off to the west where british advance units continued to harass tired troops withdrawing into tripoli tarda in the meantime the royal air force attacked germans nnd italians holding bardla and other points of resistance for to the east of the main body without aid from tho sea the mopping up of these units appeared to be only a question of time ed and stalin while churchill nnd roosevelt con ferred in washington it wns revenled sundny night that foreign secretary anthony eden nnd premier joseph stalin of russia closed conferences lasting two weeks in the russian capital the british and soviet represcntn lives were reported to hnve renched full agreement on the conduct of the war nnd it wns revealed washington nnd moscow were in constant touch this produced in effect n great unity of policy aiming at the final defeat of hltlcrlsm and looking toward re construction of the post wnr world raid on norway a commando force of the british army aided h light nanl units and the roynl air force made another hit and run mid on norwn sntur da eight enemy ships totalling 15 650 tons oil tnnks nmmunltion stores nnd nn indqstrinl plnnt wire destroed on thi little islnnd of v nngso 10o miles north of bergt n more thnn 100 c rmnns were kill d nnd cnplund nnd a n union of noiweginns ti tinned to fnglnnd with the raiding party fill king in his inspiring christ nins dav nu ssak told tin outh of tin fmj in to repnn not onlv for tin vli tor but t r thi urn t ik ond it i hou of tin pi ni o an piisint in tin minds of prlmi minlsur churihilt nnd prestlent roost m it at w nshtniton v n though thi ir mnln lengwofii hnrd course h mind you get whnt you nre willing to go nfter to tho extent you nre willing to pay in effort here a to happiness in the new yenr johnny gray pglgtglpg december meeting nassagaweya institute at mrs dayenports the december meeting of the nns sngaweya women s institute wns held nt the home of mrs ed davenport this meeting took the form of n quilting with n short business ses sion due to the absenco of the president the vice president occupied the chnlr aftor tho minute of last mooting nnd the correspondence the roll cnll w ns responded to b 11 indies by ghlng whnt i would like best for christmas bos of our community who wire in unifoim but still in can mlnu ireto heremembered hyienrt ing igim ties for christmas a humorous reading t nt uk cl woman wns i end b mrs wnllnci also n reading wns gien bv mrs henry on a dutchman speaking on the foli of gmng women n oti a papi r wns given b mrs ruhnrdson on the world wjti wnrnid tin meeting enm to a closi by singing the national anthem nfter whkh n dointv lum h was si rved b the hostess happy new year ii may this year prove a brighter day dawpmg for all our friends and patrons wc are deeply rrateful for the co operation and patronage you have given us in 1041 we shall strive to please you more in 1942 we wish you happiness health and success in alt your undertakings throughout thi glad new year ipallanflothfig stont mill street acton into vtlantic in six months ik good fortune tagut then turmd its back nn thi tnurnu t tonal organism but now that washington has b conn in n sins the wnr capital standing ns it do s bttwttn tin bat hs of th vtt and the fast it mn v mil 1 thi capital wlun th p uu is vntun4 i his is highl to hi dionm for it might give ann mans a more nitive irnu of participation in th mtcr than thiy hild in ihi nftirmath of the wnr of 1914 1 brought horn ltowevtr pi arl harbor ha u man m rated to the i nited stnti a thi folu of isolationism to such a degre tht it ma b sjild the lttuatfons of tin last war and this one are not mmpir nbli to man americans th iirwt rent war was a remote if fair- fought in europe and wound up in europe- with the league of nation set up tn distant switzerland nil uiv ing thenymhe feeling that the win st apart from the quarrels of the old countr this time with air raid alarms sounding in american cities and bombs falling nearb nnl tub marines prvlng off the american coasts the united states knows with mnln jnpnmse nttmk was btlnu held 1 some 100 milis north of singnpon pow nail in command ktphutm nt of air chit f marshal lr hob rt brook t p iphnm in i im mand nf th british f ns in i t fai b ix htnr ii rlnimvd sharp i ritu ism of ti nn tui t of this mnln n rampnin aus trnlins polu n prime mniist i j hn curtin in i hi mi llmurni fleral i ii shn ttl i ktnrd ttilninu kussian nul and working out with th 1 nlted mits n plan of pmifti strati g along with british c i lm se ant dutch tones h nd i 1 rfuvetrtftr t the dlituni th it th inuri struggle is a subordinnf s cm nt i f th gem ral conflict irrman isistnni w is reprtft stiffening on the i- nst rn irnnt but th uussutns wen maklm rv f fort t tllp th nn j is from f rmlnu pew winti r d f mi tin is font- in i ihn mnjli4jisian 1 it vniahia south of bengasi to noi i t ompleto dunsti r it wns htliivot tnt onl remnants of tin c rman nnd italian armies would be able to make their waj across the desert to lyipoll bntmh shipbuilders winning race with uboat britain s shlpbuildi rs nu v inning tin met with thi h boats stiinu is nnd mototships of hwm torn an n w bving completed from tin lnln of tin wl to tin finnl coat of nint in just under sl nt tnths inch id milking parts of tin hull nnd so nn in distant work shops inl unl and assi mhltni hum it tin shipwird tjji sis months i iw hi t n n dund to fi and a half niver hifoit hns nnl britain turmd out ships nt sm h n s i d nnd it is spud thnt ins di c id i the pint timt iontrotis nthut wlithr the hulls of hlg m n hunt shtj s sh uljj b ri hi i or wildtnt uhlun is not i nl qui ki i i ut it sats stitl so wtlding liai w n liri htttl s b ing sa it b in ihi nf con i n t for small t roft muriilr ds of f rut mm r ti hni i hn i n hullt nluisitik tun in is nf skill i ship jni1 i 1 f ro th targ u to our ii liits ind to our hcllow krjmnts to our fncnus and to strangers v t wish good hortum llnppini ss md ro 1 hmlth johnstone and rumley pkodlct ok cwvdiw iivnds sards ti work en inn j in ton nn hi i tl are i ii ntntlng up in tin will trlml stnndnrtl economy tp of vi itu whti h m ui famous british ihipbuiuk is had nlrcndv t oitit tlie sliarls f r j u pan d w lien w ir i mn f ir nn vpandlng proiuc- ii n 11 dmirilt i asset the wnnl to tlim f u mans tnnkers refrig rated nrgo liners ton stirs deep sen tramps nnd tandardinii n hat trlumpht 1 indin iiititn h nru duiii in linn nnd irkh i iron s iwrving in th livtinn vrm around miunpot undiiwint iranuni as pari hute troops inntrui tms fr m britain nrrutnl in india sorm montiim ago twent fl pounder field b rmring in tltr manufacture infinite sk ii in d woikmnnshlp ftf now m ing turmd uut in laic numlmta from a canadian iit plwto shows liar red pawing thtough imp of the man om rations lmtweii the in itinl of th- strap lion nnd th completion of the finished uuu read to 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