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p t w iiijia j prfif the acton free press sleeic jest motavjsh at uw horn of her niaea mm h s walker kramoaa township en tuaaday dw 33 1m1 mary mctmvtih daughter of the lata duncan and jane mctavlah a goodbye 1m1 hgllo mj jutt the happiest new year pos sible municipal elections are bn in both the neighboring township back to school on monday for teachers and pupil attar a long christmas holiday certain weights and colon of paper ud in printing are mot now being manufactured if the cold weather hold it wont be long until there is skating at t arena there l a splendid start made now the observance of roving day hut frldav made acton inthor quiet saeral of the industries iui not re open until monday x number of subscriptions to tux tfsstscsrsjr atthenrt ofhe yenr your prompt attention to your label helps maintain the home pnper dbituorq eden mills bovs overseas scud season grtumin to local committee thrs j j cooney in foiling health for aom month mrs j j cooney pa ed away on sunday aist inst at th home of her parent mr john kennedy she waa in her fiftyfirst year mario marcella kenhedy waa born in acton and pent her entire life hero she married jbrim j coonoy a veteran of the last wgrm war who prodr- caot her six yenr ajto two ftona remain cam thom and pte jack coottey with the canadian troop overaeaa serving aa hlafather did in the last war uealdea her par ent one brother harold of detroit and one alater mm john wllaon of toronto remain to all of theae whd have sustained the low of a loving mother daughter and sister aym- pafhy of many friends here goes out mrs cooney had alnce her husbands death cared for the aged parent who will indeed miss her now the funeral wan held on wtvine- day morrilhg of last week with wtitk at st joseph church with her pns- tor rev athermorgnjnjplirg wildaandmorle clthorthontrnd mr mrs cooney wna a dovout member of cnrnet mnruougnll nml mr hob st joseph s nnd church and home life t rl1hehmn ihimi ullh ornnaevlii a very aucceaaful concert waa held in ss no ft naaaagaweya where mr melvln storey la the teacher and mlta mcphall mualo teacher much c la due to both on the vyay the pupil were trained mr melvln storey wna chairman tin hhnual christians entertain ment of the preibyterlan sunday school wnu helil in tht church with mr cordon mclhnll n chalrmnn a good program nf nolo duett rend ing tin i dialogues uhm given ntid simla clnuk nppniihl nt the close to dwhbutethf glfu ma and mr krnnk ijmmer of curlph were hnlulny visitors in the homo of mr and mr j d lowrlt mr and mr ilobert croft im1 family of toronto sient n few day last week in the horn of mr and mr w croft v dr and mr fred croft of kitch ener were also guests in the same homo on chrlatmaa ttti many friend of mr jnme wilson will be pleased to learn she i improving lowy i mr nnd mr d mncdougall mlaae oakville in tin fnrly hour of sunday morn ing a thief pried open the rear en trance of selgrtsta variety store and made off with two cash boxes con taining vtjo the oakvllle figure skating club ha completer arrangement for the winter acnuon there nre to be four knllng period each week on friday evening nt the regular bimonthly mooting of the oakvllle lion club the club playd host to fourteen memlwr of the ttoyal aus tralian air kan a nt n chrlslmns party nt the onkvlllo nn with the appointment of jqearge wllaon to the office of ndmlnlatmtor of fruit nhd vegetable irrihe war time prices and trade board well merited promotion and distinction bn come to n former oakvllle hoy ii- cordstar erin claimed her every attention inter ment uas made in dublin cemetery pall bearers were pte carney hriu corp wm colemnn nnd messrs jos kljnn nurenro fibbons nosll mel ion and ihos icolly among tin relotlvi i nnd friends nt tending the fnnernl from n distance ueie mr arthur coonej toronto mr thos mrkngue toronto mr john ciibbon nnl mnor jos gibbons of c orpvt n mr nnd mri lohn friend on fiupdny pte wilson henely tn horn on hiiefor clitihttuiis mr nnd mrs w mlno pint tin holiday in i in honu of their dnunli- ter mis s llnrm i nnd mr ihirnis nt oshnvin mrs i t mile of luhph ns n holfdnv lritii in tlu hoim of mr nnd mrs iv i 1 nutle mi nml mrs deorge hiunsm nnd wllwn li i nto nnd mr hnrold ken- i fnmll of george spent sundny in i td ivtro t mich the peaions cretlnc of the commute hae been received during the week from the following men overs who have received dur ing the flrtt week o december cartons of 300 cigarette another shipment hai since been sent containing a gift parcel of cigarette to each of the men from acton and vicinity now serving over seas from the war service league of this community pte franfe holloway sgllw anderson pte w b elliott lcorp r mcvey pte r mcarthur pte w l turner gnr n a price pte h k lambert pte a e massey cpl tli tlilc lvir w h brown pte c w douglas ajx1u x1cw pte jlbbons ptcclifford miv donaw tpr w h carnahan pte j d young pte k c tournour pte j scrlven hamilton friends honor miss sayers messages of acknow ledgement fhtsetlnlolrs on friday evening december 26th a surprise party was held for miss flora sayers a bridetobe nt tho home of mr and mrs ottlo clark bartonvllle a group of hamilton friends were gathered there mr norman weston gave a brief address flora was presented with a lovely table lamp after thanking her friends for the beautiful gift the rest of the evening was spent in playing games and a singsong a dainty lunch uu served during the evening annual carol service at st auuns church the annual christmas carol ser vice uas held last sundnj evening when the nativity story was told in the sevenfold scripture lesson inter spersed with the traditional carols by the choir and congregation a solo was sung by miss mauretta rowles effective at the conclusion was the reading of the battle hymn of the republic the church looked bright with the customary christmas evergreens and red polnsettlas hosteltowns war boosting iron mining northwest ontario depodte help ing ututer new conditions ottawa cp recent develop- ment of iron ore production in can ada constitutes a valuable contribu tion to war industry and in parttal- 1 meeting a demand previously sup plied by the united states is effect ing a saving in exchange figure on the production bf iron ore with other important minerals remain secret under war regulations but it is known that i ear sev ravhuridned thousand tons were pro- duslatthencwuclca mines la the mlchlplcoten area near snult ste mnrle mlchlplcoten iekh utmost the entire domestic production of iron ore at present a large deposit has been reported at the steep rock lake property near run up her building rill to 1000000 a day hostel towns nre springing up throughout great britain around the new factories some of them covering a square mile of land for making munitions nnd other war material i the fnctorles have to be built well away from congested areas nnd in stead of travelling- long distnnces backwards and forwards enn now live on the spot in huts built in parts elsewhere nnd assembled where required along with canteens refrig erated stores emergency hospitals and shops after the wnr all these buildings can easily be taken down and put up again where wanted they arc a considerable item in britains build ing bill of 1000 000 a day army camps and aerodromes are also going up all over the country and for the home front there arc airraid shelter firstaid posts rest centres emergency housing and feeding centres even temporary shops are put up in blitzed tovvns to carry on without interruption the distribution of food and other essentials tn cov entry whole raws of these shops were run up for the bombed out traders practically all this wartime build ing is under the direction of govern ment department working through the ministry of works nnd public buildings u i up about n year ago undei the direction of lord heith the homo of min hnnnnv mr llovd unmsny is qjienillng some time in tho homo of hli grand mother mrs j ilnmsn mr husrcii ieowrle pi nt a fiw rtnyinvlth relatives in toronto rev mr crnnt occupied the pulpit of the prcshyterlnn church on sun day the induction services for the new pastor will bo held on frldny evening in st pauls church cuelph your correspondent wishes the editor and staff of tint fan pass and all its readers a happy and prosper- j ous new yenr mr j r hamilton guolpli road made a chrlstmn cake in aid of the brltlh war victim fund which renl y10 70 hantn clnu arrived in erin inst tuendny afternoon nnd greeted a throng of thlldren and grownup when he pnsfied nut a bag of candy nuts oranges etc to every child lydn mcallsler beloved w ife of oeorgc p bell passed nwny at the family residence 310 pacific ave tniontn on sal m day december 20 llll in her trill yenr following an imnckb of some mojitli palms nnilerltnnh foimd the floral bin kgroiind in irkdn1e jtijiimi huri li iei enllv tl wedding of hilda iulet miirwnnd wilfred roy frundv i he hilde is the dnught r ol mr nnd mrs frederlk william mer- irilt of iinmptnn nnd the iroom k the son of mr nnd mrs charles hoy i und frln advomle thursday january 1l ltm2 urtltm ox editor tmt aoroitf kan pibh dear sir hid article on arton early school day by your contributor mr k j moou are read with 1c great jlttal of lntoivst hy many nf your render ti ltd the mild themselvti form u ru- fortl lltat will be useful to tuiuu ln- tireled in tho hlttlory nf ailnn now ntid in tilth future in the milt le in bint week vuux vkuu you i contributor mentioned about the building on main flirt ej now used flu ii dwelling whli h wu a ton f if mt m hiuillutuhe and the wrllei iteliive in effort should w made lo form an hlhloilrat hmlety to pmsrve this building for poster ity not only for tho associations on- neded with it hut as a plae to kiop the many urtlrle of pioneer interest the building being on the lllghwuy would nttrait tourlnts as well n local people anil the inlerent nnd edu- t at ion afforded them would more than r pay nny umnll fie i barged for the pilvlleg4 everton georgetown a large crowd of children was on hand last saturday afternoon nt 3 pm when snnta onus mnde his yonrly nppoornnce in georgetown prior to closing for tho christmas natation n oirlstmns party was held last friday afternoon by the pupil of georgetown public school under tho direction of prlnclpnl h c wrfg- glcsworth and miss g young two plays were staged by the senior classes two or three reels of moving pic tures shown by mrs john r barber were tho feature of a sunday school christmas concert nt knov presbyter ian church last friday evening pre vious to this supper was served by the sunday school teachers arrnng- ed by mrs w t sinclair a quiet wedding was solemnized on saturday afternoon nt st pauls church of england rectory norval when isabel alberta daughter of mrs wllllitm collier and the late mr collier of georgetown became the bride of john herbert son of mr john davidson and the into mrs davidson also of georgetown herald rpcent visitors at the home of mr and mrs w head were mr and mrs j b mckcnxic georgetown mr milne hamilton mr nnd mrs charlie head and donnlo of mt den- j nis mr nnd mr fred murray mr kitchener head of guelph mrs gor don misses helen nnd dorothy her- ron mr robert mccutcheon nnd miss j krusky visited on sundny with miss lois mccutcheon nnd mr t d mccutcheon mr and mrs john coullng an mr and mm alfred couting spent christ mas dny with mr and mrs walter co u ling miss mabel mcleod of toronto is spending a few days at her home mr nnd mrs w mccutcheon nnd family and mr and mrs a mc cutcheon visited on sundny with mr nnd mrs john mccutcheon mr ben simmons nnd mrs k shepherdson spent christians day at the home of mr and mrs evans of arkcll miss m suntr mr h sunter nnd mrs usherwood attended the kings bury and stewnrt wedding on sntur- dn mr nnd mrs duncan kingsbury of freeman spent a few days at their homes inst week misses barbara nnd murle benham spent n fqw dnys last week in guelph with mr and mrs van norman mr and mrs j p benham and fnmily spent christmas day with mr and mrs j mnltland elorn i believe that through the efforts of arton agrh ultural hot u ty nnd the onvent r of t he hmnrli at s tlnn mr n p moore a large collection of plom r fulprmnt is now giithi r i d tint wuulii form a good nut l uu of a very vnluahle collection i bin onimunlty is full of hinlory and is making hihtory we owr n d hi j to tin plum in mils sliuerely msroiiia many gil lings inclttdtd in railway enlistnmib at the guelph theatres royal nkw veaktf kve krouo uw 1x4 v k i aod tilvuh vmm ami mat ctntunutmu yuw yur4 tjuy ami halurday ilob hop in in uihana ini mdnimv tiienuav wkltskh jantrabv lydia with merle oberon alan imwwhall palace new years evk frolic and tiu br friday a haturday oinhnuou yew yenr dny and saturday abbott and coaiclo in kkei km fijyin regulnr price new year eve door open 11 10 pm wknttay ttjehimv vvrdneh januauv v swamp watkr with wakerijrennaji walter ttusion kcofeu dlvtrslffrd nllinit nnd omupntlons nre included in the 111 of 107 u slgna- tlons given by men of the canndlan natlonnl hallway when enlisting for active service of the 3200 men join ing up tho greater mnjorlty were from brnnches of direct rnllwny op eration nnd the others included rep resentatives from the marine services telegraphs hotels and express depart ments and from 33 separate divisions of those related services the list of occupations ranges through the alpha bet with the exception of q x arid 2 although a tinsmith might really slip in as a zinc worker the list begins with accountants and nshpitmen continues to blucprlntcrs and bullion gunrdsthe iattcr- ancxprossrcsponsl j cadesky ojtometkist wju- k in acton on monday january 6 anyono suffrrlnff from tyo- strnln dftfyrtlvo vision or hoad- nrhf mhnuld not mlkh rtw npor iunlt s connultlnc tlili oyi sli i i fprrlnllst ai in ii hi mndn wlh mr a 1 hrmwi iiruktlst consuiiamov rnrr oftlm lloiira 10 ii am till 1 is pm iiiht arthur but it if at prrsent still in thr survelns stas imn nri pmrturtlnn in pnnnrta tandullulnlitttutwastmlmutwwmtllhinrtiniriniir revived at mlrhlplrotrn in 1919 h the ontario government provldad a bounty of two cents per unit of 20 nouifds of iron the new helen property is estimat ed to contain j 00000 000 tons of car bonate ore ronnlns about 33 per cent iron a low grade which can only be practically mined ulth the bounty assistance the steep hock lake de posit was discovered in 1917 and is partially under uater diamond dril ling through the ice 1 reported to have indicated a large body of high grade ore presence of uater makes development of the property expen sive but it is expected further dril ling will be carried out this u inter smelters at sydney ns obtain ore from their own mines at wabana newfoundland while ore from ham ilton and port colborne ont smelt- are come from the lake superior region of the united states rm ophoohhiiowk khari advance in thi iiok mnrkctinc cor ended stptembir 10 1041 hog sloughtcrlnri- at inspected plimts in canada totalled marly c2 million head compared atikokajl 1s5 miles west of portlwltli 4 8 million head the previous e r an imrense of about 30 pe- cent produition incrwued more shn i t vve i th east lion hogs respectively in 104011 5i per cent of the hog slaughterings occurred in wtstern canada as com pared with ont 40 per cent in 1913 new governor london cpsir arthur fran cis grimble governor and com manderinchief of seychelles has been appointed governor and com manderinchief of the windward is lands succeeding sir henry popham who will retire in may for esquesing council your support and vote for georgecleave will be appreciated i have served two years as councillor and if elected nll gie my beit effort ti the interest of ratepayers to evfryone i wish a happ neu year bility cooks and cookcofi the former working in hotels nnd dining ors and the latter in work trains there arc flrebullders they work in roundhous es gunrdboys who are employed on cypress wagons nnd untchhoyji who perform slmilnr work in the cartage service the hotel department is represented nil the way from manag ers to trayboys and kitchen helpers while the telegraphs range from climbers to groundmen stableman is n stocknrd calling issuers serve in the stores nnd upholsterers work in the enr shops w o brownridge 1 i i a i n i a mm g i foresquesing councirt942t vour vote and influence is respectfully solicited for w o brownridge for esquesinp council 1042 to one and aix a happier new year phone heroine of seilly isles awarded british empire medal for good work while wounded hughtown seilly isles cp dozed and injured by n bomb whch killed her best friends petrlna noble carried on with her job of air raid precautions telephone operator for four hours before accepting medical treatment sht has been awarded the british empire medal 1941 1942 nineteen fortyone takes its bow the curtain rises on nineteen forty two as long as the world has existed each succeed ing year has brought its pleasures to enjoy its pains to endure and its problems to solve nine teen fortytwo will be no exception but problems will be met losses turned into victories and fail ures into successes as we greet the new year we wish to thank our many customers for their patronage during the post year and to extend to all our sirjccrc best wishes that the new year will bring health and happiness b d rachlin canadian tanks from cfyr shops jianpuchs cits manchester cp britains housewives will have to buy cups without handles in 1942 under a new standardization program theyll have to hunt for knife powder too because the new knives wont be of stainless steel your vote and influence for geo currie for esquesing council 1 942 is respectfully solicited and will be appreciated to one and all a happy new year election monday january fith tbt craftsmen of tta rvsnii pacific railway ajurua shop at ifosttnal in pteud of uu powerful taakj they an buudlajr for ths canadian brltiao and allied anala tham mighty pan alreara off uu assembly ln as the day and uw shifts labor to produce uom and ore of these valentines for victory the illustration shows a ttiunbsr of us tanks lit maw for mation just before they rolled aboajnl canadian pacific flatcars tor ahlpmant tojwflamj fronts 5 fji