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page mam the acton free press yhuwkdxv august mth 10 liisbttdr katmsnt forsstalx in at jassphs-ha- iu1 gualph on thursday august sth 1042 to mr and mr u j forestall a baby lister tar crry and jajil dunlelltabth e it mciaughun on sunday auguat lffth 1d42 crewson mclaughlin of acton in nil 8fithyoar kennedy at the home main st acton ontario on monday auguat 17th 1042 alma kennedy in her 3w year kennedy suddenly on- saturday august ib charier kyle aon of mr and mra f u kennedy campbell- villa ont in hla sth year alton at applby august 10th 1943 george h alton beloved hu band of may v luce in his 76th year bealdes his widow he is sur vived by one daughter mr h b burkholder acton and four sons frank of chicago dudley of wat- erf ord andrew or hamilton and victor of the rcnr overseaat in mkaaoeuam gibbons in fond and loving mem ory of our darling paul who left ua auguat 20th 1018 tlie memory of hla dear wee ways will linger with us all our days sweetest flower too sweet to stay god took him home to show us the way always lovingly remembered by mummie daddy and sister delaine weaver in loving memory of my darling rather william bui weaver who was killed near acton august 22nd 1023 tls sweet to remember a father so donr thou absent from me yet rvor tienrr unseen by the world he stands by my side and whlnierdonr dnitghtor denth r cannot divide lovingly remembered by his dxughter ada alma kennedy the funeral of the late alma ken nedy who passed away on monday at the home of her grandparents mr and mrs jonn kennedy main street was held on wednesday morning she was in he thirtythird year service were held at st josephs church in charge of rev father morgan interment was made in dublin cemetery pallbearers were messrs john dunn thoa gibbons w d tal bot wm fryer eugene rraldo and cam cooney crewson mclaughlin a lifelong resident of acton and nassagaweya township crewson mc laughlln passed away ton sunday morning in hs eightysixth year born at niagara falls ny he went to reside in nassagaweya township with hi parents early in life he was a son of the late hugh mclaugh lin his wife who was before mar riage sarah ann crlppa predeeeascdports in libya him fifteen years ago one son fred of batavla ny re mains and three alaters mrs lorena culley mrs adeline allan and mr lbna soper all of toronto survive him the funernl was held on tuesday afternoon from the johnstone rumley funernl homo where service was conducted hy rev a w fos- bury inlormpnt was made in fair- view cemetery thp pallbearers were messrs a t brown nell mcna mar mcdonald j tt iteed jolitr nirnl and allan lctshman julathof acton fair just four weeks from tomorrow prise lists for acton fair will be ready in n week or ten days labor day the next public holi day is two weeks from monday time to start getting your ex hibits ready for acton fair on sep tember 18 and 19 the exterior of the johnstone at rumley funeral home la being re decorated this week- the acton branch of thp cnnnd- inn legion will operate the entire mtitwaytiracton fairami ahyrunds derived will ro to the legions nc- tlvltlesy the hugh snvngi shield won hy tux fsss pans for the best allround jmper in class three arrived from saskatoon snsk on tuesday morn ing nnd is on view in tin fsrs pasas window mr f l wright secretary of acton ijinor emcisjency committee has been very successful in arranging extrii holp for the tampers of this dis trict who required assistance with the harvest this cooperntive effort of town nnd country will show a fine re- iort when the records nrc compiled more than the omgravmare aint what was continued from pane one john h bennett crewsona corners lost fin old nnd esteemed resident in the passing away of john h bennett in the cluelph oenera hospital inst thurs day mornlnc mr bennett was born in erin township seventysix years njjo when n boy he moved with his par ents to lot 32 con 7 nassagaweya he was a very successful farmer as his- fine farm and building will testi fy he was a good friend and klndjy neighbor ever willing to lend a help- inn hand to anyone in trouble forty- three years ago he was united in mar riage to mary daughter of the late mr and mrs wm lambert who was a true helpmeet and their home was a very- hospitable one mrs bennett predeceased him six years ago health the pant six month and wns taken to the hospltnl a couple of weeks ngo friends jioped he would respond to treatmentthere and fora time seemed to hut his weakened condition fnllcd to rally mrben- wwkly war ncswcntaty continued from pago one with urccs at the weekend there wan a finrcup in calcutta saturday hut in other cities the campaign wan believed to have passed ii peak of violence majtstvfelnrawwd once again nttentlnn has lieen focursed on mnltn the vitally im portant british base in the mcditor- ranenn announcement of arrival of relnfnrcementh at the island taut weok wnsnoconipanlel hy the dis closure thnt the nlrrrnftcnrrler eagle arid the crulaer manchester had been sunk while engaged in protecting a convoy teoss of the two vessels in a severe blow to british naval strength in the mediterranean but it la the price britain is prepared to pay in order to maintain what is one of the most important air observation posts in the world prom malta air scouts are continually spotting enemy operations in the mediterranean nnd warplanes attack convoys hound for enemyheld right now it is imperative that re inforcements nnd supplies be kept from the axis armies in western egypt field mnrshal erwln rommels campaign for the moment is stalled nnd britain nnd the united states arc determined thai general sir claude auchlnlecks 8th army shnll he strengthened so ns to take the inltlntlvc before hiihstnntlnl aid for the enemy crosses the mediter ranean on kastern front a new ceim thrust south of place irisirmohs on- american markd- ottawa cpj- commercial irish moss a orm of seaweed found most ly on the coasla of northern kurope and north america may be a new mirco of revenue for flahormen in the canadian marlflmeh i ii am man assistant canadian trade com missioner in new vork reports oelatlnoiiw material extracted from the moss when it ladrled nnd bleach ed la used extensively in i he united state in manufacture of pharma ceutical snap paint holler water compounds nonsettllnu chocolate drinks and in the brewing textile leather and other industries in view of the elimination of france- as a source of supply of irish moss can adlana may try the ii s market britain to ran tabic jellies london cp manufacture of table jellies is soon to he prohibited in britain food minister lord wool- ton admits they are popular hut says they are in no way essential about 1w ondnn restaurants have been supplied with dried meal to try out on tholrcliiitbmcrs and say the res taurant men the customers ale it up and didnt know it from frcidi ment its best in minced form he had foe girl pliih thchvloney lxsndon cvi regulntlnnh re quiring canadian soldier to hnve jlflf in accumulated pay and wait for n conllngvrr period of three month before marrying brltlnh ulrts dtdnl i fnxe private lame mcliiide of slriux city iowa within a weeknfr the rcgula- t ions -wen- made lie wan ready to wed he had the neeewinry nniounl nnd hi commanding officer hud given him permission to marry three month liefore ills wedding to private kathleen pitrccll of the aux iliary territorial service- wan the fjrst marriage under the new regula tions mcrrlde 2l a dlttpalch rider in the canadian army service corps was serving in the united stales army when war started in europe lie ap plied for a relense went to cannda to enlist nnd came to britain with the first contingent of canadian soldiers lie intend to take hi bride to ari- 70ns lifter the war nvt common noijhrrh koinbuhch cp- a home iunnl is not a common soldier within the mennlng of the finance ai which exempt estates from duty isord keith ruled in n judgment con cerning a home guard killed by a hand grenade 30buehel wheat near bird-poiulft- llrtad on water at jack mlncrn iliw followed hy heavy yfeldn kinflsville ont cp saving the bird nnd producing 10- bushel- to nne whinl for wartime go well to- gilliei tetl miner son of naturalist luck mini- who oiverntes a farm ad- joining the miner sanctuary hns threlmdrie nftltitflist 1042 when in i hi area one large field ndjnln- ln ihe hindk where miner fwd tiltt migrating bird yleldefl 14 hiltavd to the acre a ricord yield so far this year in thl tiutrict wiihirmanf a man was walking along a berlin ml reel muttering to hlmwlf and all thl trouble for one man a policeman overheard him nnd nr- rested him when he nptesred be fore the judge the latter nuked htm to which man he was referring the reply was winston churchill ami the case was dismissed a ihe man- wo leaving the court house he met ihe policeman- who hml arrtti him whnt man did yon tldnk 1 meant when you arrciitcd me he aaked in pakklng tlthit taxidriyerft wantw topiok -r- luitlonh imverw malt hujrg- tlorw for their own hiwtnm amluet london cp londons 1axl diiveih they sllll are legion want to lie allowe to choiihe i heir fare giving priority to uniformed men nnd women in the force lids wn one point in n memorandum drawn up by the cab section of the transport and vnernl workers union which alio tfutfgcktcd i a hu khould lie taken over ly the war traiimrt ministry for emergency service in- i lie event of a breakdown in other pnmcnger trans port liulmulor pups aid milk fund ariimd of honeo auo help prairie town in rabtlnu money llaoyiimlnhtkic hnikic p milkforllrllaln fund equivalent to the tout of lvwh ltait have ilc riiniiillileit here with the mlodt etft dontitlon a litter of puretired lnhin- pupn now teltig inttled ml tniis of iron vi ton of nlee and it enr- itnd itfhorieh stallngrad and further advances in the caucasus were reported by the ruitslnn high cnmmnnd nt the week end ninetyfive mites south of stal ingrad the naxls were reported fan ning out from the kntenjnikovskt sector- to threaten astrakhan vital caspian sea port in the caucasus the germans captured oeorcieysknf- ter a 20mlle ndvance but nt voronoih and north olmok- ow- red armies hammered at cities and town which the germans evi dently hope to retain for key bases oh thelrwlnter line the russian were said to he striking furlousty at rzhev 130 miles northwest of moscow nt vyamba 125 miles west of the soviet capital and at bryansk 210 miles to the southwest vor onezh still in russian hands it 300 miles southeast of moscow announcement early jhts week that prime minister winston churailll premier joseph stalin nnd britinh mr bennett had been in fahlrnrfsovlet nnd united states field and nett hnd no fnmilynnd l survived hy sevrrnl nephews and nieces his parents pnsscd away many years ago nlso n brother vyllunnr bennett and two sinters mrs robert bltan and mrs george goy the funernl conducted by his pas- tar ftev a w fosbury wns held from the johnstone nnd rumley fun- share of the wnrto one front ernl home acton on saturday after- the result of the conversations wns noon nnd wns largely attended by old declared hy the russian newspaper friends nnd neighbors who wished to j prnvdn to be a great political defeat staff commanders had conferred in moscow was followed up by more en couraging news of the fighting on the eastern front divisions regnrrilng military moves nrrlvcdntjnlhtisoviclcnpilalro mnin a close lygunrdod secret hut it was mnde clear thnt stnlln nnd churchill reaffirmed their d hon to bring nbout the complete de feat of hitlerism official statements studiously avoided any reference to japan- emphasizing once again the soviet unions anxiety to confine her hnd so many garden parties hooked during the summer thnt it was diffi cult to maintain schedules that didnt conflict some organization hnd every holiday date lookcil there hasnt been n garden party in acton park this year but if you want to hear the old jokes nnd songs thnt used to i pinke the comedians popular all you have to di is tune in on some radio program one- thing the radio doesnt give ou is th itknl talent that use to often make up n gmwl part of the program and u lieint give you the chance to nuvl y nelghbrs have n chat with th nprt ierhaps enjoy j show their cstwm for one they had honored in life the floral tributes were very beautiful and were from mr nnd mrs p sims mr and mrs fred goy nnd family mr nnd mrs george goy nnd family mr nnd mrs nelson lambert mr and mrs thos goy and family mr and mrs w mc- donnld mr and mrs r jolly mr nnd mrs wm beavers miss char lotte and mr george blltnn nnd the neighbors tne flower bearers were clarence dunhnr earl and raymond 1nmbert the pallbearers were messrs n armstrong j dcnnis g graham o lomb e patterson and it coulter joseph benham erin following a brief illness the death j ions in tn for hitlerite germany and mr churchill on returning to england messaged premier stalin i am cer tain that our contact will play a use ful part in furthering our cause red armies defending stalingrad were reported tuesday to have forced the germans hak several miles south of the great volga steel city while strong counterattacks hy marshall semeon timoshenkos forces 95 miles southwest pf stalingrad had improv ed russinn position in the vital hotel- nikovski sector at the same time german field headquarters admitted russian at tacks on german lines west of mos cow nnd in the vyazmn and rzhev sectors more news on united states opera- solomon islands wns occurred on monday afternoon august 17 nt -st- josephs hospital guelph of joseph bcnhom late of given hy the v s nnvy department 1 monday countering japanese claims of victory the department nnnounc- erin village mr benham wns in his that v s marines hart won strong 7mh year he was horn in eriunosn positions in the guadntcnnnltulngi township and wns n member of one er rrnpldly crushing jap- of the pionwr families being the urn nesr resistance in theirsurprlse lnnd of james w benham and hannah august 7 parkinson in lr90he wns married i t marines it was satd caught to margantvvllsonof marsville andulll flat fooled and seized for many years was a successful far- beachheads which hnve since been merln erin townsvilpt developed and are now established m an lis cream cone together garden parties havent left the rural ports yet and we hope they wont there something about thole gatherings in n social way that isnt possible any where else 1 mean the kinds before the automobile come when you went tn the grandstand or moot j around and mingled with the crowd and everybody rushed for ttu rfrish- ment looth nt intermission time nnd you got up to the counter just ns they sold the last one school hohttnltatnjust about the same as they always uiel ttibe too short ttis year the high school get an extra two or three weeks hut the public school pupils no back after labor day like every other one who went to school we wlih we bre back again mpectally during holiday time cmx- recall any particularly njoysble hours during tcbool days mnless it was rs s by gad he took a keen interest in muni cipal affairs and was a membtr if erin township council and of the county council on his retirement from the farm he was appointed nvnd superintendent ot erin township which position he held at the lime or his denth on december 31 iwo the late mr benham and mrs benham cslelmit- el the golden anniversary of their winlding at which time they receiv- i ed a hosf of congratulations from j their numerous relatives and friends the late mr benham leaves to mourn his loss besides his wife three sons tnmci w ueph joseph ev- erton nnd john fretierick two daughters mrs j b mnitland elorn nnd mrs w w bart left brampton ten grandchildren and one great grandchild murray vernon port perry two brothers henry and charles of eramosa township and two slaters mrs lavinla fielding guelph nd mrs h hohop ev- erton r and allied warships dis persed jnpnnrse naval forces rushing to combat the invasion while 3f jnp- nnms4 planes attacking the american troops were destroyed during the first two days after the landings wen ef fected american flying fortresses protect ed by r a f nnd r c a f fight ers- successfully nttacked itouen in occupied france monday it was the first time the giant i s bombers had tnen usd over france nnd mnj- gcn carl spaatz cimmnnder o i s air forces in the european theatre said the raid marked the real start of an everlncreasing american bomb ing offensive form- td1 mjy be itcurcii from your ciupuiycr pit ctfilii or joji income tax office i unless ytu arc single without dependents and not making payments of tiic types rficntiuned in paragraph 4 above you should tile rorm ti 1 with your employer otherwise you may not alhiwed the credits to whuh you arc entitled do notdklay hie l td1 with your cmpher at once so that you may get thr full illuwancv from the stavt good shoes for young amp qlo oastswtly flttatf- r dbachun acton dominion or canada depaitmcnt of national revenue income tax division iton coun 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