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si thursday august wth 1643 the acton free press paok tlvs mlaa- vrn brown u vlaltlng with friend in baton uut mri hl andrew of milton ve iled mr nnd mn h jl ritchie mlu nora kenney of toronto vu- ltd this week at her homo here matter konnld collier of slmcoo 1 liolldaylne with hl couiln donnu an daman ml lavorne smith hai roturned to toronto after pending two week holiday in actoh and kitchener mr and mr s j reld were holi daying in winona at tho home of mr and mr jack held during the pat weok mr goo miion and family havo boon vlaltlna the pat week or to at the home of her paront at sund- rldgo mr and mr nell mcdonald of ponetonr vultod this week with mr and mrs alex mcdonald and othor acton frlond mlu oadyn huffman and ml elizabeth moffat of toronto vlalted mm huffman and othor frlondn over tho weekend mnjor m b collier nnd cpl el- wood collier of slmcoe vultod over tho wookond at the homo of mr m f collier nnd family mlu nellie anrioraon who hn boon onsarod in mlmlonnry work on tho pacific coont for the pnm few months is homo for a holiday mr j it konnedy and ml m e nolaon havo returned lant wookend from n flvewcok holiday at hall lake hallburton county master charlie kliwnnlll under went an opornllon latwook for ap pendicitis at guelph genornl hospltnl all are rind to lonrn thnt he la mnk- inr good prortots visitors nt the homo of rev a w nnd mrs fosbury this weok nro pto 1 g chalmers jlcasp of st thomas and mr noel reld nnd dourhter cnthorlne of montrenl mr nnd mm frod love grnnd rnpldi mich mr nnd mrs honry greenly woodstock and mr and mr m ovorholt and morlo visited at the home of mr and mrs f s blow on sundn card of thanks mr- nnl mr frod turner botty nnd fllrht sorrcnnt fred turner ap preciate deeply the kindly sympathy that ha boon ihown thorn slnco they hnvc received word thnt the he loved toptttnil brother pte wllllamuylo turner of the hamilton light in- fnntr had been killed in action while servlnc with tin canadian fonts ovorsi ns tin flowers sent by lake side chapter iode tin kindly words of sympathy hnvi all been help ful nnd nre cherlshe1 in sailor talk ymirt tiddh if shipluipr snilnr ijtdh on jenc in the home town muj spring some new onh imrmi are not lp on nuv jargon b llmtukut jonth amuluwi lreiu staff writer a wisi toam canadian na al has cv rls if vour uilloi bo frit ml wlilsprs that ou look ttthllv or sharp don t in nlnrmed lit tint pnvlm u n lunipltimnt in tin nnutual jnrron of tin nn n who u to st a in u uiuuh imikunkt luldlv nn mi hhiphtmpo or looking onti best sharp mums trte snmi lliinj tin it just two of tlu vores of phrntts sjnikth um onsuouslv bv nnv nnd iiitmthnnt innrim willornun who hnvi n llno till their own usually to tlu utter bewilderment of the inndluhbeni winn mu lor myn ht s oin to all tig hu mit k mul t t nonu kind lips jiint tilling ou lit s kuink hhik hth hnmnioek and turn in for son it sleep if imir iiiitv mill j n p iu jtl ni sailor tin kind with ht 1 1 bottom ihinis n mitlttv aiut round mlkr tint ties a iuiind njn r in tin jiirron of tht nw if hi wtais a p akt 0 up narrow bottomed l roust rs and a double hitiuteel ioat in s known us a minim rimit r iwrr onw new onm man niuitiuil phrases like bow and it i u iort and starboard art wt it known nui dtd ou know thai in tlu nvv a w harf is alwnvi n j tt a kllluk i a it tiding sen- ntnn a eoeik is known as a sloah nnd hi ithipbeinrd kttchtn n ktillev tli did sou know thnt w in n a sailor itnv let ko and uoff ht mean u t no nnd eat aim kirl if vour natlor hnppt nil to tie nn offlrer who t lis sou proudly that he tame up through the hawsepipe don t star at htm a hast just smile and pretend you knew all thr time that he meant he uaa promoted among the rating eeamen and petty officer georgcrwamace oxthes shop 1x2 yonge st 2nd floor toronto take he elevator and sv motiey tawmhlp of wikwy sale op lands op ar rears op taxes to wit notlco is lioreby glvon thnt tho list of inntls for solo for nrronr of tnxoa in tho township of nnun- gnwoyn in tho yonr 1042 hn boon eronnrob nnd coplo thereof mny b ncf nt tho offlco of tho township tronirtiror thnt uch list hn boon published in tho ontario gnzotte on the 23th day of july 1042 nnd unlos the nrronr of taxes nnd cost n shown on such hit nre paid on or bo- foro 2 00 oclock in tho nftornoon of thursday november 5th 1042 tho troasuror of the township of naun- kawoyn will proceed to soil by public auction the mild land or such portion thooof a may bo noeessnry at vhe nld hour of 2 00 oclock in the nftw- noon on tho said 5th das of novem ber 1042 nt tho council chamber in tho township hall nt brookvlllo in tho snld township of nnnrnweya datod nt the offlco of tho trea surer of the township of nnssnica- woya this 30th day of july 1042 james w moffat treasurer township of nassnitaweya 513 buses leave astbodnd westbound to toronto to london 849 um 1018 mjn otis mjn xll4s ua 1181 m zm pjn tm pjn ay s0s pm 4188 pjn b bb8 pjn fl10 pm o 7is8 pjn 001 pjn b 888 pjn ft 185 am x 888 pjn dyl088 pjn xllbs pjn n dally ox sun b sun and holiday c dally ox sun nnd hoi d sat sun nnd hoi x to kltchoner only y to stratford only eos torn dnyllaht saving time ticket and information at harold wiles phone 58 gray coach lines real estate insurance dwellings some choice dwellings for sale in town with nil conveniences kood fltnte of repair from 1 300 up i arms now ik tht time to buy u farm wt lurvi a number of improwil farms in halton pi el and i ulnton counlh s most of tlu in pni w inm is in tht 1 arm and tlnmt i uprmt men i ompi tltions of rtctrit nirs r aires adjoining at ton suit ahli for apritulturi or iniildlnc lots in autiful view of tiihj take will uraintd with oocl possihlllth s insiita- i all- kinis f l wright iiuuranee and real katte broker ltriatred cooper bldt acton acton onuho 23842 mr a dllli editor and publliher tme acyok fsiw pvku donr sir compliments to harry waro 4jfl hi letter keemtnnly there are a few who take more intereit in the affair of others than the others do themselves maybe that is part of thelrldens of democracy that i and many others nre fighting for nt home and abroad nnd believe me the homo front is every bit as important to our free dom ns is the front lines abroad i have also noticed or i should say discovered on my return home thnt some not over half a dozen i hope have been worrylnr somewhat over the affnfrs of me nnd mine no not as to how we were rotting along but on the possibility thnt those who hnndlod our financial affairs mny not have very good memories or are not on the alert and we mlght bo get ting nlonc too well now thnt would never ia of course t dont ever sup pose thnt they ever stopped to flgurn out the difference between the pny of those in the services nnd the civll- i inn worker they did not worry much rover thnt of course i nm not get ting in n dig nt those thnt nre not in unlfbrm mnny nre unnble to pnss the medlcnl test nnd mnny are on wnr jobs which i know thnv could not be spnred from nnd believe me the wnr wnrjc nt home in every bit as im portant ns front lino services now one thing i would like to men tion is thnun the nrmy nnd the air force the men nre nil equipped nnd kept equipped by tho government in the navy we nre not we get one is sue of everything we need from the navy gratis nfter thnt we must buy everything we need after one yonrs service we receive the huge sum of 40 00 per yenr fbr upkeep of our gear another thing each man in the navy hns hlsown pnrtlculnr job to do the gunnsvy branch ex ecutive branch nccounting branch nnd no on nnd ench is trained to his job so no one needs to worry about nnyone slipping up on their job there by causing the government any ex- ccm finnnrinl payments and now here i go worrying about other nffnlrs than my own i went on a fishing trip n few days ago down to blnck creek ns it wai not too far away nnd i found dead fish lying in the stream some nflont some on the bottom now what kills them all well on the wny down the- filter beds which all well know for their mlor in acton looked ns though they had not been receiving much nttentlon for the lnit car or so i wonder if thnt could be the enuse of nil the dead fish if so neighbors friends hold shower rormissirswrrzeft neighbors and friends gathered at the home of mrs g h swltxor on thursday evening to honor her daughter miss isabel with a miscel laneous shower a short program was presided over bymr r l david son with items that hncludod com munity singing piano solo by batty allan and speeches by mr chn mc- keown mr john pell nnd missdon- nldn mcphnll after this mr dnvld- son invited the hrldeto bo to take a chair by the fireplace at this time mrs g w masales rend fchc follow ing address nnd a basket gny with pink nnd white pnper whs brought in by mrs il l davidson nnd mrs k thorenson dear isabel some showers bring flowers and baby toads too but here is a shower designed just for you you won t need umbrella or mlncnpo nndyet we promise you wont get the slight est bit wet put on your thinking cap now cant you guess its n shower of wishes for your hap piness around every wish n rlhbon is tied undo the ribbon nnd see what s in side your old neighbors have seen mnny showers but no guest of honor more cherish ed thnn ours and never were wlshesmore friendly and true thnn those we extend to louie and ou sincerely your old neighbors nnd friends mrs r l davidson mrs g w masales mrs k thorenson after opening the gifts isabel ex pressed her sincere nppreclntlon lunch was served nnd n social hour spent first masseyharris tanks for u s nny about three months ahead of schedule gregory theatre intern it10n l mwaukow llu stot of tht k a h s fain out acet in 1 ml with konnld rtiikun oiium hradna bus ter ktalimi toimth nmral nutyatut cartoon put n boots i hapii i a k i rat vit t mn natl ria aurtumt tm matinee at s 00 m girls about town jtmin ulondetl john howard sunknan ship maj n mrgo of thrills with paul kelu lola lant r ox newk monda1 aluiht st the chocolate soldier spectacular musical with nel son ldd rise stevens snort kings of the turf novelty picture people somt tiling should he dope about it it could be rectified tht re nre tan neries in the cities but you see no opt n filter heds there that is un snnltnr and therefore not ptrmitted now if i said nnvthlng like thnt in p nee tlmi h i would bt accused of being n rtd well what enn the- nil me now and now for n dig at our or at it nst somt of mn rt nsorshjp we must not ntldrt ss an mail diiett in our mt n abioad just in t as th should fall inlnthi hands of tin n im nnd th would know uhnt units wt it tntrsins and whin 1 1 tht t radio nnd tin oailih luul nothing lst but itmunts tiding part in th nnd stwwil dnsao and what about thai information falling into i in hands of tht i tu m nnu don r sou ualk think that it is items llk that hu h must confusion to tin t n nil piiblu ho not if huismin sit uld ht for all not for unlv a ft v and now i must lost but i still cannot kt t it out of m in ad that tin n an two hiutlv abustd and batil um d woids in our mm ahulnr ar ff fori and itnukrat yours sine n l ii dkon london train i inr wrenched vp to llu lid tankh and hattletthipm hrilaiu s old tram rails t n- ot w hu h an noinv into tht nit king hit i v r du will soon loll out of war faitorits all mir tlu tounti in tht shajir of tanks gun and nks j- one of the best achievements in dustry can point to in the united states said general donald arm strong deputy chief of the chicago ordnance district in referring to the nttntnmcnt of tank production ap proximately three months ahead of schedule b the united states organi zation of the masse hnrrfs com pnn in this mnnner within tht brief space ofnv tmonths the manage ment and workers of the united states division of this well known canadian company hne fulfilltd the promist modt to cknernl armstrong in ft bruorv this tat when the ton tract was n celvi d by mr j s dun can presldt nt and rt neral manaut r of tin compan that the success we hne madi so far in armament pro duction was dm to tlu spirit in whith thi nun or massi harris had tackl td tht winous projlits andjlhnt same spirit would bt hnck of tin tank un dtrtaking and btinusi of it ih- nuld assun him sut 1 1 ss at admass nuttini outsuli uitjink pi mt jast tiuln workmen and et- iiilits of masst hams h rt d tli announw m nt h m nil ajjm strong that tanks whith had not been ivptttid bt fort mid snptt mix r win alnad undt return opt rating lists and that tin pn si nt rati of produt tion would miikt possthlt tin l li t r of tanks to tin fighting fortts three months i arlu i than onjjnnllv nntlii patt d emrat armstrong told tin work men that tin wi rt making tlu st tanks to bt us d b tht lr sons tht ir frit nds tht ir nt ighhors in tin fight t iiik fonts kitp tht fighting mi n in mind as iou build tlust tanks be saitl and ket p in mind niotht rs and fathtrs lik mn pittrstn and our ft how masst harris workman chris pt tt rst n who has thrti tns in tin f ight ing fort t s and w ho prti that thur bins will haw tin iirrm and tqinimint that will git them tht ptwt r fot u tnr mr v k hvslop it t pnsidnit of miism harris ompirm tprtssd tin thanks of tin conipanx to tht jiuaifur making lin lijj jovcrseas mail letters pram the local bfoya serving in the cause of freedom somewhere in england monday july 20 1042 dear mr dills well sir here i am again writing to you nnd the people hack home since i inst wrote to you i hnve received your fskr psnu with lots of news of the folks hnck home nnd that is what we boys sure like to hear and rend over here and thnt is where tim fas press keeps us right up with all tho news nnd hnppenings hnck home nnd 1 hnve never enjoyed nnythlng more thnn receiving your pnper so once ngnln i sny thnnks n million for every thing you hnve done for mo nnd especlnlly for the kind things thnt were done when my dear father pns- sed nwny nnd i would very much like to tnko this time out to sny thnnks a lot to everyone who lent or gnve the enrs it sure made one feel nice to know thnt even we over here enn think thnt the people of acton nre so ktntj nnd nice in our 4iour of need nnd i know my dear mother bnek home sure appreciates all you did for her and fnmll as much ns i do well mr dills you enn also thnnk those people thnt mnke it possible for mo to receive smokes ns we sure look for good old canadian smokes well the weather over here hns been pretty wet the inst couple of weeks and when it rntns over here it never knows win n to quit wi ii i think i hnd lietter sign off now so good- bye nnd good luck to nil hnck home ours p a ei i ioti one 1000 bomber raid can be carried out on petrol saved by rritalnvt rihcuit makern enough petrol to cnrr out a 1 000 bomber raid on cermrtny has betn saved b etonomlea in delivering bis cults to shops throughout flrtnt brit ain the country s 240 biscuit makers hnvi handed nil their motor vons with staffs over to the biscuit deliv ery pool a nonprof it making enter prise which hns delivered one million tins of biscuits since the bt ginning of the enr the pool tnkes the biscuits from tht fnt torles to the wholesalers and the retailers collecting from the lat ter nil thi ir empty tins which nre ver tort fully ston d members pf the pool nre chnrgttl for the service nnd crt dlted for tht hlrt of their ownvans and stnff b avoiding overlapping journevs and bv mnklng full uso of the spnee availahlt several million ton miles of haulagt havt betn savt d in a month or two an enormous economy not onl in petrol and tires but in engine wtnr antl man power wartime activities rejuvenate-pietou- shipyards and war industrie firing boom to quiet nova scottan seaport picpqu ns cp from n quiet seaport thnt got excited once a yenr when ir lobster fishermans cnrnlval hrouglt as many ns 15000 people to town the impnct of wnr has made pletpu n boom town nnd now tho streets look like old home week night minus the flngs nnd hunting plctonlnns who hnd n quiet exlst- oneenftor tho stnrt of the wni when most of tho towns young men joined iho fighting services nre now n hit bewildered at tho hurried activity which the establishment of n shlpynrd and other wnr industries hns brought into their midst tho 1941 popula tion of 1 0m is exiectcd to double shortly i in accommodate the influx of workmen n new town is rising on tho hill above the shlpynrd n town of 100 pr houses three staff housts for single men hnve already tiei n erected and two now nre oclu pled a new dining hall in conjunc tion suppllis then is for the men at prest nt however the housing sltunllon in ntute unnble to find rooms in pit tou s now crowded homes some of the men nn living in gnrnjies olhers have found nc commodntlon milts from their work during the winter some were living aboard a dredge which wns on the marine railway new school needed an tight room school will ht need- ed for the ncv town nttordlng to mnvor r a mni kay wnrt me hous ing limited which built the staff houses nnd is erecting the pre fabri cated dwellings will build the school but the town must stnff it the demand for electric power hns shot upwards mnlnly due to the ship yard s consumption nnd n new line around the hnrhor from stellnrton is im ing constructed to augment the electricity which now f lows through n submnrlne cnble under the harbor waters fiom nil this activity merchants who had rather n lean time nfter the start of tin war nre now finding tht ir greatest worry is not lock of cus tom rs but difficulty in obtnlnlng the goods wanted by the swollen populn tion busintss hns joined the boom with st vi ml new stores in the down town section nnd n new laundry pro jteud i he oltl town hns not seen so many nnd so rapid chnngt s since scottish ploniers first settled here in 177t ns tht vanguard of highland immlgrnntt to tlu maritime provinces sl rims of nnickn i oni jon hp in thise days of shurtngi s thin is at least nm com- modify of which britain has much too mm h briiks there wire 744- 000 mx in stotk on april 1 produc tion is mttllng demand so these brit ks an suiplus rott yovjno an1d old cormetly pitt a d tuchun aeton l thepantryshelf keep it well stocked we offer dlonihctl jultanas iii chollo cuhilanrs 111 swoitoat ikunes ih 20 15c- 15c sliollcd walnurs lb q do s s choculnti- iki nn unkir cmocola it ikr j almond icing ikit on iinfaiplf uinris n almond i- x i it a- iltl v 32c 23c 18c 25c 28c c inhnppli ii ll inr qc c u carsui botllf q crlsplt kclihll bottli- or suprimi- pickils bll or crbpii sour onions btl oa ciimtai sauci- hll n ii sti nk mushroom i in or ii uoasi iuef i in uiiiikii s svhui i lit 1ah1 1 svuup dollli 1iantl i hu ri i- it inr kako smiup lln itri pi um jam jnr ii uoasi pork lln 25c 29c c vinl pork loaf lln it iunili mfut iimr lln 19 25 i mmtsphmkl ll lln ip i pohkulans nn i unnliun corn lln n aspurnkuh rutllntii lln o i ibhy sftui rkrnut tin fff- barrs i lu i ihi milt s of tram rail nbaiulont d in i ondon sin rolh hu s havi takt n tin puit i of liams un niadf of luii nidt tt i all ovir i tuition flit art bt mg w rt n h d ill from tin rojitts an i nnn than half tin work has iv n ioimhi suhait im gan list vimr nonn u xi ions of metal havt ih n ntovtntl and ont 1 ttudon ihirough alont hiut takt n up min than j milts ot inn k antl si nt it off to tin strap nn tal trrims otht r mrttti nils takt n uj an bt iropuhtsi to n stort tht nmiis old kramtv knmg for s implt is bioken up to make asphalt apart from trstm tints railings an iron gnteit all ovt r urtvain an vield ing a steadv low of nn tal for arms prthluttton moit thttn jihtutio tons of metal have ben rthvtred the etjulvnlent in weight of a bout lvm valentine tanki oi enough ftr tht meet of thirteen 3000 ton battle i ships t just under one half of the total is pjfrom lojpdon 4trvn ji possihl it has ion a big job ht said it is still a blk job but if von all ontinut to p rform in tht tuturt n- viiti hat uj to this ptiint tin ultitm it 1 1 mt it t f this c on tiatt lll tw in fm i mi r ah n i of st in tuli tl an vi t alt miiiv kr al oij vvit shim ns rnglnnd a p jrgt anthonv is luu k nt sin afti r lo war if hfi tin a p nslon ft is ti rwrrg as a stoki r but ht is a vnid jammt r man wlo xailt i mound tht world three times bai k in tht si t and do h hi uts ht s around sj but attunllv in is 4 sukurns onsurilts s ixxkjii01 m k pi sweden s new conunption bltl definitely tn- t reaed t he t raining period to 450 das with an additional year for conscript officers j m notice last call for registrations before the fall term opens september 1st individual instruction it vou find it inconvenient t ohejnyiuwhhrrirl s on hi opening dutt slpttmhtr 1st remember our ystcu fthulivjdrnlnstructijn allows vou to enroll at tin time nnd set our own time record in eonppletinj the lourse ixcomplete courses bubinebs admimstration secretunal txmmerctnl graduates sfenoraphil office training and comnienlill coairses special courses arranged to meet individual needs u ith our svstem of individual instruction the length of time requirud to secure our training depends main on vour previous education and application to studies while in uttendunee the ciuelph eiution all course fully accredited business college is a member of the canadian business schuols asso ffered are approved by the association which sets and murks all ex aminjtions and issuis diplomas to all students securing the neeesar standards employment pre c tt-be- truhiihlm yiw uul mpubj l an it t u i tl t s i isurtd issigned ti nu be qualified so that under the present selective service regulations ii be abler to secure and hold the better tvpe tit position kcirtlnther there is a scare f fu ten tstt nog raphe rs reduced tuition rates 1hs jr wi arc liirtumint our pranitc f pcrsnnal mlirk in a minimum thi- si menus u dllriust in nur ajvirlisi nn xptndiluris nj l jrt passing thi result mi nn tu nur students h riduiiiik the present tuiinm rates all students rei for the lull tirtll lll he ellkhle fur these redueed rates guelph business college atlsffil 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