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page eight the acton free press dz tiiunsday october s2nd jm2 j tozrts h tutealmm wuw tame stfclltlattsl for tmwivy ittttld pattensdnt at guafph etomwal llosphal on monday october idth 1042 beatrice mcleod bowman be- tovsl wlrt at ernest patterson and mother of mr dorothy abe of toronto in her b7th year mclean at the homo of her ion donald mclean erin township on wedneday october zlst ims marybonnie widow of tho late donald mclean in her 05th year tho late mr mclean la resting at tho johnatone itumloy funrjl home actpn where servrco wml br held on friday afternoon at lour sclock interment at falrvlew ceme tery acton pleate omit flower macfhersonat tne home of dr and mr a b mw ultrfa tuesday october 20th 1043 alice may johnstone widow of tho jate william macphemon nnd beloved mother of lama mrs g i a dills acton ont nnd mary mrs a b lyon ulster pa the funeral will be held on friday aftornoon with service at her late homo frederick street j two oclock interment at strabano ccmotcry word has boon received that tpr a gamble him nrrived safely ovor- gcob with on armored brigade your early flifbscrlptlon to the victory loan will help acton to be among the first to reach the objec tive a carrot with n bottleneck for a centre was dug the other day in the garden of mr c woodhnll it is on view in tat fict p window that victory loan flag on the town hall dignities that acton dis trict has pledged to meet 1u objective of 150000 in the third victory loan letters of appreciation have been received from g h hayes and s glsby for parcels received from the acton nd vicinity a war service league harold ball 17 years old of 266 st germnin ave toronto escaped from the ontario reformatory tues day morning while pulling carrots with n gnng in a lifting pupils of acton and eaquesln schools in this district made a fine bunch or entries in the victory bond limerick contest winners and prlic limericks will be published later the juvenile band needs the in struments that have strayed from the bond collection if you knoft where any of them are or nny of the bugles of a former bugle bond please advise mr c w mason they should be put to use and nre needed if acton is to have n bandy county council endorses the victory loan continued from page one good many hard years now- they nre beginning to pick up a bit they nn paying off their debts land that is about all some of them can do the following resolution was pas sed moved by mr mcdonald sec onded tf mr craig that this council u nanl mo usten dorse and support the third victory loan and do pledge their fullest help to the loan can vassers mr mcdonald took the chair in committee of the whole but there was very llttlebuslnessnrlsing from th committor reports other than the passing of accounts and indorsa tion of a resolution from perth count council re drafting of farm help 1 his resolution petitioned tht dominion government to nmkt sutli arrangements as mo be necessar to utsure farmers eligible for aynr or 3ongei postponement from mllltnrv service to recelw this assurance without the uncertnlnt of the pros ent short period postponements jamyvehl eramosa in falling health ilnea th mimmar jnmos yelr widely fcnown resident of eramota township died at hla homo on sunday r born in nastncaweya township in 18m james wclr was the son of irishscottish parents the late mr and mra james welr sr who set tled in nassaaaweyatownshlp in 18fl3 and resided there since that time he was widely known in rural circles and recognised as a compe tent farmer he was a staunch sup porter of liberal party politics mr welr was a member of barrle hill united church and was hold in high regard by a wide circle of friends nnd neighbors predeceased by his wife the for mer janet mcrobble in 1016 and by one daughter in 1034 he leaves to mourn his loss two sons pto james welr montelth ontnrlo john welr ernmosa nnd three daughters mrs isabelln swanston eramosa town ship mrs albert lush eramosa township and mrs matthias klrby guelph townablp mrs a h bishop although in poor health for some time death came suddenly to mrs a h bishop on wednesdny morning of last week she suffered a heart seizure and passed away at her home on ransom avenue mrs bishop was before mnrrlage missclara hnrrls a daughter of the late charles harris nnd was born in bedfordshire england following her marriage to alfred h bishop the couple lived in hastings england but in 1013 earne to canada and to acton with their two sons george and alfred hero they have resided since nnd been among the esteemed residents of the community mrs bishop was an active woman besides her home duties she was deep ly interested in the affairs of church and community she was an active member of acton institute st al- bans woman s auxiliary and duke of devonshire chapter i o d e in any nctivlty for community betterment mrs bishop always lent n willing hand not only in the home but in all these circles her passing will be mourned besides her hushnnd the two sons george of mnnltounnlng nnd alfred of toronto remnin two brothers arthur and walter and three sisters lizzie annh nnd florrle all of eng- lnnd nnd n sister rase in british co lumbia also remain to all of the berenved s mpnthj of many friends here goes at this tjme the funeral was held on friday af ternoon with service at st albans church of which she was a member conducted by rev e a brooks here manv friends gathered in tribute to her life interment was made in fnirview cemeter acton the pall bearers were messrs gordon smith jck chapman gordon currte r w laurie r spellvogel and geo hoi lown among the floral tributes which also bore testimonj to the esteem in which mrs bishop was held included those from mr and mrs gordon currie and mrs hamilton duke of devonshire i o d e mr nnd mrs geo mussel le the fnmil mr nnd mrs b rumlej dale estate ltd mrs emtrsonand mr and mrs sharpe cheerio club st alban s choir mr and mrs e rookes and olivt acton women s institute isnbt i and bett emberson mr and miv-cr-kr- pendlev and mr t 5 dn is mujor nnd mrs wiber mr nnd mrs i lios fnrquhar m p mrs c harris and fnmll john m i a lor niitsngnweia at the ript old age of nint t stven venrs and ill onh n few days before ills death john m inlor passed nwn on fridn at the home lot 26 c ont i sslon f nnssagnwtn low nship born in that township march 2nd weekly war commentary bpeeltjiy written for ttta aetata feyea yrm by my guy ithoaokfl canadian prui staff writer pierre laval whoso ambitions havo rnrrled him in and out of mont of frances major political parties hns struck a big snag in his plan to con script frettch inbor for germany and there is a suggestion the german may be considering throwing him overbonrd n their french quisling lavals efforts to speed up tho voluntary mlgrntlon of workers to germany drove the hungry men nnd women of occupied france into a rage manifested in nets of violence burning of crops halting of trains illegal strikes and the like tho strife appeared from reports in neutral countries to havo reached its greatest violence around lille lille for yenrs was loyal to edounrd herrlott the antithesis of all laval represents whom it elected mayor for term after term herriot now is reported under surveillnnce by vit hy authorities for complaining nt thcli supine attitude townrds the germans petal ns troubles tho military figurehead of the puppet vichy government marshal petain would appear to bo having his troubles too petalntias been trying since the fall of france to steer n course which will ease the impact of the nazis on the country now however with german propa ganda repeating endlessly that the nltles are about to attack french west africa he is underf new pres sure reportedly to allow the germans to send troops to the french colony to help protect it gen maximo weygand comman der of the french forces in west af rica is repbrtcd to have nd vised the aged marshal not to yield to the ger mans on that point one of his reasons for ottering such advice was said to have been his con victlon that the troops would not stand for german cooperntlon but would mutiny rather than become comrades in arms of men who ravag ed their homeland reports renching the london times nnd referred to by the bbc nt the weekend said thnt 55 persons were killed and 400 injured at lyons nnd amberleu when french mobile guards police nnd legion storm troopers fought crowds demonstrat ing against shipment of french work men to germany the balkan situation defiance of axis rule is growing rapidly in all occupied countries but particularly in the balkans in yugos lavia insurgent forces under gen dinja mlhailovlc have hnrassed ital ian troops of occupation continuous ly lnst week followers of dr vladi mir macek croatian peasnnt leader w ere reported to have revolted against the nazicontrolled govern- mtnt of dr ante pavellc four thousand croats were said to be attacking pavelic s fnscistmlnded militia nnd yugoslav circles in switz erland declared that german soldiers were guarding the entire length of the important zagrebbelgrade rail- wa possihilitv of n thrust through the balkans b the united nations is not ns remote t as some people think un doubted it d pc nds on success in tlik winters campaign in western egpt artnilj in africa rlea this winter if the attempt suc ceeds nn invasion of the balkans by way of the mediterranean would jirobnbly be undertaken speculation hinges on the number of troops nnd planes hitler would be nt6 to spare to frustrate such a move diversion of many divisions- from the russlnn front would have to be made and the revolt of the bal kan population met mlhallovlcs present forces would be joined by thousands in the event of nn allied invasion rum and far bast russian defenders of stalingrad mnde four withdrawals in three days inilt week nnd their position was ro- garded as critical at the weekend the germans were throwing masses of reserves into an allout offonslve to take the ctly but soviet dispatch es declnred the red army retreats were orderly with no suggestion of panic in the caucasus henvy fighting continued nlong the black sen coast nnd north of the grozny oil fields without nny major change the struggle for control of the solomon- islands and the guadal canal air base in particular had growh in intensity nt tho weekend but there wns a lack of specific de tails washington naval quarters ex pected a big sea battle between unit ed states nnd jnpanese naval forces to develop the japanese landed troop rein forcements in the solomons and a bitter fight wns believed to be pro gressing in the jungles of gundnl- cannl the enemy brought guns ashore nnd these were reported to be shelling american positions the united stages navy accepted tho chnllengo nnd it was- announced by the navy department monday that heavy warships on oct 17 had bombarded jnpanose positions on the northwest section of guadalcanal ammunition dumps were blown up and the american units withdrew without encountering enemy nnval units navy secretary frank knox told newsmen that he believed the japan ese had by no menns exercised their maximum force in the solomons campaign and a good stiff hard fight try ahead retaliating for the bombardment japanese ships shelled unitedstates positions on the northern coast of guadalcanal some hours later the navy department said thnt no jap anese attempt to reinforce their troops on the island hnd been observ ed since october 15 although there is no indication of the following accounts were passed 1 lwi he hnd spent most of his life in tut payment finance wvm3 frlntlne ltt count buildings i- agricultural hospital account 100 js mr near informed council that no better train servlct had vet bet n made available at oimpbellv ille nor nn communication received as re nnssagnweva he was n son of the into m undmn thomas m tnvlor februarv 1st 1870 he was married to jnnnet knnnu eight children bits std the horn of whom stien remain to rev in tils memarv 1 he art i nonius k of hamburg n her bert m of lden milts mrs r buithwuk of nassngnweva william of hilttonnn man mtlvin of jasper reports persist of t hi expanding strength of the allies in africa and their activities in central africa nie musing marshal ervvin rommel a gooddeal of concern overprotection for tlu rinr of his ntmles operating on tlu northirn fringe of tlu great ontlnenr rniding forces opt rating from chad terrltorv immedlntejv south of llbvn held bv the fighting french have alrt nfl made attacks on axis basts and british foicts have raided baice the gialo oasis nnd other points lhe italians believe these troop optrnttd from the kufara oasis 500 miltj inland from ben gasi ih t re stems little doubt that unit- itl nations fonts in the western disirt will makt a mmmdous effort to dtstrov als armies in orth af- sult it was moved bv mi near set- j park alta nnd john of flint mich onded hv mr mnv that tin ikrk h i on broth r benjamin of hllhboio to write the railwnv n d and one sister mrs hannah hanipson of eden mills also n main atuta- motion shoes for ladles comfortable anj reasonably prieeo4 00 b d rachun acton w t patterson ro specialist in eye examination orthopust 103 wyndiiam st ouelph phone 2108 completely equipped offices below maher shoe store eyes examined repairs to anj maur or glasses hj mall broken lenses replaerd e p head optometrist e night special i t and manufacturing optician 58 st georges square phone 1529 guelph a largeseale naval battle between united state and japanese naval forces in the solomons tomakaxu hori japnnesc foreign office spokci- man in a hrondcasl warned of grow ing american strength in the far east he said the conflict is grnduatly as suming the phase of n longterm war adding thnt tho pacific area nnd africa ns well as europe are under consideration by united nations authorities for the creation of n sec ond front wrath r aids riimuim cold autumn rnlns grounded ger man plnnes in the battle for stalin grad onrly this week during this time the opposing nrmles resort ml to nrtlllery bombafaments nnd infantry ntucclcsilthvthc russlnn defenders of tm ruined city holding their lines unbroken germnn divebombers nnd fighters resumed nerlnl attacks tuesday sov iet reports stated thnt supplies and troop reinforcements continued to roach the hnrdpressed defenders germnn guns however shelled the volga river in nn effort to interrupt the crossing of troopcnrrylng ves sels nous of the battle against the sub marine menace was given tuesday by first lord of the admiralty a v alexander he declnred thnt more than 530 axis submarines hnd been sunk or damaged since the stnrtof the war ho explained this total in cluded some attacks by united states forces but did not include those either by the russians or by france before 1940 field marshal j c smuts prime minister of south africa told a joint meeting of the houses or commons nndlords wednesday that the allies hnvo arrived nt the offensive phase of the war the german army is bleeding to denth in russia he snld at the same time urging thnt what ever help he united nations can give russia should be extended in the ful lest measure and with the utmost spaced premier smuts speech was broad cast never before in the 647year history of the british parliament had microphones been installed to give the outside world direct hearing of its proceedjjrgs ti announcement b the ndmirnlty that two now 35 000ton hnttleshlps the anson and the howe are now in commission menns thnt the fleet hns now renched its pre war strength of 15 battleships nnd battlelrulsers at least four more battleships are under construction including thn lion and the temernire rntd nt 40- 000 tons new group pijtns encouragement of canadian handicrafts a meeting for the forming of an orgnnizntion to ho called arts and crafts cooperntive was held at the home of mrs gertrude dann edith street georgetow n on tuesday af ternoon october 13th previous meetings have been held during the- summer at the home of mrs moyer mrs beer mrs a law son nnd mrs bruvns of georgetown mostly social and prelimlnnrj this was the first business meeting with nlms and pro cedure well defined and plans lnid for an exhibit of hnnd mnde articles to be hi id in georgetown in the near future i the aim of the organisation is to revive and encourage our canadian handicrafts to replace those articles which tin emergencies of wnr have sc para ted us from the adv ance ment of creative arts should sirve n- an important part of the war effort and it is hoped that this organization vviilbt of intercslto tounnnd toun trv people ihori is nlreadv a growing mem bership with mrs mover as presi dent mrs bruns si en tnrv trt a- suror and mrs beer mrs a i homp son i tutivt s specinl notice of th coming exhibition will ht givm in voui local rtnpt r whin all who an intinsted willhe welcome 15 cents a day i to run tractor instructed to write board at toronto curried lhe subject of salvage coluntton wns next brought before the count il the warden announced that at a meeting of the wantons of the pro incv thev were speelficnllv nnked to set in motion some svstem of sal- i vnge collection throughout the spettive counties as to how and j when this could be done took up i slderablo time in disi usslon and mr lavlor was a blacksmith and woodworker during t orlv tars and was well known throughout the dis it rut in politic he wns a staum h i conservative he was a number of rden mills i nlted church 1 ht funeral was held on mnndttv i afternoon with sirvict conducted b i rev dr mi ivoi interment was mnde in 1den mttr ci nn ti r pall bearers were mi iwr- j nornsh w wilson john mialpuv- nv the eountv regarding ealleition andn w mtalpm nnd prices of salvage should ih in definite decision was reached oth than that a eop of a letter received robert ldw ard 1 homn- and george i wilson nnd flower out bv the clerk to the reeve of ench muniiipalltv for further considera tion the letter nnrtiiulnilv empha sized fhnt no attempt should be made to disrupt any plans nlren in pro gress for collection of salvage in anv ttyr- bu ixarers wm giundt hildren and gnat grandchildren among the floral trlhutti whith also bore tettimonv to the esteem in which the deceased vchs held were frommr andmrs icbciih wick nnd t r tavlor mr and mrs h m i inlor alvm nnn w lima and ceil mtlvin invlor and fnmilv hniotd and clan nn tavlor jasper park mr aitt heson and son jatk mr and mis harold lav lot and mrs i r inxloi mr and mrs t mend mi and mrs john lavlor and fnmilv mi and mis w farlv mr and mrs harold lavlor nnd fnmilv presbvttr inn ladies aid rdm mits i mtisl chut i h among thosi from n distant i at tt tiding tlu furtiral win mr and mrs i howard invlor mrs i hos r tavlor lull of hamburg v mr and mrs i harold lavlor buffalo n mr harold invlor jaspei park alia mrs tt hlehok buffalo n mrs laiiilitmin and son jnik of svrmust n mr and mrs ruv tavlor kil donan man mr and mrs cecil hurdle and famllv of toronto mrs robson urn nt ford mr nnd mrs m iwwblgiert toronto and mnn from te surrounding district genervl meeting of i hp conservative association of the count v of halton will he held in the town hku milton on till usd eening october 29th 1912 at sil oiloik idsi i xspr ial huiainr hi tniiji ligatt t atti mi tlu mitt ualivt com i nh m at w innipte all i pmuin inti rt sti d in uoo i iyowrrumm alt out prost t uiiun of tlu woi and a biitlsli can- aia art uiged to attend tills m muting uetcol s b peplei pre llod d dingle seceretary farm worker earnings but he has it4 of time for an increuke- omaha nib icpt donald li s njnnn is a farm tractor opt rator al though hi s had a r pi r 1 1 nt raisi in tlu last month h w m mid it r dav miivl t lu 1 1 sni in i i nt that hul lb ujtrks for his i fatlu i c hrts dumiuinn w lm funis about t ml snri v iunav a r s i si i s iiptritnik tw ii us whith hil a it nth m tlu t unt s h i uaiuwi hstt ii to s nu mt i his don rl i il sin inn luiiiud to o i r iti i trntor ihout six wtks i ill i tht t i is i ii ih- is i ft f t ih uai oi n i w irk in fatlu r i i n i it i ti 1 t iii t f in is i rial i v rl it i lii illv fi in lllll i ii i il ilk 1 m lo ml fi 111 i is tint i s it onl t i at ii hio n i in t mil i at 1 as vt ih lnvtv lis wiii most lun i v i had i as but how about tlu p i jiustlon how in dim s ht i iirn w t hi uis gttllttg 10 tints a tla tut lies b t it raisit it 15 tints a daj o might be interested in niiogd hi wns eight hint july 4 200 boys girls ladies and men have you joined tlle acton ymca this year everyone is at the y tonight -l- lets jo from kiddicfl to cribbake playem its a ood place to have a kood time join the y and keep fit everyone is welcome nothing maners now but buy the jsiew- victdry bonds wool combing corporation of canada ltd acton ontario nothing matters now but victory buy fte vew victdry bonds fall days warmer clothes f boys a girls neiaeteen dresses 2 to f years 149 knee socks slxciiii shades nnd quilmes 25c 59c p r flette chijdrenjt hoxe llette pyjamas sit s lo 10 pyjamas 2 89c 25c 59c 8 m 125 pitld presses 2ioytrsjjl s 14 years jjq ciluks sweaters scleral style 2 to 14 yenri 100 198 woolettks yam a imith tnr jamas mid sklpcrs 29c 39c y rd jiris vests and iiloomers lur 1 till mid inter several veilits lt s how uindhrevkkks s to 14 395 inrni iikkht ias h in 14 pair 225 likuls hkixs hes shirts etc ho s sw e tkrs severil stles 175 195 oi v sh ks no wools 29c 69c pr elliott bros phone 38 acton ontariq