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tutffij 3 r j v- vj i sixtyeighth yev no 24 acton ontario thursday december 10th 1042 zrr eight homeprint pages five cent weekly wr commentary spmiatty wrttsem i aston trve tfras tsy 1 mvouv biioadim tanaiun preaa fetnff writer coordination of allied offensives in africa and russia coupled with the increased intensity of air assaults from britain uporj the transportation facilities of northern europe ahould do much to defeat the argument of thoae who have believed or sought to make others belleve that differ ence exist between the united na tion which prevent them from r 0 imr the war a a whole rather than tllc ihallmanstorcv piecemeal j prime minister churchill has dls- weddlliff satutdav closed that the offensive in north- 1 t f west africa which sent to the coasts at svltclietier mftnse of that land the greatest armada of transports and warships ever assembl ed in world history was conceived in washington president roosevelt told him of the plan the prime minister said in his latest worldwide address and he approved leaving the leader ship of the expedition to an american general dwlght d elsenhower the prime minister also disclosed that he and joseph stalin discussed the time when tbewtlumlsn could launch an offenslvlpbn the eastern hopping guide acton stores solve the problems more than the old gray mare aint what she used ft be a quiet but pretty wedding took place at st andrews manse kitch ener on thursday december 3rd at threethirty oclock when evelyn jean youngest daughter of mr ana mrs t a storey acton was united in marriage to rfm reginald a halt man of kitchener the rev prank lawson formerly of nassagaweya presbyterian church officiated the bride was prettily attfred in a front the time of the twowenlve j j t were arranged to coincide ofivmiv in ccytit further gen sir bernard gomerya offensive in the- mont- desert which shattered the forces of ger- with corsage of pink rosea and bou- vardla with brown accessories she was attended by miss jean morrison of kitchener in maroon crepe wjth wine roses and mums the groomsman was rfm howard manys marshal rommel was planned i n ttru a to precede thv landing of american f the grooms and british force in morocco and hrldo wns a hrown mu8u algeria it probably played an im- 1 portant diversionary pltrt in the plan i b xn t i v of the general african offensive i si k 1 visited her parenu over the week- it was preceded by a evastaung oni gnom m to aerial preparation which diverted hs untt nt prlncc geore b axis aircraft from the russian front c ftftor b two ww furlough it was accompanied by arrangements for strengthening in part with new secret british warships the nnrrow scas of the mediterranean through which the axis must try to move the main column of its reinforce ments and supplies to the forces- at whom the allied seaborne might wns hurled from thewwtf the whole plan reu1ted4n a par- y volleyball league has creighton team leading this week the volleyball league at the y m c a inst night saw the team with jack crelghton as captain win four games in as mnny played the team hal flight and at least a partial scut- j with charles heard as captain slip ping of the french home fleet nt ped trom four wins last week to one toulon the flight of admiral dar- lihls week maybe when captain ian and hli lineup of fedup french hoard i urns to the fray thoy will forcesln northwest africa on the he more consistent in their playing side ot the allies the other team which lost four games the pbvslcal offensive which in- j last week improved some by winning eluded an intensification of thejttmh- one game out of four played tng of italian ports and industrial here are the scores of last night i cltieswnk accompanied by a great crelghton 21 heard 10 propaganda campaign designed to weaken italian morale and alienate the italian people from their rulers the campaign brought mussolini before the microphone with a speech in which he alternately cried to the italian people that they were the stepchildren of europe and boasted that their determination was such that they would fight forever for the renaissance of the old empire which partially conquered britain 2000 years ago development nt the weekend ln- dtcatwithaf- the aluedcsvdll ton in north africa is meeting strong op position and tough hat t irs rwi have to he fought before axis forces nre driven from the comparnttvfeiy small strip of tunisian territory- tlyy hold around rlzerte and tunis prime minister churchill speaking at bradford emphasized the need ot patience he said the hard core nf nasi resistance and vlllatnhasjiot yet been broken in upon- i do pot doubt the result but 1 cannot lead you to suppose it will he enslly achieved he nald reports from various- source were tn substantial agreement that the angloamerican forw htid met a wall of resistance in the tunisian coastn1 area elements of it gen kenneth andersons forces had been cfrtven from the key towns of te- boutba and mateur but still clung to the western edge of djedelda v- mtle wist of tunis and w miles south of the hip ricrtennvnt baser matrur is 25 miles south of blrertv iacc of sutficieni iotvlxul base for their fighter airplane strength is proving n hajdsliip for the allies hut bir attacks on axis shipping in the mediterranean are cutting down rein forcement for the enemy not only in tunisia but also in libya on the libyan front sir bernard montgomery ainiy is preparing for action against fieldmarkaiervin rommels troop entrenched- between continued from page five crelghton 21 macarthur 19 macarthur 21 heard 20 crelghton 21 heard 17 crelghton 21 macarthur 17 the league standing is as follows w l crelghton 1 3 henrd fi f macarthur 3 0 election results in communilies- of the district bridge being repaired urge public health nurse tndvlsc the wool controller thnt a def- operation of arena to have im mediate decision rink of some kind assured school board and yv mens club en dorse council enjdnk public health nurse allowance made on street ughting- for reduced wattajre councillors c klrltness w j o onkes a mason and j f davison wore present on tuesday evening intte- decision must he made at once on the operation of the arena also hinged the question of the municipal ity providing part time employment tor the superylsor of the cemetery h fryer during the winter months council agreed to furnish mr rum- icy chairman of the cemetery board with information just as soon as re ceived on what steps were to be taken m a letter frbmthe board more co pointed out thnt it felt the coun cil could mnke some arrangements when acton covincil met and reeve regarding the marin street bridge j m mcdonald presided thnt would make for a satisfactory while the session wns not n lengthy settlement without the necessity of one it denlt with some op the most hnving a vote of the people important matters of the years work the letter also pointed out- thnt and brought up some new items of they hod instructed the railway co special interest to citizens to proceed with repairs of the bridge chief among these was the discus- that citizens- would not be further sion regnrdlng the engaging of n inconvenienced these repairs were public health nurse and the suppoxll15 the pwt helng mnde under pro- given council by other bodies of cltl- the clerk wns instructed to zens the information thnt the marin send a copy of this letter to the street bridge was being repaired and bonrd of transport commissioners inconvenience to citizens in this sec- before whom the ense now rests lion would soonbe ended the dis- collection of gnrhnge wns another cusslon on the operation of the arena j subject brought up when it wns nlces- mr w r e blnlr wns present re- sary to cnll for tenders for the work garding business tax since his in- i w year many citizens nre put- jury over n year aro he hnd not been ting too much in containers nnd n pableto conduct business council notice wns fs be inserted in tin fbct agreed thnt the request was reason- psrss drawing nttontlon lo this able and ngreed to make an adjust- again citizens are not complying ment on this years business tax with the rule when their collection r mr d wllfong was present and re- j das fall on n holiday and the sched- ported that the chief of police and up p v the medical officer of health had i a wartime saving is being mnde as visited his home and inspected the atcsult of the reduced wattage on building he had erected he desired i street lighting a letter from the information regnrdlng this visit a i publc utilities commission informed letter from the medical officer to the council that a reduction of 5424 ap- clohe vote in georjrelown mayor gibbons returned to office as with no elect iohs in acton interest here nt election time centred in near by communities where contest were being held in georgetown the keenest muni cipal battle thnt hns been held in years resulted in mayor joseph gib bons being returned by a margin of ik votes over hi opponent reeve harold cleave tt is said the lnrgest vote in years was recorded this year council stnted this hulldingyns in adequate for a fnmlly sj the reeve explained tomr wllfong that the power lay entirely with the officer nnd council hnd not auth ority to dictate any matters of pro cedure to him he was advised to co operate and make the building meet requirements chairman v b rumley and prin cipal o mackenzle were a delega tion from the school board to convey the information that the board ap proved of acton engaging a public jhealth n m rumley also polnt- ed out that there was available nn extra room at the school which miht be used ns a hendquarters for the nurse if the council so decided mr mnckenzie explained the record sys tem thnt wns used in other schools in the province and some of tne advan- j tnges of having a public henlth nurse the delegation stressed thnt it wns the desire of the nchool to co operate in this matter in every way reeve mcdonald lold at n board of henlth meeting inst week the mat ter hnd been discussed with miss plied on the current months bill nnd would be applicable every two months until nn analysis was made of the costs when the reduced consump tion would be adjusted on the munl- clpnlltys account continued on page four st albany guild fill ditty bags report on articiies last monday night st albnns guild held their monthly meeting at the home of mrs j jkcntncr main street there were eighteen mem bers present mrs g currie the treasurer reported fehat the guild cleared thirteen dollars and thlrty- clrht cents on the euchre held on november 19th the members bought up some nprons nnd miscellaneous nrtlcles which had collected during the year it was decided that the an- nuntr christmas party be held at mrs w mattocks mrs w coon reported that the ditty hag for sailors to which the members all contributed was cram med to the top irene mnrshall in vited the guild to hold their january meeting nt her home at this meet ing the officers for 19ivwuvbe elect ed mrs nellis the president thanked a i lt be members for their splendid cooperation throughout the past yenr the meeting closed with mlzpah bmedicltlon the varied interests make program at acton institute meet soldier killed on highway no 7 liy j hit and run driver private hector dunonl of pem broke wns fatally injured early sa turday morning when struck hy a hit- run motorist near the easterly lim its of georgetown he j suffered a fractured skull broken- arms and n broken leg police chief w g mar shall said dupont was hltchhlklng back to the basic training centre at brampton when hit he was found unconscious in the middle of the road and died a short time later hli par- ontirfvorftfmrkmln an lnh quest will be held mcclltcheon bowlers beat reinhartjteam 1tame this week the mccutcheon bowlers were hit ting on nil six cylinders last thursdny night in the iuelph mnjor bowling 1engue ns they took the all stnr rein- hart team into camp hy n 5-2- score cam ieishmnn bowled the highest single score of the season when he lilt for 373 iri the second gnne the score mrs e f collier nnd mrs f an derson were hostesses to the decem ber meeting of the acton womens institute at t home mrs j f wilds presided a sing songof chrlfit- mnscnrols wns enjoyed the motto sociability wns given by mrs j dobbie current events were re viewed by mrs r w johnson nnd roll cnll was answered by how we benefit by meeting together a vote of thanks was tendered the three men who shingled the institute booth in the park the institute are making quilts ind pncklng n box for the russian relief fund the meeting at mrs j f wilds on tuesday started the quilts two minutes silence was held for a member mrs a h bishop who re- cently jmssed away the layette committee reported thnt n inyette wns rendy for any em ergency it wns arranged vto send shutins a remembrance for christ- mnr- after the business mrs fred anderson gave the first hnlfof her- the meetlnc ot- the woman mis- of tm ronvonmon in ktlcn silnarv sorletyol the i nlled church v wns vtfy i nhlltal i smith on tuesday with mrs caldwell jnnunl m following presiding the devotional period had rlosn numbors mrs annorii0n n morton 2jh 172 271 kt1 c lclshmnn t 173 inn- koi 1 mnsnles ifih 237 405 a sheffield 217 153 370 w corry 2116 27b 2fi4 74d o krull 177 173 350 christinas shopping time draws nround and i was juu thinking thnt those under thirtyfive nre to bo pitied this year a lot of young folka under thnt age think present short- ages of things thcyhoyc always been used to arc something of n hardship a lot of folks over that nge can easily recall the time when mnny of ttu things now commonplace were never henrd about you know mdlos hnve only bien on christmas shopping lists n little over twenty yenrs lots of us can recall when the christmas toys were topled with n bright tin horn and to its credit it usually survlvad all the tooting that could be- given it for n whole day sometimes after it dried out it went on for two or three ilnys after christmas electric toasters tree lights and electric gift hnve only been popular int he-last- 1 wen ty year4uidju lotof the things nre still available in the i ots of us can recnll when the christmas candles were limited to candy rnnrs hulls eyes hard mixed or creams nnd maybe chocolates or gum drops lines will be limited this year but well bet most acton stores wlir offer n lot more variety than those listed above sure christmas isnt what it used to he wets have to ellmlnnte a lot more things before wed be back nenr the few attractions of thlrtyflvo yenrs ago christmas meeting of united w m s at home of mrs peter sftuth i mrs caldwell mrs r i johnson mrss reld nnd mrs a t brown taking part after the business wns disposed of the meeting wns in charge of mrs fosbury several chrislmnx carols were sunr with mrs fosbury mrs ib veltjhlus mrs gardiner mrs j r j kennedy nnd mrs s reld ns soloists i miss dorothy slmmrfns sang very sweetly vonee in dnvids royaljclty i and her committor servtsl a dainty lunch sent arfi socinl hnlf hour vns r l11 i a candle lighting pageant- of the moon supervlspr of public health j 7 m vrn fields of labor was represented nurses inspector skuce mavor v v m hv north america mrs fosbury dnwson and the acton board of dinner table contest one of procramtems at dublin instititte j the publin womens institute hetd i i theii november meeting at the home just for fun i got out the files of 1007 to see what was advertised for christmas a t brown suggested perfumes ebony goods nnd toilet enses mirrors bibles nnd hymn poo us and fnncy inkstnnda r b scotts stigretions were trav elling cases cuff and collar cases purses japanese silk initial handker- chiefs irish linen hnndkerchlfs mcclltcbeons 1030 1151 114g 333fi relhhnrts nomo97 2233 3334 j d slnfininti comb and mccutcheons 5 iteinhnrts 2 brush sets pnper cutters mouth organs books razors nnd safety razors shnvlng mirrors pocket knives bibles perfume and medal lions youll notice none of the sugges tions were expensive but believe me they carried out the christmas spirit dont recall seeing an item ihted in treasurer reports at meeting- of acton navy league five hundred pounds of maga zines shipped more- old clothes are needed the ads above n dollar noticed also in these files that it wns thirtyfive years ago the old g t r freight shed was burned the rink was down on willow street hear the school grounds and adjoining the the nnvy league of canada com- j present bnxter laboratories mitlee met on tuesday evening and the treasurer presented the following i also notice thnt yenr that report flfosle swltzer came to acton rceipu i continued on page five donations prcrrenortcd j 1030 benrdmore a co luloffke mlss from kjnjl henlih if tupurse were engaged the cost to the three municipalitieswould be approximately 2500 divided sorm h brown won the recvvship jthe matter was just in the prelimln- oyer james cositgnn with not a very nr- stages and reeve mcdonnld ex- wide margin i presstd pleasure- that the schiwl orient mrs b veldhtus china mrs 1 gnrdlner japail mrs d richard son india mrs b mowat korea mrs- f cleave trinidad miss ben nett mrs b veldhius dressed in the mason knitting co employees e cripps mrs k aleer busy bees s s no 7 nassa- gnweya united church acton b d rachlin acton acton nnd vicinity war ser vice ienguc n i of canada acton com mittee re dance n i- of canndn acton com- 1vfhtee brfnd concert advances from navy league ontario division no 100 1000 14o0 comingvevimil- r oltx tif rhritri h a minimum nirni i- of mrftinsi kvrnti ttixlri iiarvr fi j iresbyterlnn sunday school christ- g17 concert monday december 21st at 730 pm 2250- navy i ion 1- d tshti rsemen u lenrue ontario divih- reimburslng amount ad- hthlley shaw and clifford bradley uon as coxmcillors in ward two nnd kenneth u mcdonnld andthos i lon wert elected- in ward three for 4ounclllors in nelph beverley robson a for- mer mayor won this year over the pivsent mayor taylor hyuverljttllouhcaitl bonrd had come to council to discuss the situation the reeve gave de tail thnt hnd been secured at this n-teting- tlie matter would be fur ther discussed with representatives from georgetown a teller firnrthe acton ys mens votes aldermen elwte in the royal city were gordon rife r o barbe a j brdgs richard genyon phil bennett f i freudeman a j frank col i f jones c w demp- sey harrj- mahoney harry wortoh a public of mrs john blnck the roll call was answered by your birth date mrs storey donated ap apron and mrs n watson was the winner of this prize mrs bracken was convener of a program and the to i lowing numbers were presented community slnginp oaint costume of her cofntrv sang j mrs wrnicdlnughlin gnve a read- in englfsh silent nucht then trans- m entitled the birthday of miss luted it into dutctrr which was en- sneveley mrs barber read the re- building joyed by atl mrs mowat gave a ort of the convention held at kit- hall paper keeping christmas during j chener mrs vnngoozen rend an art- sundry supplies purchased whrtime this was one of the ways 1 icte from n dutch magazine entitled actoh fszs lssss advertising of keeping the morale of our owtii on convoy duty a dinner table- jmople nnd trying to mnke others j contest wns riven hy mrs welkin happy during the holiday season j mrs wm mcclaurhlin won first prize vanced to acton commlttwj 50 00 wool purchased 2950 items for filling dluy bags fi7 47 cupboard at town 1910 215 524 lorne school concert wednesday december 16th at h oclock admis sion ndults 20c wood id e concert and christ ma- tree monday- night december 14th 1942 lucky diwonrjurnr adriits- sion 20c j dublin school christmas concert december 21st a 20c children 15c tocommenr nt r 30 fharp dunce to follow j han re in the town t u christ mns messnges are being sent to i nnd mrs atkins was weond nlth nurse for acton and the hope mn pr afni jin mi ruth t hall aton 1942 doris admission 25c pro- reeds for war woik v saturday decemler 12th 17317 ipyud orchestra admlsslo tnt the council wouhl b nble to make the necessary arrangements the representotivesof the school rwird nlsoinoulrert as to what nr- rancements ad iwn made for nelson ttie iluelph schotl board for 1j43 erattng the arena and what could acton boys rnustej tate wmii tafmw ill be dr a 1 mfklnnon dr g 1 v britton ilnroll rife i harry 4towitt mrs c clshutt s c exans w it berry r mason a bylaw to grant mrs caldwell expressed her christ mas wish to every mother father and yends to these ho have loved ones ho are strving their king mil ujun- rv in ahv capacity and to nil mem- k of the society the meeting closed by singing the w g hoxsjyt the wool controller regarding rent- i national anthem arid prayer by rev fixed assess- in the arena for storage purposes a w fosbury iunch was ieryed arranged for srhovil hivvv and -kat- ing the reee repirted that no ar rangements had yet been mnde with j j ment to the w c wood company for hut thnt he favoretturging an immed- by miss smith and nlrs smith and a a0uti for a period of ten year was late decision coxincll also favored hearty vote of thanks was given to 4 riven an overwhelming- majority tht providing some sort of skating for the the hostesses for their very kind hoa- ac2 george hargrav rcaf u vote was ltm for the bylaw and 22s young people and when definite word pitallty and home thnr is a home now sfatloned at no manning pool against in one poll the vos was was received action would be taken where the christmas meeting has toronto 75 for to one against th bylaw the clerk wm ihswucted to write and been held for a number q yearn paat balance in bnnk 12136 mrs anderson tendered avoteof ljidtes fcom the rocknlong inst i- i church sunday school thanks to those who took part on the tute brought three imirs of socks and christmas concert wednmlay da- program and also to the hostess for two tuckins and took more woot to rem be r ibtb parents and frienda the use of her home the meeting with thrlr knitting the committee desires to thank everyone who contributed articles come to the christmas concert nt material and work for the ditty bags bannockhurn school- on monday ev- flve hundred pounds of magazines i cnlng december 21st at 9 p m have been shipped and more are be- pupils prdgrnm and dance adults closed with the national anthem and lunch was serdand a social time hpent are invited parents and splendid progrsmv- identiftes adolf 7 lxndon icp norway church- t llave been forbidden by th nazi aiithorltlr to ting luthera htnn a mighty fortrxa u our god b- oauae on of the veraea referi to the devtla dreadfd prince whoae doom li ure ing prepared together with a further shipment of ditty baga the call hai come in for old clothes for the use of men of the merchant marine if you will make known to any member of the committee what you haeto donate it will be picked up immed iately 20r children 10c i come let us worship at the c c i t trail rangers christmas vesper service united church dec 13th it 700 pm carol singing and candle lighting ceremony mrs c luh mari whlbe guest soloist -k-