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r vj lhunsdav december 10th im2 the acton pree press i r mlaa e prtdham ipnt tha wk- end at herjiome at mltchall corp allaiklrknmi la home from sussex n n for tha chrlstmaa laayt mnrjumi symon attmdatt tha mcpharsvuiltardlng wrridlng in tor onto on saturday mr and mrag rognvaldion and marilyn and mr john rocnvaldion pent the wakemln toronto mr and mr c a dills mlu franeu dllij and david and jh ipant tha waakand visiting in tor onto i i i brueaipargatar rcaf has re- lurnadlo his ttatlon at moncton n b aftar tpandliic hli urlouih at hla home hr mr and mra jt roy waiuhroug h and mlaa batty wanabrough of tor onto visited on wednesday with mra wanabrough mra l w hewitt of stratford and mrs jamnu mccas of mlmlco were guests of mr and mra cameron lelshman during the week mr and mra i m bennett oeorge- town entertained friends and rela tives at a very pleasant dinner party on december 2nd being the creation ot mra bennetts sisters 51sl wedding annlveraary mrr and mm s ik lind say a toast to the bride and groom of mkears ago wan given by mr bennettland replied to by mr lind say- after dinner a cam of rurda wns enjoyed bjf all the five new members weu30meikat meeting of scout mothers the december meptlnn of the mothers auxlllnry was held nl home of mm klngsmlll the new president mm e w mntera wn in eharre the nihllltes of the inst meeting were rend followed hy the reports of ihe seerelnry and tren- lurrr there wns n very rood nt- lendnnce with five hew members welcomed lo the moellnc after the business wns disposed of the meeting closed wth the benediction a social halfhour was spent a lnlnty lunch wai aervwl by the hnstrsmura vote of thanks wns tendered mm klngsmlil for the use of her home here 7000 men vrefedln thirtyivitiuiies webb hu newest unci prob- ably the larffet army mess hull in orthatfwtc was formally opened ni no 2jblitrlct depot in toronto the reneral exhibit building dur ing prewar cne days the new mra hall it capable of feedlns 7000 men in twenty minute from the time the men enter until they have finished their qchi and left the hall the elapsed time is thirty minute colonel r webb assistant quar- tcrmaater general and catering of ficer at national defence headquar ter in ottawa conceived the tremen- dou project nnd tt is nfter him that the hall i named ucut arnold taylor messing of ficer at no 2 district depot has sixty cook working to prepare- three meals each day it takes 400 table onlerltes to wnlr ontie men who are nerved from food truck wheeled up nnd down the nislc tlie layout of the hail is hnsed on centralization the kitchen contnln- j inp the most modern equipment it in tie exact centre a control tower near the kitchen serves as a vantage point from which the messing officer enn supervise the meal and direct iom1 when it i requited there tn kurd seuwm- system over which orders can lw given i lo the various departments that 1 make up the mess the meat room f vegetable room bread room ration room kitchen and the dining halt proper n the- kitchen itself there are huge w awrles cookerv modern ovens meat cutters and bread cutting ma- chines that are callable of four hund- i red loaves in one hour the following enormous quantities of food are ush1 in a day 1s200 lb i olbeef st lbs of butter w gallon of nulk 1400 eggs tt hg of pota- j toes and 1iw pies all dishes are washed with the lat- est sterilizing equipment there are slxtvjthrev thousand pieces of china washed each day i tbe taxing in time and mone is qne of the attractive features of the j hall it is equivalent to nine stand- j anl mess halls because of thi the j amount of equipment normally need- i ed to equip nine mcsshalu 1s nstuced and the coneuent saving in money amounts jo sixty per cent kvtlutionary as far as- army mesea are gonee moil is the fact that i the mep will be ableto smojee in i webb hall after thrlr meal at a slg- luil given from the control lower george vallate clothes shop 112 yonge st 2nd floor toronto take the elevator -nd- sve money w t pattehson ro rpmiajhi la kya kwhwlwatlnsi o iu wynpium irr oinjcuni malm complauly equipped otfleaa balow mahar shoe store annamotion sfcaaa far i dlaaoamrartama a beaianamy priced i llae a d rachlin acton weekly war cpimiientary continued from pane one shookfboop dubtproof antimagrtetic throuoh its pntented construc tion the rolpx oyster watch li unaffected by any climatic condition there l no better watch for active soviet symon hardvare rolex accu racy is truly remarkable gregory theatre i r fridav drcember 11 larceny dilcor- iorated edwnrd ci rohlnson jnne wymah disney the art of skllnir novelty mlrncle mak- em chnpter a the spy smnshcr el aghella and the medllorranaan nrltlsh patrols in iho area ao busy testing out the enemy dafenejis tighten tlie neon ituulan forces advancing from northwest and anuthwest of stnlln- brari brought nail forces in tha area closer tn total encirclement at tha weekend the advancing eolunina were reported within a few miles of direct contact from kalach southwest of stalin grad a hod arniy column in atrlli- ing northward had cut an import ant artery over which the enemy had been bringing in supplies to tha troopa before the volga city west of moscow the oprmana strove desperately in defence of ilahev now virtually surrounded capture would make the moacow- alga railway available to the tlus- slans aa a supply line in the caucasus the germans are endeavoring to consolidate the ground gained nusklan counterattacks have stopped the enemys offensive a heavy anowfall between the don nnd volga rivers coupled with strong german counterattacks slowed up russian offensive operations in the stnllngrnd sector early this week the nazis nlso put up rt strong de- fence in the uxhevvyasma sector near stalingrad tho germans tak ing advantage of thewenlher wero throwing up defence works enst of the fortified points of vertlnchy and pcskoyntn in no sector did the enemy suc ceed in regnlnlng positions he hml lost or in improving hli position in nny way n russian communique is sued tuesdny snld tunisia tank flattie with their lincka to the medlter- lnnenn axis furees in lunlsln coli- linueil to defend tbelrbnses nt tunis nrul hlzerle in n krent innk bnttle british nnd amerlcnii forces held lo ihelr domlnntiiik positions in the hills nlioul tehourlin 11 wns reported thnt lt1en ken neth anderson commnndlnt the hill- ish ihi army wns mnsslng nsmiult forces to enrry the nllnck nrnliiht the ormnn slronrholds when ndequnte nlr support tins been estnhllslied pnknr imporlnnt french wesl af rican base hns heen thrown open to allied nnvles nnd nlr forces it wns nnnounced hy lt1en d d klsen- hower ns a result of the decision of the governorgeneral of the colony to place himself under the orders of admiral tenn harlan prime minister churchill will mnke n statement of the nrltlsh govern ments nttltude townrd dnrlnn nt n coming secret grailnn of the house of commons thjatnltcd states gov ernment has tawen the attitude that gen elsenhowers ngreement with parian was milita exped in his first public speech since al- more than the old grey mare not what was icontlnii from ian one rnlmernton to tench the entrance class ice ihe noint sounds awfully familiar u- r the christmas cntct talnnicnli in those day camo iii the week between chrlntma and new yenrs a i look over tljfeni id just love to give tha name of the artists bill t riara not perhaps anme of the anglicans will recall when thoy gave the dialogue in need nf a servant or scene in a railway station well thats just thirtyfive year ago illrnm swarkhamar and ceorge hynd were contesting ilia hecveshlp thnt year t1otl of them have been gone xoy many year well ii swackbamer wax elected iwve and c tt mcintosh d t gray john m warren and james laekay war elected to council school hoard were george agnew john s coleman and j w hnmplirle only one of thnt council of 1007 in still living and he wm one of the youngest council lor ever to lie elected nt thnt time do you know that tnlrtyflva year ago tint p pa urged new entlng for the town hall hfljf of it ar rived just tlireeyear ago wonder we did in- the long winter evenings without radio or some of the present dny attractions well just read that marks bros wero playing to crowded house in the town llnll for three or- four nights deluge ox glfttwnivd- gratilllm itwai phytilriihy impossible eveii with tho added temporary help to segrtfuntft sort in ml deliver all mall hy rhrlslmn dny iiiniiy homo received their chrlhlmnh gimd w i it lien on the- u7lh nnd jhth of decemluiv oltlten are nilked to conpernte in preventing n recurrence by mailing early not inter minn december nhh for loenl iloflvery farm safety now more important if any one live and works ainvlst the dangerous unrartalntle of mis- nlng ladder ro mutt projecting nalli balky gasoline engine and a down nnd one other risks it la the farmer he is the man who u keeping not only the canadian dinner pall full hut is puttlnk a good deal- into ilrltaln he also doe n good deal toward cldthlng the nation it t tmporlnnt that such an important man he knjpt constantly in top work ing condition when war call hi hired man lo military service the farmer is expected to go right ahead doing the best he can in fact helt even asked fro produce more never before in the history of farming in canada una it been to necessnry that every farmer lie fitted to look an emergency in the face nnd know how lo mind it till 1 a first step to national agricultural preparedness i his safeguarding nf manpower nglnst impairment through nvnldnhle cniihcs this isthe wny to prevention of the thousandh of mis- imps nnd ncrldcnts that just now are hi cosily to the liidtvldunl nnd the n it is mi u truth pcclde11 thnt the pccldejfit rut lo tn nrirullure nnd at n mntlnec cce hid those we j ls eonsldernhly higher than in nny swell show j other industry the rcntm- purl n this show was followed a week the necldeiita could lie avoided with inter by do alva follege girls ft the eaenlse f n tlitle cure shnrp peopte indies hnnd nnd orchestrn nmln cnrlond of scenery dont call thnt i ever saw thnt show re- those old files of tiir kan psrns get mo wnnderlng nwny from the subject nntl i found myself turning over lie pages lnti february of ifld when nil i darted to look for wna koniet hlng around christ mas i line thirtyfive yenrs ngo j tint ennt help thinking that even in wnrtlmh we still have n lot of things for christ mos nnd nlot of wnys of- mnklng it n very enjoyable one i hnve bad trips info many of the stores in acton during thnweek they have done well in getting vtocka ready for the christmas trade believe it or not if just two weeks by g a d early christmas mailing is a patriotic duty hattrdav nrccemilkk is matinee at 3 private birckaroo tuneful eomedy with andrew sisters dick furan iw of the tropics thrillfilm with constance bennett jeffrey lynn fox news monday dkcfmber u w were ianc1n adaptett frpm npl cowards tonight at k30 with melvyn dougla norma shearer march of time india crisis band varlhoff orchestra lied occupation of french africa ter ritorially gen francisco franco of spain tuesday declared hla solidarity with germany and italy in the trug- gle against wbnt he called liberalism and capitalistic imperialism gen franco addressed t he falange spains state party turin bombed again baf and hcat hombers for the fifth time in a month made the 1200mlle round trip to turin tues day night to nttnek the home of the royal itnlinn arsennl nnd the flat motor works only one plane fnlled tp return the raiders dropped fourton m i w h twoton bomhs and fns of thousands i of explosives causing large nnd con centrated fires clear weather favor- ed the attackers imd the italinns ad- mlttcil they caused very henvy dnm- age- by both british accounts and the admissions of the itnlinn high com- i u mnnd the bombing was one of the heaviest yet made in the campaign to blast italy out of the war poslnl service faces a supreme test ing in cnnnda this christmas as the peak senson draws nigh the mall volume which la rapidly rising in every post office will rench flood proportions this yeir-the- post of fice is prepnrlng for the most hectic rush senson in its entire history it is inylng its plans to prevent the flood of mnll getting beyond control nnd the postal service being overwhelm ed hy letters cards parrels papers nnd mngnzlnes pouring in nt the inst minute for local delivery todny conndns postmaster gen eral hon william p mulock kc mp appenlcd to the public for their utmost cooperntlon in early milli on nhsolu to rntlon in e stnted is ecesslty itdellvetyriii 4tbemndc in imp for chrlstmns nile u edged tools left aboul carelessly cause nmliy accidents so do rtickn nnd fences not in repair mid nails not re moved from louse hoard take m look mound the farm to heck on any accident risk the urn of a front ilm foot li is n vital factor to victory the farmers lll- tiessis as important as the sailors soldiers or airmans farm is the soi weapon of war afik 1 pahk rnrv limit 60 lbs for garbage containers 1 v notice is hereby riven tn all householders if actnn that the rules reuncdjiik the collection of kurhajie prnliihit piilllnn tnnre tlinu klpiiniids in nny one conlolner lint ashen must not he put in cnntiiiiiers llor culledtlon iullure to nhaerve theho rules will mean thai collection will not ho made from the nl fcmlimt jiiiiihcholderh and ihe overweight containers left at the residence j m meixnau rv aclttn ontario december hilt 1042 gntmtc4ctcjjctc finest foods for the f chistmas table ynu knnwwhiil nil inipurtiiut nrrii in the llnlulny festivilirn slock- for the christniiih tallies pun the iiiistinus jin- we will have u chuiee or iwmi- cljkistmas ithi-ll- cuksu turkeys ducks ciiickhns ciiltaitjj vviuitevei your tnme demnndx in mciifh yhii1 lind it nt 5sri p g w bentons mp mhi street acton ontario ip wp l a mkuiiy ihustmas to one and all ft iuhi glnce chkuhiks lb q l o or mixed pkki- lb o- pitted datksih ot- supreme molassics tin 1 o cut mixed fkuits pkg cashkw nuts lb cq- walntlis ige pieces lb q purepttkk 1ahd lb supreme shortening lb vanilla kxtracl inspired by sonnets i lorxdon tcp battletlelds of j britain a painting of c r av nev- inson a k ai insplrd hy the poems of john mnget k c a f pilot killed over britain has heen present ed to the british nntlon ncvinson whom portrait of air marshal w a bishop hangs in the national nller at ottawa is now paralyzed tltsa oklatop stop cussing the crow and start gnawing him ad vise dr t av stalling of this town who has declared for year the crow 1 wll eating and an excellent war emergency dlah j time for christmas he urged every citizen to pay full heed to the post i offices caution that all mnll for local delivery should tie posted before de cember 20th the earlier the better and thnt proportionate allowance should be made for mnit addressed to outoftown bsllnntlons mall early this christmas is more than a slogan u is an absolute ne cessity the impnct of war condi tions upon postal service has been terrific the volume or malls which last year reached alltime propor tions still continues to incrense nnd will surpass all previous records this christ mo an indication f wimt can he expected when the local rush begins wns given lurlrr the reeent despatch overseas of i he christ mas mail to the armed services when over four times crenter volume was handled than during the same period i in 1941 a huge quantity of christmas do- j mestlc mnll must be handled in ri very limited prectiristmas period and j to complicate the task of the post j office is the fact that this year more than before at many places there is i ashortage of skilled staff due to en- tlstments manpower- is scarce and i even high school students will be i employed to help during the rush period difficulties are increased also by lack- of transportation facilities as an acute short ace of spaee for mail exists on the railways as well as on j ships everybody wants to get their gifts or greetings n time for chrut- 1 mas nnd hy mailing early you can help your postal official give you j better mall service j ijist year in many places the mall- 2j ing public failed to respond to postal l apneals to mail in time and the re- tytf suit was that nn the last dnv or two 17c 20c 10c 18c almotkt or jemou kxtract ta d 20c 30 siicfs kiimi nsnrlimnt 10 13 14c miikii city hiowdeu v iniovvijkii ib oz l3s99ia93ia please shop early ckosse si blackwell meat sauce buttle chki medium thick meat sauce bottle ckosse biackwell mint sauce bottle cold medal ghavy flavor bottfc crosse blnckwell tomato kktchui bottle e d smith puke tomato ketchup buttle 25c 18c 20c 17c 19c 18c ilmpkin xms cakrs cholif quality 4sr to i0 buy early siiort- bread tor tt zar pin quan llmltid flrape jtrice rottli- allens ciilelt nottl can dry 2s ilotlle- plus iiposlt lime kicky 11c llottle plus fmlt blue mountnln pears 10c hlue moiiulaln sihawhes 2r colli midul fllekhies ilr miss cnnndn rasiheits js- bensons iom iiil 10- flilisl tftm juice i in llhhys rosi jirice llr bnnquot tom juice r fioitrn hoy mmaitjes he blur mouritiiln corn kr hlu- peas a colli viuntry cluh beans he cmnplmh iom soup lor caiuphirs beef sodl i2r llhliys lufiinl koimi s2q aylmir jmiiioi eki i or ar llhhys aspg nis illuil who mountain- beets is shor string carroik ijc llbliya unin beans isr itntihrl savory kiliuil thyme 1s colory ckisiie sweet mixer plcklesjo ap o- libbys choice chili sauce botilc ckispie sour white onions bo it i frenchs prepared mustard bottle crosse blackwell malt vinegar btl r 25c 20c 10c 15c christmas f wanted i wc sjill purchase all the grade a poultrv we can se cure berwecnjwonday december 14th to saturdav decem ber 19th at the creamerv tf ue will pay isc for grade a chickens at present we j have no prices on turkeys geese and ducks for prices ft phone sj on monday or after s acton creamery s neiisons cfxoa frys cocoa instant postum vitone 19 29c 13c 2ic 33 c 29 49c 45c 39c 98c to you and to yourx in our community may thin indeed be a christum of heiuty iood cheer hay the holiday bring you great hnppinesa anlrnay future year brine more apples orances crapfs r frcit lemons ivkniis parsnips onions carrots cabback potatoes swkct potatoes xmas candy xmas pop corn i xmas peantts xmas choc bakslt xmas boxed chocolates rilonc u c andr main st acton mm m free deuvery barrs quajja grocery ii