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ywiw juion jrn bfesz y sixtyeighth you- no 32 acton ontario thursday february 4th i94j four homeprint pages five cents suntyconneilhakescrant d endorses resolutions navy lcwe miauto tank back receive 50ftnmk wijb ads for belter pro- totto at lwd ci ffi 2370 spent a omnty 10- halton county council was in aes- alon at milton on tuesday with war den j m mcdonald in the chair and all member present following rou tine business major frank put ian of oakvllle and mr j r davidson of the navy league made a stirring ap peal to council on behalf of the navy league of canada major pullan speaking from personal experience rtr ferred to the intense suffering of tin men of the merchant marine carrying on their work in bitter freezing weathetv- we should not hesitate to deny ourselves- anything to give these mvn all the help they deserve said major pullan mr davidson representing the navy league said that the personnel of the canadian navy was now- 30 times as great as in prewar days and there is nothing more vital to us said mr davidson than to main tain the morale of these men if you give to the navy league you are in directly giving to the red cross and the russian relief for of what use is producing the goods if you cannot get them across 7 it is impossible to measure what we owe to th men of the navy jf they should strike for shorter hours or more pay where should we be the least we can do is ia match their courage with our contributions mr gilbert w chairman with council in committee of the whole reports of committees later confirm ed in open council were as follow printing the tender submitted by the georgetown herald for county printing was accepted rates were as follows loo auditors report at 125 per page minutes nnd bylaws ut 1 55 per page education nnd payment of aecotfnts to the various high school boards totalling t605092 county buildings payment of ac counts 40tir7 communication rm- grants this committee recommended that the fol lowing grants he inld sttlvatlon army 100 ontario conservation and reforestation association 925 can adian national institute far the blind lo0 canadian aid to russia fund 5o0 navy league of canada 500 ontario good roads association fee 15 ontario association of rural municipalities fee 10 kent county asked cndorsatlort of the fallowing resolution thnt this county council petition the wartime prices and trade board to 1 raise the price of heef cattle that produc er may be assured of a price equal to the net price obtainable in the v s markets or lift the embargo on the exportation of- beef rattle to u s markets a slmllnr two lit ion was received from wellington county nnd both were endorsed by haltfin coun cil the following resolution from carle on county council wan also endorsed be it resolved that men of military age working on farms he given preferred exemption from mili tary service as long as they work on farms nnd the decision ns to whether they are required on a form lie de cided bva local hoard who would have thepower to allocate men to the employment in which they will lie most useful to the country from naasagaweya council an ap peal to the county council to havtv county roads more adequately pro tected in icy weather by sanding and nlso better railway protection thnt wigwag signals be installed at camp bell vltle crossing and at crossing west of campbell v i lie where recent fata accident occurred the resolution w as endorsed instruction was given the county clerk io answer a communication from mr w m vanslckle in regard to better railway service ut camphell vllle the following resolutions were also passed moved by heslop and may that victor hall he appointed ns caretaker of the registry office building at a salary of 150 per annum in addition to that which he already receives as caretaker of the court houw7 this appointment to he retroactive to january 1st 1943 moved by robertson and smith that the bell telephone co bylnw be laid over until the next regular meeting of the council moved by may and heslop that the reforestation committee order 15000 trees from the ontario forestry branch moved by gilbert and may that w j robertson be appointed to flit th unexpired term of leslie kerns continued on page three j halton company s donates 500 to aid to russia fund at the annual meeting here on sa turday of the halton union farmers mutual fire insurance company 5o0 was voted to the canadian aid to russia fund this is not the only ease in the past year in which this company has substantially aided the war effort in the vlrtory loan 21000 mv as purchased in victory bonds and a donation of 3000 was made to the british aid fund mr chas readhead was elected president of the company mr e f ford first vlceivesldent and mr leslie kcms second vleepresld nt the name board of directors will serve again this year messrs w a lasby t i leslie george finney 1 daniel gray j e pearen and victor j hall mr a t moore was again chosen to carry on the work of sec retarytreasurer auditors elected j were messrs e d mahon and w r i hume while the attendance at the annual j meeting was not as large as usual due to the blocked roads it was a splendid enthusiastic annual meeting mr victor hall presided wolf cub pack enjoy sleighiude and lunch after a very successful tobogganing party sponsored by the scout mathers auxiliary was enjoyed sa turday afternoon by the acton wolf cubs the rev e a brooks nnd mr d richardson had charge of the boys and from nil accounts had ns good a time ns they had when they returned to the parish hall mrs unnney mrs thornrlnson nnd mrs richardson nnd ml a betty masters had a very satisfactory lunch ready consisting of hot dogs doughnuts cookie nnd hot chocolate the hoys showed their appreciation by giving three rousing cheers for the scout mot hers reports program and presentations at united of rcji annual a wvllattended annual meeting of acton united church heard spcjulid report of the years work when they assembled last evening the baby band mission band womens mis sionary society church school cx3 it and trail rangers groups young indies friendly circle the choir womans association and the young peoples union all gave reports that rroved many helpful meetings and a good financial condition the general financial statement of the church showed total receipts of s313979 and a small credit balance on hand at t he years close the mis sionary and maintenance fund showed 76735 forwarded from the congre gation tin- report of individual con tributions showed a good increase over the previous year this year the annual printed reports were made available for tho meeting of the con gregation and thoheat tending receiv ed a copy a program of musical and literary numbers was enjoyed misses r ethel j pridham and doris wilson oostri- i buted piano duetts mrs a w fos- bury and miss helen simpson and mabel harris gae a vocal trio mrs veldhlus a vocal solo and mrs a t brown a reading in the election of officers mr e t the ford was made an honorary member of the session and dr c d shortt a t brown dr w g cullen g ii brown and g mckcnzie were made members of the session members elected to the committee of stewards were messrs ii ft force r jboan g mckcnzie and mansell ncllls mr john lambert and dr w g cullen were made members of the trustee board and c ii harrison was made an honorary member of the board the pastor rev a w fos- bury presides over the program and election to show in a cmnll uay the appre ciation of the congregation of the ml a jl buchanan is appointed major dr allan j buchannn v ho was prior to the war a dentist in acton and still retain his home tw ie has boon promoted to the mnk of major major buclianan served in tlie last war in the lotth battalion and enlist ed in tlie present war in january 1911 since tlien he itnu been adjut ant for the 3fith company at tw den tal office itcaf toronto and in charge of the dental clinic nt no 1 manning depot before cnpstiiu he was prominent infcommunity nffnlrs had charge of the local unit of the lornc scots was chairman of the school board and other acton com munity affairs a host of acian friends join n con gratulatlons on his steady advance ment since joining the armed forces the week at ottawa hpffdally written for the acton vwvin tvratf bv iwwslak grekv canadian fcrs kutf writer sailors appreciate work of local branch navy league the acton branch of the navy league of canada held its regular neetlatg recently and the oorrespockd- enoe read sluw how much the ac tivities of this branch are appreciated by the men of the royal canadian navy v mccallum received a let ter from 2nd radio oftloer f single ton containing thanks for the idltty bag which i received and i would like to assure you that the gift is highly appreciated miss lamb received thanks for the ditty bag sent to bill pudge termaster on a minesweeper public health nurse committee chose officers divisional group to aid prevention industrial accidents with a view to creating renewed interest in the work of accident pre vention a divisional organization of the industrial accident prevention quar- associations to be called the grand i river valley dkislotj has ttccn form- thls week mrs e davidson recclv- ed this dlilslun will ernhra four ed a letter from chcslcy wynn in scone centralizing on urantford kit- whlch he says that the cook on his clicncr gait and guclth rekjcctuiy vessel is an acton man jack small- mr j a wndlnkc of brentford hits- man he also appreciates thejglft of lnn elected divisional chnirmarcnd the ditty hag mrs sliultis of rockwood j a j present at oicmccthig reiuesenting thcltockaiong institute inanearlier report it was mcn- tinned that the rockwood ladies had brought in some socks it shoiild-uo- have been said tliat a number of scarves were brought in these jukiics are still at work for the navy large shipment of magazines and knitted goods have been mad and t league is now asking particular used clothing the hcxthwiiing of the branch will be held on tuesday next february 9th ivan harris in charge ttw dey tlonal tcriod was taken by mrs j moore the ladles are still making quilts nnd will have several for sale inter on a donation was forwarded to the chinese relief fund after the business uno disposed of sirs v cleave hostess ok mkexinc womans association the regular monthly business meet ing of tlie womans association was held at the home of mrs f cleave on tuesday with the president mrs activities in the guelplt zone m f d howell of urjuiilord dkis lonal seietary mr aj tnm4t of gait was luigely btstrumentjtl ut hy vcloping tlm- intceit which culmirtat- etl in tl forpiation of thenew divis ion em li jiiiirhhut an evetlve com- mltteof the memlm rs of the guelph ion executive are messrs b f giggs aldn french w r bruce oward ttlhr j a woodard h b moric a w m carmlclmel f w marmien fergus russell duncan 4elora jy m mcdonald iactoni with j cruxch of guiph ns zone chairman at the ilrst meeting of the guelph zone commhte held in the guelph ymca january 2rih a w m car- mlchacl was made vioechajrman und ii b morris secretary mr wedlake and mr howell enme from brant ford to attend the meeting and gave much valuable advice the steps to tw taken in the development an indention that the nnsltlon and splendid work rev and mrs fosbury 1 pmts of canadian farmers will be unci was served by mrs cleave nn nre lolng in the congregation and f carefully atudied hy members during ilvt community n silver basket filled with metre system tor light and water to be adjusted commfcslon makes transfer of fund from operating ac count of waterworks the regular minting of acton pub lic utilities commission was held on monday evening reeve j m mc- donuld anil commissioner j r mac- arthur were present with chulrm c m hansen presiding a letter was rend from the stating that the convention was being hold in toronto on tuesday nnd wed nesday of next week mr chas wil son was appointed a delegate to at tend this convention tlie secretary was upon motion in structed to transfer 500 fronj the waterworks nccount to the general uccount of the corporation a letter from wood gundy s co also the dominion securities pre sented a petition for investments the letters were ordered filed the secretary wns instructed to pay the following accounts hdro nepariment bell telephone company- servltvs fc 490 dept of nntl revenue 7418 hepc of ont power tc 3580 g4 johnstone a uumley lino- leum felt papef cement and laying 175 00 hepc of ont lamps 58 69 mucdonald electric ltd supplies 19 j canadian line materials ltd line material 647g inspection dept meter in spection fees s3 85 superior electric supply co supplies jor5 cnr and mrs smith ex- j press and cleaning 4 33 j j c matthewsj postage 10 00 snajwlragons wns usentel to mrs foshur nnd n purse with a sum of money wns presented to mr foshury the cdn eluding feature was n social time with n lunch served by indies of the congregation the present session of parliament was nd social time wns pent a ery given in the speech from the throne hearty vote or thanks was given to rend hy the governorgeneral the mrs cleave for use of her home nnd rrl of athlone liosphnlity the meeting closeil by re- the sneeeli made it clear that one 1 1 thc mkn bllclon were fully dlscutxed it lu exiiected that n meeting of manngrs und sup erintendents will be convened shortly to enlist thtir wholehearted support nnd that a determined effort will im made to gt all plants employing nlvout 50 or more organiyed with safety committees acton novsr hand to make first concert appearance for months the acton junior band has been practicing once nnd twice n week- under the direction of mr charles w mason next wednesday evening februnry 10th they nre scheduled to make their first public uppcarance in the town hal a program of musical numbers hand solos duetts has been prepared every citizen is invited to this con- rt your presence nt the event will lend encouragement nnd we know ii will lie pleased with the program presented a collection is the only charge give the lioys n boost by your presence on wednesday and en courage them with ns lllwrnl n col lection as possible this is the group that will keep acton with a band program starts nt 8 pm t the o the governments objectives in pro- k 1 posing the establishment of a compre- lll mthilh hcnslve scheme of social insurance itottfjks draws 1 wns to ensure adequate incomes soday term j primary producer gordon graydon prog con peel temorar house leader of the party pending the elec tion of john bracken national pro gressive conscrvotji has ex pressed the opinion that the party can best serve the dominion by seeing that the interests of no one class of citizens are championed to the exclu sion of others both mr bracken nnd mr grnydon nre expected to keep the needs of can adas farmers hard pressed shortages of labor before their colleagues wlmc mc nm nl prm on pro the likelihood that ns the war con- tion for n yoar for of clenrol tlnues emphasis will lie placed upon still further increases in acreages sown to coarse grains in western canada is seen in trade minister mackinnons announcement that wheat marketings in that area during the crop year starting nest august 1 ulll he limited to 14 bushels an auth orized acre payment will lw the continued on page four 4 harvey l miller aged 17 years of georgetown wns sentenced to 30 days imprisonment by magistrate wood- llffe at milton yesterday the charge wns for stealing various small sums of money mostly from milk bottles nnd amounting to approximately tti 275 the thefts were made between january mth and february 1st in acton nnd the charge was laid by chief e e hnrrop of act oh miller has not been working for btt- yeur for theft of cigarettes nnd tobacco in georgetown last july saiay imm3 london cp it cost w g r thomson a solicitor 120 53o ns a fine ut 11 n day for delaylw for about four months the shooting of 11 chow dog orderd destroyed by tho courts lorne scots at dedication in britain 1 401604 a reiolullon wai passed upon mo tion of j m mcdonald and j r mac- arthur inlructlnc the commission to enforce clause 16 of the ontnrlo hydro commission rutins wherein all place havh more than one family living in a house should be chanced the rate as it is applicable for each family the matter or waterworks meters was also discussed and it was decided to secure the attitude or the council on this matter sub commillee makes report to house of commons of by lltigtirs cleaver chairman kayu kayn aircraft production slowed by ijo of key men men of the lome scots attended dedication ceremonies in a village church in britain when a plaque was unveiled as a mark of appreciation to the men who have worshipped in the church during the pres ent wart the plaque presented by lieutenantcolonel louis keene ed bears the following inscrip tion erected as a mark of appreciation by leutcol louis keene ed officers and men or the lome soota of canada who worshipped in this church during the second world war men pf th famous canadian unit march into the ancient edifice upper photo before the ceremony in the lower photo a pipe band play tunes famlar to men of the unit as they swing along on their way to the dedication aircraft production in some inst ances has been seriously interfered liecause of loss of key mchto the armed forces n subcommit tec of the house of commons which studied this brat i eh of war industry said in a report tablet in the house the subcommittee of which mr hughes cleaver member for halonv is chairman is a unit of the house war exiientllturcs committee found that regional lioards under the na tional resources mobilization act had been working efficiently hut that difficulty had arisen ikccauso utter u man had received one or two calls for servlccond received iofctiionrmcnts7 he itecame unensv favors air forei such n man enlists partly owing to the fact that he docs not know as to whether further postponement will tie granted partly because he does not wish to lie looked upon ns n slacker nnd in part because he wishes to enlist in the armed forces of bis choice rather than he drafted into the army said the report a man with aircraft experience naturally favors the air force thin problem demands immediate and serious consideration the sub- commjttee headed by hughes cleaver lib halton held f9 sittings and heard 47 witnesses since its last re port to the house july 15 1942 it was assigned to an examination of aircraft production shipbuilding and government owned companies at the outbreak of war canadian plants were producing 40 planes an nually but now the industry employs more than 75000 persons and pro duces more than 400 planes a month the report said in order mo achieve this tremen dous expansion in capital facilities and production the government nd vanced very substantial capital assist ance and in most instances little new capital has been used commendation should be expres sed with respect to the entire group from the director of aircraft produc tion r p bell down to the young est apprentice for the remarkable re sults which have been achieved favor costpfos contracts the subcommittee upheld use of the cost plus type of contract in emergency circumstances but it ex pressed considerable concern over excess profits and accelerated deprs- contlnued on page four 5rkkd board nesrptaa acton acatibetovni each mwniripahty will have four w and each stare in the crista eqaaoy truiees d f- g oakes f s blow v b itumlry w h clayton and w g mason were present tues day evening when acton kcjool ttouid im t in regular session and chairman g a dills lercsldcd purchase of a ust of supplies and hooks uas approved by the hoard and lehoribe altentlanof ihf wu- jtlycominlttee lx n irindpaj wiju iml g mfkeisurpdlscuswhtwitji the ikird theiqy increase thut hits leeii yurring in children under 16 jetiro o nge slopung school und securiti -r- salts and the truancy that ma ih oumc more realent in order to deal with the situation it was arrang ed that the board and the truant of ficer discuss tlie matter ut the next me ting j the princjitals also inquired if tlw ijuuird bod given consideration it tuiing a cost of living bonus in uddl- tlon to salaries the matter wmi tlls- kvsked at some length and left over until the next meeting for further in formation the secretary read a letter in which mrs c heard accepted tin of fer of tlie board to tearh muclr in the public school for the year the secretary also reported twi ipt in full for tlie past month of ntm- csldent fees from the print ipal ut tlie public school trustee w ii clayton who uoi the representative of the board at the joint meeting of the three muuiriwll- tles regarding engaging tlie wrvlres of a public health nurse gave u com plete report the meeting wan lm in milton and officers elected vni president geo dawmin milton kc- ntnry dr c v william georue- toun treasurr dr w g cullen acton the public health nurse committee will lie oniiwwwl of four mpn sentutkes from each numlll- lt acton georgetown und milton i the expense of the project will lie i divided in three 4ual parts among the participating iiiunlrljutluieg enrh municipality will furnish and eijulp sultnhlo quarters for nursing uml fiirh municipality will hear lis own ex- tvense mparulely for furnishing tutd equipment the committer untlcliatel mug able to secure the services of u nurs for 1500 mir ytar with a car allow- a nee ofssooliddliu she uould ih omployel for the calendar yoar and lie nhoal one months holiday inuring the year each municipality would sign nn agreement covering the services the school board uas nsked to attend the next meetlnif of acton council on february 101 h when the munlclialltlcs representa tive would be chofien for the heiilth nurse committee chairman g a dills gave nrvjhirt on nn interview he had with inbpettor gray on his visit this week to adon school where he had kxrnt two ius tntnv ruling affetrts i fifty suhscription going overseas this week we have received notice- of a new ruling regarding the sending of copies of tus fbks tsss and nil other pap4tu overseas it reads mail ings for overseas destination muut w confined to copies addressed to bona fide subscribers the ruling means that about 50 copies being sent each week to he hoys of acton and district who are in the first contingents will huvtr to be dropped from our lbrts unless ar rangements are made for them by in dividuals or groups or from organiza tions we have been happy to give this service for three years we re gret that regulations are now in ef fect and this service cannot be con tinued further this will not catise any interruption in the senice arranged for by col a o t beardmore and mr s g ben nett for beardmore employees over seas or those being sent in canada and overseas by the force electric products or those who are subscrib ing for individual copies as these are bona fide subscriptions it will only attoct those who have been looked af ter directly from this office these 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