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wm jvttim t siityeithih year no m acton ontario thursday february llih 1043 eight homeprint pages five cents sons appeal for srr r of our allies to a erin township flslimales 10000 for roads this year ivbb ivm w t on c ctriac am to ww srfter n wj war ba war serviceleague will assist in chinese relief fund i fitn wnmii imtlluu fmrnuyi lommaacrns nl at the bone off imim j f wnds the prmuint mraapbtjr fear safcaatjr ob i wuds was iwcfcarep epeoina the steal last year s9t32a3s will in response to an appeal crimed below tka fta pan efierale in the ptbruarr campaign in ontario to tab s2so0oo for the chin- ear war relief fad- donations wul j be tecelved at tta fnx rnu ack- jmeetlns the legend of st valen- j line was ins by mrs c w j masales current events were review- j ed by mis- 4 dobbie- roll call was i antwered by 1an1 for the sick donations received last thursday room eveninc forthe arton and vicinity th j 55 wm vo lo war service league included a iso t slockinss for the icussisn hlcfa b i donation rroni acton yts tins club ma on monday four more larpr ss from mr w k- graham s21 from r tracked at mrs j f wilds the happy four these amounts tor thr run xtrmrl the serr- were all for xeacue fund- for osrcrli lir iva ur from cigarettes etc headquarters in toronto thanktnc the llapn four also pnv a dona- llw branch for packing and sending spew last year other nowledeed week n these col- lion of 3s tec the russian relief liale the articles were most wel- unittsand forwarded through uie fund and the acton institute 7 for come the people are responding and vicinity war service the purchase of clothing for boxe to tiuwl generously to the appeal and ore utacue to headquartet- russia- account passed amounted to sending in an abundance of good while everyone of our allies lh76 mr- ijowrie retorted salvage warm cmhing thjajacontrioutlon vrbrthv of all assistance we can would bring in about vfor januarj are not castoff but rather a proof iata chin has made sacrifice i an appeal was receive from the 11- are intact baring mounu rnhlheo jso super- ajen aid to our cause ion be- j chinese war relief fund and it was beir abundance will live rutsian ntendence sumo maintenance fore we were aiding our own cause- j decided this appeal would be handled people through ct or felt we had a war j through the league and tax fax mrs j f wilds then conducted a i mit fvarsrs years the odn- j paxaa jointly with all moneys for- fun parade context which showed the municipal council of the township of erin met at huisburg on wednesday february 3rd when the following municipal business was transact ed the clerk was instructed lo write the department of highways for subsidy on 9901096 expenditure on township road en 1942 ttw- treasurers bond for i50x was renewed premium 60 smith griffin was appointed weed inspector for-lfu- year 1917 bylaw kx 5 lo pnrvd- for expen- dilure on township road in 1941 was iaued arul formard to lb- depart- rnent of lliihwai for approval rlinkk were filled in for the follow ajajpp haw been flshtlng off the invad- j arded from acton in this one am- real cood siortsnunshlp and fun plans lo purchase new snow plow tnc japan ae hordes ount livhcfli war becan oermany had a j opuutloti of t9l00a000 the jap- anese empire a popuutlon of lovhu- knniilsi faftlllmll 00a oermany had been preparing j mjm umistt ruullcll for dcht years japan for at least a generation germany thus bur has wrert a territory of approximately u30oj0oo square miles japan an area of x4sou00o square miles oermany has been unable to sebse for herself or to rat off from us a decisive am- ount of essential war materials japan has captured most of the worldsvsap- ply of rubber tin and other vital metal has gained for herself ample quantities of oil and of all the basic materials needed to outlast her en emies in a war of endurancev tertilortes germany has occupied i i postponed from the previous day oi i w located and the fcectton shut off rialr 5ul500 total es1iniatel expen diture 91x00l the followinif bmouhls were ord ered paid j seventeen members an1 five visitors i mjrf- worlul twp supplies wh jwere present the myelin wmijt f closed by win the maple eaf and miscellaneous 2261 cstk aner which rj mrs wilds and her committee served j hur monday march 1st 194t j a valentine lunch and a social half hour was spent water main 11rokk landubainedthe reaolalioa of councu iteplorefl big steel tank waste of ipuaids in maintain- inx ilififcwaw no 7 j l j walermalr supplying the plant of reardmore a co caused the council for the township of j w ank rt drain tuda rmosa met in the town halt iloclt- notnlr citizens were without water wood a 1 the tneelinc hwl been ln own unt hr nave sr population of some 237000- wo nearly all vigorous ireedomlov j snowbound inc people who hate the kazis and are were i present ripe for revolt japan has conquered n d territories with a population of 310- j 000000 most of whom are docile folk j who hav little rvnson to love the 1 white races and whose labor can make their japanese masters the most powerful nation on the globe nowhere can the money you give do as much good as in china- 500 sill endow 30 hospital beds for a year s20 sdll keep a refugee alive for a of public funds in maintaining no 7 fck- j pumps had to again build up a illi thehpply water however the i service was interrupted less than an t ai yt i i hour while the change was made the the report of the chairman of the j wn interruption occurred about 730 arn board of health for 1942 wn hccept- ed on motion f messrs renham and i movxh by mesrc renham arul maoll klliuul co l and carried that thu coun- wv y cil uhhii lo the minister of high- sl 1 1 ohio jmetvs b and to ross a mcewing ksq r mim against the deplorable waste j i 25 aololl mcll so will equip a field clinic the chinese know now to make highway between acton and guelph especially in the village of rockwood little money gs a long way its 405- jtne excess use of sand and snowplow o0o000 people suffernot only from jnas ruined thv road forlocainhorse years of war but from hunger and traffic and inconvenienced local resi- pestuenre i dents severely we would appreciate we were clad to answer the lettei j prompt and effective measures to slop below that tas faun pass will cojlhe wasteful and umless expenditure operate in this campaign it too is of public money and request that endorsed by your own local warser- j some consideration be given to local vice league what will your answer traffic be to chinas call j rylaw no x providing for borrow- january 30th 1943 ig u lo 515000 as necessary was the editor passed on motion of messrs ruther- tnr actom fass fasss acton ontario dear sir ford and leslie- moved- by messrs benham and pinkney and carried that the canad- during the month of february the wb am d ruafilf fund b- granted chinese war relief fund are appeal- lia0 wih lh hopr tkat tn brat ing to the people of ontario for s230- j fijhi made by russia will be contlnu- ooo to aid our gallant ally china 1 unli h axu u de weearneslly solicit the active sup- por of tas fsrs paxat in our cam- i palgn and should appreciate it if you bylaw no 1 on motion of messrs leslie and rutherfonl provided for an estimated expenditure of 9000 on township roads in 1943 the road superintendent was instructed to ad vertise tor cflfto yards of crushed gravel for 1943- moved by messrs rutherford and benham and carried that arrange ments be completed to purchase a le ptanteshoate snowplow through the county of wellington for next win ters operation if a satisfactory price the eofiiienrinnrceaulr catrberrnngedrtidtharrontartbe would receive subscriptions in our name and acknowledge by publishing the contributors namefunlcss he pre fers to remain anonymousi in your columns official receipts would be issued from headquarters for income tax purposes we are enclosing a number of pamphlets- which we believe will be of interest to you for subject matter these can be used fre as we have 1 in our campaign will you give our request your earnest consideration 7 your coop eration will mean so much to our suc cess we knowcrtlna has your sym pathy and respect in her epic strug gle tf there is any further informa i f rom the qrpartment of highway lion you desire please write us and j stated that the account for 1943 road we will be clad to furnish l expenditure had been approved by the sincerely iun j divisional engineer the crltnese war relief fund made with the owner of a satisfactory tractor with a view of contracting for operation of the snowplow council instructed that letters from the association of kuraf municipali ties andtfrom the sick childrens hos- pital toronto be riled- a tetter through the mason knitting com pany another group of 25 men from acton and district and-all- former the red cross has many calls nnd emploiees of that company who nre jr v 1 v ji-j- fills many needs in wartime now serving in the canadian armed forces r the t tome a call to supply women in uniform and women not in uniform bridge ovfcr the railwuy siding no being reainml the bridge over the maria street siding of the c n r is how being re paired late last week a crew of men with ihe cnr started the work the entire planking has been taken off where timbers were found unsound new limbers are being put in andjn complete overhaul job is being made the weather this week has been quite n handicap with this work the start of repairs was certainly welcome to those who reside on cres cent street and to delivery vehicles serving this section with the heavy storms the road ucd has become nl- moit impassable nnd little effort had been made to clear the road here it is expected the bridge will conn be ready for traffic ncnln toilet bags ano sewino bags from the red cross will receive each week n copy home paper this makes the third acton manufacturing firm to accept responsibility for a group of 25 or over acton men to get the home news each week the acton machine co now locat ed in toronto also sends copies to members of their staff now in the armed forces and many business men and individuals subscribe for copies to go to friends and relatives in canada and overseas letters re ceived from the men indicate that this weekly letter from home is one of the appreciated thlngsjhey get regu larly all these copies regularly subscrib ed for are not affected in any way by the ruling announced last week according to present rulings only newspapers subscribed for in the regularway can be sent from the of fife of publication to overseas ad dresses with little toilet bags containing art icles that every woman will welcome acton branch of the red cross is endeavoring to secure a shower of these articles for filling the toilet bags to be sent for women in uni form the following articles are need ed soap tooth brush tooth paste or powder laundry soap or soap flakes hair nets kleenex combs hair pins safety pins straight pins and wash cloths for women not in uniform cour ageous mothers who are carrying on in changed surroundings sewing ba lire being supplied articles needed for these are buttons mending cottons nnd mending wools it 1st sugcested that organizations bold showers or teas to secure these articles theyshould be left nt the red cross rooms n the post office on monday tuesday thursday or friday afternoons from 3 to 5 oclock no blame attached at inquest here last thursday truck driven by mr g w mosaics harold nash campaign director- council nuthorized payments am- ounling to 322s9 and adjourned to march 8th at 130 i valsnflne party held by scout mothebsr group the scout mothers and friends held a very successful valentine party on tuesday evening at the home of mrs w evans there was much fun and laughter a few prires were won by bin raney mrs blanch mrs w kenrner mrs t jones mrs r spell vogel lira holncra dainty lunch was served by the hostess assisted by mrs d richardson mrs e masters and mrs tborarlnson the isdles showed tnelr appreciation by thyak- ag- mrs evans very kindly for a arand tine at her hone mr mckay was found on road death resulted two daya later in hoxnitil ocal bowlebs defeat fischers this weeks fjame the mccutcheon bowlers defeated the fischer hotel team 2 last week in the guelph city major league the score g massles 22 160 c lelshman 212 174 okrull 20a 289 a sheffield 201 182 wrry 255 1s5 n morton 384 20s 594 o evident sbowcd cm taken by donad browb w mr- fr on f an acddenl when g w madslcs and rftrt inll- he taw mr mcka in the middle of bualson of accident was when the road behind the truck and realiz ed he had been struck the truck was leaving mceacherns garage on main street there were apparently no actual witnesses of the accident medical- aid was summoned by mr masalea and mr mckay was taken to his boarding house by mr masales and later removed to the general hospital in ouelph where he passed away two iavs later none of the witnesses were able to tell how the accident oc- currod the verdict was that hugh mc- mccutchaons iocs 8t8 a verdict bf accidental death with no blam attached to anyone was re turned by a coroners jury last thursday afternoon at the inquest here inquiring into the death of the late hugh mckay of acton dr syer of milton was in charge and crown attorney w i dick conducted the in quiry five witnesses were heard at the 232 72t i ino- c d short who at- jjg tended mr mckay douglas mceach- jgg ern donald brown g w masales 219 219 an harrop j mr mckay an elderly man and ho 1063 aloo totally blind was in aoma manner in 981 999 2828 collision with the rear of a delivery missmz bennett addressed meeting of unitwl wms on tuesday afternooo ihenaonthly meeting of the womans missionary society was held at the home of mrs r macarthur main street the open ing eisercises were conducted by the presidenl mrs caldwell a very in teresting business period followed com- lem much appreciated was a letter from miss ruth kelson mis sionary teacher at relcarres sask the devotional part of the meet ing was in charge of mrs a w fos- bury who gave a very practical and helpful talk on llfe as we ftiake it which left a worthwhile impression on all ttte fourth chapter of ihe kludy lmk entitled ktluntlon a viell taken by miss klennelt showing how wv tlw eople of tvtlay are ihe road utakirs of tomorrov for we are oimnlng up 11m- way for lite romltig generation- after tbls excellent tl drvs and discussltui a much appre ciated solo the old ruggei croav was sunij by mrs w j realty al llu close of ihe meeting mrs macarthur assisted by mrs g rog nvaklon and miss icthcl l served lea and homemade cookies a very hearty vote of thanks to all who had helped in ihe program and to mrs macarthur for her generous hospitality closed n helpful and in struct ive meeting a generous offer ing for the china relief fund was gratefully received health committee members named for acton unit esquesing council makes contract lo how roads special meeting last thursday and itatular meeting on monday a cpech1 meeting of ksiueslng township council was held in ceorg- town on thursday all members were present and reeve c ii may presidenl ttie purpose of the meeting was to tirrangt to have roads opened moved by currie seconded by wll- kan tliat the reeve be requested to engage armstrong bros to plow the know on the roads in the township carried moved by wilson seconded by cleave that we do now adjourn to meet monday february hth at 2 pm or at the call of the reeve carried esquesing township council held their regularmeeting 6n monday afternoon deputy reeve g w murray councillors george e cleave george currle and wm a wilson were present and reeve c ii may presided moved by murray seconded by cleave that the road accounts be paid 76865 carried moved by cleave seconded by wil son that relief accounts be paid 11161 carried other accounts passed for payment included t i mountain sanatorium treat ments to indigent 2100 ii c mcclure ambulance to guelph 1000 georgetown herald supplies 10r0 the municipal world subscrip tions 1000 corporation of acton half bailiffs fees and rent 3900 i m bennett registration vital statistic v 1625 r robertson stamps 600 moved by currie seconded by murray that joseph sanford tax col lector return all the rolls in his pos session to the treasurer on or before a h 1943 carried a bylaw providing for road expen diture for the year was read and passed bycouncil the- clerk was instructed to adver tise in the loral papers for applica tions for the office of township trea surer council adjourned until monday march 1st at 2 pm kay came to his death in the giieph general hospital on january 20th as a result of injuries received in acton on january 18th that it was purely accidental with no blame whatever attached to g wesley masales the jury went w h clayton fore man j chapman i lovelt r h elliott and r r ambld v- missionary from manchuria speaker at knox services on sunday knox presbyterian church had as guest speaker rev edward johnson missionary from manchuria he was a missio in manchuria for six years and at pres ent is educational secretary for the presbyterian church in canada he spoke to the sunday school in the afternoon the men of the congregation were invited to the manse at 1 pjn tp meet mr johnson at the evening service he showed pictures he had- taken and spoke of his work in man churia the young people had charge of the devotional part of the service at the morning service mr iwanaon presented certificates and awards to those who won them in att4ndlng church in 1m2 the christmas panels welcomed byaeloii soldiers by airgraph by regular letter and by postcard messages have been com ing to mrs wm bracken convenor if ihe parcel committee of ihe acton and vicinity war service leaguc lelllng bow tin kiien from here en joyed tlevlr christmas parcels before us the desk rv over thirty of the- idlers- lefts jut tltirtt- at i hem tpr john mellugh ii was swell to think f me ut ciirmnia- tfml you dont know how glad i lum to ituve mmuo real cnnadhm iimmi ftr a change fmx incltwnlally you coultlnt loy over lmre if yu had hundreds of sgm ceo williams say without gilts of this kind frum lumte anil from tlirrivnt tmmielles ctirlstmas woukl im- ver tlull for u lads from can- ada j lc j k mckeown poreels such as ihttsa are ektremely welcome as tlmy break ihe monotony of every- day rations which are sometimes pretty small lie j o young it is great work tin committee is doing i hardly know how to express my apprecia tion pie brillon thank you and ihe rest of the committee slgm frank jones from tlie bot tom of my heart thanks a million lte jlni mcgeachle ive were on kp4clal training and the only thing wv could enjoy was our christmas parcels there are eleven in the hut and we all shared each others parcels several of the acton boys are right beside us anil gelling nlongfine tpr arthur gamble rhen was everything in that box n soldier le- eilivfi you ikeoplc nr kure doing n wonderful job cnr h taylor llu fellows over here wouldnt know what to do if they ever lost ihe goodnek of heart of w iwopu back home sgt v terry its going to be linrd to keep nil the nice things that nine in the parcel until christmas so far i have only cheated a little bit we only wish tcpace permitted fur ther glimpses into these letters but nil we can do with the rest of them is give you the names of those who wrote telling about the christmas imckages pternorm gibson ptpr l jamleson pte g w stroyan sgt e a clifford gnr w m caldwell pte r mcarthur pte w r ell lot l gnr f w near cpl jas wallace lcpl n l mcnabb tpr j c jocquepte r v vahce pte cliff mcdonald slgm w h barber able seaman gordon gibbons pte r c wison pte g p cook lsgt r m storey able seaman herb dron smoker jack honeywlll x thats the work that is being done by acton and vicinity war service league theres no lacking of evi dence how the boys feel about the home tbwn and the folks who carry on bylaam and other matters injf l night ration books will be issued in acton starting on the 19th voltmtcen an needed with clerical experience to assist in snlswork jtanior bora band ivuiion itogmrdlng inrnaae tam pay- imenu ireaented to mbukler of knancs try lltsghcn clcmrer art on council met last evening will unclllors a masonj w j o oakes c ktrkness and j f davison pre4nl and reeve j m mclonald prlded mr le waxman was present and reeve mcdonald lmintail out to him thai there were complaints regard ing lite way the garbage was being collected this year mr waxmalt i old of the dlfflrultie encountered on road conditions ibis year he promised an improvement as soon as weather condition were better it was agreed that if the present schedule could not be carried out an nouncement would be made of a nev schedule in isut ffess fats trustees w ii clayton f s blow g w mason and chairman g a dills of tlte school board were pres ent as requested by council to discuss the new public nursing service for acton georgetown and milton mr clayton who attended the inaugural meeting in milton reported the de tails of the plan itfeve mcdonald nlso gave details on the nurse who luul been recommended to organize ihe work everything in the way of equipment and service would come in the 1000 allotted for this work an agreement was to be drawn up and no municipality would withdraw without a years notice the agree ment was read by the clerk and cor respondence in connection with tbls council and school board expressed approval- of live agreement the by law covering this was read as re quired and passed by council members of the acton committee appointed were dr w g cullen w g mason reeve j m mcdonald and councillor a mason the school board agreed to upply a room at the- school reeve mcdonald expressed the plea- tun of council nt the attendance of ihe board and the cooperatlvo spirit shown anil chairman g a dills said the board was always willing to work for the general good of the commun- y- the bylaw striking the rate and at a meeting last friday evening of the local ration board details vere worked out for issuing the new ration books this district comprises georgetown acton and esquesing and nassagaweya townships offices will be open in the town hall at acton and in the municipal office in georgetown on february 10 20 22 23 and 24 these offices will be open every day from 10 am- until 6 pm and on saturday until 0 pjn complete instructions are given in an announcement in another column we advise reading it carefully fill out the post card in the back of the book as directed before leaving your home if you wait to do it at the of fice you are only causing dehy and confusion for yourself and others again we say clip the announcement on page six and use it for reference the work of issuing the new books is a voluntary effort the committee or none of the workers or paid a cent the saving to canada is es timated at 500000 but the local committee need help if you have any clerical experience and can help in this work you art urged to effer yo3r services notify any of the local cornmlttee m rs r r arooftl mrs j c matthews or rssnw j1iv mcdan- setting forth the dates for payment of taxes was read as required and pass ed the rate was set at 4b mills taking into consideration the provinc ial subsidy of one mill dates were set forth as usual in april june august and october for payment with the usual penalties for nonpay ment- the usual bylaw authorizing the borrowing of money from the bank of montreal up to 30000 to meet current expenditure was passed by council the agreement with i waxman for the collection olgarbage for 1943 was read and approved the bylaw covering garbage collection was alto read and passed a letter from the gutta percha rubber co urged that the proper amount of equipment for fire protec tion be arranged early so that re quirements coujd bo met promptly a letter fromt michaels hospital notified council of admittance of an indigent patient a letter from the department of public health gave details of the am ounts paid for the maintenance of tubercular patients atettetfrnnrmrttttjine mp acknowledged receipt of peti tion and letter regarding the payment of income taxes a letter from hon mr haley was also received and stat ed the government was adopting a further extension of plan of payment of current income tax j- forms from the municipal dept of the province regarding the surety bonds on municipal employees were filled in aa requested a letter from r b robson of the dominion warehousing company continued on page eight coming events adnoabcemvriia at afeettstga cam- rrtu op oihr eveais under this headias art ynsrajed 6r finm with minimum chirf lor 1 anonncvrnvsi nl jc- b dance by the happy lour town halt acton saturday february 13th adnission 25c x j see announcement of m fonm revua on page 5 tngjsv- to aton w tght iam