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the acton free press thursday march 11th ims walker at ctwiph graml tb- bttal saturday hanli 1msl jane jeoate mrtwn mowd wue or hany s walter gardiner at ida toaummi rorfc- mooi oaaarfcx tocaaay mart gth 19fx woaan gardtawr b fcaa- baad of cbrtatlae oar and v father of leonard and niaili to ma clarke saddody at tarlo on fudjr afam 5th bn- at snuhl aanoe band of clam murray dear ataw h r boafaevtwianlflred toraato hn c 1 timer jeafe roth and alun of california u s a and murray rjcjojc klnnton 1mbaring co lovtac memory of a dear dad wm pasard away janu ary 19th 1940 and a dear mother wtmvpaaaed away march 16th 1m3 cone to the iteht that ahlaea ao fair cone aram th land ol care besting thoae hands that did their be cone dear parents cone to rest hr and mrs fred mecutcheon and family 4 a safe weather rjredlcuon for any day would be snow and cold yesterday was ash wednesday and the start of the lenten season yes the storm on the weekend wu another heavy one and had n- other tieup of traffic this is red cross month if acton district 1 to meet its quota every man woman and child will have to carry a share paper rationing requires that your fat puss label be marked paid jn advance attend to it now and do not ralss a single copy the plies of snow after sa- tuxxlays storm looked almost as for midable as the many that have been cleared away before this winter on saturday a bus bound for acton from toronto had to take to the ditch to avoid hitting a car on the highway that had been disabled the chairman of the oakvllle lied cross says nearly all the em ployees of oakvillcv industries will contribute a full days pay to the campaign the salvage collected in acton has now reached over the 20410 mark it was rokorted this week that means 182 tons of material handled or 3g4o00 pounds able seaman- v w cleave of georgetown 1 uutcd ns one of the survivors of the canadian corvette weyburn which was announced sunk this week he has cabled home that he is safe nnd well mrs stewart mcdonald was the lucky winner of the quilt on which tickets were sold by the victory club the draw was made at the minstrel show last week nnd mrs mcdonald was present to receive the award in the obituary of mr joseph player the name of mr harry woods campbellvlllc n halfbrother was omitted nnd mr percy woods is of plamboro station nnd not camp- bellvllle ns stated the orrors are re gretted with a shipment of goads laid week mr a t brown had one pack ing case that had been made in indiu sent to englund with goods titer used again to ship goodtt to montreal and now used ngnln io send goods to acton it was u wooden case and still in excellent condition in spite of us mmiy truvels pbifikinil mrs homer denny brampton the death own t at her home 4 west street rmniptan on itonday evening of lira homer denny on of ibis towns mjhlyesteesned residents who was born in brampton and bad been a utetons resident of this town lira denny was mim ida jane harrison before her marriage young- est daughter of the late mr and mrs william harrison carty residents of brampton she was a member of fwiltss rebefcaha loxf her hus band being noble grand of colden star lodge sjojofv this year mrs denny was a lifelong member of st pauls united church and was active in her afnilatlon with the womens association herdeath resulted from pneumonia and followed alengthy ill ness mrs denny had been in indif ferent health for many years the funeral was held thursday af ternoon a private service at the home and public service in st pauls church being conducted by the pas tor rev amos thomas during the church service mr william omearn sang the city four square the pallbearers were ii g heat ley e jl vokes thomas hoole normal hunter john budd and donald jor dan interment was in brampton cemetery she is survived by her husband two sisters mrs george e grlmshaw and mrs wllber coatee and two brother w e and a- f harrison all of brampton another chance to get ration book if you failed special arrangements have been made to assure- that everyone eligible for a new ration book is able to i cure it anyone in that predicament may now obtain a hew book by mall the ration administration announces due to blocked roads sickness or other unavoidable circumstances manyratlon book holders failed to obtain their new no 2 ration book during the eightday distribution per iod february 19th to march 1st the administration finds those who have not yet received ration book no 2 should fill in the application card at the bark of book no 1 taking care to write in the name and address and serial number including itoth the letters and num erals dont forget the prefix and serial number becnum they are yours for the duration mall the card to the nearest ration office of the wartime prices nnd trade board it is not necessary to send in the no 1 book with the card as coupons for ten coffe and sugar in the no 1 book are valid uhtll used and butter coupon no 9 is valid until march 14 your new book will be mailed to you for the convenience of residents in rural areas who do their shopping on saturdays the coupons in lint ion book no 1 become good on satur days instead of mondays as was the case with ration book no 1 weekly war commentary tnr got staoadbb lh balk of heavy german war ships holed in at tondheun on the norwegian atlantic const for months has been reported in naval man oeuvres since a shuffle at the etd of january in the german naval com- the report stirred immediate speculation us condon that the nazis might be planning to break out into the north atlantic soon to harass the allied transport lanes- to russia through murmansk and archangel reported in the trondhelni area were the battleship tirpltz and scharnhorst two cruisers of the hipper class the aircraft carrier graf zeppelin and a number of fast destroyers should they escape it was conceded they could constitute a ser ious menace until they were tracked down and destroyed a change of attitude was reported lo have accompanied staff switches in the wee nnd in the centre red troops had swept forward between luhev and kharkov toward smo lensk in the donets basin to the south vicious german counterattacks are holding up the russian drive to the sen of azov west of tscanrog allied airmen in the southwest pa cific struck n heavy blow at the ja last week they uterauy wiped outran enemy convoy bound for new guinea from new britain with an estimated 15jd00 troop in their several brilliant attacks they destroyed io cruisers and destroyers 12 troopships nnd more than so planes pour allied aircraft were the germart naval command which i mod killed in action announcement was made at ot- xawa by navy minister macdonam that the canadian corvette weyburn had been sunk in the mediterranean sea withthe loss of seven uvea sixty- three of the crew survived without iii effects the corvette went down in the gib raltar area following an explosion at first the blast was attributed to a mine but biter reports indicated the weyburn was probably torpedoed by noun iiz and mil w colby of cadboro bay u c who producer groups u commaiwhiw lli oorvotlo urns 1ijin special feature one of those listed as missing rcs- earthquake noted by many citizens on monday night quite h number of citizens in acton reported noticing the earthquake on monday night although no damage was reported many thought it was n heavy truck or a train passing through it occurred about 1137 pro and lasted for about ten seconds the disturbance was felt in western on tario towns and cities and at brant- ford the office of the expositor is re- fiorted to have swayed for approxi mately 30 seconds the last earth disturbances- felt here were in 1939 but as on that occasion last nights tremors w mild compared with the shocks of 1935 which swept across all of east ern canad the 193 quake caused only minor damage in quebec ontario and the marltlmes but in the isolated country in northern quebec it tore up n quar termile stretch of railway track and opened a huge hole in the ground oldfaslrionerf fad for modern misses new youk ich she fuwlnuts vm the girl who understand tin full poalbllilieti of that wellnamed fascinator shawl of orundmolhcrt day itv another oldfushloluml fud thats sweeping the country and modern misses who may drwv a truck or rivet a plune ull day mintage to look ap- peallngly frail and feminine at night by the simple expedient of the fas cinator eenmore irresistible to the sturdy made is the girl who crochets her own the sight of dalrjty feminine fingers demurely engaged in ladylike needlework invariably invokes a proud protective spirit in the mascu line breast even though he knqws the little woman is perfectly capable of swapping her crochet work for a monkey wrench right now smart girls are wearing warm woouyshawls as a protection against wintry winds but the style looks like a sure bet to carry over into summer in lacier versions r wear with frivolous dance frocks needlework departments in prac tically all department stores are equipped with materials and instj-uc- tions for crocheting your own fas cinators try one out on your trusty crochet hook and prove to yourself that grandmother hadthe right idea reap tub wild wind comes to gregory for two days take a lusty yarn of the roaring roistering dnyu when america was fighting for freedom of the seas nnd give cecil b demuhihe starting gun to muke n cuiiereplc ov it nnd what mve you got reap the wild wind no less nnd its due on thursday nnd friday lit the gregory thnaltv in aclon this hmad nnd sweeping taje hold in technicolor of churloston and key west in the 1810s of the rvtwjpt- lei hurricanes of the caribbean and lawless captulns who wrecked tall th i us for gold has paulette goddard as its spitfire heroine hay mlllnnd is till hero and john wayne l the senfurlng hum who loves and loses okan stnru like that plus such sup- iwrting players as raymond mnssey liyim i overman robert preston susan ilaywutd charles ttlckford martha odrlscoii 1ouiko heaver janet beeeher and walter hnmtuken nil under the inspired direction of de mule the picture cannot help being the biggest event of the clnemo sen- son railway kkfkigkkatob cars heavily sjdadkd peacetime loading in end bunker refrigerator cars was about vs00 pounds but the canadian national railways has a large number of reefers which carry the refrigerant consisting of ice or ice and salt in containers along the celling of the car and such cars possess far greater capacity and are proving of great value in the transport of wartime food requirements british columbia apples carried to the east weighed 5t600 pounds but that toad was greatly exceeded by loads of llsh bacon and frozen meats the record load reached 139900 pounds consist ing of frozen livers hauled from win nipeg to pn eastern seaport loads of wiltshire sides have been register ed as weighing from 82340 pounds to 83940 pounds per car saw grand admiral karl doenltz succeed crand admiral krich itaedcr ns supreme commander of the ger man havy doenlt and io newly- placed nazi admirals under his com mand were said to hold to hitlers line of reasoning that the value of the german navy could not he deter mined until it came out and fought regardless of the consequences chang of mr raeder was reported to have held that the fleet fulfilled it function in hiding by tying up a sizeable british home flcwt to guard against surprise actions the reported cxcrcisclt was assumed sprang from this changed attitude on the part of the german command however there is another possibil ity as spring and cummer advance trondhclm will be increasingly vul nerable to accurate air attack the visibility improves not only with the lengthening of daylight hours but also with n general improvement in the weather at midsummer trond hclm has almost continuous daylight while in the depth of winter it la al most continuously dark weather along the norwegian const is generally spotty so much so that natives of the interior say those of the atlantic seaboard are born wearing raincoats nnd rubber boots nnd the spottiness provides many days on which broken clouds can afford excellent cover for raiding aircraft the germans mny intend to use the warships concentrate nt trond hclm for n new atlantic offensive hut it is also on the cards that they are fearful of an allied invasion of norway as one move nt least in tli proposed 1043 offensive in western europe there is no question that the long indented coastline of nor way will be extremely hnrd to defend compqred with that of fnnrce bel- glum and the netherlands nnd a pow erful nazi fleet would constitute a real obstacle for the united notions invasion imminent continuous aerial hammering of in dustrial and military targets in ger- many and coastal defences airdromes and railway communications in france nnd the iow countries pro vide good ground for the belief that the allied tlrrust in the west will not lie long delayed retnllntory attacks by tile luftwaffe ngnlnst the british isles have iveen few nnd of the nuis ance variety aerial reconnaissance revonls that german coastal defences from the netherlands to the french mediter ranean coast are extremely strong laud and sea mines protect harbors nnd ports and strong barbed wire harriers have been erected on nil lienches and vulnerable shore points jbelilnd these are strong machine gun emplacements supiwtrted by trench mortar batteries in addition there are pools of heavy artillery that can lu rushed omennced points in quick time and rnllmounted guns- german troops nre concentrated in various centres liehlnd the lines and the- main job of allied airmen at the time of the invasion will lie to pre vent these soldiers from reaching the points of attack this will be n huge task but will be rendered that much easier by the roundtheclock bomb ings cf rail and highway communlcn tions now urider way germans on iefenlve german attacks in central tunisia have been frustrated but in the nrtrth the allies have been forced to cede a little ground forced back to fiad pass field marshal erwln rommels troops have given up virtually nil of the ground gained in lost month drive they suffered losses they could 111 afford and now must meet the british 8th armys attack at the ma ret h line inthe north british and american troops have fallen back to the weyburn was the second can adian corvette lost in the mediter ranean mr macdonald announced annually for many years the ilalton hoist el n breeders ami the halloti milk producers associations have staged an outstanding banquet acton and district needs 3200 in the psbsent campaign cirw- human suffering is greater than ever nowl yoor red cram ddn are needed mora now ihaa ever before j mens wear we hmve a luxe assortatent of everyday clothes see our assortment overalls rio mnd bbck 195 215 work pants drnlmm and cbttooadf l5 february m that tho ioulihurc ytias and prtiernm tw event li k unk by nir nttnek nnd 38 uvea lot loularity o the extent ihnt it lino been rteeessnry tor the mftt three or bramel driven baric rlr years tlmll lh number of talent reports ironl coulhern tu- tickets sold owlnc to lack of adequate nuin indicate iliat icommcl has paid neeomniodnllon for nil who would dearly ror a series of ely nssaull jjhave uked to attend this year owing acnlnst the brltlsh bth army the to present conditions for rationing cermnns lost somo 50 tanks in the etc it has been decided to dispense weekend actions and on tuesday with the lianiuel plans nre com- wero reported to hnvo withdrawn itleted however to hold nn annual socks cotton woob 29c 75c underwear ijlfct medium and heavy wrufcu at popular prlcea gloves 25c 125 defences the deeper into the marcth unc some distance north of the marcth unc avrench forces have occupied the important junction of tocur 50 miles south of gals allied patrols were said to be operating on the out skirts ofgafsa in nortlicrn tunisia the germans have been forced to withdraw before the strong pressure of tho klrltlsh lt army and allied forces gcttogcthcr the event will he held in the princess theatre milton i on thursday march 25tli nt h00 1 pm ilev w j johnston of kgllnton united church toronto hns been to- cured ns the guest speaker others on the program include jeanne ivngclly outstanding toronto radio and concert singer al and bob harvey torontos greatest funmak ers and the lowells who nt the pret- wokk shoes a quality for k very job 295 525 every fair inrnleed to live hauafaetloa everyday shirts several colors and qualities 100 150 maple ijeaf cakepiour 27c pkr nelftonrt cocoa on the eastern front ttusslan je constitute the queen citys forces arc hard on the heel- of tho to b retreat ing german forces retreallng in the itxhev area of the central sector tho railway town of sychevka was captured after n twoday italtle in which the enemy miffercd 8000 cas ualties from sychevka the russians are moving in two directions towards smolensk vyazma seems almost cer- tnln to fnll to the husslan encircling tactics tlio town is only 110 miles from smpleruik the german base fee4llng the central northwestern and leningrad fronts german counterattacks in the donets region to the south continue to hold up the russians but german claims that their forces had stormed to within 12 miles of kharkov nre open to question battles in this area have undoubtedly resulted in heavy casualties on both sides the moscow communique issued at midnight tuesday dealt with the noxl counteroffensive in the donets reg ion it stated that late in february the enemy threw 25 divisions includ ing 12 rushed from western europe into tho fighting and these captured eight towns south and east of khar kov thonusslnnt admitted withdraw ing to the northern bank of the upper donots ulver nt some points but in dicated the germans wore still r0 mllos from kharkov thoir main ol- i jectlve soviet military authorities estimated the gormann hud inst about j 20000 troops in the now drive in tho cant ral sort or the rusulnns f continue to gain ground and vyirmn uns outflnnkeil by n column which captured rely go mwva to he nnrlh- wosutt wnsrported wednefulny that vynzmn was also iklng nttnrkfml from thive other directions in hrlef it would appear ns if our rural friends nre going to have the i finest nil round general progrnm which milton nnd district hns seen for many a year while the event is primarily for the memlieru nnd fam- 1 llles of the two nkroclntlnns we un derstand 1 lint n ilmitcml n unit tor of tlcketn will he available for mimn- lles as well i lib vi ib- xtoc 19c bulk sauer kraut 2 jencetim fluatink cariiouc soap bars 14c mr jackkonh roman meal or kofy suk 29c ipkk crapenuts flakes lge 15c pk kehorra corn rijkes with free tumbler 3 n zsc elliott bros phone tfl acton ont garbage colletlion to go back to jrormer selipdule continued from puco one ihis wiik nctvpl i 4 nlcnl schmu given quotations and uiniploii were coivtd from oca hiirtiiantu for n polltvnians uniform iuie quotation of w m coohr wns nctepted tlie council by resolution ngreed to renew the contract with the imiterin tobacco co tcr lite time clock nnd score board in the nrenn for a term 1 of five years i messrs jenkins and hardy audi tors submitted five copies of the audi- tors report which had been complct- ed the fee of 300 and disburse- j ments of 101 was authorized to be j paid the auditors and the clerk was inslructei to have the usual number higher of copies printed i tens 9f tktunmls f volunteer workers red cross dollars stretch farther toiling daily in mvhlut devocion cunsdlsn women labor co make your red croi dollars farther stretch farther they sew and kale garmenu pack supplies rill precious b enemy prisoas since tho war begii mxes for ftd and our boys in workers approved le jsll cr smack- le millions of articles fr have mademillioi miicrni pack civilian comfc other volunteer women lw 000 000 1 ne is now civilian comforc sod relief- nletfiwomco specishy trained drive car trucks ambulances help as nurses and nursing aides office workers and dietician hun- dredi of doctors too give their time freely ko help relieve human suffcrirur the 817000 members of the junior red cross also are dolus work of untold value these volunteers make your red cross dollar go farther for material food medical supplies preparation of blood serum for our fighters ana wajr victims on the worlds war froou ground in the area about sedjenane i a price on water metre was secur- hard fighting was going on in this ed and council recommended that northern sector at the weekend twenty metres be purchased and in- russian armies continue to throw stalled and further lots would be se- back the german invaders on the cured as they could be used northern and central sectors of the council discussed informally the eastern front storoya russo purchase of a truck with snow plow strong german base on the southern equipment and had secured same in shore of lake illmen was under at- formation regarding prices the mat- tack from the north and south at ter will be discussed later clon herdqtrrcrs in overrment itulldinu telephone no 34 4gfrf mffimitaf ilfffaivlifwfr ia omtfifak ttil mmk