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vht jvtian sttt fhft simtreit year no 42 acton ontario thursday april 15th 1943 eight homeprint pages five cents council approves purchase of truck and snow plow of given by xwmf to opt maria suh bslu cmmt mi bevwoa ad- bttvj imdcddtl councillors w j oakes a mmou j f davison and c klrkness were present last evening when acton council met in regular session and reeve j if mcdonald presided mr ab brown was present to dis cuss with council a depression in the sidewalk opposite his property t caused by a drain from his property installed by him mr brown claimed the sidewalk was in bad condition he- fore he installed the drain council pointed out that the owner of t im properly was responsible for drains from cellars to the town drains coun cil felt mr brown was obliged to make good dralnace to the sidewalk and that he replace the sldewnlk in good condition as soon as weather permitted mr f j salt on behalf of the navy ieafiuesked permission to liold a tag day on june 19th for the league rvrmuslon was unnnlmnuw- ly granted mrs mochrie of crewsons corner nuked permission to hold a concert in the hall and the junior karnnn also asked permission with share of proceeds for war services mr hnr- rop was instructed regarding permit t that must he secured under the war charities act and these must im m- cured before the hall vat civeii fot any of these events mr harvey walters was present to discuss with the council repair tlmt were required on the celllni of the town hall some of the loose plnfc- ter had been removed as dancerou mr walters cave an estimate f in- total cost of putting in a complete new celling except the moulding mr walters was instructed to remove immediately any plaster that was dangerous and council agreed to call for tenders on the work council- adjourned and met nt n court of revision the case of mr john forty was heard he asked adjustment on taxes on a building that was unoccupied and was now de molished the building was assessed for s300 and one shed was being re moved to another property a reduc tion of 200 was granted on the 1943 invalided home itk fiuroos baroock who lutk nt 13 month in liglan i with the royal canadian orxn- corp nnd u now in chnrlc i hospital relation of missions in post war world address at wms the womens missionary society of the presbyterian church held their special faster thank offering meet ing on thursday april 8th in the sunday school rooni of knox church there was a very large attendance in cluding a number of ladles from the various churche the president mrs fred blow very ably presided and the devotional period uav conducted by mrs e e barr mrs forbes thom son and mrs w could kindly assist ed most interesting and impressive were the solos rendered by mrs c irishman and miss b roxell the rucst speaker of the occasion uai miu- i vi ton of toronto who gave a highly instructive address on the huhjed the work of missions rela tive lo the lot war world at the close of the address mrs k j unburn prevented mrs f blow uunlt of lur daughter doris jith life memberwhip certificate and c lety pin after cxclumglng con- iratuiatlonuie meeting was brought to a low hy mr forltes tlwunson pronouncing hie bcncdli t ion a letter from mr w r norton ob jected to the business tax on his prop erty for 1943 the business tax was transferred to the present occupant as requested court of revision ud- t journed and council resumed a committee of the ys mens club nnd mr c w mason discussed the boys band some of the stipulation council had imposed were brought to attention of council and the commit tee asked that these ltcmt tie clari fied while six instrument luul imcii repaired a number of the other in struments required minor repair the committee asked that council lit- numt the cost to start the luind with the instruments in cood remlr the following resolution was par sed resolved that after further dis cussion with the ys mens club that the previous lesolutlon regarding bos band be rescinded and that the ys mens club be apklnted u com mittee of this council to atuilst in manaelne the said band and that the council assume the financial respon sibility of repalrlnc instruments and supplying music on approval by coun cil and also resolved that our said committee be requested to assume all reasonable precaution recardinir the wh hav to canada b e the officer trnlnln times remain the property of the cor poration the reeve reported that the public health nurse was now employed und the equipment was being secured it was agreed that 300 he paid to the treasurer of the public health nurse committee to carry on the work accounts were parsed for payment as follows bell telephone co services 5 9 ik acton public utilities commis sion street lights and other municipal services william cooper police uni form f j mccutcheon cartage n mceachern supplies for truck t rumley repairing saws symon hardware supplies e harrop postage acroa fan patas printing and advertising c f tleatherland salary and supplies dr w g cullen treasurer public health nurse com mittee 174 88 42 50 495 17 55 110 05 05 102 w 93 63 200 00 68336 mr g m- hutt said be was assess- continued on page five wool cgmr1ng emiuyees honor fkiiow kmliuyi a very social gathering took plnoe nt the wool comhlng corimratloii of camiriu plant otcuwiontd hy the de parture of jrnn wuldle lo join the armed forc in t lie air force ser- liee the presentation uhi li ttai nhly delivered bv mrs j ciyvhton who read a folio vis ivnr joan it i with pleasure mingled with re gret that we ask your kind acceptance f this gift pleauint in the oppor tunity afforded us to ckprev our hgh esteem and heartfelt appreciation of the pleasant kindly disposition und cordial relationship uc have nil en joyed during the long time of our as sociation with you regret nt the temporary sernratlon but you heard the voice of duty and nobly rctiumd- ed to the call we commend you to cods tender care with the prayer that he will watch over you and keep you from all harm and bring you safely hack with honor from the war we would further ask you to remember this and never to forget it that if good wishes are of any avail then oura are with you always with oceans of good luck and a fond remembrance on every wave yours sincerely all the wool combing corpora tion employees tou dlat attend provincial annual of wmrs acton soldiers returned home from overseas svrct max storey selected to take officer h training couroe after several month of service oversea three men serving with the armed forces arrived buck in cnniidn last week pte cordon rahcock und spr sum gishyof llnnhouse were invalided hack to canada and are in chorley park hospital sergt max storey son of mr and mrs t a storey of nnssacaweyiw arrived back in acton lost thuvudav afternoon he is one of a groups of i the tuenttnlnth annual meeting of ontario provincial soci w of the presbyterian church met thit week in st andrew church guelph i member of council provincial of- f leers and delegate wort entertained ut n supper in st andrew church on monday night nt ft pm hy tin indict of st andrew w those from acton nttendltig all sessions on tuesday and wednewlny 1 were mrs r m mcdonald lthrary secretary of cuelph preshy terlal i mrw f s blow president of acton 1 auxiliary and mrs h mainprise cor- rct winding secretary of cuelph prett- i hyterlal who on tueulay afternoon presented the annua report of the presbytcrlal attending the tuesday evening sen- t slon were mrs f thomson mrs r ohara mis marguerite roszell and mrs gea iantz i mrs v a smith of i in ml hon provincial president presided tat all sessions mrs w p gamble of st andrews church cuelph was gen eral convener of arrangements and everything that could be done was done to make the vultors comfortable and welcome in the city of cuelph the report of registration was given as provincial officers 2ft cor responding secretarie 1ft president 25 and visitors 75 throughout all sessions the nec- chslty of planning in missionary work for the post war period was greatly btreksed the chrlitlan worker of today will ho the jwncemnker of to morrow course sergt storey has been over seas for sixteen months and was with the perth regiment sergt storey arrived in london the day previous with his unit nnd spent a day with a sister in kitchener be fore coming on to acton speaking of rations in england sergt storey id it is not aquektlon of hnv ng sufficient coupons hut the goods are not avuiluble even with couonii there is no paper for purccls nnd j london newspapers ure only four pages with the news pretty well boiled daw a on landing in acton sergt storeys first call was on the convenor of the parcels committee of the acton and vicinity war serlce league mrs h mainprise to fell the league how he enjoyed the smokes and the par cels they were just what was need- ed and provided many a treat at i night to share with hfs comrades in the hut he said he never missed a parcel and the smokes arrived with clocklike regularity sergt storey also told tm fbr pbks of the handicaps under which the british people carried on a sec tion of a sore would be destroyed but business was still conducted in the portion that still stood haltons objective is 2400000 iirtlie fourth victory loan at the executive meeting of the county victory loan in milton lwt week the county objective wan an nounced us 2400000 this it the largest objective yet hut is only part of the countys share of the domin ions larger objective the figures for the local objective have not yet been released this week the county headquarter were set up in oakvllle and acton for he nort hern wect ion of the county the headquarters arc in acton in the nelson block on mill street where mr lampard is in charge or ganization throughout the town and townships in the county is now al most complete official visit of the djhol to walker lodge here many visitors also attended the ijodfte tokd socsal gathering which followed monday evening was a memorable one in the annals of walker iodge af a am when hi wor rro jame weepers ddgm of wel lington district iaul his official vlit lo the lodge on the ritual and work in tltc lodge room the representative of i 1m- flrand master praised w ilro w middleton and hu staff of officers on their efficiency on this otvnuon a number of visi tors were present from neighboring lodce in cuelph calt ceorgetown camibellville milton and other point following the lodge work brethren assembled in the gym- jum of live ymca where the ladiefi scrvl u wplendld laniuet ami n uhnl time wnu enjoynl 11m wor- khlpful mavt r w middleton very capably presiel and dlrecte the event ttu- toat to the king nnd the craft was honored mr arthur stel iiki actcomplihcd tenor koloul gave several numlkers during the ev ening w rro j f salt war his nr- comimnut the tont1 to mnd luwl mn pro ikwuki hy w rro h l ritchie and in replying rl wor rro weeper fold of hyme of the function of crnnd lmlce and urged that more junior of ficers attend thlti gathering to be come iwlter nc4ualntnl with lti work ing he mild the condition of mnum- ry in general nnd in wellington lis- irlcl in imrtlculnr wun never higher nnd that memlierhlp wnshowlng n plendid increawe mr weeiwn also told of the dlsihnsntlon of benevo- lehce thnt crand luulge ndmlnutered nnd lie trenud the vavue of the elu- catlonal work lieing conducted in the order referring to the effect of the war on the order the grand lodge rep resentative said thnt while lodges may be banned in europe masonry can never be stamped out or held down the toast to the visitors was pro posed by w rro cordon nnd re sponses were mndc hy w rro san derson of waverly lodge guclph w rro smith of call w rro brit- ton of cuelph w rro mcdonald of cnmpbellvllle lodge w rro clinton of speed lodge w rro mccormnck of georgetown and w bro cleghorn or gait w rro a h kraut of gait ex pressed appreciation of the splendid fonquet served by the ladles in a vote of thanks bro lockle mckcrtle the candidate of the evening nko spoke briefly the junior wardens tontt hy bro m steele brought this very enjoyable gathering to a conclusion scout mothers to purchase sweaters for wolf cub pack the jffgulnr monthly meeting of the scout mothers auxiliary was held monday evening nt the home of mrs e barr a very fine report was given of the scout banquet recently hold in thotnrlsh ktnll a vote of thanks went out to mrs t h boul- ton for jier work also to all scout mothers who helped nnd far dona tions sent to help make the event n success it was decided that sweat ers he ivought far the cubs who are without uniforms at present after the buklness was disposed of the meeting closed with the benedic tion a social hour was spent mrs d richardson gave a rending which was enjoyed by all mrs barr assist ed by mrs hunter mrs thorarlnson served a light lunch the president mrs e masters poured tea a hearty vote of thanks was tendered the host ess for the use of her home mrs thorarlnson kindly offered her home forthc next meeting more events are scheduled to assist war service league disbursements of 104i0 and re ceipts of 2030 were shown in the treasurers statement passed at the meeting lal thursday of acton and vicinity war service league of course this report showcd the need for more funds and the dublin insti tute and scout mothers have arrang ed for the oldtime fiddlers of cuelph to give a concert here on may 4th and the acton institute have arrang ed for a euchre on april 30th the victory orchestra turned in si3so as a result of their dance nnd plan another event for this month the carry on club of crewsons comer mnt a donation of 5 00- in connection with salvage it was pointed out that tliere was now a great need for more fat tluse will ho collected by the salvage collector if a card is vhown in the window they should he in metal containers there is alho n demand and need for more waste taper v there was ajso quite n dlscuutlon regarding the securing of additional voluntary help nt tlu wdvng- roomti to aksfct mr ikwrle h require regular nttent ion to keep the ma terial moving lome scots opencampaign for more reserve recruits back from overseas weekly war commentarv tcuuy written tor tsti acton iymi kra hv iv ulloauks cii1111 frri staff urllr loell jbone luaik qj044 on behalf of acton anddistrict red cros branch i want to give hearty thanks to all who worked and to the public as a whole for the splendid response given to the annual appeal for funds only in united effort by all the people of acton nnd the vicinity could such a figure well over the quota asked foe secured again acton and district has not failed or faltered in a war task assigned to this district i share with you the joy in the fulfil ment of this task i a mason president acton district red cross as cennral mud take over in the ruuiun prlng n tunmmrlntloii of the red armys work during the winter xliows the seakon of know and ice has left the cermnns in a ulghtly woru position than they were when they opened their big hummer offen sive last year the satellite armies according to n n estimate of the rritlkh informa tion service have been practically annihilated and vat inroads have been made on the top layer of the nazi army iuelf vetoian divisions which had more experience of mod ern war than nny troops in the world the germans the british infor mation service correspondent veri tas declares must write down the period from the xummer of 1942 to the spring of 1941 ns an almost com pletely wasted effort with a very heavy bill of costs attached to it veritas expressed lellef the w entailed by germanys failure cripple the russians in the last nine months will prove lo ive the turning point in the war the russians on the other hand have improved their ivositlon consid erably by regaining the rich grain- growing region of the north cau casus in time for xprlhg sowing en suring that many will cat next winter who might otherwise have gone hun- fcry new offensive veritas kcc signs thnt in the tprlng lull both hides are preparing to launch new offenxlveti to come when the ground dries out sufficiently to give the armies new mobility other important news besldeh that from rusfiln is contained in the day- byday story of the allied aerial of fensive against europe the bombing of manufacturing plants of the nazi war machine the destruction effected in the centres of the enemys sub marine nests on tile atlantic coast and his repair shops elsewhere the germans are represented in neutral quart erj au becoming tired from the alt rnlds they are experi encing what britain felt during the heavy blltges in the battle of britain britains experience did not crack the british people and germanys probably will not crack the germans for they are n stubborn race but it wlllundoubtedlysiowthem down in their homefront jobs causing disrup tion of essential services which keep people working prepare for hummer german efforts to cross the donets river in the sector east of kharkov have been repuued by the valiant russian defenders and there is little activity elsewhere on the long eas tern front after their victorious winter offensive in the eastern uk raine and thje caucasus the red armies needed time to prepare for summer operations and the spring thaw period is being used to advan tage the german army of course is also profiting by the lull but the high command has far greater problems than its russian counterpart hit lers generals while awaiting the next russian blow realize that at any time the united nations may start their offensive at one or more points on the boundaries of the fortress continued on page eight hklwit u m ktorkv who hn returned to canada 1l mouth overseas nitd ll tak uti officer tialnlng couim n rrockvllle hiihjc health nirsk has staltteo wokk in the munichautiks miwk walker public health kurw for acton georgetown nnd millon as sumed her dutlcxthc first of the month nnd it now getting tpnirter ready in e h municipality mid tint program under way mim pinuock of tlte ontario oepattment of health accompanied muu walker and ahhkt- ed in planning the 4iiarters and equipment needed the room known as the old chem- utry room ut acton school mn itccn wet aside for her use here and is ivelng fitted up to meet the requirements new equipment for tin room is lieing purehuscd by the local committee and n meeting of all the representa tives of tlte towns mrtlclutlng wn held in georgetown last evening miss walker will intend about two days each week in each of the muni cipalities road costs and gravel contraet of eramosa approved auditors report accepted at meeting in rockwood on monday the council for the township of ernmofia met nt lto on monday in the town hall itoekwood wl jtcevo d d gray in the chair coun cillors wm plnkney r ii ben- ham roy i leslie and jem it ruther ford were also present the auditors report for the firtd quarter of 1d11 wiih accepted on mo tion of mess rutherford and plnk ney on the recommendation of the auditors nnd by authority of the hydroelectric commission the coun cil ordered that 4212 of hydro ar rears ive struck off the tux register other uncollcctahle taxes struck off on recommundntlon of the auditors amounted to 2174 the collector was instructed to use statutory methods to collect two outstanding dog accounts on motion of messrs benltam and rutherford it was decided to continue the present relief system with the salary of the relief officer at 910 per month on motion of messrs italic and ben ham the salary of t jfload superintendent at t5c per hour with 15c per hour for transportation al lowance was set letters ordered ao be filed were from the minister of highways ap proving the estimated l expendi ture of s000 for 1943 approving the gravel contract for 1943 and thanking the council for their recommenda tion resulting in less sanding and snow plowing on no 7 highway other letters filed were from the aid to russia fund the county clerk nnd the department of municipal affairs the county hospital account for 1942 was received amounting to 27275 the treasurer was instruct ed to pay this amount less 54 25 which was believed to be collectable from an estate 1039 and 1940 hos pital accounts amounting to 35125 were also ordered to be reclaimed council adjourned to may 10th at 230 after passing accounts for 933a meatfccs f rota ltcol u it ber- irmsa ciaamndlnjc officer ufjcea au within age groups to become trateed for service in defendinjf canada to keep the unit up to strength the turtle scots have the uu4 week anil for several weeks ahead will conduit an active campaign for more recrulu for the unit an mluitrated article on page wven of this issue given in picture form some of the camp a tk it left at nlagaraonthcake lawt ear and explain the need fr main taining the ltcscrc army at full strength here is a letter to the pub lic from the commanding officer rrnmpton april 1st ltl an 0en inciter to the public in the great general lipmal for itrength increase of the keseive army in canada i am conf uk nt that the counties of invl iufferin und hnlton will do tlulr uirt during the mst enr the lttne sot itcmrve battalion has supplied muiiy gallant ladw for ntlw mrle tltlrlynlne of the men went foi- ward ns candidates to off kern train ing centres 1stums learmsl fn the rcmi army mndi stddlerlngeasy for the men when they joined the nctlw forces nnd rapid progrcth and pro motions have ltccn the result i am personally pnmd of them and have no fear that they will unflinchingly do their duty in carrying the flag of victory for the lortie scots at hohte we are called on to mind tlie fort and it u my crmmal wlwh thai all loyal citizens who are eligible will nxkltit in thlu gnat wor it i look foiwnrd to the 2nd reserve battalion irne stnits making a creditable showing in the forthcom ing drive and will appreciate the en- niuraton and suptutrt of everyone i 11 rkrtitam itcol offhvr commanding the iorne scoik po ii llegt tlte recruiting offices in acton an ut mr f l wrights office or with mr fred coles nt agars coal office to ive eligible for the iorne scots reserve a man must belong to one of seven age groups 17 and ih years nf age single men 42 4 to 50 years married men 28j to 50 years great war veteran up to 55 years these four are open to men of categories a b and c nil men 17 to 50 years in category c those who have received active army postpone ment and those who have been called and been rejected for active service acton 1upil wins first prize in county essay contest in the annual essay contut on the subject the utv of lord nelson two pupils of aeton public school were among the prize winners anil allccn mrlsanc won the first prize- of 5 in the comitotltlon denn brafdn won fifth prize and 1 thlu contest is conducted each year in accordance with the wlshetf of mrs colin campbell obk of winnipeg in memory of her father and mother or anson buck and keturah howeji buck it is open to public school pupils in the county and this year there were 23 essays entered the second prize of 3 was won by george hnrdsand of no 1 nassaga- weya coming events aiinoittirrmonl n meeting dm frt or otbr event ondtr thi htadifif br rliarsed lo ccnta pr line wiih m minimum chttflot say tnnaunrrmtnt of tc j cuelph old tim fiddler concert in acton on tutaomy may 4th 423 dance in brookvllle hall apon- ored by the buy beea friday april lfth 1041 admlulon 35c the ladleu of st jcwepha church are holdlns an eaiter variety food sale on saturday april 24th in the town hall time 3 pm until s pm 422 the acton junior farmer will hold their annual dance in the town hall acton on april 16th flihera flve- plece orcheatra dancing from 0 until 2 admlulon 30c an addreai nutrition in war time hy ffra cordon agnew in acton town hall on april 27th drop your question regarding nutrition in the box in the poat office collec tion in aid of war sertlc league aiuplcea lakealde chapter iode