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ejw jvrfjon tt tt sutyetshth vcatt no 47 acton ontario tiiuksoay may 20th i9u eight homeprim page five cents nassagaweya and acton reach the loan objectives ftdteofclmfc cuudag fourth victory loan has jxaawn on lii the war efforts along the load to victory and to marked a an ouwc remarkable acfaievrmesrf of the dominion la tnis option we thared la the allotted tamk by attaining the full quota asked niacava township mm the first unit in halton to report its ob jective reached on saturday this loal township had topped the slou- o00 mark this 1 a remarkable achievement last ftuan the quota fur nassagaweya was ssoouo and m iso was raised thin loan the objective wa doubled but chairman wm van- alrkle and his committee tackled the jab and f i nassagaweya did not fall congratulations are mined and w oln in extending those rom this district on monday acton and esqueslng township went over the top wit it a bans h happened at usb pxa to be exact the hang marked topping quota of 225juo0 the village of acton had a quota of 190jqqo mnd the adjoining aertion of esqueaing had a quota of s3o00 every indus trial estabuahment in acton and dis trict went over the top again it was a fine example of a community job and a persistent and thorough can vass of every home plant and family by messrs c f latheriand it i wright and walter uaham and the industrial chairman and plant can- the figures supplied yesterday by chairman of sales mr 11 k force were s19gj650 for acton and 3v300 for the baqueslng district adjoining a total of s23x8so on the s225o00 quota asked it is also interesting to note that this was secured from i 199 applications which is the highest in relation to population it means as in every other war effort the whole community made the objective pos sible instead of leaving the load for a few it is a community objective that la pleasing here and to the boys overseas while halton county as a unit did not meet the objective set if bettered the amount raised in the third victory loan by s39xhs0 in the last loan a total of kuosjeo was raised from general canvass and pay roll to date in this present loan there has been sz309jso0 subscribed its a little short of the objective but an effort of which chairman a mason and every member of the county committee may well be proud following are the results compiled by districts as of wednesday and which will likely be increased in the final figures ant in chamse or saws mkilb ragfe who was again in charge of sales both in halton and acton sales in acton district increased by su150 and in halton by 4243m under his untiring leadership in the fourth victory loan over the previous loan acton iwn 9ta 19h6so acton equeslnc 260 15210 acton dutrm 1199 j33kmi naasasawea w 371 105 loll burlington tou n 1031 24k1v burlington nrkon 654 11 soil burlington pistrlrt less 4k9650 oakxttlr town 1 15 195 s50 oakxlllr trafalgar mj j91 joll oakvlllc dutrul 1777 k750 milton toun 41h 115 7110 milton nrhin 174 70 951 milton trafalgar jfil kjs5h milton eaqurfcitig klh 17 900 milton dutrlri ks 147 41hi dkrgt tow n 1 tm n ml j2j till torgftown kxoufulnt w 1- km commission buys 1000 in fourth victory loan new lysjisf oracn require lor srtvirra stegnrsrl thai othrr eqiiisaiiiit br moved the regular meeting of acton lub- hc utilities commission was held on monday evening iteeve j m mc donald and commissioner jf it mac- arthur were present with chairman c m hansen presiding a letter from the industrial acci dent retention association of the he pc notified tne commission of a demonstration helng held in the cuelph hdro office this uvk all emploveres and commission members were urged to attend anthr letter from the ii k c of ontario requested the acton com mission to list all their twowire meters that were not in use as the h e v c of ontario were desirous of obtaining all used meters available for use as their was a shortage of these meters the local commission have only sufficient for their own needs and had none for sale a letter was also read from the cheque writer company wanting to service the machine now in use in the local office it was felt that the local staff would be able to keep this machine in repair as it has not much wear another letter uu r ad from the packer electric co giving quotations on 1 kva transformers and also tit procedure recesar to obtain the imf the price of the- transform ers isj7o50 mr amos mason was present re queuing the local commission to in- est m iome victory pond the commission decided that si 000 was nil that they would invest at the pr s continued on page eight mit a e aiuleison heads gla of graduating nuix two young ladies from acton were 1 the class of eighteen gradu of cuetpfa ooeral isospital training school on friday evesung miss amy e anderson and miss it- jean boattie the turor of taking the higferst standing r tlie class and the winning of the tou me4al was taken by mu an e nersoo of acton friends here join to hejuty congratu to both these young ladies on ihel graduation and to miss anderson on the exceptionally fine standing she lias taken the graduates were mis an f anderson ac on mrs irene barbtr sjiaw truro nji miss helen c tlsrron cuelph mass e jean best tie acton mims ida e bolton coelfj mi eltot zl bride irince albert sau iita itoce f meyer edmon ton miss margaret ii middleton clinton mis isabel j nicholson tor onto mlus ijlllan m semple thorn loe mis a marearel uanding inle uood mlui hazel v balle bram- ton mis 14s i campbell erin miss marlon foil ersklne alta miss margery i hockridce curiv mrs muriel hosking llockwood miss helen m wilev markdale and miui lurrmte i uillon durham boiler and meal stolen last night at adon creamery erin ctiimril illil ivlay setion t llilulmrg 10 lbs sugar for canning district allottment made j taak arr tntf fnm amtkr car ss wna hike ilrtammf sotnetime last night burglars broke tola the acton cretamery om street and made away with teen cases of butter some meal and dtickens from the cold storaee plant and the tadio belonging to one of the employee it is thought the break- in oorumrd between one and two odock this morning ttr tools uwd to make llw lunak in wrw stolen fivmii v r uirkl on tlw vtreet an i wtftit galkni of gaso line wiv al- mak- from the lank of this i miked eliicle apioirentlv tlte mt uifd in i urlar was well loaded teltli members were all present on mon day may 3rd when erin township council met and lleeve neil mf- kinnon presided the iteeve and treasurer were ap pointed to arrange the neeesary fv onedings in discharging the mortgau ion lot 17 ronceuion k east al pns ient held by eiin toantjup icelief aorounts amounting to s3370 were iased for payment other accounts isked for payment amounted to 17 74 and sheep claims ail taei baihrr bros 1 sheet killed 52s 4rdon jackson 7 trips inpect- ing si albert wlteelet 1 lris inirxling tt itoad swwxtinls tam anutunted to j counil ailiiturvmnl lo iiml at hiu- ilielurg on mon4la june 7lh in lecular loot sehion aml a couit of llevlvlon mr ben gakkvit tivesr spcakek at tutnoay e ening settvice the oung ivojle of tlte tlnitd church were in charge ot live kunda hlcht service last week the speaker was mr ben carrett a student of toronto university and a member of the young ivoplcs forward croup the theme of mr carrett s address as our christian heritage and how thankful we should be and the following took pari in the service misses mabel harris helen simpson and mrav a w fosburv in a trio and solo my dorothy simmons and miss euie cordon and cordon ueatty assisted on the program ushers were nora wldmeyer erma wilderspln mr bean and mr broun a the culprits left behind lite back j wnu from the eliicle a battery was orfuiarsv ali taken but was later discarded w m- 1whikt1 ctief hanm invnrruicallng and i iiuj mbktlkt1 at ha iieen in touch with provincial and juansk tiitviay ther iollce toda mlss jean mackenzie has joined hie canaiman aibpohce miss jean ii mackenzie wlto was itorn in acton and lias had charge of tlie acton office of j b mackenzie and son lias joined the it ca f and commenced her duties on may 14th jean is the elder daughter of mr and mrs j b mackenzie of george town site joined the ilcaf in tor onto and will lake four weeks basic training at itockcllffe llr vounger brother is flight lieutenant kenneth mackenzie who is stationed at ayl- mer as an instructor in navigation jean is a member of know iveshy- terian church and a teacher in the sunday school iri the church there the iode and the bon temps bridge club of which jean is a mem ber made a presentation upon her departure she was also active in tlie st johns ambulance brigade percy evans gets 25 prize thos ricby was 90 ears old on tuesday mr rtios tiu quietl itlohruted hi hlnetutli hirthdu on iu sda ma 1mb whil a native of r n- 17 900 lunj mr itl initt llvtl in alton for th luist tunt five mr mun frlntl join us in vlndmi ciingratu lutlitiih mill hlrthtluv tmkl wthht to iltu n tiiiil mirian cottnty chairman a wellaltnded meeting of kouk cliaiiman of tlie halton county war finance cimiiiiiilte- amt alu ctialr- nuin of tin acton committee wimi iloted acton over lite top and 11m county to a new high in victory lwn sulkscritlons lresilkterian w m s was iwld the manse tliursda may 11th with the itresident mrs fred blow in charge the devotional part was taken by mrs o lnt and mrs m mcdon ald mrv howard alliton uave a ery infereuing tlvcourse taken from the study book entitled missions and the world war which gave most intri cate information of the work of this organization also the problems they have to deal with in war time a beautiful solo this u my tamk was llvcn by mrs c luhman mrs baldwin gave a fine- address on the work of the missions depart ment of canada tract and book so ciety the work the society was doing for the sailors during the time lluy were on and off duty at the v s mens club entertain ymca boy members iiob hand b placated with crol eita and itmly of fun or 12s lad lite vi uma club at llw y m c a knmtmrrd m boya itnrly tut wn clujolibvlr7iln tioirt tt t h vmca ijol ball i uui served a tlalnly lunch and a tot ul time was kpent 1 1 151 j kesulla uaewhere soulli llmilm wni over fix top with u istnnd tolnl if m 14mtw o 108 ih i nt lu riiiin to situr da khouet t u iph cit si il sso fii lais hi it til rrtn rownlitp 450 for fio inrrtnl ulih row n ship sjjgfkhi for 11 mr w nt mosfi townkhip silv0 for cent puslimh township s71 45t for 933 per cent frin tllage 531 5 for 116 9 per c nt fergus raised 314 om wrtstles blowing early on saturday evening made the announcement to citizens of fergus ta lrant gi soiik cltitliin antl oihii from sivitlit rvdi thoulh it rainw on rut wla mr it it arnold of tl alton public httutlon conumttet ki it liis date with rc kviutt and a in unl into hi rlditi on 1iurch stmt at noon in ua lintuml his 5- war crtifiuite mr hun won the nliht in for uiiii tin wit ih mti in tin unnl loan cont tt wnt off ut i ptii nti 1 hi ihtinuttt wit for 55 p m o wouckr in w snillin thro th i lin as liir vmiit pskvi tunnru tauuht him i ttlnj th uwurd j ih nt rlftfreci mm itu us pi i iuiit iiui u i h maw i u ml l itttl that bkoos in bkitain east dulvvich england cp- mlas margaret mundy bought two bans at the market when she got home ah found each had laid an egg in th smelt in which she was carry inff them with egg rationing what it la thats something t mitmtu na 1 i nil t mh r i ir n il nai 1 t nmtet for tin urmm of rauin funis b tin ilksiilt ompur io i t 1 h ininiltte is apprt riatlve of tin sum of fii dollars from the seoul mothers tin itock a long in stitute ladle brought in 6 pair of socks and j turtleneck sweaters arrangements were made to hold a tag day on june 19 a large ship ment of magaxines and comforts was made and the appeal was again made known to the members regarding clothing for shipwrecked sailors some articles of clothing have come in but the need still great bring along what you have in the way of used clothing mrs mclachia ies mtllkess t laittl m s i in u oni n mismouilv sk u l tf tin alton t nil i church nut nt tin tome of mrs t watson n luesla minni intrstinc i jorts of th ivot nt pr sh 1 1 rial imhlin at oak villi uon civen b miss m ben net an 1 mrs j as moor mrs j a mclachlan gave a most practical and inspirinc address on canada youth in the forces and the church s duty now and when peace comes miss caldwell con tributed a solo at the close of the program the meeting cjosed with prayer mrs watson served a cup of tea and cookies i rim rfcl cross rateeds oiuectivr ii kr 600 percy evans winner of second savings certificate ufa btimir was just 3i mln- utca from time lloanb imploded local interest in the victory loan was sustained right up until monday evening when at shh the second ulltx bomb announced that acton and esqueaing had attained their ob jective and 9so0 was subscribed to the fourth victory loan the bomb unt off just as the workmen were coming from the various plants and there was much speculation as to who was the winner the judge immediately went to work on the estimate box that was tilled with guesses hundreds of them had to be sorted and then it was found that prcy evans guess of 555 pm for monday may 17th was the near est correct tin following fay at noon mr ii it arnold of the acton public re lations committee wnt to mr evans residence and there presented him with n 525 war saving certflcate inlklng to mr rvans who u an hiloee of the ijardmore co here in said ills guess had been made and deposited in th lox at victory loan hailiiuarttrs a unk ufore he bad di posited it immediately so that he would not change his hrst estimate he hadn t inn n very close on his first ju hv but thu on s t n n w rord of inliu only ttf mlnutt s out on thw tim kit cautt was keenly n joyel by tin bond pun has rs of arton nnd dwtrnt it un tirrimc b thi local puhlii utlations commltt ant ennttd and sustmnel lot rest right to th to of tin enrnpaign fvidence it the inlrm was in th ballots de- vobttxl no nwmhtrs of the victory j itan committee took art an con- i tthtants or entered gutnses tin vent ampailn for frin irovd to le one o tin mot fftc j tnti compkted l ami intcrestinc events connected which all tlie hoy members ages o to it imlusive nttrtalned all hon- m mlier boys in town of the same ate about 125 hoys attended and liad royal time mr george ullott of milton gave a most interesting and instructive talk illustrating his points with stor ies in a very pleasing manner mr george mason led tlie singing and conducted games to the imnunsv sat isfaction of it he lads crests were presented to tile hoys hand and mr charles mason spoke vry appro priately in acknowledgement all members of the ya mens club were as busy as bees satisfying tlie healthy appetites of the boys under the capable direction of the chief chef wesley wolfe the enthusias tic manner in which the boyg attack ed the food and joined in the singing and kames proved conclusively that a good time was enjoyed by all pres ent hi i 1 lru iownhip has now with total of sj03o70 or sa3o70 w nnv of the victory loan emm owr our objtciiv of 51 lou 00 we i ms held here local salesmen u ih to thank all canvassers for thcir lp and all residents of the town- hm who contributed so generously to make this achievement possible and show our loval support to those over seas soldiers civilians and prisoners of war when peace comes and vic tory is ours we will be joyful that we have done- our bit at home your township bed cross executive is very grateful to you all for your support thank you again mrs reynolds president were still issuing estimate blanks when the bomb exploded those who had bought were determined that this section would reach its objective and that someone would get the prize of fered the two prizes certainly brought joy to those who received them miss rets j stuckey on the first occasoii and mr percy evans this week they have both received valuable souv enirs of the fourth victory loan and the part they took in that event wtughtcardno wedding saturday in eloba church a very pretty wedding was solem nized among tall standards of spring flowers in knox church elora on saturday of dorothy may cardno daughter of mr and mrs r d card- no of elora and ergt norman b wright son of mr and mrs f lw wright of acton rev j wllklo officiated with mrs bell at the organ ond miss cora scott sang tr solo during the signing of the reglsti r recause the bride given in marriage by her father wore ii long white nlnon brocade gown with sweetheart neckline and fingertip vll of while tulle falling from a white tulle halo headdress she carried crimson row m and wore three strands of xnrli th gift of the groom her brlih smaids mism s j an and ir ne cardno sisters w re frocked in yeflow and green ninon hrornde carrying butterfly roses mr jack wow was the groomsman nnd the ushers wer mi ssrs w mnin- pri nnd k blow of acton at the nreptlon the bricfi s motht r was gowned in aqua blue nst mhb with hnvy blue accessories nnd wor n corsage of rod roses she was as sfsfed by the grooms mot hi r gowned in dust rose nsemble with heavenly blui accessories and n corsage of butterflv roses for the honeymoon trip the bride donned an aquamarine blue frock with cocoa brown accessories and a corsage of pink roses the happy couple left for toronto and points east out of town guests were from tor onto hlllsburg acton guelph fergus bellwood and tottenham lis mtf were far lmta wui he im nail before jssae 1st ns pwrtavr allot- mrast wui be ttrwueat at a meeting in acton on tuesday nlcht of the local ration hoard for actun eargetown nssagawea and vsjueing tow nshlps i he allotment of sugar for canning uroes was set al io lls per mrson tlie total al lotment for lle dihlnul is wi7go ami a letter l the itoaid says tliei will le iui further allotments and this al lotment will have to take an uf all a accei up to ua list tlie chihns will le maihd sunwtiuie ikrfoie june 14 along with a u it r of edanntlti it is inl mktlng nod some figuias puuwni tirfor tte hoard fr llielr stul ittere were iiiiuests for j17111 it f sugar to tin ixal hoard tliere is avallald j07tril iim llteie wre j4kh applications rec iv- tfl for h1h inrsons it will readily lie men lliat hie local boards ollit- iihiit of 10 his is all hie amount uvallable while on tlie face it may appear to housewives that this is not nearly suf ficient some lomlnlon figures are in- l resting the total amount of sugar requested by applicants was msoaskh lbs last year under the purchase voucher system which per mitted consumers to write their own tcket iu6935790 lbs of sugar were supplied for canning purposes thla ear lite sugar administration after a careful examination of the figures find they can provide 100000000 lbs for this years home canning program in the letter to the local board warning is given that no additional consideration can be expected at a later elate the shipping situation has not improved and is likely to become much worse now thai there la fine weallwr on the atlantic coast all indications are that no larger fruit crop will be uvallable this year than smial meeting of scliookboanl on salary question at a special meeting of acton school hoard on tuesday evening let ters of acceptance of reengagement were received from all ttte staff or the continuation school and from mr geo mann caretaker appre ciation was expressed for the consid eration and cooperation shown by the hoard letters were read from the teach ers of the public school dealing with suggested changes a motion was unanimously passed adhering to sal aries as set out hn the previous meet ing and pointing out that the offers made took all that had been allowed in the budget for salaries the board decided to take a mem bership in the trustees and rale- payers association and the secre tary was instructed to complete the forma that had been requested hoy scouts get extra honey for hummer camp last saturday acton boy scouts were able to earn over 925 for thejr camping equipment through the co op ration of mr e e borr all day long ttyty held a sale of dishes and other articles donated by him that had been formerly used as premiums nnd ore now discontinued space in front of his store was given for the purpose and the boys had a steady stream of customers through his help the scouts will be able to attend the ommandon e with adequate equlp- m nt womkv bi7ilh chain rickm manchester c l social courses have be n organized by brit ain s county agricultural committees to tench women of the women s land army how to build grain ricks london cp sir walter mono- ton told a luncheon gathering in lon don that during his recent tour off russia he found the people frank direct ruthless and not overtrttstu of ml coming events of uftiaii con or other evrnu etndtr ihn twadinv ar riwjrd io per lin wllh m minimum rhrr fir any naunttmrai of afc dance at brook vl lie hall wednes day may 26th doris hulls orchestra admission 39c the opening dance of the will he at edgewood park on satur day may 23nolbson boyd orch- estra