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ht jvtttfw jfrtt rcss siityninth year no i acton ontario thursday october 28lh loj iirht homeprint lc five ccata building bylaw gets final revision by council cmmimt srllbfeejr cmkr mi win office csmiu wllli fflet at the court of revision on monday dr shortcs appeal against ihnriaea tax for 19m was allowed appeals of chas wilson and d meenery were e breldas appeal against nt of 900 waa re duced to 2z the imiimint roll waa confirmed with these alterations at the regular ton of acton council last evening councillors w j o oakes c i klrkness and a mm were present and reeve j m mcdonald presided mr j b chalmers on behalf of the canadian legion requested that the reeve and council publish an ap peal for support of poppy day on sat urday november 6t li lie also requested use of the council chamber for november 5th and 6tl this was granted the council also decided to do the same a usual in connection with ite- merobrance day as has been the practise in other years mr r it parker asked consider- atlon of the council in securing per manent stage scenery for the town hall this equipment waa badly lacking in the hall the approximate cost would be sco with a lot of work done on a voluntary basis council favored aecurlns this equipment and a motion was passed the usual brant to the free library board was passed by council mr caskey of the fire marshalls department was present to discuss with council the proposed building bylaw for acton fire chief gamble was also present mr caskey pointed out the interest of the department in the bylaw he drew attention to the fact that when chances were recommended by the fire chief they must comply with the provisions of the bylaw lie also complimented council on the way the bylaw was drafted and its thorough ness the clauses were cone oer and certain chances were recommended reeve mcdonald on behalf of coun cil thanked mr caskey for his infor mation ami for attending the meet ing the- change are to be drafted into the new bylaw accounts were passed for payment as follows bell telephone co services 10 xi j e mcmullcn rebuilding at bomb went off this mooning 1k35 two winners picked alfred tfryee- srtte a r lictt est uw dot at iiji aasl tm wins a t war havlo ce- aasi a via war navtaws certif icate lies- aweas was iij9 svas- wasi uw sfst fcisih goes there wui be t aaore lucky wissaero wawa fa the auestlaa he u your estksiatea stfeefs 1st i bears they wast count ehin township rk1 cross donations fob overseas fund the khn township llos ovitkoau fund is now often for donations to dute contributions lutve lieen received from lllllshurg entertainment ram mitt s115ao mrs c marshalls croup lhmi fishers orchestra ji 25 this fund is solely for treats for all the township boys overseas over 600 attend anniversary supper of kiiox cliureji over 600 people attended the an niversary suppf tpoosored by lite ladles aid society of knox lrby- terian church on tuesday cvcalng fouowiag iim fowl supper an ex ceptionally fine musical prograt ar- ranced by the choir was presented la the auditorium of the church a highlyappreciated organ recital by mr k ii leeson of uelph served as introduction to the program those taking part in the procram were as follows solo miss hells itostell the knot quartette of meters mann burton musselle and coles violin solo mr elmer smith of i lock wood nolo miss dora hansen solo mr cecil lynesa of cuelph solo mrs noughts cowdy of toronto reading miss hejtric van norman solo mls orphs karr of woodhridgc solo mr wllllsni jirolty llurtoo dji mrs murray clarke i something tukmilk fob f i wright llrst sale of victory llonds in iim fitih fjumn mas to wm iumuuii manager of the admi plsnl of j ii mw kenxle a sai tim y mere both huppy tu he iti mi a deal like iuv ur ilrookw of the anglican acitttt utui oistrict l- eramosa council buys hall property at everton village will use llulldlnjr to houae the new road malntalner and snow plow park entrance kku f l wright insurance 105 hayward construction v co crnvel 254 no jas kerr lahor 51 jas mrcuuough labor 2 10 tom hirrls labor 2 40 actom fas pass advertlstnc 6 00 acton free library balance of arrant 100 im 465 b3 the reeve reported that tho old truck had boon sold for 15 on tho understanding that it was to be broken up and used only for repair parts a letter from county crown at torney dick pointed out that the law prohibiting the use of slot machine must be enforced and if the municipal authorities did not enforce it the provincial authorities would enforce ii a license from the municipality would not nrexont prosecutions tho clerk n instructed to pur chase a quantity of snow fence chief llnrrop wui instructed to ar range fur extra police protection for halloween sum small supplies for the fire brigade were also to be secured a heavy set of chains wore nlso to 1m purchased for the new truik halton insurance company invests 10000 in loan at the meeting tn actqn on monday of the halton union farmers mutual fire insurance co the directors de cided to invest 910000 in the fifth victory loan this company has participated in all the loans and now has to date invested 36000 in the various issues gordon beatty has joined the royal canadian artillery llu couiull for the township of kcruiuona met at the tall of the iteeve li the town hull it nek wood at 1 ho k m on ottober llhii the lteov prfkldetl vt n full attendance of iliemlmth i count ii irtinnted tlik agricultural lluildlng the kur liters ihuni uriil tht cliww fuitory in l6ukwhml and tlie community hull in kverton with u view to mcurliiu fnthl proof ntim- mtmlatlon for tuv recently purthnsvil itialntatnei and wnowplow the colltmtoi wji imtructeil to col- uh t by lvimlt 1st an oututulidlnc ncrount including hydra charges account jikuni nniountetl to 9415- 00 and count ii jidjourned to ment at the call of the iteeve at the ndjourmsl meeting on 0t 2jnd with n the members present the coudlii inirchami the commun ity hall kverton from the trustees of the church of chrlut in that village at us bascsmm value of 9450 00 the property consists of a lot the brick church 30 x 40 and sheds to accommodate ten teams it una built by th mcthmllktm in 1h90 closed by them and sold to the disciple church in 1019 on motion of memtmbcnhiunnnd leslie the clerk woi instructed to orrunge for the leirn transfer of the property nhd the iteeve and clerk vcrv nuthovbuhl to sign any necessary documents conne ted thereu itli in order to tarry out the wishes of tho council count ii adjourned to meet nt the call of the hoove church evtcntted warm irfniiiius lite ouuzivgatlon f knott chun it following tlu internilhuon mr win coqjker u telialf of 11m seion pres- nteal private kdward hiimien organ- lt and ctiojr leathr with a lesllter- liound copy of i lie uook of iralse in appre latioii if hly line wrvuit i the holr uiki cthigivgal ion a lieurty uu of thanks wati rk- tended by ttu large audientv ti mm wm mocarlhur president of the ijkdlck aid for the kcellent supper llu society had arranged a very huccchsf ul e ent vt as brouglit to u cltme with hk singing of the nalionul atilliem rd itosrmmjd tljtstk th r tlwy imii millie n wati- mckeksltmciklian wedding at the knox church manse a lllet utmhlng has solemnized nt knok manse on sntunlny ottober 1g when clds muriel mtlclinn atton mit unttetl in marriage to alrcraft- mnn itchlnn hllert mckersle eld- l hon of mr w mckerslo of uock- ood hev forbttf thttmuon offic- tatetb the bride uns loel in a tuoplece suit of beige irepe with brown acces sories and n ctirsnge of orchids she was attended by her sister miss inez mclellan in a heavenly blue crew dress and corsnge of hnby mums the best man uns kenneth mckersle of ouelpli hrother of the groom immediately followlngthe cerem- pny a rveptlon wns heui nt the home of the grooms sitter mrs d mcfad- en guelph later the bridal couple left for st john n b where the groom is at present stationed derby england cp since the war began the london midland and scotlsh railway has hauled 1000000 cars of ammunition and army stores and carried 12000000 troops by spec ial trains fivl turner i coimnissioimhl is pilot oaiar t warrant orthvr fivderh k c iur- ner spitfire pilot serving with the itoyal air force overmas has imwi ctnimuitonwl um ii pilot ottlivr uc- urding to vtorl receive by bin uir- entw mr and mis fred turner ag nes strt ac ton i 0 ttirnei wan th only tumid- iuu iitenilker of the nigerian uiulroit and took pjirt hi the 01epu raid nl- mig with hu only brother private wlllliim turner of the hamilton light infant r who u now u prluotter of war in c rmany fnl whoue father im a tleitm of the last world war etilltded with ha lt c a f in humllton shortly after war unit ltmlarml and trained at tnl- rlili tttiinto ami ktmiervllle i k i from when he griuluatel with lie fiitd gratluatlon ciiim of koiiierude iminmii in iuu of phi mid went over seas n inantli later he was promoted lust spring to the rank of warrant- of ficer upon 1 o tumors leturn from the dieppe at ion he tried to con- tnct his only hrother hut found that he was listed aw killed in at tlon later tlu mirentu were ndvlkil that he was in a german prison camp suffering from wound mid still later thut ho was well and employed in n salt mine in central germany hut ho writes home now that he has been moved to a british and american officers camp fine addresses and service ol song at anniversary knox church with annkentary had cocicrrtratlorw that hlled kdlllnon sunday oakille flilor im sm in flying atvilrnl many friends lltrouglmhit lite coun ty feel sep wilh mran4 mrs oorge c atkins f oakvllle in lite loss of their son oonie aa llsv result of a flying oixldeut while train ing with use it c a f the funeral of i at ourer c alklna iteld from s4 joins united churrh oakvlue on tuosday oct ober 19th extended oakvlus nwmim- inje to lle fourteenth grtaduate from feakvllh high kchoul wlsu lias k ids life fur iim cause of tiut tn this war mr and mis 4u- c atkins how ard avraur ate ihe rlrm amthttf llw becvavc par nil lo uv hm xmiifort of m funeral al tumse t rtsuiuun- liy emiiressed its sortw lu lite hsk f junior lti dvp siupslhy viilti his imtrenls au4l inm intmiod 4hi all of iimmw wlui liave fsllcti in scrvliv i a 4 4uhw atkins died in hu twhiilclh cr litmh injuriett suffcrtl in using utjiiit during a iigtd mmwstnii ut yoikmi sask mi frl day l4r 1mb he was born in hamllloii ontuiui uimi iuiim to iiuti- ille tttflw yals uki hdrlng his mimmi uis in the puldic uiul high slmtds i jnd l the full the woik uiul fail of the ulh f tlw aeton near hallway nark in victory loan illapeu fb4hhtction w f1ftv fkbcent supplies of wearing apparel will bo sufficient for this winter provided people will buy only what they need this assurance was given hy j a kl ein administrator of womens hetall merchants association recently pro duction of hiltlrens uttterwear nhd outer wear will reach 1041 figures he said production of bahles tlittjuts s nou mt per cent higher than it has tver laeli ie said shortages wore due to hoarding and to hu ing sprees caused hy unfounded rumours earlier copy please in lnw of the fact that both the canadian champion and the free press will be printed in tills office commencing next week it will be necesssary tn have copy in earlier in the week opy for duptay advertising to ensure insertion must reach us not biter than tuesday eteulns and news articles cannot be as sured of insertions alter wed nesday afternoon the cooperation of all will be appreciated and enable us lo maintain mailing schedules of tiik acton free press vfton wtcavintl imii mthv hkiiwikiiwn li ltuilutds will s4oii liuve u new ttug lialutitry in ctdtmi wtvliig um u isult of u gr ant f uutlt vinlhkl llluh uiulei tu tolonlal i si vhiuaent uial welfare ijellr irom italy by sgl j megeaehie tells ol customs wottm do he work and tli- men take li kay waahltuf ifeunv al ramlly reck italy s4pl 10 pml imii allof just a not to let you itiiow we ui uatw line tn i in italy and in tla ik si of hialth we at- taking it easy tight now ami covering u lot of otintry in a hurry we ai in a gr ut big lioiim lljjllt now overlooking the melilerriiiamin aial it lu a veiy nle smt tual is where i ame atross this fosjlst writing utmr so t am pultlnij to uw i dont know winn this h iter will he imistetl it will piohahly be months lwrm you relve il our mall ap- pannlly is oitilng ihrough now as tlu n was mtnif in to day however got my old deu tillable urton of smokts from the at ion service l agile just imifore wo left hu hy and they sure ante in handy i havo also had n touph of copies of tim fsss psfcsri whhh not only i but my wlytuf plattmiii reatl news arul reading material is very iuaro here i ho lust letter i had from homo was dattd june 1th so im away behind in my news tlie people liert an veiw friendly and havtf showi ahsolutely no de sire to light ugalnst us a surprisingly large number of them ucak latrfect kaglhdi and they are quite glad to se uu they hove some very quaint habits though and firmly believe in letting the women do the work the women curry enormous loads on their heads while the men ride alongside them on donkey donkeys arid mules are very common and are tint main mod of trnnsftortutlon washing clothes if never done in hoi walt r you just find u reek some- win re ami iim stone as a washing hoard its surprising how good a job in tllfi i hey completed ti major power b lone i fit sun hh at hes every- thrvilopment in ntwfotintllnnd dur- 1 thing anil it dries in no time we ing lite orent war they hullt 11 small j ip m f fruit to t nt mostly peat ins steamships at vancouver l grnpey we mcnsldnally barb r mr mann retlretl n year ago ns tho tlvlts arid manage to buy n president of northt rn construction few cgs or maylm- a t hitken in ex- co ltd change for some bully or canned survivors include his widow the ltw we dont do too bud for grub a girls tlouhlo trio composed of former jennie mult olm of owen nut its mostly canned stew we get misses helen holmes jnye dessur- sound and a son hugh mann both n twr of hot olate qnd 7 cigarettes per enult maigaiet mi phail fnej mr- 1 toronto and two daughters mrs day and ottasionally gel some tiodttl iellan oorn hansen and margaret knthlecn stent vnnrouver and sweets alex mnnn fort saskatchewan altn j wo had ii pretty tou at the iw nnd a sister mrs jtn- allen tis- tlnltr sask c4migigatuns thut tllbnl tliediulxh al i wit it tiuiriilug utnl evening services enjtiyl the jrith auiiivt rsary m-os- hui of knttu church last sunday thctv wciv twoguest simuk rw dur ing the ly and tin musical part of lie srviv hatl spw lal ulttnlloii and two guet soloists at the iiutrning set v lev tcv w v mdvor ma ii ix of iielph wus the tulnutr in thaige his subjeu was hasel on the test found in tla l lrl vers4 of the sixteenth duipter of matthews ami in the morning it will lu foul wtather lodaj for th u is nsl atul lowering o ye hypo- irlfis yt- tali dkteril th fate of t it- sky hut aii y t not dlsiem tho signs of the lime mr mt ivoi vas iiojk- f til of 1tu signs of the times nf ttitlay b wan htiit fill of good tesultm ufter tla war hie emphasis of lift he felt should la plated on the value of the human ittiil the quality in manhood and womauhtaitl and ha things that aie iieautlful true hottest of good reiort uiul lovely i he uihilst at lltiu serva was mr wahlo doirlngtou of alton who renders the line solo numluit lla slraligei of calllee ant just for today i he ouarlcltc of messis c i klrktieks alex ilurton w ctiles and ceo milkselle coutrlliutetl u splentlld iiumlwr ami the choir an them hatl a violin obllgato by mr k smith which wns much enjoyed the siaker at the evening service was uev frank luiwson ha ui of kile hener u minister who spent ktwral years at nnssagnweya church ami wus popular t brought this com munity ills message was based on the 17th nm 18th verses of the lwth chapter of deuteronomy his sub- joctwus camulti at the crossroads just as israel was a hokcn nation mr luwfcon fidt canada wns a t hosen nation just so long us we are true to tlu will of cod the only hope of mankind is in the gospel nf jesus christ and the sermon wns n strong exhoitallou for canadians in these days of glorious opportunity to follow in tla fopthtep of the victorious christ tlu musical pari of this service also htttl ohinicntlithle itliullou mr ci i 11 i- ness of flllelph w as guest soloist and his line rendering of lhe twentythird puilm ami f will not forget thee w t re enjov by nil uaiiavay fnthatrnm nativk w amn imks in vanxidvku ahsaiah r it mann uj u v t ran if railwuy cuiktrut tlon in conada dlitl at hlu home in vaiutuvet s4n- day night mr mann had lut n a nillnvalitl for several years horn in atttui otilatlo july lilst ihul son of hugh and kll n mutiti yoilttg auxiuitlei was t4lu4atetl lu at ton public s liotils and went wbiiilmg lu ih7u us a farmer and contrat tor for nine years off uiid mi lu worked with cattudluii pat i tic ituilwuy gangs that iajtlal ste i into llrltlsli columlila llu ti lu oiieiutl a hiiulu r busines ralitvs ontailti and in ihoo i idal built the ijtng lac brunt h of tlu canadian national from ontario he moved to lliillsh columhlu to work on the nakiihp and shu an hallway for the cimt fiom lmm to 1wh uml iheli tint rat letl to move or in tho slocait distrlt t for the next ihreo yulw he hullt the columbia west- em hallway i hie koott nay district in lhih and tlu n went iuu k to two ontario jolts tla kalny itiver brant li of i he canadian not t hern i tall way for thrt yearn mf r 1hki und the nim pawn atul mtcitary line for the same railmad ill ltuk1 from 1wm to hmh when he built the c it u ret nwtitml brant h in llrltlsli columbia mr mnnn o berated under his own name hut hy the time he lakan work on the tnronlo-sud- hury brant h for tla cuuiitllun north- rn northern construction company hatl lt4n fornietl with mr mann us president built power works two years later lu wus working on the canadian northerns ooose ijike line in alherfu und saskatch ewan ami from lttlu to 1d1s his com pany holietl pusll the cuniutlun northern from ictlmonton to van couver four years inter his firm devdoped creat falls for the monl- tolui power company ijmlted of winnipeg major jobs in fn stern cannda in- i hided tho sleitnibhlp terminal at thre hlvt rs que antl tho dotrolt- windsor tunnel under the detroit itiver his firms also hullt section h of the wetland camil in ontario rind th wolfes cove terminal quelicc for tin- ftderal government lttksilkknt of kaitmkks association iiihiks hork iionu itlautiiasiss eewed aty srtes ffessm mr ales mcw rgnliiae mt the thaftssnw tadiratltja mt aasieas- tarei hnssrstallsas by rasas its t- 4js4 that ttsrre is aw srady mt ctuaea victory ststlsfw sas the rvrs4la mt arieillwre appra tm all ffanm penyli tm aipmirt this loam vem mssre fully thaw tftsjy have im the mmir aijkk mcminnkv rnusrst ttatarw f4etisi mt axrlcwltur somerville tontrihuttd a tint num- lwr 1 he choir anthem wns just for todiy and miss dora hansen took tie solo part i he music for the anniversary was under the direction of pte ted hansen who nlso picslded at the consolt of the orgnn the minister hev forbes thornton wns able to attend the evening ser vice and enjoy the anniversary oc- ension with his congregation the usual denominational courtesy was observed and the sen ices of the bap tist church were withdrawn and the evening service of the united church the rev mr fosbury assisted at the evening service during the day a special anniver sary offering to the fund to provide new heating equipment for the church met a generous response from the members and adherents father ani son cammed same day london ci unymond hutchin son 42 who volunteered for the iloy- nl navy in 1011 and his 18 yearold son james received their callup pap ers on the same day and were order ed to report on the same day at the same time and at the same place they didnt ask for tho callup to gether but both expressed preference for the navy thefather when he vol unteered and james when he had his medical examination on reaching is they wont be posted together how ever because james is going as a wire less mechanic and the father as a wri ter ginning of the campaign and did lot of marching around or i should sny over the mountains when we go long distances now we usually move in transport and wo see some lovely scenery nlo wive i y bombing done by the raf and americans they dont miss very often i haven met any acton boys yet but one of them mi nicknlnrk was inquiring for me in sicily when we were in rest camp it looks as if jerry is forming u line now so what our job will be wo will have to wait and see every- thing seems to be in the allies favor now and a definite verdict should be reached before very much longer my regards to all my acton friends and thanks again for the cfgs hop ing to see you all soon i remain sincerely jim mcgeachie firat ilaaab imsl nat off a hoea aa lat r win- awvm are yet to be tarciarrsj acta aaaaaw ladrra ia hal loa cewsmty halm will natsi lkt of all if objective of 2t4m la to be stearic as ttds article is heliuf wrtllett aon lisd ntt yt ijmimo iim half way mark in iim filth vltttuy imui it is n4w m day behind lite bkt imus m itedub llefore tlut mi l gtm s pim lhal immiii may go utf a- vit ny ijosh iletkjusi1 rw im1imi m wtnesly iiigbl sshs had amounted it 4 r l of iih tpilve 4onituiiiig out own diklrii i with thr lmollhml tlal uuii with tit pio- gixkk in tin biht hisil the kttully aiat down but vittttlv lentil hestltu tit is ii u fttillutif tlml atitml will gain iu tai tlu lop in the amty f haltai a ttn ttttldw a dse i moiuf i- uuum in the h f its tuitu lulul w ii tbeiy two ulty imiitbs just wuhiilif sphmte and miike four fmhple have 17t in w suvinitf i- tllhulfo the big pihlhhi i who tw thin tjtui liiite it wns miss it la slutky ami mi imy lvuns who won hu4 utltliliinul prljes tttls linut hum will foui wiiiiuim l wo sr vrtlfitates uiltl two lltl illfl tales tlu folltiwing iiuiuim from imi- liilnioli lteutkuuitis ulvts some idea of isituilnltal lttttti piogrebs oltaws fks isbss following is lati pitigiess vtttory luii luhiuys sabs yitdtltl i7lhttts viilually saiiit ns mtmdays sulsw rlplions ami bringing u4uiuulutive total of cutiuduu fifth vittory ijtuin to 1j7 curt spading a cumulative totul stood ut swjt- liiiljtm for s4uim mil lust loan iuhllt heullotu stttltui of nutionul war fiiiuiii comtaltb i her an- jumi two tluyof this w- k tiutl next whk to make that jm fot at ion and vlt lully 1 ia loys over llurc are watting to we what at ton dots it ad flulr it ttt is in this issue we said we would ha k item up well hi h m tui iiul t gti- lly just as in ifvery otlar nlfoit if all of the folks in alton and district plan and help to win that 2iitxt will la oversuhn ril t its a haute to help speed the vittory and bling the titiys home ttoomi kvi n u lifl laind will buy a itomh ft blast ilertfu lho alton mowpjilo iwtinlar meds four of those evttry time it makes u raid lmii wiiiihth in viclory f oan qui at school the victory iain qui contest for acton district was hd at the arton st hot i lust frlduy afternoon and win ners were declared patsy cliw wus thv winner in croup a teddy itadilin was croup h winner and chrlssle imb won croup c honors schools from tho rural dlstrltt near acton competed in tho contest the judges wero miss m z iknrudt hev a w fosbury und itev forbes thomson the halton county contest witf r held in milton town hall on friday evening october 2hh at his pin hie winners from acton will compete in the county itvi nt county winners will comiwto in district finals on nov- unur vd thif ontario flnols will held on november 6th wltcn the winners will e gut of tlwr ilobrt slmpstin co toronto this war is being fought not for rriforles hut tor mi ns mlmu we nr fighting not to preserve our way f life but for a chance to recreate- und kprca1 it grand forks bo cnzette coming events ant unrrmnk ol mkn o or chhrr evrnli jmlr llua line with a ounimum dull fur any nnounfrmrni ul fc firemens annual dance december 3rd fishers orchestra lucky door prize jft dance brookvllle thursday nov 4th sponsored by busy bees club doris hulls orchestra jim brooks floor manager y dance in orton community hall on wednesday evening nov 3rd harvey fishers orchejtrra lunch served admission bocr