Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 18, 1943, p. 4

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pack woub the acton ftfee press thtmeolv movkmbb lath iso eden mills rev george ajtfcw of godph occu pied the palptt at the presbyterian church sunday in the absence of the in st paul church goelph ajc ray gardiner of winnipeg u nibg ids leave la the home of his mother vb fred gardi pte ted barden of halifax u vult- int hla parents mr and mrs- h bar- den mr howie wiism of toronto apent a few daya in the home of his brother mr george wrlsht and mrs wright mr and mrs georce ramsey add famly of st georse visited in the name of mrs john ramsey and mr oarenee ramsey recently mr and mrs win cilbertsoo and lib wilda visited friends in camp- btlhrule on sunday mr and mrs elmer mckenle of guelph spent sunday evening in the home of mr and mrs w j lowrle mr and mrs j nldceu of lime- house were visitors in the home f their danehter mrs stanley wilson and mr wilson on sunday moffat business was again very brik around our station during the week this time it was a car of western bat- ley to help provide bacon for britain our farmers are doing their part to win the war mrs vernle canmpbell attended the funeral of an uncle at blythe on wednesday the watcrdown quartette that was to provide special music for our sunday evening service failed to ap pear they were detained because of the wellness of one of 1u members we will look forward to their comln at a later date miss elsie gibbon of toronto as the guest of mrs w a fraser over the weekend mrs dredge spent sunday with her mother mrs john jones of our vil lage mr and mrs uoyd campbell were visitors at the home of miss ireland our teacher at nelson on sunday a course of religious education was started in our school last wednesday morning rev c i poole will con duct the class in a series of lessons on the life of christ miss lsobel donsven was home for the weekend wode moffat rcaf station ed at mont joll quebec was a week end guest at the home of mr and mrs r s eltley cedarvale everton weekend and sunday visitors at misses kate and mary reed were mr and lira wilfred stlnaon tor onto mr and mrs archie reed and mr robert reed of arthur mr and mrs john alton mlas jen- nie tovell and mrs robert pa fred alton rockwood mrs harold sunter is visiting up at the home of ner parents at hoi- miss pearl keeler of toronto spent the w end with friends here cjuc james cox at prince rupert has returned to tus duties axter apending a furlough with his parents mr and mrs wmoox mr burt james of norval visited on sunday at the home of mr smith griffin mr and mra kenneth hall gerald of guelph visited with friends here pie gordon coat of london spent a few days at the home of his parents mr wm cox a number from here at the male of mr j hamilton on monday pilot earl fuller of halifax is vis iting a few days with friend here sympathy is extended to mr ed smith in the death of his sister fclus tresaa smith of erin the many friends and neighbors of mrs herb keeler and family extend their sincere sympathy in their sad bereavement mr and mrs wilbcrt mccutcbeon and family sixth line visited on sunday with mr and mrs john mo- cutcheon mr and mrs leslie jackson visited on sunday vith mr and mrs george young townune burlington limehouse mus helen swackhammer of de troit spent a few days with her slxtcf mitt margaret last veek mr w gorton is visiting his moth er other relatives and friends at tee att- four quilts were made from usod woollen blanket and quilted by ijme- house ladies last week quite an enjoyable evening wi spent at limehouse school on friday evening when the library committee held a euchre and dance highest snores were held by mrs h norton and mr sam gisby consolations go ing to mrs k brown and mr joe ross following sandwiches and cof fee provided by the womens insti tute a couple of hours were spent in dancing music was provided by mrs c e meredith and mr j w nlckell with mr joe mcdonald floor man ager dr w a cameron wiuj guest speaker at the limehouse presbyter- ian church sunday afternoon speak ing on behalf of the presbyterian church in canada and abroad he was introduced by rev c c coch rane minister of our church mr s glsby was soloist two minutes silence was observed at the wms november meeting held at the home of mrs glsby on thursday evening the bale was re ported shipped it value being 1533 the annual meeting will be held ct the home of mrs c c cochtane- mrs j r g sutherland and son alan spent the weekend in london we learn the a s nicholson and son ltd have recently purchased the george wiley property n the cottier of ontario street and maple ave tor possible postwar extension the fifth victory loan campaign locally came to an end saturday ev ening and it was the most successful loan to date as both burlington and south nelson reached their objectives b big margins mayor j gordon blair announced a truck belonging to l mcarthur caledoo caught ore when parked be hind a neighbours farmhouse and the truck cab was burned along with the 1 motor of the vehicle mr neil e- mckinnon apent much of the past three weeks in london and tilbury area where he has been buying horses he shipped three car loads during that time at a moat impressive anniversary service last sunday the congregation of erin united church presented its sacked congest beloved mi rev t j roes ba lf t i t with a beautiful geneva gown and cassock and mrs rees with a suitably inscribed hymnary advocate on monday that he will seek reelect ion as mayor of the town for the fifth term and indications are at present he will be unopposed that the burlington boy scouts and cubs were in a most flourishing condition was revealed at the annual meeting of the group committee in the lions club building on friday ev ening when the report for the year were presented mid officers elected the other keynote struck was the ur gent need for assistant scout and cub masters gazette georgetown mrs kathleen preston proprietor of the empire lunch here for a num ber of years has sold her business to mrs frank pcnson the lorne scots regt brass band have kent 14 parcels to their mem bers serving overseas one of the most uccessiul banquets ever held in the legion hall was that of the canadian lesion and ladles auxiliary when ninety guests enjoyed on open evening on friday novem ber 5th trajedy si ruck n hunting party af local men at port lorlng north of iluntsville on monday when one of their party cecil keeler georgetown was drowned and another bert alket orangevhe narrowly escaed similar fate when their light out board motor boat capslxed in a sud den cale the hunting party includ ed chief marshall mr a e criuts and the late mr keeler from town together with 8 or 9 men from the vicinity of erin and orangeville herald oakville the town fathers rolled up their sleeves exposed their lily white hands to blisters and planted 100 trees on oakvllles streets on wednes day n saturday at 430 am fire of un known origin broke out in a two- storey storage shed at davis and dotys lumber and plaining mill over eighty felons teachers mem- bars of the board of education and erin e s werner resident of has been appointed to the board of censors at ottawa mr werner was a specialist in letters written hi ger- hornby the members of st stephens ay pjl held a danoe in the orange hall last friday evening the atten was good and the p were given to the fund to pr smokes for the hoys overseas a number of horn peo aftton ed the anniversary services in aas grove united church last sunday and nil found the aervicea to be inspiring and helpful quite a number of local hunters are back in the northern sections of b province deer hunting these days we hope they win all return with heir full ouota mrs john gbeid of st out is spending a few days this week with her brother and mrstolion art the thank you mr editor for your timely editorial in last weeks paper in which you ex strong dis agreement with the recent action of tfatfwi county council in asking for the opening of a liquor store in mil ton we can think of a number of things our county town needs more than such a store surely there ia enough drinking being done now by old and young alike without provid ing further facilities for such indulg- we feel disappointed in the mem bers of our county council who voted in favor of such a retrograde step and trust that all whom they are supposed to represent will not be alow an voicing a strong protest i united church ballinafad the womens association held their november meeting at the home of mrs henry illltz on tuesday several business items were discussed roll call watt answered by a hot supper dish the quilt was sold at u recent sale for 7 00 with proceeds for the red crow at the close of the meet lng a 10c tea uas served for tli red cross mr and mrs frank smith and family of sllvercreek have moved to mr thoa mcclues farm on the eighth line we welcome them to our community the mission circle held their november meeting at the home of miss batty rldler on friday evening the community was shocked to hear of the drowning accident of cecil keeler while on a hunting trip near port lorlng he and bert akltt had gone across lake mimlsagemlsintc in a flatbottomed boat for wood and when returning a sudden squall came up and despite their efforts the boat capsuted and neither could swim bert was able to cling to the boat and reach shore and call for help but cecil was unable to hold on when writing the oody which is in about 70 feet of water had not been re covered although bert suffered from shock and exposure he is much im proved cecil had been helplngtjah rockwood m the regular monthly meeting of the boys own mission band was held in the united church sunday school room with a good attendance tlie president gordon harris occupied the choir the roll call was taken by nell lambert followed by boys pec- mrs frank moore leader of the band looked after the business per lod and also took up the study chapt er in the book mrs moore also re ported the boys own mission band quilt completed and sold pliuis were made for the white gift servicer to be held at the december meeting when the gift will be sent to the sick childrens hospital toronto norxcui lambert temperance convenor took the temperance period in the absence of rev john ward who took charge of anniversary ser vices at ashgrove on sunday rev calvin rotten took charge of services in the united church here and also the stone church rev mr toiten is a former rockwood boy whose par ents lived on the farm now occupied by mr thos g hutchinson mr j milton of st pauls church guelph took tht service in the pres byterian church hero in the absence of kev w j mclvor who conduct anniversary services in the guelph church in connection with services at st johns sunday morning holy communion was observed with the rector rev e a brooks in charge the funeral of tha late po wesley harris was largely attended lust thursday afternoon with service in the united church members of the cap fromguelph were present with rev r a latimer chaplain at number 4 wireless school asslstlrt rev john ward a selection waj sung by the quartette of messrs f day j little c f mcarthur andy j elliott set george day and ger ald clemens of the rcn presided at the organ and piano during the ser vice following the service at the church the remains were borne to their last resting place in rockwood cemetery on an rcaf truck and following the commltal service three rounds of salute were fired and re veille sounded numerous floral of ferings were a silent tribute to tha high esteem in which the deceased sunday evening last a sacred con cert was held in the united church churchill on behalf j of dr agnew apd his work in his mlshlanary work in china the following took part on the program which was of a high order and much appreciated by the audience orchestra selections sola miss blanche mcklnhon solo mrs m clark ouartcttej mrs caldwell mrs buck mrs kerr and mrs agnew reading mrsj jas gillespie erin aa miss belli roszel quar tette presbyterain milequartette of acton puino nolo mrv gordon f aitken trio mrs mcctll mrs c justice mrs wright bf erin address mrs dr- agnew cornet sola mr c landsborough duett mrs archie kerr mrs c j buck orcliestra sel ection solo mrs mlciark reading mrs jan gillespie solo miss dorothy mckinnon quaitette presbytrriun male quartette solo mrs archie kerr accompomvd with violin by mr archie kerr trio mrs w mogill mm c justice mrs wright sola miss b roszel plana sola mrs g f aitken a two minute silent prayer for the men overseas and far dr agnew was given an offering aken amounted to over 3000 revja o wtfow man acted as chairman after the program thost taking part weiv en tertained at the homit of mr and mr arthur saackhamer f heart surgery guts fatalities new york cp new miracle of heart sairgery enccesat td operat ions on the heart oansldered impose ibk six years ago offer hope that the ders can be reduced in the future saye hygehv publication of the amer ican medical association development f new techniques in treating heart troubles in allied field hospitals on toe war fronts now gives soldier with heart wounds an even chance of survival if the surgeon can operate at once according to am art icle by robert h peldt a the p now employ ed is one which draws off the blood in the pericardia sac to pr acute com of the heart and oulck death another technique re stores drcubxtion to the heart after it has stopped breatlung as a result of wounds to other parts of aha hody tthe surg eulok1y snakes an taols- ion with amy available instrument the heart and rhythmically it nt a rate of sixty times a minute the aqueeclng action stimulates pumping of tlte heart and forces the dares is all conditions mrm favor able normal beating is resumed mr fekrt says vxanplete aurgtcal ure is stow possible for victims of congenital heart disease h- also cites experiments by dr onude s beck p of neurosurgery- at western reserve university in reliev ing the crushing breast pain of angina pectoris j by grafting portions of chest an- cle onto the heart dr beck ia said to have been nine to relieve the ma jority of cases he has treated and bis e vtfter real hope o further miracles snay b no naonplaoe royal palace now playing jit the guelph theatses nnuw nt wroint robert donat in the adventure of tartu the years ffuuiicst picture hi diddle diddle with adolphe mcnjou pola negri wtntxv jikd noojur olivia dehaviland robert cnmiitiflgs in princess 0bourke htaatrm hatcboav jean arfliur john wayne in the lady takes achancet halton phesbyteky wiix oppose opening uquob sto in halton at a metinc of thjr halton fttsbv- tery on tuesday a resolution wm paha- cd opposing tht opening of a liquor stoty in ilaltair and condemning the action of tho county j council in pass ing a resolution asking for a liquor store every effort jivlll be tnadtr to have the move stopped it was de cided ll seoondhand togs worn by etonians clothe rationing hito bays british pouip school eton engfand tp old etonians uould shudder if they returned to- was held were borne by eight young day to their famous public bchool to friends the sympathy of tha com- insurance and real estate now is the time to review your fire- and other lines of in surance are you sufficiently covercdt though rates have dropped considerably values have increased many benefits have been added by the under writers on general and specific lines let us advise you we are agents for the best and old at companies and have excel lent facilities combined with our long experience and know ledge of properties ieeae estate dett enjoy the happiness and con venience of owning your own home we have several good residential properties at fair prices although values will go up owning your own home s the finest investment ring these tuo storey tilple brick busl- nvs block suitable for stores offices apartments clubrooms or factory tvo sets inside stairs and outbid ktalrs beauti ful garden and large parking ktace with garace ideally situ ated easily heated and well tenanted brick house garage conveni ences f urnaoe 6 rooms chicken houm extra building lot rea sonably priced mill street north attractive roomed frame house with sun porch in good oondltlon solid stone founda tion 3plece bath hot air fur nace cement floor in cellar modern electric aoft water pres sure 40gal tank pump good roof garden garage good loca tion immediate possession from house corner cower and main well built two storey well tenanted valuable location facing highway con tenlent to church ccttoo and business section tvo story solid brick duell ing in good location lloodale district acton garage furnace bath and all modemconveni ences well tenanted suitable for investment or comfort we have many other dwel lings and business properties for sale to suit every need and purse no dilapidated proper ties handled complete inf onnatien re tints control regnlauen consult f l wright insurance atas seal fqf always dtou with a kgaaltcmc member ouelph as associate member caned tea assaelatlan assaelace member ontario isssrlsslsn member of rtrw and casualty masts were present at the llotur the farm of miss moores at george- uducatlon night held at the halton a inn on friday night b town for a number of years he u the son of the late herbert keeler and hlle by dnu- iaurvrvedbylsleprnotherttwo ghtar ot th iota mr and mrs henry brothers pte lome of sault ste of winnipeg and wife of i marie robert at home three sisters j risuty died at the family 1 mrs bert berry mrs harvey pes- 15 robinson street oaklvoy and doris at home deep sym- ytrjeruoordttar- pny goes out to those bereaved m unity is extended to his widowed wife and mother who on her return to toronto was obliged to go to bed with a nurse- to sttend her among those present from a distance was mr henry palmare of montreal who re mained till the weekend with his kit- ter mrs annie harris allan gordon of the r ca f retur ned to saskatoon sask friday ev ening following his leave at home weekend and sunday visitors sgt george day cfc hagers- ville pte harvey thatcher listowel mr roy day toronto miss lovena richardson kitchener mrs elmer msinprize and son of montreal are visiting her father mr arthur bolton and other relatives in town mr and mrs arnold cantejon were in milton friday attending the funer al of miss jane a hustler of trafal gar township interment at nerval cemetery following a heart attack since the death of mrs anson smith mrs mar garet cameron returned home mon day from guelph general hospital she is at mr and mrs chester plank s residence for some time find most of the i00 boys attending classes wearing secondhand clothes secondhand hoots l secondhand top haij j yet such are the straits of war that not only is this a fact but hundreds of boys have turnedj to making their regulation white ties from paper clothes rationing has forced on young etonians and other public school boys whose dress is regulated a system formerly adopted only by working class families the clothes johnny grew out of two years ago are being passed down to his younger brother jim large numbers of boys just starting their first hair came equipped with their brothers discarded clothes boots and toppers others are wearing suits which boys who left school sold back to their tailors here practically all our work now is repairing and renovating old suits said ana tailor some of the boys are wearing trousers whose seats have been re newed as many as three times said a college official clothes are not the only problem cricket and football are an import ant part of life at eton and sports equipment is practically impossible to ivin root and chester plank have returned home from the 1 the 70jj or 800 eton boys who play game fields ot northern ontario cricket will have to get along with where thvy spent the past week they 60 balls this season and the 000 foot- report some deer killed off by wolf ball players have only 100 now pairs- packs since last winter of boots to divide among thefa raf repair and salvage units many aircraft reported missing in air combat in north afrm were soon back in battle they were brought back to base by raf repair antt salvage units which went everywhere with their cranes and queen marys raf name for the sixty feet long wheeled plane transports purlng the victorious african campaign raf salvage units often worked for hours avlthin range of enemy guns tons of valuable war material were recovered from the battle field from aircraft wrecked beyond repair picture shows an raf salvage unit at work on a damaged spitfire beside the road near medjeselbab then a front line town in the tunisian battle area on the other side of the road is m hurricane recovered from a hillside undek- enemy observation the picture was made during the lighting in north africa which resulted in total allied victory sttytjhjkfrm sunday ove3dbe2l 21st 11 oo a m worship service 1215 pu csnuxh school 3 to pa cvening wars sermon the hands wedn 8 pan t tag and midweek s grott nt the parsonage come and worship itsarjnush manse willow street sunday november 21st 11 oo am the major scandal of modern protestantism 3joo pni sunday school 7 oo p n deliver us from evil- a and knox male quartette sunday nov 2s sacrament of bap tism sunday december 5 kxu college sunday always welcome- sunday november 21st 3 10 ani morning service 12 is pm sunday school tueuday b pmb y i u in charge of mr len aakjnaon- thurulay 8 pn fellowship ifour evexyone wrleosne small advertisements advriiitrnunu und- this ttwtftimf lr ch mltu ordpc ui 4 additvwal taorda if prf wurd u cash du tout accunuasf bw di timawait vuttiltnuw cfikre 454- ud c jmf word dditistikl io kcb kindergarten set in good ockodition p o boxt c5x acton fokhaije young holsteln calf for sale apply arthur swackhamer acton phone 9br4 isamage wanted garage wanted to rent in vicinity mill and elgin streets apply p o box 429 acton wanted timothy or clover hay also straw apply wm mcfaddkn phono 28r22 r r 1 milton wavtkd babys play pen uith floor must be in iod condition apply free press acton fob male two pure bits oxford doun ram lumlis apply t a storey r r i acton phone 23r2 hw kent frumf houke main street acton keien htrce room electric lights gar- aue if dcurcd apply mrs ii mccutcheon phone 96r2 stkaved red with while face bull calf strayed from farm on townline naa- gaweya and esqueslng flndvr please notify karl rosly acton ont wtove kepaiks firepots lined with ftrellne joint- leks firebrick taves fuef and gives more heat all stove repair parts supplied j v savage acton auction sale the undersigned has received in struction fmm wm wallace to sell by public auction at his farm west half lot iso con 5 township of nassagaweya 1 mile east of darby- vllle on thuauioay november zoth at one oclock firm stock and im plements robt t amos auctioneer phone 1720w2 guelph public auction saie of heal estate and furniture at the estate of the uttc c allan at his late residence corner of kins and bowes streets milton on katvumy novcmbes t at two oclock j a elliott auctioneer etxtcnsive ctknuho auction sale k hay aad dual purpose cattle horses farm ini grain tha umpa of stanuct mwijand to be sold at his farm lot s cm n d a nelaoa ivnraahln 3 mllas north of dundaa h wbdnuoat serve as proprietor la hrta op i ins

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