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nufcxncnr the acton free press thursday march stx 144 rannet mr and mra c ol ren ts emfeof march x m monte and ltte ko henderson richardson at kmrtwwr hy b res f ay- w sefntday man 35 r to ctel rjcjls qo bob of mr i alltaa ma caelph tsate of aeton on march 71b 19m mn jack wtnters cariimjc siermenry at tar sabs gmtrlowb ontario ar i44 bsbr- of the late humphries at his residence 2j hantamk avenue guelph on tues day mann fflto 144 chart p ilnpsllis hnshand off the late jane macarthur ami dear father or wuma m cuetph and mn- rev k a- earchman b- homkbu off london ontario in his olst year uungat caelpfa gmml hospital on thursday mach 33 1944 lor- etta adams widow off the late ar thur lalag and dear mother of mr john wytte henrietta ox toronto mrs l j ayles hasetko reckweed mra angus barber tgartmdek guelph pte don in italy mra c o- psank yfiva rocfc- wood and mra h u nlcoll besie winnipeg sa tar c6th year matthewssuddenlys at hni late mine acton march 38th pot- of adah kerr ostrander dear father of limn colorado and helen mrs- wesley wolfe acton resting his late residence until saturday when funeral service will be held in acton united church at aj oclock interment fanview cemetery acton cmasonlc funeral tayuor al cuelph general hospit al on thursday march aoth 1944 jennie luw beloved wife of her bert m taylor and dear mother of 4wlhna mrs c t hardle of tor onto and arvln of windsor the funeral will be held from her late residence eden mills ontario on saturday afternoon at 2 oclock interment at falrvlew cemetery acton ontario on tuesday cards of thanks helen west would like to thank her many friends for the dowers fruit and cards and good wuhes received during her recent i mrs near wishes to thank all her frlewhwho have so kindly sent cards and gstta while she was confined to bed they have all been greatly np- c elated also having discontinued dressing he wishes to express her sincere thanks to all whose patronage she has enjoyed while in business good friday a week from to morrow april fools day on saturday hope the weatherman hasnt uny more pranks march has hot shown uny lamb like characteristics in the beginning the middle or the end if you don secure your ration book this- week youll be without it until april 17th blood donor clinic in actun next tuesday april 4th men and women volunteers are urgently need ed to ensure uninterrupted delivery of your local lmiwr make sure that your label show our subscription u paid tn advance member of the crew of the new est corvette to join the cnruuglnn navy one at actons sailors seu- man len lambert he is now oil the forest hr n corvette built in britain for the cunadinn navy maaamunuubrvkiummnmrgbumubbmn issasvalavstfavmbavbvbvabibl i mrs arthur laing mrs arthur lalng the former l7wtta adams 314 woolwich st- gttsjphdled last friday nt the c4mtpncwral hospital in tar ctth year bom in west garafraxn townswp the daughter of tta late mr and mra andrew adams she years and moved to gnetph eight years ago after tar husband bad died wmle m rockwood sbe waa a seemfcir of tta r wood united c and took part in w onsen r- vsaixatlons there predeceased by tar hnshand and 1 adams st cork street on ton ptc in italy with tta caua- and free daughter henrietta mrs john wytte toronto haaette mm lw j ayles rockwood gertrude mrs angus barber 133 perth street eva mrs c o plank roc and beano mra h u nicou winnipeg funeral service were nefcl at the home of her daughter mrs c o- plank rockwood and were conducted by the rev gordon searie of cuelnh assisted by the rev j ward of rock- paltbearers were norman g prank adams s bobler r duncan ancus barber and i j ayles flowertaarers were erandchlldren of the dece and friends and rela tives were present from london hamilton branrhton elora petawa- wa guelph and rockwood auction sale township of pusunch ifflogr tsrain the un dt cilgat d has received in- mb l jl jochtmeck proptletor of juniper hm farm alt- umtetfat crieff in the gore of the township of pusllncn two miles off tta guelphhamulon hlehway to sea by auction on tuesday amto 4th t44 conuaencsna at 0 oclock sharp the fouowuui hfplements rubber tired trac tor practically new and all the mod- eata also beeheepln brooder stoves poultry a ranee shelters ett cattui pure bred aberdeen an- us bull eleven rows mostly pure nreds due to freshen also butcher cattle and stockers sheep pure bred suffolk ram and 31 breedinc ewes some with lambs at foot pigs pure bred yorkshire boar and 4 sows also quantity of shoots grain ouantity of seed oats barley chicken feed etc household tivine mad dlnln room furniture terms cash b a r linn auctioneer 4xearxno aucilon sale in esquesing townsihp farm stocst 43rapj hay and good pttograjf at kbd cross cgncsxr at woodbuse school favorably comment on every side indicated that tta nurse crowd thor oughly enjoyed tta red cross con cert put on at woodskto school fri day evening last mr wilfred mcln- tyre ably acted as chairman included in tta program were songs by the school children solo by mrs archie kerr accompanied by archie i kerr on tte violin and mrs cald well at the piano music selections by freeman shorttll family and mr ed smith solos by delia mclntyre and ed smith readings by mrs cald well audrey mrarthur mrs jeue mcenery mouth organ selections by s swackhamer wm butler piano solos by mrs burgess and annie leltch red cross sketch composed and given by woodskle pupllsread- big by wilfred mclntyre on the red cross a talk by deputyreeve a swackhamer of erin township on the red cross th quilt was won by mrs wurd hamilton the program- wam spon sored by the red cross group and will hot a neat sum for the treasury lunch was then served by the ladles the rest of the evening was spent in dancing council apjjrove planned alterations oftheymca continued from page one was included on the tax notice as acton tax notices ore already mailed and some of the taxes are paid it was decided to give the rebate on the fin al instalment of taxes the mutter was left in the hattdf of the tax col lector for the notification to be bent out and nbto for the changes on the tax roll march meeting of hannockhurn institute varied program the murch meeting of uunnock- burn womens institute was held at the home of mrs morrison on wed- nesdnj march 22 in the absence of the president miss edna ruuell took the chair with mrs c cole acting a ttecretur plans vtere made for a booth utmr andersons sale the institute had a quilting in feb ruary and are making quilt tops for the red cross letter of thanks was read for flowers far a sick member mrs n mceachem gave a splendid report of the district directors met ing at milton the district convent- ion will be held in acton in may ttu year mrs n mceachern invited the institute to her home for the april meeting a dainty lunch was aerved at the close at the meeting the members are very sorry mr anderson is leav ing the neighborhood and the instit ute appreciate very much the coop eration of mr anderson and family in helping toward having the booth at tta sale burlington burlington and south nelson went well over the top in the red cross drive which ended here saturday night not only was the objective of lu000 reached but it watt exceeded by over 25 per cent und today wed v the ngurei stand at li42k 13 three toronto youths their uge rnnuiog from 15 to 17 earb were caught redhanded in the act of ttteul- ing a cur belonging to lome tinker which was parked in front of tht freeman hoiuc on urunt street at frecniun on tuesday nliht as the result of increased grant b the piovlncinl government in school area boards in the prov ince the township of nelson sihoo biwul area wilt behefit to the etent of 15t mort each school in the ur ea previously the grant was 5100 per school and now it is 5250 per school it means an increase for this ear to the area board of over 2000 the auditors report for the town for 1943 has been received and it shovts that the town as anticipated from preliminary reports at nominat ion meeting had a bptendld financial year the surplus tor the year t shown as 18332 41 consisting of ex cess of revenue of 1768846 plus re lief vouchers of 603 95 and proceed from sale of lands acquired at tux sales amounting to 100 00 gazette had longevity recipe haywards heath sussex tcin dr g t b watters 90 who at tributed his longevity to fondness of rh air died here his hobby was wflercolor painting his 92-year- old brother james is a we knovii the undersigned has received in structions from alex tonelu to sell by public auction at bis farm kot 11 con 3 township of esqueslng on highway no 25 on commencing at 13d oclock sharp the following horses 1 fercheron mare ris ing s years 1 percheron gelding rising years 1 clyde mare rising 5 years 1 rvrcheron filly rising u years i rvrcheron gelding rising 1 yeur cows 3 holstetn cows fresh 1 brlndle cow fresh 1 holsteln cow fresh 2 months 1 holsteln cow in full flow bred a months 1 brlndle cow m full flow bred 2 months 2 holsteln cows due hi may young cattle 41 holsteln heif ers 1 year old 4 holsteln calves 4 months old 3 holsteln calves hogs 1 york sow with litter 5 fat figs hay and grain a quantity of alfalfa hay 40 bushels barley us bushels oats implements f a w grain binder f w mower int com binder m h grain drill 11 hoe inthrow disc hew outthrow disc hay rake set of section har rows drag cultivator steel land roller scurrier low truck wag on gravel box set of sloop sleighs hav rack smles 2000 lbs fanning mill cream separator vcgn almost new riding flow slntrle fur row walking flow wheelbarrow 2 new incunatom 20 ft drive belt hay fork circular saw ami frame isa inrh rone 100 ft rone 1 set hetivy breeching harness 2 new collars several odd collars forks hot chains shovels picks caht- hooks bark etr termscash no article to be removed until tteltlcd for no reserve as the farm u kold and the proprietor 1 giving up farming j a elliott auctioneer j f robinson clerk b auction sale farm stock impuraiknts tjoeb reed etc the undersigned hrn received in structions front wilfred mc arthur to aell by auction at hit farm lot 14 on the 5th line erin township junt horth of no 24 highway midway bctvycen erin and osprlnge on monday april 3rd hm commencing at two oclock sharp the following hqrses black fercheron- geld ing 6 years old about 1500 tbu uould make good wagon horse grey fer cheron gelding 7 years oil about 1401 tos tfvrcheron filly rising 2 years grey g i horse rising 4 yr cows itel cow due before kale ucd cow fresh calf at foot and hred nunln hereford cow fresh ralr ttt foot and bred again hereford cow with baby beef at foot freshen in june red cow fresh calf nt foot und bred again red i lelf or fresh vsltli talf at foot nhd bred again red cow ultb baby beef nt foot freshen in june red cow fresh with calf at foot and bred again hereford heifer due in june these cow are nil oumr and tn good condition arul are in full how of milk these eow die bred to the puhred hereford hull llrae domino iii 1s2a9 ownv by wllbert mnv of orangevtlle pigs york sow with ten plus at fool young york sow bred january 26 young cattle 3 hereford steers rising 2 enr old 4 hereford steers rising ear old 2 shorthorn steers nrlsing jenr- old hereford grade bull 9 months old fat 2 heie- fottl calves the above are fcell bred here fordshort horn cross t b test ed with no reactors if interested in good oung stork plan to attend this sale 0rain 12 bushels of re rimer seed recleaned 10o hushels of urban oats cleaned tit for seed 1943 crop good weight implements m h 13 spout seed drill with gross seeder in good order 2furrow gang fleury plow ulth 12 bottoms fleury blssell scuffler nearly new farm wacon in rood running order 1937 plymouth fourdoor sedan ulth 5 good tires engine overhauled recently mccor- mlck deering 17 tooth cultivator in ood shape deering mower 5 cut in good running order fleury hand cutting box terms cash no reserve as the proprietor is go ing in to purebred hereford cattle no article to be removed until settled for in case of bad weather the live stock will be sold under cover roy h1ndley auctioneer r r 3 acton phone 13r6 erin w f mcenery clerk b commentary weekly war continued from page five with japanese and allied u pressucg determined separate offen sives toward important supply facil ities of their enemy japanese troops revived their threat to imphal and fiercely attack ed allied forces in the uknrul area 32 miles ehover imphal meanwhile american antfchtoese fighters aaucex- ed the enemy tighter into a trap near myttkyina main japanese strong- point north of the burma road the other side of the trap consisted of american and chinese marauders and the enemy was caught between tite shaduxup and hkawnglaw hka four miles north russian arndea have established positions along the north bank of thw upper frut river for a distance of so miles and at one point they were less than 200 miles from rumanias ploe- stl oil fields the prut divided ru mania proper from bessarabia the ukrainian front was boiling tn real earnest and at the extreme southeast of the line red soldiers were storming the streets of nlkal- aev the naval base on the bug estu ary marslial gregory k zhukovs 1st ukrainian army climaxed n 23 mile drive into bucovina prewar russian province by capturing sadagura juit across the upper prut from csemow- itx cernautl capital of bucovina futher to the south marshal ivon s konevs 2nd ukrainian army troops captured the river town of skuryany 10 miles northest of lasn jaty strategic rumanian rallyway centre following the two operations it ap peared a crossing of the river into rumania proper was imminent 2hi- kov invasion of bucovina preceded n new crossing of the dniester a thrust which apparently effectively split the german defence line east of the carpathian mountains capture of kamenetspodouk 40 miles north east of cxernowttx and buzovlsty 20 mites to the southeast horth and south of the dniester respectively ap parently strengthened soviet chances of trapping targe german forces in a 1400 mile pocket southeast of pro- hkurov tn the kemenetspodolsk ar- caplure of nlkolaev was completed tuesday and following the fall of the former russian black sea haval base soviet troops in the area started a drive on odessa 75 miles away in poland another segment of the ger man army is said to he cut off in the old city of kovel the enemy gar rison is bring supplied from air ac cording to german dispatches to the swedish newspapers moscoat a t reports that the nuts have dclncl n state o ixczv in tle ploctl oil held area in rumania russian armies in the country nre less than 170 miles from tl4 duittict which is one of the major sources of oh for the german war machine the enemy is reported to have ordered the removal of all stored oil in the region notice to creditors la the matter of the esasse at aasde r cree lase off the tmssfchj ef eras in the cevnty at weategtea all parties having claims against the estate of annie ii cree late of the township of erin in the county of wellington who died on or about the ninth day of march 1944 are required to send the particulars and proofs thereof to the undersigned be fore the fifteenth day of april ajd- 1944 when the assets will be dis tributed among the parties legally en titled hereto having regard only to the claims which shall have been filed as aforesaid pursuant to section 5l chapter 165 r s o 1937 dated at acton ontario this twentyeighth day of march 1944 c f leatin3rjtnd acton ont solicitor for james r cree and saah jane leltch exrrjutora 393 f collections a guelph medical client writing us on march 20th says in part thank you very much indeed for your very effective services that unsolicited compliment speaks vol umes doesnt it this effective service la avail able tn ou take advantage of it and send in your list now kelly aiken oranoevmajfi a ime bnalrr u ever before nrliailstai jc onty today the nassagaweya a large gathering of the neighbor- and friends of mrs cameron ram- shaw and miss hannah jepson met in ehcnerr united church on thursday evening march 23rd to honor them arul also to honor and congratulate mr and mrs reginald wilson on their recent marriage games were played and a program was followed by three addresses mrs el wood wil son read ap address for miss jepson and mrs w k darby presented her with an electric table lamp then mrs trios richardson read an ad- jjlrcss for mrs ramshay and mrs t diamond and mrs a wilson pres ented her with u large mirror mrs ramshaw replied also mr w f dnrby replied f6r them miss lois eosterbaok read an address for mr and mrs reginald wilson and mr clare pltkett presented them with a book and magaxlne stand hog wilson made u feeling leply lunch was provided by the ladles and u toclu time wn followed hy the sing- ng of abide- wltji me rloomsbury school w as the phu o of a large gathering of the jrleltds atu nclghtiors on tuesday evening march2kth of mr and mrs reginald wilson to honor them progressive i euchre vijs plaed llrst and a music il program prented then mr atek near us chairman lulled the noud 1 to order and iiulted mr and mis keg wilson to ionu- forward and mr george nightingale read an addres i expressing congi atulatlons and l s i wishes on their reent marriage and i messrs mac mclaughlin manse nellis and charles fatt presented them w tli an occasional linlr clothii hamper and aserole keg wilson made a feeling reply thanking all for their kind words and beautiful gifts after u hlch for they are jolly g od fellows was sung lunch was then served and dancing followed the winners in progressive euchre iwere mrs w early for the ladles and mr ross patterson fr the gnts the meeting closed with god save the king some of the farmers have tapped their trees and started making maple rjrup and sugar making 1 mr and mrs logte robertson o beverley visited mr and mrs dun- ican moffat and mr c a darby on tuesday j cadesky will be in acton on monday april 3rd anyone suffering from eye strain defective vision or head ache should not mint the oppor tunity of consulting this eye sight specialist appointments may he made with mr a t brown druggist i 1am avaa tfli a dat mammoth unreserved auction sale hobtein jctscy and yoriuhlra he hook homthoh effects farge equjpsncnt 25holste1ns under arxrcdiulloo 15 jebsevs abo m nuhber of uigh claab graov cows uwi udftsni 120 vorioihirefull line of farm isnptementa faint hones the undersigned has received instructions from a benny lakeview farms to sell hy fuhue auction nt lakevuw isnw situated on no 3 highway one mile west of the village of bronte ontario tuesday april 11th 1944 sale starts at 1010 u m uolktkin herd comprising 23 head of choice ttur bred females of excellent ilood lines the foundation cows carried over from the original likovlew farm herd of record pro ducers sires represented ini lude kir hog apple artls twin valley itag apple ormsby alcartrn hog apple meg hart holm bomber ex pectation canary snow comet evergreen and iccholm calamity chief kgls jkrhev herd the jersey heril was also nl- rady established at luikevlew when the prent owner took over numbers are limited hut the pro ducing blood lines are wel and favorably known for high produc tion the sires represented in clude sybils oh ford lad won derful bread keeicl v uosehay irlnce dollys pilgrim and nor folk itowers sultnn herd entry list mlled on roipmest cattle will be told nt 2 pm hokheh grey team 7 and tt years okl brown team 4 and a years old crey team 9 and 10 years old grey mare 4 years old grey horse aged saddle horse s years old thoroughbred horse kid glove thoroughbred horse 4 yrs old harness 4 sets 10 collars iiooh more than mm head is llrood sows farrowing around sale time 20 ollts ready to breed 80 head various ages hqi1ifmest machinery traitor alllschalmcrs on ruh- 1h r ti actor imow no 26 wide bottom tractor 3furrow m hor- rlu hew traitor flow no 7 3- dlth m ii new tractor cultivat or tructor double disc iilssell tlirtsher no 6 white 24x42 with grain elevator steel now bolt 124v b h ply potato digger m harris now power sprayer no 1 m h nw hinder no 16 m harris new mower no r3 m harris on lubber new seed drill m ii lsduc new land pack er m tinure spreader m ii new manure spreader mccormack itirtiiter mccormntk corn hinder mousey hatrltt drag v harrows ti kiitlons drag harrows 4 sections ilret drill wagon on rubber wagon steel trucks wagon gen eral wagon itacks 1 disc 12 1 dates corn planter nollno hay oacler hay tetlder hay hake side delivery hay hake trip bob skilgh t sets light plcasuiv sleighs itoad gvadcr walking plows ijiwn mowers 3 wheel barrows 2 steel tank 250 gals brooder stoves 3 brooder stove eleitric one brooder house 11 itnnge shelters largo iuantlty of oyster shell various poultry equipment household effects bed room kitchen living koom fur niture scon and scores of other articles too numerous to mention this sale has been made necessary following the disastrous flro of the main barns at lake view farm in february tekmh cahii no reserve lunch will be available b bknnv irop l e franklin j a ellhrtt aueuoneers sherman tanks in italy a large column of sherman tanks manned by british troops comes up for the final assault on the naples defences naples fell to the fifth army on october 1