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r sixtyninth year no 41 acton ontario thursday april 13th 1944 eight homepriot paxes five ooata toronto cp the first session of ontarios 21s legislature prorogued last wek after a naal sitting which lasted almost is hours the end came at 325 aim on thursday morn ing after the lieutenantgo hon albert matthews had given as sent to 87 bills and had reviewed leg islation enacted by the house a total of 28 hills were pushed through third reading during the long final sitting the largest single days production by the house in some years in the closing hours the ccf members asked numerous questions premier drew reminded the house that the lieutenantgovernor was waiting and that he would be un available after thursday to prorogue the house if the house did not con clude its business that nlgfa it would not be able to wind up until after easter ccp leader jolllffe said he ap preciated the premiers remarks but added that his group did not intend to and never would become a rubber stamp all in all however mr jolllffe and his 33 followers contrary to predict ions conducted themselves more in a spirit of harmony with the govern ment than one of belligerency the opposition apparently was reluctant to provoke a major clash with the government during its first appear ance in the house as a major party the vast majority of the ccf members were green to parliament ary ways but with one session under their belts more clashes of a major nature may be expected to be pro voked by the opposition at the next session at the start of the session mr jolllffe announced his partys inten tion of lupportlng goverment legis lation deemed by the c c f to be in the best interests of the province the opposition broke tradition hy hot offering an amendment to the address in reply to the speech from the throne but when premier drew called for a recorded vote the ccf members voted ho idly against the government however in another instance the opposition members voted with the government ngalnst former premier hepburns proposal on third reading that a six months hoist be given a government moasuro giving wldo power to the provinces optometrlcal board t a murphy toronto beach es and dr ft hobhs taylor huron both government supporters vottxl with the 15 liberals and the two laborprogreshlve agalmit the gov ernment in this instance immediately following prorogation ccf members attended the annual convention of the provincial section of the party here and helped reelect mr jolllffe as political tender the convention made it clear thut the party will not cooperate with the laborprogressive party and sup ported a resolution asking that the franchise be extended in municipal and other elections to all persons ib years of age or older religious education in ontario schools will consist of two periods of instruction each week under regular teachers dr j g althouse provin cial director of education announced here this week he told the second ary school headmasters association that the two periods will be in ad- dltlon to the dally religious exercises in the school provision would be made to excuse from such instruct ion or exercises the children of par ents or guardians who objected on conscientious grounds to such train ing 3200 ration books were distributed from this district thirtytwo hundred new ration books were issued from the acton and district local ration board on march 23 30 an 31 and april 1 on thurs day march 30th the records show 1400 books were issued included in this total are the number issued at the industrial plants in town the local ration board wish to ex tend their thanks to the industries in town for their floe cooperation in issuing the new ration books to the employees in their plants they also appreciate very much the work of the volunteer helpers who issued all the ration books going out from the acton and district local ration board report furnished ou work of the public health nurse delegates appointed from lode to attend convention received degree at knox college tuesday evening at the ninetyninth annual con vocation of knox college held in the college chapel on tuesday evening the degree of bachelor of divinity was conferred upon rev forbes thomson b a minister of knox church acton he acton institute vote funds to war charities the april meeting of the women institute met ut the norm- of mrs geo lozenby owing to the ubsenco of the president through illness mrs lazenby 2nd vicepresident preside 1 the motto of the month the way to have a friend is to be one was given by mrs earl lambeit cur rent events covering many important matters were glveri by mrs f hun ter th district directors met in milton in march the representative was mrs f anderson who reported on matters discussed there the main feature was the arranging of the district annual which is to be held in the united church acton on may 18th the treasurer gave the finan cial reports to date and donations were voted to the local red cross and the local wkr service league the meeting closed by enjoying a social time together with mrs jas wilds convenor assisted by mrs collier mrs r l davidson and mrs geo lanu acton committee named lor sixth victory loan same officers will head organrrallon with only a salesman changed the victory loan committee for acton and district have been organ ized for the sixth victory loan and will hold their first meeting on tues day evening victory loan head quarters will be the same as in the fifth loan at the kennedy store on mill street the meeting and othei gatherings in connection with the loan will be hold here oridfrs will be the same as in the last loan and will seek the same co operation of everyone to again make the loan here another success mr walter llnham salesman for t ho rural section was unable to take the work this loan and in his place mr c b swockhatner has been appoint ed following are the officers honorary chairmen reeve j m mcdonald deputyreeve g w mui- roy chairman a mason vlcechnlrman h r force general sales and payroll com mittee j m mcdonald w j realty and a mason croup payroll w g mason publicity committee g a dlllt e s force w j o oakes r r arnold secretary w g mason executive members e s force w k graham r r arnrlj w h clayton xv j o 0akes salesmeric f leatherhmd f l wright c u swackhamer general committee chris moffat goo musselle alex orr j h boulton h o boyes f blow miss m z bennett mrs r r arnold w coon harding price chaa cutta wm benson lome mullln h elliott wm talbot m m leltch regents of the daughters of the empire the presidents of the womens institutes president of the scout mothers clhb hyndscruickshank wedding saturday in toronto church in high park baptist church sat urday evening the marriage of el eanor catherine cruickshank gradi- nte of womens college hospital and charles macpherson hynds assist ant principal of ajax public school took place the bride is the dnugh ter or mr and mrs alex crultk- hhank nhd the groom is the son of mr and mrs chart hynds toronto formerly of acton rev claronce m keen officiated and mr ross george- son was the soloist mr cruickshank cave his daugh ter in marriage she wore a dress of white clipper satin a finger tip ell caught from a juliet cap of lace and carried a bouquet of calla lilies her sister bernlce cruickshank was maid of honqg gowned in robins egg blue taffeta audrey mcdermott brides maid wore rose pink taffeta both wore sweetheart hats to match and carried bouquets of spring flowers donald hynds rcamc brother of the groom was best man and the ushers were alex cruickshank rc- af brother of the bride and mr nor man lee a reception followed in the church parlors where the brides mother re ceived she wore an alice blue own with matching hat and a corsage of pink roses the grooms mother wore romance blue with navy accessories and a corsage of rod rossa t school board and coanol coop erate oat payaaentfl made to outer schools sidewalks re quested on the church street sectionother items at coon ch meetunx last ntcfat councillors w j o oakes c l kirkncss j m boulton and a mason were present last evening at the regular meeting of acton council and reeve j- m mcdonald presided mrs n f moore asked council if anything could be done to relieve the water backing up on her property n main street the land and cellar was flooded and the property was being damaged chief harrop had viewed the property and stated conditions were about the same as in previous yean in this section me corroborat ed the flood conditions complained about councillor oakes who had viewed the property felt that the condition was one over which the council liad no control mr harrop and council lor oakes were asked to investigate and report to cbundl mr geo mason reported on the meeting of the acton-georgetown- milton public health nurse commit tee he gave the detailed report presented by the nurse which had been published in the local paper and also a synopsis of the trieetlng council thanked mr mason for the report mr c a dills as a member of the finance committee of the school asked cooperation of council in the payment of accounts tor pupils at tending other school at present some of these accounts were paid by the town in the county rate and some by the school board it was felt that such an arrangement permitted an opportunity for duplication and was not in the best interests of the mun icipality council agreed and felt that the school board should attend to all these accounts and instructed that correspondence and all matters com ing to council be sent to the school board accounts were passed for payment an followi acton puhllc utilities street light services etc 16101 boll telephone co services 760 d h lindsay bag of salt 75 norton motors supplies and storage 40 86 symon hardware supplies 515 j b mackenzie at son coal and supplies 30 55 25184 permission was asked by robt leaven i to remove a frame cottage from one section of mr fred coopers fnrm to another lot on the same farm the matter was left to the fire committee the reeve reported that he and councillor boulton had interviewed the fire brigade regarding purchaui of a nozzle and it was requested that throe types of nozzles be submitted so that a decision could be mode on the equipment desired a letter from the town of milton requested information regarding the amount paid the medical officer of health a letter from the school board requested that the rink boards be removed from the open air rink and that the grounds be restored as ar ranged chief harrop was requested to give this matter attention council discussed the storage of wool in the arena and inspection of the property that had been made letters from the guelph general hospital notified or admittance of indigent patients one case was ac cepted and the other rejected correspondence was read in con nection with a claim for an accident continued on page eight pretty wedding saturday in church at campbellville mid settings of pink and white carnations anapdragons and uuest in st davidts presbyterian church campbellville saturday afternoon rev john macnell assisted by rev frank lawson of kitchener solem nized the marriage of evelyn lucille vansickle daughter of mr and mrs william vansickle campbellville and jam macintosh dick rcn- vr son of mr and mrs w l dick milton ont wedding music was played by mrs l crawford and miss mary leuty sang given in marriage by her father the bride wore a gown of bbjuli sat in fashioned with net yoke below the sweetheart neckline torso waist and gathered skirt with a princes panel in the front and suggesting a short train at the back her full- length embroidered ivory veil was ar ranged from a halo of white gard enias and she carried creamy yellow roses miss verle vansickle attended as her sisters maid of honor and an other sister miss delia vansickle as bridesmaid were gowned alike in streetlength sky blue silk jersey their flowers were daphne sweet peas and pink roses the best man was dr r g d mcneely and the ushers were e m elsley and george newell a reception was held in the sunday school rooms and later the couple left on a brief wedding trip for travelling the bride donned a suit in american beauty wool crepe with navy accessories and a corsage of white carnations rates of pay are set by erin township council payment of subsidy on tractor made by provincial depart ment borrowing arranged weekly war commenlarv by rat ih8hex isban iveaa staff writer mrs dryden opened her home for the april meeting of the duke of devonshire chapter i o d e at which mrs ii mainprise first vlot- j m regent presided in her opening i- 1 smashing successes scored by red marks the sympathy of the order armies along the southern front was expressed for the regen mrs combined with powerful british and j c matthews and mrs j w wolfe press secretary in their recent be reavement the war convenor reported 32 ar ticles sent in to red cross and a del egate was appointed to attend the provincial convention in hamilton on april 181 920 the meeting adjourned to accept the in vila t ion of the lakeside chapt er to be their guests at their 26th anniversary party mrs skuce milton provincial ed ucational secretary gave a delight ful interpretation of wuum lyon phelps happiness refreshment were served and an enjoyable social half hour wa spent penitentiary terms given criminals for acton robbery in police court in milton yesterday samuel w shearling aired 17 wm sentenced to three years in ktngtun penitentiary and raymond kelly to two years less a day at cuelph re formatory they were convicted of the theft in acton from wm g bruce last week magistrate k m langdon of georgetown presided at the court mr c a henderson won scholarship at knox college mr c d henderson son of mr and late mrs j j henderson nasu- gaweya won the fraser scholarship for general proficiency at knox col lege it was announced this week mr henderson is n second year student t knox we join with other friends in extending congratulatlona the municipal council of erin townkhlp met at hlllshurg on mon day april 5 reeve edgar huxley prekldlnir a bylaw was introduced and read a first and second time to amend by- taw no 4 1044 for the purpose of borrowing money from tho royal bank hlllsburg by way lof note or notes to meet the current expendi ture of the township for the year the amount was 130000 at a rate of 4 per cent per annum tho following motions were intro duced and passed the auditors report for 1943 was presented re ceived and adopted and the treasures instructed to have report printed in journal of proceedings for distribu tion permission was granted for the canadian institute for the blind to hold a tag day on saturday june 3 irv the township that the council authorize the treasurer to deposit a sufficient amount in the bank of nova scotia acton to be used in payment of the townhhip road cheques that the council and road super intendent bo a committee to inspect tho roads and bridges in the town ship to meet at the call of the reeve that township employees be paid at the following rates per hour man and team 60 cents man 40 cent per hours and weed cutting with mower 75 cents rates to become effective april 1st the trcaiurer reported the receipt of s63457 from the provincial de partment of highways being the final payment of subsidy on tractor the following accounts were order ed paid brock davis and dunn aud itors and stationery 14g 57 john thomson and son fer gus re funeral expensea of indigent mrs wilson awrey use of hall geo bryan stamps wm v gray sheep killed cordon jackson inspecting relief account of 203119 were passed road accounts amounted to 4815 council adjourned to meet at hllls burg on monday may 1st 1m4 at 1 oclock or at the call of the baa 40 00 30 00 3 0c masonic brethren gather lor official visit otddgm presentations made to foraer hastera in recognition of service in the past the official visit of doom bls- sel to the walker lodge af anil am on monday evening wag an out standing occasion in the meeting of the lodge not only was there large attendance of members but many visitors were present from the lodges in the neighborhood and the lodge hall was packed a feature of the visit of the rep- renttlvc of the grand lodge was the presentation and recognition to three former members of the lodge v wor dro john kenney was pre sented by doom busel with his fifty year jewel emblematic of fifty yeart a member of walker lodge w bro a t brown was made a life member of walker lodge and the presentation was by w bro 10 n mctavisli the past maulers jew el was presented to w bra w g mddlcton by w bro c a darby following the work of tho lodge room o delightful banquet was ser ved in the ymca gymnasium by the ladles of the lodge members when between 150 and 200 sat down to the tables w bro w m ncul master of walker lodge was in chnrge of a well arranged toast list following the toastjp the king the toast to the grand lodge was pro posed by rt wor bro dean leslie and kkioncled to by ddgm bluol both speakers stressed the need for planning now so that masonry shall meet well its obligation to those who return from overseas and to the de pendents of those who do pot return tne toast to the visitors was ably proposed by w bro geo gordon and responded to by w bro foster of campbellville w bro hawker of speed lodge guelph w bro vfreure of guelph lodge and w broayilson georgetown the toast to the junior warden brought this very delightful fratern al evening to a close w bro near and his officers were the subject of many congratulations on its splendid success easter thankoffering meeting opwms of united church the easter than it offering meeting of the womans missionary society of the united church was held in the sunday school room on tuesday with mrs e j caldwell presiding the devotional period was taken by mrs b mowat and the easter les son christ is risen responded to by mrs caldwell 1 easter scrip ture reading was given by mrs s reld items on the program included a solo by mrs a w fosbury light of the world by stephen adams and a duet by miss helen simpson and mrs b veldhula he lives mrs caldwell introduced the guest speaker for the meeting mrs wil cox of roclcwood formerly of the china inland mission and who is now retired mrs wilcox gave a talk on woman as a leader of groups in the earliest days of- christianity and 15 00 low of the pp he had met in 2 40 chjna and tn advance that u being made in bible study there it prov ed very interesting and was enjoyed by all a very hearty vote of thanks was given mrs wilcox for her help ful talk member of the anglican and baptist socieua wen present on this occasion lunch was served and a social tune was spent american air blows are threatening hitlers control of the balkans the russians have driven deep into rumanian territory plunged west ward almost to the tatar pass lead- ins to ecnoslovakla roled to the outskirts of odessa on the black sea and in so doing have trapped and obliterated great numbers of sold iers working in conjunction with the russian land campaign allied bombers operating from italy have smashed at vital tagets like buda pest bucharest and the ploesu oil fields in rumania these bombing raids mark the full development of plans forseen when the great italian airfields of foggta fell into allied hands last autumn seizure of these air basea brought vast new areas of europe within the range of allied air power 7 the now phase points to complete coordination of angloamerican air power not only with their own ground forces but also with the rus sian forces as the russian armies move westward and southward this coordination will become more com plete and effective the mighty russian southern offen sive confronts the germans with the problem of halting the soviet deluge on two separate fronts one lies be tween the carpathians and the black sea and guards the big ploetl oil fields which help to keep the nazi war machine running the other runs from brody to a point west of sur rounded tarnopol and north to stan- ulawow covering the industrial and rail city of lwow hitler must hold this line to defend the gallclan ou field which stretches west along the carpathian foothills from stanlala- wow to krakow and the great war industries of upper silesia cevtteentrai on odessa at the weekend however soviet communiques had failed to mention for five straight days the 70 mile long front inside rumania dis patches concentrated on the battle for odessa where at the beginning of this week germans anil rumanians were reported in flight the enemy troops were getting out of the big block sea port scene of longdrawn russian resistance to the nazi invasion in 1041 as the russian siege arc was drawn tight around the city anj 45 miles northwest of odessa the right flank of gen rodion y mallnlvskya 3rd ukrainian army was tightening a cordon around th remnants of five or six shattered ger man divisions perhaps 25000 to 50- 000 men trapped north of the rail junction oi razdelnaya when that strategic strongpolnt was captured last week resistance of other large german forces surrounded near skala and in tarnopol to the northwest was grad ually weakened as the pressure of red army troops was stepped up re peated nazi attempts to relieve tha tarnopol garrison were repulsed the russians said adding also that en emy efforts to cut through the skala pocket also were proving unsuccess ful laps ineteaae pleasure in the indiaburma situation tha japanese threat to imphal has in creased and enemy forces have dev eloped an even more threatening push towards the railway una through assam which supplies allied farces in northern burma the con tinued pressure indicates the japan ese are making a determined effort to sever the railway and establish a firm foothold in indian territory be fore the start of the monsoon sea son in about five weeks continued on page five coming even is anaauacrnnt of mnjns con wv or other event andr ibtt hmdlns r charged 10 ccht per ua with minimum chr to nr announcement of gc dance 19th april at brookvllls hull a watsons orchestra sponsored by nassagnweya womens institute b acton fire brigade dance in town hall acton april 28th fisher orchestra admission 90c- els bigno sponsored by osprlnga wo mens institute on saturday evening april lsth in legion hall acton bazaar at 3 pjn special prizes the acton junior farmers annual dance in acton town han on friday april 14th flshefs orchestra ad mission 35c lucky ddrsnr 403 vi v