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page near the acton free pkess tiiubspav apnn in ft iwtaa at aana w lail la m aa e aa baa yanta mx ch oaiario a anril mh ism to mr and hn du yaala nee donalqr dunn a ton william lawrence wckvan sttxlboo saturday apru 8th 9 in st- davids ctuocn smphskw tar r j maenjil brslynj urtllrjjhiikwft of mr and mia wuliamyawilckje campben- ville to jamermorfaiuish vtck ilcrvjl aan of mr w 1 i icc and mia dick of mutoo maple syrup at a in on the market where do you eat dont fonet the burdbthey also et hunrry snow on tuesday stopped the town dock during the afternoon when april weather fools you el even days after april fool day its no joke april is giving almost as much weather variety as made march not orious school children have been enjoy ing the tine ten day easter vacation yes and teachers too first arlon troop boy scouts en- joyed a hike on good friday to the blue splines reserve the housing shortage in acton els progressively worse the only sure way seems to he to own a home no may 24th isnt listed as an official holiday this year and it cornea in the middle of the week anyway may we remind subscribers again that only subscriptions paid in ad vance can be carried on our records your label gives you the date of ex piry of your subscriptions report furnished work of public health nurse continued ram pace one to dr fvh lang it was left in the hands of the insurance company it was decided to secure two more copies of the survey of the munici pality of acton one was to be framed and hung in the council chamber the clerk was instructed tosecure iron the registration of deeds a list of sales of property in acton for the use of the assessor a letter was read in connection with damage car when in col lision with the town truck the matter had been referred to the lll- surance company covering the muni cipalitys liability a letter from the public health nurse committee requested that reg ular payment of the allotment of the hudeet be made on ipecltled dates the matter was to be token up at a meeting of the acton committee to be held next week a letter from itev v j morgui on oehalf of the paruhonen of st josephs church requested that the udewalu on church street be con tinued from in front of the church to flgln street to join with the form- er strip laid and with the elgin street pavement council agreed to con sider the request if the other rate payers concerned were agreed est mates are already made for this year and it was not probable that it could be constructed this season economist bhu4iim mrs h at taylor eden atdjs the death occ la tbe gener al hospital guelph on march 30th off mrs h m taylor lor many years a resident of the villa of eden mills mrs taylor the former jen nie haw was born in nassacaweya on april 3th 1871 the eldest daught er of the late mr and mrs joseph haw- on novetnber asth 1896 she was married to herbert m taylor and with the exception of s short period spent in the united states re sided in this district during her life time mrs taylor exercised an influence for good and was the friend and con- an ever present expert and coun- fldanl of a legion of friends active teller for wartime housewives la in the affairs of the united church ethelwyn ilobbe who keepa her us- mn taylor was a former president letters posted with the latest informa- of the womens association of the tlon on nourishing food and uptothe united church at ebenezer and ed- minute shopping advice mix ilobbe en mills and was always prominent broadcasts consumer lnformatlou in any activities relevant ho this com- from montreal dally monday to frl- m unity- lie rpaxslnc will be deeply day at lqjor a m eot over cbcs regretted by all with whotxt she has mideast network and on wednesdays been associated left to mourn bet j she addresses cbcs national net her husband il m taylo work audience at 418 pjm eot son ahin of windsor a daught er wilms mrs cecil 1 tardy of tor- do eight grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren three sisters and a brother also survive mrs gilbert leader flint michigan mrs chn gamble mrs mary a langford and wllbert haw of rockwood the funeral which was largely at tended took place from her late res idence on saturday april 1u the services were conducted by the rev ft w pickersglll and interment wu made in falrvlew cemetery acton pallbearers were messrs n s mar shall vl mcintosh nell mcphall f gardiner wllk wilson and lindsay tolton beautiful floral tributes were re ceived from friends and relatives in cluding sprays from the united church eden mlllsthe british am erican oh cov guelph the t eaton co toronto and the chrysler corp oration windsor wrens hand out everything from jam to hammocks ithllxh woawn proud of oodr work with royal navy sue- awfully replace men in variety of jobs by mjuumbet bckeb hlaff writer mr w a iasby op acton buys prize shorthorn mr wallace a lasby acion bought sunnyhlll edwin ninth a purebred shorthorn at the aetnl-an- hual auction at the western ontario consignment sale stratford recently he paid 3s0 for the prize animal the second highest price paid at the sale scout mothers dec1dejto provide ronftombei victims ijondon cp a ship on the tliams moored just below st pauls ik as close as tome wrens get to go ing down to the sea in ships their job fcnt very excttln or romantic on the ilms chrysanthe mum or aboard the president but the wrens who do the jobs are very proud of being an integral part of the british navy theyre proud too since their job is concerned with tlto gallant merchant navy and the train ing of merchant scamcutp defend their ships from attacks from the sen or air due to admiralty regulations it isnt possible to give the girls who do thee jobs their names but most of them were typical anyway of the chipper neat and grubbed youg wo men who wear the navy blue in thu country a wren officer who conducted us about the shlvs explained that wtvn wren find came aboard to replace men ns writers and in other trades the nnvy aligned three girls to re place two men experience has now lie scout mathers auxiliary held up their regular monthly meeting at that wrens can replace men mrs splclvogel tuesday evening it was decided to make more lay ettes for the bombed victims of england as the materials could body for body interesting hhlp the ships thenshelves are interest ing placet on the decks ami down procured how after the regular i below merchant seamen learn to man business hail been disposed of mrs guns to float imrrnge balloons to id- boulton acting president in the -oh- cntify aircraft thoy study torped- hehse of mrs hlchardson held a con oes and other typet of wenponf many test klmt game mrs watson win- ucret both allietl and enemy nlng the prize in the pa office wrens are giving mrs splelvogel and the group of i the kings millllng t n quouo of sea- hofctcsck servctl a dainty lunch and men looking very happy about the mrs hoi linger offered her home for the may meeting young people from acton assist in presbytery meeting tht llalton ipresbytery young peo ples union held their regular district rally monday night april loth at georgetown united church re plnlay of toronto was the special speaker the following acton young people assisted in the opening ser vice nora widmeyelt douglas imesliy and elsie cordon the ash- grow young people led in the wor- hhlp keiviiv musical numluis were contrlbutetl by miss betty clbson acton and a duet from cthiretoun launch va servd in conclusion mrs u bonn was in charge of the young peoples meeting tuesduy night tisslsted by misses alzena clb son and amy anderson and elsli cordon easter concert was presented b a y- p- u- on monday evening the members of the by p u presented an easter concert in the church on monday evening april 10 mr c o plank was the very capable chairman mr anderson sanf a solo with mrs anderson at the piano mr charles landsborough played a cornet solo the holy city with mrs william dowdy as accompanist mrs ander son und mr coles sang in the gard en and ken anderson gave a mus ical selection miss esther tuylor de lighted the audience with the story of the selflh giant the taueant as it began to dawn told the easter story deplet ing scenes from the garden of goth semtu to the uesurrection morn ing miss oh uoo whs mrrntoi nnd mr charles inndshornugh pres ided at the ilina acid speeds growth op hothouse tqmato madison tcp gke the hothouse tomato plant a shot in the blossom and it produces earlier and more often in the university of wisconsin greenhouses r h roberts and esth er struckmeyer experimented with various chemicals and found betana- phthoxy acetic add when sprayed on the clusters of tomato blossoms made them bear fruit faster called bna this acid is available in commercial quantities for green house operators who now can plant earlier obtain larger yields and get the crop in before fieldgrown toma toes begin hooding the market one praying they say la sufficient harvey nurse buys top cow at fergus sale haw s j nurse ceoreetou n paid the top price of 265 for stevenson hug apple segls a four- earold heif er at the dispersal sale of purebre i holsteln herd of t john wilson held april a at fergus mr nurse was the big buyer of the day taking fle head for a total of 634 50 these also included two heifer calves a yearling heifer a threeyearold ond a twele- earold start 8ummeu trainino london cp twentythousand british sea cadets have started sum mer training ashore and afloat they each get one week of intensive naval schooling in naval establishments fleet air arm stations or in camps whole thing wrens have taken ovoi the pay office completely in the draughting office a wren potty officer was manning merchant ships from her card file the names of all merchant seamen aro in those flies and when a ship heeds a crew the wren selects those who will go to a particular ship on the lower dock of the chrysah themum some seamen were laying out their kit getting ready to go to sea and two pretty wrens in the ships slot were handing out replace ments for lost articles to them we handle everything from jam to ham mocks said one of them as she sort ed out cumbersome sea boots oakville oavvtlles tax rate tor 1944 was set at 40 mills at mondays council meet ing major d e undsay has been ap pointed second in command of the dufferln llaldlmand lufles lance bombardier william b111 eakina was wounded in italy march 28th strcordlnje to word received by his mother mrs john eafclns in- glehart ave the oakvtlle uons club llalton county public speaking cjontast held in the high school auditorium on friday evening was won by daphne dyer of the oavvhle lll school recordstar ojuounu auction sale pakaf ktocmt wttxauenwfl iaknk88 and wjntttjn the underabzned has received in- struct ions from joirn btosvjrb to sell by public auction st his farm ijot 3 con 3 nanasaweya 1 mile south of osmpbellvule on tintrkdav arau xsmh commencing at two oclock sharp the following horses 1 clyde mare 6 years 1 clyde celdlng 7 years well match- rd team and a very handy farm pair cows 1 roan durham cow fresh calf at side 1 red roan dur ham cow fremh calf at side 1 hol steln cow due in june 3 durham heifers 1 year old pics 1- york sow due 1st may 10 pat hogs pou1try 20 hybrid hens 3 guinea hens 2 geese 1 gander implements m h grain bind er m h mower m h grain drill m ii dump rake m h cream sep arator hay rack wagon box scuffler cutter new electric penc- er new wheelbarrow 2 rolls barb wire roll roofing forks hoes shovels chains etc 1 set seed har rows 2 barrels 1 low farm wbrom 1 set sloop sleighs 1 walking plow 21 flcury 2 wheel trailer with good tires wagon springs dehorn- ers hay fork i lay car rope slings and chain rope grain bags sacks water troufch crosscut saw harness 1 set double brass mounted breeching harness 1 set third horse harness 1 set single harness collars furniture 6 dining room chairs settee 2 rocking chairs several small tables cookstove mc- clary 2 hanging lamps feather ticks 1 iron bed and springs 1 wooden bed spring and mattress butter bowls butter worker butter print and ladle vlctrola with large number of records milk palls or gan other small household effects terms cash positively no reserve as the pro prietor has sold his farm and is riving un possession immediately after the sale no article to he removed uitll settled for b j a elliott auctioneer e roadhead clerk erin mr nd mrs austin fines have purchased the residence and the property of the late andrew hun ter mr ed packwood who was re cently honourably discharged fn the army spent the weekend at his home here mr w a burchlll has purchased the residence which he has occupied for some time from the estate of the late mrs marie evans mr and mrs robert loft house and family of alton have purchased the residence on daniel street from the estate of the late marie evans mr lofthouse is a painter and decorator iv s ijow of toronto has pur chased the mclaren castle farm in caledon ttownshln from hay st co ltd of woodstock- mr low purchased the green farm on the 4th line west caledon last year ad vocate beekespfats begisirx if they 8bix honey beekeepers who sell more than 4o0o pounds of honey annually must register with a branch ofoc of the ration administration accord ing to an order of the wartime prices and trade board keepers whose sales are less than 40qo pounds must register with toeir local ration board special purchase vouchers used for mall order purchases of maple syrup are to be used also for mall order purchases of honey direct from pro ducers it was stated local ration boards are authorized to exchange these vouchers for every four valid d preserves coupons and each voucher will be good for t he purchase of eight pounds of hooey burlington the home guard have disposed of all the guns to their membeia and owr 400 was realized which will be turned over to the overseas parcel fund about g4o0 ration hooks were is sued in burlington and district of these over 4600 were issued at the town hall 730 at strathcona 610 at fishers corner and 436 at neuoii township hall mrs david king has received woid that her husband dav king is suf fering from bulht wounds in the hos pital it is surmised that he receiv ed the wounds when the germans recently bombed a hospital in italy where he was convalescing hydro users in the lower portion of nelson township especially in the roelond district are up in arms ov er the increase in their hydro bills they have just received their bills and they are double the previous 3 months under the old rates a local juvenile was apprehended by the police on monday last when he was caught in the act of remov ing cigarettes from a place of bus iness when ho one was looking a member of the police force was in u telephone booth unbeknown to the lad when he helped himself to the cigarettes gazette coiwciive farming up in south africa stellenboscii cp farmers meeting in this cape province town discussed a proposal to establish a eol- lecthe farming scheme under the sclteme each farmer would retain his identity and be paid according to his crop but all labor and implements would be pooled croft under a planned system would be jrown for the groups own canning factory and dehyratlon plant the scheme is considered to be of special importance as a means of re habilitating returned soldiers and of putting an expanded south african olericulture on a sounder economic footing 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 is avail able to you take advantage of it and send in your list now kelly aiken tfca collmtlaa hpmukts ouanurviixk ont kwt ism buslmr tsday than evsr before black markets convicted of stealing couhnu good for ikitoo uallans of gasoline from th office of the oil controller where slw uoked jean fee vntt sentence 1 ltiit week in toronto toj oni enr in jiul she v u in a portion m tilkt snld magistrate pentlte nnd die provided the outlet for n large number f coupons leo homsnelli was setitemod to sis moithn on n yhnme of htilng nnd soiling loose coupons hoarding grot erics hfnnd hs tmusehotd needs brought n lino of sj500 for m wunder in hamilton italian prisoners denied movie shows newcastleqntyne tcp the managing director of one of the lending cinema circuits in this north eastern england district has refused a request from rnllltary authorities to give sunday afternoon movies for italian prlsonersofwar three reasons were given for the refusnl british prisoners in italy are not allowed to see film snows the council recently rejected an applica tion to open cinemas for british ser vicemen on sundays and the theatre managers objected to the cinemas be ing used for the entertainment of italian prisoners extknhivk auction sale in milton modern antique and walnut fttrmtvtrf houhellolli effkcth the undersigned has received in structions from wilfrid crozier to sell by public auction ot his resid ence corner of chnrlcs and sarah streets milton on katurdav april ikth 1014 commencing at one oclock sharp the following 1 solid walnut parlour suite s pieces 1 solid walnut parlor suite g pieces 1 solid walnut round centre table 1 solid walnut foot stool 1 solid walnut fancy sminre centre table 2 solid walnut drop leaf tables pembroke stylo small round centre table finished in ebony nnd gold solid walnut combination cupboard writing desk and uook- cnse solid walnut hall rack cherry rocker on platform solid oak frame bevel plat hall mirror 2 chinese wicker ensv chntrs g canebottom chairs 6 chairs with rush seats 2 extension tables with leaves on y larce 2 sideboards one extra high and fancy 1 high cupboard with flakm doors 1 boston rocker 3 bcd- rrom chairs combination cupboard and pine writing dok with pigeon hoe i lirge easv chair 1 french mantel clock marhlo case iarge mahotrany show table solid base larue pine clothes press pine corner cupboard extra heavv targe pine table suitable for work bench 4 lawn chairs small chest of drawers butternut 2 foney reed chairs 4 vernndoh chairs g jardi nieres a wonut bedroom suites maple finished bedroom suites 1 antique sleigh bed in ribbon mnhog- nny 3 extra dressers 3 mattresses 1 hew 10 woollen blnnkets 10 hook ed hint- 20 evtrn henvv quilts 1 loir cnhln quilt silk woollen tnr unit 3 rvnther ticks 12 fnncy cus hions r pillows 4 con it oleum rtis i sampler axmlnster pug 7x0 innio floor lnmt chinese lacquer hnnd nnlnted parchment hnde t bedroom vndnir t nmns deforest crowley elctrlc cabinet rndlo in good shnn 1 premier vneuum nenner magic- air new electric washer downs- uell new raymond sewing machine in good shnpe electric iron cun cab inet pandora cook stoye with reser voir and warming clonet coal and wood crates electric hot plate x cool oil lamps 2 coal oil stoves 1 new xilckless bird cage cuckoo clock larte number of pictures some oh paintings 2 coal scuttles inn jars canned fruit nnd pickles 200 emntv fruit jars sten i adder hand clothes wringer town mower 36 foot extension ladder curtains large quantity of dishes glassware and silverware cooking utensils garden tools 2 buffer bowls and ladles quilting frames flower pots scores and scores of other small household articles terms cash positively no reserve as the pro prietor has sold his house and is giv ing up possession immediately alter sale no article to be removed until settled for b2 j a elliott auctioneer j f robinson clerk tk fce4 auuuutcettett the acton cemetery board is rmtkink a special effort to have all outstanding accounts for ccmcteiy care brought up to date during this year there is considerable work to be done in the cemetery and the moneys owing irt overdue accounts arc needed to take care of the necessary costs we ask the prompt cooperation of all concerned so that the acton cemetery can be maintained at a high standard the acton cemetery board wren cruftswonien do skilled navy jobs various tasks are now being carried out by wrens at naval bases all over britain which in former years tied many wouldbe fighting men to bench or workshop women now manthe smaller harbor vessels take a large share in gunnery overhaul and main tenance to name only two of their newer jobs i picture shows wrens painting a motor launch r