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v the acton fkbs p8ess tuuhsdat afat oklmt limehouse omnt m tl mr jokss n- keertoai asm ma bias to mr fnaak broens of gcarsrtowa oftla linsiiildp aa friends aad mliw of set bov sar besasry aalwred at kls parents bosne ob friday s to bd him bimu uses dorotky sbetboarae read a assort addrces aad harold smb prorated urn wtlh a aam of money on behalf of u ase aa ea- joyable time was vat itlhn to music provided by 1 w nkkeu aad r h mlufceo mr aad mrs w- t mlna mr aad mia r b storey aad mra h b- me- dosmu spent a b day at thru- everton sunday visitors at the home of ool and mrs wu1 head wen mra kit chener head and mia doris burnett cuejph mr and mra fred murray and mra gen carden acton mra harvey jestln and young son returned last week from the guelph general hospital and mra beverley hepburn and young son from the nursing home in acton to the home of her parents mr and mrs john alton mr and mrs c mcdonald have bousht a house in hiltburr and mov ed there on monday mrs morcan of albany n y is visiting her parents mr and mrs morris mrs mill- guelph u quite 111 at the home of her daughter mrs d ii parker mr and mrs ja hepburn who pent the winter in acton moved to their home here last week dr wylle and son and daughter toronto have moved into the cottage belonging to mrs dampler balunafad mm peter btnnle of cuelph spent sunday with her parents mr and mrs robert warne mis- mabel hardy of guelph spent sunday with miss ulllan shortlll mrs jnmleson who has been in toronto general hospital recelvlnif treatment was able to return home on sunday w hope she may con tinue to improve communion service was held on sunday when two new members were received and one baby chlstened mrs mcmenemy who has been in guelph general hospital is conval escing at the home of her daughter mrs gear sinclair of milton the farmers in this community ore pretty well finished seeding and with such wonderful growth everything is awa to a good start the country looks so beautiful this time of year it makes one feel we live in a won derful land and have much to be thankful for we are sorry to report that mrs annie vanhatter is in the lockwood clinic undergoing treatment her many friends hope for a speedy re covcry erin at a room bseetsbc of brta aojaae am dl the rata far the year jstt aa ssnsdk at jmjlli est wmaff again e i quota set for use victory aa t time by 30803 ear ceo the quota ana oojooo aad the aalea were s3s- 2sj mra cbak 7th base injured her left boulder whea fell while attsssd- la her imnsihtim dsstlea xrajr mr aad mra k m harden hu bore aold their liianllfml team heakaey nam whltrsjata prtaceea and whltesate smile to mr kuxour wilson of larhate quebec for the aaaa ef two thousand dol- lara they were ship by rail from guelph i t ospringe recent visitors with mr and mrs j slnohera were mra mortey walk er and mra alfred hales sr of guelplt miss jean kirkwood of guelph is holidaying with her uncle and aunt mr and mrs f brydoo mr and mrs john mann of acton visited on sunday evening with mr duncan mctavish mra e sunter mra m altlcen mlas emma bakue and mra l nej- son spent tuesday evening with mra arnold sunter and mra m hurrcn at erin mliars blanche mcklnnotl and dor- is fines attended the district annual meeting of centre wellington wo men institute at elora on tuesday mrs e sunter who is secretary treasurer of the local branch again received first prize for her years reports mr duncan mctavish and mr geo anderson visited on tuesday with the tatters nelce mrs hattle swadkham- er at brampton mr and mrs w j jackson spent sunday with mrs bert robertson and children at guelph mr and mrs william webb and children of the paisley block visited on sunday with mr and mrs george robertson the monthly meeting of the farm forum group was held on monday evening at the school with mr har old smith as leader rev mckenzlo of erin was a guest and was called on for a short talk plans were made for a rally and field day to be held next month at erin park at the close of the meeting a delightful lunch of maple syrup buns and tea was served orton on wednesday evening may 17th a pleasant evening was enjoyed at the home of mrs wm donaghy 13th t line when mr and mrs r hoore and mrs h reld and families orange- vllle mrs reeth grand valley mr and mrs b thompson hlluburg and the leeson family surprised them it being their 40th wedding anniversary the were presented with a lovely walnut console table wedding bells are ringing in our community mr and mrs a porter and girls corbet ton and mr and mrs marlus cox and shirley new toronto were weekend visitors with mr and mrs a roszel mrs nelson moore acton and daughter mrs fornace detroit were recent visitors with mr and mrs wrn tne mr and mrs archie thompson and roy hlluburg visited with mr and mrs john watson on saturday mlas margaret reed mrs elmer reed hlluburg were sunday callers with mr and mrs w gregson and family mr and mra a dickson and mr and mra wm lane motored to tor onto on thursday those attending the centre well ington district annual of the worn- ens institute at elora on tuesday were msedamea ed gray wm gib son john root bart moore w bal lentine wm d a awrsy i jackson r wheeler burlington with the arrival of 8 mall boxes here on monday lt la expected that pick up collection of mall from 8 dif ferent point will be n oporatlon here by the end of thla week the sixth victory loan thermortv eter for both burlltlcton and south nelson blew the top early friday morning and this area once again went over the top on monday afternoon last stanley crate cochairman of the sixth vic tory loan committee presented an honor pennant to the a s nicholson and son co thl firm not only went over their quota but had the very rlne record of having 96 p cnt 0 their employee taking bond three local men were arretted tueaday by chief smith and provinc ial constable korwy for an allegvd offeiue against n local girl as the crime was committed in wentworth county the men appeared in hamil ton police court today wednesday the case was adjourned for further hearing a petition was received from the business men asking the council to proclaim may 24th a holiday the mayor said it could not be proclaimed a legal holiday but suggested that the council pass a resolution asking the citizens to observe victoria day he said that the bank could not close as may 24th was not a legal holiday any more the necessary resolution was passed granting the request a though it was agreed by council it had no legal status or smith submitted the report of the road and bridge committee also a report on the garbage collection for the past three months the cost from february 1st to april slat was 1341 which he said meant considerable saving to the town the amount al so included gasoline and if there was no increase for the rest of the year the garbage collection under the pre sent plan would cost the ratepayers about 1400 gazette rockwood nassagaweya aans7 the baary been osb quitted qsdat aft the hams of mra c k dsnr- to i r of her euawaa ta prt- mr aad mra wilfred tarn aad hand visited at the asm of the lauera sister mr aad mra frank hilt kramoea on sonday tpr arthur davesiport and his mead ifcr tfrasdc co new knartoet training centre spent son- day at the home of the fbrmeta par- migbria cp the virtual defeat of yellow fever in west africa la parted aa a result of urn incessant battle which wash africa wages ag ainst the inosqulto o canada teoowed fay chotr tmder the direction of mr nell haaen by due master meal and noma lam bert violin solo mr neu haacn with a aprsseea gbjb at piano s fay happy gang of arkeu mra frank dean vocal at ara ward with mr a- m tttt at the piano vocal trio jrorob nancy and george waller wufa the doctor at the vocal solo leona gibb with her slater frances at the piano voc al duet m imsa a beard aad a cantelon lucky ticket draw for elect ric lamp won by mra arthur even with miss dorothy ewers in charas connexion with st johns mission ary aides vocal solo mrs laoree piano solo mra toty vocal dnet meadatnes j- d mcnabb and a shnltls happy cany aefctlons welner mte conducted by mr leo- nard nlafetlncale church quartette aelectlon misses f dean d evert c unfoot and l rflhunjcle and mrs u nlchtincale nl the piano cultar selection leona glbb violin duet mewjames j ward and a m tltt with mr tilt at piano reading mra moffait of arkeu piano solo shultls happy can aelectlona quartette nuinber miss ida nlchtin- cale meadames j d mcnabb and a shuuls and mr lu nlshuncale sr piano boio mr a m tltt selection by church choir cod save the kins at the conclusion of the program all who took part remained for re freshments uidudlnjt canon and mrs smith i mrs j ayles was also accompanist for the lambert twins and mrs 1 nlfthtlneale for other numbers sunday evening the annual meet ing of the rockwood and everton branch bible society was held at the united church with rev j ward in charge owing to rev j ward hav ing to leave for an appointment at stone church mr geoige h pearen cave the report on the j ears activit ies llov walter mcclenry of elora was present and cave an earnest dis course in connection with bible soc iety work the congregation of the united church are looking forward to the annual anniversary services in june the w c t u district convention is to be held june 7 in the united church with nil day sessions the sympathy of the community is extended to mr samuel haldenby in the death of his mother hut week in stratford hospital as a result of ser ious burns in march at her home in st marys when attending a roast in her oven flames broke out and ignit er her clothing even though she suc ceeded in beating out the fire with a towel and water she wo removed to the stratford hospital whore she had been a patient until ihe time of her death the late mrs haldenby was in her olst year the sympathy of the community is extended to thos g hutchinson and daughter mrs j thompson in the passing of mrs hutchinson following n lingering illness the funeral held from her late home fifth line eramosa was largely attended and a large number at mckees cemetery where interment was made a broth er mr george bnyne 7th line era mosa and a sister in the west also survive her the many friends of mr george cordon regret that he is not so well at present in guelph general hospit al mr arnold maw of brentford i- home for a fortnight and nursing a sore hand as a result of a broken bone in hts thumb weekend and sunday visitors miss minnie nlckell of toronto miss marjurie beard r n of tor onto clarence lynch c p c camp borden mr james lynch toronto mr joe oakes toronto and friend pte russell hepburn london mr and mrs jack turner niagara rails miss kay whyte kincardine sgt george day hagersvlue miss elsie gordon acton mr percy woods acton mr and mrs tony mendel 1 and daughter sandra of guelph mr and mrs frank kelso and fam ily guelph mr george h pearen mrs f j hosking and little sheila hosklng spent a day in toronto last week mr and mrs leonard nightingale and son len jr spent sunday at grimsby visiting rev and mrs e a brooks and also taking in the scenery in the niagara district orchard blos soms mr joseph moore who was in guelph general hospital for a short time returned home on sunday mr david mcfhedrasi received word of the death of tus aunt mrs john wilson mltton latennent wai co be made at erin ceaaetery kara joseph frank received flow ers from tier aon sgt karl frank italy for motheva day school children seeelved a holiday moffat the recent rates have bald up tnany of our farmers fcn the worst of some on the low and flat if we are to nana a repetition of last spring mm chariea roberta la visiting her the ml sans mcfartane of goelph c laadmxa poole were in tor onto far n few days as the guasta of the latters sister mrs adams mra george amoa has gone to epehoaotae time with her eon mr t c amos murray donaven of windsor nova scotia was borne for a tew days mr and mrs james henderson i carol of toronto spent the weekend with mr and mra lloyd ganmbell the municipality has opened up a one gravel pit on the farm of mr j p allison and is busy raising the road through the swamp west of our vu- sisfjiadvertistsseats srzik utaiat um aavai bttsa chaw jc am large sine boys wagon like new s3 coat apply no 2 alice street t up sg you i take rumacaps palna and ad are relieved after the first dose browns drug store teacher mrs robert stewart was jvea perndsslon to dose the s theee days so ahe could spend them with her sister they also have wed nesday 3ttfa off duties the foliage this aprlng appears gi and heavier than usual this community is losing a family mr and mra jesse wardlaw and children who have beest with us over year and who have made many friends and helped in many ways we wish them success and happiness in their new home on a farm near milton farmers atfended mr chas mor tons sale last wednesday cedarvale pte archie cunningham of xpper- wash spent the weekend at his home here miss clara and mr arthur tarz- well of hlllsburg visited on sunday at the home of mrs h keeler mr fred smith of cleveland ohio is spending a few days at the home of mr ed smith the gedarvale womens institute met at the home of mrs ed wlddu on wednesday may 17th the roll call what i serve to unexpected guests was answered by the mem hers after the business tart of the meeting the following program was given reading mrs wm cbx paper mrs cunningham instrumental el eanor griffin reading mrs hender- bon hidden word contest given by mrs d hurrcn and mrs wlddi being the winner singing of the national anthem brought the meeting to a close and an enjoyable sodal hnlf hour was spent master gordon delaney underwent on operation for appendicitis at the guelph hospital iii friends wlui him a speedy recovery the return baseball match be tween no 7 and no s schools will be played on he grounds of the fanner on wednesday afternoon may 31th the communion a at nassa gas c on sunday morning moffatt community church is plan- rng for anniversary services to be htd on sunday june 11th our school children are busy pract icing for their musical festival to be held in brookvllle hall in the near future mbs kay mcgluivray of hamilton spent sunday at home mm clarence ebuey visited at mr russrll ebleys over the weekend rxmu ftagjc mouvewsox canberra cp the production of flax in australia as a war meas ure has been increased from 2000 acres in 1mo to 56000 acres in 1043 ahd the objective for 1944 la 70000 acres mark every grave wo are carrying on busi ness in the same location on mill street in aclon and can all all orders for monuments and work on any stones in cemeteries in this district miisirt as ris isom to akx obdbbm adon mmffiment works i niooi trap royal palace gueuhts leading theathes todav til saturday joel mccrae in in technicolor monday and tuesday by special request the sullivans this years most enjoyable picture with an outstanding cast of favorites todav and fbd3av ann sheridan in shine on harvest moon saturday to wednesday with eddie bracken hetty hutton power cleaned buckwheat for sale apply gordon johnston 3b r r no 1 actoq collie doc last aeon in town sun day nlsht colors sable and white license no esqueslns township 3ut j l brown phone 32rll acton masseyharrls cream separator no 7 stainless steel discs tinware in good condition tossonahle john c dennis phone slr3 rockwood jersey springer canyinjt calf holsteln cow due in june carry- ins fourth calf c e cutis u ie 4 acton tot 24 con 3 esq ileal ng final notice ttib is the final notice regarding overdue account for cemetery care we have made every effort to bring before all concerned the urgency of this matter and although a great many have taken care of their obligation there are still a number who have not we have a duty to perform and as much as we may dislike it we must take whatever action is neces sary to bring payment of all overdue accounts we trust that all concerned will see that payment is made or make deflnite arrangements on or before june 7th t the acton cemetery board nor wanted raatau clerk for retail store experieaoe not tieeeasary good vimwm steady employment employment and selelttv service office rile no 318 guelph notice court of revision township of nassagaweva take notice that the court of re vision for the township of nasaaaa- weya for the year 1944 will be held at the township hall for nasaasa- weya on monday the 5th day of june 1044 at the hour of b00 oclock in the afternoon to hear and determine all the appeals flled ajealnst the as- besmint holl for the said township of nasmacaweya for the year 1044 dated at campbellvllle this 22nd day of may 1944 chas f nourish p clerk township of nassaeaweya onukhfhved auction sale 4iioiric uvr ktotm lite undftmlttned has rwolvod ln- ritriiftlmt from ajjfijc ullutlrvh to uill by public auction at lot f coiiv 1 townhhlu of nelson half mile south of lwvllli on thitrhpav june let at iwo oclock tlte follow ink hoites1 clyde gelding 8 years 1 clyde coldlnc 10 years 1 percher- on goldlnsr 1 years cows 1 leeif ayrshire cow fresh twin calves nt side l dual pur- nose shorthorn cow fresh bull calf at side 1 kejr shorthorn cow fresh heifer calf at side 1 jersey cow in full flow 1 ayrshire heifer fresh heifer calf at side 1 ayrshire heifer fiash heifer calf at aide 1 ayrshire cow fresh heifer calf at side 1 ayr shire and durham heifer bred in december i steers 1 year old 1 dual purpose bull 3 years old an extra eooa stock bull hocs 1 york sow due june 3 1 lies york hoif 1 year ad rec hreodlnff a numlter of york prs weaner rzkmh cash positively no ilosorve us the pro prietor in re urine ll stocl owlnir to the hel nltuation j a kluott auctioneer e huadhend clerk b tndkbil rxuk coal and coavc federal uulldtngs province of ontario ckaled tender oddressud to tho undttslened and endorsed ten- dir for conl will he received until s pjn hujlt wffiaswsday svone t 1lm4 for the supply of coal and coke for t he dominion bulldlnys throughout the province of ontario form of tender with specifications and conilltlnns attached can be ob- tnlned from the purchaslntf asent department of public works ottawa and the supervising architect 36 ad elaide st east toronto ont tenders should be made on the forms supplied by the department and in accordance with departmental specifications and conditions attached thereto coal dealers licence num bers must be given when tendering the department reserves the rlifht to demand from any successful tend erer before awarding the order a security deposit in the form of a cer tified cheque on a chartered bank in canada made payable to the order of the honourable the minister of pub lic wot equal to 10 per coot of the amount of the tender or bearer bonds of the dominion of canada or of the canadian national railway company and its constltisent com panies unconditionally suarantaed a to principal and interest by the do- mmon of canada or the aforemen tioned bonds and a certified cheque if required to make up an odd amount such security will serve as a aruar- antee for the proper fulfilment of the contract by order j m somervtlle department of public woricst ottawa may 15 1m4 4t2b