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the acton feb press thumday juflff lat mm aintn kbtrinr 4 on rim nam cw4 j tbala tm kbnnedyat the ga laanual saturday may 27n mm to mr and mn a r kennedy a daufcnter mackknzie to fit u and mia kenoetb a utkm nee ua at st tnomaa general hon- on sunday may 28tn a aon mtal john mceacmern at mm saaethunfa maternity homa acton ontario on may atth im4 to mr and jim elmer mcearnern nee ethel pet- rhtr catodoas and erin townllae the ut of an william etanar craiiam at the hoove of bar jglilar humvaaad dr toron to on saturday may st rimer wtdonr of r graham tmumiu of ed mother of mm frank s runt beatrla of wmonor aba wu1- ida toronto near in loving memory of a dear enry near who died jan- r henry 1 uary 31t fmi and ab a dear mother lavlna near died june 3 ims mernnrlea are treasures no one can teal death n a heartnrhe nothlna can heal some may force you now you are one but we will remember no matter how ions ever remembered by the family look at your label only subscrip tions paid in advance can be contin ued the burner are all busy on the land getting their spring seeding and this la june the month of lose and brides and strawberries and green peas remember how we said last win ter we wouldnt kick how warm it sot well were not one of our readers ubo has farmed in this district au his life says that the present season is the driest in twentythree years a gran fire- at the east end of crescent street on sunday morning save the fire brigade a run it was soon under control for those who must have their ilcker llnd it is going to be like but ter and sugar and tea and coffee and clears and a multitude of other things not so plentiful please send in your copy as early in the week as possible we could get more in the eight hours every day if twelve and fourteen hours work was not crowded into the day just before publication a western subscriber in renew ing says find enclosed 92 for tho free press i wont to take it as long as i live as x get the news from my dear old home acton and naaaagu- weyu w here all my people live farm machinery removed from ration lists the wartime prices and trade bd announces six types of hew farm machinery and equipment have been removed from the ration list and may now be sold without permits the items released are diamond harrow sections flexible harrow sec tions spring tooth harrow sections cream separators power sheep sheer ing machines and animal clippers egg cleaners and brushes increased production has made it toivible for these articles to be re moved from the ration list pursuit of one dollar flu canadian people have been called a nation or dollar chasers a humor 1 1 remarks thnt if we do not chase tho dollar somewhat our cred uors will chase us it is hard to draw the line between a too great indifference to money and such nn nhborptlon in getting it that people show little interest in ihelr community jr in friendship or culture modern life needs consider able money to oltnln the things uhlch experience and knowledge tell us are neceasarj if people do not earn a fair amount of it they may not be able lo give their children the education or the csre they need et the pursuit of money may bs such an engrossing thing that it oc cupies people s minds day and night if it crouds out their interest in their own home town and its work for social welfare it it so takes eople s attention that they can have no thought left for friendship or self improvement they are chasing the dollar too hard pbfhioti mrs kez3aii craiiam after an luneas of only jew dayx there passed away at the home of her daughter lira w g hutchraon llumewood drive toronto keslajb glover widow of robert d oraham of acton born in erin township deceased was the daughter of the late thomas glover during her early married life she resided m acton moving to winnipeg after the death of her hus band during the last few years she has made her horns with her daught er mi the above address a daughter mrs frank hunt of wind sor s asr well as two sisters mra thos dawson of oookstown and mim agnes glover of fergus and five spandrjusdton a aon fred r grah am of winnipeg psssrrl away in 1s32 she was also predeceased by a stater mra it warden of weston and a brother jamas glower of brandon man many old friends la this com munity share with the berea the loss they have sustained in n loving mother and sister the funeral was held on tuesday may 30th from the funeral home of mcdougmll and brown st clair ave toronto dr j e todd of st oalr ave united church conducted the service the pallbearers were messrs k i hunt t w boynton e c wonten j i arnold g arnold and g c brown burial took place in falrview cem etery ahun the service at the grave being conducted by a nephew flev john mccartrn extra farm help x3ctexillioiii arrangements have been made hy ihe wartime prices and trade board to provide uus year extra rations of food for extra farm help engaged seasonally to all parts of canada on the bsfe of a limit of five meals per person per day any farm household la c engaging seasonal help for such work as theahlng alio filling woodcutting end other work will be able to make licallon for extra rations or these crews up to a limit of five meals for each member of the crews if five meals are being s each day this rule was in effect in 1943 but only in a comparatively small n mber of cases was it utilized to the limit ap plication forma for the estra rations will bear a statement this year to the effect that rations may be applied for up to five meals a day per person if required officials of the wartime price and trade board believe that this entra allowance will enable farm homes to meet their needs for most rationed foods for the estra gangs no further conce can however be for sugar how tqan q how can i remedy heartburn a a preventive of heartburn is fo take the juice of a lemon b fore ttglnnlng a meat q how ran prevent a gray coat ing from forming on chocolate d ur ine tin warm weather a titls gray coating does hot mean that the chocolate is spaled h only indicates thai some of ihe fat ha lm ited and come lo the surface q how can 1 prevent face wrinkles around the eyest a when these tiny wrinkles btln to aiear masuage muscle oil gently into the skin with the finger tips ev ery hlght before retiring q mow can i make good potato salad a- potato salad will be twice as de licious if left in french dressing over hlght add the mayonnaise the nest morning q how can i make a serviceable door mat for the back door or the foot of the cellar steps a by taking a piece of board about is by 24 inches and then covering it with several thicknesses of gunny sacks tacking the edges to the under side of the board it is just as good lifaftox oakvllle ontario may 3sth 1944 the editor the acton free pre acton ontario dear sir the following letter has been re ceived by the chairman of helton county tt gives me a great deal of pleas ure to extend congratulations to you and through you to your whole org anization for the grand campaign just completed in halton county ev erywhere throughout the province and in fact throughout the dominion it was found to be a tough battle this time and you can feel very pleased th and very proud of the results in hal- ton the substantia increase in your general sales and payroll over the previous loan making an all time re cord was a splendid piece of work i know what it must have meant in the way of time and effort on the part of nil concerned and x should like to express n sincere appreciation of the work that they have done hav ing had the pleasure of meeting u good many of the members of your various committees i have had more tlmn an ordinary interest in your campaign and t know how much they have contributed to rolling up such a total our compliments go also to the salesmen they must have worked very hard and faithfully and i nm sure that they feel well rewarded by the realization that their campaign has been the best pne yet incidentally in the administration section at headquarters they were expressing to me the other day a tri bute to the secretarial staff of your unit t believe that every return han come in to headquarters in perfect shape once again our tha vt for the rurt that you have played i look back with a good deal of satisfaction to the last two campaigns in which i have had the pleasure of being associated with you nnd 1 hope that as long as this job has to be done we can con tinue to count on you to head up halton county with best wishes from all of us sincerely t dany ltonurd chairman ue hadnt thought or that w hat do you think of government ownership of defense lndustrlei tm for it when the government owns everythnb it will have to pay all the taxes itself pub crawl draws blank birtninjeham woman councillor finds yountf people weljbehaved birmingham cp when the ctt s crusaders and temperance workers complain d to the council of riotous behavior amoug young peopu in public houses nellie hyde justice of peace and members of the birm ingham council announced that slu herself would make a saturday night pub craul to see what was happen ing accompanied by the ex mayor al derman w matlneau she made i e rounds of birmingham s most popu lar pubs and this is what she re ported yea we found young people hav- ing a drink but they were not drink lng to excess even the most straight- laced could not have taken except ion to their behavior people who talk in horrorstruck tones of the goingson of young people are meddlesome wet blankets young people are better behaved than they were during the last war judge shows bow to cbt jo done brisbane australia 0 queesudanda judge pimp lieadlng a royal owniiilnann of inquiry into conditions in the fruit industry ar rived with his retinue at an orchard he proceeded to examine the orch- ardlst george smith aged to in the packing shed where aples and pea cites were being cased for dispatch to brisbane the questioning had not proceeded far when the orchardlsta son inter vened and told his father that time was getting short if they wanted to caftan the train the judge gave a lead whipping off his coat tie said come on boys lets get at it in no time the oth er members of the commksnon de detrimental ofheers and newspaper men were all costless and perspiring rived will us ivtlniw at an orird and loading cases on to a lorry vrand work said ihe veteran cnardlst when the job was done tve always wanted to meet a real live judge ive been on the land so years and youre the first the inquiry then proceeded oakdev rauutstataul some people complain that when they work in their victory gardens they get the backache the people who have week backs are entitled t sympathy it is a heavy handicap on ihelr energy to feel that weakness which recurs so often perhaps 11 is due to overexertion and too hard work in the nst then again it may be due ta tlie lack of sufficient exerrlae for tliat part of the body if that is tlie case one would think that some garden work if not overdone mlnht increase their strength and vigor m that tluy will gradually get used to these labors and can do their bending over the little plants without iii ucim ah trinidjur farm port of spain cp an island wide electricity scheme for rural ar eas and to improve agricultural ef ficiency is being put into effect la trinidad faoino firm dumfries scotland cp its hot the shortage of whisky but th shortage of scottish pipes that u bothering some scots provost k doble of dumfries scoured the coun try for a set of pipes for tlie klngt own scoltihh borderers he couldn i find a set anywhere this week bv john ci hoott sadss fsaas staff wriser c b smith of tlie creemore oot star is tlie new president of the ont arioquebec division of tlie canadian weekly newspapers association ho was elected in succession lo jolin a marsh of tlie amliendburg ool echo at a wartime conference at nia gara falls mr marsh who became lionorary president told the gathering that many weekly newspaper plants will be forced to close in the coming year unices help is made available he said the association should seek permuaion lyom national selective service to permit the establishment of a clearing house for workers he added our experience with select ive service has not been a happy one other officers elected were wm aylesworth of the watford out guide advocate first vice president kara curry tweed ont news aec- nd vicepresident and it a giles iachule quebec watchman secret arytreasurer directors elected were c e bond new ijukeard ont speaker i b calnan picton ont gazette g ans low dundas ont star d it- wll- mon hliawinlgan que standard ken walls barrie ont examiner t e southcotr exeter onl times ad vocate ijilrd miller jfarvis ont record jack pichell paris ont star wlnnem in tlu annual conii lltloiui received tlielr awards as follows p urce editorial trophy for tlie bettt editorial page among member h wspaikers fort frlv times review e f steplienson memorial trophy fur best weekly published in towns of 4so0 or lets awarded jointly to st marys ont journalargus bow- manvllle ont canadian statesman huntingdon que gleaner and dry- den ont observer and tlie joseph t clark memorial trophy for the beat all round newspaper published in towns of lvki or leia stouffvhle ont tribune an oil painting was presented to j alex mclnren publisher of the bar rie ont examiner iiastpn sldvnt of the c w n a john bracken progress vecon-rv- utlvt national leader addressed the js weekly publishers and editors and said lie thought what the world heed ed is not a hew religion but a re- stafenuht of the old religion in the basic language that tho man on the street understands he said he in terprets that as meaning job for wvmry man fair ay for every man equity for farmers fair treatment for enterprise opportunity for youth equality for women security for tho aged an expanding economy for all a world of peace for all agricultural conditions generally are favorable througliout ontario at hie present time tlie provincial de partment of agriculture reports seed ing is rapidly nesting completion in most districts and pastures mostly are ta excellent condition off tone notes t the lieallhy pict ure come from many hard pressed farmers who are suffering from lade of help tlie labor problem in many districts is reported to be acute in the renfrew dutrict in eastern ontario heavy frosts during the weak of may lft followed by hot dry wea ther greatly leaoened prospects for a good hay crop in wetland dist rict considerable land is too wet for seeding but about go per cent of tho normal apring grain crop lias been sown northern ontario reports lack of rain except in the sudbury and rainy river areas onk stray for lkstk new youst tl the gardener of jo years ago iwhd a special com partment to store spray materials and dusting powders nowadays fiowever with u lent i fir rear h there lias been a marked improve ment in tlie effe tlveness of inxectlo ides an m result the victory gard ener heed not have have nf tntxturu for aphlds another for buetles n third for slugs und so on pyrethrum and rot none have iwren develoed to an xtint where they imve been combined by many comp anies into powerful sprays suitable for dozens of purposes pyrethrum ims been used for cent uries for insert powder with rot- enone it is used effectively either as a preventative or as a cure but be sure that your dealer gives you a spray combining both the name doexnt matter lie certain both are in it if you must have something else get a mixture of nicotine and arsenic an excellent combination easily made at liorne hi one pjit of arsenic liowder to 10 parts of gynum you ii find it lood for u umbers or squash vines as a he k against striped beeth or caterpillar don t apply too ihhljly or youll burn the foliage buses ore serving in tho ranks for the duration theyre on the go tramporting groups of sailors soldiers and airmen from centre to centre and serving men and women on leave youll agree that this u one of the most important job right now even if it does mean that your bus service has been curtailed and that you may have to put up with some inconvenience and delay however the future does look bright for bus travellers already gray coach lines is planmng a fleet of smart new buses for peacetime then once again youll enjoy the thrill of carefree highway aunts harold wilesphone 58 gray coach lines