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tmfe acton free press thursday tone j orton lfr brown and daughter mrs norman bollon idoranto visited with mr and mrs norman cook recently mr and mrs fred dealing tor- outo spent the we with rel atives here mrs j d mooney tlrxrrsdne ethel yene and mr alex young guelph called ott several mends here last tuesday mrs wm bsllmtln was hostess to mimosa womens institute last wednesday with an at of thirty members and friends a large number ot farmers and their wives and children enjoyed n days outing at the ojlc guelph during farm week last week mrs henry graham of zuri mud mr joe oook of stratford were callers to the village saturday mot oring on to eugenia falls on sunday miss clam leeson and ben morfltt visited on sunday wth mr and mra bert thompson husburg nassagaweya a large gathering of the friends nnd neighbors of mr and mrs ernie anderson met in bloomsbury school on monday evening to congratulate and honor them on their recent mar riage progressive euchre was first played and the winners were for the ladles mum anna mcgregor and for the gents mr ernie anderson then mr ross gordon chairman invited mr and mrs ernie anderson to come forward to chairs provided for them and mrs mansel neuls read the ad dress while at the proper time messrs llndsav ferguson and mansel nelles presented them with two occasional chairs mr ernie anderson made a fitting reply thanking all for the kind words and beautiful gifts after which all joined in singing for they are jolly good fellows and the nat ional anthem lunch was then served and the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing and a social tune the annual musical festival of the nnssaccunya public schools was held in the township hall brookvlllo on friday afternoon june 16th there was a good crowd present to enjoy the various numbers competition was keen in the different classes the annual church and sunday school picnic torencaertfnled church is to be held at riverside park guelph next saturday mr and mrs donald kingsbury of dundos visited with mr c a darby and mr and mm duncan moffat for a few days during this week miss flora moffat of acton visited relatives and friends in nassagaweya over the weekend miss ethel prldham visited with the mcgregor family over the week end moffat limehouse botb urndkhmt presbyterian cliurcli anniversary aervioes wer el attended last sunday haw 3 riddell of knox orach m preached two timely kimou aassrl- ed at toe afternoon service by rev c c oochrana m in thelma cappe accompanied by atlas alva ciippa was guest solo ist in the afternoon and mss joy ruddell accompanied by mrs arthur ruddem in the evening both sang to appreciative andleneas there was a splendid response to the recent w j salvage collection s3073 being added to the war work fund as a result mrs w mitchell opened her home for the w i bazaar and tea on thurs day last the whole event was m de cided success mrs smethurst was in charge of an art loan exhibit mra cisby in hoops and oldfashion ed costume sold articles from large pockets in her big apron mrs klrk- patrlck presided over sawing and mrs mitchell at the baking table mrs miller mrs wright mrs mcvey and mrs benton were in charge of lunch served in the dining room mrs s jones of cheltenham who baked and donated the large fruit cake drew the winning ticket mr prank baker of kitchener being the lucky person recent visitors include mr and mrs ted morrow and el- le mr joe mcgowan and john and mrs llarry smethurst mrs bill newton mus pearl scott- mr and mrs hosker and family mrs s jones of cheltenham miss owen hill mr a hill and mr a snllxer were donors at the acton clinic on tuesday of last week while mcsdamcs miller ellerby norrio and benton donated at georgetown on wednesday balltnafad the w a held their june me on tuesday at the home of kit h hutx the presifvnt presided boll can was answered by things money cannot buy a lengthy discussion followed making plans to hold a gar den party readings were given by mrs robert mcenery and mrs john cole a contest was co by mrs mcenery a 10 cent red cross tea was served which all enjoyed a united picnic of churchill and piiirfr- sunday schools was held at stanley park on saturday when a good crowd attended miss betty hutchinson of chelten ham has been engaged as teach r for peacock school mr and mrs eedeman of terra cotta have moved into mrs stulls it i not very good hay weather al though some farmers have started our community was greatly shock ed by the death of one of our little school girls in the person of bernlce cox the funeral was held in the presbyterian church on tuesday nnd was conducted by rev j a mcneil assisted by rev c l poole the sympathy of the entire neighborhood goes out to the sorrowing family and to the playmates at school the anniversary services of the community church were held last sunday june 11th and were attended by capacity audiences sermons were preached by the resident minister c l poole on the following topics the value of the home church and do we hied the spirit of the pur tan in ouc modern socuty the lambert twins of rockwood and the eden mills male quartette morning and evening respectively delighted tht large congregations many were glad to see the old church so taste fully decorated mr william pat terson a former school teacher and one of those instrumental in the building of the church in 1877 apok briefly at the close of the evening service bringing a few reminlscinrts from the earl days and voicing hlx pleasure in being again permitted to hear the gospel and the sacred hymns in the old church he exhorted the congregation co make much of their church life in this distressing time of world affairs mr and mr george poole toron to are spending a few holidays at the home of the former in our village the pupils of ss no 3 proved their talent at the nassagaweya music festival held in brookvllle hall last friday afternoon under the direction of their music supervisor mrs clement the following received awards 1st nesale henry 2nd jean frank piano class grade 1 1st catherine fraser girls solo over 10 years 2nd joan frank girls solo under 10 years 3rd donna frank boys solo under 10 years 3rd dun can campbell duet 3rd tied nes- sle hanty jean frank the choir received as first prize a shield don ated by the womens institute rockwood fathers day service was fittingly ohkerved in the united church on sunday mrs kelllngton of the salvation army guelph gav a splendid ad- drcbji sunday morning at the united church sunday school despite the heavy storm sunday morning there was a fair attendance for service at the presbyterian church when the sacrament of the lord h supper was observed the congregation of st johns church hod the pleasure of having their new minister commence his duties sunday afternoon rev and mrs pulker of niagara falls out the best wishes of the community are extended to them in their new chnrge the sympathy of the community is extended tp the webb family of osprlnge in the passing away of mr leslie webb at guelph general hos pital sunday morning mr george gordons condition shows some improvement during the past week mr charles benham was able to return home following amputation of his leg at guelph general hospital the many friends of mr charles thatcher regret his illness and hope for a speedy recovery rhe annual sunday school con vent ion of eratnoia township take place wednesday at the prefcbyterlnir church with afternoon and evening fccttslonh weekend and sunday visitors mr and mrs john t fitzslmmpns of moorelleld ont mrs ross carton new dundee mr c fvnnn gait mlw violet gale gait pte rum 11 hepburn london mr john grn toronto mr i toe oakes toronto mr gordon carter guelph mr elctn crispin brant ford mr t f lambert acton mr and mrs tony mend 11 and inuchttr snndra guelph mr and mrs frank kelso and famll guelph m mbt rs of mcdougall family eerton pte and mrs fverett coates who have been stationed at an atlantic oast point spent some time with mr george lavcrty pte e coatts has returried to his place allan gordon r c a f is home from the west cpl rn dean is also home from the east for a brief furlough mrs h dean is also with him mr and mrs ross allan and fam ily of toronto were weekend visitors ulth mr and mrs j e pearen and miss e pearen mr and mrs g w mcgeen and son of clinton stopped for a brief visit in town on saturday morning on their way to napanee mr mcgee is a former principal of rockwood public school mr and mrs ralph b richardson and family and mr and mrs george cook all of vlneland were sunday visitors at the home of john r rich ardson and family i engagement mr and mrs william gubertaon eden mills wish to announce the en gagement of their only daughter wu da irene to garnet only son of mr duncan mcdougall and the late mrs mcdougall of eden mills the wed ding to take place july the first nassagaweya ssno7 this community was shocked to hear of the death of eleven yearold beralee second youngest daughter of mr and mrs kenneth cox halton- viue many attended the funeral ser vice held at nassagaweya presbyter- ian church tuesday afternoon death resulted from an accident white at school sympathy is extended to the parents sisters marion vera and lola and grandparents who are so sadly bereaved mr and mrs w w dredge cele brated their fiftieth wedding anniver sary on june 6th at their farm home here- seventyfive signed the guest book during the afternoon and even ing and they received many lovely and useful gifts that showed the love and esteem in which they are held a cup of tea and dainty lunch was served each guest by the daughters and daughterinlaw of the happy couple mr and mrs dredge were married at the home of mr and mrs robert anderson milton june 6th 1r94 four who attended the wed ding went present at the golden wed ding miss eliza foster toronto mm robert lalng acton mrs margaret dredge and mrs ruth campbell of moffat they arc the third gener ation to live on this farm and have lived their since their marriage their family were nil able to attend except mr and mrs ray dredge now york uho telephoned congratulations in the evening little barbara mccon- nell their granddaughter tapdanced for the guests trcvcrultlmfswhlch thoy enjoyed very much mr nnd mrs dredge are in fairly good health and take an active interest in home church and community guests wtro present from milton acton george town moffat toronto atwood camp- hellvllle st helena cooksvllle and port nelson congratulations to mr and mrs timer coxe on the arrival of a daugh ter mrs wilfred kennedy gave her home for a busy bee quilting last wednesday mrs margaret robinson ancostcr u enjoying a few holidays at the home of her son mr and mrs stan robinson mrs j evans is filling a vacancy on the teaching staff at brampton pub lic school caused by the illness of one of the regular teachers lac alex job st catharines was home friday mrs joseph frank spent the week end at the home of her daughter mr nnd mrs gordon wilcox guelph parents attended the nassagaweya musical festival held at brookvllle hall on friday afternoon and it was a most enjoyable one every pupil or group of pupils gave an interesting number and the little ones were es pecially so the platform was beautifully decorated to represent u garden and received much praise no 7 were the winners of two numbers martin davenport in class 7 the four winds boys solo 10 and under came first with 85 points ronald king clans 5 strawberry fair boys wolo over 10 came 2nd with 84 points congratulations to both mr and mrs joseph frank nttondod thu koclal hour and tea given by the teachers for those in charge of the festival and trustees on dr and mrs b d young s lawn afterwards mr and mrs robt crozler milton and mr and mrs robert scott tor onto were the guests of mr and mrs nell martin sunday mr and mrs c e davenport at tended the silver wedding anniversary celebration of mr and mrs george gui burmhamthorpe friday evening mr w w dredge and george have just completed a milk house out of lumber cut from two willow trees that stood at the road on each side of the lane since they were planted over 70 years ago mr dredge helped to plant them when he was five years old and was able to help cut them down this past winter one meas ured 2 feet 2 inches through on the large cut willows of course grow faster than some trees but one can see the advantage of planting even two trees and in this case it wasn t one of plenting them for someone else as is so often heard when planting is mentioned ospringe miss isabella scanlon returned to guelph after spending a week with her parents mr and mrs a scanlon quite a number from this vicinity atended the farm week held at the o a x guelph dr blair liberal representative from arthur called on friends in the village the past week congratulations to mr and mrs d g robertson on the birth of a eon david brunv at the general hospit al guelph on wedfemsday june 14 mrs annie klrkwood guelph spent a few days at the home of mr and mrs f brydoo mrs j akitt and mr and mrs jas brydoo of acton were recent visitors at the same home mrs d mcdonald and son bobble mrs e mcgowan and douglas of ni agara falls visited with mrs e sun- ter on sunday mrs j l nelson spent the week end with toronto friends all were pleased to know that miss annie altlcen was able to return home on saturday from the general hospital where she had undergone an operation many friends and neighbors of this community were sorry to hear of the demise on saturday june 17 of mr leslie webb a lifelong resident of ospringe and one of its oldest pion eers mr webb who came here when just a young boy had won for him self through the years the respect and esteem of all who knew him the funeral service which wat held in the presbyterian church was larg ely attended the sympathy of the whole community is extended to the family and relatives in this their time of sorrow london large increases in pro duction are following on the increased efficiency of management nnd labor especially as women become more experienced it was announced in march 1944 that during the inst six months the increase in output for each worker had been 2 per cent a month a cumulative increase of over 12 per cent oak vujle acting ueuloommander j s jim davis was mentioned in dis patches in the kings birthday honor list at the closing of the high school year the start presented miss howe who is leaving to be married with a silver tray and miss falrley who is also leaving with a picture major grant peter marriott 29 r c a was injured in action on june trd while serving in italy according to word received by his parents mr and mrs g c marriott colborne si details of the injury ere not known as yet lieut jack blakelock was aboard km os prince david one of the 2 canadian parent ships for landing craft with the invasion forces the prince david is repostsd to have been the first ship in its area to land troops after repeated waanlngs from maj- j h chambreo o c ibt coy lome scots oakvuie about missing parades privates s bastcad c gal lon and r- woods were summoned before magistrate woodllffe on june 11th and each fined 0o record- star everton sunday visitors at the home of mr and mrs j p ijenham were mr and mrs will van norman miss grace lantz mrs mcgurn and miss wllla van norman guelph and dr and mrs bartlett and family of brampton miss jean hall hamilton spent the weekend recently with mrs harvey jestln mrs beverley hepburn and boys of acton have moved iqto the house re cently vacated by mr and mrs cam mcdonald pte beverley hepburn of brantford spent the weekend with his wife and family mr and mrs a boles of eramosa have moved into their new home bought recently from mrs usher- wood we welcome all to the village fo mack mclood left last tues day for newfoundland mrs mcleod is staying at the home of her par ents mr and mra will roberston guelph road miss noble of orangevllle has been engaged as teacher for s s no 7 for the coming year mrs e damplcr of balllnafad is staying at the home of mr and mrs fountain mrs fountain returned sunday from the guelph general hospital where she had a thyroid op eration nnd is getting along nicely mrs mogford and son david of tor onto visited at the home of mr and mm john alton for sale northeast half lot 23 concession 4 iwnshlp of eaqucslng containing approximately 100 acres also parts of lots 24 and 25 concession 4 township of eaqueainat formerly toronto lime company quarry and kilns apply gypsum lime and alabastine canada limited paris ontario ok mr william gowdy acton ontario attention t urban dwellers and farmers of acton district the crops must be saved itbban dwellcss 1 surplus feed supplies in the west are becoming depleted 2 crops locally must be saved 3 farm help is very scarce your help odd days half day a few hours after supper can be used to advantage to relieve seriou situations 4 farmers will pay up to 40 cents per hour and meals 5 register now at local commando headquartersthe lads on the beachheads of france must be supported farmers k 1 if you require help make known your needs to the local commando headquarters the day previous to the need 2 it local supplies are inadequate an effort will be made to secure toronto commandos 3 a limited number of western farm hands may be available for two months for these contact the agricultural office milton 230 local commando hkafxwaittebs f l wright phone 95 acton small id a4wrtlt sc cub witfa tar up to m aafculimaj jrwtrla w w cash do man mts um ti miataumi wi c ad i pr arord addhlsmul to l mm tswbsajuk garage 14x18 metal tool instil brick siding must be moved from present site apply m pallant ivvstft hale waterloo separator 33 inch com bination cutter chaff blower on rub ber 3o50 rumley tractor with can opy good shape touether or separ ately dklbert downs b k n no 1 hornby ont jpos hale t square walnut diningroom table used very little solid oak dresser with lame bevel mirror kitchen drop leaf table quebec cook stove srith pipes 5 complete congoleura nut mrs frank beatty mill street acton bmosoub wantteo ladles bicycle wanted to purchase for cash apply to free press office wantcd singer sewing machine must be in good condition box 620 acton wanto to innr a child k kiddle car apply mrs e c russell bower ave fo box 610 wanto tdottent apartmnnt or small house convenience bv kimt 10 mrs frank terry main street ixwtt iast thursday afternoon between wilbur street and wool combing pocket wallet containing sum of mon ey finder please return liberal reward box 5 free press 4th10k bargainb government approved blood test ed barred rock new hampshire white rock light sussex white leiham white wyandotte hybrids non mxod bh low nil 8 95 per hund red henvv hreed cockerels 883 pullets 514 1 shipped c o t flm- medlnte dollvorv kvi second choice twfodle chick hatcheries ltd tso2 for ufl ontario auction sale in lr1n township kknnfth iitfif iot m shond line lrln township 1 mtli n kouth of orton will hold an nut tloit hil on ttkhdav junk btb at 2 m lo k of 1 i tnllrh cowh 10 head of young cattle jl york kuu 40 young pigs 100 inhrld pullots hardwood kindl ing fvticc ksdri i tc wm a falbson auctlonor 03040 jfi aolsrtsaatteu- hut imk a oilm tablmj louavy vsahasar geo brown nerval saturday evmuuss oaly a floyd smith jeweler watches ojotmb jewelebir 73 quebec straat wot gueuph ont mark every grave we are carrying on buai- ness in the same location on mill street in acton and can fill all order for monument and work on any tone in cemeteries in thi district taumssr jlsuasuai to 4ul