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x thb acton fheb press thtmaoay august in imc neighborhood news iimm cmriflt other carina and an which mat of oar brantra an interested orton mr jw cook and friend of strat ford were sunday callers in the vil lage mrs wm shaw and reggie are vis iting in toronto mr fred scott st catharines was a weekend visitor at the wm tiallan- ttncs the garden party and dance held under the auspices of the orton com munity hall was quite successful and a nice sum realized the committee gave all proceeds to the red cross nassagaweya erin sacramental service was held in ebenezer united church last sunday morning and was conducted by rev r w pukeisgtu the minister rev r w plckersglll is having the next to weeks as a vacation the service at ebenezer united church ttext sunday will be conducted by the womens missionary society mr george t wilson of knatch- bull received the sad newa on friday evening that his son ite robert cecil wilton had been wounded in action on the invasion front and hod died of wound on july 28th no fur- ther details were given mr and mrs iogle robertson of beverley visited mr c a darby and mr and mrs duncan moffat knatch- bull on sunday miss audrey akltt or cuelph la hol idaying with mr and mrs harlan wilson of nassagaweya at present mr and mrs arthur nightingale received the sad news last week that their grandson pilot officer william arthur mcparlane of gainsborough sask was killed in action on july 31 in france ills mother the for mer miss margaret nightingale taught school in gainsborough for a number of years prior to her mar riage she had a three months visit with relatives two years ago mr and mrs george nightingale spent sunday with mr and mrs tho mas blakcy of maxwell they brought mr blakey home for a weeks vacat ion mr bert nightingale of orahgevllle is spending his vacation with his par ents mr and mrs arthur nlghtln gale mr j h nightingale of port cred it visited his parents mr and mrs arthur nightingale for a few day last week junior vocal students of it- j pears who recently passed their xamlnat- lons were master wallace elpti- grade 2 first damn honors merle mc- enery grade 1 first class honors our sympathy is extended to mr and mrs p j reed so wallace av toronto who received the sad nows of the loss of two sons gordon and douglas reed who were on active service on invasion day when they paid the supreme sacrifice in franco word has been received of ttte death saturday at owosso michigan or margaret eraton black widow of the late james a currie formerly of osprlnge advocate campbellville the campbeuvwe w i meeting as held at the home of mrs uoyd crawford with the president mrs cameron agnew in charge roll call was answered by giving a household hint the motto wa a penny saved is a penny earned a demonstra tion of a salad was given by mrs nel son howard members gave ideas on liow to plan your sugar ration for canning mrs john howard uave a demonstration tin a cleaning fluid miss sadies rucks ret ii at ion was on home and country mrs john evans acton told a vtiy interesting story of her trip to lit ilnhamp islands moffat incase you are interested fuoilestzxavct limehouse miss wnbens was guest speaker at the august meeting of uraehouse womens institute giving an interest ing address on the teaching of dom- estlc science in the toronto schools the meeting held at the home of mrs i s klrkpatrlck opened with o canada i and the lords prayer fourteen lad les attending two minutes silence was observed in memory of rfm jack davis who was killed in action in nor- mandy june 11 after which the pres ident led in prayer the roll call was answered by something hew in my garden h was arranged to pack a carton for the salvation army and the quilt convenor mrs glsby asked for print pieces during the month a small bundle was sent by some of the mem bers to the linen shower for russia a committee of mesdames klrkpat rlck benton and ellerby were named to send parcels to the local boys over seas this month mrs a w norton read current events as well as con tributing a vocal solo garden of tomorrow mrs h norton program convenor for the day read a humber of useful housekeeping hints and it ems of interest were read by other convenors of standing committees miss ivens spoke on the motto if we tee no- fault in our own work well never do any better she fin ished with look for your own faults and do better mrs glsby demon strated the peeling and preparing of grapefruit mrs h norton held a measuring contest which mrs klrk patrlck won the meeting closed with the national anthem mr and mrs h poster of baden visited mr and mrs james noble miss peggy smethurst accompan- ted by jacqueline was home from sud bury last week mr and mrs c a grant of toron to also visited mrs smethurst recent ly mr and mrs w mllllere and mr and mrs h scratekrvlslted in hamil ton on sunday must bertha shelboume holidayed la toronto last week miss row of the dcpt of agricul ture w i branch was in the com munity judging gardens of the gar den brigade girls and the school pup ils last week on sunday evening a capacity aud ience gathered in the community church for the memorial and decorat ion service held under the auspice of the cemetery board the resident minister ilev c i poole conducted the service preaching from the text found in hebrews 1140 god having provided some better thing for us that they without us should not be made porfoct he reminded the congreg ation of the faith and courage of the pioneers of our canadian ami amor- iran civilization the better thing provided by god inspired their effort and what the early settlers sought has become a great reality with us in the of fine farms comfortable homes splendid schools and churches after the church service the con gregation went to the cemetery where the old familiar hymn o god our help in ages past our hope for years to come was sung and prayer was offered and a committee of volunteer helpers placed a floral token of re spect and remembrance on every grave many connected with the family circles of years ago were present adding great interest to the unique event visitors came from toronto guelph thornbury acton and neigh boring communities the cemetery board and commit tee of management of the church are very grateful to all those who provid ed flowers and all who so willingly helped in every way to make the ser vice an unique and interesting event the lambert twins the boy singers from rockwood were unable to be present on account of sickness we hope they will soon be well and that we may have the pleasure of hearing them at soma future date everton miss doris ijine of toronto spent a couple of day at the home of mr and mrs beverley hepburn i mr and mrs w h hortop and mr i harry hortop and mr and mrs j p benham attended the funeral in guelph on saturday of the late mrs j w benham i mrs cooper sr and sons messrs e and r cooper and wives and mrs west toronto spent sunday at the home of mrs e shepherdson and mr b simons mrs smith town line spent monday at the same home miss emma tovell of toronto spent a couple of days with miss jennie tovell anil mr and mrs john alton monday callers at the home of mr t d mccutchnon ami mrs harvey jcsiln were mr and mrs d t mc- dougnll mrs elton rao miss blanche mtdougall erin miss marion altken ijtkelct mrs kenneth mrdougnll toronto and kenneth mrdougall r c a f the w m society met at the home of mrs w cross on tuesday after noon mrs leonard cox of gunlph is spending a couple of days at the home of her uncle mr bert simons after the family allowance measure was tabled in the house of commons and debated all members of the house including the con servative opposition voted unanimously for the bill but some people are still using the same arguments against it which the couaivuv3 party used before knowing its full terms i will answer one of these earn week 1 it is a bribe to the electors every welltodo pormmi rmxlvt a reduction from tils income tax of 150 yearly for his wife and iluh yearly for vry child under eight ii this is so er month lr rltlld litest deduction from inconv tax have tocn in force for many year and ho itnn consider them a hrlb or a dole the family allowance measure simply iktwhds this prim iple to the low income groups who do not xurn nougli wages to profit by tlie income tax deduction for hlldr n in the light of these forts just what do you think of the argument that this family allow ance is a dole or a bribe t small advertisements a4n hj mr cash with vdw tap to js ejs a44ium1 word m per woes tl ul l mimimoim rlir jk pmr word addition tat ch wars georgetown rockwood glacc bat n 8 op- boxm in in tore promt to be hoea with a oa mi o taw una to i poua bm vml tiny tamd in the absence of rev w j mo- ivor who conducted services in knox church guelph on sunday rev j austen of guelph conducted service in the presbyterian church here mr and mrs thoa weatherston in company with mr and mrs ed weatherston and family of guelph are holidaying on manltoulln island mr george h penren mrs v j hosklng and family spent last week at wasaga beach dr and mrs w f harrington mrs dr thomas left the latter part of last week for their homes in conn it s a after spending some time with mr and mrs g rat ton barry weekend and holiday visitors mr and mrs rett of hamilton mr and mrs fred osborn of fer gus mr and mrs reg micks and daughter of bronte sgt j ward of camp borden mr and mrs henry pasmore of montreal are visiting mrs annie harris pie clarence royce of camp bor den and mrs royce and son of tor onto mr joe oakes of toronto charles pollock r c a f of cal gary spent a few days with miss c campbell and mrs e nlckell mr and mrs arthur engleby and babe left for their home at lalcevlew during the weekend after a weeks visit with mrs powers and members of the family mrs james standlsh of prelate sask who has been visiting members of her family in montreal as well as renewing acquaintances in rockwood and vicinity left on saturday for her home also making a brief stop in tor onto with relatives mrs d ward and miss barbara ward returned home last week after a three weeks vacation with relativ es and friends in toronto and other points the annual picnic in connection with district n0 7 horticultural soc ieties takes place on wednesday at riverside park guelph mrs rose dyer and miss doris dy er left on tuesday for a visit with the formers sister mrs mcmahon at white plains n y miss kathleen oakes who spent some time at st josephs hospital guelph la recuperating at her home lln town despite a cloudy afternoon over 250 members friends and management personnel of the alliance paper mills attended local 474a first picnic held at stanley park erin after making use of the various park amusements for the children tho remainder of the afternoon was given over to races doris roberts sylvia lorriman and shirley harrison members of tlie georgetown girl guides are encamp ed this week at glen williams with c company of girl guides from toron to the corner lot at the rear of the post office building on water street was acquired some time ago by the lions club with one purpose in mind to furnish georgetown with a central ly located park which in future years might be of inestimable service to tha comraunlty with this in mind much thought has been given to the idea the past year and work in this dir ection has already been started the wedding of muriel hamilton daughter of mr and mrs george hamilton of hornby to joseph shea of oakvllle was solemnized by rev fr v j morgan in holy cross church on thursday july 20th her ald ospringe mims etlielyne mooniy of guelpli was a weekend visitor at tlte home of mr and mrs alvln flshttr mr william brown or guelph is visiting at tin home of mr and mrs george grundy mr i g roberuon in company with friends from guelph spent a 1w days lakt week fishing at shadow jik tifar wlurton mr ami mrs george rennirk and marlon of hamilton ar visiting with mr und mrs d stewart and fumllt vut ami mrs ilert wks of cunip ilornvn visited last week at the home of the tatters mother mm mckm- sde mr and mrs james urydon of at on ttpent saturday with tint formern parents mr and mru f urydon rev roes of erin is preaching in the local presbyterian church while rev mckenrie is on holidays miss marion and master kehnoth sinclair are holidaying with relatives in gait visitors last week at the homo of mr and mrs d g robertson includ- d mrs g g robertson evetton mr and mrs ah cook and ijmla mrs charles williamson of guelph and spr donald moseley of halifax nassagaweya n07 umuxnvm auction sale of hkad cattu in vosuc- hlfuuc ihw1h head ot shstop- hiukk hiikkr 1 reg angus bull 3 yesrs also j pigs 10 weeks old w u mcdonald b ixt 12 4th line esojteslng nxttrr grey marc strayed from putnam farm filth llnewost chlnguacousy 13 yt tirs weighing luoo lbs phone brampton 10ohj f mckee wanted janitor for acton y m c a pari time work apply j w wolfe s2 or t jones lirxp wantkd male coal truck driver war workers not kllglhle apply i employment and selective serv ice office file no 3g8 guelph ontario the undersigned struhlofiu from has received in- 4terkttpted cabeehs hne it seem a hardship for some men who have been called for mil itary service that their careers of study work or business have been interrupted by this call do they feel it hard that they have had to drop for a time their life alms and devote themselves to the service of their country they heed not fear that it is likely to interfere with their success after the war ends they will benefit by the experience by the human cont acts of military life and the better knowledge of human nature that they get they will come back bet ter able to meet whatever problems confront them most of the young servicemen who were just beginning their careers in civilian life will still be young when the war ends they will have the prestige of their military service and people will be eager to know them and work or do business with them most of them will be physically stronger and better able to do hard work in whatever line they enter notice i will pay from s500 to 10 00 for organs with stools in fair condition james wiederhold 44 new hamburg ontario k n brown to sell by public auction at sun- nyiiali furm t mile vast of acton on no 7 highway on hatfjuday avovftt letfa at two oclock the following cows ron cow calf at foot hrod red cow milking red cow calf at foot bred black cow milk ing rd heifer calf at tiut hred roan cow olf at foot black cow talf nt foot brd springers due in august 2 roan heifers 3 red heifers 2 guormcey helfors 3 roan cows 1 jcnury cow 1 roan cow 1 white cow 1 iforvford cow 4 open heif ers sired by stock bull young cattle 12 butcheru 0001000 3 butcher heifers boo h yearlings 1 grade shorthorn bull rlulng 2 years 1 shorthorn bull bred by colin blyth of guelph 4 fall calves yorkshire hogs 10 registered sows bred to blue water prlnco 34x first prize boar at stratford sale 1944 5 serviceable boars by maple lodge marquis s8w 233519 is registered gilts dam of above ard- yne sunbeam 94w 2459ss the high priced sow at 1042 gait sale 18 grade yorkshire sows bred or with litters is feeders and shoats the above are a typo of hogs in demand on the british market ajt present be ing in good breeding condition and will be sold first sheep 8 two shearling ewes 0 one shearling ewes 3 ram lambs 1 ram well bred shropshire to klnrt flock terms and conditions all animals offered will be sold to highest brdder no reserve cash settlement day of sale with clerk bannockburn womens institute will hold a booth on the grounds will be pleased to meet our old and new purchasers at this sale lucky draw on reg sow sponsor ed by acton woc service league at close of hog sale tickets sold on grounds auctioneers roy hindley j a elliott a w benton w a wilson clerks 2b tender wanted for tho painting and uupplylng of mint for the waterworks tower and tank fvndtm lose august 21st at s pm stteclf icot ions may be obtain ed from superintendent chas wilson lli loweht or any tender hot neces- knrlly ncctitd s3 piles sufferers of hlwwllng and pro truding piles should know bun ker herbal pills treat the cause at its wourte monoy hack if the first hotth does not satlufy uuy from a t brown druggist 11t2m notice to creditors in the matter of margaret reals use of the village of aesoo la the oeua- iy of helton widow deceased all parties having claims agalnut the estate of margaret smith late of the village of acton in the county of hnlton widow who died on or about the seventh day of may 1944 are re quired to send particulars and proofs thereof to the undersigned before the nineteenth day of auguit 1944 when the assets will be distributed among the parties legally entitled thereto having regard only to the claims which shall have been filed as afore said pursuant u section si chap ter 16s r s o 1937 dated at acton ontario this twen tysixth day of july 1944 c f leatherland acton ontario solicitor for 43 the administrator notice to creditors in the matter eff thomas smith sate of the tearnahip of nasssmcmsvaysv in the osnsstt deeeasesl accra cp cocoa powder is now being used on the gold coast for mixing with flour for the manu facture of bread and it is reported that cocoa bread as it is callend is becoming very popular indeed visitors at the home of mr and mrs walter freeman during the week were professor and mrs l jacques and mary ann toronto and mr and mrs walter freeman and helen of buffalo mr and mrs reg butcher jimmy and ruth ann windsor are holiday ing at the tatters parents mr and mrs james copeland mr and mrs lawrence king visit ed at mr and mrs wilfred green- lees town line milton on sunday pte albert harris simcoe and mrs harris acton visited at the hitters parents mr and mrs john wilson on sunday visitors at the home of mr and mrs c e davenport sunday were tpr arthur davenport camp bord en and mr and mrs f dunham florence margaret and ernie of aurora mrs c e davenport quilted quilt for the busy bee club last week a few from this section attended the presentation at brookvllle hall for mr and mrs beverley ella nee vema king campbellvllle on wed nesday evening they were present ed with two lamps a clock an end table satin comforter and two blank ets by mr and mrs russ ingles mr and mrs clifford paul mr and mrs john early elmer blacklock and bessie early the bloomsbury or chestra played for the enjoyment of the large crowd attending mr and mrs ella feelingly thanked all for the gifts and all sang for they are jolly good fellows sergt karl frank who had accid entally broken two bones in his foot while in italy has been moved to new zealand hospital mrs stanley dayton utile britain has been visiting her sister mr and mrs sam frank mr and mrs gordon sllcox guelph and mr sllcox windsor were the guests of mr and mrs joseph frank on monday mrs jennie howard cava her home for a busy baa quuung on monday j when on was finished for the crab j cadesky will be in acton on monday august 14th anyone suffering front eye strain defective vulon or head ache should not miss the oppor tunity of consulting this eye sight specialist appointments may be made with mr a t brown druggist offlee hours le 1 tt pm dat dance matit keutey and jsia lltetwim quume canadas spotlight band i huttonville park friday evg august 11th featuring art hallman and norma locke and the quartet dancing 030 pm i am adm 100 per peraon all proceeds in aid of huttonville park community sing song cigarette fund all parties having claims against the estate of thomas smith late of the township of nasaagaweya in the county of halton gentleman who died on or about the seventh day of may 1044 are required to send par tlrulars and proofs thereof to the undersigned before the nineteenth day of august 1944 when the assets will be distributed among the parties legally entitled thereto having regard only to the claims which shall have been filed ns aforesaid pursuant to section si chapter 163 r s o 1037 dated at acton ontario this twen tysixth day of july 1944 c p leatherland acton ontario solicitor for 4- the executrix notice to creditors in she matter sf william games ak in late off the village af aetna i tne county off all parties having claims against the estate of william james aklns late or the village of acton in the county of halton gentleman who died on or about the eighth day of july 1d44 are required to send part iculars and proofs thereof to the un dersigned before the nineteenth day of august 1944 when the assets will be distributed among the parties le gally entitled thereto having regard only to the claims which shall nave been filed as aforesaid pursuant to section m chapter 165 r s o 19t7 dated at acton ontario this twentysixth day of july 1944 c v leatherlan1x acton ontario solicitor 43 for the executrix mark every grave we are carrying on buai- neas in the aame location on mill street in acton and can bll all order for monument and work on any toaeain ccmeteric 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