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r sebtt jvtiyn jfett kflrfcafo fl sfcvrnfifjh year no 27 acton ontario thursday january 4ih 104s fojir home print page pwa oettm native of alon j brigadier c 4 rae j in honor lint tw annual new vtari hat of award of honor to member of the canadian army u announrej by national de fanop headquarters yesterday thirteen off leers wre appointed commanders of the order of the hrlt uh empire ncludui a nailve ot acton llrljfadler c a kae brigadier cell alesander itae cltk kd wai barn at acton on july 17 jtju a son of it- late kv j w itae mlnlfter of knon chunn t that lime ilrladier kae wfnt on ftrtlve service in this war with the rank of lieutenantcolonel he wm appointed assistant medical director at canadian military headquarter i on don in april hm1 and served in this ea parity until december 1m3 when he was appointed deputy direct or medical services at cmiiq in hay 1043 brigadier kaa wu appoint- 1 ed ddu of 2nd canadian corps and one year later inspector of hot pit a la holding this appointment until a he was promoted lo col anal in january 104o and nrlfradler hay 1941 now seconded to- the da- ftahmenr of nvrratont- nd national health to assist with tri probunu of dltcharced veterans he hi ma if u a veteran of both the klnt great waij aivd the present conflict he went overseas in command of the 15th canadian feneral hospital toronto and was oc of this unit until april 1041 a wellknown sunt eon in toronto vaid kdpbeme sacrifice inaugural meeting 1945 council on tuesday gave his ufe i committees are named for tit year attorney general asked to invtaucat tmhty kw ufwillora and reeve usual motion and bylawa pa lo carry on council work for i hi ear at the inaugural session of tlr i ims council for acton on imetday evening councilors w j o oakrs j h itoulton and j 11 crelghton were present and lteeve j m mr donald was in the chair hie clerk rrorled he had notified iu whaon gordon ajed 30 years mr of he mealing and he son of mr and mra morris cordon to h declaration ot adon who wu reported killed in ar- but n wouw not mn on december 14th white serving p council meeting with the canadian army in italy gioim- hotel in erin tklroyed ry fin wednesday the tteeve staled he had recelvt t several complaints and there had been mot h toiitroversy regarding tht eligibility of rextain mrmmh of tin ountll in view of ibis he proposal to ask the attorney enrral to in vcstlgate thiellgthllity of th mem in rs and hecvi he fi it that with tin ox tent of tl t humncs to come before count ii this yi ar the count 1 1 should m projmily lonatltuted hie usual declarations oi off let by lteeve mcdonald and j ii lloul r ire of undetermined origin swept through the historic tjnhe holrl at l rln early wednesday morning li nv ing only smouldering ruins in it 4 unrlllor w j o oakrs wake iass wljl amount to thousands on rnd j crrlghlon prior lo the war ilrlgdler ur in of liri kix rrxfrt ill c f a 10isfi and the canadian army medical corps 1917 19 hu wife mrs marlon wilson kae and their two children john 14 and alnn 11 resldi at 211 klchvlew avcnu window in their nlht lot ties ruap ing death by a mattet of minute m surging flames tianxformed the entire itruture into a rnnrlhg inferno aulhlcd by a nilghbor w a mat toronto hears again from tton wh ts a japanese prisoner man acton friends v111 im n to learn that mr k w lmiit bas n ceuel uonl regarding his ton mr stewart liurl m hn la n janjinem tlsonri of w ar ttie memigi um an un tinted jiaad but 4liivt h m uell this u the onl word received tegnnllni him ip the past vear stutlolisia uounoei live of the sj o cupanls man 1 aged to rearh the ground unlnured sliding down a rope mrs flon nc horton fik proprietor of tin hotel l uflere1 n broken onklt wlim mbe ns unable to descilffi i he full dls innrr o the ground before lofting bet irl on the rope she v a removed to the cuelph feneral lopllal phc otlern in hided mr nml mu ceorg horton tb li two hlldrtn iouglns r nwt shlrlej 10 nnilhn cm plocc ulrhnrd shervln all m nuinnl im longings w rt hi i i in to thdr lothlng innm nixl bniu vlt tlms of the ronllngratlnj wi ti but rittl in n tit urh ti n n mil where tin took sin iter from the freizlnj 8 lclow yero v incr the mn wns discovercil jiimhii oj o rlin k jextinuir mornlni mrs horton sr was nwnkrned by an odor of mnolvi nnd at nnhil the name ttmr mr matthews or i i kux ten kmili at ixmw tin roiul noticed flunn r in a lowir rhnt ot the hotel nel man n in l tin llkbtm equipment manngei to save tht hot 1 mum nnd ji r nnl pn vrntod thi ilnmcs from spn ndlnj to tin ndjacitit uhch nrngt tbt hotel blai wn he von d tonlrol himtvor aim woikrt ui re not able to even sn c nn of the furnlltm outside t tp t onh not be hrougbt in from i u ipli ot ornnli lllt bnuv of lh imimvnl h roads ilellexed to have im en the olilt st building in kiin dlstrlt tbr 1vm stor bolt i was hullt in the mi mlllans pioneer settlers of thatteglon trn- ellers frim oast to cpnnt kreu the olil hotel with affertlon nnd rttnn i bimlht ss trip in that dlstrlt t was in spirit as much h n desire to unmple once nkntn the establlxbment s old foul lonet hoitpltatltn as h the pro ount il formed a striking commit tee of tbe u hoti council and the fol lowlnk ommltteeii win propoaed for 1m finance commltth j ii creiglt- ton chairman j ii houlion and tin lteeve fir light ond pnwri j 11 ikiultort ttiairman fnutth mrmlei nnd um- lie ve streets and v nlks u j onke tialrmnn j ii i relgl ion and the krevf iark nnil arm rmirlti mrmtwi t t airman u i onkc and th wii pttsteit u cc1 insp n m tor tor a rcsoluli ing 1- i- llnno xtti lteeve and lyenur r wti m tborlzi d b motion in miikt njmin t to tht school llojird nn 1 to nuthorlt the iimiii nt of dctm nlun s a- ii e im t t ni tliif ii itr allan gordon ahtljr aeton soldier wounded mrthet aeton soldier llomt ffi the chrim nuclide ord was receld sterda by nli wife i or- marion ilunli loionto that lt allan lordon had been wounded while serving with the anadlans in iliillanil junt a few das befoie hrihtmat uis partnls mx in i mil mniik oidon aittn lettivtd worl that tht it ott er win lte ilon t rdon bad imi kllud in italy ims famd have indeed suffered liea ll in the codrs ol a cry brief p iiotl from tbe results of tbe war in tht l- ttuuble they bnvr ttie syniihitby of many friends here i le allan or don joined the or j sois three cnrs ago in airil ami later traiikfer re1 to he clgar highlanders fn mav 1043 he went nvvrhca and has been on the contm i a ni t a 1netburst inl son of nnd mii llanv sni thuifft at it n mm- wi tin i iii il tn rsi an 1 e tblltlitti hi so n dt in alton r hiild k lb d uv u tien n tiln r ii hi ent since the invasion he trained luantford nnd tn weatern canada i bofom golnf nnrwu ills sister itvlfliwi lift aeiwktl mra allan cordon irsldea in wlndaor llltl iii i lllffll and miss lie n is at htimc in adon itir message received gave no tails of thi wounds but stated del would im funiltedv later all that good word the wounds will nut be wriou iunnrrjamts alranon r hlgginv itiurth street wrs another of oauft idai wounded soldiers to arrive oa the ijidy nelson and reared horn in acltmi on ieremtmr ma in tlina for hrutmas wimnded tn iwltltim utu 4eft furearm on ctober mh his wnumtk aitj now progressing aatls- jfattorl 1 i in the ami lncej julia miaxjttuw- j ner hlggins has ten ovrrseaa for oxer a ear with an arllllery unit lis jolneti tin fme tn hamilton anaj prior o rnllating was a member ottof irne so la keserve he was mat in tftronto by bis wife and family and la now at home for a months lraee b ft le refmmrtlpg j toronto i ltlrnds here slung with the family fin- indeed glad to ace him horn sufcd tnim- his injuries will wn tie com f letelj recoered klttlion hcaults mondays vtitinp in two townships ilte later il rr f le a while in belgium returns tohom1 commitntty ater aiisence w a ears mr i i- witlmin of 1- rnftld sask is vlviting aittn rlnttvts and r1 mt this week mr nlson left ontario nnd this ditritl in lkht and i a not isited this ptdvinii mm e 1sk8 lie xujded fir nutnui nf iam in mnnitiba im fore golnj it snsknti lit wnn to im t il wbllt hi i n- ni 1 sited t wrt kecruiml b wife and pa rrnbt in acton iat tsshca trafajgrn tvwwsjslp inlrnfalgar township elect lom hejd fur ounrlllor and fvhool ara iruvtees u n llhert was elect ad itftv hv an lamallon and w ii illg- gar eput iteer also by acclam ation ountll ote with the brat three el ected was w f hargeant 4s0 w s hall 4s hmions ronl40land w ii llin wl picvutk ftir school area trustee wltl the ririt five elected waa farcy merry mm milton mctleary v aiimii smct hurst wai jnmes marat alt til j p orr ml i in mt tun wlul sermngj kenneth tlles 1i i if lote 217 n imtmlxr 1mb pilaji s ilbljol kaquealsg tawasu tiling in fattening towosltlp on t t on n tin uiik n an ha jtv jiovt t r irn don i ivt pr kpt ov tm t ontm i in iiiim tl tlu hv law j rovl lln fm i i rt w inj of mpnf from tht ilnnk montreal to rmt i rum nt t m n ii l lures wni pien the uaiinl numlh r if itntllnk and pnisrd t 1 h mn tl iht nninunk juitt orittl wnn tfhioi nnd hit intercut rnte ww at tb ei t n h nnd w ren it r of i ter of fmt f mini to ont wns i 1nm im i hrlmninx printed w il mi wat o rr tonit t ur t r is rmt he h n rn m u n t nr v nt lrcss as a mnt t bioukhj from lb wesl s w bu h hi bad rest r i d lsjni of ltsjmbcr 4 b man h tib 1kki nnd 1 hi ict intht inn i tllnn i iht vi st uln it n bla lift i cunni r itr relmirteit klllt in it ikiuhi w n tit snd tiffutnl nn ttkngi uial nun to lis wifi nn 1 tit up fnmlty nntl bis rniv mi nnd mrs llnri m urm thr tonll smilurst and fanuk jum hue da urgely ac nfr r hutmas mint for fnllure of ele tors to eser- nr smetbutst i n i twi n in the se jbelr fransbue nrmj two nnd n i nil cnia and a i r howard ma tbe former hmv lib iht an hi ndrd the poll wltr tm voir rieo i nil urrte received v it n urtwnpol- rlv ititn bl mn nnd w llrownrldge 11 i bll tren hie tlnt thre nr alei fed h parents murrnv was ilcilcd lteeve and o t lenvi s i e ut lice ve b an la mnt ion lb 1 whin i lb ft ft in of i lilt f fu ir h t nt itnutrv wnt being ptrneercd s mmiilt bn nn 1 si knit be a n sub nis nnd n si i n it it tb turr int 1 ontnti lie s unniiiklm mindd t i mniii ln 1 1 i i j it 1 1 mil t milnrv nnnuni ill m wns pnssrd mnkint lb of r y tnrrnp sn7jm p r mou 1 1 nnd tin ki i w nnd irensuitr wire nulhnrl d to v tht n mount each jnonth the dutbs wire tin same n fornptlv mr ilir tl that this amount and an nnrmi nis ui i r ntufartor other motton authorized thi paj mint of snlnrtt to ttomn harris nt r jm r hour a clifford nt the tatc of 140 mrrinv and hnrr onklcj nt i per tiour the were pavahle on mtvtrc of tbe munulpat officer on the 1mb and 1th of at h month fin covtrngt fiir ilahllltv insurant t in t hi i v i nt of t be oprrat ion of n at html tink wns to be tnkt n up wlth ui scn bu accounts win pnvsi d for pnvment as follow vailfnn hoard n i mln r nrul december shv2 i cpl wpt thompson wro a serlousl wounded on decent b r llli according to word receive b his rents mr and mrs jim thompson k it no j adon he was serving n ii visltto the municipal orid suliscrlp- tn the italian thcntre when wounded tm v a n i lti sklents of i rlir an not ierliiln just when it wns ere ted but dednre another uhzzard tht mn null with huge luiiulbtwn im ams tfit struttun still smould red though n tint sl to a heap of t nu kinl lo4ti tnanv tbangei here nnd wns 1ur41rsnr nl tli pr si ni si7i th i ardmnn ico plant from what lit run lied t l i nrs nk t hi i- 1- i r ss alitor i n jovimi a veiv pleniant hour with mr v ntetin who villi visit brie for a ft w wi eks returned airman urges more letters to lios oversea i hi following nusejtkj morn r0 r ltd t i urm r who ru ntlv rctiirmd to cnnadii nfter ovtr t venrs with tin iv c a f ovi ni n piloting spit flrts nnd ftkhtir plans ives a mn sngt to all our rendt rs we arc hapj mjhiss on f o r svpbllls fills iii roads blocks tnifiie tlons pr c ktnm trentnn nts acton dihirgt town and milton iuhlb henltb nurw com- mlthe k0 ill rs nn i ttin little lit i 1 li lat nn i s r li at 1 mia ii trrv sr it two si si t mis j n i ihibrns s s nn t m at t n mm s m nlhv il frtt nits lm s to all of ih m ln ii v i a suslalnt l lb in in tnmw s oil m 1 snii lliursl i ami it main at ion as lit tit in i of two i ai s lb n j im weni 1 s lion and kr w i mml iumki on bavtilk s hool im- -w-i- tov d with tht hi wet son s mi m y until l t s r niovcil tbt ir fndor frm i 1 acton he was with tin lb a rdon i t n prior to ms milstint in jul im all i st m ntbs training in nn i ndn hi tmnicttlnti t pio ceded ovei m hk in this iommunit w in lt rl snu thunttiba so well knoaii r nd bad fur nil d so man friends lp in w ill b mlssi d bv a w ide clrt le a ho mourn with tin wif nnd lit 1 1 famih ti father nnd mother and sisti rs iht burden ibej bnve bet n t albtl upon to benr keeyb of esqiieking irnp to all m frl nrtu ii 1 n hit intr mm wekk ok 1iukit sfckvil in aiton lulnis tomhlp for 1w1 afur churcircsnext wkkk rmn a unrllior and dpuly- lllft hi was mrorrtwl an art lama hi aiton mlnltirlal anoclallon hlshnt ofhi r by the al hn nrrnniiiil lo ohj rt uie srn lal 1 i o munhlfal rlirtioru lut l rrk if irnwr from jnnuar th tn 1th ttf thmnp of thrw wrvlffi ii in tht lxm1ft lrnrt i- artr 00 h lin- ih hi blrn meeting nko ami i of hoi anrm kreeiieks siaricr rhirrrl fiom snovi alarm of two vwi k with tank wh o in roml ml heli at mar nntivli plowed out of siti uwilf tin blixum that stnusd mondav evln a m tv tl nd imntlnuwl unlh uidaveijifllid up n n club wu trnebv all methods again th we k h thmh 21ih m fttc utm btartod nfter eight rami at j meagrii oakvill i in r vns an ntrtndani of hrtciii j j ili omok on mondnv vonlng to ntut- n hi r jvns an itrndan their littnii ere alrntulod alonk uw bftiiiijs agru ulttlral uiprimhui- htghvfts adtilrt not romh home m 1 hlloux k ailed itu jiuhi until ihjjtoxt niornuik gm hie in ord r following wlmh u m wiust of the storm seemed to liulrc4vlmimon miv4ehuihatt ns mir- in aouthweitern jbnuirla nu jr mengh r wouomd tlu t bus travel bo not vet n minted hi nng to uuninr norma lhe rtrtfting snow ha tllletl the prlmlpnt fentur fit the pro- ln the cute betvvcen the hanks nudfl rrbni m n demomtrnthm of ih will bo some time before ttev aw miuhtit kegislratlon snstcm of lihk- cuured fertnormoj ticni width slfvlng anlmau nivontltfg to then xh hlartwwlveenaeoa nnd conformntion nils wns iii ni lv milton waa opened on tunsda nlgit conduitetrhv si durno innes wchki- wcdnebda afternoon we made the stock chief irupeitor of svlictuify tripthmnih for the rtrstime tlu i- 5fi n a it lb r fiom tbe fu 1 ntuyw i tl is ansih latum ritpiistid tbnt tin town hvdrants- havt tin usiutl lnpvitioii il was di cidistl to mnkt a minimum i hari of t per hoii- for ploughing out tl0jnciw on tin propert or tht wool ombltik inrjmirntlon w hi n tb- ttiiiimtnl is nvatlabl hu f iarr j wiiii- to makt tl arrnniwiit nts it was decided to hold tin rt gulni 01 nn e tings of council- in th fourtn wedneadav of each n ion t h at- k p m tin clerk was iequelid tn wilt tht s htwl hoard asking that thtv have tbor timats oi tht v ar iiiidv for innuorv 17th but i would ronkcrntlon is asked to attend the mv ilow and ilk to takeihls opporttinltj to thank owning serv ice in its own binch on tractott coi i idf nil tm frlinda around acton for nil tn sundav ivnlng and tb united th kind thoughts and wishes and wetkdav er l 1 1 nr i m will be i would esiveriallv like to eiprewi m a follows lnrei st appn elation to nil thrr on main strefct kind people wlo ait doing suth gium work b aondlng nr servlci league i nrt is overs as i can aaaure vou that tbi nn tndud looked forwanl to by- all hut mnjiiorc important than par ti k ni li iu rs fiom home- om ibirful it ttt r will do muie than anvthing 1m to it lp a ft how to f tt tlu mini lenlilio of war so wtiti to nlkht it ii ihem all the int kmp tll them wrndav st albans hurt h tui s dav t nllid chhreh sidnesdn blip list hurt h ihurda in birlan chunh frldnv hnltd fnnh 1 he itsp itte a irntlor ililvi n by ordon ialle w hit resides ju si north of aitonwaan illiston with t hi corporation snow plow lat ihurxlay afternimtn on mabl stritt north tin plow was drlvan lerg will preaih in their harr oakl town niairutor and it jtviail nn ll fcrilnl v own i hun hi rxt on i tie i- ndi hm hr irlr quirk jlaptm ml monnr lo lnilln will um a hts tlirtm ii llvrrntiif wujiam i1ree hat u n nrmy ni rnpj bv gasoline w hen starting car receive messages from sgt jackroves prisoner of japanese wwlt carm anrttruck were abottd imelctnilonb thr route loose tnov whii lullns 1 t mmealmjoiible to ee the road ortho bafl on either ilde snow fancet have not been erected althoimr ttntitakmare in the ground the reault j thli and wiiuiyoliier roam u a nimlll jiilllbe mtjoua all winter phe chrtnlmah and neu oari sea of svhclneywrfc hrouisht tvnpued cheer lo mn rielirtrahon fftpmlie hollrliiprlinp a m h- p bojetn a mcssautl auoclatlon of canndn follow iniran- tlwlrjon sgt jaik fcoyr wm ekplanntlon of ihc ytem bx mr in- ell and till a prisoner of war in nw trow prowyit tried thnr telll at ithallntld classifying a uroifp ot cor ir lunei thli l the flrat menase they havo official sraded oiem pcntlns out hit rad from hlnv rince hurt new year reamhil for placlnc them inthe df jwhen ameaaite wa received 4nnew ferentcluaee tltl ery cducalonl i ycr mornlne- 1m4 uu to be hop- pa t pioai provetlofgreat b ehnth yeartti will be re- interet to the breeders jf io tirn home vou remember them icrhaiu ou haven a hov or rl llnpi lore 40 ill ii 4 rok m jour nonm nut dsnl lht c let sou out or tin- respotlbimr of hoptal xuffrlmsvliuxncilruiht wrltlnb what ahout our nelnhbore the lnjurv ultt mflufd hy hov- hal abomthi kid who usertr exlkctd that lo teal vour ajiple off vomureer or will l able to rtuin lo hi honu ring oqr doorhell and run awiiy- f mabe thedld ou a bit of damaw hut told they aredoln a b fao a hr j t dealnor dna over there and han occurred wlwimr ur and hi berrthivreturnlhey will thh- rta5 jj e ailn and again for your lettertrjfr br j ii j write to wmeone tonight even bl and they drained om the gb tbougroou canfeln the front line your tetter can wai t leafing the street of now when ttt ltillihitin onurrisl laniatfeto ihe tratoras a pune- luieil fin nnil nthir minor damage tin hln li of lie plow 7a hent and thi jujrjsuirn w re delayed a day with thilr work wetcje ha been extra tnav while thetiuik wa tn for re pair i rnfllr offiri r liny mwi ln viktiattd iht accident coming evnt tt rnl r ne v 1x ui wlihlng you all a 1-appi- and vic torious new- year- i atn v sincerely ranty tubner danre ponured by the dusy p i ripb daley january 8lh pel noted the vehicle but whenonejitthe men until llirlier notice b started the motor a backtjre hash sj b t ignited the old gasoline j ptma obtorv th p w fortunately the car did not catch of prayer january tij united wmlf fire and mr lore was the ublvoai- day services ttt pm sunday even- ualty z ln in your own church cirr ir 7 -r- w