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1 seventieth year no 43 acton ontario thursday april 26th 1945 eight homeprint page five centi m if a m le gav his life i wo wore acton soldiers pay supreme sacrifice cur ftonkhn w near and ih gofv taylor reported killed in action two more acton homes were sad dened during tl iat week when word wu received that onr irank in w near ton of mrs ada near and pt eorge taylor son of mr jam taylor had both paid th sup ram sacrifice and given their live on the battlefield cm franljun woodrow near was reported killed in action on april 17th according to word received by fell mother her ii was serving in ilol land enlisting in september 1030 khortly aftr th outbreak of war he trained at olieiph kingston and lt awawa w land ad overseas on cbiim ma day 1040 i- or lfl month h served tuowounded end one tevaiui ite geo taylor youngest son of mr james taylor acton who wti killed in action while fighting in rmiiny it r other brother served in italy and wu a dlspat hdr at th time of hi death baald hli mother rer hr leaves a brother william m of fort frle and a slater msrjone a of detroit in their bereavement they have the sympathy of many f rl n1i here be for enlisting iran kiln was employed wltr iteanlmore a co war s burden have indeed fallen heavily on mr jam s taylor and family of four sons in the seiviie two were previously wounded and one invalided home ljut friday pt ed home hal ton presbytery met in milton on tuesday kev r s dow ling of burlington was eletcd the new ctalrman of helton i rribvtery at the meeting held in milton on member of the ecullve will be eighth victoryloanstarted surie nii ib at wit 1 atsl 1 essbabsb a i limnillloiiu i lutl as whistle blew monday atwej incentive to fpi the ob jective before enuany la fltv uhed off by the iloya over there two conuabi for iacsu bond huyera in this oan lh lamteiy whistle blew at nine o t lock on monday morning every where one looks along th street and in the store windows the hghth vu tory lian is heralded and measr f 1 wright eo muselle and murray latlte are making the round to rery resident of aton and district to mak this loan w hlrh looks like the final one to be told before the ollape of rmany a success tre same as all seven of us ird h-ir- local bond buyers ha two con trhts to paith tpale in during this loan in addition to the local contest trat marks half way and ubjetlv in acton there is the hortje tor a service man wttlcll is explained in detail in anpther column et your entry forms on these hut atove all gel your txjntti arly itte obetkv for a n liddlktrl t this loan is 13 000 us u tilte larg er than usual but if acton ti to mall tain it s place in tre pie idld wer effort it has h li thus far the final figure will ned to go away over that rudy thin7 ih victory loan buyers to provide ilomi for service man imrtrtt expression of the hem for the rljfth victory lun ampalgn eaily rehabilitation of the fighting man li the announcement today that a new brifk honte is to te guen frw during the raml4cn to a ser v iceman from llalton or wentworth counties under a plan just api roved servicemen wilt be qualified on the purchase of bonds by net of kin and friend buslnewunrn and indus rial 1st s rati trig tehlnd th 1 an drive have mrlng at a donated the house in tht v it tory ltan committee nomination cards wilt tie provided all bond punhaaars the conditions oulllnel on the re erw side of the cards state in the interests of the 1- ighth vl tory ion a group of public spirited hu tines firms have hoj to give a new home to a member of the allied armed r onw geneial ser vice a commute of th donor ins decided to i hoose the re l follows unanimous choice for prog cons nr franklin w near younger son of mr a la near a 1 n wh was killed in atln on a rll hth wtlle i alt h 1 1 in iooh jrael auri4 trnek t overturn montlay r iinm tvi th vriiinf hti 1 h v n j ttubk carlisle secretary george horace taylor the younjest tvt1 ouni from each buer in these das of the family was officially reported krv k x t odd georgetown tra- c in the linh in tin lie w iwnl vone ur ll l a j acy llront iat killed in action he was lwenlymne air everyone- will want more lnnds comhlmd effort of every buyer the past it will need a larger ai years of age and was killed while halrman kev j serving in germany he enlisted two years ago and ha beem oversens- for 10 month bom in acton a son of james an1 the late mrs taylor he had spnt his life here he went to acton pub lic and continuation schools wf cot to know him more intimately iran mot ho as he came to work in the fan pssaa office after school and on saturday morning he was rourte it moore milton veryoi to celebrate liberation front t r ive yiars of war i rhe pledge flag floats in f ti t f the post office the t erm mil is just starting to show some in llr very bottom of the lndl itr t i i question la not one of whel ici u w til reach the top but bow soon an v- onvener of pastoral hrlauoni and professor graham of burlington the gucftt speaker was kev dr j k mutchmor toronto secretary of 1vangellsm and sim ml service he emphaslied the sililtual movement a crusade for christ which will shortly be launcred tt roughout the j xk j 7 a ki- boat v da in this home froi t v i t ny hn led church under the leadership j t sually inf tnmtl in nttout imw i ma hnvr to im si uk i nut its s 1 m d in on i jvmt itti mllv dio n on im hum esimdalb l ih n hit one kratulallng 1 karh purcbamt of v lhth it toiy we t niountt ie1 on m n la nfii rnoon ixian bonds in the ounlji s of llalton 1 hi iond o milt c n hits n in know and wentworth will t permltled btui tout up and hum li 1 nty of until may 12 104 the closing da iik m- rav i on it of the campaign to nomtitale on this a w j k u m fu u a anl n n memlier ot the allied armed r on es meneral w rvl fnim mil n iru k wi nt pnst nn 1 1n the nomination mehinjr at milton laht friday hear pro- inrial and tederal andidatea an entl uklnstm rivcellng of aoout tfsj w i rll in the limn hall mil tt n in a til jth lo n ruinate a can- miliite lo lonlivt the utity of hai ti n in hi- i mini i rnitu ai rl it of on june 41 ti i i f hireling pencil with some vry tlntrly irmarks by tie resident mr dun an mt llum who started noin fnatlon roeiiliig on motion 11 wa de nlrd to tiavr an open nomm atlnn and mr stanley hall was nom inated by mm graie hallet of oak vllle sen n led b mr i r hnk of rnrgeltmn on motkori nomination vtrtr 1 1 used nnd mr hall duly nom- inated ft r the lrogretlve i onserv iitlve parly in this ildlng mr hal tl en came to the plat form and urj ably uutllne i ic work i t the drew ovi rnment for the stort time 1 hi y were in off ire showing how they had impllmented the 23 point liny i nd iromlsed before the election nly i ymrs ago also outlining th en otiiiiiclhk ie11eis he had had con- dtew overnnient uimi i imsrlf nn ihe blh regarding be- llgouh dutatl n in the srhwds mr hall alu eplalmd the work ing of the mo k vards ttef re taken over nnd n w showing the amount of money thai has brrn saved for the i mini kiln p imi a hi m imii nn i iii hiv t dul r mmi nut i ii wa rmr in onllh th to k yard rnment la doing mr hall gave some very lllumln- of the moderator klght kev dr j 11 arnup to promote it in thl and finish it e job hefor ermany col lapses ous willing and one of the finest lads 1 rrsbytcry a siet inl committee wi we have had about the office when he left school he entered the emplo of the anaconda brass co at tnron to leaving that firm to enlist in the lo the father and brothers have sustained they have the heart electrd comprising kevs f s dow ling chairman y b kddy j b moore and a w r oshury and mr i- j caldwell acton and k sand crson of oakvllle the paktora relations committee officers elected iiy hannockiutun womens 1nstitite the annual me ting of bannock felt aympathy or many friends here i reported that kev a i sanderson njrn nmen inahiute was held on uist week bdr herb talor was of waterdown had accepted a call to s p j hom reported seriously wounded word i dentnnla park church in toronto mi 11 johnston in georgetown the received thl week is that the shrap- kast prrsbvlery and that there were ro11 w rid by the paying nel wounds in th left forearm and b waterdown and hornby right -thigr- hav oru lmpro cd w r ere re j o totten is retiring and his condition is not so serious injured when struck hy chain palling from rack struck b a large chain which fell from a rack roy hutt ten earold on of mr and mrs gordon hutt main street suffered injuries to his right side and chest given first aid treatment by dr kenney h was tak en to the general hospital in guelph for examination and treatment of m injuries after long and faithful service in the united church ministry a special vote of thanks was ax- tended to the session of knox preaby- terlan church for their klndnea in placing their sunday school room at the disposal of the presbtery hal- ton prehtery villi hold their next regular meeting at burlington in september mcdonaldcrawpottd wedding at manse in georgetown war service league rranges for gifts for orersea brides looking after the bovs when they were overseas has been a well per formed task of the acton and icui a very pretty but quiet wedding ti war sermce league now with took place at the presbvterlan manse many returning home again cornea georgetown by rev c c cochrane another function for this organization of fees and sixteen members joined for tte year 1945fi the annual report war presented and after several items of business had been discussed mrs d a rus sell was appointed rhalrlady for the election of officer the following are those elected to the various offices for lh54fi president mr n mceachern ice president mr s morrison secretary treasurer mrs w j mcdonald district director mrs s kusaell directors mrs d morrison mr s undsa mr d ruhell mr m coles mr j brooks pianist mr c cole delegate to convention mr n mrfachern mrs- mm mcdonald mrs d kussell mr jolley mrs c report er mr c coles asslt reporter mrs s morruon auditors mr s morriiaan mr a kerr representative to acton and v icln msa april 14h whn lllan dooming jhfhrulaij he bovibnnj s wn rum craurord of iwilon dauhtfr or lck irom thtdnand ro-tn-nijw- lu mr and mr rohrt otatord and canadian rom mr mddox i lh1 m m younf mri co mr ounk s swackhamrr mrs e evan 1rogram commltlre mr ii john hon mr w koazrll mr b fox alrx mcdonald rnd on ot mm convenor of thl commlttk- and thf lat annua mcdonald of r h unit amount han bi trt for a no 4 actcm married hocr of uwful rift in the new th hrldwrnald a th held homr and rachhrtdp will ml th m h mri friend fviln rduard of kcxkuood umt suigmlwl hems are 3 ralr of and the uroomman au th groom i heet 2 jalr pillow cae par bath brother mr joe mrdonald th toul 2 lr tea tout i 2 ah bride ak attired in blue treet length clothi and 4 fce clothi dreu with a corwlge of red roiei with at the meeting of ttu league the hat and acorlc i crelar reported reclpt of 467 kb r the brldeimald wore a treel length and db 4f si 16 the an l xl dre aand colowd trlmmrf with djtoitrtlon arranged h tre b a for s hnlia black and black cceorle and a telephone co brought in s1j j5 and j hoaplulltj corsage of pink rosew the lctor club turned in ss5 from itiebroom a gift to the bride was a j a bingo aiul quilt sale allver locket and to the flroomamam nreporratao mciuded thefouow leather bill fold the bride r contribution to the league a lj vkllkamll hb naml ndxlr 1 j t fundi alton women intitute ss bannockburn institute s50 baard- ih an honourably dl hnrged veteran r o ttr general serxlcel in this war or il v rom tin kiiti lint a mile or so tte next of kin ot one who made ih dmn r vvr were ronfrontnt noon of monlea supreme sacrifice in this war wllh u f la ttnm t ii i iru k facing different schools in thl coun 2 the nomination ard may l u arms ih nki ii of lie r ml and very secureij by phoning local u tory lon the front whe i tttl nj im liifc two llendiiuarters adnn ir or by writ white clad and very whlti fand men ing or calling at the mime addretia i emerged from tht top side unhurt t the name and address of ihe xieit for a tew i ratchia tut very mtmd urchaser and where the pur nun h shnken ihe trmk wns one hase wan made victory lxvan sale owned by the burns parking o and man bank pay roll savings or group i driver explained that it was ih pa roll nrganlmitlon with llrm s nrsl mlslap in twenty some enrs of nnmr must be pn lde1 in the a drltng very lkltli damaui wns done to the truck hulj ihe 1 mise gravel had put it out of control and in its alde- wavs skid ii went over in the mad tow truck from acton was sent prlate space completed nomlnnlton cards must be turned into local v ictory ion headquarters on or lefore may 1tth on the front of tre cants the bond purchaser will enter his name tell where he purchased the bond and give the name address and active service unit of the man nnmlnnted a committee of the donors will de tarrolne the selection of a duly quail fled nominee for ihe home by drawing by lot one of these cards and their decision will be final such drawing must take place on or before june 2nd ims for furtrer information nay we suggest that you contact local victory ioan headquarters in acton w m a had charge of evening service in united church the woman missionary society conducted the evening service in the united church last sunday in the absence of tre pastor rev a w foa- bury who i hi mrs e j caldwell president spoke on the influence of religion in the home and on the san francuco con ferenc she was assisted in the aer- wortl wlllf legislation that the dr overnnipnt had put in force in th si ort time they had been in power and rnmlilng that he and his govern ment if returned would continue to i ut in force the very best lgtlttoj for ihe ountry as a whole an tie f lateral election follows th i rovlndal election so cloaely mr a- s nicholson the r ederal randldata for llalton spoke i tre meeting flrat congratulating mr hall on ms norn- innflnn and then outlining the work down and soon put the machine hack lh h nnn n organizer were doing on the road three hilusmirg soijiers reported wounded overseas mrs isabel rsie uuuburg has received word that her son fveret who was on active service is in ro pltal suffering frorru turns and a wound mr and mr stanley hall hill burg also received word that their son gordon was wounded the ex tent of his wounds are not yet known billy mcdonald of hlllsburg has been in hospital suffering from an injured hand while in hospital he inquired about co r j nrwwell and found that he was stationed next hospital down the line so was able to visit mm while there all three bo went overseas with the 100th laa battery of guelph lie also introduced to the meeting mr peter pulley of burlington who is aklstlng mr nicholson in th county organisation mr nicholson gave som very im pressive accounts of his recent talks with the national leader mr brakan telling or th work re w doing in the interest of the country ai a whola rhe meeting closed with tlie tlnglnc i the national ant em to the bridesmaid was a peail neck lace 111 r lower convenor mr jolley red cross convenor miss fdna kussell the meeting closed with the nat dominion hotel changed hands thlweek at tne reception reld at the home foreman aasotatlon of the grooms mother mrs mcdon aid received the guest attired in rose colored dreu with matching flower at t vwldtng supper atea was poured by mr w j mc- mr edwin curvie of rrlde op month honored by a milton aaatrted by dahte7rrvrhwer of gifts hepburn and miss doris and miss marlon stltt of milton tre toast to the bride was proposed by rev c c chochran after the reception dance wa held with music oy w summer gar net ka kussell and wm mcdonald jr the cake wu cut by doris wal ler of bong brarvcr- the happx coupt left amw showers of confetti and good wishes to mount forest and durham the bride tra elllng in brown tailored suit dublin women s institute s60 salvage 1501 j and a happy gathering assembled at the home ot miss dorothy footltt who very efficiently acted as hostess tjteoecaslonwas a slower for miss gueir hill bride to be the numerous presents were of a most serviceable nature which were not only a emt surprise but highly appreciated by miss huk a very dainty lunch was served followed by a numberofaanga and a social time njoyeu j the dominion hotel on main street has been sold thtt week b mr harry holmes to mr j rosston of both- well who takes possession of the but- ines and premises the first of may the dominion house 1 one of the oldest established hotels in acton the building was modernised a few years r durtngnrohibllion urn the building was uaea as a factory for the rjdfr a mouat glove compan when the tirm ceased business abqut twenty years go the building was acquired by mr h s- holmes father of the present proprietor since 1035 mr harry holme has cohducted the business friends ofmc and mrs holmes will beglntr to le t t p to co tp make their horn in acton ijocah dog fancier does well at vice by mr a w fortmry mrs r i london and windsor l johnson mrs e t thelford mr wrosburyamrcpl ivan chal- at th london- canine and breed mer safig a very beau if ul duett i vx s show held saturday the fair tlen kennels enifllsh setter ownnd tiip ppvi rkvvttv by f l uxt dia w lltb lbblliabllfc cinderella ot fair glen won first in damaged in fire in the open female etas and then went brampton business block o dt o winners while i champion itummey of fair glen went brampton pollrejere on monday 1 best of breed at mndsor on sund investigating causes of three area one da tre same pair of setter repeat- of which did 25 000 damage in the ed their wins and champion rumme business section sunday evening went on to iteserve winners in the starting in the rear of a tire shop sporting group about 7 o clock the fire gutted the b hril lnr tries of maonichall and an apartment put nd over 40 different hreedi the teel cahtte newspaper punr warajopresented out of commission and threatened the fornut prisoner now back in allied hands 1 he allied advance in germany brought the good nwa to mrs angus mcdonski and family on tuesday that pte norman mcdonald a pris oner of war is now officially reported safe in allied hands on april 13th rte mcdonald ha been a prisoner of war for some months ha had written home briefly that he was well and received tr red cross parcels regularly he has been overseas with the canadians for some years plovrrai md ctxebstatcs thf pas man cpdr arthur hone recenlly celebrated his sath year ai a medical doctor the plonaar physician came north 43 years ag when the pa was part of th north west territories isjssswissssssi ha mk municipal office before it was brought mrs- h l benn1e unden controlmuntctpniileswr rft ry-crp- aim carried to safely by firemen and sol uw luarvw dlew from lb nearby camp at knox y w a furniture was carried from the i apartment of cecil doyle adjoining t i i- bennle of umlra was thf hall before the flame swept the guest speaker for the trank off- through the building located aboerlng meeting of knox y w a last tle printing plant which suffered thursday evening xtr bennle gave heavy water and smoke damage the i a very inspiring message on w m s masonic hall was completely destroy- in action and in duty ed mrs f terry presided and was as- we wont i be abla to carry on in tej on thejirogram bymrs- wilds tl present premise because of the and mr otterbein mrs somervllle water and smoke from the are and mr price and mr ohara mrs because the building is now unsafe rmapledin and mrs bowen contfl- fpr occupancy- said ollle adams buted vocal solos and mr thomson managdr of the gazette large a blano solo quantities of paper were destroyedl jvfrs7f anderson gkvea review of and machinery was damaged the v w a mrs musmelle presented a short while later minor flreatvere mrs o hara with a life mernbershtp cert i float the closing prayer wis given by mrs matthews a social time was enjoyed and a delightful lunch was served v j coming events an us rmnla ol utluib cs m or olhvr ktl ssr this hcstin ar rltit1 is r1 iin with mtmssuss chiist luraas sn i riritnl ol ssc reporlml frtom the rmr of savas implmrihitarohouu and u the rear of tfcji chgftrt publishing co plant herelrahiw bqrnad down guns ho c g i t croup ar i a ta baking aal and bazaar in th united church on saturday april 28th 3 to 6 p m im old time dane brookvllle halt april 30th ample naaaaiavmya wornfti initltutsv adnlsalon sse ladlai provide or 33c alex near or theatre lesion danre in aeten tow salurday april 2bth harvey flahefa- orrheitra admlulon soe come out nd help build a memorial hall for th boys emchre and dhc at banpockburo school on friday april 37th under the auiplce of the woodalde victory club cards faced at s pjn lucky i prliea quilt draw shortlu or- creitra admlulon 25c