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8 GeorgetownActon Wednesday Aug 18 Former Actonian remembers the horrors of Dieppe battle Former Acton the Free Press for resident Norman the Gibson asm of Sussex following tribute to England sent along to Dieppe veterans as well SUMMER CLEARANCE PRICE SALE Excellent Selection Of Children s Clothing Jill Mary Evans School of Dance Principal Jill Evans AD A RAD I STD Ballet St Jazz Children fif Adults ST JOHNS UNITED CHURCH GEORGETOWN Fall Registration by Sept 8 8771187 as to the me of those who fell In this famous World War II battle The an niversary of Dieppe Is tomorrow Thursday He Is to give this address at the Dieppe Memorial Service this Sunday at Sussex Distinguished guest visitors and comrades of the Canadian Veterans Association of the United Kingdom Once again It Is our privilege today to honor not only the men of the Royal Canadian Engineers whose names are inscribed on this memorial but to all those men of the second Canadian Division who gave their lives Ln the assault on the beaches of Dieppe on August 19 1942 Let us also remember the many who sub sequently died in captivity during the long months of hardship and privation as prisoners of war Our memorial service has a special significance for those of us who 40 years ago sailed from this port of New haven on that warm summer evening in August and took our places in our respective landing craft for the assault on Dieppe the following morning- As we lay alongside the Churchill tanks of the Alberta Regiment our blankets spread on the steel deck of our ship we tried to get what sleep we could However the situation was one of total unreality as we crept silently towards France in the darkness surrounded on all sides by other naval craft of every type- As unarmed we were fully aware of how vulnerable we would be as we hit the beaches with our stretchers and first aid kits protected only in a technical sense by the Geneva con vention Soon after dawn the violence of war was erupting all around us and a new page in Canadian Military History was being written The full account of the Dieppe Raid has been well documented during the post war period We know that it is still the subject of controversy and debate by historians and ex servicemen alike Most of the senior figures involved in the EXPERT CLOCK WATCH REPAIRS ANTIQUES OUR SPECIAL QUARTER CENTURY CLUBEATON S WATCHES WANTED operation have passed from the scene and now await the verdict of history Dieppe of course was a combined operation and in honoring our own dead we would wish to remember the losses sustained by the Royal Navy and Marines The British Commando Units The Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force It would be true to say that Dieppe has not only found a unique place in Canadian military history alongside Vimy Ridge of World War I but is indelibly engraved in the con of the people of Canada Both these names stand today not only as a symbol of courage and sacrifice in war but they marked the at talnment of a National Identity and Maturity These qualities have been amply demon strated in our own time by Canada awareness of the duties and responsibilities of nationhood and by her contribution to the cause of peace and stability ln association with her sister nations within the forum of the United Nations The men who assaulted the beaches of Dieppe in the face of murderous enemy fire were the sons and grandsons of the settlers who ad transformed the wilderness of century Canada into a prosperous nation state Let us therefore pause on this an niversary of the Dieppe Raid and remember In our hearts and minds those comrades of ours who in the spirit of their forefathers ac cepted bravely the tasks and challenges of that crucial hour and paid the ultimate sacrifice the precious gift of life itself Thank you Norman Gibson Late nth Can Fid Ambulance RCAMC Stewart Inn and Lee Gallant played bingo but week the Acton Public Lib rary Bingo runs every Thursday afternoon New Light were installed last Thursday at ball diamond In Prospect Park Obituary Florence Elliott Matthew Brian left and Christopher get some help from Summer Activities leader Kim Heaps in making their costumes for Space Day last BANKRUPTCY SALE QUALITY PINE OAK FURNITURE KITCHEN CABINETS RANGES COPPER BRASS EVERYTHING DISCOUNTED 40 60 off SALE STARTS THURS AUG 19 AT 930 AM SEE PAGE- OR PHONE IN SCHOMBERQ OR IN HEX DALE TORONTO Sis 111 Richmond St W X Auctioneers Ltd CARPETING FLOORING SPECIALISTS Main St Acton Funeral service was held July 26 for Florence Elliott who died July at General Hospital following a lengthy illness Mrs Elliott was born in London England and came to Canada In 1912 She married Benjamin Steven Elliott ln St Thomas Anglican Church Bracebrldge and moved to Acton years ago Mrs Elliott is sur vived by daughters Irene Mrs Holmes Violet Mrs Bernard Rup Mount Hope and Ada Mrs Hamilton Peal London Ontario and Ada in Toronto She Is also survived by four grandchildren and seven great grand children She was pre deceased by her husband years ago three brothers and three sisters all of London England and one grandson Rev Len Ewlng of at the funeral held at Shoemaker Funeral Home Great grandson Doug Smith Guelph was pallbearer along with grandson Bob Smith Peter Holmes Terry Holmes and grandsons Roy Brooks and Joe Geneau sister Mrs J all of Acton Doug Mason retires Witnesses for hearing must attend at 10 am COME OUT WITH YOUR Anyone wishing to speak at the Acton town hall Conservation Review Board hearing will have to be there at 10 a Last week the Free Press reported the hearing will be held September 16 at the municipal building on Trafalgar Rd and a day has been allowed for the proceedings Councillor Terry said this week there Is some confusion about the hearing some people think it is like a dropin and they can go any time This hearing is like a court ap pearance or an Ontario Municipal Board hearing Anyone wishing to testify must be on hand at the start of the hearing The hearing will last up to a day but adjourn whenever the last witness has spoken There Is no evening session scheduled either Michael Fcdchyshyn snips away at material for his costume for the Summer Activities Space Day last week Correction The caption under a photo In last week Free Press on page 1 of three grey hound dogs which said they would be racing this year at the Fall Fair was In error They will be com to an area fair the Georgetown Fall Fair not the Acton Fall Fair as readers may have thought since the cap tion dlun t mention the name of the fair The Free Press regrets the error Continued from Page l He also has a passion for moose hunting and fishing He has gone on on annual moose hunting trip every year since 1959 most of the time with son Wayne of Acton Bert Krol and son Jim and son-in- law Keith Cassidy Peter and Jim Coleman Over he years it has averaged out that the gang bags a moose every other season When Hflllon Hills Hydro took over two years ago Doug was given the choice of being lines super or meter super After inspecting the lines especially in Esquesing Doug decided he was too close to retirement for the headaches so he took what he felt was the less demanding position Now upon his retirement his assistant Bernlc moves up to superin tendent But to the relief of all who know Doug he has no Intention of retiring as cook at most of the Legion do Doug s culinary talents have delighted even the most hard to please palates for many years He can make turkey and beef melt in the mouth But around the Acton hydro office Doug morning coffee will be greatly missed Last week while on a fishing trip to the Yukon ana the Arctic Circle see Lome Fletcher Outdoor column in sports Doug absence was marked Maybe he will share his secret with other staff members before Friday Doug has no mediate plans for his retirement He wants to Just sit around for a month soak up the sun and maybe hit the golf links a few times before winter rolls around But no matter what he decides to do he sure to Include wife Lena son Wayne daughter Shirley Zehr of Odessa near Kingston and five granddaughters In his plans Chane Goebelle Wagner SIB