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ibbtlttafaat october bth 1mt thbacton frbb press bb pack fivat mrs alloa macpherson u visiting this wmk with relative hvtotonto mr and mrs harley bregnall and family of toronto visited with mr and mrs jr h baed on sunday mr and mr g cea dins and david and james spent the weekend visiting in toronto rev l l cochrane mrs cochrane and son don of georgetown called on mr and mrs 3 h smith during the week mr and mrs will lane of orton and mr and mrs wllbert wheeler ol orton visited with mr and mrs n f moore on sunday mr and mrs frank lang and mr and mrs bert chalmers of toronto visited at the home of rev a w and mrs fosbury on sunday last petty officer norm cunningham and mrs cunningham spent last weekend with mr and mrs marry smethurst as norm leaves this week n-actrve- n rev a walter and mrs fosbury will be at home at the parsonage bower ave on wednesday oct 14th mrs fosbury will receive in the af ternoon from 3 to s oclock and in the evening from 8 to 10 mr fos bury will receive with her in the ev- enlng mrs b f caldwell rev a w fosbury mrs g a dill mrs f cleave mrs j held mrs s held mrs m denny mrs f cooper mrs j symon mrs f kenney hamilton and miss k hawthorne attended the thankoffering meeting of the wo mans missionary society in the united church georgetown on tuesday george wallace clothes shop 112 yonge st j 2nd floor toronto -take- the- hswatoc and 0bvi motsby w t patteftson ro specialist in eye toayulnatloi oatkaptkat lat wtndham err ouelph pass lias completely esoulpped offices below maher shoe store card of thanks the family of the late henry a mcleod wish to express their thanks to the many friends and neighbors for the help and kindness shown in their recent bereavement h holstkin breeders stage record show the third annual show of the hal- ton holsteln breeders was staged at milton on september 27th and what a show the little county of halton of four townships brought forth con vincing evidence of their slogan the county with more holstelns per square mile than any other county in the dominion shortage of labor short crops and the busy season coupled with the recent windstorm which blew down numerous silos at a most inopportune time couldnt keep them away no less than 37 halton breed ers brought out one or more animals making a total of 132 individual ani mals furthermore almost without exception they brought out their ani mals clipped and well halter broken it lookedlllee anothercn e when- one saw 14 cow in milk out in the mature class t3prdgenys oftfam 13 gets and 13 herds in the lat ter class s3 animals were in the ring atthe one tlme w s hall of oakvllle contributed the largest number of animals and incidentally won the junior female championship on his senior yearling heifer mpntvlc hlemke rag apple vera robinson bros were the pre mier exhibitors winning the senior and grand championship on their 2 year old bull leeholm sir texal junior championship on their senior bull calf credholme francy segls senior and grand champion female on daisy gano hartog their five year old dry cow the came breed ers won the strong herd class as well as the strong wet cow class and the junior yearling heifer class t l tesllc a son were also well to the fore in several classes topping the progeny class with tln fouryear old daughters of grace kauwcrd dewdrop and also wi the winning of loranau tt xal boy and the winning two ear old in milk on al- luviadale kauwcrd echo a stark bingo auspices of aoton and vlcinmr was service league town halju acton thursday october 16 30 pm 18 prises adults tse children 1 weekly wa commentary bpeesally written far the acton free press by i bf il il gordon i staff writer egos for britain to be sore thai they are fit for overawes shipment and sup ply the marketmarket them with an approved station our kgg oradmg station in aecou is conveniently located on mu1 street opposite the gregory theatre acton egg grading station mm street witjs in surance life fire sick and accident attlotstobtle and barzuty boucr liability 1 f l wright general mscrancs deeper bjeok- aetatt out phone ax son repeated their 1w0 triumph of securing n dan of nova srottr m uank hi rctvh jiw spectal far the best rt bred and owned by exhibitor and also topped the three year old uass with sunny- bank rag apple laura all sired by glen allen llag apple snowball g leslie peer a son won the two jear old dry clats with lllllandale aaggle hemke an th tmn junior iwifee- class op hlllandalc psbst aaggle whuh animal m tslll b recoiled won the big calf ilub class at th cne emerson ford topped tie senior heifer calf class with a granddaugh ter of strathmore koba zoio and roy wilson the earltng bull class with woodland teake itomeo lad the premier exhibitor was john picket sop and esqueslng township won the intertownship class water at last san saba tex icpjaft try ing 40 years digging ib welll dry w a oliver struck water on his ranch right near his backdoor at depth of 48 feet stockholm c io german trad deliveries to sweden have fal len rapidly since 1039 nuia increasing deficit of he equivalent of iiajsoo000 in the trade clearing account between th two countries m- buses leave lkavk acton to toronto as 31 am 0 01 a m 11 31 a m 2 00 p m 3 51 p m 5 51 pm 8 58 p m a except sundays to london 0 53 a m 2 23 pjn b 0 18 pjn- 8 08 p m b sun and hoi standard time bus travel information at harold wiles phone 58 gray coach lines trie great argument against hitler alway has been that disaster toil lows his friends that possibly has been a major restraining influence upon japan dur ing what has undoubtedly been a dif ficult summer for the blkado and hu government the japanese look westward and see mussolini once senior partner of the axis the romeberlin axis he called it in the days when he was slightly contemptuous of the hew ar rival now in dire straits in the med iterranean but mussolini was not the first where now are the industrialists who helped hitler to power t where are the originals of the nazi movement outside of a few wellpubuclxod figures such as goering and goeb- beu7 where are i less and thyssen and strattert the countries that have accepted hitler havo got little or nothing out at their bargain rumania is under his heel hungary has lost all pre tence at independence bulgaria is a vassal state with hitlers war ma chine in control of her black sea bases austria or vichy france or finland have nothing to offer their people until hitler u defeated the plight of hitler friends of those who thought they could do business with hitler has dono more to take the fire out of the appealers arguments in the remaining neutral countries than anything that the nari leader or those standing up to jiltn havo done sabotage spreads undercover activities of antlnazl elements in all the occupied countries are increasing rapidly and executions of hostages and- other harsh repres sive moasuroi have failed to stop them word of russias stubborn de fence has spread throughout the dom inated areavltndtho removal of large numbers of troops from the west to the russian theatre of war has given the conquered peoples renewed cour age armed clashes have occurred be tween german occupying troops and patriots in norway where hitlers soldiers have found it particularly difficult to maintain order ever since the country was conquered in yugoslavia serbian guerillas continue to wage war on the nazis there mountainous retreats shelter big bands of centnlks as the guerillas are called disorders in occupied france led to the bombing of six paris synagogues and acts of sabotage are reported from denmark and tho nothorlands throughout bulgaria there have been an demonstrations sen- erin council set penalty for unpaid taxes contract for bridge awarded to contractor from goldsione mceggxez theatre ttllkhoav and friday october 9 and 10 uulcv- laugh riot with ann sothern ian hunter crime doesn i pny soak tin- old musical music a la king cartoon gabby goes fishing chapter 10 king of the royal mounted uattrhay october ii blonde inspiration john shelton virginia grey bowery boy dennis o keefe louise campbell fox news monday ocyoheu is tgssauiksglvlmg day matlnkfc at 3 sea wolf a jack london story with ed ward g robinson john gar field cartoon mom a pop in wild oysters music trial mr wolf tlment among the workers and peas- antsofthls country has always favor ed russia and the progerman moves of king boris and his government arc causing any amount of trouble big marked men in bohemlamoravla former czech territory german overlords are com batting probably the most widespread scenes of sabotage and rebellion there premier general alois ellas and two retired generals together with otakar klapka mnyor of prague were reported last week to be marked for execution along with many others executions in yugoslavia have been more numerous than in any other oc cupied country but death sentences have reached big proportions in france and bohemtamornvin too how long hitler will be able to hold the masses in these countries tn check provides plenty of icope for speculation armies of occupation have to bo kept up ond nuny from the homeland these are likely to be- come dlgaffoctail not onlj- hy time the mufficlpal council of the town ship of erin met at hlllsburg on oct 6th when the following business was transacted bylaw no 9 fixed at penalty of 3 per cent on taxes not paid by dec 31st 1941 and a statutory penalty of one half of one per cent per calen dar month or fraction thereof until paid after the above date erin agricultural society was do nated xloo mr lynch of coldstone was award ed the contract of halletts bridge at 8 00 per yard bridge to be 33 feet long 10 ft span thefollowlngamounu werr paid roads 5141788 sheep destroyed by dogs 157 00 charity s 60 miscellaneous 36 00 councl adjourned to met at hllls burg on monday november 3rd at 10 o clock a m jas mcklnnon clerk halton jersey tattle show an outstanding success halton jersey breeders indicated in no unmistakable manner at their annual jersey show held at milton on september 37th that they are well on the way to becoming the leading jersey centre in the province of on- communication restored between the russian armies in tho north and south tho following day tho russian high command announced successes on tho central front tho capture of many villages and an advance of about 13 miles in the gomel area it is probable that germany will direct all the pressure possible in the south whore the move into the ukraine imperils the donets basin with its great cities of kharkov and rostov but the success of this drive is contingent on the ability of the ger mans to hold tho red army on tho central front on otmbal serene conflicting reports regarding hit lers new offensive arc coming out of moscow and berlin while russian spokesmen claimed oct 7 that the big nazi drlvo was being aimed at moscow a bulletin from hitlers headquarters on the eastern front indicated that a battle developing north of the sea of azov was part of the gigantic new developments which the german chancellor himself declared begun oct 1 tho russians say that terrific losses havo been inflicted on the nazi army attacking on the central front adding that the entire russian nation is be ing mobilized to meet tho assault london sources place the fighting on a front 250 miles long from valdai to roslavl with smolensk lying in be tween it was also reported in london in the fighting north of the sea of azov the germans had been checked guns of thto soviet black sea fleet were tlon hut alto by antl na1 views which it is said find frequi nt ex- presglnn ni the conn u red iw be come bolder and bolder hhinlnn t fnr vi fnr iihwaignr conducted by radio is n constant hpur to the dominated peoples to slow up production and in other ways to hinder the gt rmans from getting food mnterials and equipment for their armies the germans can t do ulthout our work colonel brttton mysterious head of the iv tampalgn consistent points out in frequt nt broadcasts to the continent and tht ri u every reason to hellew that his words or being heeded russian counter- a ttarks whlu tlve sabotage continue s nnd britain aided b the united states builds up hoc armies and the para phernalia of war russia holds ger mqn armies in check on tho long front frm the baltic to the black sea at the week end the german high command declared a big move was in preparation on the eastern front but all reports from the war front definitely favored the russians ad vices from moscow and neutral sourc es on oct declared that tht valiant dofinders of leningrad had broken through the german lines around the city at several points the counter- offensive was said to be a real reverse for the germans the whole right wing of marshal w 11 helm rltter von leebs army was swung back and also reported to be bombarding the gormnns in this area sovero losses have also been suffered by the invad ers attempting to drive south into the crimea through the perckop tsthmus submarines active british naval units continue to har ass axis shipping in the mediterran ean some weeks ago a naval source declared that the italians were los ing about one out of every five ships they sent across the mediterranean and it appears the record is being maintained it was reported tuesday that sub marines hnd sunk four and seriously damaged seven axis ships attempting the hazardous trip to libyan ports an italian forpedobont fell a victint to n british undersen crnft british sources estlmntih that 851 000 tons of italian shipping nearly one third of musplinis merchant fleet has been sent to the bottom in tho mediterranean in regard to the italian wnr flee t t s claimed thnt more than 50 per cent of the coun trys torpedo boats nrtd destroyers inve iwen lost all its 10 000 ton tight inch gun cruistri are out of o lie w stmk o ba is of commission nnd three others luawu damaged an undi rgolng re pairs munitions sup riorit must tw luhltwd to insure deft nt of tht avis it was stntd in a report brought down nt washington b the liausu of luproumtalivea appropria tion committee which approved a 55 hs 000 mx lend least appropriation oct 8 i he report wtnt on to sa that munitians production had not ytt readied a pojnt w hi re def at of au nowtrs wn nured and ralltd tor intensification of effort larjo l nol ontjthave they a progress slve club with upwards of fifty members but they also demonstrated that they have the cattle by parad ing 75 jerseys of the kind that pleas- e both tho eye and the pocketbook according to judge oswald warman of brampton it wal one of the best if not the best county jersey shows at which it had been hi privilege to officiate secretary james brenner of the canadian jersey cattle club was also an enthusiastic- ringside spec tator in all 16 different halton jersey herds were repesented at the show the awards were fairly evenly divided with the senior and grand championship for bulls going to maurice c beatty on brampton daronls royal the same breeder topped the 3 year old heifer class with hundale basllna a grand daughter of brampton basil ua that noted world s champion cow he also showed the way in the strong heifer calf class with llndale eslolla flash light and topped the progeny of dam class with the progeny of osborne blossom featherstonc bros won the junior male championship on avon- leas king standard hnd also scored red ribbons on avonleaa kings lona a yearling heifer and on their got of silver spring april king halton brook farms owned by col nellls of oakvllle n new jersey en thusiast dominated the cow classes winning first in the aged cow milk ing class on lawn ridge royal leda first in the dry aged cow class on glen a id en august and first in the yoar olds on scorchers taxpayer the same exhibitor won tho strong herd class w j alexander also scored a red ribbon in the yearling bull class on graham farms noble master other breeders who were well up in the money in a number of classes included lome ella sons arthur padbury chaa mckeown d r mclaughlin estate w a mcclure and w davles a son maurice beatty was the premier breeder and exhibi tor the achievement day for the hal ton jersey and guernsey calf club was held at the same centre where 15 jersey and guernsey calves paraded for the judgment of agricultural representatives e a innes ofc peel county in keen competition bever ley ella topped tho strong class with john mcclure frasor mcnabb and kenneth ella second third and fourth respectively in showmanship ken- neth ella showed the way followed by beverley ella fraser mcnabb and angus mcnnbb respectively five shilling boat saved raf pilot edinburgh cp given five shillings to buy a toy angus a thrifty young scot invested the money in a second hand boat a royal air force pilot owes his life to his choice when angus and his frien mvero p in their old b off the east coast oyscouand a plane crashed and the boys hauled the un conscious pilot from the sea and brought him to shore users of wood will like alberta coal and find the cost less wiso per ton with discount op soe fob cash alberta coahs a good fuel for fall weather in your furnace or fireplace j be mackenzie son phone 48 acton and georgetown notvfairsex trade expert british ministry of economic war fare has woman on the job london cp trade experts who gathered nt thc m of g onomlc warfare to hear an exposition of the ministrys policy on trade with neutral european countries had a surprise when an attractive dark- haired young woman addressed them she was 28 yearold miss diana hambro who as a senior assistant principal nt the ministry holds a position of considerable responsibility it covers trade relntlqns with spain turkey portugal and iceland when wnr began miss hnmbro determined to get on the ministry staff direct application brought no results so she obtained a job ni typist throunh an employment exchange subsequent promotion came rapidly zgomrshoes -por-voono-nbhota- carreetly fltud a d rachun acton meat specials for the weekend j bckens 32k xting shoulder and blade roast beef pound prime rib roast beef pound choice rump roast lb bgir pot roast beef lb 2224c 28c 23c 2325c lean brisket and rib boiling beef lb idc fresh hamburg steak lb 23c fresh pork shoulders lb trimmed pork butts lb lean side pork lb fyhh sauhce large c 18c smalt 23e fish fillets tl fresh or smoked lb ioc 25c 33c 2325c salmon steaks lb cuts lb half or whole lb 2se 23c 20c lovellbr0s meat market mil street acton phone 178 notice to creditors nrw fokemt indi stuy london cp mr and mrs p h whlttlngton who number queen fllzabtth and queen mary among tnelr customers specialised in top animals made to scale and painted in oin at thvlr home in the new forest meav iteav ravnmt flrfhey colo cp thieves visited john ijirsen s farm when the family usi away one day and with a small with powered threshing ma ehlne in jhe bean field got away with ib bushels in the matter of th eaute of robert murray mrdanald late of ike ul lage of acton b the c ounty of lla i ton insurance agent deceased pak1ils having claims against the estati of kohtrt murray mi donald i lute of the vlllagt of acton in the countj of flatten insurance agent deceased who died on or about the sixteenth day of july 1941 are re quired to send particulars and proofs thereof to the undersigned solicitor i before the fleventh day of october i 1041 when the assets will be dis tributed among tht parties legally en titled thereto having regard onlv to the claims which shall have been filed as aforesaid pursuant to section 51 chapter 1g5 itso 1037 air accounts owing to the late robert murray mcdonald must be paid to mrs h l- mcdonald on or before the eleventh day of october 1041 dated this twenty fifth day uf september a d 1941 c f i eatheuland acton on tarlo solicitor for the administra trices henrietta i- mcdonald acton ontario and doris mary small slam ford centre ontario 133 tax notirf1941 municipality of apton fourth instalment now due attention i drawn to the paynunt of 1941 toxib which are now ianbh in four instalment especially attention li drawn to chaniie in the place of payment of taxes which are thu year pay able at thi v bank of montreal acton instalments are due as follows podrth instalment october i5th according to the tax collection bylaw a penalty of two per cent win be added on tiie amount remaining unpaid after the fif teenth day of august until fifteenth day of october and an addition ol four pet cent on the third instalment remaining unpaid after the fifteenth day of october this penalty applies jaseach instal ment in a similar manner tim attention of ratepayers is directed to th penalties and other clauses as printed on the reverse side of every tax notice taxes are now due thd payable the penalty applies if tha fourth instalment is not met on or before wednesday october 15th make payment now and takk voub tax notue with vh wiikv making pavmjcnv b h speight collector t4