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rl thupgday october aoth 1iw the acton free press n r jttidonali mis el prldham spent the week end visiting in london mr n i jenner toronto visited jtotoni on t- mr and mrs robert macarthur visited in london over the weekend nr inrt mm j c lindsay of tor- onto vtslted at the old home on sun day mrs et a wonsbrough has gone to toronto to spend the winter with her son mr roy wnnibrough mr and mrs p l clayton and son of buffalo nv spent the weekend with mr and mrs w h clayton ac1 hugh d mccallum arrow engine mechanic of the rcaf who spent leave at the home of his father returned to duty on monday mr and mrs c h harrison of toronto visited in acton ovor the weottetortnrh attended annlv4rnnry services in the prilted church on sun day mm alex near and mrs vvm bracken dublin instltuto mrs j e i gamble acton instltuto attended the fall district directors bourd mooting in milton on mondny mr and mrs edwin crlpph wish to nnndunce the itngngomont of their daughter haiti evolyn to clmrlos arthur lincoln of thornbury only son of mr george nnd the jute mr cnthorlno lincoln of berkshire eng land the nwrrtngo to tike phico the mlddlqqxnovombcratgcorcctqwji george wallace clothes shop 112 yonge st 2nd floor t0tot1 take the e and save money good shoes fob young and old comctly fitted b d rachun acton eggs for britain- to be sure that they a fit tor overseas ahlptnent and sup ply the market market taem with ma approved station our egg grading station in aeion is conveniently located on mill street opposite the gregory theatre acton egg grading station mill stwet picnic funds froipi st albans help church in england a few weeks ago the children of st albans sunday school sent whnt would have been the expense of their nnniin rl-l- he all bulimy ad- calling to the people of thodomln- ministration fund london an acknowledgement of the gift has just been received from the vicar of all friday night hnllowcon dnnco is shaping up into something unique in the wny of mtuquoraclo it ih being run by the yn mens club nnd i un derstand when ys men nre in con trol of n certain projoct they really put it ovor with n bnng there 1b n certain amount of secrecy veiling the plan for this dnnco which would sug gest that a lot of fun nnd surprises aye in store for those present that evening the board of directors of tho acton ym c a with prosldont tod force in the chnlr wilt hold their regular monthly mooting this mondny in the y m c a board room nt r00 p m t the von night c la de- voloplng into something very intercut lng tho re is no limit to tho posslblll tiofl o a group of this type nnd wo still hnvo room for more mom bora at progont tho glrbi are taking light cav sthenics rythmic nnd coordlnntlng which will be of great help to them in improving their badminton volley ball and other activities in their ath letic endeavor mondny night nt eightthirty has been sot asldo for a young mens class comparable to the young ladles class on tuesday evening but with activi ties more suited to men tho first supper meeting of the ys mens club was hold last thursday with tho ladles auxlllnry preparing and serving the menlwhich was very goad the meeting was a great suc cess with practically all of last years members out and n number of vial- tors who we hope will join the ranks or fullfledged ys men a number of topics of vnrvtng interest were dis cussed torn down nnd criticized con structive or destruqtlve with the ever present hilarious spirited characteris tic of the ys mens club ted force caught in the beam with the question of did he or did he not win fair or unfair the ys mens coif tournament of some weeks ago the president quoting a phrase which v as subject to n great deal of discussion and which was contlnunllv repeated when ever the occasion prekented itself one or the most interesting discus sions wftb formed around the boys and girls camp which the ys men undertook to operate hut venr nnd are planning to operate ngnln next summer the ys men felt that among all the thing the undertook to do during the ear this was by far the most important lu import ance was realized when wei beatty offered to make n contribution to start a fund to help give need boys of the town n chance to go to camp for a two week eriod mam other problems and recommendations were presented nnd we are bound to hear more nt n later date i u johnny cray notice mr and afro dacosta excellent tonchors of dancing sr am toronto hnvo resum ed classes in the ioof hull in milton every saturday afternoon classes in tap acrobatic ballet and ballroom dancing from age 3 up boys nnd girls reasonable fees for further information kindly write mrs c k stevenson milton clayton padre clayton is well known as tho founder of tocyf all hallows church is hard by tho towor of xondon tho lporlsh date from 675 a d on doc 8th 190 it wo badly damaged and on dse 2mh al most completely demolished price less treasures have been lost but such complete record remain that it can be identically rebuilt and its people nre determined that it shall be this is the sevonth time in its history- that the church hits been destroyed nnd six times it ha been rebuilt as the guild churcli of toe h it has ex- orcisotln vital minis trytoviibt num bers of mon during thp great fire of ifififi it wn prosorvod through tho efforts oftwlmlral ponn and snmuel pepys ind n groijp or sailors who bo- came emergency flroflghtom tho fith president of the united states john qulncy adnmn was married in all hallows church the f ol lowing lot tor was received by mr brooks lnt thursday 20th september 1041 denr bee tor i hnvo recently received your gen erous letter sent to mkhnrl colemnn who ih now in tho slntes co dr w b lusk rldgeflold rectory connec ticut mirjinel uill not be home much before chrlfitmns and monnwhlle t am myself for the time being tring tofielrnrblton tower-hih- my nor- mn station for tho war ih orkney whoro i was tfent by london diocese in order to annlst archdeacon klstack who in peacetime is tho sole priest of tho scottish episcopal church reil- dent in the orkney group of islands iirwx this year as in other years the canadian legion of tho british em- plro service league through ita 1200 branches and auxiliaries in canada if if is insurance life fire sick and accident automobile and burglary boiler liability f l wright general knsuhajoe cooper bloek acton out phone w todny of course these inlnntlt are in vaded bv mnny thousands or ang licans the nnvy army nnd the air force have chnplalns to nnd fro with ships and units i juit do what i enn to fill the gftps here upon tower hill we have one collengue in the rev ronnld park who is alone for the time being until michael comes the fnlthful little garrison of men and womon workers ore beside him london has been far lens disturbed of late but we anticipate much trouble inter i bog you if you very kindly will to give expression to our gratitude to nil the hoys and tflrls of your church school it is grnnd of them to fore go their usual picnic excursion nnd customary prizes for athletics in order t o pin op a cu mof 3400 in- gregory theatre thursday and friday october so ami 31 trail ok the vigil- antes frontier nilvonturc v i t h frnnchot i one brod cnm ford music ilhythm revels car toon zero the hound cliap- ter i drums of fu manchu land girls barred london cp- unuor a war of fice decision that the auxiliary train ing service canteens are for th wuits yrelu and other urvlco- woman oly the land army elrls dlblne for victory are barred from obtaining food and rettthmunt at the roadside hostels and much pro test has reaumed katiirday november 1 matinee at 800 tugboat annie sails again mnrj knmocau alan hnle plying bund thrills with richard arlen jcnn parser fox news monday november i dr kildares crisis lor nine dn lew ay res lionel barryniore music shdows and swlnji invel- talk mwllterranono ports of coll cartoon cats tale novel lynatures nursery the ah hallows administration fund will you please tell them thin from all our board who wish to join their gratitude with mine their selfdeny ing nctlon has reminded me of an old story only known to intimate stud ents of the architecture or westmin ster abbey one plllnr in tho nave of westminster was paid for by dick whlttlngton himself the builders then struck an anxious period when they could not go forward with the work nnd nmongst themselves decid ed to forego their annual outing to bnttcrsea which cost 5 for thirty- three years in the account roll of the nave of westminster ns edited with news bv richard wrackham it will be found that this 5 was paid into the account of the next year re quired these lofty purbeck pillars ore expensive but the poor monki managed to give their own bj long continued corporate sacrifice please do not lead the children to helieve that this appalling war is go ing to last thirty three years i hopp tlje w hi regain their holiday and prizes fairly soon but while it lnsts their gift towards all hallows is most praiseworthy and encouraging you say that there are 4q now in the school so i am sending a little brochure about all hallows and some picture cards which vou will please distribute as a token of our true thanks please 1m mi know if you receive them aaxel believe me most sincerely yours p b clayton ion thtlney5kota6mervif moht than ever in solomn remembrance tho symbolism which has becom7nn jn- togral pa of romem day ob servoncos and asks tliatveryman woman and child wenr n poppy on novemborllth in memory of those who laid down their lives in the great war nnd of those men and women who hnvo made tho supreme sacri fice in thit present conflict this appeal is not made on bebnlf of the loglon or of ts members hut on behalf of all exsorvlco men who are in need- the collection and ad ministration of the poppy fund has been entrusted to the canadian leg- ion this however does not mean that the poppy fund is part of tho funds of the legion it in kept entirely separate and is not ovctn treated as a part of the relief fund it is rather considered as a trust fund which the legion administers for the benefit of nil exsorvlce men in grnntlng re lief members of the legion receive no prefefence but nil exsorvlce mon htand on an equal footing any man who has served and who is in need has a claim on this fund the popples and wreaths which you will be asked to buy arc mnde hy an organlntlon of dlsnblcd evservlce men theio men are absolutely incnpable of earn ing a living in any other wny nnd hut for this industry would bo n charge on the public fundi if poppy day did n hut keep these men selfsupporting nnd selfrespecting citizens it would still be worthwhile ftlioorgnnizauonof jpoppyday the hnles of wreaths and poppies the jiandllng of monies collected tho in vestigation nnd relief of nil appll- ennts are done hy oluntary workers no mnn or woman connected in any wny with thiij receives one cent an page five friends of the dublin section honor bride and groom the soldier gets his bed the y pays one of the moit important services performed by tho ym ca in london england is that of obtaining a night lodging for canadian soldiers on leave- in london w ymca hostels nre extensively nnco ormrnr7ntd sedhirheroritnrntidrrvhptrthesir enjoyod by nil mrs brnokeh gave o reading vjolln selections by stow art elliot and sol b mea b mrrndmr0liur4cwr ttiorf on wednesday evening of hist wook friends and neighbors gather ed nt tho home of mr and mrs james breen to honor a recently wed couple mr and mrs desmond orourke a short program undertho guld called forward and miss botty burk- holder read the following address t doar sheila and desmond your friends and neighbors have gathered here tonight on this very happy occasion to express to you our good will in view of your recent marriage wo would indeed lie remiss to not have tho opportunity of wishing you good luck on your voyoge through life we ask you accept these gifts and with them go many good wishes for yourhenlth wcnlth and hnpplness lh the years to come 1 your friends nnd neighbors mnny beautiful gifts were carried in and presented to mr and mrs orourke both sheiln nnd desmond expressed their appreelat ion for tlite kindness and thoughtfulness of their friends lunch wni served and nn enjoyable socinl time completed the evening wnges salary bonus commission or nllownnce for expenses all monies collected nre placed in a special ac count which li controlled hy n board of trustees of this branch evory ex penditure made is approved and every account checked by the board every applicant for relief is investigated carefully but sympathetically relief may take the form of food clothing fuel rent or medicat assistance it is rrnctically never issued in cash should nny of our friends desire further information on nny point in connection with poppy fund activi ties our branch secretary will be glad to supply it the canadian legion is grateful for the hearty support they have always received from thp gen eral public to make the lot of the dls- trewied exservice mnn easier nnd it ik our hope that there will bo no thlttiai or perimurcrrt mnekout tor them give nnd give freely a c gray chairman poppy day commit tee mil howard jraff and bride honored by the neighbors a delightful evening was spent nt the home of mr john grnff oclober 22nd when the members of churchill chunh nnd neighbors met nt a pres- ontatlohpnrlyglvcn in honor of his son nnd daughterinlaw mr and mrs howard grnff mr davidson nctod ns chnhmnn nnd the following progrnm wni given community sing ing recitation hy mrs fyed anthony solo by miss wnndn rutledrc rond- nte filled thomcm are sent to ho tels with the y m ca paying to the hotels the difference between the stahdavirarosrerniorippromnto ly sixty cents for bed nnd brcnktnst and the hotel cbarge of two or two and n half dollars during the past month better than three thousand canadians were nc- commodnted in this mnnner nekiei axeu watt cardiff wales cp william mabane joint parliamentary secre tary to the ministry of home secur ity forecast that britains civilian defence services would be continued after the war ah a necossary supple ment to the armed forces uuviyoutarixrn co by bus busksleave acton for toronto i 01 ii iii 11 11 n in 2m pin m1 im 3mum kor london 0 53 am 2 23 pm i hmim 8 08 v m h 3fl p m i m n pi 101 am dully ex sun ii sun a hoi eastern stnmlnrtl i line llckets ant ittfarmatlun at harold wlkestphone 58 gray coach lines resil btl buy war savings certificatm comfort witii bombs new york tc p siamese cylinders of corrugated steel sug gested for defence housing evacuation bulkllngs barracks or bomb shelters and being shown at the museum of modern and nutlonn art can ac commodate 24 people in doubledecker bunks boost production of speckled trout manitoba starts large operations to increase its sport puh winnipeg cp the game and fisheries branch of manitobas depart ment of natural resources has com pleted the first stage of a program designed to increase the speckled trout populations of the provinces sport fhhlngwaters from sky pilot creek 336 miles north of the pas man game wardens collected omc 52000 speckled trout eggs during the summer the eggs were fown to the hntcher at dauphin man nnd net summer the hatched flngerllngs will be placed in sport waters throughout manltohn it was the first time eggs of the speckled trout specuu hae boon taken from mjmj- toba waters and placed in hntiherics within the province thermos flasks for tank corps pencils to protect them from the heat of libya special pencils used by the tank corps in libya have to be kept in thermos flasks else the heat would melt them chlnngroph is their name they nre made of a soft waxy substance and used for tracings on transparent ma terial like glass or cellophane and nlso for mnrklng the silk of barrage balloons they nre supplied to r a f pilots at operational headquarters as well ni to the tank corps and other army units and the war demand for them is so big thnt overseas orders ore now refused a cheque from india for i 100 for a consignment of them had with regrets to he returned from london a few weeks ago the war is eating up british pencils at- a colossal pace apart from the services and government depart ments they nre essential to the mak ing of neroplnnes tanks ships and munitions ijist year the british gov ernment bought 14400000 of them 130 321368 more went to the rent of the country mainly to factories pro ducing war requirements and 41929- 144 were shipped overseas placed end to end they would go almost round the ecjuntor 20a20 miles 214 vards all told the british pencil industry has therefpre had to put itself on a war footing reduting some 125 vtirieltetl to little oer 20 for certain of which the demand has gone up 1000 per cent since 1939 lng by mrs flnlny mi- kerr then rend the following addretwwhleh wtjs accampnnlcd b n shower of gifts acton oct 22nd 1941 denr bride nnd bridegroom it is with feelings of joy nnd plea sure thnt we the members of church ill church and neighbors gather round ou in this hour of your hap piness to extend to you our slnccrcst congratulations on your mnrringe and to expreij to you our best wishes for jour future happiness you hownrd have grown from boyhood to mnn- hood among us and you hold a high place in our esteem you hnvo proved yourself energetic nnd progressive nnd we ire pleased you nre establish ing your home on the homestead wq recall tonight the many times nnd ways in which you hnvo assisted us in our church snclnl and commun- hlppuks for rihhia london tcp the british red cross is sending more than 1000000 worth of medical supplies to russia the supplies include bloodtransfus ion sets gasgangrene serum diph theria and tola o us anjfoxlns cotton wool and game ity activities and we assure you we appreclnte the part you have taken nmong us we anticipate with plea sure our continued association with you nnd wish you success in your now life for you mrs graff as a new comer into our midst we wish to ex press our most cordial sentiments of neighborly helpfulness we ore will ing to do nil in our power to make the new life one of happiness nnd cheera stranger coming into a more or leas strange neighborhood may feel the lack of former friends nnd con genial companionship as far as tn us lies the desire to remedy thnt lack and supply thnt need by kindly as sociation and neighborly spirit as a slight proof of our desire to make your surroundings pleasant and as a token of our slnrcrest wishes for your future happiness we ask you to accept these gifts we hope you may have long happy years together that you may find it pleasant and good to live amongst us that you mny join us in advancing the better tntcrests of the community or which you now form a part and serve with us the kingdom of our heavenly father signed on behalf of churchill chunh and neighbors clinton swnckhamer r davidson harold griffin howard lhanked his churchill friends and neighbors for their kind j wishes nnd btnutiful gifts sl of they are jolly good fellows i was the reply to this by the group i a social time n delightful unh and i games made a splendid and njoynble evening j cadeky oitomktkist wiu de in acton on cm monday november 3 anyone suffering from eye strain defective vlrlon or hoad- nche shnuhl not mlm the oppor tunity of consulting this eye sight spcclnllst appointments mny be mnde with mr a t brown druggist consultation fiiee offfoa hours 1050 autn till 44ft pm dh time to send boxes overseas toreachlherefo r ch ris tmas our suggestions aylmer special assortment at extra asst for the boys nt 225 20 295 canada packers attractive box especially splendidly priced at for civilians 200 swift canadian gives us a great range nineteen choice different assortments priced from 100 to 540 each this includes all delivery charges national grocers a choice overseas box for civilian use containing i i lb tin butter i g m ten 2 lbs granuiatcdsuur y 2 pieces jelly powder priced l75 our own we are ready to help you a any time to select these precious articles that anyone overseas would enjoy we will gladly pack these without extra charge priced to suit you come in and see our special suggestion taiile make it a point to call barrs or overseas boxes th boys am your fruinds will enjoy llrarlnf from vou cri vi 1 iyac danced sang kjiot his comrade pretoria icp jl4- oicat gract a the south african infnntry found guilty of culpable homicide in orltum belgian heard or an armistice and police were convinced too london cpfklnfca flew from buildings gallons of beer wir drunk and prieili troweled into strttu sing ing dancing and hugging one another when a false report of a general arm- ijtlcp spread through liege belgium reuters news agency telling of the celebration said police let them selves be convinced that the news was true and did nothing to stop it in the evening fteople tore the black out curtain from windows and light ed up their houses then the auth- intervened nnd thtt news shooting a comrude dead was releas ed on suspended sentence- the court imjlug it was definitely accidental spread that there was no peace no one knows where the fultte rewrt or iginated k 5 for 4 is a bargain with victory thrown in m buy more war savings cbbtificates u