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mmr pacatroun the acton free press thursday december 11th 1m1 r neighborhood news umm concerning oumt cmtna and coanunitica in wfcfcamanr of our reader are intended baijulnafad mr john cole mid mr fred shor- tlll spent a day in toronto last weak mr gaseidy of guelph pent the weekend at the parental home here with mrs m cole mr and mr cecil sopor of pres ton visited on thursday with the formers father mr j sopor mr and mrs alex irvine and mr smith spent a few days lost weok visiting friends in toronto mr of sopor visited friends in hllls- burff last week mra mae smith happened with rather a painful accident on monday while removing a large block of wood she slipped and fell lacerating her wrist and hand badly she was taken to cuelph hospital for xray exam ination mrs r bunte received last week the aad news of the death of her daughterinlaw mrs w if hume abernethy sask mrs hume had been falling in health for quite some time eden mills mr and mrs lindsay tolton mr and mrs t tolton and miss sadie roberts spent a day in niagara foils recently the annual meeting of the wo mens missionary society of the presbyterian church was hold in the home of mrs d macdougall with a good attendance all officers were reelected for another term mr and mrs lloyd coulson nnd joan visited the latterss parents in belwood recently miss irwin visited over the wook- end in the home of her alstor mrs melvln storey and mr storey mr currle of toronto again occu pied the pulpit of the presbyterian church on sunday rev j c crier of guelph is expected to speak noxt sunday the many friends of mrs james wilson will be sorry to loam she is confined to bed with a severe heart attack all hopetor speedy recovery the funeral of the late thomas kemp was held on tuesday after noon service was in the united church mr kemp was a valued cltl- jenof t comm having fnrm- cd on the farm orikiatifh7tll8 for some yoars ho has mode hut homo with his daughtor mrs ado wicks oftvmthlll hlr wife tiredeceased hlnvsomc years ago mr george grlsdnlo who is statlon- ed with the slgnnl corps at new market spent the weekend with friends hero christmas concerts are the order of the day and the pupils arc busy prac tising mus shirley gllbertsnn had the misfortune to fair against a car door and cut her head which necessitated eleven stitches v rockwood the y p u of the united church held tholr 1041 annual fall banquet on wednesday evening rev cecil brans ofhalton presbytery was the guest speaker a number of the united church y p u wore guests of paisley me morial church guolph ypu on monday evening when members of zlon union nnd paisley union held a panel discussion on con eooperntlon solve the postwar problem a very interesting program wait en- joyed with a recreation period clos ing the meeting results or the study course nn temperance taken up by pupils of united church s s during the fall months nre out as follows nnd all who receive 65 per cent or ovor will receive diplomas senior mildred baslcl g8 juniors 10 nntl 11 years norman lambert ooinolllambertr 81 charles man tt eileen moore 73 patricia llnfoot gg george has ten 65 0 years and under helen moore 68 the young folks of united church ore preparing tor their annual christ mas entertainment rev l d brown ol st james church guelph- eonduetedservleeln st johns church on sunday wedding bells are ringing in this community rev mr currle of toronto again conducted services in presbyterian church on sunday mr and mrs frank moore attend- t the funeral of the formers nephow nt windsor during the weekend ray dean of raf hngersvllle is home on two weeks leave mr and mrs wnv guthrie and daughter nancy of guelph were weekend visitors also nancy wal ler of- guelph spent the weekend with mr and mrs j h fllbb mr hugh graham jr of acton congratulations to mr and mrs edgar johnston nee marlon root on the arrival of a son also to mr and mrs hugh graham nee kay gibbons a son and to mr and mrs campbell mcarthur nee bessie bell of guelph a son milton mi find mr george hume of ottawa vlslt his mother mm wm hume martin st over the weekend mr hume has just return from the west whor ho halt been engaged in geological work william a walker n burlington grocer who i charged with defraud ing the town of burlington of a sum of money in excess of 2500 by mean of relief vouchor tnd i out on 4000 bill has elected to be tried by a judge on december 23 samuol smith jwntt host to the milton council other citizen and of ficial from mill at toronto and montreal at a social in honor of the model khlttlng mills hlxth anniver sary which wax hold at the factory last tuesday evening about sixty guext attended and john irving con gratulated mr smith on his success since inception of the industry- champion nassagaweya mis jean hall or hamilton spont the weoknd with mra r pattest mr and mrs fred murray and mr kitchener mead of cuejptl spent sun day at the home of mr and mrs w head mr and mrs c hortop rockwood and mr and mrs bert palframan pent saturday with mr and mrs w h hortop it being their wedding anniversary mrs g g robertson spent the week end with mrs usherwobd mr john cutten returned to his home sunday after spending a week with his slater mrs e shopherdson mrs robert patten hnd a cable last week from- her husband saying he has landed safely in england a number from here attended the tart social at number six school last friday evening mr robert mccutchooh cuelph spent the weekend at his homo recent visitors at the home of mr and mrs d h parkor wore mrs mill of guolph mr mary mckonna and mr john gaskcll mr bpverly hepburn acton i spending a few days at the home of her parents mr and mrs john alton mr joe benhnm mr harvey nnd tod jestln spent tho woekond at tholr homos miss barbara nnd muriel benhnm spent the weekend in guelph with tholr grandparents mr nnd mm vnri normnn the nnssngnweyn branch of the ontario fedorntlon of agriculture held a mooting in the township hnll brook vlllo last thursdtty evening in the- absence of tho president mr alex near wns chairman the guest speaker was mr paul fisher of bur lington the w m s of the ebcnezer unit ed church nre holding n baking jfaltv on the guolph mnrkot noxt snturday in aid of the missionary work of the united church mr nnd mrs robert j king of toronto visited rclntlvon nnd frlonds in nossngaweyn inst sundny mr and mrs charles king of cnmp- bollvlue visited with mr nnd mrs w f dnrby of knntchbull inst sun dny mr nnd mrs wallace king nnd family of campbollvllle visited rein- tlves and frlonds nt knntchbuu on sundny last tho public schools nnd sundny schools of the township nre preparing for their christmas concerts limehouse lfmehousewomensinstltulemot nt- tho home of mrs s wright on dec 4 with thirteen indies in attend ance tho roll call was answered by ench member nnmlng her first re- momborcd gift caroln wore sung in honor of the season ovor ten dol lars wns realized for wnr work from tb recent salvage collection during november llmeliousc delivered to tho georgetown red cross tho following from yarn provided by the rod cross 5 pnlr seamans socks 12 pair army socks 5 pair mitts 2 pair seamanh stockings 4 sleeveless sweaters 2 turtle nock sweaters from material purcnnsedbyw7h7nndhbndoullted quilts also three girls drosson and one pair childs oxfords donated a large carton of used clothing nnd one quilt was packed at the home of mrs a w benton last wednes day the indies were asked to bring old silk stocking logs to be used by men on mine sweepers as a protection for arms under heavy woollen sweat ers a card was received from piper mcvey acknowledging receipt of cig arettes from w i donations of 5 each were sent to tin evening telegrams christmas cheer for british children fund and the dally star santa claus fund mrs f shcllhournc contributed n chrtstmns poem nnd mrs kirkpntrlck won mrs ellerbys words from christmas contest following the nntlonnl anthem n social half hour was spent mr wm shellbourno wns the holder of the lucky ticket which won him the quilt recently raffled by the lime ho use- women n inotltuto to aid in their wnr work the llmohous young peoples so ciety hold a social evening at the home of doris harding on tuesday evening of last week the girls lookout club held a bazaar and afternoon tea nt the home of mrs h norton on saturday last thywro well pleased with the re sults mr v a lane and mrs him visit ed mr nnd mrs jas lowry at ml mow sundny miss ivens spent the weekend with mrs gale and the new tons mr and mrs grant of toronto spent sunday with her parents mr and mrs ted morrow of tor onto spent the weekend with her mother mr rex frost presented his cav alcade of europe in the legion hnll georgetown on friday evening on be half of the llmchouse w i r fund it was certainly a very educa tional nnd interesting evenings en tertainment everton nassagaweya s s no 7 bombay cp premlndrn singh bhtagat indinn engineers nnd first indian vc in the present wnr has recovered from wounds suffered in for valor action in the middle east mr chnrlcs henderson occupied the pulpits nt nussngnwcyn and campbollvllle presbyterian church sundny much benefit nnd ploanure yas derived from honrlng him speak and the gonornl opinion of those who heard him were that his manner voice and interpretation of the scrip ture will win him succors in his chosen work tho busy beos met nt tho homo of mm j j kennedy on the evening of november 2fi to cut out rod cross hospital slippers congratulations from former neigh bors of mr and mrn w meglaughlln guelph on their 60th wedding anni versary mrs alex job doreen burton wayne nnd lonoro motored tuesday last to novn scotia to join husband nnd ftthor for the winter the busy bees met nt tho home ofmrs miller- for the december meeting thojer were fifteen ladles present a quilt was quilted during the doy yarn for socks fdr- our boysoverthcrolis tobeboueht nnd knit for the janunry pnrcel to them a shirt wns mnde by one member from romnant donated and bought by npothor mombor flvc dollars was donated to tin acton fstt pbrjui london england sick childrens hos pital fund the convenor of hospital slippers was allowed as high as 2 a month for thin wprk a progressive euchre in the school woe discussed and finally decided to carry on as planned a quilt that had been hold for a higher price was sold during the month for the sum of six dollars and went to the xi s a miss lllllla kennedy hnd ri q dnllnrnnd the indies decided- on getting quilt patches with it tho treasurer was asked to send for fifty yards of broad cloth for backing for quilts ordered the mooting closed with god save our king the hostess served sand wiches raisin bread and cake with ten which was enjoyed by all while a lively discussion and plans unfold ed for their work congratulations to mr and mrs gordon sllcolt nee laura frank who were recently married mr and mrs christian frank were their at tendants for the happy occasion all wish them many yenrs of hnpplness together mr and mrs stnn robinson nnd bnby george visited with mr nnd mrs w bracken acton sunday the busy bees held o progressive euchre at the school house thursday evening because of n farmers forum meeting nt brookville hall the snme evening with paul fisher ookvllle guest speaker the crowd wasnot solftrgebut seven tables plnyed and the ladles realized the- sum of 480 for red cross work mrs jokn frank acton and mrs fred benvers won the highest prizes mrs wm frank and mr grant mc millan consolation mr nnd mrs john hentley und eleanor visited mr alf allen who is 111 in guelph hospttnl sunday init mrs thos kennedy wns the guest of mr and mrs wm mcphall sunday on the occasion of her blrthdny friends here of mr and mrs andy frank brookville were sorry to hear of his loss of his two jersey tows from eating some poison sub stance mr and mrs ernest j keep nnt mr hownrd james of st catharines trtstteduithmrnnd mrs lawrence- king over the weekend mr and mw fraser plummer and children of crewson corners visited with mr nnd mrs lnwrence king on sundny a play sauce for the gnllngs i iwlng practiced for the ctnstmn concert j that promises many a laugh for those who will see it mr and mrs sinn eyre and baby stanley hornby were the guests of mr and mrs j j kennedy sunday osprbnfge the indie q the institute quilted two more quilts for the red cro on monday afternoon mr hugh robertson of hamilton and mr george robertson of the oac guelph wore homo ovor the weekend friends of norman mckonzle will be pleased to know he i improving nicely following an operation tor re moval of hi tonsils and adenoid mr and mr reg carter and laverne of hamilton spent sunday with mr and mrs d j uobortson mr andlotrs w struther of acton pent sunday with mr nnd mrs jhmo struther friends of thorn parker were surprised to learn of hi sudden death on friday evening at the home of his brothers in ernmosa township for a number of year ho was a valu ed employee of miss hallett mr and mrs arnold sunter of nlngnrn fall spent the weekend with mr e sunter mr and mr w j jackson mrs alf winter and mr dan wlntor visited with friends nnd relative in hamilton on sunday jmrs stanley tovell who is spend ing the winter with her son alex nt owen sound visited with relatives ho re for a couple of days last week the school children and their teacher mr s jay are very busy practising for their christmas concert which will be held next week mr nnd mrs jnrnes- brydon of acton were sundny visitors with mr and mrs f brydon mr james scanlon of acton wns home for the weekend the december meeting of osprlnge womens institute wns held nt the home of mrs w j jncksons on wed nesday afternoon dec 3rd with twentythree ladles in attendance mrs i scanlon occupied the chair and the minutes and correspondence was road by the secretary x report of the euchre and dance was given tilso mrs brydon gave the report of the work being done for the red cross in which wns a donntlon of fif teen dollars mrs d g robertson was appoint ed convenor for red cross she nlso gnve a very gratifying report of the annual red cross meeting held at hlllsburg tho guest speaker for the after noon was the local school teacher mr s jay who gave a yery inspiring ad dress on winning tho peace when peace comes let us not be unprepar ed but rnthor let us win the peace he stressed that it was our duty to form an international organization to reestablish education and funda mental principles also to support ths churchjorjnltwebelongohe greatest international organization ever formed in this effort we must not fall or the world again will be delivered into two armed camps for a third or final struggle after singing several christmas carols and the national anthem the meeting was brought to a closed sandwiches cake and coffee were served and a social time enjoyed ind1 lagobr ciiutut new delhi indln cm experi montnl manufacture of parachute ha started ln india it 1 announced and a government factory- is schedu- od to bffln largescale manufacture early in 1042 w t patterson ro docialsst la bye rsainlaastm las wyndhak m ouclfi1 paatsa 11m completely equipped office below maher shoe store riieiettlietltmt3lt give f ootwear this christmas a useful and fraalc glfi that will be appreciated by all motor boots beautifully styled best qunlity black or brcwn slippers a lnrce ranee of ladles slip pers vedtto or wood heels priced from 98c to 135 pair shoes a beautiful line of ladles shoes hlkh low or medium heels 198 to 600 pair phantom hose ladles fullfashioned hose all new christmas stock 79c and 95c pair suppers mens nnd boys slippers slide i fasteners or plain ropulaft pimcks 7 shoes mens shoes mado by slater hnrtt nitchle nnd valentino i martin every pair guaranteed hose mens fancy cashmere half hose nnd heavy work socks from 39c to 75c pair mens oversohes lbucklc to 1 buckle or slide fastener actons exclusive footwear store mill street acton ontario e bralda prop mgmmm yt jyjifr jj what will it be again as christmas draws near that old question arises what can i get for father mother sister brother sweetheart or children we invite you to come in and look around and we feel sure you will find just the gift for anyone a large assortment of comforters with lovely ju silk covering assorted pi colors soft and warm a ay beautiful girt your choice 795 i lane cedar chests we have a lange range of lovely chests in the new modern designs there is nothing more useful or lasting than a lane cedar chest from 1850 to 4650 inner spring mattresses a lovely useful gift 1275 to 5250 and a nice line of bed spreads in the new rib bed effect easy to wash no ironing guaran teed fast colors pre- jn shrunk a large assort- ff5 ment of colors at 395 r 795 lamps large and beautiful assortment 3piece vanity sets table lamps bridg6 lamps and the latest trilite from 150 to 1850 a large assortment of mirrors card tables end tables magazine stands occasional chairs coffeetbles smokers pictures etc and for the kiddies kid die cars wheelbarrows blackboards rocking chairs kindergarten sets doll carriages all at prices to suit your purse ittttri sitnrrs of danaba aetoa ontario the friendly church rev a walter fosbubt 1la d minister parsonage bower avenue sunday december 14th 1841 1100 am morning worship ser mon subject has christianity fail ed question asked in unlit of prnsentworld happenings lals pm church school 700 pm evening worship ser mon subject th church i what the church means to me lues dec 10th h00 pm annual christmas gathering wed 730 pm midweek hervico alt are wnleomn prtsfaytrrtatt knox olltmoil acton rev ii u bknnie m a minister manse willow street sunday december 14th 1041 1100 and 700 pm public worship 230 pm lite sabbath school notk the school chrlstmajn tree monday december 22nd- ami christ mas sunday dec 21t alwayswelcomed vtttrttat ffltjurdj acton rev john ohtrom ba btk minister sunday december wttf 1041 1100 am tho minister 1215 pm sunday school ii ypu monday evening 730 pm choir practlco 830 pm wednosday evening h pm prayer meeting a welcome to all cnolasarnxo small advertisements ailvcrtirrnrntt unilir tlil haadlfiff r willi order up lo 14 wordi altillonal word ic per wunl if ciu iton not at tvimnaiiy tlifl stiver tiirmmi minimum cliarg jic mil ic pr wort similunal or each wort over s for haijq qunhtlty of youna prs apnly m j ulack n n 3 forffokwn 23-2- phono 4sr3l poltt hale freh btwf or pork 0u0 cured pork apply frank holmes houflrkkkpkit wanted housekeeper for adult ponunj apply box 20 free- press for hale good heritor nlno cook stove both tnodorntrly-prieedr- apply mrs b d rachun acton onl for hake quebec cook stove in rood condi tion apply to ed footiit cuelph st acton for haije roynl onk mentor in iiood condi tion mrs h mainprise mim street ioht one york sow nbout 4q0 ibi one shoat about go bg lust tfen dt ft rot iliitutmurrliana on sunday coniniunlcnte with n semamyk r it no 4 rockwood rk conditioned carh for rood reconditioned used ear 11 howard graff rprwntlng mor- rltoh mot on brampton a tpundld group of u4d plymouthi chvrolu and fords now on hand at bargain price 5ji phone 06 r 33 acton notice will all those owing accounts to the estate of the late robert j wal- ince arrange tor wttlement of th amounts owing on or before decem ber 31st arrangements for oftttia ment will avoid unnecessary expens and greatly facilitate in tettllntf tha estatf payment of accounts should be to mrs it j vvaijace executrix aaa acton ont auction sale johnstone rumley home furnishings phone 30 mux street acton ttitcttcttttltc ijt ty cf4tfi 1 aivriim hiiain will hold an auction sale of young lloutfln and ayrshire cattu at lot i u con 10 vrtjr ootmo 7 hlso- j way between georgetown and norval i ititmtjoav wuxmpxm latb kverythlna must be sold i hunk kmi a ciirifltmah trkrh a limited number of fine christinas trees for sale apply smrfllnclaht willow st acton for hale 25 blnck auslerlone pullels ready lo lay apply a clannidoe on no 7 hlrhway east of acton room and hoard wantkd iloom wanted furnished or un furnished with or without board for ion ihi miss f c harper continuation school for halk elitht winner ilirs for snle k s ciakk it i con 1 erin twp flrbt farm south of e ivaren on kllht slue hkruith to htovkh ftunacw 1lumhlni ripnlrs stove fireboxes krllnikl vvith flrellne jolntless flribrlek runrnnteil for two years stoves exrhnnited- joiin v savage acton isviri irif- ts tueta