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the acton free press thursday december 11th 1941 th torn of har dauti- rlday daoatnber bth white widow or the illlam alton in mr rath frank in memory of our mother mra j w frank who pasaea away on december 10th rive yui o tot family declute in evar loving memory of our dear wife and mothar mr charles da aula who paased away thraa yaara at december 121 ohwhaucmildjlaivlocuigpyour hand roardear kind faca to aeo y oaar mna imvw w your loving mil your welcome voice that meant so much lo me ko one knowa the silent heartache only thoae who have such can toll of the grief that l home in atlanoe for the one i loved ao wall always remembered by husband and family burlington warden leslie kerns is issuing in v to thf wardens dlnnor to held intthefitiimlnelontuaulay esenlnu dec wth several days b three gentlemen who were nasslhk through town and claimed to represent nn encllth war time industry got in touch with local officials in regard to establishing n war industry here halton garagb operators bubctomcbbs vok n nbw year on thursday evening december 4th another yaar in the ufa of halton branch of the ontario oarage opera- tora aaaoclatlon came to a cloee with their regular meeting hald in milton it waa with great pride the officer were able to report to the member the beat year in all departments of the branch since its inception a very large number of membera and visitor turned out for the meeting arid a keen interest was shown during the discus sion of the many items of business quite a number of the member of wentworthbranch were welcome visitor mr wm bill bailey the provincial president gave a short but interesting address and was the choice of the meeting to conduct the election of officer for 1943 mr j t mcklndley of burlington tho president of the branch who has successfully and harmoniously piloted the affair of the branch for tho- past three years declined to stand for an other term and retires from thnt of fice having served well and fnlthfully riiq follow iiib were elected to hold office for 1012 president a c pat terson georgetown vlcoprcsldont f sliiolalrgcorceiownsocrctnry k r mncklln burllnrtonttrcnsurer c dolby r r 2 milton board of di rectors r o mcduffo mlton j l mcklnley burlington h culllng- jinm trafalgar vern dynes onk vlllc k johnston bronto j coin coruotown christmas baking christmas cakes our usual high quality oc cake iced or plain per tt uajc jijcase objjeb early cookiesfancy baking wedding cake and for the finest and most wholesome bread you cannot beat macdonauvs bread its baked in acton too macdonalds bakery phono 100 regular delivery acton ontario at the guelph theatres royal now playing three girls -about-town- jean tuaadell jlohu howard hat to tctcs dec isis one foot in heaven frederfo march martha ssott wkd to fbx dec 1719 i wake up screaming batty arable victor mature palace ttlura vta dec ii 12 margaret sullvan in appointment for lovet wndnnday thuwdayrgrlday extra crisis in the pacific haturday monday tuesday blues in the night prlsclla lane loyd nolan botty field jlmmlc lundafords bond v will osbornes bond waiting wednesday das 11 unexpected unci and the gay falcon oeo dawaon was reelected mayor of milton by acclamation the road maintainor made quite an improvement on atton streets last week christmas concerts are popular itemsln some se lions most every ev- enlng 11 shopping- dnys and d shopping nights to do your christmas buying in acton auon volunteer civil dunrd meet tonight in council chambers at 9 oclock youll find hundreds of gift sug gestions if you peruse the nda in this christmas shopping issue a gift that will he appreciated 82 weeks is a subscription to tho home paper th actom fsst pass looks as if winter finally enrm this year on december 8th at leant its the first snowfnll that stuck for n fow days the community auction sole arranged for noxt wednesday even ing in acton promlam to ik nr unique event invltntlonff hrae been issued dur ingtho wookfottheannual hlirlu school at home planned pr net thursday evening to those who arc innuirlnf wi nre told acton arenn will be operated thin yonr nnd ice will be put in just nn soon ns wenthtr pcrmluj 5 mr archie pnplllon imtl his icfl linnd rntlier bndly cut uhen it wns cnurht in n mnchine he wns operat ing at the benrdmorc co plnnt acton storei wul be open every evening commencing on mondny nnd continuing until chrlstmns it will help in your christmas shopping a truck owned by jack hnrdv milton collided with a hydro pole on mill street near the station hotel on tuesdny evening one broken pole resulted but the truck j hesitated attractive folders for ranking christmas rifts of war savings stamps or certificate n n avail nble at the banks or post offices we have a small supply nt tnr fsrs pares office too in the report last week of the presentation of bndres to the wives of exservice men by the duke of devonshire chapter of the i o d e the nnme of mrs j m mcdonnld wan inndvertently omitted we re gret this omission weekly war commentary specially written for the acton free proa ar by ijcon kdee wjkwuaa pre malt writer united missionary society feature christmas program iwngxl finest food for the christmas table you know what an important part the christmas din- ncmsnnthc holiday- festivities vre willhavea choice slock for the christmas tablcsi- prime christmas befr geese turkes ducks chickens choice cuts of pork or whatever vour taste demand in meats youll find it at g w bentons mill street acton ontario a merry christmas to one and all tho december meeting of tlie unit ed woman s mirslonnrj soclt ty vns held nt the home of mrs peter smith on tuesday with mrs cnld well prealdlnr the president hnd chnrre of devotionnl period wliln n number of old nnd famillnr christmas hymns were nunc the meeting was then tnktn oer by mrs s rold the flna number wns spirit of yuleltuvwlthmrj- keld mrs swlt2er mrs g a dills mrs f cleave mrs j r kennedy and miss e hawthorne each llnhtlnc a cnndlc for the descendants of those who brought the christian churches to our shores other items were christmas anthem by mrs rev a w foobury uk- raninn carol by mrs g a dills reading by miss bennett mrs cald well and mrs a t brown christ of bethleham duett mrs j r ken nedy nnd mrs s reld silent night the president stressed the grtat need for assistance of our peoples for our missionaries in the far east and the very grave dnnger facing them in the dnys that are ahead the meeting closed with prnyer by rev w a fosbury mm smith and miss smith assist ed by mrs u arnold entertnlned the ladies to a christmas lunch which was vi ry much enjoed and a social i half hour wns spent a irhurtv vot of thnnki wasj given to mrs smith for use of her homi nnd hospualtt and to those who took part in the program tin 1012 officers arc tnst pros mrs b mount president mrs cnldw 11 j 1st vko president mrs s r 2nd ict presldt nt mrs j ri id 3rd let president mrs 7 r kt n ned tnanurir mrs c a dills corr setretnr mrs a t broun hit secrotar mrs sullzer lsupl mrsl agar communlu friendship mrs f 1 clirlillnn stimnnhhip mrs rt v a w foshurv mliuuoiuir monthh miss t him thoi nt mrs i atson mlaion band mis m b nnett mrs h annul bnb band mn j off it nt hoard mrs caldwll pn si mivs r htmtharnt pinnut mr v arnold assistant pianist mrs l p km ned i auditors miss nelson mm j i iaymon tvmiwranc mm j smon worldwldf war bcm n fact dc 7 when japan launched nttacks on tlrltuh nnd unltnd htntm bno in thr ottstern homuphorc follow nif cloav ly tho pnttvrn not by hlthr nnd muu- ollnl in their wnrfnrc on tin undo- rondctd innda of kdrop tho tnpaneiie wnrrnaker utrurk nt n moment when ntpponrnfl rmlmuihotf wro con- forrlhu with cotdcll hull united stntm scrsnry of slate at wtuh- ington ttif bhiuh fmplre and the neth erlands emit indie immediately rnnhl thimwlves on th ride of the urilted stntn nnd n number of am erican republics in declarations of war against japan china in a stnu 6f war with japan since 1937 nko made a formal declaration the united states wns electrified when word was flashed from hono lulu ihnt hit kvent nnvnl hnse nt penrl harbor hod been subjected to n surprise attackby planci operating from lftpanrstfliirrftft flriler it- wns follow ed by reports from guam nnd the philippines other united states bases and within 24 hours r ports of attacks enme from slngn pore shanghai hong kong nnd northern mnlnn inpnncse duplicit wn clenrlj in dicnted during tho time negotiations wtro proceeding in washington jap anese warships rcnd for action were bearing down on the hnwnltnn is- lands early reports indicated some 3 0 0 cnsunlties in dead nnd wounded in the nltnck on hawaii and the destruction of the old 29 000ton hnttleshlp okla homa a destrojer nnd nn undisclosed number of plnnes a japanese inndlng wns nttempted in mal at the same time as singapore was attacked from tin air i long kong wan placed on the defensive and at shanghai nippon ese juldlem assumed control of the international settlement and tank the brttlrh gunboat peterel jap- nnu troops crossed the border from frtrnth indo china into thailand and niter a brief resistance the siamese government announced dec 8 that negotiations bad been started with the invaders the surprise nltark gave japart an initial advantage but allied naval strength in the paclfw nnd her iso- inted position in tliff fnr fast mnki jnjiani hftwti for the sucrem oc th nkhnit challenge beyond reason orrrrtsa mork xd dlsdntt increase in matches of cod land d by rlsht rmen of quebi has ben h f ulurf of 1 lh ru nperntlnn in thftt provlrte in resrnt months ijttteluttam ovj iani tiiankm inhtittltk vou thklr hem l he crtary of ahn worn n s iiihtlluh mr j i k cvrtrnhle hut r centlv rlvd i he following nr know ledgemrnt finm lnglnnd of urtukt spnt by arton hrim it ii glvrn in sight into bom fondltlnrm and th np prelntlon of th mollu rland for c nn- ndn s nsslrlnnco wintillth fnglnnd l jj xuj giuiib 1 1 1 hank you nnd all your ft how memhi rs of the acton women h in- sit ui e for the lovely case of slrnw berr jn that nrrived for u today 1 hae eighteen tmnl children from 2 to 5 enrs old in this nursery nnd lho do opprecinle this gift from ou all i do assure you we nlso loe the clothing dres sing gowns nnd bedding wo have re- ceod through your rid cross so ciet vou mny also be thinking of is and we in turn think many times of your help to britain nnd all thnt canada is putting in to help us here i know cnnndn a little having lived threo yenrs on vancouver island so i personnlly vlnve many memories of our lovely land i nm yours fnlthfully doris chariton matron poultry butter eggs why not purchase theae items direct from acton cream- ery7 where they are kept tinder ideal conditiona and sold at lo nurket prices r poultry for christmas we will haw a eemplete stocat of itlefcea oeeae 1taeka and a limited number of tnrfcejra4maka jronr seleetlaa from onr stork kjtpt freeh in a new bulldjna wltn modern reffrlceraslon wb invite vour patronage acton creamery illonk hi c anderscb mais vrt aotox general electric radio symon hardware mill street acton q h ty seseeetiw ji p 4 ijj fij ra ilifouqh thestore our stock is well asborted despite the uncertainty of delivery you will find a large variety of gift suggestions on display we atrvie early hopping while assortment is- complete s ffs lingerie slips i9c to s2j5 vest itloomers etc in larjjc anet ot sivh and qualities hosiery l mitlj iuppl of full fashioned hoslfri ncm ftp to ip shndcs ooc plel9 tea tow els 23c lo vm glo fs 10c lo i1 9 hth tovxfls 3ic lo 7jc infanlh swentem kimonas uuntinc hnirh iionnets gtlftrswootgtevhes pan- 39c aprons 29c to 59c hand bags si 19 to 198 wool blankets ttti several colors poj girls hose 25c to 55c toys games dolls etc christmas wrapping seals decorations christmas cards 35c 25c 5c10c costume jewelery 15c to s150 pillbw slips table cloths 100 to 235 89c to 2 50 mens wear 25c lvnmns boxfd iv to liu boys tirs mfns ties 1q to d ja sm in paiirns j7c p1 tvv slitvis woolb spun kmon pyjamas rrundcdtli pajamas flannf1 ftte swfatehs am uindkreakeks uirje aksortmnt popular pre s lo es linhl um1nei wool t2irra5 lc0150 2c0 275 195 hats caps braces belts garters etc handkerchiefs men s shirts 125 225 49c 100 25c to 59c socks ffa to w large assortment vc 9jvu many other lines on display boys shirt blouses boys golf sox anllni r s 1 k id mrs qww4is grocery department lor ir christmas itakink supplies and vour her day needs it pays lo shoi hue we ccrrju larce hsoitment of staple and runc poodi- mua reih ard i ricvd rijrl t open eenlnus after dec i iii irlil chnalmaij piicne 3h acton ont 1 a ii 4 ii a ef 4 ji ty mm ilatwtj tstmntmuriskht