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thbftbpay january 22nd 1942 the acton free press pagk iv aircraftsman jack van coozen is tiorae from dunnviue for a visit mrs james h held has been spend- ing a iw days visiting in toronto mi and mrs jack robertson tor onto were in towr sunday visiting mrs scott petty officer norman cunningham of the royal canadian navy was home for a few days during the week mr and mrs fred w lee of springfield announce the engage ment of their daughter doris irene to mr james a ross of guelph son 3f mrs james l ross and the late ames l ross of georgetown the wedding to take place the latter part of january card of thanks mr m l dancy and family wish to thank their many kind friends and neighbors for their kind sympathy and floral tributes during their re cent bereavement in the loss of a dear wife and mother lakeside c hols nominations for coming tear the january business mmtlng of the lakeside chapter i ode wil held at the home of mr d taylor h tuesday evening of last week the fwgsnt mia emma robinson presided minute of the last meeting were read by mis julie lesnlewlck followed by the treasurer report by mr e fryer correspondence wa road by corresponding secretary mr v inglu after which report were given by the convenors of the different com mittees- after the business of the meeting had been dispensed with mr cullen wa unanimously chosen chairman nominations wore held for officers for the coming year at the close of the meeting lunch was served by one of the group local bowlers in second place in spite qf win the mecutchoon bowling team de feated the strong king eddie team 21 lint night despite this win tlic jmecutchoonl dropped to second place in the stand ing one point behind central ontario transport who were able to take 3 points from their opponents and thus gain one point on the locals the score m robte n morton m hol w corry j adamson c lclshman mccutoheons king eddie 241 104 151 586 218 241 209 758 180 223 403 254 223 174 bs1 192 163 199 554 157 157 1085 078 1046j3109 978 1117 081 308s ru snow on british boots 3000000 palw for soviet armies fact follows fancy in the matter of the russian army and its boots in the last war the rumor flew around britain and throughout the world that russian soldiers had been seen travelling across britain with gnow on their hoots tills winter there is russian snow on 000 000 pairs of british boots pnrl of ttu emergency nitl to rus sia program first deliveries of thtse hoots were being shipped within a week of thi nazi invasion hnlf u- million pain mu sent immediate and h tht end of august 1000 000 pairs had been shipped or loaded britnln is fulfilling the w hole russian request for j 000000 pairs the boots are exnetv the same a those worn b british soldiers and although taken immediately from the large stocks built up in great britain their shipment created no immediate shortage of supplies the capacity of uietnfl uslrv is hurnttentto i meelaiiy further reasonable requirements in the last war no fewer than uj000- 000 pairs of all types of service boots were made by united kingdom manu facturers although full statistics of production in this war cannot be given it is known that in one single week the industry produced 400 000 pairs the boorsare arnuuired it h heel george wallace clothes shop 112 yonge st 2nd floor toronto take the elevator and save money m specialized optical service at moderate cost e p head optometerist u st 0borob78 bquake phone ims gueupm st albans has one of best years in its history many improvenlehts to property and indebtedness nearly all paid membership in- beported the y column general insurance now is the time to review your insurance are you fully covered to meet present day needs do you know about supple mental contract added to your policies to cover loss agalnsl windstorm earthquake falling aircraft etc let us help you our many years training in building construction financial and insurance makes us quali fied to serve you sound insurance sound pre- teeueu sound compattlm f l wright omm cooper bide acton gregory theatre fsttday january zs pot of gout james stewart paulette god- dard comedy fresh as a freshman cartoon flying bear novelty canine sketch es chapter 13 drums of fu manchu saturday january s4 matlbm at sm u in wash ington herbert marshall virginia bruce pltantom submarine thrilling mystery with anita louise fox news monday january 36 the great uft betto davis george brent canada carries on war cloud over pacific cartoon in the pet shop exceptionally encouraging report were presented by all departments of the church at the anhunl vestry meet ing of st albans anglican church hold monday evening when tho rec tor the uevd k a brooks m a pre sided for the fifth time tho churchwardens report pre- seatedrby mr geo chapmnn and mr bruce pargeter showed a substantial increase in receipts almost all of which were by direct giving a neg ligible proportion having been raised for the church all current ex penses had been met in full the mis sionary apportionment had been over paid and the mortgage principal re duce1 by double the amount retired in other years leaving a 200 balance as the sole indebtedness of the con gregation planworemnd to clear this up during the first quarter so that the mortgage could be burned at easter improvements made during tho year included the reroofing of the parish hair and the redecoratlng of the interior materials supplied by the sunday school and the work done- gratls by mr dick blanch to whom appreciation was voiced by special subscription gifuwcre received suf ficient to replace all the windows in the church with fine new leaded win dows of cathedral amber glass with inscriptions color borders and a pair of symbolic shields in each these windows were to be dedicated by the bishop of niagara on december 2slh but had to be postponed on account of bishop broughalls illness this service will take place in the near future one of these windows is a memorial to the late mr j e k cutts and the medallions were ar ranged from his own designs another is a memorial to the late miss rachelf stone and mrs maria statham a third given by the congregation is in honor of the fortyseven men of the congregation who ore at present serving in the kings forces exce reports of tho w a work were presented by mrs e a brooks and mrs a r battye showing thot with a listed membership of 27 wq- men they had handled neorly 150 and done much good with it both parochial and missionary including over 30 sent to jim hunters fund bales of clothing prayerbooks tent to the soldiers and 175 given to the churchwardens mrs cecil nellcs presented the report of the st al bans guild mrs c o ranney for the sunday school the boy scouts association by the rector mr b w pargcter was unani mously elected peoples warden and mr georg chapman accepted mr brooks invitation to act as his the boys schooly iotkey i eague is well under wa they have two days n week in tho rink after school the dn arc mondays an j thursdays and tho time is fourfif teen i ho boys arc very enthusiastic nbout the game and in a great many cases show good plnying ability i hoy should be encouraged to piny the game because of its qualities n teach ing the boys fair play co opoiatlon nhd the necessity of good iorthman ship the ys mens club supper meet ing this thursday night januory 22nd is to be an interesting one with mr george elliott solicitor und bar rister from milton as guest speaker he is interested in boys work and he has had considerable experience in this respect with scouts more people about town nr be ginning to appreciate tho y m c a as a community service centre com munity planning is an essential func tion of a democratic community in a democracy planning is not the privilege of any one individual nor of any one social group many groups take part and the normal day to day work of the community is the med ium through which the planning is effected any person or group who becomes conscious of other persons or groups and attempts to plan a more effective relationship between them is engaged in community plan ning it is thorefore the function of tho ymca to endeavor to create a netter feeling and understanding with any person or groups related wlth or working towards the common goal to make this world a better place to live in litres to ufe a sense of humor is well worth while laugh often and oftcner smile good posture in an aid to mental health variety is the spice of life physical activities provide unlimited variety johnny gray guelph- acton combers lose by 54 tuesday continued from page one combers seemed to lack the punch to go after counters when milverton players fell in the goal to hold one out a pennlty shot awarded the combers mcron sunk it into rlne- harts pads wlckhnm drew a pen alty play was called back continual ly as milvcrton shot the puck down the ice to relieve the pressure in the last five minutes the combers turned on steam but scoring seemed out of the question and so to bed at 54 for mil vert on the lineup was zuch centre marco and ridley wings kentner e marzo moron morton and brush alternates muverton lie in hart goal peck and smith defence baird centre mcquade and li bet t wings yost salter crearar carnegie and demp- sey alternates referee dave johnston gait giant plough rectlnt land for brumiits 1942 harvest lpi loe tips and rvrs note iiitht the lieu last used kites exuitlv the correu joint and toe room kitting has been tpeilallv studied and three fittings icr each size are available sizes run from 5 s to 12s si xejw oit oi- i- aim kl- ho are the men who tuiceed in notable manner the are thow who ran rise out ol failure and shake it off who when they err accept their rror and say no i knou where i am wea that 1 will ncverdu again who look their sin straight in the face and sav it is bad and vile but it ran be redeemed b effort lived down by perseverance in good who do not despair and hide their fc it a cowardly remorse who male their mistakes their failures the steppingstones to their success stsssford brooke a giant trenching plough weighing four tons u now at work in england turning acres of w lo ground into land which will ield crop next ear it i un ingenious trenching imple ment designed in the north of eng land ihiefr for use in land drainage the new machine tuts channels to a depth of two feet nine inches at the rate or a hundred vards in four minutes t ba of t he trench is cu b a ihart while tutttrs carve the sides guelnhacton combers neath warden for 1042 mrs il webstet eoalf coullngand wlckham defence was elected lay delegate to the synod of niagara for the next three years and mr parget or substlutc delegate mr w jo oakes was elected rep resentative to the wellington dean ery laymens association messrs a r battye and c o ranney were elected auditors for 1042 mr h l ritchie envelope secretar and c o ranne vestry clerk an increase in membership was re ported by the rector and an improve ment in attendance at worship show ings that onl slxt nominal m mht rs had not tieen in church at all during the venr in the past four enrs of liis cm umin tin there hnve bun 17 baptisms 44 confirmations 26 mnr ringes and 15 burials of which onl four were practicing mcmb rs visit ing preacher- during thi ear includ ed the bishop of the dioces bishop sovereign of athabasca art hhlnhop adams of kootonav provost cosgrove of trlnit college canon j e ward of toronto rev w g sunter and a t f holmes of hamilton rtvds c j ioat w g o thompson l d the standi nf p w l pis waterloo 2 8 0 4 guelph 1 j 2 milverton 3 1 o this week s ami fridnv tuelph at mikerton v oterloo nt acton on wednesday colebrook and w b brown s r ttwln votes of thanks wire passed to the rector and churchwardens doners of flowers and all who had worked in an capaclu for the churth during the year mr gus clifford the retiring verger was made the recipient of a beautiful bound largetype praer and hyrn book bv the congregation inappreclattonbf the ver nnener miotn overseas note the u ft rets are just ns punk ns they ever were that was milverton s first win and we were told from up that wav the following morning there was liable to be n public holiday over the victory well weve seen days when work was second consideration after win ning a gam hut not earlv in the sea son crowd was pretty fair miss th hand but in war time you have to do without the extras the combers go to milverton on friday would like to go but our front tins are loothin winter scene in banff national park alberto canada you are assured of a square deal when you buy quality gkapefuiht juice 27c v b date s nut bread 29c c ii n assorted soups ii ns 25c e d smiths black currant jam 16 oz jar 25c e d smiths- assorted marmalade 1g oz jnr 20c e d smiths raspberry jam 32 oz jar 40c blue ml n loldim wax hkanh n tins 27c blu ml n whslx kernel corn o tins 27c tcry th new hmaix hianihii peanuts in tiik hheli 23c blue mt n hufr or halves peaches tins 35c blue mtn barilett ibar4 tins 37c mushrooniav green beans carrots lttuce eler radish hhalotu barrs grocery kruit piiddino 1 tln 27c sheriffs li 4111h jioudkh pka 25c lmneappin marmauidk 29c halmok 6 it tins 1ksos22su 1 it tins i0s4sss48 ourvkrt l7d3sxs9 isattsnst lekkra bihctjlts hhortealfe zse assarted 28o flu wheat 2 dessert wafers l 80c the earth passing up inclined boards to ground level where it is formed into eual ridges on each sid the implement is hauled b a pair of wid- i lasses driven bv two dlesel engine placed at each end of the field one windlass pulls the implement along when cutting the other returns it j into tosition for tutting the next trench the standard windlas employed for this work bv the designers has a range of gears with different speeds for different soils and the winding drunlcarrieslaq yards qf steelploilgh roe the implement can be hauled by the steam cable engines used for ploughing and cultivating or by the large types of direct tractors in the zulder zee reclamation a machine from the same designers cut two million yards of trenches in 30 months vices which re tal 6 red mr clifford ntplv upon adjournment the tu nediction was the llettor and all rt freshments and a so chapman presided at arranged teatable imthfunyreiit- made suiluble of thi meeting pronounced by mained for re ial hour mrs the beautlfullv so the awuv from home gamei will have to be received bv reports from long distance there wr four actonlans who went to preiton fur the game last week ieui gas and poor tins are tutting down the following nwsy tfmr cawot kitacr if we work upon marble it will perish if we work upon brass time will efface it if we rear temples they will crumble to dust but if we work upon mens immortal minds if we imbue them with high principles with the just fear of cod and love of their fellow men we engrace on t hose tablets somet hlng which no time can efface and which will brighten and brighten to all eternity daniel webster ql adm iwhtoit ihkm st neots england icri dr frnest harrison the man who 1 rough t the miles quadruplets into the world nov is 19t5 died suddenly here we are he en lms stockton on tees eng cpi miss susan brown who celebrated her 100th birthday recently is this towns seventh living centenarian the annual meeting of acton and district red cross so ciety uill he held in acton town hall on saturday jan 24th at fi00 pm dst the annual report- will he presented and the officers elected for the coming year the work accomplished will he reviewed and tin meeting will hear suggestions for the future work actual war pictures special feature of the evening will he the showing of l acttial sce o tlleltatt m watson of the staff of the red cros nil he present and out line the uork of headquarters everybody is invited dont miss seeing and hearing hout the ctnal war front coineearl i buy wat saving certificates regularly