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ht ft v sixtyseventh year no 47 acton ontario thursday may 2kt 1042 erqlh- homeprint pages five cents f ymca circus delighted crowd jor two nights four groups gave display gymnastics ami drills zippy ami zany snappy of families that ttavc given liberally in victory fight 2 and costs for reckless driving in acton court tho not actively connected with actlvltlm at acton y m c a rccclvd u slimpi of eym actlvltlm that wal really a delightful atirprlae when the annual y m c a clrcua wan held laat friday and saturday enlnfr with tic genial charlie klrknwui all drwuuvi up rlnamaatcr the four for annwcrlng claws under the direction of super- that cannot be bettered vlenr johnny ray put linji display mm w aljjer linn n sinter and three of tumhlink pyramids drills etc brothers serving in the forces mini that made n fine prokram m l dubois is j equipment nsslstnn there are four groups at the v for n the st thomns technical tralnlne floor work in the jym and they start there are many canadian families wliojlrnrtocarrynnoxtralieavy burden in this right for rreedom from kawtstcrlsm nnd where the call has met response rrom sometimes the whole ramlly mr james taylor brock avenue has four sons and every 6nc of them are now in the army herbert nnd henry are with the canndlar forces jt would have to be pun overseas joe in now stationed nt cnmp bordonwuh thonactlve fofcon on n chnrge of recfcleis driving fol lowing n collision between two cars on mnln street in acton n few wewks ogo pto allan white of stanley bnr- rncks toronto wns fined 2ft nnd costs in police court in acton yostor- dny in passing sentence magistrate mc donald said while it wns regretted thnt n mnn in uniform hnd to bo prosecuted ho folt thnt the tendency townrd leniency must be stopped nnd war savings for lrx aclon and district home news sets new record nnd george who in attending high rchool is training with the acton platoon ofthe reserve army a re- tbe call ishod as civilians if such cnicfcssnoss wns gohng to be stopped chief hnr- rop of acton investigated the ease nnd laid the charge with the boys nnd girls of ten years of age in the first two groups then the bovt nnrl girls from 14 to 18 vonrs old comprise the econn two groups the junior girls dli relay incos tumbling nnd all the exercises on the beginners level nnd they have nt- ininod remarkable efficienc for their ngo the junior boys did tumbling pyramids relay rnres and a came thnt hnd plenty of give and take cnll- d king of the mat the first night there was onlv one ernvenod bend but tho second night the rtrye hnd two on the throne who wouldnt nbdlcntc the senior girls gave a hoop drill thnt uas both pretty and peaceful well limed they did a number school lac bill dubois is in new foundlnnd sgt wnlter dubois is lit flngnl nnd the youngest brother phil is nt the protralnlng school at re- glnn sask another fine family re cord invicwof these family sncrl- 1 flees of son nnd daughters n contrl- j hutlon nt least t from every home for the red cross that is needed in i arton nnd dish let seem out of nil- comparison nut nn average of thnt amount from cv ory home w ill put acton and district oer tho top that intricate tumbling movements showed practise and skill the senior boys group ronllv hnd n variety of thrillers they enn do bend springs hand springs front flips nipups nnd a lot of other move ments tholr concluding perform ance on the springboard nnd vaulting horse gave nn entertainment thnt pleased everyone nnd showed whnt run be done ulth attaining skill in gmnnsties by proper tultlonnnd sup- rision but w lints a circus without clowns nnd zipp and zany were certainl on the job right through the whole show their finnl net was hrenthtnklng for the ladles in the audience who were in line for th one lu ng deluge the school board has special meeting just a part of the red crofts by loeal workers dn in nnd tiny out wci k bv week ever si nee cnnndn entered the wni the red cross has supervised and guided the womenof acton nnd di- tiict in providing hospital supplier and warm clothing for the victims of wnrs destruction here nre the articles thnt went in the inst shipment ij quilts 7 doen pnir of socks 5 enrdignn sweaters fi turtle neck sweaters 10 pnlr py- jnmns- 2 pnhsenmnns socks 5 pnlr mitts 7 pah gloves 1 senrves 2 hel mets and 7 pnir of bedroom slippers nv lot of work for busy hands if youve ever seen one of those turtle neck sw enters or n pair of senmnns teachers salaries socks you ii know thnt they are some knitting just n part of the supplies your donation to the red cross mnkes possible for vvnrs victims to hring comfort during their dnvs of conval escence adjufltments are considered in view of salaries through- out the province new telephone at a special meeting of the acton directory has been school bonrd on mondny evening re- suj this week plies were received from the mem- hers of the public school staff re garding reengagement for the net school venr ns offered in n previous 1 htter letters of acceptance were receiv ed from miss m rlcketts miss hnwke april amount waa 4656 ttal- nnccti ivcviouw month and maintain pledge war savings figure for actonnnd district for the month of april bnve just been received by the acton there are letters hint the editor gets that bring partlcolnrjf delight this one foi instance from a sub- scrlber of the free profes lit new i york stnte warnuml our heart you will find a check enclosed for 2 50 for our fortysecond renewal we look forwnnl to receiving the home unusual questions bring out news about i ik town we in n newspaper office are ac- uslomed to hupplylng information nbnut alton or the district we are asked a lot of quest ions by clt lens nnd strangers alike ilnd usually we enn supply the nnswer but we were paper every eek i tumpel on tueday mornl fortytwo years n reader nnd look- i ing forward every week to the home i a w11 pressed stranger cnlled nc- town news wo often wish we hnd schedule ot teams for work at the salvage rooms i rofts the street ns we came down to committee the amount in saving lmp o nnbwer 8uc ptim wwo jthe office nnd said he woke up in our nre the highest for any month since the cnmpnlgn was put on a total of 1g5fi was purchased during thexmonth by acton nnd dis trict this bnlnnces up for mnrth when n decrease from actons objec tive of t goo per month wns reglster- d it shows thnt at ton nnd district nre maintnlnlng their pledges loynlly tho biggest incrense wnu in the de- ductlonn from payrolls in this plnn niin i liril t here w ere 5r0 purt hnsers in april t for n total amount of 1206 there justltlltt seleets wre a total of 702 purchasers in j- x7 atton who bought 1118 in certlfi- if f hms ioi year cntes i in the district nttnrhed to acton there wns n slight decrease in the nlly but the best wo can do u to beadtlful town thnt mottling nnd de- sny they do give us n lift and n de- i r lo nflk ub r n ni termination to give you folks nil the home town news we can each week incidentally ithls subscriber wns on the llsls nine yenrs before the pres ent editor hoenme associated with 1 he free press as a printers devil tlon ho flmc right to the point could we tell him where ho could find a good bootlegger he went on to tell of bis dire need nerves nil jumpv etc must hnve touple of shots before bri akfaht first of all there isn t sut h n thing ns n good bootlegger any w here s condly vve hnve never known any of them to ndvc itlse their business in n public wn and thiidly we never had the jumpv neivous feeling thnt was cnmplnlmd nbnut nnd touldonly magnificent rewponhc from in- duhtrien divert enough work ers for the whole year the work of handling tnlvfge in acton has become n big task too big for tho present nrrnngements acton nnd district wur services league sent nnynpponl to the various indus tries in acton asking thnt they organ ize groups of four men who would spend one night nt thin n week the resfwinse wns magnificent and sixty teams have been nnmed below is given a schedule drnwn jup for this work whhh stnrted to op erate inst week the first nnmed will lw the liiptnln of the tenm nnd responsible for hnving his four men nt the snlvage room on the night l slgnnted it is suggested thnt if number of purchases from mm h but j the total n mount purchased hnd n nice incrense there were fifi nppli- tntions for n totnl of 0m i he apill figines are onivt of which this onmmiihitv might weu be prou 1 702 npplicatlnns mentis better than three to everv one of the populntlon folks here nre doing n splendid job nnd their sincerity in maintaining theli pledge is to be commended llie nnminl mi i ting of the nnn- fnimuion wns completely nmkburn womens institute was held i home of mrs v hard ing uittli i j he remedie h a b i hfln j pncllhln ihn nptnln the out of our nt the home of mrs v hnnhnejwuji fouitetln ladies present miss h itusl sill piohident condin ti i the first i ai t of the meeting roll alt was answered by pav ing fees nnd tho miretmv treostner mrs cole gave a splendid report of the yenrs work mrs a kerr gne the auditors re pot t wi asked him wbv be considered krtngnpmxrijf presbytery wjvfs held at hespeler the spring rnlh of cuelph pre shy terlnl wms of the presbyterian church in cnnndn wns h id in hespoler may 19th with morning arid nrrbrnoon sessions at both of these sessions mrs h l bonnie pres- b tennl president presided the program for the morning con- nnv town in this prest nt dav needed n bontleggir we hnd two hoti is who served beer nnd wine nnd n liquor store just fifteen miles distant that supplied the omitted brands of intoxicating beverngcs we couldnt j see the need of any more tometilion i nnd felt inther proud that just now moriiv was donated to acton nnd acton hudn t bootlegger ucinitv war service u ngue nnd the j nu wp to kmm n nbout lranllinj pounds of fruit during theimywlmado further enquiry we do like to give enke the free press turn for sick tho children s hospital in london re ceived n dnnntlnrt nnd tvvo cases of goose berries and honev were sent to the bombed victims in england the branch nlso donnted money for seeds for hnglnnd nnd helped the blnnuot fund knitting and work for the red cross nnd acton wnr service league wns also undertaken it was decided to have n speaker service on food and nutrition nnd nr- reatured bv n buff cover of some- sisted of group discussions with the ranged to send two tnses of jnnr to i visitors all the information nbout business in aclon nnd the next time we will be prepared for even this un- usunl question concerning direction to a bootlegger i he information is reserved for strangers only with jumpy nerves enrly in the morning there is nlwnys- something one can lenrn nbout ones home community no mutter bow long one hns resided in it confetti i he wire two of ih hoy s ken hnssnrd nnd cleorge hot linger nnd thev hnd lots of acts of their own and put jhp in the show the concluding number was n grnnd man h past nnd the national anthem the circus is nn event f tint will be ant m i pa ted every year nnd those attending were delighted to see the training the bovs nnd girls nre receiving in the gv mnnsium illkm j and miss e of misshouter miss orr miss ander pndhnm nccoptlng tcrtifferedforthriet ter whnt different design actons now telephone directorv is being delivered to local subscribers this w e phis cover will make it ensier lo distin guish the new book fiom the old nnd mt he lns-l-lss-ue- sinte there ni nearly son and miss hollinger lequested thnt nrlrt oianged listings in tnl will alternnte with the green one used jignnintlons nnd mrs ii mnlnpriz the lionid reconsider the matter vvith drrgotelon ajniew rrived in chint with hi supjdies snft- nrnvnl of dr r g agnew in chungking wns nnnounted tins week bv the board of foreign missions of the i nlted church of canada dr agneu w ho is piofessor of dentnl pathologv at the dental college of west china t nlon inivorsltv cheng- tu tiwik with him so tons of upphes for china r ijef nnd mission hospitals wf the tnlted church dr nnd mrs agnew nnd famllv silent n furlough here nnd mrs agnew nnd the fnmilv were not permitted to return to china with him owing to present distorted conditions dr agnew left canada short i v after christmas on the return trip mnnv friends here will be glad to hear of his kafe arrival in the land in which he hns devotetl his life work dr agnew is n sonin inw of mr h caldwell at ton chas wiison officer metremevs association at the meeting in clue iph on tues dav charles wilson superintend ent eif alton uhlie i t lilt le c otntnls sum was ehetesl li- pi i ni e nt of the crand nll me tremens asso e mtum othe r office rs e u i teet we re crciv waterloo in uu nt i stmsx kit- che ner is r tnrv1 nnsuier and ja irnv kite h n r j a fraser itrupelnd h hmrant itranxrorer tenvnship mmtmrs of the tvuutiw i he net nieetmg of tits nvn lion will tw held m eptt mber in w atei kh i vii w t in salary after eaioful consideration nnd n tnhulntion of snlaries paid in other communities of similnr size obtained from the department of education figures the bonrd decided that the intieases offered in the first instance were nil that could be granted nnd were in keepl with snlaries he tun section nlone 7 000 new the nlphn- the importance granting n further incrense of ron the new book ennvfullv hi fore placing calls is obvious if the retaiies of ofgnnlntions reporting britain and to have tins nt the for nc h group mrs r c dunbnr homes of tiue for senlorauxillnries ini mrs hnrcllnc presided fni uu elec n mcleod of hespeler for yw a it ion of officers which tosulted ns fol- mrs mcfnrlnne of fergus for oirts lows throughout the province i he snlnrv of principal mckenii was nlso considerihl after n similnr tabulation had bee n mnde of ontnrio se hools in c ommunitles acton s size and of a similar number of rooms lo bring this salary more in line with these figures mr mckenzie wns of- fered ree ngngement at n salnrv of si fiso for the next term mi cleorge mann caretaker was offeied ree ngngement nt n salary of 1 17 per annum all the members of the bonrd were present at this meeting nnd chnirman v b rumlev presided wiong number nuisnme is to be avoided the old directorv should be dis carded prompt lv nnd it hns been sug gested thnt it be included with other pnpor to be contributed to the nn- tlonnl snlyagt campaign of aolon feipmissionbnnd i he nfternoon session vvns a verv interesting one with miss wehster of 1 oronto ns speaker nnd repoits of the re tent provlnc int me ting in orillin given bv mrs n mclood of hespeler the presbvtei inl de legnte- and high lights given by mrs w p gamble of guelph i acton ladies attending were mrs ins inglis mrs o harn miss elliott mr geo murrnv mrs k m mi- donald and mis h mnlnprle prtsident miss f russell ht ire- pros i dent mrs a icei r jnd vicepreside nt mrs le itt h set retnrv i nasurer mi s i cole ass t st c re tnrv treasui er miss m brown direct ois mrs tviins mrs it kerr mrs brooks nnd miss cr e district director mrs s sunck- hamer program committee mrs d rus sell mrs mndlll mrs matthews mrs kerr mrs brooks nnd miss crve lunch committee mrs harding russell mi power shortage is faced this machine- dry sdn i o machine mnddox fall in ontario acton utilities cooperating ilajuto eliminate unessen tial use of electric iower in ioltih miss m not half of objective and only two more days miss jessie young instructress in hospital training a recent issue of the aircrafts man published for the technical rriunlng se hool nt st thomas hns n photograph of a group of fine voung acton and district- needa 1500 more to viwwer the call for help from wars sick wound ed and imsoners dont say i have given already but i will give again and again with just three more dnvs in the of fit inl t ampaign wriod it ft at ton nnd district hnd yesterdnv not reach- led the bnlfwav mark in the objective of 3 000 we talked to some of the canvassers who hnd worked hard i n covering the territorv nnd mime of coming hm k from v it tewmi4riiids the men of the nnv nnd the nn rcti ant mnrlno who keep the senlnne open ttie senlnnes so vitnl tt victory our canadian red cross i v service league ttrst oung visiting committee mrs d rus sell mrs mndill nnd mrs swnck- hnmer deb gates to district annual miss p russell miss m brown nnd mrs svvnckhnmer pianist miss m brown assistant pianist miss doris hard ing flower committee miss m voung mks a cree mrs harding representative to acton nnd vicln- mrs mnt- t hew s convenor of wnr work mlts e russe hmlss a cvee auditors mrs d russell mrs a kirr ahenrty vote of thnnks was tend ered mrs harding for her kind lospl- talitv mnn of the udmlnlm ration staff for them were renl discournged in the re airwomen in this photo is mim teption and h lp that was be ing givei esfcle voung formerlv of acton who the red cross t- now instructress for the hospital i in spite of the splendid start i aksiktnrlt s course part of the course- taught at the st ihiinins school miss oung is a graduate nurse of i oronto te n t nl hospital i his t ours in training for hospital assistants is the seeorni to ht sinrttii in the dominum alton friends join us in aiugratu- iting mis v oung on her service in tin- sjm t ml untk of b prof vsion knox vtt1 met at thk homic of mltsalkxrmkn looks ns if the finish is vt t a long wav tiff at ton nnd distrut hns met eveiv war tall and it see nis hard to tunteive thnt above all the red cross appeal would go short pei h ips folks nie tireet of giving bui if v ou are itmi mber that perhaps too the tol- ditrs snltrs and airmen art tired of fighting if thiv quit jis some ttvil- may meeting knox wms at mrs wm johnstones acton boys enlisted montv roote ha tnlutenl with the canadian dental cory and is at prvsont stntionetl at roronto i h m i ati knox chun h w is tld n the hem of mr a minn with mrs chtrt in charge llu de votionil i nod was taken bv mis m ish is mil mrs matthews mrs ilk itiii a paper a mesjig to w onie n s vuxihanes mis mnrg nret brown pltved n piano udo and vjlfii miisjiv snng a solo plins urt made lonttend the tluelpb mis monnn prehv terlftl in hejpler iim looks after nil of tlum mite currle told of seeing german prisoners on the russian front bndlv clothed and bndlv nouilshee your cnnndinn boys who nre pris oners in cermnnv nre fed nnd clothed nt cording to the standards of the get mnn armv vou can be verv thankful thnt the canadian ued cross societv provides vour tovs in geimnn prison camps with evtrn foeid and clothing for you tan be verv sure that hithr looks after his iohhen first and vour soldiers inst i he american continent is greatly hltssed in china nnd russia i sa the grentevt povtrtv in bi italn toni- forts are cut to a minimum but 1 i america we hnve pence nnd fieedntn i to work we must work foi the rest of the world we must giv for tte n st of the world so- vi hen the canadian red cross j ask vou for help give with a good henrt nnd don t be ti mpteit to an i uwer i have alrt ndv given imagine inn have glut the canadian red i 1 s i ihe chorus of voltes who would nn t romt wool nee anv mor but hitler t svit r vou from nil the battle field and his g ing will dittntt the polity from all the bombed cities the sol- v but alton and ilistiut will not fnil ii uimikwtvr rjrfrrrr siness-mbn-s- v v i wounded the children snving i hove lorv ii won j iii i f i nlrendv imht hungrv the worn n mile fve currle just back fiom aving i hnve nlrendv been bonded five months trip ot th hattlefu id i our 0 i have aire adv told in a rece nl radit addr w hv tin vtrvthing i hid demands on the canadian rid cross if you think of thtsr things the need for curtailment of electric power nnd nrrnngements to meet n possible shortage tbjs fall nnd winter were brought oiit tiltli meeting of acton public utilities commission of i uesdny evening a letter from the power controller of ontnrio told thnt the reserve nowir in this section of the province was now fully utilized a survey wns now being mnde with a view o find ing out whnt sirvlces could be elim inated so thnt essentlnl wnr industry would hnve sufficient power to carry on- ah electric power for heating buildings will be discontinued for the duration of the wnr forms giving the particulars for acton were now being prepared to assist fn this thrent- t nod pow er shortage a letter regarding installation of equipment for eliminating rust in the water tower wns ordered filed a letter from the munlclpnl clerk snld nrrnngements would be made to hnve a man on the road grader so thnt waterworks installations would not be damaged accounts were pmued for payment n follows hydro ipt- bell telephone co services 5 1r he pc of ontario power etc cnr and transihirts mncdonnld electric ltd sup plies ihe women s missionary society of the presbyterian church held their mrtv meeting last thursday afternoon nt the home of mrs wm johnstone with n good attendance mrs i homson and mrs lnntz led the devotions nnd mrs bnrr gave an acton frew press printing excellent pnjwr on our resnonslblli- iept of national revenue ties die indies were invited to at- snbs tax tend the spring rally of the guelph j c matthews postage presbvterinl to he held in hespeler on mav i9th at the clow of the meeting a social half hour uas en joyed 1 in 70 2 61 week prev lous to get inst rue t ions on i he work for bis tenm it wilt be noted that until tuly two nights eac h week nre n ijuiri d 4 cnte h up on the work it is requested that team mrmlxtb clip thin schedule from i he free press so thnt the woik may proceed smoothly 1 may 11th ajax no 1 team charlie spires sam snow reg wil son pnt wnldlo 2 mny 20th b a co mncbino shojatoim weouttilarbfc f crewson ii wnre t mny 2gthb a co shop b tenm r cross d a currle e anderson 4 mny 27th b co shop c icnmlt blanch w c mnplesden c hansen 5 june 2nd force electric robt crawford jnck cronsey wjlllam du- mnrch elmer grlschow g june 3rd b ju co chrome dopt a tenm h robson m boil i jevac j boslijcvac d sheppard 7 june 9th b co chrome dept p tenm l duby a duby l mncahhur c klngetr 8 juno 10th b a co chrome dept c tenm w crofu trobwm 1 r j duby juno lfith b co benm- house dept a tenm a nightingale ii fletcher g cunnlnghnm c jnglello 10 june 17th b co bonmhouc dept b tenm r boslljcvnc j spohnr m kosollch p tomtulc 11 june 23rd b a co benmhouse dept c ti nm l mnrkeslc n glnst ii oakley h klaull 12 june 21th ajnxno 2 tenm bui coon fred york bob lenvens murray bauer n june 30th b c tan yard dept a tenm h tliompson p mc- gim w chisholm w wnthem ii july 1st b a cot an yard delit b tenm j hlgglns w forrest l veldhlus h harris 15 july 8th b a co tan yard dept c tenm w babcock a bu chanan jr j mnssey it burt 16 july 15th- b a co tan yard dept d team g keelan m walker j portey l franclscato 17 july 22nd b a co tan yard dept e tenm l znba k paydowskl j luty a banka 18 july 29thb a co tan yard dept f team t janlk w clzar m stedul i wroclowikl 10 aug 5th mason knitting co p mccrutall chaj kirkneis c w force electric products piles iuji- mnson rny agnew 20 aug 12 b st co curry dpt a team j alrdrle e ro2ell w pnrnell f turner 21 aug 19tb b a co curry dept b team g maules g billon w allen l roche 22 aug 261 h b a co curry dept c team j ford o mamies j jennings g graham 23 sept 2nd acton machine shops jack blow bui mainprise oscar locker wilfred kirk wood 21 sept 9thb codry dip 29 55 1 depf a team w mcguloway e 8 48 surtter s crlppi t reldt 25 sept i6th- b a co dry dip 77 12 dept fl team w marehment j 10 00 noazell p fedlrko w craiff 26 sept 23rd b a co rolling 4 55 room drpt a team g mcfadden j dobhlr e rooks a braid associ apon ceases its activity i waterworks dept j l4rodept n i- pi hydro dept april operations 3 19 are so enormous mie old of tilt ilt spe rati ritt 1 on nil fronts for m icii title ctuipment ituhiiii mii it s nnd ftnui tntw the iti cross is fighting the ravage s of w ir on soldit m and c ivihans and tmtlling agniiwt famine nnd di cne from the tropis to the a si raw brrv so ttl w as planntnl for or north npealul for v our the near future lunch was served ou bovs of the air fouv demolish- i and a social hour spent ing nail wur plants commandos these things that i saw with mv iu nnd that remain an obse ssion to nie vou will not hj iiinw given nl rendv but i villi giw agnin nnd again don t b a quitter if you value vour freedom of canadian life be prrpaiod to make a little satlice to retain it n wounded makes the call m 24fi55 commluiloner c hnnmm reeve j m mcdonald and chairman m symon were present at ihe meeting kinom 1kje htoucn at a mespting on tuewlny evening nttended bv hnlf n dozen members it vns rlccided to tens any aitivlty or c trr on nnfr program by the acton business men association the meeting was called for the ejection of officers but apparently there wns cambridge cp king peter of not sufficient interest la keep the or- j yugoslavia student at cambridge gnntzutlun in nn active fctnte who likes to get about in grey flan- ihe funds in the bank were placed i nels blue sweater and brown tweed in a trust account in the name of the coat is riding a borrowed blcycu iii ji re went secretary and president own wm atolen coming events ann n liilr wmh j- nt urclmga c n frrqn undtt itm rirl to rrnlt pr iinium ilirg r n fcaiurr inure 4wh parallel at uregory tliratr arlon jun in anil 2nl auplia of beardmoiw for- mani aaaociallon vrorli for a sdwsu tlckeatej haaaa and a t browna dm slona 2