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v thursday june 4th 1942 the acton free press page ttvk j mri j buchannn of roglno saik in vliltlne her alitor mm h mnln- prlw miu iobl alokoiidor of toronto pent the wxkml visiting with mlai e prlilham mm m k wood and mlm patricia af3vlnnlih arc vliltlne friends id afton and vicinity mm ii m arnott and mint joan scott vlallod with mr and mrs d itlchardfon lait woek mr ewnrt mullln rcaf of tor onto vlilted at tho homo of mr and mrs mullln ittat wook little vlrona johmton roturnad home after spending n week with nor couiln morlo ovorholt in toronto minn marlon mncdouitall of hamil ton wiu n visitor at tly homo of rov a w and mrn foihury for a fow dnyi recently mr nml mrn thou sualn nnd mr jund mri dnrwln kelly of toronto vlilted with mm c f collier and fnmll on sunday mlu bnrbnrn arnott mibh bornlce arnott nnd wnnter robert arnott spent the weekend with mr nnd mm d niclmrdnon mr e f collier mr nnd mm fred anderson nnd donnn mr and mrs 1 e cnmhle nttondod the fun eral of mr m mawln ccoreotown on snturdny mrs w t a boll nnd mnry knth- rlne uho have lieon upending n month with mm ii m macdonnld left on sunday for their home in montrenl que mr nnd mm laird macdonnld murrnv nnd kenneth of detroit mich nnd mrs j n smnll of njng- nrn fnlk ont spent the weokend at the home of mm r m mncdon- nld mr nnd mrs h c sutcllffe shir ley noil bill grosie polnte i woods mlchlunn mr nnd mrn wilfrid sut cllffe nnd jnno nnd sir snm craw ford toronto mm wm sutcllffe of chenlex visited mr nnd mm c h lnn7 tin i ngnrement is announced of eveln mnry dnurhter of the into mr nnd mm john c watson of acton ontnrlo to henry joseph lan- cnuhlr of newmarket son of mr nnd mrs joseph lancashire of mlll- lirook the mnrrlnrc to take place on snturdnv june 20th nt klncsuny- t nmliton united church toronto george wallace clothes shop 112 yonge st 2nd floor toronto take the elevator and save money w tpatterson ro hpoculbt ft kyw examination orthoptic it wtosnohaj st- oueum1 phone mm completely equipped 0ie below mmher shoe store want lome of thoie eood bray pulieu in your nenu nfrxt win ter let me know how many no tetters money orders delay just prompt action some start ed pullets available if you act fast geo c brown norval in aeton saturday afternoons and evening only j g gillies r r 5 milton chas thatcher rockwood card oi thanks mrv ajex maedonalrt and famll deeplv appreciate the klndlv helpful- new that wni shown in no mnny wnyw during the lllnetw of the beloved huh- nrtnd nnd father the uvmpiithv shoun b so man friends during tin herlaxtment v ill ever remain t her lulu d nit morlo it pays the results gained in correct ing defective ees pny for the time and expense mnny times over consult us for thorough eye examination cost 1 moderate lp head registered optometrists 58 st georges sq phone 1529 guelph weekly war commentary specially written for the aotoo free fre by by qvlk rlloadeh canadian vrrm bum writer ari of thanks mrv ieorne nellls nnd nnul wish to thank the kind friends nrut nelrh linn pallbearers flower bearers unil thoii who so flndly provided cars for their mam nits of kindness expres sions of hvmpnth and tontlolenle nnd tor their benutlful floral re- menibrnni i lit the time at hie re trrlt ru renvemenl w tirt of steel on amm more farm vehicle fvr hnlainr 1912 harent i hiriv thtiuhiind farm v hu l- s wnnik t british farmers for this mlirv harvest will u delivered tn 1im thanks to two new standard wlm latttin- airrii uliuiiil i nmnrh in hiltam wen la id with ivui hortukcs of nun 1 1 ii fin makini pm umuin tins fm ti i int ttuiwis and lumluin will of miivoml itinhei and skill d w he i vril t uthe i fm imkll1 lh nil lath lorn 1 kidi n tail wild i 1 in fust t tin s ptohleius hail ntisit unit h fun th lovs f mhhti pmilu ii liitilnris in tin last lot a u wik nf punter pnorlts had nl- j ttiuu iiath it diffh ult i k moulds and i ssi v t tin making so the entjnitv l- iim1 an all st i oi t in dianift t w ith i mini hi i e nti busejleave eastbound to toronto westbound to london a fl48 sum 011 sun 1151 a m t oa pan 4s4 pjn 019 pjn 001 pjn a m am 101s man xli4s ajiu 238 pun ay 503 pm b 553 pan o 7s3 pan b 839 pjn x 838 pm dylo23 pm xll53 pan sun l sun and sun and hoi a dall holidays t dnll d sut sun and hoi to kltihener onl lo stratford onl i astern dujlljtht salnp ilme tloknu and information at harold wilesphone 58 gray coach lines huh rl mill shh k jtltlui h i kl ii flu i i tu ilu tn th n aii iw hpl tt i i tv i i ii isli 1 in 1 mil f in lnii i i sli hni i n li x i i t n w ti 1 111 tin ti umiiv ni uit i i ii i 1 i t x itl w tin i ui 1 tl t i it i it llixn tl i t x t f t- ajtnixntttit t- i i k i to l wt 1 i ill 1 i in t nllch kh ll ii ui i i i os i 1 k v i s ill liit t t loolhilii w shkktl l tlu vti i aiiu of hi itish hndi s and bruit ninid- in wartime 1 hey do riot mtm tu ltnlue the srniuin v of ttii intuition und thi netnt to save all tht nione ikuunhle he wud gregory theatre tuida jl s tarzws sixiarr trfevsrue lohnin u issimill r m n n osull in s it x hi r i s ui 1 i lu hi i m v st lthlu s s v ol t i f kill ll 1 i- 1 nm ltl ii sl- mliin t at i i mi okki 1 in 011 ioiou vim i i ittvt i moi jl si- h muriki iui1kuk uhy rl uihk hull huvs uutihin ul of th li k 1 ravtdtiilk st mi iinnliui sprt nlukittni mermaid there hn been much talk or months about opening a nocond front arnlnit germany but t would not bo nurpruin in the llkht of recent de velopment a far as enn le dlseern- td throukh the hereon of military uecrecy if n number of new fronts wero openwl perbnps simultaneously gen georce c marshall chief of staff of the united states arrwyttins promised that american troops will invade franco forces of american troops have been assembled in north ern ireland and australia an american military mission in cluding experts in aerial warfaro has been meeting with british experts and the canadian army in britain probably the best trained force in the world not actunlly in action lins been heavily reinforced in tho last few weeks in eritrea tho former italian red sot colony an american force of technicians fins been bulldlnp up an arsenal for months whether mater ial from this arsenal is koine to brit ish forcos in libya has not boon re vealed the british desert forcos have been rcttlnff considerable am erican forces through the adjacent ankloecyptlnn sudan huge raid ukely it appears altogether likely that any attack acainst germany from the west would be preceded by a scr- ien of air raids on german industries communications and coastnl defences such as the world has never seen how soon buch-a-blow- oan come and how soon it could be followed hi a seabornit invnsdon is highly proble matical one of the obstacles to nn earty itnrt of an invniion is that the americans have not been trnininp lonrthe longest of the draftees for about a year and it takes an enoi- mous amount of trnlnlnk to fit men for such n project when the time comes for the blow lo be struck there might be n con siderable advantnre in hn inn it struck jn several directions it is un likely that the enem oer npnin enn be as numerically strong ns he was nt the time of inpnn s attack on the united stntes whereas the allies still are building their armies- russian unes hold at the weekend the gcrmnn high command again reiorted to extrava gant assertions regarding the pro gress of the fighting in the ukralninn bnttli one the claim was made that the battle of kharkov hnd ended in the annihilation of setrnl soviet armies russian communiques admitted that the red arm wa4 on the de fensive in this area and in tht l7um- bnrenkova salient m0 mil s to the south hut it would appear that the nazis have suffered terrible looses and then was little to indicate that lhe would be able to retain the in itiative ljist jiar at the time when the german ndvnnce into russia reached its greatest momentum b rlln claim ed the red army was beaten and would be unable to continue german militarists failed to reckon with the immense reserves available o russia during the winftr these reserves weie moulded into a firmdnss fighting force equipped with british and inited stntes planes guns and tanks as well as the products of livissi i s war factories i he erninns have mi to launt h tin gieat off i nsivi di signed to push th russians imvoiui the ital mnun turns and tiiakt tin m v n id tht ru lies of th c am asiis 1 tu op tal ions aimind kharkov will m an httli un 1 h ss stiong dnvis an start tl hv the inuiluv urn i imiii an a ol th i is ti i n h runt kaltl war ilmits i ii wi t k llniish aitmi n aided tin i ussiuns in ham v ar pi iti t in on upl d strong srptndntjiri of attack on axi columns that had wopt around nnd threatened tobruk from the south heavy lomies wore inflicted on the axis spearhead which was in danger of being cut off as tho brltlshwruck nt its vital supply lines repoyts indicated that the axis found the british 8th army stronger than earlier in the year overhead the uafi workwl in close co-opetn- tlon with tho land forces and scored heavy blows nkalnst transport columns moving to join tho enemy ndvanced units waky ovr culms early this week british authori ties cautiously refrained fiom claim ing victory in tho desert struggle but the nails attempt to tnko tomuk bad failed alleast for the tlmo and they it ml suffered heavy losses if vvasreported june 2 that rom mel was attempting to regroup the two armored divisions that had been cnught behind tho british line ex tending from aln el gnzala to blr hackolm this sudden shift in tnc- tlcs was bellved to indicate that the geiman commander honfd to keep the offensive alive prime minister churchill told the house of commons tuesdny that axis plans for tho inltlnl offensive in llbyn have gone completely awry but he warned fierce fighting wns still going on nnd would continue tie listed axis tank losses nt 2fl0 de stroyed or enptured cologqg and essen two titanic ntr blows at germany have been delivered in the past few days saturday night 1250 raf and rcaf bombers rained about g 000 000 pounds of lncendlary and highexplosive bombs on cologne nnd prlvnte advices to tho new york times declared that 20000 germnns were killed nnd 54 000 wounded mondny night 1036 planes hook part in a similar attack on essen heart of germnnys wnr foundries nnd site of the great krupp nrmn- menlu orks giant fourmotored bombers some nble to carry four tons of hombs ench roared ovor easen and great fires were reported fortyfour planes were missing after the attack on cologne nine more than in mon- davs raid on esien mr churchill declared that other german cities would be subjected to nn ordenl the like of which hns never been experienced in nn coun- tr in continuity severity or magni tude thn war in china reports from the fnr enst indi cated that chinese nrmles were hav ing some success in fighting in cheklnng province although the jnpnnese hnd driven forwnrd in the kinhwa nren confused fighting spread over sev eral of chinas eastern provinces with the invaders operating on a big scnle in an effort to crush gen chiang kaishek s armies nnd end the long wnr on this front the united states house of repre- sintntives otd wednesday to arid bulgaria hungary nnd rumania to the list of countries with which the united stntes is nt war there wns no opposition the resolutions vv ere disposed of without debate nnd thty will he nctd on thursday h the senate speak r sam rovburn announced the results as 37 to 0 on the bulgar ian resolution 360 to 0 on the hun garian and 361 to 0 on the rumnnlnn i hi aolon wns taken following n r commendation by president roosi vilt that congress recognize offlcinl- lv a state of war between united states and the balkan nations there to llk inkr wheio lilstikt u ndquarters and the thiefs office is fhtithllhlifd these lines miiffeiod ter ribly during two severe electrical ktorms during the winter and earlv spring neatly every fuse was blown out and the line stiuck and tunned in ever so many placaa it has to crass the lake to belle island thtough conduit and according to planes land ing there and from the island to this shore overhead the conduit was struck nnd blown to pieces in om plnce to get our telephone system lit working order ngnln hns given us lots of work nnd testing but in now accomplished the radios too are all going again the installation man has mode his rounds installed and tested the nine sets in our district six of these are towors nnd three are poi table listen post sets in case of fires in outlying districts one set is the key tower closest to chiefs office wljorc all re ports nre transmitted once per hour oh schedule unless othei wine in structed and through this key tower nil orders are trnnsmltted from the chief so even though opnrnted by 20 to 30 mites from each other we nre all in direct communication regulnrly with ench other nnd with the key tower opointoi mine wns the ko tower inst venr but the telegraph line is so much grenter length they established one closor this yenr so it could be kept in shape easier spec 1 of notification of a fire is the essence of bringing it under control the sooner men get to it the less hendwny it gnlns thats the primary i eoson for both radio nnd telephone service from ke towers so that the minute n fire is detected word is at once sent to the source of men nnd equip ment nnd they get right to the spot in the shortest possible time in spile of the drouth onl one fire hns needed attention in our district one of the lumber operators nenr gowgnndn was clearing brush nnd a ffr got a bit he control u letters to the editor mlu tl n ling i v r un u a 1 jind li r pi mi luarii m ial ntlitf ks i nom rli ilipl i i f 1 nniri ii- of i ru lk un 1 tl i ffi i ils n s k n i it li i nil il ui hiil t 111 i lh wd 111 u- ii fun strv burnt h mali hew an ont lit ar pit pn ss in nn fust left i i nn nlmnid hnw div it had lnii ill spiing inn had w i in t n alii to go hv signs of rain it would liavt torn in downpouis hul j it is said all signs f nl in a drv tlni ihii in lots of folk who hate no 1 nth m t li moons mens hul 1 lim i iwo go l th 1 oon s simdi il- st iittil intiv niotmng ind usuallv in ih ut 11 houis hm linn wi havt i un u h tin i hi km s that tin nuwui 1 mt t that dav i ui i hum on t kn vv liut all dav long il didn t i i k nn ni ti lik i am than 1 ts of th i ls ii w v i i wi nl bv tin signs and k t l 1 si p iv of tlv wood ut in i n ii- vv it i lion th piing rr m ii cvrfk fr- ttt tliey got some help but wns soon mnstcrecf in thnt particular locnlitv fire did n lot of rinmnge inst venr burned over some hundreds of acres of won derful timber nnd got in around the tlrylnlte mine and burned about 100 cords of wood their winters suppl nnd threat ned the buildings for some rinys so thnt people were moved out for snfet but by a favorable ihnnge of the wind and a showei of rnln at the right time the buildings were snved scares and danger like thnt mnke n everyone more careful i he mines in this particular locality nre very bus in addition to gold a numbei of other motnls which had formerly been vvnste or byproducts now are wnr needs hnve become very valuable nnd even mines thnt have tnvpri idle for enra nre being pumped out nnd put in shape to work again for their known nnd tested sup- plu s of these motnls the o brien nt gowgnnda is om of thtse it hnd been nil elictrunllv equipped and owing to lnck of use the motors gen erators and transformers were nil dis mantled and moved awnv 1 lu n canu the war and fortunntelv o brien hnd an nuxillarv steam outfit as well and it wns fitted up and the mine hns been running ngnln for about n venr with stinm power im not reallv familiar with the nnmes of nil the different metals but th re is a tremendous vein of stuff just a mill or two up the inke from mv camp nnd it hns never been of an value until now bui operators are preparing now to start work it is right jn the hush with onlv a water routivivin matt ho- wnn so camps must he built a land ing mad nnd supplies got in but no elaborate equipment is m c essnry so i ni lol i as the product is nearly hi pun so can be shippid in bugs to th it fun iv so thnt a boni first then irmk to elk enke nnd train oom there out wilt be used for trans portation theie is an mshestou mine t few miles ii k of me here but for some reason oi other i hey tan t seem to make it go it was worked for a few months two years ago then slmt down nil of n sudden and hnsn t gone since financing a mini is n big under taking i he expoi lento is tremendous and unless they tan work it to pay it just linn to tlose tlown for the past two weeks i have done n lot of walking through the woods and never saw partridge so plentiful i he male birds nre drumming in evoi direction just nlong my trnll to the tower four of them nre plainly visible nml ttont move as i walk nlong the certainly ttont uinioti- flnge themselves yycovpt lu color i hev mnke plentr noise i he sound is mnite with tjielr wings strik ing the nlr side ways between their bnsk nnd hn nst or shies i he wings going slow at first then increasing in speed until fnlilv fluttering moose and rieei nie nlso rambling nrounil and are verv thin this spring i ve seen one of each aliendy ami por- oipine nre fnr too plentiful and tei- rlbl rieslruillve one hns to put oven thing thev handle nnd value out of rent ii or us t hew tl to pieces i ve hi en out fishing a time nt two with the troll and hnve cnught n few so far but theie don i seem much lui it so fai guess it is too i old yet i wo or three places tlose to mv tnmp little strinms run into the lake fiom smaller hikes hat k in the rock nnd hills nml i have oxnmhied thentf for minnows and mini nre hero yet whether ihey mlurate like other things i ilou t know i thought fish weie always here maybe theso smhll flih thnt i all minnows nre spawn that hlitth there intel on e know they wore plentiful inst yenr bemuse i taught them nnd used them fnr halt for larger fish but theie is lots of time im here for the sum mer r w johnson rsoh banks pott officii bipaitmiht stoui diuoqim aiocikl toiaccohistl look itosis m4 wkm utah ttol editing news for the troops c p editors in london send to the fleet street printers i he canadian press news fourpage weekly tnbtold for the cnnadlan services overseas news of the paper compli te with headings is tuhled frruii loionto to loivlon where o l burritt left iojvhm jsupi rlntendent and alan itnndal news eriitot tompleti the job by flnol editing antl supervision of printing community bingo i tuler the amp lorn of arton and vicinity war service inague kionhohko i1y canadian lk41ion irochhus for relief of malta g l saturday june 20th wakh i or fuhiiimt announci mi n i s killnn i vv l n 1 all 11 uul nl 1 1lj- mu- j- i u i fc in i illv i i i ii 1 f i i w t dav ii i 1 v im t ti- l n t i m n ted tl i h t m hit til i ii ill i hv n it ii it nil 1 i s 1 i i in 1 i i i n t it v ii it t i i ill t it i i n 1 h tr 1 ig mi h i 1 iv i u t mi ji in 1 in 1 i i i n ill i i i i t i i t hi i v lit i 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