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yhe acton free press matlem of ulrtkfc murhniuj th m kwlid fartma ulaaa allaoat dwm bs bfawtrua matf m httd ma 1h m mhlou mo horn wrlrmers tv corporal and un w wtthn nee ontoi ire nv milter irenw mviioi a daughter on june 11th heather hmd elliott at the homo chorrtrl street acton ontario on monday june 15th 1941 roland a elliott beloved husband of martraret rich- ards in hli 70th year allan at the home of her daugh ter mrs fred cleave acton on tario on monday june 15th 1942 minnie maialea beloved wife of wllurrf allan- in her 73nd year huanf i flbituorql roland a eluott friends and relatives were grieved by the death or roland elliott which occurred monday morning at hit home on john street after suffer- ing four year he was born in lon don england march 13th 1873 and came to canada in 1007 he haa re- aided in acton 25 yeara and la sur vived by ma widow three aon three daughteraand three tillers his eons are william edward and percy all on active service william and percy arc oveeaeaa and edward at kingston his three daughters are mr george fountains may of acton mrs leslie martin nellie of aurora mlu margaret elliott at home the three sisters are mra h hlnsley ballam london england mrs p cooper mltcham surrey england and mrs edith brlstowe of hamilton the funeral service was held at the home john street wednesday and burial was at falrvlew cemetery the service was in charge of rev e a brooks of st albnns church pallbearers were messrs jack chap man gu clifford robert darby pte allan lelshmnn george smith alfred patrick flower bearers ere june 29th to july 5th is army i thomas elliott and victor elliott week when canada doffs her hat tojjfrlends from hamilton aurorn mll- ttonrlmj thn funeral looks now like an early harveit and a bountiful one school close a week from to morrow until september june is still cold and wet but surely it wont continue through july and august don t blame your government for rationing hitler and the jap anese are the cauie the boys in the army sundayvls fathers day not ai important of course as mothers day but still abay for dad homejtrown strawberries are now coming on the market quite freely and they re delicious ton and acton attended the funeral junonfl thejloraltrlbutes which also bore the testtmon and esteem of sympathy were those from lake side chapter of iode employees of storey clove co employees of hewetson r shoe ifcctory bramp ton mr chapman mr jnnd mrs k darb mr and mrs b gasoline allowance on the ration anderson mr and mra j brlstowe book took another drop toda to reeve j m mcdonald mr ely mas- four gallons instead of five preparations indicate that the list for acton- pair this yoar ulll give a real help to encourage ment of agriculture it was beardmore foremans as sociation who raised 5923 for the war sen ice fund and not the beardmore emploees association ns reported last week sugar rationing becomes effec tive jul 1st full particulars are to be found on page 6 offhis issue if ou haven t a ration card b jul ht ou don t get nn sugar secretnr c b swackhamer of tors mr tom elliott mr joe kent nen miss conwa mr and mrs leslie martin mrs edith brlstowe mr and mrs george fountaincmrs mcleod mrs calaway mrs jarvli mrs win elliott and son ronald and the famll james edward allan james edward allan late- of acton ontario died in the hamilton gen eral hospital on vednesda june 10 1m2 mr allan had been in ill health for some enrs he was born in erin township in 181 and uns a member of the united church acton while the deceased wns in hamilton he was connected with the prudential insur- ffshing just fishing acton fair has received word that the nncc compnnv in dundn a few en ton special for bacon hops wilj nio ne purchased the farm just again be awarded at acton fnirf this ear must we explain again that cem ent hole back of the free press isn t an air raid shelter cither its just a coal bin we hope to fill sometime this summer the bowling greens hae had splendid crowds this season there is a shortage of bowls for all who de sire to pla and those in charge would like to secure nn thnt ma be around and not in use the one hundred and twent- second annlersar of boston presb- terlan church will be held on sun- da june j 1st at it o clock dsf in the morning 730 o clock in the evening the rev mr thompson ex moderator and scretarv of sundnv school nnd oung people sotieties will im the mtnisttr for the li oakville uf thi ts h id sun 1a v i 1 v i lit itnnunl hurt h i until ill t ui li s iitid hrtiwniis lirknov 1 nslnttinm hum ill 1 fullh km 1 ma klndl r o il die it km in rn vm d d in his jlt ar nt hi loin on rim i mil ui ii matr llornlui u h irti i mi mbi r of oakwlli l i yis i luh miui njl was litd re silent for the entiling mar at thi titular mi flint last i- i ulm tning c ke r 11 rdd mmisie r f the hnknivilli i nit ml onm h rn i i a unanimous mil to smceed hfv p h allagher nt a ionin rational meeting hi m on momlns i venlng record star wet of acton on the third line which he ha operated until his death surviving are his wife annie maude allnn nnd n brother robert of acton nnd three nephews robert allan of hamilton grant allan ca ts hamilton nnd george allan of acton vvrnpnthvof monj friends- hcre goes tp the bereaed the funeral wns held at the fun eral chapel of btatchford wray at hamilton where the rev l a ken- ned a cousin of the deceased offic iated speaking of the certainty of the resurrection nnd of the abode of the believers the service nt acton v as held in the united church where the rev a walter fosburv had charge as sisted b rev l a kenned the remarks centred nround the scrip ture fept n grain of w he at fall into the ground and die it nhideth nlom thi hvmns jesus lovir of i m soul nnd rotk of ages un sunp h tin mnri nation inl rnn nt was mmli in ratrvuw lenntii in thi x imil 1 1 tor hi in rs it 11 mul ton wilt im r int ulnn c rs i oln rt mini i- r nu klin union 1 hnston si stullnnt hugh hi iuiihu hi litis it alton vwn i i mt ml in i s ht n inn mm i lohnst n lhnh k nntlh w ilnu i w ukins tn 1 i 1 n w nkins h i 1 1 tnhtii s w i f jis wtf ki i i it ml in in i fannh mr nul mrs sl s f ii mi an i mis marr hail mi maul brimdow even the fishing on fishing trips and the joy of travel in canadns northland in summer is n victim to the war these days and so thnt quartette of manufacturer farmer wholesaler and newspaper editor came under the restrictions this year of n june trip that has beenanmini for more enrs than it seems but there was no limitations on the size of the group which this year had two toronto men n doctor and a sales man but the beauty of ontario in june is not affected by the war never have we seen better prospects as whole for a bumper yield from on tario farms than thnryeartrue in the lowlying lands and in the clay sections grain has a yellow tinge that is certainly not the golden tinge of harvesttime but most of the farm land we passed through in going to hallburton last week gave splendid promise of a great harvest there were splendid herds of cattle knee deep in pasture and while the beef shortage may now be acute these herds gave indication thnt can adians will hnve the food that is necessary even if not plentiful the one thing that improved in this war fishing trip wns the hospitality of the home which was headquarters this ear need we tell ou thnt it was exreeve nnd mrs hartleyharrison who were the host nnd hostess to this group nt their home in hallburton county on the shores of pike boikulng a summer home beautlfull situated idenlly ar ranged and with all the primitive in conveniences missing that often made our earlier fishing trips hnve many n humorous situation but the years make these comforts all the more pleasant and the primitive unneces sary it was no backwoods fare that graced the table but the dfhidous foods that onlyahousowue suchas mrs harrison can cook and prepare and delights of nil there was an in sistence in fact n demnnd thnt no one wns allowed to help with the dishes but fishing of course we found the lake right nt the door not team ing with fish but vflth n good supplv a few hours in the inte olternoon and a trip to nnother nenrb lake had the part bring in n total of twent four lake trout the size was not equal to those in more distant places but nt least five of the lot were in the four nnd five pound clnss een- the rain almost ruined one of the brief fishing trips a hen shower out in mid lake with nothing but a rubber cont is ns hnrd on n human ns an overdose is on the land shower baths it seems are onlj desir able under proper condition nnd with the shower under control 3ushing s cro pu p in ovpn no more eggs for shampoos women of britain maud not rat food supplm for beauty london cp fond ministry enforcement officers lnteit problem is the bearing down w- women alleg ed trr have used food for manufacture at home of beauty preparations they will he prosecuted if it can ihl estab lished they are using eggs for sham poos milk powder for face packs and fresh milk flour oils butter or cucumbers as lienuty nlds a few hours of course there is al was the big ones that got nway so t hnt buch are not new but here nre two or three of a different vnr- iet in trolling two of the prescrib ed functions are that the pole must be kept in motion nnd thnt fre quent the position of the wise must be chnnged one of the party refus- ed to adopt these instructions as too laborious and after losing one line caught the two biggest fish of the afternoon s catch another thor all shot or else proving that grap pling has results equal to having th fish hltt at the halt i hi n thin wis the tloetors storv of ratthin on a lint thit hid bun lost in tlu 1 ikf tw la s pn imisk and whin tin tint w is n h d in th r was th fish in flu mil of it tn sw minimi iroun 1 f r two ilas w it it two huiiiiii il ft i t of in r w it i it wis i ll i tnmmtii i t i i iisiia thtt fish 3raoh ftunbatt 3hmr 21b1 r shirt3 by toolcivrgortlon smart strlpos whltns 125 0 225 sport shirts several colors 1 20 ties by t0oke smnrt summrr patterns 39c to 100 socks cotton lisle wool silk nnd woolsummer weights 29c 05c rtlursdav jtlnejfltll 1642 abo bella braces caps etc hate tropical worsteds smnrt cool cloth for summer suits wide range of patterns smartly stjled rensonnbl priced see the samples work shoes a quolil shoe or eer purikim 275 525 eery pair gunranttid also work shirts overalls trousers sox gloves etc let us show ou our assortment somewhere in england lnr mr ullls i have just receive a ropy of your free press so i thought it was about time i should write you n few lines i have been getting your paper quite regulnrly its sure nice to rend the news on re in a while wo are quite busy over here nnd most of the time we nre nway on tt hemes it has ben mining for quite n few days now nnd the land sure needed it but ns far ns we are concerned we don t enre if it neer rains the people here nre nil busy and working their land the flowers nnd hlorsomi are really grand i often meet some of the acton bos and the ones i hnve seen nil look good it is sure nice to meet some of your own town boys and hnve n hearty talk i wish i could tell you more about ourselves here but i guess you un derstand i also want to thnnk the acton war service league for the cigarettes which the send us well mr dills i guess this brings my little letter to an end so i ii sn sn cheerio for now nnd the best of lurk to nil of you i remain one of the boys f l tourtnour somewhere in england may 25th 1942 dear mr dills- well here i nm again to say hello fo ou nnd all the folks bnck home n we so do miss all the home town people but we hnve you and the staff to thnnk for seeing tbnt we the bojs from acton and vicinity nround receive our free press right on the dot we always are on the look far it as soon ns we have henrd that there is a mall in from cnnnda as it tells us what you folks bank home nredolnr nnd we think over here that ou the people thore ore doing n grand job to hetp us win thin war and that makes us feel good to know that everv one is helping to do his or her share because thnt is the dnl wn that victor can be gained and the sooner it is the sooner we will nil he hack home with the ones we love well mr dills the winthti over hen now is rain nnd nothing hut rnln nnd to lop it all off we are up to our m t ks in mud nnd boy i mi an mud whin i sav mul but i guefs wi just got to lr n mil b ir it just like old snldii rs will mr dills nnd nau i would llki one nion to think ei bodv that has imn so kind in send ing me etnrtttis and eonifotts we ure do think a lot of hum when we reeeive them will i don t know of much mort to snv now so i will lost and sav chteiio nnd good h imf pa fl 1 lopi m abtk every grae manufacturer of diallneilve monument cemetery lettering corner pools and markers no agents to bother you no salesmens commissions to iay designs submitted large aasorunent in slock buy direct from us a card or letter will hrlnn our service to your door oakville monument works 10 colbor st w on higbwa oakville to acton milk consumers acton ontlune l 1042 owing to the fnct thnt the acton mllktroducers had not re eelved any rrdse in the price of milk since the depn sslnn we mnd i request for nn increase of 40c per hundred in september im this was passed by the ontario milk control hoard but th wnr time prices nnd trnde bonn held the request in nhi vjtnry for the winter months nnd pnid us n suhsirly promising to give nnd al just men t in price the following spring as the sale of milk at tin price we were ncelvlng then was be low the cost of production on the toth of april the suhsidv was removed nnd n maximum price set for the sale of milk as this mnrkct was be low tin minimum price set our request of sept 1911 has he en grnnteel to beeome ff fective june 11th 1042 we trust this will meet with vour nrprnval nc the farmers found it impossible to continue selling milk nt the former prue nnd nr receiving the entire raise yours truly acton milk producers c m davidson president c mckeown sec ty treas elliottbros phone 38 acton ont london icp mon bre id is wasted in britain than an other article of hiuiian consumption food minister woolton snvs nnd adds thnt bread is o cheap it is not properl j appreciated royal palace oilelpirs ieaiini theatres j- to la til sattrday tan chaney in the jhost of fr nkenstein altki hmml lll0 in henry and lizz momlal to urisiia1 charles inmnrer charlie uukkich in friendl enemies tmim v rnwilind run ill in take a le1ter darmnk to ii av til- 1ati lotal alnn ijidd robert prchton 1 his gun for hire mils 11 r russian front mosdm to fimsi no greater sin i ndr r ausplei of health xraaur nt anatla thildrrn t ndrr la not admitted estra india at war me flout a w mt mul miv lluth k tin k mr hi llinrtf itlnl b 11 nti 1 lr ml mr- m km 1 h r s h i n i v hi i lln to found tin loth 111 lu to b k th i i il i il i n nth ln fil int lot lioth liiul i r lilt i if mi in 111 lit f on i it utih s nsiti lil in tin th lav mul nu full nn w is i tini t 1 tl n lotlk jinn th nis iii til h up doimrt mind brinji tallifli i f ijivs and w u round of nie t t ommitti i s ami ommunitv news milton h nemenln has oouht the resilience cf the iste hit hard white on martin street pte murrnv kanl of toronto a former mlltn ht hni gone over ills hrxithtr jo is nuo over there a hig improve njeit ta t n mmli at die town hall th njd fiout iteuo r lni lt i ntruiui to the halt has c rtumh nn n mvle ti kuk uptiidat mr m 1 mi i onion me n tb in i jean itu inted the graduation i mt il- i i onontlon hall on tun tth w ht n aleandet neeiveil the de gree of rae lu lor eif lhtrniae in poltev exiurt hte on slnejav june 4th juetge nlttr 1 kohb awarded ii o mcclure of eemirge town sj8 and coats in th eivh action agslmt victor nixon kilbride defendant he dismissed the counter claim for ss35 champion h od lirl six feet four but ittfelp to earn her luting inn i oot v aiif a p if there a tnlle r uirl in piituris than kav nllon 11ouwkm1 hnn t imu llhtfel he r m t mins nllun is i ft 1 1 four in heie and h mnt mliiit ulnj tall hns h lit nit i arn n iivinn shi i oiin ut was yu fi lil h w rl ill 1 tt e flh ill i not t toninrs i luh on tin hi th struttkli and now n oupli tun k ucnin in th ins and i ampains ki tttnt nut i jm r and tilting attention to print int rhuirt menta 1 h northern part of thn tnr j i trip wa mihrs a iaon and a j i mlle of alton ketve harold c lenvf lot t orttnwn ir v patterson um lunan and the hont hurtle harrison of torontili 1 he st7t li s ma tmnniif from urn one f hum hut the n ith rn nu ih tit litthtful in itoratin nnd prinlui tio of tall vnrns vw lit pla ints a ktl ir n irsi in ihiniln hints m n i hiitsi tin i rttinirtk of hritish iiutu m in i itijntm air aeh ts in th i s ii a k hi nill reili tii n t in j i t ri i to date ounit o nine h i tr n ill et nl fetl iive at m is in hi r twn titi w at born in hixfiill wis is of o inih itrae tion i robl nie of talln v 1 nenf nn e xtrn leins bl a pullman h douhlex nu up like a jaeknif and the onlv thing i in bu read made li n hanelke n hlef hugh s austin vnnouni s tl hh n nn j 111 off nt mill in 1 1rm n k str f i hi ilmkal lm i oh hi- millt plum 10 fxenkntes b aptmilntment to thousands of soldiers sailors and airmen weekend leave means the enjoyment of a day or two with the folks at home also many war workers have no other opportunity to visit their families to provide qccommodation for these new weekend travellers gray coach lines has every available bus in service every friday saturday and sunday you can help to relieve crowding by avoiding weekend travel whenever possible plan your summer trips for mid week days if convenient start your vacation on tuesday wednesday or thurs it will make travel easier and less crowded for you please leave more seats for olir active service forces and wcx workers over the weekends gray coach lines riij iir5ahkw5 v v