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y thursday july 30th 1m3 the acton free press paok thrk lac jo lwby of rlvors mn if home on imvo t troopset wm cfoloman la pond ing leave at hthomherii mlu frances e dlll visited in tor onto for n few day this week mr and mm harry griff of strat ford called on acton friends tpday mm r j mcphomon vlilted the pat week with relatives im toronto mr and mm w e lyioro ny are vlaltlni in acton mlumnrjorlo noli vlaltlng at the home john wood pte h f flshor r c c s pcnt tho weekenil nt the home of mm nellie kelly mm rev j w melood of tor onto is visiting with mr and mm j c matthews mr and mm w k kelly of new york city nre visiting nt tho home of mm nellie kelly bill rnmsden jr konmnro n y is spenrtlne the month or july with his irrnndpnrenth in acton lac and mm i frnnk bnwes of tronton vlslled this week at the homo of mr and mm john inmbort dnvld dills ik spending n holldny in northern ontario nt the forestry stntlon with mr r w johnson miss wnnetta smith anil miss thompson of toronto spent the week end nt the home ophor pnronts miss olive holmes nr mnpirenl is spending a weeks vacation nt thf home of mr nnd mm hill inshy dr m a gould of pittsburgh pn and miss donnn clark of cliatawnrth nre vihltlng with mr nnd mm w i fiould mrs edison smith of port arthur 1h vlhltlng ulth her brother mr teo mnnn nnd other acton relatives nnd friends mr herbert hnmllton of toronto spent the weekentl with huf mother mm e hnmllton nnd mt nnd mm gortlon currle mr nnd mm roland uamshnw of dotrolt michigan vlsltod with misses m nnd l rnmshnw nnd other friends here during the week friends rogret to lonrn thut mm t7 r n is still in george wallace clothes sftop 112 yonge st 2nd moor toronto take the efavator and save money w t pattebson so sfmfeikllat la ky ktounlnfctleu ohhatitm im wyndram fir ouhxptl vtumt tlm completely equipped offices below maher shoe store the sunday school lesson for runway avovbv tad and thy gen 151 oxceedlng haviit fun edgewood park evory wednesday night welts orchestra old time and modern dnnclng imaum 8se gents ftte ouelph nnd wish for her n prompt return to jjoodhentth mr nnd mm w h clnyton nnd fnmll returned home inst wet kend from n holiday nt their summer rot tnjre in perth county mis r b freure margaret anne nnd robert of collejte heights spent the past week with her parents mr nnd mrs w 1 o onkes st c onion a seward r a f ferr command dorvnl quebec spent n few dnys lenve nt the home of mr nntl mr g h inntz friends regret thnt mr w 1 gould is iii nnd underrolnk treatment nt cuolph ceneral hospital everyone jiopes for him n prompt recovery nnd n return home in improved hen it h buses leave eastbound to toronto westbound to iionbon a 046 m 101b mm 916 m xll43 ajn 1151 m 2m pwm 206 pm ay 505 pjn 436 pvm b 558 pm 616 pm o 783 pjn 901 pm b 888 pm m 185 turn x 888 pm dy 1023 pan xll53 pan n dnlly ex sun b sun nnd holidays e dally ox sun nnd hoi d sat sun nnd hoi x to kitchener only y to stratford only eastern daylight savlnc time tieknta and information at harold wiles phone 58 gray coach lines abham a pioneeit in faith golden toxt fear not abrnm i am thy shield croat reward letton text geneiif 1219 he brews 11813 exposition i the calling of abram 1 mnn had been created fallen the world cleanud by n flood nnd a new tatt made but nun in man had prov ed to be a failure cot now nelecta nnotnor man to be head of a new chosen race abrnm of mesopotamia is chosen for this purpoie the people among whom he lived wore idolaters jos 24 2 gen 31 19 20 but abrnm in sharp contrast to thorn had a vital consciousness of the one supremo being unseen nnd eternal the divine commnhd came to him to separate himself from them to leave homo kindred and country nnd go nut to n innd which god would klvfe him god hnd great purpose about training n covennnt people nnd the innd of cnnnan was ndnpted for jhls end as was no other innd he did not even tell abrnm where the land wns hob 11 8 he cave him only n command nnd n promise ii the promise 24 wonderful promises were connect ed with the calling of abrnm 1 he wns to be tho father of n rrent nn- tlon thlh must hnve been n renl tax on anrnnvs faith he was already seventyfive years old nnd wns child less cf 17 fi 18 irk yet today we see the israelites spread over all the fnir of the earth while the spiritual hlldren of abraham are llterall numberless ns the stars of the nlrht tf 15 rom 5 18 2 he was to hnve an exalted name 1 hree great world faith christ innit tudnkm and mohammednnlsm beni witness to the fulfillment of this promise n lie was to have material nnd spiritual prosperity nnd jehovah pledged him self to bless prosper those who bles sed hlntnnd urse those who cursed him 4 most outstanding of nil wns tho promise thnt all generations to come would he blessed in him what marvellods fulfillment has this promise found lesus the sniioui of the world wns n lineal descendant of ahrnhnm in him everj nntion every fnmlly every soul on earth hns al rendy been blessed nnd in the nge to come will be more nhundnnlly blessed all the richest gifts of time and etern ity have come through jesus christ v 44 t ui l48galllenb engagements pilotofficer joseph hurst who re ceived his commission two weeks ago nt brnntford visited in acton thurs- dn evening before tenving for ia- chlne qurbei when he will im sta tioned mrs anthom i smith of chloago ill and mrs pen g baker of van couer b c isited in atton nnd ncwed acyualntanlct on friday last the wen formerk misses isabel hnd gertrude barrv mrs i i mi ponnld of creemon istteil last wtek w ith her parents mr and mntl watson the re turnetl vvtth her and spent a few lns nnd also visited frlenils ut shelburne nnd itrantl vallei 1 au1 0 thanhs mrv john sprowl wishes to thank her nmitv fkmmljhtsokmdt flowers fruit letters ami mnls dur ing her recent illness nt home ami in hospital lifthe kimlnessts wen ft unit li uppn luttst fraetitmi rtf mill r lower lonnt kal for tlii- ear 4 nntinuetl irom pane one to u into tin mitt t tltoi uilil us u hav v 1 1 1 1 it to tht i v k and hav innul no sjitistai tiou soon dist usmon ns n t u h t her tounlv rupln wen habit undei tht v in niwtmnt inhutaiu e at t will ttkiifcult that it whs mood b mr tilih rt mtundim t mi ktns that tin v ountv takt out unentplo- nient insuruiuv forheu woikmen a h law wax prepiintl and pashed to lev tt rate or the- emtum for the eurrvnt financial enr making a rt- ductlon tn the touni rate of on- tenth of a mill to that bf last year council adjourned real estate insurance dwetxjnos some chqlce dwellings for sale in town with all conveniences good statedf rcpnlr from 1300 up new solid brick bungalow five rooms hnrdwood floors furnace modern bath tint wnter henter insulated nnd flre- proof farms now is the time to buy fnrm we hnve a number of improved farms in halton peer a nd weubi gl on counties moil of them prize winners in the farm and home improvement competitions of recent years lymrancf of all kinds v p l wright insurance and roal estate t broker bersterd coopek bldg acton t-rr- iii the testing of al ram 59 faith in god wns the supreme and outstanding characteristic attitude of abrnm he proved his faith h prompt and unquestioning obediome going out under senled orders when god railed god calls all who would follow him to come out and be separate 2 cor 6 17 and if we would have his fellowship if we wouldknow the blessing of his prom ised grace we must obe this com mand note tlnr completeness of the severance with the past in abram s case he left nothing behind which might call him back into the old life v 5 canaan is a tjpe of the new life into which we are called in christ when we enter upon it we must moke a rlenn break with the past matt 6 j4 lflke 1g hi but the- initial aei offaithon abrnnvj- part was followed b still further testing fntrantt into tht chrihlian life is not a guarantee of freedom from struggle and temptation e are not carried to heaven on flowcrv imhis of ease god needed for his great purpose a man whom he had proven difficulties piled up in ab rnm s wa the cnnnanite was in gregory theatre v kkiitayji l m texait william llotdtn gli nn kml clam i rt vtr andv clvth comtdv hold to a thttst car thu c in kiht i q h inal t hap tt r km of tin livas liang eis sat rim aulst 1 mkuiw it 300 uhats coomv andntw sistis ilotii it an ivrachitk bt- taijon ho nis i momut l st s ut stxktei with eve ounuhln ilritmn s ith linnna durbln clinrlit laukhtun kuli- trl cumminpi nomil pitiis of juniu suhrnmn curtuan pullelevrs k i weekly war commentary continued from page one comeor the whole war after four weeks ofmajor offensive action the germans have gained a foothold on the lower side of the winding don river opposite the tslmlyansk area two major battlefields may develop in the don valley one has already opened about rostov and the other may be expected nenr the important rail and industrial centre of stalin grad at the weekend russian dispatch es said the germnns hroke through one sector of the front in the region of rostov and nnzl communiques clnlmed that the city had fnllen but thnt mopping xjp wns not completed near voronezh in the nortjh the rod army is vnllantly endeavoring to break through the german lines a successful thrust there would be a serious thrent to the invading forces farther south in thnt nrea tho germnns hnve def initely hern on the defensive for sev eral weeks but the continue to lash out in the southern sector russian confirmation of the fall of rostov came tuesdny nnd it seems that the nazis have complete control of the expanse northwest of the dan vio lent air nttneks 1mve been launched at stalingrad nnd the germans claim to be within 50 mhes of the city the red nrmles seem to be disposed in a gignntie vformntlon extending from vdronezk southeast to stalin grad and thence southwest deep into the heart ofthe cncasus nrea reports indicate that except at vorones the germnn troops hnve not yet encoun tered the mnln russian forces danger to asia minor from ankara turkey come re ports hint huge trainlnnds of mtll- liry ammunition tanks nnd plnnes nrr being poured into bulgaria at the rate of one train per hour da nnd night this mnv indunte mmt hitter is planning a thrust through rugged asia minor in nn effort to get nt the nil fields of irnn nnd the south- t i n caucasus a second pnsjilj1it is that these supphts are meant to im shipped from a bulgnrinn port to m ml rommel hv the morn pioticit i sin route through the island hridgt d atgean x nder axis pressuie 1 ui kt niiijit permit passage of tht se supplies our tht bosphorus bridge at istanbul into asia such a move on hitlers part tntild indunte doubts as to his ability to cut through either the russian armies or auc hlnteck s fgptian forces new japanejtr it the hnve landed com plnys a nrd in their window an- imrativrlsr rninllfu a o a nnunctngnxrmembershli antl her mr nnd mrs oonald mclean nn- nounee 41je engage of tholr only daughter helena tiessle to mr don ald brown son of mr nnd mrs george brown of acton the mar riage is to take place- quietly in august h mrs m levers of london england nnnounces the engagement of her dnughter mary etlznhoth to emlyn second son of mr nnd mrs t jones of walt hams tow essex the mar riage is to take place the early part of july mr nnd mm james a glhson orton ont wish to announce the mv gngemenl of their dnughter alice to jnmes don gins hnrkness son of mr nnd mrs jnmes r hnrkness ot hills- burg the mnrriage to tnke plnce early in august mr nnd mrs wm burgess wish to nnnounc e the engngement of their daughter dorothy jenn to pte james victor swlhdlchurst casf son of mrs mar swindlehursl ami the into ephrinm sw indlehurst the mnrriage to take plate quietly in august mr nnd mrs frnnk day rock wood announce the engagement of tnlr onl dnughter mnrlon kmmn r n to lending aircraftsman milton george- greer r c a f son of mr nnd mrs lames l greer knrs on- tario the wedding is to tnke plnce august kth in the itntkwond united church 1 he t ngngt ment is nnnount ed of mai isohel swit7er r n ounger daughtt r of mrs swilei and the late mr torge herbert swlter of atton to mr i mils kirhnrd mi gill b com son of mr nntl mis richard jnmes met 111 of paiste l he mnrriage is to take plait on sntunln august 22 in tht i nitftl chuith in atton ilouruixes armv grows in britain momlwrs help a r i wardens nnd i r homes for tnlkn on ivoblcm4 iondon tcp ihret qunrtt rs of a million women now nre helping the war f for t from tin ir own homts in britain ns members of the house wives section of the- womi n s volun- tarv service the have undertaken to he on mil da and night to help anyone in their street each member of the section dis- ambfisl points 10 miles apart on the i harm is used for small informal talks the land und there seemed no place eared crosschannel attack for turn tac 7 ii among these fierce hostile tribes nh 14 moving on from place to plate abram lived as a sojourner nnd a pilgrim tn the promised land vs g s d assailed b fumine 1 1 j 10 harassed lv dissen sions in his own household til 5 li and so it is with the christian life t tt art but pilgt inis hen low we stek a teltot tountrv a cltv not huildid with human hnnds theh 11 ll olhdit in e is alwnvs t pen a and u mtmi ajt llmt- ns tt- northern const of snuthnstern new guinea these points will be difficult to exploit jind nre separated from port moresby h lift miles of jungle these garrisons may bo meant to be another tentacley in japans octopus like effort to secure control of the sen north nnd east of australia fear or serond front in the face of widespread allied clamoring for a second front berlin is showing signs of nervousness from switzerland hns tome the report that german ss elite guard troops saui to ho from the russian front paraded through pans lulj 29 on their wn to new posts nlnng the eng lish chnnnel the germnn press nnd radio dis cussed coastnl defences to some led thnt 00000 sklu- led workers hnve used 500 000 tons of concrete monthlv tions these trickhngs of informntton ms indicate thnt the nazis are hoping to maintain n skeleton defence nnd bluff the allies out of an invasion attempt or that thev an- genulnelv alarmed and nre rushing preparations to meet on first nld nnd simple a r p work ns well as being n lea riiig house for wartime troubles th housewives take the night ct nsus for their local arp wardens make hospital nrrantrnwnls and mutunlald pacts between friends nnd neighbors one of the main jobs of these wo men is helping to keep up the morale of the people in towns and uhlngcs t irroughout britain hv organizing their women friends for various kinds for fnrtificn- britain rm boots weijrh 1 lb lew than in 191ft i he british ami is on the march in boots whlth weigh 1 lb less than in 1is i heir average weight la the last war was r ihs a pair thtir nv- t rage weight todav is 1 lbs h os the athitvement is tht total resji or work including collection of sal age national sa ings c ampnignlng arranging billeting working in can teens and looking after the aged and infirm nnd infants during nnd after air raids these housewife workers receive official ranks hnd cnneunlify tobe come ke representative post area representative and district divisional or group representa tive rail fruit terminals busy and interesting 1vn busy find nlwnys intorcstlnr fruit tetvnlnnjr served by cnnndlnn nntlonnrrnllwnys nre nltuntod in montreal nnd toronto nnd n brent denl of these neeessnry commodities before they reneh tho retailer nnd the uttlrpato kitehen nre hnndlcd ihrourh botjenots of the nntlonnl systom of course everything is moved into the termlnnls in enr lots including the splnnch so rood for junior but not necessarily nppreclnteri by young mnster during n recent week 154 enrs of fruit nnd vegetables moved over nnllonal system mils into mon treal nn average of so cars on each one ofthe six working days iiih pack was rki london ci the clandestine newspaper ia iihte dclglquo told this story a germnn soldier wns boasting in n tram tnr in each on- qucred country he nlways liudcd the loinl spcilnltlcs he hnd folegrns in slrnsbourk munsler nnd ndnm heese nnd ilrussels sprnuls and uhen nskil a pnssenger do you expect to inke some hngllhh snlj epsom snltsf 1 pair ladies summer shoes we hnve in stock icvcrnl pair of lndics white sum mer shoes broken lino but nearly nil size- in the lot r while they intt they nre offered nt 100 many of them of superior quality to whnt the market offers todny out they ro nt less than the price of rood houip slippers take your chntlc from the rnck just in side the door acton exclusive footwear store k nilaino irop mux street acton meat specials for theweekend shoulder honst luef lb rlndc of ij konmhcuh lb lid uic 25c hoice kump koast ih hnskct nnd kih roihnr beef boneless pot konst beef lb lean hnmburr steak ih 28c 18c 28c 25c fish tresh cod filleulb- 25c pouk cuts i icsli pork shouldlrs lb smoked cottarc rolls ih smoked piuiie ilnms lb schneiders slilld breakfast bacon fresh pork pork livers 25c 40c 35c 45c 2 bi 29c froth saumyfe ijtrev hi 20c small-lb- -25c- lovell bros meat market mill street acton phono 178 ihtlr uniform suit is a green war savings stamp are given in exchange i u hen we enter tin path r lotl s ser- i uv our dirftiultlei lmiln to muttipl lo hum t sui h ciiffu ulth s is a son it st of our faith hut this faith is i n nous in ch1s siht and nut 11 m o n t nlv hatht tl i ki 1 a hi am w iw s hit fotnet his ai jl ii ps 11 untamed b tjih t i ihmk lanla t it 11 s 1j ht iliim shoueti his i itituh fir hum krcat and gracious i r umisi h uildint in attar tl jt ho ih utio til a nunilx r or tm rt dm tions ma tennl is a little u ss thuk in i0m ius w hep tht arm kt its first mai hine iniuie immii upp had a thukntvs tff j nullum in s i o f1rjif in i ht 1 t nnlhnii tits hn n ait still tm t ts with i mlorcltik in of ttinnl un 1 r tin in ihii ittyot im iis1hnii that as in stilul ji mi u iiln r 1 ss than onett nth n nti n li u s too art nol si t i ipp4iii not to l knt si unto him hi unknown w i iu ih s fmtli unti in 1 ind has and h oil hut i i romist fl sl ill i h i mi huimist i if loi h lnlit r rn i il 1 i i i 11 iii i l ihi llll ml i ni i il ils war smlnks slumps nri i inn sold on dtnwind nt more limn j wl on th c iinmlinn natlnnnl railways ssl m thiouklmul the dominion i hul in support of the it tiulth for vlitor dn- wilh ih sloknn ink i luirl of miur hnnki- in war sluing sirnnr mn- nimuipmnnnt rnrs f imslid imploiik im m ihir pirsonm intirtst m ih rampnikn in iuttn- l hi slcmnn lo pntrons offli mis ot tin nnliimnl unr fumni tommittn iilki ihnt ihis mnn di r 1 m hixl uili m li mlu di liliu iimhlfm tinnnrmc ii l w ir in il hi i st m l k l ih 1 s 111 i i 1 ii ii ill i uk t r m jsi iiik in hi kiv ill 1 lull is v utinx n ruirillminl k j is lrum s fnilh k pi iimi in iiklil dir lion h limikf hi h huth fouiiiiiilimis host tiullil r nnd maker is kt mnn sinis atinim i dn hai looked -lv- wnrd that il hul none more st ad fntl thnn the tat plynhr of faith i is hi ii k i i ffl s li in ill mil s i in id i n i in lnr n u i i dislr ihutuii i ltiyili thoiisnnils s ni ill i hnne suis statl sum si i s f i pe ir in in i imult siitum il iiiikmivs s t alniii in in tiiirnhlh j li ss unil li i iri i tiimumls ilinin i lis s s ni inn li in itiuiml fs i il nisi i mif i r ms- ib 5 enough to buy n worth while amount of life assur- nnce brotection it moat certainly ial at nge 25 for exumplct monthly will buy a policy for 3030 the budget plan which fea tures premiums an low na 5 a month enables you to obtain immediately the life ussurance protection that will mean uo much to ou and your family have you 5 in the bank if bo you can afford this vitul protection get detailh by bending the coupon iimc vsllr ar lavst4 in vfltnr bsm w b in ill h ii nv il ti i si 1 t ih im l t f t u lr up ir itinv itn i it s f t f ii us mhoi it ii mii eon i i i ilst i much i n l l i s ulun il uiiht to nid civs r nij vx hi r i i lamv i niftjisl an tt usull almost at t idt ni ill is t uiothi t rtslu lion in vt ihl 1 in sum total is a hoot u hu h is not onl lests heavc md mort coin fottahlt that is to a less tiring to tht man on the march hul one which n in the downtime of gods ovennnum wear longer than il clumsier prwdelwttr in an effort to preserve- our u eople i ivvsor of itfc tli ul ht f iinj i dollars n f o ih ciih n nuit i hi mom hns intii otrtut iikbutnmt to the loernment in help- i inb ta pav dehta aefruln from the north american life iii- al ohk i i 12 kins htrert lonmlo 4hil sx without obhsation plttm nd ran infurmiiun about your pf sporutl lludt i ohcy togttir with fr at iovkt hudctin a 1 liookut 11 vm addnn