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sixtyeighth year no 8 acton ontario thursday august jtotli 1042 eight homeprint pges five cent canada esteems national weight of weekly press delegate at 23h convention of cwjnjl fuax mutf skk- w on newspaper place in wartime economy saskatoon cp prediction of greater responsibilities in the fu ture awll a a picture of the part the weekly newipaper has played in canadaa progress in the paat were tfvtm delegate to the 23rd annual convention of the canadian weekly newspapers association here last week yarlou aipecta of the nations war effort were dealt with in apeechca and discussion the 200 newspapermen from all parts or canada preaent at the open ing aeaalon heard the messaec from prime minister mockemle king re ferring to the service weekly newa papera arc capable of rendering it la impossible to overestimate the value of the service at this very critical time the delegatea were welcomed in addresses by s j doran of alameda saak aecretary of the saskatchewan division of the association and mayor s n maceachern of saskatoon they were guests of honor at a banquet given by the province of saakatche- wan at whlcheremlcrwj patter- aon told them where you have a free press the people enjoy liberty the convention business included addresses by the president walter r legge of the granby que leader- mall and by c v charters of the brampton ont conaervator man aging director of the canadian week ly newapapera association mr charters aald a free press was the cornerstone of democracy and had a more than the old gray mare j5 aint what she used to be met a faaa psiaa reader the other day and got the salutation say what happened the old grey mare then met a couple of more with similar greeting thats the way we find out stolen car was r recovered in two days at goderich last thursday evening the car stolen from mr c v forces resi dence on bower avenue waa reeov- jtred in goderlch just two dnys after the theft pte wm a rhodes a soldier absent from camp borden without leave was nlso arreated and charged with the theft he is twentyone yeara old chief harrop later received infor mation from goderlch that rhodes had pleaded guilty to theft of cars in toronto acton gait and goderlch since last october 3684 83 haa been administered under the acton and district war services league it waa revealed last thursday evening at the fortnightly meeting salvage and theft of the gasoline in acton f0 the month waa j14080 reported if certain feature are belhg read and he will appear for trial in goderlch i dy mr r w lo enjoyed kind of like obituaries j this week and later on the theft as soon as you miss them ifa easy to charge here chief harrop had 368483 has been administered by war service league salvage collections not an large more events needed for funds for work of i league recall some good about them chance of the case theft of the acton memorial service watched the painters across the road redecorafing the exterior of johnstone rumley funeral home i pqu mrs thompson and couldnuhelp tew recollections w m q you dont need to be very old to r- wma call when the place was surrounded by a nice white picket fence and trees grew in the front so close that it was only a quick look that caught a glimpse of this fine old home there unt the old apple tree that stood riant at the front door and about the lnwn were those nice old iron scats that made swell decorations but werent so comfortable now we get the full view df the architecture and fine lawn from the front it aint what jt used to be but we like it better as we see it now had jk chat with our friend w j aklns the other day and if it wasnt for the inconvenience of those crutches i believe hed be at work again on the fall fair the pace has been slowed a little but the in terest of mr aklns in acton fall fair and nassagawcya remains just and rev- soclatlon in membership nue many snbjaeta g h lash ottawa director of public information said canadians must invest 1200000000 in war bonds and buying bonds should not be regarded as a sacrifice a paper wms of knox church held the regular august meeting it was a memorial service for the late mrs william thompson who passed away recently she had always been n very faithfulmember of the w m s for many years had boen responsible fov the august meeting devotional per iod was taken by mrs allison and mrs wright mrs gould read the poem others which exemplified the life of mrs thompson mrs lnntx read a paper prepared by mrs thompson on ii peter 316 mrs hassard read a poem on o little white rose which mrs thompson had read at a previous meeting miss anderson spoke a few words in trib ute to the life and example of the deceased after 2 minutes silence the meeting was closed with all re peating the lords prayer 3r big job to do in a war economy he keen if acton doesnt have a better j r told of the rapid growth of the as- fair than ever the man who was sectjscaped intlsoiiers retnry for so many years is golngtaj be keenly disappointed he is just as anxious as he used to be as i sometimes visit about and con verse with citizens i icanh help but think that the reason acton has such a fine community spirit is because so from milton jail caught in montreal ro johnson go row 25 and reg inald hnnlon 22 who escaped from the milton jnil iv days ago are be- prepared by wilfred h goodman of mnn are keenly interested in the hcid cusiod in montreal po- the publishers war finance public- town nnd n lh for community m miuon llmirned tuesday the ilclty committee suggested ii luould tterment going hack over the u esrn hlr making n rope tie a nntlonnltontclfcnnndnstnrtm mnrtpntsame spirit guidedthe tnltr blanket and climb- a campaign to honor her war heroes of acton nnd gave us man lnr ovt the ofoot jail wall canada should guard against urg- of things we have todny as chlf rw armnnd brodeur lng n premature second front in ns remains the communit will i of monlrenl snii row vvna lnken europe said glllls purcell toronto fim pjnce in which to live lmm1 sufldnp tthile wns general superintendent of the can- apprehended when he entered n re- ndlnn press mr purcell vho was here was a time when i used to station monday public relations office with the can- w lsn a tvould reach the status tnt two uen sermnk i8monih ndton corps overseas and a nimher of tofrkjmt ns it appears possible fo1 hef of kasollne trlpy an now the desire has rone nnd i hope 0nkxuic station thev made tlutl the population figure will have no hearing on acton remaining o mi lage its tin last incoi pointed vil lage in ilattin nnd while the word ton mn sound bigger it seem thni is about all thnt is to be gained h acknowledgements of shipments of cigarettes were received from the following men serving overseas cpl r s ohara l cpl geo inglis pte f holloway gnr g c wallace pte c h tyler pte cliff mcdonald cpl p purdy pte f l tournour pte gordon lambert pte b d hodge pte c w douglas l cpl j scrlvcn pte d mcdonald pte k a mcdon ald lcpl jos wallace pto r mc- vey gnr t nlcol sgt j nlcol pte o r brown pte a c martin pte norman gibson lac jack vangoo- zen pte j mcgcachle gnr bill caldwell pte r mcarthur pte d mcdonnld lcpl n l mcnabb some of the ijoys wrote letters and others sent the card supplied and ad ded a note but nil were very appre ciative of the smokes accounts of 14 49 wxrc passed for payment for sundry items since the shipment of boxes the treasury is down and various ways of raising funds were discussed the beardmore employees association plan an event for this month but details had not yet been worked out it was hoped that with the holiday season just bout over more events would be sponsored as holidays or no holidays the war goes on nnd funds are needed to maintain this work while the fall quota of wool for knitting had been ordered delivery could not be secured until some time next month it was arranged to change the meetings to thursday nights nnd hold the next meeting on august 21th big barn burned at ballinafad friday night fire completely destroyed the big barn on the farm of campbell stecn nbove balllnnfad on friday night the entire hay crop a couple of loads of grain four calves and n bull were nlso destroyed ns well as harness and other equipment usually kept in n farm barn the fire wns visible for around nnd n big crowd gathered to watch it many from acton drove to the scene cause of the fire is unknown when first dis covered by mr stecn he saw the barn on fire from his bedroom window nnd at that time the structure was well nblaze fortunately what little brecmrprcvalled was away frdm other farm buildings and only the barn and contents were lost weekly war commentary specially written for ttwt aeton free ehrem by bv ii ii gordon canadian iru staff writer canadian army forces led a large- scale attack on enemy occupied miles jjctcnch territory around dieppe at six soldiers are injured when car collides with truck six soldiers nil of no 24 basic training centre brampton were ser iously tnjufed monday night when their car was in collision with the rear of a parked gravel truck oh main st w four were rushed to peel memorial hospital at brampt- ton nnd were reported progressing favorably two who were more ser iously injured were rempved to char ley park hospital toronto all six men suffered head nnd body cuts and bruises and shock they are pte john cassel driver corps walsh and kitchen nnd pts cnddlck cameron and cairns e h mason cloverdnle ave tor onto driver of the gravel truck with the help of possersby extrlcntcd the soldiers from the wrecked car the men were given first aid by capt h e robinson and dr allan noble two army ambulances were called from the training centre to rush the injured soldiers to hospital constable arthur savage of bramp ton investigated he stated the sol diers were returning to the army eampfrom georgetown the change know of lot of places quota of articles age popu- h too thnt have er small village popu lations that would hfglnd to revert to village status hut such is not pos sible haven t anv objettlops at all to t on tinned growth of the enmmumtv but t an t see nnvthlng to be gained bv becoming incorjwrnted n a town of lt gen acl mcnaughton staff in 1941 added our bnvj oxer- scan are cage to get o fiance their fommnndfi said the will whv not leave the job to the people who are on the spot dr j s thoninnn president of the unlversltv of saskatcltvunn declar ed nn important part in reshnplng the future must- be plnved h the rural church t he rural si hool and the lural newspupers di m m meodrum ottnwn of the war fin ance public tv commit tee nlso ail- dteikcd the convention at the trophv dinner miss bvrne hope sanders ujthe wartime prices t than a village and can see nnd trade board at ottawa was 0 disadvantages guest speaker on the subject the consumer looks nt price control noticed the municipal officers newspaper award everv morning gathering up the odds the pentlcton lu c iletatd won nni on the street also know the canndlon weeklv newspapers um premises along the main ihoi- assoclatlon award for the bcht all- i uughfarv accumulates gum cigar and round weeklv in the dominion and wrappings nnd a lot of ma- for the best editorial page of papers tm is thrown aside its un- lid but not pnrtlcularlx dangerous lot of xou can rememlwr when banana were quite a treat and banana skins used to be just as plen tiful on the streets as ihh olat wrapping ate- uwluv a banana skin was a treacherous tiling too two cam came to grief and parted plmed between the sofe or xour heel wlthdented fenders and fronts at the of vour shoe and a nue smooth side- mill and mam streets cortnu on-iint- walk jou wen tnvcr ositie of urd mornln lrvtn erb of ktub- mainta iz intended d tlon o et their escape two davs nfter the sent- enc tk had been imposed knitters needed i for red cross i the ifed cross has plent of wool feu knitters and to meet the quota for acton and district there is nn urgent appeal for all knitters need- ed as soon as possible nre lr pair long seaman s stockings 100 pair of seuman s socks 54 pnir of mitts and j u aero caps so knitters can keep thulr needles clicking there is plentx of am and plenty of needed articles befoie winter comes -a- i continued on page four driver and ownek get 10 and costs for cars collide eiklitytarom lac loms life in nasaaufva thow tv ksuhl to keep the flag of freedom flying dn saturdav last charlie kv le son of mr and mrs f l kennedj of lwr cnmpnllv hie ont was drowned in a jumd at water while pluming iil thu- fm ni of mr ami mrs wallace kin lilt fsss ptiss agajn presnts tin- list of those from acton and district who are serv ing in the active ser- xue koices in arm air force and nov thanks to the help of telntives hdfi iaoliihriuvmbotjnnuuiiii xisions sflil e the last list was publlsh- ener wo tralltng east and jun lew was hav ing klorenie km ivn shulei drtve ins i ai west miss shulers dm tng eteneme vas lumttm when chief harrop inv stlgattsd the ntcldtnt he foun 1 that miss stiuler had no drivers penult and ad mlttetllv had onlx dtnen ch asumnllx vestenlav nun rung in police cnun magistrate k ponald assessed jun leu and mt shulei 10 and costs each on tht infoi matiou liul bv chief harrop mis shulei was harged with di i mt w it bout t miniit and jun lew with prrmituni his mr to be driven bv an unlicensed dnv the streets afn t what l hex usitp to be ami wrappings aren t as ba 1 us ban ma skins loan king who was with kv le notlc- tk r i j58 names ed ne was lu difftc ultv and ran foi wheieavthe one previouslv published iwlp mr king was not long ieov- a i a total of jjj lhis one nui too enng the hodv ynd jtpplled artifuu have omissions and if vou se an llute was a dav when the aontmied on pate kighti iittiji tot 1urnei whentrtvk fires whiijc reint repaired rcsptratio mi u on w lr acton boys enusted iiui weak ivewtqn hurst has joined thr can adlsn ordnaice corps and is station- ment ed in toronto i ast evening while repairs were be- limg made on a irmk bv mr ibtb mcknc hern on the fifth line gisohn m tbe mmnme in some wnv became tjrnlttmi and the plosion was fallow tsl bv ftre lnjhe truck little marv ann- the thrxx enrold daughter of the home wa in the truck and n- forvhe was tescued suffered manv serious burns on her arms leg- and bodv medical attention xxas gtsen nnd she was taken to the sick cnil- the community goes out at thts time 1 dren s hospital in toronto for treat- uch sad and sudden bereavement all wudi for her a prompt re- interment was made in nassaaw ev a covery from the painful mlsnap presbterlar cemetery j whilt t ftp it injj summoned tyui ills arm al the little k w incisl deul 1 tie funeral was held mnndav from t ie hme rev mi mustard t on dm led thf s i x t e and spoke mmfott- mg woids from the mth hipter of lohn i et not xour luatrs n tnuibi- kour cirl cousins and si ihuins ried floral tributes vx hit h xvt re- urn the parents grindpirents um ifs nunts friends neuhhois ind t t in 1 pupfts of s no j sus- viumi p mb iris xxer il in usin nn 1 i nuns kvh v as in hi th r ind i- a talenttsi lad for his a his h ppx dinposition and nierrv smile will h mumil in the home and bv those who knew him betides hw parents there are thrh hrotherm norman mljchell and jot n tn these the svmpathv of brown pte o h brlhm bavllss sgt h a17m1 biggin trooper it e blofiti bmes st john no 7592 buck sut k ii hrv1j uuik cpl m lj1u ilnllnn id- o bjtoto ilup iac e i llhotll ljirni i if ii iiskmr i tors or i un it s itiiittredweav-tttt- tnnlv t- gnil to have then deluded for the m t publishing rt ttnhng to present t ompilation wiiki of i ours changes from week to wtjk t hi r art 121 overseas 2 lasualtus t m the nivv and 1m in l c in ida in this im of men from acton and district a total of jrs which is 1 milht fine record we think from time to tim i rexistl lint ill h- pubhsht 1 and tgun we urge all rea u rs lo help us keep it up-to- dtlte s that miamtaini ind 1itn t v i mplt t ret orti mav if tbv m n from ac ton nrvii in this war 0krsf4 alger csm 1 h b-slv- anderson s sri h w bmun alrdrte pie orge b74fr airdrie pte wm a b browntpte w h bmm3 bragg pte ivan t c caldw inr v m i cassidv itewib 1 bhfi 1 camahan ipr w h b74fifi1 umini i pi i a171kl cook pti h o a17 chisholm t pi lohn a a ci cross pte k a 174k clos pie i leo a itjt v lififd sgl k a b hnit ci mn fiaei nr t a tl his umpb ii p o m t cfr7t i lougli pte chas b msui i forest inr llandd alvit k mholt pte k bmk3s klhott pte pa b7ibh9 llslex sgt c r7s7i1h f french nr f c bfici6i frank pte karl m umw ford lbdr a r a152s7 finlav cpl w j b7469j flnneyrp o r a c6475 flatp nr j b b11600 continued on page five of pt dawn wednesday in the raid they were supported by british american and fighting french commandos while ovcrjuuid a constant procession offccta f nnd it a f fighters oruibomber from brlsttrontllne airdromes provldedrgreat protect lng canopy from dnwn on through late after noon henvy ettphulons heard on the british side ofine english channel indlcnted conjinunncc of the opera tions despite the great scope of the attack the bbc repeatedly announc ed thnt the action wns not nn invas ion and this was supported by the re turn to brltnln in the nfternoon of the troops who hnd accomplished their nttacks speedily tanks were used by the attacking troops and the rnld wns hnlled by iondon newspapers its a raid de luxe and a departure from tlpand run night raids in ottawa the at- tnck wns taken as an indication of n new and expanding role for canad ians in offensive warfare announcement wasln london aug x8 of the nppolntment of gen sir hnrold alexander 50yearold ulster- man as commander of british forces in the middle east succeeding sir claude auchlntcck cen alexander plnyed a big part in the dunkerque evacuation and more recently led the british forces in its retreat through burmn the united states assault on the japancsehckl solomon islnnds in the southwest pacific its navnl shelling of the aleutian island of klsko and its participation in the aerial sweeps against nazioccupied europe indi cate thnt presldent roosevelt is tnk- 4ng a widening field for united states operations ngalnst the axis the united states fighting against the axis since lost dec 7 when the japanese attacked pearl harbor has i sent inrge forces into the field nt sen j land in the air in seven months- i i forces which are better trained than tlhnsv she sent to france- in the first great war before the selective seivlce act was passed the total united states nrmv i pel sonnet including national gunrd corresponding to canadas peacetime nonpermnnent active militia was j in a population of rough v nn 000 000 it now is ncrnrding to the best guesses about 100 000 in cluding nil land nnd army nlr foicis technician ahmad the united stntes hns also sent into the middle east nnd piobnhlv some ot her areas fore es of tec hnh i inns to repair damaged allied equip ment nnd salvage enem t weapons and other material americans have gone to the british i west indies greenlnnd iceland nnd labrador tbev have shipped tvtn before the were attacked goods into the middle enst nnd other fronts nnd j are now shipping them wherever there is a fighting front i i he are building ships as fast ns thex can to offset their own heavy losses off th atlantic const nnd in deepsen trade tbev are seeking to promote foster building despite labor- j t apltal misunderstandings arising j from n nrlet of couses chiefly con- i tingent on the fact that the countrv hnimg an most nations did to keep out of the fight is hill like others tenrnlng jasnrm admlmlnn i at the weekend jtlpnnexe dis- patt hrfc ioi the first time ndmlttecl the danger of the united states threat to- fit solomons 1 ht se reports sold the laplineke w ei e- engaged in merc fighting to ward off llw seaborne in vaders great care xwis being taken bv the jivv- ji-pa- tnieitt tit vahtfvki-n-ut- avoid m r optimistic repoils of tb offinsivh hut it appeared lfti lv that i s marines controlled the klimd at lulngi with its big harbor jvr hind allied iiinratt were repoitnl to be smashing nit- nipt of the opanvs to rinfore thtr troops in the solo august meeting makes transfer of waterworks funds no more increftma in power load without approval at the power controller transfer of 500 waa made from the waterworks department of the public utilities to the general ac count of the corporation at the august meeting of the commission a letter from the power control ler gne notice that after july 15th nil applications for increases of power load of 23 horsepower and over must have the approvaxjnfthe controller application stating the use of the power and the type of industry njust be given another leltef wns received regard ing the hilling on dwellings having more than one household no action was taken by the commission a letter from the electrical asso ciation stated a ruling had been se cured regarding unemploment in surance and where a certificate of icrmanency of occupation was re ceived participation in the plnn was optional regarding water service extension to two lots on victoria avenue the commission were ready to proceed as soon as approval of council wns given accounts were passed for payment ns follows hydro department bell telephone co services 4 90 h e p c of ontario power 3777 68 cnr and miss accounts norton motors supplies actok fiss pskss printing bank of montreal paper symon hardware supplies j e holdcroft a co poles alex smith cartage geo mcdonald a co sup plies mcdonald electric co sup plies canadian line materials supplies w h cunningham hill supplies whit hams garage sangnmo co ltd supplies actom fsrs psejui adv fjiik howard supplies j c mot i hew s postage 191 17 28 15 66 112 32fl 23977 1500 675 2196 33 00 16 33 1182 72 00 1 00 1169 1000 waterworks department cnnndlnn bross co supplies acton machine shop emtkoyeks picnic at eden mills- on sat urdav afternoon inst a ver enjovnble pic nic was held it eden milts bv the emplovees their wives nnd families of the ac ton mac hlne shojrs in the afternoon the men took part in a gnmt of baseball a good program of rims and contexts was presented undei the direction of mrs f s blow the following weie the winners of the events girk 7 nnd under 11 lillian jen nings leila lennings bov s 7 nnd under 1 1 fred nings joe jennings bnvs in nnd under l bob son bnh bruce young men nino bynido wilfred mi eac hern ymflin women kcno tlnudo ev er n wilson orange race neth blow mnrried men fred mceorhern ladles kicking nhw mrs locker i i mi ra eveh n wilson braldo c jen- wll- keiwt braido ken- kenneth blow wll- mis braido ilenn guessing mrs m overboil mr osc or l4cker kenneth blow oscar ohtlol of the luhigi navaj tiase bv tin i ntt d totes might i opt eivnblv force the fnpone-m- to hvi-m- their u hoi plan of cperotlons in the far fast in united states hands i ulagl sould ixonie a onstaht thtal to nmv c ommunu nlioni in the area lurtheast of australia a vlgrcu ufftnsivt tiv the i nittd nations in th snlornon island and nrw guinea undoubted i v would cause the jnp- nnete to think twice before under taking an t nmpalgn ngalnst ituxsia the indian government s measures tri put an end to vlolrnce engendered bv mohandas k gandhis campaign i against british rule were meeting continued on page eight low prize lot ker spec lal mrs i jennings youngest c hild on giounds ltiria ra mepathivn afue rwrn- un tlectrti flcmir lamp was present ed on haihnlf of the einplovees to mr and mrs kenneth blow tn honor of thtir n i ent marriage k nnelh on b- half of his wife and him if made suitable repl expresslng their nppre- i iuru m of the gift ian ing woi en- uei in the hall a n finale to this splendid afternoon oullng knox church ladles aid sodrty will hom nn afternoon tea- at the home oj mrs- fred mccuteheon on tueday august 29th at 1 p m sil ver collection everybody welrwn -t-