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i vhtmsoav rhvjibbt 8th ims the acton free press j page rtvm mlas e prldhant visltadln toronto over the wkud mis gladys huffman of toronto was homo for th wsknl jurcraftsman tom watson is howfe a finlough from nawfockpdland sst c w how spent the week end with his sister mrs hsrry mur- y mrs harry norton and david havo arrived in vlllavleonlo columbia south america mrs eh vincent bill and bar- oars of toronto visited acton friends over the weekend mrs p wilds and mrs i mcdon ald attended the bakers convention in toronto yesterday mrs fred anderson attended the womens institute area annual con ventlon held in kitchener last week pte ivan g chalmers hcksc of st thomas and mr lawrle chal mers of toronto were weekend visi tors at the home of their sister mrs a w fosbury mrs a macdonald miss margaret j macdonald and mrs 3 c dennis spent the weekend with sarnla friends mrs macdonald is remnln- lne for a visit mr and mrs edwin currle and bobby of milton heights spent sun- jaywlthmrsanirusmcdonald-and- famlly at dolly varden mrs angus mcdohaid and murray joe and archie mcdonald and mrs edwin currle alto attended the funeral of the late mr a j smethurst at lime- house george wallace cfcothes shtft 112 tonga st 2nj floor toronto take the herstor and s money are you neglecting your eyesight rr docs not pay if you need glasses why not call in and see ep head ro m 8s oeorsys square phone mm gcmjms weekly war commentary tfeetlanv written far the aetna vvm vnm ay mftt l coupon ruitju1 prw staff writer card op thanks mrs alex mcdonnld wishes to ex press her appreciation for the mnny acts of kindness nnd expressions of sympathy and condolence extended by friends nnd neighbors during the recent itmess nnd death of her belov ed husbnnd these will always be cherished memories varied program at october meeting of dublin institute the dublin womnns institute held their october meeting at the home of mrs t a storey with the president m v o in t c ttwr roll en 11 won plan n menu for a fall or wlntor day with vitamin c current pvonts were given by miss m somervllle the branch forwarded the resolu tion to ottawa regarding health mrs storey was appointed convener of the quilt committee as there are a number in the making members were asked to bring a block to next meeting the topic was home economics with mrs mclntyre as convener she read a pnper which dealt with the subject very well mrs storey read a poem just folks do this sent to her by her son overseas a flower romance contest was also n feature with mrs wm mcglaugh- hn winning first prize nnd mrs g wntson second a vote of thanks was tendered to those who helped with the program nnd nlso to the hostess for the use of her home the meeting closed with the nntionnl an them lunch was served nnd n social time spent buses leave kastbotjnd to toronto westbound toiandon a dally ex sun holidays c dally ex sun and hoi d sat sun and hoi x to kitchener only y to stratford only eastern dayllglit saving time tleketa and information aft harold wiles phone 58 gray coach lines mrs jennings is hostess for meeting womens association the regular monthly business meeting of the womens association of the united church was held at the home of mrs e jennings on tuesday with mrs w evans presiding the devotional period was taken by mrs j symon after the business uas disposed of mrs jennings nsslsfed by mrs w evans mrs i hnrrls mrs d rich ardson nnd little betty mae osbury served lunrh nnd n social time was spent a- vote of thnnks was given fo mrs jennings for use of her home ulso to her assistants i arms animik 11ai1v lonton cpi carrying banners bearing the slivgnn you wnnt arms vie wnntn nursery and pushing tlielr iternnihulutors mothers i n london suburb marched to the town hnll to demnnd use of premises as a nursery ngntn so they may workln war factories mannequin give bombers advice now officer in- rritiah women air force she helps i on raid plans london cpa girl whitfiefor the war wasa mannequin in a west v end store now is giving bombing in struction to raf crews as they set but for raids an germany shells an assistant section officer named roma axed 4 just one of the many waaf s working on operational bombing stations who help make r a f raids a success insurance fire farm auto liability bicycle plate glass govern ment war damage and all gen eral lines of insurance real estate dwellings some choice dwellings for sale in town with all conveniences good state of repair from 1300 up also several large build ings that would make ideal apartment houses can be bought at reasonable prices new bungalow all conveni ences with clothes closets etc must be sold immediately as owner has enlisted farms now is the time to buy a farm we have a number of improved farms in hnlton peel nnd wellington counties- most o them pr winners in the farm and home improvement competitions of recent years fuwright insuranoe and real eatato broker registered cooper bldg acton indications were not lacklngutl week that thwonuednatloni having passed through the long defensive stage given over to parrying the eeaseleu ihrtuta or a wellprepared enemy and to making good lottec in curred in three years of retreat have opened the great offensive in the global war the first cautious steps were taken toward the distant goal of victory the great offensive was not spec tacular it did not capture the public imagination a would the electrify ing news- of a landing in force on the axis stronghold that is continental europe the only official word that the allies- had begun to thrust for ward throughout the world came from foreign secretary anthony eden he said in glasgow we are now passi thcdcfotwjvey in the western desert of nortltaf rlca britains 8th army beat dog godly at the axis forces of marshal erwln rommel destruction of his africa corps its goal the allied en forces hammered ceaselessly at the vitals of germany and italy the united stat os air force in china hit hard at japans tender spots talk was heard of gen sir archl baldwave bolstered bya strong brhlh navn force in the indloh ocean launching an attempt to re capture burma american forces beat back japanese attacks on gnud- alcanal capture of which was itself an allied offensive move enemy still strong but all the free world know the going would not be easy in this of fensive phase upon which the united- notions now nrc embarked the en emy no longer confronts wenk and disunited opponents but he himself is strong nnd wily ground taken in the allied drive through the minefields protecting rommels main forces in the western desert wns still being held nt the weekend british hendqunrters stated thnt the rth armys opening offensive nnd won nnd held nil ob jectives set for it and that the sltun- tlon wns developi favorably reported to have reached a point seven miles from kokoda the en emys inland base the drlvo continued this week australian troops captured kokoda and were reported pushing toward buna japanese coastal base at the same time allied bombers were re ported to have scattered a japanese convoy heading for buna near hits were scored on two onom tr loaded with troops one being left burning off gasmata new britain on guadalcanal united states marines and regulars started an of fensive to drive the japanese into the sea they were supported by flying fortresses dive bombers and flghper planes navy secretary knox stated at a press conference tuesday that two additional enemy cruisers had been sunk in the battle off savo island oh the night of oct 1112 it is now clear that three japanese cruisers and five destroyers were destroyed in the engagement at the same time mr knox warned against overoptimism regarding the progress of events in the solomons area on russian front red army reports this week were a mixture of good and bad news fresh soviet gains were reported in the 10wecitfiiqldbntue of stnllngrai hut a further withdrawal occurred in the nalchik sector in the cctjjrnl caucasus while russian sources declarod the severe check suffered at stalingrad would prevent any general german offensive in the caucasus it was ad mitted thnt strong enemy armored forces had made gains between nal chik nndordzlionlkldr go miles to the south v northeast of tuapse naval bnse on the black sea const the russians re ported they had xnptured several heights in the- fighting at this point 250 germans were killed cut axis lines new 8th army drives along the el alamcln bnttlefront in the western desert hnve imperilled rommels nrmies nnd resulted in the enpture of many prisoners it was reported from cnlro that the axis flank in the coast nl nren hnd been badly cut up and approximately 2500 troops caught in a pocket some 16 miles west of el alamcln german sources ndmltted thnt a british thrust in the centre hnd breached the axis- line gen mont gomery drove his tnnks through the holes in enemy positions nnd these ore cngnglng n rommels armored it seems evident that ltgen b l montgomeryand his commanders nre proceeding wnrlly and the excessive enthusiasm thnt brought disaster in midsummer when british forces fell into a trap in the area south of tp- bruk will be avoided axis defences are deep nnd wellplanned nnd n pro cess of gradual attrition will prob- nbly be followed by the british forces montgomery hns n big ndvantnge pver his gorman opponent in the mat ter of supplies the british nre close to sources of supply but rommels llnes of communication nre spread out over n greot desert area con stantly nttneked by allied plnnes mntruh tobruk and other ports used by the axis commander to bring in troops and equipment are under at tack from the air while supply ships in the medltorrnncnn nre being hnr- nssed by submarines of the roynl nnvy rrtsrln danger rommel nlso hns an eye qn south ern libya it is quite probnble thnt ir the invaders nre forced from their positions on the narrow el atameln hatilefrontalliikl force2basodill ft the y column m loud cheers went up in the y last monday when it was announced that the aeroplane club for the boys would be starting saturday afternoon november isth under the capable leadership of herb dron well known y member the class will start sharp at 130 in the ys mens doom of the y sot mothers anil fathers if something flys by you some time- when you aro baking or reading the paper dont set alarmed it will only be your young son trying out his lat est model witches clowns pirates spanish ladles and mothers dresses not to speak of athers coat all made their appearanco at the junior girls hal loween party at the y last friday two big pumpkins decorated the table plus yood food and more food that part of tho decoration soon disappeared although some of it hnd to bo taken home via a paper bag four of the senior girls made perfect hostesscsnnd saw to it thnt every girl got nil she could cat the four girls were helen holmes annettn evans eleanor allen and ena van dor grin- ten and i wnmtoxtohd my thanks to these glrm for doing such n good job w s the senior boys nnd girls wilt be glad to know thnt snturdny night lnoyember-14tlihas-heenset-asldefor- them to hold their second dnnce of the season all y members of high school age nre welcome it is going to bo run agnin entirely by our younger set nnd if its nnythlng like their first one it is sure to be n suc cess may gray red cross makes shipment wool is ready for knitters tho latest shipment of goods from red cross headquarters here includ ed 23 bed jackets 10 bo4 gowns go t bandages so surgical towels 20 boys shorts 40 boys shirts and 25 boys underpants the season for more knlttlngms here and the wool is on hand at red cross headquarters for 100 pair of seamans socks engagements mr and mrs robert darby ttt acton announce the engagement of their youngest daughter muriel eve lyn to pte telford george iteldt youngest son of mrs katharine reldt and the late mr ceorgtrreldt of tor onto the marriage is to take plae november28th at 300 pm in acton united church j new store hours- for acton effective on and after- nov 0th in compliance with a gov ernment request for conservatiqnqfeiectric power and reduc- ed hours in retail stores the following will be the closing hours in all stores in acton monday 630 pm tuesday bj0 pm wednesday 1230 pm except during december thursday 030 pm friday 030 pm saturday 1000 pm the cooperntion of our patrons in observing these hours willbeappreciated acton business men 7 canada gregory theatre ktuuay novembkb kathleen shirley temple herbert mar shall ijnilne day world in action fighting chlnn disney lend n paw sport belter bowling chapter 14 dick tracy vs crime hattrdav november 1 matinee at 300 joan of the osiarks joe e brown judy canova mercy island- ray mlddleton gloria dick son fox news slonday november t wings for the eaglet ann sheridnn dennis mor gan musical call inn all girls trnvimtalk minnesota information ploase wednesday november 11 feather your nest georjr- formby novelties mr blabbermouth hunting dogs at work rookie re vue french equatorial africa will be brought into piny an expedition nd- innclng alorjg desert trails fronothls vast nrea could cause trouble to the germnh rear provideddifficulties of supply were surmounted russian forces in the central caucasus were reported at the week end to be holding new lines of de fence on the nalchik plateau after three- successive withdrawals fierce flghtlngcontinues in this area as well ns northenxt of tuapse on the black sea coast in the western caucasus strong assauluby german forces were turned nslde at the weekend hy the outnumbered defenders of stnllngrad all axis attempts to i reach the volga have failed nnd the i approach of winter makes the posi- tton of the invaders anything but a happy one soviet authorities- took note of colder weather last week by ordering troops nt moscow and on the northern sector of the front into in ter untforhis i easier in solomons announcement oct m by navy seeretnry frank knox thnt japanese naval forces in the solomons islund area hnd withdrawn revived hopes for oie success of allied plans in the pacific i j he declared thnt the japanese had failed to eject inited states forces from any of the grounth- seized on 1 guadulcuna island presumnhlythe ships returned toitheir bases- inlhe northern solomons and other places i but it wan mode clear there was no telling when they might return for i further auacks i in the meantime the americans are i strengthening their hold on the guadalcanal air base and relnforce- iments are being rushed to the island encouraging news also came from new guinea where australian forces operating across the owen stanley mountains from port moresby were f british troops were reported to have advanced ns much as 18 miles along the const west of el alnmeln thestartlng point ofjhq offensive dlspntches from cairo wednesday indicated that the 8th army had ndv vanced along the entire bnttlefront from the northern coastal region to the anchor positions on the edge of the quattnrn salf marshes in the north australian troops stfll encircled some 2500 trapped axis troops in the centre axis armored forces were routed in n sixhour tank battle and rommel threw in nrtlllcry in an effort to protect his retreating troops for the past 24 hours the full force of the allied air striking power hns been concentrated on enemy units withdrawing along the constat road british hendqunrters snld ln describing fighting in that nren germnns and itallnns have also been hurled bnck from dler el angnr munnssib and hlmelmnt two strong points on the southern end of the 35- mlle front citizens of th e bannockburn institutemet at mrs n mceachrens bnnnockburn w i beld their oc tober meeting nt the home of mrs n mceacharh acton with a good at tendance and the president was in the chair splendid donations were received from the members for the dltty bags for sailors the branch also donated money to buy christmas cakes for the acton boys through the acton and district war service league the report of the boolldl mr j crees auction sale wns very satisfac tory to the members miss edna russell went to kitch ener tis a delegate from bnnnockburn w i the meeting closed by singing god save the king and n social half hour spent junior choir travels over 6000 miles the elgar junior choir of van couver have eomplettm n round trip to eastern canada during which they travelled over six thousand miles their home was an alrcondltloned tourist sleeping car attached to regu lar trains of the canadian national railways each member paid his or her expenses the choir gnve con certs in all the principal cities the jproceeds golngto various war efforts halton county your government needs your scrap iron and steel now more scrap stool and iron is urgently needed if we are to produce the ships tanks planes guns and munitions necessary to win this- war you are asked to do your part by turning in every available ounce of scrap metal you can find in your homo or on your farm this campaign is from november 1st to december 15th 1942 in order to facilitate the systematic collection of scrap iron and steel in your county wartime salvage limited a government company and the steel con troller have completed arrangements with your county warden and township reeve to supervise the collection and sale of the scrap iron and steel you deliver here is what you do dig out every ounce of scrap iron and steel you can put your hands on township groups havo boon fonnod findout from yetrrtownship beove- how and where he wishes you to take your scrap the price to bat paid by wartime salvage limited oas company bavkeen fixatl by the department of mrniltfame aasl snpjuy as fallow 1 prica at cellaetlon peistt will bo 1710 pas not toss oa gronaul x res scrap loaded on earn eontabainaj laos tbablttoau psieo will bo 9s80 pes not ton for scrap loaded en cars containing 28 teas ear will bo 1000 per not ton foj ears price riiaiuirj snonmsiinkh london icpi ctnlmini certain bars were out of bounds to officers too rny authorities denied the i- charue of joseph henderson labor slp of snobbishness in higher ranks following naming of five pub- lie houses out of bounds to ncoi and men the above prices will be paid for all forms of scrap iron and steel excluding a sheet tin of any land b automobile bodies and fenders c stovepipe and d wooden attachments how to dispose of your scrap when collected i when you have delivered your scrap to the place designated for your group in accordance withthe instructions bfyour township reeve you can then fa i sell your scrap metal to the government agency and divide the proceeds of such sale among the various members of your group to which you will be- appointed by your township reeve or if i- you may donate your scrap metal to the voluntary salvage corps or committees functioning in your cmnujjaityor- 1f 3 you may sell your scrap metal to the government agency and then turn over part or all of the proceeds of this sale to the loccj salvage corps or local war charities t your contribution to the war effort is simplified by this arrangement dont wait until you are urged by your township officials to do this allimportant work get busy right away canada needs ana must have tons of scrap iron and steel now if we are to keep our fighting forces armed and ready to win through to victory turn your jflms steel into mhtihc steel i m w of a n