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r p the acton free press tliunspay nombtibgk 12lh ltna mmicm sure lartl la mematum adjitleesi for pawy el blrtka klirlew sad dlw u la this celuaul llht ikun ism notice pd44m fre u hostn sinclaitt at cuelph canaral hos- fllal on tuesday november 10th m2 to mr and mr stuart sin clair acton ontario the sift ot a daughter norma anne hunter on friday november bth 1042 at dufferln memorial hos- pltal oransevllle to mr and mrt w f hunter of terra cotta n on both are doing well matuukd webbgrindelu on saturday ev enlntf november 7lh by the rov g mclennan margaret elizabeth daughter of mm henrietta grin- dll acton ontario to ralph webb ton of mr and mr wm r webb toronto pfaffchapman at st alban a church on saturday november 71httm2 by rev e a brooka mary kathleen only daughter of mr and mm john a chnpmnn acton ontario to sergeant robert william pfaff rgaf guelph only aon of mr and mrs harold pfaff of mount forest unco price at hli late reildenco acton ontario on sunday november 8th 1042 john herbert hllllard price in his mth year harwood at the home of her daughter mm clarence gnmhlc r r no 1 uockwood on mondny novomhcr qlh 1942 eliza swnn- ston widow of the lnte robert harwood in her 77th year akins at hamilton on mondny november 9th 1942 lorcnn mabel daughter of the into hugh nnd mnrgnret aklns the lnte miss aklns is resting nt the johnstone rumley funeral homo for service on frldny afternoon at 2 v o clock interment in ebon- cjer cemetery in memoriam albert joseph smethurst the largeit legion funeral ever held in oils community marked the passing of albert joseph smethurst a highly respected resident of llmo- house nnd vicinity for forty yean mr smethurst died in christie streot hospital toronto on october 20th 1042 after a short illness although he had not been well for some tlmo he was born in scarborough eng land september loth 1878 the sec ond son of joseph henry smethurst and christina brodle in- his youth he was apprenticed to dennis and halloway stationers scarborough engjand and in 1808 he joined the firm of pawson nnd brnltsford sta tioners sheffield england ho re mained with thorn until he enme to canndn july 20th 1003 when he enmoto this country ho resided for some years in stewart- town and georgetown before mov ing to llhiohousc in march 1010 whore he wns employed with the tor onto lime company in 1012 he mnr- riod m ethel appelbe daughter of weekly war commentary gfmully written for ttw aetou pvm ptm by by ii ii goiioon caniuduh vtm slff writer move aerom fwutee gcrmnn troopi mnrched into un occupied frnncj wedneidny and mnr- ahnll pctnln formnlly protested acnln- t the brenklnu of the 1040 gorman- fronch armistice agreement italian forces nlso- moved into southern france nnd were reported to have decupled nice on the riviera it wns reported from allied head- quartern tn north afrtcn thnt nil rtonch north arlcn including mor occo cppltulntod to the allied exped itionary force at 7 n m nov 11th british and united states troops driving eastward from algiers hfid reached and occupied bougie 110 miles east of the algerlnn city this force is expected to attack axis troops rushed into tunisia in an at tempt to forestall nn extension of the the late mr nnd mrs john applcbe i allied coup to the central mcditer- ntcoiln loving memon of marlon h nlcol who passed nwny novem- ber nth 1934 as long as life our hearts shall noin nm cn thy memory ever doar and ocr thy grove in loving grief shall fall a silent tear ever remembered by husband ond family at home and overseas ol stevvnrttown three year inter he entered the employ of the acton tanning co nnd in february lolfi he enlisted with the 164th bnttallon he wns transferred to the 116th bat tallon on going overseas with the cnnndlan expedllionnrj force in september 1019 he wns discharged with the rank of cs m upon his return to canada in oc tohor he wns employed again with the acton tanning co until 1935 and in jul 1010 he enme to georgetown undei major j r barber as guard of the armouries the now store closing hours be come effective in acton this week high sc iooi girls nnd boy scouts assisted tu legionnaires in the an nual sale of poppies on poppy day da hy dn it gets more like but none can sny that we this position he held until illness forc ed him to retire on october the 6th georgetown hcrnid contributions to community sale held last week following is a list of the contrlbu tions as compiled nt the community sale hold last wednesday evening an effort hns been made to assure its correctness nnd completeneis how ever in such n compilation there is plentv of room for error and if nny hne been omitted the nnmes will vvlntt r but none can sny mm wv hnnt enjoyed a beautiful nutumn glndl be added freeman wilson a m mncpher the acton branch of the navy on rm 0onon ch league luld a er successful dance k ctor wmjmm vnccit s a in the town hnll on saturday even- 1 bprberjck u smlh bp ln mason knitting co mrs clark ed tn fs pstsa business offlic tenren mis v infield mr nnd mrs will not be open friday evenings h p wntkins mr and mrs w wnt and only o saturday evening fro 8 until 10 o clock h swnmns are well filled winter could hit started any time since september according to the old pre diction that winter did not come until tht swamps were full added to the list ot quejer places in whtth the letter v has been found the past week arc a carrot found tn the garden of mr j bel ahd in a stick of kindling in which a worm had mode a v formation found by mn- l king of nassagnwca council relegated to baek room as watftffnrrfirt klni mrs anderson mr swnckham- tftor mr dnlton barber mis haw thorne mr pnrgeter mr h ritchie a swnckhammer j watklns s rob inson e dnvenport mr brownlbw mr nngoozen w d barber mrs j aklns mrs ivan hnrris mrs george mcphail messrs mccutchcon and stewart mr john- sprawl mrs 0 harn pallnnt s store george wat son norman armstrong mansell nellls mrs salt miss pearl smith mrs bops wm roszel c w swack hnmmer mr nnd mrs a mcmillan mr j a locker chas dnvidson mr cameron kitching mr a near mr 1 lndsa ferguson mr alfred pnt rirk mrs frwl denn mrs l llnd sn mrv lnmlx rt mrs stnrknlan mr ond mrs bnchlin force euctrtc pto ts mr innfts heed mrs j rnnenn in london prime minister churt hill told the house of commons n second front would be opi nod in europe an nttnek will be mnde in due course ntross the channel or the north sen he said axis power in north africa lsbe ing crushed by the british 8th armys mighty offensive in the western desert thus foreign secretary an thony eden s recent statement that the united nations had passed from n defensive to an offensive stage in the prosacuuon of the war received quick confirmation with the offensive still in progress it may be too enrly to indulge in ex cessive optimism but the blow to axis strength in north afrlcji has been so decisive that the threat to fgpt the suez canal nnd the middle enst from thnt area has been defin itely removed there is every reason to hope flint in the immedlnte future german and italian armies operating in the nst destrt area from tripoli to the wes terp desert will be completely de stroyed with this accomplished the great machine sot up by the united nations in africa may be expected to surge northward to the medlter rnnenn w 1th t lie overt hrow ing of cermnn power in southern europe ns it next objective tlnued to repulse attacks by german infantry tanks and planes southoast of natcttlk doop in the caucasus the gorman drlvp is a ais- lnct throat to grozony oil region but there and also nt tuapse on the black son tied armies wore reported to be holding firm after withdrawals enrly lafwek in the far east it waa reported thnt australian forces advancing on bunn japanese coastal base on new guinea litcd met with stiffened resist ance nbout 00 miles south of the port japanese forces on guadalcanal is land in the solomons made strong at tacks on american positions but were beaten off a united stntes nnvy communique said enemy attneks west of the matnnlqun river were repuls ed with heavy losses to the enemy it was indicated thnt amerloon planes based on the island retained control of tho air osnwlbuw in england announcement wns mnde nt the weekend thnt thousands of cannd- inns had been snfoly transported to england it was a quiet crossing with nothing to mar the voyage included in the latest draft- from canndn were thousands of reinforce mnnts for uie field nrmy ns well ws specialists an rcaf contingent de- s ribed ns 25 per cent bigger than nny previous air unit from the dom- 1 ut ftdm night w ns r gulnr nn et ing niht for at ton count 11 and ns a rult i mini tl proceedings hu prior it oir tin count 11 chamber but not iuiiiii tht st war tlmts at tlhi ntlmk tciuncil table i hairs and tlu whole room wns piled high withhoxts nnd matt rials gtttkng 11k christmas pat kagt k rtitd to send to tlu hovs from at ton and dutrkt overseas wtll thin nlwavs h kuict kit in the smaller room at rots the hall thnt naval artlwt freed from the t if rent of axis air nttneks from western egptinn bnses the- ronl navj now is in n position to operate with much grtatti free dom from the great bnse nt alexnn drln at the snme time the crushing losses inflicted on the german air torce mav bring relief to malta and allow british wamhlptf 10 operate in the western mediterranean undoubtedly axis reverses in wes torn egypt nre having rharked reper cussions ih itnly and reports thnt fastmoving nazi motorized forces w enln great numbers of italian foot soldiers to their fate in the bnttle nren will onl engender more bit terness between the axis pnrtnt rs the allies may soon be in n position to take ndvantnge of prevailing con ditlons in itnl nasi br j ond matruh at tht wttkend dlsorgnnled remnants of marshnl frw in rom melius furles wtrt icported flei in in i oss t dtstrt wist of mt rsn mn boutton mrs b mowat storey truli alout l milts irom ttii ft dlovt co mrs t urge somervllle ainnn in hattlcfiont brltlsli mobih mrs hnwaitl mnxnlts miss birtnttt fonts ndvnncipg rn tdlv were t hop mm ijindshorough mrs s snow ping nt jlu flanks ttf tht fujltls mrs arhtc mis maddot k mrs at this tlnu tin britisli hnd count oimhlt mrs tretr mrs j r inlls interesting exhibit of hoiihecraf ts held in georgetown tno6xlilbltlon of handcraft jliown by the arts nnd crafts cooperative at the home of mrs bruyns george town wns well nttended on the ev ening of nov flth nnd afternoon of nov 7th nearly 150 enmo to view tt most colorful nnd varied display every description of handmade fab rlc could be seen from oldlime blnnkets of home grown wool carded nnd spun on the farm to batiks of intrlcnte pnttcrn etched anil dyed hy natives or the dutch east indies against this picturesque background the hand work of members of our local organization mnde a delightful display in their own right the most unique demonstrations be ing snmples of hand spun yarn made from our mwn modest milkweed hy mrs mozer of hlllglrt farm itils experiment hns possibilities to in trigue the imagination in these days of restricted output who knows what tho future may hold for our common needs by taking them out of th nuisance clnwi and placing thorn with useful crops the- vnr lotles of hlllglrt angora rabbit and specinl contributions hrtve nlrcndy nn inlon nnd the first o or i established plnie nnd lovly gnrments i wanted at oiice j old sewing machinesrwill pay good prices l waxma1 phone 91 acton ontario royal palace gueuws leading theatres canadian women s army corps to innd in britain throwing nsldc their defensive role were dlsplntfl modi wools from these starting friday gentleman jim with erroii flynn alexis smith chllilrcn were icllrhteil wllh tops starting saturday first canadian nhnwing nf the yearn top mutaical hit judy garland in for me and my gal with george murphy the united nntlons have made the mndc jm- inumnnna hn opening moves in a grnnd strategic plan for the defeat of the axis pow ers control of the mediterranean gt a is the prlmnry objective not only to smnsh the nnzl stranglehold on europe but nlso to prosecute tho war in its global aspect more effectively news of the extent of the british victory in egypt was followed at the week end by the disclosure that am- bruyns especially thr hohhy hors es with cin ub iw trapping thev could nctunlly sit on nnd go pint es in fnnc there were fnt elephants grunty pigs nnd perley giraffes mnde of felts and fnbrlcs thnt n child could cuddle nnd take to bed quite thril ling were the brightly painted flower pots boskets and tins forjcltchonuge1 done by mrs beer of equnl chnrm crlcon troops had jnnat j were the pretty novelties of jen points in french north africa de- thompson nnd ruth bnrber the elopments were electrifying and bv hnnd jun sets and imesdny the invndinr u s soldiers usofyl rnr rurs mndp by m aiox hnd been joined by british land nnd nner of norvni mnr m r nn air forces one column of allied troops started a drive into ttbya from algeria to trap the remnnnts of mnr- shal erwln rommel s nrmy retrent- ing from the western desert protected by british warships am- isabel le thompson novlres nt the loom showed well done mnterinl there wns a loan of norwegian hand woven cushion embrotdt n d table cloths ski mitts knitted in marv elous pattern h mrs wold of crienn troops stormed nshore near j gpor n modern cnnndinn dnn the key points of algiers ornn nnd cnsnblnntn algiers cnpitulnted sun- dny night nn i ornn wns entered on tuesdav at that time vichy forces still held cnsnblnnea in french mor- otco where the dt fenders w re nided ish russlnn wearing loaned b mrs skov of gut lph wilholminn briivns of wt ston contributed n prnt tical wrap i round skirt mnde from native jnvemsc hntlk mrs bt er hi ought n rare rolh tt ion h the tioooton battleship jenn of ih ipnrlan n nr t iv bart possibility that a counter offensive seen in the report that hitler mus solinl nnd ijiviii were conferring nt pome and word from soviet quarters j ttovon n rentur in i ondon thnt gt rmnn marshal n witzleben hnd arrived in north at rlcn to direct vkh operations workt 1 gnrnunts mnnv oltretl rusli ions i ugs ind ornnpn nts lnvt nn nl will in undertaken h the axisvvns mo nrif nn sfiu no y h r mis i mtchtn of torjttown grnc inuslv loaned n vnluiihh bod sprend ngo and frieti herbert n pi tit point rug tlont b tier grent grnndmotht r also shown win pastels nnd water colors hv mrs bt t r and mrs bruvns adding n gn note to nil this were the still lovelv chrvsnnthemums of prof tlutt in all u was decided something wns happening in georgt tow n nnd v icln- ity thnt would add much to com munity interest mrs mover as president and mrs bruns secre tnr acted as hostesses assisted hv mrs w benttvf acton representative mrs bnxter sirs dnnn mrs milne nnd mrs thompson ours td help win is the slo gnn of tht arts and crafts co opera- tivi witli its effort to stimulate nnd rt 1st our worthv cnnidinn hand t rafts held by american admission thnt admiral jonn dar ian hnd been captured nt algiers came indirectly in the announcement from vichy thnt chief of state honrl petnin had assumed command of french innd sen nnd air forces at the same time the fighting french welcomed to their ranks gen henri girnud french soldier who es caped from n german prison enmp after the collnpse of france ut gen dwight fisenhowt r allied comman der in chit f of the campaign la fnnth nrth afrit a said ci mud would otgnnizt tht french nrmv there on tht side of the allies prime minister churchill spenking in i ondon sild tht und itaking in north africa wns to nin vantage from hi h to opt n n new front i ifrstnoii ijof mr n mthougal mr s mat thws m madlll s 11 i indsay ii allnn mrs dunn mi d rli hard son mr i iihhons miss ann dunn mrs 1 stort v mr mikllh stor mrs fr d johnson mr johnston mr bllton mrs m brmktn mm rindtll mr link hint octupled hv storage cupboard f mr h snvtrs mm rundv of tht war nerire or nnvy i engut i j vattrrson j i rnhnm irnhan a glance nt tht roomful of folks nrm j p nim mrs r ritt mrs kathtrvtl hen asuund the tslitor thr hlmtt bros- mrs w arn lt unsnt toumil met ting hut a meet j j it k nndv mr rlttli ing of the nnv league mriui iliott mrs t nrnt t mtknirh rtun was still htef llnrrops of i mrs m t oh t mrs bnttve mi a of ru nn i tht hri hull whin toumil mlgtit tn nietling ll was in ih i i hh f uffue that wi foun i the nit mw rs hmi mhhnt for ountu mttliik ant hurt tht nntin wan ht 11 mn tf tbe iunrt nt urtnt ithi ni wt vviltihl i tn war t fort sun it in jtjrt in x ton mtrionnld e antidlnn i tinn mis muss ik mr ii sittr mr i it vd masnli i mr ormlh lohtistoiu mr hm i hnnt in mr k pnttt rsn mrs it im i sou mr 1 1 i m i o mourning varntnl rilnl lt kmurnismr ha i i ml f hsavfficvr vuved fir luncheon for tlw friends lonpils tcpl th k nnd krim tradlhtm of the raf is main lalnod in the ll of kit ut david gordon hum of wsrnlngud sussex who died last m he asked thnt there should be no mourning of an t an i ta fin mn n in u m r hut tl i n s t i nt w mark tt i pini the piev on wt k p i nir nmni rt i il thin in tt n vi t at h ftr tint tt i alui n t nl mus nvor i mil n 1 ms i h mnrkt lel vnlm of tht i hi produi tlon was fitni eitidmg tin 1w0 total b about 17 100 010 show ing an inireae of nenriv s per c nt ovnr the average annual figure for tht 10tnr tkrlotl of 193140 nnd an intrease of nround j2 0iotxio over the drscriptlon and added it is my wish 1018 record the department of fish- that my fxacutors should so soon asjvrlr stated the value of the cstrh convsnlsnt alter piy dath arranx for a luncheon to my frtandsv to the fishermen before preparation for market was m 360 000 tn 1940 i 1 jo 000 prisontrs nnd in niidition i hat haugi tl ho tanks 400 guns and thousands of vtlmlis tht tstiniatt of j risom rs was regarded as most tonst rvativt as in its thrust to tht vtst tin armv of tin nile hod trap 1 1 1 thousands of axis troops t n von siumnii itomnn is m i on i in tommnnd wits killnl in tlu fighting at fj alanittn and his sutttwwr dn utttt r un pionui nn i thit top flitit t rmnn nnd itnlinn offlttrs im in it hv tin hritish 1hi i trman dt ha i justifi i the- si rat i uv vvhuh plat ltlit stii vfmv s mt in it ft in positions in tht naiiow tii titvmin th mutltt rran an nnd ll i quattarn dt i rt ssitm on this short hatth fr n ll n b 1 m ntk ni iv knlft i int i tin vts h fin in wllh his infnnlrv if r tlnv lilt u h ittxn 1 tiv irtilli rv n i i nn 1 i fr in ll t air it is i i i i f 11 ev i nttl i f i 1 m l ni ft rni in in i but 1 i inks in w t i it tl mv dun f i i s w i it r ut i uii i t iv 1 m in i tri i t i i loiitt is it in ltltu dr is with nnli tsnk uns tut th al- wm ovtrt mil iv tin ir nun d nis ni nn ntum i monlk iu r s itlvi in llir ll is t i 11 i m st tt i i rnwins h ft ll ni si itmnn li visim in st if mii ist positions wert tnlan 1 fr ni tl istal roil i tit v intuidetf thi b itounn an 1 trnste di visions and wert epttetl t hi takm prisoners tht italians wm strand ed in the ties rt for lneknf4ranspor tntloh 4n other prants while russia celebrates the jsth anniversary of the soviet revolution brave defenders of sullngrad con- against milt r if tlu alii s sut tenl j in gaining tout ml of tin wlioli of tin north afritnn toast tin mt movt on tin kr it militarv t in sstmnid mnv i against italv at tht snnn time ukoslnvia will plav a inrm put in alli i t onsidi rations hot mist of tin stniikth of antl asis fonts and tht ir ttntiol of a portion of tin dalmatian i oast in tin nunntlmi n ports from tin british 8th armv induatt that onlv iooo or loooo of tlie lioooo mt n that madt up tht axis armlt s at ft alamt in havt slium iki in crossing tin igvptian frontlir into i ihvn linn tlnv are puriunt h hrlllsh mt tirli fori i s ant nt tat kid from ih lur avis 1 ism s in tanks kuns and lul o havt hi t n lnnn n lous on jrrnuur stop- bullet ini t n tl 1 k i no i fr in i ii i i i ii v vi t ik n n i i i r i r t ik i i i n ii iu i n i k n i i 11 k i n i st t i i v i v i 1 il i tl t it til n r i t n tilt i ik u i f i i ii t ii i i i in t f t til t t ft ii i i r it i i n ft i i i k t ft t t i i ll r i u t i i t n fr nm f nn tk mil u is wist i i il fr nt m r ml w n u v i i ii tn in ou must lovt in on r i i un h r stand live oin a i tf ihinlv will ttnth us mon of th i t of u than a thousand st rnions m of uns 1 fishnt ss i f n al s if l ma w ill t ii us mon of tin nn aniiik of tie r pi i hanv than m 1t vilumts n th tt k i i ohi rts n goods to heatgoods to eat i heat them and eat them beans with meat balls tin spaghetti with meat tin chicken haddie chicken stew tin readv dinner tin bfff stfw till faokitf meat balls tin libb s pork beans tin libs s drfp brovin bi anb tin libby s kidnf bfanb tin campbi i ls tomatosoup tin 21c 15c 15c 23c 25c 25c 20c 19c 15c 10c 12c 14c campbflls bthl soup tin campbell s vegetable beef soup tin hedlunds clam chowdfr tin mar miles soups tin m al chili con carne tin franco aalfrican spaghetti tin gufst asparagus cuttings tin 1 ibb s asparagus tips tin 12c 12c 15c 18c 25c 12c 12c 20c wfc kierfc thfc khiht to limit tiuantltlhh barrs grocery ii ho coikkk motion hta- 8km for ladim cwnfarlahl aaj rrasaaamj phwd a d rachlin acton j a rcrniuon ol ihe oyl hamilton ugru imantry su imnwcuauiy turrouadm by otovm r a imirers and nni man when he slapped off the train ak montreal homa from tha hell of dleppa but his opening rrmarvs had nothing lo do with bittle oh hoy coffee ha exclaimed u ha reached for the tup offete1 by miss june letts one of the m ntreal h strases of the canadian legion war ser- vfsiiirt i s u s