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pak3e eight the acton fbee pkbss thuhspav ai11il 8ii1 1m3 duckett to mr ana hn w durkeu owe marie frb on sunday anil ta 1bu at guelph ccantl hoajatal a son s mr and atrabarl smith of tobuh ita oahtr joan mari lyn at cortph central hoajatal on monday april am ims akitxat hu ule raatdiaeebrack aprttjttwx jotowa akuti belowea buabaod of acnea akltt in bis t3li year m btemosiam btaeptlersctoia levincnemoty of our dear father itotert j mae- pheraon who pajaed away- april 11th 1942 eugene and dorothy good friday iiint two weeks from iomottow lite first instalment of municipal taxes must be paid before- next thurs day if you think mow town are m bit late just recall that about two feet fell in a storm a year ato this wreck another acton young woman has joined the armed forces mrs joan waldle has enlisted in the tuzajt womens division mrs a k mann has received word that her brother kenneth buck now overseas with the rcjtf has been promoted to the rank of flight sera theres quite a movement of wool these day in and out of the storage at the arena it is processed at the plant here of the wool combine corporation a special appeal for more cloth ins for the aid to russia has been received all having articles of used clothing are asked to leave them with mrs j f wild before april 30u when the last shipment will be made commissioner ceo mason leader dave dills and patrol i jock mainprise don evans anl knight attended the meeting newly formed scout troop in c town on monday night and guest at the lions club dinner that evening county chairman a mason pre sided at a meeting of the victory loan executive held in milton last evening others attending from act on were warden j m mcdonald messrs ii r force w j beatty e s forncwj o oakes and g a dills how bumper crop potatoes obtained os potatoes that are of good type and pure to variety produced from healthy vigorous heavy yielding plants grown under favorable cli matic conditions harvested some what immature reasonably uniform in slxe and shape firm and sound and with the first sprouts beginning to develop at planting time seed of this character says john tucker manager seed potato section spec ial products hoard is now obtainable in quantity xrom growers who have specialized in the production of cer tified teed in every province provision has been made for the inspection and cer tification of potatoes which will qualify to the rigid requirements of good seed the service u provided free of charge to seed growers to en courage seedtroductlon sufficient for prospective demnndu it is intended as an aid to table vptnto- growers a counteract disease which are carried over in the seed principally and to stimulate production of good yields or high quality table potatoes at rea sonable cost the importance of using good seed cannot be overemphasized the practice of using what is left over from a crop after disposing of the best of it is decidedly not a good prac tice maximum yields of high quo ity potatoes are never obtained from inferior seed nature does not work that way certified seed necessarily commands a reasonable premium over table po tatoes but is worth it the extra cost is small for the quantity needed for planting compared with the increas ed yields and better quality which may be expected from the use of good seed and the crop insurance it af fords when changing seed change to something better advises mr tucker plant only certified seed identified as such by the official tag no other potatoea should be accepted as seed all seed and feed stores can obtain supplies of certified seed lists of carlot growers and dealers are sup plied on request by the plant pro- tectlon division dominion depart hard iimes pasty at junioft fawebs meeting thursday the regular meeting of junior far mers was held an april l in the form of a hard times party after the business part off the meet ing mrs fred denny and mrs swluer acting as judges awarded prises cor the costumes to molly cutts and margaret mcphall for the ladies and to cordon leslie and how ard swltzer for the gents games were then enjoyed fay all after which lunch was served the re mainder of the evening spent in danc- fiambt based on bookofthemont11 club no vb in bambt walt disney for the first time brings to the screen a best- belling novel as m novel bambl by felix salted was a choice of the bookofthemonth club it has record of more than 650000 sales it is the most adult story disney has ever offered the public yet it u in the pure disney tradition in that the unique story is told with the a characters disney has made beloved all over the world bambl distributed by kko radio and photographed in multiplane technicolor was five years la the making even having been in produc tion before snow white and the seven dwarfs lovers of the novel will he glad to know that the serious overtones of the story have been kept through all the gaiety romance and slapstick fun it will be the feature at the gregory theatre here on fri day and saturday war prisoners for four years a tough break ralueavcried when tny were taken to canape- in fvmnce and spain veteran of krjanleh cwi wr sua in cuetotjy london cp the worlds most experienced prisoners of war under graduates of the barbedwire enclose ures of a dozen european countries are those of the ragged battleweary men of the international brigade in terned in france or imprisoned in spain after collapse of government resistance in the spanish revolution j and still in custody wearing their old school ties in the form of a battle or whip scar a stomach ulcer or anxiety neurosis they are dwindling in numbers in the four years since most of them were imprisoned there have been many deaths international brigade association headquarters here believ es most of these deaths were caused by insufficient care for old wound or illnesses made fatal by poor food and shelter mostly european many of the men have been ex tradited from french and spanish prison camps to the palnskllled hands of the german gestapo and italian oxra but about 1400 of them are said by the association to remain x a ftwsoners in france or spain there ideal seed potatoes may be defined- bwf ro canaan or tlrltons known to be among these men because their release was obtained shortly after the end of the civil war americans and russians also were extradited and most of the men still imprisoned nre from germany or italy or such axis- controlled countries as yugostavla poland czechoslovakia the nether lands belgium and norway aome extradited at tho outbreak of the second great war the official figure of in terned international brigadiers was given by french relief organizations ns approximately 3000 men slnco then some have reached safety through the efforts of tho united am erican spanish aid committee of now york the international brigade as sociation and various governments which obtained extradition for in terned natlonnls money is being sent to these im prisoned brigadiers through nn or- ganlxntlon which works mnlnly un dergroundfrom lisbon the offic ial side of thin aid is restricted almost entirely to formalities which have had only slight success so far in seekmg influenclal support for representa tions to vichy ior extradition of bri gadiers interned in france v labor ilnlotw help labor organizations and trade un ions largely representing the people who supported the republican cause during the spanish revolution have been heaviest financial supporters of funds toprovlde money and comfort to these veteran war prisoner one letter received at international brigade association headquarters from an interned brigadier was from a czech writing to an englishman with whom he fought in spain his name will not be given here because of possible reprisals but the letter written in french urged use of the portuguese red cross in future when sending help it inferred that other channels were not reliable brigadiers here remember this weekly war conunenlarv the acsss free lresa by il il goetdon class alaa tresa huff wrsw germanys activities in the ukraine are convincing proof that hitler is staking everything on h that great productive area in order to ob tain the trenseudous quantities of foodstuffs and raw materials neces sary to the prosecution of the war in spite of invasion threats from the west and south i he german high command is reported to be massing large concentrations jot troops in the great gralnprodurlng territory it is possible that the stage is being set for another summer offensive but it u not likely that drives will be at tempted on a scale comparatde with those of 19u and 1942 on the other hand the germans will need strong forces to stabilize and maintain their present positions already threatened by russias grow- berlin radio reports early this weejr indicated that the british slh army might shortly resume the offensive ignie axis forces north of gabea british gunners were reported to be laying down test shots on enemy de fence positions while tanks were said to have been moved near the front berlin also repeated earlier state ments to the effect that british and american forces in tunisia are being reinforced constantly enemy attempts to reinforce troops in tunisia are beoonilng increasingly difficult allied airmen are stepping up raids on enemy ports both in tu nisia- and italy and naples suffered a particularly heavy attack early this week twentyfour vessels were crip pled and wharves and docks ablaze as well as haznpering the dispatch of reinforcements to north africa the bombing raids sure dealing heavy blows o rommels retreat fa- dutlea british canadian and allied air men are pounding enemy targets in germany and the occupied lands of western europe saturday night es sen was subjected to a heavy attack and the following day american fly ing fortresses smashed the renault plant at paris while rjlf and rc af bombers were over the nazi on monday ing might there are many indies- tlona that hitler realizes the utility j si km of attempting further invasions even ausfrlai objectives at antwerp were the retention of the vast riories in a successful daylight raid already occupied will si ram his re sources to the utmost the ukraine is the chief granary of europe and in addition has great de posits of coal and iron ore to the north he other occupied lands white russbrand estonia with a wealth of agricultural and dairy products and lithuania and latvia both timber exporting countries ms fall ensl by with the wealth of these countries at the back door germany is report ed from various sources to be build ing up great industrial and munition plants in western germany czecho slovakia austria and tolmd in territories she is comparatively free from the united nations devastating air attacks if this feature of germany strategy is successful and the submarine menace is maintained the nazis may hang on for some time but in the long run germany is bound to fall be fore the weight of allied strength bobitered as it is by resources far greater than tltose available to the enemy apart from all this the military situation in southeastern europe is giving the nazi high command plenty pulsed further german attempts to american bombers at the weekend swept over a concentration of jap anese warships and other vessels in the far east and in two attacks sank two cruisers and a destroyer and da seven other ships including four destroyers the enemy ships were in harbor at kavleng new ire land kavleng is 130 miles north of ra haul n new britain heretofore one of the mostbombed bases for jap anese aircraft and naval vessels the attacking bombers drove through heavy antiaircraft fire but were not molested by japanese planes other american planes blasted the kavleng airdrome with bombs to prevent en emy lighters from interfering with the attack on the harbor on the eastern front russian forces continued to hammer at ger man defences about novuroxslsfc black sea naval base in the western caucasus a soviet communique stated tuesday that more than go en emy firing positions had been de stroyed russian troops in the ukraine re- czech as one of the bravest of men but the tone of his letters reflected incorporates a french the strain of nearly four years of im- general koeltz of cause for apprehension desplt- all their efforts in the past few weeks the germans have boon unable to force a crossing of the donets river in the region east of kharkov and at the weekend their precarious hold on the western corner of the cau casus was being threatened by the russian drive on novorosslsk import ant black sea hnsc turkeys intentions pose a query for german officialdom already hav ing trouble to keep bulgaria and ru mania in line a successful allied invasion of greece might result in the definite alignment of turkey with the united nations and cause immed iate repercussions in the nazi satel lite countries huge oemtan losses in a special communique nt the weekend russia announced the red armys winter offensive had resulted in the killing of b50000 germans and capture of 341525 others it was re ported that helweeh nov 10 and march 11 n total of fiooo german planes were destroyed or captured to gether with 0100 tanks and 20mo guns the german radio countered with n claim unconfirmed from any allied source that the uuslana had lost 37283 planes since the war began on the eastern front in the meantime allied nlrmcn are continuing to pound axis targets in western europe and in various parts of the mediterranean the luft waffes nerlal strength in tunisia re ceived two particularly damaging hlows when devastating attacks were made on airfields docks and com munications on sardinia and sicily much of germanys air power for the protection of tunisia has been centred on these mediterranean yslnnds lain in tunisia i while on sir bernard l mont gomerys 8th army is preparing for another great umash nt the german africa korps following his success in breaking through the mnreth line the brltlshlsr army commanded by ltgen kenneth anderson is push ing axis forces in the north back on their bases at tunis and blzerte at the weekend the 1st army had made further progress east of sedjenane the advance is in the direction of the important rail and highway junc tion point at mateur 18 miles south of blzerte at algiers gen d d elsenhower disclosed thst the british 1st army had been reinforced he had just re- turned from conferences with gen sir harold alexander and sir ber- j nard montgomery i the american general revealed that united states forces no longer form part of the british 1st army they have been grouped undrgon george patton jr and are now fight ing in central tunisia the 1st army corps under cross tlie donets river and in the central front near smolensk activity has been largely confined to artil lery engagements the expected drive by the 8th army in tunisia started tuesday morning when attacks were made on rommels positions 30 miles north of gabex after aerial and artillery bombardment prime minister churchill in announcing wednesday that the 8th army had smashed through defences at wadl el akarit said that more than cjooo prisoners had been taken advancing british and indian divis ions were covered fay a barrage from 3o0 guns mr churchill declared that the successful frontal attack should soon enable hunlgotnevys forces to join hands with the ameri cans who have been pressing the en emy unceasingly from the west ewijuniixauan newm tripoli cp within two days after the british captured this city from the retreating axis armies the tripoli times a onepage newspaper lilt the streetsfor the first time the italian population scrambled eagerly for copies of this newspaper in the english language gordon highlanders a glance through the directory of the wartime ihrlces and trade board is convincing proof of the care with which directors and administrators are chosen for the various divisions mr short and mr close are in the rationing section as is quite fitting gallup is hooked up with farm ma chinery naturally mr scythe how ever is not with the farm section but cutting down waste in cotton waste under the textiles heading mr weaver is closely connected with full fashioned holsery and mr shoemaker is in the leather division theres a stoker in the coal depart ment and dr finn is in fisheries mr- olive belongs to the food admin istration as does dr plants urging greater victory gardens theres an ecclesiastical touch to the board too which lias an abbey and a deacon and it might be added that mr atkins is in the ranks also the printed word saht newm bkht ijondon cp importance of quick dissemination of war news should ih much emphasized said baron tie cartler dv marchlenne bel gian umhussndor uaylng that liecause the public was not informed britain had in 1010 ttusjiecled belgiums king and urmy of klnlster motives payostfft women bulb ijondon cp the debating club at boburn bedfordshire has de cided by a majority of one vote that the country could be ruled better by women make your own spring outfits we have well awaited ranee of taleriafar fij for i rlr fnr all nrcailmn koolkitb kloni 54 invfcta wide navy and grey suitable for skirls jackets clc 195 piquk spun savon n bw black brown smart for 2piecc suits and dresses 98c punted kayons lrnc length 125 135 ivr yard simplicity pattkhns spring ktylr 1520 25 punted spun rayons kwral latlriui 59c van stupe puckebettes theyre smart 89c 98c inaln punted sdeimne datessek slm 1 to 44 295 punted popijnh tut afternoon wfar yard 39c button collars belt friilincb ucea and other kewfnjf nccofl spun rayons main sliadv yard 59c punts a tiood abwhavmt or colon ami pallem 25c 29c 35c y knee socks ankle socks gloves bandanas flowers ornaments elliott bros phone 38 acton save waste for victory sl prlsonmenf under unhappy conditions it ended on almost a pleading note i hope you will not leave me without the veteran british 8th army in cludes among other units a new zea land division an indian division and two british infantry divisions the reserve army needs men like you never before lias the necessity been so great for men for tbe reserve army its canadas equivalent to englands famous home guard where men in all walks of life are doing their part colonels ami majors of world war 1 now serve in the ranks doc tors lawyers bankers merchants business cxecu- lives factory workers ami artisans art all eligible for the reserve army if they cant go active can you shun this call you owe it to your family you owe it to your busi ness you owe it to your town you owe ilto your country you owe it to yourself you owe it to the boys in the front line train yourself now to pro tect these interests o join the lome scots now to be eligible for the lome scots reserve a jiian must belong to one of seven age groups 17 ami 18 years of age single meii 42 to 50 years married men 28 yars great war veterans up to 55 vears these four are open to men of categories b and c all men 1 7 to 50 years in category t those who have received active army postpone ment and those who have been rejected for active service if you cant go activego reserve