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rjuaxnoht the acton free press thuitsdav may 21th vh3 charters at ttoampton on sa turday may 1m 1mx jaae ku riiim wvvjw of u lata samuel lambkrt- suddealy at casrtph gen eral hospital on saturday may 22nd wulraytaood ry tarn- bert mmdaa of netoon alice lambert in u sttb year tor- htltz at wto hospital may iut194x mary abb snail ovtar of the late john him in her 80th year beardmore ob monday may aitn 191 toronto a will of jsaeunwiua william geora beard- moretaitdat yean belovjui aba of katharlnr atackensie beardmore beaumont road toronto and the late walter wlulam beardmore in mdtmuam anderson in loving memory of our niece connie who paased away may 23th 1941 not just today but every day in alienee we remember aunt bertha and uncle adam anderson in loving memory of connie anderson who died may 23th 1941 she wa only a little white knebuil a sweet little flower from birth god took her home to heaven before she was soiled on earth aunt helen uncle titol and- bobbie anderson in loving memory of our dear little connie who glossed away may 251 h 1911 i cannot bay and 1 will not say that she is dead she is just auay with a cheery smile anil a wave of the hand she has wandered into an unknown land and left us dreamlnc how very fair it needs must be since she linjiers there always missed by mummie daddie ronnie r and donnif nelus in loving memory of geo nelils who died on may 26th 191 one by one they go before us they are fading like the dew but we know theyre watching oer us they the good the fair the true they are waiting for us only where no bain ran ever mar dear one who left us lonely watch us through the gates ajar theres a father gone within those gates ajar sadly missed by vii wife and family the blossom tlmo u v 1th us apple and cherry tro ore in bloom it bui re looks like a sreat start for a bumper my crop thu year lets kce an it saturday and sunday on uhlch it didnt ratn this ueek the maples are struegllnif to eft out in full leaf but they minted the twentyfourth we noticed one dttxen diligently prlnkllns his lawn with the garden hose during the week mr wm mcleeod has purchased the mcdowell property on main st the sale was arranged by f l wright during the week meat rationing is effective today for details see announcement on page sw of this issue of twr nx sprwtand mimplon pelfffttym raymond 4ry lambert the community was indeed a to learn of uw death on saturday of ray lambert on friday he had un dergone thyroid operation and seem ed to be making satisfactory progress until saturday afternoon when his condition became worse and he sud denly passed away he was in his thlityfourth year ray lsxnbert was a son of mr- and mrs nelson lambert main street and was born in erin township although he has spent most of his life in acton he was a favorite among the young people and n lover of all sports he was active in the ymcjl and in church organisations aod at the church services was a regular at tendant his church membership was with the united church not only in the home will he be missed but in all the circle of young life in the community where his quiet friendly manner won him many friends besides his parents he leaves one slstvr and six brothers they are miss dora lambert it n and earl in acton hector vtth the itoyal canad ian airforce leonard with the can adian nav on the uest coast harvey and cordons 1th the canadian army overseas and melvln tot rose prairie 11 c to all of these sympathy of man friends is extended at this time hay uas employed with the can adian woo companv in the acton vtarehouke as a wool sorter and among his follow employees and with his employers he was held in hlgr re- kurd i he funerul vvns held on tuesday ufternoon vviih service in acton unit ed church when ninny friends gath ered to pay tribute to this young life the wervlce was in charge of his pas tor rev a w fosbury interment was made in falrvlevv cemetery the palabearers were messrs trios jones herbert lambert john lam bert darwin crlpps marlln faulkner and cameron hitching flower bear ers were messrs fred leavens ctias mccrae leonard crlpps jack uruce charlie holmes don evans percy woods roy lambert and vic mas ters among the floral tributes which also bore testimony of sympathy and esteem were those from the family the brothers and sisters mr and mrs r leavens and family guthrie brothers miss reta ritchie employ ees of the canadian wool company staff of the canadian wool com pany mi us pearl hamilton mr and mrs simmons and family nancy clnlre and roger lambert joyce betty and marie lambert dolores and darlenc lambert mr nnd mrs n mcenchern mr geo ritchie mr and mrs jos mnssey mr and mrs lloyd llllllu mrs a col urn dorothy and jenn mr and mrs chai parker and family mr and mrs cameron hitching lakeside chapter 1 0 d e mr and mrs john chapman and family mr thos harris mr and mrs herbert lam bert mr john nlcol and family mr and mrs c maplesden mr and mrs howard lambert and mrs minnie dron mr nnd mrs harvey walters mr and mrs j campbell currle mr and mrs john lambert and family misses e steward i mccrae e marriott j king m norrlsh l george chans mr and mr e san- ford miss white miss mcphsm and children of stcwaruown school eo- quesing womens institute aunt minnie lawson mr and mim 1l dev- cresutx and family margaret mary helen walter lawson mary hetue and david lawson hume and certie kerr mr and mrs j ssnford block circle sktlllng family a c steel family cecil and harry mc dowell george mcdowell and family mrs gladys steel bui and pearl albert mayme doteen mc dowell bui king clarice and the girls oral and stan norton kay marlene and terry bludd hazel and ted arnoid geor herald burlington postmaster f d ghent who un- derweni a serious operation at the hamilton hospital a few weeks ago returned home last friday two local men were arrested on the beach last saturday night and will be charged with alleged drunken driving another local man was ar rested the same evening on brant street and he will also be booked on a charge of being drunk in charge of car i burlington and nelson townships sugar ration for canning purposes has been set at 11 pounds per person both for urban and rural residents this was decided pardon us it was de cided for them at a meeting of the local ration board held in the library on tuesday evening at the regular monthly mctng of the burlington fire brigade last wednesday night it was decided to purchase n s300 victory bond the brigade will make a sloft donation to the lions club life saving fund to assist in the purchase of life kavlng equipment on the lake front when the final figures were total led up yesterday it was found that burlington lacked almost yirmh to meet its objective nnd nelson town ship less than 30000 with nn objec tive of 273 000 burlington raised sj11200 or rfl per cent nelsons total was 241100 out of s230000 or 97 per cent gazette weekly war commentary contlnued from page one easier by allied air superiority land soldiers still have to wield the final strokes of the broom this wui be true too of europe these observers forecast and ur churchills qualifying phrase to his tkrtnmng suggestion seems to bear them out that day and night day after day nnd night after night ger many and italy will be hammered from the air until theyhave been so softened the land invasion can pro ceed with an absolute minimum of the casualties that must be incurred before hitler is doomed allied bombers based in north a rica and egypt at the weekend con tinued the aeries of devastating raids on the italian mainland and axis- held islands in the western and eas tern mediterraneaa sicily sardinia and pantelleria and islands in the aegean sea were the principal ob ject ives it was estimated that approxi mately 300 axis aircraft had been hot down or were destroyed on the ground in sweeping aerial combats and raids on airdromes heavy at- ta ks were also made on regglo calabria and san giovanni in south- f thlrtveliht em italy allied losses in all these four mannc by canadians operations were light enough to be k1 return considered negligible pmi mr leo roaih purchad the house and lot on church street be longing to the estate of the late mrs 11 awrey at the sale on saturday no coupons are necessary just keep your fsmc psssa subscription paid up and well see that you get your copy regularly unpaid ones have come under the rationed list missionary 72 stayed at post british nurse in solomon island itraved jap invaders wigan kngland cp for 11 months mrs kmlly sprott of this lan cashire town lived in the bush of a solomon island partly held by th japanese she itayed there despite the privation it meant tor a woman of 72 years botauso she wanted to help the natives a missionary he was found on the island by american troops who were mopping up the jupaiiom detach ments she was taken by plane to new zealand and wrote to friends in wlgan of her adventures during japanese bombing raids on the settlement of ysabel mrs sprott crouched in the bush comforting frightened native children they were forced to evacuate the settle ment and with native workers the woman missionary took what medical supplies were available and fed into the bush where she established a hoapltiu of sorts the first white patients were allied fighter pilots rescued by the natives and brought to mrs sprott a fully tralnect nurse after their plane had crashed in the area in a letter writ ten after her rescue to friends here mrs sprott said the natives assist ed me in nursing wounded pilots who dropped from the sky and looking af ter the prisoners v nurset of uelph mr and mrs v b rumley ladles aid of acton united church mr and mrs w d talbot bible class and the young peoples association of the united church friendly circlo of the united church rev e a brooks nnd friends of st albnns church harry p lawson jr the community wax shocked to hear of the sudden death of harry pratt lawson jr oh wednesday may 1th utter a lingering lllneju of 5 months ihe deceased was bom in toronto february 4th 1011 the elder mm of mr and mrs ii p lawson steuarttown he attended public soiool in stcwattton i huh school in georgetown and guelph collegiate for several years he and ills wife the formei haze coxe of aitonj re sided in acton returning to this com munity seven years ago he ha sided on the sixth lino geornt town for the lust five yeitrk surviving are his wife the former ihwol m cove of acton three son ilnrry cove paul anderson nnd peter noel two wek old a son david predeoeased hit father li- years ago also surviving are his parents mr and mrs ii p lawson stewarttown and one brother douglas the funeral took place on friday may 14lh at 2 30 oclock from the home of his parents mr and mrs h p lawson stewarttown friends from toronto stratford fergus acton and mlltpn attended the fun- 1 eral beautiful floral tributes were re ceived from- joe and jean hunter mr and mrs lantz and grace isa bel clebert and earl mcdowell uncle will aunt minnie rhea and irene mcdowell e hlcken and family betty and russell hatch mr and mrs harris paris and harvey mr and mrs jack klngshott lois and benny benham beardmore em- i ployees association walter lawson and family mr and mrs h holmes mr and mrs j j thompson francis and ruth mrs coxe and 1 family 1 aunt adah and alice mcdowfell oakvuae capacity congregations attended the 110th anniversary services held in knox presbyterian church on sun day major and mrs frank pullen and mrs ralph young jr have returned after spending a month in western canada and on the coast the command of the first g class destroyer of the royal canadian navy has been clven to commander hugh f pullen on the fourth victory ixtw gen eral canvass 1779 people of oakvllle and south trafalgar purchased 568h- 000 in victory bonds this is nn in crease of 02500 over the third vic tory loan seventy miles per hour coat james sherlock of london 50 00 and assts when he appeared before magistrate w n robinson kc on friday af ternoon another 10 was imposed on a charge of having liquor in an il legal place crown attorney w l dick blamed lack of a parental control for bring ing 26 oakvllle boys between the ages of 9 and 16 into court on friday afternoon magistrate w n robin son kc heard the charges of doing wilful damage against 17 of the boys nnd charges of housebreaking against 0 others on the wilful damage cases 14 of the boys were dismissed nnd 3 convictions registered all charted with housebreaking were convicted and remanded io may 22 for sentence recordstar imitman nterfattlfk birmingham kngland icslle llebenrood 24 was termwl an in human monster by the magistrate when he appeared in court for brand ing his eightyearold rtepsonti leg with a hot poker because the lad played truant from school nlrpbjnin4i once a nr thy new shoy n o u tertaln district of london nr taken for an outing up the thames where they can hntht to their hearts con- l nt as one little luty was getting into the water a 1 rl nd observed i sny bill aint you dirty yes replied bill i mluetl the train inst y nr victory at alio united states forces at the week end had herded the remnants of the japanese force occupying attu in the aleutians to a rocky headland and it appeared that the nipponese would be mopped up in a short time it is believed that when the americans landed on attu in the mlildle of may the enemy hail from 2000 to 35o0 men on the island prime minister churchill before the joint session of the united states con gross made it clear that nothing short of the complt te conquest of japan would satisfy the united na tions and the battle in the aleutians is regarded as the first step of a great offensive in the pacific added em phasis to the war in the pacific was given later by president roosevelt who said that far and away the greater part of american armed forces now overseas were in this theatre of war there is every reason to believe that the allies are preparing a gi gantic trap for the japanese whose bases are scattered over thousands of miles in the great western ocean while sir archibald wnvell gathers his forces in india american aus tralian and new zealand troops are being marshalled on the island con tinent and nt other liases in the pa cific for the final drive it is not unlikely that iwfore long many of britains warships will lx released from the job of guarding the mediterranean and it is a uafe guess that from there they will steam into the indian ocean if russln steps into the picture nnd tllows united states bombers to operate from bases in siberia the trap would ho virtually complete to dissolve comintern there wns little news from the rus sian battlefront at tjto weekend but the soviet launched a politico coun teroffensive when the executive committee of the communist inter nationale naked its centres through the world to dissolve the move may have a great effect on the war nnd afterward the executive says the comintern which stood for solidification of the workers of the world under the com munist banner has become obsolete nnd in some cases has hindered the workers in the fight ngiifnttt ger many foreign observers see the move as a slgnltknnt gesture toward complete codperntlon among the nntlonu the move wns acclaimed in lon don as designed to strengthen british american and russian war hnrt post war relationships diplomatic ilrchs in washington pointed nut that it would deprive hitler of his most important propaganda agent the try that germany utnrulu out its the rmk jmnirut wntld homuvisni for french inlty prospects were bright early thin week for a tonferente lietween gen cliorhs dettauhe lender of the fight ing kr nth in i mulon and g n henri gtriiud french high commis sioner in north a trim it wan ev- p4ted they would tmet nt aluler representative of the two i ndt rs inttitnttd that munv mnttei in dis pute had been ironed out in exchanges of letters and that both agreed a central authority for the direction of french affairs outside of france should be formed curaud has propos ed it is understood that each of the generals would select two men and the six together would choose three more to form an executive com mittee union of french forces would prove of inestimable benefit to the cause of the united nations and there u little doubt that great britain and the united states would recognise the proposed c as the provision al authority air attack cismlnia allied air attacks on crmany and italy early this week lent color to the belief held in some quarters that an attempt is being made to bomb the axis out of the war dortmund important industrial city in the ruhr valley on sunday was the target for the heaviest most concentrated at tack in history and devastating blows were dealt italys islands in the med iterranean monday and tuesday it was disclosed that raf and hca f bombers dumped 2000 tons of bombs on dortmund bringing the total weight of explosives dropped on germany by the bomber command since the start of the war to 100000 bombers includ- fnll- to for the first time the air minis try in reporting the raid declared tliat the defence of the ruhr were beaten down it added that great damage was done some of the last pilots to reach dortmund stated that smoke nt that time reached n height of 1000 feet over tlto city the raid on dortmund was follow ed by another real aerial attack on duesseldarf tuesday night which may have been on a pal with the blow on the ruhr valley city observers es timated that the attack was carried out by perhaps 500 lomlermost of them fouren clned heavyweights two nnd fourton blockbusters and hundreds of thousands of incendiaries were dropped on duesseldorf but heavy clouds prevented any detailed observation of the damage done twentysewn of the attacking plnms including two canadian failed to re turn mom svmqbon to bung london cp air- vicemarshal andrew grant has been appointed an honorary surgeon to the king in suc cession to air vicemarshal w tyr rell who has retired from the royal air force w t pattbbsoh bo hgrrssllat ha krel completely bqulpped oatosa below conbeb main u wellington nz c p theres another cobber kaln in the royal air force a relative of the new zenlnnd ace killed early in the war cohlier kaln h a squadron lender went on a sweep over france after recovering from n itomb injury suffered nt malta and shot down nn fw190 tyosuftmil4jega spun rayon dresses 14 lo 4 349 print dresses 14 lo 44 125 lo 259 head kkxtchiefh bandanas 29c to 69c ankle socks 3 lo 10u whllo and colors 19c lo 35c puisne necklaces 25c to 50c childiww print sun suits j to ct years 59c girls print dkkssks li to 14 ycun 75c 119 childrens overalls j to g years 35c 125 satin quilt patches 25c bon iwucss materials spuns irfnts etc 39c 195 ladies navyoalls 14 lo jh iuir 139 prints smart patterns 25c 0 35c vard luittons belts laces iihaids zippers trimmings patterns elliott bros honk sa ll- notice to plot owners in fairview cemetery owing lo the shortage of labor it has been found necessary to request the discontinuance of the use of hanging baskets for decorative purposes in fairview cemetery plot owners are requested o have these removed a place op every plot is provided at the monument or where the monument will be placed for having flowers and plot owners are requested to use this space only co operation in this rule will assist in keeping fairview cemetery beautiful acton cemetery board tin h srr you nug the spi iani catty wv i can rai cls carry those p ltt mot tets much o oc you yuveincjol cross the gr- t ro his 0 rar wvicc b ovct driven y g two ooooefroni motftor- an the ghb aeir or u io you 1 trent railway they cjlfty pantry they ls- utnace- 0t ust y by toll ends