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page two thb acton free press thursday january filh 1m everton aua marion bishop of olds alb- erta mtt d a mckench and lw- erley t i ilagtos kim jean i bat and mies marion mekl of toronto wwe cfcrtstmas guests with dr and lira abboul fifty yean aco on december m ibm wm klrttmood and blary mac- kay were united la marriage at the borne of the bride parents lot 38 th una baquealttc township when the rev mr campbell pastor of ball ins fad p church ducted the ceremony they settled on the farm lot 5 con ii erin township where they lived until eight years aco when they retired to oeorcetawn- advocate eden mills mrs peter uue and family of st catherines kpent christmas week in the home of her mother mrs c and erson and other relatives ac3 cordon tolton of toronto pie charles wilson of pe4auau a and tpr russell lowrte of camp borden spent new years leave in their homes able seaman oorg lee uho has been home on a mont hs lea e re turns to his unit this week the iallbertson families and mrs anderson sjtent new years with mr and mrs j elliott at milton mr and mm bert iowrey and fam ily visited on new years in the home of mr and mr j martin uadenoch schools have tvopened after the christmas holidays mrs bhnklow of ottaua ha been encaged as teacher for s s no 5 nauacaurya mr and mrs elwood culll and little dauchter of milton spent new years weekend in the home of mr and mrs w early mr and mrs w ii ilortop and mr ilarry ilortop spent new years day at the bom of mr and mrs bart palframan cuelph road new years day visitors at the home of mr and mrs john alton weiv mra john lllndley ctb line and mr and mrs fred alton rockwood mr john cutting of proton is vis iting his sister mrs k shepherdson they both attended the funeral in cuelph on monday of their brother- inlaw mr and mrs oorge young town line mrs j p mackinnon and mrs archie mackinnon cuelph visited at the home of mrs james black tues day mr and mrs john mccutcheon mr and mrs i hamilton and mr charge hamilton tpenl sunday with mr and mrs will alexander sin line mr and mrs walter coullng hate moved to cuelph for the winter messrs george mack mr j p benham and harold theaker are the trustee f or s s no 7 for 1944 they iteinc the same as lfu1 the snow plow for the township of kramoui auiied montis und it is in kxerton in the hultdinj which he township had purchased recently burlington mr and mrs wm sanderson quiet ly celebrated their 51st wedding anni versary on monday mr j w chapman showed the ga- 2ett on tuesday an original docu ment signed by john wesley appoint ing thomas coke for the work of ministry in the southern provinces of america what probably is a record for late navigation was the sight on thurs day last of a large freighter passing by in the lake at the foot of brant street headed for hamilton a local service station attendant left hlu key in his office on monday night and locked the door turnday morning he had to break a gloss in the door to gnln entranj to secure his keys before he could open up a local citizen en route from tor onto on tuesday picked up a rouplt of men at port credit and gave them a ride to burlington he let them out at virtues curage and when lie reached his home he found a ss1v00 electric drill was car caxette missing from his ospringe mr nnd mm d stewart and fam ily spent new years weekend with mr and mrs george leennlck nt hamilton mr newton barber visited onsiin day with relatives in toronto pilot officer cordon uobertson of hull fax and ac2 gearse robertson of toronto were holiday visitors with their parents mr nnd mm george uobertson mrs bert weeks of barrio is mwnd- ing a few days at her home here friends of mr leslie webb m pleased to know he was able to leave the guelph general hospital und is now ut his home here his dough trr huzel of suult ste marie spent a few duya at her home here mrs iv g robertson was ionllned to bed for n week with an attack of the klu on monday evening about twenty interested in forming a farm forum met at the home of mr errett and miss ada currle it was decided to meet each monday evening in the school to hear the radio program and then for general discussion mr harold smith was named discussion leader and mrs r d burrows 71s secretarytreasurer mr roy hlndley is publicity agent y friends of mrs e sunter were sorry to learn of the accident she suffered she wa a passenger in a car driven by mr eart mcgowan re turning from niagara falls when on the outskirts of milton a tie rod in thenar broke and the car crashed into a tree the occupants were all thrown out and mrs sunter received several broken ribs she is confined to her home her daughterinlaw mrs arnold sunter of erin is at present staying with her whats the cats name ben hup you happen to chose that well w called him ben till he had kittens orton schook reopened monday with mr arnott wilson resuming as teacher at s s no 2 mrs jesse iters at ced- rale aiul mrs henry graham at zurich the school meeting was held in the school house on wednesday decem ber 28th when business of tlu ear was dlw uksed and finished up mr stan turner wns trie retiring trustee and mr wiltncr thomson the newly- elected one mr walter shaw returned to strectsvlllc after a weeks holiday ut the home of mr and mrs wm show mrs john mooney has sold the store and her stone house residence to mr and mrs norman cook who get poisowuon january 19th mrs mooney and daughters loralne and ethrlyno will reside in cuelph and we wish mr and mrs cook the best of everything in their new undortnk- ing mr and mrs wallace gregson and family vliltod on sunday with iter uirents at torbot mr and mr colt eden mills spent new- years with mr and mrs les wntson and family the lection family spent new years day at the home of mr nnd mrs bert thompson ut hlllsburg s lance ballentlne it c a k visited relative here- during the week prior to reporting to lnchlne que the misses dorothy and audrey king of bronte pent the christmas holidays with relatives hero two very successful dances were hold iwre on chrtstmat eve and now yours high in the community hull with fishers orchestra supplying the music master kenneth ball on tine left on sunday for toronto where ho is start ing a cour at the standard engin eering school for several months terra cotta we are sorry to learn that mra j eaves is aetiausly with pneumonia and her many friends hope soon to bear of her recovery mr and mra j eaves and family of georgetown have moved into mrs retchs bouse on main street a number of ibe members of the terra cot la ball team met at the home of mr and mra w f hunter on friday evening 31st a good pro gram and a grand aupper were en joyed progressive euchre was one of the features of the evening miss norah lyons gave some instrumental numbers on ibe piano mrs harvey puckering of toronto was a visitor in our village but week mr and mra j iuckerlng of tor onto spent new years with glen- williams and terra cottn friends mr and mrs j emmeraon and family spent new years with friends port colborne ballinafad 11 campbell hood of camp bor den and mrs head of windsor spent a low days with mr and mrs stein mrs j ii nelson of amesdale spent tho new year nt the home of her brother mr nnd mrs hobert meknery mr and mis wm kirkutlorl of oorevtoun relebrated their toldel wedding anniversary nt the home of their son mr and mrs wm klrk- wood on monday december the kroomsmun mr wm cooikr of acton and bridesmaid miss kate mckuy sister of the bride joined in the celebration ah the family wore able to attend james of balllnafari wlllium on the farm lot 4 9th lino erin oliver of toronto nnd donald of erin and nine grandchildren the wms held their decembci meeting ut the home of mrs swindle- hurst on tuesday december 28th th president presiding the following officers were elected for 1944 president mrs warne 1st vicepresident mrs jesse mcenery 2nd vicepresident mrs robt mc enery secretary mrs f w short- ill assistant secretary mrs klrk- wood treasurer miss b hills assistant treasurer miss young sup ply mrs alex mckay associate helpers mrs jesse mcenery com munity friendship mrs klrkwood mlsslonaoy monthly mrs robt mc enery christian stewardship and finance mrs stanley sinclair or ganist mrs f j shortill mission band miss b hills baby band mrs f j shortill temperance each member responsible for one meeting the toplce was taken by mrs f shortill roll call was answered wl your favorite christmas hymn and author georgetown the slippery highways over sunday ami monday produced a liare for garages as kixcn of cars had lo he towed out of i ho ditches along no 7 mr and mra it o staple on and mrs cordlner of acton and pte al bert staple on of camp borden mrs albert stapleton and family and mr and mrs dave wade and daughter of inglewood were holiday visitors with mr and mrs h stapleton of norval the icy road caused a car accident around five oclock on sunday night when an automobile iwlng driven to wards toronto skidded on the keep downhill incline just opposite w g marshalls house on main st north and ran into a car parked at the cuib there jimmy uolkcrt spent last weekend the guest of his daughter nnd son- in law mr and mrs c masales in act on nnd attended the christening of his grandson terrence at the ang lican church rev brooks officiated at the christening herald scottish shepherd commended by king cunmto 17nfnnt maggtalp three ttgaca la hay to am in reacae work london of three one day twice la the a driving rain and facing intermittent torrents of water a highland shep herd climbed a 1700 foot mountain to play the leading role in bringing down the injured and the dead from the crash of an iucf plane forhat icrle campbell has earned the commendation of the king com mended too was dr p y mckend- rick also a resident of tongue sutherland scotland the doctor who joined the rescue party campbell led up the slope he remained at the aide of the sole mirvlvor while campbell went back down for medical supplies lie impro vised a stretcher from hie pieces of wreckage ami saved the airmans life by his skill campbell dlmlted iim mountain a third lime to iwlp bring flown i lie ttcad after guiding hie men bearing tin injured man down hie slope ntamteo en small wav walsall cp patrick collins who began with n broken down merry bo round and became one of the wealthiest fairground owners la bri tain is dead at the age of 81 lie sat as liberal m p for walsall la 1922 ntkoc uqtmn haub nairobi cp- the sale of whisky brandy and gin to- private in dividuals is being controlled in tang anyika all purchasers have to reg ister their names with their suppliers knva sakveuatatstnt planned bt auutain london cplvthe colonial office is exa a phut of development for kenya involving the expenditure of zfioojooo pounds all of which ex cept a loan would be granted under the colonial development and wel fare act the plan already approved by the government of kenya encompasses soil conservation housing water sup plies agricultural and educational projects reforestratlon and reclam ation of the tsetse fly areas r rockwood last wedncmlriy evening members of tho presbyterian church along with the sunday school und choir enjoyed n pleasant time in the base ment of the church a supper was held followed by gameu of recreation and a brief program presided over by lev w j mclvor sinning of christmas carols was enjoyed by nil present after christmas presents were given out from tho tree fellci- tntionk were extended to those for their parts in sunday school and church activities abu on thursday evening members of st johns church nnd sunduy school hem n huppcr and program n well as games of recreation in tho imwnunt of the prenhytorlnn church for the young folks after justice was done to tho kood things on tlio tablet provided by the ladles of the colicrcgatlon rov e a bookn took yfhnrgenof the musical chairs which kiere enjoyed by the joung folkn nnd lit bur forms of nmuwmoiik n pio- gram of recltatlonu nnd reading iih well an musical numitms and vornl- two selections mi tho maud orgnn were contributed by mr itlcbnrd harris itov e a i rook also con tributed a rending koljowlng the program chrlstmns preoitr wero distributed from tho tree which wii decorated with electric light tho many frlcndx of mr wm crny our local barber on lower main street will regret to learn that his condition shows no improvement the pnut few days oakville one hundred and fifty patients of hie oakville military hospital enjoy ed a real chriittma dinner mrved by twenty local girls mra mary 1 martin 09 prominent in northern ontario mining circles ami wellknown iakeshore resident died at her home on friday pandemonium broke loose in tho crcgory theatre last thursday after noon as 400 children of servicemen voiced a royal welcome to sanlu claus the rink is open ami there will be public skating on wolrtewlay and fri day nights saturday morning child ren under twelve will have free skat ing the rink in again under the supervision of the oakville sitohs atssoclatlon charles wyonch professional div er who has resided in oakville while working on the british american oil companys dock at clarkkon was killed when struck by a car on christ mas eve recordstar mr nnd mrs frank day ware guests inst week on the occnhlon of tho golden wedding of mr and mrs smith griffin of grin lust friday forenoon mr fred meadows figured in a collision with his coun ami n transport mtmn rils- trunee west of the village freds eoun was considerably dumnrod a number of guard railing posts wore snapped off nt ground love holldny nnd weekend visitors member of ohurn family cuelph if lumhertucaf cnlt mr und mrs jerry ingram mr nnd mrs jack bell of dunduh mr and mrs nell cordon mis sybil of cuelph ami neil jr of the kca f quebec pte husell hepburn toronto miss shirley hedfern of brantford mr and mrs wm pett of ham ilton mrs ostranricr spent new yenis uv georgetown mr and mrs alnley craft enter tained members of thelt family an new years day mrtf blathtrwlck sitent the holiday season with her son at ajax mrs b pupura r n miss jose phine pupura fort erie miss maud powers brantford mrs a engleby and son of lakevlcw miss ruby powers of malton and miss helen powers of toronto were holiday vis itors with mrs p powers schools reopened on monday fur the wlntei term with all teachers back in their places those who were home for the holidays here have also returned to their respective duties ling miss barbara plank was also a f y holiday visitor with her brother mr with c o plank mr nnd mrs max milne spent tho new year in toronto limehouse holiday visitors included mrs gatscolgne of bc with the spltzer miss w ivens of toronto nnd mrx w l newton of bnrrlo with the newtons mr geo million ami mnster geo of toledo ohio with his parent m nnd mimi swnckhnmer mrs mcmnrtln of snskntoon nnd mlks helen swarkhnmer of detroit nnd mikh m swackhamor mr frank cook of collingwood with mr w a luno sergeants a hnrru and k colbam of tho unzaf with the mitchells several day at clirlstmas ac2 ronald davies homo from manning depot toronto ac2 ronnld and mrs lnllmor nnd lac lome norton with mr and mrs a w norton mr nnd mrs tim noble of cholton- bnm with tho merediths mr und mrs w grecnloes and children of milton with the bontons mr nnd mrs ii w lnnn nnd daughters mr and mrs ted morrow nnd klulne of toronto mr and mrs boli lane and carol of georgetown and mr ami mrs ii norton and children hvent christmas with mrv r lane mr nnd mrs thos haines and children of glon williams and mr iartscolts wltlfmrrii rtottlfrflrtroe stolt arid family mr and mrs dennis him and child- rn of hamilton with his parents the mclsnnc family with tho cur- rles on christmas sunday mr and mrs law and family of brampton mr nnd mrs icam of tur rit cottn mr arthur knowlos mr and mrs d s mcdonald and doro thy nnd mr nnd mrs martin of malton with tho glshys mr nnd mrs jno scott entertained their family nnd grandchildren for chrlstmih wo are pleased to report that a sholhourne is homo trom the hospital and progressing favorably from his infected hand mr nnd mrs w o brownrldge with mr itae scott mrs ellerly and allen on christmas mrs ii norton nnd mrs a benton entertained their sunday chool clas ses at mr nortons home one even ing at christmas time tho children enjoyed games and sang carols at last santa clous arrived to distribute gifts and the usual oranges and cand les mr and mrs s m wright nnd miss shirley spent christmas with the walkers at belmont ontario mr and mrs c e meredith and mis helen spent christmas with mr and mrs noble of cheltenham mr and mrs a w benton anil children nnd mrs f benton spent sunday with mr and mrs greenlecs of- milton drive for rubber zomba nynsalnnd cp in b drive for more rubber the european estates in nyonland working at full pressure throughout 1042 produced approximately 20000 pounds insurance and real estate uhc fire automouilk buh1lary platk laksl accident and health koiler and au cinawa or cenerai inhiirance oonhult aiwavn ukal urnll a keaivtob f l wright inxunuioe and real estate mvcnber disripli a4 imatrto hal eslat ibid mnuw laaadlsui srillnsi krcj hslabi board ammisi hnsbr marl amdslka ikal btak boards of srlsw and casualty kasusttjsra aawnta ftmsrlatlmi r yes sir and we have faster milking stainless steel surge milkers on hand prompt delivery phone us today r meeachern mlli htkbet acton ont carrolls noorahina food far winter days quaker mufsets 3 25 sjcabbsitip dl tea44l ilardit chipso 3p 9c x3c oxy 3 9c z3 jjvsx ccalrtad bu j bu lafc woodbllltt8 fuui soap xdu sc snack sacks s- ioc waxed paper u u xoc macaltoni3pachettl u sc grapenuts n- x j 7c roman meal sjc cowans cocoa x4c van camps beans pafi chicken haddie x 33c mackerel ssalect 30e molasses iw rm vtm oxo cubes soc s3e va rsisr tbs ram uau qaautu ol all r sattra 9ntf at aufta sunday januajiy ho ism 1 1 no a ro worship satvln sarsnon a narrawmladad vmw of m draad-cnladedman- 12 13 pm church school 700 pm evsnlnc worship sermon ssrlaa tlio person of cfirlst iv th spirit of christ corn and worship welcome evarybodjr bttiai knox anmat acton urv vaum thomkon tul manas willow strosl sijniav janilalty 9th 1jh 1 1 si a m th ka mmrat ut the lirrls hunimrr work out your own salvation i si pjn sunday school 7s piu hlflcvrenv second wrnmn in a s4riij infant eo- inlly or chrlsllau youth iliura jan cth rlnal service of lli wek ut lrayer uel minister irof v w dllllt f wycllra uhd knom colleu- mum jan lit at h kt p m knos younu itiples jyl ju kimi adult llllile class always we1xome cntrtlat turrl acton kkv whin hhtuiiu ha btk mlouter siinijay janliaily slli 19u 1 1 ml a in worship service 11 p in sunday school rumluy january 11th h pmuy imj mr wultr kryor in chorau riiursiluy jiintuiry 11th h pin pal- luwhhlp hour kvetytillu welcome iisnisiasm small advertisements ajvjibnu utwiar litis lmtag v r will onlf lip in 4 toel amiiuiomi wiuiu if r wurd mill tlucat mil iinituby ih kjvs tlftrirt liitjruiitrj cltartfo 3f hml it- r witd ttimlllittxl tot aacli word mmm imtu lintwii nurtuf enntulnim y 5 n ml 2 on krhtay mornlnif i upturn ox ii iiikk pltrlss office ijtht a hum of momy working muns wiilti ituwartl apply iiox v2 fkkk ilthss hantki liourd nnd room wuiittn by ntnn worklnt in acton apiity hox 10 kkkk kk5ti office ktlt tulae two pair tkatts in uwui conflltlon hlt ij and 5 apply hktrv wilds mu kaik a nuil inntrain 3 olds nitu paint wuh tlnj uurillrf nt siooix r best offer j k mrmullbn for ha1k 1 shorthorn ifrndv tow with hflfur rtilf lit foot 1 duys old tu tustxl also ftw whltt iiuh tontfues apply j j tone photu t2r4 itockwowl immi htkavic1 struyc to ui promises of tha undcrhjuncd alrwtlab pup owner plonha cull nnd clu unlmul ranwtncnipps llliedmatitl iain stlutka ium- bnk ultkly rivh by lining itum- acas kftomnundwl by tbouxonils who hnvf kuiikmi bttnr hoolth urownri druk stor hantij oitnorul purirotu colt wanted hslne 1 years coicdon hobinson ihony vhrjl milton waxteo munlrlpul tmployw wantwl for work on strtwts tntrnl mainten ance elr must be able to drive truck duties to commence jan 17 1941 permanent position for satis factory person apply national selective service brampton wanted kvveral old costumes or evening drekset tn style forty yean ao for local musical comedy soup stock please communicate at once if you can loan any costumes with miss alice mccallum acton ontario absent for two years canned salmon again a limited supply of canned salmon which has been conspicuous by its absence from grocers shelves for two years will be released jto can adlans on a rationed basis january 17th the prices board has announced decision to ration the available sup ply was taken because of the ex pected heavy demand for the 200000 cases which will be available the regular nieat coupons will be required for the purchase of the salmon wldcji will be packed in onequarter one- half and one pound una other type of canned ash will not be rationed