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the acton free pre88 thursday wanwawr 10m im vsimssmmfsjsti wsauauat 0rouilat a wm actosl a bnuwr for jowum a on sdsfjffuut tin ivh tntwiir abm botn dotal itad itackhaintr ilmrnto aon of mr aadjars chita swacfcharaer wishes talbuoaaoi u arrival ol ma suap brother raaam roatt at owbh o hoanhal on hon- oteytrabrgary 7th itm curiux at goetpti oeneral hospm- al on wednesday february 2nd mm oaarga albart cunts in hi ejuwhpage ertdow of the lau john carlson a bar fsrd year baptc o at hu residence etta township on saturday feb ruary sth mm andrew baptw be loved htateaad of agnes hel-augh- tin la ma aotb yaar pbifudnil dryssalk in loving memory of our daar eon thomas who passed away february 10th ims we da not know tho pain ha bora w did not km him dla wa only know ha pa away and navar aald goodbye evar remembered by hu molhar and dad and sister and brothers and john in italy molozzi in loving memory of a daar aon and brother warrant officer george a itolossl rcaf who died on active service in eng land february 13th isu this world may change from year to year and friends from day to day but never shall the one we loved from memory pass away sadly mined by the family crawshaw in loving mamory of a dear husband and father john crawshaw who passed away feb ruary 14th 1941 those whom we love go out of night sight but never out of our mind they are always cherished in the lieartsof those they leave behind lovingly remembered by wife and daughter nellie marshall in loving mamory of my dear mother elisabeth mar shall who passed away february 8th 1943 and my daar father thomaa marshall who passed away march 13th 1943 we cannot think of them as dead who walk with us no more along the psth of ufe we tread they have but gone before lovingly remembered by son william daughterinlaw laura and grandson clifford andrew baftik osprlage following a brief luaaas andrew baptle 80 of osprlage erin town ship passed away at his residence first una erin lot 14 a farmer mr baptl resided- the greater part of ma ufa on ms farm at osprlage and was highly respected by all his neighbours surviving are ms wife the former agnes maclaugmin one daughter mrs john king orion and one son fred at home also surviving is a grandaughtar miss jessie king rn of the staff of the gualph general hospital john small kilbride john small kuibrlda died at the home of his daughter mrs lloyd crawford campbelmlle in ma b2ad year mr small had been irving in campbeuvllle cr the last is months his daughter la the only survivor his wife predeceased him a year and a half ago rev a truax kuhrlde conducted a funeral service at the home of mrs crawford on friday interment was in evergreen cemet ery milton ash wednesday and the lenten season in two weeks 15 turtle neck sweaters were ship ped from the acton and dlitrlct red cross headquarters frederick street drivers knocked down two stop sign standard with in a week theyll have to climb a tree to get at them now w h robinson georgetown was reelected as a member of the board of directors at the annual meeting of the holatelnfrleslan association of canada held february 2nd at tor onto walter inglls of campbellvllle was removed to hamilton general hospital following an accident while drawing logs his leg was caught be tween an log and the rack fracturing the knee anyone wishing to dohste vood used clothing for the russlsn relief may do so at mrs j f wilds acton home bakery lo be packed by tho local women inatltute as soon as enough for 100 lb bale is received bibs e m anderson hostess poh meeting of the b y p u the regular meettlng of the bv pu was held tuesday evening t the home of mr and mrs e n anderson with the president in charge a sing song was enjoyed with mra anderson at the piano wilms west lad in prayer during the business period plans were completed for the valentine party being held februaiy 15th in the church basement a dis cussion was held regarding our mls slonary enterprise and war servicis mrs anderson took charge of the program and following a hymn mrs cord wagner led in prayer mrs c lincoln conducted very interesting bible qulx jean mcdonald read the scripture l the topic for the evening the challenge to youth their marching orders was given by mrs anderson she stressed the need for increased interest in young peoples and mission work len atkinson closed the program with tft- a delicious lunch was served by the hostess and a social halfhour follow ed our sincere thanks go to mr and mrfvandersorwor their gracious hospitality ayr scotland cplow milton queen of hearts sold for 2100 guineas about 10000 the highest figure aver given for a female of the ayr shire bread of cattle clataauno auction sale or nmtax cattuo farm im- ruamkntfll hav and cuuin kkat bstatatl the underslgned has received in structions from the executrix of the estate of the jlte f w dotkuftv lo sell by public auctlton at lot 12 con a township of trafalgar l mile north of fostvllle on stjuday at one oclock the- following jersey cows i black jersey cbw fresh calf at side 1 rawn jar- aey cow fresh calf at tide 1 jersey heifer fresh calf at side 1 rawn jersey cow fresh 0 weeks 1 pawn jersey cow in full flow brad 0 weeks a brfndle jereey cows sprlng- i red durham cow due time of 3 black jereey cow springing rsey cow springing 3 j in full flow not bred 1 lawn jersey cow i fjer- this week i by kmin c soott r mmsfflmkff h haufax opinion of ontario man in sport work a sports column in a halifax paper gives an interesting sketch of ljeul p t cook sports officer of h m c s stadacona who la a aonlniaw of mr and mra wm waller acton we quote a couple of paragraphs from the article as many of our read ers here will be just as interested as we were to learn of lieut cooks activities m man who had done a great tla towards promoting sporta in thin community is lieut frederick thom aa cook n c n v it- of halifax and stratford ont and an approp riate title for this naval officer la mr sport for he has been to the hallgonlan porting world what mike jacobs la to the boxing realm as sports officer of h m c a s royal canadian navy training establishment here lieut cook la responsible for the physical training welfare of thousand or wrens and ratings and hla job is an active one navy athletic stars have blazed the sporta pages for years but hot so frequently as they have this past year and plenty of credit goes to lieut cook for no one has done more to keep things going than he even though hockey haa been toss ed into the proverbial ashcan in this community due to the edict of the nations war department lieut cook has tried to supply sport fans with a good brand of hockey at least once a week he has been responsible for the regular saturday night exhibition gomes at the forum where his navy band or puckchasers have entertain ed the various civilian hockey teams of the province it was through his tlrolew efforts that the wrens mode their hockey de but last week and so successful were the lassies of tho navy that it is proposed to hold a game each week miss walker was speaker at meeting of united wm s- the february mooting of the wom ans missionary society of the unit ed church was held in the school room of the church on tuesday with mrs e j caldwell presiding the devotional period was token by mrs jt moore mrs e t thetford mrs b veldhuls mrs d richardson mrs s reld and mrs a w fosbury the ladles were invited to attend the worlds day of prayer in the baptist church on february 24th the ladles of knox church wcrv the visiting guests and slso the wom ans association mrs caldwell in troduced the guest speaker miss wal ker health nurse who spoke on the early days of nursing comparwl with those of the present time it proved very interesting and a hearty vote of thanks was given miss walker for her splendid address mrs rev c u poole of motfatt sang tho very lovoly jesus is my next door neigh bour lunch was served at the close and a social time was spent building bylaw finally passes all readings continued from page one arrangements were made to con struct a hosedrying rack in the fire hall atamall coat and council agreed to the plan the building bylaw was given the second and third readings by the council and finally passed the by-law- settjng the tax rate tor 19m was also given the required readings and passed by the council the rate this year will be 46 mills taking into consideration the antici pated government subsidy of one mill the taxes will be in four instalments again this year on april 19 june 18 august is and october is tag lred durham cow due lime of fa y cows youno cattlra jersey halfers spring calves 3 jersey iteirers 1 year old 1 guernsey bull a years theae cattle are an exceptionally good commercial lot implements 1 fordson tract or double disc 3furrowed cock- shult tractor plow drag cultivator m h mower craln binder m ii m d drain drill f a w reaper m ii havloader 3 hay rakes cockshutt manure spreader wagon ateel wheels wagon and hay rock walking plow singlefurrowed rid ing plow steel roller 1 drums 3 steel drums 1 set heed llsrrows quantity of lumber gas engine 1h iip pump jack fanning mill set of scalea 3 ijtwn mowers set of stewart power cjpperb 1 ford a model coach with good tires trailer set of backhand harness forks hoes shovels chains tools etc hay and grain is ions mixed hay 200 bus oats 100 bus rye several hags of flax quantity of oil cake quantity of meal quantity of cut straw 1 stack of hoy seal estate at the same time plsre will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid the farm consisting of 100 acres more or less and being n w half lot 13 con 3 n d s this farm la an excep tionally well drained and situated farm being handy to school and close to highway on said farm la erected a new house with suitable barns and outbuildings terms on real estate msde known day of sale terms on chattels cash no reserve j a elliott auctioneer r r ford clerk 2d kxtenssve clearing auction sale in township high grade farm rtoch inrlkments kijrnit etc under instructions from n h wiufon lot 17 concession easthair third line eramosa township at lilkhwuy no 7 on tdehoav february nd at 1230 pm sharp tho folowliir horses 1 team grey ferclivrons aged ia rtal good furm team 1 dark grey killy rhdng 2 yrs a real om dual iljupone shorthorns gradoal heg sire rbilng 1 yr old no a v y 5 n good one 1 uoutt cow due feb j2 1 iloan cow duo feb 25 1 itnan cow tiio feb 22 1 i tool caw duo feb 21 i itnan cow due march 25 1 uonn cow fresh c week time of sale 1 ited cow bred jan 10 1 uonn helfor bred doc 21 milking well 1 ued heifer due march 1h this is an exceptionally heavy pro ducing herd with a very high hutter fat test be sure and look thorn over young cattle 2 steers ruing 2 ym old 2 heifers rluliiir 2 yrs old 1 heifer rising 1 yr old 3 young calves this herd passed n cloan tb test recently yorkshire hogs 1 you tip how due feb 5th 1 sow due mar sth 1 sow due apr 4th 1 sow due apr 12th 1 sow with utter of 0 pigs g weeks old 1 young sow with litter of 7 plus 6 weeks old 1 sow plgn nt foot 6 weoks old the above re a lot of wellbred york sows 5 lots of shoats various ages hay grain and roots a quan tity of timothy hay a quantity of clover hay about 200 bus early alnkn 1042 oats about 150 bus of 1043 oats quantity of feed turnips ami mangolds about 10 bans pot atoes implements 1 f a w binder 1 ft cut in rood order 1 p h mower 5 ft rut 1 m h side delivery rake h ft hay rake daln hay loader 1 pea harvester 1 climax cultivator 2 noxon seed drill- 12 spout 2 sets harrows cockshutt riding plow no 12 floury slnnle plow stonehoat 1 m h scuffler 1 potato digger cockshutt manure spreader 1 wagon and box complete runbertlred hugcry cutler 1 set sleighs with platform miscellaneous 1 chatham fonnlnir mill with harger 1 set renfrew scales 2000 lbs 1 snow imow 1 water kettlo 1 delaval cream separator 400 lbs capacity new 1 hay rack 1 root pulper 1 wheelbarrow water trough 16 square building timbers 1 grass seeder j set of doubletrees forks chain too numerous to mention harness 1 set breechtntr back- band team harness 1 set single har ness 1 third set harnetsr 3 hlrh sctch collars 2 sets of nlckleplated driving harness 3 lluht driving col lar 2 strlnes ot bells furniture 1 iron bed com plete 1 churn 1 wooden bed com plete lawn mower some caroenter and blacksmith tools 40 gal gas drum oil cans a good young cattle dog terms cash nothlnw to be removed until settled for sale held rain or shine road always open to highway no 7 farm sold no reserve plan now tn at- tend this good outright sale no 2 group of the utoka institute will have a booth on grounds for war work 323 a r unn aneuoneer phone 485 gait d e boles and w h omket clerks toronto tcpi agriculture min ister kennedy has announced that hla department this spring will under take the creation of sperlmenlal farm plots in the counties of tho prov ince in a move to raise ontarios farm standards it u understood that la ia proposed to furnish one farmer in each county with all necessary suipll for the cul tivation of a strip of ground under en wrangement which will permit the county agricultural representative to put his own method into practice other county farmers from time to time will br shown the results ob tained in th experimental plot and they will im urged to adopt these me thods in the operation of their own farma at a meeting of tho ontario shep breeders association here last week mr kennedy urged farmers to work out a solution for their own problems i lay it u vtmr duty to solve your own problems he said then come to ua and tell us what you think is right he added that legislative uld will be granted where it la merited mr kennedy said farmers should not put any trust in promises of floor prices for farm product no government can give you a floor price he aald m government ran only give you legislation only you yourselves can make floor prlc- at the same time the holsteln fri sian association of canada annual session hero urged that before any such floor prices are established tho prices board consult farm organizat ions it also was urged that the ec onomic soundness of such politics be studied in relation to fair and equit able returns to farmers the association also went on record as approving of steps token by the federal department of labor to main tain experienced labor on canadas dairy farms at the- same time it was recommended that labor minis ter mitchell take such additional steps in this connection that he deemed ex pedient in convention here at the same time were the clydesdale horse as sociation of canada the holsteln-frt- eslan association of canada the ont ario cattle breeders association the ontario sheep breeders association the ontario vegetable growers as sociation and the ontario jersey as sociation w a brydon of brooklln is report ing on the work of tho ontario ag ricultural commission of inquiry to the cattle breeders said there is no business that has more profiteers and racketeers than tho food distribution buulness he said fnrmors should form an organization which would catch tho interest of and would benoflt tlw consumers there were many farm groups now but most of them lnttroktedthomirol- von- only in tho nctual production of food an organization wan noedod which would carry on from that point in his prealdontlal nddroiui to the vvgetablo growers wnltor davis uf london said low celling prices iiro discouraging to growers nnd nn ob utuclo in the way of production h added that the present tariff policy in regard to vegetables failed to ben eflt consumers tnjunnm wkbhno anducb there have been eofhe reports that cattle hoe could be combated by feeding sulphur to the affected cattle this idea however was exploded by the results of an exhaustive experi ment published recently in the jour nal yt the american veterinary med ical association sulphur was fed continuously to cattle for two hund red and fifty os v days without it having any effect whatsoever on lice on the animals the report states neither did sulphur feeding seem to have any effect on ear ticks roint or natlonalstt london cp claiming new zealand nationality miss a d rob erta refused to comply with a na tional selective service order but in court the judges ruled that miss ro berts who bad lived in england for 10 years is liable for service under united kingdom laws aovbcan hav stfjf mcm veterinarian nutritionists report the teats they have made show that good quality legume hays which were for merly considered too bulky for hoc feed may actually be used advantage ously to reduce the amount of con centrates required for growing and fattening pigs soybeans and alfalfa were tested as replacements for con centrates ground soybean hay gave the best results when used as 5 to 10 per cent of the total ration mot4 rapid gains were made on the 0 to 10 per cent levels than when the ground hay made up ib to 30 per cent of the diet thrive on meat kampala uganda cp the consumption of meat is increasing to a remarkable extent in uganda and ts highly desirable for the better nu trition of the people wonpb op aviatioh under a winnipeg datetow the following despatch appeared to tho new york lleildrtrtboae lot eg white men say there is no ooev ob served chief henry fldter head of the indian reservation at island lake visiting winnipegs airport for the first time yet they use tn gifts he gave them to make all these won ders the indian chief was thrilled by the electric lights the street cars and the big buildings the greatest won der of all thougfaewas the transcan ada air lines hangar and the aircraft he saw coming from the eaal chief prince of hodgson interpreted with- them was a cousin chief thomas fld- len the three were taken to the air port by roy snyder red cross com missioner as a treat for their leader ship in having indians of manitoba and ontario make generous contrlbu- tlos to the red cross in money and furs overseas mail letters from the local boys serving in he cause of freedom dear mr dills just a few lines tonight to cx- preus again in a few words how much t appreciate getting tns fuss prim i receive it quite regularly and be lieve me there in no paper i read with such intercut i jut got back off nine days leavo the other day nnd when i came in five frks pseu n- walted me i road them completely over before going to bed which wns well on into the hour of tho morn ing wordunre just too small to ex press how i enjoy them i see by one of the uucs mr dillu that you are going to take over the milton pnrroo i witih you overy success which i am sure you will have i also received the smokes from the war service league and beard- more leather company which sure are very much enjoyed acton and vicinity sure do a great job looking after their boys i am sure the rest of the boys will bow their heads in salute to all who make it possible for us to receive all these comforts once again i want to thank one and all for everything i remain v stgmn barber w h need farm cottages london cp rural britain wants 300000 cottages tom potter a norfolk farm worker told a houses for agricultural workers conference here profabrication is the solution to building them quickly he said you have a vital stake in everything that life insurance stands for a tmessag to pclicyboidtrr i cam suv very truthfully that there never has been a time when the leaders of finance and business were more conscious of their responsibility to the general public as well as to their employees than they sure at the present time the attitude of management today is one of enquiry and research into ways and means of reducing coats rllvlng better service and improv- ng employeremployee relations i am satisfied that leaders in industry command the respect and confidence of the public as never before th ufo iiuiuriihca business run point with pridu to a rocord or uch ievemtint thatll commuiuuruui only with it opportunity for hcrvicu tho fact tiiut our cana dian life insurance comuanitt havo wstjthsirod the financial gulow inci- hint to war nnd deprimwionunij that policy holderu claims have immn met in full and that tho comimnuui havo gained in wtrunatli nnd riixuuh well an in nmponuiltliiy rcflihitm intth wound management and continuing confidunco on the part of the public ciliary services that have been of the greatest benefit to the public the niodern life insurance agent or representative is much more than a swleainan he la a trained and skilful counsellor and sound professional adviser i wish briefly to allude to two other points of criticism that have been lodged against the life com panies one hoe to d with interlocking curectomtca and the other has to do with the general policy underlying commium in vestments t confess that i am surprised sometime that we are able to get men of such high standing and sou business judg ment to give their time and advice nnd accept their share of the responsibility of munsgement for tho fees that are paid i do not deny that many of our directors are associated in some capacity or other with otlwr institutions but that is merely unother way of saying that the men who are most tjutairahlo lire the men who are most sought in my own experience i know of no director who has souulit uny fsvour for himself or uny other institution with which he is con nected or who is iiutplrud by uny motive aiscupt that of promoting tho bctit interest of the nortfa american life cdj4llon lum hoen mued to our comihttitlve uywtom particularly as it hay to do with tho use of hleuntu it is claimed that if wu wuro not to employ agtmtm w could provide cheaper inuurunco to the public that has definitely not been proven tho life innur- iintn representative furnjuhit a luwlul public service it is prob ably woll within tho mark to say thut perhaps not more tluin 10 i of tho husinuaul thut is now in forcv would oxlwt if active ho cita tion for buuinetts imd not boon rvwortod to furthermore the agents have fuminhud tnuny uii- thi investment policy of our life companies is neceaisaruy controlled by the terms of the dominion insurance act parliament very rightly we believe in prescribing tho type of investments wo can make strongly stresses tho trustee nuturo of our business the underlying thought in all invest ment policy is that within the limitations of the ituurunce act itself it should bo tho ulra to mecura tho lurgest return for our policyholders compatible with se curity und safuty wo believe that the investments of the 1hv oompaniea can stand the clost scrutiny in respect ia govenunent regula tion and supervision no business has been or could be subject to more careful or impartial scrutiny than the ufa business in csaoda the department of insurance at ottawa la msnned by staff of highly tnslned experienced offi cials no deportment has been freer of political bias these men have leaned backwsrds in their independence and have been utterly fearless in the conscien tious performance of their duties the insurance act though passed by parliament and sponsored by the minister of finance it effect is largely the creation of these highly trained professions ad visers of the minister wboew concern is the welfare of th policyholder and the preservation of the good name of the busin nor should we fail to mention the additions supervision provided by the vurlous provincial and foreign departments of insurance under whoee jurisdiction our compunlew happun to comu our insuranco laws both federal and provincial are as modern as skill experience und impartial judgment can create in tho interests of the public along with thousands of other pollcyfaildurs in this nnd other companies you have a vital stake in everything tliufc life insuruncv stands for those who ure at present advocating tlie national ization of tlie ufa companies urv not we believe primarily con cerned with whether the companies uru well or poorly conducted if they are to succeed in socializing induwtry and in expropriating all means of production they must first have access to the savings of the people your bank deposits your equity in your ufe insurance and other savings the fact that you are an owner of a ufa insur ance policy is proof that you have saved and have planned and that you haveekuircised youroodgiven privilege to safeguard your savings according to your best judgment are you willing to jeopardize what you now have for a promissory note in the fantastic belief that the maker of the note is better able to manage your affairs than you are yourself or that his professed altruism can take the place of your enlightened self interest mjt excvrittl from the addrv gitrn at the 63rd annual meeting features from the sixtythird annual report so far as the company is concerned there have been guiding principles that have contributed greatly to our progress and success our affairs have been managed at a moderate rate of expense with a definite trend towards reduction in recent years constant effort has been made to keep our plans of insurance and annuity contracts up to date with tho result that our field force is in a position to offer tho best that ingenuity and experience can devise for the ever increasing and complex needs of the insuring public the results of the year are a clear indication of the increasing confidence placed by the public in the insurance business and in a special sense reflect the high opinion that our own company has so justly earned premiums collected 9361559 business in force 308127791 policy benefits paid 4302203 total asset held 82550644 new business effected 40335625 special reserve arid surplitb 666402 north american life assurance company hud omec l t0mrt0 howard graff representative sinimtittifi t i itnnirtltfinm mmm