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jwvft r- the acton freb press 1m4 otlmrin widow off the tat a c in her 80h year juh wdmday next wmk uft lite now sbcmla into on acftla dorlnc tb wek scouts wtn wear their unltonns an next woe k whefwe they ore ith boy scoot week many off the pretty valentlneo were exchaaaau and r en lion day the old ugly ones eeera to hove mode very timely disappearance food merchants are pushing the aale of war savings stamps t month its a lino way to make your small change savings grow bigger good neighbour policy doesnt i to wait until after the war to be- fact shovel your sidewalk and work it even during the war or at any time many magazines and periodicals have increased in price but your local paper is still the same 92 but payable strictly in advance please as other papers and journals its just a coincidence but the hydro load in november in milton and acton was exactly the 1s0s horse these figures were given in the hydro news for febru ary may we remind readers again that advertising copy must reach us not later than tuesday evening and news items before 30 wednesday to in sure publication in the issue of that week employees of the beardmore co have been addressed by union officials at a meeting in the town hall regard ing affiliation with an outside union as their bargaining agent the em ployees at present have their own loc al association announcement has been made that within the next few weeks rub ber bands will again make their ap pearance in stores and it is expected that if consumers oo not purchase more than their requirement there will be a steady supply from then on 1000 and costs were awarded freda edwards in an action against the gray coach lines for injuries re- deved when on januray 31st 1942 the bus on which she was travelling between acton and rockwood plunc- ed through a guard rail and into the ditch mrsablack orton the funeral of the late mrs samuel black was held from her lateresid ence in orton monday afternoon at 2jso0 oclock to st johns united church orton rev mr bellsmith conducted the services mrs black passfd away saturday her home in orton the former janet watson mm black was born in erin township 79 years ago where she resided alt her life mr black passed away 13 years ago surviving are one daughter hanna wlanlfred black at home one sister mrs george bolton orton and two brothers john watson orton and richard watson lullsburg the funeral was largely attended friends and relatives being present from toronto acton fergus hllls- burg and erin pallbearers were jim courtney bill donaldson leslie watson randal watson lionel watson and arnold watson lan to fight soil erosion sotflli africa bdffafcs h experi- snt to cottotcve vdtfa natural resources cape town cp the first steps in a big drive to conserve the nata ural resources of the veld which are being squandered by soil erosion have been undertaken by the division of soil and veld conservation of the department of agriculture nnd for estry a largescale experiment has been started on severely eroded farms which will reemploy 100000 men 1n postwar reemployment and recon struction schemes dr j c fick principal professional officer of the division states that the scheme under which the sovprnment will grant technical nnd finamtjnl as sistance to landowners is partial con tinuation of scheme impended in june 1940 in the cases of farms which are bo severely eroded that the cost of re clamation would be too hluh for priv ate owners the department utll un dertake to purchase nnd rvtlulm them at the expense of the state the own er of a purchased farm or his local successor will retain the rlyht of pre emption when the farm in released for farming operations after its re clamation owners rights may be suspended on portions of the farms where erosion has not assumed serious proportions but where the veld has deteriorated to such an extent that it is impera tive that it should rest for several years in order to recover the owner will be compensated for the loss of the use of his veld this measure has not tt come into operation owners who carry out their own measures will receive a bonus equlv- rlent to so per cent of the final value of aroslon works on the condition that they maintain them and apply recognized systems in future ilrrmox deajt sir l regarding gasoline rationing auth orized dealers only are allowed to put gasoline in a customers car and if a car owner or driver should accident ally run out of gas any place or dis tance from a filling station no matter what the business of the driver may be a doctor a mechanic of any bus- iness an undertaker a farmer or joy rider he is simply at the mercy and convenience of the dealer when he can be supplied and subject to any charge he may see fit to make whether he waits an hour or two or three days dealer is not allowed to trust a cus tomer with even enough to take him to the nearest station without the risk of a severe penalty or a calling down from some smart alex of inspector high time that even an honest per son could be trusted sufferer dear sir so far as i have seen no one has yet suggested that the solution of the housing problem lies in reducing costs we now see the wealthiest and besthoused cities of canada planning to ask the government to assist in building houses up to their standards for their citizens forgetting that the only funds that governments have to spend are collected from the people to ask the government to help pay the cost of our particular housing scheme is to ask it to take money from some people and give it to others whose need may be less is government assistance the best means of providing houses for the poor is it the best means of pro viding employment to both ques tions the answer is no government assistance will always go to those who are most successful in convincing authorities of theit need a wealthy city can hire ex perts to present its case end con count on the support of several mem- bers of parliament the small com munity has no expert and only one member the isolated farmer is without influence loan companies will provide the bulk of the money lent under a governmentassisted scheme and will prefer to lend in cities on a govern ment guarantee rather than to on in dividual elsewhere on his own secur ity thus not only tax collections from the smaller communities w 11 go to build the cities but lendnble funds will flow away from the small towns employment in building trades la the cities will similarly draw men from the small towns and they will have to pay board and lodging bo- fore they con remit money to their families employment is mot sat isfactory when it is to be found with in reach of it mans home as an alternative to government lutttlttttince a 25 per cent reduction in building costs would stimulate build ins everwhere would bo fair to every one would give employment tvcr- where and would make no man de pendent on the favor of those in nuthorlty we shouldbeek the sol ution ofthe housing problem thiougli inquiry and research inquiry into ull cotts of building and owning n home and reseat eh into way a and means of bringing these costs within rent h of the common people yours tiuly e j young 148 east bourne avenue toronto february 4th 1044 thursday february 17th 1m4 active service list acton andtmbthict those who fight to keep the flag of freedom flying m m gap units nbw delhi cpv addition to sts rjoaplud the indian army i uttag mobile dltpeaaaitoe to treat the -a- i of benin one centre osmm aaye treated 37000 malaria sittntvan ww anticholera in- oeajmloaa and 4000 tccdnatlou isf yif t women in active bebvice in canada lamb wren helen waldle joan f w roar wo men division young nursing sister jessie f cs987 kenney nursing sister lieut nora buchanan daisy cwac oveb8kas casualties mortis wmg commander d g taylor sgtpllot l c anderson a c e a r83648 moiozrj sgt g a r83327 nusonebs of was irvln csj4 j doble sgt j it 1122033 turner pie w l b37088 boyes sgt jack honorably discharged robson pte john arthur 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canadian assault on that city and lieut w glider- sleeve who played the organ were both active in boy scout work before enlisting major durnford waa scout master of the seal cove troop at prlne rupert b c and lt clldcr- aleeve was assistant scoutmaster of the 6th vancouveri troop theae christmas services during the height of the bitter battle hth shells falling about as the men sang cajrols was one ot the thrilling stortea at the battle for ortona campbell kit lt m g cg473 crofts pte wm cook sergt cordon a58883 cross cpl j d cutty udr t a i prtpi slijnin l a colci cpl e w coi cpl ernest 1 d dougliu cpl clins w b51900 do forest nr harold a35206 drjulnlo pt john a10061 donaven gnr h it e elliott l cpl w r b51h31 elliott pte pa b7468it elsley w o h c r75708 elliott l cpl e g bs464s elsley sgt p c i emmerson tpr r f p fields pte bill french pte f c b6060 frank cpl karl m b51859 ford lbdr a r a35237 finney f lt r a c0475 flatt gnr j b b11690 fields pte j foottlt pte r a guthrie cpl hector c 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smith lac douglas r70132 simpson gnr g t b440b2 swlndlehurst pte s v b704h t terry ueul frank b43078 vlckers pte w g ivan b16s8 varey sgclc b30085 vangoozeivlxc dirk van norman corp j b0311 w watson sgt t e 1193317 weaver pie a u41910 waldle pte will b01445 wright sgt n b31606 wilson ile andrew walerhouse sgt john watson ac 2 k g r161021 waterhouse pte c wilson tpr j t b243 waller lac e f r141460 waldle tpr alex webster pie clifford wallace cpl w d b88893 wagnor ac 2 gordon 11262293 wilson ac2 w m r270360 yungblutt ac 2 lome royal palace tiueirils leading theatres today til hattjrday the screens greatest cast todav and fr1vay held over the desert song with dennis morgan hattbiav to tuehday john wayne martha scott notice extract from building bylaw no 781 dated the 9th february 1944 section 08 no person shall post or cause to be posted upon any telephone pole telegraph pole electric light pole or other poles established upon the streets of the village of acton any advertising bills signs or posters and no person shall throw or permit to fall upon the streets of the said village of acton any advertising bilb signs or notices destroyed or other wise nor accumulate or allow to accumulate any rubbish upon said streets certified true abstract e e harrop municipal officer allies press on in italy italy british tommies driving jeeps take supplies up ta front line and return with wounded to a held dressing station in the front of the returning jeep la a wounded german inuw back on a stretcher more serously wounded englishman sifcv 1 a id s