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the acton free press thursday june 8th dm neighborhood news cnwcndflc other centra and fasyatoar erin mis audrey siddall cl honeywood has been eocaced as a teacher of grades 5 and 8 in erin public school for tike next school year ur and airs ii- s- oopeund have purchased a house in brampton and have taken possession this week af- ter residing during the last three years in fort erie and toronto the hlusburs horse show attract ed quite a crowd of lovers of the equine last saturday afternoon when the juddnc ol a splendid exhibit of horses made a full afternoons pro- reeve roy ferguson won first hon ors and i5 as a special award for the largest number of monthly saving sales in the sixth victory loan camp aign in wellington south district f he was also awarded 10 for the greatest number of sales to new pros pects in rural areas advocate limehouse the june meeting of the w 1 was held at the home of mr ellerby the president ten attendm the w i prayer and ode were used in opening the roll call was answered by handing in an article for sale at the bazaar it was decided to purchase eight cases of jam for overseas at 545 per case this season committees were appointed to look after the baz aar to be held shortly when neigh boring branches will be invited to at tend the time saving kitchen was the project chosen for nest rail mrs s glsby was named convenor of the garden party for late this month mrs miller program convenor for the day took the chair for the latter half of the meeting mrs ellerby read currant events mrs klrkpatrlck the motto there is only one proof of ability action and mrs miller read a paper on publicity convenors of standing committees read items of in terest following the national anth em the hostess served tea and cakes miss ivens has opened her homo for the summer and mrs chan gnlo and miss ttllle gnle are living there osprmge mlsi mary struuiem of toronto was a weekend visitor at the homo of her brother and sisterinlaw mr and mrs james struthers mrs david whaley or kltchoner spent last week with her motlier mrs m cooke members of the school section and community are indeed sorry to learn that mrs nelson local school teach er has resigned to take a course at a nursery school in toronto dur ing her two years sojourn here she has proved to be a very efficient and well liked teacher and pupils and par ents alike are sorry to see her leave miss margaret brett of belwood has been named as teacher for the com ing term friends of miss annie altken daughter of mr and mrs andrew altken 2nd line are sorry to team he was stricken with appendicitis on sunday and was rushed to guelpii hospital for an operation all wish her a speedy recovery mrs g g roberston evorton spent sunday with her son and fam ily mr and mrs d g robertson mr find mrs harold mceachern and family of eramosa were sunday visitors with mr and mrs d stewart atid family mrs foreman of balllnafad spent n fow days inst week with her daugh ter and itonlnlaw mr and mrs gordon altken nassagaweya the annual nassagaweya sunday school convention was held in the nassagaweya presbyterian church on tuesday evening may 30th when from the various sunday schools were given two special speakers addressed the sunday school workers and others present the officers elected are president mr k darby vicepresident mr cbun mcphall sectrees miss e j mcphall the next convention will he held in ebenexer united church a meeting of the nassagaweya branch of the federation of agricul ture was held in the township halt brookvllle on tuesday evening large crowd p the guest speaker being dr schofleld cf the veterinary college guelph the prospects are bright for a large crop of fall wheat in this district also the hay crop mr and mra reg wilson of acton visited relatives and friends at knatchbull last sunday mr and mrs elmer pickett of buffalo visited relatives and friends in nassagaweya over the weekend the fanners are getting their root seeds sown this week oakvelle pte dick alton who lost a leg in italy is now undergoing treatment in christie street hospital- dick is the son of ur and mrs win alton lakeshose sr hon w g thompson provincial minister of mines and forests pres ented the athletic prizes and mrs h c walker the academic awards at the appleby college sparta day on sat urday twentytwo brownies and sixteen girl guides paraded to st johns church on sunday morning or their annual service mrs douglas flsken divisional commissioner aceoanpaaled by mrs c bremner green district commissioner inspected the guides and brownies approving the form of application prepared for a charter by mr angus mcmillan the executive committee of the oakvuletrafalcar memorial hos pital assoclalion authorized mr mc millan to proceed with the applicat ion at a meeting on monday night- recordstar nassagaweya asno 7 the monthly meeting of the busy bees club was held al the home of the president mrs davenport with a splendid attendance and was open ed in the usual way the roll ciu was answered oya good binding in of quilt blocks in spite of houseclean ing and gar the correspond ence contained thankyous for good cheer sent overseas and one from gnr geo wallace for dgs the fin ancial statement for the month show ed money made from quilts bingo and a dancfe mrs frank gavfe quilt report and a discussion follow euchre dub of which he belongs on ed and quilting arranged a lovkly saturday night quilt top was donated by mrs a tjd- congratulations to mr and mrs burlington with about forty per cent of the high school pupils out on farms at the present time softie 120 pupils to be exact the attendance has been hard hit at the school cr a p cadeau left on thursday evening last to attend the young liberals convention being held at winnipeg this week mr cadeau will spend about three weeks in the west on behalf of his arm miss lillian naln a member of the stolf of the high school at fort fron ds and whose homo is in hamilton has been chosen by tlw staff commit tee of the high school board to fill the vacancy on the staff caused by the resignation of miss mary bennott staff sgl and mrs ian macdonnld and daughter heather have arrived from calgary and taken up residence in an appartment on martha street staff sgt macdonald was seriously wounded in the dieppe raid and is homo on furlough when n largo transport loaded with cartons and haled paper turned over on its side at tho intersection of brant street and tho queen elizabeth way at freeman on friday afternoon traffic was slowed up for about she hours it took four hours to cloar tho load to permit the upturning of tho tractor gazette everton f o malcolm mcleod and mrs mc leod from sydney n s are visiting nt the homes of uev j p mcleod and mr nnd mrs will robertson quolph road mrs j evans of guelph is visiting at the home of mrs e shepherdson rev j p mcleod and mrs john alton attended the june convention of the churches of christ at poplar hill misses barbara muriel and wllta befiham t spent the weekend in guelph with their grandparents mr and mrs will vannorman mrs g g roberston spent sunday t osprlnge with her son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs d g roberston mrs robert patten guelph spent the weekend at the home of mr and mrs john alton mrs w cross mrs t stewart mrs p smith mrs j benham and mrs g g robertson attended the district annual convention of w i at norfolk united church last fri day mrs harvey jesttn and mrs d kingsbury visludmmrs walter com ing n erin on tuesday moffat the rcctfht rains have greatly im proved both field and gardens in this community and the prospects are good for the harvest but the help to keep up with the work is the far mers problem mr w h blnck is home after spending a month in the maritime in tho employ of tho government in specting stock being imported into tho country mrs w a frasor and catherine were in hamilton over sunday as the guests of mr and mrs roy gears the real estate again has been busy in our village and tho homo ocup led by mrs w a frnser has been sold to mr nnd mrs simpson of guelph tho pulpit of the community church was ocuplod by the rev j b moore of st pauls united church milton on sunday evening his fine sermon on christian brotherhood wns greatly appreciated rev c l poola conducted tho evening service in st pauls church the sunday evening services in the community church htwe been well attended during tho year and tlio friondh of the old church closed for so many year nro preparing for their anniversary nervlcoi noxt sunrtuj morning and ovoning 11 a m nnd 8 pm thoy have been fortunate in securing the lambert twins boy sing ers of itockwood and the eden mills male quartette as tho muajcnl at tractions some of our community attended tho hamilton conference of tho un- ited church held in mcmaster unlv erslty buildings last week mrs chas roberts is home from guelph where she wni convalescing after her severe fall we are glad that she is much improved mr grant campbell has returned home from winnipeg where he was attending the young liberals conven tlon as representative of halton county mrs frank snyeri of tarinto spent a few days with her sister mrs duncan campbell georgetown mr and mrs balrd new propriet ors of browns bakery have purchas ed the lovely home of mr and mrs w r wataon at the corner of mar ket and factory streets tragic news came to mr and mrs william wyllft paper mill road for the second time within the space of a year when tliey were informed of the death of their son pte bill wyl- le in italy as a result of wounds re ceived in action parents night at the public school on tuesday may 23rd was a big suc cess when mothers and fathers had the opportunity of seeing firsthand in the class rooms the work their boys and girls are doing they also enjoyed an excellent concert after wards by the pupils in the auditor ium mr fred anguish c n it station agent here for the past seven years has been transferred to gait he will leave to take up duties at his new post shortly his wife and family will remain in georgetown until a place of residence can bo found in gait mr vent cnvnnngh of new hamburg will be the new station ag ent in georgetown he and his fam ily will move here as soon as a houc can bo procured herald hot which was pieced by her in dis cussing the boys boxes cor the month it was decided that the committee tsy to send chocolates through a comp any if possible if not the usual to be packed dances cancelled for june gard- plans then took conslden- able time and the following commit tees were elected renting and ar ranging piano seats electricity mrl s robinson mrs w kennedy booth convenors mrs davenport mm w service decorating commit tee mrs j j kennedy misses elean or davenport and minnie frank gate keepers mr j frank mr c i e davenport mrs j frank and i mrs j j kennedy were to make change in the booths members were to bring pie and s was to be bought mrs j frank was to look after the boiler cups and pitchers and the fence for barricade was to be taken care of by mrs w kennedy and mrs j j kennedy and mrs iv king mrs stan robinson offered her home for the july meeting the ladles had a friendly chat over the suitable lunch so nicely arranged by the hostess and eleanor and served in the dining room mrs j frank moved a vote of thanks n mra dav enport and eleanor for their hospit ality a quilt was quilted before the meeting and bound by our of the old er ladles during the meeting mr and mrs walter freeman and mary attended a birthday celebration at the home of mr and mrs nelson anderson in honor of the latter father mr john maihalls 91st birthday mr and mrs c e davenport vis ited mr and mrs frank hill era mosa sunday evening mr and mrs vernon cole guelph and tpr arthur davenport newmar ket training centre spent sunday at the home of their parents mr and mrs c e davenport congratulations to mr and mrs w w dredge upon their 50th wedding anniversary friends here of mrs win mcleod acton are sorry to hear of her ill ness and hope she is soon well again mr howard frank entertained lawrence davenport who were mar ried on saturday accra the gold coast and nig eria were together providing more than half the worlds cocoa before the war the of the fatgiessm cttscmtire asstriatimi of the codriyoohstai will be held in the town hall hilton on friday evening june 9th 1m4 at eight oclock d s t tipeaker kvter mcartaar nasi fiwsueat dalrjnnesrs aasa of pineda and others everybody welcome duncan mccallum president lloyd d dingle secretary royal palace gjoelpirs leading theatres rockwood tho community wan shocked mvin- i lay forenoon to learn of the sudden nnd unexpected death of mr fred s hamilton our popular highway ovorsoer while engaged in his duties on tho highway below tho village ho had apparently recovered from his third heart attack in april and was nble to got around during the post week or so the sympathy of tho community is extended to his wife and son keith as well as other members or tho family also last week members of the milne family of the village nnd eden mills brahtford hamilton and ark- el i and miss lottie milne at home in guelph who were bereaved through tho death of their mother mrs alex ander g milne last week at guelph general hospital nftoi a weeks ill ness the funeral took place last thursday with service in eden mill presbyterian church conducted by her pastor rev j c grler of knox presbyterian church guelph assist- 1 ed by rev dr w j mclvor and in- torment in adjoining cemetery i following a brief survey last sum- mer on st johns church grounds for a proposed bowling green work i was commenced last week and un dertaken by an out of town party with their outfit which removed a largo quantity of soil as well ns some trees nnd big stones duriug monday of inst week mrs edna nancekelvell of athabasca alta miss olive young guolph mr and mrs thou cragg fergus were guests of their aunt mrs w brown and cousin mrs fred hamilton mr und mrs dave d gray re turned homo last wednesday from their trip out west mil the pacific coast mr nnd mrs fred day and frlond of toronto wore in town during the thursday to monday mickey rooncys newest hit andy hardys blonde trouble ktarth next tuesday douglas fairbanks jnr in catherine the gbeat plus s james gagncy in something to sing about- tiltjbhday to monday george raft vcrina zorina in tyoitcuu the boyd oom1tng boon betty grable in pin up girl in technicolor acton blood donor clinic tuesday june 13th y m c a new men and women donore are urgently needed call the secretary at once for an appointment mrs m o itoyes secretary phone acton 127 ajb tbatning gbow8 new delhi cp there has boon a bis increaso in flying training cen tres in india now spread throughout the country over so per cent of the instructors at lying training cen tres are indians wtukond mrs o ostrnmlor loft last thurs day evening for toronto to join her brothormr ernest hurt and wife for n trip down eait to brookvlllo du- trlct to visit relatives during thrf woekend owing to anniversary services at the united church next sunday the boys own mission band hold tholr regular monthly meeting sunday ol- ternoon in tho sunday school room of the church rov and mrs j ward in comoany with mr frank day and mr roy leslie of the stone church attended the united church conference in hamilton last week in mcmaster university during monday evening last week the executive committee of tho er amosa township sunday school as sociation met to consider preparations for the coming annual convention to be held june 21st in rockwood pres byterian church with afternoon and evening sessions the many friends of mr george cordon regret his serious illness with typhoid fever church parade the acton branch of the canadian legion will hold a church parade on sunday evening june 11th at 7 00 pm to die baptist church comrades fall in at 630 at the town hall berets and medals to be worn a full attendance is requested to honor the occassion or the kings birthday june 8th by kind permission of col l h bertram mc the lome scots band will lead the parade and provide a band concert in the park following the service the preacher rev w h wallace will conduct the service subject on to victory small advertisements adveftuctneata under this besdlna jjt catah saritfa order mj s word additional atorda ir per word ii catb doca not accoatpaajr the dees- tiswttmm ninluua ciif jjc and c per additional for nch word mil wanted ice box in cood condition pleosn notify won brown 42 rrno 2 acton notice tho baber floral co wish lo an nounce to thosrt receiving flowers sent from overseas and which should have reached here by mothers day that the delay is entirely out of their con trol the orders for flowers wired from the italian front hod to co to england by boat hence the delay clcuutlmo auction sale in trafalgar township r asm btock naplehenth etc the undersigned has received in structions from the administratis of the estate of the late john evans to sell by public auction at lot 23 can 2 n i s 2 miles south of om- ach on tf nwidav june ibth at two oclock th following horses 1 chestnut celdlns ag ed 1 brown celdlng aged cows 1 ayrshire cow fresh calf at side i dark jersey cow fresh calf at side 1 fawn jersey cow fresh calf at side 1 part jersey cow fresh calf at side pkjs 1 choice york sow bred april 21 implements m h craln bin der s ft int horse rake peering mower 5 ft disc inthrow m h oraln drill 11 hoe land roller drae cultivator 2 section set of lever harrows 2 section walking plow no s wilkinson combination single or double riding nlow lum ber wagon and hay rack chatham fanning mill light wagon small drain crinder buggy set of bob sleighs cutter set of scales 2000 lbs root pulpcr ll cas engine and pump jack clover buncher craydort car set of breeching harness box stove set of single harness heater coaj or wood oil drums forks hoes shovels chains positively no rescrvt nothing to be removed until seltltwl for terms cash j a elliott auctioneer j f roblnuin clerk b iikkehebved auction sale in kkam03a townsllp uvk ktwk implement et the undcmlchod nt received in structions from u tf gamble to sell bv public auction at his form imt 11 con 4 eramnsa situat ed on the 4h line onehalf mile south of the ernmoua centre inn on monday jftne i mi commencing at 1 30 p m the fol lowing cows holsteln cow due about sale date holsteln cow due about july 1st holsteln cow dun about july 3rd shorthorn heifer due sept ut holsteln cow due sept 24th holsteln hereford due oct 25th hereford holsteln milking well hereford holsteln milking uell calf at foot holsteln hereford heifer calf at foot cows are alt hand milk ed yound cattle 4 fall and win ter calves poultry 100 leghorn hens hocs york sows jtiit bred york sow due july 10th 12 large chunks 10 big shoats sheep 5 lincoln ewes shearling ram a shearling ewes implements cockshutt man ure spreader dump rake i h c 2- furrow riding plow with rolling coulters no 21 floury plow m ii no 3 corn binder speed jacks pell cutting bok with 10 ft carrier fleury chopper 1 set tenm harness renfrew cream senarstor forki iioett shovels vtc 75 bus buck wheat 20 bus proso no reserve n one farm hag heen sold and mr gnmhles son is taking over the home farm terms cash roy hindley w cheyne b auctioneers f oultou clerk mark every grave wo arc currying on busi ness in the same location on mill street in actor and can all all orders for mongnients and work on arty stones in cemeteries in this district ruonrl aiitniau to all obpebh adon moddmeflt works j nioou frop overtimefavorite 28368 clydesdale bullion for ser vice birolment no 3wm terms 10 to ensure payable 1st april 1943 will stand for season at burns mcklnnons second jlne erin above acton telephone vr23