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33tt return jfctt press siktynioth year no 52 acton ontario thursday june 20th 1944 ejttt llomeprinl pae five oaw nves of comrades itaoratbylegion suriay alvraoon furvfcv on sunday afteroooa acton branrh of the canadian iegtoe hld an im- preestve dmoratlou day aervioe wheat the graves of twentyfour comrades in falrview and dublin ouetactc her wo decorated and a brief aer vioe held in palrvlew cemetery many dtisens attended the aervlee the narmto to the cemetery went by way of dower avenue and past the memorial on will street it was headed by the standards of the leg ion of acton and visiting lgiana and lakeside chapter i o d e and the lome srotaband there was a aplen did turnout of members of acton legion visitors and men now in act ive service and home at that time at falrvlew cemetery a brief ser vice was held at the soldiers plot there in charge of itev a w fos- bury a brief address was glv4n by rev w ii wallarv in which lie urg ed all to believe in the gospel of jx- us christ and in that belief was tlie victory that overoometh the world the scripture lesson was read by comrade f i wiiitht a moments silence was observed and least post and reveille were sounded by bandsman ctias iands- borough the hand led in the sing ing of several hymns each grave in the ctunrterle hud a neat white i cross on it bearing the crest of the legion and the name of the comrade whose grave was mark ed following is a lint of the grav es decorated on sunday cpl f scri- ven bedfordshire regt imperial army john i gibbons 122nd bat c a sgt john wllderapln 4th bat c a spr wm i mulljn 3th field coy canadian engineers capt b g arnold 21st bn c a set major stuckey 10th bn c a fte james j cooney i c u princes patric ias c i l c a cpl wm l knight royal army service corps imp army pie frederick creamer 301rd auxiliary v s army pte jon kennedy 05th bn c a pte f mas ters m o s 4th bn c a fte g large c a onr a flrstbrook fid artillery c a pio j russlcr c a pte james d smith c a pte jas merryweather c a pte t sheppard c a pte chlsholm itamihaw c a pte holmes c a pte j c clark c a pte ii moore c a pte boyd c a pte taylor c a pte bull c a selwyn turner artificer royal navy ste ounly rate is paid rebate of 125 earned cracked german line pte lloyd outline of acton u men tioned by a press correapondeot as one of a nicked group of 48th high lit a german papillon meixor wedding saturday at st jose c at ten a m saturday june 24 in st josephs church a very pretty wedding was solemnized when doro thy lillian daughter of mr and mrs flnloy mollor became the bride of sgt franclu poppllon c d c young- eat son or mrs selena papulon and the late mr t papulon the altar was beautifully decorut ed with orange blossoms and red ros ea during- the nuptial mass celebrat ed by rev father morgan miss ids grespan of milton sang accompan ied at the organ by miss irene mul- holland to enter the church on the arm of her father the bride chose a floor- length white chiffon gown with long full sleeves and she wore a necklace of pearls her fingertip veil woi held by a coronet of orange blossoms and she carried a bouquet of american beauty roses and bouvardla in a street length gown of orchid silk chiffon lace over matin and acces sories to match the brides sister-in- law mrs fred mel lor served as her only attendant the headdress was n matching shoulder length veil held in place by a semi halo of flowers she carried a bouquet of talisman roses lac peter pappllon was his brothers groomsman mr a white and archie pappllon served as ush ers during the signing of the reg- later miss ida grespan sang schub erts ava maria the home of the brides parents was beautifully decorated with pink and white carnations and sweet peas at the reception the brides mothtr received in a gown of blush pink with matching accessories and corsage of pink and white roses while the grooms mother assisted in a two piece navy dress matching accessories nd corsage of red roses for travelling the bride chose a powder blue dress with white acces sories amid showers of confetti and good wishes the happy couple left for their wedding trip spending two days at the royal york in toronto before leaving for a weeks stay in muakoka friends and relatives were present from toronto hamilton woodstock mai kitchener through the suppos impregnable tiller line in italy and thereby al lowing the canaadlans to break through lloyd as a eon of mr and mrs walter cutting scene street acton the hitler line loomed up tlkean impregnable steel wall before the 48th highlanders the correspondent declared machinegun posts bristled belund barbed wire strung with mines ml botces mounted in concrete and steel controlled the approaches the long barrel of 75 and 88 mm guns jutted out from solid emplacements an antitank ditch ran across the face of the line tim 4kth faced up to hat line fr rul hours under ceasehms oundlng from mortars and shells patrolled prilmd reoonnoil red then drove for ward in un assault which cracked the line at its southern end under heavy fire they pushed through and formed a hrldg4ld from cum to 40o yards dwp thlr objective was high around across a sou yard open plain and their advance was made in face of heavy machine- gun fire lloyd cutting accompanied by four other men attacked the hill with uuch fearless ferocity that the mais descried their posts those who still lived cutting and the other four itluh- larulttm started up the 1u11 to clear three houses hear the crest they made four assaults trying u different way each time and when they reached the liouses found the germans had pulled luck to the crest of the ridge they killed a number of germans on the way up and didnt lose a man acton airman married saturday in portatie la prairie on saturday june 24 a quiet wed ding won sokmnlzed in the united church manse in portage ia prairie man when rvelynnv only daughter of igt and mrs j a king became the hrlde of lac joseph alexander lumby eldest son of mr and mrs if j lasby of actor ontario itev j w meek officiated the bride wa attired in a street length dretu of white bilk jersey and u matching dutch hat with shouhlar veil her corsage was of sweetheart roses miss shirley campbell of oukvllle man was bridesmaid she wore heavenly blue silk jersey with match ing veiled flowered hat and corsage of joanna hill roses lac ieannrd stacks r c a f portuuv ln prqlrle was the best man the brides mother wore n two- piece dusty rose crepe dress whit accessories and a corsage of talisman roses for the wedding trip the bride worea dressmaker suit of cocoa brown and moss green accessories upon their return they will reside in winnipeg man where the groom is stationed for arts to be f lafcii for cotsaaly beuct sewa dis posal uforaaalry m acta joans lsawjftto of hewase disposal mas saohaleaw councillors w j o oakeo j it boultoo a mason and c i kirknesa were present last evening when tlie acton council met and ueeve j m mcllonald presided m roslljcvak was present at coun oil regarding dog tax he had given the dote away in the meantime and felt he slmuld not pay the la coun cil klntd out he was liable a the dogil wmv on his property at hu ll me ttu iitumwunwiit was made mrs wanmlirough requested a maple tree 1m cit on iake aveuu near iter proim riy teve mclkonatd c4hinclllor oak- and chief harrop wr appointed a ommlttee to makt m rcort on tldit tree and all other trrnti that inquired attntion reeve milvuiald also drew attntlon to tlte tre tlud klumld im removed at tlie ujiring property the folknvlng accounts were pairsed for iwyment w fryer mowing streets and park 1k0 county of hal ton use of icradw county of hal ton vi tons of alclum chloride actom tars ibess printing and advert lulng w coles division court fees norton motors supplies acton welfare board relief 30 40 t34 so 51 7s0 aeton soldiers return home from overseas service corp r s ohara and sigmru w blanche back in canada again during the week two acton sold iers hove been invalided home after several years overseas corp r s ohara arrived in acton on friday after a pleasant and uneventful trip from england he will enter hospital shortly for treatment slgmn bill blanche arrived in tor onto on saturday and is in christie street hospital there receiving treat ment for leg injuries slgmn- blanche has been overseas for two years and is the son of mr and mrs r blanche willow street au hope that his will soon heal and he will be able to return to acton shorty corp ohara has been overseas for nearly three years and was attached to the lome scots regt- ail are glad to welcome them back to can ada again and we judge that they are just as glad to be back here again and enjoy many of the foods and freedom front wartime restrict ions 427 tt councillor roujton n ported on an interview with mr wilson regarding the installation of tire alarm bok in acton more details were to u secured and a plan and costn vuh- mlttd t the council for their ap proval a iftttr from ilsltoti county coun cil gave thi amount of tuttes due by acton the total amount of tit county rate was g559774 the am ount had been paid in full and a dis count of s123 61 been earned by pre- iwyment thin amount include 16152 for vocational schools the clerk wan asked to write the secretary of the school board arrang ing for a meeting wfth representa- 1 1 veil of the council to discuss ar rangement of tlnahreti reeve mc donald and councillor klrkness wele appointed members of llilu commltte a remirt of the kitchenerwaterloo survey for poutwar planning wnu received a letter from ha ton county coun cil requested that the municipality furniwh information about acton for inclusion in a booklet for dutributlon in london england to manufacturers who may be considering locating in ontario kucli member of council the press the board of trnde were asked to submit a memoranda to thu council a letter from the canadian insti tute of sewage and sanitation was read urging that acton take out n membership at a cost of v7 per year it pointed out the advantages of mem bership the matter of sanitary work in acton wan discussed and chief har rop wait unkod to make a report council hod an informal discussion on the construction of sewage for acton and it was felt this wan ono of the postwar problems which would have to be undertaken here cases of indigent hospital patients were discussed by the council copy of the safety rules for publlr hall was sent to council by the fire marshals office and reviewed by the council they uere passed on to the fire chief repairs to the backstop and ball diamond at the pork were authorized councillor boulton was authorised to arrange for a supply of coal for the pump house and town hall chief harrop was instructed to have signs erected on knox and park avenues for slow driving at the ent rance to the park it was felt with so many chlldnen using the park fast driving in this section was dang erous it was decided to have only one meeting of council in july and aug ust the july meetlnggwuid be held passed away tuesday john marshall jiffhuig rtjhtit and former lrk f nttitkauuu tnwnkhlp imi tuimtd away nil tues day in htn nuitymcnd year bowlers held tourisaiiiciit on acton gweiih tiowlers from irand valley miuun 42eargetovln and cuelph participated with acton rtnks in a mens doubles j tournament on acton greens last wednesday evening there was a full gnwn with ao entries three games of 12 ends arh were played winners of first price was the ceorgetowa rink skipped by mr far- ram tlte bowlers reoalved end tables second rise vas won by the crand valley tm skipped by jas iaods- borough iriws were iyres teapots third prise went to the acton rink skipped by that veteran bowler w j ould prix wre via fruit dish- exam rcsalls at fmainaatioa school in acton htmmilme tkm by ike papus mi the tm ili ourt cumk ihard in milton okiirl yesterday in mllce court in miltofi ychterdiiy ijiyd cvuliun was fln4d s25 and costs a 4 hurge of operating u motor vehicle wltliaut liuving tin oiurators ihrmll otlur clurcs aualnwt coul- son arising out of an accident ut kll- brld4f were dlkmluumj hugh per of kilbride wuu hurgwl with rf4tslructlng u tiollv officer in llu dlwhurge of hltf dutuu judu- ment was rascrwwl antlumy huihrmy of vuun m1iu wan im4 si2fi wktu for defacing public projurty mr c a ktewattt wiix uk ikinciiai continuation kciiooi olnir n prfvlouh obllifullntm in canmtlmi with hurrh work mr ardkr who luid ucpfl flu jioull- loti af prlmniuil at actmi continuat ion ilkwtl for ttettt urm utihl to u rvhfvtnl at lilu ontrurt ttu ilourl aar to hl rucfat and huvo nuni- m1 mr comron a ktrwart of km- bro uu prlntliuil of acton m liool ut a uilary of kmoa 16th tiiekc was a season london cp advlo from swit zerland give the tory behind the german announcement that from jan 10 to feb 6 german would re ceive instead of three ounces of larl a iqpeejat ration of half a pound of pork hie food controller ordered 34000000 pigs slaughtered becsuss of insufficient potatoes to sad them school picnic iielj on lriday presentation maims on friday afternoon acton con tinuation school held their annual school picnic on th school grounds acton boys band entertained the pup ils and teachth throughout the after noon witli elections a treasure hunt which included a search for mnny articles from stralcht pins to shoe horns was enjoyed shirley kentner won the box of chocolates by finding a bottle top lucky tickets were hidden and the winners received chocolate bars basketball and base ball games wore played lunch was served hartley coles read an address and presentations were made to the tea chers who wore leaving mr leltch uau presented with a brief case mrs leltch with a class plate set in silver mrs could with a cut glass sucar and cream set and miss baker with a comb brush and mirror set all made suitable replies and the band played for they are jolly good fellows woi tdsidk sciiooi ncnic iikij ast muday wxjlmle ihkj luld u very jo uiilt putiu and pivmtttatlon last filiiny aftrtumm on tlie wluoi irufidai atti tin- hull uunis in whlfh both 4tlil utut young tmt uit iim follow ing hmtltw a4fv kllly ktlltktd irls 10 years iuhii imtlf ikoiiu l liompsoii imu 1112 lllu mintyrv wh- iiiu llutlr 1illdrii uidr s yui lorw suumhrs jimmy mu onald rdll 4l mii- kerr imilll lliotnpwm atu 7hj ivu1 mkonald jaii mait y i- iloys 7tttt tmldy fiemott itoys lllji andy mououj jo k m intyrv oris ovr v2 sadu mintyiv fecil- f4 n m ihumld 1iim ovr tulumtl uge llolklu mull- der young men ln ttuiiipon married nun mr it sluwtill wheellisrrow sid kiars jaru i mixntytv ijeggwl hut stars ji ttuiinp- 1 utti mwilt uiul thread mrs v frm- iiiiii uml juk mclntyrot i j- itac4 mr und mrs f free- in uh khm itut ibtiy anne kerr smt huv jeutl mclntyre a heal ty supimr was thin urvl after whhh the hlldivn kang d few fuvorlfes und tlten mrs hhortlll was culled forwurd and sadie mrlntyre rvail an address expressing appreciat ion of her excellent work in this wm tlon and reurvt at lur departure het ty anne krr und annie leltrh pre- tuntel her with a lovely occasional chair on behalf of the section mrs hhortlll made a very fitting reply the chlldtvn sang some more songs and everyone joined in the national anthem following are the results of the term esamlnalions at acton contia- ualion school 1 indicates first rlaas immmits from 73 to lutr 2 tndirsoea mwxmtd dass hosmrs frutn ut to 74 3 indicates third class imsuts from co ut fiai indicates credit paea from ao to 09 f indicates failure t low tftx it is srobabl list in tti axe off ktudenls lisving owe or two failures ttwy vlli be allow4d to start tlu works of tlte nest lilglsest gradv tulssale u aditmsuii k4um4h 111 hit f fog ah 3 fr j ii i i m j math 1 v alnliie jolu rjitt j alt 4 fr fh i i 4uu c mulh j atijt l-mwr-o- ur 111 i c kng j ah fr 3 ii i 2 tzeog c kc math 3 atkititusii itayiuotid- ur itm f ijil 2 ah fr t ii i i oog y s- 1 matli 2 hun jolm lit hist i ftig 1 art i fr ii i 1 ieog i s i math i hauw hetty hr 1114 ijig j art 2 fr 1 ii i 1 4uu c math 1 hraids iim- hr llihi 1 fng 1 ah a fr 2 ii f 2 ootf 2 sc c math 1 cluw fraiuvs ur 111 1 fng 1 ah c fr i ir i 1 fog 1 he c hi- llit c fug i j uin 3 he hit c lng 1 1 leeou 3 he c c r cuiii met in iihookviixe iiaix axt week the newly formed nassagaweya club of the c c f met in brookvllle hall june 21rd many members of the burlington club were visitors whom the president louis brownlow welcomed heartily m mr carlyle brown prospective candidate for the federal election briefly addressed tlie compnny a very entertaining talk was given by mr fred maddjll edit or pro tern of the commonwealth agriculture page a lively discussion followed and a collection was taken arts and crafts summer meeting at mix haix the arts and crafts cooperative held their first meeting of the sum mer june 22 at hill hall acton the home of miss p smith fourteen members attended and five guests various matters of business were dis cussed one of special interest was an invitation to exhibit at the george town fall fair anothir important on my 12th iugurt on long for the members to display ar ticles in a special show case of longs store which is the bus station at georgetown both suggestions met with general approval during the summer meetings discussion is gener al and everyone talks of their work and prospects guest speakers are arranged for during the winter season only f a delightful tea was served try the hostess and her friends and the act on visit was enjoyed very mucli acton soldier is reported wounded in action in italy second time pte james orourke has been wounded while serving oversea mr and mi hugh orourke late ly of acton now redding at spey- hle have received word that their on private james orourke has been geriously wounded in the abdo men while in action against the en emy in italy this 1 the second injury to pte orourke that has been rerrted the first wound was slight in nature and received while in action on may 22nd the serious injury occurred on june 18 private orourke was a former em ployee of beardmore and co after coming home from alberta a few years ago he enlisted with the highland light infantry of gait ont ario and went overseas with the can adian third division it is to be hoped that his wounds will not be so serious as reported and many friends await further news with the anxious parents and family milli 1 olsylon william art 3 vt v ii 1 mlli c colm joan tlr 111 1 kmr i art i fr i it v i cic 1 3 math i crlin rtorl hr art 3 v i ii i mulh i ivmuiviiuh puul hr llil v knif c art vr v ii i j vok c kr c math c dumi june ur llltt v kits c art c vr v ii l c owik v tr mulh i kllloll hhlrloy hr illt l en i art 1 kr 1 ii i 1 oeog j be j math j frunariuat dhb ur illt f knir c art c vr c d f fieoa c hr c math k vtyvr kran- ur hint 1 ena 1 art v vr 1 ii p 1 ceoit 2 3c 1 math ryr marlon ur illl 1 kng i art 2 rr 2 u p i geog 1 se 3 math z could iah verle br illt t knur 1 art i pr 2 b p i cuog 1 h- 2 malh 1 kenlnr irma hr illt 3 entf 1 art 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otbc ka mnatr uus h4lm ar ckarcd ctjta ptw use with ausisnttai casrff tor aay uaoabccacsi l sfc knox sunday school picnic will ba held in acton park on july 12 333