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page ram the acton free press thursday junk ml 1m1 neighborhood news iteaas caaontac outt ceavtraa aa fca wrh mas af oar readkn w inlwwte erin mr benjamin boggs of marsvule has sold his 57 acre farm to rev n h- brock of west h11l mrs davison of toronto has sold her cottage x2esaomaln erin roeeo volpe of toronto the annual erin township sunday school convention was held in iwls- tmrs baptist church on monday e- vnlng june 19th with a fair attend miss doris bush who n appendix operation in the guelph general hospital returned home sunday and is convalescing- her father mr t j bush who has also been tn the guelph general hospital cor treatment returned on tuesday afternoon and is convalescing ad vocate cedarvale mrs fred neil of stayner spent the weekend with mrs angus he- arthur mr wcs- nelson of toronto visited on sunday with his brother mr thomas nelson on sunday mrs albert bonany david and myron of guelph spent the weekend at the home of mr and mrs a crlf- fln friends here extend their sincere sympathy to mrs wm cunningham who received the sad news on sat urday of the death of her father mrs gordon margaret and doris of toronto spent the weekend with friends here mr and mrs harold mclaren of georgetown mr and mrs james ke vins and margaret of erin called on friends here on sunday the cedarvale womens institute met at the home of mrs wm hend erson on wednesday june 31st lira cunningham presided the scripture reading was taken by mrs clarence hurren hoi i call was answered by nine members after the business mrs e wood was chairlady for the program readings were given by mrs d hurren and mrs henderson a paper on an ideal institute worker was read by eleanor griffin mrs c hurren and mrs wood chose aid es for a geography contest mr wld- dls being winner the meeting was then brought to close by singing the national anthem i limehouse the concert sponsored by the clrld lookout club held tuesday evening in the church was well attended rev c c cochrane was chairman for the program which included numbers by miss helen meredith miss joyce de- errault mrs jesse mcenery me- dunts stan and norman sinclair mrs burt with accordlan miss grace beerman misses mildred and lillian norton miss viola brlgden miss is- lay mcclure mr sam cuby messrs uoyd swlndlehurst and e mcenery miss doris harding mrs harvey norton and mr john bird were ac- ompaiusts for the evening during intermission the patrons of the refreshment booth on the lawn were entertained by misses in- x scott bertha shelbourne grace beerman of the girls pipe band in kilts and bagpipes on behalf of the members of the club rev c c coch rane thanked all those contributing to the success of the evening the girls lookout club held their june meeting at the home of francis given on saturday about thirty friends were guests of mr and mrs w milllere at their home on monday evening on the oc caslon of mr mlllleres seventyfourth birthday the early part of the ev ening mas given over to probreuilvu euchrv mrs a w norton and mm w middle ton holding highest scor es with mrs mldleton at the piano a sing song was enjoyed until all were invited to a lovely lunch in the dining room mr milllere cutting hutblrth- 1 day cake after all had wished mr milllere many more happy annivers aries the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing mr george milllere and son george of toledo were present for mr mlllleres birth day anniversary miss margaret hoazell spent the weakend with miss doris mitchell mrs gordon walker and miss dor othy of belmont are visiting mr and mrs s m wright and shirley miss adams of the childrens work department was present at the mis- ion band meeting at mrs h nortons on monday evening and delighted the children with the interesting account of her experiences in foreign coun tries john cbckburo of the r n z navy spent the weakend with the mitch ells ortgn mrs fred mccutcheon mrs harv ey mccutrheon and sharon of acton and ac cordon mccutcheon who is on furlough from nova scotia called on relative here one day last week mr dan mccul who went to tor onto last week to visit apparently took a weak spell and was found ly ing at the root of the stairs in tle hotel where he was staying he was rushed to the hospital where his con dition at present is grave but many friends are hoping for a speedy recov ery mr leonard beasey hlllsburg call ed on friends here on thursday those pupils pasting the entrance on the years work were melba dear- ing leslie baltentlne and billy court ney myrtle nodwell passed at east- er on account of farm work mr and mrs wm baltentlne enjoy ed a motor trip over the weekend vt- siting hv brantford hamilton and st catherines many friends were pleased to hear f rev mr davidson of toronto a for mer rector on sunday at mansvtlle messrt jack and clarence dearing are visiting at appln with their grandparents mr and mrsyif jcffry burlington police arrested last week two local men for jumping their board bill at local hotels members of thayendnnegca chap ter i o d e were tea hostesses to about 73 members of the ontario historical society at brant house last friday afternoon mrs w g windsor a missionary of the china inland mluloii and her daughter helen who arrived home safely from chunking china they are spending a few days holiday at the baptut parsonage the burlington water commission faced with the present water plant being taxed to capacity nt certain periods of the day are now consider- 1 lng the purchase of a site for a re servoir to be erected north of the town just off upper brant street i a marvellous example of efficient organization and selfsacrificing en- doavor was exhibited by the workers doctors nurses assistants and staff at the red cross blood donors clinic in the lions club house last woj- 1 nesday when one hundred and ninety donors received their attention and countless bottles of lifegiving fluid i were dispatched by red cross cas tle georgetown the hlnth and most successful blood donor clinic to date was held in the legion hall last wednesday morning when 108 donors were ac cepted of this number 27 were wo- knen and there were 19 new donors stolen cars are in the news in georgetown this week a 1933 chev rolet sedan belonging to mr robert mcarthur was stolen from in front of his home on main street north at 6 oclock in the morning on june 13th another of our fine young men was listed as missing last week when mr and mrs j d kelly received a cable telling them their elder son warrant officer james kelly was mlulng after k operations on the night of june 13th at a monster garden party and tea sponsored by the navy league of canada georgetown branch and held on the lawns of the properties of sam mackenzie and fred anguuh muln street saturday last a grand total of well over 300 was cleared a meeting of the board of parks management was hold lost night in the municipal building and a report of the results of the wlnteru work as gone over good progress being shown the board wish to announce a nice profit of 1143 00 for the four months the rlhk has been in their hands about a quarter to four on satur day afternoon fire broke out in a projection machine at gregory theatre and in less than three min utes mr r l gregory proprietor assisted by mr george alcott usher had the building evacuated of two hundred children about 500 feet ot film was burned but the blase was soon put out by fire extinguishers by quickly closing the shutters in the projection room at the time those in the theatre had no idea that a fire had started- vthe exodus was orderly and without panic herald oak ville sgt duncan mcarthur who is serving in italy has been promoted to the rank of company sergeant major pete taylor who annexed all the junior sprint championships available prior to going overseas has emerged as meet champion of his division in england recently legislation restricting the in struction and operation of industrial units along trafalgar township lake- ahure has bcenapproved by the pro vincial board of municipal affairs j k i lam me 11 president of united lakeshore township protective as sociation announevs ilecordstar there is little doubt that whan the nails in europe retreat they will leave burning or flooded grain fields and conipkh devastation behind them at tin earliest possible mom ent the fields of europe must be sown again wjth assds whose harvest will prsd the nas rockwood the annual eramosa sunday school association convention held last wednesday in the presbyterian i church with afternoon and evening seslons was well attended pint weather prevailed for the occasion i rev w j mclvor conducted devot ional exercises for the afternoon ees- jon which was followed by reports of i the- sunday schools of the township with mr hugh adsett of mimosa as president presiding during the af ternoon when reports were being glv- en out in conectlon with the sunday schools some information uas brought forward dealing with crime increase ahd decrease in sunday school attendance as the result of mr kenneth p greenways investig ations in regard to serious conditions in canada and the united states con cerning four major religious denom inations sunday school attendance had decreased by 150000 while crime j had increased during last year crime increased 69 per cent in ont ario with the average age of the can adian criminal as 19 years mr green- way who is klwanls lieutenantgov ernor of no 2 division ontario-quo- 1 bee states that in five or the untied states where religious devotion is carried on dally crime increased 25 1 per cent while in the other 43 states crime increased 66 per cent in new jcrcy where religious instruction i has been carried on for some years crime increased 16 per cent while in illinois whore school devotions have never been held crime increased 237 per cent an interesting discussion on teaching sunday school lessons was also held rev earl eddy of the ontario religious education council wnu also present and spoke at soma length a duet was enjoyed by me- dames j d mcnabb and freeman following afternoon sctmlon supper was hold in tho basement of the church and guests were waited on by the indies of the congregation for tho evening session rev mr dale of speodslde conducted dovotlonal exor cises and reports were given out tn l connection with afternoon session business rev mr eddy again addres sed the convention gathering rev and mrs j ward loft monday for their months holiday at their summer cottage the many friends of mr george gordon will be pleased to loam that his condition shows some improve ment mr harry oakea of the 6th line eramosa was removed to guelph general hospital for medical attent ion the many friends of mr james hawkins regret her illness with on nttack of shingles and hope for her speedy recovery congratulations to joy stumpf emily nightingale nancy waller and edna ewers in connection with their years work in school entrance examinations take place this week and the schools close this week for the hummer holidays some of the scholars in different classes are already enjoying the free dom of their studies miss vera a hnrrlson of the tele phone staff has returned home from a brief holiday with kitchener friends weekend and sunday vliltors set j ward of camp borden sgt george day of cornwall mr and mrs jack evans mr and mm jerry ingram of dundas mr bert nightingale of orange- vlllo mr and mrs prank kelso and fam ily of guelph little miss barbara roe of toronto is holidaying with her grandmother mrs johnstone while on his way home from sask atoon allan gordon of the r c a f was delayed by land slide along the railway line awards made in halton schools for sale of stamps on june 5th mr george harris presented the following schools 4rlui honor pennants s s no 4 trafalgar ffeacher miss llsa bsse with h1 mucd ja3- s s no nelgpn teacher mb e scott with objective or s75 had raised 11 1275 on june 19th the following school were visited and presentations made by mr harris s s no 3 nelsonteacher miss e scott with objective of 75 had raised 3182 received second honor pennant marjorie segsworth greta telford and june odonnell were pro moted to sergeants s s no 6 nelsonteacher miss l terry with an objective of gtt had raised 7773 received honor pen- milton p s e w foster princip al with an objective of s1o0q raised 100073 received honor pennant billy kerr and ada wilson were pro moted sergeantmajor douglas hall helen healop and douglas ptolemy were promoted sergeants on june 30th the following schools were visited and promotions made honor pennants presented in at tendance with fit lieut hugh allui- aon acton p s principal w d elmr smith pat smith and ted unchlln were promoted sergeantmajor kathleen ffnlay and john mowat were promoted sergeants s s no 4 esqueslngteachel miss w stull objective f80 raised 913350 received honor pennant s s no 6 esqueslng teacher miss m white obpectlve 51000 rais ed 124 received honor pennant s s no a esqueslng tvaclier miss f craw objective 60 raised 89 25 received honor pennant s s no 9 esqueslng teacher miss j ruddell objective 80 raised fngcf mr and mrs george glbblns wish to announce the engagement of their daughter alice to gnr nell mcnabb son of mr and mrs d mcnabb of rockwood the marriage to take place in july ian hill was promoted sergeant s s no 11 esqucslng teachet mrs e beaumont objective 3001 raided 301 received honor pennant buth presswood and donald shanks were promoted sergeants s s uae esqueslng teacher miss n jardlne objective 200 raised 266 75 received honor pennant marjorie bailey norman bailey gladys hystead and carman cantel- on were promoted sergeanta s s u7 and 27 esqueauigteach er claud dudley objective 300 rais ed 303 received honor pennant marilyn cunnlngharn agnes vanvll- et and marion pomeroy were prom oted sergeants s s no 13 trafalgar teacher miss l campbell objective 250 raised 350 received honor pennant peter nlelson was promoted serg eant dying off of fish a mystery tlte disappearance of tin great spring runs of smelts which for sev eral years have ascended the streams vntcrlng georgian bay ahd the north clumnel of lake huron has the biol ogists puzzled enquiry at the royal ontario museum has elicited the in formation that nothing is known ab out the cause of death of vast num bers in lake huron in the summer and fall of 1943 in contrast to their virtual disappearance in lake huron smelts appear to be still increasing in lake superior and lake ontario as shown by increased spawning runs earlier this spring sunday school and congregational picnic acton iabk saturday july 1st 230 vm supper provided including tea for adult and milk for children please bring sugar foitea for sale ortheast half lot 23 concession 4 township of bsqucaine containing approximately 100 acres alo parts of lots 24 and 25 concession 4 township of eaqucal formerly toronto lime company quarry and kilns apply gypsum ume and aiiabashne canada limited parts ontario ok- mr vviujam gowdy acton ontario salisbury cp a team of a t s cooks went down to defeat in a cookery competition against a team of men the men all but one mar ried and on of whom waa canon h w allen of salisbury cathedral were graduates of a local cookery class the contest required making dried eggs into omalattaa pancakat jam tarts and other staples of war- umrdlta hart what wc inherit very many people say they never inherit anything from their ancestors and they may think they do not have a good chance for success most of us who live in canada have inherited many things from those who went before one of these inheritances la the chance to attend good schools where people get the knowledge whlct has helped countless people to rise in the world and obtain success also we inherited in our good can adlan communities the chance to learn things we need to know from newspapers magazines books churches organizations etc the peo ple who went before us left us many things of high value even if wa in herited little or no money attention urban dwellers and farmers of acton district the crops must be saved urban dwellers 1 surplus feed supplies tn the west are becoming depleted 2 crops locally must be saved 3 farm help is very scarce your help odd days half day a few hours after supper can be used to advantage to relieve serious situations t 4 farmers will pay up to 40 cents per hour and meals 5 register now at local commando headquarters the tads on the beachheads of erance must be supported farmers 1 if you require help make known your needs to the local commando headquarters the day previous to the need 2 if local supplies are inadequate an effort will be made to secure toronto commandos 3 a limited number of western fsrm hands may be available for two months for these contact the agricultural office hilton 230 local commando heapquarters f l wright phone 96 acton small advertisements adtummt- uwu iku hw my ch with kf up to ms wstaa additional wonla a wantcd to sent i rint r small house conveniences bsept with mus rank terry main street fob hauc blue pram fully lined good con dition s1h0o terms cash 36 crescent robhau galvanized hulldlntf rxb in good condition must be sold by saturday apply lawrence wieck bnwep avenue fob hakjb holsteln heifer fresh with calf also mnsseyitarrls binder 5b t foot cut in good working condition apply t j fisher b lot 11 fifth line esquastng two prams 1 stroller solid walnut bedroom chair 2 good stoves 1 bed stead apply waxmans main st acton 1xmlhaxje 12s acre trartor farm hydro kk- rhoner ustowel area black loam- uwl good buildings bath ex change for 2530 acre farm apply m martin 36 cralghurst ave b toronto kaum machines huarpene mowor and blndnr knives sharp- dikh evening jack aird1ue crwwson corners voter monday afternoon botwotm s and sum of mnnov between bentons and hlntonu literal rvviard re turn to free fress office taacmt baboa1nh government approved blood test- imi barrod uok new hampshire white rock light sussex white leehorn white wyandotte hyb rids nonsexed as low in 98 95 per hundred heavv hrend cockerels s70s pullot 1095 shipped c o t immediate delivery give second choice tweoole cthck hatcheries llbfflteo fergus ont tendeba wanted j tender will lo mcolvod by the un- tivrtilgmk until saturday july ts 1944 for docoratlntf bannorkburn school h s nri 13 emumlng con- trmt to w ramplmttd by auguxt 2cth 1044 low4nt or any tondnr not norftsnrllv accent wl w k anthony chairman c w coles socrotary 522 auction sale john nkwton lot 22 fourth lino esqueslng at llmohouko will hold a clearing auc tion snlo of implements and furni ture on satftbdav jliv ata ot 2 oclock full particulars noct week frank fetch auctioneer notice to creditors en the matter of fetoberl george mills late of the village of arson in one county of halton all parties having claims against the estatir of robert george kluis late of the village of acton in the county of halton tanner deceased who died on or about the twenty- firth day of februnry 1944 are re quired to send particulars and proofs thereof to tho undersigned before tlte fifteenth day of july 1941 when the assets will he distributed among the ttartle legally entitled thereto hav ing regard only to the claims which shall bate been filed as aforesaid pursuant to section 51 chapter 163 r so 1037 dated at acton ontario this twen tyfirst flay of june 1944 c f leatherland acton ontario solicitor for gertrude woodley admin istratrix 523 tl doe b the trick geo bbowk norval acton ltaliliy itl enniaca oaly t mark every grave we are carrying on bul- ncu in the nine location on mill street in acton and can nil all orders or monuneota and work on any stone in cemeteries in this district ruumrt aiisjviiuk to au acta wats t mow mat