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np rirl 1- the acton thursday j eth 1m4 wktat cuetph general hospital on monday july srd iftm to mr and mrs ljoyd burt son otrovrkk suktenly at his late mmibo speystde ontarlos on thursday june 2mb 11m4 hugh otoourke beloved husband of annie saeoeaerty to hta tuh year btoookssuddenly at hi late real- drttt lot 3g qon k uun- lac towiislun oo saturday july 1st iftm joseph brooks beloved hothead of agnes davt in his 7h starsh in the western hospital toronto on june 27 imi anne be loved wife of the late c- w mumh and stater of edward freeman of acton clifton of niagara palls and chris of toronto interment was guide in prospect cemetery tor onto in mkmok1am allan in loving memory of a dear son and brother ljoyd allan who passed away july 9th 1906 o happy hours we once enjoyed how sweet their rneroorv stilt but death has left a uawhruvv the work can never till ever reroerobeir bv mum and etwood ittabe krantz in lov lng mraiot uf norma krantz who passed a ay july 9th 194x we ktvtor that she l happv in our saviours home- aww growing fairer as she lingers in the sunshine of bits love ever rememhervd by mother and grandparent castdh or thanks mrs wm- mcleod wishes to thank her many friends and helchhors for their kindness and ihoughlfulne during her recent lllne- mr and urv ed sweeney and family wish io thank their friend for kind evrwvssion of sympathy in the recent death of their bin jack overseas and daughter mary the family of the late mrs- gervnls 1 suh to evprv their sincere thank to the many friend and neighbor mho have been so kind and thoughtful at the time of the reont death of their dear mother mrs t a storey wivhe to tlmnk he many friend who remembered her so kmdtv wtth flowers letters cards and other eprevioio of svm- pathy durinc her recent lllnes in toronto cotwml hospital also all the kindness shown in the home dur ing her awnrv the w ill nil lie most gratefultv tvmemhored fc tcev j j strachan st marys former minister of the presbyter- ian hutches at campbellyllle and nassagawea and wellknown in thb district rev john taylor strachan minister of first presbyterian church st marys died in hospital at london out wednesday lie was bom in brussels h6 years ago in 1919 he graduated from knox college with his bsk and was ap pointed to the charge of campbell vllje and rsassagaweya his second call cant from owen sound in 19c where he organized st- andrew presbyterian church from there he went to st marys in 1939 he married adeline harris uf mild- may about 31 ear ago there arc two children flying officer knos strachan of flngat and mrs alan andrews of pembroke rev mt strachan was a member of the mov- onk- order the funeral was held oulay aft r- noon wlth interment in st mat s cemetery andtai at the wheat is turning to gold these days strawberries are just about fin ished for this year there w as some splendid weather for setting the hay crop in during the week help is urgently needed in thw harvest fields to garner the bumper crops just glance at your label if your subscription requires renewal well be lad to have your attention the community of balllnafad held a bee a week ago and built a how fence on the west und north side of the cemetery and did some cleaning up there knitter are w anted for rod cross articles yarn for sdeks and sweaters is now on hand and the red cross room is open every monday afternoon the painters have commenced this week the redecoration of the in terior of knox church for the next three weeks services will be held in the town hall the linen shower for the rus sian relief has been extended until july aoth if you still have a dona tion it may be left at wilds homo bakery before that date milkweed now used in life preservers new york cp the lowly milkweed scourge of ranchers and turners js going to war as a substl ttta tor scarce kapoc in life preservers according to the war food adralnlst- the it s department of agricul ture in conjunction with other gov- vsunent agencies u preparing to col- sect mod pods for the milkweed floss a sb stales while new york and mew england will contribute some ssjost of the floss will probably be col- ksctad in the southwestern states the wt a said john marshall nassagaw e a john marshall one of the best- known residents of nassagaweya uismvl awa suddenly on tuesday june tth at the home of his daugh ter mr sheldon trousdale it it- 1 ituliruh lie was in hu ninety- kaiuui eur ami had heen in gl hitlth ami going about light larmlnq duties until a couple of days imfon- hu leath john marshall was born in noxsi- gawea tuwnuilp itn the farm how wned hv icithert rorthwlrk june 6 1s5- 11u futltcr died when he wus wk ears of ac- leaving a little fam ily of three- jrliitdren he knew he davw of arly klruggle for at nine he went to work for neighboring farm- etk at lis u iluy it u recallel thnt tine eur when no money was avail able he wui wild off with three shc for hu work he h tlu won of th htte mr ntul mrs duvul murhall lu father uu a ntitke of knclntul who came to thu country in hu youth while hu mother was tlu foimer catharini colquhom dnughter of one oi nnwiirawejuh llrt nlntilet fumilie ik was marrlel to the former mu scott of l7rnmoui n cwlowr 1 lksi who kurvuess him klrought up mi the family home- kteuil mr mtirfhiil farmed mot ofi hu life the onl eivtloti was for a few earw us u outig man when he j uumucel one of the old grange klor tieiir kdeu milk and another n the wiarton diktrkt he al orated th kden mills ktore for jarksum hallet sv eral year lefore his htarria- to mary scott of eramoa in 1k53 tu tmtk over the homestead citntlnulng there till 191h when he moved to the scott farm hear eden mills form ing there till about 1922 then he retired to the cuelph road kelling there six year ago and moved to corwhln with mr and mrs s trous dale one brother norman prede ceased htm in early life having gone w et and taken up land a sister jane mrs richard watson of sas katchewan ttredeceased him by a few tear mr marsliall took an actke vatt in munlcliuil nitalrw he wax vtin- ttectexl with the nusftagnweya couhi for more than u years in various cap acities und for 4 years was town ship clerk he was u liberal in pohticw bhd httenleil the etteneer united church whore he wus for 40 eurs local preacher and sunday school suverintentlent as u uveal preacher he travelled over the coun try many miles in all seasons and weather in 1915 when ehenexer church was built he was most active in the arrangements and on the buld- ing committee ills long exkrlemv with municipal affairs made him con versant with its many phases and hu counsel and judgment were called upon by many tn difficulties it wa the editors good fortune to know mr marshall latlmatel and we regarded him as one of the litieut chrlstiam gentlemen it has been our privitegt to know his life was a splendid ex ample to all resides his widow one son norman f marshall of eden mills and thrve daughters survive the daughters are mattle mrs j r rudd cuelph anniei mrs nelson anderson r r 2 rock wood and florence mrs she don trousdale the funeral was held thursday af ternoon with a service in ebenerer united church at 30 oclock con ducted by rev r xv plckeraglll of campbellville interment wms at the church cemetery pallbearers included enoch walk er thomas richardson wubert dar by james easterbrook elwood wil son and percy kltchlng and mrs cham cervals came to acton to reside he husband passed sway twenty years ago five daughters and two sons re main to revere the memory of a lov ing and devoted mother these are mrs i c daft mrs jas qulnn and mis r-l- worden all of toronto mrs k j cvirrie of peterhoro and mrs ijoyd masah alton kbvl of cuelph and aubrey of acton twenty- two grandchlulren and nltw great k hiklren aho remahn two sls- itrx survive her mrs k n toild moiklrval and mix m a ltenson uf toronto t air the bereovea the sympathy of many friends guefe at hu tinte my cervals was a member of knox lresbyterian churvh ami active in tike work of the ladle akl so- elely and the womens mttudonary sotlely her home family and her rhurth received her const lenllous attention tlu funeral was held on wednes day afternoon with service at hm juhruttonc ar runiley funeral homo in rharge of her mlnwtcr rev fortm thomson intemunt w ua made tu fulrvlew ivmetery ttie lutlllheur r wr- messrs nell mcnahl wm uhur atev mann r smllvoit 1 vi chuholnt and w k allan matt rileiuu attended the tu-rv- in tribute lo her life man ihtial tntiuhu al lur ttl- mitnn of esteem und includtnl theiu from iw fatnlly wol coikblui coriktrution mr and mrs h hobm mr and mrv r skclhoeci mr and mr- v chuholm mrs rivsn hurt and mr ami mrw s c parker ilie ihkunbt itp cluu mrs ix limine and mrv rlddal cnutiaik wol s and athletic club mr and m h d rachllnmr and mrs ju hurt mr and mrs owen mosaics and terry mr ami mrs 1 c hall mr and mrs r itean mr and mr krtc call mr ami mrs c stenhouw and oonnltf mr and mrs jos qulnn mr and mrs l wnlters mr and mrs we allan and mrs r allan mr and mrs c splro mr and mrs h maudes mr and mrs ted camptull mr und mrs m walker ami jessie knov church ljullea aid miss m a heitmvn karen inn camplull mr and mr norm wlkon mr and mr jim lcc- director and stalf lieaid- more c kmploss asuwiatlon lleardmore co j mrs c w marsh after a short ilhu ss theie pas auaj in the western hospital tor onto ankie fieetuan tkclocd ulte oi the lute t w mu in it mkt mtirwli wnu iwirn a england and cam to canada in 19ir she retulel in actmi ror a fc vcar- but later went to torouto wluiv the was jolneil in holi w edhulc to mr c w marsh w ho predeceased her ii cjir tigo site was a mcmlur of the anglican churcli iwtt to numtn her losv are keven brothers the are eilwarvl of arttm cliflon of niagara falls chris of toronto and harry john thomas aiul richard in england klorul tributes were frohi wrvathn mr und mrs c freeman toronto and mr and mrs a skeoch toronto sprats mr and mrs ed freeman mr ami mrs frank freeman acton mr and mrs dannon mrs woods mrs cunningham mrs vnrden mr und mrs creamer miss vi coullng mr and mrs frist mr and mrs peers mr 11 cockell mr kane mr und miss andrews of toronto and mr- and mrs c freeman of nluguru falls the imllticurers were messrs hor ace cockell jack parkin sum cour tney douglas peers wm young anil duvld dixon funeral service was from myers jfc elliot funeral home to prospect cem- tery on friday afternoon and wus conducted by rev w c walton of the anglican church it ma at a stttsr betng mausd la arlcaat for rocky bay and cap la a frusy aot rssxkyac its aatil us taaowtes ttass- at trssa stx to algbt i that wa ksrea aat yat am- mrs mary gehvais resident of acton for over twenty five years and a highly esteemed citizen mrs mary c gervals passed away on monday june 36th at the home of her daughter mrs lloyd masales church street she had been hi only a week or so and was seventy four years of aga bora in lsroy penn alary benson cam to canada when a child with her parents mary aad thomas twrantyflv years ago mr family allowance plan lo aid rural people a hurvey shows that farm families will benefit to u large extent from the family allowance plan the av erage payment per child is about 6 24 a month and the thedues will be is sued from ottawa to heads of fam ilies the family allowance plan was proposed by c h mctague national chairman of the progressive conserv ative party w hen be was chairman of the national war labor board hv culled it a social measure designed to uid those whose status required such assistance but john bracken national pro gressive conservative leader is tip- posed to the plan which he calls u political bribe instead he propos ed higher wages for lowerpaid in dustrial workers and smaller income taxes on low range earnings the government has so far main talned the celling on all wages be cause to increase lowerrange factory pay would bring on tremendous pres sure for higher rates for those re ceiving higher salaries this would increase costs to farmers and other consumers instead it is increasing purchasing power and improving the standard of living by the family si lowsnce program brooke claxton- m p parliamentary assistant prime minister king calls the plan the most daring single social and economic measure ever put rorward in s democracy to increase the con suming and purchaslnc power of the whole community toronto kp possibility that ontario may go into hie air transport laisinesa is seen in the deulon of lh provincial air service lite provinces itkyeardd aerial fire proletllon or ganisation lit an interview on a recent trip to saolt ste- marie premier drew matte kivown the decision to extend the ac tivities of the ontario provincial air service and its reorganuatlon under tlie name ontario air services tlu lremler did not make clear at once just what the reorganlzatloit would entull but he did say wo believe that air communication ihrtmighout this province must m planned rhw we are concerned about tlu dclslon of tlu ivomlulon kov eminent not to urat licences until tlw end of the war und if this very uiiwlim- psltlan is not hnkiued it w hi im necessary kir us to adopt whatever measure ar within our turn er to sco that thu province l nd tied down its the development of cssiitlal means of communication whlih we must itave if we are to keep tace with modem tlevelopiueiltu unless plans are made for air youtcs now wo will not lw ready to ultsoth the trallte urtumnct which will 1m available when the war ends the premier said the new ontnllo air srvltvrf oraulatlou will nluutrh the turumael of the present ontario provlmlal wblb bus aircraft and is under the direction of the ontario deuirtment of loouu and forestn the present director u ceorgc pmuid for1 retentlmi of some of canadas war time cntrols to aid the farmers hi the i mist war wrloi is advoatod by h ii hattnnm in an address at toinmto tlu president of the canad ian federation of agriculture said ad- equate imome and stability for the farmer must 1 provider after the war and he tuiuested turrvlng for- waitl kome wartime controls- into the pustwar p4ilol moillfiitl to meet the neis of chtinuhu toiidltintih uid peu etlme objectives the fcdetatlnn piesldcnt alvo sug gested formation of some tpe f rg- ulated maikt tint stabllltv provlt d 1 eun i commitments arrant d f i through intel national arteemeats de cent rallat inn of administration and a mote efficient ellstrlhutlon the farmer he uitd i a skllh d workmtm and l entitled to 4iouomlc aw aids its such a new headache is currently fin ihc alev mtuiren otitailo director of aim services how to get onttrlos huge tomato crop picked thlnyeju mr mrlatren sas no one likes lo pick tomatoei but never in hit exur- irnco have so many people refrained from turning their hand to it than this season tlu gettoral help ultua- tlon wut improving ha mild that is in everything hut tomatoes and mnrtlng in midaugust and continuing until mldoctolur the farm services director anticipates real trouble in getting enough tomato pickers to handle the crop which 1m on essential source of vitamins life at sea a magnet for young quutek iloya la navy lllur drawn vrom all walaa of life many wish o stay in service after the war tly knu nemv v i i pveea mian writer winnipkc kp- canadas men in navy blue have leariut hleas as to tlu4r plate in tlu- postwar world hob immtii aiul brought up in a small town now are tonvoylng at lantic freighters tlw tougli kid of the hhxk spend iitost of hie time n a submarine i lu university vtudent is feeling tlu rigors of the north at lantic on a corvette no imigor is the future some distant enigma it is near and vitally important most of the iluw of the iimcs ctilpiutwa in wlanlisvg are young liuval ret t nit n but in the two kimnlh of preliminary training they have ltacoiiic udolis hie navy has taught them hot oitlv mamaiuhlp but life many or the lutj ho4 to r hinln in the navy after hostilities tease otberw intend to return to maceilmt otlvltles ihrew os j ii sitter of mmutc jaw sask who was a sea utlct ullstment id 1m- cjlill- content to stay la uniform he mild there- nothing like it os 11 it hula of itcglnu ugred with bis mates seiitlnuntk i cant think ctf a letter life ho h hoed llie nuvy for me any day it took a war to bring lluudsinan jm wlliov of cleorgetnwn out and ilandsmtui clar nee james of saint john n 11 together but now that theyve met theyve hitched their resvective wugonx to tlu same siar hoth jim and clarelico didnt know one note from another until the imitdmnster ttuck a born in their hand mid told them to blow now music u their forte and they plan la go into the buslnesm after the war call of the sea 10 t a mackay of whtnlpug who culls his jeairt in the navy o naval secret is going luuk to rall- loiulltii but id sure like to get out to ten agiilii tlist os cus scliwarly also a wiunlugier was placing hoc- kev with new yoik ttors an 1 would like to go hack lo hatting the nthlict two rudln annouiueis who hope to see a mike before them again lite lieut tom heiimin tot nu tly of oky cajtureu germans atte despondent a bbc broadcast in german rec ently gave kome striking accounts of german prison em based on retorts from nti american correspondent in itussln herman soldiers captured on the eastern front are no longorjsul- len and defiant but ure willing to tell all they know the swift victories of the ited army have in the opinion of the ameri can dealt devastating blows to the morale of the german soldier one s s man who hod been sent with an armoured unit to the northern front told this american we saw crowd i of german soldiers who hud lost their units their way and their arms our own unit suffered heavy losses and re treated incessantly many of us be gan to understand thut the entire german army in on the eve of catas trophe the correspondent stresses that this man was not an ordinary ger man soldier but a member of the ss considered to be the cream of hitlers army tllerrrs a war bit customers in stores and restaur ants w ho become abusive these davs because of slow service untrained employees lack of accustomed art icles curtailed delivery etc too oft en deserve the answer they get dont you know there is a war but that the answer is no cover for unwarranted jacking up of prices and sly attempting to make extra profit out of a situation in which the public is counted on to accept war as ex plaining pretty much everything it doesnt like privations due to the war are one thing they must be borne but nroflteering l a wholly different matter new york worldtelegram there are ad hoc visits by domui ion ministers to britain and vie ver sa the prim ministers of all the dominions hava visited britain dur- w inni peg and os jack avert of o qc saskatoon nublleul ken anderson of st catharines ont is returning to uni versity studies as is subijeut irtnyit warral t mjuioal medical officers like surgijeut james blbson oftot- onlo and surg ueut john mltcltell of wnnleg intend to take post graduute work and then set up their own practice os tom mcljsy of klmberlcy bc would like lo settle down in a small town after the war os an waters of kdmontoii was a dental mechanic before he responded to the lure of uiavy bue bul after i think ill go bark to the old job- sub jeut worral summed up most of llu loys opinions with whether you intend to slhk to the sea or return to milan life oace the job in done the navy does somathlfts for you you go in a shy hesitant kid and you step out a loan iuihkt eijminatks comiihsoky saving iman another budget feature u elimin ation of fhe toiupulsory savings plan mils will give relief to many taxpaj- is in the low and modcrtte income groups few men making big salaries will imiielt because their voluntary savings in insurance etc are a u rule glatet than the savings tux amount most hlghhulurl pavjng no mtviii i in a h ive be n tak ikm uuso of large allow atu etc for vnluntuiy suv lugs and will therefore not gain by the budge change one of the most important budget statements was that of tlu flnaaco minister that in discussions with oth er countries canada has prensed vig orously for uushuc kllng of world trade world tariff redu tlons will not only keep farm produt tlon costs daun but will help to maintain prices for agricultural products by meaning up big export miirkutm for canadian prcwluc e mtmv immtouh iksh ian kingston ont t miij ken neth giay of the koval canadian at my medical forpw who liux imxjii letvint in milltaiy llsliiit no 1 n- ctnth wa4 grunted leave ut ulmtimu for a month to penult him to iiurn to doi loi less gamilitlc out ihu two tensulnlng dnhois in that town wiie ill at the lime and w ie utiuhle to m i patients wartime saving for nationjul and personal every thoughtful person agrees that in thb dme of war saving should be prirtisfd inlmimfy and for the following reasons 1 financing the war 2 keeping price down 3 providing for the future by saving instead of spending now you will help- yourself and your country provide for canadas security today and your own security tomorrow bank off momtiiil roundioiniai7- vv4 acion branch w h clayton i vialsp