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j j ihultsday jult ifc 1m the acton fkee fbcss mrs sdwooolrvmtmb la tteoato the week at her bane bum ma bolldway spent the holiday mr and mm amos mason wanted the maw nonas kanttur is h with relative in soaonanvffla iflnlh nelson a visiting at her home hero from befcarrea sasfc ac2 bui wilson o motmtahi view spent the weak wad nt ida homa here mr and mrs w j beatty mm nol- idayingat lake of bay in mnavn maw dorothy clayton of himhlna pent the we at her home here mrs w cl a visited this week with mr and mrs g rognavaldson mrs symon of vancouver u visit- ln at u borne of mrs james symon mr douglas bennle of elora vis ited friends in town over the cdn e b crischow was home on furlough this week from camp bar- riefjeld mrs n morton cheryl and boas spent the week at hawkestone lake slmcoe mr and mrs jim ford and teddy of milton called on acton friends on saturday miss wanetta smith spent the week end at home on account of her moth ers illness mrs harry noble of toronto vis ited at the home of mrs jas symon during the week lac and mm j lasby have re turned to winnipeg after spending nib furlough at home mm robert campbell and son oeorgc spent the past week with mr and mr earl lambert mm frank day of hockwood vis ited at her mothers mm it if warn brouth n day this week mm townvrnd und miss huth ma tern of white stone now york are visiting uilh acton relatives mr and mm jack mcgeachlo and paul are spending a holiday with friends in acton and vicinity major and mm purcel and mr and mm john corr of milton were visit ing friends in acton on sunday mm j f thompson of toronto has visited this week with her cousin mm f anderson and other friend mr m standlsh from medicine hat and miss beatrice standlsh of montreal are visiting acton relatives and friends master ronnie cripp is spending this week at the home of his aunt and uncle mr and mrs t w patterson in brampton mr and mrs norman wild doug las and carolyn of vtneland visited for a few days at the home of his parents here mrs frank haslln and alfred haslin of st catharines mrs john evans of guelph visited relatives on willow street sunday mrs chas landsborough bobby helen and ruth spent last week vis iting at the home of her mother mm r h reld in hamilton friends will be pleased to learn that the condition of mr wm main prise sr who has been in guelph general hospital is improving mm dorothy colcott r n of the atarf of toronto western hospital is spending a couple of weeks with miss hazel wilson r n at her home here mr geo musselle was taken to guelph general hospital today tor an operation for appendicitis many friends will wish him a speedy recov ery mr and mrs harry burns and miss muriel with mr and mrs fentln and babe delane of islington left sat urday and are camping at havelock ont mr john chapman and john walk er jr spent saturday with mr and mrs frank llnguard church st mr and mrs llnguard returned to tor onto with them mrs e f collier visited in toronto the past week and mrs f anderson and donna spent friday there with major m b collier and family who were welcoming home their son lieut w m collier from the battle fields of italy cjktiycljmtet sunday july 16th um 1000 ajn church school 11 oo an morning worship sermon a challenge to orange- 700 pan evening worship sennon religion in the post war period come and worship e plirfljff ft 4hbtas fat 4usnfltt mansewillow street f sunday july lfitb 1m hloo am morning worship ser mon subject war and peace and the church notethe congregation is asked to root that uie servioas will be held m the town hall on july lfitb and 33rd the reopening servioas will be held on sunday july 30th the guest preacher will be the bev a c stew art moderator of um fm in canada always welcome aerate -t- dld you my the man was shot la the wooda doctorr no xssm he n shot in the lorn- tea aasfeswtswi sunday july 16th 1944 1100 amttie minister 12j3 pn sunday school tjoo pn the minister everyone weloome 11304050 tkssgss georgetown the palter mills ore closed this week ko that their employees mlht enjoy a weeks holidays mr p w cleave treasurer of ks- quetjng agricultural society asked council for tint usual grant to tlio fair board council considered the fair board worthy of support and made the 12500 grant na in the pat the capital stock of smith and stone limited has been acquired by duplato canada limited colonel w e phillips replacing w h smith as president no other immediate changes in organization or policy uro anticipated it is stated on friday evening the local fire brigade entertained the members of the milton fire brigade and the mem bers of the town councils to cards in their rooms in the town hall a de licious lunch was served by the local brigade and all report an enjoyable evening about 930 on friday evening last fire of undetermined origin broke out in the farm home of mrs james hughes and her son frank on the norval road about a mile below georgetown at the time fire was noticed it had gained too much head way to save much more than the fur niture in the lower part of the house herald coleman alta cp the cole man journal weekly newspaper in the crows nest pass has been sold by h t hall i welt owner for almost 17 yean and now publisher of tho mcleod gazette the purchaser were tom holstead and a balloch longtime employees gregory theatre ifuday julv 14 the miracle of morg ans creek- eddle bracken betty hutton canada carries on trans- canada express chapter 6 daredevils of th west hattjkdav july is my best girl jane withers jimmy lydon the hour before dawn veronica lake prmnchot tone fox news monday july 11 north star walter huston anne baxter cartoon bubs bunny nina the nips novelty important business m petitions tor and against playground in the park tor insurance purpose- tthe insur able value of the county handing tswlwjinj awm snnffflei mtxka co ora panelling was appraised a suolr o00 with apparent reptacatfle value s 10 per cent for 4eprctatloa- sntttto0 u was finally mowed by jt ml mcdonald aad0r healop that we plane the jtoaucanoe on the coun ty buildings with the oenemj fire a a iwin company by vnf a blanket policy wtth a tge of 10x500 and a pcaanlam oc tssbjbo for three years the alia d com ag to distribute pcexnlums equitably among pre fol- mmnnd by tmw yf campbell that the following accounts be paid fin- x2720 printing ku38 ag riculture th3633 county building s23r32 hoapkal aonwrnta s473t0 total m2sss mowed by mra fvttlt and mv j bobeztaon that the dark be instruct ed to convey to the c o of the lome soots the sincere thanks of the halton county sfviwyiti tor their moat genetuus hoapuallty at niagara camp on july s mr blair gave a report of a aea- eton of the department of municipal affairs dealing specifically with as sessment which he had attended and from urhich he had gathered infomi- ation trhlch he thought would be of great value when the time came for a reviaad equalization of aaeeasment for thm county the matter was left over for the present mr j m mcdonald was chairman in committee of the whole it was decided that no meeting of the county council would be held n august the next meeting therefore is scheduled to take place on the sec ond tuesday in september council adjourned oakville mr and mrs w c i hard wick and family have left for sherwood for est camp carnarvon where they will upend the summer m col s b pepler announces that a little leui than 70000 in caiwh and pledges has been ralsad in the camp algn for slrtoooo for tho oakvllle trafalgar hospital john itoks orr son of the late ttol- and and ijzzle m orr died friday in his th year at tho mountain sanat orium hamilton where he had boon undergoing treatment since last nov ember itecordstar nassagaweya thirteen members of the bwy becii club met for the july meeting at tho home of mrs stan robinson roll call was answered by the hand ing in of quilt blocks 18 x 19 of which there were 54 we heard from pte norman gnr george and sgt james wallace sgt karl frank and four letters from fit officer reg finney three of which were delayed in reaching the club in our overscan mall mrs dredge thanked the lad les for a gift received from them in honor of their fiftieth wedding anniv ersary and other thanks far symp athy in bereavement were given from other members the club had pro mised to pay half the expenses for putting in a rod for coat hangers nt brookville hall their share of s750 was passed meeting was then opened for quilt discussion which of necessity takes place each month to keep the quilts being pieced put together and quilt ed to fill orders that are always ahead a crazy quilt top was handed in pieced b mrs talbot the second quilt top by her for the club within the month as the date for the gar den party had been chanced the lad les had another chance to discuss plans to make it a success next meeting is to be held in the kchool if availably if not mrs wil fred kennedy offered her home a pattern quilt was taken from the frames during the day mrs robin son served lovely lunch mrs frank moved a vote of thanks to her for the use of her home and hospitality miss grace and mrs mclaughlin of norval visited mr and mrs sam frank sunday mrs s g smith and niece of tdr- onto are holidaying at the home of the formers daughter mr and mm l king mr and mrs m mcconnell and children milton and mr and mrs er nest tlndale toronto were holiday ing at the home of mr and mrs w w dredge last week masters james and john robertson of kitchener are visiting at the home of their uncle mr and mrs nell martin mr and mrs elmer anderson tor onto spetit a few days at the home of her parents mr and mrs w k brit- ton mrs anderson is recuperating from an operation and friends are pleased to see her able to visit home again mrs w w dredge accompanied mr and mrs ernest tlndale and children on a few days visit to the home of her daughter mr and mrs wm job atwood continued team tftigo tbree xt would be a mistake to nmvpa timate the serious rharnrtw of this f of atttacsc the prime minister on my it tma amwnmqad that pmina cvnd canadian troops had tak en chen and the canadians want on to score another victory taking the towns o beerenll and louvlgny aouth of the shattered dry farther to the south british tbnunles met stiff ger man opposition and wore forced to withdraw from maltnt under an at tack fay german infantry supported fay tiger tanks but the germans paid a heavy price with between 30 and 3 tanks being k out nazi supers stlu hide in the shat tered buildings and rubble heaps of and are being systematically cleaned out canadian press war correspond ent william stewart who drove into the city reported that in no other part of normandv does the french civilian population express such hat red of the nads and such enthusiasm over the appearance of allied troops frenchmen greeted the british and c liberators of caen and ask ed for guns to help tight the nazis some showed the allied troops where nazi snipers were hiding in thti town general montgomery in a broad cast message to his troops said 34 000 nazi prisoners have been taken since dday and as he put it the germans have taken a tremendous pounding the allies he said are now firm and secure in normandy and conclud ed his message with well done well done indeed meanwhile there mere hint from ankara that turkey may be consider ing jumping into the war reports reaching london pictured the turkish capital as seething with diplomatic activity in which both britain and russia were taking an important part causing the nals no end of concern a transoccan hroadcatit from berlin said there is no doubt that same- thing of great import is being dkcun- ed in ankara the turkish cabin et was reported to have met in ulirht kitting at the same time reports continue io ronrh london which leave no doubt that the nnxls would like peace providing they could cot come sort of facesaving terms the latest is madrid dispatch saying the germans have made at leant kix attempt slnca last february to gain a negotiated peace four such attempts are laid to have uen made by the nazis since the kurceiuaful invasion of france in case you are interested toronto tglohc and jaail on july ltqfb fluotca from tthe i get that our stonsrar rxyrndirunes this year wid total 7a5 mii- iions mm rompirod with 4s1 millions before the war theattfer- ooe is that we are arasrina yonr money tikb facts are that mm sow tuive onany jcpendiiuros ita our seneral account which tnons haa acootutt cor shis increase lute following are three of them lo on war 4h of thts war 12s9anitcuons payments to provinces for floss of income tax 1094 unemployment insurance 7 our fttntrauable exjienatttrcs this year are snncfa in prewar years just what do yon think of the patriotism of a that would publish such an artude servicemens wives defy curse on home evil spirit booted fro yorii shire house now used as msicrauy hospital bv marcabjcv bckeb tnamhnn pros staff writer wakefield england cp in the midst of this scientific war and modern inventions the people of this island still have a staunch affection for their old ghosts a pontifical colonel will solemnly tell you of the ghost that flings glass es about in the officers mess of his unit which is quartered in an old castle and your hostess in a country house may warn you to do nothing to ofend the woeful spirit who prowls around the corridors and must not be spoken of lightly sometimes there are even seances to lay ghosts that have become part icularly obstreperous and recently the papers told the story of 600 babies whq laid a ghost walton hall curse here in this yorkshire town walt on hall was a house with an evil curse on ita roof in 1830 the young wife of charles waterton a famous british naturalist of the day died in childbirth and from that day on mis fortune is said to have dogged the footsteps of all who were born in the house which is on an island that was englands first bird sanctuary waterton himself tried to chase away the curse by sleeping on the floor with a block of wood for his pillow for the rest of his s3 yaers west riding county council had another method and in spite of head shakings and forebodings in the dis trict they turned the house into a maternity home where 600 service mens wives have had their babies mothers and children have all done well cootly identtrr sup london ont cp hugh e wellere 23 of toronto didnt find it hard to get a room at a london hotel after singing the name mayor con- bay per jim conboy however he forgot to pay the bill and when tor ontos mayor disclaimed all know ledge of it welter was brought into court and pleaded guilty to obtaining lodging by fraud those who havent yet booked res ervation for that longedfor holiday at some quiet oool ontario resort mre due for a sad awa and prob ably a stayathome vacation the ward this week is that the provinces resorts are experiencing the greatest tourist boom in history many al ready have hung out the aold oaf sign being booked up months ahead a representative of the muskoka tourist association declared ev erything is full to capacity from july is on weve never known anything like this years boom there wont be an empty bod in all the northland are finding it impossible to immediat ely obtain additional help necessary to put a 48hour week into effect the criticism had come from the tor onto district trades and labor coun cil which decided to appoint a deleg ation to confer with covcranumt rep- retumtatlves on uie matter torontos mayor conboy huu wurti- cd of un appraarhlnc houlng crltjs in the city which he says is of un- lullcvable danger llo plans a con ference uith the home builders ai soclatlan to dltuui methods of speed ing private building wartime hous ing is reported to jave 23 applicat ions for houwn mostly from woldiors fnmilici and the toronto housing re- irlktry has 19h applications from after the 15th all over ontario resort owners are doubling up turning rooms for two into accommodation for four even llw swankiest lakeshore homes are now taking in tourists and children camiis are reported to have been liooked up almost before thewlnter snows melted most of the holldaycrs are canad ians but an increasing number of am ericans are coming to ontario this year reports t il a mcnally of the toronto convention and tourist association a combination of higher wages and more vacations with pay la given as the answer to this wartime vacation boom criticism of the ontario govern ment for alleged failure to implement the 48hour week legislation in the province brought an answer from act ing premier t l kennedy he said the act siow is in etteot but it be sbocne in mind that ibeoanae crtlical labor shortage families already seeking winter tear an aerial survey is underway with a view to revltauxhlg the principle source of livelihood ifor indiana in the fishedout commerclal sturgeon beds 0 northern ontario lakes one phase of the study will be the possible es tablishment of a new beaver 4am and colony in tlte iport hope ntglon uo miles north if the albany ftlver and the second purpose will be to 1l1msn suitable accessible lakes tor sturgeon restocking tlte eighth annual oonventaai of tlte ontario parks association vtmm held at windsor this week and i moor windsor parks manager was elected president he auooeeds john oaken of niagara falls who retired after two years in office hukiington lieut commander bill riddlfncd lias arlved in ottawa from overseas and ulll vlult bin parent capt and mis w c rlddlford kings road ijic cordon clement who has been htutluned in labrador for ihe past 11 months arrlvod home on thursday on n tlihe weeks furlough police have wtcelyod complaints of hlldren about the town entering new houmii undvr construction and doing dumaie in one urea over tlte week end housed were entered and many wordu urltten on the walls tho 1u burlington boy scouts troop hold a camp over theweekend ulilch was a decided success the itoys htt kaurday morning with their supplies loaded on the trek car and beaded for harvey hunters farm about t miles from the town they were in charge of scout master joe marshall mm margaret carey of burung- lon was injured in an automobile ac cident near aberfoyle on sunday when the car in which she was a pas senger collided with a ear driven fay frank hill of guelph mrs canty suffered from a broken arm and sev ere head and face cuts local growers are now fty it impossible to dispose of their htrjr which have became a drug on the market they have reached the rid iculous low price of so cents a crate with many instances being reported of 32 pound crates being sold at less than this figure gazette dancing stanle y park erin evexv fhidat hodebnaibes obchestba evehv wednesday mekbv makers obchestra old time and modern dancing i real estate and insurance now is the time to buy a hocsmv or your owa ok or for aa investment enjoy the hipca aad cnanrcakssce at ownisw your own boae we have good rakkatial properties at tak prices mff suitable for tmrrstarnt and 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