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mob two the acton free press tiiuiibday july 30th 1x4 neighborhood news iteaai cotmctalac other centra and coatsunaluea ta wkfcfc many of oar llwim are interested oakville pte frederick itohert barker son of mm and the late j if barker wu wounded in action in normandy on july 4 til according to official word received by ills mother at the age of 10 he enluted with the lome scot tlteaervek and in april 1041 at 17 he feigned up for active service in june 1941 he went overseas with the lonw scots later transferring to the- cameron high lander av a dispatch rider flying orfloer prank mcdonald thomas 22 was killed in action on july 8th according to word received by his parents mr and mrs ron ald francis thomas kerr street north mrs- james it hurst colborne st wast received word on sunday that her son trooper alllster richard hurst 22 had died of wounds on july 2nd necordstar ospringe congratulations to francos watson who was successful in taming her en- t ranee mr and mrs kobert fisher and family visited on sunday with mr and mrs elwood peavoy at caladon mr and mrs jomes st rut hers spent sunday with mr and mrs wuunm slruthers at act mi mr and mrs duvld stewart and family are holidaying at midland clordon fisher of thv canadian army nt the wont cornd is spending a furlough at the home of his par nts george robertson of the r c a f returned to his station at mount ain view after fourteen flays leave pent at his home here ldg ck ward walker ucnvu of ilondon miss josephine urown of london nn mrs v tout of kincard ine spent wonosday at the home of mr and mrs jamos st rut hers mr and mrs f pry don visited on sunday with mr und mrs n k mj kinnon nt hlllshurg mr and mrs w j jackson return ed home on tuesday after visiting ov er the weekend at midland the monthly mooting of the farm forum was held on monday evening at the school the topic for discuss ion being elootrlcal benut ideation mrs arnold sunter and call mar lon hurren of erin and ruth mcdon ald of ahanburg were recent guests of mrs e sunter mr j stewart and daughter mrs w e robertson spent a couple of days lait week with the formers daughter and soninlaw mr and mr robert king at richmond hill mr john wright of the west is as- alstlng with the haying and hoeing nt the farm of his sisterinlaw mm ueorge e cook rocotood georgetown miss mary cummins hi in harris ion ivnn usa this week with the laurel iadle athletic club of tor onto they competed in the unltwl stales championship lames wlier mary placed third in the 200 metre print athd the laurel ladles relay team came third tn the championship relay race the war took us toll of cjeoi-go- towni finest again last week when mr and mrs william bowman re ceived two letters from friends of their son ijeutenant john bowman saying he had been killed in action two weeks ago in france ijeut bow man was serving with the british army and no official word has been received to date pte alex miller arrived hack home in clenwllllams last thursday night after having returned to can ada on the hospital ship most re cently clocked ptd miller was a member of the first contingent hav ing embarked for overseas with the bm scots in 1039 herald burlington at 7 oclock on monday evening the firemen responded to a call on the juoen elisabeth way kings toad where fire hail broken out n an automobile owned by dun an log- ge f hamilton wlien the firemen arrived on i h scene the car was doomed to destruction and tiefore the flames were emllngalslied the interior of the car was practically destroyed robert held a sectlonman who re sides at freeman and employed on ho allendale division of the c n it suffered a fracture of his right leg ulmive the ankle on monday evening wlutn he was thrown off a handnar when it collided with a transport at the n it ensuing at ilusaell learts farm guelph ijne mr and mrs duncan mccaltum maple ave received word on tum- day that tlielr son rfm w m m- callum with tlie royal winnipeg rifles had been wounded in action in normandy rfm mccallum en tinted early in the war and has been over seas for three years cpl dick walsh who is with tlie mh armored division in italy was wounded by shell fragments on may 24th cpl walsh enlisted two weeks after war was declared gaxette eri rin miss blanche meenwy has nwvpl- cd u position on the staff of 4 hel can adian rank of commerce in dholph and assumed her duties taut monday the congregation of chrlft dlsulpl- eu imve complete remodelling the interior of their church tlie floor was sanded and repainted the ats painted and new carpet laid in nil making a decided improvement mr hnrry mcklnnoy has complet ed lite installation of a new modern milk house at his farm during the heavy iitorm inst week the chimney on the residence of c k overland wkh struck by lightning htld demolished the elect hn wiring to the garage was torn down evid ently carrying the halt off the ground at that moment lloyd lyons was delivering groceries to a resid ent next door and was knocked to the ground by the force of the cur- rentt- at about the same time the lids on the stove in the homo of mr and mrs jamos hurren were hurled into the air and mrs hurren got quite a shock advocate nassagaweya a a no- 7 a large number from rockwootl and vicinity attended the funeral of the late wm m croft last saturday with rev j c crier of knox pres byterian church guelph officiating in place of rov w j mcvor who it on his vacation the sympathy of the community lit extended to mm croft and members of the family in tholr bereavement the numerous floral wreaths bespoke the high es teem in which he was held otto wreath in particular being from the session of rockwond prosbytorlun church where he wot session clerk rev mr tharp of guelph conduct ed service in the presbyterian church sunday morning dr schoflold of cuelph conducted aervlrc in the united church sunday morning mr and mrs john hamilton mr alvln b root mr colin k itching mrs m clarke and others who spent last week nt wnsaga bench have re turned home dr and mw harrington of strat ford conn mrs dr thomas of anson in conn are visiting mrs m p barry mr and mrs grnttnn barry mrs barry suffered a bad spell last week and her condition con tinues about the same mr john henderson visited mr george gordon in guelph general hospital saturday attention wynn dunbar of the ra vk tor onto came home the early part of last week to help his father on their farm for a couple of months mr richard harris had the pleas ure of receiving a letter from pte james a milne one of the rockwood boys overseas last week jimmy states that he is in italy at the pre sent time and enjoying himself congratulations to pte nell mc- nabb and bride of this week mr j k munnin of toronto came up tuesday for a few day to oc- cupy his summer cottage on valley road mr frank guild of new york n y is back in his old home town for a visit with his brothers and miss annie joulffo dr and mrs k waller and fam ily left last friday for a months hol iday the nattsagaweya busy bees club held a gaden party on the nassaga- woyn presbyterian church lawn last tuesday evening the uncertainty of the weather prevented a large num ber that had planned to go from do ing so but a crowd nevertheless did enjoy n good program produced by mr jack pudonco hamilton with the following artists of his troupe each doing well his or her part lou payne english comedian dick mc- dermott the humnn canary doreon easton tops in taps jim parker magician clifford volney the singing accordionist dixie and nil the sweet hearts of melody bert mcallister the dancing comedian george wood pianist and jack prudence master of ceremonies the nameft of a few good nnturod local people used by the ventriloquist added much to the ev- nlngk nmusoment the ladles arranged two booths on the grounds and business exhausted their supplies receipts for the ev ening amounted tn 17625 donat ions from those planning to nttend but were disappointed are steadily coming in which will add to the re ceipts of the evening nnd are great ly appreciated ly the club the help of many who assisted with the de tails in connection with the event was appreciated muster thos kennedy attending g c v t last term passed with sec ond class honors congratulations tommy mrs robert stewart formor no 7 teacher and her mother mrs elliott guelph visited at the homo of mr and mrs snn frank and mr nnd mrs wilfrid kennedy and attended the garden party last tuesday nnd wednesday mr matthew job and mr w k brltton attended the july 12 range- mens celebration at brampton mr and mrs sam frank visited at the home of miss grace mclaugh lin at norval last wednesday mrs james evans and mrs wm frank attended the jefferyevans wedding at georgetown on july 8th mrs evans played the wedding march for her sisterinlaw mr and mrs james massey and eileen visited at the home of the bet ters brother mr and mrs j j ken nedy miss dorothy massey spent the weekend at the home of her cousin miss hazel kennedy visitors at the home of mr and mrs c e davenport sunday were tpr arthur davenport camp borden and miss florence dunham aurora miss norma brown campbellvlue is holidaying with mr and mrs wsl ter freeman limeiiouse the w m h moling was hld nt the home of mrs a w nerinn on lluirsday evening the txt word tin imlng answered by u verso of m rlpl- ure twelve ladles attended the hireling and the hostess served lunch nt the close a collection whs lakai for hospital uuppllch for the imle mrs a hall and her guest mrs grunt entertained a few locnl ladh4 on thursdiiy afternoon torn giant held lilahemt wore for outlite and miss mwutkhumer receiver the con notation prle tlie hostess served a jovely lunch at the closo hie annual congregational nnd sunday school picnic nt stanley park erin on saturday afternoon was vtell nttondod the llmehouse and george town conuregntlonu combined to make the day n real nuccess rev c c cochrane was in charge of the sports events all enjoyed supper around the well laden tuhleu in the evening mr and mrs w t mills spent the weok ul their summer home here mr ron ii hi litlmer is visiting her sinter mrs t l camplwll in ham ilton mims joan castle of toronto is hol idaying with mr jos scott mr and mrs barnes and mliwhny lor of toronto vltdtcd nt miss ivenfi on sunday congratulations to mr ami mr fred brooks on the arrival of n little son on saturday last mr and mrs hoskor and barbara of guelph and marie and marjory roe of georgetown have been recent visitors at mr and mrs e mlllors mrs donhlshiu and children spent the post week with mr ami mrs a hill mrs l law of brampton and children nnd dorothy mcdonald have bcon recent visitors with the glsbys moffat overseas mail imten fraaa the local doy herrir in use ctwae of him june ii 11m4 no 1 c o it ii a iio mr i mil- u ive said inywetf time and film- agtiln i mufcl write to mr dims and ht him know im glllng tlie m4hi o k it really is swell to be abb- to phk tip tlie ixtme tiwn pp- and read all the latest and up to date news of atton luh eviyoiu at hum is buny gl ling ihtlr gnhns weethnl and tutting the grass here everything is mtf4t weather and all wtll at last we ar how getting tiui rvenge on the mad man hit ler our hoys canadlank are really doing a wndrful job and the folks are helping by lacking tliem to the fullest extent i have only seen b few of the home town ooysmoslly nell me nabb for lite rest of the boys such a cookie rayllss and all the gang 1 have to watch for tlm press to read their letters well sir im out f words so im going to sign off once again thanks for everything folks the pai smokes chocolate bats etc tlnj ur really swell checilo for now vours sincerely l cpl footltl it m twenty yean ago from the issue af lit ft rre f tsturtstay jaly tmh simiui clvh holiday in acton lite ladles softball team played a gnui in llrooltvllje last evening lltoi vlkllrml the original kn- ii bh a ion nnd addressed its church hhht and vulted with sir harry lliitlaln lh kitting ntemler of al ton lmmugh williniii allhhi eldeitt son of mr nnd mis v allison who removed from atlou h couple f years ago was dnwiiil at godfrlh on moittn night he was in his twentythird yir r44tn dlfummond in ahon on monday july 14 i1u4 o mr ami mrs j h druminond a turn ill lavls in erin township on htln- day july 11 iu24 richard davis in his 7 li i- yar sinclair at i la i ii ii a fad on mon day july 21 1i4 clara ellsatteth mcltery iwlrtved wife of john hln- mcfjtery itemved wire of rlalr in her both year small advertisements li will a11itll kml w hmjk pinni in goixl condition apply box 4u athan vtm hajc currots ihts new potatoes apply g cunningham ilion r4w acton ijimt in acton or dlsliht hi july 11th one img of laundry kewanl find er kindly leav nt free pivss offloa prioes of honey uinler new onler celling prices for honey in i he new nrditr which came into effect on june ini give producers n higher return for no 1 white honey than for other grades in sales of bulk honey at wholesale this price difference ih 1 cent or pouiul with no 1 white hon ey price half n cent higher than the 1047 highest price for nonpasteuriz ed honey in direct sates to consum ers n producer is nl lowed the retail ers markup hie new order divides canada into two zones zone 3 takes in the now production arena of british columbia the maritime nnd thnt part of que- lcc east and north of the counties of com p ton richmond drummond vamnskn nnd mncklnonge and north of the southern boiindnry of the coun ty of abltlhl all the rest of canada is in zone 1 highest prices at which any person may sell nt wholesale in bulk any honey produced in wme t is 17 cents n pound for no 1 white honey nnd 13 cents a pound for any other honey fob the sellers ship ping point bulk honey produced in zone 3 and sold nt wholesale to a buy er in that 2one can soil at one cent higher to make the siting price ap proximately the samo as the dollverod price of shipments brought in from areas of higher production in zone 1 the order allows one and onequar ter cents per pound to processors to cover the cost of pasteurization and granulation this allownnco is not av ailable for dark honoy nkw haktbv imcvicb kiik san fltanhisco icp a genial vruh cop is saving untold lives in sin francisco ibvs 7ed ahdrus of the traffic bureau who tours the streets in his oudimakcr equipped car kid ding fiedeslrians out of kudden death i july thats a very dangerous place lo crows the tttiet liooms andrus deep paternal voice out of the air mimi to the surprise of the jaywalk er walt ii minute lhutenant walt for the light he urges men um unity liarome emlmrrnssiwl nnd dive for the nearfst door way women giggle children stare open- itioulhed at the voice from howhore the pick of tobacco it does tost good in d pip notice during- the butt two weelo of july the office of or hugh austin dentist will be open from s to m and by appointment only harvest is here nnd the farmers tthnuld bo very proud of the waving wheat tlohltj the crop is except tonally fine and the sample good it looke aw if the holds of canada will do their part to feed n needy world it ik to ih hoped that sufficient man power will bo forthcoming to gnther in the bountiful yield pte muirny donnven has roturr- ed to the military camp at dohert but not before the community hud the privilege of expressing tlielr kind feelings towards him and their best uihhes for tho future a tine crowd of neighbors and friends came to gether nt the family home after home time of chatting and goorl fellowship the compnny wan called to order by the rov c l poole the resident minister after n few words of greeting to the people he ex plained the reason for their coming together nnd called upon mr amoh marshall to come forward mr marshall read the address and mi george kennedy presented murray with a very fine wrist watch the recipient was very much overcome with this expression of the kindness of his friends but made a real reply the chairman then called upon a few of the men of the community for n few remarks which were greatly appreciated by the large gathering murray is the second son serving the king and country from the home of mr and mrs henry donaven his brother harold has been for some time in italy the ladles served o lunch and a pleasant time was spent until a late hour the garden party held on the grounds of the presbyterian church by the busy bees was well attended nnd an interesting program greatly enjoyed miss edna roberts wai home for the weekend miss jennie whitley spent weekend at her home in acton masters duncan and douglas campbell are enjoying a months holiday at camp kllcoo at mtnden common ciiickwekd common clitckwood in nplto of it frail nppenranco i a very hardy and rwrlktnt went not orlalnnlly nat- ivo to canada it la to bo found in all narfa of tho dominion whom tho noil lhiolit nnd rich tho la tnmll nnd la frequently found in clovoi and timothy undnr inhoratory tol ninny uihiploft particularly of tim othy arc rojoctcd on account of the provnttmcp of chlckwcod toed 3 a floyd smith jeweler watches clocks jkwemebv 7h quolwc strwt wotl guklph ont outstandingly good salam tea real estate and insurance now is the time to buy a house for your own use or for an investment enjoy the happiness and convenience lof owning your own home we have good residential properties at fair prices all snilable for investment and comfort well tenanted f l wright realtor ami insurance member goclpa and district beal estate board associate member oenadlan a beal ertata 1 associate member ontario a baal estate 1 member of fire ad psnalty bsmraaee ageats assseastsea tknitkrm want tenders will be rclved by th sec retary of m h no il ksqueslna fur iwliltlng of the sthool apply to m mphaiu hetreury phone 06r3 tiy us for that job you want dime cuienlry and general reialrs kkank itomphk a hon 1- main si acton ply vm haijo ivn young plus ready to wan ap- m ihiit at ton htuaveu hlrnyt fnn ltt 24 nth conce ion kwue whltefsce linlfer plrase notify r mccov vl it it no 4 acton tokmjtm uantkis dig routes make hood living 130 ffilmhome tiehklt iuimiu lues hpli4s tiuuu etc kot piirtltulars write itnwieliihm dept mi-111-h2- l montreal rou maimc holsfeht hull seivhenble nge regw lslirel fully n ccredltetl price rei oiiubli apply ahtiiuit hwackhamkit phone mr4 alton it 1 con 4 krlit towitslilp ktiiavkif htroyiwl onto the lirenilses of tho umle rnlgntnl one rei yearling steer shorthorn with horns nnd a star owner may imve the unuut by prov ing property and payitig ekpms 1 j tonr itorkwootl auction sale an auction r nn hand of call 100 yorknhlro houa purnlir a urado will ho licldnt tho farm of r n muwnf nn nfo 7 llltfhway juat aat of acton on matdbjdav aik1iiht lit commonclna at two oclock hoy ihndiey j a elxiolr auctlonnra iinbehchved auction sale in nelson township op parm impijcmenth iiobsetf and mjtcicb cat1tjc th undersigned has received in structions from kxoyd crawford to s4th hy public auction at his fnrm iot 14 con 1 twp of nelson on cuolph road 2 miles south of cam plmt ii vl do anil 2i miles north ttt livvvllle on hatvrhav jvw 29 1014 at 230 oclock tho following horses 1 grey porrheron geld- ln 4 years well broken 1 bay clyde mure 0 years old good work- or cattle 1 horoford steer about 1000 lbs j red steers about 000 lbs 1 roan durham heifer about 050 lbs 1 hereford steer about 750 lbs 1 white faced heifer about 750 lbs 1 hrlndle heifer about 900 lbs implements int hay loader p ant w grain binder 6 ft int mow er oil hnth 0 ft int side delivery rake hny tedder dump rake 2 hny rarks flat bottoms m if grain drill 10 hoe m ii spring tooth cul tivator 14 plate inthrow disc 2 sec tion drag cultivator steel land roller 1 drum 1 section light seed har rows walking plow stone boat grain lifters pulleys rake teeth a number of cedar grape posts this stock and implements are in al shape terms cash no reserve as the proprietor has sold his farm ahd has no further use for these chattels 2b j a elliott auctioneer mark every grave weare carrying on bual- ness in the same location on mill street in acton and can all all orders for monuments and work on any stones in cemeteries in this district rkuau1 aaiiuvik to au ohnm adas wait moot m tie amj