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the acton fseb press tutmsday november 1m rtsta aetaa ea taioly octobarl slat uhtcbattatte watcrhoai anlaad artfa of robot v dm dills at tha qnlttd laa atam- oria haajital atlanta gaarala on suartir october astb 1hi zuma at bmbaccr auntr of park jtbuhl tromp90n at tha bona of his mhi actaa oatario oa sunday october 3mb 1m4 arthur aaa at the feu joseph ai ana to hat nib ye btrdb ub wr- ha toronto itaaaliln at tbt lata mr and aba wfuam p browa atatar ot a g iwjh broata icntas a ad father staar naahnharad aad aadty mlaaed ay tbe family mr and mr was tbonpaoa and krale appradate vary much the feind- aaaa aad bah that was ahoaia by trlaada and nalafabora during- tha iii- aaaa of the lata arthur thompaon and tba thouahtfulacaa and sympathy the una of hu death word has bean received that set ken fryer b now oversees iteawcobrance day a week from saturday deer aeem to be quite plentiful around this district asaln this year halloween dldnt paaa off quietly but it was a very reasonable cele bration and thvjenovembex just an other week to take part in tbe sev enth victory loan mutt have been indian summer we had this week at any rate it was delightful weather no more 1944 motor license permits or plates are procurable from the local office until the 1945 plates are ready aome time in december james a- kannawin shelburne james a kanaawtn 7ft chairman ot shetearne cemetery gom and of the towns seal or burines- a died saaurdaar in a toronto hos- at acton he went to shet- burae mm a young mu aad was con nected with severs businesses before men ftmilshlnca stair of he was weekly war goounenlarv start care now of winter house plants one of the secrets of success in keeplna home plants in cood con dition during the winter la to start their care immediately the heat is turned on in the home in the fall the reason is that one of the moat common cauaea of failure during the winter la that the plants are kept in rooms that are much too warm for them by the time christmas has arrived the plants may be wilted or otherwise in poor condition particu larly if they have been placed near a radiator more house plants have been killed by heat than by cold the ideal temperature for house plants u bout 65 decrees or better still 0 to 65 degress f three degrees less than the recommended house tern perature both from the health point of view and that of the war fuel-aav- ins cantpalsn if one desires to have the plants in any of the ltvlnc rooms the best thlnj to do is to keep the rooms as cool as possible consistent with personal comfort the various plants have different tolerances to sunlight perns should be placed where there u an nbun dance of light buvnot in direct sun light while on the other hand flow ering plants as n rule require all the sunlight they can get especially in winter time foliage plants are more tolerant to insufficient light but in winter they may be placed in direct sunlight care should be taken to prevent direct draughts on plants at the same time a dry atmosphere is to be avoided because it not only stunts the plants but helps the increase of cer tain insect pests such as red spider and thrtps moisture in the air around the plants may be increased by standing the pots in shallow trays filled with pebbles gravel or moss and keeping it mnlst drainage in the pots is an important factor this may beat be arranged by using soli in the pot that will allow both air and water to pass through easily a mixture of two parts good garden loam soil one part rotted manure and one part said wol generally fubl the soil requirements of potted plants further drainage may be obtained by placing pebbles small atones or like material at the bottom of the pot so as to drain off any excess water theresa mabkl brown a native of aeton but for many retail rut of toronto theresa mabel btrdle brown pas- aed away oa saturday at the general hospital toronto she was a daugh ter of the lata william philip brown and anna grant of the family two brothers rro alex and william both of toronto the funeral was held on tuesday tram the- funeral chapel of a w miles and latenaent was falrvtew cemetery acton arthur thompson following a period of gradually falling health arthur ttiompaon pas sed away on sunday at the home of his brother william thompon lake ave he was in his eightieth year bora in erin township a son of the late joseph and sarah thompson he had spent most of tils life township engaged in farming about three years ago he came to acton to reside four brothers and three sisters re main to revere his memory they are alex and angus in erin town ship john and william in acton and harry in grey county miss annie thompaon and mrs jane mccutch- eon in acton and mrs fred cole in t ing township to all of these sympathy of many friends goes in their bereavement the funeral was held on tuesday afternoon with a service at the john- atone a rumley funeral home con ducted by the rev forbes thomson the deceased attended knox church here pallbearer were messrs her bert mceachern wm macdonakl thos mccutcheon hugh reld chea ter allen and john near interment was made at churchill cemetery miss margaretd wouden mfelong resident of acton aid district miss margaret dora worden passed awuy on wednesday october 25th at the general hospital in guel- ph she was in her seventyseventh year and haa been hi only a short time born on the worden homestead on the second une faqueslng township margaret dora was the daughter of the late john and janet worden fol- 1 lowing the death of her parents tho remained with her brother alonro on the home farm and about eleven years ago came to reside in acton of the family of the late john wor den only one son john now remains and resides in fergus margaret d warden was a fine christian woman whose home and church were the two chief interests of her life she was untiring in her effort in her own quiet way to fur ther the church work and rarely was she absent from the services in the baptist church of which she was u member the funeral was held on wednes day afternoon october 25th with ser vice at the johnstone fe rumley fun- eralhome here where many friends gathered in tribute to her life the service was in charge of her pastor rev w h wallace and interment was in falrvew cemetery pallbearers were messrs c mc- keown hugh reld c o flank w a lasby fred west and john wat- klnu reports from the pacific still in complete at the weekendahow the defeat inflicted upon the japanese imperial fleet fay units of the ualted states navy and the royal austral- ian navy as the greatest naval dis aster suffered by the enemy to date in this war c oas of 40 or more ships 37 i the figure confirmed as early as saturday was in excess of um japansse loss of 35 craft la their prev ious worst drubbing in 1m3 off guadalcanal and according to ad miral ernest x king united states naval chief cut the mikados fleet to hot more than onehalf its mi latum strength the allied ships were outnumbered but the superior seamanship snd fire- control enabled them to pound that two enemy forces until they turned and fled leaving many burning hulks behind them in another action in nearby waters south of formosa the usl 3rd fleet trounced another enemy task force united states losses announced from these actions at the weekend total led six craft far atiiaraiag vletery the victory may mean the end of the japanese navy as an offensive unit beaten and broken by inferior forces it now must retire from the south china sea and defend japan against immediate attack as best it out tul summer he predicted that it would take is months after that to defeat the japanese the prime minister urged that britains wartime coalition government aad the nine- year parliament be retained until vic tory talari i tii nl apes isfci developments in the china threatre came thick and fast later la the wech with the announcement by president roosevelt that gen stluweu had been recalled to washington in response a demand by gen chiang kai ahek the president also revealed that the u s ambassador to china clarence e causa was resigning and declared the two incidents had no connection mr roosevelt said causa had long wanted to resign stilwelrs recall brought a flood of comment from obeervera in the china theatre one associated press cor respondent lloyd strattoa wrote thati chiang kalsheka military uunklnc m historic he said the chldeot- general was reluctant to allow any large number of chinese to be for- elgntrslned lest they in time turn irtt him and derlsred it was com moo gossip in chungking that there was dealing in lontraband between the chinese and japanese near the front for reasons of strategy of econ omic relief the writer added that general aexmn distress frustration dusappotetment dissatisfaction and dissension clouds the atmosphere in chungking it wasnt a very bright picture bu president roosevelt la making an at tempt to strengthen the chinese war effort under the leadership of chiang kaishek he disclosed that his special roving envoy gen patrick hurley is still in china edmonton cprdr d s raw- son of the university of saskatche wan said hare that depths of water at aome plans la great slave lake ware tioalet than la lake superior l float common cold bad for poultry flock during the fall and early winter the most common cause of trouble in the poultry flock la the common cold this ailment will cause losses by inter rupting ecg production and by prv- dlsposlng the birds to more serlousf disease such a roup and bronchitis xt pays to take precautions in the autumn to prevent colds the com mon calls are exposure to draughti dampness or a sudden drop in temp erature poor ventilation and dirty quarters are also contributing factors the prevention of colds is less costly and more effective than medicinal cures in the treatment of cold the first action should be directed toward cor- rectlng the faulty condition that gave vise to the trouble a mild physic should be given consisting of one- half to one pound of epsom salts per hundred birds the dose should be repeated if necessary a ten per cent solution of argyrol la an effective antiseptic agent in the treatment of colds by the use of a medicine dropper or a sewing machine oil can a drop of the solution can be placed in the cleft in the roof of the mouth drinking vesels may be the means of spreading colds a few grains of potassium permanganate sufficient to colour the water a deep purple will act aa a disinfectant and reduce the not only are enemy forces in the pacific depleted but allied atrength is growing a recent admiralty an nouncement said a huge british fleet is being moved into that theatre and recent successful action off the nlco- bor islands indicates at least a six- able advance guard la already there j the western fran at the same time the news from the western front was all good for the allies war correspondent ross munro reported at the weekend that the canadian troops in holland cap tured the nazi kfrongpolnt of bergen op zoom and that the whole enemy defence line in holland had fallen apart the town was described as the western anchor of the german line in the west and its capture would seem to pave the way for the cana dians to oust the germans from hol land and push them back to the lower rhine the big red army offensive con tinued to roll the germans back in the east russian mountain troop are now well into slovakia virtually completing conquest of hungarian- annexed ruthehla the slovak town of starlna fell before the advancing red army forces and the offensive in this sector stilt was rolling at the weekend not boasting now other ruslon forces waged a bat tle of attrition against furiously fighting nazis in the invaded ger man province of east prussia this invasion of german soil has touched i potnta note of caution by the berlin radio in a broadcast intended for home consumption a nazi military commentator warned that german counterattacks might be slow in the east the germaha like the japs seem to be preparing the home folk for defeats in china the japanese are still try ing to take the chinese defence cen tre of kwelll the latest word is that the japanese in northern kwangst have opened a fullscale offensive on the city and are reported on the out skirts time alone can tell the story here change couintenaer an interesting development has taken place in the eastern pacific theatre with the recall to washing ton of gen joseph w stlllwell com mander of the american forces in china his successor moj gen al bert wcdemeyer alicady has arrived in chungking but had no comment to make on the change speculation in washington was thai while stlllwell was in asia he served as a pergonal link among the china- burmaindia fronts but his recall has removed this link it is belle wt gen stlllwell will be given some new assignment possibly commanding the force which it is expected will event unlly make a landing in japanese- occupied china the battle of holland was drawing to a cloate by midweek canadian and british troops had completely cleared the germans from south beveland island north of the scheldt estuary on the mainland the nazi continued their hurried withdrawal to the lower rhine field marshal walther von models army began its withdraw al under cover of a heavy fog leaving behind possibly some 20 000 troops on the south bank of the maos river to cover the retreat the news was good from elsewhere on the western front too with the american 3rd army routing the last germans from the important fortress city o malxierealesmetz six miles north of the city of metx and wlui the 7th army capturing two mora tovhns in its drive toward the belfort gap in the south i despite these developments prime minister churchill warned the house of commnns that the nails may bold vwled casx backet nottingham england c p the prices charged for used cars are a racket said d craven griffluis secretary of the north midland reg ional price regulation committee he said the committee will probe methods adopted by shrewd dealers to hold cars with a view to the fab ulous prices that would operate if and when the basic gasoline ration is restored h notic power will be off in acton and district sunday november s 200 to 5 p m i acton public utilities you bejke juag 1 mcacta will rwlrni yoor to awim yoa of tgrca by the perfect ryr naifnrl uptothkminutk stlinihkasonaillk oust e p head registered optoaeetriat 58 st ge0rgts sq phone 1529 guelpii have your eye exahlncd at your own convenience open dally 9 am 6 pa incjuduia saturday t evenings by appointatent j v for tour own and canadas future tears of peace 7 ztictiy zi vvvvvvvvvvvv bank of montreal r-tjis- v