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four the acton pree press thursday january sstk vw neiiquborhoodnews n him coomtaiag other centra and cntmnimhiea la which milt o oar bill in an inlaraauel limehouse ura jaa scott attendad ike funara nf air the ashley la tuelph on tliur ura a urdonauand sons revived a mat welcome mesaage from nop hula wha la a prisoner of war in oip slaug x1b last waak lla atatad ha was wall and am bounded a thay at ant believed tka layatu afcowar for tha sal- vui xttntthatd at the noma of alra haryay norton an thursday wu daddad sure tweatyetght various a including a crib quilt war kandad in a faw round al aurhre war played maadamaa noble and ulllar haldlna high acorea t avant was apaaaarad by tha wl a ursa ajullt waa completed by tha w i us waatt at ura cubyi qullt- tftga arv each wednesday cedarvale ur and ur clrwr ucuulan of solacuardsaak are visiting with rriama hara ulss adeline cunningham i sp-nd- tn aame tme with ur and ura it bennett near flilvercreelt fo hoaa ferguson has bean awar- dad tha dkc ovtrvti ha u a brother of mr it smith congralu- lauona lloaa the monthly nfeetlng of tha ced- arval w i met at the rome of ura wm cunningham on wednesday afternoon january 17th ura cun ningham preatdent occupied tha chair mrt wlddls reed tha atttp- tura laaann savara letters of thanks wericad from boya overseas who had revelvad boaee at christmas the roll rait waa answered where uy tmndparanu uved ura wood waa chalrtady for the following pro gram reading a bridge bulldar ura c ilurran miss ada currte gave an intaraallng paper on historical reaaarrh reading trere will always be a garden by mrt w co nassagaweya a a no 7 because of blocked roads the janu ary meeting of the jjmy drr ouh waa held ona week later than usual at the home of ura joseph frank with nine ladles attending korty- thrae quilt blocks were turned in in anjmsar to tha roll call the corres- pondanee contained a letter from ime frank allan christ ma greeting rardt and thank you cards from ur and ura thoa kannady tha financial report showed money for boya boxaa and rlgarettaa for jan uary eight quilt topa were on hand and wara taken by ladles to be quilt ed- a requaat from the township council that tha club help with ex panse of installing a large hot plate in tha hall was mentioned by the president it was decided to sell the small ona owned by the rtub and add a faw mora dollars to make a don atlon of tlb toward this expanse progressive euchre was planned for no 7 school and tpr arthur daven port and ite tred bee vis namea were added to the overseas list ura wm service offered her home for frbru ary meeting ur frank served a rafreahtng lunch urs service spon sored a vote of thanks to urs frank for her hospitality the first pattern quilt order of 1w4 was quilted during the day visitors in the home of mr end mrs w e brllton sunday were mr andjdrsaley herd and bobby miss verna urltton toronto ur andmr wlllard brllton hetty and 1edarmr and urs james urltton and children acton mrs thoa kennedy mrs nell mar tin and mr sam frank have been under the doctors care tha past waak campbellville pilot officer m e walton was home ovar the weak -end- mr and urs- ross ultrhelt are happy to announce the birth of a harry boy at the ulluws private hos pital on saturday january jtnh mother and baby doing nicely ur ernest wilton toroao spent the weelcend al his home st davids praabyterlan fhurch servlr waa held in tha sunday school rosin last sabbath to save fuw ur and ura george inglta and uoia and ur and ura robert iagtta were sunday guaata of ur and ura i norman walker carlisle ulss joan- sproasr vuloa vtaliad at the home of ulss olive if a hoe on tuesday iac ronald urphall ucaf spent the weekend with his parents mr and ura tom urphall the many friends of mr john mahon wish her a speedy recovery and hope she will soon he around again kev father kyan was the dinner gurst of mr and mrs john we ti ns n monday the 1adies aid of kl davl4 church and the patriotic i social completed two quilts al the rom of mrs t a klsley m tuesday after- notin the monthly meeting of the camp- hellvllla patriotic sorely was held im january 17lh at the home of the mlssea itela and kathleen llublrrt and the annual report was given by tle secretary the work of the society falls into two grout work for tha red crna and work for other organisations tor the milton branch of the red cross we made lm garments of vari ous kinds lt quills and 1h1 knitted articles a total of 39h in addition to this cash donations were mad xj3 for jim and lo for the general work of the red ctoas in the second group with tie co operation of the community u srnt help to other organizations a follows to the society for rusuan relief one large bale of secondhand rloth- ing and a hale containing quilts bed tinrns and towels to the navy ieague donations or clothing for shipwrecked sailors and rath donations of tio to the overseas parcels league rash donations or x tor turtle neck sweaters for mine sweepers to lonifon england a bale of new and secondhand clothing for the vic tims of air raids at easter is parcels were nalled to our soldiers overseas and at christ mas 34 parcels at an appro cost of 100 thj patriotic society is glad to ack nowledge the generous support for its work which has always been given by the paaple of camphtfltvllle dis trict the orace mission band held their january meeting at the home of marilyn moore on saturday after noon with thirteen members present and ihe former president alice sharpe in charge after the opening rcr clses in which olive seeney read the scripture lesson and uartlyn moor offered prayer the officers for itws were installed by ura manilas diane mitchell the new president look charge after the business part of the meet ing was conducted marina hqod and ariel mitchell each read stories from the m b honks and marilyn moore played a piano solo gertie campbell closed the meeting with prayer re freshments were served by mrs moore and marilyn and all enjtyed a pleasant visit the ladles aid of sl davids church met at the home of mrs eo inctls for their january meeting the first part of the meeting was ctin- ducted by mrs t mcphail the form- osprifjge wren mr burrows of ult was honsa oalaaaa owar tha waak and commencing next sunday january 39th sunday school te alartlng at two oclock fallowed by the regular ser- vlca af 3 oclock f douglas robertson who la employ ed at uaplewood farm acton and kenneth uobertaon of luelph ware home over tha weekend ur john all ben is holidaying at the home of his slstar ura- ucklanon at brampton congratulations to fo roaa ferg- uson who received the d fjj rue waa employed with ur david stewart before joining tha rcaf several from hare attended tha funeral at two weukaowa udlae on tuaaday tha lata ura mary ush- rood who has been residing with her daughter ura elmer awrey in guelpa and ura j ulllar who has been staying with bar san frad on the townllne both funerala were held o evertan cematary rockwood it j haskell of cuelph wlu has been here on previous occasions with educational lllma was present in ho k wood last friday showing nlni dealing with war arestoa as well as fum feature of the rattle of the rooka tlera was an afternoon ses sion for school children and another in ihr evening for the mbllc wlitn there was fair turnout- ur chap ter plank and rev j want spoke briefly friday evening the young folks of st johns church held another su iter in the basement of the praahy- lerlan church itrv e a pulkei tt art on was present for the occasion as a result of the milder weather over the weekend serviced were hld t st johns ehurrh sunday aftei noon annual meejlngs of churches and other orgsnliatlons will be the ordr f the day mrs ii i union district president nf south wellington womens insti tute was guest speaker at the monthly meeting last week held in tha town llatt mrs wllbert guild also spofar about the egg business and gave in interesting account ni chirk halcti ing ia a looflo egg inrubalor and also mentioned that in connection w it h eggs shipped from canada to great britain were stamped with the word canada and waxed for ship ment piano solos by miss patricia unfuot and a reading by mrs max milne were enjoyed a contest on naming industries in guelph was wor hy mrs charles thatcher who men tioned 77 in less than 7 minutes a sorial time was enjoyed when it- freahments were served sgt j ward of cbmp borden wm home for the weekend mr roy dayof toronto was home for the weak end t edenmills cpl oorge shappardi of toronto was a weekend visitor tn the homa of mr and ks 1 w prood the many friends of ura jarnaa howleaon will bapleaaedto learn via is maklnga good recovery after her operation for appendicitis at st joa sephs 1 capital guelph hiss joartcouiagn spent tha waak- and m tha imuna of bar grandparaata mr and urg albert coulaon arkau mra fred srdlner has relumad ivome after visiting- with bar slatar n toronto for a few days tha annual congregational meeting ni the presbyterian crurch was held on monday night wtlhg faff anca report from all organliailona thowad a keen interest in tha work of the church all offlcara wara re elected with the exception o two managers for three years- the new mambara of the board are messrs w mclean and j milne mr wallace lsby waa appointed weekly offering collector in place of ur tjoyd kaan who has moiad away from the vic inity lunch was served by tie ladles and a social half hour spent ulaa uarion euuuwas a weekend visitor in the hum of miss marie gllbertaon pie uhi iowrie of to onto homa for the weekend miss evelyn wilson a pent waak end in toronto jack italllday on tha arrival af a young sun and to ur and ura hal- tarn wtlford toronto a waa daugh ter a pair of lambs arrived al wm rallentines farm on friday morning january 10th the or1x3n nyrnpathy la extended fem ihu community to the family of the late mrs j miller ulmosa whose death otcurred on sunday after a lengthy illness al i er laf e i esldeiu e un the own line urs ntfrman cook is re to be on the slrk list with a severe at tack of lumbago mr wm snow underwent an oer- atlun for appendicitis on monday morning and is progressing satisfac torily mr and mrs k c nevltls and family visited her vaents mr and mrs merklejohn in fergus on sun day on friday night the first commun ity euchre and dan re for this year tjajuno auction sale la township af it try t cf farm stock iupijcmkn1k puiir illted yorksiflre swine tha undersigned has received in- trutilons from hbh i m oajuie to sell by iubllc auction attr farm ltl jh cimnession v nassagausya mtuated on the hnehwood tjae a miles tkelow hoikwood 1h mites be lt w no 7 highway this farm is belter known as fne cameron itsm- shaw farm on friday rkjuuajty mk im1 al i pm the following horses clyde gelding 5 yra lvvi ias clyde mare aged 1400 faa gray mare 1300 lbs 9 yn cows black jersey g yrs due march xi yellow jersey 4 yrs due marrh tt yellow jersey 4 yrs bred sepv m hereford cow yrs brad sept it durham cow 4 yrs bred sept m llolsteln cow 7 yrs brad oct 1 itoan lurham tuw yra bred cl 21 white urham tow 6 yrs bred dec j reg llolsteln cow lo yrs bred oct jh rlark cuw 5 yrs fresh h weeks llrindle ciw 5 yrs fresli fi weeks liurham lulfer due felt 1st hag llolsteln hull red uurhsm heifer 7resh h weeks iheae are good producing high testing rows all hand milked and regular breeders swine reg yorkshire hoar champion at art on- fair 11m4 reg yorksliwe sow bred nov m iteg yorkshire sow bred lec 7 reg yorkshire sow tigs just wesrtrd u purr bred guis about 1 monlln 2 pure bred gilts auiut a nmnlhi x pure bred bars sltout i months h iure rre feeder ilgs sbout 3 ntmiths uu isloo outfit new imilkmenis inlernstlonsl man- uie spreailer new trailer wllh new stork itsrk fleuryhlxxel culllvstor nearly new cockshutt j furrow rtd- inti plow masseyllarrls wtrklnic iluw nearly new mccormlfk mow er t ft rut mornilrk lllndrr ft rut scuffler new 1 goaul wsgons st of light sleighs cutting luis root pulper ifarrows hay itake llsy fork slfhgs roes stone host forks shovels etc hog s- air wllh ratr huogy new sheep feeder small advertisauents to maul 4 kllihn chllra lolul 8kslm urh adaiupn bawr ave wantcb frilr for lh unlt4 ourtk aftpllrftiuna lo b rftv4 by jwia ary 7tih apply auung aaury t 3u3 a t hhowjj fmt mamc hmatl qtwh- llmlpr itk n apply j ii cnrjuirron willow kl arton j- m r hului rltar mcalnrt eala by klni itawikklin vlumlrj a bl and i capmiu at kinrlshott vjhncerv mill si pkau m ro haxb a mul wlnur ovarraat al4 40 ur 42 in raal gooa roiulllbw apply ulth a aixxn brora si alton 1 i of wrijfiss nw work mr clayton ilamn was re- trr strainer milk aicltator tltk elected president and jease heed was islu ktr elected to le secretarytreasurer the harness 2 kottd sets llarkhand high scores were mrs fnlly wheeler i r s and mr john wheeler the roatess- es for the nctt one are mr and mrs wheeler and mr and mrs w creti- son the farm forum was held as usual on monday evening at the home of mr and mrs ies jackson wllh a good atendance after the dlsrusslona euchre was enjtrynt mrs hsllenttn and claythn bacon were the winners we are- sorry to learn that mr silas cook orangevmie father of norman cook is seriously 111 congratulations to mr and mrs inn msinru hay quantity uf trwi mln hsv no lteserve tbf iroprlrtir li iult- linn farm inn farm u listed and hould it le sold before the islr uf iwile there vj m- a ipjantllv of fun- it lire inrludlng moves tntl isbles etr offtre on day of tale terms cash nothing to tie reiiivau until settled fnr alt mads in nsusuwt arc kept dpeh for cars luttln womens institute will have a txmith on thf grounds in aid of war work 11 j hoy ilindtey j a klljott aullnneers notice thb annua hhting acton fall fair will be held in the council cham- era at aton on hatuiu january 27tli ims at j3u i m siiaitl- uusiness rtlrim mwlan la ma4 al i abrll rlvlnf tha annual kaport 4 the aurtltnra arut srtary almlon of nfflcr and dlnkora for 1043 trana- arlion tf urh ouiar bualnaaa aa may lir neortury k i itaviowin plilulll hwaimilamek haatkatu aloti january iii 1043 3 a floyd smith jeweler watoirh cloctlm jeucijcbv n qnrttrc slrau waal itlkijh ont rr praldcnt the annunl rrporta j wrrr iiao h mn o rohirt secrr- ary and mrv c infill traaaurrr u the report wflvvery noourln and vhowed considerable activity by the- members special events were teas catering for a wedillng ratering for a farm sale and qulltrhg the new prejlilent mrs a t moora than took charge and read a very appro- j howaftand mrs stan robinson held busy qulltlngs thf past week county roadsare being opened tn nassagaweya by the township plow people uvtruj on these roads havo been shut tn over two weeks and one dairy farmer was unable to ship milk mslt n ipriatescrlpmre passage for the new i ah this time those mdtoring fromvr it htitl -h- n i aa t1 k ear ilans are belruz made for naasaaweya to no kl highway at spayside got quite a surprise when j theyrttlt thejes part that was opened by mailmen and farmers lo tha beat of their ability but the busy bees club held ihetr aeeond euchra in no t school house itrlday night and an etra table was playedr first prise for udiaa doni atad by ura joaaph frank was won by ura j evans and first for man 4onatad by ura bam frank was won by ur oscar lacker ura wm sler- vtca ktndly mad taa and planned tha lunch that was enjoyed by all thla community was well repre- aanted by tha man at ur mcc1111- vrmya waif at uoffs mr ahd mm man wubing aj jgaorc visited with mr and ura wm hbraekan acton sunday taa tta hajragawad abdit frolm tha buay baag dub bul 11ltm ba patty di4miv r st patricks supper the mil call 1 was answered by payment of mem- he nhlp fei the blair y w society met at the home of mrs ucphee on saturday afternoon with ulss black tn charge the scripture lesson was readby urs j robertson the annual report were given by ura robertson secre- tary and miss sadie buck treasurer an article from the glad tidings was read by mts auckland the chapter from the study book was read by uua varlevaaslcftjav refreshments ware kervad by the hoateaa an all enjoyed j a pjeaaant half hdiir the mlss hubbart entertained the patriotic society wad avanlng was j urphall- the president cor durtad the necessary business annual raporta war gtvaa te jl sit kmrl rvmnk wllfc tha oraaji arand mr moor s jji- trmiuigr ana war vary tratlfylnc lni an hiunt mirlt for a valfnllnf mtul v4tiln dain rafraahman i war wrvej v uu hilbbti4nd all nay4 a vary nle un 20000 shnrcs wool combing corporation of canada ltd ii nnaw du lm a l j f laiiitaliutlon aalkfw44 500k alian- skarra nf tltr jwr valiia nf 5 rarh tmntfrr afiml and rrfinsmr tfc roynl truax company tonnlo viikm aharra ttir lialinji of thrae aharca on thn toronto stork kiritang liaa brrn appmvrtl auiijrrt in rviiunrr f aatiafarlury diatrihution brinf furniahrtl w offer thra aharea bubjmt to tlir approval of all irgal drtaila by our rhinv i mrmr 1riarr ilratty turkrr melntoab a stewart loroato tha right la reaarved totrjrrt any appliralion tirtoallot a amallrrtxiimlirr of lurra than that ap4irl ftir price t 1550 prr hare ims yirldwg about 6lt on thrrtirrrnt rat of dividend tf 1 prr ahare prr annum it ia expected that definitive share certiuratea will be available for delivery on or about january 22 theae aharea are not being iaaued from the treasury of the cumiany and the prurecda uf tba aala of the eame by ua will not be paid to the vunpany e the company wool combing corporation of canada ltd waa incorporated on july 16th 110 with head fffire la toronto for the purpoaa oieatahliahingnd nierating a wi4 rkirine and combing plant in canada to prureee raw wool into woratwl topa the companya plantia located ai acton ontarfo eaminga for tka four year ending december 31 1444 were aa follow 1941 1042 ltt ih 17670 17001644 64820 7slfu27 tvotr tbe above eaminga are incluaive of the refundable portion of the exreea pracia tat of itwis in 1942 f487636 in 1943 and 62798 in 191 net eurrent aaaeu after deducting- all iiabilitiea amounted to 176130 at of december slit 1944 management the operation of the company ia under the able direction of tin president tha kt hon lord baraby cmc cbe m- the vice preaident lralia biggin and the general manager and treaaurer k markon all of whom jiave been cloaely aaaoriatrd with the wool teitila induitry for many yeare in canada kngland and tha united tatea r burns bros denton limited 2ibay strtmstytotfonlo telephone ad 9371 fj ajiasi tsaarniriwi siita sfaffilii i aa umsea la tjkntttum raaiaiisest fcaeeiirie ie tnuiw tw jsjiaiia ste sla aa jia last ct r