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pace tvn the acton free press thursday december lfltfe imc ntkt el link usreusjas uj dtstfc lasarts u tats kllmmi witss ctsra- u mssinrisas m he aaj w lb born holmes- air and urt j r holmm na ruth mrdonld ara happy to announc tht bltfh of son llvomu ruddy at st josephs hos pital cuaiph bujdd mr and mr ralph bludd wish to wiounrt ui arrival of thatr oaufhtar shlrlay aha born drmbr 17th iwa at gualph canaral hospital taylormr and mr llanry tay lor ar happy to announc th i birth of a daughtar huaxanna uou- u at victoria hospital london oo hunday dcrmb 1st lttta burgess mr and ur krank hurt na marietta manny of hoc k wood with to nnounrt th birth of their son uavtd kranklm on notmbr rd lth at oak- villa lloaptta died cook suddenly at si joseph ho pltal ulph un hunday lkm ur lth 1m4 marion i llumr bloved wife ol ordon cook and daughter of minnie and william hum of arkell in her 9th yrar afcph ok tiiaxrh wa wish to thank all th friends and neighbors for their kindness dur ing my tllneas also nunn and lr lroud of st- josephs hospital in iuelph mr snd mr harlr uurtes for the kindness that was shown in o many wayt during th illness of a balovest wlf daughter and sister marlon cook we ar indawd grateful th sympathy floral tribute and ftthar kindly acta of many frtruls at ova tlma of aax pawing away hava indaad bn helpful and ar apprad- atad thaak you alt gordon cook and mr and mrs wm huma and family in mxmouam oram in loving mamory of llaian l omn dear daughter of mr and mr howard r oram who paaaad away at bar home in tor onto on december 22nd ims blow in lovlrux memory of a dear huafaand and father fred blow who passed away december 23rd ims your laat parting wish w would ilk to have heard and breathed in your ear our laat parting word only thoae v ho hate lost are able to tell the pain in the heart at not saving farevicl a faithful husband imr of the best ma od grant him eternal rest hver rrmrmltereil b his wife and tamlt jiavt iwlf mon tnvs in old just four more chopping das until christmas schooli close toniorrow for the two unlu christmas hnlldn synson be sure to tend in list of our holiday visitors for our personal col umn saturdav is the shortest day of the ear the da light hour ar at a minimum now iexraton are at work renovat ing the entire interior of th poat office building the post office la a buay ipot these da santa claui has a very ef fit lent helper in this service of to- da a numler of items uhlch could not be injuries in last week s uue of i hi free press will be found in this issue hie icemaking at the arena started again last krldaj and mabager hairy holms is doing will in getting a sui face read well oon know if that popular slogan r rjrl dcllvirv in 1vi7 is a meaning a the 1h6 delivery promises of good tins eed alton fire urtgtule two mils duilng the wwk one at j mi mullens hrw k house on main m on i hu rmln tvtnlngaml the other on sntunu afteintx at mr u ulaiw he resident e on agnes street fortunately lh were not wrlous and wete out without the brigades asut- biggest shijuncnt ejtks to britain the biggest single shipment or shell egg doxen equal to 320 freight car er made from canada to britain left vancouver on novem ber 6th aboard the refrigeration ship saxon star of thytkkflnoo doien 3qsss00 doxen were brlt i in colum bia egg and 1h00o00 doxen wen from ahwrta the egg were bought b the sec- inl products board for the brltuh mlnlatry of food it la expected tho saxon star will make- the trip to britain via the panama canal in about u7 dnya there are enough egg in thu shipment to provide every man woman and child in britain with an extra egg for christmas mrs sara laird many realdeau of artoa and read ers of th fra praaa warned with regret of th passing of mrs- samuel laird an early resident of acton who for th paat twentytwo years has re sided with her daughter un dacm town at wabaaao minn sh was ut her p2nd year and died on monday december mb mrs lalrd maiden name was sara donaldson and she was born in lon donderry ireland she and her hus band the late samuel laird came to canada in 1m69 and to arton in l8t0 where they resided until mr ualrd s death a family of five daughters and two sons bleated the home and all but on survive william died in windsor si ar ago the family left to revere the memory of a beloved mother are m r jennie 1 tiggins new loakeard samuel lalrd of johnstown n y mr a m dennutown uf wabaaao mlnp mr h u m donald acton mr w j anderson lundon ont and mr g wardlaw of cleveland otiio one sister also remain mr james 1at kry uf urgrtown funeral er li ei were held in ac ion on 11 ur artsy afternoon with a prlate srrwee at the juhnstone and kumle nnml home follfwed by wrtrr in st alttan s hurt b with ltr r a iulker in t harge inter- merit wa lr alrview omelery ac tm among thoe ftum out of town at lending the funeral were mr will iam laird and wife and son william johnstown n y mr and mr w j anderson london mr aird dan rey detroit mlrh mr g wardlaw cleveland o mrs a m dcnnlstown wabasao minn mrs gordon cook a little home just getting establish ed after the war year was broken when on sunday morning mrs gor- don cook passed away suddenly in st josephs hospital guelph where she had been a patient a few week born at guetph mr cook was a daughter of mr and mr wm hume of arkell gordon cook and marlon hume were married in 1m1 the follow ing ear he w ent over sea returning home with the cana dian troop they had in the course of const rut lion a new home m the sutmlltltlon adjoining arton and were getting established besides her hus band and parents she leave to mourn hrr loss two brothers and one sister harold in hamilton and kthel and lto nt home in the loas they hae suslained of a loving wife daug mir and stst r the have the m- uith of man iterkw iie f uni i al m held on i uvdn afternoon w ith rr u i in thi john stone nnd hiinili r unrrnl home jti k ilfkentll of i- beneer i nitist ctiurth r nulr1 tiv ite a lohui nt the wtvtce here a great number of frlendt kathrrm in tubule nnd mpath intemwot w i at falrvlew cemeterj aun the pnllhear ra were messrs har old moom l tins waterhousc ted- die heilmond hill ferguson cliff halt and chnrles large the last four being comrades who had served in the same regiment with gordon mower hearers for a weallhof motal tributes conve ing sympathy and esteem were messrs auhre ger- vnls frank hollow ay ted clifford oliver hume boh flllen frank car ter george hewer fred cooper uen cooper jack duck gordon hall dude llndsa and norm morton floral ti ihulca were from the husband the kami i mr and mrs harold skllllng phe cook family mil and mrs johnnie o roy and rveln hcnson tuelph mi and mrv jos mcgearhle charles and dellna ho mn frank and lols incle fd ln le sam and famll arkell un ueil churth sundav schtxil omen s avumlallon uung peoples director nnd staff of ben rd more a co uam- kas stoke morktns w howards jaik daniel nit mevers vptegrav- i a at ton htnm h innadian it lon ilie llrns of the hunk house km- ploets cnnndinn wool mr and mrv jos luthnm vli mut mr llaiold mihinev mr nnl mr normnn rob ertvm mr nnd mrs wm coon mr nnd mis ii tmld ullott mr nnd mrs herb cook i mtt ym mi1 ind aunt kathleen mi nnd mrs r nrl 1twinr mr uul mis i ordon set ton mr and mr- inik met n hie nd lul got don nnd len livell mr and mr c 1 lndsn mr nnd mr chns lrge mr nnd mrs w 1 bentu town i ine w m s ruth and freddie aunt marv ward mr and mrs h ben nett mr nnd mr v ii wood acton united churth choir mr and i mr a watson mr and mr flor ence ljuhei of atton ignited church veldhuls family mr vhtc harold and i salve i mr and mr harbrldgv and famil windsor gordon hall mr and mr alex pvue mr and mr- j w jones johnn and olive mr and mrs wm mlddleton mr and mr a t brown irene riley and ada hard wm bracken em- ploees association beardmore co popp ted and the boj aunt alice and uncle jim mr and mrs g a pills mr and mrs norm mor ton frank hollow a mary and tosh i mr and mrs b d rachlln mr and mrs tcna wnterkouse the neigh bor c k rrotvp mr nnd mr h i walefhouse mr nnd mrs rlffby croat annie and fred clayton dave and kay council approves principles of high school district continued from pa on clerk waa to prepare an agreement to be signed by mr manning covering the guarantee service and urn limit for installation th clerk had received information on the borowlng of morjaa by dabeo- ture and the by laws war to b pre pared and passed at another masting this year a motion waa psafft autlvorttlag l he treasurer to sell 13000 in bonds a by law to obtain temporary ad vance under the local improvexaesst act was read and passed ne treasurer was authorised by motion to transfer a3lgs from the waterworks construction account to the general accoupt a motion was passed empowering he treasurer to attach rents where possible where taxes were in arrear i um plaint was mad uf lit smoke nuisance in the main street section lite owner were to be requested to ro 4ttrtr to help this situation j uky1iukn kihtok hkadh wkkkuks rtjglna tcp k t quick editor of the weyburn review was elected president of the saskatchewan divis ion canadian weekly newspaper fassorlatlon at the r losing session of the 3oih annus convention here mr quirk succeeds w f sharp of the shaubavon standard the rose valley sun was awarded he grain and milling shield for news paper with a circulation of 300 or lea th weyburn review took th shield for newspapers with a rtrcti- 1st ion of over s00 but leas than 3000 th printed word trophy for the best newspaper with a circulation of mor than 3000 was won by th york ton enterprise the dominion textile editorial trophy was awarded lo the fstevan mercury hfarrow iiavkn winnipeg cp every vanlng around dusk thousands of sparrows fill th air around holy trinity church her with chirps and b- cart- wright who has lived nar overs for 14 yean says they have been gather ing in th tree beside the church ev er since he cam littnftox quartermasters staff admla coy 2nd un th east lancashire rtl churrhlu court chowringhee co park st po calcutta india 2811 44 the kditor l th arton fra press acton i la i ton county ontario c dear sir due to the fact that calcutta bad recent disturbances our recreat ion lime u limited and w find th continued confinement to barracks lenvea us rather browned off with lite arsny routine- we sliould ilk to alleviate this by writing to as many pen friends w lio will spar us lb time and patience we have hesud uf your newspaper from relatives of certain rrfember of this htatf and would like to correspond with can adian pen friends of th fair could you through the medium of uur newsiaper introduce us to any of the members of the fslrer se who wuald sftare us tltelr time and pat lence lliankinic you la anticipation w emsin sir your faithfully 14k1m17 cqus mason colin htjb1 v reed jvor 14k1ht7 pt mori glynn 14h0xo3 pte baldock ronnla 1445 1 97v he mllchel gaorg htjozm cpl asplnau jimmy 1a003403 pte clarke irvine 14613123 u cpl jefcoate ronald u cpl blake pet ltfltwo ime iyn kric farnworth memorials m ineials as mtiseats nisn cfjuetery ul i t wlf ra 4 oseneteey ouxajni ont clriiiese girl likes canada stwhslt si kassaukewaji unjvet- ity likess to cook cnjilnf mfiab saskatoon cp helen chsn university of saskatchewan gmdoat student in biochemistry sleeps in a doubledecker bed la the girls dorm itory aomething that was never nec essary when mh was a student at th west china university which housed four other unl vers tie driven from the coastal cities of china during the war but site is not romplsining about the good fortune which brought her to canada last july via han fran cisco sad a tour of the united sutes 1 1 ludmg new york the president of the wt chins umverut a canadian arranged fur mlsa chen lo continue her bio ihernutry research following her graduation in china iteiidenre life in this canadian unl rrsll y she finds not unslralliar to liji in l hlns dilte th gaudy wslt nwuratiuns and coffee rtse here however site doe not drink coffee niw when she first srrlved in am s site drnk so much has be tome sllergtc lo the drink it could be obtained only once a month in china miss chen likes to visit homes of rtl leagues where sh ran prepare genuine chinese dishes she said that food in chinese restaurants her hasn t got quit the right taste special tbain service alio chuicca la train krvi account csristau and nw ito will fc rrtate iiff to llr4 ul itmtmrj lit i raralt jar ustl cmm j iv ia wi cauda futiasal rahrays 7 thank you i to uum who f v m sop- port in ikr f3um mamlmj j my thanks j to one and au k mr3ky chkihtmah j i s j lorne thanks to the electors for the vote accorded in electing me a member of acton school hoard hr 1w7 my sincere thankh to one and all a mcrry oirilma and a bright and happy new year allan kirkness oeitqgzwgctciewe 1 come to the saturday chrivtmsn cand iv hr and c ancs tc each cand jar avrtcd hoto lativ hnstmav rsprcd it 1 slk ia1 rany huv avmirttd bar for 2v and 2k tewctcwc it just a few new items piisnc moimi ohcans jusl arrived true tone etch 100 click choo v acons kuhbcr tires hi steel frutiu mklilj hnrdood hod cr sturd nr t ire rtc lots of dolls at ic to ski skts ski is polis uij hinnsn for various ants ptr stt h 179 20 x29 metal tts ah metal hiinip trucks fire enjines and oelncrv trucks etc t 25c to s200 you will find an easy solution to your gift problems for men ladies girls boys and infants in our fine selection of xmas mer chandise new stock arriving daily mkvs and indies itoxkd toiiaet sets a yiit that nirr fails to pip sat 1 ou an rtiu in doubt as to an ji gift for man or lsd vc t mm set our outstanding dis pln of linl toiletries here ou cill find th most miiular brands of timltt ititn k in attiaitico hoses ii ivnds l jt ijidv mler odgalcs hm1imm x it ik s knhanc jane pi luiv it mn- shnmtik st v to 1 6 i a lus i t mt iv t vi n 1 lit i i tisi h i tunn s i hmnn s iuli li vk to m si llixd mts of hath milts dusting piwdtit nhints nnd wi iv lo si xi llovtst pi ifuim liv to vv duxlnn iom1 i nttrsmiviu h iil iv to v uom d hwh t rouge and iiwirpw t ik t si io i also homsi mens shaving soap uk sjfct iiin aftir shave lo tion tiitrettt nkhters pipes tohac- io hiiii hi s punes and billfolds etc christmas cards have received new lines cf t hnstmas cards h autiful gilt and rih- uin tin canls of outstanding quality 3 5 2 5 5c 10c christmas koldt r ctimplete with nv lop s for v mo of sit tank nnl enve jws st r 4 cither homii asortnnnt t i nr ts it lh v n tol writing pnpetil ik to si ibihn iumii llandken hit fs iv cii1ij fl usiti rk n f ni nt f nti in lin inlu hit i inf kindi rnrlt n srt table ifi i rhiun with i ul lil mntt v- 4 t 1 lini pi i kinrii rgni t n set all mi i 4 l sk and l t nir s t 7 4s lolu high hair si w ills itsmm hi it vl si l tv ghs oi to j 79 nw shovils jtw to 0c wgonv all metal si j 9 iill iranis all motal i uhher tiren s1 hm metal ttlccles j 79 al irum nmes horn tea sats llastn x rtl hintons 5c to 1 store tu stmm tuiik tjf stock p sucemupd xmtu suopfu store open evenings until dec 24 nxiwers to add thai much of chrfit- mk hrut to the homa a xl ion of potted plant reteontu e cinernna jv voul 30r chritmn pepmfr jv ccrnniumb 35 to soc orlamrn 1 00 to w30 bolton famjl so e- ttttttttttx