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acton press wednesday july 5 1967 eden mills at an oflag i ffiw wore fortun ate that their captor subscrib- d to the geneva convention as result we were supposed to be fairly web fed and lode- ed m decent quarters due to the increased allied bombings of road and railway traffic the germans were often- unable to supply us with enough food and so the international red cross was permitted to send food parcels to each individual prisoner in 192 and 1943 these boxes arrived fairly regularly and we all received our fair share or dinarily we got one every month or in the good days every two weeks in 1944 they were becoming very scarce and by the last year of the war they were nonexistent never being certain of just when another one might arrive we guarded the contents quite carefully- i remember many occasions when i thought one cookie would suffice when i quite easily could have eaten at least a dozen naturally we all lost weight while behind the wire and some of us may not have stuck it out but for the geneva convention and those eagerly awaited red cross par cels the nextofkin of each can adian pctw was permitted to send one ten pound parcel ev ery three months at first this could contain clothing only doe to the efforts of the pow relatives association this role was rescinded and from that time on parcels contained food it was most gratifying to find such things as sugar spices cocoa gum or dehydrated ban anas and apples what a pleas ure it was to immerse an arti cle resembling a little crayon in some water and watch as a full slaed banana appeared be fore your eyes the food produced by our captors was most unappetizing to say the least it consisted mainly of margarine unpalat able cheese sausages meat and potatoes which were not very tempting a few vegetables black bread and jam which had quite a peculiar taste the black market produced some german food which was a little better occasionally some extra meat or a rare egg wasobtained by secret bargain ing we ate by nwsati a mess be ing composed of about one doz en fows grouped together for eating purposes each of us took turns in doing the daily chores after the cook and his staff had got full value out of the potatoes we would work on the skins to obtain a little ex tra on one occasion our mess received some meat which had been cut up into small chunks and obviously intended for the dogs but it surely tasted good to us even if it did produce the squitters a bad case of diar rhoea the head cook would pre pare potatoes vegetables stews porridge eta to be dis tributed to the whole camp plaque in park dedicated as local centennial project the duty boy of each mess would go to the kitchen to pick up his share some members would provide a little food from their red cross or pri- vateipa reels it was a lot of fun when it was your day on duty because then you could raffle off the crust end of the bread which always seemed to be more fil ling than the ordinary slice beglnnmg december 24 193 and ending on new years day 1944 we had a big celebration after going very lightly on food for several weeks in prepara tion then the cook laid on the mg do an artist in the camp prepared the menu and post ed it on the bulletin board in a most humorous fashion it showed what we would have for the next nine days every fellow in camp want ed this masterpiece ifwas so coveted as a souvenir that it was sent to england to be lith ographed years later any of us who had produced the re quired number of marks re ceived one at his home address mine now hangs in the sun room as one of my most treas ured possessions note re marks our pay was put into a bank account in london england each month two or three pounds were deducted and we received this money in the form of pris on marks when the war was over this german money was converted once again into our currency if you were lucky at cards your account in england did not suffer too much our camp was located in a former girls school so that we had reasonably good accom modation the rooms contain ed threetier bunks with an open space in the centre on each bunk a paliasse was plac ed on top of slats and there was one chair for the occupant of each bunk the slats gradually disap peared as they were required for fuel or escape purposes as a result it was most exasperat ing to be awakened in the night as the chap above dropped in on you the walls were cover ed with pictures of loved odes and shelves for books cigar ettes and cleaning materials were quite popular during the long winter nights we suffered from the cold most of us wrapped scarves around the middle of our backs occasionally an argument would start over the ventila tion some wanted all the win dows kept closed others want ed the odd one open usually the majority ruled and we would enjoy a little fresh air continued next week by mrs r wright the centennial float entered by eden mills community club in nassagaweya celebra tions last saturday brought fa vorable comments from many it portrayed a replica of the old mill in eden mills even to the mill wheel churning water the barden twins took prizes in the bicycle contest sunday at 230 a plaque built into a stone wall was dedicated in the community park at eden mills as a cen tennial project rev r d sin clair and rev leeman taking part deputyreeve hoey gave a brief history of the village and mr ross gordon coun cillor spoke briefly the monthly meeting of the ladies aid was held monday at the wright home mrs h limehouse receiwes honors fa grade 8 piano congratulations to mis shortill who received first class honors in her grade 8 piano royal conservatory of music examinations recently mr and mrs g scholz at tended their sons wedding at tacoma washington and con tinued on to spend a few days in ilos angeles and have since arrived home after an enjoy able motor trip mr and mrs alfred mar shall and miss e marshall of toronto recently visited mrs osburn and the lawsons mrs ross alexander of bur lington has been visiting her aunt mrs angus lawson and family mrs stuart smith of westonhas beenvisitingrthe a c pattersons mrs w mitchell and her cousin miss pearl scott left by plane on sunday evening to visit mrs mitchells daughter mrs james evans and her husband in saskatoon miss anne sutherland of scarboro and london and mr ian durand of western cana da called on mr andmrs a w benton on saturday be sure to let the free press know about your sum mer visitors and holiday trips these friendly items are what make a small newspaper dif ferent from a daily milton 8783272 show times sun thru thursj am fri a sat theatre esavz ooooooooooooooooooooooooooood oxu thurshmsat duel at diablo james garner sidney july color poitier the dave clark 5 short pinc panic cartoon sat matinee at 2 pm 678 name five pc delegates to leadership convention a small group ot halton con servatives gathered at milton district high school monday june 26 to organize the new federal riding of halton east and to name delegates to the leadership convention to be held in maple leaf gardens toronto in september the meeting was followed b enter tainment five deargatrs and five alter nates were named to vote at the convention according to the conservative constitution the five man delegation must have three senior men one young progressive conservative under jo years of age and one woman mrs barbara cooper of oak- ville was named as the woman delegate and charlie martin of mdtoa was named the ytc the three senior men are rev andy mckeazie of acton doug lanmer of georgetown provin cial president of the halton east conservative party and roy brown of erin a delegates fol low the same structural break down mrs francis ritchie of oakville was named the wo man candidate william sarg- eant jr of oakville was named ypc and robert rsedof mil ton norman nixon of erin and john dolphin of oakville were named the three senior candi dates there is a registration fee of 25 for delegates and 15 for alternates to the onen hon the new tcderal riding will consist of five members from oakxille two from milton two from georgetown and two each from esquesing erin enh township and acton one of the five delegates to the meeting will be named to the polic committee sunmontueswed july 9101112 arivederci baby adult color tony curtis race with the wind story of george w c thursfrisat july 131415 kaleidoscope color warren beatty susannah york metro in miniature highway runnery cartoon sat matinee at 2 pm low introductory price on mis new frigidaire 2d00r with amazing big 110lb size top freezer stays zero zone cold automatic defrosting refrigerator section deep door shelf big twin hydrators and more manning electric acto 8532950 gilbertson in charge of the wms opened with a hymn mrsr wright took the scrip ture from psalms 34th chap ter and mrs mino led in pray er several items of business were attended to a reading the quietness of prayer was given by mrs bob gilbertson and mrs beryl wright a read ing what is home was fol lowed by a solo by mrs mino the ladies aid was con ducted by mrs beryl wright the minutes and treasurers report were read and roll call was answered with a donation of an apron for the bazaar in the fall old business was at tended to and several items of new business in the near fu ture mean a busy time ahead mrs w lasby gave a read ing and a duet by mrs mino and mrs wright followed mrs h gilbertson extended a vote of thanks to the hostess and all those taking part re freshments were served members numbering 1 6 from eden mills presbyterian church choir took part in the community service at brook- ville township hall grounds last sunday edgewood camp played host to st marks lutheran church picnic waterloo on sunday mr and mrs n marshall sr are at their cottage at doe lake mr and mrs james hamer were at sparrow lake and are now enjoying a few days at expo guests this past week of mr and mrs r wright were mr and mrs l thorarlnson of british columbia mr and mrs h rognvaldson elliott lake mr and mrs l lewis santa anna california miss gail hewett buffalo mr moore streetsville mr and mrs w moore guelph mr melvine vincent mimlco mrs w leeman was hostess for the monthly meeting of eden mills united church wo men at the manse the devo tional period was opened with the singing of a hymn mrs howard james read the scrip ture from john 15 1327 and led in prayer a reading on good neighbors was given and poems touch of gold and little things were read the president mrs e mill- son took charge of the busi ness period minutes were given by mrs marshall sr and the treasurers report by mrs d beattie twelve members answered the roll call with a verse from the bible on friend ship four guests attended one of whom was mrs moffatt area vicepresident mrs e millson will attend the convention in arthur mrs b saulnier mrs d beattie and mrs n mar shall volunteered to go to the nassagaweya celebrations and take charge of the antiques mrs millson helped with the coffee and tea at the centennial church service at brookville the meeting closed with prayer and mrs vi wilson thanked the hostess for her hospitality refreshments were served mrs h mcintosh and her son and family rev and mrs sllnn have left for their cot tage at magnetawan for a cou ple of weeks the early bird gets the worm i dont be late for lous gigantic sale buy now i lous used carsl 8564235 main st rockwooo ontario new laws for consumer credit effective july 31st 1967 reau if the seller is a company or a partnership only the company or part nership must register not the individual employees information to be contained in a contract under the new act certain important details must be written into all contracts for the sale of goods or services to a consumer when the purchase price is 50 or over to be binding the contract must comply with the act and must be signed by all parties who must each receive a duplicate original copy repossession if the buyer should default after two- thirds of the purchase price has been paid the seller cannot repossess with out permission of a judge penalties substantial penalties are provided for contravention of the act and its reg ulations lenders and sellers who are likely to be affected are urged to make themselves familiar with the act what you should do borrowera and buyers should bear in mind that nothing in the new act relieves them of the responsibility of making careful decisions when considering a loan or a purchase on credit keep this notice as a re minder of your rights information on borrowing and on credit buying is contained in a leaflet which can be obtained from the consumer protection bureau 123 edward street toronto 2 lenders and sellers should make themselves familiar with the act and its regulations the consumer protection act 1966 and ontario regulation 20767 250 each can be obtained from the queens printer 26 breadalbane straat toronto 5 for edvice on the work ing of the act and its regulations i your qualified business adviser hon h i rowntraa ministw ol financial and commercial attain department of financial and commercial affairs the new ontario consumer pro tection act which omes in to force on july 31st h pa everyone who buysoncredi- by obliging the lender or seller to make a written statement of the true cost of croditthis provision and others in the act will not relieve the consumer of his normal respon sibilities of shopping carefully and choosing wisely but it will make it easier for him to make the right decisions disclosure of the cost of borrowing in all time payment transactions the borrower must be given a written note of the cost of borrowing both in dollars and cents and as an annual percentage rate before credit is granted the lender must also set down any charges he in tends to make if the borrower should default on payments coolingoff period this new ruling applies to sales made by itinerant sellers which is the acts name for sellers who operate away from their permanent place of business and who make a charge to the buyer for the privilege of buying on time a contract made with an itinerant seller can now be cancelled by the buyer pro vided he does so in writing and delivers the cancellation to the seller personally or by registered mail within two work ing days of the contract being signed if he cancels in this way the buyer must return any goods already supplied and the seller must return any money or tradein which he may have received the trade in does riot become the sellers property until the twoday coolingoff period has elapsed without the buyer cancelling the contract registration of itinerant sellers as from july 31st 1967 all itinerant sellers as defined by the act must reg ister with the consumer protection bu- i