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totra ootta we are sorry to learn that mr i george eaves is confined to his room i with an attack of pneumonia we all i bope ooon to hear of his complete re- master stuart puckering had his knee badly injured this week while i skiing we alao hope that he will soon be able to be around again as usual i was mrs harvey pucsering and r who spent easter with mr and c zcam instead of mrs harvey i we regret io learn wanerronlous- i jy stated in the terra cotta items last week mr and mrs wm dawson and fa- i inlly have moved into mr j emmer ions house on main street mr j macdonald lost a valuable low recently a nunibet from here attended mr j joe hunters sale at norval on thifrs laay and report an excellent sale mr 1 prank fetch wielded the sfcick in his i usual good natured style bidding was brisk and good prices were realized we are sorry to leam that mr i george baker is on the sick list at pre nt we also hope soon to hear of his i oomplete recovery mr norrie of the 5th line is busy wood we understand that he i about70 cords to saw wood cut j ting is still the general order of the day f umehouse mr and mrs a hill and family visited on easter with mrs denis hill i and children and denis hill stationed with the rc n at hamilton mrs jamleson mr and mrs max well of toronto and gordon maxwell furlough from the corvette snow- i berry spent easter with the jamle- i son in spite of bad roads and weather i very enjoyable evening was spent at i umehouse school on tuesday evening dancing to music supplied by mr mel bardon and his orchestra from hills- burg earlier in tihe evening eleven j tables of euchre were played mrs c x meredith and mr f brown holding j highest scores proceeds went to the war fund of the w 1 m1bb w ives spent part of her easter vacation with the newton s mrs sutherland has leased her farm to mr robert lindsay friends of mr and mrs tim scratch gathered at the home of mr and mrs muliere on friday evening to present them with a modem electric iron and other gifts eight tables of 1 euchre were played mrs jas noble and mr joe scott holding highest cores a jf course im buying vic tory bonds double what i bought last year and that doesnt make me any hero either tbere will be lots of time to buy the thmps mother and i are doing without once we lick hitler and bill s back home again if he comes back until then i m putting victory first what else would i do keep on buying victor bonds acton erin township council resolved that the township employees be paid at the following rates per hour man and team 60 cents man 40 cents per hour aud weed cutting with mover 75 cents ripfes to become effective april 1st the death occurred in the general hospital ouelph on march 30th of mrs h m taylor for many years a resident of the village of eden mills mr wallace a lasby acton bought sunnyhill edwin ninth a purebred shorthorn at the semi an nual auction at the western ontario consignment sale stratford recently he paid 36fr for the prize animal the second highest price paid at the sale a quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized at st andrew s presby terian church kitchener on satur day afternoon march 25th at four o clock when eva jane daughter of john r richardson and the late mrs richardson rockwood was united in marriage to corporal clarence john henderson roap lachine que son of mr and mrs d a henderson guelph at the ninetyninth annual convo cation of knox college held in the college chapel on tuesday evening the degree of bachelor of divinity was con ferred upon rev forbes thomson b a minister of knox church acton free press brampton a memorial window the risen christ was dedicated last night at confirmation services in christ angli can church to the memory of mr and mrs samuel charters prominent members of the church for the greater part of their married life the death of james sidney tor rance a wellknown and highly res pected citizen of this town occurred at his horde on mill st south on sun day april 9th he had been n poor health for a long time since the cigarette pund was inau gurated in november 1941 voluntary contributions of 10c per week have been received from any employees de siring to participate in the plan and to date a total of 846200 cigarettes at a total cost of 214400 have been dis patched overseas two thousand three hundred have enlisted from peel county brampton total is six hundred and thirtyeight mrs mchattle recently returned from china was the guest speaker at the easter thank offering meeting of grace church wmb on thursday afternoon april 6th gazette con servator milton in polict court in milton yesterday samuel w shearling aged 17 was sentenced to three jears in kingston penitentiary and raymond kelly to two years less a day at guelph re formatory they were convicted of the theft in acton from wm g bruce fast week magistrate k m langdon of georgetown presided at the court over 100 members of the masonic order were in attendance it the si clair lodge milton on thursday evening last for the occasion of the visit of r wor bro hugh mclntyre ddgm lor hamilton district a visiting brethren were present from a icam ue georgetown hamilton and oakvllle 5112 ration books were issued in mil ton for the town and district during the period of issuing the new books pte ken coxe son of mr and mrs coxe mill st is still in military hospital at camp boron wl h pneu monla the following officers were elected for the 6th vlctor loan in muton chairman wm anderson secretary t a hutchuuon chairman of sales dr carl martin champion the black marketeer you might place him i think pretty high on the list of crooks who the foes of their coun try assist when they find in the war with its stress and its strain a chance for iniquitous personal gain a menace and curse it s abundantly clear and a rotten bad hat h the black marketeer while others ire risking linear and afar for victory all that they have or they are each trying and doing his best and his bit the georgetown herald wednesday april 19th 1944 golden harvest chkk shrter 18 pc the st irt moans everything make sure you have a top quilih cluck starter on hand to give young chicks the right st irt ou will appreciate the uniform goodness of gol dcn harvest chick starter 8 a complete balanced diet for baby chicks results prove the quality k j brown georgetown tel 82 r 4 commuting by air is being planned lor you by men who think of tomorrow tomorrows helicopter commuteri step from your office building terrace into yow helicopter and commutt lo your hunting lodge on o mountain lake 200 miln away that mar than a commutari drwm en the heflcopter already designed will make it pottlble for you tomorrowl you can take off and land vertically and fly to fast that your own hideout tn the wood will be only minute away i jea the helicopter commuter pmmitsmg a broader and more enjoyable way of life is only one of the many wonders teing phinnid uxluj by mfcn who think of tomorrow all these things will lc ours point d iy hut there s one nil important job that conic- first uititttruj the vxir only when the w ir is nvon ciin we i n cl our gallant sons and daughters h tin and njo vulh all rrstfnu lunula i juu ntul tli 1 tl tn i i ah pr alrol hiwrli i u f i f k 1 i tbxm the great things liivwioned for our future by mjn who think o tomoithow so let h intensify our war effort keep up production rates buj more and more victory bonds and war simngs certificate s do everything we can to help hhtd this war to a quick victorious tnd ixtfl all be mfn who think ok tomorrow the house of seagram the minuter of finance of the dominion of canada offer for vale 1200000000 sixth victory loan dated and bearing latere it from lit may 1944 and offered in two maturities the choice of which ix optional with the purchaser ao follows 16 year and 1 month 3 years and 10 months 3 novosjxjjf 7jtvt i960 lh bovds due in march 1949 callable in or after 19s7 noncallable to maturity interest payable 1st june and december interest payable 1st march and september denominations denominations s0 100 500 1000 5000 10000 1000 5 0qo 10000 25000 25 000 100 000 100000 issue price 100 issve price 100 the proceeds of this loan will be used by the government to finance expenditures for war purposes the lists will open on 24th april 1944 and will oloee on or about 13th may 1944 applications for these bonds may be made through any victory loan salesman any branch in canada of any chartered bank or any authorized savings bank trust or loan company from whom copies 6v the official prospectus and application form may be obtained department of finance april 1944 he s artfully scheming tie law to out wit and his pockets to line with a grata fled ler as he tots up his takings tht black marketeer in various guises and places he s met and everythlngs qsh that comes into his net hes up to his neck in a lucrative strait begotten in cunning and cradled in craft a fair share for all lg the plan lie would queer o jail is the place for the black mar lrmffi les th 11 linos to ni iki 1 in bu 1 n hk kn vtsh desipns a term in th j ti howsoever severe is 1 irt h the flu of the bintk marke it unt too easy his capers to check for hes eyes in the back of his head for tec and twill take aotntttn more one tei lie svrinrv bulletin i mrnlln ohtona 11 uj december 1m1 ortonas gatee are gates of steell what dauntless bosoms shall aspire to force ortona a gate of steel ajid pierce ortona s walls of fixe ortonas homes are forts of death whafcvaliant feet their goal to win snail dare to tiad ortonas street her forts of death to venture tnl ctuiadlnn hearts shall fnco the rivit undaunted fnee the withering breath prom blaiiir wall ind flimliu strott and vii those f ir rev 1 mes of death ortona st ft melodfo is name in m isl f i tall in tongue oitoni town but estcrdaj a 1 ame iki vn us time n nit toda that name a sjmbol stands of rescued freedi tn and the price of europe ransomed from hei chain- by valour and by sacriflcef to canada a deathless name a jiame of mingled grief and pride of pride in her berolo bona of grief lor those who nobly died 6dr tbonoaa white 1 avnlal meeting of lepeb mission the annual meeting of the mission lo lepers was held in the baptist church sunday school room last prl- dnj afternoon mrs a reve presi dent was in the chair and mrs q c cochrane acted as secretary in place of mrs w v grant who was unable to be present mr oatrom led u dt- vottoml exercises the treasurer re pot t wis read bj mrs prod sinclair archdeacon woo thompson ad dressed the gathering bsaviaa tba cured lepers to the respiraatfcm he re viewed the healing ol nalanan and alao told of the ten lepers healed h jesus all the otfloera were leeleettd to office alter the transaction of nose mti osteon awac a aolo