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d ht jicten sttt ltiss simyniath yer no 2 acton ontario thursday july 8th 1043 f four homeprint pages five cents when five bombers were namedforcanadiancentres when mosquito bomber was named acton acftaw qjr oodnrbi marioio wit award for cu frsatts drfrgalson saw ma air aircraft b spea vubuj aft flu see the wb to few days be flam to go direct am can- on monday five new mosquito bombers were christe and dedi cated to owe canadian communities across orrr in a few days these five moat deadly fighters will be in actual combat they will be the first csnarf lanmade machine to be flown direct from canada into the main theatre of war the five communities awarded top places for victory loan promotional ideas were acton ont in the under 3ju0o population croup new glasgow n5 bast to 10v0oo group moose jaw sask bast to sojooo cun saskatoon best to ioojooo croup and vancouverv best over 10ouooo new glasgow also was honored for topping all classes the ceremony on monday at the dehavuand plant was a most im pressive one the ave bombers were d up on the tamarac facing the entrance to the plant the rlcaf band was on hand for a program the ceremony was a brief one ralph bell directorgeneral of aircraft pro duction in introducing mr k a hen derson and speaking of mosquito bombers said no offensive aircraft of the war i more deadly or more sought after by combat pilots than the mosquito and as they perform ed later we realized what he meant the new glasgow n5 bomber was the first msrhlnf christened mrs w d ross cut the ribbon which beld the flags on each side and revealed the name on each aide of the nose of the machine following this mr henderson presented a framed scroll to the municipality for acton mr a mason perform ed this official action and readers may be assured that it was a thril ling moment for acton representa tives when the flags came away and the name acton ontario canada was revealed on a machine ready to carry a ton of bombs on every trip in n fight for freedom another inci dent that added an extra interest to actonians present and post was that k a henderson known in ottawa and other circles as vicechalrman of the national war finance committee and who was in charge that day for mr g w spinney chairman of the committee was ken henderson a na tive of acton and grandson of the late hon david henderson it wan indeed an added touch for acton to nave htm officiating his father mr d m henderson was alio present it had many semblances of a small reunion mr k a henderson is also deputygovernor of the bank of canada major j w cormon christened the moose jaw bomber a h bencc m p from saskatoon had the honor for the saskatoon machine and pal kelly now of toronto and formerly of vancouver unveiled the van couver bomber the official party in cluded the following j p blckell president of victory aircraft amos mason acton e s force acton c a djlls acton w h goodman toronto l j hodgson toronto pat kelly vancouver and toronto mr and mrs h inglcby moose jaw d m henderson gait mrs w d ross toronto and new glasgow a h bence m p of saskatoon mayor j w cormon or moose jaw darcy dingle toronto a h gllmour tor onto j j coombs toronto herbert richardson ottawa w h a hill saskatoon r d steers ottawa d i mcleod toronto and r s lam- pard toronto the big thrill of the day come when the five machines were put through their paces as the official party looked on and incidentally the de haviland plant was not op erating that day and thousands of employees lined the enclosure and watched the product of their labors as they went into action one after the other in the order the machines were christened the bombers were started up and as the engines warmed the machines turned about and taxied off to the runway just from over the hill they came roaring down and at a takeoff speed of over a hundred miles an hour they lifted and up and over the factory fence and into the air weve al been startled by low fly- ins planes which sometimes seem to aklm the housetops these five new latest type machines got in formation end then came sweeping in at twenty to thirty feet over our heads with a rear that was deafening and they wre miles away in seconds they continued on page eight union jacks are presented by the branch of legion on sunday last at 2 pm the local branch of the legion went to rock- wood for the purpose of presenting a flag at the cenotaph about 23 members were present in spite of the rain comrade padre rev e a brooks was in charge of the dedica tion of the flag which was presented by president comrade george mus- selle and in dedicating the padre said brethren in the lord for as much i men st all times have nude for themselves signs and emblems of their allegiance to their rulers and of their duty to uphold these laws and institutions which gods providence has called us to obey we following this natural and pious custom and re membering that god himself led his people israel by a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day are met together before god to ask his bleating on this flag which is to represent to us our duty to him and to our country let us therefore pray almighty cod of his mercy to make it to be to those who follow it a sign of his presence with them at all times and to increase their faith and hope in him who is the king of kings and lord of lords then placing his hand on the flag tho padre continued saying in the faith of jesus christ we dedicate this flag that it may be a sign of our duty to god and to our country in the name of the father son and holy spirit amen the flag was then affixed to the flagpole lanyard and slightly elevated the padre offered two more prayers and the flag was raised to the top of the pole the hymn o god our help in ages past was sung and the benedic tion was pronounced to bring the ceremony to a close tho veterans then journeyed on to sodom cenotaph where tho sntnc ser vice was held in the presentation anil dedication of the flag there padre comrade rev plckcrsglll officiating the midsummer repairs at school topic of board heating and some lighting al terations school boobs and kindcrffarten are subjects at the dellavllond al reran factory in toronto on monday when acton was honored by having a mosquito bomber named after tho village which was the only ontario community to win un award for outstanding promotion in the fourth victory loan thu mosquito bomber named acton will soon bo making history over kurope as it will be flown direct to tho combat area shown above it the scene in toronto monday as the acton representatives messrs a mason k s force and g a dills stood in front of the acton bomber and received for the village the award of merit from vicochalrmnn k a henderson how of ottawa but n former resident of acton many items seemingly irrevelant to school mat urn in summer holidays were dealt with at tho meeting of acton school board on tuesday ev ening trustee f blow of the property committee reported art partial im provement of the heating system which could be carried out during vacation after hearing tho report the committee were asked to try to complete the arrangemnts as outlin ed the lighting in grade ii at the school was report tvl by the inspector as very unsatisfactory the property committee were to make what ar rangements were possible under pres ent restrictions the board is uno making u study of other schools who supply hooks to all students of the public school and a letter was read from inspcc tor skuce in connection with this ques tion further information is being gathered and the matter will be given some study before a decision is reached the success of the kindergarten classes at the ymca and the further development of kindergarten classes in connection with the school is also having study by the board it was decided to hold no meeting in august accounts were passed for payment as follows w coles assisting caretaker aoo bell telephone co services 3 50 georgetown lumber co sup plies i 40 f toth repairing balls 4 25 globe so mail advertising 2 03 acton public utilities services 8 05 j b msckenzie son sup plies 21 3 j m dent supplies 80 la protests a la page supplies l 20 actom fssx pssss supplies 1 19 bond hardware co supplies 1980 c anderson a co supplies 14 23 8770 trustees w h clayton f s blow and g w mason were present at this meeting and chalrmang a dill presided v r picnic yesterday of sunday school of united church sunday school pupils u neu ru and members of the unite church con gregation enjoed the nnnunl picnic in the park into yesterday afternoon und evening the picnic supjwr with nil tho spread pontile in wartime wan featured short l after six oclock and wan thoroughly enjoed following the supper a program of races and novelty contests was enjo- ed the relay ract h were particular ly hllurlous and nil were keenly con tested the following were the win ners boys and girls under 5 years brian thorurlnon shicla fosbury billy ingles boys 5 and 6 johnny lambeit shi nty oakley girls 5 and g joan chandler bett fosbury mario chandler girls 7 and 8 elalno hufnagel marilyn macdonuld christina lamb boys 7 8 9 and 10billio kam- shaw albert oakley john mowat girls 9 and 10 irene evans marie parker frieda harris boys u and 12 freddie kontner james dills harvey ingles girls 11 and 12 leuh verle gould glenna parker bertha ingles boys ovr 12 jnck stewart george elliott freddie kentner girls over 1j shirley elliott joyce inmb mary williams boys relay jnk stewarts team girls relay egg and spoon emm wllderspln leap frog bos jack stewart and don lamb threelegged race girls marie and glenna parker pieplate race joy e and don lamb teachers and officers race lucky spotfrtmnhol harris novolly relay mrs mowat s side kicking the shoe mabel harris mrs l agar is hostess for meeting womens association the regular monthly business meet ing of the womens association of the united church was held at the home of mn l agnr on tuesday with mrs ivan harris presiding the devotional period wan taken by mrs james moore after the business was disposed of mrs agar assisted by mrs harris mrs fosbury and little sheila fosbury served a variety lunch which was enjoyed by all pres ent and a social time was spent a very hearty vote of thanks was given mrs agar for her home and hospi tality also to those whq assisted with lunch the meeting closed by singing the national anthem and prayer by mrs fosbuzy another tragedy as li i lie boy sustains fatal burns friday r rtw year old lad dies from iurrw sustained ut farm hone near acton inst witkinl had another tragedy or a child in this dlstrct when kon- m hi nvkoti died ut the gt nerul hos pital in gm iph as u result of bums ustuliud the dav previous nt the home of hk grandparcntti mr nnd mri alfred f mat khali who reside on the former klllott farm u mile south of acton kenneth who it not yet three years old was having his afternoon sleep in an upstairs room when his mot ho r mrs edgar nelson who was outside nptlced smoke coming from tho upiter rocmu of the home she lushel in to find fire had made some i eadway in the bedlooms and the lied in which little kenneth lay was en veloped in fire mrs nelson grabbed the child from the burning bed nnd rushed with him to the yard ken neth was badly oumed nnd in making the rescue mrs ndgon sustained bad burns on hot arms and to hei head v lhe johnstone itumh ambu lance wuw called fiom acton nnd dr w g cullen gave emergency treat ment and mother and child weri runlud to the general hospital in gtielph heu- early the following morning little kenneth succumbed to his terilblo burns mts nelson is re ported us muklng satlnfuctory pro- grss in recovering from her injuries lhe fire in the home was confined to the upstairs rooms with the help of men from acton fire brigade and the ussutance of neighbors the blaze was soon extinguished but not until tho upstairs rooms were badly dam aged kenneth was the son of mr nnd mrs edgar nelson and besides the parents two little sisters remain barbara nged six and beverley joyce almost a year old many friends sympathize with them and the grand parents mr and mrs alfred mar shall in their tragic sorrow the funeral of little kenneth was held on monday afternoon with a ser vice at the johnstone rumley fun eral home conducted by rev a w fosbury interment was made in fnlrvlew cemetery acton guarding ration books london cp the british gov ernment isnt taking any chances of a new issue of identity cards and com bined food personal and clothing ration hooks getting into the wropg hands special security measures have baen adopted to guard the documents and supervise their distrjr button actontegion holds picnic on monday evening 1 he picnic which was to have taken place in the park on monday veiling by the legion was tansfr- red to their hall on account of the uncertain weather a goodly crowd gathered und en- joyed the strawberries and ream and other good things supplied nnd helped down wit h soft drinks after tho ents tho children were taken outside and a few races were run off and wimo fun for the youngsters in the hall the ladies were treated to an evening of bingo and the men gathered in another room to nrrnngo further activities which must be held for the different war funds com- railo president mussel lo outlined tho programs the first of which l n con vention in milton next sunday after noon i lie evenings pleasure closed nt 10 00 pm to make way for the wool combers dance convention retort heard ry group attending ilyjmx l ho acton bypu regular moot ing was held in the church on tues day evening with tho president in charge following n singsong led by mr anderson a brief business dis cussion wns held i ho roll call was nnswerod with my favorite hymn mr anderson gave a reading and mltts j matlieson played a piano solo mr l atkinson lcel in prayer the scripture lesson was read nnd mrs chas la hdsho rough gave tho topic she gave a report of tho bypu convention held recently in brant- ford which proved most interesting mrs mcmulien read the lord s prayer a hymn and closing prayer led by miss worden brought the ser vice to a close the nassagaweya council accepts county proposal claim municipalities are honoring the judgea recommendatlonif not mrs e lambert hostess for july institute meeting mrs e lambert was hostess to acton branch of the womens insti tute when the losing side entertained the winners the president was in charge and roll call was answered by a new member since august is the picnic month mrs f anderson and mrs e lambert were appointed to arrange the entertainment part of this event following the business part of the meeting several games of bingo were enjoyed and joyce lambert gave an instrumental number which was en- joyed mrs lambert served a dainty lunch at the meetings conclusion and a socisl time was enjoyed naskagnweya iownship council conceded to halton county councils tesolutlon agreeing to assume tho re duction of their local assessment when they met n week ago to con sider nnssagaweyas notice of appeal after a long argument the councll uissed n resolution sponsored by councillors egur ellenton and lloyd crawford authorizing tho clerk to withdraw tho appeal if the county lives up to the agreement reached ut the lant meeting of county council of 8122 and it be assumed by tho other eight municipalities coun clllor william vanslcklo voted against the motion hie resolution passed by county council reads that acton george town oakvlllo burlington milton trafalgar nelson and esqucslng municipalities absorb tho 8122 re duction in nnssagaweyas local as sessment itoovo alex neur reported the local assessment in the county increased 372612 but the equalized assessment n malned the same for 1941 as in 10u councillor vunslckle county council havent been living up to tlulr agreement referring to the judges recommendation all new property be added and property torn down or destroyed be taken off each yoar and reported to the council milton had a decrease of 6 376 hut fell down giving us no support the reeve stated they didnt ask for a reduction but are helping us pay our obligations all the other municipalities were against us oo 1 he only way we will be satisfied is that when the assessment through out tho county is based m on equal bases wm vansickle stated council were unanimous in saying they were npt satisfied with the pres ent arrangement but would honor nassagaweya s agreement commandoree at blue springs had stiff tests jrockwood and acton patrols get a rating boys had good threeday outing by jim watsoa mlmleo oat the halton district commandoree the new 1943 version of this enter prising scout association a annual outdoor training project was carried out at blue springs scout reserve over tho recent holiday weekend although the attendance was not as great as had been anticipated due to the changing of the dominion day holiday eight patrols representing scout troops of oakvllle acton brampton and rockwood registered with camp chief commissioner george mason at the opening cere monies on the saturday afternoon upon entering the gates of the re serve the patrols were given their initial inspection by commissioner david johnston of the lakeshore district who acted as chief observer for the course mr johnston was as sisted by a group of outoftown scoutera who carried on inspections during the entire weekend once the patrols had been assigned to their camp sites traditional blue springs weather set in and rbe boys spent their first night under canvas and all the next day in a heavy downpour although rain necessi tated jioldlng the first campfire and sunday morning scouts own service indoors it challenged tho full re sources of all teams competing for u standard in good camping rpremmts m goed opportunity a camping competition as carried on at tho commandoree presents to a boy an excellent opportunity for training in woodcraft physical de velopment initiative and selfreliance carried out under the direction of a staff of scout leaders with years of experience in various phases of scouting the camp is well supervised nt all turn yet the patrol leader and his little group of boys are left entirely on tin ir own as far as pos sible from time to time throughout tho ontlre week end camp situ inspec tions were held under tho following classifications personal inspe tlon use of camp site equipment food safety nnd sanitntlon leadership nnd organisation ingenuity nnd or iginality and patrol enterprise eat h camp observer carried score sheets for t uch patrol taking part and patrols were graded following each inspection grades wore marked a b or c according to whether the patrol was excellent good or fair in the opinion of the scouters at tho closo of tho camp tho pa trols were given crests denoting the final standing they had achieved this form of scouting has been hailed by both provincial and dom inion headquarters as one of the fin est methods of boy training real commando training the new inovatlon in scout camp ing commando training tactics was introduced by district commissioner w georgo mason of acton in ordor to combine a good uptodato physical training program with the camping and scoutcraft projects a special commandoree course was set up and one of the main features of the weekend was ah afternoon race over the many obstacles balancing rails water hazards scal ing walls stepping stones ditches overhead ladders and fence vaults composed a very trying test yet one which any toenaged boy would wel come as a chance to work off that extra vitality in producing the com mandoree halton county has utilized the physical developing powers of the continued on page eight canada oontbibijtes allied food pool how can canada be short of food when the country is producing more than ever before a large part of the answer to this question was sup plied recently by j m sinclair di rector of retail and wholesale foods wptb when he revealed that can ada it a large contributor to the united nations food pool which help feed troops of all the allies in the european war theatre alilljlisti july wedding of acton couple in toronto saturday a very pretty wedding was solem nized at four oclock saturday after noon july 3 at the fairbanks pres byterian church toronto when hazel irene only daughter of mrs john bell rockwood and the late john h bell harrlstoo became the bride of alexander jamleson son of the late mr and mrs john orr acton rev f j ferguson offic iated the bride was lovely in a street- length dress of white sheer with matching hat and white accessories and wore a gold locket and chain the gift of the groom the bridesmaid miss martha orr sister of the groom wore a street length frock of pale pink hue and white accessories mr klrkby wu hams hrothftrlniaw of the was best man immediately following the mony a- reception was held at th english room diana sweets tor onto after a short hnisij th happy couple win reside htsu i ffi ml