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itht jvttjm press sixtyninth year no 5 acton ontario thursday july 2ih 1943 zl eight homeprint pages five cents weekly war commentary sjtrlisrj wiwiia tac 1w fittom tnm wt by h h oobdon it all depends on whose honey is being invested the thundering guns of the allies oo sicily axe probably doing am good job of shooting holes in axis morale aa they are in axis defences aa the week rumbled by with the allied advance grinding steadily for ward cautious observers in the capi tals of the united nations dared hope that perhaps the british canadian and american forces were gambling for bigger stakes than the island of sldly or even the country of italy they visualized the freeing of the balkans and an eventual tieup with russias vigorous offensive announcement of the ousting of premier benito mussolini of italy and his fascist cabinet was hailed with jubilation throughout allied countries sunday it marked the first big crack in the foundations of the fascist structure built up in europe by the axis powers it is too early to predict italys future course in the war but un doubtedly dramatic events may be expected to fallow king victor em manuels appointment of marshal pletro badogllo to form a military government the new government was given full power by the king prime minister churchill told the house of commons tuesday that we shall continue to make war on italy from every quarter as long as fl she continues to side with the germans the keystone of the fascist arch has crumbled said the prime min ister without attempting to pro phesy it does not seem unlikely that the entire fascist edifice will fall to the ground in ruin if it has not al readydone bo rumors regarding the- new italian governments plans flew like wild fir through european capitals stock holm heard that preliminary negotia tions for an armistice were tdnrtod in vatican city monday but this report like nil others lacked confirmation demonstrations against fascism oc curred in several itnllan towns nnd cities nnil bloodshed was rekirted at milan where german troops fired on the crowdh mussolinis downfall came after 21 years of dictatorship marshal pletro badorllo 71 iti a former chief of stuff of the italian army it is believed he never save his outright support to fascism and ije wan dismissed by mussolini in 1040 future development depend on several factors such an how long the sicilian campaign will inst how well mussolinis henchmen will de fend their homeland and how much help hitler can afford to give his rapidly wilting partner but with indications nlreudy point ing to n successful finish to the is land campaign these observers be lieve hitlers entire eastern medit erranean front may fold up like a collapsible deck chair they think italy will he deserted by the nazi and will capitulate bringing with her under the white flag the balkan na tions this is backed up by german com mentators themselves they no longer talk of fighting from the fortress of europe hather they appear to take far granted that the final fight will take place deep within the continent perhaps from the fort- resof germany itself menace to balkans if that occurs germany might find the flank and rear of its eastern front bristling with enemy arms ied by the famous 8th army of which the canadian ist division is a part hd strengthened by british urmlen at present in iraq and i run us well ui in these days when so many tempt ing new things are held out to the electorate perhaps the following item which we picked up the other day might be interesting and assist in de leting some of th- confusion in the public mind for- a man who spent so much ttnie cursing the banks and all their ways the late premier aberhart of alberta seems to have put a lot of trust in them after all reports of his estate show that he had 19061 cash in ac sjounts in imperial and commerce branches in edmonton he didnt seem to think much of alberta government bonds of these he only held two 3u0a valued for probate at s3g5 each of dominion government bonds and war savings certificates he held s3 500 though he preached tearing up the whole financial system he held six insurance policies of a total value of 10000 another 2060 represent ed 20 shares of stock in canadian western natural gas vj heat and power thus the late premier had 25351 plus 110000 of insurance providing for himself and cor his dependents all entrusted to the safekeeping and the earning power of institutions which he constantly attacked i and which publicly at least he mistrusted only s17q50 of the assets in his 41000 estate did he entrust to the safekeep ing of the offspring of his own fin- ancial wisdom the edmonton hranch of the alberta treasury blouse firemen here on weekend for annual convention thirty coswatmitscs will be rep cbcnled at fortysecood event american forces the allies could cause a lot of trouble if they wish to attempt a junction with the leusslan offensive via the balkan route admittedly those are longterm possibilities of immediate concern in the cracking or bypassing of the key city of catania in sicily so as to effectively kill off resistance there while the veterans of the 8th army have been bearing the brunt of the fighting canadian- and am erican troops have ulogged across the inland npd are now bringing their weight to bear ugaimd the gormnnn protecting that city gen sir harold alexander second in command of the invanlon venture told corresvondent can ad inn troops have gone flint and fur in thin cam paign ami predicted confidently they will ik as good tin any trooph htand at catania at he weekend axlu forces in the cat ait in nnia were fighting from high ground with mount etna oh a bul- wnrk nt their rear to the west rivers and valleys hint cut ncntiuj the j catania plain furnluh natural bar riers behind which the enemy in on- trenched it wu reported july 2i that the allies had captured 60000 axis troops in sicily and with the entire western part of tho island under the control of the invaders it was probable the number would soon he increased to well over 100000 men there in little doubt thnt germany will soon bo called upon to carry the whole burden of the defence of tho balkans with the lutmdhle exception of italy dodecaneiu islands in the eastern mediterranean ueports from turkey indicate that mukuollnls troop in these virtually isolated is- jandm will be able to do little if the allien attempt un invasion it ik probable that the menace to ituly has caused the italian govern ment to withdraw iter forces from the bulkanu if thin lu true hitlers only support in the area would eomo front tho tuitellito countilcti uu- muniti tutu suffered heavy lout in the campaign ugulntit kutudu and un confirmed report w ktntc that she has reflated to give any more uittutnncc- bulgaria in recalcitrant and willing to defend only her own frontiers while hungarys help would he negligible these factors lend color o the be- continued oh page flvev graduates as doctor delegates from about thirty com munities from all parts of ontario are expected to register on saturday at the fortysecond convention of the ontario firemens association each centre will send two official delegates and many towns will send delega tions of many more who will attend 1 the convention sessions the sessions and election of officers will be held on saturday morning and afternoon in the town hall on saturday evening a parade of the firemen and brigade equipment will be led by acton boys band from the town hall at the park a big car nival wlll be held the proceeds go to the acton and vicinity war ser vice league on sunday afternoon a drumhead service will be held in the park the parade will form up at the town ilall at two oclock and all local or ganizations are invited and urged to partake the service will be hold in the park at 230 the parade and singing will be led by the lome scots band the local ministers will be in charge of this service with rev e a brooks ma of st albans church giving the address mlws elizabeth emily harrison daughter of mr and mrs c hartley harrison now of toronto who to morrow will be in the graduating class at- the university of toronto and receive hor md degree we join many other acton friends in ex tending congratulations kev c u pools welcomed sunday to formes church rev c u poole of moffat afqr- mer beloved pastor of the uymed church occupied the pulpit on sun day morning again during the vaca tion of rev a w fosbury mrs poole also contributed a solo which was greatly enjoyed and appreciated the visit of this former pastor and his wife to the congregation here was enjoyed by all next sunday llev chas hackett another former minister of the con gregation will conduct the morning service coupon iiook no 3 to re distributed coupon hatlonr book no 3 which becomes valid in september will be distributed during the week of august 23 to 28 it is announced by the ra tion administration of the wartime books us there will be overlap when coupons books will be good a period of from both monument is toppled over in pioneers cemetery mr jf w plewcs of iondon u granduon of the late john ploweti the first miller in acton was in acton inst week he came to secure a photograph of the monument of hlu grandfather in tho pjonthirilceme- lory ho was naturally much per turbed when 1k found that someone had toppled the utono over nnd it wits lying fin sections on the ground after the splendid work done n few years ago by the truktecs in preserv ing these stones it is regretted that any dnmnge such as thin should occur here civic holiday on monday scroll accepted by council canadian ingenuity saves millions acton golfers play for golf trophy in guclph at the cut t ii golf cours in guc acton members came into promin ence in playing for the perce mason trophy which wnfl won lout week by mr e s force of acton the finalu were between messrs w j beatty nnd e s force both of acton thu trophy is for matched play and lu n handicap event a number of acton enthusiasts are members of the guclph club congratulations to ted force on lifting the cup from the koynl city nnd bringing it to acton this year we believe thlu will he its first out of town trip program at the meeting tuesday of the ryjmjl the regular meeting of the b y p v was held in the church tuesday evening the president had charge of ti brief business discussion mrs chut lincoln watt in charge of the program pte chug lincoln rend the scripture lesson and mrs ander son led in prayer freddie crlpps guve a reading jean matheson play- d u puno nolo wllma west gnve the topic of the evening canada back to god a hymn and prayer led by mrs lincoln brought the nr- vlce to u close little one strangled by harness of baby carriage the sympathy of acton friends 1b extended to mr nnd mrs jas gib- bens of oshawa in the death of their infant son the little one had been left in the carriage with the harness to protect him from falling out and in some manner turned over with the strap around its throat medical ntd was quickly summoned but life was extinct mr gibbons and family had just returned home after spending a few days with mrs glbbens sr and law rence on the second line near acton month accumulation of business dealt with at july meeting of acton council fall fair given usual grant doff taxea pay merit of hospital accounts for indlcenfji madera for council dkcttsslort councillors a mason w j o oaken v dnvlkou and cluiuklrknesii were present hod evening when acton council held their julyhieej ing vu the uhiceuco of ueeve j m mcdonald councillor chan klrkneut waw chosen as acting ueeve mr w it norton was present re garding permit for purchase of truck tlu clerk gavo a rejmrt on the pro ceedings thum far mr v b hum ley on itehnlf of n group of hukhukh men nuked what ac tion wan going to ih taken in regard to civic holiday lie prcuentcd n pe tition from the retail morclumth re- iiienllng that monday be proclaimed a civic holiday a motion wns patmed authorizing t he reeve to proclaim monday august 2nd nn civic holiday mr beverley hepburn wan present regarding dog tax charged to him the dog hud only been it acton n few weeks and the dog won in era- rnosn township now whore mr hep- hum lived at thnt time the dog was now the property of hlu brother living in eramotui township council de cided that the tax khoulle paid nnd n claim made nt the court of revision when the matter could be dec wed accounts were panned for payment as follows k k hnrrop gasoline for mixer 67 the municipal world dag tags 209 e e hijrrop postage 187 len sagaskl labor 17s jam oh kerr cutting grass and labor 2930 henry wedge labor 280 jas mccallum labor sfio a t brown uuppllcti 151 county of halton use of grader 3360 county of halton calcium chloride 27080 bell telephone co services 1133 direct winters transport cartage on calcium chloride 410 acton public tttilltiek services at town hull pumps street llghttf etc 17360 welfare accounts 8078 city battery electric sorvlco fire truck 3865 albert harris 2 trips to ham ilton tern w fryer cutting grass 2000 cf leatherland salary tele phone supplies etc 10153 harvey walters plastering town hall 30000 county of halton on county rate acton free library grants acton fsss pssss advertising welfare account acton boys enlisted tsds wtmfcs 1 elmer rosxell has joined the rq ac and is stationed in toronto jl9033n the action of the reeve and coun cillor oakes in purchasing tile for drainage was confirmed a letter from the wartime prices and trade boards pointed out the ruling regarding new businesses and expanding of business and asked councils cooperation attention of council was drawn to the fact that a monument had- been knocked off its foundation in the pioneers cemetery the monument was to be replaced a letter from the university of western ontario requested- that any relics from thli district be deposited in their museurn for safekeeping timely comments cleaned from the canadian weeklies itcssw fvooi here and there aa gleaned for jw prcsa by the canadian preaa fetter and better the country paper is getting better and better as time goes on the number grows lesa but the quality improves tho town wceklle might well contain more discussions by their own readers on questions of national importance this does not imply political questions polltlrs warps judgment but issues ran be dis cussed on i heir merits the town paper is n real institution it should have more help from the community the success of the country paper de- prices and trade board consumers pend- m of u eubscrlb are warned not to discard the old rr que watchman out on m limb kht maybe you cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear but youve got to admit that a silk stocking certainly improves a calf plctou ns advo cate hwlnunlng a hunday tho decision to allow bathing in the pool on sunday afternoons is a departure from custom however with gasoline rationing uiul the con sequent decrease in visits to lakes it l felt that the children should not be denied the right of bathing dur ing hot weather perth ont cour ier quality kgg program complaints are still being heard as to the quality of eggs being market ed and it would seem that most of the trouble could be overcome by tetter en re of the product from the time tluiegglt laid to thf time- of the marketing what hnldlmaitd need is a quality egg program turvls out itoeord hi chy privilege arnprlor town council received u jolt lafd week when they wero refus ed permission by the motor vehicles controller to purchase a tractor as motor power for snow plowing equip ment if the city of ottawa can get hiiow plowing equipment there is no earthly reason why similar equipment cannot be- available for the county of benfrew the town of arnprlor or any other place that needs it pem broke ont bulletin bitty bags coming upt we aro into july now two more months after tills and the fall breezes will be hitting it up and will be real cold on the atlantic tho thought hit us today as to how tho ditty bags aro getting along that tho navy league needs for tho sailors bramp ton ont conservator wanted a forest policy next to policies for maintaining in dustrial employment nnd rehabilitat ing agriculture canada v most urgent need is for n constructive forest policy intelligently conceived and consistently practised cochrane ont northland post indians warminded the ndlans of the couchlchlng heservo are taking this war very ter- loutdy bekldeft a number of their young men being in the armed forcuu they are buying a depth charge through the purchase of war saving stamps during the current stamp campaign fort frances ontt times accounts from st michaels and toronto general hospital and guclph general hospital were discussed by council a letter wutl received from the county clerk regarding the hearing on county equalization the hearing had been on july 6th a letter was read from the fuel controller thanking council for the brief sent nnd the cooteration given in the distribution of fuel it olntcd out how council could give further cooieratlon chnrlcw spires wild the dog naekh- cd to him had been deposed of coun cil milntcd thnt the tax had to ite paid kin ce the animal wan on the premises when the tikkckkor called councillor miikoii wan requested to inquire if the public health nurue wim miuiidlng the number of dayu in acton an required and what holidays were being taken by the nurno dralntige problemu and moke nulu- mice wore dlkciikkcd by council nnd instructions indued it was decided to give tho tiuunl grant to the acton fall fair thin year chief hnrrop reported that gravel for the nt reefy eould lie secured within it week or ko messrs a mawon and c a dills on behnlf of the committee who at tended the mosquito bomber cere mony in toronto presented to coun cil the ncroll given to thorn for acton mr mnkon oxplalnod thnt mr e s force the other member of the acton committee attending wns out of town nnd wan unahlo to nttond thltf meeting of council mr mason said the committee were pleased to bring this scroll hack for the honor acton had won and anked that coun ell arrange to have it hung in the council chamber along with tho other shield and other mementos by rcholutlon of councillors oakes nnd davison tho council accepted the parchment for acton and expressed pleauuro thnt this honor had been won it wns arranged to have it hung in the council chamber this week hpeeially writtca tar by william johns diplomas are awarded pupils continuationschool names of those who have se cured intermediate and graduation certifi cates intermediate and graduation cer tificates for pupils of acton con tinuation school- have been received this week by secretary w g mld- dleton from the department of edu cation and will later be given to the pupils intermediate certificates in the general course have been awarded to donald force annetta evans joyce dessereault frederick crew- son jeanne brunelle marjorle bllton clayton fryer lorraine hargrave jean harris helen holmes victor masters dorothy pallant joan par- geter margaret robertson joan rumley ena van der grin ten sixteen certificates were won by pupils of acton school in these exam- lnatlona graduation diplomas for the gen eral fouryear course in secondary schoolsswere awarded to six pupllm the pupils who graduate are eveleen i bralda dorothy m clayton three options shirley duval isabel mc- leod mary ritchie margaret smith- toronto cp- with no tionpay over and about 275 dates of all parties listed for the bal- lotlng tn oo constituencies in the on tario general election next wednes day aug 41 the province has enterr ed the last hectic week of the cam paign observers who have had an oppor tunity to survey the field in city and country report far livelier evidence of a general election in town and rural ridings than in the city constituencies you haw to get outside toronto to appreciate this campaign said one veteran politician see and hear the fight in the country constituencies and you feel that the general victory in this election will be decided there and not in the big cities nlshrty caatesta nominations include a candidate of the liberal and progressive conser vative parties in every constituency including elgin where mitchell hep burn former premier la named as an independent liberal although the party organization lists claim him aa ijberal candidates of t lie coop erative commonwealth federation number 83 ah these figures are sub jeci to possible lastminute with drawals or additions there are sev eral socialist i jilwir and indejmmdents of various grouxa in the official nom inations meanwhile proxies for the much- discussed service voting are arriving from overseas and other canadian provinces nnd are iwlng validated ih the various ridings to which they be long while the total proxlo already validated is not very impressive it is ttolnted out the laid date for their registration u aug 1 it is expected many proxy vote will u validated hyjlint lime linactlcajlyvery rid- ing and made available for us by proxy- holders on flection day ar rangements have lnen made for merh- hcrm of the army reiurve units in camp to exerclke the franchlttti t make hure vote one thing surethere will in- no iicclnmiitlouu nominations indicate contetd lu every seat generally a three- way content with ulwral pro- grctwivc conservative and ccf all in it further nhuervern uiiy there will he few big ninjorltleu for candi dates of any party- close fights in many ridings again thu u the advice of ull leaders vote n you like but vote only thus can old man ontario be tikhurcd he is doing his duty us an elector and n citizen of a democracy within u week tin- election will be over wednesday aug 4 is election day nil over the province murray coles sustained injury in fall from horse xrny pictures taken ut ht josephs hospital last week revealed that murray colel acton suffered a broken backwhen he was thrown from his horse almost three weeks ago on july 3 mr coles was enjoying u horieback ride near hlu home sud denly the horse took a vlolunt leap and a few minutes later the rider who hnd been rendered unconscious when he wns thrown found himself lying in u ditch mr coles was able to walk to his home and heemed to suffer no iii ef fects from hu tumble until lait week when he felt mvere pains in his back according to a report from the hos pital this morning his condition la fairly good admiral sir john tovey picture ahowa admiral sir john tovey recently appointed clnc the nor and formerly clnc home fleet on board the flagahlp with member of hla ataff before he cave up the command of the home fleet- l to r- mat -lieutenant- c w s lubboclc- rnvit admiral sir john tovey kcbdso and paymaeter captain r w paffard the admlraka secretary y a mfeliiiilmm