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wkt return ts x siztyniath yorn ok acton ontario thursday august 2flth imj eirht homeprint page fhre qcata some of the highlights of the big beardmore picnic onsvtiirday in acton iark the camera caught wnv of the inbirvslnc feature of the rleardmore picnic in alton on saturday when over 1lrt en- i he won the lucky mite prbe no i khows v i williams as in- drew th lucky nunilwr for the prize no 5 iihowii copt john oyed and participated in the recoenttlon the employees of their part in canadas war effort no i show adam hull mi slnttcr ill u moment off duly ktrtiliht and soldierly in kplle of itu 7 add year no r shows dr i beer as the employees make aployev with wr forty year servuv and al aivtvn col- beardmorv a ho chatted with mr and mrs iynd smith uiiotlur prvuntulum lo col a o t llenrdmorc and mr s ttenmtt no 7 niiowk llw uentatliii ceremony of gold watches to lone aervlkw employee- no- 2 is u croup of the youn6lorw a they jet their fun from the clowns and no a w harold ailhy us i tluwo on the viiwlon list ntii no h u uno of tin lilt it plcknlclters puuliiiu us it waits wonder where my mummle u recognition to employees for help in war effort beaidssjore co make prewatatlons to tancsscrvk rswloyeeo at bis picnic when gatherinir of 14m of easployeeti fasnilir friends have outinc races fifttcvuiobmnt ball caaae dancinje kirrwortw and picnic supper item on st- tai4ay ihctuc although the event on saturday was named a picnic given by the bcardmore co to the employees it was more true there was all the pleasure- of the picnic outinc and boundless entertainment but the highlight came when seventy em ployee ton the longservice list were honored the spirit ws further shown in those three line on the pro gram in recognition of their con tribution to canada- war effort it was a relaxation a seventhinning stretch for renewed effort before fin- lining the game that hitler started when between 1400 and 1nh folk are entertained and fed from two oclock in the afternoon until eleven oclock in the evening and not a dull j moment its some picnic such wa i the event that the beardmorv co i tendered its employees their famll- j tea and friends last saturday- the park had on a gala attire of stream ers lights and platforms and pre- preparation perhaps the story best told if we take the events in the order of the schedule rather than make an at tempt at picking highlights- there was something of particular interest to al but our leanings went to john slatter and his 49th highlanders and then to the brilliant display of fire works a sports program with races for all agea started at two oclock there were splendid prices and good con tests and lots of tun here are the winners boys race under 4 years ernie lnwson boys race s years and under 6 desmond ottourke ross morton girls race 3 years and under 6 barbara joan stuckey mary synott- boys race 6 years and under 8 bonnie season russell arbftc girls race 6 years and under 8 continued on page fir mis a mr arthur 95th birthday on salurtlav mrs anu mcarthur quietly cele brated her 95th birthday at the home of her daughter mrs arthur driftin on august 21u felicitations and congratulations from neighbors and friends from far and hear were show ered upon her on that occasion despite her years this grand old lady keeps house for her ion william and u quite alert ami active and en joy excellent health the birthtlay wutf cvuhrattsl by u family catherine when all sal lo a sumptuous rvpusi a birthday cake with candles dexiratil in pink tvn- trod the table mrs mcarthur received kuuny gifts inrntiuets and carxls of congratula tions ttiere l a family tt our daukh- tor mrs j o martin of vlncluhil mrs it l davidson acton mts- lii-r- bert keelev h it 2 acton mrs arthur o riff in it it 2 acton and two on howard of erin and wil liam living with hu mother on th- homestead there are three grandchildren miss doris keller miss eleanor griffin and mr wilmer davidson who had jufct returned home from overseas on account of illness other guests present were mr oxro martin and son theodore of vine i a rut mr and mrs 1- e hunts man of beamsvllle mr bert david son and mrs wllmer davidson of acton mrs howard mcarthur and mabel of erin ptc w1lmer davidson invalided home fkom overseas pte wilmer davidson who yhas been overseas for 14 months and is now invalided homeis spending two weeks furlough with his wife and par ents mr and mrs bert davidson be fore entering the hospital in toronto for treatment fire rxjuipmknt proves efficiency at kkuzadk tties at i practice of the acton vir- uri- gade lat week the fir pumper threw four ktryams each fifjy fivt high a teat of the new hokxieretvntly se- curd proved that one man could easily handle the hose with prssure at 1v llvv with the old type nojte ihe line required two men and was harder for both of them sergt jmcceaehie reported wounded in sicily action word received by his parenti now residine in toronto mr and mrs jos mcccuchle re ceived a wire last rrlday notifying then tbat their son sergt jim mo ceachie had been ivportcd wounded in action in sicily on july th no other details have been received r- gnrtling the luiture or evtent of hu injuries many ttiemls hei- will join with the family in hoping that the nevt word will be that the injuries are not serious and report satisfactory progress sergt mcoeachle enlisted with the jiiih highlanders in toronto shortly after war broke out he was in the first canadian contingent to arrive overseas he took part wjth the canadians in france before that country surrendered to the germans and was on the train which was for tunate enough to learn of the collapse of france and withdraw from that country before being trapped jim was a member of tick fskc insaa staff for four years and served his apprenticeship here as a printer he was working at the trade in oshawa at the time of his enlistment many of the sport fans will remem ber his baseball and hockey columns of ttts fsxr passs he was a staunch follower of any sporting event his letters from overseas to tats fan passs have been most interest ing we look forward to his recov ery with our readers and the hope that soon he may write agafivand tell of some of his experiences fn the sicilian campaign a short time ago sergt mcgeachl was mentioned in dispatches for his behaviour in action in the campaign now closed i service league plans fall functions christmas boxes financial statement shows re ceipts or 71154 and ihs- to keep cigarettes and boxes going overseas nndfto support with dona tions various war charities requires thut ihe war service ieague have plans underway constantly for raising funds last meeting mr it it parker was requested to organize a fall en tertainment and the victory min strels will have a hand iri the presen tation we understand the community auction sale is be ing arranged for the- month of oc tober committees are to be appoint ed at the hexl meeting 1 messrs j e gamble and gw mus- selle on iwhnlf of acton fire bri gade and acton oranch of the can adian ii eg i on presented n cheque for 40176 the proceedii of the mmlvat bere it is to bo used to send the lwox cigarettes etc overseas the financial statement presented inst thursday showed receipts of 571154 and disbursements o 685r3 included in this was 300 contribut ed by a young group who call them selves the crescent kids and it was the proceeds of a booth they op erated salvage for june was re torted at 8677 and for july 7413 instructions were given to arrange for purchase of chrutmas cakes for the christmas boxes and also a quan- ity of two pound tins of good clover honey it was drawn to the attention of the league that many folks were under the impression that mr r w lowrle and the men who helped col lect salvage are paid workers neither mr lowrle nor any of his helpers receive any remuneration for their services they do it gladly as part of their contribution to the war effort there tfre no paid employees in any branch the- service league work it was arranged to hold service league meetings the second and last thursdays of each month hereafter get your new ration book before saturday they are being issued tn several of the industrial plants and at the town halt last weeks an nouncement gave all the details donald ross successful at the titer school exams donald a itnss was the only ktud enl writing upper school exnmlna lioiik lit art on thin year he received the following standing com p 3rd uternture 2ml algebra 2nd geom etry 2ml trigonometry 2nd phys ics and chemistry and french atilli c french comp c tho cer tificate has been received by secre tary w g mlddleton sgl james dobie reported missing after air raid was rom in acton and had been overseas since september iw2 sgt james itobcrt dohle clifford is officially reported missing august ihas the result of air operations ac cording to word received by his par ents ml and mrs james doble he was their only son sgt doble was navigator on a halifax bomber and was attached to the ferry command of the raf before going overseas in september 19ta he has been on bombing raids for the last six months and took part in the dusseldorf raid recently enlisting in the rcaf at ham ilton on august 4th 1941 he trained at valcartler vlctorvllle and an- ciennelqrettc quebec monoton n b and the bombing and gunnery school at mont joll que as well as navigation school rivers man he was reported for promotion to war rant officer early this month sgt doble who was born in acton attended public school here and high schools at wingham and lis- towel he enlisted immediately after matriculating from lutowel high school his father is canadian national railways agent at clifford and the family moved there a year and a half ago from st marys mrs doblea parents mr and mrs james dobbie reside on brock avenue acton and sergt james was the only grandson and spent his holidays here many friends hero join in hoping that soon word of his safety win be received post- war improvements discussed by the council program contests make interesting meeting dublin w i the- dublin womens institute held their august meeting at no 8 school nassagaweya with the president in charge roll call was answered by n canning hint the date for the project was set for nov 17 mrs vangoozen offered her home for this meeting items on the program included solo by verna webster chorus by four girls accompanied by mrs g robert non scrap book by m somervtlle opcrby mrs anderson entitled the tlnwn of the now era mm storey gave a monologue and margaret rob ertson and jean frank contributed n duett and fouv girls of the chorus sang a number several prizes were distributed the first bne was for the mother with the largest number of sons in the service mrs wm wallace won this one s she has two sons overseas and two in the service in canada mrs n mclaughlin won the prize for the eldest pupil present who attended no 8 school prize for the lady present now farthest from her birthplace went to mrs wallace and mrs rob ertson both from scotland mrs wm mcgtaughlln received a letter from a soldier serving in eng land thanking her for the sweater which she had knit and had been re ceived by him some community singing was en- joyed and a qulxx contest which was conducted by mrs storey and mrs mclntyre the meeting dosed with the na tional anthem lunch was served andsocta time spenl shipment supplies made from the red cross rooms n last weeks shipment from red cross headquartersn acton included the following 55 shirts 53 blouses 5 odd blouses 3 pair boys pants s pair boys underpants 6 boys blouses and lonulita word received that acton botnber is now in operations overseas drainage and hospital ac counts among- other council lroolrms county equalizatlrja figures are presented when acton council met in their august session lost night councillors w j o oakes c kirkness f davi son and a mason were present and reeve j m mcdonald presided councillor mmon reported regard ing tho activities of the public health nurse miss walker was having one months holidays a meeting of the committee was to be held immediate ly when a full report could be pre sented permit had been granted to pur chase the truck far the municipality and was to be secured as soon as pos slble the plowing equipment could not be secured before october mr robson of the dominion ware housing corporation asked that the light service in the arena be discon tinued the clerk was instructed to notify the commission to have tho service discontinued a letter from j b msckenzle son asked that the drainage on concluded on page five coming events annonnram1 af mmi cm- rt or otk imn nto tu llh mibti dure far grand concert by th coelph lg ion concwt party in brookvlll hall friday bapumbar 3rd atuplcm of ebeneier w a procaedi for war- work rafrahment booth admla lonlscast j t a corn roast and social vardna will be held at chbrchui unttad church on monday avaninc auaust 30- a food programme by j- h 1 nay entertainer and lantern slmest of mexico and the united states- win be shown by j m card of cuelph adteiarlonadults 35c s 3 children free i mviiim ataajjtiihv till lmiiit jiawfcfcaiikiia n