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page four the acton free press thu december imt mo neighborhood news tewmdi tom pcnlna u re latcratcd i eden mills mr and mr- s barnes and family of oahawa spent the christmas holi days in the home of the latter par ents mr and mrs w mlno mr and mrs prank lemmer and little son of guelph were holiday vis itors with mr and mrs j d lowrie a s george lee- is home on a months leave george has not been home for a year and has had some wonderful experiences since his last leavq pte lome lee of montreal also spent christ man leave in the home of hjs parents mr and mrs norman lee ac 2 gordon tolton and ac2 bilko lowrie of toronto spent their christ mas leaves in their homes here miss sarah mcintosh or the il c a f montreal and mr harry mc intosh who is with the navy at hal ifax spent their leaves in the home of their parents mr and mrs h mcin tosh at the afternoon service in the presbyterian church on sunday members of the congregation and community paid honor to ac 2 blllle iowrie miss wllda gllbertson read the address and miss marie gilbert- son presented him with a beautiful ring and writing kit blllle in a few wellchosen words thanked his friends for their kind remombrance the gllbertson families and mrs anderson spent christmas in guelph with mr and mm c noble mrs e ronnie was a holiday visit or at the home of mr and mm w j lowrie the christmas concert both at schools and churches were successful and a treat deal of credit is due to those who had charge of the training of the children santa put in an ap pearance at all the concerts congratulation and bent wishes ure extended to mr und mm iloss camp bell noo leala burden who were married on saturday your correspondent wishes the stuff and all readers of the free press ill the compliments of the season j v- everton holiday visitors at the home of cbl and mrs will head were gnr kit chener head of new glasgow n s mrs kitchener head guelph mr and mrs prod murray london mr and mrs charlie head and son don- nle westop mrs george gordon misses margaret and helen pasmore of rock wood wren jean mckerale st thomas and miss mnrjorle mc- kenzle georgetown mr and mm walter coullng spent christmas day with mr john coullng niul mr and mm alfred coullntf uli lino mr and mm john altons week end visitors were mm robert patten guelph mr and mm beverley hep burn and son robert acton mm d h parker and son colin spent christmas day at gait at the home of mr and mm dave parker christmas visitors at the homo of mr nnd mm w hortop were mr nnd mrs clarence hortop rockwood mr nnd mm- bert palframan guelph hand and miss jean kirk wood guelph mr and mrs j p benham and family spent christmas day with mr nnd mrs will vnn normnn nnd nil the memboro of their family in guelph misses barbara und muriel hen ham remained fov u few days miss lois black rock hill soulh carolina is spending her vacation with her mother mm james black mill other friends mm g g robertson mr and mm george young and daughter marilyn town line spent christmas day ut the home of mr und mrs norman rob ertson nnd fumlly acton rev j p mcleod is visiting for a fow dtiys with his ban and daughter- inlaw mr and mrs norman mcleod exeter sunday visitors at the home of mr und mm john mccuteheon were mr and mrs fred mccuteheon and son john mrs harvey mccuteheon nnd daughter sharon acton mr and mrs alvin mccuteheon town hue mr and mrs wllbert mccuteheon nnd family 6th line archdeacon fotberlngham of tor onto is visiting at the home of mr and mrs morris sunday visitors at the home of mr and mrs i hamilton were mr and mrs h hancock belfountatn mi and mrs will alexander 5th line and miss edith belles acton pte harvey jestin of prince george b c spent a lew days with his wife ac 1 robert mccuteheon of glmli manitoba and miss vera doughty of guelph spent christmas day at the home of mr t d mccuteheon and mrs harvey jestin your correspondent wishes the edit or staff and readers a happy new year balltnafad mrs donald mclean was able to return to her home having suffered a relapse and had to return to the hospital we hope she will continue to improve pte bui brown who has been in england for many months has return ed to his home here miss ethel swlndlehurst of toronto is holidaying at h r home here miss phyllis foreman of toronto spent christmas at home with rev and mm a o w foreman miss mccaskill teacher at blue mountain school is holidaying at her home in ottawa miss margaret smith who has been in ottawa is upending a few flays with mr and mm john cole word has been received that pte elwood perry man and pte victor swlndlehurst have arrived safely in england a large crowd attended the blue mountain kchoolj concert when a splendid program was given on tues day night also the sunday school concert on thursday night a happy new year to all the womans association met at the home of mm perryman on tue sday whon the following officer were elected for 1044 president mm klrk- wood 1st vicepresident mm know secretary mm jesse mcenery trea surer mm f w short ill organist mm robert mcenery flower con venors mm robert mcenery and mm perryman red cross secretary mm h hlltz manse committee mm hlltz and mm mclean the good neighbor club held n euchre and dance in ball ina fad hall on thursday night when n large crowd attended the indies prl wns won by mm d mckcchnlo the gents was won hy clifford burt and thof door prize hy jamch mearn mm foreman has been quite 111 hut u ulowly improving georgetown mr harold cleave georgetown mayorelect has registered the name cleaveholm with the national live stock record cor ttls exclusive use in naming the purebred holsteln cattle bred on his farm ab his stock will in the future carry this name as a prefix about 65 members wives friends children and mana personnel attended the alliance paper mills mst christmas party held in the legion rooms last friday evening mr roy norton president of local 474 was the capable chairman for the evening and welcomed everyone particularly the visitors the seventh red cross mobile blood donor clinic was held in the ieglon rooms last wednesday morn ing when 93 persons donated blood it was the largest clinic yet held here of the 03 donors 66 were men and 27 women there were 42 new donors consisting of 18 men and 24 women the cool crisp air and a light skit ter of snow in the air made saturday an ideal day for santas visit to geor getown the jolly old gentleman ar rived at the town hall at three oclock sharp and from there proceeded to the giant christmas tree at the cor ner of the municipal building accom panied by his troup of clowns and merrymakerti and the kornc scots regimental band herald orton christmas visitors hero were mr and mm art watson and child ren of fergus at george boltons mr jack hayward toronto visited his mother and sinters and miss helen loree at the same home mr walter shaw streetsvilto and mr and mm chester shaw toronto spent the holiday with mr nnd mm wm shaw nnd reggie mm graham zurich nnd mr joe cook stratford mm herman dearlng fergus nnd gnr dcnrlng of potnwa- wa visited at mr and mm n a dear lng mr g rodgom who has been llkln guelph hospital for some time wns able to visit his nunt mm mooney on sunday mr nnd mm j hurd and family spent christmas day in erin at the forrnorh home mr hermanlloszell london is vis iting nt the home of his sister mrs n a dcnrlng mr and mm jesse reed visited with mr and mm j plercey elorn on saturday mr and mm alf dickson had his two brothers and mm dlckkon and fumlly of cooksvllle over the holiday nnd all visited at mont i cell on christ ruus day mr nnd mm roy davis and family of shelhourne and mr nnd mm n wilson of terra novn were christ mas guests with mr and mrs arnott wilson mr and mm hkvy kellam nnd shirley brampton mr nnd mm lloyd lyons und children erin nnd mr and mm clifford watson dun- dan were all christmas vlttltoitt with their parents mr and mm john watson many frlundshere will be sorry to learn that mm archie cregson is in pnlmcrston hospital having suffered u slight paralytic stroke last wvek mr and mrs ed dearlng upd girls toronto visited on sunday with mr and mm harvey dearlng and family the leeson family were christmas guests with mr and mm wm don- nghy and family mr earl and miss ella gray speit the holiday with mr and mrs wes mcgowan and murray mr and- mm judson rowel i uills- burg spent christmas with mr and mm a roszell mr and mrs wm ballentlne and boy accompanied by miss jay moul- ton of newfoundland and mr ross ballentlne of brampton spent the hol iday with friends in fergus mr and mm henry hall and win ston of tarbet were holiday guests with their daughter mr and mm wallace gregson and family lac lance ballentlne received his wings christmas day at macdonnm manitoba and he will be spending a leave with relatives in this vicinity over new years new delhi indian tea was first produced in 1036 now over 500000- 000 lbs are produced annually london sine war began great britain has spent some 1500000000 pounds 6660000000 in the united states on supplies of all kinds rockwood services in the churches on sun day were well attended at st johns church holy communion wns observed with the rector rev e a brooks officiating schools closed last wednesday for the christmas and new year holi days toashem are nwny homo ton n brief freedom from school duties miss i o vena richardson of kit chener mm ross carton of new dun dee nnd mrs bessie levlnes of huntsvllle are home for their holi days here and miss m mllroy of nas- vngowoyo mast em neil and norman lamb- rt are ftjtendtng a few days with mr and mm jerry ingram of dundas while there the twins will tnke part in n concert for the evening teleg ram fund holiday visitors pte harvey thatcher lu towel bohl stumpf it c a f quebec charlie harrison r c a p que bec spr george wlngate petawawa sgt j ward camp borden sgt george day hagemvllln pto jack lnverty kingston ray dean it c a p quebec mr and mm jack dunn kitchen er misses dorothy and eleanor ed wards brant ford mr and mm ltoyd hunter nnd babe cnlnsvllle mr nnd mm frel day toronto mr roy day toronto mr and mm rout alnn- and fam ily toronto miks minnie nickel toronto mr and mm ed donnell toronto mr george torrance probcott mr churlos harris niagara falls ontario rev c gordon harris conn miss gertie harrison guelph mr and mm frnnk kelso nnd fnmlly guelph mr and mm tony mendel nnd bnbe guelph mr eldon lambert acton lt and mm r j hodgson of quo- bee are spending the holiday uenson with the latters parents mr nnd mm g f mncarthur lt hodgson is being transferred to camp borden nnd mm hodgson will go to bnrrle mrs meadows sr spent christmas with mr nnd mm howard osburn guelph mm o ohtronder spent chrutmos with her brother mr ernest hnrt in toronto mr george ii peuren in company with mr charles harris and rev c g harris wpenl christmas evening with mr and mm e d mcphedran ever ton mr john d- richardson misses eva and lovcnn in company with mr nnd mm earl richardson of guelph spent christmas with mr and mm r b richardson of vlneland mm j ward and doughter bar bara hpent christmas with the form ers parents in toronto a family reunion was held at the i home of mr and mrs jos duhy on christmas day congratulations to mr and mrs j i mason on the birth of a son nt st josephs hospital guelph on christ mas day other holiday visitors miss edith royce r n toronto mr nnd mrs douglas patterson midland miss ada waller of hamilton nt dr and mm k b wallers nominations were held on monday in the town hall for township coun cillors as well as for reeve dur ing the meeting all were reelected by acclamation for 1944 nomination in the evening for village councillors results at present undecided in connection with the item in last weeks issue in regard to miss mary sharp nelce of mrs e nlckcll and miss c campbell besides injury to her head ane sustained a broken arm fractured hip and punctured lung oakvtlle sgt maurice e moss webb w a r c a f died in the west minister hospital london ontario friday night following an operation the oakvllle and trafalgar mem orial general hospital project began to take shape friday night when the fact finding committee appointed three weeks ago made its first re port hugh robert storey 69 pf 64 king street oakvllle died of a heart at tack on sunday while on his way to hamilton to visit the grave of his son thomas v who was drowned a year and seven months ago only co out of 160 blood donor who were notified of fridays clinic attended six new volunteers made a total of 66 the days donation would only give about 15 transfusions as the clinics are held every five weeks this means that the 6o0o resid ents of oakvllle and district are sup plying an average of three transfus ions a week recordstar good fortune to our clients and to our fellow merchants to our friends and to customers and all we wish good fortune happiness and good health johnstone rumley acton ontario 2fcadm3amaad33ma3 cedarvale fus wm ii thompson of toronto fcpent a few days with his parents mr and mm v thompson at woodsldc nnd other friends i gnr lorne keeler of iondon spent a few days with friends here friends of mm ed smith are sorry to hear that she was taken to guelph general hokpltal for treat- j ment mr smith griffin jr is attending the short course in guelph mm karl puller has received a cablegram from her husband of his i safe arrival overseas i friends and nelghlom gathered at the home of mr and mm smith grlf- j fin on december 27th to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary they received many beautiful gifts nlso telephone call of congratulation one from mm j o martin vlneland friends calling were front toronto hamilton guelph rockwood orion aclon hlllsburg and erin your correspondent extendi to the editor nnd staff nnd readers of the acton free press n happy and pros- i perous now year congratulations to mr nnd mm a i saundem on the gift of n daughter royal palace imirirs ijcauinc theatres today ani v1uoav held over aticc fayc carmen miranda htinny goodmans orch in the ans at 1iehk kkvikw on new yearh eve alho katth t ttx no time for ijove claudcllc colbert fred mocmurray toltav ani huiiav held over roddy maclkowcll in mm color maxtfrpimu ijissie comeh home ibevikw on new yearh eve aiho hattlk to itlkh his hlitikirh sister ocannc durbin frniichot tunc wimiiikm1 aix oiiu liuknim ani iatkonh a vkbv iiaiiv anl uk hoik victorioim new vkab nassagaweya s s no 7 a very tucccsful old time dance was held in brook vlllo hall by tho rusy bees club mm stan robinson nnd mm jos eph frnnk gave their homo for tho last two riiky tico quilt ings mm stewart nnd her pupils held their chrutrnnu concert friday even ing in the school hoiuui owing to the gas rationing nnd flu tho crowd wng not so large as past yearn but faces that were once pupils of no 7 wore noticed from kilbride milton horn by nnd othom not too tar distant to see a concert that showed patient training nnd that wns a good nights entertainment mr 3 k budd and his father from milton entertained tho nudlence between the numbers of the pupils mr and mm joseph frnnk receiv ed a cablegram from cpl karl uny- ing he wan o k and that the wenth- er was fine ho is sending his moth er a 35010 victory bond for christ mas mr nnd mm wm mrlood acton wore the guets of mr nnd mm sam frnnk on sunday mr and mm stan eyre nrul child ren were the guests of mr nnd mm j j konnedy on sunday flu l still among us mr nnd mm roy flnlny guelph wore the guohtk of mr nnd mm c e davenport ststggegesietgeetstctststetgtetsteweifiic v iisbsi burlington mr nnd mm fred simmons qulotly observed their 50th wedding anniver sary nt their homo pearl street on monday at eleven oclock wednesday morn ing tho fire brigade wns called to the residence of mr pelbort nixon dun- dns highway whore fire hod broken out in an upstnlrs bedroom thieves ransacked tho homo of jo seph hnlenchuk freeman at the roar of the clans coffee shop on saturday night apparently in search of money bedding and pillows had been disar ranged but the robbers secured noth ing for their trouble entrance wns gnlned to the house by jimmying the back door mrs t hlsrock accompanied by mm r milliard mm ii cozens mm rollq busby and mm j trough ton paid the annual yuletide visit to bur lingtonlans in the old peoples home at brampton on saturday last gifts were sent by the iode daughters of england iadies of good deed sewing elubr mm a c mason mm j fitness mm r malcolmson mm a brown also three boxes parked hy the womens institute declaring that the manufacturers the bankers association and private enterprise seeing the handwriting on the wall were bombing the ccf be cause they had nothing to offer nnd challenging the people to look to the people for equitable distribution to all e b jollffe provincial c c f leader delivered an address in the canadian legion hall hero on friday evening last when the local ccp held a social gettogether and turkey dinner gazette r thats our new year wish toyou and yours the earlier in 1044 the better zluott aal g acton ontario vtrtttft zuturtt of saaafta actaa oataili th friendly church kiev a waltft nmbubv abmmn parsonagebower avenue sunday january 2nd 1944 luto am- worship service sermon the better day of tha future sacrament of the lords supper 1215 pjn church school 7 ml pm evening worship sermon right about face monday january 3rd to thursday january 6ui week of prayer ser- leex a llaiy new year to everybody com and worship everybody welcome vrrrabiturtaii quran if in 0ana6s knox cii1r3l aoton kicv pfmutrh tiumfbon bul mr w j haley mr w j haley who joined the british broadcnstlng corior- ution us editor in chief on november 1 lmn jointly with the directorgeneral mr robert foot mr haley is concerned with the character and quality of the whole of the hbcc output he was formerly joint managing director of the manchester guardian and evening news ltd und a dirertor of reuters and of the press association now only fortytwo wllllnm john haley began working ax a wire let operator at wn in the last war he was born in jersey and lirst went into journalism there in 1921 ho joined the london times editorial staff working n bruhsels the following year he joined the manchester evening news ns junior reporter and with in four yearn hod become its chief subeditor on behalf of it eu tors in 1912 he carried out a mliudon to the united stntes of america and another to australia in the com monwealth he met mr curtin general mncarthur and many other prominent personalities while flying across the pacific ton his way home via america he called at pearl jharbour he is well known in the united states where he had friendly and valuable relationship with the publishing world he himself is a great bookman and has for many yearn reviewed books in the manchester evening news if youve goods to sell jou have news to tell mans willow street sunday january 2nd 1044 11x1 am morning worship suhjict time too pm sunday school 7 ml pm young peoples service installation of ttrflrem of the ytoung peoples society ct thursday jan tit h- week of prayer service preacher prof p w dl libitum sunday jan 9th the sacrament of the lonl0 sutei always weicome baptist ojiiurrtj aftton ukv john ohthom ra bt minister sunday january 2nd 1944 1100 tim forgvting to get 12 15 pm sunday school tileulay jun nth h pm llypu at the home of mr and mm j ilev- eratt tluirmluy jan 71 h h p m- fellow ship horn evuiymie welcom small advertisements alvftlarnrnta ui tliu udlna rli wild mur uj vi d word aimltlonid wofiu n v wl ii tlitr ttdl ttriniiintny lli dr- llnatiiedl minimum tliaru ji kiitl le tivr won mimllloiml m relt word pok halk few oldh of wood for sale apply henry kani3 crowtumm corner poil kalk 1 shorthorn grade row with heifer cnlf at toot 1 days old til tested also few white faced cows apply j d tone phone fijrl rockwood loht wallet containing christmas money with name inside on friday roturrlho melbourne bijow receive reward mmflf on sunday a hoys silver tie clip with chain reward if returned to fhkk lutesk office mmt tower wrlwt watch between town hall and guelph street wednesday nliht reward mits ed foorrrr guelph street ip ha kachkn are slowing you up tnke rumacaps pain and achos are relelved after the llmt floes browns drug store wanted municipal employee wanted for work on streolh general mainten ance etc mut be nhle to drive truck duties to commence jan 17 1911 permanent position for satis factory person apply national selective service brampton tknitkrh for wood m hi jn school no kwidkhino k cords of 24 inch hardwood beach or maple straight body wood to be delivered anil piled 4 ft 2 in at the school for meanurlng by march 15th liml tenders to he in by iermbr ifhth lite loweht or any tender not nereiutnrily accepted c e cuits soc-troaa- 4 acton 2- r rno 4 a full measure of happiness to all our friends and victory and peace in 1044 acton jhome bakery j f wilds