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wit jvjtftfri sttt fts seventieth year no ife acton ontario thursday october 19th ism eight homeprint page frea goats community sale sends christmas to boys overseas fees wb va ab other lwftsjfcrs t far f he u ihm goounttblty auction ne has con to tie almost a part off the com munity lite here each year and thta jnfl event neem to have topped then 1l coeaplete return ere not yet available but it appear that the event bee paid cor 313 boxes for the boys from acton and district treasurer j if mcdonald yester day reported returns made to him of 7343 amom the items were 3255 from the victory oub on the first ulcht 96015 from the draw for three mutable prizes 2155 from a draw for chicken arranged by joan mat thews m 13 from sale of tax and 9750 on the draw for a half ton of coal v other returns will likely take the total over the flooo required for the christmas package at any rate the war service league have faith be cause yesterday 213 packages went from acton post office on their way 1o take christmas from canada to those aervbur overseas from acton auctioneers roy hlndley j elliott r t amos and russell johnson worked hard to brine every cent pos sible from the variety of articles for ale and what a variety there was offered products of the garden the workshop goods from stores used funlture blankets eggs poultry clothing and in sale parlance articles too numerous to mention in fact there was so much that the relay team of hmdley euori amos and johnston had to take a second night to clear it away but they smilingly plowed through and were nappy to have a share in raising the fund some of the winners in the draws were ken blow with a chicken and h r force a half ton of coal other results were not procurable likewise the complete list of donors to the sale is not obtainable follow ing is from the lists handed into the treasurer up to wednesday morning it will be continued next week or when the list can be complied mr w j oalces mrs p mclsaac mrs d undsay mrs p smith mtes p smith storey glove mrs cald well mr jlas held mrs n wilson mr and mrs w harding mrs j lovell mr wm gowdy percy worn mr and mrs d waldio mrs van- goozen mrs g nellla mrs ferguson mrs g somervllle mrs a mccutch con mrs bowon w d barber w brltton geo finney g robertson c landsborough t richardson dr b d young w llnham mr r johnson mrs freemajw miss anne dunn jurs w smith ross gordon victor watson chan ltuiby fulton bros jos gibson v synott a berbetich murray clarke ed albiicht h brldgeman w f darby duncan moffat clarence wilson mul- cholm moffat chas fatt a h dia mond mrs d dawklns mr v rumley mr d undsay mr mcbhall mrs s snow mrs james ffepburn r patterson miss j lea- nlewlch jack frank w roszell l gibbons mrs g lantz mrs f law- son k mckinniyi mr woodhall c w swackhammerljt sprowl mrs c hansen mrs g hansen yrjbng bros mrs arnold walter fryer mrs ingles s swackhamer r warren mr blnnle mr wedge mr locker force electric products miss gray m pallant dave elliott mrs a mceachern mrs paplllon w mlddleton mrs mowat mr j whltham h swltzer j mcgregor l wleck mr and mrs g s mat- thews alex mitchell ivan harris acton free press m storey mrs t a storey j chapman f lingard mr w halt mrs pulker mrs wilds n lambert a ross c cutts mrs f anderson vic alger w murray d crlpps mr w ritchie w stalker j glendennlng l gilbert a brown mrs w j gould fred coles wilds bakery e sprowl a swackhamer j sprowl a w fotbury mrs e davie mrs drysdale mrs e sun- ter ronald salt n robertson mrs h lawson miss coles f wright mrs ohara n armstrong mr parker mrs wallace mr c moffat mrs g frank mr s robinson mrs mclntyre mrs grlndeu mrs w mc- intyre mra neeblt mr barr mrs t wot- aon mrs j irwin mrs f crewson mrs j hargrave mrs d mcleuan u lmu mrs creasy w fryer g benton j massty mrs j wilds macdonald- bakery mrs d john- ton mra b dawklns mrs c ar- nam mr p watson mrs r mc- cu mrs bert davidaon mrs x joe mr sandy mclean mr k lbtruer mrs b evans mrs m ty- asr mrs g cttantaghain mr ftialsi mask mra a nears tanas kasi-ii- acton casualty lsgt bui ma i forks of acton who was wounded overseas and is in hos pital according to word received by his wife here s pte elwood collier died of wounds recieved august 8th according to word received by nls parents major m b and mrs colli r of toronto pte elwood collier passed away october 7th as the res ults of wounds the parents had received the word that he was wounded on august 8h buffering injury to the eye and nose but had not thought them to be seri ous in his last letter dated aug 23rd he was in a convalescent hospital in france but could not see with the injured eye it was hoped he would return home soon nothing definite has been learned since until friday 13th elwood collier was the second son of major m b andfrs collier and was bom in acton and spent most of his life in toronto prior to tho war he was in his 2lst year and wo attached to the royal regiment ho is survived by his parents two brothers lieut w m collier of orlllla recently returned after ser vice in italy and ronald at home he 1 a grandson of mrs e f collier of acton reeve mcdonald chosen chairman for seventh loan succeeds mr a mason who retir ed last spring strong committee homed at mondays meeting organization for the seventh vic tory loan for acton and the district was completed on monday evening at a well attended meeting in the toun hall and a aplendld committee named to carry on the job of raising actons quota or better in the next three weeks reeve j m mcdonald was the un animous choice of the meeting as chairman to succeed mr a mason who found it necessary to relinquish this post at the conclusion of the last loan honorary chairmen euxcted are a mason reeve alex near nassaga- weya and deputy reeve w murray of eaqueslng mr c l klrkness was elected vicechairman and j h cretgitun secretary general sales committee is c f leatherland n balrd and c l klrk ness and w g mason is in charge of pay roll savings publicity committee is b d rach- lln w j o oakes and r h elliott executive committee w k grn ham r r arnold w g clayton c j- vancoozen j w wolfe j h boulton f s blow e e barr w j o oakes r r parker it was decided to have loan head quarters this tune in mr f l wrights office in the cooper block the matter of appointing a sales man to replace mr c f leatherland who has retired was left to the gen eral sales committee and the unit organisers mr weldon county chairman and mr w n blckle and major mc- cready unit organisers war peas ant at the meeting with the same loyal support of all duaana the commlttsa win again lead acton to another anccass fat the vtc- anniversary at iniled hurch marked last sunday rev b if horn of preatoa was the cnest tttnlster splendid service of soila altssacval service meriting the twentieth an niversary of the united church us acton were held on sunday last when good congregations attended and en joyed the pedal features provided to mark another milestone in the his tory of the church the guest minister on this oocas- slon was rev e m morrow a form er pastor of the congregation now re siding in preston he brought timely messages and was welcomed to the pulpit again by many friends thejbpecial service of song arrang ed by the choir was also a feautre of the anniversary at the morning ser vice mr norman balrd gave a fine solo he clveth more grace the choir anthems were blessed are the pure in heart and prayer of thanksgiving in his opening remarks at the morning service rev e m morrow expre his joy at returning to acton after a few years absence and meeting former friends again his sermon was based on the text bles sed is the nation whose god is the lord and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance in his discourse he deplored the tendency of the present day to em phasize the material defence rather than the reliance on the kingdom of god one of the tragedies of the times is to modernlxe our outward expression of our faith fal god it brought up the question was the generation losing faith in godt the christian faith makes a contri button to the background of eternal certainties no one could say that god didnt have a hand in the channel conditions that made possible the evacuation of thousands from dun klrk he urged a closer relationship to god in all our undertakings at the evening service mr morrow chose as his subject the key to the march of time and based his ad dress on the text and he did that which was right in the sight of he loid it was baited on the bible narrative of tho three rulers tho first who gave a long and just reign and wan succeeded by a con who carried on some of the traditions of the father but a grandson who in the third gen eration lost his kingdom he wond ered if our present generation was not carrying on with the inheritance of the previous generation and there was not a degeneracy that would be in evidence in the next generation god expects us to do something about answering our own prayers and a cooperation in working out a bet ter life at tho evening lervlce mrs james russell of untonvllle rendered as a solo what a friend we haw in jcsua and mrs veldhuis solo was beyond the dawn the choir gave a splendid rendition or that well known anthem a song in the night at the evening service the usual denominational courtesy was observed and the services of knox and the baptist churches were withdrawn so the congregations could join in the anniversary rev mr wallace aa- slsted in the service during the day a special tlmnk off ering was received many former members of the congregation took this occasion to return to worship in the home church and good congre- gatfons attended both sesvlces tife hiuibbkit wedding in trinity college chapel trinity college chapel toronto- was the setting for the marriage of eva mary urana daughter of mra slbbett and the late w a slbbett to fo gordon john hill rcaf son of rev s h h1u and mrs hill of hamilton rev h a jamleson of ficiated given in marriage by her uncle mr j m macdonald of acton the bride wore a gown of white moire with sheer yoke her long veil held with a braided headdress of moire and seed pearls she carried white chrysanthemum petals and garden- las miss betty munro in pale blue crepe was maid of honor and miss helen slbbett bridesmaid ior her sis ter chose rose they hrsjilrrsiii of ribbon bows and veiling and ca ried showers of varicolored gladioli petals with talisman roses the sroonisman was mr robert smith and the ushers mr charles scott and mr william slbbett after the reception at the borne of the brides mother the couple left for the laiirsntiaas and win rsame la glmtt man more casualties from acton are reported this week lefet bill maltcfca mmi gsw janets a hfexfau epottesl wntswiwl tads wggfc more casualties to acton soldiers continue to come la and last friday mrs wm mattocks received word that her husband lsgl bui mat tocks had been officially reported wounded in action the date he sustained bisvwounds was not available but he became seri ously hi on october maraud the na ture of thtf wounds was de as bomb fragment wounds in the but tocks abdomvp and chest wall no further word has been received since l set mattocks has been in italy for eight months with the canadian f and has been in the army for two years prior to enlisting he was employed with the acton cream ery mm mattocks and his little family reside here and friends will hope with them that good word of steady re covery will soon be reoeued on tuesday mr- pearl lllggiru church street received word that her husband gunner james alexander hlggins was officially reported as wounded in action on october 9th the nature and extend of his wounds were not yet available in the army since june 1942 gun ner hlggins has been overseas for year he joined the forces in ham ilton and prior to enlisting was a member of the lome scots reserve he is now serving with an artillery unit his wife and daughter rosalee re side on church street in acton and his parents are in ireland prior to enlisting he was employed with the beardmore a co tanneries friends will hope that word of good progress in jils recovery wljl soon follow mr charles binnle received word that his nephew sat f j johnston was seriously wounded while serving in italy sgt johnston enlisted from acton in july 1940 he has been over seas about two years his parents pte w h johnston and mrs john ston are from saskatchewan 138 at blood donor clinic in acton tuesday acton sounek wounded an appeal for halton to measure up in this loan oakviho ontario october 16th 1941 citizen of halton county our government is calling upon canadians to subscribe to a loan to finance the war much has happened in the past mon ths to mnke us glad and thankful that we had a hand in making the last loan a success today final vic tory is assured if there is no weak ening in our efforts both at homo and on the fighting front we know that our soldiers sailors and air men are doing their part nobly and we must not falter in our duty to them and to ourselves subscriptions to the new loan will open on the 23rd bistant and will continue for three weeks the min imum amount required by the gov ernment is si 30000000 an increase of 100000000 over the objective of the last loan this means that all of us must in rease our subscriptions it is our duty as well as our high privilege to have a part in this task vou can aid by thinking talking and working for the success of the cam paign a t weldon chairman halton county national war finance committee life membership pbesented founder acton chapter friends here will be interested to learn that mra che smith wire of rev mr smith of nlagaraon- the lake was honored by the i o de of which she is regent and raenibers presented her with a life member ship mrs smith was the founder the duke of devonshire chapter in acton twentyfive years ago while she resided in the rectory here she gat hered the group at her home whtre the first organisation was formed in acton it is 30 years since mrs smith was given national membership in the daughters of the empire acton enustbientb victor fatrlcs has joined tha can adian army and to now euuonsd at brantfortl ivrn mj pte peter turkosz of acton who kultcrrcwmarl injuries while on active service overseas he is a son of mr and mn andrew turkosg life memdership presented at meeting of knox wjhts the knox church w ns held their meeting in the class room an thurs day last in the absence of the pres ident mrs blow mrs k j hassart very ably conducted the meeting the devotional part was taken ty mrs g lent reading the scripture lesson and mrs patterson leading in prayer after which the secretary- treasurers report was given mrs cordlnef gave a reading on thahksglvlng followed by mrs pat tersons reading of a poem entitled tite volunteer orgonlit a pleasant surprise was given mra h mainprise when a life member ship was presented to her a gift from her family un gould presented her with a life members pin a request was made for new cr slluhtly used clothing for the bale to the commission will invest in 7th vttlory loan cordon smith resigns from the sub after service of sixteen years thb regular meeting of acton pub lic utilities commission was held on monday evening commissioners c m hansen and j it macartlur were present mr cordon smtti who has btn employed by the commission since 1d28 tendered his resignation miss speight the secretary was instructed to till out the necessary forms for the commission and to apply for another helper through selective service mr smith in tendering his resignation effective at the end of the month thanked the colninlsslon for the cor dial relations wmchhsd existed be tween himself and the commission the woooln bonds which the pub lic utilities hold that are being called in by the government are to be in vested in the seventh victory loan superintendent wuson reported that the culvert leading to the spring property had been extended by the highway department this will make an improvement at the entrance to this property the following accounts were pass ed for payment hydro depc bell telephone co services t 564 canadian general electric co supplies 2u3 macdonald electric ltd sup plies 4924 cnr and transports express 912 he pc of ont supplies 9 13 whithorns garage gas and oil 98 depl of national revenue sales tax 13294 ca line materials sup plies 33u line 4 cable accessories ltd supplies 3943 automatic electric ltd sup- pm shoo james r kearney corp ltd connectors 6810 mms3 hydro dapt power at apring mat hdro dspt september opar- mlu is seven dbatara am aanatnei saher bssuaaai far sfarjji ihnatlnn aasi 38 receive bnsaae ihrllnasi far iwnl uumlloaa mnrr near donors needed if clinic to be 138 from acton and district res ponded to the call for blood donors at the clinic here on tuesday morn ing while oie number is down a lit tle from last record clinic it is still a splendid response from the town and the district following were the donors on tues day morning those fron the district and potnta outside of acton l o johnston mrs m robertson w beatty minnie prank helen m akltt mrs d doug las d matheson frances whale mrs f dean e pasmore j macnabb loss gordon roy johndon m stor ey alleen mcmillan chas w lasby e fisher bert awrey mansel nel lls it awrey howard crair mrs e fisher mary v matthews george lacey mrs m j bolton wm kee marlon eby dr b i young roy blacklock alex waldle arthur h diamond harold ferguson edward watts ruby walker ivan richard son lloyd johnston wm ferguson clarence wilson arthur hill joseph jennings wm allison alex near er nest somervllle mrs robert warne mrs w welkins marlon diamond the donors from acton were j d lappln g l kalbfleisch orrie lamb ralph mckeown h holmes a ralph j whltham lloyd masales e marso c r west d mceachern j e lambert h ritchie l masters c swackhammer clar ence coles mary f parker s lome a moore w e dawklns j w wolfe j if boulton s collett we allen a klrkness f g oakes hub ert brooks g bowman j creasejr margaret elliot claude l cook wm dobble mrs j kentner john hardle flora hunter george somer vllle wllmer watklns mrs d drys dale pearl kennedy inex mclellan margaret somervllle rev a w fas- bury george musselle wllma west george holloway doris kentner mrs b anderson percy woods grace townsley marguerite ryder douglas priestly mrs a crlschow nell gibbons esther taylor edna fryer w mceachern fred stewart earl e davidson wm mlddleton lawrence webster max pallant wm benson mrs gordon moore melvln mccutcheon cordon smith gilbert a sinclair wlnnlfred atkinson c j vahcoozen anthony hufnagel chas cults mrs morris cordon eileen close miss margaret toogood elean or jocque mrs e russell grace gib son doris smith annie black doro thy barber fred kentner l yule j a robson g robertson a brown w fronkum ceorge gibbons d ii palmer k klanfer wm water- house ben salmon charles mcmil lan doctors in attendance were dr w g cullen dr w g c kenney and dr waller mrs geo benton was in charge of the following group of nurses mrs val force mrs black miss walker mrs w c cullen mrs bradley miss mcphederan miss marjorks near mrs tarswell mrs d gordon mrs w flnlay mrs vannorman and mrs h smethurst mrs w j beatty was convenor of the refreshment committee or mem bers of acton womans institute the continued on page five coming events announccmmu of ullnsa ccm t kvub dndcr this hasdlns sfs ctursvd 10 cent fwr lo with a aalsimuaa chars t aor asaohccfsaal ol ajc acton boys band concert in town hall sunday october 22nd at 8 pjn dont forget the friendly circle tea baking sale and bazaar october 21st at 3 tun in the basement of th united church dance in erin town hall satur day october 21st harvey rubera orchestra prize for spot dance ad mission 33c dancing to 13 coma to bachelors danes la th norval parish hall on friday ma inc oct 27th harvey fishers atx ssshr- i modern and old tyroe rtanns ta sctsti s2- v oct 30 at mo pja rtiiisaaljnn cusrstte rood far osaaaaas mnrait t