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m i ht jvtf m jfctt press seventieth year no 17 acton ontario thursday- october 26th 1944 eight homeprint page fhf goata assessments appealed at court of revision last night ims aft fta ball for apreala mot ap- pvorci tf cmmtuvouatr itaaaa at hldalght fltten councillors a mason w j o oaks c u klrkneas and j h boul- ton war present laat evening whan acton ooundl mat and reeva j m paid supreme 8acbificb mambara of council took the usual declaration end eat aa a court of revision on the ims assessment rou the first appeal was on the property of r j hargrave on young street who felt the increase on hu property waa unreasonable the only improve ment made was that the building had aiding applied and the stucco remov ed a garage on the property waa also assessed for the first time com- partscn were made with assessments on similar properties the appeal was refused and assessment confirm d mr davles appealed his assessment on lhepropertybtthecorner of young and mill street he felt it was not assessed in comparison with sim ilar properties ljuid value waa not changed but the assessment was re duced s1s0 on the building mr geo lantz appealed raise of a of 400 on his property on main street no improvements had been made and he felt it should not have een raised the assessment waa confirmed mrs lawson appealed assessment on her property on frederick street there had been an increase of saoo on this assessment this year it was raised to bring it in line with similar properties assessment on the build ing waa reduced by 200 mr peter androchow appealed an assessment on property on brock av enue there was an increase of s1s0 on the land and building improve ment had been mode the ment was confirmed the roll was confirmed with the changes as noted on the various prop erties mr palmer made inquiry if the waterworks was likely to be extended on main street lo scene street he waa considering buying property jn this section council could give no definite word as this installation de pended on the decision of the rate payers to tnstal a sewage system mr f s blow discussed wlfli coun cil aaessments on business property accounts were passed for payment as follows bell telephone co services 709 coopers drug store supplies 70 e e harrop postage 4 si w cutting cutting grass 5 20 l w agar coal for hall 1680 acton welfare board accounts acton boys band annua grant ueut raymond s hllller a mem ber of the acton junior hockey team who is reported killed in action over seas on september 34th his parents and family reside at port perry pic ture by courtesy of tho port perry star a lettex to you x ims eg she sev enth vlesast iaa d 1 feel is la my ehsty u try ssl sa apse on elhsen the leaa to the ike while to aswro victory weft wllhln their grasp they still need nmeai it is let as see to it that we da net fall she eg w oulgntloa and thereby proleag thla meedy eoat- filet causebur unnecessary leas of life and surf erbsg and delay the return of the beys who haw been ao long oversea to their 2483 5000 912003 the engineering firm of armstrong wood j co returned the signed con tract with amendments made as re- quested the contract wss read and studied by council a letter was read from the housing administration outlining the require ment necessary tor acton to take ad vantage of the new preferred ar rangements for home owners coun cu gave consideration of the require ments but could not supply the need notices were read from hospitals regarding admittance of indigent pat ients and the clerk was instructed to reply council made arrangements to pur- ss000 of the seventh victory chief harrop waa empowered to secure the extra police required for halloween council agreed to pay the usual ex pense in connection with the re membrance day service the municipal employee requested that they be paid twice a month in stead of monthly as at present coun cil agreed to this request it was decided to purchase the tile required for bower avenue from symoa hardware councillor oakes reported on the investigation regarding a drain hgln street i acton enusiment8 the can- gerard karley has paths army arid is now brentford casualties reported on acton soldiers during past week information cotrantlnje wounded and soldiers known by many of our readers mrs pearl jr lllgglnv bu received further word regarding the wound suffered by her husband gnr jamej a hlgglns a telegram this week tales the nature of ms wound are hell fragments in the left forearm- mrs- hlgglns was assured that further information would be forwarded as soon as received mr and mrs- henry barden eden mills have received further word as to the injuries suffered by their son pe lloyd henry barden the 21 yearold soldier was wounded in action september 27 while serving in italy with the irish regiment three letters have arrived t ha home from tho young serviceman he declared in the letters that jje was get- ting along fule having suffered a blight injury to the sole of his foot st alvln sammy taylor 20 native of moffat lost his lfe in a plane crash at mtleod alberta mr nnd mrs mansell taylor 61 erie street stratford received official word to that effect thursday even ing born jjbt moffat nasasaweyn township he went to stratford with his parents when he was nine years of age before enlisting in december 1042 he was a clerk while in stratford he was a popu lar member of the badminton club and was a member of centennial ev- nngellcal church besides his parents there is one sister olive surviving many friends here will regret to learn that gnr larry bridges has died of wounds received in action in belgium according to word receiv ed by his wife who now resides at was wounded on thanksgiving day 87 nelson st brantford gnr bridges in belgium later his arm had been amputated and then word wns re ceived of his death on october 20th gnr bridges came to acton trom england to join his brother leslie and was employed with storey glove co for five years learning the fine glove trade later he worked for the slmcoe glove co at slmcoe he enlisted in 1940 and has been overseas for threo years surviving are five brothers alfred george en- est frederick of england and leslie ot preston and six sisters edith flor ence jessie ethel wlnntfred of eng land and lillian mrs jas smith of acton he was the son of the late mr and mrs albert bridges of clay ton hiu near bristol england ha married e molly blakemore of slm coe in 1036 there are no children he waa a member of the halton rif les later the lome scots while a resi dent of acton he was on duty at the croydon airport in england during the big bltts acton friends will indeed regret to learn of tha death of this young nan and extend sympathy to tba members of tha family la tha burden they have been called upon to bear let its pattern ear giving in such sv meatier that srhes these boys do raitom we may look them in the eye shake their hand and honestly say von have done your duty and we have made every effort to do acquitted on a murder charge at fall assizes by subscribing cenerously to this seventh victory loan you wui save lives prevent farther misery and sufferin and shott- en the time for the return of oar dear ones rememhtir their sacrifices and buy bends buy one mere than before jr me mcdonald chairman of seventh victory loan com mittee mrs louis c bell 35 oakvilla was acquitted on a charge of murder t the fall assizes in milton she was convicted on a lesser charge of concealment of birth charges arose out of the death of her 34 hour old infant on june 17th she waa sent enced to one year in jail to date from the tune of her arrest on june 17th witnesses for the prosecution were tenants in the same flat as mrs b1l dr wra james deadman patho logist of hamilton performed the autopsy on the babe and stated the cause of the death was a fractured skull damage to the brain and hem- orage of the brain lining mr peter campbell and dr j campbell of london uncles of mrs bell testified that she had been in poor health since childhood and waa of a nervous disposition in his pica i be to re the jury mr c bogart coun cil for defense stressed the fact that mrs bell wag under nervous strain physically and mentally jury spent the night on court room benches p d j kelly said that ho was very sorry they had to sleep on benches nnd he would charge them after a short recess rather thnn have them spend another night in the courts room the verdict wns returned ot 830 seventh victory loan needs 230000 from here acton solmes wounded boys band are assisted in concert by lambert twins acton boys band under the lead ership of mr c w mason gave an other enjoyable concert in the town hall on sunday evening and wore greeted by a large and appreciative audience the bond was assisted by the lambert twins of rockwood with vocal duetts it was an all boys- program the band shows steady improve ment and is rounding into as fine a band as acton has had their uni forms add to their appearance very much mr george mason of the ys mens club was chairman for the evening 4 gnr james hlgglns who was wounded on october 10th suffering bomb fragment wounds in the left forearm 17863 gross sales oti boy scout apple day scout apple day was a grand suc cess in acton this year the gross sales totalled 178 63 which will mean a profit of approximately 11s for the troop this amount is a new records for the acton scouts and was an increase of 57 over last years figure which was the previous record tee money raised through apple day will be spent in financing the troop in the coming year and will be used to provide the scouts with badges and equipment to the citizens and visitors who so generously contributed to tho move ment the leaders and scouts nil soy thank you the victory loan theremometor at the post office warms up slowly at the start but surely it will boil over at the llnlsh overseas christmas away from war service league 218 parcels went from acton port office fat 53 mall bag to make biggest christmas mail ever forwadlti community speeds its christmas to those servbut overoeas in collective effort it may seem that christmas is a long way off but the christmas shop ping for the war service league has been done weeks ago and last week wednesdayto be exact the christ mas malt went from acton post of fice to the boys from acton and dis trict overseas we told you lost week about the community sale and the splendid res ponse but well never be able to tell you about all the things that enter into making the war service league of acton and vicinity such a broad and all inclusive organisation there were 218 boxes packed by 19 girls on tuesday night and each box weighed approximately 11 lbs the postage alone cost 9382 06 and required 53 mall sacks the total cost was between 1000 and 51100 each box contained a piece of christmas cake a big bar of choco- jate 4x8 inches 2 toffee bars 5 pack ages of gum 1 package of oxo 1 tin prepared meat lb cheese a tin of peaches 3 packages of soap 2 lbs honey 5 packages of hot chocolate 2 bars castile soap tube of tooth paste tube oft shaving cream and pair of socks or a sweater its a big task but since the service league ts community wide many had a hand in many ways some went without things they needed to give to the boys others helped in rounding up supplies its a story that never will be completely told but its a fine example of what a community can do collectively overseas christmas mail word era received aa tuesday night that gar herbert macphersoa son of a m macpberaon had been dad n avaaw en october lath jsbor i shown tha oisisias christmas hall ot acton and vicinity war sam league aa it left tlw acton fast offlce last wednesday ibr tlw hoy ovaraaaa postmistress ms fein brawn id jeasss coles and caretaker cameron l are almost at the fiftythree xaajl baa stacked ready for tha 1 i knox church marks ninetyninth anniversarysunday hev arthur cochrane of port credit guest speake vlfl- itliur soloist mr cecl lyness ncprlng the century mark the knoxvprwsbytcrlnn church in acton marked on sunday iu nluttynlnth anniversary with bellttlng services and splendid congregations attending the anniversary speaker on sunday was itev arthur cochrane phd of port credit ono of the younger men of tho church and a brilliant speak er special music also featured the service anil mr cecil lyncss of guelph was the visiting soloist tho choir arranged anniversary music and was under tho direction of cpl hnniett who presided at the console of the orrnn the mcstiiakeb dr cochrane brought on this anhlvorsnry occasslon were exhortations for faith and that more people come to realize that fulness and sufficiency are found in tho house of jcbus alone his morning sormon was based on the scrlptuine found in the with chapter of acts the sooth- unylng of the certain damieq told about in this scripture was likened to our present day faithlessness in palm istry cupreading etc this scripture olo brought out the power of money and its effect on the chief maglitrates dr cochrane in this address also drew attention to the various kinds of prisoners there are not all of whom are in prison and many who are in prison had the freedom of spirit and are not prisoners the only faith that matters the only thing necessary to be free from prison is believe in the lord jesus christ and thou shalt be saved and thy house in the spirit of song a young ladles sextette contributed a sacred number and the choir rendered an anthem mr cecil lyness tenor soloist of guelph again delighted the congrega tion with his number at this ssrvios i believe in the holy catholic church was the subject of dr coch rane address at the evening service the church he said is that which is made and created by cods son the church is something only that you can believe in it was an enlarg ing on the morning subject of faith because the church and faith go hand in hand the church as he saw it was not the building or the people or any private type of christianity but made up of all mankind and the thing in which we have faith mr lyness gave two lovely solos at the evening service ninety and nine and the lords prayer a mens chorus rendered a rousing gos pej number and the choir anthem had a fine violin obligate by mr el mer smith it was a joy to the con and all present that the minister rev forbes thomson was able to be pres ent at the anniversary services with the vtsming minister at the evening service tha usual denominational courtesy was observed and the ser vices of the baptist and the united churches were srlthdrawn so that the congregations could join in the an niversary ca rev mr wal lace of the baptist church assisted at the evesdsur serrfc darin the day the uimottertac of amptw- botduosshnareestiaaall half objective wfll be r and when acton and dtotrict qaou will be atubmsl tas- ncry wsattle ffl ammoce pl- eieea ifrrir tarers will he finish the job and read use large objective with the news of constant gains on the german front from all sides folks paused and questioned when the whistles and bells blew and rang out in acton on monday morning was the war over at ustt some day the bells will ring out that glad news and the whistles will shriek for joy but monday mornings serenade was a reminder that the job isnt finished that canada needs a response greater response from every man woman and child to meet the needs of the seventh victory loui m the quota is bigger than ever this time but the job is not impossible in another oolumn chairman j m mcdonald who heads the acton and district committee makes an appeal to every citizen acton has during the last few cam paigns carried on a bill bomb con- test in which every bond buyer could participate with christmas just sj- round the comer the publicity com mittee have arranged the usual prizes and made them appropriate of tho season and for more participants this time the tannery whistle will mark the completion of halfway in the campaign and when the objective has beeen hcached at s230000 the coupons the salesmen supply r when you purchase your bonds give a full explanation of the plan once again buy your bonds and your extra bonds early and get more opportunity for participation in the sixth victory loan the half way mark was reached on the sec ond monday after the campaign op ened the objective was attained m week later on a monday that may be some help to you in formulating your estimates over 700 attend t fowl sapper of knox ladies aid j the fame of the fowl suppers put on by the ladles aid of knox church at the time of anniversary occasion has grown through the years on tuesday evening at this annual event over 700 partook of the fine chicken supper provided with all the trim mings and the whole crowd which at times was lined up to the street were served in about three hours following the supper a concert was provided in the auditorium of the church which was enjoyed by the crowd attending artist on the pro gram were mr cecil lyness tenor soloist mlu wllva bell elocutionist and mrs rjbla klein soloist all of guelph mltsynda stewart atom in piano and vocal numbers mrs a wright erin vocal solos and the male section of the choir in chorus num bers kenneth anderson contributed instrumental numbers on the violin and cornet mr wm benson thanked the lad les for the anniversary supper and mr chas klrkness gave the rsaitlna the ladles aid chairman for the program was the minister rev for bes thomson ssslsmt with coming events aaaouucmtt qf xlrttas ctm hi or other kvaia adr iaf bmdtss r clwvaatt to emu fr lin with bifslu chare lo mmy ntoulcfaej ol tgc vmm halloween party post poned until friday november 3rd euchre under the auspices of tha scout mothers auxiliary in to par ish hall november 2nd admuaon age legion dance in town hall thuro- day nov 2nd al watsons orchestra admission 50c active service per sonnel admitted tree dance at brookvule tuesday oc tober 31m sponsored by busy 1 douglashume orchestra admaan- 40c teacup readlns at the st attempt guild bazaar sale of baking vegetables saturday october from 3 to e pin la the parish bissv m modern and qm tyme dane ap a si wnmm op m at riffiif