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page pour the acton free hess thursday tomb lat l district news varietal lie faw auvmi in cetahntusitrea nearby wh many of oar reader ar interested everton sunday vuilon with mr and mra ted jectin and familv wtrv ur b un bill craig and jackie toronto and mr and mm max milne rock wood ur and un t ii mcoulrheon mkitrl n sundav with ur and mi kdar el ten ton mufal hit muriel urnham and ur jack mortll guelh visited on sun j da uith ur and mra j- p ham mr and mr w alevaruler visit ed on sunday with ur and un jrtn lumllton mr nt uii harvey j atln and wbv soiled ui d ur stanley urkh u iph on sunday mi and mn harold wright and fatml wrrr in ilradford tutay l the fun rl of ur wright father swntth ratrixltfl to them in thtir v of m fiin r nd grnd father ospmngk eden mills mr robert hammind mr ami mn hmer llimmimd and ixy of pari and ur wm ijoniour wait ed in the home of mr and mn floyd hammond recentl the many friendi of ur william mclran are pleased t train he- hai relumed from the hospital mr ami mn krt wmirthimiae- and sons ient victoria ia with rel tue in hamilton mr and mm d booth and famin nent victoria i with mi and mi a turden in curlph mi and mm kllml of monti cre k u re holiday ititor in the home of mr and mm grant inglr mr and mi fred kielu and ttn it moorrfleld lilted reoenlls v nh ir anna coulton mr and mm thorn rrnnie of toronto pent sunda u ith mr and mr w j umric mr and mm donald clark v mil ed ith relative in hamilton rec entlv mr joaeph 1aibv of toronto pent sundav in the home of hti parent mr and mm wallace l by sr mm sh of acton was alao a visitor in the unir home tail week mm fllxateth rennie of cuelph la luting in the home of her daughter mrs w j ixm rie and mr lowrle ults mary daniel and mm ellen daniel spent vlrtoria dav in the home of the formers grandparents mr and mm w j lowrie the mav meetings of the wms and ljidtes aid of the ivesbrterian church ft4 held in the church parlor with a splendid attendance mr and mr donald clark were victoria dav visitors with mr m clark rockwood mrs anna coulson spent the weekend with mr and un cor don aitken in guelph several from this district at tended the gracie fields concert on saturday night mm cm sunt- r and mi k ladu imnt illoaaoin weekend with ur and urs arnold sunter and family at niagara falls ur and mm o e ilowe and mm a u howe of trenton v luted over the week nd with mr and tmr a ucklnney meur charlie and jim scan ion of iandetboro called on friendi ben- here on saturday i miu uary slruthem of toronto w at a week t nd visitor with h r hrothrr and itt r in law mr anj mm jiinr mutt hers mua ada fume m nt a f w imnuy with fricjuli in lti mi jihihi llunti i now em plutd with a conn j tor t wei land mn 11- tom ii of iiit krir vikiling hi r uml mr tito ander miu mr artdetmiri mnv friendi m orr to learn he h miffcrlng fioin mi mf- tii it hl fair hut w ivh for him i m edv n t ov rv mr and mm byron hrvirr at t tided the mknle mfarlane wedding at guilph on saturdav mr and mm iv rt craig and joan i of cieiirgftown were week end gucit with mir r and j hunt- day iiltim mr fienrfr i- rotertkon of north llav was home for the week end with hi part nlv mr and mm o i itotmttmm mr richard brown and uiu un i ur de knln mint w i re rushed to the g iph hospital on saturday nikht itifferlng from fixl poisoning after recelv tng lr ntnn nt ixtth uin abli to n turn hom muihiin the forgotten men rockwood during the weekend members of tha rockuood bo scouts were out convoking for the manitoba flood rallrf sundav evening quite a number tram the village were up to the stone church where a concert was held under the auspices of the young mens class on behalf of the manitoba flood relief selec tions were givon by the choir vocal number bv mr wllleyt miu bar bara ward and john rockwood gueat speaker for the occasion wai rev kenneth mcmulan of st an- drew presbyterian church of guelph the church was well filled and a good sum realized a the conclusion refreshments were serv ed in the basement and a aocial time enjoyed mrs dave arm strong was accompanist for the rockwood artists the many friends of miu re illy who keeps house for rev father callaghan regret her removal to st josephs hospital guelph last week saturday evening a few were in guelph to attend a concert in the guelph memorial gardens when the celebrated grade fields was present under the auspices of the guelph ys mens club a few who were home during tm weekend mis elizabeth mcphedran of orangevllle mr seth ward of toronto mr j h qlbb of drayton mr lorn unfoot spent the weekend in london the flower bed at the cenotaph la a mid of bloom at present tulips all of one color mrs fred lam bert ha a number of tulip of dif ferent color in bloom at wall u mr rubtell peart i ing in a v tt ran s hospital in the south of th united states is u utenant corridan who was dec orated for extraordinary heroism at anno beachhead after collapse from emposure he w as inv allded home wlth tuberculovis in his six yearn at the hospital his fiance has phoned him once bul has never come to see him of three brother and three sisters and their w ive and husbands most of them living nearby not one has visited him vet he is winning hit fight against tuberculosis and neglect that anrlo hero is one of ten of thousands who lie today on the white cot of american veterans hospitals shamefully neglected br their families holman harvey a writer toured such hospital sat bv the bedsides of scores of patients and talked with doctors and nurses he reports w hat he found in the mav readers digest other soldiers dont take the neg lect as well as it corridan pfc joe halsen repeatedly telephoned hi absent familv without result rcccntlv he turned over quietly on his cot and died harv ey got the storv from halsens roomale joe had a wife and three kids and two brothers thev never came to see him he lav there brooding over them for months on end the article state case after case corporal pack cralne shrnpnel- wounded hero of pattons third army haa seven relatives who have not visited him in five years though all live w ith in 40 miles carter macklin kept writing to 11 bro thers and sisters without ever get ting an answer his wounds are nearly healed but he will carry another scar inflicted by his own 1 blood kin a world war i man i who fell in the rattle of the marne staked his son to a higher educ ation the son today a university professor has not visited or written his father in aeven years moat neglected of all veterans are the men still in neuropsychlatric hospitals many of them finely gift ed individuals who broke under tha shock of war forty per cent at one hospital had had no visit from fam ilies or friend for nearly a year many families in whom has sur vived the oldfashioned dread of the mad house shun the neurop- aychiatric wards vet only a small minority of mental patients are vio lent the article says and for lim ited periods the others are mild among them you will find a gen tleness of manner seldom met with in the outside world fear of visit ing tb hospital is also widespread though baseless doctors agree that the chance of contagion under the rigid controls maintained in these hospitals is lea than is encounter ed dally n public conveyance canada minister of the depart ment of veterans affairs adds his own views to the author we of the department know what a lift it gives the hospitalized veteran to be visited by members of his family writes the hon milton f grefg vc we urge that everyone con cerned recognize iuch attention ai his personal and patriotic reponi- lblllty campbellville s rvices on sunday at st johns anglican and st george s angli can churches are cancelled to al low member to w itness the or liniiiiim nt iiav- mr pimirill iu st catharine r v mr and mm iouritt who luve rectnlly settled in the village h tory held an at home on fri- da afternoon from is pm and boo p m everyone in the com munity was inviyled and over 100 t jled pouring tea were mm harvey lllacklmk mm george castle mm wm dales and urm ttturk- lock s rvtng were um ross cmt im rt um a turner mr camer on winn um f davenport mr m mellmar mm j harris mrs c agnew mm t dales mm j k rouse mrs g hrltton mr and mm arrhle ilrane and diuuhtrr ruth caihett w hamilton called on sunday the tables were tteautlfilllv dee- orated with silver tea nrvue and candelhra and tulip and forget mr- flvl among thmu- attending were rev mr and mrs jtlffim thompson of milton ri v mr and mm rerrl or milton rev mr and mr i us too of rotkwood and acton sadness struck the wheel i ha n familv for the third time in nr u ih k wh n word vt at received that mm jack whei llhan brother aunt id yun was accidentlv killed on his fathers farm mr stanley swltier of hlnbrook while farming with a u am of run a way horses he was found by his mother with si vere internal injuries the sym pathy of this community goes to this family during their recent her nvt niml about vkv atb ruti the ith an uual kmplre pay celebrations held in this village when the bualne men sonorcd fin works after dusk ai the conclusion a street dnnn was i njnved when howie orchestra of guelph provided mus- u for dancing mr charles rob rtn from fort nt uon dc is spending a months v acatton tx fore being transferred to medicine hat alberta with the radio range ur is visiting his brother mr james rolx rtson and family mr mntt mm wallace king an 1 joan mm robert early ijoyd and anna mr and mm howard lush and boys were guests at the wedding of miss wknnlfrvd farly daughter of mr and mrs cecil fjitiv in toronto saturday sympathy of the community is also extended to mr robert kll- iot and family whoae sister mr robt ambrose after spending two j ears in a hosptal in malton was looking forward to being home with her husband in toronto when shrt suffered a heart attack and died funeral services were held on tuesday afternoon from toron to mr and mrs howson lush and family and mr wlllum hurrrn were sunday guests with mr and mrs ernest bailey and mrs jack ware jn toronto mr and mr robert menzles were guet at the wedding of their grand nephew son of mr and mrs aubrey davidson in hamilton j on saturday mr i r rentley and daughter i joan from port perry were week- end guests with mr and mm h purdy mr james deforest was hostess to the st johns w a meeting when mrs porritt was made hon orary president mr ross carbert presided while mrs e rlacklock had charge of the devotional period mrs millar thanked the ladle personally for flower and card received while in the hospital mr e black lock gave the treasurers report which was encouraging after which 25 00 was donated to the winnipeg flood victims a combined meeting of both of the churches is to be held in st georges lowville on thursday night of this week to discuss a gar den party mr ross carbert re ported on the annual convention in hamilton mr charles carlson and friend of hamilton were sunday guests with mrs samuel calms guests of mr and mr edward parsons and famly last sunday were mr h williams of islington mr and mrs r l parsons and fam ily of alderwood mr and mr f voyce and family of cookaville mr and mrs a e klturmaster and edith of toronto mr and mr daniel allan and son of mil ton made tame by ntur starvation flooded st vlti mnitolu tb 1 m ui torn w ii whn and j- thi ft mid jirt vtill lx umuiukf tund pigeons invade a rt w tit tt in frfuud to liavi until nil l th if in- wilhuoson r llihtation 7f t iv th m imtolm f i- i lof baptist mission band hold annual picnic at home of mis stan cripfs th kay ford mlvslon hand of the alton baptist hiirrh hi id us first puaic friday may mlh on the lawn at thi sftome or mr stanley frlppe games were enjoyt d by the chlldnn after which a bountiful supper wai served the races rt suited us follows dropping the clothe pins wiime wagner throwing the ball bob cripp relay iltkb iindsborough side i uckv spot margaret sunter hiimint iacv beverli y jntner on tnamii- hunt warne wagner lullimin contest charlie sunter might pupils the kindergarten teacher was making her pupils finish each sent- ence to show that they understood her teacher the idol had eyes but it could not children ln unlaonl sear teacher m had ears but could not children hearr teacher it had lips bat it could not children speak teacher it had a nosbut could not pupil- enthusiastically wipe it princess theatre milton i june programme june 1st trail of the yukon kirby grant shadow of the west enqle read june 2 3- johnnie apollo randolph scott june 5 6 samson and delilah cecil de muc hedy lamarr the great picture of the year june 8 tokio joe humphrey boqart june 9 10- fools gold hopatong cassidy neave it to henry mary sluart wm tracy june 12 13- secret garden margaret obrien dean stock we 1 1 june 15- cardboard cavalier margaret lock wood sid field june 16- air hostess rum ford gloria henry home in san anioine roy acuff june 19 20- not wanted sally forrest kerfe keffe june 22 23 24- cheaper by the dozen chfton webb myrna loy 3 nights a must see picture june 26 27- east side west side barbara stanwyck van hefin june 29- strike it rich rod cameron june 30rjuly 1- tarzans magic foun tain rex barker brenda joyce bowery boys leo gorcey shows 730 and 930 each evening orktd on dilvc hftiiriis from klood all i oililr ll a world wide apmul has gone forth for aid in lh rt atahlish mint of thi hnniiliu unrortunates nv im- in thi km ulcst mood dis usti r in curiadu s history since the rimi rur wint on ihe rump ace um stjuari mllis or southern mumloim hnv i ih- n flixlil nnd vin wiikh htm uin dnv tin h link vn hiin of at ton n luttiett riom tin flood nrea of win ijm i jiimi ttn inti rvn vt v ith him pnnlil a vivid pu tore of trie dev usttion and di solit ion tht has njid iiihi ihmihii itid dt stit lite aft r working on ttie dikes dirk explains rm the tn aded mmigi can m ipiicklv sh ii dis aster for perhaps a whole mcllnn in the winnipeg area irli and voung school chlldnn all oinel in the gigantic water fight ciotng ulong thi strn is in a boat viiu look in the second ston y of the houses nnd see the furniture lohting around close to the ceiling the amount of co cration he tween the flooded peple is amaz ing dirk said when thev were told to evacuate heir home they just picked up u hat they could carry and nluindoned the huilding to the mercv of the swiftly ap proaching waters of the red river truck of rand tac could not nlwovs get close to the dike nnd a human chain of v olunteers was formed the 7s pound hag were ptwed from man to man on their wnv to the all important dike where possible dike of mud held tuick the rnmpint waters and dirk van goozen explained that it was almost necessjirv to tie your tooiji on or loe them in the gooey mi of mud after the ee witness account of the disaster we explalnel that a local fund had been stnrted and dirk said they need everything they can get nassagaweya institute elects new officers mrs easterbrook hostess the annual meeting of the nas- sagaw eya womens institute was held at the home of mrs b kaster- hrook with an attendance of sixteen members mrs j robertson vice- president opened the meeting mrs a padbury district dir ector gave a report of the directors meeting held recently in milton after discussion it vvns ducided to cater for the wardens banquet to be held in the township hall mrs j robertson was appointed representative for the musical festival board mrs v rlnehart presided for the election of officers which resulted a follows president mrs l campbell 1st vicepresident mrs a diamond 2nd vicepresident mrs a padbury secretary treasur er mrs m mahon assistant sec retary treasurer mrs e easter- brook district directors mrs c elliott pianist mrs v campbell flower convenor mrs p rlnehart publicity convenor lira b free man auditors mrs rlnehart and mrs m moffatt mrs h wilson presided for the following program a reading mrs m mahon piano solo miss- audrey rlnehart reading mrs a diam ond two game naming contests were won by mr morton and mrs mahon refreshments were served by the committee in charge mrs fletcher mrs elsley mrs rlnehart fe mrs mahon t k nigol 0 wfmoriais and cfmetfhy engraving llk 173w skp nmt door to hotchins bakesy solid brick bungalow five rooms tatntjt altai hed un fortr yood garden ready lo im worked by you soil water mvdr come and inipect lint f ofrittjrlablr dorm fnved sroeit convemrril lo train iiuves and itofe many other dwellings in aclon rock vvcxxj and cuelh imrnediafe onssion ttj nmd pnf woimi mii oi mllmt or huvmg real tsth un pisiit i tv f ijm1 litilwatioii dimanda skillful j i dm in nil phasi s f i evtale practice elpert kii miami uml ffn m nl miviii most nplin huphauid method ruin lo in vtith lonfidiixi i nuill 1 hw mtiatl or how large our prohli to l t sll infonnd unit highly trained sphiallsul in tins in id lok wfli r vmit int lests wright real estate and insurance appraisors realtors insurors over 40 y ar cnplrnr in agriculture building rcinstrucllon and rl wui v i urigkl wilbur hi- immnwu h v b wright iu h rd lurlpk pluuu lu hri ifmino iir pait planning lor tht future maple cattle breeders association 1945 fifth anniversary 1950 tuesday june 6th 1950 2 pm you are invited to tee the progress made in five years by ihe largest insemination unit in canada guest speaker prof o e saithby nutrition as it itrtainh to rbefdint eiticitwv c i grtbam drputr mlnutrr of agrtrallurr wb pnrd til inlt on junr 6th ims wilt b hrrr inspection of sires equipment and buildings jain or shine protection provided kvfbvone wlltolll lunch available it j daiilington prcsuli nt q w kefter s y manager tax notice1950 municipality of acton second instalment now due attention ii druwn to the payment of 1050 taxes which are now payable in four instalment taxes are payable to the municipal treasurer at the acton public utilities office inauluenu are due a follows second instalment june isih third instalment auoust isih fourth instalment octobh it according to the tax collection bylaw a penalty of h of one per cent per month will be added on the amount remain ing unpaid after the fifteenth day of june thia penalty appliei to each instalment in a similar manner tve attention of ratepayer is directed to tha penaltim and othar ctattaag u printed on tha reverse side of evety tax notice and explained in detail on every tax bill make payment now and take your tax notice with you when makino payment j mcgeachie collector