thursday january 13th 1943 inn auiun fkeb rncoa paok wvru jewidonald mr j l glbboni of acton wa away visiting friendi for a few day in guelph mrs daniel wllfong received word that her father passed away on sa turday in newfoundland mr and mrs j j smith and daughter mary and barbara of orlllla spent the holidays with friends in town his many friends are sorry to hear that mr edwin- currie milton heights u in the general hospital guelph they all wish him a speedy recovery misses patricia harrop and mar- jorie near have been successful in passing their examinations for reg istered nurses acton f offer congratulations many friends here are glad to learn that mr l starfcman cesitlnues to improve in health and is making splendid progress at the home of his daughter in toronto mr and mrs james m have re- turnedfrom saginaw mich whore they were called owing to the death of mrs moore father mr j l ready who passed away at the ago of 84 he was born january 20 185ft in acton ontario but lived most of his life in michigan whore for as years he was railroad engineer on the pere marquette also grand trunk railroads program cards uuncbtat the bloomsbur lit the regular meeting of the blooms buryuteratysoeletywasheld on friday night the roll call was an swered by a household or farm hint the business part of tlld meeting was conducted after which the president called upon mrs ken nedy to take the chair during the program mrs kennedy thanked the society for their aid in the christmas con cert at the school the following program was given rtmrdmbrbyrorpattron reolt tlon by marlon ferguson guitar solo by donald van goozon solo with gui tar accompaniment rending by wal lace lnsby speech by mrs kennedy speech by stanley fulton the presi dent ross gordon closed the meeting with the singing of the national an them euchre wa pla the pslzes going to mrs john dennis nnd c van goozen lunch was served an1 a sodal time enjoyed by all the oxecutlve decided to hnve a pie social on next regular meeting cgjt group varied activities new officers the cgit group of the united church have had a very busy month they took part in the sunday school christmas entertainment december 16th and held a christmas vesper service december 19th the evening of december 23rd the girls visited some shutins and sang carols and left a christmas token after their visit they returned to the home of mrs g w mackenzie and enjoyed hot chocotate and lunch and a social time the weekly meetings are held mon day evenings at 7 30 in the church school room with the following of ficers taking part for 1942 lender mrs o parker aulstanlflealor mrs pell president eileen gordon vlce- presidont bott dennis secretary annetta evans treasurer bunny anderson pianist mrs mackenzie the girls are busy at their cxup project making monograms and a baby s layette along with a mission study on china color jictures by wireless for every british cinema after the war television in two colors may be a regular feature in everj brltut cinema when peace comes as the rf suit of private research work now be- ing done in uartlnie b mr j l bain the scottish pioneer o tele vision color television was first shown b mr unlnl in public to the british as sociation in 1928 he emplos a process like color printing superim posing the three srlmnr colors red green and blue on one another the british association pitture was onl a few inches square but after man experiments the inventor was able ten ears later to send b wire less a large picture ilj ft b 9 rt in color television from th cr stnl palace to an audience of t ivmi people in the middle of iomlon his latest apparatus transmits at the rate of eight and onpthlrd color ed pictures a second exelrlments are now being made in both three and two colors and it u probable that it will begin with a twocolor system over the whole of great britain george wallace clothes shop 112 yonge st 2nd floor toronto take the elevator and save money w t patterson ro specjalsss in eye kxsunlnsulocft- orthopia 13 wyndham 8t gufclph ptmmm sim completely equipped office below mmher shoe store 7 cars f one new 1942 de luxe dodge sedan one 1938 plymouth sedan excellent tires two splendid buys highwaygarage a melsaac main stoke phone 14 general insurance now is the time to review your insurance are you fully covered to meet needs present dny d y about strpple mcntnl contract added to your policies to cover loss against windstorm earthquake falling nlrcrnft etc lot us help you our many years training in building construction financial and insurance makes us quali fied to serve you sound insu sou rro- ieetion sound com phli f l wright office cooper bid acton gregory theatre friday january 1 underground it exposes tho hushedup truth with jeffrey lynn philip dorn cartoon carpen ter bcnchlcy waiting for baby chapter 12 drums of fu manchu saturday january 17 matinee at 300 power dive itlchnrd arcn jean parker sailors three a flock of laughs wltli tommy trlndcr claude hubert news po monday januar1 ib model wife smart comedy with- joan blondell dick powoll sport hunting tho hard way traveltalk haiti carlooh farm frolics tax rate is reduced by sy mills in acton continued from page onej quested that acton become a member of the association no action was taken tho tccasurer reported that all but two of the cameron street resi dents had paid tholr share of tho guard fence erected at the end of cameron street the usual number of copies of the municipal world was ordered for the councll members council decided to rent tho arena booth to mr c jocque for tho bal ance of the season i councillor davison was instructed to hayo tho wator pipes covered at the town hall to prevent their freezing a motion was passed authorizing the treasurer to pay herbert fryer at tho rate of 3 00 per day while working for the corporation the clerk was instructed to write to the cemetery board requesting n member of that board to attend a council meeting to complete arrange ments regarding hiring of mr fryer biggest item on the council agenda wasdeaingwltht het imates and striking the tax rate for 1042 acton will this year have the rate reduced by 56 mills from that of last year the rate will be 4h mills and tho one mill subsidy from the provincial government will rnnke a net rate of 47 mills for 1042 tho rate allows also for proper maintenance to streets nnd some needed repairs to sidewalks about town tho total assessment this year is 810556 76 council adjourned shortly after midnight u s takes more canadian oats exports at higher levet though overseas markets lost by war ottawa cp timely incrcnses in united states imports of canad ian oats have replnced oversens mark ets ins bem of the war nn kent i nnvnl hoje higher gralm emergency sandwich hatrpro po in a ymca canteen in britain an uneected shortage of regular supplies inspired the canteen man nger to concoct a sandwich spread from materials oft hand the rviipe reads as follows tuo pounds of baked beans two tins of herring two tins of pilchards butter hrendtrumhs and flavoring so poputar was the mixture that three olunteer helpers made and cut up pi on than a thousand tif these sandwiches in less than tuo hours the volume of exports at level than previously coarse statistics shou exports of canadian oats rose from 4131297 bushels in 103738 to 4- 015581 in 193040 nnd 10 250182 in 194041 in 193738 the united stntes imported only 1750 bushels but in- creaud this to 9480546 bushels in 1939- 10 under federal regulations the destinations of exports nro not given in detail for 194041 but it was understood united states imports represented an important part of the total shipments officials said exports of oats con tinued to represent only a small part of the disposal of this product dur ing the five years ending in 1940 tho average holdings of oats on farms totalled 210096600 tbushols and marketings were 31844086 bushels dominion bureau of statistics of ficials said it was difficult to deter mine to what extent oats have been in competition with other grains as feed for livestock in recent years as western production of barley and rye have been larger it wns probable that the expanding hog population apart from the increased numbers of other livestock had enlarged the do mestic market for oats while ship ments to eastern points to make up for reduced supplies there hnve been enlarged officials said the oats statistics re vealed the western irrespective of the crop harvested from an estimated crop of 135 900- 000 bushels in 1935 thy marketed 29 300 000 bushels while their lnrgest crop j ear marketings in the five- year period were 15 600 000 bushels from a crop of 231 500 000 bushels harestcd in 1939 official said weekly war commentary specially written for the acton free press by by if if gordon cwnadun jpraem staff writer dolly reports of russian successes indicated this week that at no point on the long front from the arctic to the crimea had the germans been nblo to item the vicious thrusts of the rod army troops hocnpture of tho key city of orel 200 miles south of moscow wns unofficially reported jnn 13 thus increasing the threat to largo nazi forces on the central nnd southern fronts j tho russians are making a big two- pronged drlvo for smolensk 210 miles wwl6ttvf6scow their offensive is so strong that tho exchange tele graph agency report of tho removal of hitlers headquarters from smo lensk to a point in southern xlussln is not hard to believe soviet units many of thorn skl- equlpped are keeping the germans on the move and giving them no chance to for a solid line jreporfs from russin assert soviet airmen are creating hnvoc among tho retreating nazis by blowing up bridges and bombing road concentrations and sup plies i keeanture halum british forces mopping up on the egyptian libyan frontlor recaptured snlum jan 13 tills meant that the axis forces in halfaya pass offered practically the only threat to british communications with the main body operating on the borders of trlpoll- tania there was some indication that the germans retreating along the gulf of slrtc might mako a stand between el aglie 1 in and mareda a desert town 70mlcirfriho south moanwhltinfic vnnguord of tho british 8th army aided by tho royal air force stabbed repeatedly nt the retreating germans may attaek malta reports from various european sources told of troop concentrations in southern inly coupled with fre quent air attacks on malta recently the activity wns believed to be pre liminary to an attack on the british wheat feeding betterbacons face to face new york cp the united order of true sisters a jewish group of 10000 members are cut ting their oosmtnic bills in half to contribute to a plastic surgery fund for disfigured faces experiments in alberta report satisfactory results ottawa cp experiments con ducted at the beaver lodge experi mental station in alberta indicate canadian farmers may find it proflt- cble to feed some grades of wheat to hogs rather than selling it to the grain market l d fraser or the station staff in a report to ottnwa described experi ments in hog feeding carried out at beaerlodge owr n s enr period he vias referring particularly to con ditions in the piate river district but his findings would apply else where record precipitation during lulv august and september meant that much of this ears peace uivtr crop is lowgradi and tough mr fraser said it would appear he uidedt ha som of th bette g of wheat ami certainly the lowi r grades might be more profitably used to satisfy the overseas demand for quality bacon ptrt of the adantage from the inclusion of the heavier grains uas due to lower feed require ments and a substantial part of it to the higher finish nnd better grades secured mr fraser said in the far enst british troops with drew from kualn lumpur nnd took up positions on the malay peninsula only no miles north of singapore the japanese mnde several inndlngs in the netherlands eant indies where netherlands forces put up spirited opposition tnraknn small islnnd in the nren was forced to surrender in the face of overwhelming odds in the philippines united stntes and filipino troops continued to fight ngainst the japanese invaders round up japanese action against aliens of japanese racial origin in british columbia is befng taken by the canadian gov ernment under the provisions of the governments new alien policy these aliens will be removed from defence areas in the western province there are 23428 persons of jap anese racial origin in british co lumbia including 1714 japanese na tionals of mllltnryngc who retain their native citizenship prlmnry at tention will be directed to the latter in the rcmovnl order which becomes effective on a date yet to be fixed provision is to be mnde for the utilization of canadlnn jnpanesc de- slrlng to serve by the formation of a civilian corps the government announces thnt when protected areas have been defined for tho pacific const all en emy aliens of whatever origin will be rcmovedwom them there is a certnln element of jus tice in the fact thnt china who for years hns fought the aggressor finds herself nt long last aligned with the united nations ngainst the forces of fascism for too long did china face her japanese foe slnglehnnded while the western world still hoped that the potential enemy could be appeased olland scrap iron were fed into japan from the united states the burma road wastompgrarny ciojuhi f japan ate into chinese key cities and ports chungking was bombed end lessly yet gen chiang kaishek and the valiant people he leads never lost henrt the chinese withdrew into their vast interior nnd used the same methods of warfare which the rus sians have applied more spectacularly in europe count offens but china ntone unlike russia wns ndret strong enough for coun teroffensive now thnt japan is full engaged in other theatn s and china hns the support of all the democratic powers gen chlnng kni shek can throw into the battle his welttrnined manpower nnd china s resources with grenter confidence than err of success in this 12 week of war this is already apparent although the chinese could not muster sufficient power to aid beleaguered hong kong in its brave stand they ex some blows are all to the good for n blow at the axis anywhere in the world is a blow at hitler a further undermin ing of ids already tottering scaffold ing git chiang pos gen chiang in tho appointments made as a result of the washington conference between prime minister churchill and president roosevelt is to have command not only of all united hat i onus troops in ids own ter ritory but also in lhalland and indo- chlna n territory there falls to tho allies i his post puts him rightfully among the top military loaders of the second great war he will have much to contribute for the fouryears mili tary lore of his armies acquired on tho bitter fields of battle notably in guerilla fighting nnd in application of the scorched earth policy will have its use on other allied fields the cause china hns fought is now recognized to be part of the ciuso of all the united nations and she will hold a proud nnd noble place nt the table of victory heelc quick victory the speed with which china is able to develop its campaign will have a direct bearing on tho fighting in tho for enst thousands of japanese soldiers have been withdrawn from ihlnaorhenoffenlvfrirtmblaya tnd elsewhere in the attempt to make a quick cleanup in southwestern asia many of these will be needed on the continent if gen chiangs successes continue japans drive down the malay pen insula assumed grave proportions at the weekend and british military authorities admitted tw situation was critical nipponese troops pressed an attack on kualn lumpur the worlds crude rubber capital 240 miles north of singapore british defence forces withdrew from lines 50 miles north of kuln lumpur nt the same time taking heavy toll of waves of japanese who hurled themselves forward reckless- ly in the face of terrific artillery and mnchlne gun fire imperial troops in malaya have been fighting for a month practically without respite and the need for velnforcemenls in men and planes was declared to be urgent meanwhile a lull developed in the fighting in the philippines washing ton cffiuau-bclloved-tho- japanese were preparing for n mnjor invasion attempt in the nethe fnst ind les this view wns supported by bntavln advices telling of japanese naval nnd air activity in nether lands indies wnters while gen douglat mncarthurs foices continu ed to keep the enemy out of mnnllln bay the jnpnneso could lnunch iqr assault on the netherlands islnnds from dnvno 700 miles to the south on the islnnd of mindanao naxls quit agedaliu gen erwln rommel german com mander in libya is proving a slip pery customer aided by a sandstorm he started a withdrawal jan 8 from agednbin to el aghella the limit of the british advance last winter strong renrgunrds and wellplaced minefields have kept the imperial 8th army from delivering strong blows nt the axis main force efforts of the enemy to land sup plies on the beaches of the gulf of slrte led to the suggestion at the weekend that rommel might at tempt a stand nt el aghella against this was the assertion that british naval nnd air units were operating successfully against the coastwise shipping nnd advance guards an land were hnrasslng the axis troops from the south on eastern front russia s armies continued to drive the nazis back on the eastern front advices on jnn 9 stated the sieges of leningrad and sevastopol had hi en virtually lifted red nrmles south of moscow drove steadily toward the vyazma bryansk line in the crlmin the erstwhile besiegers of sevastopol retreated toward the north ond rus sian troops hoped to hem them in the peninsula historic speech landplanning fpr after- war afiticalltm flnj iiutry tik over plans for years to come london cp a committee to study the best use of britain s land after the war coupled with economic location of induitr has been formed by lord relth minister of works and buldllnrn pressure and are still righting m that zone w hete canadians stood up against the enemj so courageously better still the hae routed art at tempt b a japanese army to take the cnpital of changshn in hunan province anb inflicted decisive loues also they are attacking jap forces holding canton and nanchang such the committee will cunsidur build ing nnd other development nnd en deavor to prevent destruction of na tural amenities it will investigate dispersal of industrv nnd the econ omic sultnhllit of industries for loca tion in small towns and ctuintr dis tricts lord justice stott chairman of two njriculluml commiltcts during nnd afterttic inst war is chairman and members include i ardaddison a tormer minister of agriculture and lady denmnn chnlrrmn of the wo men s land arm prime minister winston s churchill is shown as he made his historic speech before a joint session of parliament during his re cent visit to ottawa lutauvcesnett dr e j nelson desires to announce that he has disposed of his medical nnd surgical practise in acton to drjchas dlskoxtt of horncpayne dr shortt will move to acton and assume the practise here on or about january ilth he will as sume all the records or dr nelsons office and be in a position to fill requirements of former patients may i express rhy appreciation of the many cour tesies shown me during my twenty years in acton and bespeak for my successor a continuance of the same courteous treatment from all that was accorded me e j nelson m d u sweet caporal tm suiist rosm im which tosacco can if tuano to the electors of halt on parliament reassembles next week during the past few weeks an organized effort has been made tp foist a national government on the people against their wishes so decisively expressed at the polls the reason given is that we should have conscription fpr overeas service i fear that the reason behind this ostensibly patriotic drive is quite a sordid one under national or union government in the great war wealth escaped taxation and profits made out of the war were disgraceful this time the profit clement has been entirely removed and wealth s being heavily taxed we are taking in taxes nearly one half of the normal profits of industry and as to excess profits out of every 1 000 we are taking 850 in taxation as to private incomes the same thing applies- where the income is over 500 000 we take over 40 000 in taxes where the income is 30000 we take half of it in taxes most wealthy people are patriotic enough to pay cheerfully but some dont like it and so a group of toronto millionnajres are sponsoring conscription obviously they would get nowhereifthcytoldthcfacts andsaidtheywantcd a union government in order to escape taxation and so conscription is the cry this country is making a magnificent war effort many times in size the effort of the last war in our armed forces on land on sea and in the air we already have the equivalent of nine divisions in the front line compared with our maximum of four di- visions in the front line in the great war our in- dustrial production in guns tanks planes motorised transport shells and the like is enormous the total cost to canada of the four years of the great war includng the cost of demobilizatibn was just under 1700 millioi s in thlsjyte car of this war can ada s war effort direct and indirect will exceed 2050 millions one undone half times the total cost to can ida of the gre it war this time canodu is bor lowing nothing abroad it is all being financed in canada and a large percentage of the cost of the war is being paid now by taxation this is as ir shduld be after the war is won the great middle classes of this country should not be ground down to the led of slavery in paying for a war debt aelumulated through eccss profits and rhtotleh failure to tax vealth i will be very glad to receive letters and sugges tions from my constituents as to how we can im prove canadas war effort hughes cleaver