Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 5, 1942, p. 8

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jjlji paowoht tub acton free press thursday november ifljgda j mailed w jfe i j if ilw notfem ajhil or postr ttloat mj toottmf xjndsay at acton on wednesday november 4th 1b42 to tpr and mrs c h dude lindsay a ion donald frederick a brother for jimmy mother and baby doing fine in mddkotuam koszeuu in loving memory of a dear husband and felhef george roszell who passed away novemt ber oth 1041 efur peacefully sleeping resting at last mis weary trials and troubles put xn silence he suffered in patience he bore till god called him home jo suffer no more always remembered hy wife and family remembrance day service will be on sunday snow flurries keep coming at more frequent intervals but its no vember the rondwnys have been again improved by hie work of the road mnlntalner poppy dny is close dont forget the boys of the other great war and their needs a house belonging to errivst bennett puslinch township was burned on thursday night and all the content lost mrs robert j mcpherson just six months after the death of her husband mrs robert j mac- pherson passed away on thursday last at st josephs hospital in quelph in her tlftynlnth year although in felling health for tome months her pasting came at a great shock to many friends who did not roallio her serious condition born at nontlcoke ont blnnelio e dills was a daughter of the late george and sarah dills and hnd spent most pf her llfo in acton thlrtyflve years ago she was joined in holy wedlock to robert j mnc- phcrson and the couple hnd spent i tholr life tft acton while interested cjuj maif jf j n community nnd church her home fumsattiu ulttt a her greatest life interest nnd the itsfrrtry al fine motherly attention the gave to it will make her sndly missed by her two children eugene of toronto and ma benson corless at home and sympathy goes to them in this second bereavement they have sustained within a few months two sisters miss etta dills acton and- mrs f browning toronto nnd one brother g arlof dills acton also remain the funcrn service on saturday af ternoon was conducted by her minis ter rev forbes thomson of knox church at the johnstone a rumlcy funeral home where many friends giithered to pay tribute interment wns in falrvlew cemetery beside the beloved husband who had gone on just a little before pallbearers were messrs gordon smith e s foreo stan norton chns klrkncss jr iilshmnn nnd w k graham amonn the many floral lly boy- of brelthaupt leather workk penetahg mr and mr nell mcdonald and family mine daisy foliter official board and sunday school class- of the united church miss e m kelaher mr and mm e bralda mr and mrs s bralda col a o t beardmore mr and mr j m mcdonald mr and mrs john mcdonald and family llstowel col and mrs j e calvert and mr and mrs d c henry pigs may be pigs but become bonds arkansas idea of victory hop clubs spreads through sev eral states tonesbono arltnnana cp to market to market to sell a frit pig went some 200 members of the sun set victory pig club hevo recently nnd the results made history in uncle snnvs wnr bond drive in one dny fnrmorm embers trot ted out more ttinn 5000 worth of jtopqunllty fnt porkers to the coun trys first victory pig snle nnd they invested nil the proceeds in bonds the idea cnurht on fnst nw pic p 325 j snnford 2 qunrts floor clubs in nt lenst 14 southern nul mid- ol 4qc h ttobertson stnmps 6 esquesing council urges that feus service cmtiniicl grants paid to agricultural- so ciety and other township items at jtfondays meeting the regular meeting of esquesing township council was held on mon day nfternoon all members were present nnd reovo c h mny presid ed after the communications were lend accounts were passed as fol- lows hnlton mutual fire insurance co renewal policy on house nt stew- nrttown 6 bell telephone co ser vices 77 the georgetown hernld account 2579 c h way cecil chlsholm a vv benton and i m bennett selecting jurors 5 ench cecil chisholm attending judges court ro voters list and mllenge 635 a w benton attending judges court re voters list nnd mll- wnr engo 560 mrs vloln mllehnm to i ck lining council chnmbor nnd sui- reformatory gunrds have been searching tljls district for three in mates of the institution nt guelph who had escaped western states nro pumplnr tbods- nnds of dollars monthly into nvnr bonds and in arkansas nlono 12000 1h club boys nnd rlrls in nit the states 75 counties belong to pig clubs fattening porkers for the mnrkets farmers in this northeast arknnsns delta country conceived the idea for the club in which each member would select one pig from his litter t nnd fatten him especially for snle tributes p selected wore to be enrmnrked which nlvn bore testimony of sym- w n v for victory pnthy nnd esteem were those from a bunch of pens in blossomwas cipio club toronto mr and mrs i pledre themselves to produce a top- plcked the other dny on the farm ol 1 jns mncpherson mr nnd mrs wm quality product in a 90day fattenlnr hugh reid nnd its on view in tire mncpherson mr and mrs chns pcr townspeopiefanners out- fm puras window hynds mrs ethel martin nnd mr 0 nuen nnd ngrlculturnl of- nnd mrs harold martin mrs ger- n trampled through mud and n homemade bread wnsjhe trude rnmshnw nnd mrs frank benting rain to k under the stock- nt ht community sale one double j loaf ifcelted 270 nnd none of the i yards sheet iron shed for the sale buyers paid well above the st louis market rate for the prl7e pork ers and the jonesboro chnmbor of commerce 7etcd club members nt n board of hon 1 hi nccounts were pnld ns follows dr c k stevenson trentment to pntlcnt l g wnllnce funernl home ltd- funeral of in digent 30 bntos dodds to funeral of indigent 30 moved by murrny seconded by cleave that the road accounts be pnld 146531 carried moved by currle seconded by clenve that the treasurer be nuth- orlzcd to accept 1125 in payment ofj the six months interest coupon due the farmers got 200 volunteers tofoctoberlat 1912 far 2250 qnibond no 3777 province of alberta for 1000 held on nccount or the rnll- wny bonus fund carried moved by cleave seconded by wil son that sheeri elnlmsbe paid mel- drum stnrk 1 registered ewe 15 1 registered ewe 25 a n stnrk valuator 2 trips carried moved by currle seconded by wil son thht cnnndian legion post 120 be paid the sum of 10 for poppy dny j mnnton mr and mrs dourios bell mr and mrs chris mncpherson single loaves went for less than mncpnori girls mr nnd mrste s a splendid remembrance dny force mr r hnzzn mr nnd mrs window has been arranged in the a mnson mrs jns symon nnd johnstone nnd rumlcy store nnd el- family clntms dept of- canada life 1 barbecue feeders arid breeders of 1 fund carried llott bros have had n fine window to mnson knitting co officers nnd j other kinds of livestock hnvendop- moved by wilson devoted to victory loan i staff of cnnndn life assurance co lh principles of the plan the war jmmr nnd mrs jnmes chalmers nnd savings stnff reported nnd before the family grandchildren bobbie gary years end the world mny he henring and glen miss ettn dills mrs f 0 victory cows victory inmbs nnd browning nnd g a dills dr nnd mrs victory hens a b lyon mr gordon clnpp miss irene shiels nnd miss margaret mc- hurh mrs pnrk j dills mr and mrs m t corless miss frances nnd david nnd jnmes pills mr archie nnd miss mne wynn mrs wesley hairier with a beautiful lace table cloth and an envelope of money acusn october 3th 1042 mr and mrs frank swackhamer we your friends and neighbors have ajuembled here this everting on the fortieth anniversary of your wed ding day to offer you our heartiest congratulations and wish you well at this time when another milestone has been reached in your uvea ujnour sincere hope that you mny be spared to see mnny more npnlversarles what n privilege is yours to look hack over so many years of right liv ing nnd usefulness yenrs thnt have been filled with deeds of kindness and helpfulness to those nround you we recall tonight the mnny lime i you have helped so gladly and wil lingly those in sickness and trouble many times you hnvo helped enrry anothers lond and hnve spoken words of love nnd cheer to thoxe in fenr nnd j doubt you hnve nlwnys been nhle to see the needs of others nnd hnve per formed many nots of kindness you hnve proved yourselves worthy cltl- 7ens nnd nn nsset to this community as you journey tnwnrds the sun set mny the sunshine of gods lovo nnd enre fnll on you nnd surround you and now ns n token of the high esteem in which both of you nre held by nil we present you with these rifts tnlstinrjhey will remind you of your mnny friend nnd nelfihbors afchurchill as jhe ivy clings to the garden wall i clinging more tightly whntever he- fnir so mny your friends const nnt nnd true just like the ivy cling rlosely to you signed on behnff of your friends nnd nelrhbors mrs angus mceachern mrs tom gordon mrs wesley murray arthur wackhamer smith griffin mr nnd mrs swnckhnmer thanked their friends for their good vvishr nnd gifts afterwnrds everyone sang for they nre jolty good fellows speeches were given h messrs a swnckhnmer w mm rn d mc- tnvish c mrkeown r kerr ii denny nnd s griffin lunch wns served nnd cvervone hnd n very en joyable evening fall is here and here are fall goods thrift yarn khski alrforw nnvy ball 69c pullovers cardigans sls 32 to 44 191 325 print dresses 119 0 269 one lot skirts skirts faille- twedfl nnvy blnck nntl brown to clear aprons large variety of styles 29c 98c new cijosing hours in complinnce with government- request for conservation nf electric power- etc the following will be our hoifrs 030 pm monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday u0 pm i2v pm fiv pm p15t 1000 pm cm 3 1 ijchtnlnc zippers 25c 75c yama cloth for pyjamas ami iowns 29c 39c yd rayon fjabardine wine nnvy blnck rust copcn 100 cotton plaids scvcratcolor 45c yard jlyon whipcords fnll shades 98c ynrd word has been received- that bob slewnrt son of mrs nnd the lnte w h stewart formerly of acton is n prisoner of war in n german camp nnd ir suffering from n bullet wound in hlfi knee which took nwny his knee cap mr r n brown attended a yorkshire breeders sale at gait nnd purchased one of the highest priced i hodges mrs wm saundersmr nnd sows in the snle the sow was con- j mrs fred prntten sighed by a g crowe of jlcspeler the overage price of 42 sows was 8750 first prize sow sold for m0 practise bombing wherf coast clear no idle days for air coastal com- mand with targets waiting by fitaxr lowe iw staff writer an east coast canadian air base cp a tiny raft moored somewhere off canadas eastern const might well sere as n no trespassing sign for german uboats it is a practice target the one used by nlr- men nt this base to shifrpen tholr shooting ees so that when they jet a conning tower in their bomb sights thiywanil miss among those from outoftown nt- tendlng the funeral were mr archie wynn of slmcoe mr nnd mrs fred pratten nnnticoke mrs w hodge nnd mrs w snunders jorvis mr chns irvln rochester ny mrs chns hynds nnd mr mac hynds mrs gertrude rnmshnw and mrs frank mnnton mrs ethel martin nnd mr and mrs harold martin mr nnd mrs frank browning mr and mrs harry noble mm edna snyder and mrs minnie warrlner nil of tor onto mr and mrs m t corless clinton for soviet war geniuses moscow cp the soviet gov ernment recently instituted three new military orders to decorate rod army commanders for outstanding services in organizing and directing w nr operations annamotion shoe fomtrndltw comfortable anil reasonably priced 450 r d ilachun acton alexander mcdonald one of actons finest christian rharncters alexnnder mcdonnld pas sed away on monday october 26th at his home on main street in his mv- entytninth year he hnd been in fiilling henltb for some time nnd con fined to his home for seernl weeks atemnder mcdonnldwasnsonof j the hitt- duncan nnd snruh mcdonnld nnd was a nnvie ofbruee county as a uitg mnu he was employed in un- fanning buviness in porjt elgin nsmwinted with te late peter smith he continued allmhrough his life to be uskoclated with mr smith going with him when he nssumed charge of the ueuidmore plant in brncehridge nnd coming to aeton about twentv ean ngo to work with him here in the ben rd mure tanneries but it is 1 for his great lellgious feror that mr mcdonald w iii lie hesl lemembered 1 as n er nung man he liecame con- airmen are so accustomed to more 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 im iu u erted nnd joined the organization difficult task mom ml knottn lh atx r lmn utivo nnl a orkr in ii snt- thn como th rral trst af hi vlllll7n a but air mcdonald lhmbr skill hlkh lol attack xulll jm zjt n l hufchrt r institutions i plnnl whll in acton a ctkcl as- d lh thun hk a mllr mkmi wlt v church anrt up th paus turn come drift- m stpttbr4u tlie target is there bobbing on the wnves so smnll tlint from the air it looks like- h piece of lint caught j on a deep blue blanket ai0ullilt the borfibs explode with n dull plop while clouds of smoke drift up two tyie of attack are practiced ngalntt this harniless but valunble raft first the planes come in over the target in low let el attacks from 30 to 50 fett from the tips of the reaching waves the il btimb bus swinging ojien as they reach the mark hits are a dime a dozen in this form of practice its bxartlng work but the ing hack over the target theh their thinb hit the water with a wal lop kicking up a hjhiut of w hitc foam topptm with a halo of smoke this goes on for hours young pilots new to the idnllon wtlu take part aiming nt i he watersurround ed sphk in n gruelling efficients ted but seasoned eternns of coastal work kimi be then for when november 11th remembn buy victorybonds todxy prepare for winter buy choice dry onions a lender lb prnver and sundny school serxites and at lime inking the sun- dn ser ice fortnine enrs ngo he was joined in boh wedlock to mik margaret hiilin who hurmmi him nn well ax three druthers nei tt penetang john of listowet and archie of win- o nipeg man to nil of thee who ai hi1 auo be there for when dns i hu passing vrnpathy of evime when ihlngs are slackno con- 1 mrtbx friends here goes out voys want protthnionor tbonti lme tjl funernl service wni held on decull to hunt in less dangerous p evenmg in the cntted church waters the dont lake a holiday wu he mr kosbury in chaige o-s- as usual the climb into their j ted hv col cnkeil of the sakntion planes toojthem off thh ntnlrome armv of toronto during the service and bend for the practice t mnge t mrs b veldhlus sang a favorite the are no holidays in the grim hmjn the old uuggtsl cross in- game of coastal patrol nt least not ternifnt was made on wednesday in in this station and the men prefer purt elgin it that way it keeps them n trim it gives them the flying experience they crave and is the big reason u- boats are finding this section of can- advp coast unhealthy sday the pallbearers were messrs jos mnssey b veldhlus wm coojwr h mainprise wm mclaugh lin nil a t brown among the floral tributes were those from mr jos massey and fanv no 1 canadian spanish lib 5c 5 lbs 23c 10 lbs 15c no 1 lartre danvera i lb 4c 5 lb 18c 10 lb 35c no 1 medium cooking 1 lb 3c 5 lb mc 10 lbs 27c get your supply early pet food champion dog food 1a- tdehydrated pkg 1uc pard dog or cat food c dchdrotcd pkg 1jc ballards meaties do pkg seconded by currie thnt relief nccounts be pnld j 9868 carried moved by currie seconded by murray thnt cleorge c brown lw paid insurance on township hall s20 lire nnd theft lnsurnncb on township grader s79 65 cnrried moved by wilson seconded by murpny thnt grants be paid to the acton agricultural society- and es quesing agricultural society 7500 each nnd to the hnltonagrlculturnl society 25 carried moved by currie seconded by cleave that dale and bennett be paid on account of 150 carried moved by wilson seconded by cleave that in accordance with the provisions of the unemployment in surance ac the following be rated ns permanent employees of the muni cipality and that certificates of per manency be asked for cecil chis holm arthur w benton carried a bylaw was passed appointing haines and haines solicitors for the township in the case of marshall versus the townshlpof esquesing moved by cleave seconded by murrny w herons this council has been ndvised thnt the bus service from toronto to london is to be dis continued except from toronto to brampton and wherens this service is essential to the vlllnge of norval the town of georgetown nnd the vil lage of acton ns nil of the nbove mentioned places do of t business in the gltyolforonto which lh tjie centre for this- district and wherens the village of norval is on- tlrely without train service this council lb unnntmously of the opinion that the bus service should be con tinued as far as the village of acton carried moved by currle seconded hy mur ray thnt we adjourn to meet tues day december 15th at 10 a m or at the call of the reeve carried extra for air koidikkh london cp the wnr office hns announce i thnt airborne troops distinct from parachute troops have had their pn incrensed nhout th equivalent of 25 ccntb daily they previously hnd been receiving ordin ary n m rales prints iarce j assortment- 25c 35c i himpmcity patterns nrwi stjlr 15c 25c spun rayon kll colon 59c yard iuy victory bonds elliott bros phone 38 acton ontalto buy victory boxdsbeat hitler 13c 27c kellorsvgropup dor biscuits fkr cheese choice mello old ij choice medium old od 40c 37c pk cheese 20c 0 b m fancy loaf cs choice loaf each llrbarrs buy victory bonds save electricity -x- r v l isscami fortieth wepding anniversattfy- marked by presentation a veiy pltivsnnt evening vvas sp4nt at the home of mr and mrs frank pwackhammer on thursday qclotei 2llh wlfetwhelr neighbnrv and friends from acton nnd ospringe assembled to honor them nnd bring them goo i wishes and congratulations on their attaining tha fortieth ttnuersnry of their w editing ln after an evening spent in social in tercourse and gamvs a short prognm wns given mr bert duvidson acting as chairman the dining table w as set mm iwith candles and n large tlireeitor heilutlfullv deem at ed wedding take on top nf w hit h mimmi a miniature hrtde and grom i be grrnim and hride nf 40 venrs ago to get her hnnilled the knife that put the first cut in this cake and eu h guest rneived a piece of it the program 1 nnslsted of hie fol low ing rending h mrs howarl graff vocal solo h miss audr mr- arthur necompanled b miss dron on the violin reading b miss annn graff nn ntjdress of congratulation and appreciation w as read by mrs robert kerr and mrs u miller then presented mr f swackhamer with a fln wool sweater and mrs swack- joj rt w kov th mmn and tky kav tk coumat and ikm will to wln what is nmrod now it a steady incrvofc in product loo of tko woapoisf o war that will malt our forces invlnctbu hydro poworod mochinos in hundreds of ontarios war plants produco woapons to providn greater fighting powtr for tmsr at a in tho air on th battu fteldt to train quip transport and maintain our armed fort oachof as must work harder save a little more and lenslall we can to canada the more bonds we buy the greater is our investment tn victory to safeguard and conserve our vital supply of electricity in oef homes offices and shops is a paramount duty there ore opportunities every day every night for each of ut to save hydro for oar war in dentils these plants need all the power they can get every victory bond you buy and every bit of electricity you save ore contribution you can mate to victory i v jt- ilikii i toe hydroelectric power commission of ontario dor av- sjl i it p

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