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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1943
Page
8
In a surprising death notice, Parker died suddenly in La reals Leg Everton in his 64th year. The report notes no further details about the cause or survivors.
Local notices report several servicemen arriving safely overseas including L Cpl Edward G Elliott Ted and Pte Emerson Patrick in Eng land First woman from Acton Pte Margaret E Buchanan arrives overseas CWAC Public Health Nine committee to issue service statement once details are set Headquarters at the school.
Washington dispatch recalls Thomas Jefferson as America’s first gardener born 200 years ago this April. It credits him with cultivating vegetables for the Revolution, importing Merino sheep and diverse crops, and shaping early agricultural progress and esteem in Virginia and the United States.
John W. Akitt aged 74 died after a fall and passed away at his daughter’s home in Acton on April 4. He was born in Caledon Township and farmed near Ballinafad Erin Ospringe and Acton before retiring. He leaves his wife Agnes and four daughters and one son, two sisters, eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The funeral, conducted by Rev. Forbea Thomson, was held at Johnstones Rumley Funeral Home with interment in Fairview Cemetery Acton. Pallbearers were nephews Gordon and Lloyd Smith Robert and Hay McEnery Cecil Keeler and Bert Akitt.
Canada moves to complete the Polymer Corporation a Crown company rushing to produce synthetic rubber. Led by RC Berkinshaw and John R. Nicholson, the $45 million project uses top executives and thousands of workers to replace natural rubber amid wartime shortages. The effort promises a postwar shift toward independence from natural rubber.
Five crocodiles died in their tank during an act at a theatre in Huddersfield Yorkshire. Authorities probe the freshwater carnage as performers and staff await results in what locals call a grisly mystery.
Maj. Gen. Harry Williams, Director-General of Welfare and Education in the army, was killed in a lying accident in the Middle East.
The piece analyzes Allied pressure on Axis in Tunisia with British American advances and mentions Rommel retreating toward Sousse and Tunis. It notes strategic Turkish talks, potential Allied spring offensives, and Pacific prospects as MacArthur warns of a long war with air power as the decisive factor.
Allied squadrons continue to hold air superiority over the southwest Pacific and engage in aggressive operations against enemy airfields and shipping. The offensive effort remains extremely active as air perimeters are secured and enemy targets are attacked.
In Butte Montana workers toil in the Bear Tooth range high above the Canadian border pulling chromite ore for the Allied war effort. The Ampondaa Copper Mining Company operates the deposit with two mines Mount and Benbow, sending crushed ore via aerial tram to furnaces for chromium production. The ore, gathered from fields of snow and subzero air, supports steel and chemical needs.
In a letter to his dad the son questions why a father calls himself kind while three weeks pass without a financial check. The father replies with a wry note calling his own act unremitting kindness.
Auction to wind up the estate of the late George Lockett to be held Saturday April 1 in Acton. Grey Percheron mare one year old set team harness nearly new saddle and root pulper plus a 1936 Ford V-8 car with good tires listed for cash. TEAMS-CASH BOY HINDLEY, Auctioneer.
Public Auction will be held on Elgin Street near Main Street on Saturday April 1943 at two o'clock. Executors sell various household items from the Mahsales estate including bookcase piano desk chairs beds tables lamps and kitchenware. Immediately after the first sale, remaining estate of William B will be offered at the same location including dining chairs tables dressers couches and stove with cash terms.
Frnuer Jack Miner marked his 78th birthday on Saturday April 10. A noted conservationist and educator, Miner toured Canada and the United States giving lectures on bird life, reforestation, and wildlife protection. He is hailed as a premier advocate for tourism and conservation, with his work credited for awakening government interest in the tourism trade and bird studies across North America.
The Agricultural Supplies Board urges farmers to raise more piglets by preventing anaemia with iron feeding and protecting piglets from crushing with a guard rail in the farrowing pen. Begin iron within days of birth, repeat weekly for three to four weeks, and use reduced iron on a ten cent piece. A rail eight inches from floor and sides, well braced, prevents crushing. saving a pig helps meet a large bacon demand for 1933 with a ready market for about 8 million hogs at 200 to 210 pounds.
Two large inland built tugs named Ward and Watch were transferred on flatcars from Owen Sound to an East Coast seapost. They now serve in the Canadian National lighterage service, aiding vital wartime cargo flows for the United Nations.
National Film Board of Canada travel program screens educational films for citizenship in Ontario, distributing to 60 projectionists who tour by car, train, or sleigh. The project includes wartime films like Freighters Winter Fire and Far Country, with forums after shows where farmers and merchants discuss the war’s meaning for Canadians.
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