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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1946
Page
8
Poem affirms enduring purity kindness mercy and justice as eternal ideals. It encourages every person to act with love and truth and to seek better hopes through helpful deeds. The verses promise a guiding light from above for those who strive to do good.
A thaw yet to come as a late winter storm hits the area. The piece notes earlier Ontario storms and outlines local transport changes with new Toronto coach lines in service. A social gathering honors a newlywed couple amid community life. Obituary mentions and farm loan advice conclude the snippet with Bank of Montreal support.
During his wartime service Mortimer rose quickly at X YZ Manufacturing before requesting industrial leave. He argued his Air Force unit deemed him essential, delaying release as he stayed at his civilian job awaiting pension eligibility and continued to draw pay.
Read about Jesus meeting two disciples on the Emmaus road after the resurrection. He opens scripture with them, explains prophecy, and reveals His identity in the breaking of bread, restoring faith where doubt lingered. The study emphasizes faith born from hearing and scripture.
The Canadian Legion branch in Sydney Nova Scotia sets a precedent by affiliating 14 nursing sisters as members. The move signals expanding wartime service linkage and strengthens local veterans’ support networks.
In the wilderness 400 miles from tidewater a shipyard was set up on the Fort Nelson River by a crew of shipbuilders. By end of April they launched a steel tug and three barges assembled from prefabricated steel hauled 1659 miles and welded on the frozen riverbank. Sixteen months of overland transport and rail then trucks brought parts to the site. The project used a Alaska Highway route and faced extreme cold as workers labored on the yard and units.
The Prices Board orders that shirt manufacturers may only produce men’s and boys’ shirts using permitted shirting materials. It limits inventories to one month and directs allocation of fabrics to avoid withholding finished shirts. Large supplies of suitable fabric will be sent to shirt factories, with ongoing Canada US cotton fabric allocations.
Ottawa observers note postwar unemployment drives talk of large public works. Provinces push canal projects, dykes, irrigation, railways, and port boosts while officials weigh how much private industry can absorb. Cooperation and organized effort are urged to move town progress and community programs forward.
A great military secret becomes public as Trans-Canada Air Lines uses Loran long range radio navigation on the North Atlantic service for the Dominion Government. Superintendent Stevens explains that fixes are obtained well over 800 miles by day and 1 400 miles at night with high accuracy and weather independence.
The Beav er line connects a gainade and the United Kingdom as the Canadian Pacifics new Heaverdale docks at Saint John completing her maiden voyage. The 10 608 ton Verdell features turbo electric propulsion and coast to coast cargo handling with electric winches and long distance thermometers for perishables. The ship was welcomed back to the North Atlantic fast freight service amid works by B B Grant and Mayor J D McKenna.
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