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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
6
Canada at War No 4details the nation’s progress in building two tank types, infantry and cruiser, by Eastern Canadian locomotive works. It explains rivetless, pressure riveting methods, tight tolerances, testing, and the unique design features for crew space, armor, and communications.
Manitoba produced about 5,000,000 pounds of honey in 1941 with an average of 110 pounds per hive from roughly 45,000 hives. About 3,000 primary producers earned roughly 500,000 dollars at 10 cents a pound, with 300,000 pounds exported to the United Kingdom.
Agriculture Secretary Wickard says farm power will win the war and shape peace. The food-for-defence program targets the largest U S farm production in 1942 with quotas and price supports to keep farmers productive and profits secure.
Thieves broke into the Wemblly Rifle Club in London and stole three rifles and 400 rounds of ammunition. Police say no one was injured and a preliminary investigation is underway.
In wartime Brittany the 85 year old Bishop Pare of Quimper challenged Nazi efforts to split Brittany from England and refused to bow to occupation. Arrested, he later appeared at Mass and preached to exhort Bretons to duty amid suffering and mutilation.
A moving picture on the lives of Hebrides residents, famed for weaving tweeds, will be shown in Canada and the United States with a musical score based on Hebridean folk songs.
British cinema plans consider sending camera crews to the Middle East after internal training to film frontline combat action as moving pictures for public viewing.
In Deal England two men were charged with looting from unoccupied premises and each received a five year jail term.
Wartime Prices and Trade Board explains price ceilings for wholesalers retailers and manufacturers during the basic period. It details caps on selling and buying prices, possible reductions by manufacturers, subsidies or tax adjustments for cost increases, and the establishment of regional offices to assist businesses.
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