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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
2
Wartime measures push Canada to boost timber output as labor shortages persist. Authorities seek more woodsmen, rework pricing and subsidies, and even use prisoners of war to sustain lumber production for the UK and combat areas. Enhanced wood supply aims to maintain postwar competitiveness.
In Acton the 1945 elections end with the vote recorded though the referee or board of judges is not identified. The piece questions who oversees fair play in municipal affairs and notes delays in Peel and Halton counties over supervising assessors and equalization plans. It highlights Canada’s forest industry from wartime to postwar prospects.
Financial Post argues Canadians should assess the government plan for army reinforcements with care. It highlights overseas conscription of 16 000 men now and more later by Order in Council, and warns an election now would hinder war effort. It cites a Burlington Ontario telegram praising Ottawa decisions and loyalty to John Bracken.
The piece comments on wartime measures and daily concerns. It mentions Ontario liquor stores closing on V-E Day and a CCF appeal to voters with a 19 point program. It notes high prices abroad and risky bicycle riding practices noted by Powell River News.
Canadian beef producers are assured of a Britain market for 1945 surplus beef as Hon. James G. Gardiner explains in Parliament that the UK will buy at least 112 million pounds in 1944 and 134 million pounds in 1945 with room for extra. The policy shift removes a maximum limitation, signaling a full market for all 1945 surpluses.
The history and island agriculture of Guam show farmers relying on a machete-like knife called fong and the fozino shuffle hoe for land clearing seedbed prep and weed control. One hand plows and a wooden-spiked harrow pull by carabao prepare flooded fields for rice seedlings.
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