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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 07, 1946
Page
3
The conferences adjourn to discuss how to divide taxpayers money and who enforces laws like the Canada Temperance Act. Voters seek postwar tax reduction and clearer responsibilities rather than spoils sharing as tax systems linger and expand.
An essay argues teens seek fun yet face anti democratic pressures. It contrasts a self centered liberty focus with a hopeful shift toward responsibility, family support, and a shared national goal. The piece urges youth to pursue clean, united homes, positive music and sport, and cooperative effort to improve society.
The speaker urges a shift in moral climate and personal conduct to influence the next generation. It stresses infection over correction and the need to lead by example to set a path for youngsters.
The Dominion moved its mustard gas supply to the east coast for sea disposal, illustrating Canada’s wartime chemical industry growth. Despite modest wartime value, the complex production built chemists, trained workers, and advanced know how, with Cornwall Ontario producing high quality gas used by the U.S. Army in shells.
Discussions on postwar monuments favor a useful, representative memorial honoring sacrifices made for freedom. Citizens weigh many proposals, hoping a majority choice earns broad support and lasting value for both the fallen and living.
The article previews weekly installments from Stuart Lowrie a Canadian Insurance Company civilian prisoner held from fall of Singapore to war end. He offers notes on civilian treatment by the Japanese and his postwar return to work in Singapore.
A Dominion Department of Agriculture survey finds breakage the largest single cause of egg losses in marketing in Canada. It cites weak shells, transport hazards, and handling losses from farm to consumer, urging stronger shells through selection breeding and better feeding.
The Field Husbandry Division of the Experiment Farms Service notes that ploughing, while common, may hinder soil drifting in areas with surface trash. A plough buries trash, whereas a one way disk cultivator leaves debris on top, affecting soil conditions in Western Canada provinces.
The Quebec cabinet adopted an order-In-council creating breeding sanctuaries for beaver. It bans hunting or capture in reserves except in specific breeding zones from mid November to August, with quotas by reserve and territorial limits for certain Hudson’s Bay Company areas.
Entomologists report a pea-worm plague affecting Fraser Valley peas will be controlled soon. Phlyssid parasites from England, about 7 000 in number, have attached the worms and are expected to complete the work within two penne.
The piece remarks on the influence of ideas over men in industry and politics. It includes a plea for faster medical cures for colds and notes a resumed Sunday School synopsis. A hockey highlight from Acton is mentioned with cautious predictions about future developments.
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