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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 14, 1946
Page
3
A large crowd at Acton Arena applauded the Triple A Citizens plan as nearly a hundred boys and men in hockey uniforms joined the winter sport. The Acton Athletic Association receives encouragement for expanding participation and coop erative use of community facilities under the Triple A program.
The News-Record condemns profanity at Fergus Acton hockey games and urges Acton supporters to rival passion with clean sportsmanship. It argues enthusiasm should not rely on crude language and calls for the community to model good conduct off the ice as well as on it.
The author argues decentralizing industry is urgent after wartime lessons. He cites Detroit bombing risks and notes difficulties in dispersing facilities to small towns. He warns nationwide wage scales could drive small manufacturers out of business as urban plants with high wages dominate production.
The Kiwanis Magazine weighs the shift from large city plants to rural operations noting lower rural rents and personal labor relations but higher freight and power costs and training needs. It argues decentralization could reduce labor and housing troubles tied to big urban factories.
The essay argues that despite faster travel and communication making the world seem smaller, true exploration remains a test of human endurance and skill. Machines aid transport but cannot replace muscle, patience, and instinct in pioneer work. The frontier persists as vast, demanding, and essential to human growth.
Ottawa ministers Mackinnon and Gardiner report Europe’s need for wheat meat and eggs. Canada plans new food contracts with Britain, aims to ship 140 million bushels of wheat between February and July, with 275 million pounds of meat sent overseas in three months. Domestic requirements and carryover discussed as Parliament opens March 14.
A Milwaukee man’s son in Ipswich plans to wed an English girl. His parents sent rice saved from their wedding over a quarter century ago and used it in a pudding at the son’s ceremony, illustrating England’s thrift with food.
The piece encourages constructive postwar action and community gatherings as spring approaches. It references highway wear near Acton and Milton, plans for reunions, the Royal Winter Fair resuming after the war, and national defence clearing of buildings by May. It also notes an ongoing serial on civilian prisoner internment in Singapore to be continued weekly.
Daily flyer listings show Georgetown and Guelph distribution with exceptions. Georgetown operates Monday to Saturday with Sunday off, Guelph runs daily except Saturday and Sunday.
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