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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
7
Fragmented text presents sharp metaphor about sharks on land and people paying prices. The passage contrasts ocean and terrestrial dangers with consumer gullibility, noting a rise in perceived risk and naive behavior among the public.
The King's Orderlies elected officers for the year with President Neil Macdonald and others including Vice President Jack Kennedy and Secretary Lindsay. Funeral notice for Jane Oliver Talbot, dying at 95 in Guelph, widow of James Talbot of Em moga.
A three day conference of Provincial and Dominion wildlife officials convenes in Ottawa this week to discuss fur bearers and overall wildlife conservation. Hon. T A Crerar welcomed delegates at an open session January 17 at the National Museum of Canada. The Advisory Board on Wildlife Protection, formed in 1916, coordinates federal and provincial efforts under the Migratory Birds Convention and Northwest Game Act.
A Boys' Club official laments idleness among boys and young men unable to find jobs. He warns of a breakdown in character, urges schools and colleges for productive time, and stresses persistence, accepting any work offered, while noting Youths must seek opportunities through organizations like the YMCAs and Boys Clubs.
The reminiscence recalls making a striped rag carpet in Acton, sewing rags by family members, and a visit to Mr. Snyder to weave it. It shifts to the old Temperance Hall losing use, being sold for about 500 dollars, and being transformed into two houses by John Cameron, now a private family home celebrated for its memories and changing times.
Ottawa Field Husbandry Division outlines reseeding in thawed fields after winter kill. If surviving plants remain, scatter seed over area and harrow lightly. if deep damage occurs, cultivate and reseed with seed drill. For current year hay, oats alone. for next year pasture, oats with red clover alfalfa and timothy. include Sudan grass for seasonal grazing. Reseed early in spring.
Ornithologist Jack Miner argues birds learn sanctuary routes across North America. He notes ducks from Kingsville traveled to Horicon Marsh in Wisconsin, a thousand miles away, with a Mallard tagged at Kingsville shot near the marsh. He calls this evidence birds seek safe havens and migrate between protected areas, benefiting birds and hunters.
An English lord tells an American boy how his grandfather became a knight when Queen Victoria touched his shoulder with a sword. The boy retorts that Red Wing, an Indian, touched his grandfather on the head with a tomahawk and made him an angel.
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