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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
7
A poem recalling a dog that showed true devotion to a human master. The speaker contrasts dogs who seek gain or status with one dog that fought hard for a friend, stood by him through wrong and right, shared bread and shelter, and endured hunger beside his owner. The piece emphasizes steadfast loyalty over glory or gifts.
Highlights include a new shoe factory employing about fifty workers, 12630 books issued by Acton Library in 1921 with 9324 adults and 3306 juveniles, Acton hockey team defeating G T S RO 11 to 2, council seeking at least a ten percent insurance rate cut, John Kelly found dead from a stroke, and local births and obituaries including Mrs Margaret Jane Roszel.
Britain adopts dyeline printing as a faster clearer alternative to blueprints. The new positive drawings on white paper use two processes, dry and semi dry, with instant development and quick drying, aiding semi skilled and experienced workers in ship, tank, and aircraft production and reducing material shrinkage.
In Glendale Chi Chi a California quail hatched by Mia Dirace thrives with Chi Chi perched on a finger or shoulder. The bird enjoys cocktails and piano play with Mr Snider, scampering along piano keys and chirping during performances.
Sunday School lesson notes recount Jesus teaching by the shore near Capernaum and calling Simon Peter and others to become fishers of men. Peter's obedience leads to a miraculous catch and a vow to follow Jesus, who commissions him to catch people for the Kingdom.
Government action under the Order in Council extends unemployment insurance to workers whose earnings exceed two thousand dollars a year due to war related raises. The Unemployment Insurance Act excludes many, but the War measures provide immediate coverage for those newly earning above the limit. A committee will study a permanent fix, but interim protection starts now.
In the first half of this year Britain exported pianos valued at £71,000, up from £45,000 last year. About 700 skilled craftsmen built compact instruments for extreme climates with spruce soundboards and high velocity sound tests. Deliveries reached Argentina, South Africa, Canada, Straits Settlements, and Iceland, with new designs circulated for approval before production.
A 29-year-old French prisoner of war escaped from a German camp holding about 7,000 inmates. Daily rations included a fifth of a loaf of bread, potato soup, and a small amount of fat. The escape was reported from Stockholm via CP.
A biblical reflection cites Acts and teachings from Matthew and Luke to argue that true discipleship demands forsaking all. It states divided loyalties betray believers, hinder fruitfulness, and rob them of blessings promised to the fully consecrated to God’s will.
Canadian Press reports a together story of Marquis wheat and a premier Canadian pork breed in demand by Britain for war food. The piece traces bacon exports rising toward 600 million pounds to Britain in the year ending October 31, 1941, and notes Canada’s shift from a minor producer to a leading bacon exporter through breeding, regulation, and cross-Atlantic demand with Canadian type bacon now common in U.S. menus.
Britain faces a match shortage prompting the approval of a plastic lighter by the Tobacco Controller Board of Trade and the British Standards Institute. Diana Barry, a 21 year old land girl, designed the lighter priced about 1 60 and manufacturers plan an initial four million units. Plastic use reflects metal scarcity across industries from aircraft to submarines and even coffins.
The passage argues true happiness comes from caring for the world beyond oneself. It claims high happiness involves wide thoughts and feelings for others, despite pain, and that our choices reveal true goodness as our souls perceive it.
Ottawa reports 40,400,000 bushels of top quality wheat remain in secure annexes at Fort William and Port Arthur Ontario. Exports have risen and 1941 production fell, but stores plus lakehead terminals with a capacity over 151,600,000 bushels keep reserves available to meet domestic demand.
John Ernest Smith, 91, a laborer, was executed in Wandsworth Prison after being convicted of murdering his 24 year old housemate. The case drew attention in London as authorities carried out the death sentence.
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