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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
2
An editorial reflects on postwar garden efforts in Acton and nearby communities. It urges readers to revive family or victory gardens to supplement food, swap cultivation tips, and support the war effort through home production amid shortages and rationing. It also notes local smoke bylaws and reactions to Dominion Day plans.
Acton’s Victory Loan publicity team is honored for maintaining interest across three loans. The local effort, tied to Halton County funding debates, highlights community collaboration with Acton representatives sharing the prize and hope to see the Acton bomber crew plane named after the town. The piece also notes uneven county grants and liquor license revenues in Milton Georgetown and Acton, reflecting postwar fiscal concerns.
The Ontario Department of Agriculture announces a wool bonus of four cents per pound on government registered wool graded suitable for bonus during the season. Payments to producers are direct, with conditions on fiber type, cleanliness, and segregation of certain disallowed lots. Enquiries go to the Wool Bonus Division in Toronto.
Gilbert Horton of Kenmore Ontario was fined 50 dollars and costs in Carleton County Police Court for removing ear taps from two head of cattle, an act contravening section 91 of the Quarantine Regulations under the Animals Contagious Disease Act.
The timetable lists eastbound and westbound services from Acton with multiple departures to London and connections to Guelph Kitchener and Stratford. Some trains run Sundays and holidays only while others serve daily routes to Kitchener and Stratford.
London reports the Labor Ministry will grant war work exemptions to women who provide lodging in their homes for land workers and members of the Women's Land Army.
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