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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 01, 1945
Page
1
Local residents hosted a mix of relatives and friends over the week end. Miss Mary Fennel and Miss Mable Harris spent time in Fergus while Mrs Margaret Matwongld and Miss Bertha Brown visited from Toronto. Several guests from Montreal Ottawa Owen Sound and Sault Ste. Marie joined in weekend gatherings with local families.
British researchers report that fertilizing water with sodium nitrate and superphosphate at Loch Craighlin Scotland doubled plankton and boosted fish growth over two years. The program increased year round food for fish despite winter slowdown, suggesting major shifts in fishing policy and resource management.
Manitoba records a historic first with the recovery of a rare metal at Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company’s Elin Fion plant. The milestone marks a significant achievement in Dominion industrial output and showcases advanced ore processing capabilities.
Rev A Walter Volbury leads morning worship at 1700 am with sermon series Me Master Went His Message. Evening sermon Hevive Us Again. Midweek advice at Mere Wanshborough home March 7 at pm. God the Spirit and they that worship Him must worship in Spirit and in truth. Welcome to all.
The Willow Street church in Acton lists morning worship at 11 a.m. and a Sunday School and Bible class at 3 p.m. A worship service conducted by A C Stewart is planned with the Sacrament of Rapti to be administered. An evening service is scheduled for Thursday at 8:30 p.m. The call quotes They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.
Sunday morning worship titled Secret Life followed by communion at 12 18 pm and Sunday School. Evening sermon I Know Thy Works. Tuesday 4 15 pm HY PA Service Commission in charge with topic The Cross and Suffering. Thursday 4 20 pm Mission Circle at Mr Grundy home.
The church schedules Lent activities including Sunday holy eucharist at 11, church school at 10, evening sermon on Covetousness as part of the Lenten series, and a preparation class for confirmation after the evening service. Midweek Holy Communion is set for Wednesday at 10.00.
The column notes Allied air support aiding ground forces in battles near East Prussia and Pomerania. German reports claim Soviet breakthroughs as the war shifts. In the British Parliament Churchill faces critics of wartime plans for Poland while Stalin seeks assurances on borders and independence.
At a Halton Crop Improvement Association meeting A T Woodley was named head for 1945 and plans were laid for the Halton Seed Fair and Bacon Show to be held with Lead Fair at Milton on March 16 and 17. The crop program includes demonstrations with alfalfa grass and various hay and pasture mixes plus a corn husking contest and fertility tests. Officers elected: President A T Woodley Vice President Palmer Sec Treas Whitelock Executive Committee members include Woodley Palmer Falmer Hreckon McNabb Willmon.
Evelyn Cherry, producer of the National Film Board cultural unit, and her husband Lawrence Cherry, director of photography, from Yorkton Saskatchewan, collaborate on documentaries and reels. They moved to documentary work early, sharing a home life with their child while managing film projects in Canada’s evolving film industry.
Letters from Captain Jack Abbott and Pie Abbott reveal brothers met in Belgium as Erin Curling Club hosted the Orangeville Granite Curling Club on February 16. Six games ended with Erin taking the evening's play by 19 plus, amid notes of family travel and Manitoba connections.
Mira Percy Dollon receives a memory gift for son Claude Petlon who was killed in action in France last September 17. Chief Petty Officer Jack Toat is congratulated on his promotion to Chief Petty Officer. Trooper Albert Preasawood and Glen Wil Hames return home with knee injuries after a tank drive in Italy. Mr AF Cripps sells his Ford agency and Georgetown residence to Moesata Ceeth Hardie and Lorne Peters of Toronto and plans a move from Acton after fourteen years in Georgetown.
Local residents share news of recoveries and hospital homecoming. Miss Eileen Early of Acton visits Mrs Coulson. the Ladies Aid and Women’s Missionary project meet at Garnet McDougall home with devotional talks and lunch. Mrs Minnie Lowrie hosts social hour. Worried friends learn about a member’s improving health. Regina poultry industry talk by Sashay Wilson of Moose Jaw featured at the Canadian Produce Association meeting.
Burlington reports 144 actual donations at the Che Hes Crom Blood Donors Clinic last Wednesday afternoon with 167 registrations. A letter from Fogland notes Robert Tinber received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Fishermen celebrate a massive haul from an Allied merchant ship aground off Yambro Nhuala. The catch, worth thousands, included war equipment and food rescued from the hulls, drawing attention from local stewards and government observers.
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