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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 13, 1943
Page
2
The piece lauds troops in Tunisia and Bizerte for their knockout blow and urges Acton district to finish the Fourth Victory Loan with a strong start and steady progress. It notes weeks of effort, calls for a final push, and stresses keeping faith with those facing the guns as the county aims to meet the loan target.
The Canadian Rural medical crisis grows as the Procurement Board restricts enlistments from rural areas like Saskatchewan. Younger doctors join military service, leaving older physicians to shoulder care plus confidential counseling and leadership duties. A May 19 deadline for mobilization applies to various trades, with guidance for those affected to apply and accept potential reassignments. The piece closes urging community participation in the Fourth Victory Loan to support war effort funding.
Editorial notes discuss Victory Bond participation and speculation on the second blitz loan in Acton. Browh’s farm fields are noted for training plane landings. The piece mentions Mother's Day tributes and quotes Anthony Eden on passing freedom to future generations.
Labor officials outline measures to redirect nonessential workers to farming to meet agricultural labor shortages. Officials note a small portion of the population will be affected by the first order and predict further moves to cover postponed military service and other industries.
Mrs Valjean works with her husband operating pump guns and lifts in a Chilliwack garage. She never greased a car before but now handles the grease gun with skill. Boss says she is as capable as any man, though driving cars away from grease racks remains a challenge. A London union officers club features a silver bath installed by the former owner Sir Edward Syeper.
Nick Vila of Toronto was fined 255 and costs after being convicted for selling potatoes at 79 cents per pound without proper markings. Magistrate Woodliff ordered the fine in a wartime price hoarding case under the Department of Agriculture. The case warns that uncertified packed potatoes or those not sold in certified containers remain subject to price ceilings.
In Derby England the London Midland and Scottish railway restored a locomotive long idle to generate steam again. The move aims to save vital cog and maintain service reliability amidst operational pressures.
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