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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 17, 1956
Page
18
A historical discussion on protecting rural populations from H bomb fallout. Emphasizes evacuation for cities and shelter for farms, with warnings, radiation monitoring, barn shelter, and leadership by organized civil defence to safeguard livestock crops and food supplies for refugees.
The article argues that civil defence is essential for farmers and rural communities. It outlines how radioactive fallout contaminates livestock, crops, water, and homes, making shelter the only safe response. F. F. Worthington notes Canada’s program will expand area by area to reach isolated farmers.
A new large tanker being built in Japan will enter service to ship wet pulp from Campbell River Elk Falls plant to Crown Zellerbach mill in Oakland. The 560 by 84 by 41 foot vessel will carry about 9 hundred tons of pulp hourly, with holds emptied by hydraulic pumps on arrival in California.
Limehouse women’s institute officers were installed at the May meeting in Memorial Hall. The group announced a free afternoon tea and social on May 17 to celebrate the 35th anniversary with guest speaker Mrs. P. Merry of Hornbyda. Discussions covered hospital appeals and a new Library Board with librarian Mrs. E. Findley.
The big press warmed up to its long run last Thursday when the first response to an ad was phoned in. The initial paper was not half an hour off the press when a reader called the Free Press replying to a classified advertisement. Action was prompt.
About 125 gathered in St. Albans Parish Hall for a Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada service. Rev. Reid opened with prayer and Rev. S. Frederickson led the service. Special numbers came from Elora and Galt members as Rev. Feltmate of Paris preached on The Man Who Died for You. Visitors hailed from Galt Fergus Elmira Guelph Elora Orangeville Brampton Milton and Weston.
St Alban's W A held a tea and bake sale in the parish hall last Saturday drawing a good crowd. Conveners were Mrs E Jones and Mrs Dolphin with various assistants in charge of used clothes, baking and candy. Foreign goods sold in Canada in 1955 averaged about $1 200 per family.
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