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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 07, 1943
Page
10
A poem by Efie Smith voices thanks to a higher power for harvest plenty and national peace. It recalls youth, strength through hardship, and a call to serve in distant lands for justice, ending with gratitude to the Most High.
The lesson outlines the Ten Commandments focusing on the First and Second Commandments, the role of the law, and how true worship must be in spirit. It cites Jesus' temptation in Matthew and stresses reverence for God as foundational, with references to biblical passages on sin, grace, and worship.
Twenty years ago Halton teachers attend a Toronto convention while Acton lawn bowlers drive to Guelph seeking the George Wealace trophy but come home empty handed. Acton Ladies Baseball wrap season with a 20 5 win over Brookville as editor notes local aging citizen Mrs Robt Agnew at ninety one. Obituaries list Gilbert Sinclair 90 and Ma McLean Ritchie 65.
The initial 1943 Canadian wheat crop estimate lists 296,259,000 bushels total production, about half of the second estimate. Spring wheat yields drop from 27.3 to 16.7 bushels per acre versus 1942, while fall wheat falls to 23.0. Three Prairie Provinces account for 179,000,000 bushels, with Manitoba and Saskatchewan above long term averages and Alberta near it. The third estimate remains provisional with potential revision.
The article outlines major ice advances in Canada’s history during the Pleistocene, noting four major invasions over the last million years and interglacial periods. It mentions fossils like warm water shells and climate trees found in the Royal Ontario Museum as evidence.
State Game Warden Supervisor Dan Malloy notes Maine deer appear to favor Victory gardens. Deer are thriving, with bellies full of corn cabbage lettuce and asparagus. Farmers are busy documenting damage for possible state claims.
Wartime price controls protect citizens and aid the war effort by preventing rapid inflation. Without caps, Canadians would see reduced buying power, harming grocery purchases and bond values, deterring investment in victory bonds and securities. The policy kept the dollar stable after 1941, shielding investors and savers from depreciation amid rising living costs.
An order effective September 27 prohibits packers and others from freezing meat bearing the Canadian Government Inspection legend in the Special Commercial or Cow categories without authorization. The move supports government plans to manage surplus beef for domestic use and potential export to the United Kingdom at established floor prices.
Guidance from wartime horticulture stresses selecting sound vegetables, trimming tops to one half inch, and avoiding bruised produce to prevent spoilage. It recommends a small basement storage space away from heat, with ventilation, earthen or sand-covered floors, and wooden slat crates. Maintain 38 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit for storage.
Boy Scouts of Melford Saskatchewan faced trouble building a swimming hall near their campsite. Soldiers from the Army Basic Training Centre assisted and completed the dam. Lt. Col F Thompson praised it as good training for the troops and the Scouts approved enthusiastically.
Ralph Hay found his mules on Guadalcanal where they are serving with Uncle Sam. The farm animals heard a familiar hee haw and were traced to their new military role during World War II.
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