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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 16, 1941
Page
3
Autumn dinner ideas use dried Lima beans in Tamale Pie and Lime and Ham Wedge loaf. Recipes include ground beef and pork, chili powder, eggs, onion, and crackers. Also a candied orange peel preserve with cloves and cinnamon, sealed in jars. Licensing note from C R Murphy warns wartime license deadline December 1 1941.
Fisheries Department statistics show Canadians now eat about 20 pounds of fish per year, up from 20 pounds in 1935. The data highlights a sustained rise in seafood intake across the country.
Ottawa reports that about 100000 Canadian hogs will be killed weekly for a year to satisfy British bacon and ham needs. The Canadian Bacon Board manages export of pork to the United Kingdom and the plan includes building a reserve of Wiltshire sides and guiding home consumption cuts to boost exports.
Eight women in a Birmingham war work parade rode a truck bearing the slogan We are between 60 and 80 and still working. Why aren't you showing age is no bar to work in defense plants.
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan expands rapidly to meet wartime needs. Wednesdays at 10 30 p.m. Eastern, CBC airs dramatized segments with real training center audio. October 22 features the RCAF Operational Squadron’s war service on the Atlantic side. A student pilot studies under his instructor in the illustration.
On Thanksgiving 1941 at Ginger Farm, hay from two years old proves unexpectedly good. The family reflects on wartime restrictions, debt, and spending habits, noting a soldier son’s late return, pie cravings, and England’s endowment policy aiding the war effort. The writer laments instalment buying yet contrasts with a disciplined view from abroad.
Toronto readers will enjoy Col. Bob Morton’s three ring circus at Maple Leef Gardens from Oct 20 for a week of matinee and evening shows. Proceeds support Shriners charity and war relief funds with Morton contributing half profits to Red Crest and British Bomb Victim fund.
Horticulure and agriculture experts warn that autumn garden cleanup helps control destructive insects. They note many pests overwinter in debris and a dry 1941 summer boosted populations, making fall cleanup more important than spring. Remove annuals, trim perennials, rake leaves, and dispose of plant waste to reduce insect numbers.
A report by the Industrial Accident Prevention Associations urges management to intensify training to raise skilled worker levels quickly. It calls for promoting experienced workers to higher skilled roles from established foundations and warns against replacing skilled workers with narrowly skilled specialists. Foremen instructors and journeymen should mentor less experienced staff and ensure capable employees advance beyond single operation tasks.
Stockholm reports a new rationing system allowing seven eggs per person each month under the PeutAd-Swelen schedule. The plan sets a limit of about 750 grams of eggs per person monthly, reflecting wartime scarcity.
The statement argues that idle money benefits no one during the war and urges lending to the government as future insurance for Canadians and their children. It frames financial support as a duty amid prolonged conflict.
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