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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1940
Page
4
Births and deaths announced in mid October 1940 include a boy born to Captain and Mrs Ralph Markle at Toronto General Hospital with the father overseas in the Canadian Dental Corps, a baby brother for John Markle. A marriage at Erskine United Church linked to the Smal and Black families. Obituary notices recall Kenneth Holloway and George Leslie with family memorials reflecting loss and remembrance.
Residents attend Erin Farr show and Acton events as Red Cross canvass begins. Building of new homes may start soon and autumn leaves fall. 1941 license plates arrive December 1. Wolf Cub Scouts enjoyed hot supper and new flag dedication. Pond drainage may enable new development. choir solos noted at Acton United Church services.
The report notes widespread pensioner donations toward war needs as Air Supremacy drives purchases of stamps. Individuals surrendering five to one hundred dollars from monthly cheques, and anonymous US fund gifts of twenty five thousand dollars for airplanes, plus fifteen thousand from Agassiz BC, push totals toward sixty thousand in ten days. Groups add about seventy five thousand dollars, with civic and corporate giving, while four eight year olds in Toronto raise four dollars and twenty cents.
A recent exam answer collection from a public school shows amusing misconceptions. Entries include claiming ancient Egyptians were mummies and that criminals are put to death by elocution, and a joke about a transparent object seen through a keyhole.
A bystander taunts a man with a bass drum claiming poor music. The drummer replies that his sound drowns out the rest, and the band ceases to play. The exchange captures stubborn persistence amid criticism.
Mrs Helen Symon McGill widow of John A McGill General Agent Passenger Department Canadian Pacific Railway died at 21 Regent Street Ottawa after a sudden seizure Saturday aged 67 She was born Parry Sound Ontario married 1905 at Sault Ste Marie moved to Ottawa in 1915 She leaves husband son William J sister Mrs R G Campbell two brothers John A Symon and Alex Symon pastors and a large circle of friends attended her October 8 funeral conducted by Rev Frank Fidler and Rev Dr T J Thompson She was active in Glebe United Church Women Missionary Society and the church community.
Canada imposes strict controls on explosives through an Order in Council. No sale or purchase without licenses and permits issued by RCMP provincial police or provincial mine inspectors. Magazines must report holdings to the Chief Inspector of Explosives. Nonholders face penalties. Yukon and Northwest Territories excluded under certain provisions.
Government contracts placed with Canadian firms total 34 000 orders exceed 325 million dollars. Orders were placed with 4 400 firms.
Beginning with 1941 any person may hold War Savings Certificates dated in any calendar year up to a total maturity of 8600. Formerly the limit had been set at 500 for any one year.
A Chronicle mentions Princess Elizabeth’s first Empire broadcast and Acton Ontario recognized on radio for homefront effort. Miss Sybil Bennett urges a new moral order, stressing family duty, discipline, and shared sacrifice amid war.
The document details wartime measures including mobilization of 29,750 men under the Mobilization Act, export bans on copper, and rapid expansion of naval and air programs. It notes 1,823 munitions contracts totaling over 9 million dollars, six additional minesweepers funded, and recruitment plans for about 1,000 radio volunteers for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
In a Hollywood club a young author meets an Eastern film critic on vacation. The writer’s Broadway debut film asks for the critic’s view. The critic calls it refreshing and says he felt like a new man when he woke up.
The Rameses Temple Shrine Circus announces dates October 21 to 30 with profits split between the Minister of National Defence and a crippled and needy children fund. Col Morton pledges 50 percent of profits to defence bonds and the rest to charity as war aid and entertainment blend for orphans and families.
The text praises Canada and its people for steadfast faith and unflinching resolve. It notes citizens will accept sacrifices and persevere to ensure success. Mention of Colonel, the Honourable Jo. Ralston.
The crowd questions a fielder’s catch as a player faces scrutiny over a routine out. The exchange hints at tension between players and spectators about what constitutes a proper play and the umpire’s call.
The passage extols love of home and affection for the nation, praising its manners and customs and elevating devotion to the political constitution that governs the land. It frames patriotism as loyalty to shared values and civic identity expressed through constitutional allegiance.
Hon. D. Howe states that in 1941 Canada will produce explosives at an annual rate more than twice as great as the entire output of the country during the previous great war.
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