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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 26, 1944
Page
9
An obituary notice states a funeral will be held Saturday at Grimaby Beech Cemetery with services at Garina Andes Parlor following a Hermite Caen death on a Wednesday in October.
In fond and loving memory of Mrs E Tyler who passed away October 2 1941. Acknowledges today but remembers her daily by the family with enduring affection.
Mrs. Goo Woods thanks friends for flowers cards and kindness shown during her illness or recent hardship.
Hallowe en ne xt Tuesday night frosts strip trees. rain aids plowing. Pte Rigby Cross marks fourth overseas birthday at 27. Fred Cooper sells his Acton highway farm to E Braido. Victory Loan salesmen named for Acton district. Acton Masons join Burlington County Meeting for degree work. Acton survey engineers map town for sewer and disposal plant. Hector Bird, Georgetown, pays 170 for Crescent Ridge and Inka May at Fall Sale near Kitchen. Ontario 1945 vehicle plates to be white letters on blue black. one rear plate. metal controls loosening. 100 tons steel needed.
At a meeting of Acton and Vicinity War Service League a Pensions and Adjustment committee was formed to handle post war problems and rehabilitation of returned men. Members are FL Wright J H Boulton and Arthur Padbury. Returned men with problems should consult this committee.
Instructions describe creating a bleached or pickled wood finish using liquid bleach, white paste wood filler thinned with turpentine, and a wait of twenty four hours. Sand with very fine paper and wipe dust, then finish with shellac for a blond look.
Port Perry Star reports Lieut Raymond Hillier former Adam resident died of wounds on September 24 at age 34 after enlisting in 1940 with the Highland Light Infantry and serving overseas since D-Day. Also killed is Sgt Donald Titt, 20, air gunner with the RCAF, raised near Acton and educated at local schools, who joined the RCAF in 1943 and sailed overseas in 1943.
Last week 3200 ration books were distributed in Acton over Thursday to Saturday. Thursday saw the highest issuance with 1536 books, arranged through six local industrial plants and volunteers. The act earned praise from Canadian officials for the volunteer effort and cooperation of local industries.
The notice lists salvage teams for next week at the Storehouse. On Wednesday November 1 the crew includes J. Sargent, J. Bruce, W. McMillan, D. Evang, G. Turkesz, D. Priestley. On Wednesday November 8 the team features M. Pallant, R. H. Eliott, C. H. Elliott, J. Whitham, T. T. Nelle, J. Massey.
Frank Fraser, owner of a Vancouver boat house, says rescuing youths from English Bay is routine. In 18 years at the helm he estimates his rescue list totals around 200 persons.
Quebec City mayor Lucien Borne criticizes federal authorizations for building more apartments, saying the units are too small for large families and many residents lack adequate housing. He warns the policy provides little consideration for families with many members.
Letters from servicemen express gratitude for monthly cigarette parcels and letters. Sgt Neil McNabb RAF India and Pte L Marzo France thank Acton supporters for consistent care, noting morale boosts and good weather jokes amid hardship. Additional signatories include Walter Gibbon and Bruce Pargeter with many others.
In September the Coal Controller issued Order No. Coal SA-1 stating brooder coal is no longer excludable tonnage. Wholesalers lose extra coal over quotas for brooding chicks and their quotas drop from 90 to 87. No longer favored for brooding, dealers with on hand costs must give delivery preference to brooder supplies when possible. production declines in the US are noted.
The weekly survey notes Gen. MacArthur’s Philippines push and Kwantung drive impacting China. It cites Allied air bases near China, lend-lease concerns, and the fight for Leyte, Samar, and other fronts. German resistance shortfalls, Aachen, Rhine plans, and Moscow conferences are also updated along with Allied Allied advances in Italy Greece and the Low Countries. A naval battle near Pearl Harbor reports a Japanese carrier sunk and further damage to two others.
The article notes Japanese battleships and a cruiser leading an attack on American forces. The light carrier Princeton was lost with over 1,300 sailors saved. About 150 Japanese aircraft were claimed shot down. A new strike against Kyushu was reported with B-29s joining the campaign in the Pacific. Radio Tokyo acknowledged the raid including Saishu Island. Leyte invasion actions are described as ongoing during the midweek.
Canada harvests wheat in the Prairie Provinces as private forecasts place crop near 5.5 million bushels. U S 1944 production hits a record 1.112 billion bushels. Carryovers run around 355 million in Canada and 314 million in the United States, with exports and domestic use shaping a strong balance for the 1945 season.
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