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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1943
Page
10
Homemakers learn to store vegetables and fruits without canning. Build a cool dark cellar space with vent and window shading, use shelves, damp mulch for humidity, and cover with earth to protect produce. Practical pits, cabbage storage, and brine recipes plus cooking tips feature in this home economics column.
Miss Isabella Preston of the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa advises September as the best time to divide and transplant peonies. Use careful digging, remove soil, wash roots, and divide tubers with two to three eyes, then plant with two inches above the crown and mulch after freezing. Regular pruning and disease checks help keep plants healthy.
The article traces iron from ancient charcoal forges to modern blast furnaces producing vast tonnages. It notes iron's forms, alloys with nickel manganese chromium and tungsten, and that most steels are alloyed. It highlights ore scarcity, distribution, and Canadian high grade hematite near Steeprooi Lake and Michipiteoten.
The article surveys magazines showing future kitchen gadgets that may appear after the war. It discusses how such devices could entice women from lathes to domestic roles or help bachelors manage homes, while noting risks to marriage and social norms if conveniences reduce the need for a partner.
The ROM houses a rare round-bodied jug from ancient Greece found in Canada by a Greek boy who fled Greece after the German conquest. Found in a Quebec curiosity shop, it is the only known example in Canada dating to about 1000 B C and likely held perfumed oil. The mystery of its origin remains unsolved.
A Toronto man, George A M Parker, recounts surviving a 1916 battlefield lightning strike that knocked out 30 Highlanders and prompted doctors to use artificial respiration. Dr Gordon Bates of the Health League of Canada urges continued reports on rescues using resuscitation to improve methods in drownings and electric shocks.
Two young women on a Montreal street car sparked talk as one quits work after a strike, saying she can find another job anytime. The incident recalls labor rank and file attitudes toward strikes and their perceived leverage versus union leadership.
Sir Thomas Walt was ceremonially knighted by the King during a Royal tour of Scotland using a borrowed sword. The event occurred as war workers and children shouted in a nearby room, with the king noting Arise, Sir Thomas. Thomas received the honor in the New Year’s list but could not attend a Buckingham Palace ceremony.
Stevens, superintendent of communications for Trans-Canada Air Lines, discusses radionics and its sub division electronica radar and radio. He notes the rapid wartime advances in electronics enabling early warning and air safety. He warns future peace could spur further developments beyond ordinary comprehension.
The article notes radionics aiding airways with thousands of aircraft and radio use solving weather and instrument landing issues. It cites Mr Stevens on radio guidance of aircraft as an established fact and a potential commercial application for industry pilots and ground operators.
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