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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1943
Page
2
The Acton Free Press notes shortages easing but war restrictions shape summer life. It observes locals welcome peaceful holidays within Canada, returning servicemen face adjusted hometowns, and city visitors rediscover rural joys from berry patches to stacked cordwood. Rural life enters a new era.
Reporter recalls a courteous driver who stopped to let others merge on No. 10 highway near Thornhill, describing the kind act amid heavy Labour Day traffic. The piece notes schools reopening in Northern Ontario and warns that studying daily progress beats last minute cramming as youth prepare for exams. It observes autumn approaching in Canada’s summerland with cottages closing for winter and travel restrictions limiting visits.
Editorial notes discuss Acton Fair approaching next week, with signs of autumn in the town. The piece notes housing shortages and longer commutes as unwelcome changes, and compares political platforms to icebergs. Thanksgiving is proclaimed for October. The Free Press seeks reader cooperation to maintain local newspaper standards.
Ottawa notes report the National Liberal Federation will hold a meeting on September 27 to study labor unrest and wage policy amid federal war labor board tensions and potential fallout for the upcoming federal election. Observers expect debate on manpower policy and opposition pressure as Canada enters wartime year four.
A garbled extract discusses a core under attack from various factions over manpower policy. It mentions claimed external influence and distribution issues beyond the front lines, hinting at strategic and operational tensions in war and routine administration.
Fragmentary text mentions use of national mobilization act to deploy forces and refers to authorities and potential casualties. The garbled lines name individuals and locations unclear, with references to leadership and possible security actions.
Canada’s rail system moves critical war materiel described as high and wide loads. The National Railway carried a 150 ton tank on three flat cars from Montreal to Sarnia for the rubber plant and now invasion barges join the essential equipment for Allied forces along with other large items like a sixty foot tug and a marine boiler.
A garbled timetable notes daily flights or services with exceptions on Saturdays Sundays and holidays. Mentions Georgetown Guelph and times such as 229 pm 7 48 pm 12 40 pm and 118 pm with fares or codes like 36 am 620 pam 46 pam 92 pm 45d p.m.
Eastbound service details 646 aan 916 wn with times 2.66 pin 626 pene 16 pom and westbound YI0.53 wom y238 pin 3564 pom 272 pom. Routes include London on Sundays and holidays and daily to Wuelph and Kitchener with service to Stratford.
Canada will raise the tea coffee ration by one third starting in September with the new coupon book. The value remains the same while two coupons will be valid every three weeks instead of four. A further increase may follow if supplies improve.
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