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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1939
Page
2
The piece argues that wartime needs demand continued prohibition on intoxicating liquors in Ontario. It recalls how war taught restraint, notes postwar drift toward repeal, and urges leadership to reimpose restrictions without a popular vote to ensure sober citizens for the King and Empire.
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription rates and renewal prompts, noting two dollars per year in advance and special terms for United States subscribers. It explains renewal defaults, cancellation preferences, and advertising liability limits, with editor G Arlof Dills listed.
Acton Fair returns next week with 26 years of wartime resilience guiding its service to farmers. President J. J. Stewart urges a bumper turnout for Tuesday and Wednesday to showcase crops, support production, and lift spirits as exhibitors proudly join in the best displays yet.
A new by-law setting uniform store hours is approved by council. It aims to align shop hours with regular work hours and similar barber shop ink hour regulations, expecting minimal public inconvenience and broad support from citizens and merchants.
In a Sunday note Canada joins Britain’s war effort declaring unity across party lines. Critics praise Premier Hepburn and Opposition Leader Manion for cooperation as Canada prepares to deliver real aid to the Motherland. Leaders urge continued united action and directed energy.
Editorial urges unity across groups in Acton to support war relief. It notes overlapping efforts by Red Cross and local organizations and stresses coordinating food drives, banners, and shared goals. Canadians are urged to play a key part as resources are marshaled.
Editorial notes urge gathering at the Fair next week while reflecting on Canada’s united front in Parliament, war measures, and the pace of news from the front. It warns against panic buying, calls for curbing profiteers, and notes sugar stock shortages impacting households.
Ontario editorial notes wartime price controls set by Ottawa amid the new war. It cites potential higher costs for bread and goods, impact on dairy and fuel, and the push to curb profiteering. It also contrasts Premier Hepburn’s loyalty with Alberta's Social Credit stance and questions Lucien Maynard’s fate.
Two valuable breeding foxes travel under the Canadian National Express starting at Fort Qu Appelle Saskatchewan by rail to Montreal. They will sail to Leith Scotland, then onward by steamer to Reykjavik Iceland before reaching their owner in Sondarkrod.
Canada’s forests cover about 783 million acres, with 492 million suitable for commercial timber. Merchantable timber totals 273,656 million cubic feet, with 170,144 million feet accessible by current transport. The soft woods dominate 80 percent of stands, supporting about 179,540 full-time forest jobs and substantial pulp and sawn lumber industries. Recreation and parks draw tourists from Canada and the United States to lakes, streams, and wild woodlands.
Efforts to introduce black bass into Prince Albert National Park Saskatchewan show promise with recent shipments from Eastern Canada. About 40 000 fry were released from artificial nests at Lake Waskesiu after transport by rail and truck, with prior 1937 1938 plantings yielding a natural nest and observed fish. Reports from anglers indicate batches of smallmouth bass are establishing in park waters.
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