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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1943
Page
7
Georgetown council enacts rules limiting smoke from furnaces and boilers to six minutes of dense smoke per hour, with penalties up to fifty dollars per offence. Excludes ore refining, cement manufacture, and certain residential dwellings. takes effect June 1, 1943.
Gleaned from past notes recall beds and flowers at the Town Hall admired. A new 310 loaf oven opened at Brown's Bakery this week. Band members sought a $300 grant with 12 free concerts yearly and a garden party fundraiser.
Camps for girls working on Ontario fruit farms are already operating under the Ontario Farm Service Force. Four government camps are Saltfleet Vineland Fenwick and Kingsville, plus three private camps at Jordan Vineland and Dixie. About 175 girls have been engaged on trust farms for weeks, with a total camp capacity of 3,000 to 3,200 girls across 26 camps planned for the peak August 16 to October 15 period.
A Peterborough grocery records 1960 price points for butter sugar lard and flour compare with earlier years 1642 1900 1930 1843 to illustrate price control impact. The store manager selected trends for 1660 1901 1842 to highlight changes in costs over time.
Camps for girls open in St Davida on June 5 and in Riverview and Queenston on June 14. Girls seeking guided summer recreation after August 15 should apply promptly to the Ontario Park Bernice Forest Parliament Buildings in Toronto for placement.
Ontario farmers rush to buy seed grain for next season due to a backward spring and high US demand. Producers aim to secure enough feed grain to maintain livestock production and meet British quotas.
Hon P M Dewan Ontario Minister of Agriculture says after talks with Ottawa Feed Controller that sufficient feed wheat barley and oats can be supplied if orders are placed immediately. Grain will ship under federal freight subsidy with no charges to farmers. He warns against liquidating stock due to light crops and urges prompt orders for delivery beginning now to cover through the 1944 crop.
The plan stresses delays in delivery due to the drought like conditions and urges June to August sowing, urging grain purchases of lower grades with 16 to 16 percent protein. It recommends Ontario farmers to use pastures for pigs and poultry to conserve feed grain.
AC Br. Robie, director of the Ontario Food Distribution Council, denies reports that potatoes are being withheld from the market for high prices. He argues potatoes are worth the same as any time in summer and says large quantities are not in the country, with attempts to import from the United States failing.
The ceremonial gun from Coraigynas Castle, home of the late singer Madame Patt, is transferred to Ystradgynlais in a salvage drive.
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