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the acton ifhee press rniunsuay uayeui nou rrt kvr tlinlii a acts cssaasi serfail to iilh n 3s vror uy ajwtl fculmd proof ol ibc dwtmsawr- ttw dtr mid rtutmd riorcr4i- vtaall ik mtttlmf mad ittutmd tl m bmktm p- it luuitr th tii wh rt 1 thai ted by tk ocd vror b to lb bou wkm ccwpktf by toch i4fitti c abuof dills e4u- tfilepiiones editorial d baku otilo bmdak one of llbese mshta one of these nights soon when darkness cloaks the enemy shores sons from acton and canadian homes will be peering into the gloom waiting nerv ously for the whispered signal to attack our sailors will bo there manning the invasion fleet ready for the screeching diving enemy bombers our fighter pilots will be dressed for bat tle ready for the grimest test of air strength tha war has yet developed our boys who not so long ago sang in sunday schools sat on the store steps on saturday nights went to tho y m c a played on the hockey and baseball turns and went to the picture show arc face to face now with death while their hearts and minds and bodies ore steeled to the job of wiping out tho cruel foe docs anyone believe for a moment that in that hour of waiting they will not be thinking about the scenes of yestirday fully aware of the danger they face that this great adventure may bring them to the end of the road and a soldiers grave their thoughts will in evitably turn back for a moment or two to you and to me they will have brief misgivings little fears tugging at their heartstrings a sudden mental question mark as they wonder what we are doing in cauda at that moment and whether we are thinking about them oh what we could miraculously appear beside them at that moment grip their hands and say good luck my boy if there were only some way we say to make them feel that we are stand ing behind them in spirit at least and yet we have just such an opportunity now lets not overlook this ccrtaipty that if each of us buys all the victory bond he can during the next two weeks if we push that billion and one objective the news of it will be a heartening mes sage to your bo and min- they will know our hearts urc in the right place that the money we put up assures them all the reserves they are going to need lets make the fourth vietory loan a rousing cheer for our boys overseas a message of encour agement to them ut the hour of attack v what a fity a casual look in the park gates these days re veals that the winter has made some drastic changes about the entrance that do not tend to enhance- the beauty the hauling of wool oferfoft ground has cut dmewais across the beautiful green lawn at the right of the entrance tho fence about the pioneer s ccmetcr has been badl damaged and the load at the rear of the arena is a proper mudhole in spite of the faet that it was generally understood that the curling rink seetlon noulj not he used this has also been used for storuge kemovul ol the wool will likel rcxeul more damuge to the building than is now discernible many citizens uho haee striven for ears 10 hold these bcaut spots and ure diipl interested in acton park and arena will deplore the damage that has been done already payment of money will not re storo these scars on beauty and only the years can erase them many citizens too are hopeful that the care of the park will be given more attention this year and this spot which has taken years to build up will have every consideration possible in main taming it it is fairly evident that those from out of town have little interest than the purpose for which the building was leased it behooves those interest ed in acton to assume that interest i last week ontario lltbenb elected a new leader and in toe course of time it is anticipated that i hon harry nixon willi become i premier ofiontartoito suc ceed i hon mr igonant- judging if rom i the vote in the convention ithe choice is a very popular one and the tone of i the gathering definitely showed that most folks were tired of i the petty l bickering and l lack or cooperation i that 1 has i been shown jwith the i dominion government in these war i times the choice of mr nixon as leader gives assurance that bllc ontarios interests will l be guarded they dominion vwill receive ceoperatwp andithe jvar affortput uppermost lit is rather interesting 1 to notcthat of ithosc a- pinngiforithcileadershipilhrec werellawyers and only one was a i farmer ibothithelleaders afitheioonaertnv- tive andccjvpaities are abollawyers in ontario can it i bet that only 1 lawyers i have ttimeito devote ilo politics or i is ittthatthis only applicsitoiontario lit was rather interesting to note inttbe convention ad dresses i that each of ithellawyer candidates however traced diligently any connection the imay lhave lhad inihisillfctimetwitb agriculture i farmers i lawyers or mo mattter athat ithe ipeqplo always i have the t final word on who shall i be i their leader vv goodwill aaabaaaada scattered up and down die idomimon are some thousands of exiled iboys any girls ithe great ma turity of whom lhave learned itoiaitci canadians and to appreciate a new way of llifc many of these children ifrom i england scotland and wales came i to i canada during the most impres sionable years of ithcirlltfc somcrhave reached ado lescence and will soon i be ready to i take their place in tho world others already lhave joined the fight ing forces what has canada meant to them ifrom the war- blitzed itight lltttlo island to ttho wide expanses of theldomimon was surely a remarkable transition ll a general way they have caught the vision of tho broader ifullcrllife that canada offers these children will return to thclbritisli ilslcs to gcther with the impressions gained ihy their mothers and fathers from association with the thousands of canadian soldiers sailors and airmen who for three years have i been singing the praises of their homo- land while on overseas service it is not too much to hope that the exiled children have gained not only a widened education and in creased physical strength but also resourcefulness and a breadth of outlook that will make them in very truth goodwill ambassadors for canada wartorn ibritam sees canada as a land of hope and opportunity now is the time to llay the foun dations for a broadbascd policy of development in the postwar years that may well mark the beginning of a new era for the dominion w lellliokl al nckees meat and intoxicating liquors come in for the rationing system this month of may one is neces sary hut the other doesnt figure in ithe essential cost of living v psychologists tell us that the average man for gets per cent of what the sees onhcars within ifive days ibofore you forget this go out and buy some more victory bonds v it will be a bit ilatc after tho casualty lists arv rnnted to say 11 wish hd bought bands in that last victory loan george w spinney chairman na tional war ifinance committee v the suspenuse of waiting for the blitz bomb to go ofr m acton brings to mind the time all ears were tuned to the radio waiting for news of the leseue of the two men trapped in a mine v the lowly fish the sucker is coming into its own this year last week the price jumped from four to as high as eight cents a pound and the keen demand continues picton ont gazette v more than iso canadian arsenals are employing so 000 men and women to manufacture 18 types o shells in 18 different cohhres for the army navy and air force it takes your victory bonds to keep them going lull blast v during the first month of the eighth army s ad anec in libya 1 000 tanks were taken out of battle repaired and sent hack to fight canada s ram tank costs st0 000 eueh lhais mhy victory loun dollars back the attack v vhy e should sing tie praises of the farmer only at election time and kick him jn the pant in between is more than lie el n swallow maybe some of our farmer friends are beginning to think like wise say we lindsay ont watchmanwarder v development of extensive peat bogs of ontario and quebec is now being urged canada possesses the third largest peat bogs in the world 37 000 square miles as against 55 000 in russia s8o0o in finland and 10200 in sweden ilachute que watchman the question now arises does it require miners to get it out or will another union arise ijul it i lstoseic itty idouoiaahcuubbn kmitaa ibiw ttftaff vwrikr orc result of legislation authoriz ing tin cooqpulaory movement of labor is expected iters to beilbe pro vision of bejpifor sugar beet groovers of ontario manitoba and alberta now i facing a serious shortage of harvest labor ontario grower some time j asked tbe federal government to move japanese worltrsi from j british qouanbiaito their areas tto assist- in harvesting hut officials encountered difficulty in ttbe japanese to make the itrfp i principal purpose behind i the nwn cures announced by jiabor minister mitchell is to relieve ilann labor sbortages the orders give the min ister authority to order ithe transfer to more essential employment of men now 1 liable to compulsory military servioealngle men and childless widower from 19 to 40 years of age inclusive and rnarrieijumen front 19 to 23 years old inclusive otaaaafsr f ilabsr selective service i director arthur macnamam expects i that i the process of siitinj out men in nonessential industries will turn up a number of farm worker who can be used in var ious areas already the government la investigating the possibility of mov- init some workers from ttho montreal urea to the niagara district of on tario where tltere exists n shortage of industrial a well as agricultural workers another souroe of labor u provided hy thus men dlscltarged ifrom tlt army and now employed in low prior ity industries for the present at least they arc not being compelled to shift from low to high priority employnunt but tin government it encouraging them to do no wlieruver poulble iftkn iwrtrihtttun some concern is felt here aver tho effect which meat rationing which cme into effect in canada soon will hitvo upon th dominions egg distributions canada 10li egg pro duction objective in u5000iww j dawn of which tho unit id kingdom wants am out c1000000 doioti the munltlonn department 7a72000 dozen and ships stores 817706 dozen in uddltlon domestic requirements nro oxiuxjuni to amount at least to 2a2 0btgu0 dozen lhere ii u danucr that canada k domostic consumption of eggft might threaten the supply ro- qulral for outside ueoh fish a nil fowl aro expected from the ban upon meat dishes imtmutetl on meatless tuesdays in the country n restaurants and agricultural authori ties are hoping tliat canadian con sumers will not depend too heavily upon thes commodities under meat rationing twapimirrf cultivation canada s farmers can this year per form n patriotic service and at the same time food their stock hy grow ing rnposood source of n vital part of marine engine lubricant domin ion experimental farms luivt dis tributed about 42000 pounds of rpo- wed in quebec eastern ontario mutt i toon and saskatchewan and it is expected that mon than 1 000 ultis u iii be seeded lite dominion n total raimsoed oil requirements during 1011 have been intimated nt 2 000 000 poundi which would involve the planting of jo 000 uitiit and the us of aboiipso loiutof seed hnpcured planted earlv in mn will matme in from 85 to 100 dnjh tuairy illroduets the daily product board will con tinue this month to uujiport the creamery butter market hit agrlcut tutv department hat announced 1 hi board has authorlt to buy butter tin mn be required to mnlntnln the minimum pik established for nr ioub months 1 lu minimum prht foi this month hauls dollveied to the consumet will be 10 cents a pound in alberta snsknteht wan and manltolm v cent in british columbia on tnrln and qiulur and 11 es nts in the maritime ptoiincttt hi fuehk i vlilk ink1 itinik l l lhttum apium d in politt court at llromptoiivlll qut and pi nlnl lullt to u ii hon if phiuk h of tin uuliitton und r art of tin dalt tmluilr ait a fin if 0 ulth ioi hii import d and paid in thlt inatain th tit ndatit had in his pojx tslon for sal butt r in fust jrad wrap pt m win it a tht ai tual uamt of tlu buttt r was found to be ctond grad tht chnig was laid h an of fie t of th dairj prtxlurts division domin ion iej art nit nt of agriculture j- akmk go ifqb r j leeds england cptten thous and persons are affected by a decision of the war office to take over thousands of acres of land in york shire for a battle training ground mnnv will have to discontinue farm inc but their losses will be made good by the government tllkrltaxr7hlulrxv xt u the duty of the state to try li provide every bum with opportunity to earn u llvelilumml it definitely lu not the duty of the state to cure for people who will not take advantage of oplmirtunltlest to earn theh llvell hood w hear a groat cleat theih days about ualuy and liberty it might 1m a good thing tf w could beur kometblni alout justice ihcri lu no juatlts in iwnalling lndustr uiul thrift for th tulii of luilmtst and extra vagank in tin current print of that verv tuiltc dlstiitgulshel weekly the bun frunciuio argonaut thetw apinured eight points which thlfi country at tbli time miclit well iwnder ihem 1 au fiihnot bring about prosper ity by ilutiiu raging thrift j vou eutinot strengthen tin weak by weakening the strong i ou cannot help tunall men by teoriiig down big men 1 uu tunnot help tin oor by dt stroyltig the rlcli you 4unnot lift tin wugaiuurner by pulling down hit uu payer f oti tuntiot tklobliuh luiuiul itccur it on itortawtil moiit y 7 ou tjiiiiiot build eliaractur and toura by uiklnt nuny it mans in- itlntivi uiul iitdikndenc4 h oii uimot lielp men pemuui t ntlv hj tloitii foi litem wluit tht y toultl and khould tlo for themuolvei ollavji journnl ffiuamobb emmumy imkdiual cdr vw g fc lkbnney isucoessorrio dr j a mcniven office in symom block mill stmv acton 11 mwmn fmuaelkli 4uirjsaswttw uk wm g rquulbn luxuxxc- offieetiiaucs3i4 mnd7i0tpsn ttxecpt vwednsgday and sunday mill street mosr 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