Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 22, 1946, p. 2

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moitm the acton freb press thursday august 22nd lftu 9ti acton zfttt fbrnas lft tbattaay l arwb ouilb aalbartnl u tas claw nul nl ossae tllrtmwl tuimtpttoh batgs4a ar rest ualaw t bm lll h k et advutbtmc battsaa aaallielua as as to raliima b uaes anttvatw m ba taaae la avail wm vba vnt nw iy iiuhhim to ue aieaaae tbe rittifm tbt u ua n b iuu ha nay wrgf la aay rtmiiiwm aalhiltil haaaneer aalate araal al ab asartlf i u llflil to ejihua by b ftlmfuu sa4 wmmi to is rw pacee inibjmi amua ealy f br iba fciia wl b eab ma a w alatolr aatae to wunje limn ej ta thai eau m any ata a amj to aaa i be tbe reat u utbuur aaaa aat ascaa aaaa a 1 ef lb aeilw mm at ea b linniinun ta mn aaaaatai br ba aetae ma wmi to iba obel aaaay iimhtsy aatb aaii tat a atlot bill kauai i allaital aaa aito i oflua straight from school thua missing the routine entry into working careen a switch from war to peace economy la a tre- aaeadoua task since v e day nearly 8000000 men and women have left the fighting force and war factories and entered peacetime industry as a matter of fact at the end of may 5789 000 men and women weere working in industries manufacturing for the home and esport markets compared with si7400recorded in june i w9 only 2 per cent of the entire working population of great britain is registered as unemployed while labor problems and attendant strikes dark en the industrial picture on this side of the ocean britain by disciplined and carefully planned effort is slowly but surely building up the esport trade which is vital to her existence her labor force engaged in maufactunng for eiport totals 1266- 000 a 28 per cent increase over the number umiliary engaged in 1030 in the first great war the british muddled through they finished the fob in the last war although mr churchill offered nothing more than blood toil tears and sweat and now in the post war drive for world markets still with their backs to the wall they are working with characteristic courage and dogged determination v liai acubw otahmity seirkt we eitend congratulations to both labor and management of the beardmor co in actoa who have made their adjustment on wages hours ate amicably and that actoa will not be in the unhappy position of being a community where the two get further and farther apart as a result of using force to attain their requirements were not diseasing the agreement or its pro visions that la a matter for the employers and the employees but weve learned of some of the things that are happening in hamilton where several strike are in progress where folks who were once good neighbors dont speak to each other- any more and where families are parted with father in one camp of workers and sons in the other group where the business of the community is steadily declining and where its not safe to even be a member of the city council weve read of these things and we re iterate that as a cituen of acton were happy to congratulate local groups who chose a better way to get together and settle differences md maintain the fine community spirit which has always characterised aoton caaukiuui ftarua pries to low for farm costa farmers have been afforded far too little infor mation as to how their prices and costs compare with farmers in the u sa with canadian wheat price pegged way below those of other wheat countries on the world market with ceilings on meats and other product with bureaucrats still the architects of policy at ottawa fanner will be interested in the address of a farmer member j a ross m p souris man delivered in the house july 10th 1046 he was replying to minister c d howe who said i believe a bushel of wheat will buy more good in canada than a bushel in any other country will buy in that country mr rots who farms near the usa border and got hia figures direct placed this information on hansard for the information of the government for members of the house and for canadian farmers in general here are the facts they are indeed re vealing to purchase a farmau m tractor in canada re quire 1225 bushels of wheat to purchase the same tractor in the u sa require 66d bushels of wheat in canada a 3furrow international tractor plow take isi bushels ot wheat in the usa only 83 1 bushels a 24run international double disc drill costs 270 bushels of wheat and only 147 in theusjk a 10foot international power binder takea 33 busk- el of canadian wheat in the u sa only 183 bush els the above tractor would take twelve 1000 lb finished canadian steers compored with only 8 in the u sa bowmanville statesman wamcnsubdw britain fight to regain her place in the forefront ef the worlda trading nationa compels attention and admiraraion it has been said that the bnton fight beet with hie back to the wall and at no time was the statement more true then new for aia year britain fought a war that crippled normal industrial life the german blitz laid waste great areas in her msnufacrurtng atiea and seaports and nor lifeline the aaerckaat navy suffered tre mendous l belt were tightened by a rigid austerity program and they were tightened even more a year after victory when bread rationing became effective during those war year million of men atid wo men changed their occupation either by entering the fighting force and munitions plants or by- taking up ether form of war work their experience might naturally influence them again a return to prewar working conditions in addition hundred ef thousands of young people entered the force kugiwuty for voting supposing the voting age were reduced to 18 or even to 16 what proportion of such youngsters would actually go to a polling booth and cast bsllots during sn election to us at least it would be surprising if ss many aa one per cent took time out from their other affair in order to vote but would nof those few be the very one most entitled regardless of their ages or the immaturity ot their opinions to hsve a hand in deciding how canada is to be governed on severst occssions this paper in common with many other periodicals has deplored the fact that at most elections federsl provincial or municipal as much ss two thirds of the electorate will refrain from voting but when all is said and done the 30 to so per cent or thereabout who esercise the fran chise consists of those who demonstrste their active interest in good government snd good social con ditions they ere the ones who by their thinking snd by fulfilling their obligations of citizenship on election dsys earn the right to decide how the sffairs of this town this province and this dominion shsll be con ducted and by the same token they merit the privilege ot determining who shsll ccfnduct thoc sffairs all told the question of s cilncns voting cligi bility might better be decided on the basis of his intelligent interest in public sffsirs rather than on a mere two or three years difference in bis physical age fort erie times review editorial notes the larger sugar ration this fall is appreciated by everyone and the prospects are that next april will see more sweetness procursble dont wsnt lo speed on winter but the fscts ibl- ing us are that schools reopen a week from tuesdsy and the fall fair season will be here in a few week kansas hss been the butt of msny jokes because of its dry isws but there are s4 counties in that state without any insane 54 without any feeble mind ed 06 counties without poor houses 53 without any person in jail and 56 counties without any repres- entstives in the state penitentiary despite material and labor shortages canadian home builders are still going all out to ease the nous- mg situation and one result is a new record in build- permits issued nearly 30000 residentisl permits have been issued in the first six months of this yesr as compared to 12500 in the same period of 1045 enforce the law in regard to strikes says the family herald and weekly star of montreaj and the government and member of barliament will receive the wholehearted supporljsf the vast majority of the people ot canada including most ot those good canadian trade union members who do not person ally approve of violence intimidation and the rule of the mob instesd of the reign of law the english are indeed a funny people the other day a man overthere sold his house for 2000 to a young couple who needed a home slthough he might easily have told it for 6000 i dont agree with thi mad rush for money he declared ive got what i think ta a fair price now if we could bring a couple of fellow like that over to canada all would be well remarks the chetley enterprise the editor ef dure plastic new thinks the time has come for a definition of the term plastic here is the latest attempt at an allinclusive definition reported a plastic is any one of a large and varied g of materi which consist of or c an organic substance of large molecular weight which while solid in the finished state at some stage in its manufacture has been er can be formed cast calendered extruded molded etc into various shape by flow usually through application aingly or together of neat snd pressure which- leaves us just where we started austbaua nk8ds studknt hheakeh sydney icpiaustreilaji sgrleut- turel department experts snd ranch ers hava been expressing concern shout the lark of learners to tske the plxra of shaap ahaarars who hava re- llrad 11 has baan widely tuxaaalad that shearing arhools should be satsh- llahad in conjunction with the re patriation dapartment so that ax-sar- vttfmnt may learn the irene the rasters axaottsuon has asked the government to establish arhoola in roftiunctlon with large shearing con tract sheds it might be ntritiarr to subsidise aurh a arhame to guarantee the wagaa of the lenter during the training right start don t mmhe it just rolfee and toast for breakfast derlaree an of flrtal of th department of national health and welfare health experts agrea thai a good breakfast ta aaeenl iii lor right start of the days work or play they recommend fruit whole grain arrest and whanever poeslble an agg for the first meal oi the day dangerous fuel need for cmre in using makeshift substitute for recognised types of fuel is noted by the department c4 national health and welfare com menting up us reports ai parsons buffering from land poisoning sue to burning dlersrded battery cesaa dur ing a roaj shortage the health suth- orttlee advtat against putting on the are anything not apednrelly designed for burning berauae of the pnaalhle emission of noxious fumes or even of an explosion milton welding eumrtr and aaetytsae weiestoj hepelr wlllmag ef all tn portable eaiiilarsinl phone iu wm r bracken sum aaatatsl swafiersw fire aaa astusnxvuh laaiaian health aswl acnaint unweave p the uasaaj lit i eg i let us arrange your raartgage loans on uiat new keuea phone m acton ont srecisl lsag aaaas aasan prune nectar- rtw cbhtbal wasjunwo wihta ctacrmn ire dipfoam roars b 1 a n rl locf sblaatne arums qvskm olives thb mkw usy wav to clkalt ulvn silver sheets- 29c 29 79c 49c 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