Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 17, 1956, p. 4

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a- pack four the acton free press acton ontario thunstjay may i7th 1sm civil defence in rural areas tenth ib a series of m artlolss the airplane is blamed for bring ing war to the civilian population of countries in the past the cities were considered the only areas in real danger the hydrogen bomb however unimaginable the idea may be has extended this threat to even the most remote farm it is this vast almost unbeliev able new danger that has posed the two main problem before canadas civil defence planners how to save the population of the cities and how to save the rest of the popul ation the only answer for cities fa evacuation the main solution for rural people is to provide adequate shelter the farmers chief danger from an hbomb attack arises from its radioactive fallout the dust of pul verized cities that settles over large areas following the blast this danger extends not only to the farmer and his family but to his livestock and even his crops as well there are ways to guard against this fallout danger the first step is to be warned in tune that it is coming this can only be done ef fectively through a wellorganized civil defence setup that takes in every farmer in the district it is impossible to predict the size and location of a fallout area important the material and the thickness of the walla and root de termine the degree of protection a farmer can provide hia stock protection by keeping them in the barn since danger from f might laut 48 hours or more this means aorneone should stay in the barn all this time to avoid walking back and forth from the house for feeding and watering it is necessary too that means of determining the strength of rad iation in the fallout be available or that information on its danget be available from radiation detect ion units in the nearest village or town so that a farm family will know when it is safe to come out again civil defence planning be fore such disaster comes is the on ly means of assuring the farmer this will be available the farmer may be called on to help his city neighbors too so that his place in civil defence is not just to learn how he may help him self but also how to help others less fortunate in disaster if large cities are wiped out his crops and livestock his milk and eggs and butter would become a vitlattewssity to the life of the whole country his supplies would be needed to help feed the refugees from the cities his house and even his outbuildings may be needed to until a bomb is dropped it i im portant therefore to know eer protective meisuri thit can be taken bcfon smh a disaster taki place this is one case in which ig norance ould be an thins but bliss that is uh cml dvfincehas become as important to thi farmt r as to an othu citizen ci il dt fence training cm provide the farmer u ith know ledge that is power to piotict himself radioactive fall out can contam inate animals crops and unpackar- ed foods it can contaminate houses cars jards and fields it can con taminate v iter supplies mj that thc should not be used until they arc decontaminated the onlv safe thing to do if fall out occurs i to take shelter the actual strength of the shelter is not pacific tanker takes wet pulp vancouvei ccp transporting pulp in wet form something new on this coast will b started when a bik new tanktr novs bt inp built in jtpan gins into strice the tssel as et unnamed will in 160 lift long h4 feet broad with a draft of 41 fett she uu have koss tonnage of h 500 and dead- tight tonnage of 20 000 nearly as laik as the canadian pacific em press hnirs which plied the pacific rout s befoie the war she will bt built like a tanker and and will carry her cargo in rtuudle ei wet form from a plant at campbell ritr of the elk falls compan to a crownzellerbach mill in oakland calif a diblance of 1 mk miles kure shipvard is working on a wel feir universe tankships inc a subsidiary of national bulk car riers ini of the united states the liberia flag will 1m flown in the past pulp has been shipped on this coast in dr eir baled form some eastern mill have been ship ping wet pulp bv pipeline but that technique is too iostl here bet a use of the liingei distjnees nine hundred tons of ptilp v ill bo delivered hourlv to the tanktr bv convener belt 11m1i aula purnps wil emptj the holds when she reaches the cuhfoi nia turn around port help shelter theni even his mach ine r his tractors trucks and even horses if he has them could be ur genth useful but they would be useless if he w as caught unprepar ed and ill was contaminated and dead fanners themselves ire not- erienisl useless civil defence in canada to achieve maximum results must ex tend te itr community no mat ter how small f f worthington federal civil defence co ordinator h is said it is being organized as a result on an area basis comprising i number of towns and communit ies and said the co ordinator it must a embrace means of pre paring and warning farmers in is olated places pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 watr st north galt telephone 2048 television and radio service by r w grant phone acton 594 collect located at music store watsons limehouse wi plans 35th year the n8w officer of the lime- rtouse womcni institute were in stalled at the may meeting held in the memorial hall last week mrs frank brown president was in the chair for the opening exercises the roll call was an item of wi news and a recipe thursday may 17 limehouse w i will celebrate its 33th birthday to mark the event members are holding a free afternoon tea pro gram and loclal time in the mem- oriel hall mn p merry of horn by- is expected to be the guest speaker for the occasion old numbers and exmembers are es pecially invited to he present to meet old friends the milton hospital appeal was discussed and it was felt the sup port of the brunch should be given to a hospital nearer the commun ity it was decided not to apply for an extension program this year a new library board wan ap pointed as follows mrs a j smethurst mrs e snnford mrs jack noble with mrs e flndley us librarian mrs j s noble and mrs e flndley reported on the childrens aid meeting at milton last month the mooting closed with god save the queen the social com mittee aorved tea quick action the bli press waa just wartai- lng up to its long run last thurs day when the first response to an ad waa phoned la the lint paper was nt half an hour off the press when kit interested reader called the free press in reply te one of the classified ad vertisements action eould hard ly have been prompter n baassettttaamki pentecostal rally draws 125 to acton about 123 gathered in st al- bans parish hall for a rally ser vice of the pentecostal assemblies of canada the pastor of the local assembly rev held opened the service with prayer and welcomed nil present monday evening rev s fredcrlckson sectional leader and pastor of gait as sembly was in chame of the ser vice special numbers included an instrumental by a quartette from elora a solo by mrs 0 bowcn and u duet by rev and mrs ron davis of gnlt the speaker of the evening was itev peltmote of paris who brought an inspiring message on the subject the man who died for you visitors were from gait fergus elmirn guclph elora orungevillc brampton milton and weston st albans auxiliary holds tea bake sale white snapdragons and daffodils decorated the attractive tea table when st albans w a held a tea and sale of baking in tho pariah hall lust saturday a good crowd attended ten conveners wore mrs e jones and mrs dolphin assisting were miss williams miss shirley fryer and mra b d anderson mrs w dent and mra mchugh were in charge of used dresses with mrs bnyliss mrs holmes mrs kingsmlll and mrs mceoch- ern supervising the baking and candy foreignmude goods sold in can ada in 1095 had an averuge value of about 1200 per family shortill sheet metal r plumbing t heating gar wood furnaces eavealroughing 114 churchill road phene 464 saves 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