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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1939
Page
2
The author argues against a two cent per gallon gasoline levy highlighting that municipalities gain half a mill subsidy from extra revenue, totaling about 1.5 million, with a balanced budget and prior provincial support for highways and social services. The piece suggests an amusements tax as a fairer alternative if revenue was needed.
The Halton County Council last meeting raised questions among ratepayers over grants. A $100 request by the Boy Scouts Reserve was postponed. $72 funded a Hamilton paper photo. $450 backed a royal visit appearance for the local regiment. Critics question prudent spending of public money.
Acton Council adopts Daylight Saving Time by by law from the last Sunday in April to Labor Day to minimize confusion. The measure, aligned with Toronto interests, asks citizens and local institutions to adopt the new time to reduce seasonal confusion after school holidays.
A meditation on an editor’s craft and mindset. The piece describes the editor as an optimist who sees human nature as largely good, keeps pace with events, and finds life in words. It notes the pressure of protests, the sense of duty to readers, and the inexorable pull to edit until the end, as urged by the Saint John Telegraph-Journal.
Spring maple sugar time in Eastern Canada engages about 50 000 farmers harvesting the crop. Prospects for 1939 are favorable despite hurricane damage. An estimated 20 million trees will be tapped, producing around 3 300 700 gallons of maple syrup, with prices down from 1937 due to abundant supply.
Editorial notes hint at a delayed decision on summer plans and a looming federal election. Canada’s chemical industry exceeds 100 million dollars yearly while gold mint receipts set a record in January. Local notes report snowdrifts, Acton Arena revenue up 250, and debenture debt reduced to 116,139.46 with no new issues since 1931.
Easter lesson from Acts 13 set in Antioch of Pisidia. Paul and Barnabas preach Jesus from Old Testament history, emphasize forgiveness of sins through Christ, and justify by faith, facing Jewish opposition as Gentiles learn of grace. The sermon highlights justification by grace, belief, and the risen Christ as the core of salvation.
The text discusses trusting in Him and the inherent power in man through Christ. It emphasizes that life eternal and the realization of hope come through Christ and that in Christ, men are made alive. It presents a devotional tone about faith as the path to glory.
A Scottish man in a Chicago hospital asked to hear bagpipes before death. A piper played, the patient revived briefly, then died, while others in the ward also died. a grim joke about the pipes and heaven follows.
In Palisaden New York a small hamlet audience salutes Walt Simmons who runs the village store for 22 years beside the green. Neighbors honored him with a letter and a purse totaling two thousand dollars. Notables like Thomas Lamont Katharine Cornell Orson Welles and others contributed to the gift.
Directory page lists physicians surgeons dentists veterinarians and lawyers with offices and hours. Includes Dr J A McNiven Dr E J Nei Dr W G Cullen C F Leatherland Kenneth M Langdon P W Pearen and P D Young plus veterinary services at Brookville Ontario and contact details and appointment times. Describes offices in Acton Georgetown with hours and phone numbers and services such as electro therapy X ray and marriage licenses registrar duties.
Canada's manufacturing sector expanded from under 500 million dollars at century start to pass 3 billion during wartime, then fluctuated with postwar dips. By 1929 a record 3.883 billion was produced, fell near 2 billion in the early 1930s, and by 1936 reached 3.002 billion, with 1937 output not reported but factory employment rising.
A playful exchange contrasts how a line about time stopping for a gaze becomes diplomacy while claiming a face would halt a clock leads to a humorous social lesson. The dialogue centers on romantic flattery and its social consequences.
A terse dialogue recalls the mystery of the Ark's builders with a humorous exchange about knowledge and origin. The line contrasts ignorance with assertion, hinting at the enduring curiosity surrounding biblical narratives.
The timetable lists Going East daily except Sunday with 6 57 pm and 4 6 26 pm Sunday only times, and a 9 41 pm Georgetown Nag stop. Going West daily except Sunday shows 6 48 pm and 3 49 pm daily with a 7 07 pm Saturday only, plus a 12 38 am Sunday flag time.
Eastbound and westbound schedule fragments list times and notes for through routes to London and transfers. Annotations indicate holiday and weekend exceptions, with destinations including Kitchener and Stratford and various through services.
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