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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
2
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription rates and address changes. It notes cancellations to avoid interruptions and the policy on advertising liability and error corrections, with contact details for the editorial and business office.
Copies of the 1939 Auditors' Reports are now available to Acton ratepayers at no charge from the Clerk's office and select other outlets. The forty page book details town finances including debenture debt, taxes, Arena revenue, and summaries plus auditor recommendations. It invites readers to test themselves with questions about indebtedness, taxes, hydro plants, cemetery care, and school operating costs.
The Tak Frre Press editor, five years into a Justice of the Peace appointment, resigns after multiple requests to quit. He cites displeasure with levies from motorists and the lack of public satisfaction, noting future reasons but stopping short of detailed justification.
The writer reflects on five years occupying the office and the public service provided. They express gratitude for the contact gained, note insights into human nature, and hint that the period was not wasted. Relief will allow more time for publishing and printing work at The Acton Free Press.
The Canadian Y M C A raised 4.6 million dollars from the public to aid troops at home and abroad. Y officials provided hot drinks beds stationery and athletic gear for soldiers and sailors. As Canada entered the present war the Y borrowed funds to begin urgent wartime service and urged Canadians to give generously.
Editorial notes celebrate thawing roads and a mild spring while chiding constant radio fees. The piece questions Miss Agnes MacPhail in the Senate and notes two ex-newspaper men rising to top Dominion roles, a Tariff Board chair and the Auditor General.
A collage of historic snippets shows Dr Manion quip about a failed operation the Fergus News Record notes and a man named Owen Soundman found guilty of liquor sales. It also mentions Canada election costs estimated at 3 million dollars, a Hanover Post reference, and a New York real estate broker explaining aggressive advertising clauses in a lease to boost annual sales.
Ontario settlers face uncertainty as war demands grow. An unofficial Queen’s Park report hints at a Special Advisory Committee on Agriculture for Ontario, with farmer input to guide production and policy amid Ottawa’s instruction delays. Ottawa supervision continues while provinces await directives.
A dense listing identifies physicians surgeons dentists veterinarians and lawyers with office times addresses and contact numbers for Acton Georgetown Milton and surrounding areas. It includes Dr J A McNiven Dr E J Nelson Dr W G Cullen Drs Freed Stevenson Campbell Viola C F Leatherland Kenneth M Langdon legal and veterinary services, auctioneers and daily travel schedules.
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