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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 13, 1950
Page
18
Citizens demand timely road repairs and safer detours as rower construction ends. They urge council to ensure supervision, faster fixes, and improved sewer work, hoping future projects receive better planning and public consideration.
Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner W H Stringer notes 5722 more traffic prosecutions than 1948 yet accidents rise. He cites patrols and more motorcycles but laments worsening road courtesy and urges a psychological approach to curb aggressive driving.
A survey of 500 Norther Ontario paper plant employees shows locals favor printed word for information. The poll aimed to guide how the company communicates policies to workers and residents in mill communities.
A company publication led information sources with 70 percent of employees selecting it as a top channel. Local newspapers ranked highly with 63 percent choosing them for company information, 79 percent reading every issue, and 54 percent recalling ads. The firm will keep publishing news items and ads in the local press.
Workers at a large American company face full wages on payday and a later bill itemizing government taxes that would usually be deducted. The proposal under the Income Tax Act makes deductions from current pay compulsory, aiming to reveal the true cost of government services and curb handouts.
The Winnipeg Free Press argues the United States has a vast Canadian market. It notes Canada exported 1.503 billion and bought 1.952 billion dollars from the US in 1949, a deficit of 449 million, and urges tariff cuts to boost cross border purchases. It highlights per capita gaps in trade and calls for expanding the US market.
Editorial notes discuss understanding in marriage and retiring debenture issues at Acton. It notes Canada US hockey championship matchups and a strong Canadian presence. Local papers announce tax mill rate changes with Acton cutting by half while Fergus Orangeville Chesley and Georgetown raise rates. Vancouver warns on rising budgets and taxes as government programs expand and urges realism.
Recounts in the Free Press issue of April 17 1860 note a planned golf club in town school Easter holidays closing and reopening plans for Monday new block teachers to be hired near MUI and Willow Streets local business notes Mr Thomas A Morton barber Milton buys a residence on East Mary Street North West Mounted Police recruit Malcolm McDonald accepted He will serve as a robust soldier council hires F Melatz to fill a vacancy at the electric lighting plant labor unrest rises at Meza Beardmore Co and Acton Tanning Corp wages cut from 1.23 to 1.10 per day post office partition removed improvements foreshadowed Hell Telephone Co lays ground wire to ground the towns phones
The Duke of Gloucester, accompanied by eight Africans from the Kenya Battalion of the East African Rifles forming a guard of honour, presented the Royal Charter to Nairobi, capital of Kenya, raising the status of the city.
The town of Nair Ob becomes the first capital within the Colonial Empire to be granted city status. A proverb notes that a man is weighed by the company he keeps, implying social judgment hinges on associations.
A Dovercourt church wedding unites Nellis Margaret Filliott and George Seale in a ceremony at Dovercourt Baptist Church. Georgetown approves an 8500 addition to its public school. Acton Lodge TOO.FM plans an At Home event at the Town Hall tomorrow evening.
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