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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1948
Page
4
Evergreens with definite outlines highlight house features when planted around the foundation, creating a wood like effect. Deciduous shrubs soften the view and are useful to hide unattractive elements such as high concrete foundations.
The foodstuffs Canadian farmers produce this year may ease a looming hunger abroad next winter. Thousands plan to increase production amid scarce Tabor, mechanizing their arms and upgrading equipment. The Bank of Montreal Farm Improvement Loans offer five percent interest with no extra charges and flexible instalment repayment. William Clayton, local Bank Manager, invites farmers to use this credit.
On Saturday April 17 two Acton teams travel to Toronto to clash with West End Y boys in two floor hockey games. Junior Leaders will demo Die play, then hockey, a swim, movies and refreshments follow. Transportation from Acton leaves at 4 pm and returns by 10 pm. The event includes club championships and tennis standings as the season winds down.
A brief note by Gwendoline P. Clarke on Ginger Farm appears in The Acott Free Press with historical sketches and local observations. The piece offers reflections on farm life, regional customs, and community memory through concise prose.
A personal column muses on spring as a time of renewal and upheaval. The author riffs on dictionary definitions of spring, domestic chores, interruptions, and the solace of tea as spring duties loom. Teases upcoming painting and domestic plans with a light, humane tone.
In 1947 Canada marketed 4.765 million hogs, up from 4.465 million the previous year. Western Canada saw a 12 percent drop while Eastern Canada posted a 20 percent rise, reflecting uneven regional demand.
The Undersigned Auctioneers sell by public auction at No 5 Highway east of Palermo on Friday April 6 at 2 o clock. Items include International tractors and implements, Ferguson tractor, Ploughs, Grain Binder, disc, cultivators, seed windrows, manure spreader, wagons, racks, sleighs, rope, posts, pump, milk cooler, and miscellaneous farm gear. Proceeds to Clerk settlement. no reserve as dairy herd has sold. farm to be abandoned.
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