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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1962
Page
14
The Community Centre fundraising committee voted last Saturday to reapproach donors for two additional months of pledges. Payroll and bank deductions will be extended. cash gifts from last year are asked to contribute more. A deficit near $2000 remains due to unhonored pledges, with final accounting pending.
Canadian printers complain the Federal Sales Tax burden falls on small businesses. They describe auditor visits, strict filing penalties, and an unexpected demand to collect tax from a 1959 tax exempt customer, urging reconsideration to preserve small business initiative.
A compact record from Free Press pages recounts 1912 notes on A O T Beard, a near-miss voyage, a Ford runabout, log hauling, liquor case against Sidney Thurlow, and local civic events including a Women’s Institute concert. plus a 1942 snapshot of Robert J. McPherson’s death, customs gains, graduates, maple sap shortage, a street accident, and wartime community efforts.
Burlington reports reflect trouble at the Miss Canada Pageant with several directors quitting after last year’s dethronement. Georgetown notes collapsing night classes but requests new night courses in art and sewing. Brampton cites population estimates ranging from 9,185 to 18,550 with conflicting signs. Oakville Coin Club plans a commemorative medal for Oakville Trafalgar amalgamation and seeks a $50 grant. Streetsville boards a 1961 deficit of 4 62? due to kindergarten construction. Milton hosts White Hat Week as Rotary Park fund rises with hat donations for every pledge.
Easter Thankoffering meeting of the Afternoon Auxiliary of the Women's Missionary Society featured spring decor and devotional readings led by Mrs. Nolan Parker and Mrs. Meading. Rev R D Duncanson spoke on British Guiana, sharing insights from Bethel Seminary and Berbice High School. Duncanson discussed local tensions and life in Georgetown and Berbice, followed by a Q&A and lunch.
A reader reflects on church fund raising from ancient times to modern campaigns. He traces how maintenance costs rose with church expansion, the shift to paid ministers, and the rise of organized drives with trained volunteers and saleslike training sessions, noting inflation and costs today outpace revenues.
A vivid account of church members canvassing door to door to boost pledges reveals a successful drive. Volunteers rally with sermons and pledge sheets, tallying totals after services. The campaign boosts offerings and morale, with plans for a larger church addition next year.
The Limehouse Menuettes gathered at Joy Patterson's home on April 7 with 12 members and leaders preparing a tossed salad. Notable festival results include Garry Heisler winning gold, Mary Bos bronze, and Mary Lou Brown with Margaret Amok winning third in a duet. The double trio group, featuring Margaret Arnold, Mary Lou Brown, Linda Williams, Rosey Gathot, Mary Bos, and Janice Risebrough, won the shield. Mrs W Mitchell is recovering in St Michael's Hospital after an eye operation. Visitors included Mrs A Smith and Mrs Les Hutchinson with son Jimmy from Weston.
A reflective verse by David E. Cohen contemplates leaves as symbols of lives and history, imagining names on leaves carried by wind and time. The text juxtaposes divine inscription with human memory, blending poetic meditation with a stray note on kayaks, fruits, and a proverb-like line about covering iniquity.
The page lists dental and legal office hours for H Leib, A J Buchanan, and C F Leatherland QC, with phone numbers. It also provides acton coach departure times east and west, plus Canadian National Railways daily and Sunday schedules and Stratford connections.
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