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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1933
Page
2
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription terms with two dollar annual prepay, address changes, and cancellation preferences. Advertising rates cover legal notices per line, readers notices, coming attractions, memorials, and small ads. apologies for errors and liability limits are stated. editor noted as Garlot Dill s.
The report notes withheld Hydro official salaries including the Chief Engineer who draws $35,000 with a recent $10,000 increase. It questions the public divulgence of such information and compares it to other tardy disclosures.
The Department of Highways reports 9171 serious crashes in 1932 in Ontario causing 502 deaths and 8231 injuries with 994000 in property loss. Most crashes occurred on good dry daylight roads. 84 percent of vehicles were in good condition. The report emphasizes the human element and personal highway responsibility.
In Acton and Middlesex County debates, critics urge trimming Cemetery Board expenses and seeking volunteer trustees. Acton’s Fairview Cemetery and Old Pioneers’ Cemetery show volunteers serving without pay, while audits for Fairview will soon be published. Citizens’ unpaid service is praised as civic duty and lasting community uplift.
Adversity reveals character and shapes effort. When trouble comes, weakness fades as courage rises and people roll up sleeves to pitch in. With steadfast resolve, enduring hardship leads to eventual victory and resilience.
The article notes relief programs being trimmed in many centres, with single men cut off this month and vegetables to stop next year. Acton plans garden plots and seed distribution to self sustain, while farms run down and wages stay steady.
The piece surveys Eramiosa Township redistribution in North Wellington, notes on baseball weather, grass fire risk, and Roosevelts outreach. It comments on Ontario public accounts 1931 32, beer return publicity in the US, and Canadian furniture trade with 162308 exported wood furniture and 1 356994 imports.
The 1932 Canadian gold sector records peak production and expanded mine development with $64 million in output, up about $8 million from 1931. Since 1921 awards to Boy Scouts total 251 medals for lifesaving, plus 49 certificates and 25 letters of commendation for emergency service.
In a long-wrammed diary style piece a writer laments persistent mud praises rain for gardens and outlines a determined pantry to repaint with white yellow and green. The narrator jokes about a skeptical partner and reflects on optimism hope and household effort amid hard times.
A friend recalls climbing Mount Lowe to gain perspective on trouble. From the hilltop he saw blue sky while clouds hid the valley, learning that faith and the higher view can reveal sunlit times despite life’s storms. The tale ends with a call to lift eyes to the hills for help.
The phrase attributed to Lewis E. B. Lawes asserts that criminals today are not illiterate, reflecting a view on criminal literacy and awareness. The remark appears in a historical clipping highlighting attitudes toward crime and education.
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