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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 28, 1932
Page
4
A Neighborhood Column highlights notable happenings in nearby towns and districts. Readers gain brief insights into local events, civic notes, and social items across several communities relevant to residents.
Eden Mills notes show a full attendance at the Women’s Institute with business items laid over. Mrs Gandier led a program on The Girl as a Sanctuary of Life, a debate favored by the affirmative, and a social half hour followed. Visitors Rev A F Marsh and Mrs Marsh were guests. local telephones were disconnected for some farmers. several townsfolk traveled to St Thomas on business. others visited Taylor home.
Oakville seen social rounds as Mrs. W T Marlatt returns from the Orient with her husband. Rev W S Taylor on furlough preaches in St Johns United Church. Dr Jack Lind and Miss Elsie Hinds linked in engagement. Walter Harland Smith named horse show judge. Oakville hockey team honored for Provincial semi final showing with a Maronic Hall reception and dance planned.
The Bannockburn Women’s Institute held its annual meeting at Mrs D D Morrison’s home on April 20. Miss Janet McDonald was elected President with Mrs A G Clarridge as Honorary President in the absence of the President. New officers include Miss M Brown convener, Mrs A Mann, Miss A Cree, and others. a dainty lunch followed the session and a social half hour was spent.
Nassagaweya reports the Ebenezer United Church has re shingled improving its appearance. The Carnahan farm near Knatchbull owned by Mr Lasby of Guelph is rented to Mr McCutcheon Ospringe for spring seeding. Mr and Mrs James Simpson and family of Tottenham visited relatives and friends in Nassagaweya over the weekend.
Mrs Martyn Cole of New York visits her mother on Locust Street. Mr and Mrs Jack Elliot of Grand View stay with relatives. Evelyn Browne of Canadian Bank of Commerce holidaying in New York. Mr and Mrs Milter Rymal attend golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Wm Cairns in Carlisle. Maxwell brothers lease rear building to open a garage. Firemen respond to chimney fire at Mrs Billings residence no damage. Mr and Mrs W J Gash sail to England via Montreal for a month long trip. car stored in Montreal. Hungarian pheasant captured on Brant Street handed to Game Warden J Griffiths. Nelson Burlington Agricultural Society fixes dates for Hepisiabet 23 and 24.
Rockwood's T. I. S. Class led by Mrs J A Little staged The Challenge of the Gregs at the Stone Church on Easter Sunday to a full audience. Rev John Little spoke, McMaster’s Mr Anderson led Presbyterian services, and obituaries note the death of Mrs Wm A McCullough with funeral in Rockwood Cemetery. Week end visitors include Toronto and Guelph residents. garden work thrives after fine weather. Women's Institute plans a Town Hall concert.
In Omagh district farmers are busy sowing spring grain. William Hamilton and Sons run the hundred acre farm of Mrs. Howard Turner. Many friends of Mrs. Joseph Haines will be glad to learn of her recovery from a severe illness.
Milton and Mrs Wheeler of Niagara Falls and Mrs Galbraith with Mr and Mrs Pearen attended the funeral of Miss Anniele Bessey in Georgetown Thursday afternoon. The Fire Brigade fought a grass fire near Boust field yesterday afternoon that spread rapidly and threatened several buildings.
Campbellville residents share visits and moves this week. Lloyd Crawford buys his mother’s Main Street house and plans June move. Jean McMillan visits Eden Mills sister Mrs James Moore. A garden party is planned by the Ladies' Aid at St David's Church grounds. Multiple locals travel between Toronto Hamilton Milgrove and Guelph for visits. Measles reported in the area. Women’s Missionary Society meets at Mrs Arch McMillan’s home.
A printed guide describes repairing leaks in water tanks and closed vessels when interiors are inaccessible. It advises drilling a small hole for a bolt, shaping the head, inserting with leather and metal washers, then tightening with a nut. A fine wire secures the bolt to prevent slipping, and red lead seals the joint.
Archaeologists report Catalina Island Indians groves and ceremonial caches yielded diverse objects. A small unpainted Chinese pottery figure stands as the latest prize, with other finds including chipped stone, shell, bone fragments, iron knife pieces, rusted axes, and brass gun butt plates likely of Spanish or Russian origin. English influence appears in blue and white porcelain fragments dating to early nineteenth century England.
The Live Stock Market Report from Markets Intelligence Service shows Canadian bacon at 44 to 60 shillings per long cwt for the week ending March 24, higher than Danish bacon at 43 to 56 shillings. Canadian bacon this week sits behind Iris bacon at 64 to 82 shillings, with prior week Canadian at 2 to 4 shillings above Danish.
Visitors from Acton Wingham and Port Perry called on friends in Limehouse. Rev G E Kitching preached at the United Church. Induction of Mr Alex Grant to Streetsville Presbyterian was announced. Miss Ruth Kitching and Miss Hudson visited. Miss Lindsay, longtime Limehouse resident, died after a brief illness. funeral held with several local ministers assisting. Pallbearers listed from Milton and area.
A historical reflection on Thomas Edison as a train newsboy who used layover time in Detroit to visit the public library. It contrasts idle leisure with his drive to learn, likening him and Andrew Carnegie to men who made libraries their Alma Mater and urging readers to seek knowledge in museums and shops between tasks.
The station loiterers gather at shabby railway stops as trains pass. Charles Schwab, a sixteen year old hack driver from a Pennsylvania town, used waiting intervals to read. His habit of dedicating time to books helped shape a life of productive achievement and tax contributions.
Flax emerges as a key Dominion crop with two main uses fibre and seed. Most Canadian flax is seed for linseed oil with over 3,000,000 bushels produced annually and about 2.5 million used domestically. Breeders focus on seed quality and oil content to boost value.
The article urges turning idle work hours into garden plots to grow vegetables. It highlights backyard or side yards as options, needing only seeds, fertilizer, time, and effort. It also suggests consulting planting dates in a calendar and scheduling two or three days of solid work.
A canvasser knocks at a cottage door seeking the mother. No answer. A boy appears and confirms the mother is at home but explains he does not live there, revealing the misunderstanding.
The piece notes that a Canadian Dominion dollar is backed by gold while a U S silver dollar contains 28 cents worth of silver. It claims the U S dollar, even with 28 cents of metal, is worth 15 cents more than the Canadian gold-backed dollar, questioning public trust.
A collaborative survey by British Columbia's Agriculture Department and Agassiz Experimental Farm teams identifies why raspberry yields decline. Poor management disease insects and animals soil fertility and winter injury from habitat removal are cited as main causes.
An Irish seaman Pat demonstrates skill by writing with his right hand then the left after changing the pen. An officer praises the feat and Pat recalls his father’s advice on nail care to avoid losing a finger.
The Church of Canada on Willow Street hosts a Sunday program beginning at 11.00 a.m with the sermon The Door Key. Sunday School and Bible Class meet at 12:40 noon and 7.00 p.m for The Minister's lesson titled What I Have Seen. Everybody is welcome.
Sunday schedule lists a 11.00 a m sermon An Intrepid Leader as second in a Soldiers of the Covenant series. 2.30 p m Sabbath School Bible Classes follow with 3.00 p m Edgar Wallace's Question Always Welcome program noted.
Acton Baptist Church on Foster Parsonage Mill Street lists services led by Rev W J Hamilton. 11:00 a.m. Minister’s Communion Service. 12:15 p.m. Sunday School. 4:00 p.m. Minister’s session. Monday 8:00 p.m. B Y P U. Everybody welcome.
Classified item lists a five room house for sale or rent on Bower Avenue with contact Mrs Alice McPherson at Frederick Street. Also offered: automatic .22 rifle, baby carriage, wicker cart in good condition with contact and location details. White Blossom Sweet Clover Seed government tested re cleaned priced at $1.75 per bushel via John Lightle at 6 Fourth-line Erin.
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