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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1938
Page
2
The Free Press accepts ads with understanding they are not liable for errors unless a written proof is requested and returned signed by the advertiser with corrections noted. In that case liability caps to the proportion of space affected by the error. Garlof Dills, Editor.
The article warns farmers of numerous hazards to crops from weather and pests and stresses that fire can destroy barns and crops. It urges adequate insurance, noting limited fire fighting facilities on farms and the need for protection from potential losses.
Enthusiasm for the Blue Springs Scout Reserve near Acton grows as four substantial buildings take shape and a council campfire chapel, trails, and other facilities draw youth. Officials praise progress and plans to further develop this Canadian site building citizens through hands on scouting.
The Frere Press carried the missing Hepburn aeroplane party story ahead of daily papers by reporting their location and safety. The piece notes how weekly papers sometimes break world news early to serve local readers and questions the practice of publishing events before they occur.
The writer recalls a 106th birthday marred by delay in observation and notes life stories of Premier Hepburn and the airplane party as premature obituaries. They suggest saving afternoon papers for comparative reading in an election year while cautioning that news is news only when it has happened.
A Grimsby Independent reflection argues towns win newcomers with warmth and hospitality. Friendly greetings, church invitations, and cordial behavior foster rapid belonging and friendships for the town.
The piece argues that a single weak link degrades a team or community effort. It stresses that residents must cooperate and contribute, or benefits from the hometown are imperiled. It cites Grimsby Independent on speaking up publicly and in advertising to persuade communities.
Legal notes discuss amending the Criminal Code to ban slot machines except merchandise vending. Any premises with such machines faces irrebuttable presumption of being a common gaming house and the keeper could be imprisoned. Equally liable if merchandise vending machines on site operate by chance or varied outcomes. Licenses once granted in Acton are now beyond municipal control.
Editorial notes mark Civic Holiday as a popular reunion time for veterans and old classmates while noting a tragic weekend with twenty two motor fatalities and twenty one drownings. The piece mentions leaders of Ontario Conservatives and jokes about Mil Street resurfacing. It records government and provincial hatcheries restocking Dominion lakes with over 61.8 million fish eggs and fry in 1937.
A historical overview discusses cancer research progress and the quest to identify cancer producing agents in tar and pitch. It explains the shift from mystery to understanding, noting tar-born carcinogens, hormones from the ovary, and the aim to reveal how these agents trigger malignant growth.
Rust has lowered seed yield and ornamental value of snapdragons along the BC coast for years. Investigations at Suntchton Plant Pathology Laboratory report complete failures in 1936 and 1997. Copper sprays proved more satisfactory than sulphur treatments as preventives on Vancouver Island, aligning with a recent English study and challenging the view that sulphur compounds are superior.
I NAPIER MOORE, editor of Maclean's Magazine, argues for a united Canadian national mindset. He urges reduced government and taxes, improved education, and stronger British ties to strengthen nationwide unity and influence for weekly newspapers.
A Quebec writer presents a coin ethics puzzle about counterfeits. A shopper receives a dollar bill and 75 cents in change using a counterfeit fifty cent piece and three quarters, causing a 10 cent loss to the buyer who pockets the extra.
A terse complaint argues that Sam and IT need not reproach the speaker for cheating a customer, asserting the customer’s own dishonesty justified the speaker. The speaker claims to live in peace with personal interests and conscience.
The piece argues drivers should show Emersonian courtesy behind the wheel, noting modern cars foster selfish behavior. It calls for improved manners and sportsmanship to lower the highway death rate.
A lighthearted exchange notes Jones buying his wife an expensive new washing machine to replace an old noisy model and the other neighbor approving the gift as a quiet improvement.
Queen Elimbeth and King George arrive in Paris for a royal state visit. Mme Deprinste of the French President greets their party at the reception marking the formal start of ceremonies in France.
Acton directory lists physicians surgeons and dentists with offices on Hower and Elgin Streets Wilbur Street Mill Street and Leishman Block. Also includes barristers solicitors notaries public veterinarians and veterinary surgeons with contact details and office hours. Includes telephone numbers and appointment notes for MacNiven Nelson Cullen Leatherland Langdon Pearen YOUNG OAKES.
Timetable fragments show daily trains with exceptions on Sundays. Entries list morning and afternoon departures including 604 am 9% am 626 pm 848 am 349 pm and 707 pm with Sunday only services and flag stops in Georgetown.
Timetabled departures show eastbound trips from Acton to London and Stratford with various noted times. Westbound services to London run with multiple daily and holiday gaps, including Sundays and holidays.
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