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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1955
Page
2
The piece lauds Acton civic events and the Legion plus Minor Sports for reviving Civic Holiday activities. It stresses community cooperation, fund raising not as sole aim, but knitting together residents, encouraging youth, and fostering pride in local achievement.
The piece notes Americans, especially New Yorkers, view Canada as a country of the future. It contrasts past indifference with current interest, highlighting Canada’s resource development and evolving ties with the United States. Canadians sense a mutual, positive shift in cross border understanding.
A writer revisits Johnstown and Schenectady after 38 years finding many locals dead or retired and streets like Canal Street replaced by Erie Boulevard. The newspaper plant shows changed personnel and memories as old landmarks vanish and a canal becomes a busy road.
The writer reflects that friendships endure despite long gaps and little or no contact. Reunions show that, though lives change, cordial greetings and recognitions remain strong in homes and workplaces, proving some bonds resist the test of time.
The author compares Ontario’s Queen Elizabeth Highway with New York State’s upcoming Thruway a toll road from the Canadian border to New York City. The piece notes tolls 1 4 cents for cars and up to five cents per mile for trucks and buses, limited service stations, speeds up to 60 mph, and the by pass nature of through roads versus city routes. It cautions tolls may deter use and praises the efficiency and traffic discipline on toll via routes while contrasting with Canadian conditions.
Residents note the lingering heat of August and the calm as schools near reopening. After returning from a holiday, appreciation grows for the home community and its familiar routines before the fall events begin.
In Georgetown vandals threaten the Chamber of Commerce rest rooms with warnings of court action. Oakville reports a skunk under Santa’s Fairyland gingerbread house and a new tough police force arresting speeding drivers. Burlington fights the trailer camp issue with court orders, Milton switches to dial telephony, and new Plyboard Company plant opens replacing Canadian Excelsior Co. facilities. Bronte to install water meters amid night-time waste, and Ford plant inventories ahead of August reopening.
Careful door arrangement improves home safety by avoiding doors that swing into traffic. Rehanging doors from the opposite side can eliminate hazards and prevent accidents near stairs and landings. A swinging door between kitchen and dining room should have a small glass window at eye level to improve visibility.
Community directory listing churches with service times, doctors and dentists in Acton Ontario. Includes physicians Dr W G C Kenney, Dr D A Garrett, Dr Robert D Buckner, Dr A J Buchanan. veterinarians F G Oakes, B D Young, C L Young. real estate firms R F Bean Ltd and Wright. local funeral home Rumley. bus schedule and general notices.
Sunday August 1963 listing shows worship at 11 00 a m and evening service at 7 00 p m with 10 00 time noted. Two instances of worship times appear in a fragmented church notices page.
The Free Press notes a grand Acton Reunion and Celebration on August 8 1935 with flags decorations parades and several events. The Georgetown band directed by Perrott and Prof Thiele led eight bands at the grandstand and a Sunday parade drew hundreds. Prizes were awarded for decorated car float bicycle and costumes. The event closed with a park garden party and a church service in the park. In the year’s first five months Canada produced 206 817 autos with federal taxes totaling 80 656 497 and payrolls at 68 552 716.
The Milton Reformer notes 27 of 40 Acton pupils passed at entrance exams while Georgetown and Acton schools report strong results. A Port Arthur spectacle near reality promises Japanese and Russian actors. Dr. Donald McCaig, former Rockwood Academy principal, dies. Six Acton youths start a King Edward Camp near Grand River. Emancipation Day stories cross from Torquay to Canada.
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