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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1966
Page
3
Sree Press argues the modern rise of a demand oriented culture erodes courtesy and fuels social tension. He warns that unchecked demands from farmers workers and citizens alike invite conflict and threaten the next generation’s civility and heritage.
The British Columbian describes attending the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association convention in Saint John New Brunswick. Editors from across the country exchange views on regional issues such as potash salmon fishing and seaways. The piece links the CWNA gathering to broader Centennial Commission exchanges aimed at improving national understanding and newspaper quality.
President Donald Gordon of Canadian National Railways cites honesty, truthfulness, and public duty as timeless virtues. He argues integrity and good faith are essential in business, with character the mortar that binds talent, intelligence, education, and experience into the whole person.
Grant L. Duff of the Urban Development Institute warns that Ontario municipalities face the full limit of funding public school costs with property taxes. He notes education costs rose from 1954 to 1964, doubling and consuming a larger share of taxation, urging alternative financing and provincial responsibility.
A family arrives from a costly holiday to a painted home and a stray branch. The smell in the fridge proves dramatic with bloodlike residue and spoiled food. A tax committee report on education financing is discussed as municipal housing costs rise and education standards risk strain.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes that one third of Canadians, over six and a half million people, are under 15, highlighting a striking demographic fact. The piece then shifts to a domestic incident about a defrosted fridge causing a chaotic cleaning effort and financial loss, ending with a cynical note on perceived savings from canceling travel.
The text critiques the phrase used by police to justify non prosecution when there is not enough evidence to convict. It argues that without admissible or relevant evidence, there is no real evidence, and the phrase may reflect lax diligence or attempts to flatter superiors.
The August 1 1946 Free Press notes weddings at Kavox church manse including Mary Trene Fulton to Thomas Elliott Watson with brown attire and corsage, while Knox church joins Mary Fennell Dick and Grant Edward Allan in marriage. Acton news cover civil events, health nursing appointments, lake fitness classes, and local crop winners. Audrey Trene Gardiner wed John Edward Bowley in the first ceremony at Fiden Mills United church since 1861.
The 1891 issue notes Arch McPherson losing two animals to anthrax, disputes sensational Toronto reporting, and cites Reeve Lowry’s letter on falsities. It highlights rising grain yields, extraordinary oat and wheat measurements from Ospringe, and D Henderson MP’s Commons speech praising Canada. Also mentions a 21-year-old British subject earning 8300 yearly eligible for Dominion voters and No. 6 Company recruiting Thursdays at the park.
Fifty years ago a note from Nursing Sister Annie Oram recovering at Margate Red Cross rest home in England says she hopes to be at the front again soon after illness at Salonika. The Red Cross reports $105.32 raised from scrap paper and old rubber returns. Students Jolhn Anderson, Margaret McDonald, Nelie Anderson pass exams for education faculty and will enter university for teachers certificates after preliminary studies at Acton High and Guelph Collegiate. Adam Cook brings in a fine sample of Abundance wheat from Cobble Hill gravel pit with strong heads and long straw. The writer calls for curriculum changes to better prepare wage earners for practical work.
The Free Press reports the United Church of Canada service with Rev. Dwight I. Engel as minister and B.A. B.D. holder, and organist Mr. George Elliott, MA Ph.D. listed for musical duties.
Church notices list Knox Knox Presbyterian Church Acton August 7 1966 10 00 a m preacher Rev Engel church school closed for summer Revd Engel Also Beth El Christian Reformed Acton Georgetown schedule August 7 and tent crusade at Georgetown Plaza 8 p m nightly Rev Wiebe Van Dijk Rev S M Thoman Georgetown 853 2715 853 1956 Includes Church of St Alban the Martyr Anglican and Trinity IX with August 1966 timetable and Doctrinal note Birth Deity Resurrection Second Coming
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