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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
6
A long list of residents and visitors from Jarvis Owen Sound Toronto Haliburton Montreal Detroit Guelph Wasaga Beach Kirkland Lake Port Elgin and other communities spend weekends holidays and vacations at cottages homes and camps across Ontario. Many are shown visiting relatives and friends in communities from Midland to Renfrew and Sarnia with birthdays and outings noted.
The notice lists worship times: 11.00 am common worship, 11.20 am nursery class and beginners, 12.10 pm Our Church School, and 7.00 pm joint service in the Ted Church. It invites all to attend.
Presbyteran Church notices list Rev J M Anderecht of North Bay at 11 am with sermon They that wait upon thy Lord Shall renew their strength. A combined service at 7 pm in the United Church.
Sunday schedule shows 10 30 a m Sunday School 11 30 a m How the Gospel Reveals Men service at 11 30. Evening 7 pm United Church service and Bible Study canceled this week due to circumstances.
Sufficiently recovered from an appendix operation in Toronto General Hospital to be moved to the home of Mrs. Dr. Agnew. Miss Margaret McDonald remains confined in Toronto General Hospital after injuries from a motor accident last Thursday in Toronto. RCMP constable Clayton Fryer chosen for northern duty. will fly from Churchill to Ponds Inlet on Baffin Island for a three year posting. Mrs. R H Reid and Miss Laura Reid, Mr and Mrs. Jos N Reid and Nancy of Hamilton visited Acton district for a reunion at Caledon Mansefield Heights.
A Saskatchewan farmer recalls reading a booklet about farming and wheat prices. His son, working in the Alberta oil fields, explains workers get steady pay and advises staying in oil work rather than uncertain farming. The exchange highlights income pressures on farms and shifting opportunities.
A new lifeboat of orthodox design is nearing completion in an East England boat yard. The vessel uses an inverted hollow keel replacing the standard hull construction, a reversal of traditional method.
A long list of contributors alphabetically organized shows payments and amounts ranging up to 25.00 in a community fund drive. The editor notes the list could not be completed this week due to mail delays and will continue in the next issue.
Oakville Intermediate defeats Milton 7 0 in the deciding game to claim Walton County Championship in a best of three series at the port-town. Pollock pitched the final win as Grenke and Gervais contributed key innings and hits. Oakville advances to the Intermediate C grouping with Acton for county honors and O.B.A. playdowns.
Rotarian A Padbury spoke on the history of Jersey cattle and long term breeding work. Norman Baird was welcomed as a new member, and last week John Chapman was also welcomed to the club.
A civic discussion in Canail about curbing pre election promises. Voters favor two ideas: tax funded accountability and penalties for unkept pledges.
The Memorandum to industry from the Industrial Accident Prevention Associations cites impatience as a leading cause of accidents. It notes workers skip guards and proper eyewear due to haste, risking injuries and delaying jobs nationwide.
Consumption of liquid milk has climbed in both countries since before the war, with Australia at 23 pints per person and New Zealand at 30.5 pints, up 22 and 39 percent respectively. Cheese intake rose 39 percent in Australia and 31 percent in New Zealand while butter declined, remaining rationed for exports to Britain. Cream is doctor only.
England's finest private gardens will be preserved for all time by a new joint committee of the National Trust and Royal Horticultural Society. Lord Aberconway chairs the committee which will care for gardens of beauty and historical interest and raise funds by public subscription. Gardens accepted as gifts will be opened to the public.
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