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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
2
The Acton Free Press lists subscription rates in advance with notes on address changes and cancellation policies. Advertising terms are outlined, with liability limits for errors unless proofs are requested in writing. Editor: G Arlof Dills. office contacts provided.
Indications point to Acton adding a new industry as Wool Combing Corporation of Canada Limited prepares to establish operations. The move follows a year of expanding industrial activity, with existing and new firms sharing varied production and wartime demand shaping a potential peace time market.
A longtime Acton reporter notes a councilor opposed to any proposal aiding a new industry. The piece recalls decades of council support for industry and growth, arguing openness and discussion benefit the community while warning against refusals that hinder development.
Twenty years ago the Railway Board allowed annexation near Fairy Lake while Crescent lands stayed in the Township. Ten houses in the Crescent area remain in the Township and would yield about 400 dollars yearly in taxes, totaling roughly 5 000 dollars over two decades that Acton did not collect due to liability fears about maintaining the bridge. The Crescent area has electric light and Acton water service though it remains outside the municipality.
The letter argues Acton residents pay lower school rates than Esquesing ratepayers and questions who bears the bridge costs over twenty years. It maintains the bridge has never cost Esquesing and urges a long term settlement rather than short sighted handling.
The Department of Education defers school openings for the year. Primary schools reopen after September 15 and secondary schools after October 1. Teenage boys are urged to work during holidays on farms and in factories or send names to the Department of Labor at Queen's Park, Toronto to fill farm and home front roles.
The call to Canadians age sixteen and over seeks volunteers for August 19 20 and 21 in Halton County. Regis Mason and deputies lead a unpaid effort with four Acton booths needing clerks and helpers. Teachers and clerical workers are urged to offer service by writing their name to Clerk Leatherland.
Production of pig iron in Canada for May totalled 93 254 long tons, up from 84 210 in April and 57 746 in May 1939. Local prospects include a new industry employing 100 people, and War Savings Stamps progress is urged. A taxable land and buildings increase of 524 697 is reported. The British Columbia corvette H M C S Banff is named after the Alberta park. An editorial from Chesley Enterprise notes Scottish bagpipe concerts in wartime and celebrates fifty years of Brampton Charters Publishing Co with Mr Samuel Charters.
Sunday School lesson on Psalm 19 outlines creation praising God and the glory of His Word. It discusses how nature reveals God, the sun as symbol of providence, and six functions of the law restating its perfection, guidance, and rewards for readers and seekers.
The text emphasizes that in addition to actions, words must please God. It argues that inner thoughts, cherished in the heart, often remain unspoken and would not be shared as actions.
War charities in Canada show a steady rise linked to Europe events. W. Gordon Gunn notes 560 organizations active under the War Charities Act, with rapid initial registrations after the conflict began and further boosts as Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France faced invasion, prompting coordinated efforts by French, Norwegian, Belgian, and Dutch-Canadian communities.
A customer asks if a wool shirt will shrink after washing. The clerk and proprietor discuss sizing with the owner declaring it will shrink, indicating the shirt is too big initially and will shrink to fit.
In a tombstone scene Rastus and Miranda stroll a cemetery and find a puzzled inscription Not dead, but Sleeppany. Miranda calls out while Rastus dismisses the line and tells her she’s fooling herself.
A dense listing of medical doctors dentists and legal officials with office hours locations and contact numbers across Acton Milton and surrounding areas. Includes Dr E J Nelson C F Leatherland Kenneth M Langdon P W Pearen D D S B D Young V S BVSc F G Oakes V S BVSc and others with offices on Mill Street Acton Knox Avenue Leishman Block and Brookville Ontario along with appointment requirements and telephone details.
A fragmented transit note listsFlyer schedules with times 6.04 am 9.49 am 6.28 pm 8.19 pm 9.41 pm and 9.15 pm. It references Georgetown and Guelph routes and indicates days off Sundays and Saturdays in parts.
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