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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 14, 1947
Page
4
Milas L. Bessy of Stewarttown spent a few days with friends here. Mr and Mrs Norman Team returned from a fishing trip at Menford reporting a fair catch. Mrs John Duncan and son of Toronto visited here last week. The large new dancing pavilion has now been completed.
Mrs Bryant hosted the deace Mission Band event with Miss Joann King presiding. Joann King read Helping in the Community, Mrs Bryant read Shank Runs Away, and the group closed with prayer by Mrs McPhee. Rev Laird of Toronto spoke Sunday afternoon and Rev Kerr will preach the next two Sundays.
Recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W Head included Kitchener Head and daughter and Fred Murray of Guelph. Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Jestin were Rupert McCutcheon F Martin and grandchildren Mary and Larry. Additional visits linked T D McCutcheon with J T McDougall Erin and Ted Jestin with Bridges Hamilton Jack Milne Eden Mills Max Milne Rockwood LoIs Black of South Carolina visiting with Mrs Suter. Also Harvey Smith and family with Roy Hindley First Line Erin, Barbara and Muriel Benham from Guelph at J P Benham home. Mrs. Duncan Kingsbury visited relatives including Mrs Mack McLeod and Mr McLeod of Toronto. Wilford Stinson and twin sons of Toronto visited recently.
No 7 was well represented at the Federation of Agriculture field day and dance at Brookville hall. Local visitors included Mr and Mrs Joseph Frank hosting friends from Toronto and Georgetown. Detroit and Kitchener guests. weekend calls among Acton, Guelph and Davenport. Notes on safer swimming advise avoiding secluded groves and not swimming after meals or when tired.
Gray Mitchell renews Acquaintano discreetly in the vicinity. Regina Parr and Enoch Price visited on Tuesday with Mrs Wm Callantyne. Mrs Parr notes many changes since leaving over forty years ago. Chester Shaw spent the weekend with his parents. Toronto visitors came to see relatives and stay with Leesonome residents. Joe Cook Stratford spends holidays at home. Mrs Ross Ballentine leaves for Winnipeg. J Courtney and Mrs George Watson visited in London with the Gibsons.
Ballingfad and 2nd Tine from Cedar Valley played in an afternoon of ball games at Civic Holiday with Hillsburg winning. There was mess and tug of war. Mr. Rob Morrison of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture spoke. A basket lunch followed. News of a baby band picnic at Mrs. Frank Smith’s and local travel updates followed.
Local residents and guests visiting family and friends are listed, with names from Woodbridge Portadown Swansea Swansea Leathergraft Limehouse Georgetown Guelph and Bradford. The W.T. agricultural meeting at Mrs. S Norrie’s Georgetown discussed area convention plans, fair entries, and a WOLD bazaar. Whitelock spoke on hog farming and Britain's import market needs. Lunch followed on the lawn.
Rockwood remembers Cyril C. Anderson who died suddenly after good health the night before. Funeral held from his home with Rev. John Ward. he leaves wife and infant son and many friends. Also Rev. H. Watt dies after long illness. burial to Nipissing. Lloyd Fox retires as CNR station agent. Local marriages and trips, visitors, and town hall improvements noted.
The summer sparks gatherings as families reunite to strengthen kinship. A shared ancestry fosters common ideas and tastes, with relatives enjoying conversations about experiences and memories while maintaining bonds of congeniality.
The article notes a surge in domestic oil furnace installations may push fuel oil prices higher. Experts like W. Dack warn increases are likely soon, with predictions of 5¢ to 15¢ per gallon rises in various regions and up to sharper hikes within 18 months as refinery balance shifts.
Oakville and Acton clash as Oakville wins 7 to 6 in a pitching tight battle. Key plays feature Lindsay carving three singles for Acton and Morton Footitt contributing a single, while Oakville’s Gotansa Pollock Wrismnima Cucter-thy Markey Patterson Post Langruay Pollock and a strong pitching effort from Ryder and Chabun. Crowd numbers swelled as fans watched the late-inning rally and disputed fence line around the spark.
The 26 mile 385 yard event on an 85 degree day saw eleven finishers from three starting groups. Ab Morton of Galt won in 3 hours 10 minutes, Scotty from Guelph was the sole other local to complete the course in 3 hours 49 minutes, with Andrew Nicol among the runners.
A contest offers $100 to the best plan for a kitchen rearrangement. Submit ideas to the Canadian National Exhibition to win cash and improve daily life in the kitchen.
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