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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1949
Page
5
A long list of Acton area residents and friends visiting relatives in Ontario and beyond. Many plan cottage stays at Pigeon Lake Wasaga Beach and Woodstock while others travel to Toronto London and Michigan. Local visitors include Mr Tom Bailey Miss Barbara Greenwood and Rev James Bailey among others as townsfolk share trips and holidays.
The Presbyterian Church in Canada announces the appointment of Rev Robert H. W. Armstrong M.A. as minister. He will lead the Knox Church and assumes duties at the Acton parish.
Sunday services listed for August 21 1040 with 1030 am Sunday School and 1140 am address by Mr Sid Johnson. Picnic to follow on Saturday August 27 at Grand View Farm per Third Line notice.
Sunday August 21 at Trinity X Ms marks a Holy Communion service with a welcoming unit and prayer. Members invite attendees to participate in the Sunday observance and devotional gathering.
Public auction at the Acton home of MRM Flizabeta Geitons on Saturday August 20 starting at 1 pm. Items include living room suite, dining set, kitchen appliances, wardrobes, bed bedroom furniture, garden tools, and a coal stock. Cash terms. no reserve as the owner is giving up housekeeping. Hindley & Elliott, Auctioneers.
The council discussed municipal cost responsibilities at intersections and blamed the highways department for not covering blinker rights. A Nassagaweya letter urged cooperation, and Acton involvement followed. Reports noted fire brigade payments, bus stop signs, and a $28 grant to Erin Agriculture Society. The curling rink roof was faulted and a 10 year guarantee pursued. Yearly receipts and expenditures showed a $10 000 overrun. overdraft risk. The town planned to begin garbage collection with its own truck and add a helper starting September 1 under the town foreman.
Margret Doak Somerville married Henry Frederick Klassen at Hart House Chapel Toronto ceremony conducted by Prof Woo Fennell of Emmanuel College. Bride wore grey crepe dress with navy accessories. groom attended by Harvey E Lawrence. Reception at Acton home with gladioli sunflowers petunias. The couple will reside in Mimico after a short honeymoon.
Report notes rising U S tourist numbers entering Canada for shopping and longer stays. DAS data show a 13.4 percent rise in vehicle permits in the first six months, signaling stronger purchases at Canadian merchants and potential repercussions for local traders.
Erin Township Council met with full attendance chaired by Reeve Goldwin Burt. Rates were set for County Township General School Police Villages and other areas, totaling mills for multiple districts. Grants included Hillabugh Finstad $5000 Acton Agriculture Society $24 Finn Agricultural Society $15006 and a $50 grant to the Kein Fire Brigade for James Royse barn fire service. Accounts approved: General $2278 Sheep $200 Relief $14200 Road $1201 50.
Engagement of Ra monn Merle to Melvin Thomas Storey announced by Mra and Mra Shaw Fort Frances Ontario. The wedding planned for Fort Frances on August 24 with both families listed. Also notes on fall gardening and a Halifax C N E exhibit featuring Junior Bengal Lancers riders from ages fourteen to eighteen performing a musical riding display.
Between 1939 and 1948 eastern Canada expanded its combine fleet from 401 to 6,627 units with Ontario holding 6,187, Quebec 360 and the Maritimes 190. Despite growth two threshers remain per combine in Ontario and 25 per combine in the Maritimes.
Fred McMillan of Hillisburgh recalls playing with Acton Band in Guelph decades ago as the Oakville Pipe Band leads a large fall event. Fireworks flare during the finale as over two hundred musicians form a massed band under Ted Denver. Officials praise volunteers and band conductors for a successful gathering.
The Scene argues that efforts by unions to shorten work hours and raise wages harm production and employment. It claims reduced hours cut output and increase unemployment, urging acceptance of longer hours for balance and economic exchange.
The Glace Bay Gazette, Canada’s sole daily labor paper, will become a weekly due to rising costs. The piece argues free press for legitimate groups like organized labor benefits public opinion and urges reassessment of wages and housing costs as drivers of social difficulty.
Dorothy Jean Dixon daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Dixon of Manchester England wed Elmer Laby son of Mr and Mrs H Lasby at St Albans Acton. Rev W G Luxton officiated with Peter Lautan presenting the bride. Attendants wore organza gowns and carried floral nosegays. Audrey Bolton of Toronto sang during the ceremony. After a reception the couple planned a trip to Butter Milk Falls and would live in Toronto. A London bank installed new equipment to audit its central records.
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