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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
5
Local residents and visitors enjoy social calls and holidays across Acton. Toronto, Detroit and Vancouver guests share meals and stays with families at Ganamnogue Sauble Me and Lake of Bays while trips to Toronto, Churchill and Ottawa figure in travel notes.
Labor leaders demand wage increases without price rises while workers gain real buying power. Between 1940 and 1945 average real wages rose. profits grew little while wages rose 31 percent and shareholder payouts fell. Retained profits rose to protect wages, challenging claims of vast profit reservoirs.
Public auction at 1 p.m. on Saturday August 238 1948 at Lotos Con Trafalgar IWp. offers a large lot of farm machinery and household goods including tractors mowers binders plows wagons cabs shelves dairy items and tools. Terms cash with clerk no reserve as farm is sold. Thompson Clerk Hindley Elliott Auctioneers.
Mil ton couple Mr and Mrs John Hillian announce their daughter Dorks to John lle son of twin Bob. Acton couple Mr and Mrs Alvin McDonald announce daughter Marjorie Christing to Mr John Alen Tarz swell. Rockwood couple Mr and Mrs Rupert McKersie announce daughter Doris Irene to William Earl Barber with marriage at Presbyterian Church Rockwood in September at 2 20 PM.
The article argues free enterprise is rooted in individual initiative and small business, not distant powers. It cites Canada’s small manufacturers, retailers, and farms as the backbone, stressing that controls on big firms threaten the freedom to dream and grow small ventures.
A fragmented report notes collectors hoarding birds and seashells for display. It mentions a nest with no fishing lure but lines attached and cites specimens hoarded by collectors, with an exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum.
An essay discusses Beveridge plan enactments in Britain, detailing four insurance acts, their costs, and benefits. It questions whether state security replaces enterprise, arguing the price tag could be about 365 dollars per family yearly and that security may compromise individual initiative.
A farmer can restore stiff aged brushes by soaking in turpentine or gasoline, then scraping or combing off softened paint. Washes vary by brush type and drying method, with careful wrapping and full drying before storage. Old brushes are shown as outdated tools being phased out.
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