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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1964
Page
17
Acton plans a small scale trade fair with farm and home produce, set beside the fall fair in mid September. Local firms will fill booths on the new arena floor, with proceeds from space rental donated to cover floor costs.
Acton Hydra Commissioners study underground wining to improve eastern entrance. In line with Queen St widening they discuss installing underground wiring to beautify outskirts, reduce maintenance costs, and offset higher wiring expenses. The plan mirrors a nationwide shift toward eliminating overhead wires in rugged climates.
The installation of new electronic speed checks uses two wires ten feet apart and an automatic stop watch to record speed. It reduces guesswork in catching speeders and is an improvement over the older radar system though still needing police supervision. Some day a fully automated system with photographic evidence may convict without supervision.
A Gallup poll in Canada and seven other nations shows most people are content with their jobs and leisure. In Canada 84 percent chose gas for the work question and 74 percent are happy with leisure, indicating a strong sense of contentment among working Canadians.
The Free Press item notes Aug 7 parish events in Acton and Rockwood with attendees including Mrs Rangsmill, Mrs Pargeter, and Miss Mackie among others. It also mentions a family visit, travel notes, and a brief wartime soldier tribute from 1914.
Brampton mains are expected to receive water from Huttonville by mid October after approval by the Ontario Water Resources Commission. The $412,400 project covers well and pump house construction, pumping equipment, booster lines, and supply lines to McLaughlin Road and Queen Street West.
A narrator fond of funerals over weddings attends a cousin’s ceremony seen as a historic event after a life of mocking matrimony. He recalls his friend’s forty years single and the social chorus of would-be matchmakers, while detailing his wife’s wedding prep and humorous grievances.
Den Mills notes a series of local residents and families visiting relatives and traveling during holidays. Entries report Mr and Mrs Bo Woodhouse in Utterson, Mino and Mrs H Huinks returning home, and multiple families from Carnarvon Cobden Teeswater Acton and Red Stone Lake on visits and holidays. Hospital updates mention Mrs Rob Gilbertson in Toronto General Hospital and Peter Martin confined to hospital.
Fire at the rear of Joseph Dakin's home near Speed River destroyed a hut where three boys aged 12 to 14 were sleeping. The blaze, likely started by an old wood stave, forced the trio to evacuate moments before the shed burned. Acton Fire Brigade couldn't save the shed but contained a nearby bush fire. Wedding and community notices follow, including a Burlington church ceremony for Alan Smith and Patricia Vinal and condolences to the Sinclair family.
Wim Fitzsimmons a Rockwood native died suddenly in Niagara Falls General Hospital. He leaves wife Lottie Milne a daughter from a former marriage a sister Edith Proctor of Niagara Falls and a brother Jack Fitzsimmons of Morefield Ontario. Funeral from Harvington and Deans to Fairview Cemetery in Niagara Falls Ontario.
Mrs. B C Deumar of Campbellville just back from a holiday in Utrecht Netherlands. She traveled Malton to visit her parents Mr and Mrs C Kock and three sisters at Zandvoort near the North Sea. It is 12 years since she last saw her homeland and she notes Canada’s progress. She describes Holland as crowded yet holds dear her new Canadian life. It was a wonderful reunion with husband and children and new home in Canada. T G Hall and C Forde of Hollywood Florida spent a few days with Mr and Mrs Lennard Andrews. Mrs Allan Moore Mrs Frank Wheelihan and Margaret Wheelihan visited Grimsby with the Stolkes on Saturday. Miss Anna McPhedran of Woodstock and Mrs Bert Hudson of Ayr were Sunday guests of Miss Katharine McPhedran.
Directory listing multiple professionals in Acton Ontario including doctors dentists lawyers and an architect with practice addresses and phone numbers. Also lists Canadian National Railways daylight saving times for eastbound trains to Toronto with schedule notes.
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