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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1949
Page
1
About 150 Acton residents attended a Friday meeting on the proposed sewer system. Engineers outlined tender history, cost sharing with taxes and sewer rentals, and a two year construction timeline pending a favorable vote.
Marion Huth Hurren married Roy Vincent Chisholm at the bride’s mother’s home with W G Charlton officiating. The ceremony featured a pink white arch, Lohengrin, and a cascading red and white floral ceremony. Guests from Niagara Falls Acton Toronto Halsburgh and Erin attended. After a brief honeymoon the couple resided in Erin. The article also notes Canada’s cheque payments rising from 30.0 billion in TAXA to 20.7 billion in 148, a 60 percent gain.
At a lengthy meeting residents discussed financing for a sewer and disposal plant to serve Acton with a $350 000 cap. The plan requires a separate by law for extra outlays and a firm industrial disposal contract. Water supply was reported adequate at 135 000 gallons daily. Only property owners will vote on the issue. a negative result ends current costs and forces council reevaluation.
Baxter Laboratories employees and families gathered at Waterloo Park last Friday for the third annual Baxter Picnic. About 150 attended, with a day of activities including races, games, and a group photo taken before supper.
The Halton County Health Unit reports two new polio cases in the third week of August. One is a one year old girl from BurTant in Carole ay Tron Acton, and both have been hospitalized. Total cases for the year rise to two by late August.
Fire of unknown origin totally destroyed a large iron barn on G. A. France's Tom Cox farm near Toledo. About 60 tons of hay were lost. the hay had been stored a month earlier and an overseer had cut hay recently. Loss estimated around 25000 dollars. Neighbors watched as farmers with a tractor plowed furrows to shield the house and outbuildings.
At the Acton Public Utilities Commission meeting Chairman C M Hansen presided with others present. Tenders for painting the water tank were opened and more bids will be sought before award. The commission noted 150 000 gallons per day pumped from the spring while pumping averaged around 130 000 during hot periods and 100 000 on weekends.
The Rachlin Sparklers beat Baxter Labs by one run in a sudden death game to claim the Industrial Softball League lead and set up a best of three playoff series starting Friday with Beardmore's. Baxter faces Rachlin in a pivotal next clash as the race for the league crown continues.
A farmer questioned if fertilizer actually stimulates growth or simply repels plants. He noted difficulty distinguishing true stimulation from aversion in plant responses. The remark appeared in The Reader's Digest.
Milton Court heard two youths Harold Smith and Dan Porty fined for stealing gasoline from a truck owned by D W Lindsay. They must pay $10 every two weeks or face a month in jail with a further 30 day penalty for arrears. Other cases included a break in and entry at Joseph Jones’s residence with $50 stolen and items, Forbes and Hull remanded for further counsel, a fire setting charge against Clarence Hammond with a week’s remand, and Bulk Murray jailed on intoxication charges with parole on further jail time.
Acton Intermediate A team advances to meet Owen Sound in the next round of the Playdowns. First game will be in Owen Sound on Saturday afternoon with the return in Acton the following Wednesday.
The piece argues that strikes against the public harm democracy, labor warfare aims to cause broad suffering, and governments must use courts or armed force to maintain essential services. It warns that organized groups resisting government power threaten democracy, risking communism or fascism.
Acton Studebakers defeated the Hamilton Studebakers 5 0 in a decisive first round win. Bill Leader pitched four hitter quality and followed with clutch hitting including a fifth inning triple that broke the game open. Hough added a late homer as Acton piled on runs in the eighth.
New census compiled by W Coles for Acton Council lists 1910 adults 455 students and 724 infants in four wards and three groups. Ward totals show 702 infants 455 students and 2667 in all, while railway expenses hit a record high in 1948 with costs rising to 708 million and revenues to 846 million.
The Acton Soldiers Memorial committee presents a list of fallen soldiers from 1939 to 1945 to be cut on memorial stones. Readers should notify secretary Mrs. A Orr before August 30 1840 if errors or omissions are found. after August 8 changes cannot be made. The list includes ranks and names such as E A Anderson, K H Buckto, W R Elwood, J Gibbons, W Gordon, J T Guthrie, W McCran, S Sgt W McNabb, D G Morris, R Robertson, H L Simpson, J Sweeney, G Taylor, C H Webster and others.
Assorted events listed with a Friday dance at Brookville Hall on August 26 featuring Galbraith's Orchestra. Admission is 50 cents.
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