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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1949
Page
13
Acton wins the first round in international A baseball as Frankie May whiffs four batters for Studebakers. May falters in later innings with no run support, while Hamilton shows strong form for Leader.
Mrs JB Soper stayed in George Town while Nora Kenney RN BS visited Boston. Wallace Gordon undergoing treatment at Gualph General Hospital. Mrs Natlie Gardiner of Dundalk visiting J K Gardiner. John Moffat and son Stanley visited Acton friends. Ivan and Marlin Dodds of Mallin visited relatives. Mac Stewart Pembroke visited Mrs Selina Rostil Willow Street. Robttall Wingham spent weekend with his mother Mrs Wall and Marjorie. George Lee of Nassau visiting his in laws. Finlay Mellor and Mrs A McMullen recovering after illness. Jock Stewart and daughter Sharon visited Earl Vincent in Toronto. Saunders family on motor trip through Nova Scotia. Mrs Everdell home after three weeks with sister Mrs JH Nall Lucknow. OM McDante of Teorunta accompanying her. Hugh John McLean of Vancouver assisted aunt and uncle W Chisholm. Royal Conservatory scholar en route to England for three years. Lt Roy Moffat of Innisteat Alberta visited Acton friends before returning to Red Deer. WS Philips Gerald and Gertrude of Powassan. Mrs Dave Lippold and Windsor family. Claude Hume and children of Marry Sound. Gordon Dennis of Sault Ste Marie. John E Ralston family and Lou Sealle of Toronto visited Jas Ralston family.
The Financial Post reports aluminum disposable pie plates made in Canada are used by several bakemeas. Advantages include baked and delivered pies in the same plate, eliminating washing and breakage, improved eye appeal, faster heat penetration, reduced crust needs, and firm non leaking pies. Naker’s signature or trademark can be embossed in the center of the plate.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics pegs maple syrup and sugar as a seasonal but still valuable farm product with a gross value of 9 136 000. Quebec leads in syrup and sugar output. Ontario Nova Scotia and New Brunswick also contribute. The Canadian National Exhibition plans a larger display with jets racing across Exhibition Park water front and an escalator added to the Automotive Building for modern planes and equipment.
Sunday schedule lists 1000 am Sunday School 11.00 am Morning Service and 700 pm Combined evening service. You are welcome at any hour.
Sunday August 2 1949 Rev W L Findlay 11 60 am service in the Church of England All Are Welcome. August 21 1949 1030 am Sunday School 11 pm Pastor will preach Ang 20 at the farm home of Mr and Mrs Held 3rd line Meet at the Church 1 0 pm.
The notice lists church services with Holy Communion at 9:00 am and Morning Prayer at 11:30 am followed by Evening Prayer at 7:00 pm and a United Service. A welcome is extended to attendees.
A public notice urges residents to provide street name and number and direction to improve service. It stresses timely response and mentions a telephone operator for assistance, reflecting a community information effort.
The Readers Digest summary traces Gilbert LaBine's May 16 1930 find of pitchblende near Great Bear Lake, ending a radium monopoly and lowering prices. It notes his lone drive, field study, and self taught mining education, plus wartime uranium push and impact on Japan’s surrender.
The notices announce engagements for Norah Elaine Coleman to Alan James Hae in Weston and Mary Lou Bean to David Graham Matthews in Toronto. Additional engagements include Ruth Elizabeth Crowson to John Malcolm Hollinger in Fairlawn United Church and Petty Marshall to Norman Marshall in Rockwood Anglican Church. Further entries cover Mary Phyllis Robertson to Gordon Pembleton and other pairs with wedding dates in September 1949.
Essay argues against socialist transfer of private enterprises to public ownership. It asserts most Canadians are already private producers and proprietors and questions government takeover of profitable firms. The author contends public ownership would punish thrift and foresight and erode earned security, urging preservation of private ownership.
The Financial Peat Surface reports tempered glass chalkboards from Canada resist wear and stay clear without glare. Marketed as easy on the eyes, the glass boards measure up to 48 by 90 inches and resist smudges, presenting a green tinted option for classrooms.
A discussion on nickel mining in Canada tracing early investors like Murrey and promoter Samuel J. Ritchie. It notes how nickel coinventors unlocked wealth and infrastructure, while questioning exploitation and the 28 year period after World War I that produced nearly a billion dollars for Canada.
In Maine last summer a retired chief mate, who sailed the world for decades and still flies to New York, chats with a passerby about directions. He quips about distance and the town, a moment later shared with readers in The Reader's Digest.
The text explains misuse of the term sewer land in India relating to soil drainage. It discusses land that drains poorly, becomes acidic or alkaline, and requires adjustments to achieve neutral traction. It notes such land often supports moisture-loving plants like horsetail and moss.
Six or seven nations are overfishing the North Sea. Britain’s annual sea fisheries report may show better catches due to work at the Lowestoft research lab. Director Michael Graham cautions a 15 percent cut in fishing for three or four years.
Dominion Agriculture reports dry cool conditions in British Columbia and Ontario may reduce acreage of carrot lettuce onion peas and maples though cucumber radish swede crops could rise. Peas canned from 1848 crop cut canning pea seed supply while Maritimes and Newfoundland show varied effects with notable yard and ship team notes in Action and Huron districts.
Ottawa speculation grows that a down payment free home ownership plan could be proposed by Reconstruction Minister Winters to the Federal Cabinet. The scheme may form part of a broader housing policy discussed with Ontario leaders Frost and other provinces. Canada’s crude petroleum output for January reached 4 425 734 barrels, up from the year before.
The article celebrates family reunions in Stalton County, noting their long roots and wide reach. It urges communities to encourage yearly gatherings, entrust a scribe to record events, and invites local papers to publish reunion stories to preserve memories for future generations.
Britain planted more than 36 000 acres of new forests last year, with total forest area up by over 10 000 acres from the prior year. Since the program began 115 million saplings have been planted, part of a drive to replace wartime losses. The Financial Post reports a wheat crop likely to run below last year’s 293 million bushels, with June 30 forecasts indicating about 308 million bushels overall, though conditions vary locally and the crop is expected to be spotty.
The Financial Post notes May figures show GM and Chrysler shutdowns for major changeovers but output exceeded last year's total by 5,000 units. If this pace continues, 1949 total production may exceed the prior year by a wide margin and reach about 149 output.
Under the Pur Seal Agreement with the United States Canada will receive approximately 13 600 skins this year. The Dominion takes about 20 percent of the annual haul from the Pribilof Islands seal herds in the Bering Sea west of Alaska.
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