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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1951
Page
2
A nostalgic editorial urges Canadian families to value education as a privilege and opportunity. It notes schools range from rural huts to modern urban buildings and emphasizes diligence, regular attendance, and lifelong assets gained through learning. It calls on parents to inspire children toward extended schooling.
The Canadian National Exhibition attracts millions to its two week run on 350 acres with 450 million dollars in buildings. Jimmy Durante headlines nightly for 26 000 spectators while visitors explore cattle shows and the midway. The North American fencing championship features men’s sabres and women’s foils judged by five referees.
The Oakville-Trafalgar Journal, edited by Casey Woods Jr., earned a community service award at a Winnipeg convention where four Halton newspapers were represented. Readers recall travels from Saskatchewan and Manitoba visitors noting Acton and Milton while praising the journal’s past year.
A Toronto to Canada train scene features two Holland families traveling to new homes in Alliston. Eighteen travelers share breakfast of bread butter sardines and orange with children smiling from the windows. Parents study a dictionary as they bid farewell at Georgetown hoping for future reunion.
A discussion on installing welcoming road signs to reflect a town’s improved streets and sewer upgrades. The piece notes smoother pavements and higher car speeds, the role of service clubs and industry, and the value of durable signs funded by local groups and merchants. Drumquin and Brampton examples show sign details and sponsor names.
Editorial muses on a universal tax regime including a potential hitch-hiker tax dubbed the thumb tax. It reflects on autumn, fall fairs, fair displays, midway construction, and the return to school as summer ends. It frames seasonal transitions with a hint of whimsy.
A merry crowd of young people from Toronto attended a corn roast at Mr. Jas Ramshaw's farm on Saturday night. The Girl Guides camped at a scenic site near Rockwood on Saturday. Acton Taxis lost 8 6 to Milton in a five inning game on Tuesday. Georgetown Citizens' Band gave a concert in Acton Park Sunday. Mabel Irene Lawn married Leslie Bernard Baldwin at St Chad's Church Toronto. Johnnie Dunn caught an 18 inch smallmouth bass weighing 3 1/4 pounds from Fairy Lake last Friday. Both Continuation and Public Schools ready for September 1 opening. parents invited to inspection August 21.
At the bi weekly council session councillor Jeans proposed removing the band stand from town hall square to the park and permission was granted. The chairman was advised to repaint it after relocation. Erin civic holiday is set for tomorrow. Acton public school improvements near completion. John Myers the itinerant hedge trimmer was jailed thirty days for disorderly conduct and carrying trimming shears as weapons. St Albans festival at Mr Beardmore’s residence drew a successful turnout with tents lanterns and decorations. Mr W Johnston butcher sold his business to Mr Neil Patterson of Milton who will take over mid September and lease Mrs B W Nicklin’s brick store for the meat business. Acton Golf Club links in prime condition promising good sport ahead.
A Toronto firm uses bulletin boards to teach holiday significance to many immigrant workers. The example notes Dominion Day on July 1 as the birthday of the Dominion, tracing its origins to the 1867 British North America Act and later provincial adoptions through 1950 Newfoundland joining.
Canada needs a national development plan says Dr. J. J. O'Neill in the Royal Society of Canada address. He notes rapid political growth outpaced materials, overreliance on chance in resource use, and warns of an underpopulated country vulnerable to shocks. Brains, not luck, will drive growth in the latter half of the century.
The stroke of a whale’s tail can smash a large boat and is described as the fiercest blow an animal can strike. The assertion underscores the whale's power and potential danger to vessels at sea.
A mix of real estate agency ads seeks farm property listings from 50 to 300 acres and small holdings from 1 to acres. Also present are agent contacts, board memberships, and transit schedules from Acton to Kitchener with daily and weekend variations and flyers noted in Georgetown and Guelph.
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