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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
7
A fragmented verse urges freedom from crowded streets and defends a voice against tyrants. It laments blood shed before safety and honors homes and graves of the fallen, calling for unity and brotherhood to build a common path.
The teacher asks for quiet and stillness as a tense moment holds the room. A boy can’t bear the silence and shouts in a distracted, playful way, breaking the hush with a humorous exasperation.
Erin Cledrge Shaulers, top hunter, led the field at the Royal Winter Fair with a large herd showing 150 Vhs and multiple top placings. Linyd Lyong, Auburn Wright, Fred Lewis, Arnold McKinnon and Long claimed reserve grand champion honors with two seconds, two thirds, a sixth and a thirteenth as Lloyd Mack showcased a grand champion steer weighing 920 pounds sold for 8740 dollars total. Kenneth McKinnon won beef class honors and a steer named Torehy earned the Kings' guineas, with carcass sales to T. Eaton Co. at 10.50 per pound totaling 10,007.50.
Oakville Blakejack Brothers started construction on two stores and six apartments on the south side of Calborne Street between Dundas and Reynolds. Oakville’s Intermediate B baseball champions were praised at a banquet by the Oakville Baseball Club with Mayor Charles V. Sierra in attendance. The Halton County Tuberculosis Christmas Seal Campaign, led by the Oakville Lions Club, opened November 24 with hopes of a strong drive after 13,700 county residents were X-rayed this year.
A large Milton audience enjoyed performances by the Glee Club and double trio along with plays and athlete demonstrations during the annual commencement program. Legion members and wives attended a Ladies night at the Legion Hall where Bruce MacNabb presented windbreakers to the Legion softball team for their fall Zone tournament success. Water seeped through Main Street near the telephone office prompting workers to shut off supply and search for the break. A November 12 anniversary gathering at Mr and Mrs Chester Service home celebrated their silver wedding anniversary.
An analysis argues against compulsory marketing and price fixing for farm goods. It notes urban voters demand fair prices while farmers seek affordable supplies, contending competition and cooperative marketing could balance costs without government coercion. The Scene commentary questions who sets fair prices.
Halton cattle owners are invited to a December 6 briefing at Milton Court House with Principal MacNabb and Dr Schofield of Ontario Veterinary College. The discussion covers calfhood vaccination as a method to control Bangs disease and mastitis, with a county wide campaign planned by Halton Live stock improvement Association and Halton Federation of Agriculture. Public interest is high as many local owners already vaccinate and report lower losses and higher animal values.
Georgetown Public School plans a kindergarten class when the second term begins in January. Mayor Joseph Gibbons was re elected at the annual nomination meeting held in the Public Library last Friday night. The event saw talks on higher taxes and community issues as nominees spoke at the gathering.
Stoddard, 13, wins first prize in children’s jumprope at Royal Winter Pass Toronto. Dr Thomas B. Watson, born Nelson Township, dies at Devonian Convalescent Home Dentil. Lieut Col B E Millen, retiring Boy Scout provincial commissioner, dined at Royal York Hotel Toronto. Lions Club receives Deputy District Governor M E Lautman praise. club at 22 years old touted for $4200 in youth work and plans an open air link for children.
Neighbors who keep homes and grounds in first class condition raise the street’s appeal and create a pleasant refined neighborhood. The well maintained dwellings serve as a visible asset to the community and reflect positively on surrounding families.
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