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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 08, 1960
Page
19
Election smoke clears with Acton choosing 1961 council led by John Gay and welcoming new faces. Voter turnout was low with only 45 percent casting ballots, while others in Halton County centres made decisions on municipal matters.
Walter J Gordon argues Canada must focus on growth to lift the economy from 1957 1960 declines and rising unemployment. He prescribes easier money and tax cuts, stronger manufacturing, urban renewal via a Municipal Development Bank, and targeted policy shifts to boost demand and jobs.
A columnist chronicles the tense ritual of local nomination meetings as candidates, party machinery, and spectators converge. The piece contrasts ordinary citizens facing exams and duties with the theater of politics led by seasoned insiders and a solitary hopeful woman in the audience.
On Sunday December 11 1960 several Acton churches list services. St Alban the Martyr holds Holy Eucharist and church school while midweek and parish events include a December 14 1960 2 Day Holy Eucharist and a December 16 parish hall party. Knox Church offers morning worship and church school with a December 11 1960 morning schedule. Christian Reformed lists English service and the Back to God Hour. Baptist notes a Christmas supper and program. Acton Pentecostal Tabernacle lists morning services and evangelistic events. United Church of Canada provides multiple services including White Gift and Young People activities.
A lively nomination session unfolds with candidates Pinkiss and Bantam drawing attention. Pinkiss trembles on stage before delivering a short hopeful address while Bantam attacks the board. the chairman defends, and spectators drift away as the magistrate looms.
Safety experts warn holiday cheer can turn tragic without care. They urge supervision for kids with dangerous toys and fuels, careful tree placement, water bases, and electric lights. Precautions include small trees, outdoor keeps, avoiding candles, safe electrical gifts, and keeping kitchens off limits during stove use.
Itemized notes recount near misses and court actions in Acton. A buggy collision with a freight train on Mill Street is described with minor injuries. Hilson faces housebreaking charges. principal Stewart resigns for Parry Sound posting a $900 salary. A broken shoulder heals after a cart accident. Public Utilities votes to place the Christmas tree at the Post Office site. Local hockey prospects in Stratford and bowling results in Guelph are noted along with a UK donation for a Spitfire and a War Munitions order for an Acton firm.
An antique style directory lists doctors dentists optometrists chiropractors real estate appraisers and lawyers in Acton Ontario. It includes office addresses hours and telephone numbers for Dr W G C Kenney Dr D A Garrett Dr Robert Lu Buckner Dr H Leib A J Buchanan C F Leatherland A Braida and others along with Grey Coach Lines and Canadian National Railways schedules.
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