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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1947
Page
2
The piece notes Chrstmastide excitement and the rush to buy gifts. It emphasizes that giving matters more than expenditure and urges varied options to ease Christmas shopping as stores showcase offerings.
The Financial Post notes that Canada was promised a direct reciprocity deal with Washington as part of a dollar saving program breach. Negotiations were to start quickly and aim for terms above Geneva. U S dispatches are already debating these possibilities.
A wire from newsprint suppliers states prices will hold for two months into next year but warns of possible sharp increases by March 1 if production costs keep rising. The Free Press has avoided rate hikes, absorbing several increases, and will delay action to see if costs stabilize, noting many papers already charge $2.50 yearly. Subscriptions cannot be taken more than a year in advance.
A book about the Canadian Association of Consumers shows a fifty cent yearly membership fee and a self sustaining plan. The Wartime Prices and Trade Board advanced $15,000 from Consumer Branch funds, which was later repurposed for the proposed consumer organization.
The text discusses consumer groups and organizations in Canada, noting the need for a consumer organization and the difficulty in defining who is a consumer. It mentions an odd producer joining the group as an unavoidable issue and observes that membership spans the spectrum of women in Canada.
A piece argues the cure for anti capitalist accusations in Hollywood is to produce wholesome films. It states that anti Communist pressure is best countered by clean living, genuine change on screen, and faith as fireproof defense rather than sensational or legistated motion pictures.
The column notes Christmas is near with fewer shopping days and mentions Ontario license plates in 1948. Drayton votes against beverage rooms, butter hits 72 cents, and Fergus adds 50 wartime houses. Bank deposits near 6 billion and Oakville supports two competing papers. Dryden receives a $10,000 grant for a cold storage plant, marking new government assertiveness.
German engineer Karl Croce who oversaw snow research for the state highway system until 1945 found about half the work by plows is wasted by compacting snow. He advised first using a blade to clear a narrow path then lifting compacted snow with a plow and throwing it aside rather than a direct attack.
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