Subsidizing of Agriculture Urged by County Council
The Halton County Council final meeting in Milton discussed a resolution urging immediate subsidizing of agricultural commodities to support prewar prices and retain rural workers. A bylaw for an $8,000 dual purpose road truck and depreciation fund was debated, with concerns over funding from the general rate versus Good Roads. The meeting included many correspondences and a note from the Ontario Municipal Board on budgeting expenditures.
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Municipal Board
Halton
Milton
Leslie Kerns
W. N. Gilbert
Canada
Dominion
Ontario
Halton County
Ontario Municipal Board
Guncil
Roy Smith
Smith
Hulmer
Dr. Heslop
Mr. Smith
Mr. Hiller
Dr. Hes
Mr. Byrs
Mr. Cleave
Eramosa Reeve and Council to Seek Re election
The Eramosa Council met at Rockwood Town Hall on December 16. Reeve D D Gray and Councillors W J Pinkney E H Benham Roy I Leslie were present. The Clerk was told to thank Fred Smith for office use in 1940 and $50 returned to gravel contractor John McLaren. Reeve and all four councillors plan to seek re election for 1941 and 1942.
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Eramosa
Rockwood
D. D. Gray
W. J. Pinkney
E. H. Benham
Roy I. Leslie
Fred Smith
John McLaren
Acton
W. J. Oakes
S. M. Sinclair
J. H. Creighton
J. B. Chalmers
Arthur MacDonald
Kingsville
Hughes Cleaver
Wool Industry Interest Visits New Can Plant
In the past week leaders in the wool industry from Canada and Great Britain toured the Wool Combing Corporation of Canada plant. Attendees included Leslie Biggin as president and Lord Barnby a British wool interests investor, plus Hon. J Gardiner Agriculture Minister and Canada's Wool Commissioner. They voiced satisfaction with progress toward operation and the plant layout. Parts of processing are running while new units near readiness for production.
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Canada
Great Britain
The
Wool Combing Corporation of Canada
Leslie Biggin
Lord Barnby
Hon. J. Gardiner
Agriculture
Acton Juniors Regular Meeting Report
The Acton Junior Farmers met at Lorne School on December 5 with Mary McCallum chairing. Members performed music and readings, including Ishbel and Leslie Swackhamer, Elwood Johnston on reforestation, Isabel Swackhamer and Dot Frank, and Audrey MacArthur singing solos, ending with the National Anthem and lunch with dancing.
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Acton
Lorne School
Mary McCallum
Ishbel
Leslie Swackhamer
Elwood Johnston
Hamilton
Dorothy McKenzie
Blanche McKinnon
Stewart Elliot
John Black
Dot Frank
Isabel Swackhamer
Farmers’ Tattler
Audrey MacArthur
Four Platoons Reviewed Here by Commanding Officer
Major General C F Constantine inspected three Lorne Scots C Company platoons Tuesday at Acton Arena. About 150 soldiers plus the Lorne Scots Band participated, with Col H Brock Chisholm and Major J B Barber in charge and officers Rolfe Barber Buchanan Kelly and Paul Barber commanding platoons. The parade featured a march past and platoon drill displays.
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Lorne Scots C Company
C. F. Constantine
Military District No. 2
Acton Arena
Acton
Lome Scots
H.brock Chisholm
J. B. Barber
Rolfe Barber
Georgetown
A. J. Buchanan
Kelly
Milton
Paul Barber
Force Bowlers Drop to Second in Guelph Bowling Standings
The Force Bowlers fell from first to second after Spears Bros. beat them 5-2 last Tuesday night in the Guelph Commercial Bowling League. Royal Hotel leads by three points, with three-point gaps to three teams tied for third.
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Force
Spears Bros
Royal Hotel
Deer Spotted On No 7 Highway Farm
A full grown deer was seen Sunday in the orchard at John C. Dennis's farm on No 7 Highway. It crossed from Blue Springs bush land, leaped the snow office, and fled toward the back of the property into nearby brush. Deer sightings have become common in the area.
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Derry
John C. Dennis
No. 7
Blue Springs
Free Press Publication Date Changes Announced
The Free Press says next week it will be issued on Tuesday evening due to a mid week holiday. The following week also adopts Tuesday publication. Correspondents are asked to cooperate and deliver copy by Monday morning for the adjusted schedule.
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the Free Press
Free Press
New Industry Starts Production in Acton Plant
Baxter Laboratories of Canada begins operations at the Acton plant after four months of remodeling and equipment installation. The Acton facility, supplying Canadian and export markets to New Zealand and Great Britain, will employ about fifteen people. Wm A Heveran serves as Vice-President and General Manager with T H Gewecke as Assistant Secretary and Chemist, both exilers from Baxter Laboratories Inc.
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Acton
Baxter Laboratories of Canada, Ltd
Mason Knitting Co
Willow Street
Toronto
New Zealand
Great Britain
Wmn
A. Heveran
T. H. Gewecke
Baxter Laboratories, Inc
Glenview
Heveran
Canada
New York
Resignation of Rev E G Baxter at Acton Georgetown Baptists
Rev E G Baxter resigned as pastor of Acton and Georgetown Baptist Churches with the move to Thorod Baptist Church at end of March. He has led the local church since January 1936 and is praised for faithful service and a warm place in the congregations.
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E. G. Baxter
Baptist Church
Acton
Georgetown
Baxter
Nominations Plentiful as Davison Wins Second Term
At the council nominating meeting only one of twelve nominees qualified. Fred Davison won a second term by acclamation, while Arthur MacDonald will replace Stuart M. Sinclair as the new councillor.
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Davison
Reguar
Leather‘land
Fred Davison
Q. H. Lantz
Thos. Watson
W. H. Claytosh
Fred Cleave
Charles Kirkness
G A. Dills
W. H. Clayton
E. S. Force
George Chapman
George Mason
G. H. Lantz
D. .N. McTavish
A. Mason
Jas. Sheldon
Wilfred Coles
R. J. MacPherson
J. H. Creighton
L. Atkinson
J. F. Davison
Arthur MacDonald
Stuart M. Sincair
Milton Defeats Two-Year Term in Municipal Elections
Milton voters reelect the 1940 council intact as Mayor A E Armstrong and Reeve C N Heslop run unopposed. The two year term proposal failed 243 to 212 and Main Street widening lost 185 to 109. George H. Dawson led the council with 330 votes, followed by Cc G Riddell 317 and R H Pto lemy 314. J F Robinson won Hydro Commissioner 260 to 186.
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Milton
A. E. Armstrong
C. N. Heslop
Main Street
George H. Dawson
Cc. G. Riddell
R. H. Ptolme
Christmas Sunday School concert delights United Church crowd
The United Church Sunday School held its annual Christmas entertainment on Wednesday evening. The program featured a first section of songs and recitations by various classes, a Christmas pageant The Glory of the Stars, and a final getting section with a Santa delivering candy and oranges. Special gifts were awarded to faithful scholars including Ethel Franklin Joyce Lamb Glenna Parker and Shirley Kentnr. Superintendent A T Brown led the event with wide church turnout.
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Acton
The
Canadian Legion
J. M. McDonald
Legion Hall
United Church Sunday School
Earl Vincent
Dorothy Kitching
Muriel Burns
Eleanor Beatty
Una Purdy
Marie Parker
Fred Cleave
Little Baby O' Mine
J. H. Boyd
Omar Parker
Don Evans
Bill Vincent
Jack Stewart
Don Force
George Elliott
Jack MacDonald
John Agar
Ethel Franklin
Joyce Lamb
Glenna Parker
Shirley Kentnr
A. T. Brown
J. Chester Matthews
Knox Church Christmas Tree Held Last Night
The Knox Sunday School hosted a festive event with children present and Santa Claus distributing color bags late at night. A one act play by the Young People's Guild delighted attendees as the crowd sang with the season.
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Knox Church
Santa
Knox
Young People’s Guild
Santa Claus
Saint Nicholas
Cost of living soars in wartime England rises 23.87 percent
London dispatch reports wartime inflation with living costs higher by 23.87 percent since September 1, 1939, requiring almost an extra threepence to the shilling for basic expenses.
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London
England
Former Acton Player Murray Ezeard Seriously Injured
Murray Ezeard former Acton player and left winger for Toronto Marlborox sustained a bad spine injury in Monday night’s Ontario Hockey Association senior game at Niagara Falls. Dr J H Davidson said he would return home at week’s end but require rest and be out for at least six weeks after being bodychecked in the first period.
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Murray Ezeard
Toronto Marlborox
Acton
Ontario Hockey Associaton
Niagara Falls
J. H. Davidson
Excard
Falls
Acton Council Proclaims Boxing Day Holiday 1940
Acton Ontario closes retail stores and banks on Boxing Day December 26 1940 after a council meeting. The session also approved a holiday proclamation, noted snow removal efficacy, and discussed town finances and waste collections starting January 3 with limited container weights.
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Council
E. Ryder
Arena
Reeve
Acton Business Men’s Association
S. M. Sinclair
W. J. Co. Oakes
Burrough
Acton
England
Fred Coles
L. Waxman
Mill Street
C.N.R
W. J. O. Oakes
Dr. E. J. Nelson
M.O.H
Warden Finney Honored at Halton County Dinner
Warden George Finney was honored at the Halton County Council annual dinner in Milton Inn marking the end of his 1940 term. About 100 guests, including ex wardens and Peel officials, heard Rev. Frank Lawson speak on Canada in the Great War and witnessed a presentation of a chair as a token of esteem.
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Ife
Halton County
Peel
George Finniey
Frank Lawson
Nassagaweya
Canada
Lawson
John Irving
Milton
Gilroy
Hughes Cleaver
M.P
Munro
Army
Navy
Air Force
M. M. Robinson
W. I. Dick
K.C
Ae E. Whitelock
Amos Mason
George Currie
Harold Cleave
Geo. C. Atkins
County Council
Thos. A. Blakelock
M.P.P
Norman Gilbert
Heslop
Wilfred Hall
George Finney
John Byers
H Cleave
Finney
Chicken Supper Guest Speaker At Y's Men's Club
Mr. Clifford West, International Y's Men's Director for Ontario, spoke at the Y's Men's Club meeting outlining global club development and YMCA auxiliary efforts. A chicken supper followed and the next meeting is scheduled for January 9 at 6 20 p.m.
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Y’s Men’s Club
Clifford West
International Y’s
Ontario
West
Y.N.C.A
Onion import licenses target dried onions in Egypt trade
London reports the Poor Minister's latest move to grant limited import licenses for dehydrated onions from Egypt. The policy aims to steady supplies and control prices amid broader food shortages and cost pressures.
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London
Gran
Egypt
Everton Choral Society Concert Preview
Announcement notes a concert by the Everton Choral Society on December 30 with pricing details per line and a minimum charge for age announcements.
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Everton Choral Society
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Acton Legion
McDonald
Legion
Illlness
Jos. Laing
Kitchener
Messrs. Chis ‘Landsborough
Rudolph Spielvogel
Ray Agnew
Constantine
M. Roote
R. Crawford
R. Langford
W. Corry
Ewan Jones
Wm. Roszell
S. Husband
John .Chapman
J. B. ‘Chalmers
Grischow
J. B. “Grischow
United ‘Hildren
Mason Knitting Company
Mason
Whitham
Sunoco
Erarchise
County of
South End
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Nova Scotia
Pease Foundry Co. Ltd
Ph B- EA Sasccerd Iplbiarddendlaonista Zoreliat
Robt, Wallace
Keenan. Fence Co
Clifford
Ceaspool
Elliott Bros
Town Hall
John Kennedy
R. L. Davidson
Pred McCutcheon
Warden Finney
Robert Johnston
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