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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1939
Page
2
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription terms including annual rates, address changes, and cancellations. It notes advertising acceptance with error liability limited to the space occupied by the noted error and provides office contact details and editor name.
The Free Press notes a different Christmas amid ongoing war yet remains hopeful. It honors absent loved ones, emphasizes goodwill and giving, and extends seasonal greetings from the editor and staff to all readers.
A wartime note describes British sea dominance and Canada’s landing in Britain, plus Prime Minister King announcing air training plans. After months of instructions, the first Canadian troops’ landing is made public and national effort increases as the curtain rises on war activity.
The piece notes multiple changes in municipal bodies over twenty years and highlights retiring members willing to share experience. It endorses a staggered retirement approach to avoid a wholly new council, a practice seen in school boards. The recent retiring council meeting is described as positive.
The incoming Council is offered assistance by current leaders as Reeve elect Chalmers is welcomed. Retiring Reeve McCutcheon and other Councillors pledge to stay involved as citizens and support Acton. Their experience reflects years of effort toward Acton’s advancement under the motto Floreat Actona.
The piece argues against bootleggers and the ineffectiveness of cut price tactics. It urges citizens to play a part in the war by maintaining sobriety, noting that law enforcement differs by crime and that a sober nation is more efficient for wartime. It condemns drunkenness among soldiers and workers as harmful to national effort.
The Ottawa Journal notes Ontario has contributed more than half the Red Cross campaign total and highlights a 1939 Financial Post estimate showing Ontario at 33.2 percent of Canada's population, 34 percent of employment, 34 percent of wealth, 45 percent of national income, 52 percent of manufacturing, and 41 percent of retail sales.
Ontario faces a sharp drop in liquor sales estimated as high as forty percent since war declaration. Premier Hepburn cites home brewing and smuggling as possible factors, while lower prices aim to boost legal sales. Churches push voluntary abstinence and public mood darkens, with a three month check seen as telling. Captain H M Smith proposes butter packed in tubes for troops.
The statement notes a shift in municipal finances with a large portion of $105,000,000 in debentures in default five years ago now restructured or settled. Projections show only about $2,007,303 remaining to be addressed next year as reform efforts advance.
A romantic tale ties fried chicken to Napoleon's Marengo victory of June 14 1800. Chef Duanant improvised a meal using rescued ingredients, frying chicken with garlic tomatoes and cognac, inspiring the dish Poulet a la Marengo.
A December Sunday saw the Canadian Active Service Force First Division sail with guardian warships. Large crowds witnessed the departure as ships moved from port through a channel, troops on deck wearing lifebelts and mustering at emergency stations amid celebratory cheers.
Merry Christmas greetings fill this week as Britain’s sea dominance is praised and the year nears its end. New calendars arrive while Canada counts ample turkey supplies and a 21 percent rise in June turkey stock.
A dense listing of doctors physicians dentists and veterinarians in Acton Georgetown and surrounding areas. Includes Dr J A McNiven Dr E J Nelson Dr W G Cullen Dr Freed and Stevenson dentists P W Pearen A J Buchanan and others with office hours addresses and phone numbers. Also notes auctioneer Frank Petch and Commercial Life Assurance Co representation in Georgetown.
Midland timetable fragment lists daily departures with exceptions on Sundays. Mentions East Going, Georgetown, Guelph routes. notes Saturday and Sunday service. Fragmentary data with times not fully readable.
Gray Coach Lines lists eastbound departures to Toronto with times 5 1 am 9 11 am 12 01 pm 6 31 pm 8 46 pm and westbound to London and Kitchener with multiple daily departures and holiday exceptions. Special notes include limited service on weekends and holidays and routes to Stratford and Stratferd.
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