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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
2
A reflective forecast on 1950 as a doorway to progress. The piece notes fifty years since 1900, progress in living conditions, and cautious wishes for health happiness and contentment. It envisions 1950 as a stepping stone toward greater communal and global achievement.
The editorial thanks readers and helpers for their cooperation in the year that closes. It expresses appreciation for support in reporting and merchandising news and offers wishes for happiness health and contentment in the new year.
The Ontario Highways Department announces mandatory mud guards on all trucks and trailers to reduce splashing. An amendment to the Highway Traffic Act makes safeguards compulsory and police are instructed to enforce this rule. Cars without front and rear fenders are unaffected. JP Bickell, Ontario Registrar of Motor Vehicles, notes similar laws exist in England and parts of the United States.
J P Bickelt registrar announces 1950 licenses go on sale January 1 with white figures on black. Through November 1949, 1,946,500 motor vehicle licenses were issued in the province, up 11 percent from 1948, and 1,254,831 drivers licenses issued, up 6 percent.
The New Town status for Acton begins in 1950, evolving from an incorporated village since 1873. The editorial urges preserving village friendliness as growth expands, noting post office changes, boundary growth, and a hoped for reunion celebration while stressing the value of personal notices and reader submissions to the weekly news.
Editorial notes praise a peaceful holiday period with light traffic and discuss municipal water and power concerns. The piece notes Toronto Sunday sports vote, a year end review in pictures, and December 1949 as a strong month for variety with atypical weather and no snow at writing.
The writer reflects on Christmas cards and their history from Henry Cole’s early 19th century commission to the rise of modern greetings. It covers adoption in Britain and America, the invention of matching envelopes, and the evolving styles from Victorian fringes to snow scenes and holly motifs, noting the calendar connection and the spread of the custom.
The writer comments on calendars for the coming year 1950 and contrasts it with 1949. They reflect on the half century since world wars and express hope for an end to postwar unrest. They note 1950 feels complete while 1949 appears ragged and awkward. The message ends with a cheerful New Year wish.
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