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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Feb 02, 1950

Page

3

Australians elect Liberal reformers decry socialist rule

The piece argues Australians rejected socialist governance led by J B Chifley, praising Liberals and Country Party for promoting orthodox economic policy. It warns Canadians against parties threatening private bank accounts and stresses governments must avoid overreaching taxation or control of savings, citing nationalization efforts and court challenges.

Austrailia J. B. Chifley Country Party Chiffey

Ford Leads Auto Sales Amid Postwar Market Shift

The Financial Post reports Ford led domestic auto sales for the first time in years, surpassing Chevrolet as Ford enjoys its greatest domestic year while exports lag due to currency curbs. GM and Chrysler paused for model changes, giving Ford a head start on fresh 1980 designs.

Chevrolet Financial Post Ford Chrysler

Canada Develops Pocket Geiger Counter for Uranium Prospectors

Canada unveils a compact 15-az vest pocket Geiger counter aimed at uranium prospectors. The device promises portable Radiation detection on the go, enabling field workers to scan terrain for radioactive sources with ease.

Canada

Valentine Party Games and Simple Treat Recipes From Youth Page

A nostalgic guide outlines teen party activities for Valentine’s Day with games such as animal role play, clothespin toss, and a guessing movie activity using clipped newspaper ads. Includes a floor dice relay, singing interlude, and refreshments prep. Recipes cover Valentine fruit balls, drop cookies, Neb Rolle ice box cake, cream mints, and a fizz juice punch.

Jook Aleigh Hastelars Valentine Nulmer

Private Profit Less Than Public Waste

An eminent economist argues that private management costs are higher than public operation and that socialized industries would waste tax revenue through political means. He suggests governments should allow capable people to organize competitive taxpaying industries to achieve efficiency and service, noting a 15 percent performance incentive only if waste is eliminated. The Scene.

North America

Holland teaches lesson in practical economics

The Montreal Gazette editorial uses a Holland bumper crop as a lesson against waste and destruction. It recounts Dr Egbert DeVries persuading the Dutch government to gift 200000 tons of vegetables to the Ruhr and fund transport, reshaping German Dutch trade and softening ideological divides.

Montreal Gazette Gazette Holland Germany Egbert DeVries Ministry of Overseas Affairs DeVries Profesor DeVries

You Can't Tell an Editor From a Farmer at the Falls

Gwendoline P. Clare writes a lively study of a weekend visit to a busy farm household. The piece blends family life with worries over farm prices and weather, detailing decorating mismatches, electrical woes, and the joke of a “Rubble Room.” It ends with a riff on roles, noting the line between editor and farmer and the perils of typing and habit.

Daughter Hut Asaya Daugther Toronto Joy Boand Hind Johnny Minner Federation of Agriculure Niagara Falls Lotta Dempsey Falb

Convention Conventions Draw Big Money for Cities

Staid business gatherings bring substantial revenue as visitors pour into Toronto, with total convention related earnings estimated at 15 million dollars out of 34 million in visitor spending, according to The Financial Post. The figures highlight the impact of conventions on the city's economy and infrastructure.

Toronto The Financial Post

When It's Personal Tt Hurts By Jeesaph

The piece laments rising costs and rent hikes, noting income growth outpaced by shelter costs. It argues average rents show modest shares of income yet individual cases suffer, urges understanding and warns against overgeneralizing to attack social systems. It invites readers to relate personal gains to those who serve them.

Ell Costa Montreal Toronto Halifax Dominion Bureau of Statistica

Agriculture Defined as Science and Art for Food Supply

A historical note defines agriculture as the science and art of using the soil to produce food and clothing for people, outlining its aim to sustain human life through cultivation and agrarian practices.

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