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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1948
Page
2
The Financial Post reports the government plans a Parliament ary Vices Committee to hit profiteering. A Cabinet minister may chair it with Defence Minister Claxton as a likely pick. Parliament will debate the motion, while King allows discussion during committee sittings.
A Financial Post poll shows Canadians split on mandatory retirement for Senators with a suggested floor of 75 or 80 years. Opinions vary on provincial appointment of half the Senate and on an elective chamber, while many defend the current system as minority protection with some Senators remaining active at 80 plus.
A works committee member argues immunity to divisive ideas is vital and that helping workers think straight would curb troublemakers. He cites feeding Europe as boosting mental resilience alongside hunger relief and envisions a world built on love and hope. C. D. Howe notes 78,000 houses completed in 1947 with potential 100,000 in 1948, though industry skeptics doubt the pace.
The Board of Transport Commissioners reports 160 deaths from level crossing accidents in the Dominion during the year, up from 120 in 1946. Injuries climbed to 637 from 487, with 442 accidents in 1947, and most incidents occurring where drivers stalled, misjudged speed, or faced obstructions.
Editorial notes discuss uncertain groundhog shadow and forecast a lingering winter. Comparisons to January 1947 freezing, butter prices, and potential effects of Ottawa policy on oleomargarine and taxes are explored. A Huntsville Forester editor notes readers’ hints often lack sender names or page indicators, urging clearer internal markings.
Recollections of Acton from the Free Press dated February 1898 note Col Kerns who has represented the county in the local legislature. John R. Barser of Georgetown is the Liberal candidate for the county election on Tuesday March 1. Acton hockey team lost 3 to 2 at Milton with lineup A Swackhamer A Smith T McPhail McIntosh Ryder A Gurney F Ryder captain. Sons of Scotland Camp Ivanoe Acton host bayonet competition Pte Stewart Sergt Wasson at Town Hall. Kenpond log cutters report fine quality timber this year with frozen ears and noses noted.
The week saw half mast for Earl Haig at the Government Building, $150000 sewerage works in Orangeville, Mr. Melbourne C Overholt joining General Motors in Oshawa, and a notable move of a prominent Acton couple. Obituary for J A Russell Hewetson of Brampton Acton shoe firms. Sleighing party at Fred O Johnston home Second Line. Birth at Acton Spires C Spires January 30 1928. Bauer Mainprize wedding Knox Church Manse Acton. Russians boast literacy drop to 20 percent.
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