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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 16, 1950
Page
10
Acton plans a community reunion to mark its 100th year as a town in 1923 style festivities. Council invites all residents to attend a March 3 meeting to organize support and share leadership in the event.
The article extols farm forums as a popular weekly department that lets rural residents discuss problems and propose solutions. It credits farm forums with practical education, community action, and democratic crystallization of ideas, and imagines a similar town and city forum for business and industry groups.
A letter questions federal tax formulas for remunerating municipalities for tax exempt properties. It argues federal and public building spending is wasteful pork barrel, suggests selling existing public edifices and halting new construction to improve efficiency and economy.
The government should adopt a private sector style of long term leasing for space. Advertise required space, invite tenders, and allow private owners or contractors to supply or convert buildings. This would keep property in private hands, ensure proper tax payments, and reveal true departmental operating costs through annual rentals.
A West Suffolk farm that transformed from a failing operation into a quadruple productive example since 1939 pledges to cherish land, animals, and homes. Workers vow openness to nature and community, with a tractor driver rejecting higher pay to stay for value money cannot buy.
The Financial Post notes Canada’s national debt rose from about half a billion dollars in 1913 to nearly 17 billion after World War II. Despite population doubling and lower interest, the postwar expansion alarms cautious observers who warn against complacency amid new government spending.
Editorial notes report the second session of the Ontario Legislature opening with potential heavy agenda. Manitoba moves to permanent automobile license plates, seen as a curb on car theft and plate renewals. Weather recap notes mild February then a sudden snowstorm.
Theters report unfinished church work at the new Baptist Church and carpeted pews. Land sales include WA Stewart buying Lamb farm Lot 10 Con 3 Erin for a fair price. Townsfolk improvise skating on remaining vacant lots after a busy Saturday. J Sealle buys Samuel Johnston homestead. John Quern’s wind maple wooed tender for school project at 345.2. Rev W Dryers to Napanee. MARRIAGE OAKES LISTED. ATKINSON obituary notes aged 78.
Acton curlers hosted a Richmond Hill delegation and defended Group honors after narrow 3-2 and 3-2 wins. In Toronto, Roo Kerr was elected director for a district including Halton Peel Simcoe and York. Also reports: two Acton Milton trains in a week and notices of deaths Conway Darby.
Wool remains the leading clothing fibre despite research into alternatives. Experts note no fibre yet matches wool from sheep, with global demand rising while wool production lags, particularly in the United States and Canada where sheep populations are below 50 year levels. Canada’s wool output remains under 20 percent of domestic demand.
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