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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 16, 1950
Page
2
Town plans a meeting on March 3 to discuss Acton becoming a town again and marking fifty years since incorporation. Councillors urge all citizens to attend and boost plans for a summer celebration with many more steps to follow if approved.
The farm forums grow in popularity as rural residents discuss common problems and propose community solutions. Advocates say the forums educate adults, foster democracy in action, and could inspire urban groups to form similar, unbiased discussion circles.
Municipal governments question the federal tax formula for reimbursing cities towns and villages for tax exempt properties. The article argues public building projects often waste money as pork barrel investments and suggests selling existing buildings and halting new construction.
The document argues governments should mimic private practice by advertising space needs, inviting tenders, and leasing buildings. It advocates private ownership of property, annual rental costs, and warns against governments building or owning property except in emergencies to avoid tied up funds and unclear true operating costs.
A farm workers charter in West Suffolk praises land devotion and a home centered farm ethos. It notes the transformation of a once poor farm into a fourfold production rise since 1939 and a tractor driver choosing loyalty to the farm over higher wages, saying money cannot buy what they have.
The Financial Post cites Canada’s national debt rising from about half a billion dollars in 1913 to almost 3 billion after World War I and to about 17 billion a few years after the next war. Despite population growth and lower interest, the surge warrants cautious view on new government spending.
Editorial notes the twenty third Ontario Legislature begins with expected problems to address. Manitoba plans permanent auto license plates to curb theft and renewals. A milder February lasts but a snow storm soon arrives, recalling 1950 weather patterns.
Recollections of Acton and local notes describe church work, property transfers, business growth, and community life. Items include Lamb farm purchase, Samuel Johnston homestead, skating at vacant jots, and Rev W Dryers family moving to Napanee. Marriages and obituaries listed for Oakes Listed and Atkinson families.
Acton hosted Richmond Hill curlers for games with local players on Saturday as the annual Fairs Association meeting in Toronto named Rojo Kerr director for Now District covering Halton Peel Simcoe and York. Acton defeated Milton to win Group honors and edged Paris 3 2 in a later match.
Wool remains the premier textile fibre despite research into alternatives. Experts say no fibre matches wool for clothing, with demand outstripping supply as world production lags. In Canada and the United States sheep herds are shrinking, keeping wool stockpiles low despite high prices.
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