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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 22, 1962
Page
10
Canadian Scouts and Leaders unite for Boy Scout Week with 309000 participants aiming to boost public awareness. The drive highlights character, citizenship, and self reliance, while Girl Guide and Brownie groups join to draw parental attention. Volunteers seek encouragement and support to expand programs and leadership.
National significance marked by broad support from 60 organizations across Canada. Montreal hosts four day event with attendees from all provinces, surpassing Ottawa 1958 attendance. Highlights focus on education reform, funding, and Canada’s educational awakening amid student dropout concerns.
The Alcoholics Anonymous organization releases its first annual report since 1935, showing about 390000 members across 82 countries, an 87 percent rise since 1960. There are 8615 AA groups with no dues. the sole requirement is a desire to stop drinking. In Canada there are 1000 groups and about 15000 members.
The Free Press notes cheap eggs at 30 cents a dozen and butter at 32 cents as living costs climb. Acton council votes 157 to 8 in favor of the Hydro Electric By-law and moves to install power with Hydro Electric Power Commission cooperation. The meeting focused on the hydro project and municipal progress. E H Smith is elected Worshipful Master of Halton County LOL. Joseph Gibbons buys the barber business on Main Street. Heavy snowfall slows outdoor work and raises concerns over food supplies. a letter from Mrs. Robert Little in Redlands, California, reports frost and drought affecting orange crops. children enjoy winter sports while adults await spring.
Daisy Buyhanan becomes Acton’s first woman in active military service with CAVACS in Newmarket. Acton hockey teams face Hamilton visitors in a 15 1 victory defeat. local players listed. Second War Loan lead in Halton County, new transformers add 2000 horsepower capacity, Victory Loan concert raises over 100 for campaign.
Sixteen rabies infections confirmed in Peel since last October including dogs cats cattle foxes a pig and a skunk. In the province more than 500 cases have been recorded in recent months reflecting a broad public health concern.
Greenock Women's Institute hosts a February meeting with Citizenship and Education as the theme. Mrs K Ecke msho led scripture, members shared current events of international interest, and a paper on a Poor Scholar's Soliloqui was presented by Mrs K Eckerich. Committees were named for a Far Night Dinner at Greenock School and reports highlighted public relations and historical society work.
In Wiarton Ont a high school suspended seven students for habitual neglect of duty prompting debate over discipline and future of nonworking youths. The writer calls for a forum to discuss whether suspensions curb disruption or stigmatize youths and wonders how society should handle underperforming students.
William Joseph Peart of Rockwood, district farmer and avid fisherman, died at Guelph General Hospital after a two day illness on February 15. Survived by wife Annie Laura Walker, daughter Clara Campbellville, son Jack Peart, brothers Russell and Charles, sister Mrs H Scott, four grandchildren, and preceded by brother Archie. Funeral held February 17 at Rumley shoemaker funeral home and Stone Church cemetery. pallbearers Ken Murray, Cam Lush, Delmer Peart, Fred Meadows, Tom Ffutchison and Tom Wylie.
Mrs Frederick Adsett formerly Florence Speight of Carrying Place near Bellyville died in Monroe North Carolina on February 4 after a December 29 car crash near Monroe en route to Florida. She suffered a stroke January 23 and was hospitalized, then died with her sister in law Hazel Adsett Guelph and husband nearby. She leaves daughters Dorothy Murphy London Ontario Janet Cowe State College Pennsylvan ia and sister Aimee Speight Toronto. She supported crippled children's work and chaired Belleville Rotary Club committee. Funeral and interment were in Belleville February ?
Acton Ontario directory listing doctors dentists lawyers optometrists coaches and rail schedules. Includes W G C Kenney D A Garrett R D Buckner H Leis A Braida C F Leatherland A J Buchanan E L Buchner R Hamilton and others with office addresses and phone numbers. Provides coach and CN railway timetables and hours for appointments.
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