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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1952
Page
3
Paced section gives baked cod and haddock fillet recipes with spinach, cheese sauce, and fish roll. It includes guidance on fillet definition, cleaning, bone removal, and a Q&A with tips for salmon, plaice, and cooking methods.
Gerald Candler named career manager and chief accountant at Baxter Labor atoress of Canada Ltd. He leaves Hamilton firm where he was chief accountant. During the war he served with the RCO accounting office. Married with two children, the Candler family will move into the former Michell house vacated by a Baxter employee. Canadian birth rate cited as 369 per 3000. death rate listed at 9.2.
At the Halton Co operative Medical Services annual meeting in Milton on February 1 the members instructed the incoming Board to raise premium rates for both plans to ensure adequate financing and sound operation. Paul Meehan noted rising costs and urged action to keep Halton healthy, while MacFarlane discussed the proposed Surgical Plan and the board agreed to study it before proceeding. The 1952 Board of Directors includes Ellerby King Wickson Meares Brown Fisher Robertson Batkin Dales Hume Heathington with Heatherton as secretary treasurer.
The Bell Telephone Company of Canada released its 72nd annual report showing 1951 revenues of 160,781,058 with 78,066,254 paid in wages. Taxes totalled 22,693,000 and 71 new phones were added in Acton bringing the local total to 888. The year saw 72,600,000 spent on new construction, lifting total plant to 582,008,747 and 113,424 telephones added to service, reaching 1,839,750 with 76,000 orders unfilled at year end due to limited facilities.
The Financial Post notes a persistent push for new car taxes as snow and traffic woes persist. It argues motorists already pay a third of every dollar in taxes and deserve well maintained streets, while critics question how funds are used amid rising meat demand and 1952 wage trends.
A Farmers Advocate editorial argues against opening the Royal Winter Fair on Sundays, warning it would expand commercial Sunday amusement and threaten the fair’s agricultural purpose. It urges farm groups to discuss the issue province wide and suggests alternatives like admission-only open days while preserving Sabbath rest. The piece questions financial pressures and urges readers to voice opinions. it ends with a reader call and a note on an Ontario iron deposit inquiry.
A spring 1952 fashion note describes a rayon taffeta skirt with a sprigged gay print. The design features a molded midriff and pleats that shape a very full skirt, worn over a starched petticoat or crinoline for volume.
The Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture releases seed fair and display dates. Haldimand Kohler March 3 Seed Show. Middlesex London March 3-6 Seed Bacon and Food Show. Simcoe South Creemore March 5. Waterloo Water loo March 6 Seed and Bacon Show. Wentworth Binbrook March 1 and 12. Oxford Woodstock March 12-13 Seed and Provincial Hay Show. Halton Milton March 14-15 Seed and Bacon Show. Peel Brampton March 14-15 Seed Show. Perth Listowel March 20 Seed. Wellington Arthur March 21-22 Seed Show.
A Reid and Sigrist Desford trainer flown by a pilot in a full length prone position is tested at RAF Farnborough. The test aims to reduce centrifugal stress on the pilot and lower drag by a slimmer fuselage with a redesigned control system while observers note fatigue and handling in the prone configuration.
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