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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 04, 1934
Page
2
The text outlines subscription rates for The Free Press with advance and United States rates and instructions for cancellations, remittance methods, and address changes. It also details advertising rates for display and notices, including penalties for errors and conditions for liability.
The text argues that genuine desire for education overcomes hard work and discouragement. If you want it, you find a way to surmount obstacles, show courage against ridicule, and stop blaming others. It asserts modern youth need more backbone and less wishful thinking.
The Halton County Council plans for 1934 include most current members with a sprinkling of new faces. Reeve Morden of Trafalgar is expected to continue as the longest serving member, while the Wardenship remains a sought honor. Names like Reeve H. Cleave of Georgetown and Reeve Harris of Burlington are among prominent possibilities. The issue will be decided at the first county meeting.
The article discusses Canada’s capacity to absorb more British immigrants, noting mixed success among settlers who moved to farm land. It argues that outcomes depend on applicants’ experience and adaptability to Canadian farming conditions, with a favorable view in normal times but concern under current circumstances.
A provincial public notice laments the heavy toll of office on Mr. Dunlop amid years of financial turmoil. The statement reflects collective mourning by the Province for his loss to themselves and his relatives.
A reader questions whether the Crown railway management serves the public or pursues other motives. The writer cites two Sunday train cancellations near Acton that inconvenienced travelers and contrasts this with growing bus traffic and a government loan guarantee to the CPR, questioning the railway’s public-mindedness and profitability goals.
A Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics report notes hockey stick output at 561 160 units in the year, up about 15 000 from 1931, with many big league players Canadian and firms operating 30 sport goods plants producing 1 272 549 dollars worth of products.
The piece notes occasional white auto markers with figures, predicts more in spring and a better year for printers in 1934. It emphasizes hockey prospects and Toronto’s mayoral race where Mayor Stewart won decisively. It also describes the Canadian Government Meteorological Service duties including weather forecasts, storm warnings, and aid to air mail routes and motorists.
A Sunday school lesson for January 6, 1934 covers Matthew 1 1 2 23 and related texts. It discusses Jesus birth in Bethlehem under divine prophecy fulfilled through Mary Joseph and the Wise Men and notes Herod's plot and the Holy Family's flight to Egypt before returning to Nazareth.
Two Liverpool churches at Airfield and Norris Green will receive an innovative heating system using electric roof panels that emit low temperature rays to warm interiors. The British patent design eliminates boiler houses and chimneys, needing no supervision as thermostats automatically control the temperature, delivering sunlike warmth to worshippers.
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