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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 06, 1938
Page
2
A Bow manville Statesman note laments the fading art of conversation in modern life. It contrasts urban speed with rural sociability and warns that telephones and movies erode personal interaction, urging practice to preserve mutual understanding and friendship.
Canada pushes renewed hydro electric construction to meet rising industrial demand. In 1937 water power installations reached 8 112 751 horsepower, with Ontario Paper Co and Great Lakes Power expanding production. Provisions show 18 percent of feasible water power utilized, urging further plant extensions to serve industry and households.
The article argues that license plates and operator licenses should carry a social contract ensuring safe highway use. It urges removing plates from dangerous drivers, praises coordinated efforts to keep drunk drivers off the road, and frames traffic discipline as a duty of all motorists and the Department to reduce accidents.
Modern road maintenance using calcium chloride sand prevents snow packing but leaves Acton Streets in terrible condition after Friday’s storm. Snowplows scarce, traffic slush impedes movement, and sidewalks require constant clearing. The Department of Highways must improve removal methods on the twenty foot strip to reduce accidents.
Editorial notes reflect on municipal elections across 1938 as Fergus voters install a new town council. Mentions progress in local journalism, annual calendar changes, and the year ahead with wider topics on national production figures and press challenges at The Globe and Mail.
A Sunday School lesson outlines Isaiah and Mark as gospel prophets, John the Baptist’s mission to prepare the way, and Jesus’ baptism by John in the Jordan as a pivotal fulfillment. It notes John’s rugged life and message Repent and be baptized for remission of sins, and the divine endorsement at Jesus baptism.
The text asserts success comes from doing what one can do well without chasing fame. It argues fame-seeking and seeking approval from others are indiscreet ambitions that distract from true achievement.
The article notes skiing rising in popularity across Canada from the Maritimes to British Columbia. It highlights the Canadian Pacific Railway supporting ski areas from Montreal to Vancouver with services like Ski Specials to the Laurentians and to western resorts, engaging thousands of winter sport enthusiasts.
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