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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
3
Citizens weigh town status ceremonies and a possible reunion as Acton becomes a town from January 1. With Dominion Day approaching, discussions surface on dates, council role, and community groups organizing a spring invitation list for a 1950 gathering despite sewer work and other obstacles.
An Ottawa Journal reflection on a grandfather’s steadfast faith and frugal, orderly life. It contrasts past restraint with modern cynicism, noting his avoidance of war, taxation, and late rising, while pondering the pace and pressures of today’s civilization.
A discussion critiques ideology as a painful, barbed idea that many reject in favor of tradition. It traces ideology’s age from Christ to debates about shaping it into theology and moral visions for the earth.
The speaker urged aligning private and public actions with a transformative Christian vision. He claimed the Source of passion and illumination beyond self interest would rise individuals and nations toward a new life. He suggested personal and national change could make Canada’s future brighter with the finest years ahead.
Rural church advocates push to resist urban church dominance saying closing country doors harms the rural community. The Cobourg SentinelStem notes the need to encourage stay on the land and support rejuvenation of local churches through W.A. and W.M.S. participation.
The Hospital for Sick Children aims to raise four million dollars with help from municipalities outside Toronto. Trustee chairman R A Laidlaw says the drive continues until the objective is met and urges donations in 1950 for those overwhelmed by year end duties.
Editorial notes reflect January duties in offices with busy year end forms and lower egg and bacon prices. It notes switch to new black and white auto license plates and recalls rusty 1949 bolts. The piece reports winter weather easing and marks Smith's Falls Record News entering its 64th year. It cites 1949 as peak for Canadian auto output and a US record 6.25 million vehicles.
Georgetown reports Acton voters tallying 283 to Georgetown's 258 in last week's municipal elections. Farm sale offers include Wm Brown of Acton offered 9300 for his Esquesing farm. Local lodge officers named with Francis A A, Geo Agnew, James Wilson among new appointees.
Acton fans rely on a special radial train and private autos to reach Georgetown for Monday night hockey. Obituaries note the death of Mrs William Edmiston in Rouleau, Sask. and Olive Raymond in Nassagawega. A golden wedding anniversary is celebrated at the home of Mr and Mrs. A. B. McLean.
The Financial Post argues parliament should not have high salaries and pensions for MPs. It says the body would lose representation and proposes a drastic overhaul of work and procedure, with committees PRE-threshed matters and efficient civil service help to finish in time. It notes federal investments rose from 865 million in 1945 to 2.6 billion in 1948.
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