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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1947
Page
2
Hon. Douglas Abbott says January 13 marks broader removal of emergency price controls. Most household goods, tools, furniture, radios, paints, linens, carpets, and certain foods are decontrolled. Barbering and moving picture admissions join the list. consumer credit rules are revoked.
The Huntsville Forester notes Chatham spends 10000 annually to attract firms and has secured 28 new industries since the war. It argues decentralization of industry is needed, urging Ontario’s Planning and Development Department to gather rural data and push practical leadership to ease urban crowding and social issues.
British coal output fails to meet demand as industrial production risks slowing to a crawl. Government mandates on electric heaters and a near shutdown at Austin Motor Company highlight a looming crisis across road and rail transport, raising fears that state ownership has yielded inefficiency and bottlenecks in delivering fuel to consumers.
Ontario Minister of Highways George H. Doucett urged greater road safety citing 870 known deaths in the previous year, the highest toll since 1941. He warned that despite fewer new cars, the 1947 outlook requires stricter driver and pedestrian vigilance and courtesy to prevent tragedies.
Hockey remains the main topic with weather close behind. Fire precautions are urged as homes are scarce and a fire can render a household homeless quickly. The Dominion tax looms as gasoline rises a half cent per gallon, two months before its impact. Exorbitant pricing sparks monopoly concerns echoed by the Lethbridge Herald. The Grand Valley Guardian and Vidette marks 64 years as Editor J. L. Landsborough recalls the paper's history since 1925 and welcomes his son into partnership.
Readable fragments show daily and weekend transit times for eastbound routes. Notable entries include early morning 6.46 am and 9.48 am, and Sunday 0.01 am. Saturday services mention 236 per drive at Guelph with 6.20 pm closing times.
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