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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 17, 1952
Page
2
The Journal of Commerce notes a patent issued for a device that lets highways emit sound as vehicles approach danger points. A friction driven undulated road surface would act as a soundbox, transmitting warnings like Danger or Crossing to drivers.
The 1952 municipal year starts as committees are formed and routine business begins. Councillors face a demanding, sometimes criticized role that requires dedication and time away from personal business. Yet the job offers learning, civic pride, and meaningful community service.
A reader reports applying a plastic coating to their car chrome that turned it gold not clear. The color choice drew unusual attention from passersby and neighbors in the district as motorists speculated about a 1952 model and the bright finish helped locate the car in parking lots.
This piece extols agreeable people who light up crowds and win favor in every walk of life. It notes how employers, spouses, children, hotel staff, police, and merchants all respond to friendliness and natural smiles, highlighting the social and practical benefits of being agreeable.
A weekend visit to Toronto during a TTC strike shows a friendlier city tone as drivers walk off the job. Passengers discuss pay, conditions, and a hope for compromise while outsiders remark on newfound courtesy on city streets and the broader transit lessons for smaller centres.
If wealth is a disease taxation becomes a surgical operation. The editorial compares wealth concentration to illness and argues tax policy acts as a precise remedy. It frames taxation as necessary intervention to restore balance and public welfare.
Six Burlington men completed civil service tests to carry Burlington mail house to house starting Monday January 21. Miscellany includes conductor quips about turkey sandwiches, Georgetown columnist MLH.B. on Christmas cards and artist Dorothy Stone, Farley Mowat’s Arctic tales and family links, a long lived Campbellville light bulb, and brief Oakville Record Star items.
Sunday services and class schedules listed for January with Bible study and choir activities. Community groups note concerts by Robert Yanke with the McMaster Quartet and a skating party hosted by Hillyburgh BWY.P.U. events span January 18 to 21 with meetings and entertainments for members.
The 1902 Acton items report the Beardmore tannery securing the local Acton roller mill under Mr. W. Moshier of Palmerston and it will run soon. Additionally a record Bark load from the G T R station to the tannery is described, along with Woodmen of the World Camp No 62 officers installed. The Esquesing Agricultural Society clarifies that the Georgetown president choice is unfair to Acton and notes Acton has never clamored for the presidency in six years of fair history.
A mixed local digest notes a skating party by the Young Peoples Society at Ferry Lake, a charity benefit by shoe factory workers, and crowded performances aided the Food Committee’s relief fund. Acton hockey fell 2 0 to Elora. Esquesing council-elect members took oath. Also notices obituary Marion Henderson Palmer and a life insurance interview joke.
Medical doctors dentists veterinarians and real estate firms listed for Acton Ontario with office addresses and phone numbers. Rail and bus schedules for Canadian National Railways and local travel times included. Rogers listings cover Willoughby Farm Agency Wright Real Estate Dyment Campbell Franks Bracken and others. Local transit times show daily and weekend services.
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