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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 25, 1962
Page
10
The piece argues the $100 deduction for charitable donations is unfair. It notes recipients who give nothing or small amounts benefit equally with larger donors who provide receipts and proof. It urges changing the tax structure to require receipts and remove the blanket deduction, arguing for a fair system based on verifiable contributions.
The publisher of a bankruptcy information newsletter argues Canadian laws are too lenient. He cites cases of individuals using personal bankruptcy to wipe debts while keeping assets, injuring suppliers, and harming small businesses. He calls for stricter reform to protect creditors and preserve credit.
The quotation reflects Wells asserting that ages thirty to seventy are the central period of life marked by work expression and self discovery, while earlier decades are a bright prelude to this main phase. The line frames a shift in life narratives and purpose.
A New Zealand publication notes that the government has made useful strides in several directions while warning against fiscal stress and maintaining resilience. The report frames progress as steady and practical within current constraints.
The Acton Free Press notes a long serving Knox church choir leader A Tothman resigning after 25 years, J S Murray to lead the choir for the anniversary, and 40 Epworth League youths visiting Georgetown. It also covers a 2 2 hockey tie with Guelph, damage from a Lehman hotel liquor-bottle incident, and community sleighing amid war support efforts.
A typed column mocks postwar dread of nuclear destruction. It rails against morbid fixation on fallout while satire targets fear, politics, and daily life. The narrator cheerfully rejects doom, jokes about survival and heaven, and even jokes about Khrushchev and Kennedy.
Albert A Harris died January 10 after a bout with illness. Born February 14 1913 in Toronto, he lived much of his life in Acton district. He married Vera May Wilson in 1939, served overseas during World War II, and had been ill since May 1961. Funeral held January 14 at Rumley Shoe maker funeral home with interment in Fairview cemetery Acton. <no further details>
AROUND NEWS reports Milton councillors debate ending charitable grants amid concerns over duplicative funding and door to door fundraising. Georgetown notes Delrex Developments paid 18 654 to settle an old 1958 agreement, balancing development growth. Burlington mayor backs a 50 000 district study on Hamilton area problems. Streetsville considers preserving independence amid amalgamation plans. Oakville recalls Willie Rogers whose burned garage, now allowed as a nonconforming use, supports his old papers business.
William W. Jackson of Acton died January 12 at Guelph General Hospital after a long illness. Survived by wife Mabel Sachs Jackson and many children including Willard of BC, Clare of Weston, Harold, Irwin in California, and others across Ontario. Born Everton, son of William Richard Jackson and Harriet Luttrell. Funeral on January 15 at Rumley Shoemaker funeral home, Rev. D. West officiating. interment Park Lawn cemetery. Pallbearers listed from Lucknow, Kitchener, Moffat, Streetsville, and Toronto. Exchange Pulpits reports Balkina fad preacher Charles Ben at Acton United Church and Rev. Dwight Engel at Ballinafad.
Obituary and society items date from Bannockburn including a Women's Institute meeting with guest lecturer from Canadian Wallpaper Manufacturers on decorating with draperies walls and wallpaper. A wallpaper voucher was won by Mrs E McEnery and a presentation cup to Miss Durofenk. Also notes on visitors, 4H leaders, and a January euchre committee. Funeral service for Mrs Robert Roy held at Fowell Funeral Home Guelph with pallbearers and interment at his Cemetery. Mrs Roy born in Gale Shields Scotland and involved in Queenary Camp rae and church activities.
Office and practice hours for multiple professionals in Acton Ontario listed by name and title. Includes dental surgeons, barristers, solicitors, notaries, and their contact numbers and hours. Also provided are coach and Canadian National Railway train times between Acton and Toronto Stratford with daily patterns and weekend exceptions.
Mr and Mrs Alex Patcai recently became Canadian citizens in a ceremony at the court house in Mit. The Patcais, who arrived from Hungary a short time ago, were joined by family and friends at Lakeview to celebrate their new status and hopes for a bright future in Canada.
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