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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
2
The piece laments a decline in flag displays on holidays and Dominion Day. It suggests adopting a distinctive Canadian flag could spur stronger patriotism and flag-consciousness, noting pride was once common in stores and homes. It calls for action to encourage greater flag use on patriotic occasions.
Acton launches its largest community drive to raise at least 25000 for a new Acton Park swimming pool. The plan relies on voluntary subscriptions with a six month payment period and requires each resident to contribute about 10. The campaign emphasizes collective effort and rising costs.
The piece discusses how weather dictates labor for farmers and other workers. It notes moisture and rain disrupt planting and harvesting, affects holidays, and even influences printing presses through humidity-driven static.
The passage notes how heat and moisture affect inks and machines causing slows and rough function. It highlights that everyone feels the weather, including a young girl whose nose shines in hot days.
The piece urges moderation during summer holidays. It advises not to plan overly long trips for a single day, to assess swimming and boating skills, and to avoid overestimating outdoor expertise. It ends with wishes for joy and good health for all travelers.
The special committee held 77 public sittings with 130 witnesses, producing 3800 pages of evidence. It concludes prices rise from strong purchasing power and supply constraints, notes limited gouging, and presents mixed calls to reduce and expand controls while asserting the economy is profit and loss based.
The note remarks no relief in prices as car costs rise for years. It announces The Acton Free Press annual holiday from July 23 to August 3 with no issue on July 29. It critiques road conditions Brampton to Toronto and questions Toronto district voting and Peel County treatment of Progress Conservative supporters.
In 1868 Free Press notes storm damage from a hall stone on McDonald farm and a six month stock payment total of 37 000 for Acton district. It reports a Nellie Moore Jenner wedding in Acton with Chas Jenner of Johnstown New York, a new Free Library opening with eager members, a fine early potato crop, and a strawberry surplus. Died Henry Bauer 55 in Acton and George Coghlan in Eramosa July 5.
In 1928 the L O L and L T B held a church parade to United Church then marched to the park for the unveiling of the Loyal True Blues banner. The piece notes family moves to Toronto and local funeral attendance plus a birth flag planted by royal donation. Roy A Stewart of Crewsons Corners dies at 35.
Lever and Hoskin Chartered Accountants announce as suite assors to Jenkins and Hardy located at 1305 Metropolitan Building 44 Victoria Street Toronto Building 9131.
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