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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1937
Page
3
The piece notes many American license plates in Canada and praises Ontario as a vacation destination. It highlights attractive northern Ontario scenery, ample accommodation, crowded highways to campsites, and quieter byways with peaceful lakeside rest spots. Americans return annually, while locals may underappreciate their own region.
Editor finds an article noting wooden railroad cross-ties remain essential in road use where former rail lines become travel routes. Despite 2500 patents for substitute ties, none adopted, reinforcing ties as a lasting necessity in transport infrastructure.
A wall device at the Dominion Bureau of Statistics in Ottawa records Canada’s population changes every few minutes with colored lights. It notes average births of 645 daily, deaths of 288, and net arrivals of about 12.5 every day, estimating a current increase of one person per three minutes and twenty eight seconds. The 1931 census gave Canada’s population as 10,376,786 with an estimated post‑census rise of about 853,000.
Readers question the Ontario Hydro Commission over termination of maintenance for gas and electric heaters and the billing of equipment costs. The notice lacks clear reduction details, prompting concern that municipalities pushing the plan may bill consumers now or later. A recent Hydro Convention debated whether new charges accompany installations.
The piece argues that both women and men respond to ads by guiding their desires and planned purchases. Retailers who advertise effectively illuminate needs, attracting customers who seek light and invitation.
The article muses on the first day after a heatwave and the coming end of summer with notes on weather, travel, and local life. It cites the Fret Press list of 680 Acton names, Canada’s large trailer total in 1936, rising prices, and a brief on power outages from a big substation transformer downtime.
A Sunday School lesson on Exodus 4 18 22 stresses God’s plan beyond Moses. It notes Moses hesitated, doubting eloquence, but God promised power and presence, urging reliance on divine strength over personal ability.
Popular Ontario summer life centers on thousands of lakes from the Inland Sea to northern hinterland. Fishing swimming and boating dominate with horseback riding and hiking popular. Camps near Kenora at Devil's Gap and French River lure visitors with easy city access and unspoiled woodlands. Canadian Pacific Railway chalet-bungalow camps at Devil's Gap and French River cited as ideals with modern facilities and electricity.
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