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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 28, 1938
Page
6
Numerous residents and visitors are listed as spending weekends and holidays with relatives in Acton and nearby towns. Names include Miss Frances Karey in Point Bougoe, Mrs. Snyder from Montreal, Mr. Kaley from Hamilton, and travels to Toronto Wasaga Beach and Niagara Falls.
The Imperial Economic Council notes the world barley area has risen in 1937 compared with 1996 though earlier years lack precise figures due to missing Soviet data. It cites the British Empire’s share about one seventh and slow expansion tied to Canadian recovery. Major import markets remain in Europe with Canada exporting heavily to the United States, which in 1898 bought 10 percent of Canadian shipments.
The Bannockburn Women’s Institute met at Mrs Stanley Gweck’s home to honor Mrs Wiley. Members praised her leadership as President and Secretary and presented a silver tea service as a keepsake before she leaves for Georgetown.
A large group gathered at Woodside School for a surprise party and presentation honoring Mrs Vera Smethuret and her husband Jack Smethuret. Friends expressed joy and regret at their move, reading a heartfelt address and presenting gifts before a luncheon and dancing.
A public health note explains house flies spread disease via garbage manure and feces. It details how contamination occurs, the germs carried, and how to control breeding with manure disposal, heat piles, borax treatments, garbage incineration, and fly-proofing homes.
The Canadian Mines and Resources Dept shows Canada as a key mineral producer at Empire Exhibition Glasgow. The exhibit features a large map of six physiographic areas with ore locations, refineries, and transport routes, plus photos of processing plants and major ore specimens. It highlights Canada's lead in radium gold nickel zinc copper asbestos and other minerals.
Puzzle verse by Ww. Coles hints at a word puzzle with letters found in clues. The final answer, described as known with soldiers inside and around, suggests a fortress or bunker. The note ends with Bolution UB COUPON, indicating a newspaper advertising charm.
A crowd gathered for a parade and Band Tattoo arranged by Acton Citizens' Band. Prof Thiele spoke on democratic flags and the Red Cross emblem while the Gold Boys Band played Nearer My God to Thee. Fireworks closed the event with plans for a bigger next year.
Roger Babson urged graduates to consider farms and local enterprises over city life. He argued times have changed since 1931, with fewer jobs in cities and more chances in highways towns in Ontario. Opportunities arise in gas and meal retailing, roadside markets, summer resorts, and small farms, plus skilled one man contracting.
A farmer boy challenges Johnny on a riddle about sheep in a field. Johnny asserts none would be left after one jumps out, highlighting a playful misread of arithmetic versus animal counts.
A fragmented report notes beavers in Canada showing sociable behavior toward humans in national parks. It describes the beaver as intelligent and quick to sense danger, friendly when not threatened, with Red Deer Alberta cited as an example. The piece links beaver charm to Canadian national heritage and politics.
A fragment from a dialogue shows a daughter pressing a father about engagement while the father deems the fiancé hopeless. The lines reveal parental concern tied to youth and suitability in a domestic scene.
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