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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
3
The Free Press reports a hectic relocation with machines moved to new locations and functioning well. Printing deliveries improved slowly as the composing room nears order, and the team thanks contractors for moving into a new building in under two months. Visitors will be welcome once settled.
The Financial Post says Canada has the highest traffic accident toll, with about 2000 deaths and 40,000 injuries expected this year and costs totaling 50 million dollars. It cites rising rates and blames driver and pedestrian carelessness, urging public action.
The Royal Commission on Prices tabled its final report urging against general wartime price controls and calling for positive government measures to align private demand with supply. It emphasizes fiscal and monetary tools to brake or stimulate activity, with strong public backing needed, and stresses external trade, especially with the UK and US, for Canada’s stability.
A Chicago wear survey notes wartime restrictions and changing habits as the vest wanes in popularity. Returning veterans prefer military style and sleeveless pullovers, while modern heating and easier laundering reduce the need for a warm waistcoat. The result is a declining vest trend with practical attire factors cited.
Editorial notes discuss June as a month of brides and roses, meagre rainfall in the area, and a planned weekly cartoon in the Free Press. Powassan considers a six room high school at $230000, and Dominion elections loom with voters urged to check lists and vote. Metal prices for typesetting rose two cents per pound, and cabinet work details are touched on. The general election is shaped by floating voters, export markets, social security, leaders, crop prospects, and business conditions.
Recollections recall Acton in 1899 including electric lighting at St Alban s Church and street lamp outages. Obituaries note Knox Church officials dying in recent months. Local notices cover church building plans, a grocer advertising items, and a large Pic nic at Dubbo on Queen s Birthday. Marriages listed include Donald Plank and John M Macdonald.
The town welcomes Tyler's Transport Service run by Mr T J O'Neil who bought a Leamington farm and visited Acton. The Ladies Softball Club joins the Inter-County League with Galt Swastikas Preston Riversides Guelph Patricias and Acton. An Empire Day Concert by Public and Continuation School pupils features prize winners in writing and essays. Gibbens notes a death at Willow Street Acton on May 27th 1929. International Dutch schoolbooks arrive for local children with personal letters and snapshots.
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