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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1933
Page
3
Acton Free Press lists subscription cost 200 per year in advance with US redelivery notes. It details address changes and cancellation policy, and sets advertising rates per line for legal notices, readers notices, and small ads, with free memorial notices and birth or marriage notices.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports April sales of new passenger autos rose to 5 494 from 3 747 in March. Retail value reached 5 423 091 dollars, up from 3 756 899, while April 1932 sales stood at 5 421 with value 5 894 02. Trucks and buses sold totaled 593 in April up from 375 in March and 1 073 in April 1932, with a retail value of 586 391 dollars.
The fourth session of the 17th Canadian Parliament ended with prorogation on May 27 by Governor General Earl of Bessborough. It spanned Oct 6 1932 to Jan 30 1933 with 232 days, among the longest sessions in Confederation.
A newspaper notes a bumper mosquito season with pests appearing in May and expected to dominate summer evenings. Screens and smoking out prove ineffective. The pest presence boosts potential sales for mosquito product makers amid widespread nuisance.
The Motor Vehicles Branch of the Department of Highways reports 570 motor car accidents in Ontario during April, causing 25 deaths and 45 624 in damages. Accidents rose 15 from April 1932, while deaths dropped three. Railroad crossing crashes fell from five to eleven. Three children were killed and 170 injured, with 12 of the 25 fatalities being pedestrians.
Simcoe Reformer argues the tariff department should be run by economists and businessmen free of politics. It notes the Liberal advisory tariff board was discarded by Conservatives, the Bennett government established a Tariff Commission, and its chairman Sedgewick salary rose from 12000 to 15000 with a 7500 pension. The piece warns this fuels resentment over high government costs and fuels socialist fears.
Editorial notes discuss Acton political meetings and an upcoming election, sketched as a brewing storm. The piece cites 1932 Canadian manufacturing spends on toilet preparations and soaps, coal price shifts in Toronto and Kitchener, Ontario bond sales, and wheat supply concerns. It also mentions Henry Ford’s view on small communities, honors for returned servicemen, a planned Northern Ontario fishing tale, and rising electric power use in Canada with 1932 and 1931 energy figures.
The piece argues time depends on values not hours, urging farm women to prioritize social work. It notes women juggle duties from sewing to committee meetings, but belonging to societies brings obligations and excuses like I haven't time should end.
The passage argues that many envy talented people but true value lies in building character, forming strong friendships, and leaving a lasting, pleasant memory. It asserts that admirable qualities are attainable by all, regardless of artistic gifts, providing a universal measure of fulfillment.
A column extols enduring value of traditional hymns like Jesus Lover of My Soul and Abide with Me, arguing their literary merit and comfort contrast with calls to replace them with world peace songs. It reflects on personal worship, solace in hymn singing, and mentions a funeral hopeful vision of Canaan.
The passage argues corrections should be tactful and not treated as a privilege. It warns against deriving satisfaction from pointing out errors and notes that enjoying telling someone they are wrong leads to unpopularity and harm.
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