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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1931
Page
3
A letter to the editor urges more citizen letters on public issues and explains contributions help form public opinion. Signatures are required, though names may be withheld from publication if desired.
Not in Dollars and Cents Sir Josiah Stamp refuses payment for his work on the Stamp Commission. Parliamentarians discussed a $50,000 account, but Stamp returns to neighborly service. His act, seen as deeper than money, signals a higher ethic beyond tariff debates and self interest.
A reader weighs opposing views on government owned radio in Canada after hosting Sir Harry Brittain. He notes English praise of state funding and quality while questioning private enterprise. The piece suggests Canada consider government ownership and program control as an advanced step.
The Mail and Empire labeled Second Thoughts on a Constructive Budget mocks Mr. Mackenzie King for the $75,000,000 deficit and argues taxes are necessary. It says budget debates focus on party advantages over Dominion welfare and imagines Bennett in power four years earlier.
The Conservator notes the plan to distribute condensed Brampton traffic regulations to pedestrians and motorists to improve safety. Officials urge respect for rules to reduce police court cases and curb ignorance of provisions as summer increases traffic concerns.
The column critiques the Bennett Budget’s local impact, notes taxes burden the average citizen, and mentions Wellington press publishers’ convention. It observes school exam time, changes in newspaper front pages, and questions allocations in the budget. It laments favoritism toward the wealthy and questions planning for the public.
A gardener pens a humorous, rambling meditation on mosquitoes and farming life. He laments pests,obbies, and garden toil while comparing a nearby well-kept farm to his own, noting tax burdens and the push for home improvements amid hardship.
Fragmentary remarks discuss inefficient machinery and children bearing heavy work while women feel discouraged. The speaker cites unfair pricing for produce and references adopting a policy proposed by Mr Axquith, amid political frustrations.
Twenty years back in the Free Press June 15 1881 highlights Dyddle birth on Berne Street public holiday coming Thursday. J H Denny builds a brickwork home on Wellington street. Ladies' Aid of the Methodist Church plans an event with refreshments and a fine program. Carpet fitting for church floors by experts with 400 yards of carpet supplied. Preparations to lay a new hotel carpet on Mil street old mill site with Cheetrpeee. Road works by Mardarne & Co and Reeve Ilynds to repair and strengthen the drainage and roadway turnout. Acton Lodge Woodmen parade to Yulrview Cemetery to decorate graves then attend Baptist Church service and evening meeting. Proposals to organize a To ot Club for Acton’s progress discussed by elders.
A doctor asks about medicine adherence and the patient jokes about tasting it and preferring to have the cough. The exchange highlights light humor and medicine compliance in a domestic setting.
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