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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1938
Page
2
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Council approves a lower tax rate after hours of calculation. Debenture payments drop nearly 4000 dollars from last year, raising hopes for future rate reductions though relief and hospital bills are record highs. A Cemetery Board loan payment also figures into the year’s total.
The Acton School pupils performed on CFRB with no sign of nerves and received warm listener comments. The event, part of a Festival preparation, showcased school work in seven smaller communities and highlighted CFRB as a friendly Canadian station led by Musical Director Locksley and Mr Boddington.
The Globe and Mail editorial argues Saskatchewan’s results reflect Canadianism amid crisis, crediting electors who endured eight years of adversity for backing sound economic principles. It condemns Premier Aberhart’s attempt to capitalize on relief voters and states Aberhartism has been kicked back.
Canadians resist new doctrines while politicians wrangle over campaigns. The Saskatchewan vote tests leadership as voters weigh Aberhart and his proposed cures. patience wears thin as momentous issues are left unaddressed.
A Saturday street scene shows a crowd gathered by a vehicle with amplification as a man urges attendance at a Fascist meeting. The piece contrasts自由 pressure for free expression in Britain and Canada with regimes like Fascism or Naziism, urging cautious civic action.
The Globe and Mail quotes a Toronto observer on a visit by weekly newspaper editors. It lauds weeklies for political independence strong editorial intelligence and close reader ties that shape opinion and community leadership. Ontario weekly papers are praised for high standards of service and public responsibility.
The piece notes that Social Credit is not universally accepted in the Western Provinces and hints that Aberhart may doubt his stance. It reflects on politics, taxation arrears in Trafalgar, and Halton’s M P Hughes Cleaver backing housing legislation. Bowmanville Statesman wins editorial trophy for Ontario Quebec weekly page.
Editor urges unity among Canadian provinces to knit a closer federation. Letter discusses drought relief for Saskatchewan and Prairie farmers, East West tensions, and calls for constructive national policy to close regional gaps. W. R. Campbell, president Ford Motor Co. of Canada, signs.
Jasper National Park in Alberta reports strong bookings for 1038, signaling global appeal. Visitors arrive from Africa, Australia, India, Bermuda, Ceylon, Cal France, Hawaii, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and especially the United States, attracted by accessible motor highways and ample hotel bungalow camps.
A Chicago Daily News item quotes Prof Robert E Rogers of the Maass ghusetta Institute of Technology saying marriage into a boss's family once seemed a path to success. By 1929 30 the idea faded as fears of inheritance and taxes loomed for potential sons in law.
Phillip Osmond and his four children set out from Toronto harbor in the crude but sturdy Lydia F a 31 foot craft built from salvaged wood and powered by a purchased engine. The family hopes to reach Newfoundland in about 15 days after nine years of adversity in Canada.
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