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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
2
Notices urge compulsory WWI registration for all Canadians sixteen and older on June 22 to assess manpower. Farmers face shifts to harvest with scarce sugar and increased green labor while Germans threaten Paris. public urged to adapt work to support national effort and maintain food production.
At the June session the County Council equalized assessments for towns and townships. Totals include Acton 1,865,1279. Georgetown 696,106. Oakville 1,211,460,546. Nassogaweys 1,336,115. Nolean 2,023,759. Trefaleur 4,490,325. The annual rate has not yet been determined.
A Sunday event at the Methodist Church drew a large Odd Fellows gathering from surrounding towns. Reverend Lev. IB Large preached on David and Jonathan, emphasizing Barnabas as a model of friendship and charity. The service included hymns, anthems, a trio, solo, and violin pieces, with cordial church greetings to the lodge.
Acton officials welcomed Superintendent W Carson who urged applying to the Carnegie Corporation of New York for a grant of about 7600 to build and furnish a new library with maintenance funds set at 760 annually. The plan envisions a 7600 project after inspection of Tavistock style libraries and mirrors Acton’s cramped town library. The town board authorized sending a petition to Carnegie for cooperation.
Canada announces a nationwide registration for everyone aged sixteen and over on Sunday the twenty second of this month. Four registration booths open from seven in the morning until night, allowing all old and young citizens to provide details and receive a card. Deputy registrars wield broad authority, with potential arrests for noncompliance, and mothers may be assisted at home when unable to attend.
The annual meeting in the Methodist Church school room in Minton drew 125 representatives from Halton. President Mrs. Gorman urged continuing patriotic work and reminded members to register before June 22 for women over 16.
The Department of Marine awarded Collingwood Shipbuilding a contract to construct a 3 760 ton merchant vessel. Reports note wartime camps and Canadian military movements, with local council funding changes and various defense related notices across Ontario and Toronto.
Alfred Steer of Agincourt sold 20 fat cattle to Thomas Crow at 16.75 per cwt for a total of 4545 dollars. The cattle weighed 472 hundredweight. A separate report notes a stolen diamond worth 1000 dollars dropped from Wilbert Tremton’s mouth during police search. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada cites decreasing brightness of a new star. The Allied Drive in Hamilton raised 101247 dollars short of the 125000 goal. Kent County Council sets taxes at 64 mill including war tax. A motorcycle accident near Aldermhot on the Toronto highway killed Hoy White and injured two others. Canada’s April and May trade totals 222004218 dollars versus 610609750 the previous year. About 76,000 men have been called to duty under the Military Service Act. 100,000 may be obtained in the near future. The Brockville district reports 20 percent of men given leave. engineers’ convention concludes at Niagara Falls.
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