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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1967
Page
9
A reflective sketch marks Canada’s hundredth birthday with a mix of quiet pride and wary humor. The piece recalls Confederation’s origins, regional tensions, and the evolving union from 1867 to 1949, noting mixed reactions, rival forecasts, and enduring national bonds amid ongoing separatist strains.
A humorous guest column surveys Canadian identity eighty years after Confederation. It notes contradictions between talkativeness and quiet culture avoidance, bold frontier roots and cautious investing, heavy drinking and religiosity, plus prejudice and perplexing national quirks. The piece ends by inviting readers to a centennial contest with a $50 prize.
W J Morgan’s house sits toward the right in the Centennial Picture Gallery. To the left of centre at the back stands the former Methodist church facing Mill Street. Far at the back on the left is the Storey Grove factory facing Bower Avenue.
Canada celebrates its eighty year milestone since Confederation with optimism for the future. A midweek holiday underwhelms versus Mondays while Acton hosts a busy weekend with a tattoo in the park, a parade led by Boys and Girls Band under C W Mason, ensembles from Alton, Guelph, Hillsburg, Rockwood, Preston, Ferguson, and the Lorne Scots. Acton school children march with the band and Peter Lawson conducts to applause. Local boat-building activity on Fairy Lake includes a skiff by G Rognvaldson and two model freighters by J B Chalmers, F L Wright with a model sail boat.
The issue notes flags for a national holiday, expected visitors, and a full celebration lineup of football, Gun Club, Lacrosse, tug of war, horse races, and a town hall concert. Reports on strawberries, streetlight complaints, school examinations, and school board budget. Also mentions World's Fair logs from Canada, school salaries, and a Sunlight soap advertisement.
Fifty years ago this June Press notes Canada’s Confederation jubilee amid wartime crises and political turmoil. Ontario aims for quiet, dignified celebration. The Acton pastorate of Rev. H. W. Avison ends, with him moving to Welland. Rev. J. Wilson preaches in Confederation Jubilee. Milk by-law spurs licenses. five sales now bottled. Halton Reform Association names E. H. Cleaver as Ontario Legislature candidate, descendant of early U E Loyalists.
Trinity church event notes an induction service Thursday at 8 p.m. for Rev Gordon A Turner followed by combined summer services on Sunday July 2 at Trinity United Church with Rev Turner preaching at 10 a.m. and a centennial service. Also lists Acton Baptist Church schedule with sermons and classes and Evangel Pentecostal Tabernacle services with Rev S M Thoman and Rev Thomas Lato, plus Christian Reformed Church programs and Church of Saint Alban services.
A seven year old boy, Louis, is accused of stealing two ten dollar silver packages from the Dewar family in Esquesing. The thief fled as authorities, joined by Milton officials and witnesses, pursued but the youth denied guilt, invoking conscience and calling on God. The case remains unresolved, with hopes for punishment and reform.
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