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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1950
Page
3
Citizens weigh plans for Acton to mark town incorporation in 1950. Some argue sewers under construction and war years paused anniversaries. others urge delaying. If opposition dominates, incorporation may be ignored and city status remains distant.
The Financial Post recalls a past where schooling focused on core reading and arithmetic while languages and history faded. It notes fewer exams and memorization, praising hardworking students but questioning if modern education lowers tough hurdles and essential study.
Government should provide sound research and clear standards for farm produce trading to keep a free competitive field for cooperatives. Restoring free markets and eliminating compulsory marketing will spur farming, lower costs, and encourage better practices through earned profits. Farmers profit by intelligence and effort, producing more food at lower costs.
The piece extols constant courtesy as a virtue in daily contact. It urges gentle actions to quell anger and promotes teaching courteous behavior in schools and homes under all circumstances.
A Bowmanville Statesman column urges calm replies to irritations at home school work shop and street. It argues courteous language builds understanding and a happier world through absolute control of tongue and mindset.
Prime Minister St Laurent called on all Canadians to respond generously to the Canadian Red Cross Society national appeal of four million dollars. He praised the Red Cross for humanitarian work including aid to veterans, frontier medical care, disaster relief, and free blood transfusions, urging public support to sustain peacetime services.
A montage of notes covers St Patrick’s Day customs, Easter Seals aid for crippled children, Red Cross preparedness, municipal efficiency, Ontario coal prospects, and a prophecy of television in 18 months. It also cites beer sales in Ontario, the Liquor Control Board’s profits and taxes, wildlife pest concerns, and Joe McCarthy’s views on smoking and baseball.
Fragmented reminiscences from Acton dated March 18 1569 recount local events from the era. Mentions include an electric plant service discontinuation, a railway pay rise for foremen, and community notes about trustees and church actions. A boy suffered a serious ankle injury jumping a sleigh.
Entertainment by Loblaws of Guelph draws fans as Acton defeats Guelph 9 3 in a Friday game with a return tie. Holmes celebrate golden wedding at Bowler Avenue home. Florence Marshall receives gifts ahead of her marriage. Sibbeth welcomes daughter Mary A at Victoria Memorial Hospital. Died Flynn Mary A of St Joseph's Hospital Guelph in her 86th year.
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