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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 23, 1933
Page
2
The Acton Free Press lists advertising rates for different insertion types including legal notices and readers. It notes minimum charges, special rates for Coming Attractions, and poems, with a liability clause limiting errors unless a signed proof is returned for correction.wes . a G. ARLOF DILLS, Editor.
The piece argues for painting and repairing the Town Hall exterior this year to protect wood, replace bad window frames, and reglaze windows. It also proposes extending the Main Street water main to improve fire protection and service, asserting it creates local employment and is prudent given current material and labor prices.
Halton County Council last week clashed over educational grants and proposed salary cuts for officials. The editorial questions shifting grant responsibility to School Boards and notes reductions including a ten percent cut for clerks and a one hundred percent cut for county fairs while prizes are paid to individuals across the county.
A fragment discusses promoting the country's basic industry. It notes outspoken expectations for positive results from Tuesday's meeting but says judgment must rely on past experiences and prior meetings. The tone argues society may be over governed.
Dr Horace L Brittain, head of the Bureau of Municipal Research, urges ending the county as a middleman between municipalities and the Provincial Government. He calls for balanced budgets, tax limits, pay-as-you-go, fewer departments, centralized spending, and public vote on debentures to reduce local government fragmentation.
Editorial notes cover Milton Legion officer elections. Mention of the County Registrar’s role is sparse. Weathered ice storms reduced loads and prevented outages. Canada records 1932 divorces at 887. Reno opinions on changing choices. Canada fruits census lists acres and tree counts for apples peaches plums and cherries. Fur industry valued at 14.25 million with coats leading. Radio advertising debate critiques five percent limit versus program content. Sir Henry Thornton’s passing noted for railroad influence. Barrie Examiner on Junior OHA finals attendances and potential hockey gate revenues.
The essay notes farm women do their own decorating to save costs. It contrasts farm and town housework, explains why towns hire decorators, and shares humorous memories of the author and her partner papering rooms in the West and England.
An advertisement proclaims Persian Balm as invaluable for the family. It claims to aid beauty for mothers, soothe children, and provide a cooling shaving lotion for fathers. The product tones and refreshes skin, softens hands, and absorbs to create a rosy texture.
The piece urges valuing hobbies beyond monetary value, suggesting story writing gardening radio contests and civic involvement as paths to self expression. It notes the danger of waiting for asthma to improve and promotes early use of Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy to prevent chronic attacks.
The article discusses the ancient custom of christening ships at launch as a religious blessing. It notes the Hibation relic tradition, monkly references from St Denys, and records the 1418 Bangor bishop blessing the king’s ship in Southampton to ensure safe voyages.
A boy cries as a doctor removes a sliver from his top while his grandmother, recovering from a severe heart attack, tends him. On the trip home he says, I’m sorry I cried so hard, grandmother, because I know a broken heart is worse than a sliver, but you’re older than me.
A teacher marks the sentence about who spilled ink as unlikely and corrects it to proper grammar. A pupil imitates the error with a wrong word dink and is guided toward correct usage.
The muskellunge or musky, an eight foot long, up to 100 pound fish, is described as ferocious and solitary by the Fish and Game Department of the Canadian National Railways. The piece asks whether it is lonely because it is vicious or vice versa, noting the debate may be for piscatorial scholars.
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