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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 25, 1926
Page
4
Editorial notes official Canada trade data show rising railcar loadings and strong exports. Wheat harvest boosts export totals to 1.22 billion in the year ending November 1925, with imports at 874 million, producing a favorable balance of 346 million, markedly higher than three years earlier.
Privy Council in Canada linked Ontario Temperance Act violations to criminal acts, risking vacancy of municipal seats. If a council member is convicted their seat becomes vacant and their participation may render council actions null. Authorities urge prompt legal guidance on personal status and liability.
An essay argues crime flourishes when witnesses fear retaliation and prosecutors bow to public opinion. It cites a Michigan case where a married man eloped with a seventeen year old, then vanished, returned claiming forgiveness, and faced no punishment, highlighting moral degeneracy and delayed justice.
In the House of Commons last week Hon. J. A. Robb spoke on a resolution by T. L. Church of Toronto calling for income tax reduction. He did not promise specifics but hoped to provide some relief. The exact measures are to be revealed after Easter with the budget.
The unselfish Walkerton editor Lorne A. Eedy, ten years publisher of the Telescope, was celebrated by Walkerton citizens before his move to St Marys to take over the Journal Argus. His Bruce county years connected him with many local groups and efforts.
Rev Clarence True Wilson of Washington told a Chal mers United Church audience that Canada should avoid liquor sales for provincial revenue. The Ottawa rally, hosted by the Prohibition Union, highlighted push for broader temperance reforms. Wilson leads the U S Methodist temperance board and urged US Canada unity against alcohol revenue schemes.
Editorial notes discuss Port Perry abolishing municipal income tax, higher assessments, and Dominion taxes. They report 1925 Canadian mineral production valued at 125.41 million vs 102.41 million. Albert a balanced 1926 budget shows a 21.99 million surplus. Other items praise civic spirit and discuss single tax, lighting laws, potato yields, and Canadian parks.
A dinner table scene on a river steamer leads to mistaken identity when a man assumes his neighbor is spying on his wife. The twist reveals the lady he thought targeted was actually the wife of another man, and a joke about a glass eye unfolds as the humor centers on misread signals.
A newsboy laments a dead friend named Dick who is revealed to be a dog. A passerby consoles him and urges selling papers to help others, while the boy insists Dick was loyal and kind despite being no boy. The scene ends with the boy reaffirming Dick’s canine humanity.
Aunt Lucretia recalls a life journey across states from Tennessee to Missouri to Colorado and back east, tracing her marriage at seventeen and her son William now forty two. She invites others to verify her ages by calculating William’s age and then deducing hers from the timeline.
A young lawyer before a supreme court justice known for humor errs while seeking excuses. The judge agrees to advise then drops a blunt tip to study law, leaving the young man both hopeful and deflated in a single scene of courtroom wit.
An English clergyman, described as pompous, chats with a chimney sweep. The boy says he sweeps at the vicarage and earns little per chimney. The minister notes the boy has earned much money quickly, and the sweep replies that “we who wear black coats got our money very easily.”
A rereading of George H. Ham’s reminiscences tells of a serious surgery during which the patient, waking from an opiate, believes he is in eternity. A dark room and a nearby fire prompt the nurse to shield him, fearing shock would undo the operation’s success.
A four act comedy Aunt Susan's Visit was well received in Ashgrove United Church hall last week. Cast included Thou Alrectly and Mrs Caldwalk with Airn F Wright Olive Ruddell and Miss Quiffen plus the choir. An appreciative crowd praised the entertainment and the financial outcome.
Mins luussell of Windsor and Dr and Mrs Dickle visiting. H D McGibbon recovering well. Mrs John Appelbe of Shewartown fracturing right arm slowly recovering. A Henry giving up business after March 20. The postponed annual meeting of Georgetown Horticultural Society set for March 22 at 8 pm in Council Chamber. Wm Bingham returned from Guelph Hospital with daughter Mrs Woods. Lodge No 219 AFL2 AM hosted W Y Barraclough D D G M who received cordial reception. banquet held for about eighty.
Mr. Fred Maxted remains bed bound after months of illness. The Horticultural Society promotes new memberships with attractive options at $1 each. Edith Livingstone Patterson and Samuel Wawcett Sharpe announce their engagement for an April wedding at Hilton. The Brotherhood meeting hosted by T. A. Hutchinson and remarks by Rev J H Grahndim BoA and Judge Elliot highlighted communal ties. Luigi Bracci, near Bronte athletic grounds, was convicted for selling sealed whiskey and fined $500 plus costs, with jail time. appeal rejected by Judge Eliot.
Representatives of the Underwriters Association tested local fire fighting gear on Wednesday. The Baseball Minstrela planned concerts at Gregory Theatre for April 16 and 17. St Johns Ladies Aid rehearsed The Country School Bits for end April at Lusk Hall. Knox Church men in a Tuesday talk by Rev. Stuart Parker covered Scottish Characteristics. Chas M Hoddle spoke on Canada trip at Rotary Club Monday. E A Orr bought a pure bred Holstein herd from Dunlop estate and will place them on Baillie farm. Funeral for James Husband held at Tuck's on Tuesday. he died aged sixty one after a long illness.
Rt Rev Bishop Newnham lectured at St. Luke's Parish Hall on his Moosonee bishopric. Federal estimates include $8000 for revetment wall extension at Brant Street, to start when weather allows. J F Man Ingleside Port Nelson recovering after surgery. Melissa Ellis formerly Adams of Burlington died at Carfield to Adama Long Branch aged 62. Burlington Star reports OB A anniversary with 200 guests from Hamilton and area. Halton Temperance Union meeting chaired by A. 2 Gibbon at Christ Church Sunday School. Lake front property activity grows as Detroit capital shows interest. prospects for a Burlington boom rise with many inquiry letters.
William Bell of Campbellville sells 140 acres in Nassagaweya to Hubert Mossah of Acton and ML Mridgman sells his Guelph Road farm to Joseph Price of Kalorida. St David's Church choir performs The Colonel's Maid at Garrett's Hall. Jackson Agnew dies at 11 on Monday aged six with ties to Knox Church. He is survived by his widow and several siblings.
Frank Harrison 78, pensioned CPR conductor of 42 years, died at 726 Woodbine Ave Toronto last Wednesday. Born in Erin Township, he was a member of Irwin Masonic Lodge and Glenmount United Church. Survived by son Harold and five daughters, plus one brother George. predeceased by wife.
In The Old Dominion Mr. Thomas Nelson Pagé recounts a prewar tale of hospitality misused. A guest borrows a horse and a negro boy to return it, then vanishes. Days later the boy learns the man sold both horse and boy, illustrating how generosity could be exploited by unscrupulous visitors.
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