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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 25, 1948
Page
3
The piece notes Good Friday and Easter Sunday as the season of spring and hope. It describes nature waking after winter and people shedding heavy clothing. It emphasizes faith in resurrection as a universal renewal across eras and circumstances.
The Financial Post analyzes Prem ier Drew's immigration plan as 7000 arrivals split into 39 percent manufacturing 20 percent trading and clerical 10 percent services 5 percent agriculture 3 percent forestry and 8 percent construction. The piece notes the mismatch between bringing people to Canada and placing them in needed work.
A Canadian Legion branch in Acton seeks renewal of a beer sales license for a private premises. The letter criticizes Liquor Board policy, argues outlets boost brewers and government profits, and questions community input and enforcement while predicting approval and ongoing policy trends.
The Chesley Enterprise notes that a United States Canada customs union is unlikely to solve trade problems. It warns such a move could spark upheaval and fail to address surplus goods like wheat tobacco fish and lumber. It calls for world trade reform and better U.S. tariffs rather than a rushed union. It cites rising personal spending in Canada and argues for prudent savings and quality production.
Recollections of Acton describe a 1898 spring scene with millinery displays by ASA Millinery opening day and Mina Campbell of Seaforth presiding. Visitors, orders, and remarks from local figures mark the town gathering as TG McBeath’s display draws praise and Nerlin’s team plans. The vote for reeve shows 272 with Pearson’s 28 majority. The School Board met. chairman James McLain and others discuss a potential $500 loan for six months with Storey Christie & Co.
News item notes highway rumor from Acton to Rockwood and local society events including At Home gathering by Acton lodge and a Knox Society program. Mentions election of Duncan Campbell as Second Vice-President of Mutual Free Underwriters' Association of Ontario and Halton Sheep Breeders forming a county organization with directors named. Includes birth notices for Stewart and Blacklock and a marriage-related notice for Clarke. British cruiser Achilles sale to India referenced.
Editorial notes report Georgetown plans a higher tax rate, up about fifty percent from last year. The Financial Post notes 1947 Canadian farm cash receipts and income set records, with DBS supplementary payments totaling 2.002 million dollars, up 13 percent from 1946. Canadian housing shows 42 215 unfinished dwellings at 1947 year end, vs 40 170 in 1946. 76 738 houses and apartments completed in 1947. Garfield McGilvray starts Canadian Show News to serve agribusiness and rural fairs audiences, debuting this month for town and country readers.
Legal notice fragment shows a medical or electrotherapy practitioner schedule from 10 am to 4 pm. The text is garbled with names and titles, but indicates a legal notice related to a professional arrangement. No clear date or authority is identifiable.
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