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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1957
Page
2
The Acton Press lists advertising rates on request and notes postage payable in advance. It lists prices in Canada and the United States with monthly and single copies, and identifies postal classifications and office locations in Ottawa and Mill Street East.
A 1957 note warns Ontario will levy new business taxes and municipal levies, with grants favoring homeowners and farms. It predicts higher costs on goods and services, a confusing tax picture, and delayed municipal rate notices as provinces vie for industry and health insurance coverage by 1959.
The article argues that fire protection remains essential and praises the district system serving neighboring townships. It notes rising costs with expansion, the need for new rates, and the success of cooperative funding to share burdens for the common good.
Rotary clubs in Corunna Ontario spearhead the Easter Seal drive for the Ontario Society for Crippled Children as 700000 needed to aid about 11000 handicapped youngsters. Foster Seal sales and service clubs drive the fundraising effort across the province begun in Windsor in 1922 by physicians, surgeons and ten clubs. The CBC’s broadcast issue noted a missing portion of a political address while free time was allotted to parties.
The Minister of Planning and Development announced a policy to send department staff into municipalities for cooperation and assistance. Experts from Community Planning Conservation Civil Defence Housing and Trade and Industry will visit on request to discuss local problems with officials and civil organizations.
A brief comment asserts that successful business hinges on fair dealing with suppliers employees customers and shareholders, each holding rights that deserve respect. The Rural Scene reflects on modern corporate ethics and stakeholder balance.
A journal describes surviving geraniums and rabbit damage to shrubs, plus a pleasant day trip from Oakville toward Toronto. The writer notes wildflowers, birds, and a churchyard overlooking a river, praising accessible beauty near a busy highway and reflecting on family plans and future work.
Sunday church calendar for Acton Ontario lists services for Baptist, Anglican, United, Presbyterian, and Pentecostal assemblies. Details include service times, roles, and locations with dates in March 1957 1987 and various parish specifics.
The Town Line Women’s Missionary Society, at Mrs HDF Acton’s home, held a short business meeting with minutes and thank you notes, four quilts made and sold, a quilt top ordered by a Guelph lady, and prayers and readings led by Mrs Hewer and others. Lunch and social time followed. Relics of the Past reports two finds in Port Colborne: a rusted six-prong animal trap and a handmade wooden spike for tapping maple sap.
Readable notes from the March 28 1807 issue cover Easter visits to Milton and Dundas social events. Families, weddings, homecomings, and local happenings note travel to Florida, church concerts, and a spring-cleaning mood with a focus on residents Jean Whitam and others.
A compact listing of Acton professionals including physicians Dr Wm McKinney and Dr D A Garrett, dentists Dr H Leib and Dr A J Buchanan, veterinarians Young and Mumley, and accountants Lever & Hoskin and Earl G Black. Includes real estate, insurance, notary, training, and coaching services plus Canadian National rail and Grey Coach schedules for Acton and Georgetown areas.
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