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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1955
Page
9
Reports from Halton county forums highlight highway hazards and frequent crashes. Critics call for divided highways, lane speed limits, stricter enforcement, driver fatigue checks, better signal usage, and enhanced education in schools and media. The Red Cross volunteer notes self funding for uniforms.
George A. Blair born in Kilbride Ontario died in California on Saturday March 19 in his 83rd year. He left a widow and son George of Hollywood with sister Mrs Jennie Matthews of Toronto and three predeceased sisters. He trained in photography with Holly Ramshaw, worked in Rochester with Eastman Kodak and retired as Overseas Trade superintendent.
Four Rockwood troop members George Maltby K Hepburn Charles Petty and Robert Forbes completed the Bronze Arrowhead Junior Goldfield in February. The Fergus youth Donald Luxton, formerly of Acton, is also listed among those passing.
A diary entry describes late winter storms in Ontario and Niagara with wind, snow, and a lightning storm. It notes snow fences kept up, a cow and calf in the barn, a milk truck passage, and concerns about coal shortages while reflecting on nature’s increasing disasters and optimistic migratory birds. The writer laments unpredictable weather and the impact on daily chores and supplies.
A fragmented ad lists Chinese Elm with sizes 12 inch, 18 inch, and 100 for various bundles. Pricing shows 100 for 30, 100 for 8.50, 25 for 3.80, and 235 for 6.98, with mentions of per 100 quantities and specific bulk offers.
Despite bad weather, large congregations attended services at Acton Baptist Church. Lang of McMaster University spoke on Ambassadors for Christ, with special music by a ladies trio. Clifford of Mennonite University preached The Call of Jeremiah, urging a personal duty. A Young Peoples Rally followed at First Baptist Brampton with representation from Acton Georgetown and Brampton. Dean Parker and others preached across the Eastern District and light refreshments were served by Brampton B Y P U.
Edward Henry Ashman known as Cook died March 17 in Guelph General Hospital after a four day illness. He had moved to Campbellville three years earlier from Toronto and Lambton Mills. Funeral services were held in Toronto with Rev. Philip K. Lorrie presiding. interment in Park Lawn cemetery. Survived by wife Edna Haines, mother Elizabeth Wilson Ashman, sisters in Toronto and Port Creal. Born 1903 in Yorkton Saskatchewan, he once ran a meat market in Toronto.
A reminisced view contrasts past quiet barns with modern milking, machines, and radio noise. The speaker recalls Partner’s farming recreation and notes how equipment altered farm life. It ends noting over 160 000 Canadians joined the Red Cross water safety program in 1953.
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