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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 20, 1948
Page
2
Town meeting in Acton backs building a municipal swimming pool with at least $25 000 cost. Residents urged everyone to contribute about ten dollars per person and avoid debentures, aiming for a debt free pool this season with broad district support.
The piece argues that all three parties avoid a clear liquor policy in the June 7 election. It laments the lack of leadership on liquor regulation, noting no party will define its stance or policy if elected. It predicts many promises for social programs but no concrete plan on Ontario's major social evil.
Six months after a heavy excise on cars was imposed the aim to curb new automobile purchases remains unmet. Import controls kept U S built cars out, reducing sales only due to limited imports. Industry forecasters had expected a demand slowdown to push supply higher, but buoyancy persists.
Buyers face high sales and excise taxes on tar and autos with demand steady. Tax on the Mercury runs $645 and $661 for the Monarch, while Studebaker taxes range from $433 to $735 depending on model, making the tax a significant part of the total price.
The text argues that democracies face moral breakdown and godless materialism. It urges repentance and radical change within Canada and abroad, proposing a new type of man guided by God and living with absolute honesty, purity, unselfishness, and love to realize God’s idea of democracy.
Editorial notes debate dust nuisance after heavy rains and comment on spring cleaning. It notes Dominion government spending a third of national income and questions rights amid municipal shares. Obituary mentions Jos E Atkinson of the Toronto Star at 82, praising his rise and charitable will. Then election overview outlines Ontario Legislature reconstitution after June 7, 1945 results with party representation and opposition. Also Alliston adopts a new property assessment card system criticized as ineffective. council reverts to old method after Reeve Cunningham's motion. Barrie Examiner
Mr T H Rolston butcher escaped death when lightning struck the barn he sheltered in during a thunderstorm last Wednesday afternoon. Council favors paving decisions if this year's arrangements allow. Cameron moved the front of Old Knox Church to the street and set it on a stone foundation for conversion into dwelling space. L D Orr topped exams at College of Pharmacy, ranking 17th in a class of 94. Rosa Stealeve Maddock, widow of J H P Maddock, dies at 73 in Guelph May 4.
The Free Press of Thuralay May 25 1928 notes the post office drinking fountain back in service and cites population figures from the assessor showing 1979 with Beardmore Crescent addition pushing town total over 2100. It also mentions local wedding and births in Acton and surrounding areas.
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