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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 23, 1935
Page
2
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May days bring diverse interests from gardening and farming to fishing sports and picnics. The warm sun offers hope of outdoor activity for the sick and renewed health, while farmers anticipate forthcoming crops despite slower growth.
The council urges early season repairs to sidewalks and roadways to prevent costly reconstructions. Gravel for roadways and crossings is needed to protect car springs, with cement sidewalks to be rebuilt where required. Plan to spread work over years to avoid large yearly expenditures and keep Acton streets in good repair.
A newspaper excerpt discusses the idea that fines in police court act as warnings. It argues that many offenders threaten to avoid the town after being summoned, but laws protect all citizens and courts should enforce penalties to deter repeat offences. Police aim to keep municipalities safe, not collect extra taxes.
A tax penalty reform lowers the first penalty from five to four percent and cancels the ten percent May levy. From year start, one half percent per month is added until paid, not compounded. The change benefits taxpayers and aligns with lower interest trends, aiming to reduce arrearages.
Canada produced forest products valued at 85 million dollars in 1933, up 1.8 percent from 1932. Pulpwood led with 33.2 million, firewood 31.1 million, logs and bolts 23.2 million. Quebec topped provinces at 34.8 million. Ontario 23.3 million. BC 18.0 million. About 2.03 billion cubic feet cut, 92 percent used domestically.
The note warns that by law fireworks ban in Acton remains in force and Victoria Day will bring outdoor enjoyment. It critiques Jubilee medal distribution in Acton and laments civic indifference. It also notes a $60 million Dominion loan oversubscription, jubilee coin demand, staff changes at Canadian Weekly Newspapers, and a Rockefeller wealth tip despite human frailties.
The article reflects on Jesus sharing the Passover with the apostles in the upper room, Judas’s betrayal, and the meaning of the bread and wine in the Lord's Supper. It discusses Jesus’s omniscience, the prophecy’s fulfillment, and the atonement through Christ’s shed blood as central to forgiveness.
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