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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
4
Editorial notes springtime passion for growth and renewal as the world awakens from winter. Authors celebrate budding life from top boughs to hidden roots and the universal urge for change, adventure, and shared human joy. The piece contrasts February cold with tropical warmth, urging unity in appreciating new season.
At a Hamilton Moderation League meeting C P Paul editor of Saturday Night charged the province’s press was bull dozed by the drys during the plebiscite. He claimed Ontario papers mostly backed prohibition and urged concrete examples of press influence. Beaverton Express notes many papers rejected advertising bids while using columns to oppose government sale and bar reopenings.
A Toronto report notes crowding in beer parlors as curiosity drives early sales of four point four beer. Many hotels lacked permits while public demand appeared modest, demonstrating prohibition’s impact on drinking habits and raising concerns about a possible push to return to drinking.
The Fergus News Record reports a recent court decision against the town of Campbellford in a suit arising from a street accident. A wheel struck a low depression over a waterworks main, caused by earth settling, throwing a victim from a motor car. The accident cost $1,500. depressions like this could be fixed for about one third that amount.
The passage argues that good citizenship goes beyond law obedience to include sacrifice and service. It urges moral living, taxation, sanitation, and support for youth programs and moral welfare. It envisions Acton as an example where every resident actively pursues communal welfare.
The essay argues appearances should reflect personal means not neighborly comparisons. It cautions against mimicking wealth, notes the strain of maintaining a fixed income, and rejects the urge to own status items like a piano solely for show. It concludes that appearances must suit the individual, not another’s standards.
Editorial notes discuss Prohibition era debates, local council decisions, taxes, and social issues. Highlights include Owen Sound council granting 100 to promote tourism, Ontario towns handling tax arrears, and commentary on temperance and employment. The pieces reflect regional editorials and public notices from diverse Ontario sources.
Town and Country notes record Dr J K Anderson M P and Dr J A McColl James Mortridge F R McConnell and D S Robertson elected as directors at Milton Golf and Country Club annual meeting. Rev W D McIntosh, former Knox Presbyterian pastor, moves to Wingham to serve as assistant pastor. Neighbors present him a purse and silverware. Municipality reports road dust in Peru village and a large deputation requests a Dundas Street to Freeman provincial highway.
The Georgetown Tennis Club will hold its opening event on Saturday afternoon May 30. Local notices report Mr and Mrs Joseph Beaumont returning from a three month European tour visiting Italy France Switzerland England and Scotland. Me A Livingstone who moved to Toronto last week suffered a stroke. friends wish him a speedy recovery. Reverend Kenneth McLean has accepted a call from Georgetown and Limehouse. Barrie Presbytery sustained it after Stayner leaves on the 24th. Citizens are urged to care for a public flower plot and notify J B Wallace or J D Kelley to receive plants from the Hortultural Society. Orion Lodge No 109 I O O F and Verdun Rebecca Lodge No 184 Georgetown with visiting brethren from Acton Milton and Erin, led by Georgetown Oddfellow Band, paraded to the Methodist Church for Sunday service. Reverend Henry Dickie chose Psalm 78:11 as text, “Is Church Going Worth While.”
Oakville residents hear of new signs at town entrances parking areas and summer improvements as the Lions Club announces efforts to improve the town. The Hamilton Oakville tram service resumes hourly, Labatt rents Murray House barn as a beer depot, and community service plans proceed including park and lakefront upgrades.
An American Automobile Association appeal urges motorists to avoid litter and damage along roadways. President Thomas P. Henry warns careless picnicking harms scenery and may ruin beauty spots for future travelers. He notes wildflowers often die after being picked and urges restraint to protect forests and waterways from fires and floods.
A recent journey by Mr. G A Dilla of Fam Pro and Mr. C H Harrison of Auton Machine Co covered London Windsor and many towns in Ontario. The writer praises improved roads and spring scenery from May with blooming trees, notes good return routes via St Thomas Tillsonburg Simcoe and Hamilton, and recounts meeting Mr Earl Vincent in Chatham and visiting Haldimand County friends.
On Thursday evening June 4 the annual Methodist Church meeting and banquet will be held marking eighty years of history. Descendants of original founders will present data and incidents from the church’s evolution including pastors revivalists and early leaders. A museum and memorial exhibit will display portraits, artifacts, and relics from the church’s past as the congregation prepares to merge into the new United Church of Canada.
The Toronto Star announces contests to win cash prizes for messages to King George VI and Queen Mary on the opening of Canada’s new building in Trafalgar Square London. The best boy and girl from across Canada will receive 500 each for the messages and 100 each for the best shared signing lines. Messages must be under 100 words.
A Highland minister visits a lone hillside settlement to baptize a shepherd's child. He asks if they are spiritually prepared, receiving a humorous reply about a grand ham and a quart jar from the inn as the shepherd's notion of readiness. The exchange highlights rural wit and religious duties.
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