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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 30, 1957
Page
9
The Acton Press weekly paper outlines advertising rates and mailing details. It notes publication in 1878 heritage, denominations for Canada and the United States, and credits G A Pills editor in chief with production and James A Dills managing editor.
Citizens and organizations in Acton plan next Sunday’s Decoration Day event to honor local workers and pioneers who built the community. The piece notes broad U S observance, hopes for growing participation, and urges public attendance and reflection.
The Financial Post notes Canada is aging as life expectancy rises from better medical care and hygiene. It cites that 28 percent were over 70 in 1930, 45 percent by 1945, now nearly five in every ten, with over 70s increasing from under 600,000 in 1921 to about ))
In the 1953 Dominion election only 67 of every 100 eligible voters cast ballots. The piece argues lack of appreciation for privileges and responsibilities, roots in England’s historic struggles, and calls for education and continued effort to ensure voting participation.
The author recalls winning $10 on a TV quiz after a simple question about Halfon's present population, wrongly guessed as 5,000. They stress the need for reference material in a field full of large figures and public misperceptions about dates and billions.
WO Twaits of Imperial Oil told Rochester listeners that moving to Canada is not a simple extension of US business. He urged American firms to treat Canada as a separate venture, aiming to serve local and international markets while aligning with Canadian practices and needs.
Editors cite quiet election processes and principled voting as essential. Reports note tree planting along highways, real estate shifts toward Toronto centers, and warns of overreacting to small fires while fire departments deal with calls. A postal system change to named districts is considered to improve delivery.
In Ontario history the church stays central as towns modernize. The Anglican church at the Credit, built 1887, with fine stained glass and a strong choir, felt like home to the author who recalls childhood ties, ginger farm memories, and nearby Halton Peel links. The piece notes local election jitters, a boarded farm, a hospital construction aloft two miles away, and a Welcome Wagon visit sparking garden gifts.
The June 1957 church calendar lists services for Baptist, Presbyterian, United, Pentecostal, and Anglican churches in Acton Ontario. Key events include morning worships, Sunday schools, ordination at King Street Church in Kitchener, choral communion at St Alban's, and various fellowship and prayer meetings across the week.
William Gordon Rae Nelson of Rockwood died May 15 in Guelph General Hospital at age eight. He was the son of Mrs. Margaret Nelson and the late William Gordon Nelson, with brothers Clifford and Leslie and sister Carol at home. A pupil at a morningstar township school, he attended United church. Funeral May 18 at Rumley Funeral Home Acton with Rev Ward officiating. interment in Rockwood cemetery. Fellow pupils served as guard of honor. pallbearers included Alex McPhedran Harvey Bayne Charles McNabb and Ed Maude.
A 1907 Free Press item notes surveyors taking levels through Acton toward the west amid hints of a proposed electric railway. It reports on Mr. Wm. Bprowls rebuilt barn near Franklin Square, Acton Bowling Green opening for the season, and Victorian Day events with lacrosse and local athletics.
Directory of local professionals in Acton including funeral home and physicians. Listings cover accountants, optometrist, coach lines, rail schedules, real estate, insurance, dental services, and legal services with addresses and contact details.
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