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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 05, 1931
Page
8
Read from Proverbs and the Wonderful Saviour theme marked the seventh anniversary of Acton United Church with Rev J M Moyer of Hespler as guest minister. The day included morning and evening services, bereavement notices, vocal solos, and generous offertory from the congregation and board.
The Public Utilities Commission discussed contracts and supplies from multiple firms including McCutcheon WOA Kerlin Co and O'Hearn Ltd. A request from the Provincial Hydro Department prompted a reply about discontinued warehousing since 1620 and current arrears collection. The depot and line service rate was raised from $2 to $4 to cover costs, with further action postponed to a later meeting.
Acton residents young and old enjoyed a ghost themed Halloween parade led by the Acton Citizens Band. Costumes ranged widely with music selections and a lively crowd, while officers ensured safety and merchants offered treats. A post parade gathering near the Post Office featured a community song fest. The week ends with Acton Baptist Church anniversary services on November 18 led by Rev. C W Duncan with special music.
A clipped fragment mentions soldiers and a white officer with wounds and a faded wartime scene. The language hints at a wartime frontline confrontation and a question of action as a German threat approach dominates the brief excerpt. The source text is incomplete and stylized.
A round of local items covers a motor collision near Acton with a driver blinded by glare, a Walled improvement at Main Street bridge, a food car shipment to western centers, and fires in Streetsville threatening barns and sheds. Police and fire responses noted along with community events and school and church notices.
Reeve Maton issued a proclamation calling citizens to the Remembrance Day service in Acton Town Hall next Wednesday at ten o'clock. The event, under the auspices of the local Canadian Legion branch, features a parade led by Acton Citizens' Band forming at the Band Hall at 9 30 a.m. and proceeding to the Town Hall for the service. Rev. C. L. Poole, Rev. I. Bennie, and Rev. W. amitten will take part. Rev. D. P. Sawyer to deliver the address. The Two Minutes' Silence will be observed, the Last Post sounded, wreaths laid by organizations and individuals, with a Provincial Government representative presenting wreaths on the monument. Most wreaths are Wetcraft made by disabled soldiers. Next, notices report a separate meeting in Acton United Church where Rev. Mr. Steed spoke on Central Africa missions, and funds were appealed for Marian Presbytery. Dowmanville voters narrowly defeated a by-law to purchase the local hydro plant from Ontario Hydro for 71 000.
Local notices cover a Rockwood shower for Miss Elva McCutcheon and Tess Patterson on October 25, a wedding at United Church Limehouse for Anni Meredith and Charley Willan, and community events. Also reported are a near-miss at Oakville highways, church youth meeting activities, and a literary society gathering at Acton Continuation School.
The Halton Educational Association held a detailed meeting focusing on school costs and provincial funding. Speakers, including J. Campbell and W. N. Robinson, outlined education expenditures, rural versus urban costs, and the impact of compulsory attendance and teacher certification.
A string of notices details deaths and funeral plans in Cheltenham Norwich and surrounding areas. Albert Kee of Cheltenham and George Albert Poole of Acton are named among the deceased with survivors listed. Robert Tuck of Nugsaftaweya Township dies after long illness. services held in Eden Mills and Norwich United Church with several relatives named.
The Ontario Memorial Company was fined twenty five dollars for sales tax evasion last week. The Menars Kilgington appeared in court to defend the action with no counsel represented.
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