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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 13, 1947
Page
9
Fire records show about 60 percent of fires start in the home and many are preventable. A home room to room safety check covers heating equipment electrical wiring matches basement storage closets attic and garage with practical steps for each area to reduce fire risk.
The Current Review of Agricultural Conditions in Canada reports a weaker grain supply for 1947-48. Wheat production is seen down about 15 percent and coarse grains about 19 percent, with regional swings from drought and heat in the West to favorable conditions in Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes. Western coarse grain output falls about 16 percent overall. oats drop 27 percent. rye rises 80 percent with total eastern coarse grain 27 percent below 136.
The piece extols hobbies as useful escapes from work and family stress. Golf offers relaxation on links. gardening yields beauty through mower choices and blooming methods. Many hobbies bring happiness in spare hours and refresh the mind.
The Acton Board of Trustees seeks a second class professional teacher for the fourth department with a salary up to 250 dollars. A plan to establish a free public library and reading room gains support from ratepayers and local residents. Notices cover a prize list for a Christmas Fat Stock Show, a Weir Johnson marriage in Toronto, and the death of John Miller in Esquesing amid a week of light snow.
The Royal Ontario Museum launches an appeal at the Canadian National Exhibition urging residents to share knowledge of early Ontario textiles. The goal is to record tools workshops fabrics and methods used by ancestors before moths and mold erase them.
The Free Press notes a Friday night and Saturday wind storm that damaged the new Creber factory tearing a roof section and the canvas curtain near the crane end. Chairman Harrison resigns from the School Board after four years of service at the monthly meeting. Mr and Mrs R Linham move from Norval to a Dolly Varden farm. Andrew O'Brien of New York suggests a high school reunion. Neil Little dies at Cheltenham in his 88th year.
A survey projects Canada will produce 41 862 000 mounds of honey in 1517, with increases over 1916. Eastern Canada leads gains with province estimates: Prince Edward Island 78 000 lbs, Nova Scotia 152 000 lbs, New Brunswick 226 000 lbs, Quebec 6 124 000 lbs, Ontario 13 599 000 lbs, Manitoba 7 732 000 lbs, Saskatchewan 5 802 000 lbs, Alberta 6 820 000 lbs, and British Columbia 1 230 000 lbs.
Vacations and trips inspire people to improve their home grounds and properties. Seeing attractive towns and well cared for grounds prompts a desire to elevate one’s own place. The bringback effect leads to better upkeep and enhanced curb appeal.
The Ontario Department of Highways announced unprecedented registrations this year reaching 745 189 motor vehicles and 1 082 010 drivers up to August. By comparison 1941 saw 733 900 vehicles and 488 773 drivers marking the previous peak and the 1942 year shows the first decrease since motor cars became common. About half of the vehicles owned in Canada are registered in Ontario.
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