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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 13, 1952
Page
2
Election time returns as nomination night set for Friday November 21. Citizens urged to attend to question candidates for council and civic offices and consider character public spirit and ability to manage municipal issues. Quotes stress broad representation and public service over self interest.
A local editorial about Sunday morning newscasts for Ontario and Quebec papers draws reader interest. The note recalls plans to collaborate with broadcaster Dor Farbairn, with assurances of reciprocity and a future Neighborly News broadcast while Farbairn is away in January. The piece closes with a child’s history book cover quip about fire safety.
The International Federation of Agricultural Producers reports Canada shows farmers receive varying shares of consumer food dollars in 1951. Bread 15 cents per dollar. beef 68.2. eggs 76.8. fluid milk 51.7. creamery butter 72.3. cheese 34.5. canned tomatoes 16.9. Franklin P. Jones notes most people like hard work when paying for it.
The North Halton High School District gains unanimous municipal approval for a secondary education building program after years of study and debate. Shared costs based on county assessment figures ease concessions among towns and townships, with provincial approval awaited to begin building early next year. Tillotson notes the duty and good in the move.
A Long Island electrician Frank P. Walsh shot his television to silence noise he found intolerable. No one was harmed as police assess whether the set should be repaired or left as is amid everyday distractions.
Local student editors take over sections of weekly papers in Georgetown and Oakville. Oakville plans convert Bronte exchange to dial operation next spring with thousands of ordered connections installed by technicians. A Georgian weather note cites October dryness and light rainfall, with snow a year ago. An Oakville article profiles Hayanz J. Giltoff an Irish Russian builder planning a new Canadian village style of homes. A closing anecdote reflects on an after dinner speaker’s philosophical lines about impermanence.
Forum discussions stress youth should pursue farming only with strong health ambition and farm knowledge. A wife’s support is vital, with patience and teamwork seen as crucial to a farmer’s success or failure.
Inez Clark Thorson writes of a man linked to green fields and simple work. His calm, enduring faith in furrows and sea life defined him, merging with nature as years pass. The poet recalls quiet strength, restfulness, and dreams fulfilled like hoarfrost on latent power.
A Sydney judge ruled that a worker’s jaw dislocation during shifts was an industrial injury caused by extreme monotony. The case found the job too dull for the man to prevent yawning while at work.
Sunday November 16 1952 lists morning worship Sunday school classes and an evening service at 1000 am 700 pm with comments on divine worship and hymns. The Baptist Church Acton led by Dwight K Patterson notes prayer meeting Bible study November 1 and 4 with a welcoming sermon and Sunday services for all ages. Also a 1952 Canadian Pacific Railway plan mentions 62,060,000 dollars for new equipment.
A listing of local professionals in Acton Ontario including physicians Dr W G C Kenney Dr P D A Garrett Dr A J Armstrong Dr A J Buchanan and veterinarians D J Armstrong B D Young C L Young F G Oakes with services offices and contact numbers. Also includes real estate Wright Real Estate and Insurance Bracken Realty and other firms plus chiropractors accountants and coach schedules for Acton area readers.
In Milton an 1902 plowing contest judged by local officials produced winners including Spencer Crowley and John Adams among others. Edison moving pictures and Boer War views were praised at the town hall. Local hunts, church appointments, roadster cars, and a nurse training admission were noted with a call to vote prohibition on December 4th.
In 1932 Acton residents faced jury duty as work began Monday on a new addition at the Mason Kitting Co plant. Canada’s potato output for 1092 was pegged at 40 575 000 bushels with a 20 percent drop from 1031, apples at 1 157 000 barrels down 17 percent. A three month course ran in Acton under Ontario Agriculture Dept. amid interest. Parkview Athletic Club had no regular cub team meeting, and a five mile road race produced a 33 minute 30 second time. Acton Council sent a protest to the Minister of Highways over the Middle Road, deemed unnecessary. ER Pinning Match occurred on a James Douglas farm north of Roonswood. Mary Amos Doughty died at Limehouse in her 74th year.
The BBC will install a new medium power television transmitter as a reserve at Alexandra Palace in time for the Coronation, ensuring broadcast capability if needed.
A fragmentary list shows various daily and Sunday train times for Canadian National Railways including Georgetown and Guelph services with multiple daily departures and flags. The text is garbled but preserves station names and several time entries.
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