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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 23, 1950
Page
3
Community faith and a call to progress amid complaints about business gloom and misplaced admiration for larger cities. The Midland Free Press urges residents to focus on local strengths and fix issues without oversharing town flaws.
Shoppers follow the Santa Claus parade into downtown Toronto drawing large crowds from out of town. The festive rush boosts store visits with extended hours and special Christmas sales across shops and larger centers, as buyers hope to find satisfying goods before returning home.
Editor recalls handling unsolicited mail from advertisers and government offices. They sent a damaged envelope with no postage to force a response and ended with an apology from the sender. The tactic yielded fewer free publicity pieces and cost no postage on future mail. Population figures show Canada at 13,921,000 as of September 1 with growth toward 14,000,000 by year end.
Reprinted civic plea stresses citizen stake in municipal governance and urges attendance at tomorrow night’s nominating meeting. It urges residents to observe council matters, consider candidates, and volunteer to monitor municipal issues throughout the year.
The article discusses the rise of pension concepts linked to company contributions rather than wage increases. It examines corporate solvency, pension fund reserves, and the risk of eroded purchasing power over time, noting algebra of future pensions versus current value and the impact on workers like Co. It raises questions about guaranteed monthly pensions and the long term effects of inflation on retirement income.
Editorial notes predict regular reminders of shopping days before Christmas and a crowd at tomorrow's Nomination Night. Rainy fall swamps may flood fields as Standard Time returns, making time uniform for months in this locality.
From the November 22 issue of the Free Press 1060 the front section reports deep sorrow over the death of Moore of Acton Public School and notes a memorial despatch from Sir Alfred Milner. It includes local items on the Barhurst Protective Association barber shop Sabbath meeting the Free Library Board and winter weather with skating. It also mentions Western farmers discussing frost and Alberta market reports with hog and cattle figures.
The report covers local events including highway work at the seventh line corner and a four to five acre park site development. It notes the Neton Hockes Club representative Neil Gibbons at an OWA meeting in Toronto, a supper concert, and awards to three teams for labor. Agricultural, civic, and band activities are listed, along with obituaries for Thomas H. Murray and Allan Mann, and a CPR construction impact incident near Matton station with a fatality at Guelph General Hospital.
Two grass-fed steers from the Pannosxville Experimental Part were shown at the Sherbrouuke Winter Fair to prove to farmers that feeding grass can reduce feeding costs and improve efficiency.
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