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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 27, 1952
Page
12
Citizens packed the Acton Town Hall for nominations despite bad weather and competing events. The editorial notes broad voter interest and democratic spirit while urging cooperation for community progress after another year of settled municipal offices.
An editorial compares new and old assessments in Halton and Ottawa area exchanges. It notes anticipated tax increases with growth, critiques the transition timeline and costs, and recalls historic appeal procedures from thirty years ago as the court weighs the case. The piece ends with a quotable reflection on people who act, watch, or miss events.
The piece argues Christmas trees are a cash crop owned by farmers and not for personal picking. Scotch Pine is highlighted as the popular fast growing Christmas tree species with low wood quality, best used for decoration. Planting in six to eight foot stands aids form, leaving poorer trees to restock the area.
Financial Post survey highlights proposed remedies to high taxes. Lowering corporate taxes from 50 percent is urged to curb extravagance and prices, with personal income tax also targeted. Some call for expanded medical deductions and higher dependent exemptions, plus reductions or removal of sales taxes on essentials and updated luxury classifications. Ontario reports 247,984 Old Age pensioners versus 144,197 in Quebec, while family allowances shift.
The Peel Gazette notes astonishing benchmarks from a billion dollars laid end to end to four Earth orbits, and a billion inches linked to 11 NYC‑Miami trips. It also imagines a steady 300 mph plane for a billion minutes back to 45 A.D. as a measure of vast scale. Emerson’s quote on simplicity closes the reflection.
An archival note recalls debates on school matters from 1879 to 1951. A British Commons witness warned geography fosters revolution, while a Canadian Manufacturers Association survey found it cost about 8436 to provide one job, with 2,729,000 invested for 375,360 workers.
The Financial Post notes nearly 75 percent of Manitoba municipal council and school board vacancies for the year have been filled by acclamation. It cites 34 vacancies with 22 on councils and 12 on boards having no candidates, warning democracy suffers when only a few citizens run.
A concise aphorism attributed to De Tocqueville critiques national governance, arguing no land has laws alone to guarantee virtue or replace common sense and public morality. It highlights reliance on institutional structures over shared ethics.
The Georgetown Herald notes Mrs. Maurice Lunan leads tuberculosis drive mobilization while dropping the TV abbreviation. Miss Maude Eburne is honored at Burlington theatre for her 77th birthday with flowers and cake. Oakville humor about a Kremlin line draws reflection on propaganda. Trafalgar planners warn lakeside estates will boom and need more subdivisions. A J Casson paintings display includes Rockwood trees and Elora building. Milton’s H. E. Berry linked to a Maclean’s feature model with a Clydesdale mare and child.
Dublin Women's Institute held its monthly meeting at Mrs. C J Van Goozen's home in Guelph with strong attendance. President Mrs L Ferguson led, plans were made for a work meeting to sew a quilt for Korea, and various papers and songs were shared before an auction boosted the institute's treasury.
Brian reports university student numbers climb from 50,000 prewar to 85,000 now. Science and technology fields grow twice as much as arts, while teacher counts fall from 4,000 to about 3,300 as adjustments shift after the war.
Dr. Lincoln Theismeyer of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Research Institute discusses atomic energy and other lab advances transforming pulpwood usage. Mobile pulping units could harvest whole trees on site and separate components in a centrifuge for new products.
A dense directory listing Acton Ontario professionals and services including multiple physicians surgeons dentists veterinarians and accountants. It lists offices addresses phone numbers and practice details for W G C Kenney D A Garrett A J Armstrong Buchanan H Leib chiropractic D J Armstrong B D Young L Young F G Oakes C F Leatherland C E Cran dell and others plus ambulance coach schedules and rail rider notices.
The Free Press notes school staffing for 1902 with principal Moore renewed for a 24th year and Minnie Holmes joining the 4th department. It urges a yes vote on December 4 for the Liquor Act referendum, recalls Halton plebiscite history, mentions pavement assessments dispute, then cites Acton’s rising musical interest and a snow day followed by a Toronto Sunday School parade urging a bar rooms vote.
In 1932 a Parkview Athletic Club trio raced in Guelph on Wednesday. A barn fire at Crawsons Corners destroying stock and a truck belonging to Robert Airdrie. The county council heard requests for Lakeshore highway relief and tile drainage to cost about 14 000 bringing total to 70 000. Snow damaged the Arena roof while Crokinole and sem supper entertained at the United Church.
Time listings show Eastbound and Westbound schedules with various daily, Sunday, and weekend constraints. Notable stops include Georgetown and Guelph with multiple flyer and stop times across mornings and evenings.
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