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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 01, 1969
Page
3
After a boy's death and a serious injury, council backs Deputy Reeve Ted Tyler's plan for floodlit protection on signal arms at the Main St crossing. A study notes careless driving as a major cause and that current signals fail to avert many collisions, with 804 deaths and 2,891 injuries across Canada from 1962 to 1966.
A reader joins the PORK movement criticizing modern society’s view of youth autonomy. She describes a 16 year old living in a downtown Toronto commune and notes legal limits on parental control. The letter highlights perceived erosion of parental authority and societal interventions.
A editorial urges making Fairy Lake a wildlife sanctuary after geese briefly roosted there before a hunter fired out of season. The piece argues the lake could draw tourists and protect waterfowl, while noting laws on underage marriage and family rights amid jokes about home life and parenting.
A humorous column chronicles a man returning from abroad with a new beard and the ensuing reactions. He recalls beards in the old country, awkward recognitions from relatives, and the social oddity of being a walking conversation piece as friends debate his look.
Hartley Cales recalls a prickly era as a beard becomes a social flashpoint. Friends and officials mock or praise the growing facial hair while border checks, small-town politics, and family pressure weave through a personal quest for identity.
The Free Press notes the Acton Chautauqua and Literary and Scientific Circle will start the 1894 95 season next week in the English year. Wedding gifts honored Lena Dorland to John A Henderton of Acton, wife of a leading merchant. Elizabeth Crowder Matthew dies at Frederick Street home after a long life in Acton and Canada.
Fifty years ago on Thursday October 2 1919 Rev Harold Carr who served the Acton Baptist church since May said farewell to the congregation and returns to McMaster University A memorial window honoring canton soldiers will soon be placed at Knox Church Presbytery declines to accept Rev J C Wiltons resignation after a friendly central resolution proposed lowering his stipend yet he remains in ministry for 16 years
The Free Press notes a beloved pastor and his helpers at Knox church were held in esteem as he retires. A large town merchant ad reflects the Buy at Home campaign. The St Alban’s wedding of Molly Cutts and Robert Elwood Johnston is recounted with attendants. Limehouse W I supports school gardens and field day prizes list names.
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