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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1939
Page
14
A reflective religious verse contemplates life as a hill climb of beauty and struggle. It pleads for divine guidance to resist disappointment and failure, seeking strength and assurance from a higher power to navigate fear and the thorny path.
Twenty years back notes from Acton include John Shanks visiting from Pettapiece Manitoba and a large Methodist anniversary with Rev J D Fitzpatrick. A Halton Wentworth inspectorate teachers’ convention drew 107 teachers and Queen City Victoria Quaiting Club visited Acton on Thanksgiving. Local pitcher John Mellon excelled. A fire damaged Ernest Scott’s fifth line home. Births and deaths list Kean and Oram families with addresses in Acton and Toronto, plus All-Churchill Church marriage details.
A Monday meeting of Acton ratepayers in 1881 debated building a Town Hall and lock-up on a central site. Proposals varied from a multi story hall with stores and council chambers to a simpler design under $4,000, with plans to secure specifications and an authorized project.
Acton council moves toward erecting a brick Town Hall with council room lock-up engine room and public hall. Bids target 4000 to 6000 dollars with a 5000 dollar cap and two week submissions. Local petition drives and a newspaper endorsement push the project ahead for a 20 year tax plan.
A missionary and two carriers travel by night in West Africa when distant thunder proves to be lions in pursuit. The Christian boy asks to walk behind, saying he is a black boy with thousands like him, while the missionary insists on leading with faith in the Lord. The lions never close, and by dawn the animals vanish into the bush.
A Sunday School lesson on Jesus fasting forty days in the wilderness, facing three temptations by the devil. It explains Jesus' humanity, the use of scripture to resist, and the moral lessons for believers to endure temptation without sin.
The 1939 edition of the Canada Year Book, authorized by Minister W. D. Euler, is published by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. It runs over 1200 pages with maps charts and a Royal Visit frontispiece, detailing Canada’s resources demography economy and institutions. Copies available from the King's Printer Ottawa at 1.50, with 0.50 for ministers of religion students and teachers.
Hull completes a municipal project providing homes for elderly men and women. Lord Mayor Akjerman Notines promotes the plan in honor of his 83 year old mother who proposed the idea. Twenty seniors are invited to receive their house keys.
A historical note on Acton Early Days recalls a murder on Mill Street, detailing house location and tragic events. The reminiscences pose questions about land purchases, residents, and local figures, inviting readers to order the book now for reference.
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