19 Oct 1939
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1939
Page
1
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription rates and cautions on cancellation and continuity of service. Advertising terms are given on application with liability limits tied to corrections noted in writing. Editor G Arloh Dilils signs the notice.
Acton is praised for swift Red Cross wartime setup and an inclusive officer slate. A public meeting chose a broad committee covering community activities and readiness to support home front efforts. The district pledges its part and urges strong citizen cooperation.
The Acton YMCA enters a full fall and winter season indoors, debt free thanks to J. A. Murray, self sustaining and funded by memberships for supervision and activities. Early joiners gain maximum benefit as classes begin promptly with no open house week this year.
Sunday band concert speaker Professor Thiele urged support for the Acton Band noting its long service since 1872 and its role in local and nationwide recognition. The article highlights competitions and the need for financial backing to sustain a strong community institution.
Professor Thiele spoke Sunday evening offering food for thought on how the project could become a valued community asset. He urged careful consideration of benefits to residents and local institutions.
Tourist traffic from the United States into Canada for the first eight months reached 11,968,905, up from 11,838,379 last year, with June to August driving the rise. Peak entries occurred in July and August totaling 6,082,257 versus 5,740,512 a year earlier.
Albert Murray critiques citizenry traits in Shining Lines as a red faced caller demands a blistering editorial. The editor counters with a signature letter option, then the visitor backs down realizing personal risk and the paper moves to publish.
The items report 1938 editorial notes valued at 23 743 887 and 1937 at 18 623 475. Canada drillers recorded 2 296 773 feet, about 435 miles, and August steel output reached 122 019 tons versus 82 871 in 1938. The piece also touches relief, exports, timber investments, railway work near Milton, and quotes Wiriston Churchill on civil order.
Ontario readers are told that Walter Thompson has accepted the post of Chief Censor as Canada braces for a formidable wartime information control. The piece warns censorship will extend to newspapers radio and individuals, possibly requiring prepublication approval on scripts and copy to shield Britain’s war moves from Germany.
A letter from A. J. Trusler, Field Secretary of the Ontario Educational Society, argues for provincial funding to cover half the cost of education to ensure uniform opportunities across wealthy and poorer communities. He cites revenue disparities, potential CBC and U.S. radio influence, and urges readers to press local councils via columns to back equalized support and a provincial salary schedule for teachers. The note concludes with a light cartoon caption.
The notice lists office hours for the Registrar of Births Marriages and Deaths in Acton with various time slots. It notes appointments on Sundays and evenings, contact details including a Georgetown-Gregory Theatre-Building venue, and multiple phone numbers.
Fragmentary timetable notes show daily departures with times such as 654 am 9.49 am and 6.28 pm, plus Sunday only 0000 and 8.9 am. References include Georgetown and West 848 a.m. with multiple unclear entries like Rei d 38 p.m and 16.48 p.m.
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