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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
8
Acton defeated Delhi 9 7 to claim the Ontario championship in a dramatic last out finish. Don Ryder pitched for Acton as crowds flooded Delhi with revelry, band solos and a celebratory march through Main Street after the final out.
Note states no pictures this week due to engraving delays at the Hamilton plant. Images will appear in next week's edition.
More than 156 Halton farmers met to back a resolution calling on the federal government to announce an immediate feed grain policy through the current crop year ending July 1948. The plan seeks price stability, tighter concentrate pricing, and priority transport, amid grain flow from western to eastern Canada and subsidy considerations.
The Halton County Teachers' Institute held its annual convention in Toronto on Friday October 10 with over 150 teachers attending. Officers elected included J M Denyes as president, Miss F Mears as vice president, Miss Kathleen Dobkin as secretary, Miss F W Brown as treasurer, and several executive members. The session featured talks on teaching methods, health and public education, and reports from committees.
The Free Press adds new casting equipment designed for faster stereotypes and broader illustration work. The old machine handled plates up to 3 columns by 9 inches, while the upgrade enables full page casts and quadruple the speed with large electric heaters heating molten metal beyond 600 degrees.
Halton County teams claimed three provincial titles in 1947. Milton Juveniles won Ontario championship in NIT by defeating Shallow Lake. Oakville Intermediate B captured the Ontario title, Oakville’s first in 23 years. Acton defeated Delta to win their first provincial crown, marking a high point for local baseball history.
The notice urges early weekly submission to keep papers on schedule. Advertising must arrive by Tuesday noon and news by the time of occurrence. Late submissions reduce coverage and may omit news or ads to maintain deadlines.
The Knox Presbyterian Church observed its 102nd anniversary last Sunday with Rev. W J Walker of Knox Church Galt as guest speaker and Cecil Lyness of Guelph as guest soloist. A Monday turkey supper by the Ladies Aid followed a musical program. Barbara Helen Anderson was baptized at the Knox Manse.
Acton Council at a fortnightly session considers leasing the curling rink for wool storage, with J H Boulton requesting floor work and enclosure. They weigh water service for Mr Ward Graff, annexation options, dump-site controls, Remembrance Day wreath, Halloween party aid, and by laws on land subdivision, elections, and band funding.
A teen parade from the Town Hall featured candidates Kirkness West Chew Colesg and Duval in unique transport. The procession traveled to Malin Street and Mill to Thomason Garage then to the YMCA, where the election dance and voting occurred, with results to be finalized at school due to limited turnout.
A fine new iron fence is being erected around the bowling greens and tennis courts on MIH Street. Painted green, it enhances the grounds’ appearance and will be a permanent cement-post structure funded by 2st and Co., owners of the property, offering Acton residents superior recreation facilities with added lighting last year.
St Albans Guild hosts a bake sale and afternoon tea at Parish Hall on November 1 at 3 p m. Friendly Circle reads Bazaar at United Church on October 30 with baking sale and Halloween masquerade at L C Hall Crewson's Corners. Junior Farmers plan Hallowe en party at Lorne School October 30 with costumes games dancing and lunch. admission 33c and 25c in costume.
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