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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1950
Page
18
Readers share apple dish ideas from Dutchman and Gravenstein varieties with layered cakes and puddings, plus tips on preserving applesauce. A closing note warns that speed kills and slow drivers provoke speeders, comparing the driver to a solitary soldier out of step.
WM C Milligan R O Optometrist hours Mall St residence A T Brown contact for appointment B D Young B V S C O Young D V M veterinary surgeons Brockville Ontario F G Oakes VS BVSc fet Primary Surgeon Acton offices and phones Coaches leave Acton timetable daylight saving time westbound many departures with specific times and days Daily except Sundays and holidays Saturday Sunday and holidays adjustments
A reminiscence recounts attending the Canadian National Exhibition with friends and a focus on social events. Highlights include meeting young editors Jimmy Casson and Mobia Warren, Qu een Mary carpets, and demonstrations of Rorke needle weaving. The piece reflects wartime spirit and local community ties.
At a late council meeting the debate over banning sound trucks in town streets resurfaced with a vote to reintroduce the motion. The police chief was authorized to issue permits for sound trucks after a free council session. Meanwhile the Warren Harding High School Hand arrived in Burlington to spend a week with the Burlington Junior Community Hand.
Review critiques John Somerville's The Philosophy of Peace as a persuasive but half truth laden work. It questions absolute power with Acton and Lincoln quips, suggesting the book treats power as both danger and potential good.
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