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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 28, 1922
Page
4
Editorial notes Jamaica's rum industry facing downturn and reports experimental tests show Jamaica can manufacture motor spirit from alcohol yielding slightly better results than gasoline at lower cost. Two factories are already producing it and another has ordered machinery, signaling a potential revival for the rum industry through fuel production.
Postmaster General Murphy calls a conference of postal district officials to begin October 2 in Ottawa. The aim is an interchange of ideas and greater efficiency for the public of the Dominion. Provinces will be represented by experienced postal officials to boost cooperation and improve department administration.
The Dominion Alliance presents Ontario Six Years Dry showing government and municipal data on prohibition’s success. It argues the Ontario Temperance Act started Sept 16 1916 and has sustained since, citing economic moral social benefits across business wages education insurance and public welfare with support from churches reformers and victims of intemperance.
Burlington Gazette reports Premier Drury willing to stand again for Halton County in the Joint Legislature. U P.O. executive to call a convention soon to choose. Drury is popular with carriers and many county groups though some doubt his administration. Being represented by the provincial Prime Minister is seen as worthwhile.
A joint committee of Presbyterian Methodist and Congregational churches of Canada reported no legal barrier to forming the United Church. The proposed act, adopted with minor changes, allows any dissenting congregation to withdraw after six months and preserves their property. Decisions go to the Supreme Courts of the three denominations for final consideration.
The article reviews Canada's potential involvement in Near East tensions and a proposed Dominion contingent under British command. It notes public readiness to serve, government information from Britain and Geneva, and the possibility of a special Parliament session if needed. Lloyd George calls for a conference and a League of Nations guarantee of strait freedom to curb war spread.
Sir John Willison told the Men’s and Women’s Canadian Clubs in Calgary last week that Canada stands on the eve of a population development period that will dazzle the world. He urged loyalty to local merchants and buying from catalogue houses for value, price, and service, noting their names appear in the advertising column.
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