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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1948
Page
16
Analysis shows 16 year old and younger drivers cause nine times as many accidents as 45 to 50 year olds. Most crashes stem from driver error, not road or weather conditions, urging better training for new drivers to reduce toll. Canada already moves toward safety driving instruction in schools.
The 1948 Annual Women's Institute Convention for the Guelph Area convened September 1 2 at Memorial Hall O A C Guelph with about 200 delegates from eleven districts. Topics ranged from junior programs and home economics to international W I work and local finances. Delegates heard from Mrs J Robertson and Prov President Mrs J Futcher. The gathering featured musical numbers readings and a Holland Amsterdam slide presentation by Miss Lewis. Officers for 1948 49 were elected and 250 delegates returned home inspired to continue rural women’s outreach.
Canadian manufacturers have invested over a billion dollars in plant expansion since the end of the war to meet demand spanning consumer goods from egg beaters to electric street cars.
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