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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1948
Page
3
The Acton Fall Fair returns for its 35th annual show this Friday and Saturday. Since 1913Acton built its own fair independent of the township Society. The 1948 edition promises new features while preserving familiar faces as the president and directors keep the fair in the foreground.
The text reports that Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe and the Department of Trade and Commerce plan to import butter to cover Canada's deficit. It criticizes Ontario for power shortages and slow relief, urging consumer cooperation while blaming provincial inaction. It notes political speeches and low voter turnout in recent campaigns.
The piece condemns daily cruelties toward people who differ in appearance ability or beliefs. It notes students and adults alike mock others for looks dress education or religion, urging kinder behavior and setting a cautionary example for youth and seniors.
The Barrie Examiner argues that few people are perfect and that staring at others who are different is rude. Kind thought and consideration could make life more pleasant for everyone, the piece suggests.
The Fort Eric Lester Review argues the Baby Bonus at $5 a month is insufficient to support a child. It notes $250 million a year in unearned money raises the price of keeping a child and warns that increasing the bonus would trigger higher prices and demand, while criticizing social workers for clinging to Keynesian ideas.
A Financial Post questionnaire returns a near unanimous view that rural fairs should promote life in rural Canada by encouraging education, businesslike administration and broad exhibit categories. An observer notes fairs can attract crowds and interest without becoming a circus.
Editorial notes urge Friday and Saturday events in Acton for fair time while conserving energy and supporting hydro. The piece notes Canadian auto deferred demand around 450000, rising wages and newsprint costs, beer and spirits production in July, and rising rent control. It highlights school buses, drunk arrests costs, and a return to heavier newsprint with 20 pound bond paper signaling easing scarcity.
The column records Mill Street sewer work progressing this week and a fine grave marker for Thomas B. Wallace who drowned in the river Speed near Guelph on May 26. It notes the death of Mrs. Beardmore in Toronto and updates on residents Richard Somerville in London. It covers weddings and engagements at Acton with couples Arnold Smith, Symon Macpherson, and others, plus a trip west for the newlyweds.
Acton residents attended a Georgetown fair despite light snowfall. Visitors included Mrs Lucy Ross and Miss Rose from Vancouver. Air special stamps debuted at the show. Knox Church hosted John Waldle, son of Donald Waldle, as guest speaker. Births include a Pallant daughter in Guelph. Obituaries note Libbie Gordon Eliott of Maidstone and Thomas McCutcheon of Erin Township.
Fragmentary timetable details show veterinary surgeon F G Oakes with routes and hours for Sundays holidays and weekdays. Mentions multiple towns including Acton Knox Avenue Stratford Kitchener Georgetown and Din’s River with varying start times and flagstop notes.
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