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The Acton Free ess Wednesday Juno 18 11 CBS gets long distance feeling Rock wood Sunshine Club won first prize lout in the Pioneer Day parade held Saturday In Rock wood Ospnnge India Ladies Aid topic by Doris Fines Congratulations to Aleck and Mary who were mar ried on Saturday May 31 Forest Hill United Church Kitchener Aleck a the son of Mr and Mrs Malcolm of Os and Mary is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J of At Wood Bill Frost of Os attended as man The reception was held in the Knights of Columbus hall at Mary hill Among guests was I he groom grand mother Mrs Elgin of The young couple will be residing in Kitchener Mr and Mrs George Lang and Mr and Mrs Albert Millis attended the wed ding in Kitchener Mr and Mrs Robert Ellis of former residents of the area were guests also Hostess for the Ladies Aid June was Mrs Bruce Smith Nine ladles answered the roll call by naming a book or article they had read The president Mrs Ward Bruce opened the meeting and led the giving readings on The Beat is Yet to Be Keeping Bat once and A Sermon on Trees Two hymns were sung For the Beauty of the Earth and We Plough the Fields and Scatter The devotional session was closed with prayer The study was by Mrs Gordon Aitken Her topic was Freedom of Religion speaking on In din Anticonversion Bill and The Right to a Place of Worship and other problems in India by Diana The Erin and Hills area telcphono sub scribers who attended last week 1 caring at Brisbane Public School probably thought they listening to a rec And a broken one at that The subscribers and members of the Com for Better Service CBS told by two Bell Canada represent that the company has no plans to extend the toll free area after purchasing Community one this spring CBS citizens group has been lobbying for cheaper long idstancc rates and larger exchange area Ideally they say they would like to be included in cither Guelph Acton George town or Orange exchanges to receive the same services as these centres As it is now anything beyond the Erin and boundary is considered long distance and colls are charged an extra cents per ter mile on top of the rate Bell spokesman C Salmon said last Wed things wouldn change much We don see an mediate future for Guelph to be included toll free at all There is a possibility for Orange- ville but we have to con duct a canvass Their rates are involved too they were plan to extend basic Erin area beyond it present boundaries along high ways and He also said Bell has submitted a proposal to it governing body the federal Canadian Radio- Television and Telecommunications Commission establish ing a criteria for extend area service We told them there is a demand but it costly to serve We outlined rev problems and said at least per cent of one exchange should call the other once a month over a four month period Salmon added if this criteria were met Bell would then set a new rate to include new ex change toll free and can vass the area for CO per cent approval Those attending the meeting were not pleas What we re looking for Is the same rates and services as our neigh said one CBS member I get the fee you re not going to Improve our service at all by setting a criteria we can possibly meet Later chairman of CBS Ernie Wynne said the committee got nothing out of the meeting except the possibility of adding Orangevllle to the toll free list They have been ing us an answer Wynne whether their answers are sufficient Wynne also com plained about the lack of a concrete financial plan From what I and the takeover has been In the works a bee October They should have some Idea of future plans Salmon did say regular Bell Canada rates will apply to both and Erin exchanges based on the number of services provided Also he added some of the facilities and hard ware will be changed and updated There will be four party service along with twoparty and ivldua and there will be a number of rate chang Automatic number Identlf cation will not be put Into effect and no changes were planned for the directory Salmon said Bell only bought Community Tele phone because it was evident that company willing to provide even basic local service besides extended area service Including and Erin in another ex change or Joining them as one would be even more costly than rates Salmon stated and something the company can t afford although they spent a reported million to purchase Community Telephone He said even was a money loser CBS says they are dis crimatcd against be cause they are rural and spend so much on com not urban One suggested Believe me Bell could afford to she said We vc got that EAS rates If they long distance feeling happenings by A Benton week ago We arc pleased to hear The that Roberto Ruggiero Is Teachers entertained the recuperating at home parent helpers of the following an append previous year at dinner ectomyln Georgetown a Thursday