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THE HERALD March ma Beard mo re effluent could cut plant life by 9 years Allowing Bcardmor Tannery to use Acton sewage system to dispose of Its effluent could cut by nine years the maximum capacity of the proposed addition to the sewage treatment plant Town planner Mario Vcndittl old he town subsidiary planning board last week hat the planned expansion the sewage plant should not reach Its maximum treat ment limits until 1987 That date did not in elude any effluent at oil from Instead was calculated s on the growth of the town Allow to pump gallons day of effluent into the system put the plant s capacity back to To allow the full gallons per day from as has been requested he sewage treatment plant would bo operating Its maximum by requiring a further addition in lvo years to handle future growth Although report was received by the planning board without comment Mr did tell the board members that tenders on he addition to he Acton sewage plant would likely be called In November of this theHERALD Home of Hills Acton Page Reading matter in short supply Illiteracy a blight upon humanity is being fought by the Bible Society members of the Acton chapter were told last Wednesday by Rev Blaine Thierry who is strict secretary In Hamilton for the society He said that over million people in the world were illiterate especially in Africa and Asia where the Bible Society was assisting local governments sponsoring t literacy programmes The assistance takes the form of providing reading material bible primers Rev Thierry called them after the populace had reached certain level of proficiency He said reading material is in short supply As an example of the for people in Tanzania AT for material to read Thierry said that copies of easy to read Scipture were dsdibutcd In only days He said that without reading material percent of the populace who have learned to read fell back and lost the skill Grown men often fought he said to acquire copies of he Scripture After a potiuck supper in the parish hall of St Albans Church the members of the Acton chapter viewed a film on the work of the bible society in Tanzania and Kenya The film titled Let he Word Speak showed how the society distributed Scripture and related readings in the cities towns and rural areas of the two African notions Closer to home Rev Thierry who as district secretary In the Canadian Bible Society is responsible for 1200 churches branches and over one million people said the version of the bible the society distributes Goad News for Modem Man had gained wide acceptance even among Roman Catholics The Canadian Bible Society is in national Buddhism and other eastern religions were not meeting the needs of young people who were coming in greater said Before and after the film the audience listened to hymns sung by Mrs Vivian Swallow and Mrs John Chapman to the piano accompaniment of Mrs George Harrap RAINt children during the Acton Minor Ball Association registration day held Saturday morning at the arena At extreme left IsGlcn treasurer and Wood post president Maine her daughter Janice More registrations will be Saturday April Psychiatric help for Acton a difficult problem to solve Through bursts of hard driving rain members of the community came through he doors of the Community Services Cenlre Saturday afternoon to attend the open house The crowd overflowed Into a room separate from he centre and filled the hallway as well Attendance by Ihe final day of mid term bnak and the finals at Georgetown Gordon Arena was sparse but those who wire there mostly members of the board of directors and representatives of the nine agencies using the centre facilities took opportunity ex change ideas Gail Maltby president of the centre said the main concern boird was facing alter the growing Start up funds amounting to from Region lave already been received and more is expected from the own of Hills and the province Funds for 1977 will have lo be raised from the community although it Is expected support from the town will be regular she said Over coffee and cookies various members of the board of directors expressed need for psychiatric facilities In North The problem to overcome board members felt was how to attract a psychiatrist lo on area which lacked sufficient support services without which a psych lain would not come On a more immediate level the centre needs five or six volunteers who have exhibited ability to with and overcome problems Mai by said adding hat for these positions professional raining in social work was not a pre requ site A few things arc still needed lo outfit hi office namely a typing able for he yptwritcr generously donaled and a small radio said The radio would be used to provide a muffling curtain of Sound Ihc officer and the consulting room If you can help call Judy at AT THE ACTON COM MUNITY Service Centre Saturday afternoon saw this group discussing the present and future needs of centre from left lo right Peggie of the North itact Centre of the board and Nancy MacPheraon coordinator with Regional Human Services Council NAUGHTY EXERCISE sleeping over Saturday night at the Scout Hall In Acton decided hat the best place to practice tying knots was on Scout Master John Sharpies who didn t stand a chance against Scouts Brian Hog an Jack Garton Mark David Fuller Savard Frank Paul Carter John t and J m Saxon Hold BILLY ADAMS Yi BRAMALEA CINEMAS DIXIE ROAD AND HIGHWAY NOW PLAYING NOW PLAYING N Deposit No Return STARRING DAVID DARREN McGAVIN BERNARDI BAR BARA BOBBIE JO AND THE OUTLAW STARR I LYNDA CARTER THE STORY OF 0 llllJIIIIIMImiUJITIttWTTTM THE a family 69 In dulcimer who plays banjo and children at he Acon Public library Saturday afternoon guitar Not pictured is daughter Lynn who plays From lett who ploys the fiddle 1110 plays jjddlc A puppet show with no name A puppet show without a name played to children attending Saturday of programme at he Hills Public Library in Consequently youngsters had an opportunity to suggest names of their own invention to he puppeteers the Muir family of Gary Muir his wife Everill and their two children Lynn and Kevin presented he puppet show as a brief change of pace to the programme of sing along folksong The Mulrs who started singing together 12 years ago and expanded time went by wrote play and its songs the week before after having already made the puppets Said Gary It a hobby He told he audience some of whom spontaneously broke I the first bars of his that they were most enthusiastic he hod seen Witch That Hod the Spell on The and the he Children s Winter he the Queen The Programme at the library in Princess and the King and In Acton is film show April Oh yes the suggested included these The Horrible Spell on he King and the Princess The BINGO Wed Mar 31 IS EARLY BIRDS SPECIAL GAMES 2nd SPECIAL 119 on 300 JACKPOT SO Door J tickets Free card on pm Regular IT JUST DOWN THE GIFT FLORAL NEEDS Mill St Juit Few DINING 0UVM VISIT THE HIWAY HOST TAVERN The lest The Only Nijhlly Suffer Dance Club In Parties EDDIE DANNELLY HiWoy Host Dining Lounge It Tavern MfH Ken Bell Sound Conspiracy BOX ORANGEVILLE Disc Jockey For All Occasions SOUND CONSPIRACY UNITS AVAILABLE WE PLAY FOR TYPES OF MUSIC WEDDINGS PRESENTATIONS BANQUETS ANNIVERSARY SCHOOL DANCES TEEN ADULT DANCES MODERN ROCK ROLL DISCO MIXED COUNTRY WESTERN You Name It We Play It PHONE COLLECT 1 BOX ORANGEVILLE OWNED BY RON ROBERTSON Get a tough performer Drive a 1976 Datsun Sportruck It you need a lough work and play that II save you money on gas ve the best sell ng small North The Datsun Sportrucks n Regular or Long Box models are It tough to carry half ton loads on roughest roads The Datsun a manual trans miss on averaged 30mles per gallon in comb c n the 1976 U S E PA tests a Sportruck and save Datsun Sportruck 00 ere cable 610 MARTIN ST 37 MILTON Just yds Hwy