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way to the sea with th offcfal opining of the st lawrence avffiniu note an accomplished act fhe folloxoing commenis from diir hon j nf montreal business fteviete seemed timely in their snatrili of tliu rrmmwmttwmtnl ami in appraisal of the future of tht fit willi warrrtmi the proiptd of unking the shipping lane of the wortdt oceeni with the world lafaett chain of frtihwatw lakei in the industrial heartland of norttt amwfca ha offered an obvfoui chalhmoe to the joint ingenuity of canada and united state for more than a century the meeting of the roueen and the pretwent on june 26 for mally to open the 5 way markt the achieve men of a venture in international coopera tion with few hlttorlcal parelleli sixty four year have elapnd line the idea of a seaway wat flnt mooted it wei in 1b95 that a deep waterway commliiion was created by the government of the two countries to report on the feailwiity of a deep channel from the great lakes to me atlantic by the early yean of this century the icheme was clearly conceived on the broad linos along which it now stand accomplished as a joint undertaking of the two countries and with the joint purpose of a ship channel and a hydroelectric power source these essential aspects have never been lost to sight despite the fegislallve and technical difficulties that have beset their fulfilment even the basic engineering facts of todays were specified as long ago ail5o and 1927 in those years a joint board of engi neers confirmed the feasibility of developing 2 2 million horse power of electric ehergy in the international rapids section and a canadian advisory committee proposed a 27 foot channel from montreal to lake ontario for some years thereafter the history of the proiect was punctuated by a succession of plans and proposals and of chronic de lays in reaching firm decisions while the seaway scheme found many enthusiastic supporters it also met a large body of no less determined opponents and one of the strongest lobbies in american congressional history succeeded in defeating the enabling legislation under six presidents all of whom favoured it the canadian position was through out lather more clearcut the project must have seemed a daring and premature idea when first proposed it was certairdynsrlwid conception providing as it did for trans- pdrtation and power requirements far in excess of reasonable expectations at the time yet despite her relatively smaller needs and resources canada was usually the prime mover as time passed economic growth on both sides of the border brpught the facilities offered by the project more within range of the reasonable and indeed within the realm of the necessary if anything the canadian case for pressing forward with construction gained momentum more rapidly than the american to the point where canada eventually decided to go it alone if u s cooperation should not be forthcoming action was finally initiated by canadian legislation in the form of the st lawrence seaway authority act of december 1951 and united states later oined in by passinq the wiley dondero act through congress in 1954 construction of the seaway begun late that year moved forward on a oint basis m 1955 the task which was accomplished on schedule tn a little more than four years was immense and complex and met with some unforseen difficulties that more than 50 million cubic yards of earth would have to be excavated and 2 million cubic yards of concrete poured was known in advance to more than fifty firms which held major contracts for the canadian sections alone but some problems that were not forseen caused engineering difficulties after con struction began at the beauharnois lock contractors met hard underlying sandstone which held up all progress until a new drill had been devised to complete boring ice jams high winds and flood waters hamper ed construction of cofferdams at the mon treal entrance and at the cornwall power proect while dredging was complicated by unexpected physical obstacles considerable expense was also incurred in relocating more lhan 6500 people as well as towns railways and ronds on the north shore of the st lawrence between cornwall and pretcolt which was scheduled for flood ing on completion of the cornwall and iroquois power dams in addition indian consent had to be obtained to expropriate part of the caughnawaga reservation in the lechlne section over the seaway in existing bridges between montreal and the south shore of the st lawrence while at the same time maintaining on uninterrupted flow of vehicular traffic over these vital links the total cost of the combined navigation and power aspects is now considerably higher than expected when construction began canada has borne the larger share of costs of the navigation aspects and these hove risen from 205 million estimated in 1955 to 329 million thus the 188 mile waterway between montreal and lake ontario which is one of the longest ship channels in the world can also lay claim to the more dubious dislmctibnof being the most expensjae other dimensions oi the seaway are more modest its limiting depth of 27 feet makes it the eighth deepest in the world equal to the chesapeake delawire cinil but 14 feet shallower thin the panama lock widths of 80 feet and lengths of 768 feet are also smaller than those of the pamma indeed doubts have frequently been expressed that the seaway s basic dimen sions virtually unchanged since specified in 1927 will prove adequate for the size and quantity of shipping thai will use the new ship channel some of the largest ocean freighters pvticuhrly bulk carriers such as od tankers draw loo much water to enter the channel while many other ocean going ships may be forced lo lighten cargo in order to drow loss than ihe limiting depth none the less more lhan three quarters of the worlds ships will be able to enter the seaway and there is no re son to suppose that tonnage through the new channel will be significantly limited by its depth esti mares of freight tonnage thai may move through the seaway during ihe 1959 ship ping season vary widely belween 14 and 40 million tons though over ihe longer term it is considered thai as much as 84 million tons could be handled in any one season en largement in tlte- volume and variciy of goods transposed should com from a num ber of quarteis nol only is there likely to be considerably greater overseas traffic but the seaway will provide i new intracon tmental artery existing traffic in iron ore westbound from labrador to mid continent steel mills and in coal both eastward and westward are expected to be the chief com modifies moved within ihe bounds of the continent the seaway s dimensions may however have cons derable effect upon the type of shipping using the channel the postwar trend m ship construciion has favoured larger ocean carriers for both bulk and general cargo and if this trend continues il is possible that greater numbers of these hrge and more economical ships will be prohibit ed by their deep draft from entering the seaway furthermore any persistent dif ficultits that ocean shippers may experience such as bottlenecks at the st lambert lock or we 1 1 and canal and delays m turn around time at inland ports will militate against ocean ships on the other hand ihe large specialised lake carrier may prove to be the most competitive and profitable ship to ply the st lawrence seaway particularly for transpornng bulk commodities such as gram coal and iron ore which are expected to constitute nearly 80 per cenr of lonnige carried in view of these changes the future of a number of ports on the great lakes and st lawrence is uncertain many communities have prepared for the advent of the new continued on column five the acton free press umm4 kf is dttai mating assl rnbllsm ce limited founded in 1875 and published err thursdi at sfl mill st e aclon ontario member of the audit burriu of circ th c wn a and the onlartoquwm divi sion of the cwna advertising rales on ramies sub srripttona payable ih advance s3 00 in canada 4 00 in the united state six months fl ts inle copus tr authoris ed m second class mail post office department ottawa taw mir peaee em ilulim la arton g a dill editor m chief davtd ft dills managing editor business and editorial office phone 600 acton the 600d old days back in 1909 tikenfrom th inn of the free prat thursday inly muflstratc h p moore had n buay dny on saturday hearing cases growing out of the dnmlft ion day holiday throe pitting of the court were held that day fin es enriched the town i exchequer by 3 and costs whi n th men were found uilly of charges p l- fcrrcd lost saturday afternoon mr fd 11 stony accompanied by mrs storey anil her sister mrs kennedy left in his tiurinx or on a trip to buffalo for the fourth in that city the trip through the fruil bill wii being enjoyed very much as the car ran along at a 10 or 12 mile clip while running between orlmshy nd beamsvllle a crossing of the electric railway wan approached where a thick growth of trees completely obscures the view as the automobile was s few feet from the crumlng an electric enr rushed upon the road and s col lision teemed inevitable there wns no hope of making the cross- inn and mr slurry threw on the emergency brake the road being shale the sud den stoppage caused jhe wheels to fld and the machine was capslred with the occupants under it the members of ihe party wore all shaken up but all are thankful for their miraculous eneape the ma chine ha been put auijat com m la sinn for the time being and has been sent to ihe factory fur the neceimiry repairs had the auto hot been irnvplllrift at he speed schools qui suyat cuid sfiice tbiit wts quite i shaker inst uiik whin i hoi lit of clic uol lug unci liltli ri signed m i lim frunv f fuil si imping ii tt is i in ii sting js it wis re hi slung kithu like suing i itllc j i pulling tlu boots to simon lt- grcc peisomlly i think it wis the i si thing th it ins ivtr hipptn id to tht cbc tin rtsidtmft fin n should iih in a thorough houstui mitig lonjj overdue now don t think i m going to liunch into in ittitk on the cbc theie i alrtidy ont wttkly col umnist who nnkes i hobby of this and n wtlliiid hobby 111 ik i it is is his column is offered fie incl yon don t u free col umns thtsi dijs iinlts somebody is gnndmg an nxt for somebody in th m tin ii is n i doubt thit the ctjc ins lillund t its frmdiin bit ist i iiumblt of tin bright i t tnd moit crertie minds in tin mntry among tin m wi rt thoii niodurtis who lid the w ilkoiil tin other ri o om must mlmirt tin n ffiunpli n in iny ili ini situation miny will risk llmr livts for thtir idcils fiw ill risk their livelihood on the other hind it is equally tppnent th it the cbc nurtures a j udlv in id of idiot children il ii with tin bright onto thise mn b fituid bnywhere in the cirponlion from the binrd of dir- ii tors diun i tht gii is at the svulihlioud all iiikc public- id bodus nrc equally ln- kctlle movn he cnconrigid the biikhl oms tovntd up o i tht bickvvjiid onis ind tn in ig i ti kiip mi it on tin t ibk by jins inting a stuidy fiorit iiul ludy t ttigut wiunivir his ttnpluyti- iiinllord i illtd fir iiikoinnj his succiors h ivi not bun is iblt ippinntly bi c nisi tht biikht cbildun an- si iging i lutil- inm ind ihi slow om s in dtool ing bidly tin usult is a dtliuu fnl fracis the second in 1 tow th it his bem tigid in the middle of tin qui in s visit by ihosl wiiidits who populjli our hmm grown bronlcisting md tilivision mon- slir if the claims of the resigning priducirs iiu true th it thin has been politienl pi imt c brought to beor on certain sen- siln pnitions or thi monslu s imliimy let lis hivi hit hits ind hui hum mii iitu if li y in nl inn ind thi piodnifis ik miiiiv bung timpir il tin ir iisiguilions jiould iiiildtd jitid thi whok j closid down for the summi i be mipp i flicied whin mr davidson dunton xat the mother of this unwitldy ini n us and somitimts em ti img family everyjhing m if nol i ki el ickwork it i i 1 i smo thl is i miw this sundays a couple of months without the cbc would be g od for eviry bndv ii would be bitter thin medicine for the tv addicts s mie of them might even kick the hibil it would reveal tin povt i ly of the priv ttt statu ns if thiy hid no cbc pi tgrims t flivr jhe slop liny siivt ii would giv the cul tun ohtirr- of ihe crc ii ehonci ti cl down in i r il i thit outside thi polisidis tin y ti id lmi r iin ippn uiiid gi nms lint mini pit pit ml of i i b with the bills piling up th il s probably the best solut ion i cbclcss summei end f augu evui thi p i 1 nns might bi missing ih t old iirws st jeiitml thi i fm ci d holid ly would sii the church calendar united church of canada aclon ontaria rev gordon adams ma b d mmisti i mr george flliott orgmtt and ch ir indir sunday jut wh 1919 9 00 i m morning prnrr churrh seiiul mfst with c ngr rati n at ii is hiv in tie mnt at appr mim iti h 1140 ii 11 im mrnmg w irship baptist church acton pastor rev gordon m holme ba bth 11 bower aenue sunday jltly mh 1k 1 45 am church school 11 00 a m public worsh p 7 00 p m gospel service wednenday s pm mid week service for bible study wit- new and prayer all are welcome presbyterianchurch in canada knox cihrcii acton ii v andr w ii mihtimt ba nn slndw jll y h 191 9 4 a in church scl 1 11 00 im m nung v rsh in i hol commnni n med tit n vh1 i ir intm n the church of st alban the martyr anglican bee r the bev h b stnkre f i th stb ir jiffrty st phine 2gi st mday july 1 h vi9 thf sixth sunday aptfr trinm 130 a m holy euchanat tito in ch ri nirnint all an wilom acton pentecostal tabernacle 33 chur h ii road paoc rev kenneth j re d psstoi 7i cot k st phone 49 w sunday jui ih 1959 10 00 a m sunday school 1100 am afornine worship 7 jo l ra evangelistic photo by ktthar tartor y a3j by bill smiley fi w millions in taxes families would git to know toeh other lkim there would be an up swing in thi natioml hiillh as p ph sloppid witthmg thow eruddy i iti movies an i g a some ship pvtn tin tun igirs might ih so siikmed of rkkind roll ind towboy music iheyd be ii illy f 1 sum thing mti lligenl bui 1t mi tniki om thing clear if thi cbc b aid of dinelirs de sidi to an pl my siiktsli n md hliut up shr f thi summer i w ml them to gi i tin ir n mts to the whul and be nady to swing back inli full iptntion in siptimittr thi cbc cin ind does mike i bollix of i lot of things but tins wjiild bi i s irrv country it the c irporition folded ind our mii ml cnterliinmint ind cd iitnti rul pntrimi iminilid lunil tho rcaulu might have been jinqitronii clon fire brigade were favored with splendid weather fur the dominion dny celebration and the event was gratifying successful for the members the aclon bnsebflll nine won another esc i ting gnme during the demonstration the ac ton tenm ployed the milton stal warts and although milton put up n gihid fight they were no match for the local team the crowds are gttting larger il the games and quite a number of women were present fu the game and appeared to be enjoying it miiw annii a itirvey dnughler t f j ihn hirviy his pissed the n irmnl si hool t x iminntions ind n iw his hn sicond diss certif icili miss ii irvey hin been en- gigul is t icher at dublin school aclon churches hid no less than four new ministers preaching from th pulpit on sundiy last back in 1939 taken from th hana of th free pren ttinraday jdty mm w h calytnn and hit rtaff at the bank of montreal are looking for ricpuiltori who left a balance in the bunk and fulled lo moke a claim for the money apparently the bnnk have several accounts with a small balance which the owners have failed to claim and the bunk manner is attempting to t act thp unknown depositors in order tn clear the files actnn interim dime ball club droppi d two game during the week when georgetown defeated thim 1110 and oikville trimmed the locals fl4 the aclon team were somewhat slnppy in their play in both games but on each ncrnsion ntithll their opponents gujilon and ryder both pitched eli liar ball but received little support from their team mates acton are now sit ing in third pi ice in the leigm standing but hiii 1 climb ihe rung wlun ihcy mut the it ague lenleri ip milton th s sitord iy act n p irk was ihe scene for knox sundiy school pietm last silnntiv whin more thin 210 it tendid t mike hi event i sue nssful one r n brown supi i in lendcnl mil the tearhtrs of the sunday school pi inned si ver il races and other sporting evi nts which win enjoytd by the older memborjuuiihe cingregiimn is will as ihesiuidty school clisscs qitte i number attent rvice on fridny evening m aeton upited church for the of ihe new fr thi s ib st dions nth ik f r t f uncertunl thit now th p pr speels for the st si iw i is n pot i re- th l s- v il lm iljl il i i m sphn tnit c instruct n miny in in in d t it ir hp- n fr in h ldnt f thi i ihi 1 i ig s m be ir ig s mi t n mn ih s lua dirin f it idi jnd cimmirce i i hi 1 r ill f id n mo nts in il s 1 kh to rip ure l f nh from j terna nd i i p u is much t i ir i si b the i e n i fr m intere s hji th h ngintt pat si v of nn i ndur 1 ci tun regions ind clifton gilford the service was in iliugi of rev a 0 w foreman ictiry of hjilton pr sbytery cilltdhikboy and pud i i meth idi thi ni v ik nil d lys in acton bote to his fither ministi r in the i church in aclon hilton county baseb ill officials hi id i meeting in acton list night fir the purpose of dealing with the impoit pitchers brought in by mil ton oikville and georgetown or lgrml irnnfii minis it thi time of signing the papers si ited no im- p rls would be allowed nnd now only acton it sticking ti ihe ig eemint and continuing to piny with their original players the rmnogemenl of thi acton tenm is leaving the decision up to the players if they wish in continue or not taken from in advertisement 20 years ago blue star gas m 810 nnts mijor gas 12 fl10 cents professional directory and travellers guide funfral directors thi yeirs the cttc his us i lot if di trip hut it of and simr firstritt mii rli nirnnl a oid pi opinion of its stuff is supiri ir t british ir us radio ind lihnision and ill this on a c mpintiwlv misi rly budji t so e ime inek b ys ind erls all is forgivtn s u give n 1 pun n ihe urn it tun s but wi cmldn t u i ihin w ih ml you we wnt let those pohlicnns push y ii an nnd afti r ii tht y or w g c kenney phvsieiin and surgeon offici in svmon block 41a mill st e acton office phone 7h hcsidtnce 111 church i e phone dr d a garrett on vacation june 28 1959 until august 4 19v in cisp of emergency nlease cill dr a b mccnrw ta 2 itil guelph dr robert d buckier phvs cinn and surgeon 39 wellington st acti n ont phone 671 office hours 6 8 pm afternoons by appointment way to the sea i continued chinnel w th t istlv proprim f hub u mpiovi merit ind ehinnil di i p tins but s mie ire probibl distntd l be disjppinntid some of the smalkr ports do not possess the fmnciil ns nrces to prvide h ruler o s r ci s th it ship vir i r ri quire if thi are to use iieh lit- r liulurlv th i irs r p r s i mg the greit lakes tirnlo him 1 on cli m land ind ch t ig i f r eximpli hic been tikma ivi v otips to iltnct n j i ii fr jht mtucis ind empili rfal estate and insurance bu p ist e xp r ence throughout the w id hjs shewn that any m lew trnsp m link which con r tan es t further economic rrraith tends to benef t al in the 1 ri run subs mtul expansion of i ibit e commeicc implies growth pi nneijl hit mi well make up for temporary losses f l wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone bfl appraiser real estate and insurance dkntal dr h leib dental surgeon office corner mill and frederick streets office hours by appointment telephone ib dr a j buchanan dental surgeon office- a mill street office hours 0 am to 8 pm closed wednesday afternoon telephone 14s c f leatherland qc barrister solicitor notary public office hours 1100 am tlflo am 100 pjns00 pm s1urdeyi by appointment only office 22 phone res 131 acton a braida b a batnstet solicitor notary public 173 llatn st s acton ont phone 578 offtce hour- i pm 9 pm 1 pm t am saturdays 15 cork si e guelph ta 41243 office hours bam 1pm saturdays bam ham hastings payne barristers and solicitor notaries public 1a uul st acton office hours hon pri 100011 u ajti iso 430 pm sat 1000 12m anv phone hi bruce e shoi maker chiropractor a d moore dc palmer spec flc chiropractor 111 mill street phone 40 pr 06 offiei hours wtd 27 sat 2 5 optical and hearing aid 8 e l buchner ro optometrist and hearing aid consultant lacousticoni 4fi mill st e phone 115 office hours wednesdays only 1308 00 pm robert r hamilton optometries eyes examined hearing aid service 181 guelph st georfetown ont for appointment dease phone atmitino accopnttno lever hoskin chartered accountants 91 main st n 212 king st w brampton toronto 1 phone gl 14824 em 40 1 si tttavrutv oui01 gray coach lines coaches leave acton dayufht time eaatbound 833 am i daily except sun and all ulim ii j am l p sos pm 8j3 pm 13 f 1008 pm sun and hoi 10x7 am 1187 pm ut pjn s 17 p m t 27 pm 1 13 pjk 1133 pjn 112 am tfrt sat sett and hoi i canadian national railways standard time east bound dally 5 40 am daily except sundays 7 14 pjn sunday mily 8 01 pm daily except sunday river at georgetown ftll am 27 pm daily flyer at george town 10 ii pm westbound daily 1144 pm dally estevt sunday 8j0 am us tun saturday only 122 pjn sun day only 903 aov iflagnop sun dav only vlver at gueloh 7 09 pn daily except sat and sun ul pm