those closed doors t the operation of small town theatres in recent years had not been a tale of soaring galnt in attendance this week s announce ment that the local roxy will be closed for ihe summer is a climaxing event were told the supervisor purposely put good pictures into the local show for the month of may to determine the effect on crowds while student attendance was not bad the adult attendance was pitiful there isn t any doubt tha the theatre jwih be missed during its summer months iclosing by a good number of people in ithese days of increasing awareness of costs jnot many firms can afford to subsidize one jarea where its operation is not profit produc ing acton has had a theatre for a good many years just recently georgetown quite sue tessfully began showing theatre films in the jrose room connected with the arena because jthe roxy theatre there had been destroyed by fire prior to this residents according to issues of the georgetown paper had been disturbed by the lack of a theatre that has fcaused young people to be hitch hiking to other centres for the attractions perhaps ihe old saw about locking the door after the horse is stolen has some ap plication to the local theatre no doubt there will be complaints from businessmen end parents alike but it will take support to open those closed theatre doors we imagine the economics of theatre operation are completely foreign to us but we can certainly appreciate the need to make a profit surely there is room in this field for cooperation between theatre and merchants not in sub sidization but through a general cooperative downtown promotion program a survey in streetsville recently revealed that some 95 per cent of that cdrfununity s residents were shopping elsewhere s no secret that a tremendous amount of acton s residents shop outof town and losing facilities here will not alter that trend there is definitely room for cooperation closing acton roxy for the summer may give us all a better appreciation of it and a strong desire for its continuance even on a more limited program if that is economically sound no place for inexperience j farmers who allow persons under 16 years of age to drive tractors or motor vehi teles along the highways this summer are ask ing for trouble not only are they breaking a law which provides for a five to 10 dollar fine they are h viting an accident resulting jn personal injury or property damage j while figures have not yet been realized jthe 1959 farm accident survey showed that imany farm accidents are caused through jyouthful carelessness or inexperience add rto this the complex problems of increased heavier horsepower and you have a strong case against letting these youngsters take to highway traffic faster vehicle speeds and jthe highways with cars trucks or tractors j while the highway traffic acts section 52 states that no person under the age of 16 years may operate a motor vehicle or farm tractor on a highway the onus is on the farmer and the act provides the fine for him naturally this fine is not as serious as an accident which could be caused from youthful carelessness or inexperience at the wheel when on our main roads states gor don greer president of the ontario feder ation of agriculture for years we farmers have been accustomed to having our children learn to drive and operate our farm equip menraf an early age so we tend to forget what the consequences could be the only exception to the rule is when the motor vehicle or farm tractor is driven directly across the highway i help me prevent accidentsobey your traffic laws this quotation is apt in that it gets right to the point of a matter which con jcerns all of us a photo of hamilton police sergeant edward skahnsky will appear safety partnership kind to appear in north america it stresses the vital role of policemen in preventing ac cidents and urges the public to give their full support by obeying the laws there are 8 750 men in uniform in this province while the billboard poster throughout ontan it tsjhe beginning of a new campaign which is designed to foster community sup- port for effective traffic law enforcement it jreminds motorists end pedestrians thai laws are essential to traffic safety and that with out enforcement these laws would be use less we are all familiar with the road hog jand the careless pedestrian who he thinks jdenngly plays chicken with oncoming veh icles r our society consists of a partnership one un which the law protectors and the people each have to keep their end of the deal j this new campaign will be the first of its be wary and wise i hundreds of unsuspecting canad an jiome owners will be swindled out of their jiousehold savings this sjmmer by fasl talk jng door lodoor salesmen selling shoddy home repair obs this warning was made in a story appear jng in the latest issue of a building supply publication toronto the story drew parti fcular attention to the large number of com blaints in the home improvement feld that nave poured into local offices of the better business bureau across canada in toronto for instance an itinerant re pairman told a 73 yearold woman that her foof would collapse if it were not repaired immediately she agreed to pay all her sav tngs of 760 to have the roof fixed the workman appeared for a day and a half ond completed his repa rs with tar paper a fhantable estimate of the ob s real worth j260 i in vancouver another operator was seen jo climb the roof of a house and pry a br ck joose from the chimney he took the brick to 3he homeowner and professed amazement the good old days treasure trove esjst sxyat and sfuce ubowrfbtfequotationdttib widdyrib is close tat be 6000 i 000 mark one can easily conceive the utter confusion and anarchy if people did not obey the law w b g reynolds of the highway safety branch department of transport in sum ming up the objectives of the campaign said traffic laws are for the protection of every one they are essential to the safety of the community and by obeying them and sup porting our officers we hope to lower the accident rate on ourt roads and highways don t wait to be told by your club or group take the lead yourself and remem ber help me prevent accidents obey your traffic laws jhal the roof hadn t c 311 f re when ihe frightened householder agreed to pay 65 jor repairs the chimney was pa nted a br qht jed probable cor of labor and pa nt by a eputable firm 15 in montreal an 80 year old woman con tracted with a freelance obber to have some repa rs done on her house she was b lied for 3 000 andliad pa d 1 000 when an alarmed relative stepped in the local bet ter business bureau wjfs called and an inves ligation revealed that the repa rs shouldn i have cost more than 600 the magazine stor also offered several t ps on what homeowners should do when confronted with ihe lofler of a barga n home improvement obby a stranger i never sign a contract on ihe first call on until you ve read all the fne pr nt always ask lor a call ng card and check the place of bus ness 3 if you are interested in ihe offer call the place of business and see how lonq t has been located n lhai spot a remember the genuine salesman from a epuiable local bus ness w ii always wtlcome your mqu r es aboul himself and ine fin le represents 5 most important get at least two pr ces this week 1 eelebntt m 40lh birllul iv ror 1 vvonnn that is a i tt woisc linn dc ith she sluts at ihe cruel bannr lik a lumpti lclusing a loolull hedge tor mv own pail 1 view the sil u ilmn with tqmnimiiv interest md not 1 liitlc ilisf klion the 1 c c re t fcood many times in mv life when i didn t think id rcich 40 hence the s ilisf leliun this is th age whin 1 mm is supposed lo yet resiles and kick over the trices hence the interest and i onlv have 30 viars to go for ihe pension hence the cqu m- imitv to mv children mv 40th birlh dav marks thi approach of sen ilitv thev look on me wilh a mixture of amusement affection and indignation as a father thev ire lond enough of me its m old fishionid ideas ihcv 1 in l slind like thinking thev should lo lo bed sumc lime be- foie midnight and should not go swimming on the first of apul ind 1 loi ol mossbound old stult like ihit to my wife i am i malure man who should start icting like one for a change 1m a pixir father useless home mikcr ind i smoke loo much i im impossible in an ariu mmt sonic limes going to the imyihs ol disifjeunt wilh he 1 but she s looking forw ird t llu lutim nomthclcss she s convinced that given an nihil is veais six l have nie h hisebmkiii to mwlf i m i mere vouth list ilituiill ihe best eus ol mv lik h mdsoiru unu ilaous iihuitutoiis and onlv pieunlid limn iiininnji ofl 10 ihe south s is wilh gm 1 lullohiimili bv l in i id ih 11 shi h 1 mi 1 iskid m i h it li i n ihi umplis nnuk idils 10 m sophisik ikd charm those groins when i it up in ihe morning aic not m sore biek hut m initestalions ul honor it ficing a world in illicit i am nut lullv appieeiat ed foiticth birthdav is a good time to balance the books you find out whether theies iny woiktng eipilal lo bu a tob oggan for ihe long slide down ihe other slope of the moun lain its t iken you 40 jcars lo ilimb looking over mv assets i find that e had mure ifian my share of good fortune and can tace the coming ears if nol with joy at least wilhout despair physically i m lucky lots of men my igc have paunches not mere pots lots of men m ige hive neither their own teelh nor hair ind mine while not luxuri int ue mv own luk of men m age are toting enough blubbci to make an eskimos moulh w iter but i have tu eal like i hvena just to slav even lots of men mv age have in ulcer 1 liver condition high blood pressure or i strumd he in i vc been spand these bines cm l smell a thing but i c in sit right across a room and i cm heir i mouse but p it 20 puis don t worrv im tvpmg ihis wilh all itngus e tossed thi veils hivi htm cood mi liniticiillv loo when i wis minnd i hid 10860 in thi b ink ind didn i mu a com on mv 40lh hiuhdav i h iu ls40 ind uwi lurvbodv in lown but 1 hii 1 bin old boiisi hill pud for nut 1 six vi irold 1 11 ill pud fin uid two kuts ill pud loi ind a will wli 1 still hasn 1 gui ihu im 10 it hut his 1 moot polishu ind built in 1 up builds in tin num il ind spniiii 1 photo by eil her taylor by bill smiley depirtminls i hive improvid with age at 40 mv mind is so quick and active i can keep im wife in a tod humor about one dav out of three the rilio used to be one lo ten and on sundavs im right up llure in the front pew with ihe best of ihem piovidcd ot course thai i don l have om o those sundav morning colds or it s too ramv lo lo fishing or i haven l been up too 1 he ihe night before yes the vears have beqn good to me bv rights i should be fertilizing some porllon of 1 foreign field bv rights mv kids should have lurried oul looking like me instead of gelttng their mothers good looks bv rights i should be a dull pokv profes sor absorbed m the 17th unturv minor poets instead of a bnght livelv idilur absorbed in sew ige disposal methods counting vour blessings m iv be considered eornv bv the ivmcs but it his alvc ivs been one of mv favonlc raimdiv sporis not many men of 40 lor example have been bliss ed wilh wives threl times is smart is himsilves most ire onl twice as smart i could go on listing ill the good ihines i hive as 1 step over ihi thashold mio thi fnghim ing fortits suffice 11 to sav ihit im looking lorw ird to it 111 litvt lots ol lompinv some of inv best friends in 40 and h ive been lor viars back in 1910 taken from the fauc of the free press thursday june 2 hi a new coating mill is to be conn true ted in georgetown at a very early dale un the properly directly cant uf ihe prevent one mr l e fleck is ul hi head backed by a number ol influent lal capitalism ii will have a lurge output und employ approximat cly 70 hands at a special meet ing of the georgetown council monday evening it was agreed to grant the new induilry a fixed taxation amounting to 10000 and supply 500 gallons of water per day to the plant several young men have been bicycling on the pavements in town during the past week and a bylaw provides furjt substantial penalty iu all offenders con stable harvey has been instruct ed lo enforce the by law and of fenders arc warned against this practice mr j p wordtn has purchas ed the barbenng business tn the shop next lu kenncv brothers store on mill st mr wordtn had sold this business some time ago to mr m mceachcrn the public school trustees have made a move in the right direction and have ordered the school grounds beautified ev ervone will agree that bcaulific ation of this area will be an av sel not only lo residents but 10 the pupils as well mr c b ebbagc tile maker lost his valuable driver monday ihtough lockjaw it had been ill lor seeral davs and the ailment developed so it w is neeessarv lo shoot ihe animal on vlundav to relieve 11 of us suffering the nun was valued at 200 during the council muting mondav evening it was aereid lo allow thi gtr to build a siding into thi beardmore tan mrv b using a portion of quiin st it was agreed to close off a portion of oueen st to allow ihe gtr a rightofwiv provisions ire being m ide for a crossing to the crcscint at the congregational muling of the methodist ihurch list i ining the following wire elected is socutv representatives lo thi olheial boird mrs jennie smith thomas gamble f moon j vt husbind r s brown frank g imbk and frank kennedv back in 1940 taken from the brae of ihe free press thursday june a im the lakeside chapter i ode held their june meeting in ihe y m ca tuesday evening and heard various reports and dis cussed future projects one of the important features was the decision to continue with av mmance lu the red cross and other war work miss m z ben nctt gave a very interesting talk un cape cud illustrated with slides lunch was served at ihe conclusion of ihe meeting residents of s s no 12 and former pupils residing in this area arc making great plans to welcome back tu lome school ihe pupils of other days from far jnd near and when thev come they arc to be royally en it named at lome on july i it will be the first reunion held at lome since the school was erect cd over 50 years ago last week three large canons of supplies were shipped from the red cross rooms here lo district headquarters for ship ment overseas the ation and district branch has contributed stcadilv to the red cross dc mands and are to be commended on their fine work during the council meeting monday evening approval wis given bifl benson ymca sic relarv to have a raft built fir use at fairv lake in teaching children how tu swim chief harrop will be instructed to make sure the rifi is used for ihe purpose requested on fndav of lasi week the an nu il junior firmer plowing much wis held on the farm of a s mahon and son near camp- bt ik ilk under the auspices of the halton ploumen s associat ion manv of the voung farmers were out lo take pari in the hint and rav service of milton proved to be ihe voungest and best plowman in his class the v lungstir tumid the best ridge of anv ol llu competitors mrs s matthews was elected president of bannoekburn wom en s institute during the meeting held at thi home of mr f cole lasi week first met president is miss l miller second vice pres ide n t mrs a kc rr see retarv treasurer mrs morrison pia rust margin brown professional directory and travellers guide ftjneeal diekctom dr w g c kenney phvsician and surgeon office in symon bi ck 43a mill st e acuin office phone 78 residence 115 church sl e phone iso dr d a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and r ver sts entrance river st acton ont phone 238 dr robert u buckner phvsician and surgeon 39 wellington st acton ont thvone 679 office hours 18 pm afternoons by appointment real estate and insurance chikopractor dodging round the district by roy downs rusxt 3m jxl i wdllesdlv till illusion l i 1 froi longestablished local business firms before you s gn any contract 6 if you re n any doubt about a frm cbect frsi v th the bener bus ness bureau chamber of commerce or the local pol ce nu p it h r t e u 1 his rntii i ul pnikipil miipln dikvilu 11 usvsiiius hilkd ihk sioiv in on ul otkul id molm co 1 t ind u ol hltlc imnoituiice rockwooo 100 artists scan valley road scenery i 1st week a sieond group ol llumbet illtv an club imm bus is in thi iiiili on 1 punt ing toui on villev road the ljinip h is a immhirship ol ibout 00 split up into groups of 30 mi adrian dingle is instructor ind has bet 11 in diltennl cihin nits 011 pun line tours another iiisinieioi who iiinvcd 1 grint undi r i in id 1 nimul luni to hull 1 i ist viar to study i in whole gtoup an amatiurs iml in holding an exhibition in knil vuik lmiid ihurch jrvnv nasium jum 22 whuh will be opened bv miss marv jolhffe d shiik 1 1 do 1 oru 1- b i mud xnisis or the acton free press isl 1 a shi llu to an ipt i ih published b the dills printing and pubhshbucoj fo m l ii pi i 1 1 t i hiir- i h ititlotts hit missed ihe it shim hlms twue on siiuul ivs k initirl lurnoul the vuiiuri w bl rlltona motrui ins giadunting al mimimu i jom ttvippl nrt hi i ti pu r d im lor lor toronto civk ccnlre svmpalhv is extended to mrs s dtipl hi s pusi i 111 1 1 s w li it h nev d bndgman in the death i hir husband sudden iv satur il iv it his home on mam st in bis m viar oihii memhtrs of the family 11 mi km h of montreal rub oil ii uf foil william tin grind indian and a brother mr bndgman rested at ihe kill hing funeral rlfinw waler 1 l ftem- f i wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone b5 dr h leib dental surgeon office corner mill and frederick street office hours by appointment telephone 19- dr a j 8jjchanan dental surgeon offics sa mill street off tea hours am to b pm closed wednaadaj afterooon t 148 a d moore dc palmer specific chiropractor 17 mill street phone 40 or m office hours wed 2 7 sat 5 optical and heae1no aids e l buchner ro optometrist and hearing aids 48 mill st e phone 118 office hour office closed june 8 office open again june 15 wednesdays only 2 00floo pm evt nings by appointment robert r hamilton optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 60 mam st n georgetown ont office hours 10 am to 6 pm hon to pti evoninss by appointment closed saturday por appointment oleaa phone w auditing accopntwo lever hoskin chartered accountant 3 main st n 212 king st w brampton toronto 1 phones gl 14824 ui 4s1s1 ttavbumwiot willow st vlon oniaiiu member ol the audit bureau ul iiulatons tht c s a and the ontanoouchei duision o ihe t w n a adertisine rales on request suhsvripiions payable in adtancx u0 in canada woo in the i nited states m months jl s single copies e authorised as seiond class mul j post oltnc depart ment ottawi the onhr paper ever published in acton g a dik editor inchut daid r dills managing editor business and editorial office phone 600 acton aits degrees gerild ph brampton- tor thi gomnimmts ink 1 when korofltx plasiis t men oined the 1 inks ot il 11 1 mis or minus lo h urn ill il h isis dievc 1 up u alte was hiiiiicil mil luo i mollis td ixhbs got i bi 1 11 tin uuiis kost kkim 11 ii bl sultlsstlll net son wtie imong ii burluil1 ivusnvsp a c f ieathehland qc barrister a solicitor notary public office hours 1000 am 1100 pm 1 00 pm a 00 p m res 131 acton gray coach lines coacm lxavi acton daytht svn tkne last bound ms aan daily xcept sun and hoi lim lljsm 108 s00 pm 933 pan bj3 pan pm sun and hol westbound hut am 1m7 pm 2j7 5j7 pm t27 pm 013 pan pm 1 12 aan tpri sat sun and hoi vu 1 lluixaid i uiversitv gn himpitition nmntnt nmpint thnxiith contml inn impoits c is blumd 1 is wcik us phnl ind wimen ind is the tompinv is moving equip ment lo us montreal pi nit to meet ihe linpael ol loiiirnlttne plistu lootwiar nude in japan hong kong and lunipc vatcrdows find chicken a lajarm um the sneeialtv of the house when arthur kemps barn and 7000 chick were cinsumed bv lire last week waterdown hremen weremnawe iosave am part of the bam or the chickens hut kept the fire from ncarb buildings georgetown hilton mpp swnlev hall cut the ribbon to ofriciallv open georgetown s hhh public sehool named after the tovsnji luunder geeirce flcnncdv linsdav with interment in wa tirdown exmctcrv mr eddie barlow is preparing 10 build a house on upper main st the excavation has been done another new residence for the e immunity on word from duhith minn misses minnie and colena ickell have left to be with their sister margaret mr wm amesl in her dine thev are motonng to their destination jime meek of elmtra was home for the weekend a braida ba barrister solicitor notary public 173 main st acton ont pbonc 970 office hours f pm pnv 1pm 0 pan saturdays is cork st t cuelph ta 422u office hours 0 01 5 pra saturdayi 0am 12 am hastings payne barristers and solicitors notaries public 1a mm st acton for apsminfebm sail u canadian matio and railways staadardi urn bastbound dairy txeatrt sunday 944 ajn daily encapt sundayi 913 un ininlniii til pan sunday only l01 fun daily cm sunday fly er at oeongastnra u7 pen daily plycr at ocorfatowa 1011 pan vastbound daur 1us am daily sunday 8j0 aan m4 saturday only 1u pan only m8 am flmlop sunday sol riyar at ouelpb 70s pm dairy except sat and sun uf