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tit frr ame tctiph dutch aim dims it imving des tructive swath through the fonsits of southern ontario that wouldnt bt tol erated if it was dona by irresponsible vandals its tima there was some concerted action to check the scourge before there isnt ta tree left in the country gaunt skeletons of these once stately treat pock the countryside j tha extant of the disease was never more apparent than it is this year if youve never noticed take a drive down tha seventh line to highway 401 and count the dead elms if you can num bers will run into the hundreds of trees visible from the road their must be hundreds more hidden by foliage lining back concessions it takes decades for one of these trees to grow into full grown specimens and only a few months for it to disinte grate into bare lifeless trunk and limbs causa of tha destruction is a small beetle which carries the disease from trie to tree apparently nothing can be done to control the pests effectively- only solution is to spray the tree before disease strikes one method of prevention not widely practised it to cut trees down once they are afflicted the thousands of dead trees through the countryside show this isnt being done perhaps be cause of the cost one ratepayer in a nearby town has a large elm on his property which has been infected it will cost him 250 to have it cut down and removed imag ine the cost forsfarrner if he has 10 or 20 dead elms on his property will the elm tree go the way of the passenger pigeon before something constructive is done about the scourge of dutch elm editorial pagm 04 at 6s in china the aged are honored the old eskimo wanders away to die when no longer able to produce the african tribe leaves the aged to die when the village moves oh in canada theyve set up a system where a man is classified old at 65 youre retired end in a couple of years will be able to collect the pension as well for some this is sheer downright heaven theyve been looking for ward to retiring since the day they start ed working now its a reality jiey sit back and really enoy life others and they would appear to be a majority dont relish thoughts of retirement theyve worked at the same job for years they like it theyve got a big gap to fill in their lives when retirement comes its often filled with boredom ironically a survey completed a few years ago points out that 66 per cent of the worlds great achievements have been accomplished by men who have passed the 60yearold mark thirty- five per cent of these achievements were done between 60 and 70 years of age twentythree percent were ac complished between 70 and b0 and the remaining eight per cent after men had passed 80 it would appear industry is the iscteijrr loser inflexible rules for compulsory retirement at 65 leave the worker no choice in many cases the industry loses valuable experience as well as conscientious and able workmanship the man should have a choice the older worker has a big stake in industry and with a proper and sen sible approach to old age industry will discover it has a big stake in the over- 65 inflexibility in thinking about the old is not just a characteristic of those who are themselves old the most in flexible are sometimes th you and supple who are stubbornly unbending in the matter of employing older men smugness about old age is charac teristic of many younger men what they forget is that this old orb turns over every 24 hours and their young genius sometimes cant stand the test of time criteria hde the canadian post office has found it necessary to come up with a new rule employees are now instructed not to accept live worms for transmis sion by post this the financial post comments is plainly the cry of a much- harassed government it has been handling can after can of the critters from the rivard case onward and very lively the beasts were too a centennial picture jallertf owuno and smstrau were favor ite sports years ego top photo shows the chempon bowlers of about 1900 neil mcdonald snow hynds jack leish man george hynds sr and william gould the lawn bowling green was than at the corner of bower ave and alice st the lower photo shows a baseball team of 1912 front row ernie brown max smith boyd clark ross swackhamer jack smith back row sammy edmonds vic coleman art an derson ernie barr cam leishman bert mowat and joe kennedy sky hookt workmen adjusts the con nection between crane and dredge at fairy lake recently preparatory to mak ing tests of the lake bottom for weeds and sediment tenders for dredging the lake were opened last week but no decision on the successful bidder will be made till thursday night staff photo sugar and spice by bill smiley i think probably the most difficult relationship to maintain at any reason able level is that between teenage child rcn and their parents marriage is tough enough as you all know but at least the partners in most cases are prepared to bend a little to give an inch or even two if necessary to compromise when theres no other way out married people do communicate even though the form ranges from grunts and sighs to language that would sear the cai lobes of a saint theyre usually from the same generation and at worst can spend hours running down the gov ernment the boss the neighbors or each other s families i know couples including us who have been amicably bickenng for any thing from two to six decades it be comes almost a game in which you know every ploy or gambit of the opponent a plov is when she has you dead to rights a gambit is when you just might get away with the story but with teenagers youre fighting a losing battle first of all there is the language barrier theoretically youre both speaking the same tongue but when it comes to interpretation theres no relation whatever you say now i want you home at midnight right on the dot this to the teen g rating in that wierd trance like state they call dancing means well i dont have to leave until midnight a scene ensues and at scenes vou havent a lookin youre all set to raise hell hackles are properly erect and five minutes after the kids get in youre on the defensive trving to prove that youre not an old grump or completelj irrational or the strictest parent in town or an out-and- out liar who said twelve oclock was the deadline for leaving the dance not for being home teenagers are like women you cant discuss anything with them in a logical way you are completely baffled by a series of irrelevances nonsequifurs and such things as you dont trust me thats whats wrong with you you dont trust me and theyre right its sad to see a family breaking up i suppose its inevitable and right but its sad ours is we had a swim the other day the four of us as we were leaving the beach i said to the old girl da you realize thats probably the last time well all have a swim together she agreed kids dont want to go swimming with their parents they want to lurch around with their own age group they used to practically destroy me when they were little making me play with them when we went swimming duck dives underwater endurance tests races and wjw its transistor radios squabbling and cheeky remarks for which there is no real answer except a swat on the ear and you cant do that or theyll run off and start smoking pot enjoy them when theyre little you can blow on their bellies kiss their little soft bums rock them when theyre sick and tell bedtime stories till youre blue in the face theres communication then but dont expect too much when they get past 13 for the next six years it will be sun and showers cold fronts moving in a ot of low pressure areas with the occasional high and such sug gestions as ive heard recently dads just not with it hes out to lunch its nothing new of course when i recall how utterly selfish i was as a youth how little i cared about ray par ents hopes and fears i understand its been going on since cain clobbered abel and broke up that nice little family group its a time of hie when the whole earth revolves around me and parents are merely another awkward sometimes obnoxious circumstance that is prevent ing me from being what i want to be and becoming whatever i will be oh well theres an excellent inven tion called grandchildren i can hardly wait to get at spoiling mine rotten so that their parents will be totally unable to cope with them njb winner of guest column an nounced next week for sure isnt it ex citing the acton free press phone 8532010 buins and editorial office found in ih mad publiuert cr wtdntida t vsdloia si ation ontario m of cato audit bureau u4 circulation tw ok ha aaad 0aha a4vriivnj ratr a recent ssawcria- iua paxabar n advance mm m cauata f7jtt ail wuumrn other ltan c ungit cogam lot uirsurudj as sexoaad claaa maul loe4 ottmt darpartrbtmi otuma adscnauaaj a aa 4m the cuesduion that m th cm of iipctayapharil error that purtson ol the adhartliaaj a eat oaperd b thr rrrancosaa lactm nogamaar entb pratnwahw aatqwaaac lor mauley will seat eat cbsarfcd for but the baiaasc cat taar aaliartattaaatw kill be paed for al rhr applicable rata lmt eimi of a tpoerrficitci error adxrtilif aoaafti or errsicrs ai a wrong prsc food or terracca ajaa not be told adrmua u aaarrrr an offer lo artl and mar be withdrawal at am tare hart ary 20 years ago taken from the issue of the free frees thursday july 17 int the halton progressive conservative association held their annual meeting monday in the town hall at milton spec ial speaker was donald fleming ml for eglinton who criticized tiw liberal gov ernment for inconsistent leadership and rule by political expediency w j beatty acton was elected president miss es ther taylorof xctoh third vicepresident and c f leatherland acton treasurer mis taylor was one of the speakers and outlined the pc summer school at lake couchiching on saturday afternoon last the tea chers officers and scholars along with a good number of the congregation of the united church gathered in acton park for the annual picnic everyone had an opportunity of getting acquainted with the rev and mrs l pickering race wirners were mary wong norma cun ningham betty bean nancy mclean claire lambert darlene lambert em merson baxter peter mclean barbara baxter betty mae lambert nancy lam ben bruce and john cunningham law rence bouskill marshall paul lorene rosxell joyce lambert ronnie cripps ronald ralston jean harris ethel franklin kicking the shoe betty mae lambert ena jennings thread the need le jack mcgeat hie and ethel franklin relay race dorothy simmons team rainy day race hector lamberts team time race miss m z bennett st josephs church held its annual picnic in the park and winners of races were theresa arbic patricia barr carol ine lantz pat coles stella lewandowski marilyn marks betty ann barr adele chew donna papiflon denise coles grant scrby brian mccristall martin marks paul coles russell arbic wayne arbic gregory barr leo mcgilloway phillip mccnstall helen keelan jerry white at woodside school closing picnic a dialogue was put on by the pupils miss betty ann kerr read an address to miss e macdougall who has been the teacher for the past vear and john lightle pre sented her with vases 50 years ago taken from the issue of the free frees thursday july 19 1917 pie len weller of the royal flying corps visited his uncle mr charles con way church st he was one of 80 mem bers of the corps sent over from eng land last spring as a nucleus of the aviat or corps in canada scoutmaster harwood and half a dozen scouts trekked to burlington for a fortnights camping they camped the first night near milton j r anderson had the misfortune to drive into a telephone pole on the torontohamilton highway while driving a party to the orange demonstration at dundas his new car suffered consider ably but the occupants escaped with a rough haklngup inspector harvey had suspicions that john caffo an indian who kept a lodging house on bcardrgorc crescent had liquor on his premises armed with a search warrant and accompanied by chief lawson and constable reid he raided the place and seized a keg of beer which had never been broached the trial is fixed for hearing this afternoon the street ar men in toronto went on strike a spaniard was sentenced to king ston penitentiary for an attempt at white slavery at welland a sang of gypsies travelling in auto mobiles instead of caravans were driven aut of niagara fall when they started telling foi tunes mr frank havlll who went to the dominion bank in montreal is evidently making good an increase in salary well up into three figures has been received kendalls spavlne cure good for nun and beast for horses and now re fined for man a car of proven quality the ford car has iven on the road for 12 years and there is nothing experimental about it runabout s475 over 700 ford stations in canada 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free thursday july 31 iim scarcely a summer glides away with out a number of animals being killed by the g t r cars the seasons slaughter began last week when one of mr h slranges hogs came in contact with a car wheel near rockwood a lawn social will be held at the methodist parsonage friday evening un der the auspices of the ladies aid rev ind mrs edge court a very large num ber of guests for that evening acton cornet band will discourse sweet music outside and the choir of the church and sunday school orchestra will enliven the proceedings indoors kev w g chariton will resign his charge of the disciples church here to move to flushing ohio in orangevlllc they arrest men for smoking in the post office lobby instead of fining boys for bathing in prohibited hours the dundas chief of po lice canvassed for subscriptions and er ected a fence to shield the bithers from public view a similar arrangement on the south side of the park here would be welcomed bv those who visit the park and frequently find bathers in posses sion ad r b jermyn store hot wee- ther dress goods colored challies at 5 cents extra wide fine print 10 cents blouses going like hot cakes extra val ue in stainless cotton hose the color will not wash out or rub off sizes in cash mere and silk hosiery- eden mills flour mill has been fitted up for gristing 100 years ago taken from the issue of the champion muton july it im7 mr chisholm received s severe de feat at his nastagaweya meeting on thursday last which broke up with rous ing cheers for mr white and not a word for chisholm yet a telegram was sent to the leader from oakvuje stating that a vote of want of confidence was passed in white and the meeting was enthusiastic for chisholml whoever tele graphed this tcld a manifest falsehood what oakvillian was it we have received a communication signed july describing an affair which occured at hornby east on the night of the sixth inst a gentleman who had oeen married that day was chivarled in the old style that did not choose to re ceive it as an honor and shot off a gun loaded with powder one of the party imagined himself kilt entirely but they still refused to leave whereupon the gun was reloaded and fired off wounding a young man in the legs and the party val iantly commenced another bull run thicaiening to return again and fight an- olner day trinity church the united church of canada minister rev gordon b turner ba b d organist mr george elliott ma phd presbyterian church m canada knox church acton rev andrew h aarnu ba- bf minister mr e a hansen bjl organist and choir master sunday july 23 1967 combined summer services in trinity united church preacher rev gor don b turner 1000 am morning worship ii 15 am churchill united church churchill rd n morning worship bethft christian reformed church acton ontario sunday july 23 1967 1000 am english service ii 10 ajn sunday school 2j0 pjn alternating dutch and eng lish service saturday bible classes 1012j0 am everyone welcome acton baptist church founded 1m2 pastor rev stanley fismmns res 144 tidey ave ph u3u1s maple avenue baptist church georgetown sunday july 23 j967 9 45 am sunday schoojl ii xx am morning service 700 pjn evening service wednesday 8 pjn prayer meeting acton 8531956 georgetown 8776665 evanoh pentecostal tabernacu paoc 33 churchill road rev s m thoman pastor 8532715 sunday july 23 1967 1000 ajn sunday school ujoo am morning worship 7joo pjn evangelistic service tuesday 8 pjn prayer and bible study thursday 8 pjn christ ambassa dors sunday july 23 1967 10xk am church school and class ii 15 am morning worship signs of hu coming no evening service during july and aug wednesday 7j0 pj prayer and bible study no choir practice in july thought for the week- i was klad when they said let us go unto the bouse the lord ps 1221 the church of st airan tm martyr corner willow st aad st aranva dttea rev ritchie mcmurray mjl avtja sunday july 23 1967 trimry ix 10 00 am matins messrs lee layreadcr and michael readerintraining will be in of ih jrvior tlu mew