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doctors refute charges of big pay increases recent reports that hilton doctor are enjoying a is per cent increase ut feel and a ttatement by federal finance minister ben benton that doctor have had higher increases in income than any other group in the country have made the county docton fighting mad this if a knocking diuoction of the fact hilton county medical society vicechairman r r d kunica of oakviue ht ninflly ftfih year no 19 replied we ttrotigly remit ihe implication of mr bentons remarks and are not prepared to rcnuin ulent scapegoats before the bar of public opinion benton made the statement at the ontario hospital association convention in toronto oct 28 the doctors claim in the past 10 years medical fees in ontario have tncreaied only 3 2 per cent annually compared to a cost of living boost of about five per cent the truth is riung hospital construction and operating costs are the prime reasons for a higher health bill tlie doctor shortage is cleaily the result of short sighted and inadequate government planning dr kun teas statement replied meanwhile the doctor castigated critics who claim doctors leceive a is per cent increase in their fees earlier this year reportedly to dffte tlie 10 per cent of their fees that ohsip is refusing to pay dr kunica said the ontario medical association reviews fees every two years uui what was approved this year it an eight per cent increase stretching over i960 and 1970 or four per cent per year across the board some doctors received no increases or thght increases while some ipeciilists were uven a healthy boost in their fees he explained but it evens out to four per cent for everyone general practitioners received a slight increase for house and office visits paediatricians received a large increase and some surgeons got no increase he explained dr kunica described his years increases as really just a cost of living increase when rising overheads staff salaries and drug prices are taken into account hiltons doctors have banded together to refuse ohsip 90 per cent payment several will bill the patient for their service and the patient will be responsible tor collecting what he can from the government medicare scheme di kunica said doctors were unhappy to learn it will take ohsip two to three months to process their accounts and mail out their cheques and betides itspfetty complicated bookkeeping acton ontario wednesday november 5 1949 hfhirm ufei hifieth genu georgetown royal ooell holph bsiul won the lay spier trophy m most valuable player in the golden horseshoe soccti nniif mr lao splcr made tho presentation at the ucuf dinner ad dne at the acton muiic centre saturday night suit photo turm inside for story and more pictures seek answers on cn station are the majority of people really satisfied with railroad service in acton thati what the board of transport commissioners hai been told according to a somewhat baffling statement that has never before been reported in the free press from any public meeting in fact from the public hearing individual complaints and reports the free press had concluded just the opposite mp rud whiting who has in the past made active representation on actons behalf in ottawa wrote this week to forward the newest correspondence which states ottawa 4 ontario october 29 1969 r whiting esq m p house of commons ottawa ont on december 4th 1967 the canadian national railways advised the committee that they had recently implemented their guelph master agency plan on july 3rd 1968 the railway made application for approval of this plan which involved the removal of six agents this application was subsequently investigated by the committees district inspector at toronto and his report indicates that the only point where any opposition was put forward was at acton and on reviewing the tile i note that you have registered opposition to the plan in view of this opposition the committees district inspector at toronto was again requested to visit the town of acton and we now have his report on file stating that the majority of the people interviewed were of the opinion that the service provided through the onhand representative was superior to that provided by the agent and that it is a 6day service in comparison to a 5day service the mayor stated that it was not the agent they were concerned about but the deterioration of service during the past twenty years in this connection however it is our duty to deal directly with the application before us and with this in mind i would respectfully request that you let us know how this matter now stands yours very truly c w rump secretary rjilway transport committee by onhand representative mr rump means the local store which aits js agent for the guelph master agency and by agent he means the former system of a fulltune agent in the station handling passenger service freight and express mr whiting adds in his letter i would greatly continued or fso j pet killed mourn ha one acton district family n grief stricken thii week because iheir family pel was killed by a car on the erin eiquung town line mr and mrs bui buchanan loft their centle dog whom they uid never chased can to their knowledge but they are particularly perturbed because ihe inconsiderate motorist never told litem about il they wonder whether their faithful pel lay for hours on the road suffering with injuries before he died another motorist who passed saw ihe dogs body on the road and notified the buchanans the buchanans can understand how an accident could happen but wonder why anyone would lei a dumb animal suffer without doing something about it they travel pretty fast past our place sometimes mr buchanan uid more residents angered by hunters hunting within nassagaweya township is fasl becoming a hot issue both with council and the townships ratepayers ten more residentiolthetownship attended monday nights regular meeting of council to protest the pretence of hunters on their property as earlier protest groups had done reeve anne macarlhur told them bluntly there wasnt anything the township could do in the present year towards stopping hunters since licensing had already begun ve are quite sympathetic to your feelings she uid and it will be helpful that so many have appeared in regards to curbing the problem she further asked them to put down their grievances in writing to guide councils actions towards composing a by law early next year to ban most hunting once again burlingtons no discharge of firearms by law was read out in council and council members agreed their by law should be along the ume lines halloween eggy soapy but no damage reported with four policemen and one auxiliary policeman on duly ys men and firefighters patrolling halloween was free from serious damage last friday evening many reporf fewer children than usual perhaps because they were including the stores in their rounds this year at both public schools children were given unicef boxes to cany but again householders report there seemed to be fewer boxes in evidence this year the amount collected has not been totalled but will be in the free press next week while tots in costumes- gleefully ran from door to door older youngsters on the main street ied their pockets full of eggs which were hurled at friends and cars regularly some small fires were lit and some of them were put out by patrolling firefighters one outoftown youth returning to acton for- the evening was charged as a minor consuming liquor after a chase by acton opp auxiliary policeman leo reltner assisted in patrolling a few specific complaints of egg hurling were received by police some young people had been hoarding eggs to be ready they were the wiser ones for some storekeepers wouldnt sell them to young people halloween night paper flowers on a wedding car were torn off and the car splattered with egg soapy windows saturday morning showed where the hallowe en revellers had been the halloween night dances at the music centre and legion hall werent particularly well attended however those attending enjoyed the evening and there were prizes for costumes advocates big cuts in educators pay rvqucsing counul soundly tndorud suggestions from councillor ken marslull which would drastically reduce the vi lanes of trustees and educators of the ilalton county board of education and hold the line on tc tellers salaries copies of the seven point submission to which councillor marsh ill said he ii id given consider ible time and effort will be sent to the ilalton county board of education and all municipal councils in the county mr marshall maintained llui the formation ut he county bojrd has made council raise substantially more money for education from taxpayers increased cost for staples has nude il lurdcr for the average taxpayer to meet ins tax bill lie advocated he board consider the following suggestions as it prepares for lis l70 estimates 1 reduce board members fees to si sou per annum with no mileage allowance the principle of service without gain still has much merit the councillor asserted 2 reduce salaries of all employees receiving 18 000 or more per annum by 25 and make a 15 reduction in those between si 2 000 and s ik 000 3 make every effort to join with other boards m holding teachers salaries at the present levels it is time to consider that teachers and board employees in many cases seek employment in these fields to avoid the competition of private business and to avoid any possible unemployment in some cases the reasons for teaching are june july and august the brief uid 4 aim for a sharp reduction in the number of consultants and other who only advise thii can be effected by demanding a higher standard of teacher training and a moratorium on teaching innovations until times are more stable 5 investigate the possibility of using existing buildings fur temporary classrooms in any area where there is a suspicion that pupil enrolment may decline in five years rather than building for the prevent number of pupils u confer with councils of the various municipalities in ilalton before final setting of board estimates 7 publish board estimates and charge two men in 3500 breakin a s3 500 loss in a break in october 2h is believed to be one of the highest ever reported here two men have been chained will ihe theft and some ol the goods and money hus been recovered at ham wednesday october 2ji meb blow reported to acton opp the loss of 2600 pounds of bronze bushings from blow press the material had apparently been taken during the night and must have been loided on a truck its estimated value was ibnut si 500 cons roy wood begjn in immediate investigation and one m in was arrested thursday night it ii 10 pm in toronto and a second at 2 a m friday morning in acton one was j georgetown resident and the other in acton man both were charged with break enter and theft and possession of stolen goods one man appeared in court pleaded guilty and is remanded in custody one week for sentence the other is remanded and released on bail futher arrests art expected on friday afternoon about 1800 pounds of the material was recovered in toronto at an auto wreckers l n try was g uncd at blow press through a window on the north west side give notice of a public meeting to hear objections and answer questions of ratepayers in regard to estimates all of which the brief says is submitted in the interests of vound responsible and piactical approach to the problem of keeping he cost of education within reasonable groups councillor marshall told council he had criticized the board of fcducatjon heavily last year so he thought he might as well make it constructive you can hire a good comptroller tor sih 000 a year which is less than many on the present county system are gelling lie also slated there aic many places in the united states where nobody i it school boards gets a cent reeve currie agreed but thou glit even with tin proposed cuts salaries would sttll be high deputy reeve lorn hill alio gave a blanket endorsement to the proposals this is a serious situation mr marshall continued we can t afford all these luxuries in education this will let them know people have in eye on them council passed a resolution unanimously to send the recommendations to the board of education and a copy to all he other municipalities in the province free shopping i ive lucky acton shoppers will each week for the next six weeks be able o do their christmas shopping practically free acton merchants participating in their annual santa rami program arc giving away a total of 100 in cash vouchers etch week for the next six weeks to tivc lucky shoppers each saturday with each purchase made at participating stores wheretj santa rama banners are d i s p i a y ed coupons will be luntfr out shoppers are asked to fill out the coupons in full drop ihcm in a box provided at each store and every saturday afternoon five lucky draws will be made cash certificates are redeemable at participating stores unly and all must be turned in before december 31 ljbj merchants participating ire listed in an advertisement appearing elsewhere in the acton free press this week they can also be easily recognicd by the christmas wreath included in their weekly advertisements in this newspaper picturesque plant soon working described as the most up todatowator pollution control plant in ihe province finishing touches aro boing put on tho 760 000 acton projoct by clairson construction workman this wook boloro the system takes ovor tho work from the present overloaded sewage plant which wiil be repaired and then returnod to ievice tho addition will process eftluont in three stages engineer bob little says this will mako il tho most offiaont syslom in ihe province the tertiary or ihroe stage system is recommended by tho ontario water resources commission and acton is among the tirst municipalities to install one staff photo