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Community Telephone sale in doubt The Acton Free Press Bell Canada bid to may be scuttled by a purchase the private group of private com telephone company panles which runs tht Erin The group of in Hlllsburgh exchange dependent Ontario Service Com mission and provincial Minister of Transport week according to a committee for Better Service CBS Lions want their share and District Lions and Lionel are asking for guarantees in a new document govern ing he operation of Community Centre Lions Club President Robert Noble and other club members detailed proposals they d like to see included in a new agreement with Era Township during a recent meeting of Under conditions which would a year Qspringe Class trip to museum by Doris Fines Mr and Mrs George Grundy have returned from what they described as a fantastic holiday in Puerto Rico All sorts of prizes were floating around at the church euchre recently High lady was Laurel Vlletstra high man John Stubblngton low lady Irene Terry low man Ward Bruce lone hands Jean Jackson hidden score Anna Stubbington highest total score for two nights Margaret Hurdle Miss Mavis of Toronto visited recently with Mr and Mrs Gordon Grade of the local school enjoyed a trip to Wellington County Museum Dividing Into two groups there they toured the galleries did spinning and carding of wool and helped prepare a pioneer lunch which they ate before returning to the school Mr Corbett Superintendent of Erin Family of Schools will be addressing Ospringc parents April 22 at p rn on The Future of Erin Family of Schools A good attendance came out to worship at Knox Church on Easter Sunday and joined In the special communion ser vice Rev Noble Dean sermon was on Victor Victor Victor The Sun day School children sang two numbers Its Morning Now Peter and Jesus Christ is Risen Heidi Sehotsch favoured with a solo The Little Flowers Came Through the Ground The Disastrous Decorators have finished their ma era me and record books and are tying up the loose ends preparing for their exhibit at Achievement Day which will be held at Ross R MacKay school on the evening of May Mrs Rose Stcengaard and Mrs Rose of Burks Falls visited with their son and daughter Mr and Max Heidi and Michael over the Easter weekend Susan and Robert Bruce David and Nell of Burlington Brenda Bruce of Oshawa and Mr and Mrs Ward Bruce were guests on Easter Sunday with Mr and Mrs Byron Bruce and Bradley Mr and Mrs George Lang and Mrs Jack Wheeler visited over the weekend with Georges brother Bill Lang who Is a patient in General Hos pital Belleville Mr and Mrs Robert A Craig of London spent Easter Sunday with Mrs Craig parents Mr and Mrs H Howard notice of changes the Lions would like to see the Lionet tea as caterers to the hall The service club would also like to ensure lis members remain as of flclal bar operators and that both groups be con sulted on changes to the to Rockmosa Two other motions they like to sec In writ are they be notified of any change in the con tract and that the Lions operate the cloak room The community centre board Is to consider the requests before they re turn to council for final decisions The only binding agreement so far la that Lions have a meeting place every Wednesday What being asked Is permission to to use the facility to make funds to put back into the community township reeve BUI Adsett said The proposals were Jointly up by the Lions and Li one ties Deputy Reeve Dave commended the club for its debt some so quickly All it takes Is to get a few people together and work Mr Noble said man It looks like they pn companies are trying to squash the sale and come In CBS executive Ernie Wynne told members during the committee annual meeting Wednesday at Brisbane School We re going to have to go back and fight again particularly If they make any headway with Mr Snow he said Community Telephone which runs the Erin exchanges and others in the pro vince agreed to the offer from Bell Canada The deal has to be approved by the Ontario Telephone Service Commission If the the deal goes through the Canadian Radio and Television Commission must also be asked for approval The most often men tinned but unconfirmed price for the ex changes is 7 million CBS expected the sale to be approved prior to its annual meeting Com mlttce members invited a Bell Canada repre sentative to the meeting to break the ice however the repre sentative declined the in vltatlon on the day of the meeting because of the Impasse the com mission is one other possible hitch to the sole completion During the March commission meeting on the subject of the sale the United Steel Workers of America which repre sents Community Tele phones employees t assurances for the of pay and benefits from the new About people at tended the meeting Marie Cook urged people to keep interest In the committee and not to slacken support because Bell Canada may replace Community Telephone Cox of CBS restated the group goal as being the desire for service equal to Erin a neighbors who are served by Bell at equal rates Community Telephone subscribers arc paying more for service than Bell customers in Acton and Georgetown Bell has told us if he sale goes through It wants lo hold public meelings once it has a policy set for the area Mrs Cox said We re aware not all Bell are with out problems she said Tentative date for takeover is June 1 Some CBS members urged the audience to pressure provincial politicians into blocking the effort of the private companies to beat Bell to Community Telephone The only way Is to hit the politicians CBS member Hob in said CBS successfuly blocked an application by Community Telephone two years ago to raise rates by per cent CBS went on to research ways of expanding the Erin calling area Research slowed when the group cussed Its efforts to block a recent application for a per cent Increase In rates Mrs Cox stepped down as CBS chairman after a year service She will remain with he group The new CBS executive is Bob Trimble Jo Schneider Dave Wright Frank Trotter Bill Holt Robin Searlc Marie Cook Wynne Bruce Scott Lawson Dave Sararas and Ernie Wynne Quilt raffle May 12 Beaters mothers displayed this quilt 1 Sim and Guides I tidies Auxiliary and roup sale The quilt will I 1 oft May 12 and tickets are Beavers In front are I David 1 nut and Bobby The mothers are I lilt 1 Sheila It tor In ili Benton Rockwood bowling Women over for April Marjoric O Krafka Leila Kingston Marlon Lush Ann Van Ellen Garner Sue Nightingale j03 Men over GOO for April Kick Sclm Bob I Dick Halliburton David Allan Dennis Death GOT Results of game bowled April Henpecked 22 highest bowlers Dick Halliburton Tony Stokman 566 The Slaves Marg Joy Halliburton Ivy Leaguers Sue Nightingale Alice Johnson Up Downers Kingston La Marjor O Garner Carney Bob I Dunk Jim JiMin Unprcdic tables John Dales Ken Hunt Limehouse Euchre sale by Mrs A Benton Another in the series or Women Institute Marathon euchres was held on Thursday evening in Limehouse Memorial Hall Lone hands prizes were won by and Thompson tied for ladles and Ronald Latimer and Campbell Sinclair tied for men Muriel Miller and Phil Landry were highest scorers The Group Committee for Beavers Cubs and Scouts and the Local Association for Brownies and Guides held a sue craft and bake sale at the Memorial hall on Saturday Baseball registration for the minor sports was held at the hall on Saturday April 12