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rockwood building boom anticipated by hydro j rockwood during the village trustee meeting held recently it -avwv-disdased-tfiat-this-yeari-vti- lage assessment would be up bv sdme 50880 over laxf vcar while tbc lax rale is expected 10 liold a new planned use toylaw was passed making it easier to build nehw homes the old bylaw made it compulsory to use two of the om survey lots while now one and one half lots or a 99 x 132 fl area is needed hvdro users in the village paid 1000 less for their hydro in 1965 while at the same tinic 99400 more kilowatt horns mimed than in 1964 building boom the hvdro commission believes that a buildngboomisdue 10 ht the village of rockwood and hydio arc lookmg and planning ahead their budget for the next two years includes 20 new sci vices 15 of these underground four out of five new homes built in rockwood aurlng 1965 were electrically heated and the com mission feels this rcnd will con tinue pairs and squares new name for club square dancers in rhe acton area originally organed oy for mer recreation director harris roc have agreed to a name for the club i ast week when a vote uas taken it was unanimously atrecd jo name rtiejronp the tairs anctsquares day off prayer service four rockwood churches rockwood mrs betty jones of the rockwood st johns ang lican wa welcomed ladies from the four rockwood churches to the world day of pravcr in opening mrs jones reminded all present that even while we slept other women in the woild would be observing their prayer day a gospel hymn was present ed by the junior girls choir ol lh church the meditation on the theme ye ate my witnesscb was giv en by dr barbara kingscote jes us lit a pilot light to guide future witnesses she stated it is often hard as humans to present an unbiased witness but we must ask god to help us present the true facts to otliers we can all uitness in some way if only in our love to others we need not be afraid to uitness she conclud ed we are not standing alone for god said lo i am ith you al ways even unto the end of the world miss minnie nickell piesidcnt of the presbvlenan wms took the act of dedication portion of i he program the intercession with special pravers for women in all different parts ot the world was presided over bv imrs elea nor wilson president of the unit ed church women the benediction was pronounc ed by mrs jones sessions aiejield at the robert little school cacli wednesday evening rector is advisor in television series a jaz combo mtcrpictive dancing unlikely as n sounds these are pari ol a television plo- giam on religion which st al bans rector the rev ritchie me murray has helped to make he- has acted as an advisor for three films in a series for the show spectrum which is televised on sundavs at 1 pm on channel 9 the final film in the sencs wdl be shown this coming sun day the lirst two were on love and uork the third is about lei sure the programs arent addressed o church going people really he evplains but to voung people who do not attend serxices ol uoiship foi them the sencs hopts to slum gods activit in all aspects of ones daily hie part of the script has been written by a prolessor of english at western university and the nairatoi is pat watson well known foi this hour has seven day ssskj2 vkij government not ready kerr supports divorce ref haltons provincial member george a kerr of burlington made headlines last week when the ontario legislature survived a brief siorm on divorce law re form mr kerr and r a eagleson of lakeshore riding both conserva tive members spoke in favoi of a liberal opposition members bill put forth bv harry worton of r n s i mrs george day ucw hostess rockwood mrs george day jwias hostess for the tebruaiy meeting of rockwood united church women unit two icctntlv the unit leader miss glachs han na opened with the poem be cause there is a god lollowed by a hmn and the lords praer in unison mrs iharvev bavne program convener nook friendship as her theme and gae the back ground of the hymn what a friend we have in jesus the author joseph semen had rit ten these well knoun lims as a comfoi l to his mother during a time ot sorrow gift ot friends seveial poems were read b the ladies each bringing out the thoujhr that our finest gift- an our inends the thought that jesus is evei our true friend was brought out in the singmg of ive found a firiend oh such a friend mrs ross col don led ttu group in praer jl plight of indians jnc members were informed t ms hanna that ouxindians in i tne west were batlh in need ol old felt hats mil beads to assist i them in their work the ladies j were also requested to sae their old mlons and place t in the fr hrrrexiutiic- chut h foi u sc n- korea mrs freeman wilson reported i from presbur that the rock wood ucw have been asked tw sere a snack on one da of cen j oral council to be held at kitch cner in september i mrs bivne i hanked all those who had taken part in the pro- 1 gram and mrs da tor the use of i her home a lovelv lunh wasi served b the hostess and lunch committee and a social time lul lowed wellington south nding mr worton s bill called for discus sioms on divorce law reform be tween the provincial and federal governments i hope were not going to talk this out again this eaisaid mr kerr and mr eagleson chimed in the time is npe and oppevi tune lor steps to be taken in this house normallv opposition membei s resolutions are talked out of the house but mr kerr and others said it should go to a vote and the halton member sug gested eveiv member of the legal prolession would back the action squelched ibut premier john robats quickly squelched the debate he said he would have to vote again st the resolution because it called for the government to takeaction which this government has not considered and which tfhis gov ernment is not prepared to accept at this time mr kerr and mr eagleson with this stern vvainmg from their partv leader vveie lore eci to vole against the worton re solution the globe and mails cartoon ist depicted the situation in an editorial page cai toon in which the premier is shown stalking oft alter breaking a back bench over the heads of a da7ed pair tagged kerr and eagleson the cartoon title was till death do us part day of prayer service friday ye are mv witnesses was the theme ol the world dav of pravei service observed bv women in nianv countnes on fndav in acton the scrv ice was at the chris tian reformed chinch and the speaker was the minister the rev wiebe van dijk mrs vos acted as i e a d c i throughout the service vwth mis kamminga and mrs van stralen taking the offering representatives of other churches taking part were mrs petci binnie imrs charles lands borough mrs fred anderson mrs tom shields mrs s tho- man mis felfham mrs griffin sprowl mrs g w mcken7ic and mrs h holmes mis venemi plaved the oigan a good attendance took part in the annual observation the service is at a different chinch each vear last year the service was at the pentecostal church and next vcar is at the baptist church dont worry about money just use good credit to buy a used car from lous used cars main st rockwood 8564235 lous got a good selection drop in now thursdav badminton sessions continue to draw plavers at the high school congratulations and best wishes to the doctors and staff albert rviijr i uiv iul69987rockmodj of actons medical centre and i wish to extend my thanks to the contractor and his subcontractors and all those who took part in the erection of the new building progressing with the times in our town wm j mcleod glen residents worry about another flood residents of glen williams arc wonted about flooding ntain tws spnng and ratepayer t green apiiearedhefonr rsqnesmgtowr- stup council s lam meeting to cc what could ik- done to prevent a recurrence of last years disaster in the north halton community mr green said councillors and conservation authority members lie had contacted to dale had re fused to accept the responsibility and he wondered where to tuni ney members agieed the emer gency measures organi7alion would not be able to help be cause the situation was not vet an emergency a large quantity of ice is piling up behind the homes similar to last winter when the credit rivvr overflowed and hooded several homes m the village mr green told lotmcillors ap mtpf councillor tom hill was nam ed as a committee lo approach halton m p pgeoi i ken xinil the ministvr of resources to see what action can be uken to ert another serious flool in other council business coun cil indicated its willingness to allow a senior c4ti7cns apartment project in the township the georgetown kinsmen aie plan ning the llsuite proiect lo be built on geoigetbivnowned land in the township membets rcceived a letter of congratulations from j w win grove five sideroad piaising the works force for its snow clearing effoi is after the last storm new medical centre opens three doctors move monday acton medical centre opened its doors monday morning af ter being in the construction stage since october 25 when ground was first broken the new building on mill st west was planned and is owri ed by w j mcleod real es tate broker and general con tractor for the project was a l rjemer the two storey building is of brick veneer and is electrically heated the main floor contains three examining rooms three consult ing rooms a surgery wash rooms dispensary and a large waiting room for the three doe- tors who are operating the centre monday morning doctors hutchison brian moore and david van der bent began their practice in the new quar ters there are two apartments pn the second floor and dr van der bent occupies one the main floor is designed so the area is easily adaptable for any other business by re moving partitions due to incle ment weather progress on the building was hampered in the early stages but as soon as weather cleared work contin ued at a rapid pace this is actons first medical centre with doctors in practice together mass testing industries done all major industries in halton count have done then pait in the cuirent mass tubuculinjest ing and rav suivev accoiding to rev i slabronks general chait man ol lie suj ye kel lld the acton- free press thursday march 3 l llmehouse illnesses new son in weeks news in hospital in onkvflk unjuilulahons lo mi and mis tail hill on the- ai rival ol then vcc chosen son last week end a hiother loi ihiecveai old minam mi i is id uoughlev vvns home lone clow had a tonsilleitoniv in hospital in guiifflnwn on i ast weekend meuicui cil lij wi i k mi 1 1 id mis a w benton al brooks ic pot ted tuda that iiui 10 000 pel sons in 7s mdusiins have been x laved so lit community ulkrculin testing clinics will be in opeiilion in vai ious cenlies in halton countv be ginning rcbuuiv 28 and all em plovccs who have not bejn x iiv ed aie uigcd lo attend these- coin munitv climes beloie the close ol the mass sut vi v on apnl 6 it is hoped that all icsidents ol ihc- lomitv will hve t kcn advantage al this sei v ether was inst used as a pain killet befoic an operation in 1842 iduinl iikiiiiiu i it ol lnr uncle vi hop tlih mix kusill willi mi a niilsoniii milton kavis uiipiovis iu in iltli l n iiiesdav red cross is always there with your help now open 25- car wasrt doityourself no need to wear old clothes added features v r car vacuum 10c radiant heat 10c paper chamois 3 for 10c open 24 hours a day located on hwy 7 near ma veal motors east of plaza georgetown ont ji h s holden optometrist 36 cork st east guelph phone ta 27150 955 am hot water washes away your washload faster get more hot water when you want itwith natural gas call your- plumber dealer department store or united gas congratulations to mr and mrs william j mcleod on the completion of actons first ern medical centre and best wishes with success in the future for doctors t b moore c hutchison d van der bent who will staff the medical centre n til sit 3 uh i we were pleased to have been chosen building contractors for actons newest building project with the assistance of the following subcontractors gas makes the big hot differenca acton electric j vanderkooy acton 0 electrical contracting boehmers kitchenerguelphgeorgetown ready aaix cement chris duiker acton carpenter work fletcher plastering r r jk acton frank holmes plumbing installation for a l riemer equipment co acton howell plumbing supply ltdstreetsvlle manseu news r r 1 actonbackf illmg wm varcoe r r 4 rockwood sewer trenching j b mackenzie son ltd acton lumber h occomore co roofmq and sheet metal work guelph bob reynolds masonry glen williams mervin thompson moffat excavation r r 1 twin woodworking ltd wooden window and door frames limehouse fred kentner ceramic tile work gil vansoelen painting contractor a l riemer equipment co 84 cook st plumbing and heating contractors acton ont 8530640