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a source of we were pleased we are sure a great number of citizens were pleased with last weeks action of council in ac cepting the lowest tender for the cen tennial library it seems about once every decade we can undertake some municipal pro ject that will provide just a little extra in our lives most of our projects the last few years have been things we have to have the sewer and water installa- tion and the school additions are all very essential but the library is something we can all not only use but also see with the awarding of the construction contract council has also attempted to foresee all the other additions the sod ding the sidewalks bridge the shelv ing and furniture necessary to produce a which individuals and organizations may participate in the centennial library pro ject it would seem the library board will be able to provide the books neces sary with the help of the south central regional library coop possible projects for local groups could be the beautification of the school creek in front of the new library a bridge over the creek additional furni ture for specific areas start of a record ysr6 tape ijbraty and the lighting in the library ground perhabs another organ ization might jike to place outdoor fur niture in the parklike setting of the library whatever the local grovips may de cide to do or not do we think the new completeovbailding it is our feeling that while council has attempted to produce this complet ed building there are many areas in north growth slim early indications for the plunkett re port on local government are that the dice will be pretty well loaded against development in the northern sections of the county thats the way vve read pre liminary pronouncements on the subject made to some county council representa tives recently changes there will be the boards and municipalities that make up the two counties under study acknowledge that and even invite it of the more than 100 briefs received in the yearlong study the majority proposed changes in the present government setup only four of the briefs argued for a continuation of the present conditions and organiza tion apparently 20 favored some kind of government reorganization and 1 2 other briefs presented during the study said they had no real objection to change mr plunkett has told the county rep resentatives there will not be much de velopment in the northern halves of peel and halton despite projected popula tion growth for halton to 313000 and peel to 310000 each county now has less than 150000 the main deterrent to growth in the northern sections of the counties would be what the commis sioner feels would be the high cost of servicing land sewage would have to undergo extensive treatment or be piped to the lake and given regular treatment either of which is expensive mr plunketts report is to be in the hands of the minister of municipal af fairs by september and its release will be eagerly awaited the very existence -fibrary-wtft- thenocletsforcentert nial projects and programs by which we in acton may participate in the overall canadian festivities of such a study has already clouded municipal issues and stalled or hastened projects by its imminence and anticipat ed major recommendations on municipal structure we hope in his final report mr plun kett will use more specific terms than the northern section of the counties and the southern sections these terms are already confusing local politics to some the north of the county starts at the dundas highway while others regard the division at the point of the base line road between oakvilleburlington and nassagaweyaesquesing we hope too that mr plunkett will recommend permission for development of municipalities within their proven cap acities for meeting service requirements engineering studies can provide accur ate information on water supplies and the ability of streams to cope with treat ed effluent these are the logical guide lines on which to project and permit de velopment and growth the provincial government already has ample authority to insist an adherence to such guidelines it seems inevitable there will be change in the structure of local govern ment and about the only change that would seem a certainty is the abolition of a good many boards and committees with their power and responsibility re turned to a council where the structure will place the local or county levels of government is still fair game for conjecture at least until the infighting starts after filing of the plunkett report in september harley to halton by harry harley m p interest in the problems of older people ha- been quickened in the past several months bv the publication and discussion of the report ol the special senate committee on aging particularly in the last lew davs while debating the canada assistance plan the recommendation ol this com mittee is simplv this that all canadians 65 and over be assured ol a guaranteed minimum income as a start single per sons would have an annual income ol h260 105 a month and married couples would hae 2220 a car 185 a month the ivdoral government would fill the pap between existing incomes and this proposed minimum annual income this guaranteed income the senate commit tee concludes would hest serve the pur pose cl enabling older citiens to lite with dignity while still continuing to make a worthwhile contribution to their communities the senate committees proposal has seeral points in its laour the se nate rconmicndalion would proide ad ditional pj ments lor those with incomes below the proposed minimum and no pa- ments would be made to those over the guaranteed annual minimum income the use ot income tax forms as the basis tor an income test would in the se nate committees view be simpler and more acceptable to older people than artv ot the aiioiis other methods pro posed or used lor determining who is and who isnt eligible tor additional pa- ments th pln would be less burdensome on the public treasure and on the tax payer in tact pjxments could be expect ed to drop steadily as the canada pension plan marts paying full benefits it ma tures to lull pament in ten years we already expend over one million dollars a year under the old age security pro gramme as it now stands and this amount will rise to 16 billion by 1970 primarily because of the lowering of the eligibility age to e5 year j in addition ie have com mitted ourselves to heavy additional ex- rendiunes over the next few years in the fields or university education medical in surance and health resource- to name three examples it is difficult to estimate the piecise cost ot the guaranteed minimum income piopol if applied to older persons the senate committee itself declined to give uix estimate but its chairman senator oaid croll suggested the cost would bo approximately 100 million a ear imtiallv the government leels it would be higher than this figure perhaps three times as high but ceitainlv it would still be lower than the pavment of an additional 25 per month to exerxone in receipt ot old age secuntv another potential problem wih the senate proposal is that h might fv- quiro recipients to estimate a xear in advance what they think their annual in come will be sav tor example a person estimated that his income will be 1100 or the ear- he woud he eligible for ad ditional pax ments of 13 33 a month to hi nip hurt up to the guaranteed income of 124 tor a single person the senate onimit tecs recommenda tion i now undergoing careful studn as indeed the committee itself suggested it should toe piime minister has alrcadv announced that carelul immediate and expert attention is being given to the se nate report and in laot a committer lwitluti he federal department ot health and welt are is alrcadx at work isvesing its recommendations and tindings in this connection i would also bring to xour attention remarks by the prime minister speaking in the throne speech debate last januarx ft is important that nnc do all that xve can to meet the needs ot older people nvhich must remain the concern of this and other government in canada the government is taking important steps now to expand its support in these fields through canada assistance plan and the medicare programme which it hopes w ill ioon be in effect especially the latter be cause it is the older groups which are moat vunerjble to the high ccst and un certainly xvhich relate to medical care sugar and spice back issues by bill smiley in about the last three decades the face of a canadian summer has changed almost beyond recognition think back to your summers as a child the sights and the sounds and the smells have all changed youd scarcely know you were in the same country summer itself has not changed as a nation halffrozen after a long weary winter and a cold xvet spring xve still greet it with rapture and incredulity it is the celebration of the season that has been transformed thirty years ago summer xvas a quiet time the pace xvas leisurely the mood was one of peace todav its just the op posite it is the nofsiest time of the year the pace is frantic and the mood is jaz zy in those da- summer pleasures for the working stall were simple and lor a cottleolgorrd ieasolis7he wotkedttlmr or 10 hours a day and he didnt have any money when he got home he xvas whacked after supper he might water the laxvn or do a little xveeding or just sit on the iroiit porch until dark occasionally hed lake in a ball game or maybe drive the family around for a xvhile and buy every body an icecream cone when his holidays rolled around he didnt do much puttered around paint ing the trim on the house or xvorked in the garden maybe took the family to visit relatives for a few days in those days summer cottages and power boats and resort hotels and golf were lor tihe wealthy what a difference today the working still gets home and his day has just bc- yun he has a golf date or the kids de mand he drive them lor a sxvim or his wile has asked someboclv over for drinks and a barbecue and he must don the apron and get to work when his holidays come around the pace tiiples no puttering about the house tor him no sitting in the back yard un der i shade tree and restoring himself it doesnt matter xvhat has been plan ned for his holidays whether its a inad motor trip of 3000 miles or a cottage at crud lake or a tenting excursion hes go ing to have to be a human dynamo for about is hours a day whats happened in three decades cars affluence desire for status and xvomen cars and the subsequent highways to accommodate them have opened up the hinterland beach areas that used to be quiet little summer settlements at the end off a rugged gravel road are noxv roaring raucous neon jungles bv night flesh strips and screaming motors by day virgin lakes not long ago accessible only by canoe and porlage are now laid bare by developers and the bulldozers are at work and everybody wants to own his own plot though prices have sky rocketed affluence combined with the never- neverland of the linancc company has made its inroads today the working man owns his own cottage or cruiser and be longs to the golf club the big resorts have been taken over by the moderately xvell- todo the rich in disgust fly to europe the eternal pursuit ol status in our society hns played its part if that crumb next door can afford a cottage for two weeks joe can aflorcl a flight to the west coast if he has a 50jhorse motor joe needs a 75horse if his kids are going to camp lor two xveeks joes are going for the xvhole of august and xvomen ah how they have helped change the lace of canadas sum mer thev used to be content to stay home look alter their gardens and put up preserves in the summer they used to be happy xvith a lamily picnic on sun days thev used to enjoy making a pit cher ol cold lemonade on a hot summer evening and bringing it out to the porch noxv thev want a cottage for txvo months or a new and bigger boat or a second car plus a membership at the golf club plus a new patio plus a couple ol weeks at a swank report its no wonder poor joe is a whimper ing shell at the end ol the summer ex hausted broke and frazzled respect for the law open defiance of a court order nor mally results in a confrontation between the court and the offender when a pen ally is invoked for that defiance it is re garded as the upholding of law and order in a society but recently when some were inspir ed to disobey a court inpjnction and ex ceed the number of pickets permitted they were punished and immediately a host of officials were ready to attack the udge responsible the courts the gov ernment and the premier really the subect under attack was a specific law the law that permits injunc tions on the number of pickets or on pic keting during labor- management dis putes within the same week the news de velops that a wildcat strike delayed the unloading of 1 7 ships because police chargecfjone man with an illegal act apparently 150 more walked out in sym pathy and a further 450 joined in at this point they had refused to return to work until the police responsible for the charges and an alleged assault had been dismissed or apologized farmers have found it necessary in some areas to technically break the law by impeding traffic on highways in sup port of their case for higher milk prices it causes one to reflect on where the breakdown in a society comes when all respect for law and order has been trampled not all laws are good laws but while a law is in force the courts are compelled to uphold it when one is broken it is not the quality of the law that is measured but the violation just how long can we continue to cast the law in disrespect and still expect it to be a force or are we really build ing a whole new power structure with authority vested other than in elected officials and judicial courts sttt photo retiring can be enjoyable especial ly when an elegant smorgasbord lun cheon is served- thursday of last week five beardmore employees were feted on retirement und caterers from park view mote in gtelph provided the taty morsels of food left to right are two employees of the catering firm general manager norman braida handing out serviettes and cutlery as al connelly les dubv percy evans and al villemairc help themselves to the food 20 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday july 4 1946 all acton pupils xvere successful in their high school entrance examinations names of all students promoted were listed those xvith perfect attendance were russell arbic wayne arbic emer son baxter adele chew leslie cripps fred euringer doreen fryer helen keel- an fred kentner helen moore kathleen mcchrislall isabelle ritchie helen som- erville betty wilds acton boys band xvent by special bus to waterloo and took part in the music festival this xvas the boys first time in competition and while they did not win any axvards xve are proud of the boys and of the xvork of their conductor mr chas mason they can win if they continue to progress and improve a crowd of between 400 and 500 gath ered at lome school on monday to join in a presentation and do honor to the members of the acton ujfypo and jun ior rrmcpwfloservedht war the afternoon xvas spent in races and games and acton boys band played george somerville xvas the winner in horseshoe pitching george mason enter tained xvith feats of magic past leaders speaking xvere messrs chas mckeoxvn r n broxvn and j j stewart master of ceremonies and a leader always in the group xvas mr r l davidson present group leader is mr elxvood johnston those who paid the supreme sacrifice were e a anderson jas mclntyre and hoxvard webster fiftv- two former members of the group saw active service on their behalf jack van gooen expressed thanks born parker mr and mrs robert r parle er announce the birth of a daugh ter linda shelburn on june 20 at guelph general hospital 50 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday july 6 1916 another acton boy ptc alexander gribhen has been killed in action the sad message was forwarded to his par ents who have moved to toronto misses janie obrien margaret and christina henderson and ethelred while were all successful in passing their norm al school examinations miss bella gole received her third class certificate the delightful xveather on dominion dax rendered the union picnic at rock- xvood a delight acton epworth league was repiesented by 65 members and liiends under the leadership of rev aivson thev xvent on the 1030 am train and had txvo meals there before returning on the evening train the rockwood league were amiable hosts owing to ill health dr a d lake has disposed of his practice to dr j a mc- niven xvho commenced his professional work in acton this xveek dr and mrs mcniven have leased sunderland villa the home of mr w a storey which is centrally located and admirably adapted lor a doctors office and residence dr mcniven left comber and essex county because ol the heavy clav roads the lei m ol olfice ol municipal of- i icci john harvev has expired and acton lost one ol its most faithful and efficient olticcis his multifarious duties always received his closest attention as assessor and collector he xvas adept only one ap peal wis made this vear and there have raiely been complaints as tax collector every dollar available has always been collected as collector of hydroelectric rates he was termed the best in the pro vince he deserves a complimentary and substantial testimonial mr w j reid his successor comes with strong recom mendations 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday july 9 1891 the dominion of canada was 24 years old on wednesday with a strong pulse lusty xvings and grand physique she is in a postilion to make a name for herself modern inventions have brought so great an increase of luxuries to all classes that noxv the difficulty is not so much to secure xvhat is useful and necessary as to avoid an intemperate excess the corporation officer- has the side walks pretty xvell repaired- now some of the new punks put in would be better if the edges xvere bevelled clown to the thickness of the old planks ihenevvbui4d4ngiitthcgjiiruiition for drying sand lor locomotives is about completed it does not add much to the beauty of the surroundings the masons have commenced opera tions on the nexv home of d henderson mp on bower ave mr j c hill is having the room above his store fitted up for a society hall the annual dominion day celebra tion was held and notwithstanding the xvet weather of the morning a fairly large croxvd of visitors came in they xvere for the most part lovers of horse flesh and as usual the program centred around the race track there was an exciting football match betxveen nassagaweya hifliers and acton and a lacrosse match there was a socalled cahthumpian procession and the banners carried by the grotesque juveniles bore legends reciting the ec centricities virtues and failings ol several members ol council which created many a hearty laugh the acton free press business and editorial office phone 8532010 pounded in 1b75 mii piibllhherl very thumdhv lit 39 willow si atlou on tario member of tho audi bureau nf clrcillitloiih the c wn a and owna advertising rates on request slltlnc-rlp- tlons payuble in advance 4 00 in cmudn 700 in all countries other than canada ulrurlo copies 10c authorized iu second clnsh mhii post office department ot tawa advertising 1h accepted on the condition ihnl in the event nf ivpntiraph- lcil irrnr that poi hon ol ihe advertising pace occupied bv ihr eironenu item oethcr with reasonable allowance for hlgnxtmc- will not he chaired foi hut ihe halnnte of the advertisement will he paid foi at tho applicable rate in ihe event of a 1 vpouraphlc il ennr advertising coodn or set vli es at a wrong pi ice goods or services may not he sold advertising is merelv an orfci to sell and may be willdrawn it anv time published by the dills rrlntlnc mid publishing co ltd david it dills managing editor copy light ipmt rz sttt t church notices trinity church the united church ot canada minister rev dwighti engel ba bd organist mr george elliott ma phd presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mikenzie ba b d minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master combined summer services al trinity church sunday july 10th 1966 at 10 t m pieichci rev dwight i enyel t hutch school withdrawn it both chinches lor summer months acton baptist church founded 1842 pastor rev stanley gammon rt- 144 ttdey ave ph 853115 slndvy july 10 19c6 0 ts a m church school adult class 1 1 00 i in morning worship what is sahation i heic will be no evening services during inly and august wednesday prayer and bible study 7 jo no thursday choir practice for july all v isitors welcome to our services doctrines xxe preach and bedieve ihe npirt ftirtli ihe dictv ol christ his jjodilx resurrection ihe second coining bethel christian reformed church acton ontario rev wiebe van dik phone 831585 si nday jll y 10 loof 1010 am lnghsh service 2 30 pin dutch semie 345 pm sunday school the church of st alban the martyr anglican corner willoxv and st albans drive rev ritchie mcmurrav m a stb evangel pentecostal tabernacle paoc 33 churchill road rev s m thoman pastor 85327 15 trmitv v sunday jll y id ildfi 10 a in untlei the direction ol mr iiurcike dnby ba during julv there xvill be one emce matins with crrnoi and music at 10 a in under the direction of mr laurence dubv ba maple avenue baptist church georgetown sunday july 10 1966 1000 am sunday school for all ges 1100 am morning worship service 700 pjn evangelist service tuesday 8 pjn prayer and bible study ihuriay pjn christ ambassidsr sunday july 10 1966 945 ajn sunday school 1100 am morning service 700 pjn evening service wednesday 8 pm prayer meeting acton 853-1956- georgetown 877666b