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showing strokes they learned ih the first ihreeweek swimming lessons are some of the youngsters who passed their tests last friday hands out ready for a dead man s float are front row sherry phillips steven conroy and carol grant stnff photo the old favorite the dog paddle is shown by the clowning foursome in the back row larry aacgilloway donald coats carol mckenzie and sherry is- mond their teacher was trudy morris j2is3c jree jjrtsrs editorial page ijwsjssiis foeken hctnej on the facream the latest canadian divorce figures 8941 in 1965 457 per 100000 pop ulation are up another hefty notch they have been rising steadily since the 6563 36 0 figure of 1961 when widef grounds than adultery are admitted as they certainly should and will be soon it takes no omniscience to predict that they will skyrocket the causes of marital breakdown have been examined and reexamined by sociologists weve had everything from sexual incompatibility to extreme youth- fulness and working wives no doubt all thee have played their part but an other cause that no one seems to have trotted put is pliin oldfashioned self ishness aj lonrj is men and women look ex clusively it their rights and desires and not at all at their responsibililes part- nershps will continue to dissolve in deed often there never was genuine par trier ship the litterv in any field marital or rorinerdal impies thai the contracting parties invest in an enterprise which to gether they create inevitably in the yoking there will be tensions the need by each to adjust the pace so that both carry a fair part of the load as well as sharing in the hopedfor bounty there will be times when for the sake of the undertaking one partner must temporarily at least give ground the ability to subjugate present satisfac tions for future good is a mark of mat urity a quality noticeably lacking in many who irrespective of actual age are making and breaking vows today unless we face the unpalatable truth that no good marriage can be built by shoddy individuals and do something to instil integrity and sturdy character in the young homes will continue to fall apart leaving a tragic harvest of disturb ed insecure children and frustrated bit ter adults who feel as one writer put it like unwashed dinner plates because they have failed in the deepest of all possible human relationships chief librarian mrs r p watson was thrilled tuesday morning when chosen to turn the first sod for actons new centennial library she has been look ing forward to construction of the new staff photo building for some time left to right are mayor les duby library board chairman george lee mrs watson and works sup erintendent dean crowe from f s kerr construction i f ml l sugar and spice by t i i i s m i i p y glorious summer morning early wrigiugxhis at the picnic tabic on back lan fool planted welly in dewy threc- inoh grass yes i lie grass needs cut ting the hedjtc needs trimming the flowerbeds need weeding the garage is still half- painled tram last summer though the new green is fading nicoly into the old blue twelve feet of my neighbors rotten old board unci has fallen on my side crushing shrubs the barbecue is broken he clothes line is sagging my wire is in a vile temper tor all the above reasons and my daughter is moping because she doesnt have a waitresss job like all her pals jn addition my piles are acting up my bursitis is throbbing my golf has gone sour and 1 havent got my snow tires oil yit in short its a typical day of my sum mer holidays its the difference between the beautiful illusion and the sordid real ity for tin few school teachers who are taking a summer course or marking pap ers the two long golden months of sum mer st relch ahead like a glimpse of para dise and for a few they are pretty close to it these are the unmarried ones who dont have a home to maintain and have saved all year they simply close the apartment pick up their tickets and head for utopia and even the rest of us make plans oh how we make plans i did it again this year and on paper its beautiful up early stroll about the ranch pull ing a weed here and there listening to l he birdies watching the squirrels at play smelling the summer morn breakfast the works fresh straw berries bacon and eggs pot of coffee then to work nine till noon at the typewriter lunch game of golf take family to beach for swim home for leisurely drink and barbecued sleak quiei hour in lawn chair with book bed then up and at it again fresh and fit by summers end a healthy clear- eyed constitution a hook ivaily for the publisher and i he estate looking like something out of a womens magazine thats the illusion its about as much like the reality as the venus do milo is like an orangoutang there are several flies in the soup i wonteven mention such things as bone laziness the heat and 140 chores a day my wife dreams up one of the big ones is the late movie all winter theres no lime to watch them i know its stupid you might as well be on jtink or bqoe but who can pass up cagney and cooper and bogarl in their prime result instead of a elearcyed attack- on breakfast and typewriter at nine there is a hlearveycil ielreat from both at eleven second big difficulty is people heres a typical day in fact it happened this week old friends with children dropped in at 10 am on their way through town stayed for lunch natch at 115 students arrive for lastminute help with yearbook stayed till 300 at 400 had to sally forth to- launching party for new lawn umbrella in friends back yard home at 630 at 800 twelve miles to visit friends at beach cottage yak yak home at 130 am but im not really complaining i did get up early this morning for the first lime this summer the birds are singing in the trees and one flicker is bathing under the sprinkler the squirrels are frolicking the oaks and the elms and the maples are looking down at me ben evolently the sun is shining the sky is blue and my feet are drying out it beats heck out of being dead and buried last step before construction of actons centennial library project began was the signing of the official contract with con tractor e s kerr company ltd on wed nesday morning on tuesday night at a brief council meeting approval was staff photo given to sign the contract at the town office clerkadministrator jack aacgea- chie and mayor les duby signed the contract while architect donald skinner observed xejjch in ecehwica the united states is now in the long est stretch of sustained prosperity in its history this rs good right wrong prosperity breeds inflation so president johnson has warned ameri cans to live a little lower cyji the hog or face a tax hike so bigger taxes would halt inflation right wrong at least when the cost of living went up again recently a govern- ment spokesman blamed it partly on excise taxes some of which had been recently increased item the federal government is overspending its budget this year by almost 4 billion this is bad right wrong in these days this is rela tively good it had been expected that the budget deficit might be as much as 64 billion so the governmenthas cut back that much on spending right wrong the fact is the tax money is pouring in so fast and fat fhaf the gov ernment hasnt been able to spend it all yet item americans went 93 billion deeper into debt in 1965 and now owe each other morefhan one trillion dollars this is bad right who knows some economists say th is is the way to keep the economy heal thy and private companies arid individ uals are even deeper in debt than the government so everybodys doing it the name of the game is wheee item whoever thought up the name economy for this kind of carryingon must have been a great kidder right right st thomas times- journal only certificate were pleased the free press is being awarded a certificate from the industrial accident prevention association for a certain number of lines of news publish ed on their behalf allan lauder was district chairman and of course this gave the articles a local angle if we helped were happy but were also happy to get a certificate this summer after winning awards for many years in succession in canadian weekly newspaper association conven tions we wont be getting any this august we forgot to enter back issues 20 years ago taken from hit ibruc of the free press thursday july 25 1946 i i a very successi ul live years l opera tion of acion and vicinity- war service league has been closed and the funds remaining in the treasury have been de posited in jhe cue ol ihree trustees the onlv service lim being performed with these lunds is iho presentation ol needed articles to brides who come lo acton from ovciseas to help ihem gel established in their new homes the final report audit ed by j ii crciuhton showed 1729549 raised through dunaions entertainment bingos elc fridays storm of wind rain and light ning caused a real deal of damage in this district heavy tosses were incurred on farms north ul acloi heaviest loss was suflcred by mrttf i murrav ol clov- erdale dairv twoiuwnne head ol his purebred jerseys werchtilled in the field by a bolt of lightning his son harry found the dead cat lint and one miracu- hnrslyalhc hud to he helped tfotn the pile just half a mile north the driving shed implement shed and hen house on the farm of mr geo mcphail was lilled from ils loundal ion and demolished im plements straw and hens were buried in the wreckage lack stewart was hauling a load ol hay along main si when i he whole load was upsei lightning struck the barns ol col yvill head even on and norman mcleod erin sgl jack and mrs roves arrived from england this week to make their home in canada he was for two years a prisoner of war ol the japanese and no word was heard from him sgl hugh orourke arrived home on the georgia after two years overseas while overseas he married miss margaret corner of glasgow who will follow him arriving in aclonsundav was mrs wm carnochan formerlv of brighton who came lo join her husband on the queen marv was mis alice toth and son raymond wile 1 gnr frank toth acton i 50 years ago taken from the issue of the free press thursday july 27 116 mr thos crawford who recently purchased the property at the southeast corner of mill and frederick sts has decided to remove the old irame building the building was erected about 50 years ago by william grant for a vvapin shop and residence his brotherinlaw the late james ryder had a blacksmith shop where the baptist church now stands and they worked together hundreds ol young people and some of maturer years are enjoying themselves daily in the waters of fairy lake and corporation pond it is deplorable how ever i bat some so far forget themselves as to make use of much profanity and unseemly yelling an occasional tour of the swimming places by one of our eon- stables would have a salutary ellecl a sad falalilv ceured here when mcl- vin williams was prostrated hv the heal he was one of the brightest students of the high school much sympathy is fell lor lhe family especially sister lillian who has been head of the home since the fathers death surviving are nellie tea cher at dublin fred a soldier in the trenches and huyhie harvey stafford writes from the trenches he got his hlighty at ypres he was buried in one trench dug out and was having a smoke in another he didnt know what happened but woke up in a dressing station tiil- other fellow was jailed 75 years go taken from the issue of the free press thursday july 30 1891 guelph is suffering from a serious outbreak ol diphtheria as daisy the interesting utile daugh ter ol mr a e nicklin was engajjed in play with companions she fell and broke her arm the little girl is very patient and is doing well if you are a prim usincssman and want line priming come lo the free press teeth teeth d stinon lds next the posl oil ice tee hi sd and w per set ierleet fit guaranteed and good quality mr j ii hacking of winnipeg founif- or ol the aeton frci press made acton titends a short visit this week he has aged somewhat but is siill the same wide awake newspaperman of years ago 13 savage tjuelpli silverware for wedding presents berrv diihes sugar howl egg stands salt and pepper cruets svrup iugs bon hon dishes pickle cruel- elc the contest for the medal given bv aclon gun club was held wednesday fighlv rounds were fired and messrs c c speight anil i j pearson were a tie w leans y is third and fdw nicklin fourth a very pretty little shetland ponv anil on fit lo match passed through town from toronto on the wav to guelph ii was much admired by those who saw it boiler and co guelph july sale millinery all trimmed goods fresh sailor hats just m hand flannel blouses silk blouses visiiies lace wraps lace dol mans lisle and silk gloves half price umbrellas 50c one gross washing buttons for 5c the acton a free press business and editorial office phone 8532010 founded in 1b7s and published every thursday l 39 willow st acton on tario member or the audit bureau or circulations the cwna unci own a advertising rute on request subscrip tions payable in advance 400 in canada 700 in all countries other than canada single copies 10c authorized us second class mail post office depuiimcnt ot tawa advert isinjf ih ntiupted on the condition that in the event of typotfraph- ical error that portion of the jidvertlsint space occupied by the erroneous item together with rciironuble allowance for denature will not be charged for tut the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rale in the event of a typographical error jirivortistnu eofuts or htr vires atll wninu price foods or services may not br sold advertising i nieiely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn at any time fubllniird by the imii- printing nd publixhlnj co lid david it dills ma murine editor copyrlhht loflo church notices trinity church the united church of canada minister rev dvight i engel ba bd organist mr george elliott ma phd presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mckcnic ba bd minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master t combined summer services al trinity church sunday july 31si 1066 al 1000 am preacher rev andrew ii mckenzie theme the two wanderers church school withdrawn at both chinches lor the summer months bethel christian reformed church acton ontario rev wiebe van dijk phone 8531 585 simmy july 11 ijrvi 1 0 00 am english senice 230 p in dutch senice 345 pm sunday school maple avenue baptist church georgetown slndav july 31 i96a 45 ajii sunday school 1 100- am morning service 700 pm evening service wednesday 8 pm praver meeting acton 8531 5i georgetown 87766s evangel pentecostal tabernacle paoc 33 churchill rtad rev s m thoman pastor 8532715 remember great tent cnisade al george town plaa every night at 8 pm outstanding preaching and musical talent yon are welcome the church of st alban the martyr anglican corner willow and st albans drive rev ritchie mcmnrray ma stb triniiv viii sinday july 31 16 10 am under the direction of mr laurence dubv ba during july there will be one service matins with sermon and music at 10 am under the direction of mr laurence duby ba acton baptist church founded 1842 pasiof rev stanley gammon res 144 tidey ave ph 8531615 sundayjuly 31 1965 1000 am sunday schoot for all ages 1100 am special service at evangel tabernacle with rev pierce cni sade evangelist 700 pm tent crusade tuesday 8 pjn prayer and bible study sunday july 31 i6 945 am church school adult class 1100 am morning worship commend- ed there will be no evening services during july and august wednesday prayer and bible study 7 jo thursday august 4 choir practice 730 all visitors welcome to our services doctrines we preach and beflierve the virgin birrh the diety of christ his bodily resurrection the second coming