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p canvass hits new high 1140 includes walkers 523 thnal total in the acton and district canvass for the cancer campaign is a remarkably good lxl4068 the highest ever collected here this in cluded 52345 presented by the students of project action who walked to raise their sub stantial donation on a per- mlle basis this is very very good commented delighted cam paign chairman mrs ray ar bic xast years total was 2717 she said she has had phone calls from a berzinsh of georgetown president of the georgetown cancer society unit of which acton is a branch and from murray ink- ster oakville chairman of the campaign for central ontario counties congratulating the local executive and canvassers the goal for georgetown and acton and district area was 6800 and by the time the last few results are in its expected this will touch 9000 the canvass was limited o private homes but there were separate donations made from the acton legion dublin and bannockbum wis beard- mores upwa union and porters union and from the acton junior farmers response throughout the district was excellent the money collected here is forwarded to ontario head quarters where k is used pri marily for research the can cer campaign claims to be the best of any in proportion of money collected which is di verted directly into the aims of the canvass of each dollar donated 65 cents goes to re search 25 cents service to pa tients and education five cents to general overhead and five cents for campaign expenses area captains and their can vassers arc captain mrs jovd robin son with mrs joe whitham mrs dollv robinson mrs w hictatat mrs john barr mrs r7 ginger mrs e browne mrs r drinkwaltcr mrs e parker mrs e lynch mrs ouinn bob hart george bow man mrs jack mccallum and mrs owen coultrup mrs jean marcoux captain with mrs r vaughan mrs h phulan mrs andy nolan mrs vic bristow mrs margaret tledsey mrs harold denny mrs h helwtg captain with mrs c leatherland mrs john mchugh miss jean barber mrs william mcleod mrs sum brunnelle mrs ted tyler jr mrs m courtney mrs g sprowl mrs jack hargrave mrs trevail mrs vera mat tocks mrs pat waldie mrs allan ellerby mrs w struth- ers mrs don van fleet captain mrs stan cnpps mrs h ven- ema mrs tom watson miss olga dvriw mrs mary de haan mrs j bousfiuld mrs eleanor thompson mrs mild red kellv miss mary beth el liott mrs a j buchanan mrs mac sytnon captain mrs hovard coles miss bella- maye roszell mrs ernie marks agnes hblmes mrs bill splelvogel mrs wilf mc- eachern mrs b chew mrs wilms moffat captain mrs merle young mrs t pat terson mrs w dunbar mrs keith moore catherine free- mrs harold force captain- man catherine mcmillan qr- mrs alex frank mrs bert hinton mrs john smith mrs c landsborough mrs basil johnston mrs art ford captain mrs henry arbic mrs ed footitt mrs george ware mrs ab irwin captain mrs herb cook mrs d jordan mrs g jordan mrs rene johnston mrs fred kentner sr cap tain mrs len lovell mrs harold townsley jr mrs har old townsley sr mrs doreen mclntyre mrs george gim- mer mrs mickey holmes mrs stan matthews captain mrs cam sinclair mrs a brooks mrs w linham mrs clarence coles mrs jack fox ma gibson mrs j henry mildred ward mrs cal mclntyre captain mrs horace blyth mrs ed wilson mrs f mccarron mrs ed norton mrs w brit- ton mrs chris britton mrs irene douglas mrs duncan moffat duncan moffat mrs r p bell captain mrs n marshall mrs t vos mrs i chamberlain mrs h schelke mrs syd newton captain mrs joe jocque mrs w char- ette mrs murray harrison b veldhuis mrs garnet mckenzie mrs herman freul- er nino braida sam brunellc and miss alma braida ballinafad euchre m hall for expo trip to raise funds by mrs robt mcenery a euchre was held in ballina- fad community centre spon sored by brisbane school to raise money for their pupils trip lo expo twenty tables were played ontuesday night high ladies mrs rcbt a mcenery second mrs barden low maggie deforest gents high mr barnstable second r payne low wayne jackson lucky draw m m jolliette mrs bernle of scotland is visiting with her daughter and family mrs leo jamieson sympathy of the community goes out to mr and mrs john wood and family in the sudden passing of mrs woods sister mrs grcxton of hornby tajt the unsaid part of what you think high school rate up township budget 293433 levies for area high schools made the difference when nas- sagaweya township council set its 1967 budget last night tuesday ratepayers living in the area supporting the ac ton high school will see an increase in their tax bills this year while the milton areas residents taxes will be down due to drop in the milton high school levy total expenditures of 293- 433 36 were approved in the budget items included 27041 county rate 73458 township general 18880 acton high school 40317 milton high school 121792 public schools 1325 eden mills village 2799 campbellvme village 3636 acton fire area 5364 milton fire area and 810 separate schools councillors noted the de crease in the milton high school levy would not last long as the figures were ex pected to rise again next year what you save this year you had better put in the bank you are going to need it next year said councillor mrs anne macarthur the townships general ex penditures are down the public school needs are a slight increase over last year consolidated rates show those in the acton high school area will pay 5943 mills this year up 599 mills milton high school area 5501 mills down 107 mills eden mills police village 6491 mills up 641 mills and campbellville police village 5416 mills down 138 in addition those living in the acton fire area pay 279 mills and those in the milton fire area an extra 154 mills the commercial rate is 8 33 higher in the acton area total 6776 and 784 mills more in the milton area total 62 85 reeve william coulter noted that per capita grahts have been increased this year giv ing most township ratepayers a break on residential and farm assessments but increas ing the commercial levies the township will receive 72653 revenue this year to re duce the amount that must be collected through taxes major item in the general expendi tures for 1967 is 92000 in the roads budget in other business at last nights meeting derek demynn appeared to request compensation for a development road widening program which took 25 feet off his frontage ruined his driveway and took away four large trees and a hedge it was earlier evaluated at 1320 the request was discussed and turned over to the solici tors for a legal opinion ratepayer gus goutouski requested early action on the townships stop sign program and was informed a traffic count survey was presently un derway to determine which roads need the signs first he also asked council to take over the maintenance of the puslinch nassagaweva town the eight marathon waikks who started out from i i toronto city hall in project actions fund raising campaign for the cancer society line up in the shelllike city hall shape i around campaign manager mrs ray arbic and treasurer bob i hall for the free press comers spokesman gerry ockenden i far right presented a cheque for 523 45 to the society i in a short ceremony from the left barrie elliott bobl browne phil dupuis rob radford ken owen stu johnson i i george bershin and gerry ockenden staff photo ft chilly weather cuts horse show attendance last years event was quite successful it was the first time the rotary club agreed to assist at the twoday pro gram as a moneyraising ven ture actons donations local news items the annual victoria day fireworks display at campbell ville was again a success june a few of the buyers of the new houses in lakeview are from toronto and will like- iv be commuting attendance at the movie in the community centre monday evening was poor most poten tial patrons were at fireworks displays apparently a second set of milton high school students are planning to go to expo in the fall in three buse at least theyll pay their own expenses on the first night of roller skating in georgetown 380 turned up traffic was heavy on dis trict roads on the weekend with a few groups of muffled- up pickniokers along the sides of the roads trying to warm their hands along with their wieners maybe practicing for the acton open tournament in june golfers have been trying out their swings in the park at school grounds and even their own backyards as well as play ing regular games at district courses milton high school board and milton council have both endorsed the consultative com mittee report on recommended changes in the county despite cold and rain that turned to snow many opened up then cottages or went north to cabins on the holiday week end the veteran campers stay ed out despite the abnormally cold weather usually the 24th of may weekend is the time to attract buyers to lavish displays of boxed flowers and vegetables for the home garden not this year when only the hardiest flowers could survive the cold unseasonably cold weather cut attendance at the style ac res ranch horse show saturday and sunday the event is co- sponsored by owners of the ranch and the acton rotary club rotarians their wives and other volunteers shivered as they manned the booth and as sisted at the event some of the english riding kpn ca total classes had to be cancelled on ne swe to saturday sundays western events were better attended and were very enjoyable for spectators rotarians report a reason ably successful day with an expected modest profit despite disappointing weather they made a donation to students who helped make sandwiches and man the booth for fheir expo fund taking it with you is not important the problem is making it last until you go in the spring issue of the small magazine muscular dys trophy reporter a full cam paign report is given actons donation the first listed under the proving of lalanptsis 287 38 the appeaojis directed by the firefighters this year the appeal raised over half a million dollars through its annual campaign and other sources to the more than 10000 vic tims of muscular dystrophy in canada this means the re search program will continue unhampered in 1967 jtamsmssm 4gzmmm surveys show that carbon monoxide lowers the visual threshold especially if assoc iated with an oxygen deficien cy even the small amount of carbon monoxide inhaled by a smoker may cause slight im pairment of visual acuity or sharpness teen dance acton community centre 9 pm 1230 pm friday may 26 featuring the only way wrestling milton arena thursday june 1 830 pm kv h hwf miat counttr in iga foods on the service quicker with a bigger variety to main st sn acton is equipped to handle many choose from more varieties and quantities shoppers find staff photo train to toronto askabout convenient departure and return times w tmmffimvn pfiunv to ravnaj cw pamngn tiln offioa cim canadian national whipper watson main event v s masked yankee 3 wome pro judo exhibition fabolous moolah and joyce grable fabolous moolah plus the midgets mixed tag team bout also 600lb wrestling bear whipper watson jr vs g dubois ringside 175 gen 125 kids 75e ffi r the acton free press wednesday may 24 1967 5 cold cub camp at orangeville on weekend district cubs were chilly but determined when they spent the weekend at camp at or angeville seven boys from ac ton a pack with one of the fathers howard coles spent the holiday weekend at camp at orangeville following through a wellplanned pro gram despite the constant cold the boys wore warm cloth ing and some keot it on all night there were between 40 and 60 boys at camp including from acton leslie coles gor don gibbs russell coultrup barry payne mark lowe barry allan and glenn lee cub leader mrs robert grant helped set up camp and drive the boys but couldnt stay due to illness in the fam ily the lads reported they broke ice on the surface of the water oupply in the mornings the annual 24th of may week- end camp is directed toward preparing 10yearold cubs for scouting by accepting more re sponsibility there were boys there from georgetown nor- val ballinafad and acton ijne which is presently main tained by puslinch on a cost- sharing agreement he sug gested puslinch was slow in repairing the road the road committee brought in a report on its proposals for a 1967 program the work includes building a new deviate road north of the cpr between five sideroad and the second line calling tenders for a half ton and a five ton truck replacing a bridge in lot 14 on the sixth line taking the stop sign traffic count survey and the painting of the township works garage courtesy patrol to cover roads assist tourists the hamilton automobile clubs courtesy patrol will co ver local tourist routes in wentworth halton brant and haldimand counties every weekend from the victoria dav weekend until labor day for the seventh consecutive vcar the courtesy patrol was in stituted in 1961 because of the problems tourists had in get ting help or information on local control access routes another reason for starting this free service was the fact that mechanical breakdowns could also be hazardous on busy highways during the past six years thousands of motorists from every province most states mexico great britain france germany australia and even brazil have been assisted one way or another bv the neatly uniformed courtesy patrol dri vers during the 1966 summer season the courtesy patrol as sisted 722 motorists and with the tremendous increase in traffic by expo bound motor ists the courtesy patrol ex pects to assist approximately 1000 motorists this summer assistance provided by the driver takes many forms chan ging flat tires and repairing electrical problems head the long list of mechanical prob lems that have been corrected tourists who have become confused or have strayed from their routes have been sent confidently on their way ag ain first aid and other help has been given at accidents broken glass and sharp ob jects are always removed from the roadway e r truck bodies 2278 nipissino rd milton 7s2420 wo manufacture and repair most types of truck bodies saturday afternoon special childrens show 2 pm acton community centre double feature plus cartoon one show only admission 30c p doors open 130 pm a aiso showing 1btjl0irmmayrjt i zz cil i r mmi goes to india w i a mnoevri k ftm mm b i fc b