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news of the district plan community centre milton la an unprecendented spirit of cooperatlori three of mlltoos most active service organisations joined forces last week in order to spearhead the building of a community centre within the towii at a joint dinner kneeling on april 2 metribers of the lions optrrrdstg and rotary met todlsousstebttlivepunsfof a commuri- oty centre which would be part of the hilton arena complex a midlon dollar expansion program which would sddbo beds to milton dlatrlct hospital was reveated to milton council recently the hospital board chairman and the administrator appeared before council and requested a grant toward the addition throwing out a suggestion of a one mill levy on local taxes faced with an eight mill increase already milton councillors left thd matter over or probudget considerations next year councillors were told by the board chairman that the hospital- needed money worse than the schools needed an auditorium which might only see a few hours of use each week milton school bud gets ar being blamed for the healthy mite in the mill rate antici pated credit authority under fire georgetown criticism that georgetown is gelling nothing from its substantial grants to the credit valley conservation authority was expressed at a recent meeting of georgetown council by mayor joe gibbons and deputy reeve speight weve paid over 110000 to date said the mayor why is all the money being spent in orangevllle mayor gibbons also asked why money is being spent on fairy lake in acton when it is not even part of the credit river councillor roy ballenilne reminded the mayor the authority had acquired property at llmehouse and that a planned system of restoring dams must start at the head of the river the acton pro ject explained mr ballenilne is a pilot program in which the ont ario government is picking up much of the tab the deputyreeves criticism was directed at the slow approach to a georgetown dam we were told the georgetown dam would be third or fourth on the list he said now it has boon pushed back to eighth or ninth i certainly would uke to have this explain ed mr speight thought the authority could have made better use of their money with a dam at georgetown rather than spending it in acton it would recharge our water table and put us in a much more favorable position to deal with demands being created by rapid growth georgetowns public school board foresaw the possibility of staggered classes in their schools this fall and blamed stalling for the situation of too few classrooms for the increasing number of pupils council took a large part of the blame trustee harry shortlll charging the town fathers with stopping the money from the om from getting into the hands of the board he said council wants more houses and more industry but doesnt want to recognise the need for schools because they cost money board chairman john mlntern predicted the staggered classes would come this fall remarking the board was fortunate in having thru members familiar with the staggered class system fergus students on quebec exchange fergus the party of grado 12 students of fergus high school who went on a twoweek exchange visit to paulhubert high school in rlmouakl quebec returned to fergus enthusiastic about their trip and the staff member who accompanied them herbert f chile declared that arrangements all went well a film crew from the national film board of canada spent some time with the fergus and rimousu students and rocorded their classroom activities conversations with tho community and on the lighter aide a sugarlngotf party at which a grabde batallle of snowballs took place last week parents here got some word about their visit each fergus student was given a free phone call home courtesy of the quebec government which owns the telephone company these exchange visits have created a groat deal of interest in other parts of the country many dally newspapers have written feature articles on the exchange edin mills good friday breakfast served by young people by mrs r wright infant daughter of mr and mrs joseph laaby was christened heather jean inedenmlllspres- brterlan church with rev fred williamson of guelph assisting rev d r sinclair a family gathering at the home for dinner after included rev and mrs sinclair and the rev fred wil liamson a the young people of ec5en mills again served breakfast on good friday morning in the church sunday school room the event is becoming more popular very year and its a means of raiting money tor their pro jects menu included julco cereal ham and eggs hot cross buns jam ta and coffee easier service sunday morning conducted by the minister rev d r sinclair was well attended and special music from the choir was rendered mrs mar woodhoute has re turned horn from hospltal still confined la mrs william mlno visitors for easter with mrs kaye stevenson and family war mr and itrai jim stevenson and family hamilton and dr and mrs jim henry and family of ksnptvill mr jim barden of markham was home for easter holidays mr and mrs potor lawson toronto miss pat wright ham ilton mr rudy constantino e rochester were easter guests in the wright home other visitors were mr and mrs gordon hod- inott niagara falls and mr and mrs bob henderson hespeler mr and mrs hugh sutherland gait mr and mrs jim hamer were in blind river for the easter hol idays mr wlulamlowrleanddaugh- ter isabel are spending holidays in e rochester guests of mr and mrs daniels and family arthur a johnson od omomitiiir osmm hvmuy wednesday and saturday 34 mm st i acta 312510 the acton free press wednesday april 17 1968 si present centennial athletic awards at special assembly ospringe school ronze vvinnehs of osprlnfce schools cen- tortnlar athfotic awards were back row left to rlcrff hwry vvarrriincjioi nancy dearing sydney austerf path ellis garnet hawksley donna mac milton debbie stewart ricky hoclge blfen faulkhbr front rosso judy stew art gary midland rolf seiz barbara opshajl dan fertguson pordon colo feoberl feeristra mavy zabder staff photo principal bruce mcphecsoo held a special assembly at os pringe public school last wed nesday morning to hand out centennial athletic awards it took almost an hour to pre sent awards which varied from sporfs bars to crests for intra mural floor hockey td basket ball and votlsybalh the senior boys basketball team were champion of a three team league comprising eramosa and ftpclcwood and they never lost a game school crests crests wer5 alsopresented to the grade seven and jlght girl volleyball champions and the schools senior girls volleyball team received sports bars they also competed with eramosa and rockwood centennial athletic award crests were also presented gold medal winners were john vandersluls brenda bruce and ross mtcholl former student rowland mcculloch now jiving in acton will also receive the gold award stiver awards were presented to bill upshall bob paulsen- they along with the oscar feehstra obarbaragares charnpipns received robbie jullerj ruth faulkner stephen ems stephen taylor susan hodge jddy johnson christine burnett and jeff shields sttt press district pag3 i ospringe school gold centennial hs- uillc awards were presented lo john i vandersluls brenda bruce and ross mll- uhell staff photo bronze awards went to harry warmlngton nancy dearing sydney austen pattl ellis garnet hawksley donna mae milton debbie stewart ricky hodge ellen faulkner judy stewart gary medland rolf sets barbara upshall dan ferguson gordon cole robert feenstra mary zander students who graduated into high school will also be pre sented with awards theyarir gold 9usai eckerlch and frances hodge silver grahanu praoser stuart gregory lipda mckenste bf onie fran tchor- cewajd laura tryserour i he outstanding athletic pro gram at ospringe school hasbeun made apparent when competitions with other schools were held with ospringe- studentsexcelllng acton precast concrete stqtplies manufacturers of septic tank all sixes 36 well tile and lids culverts 13 and is sidewalk slabs pig slats phone 8531529 silver medal winners in ospringe school s contonnial athletic awards were back row left td right bill upshall bob paulson oscar feonstra barbara gates robbie fullor ruth faulkner front row stophon ellis stephen taylor susan hodge judy johnson christino burnett and jeff shields staff photo festival play programs of music draw crowd to rockwood school award grant everton dam hpp john root has been advised by the minister of ener gy and resources management that approval has been given for a grant for phase one of the pro posed everton dam and reser voir tho provincial grant of 5250 has been given tothe grand river conservation authority for apre- umlnary engineering study on the proposed dam bell lines a play which will bo rock wood centennial schools entry in tho ki wards intorcounty fes tival at stratford april 1 was presented wednesday evening of last week in the school to a packed house a cast of over 40 young people appeared in clndarollassllppor about 350 eramosa township and rockwood students teachers and others will travol by bus to this event cinderella was playod by co- rinne knogt cruel stopmothor was brenda smith charlotte and javelte wore playod by mary ann waddolt and marie ellen saunders fairy godmother was helen craigio tho prince was alex walker lord high chamberlain was alan nlghtongal thimble bonnet was walkor mclaren first and second guards wore stephen kelly and w kupferschmldt formly dressed in white blouses with palo blue nocktlos and dark blue skirts they gave a pleasing rendition under the direction of mrs r hoy tho townships school musical director second number was by the 60- member boys choir with seniors on tho stage and juniors down in front the boys made a smart appearance as they sang jim the carter lad a grado 6 mixed choir of 24 members sang o worship the king conducted by ronnie mc- rao pianist miss louise fahr to miss evans for stage direction to untiring workers mrs e harwood and miss e watson and to everyone who had helped h s holden optometrist m cork si east guelph phone ta 17 ii a highly pleasing number by the rhythm band was titled humptydumpty boys with gold tunics and girls with silver blouses all with gold crown hats did rhythm steps and curtsies to piano music the visiting eden mills choir dressed similarly to the dock- wood groups except that they wore opening number was a song nirauolsb neckties gave a brisk somewhere a child is singlngndmon of will you walk a by a girls choir of 15 members liutlefistoj the stage was too small and the school principal grant mcrae girls lined up throi deep across paid xribute tb organizer and the fur width of the room unl- dlrectovmrhoy to her guest 24 hour towing service tires and batteries service and repairs gasoline and oil richs bp service on hwy 7 at 5th una of etquasing renny and dick voskamp 8532940 save over 45 at our great almatex paint sale april 18 27 1 gallon for only 100 1 quart for only 25c when you buy one at the regular price kennedys bookstore opt post office guelph win a homelite xl102 to take part in this contest simply ask for a demonstration of homelite chain saws convince yourself that they are truly worthy of their fine reputation see the entire range of homelite xl chain sawsthenewxl101xl102andxl103 theyre all hardworking lightweights and be sure to see the improved xl701 homelite xl chain saws the fastestselling chain saws in the world and for good reason ask for a demonstration and take part in utts exciting contest pens0n farm eqpt rt he i tel otttm georgetown ont il 20 by l g denby your telephone manager each year about this time i ask for your help help in keeping telephone service uninterrupted to you and your neighborhood each year about this lime ii ask for your help help in keeping telephone service uninterrupted to you and your neighborhood you sec to protect our telephone cable from most hazards we bury much of it underground some of it could be buried on your real estate with the spring months many of us start home improvement projects planting trees or shrubs erecting fences or patios before you swing into action with any such plans could i ask you to give us a call at bell canada we ii be happy to check free of charge to sec if any cable is located on your prop erty just give us a call at 611 and well get the informs tion to you as quickly as possible all it takes is a hefty thrust of a shovel or a well sunk fence post to damage buried cable if by chance you should chose a spot above thai cable this damage could disrupt regular telephone service long distance data sending facilities or even em ergency communications that might be transmitted by telephone wire just to show you what can happen to our cable i m including a photograph this month although it looks like a piece of modem sculpture litre was nothing very artistic about the mangled and torn wires left inside when a corn binder sliced into it a shovel or fence post might not complete as pretty a job but it would be just as effective in disrupting communi cations services often in chatting to different subscribers in this area i am asked questions about telephone companies other than bell canada many people seem unaware that there are many independent telephone companies which serve thousands of subscribers within ontario and quebec in fact at the end of 1967 there were a total of 241 telephone companies or telephone systems other than bell canada serving 425 484 telephones in the two provinces largest of these is ouebec telephone which operates 138 exchanges and serves 125 625 telephones many of the companies are quite small indeed we refer to them as systems for they have their own lines and telephones but they terminate on the switchboards of other companies including ours usually these small companies or systems serve fishing camps game clubs mining enterprises or lumbering camps in ontario there are 113 telephone companie other thim bell canada in ouebec 128 such companies included in the figures is one company in labrador newfoundland which serves 2 400 telephones in our immediate area around acton there is one independent telephone company operating the erin hills- burgh exchanges as with bell canada growth of the number of telephones served by the independent companies has risen greatly over the years in 1945 there were 924 independent companies serving 189343 telephones in on tario and ouebec at the end of last year there were 241 independent companies serving 425484 telephones we work closely with the companies which provide service within the two provinces in which we also operate through our association we all work to provide the best in communications services to our subscribers cxfiyt sfy