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our readers write eyesore dear an it is some years since i und in acton but return visits are always pleasant to ones home town on a recent visit 1 was horrified to see what had happened to the tennis courts and bowunf green on mid st what was once aplace or considerable fun had now been completely j desecrated it is certainly no credit to the com munity can nothing be dona about it i gathered from talking tofriends the tennis courts and bowling green bad not been- moved to- another site just closed and apparently turned into an eye- sore for yearstne beardmoreskapt the tennis- courts and greens in excellent shape mr pargeter aa caretaker was very protective of the grounds and they were a credit to the town i had always hoped u beardmoreslost interest the area could have been turned over to the town as one of lis recreational facilities appar ently this didnt happen surely there are some bylaws thai would require a property to be maintained in a reasonably attractive shape losing the ten nis courts and bowling green was bad enough but to have it des ecrated as it is now is surely too much yours mly acton old boy poorly treated at public meeting dear sir last thursday we had the privilege to attend the com mittee of adjustment of the township of nassagaweya be cause it was our hearing due to our application so this is how it went on entering the building we came upon a sign that read quiet please the committee of adjustment is in session it sure was quletlll this being a public hearing the public did not bear what was going on at the table how could they when the people across the table couldnt even hear i for one couldnt hearlll the members never had the courtesy to look up while we were discussing our matter mr chairman kept looking down an other member was looking at the celling while the third member was sitting with his back facing the pubuclll i couldnt help but choke from various cigars eig- arellos and clgarettog we surely had the feeling of being sentenced for some crime we did not commit instead of being treated asequal ratepayers that form the committee whats more we could not help but not ice that the members were eye ing each other to come to some agreement anyway it ended up that they were telling us what we should do with our iandtll certainly they were not acting in the interest of the people but tor some reason in the future but what good is that that will come in a hundred years when we are concerned about existence b0w r dudnlk rr i moffat witnesses to attend conference members of actons congrega tion of jehovahs witnesses will be attending the good news for all nations district assembly of jehovahs witnesses in kitch ener starting july 4 it will be a fourday conference the theme of the convention will b highlighted sunday july 1 at 3 pm when mr kenneth uttu bead of work in canada will apeak to the assembly mr henry c laewen presid ing minister in acton urges ail local members to be on hand tor each session of the convention wrong convention last week mr paul lawson of milwaukee wis attended a leather convention at mackinac island last weeks free press put him at the teachers con vention in error sorry arthur a johnson od orlomitllu wednesday and saturday s4 mill st i atto ssasao taxpayers deserve what they get dear sir recent reports of land scandals in the township of nassagaweya dart move me one bit the gullible taxpayers deserve all may get certainly there was nothing illegal in a member of the legislature separating his and his wifes land two or three days before the deadline and so saving goodly sum destined lbs the benefit of the taxpayer but what about ethics i would think that a member of the legislature- and a lawyer tp boot would be far- too worldly to leave himself open to such crit icism unlessbethougbthixstand- lng and thai of hlsparty so secure that he could ignore public opinion previously there wastbe gross overspending of taxpayers money on entertainment by hal- ton county council and a utile clause was discovered and noth ing illegal happened but again there was no mention of ethics the minister of municipal af fairs the hon leslie rowntree absolved county council of any wrongdoing this year the minister of municipal affairs the hon darcy mckeogh refuses to make public certain records that might clarify this recent situation while last year prem ier roberts declined a public inquiry party hopefuls were in volved and an election was im minent this year premier roberts again declined a request for a public inquiry many of the taxpayers will again go to the polls at the next provincial and municipal elec tions and vote lobe made suckers of again in my opinion they deserve an they get and more wa johnson rr 2 rockwood unwanted help taking down signs dear sir 1 have just returned f rom taking down all the lectlooposterslput up on behalf of the candidate of my choice i found i had had some unrequested assistance unfort- v helpers had renjpved ue signs before the election and deposited most them in ditches or by the roadside i dont at tribute this vandalism to over- exhuberant youths but to men tally deficient adults of the type that wrench off mallboxes at halloween and drop bottlesfrom car windows aside from the outcome i thlhk this election was the worst i have ever witnessed the election law was contravened in countless cases ie the wearing of cam paign buttons by voters at polling stations and party literature be ing received in the mall the day before the election no campaign literature should be distributed within 48 hours of the polls open ing campaign managers allowed the posting of signs on hydro and telephone poles even when the signs are removed workmenare still liable to have their hands lacerated by nails or staples left in the poles at the polling stations many officials seemed inept and unin formed as to their duties wa johnson rr 2 rockwood the acton free press wednesday july 3 1968 hall family reunion held sunday at acton scout hall the hall reunion was held june 30 on the school lawn at the scout hall being the first of july weekend scores of relatives were absent and had other plans seventy registered and had a pleasant time visiting with the various relatives the weather was perfect although rain clouds threatened every minute baseball horseshoes and races were much enjoyed a delicious meal of salads cold meats sandwiches pickles des serts was served up in the scout hall the family of the late j h price were in charge of the re union and served tea coffee and ice cream j h price was chairman for the business two minutes sil ence was observed for two cous ins who had passed away recently mrs josie kentner of acton and mrs ada alnsworth of toronto norman price gave the secretary and treasurers report next years reunion was dis cussed it was decided to leave it in the hands of the family of the late william hall who would de cide where and when for next year mrs ellubeth scott of george town and george hall of wingham are the only remaining brother and tisterofthehallfamirymrs scott was able to attend due to poor health mr and mrs george hall were absent relatives attended from coll ing ood toronto wingham georgetown guelph niagara falls hamilton glen williams umehouse milton hlusburg thornhiu oakville wroxeter king city and acton the sunday school teacher was describing how lots wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt little johnny was much inter ested my mother looked back once while she was driving he explained and and she turn ed into a telephone pole made while vou wait keys hintons 5c1 store tax notice 1968 municipality of acton first instalment now due attention is ilrmn u- the pavment of 1968 taxes which are now pavabli in tour instalments taxes are pavable to the muniiipil treasurer at the town of acton municipal office vmca sululkfl instalmbvts attl dl t as follows must instalment may is second instalment july is third instalment semembu u fourth instalment november is anonlini to the tax collection bv law a penally of i per ienl rur month or fraction of a month will be added on the amount remaining unpaid after the i5lh da of mav this penaltv applies to each instalment in a similar manner the attention of kalepaveis is direiud to the penalties and other clauses as printed ami explained in detail on ever tax bill make payment now and take your tax notice with you when making payment j moeachii callage dredging of fairy lake long way from finish activt fern- ahemj hr act rtary officials of the credit velluy conservation authority told the free press this week an estimat ed 150000 cubic yards of silt has been dredged from fairy lake so tar the contract between the auth ority and cummins marine dredg ing calls for 400000 cubic yards to come out of the lake a pilot project of the ontrlcgovernment aqd the authority roy mcmillan cuca chair man said dredging was behind schedule bit he expected it would be done by oct6ber freeaeiip and dredge breakdowns were blam ed for the delay resources manager a white also said residents in lakevjew subdivision complaining about the noise from azlhour work sched ule has also slowed down work the dredge now located along the lakevfew side of the lake cuts out work in the evening and re sumes in the morning silt is being pumped through a long line of pipe onto the newly constructed portion of elmore dr which runs parallel to tldey ave preparations are now being made to resume pumping silt into a basin along elisabeth drive across the lake from the com munity centre this site wasused last fall and much of the sandy- like silt has been removed to make way for more conservation authorities said rumors circulating around acton that the dredging contracts had a blank cheque for expenses running over the 203000 contract had no foundation the contractor la- paid on the amount of material he dredges out of the lake mr mcmillan said any further money would re quire a new contract mr whte old the free press fairy lake will he at ah approxi mate depth of ie feet when dredgr ing is complete although the water will likely be cooler when the lake is done because of in creased depth and the release of springs clogged by silt there would be no real change in the quality of the water weeds would virtually be eumlnatod it will be up to the municipality to remove stumps and logs which the dredge has loosened for over two hours rotary club memoirs tuesday discussed a wide rang of posalbla projects in the community and for rotary international an exchange pro gram and senior cltlxens pro jects were among the many sug gestions the seado grand prise in a rotary draw in the fall win be on display at campbells welding on no 2 s highway one member reported hed already sold 20 tickets at 5 each grass skirts and gaudy shirts are to be produced as costumes tor a rotary hawaiian daace on- august is there were 19 members it the meeting whan the new alate of officers set the pace for a busy year goods and services produced in ontariowas recorded in 19b7 i passenger car production totall ed 721000 unite up 27 per cent while commercial vehicles at 226000 units were 129 percent more than in 1966 o guaranteed products and service from imperial furnace and stove oils greases gatollns diesel fuel motor oils jerry skirr0w oil ltd ultimatic furnaces no down payment 10 veers to pay power humidifiers 8532340 come 1m get em i pick your 0 w n strawberries quart picking boxes only bring your own or purchase at patch children welcome a ferri 5th line west huttonville phone 8658202 new teachers graduates of lakeshore and toronto teachers colleges were announced last week and among them were several acton and dis trict girls linda unhamkathryn mckenxie rita mccrae mary lou brown and betty cook have any been missed ontario hospital insurance announces new benefits effective july 11968 in keeping with us practice through the years of increasing benefits wherever possible the ontario hospital services commission announces new benefits for hospital outpatient services and essential ambulance services effective oh july 1 1968 these benefits are now available to all residents covered by ontario hospital insurance for whom such outpatient or ambulance services are medically necessary new outpatient benefits in addition to outpatient hospital services already covered emergency care followup treatment of fractures radio therapy physiotherapy occupational therapy and speech therapy the plan now provides further benefits for the use of hospital facilities in outpatient treatment prescribed by a physician this means that many hospital visits not previously insured such as use of operating room for minor surgical procedures and the use of hospital facilities in the treatment of medical conditions will now be covered by ontario hospital insurance xray examinations and laboratory tests listed as benefits under the ontario medical services insurance plan omsip will not be included in the new hospital insurance benefits however these diagnostic services will continue to be covered in connection with emergency outpatient services within twentyfour hours of an accident or when part of hospital outpatient service to complete treatment of a fracture the new benefits will not cover any charges made by doctors or dentists for professional services rendered at the hospital the use of hospital facilities for regular injections of drugs or dental care normally provided in a dentists office essential ambulance service ontario hospital insurance will now cover also the major part of ambulance charges when an ambulance is necessary to take a patient to or from a hospital the use of an ambulance must be considered necessary by a licensed medical doctor a central ambulance dispatching service a designated hospital official or another person authorized by the commission in the case ot a road accident a police officer may authorize the use of an ambulance the ambulance must be supplied by a recognized ambulance service operator municipal hospital and approved private and volunteer ambulance services cost to insured resident the amount payable by the patient for an authorized ambulance trip of 25 miles or less will be limited to 500 for longer trips on itajci there will be an additional charge of 15 cents for eacb mile over 25 miles but bo more than 2500 will be payable bv the patient for any land trip where use of an air ambulance is specially aulboriud by the director of emergency health service of the ontario hospital services commission or a person designated by him the patient will not have to pav more than 10000 including the cost of any connecting land ambulance service patient pays hospital the patient will pay his share of the ambulance cost to the hospital which receives him or transfers him to a plate of residence not to the ambulance operator an uninsured person u be liable jor the jul ambulance charges os25 00 for a land trip of 25 miles or lets plus 60 lenti for each additional mile air ambulance uill be charged at the usual full rales for this tpe of service the ontario hospital services commission will not be responsible for operating or dispatching ambulances this will continue to be the responsibility of the ambulance operators which in some cases will be public hospitals the new outpatient benefits are designed to close the gap in protection between insured hospital services and those services which are benefits of omsip and other comprehensive medical plans the ambulance benefit will not only ease the financial problem for the patient but will assist in the development of a wellorganized ambulance service throughout the province ontario hospital services commission toronto 7 ontario