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new morality nothing new forum la premarital aex wrong definitely declared several acton parents at tho third in a erics of family life education discussions at the ugh school thursday night on the new uorality but guidance teacher briars skerrett threw a curve at the over 100 parents and teem fa the audience by confiding that a request for birth conlrol information had come to his office that very day the discussion on the new morality was conducted with the aid of two films pint topic of tha- flickers was dating behavior among teens while the second love is for the byrds dealt with the importance of expectations and communication in marriage panel moderator skerrett divided the audience up into discussion groupt and introduced panelists william pine for prize a perfect setting has been found for this weeks santarama draw itll be made in the midst of the ys mens christmas trees in their lot behind the ymc a as usual volunteers will reach in to the huge carton of coupons to make the five lucky draws last saturdays winners of merchandise vouchers were s30 lynda mctrash rr 4 25 mary davidson rockwood 120 ken beernun r r 2 hillsburg 15 john creaiey jr acton and 10 donald anderson r r 2 acton outoftown residents who come here to shop were the lucky ones last week the draw will again be made at 3 part but behind the y rather than in front of it for a really seasonal surroundings the draws are so popular that more coupons have to be printed to meet the demand already 40000 coupons have been filled in by shoppers there are three draws yet in the sixweek santarama promotion probation another of the four youths charged with about 100 incidents of breaking and entering and theft appeared in juvenile court this week and received 18 months probation another is already on two years probation bolhwell orangeville high school teacher and commencement speaker here jim hothka supervisor of the youth program for mlisissiuga recreation and parks department and mrs arlene bruce a teacher at the m z bennett school mr skerrett urged the audience to call a spade a spade in the discussions noting that students had already teen the films and were used to forthright discussions in fact he isid some students wondered whether they should show them lo their parents definition of the new morality mr bothwell the new morality is not jutt sex it is something more nothing is absolutely right sometimes being absolutely right and following ihe guide lines rigidly can destroy tome people mr iloahka permlstiverieu it not confined to sex but it exploding in politics the church or any establishment which has a set of values tersonally i think young people are more moral than adults today mrs bruce im concerned at the outcome of this permissive behavior it is hard mentally on a person it is easier when rules are laid down the new morality may be the answer for some but not everyone one persons values are not necessarily everyones mr skerrett alio dropped a word in for discussion of a dropin centre for acton participants in the discussion were divided into four groups and the diicutiion became so interesting that at least one group delayed coming back to auditorium they were so engrossed in the issues new morality scoffed some adults it it just ihe same now as it was when they were in their teens new labels for old errors participants agreed the first film wat an accurate portrayal of life at ii is new hardly the panel under mr skerrett opined things are more open today agreed most which was belter the breakdown of the family wat cited by one teen as a factor in the degeneration of morals society has taken over ihe function of the family and the family has deteriorated as a result the influence of the church has decreased and young adults are afflicted by boredom some seek oblivion in drugs solution stronger family lies stress love protection security to counteract other influences teens are more honest about themselves admitted one adult after seeing the second film on the program which dealt with marriage communication between man and wife and the ideals of wedlock the breakdown in communication in marriage can be compared lo lack of communication between adults and teens one adult thought birth control pills for students large differences in opinion here with some students arguing pregnancies in high school would not happen if birth control information is available society is permiuive enough now one distraught parent pleaded next thing would be pills for children and then a special room for student love making it would be inviting disaster sweden one participjnt in another forum said wis a claiuc example of where society had erred lven with all the sex education and birth conlrol advice the swedes still have the highest venereal disease rate in the world and the highest incidence of suicide lie predicted north america was going lo be ihe battleground between future permissiveness and those who believed in traditional values sex education in the schools many agreed but there was also some strong opposition a dropin centre for acton and district teens strong opinions for from some teens with the adults divided why do the teens want a centre some things are said that teens wouldnt want patents to hear confidad one youth a dropin centre would be a good place to meet people and avuid cliques outcome of the ditcusuons and arguments guidance teacher skerrett told ihe audience students are saying that parents arent so square after all darlene roach receives her plate of indian stew from mrs vadeika at m z bennett students enoved an indian dinner friday at noon hour staff photo ht jwtim sttt ptfess ninetyfifth year no 23 acton ontario wednesday december 3 1969 eighteen pages hiftitn cwtt report warn arena walls inadequate expansion at micro plastics part of 2 million program structural steel framework for a 23000 foot addition to tha micro plastics plant on main st n wat almott completed when tha free press photographer took thate photos last week tha addition it part of s2 million dollar expansion program at tha acton plant of the company which it an affiliate of building products of canada completion of tha expansion program which will include installation of new and highly automated injection moulding machines wilt consolidate tho companys position os tho largest supplier of plastic pipe and fittings in canada it is expected tha company will employ 20 moro men when tho expansion program is com plot o a totally automatic materials handling tyttom is being installed like orame parade no drag say residents council postpones decision residents of the area between the fifth and sixth lines of esquesing township north of highway 7 continued their fight to have construction of a drag strip on the matthews farm stopped at esquesing councils regular meeting monday close to 30 residents wearing bright red badges saying no drag jammed the council chambers to voice their opposition to the proposed drag strip the strip would consist of 3800 feet of straightaway pavement and would allow for two cart to race each other side by tide from a standing start karl bristow owner of the property appeared at the meeting with his solicitor w j sopinka to apply for a building permit for a control tower on part of the west half of lot 29 concession 6 lawyer r j swayze appeared on behalf of peter bowman a resident of the sixth line reeve george curne puzzled by the large number of people wearing badges mused i see a lot with badges on it looks like its the orange parade mr swayze aiked council to deal with the issue of the building permit for the control tower rust although it was the ninth item on councils two item agenda but the reeve ruled that both mr swayze and mr sopinka should present their cases first mr swayze told council mr bowman did not wish to have a drag strip next door and added that in view of the holding bylaw recently passed mr bristow was not entitled to a building permit for a control tower the bylaw prevents the use of any land buildings or structures for any purpose other than an agricultural use or the use existing for such land buildings or structures on the date of the passing of the bylaw mr swayze pointed out there had been no application to council for a drag strip prior to the passing of the bylaw and submitted a building permit for a control tower should not be issaed in reply mr sopinka contended that a building permit for the drag strip itself was not required and that his client had complied with all township bylaws that were in force at the time he commenced construction he said mr brislow had already been granted a permit for one buudinbon the property my submission is that once he commenced construction it was no different than a person with a permit starting construction of a building mr sopinka added mrs c coldie one of the 30 residents at the meeting said she thought mr bristow was very secret about his intentions she told council she had submitted plans for a building previously and had been turned down because of a shortage of a few feet xvssvjvvvwwjv no pictures twp reeve free pratt photographer- reporter dents gibbons wat rafuaad permission to taka pictures of the larga delegation in etqueslng council chambers morday evenitg protesting establishment of drag strip between the fifth and sixth lines reeve george currle told mr gibbons he wanted no further publicity for the protest delegation than wat ordinarily granted the delegation wore red badges with the sign flo drag prominent one member even had the words knitted into his swearer coat deputyreeve tom hill pointed out if somebody buys properly council has no right to ask what hes going to build when the deputyreeve told mrs coldie that mr bristow already had a permit for a garage she replied well its quite a driveway theyre putting into it another member of the deputation asked council if the matter of whether mr bristow owned all iso acres of the land had been cleared up the reeve said mr bristow owned all iso acres before the passing of the bylaw still another wanted to know if the township solicitor had taken any action our solicitor advises that you people had belter take action instead of the council reeve curne answered you come here all loaded up with badges he glowered at the deputation the reeve then turned and told mr sopinka 1 think your client should have at least come and told council what he intended m m coles another opponent of the drag strip spoke on behalf of ratepayers in the area we consider this project as a real menace as disastrous as a hurricane or cyclone he said it is very distracting and distressing and we resent the stealthy approach of the promoers of this scheme mr coles contended that no one has any right to invade anyone elses rights to peaceful ownership of their property since ancient times there has been an absolute curse against anyone who violates these sacred rights he continued after conferring for a few moments with building inspector tom mclean the reeve announced that mr mclean felt he wasnt in a position to issue a building permit for the control tower since this was the first time such an application had ever been made in the township when mr sopinka asked when he could expect a decision on the application the reeve answered we wont hold you up too long 111 tell you that well have a special meeting and you ii get notice of it a recently completed engineering report on the present structural adequacy of the acton community centre has concluded that the foundations of both the east and west walls show signs of settling and recommends that they be invcstigaled in more detail the report also recommends that rotted timber be removed from ihe west wall and replaced with new timber according lo ihe report made by professional engineer l krahk of morrison llershficld millirun and muggins limited the south wall is in very poor condition and since it supports a portion of the roof and seating should be rebuilt or temporarily shored before winter the report attributes the majority of structural decay to a poor control of drainage below the benches and to condensation an adequate drainage system should be installed around the rink and all timbers should be protected from run off the report states the report finds the main arena roof structure consisting of wood joists steel trusses meel bracing and steel columns to be adequate but indicates tliat sleps must be taken to prevent further corrosion particularly at the ba e of the steel columns it recommends that all steel be cleaned jnd painted the report also suggests resurfacing of the elevated walkways for portions ol its length and finds that settlement ot the exterior walls has caused ihe walkway to sag since the stability of the mam slcel structure is dependent upon the exterior walls for its lateral strength the report suggests that it and when these walls are rebuilt the steel structure be temporarily braced by means of crossed cables between the columns at their regular meeting thursday night acton board of parks management and recreation committee turned ihe report over to town council for their conuderation four members indicate theyll leave parks board council might be looking for four new members for acton board of parks management and recreation committee in the new year at the boards regular meeting thursday night two present members chairman brendan ahearne and phil mccnstall indicated that theu resignations arc forthcoming both preferred not to reveal their reasons untd they submit formal letters of resignation two other members wilf duval and herb dodds who have both completed their terms on the board indicated that they do not wish to continue mr dodds was not present at the meeting but relayed hit intention through secretary doris townsley when asked if he could not be talked into remaining on the board mr duval replied no use fooling around here when councils running it the fifth appointed member of the board bob laughlen wat not present councillors peter marks and earl masales round out the seven nun twinhatted committee three twocar accidents one involves 70 pontine three twocar accidents were investigated during the week by acton opp a charge was laid following each incident un november 27 at 9 30 a m cars driven by frank gibbons churchill road and bcrtrand gaetan rr 2 were in collision on agile st the gibbons car in this issue know what grulla is turn inside and let wendy thornton who it rapidly becoming an expert on hones fill you in on what la doing in the horee world bb s3 church news and reports 2 sports with denltglbbont 4 womens news 7 classifieds 8 ij vouth page 10 editorial b2 s rockwood b8 t7 received an estimated 250 darrage and the gaetan car an estimated 500 a i970 ponliac received an estimated 200 damage when it was in collision with a 59 thunderbird november 27 at 6 m the new car was driven by artin oehrlich mowbray place driver of the other car which also had 200 damage was jack denny rr 2 acton this wat the first new model car to be damaged in a reportable accident in town on november 29 an accident occurred on mill st when one car braked for a pedestrian and was struck in the rear driver john artemeiszewski r r 3 acton had sis damage to ins car and driver martin fraas delrex blvd georgetown racked up 50 damage choifitiofi raps bulb distribution board of parks and recreation committee chairman brendan aherne is disturbed about town councils distribution of 600 tulip bulbs the acton liberation committee presented the town at a gift in october mr aherne told the free press last week the board received only 96 bulbs for use in prospect park the oilier s04 he reports were turned over to the halton county board of education for use at actons three schooli