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3 the acton free prei wednesday ma 27 1948 our readers write m on government to the editor of the acton free press dear sir b your edition of the above paper of march 20th harley to halloa w gat quite a glossed over epistle of doings la our canadian parliament but buttermilk will not wash off dried jn stahs from anything the same government started off with raising their own salar ies saurie of oivu serraots were jralsed big prices paid to buy flags of 4 cheap material big ancvaa ims changes in army and navy a pension plan that remind me of the chain letter days of some years ago you cannot take money from- a to benefit b with out first robbln a thenbydev loss ways a gets it hack from b for a while b is satisfied but after a while he gets wise and holds a in contempt even if a has squandered the money other provinces have been ap proached to teach trench at a cost of millions of dollars how much doss quebec spend teaching eng lish french canadians came into other provinces wanting french taught in schools out comes our prime minister to say they should have it a british canadian goes to quebec he does not get english taught in schools and has no enthusiastic prime minister to back him up charles degaulie has started a campaign here in cahadato males canada french which angered the canadian government very much but instead of taking meas ures to curtail him it was gloss ed over the french today own shares in hudson bay stock c pr and several other things of canada many people in the country are too anxious tb throw down their heritage soldiers fought in the frst and second world wire first to save the little country of belgium next tj germans- marched tstolparis jvhere was degaulie 7 out for two years british a canadian soldrars fongfit alone at last the americans went into it and they took credit for irjnningthe war we all know thai that big land ing in normandy was planned and carried out by sir winston churchill britain saved france and yet who helped keep britain out of the common market da gaulle this danlef johnson is typical of that same begaulle a big cry is get the picture of the queen off the wall in parlia ment house maybe degaulie might have his picture there some day if we keep catering to french canadians steering away tromgreat brit ain leaves a bitter taste for a lot of people in office here the governor general is push ed back hither and further bo that the prime minister can advance to the top a big toad jn a little puddle but what will the big toad do if the puddle dries up mqdmrj scoimihe h nothing on the pon ears wno could produce a piece of abstract work merely by turnlnc ireo root upilde down it sorvqd a double purpdio ahy d il kert the liveshocl mi although it doubtfu the formev waft appreriatnd like the juller hu photo wonderful time in chicago lions reward to carol patterson limehouse day of prayer for w m s group by mrs a uonton mrs roughloy vicepresident of i lmohouse wmjs presided for the march meeting at ho home of president mrs mitchell on the uvuning of the 14th the program followed the glad tid ings outline for world day of prayor readers included mes- dames patterson mitchell klrk- pstrick noble and uanford mrs a i w bnlon commented ott ho thorne bear one anothers uutt dens and mrs reughley read noted hyrtmsativentlde text word answered by each lady in a yorse ofseriptura was lead v the hostess served lunch at the cjosu mr t h price haarocuntly boen visiting iho qordouprtoafa at islington we are sorry to hear mr archil mcdonald i again in hospital we hopu tie feelsbutturi soon the umehousw presbyterian church w a catered to about iso who attended the fiftieth an niversary of bannockburn wom ens institute in the church on wodnesday last wuuk mm to work for you oxu muton 8 3 show times on ihruthur 8 pm tt a sat theatre tjs 4f si 2 p m yours truly percy woods churchill several new families build move to district by mrs r mcarthur congratulations to mr and mrs david russell cm reaching their 60th wedding anniversary many churchill friends and re latives called on sunday after noon and evening to wish them well at the home of their daught er and son mrs edytbe uceach- ern also mr and urs stewart russell acton where mr and mrs russell are making their home for the winter mr and mrs e e storey of orilua called on bar parents mr and mrs wj mcdonald last week on their way to malt on they went by plane to port ar thur and visited bar sister and brotherinlaw mr and mrs j w elliott and family over the weekend mr and mrs dick lenney julia and susan of pennsylvania visited with mr and mrs bob kerr over the weekend mrs a williamson went on a bus trip with some of the silver- woods and georgetown ladies to vlneland to watch beautiful rugs being hand hooked churchill is growing the bet ter known home of the late mr peter hllu was sold to ur fred kentaer by mr wallace swack- hamar he remodelled ltandhas sold it to mr ed mcmuuen who sine has bought another lot ad joining and is now building a new home for themselves mr and urs bill mcuullen are now occupying the otherhouse chur chill neighbors welcome them also ur and mrs leo leu- verink are now living in their new home they built last fall on the 3rd una above the church several from this district at tended bannockburn womens in stitutes 50th anniversary on wednesday march 20 at lime- house ur and urs roy hall and kim visited on sunday with ur and urs ron saunders norma and stephen urs annie burns attended a shower for ulss christine aid- well prior to her wedding in oakvllle last week ulss june swackhamer spent holidays last weak with her cou sin ulss ruby dyck at st cath arines ulss janice cowley of long branch spent the weeks holidays with bar sister ur and urs lorn saunders and wee alfred urs alfredsaundersls spend ing a few days in toronto visit ing with ur and urs jack pierce visitors on sunday with ur and urs leslie swackhamarand girls were ur and mrs anion dyck ruby and kathy also ur and mrs harry kroeker bobby bernlce and brands of st cath arines and ur ray bullock of orion the churchill community wel come ur and urs yundt and little daughter who purchased ur and urs ledgers farm home the ledgers moved to erin last week sympathy of the community is extended to urs kenney sisters urs una alderson hornby and ulss nora kenney acton also a brother arthur kenney of van couver hc in the death of dr w kenney acton in guolph hospital joanne ancker 4h girls hostess a wonderful time was re ported by carol patterson fol lowing a sis day trip to chicago- bar reward for winning the lions club public speaking contest at acton high school the local club offered bar the trip or 120 and the peppy grade nine student chose the trip with 64 more young students on holi day soma of the others wore public speaking winners while others had received the trip for high standing in school the trip was arranged by lions international youth work organ- iter dr w j copeman of sund- rldga chaperones ware nurse ulss glngerrogersofsundridge sundridge lion jim walker rev r ucrae north bay and rev w thompson burks falls the group stayed at ascot house in the centre of chicago they left sunday march 17 early in the momlngandreturnedhome friday afternoon highlights fair board holds euchre over 100 attended a very suc cessful euchre sponsored by ac ton fall fair board in luxton memorial hall on friday march 22 proceeds from this event are being donated to the acton minor hockey association winners of prizes donated by directors of the fall fair board ware laldes high score urs b anderson second mrs u milne mens high hector lambert sec ond lionel watson ladles trav elling prize n krantz mens travelling prize d jackson door dubun east fruits 4h girls held meetings six and seven at joanne ancker s house from 930 prize mrs wm allan am to 1130 am march 23 the members participated la making banana bread and a centrepiece the centrapiece was made from styrofoam and different fruits were hung on the tree by means of colored tooth picks committee in charge of ar rangements were convener r l davidson don matthews jack marshall bill nelles wllmer fryer urs j marshall and urs w swackhamer lunch was served by the com mittee and directors 24 hour towing service f tires and batteries service and repairs gasoline and oil richs bp service on hwy 7 at 5th una of liquating renny and dick voskamp 8532940 return visit the itev ucmurray is taking the morning services at st al- bans again this sunday he has began bi duties at the univer sity of guefeb bat no rwplace- meat has btaa ssuaad here yet friet chicken tub serves 8 to 10 persons box 14 pieces buns honey box of pieces individual dinner plus trimmings light snack 2 pieces french fries fishburger 525 390 250 135 80c 65c 40c and 50c 35c and 45c 50c cheeseburger hamburgers fish and chips n french fries 25e onion rings 25e sandwiches made to order hours open monday to thursday am mtim mdy to sunday a m to 10 pm deliveries 50c extra bp snack bar 8532114 museums soo observation tow er planetarium a bus tour of the city by night tour and dinner in chinatown and the usual shop ping sprees they were interviewed for radio on the don mcneil break fast club program but werent able to bear it broadcast this is the first time the local lions hive sponsored a trip like this and carols parents as- pressed appreciation for the ex cellent way the lions handledtha arrange me nts carol herself also phoned on bar return to express thanks to her sponsors spring wonting the leo on fairy lake is rot- tan and in soma places theres open water venturesome children are urg- od to stay off the melting ice hum jwjat march 37lk796 fastest guitar auvi r color roy orbis0n joan freeaaan 3 stoook comedy ouiht racktt ttxas fom cartoon un mon till wtt mar hi amu 1 jj the bobo adult color peter seuers operation kid brother colo neil connerv thummisat autlls- tobruk color rock hudson south pole pals cartoon h ettf ems ems ims ems ems ci ontario hospital services commission new hospital insurance premiums hospitals and hospital services are better than ever buttheir costs are rising steadily and so are ours better carebetter protection modern denude hospital cure is putting thousands or patients on the road to health every day this tare is the best that has ever been available but it is becoming more and more costly to provide steadily rising hospital costs have tor many years affected all hospitals across canada and in other countries nevertheless the quality of hospital care cannot be sacrificed facilities and service must constantly attain increasingly higher standards in 1959 however ontario hospital insurance ended the worry of hos pital expense for patients who need such care over 7 million ontario residents 99 of the people have peace of mind in knowing that their hospital bills are prepaid through their governmentinsurance plan prices are up hospitals like everyone else are puying more for salaries wages and fringe benefits and more for food drugs equipment supplies and services service is better medical science now provides many new costly types of treatment which require admission to hospital while these procedures prolong life and improve health they also increase the use of hospitals and require more skilled staff more facilities more drugs and other expensive why costs continue to rise h08pitalm are used more greater use is also being made of hospitals because there is no longer a financial barrier to necessary care more hospital beds are available and there are increasing num bers of elderly citizens many of whom require prolonged treatment in hospital in 1947 ontario had only 17473 active treatment chronic and convalescent hospital beds in 1958 there were 31000 today there are over 46800 such beds available to insured persons more beds mean more patients more cost supplies pay envelopes take most about tsi out of every si 00 in insured hospital services and fringe benefits to other similar occupations in the represents salaries wages and fringe benefits for hospital community this means that hospitals today have more employees hospital staffs now enjoy employment condi- and heller paid employees to provide their essential round- lions which are comparable in rates and hours of work theclock service for the sick and injured new premium rates there has been no change in ontario hospital insurance premiums since 1964 and this has been made possible through increased provincial government contributions from general revenues to maintain the premium rates established at that time in the years 1 965 1 966 and 1 967 the provincial government contributed w6 5 million in support of the plan plus some s334 million for mental and tuberculosis care and for special and capital hospital grants to a total of 510 5 million the government has now found it necessary however to introduce new premiums to help meet the sharp increase in the cost of the ontario hospital insurance plan the provincial government will continue to contribute sub stantially to the cost of hospital care and the federal governments contribution will also keep pace with the rising plan costs the new premiums effective with regular advance pay ments for the benefit month of july 1968 ar basic standard ward insurance single op eligible dependants s 5 so a uoatb family on or more eligible dependants 1100 a mouth the above new rales w ill be payable on all regular group and paydirect btlunai due in april 1968 to cover ihe benefit monlhls beginning with july 1968 new benefits consistent with its policy through the sears of adding wherever possible to the benefits of ontario hospital insurance the following new benefits will be available to insured persons on and after july 1 1968 outpatient hospital services coverage for hospital outpatient services prescribed by a physician when associated with necessary medical treat mem but not drugs taken home or diagnostic x ray examinations or laboratory tests which are listed as bene fits of the ontario medical services insurance plan omsip such xrays and laboratory tests however will continue to be covered under present mergency bcnelits and in followup treatment of fractures these added benefits will include the use of a substantial list of care facilities at hospitals which are necessary to modern medical care and will close the gap between present insured services and those services normally covered b omsip essential ambulance service also benefits will be provided for ambulance service to the ambulance operator at the time the service is which is essential for the transportation of a patient the provided details of the benefit will be announced at a patient u ill be required to pay a small portion of the cost later date otf the above lummary is for your convenience only lor detailed information please refer to the provincial and federal acts and regulations regarding these mailers or vsvile to the oddeos below health insurance registration board 2185 vomoe street toronto 7 ontario tl ijl b the health insurance registration board set up by the province to act is an agency or both ontario hospital insurance and omsip live health insurance reatstration board is the central retuurauoa office handling enrolinsrni baling and peeauuai rolk and answering usquuiea about the ontario govenwseat medical health insurance plana w6 gwtj csttsrt 7cw5 7