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Would Convert Barracks for Retarded Open Addition at ARC Industries Barracks In may be used as a residential day care centre for retarded children of and Peel Counties Jim for East announced at the official opening of the ad ditlon to the Adult Retarded Workshop In Hornby Saturday He said be suggested the proposal to the Minister of Health Bert Lawrence who agreed It would be on excellent location for such a centre Negot iations are now in process with the Federal Crown Assets Disposal Corporation Tho barracks were recently vacated by the army NOT HOSPITAL This project Is not a large hospital school similar to those built In the post said the cabinet minister The probable would not be more than 100 beds and would serve Its own community He predicted the new facility could be admini stered by a local board of Inter ested citizens He praised the executive and workers of the North Halton Association for the Mentally Retarded who sparked the whole development of work for the Retarded in the area While the trainees each held a section of a long ribbon trainee Palsy and Honourable Jim Snow cat the ribbon stretched across the new door way The addition to what was the old Hornby school consists of a large work area with a loading dock new washrooms and office Recommend Mark Time On Replacing EMO Chief A plaque and life mem bership are presented to Mrs Mary Rusk of Milton by North Association for the Mentally Retarded Some of Countys Emergency Measures Organization volunteers havent hod their uniforms on in more councils finance committee last week that some of them have added an inch or two and couldnt get them on if they tried The last time the was called on was several years ago when Boy Scouts were flooded out of their campsites in North Halton Since then the has stagnated The full time Bruce McGregor quit his position In July KEEN Garfield Brown county ad minis said McGregor had been very keen but the organization stagnated without direction from federal or provincial officials At Browns suggestion the finance committee mended the position be left open until the future of the organization is decided Brown safd a federal white paper on emergency measures is expected later this month Visitors to the ARC Industries for ceremonies opening the addition there Saturday saw employees on the job in a tour of the building Here Carol Deforest paints ceramic J of Georgetown president of the North Halloa Association for the Mentally Retarded addresses the garnering at the opening of the ARC Industries addition Behind him is William Treahy of Georgetown chairman of the adult services committee SILVERWOOD The regular monthly meeting of Institute started with a tour to Kleinburg to visit the art coll Eighteen women went by car and enjoyed the beautiful grounds and building with its treasures of Canadian art They returned to Mrs Edgar home for a short business meeting when displays were discussed for Georgetown Acton and Milton fairs Some plans were made for the Both anniversary party for Mr and Mrs Harry on Sept and there was a discussion on the little park at the highway comer A social cup of tea closed the meeting Stewart Miller has been in a Toronto hospital for surgery We wish him a speedy recovery Sorry to learn of the death resulting from an accident of Mrs Hutchinson daughter of Mrs Irene Smith a former neighbour here Nancy Brown has been chosen Ontario Dairy Princess at the competition at the CNE Nancy Is from County and a niece of Mr and Mrs Harry Scott Sympathy goes to Mrs Harry Scott whose sister Miss Lena Whitfield of London died last week Daughter of the late Mr Mrs Peter Whitfield she was She also leaves sisters and brothers Mrs Martin Streets lie Mrs John Duerkop of Or- meaux Quebec Mrs Robert Cover Howard Ralph Alex and Alan of London Eric of Mlssissauga and Oswald of Markham Mrs Mildred and son Douglas of visited at her listers borne Mr and Mrs George Burt and also with the George Ironsides Mrs George Burt and a Urge downstairs recreat ion room On September this recreation room will become the Nursery school for age retarded children even children are already registered for the classes con ducted by Mrs A Kulken of Acton William of George town chairman of the Adult Services Committee of the Association welcomed the many visitors including Reeve Tom Hill of Reeve Anne Mac Arthur of and Mayor Brian Best of Milton and introduced the President of the North Association J of Georgetown recalled the early struggles of the Association its inception in IMS presented a plaque life long membership to Mrs Mary Rusk of Milton one of the three women whose efforts launched the Association Father Otger Vent of Holy Cross Church Georgetown dedicated the new building In Stagnation APATHY Brown said it has been suggested that the decay of the could be traced to public apathy towards the organization as well as lack of direction from both the provincial and federal governments The EMO municipal com mittee said in a recent report the organization is of poor quality Heltons situation is Kit unusual Esquesing Council Briefs of Milton was hired by Esquesing council lost Tuesday night as the new tax collector at a salary of a year He will be appointed tax collector and treasurer at the beginning of 1072 The 20 year old Bent ley has been employed in accounting with McKinley Transport THE GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY SEPT Page THE TOWNSHIP solicitor was Instructed to write Fox 121 Confederation Street that the welding shop on his property is In contravention of by law which is the holding by law A LETTER from the Halton County Health Unit informed council that two washrooms and a small tile field had been Installed on Miss T St Jean property without a plumbing permit or Inspection COUNCIL APPROVED the payment of 47 to the Grand River Conservation Authority This is a third of the 1971 levy to Esquesing CLEARING Discontinued Line of Imported WALLPAPER Single Rolls OakQueen Paint and Wallpaper Ltd St OppocUc Seed Now Open Mondays