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Elect new executive Five new members were elected to the Executive Council of the Halton Lung Association at the annua meeting May Mrs J V Baker George town Mrs G Oak Leonard Bailey G C Muller and E of Burlington arc the new members Reelected lo the executive council were Mrs Pamela Sturgcss Georgetown Dr J H Chamberlain George town H Acton Mrs Lime house Mrs Horace Miss Craig Milton I A Hunter J M and J W Ostler and Mrs C Howe of Milton Miss Marion Wilson Mrs C R D Gowland Ms Hilda Clark and Ewart Carberry of Oakville Mrs C cock Dr Haddon Dr D G Hodd C McFad- den and J Simpson Christmas seals up despite strike Despite the mail strike last year the Christmas Seal campaign topped the pre vious year by a few dollars John Ostler President of the Halton TB and Assoc a lion now Lung As social ion told members and May 13 This year was rais while the previous year 70 2C9 was the total Mr Ostler praised the work of Christmas Seal chairman L the staff and volunteers who packaged and delivered the seals by car to regioml post offices He stressed this amount is an all time high for the dis Inct at a lime when nation ally the was down percent The chairman briefly sum up Ihe lengthy reports pointing out Program Joyce Armour is responsible for the smoking withdrawal clinics where an percent success rate has been attained Physical conditioning pro grams for children with asm ma operated for the first time in Georgetovn last year as well as in Oakville and Bur lington where adults pro grams art carried on said the report He said he Pulmonary Function Testing by Sheila Brown is well re ceived by industry The re port showed 159 persons screened with found to have abnormal tests This is percent of the total The report also suggested a testing wagon could aid the program as well as serving as a transport for respiratory out patients Mrs Ostler said social worker Mary Kennedy com bines visits to people with chest problems with social problesm Chairman Ostler introduc the head table guests Mr and Mrs C L Region councillor Terry and his wife Oakvilk mayor Harry Barret and Mrs Barret and Mrs D C and Mrs Barbara Snow Councillor Terry Mannell and Mayor Harry Barrel brought greet and good wishes from Regional Council and the town of Oakville tivety Mrs Barbara Snow standing in for her husband the Hon Jim Snow Minister of Transportation and Com munications wished Ihe As continued success E C Foster a member of the Executive council saidhe was one of the original mem of the Association and of those present only Executive Secretary Mrs Jessie Lunau could match his years In recognition of her long dedicated service Mr Foster presented Mrs silver rose bowl with an ar rangement of pink roses in it New short name The Acton Free Press Wed May Halton TB and RD now Halton Lung Assoc DR J H CHAMBERLAIN M 0 ANDH H Bert Hinton members the Executive Council Halton Lung Association look at photographs of Guest speaker Dr D G Hodd when he travelled by dogsled to cover his practice Labrador An old familiar name the and ion disappeared and the new name Lung Assouat ion took lis place after a volt by members it Hit annual meeting of the Association May Not wisp of smoke hung in the air of Hill crest Church Hall as guest speaker a member of the fcxecutive Council of the liallon Lung Association told of his years as a doctor in the Gren fell Hospital in Harrington Harbour Labrador tor his long dedicated work he was honored last month with ihe Order of Camilla He he was attracted the work by of work In the north and intended to stay only a year or two when he first went lo Labrador I guess it was the chill Ihit kept me there all these years Especially the improvising was a challenge when you haven t got the equipment you make do He told of using a tool bought in during an ecne He said he travelled tousled and covered to miles around the irea cover villages Report due once each winter and twice each summer recalled operating on a red hot appendix in a dark hut using a kerosene lamp and two flashlights with he husky dogs peering in through the only small win in addition lo his medical practice became a mechinie carpenter arch and hospital accountant through necessity To lop it off they made me a judge He described his life s work is sitisfymg and said the people in the area are ex hospitable He said tuberculosis was serious problem in Quebec I and Newfoundland when he went there and con to be a problem even when the mortality rote in Ontario had dropped remembers thinking drugs would be use less against when he first heard of their introduction We had become so used to thinking fresh air rest and good food where the only treatments we jeered at chemotherapy He reminded the Lung Association members other chest diseases such as asthma and emphysema are now their target and said there is a lot of work to do in these areas Herbert Bert of Acton thanked the speaker Ilillon Region Works Committee will ton irwestig ilme the feasibility of resiuree recovery pi for Region lite month or early next month Dillon I menial Consult ints been studying the matter for months now The consultants reported e aln r on study Hi it indie the pros ind cunt of four possible landfill silts in the region Inform ilion ie been assembled and suit to pic groups org lions who indie ited in interest in the titer submitting hi I I happen field MRS STURGESS a member of the executive Council Halton Lung Association and Mrs Barbara Snow find pictures of Dr D G Hodd swathed in furred parka on his dogsled in Labrador a fascinating study Landfill costs Man this is out of control Region drops capital levy In what was described by as in region move Regional Council vol to discontinue charging capital levies the regional hat that in effect does is leave arm municipalities ith full responsibility for collecting fees from offset the of development in that area Until now the region has levied for each urban home being erected Thai fee was put towards of water and sewer install The area municipal itics charge levies of their own against the homes for incur because of development With Ihe re dropping its fee area municipihtics may have review their fees to make up the difference 1osl control argument came down lo largely a matter of who should control how the re gional projects are financed Councillors arguing in favor of dropping the fees claimed that all of the pro jects were charged back to Ihe areas anyway and it was a ploy make the re mill rate look lower than il really is They argue that by having only one levy a lot or book keeping can be avoided Oak ville Mayor Harry Barrett said the current system of two levies is duplication in Us great form The area council has the burden pay for services so it should have freedom say how i is paid for Millon Mayor Anne supported Mayor We are re sponsible people We have spent levy money on water sewer and channelization work for our pollution control plant Were the people who pay the bill and we should look after money Public Works Chairman Jack said region must have Us own capital levy fee He pointed out all of the projects were planned and carried out at the region level and financing of those projects should be con Irolled al that level Planning Committee Chair man Mary Munro said Ihe council action put Ihe region in an untennablc position She said thai action would in crease the need for ing and increase lo Ihe ratepayer Councillor Hie Morrow was one of the councillors most critical of the move It backward regressive and narrow minded I astound to the motion ever that some people don have one iota of understanding of the financial problems this region will face over Ihe next five years Man this l Hills Morrow told Council as bitterly tin region is ndme to iti landfill sites in the region He said Town of i landfill site forSiiOOO fore region overnmuil was implemented Now it costs a lo run the Hills landfill site Georgetown Tint hind les refusefrom well as Hills now Mr Morrow in riles from St SI per ton lo dump refuse in re sites I dun I want mil hid Ifuiid me 1 1 ok id it i jumped ml then fin II r minded Ihe region hid I si set mi the of rmriinminl wis those si lh it hid spelled il mi r issig iwev i mil Hunk increase of I I per I swill i until yL from win develop re It iftis to his finder room il Mrs ierlhur I Inn this but as informed is she is ind filling i I am 1 don l mind it il s d imn polities d od pi 1 ihucklcd EVERY MONDAY BINGO NOW HELD IN GEORGETOWN ELKS LODGE 45 Mountainvicvu Rd Georgetown Doors Open 7PM Bingo Starts 8PM 16 Reg Games 3 Specials Jackpot in 56 GUARANTEED SIOOOO FREE BUS SERVICE Were your headquarters for BARBECUES RENTAL WATER a propane HEATERS NATURAL GAS APPLIANCES HEATERS AIR CONDITIONING ELECTRONIC BUG Central or roo units KILLERS AND COMPLETE SERVICE FACILITIES Attention ACTON at total a your phono Call today No toll charge MILTON NATURAL GAS LTD in Dial r 164 Main St Milton 3281 1 there tern go from v is no me tint is phenomenally ineffieient of control Man this is ol 1 You seem think tint raising rates by one third e in solve ill of be People ire gelling ind don blame them spending five or six time The Credit Valley Conservation Authority Requests That Residents refrain from feeding wild migratory birds such as Canada Geese and Ducks since feeding of the birds courages them from normal migration in the fall If the birds do not migrate there is every possibility that they will die from exposure during the winter Freewheeling fun loving GHOST USTINOV JONES m Twhmcotor G PIUS 2nd HIT PLUS 3rd HIT WINNIE Box Office open ShowitarUatdwk Children under 5 free Children to 13 50c MILL END STORE Construction Sale MAIN STREET NO HIGHWAY FROM IS OPEN TO LOCAL TRAFFIC LINE IS OPEN FROM HIGHWAY DOWN SALE ENDS JUNE 12 TO SAT 8 30AM T06PMFRI TIL9PM YARD GOODS 10 to 50 and more off UPHOLSTERY 20 Off CHILDRENS SPRING SUMMER CLOTHING 10 to off WE ALSO HAVE A BIG SELECTION OF WORK BOOTS Some C S A Approvedi RUNNING SHOES lor the family PRESS SHEETS FITTED SOME FLAT QUEEN KING SIZES BY THE POUND 10 OFF MENS SPORT SHIRTS LONG SHORT SLEEVE 20 OFF WHITE HUSQUARNA SEWING MACHINES 2 USED MACHINES All 10 Oil DRIVE A Mm SAVE A LOT