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Page THE HERALD April challenges Acton in BumpforLife Herald Special Georgetown Kinsmens fifth annual Bump- for Life a act to run for hours May raising money to fight Cystic Fibrosis The fight against C F is the major national service project of the Kinsmen and was first undertaken by Kinsmen in 1904 with a tag day Since Kinsmen and Kin have raised in excess of million for cystic fibrosis research The has an added twist to it this year with the comeback of George own High School to challenge Acton High School students for the Life Trophy This is the first time since 1976 when the club first rai this project that Georgetown high has been able to The students Job in both schools is to get sponsors throughout the community for the 10hour da nee- On the day of the BumpFor Life the students will meet at their respective schools and dance for 10 hours with five minute breaks every hour and a mlnule lunch and supper At the end of the it will be up to the students to collect the monies pledged Once all money has been collected each school will be given a percentage of the funds to support school activities This year both schools are looking for ways to raise money to purchase new band sweaters Georgetown high is Also raising money for a sound system to play records and tapes at school functions PLEDGES This project is sponsored by the Georgetown Kinsmen and they will be out In force along with their wives and members of the Kinsmen assisting students during the hours of the At any given time during the there will be five to 10 Kinsmen In each school help ing serve pop and food to the more than students expect to participate The first week of May is the climax of the Kinsmen fund raising drive for CF and It Is hoped that this year project will be the most successful in the past five years The Kinsmen would like to thank the citizens of both Acton and Georgetown for all their past efforts In assisting the club to raise money for this childhood disease and other community projects The Kinsmen arc ask that when a student from one of the two high schools knocks on your door please remember that this Is only our dancea the money to be raised will go to CF The students will benefit by receiving per cent of the money to ass them In school activities as previously men Honed for all their hard work Without the support of the students and school mem such as Bill Taylor Ac ton and John Todd George town this project would not be as successful as it has proven About the Hills ADAPT annual The Alcoholism and Drug Add Program ADAPT will hold its annual meeting next at Gas building Brant St In Burlington Additional Information Is available from program officials at 1912 Housing up A statistics Canada report released last week indicated that construction began on dwelling units in Halton Hills during the month of January There were no construction during the same month last year Among the units underway seven of which work was completed are singledetached homes twofamily homes row houses and apartments As of January 31 there were dwelling units under construction here compared with only 137 a year ago British Round Table Club hosted by Kinsmen Kinettes Herald Special The last general meeting of the Georgetown Kinsmen took on an International da vor with Kinsmen and Kin Wives hosting 12 couples from the Round To Club of Great Britain The Bound Table members were from a small service club in Pickering just out side of London England Both the Round Table and Kinsmen are members of a World Council of clubs which encourage this type of International Travel exchange The Round Ta biers were in Ontario for two weeks and were just concluding the lact leg of their trip by stopping over in the Zone D Kinsmen area Rick and Colleen Arm strong of the Georgetown Club were among the mem of the nine clubs In the zone that billeted the visiting couples and their families Ward Coun John McDo nald and he town of Halton Hills welcomed the visitors from Great Britain and presented each couple with a crest and official pin of Hills President Bob of the Georgetown Club presented each couple with a George town Kinsmen Bannerette and each couple also Proud to Be Canadian pins The evening was attended by Kinsmen Kin wives and Round Table guests To draw a better understanding of what the Kinsmen clubs arc doing in a film on Cystic Fibrosis was shown The Georgetown club then explained the upcoming Life thon to be held May to raise money for the fight against Cystic Fibrosis During the general meet ing the Georgetown Kins men passed a resolution to approach the town and the recitation department and pledge their club support in purchasing a new ice resur facer for the Gordon Alcott Arena The evening concluded with general fellowship and the guests from Great tain and their hosts and hostesses from the other clubs on the zone acknow ledger the friendly hospital that the Georgetown club and the town of had shown TAKE A GAMBLE Colleen Arm strong at he wheel of fortune appears to be having an enjoyable time taking these gambling ladles money at the Cm In a Night Thursday night The gamblers from left o right are Bonnie Betty Snow Elinor Hay word Susan Cooper and Hern ad tile Mansfield Proceeds from the will go to ongoing community projects and a donation of to the Cystic Fibrosis campaign will be made for your next social affair Your Invitation to the elegance ot dining excellence 8773541 Street Georgetown Ontario War J hartervtl Mom Street North Acton Ontario PICKET LINE CONFRONTATION Regions Police officers kept an eye pi eke ten outside the Quarries south Speytlde on Friday morning The Independent truck who pick up loads at the quarries have been running the picket lines the quarry union truck drivers in order to get to the quarry Police escorted trucks through the picket lines when union attempted to block the lane Photo by Tim Tot ton Firearm range closed Regional Pol have closed down their indoor firing range because of a threat of lcid poisoning Mayor Harry Barrett said Thursday at a meeting of the Regional Commission Staff iirgLjnt who has been in charge of the firing range was discovered to have leadcontaminated blood in a routine mod ion The poisoning has been traced to the firing range and the lead bullets used during practise by the force officers AMR birthday- celebration Regional Police have been called out more than once in recent weeks to monitor he situation along picket lines at Duffer in Quarries south of Speyslde They were there again Friday morning a union truck drivers from the quarries tried to keep independent truck drivers from getting Into the quarry Police escorted a group of trucks through the line In spite attempts by union truck drivers to block the route with their trucks Herald photo Herald Special Dignitaries and friends were on hand Saturday night in Milton as the North Association for the Mentally Retarded celebrated lis Ivy Ellingham president of he Ontario Association of the MenUilly Retarded was the guest speaker Milton Mayor Don Gordon and Hills Mayor Pete attended the as well as Julian Reed MPP and Paul Arm strong chairman of the board of Georgetown and District Mcmor Hospital Mrs Ellingham the NHAMR for Its work in the community and illy the on work lli children The associations number one priority is pre hind capped situations from developing the v nee Mrs said ABELS The question of a name change for the Ontario awo- at on is still being consider said Mrs to the label ng of men tally handicapped people The provincial white paper on Sterilization and Consent will be studied by the tion and a meeting with the stcr will be requested she said The association is also study ng the recently shed re port on guard Mrs and the go vernment will be pressed to take action Lobbying efforts are going on to extend coverage of of the Health and Safely Act to coverage of met tally people In training workshops Mrs nfham Mr Gordon said the accompl of Hie the acceptance of the mentally handicapped thin the com mun We them we worship with them and wo work with them It a tribute to the of that these people were accepted J Novak DT J Georgetown STREET on betide Post Denture therapy Clinic Phono 7912314 LAND BARGAINS Each year throughout Ontario pal and county treasurers properties have been or of taxes For the there are thousands op to buy hunting til no ron and arm properties These sell or little more than the raxes In the to WOO range com proper are worth lar more Our up to I these along complete purchase details Cos or one year subscript on ill payable to TAX SALE PROPERTIES