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msil40000 packages of seeds in flowers of hope campaign staff photo workers are dwarfed 37 the 300ton capacity press ship ped from blow press last vueek it was the largest straight- sided press to be ma nu factored by the acton company and was shipped to simplicity m anufacturing company in preston special moving equipment was necessary to haul the press out of the plant and load it onto a float truck plant flowers of hope on moth ers day and help retarded child ren this is the message contained in over 10000 packages of flower seeds sent to residents of north halton this week and if the mes sage is heeded they will be help ing hope flowers of hope week is may815 a goal of 5000 has been set for this years campaign and all proceeds will go toward the op eration of halton opportunity product enterprises which cur rently has eight retarded adult trainees it is the eventual aim of the association hopefully within the next year to start constructing a proper workshop building wrjich will probably- cost between 16000 and 18000 persons receiving the flowers or hope packages are asked to do two things plant the flowers of sf kz lessons over oil painting lessons concluded with a demonstration on tech nique by instructor maj h j newman and coffee at the home of mrs r h elliott class members may have a display of paintings in the fall to encour age registrations for the next session hope and send a donation to the north halton association for the mentally retarded association president bob kan- erva of milton reported ive feel were providing a necesssary ser vice and we appreciate any dona tions no matter how small or how large we may get receive wages at hope retarded adults from the north halton area are trained to do useful tasks siichas restrapping lawn chairs each month families of the trainees pay s15 to the association and 10 of that total is returned to the trainee as a wage packet which it is felt gives the trainee some incentive mrs winnifred isham is the manager of the workshop and currently she is assisted each day by volunteer workers the work week for the trainees is 9 am to 3 pm rive days a week the workshop is located in the former hornby school on the base line over 50 per cent surveyed opp issue warning bank frauds swindle elderly during the past two years as part of the scheme the vie- thousands of dollars have been j lim is advised that in making- this taken from trusting and unsurs- withdrawal she will assist in trap- pectinp elderly persons throng lij ping the dishonest employee she out ontario by a scheme com- will also be advised not to tell monly- referred to as bank i ji- spector frauds ontario provincial police com missioncr f- h silk oc wising to stimulate an awareness in thie mind of the public to be on guard agaiinst these fast talking un scrupulous confidence peopu and he attaches some urgency to this message i 1 increased activity the opp antirackets branch under the direction l oriel in- anyone and wear gloves in order that she will not leave her finger prints on the money the caller will likely tell the victim that he will send a taxi around to take her to the bank and back home 11 she expresses doubt that the caller is a police officer he will sell her to hang up and call the police department however he will keep her line open by not hanging up and when she dials he will answer police department in a verv short time a taxi will take her to her bank where she makes the withdrawal usually rot using any advice from the tel- is to give it to a plainclothes po lice officer who will be sent to her home this scheme has been used with towns across canada and the un ited states thousands of dollars have been aken from trusting and unsuspecting elderly people which they can ill afford to lose in some cases their life savings and perhaps the money they have put aside for their own funeral ex penses relatives and friends of elderly people should impress upon them that they should never under and circumstances withdraw money from their bank accounts when approached in the manner outlined dn this article they should always consult the police or their bank manager person ally speclor 1 l erskine reports lluil i an increase of activity can t al lne victims home and expected in the bank inspector frauds with the- approach of th summer months lcr or accountant that she take a certified cheque the victim is returned to her home in the taxi hiki the telephone rings almost immediately it is the original cal ler advising her that one of his men will be around to her house either a bank official or a mrn- slu is hc mni during the weekend when hs car him in order that it can he check- slammed into a tree on private cd and returned to her account property owned bv w accri rr at about this time a man usually 2 acton when attending a birth- any time during banking hour or a weekday the telephone mny ring in an average middle class home usually that ol an cidivkv widow the male caller in a ver- businesslike and auihoialiv manner will identifx hinisell a j guest color party j at decoration day john paul daley of islington was hospitalized with injuries clues come to the victims door slid tile money is handed ovei to him 1 bcr of the police department pre sently investigating a dishones i bank employee suspected ol tam pering with the customers r- count the caller will then in 1 very persuasive tone obtain troni the victim inloniiation concern ing the amount ol monev on de posit in her account lie will then will request that she go to the haul- iiiad and withdraw a substantial sum hank she probably received some j lance arrived the injure man of monev from her account counterleii monev and that she had been taken to hospital there cheine he- are variations of the tor example the victim advised that when she recent withdrawal at the day party constable james hodgson of the milton ojpjp detachment in vestigated after a guelph city ambulance operator asked acton police the location of the accri property by the time the ambu- direct from factory to home owners aluminum doors windows siding awnings stationary rollup t foldup authorized distributors for kaiser aluminum 20 year guarantee siding car ports any size tailored to suit your needs patio enclosures terms to suit your budget now is the time to get our estimates for free estimates phone collect for representative no obligation 8450318 wrought iron or you can dal with complete confidence with this long established 1947 oakville company federal industries of canada foot of forsyth street aluminum railing oakville 8450318 over 50 per cent of the popula tion ol halton county was exam ined in the may tuberculin survey it was reported at the concluding luncheon of the campaign com mittee at the royal oak hotel monday april 18 the exact number of people sur veyed was 68548 there were 401 per cent in the 1961 survey the total expenses of the cam paign were 886ft05 leaving 11095 of the original 9000 grant rev myles estabrooks presid ing campaign chairman said i feel a personal gratification that the survey was such a success and i attribute that success to those who took on the task of organizing and training those who conducted the survey people sympathetic president h a brearley said he was satisfied by the survey re sults and said that il meant a great deal to the people in halton who are sympathetic you have done your job well this has been the most successful survey we have had secretary mrs m e lunau was also pleased at the campaigns success we are very pleased with the results said william c kennedy of the department of health any time we get over 50 per cent in the province it is good you people are to be con gratulated yon have good leader ship churchhi visitors prominent in district homes mrs wallace lasby of st pet ersburg florida accompanied by mrs florence iashy and dr tom campbell of gnelph spent sun day with ilieir cousin mr and mrs r i davidson mr and mrs harold swack- hamer visited on sunday with his father mr arthur swackham- er mr and mrs herb rolof wes ton mr norman rot and boys of maple mr norman rotz of kitchener visited on sunday with mr and mrs tom rotz and fam ily mr and mrs clarence penny and family attended a family dinner at mr and mrs l leslies guelph in honor of mrs pennys famier mr leslie on sunday mr ami mrs james allen of willovvdale visited on saturday with mr anil mrs wanl hamil ton and family mr and mrs john near visited on sunday with mr nears sis ter mr and mrs alex bessev of hillsburgh mr and wis clare macartbur of wcllarul spent sunday with bis brother and sistcrinkiw mr and mrs fred imcarlhur churchill church service and sunday school will begin at 10 am daylight saving time for the summer months thft acton frpe ptp thursday may 5 1966 touched hydro line lucky to be alive eightyearold walter pettit son of mr and mrs s petti willow st is lucky to be olive he and a companion arthur porte climbed onto a roof at bcardmore and co ltd plant the ipettit boy touched a 550 volt hydro line and his companion probably saved his life when h- pulled him away by the feel the two ran home where the injured boy told his mother and was taken to a doctor where he was treated and had his hands bandaged that he escaped death in touching such a high voltage power line is extremely lucky the soviet unions pavilion at expo 67 will have a 1100sea restaurant serving the popular dishes of its republics the architect who designed expos habitat 67 is moshe saf- die who was born in israel m r4lja4v2 87m272 thursfrisat may 567 beach ball in color ed byrnes black spur in color rory calhoun matinee saturday at 2 pm montufswfd may 91011 the nanny rfttf davis wendy craig kings of speed cartoon nobodys ghoul adult entertainment thursfrisat may 121314 sergeant deadhead in color frankif avalon r- deborah wa1lfy jamboree at marathon cartoon whiz quiz kid h harley heads drug committee halton m p pr harry harley lias been elected chairman of the house of- commons special com mittee on food and drugs lor a second time the oakville physi cian headed tlie special commit tee during the last parliament ind was returned to the post last tuesday without opposition the 24man committee will be investigating the whole problem ol the cost of drugs and will pre sent recommendations to the goverment a motion afllie first meeting that the controversial ii per cent sales tax on drugs should be removed immediately was ruled out of order by the chairman millions representative indicat ed the matter of taxes on drugs wotrkf be investigated by the committee and the findings would appear in the committees brief to the government the special committee was es tablished several years ago after the thalidomide tragedy read the free press classifed pages for bargains fred a hoffman optometrist 58 st georges sq giielph ont telephone 8242071 from lovell bros modern meat market maple leaf cryovac lb sp cottage rolls 59 89 89 59 choice rump roast tender 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