m vi- joftottreboofe rlsayttad- vmm a iinwng yp- yr wah4ajlimkvbmfams by smv busloads erin wmpffi cfe d a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow river sis entrance river st acton ont phone ssmmi by v appointment dr robert d buckner physician and surgeon 39 wellington st acton ont afternoons by appointment closed wed sat evenings phone 8531240 dr t b moore dr c hutchison dr d w van der bent physicians and surgeons 9 mill street west acton ontario phone 534180 by appointment jtamfes muton sea and pttnaja bcnoors eftootnto arent the only on es going to j2t 40 members of hfflsburgh wo- metrt institute are also mak- inc ttk 4ifp laatvidnals eaa alao book their way to epo sunhne tonre is rnmnthf two trips month during july august september and october which wffl be open to anyone the etudents pay s45 tor the three nights ait lea resid ences champlam de montreal the travelling to and from lfontreal to and from expo and the passports into the mr the adults who wffl stay at the merder hotel pay a total of 80 both the hotels and the students residences are beside the river within street bus distance of expo sunune tours together with charterways have booked the merder hotel tor the whole of expo and all their guests will be lodged there you wont eee it all in two days warns art scott who st returned from a tour of pons member of the ont ario motor coach association prior to the tour the mem bers were shown a movie ab out expo and then were tak en by bus ah over the site with no stops at all the bus took two and a half hours to cover the area an indication of the number of steps that weary feet will take to cover the distance when the fair is thronged with tourists it could be a long day since the grounds open at eight in the morning and stay open till 230 the following morning dental owrc programs slowed down dr a j buchanan dental surgeon office 90 church st b office hours 9 ajn to 6 pjn closed wednesday afternoon d llmntormed telephone 8531750 dr cedric dey dental surgeon suite no 3 hinton bldg 17a mill st e acton ont for appointments phone 8531300 chiropractic donald j armstrong dc chiropractor x ray 448 woolwich street phone guelph 8227711 gerald w corbett dc chiropractor xjuy 11a main st n georgetown 8774631 by appointment 21a40ti architect donald e skinner barch mjlajc 17a mill street suite 2 acton telephone 8534740 office hours by appointment or 20 stavebank rd port credit 2744428 optometrists arthur a johnson od 54 mu1 street bast phone 8534520 res 8789678 office hours wednesday and saturday funeral director ontario water resources commission programs someti mes are slowed down by ill- informed people who make statements regarding water re sources which are not always related to fact owrc vice- chairman john h h root m p5 wellington dufferin told the ontario legislature rec ently mr root said these state ments when reported by news outlets confuse the public but he did npt blame the press for creating this confusion we have appreciated the co operation we receive from the various news outlets who have been of great assistance in ma king people aware of the chal lenges that face ontario if we are to provide our people with adequate quantities of suitable water and to bring pollution under control wher ever pollution may exist he said the owrc vice chairman said he realized even unfound ed statements draw attention to problems but they do cre ate difficulties for commission staff which sometimes prove very timeconsuming in the same speech mr root underlined the fact that lake erie water when treated in the same manner as any surface water is an excellent source to meet municipal and industrial water needs and will remain so phone 8534350 night or day bruce e shoemaker mgr auctioneer frank fetch auctioneer and bvahiator so chapel street b george telephone 8772c44 appraishni and insurance l wright mr street ontario ary- a in acton aaeaawbbm roberts hart sl umauot it pays to wait im sorry sir said the boy learning to dive tut i couldnt dive from the highest board its ah of 15 tee i know but you need to con quer your fear answered the intt firmly supposing you were mat high above the water on a sinking ship what would you do then waitfor the amp to amk another 10 feet air he s answers on 1 the acton free press wednesday may 17 1967 mission grde observes birthday j iinpatr mental awhty the retarded chfid learns more slowly at maturity ids capac ity to understand will be less than normal what censes inff setaida- tton an imperfect or damag ed brain a genetic accident injury at birth or accident or omess during infancy can cause mental retardation more than 100 different causes have been discovered who are tmmnne no fam ily is immune an accident of nature birth injury or a dis ease of infancy can strike any home mental retardation stri kes families rich and poor learned and ignorant it res pects neither class nor race la ft curahe7 no because mental retardation is not a disease it is a chronic handi cap but the mentally retarded child can be treated and in variably does need tre often f and ids family need expert hevin adjusting to the handicap frequently there are emotional or physical disabilit ies as well which can be car- la it hopeless no not at all quite to the contrary 29 out of 30 mentally retarded child ren can be trained and helped to grow into uaefol happy members of the community with a considerable degree of- selfsufficiency tavdaxkas it la the most prev alent of an hild disabfilaet it handicaps twice as many children as potto cerebral pal sy rheumatic heart disease and blindness all together three out of every 100 children born are mentally retarded there are more thaw half a million mentally retarded in canada today every home should have a prearranged fire escape plan in case fire strikes here e- firefighter instructs his children in the easiest escape rout from a second storey win dow he does this twice a year on the days he installs or removes his storm windows be sure your children are con fident about climbing out a window and down a ladder for fear could cost their lives if a fire spreads through your home staff photo w beeev the mffdly retarded those who have not suffered more than about 25 per cent mental impairment below ttor- mal intelligence can with proper achoohng master aca demic work in the second to sixth grade range these are the educabte retarded they represent nearly 83 per cent of all mentally retarded 25 of every 30 retarded children are educable and can be taught to be fairiy aelf- as ad- olttv what about the other an other 13 per cent of the men tally retarded another tbur out of every 30 are moder ately retarded they are the trainable with proper train ing facilities and supervised sheltered workshop provis ions they can become selfsup porting to some degree they can be trained to do much for themselves one in 30 is sev erely retarded and generally needs hospitalization what erhnolmg la provided urban school boards in the lar ger centres generally provide special classes for the educ able or mildly retarded there is still considerable need for such provision for mildly retarded children in rural re gions local associations for retarded children provide spe- cial day schools for the train able or moderately retarded some 5000 moderately retard ed children are now accommo dated in schools run by some 250 local associations la schooling the only service no the local associations also provide sheltered workshops recreational programs family counselling and home care help sheltered workshops have already been established in 15 canadian centres on a provincial level through provincial associations and nationally through the canad ian association for retarded children these locals are stim ulating research into all as pects of mental retardation particularly toward its preven tion local facts here north hal- ton association for the mental ly retarded has been organis ed for 11 years and is active ly engaged in coping with the needs of the mentally retarded among the population where can i find out more r a kanerva president north halton association for the mentally retarded 186 wake- field rd milton members of the baptist mis sion circle gathered in the basement of the church for a bountiful pot luck supper celebrating the birthday of the while sitting around the table each member read the vetse of scripture typed on com item on fir call acton firefighters were call ed- to rjt 2 rockwood test wednesday afternoon for a grass fire but their services werent required owner of the property was burning off grass and a neigh bor alarmer called the fire brigade everything was un der control when the brigade arrived r however a horse escaped and firefighters corralled it be fore returning to the fire hall their place card which had been pr by joan gor don secretary eileen lott read the minutes of the past meeting showing the circle had exceeded their years al lotment bv 960 marg bailey led in the de votional period based on gal- atlans 4 verse 6 entitled god our father emphasising that our heed of god is greater than his need for us rev s gammon was pres ent and showed pictures of recent events which caused much hilarity at the close the president jessie coles thanked the so cial committee for the arrange ment of the delicious supper and also thanked those who contributed to the evenings enjoyment mental retardation disables twice as many children as ce rebral palsy polio rheumatic heart disease and blindness do together one out of every 33 children born is or is destined to be retarded going to expo kyilii many schools throughout halton county are using sunline tours service for their outoftown activities georgetown transportation company will help you plan a charter trip anywhere in canada or the united states in one of their air ride air conditioned coaches complete with a public address system and hi-fi- music for cen tennial year trips to expo are a specialty plan your expo trip now 1 pay one fee we look after everything passports accommodation transportation special attention for clubs and organisations for complete information call 8772251 georgetown georgetown transportation ltd i looking forward to the sum mer youll avoid trouble if you remember to take it easy on hot humid days high tem perature and humidity can put an extra burden on your heart if your midsummer nights dream is of a slender you get into bathing suit shape by cut ting down on excess calories its a sure way to melt this too too solid flesh aberfoyle woman president of moda mrs marion owens of aber foyle has been named presi dent of the midwestern reg ional tourist council accord ing to an announcement from stratford she succeeds j h aitken of goderich other of ficers include vicepresidents j gerber of elora and cyrh taylor of kitchener with w g urquhart general manager of moda as secretary treas urer the board of directors includes thomas boyd of fer gus approval was given to a new guide booklet entitled a guide for touring moda con taining 12 tours of the area and highlighting the many points of interest and attrac tions that exist in midwestern ontario at a cost of 19000 there have been 60000 of the new colorful folders produced for distribution the moda region extends to near actons western bound- ismmmm mm international getting the cash you need to enjoy better living this spring is a simple matter at your gac international office you gel prompt personal attention ready cash to help you build a patio for outdoor fun outfit your family in the new spring fashions re furnish or redecorate your home and convenient monthly payments fitted to your budget stop in or call get a cash advance from gac international to help you meet spring ex penses or for any good reason opening soon great ontario adventure vacations y dramatic triumphs at stratford festival land between the lakes an adventure vacation in the land between the lakes will lavish you with the golden 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