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miissbsm house sought for day nursery must have qualified supervisor the acton free press wednesday februa 1 1967 weather icy roads blamed in accidents the executive of the com munity services council and howard pearce recreation di rector met with mrs j cum- mings of oakvllle who is dav nurseries supervisor of the dept of public welfare of on tario on thursday to discuss the starting of a day care cen tre for acton mrs cummings explained some of the physical needs for irtcah person in acquiring the necessary education proijed by several universities in a series of summer courses or as a regular session but it is necessary to hire a well quali fied supervisor until a local person is certified mrs cummlngi v out that funds provided bv munici pal government could be re covered from provincial sour- such a venture required byces o so per cent at present legislation such as 30 square and that a bill in the process feet of ipdoor space and 60 sq feet of fenced outdoor space for each child storage space grailcr j praises mimic schook ioajh member for two year term are seated secretary- bill mlddleton chairman orval chapman vicechairman cyril bishop standing rl school viceprincipal doug copeland murray smith vic brlstow bill benson m 2 bennett school principal e smith and doug manning xx neighbors group being organized a new organization is being bom this centennial year in the township of nassagaweya and the organizers are call ing it the wassagaweya neighbors association officials in charge describe hkcms pu is bury ing the hatchet unity of pur pose good neighborliness and the promotion and fostering of pride in being both a true nassagawegian and a canad ian mrs anne macarthor a member of the township coun cil is chairing the steering committee which is at work now organizing and recruiting members she describes the groups aims as very worthy especially the one about foster ing pride in their township when like jonah the township may be swallowed up by that whale of a report the piun- kett needs study of hal ton and feel the group will hold a meet ing in the near future to elect officers a centennial project and program is being discuss ed members want to seek co operation and participation from the younger generations in nassagaweya who constitute more than 40 per cent of the population for a township that has for so many years been riven by feuds and factions that made the martins and the mccoys look like members of the peace corps this is indeed a wel come turn of events one of ficial told this newspaper an association with such laudable sentiments will succeed we hope if only to prove that whatever personal or political family counselling service director reports to council heltons first family coun- marriage counaehlog classes selling service completed its have also been organized and first full year of operation at are being held throughout the the end of 1966 and in a year- county with professional end report to helton county people in the fields of medic- council last week its director inefiance law insucftaqeand rene j vivian reported tjcfjoai coopentfingyt first year was a successful one mr vivian dealt with 313 cases during 1966 of which 38 were still termed active at the close of the year his work involved 1545 telephone calls with the appointment soon of another staff worker we will be able to offer a more ef fective service to other resid ents of our county he report ed the director noted 121 cases were in oakville 78 in burling ton 46 in georgetown 26 in milton 20 in acton nine in es- quesing two in nassagaweya and 11 were handled in the family court office and welfare office most of the cases were referred to him by the family court or private individuals the first year was one of pioneering and acquainting the people with thu new service mr vivian told councillors people from all walks of life have availed themselve of the service and it is our hope that many have found some assist ance and guidance where psychiatric assessment or treatment was necessary cases were referred to the mental health clinic in hamilton or to two psychiatrists in private practices in oakville and bur lington tilden car or truck rental now available for the georgetown acton area by the hour day week menhvor yearly basis for appointment or information coll 8776944 andrew murray motors ltd ormoctownmtamo milton em931y 8783272 friday and saturday gunfighters of casa grande alex nicol dick bentley petes place cartoon kitty rohht matin saturday at 2 pm 34 color sum4rontueswb per sa7r the lost command in color anthony quinn alain delon cartoon rear knuckus thursntlsat 9101t the rare breed in color james stewart maureen ouara sport aqua capers cartoon rocket racket snow times weekdays sunday through thursday s ml friday and saturday at 7 and differences enlst this vear cen tennial year being a good neighbor and a good canadian come first youth work theatrical out ings meetings with speakers sporting and social events are among the aims of the new or ganization aaxukry begins new sport program the acton association for the mentally retarded with the enthusiastic assistance of howard pearce has institut ed a program of sports activi ties for those under the auxil iarys care members are assisting with sports and everyone concerned is having an exciting and inter esting time for indoor play equipment and cots and adequate washroom facilities since the children will be there all day a hot meal must be provided at noon there must be enough looms for an executive office and an isolation room in case a child becomes ill a trained supervisor must be on hand all the time but the assistants may be untrained it appears that a good sized house would be the answer particularly since it might pro vide apartment space for a couple acting as caretaker and cook some discussion centred about indifference or hostility to a day care centre but it was felt that actonites were more informed than communi ties mentioned by s h kiefan in the globe and mail jan 2fr not only is the working mo ther an established fact in this town but an enlightened elec torate these days would scarce ly dispute that there are manv valid reasons for a child to sometimes require care out side its own home the csc was directed to several operating sources for information about basic bud- pet requirements for a centre in a community this size they avere also advised to advertise in local cities and toronto for a trained preschool teaclar the csc will certainly go ahead with plans to assist a centennial manor a supreme court grand jury toured halton county mun icipal buildings in milton in january and in their report to last weeks meeting of halton county council made five rec ommendations the jurors praised the feel ing of friendliness and warmth at halton centennial manor the home for aged residents and reported they were very impressed with s a allen the superintendent of the building once again they attacked the county jail and heartily ag reed a new facility such as the regionaldetention centre at hornby was needed the jur ors found the crown attorneys office and clerical space inad equate as to floor area and noted there was no room in the office or other facilities for an assistant other recommendations were minor ones concerning the parking lot and supplies stored in a hallway of ratification to raise that to 80 per cent so that any sum provided by public funds for equipment rents salaries and assistance with tees would be to a large extent replaced the cscs firsttask njw is to secure adequate housing 4nd have it inspected and ap proved bv local fire and health authorities at the same time financial and other backing vill be sought from local groups and organizations it is hoped that various individuals orgroups in acton would help to provide the wdoden plav equipment which is easily made from well illustrated in structions mn r mcmurrtfy is most willing to hear from anyone with constructive suggestions or offers of help in this pro tect during the period jan 22 to jan 28 inclusive personnel of the milton detachment ontar io provincial police worked a total of 101314 hours and pat rolled a total of v287 miles on area highways as a result of patrol 17 traffic charges were preferred and 41 trafficviola- tion warnings were issued as well as 80 convictions register ed during this period 13 prop erty damage accidents were in vestigated resulting in 4155 in property damage cause of the majority of accidents was adverse road conditions there were 39 general oc currences reported including theft of money from the resi dence of mrs mckay rr 1 norval ont one assault one disturbance several mail box es damaged on the 8th line of esquesing tvvp two persons reported missing and later loc ated two premises found inse cure at night two requests for assistance two liquor seizures made and two charges prefer red under the liquor control act two stolen autos were re covered for other police forces and seven abandoned autos were removed from area high ways remaining occurrences were of a minor nature h- stanley smith of rjt 4 ac ton received 1000 damage to his car when ft swerved while passing two trucks and rolled over in the median of high way 401 just east of milton tuesday offast week a rock- wood man ralph h townsend was unhurt but his vehicle re ceived 1200 damage in a colli ion with some guardrails on highway 25 near milton on fri day they were the only ac ton district residents involved in the past weeks accidents 8 centennial souvenir 11 186711967 i illustrating the 10 provincial floral symbols in all their glorious colors easy to hook come in to see the many other beautiful creations size 36 inch circle 39 packs whats in a name winter garden fla offic ials look twice when they ask miss dawn princeton for the name of her parents at flor ida southern college she is the daughter of mr and mrs harvard yale princeton no 1603 kay roszell 9 willow st n s333o07 s7 2e is 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