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f cumbersome name replaced its larche auxiliary now utim htf m stank for imfta ojkp ofken the acton frea pitas wednesday aaay 10 1967 b7 auribary of n0ttll nftltttt amocavtlob vqat ttw mimtihj rfrfnlwl hrw in vbbvrit bmbtday ebbsuflfl st tim mbrar at dent- mrs r loutttt was in ob chajr and 15 me at- one new member was after moch dltri and thonajbtr it has been d to cnannr the name of he andttny it is mr the name ths acton auxiliary was cumbersome ffw in itself it meant nothing and always had to have the exp of die norm haltoo associa tion for the mentally retard ed appended tba cawawa of name hnphft no a fwf of rriatintiship to aw north halton association and no in our pif mil aims and goals it is a change of name only to one that is felt to be more explanatory and less clinical use name chosen is larche audbary acton north halton asaodattpn for the mentally retarded it is hoped that as the name larche auxiliary b more familiar if will be used alone by friends when referring to the auxiliary what is larche why that name it is the name of a vil lage near paris in france that was built and is maintained for mentally- retarded boys the director of this village is or jean vanier son of the late govemorceneral g p vanier jsany readers will remember that at the time of the late governoogenerals funeral dr vanier made a numb of tele vision appearances and spoke to several large groups about retardation larche aaaaas an art a hav en a place of refuge the french word has a much broader implication of tender ness and love than the eng lish word art as well as des what members are trying to give to the retarded in north halton larche would also show the c and i with those who are always children in every co mental retardation is a con cern shared by au of mankind and larche acton proudly shares in the interchange of encouragement and learning b nations perhaps the common name will lead to a correspondence b lar che acton and lnrche paris because two of the assistants in this village are ontarions larche acton hopes to have a distinctive crest designed for le and publicity mam marls lata a student at acton high school spoke to the meeting about her trip over the past weekend to ot tawa as a delegate from the north halton association to the first youth conference on mental retardation sponsored by the ontario association for mentally retarded miss laing gave a most en thusiastic report of the edu cational and social events there were panel di bun groups a trip to ottawas adult workshop and bright hope school and the residence a tour of ottawa and a dance at the chateau laurier on sat urday night miss laing requested mat larche auxiliary help herself and the other three north hal ton delegates to form a youth auxiliary this request was ac cepted and a motion will be placed before the association at the next meeting at hornby the maawir mrs j buck- man reported a balance on hand of 37945 of this 13065 was p from the ram- mage sale mrs h oodds correspond ing secretary reports that a hst of high school girls inter ested in baby sitting mentally re children is on hand the girls from grade 12 at the high school wffl be visiting the sunshine school this coming lareno anxanary would like to purchase a gift for the lib rary perhaps coffee mugs in appreciation for the use of tie facilities but the library board wfll be consulted before the purchase two young boys wul be sponsored at the summer camp at ayr for a ten day period fifteen children will be taken to niagara falls on may 17 by members of the auxiliary for a day of sight seeing and also to kitchener on june 24 to see the centennial train the auction sam to raise funds for the trip win be held an the evening of may 26 at the old post office mrs dapuis is still looking for articles for this which is being combined with the regular spring hake sale mrs r willett reports that all is well in hand for the flow ers of hope campaign which will be a door jo door canvass this year the rural areas will be covere by mail area cap tains are meeting with the can vassers in a training session this week posters have been distributed throughout the town the cosmos seeds and liter ature will be distributed at the safety df song fives in the cold climate of greenland hot tempers flare among indignant eskimos sa vage blood feuds often involv ing several generations of a family take place unsuccess ful attempts to ban this prac tice have tieen made by sub stituting public satirical song duels between enemies great buy in homelite chain saws heras you- chance to gat a superior quality homelite chain saw at lowest price ever never has there bean a better opportunity to get a top quality homettte chain saw at a better price this homelite c51 has the quality and features of much hiojher priced aaws no other tool you can buy does so much yet costs so little you can cut filrewood deer woodlots cut lumber prune and trim fruit trees coma m and se the homeute cst now its worm money to you a kerr ft son ul ne a acton ontario asaies ma we remind you that it is time to let us clean and store those valuable winter garments for the summer time of the appeal when can vassers are out in the early evening of may 15 bulletin blanks with an association message have been given to local churches the fair board has been ap proached for a booth at the fall fair there will be as usual a display from die school and workshop a quilt and other articles for a draw chocolate bars for sale a dance to raise funds for the association will be held at the legion hall on october 6 the fearlblhty of holding a study seminar in the fall was discussed the association will be approached to see if the georgetown and milton auxili aries would like to share this venture which would be con ducted by the ontario associa tion because the last few meet ings have had such a heavy business agenda coffee is sip ped during the proceedings and all count themselves lucky to be home before midnight several officers of the mil tondetachment of the ontario provincial police were detailed to full time duty in the search for missing- marianne schuett of kilbride during the period april 30 to may 6 personnel of the de tachment worked a total of 975 hours and patrolled a total of 6815 miles on area highways as a result of patrol five traf fic charges were preferred 10 traffic violation warnings were issued 18 vehicles were safety checked and 81 convictions re gistered there were three personal in jury accidents and one proper ty damage accident investigat ed resulting in six persons be ing injured and approximate ly 4040 in property damage causes of accidents were inat tentive driving careless driv ing and following too close there were 10v general oc currences during this period many of which related to mar ianne schuett missing from kilbride other occurrences included one attempted theft of auto r campbellville one stolen auto from esquesing twp two stolen autos recovered for other police departments one break enter and theft of sum mer cottage in esquesing twp in which an antique dark wood mantel- clock keyhole shapep was stolen along with other it ems theft of two hereford steers from the farm of fred ruddell esquesing twp theft of four speed transmission from a car one assault causing bodily harm resulting in one person being charged one im paired driver one lca inves tigation resulting in one per son being charged one person charged under the game and fish act one driver charged for driving under suspension a 15 x 3 homemade boat found on the river at glen wil liams two premises found in secure other occurrences were of a minor nature there was one escort sup plied for a centennial cara van in this detachment area during the past week the modern cigar making machine produces 620 stogies an hour string art orchestra prepares concert program tours of canada and a tour of europe last year this year a third member of the academy g accepted this group has been the cluolph academy of string an orchestra is pre paring a program which includ es two canadian composers dr healey willan and harrv seniors there will be violin viola and cello solos this orchestra has been in existence for six years and is excellent training for young tring players already three members of the group have been accepted in the national youlh orchestra two have been members for three years which included years program will be a tour of canada which includes performance at ex po the academy orchestra pro gram for this coming concert should prove to be well worth hearing many a person is dominated by a rich uncles willpower train to toronto ask about convenient departure and return times for information phone the local cn passenger sates office cfj canadian national t oh safe insured low cost storage service phone 8531180 custom cleaners custom cleaning at moderate prices s main st n acton fur and garment storage r t retarded children need your help so very much this message sponsored in the interest of hope by the following businessmen ab supermarket acton jersey dairy acton pharmacy acton free press bp coin carwash custom cleaners dennys insurance agency dhls stationery g0y cartage ltd grants motors gordons hardware hintons 5c to 1 store g alec johnson realtor jack mccauum service in canada one child in every thirty is born or is destined to become mentally retarded thats more than 17000 each year anleacioneneedtspecial care and attention little motors l0vell bros meat market la foods acton sydney k lamb realtor jack ridley cartage ltd tyler transport ltd watsons dairy bar wees bus depot fred l wright realtor can help us make them smile your local association for retarded children is doing all it can in the way of providing the necessary training and guidance to help these unfortunate youngsters grow into useful happy citizens it is vital work and you are invited to help soon now you will be receiving some rowers of hope seeds these are being packaged and sent to you by the retarded children themselves all we ask you to do is plant these seeds in your window box or garden then plant a seed of hope for the retarded children in your neighborhood by giving as generously as possible to the retarded childrens association hope halton opportunity product enterprise extension of north halton association for mentally retarded invites you to share in this vital work mrs robert louttet chairman of the 1967 flowers of hope fund phone 8530676 j aaaaaaaaaa a