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Georgetown Herald A Division of Home Newspapers Company limited Main Street South Georgetown Ontario WAITER C Georgetown Ontario Thursday March 1971 EDITORIAL COMMENT Appointment Deserved Appointment to a cabinet post for Jim Snow East member of the provincial legislature has a twofold meaning It recognizes the personal contribu tion of freshman member of the gov ernment end Indicates the importance of this in the general picture of pro vincial business Mr Snow in his brief stay In par liament has proven able business man No silent backbencher he has spoken when he has something to say As a building contractor he was instrv mental in drafting a standardized build ing code for the province and success fully convincing the government of its merit His talents were further nized when he was appointed to sent the government on the Ontario Housing Corporation Despite a busy life parliament he finds time for the smaller things and it is rare that he does not appear at a local function be if a fall fair board dinner Chamber of Commerce meeting or rem embrance parade Members of all political parties will Oin in congratulating knowing that partisan as he must be at times he has the wider interests of East resi dents as a concern Minimum of Hoopla Canada shouldnt have to borrow everything from its southern neighbour and a New Democrat leadership date intends to reverse one trend which has infiltrated political conventions in recent years Frank Howard P for Skeena says he will proceed on the premise that choice of a leader and development of policies are very serious matters and shouldnt be considered a circustype atmosphere He will refrain from preparing large number of posters hats buttons and ribbons he says And his hospitality suite will serve coffee end lea He is against the presumption that Help for Council The newly organized Concerned of Georgetown can be a worth while addition to Georgetown As the community grows it is nat that municipal councillors have less opportunity for a sounding board of pub lic opinion When the town was smaller the on the street made his opinions known Councillors knew everyone and everyone knew them A couple of trips to the post office to pick up their mail end they had a good indication of whal residents felt about municipal matters This isnt possible a town of is interested in parks and recreation in history and pollution con trot roads and parking delegates can be swayed by liquor and believes there is no real discussion of serious matters in a serious way in the usual hospitality suite setup If this Is an indication of Mr How ards qualifications federal will be wise to take a good look at him as a leader Attending newspaper and con ventions we can that firms which spend their money this way derive little benefit Hospitality rooms tend to collect the freeloaders and the good time char- leys The serious buyers dont want to be under Theyre looking for quality for a better buy Politics could work the same way According to its chairman It is not a protest group which will get into the political field A wise idea for historys pathways are strewn with the bones of organizations which boosted specific candidates for office then faded Into oblivion win or lose With a trend to more business in council committee the Herald has dead this year to more political In formation by reporting these meetings as well as the formal council meetings In this way the newspaper gives ratepayers a preview of upcoming decisions and a chance to make their opinions known be fore final legislation With this end council should be better equipped to do their job for the community THE DISTRICT AT A GLANCE HIGHWAY BYPASS The city has been moving toward implements tion of a highway bypass around the central business district When completed the bypass will permit someone travelling on Highway to go through the city without having to go down busy Street The city is currently acquiring prop erties and aiming at a opening of the bypass BUY CREDIT FORKS LAND CALEDON Some acres near the Forks of the Credit has been bought by the Ontario Department of Lands and For ests It was announced last week A spokesman or the depart meat said the property will be added to the provinces land bank of along the Niagara Escarpment Caledon Mountain Estates sold the land for 700 or 1150 an sere BAND IN ORANGE BOWL BURLINGTON Burlingtons Teen Tour Band who march In the Tournament of Roses In California New Year Day will march In the Orange Bowl parade In Miami January Members plan a circus in Burlington to raise the for their trip STRONG PROTEST DELAYS BYLAW Strong objection from freshman councillor Dick Strong persuaded council to delay the controver sial half million dollar sewer and water project until at least a Joint meeting between council and trustees March 15th Rockwood village trustees sent a resolution to the township council requesting they signed the bylaw to get some action on the project BELL REPLIES ROLL IN BRAMPTON The Bell Telephone Company has received more than 10000 replies to its poll regarding extended area calling for The returns amount to per cent The survey is to get public reaction on free calling from the urea into Toronto Gore It will up monthly bills by WANT DONATION RETURNED VICTORIA Mrs Elizabeth former executive director of the Elizabeth School for the Handicapped Children has received a request from the Board to return play ground equipment and a stereo donated to the school by the Girl Guide district of Park as a Centennial project Mrs resigned and withdrew the children from the farm fol lowing a dispute from the board She said her lawyer had in strutted her to retain possession of the items pending further arrangements COL PHILLIPS REELECTED CHAIRMAN Colonel V G H Phillips of was reelected president and chairman of the Board of Area Hospital February On taking the chair he commen ted on the proposed medical centre stating the hospital land should not be given up for a clinic Doctors set higher fees than any people In almost any professional field and should combine to finance their own clinic ho sold TOUCH OF NORTH IN PARK will be giving the town touch of toe north when they open their bit park pro- THE MAIL BAG Winter Summer Tortures Abound On Eden Place Dear Mr Editor At your discretion I am sub mitting the following disserta tion for insertion in the Mall Bag column Mountain view Road South A street or concession road I am certain that the condl lions In which all drivers have found this road over the past many months must surely have aroused the frustrations of hose who find It a necessity to travel over this section of road The general torturous nature of this main artery In and out of Georgetown must cause con- em to who have to con tlnually expose their vehicles to the many physical states that Road South may be found In over the period of a year In winter one finds himself harassed by ley conditions road ruts and periods of almost state In the sum mer the road Is in a constant state of pot holes rising clouds of dust and ricocheting pieces of grovel from Other passing vehicles Safe driving can hard ly be considered something pes- along this route unless It CONSCRIPTION but CONSCRIPTION IN FELLOW CANADIANS ABOUT VISION in rue To BUT He WORD FROM OTTAWA To ee FAMOUS PARLIAMENTARY QUOTATIONS Too Many BrainsNot Enough Hearts Between the length and the depth of this winter the de- unemployment picture and the looming new taxes perhaps a chap a right to be a bit gloomy these days Weve had about 13 feet snow so far Today I saw jt chap up on a snowbank about twenty feet high Crouched der the limbs of a maple tree he was trying to push the snow back enough so that hed have somewhere to put next deluge And when It hasnt been betting down the white staff If been rain or to brains of a brass Despite some statistic Jug gling at Ottawa figures have climbed On paper theyre just digits But when they hit close to home theyre human be ings Its not just the trans ient or the unskilled worker who is laid off I have friends industrious sober Intelligent workers foremen and man agement who have worked their way up through sheer guts and determination and are now suddenly In limbo drawing unemployment Insur ance After searching desper ately for a Job they become bitter and one cant blame them With and payments to meet and Just enough money earning In to put food on the table they cheated After a decade or two of hard work Jtt when theyre beginning to see daylight finan cially they are toned aside of their own Perhaps we have too many brains at Ottawa and not en ough hearts The logicians with their figures convinced top brains that they could halt inflation A fiasco Interest rates are still crippling cost of living slides slowly but upward while the stan dard of living goes down or stays static ask the financial mo guls or the banks or the cre dit companies Theyre doing all right the small busi ness man or the skilled worker whose unemployment tuaraace has ma out Hell tell then there are sneaky taxes coming out Ottawa Oh theyre not called taxes There are merely read justments or whatever the sliderule boys want to call them You move so much mo ney from here to there and youre not increasing taxes merely redistributing the wealth One of these gimmick taking away family allow ance from those making mare than That used to be the figure we wed never make probably takes home about alter deduction DID YOU KNOWT Ontario Hydros assets which reached more than billion In 1070 are expected to double during this decade The Kinsmen Girls League junior division for 10- 12 year olds ball every Tuesday evening from June to September at the George town park consider road as practices associated with maintaining out of con cession roads and certainly not for the upkeep of a street Most of the concession roads about Georgetown are kept In better condition than Is Therefore It would seem appro priate to exercise direct action In physically changing the struc tural status of this throughway is done so at Ihe expense of that of a wagon trail to damaging the shock absorber that of a paved street springs and undercarriage of ones vehicle aside from the steaming tempers promoted by the contest between the aver age driver and the rood Grant it the road receives oc casional which only temporarily rectifies some of the problems however we Certalnly the citizens of Geor getown are deserving of this consideration and most assured the ratepayers who reside al ong side or just off Mountain view Road South Respectfully Mr A M dellueck Joct In June The park and natural open space involves acres along the bonk of the Twelve Mile Creek Tbe land donated by British Petroleum on a 2S year lease was idle until the spoiled It and conceived park say he has a batch of kids and is pulling in about a year in baby bonuses every nickel of it allotted to education or clothing or some thing The government has just taxed him call It what you like It doesnt bother me My kids are past the age But It alts some famines Ilka a sledge hammer Now theres another sneaker the offing The federal government has specifically stated its intent to tax another very large group made up of school teachers and other peo ple who have not paid ploy insurance It plans to hit them for this despite the fact that they have been pay into insurance and annuity schemes far years and that perhaps one In one thousand would ever collect Again It doesnt bather personally I can afford tbe odd dollars a year it win cost But the principle that both ers me Not only do I pay this but I win be taxed oil the aim amount the school boards as employers will have to pay to the food This will be sev eral minions of dollars not to mention all the extra cost of administration to collect It and distribute It got a lesson In economics today A student sold Why do we have to worry about all this When we graduate therell be a fixed minimal in come and we wont have to work anyway Maybe hes right ECHOES A Glen Williams public school pupil Merlin Wheeler and a Howard Wrlcjglesworth public school pupil will represent this school area In Halton County public speaking finals In the No I Inspectorate finale last Wednesday the township winner captured area honours while was chosen best of the town school speak ers Total losses at the Meadowglen Growers plant which was hit by fire twice on the weekend may climb as high as First alarm was turned In about minutes to four on Saturday morning and the second late Sunday night Most costly items lost in the blazes were two tractors a loader a boiler A new store opened last week the Market Centre Stevensons Mens and Boys Wear Is loca ted beside Television ecross from It is operated by Mr end Mrs Bob Stevenson who also have mens wear store In Village Shopping Centre Cliff Adams and his Tour for Talent show entertained a targe audience In the Old Town Hall on Friday and netted about for Georgetown Recreation Com mittee Sandra Scott took first prize for her singing In the amateur show Second prize went to a quar tette Pat Hyde Sue and Jac queline Graham Vocalist Shirley Forbes was third Fred Lawrence has been voted by his teammates as most valuable player on the Intermediate A Raider hockey teem The Raider star goalie who has played here two seasons since coming here from Port Dover was presented with the trophy on Mon day at a dinner tendered for the team at the home of end Mrs Clifford 1941 The farm home of Mr and Mrs Robert situ ated about a mile from was completely destroyed by fire which broke out at Monday noon The family was In the barn time and when the fire noticed It had gamed such headway thai they were unable to enter the to save any furniture or personal belongings IN THE MAIL BAG Airport No This Writer Crescent Dear Sir Win Smiths state ment In Toronto Star Feb 22nd Mayor Smith said the airport could be benefit to George town How come others are cla mouring for It He said George town Is small and does not want to become a shipping and Indus trial town Major Smith has no thought for where children graduating from school ore going to find work It should be right here not have to leave home searching for work in other cities and towns It Is time council showed en- Benefit Disagrees to industries to locate here Mayor Smith is going to cre ate a ghost town here If Us wishes are followed Ills statement sounds very immature Yours truly A DID YOU Speciallydesigned and suits enable Ontario Hydro linemen to work on live lines carrying up to 500000 volts of electricity Buckler hauberk and gauntlet are all parts of me THE SNOWMOBILER From the Signet Theres a new type of creature emerging on earth III describe him to you whatever Its worth Ha comes out of hiding winter Im told He reoices in weather thats terribly cold He leaves warm fireside his wife and his kids onto a motor belt and two skids His machine comes to life he is ready to go But he cant cruise yet there Is no sign of snow For the past thirteen days hes been wearing a suit That Is covered zippers from its hood to Its boot And mittens and helmet and mask for his head My God says his wife Must you wear that to bed Then finally happened the ground has turned Hes on his machine and roars out of sight On the flat hell crouch down on the corner hell learn And the fell me is now pore gasoline Over hill over dale through marsh and round trees Over rockpile and sandpit yet down on his knees He looks hes praying as onward he files Is it monster or man All we see are his eyes He go charging ahead when its twenty below Screaming Into a blizzard of crunching snow By what demon possessed is new breed of man Who finds joy in a snowstorm as no human can But what happens in summer when snow isnt there Is he out on the porch in an old rocking chair No hes sitting mside the house for ail to see Sitting on his snowmobile watching TV I BUSINESS DIRECTORY Wallace Thompson 3rd Small Claim Court County of 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