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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 1, 1971, p. 1

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Saved from Elimination Twice by Shots Young Nationals Win Toronto Young Nationals shall Their way to the Georgetown International Bantam Hockey Tournament championship here last week Twice the TYN s by A division by them in an overtime period before gelling grip on the silverware with an triumph over D champions Copper Cliff in the Grand Championship game But while it was the Young Nets in the winners circle the week long was all over Copper Cliff personnel taught the of the people picking standouts Copper Cliff goalie Paul was named best goal kee per in the tournament and his teammate Bill McDonagh was as the player best com sportsmanship and and Iindsays Rick Doyle shared the tournn scoring honours But I he kudos reserved for the tournament Most Valu Player went to West rls Tom As MVP he will also one weeks free tuition the Billy Harris Dave Hoc key School Young Nationals and St Ml chads tied 1 1 in he showdown of Toronto teams in the A final but the had two more shots on goal In the overtime session and the slim difference enough for the crown They rolled over the C ion chumps West Ferris in the Grand Championship fmil before whipping Cop per Cliff In the big one The earlier occasion when shots on goal enabled the Young Nationals to progress was against Windsor on day whan the teams were knot ted two games Riverside downed Chingunc in claiming the crown West Ferris took say 6A for the C title and Cop per Cliffs margin Aylmei in the D division climax Riverside fell lo Copper Cliff in that semi final meeting But for a late cancellation by Copper Cliff never would have been in the tourney They were one of many teams on the waiting list and got their chance when had bow out because of playoff commitments Georgetown bid for one of the championships ended when they met West Ferris The C division winners stop ped the host team 3 1 and 21 In the meetings Thursday Georgetown had earlier posed of Leamington with and victories the previous Tuesday An estimated 8 Bantam hockey Jans watched some of the games as they ebbed and flowed in and out of the Mem orial Arena during the seven days of steady hockey Because the behind the scenes help was almost totally volun teer the tournament expenses were kept to according to the chief of the project Har ry Levy a Georgetown council lor and member of the sponsor ing Kinsmen Club Ads That Pay Yon can place an ad in The Heralds Classified puses phoning Baying or selling The Herald is where yon will find the results you want GEORGETOWN HERALD The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District Printing Publishing The Georgetown Herald has served Georgetown and district as Printers and Publishers for over a offering best In fine printing and coverage Second Mali Registered Number Georgetown Ontario Thursday April lit 1971 Postage Guaranteed par yoar Copy Fifteen Cents After six operation the night school classes gctown High School finished this week for the season Only seven classes were con ducted here this year radio upholstery furniture pottery typing dress making and hostess course Amateur radio taught by Rye and upholstery by H were shorter courses and finished at Christmas DROPPED OFF Most courses started with be tween and enrolled but ended the season with an age of 15 attending An innovation this year was the pottery courses taught on YOUNG NATS CHIEF GETS THE SPOILS h Georgetown Mayor BUI Smith presents the Grand Championship Trophy to the captain of the Toronto Young Nationals after hia team captured the Georgetown International Bantam Hockey Tournament title Saturday night in the Memorial Arena CAN USE THE SPACE Build Fire Hall Even If No Esquesing Brigade will build their own even if they dont set up their own fire depart according to a report of the Esquesing Fire Area Com The three man committee consisting of deputy reeve Rus sell Miller Crs Coxo and Wilfrid Leslie mokes up a of the five man council At council meeting Monday the deputy reeve said the township needed the space for the trucks whether or not they stayed with Georgetown Cr Coxe pointed out that Georgetown would have to char the township rental for the space and it would cost us most as much as building our own Irehall MILL RATE RISE Reeve Tom Hill asked What about all those fellows who want to bo on the fire department what are you going to tell them I looking at the question from the position giving the best to the whole of fire Area No 1 commented Coxe The reeve warned the mill rate would go up In that area He pointed out it went up for the new truck which be fully paid for until 1972 END BICKERING Cr Coxe felt that the now fire agreement would bring an end to bickering between the town and the township Reeve Tom Hill doubled the wisdom of building a to house two trucks Itwasdif ferent when we were talking about our own Ire department ho remarked Deputy reeve Miller stated the cost would be spread over 10 years making it a year If we build were go ing to have to pay real any way and if we do have to go It alone well have a building be added A notion to proceed with the bnfldlnjjj was withdrawn hen reeve protested he had noti although they pointed out that read the report the report did not necessarily The mover Russell Miller have a bearing on the township and seconder Coxe went building its own along with the reeves request Per Hour Boost For Township Staff outside workers received a an hour boost Monday night bringing ho rate for grader operators an hour truck drivers S3 OS an hour and labourers an hour In addition the health and lospital insurance will be paid or completely by the township Previously they paid only of the cost SPIRIT OF HARMONY clerk treasurer salary was set at the road sup erintendents at the de puty clerk treasurers at and the clerical at The reeve thanked Len Coxe Leslie who worked out the wage schedule 1 Both men said the schedule had been worked out in a spir it of harmony with the em ployees Will Up Limit to Georgetown to Acton The speed limit on Highway between Georgetown and may bo to miles an hour from the present an hour A letter from the Department of Highways to Esquesing coun cil recommended the increase which would bo put into effect after the final top dressing is applied to the reconstruc ted highway TOO BUILT UP The approaches to and Acton would be post ed with reduced zone ahead signs Reeve Tom Hill suggested council ask the Department to consider a reduced zone from to the bottom of hill and over Line which he felt were too MISTAKE IN HOURS In advertisement in last weeks Herald or Evans Chiro practic Clinic omitted a line of type Besides the office hours stat ed an Tuesdays Fridays and Saturdays the clinic is also open Mondays and Thursdays from to p m NORVAL ACCIDENT Nerval was the scene of a sin gle car accident March at 1 a when Douglas West lake of Brampton lost control of his car on 7 causing damage to his 69 Plymouth nnd Injuring bis knees arms and hand CREDIT ON THE ROCKS NOT THEIR CUP OF TEA Ice chunks on the Credit Ri ver have necessitated a change In the date of the Georgetown annual Crazy Boat Race Originally to have been held this coming Saturday crazy cruise has been shifted to April 10 in hopes of more a vourable conditions This will be tho fifth annual boat race and festival for tho Jay each one bigger and attracting larger crouds and more widespread Interest than the last Race chairman Don Blck told The Herald that entries In this edition ore also likely to reach a new high He said lions could total 150 compared with last years craft They will bo competing in six classes comic rubber craft boats war canoe two man ca noe professional canoe and kayak The course runs from the Line of bridge over the Credit cast of Glen Williams to the Nerval dam Georgetown mayor Bill Smith has indicated he will be among the nautical types come race day and has issued a challenge all municipal officials In Hal- i as well Brampton and to match his boat ing prowess So no one has picked up the gauntlet Court Returns Here Tuesday After a year absence Ge orgetown will get Its local court back Tuesday Judge James ft Black will on tho bench or the first criminal court silling in the Masonic Temple Hall on High way Just outside Georgetowns western limits The sittings Milton every first third and day have been combined crim inal and traffic courts Here criminal courts will be each Tuesday and traffic court cry Friday DISCOVER HIGHWAY PROJECT COST DOUBLE FIRST ESTIMATE School is Out for Nocturnal Scholars Tuesdays by Paul Jones and on Thursday by Sam Pottery was extremely popular with the attendance not falling oft during the term a great way getting rid of your frus trations was the way most of the students described the pounding and kneading of the clay INSTRUCTORS The instructors this year in addition to those already men were Gage Annette Milne hos tess course Ernie Schofield typing and King dress making Pictures taken during some of tho courses appear on inside pages Esquesings Reeve Wont Swim Summer or Winter That water isnt fit for swimming In the summertime far less in tho winter was Tom Hills answer to Georgetown Mayor Bill Smith when his invitation to take part in the sponsored race Tho invitation the reeve to get in the swim with the ma yors reeves and councillors of County UNDECIDED Deputy Reeve Russell Miller who accepted the Georgetown mayor challenge In snow mobile race said he might pick up the gauntlet but hadnt quite decided yet Cr Len Coxo referring to his performance in the snowmobile race remarked If you go the wrong way in this race you cant turn and go the other way A 18 million dollar high way improvement through Ge orgetowns centre hit a major financial snog at a council com mittee meeting on March Councillors learned that In stead of a cast to Ge orgetown taxpayers as they thought last year when they endorsed tho plan ft is now est imated to take from the tax treasury Councillors are now taking second look at the proposal which has received sanction of the highways department J Long of the Damns and consultant firm explain ed details of improvements which his firm has suggested TO FOUR LANES The highway would be widen ed to our lanes from Maple Avenue to its junction with Main Street North Sanitary sewers would be re placed a 16 Inch in stalled and new lighting There would bo major improvements at tho Water Street and Cross Street intersections which would includo rounding off the Water Street corner and a bet ter access to Cross Street which leads to the downtown area NOT INCLUDED Queried by Harry Levy about tho Jump in tho towns share of cost Mr Long said that the highways depart ment subsidy does not extend to replacement of sanitary sew ers nor to new These would cost and respectively Only subsidy la available for realign ment of John Water end Cross Streets Raiders Take Dundas But Losers Lodge Protest Georgetown aihloned a 54 win over Dob das In front of full house In Dundas arena Tuesday to lead the series two games to one Game four was ployed here last night A decisive win which put Georgetown Raiders on even terms with in their OHA Intermediate A Niagara Pcnin sula League semi final series here Sunday night will bo wash ed out If a protest lodged by tho losers is upheld claims Raiders vict is Invalid because their tcr lacked the regulation num of homo brows Dundas won the opening game of the three out scries NEVER TRAILED Georgetown never trailed in Sunday s contest Don Curie put there in front after minute and a half of the first period and the lead stood up until Jim Chalklcy converted pass Into first goal with two minutes left was game after two frames Doug from Blake Inglis at 15 Don Norton from Junior Terry Holmes seconds later then Inghs from Stove Blundy and Holmes a little over a after that had reel ing RECOVERED recovered with goal by Ken Kay from and Murray James from before the period was out Steve handled all third period scoring His first with five left was from Inglis and Blair The second with less than a mln- utc to go was unassisted Townhouse Changes WOULD DECREASE UNITS INCREASE PLAY AREA The unit condominum development on Moun- tainvicw Rood between Sargent and Campbell Gate cleared another hurdle Thursday night when council in committee approved minor changes and said they will negotiate on selling a foot loncway to the builder Golden Gate Construction Monty Hyde appearing for Golden Gate Construction plained that the plans had been approved by the OMB but now council approval was necessary on the changes and the loncway in order to obtain C M C financing The changes reduced tho numbers of units from to and give every owner a private backyard with screening plan- ted all along tho back The larger play area is now on part of being sought from the town Speaks to Council of Women Recreation Teaches Proper Use Of Leisure Time Says Collison Nor is there a subsidy for lighting at a cost of Acquisition of property is a major cost secondary only to tho actual road construction Here the government would pay only filly percent of an estim ated cost Mr Long said that west from Queen St a foot strip of property would have to be purchased TREES WOULD GO Asked about trees by Donna Denison ho said the widening is all to be on the south side of the highway and a number of trees would hove to go The present foot right-of- way would become feet Cost estimates are clearing and road construction replacing sanitary sewers storm drains SO 300 sidewalks and signs 110000 IS culvert widening utilities relocation lighting miscellaneous property acquisition JOB Morrow asked if Mr Long could estimate a coat If this major plan were abandon ed and the present highway surface put in better shape Mr Long said ho would this might be but Is doubtful that the highways de partment would subsidize this What I cant understand is that if the says there is a problem why they wouldnt subsidize a repair Job said the reeve MORE REASON When Mr Long sold that it would be In Georgetowns In terest to have the plan com pleted before a projected fut ure highway bypass is built Reeve Morrow said this is all tho more reason to question spending a million dollars for a road which will someday cease to be a highway Mr Long pointed out that re gardless of this there is work which must be done Sanitary sewers ore clogged and must be replaced and a It water- main Is a necessity he said LONG PROCEDURE A number of councillors Ind icated approval when Cr said he would not be In terested in changing tho Water John and Cross Intersections unless the subsidy applies And Reeve Morrow wondered if Iho would sanction a lane road rather than the pro posed four Mr Long said that needed properties would likely have to be expropriated and that this is long procedure which can take least a year after action Is initiated Playing coaching organizing discussing and even special Ing its all recreation it all comes under the Jurisdiction of the speaker the Friday meeting of Georgetown Lo- of Women George town Recreation Director Doug Collison defined various forms that recreation takes not all or It of a physical and commented on the many kinds of recreation av ailable to local people Re mentioned the playgrounds tennis courts gyms swimming pool skating rinks and play ing fields utilized here other facilities desirable In some coses projected for Georgetown URGENT NEEDS The GRC is currently work Ing on formulating agreement the school board for i co operative use of facilities lison said Ho mentioned lack of storage space drawback with some local buildings which might other wise be suitable for recreation During a discussion period much the operation of plan ned community recreation discussed and several urgent needs Including an indoor swimming pool listed LEISURE TIME The point was emphasized that planned recreation can teach proper use at leisure time and the Initial responsibil ity or the parent in this field was stressed The discussion moved on to the abuse drugs by todays youth and a general discussion brought this part of the meeting to a close Mrs Clarence Hayes was In the chair and for the meeting which bad opened with silent prayers and the minutes of the previous meeting Routine ft PERSONAL Mr and Mis Jim Jones Mi chael and Stephen 28 Princess Anne Drive motored to Myrtle Beach North Carolina for the winter holiday week and spent a day In Pittsburgh Pa on their return trip Rev and Mrs Robert Scriv- ens Blair and Bryan S3 Rex- way Drive spent last week in Beach North Carolina followed with Mrs Jones reading the correspond ence Mrs Connie thank ed the GRC director following his talk on behalf of the Local Council Women after which Mrs Dick briefly reported for the Canadian Association of Consumers Mrs Ruth gave the monthly Red Cross report Mrs A and Mrs served tea

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