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Ed Bird surveys he the Georgetown Fair exhibit vegetable arrangement In hill Jesse Is the man In the driver seat Gloria Is Focal point the fair for there was of the thousands of children midway Ads That Pay Yon can place an ad The Herald s Classified pages by phoning ZZ01 Buying or telling The Herald I where yen will find the yon want GEORGETOWN HERALD The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and Second Class Mall Registered Number Return Postage Guaranteed GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY OCTOBER PrintingPublishing The Georgetown Herald has served Georgetown and district Printers and Publishers for over a century offering the best in fine printing and newt coverage per year Single Copy Price Centt Second Phase Adds More Downtown Parking Second phase of a downtown parking project was completed this week when land behind the Main Street block housed by Cotton Brothers and Fong Restaurant was cleared and levelled There Is space for cars Recently the area in the Hotel and Silver block which has been used for some years for parking was renovated surfaced and marked for parking It now provides free parking for cars on increase or fifty or so from what it used to hold The second phase will be completed In the spring when the area will be tarred and chipped and parking markers installed The parking areas arc under Jurisdiction of Georgetown Parking Authority The improve ments were a combination deal with downtown businessmen providing funds under an assessment system and the Authority paying some of the cost out of the revenue from parking meters There are plans Inter to more park ng In the two Main Street blocks on the west side of the street Henry He I fan t is chairman of Ihe Parking Authority Robert Is treasurer and Sandy Mackenzie secretary Sixteen First Prizes Town Growing Forecast New Municipal Complex Georgetown council is looking to the day when the present municipal offices will be replaced by a new complex to serve a much larger town While alterations to the Ma n Street building are planned to give on for the new clerk administrator Douglas this will only be a temporary measure Mr who began his new duties the first of the month was empowered by a council motion Monday to begin a report on what Is needed to serve a future community of There Is no question that we are getting to the point where we must consider d type of housing for our municipal staff Joan Smith SECOND STOREY At a recent committee meeting Em Hyde men Honed the possibility of again studying construction of a second storey on the downtown municipal building This was discussed and abandoned a few years ago in favour of rented space n the adjoining building for part of the police off and in the Woodrex build ng across the street for Ihe Iding inspector Smith at that time said there are three alternatives a second storey as Cr Hyde suggests a complete new building financed by the town a lease type building which hi become increasingly popular Pay Long Standing Debt Settled with Brumac Georgetown council has arrived at a settlement for an account owed by the town to Brumac Developments for work done by the firm on Moun tainvlew Road South Monday council passed an account for HO less some In other accounts which owes the town and has been holding payment pending a settlement Finance Chairman Rlc Morrow explained that Robert Clipsham completed a study of he account and the town engineer and other municipal officials have agreed on the WO 000 figure as a debt owed by the town A good portion of the HO 000 is Will Pick Plowgirl The Plowing Match is scheduled for Saturday November at the farm of Craig Appleby Line Burlington One of the feature attractions at this plowing match Is the Queen of The Furrow contest These young ladies must be either living on or must have been raised on a farm be 16 years of age and have not reached their birthdays by November 1st The Competition consists of a two to three minute talk on the activities of the Plowmen Association and actual ploughing at the match Donaldson Third Truck Final Donaldson Crescent who captured the Ontario straight truck driving championship at the of September placed third In the Canadian championship finals in Burnaby C September In addition to capturing third place he was a member of the three man Ontario team who won the all Canada team competition The team championship was based on total points garnered In each class The trip to C was the first flight for both Mr and Mrs FAIR DAY MERCURY AND CROWD REACH RECORD HIGHS Tight Squeeze Halts Rampaging Horse Team Mrs Dawn Livingstone Exhibits in Ihe hall was one of the features of the Georgetown Fa r Top hall tor th year was Mrs Dawn ngstone who had entries of which took firsts nine seconds and gbt thirds and six fourths Ontario St Job Awarded For Reconstruction of Ontario Street will be in process soon Monday council accepted a tender from Armstrong Brothers Construction for the work in the planning stage for several years The tender does not Include removal of a house which Is part of the total project Cr Harry Levy explained that the work will street and a separate deal will be worked out for the house removal GOOD This is the kind of Job at MeCaugharty food lovers would pay to the pastry during have Below Mrs Howell Georgetown Judges he fudge and at right Fair hall exhibit If a four horse team and wagon had not collided with a late model car at the eastern end of the fairgrounds track infield during the Georgetown Fair Saturday consequences could have been much more serious than In property damage Four that was done to a 197U owned by Allison Equipment Company Limited of R 1 Georgetown and the rest to the wagon The accident happened at about m after the heavy draught team bolted and began to gallop out of control Appar ently one of the horses snagged in his own harness reared and spooked the other three The runaways charged part way down the dirt track and then tried to squeeze between a bank of bleachers and the cor on Ihe Infield They were stym when the wagon in narrow space Had the animals turned left instead of right they would have cut a trng c swath through the midway crowd E year old Peter of John Street West was token to hospital with minor injures Sunday morning after being knocked down by a car near A police report said the boy ran the path of a car driven by Norma or 10 Murdock Street in front of the Memorial Arena Gregory of Georgetown received minor injuries in an accident at the comer of Ma and Thursday He v as one of the two dri in Ihe accident which resulted to his I960 Volkswagen and to 1971 Val ant en by Arnold Miller or Temple Road There were two collisions last Wednesday Police put 1 pr on the damage to the front 1971 Pont hi driven Mutter of Crescent and est mated damage to a car operated by Denis of 72 Rex way Drive at 300 This one happened at the corner of and The left front fender bumper and of a 1965 Volkswagen driven by Susan Taylor of Crescent accounted for the total damage In a coll Ihe same day Ihe corner of tain Road and River Drive The her car was 1966 driven by Gordon Arthur Red of John Street ha One of this fall nest days certainly its hottest brought a record crowd to the park for the annual Georgetown fall fa This year s show had a heavy on horses Jumpers id quarter horses brought large entries And seven teams competed In the horse class Cattle classes were also well filled and the livestock parade following had many of stop herds on Mrs Jack Livingstone 49 Hew son Crescent topped- en In the hall exhibit to gain most points and the grand there Flowers were in particular irofuslon th s year due to nc weather Vegetable exhibits were at Okay Quarter Million Grant To Maple Lodge Ontario largest Independent poultry processor employing ISO people near Nerval will receive an Ontario Development Cor term loan of for the purchase of pollution control equipment according to an announcement by the Hon Allan Grossman Mm sterol trade and Development Maple Lodge Farms Limited II erect buildings and install pollution control equipment approved by the Ontario Water Resources Commission and Air Management Branch Depart of the Environment Reeve Deputy Clash Over Arena Bombshell Esquesing Reeve Tom Hill and Penuiy Reeve met In a shouting match Monday night over Reeve Hill statement last week suggesting the township should own arena The Deputy Reeve said he didn disagree with the proposal but thought the idea should have been talked over in committee first There has been a lot of con since people read about an arena said Deputy Reeve Miller We should have been looking 1 to the matter first We have started to look into it We have written to see what grants are available said Reeve Hill DOESNT MATTER When Deputy Reeve Miller mentioned cost the Reeve boomed Cost t matter It the amount of the grants that matter I know one man who has ready to give ltd as soon as we re ready to build 1m not worried about the initial cost 1 thinking about m In en costs shouted th And If I have something want to bring out will do so anytime countered Reeve Hill All I said was I thought It was time to build an arena When the shouting subsided a motion to adjourn was quickly tabled Kid Hockey Prospects Brighten Many of last years minor hockey workers have formed a temporary executive following a vote favouring the formation of a minor hockey association at Monday nights in Joseph Gibbons school called by They will act as a nominating committee and recommend policies and methods of financing new association A complete report of the meeting appears on another page under the heading Kid Hockey Interested So far three people have ex pressed interest in sitting on an Township Library Board necessary for the Township to collect a library grant tract vc and there was an ex cell en d splay of baking and fa network The was a for youngsters and was well patron lied The musical chairs compel ition for pony was a of grandstand show where V nee kept ngs his usual jovial style The prov nc election added colour lo a parade which passed through the town en route to the park with candidates riding In it and banners in profusion Hard work members of the fair board should be well pleased with their efforts providing another fine attraction In the well over a century history of the local fall fair Rood Re consruction Residents Dont Want Repeat of Tree Slaughter Concern over destruction of trees during reconstruction of the county road from Hutlonv He west lo the Line was voiced by a delegation of area residents appearing before the county road committee Thursday The road which runs west from village to the town line a distance of two miles is to be reconstructed on a 100foot Engineer Robert Knight told committee members Friday that parcels of land had to be acquired from residents along the road prior to the reconstruction He reported that percent of the residents had already accepted the financial offers of the county We are making every effort to save as many trees along the road as possible in our design We are also compensating owners for the loss of their trees he said NEED REPAIRS Mrs J C Armstrong speaking for the Rural Ratepayers Association told committee that everyone living on the road realized that some reconstruction had to be done They need repairs on this road but are asking you to reconsider the width you need In order to save the willows and maples growing near the road allowance We feel that he increase in traffic warrants the uctlon of this road com mlttee member George Gar coun clllor We won know how many trees have to come down until the final design on road is completed Our projection of traffic in that area shows it will be tripled in three years Replanting of trees Is also an important factor In our ap proving the final design said Reeve Ivor Albion WASTED MONEY association asked committee members to consider upgrading the road at he same road allowance widths The residents feel that widening the road allowance Is unnecessary he said feel hat money would be wasted in all the tana purchases and widening Improvements could be made at much less cost said Brown a resident of the county road Mrs Helen Hanson told committee that people have seen what happened on Mlssissauga Road south of Hultonvllle We don want to sec It happen on this road Committee members assured he delegation that their protest would be considered REVISE PLANS MIGHT APPROVE TRIPLEX A Brampton woman Mrs Maria told council Monday she wants to build on property the owns at and Main Street North but her plans have not met approval She asked council what suggestion they might have Cr Em Hyde explained that her original plan to build a six on the property was turned down by Planning Board because It could not conform to parking area and other regulations in the area Then she had proposed a triplex but this would cover almost the same area and could not be approved either he said He suggested that revised for a triplex might meet if she approached plan board again Ball Park Lights as Memorial A memoriil to John Patterson one of Georgetown outstanding porta start died earlier this year In the planning stage Armstrong and Gordon King explained to council Monday hat a group of resldenU want lights In he park for base ball diamond as a tribute to Mr Patterson t contribution at a player coach and manager bait ball and hockey They estimate thst onethird he cost could be rabed by private subscription The proposal will receive council considers Ion