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No Pedestrian Deaths Brings Fourth Award Georgetown again received the Canadian Automobile Assoc plaque denoting no pedestrian fatalities during the year Hie pedestrian safety citation was presented to deputyreeve Art Speight accompanied by the two safety officers Constables Charlie Harrison and Ted Night ingale at the Sheraton Cbnnaughl Hotel in Hamilton Deputy reeve Art Speight in turn presented It to the mayor at last weeks council meeting Ibis is the fourth time Georgetown has been awarded the safety citation The Georgetown Herald also received a safety award for Its part In publicizing safety measures Hamilton Automobile Club during the recent Annual Pedestrian Award Luncheon held in Hamilton Of the IBS and Towns participating Georgetown received a Pedestrian Safety tat Ion Award Continue Seventh Line Road Widening Program Ho It on County Council last week took the first steps to continue the widening program for the Line which got last year Three read ngs were given each of two bylaws dealing with acquisition lands essential to the road Improvement project at a regular meeting of council EXPROPRIATION One bylaw provided for ex of parts separate parcels of land In north th Line area The other provided for pur chase of property owned by William and Agnes Sanford in Stewartlown Including two lots and a frame bungalow for plus other considerations CUT MAPLES Widening projects on the road last year involved the cutting of a large number of maple trees along the route which sparked a storm of protests from en vironm en lists No details were available on In the Mail Bag Parents Were Happy With Legion Hockey Mr Editor In regards to the letter from Mr C F Allan of Northboro Mass I think hat it Is only fair mat It be brought to the attention of your readers that the in laws that Mr Allan refers to Is the chairman of the Georgetown Recreation Committee his Mr Chairman I aware that the parents of Georgetown were complaining The parents were quite happy with the Job hat the Georgetown Legion was doing Paul Ward Suggests Deducting 30 For Meetings Missed In answer to Mr Morrows suggestion that the council members receive a year I would like to suggest that they go one step further pay ihe MO salary but deduct for every meeting missed This would not only be fair but It would be particularly fair to the council members who go to meetings for the people of Georgetown rather than the people of Georgetown money Paul Ward CORRECTION The following Items were Incorrectly priced in last weeks ad Prices should have appeared as below PR0PYL0N HARD1WIST AS LOW AS 7 95 INDOOR OUTDOOR COLORS NOW 445 YD CRITERION CARPET WAREHOUSE Georgetown Neat to Becker 14 California St Brampton Behind Queen In Mall Baa Surplus Thundermugs on Wheels Could be the Answer children came as a surprise and that there Is no provision In the budget for extended education Central Administration Building Box Burlington Ontario my letter of Septi compelled to take a moment out from preening myself only five wrong Thats neat The further appraisal from the emporium that aside from those adjudged errors the rest Is reasonably accurate forgiveness for the mildly didactic tone of your rebuttals One thing must be said your information recovery system Ihe day today status of with and without doors high school students for the use of is absolutely breathtaking On that account no one can accuse you of being a fencesitter obviously you are right on top of this situation with your terms of reference clearly framed From your statistics it would appear that there la an overabundance of seals in that department and the lock of seats on buses suggests the possibility of a bold innovation which would solve both problems Why not take out ail the surplus thundermugs fit them with wheels some means of propulsion and run a shuttle service for students along Del rex Boulevard in competition with the Ge Transportation Company who according to your letter look your Board for a You made my point for me Such is the consequence of ab dicating to a contractor who as you say within days violated some sort of agreement with the Board and hiked the fare before the wheels had turned one full cycle The understanding to which you refer the justifiable raise in fare without consultation the statement that the School board has no control over the bus company rates anyway provokes a question t if Like what in Hades is the School Board diddling around at wasting time ana saliva arriving at understandings and agreements that cannot be enforced The Board found the fibre to terminate the student transportation for Georgetown arbitrarily The Board should therefore be the last to point at Mr Scott of Georgetown Transportation Company for arbitrarily giving Ihe Board Iho Fickle Finger Award for Naivety in entering into a gentleman agreement so sweet but short lived I dare speculate where the added nickels go I only know who has been conned Into supplying them Just one final thing your letter was most Informative and I am happy that it was received in the spirit It was Intended fortunately nowhere can I find an answer to the question as to why the School Bus Service was terminated in the first place but then we all make some errors and omissions don t we Ivory towers have a way of Towing to heights beyond which r sec per rentage of those who are ultimately most affected by bureaucratic mum boJumbo will soon have a vote for the first time which since they are not unencumbered by business In terests or political affiliations should produce a whole new ball game P SILVERWOOD Mr and Mrs Harry Mar celebrated their wadding anniversary in the Masonic Temple September With many friends calling to wish them well and enjoy a social cup of tea the afternoon was a happy occasion They also had a family dinner in the evening at their home on the Line We wish them many more years of married life together Mr Gordon Smith has been in St Michael a hospital Toronto We hope he Is well soon Being a lovely day for Georgetown fair many people were spotted viewing the exhibits and meeting their friends Mrs George Burt Full Day School for Retardates The County Board of Education advisory committee on schools for the trainable retarded children has mended the board initiate a study to determine accommodation needed to extend hours of school for trainable retarded children The Ontario Legislature In July ordered education of trainable retarded children to be extended to full days starting September PARFNTS PROTEST A group of parents of mentally retarded children bad protested to the committee that the school board Is not extending all day school classes at Bruce School for retarded children ages six to 10 despite the availability of provincial sub sidies Children Bruce attend who reach their tenth birthday by Dec Such children are currently In fulltime attendance The motion was passed by the board In August SCHOOL HOURS school officials said the minister of education an about extending 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