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Smith Stone Closing Plastics Division Smith and Stone announced Friday It closing down the thermoplastic division- a move wUl put workers out of work Twentyseven of them are employees the remain ing are temporary employees t have been with the company tea than three months a released to The this week general manager Tom Creaghan said Tills department makes plastic house wares and custom moulded plastic parts The operation has been In curring Increasing losses during the pact months with no prospect or Improvement In creased tariff on our raw materials price erosion due to US imports id o high wage and benefit scale to Georgetown when compared with the average in the Canadian Industry and the VS housewares manufac turer Impossible to turn It In a mood of cooperation the company and the union are forming a committee to work with Canada Manpower and other agencies to try to find other employment for hose affected whether permanent or temporary employees A company spokesman said there were very few long term employees Involved in the layoff but two of them had been given early retire ment to be completely phased out by December makes such things as garbage cans plastic planters and baby products All existing orders will be filled before the dosing UNPROFITABLE We are closing down an unprof liable department which has been a drain on the whole company and well concentrate on building up electrical and porcelain business said the general manager In the electrical Smith and Stone Is the major manufacturer of electrical wiring devices such as switches and outlet receptacles In Canada It Is the only Canadian Manufacturer of those products Insulators and bathroom fixtures are the mam products of the pored division with SO percent of the prediction being exported Some of the employees In the plastics division will be absorbed into other divisions of the company The company began operations here In 1918 with Benny Stone William Smith as owners The company now employees he rated employees and SO members At Its peak It employed over six hundred people Ads That Pay lassiOed pages by phoning MSI Baying or selling The Herald is where yon will find the results yon want GEORGETOWN HERALD The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District dan Matt Registered Number Postage Guaranteed HERALD THURSDAY NOV per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cents ffEMEMBEMNG Auxiliary president Dot Day lays a wreath at the cenotaph during Stndaya remembrance service Below one of the Lome Scots honour guard Swim Firm Announces Merger Malcolm S Swim formerly of Georgetown has announced an amalgamation of Swim Fisheries or Canada Ltd Halifax with another Canadian lobster and sea products firm Cone Fisheries Ltd Mr Swim president of Swim Fisheries is also treasurer of SwimsLabsofCanada Ltd 100 Main St Georgetown Mr Swim says the affiliation is to ensure the firm a supply of lobsters tocustomers In Canada the United States and Europe weeks a year and to broaden product lines Swim s has been a dealer and marketer of live lobsters he says while Cope Fisheries has ex tensive buying pounding and processing operations in darks Harbour Grand Manon N B and Magdalen Islands Cape Fisheries is a subsidiary of Dead River Company Bangor Maine New Highway Scheme Saves Hou Trees Town May Buy Beaver Land Anyway Consider Valley Park Will Accept Rinse Water into System Council changed Its mind Monday night and decided not to demand full reclamation of water in the operation of the proposed cor at r and The switch resulted from a letter from the Ontario Water Resources Commission which said the final rinse water only water to enter the sewer would be acceptable in the sewage plant and could cause no problem Em Hyde said he understood sweeteners Mild haw o be added to tin water if full reclamation system is used to water in odour With the partial red am ition system the would lx since fresh would be used for the final loth company I Levy Ivive already agreed to the lull system but they told council at the time no other has ever asked for full red a mil i on Portable Sandwich Signs Will Disappear All portable and sandwich board signs were ordered removed at committee meeting Monday light The building inspector will be instructed to have this enforced The discussion on signs began with on application from Criterion Carpet for a sign on the side and of the building with both mounted on the building Cr Donna Denlson criticized the many applications for signs which come before council She pointed building being asked to waive the by law she remarked CONSIDERATION Em Hyde claimed the businessmen should have all the consideration council can give them We can give them more con by limiting the number of signs replied Cr Joan if his neighbour has Iwo signs the merchant thinks he has to have three to be seen Mayor Bill Smith reminded council a new sign by law was drafted and suggested the discussion should be held at I hat time If the new by law says one facie sign on the front of each building we are saying precisely what our present by law demands stated Cr Donna It was decided to ask Criterion Carpet for an artist sketch and specifications of his proposed signs Cr hen made the motion all portable and sand At least il right direction he Bell Bill Will Shrink For Some Check Flames In Apartment Damage Slight Firemen quickly extinguished fire in the hydro panel of up stairs apartment at Victoria part Street Tuesday at lives in the apart- w which was only slightly Manager in this area sold this damaged Monday night firemen were called to a pile of blazing skids or About customers In the Georgetown exchange will get substantia reductions in their monthly rales some as much as 10 starling last Sunday November The reductions apply to customers with Individual and two- party telephone service in a developed area south and west of Georgetown W Barnes Mana Development in concentrated areas compared to rural ones Sheridan Nursery property in Gler permits greater economies Mr Williams Saturday afternoon they on reduce mileage rates a similar type call in the Customers multl party bush behind Irwin crescent This service In this same area will be time a bonfire was burning The that i is privote or twoparty lines with an Increase In rates Arbitration Board Sets Georgetown Police Pay An arbitration board award handed down on Friday ended Ihe long police salary negotiations and the salary of a first class constable by 1 from the present lo The sergeant rate went from to 111 an Increase of I The complete schedule Is follows OLD RATE 111 SOD 740 11050c KM 015 so each man will collect Sergeant Patrol Sgt Detective Probationary Detective Constable 1st Constable 2nd class Constable 3rd doss Probationary Constable cents an hour for the night shirt will be paid After five years the men In Police Association will have three weeks holiday with pay Prior to this It was years service After 18 years they are entitled to four weeks holiday AGREEMENT SIGNED TUESDAY The Arbitration Board bearing was held September 17th with the Board consisting of Houck nominee of the Georgetown Police Com mission S Brown Nominee of the Georgetown Police Association RG chairman D La ten counsel for the Association and Balnea counsel for the Commission Tuesday the Georgetown Police Commission signed the agreement saying bring us up in line Brampton but Its more than we getting A first doss constable In Brampton cams he Police Association has voted for a one year contract negotiations for a new contract could begin In less than two months Good Response ToMoorePork Pilot Project Registration Tor the Moore Park pilot neighbourhood recreation project has exceeded the ex pccUtions of the committee In charge After one week of operation association president Roy Booth called an executive meeting in an attempt evaluate the programs Due to on outstanding response to some programs there has been a reshuffling of the initial plans initially some of the equipment was bought from the limited committee funds however the is now lending financial support and additional equipment la on order being operated from p to S in order accommodate the adults later Assistance for the children sprogrflms Is still being sought The programs include volleyball basketball badminton ping pong and floor hockey E Booth and John are the men for volunteers to contact The Beaver Lumber property on and accessible river land ad vocated by most of the candidates before election Monday night at commit the acquisition of the Beaver property at this lime when It Is vacant found favour with most of the members despite the fact the new and cheaper reconstruction proposal for Guelph Street would not make the land acquisition necessary The plan for the reconstruction of Street from Maple to Main house or tree removal and simply resurfaced the existing road with widening only at intersections There the comers would be cut bock a bit for a turning lone At Water Street the hydro pole would be removed An Island at the Junction of Main and Guelph would separate traffic Intending to travel down Main Street from traffic proceeding along the highway SMALLER COST The total cost of the project Is estimated at compared to the original Dames and Smith scheme of approximately Cr Phil Siddall guessed the cod of this project as less than the carrying charges on the other In Ihe more expensive scheme the Beaver Lumber property would have been used as a continuation of Mill Street to cut out the Water comer and join up with the highway farther down Em Hyde said the Beaver properly should bo acquired even If theroad Job did not require it He painted out It be kept In limbo for a few years Cr Phil Siddall agreed It should be acquired under any cir cumstances as an access to a central park and river valley KEY LAND Cr Donna Denlson said it would be a key piece of land for the area Without this piece we are almost cutting It off forever stated Mayor Bill Smith reminded council the town did own a parcel of land on Street backing on to the river land Cr Ernie asked If they were Including the Canadian Tire Store In their discussion Cr Harry Levy said not at this time but there seemed to be a murmurrlng of agreement on the idea We could get It first then argue about the disposal commented Cr Cr Hvoesuggested the site would Lumber Is most Interested knowing what the town blends to do since they want to sell the land now unused since the lumberyard fire and the relocation on Guelph Street Si Georgetown Telegram Protests A telegram bearing he names of Georgetown was sent to US president Richard Nixon Friday asking him to stop the on of the five megaton nuclear bomb below Island The telegram said only Am blast denies all hope for Generation of Peace No more bombs please Ijinlz and Bob Mel combe told The Herald that most of Ihe opposition to the blast was from an environmental standpoint The risks of earthquakes tidal waves and radiation leakage Into the ocean far out weigh the dementi they said collected signal from only very small section of town but were gratified to see the great upport for our cause they said about people declined to sign some due to lack of knowledge on the subject but most because they supported American pos ition They sold lhal while they were thankful that the blast caused no apparent damage they still hope thai it was the last such test Want To Boost Insurance On Some County Buildings The County Council properly committee Monday rcci mm ended substantial boosts in Insurance invcraje several a buildings The major recommendation in Ihe annual review of Insurance is upgrading insurance on Ihe old courthouse the county jail and the family court to replacement value or cash value The change approximately doubles the insured value of the buildings on Brown The insured value of thousc would rise from to the jail from 15000 lo and the family court building from 33 IKW to property committee will also recommend insurance for extra expenses caused by re or boiler explosions up to Deputy Harry Barrett said he proposed expenses struck him as a measure to have the county pay Tor protecting the in company from claims One purpose of thi insurance would be to pay for auxiliary equipment needed lo substitute Tor equipment broken In fire or ex The would not be responsible for damages caused from heat loss In winter when hollers brake down committee also rccomm ended a 10 percent Increase in in on office records and raise the premium TOto OSl The committee also decided to recommend an increase In em bond and burglary coverage from 50 to Insurance against forgery county cheques would also add the package at a premium cost of Sir The committee agreed to raise Insurance on computer programs from CI to a cost of on extra S3 Computer Insurance of remains unchanged Extra expense insurance an the offices of health unit and Children Aid Society is also briefly reviewed for roads department equipment before forwarding it lo roads for con The Centennial Manor aged committee has already reucwed their portion of insurance coverage The entire package with changes for must be approved by the county council Dies of Injuries YearAfterCrash A Georgetown girl died Monday of injuries suffered In a cor accident si ne year Pit ml a niece and tiler of Mr and Mrs nj Road suffered a fractured skull in a car the Fifth Line West Misslssaugu Marty Wheeler of Glen Williams was seriously injured in Ihe same crash She died In Princess Margaret Iltspltal A funeral service was held this morning In the John Brown Brothers Funeral Home in Toronto Interment is in Prospect Cemetery Students Leg Broken In High School Mishap Georgetown high school student John Clark 14 of 19 Chipper Court suffered a leg fracture in an accident on Go high school driveway last Wednesday A police report said a car driven Alan McLean of Joycelyn Crescent northbound along the reached Ihe northwest comer of the building at the same time that a ark came it on foe lurk is I by Volunteer Ambulance I ted Tor in is to both ladul 1 1 Vandyke of McQlvray and Wilhclmina Vandyke of the some address complained of minor injuries following an accident at the entrance lo the Georgetown Market Vandyke was driver of a Rambler which police said was on Street to make a right turn Into Ihe Market when struck from behind by a 1965 Ford driven by James Snyder of Owen Sound Police put damage at to each car Saturday night cars driven by Eugene Infills of 7 Normandy and Cyril dark of Street collided at the comer of Guelph and Water Streets Four hundred dollars damage was done to Inglls 1971 Pontine and lo darks iqeO Dodge according to police A slippery road surface resulted In Too Chevrolet driven by Fred of Brampton and WOO to a median strip warning light and some feet of guard rails at the Mountalnvlew Road railway overpass Sunday The Applcton car was northbound on when It went Into a skid slid sideways jumping the median strip over the southbound jumped the curb and hit the guardrails coming to rest down a bank