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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 25, 1971, p. 24

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TirttrPAY NOV 1BI STORY HOUR BECAME FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOWES The story hour held every Friday afternoon In the Georgetown Library was turned into a Urn hour for the children last week and from these expressions it was a successful replacement The were shown by Jim audio visual technician South Central Regional Library System Theoldsterstoocan see Urns borrowed from the library complete with projector screen and sound track choice of films can be made from the catalogue in Ihc library Up to Farmers Can Get Grants For Felling Dead Elms The Ontario Department of Agriculture is providing grants of tip In for farmers who cut dnwn dead dm trees on properties I Stanley of the agriculture branch office in Milton this week thai elm trees stricken by the disease art a on the landscape through ul Ihc country There is known cure for Ihc fatal disease a fungus carried by flying beetles Inly is to cut and dying trees in an attempt l Mop the highly conta gious d seise Any farmer who grosses S3 annually from his farm is entitled In the grants set at a tree up to l trees The trees must he over six in diameter Thepnigram began a busy time for Italian formers and Stanley hopes the demand for subsidies will increase now that the farm workload has off winter is the best season for tree removals since cutting are kiwer Bui no far only 113 farmers have made grant lent Ions Vrtulc decaying elms present the major problem maximum grants or are to en farmers remove fruit trees In abandoned orchards The per tree jront for orchards on the spacing between trees The grants arc only available to lurmen who gross at least who donotnctunllyvnrk the farms and urban workers who simply reside in a farm do not qualify grant apply only to the rural area of unty Stanley warns that property damage and personal liability law suits can result from falling dm branches They just break like that it there a bit of a wind Stanley They re brittle and snap right off Donley also noted that farmers should now make applications for the ddiviry of new trees by next April The department of charges from to per thousand or about one cent per tree Morrow Spearheads Drive for New System Pare County Committees From Seven to Four Hal ton county councils com structure will have a completely new look at the beginning of the year The number of committees will be cut to four from the existing seven They will be community services roads administration and home for the aged Georgetown a reeve Morrow was one of the three men com mlttec who drew up the revised committee structure Reeve Morrow also spearheaded the drive to revamp what he called the out rnoded committee system in the The new community services committee will be responsible for Roads will assume the same functions as the present road committee but administration will be responsible Tor financial personnel agricultural planning emergency measures and economic development matters Administration will be composed of three county councillors and the chairman of the four standing committees ilVtltKUIJD Deputy reeve Don McMillan objected to the inclusion of the chairmen suggesting any member should be chosen This will end up as on executive committee which we dan want he commented He was over ruled The home of the committee will be responsible for the operation of the Centennial Manor and any other homes for the aged established in the county museum board and the children aid committee will remain in their present form The former will have two councillors and the latter six PROPERTY MATTERS Ihc budget is struck they will be administered by each standing committee The committees also will handle their own property mailers until the responsibility of council property committee will aim for a 20 budget deadline this year so municipal councils will know the county rate in time to strike their new mill rales early in March TIMU- special study committee rccommmdtd that committee metllngs start at I p but this opposed by Reeve Anna UAW Local 1967 Votes to Continue Douglas Strike Striking production workers at the Douglas Aircraft of Canada Ltd plant voted Thursday to reject the latest company offer The members Local of the United Auto Workers who went on strike five weeks ago voted 1 to OS against the offer There were spoiled ballots One of the members of Local who voted in favour of accepting the unions offer said that the meeting was not run fairly MET WITH JEERS When the men from the UAW got up to speak to the members about the contract men like plant chairman Archie Wilson led leers and boos so nobody could hear what he said said the disgruntled striker The time limit to each speech was supposed to be ap proximately two minutes but the men were only allowed to speak for about a minute while the men from local spoke Cor close to five minutes telling the men reject the offer The produced a comparison between what Douglas will recetvt and what GM now receiws The said there is three per cent Into base rate retroactive to Sept special increase of 11 cents to September 13 at Douglas but not retroactive at GM The Douglas cost living average better than Douglas was offered cents retroactive to June The new costofliving money offered to Douglas was five cents Theim money on their return to work would have been 39 cents for Douglas to cents for The total was cents compared to cents for General Motors We agreed to have the same package as General Motors had for wo yean said Pat Taylor shop steward for local of the at They want us to take Ihc Package for three yearn The striker who voted in favour of accepting the agreement said the offer was fair and he they could get a A Hire tin wild tie r MIht in Hi lln In a afraid this could be the of wings to Air Canada but we also make DC- 10 wings which Air Canada buy so we sell them to companies in the US the company goes back they could make more money selling the wings He sai If of flee workers accepted the offer overwhelmingly why did the production to stay out on strike The meeting was called en orders from the headquarters in Detroit and International officers were booed Thursday at the meeting They are not striking against the company anymore said the striker They are against the now and it could mean trouble Cant Regulate Says Cr Sykes Possibility of controlling the number of business enterprises in locations In Georgetown was opposed by Driest Sykes when It was mentioned at a recent committee meeting 1 dont believe we have the lo regulate this he said Heating that even if there was legislation which council could pass he would oppose ft a move would not fit In with free enterprise system he said and would limit legitimate com petition restricting the fldd to a number of businessmen Mayor Wm is planning a meeting with mayors and reeves 1 if which could from it wrvUt wilh I hi city Mr xiuth told it wik Ik ItoprHloirgmilii unit Hug I In iiHinlli If tin Hi in 111 in twin llii if list In iik fink sin It who contended the meeting limes were set at when she ran for office Again Reeve Morrow and Reeve MacArthur tangled over alleged special considerations of times for meetings to suit Individuals Instead of committee meetings starting at and ending at said Reeve Morrow 11 start at and go on later it simply a mailer the efficiency of he added Deputy reeve David Coons of Burlington suggested the dales and limes of meetings be left in the handset the Individual committees Orthodontist Opens Practice llisakl An orthodontist Hisakl has opened a dental Practice in same location a Kuryllowicz on No IS almost opposite Stewart town School graduated from University of Toronto dental school in 1963 completed his orthodontist course in 19G7 and took his Master degree in 1969 He is now working on his Ph D department of anatomy of both the faculty or Medicine and Dentistry He moved out to to get away from the city and to raise a racehorse named Kelly who has run at Woodbine and Fort lie hopes to follow up his Interest in breeding animals ammo husbandry genetics and em bryology Hisakl is married and has two children Christopher six and Kelly four for whom Ihe horse Is named IN THE GEORGETOWN MARKET MANUFACTURERS PRICE SHOWDOWN Halton Had Five in Queens Guineas Class County was represented by five competitors in the Guineas Class at the Royal Agricultural Winter on Friday David and Keith McKin- non Milton placed In the first prize group in the crossbred steer sec tion This was a very strong class with entries In the shorthorn section Cathy Actonwasplaeedinthefirst prise group with her brother Bob In the second prize group Carol Acton was in the third prize group with her Aberdeen Annus Judge from Alberta selected winning Aberdeen Angus shown Linda Simpson of County as the Queen Guineas Champion Later in the afternoon Dominion Stores pur chased steer for per pound hub crops In the Barley Class Leah Leslie of Ihe Acton Field Crop Club placed third with her sister Sharon coming fourth David of the Club placed fourth his grain corn entry David Ward Cnmpbellville and Swackhamer Acton took part in the Livestock Management Tot A total of young me who are actually engaged in spent five days touring farms in Ihe Orange vil I area in dosses at the Royal Winter Fair Top contestant was David Thompson of Wellington County SQUASH Jim Cunningham George town won the Golden Hubbard and the Citron dosses at the Royal He also placed third in the Butternut J George town was second with his Butternut Squash third in the Buttercup and Hubbard classes and fourth with his J Milton placed fourth with his Wlnler Wheat This was Ihe same from which the World Championship was chosen He also placed third and tenth in the Barley classes Activities For Fall and Winter STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS A series of lectures and field trips having as goal the Introduction of the fascinating hobby of Birdwatching Skill upgrading for bird identification is also included The course meets Wednesday at 15 Fee Is INTRODUCTION TO HORSEMANSHIP 10 week course The course meets at Stables on Tuesday or Thursday from and covers basic skills in the handling bridling and riding The fee for the course is WO per hour FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL Continuing Education Divisional 7061 Burlington 4300 Streetsvltle Toronto GEORGETOWN MARKET V Outstanding sale value Powerful precision built circuitry produces crystal clear razor sharp picture reception Features front mounted speaker or peak volume Housed in walnut metal cabinet CHARGEIT FULLY GUARANTEED BV ZELLERS County Mr Georgetown Open m Saturday Zellera County STORE HOURS MON FRI 10 am pm SAT Ml fun No 7 Highway Georgetown

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