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FROM THOSE WHO BRING YOU THE WEEKLY HERALD WALTER MRS BRADLEY MRS VALERIE CARUSO MRS ANNE CURRIF JOAN DAVIS MYLES TERRY DAVE HASTINGS JOHN McCLEMENTS HAMILTON GARFIELD McCILVRAY FRANK MULLIN JOYCE VANDELINDER Ads That Pay can place an ad in The Classified pages by Baying or The Herald where you will raid the want and parttime and country pendents GEORGE ADAMS MRS ARMSTRONG MRS JOHN MRS ARTHUR BENTON MRS GEORGE BURT MR A MRS NORMAN EYRE MRS AUBREY GRANT MRS JDK MRS EDMcLEAN MRSFRANK SMITH AND THE CARRIER BOYS A GEORGETOWN HERALD Second Mall Registered Number The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District 3 Sections 32 Pages Return Postage Guaranteed THURSDAY DECEMBER SO per year Single Copy Price Fifteen CeoU Attacks Planning Board Three Three and One Record Chalked Up By Councillor Three motions lost three passed and one withdrawn was the score racked up by Cr Phil SIddsll last Monday when he launched a running attack on the Planning Board and Committee of Adjustment A motion censoring the Committee of Adjustment and the building inspector for basing decisions on the proposed new Zoning bylaw which Siddall termed totally Improper was lost Cr Hyde maintained they the Committee of Adjustment were within their rights to use any document to arrive at their decisions They are dealing with matters outside the exact valid laws of the municipality he stated Siddall contended It was totally Improper to implement the bylaw before It is passed This la implementing the bylaw by inference he added The majority of the members agreed with Hydes stance that the suggestion could be passed along to the Committee of Ad but the motion would not serve the Interest of good relations between council and the Board NO ANSWER The next motion noted with regret many referred by council to Planning Board which have never been answered listed some Items he termed Long outstanding and overdue particularly men tioning the clause which asked Planning Board to render ob solete all plana of subdivision over eight years old Cr Harry Levy a member of the Planning Board jumped up saying dont know whether to lose my temper or throw my hands up He pointed out that many of the Items mentioned could not be dealt with overnight and many were in the process of being handled Cr Hyde claimed the motion was in bad taste and deputy- reeve Art Speight called it a vote of nonconfidence statement She said Planning Board la an arm of council and as such should keep council in formed At Reeve Morrows suggestion Cr agreed to delete the words with regret and the recorded motion was passed with Hyde Levy and Speight opposed SETTLED A following motion asking Planning Board to send copies of all consultants reports was lost The mayor said this had been settled at a joint meeting where Cr was absent Another motion telling all boards to keep copies of minutes and a record of all things decided and also those not decided was passed with Hyde Speight Levy opposed The mayor said it should not be necessary to tell any Board such things Cr Ernie joined Hyde Speight and Levy in opposing the next Siddall motion aimed at the committee of adjustment This one asked the committee not to give any more separations for mortgage purposes The motion stated it was not in the interest of orderly development and hoped none would be separated for these reasons In the future This one passed PROHIBITED A motion to rescind the per mission given to the car washes at Sinclair and was with drawn after council decided to have the building Inspector and the solicitor Inquire into the validity of the building permit claimed car washes were prohibited In an industrial zone A motion to appeal a decision of the Committee of Adjustment to the Ontario Municipal Board found support only from Crs Donna and Phil Siddall The Committee of Adjustment granted a separation to Mrs Jean Moun tain view Road North Christmas Mail Down Though Population Up All indications point to a sharp decrease In the volume of Christmas mail handled In town this year While final figures were not available at press time postmaster Harold Marshall predicted the decrease He pointed out the volume was less despite the fact the population has increased almost a thousand over last year The public look the post offices advice to heart and did their Christmas mailing early even remembering to bundle the in- Add Robert Legal Aid Five Away Gomes Dump Dunnville Twice Raiders on the Rise A Georgetown man has been ippolnted a member of the Legal Aid Committee for Halton County W Robert J was named this week in a press re I ease from the Law Society of Upper Canada The committee Is responsible for the Ontario Legal Aid Plan in the county Another Georgetown man Crown Attorney Douglas Latimer is a member Others include lawyers E R Hennessey A C Burlington Marshall C A McConachie C Thompson Milton Director of Family Services and Harry Greenwood probation officer Burlington which started when George- North Raiders are steadily sneaking up behind the Niagara Peninsula Intermediate A Leagues leaders Victories Friday and Sunday over Dunnville were their seventh and eighth of the cam paign and put them on the heels of the club they used to gain ground Fridays triumph saw the best effort of the season from the Ron Lane Terry Cook Steve line and probably the top performance to date of Jim Blair Raiders were in command in every period They owned a lead after one stanza and that was their margin of victory Dunnville ouueored Georgetown 1 In the second period and the Paul Robinson continued his one man campaign for scoring honours with two goals the second one from Rachon and goalie Keith Pallett and the first while killing a penalty to Duffy McCarthy SCORERS Blair struck from Blake Inglla and Robinson with less than a minute left In Ihe first frame Terry Cook from McCarthy and and Ron Lane from Cook and Blundy accounted for the rest Dunnville snipers were Vaughan and Battle in the second and Tom in the third Keith stopped shots and Dunn Tom Despite the high shots lotal the Georgetown defense led by big Bill Currie played well DID AGAIN Raiders did It again In front of fans Sunday winning 2 A from by Currie was the winner in this one which got rough at times Neil Cotton was Raiders policeman on the blueline Doug Richardson suited up for the first lime In several weeks after suffering a groin injury added a lot to Georgetowns attack with his ability to check in the corners and turn innocent looking plays into Raider threats The fans were Involved In a skirmish in the third period Continued on Page Wants Opinions Challenging Questions From Georgetown Teacher Georgetown High School teacher Tom Ramaularsingh president of Halton District 9 Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation raised tome challenging questions in a Christmas letter to the members The parents too are asked think about the points and in voire themselves to the point of writing to the president with their comments One of the questions which has raised the ire of parents has been used In some school districts The question asked la this Should Boards of Education give students chance rale their parents re methods of financial generosity temperament etc in order that such information be used to help teachers understand the students Many parents feel this on invasion of privacy OTHER QUESTIONS Other questions asked in the letter 1 Will there be an increase in the pupilteacher ratio claims the 1851 in is one of the highest in the province With the ceiling on education will there be a reduction In supplies 3 Will panprofessionals be hired In puce of teachers and will they affect the pupilteacher ratio Since paraprof cost lea than teachers will the Board hire more of them and fewer teacher How soon will the four day week eleven month a year system be Introduced in the WU1 it be feasible for school to taction from a till I m Will campus type schools be introduced in Halton How would affect staffing Are we going to jump on the bandwagon tor the sake of innovation Would you like to see para- professionals as members of the OSSTF 10 Would you like to see the exclusion of non classroom teachers such as principals vice principals librarians guidance teachers etc when compiling the pupil teacher ratio This last point has been a contentious issue with teachers during the long battles on this point concluded by saying he raised these questions to start discussion about the future of teaching and hoped both teachers and parents would write him or the T with their opinions Pupils Surveyed Market Shoppers George Kennedy public school pupils nave finished compiling the results of a survey conducted by Geography classes at the Georgetown Market recently The survey was made during studies on the community The pupils taking part were Agnes Camman Monica May Bums Joanne Ganfhouse Shawn Leinweber Susan Gilbert Steve Archibald Vicki Harrington Susan Gordon Allan John Buchanan Jane Gray and Kathy Smith They interviewed iui shoppers at the entrances to Lobuwa and Results show 36 percent of those questioned lve within one mile of the plaza Twentyseven percent live within a radius of one to two miles percent two to five miles and 18 percent were from more than five miles away Two percent did not answer that part of the survey Eightyeight percent travelled to the plaza by car percent by foot and one percent by ether means Fortyfive percent said they visit the plaza twice a week 32 percent once a week and percent less than once a week The majority S3 percent shopped with their families while 46 percent were alone One percent were people other than their families Seventynine percent hod no suggestions on how to Improve the Georgetown Market Nine percent said they thought a theatre was needed five percent wanted lower prices two percent called for another supermarket two percent thought the plaza could be cleaner and two percent hoped for faster service HYDRO STRIKE SETTLED town and outoftown cards separately Thirty temporary helpers were hired but they were laid off earlier than usual due to the drop In volume A delay In incoming overseas mail caused the post office to receive many calls but the flow from overseas suddenly picked up around December 15 Mr Marshall thought hold up might have been due to some of the mall going to American ports where the dock strike was in force Mr attended public and high school in Stewart town and Georgetown and Is a graduate of the University of He is agency supervisor for Peel Mutual Fire Insurance at Brampton Mr has been prom incut In the community He was an Esquesing councillor for five years was treasurer of George town Agricultural Society and chairman of Commu Hall board He is a member of the board of managers of Knox Presbyterian Church vicechairman of Esque Planning Board a director of Georgetown District Memorial Hospital and clerk of Assessment Review Court for Esquesing Retires From S S After Almost 50 Years Clarence King thought the Christmas party he was invited to last Thursday was just going to be some Christmastime sociali zing by the Smith and Limited tool room employees It t Clarence Teddy King retired Friday December 10 after years and nine months with the company most of those years with the tool room a number of them as foreman The guests at the Thursday party were employees or former employees who had worked with him or under him as foreman They were gathered at the Bill home In Glen Williams to pay tribute to their retiring fellow employee Tom Hutchinson absent from work for a year because of illness also received a present ation A special guest was Kings brother In law Vem Whe- Christmas Party for Francs Club Franca Tlreurs a social club composed of Georgetown and district FrenchCanadians ended its 1971 season Sunday wllh a party for members and their families in Sacre Hall Over 150 children present received gifts from Santa Claus as well as candy pop and potato chips Members of the executive then visited the hospital to distribute gifts to children who were patients there The afternoon also featured a turkey roll with six large turkeys as prizes Francs with membership of over has active bowling league competes in fastball In the summer and hockey in the winter The hockey team won a championship last Morrow Scuttles European Junket Georgetowns Morrow scuttled a European junket proposed for Halton county councillors Tuesday afternoon The idea of the European study tour passed at Finance Cum last week was thrown out when Reeve Morrow mustered Ihe support of 11 members of council leaving only the Burlington reeve Jim rough and deputy reeve Dave Coons favouring the trip The tour would have been paid person on the trip Reeve Morrow maintained any value achieved by sending a councillor would be negligible considering the great expense involved He said he would agree sending one permanent staff jember who would be with the county for some time Deputy reeve Art Speight backed the reeves argument pointing out an election at the end of 1972 could cause a big turnover in council The man we send iight not even be here next year he added With no more debate council voted 11 to to keep county councillors at home Just In time for Christmas the five month long hydro strike by local 1766 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers was settled Tuesday They will be back on the job no later than January 3 The linemen will receive 75 hour till March 1073 with a jump to IS an hour starting in April stall won six percent hike until March 72 and another six percent In April Retroactive pay amounting to each will go to the linemen and each In retroactive pay to the office staff This is the first contract for the office staff The settlement came after a meeting Friday wllh mediation officer J McGuire of the Labour Relations Board At tending the meeting on behalf of the union were Robert president of local Percy international representative of the union shop steward Bob and Evelyn De Forest Graham manager of Georgetown Hydro and Al labour relations supervisor for Ontario Hydro Candy stripers Visit Hospital of Acton who retired from Smith and Stone tool room three years ago Other guests were Rod King Morris Herbert Harold Gilmer Gerard Wilcox Jack Puckering Lloyd John Doherty Jim Gerry Lloyd Sanderson Doug Albert Whitney Terry Norton Humane Society Pets Had A Party There was a double edged objective in the district Humane Societys party for the pets at Ihe shelter last weekend Certainly they wanted the 85 dogs and cats housed In the shelter enjoy an extra treat before the big day December But the Society also hoped to teach youngsters who may be getting a pet for Christmas about animal care and the respons ibilities of ownership All too often pets received at Christmas are brought to the abetter shortly after the New because families and their children cant be bothered with them anymore Shelter officials tactfully suggest to those who come looking for a pet If you cant afford to feed It properly care for It and love it dont adopt it But if you can make commitment ihe pleasures of ownership are almost limitless A colourful throne room was set up at shelter on Saturday from noon until 4 when Santa welcomed young visitors Happy the Clown was there distributing balloons and treats were two super meat loaf cakes made up by party conveners enough to give every dog and cat a healthy helping rgelown Memorial Hospital Candystrtpers visited the Ontario parliament buildings and the Hospital Tor Sick Children in Toronto recently West MP George Kerr Minister of the Environment escorted the party through part of the buildings explaining the seating arrangements of the parties and leaders They toured the hospital In three groups inspecting the childrens laboratories out patients department etc The lour gave the Can dystripers a general idea of he workings of larger hospital and helped some decide the kind of careers they would like to have represented the Hydro Com mission REJECTED When local 1 B went out on strike August 1 the line men were earning M 15 an hour an hour less that the amount in the newly signed contract According to a member of the hydro commission an offer of an hour was made almost at the beginning of the strike but was rejected by the union Thirteen union members went out on strike but only 11 win be returning to work Two took employment elsewhere NO STORM Shop steward Bob Ezord told the Herald the strikers received no strike pay for first three months but have been receiving it since the beginning of November Luckily no big Ice storm hit the area during the strike but if here had been such a storm the town would not have been left without power Manager Graham said superv isory other utilities had all pledged their help Funeral Home Changes Now McClureJones Associated with the Harold C McClurc Funeral Home since James S Jones has acquired the remaining shares in the firm which will now be known as McClure Jones Funeral Home Ltd Five years after joining Mr McClure Mr Jones acquired an interest in the firm which is located in a former large residence at Ihe Edith Street and Park comer Mr McClure had been In business since It was established by the late William an was customary in those days was combined with a store on Main Street After moving the funeral home to its present location Mr McClure later sold his furniture business to Robert Mr Jones native of Mount Forest later lived in Brampton where he was with the David A Funeral Home He is an honour graduate of the Canadian School of Embalming and Banting Institute University of Toronto He Is a past president of the Lions Club of Georgetown has as president of Central Ontario Funeral Directors Association and is a member of Ontario Funeral Service Association and Georgian Bay Funeral Directors Association He is a member or Credit Masonic Lodge and an elder of St Johns United Church With his wife Borrows of Brampton and children Philip a student at Humber College In mortuary acience Michael In high school and Stephen and Marilyn In public school he lives at Princess Anne Drive Associated with Mr Jones In business arc Ted a licenced who came here from Preston a year ago Neill Taylor of an articled student attending College and Mrs Wesley bookkeeper Still time to shop for Christ- Label Making Industry Starts In January The small familiar tables on packages of meat cheese etc taken for granted by the shopper will be printed in a new plant coming to Georgetown in January A deal closed last week will Label masters Ltd move into the ft plant on Armstrong Avenue formerly occupied by Balmcr Candy Company According to president Pal Coupland 30 people will be employed by The machinery will be moved in during January Out tor Recess SORRY The December ittu of the Htraid comprised tactions in by an unfortunate srror occurred and a few papers wart Issued with two ted ions similar and on missing To those who received these our apologias If you wish a copy of tht ml til no section please contact the Herald Two New Courses When Night School Resumes When night school classes start again January something new will be added golf Instruction and a keepfit course for couples Don the pro at North Halton Golf Course will teach the golfers all Ihe intricacies of stance grip and awing while the Keep- Fit course will cover exercises volleyball and badminton All the week courses including conversational French pottery oil and water colour pointing upholstery teenage dressmaking Interior decorating gourmet cooking furniture refinishlng business machines dressmaking and wine making finished before Christmas but will be offered again starting in January The most popular courses were all fun courses They were wine making gourmet cooking upholstery pottery and furniture Attendance dropped a bit In Ihe others with the drop being most obvious in the business machines course Typing and welding which are 20 week courses will continue as will the credit courses specialized printing presses serve super markets from Vancouver to Newfoundland and have sales offices In Montreal and Van couver Were busy all the lime said Mr Coupland whether the shoppers are buying hamburger or steak the packages need a label he added Labelmaster Ltd ran out or space in their present plant in New Toronto and have looked all over before deciding on Georgetown The easy access to highways and rail and the proximity of their suppliers m and Toronto were the deciding factors in the choice Mr Coupland plans to make many improvements the plant particularly on the outside where he wants to add a stone front and landscaping introduced to the mayor local officials by Industrial Chairman Alex Blackwell and property chairman Joan Smith Pat Coupland president of Labelmasters Limited shows samples of his firms work to Mayor Bill Smith industrial commission chairman Alex Blackwell