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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), January 6, 1972, p. 1

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Ads That Pay Ym can place an ad In The Herald Classified by phoning Buying or telling The Herald It where you will Hod the results yon want GEORGETOWN HERALD The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District PrintingPublishing The Georgetown Herald baa served Georgetown and district as Printers and for over a century offering the best In fine printing and new coverage Second Clan Mall Registered Number Return Guaranteed THURSDAY JANUARY 1971 per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cents THEYRE Halton Supply Teachers Have Pay Reduced The County Board of Education will save between and a year by cutting lories of part time supply teachers The board last night agreed on the budgettrimming move which wilt cut both elementary and secondary school supply teachers daily wage by 25 per cent Elementary school supply teachers now receiving a day will be paid and secondary school supply teachers will be reduced from to a day Oakvllle trustee Palmer was the only board member to the move He said North had tried the same but had to reinstate the old salary after the teachers Supply teachers fill In for regular teachers when they are sick or away from the school Two Questions LIQUOR VOTE ADVANCE POLL OPEN SATURDAY Patrol Sergeant Nabs Burglar at Fifth House A Toronto man will appear In criminal court here January 11 to face charges arising from a series of burglaries perpetrated In an east end neighbourhood after dark New Year s Day The accused was nabbed by Georgetown police sergeant Jack Pool after being surprised while carrying out bis fifth break and entry on an empty house In a two GLAD Sno spelled fun for the them Johnny and Debbie who gave it a gleeful Duff reception Thursday among Blowers Popular More Than One Way To Get Rid of Snow Snow removal can be a long and exhausting chore However Professor Irwin School of Engineering University of Guelph says there ore alter natives to the longhandled snow hovel Electric are available In widths up to la In ches Under ideal conditions they can clear about ful of snow per minute Throwers powered by gasoline motors can be obtained in larger 22 to Inch models Both electric and are ad iMe for height Small tractors used to cut grass can be fitted with a 38inch blade the front However snow removal requires a great deal of power and to be effective the tractor should be over sepower SOME SNAGS Equipment should also be suited to the surface being cleared Several types of throwers will make gouges in the driveway However snow removal equipment can pose some problems says Professor Irwin The number of days when It is needed are few In many areas of Ontario There Is often a problem In housing It and it docs require servicing for reliable winter operation If you had trouble starting your lawn mower In the summer you can expect even less cooperation from your lawn snowthrower unless it is properly taken care of BLOW BACK Another problem with Is that they dont really ease the Job of snow tendency to blow back on the operator during the clearing operation Snowthrowers also arent much help when the major problem Is drifting And for most homeowners Its not the cumulation of snow that causes problems but the drifting and piling due to the wind and placement of buildings One way to solve the problem of snowdrifts on the driveway may be the use of snow fences Placed upwind and at right angles to the prevailing wind they will help to reduce drifting HEATED DRIVES Heating cablet for ramps and drive another alternative The cable will melt the snow at a rate of one Inch per hour after an hour of operation if the temperature is above 10 degrees It will use 35 watts per square foot of area Polemounted Infrared units 1 JM alto keep an area free of Ice A unit will cover an area of 350 square feet USED AT AIRPORTS Urea a agent used to clear airports of Ice can be satisfactory around the home when used in moderation None of these alternatives completely solves the problem of winters snow says Professor Irwin However they can help the homeowner to trade in the snow above for more pleasant winter activities Dumpers Left Identification In Garbage fence to land just inside the land ill area Is proving to be a mistake for the people who old just this over the holidays when the dump was closed council gave the three people whose names were found in the garbage until rive clock Tuesday afternoon to clean it up Clerk Delmar French reported all three were not enthused but were willing to pick up their own but there was no way ley would pick up anyone elses said he clerk quoting them The reeve said if the garbage was not picked up by then the town men would do It and the people would labour costs Will Finish Chelton St In the Glen Future residents of Street in Glen Williams where houses are now being built ore guaranteed a finished road in front of their homes A bond posted by the law firm of Helson Balnea and for their client who was unnamed guaranteeing the completion of the road The lawyers letter read at council meeting Monday suggested the road could be done at the same time the township was having other roads done and the cost paid from the money held in trust Council made the posting of a bond for the road a condition for the issuing of building permits Issue Permit To Rebuild Gas Station building permits totalled in December traditionally a slow month for building A permit for the rebuilding of the gas station In Nerval which burned to the ground last month amounted to Seven Prizes In Seniors Draw The draw for prizes in the Senior Citizens Christmas lottery was held at the December 13 meeting of the club numbers were 1st prize No 2nd 3rd 230 Ml B10 181 MB hour period Pool and Constable Kenneth Firth foiled the fifth attempt at the home of Karl Klein Marilyn Crescent after neighbourhood resident telephoned police and reported a backyard prowler They were In a cruiser in the immediate vicinity HOPPED covered the rear door Firth went to the front A man rushed from the back entrance and hopped a fence but the police sergeant had him before he got further A car parked in front of the house contained over worth of Items taken In the other four robberies An additional worth of loot a watch and some coins taken from the Klein house were found on the arrested man In each of lie houses broken Into the pattern was the same rear door or window forced and rooms ransacked THE LOOT At the Warner Stanley Irwin Crescent binoculars a watch and cash was taken From the home of Sam Van Cllef Luc In da Place the loot was a blender electric can opener three watches bottles of pop a necklace and cash from the Dennis Foeller Stock man Crescent was stereo topes electric can opener watches and piggy banks from the home of Howard Brain Dawson a TV toaster watches and coins The accused appeared in court here Tuesday but his case was remanded McLaughlin Sells Georgetown Market Georgetown Market Centre has changed ownership Tenants were notified this week tllat as of December ownership Is vested in four companies Investments Ltd Net Corporation Ltd Realty Ltd and Properties Ltd The shopping centre will be by Realty Ltd whose office is at Sheppard Avenue East The plaza first phase of which was built by Rex when he developed a large residential industrial commercial complex In Georgetowns cast end was owned by S McLaughlin Associates which purchased the property a few years ago This year a major addition was made which Includes the new Zeller store Gordon Shoes Image Fashions Coiffure Bank of Montreal and the re located Eric Hardware as well as a number of stores still to be occupied THAT IT Even shovelling the walk become a habit Doris can be lots of fun if you Marshall enjoys wielding the havent had to do it for scoop several months and it t Decide Against Taking Part in Career Project Mrs Dena Heather director for Region Two was the guest speaker at the Business and Professional Womens Club on Monday evening at North Golf and Country Club Mrs Heather theme was The Young Career Woman and she strongly urged the local club to take part in this project This selecting a young career woman between the ages of IB and 26 who is working in Georgetown and she would compete with the other 10 clubs selections The winner would be sent to provincial and national con vent ions at the clubs expense to learn first hand about the aims and objectives of the organization and to learn leadership The club has decided to reconsider their former decision that they would not take part There was considerable discussion about the wine and cheese party which wilt be held on February In Holy Cross Auditorium After the general portion of the business session the club made use of the public library s film library by showing the film Helicopter Canada Drop Speed Limits in Two Spots The speed limit In two spots In the township was reduced to miles per hour the lowest In an area which is not up at council Monday afternoon The speed limit was reduced from the road between lot and Con 10 to the Intersection of Main and Prince Streets In Glen Williams This Is the corner by Wheelers Store It was also set at h on the 5th line from south of lot to north of lot This covers the area In Lime- house where the railroad bridge comes toward Llmchouse School Esquesing Township Council Briefs Council voted to pay half of the year end deficit Incurred by Community Hall Erin will pay the other half snare was snowplough for Including tax They authorized road superintendent Bud Snow to attend he Good Roads Con February 21 o They also approved the payment of to far the loss of a ewe and to Brigadier Wallace for the loss of a lamb both killed by dogs oOo Council was Informed by the township solicitor that Fred Allen lot Con could legally operate a wrecking yard since the site had been used for that purpose before the by law Allen will have to comply with the wrecking yard regulations before the township will Issue him license A copy a letter from the township solicitor to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario read Jean obtaining a banquet license for December The lawyer stated the use of a building for one occasion only does not violate the by law Snow is for jumping into Lisa and Julie sliding down making this Pollard demonstrate tun with throwing around and nelllng into Everyone over IB who has lived in town more than two months can vote in the upcoming liquor plebiscite January 15 from Sam till whether or not they own property They must also be either a Canadian citizen or a British subject There will be polling sub divisions In seven public schools and three private residences with a district returning officer and a poll clerk for each sub division The are paid 30 and the poll clerks with a rental fee paid to the owners of the private homes In the case of the schools the town only pays for any extra fees Os poll clerks and private homes amounts to 325 The cost of advertising the plebiscite must be added to this TWO THIRDS An advance poll for those knowing they will be out of town on January is will be held Saturday January from 9 till Voters at the advanced poll must sign an affidavit saying they will be unable to vote on the following Saturday In the case of a liquor vote there must be a two thirds majority In favour to have the liquor vote adopted while the January IS vote is a Saturday the results will not be announced till Monday the 17th when returning officer Prltchard will make the on nouncement THE QUESTIONS Two questions will be asked on the ballot One asks If you are In favour of liquor with meals such as a dining room license and the other asks if you are In favour of cocktail bars where you dont have to eat Slams Road Condition Snow Removal Okay But Very Little Else In a letter from E Simpson lot Con 5 the condition of the line north of 17 was roundly attacked He did however find one bright spot he praised the method and speed of snow removal Mr Simpson told council he was moving out of the area December 31 but would still own the property which he would rent He claimed he and his family had to remove fallen trees from the road to drive out on Saturday He also claimed there were large dead branches on many other trees ready to crash down The steep winding hill is dangerous said the letter and gravel road Is atrocious In conclusion he asked why the roads were not sanded when ley conditions prevailed Maybe we should give him a farewell party commented Cr Coxe as the letter was turned over to the road luperintendent Accident Investigators Didnt Get A Holiday A collision at the Mountatnvlew corner Monday afternoon did damage to a 1966 Dodge driven by M of Duncan Drive and damage to a 1956 International pickup truck driven by George Graham of R i It was the most recent of a half dozen motor vehicle accidents investigated here over the past week single car accident Wednesday night In front of Zenith Tool on Mountain view Road a Meteor driven by David Stafford of Prince Charles Drive received 600 Both drivers David Guest of Glen Williams and Robert Payne of Queen St suffered minor injuries when the cars they were driving were Involved in an accident opposite No 36 Guelph Street last Tuesday Police put the damage at Guests and 500 to Paynes Mustang In another accident the same day a parked unattended 1968 belonging to Frank Bryant 2t Drive received damage when struck by a 1965 Ford driven by Charles Stevenson of 94 Sargent Road Damage to the Ford was nut at This one happened in front of the Bryant home Russell Matthews of lost control of his Chrysler on the steep hill on Mountainview Road South last Monday resulting In damage to the car when it knocked down a sign and hit a hydro pole Garland Meecham of Acton of a sore neck after his car and a Chev driven by Joseph Henry Hilts of 153 Main Street were in an accident on Main North at the Moore Pork Crescent corner also on Monday The property damage estimate here was 400 to the Meecham car and to Hilts car Surprisingly few accidents occurred In the township around Continued on Page 10 New Years Day Birth At Georgetown Hospital Georgetowns New Year Day baby five pound eight ounce Ricciuto made her debut a little late In the day at in the afternoon at Georgetown Hospital She is the first child for Mr and Mrs Don Marilyn ago when Don opened the Coiffure Solon in the Georgetown Market Centre other New Year baby In county was tm at toMr pound ounce boy Milton didh t have Its first baby of the New Year until a Monday when Mrs Gloria Del Ballo gave birth to a boy Spancrete Inquiring About Land A Montreal based industry may take over the plant operated by Systems Construction at lot 5 Con 3 until the firm went out of business recently A letter from a firm of lawyers asked council if the area would be zoned the same way after the Official Plan and Zoning by law is passed Council told the clerk to reply pointing out It was already an existing commercial use before the bylaw was even considered The company considering coming Into Is who make precast hollow core con crete planks for floors and roofs SNOWED Sticks and pucka and knees of pants last longer when there a good thick layer of white stuff on the road for the shinny game Goalie Paul Morrow has less trouble rinding the puck among the limbs belonging to Steve McNamara Scot Arnold and Grant McMurdb

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