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Ads That Pay You can place an ad In The Herald Classified panes by phoning 877 HOI Buying or idling The Herald is where you will find the results you want WITH BARE GROUND showing through three racers round a GEORGETOWN HERALD Second Class Mall Registered Number Return Postage Guaranteed The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY JAN 1872 racing course created at Waterfalls playground PrintingPublishing The Georgetown Herald has served Georgetown and district as Printers and Publishers for over a century offering the best In fine printing and news coverage SO per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cents No Battle as Swanborough Named Haltons New Warden At the shortest inaugural meeting of County Council in many years James Swanborough C reeve of Burlington was elected warden of County Tuesday at The vote was unanimous with no other names put forward in nomination At an informal meeting of county councillors held last week the choice of warden was made and the committees set up This is in sharp contrast to previous years when the fight for the was held out In the open with as many as three candidates nominated The last time the top post was held by a representative of Burlington was 1964 when Gordon Gallagher was warden C CANDIDATE Swanborough is a well known figure in the Burlington area having been a councillor since 1988 and reeve since where he served as road chairman He Is a graduate of Master and Osgood Hall the law firm of Swan borough and Goldberg He was the Con candidate In the last federal election coming second behind the Liberal winner by 1000 votes The first warden of Holton County was elected In 1854 Judge Alan Sprague Hal ton County court Judge officiated at the swearing In ceremony of councillors and the newly elected Warden This year since every municipal council except Milton was on a two year term and only Milton had on election only one new face deputy reeve of Milton appeared on county council LfcFT INTACT In his inaugural address Warden asked for the continuing support of county council in restructuring county government He termed Hallon county council a regional second tier government at present since It supplies services to all seven municipalities He said he felt close liaison with the provincial government to be a necessity and pointed to the fact a meeting the next day Wednesday with Honourable George Kerr and the Honourable Jim Snow as evidence of attempts at closer co operation He emphasized that the county needed a decision confirming the fact county would be left intact so that sound decisions could be made for the whole CAPITAL PROJECTS Among capital projects he listed for the year were an ad to the present ad ministration building an ex pOiision to the present home for the aged facilities and the location the new county works garage and county road reconstruction He said the county will con to press for percent subsidy for the Board of Health rather than the existing so since he claimea the County Board of Health meets the criteria for a regional Board of Health laid down by the province KNOW COUNTY The newly elected warden said plans were being made to make the administration building a county data centre to serve all municipal and county govern ment computer needs In the promotional field he suggested a Know your County programme which he entitled Passport to County The programme would bo designed to encourage visits to points of Interest in the county He concluded by The sitting In a trust account sine Bob built the to the orchard or DelrexBlvd from Edward Street to Windsor Road will now be used by the town Council passed a motion Monday night ap proving an agreement between the town and Mr Lane Reeve Morrow explained that this was the money the County Board of Education claimed because the money had originally In been set aside to defray the capital cost of schools I feel it is a shabby and disgraceful practice to change Consultant Urges Limehouse Bypass Residents of four miles west of Georgetown will have a consultants report on truck traffic In their village presented to them at a public meeting In late February or early March County councils roads com recommended that the committee which will be ap pointed this week arrange a public meeting on the Gather and Co report residents have complained about the large number of trucks which pass through the village going to and from quarries in the area Russell of DeLeuw Gather gave the committee a report on the two alternatives to Improve traffic flow Basic alternatives are to rebuild the road through Lime to upgrade it for the truck traffic or to build a bypass around the village LOW PRICE recommended the bypass to the committee He said It would coat only six percent more than reconstm of the existing road This would be a low price to pay for preserving the village en vironment and improving the road service for both truckers and through traffic If the bypass is built the section of County Road 20 In the village would revert from the county road system to the Township road system Fire Guts Kitchen Former Chief A fire at am Sunday forced Mr and Mrs Bob Bon field 145 Main Street North to flee their home The kitchen was completely gutted and the dining room badly damaged Mrs BonHcId said she know what woke her but when she came downstairs she was greeted by a wall of flame In the kitchen Firemen saved the rest of the house and wakened a next door neighbour In case the fire was carried by the wind Bob Bonfield was a member of the Georgetown Fire Depart for years and served as Fire Chief for some time While firemen were fighting this fire another call came in to J Emmersons on Street but after investigation firemen found no fire They concluded the wind had carried the smell of smoke over from the Bonfield house on Main Street Students will Sit at Council Table Feb 7 Student power will really be In evidence February 7 when each position on council from the mayor to the clerktreasurer will be filled by two people the usual holder of the position and a grade 10 student from Georgetown High School was made to council by Don McCoIeman a teacher at the high school and a member of the A men a club at St John United Church The men club and the high school ore writing together on the Idea The letter from McCoIeman stated they felt students should have a better understanding of municipal government and felt this method together with study of the subject before the February 7 meeting would achieve this aim On February a dinner for the students and members of council be held In St John a United Church Mayor BUI Smith Mid a student would be sitting beside each councillor during the meeting All members of council were enthusiastic about the project Hymers Signs Carl who played against the top International teams in Europe in 1963 as a member of Canada a National Hockey Team has signed with Georgetown Raiders of the Niagara Peninsula Intermediate A league and will play here Friday night a Milton resident had planned not to play this year but coach the Junior Milton Mcr chants instead He has since been let go by Milton and was immed lately sought by Raider coach Gerry Ingfis Senior A experience Includes season with Windsor Toronto and Oaks He is the second Georgetown Raider to have International Hockey experience MoeGaland who played in a Georgetown uniform a few years ago was a member of the Toronto dhursts What Is It This unpointed board has been riddled with drill holes each of which contains a peanut This feeder will attract nuthatches and woodpeckers For others see page Georgetown Trustee Is Education Board Chairman In Trust Since 59 Orchard Money Will Be Used By Town the use of this money said Denison It was quite dear thia money meant for capital school coats regardless of who was the governing body at the time she added LOGICAL STEP Reeve Morrow emphasized he made a motion last year to turn the money over to the Halton County Board of Education and was defeated If council decided not to turn it over the next logical step Is to release the money far town use he con tended Continuing Morrow pointed out that the solicitor advised them not to give the money to the Board of Education Cr Slddall asked if the town was still paying school debts Incurred before the County Board was set up FOOLHARDY assessed them against the municipalities If we are being levied for the costs I feel we would be foolhardy to turn the money over Slddall remarked The agreement was approved with only Cr opposing Defeated on Tie Vote Georgetown trustee on the County Board of Education was named chairman of that body Thursday His election was unopposed Bodnar who has been the Georgetown representative since the county board was formed three years ago was a member of the Georgetown High School District Board before that He was elected to represent Georgetown on the board in a two man race Initially and was returned by acclaim December Last year he headed the board salary negotiations committee and was the major architect of secondary school teachers new contract He succeeds Doug Wood the boards third chairman Fred who was first to hold the office nominated the Georgetown trustee Dick Goodin seconded the nomination was candidate for the chairmanship last term trustee Bill Lawson Aler Developments Twin Apartment Buildings Nixed The twin apartment buildings proposed by Developments went down to defeat in a tie vote Monday night at council when the vote on a law to rezone the area from industrial to multiple dwellings was lost The recorded vote showed Crs Ernie Sykes Em Hyde Harry Levy and Mayor Bill Smith In favour and Crs Donna Joan Smith Slddall and Reeve Morrow opposed Deputy Reeve Art Speight was absent The rezonlng of the front part of the land facing Guelph Street where a motel and restaurant Is planned did not come to a vote since Phil asked that it be withdrawn until the com could look over the site Sin He emphasized he was In vour of the motor Inn project but wanted more details before voting on it The original plans called for 158 apartment units with sauna swimming pool tennis courts and a large park area with barbecues and picnic tables The motor Inn and restaurant would be situated on Guelph Street unopened 10th line at the rear of ON AGENDA There was no discussion before the vote but after the by law was lost Cr Era Hyde asked that it be put on the committee meeting agenda Cr Slddall asked the mayor to rule against the request skying the matter had been disposed of by council The mayor stated member can put anything he wants on the committee agenda I can t rule against it Circulation Library Membership Approaching 9000 Georgetown Public Library staff handled over 300 000 books last year according to figures contained in the librarian annual report The report shows total culation last year was 151 but each book would be checked through twice once when loaned and again when returned Useful Arts have become the most popular books with Biographies not far behind Arts and Recreation History and Travel following In that order of membership of the majority of them 4 Juniors The Georgetown library has stock IS in the adult section Included In the total number of books in stock are reference books Last year 133 new books were added to stock 144 books were borrowed from other libraries 383 school visits were made and records were borrowed from August A new service film lending saw 148 films borrowed since It was introduced In September was defeated by Burlington Ward Three trustee G Johnston for the vice chairmanship The board presented a gavel to Wood who stepped down after two years No chairman could sit and chair a board with so many competent trustees said Wood He said the Halton trustees are what makes the board of Education one of the best In the province said the major issue before the board this year will probably be regional government for since the exclusion of Burlington would be disastrous He said that If did lose Burlington and ion the board would likely have to Join the Peel Board of Education Misslssauga a deputy town engineer makes his home at Heslop Court with his wife Dorothy sons Grant and Greg 14 ana Glen 12 and daughter Laura 16 He Is a past president of Georgetown Lions Club ERNIE BODNAR Geese Rested on Tombstones Until the Hunters Withdrew People watching Is a favorite pastime of animals birds and most human beings Just do not give them credit for being so servant A case In point is the population resident on the lake in the Reservoir owned by the Credit Valley Con ion Authority Under the wildlife management program operated in cooperation with the Department of Lands and Forests controlled hunting was allowed for eight weeks this fall Harold Cruikshank area supervisor Tor the Authority said that it was amusing to watch ducks move out of range when the gates opened to admit hunters to the area FED AMONG THE BLINDS Each morning at sunrise the ducks moved down the lake into the sanctuary area and each evening when sighting a gun became difficult they commuted back to their feeding grounds among the hunters blinds Their success is plain to see In the final count 187 hunters shot ducks In eight weeks The giant Canada geese their smaller migrating cousins protected by the game laws taking any chances either They flew Into the cemetery across the lake and rested an tombstones until the hunters left Groups of 100 or mure birds each day made the Reservoir an Interesting spot to visit during the migrating season Town Council Briefs A letter from one of the recipients of a Christmas basket was read to council Monday night The letter thanked council and asked them to convey thanks to all the clubs who worked on the Christinas Welfare fund You made our Christmas something It could never have been said the letter A request from the Georgetown Midget Hockey club to use the town works garage for a car wash to raise funds for their trip to DrummondvTlle was held for comment from the work tendent He will be asked if It will cause inconvenience or add any cost to the town Council authorized the payment of the hold back amount of wo to Construction This Is the final payment on the John Street pumping station The taxi bylaw was amended to reduce the liability and property damage required from as had been originally set out to ISO ODD in line with most other municipalities A by law was passed approving the payment of a year to members of the committee of Adjustment Ten dollars will be deducted for each meeting missed Jim Hayes Hole Drive suggested to council they hold quarterly open forums to give citizens to ask questions of individual clllori