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Test of Sinew and Mat Moxie Georgetown high school wrestling coach Lew Martin left shouts Instructions to one of his stable during the fourth annual invitational wrestling meet here Saturday It was the first time in the four year history of the tournament that Georgetown has not captured top honours They did however sew up second A new high school column High School Insights has mare details on Page GEORGETOWN HERALD Second Class Mall Registered Number Return Postage Guaranteed The Home Newspaper For Georgetown and District THURSDW JANUARY per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cents Urges Council Acquire Towns Old Buildings A letter from Roger Frost read to council Thursday night urged the acquisition of old buildings by the town Frost mentioned the old post office and the Royal Bank building in particular Mayor Bill Smith said the Police Commission looked at the Royal Bank building as a possible location for police headquarters but found it unsuitable Hyde reminded council that the town had owned the old post office and let it get away SHOW DBF Cr Phil said he had calls about the log cabin on Mill Street He said he understood it was to be demolished to afford parking space demanded by he Committee of Adjustment Perhaps the Committee could be persuaded to forego the parking requirements he added Cr suggested it be moved to another location Could we see it available to the town asked Slddall The mayor explained that he understood it had been sold to be moved up north Hyde pointed out it was not a historical building since it had only been there years Will Cost 50000 To Establish New Land Fill Site It will cost Georgetown close to this year to establish a new landfill site for municipal waste The present site in use for some years is almost full and the town has a lease agreement with the owner of Industrial land nearby The site according to Reeve Morrow will town for at least years Council Is awaiting final approval from the provincial PREPARING COST The land will need tile drainage a seepage pump and other improvements for Its use cost of preparing the site is Sykes when the matter wa discussed at Monday committee meeting said consideration should be NO CHARGE At present no charge Is made and Reeve Morrow said It would not be worth the cost of Installing a weigh machine and introducing Inspection with the site so near being filled However he agreed that this will be studied when the new site is introduced SATURDAY SPECTATOR WAS STAR Boston Bruins right Winger Ken Hodge and dad Ken dropped in at Memorial Arena Saturday moming to watch one of the NHL jousts between Pherran Disposal am Reproduction Mc Pherran Is coached by Ken brother Gary who lives at Place was able to make the side Irip due to Boston Saturday night game with Toronto Maple Abovi from left arc Ken Ken and holding Christopher The three year old twins arc children of Mr Mrs Gary Hodge Georgetown Market Owners Planning Enclosed Mall An objection from the owners last year the sketch existed and told The Herald the map had Re his company docs of the Georgetown Market had been seen by some nothing to do with them it had hope to enclose the centre to Centre to a proposed change in members of council been purchased with all the make a covered mall running zone from to a slightly said Here Is the documents when they bought behind he existing stores and more restrictive zoning calling sketch large as life that It property from B has an architect working on It for more parking area in everybody said t exist McLaughlin He pointed out the present He added that a eluded a sketch which provoked Reeve Morrow commented date on the map was theatre was in the plan at the loud arguments last year It a nice when a developer and his company look end opposite the AP store but The sketch of the Moun shows plans of an arena and Januaryl 1972 He also could not say when since he had and Sinclair municipal building I think Its stated that the architect name client at the moment triangle showed in addition to time they discussed it with us on the sketch was William soon as we get one we the present stores an arena Karleff of the McLaughlin happy to it he municipal building library and group and the address is the theatre Cr Phil and one of the same as the McLaughlin concluded by pointing Reeve Ric Morrow contended owners of the Market Centre building on out there nothing secret about the mop Vic ve got hundreds Burning Maf tress Awakens 8 Year Old Name Robert Wakfer Chairman Community Facilities Executive The first meeting of the aspects of sports to theatre to executive appointed from the service clubs to interested Community Facilities Meeting citizens held January was held on Officers appointed were as Saturday morning January follows chairman Bob at The executive vice chairman Larry duties of the appointed officers Hogg secretary InrcgardtooWalnuignnindoor treasurer Diane swimming pool another arena Committee chairmen re land and a theatre type auditorium were the main purpose or the Vf meeting Marshall fund raising Discussion first took place Committee regarding what format the executive should take and It Jomes wasdeclded that four executive positions would be established meeting was agreed that and then appoint chairmen to the executive would stand for a head up subcommittees five week period whenallwork done to date will be evaluated 0 me committee is was found that the meeting the goals as set out In executive had a good cross the original meeting representation of the town The committees intend to Members hod lived in town keep the citizens of Georgetown from three to 42 years with nrmed to Involve interests ranging from all Interested persons Trustee Would Ban Teachers From Boards of Education Docs It constitute conflict of interest for school teachers to sit on the boards or education who pay their salaries That one of the questions the Ha ton Board of Education will have to answer Jan when it considers whether or not to ban teachers from the board Trustee Richard whose criticisms of teacher trustees became a campaign issue in the recent municipal elections tired his first salvo of the new year last Thursday night Teachers whose salaries arc paid by legislative grants ought to bo prohibited from being on boards of education says Goodln last Thursday night Introduced a motion to keep teachers off the board The motion will come up for board debate at Its next meeting Jan PROTEST Tom a Georgetown high school teacher who is president of District 9 of the Ontario Secondary School federation attended last Thursday night board session and said he will raise the matter at the next executive meeting of the teachers federation He expects the federation will Issue an official protest at that time Teachers are citizens and taxpayers like anyone else he said We are interested in the cost of education and vitally concerned with the quality of education that we can offer to our students Why should we be scared to entrust our most precious gift our children into the hands of people who are trained to educate them Teachers should have role in decision making in education Under current regulations teachers may sit on boards of education but not on the one which employs them John Barleycorn was the personification of malt liquor Road We I know what the of Ihi and large meant and thought at first hanging in my office its the leader of the town intended to build only survey of the shopping thetown todonolca banner for Maybe A Flag For Georgetown I would love to see one Mrs Ilcrnadctte Green well be said Mayor Smith at a meeting reported girls in the corps he com of council s finance committee which has appeared in the fall Monday fair and Lions Santa parade He reletting It town oil Ml lor KISS the commute en Book Circulation Jumped 8000 During Past Year we have he added their parades em repaired at If on 10 Drive had a lucky escape j after a blaze before firemen arrived on the scene January iz shortly after midnight when wakened by smoke His bed was pushed against a which started his mattress burning A hole about a foot around was burned in the mattress When firemen January J a false alarm termed by Chief Ken alarm fire department Chief and Rural Home Darcya parents had carried told The Herald a tape Competition the burning mattress outside to recorder will be Installed on all Esquesing Puts Up Toward Improvement Prize town Jack Milton Harold malicious false will be held in September if The and Rural Milton Claude phoned in to the In County a Farmstead Home Improvement Com tampbelMlle Horace petition consists of Acton Norman Bird been Gerald Canon Maple Avenue West George of It Milton vice chairman town II Craig calls within a week This local Bruce Ford secretory Milton and Cham Sparks from a welding torch will make tracing false alarms told council Monday Bruce It R 3 George RR1 Hornby started a fire In a combine easier night tlnucd establishing a town nag It may be something for posterity said Reeve Morrow referring to next week s on from Queen Park which will establish regional government News Leak The Journal Record said his week It has learned from a source within the government that urlington will be Included in region when the an is made January Book circulation in the Georgetown library Jumped last year bringing the total to With the double handling of checking in and out the library staff handled 319 168 books during 1972 The record boom Is still gaining in popularity with almost records loaned In the year and films ordered The old silent films arc asked for more than any others Increasing interest In leisure time activities is reflected in the non fiction books most frequently loaned Useful arts leads then biographies next arts and recreation then travel books SCHOOL CLASSES A little known function of the library Is the use by school classes in the mornings Last year classes used the library to find school projects books and learn the working of the library Children in the town and surrounding area are reading more than adults With a total library membership of more than half 193 arc Junior members Champs Out year Georgetown Bantam Tournament champs Toronto Young Nationals will not be able to defend their title this time because of a Toronto minor hockey ruling barring them from competing In two tournaments in one season They have been replaced by Peter bo ro Ml a THIS NIGHT I purpose of the petition is to encourage rural residents to improve their homes barns and grounds to create a good impression on the thousands of visitors to the International Plowing Match McGurc explained thai cosh prizes would be awarded the winners In the and asked if they would moke a donation HOST TOWNSHIP Since we re the host township I guess i should do something Dick How ill remarked In answer a question from the reeve McClurt said they were asking He said all businesses connected with farming would be contacted all the rural municipalities In the county Deputy reevi Lcn pointed out that the towns particularly Georgetown Acton and Milton would benefit from large number of visitors Maybe should ask them lie remarked Council said they would lake Three Way Meeting May Settle Quarry Question The solicitor for Consolidated Sand and Gravel Douglas Jennings again asked council night to withdraw the amend to the proposed Official Plan which excluded their propcrtv from the extractive designation He reminded council that Planning Board included the land In the designation but council added the amendment excluding It He said the land had been assembled In with he approval of Planning Board and the council of had a building permit for the site So everything has been done as it should with cooperation and publicity he added He Claimed was started on a small scale tears ago He admitted It was not operating as a pit when the Pits and Quarries Act was passed but pointed out it was not used for anything else so the use was not discontinued He asked that council amendment be I drawn so lhat the use could be established There is no great difference between us as to the ultimate use of the land for these pur poses so we feel the and cost could be eradicated sold Jennings He emphasised if the Official Plan Is approved without the extractive designation the Minister cannot give a licence tooperate a pit or He said the site was well hidden from any surrounding area with no municipal roads used except Highway Dick explained the Planning Board prepared the Official Plan on the basis of existing use on every propir Everyone has the same advantage or disadvantage Jennings replied that the use had been established and engineering and landscaping costs involved retorted that he should then take the case to the province If the use had been established The province will issue a licence to any quarry existing before the Pita and Quarries Act was passed said Continued on so 12 It hard to believe but all three of this 1962 panel truck suffered only minor cuts and bruises when It somersaulted over bank on County Road Just east of Glen Williams ANGLE PARKED Sunday morning Two Toronto men Selwyn and Nicholas Lin dale were passengers In the vehicle driven by Walter Copping or R l Terra C None of them were hospitalized The accident happened at about II and resulted In damage to the hood and roof North OPP constable BUI Bourne handled the