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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 7, 1973, p. 1

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GEORGETOWN Second Cla Mull Number The Home Newspaper For Georgetown and District THURSDAY JUNK 1373 Postage Guaranteed per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cent Carnival Closed After Near Riot Humane Society Is Out Cooled by Police continued to hang around A near riot was quelled late Georgetown police station carnival in operation at the Chief of Police Floyd Sch market centre allegedly struck commended his men who Ron in the face with stayed on duty past their a pipe wrench regular time to ensure that no a former resident more trouble erupted The chief of town was taken to hospital said some form of control of with cuts to his nose mouth and ravelling carnival operations lips and cheekbone must be instituted A man has been charged with Mayor Smith voiced the same assault sentiments at a council meeting The battle developed when Monday where he admitted he young people converged on thought that he would have to the plaza to avenge the assault read the Riot Act to disperse on McLelland Tales of a the crowd tractor being used by carnival I discovered we do not have employees to rush the the proper legislation to stop Georgetown group have not such a situation occurring been confirmed again said the mayor He The situation was saved when emphasized that he would the young people obeyed police oppose any carnival coming and left the scene into town even to the fall fair Mayor Bill Smith rushed to until a bylaw can be drafted The market from the weekend covering this type of situation becrgarden ordered the car- He said he meant a carnival nival closed The owner from out of town not a service refused saying he had a club project contract to last until Tuesday The residents should not The mayor immediately have to put up with a situation contacted Karl Magid and like this It come very close lo Sigmund Levy plaza owners on extremely serious point received their permission stated mayor to break the contract and to Phil Siddall suggested order the carnival out lhat the police chief and the The mayor met with the town solicitor draft such a carnival owner Sunday mor- bylaw immediately and insisted lhat he leave We all criticized our That afternoon the fair was police in the past and probably closed and out of town will again said mayor The employee charged with but Im very proud of the way assault Milton jail handled this potentially when 12 of his fellow employees explosive situation Householders Warned To Lock Out Prowlers Police arc investigating Two charges of shoplifting complaints of cases of indecent were laid during the week One exposure in various sections of person was arrested at the town One man has been Tire Store Saturday charged and another at Prowlers have been reported Monday afternoon in Prince Charles Drive Impaired driving charges and police warn were laid in four cases two Dog Control Officer In UKRAINIAN CHAPEL IS BLESSED Majority Council Vote Settles Control Issue Ontario Humane Society will the increased amount for lie out and George repeated pickups and said the of will be in as dog town should share the penalty control agent for Georgetown Phil Siddall said Mr by November of this year must hire one extra council decided night person and buy on additional to 1 vote with only truck which a year HUNTER Mayor Goal For Hunter A past warden of County William Hunter an nounced The Herald this he will be a candidate Reeve lUc Morrow opposing would not cover He claimed northern Members of council have the fees would ait expressed dissatisfaction with Im not concerned the humane society operation about Ihe town getting a cut all vear and tried to break I only interested in the job their contract at an earlier being done well he added dale Not more than two years T Hughes general ago this council was saying manager of Ontario Humane derogatory about Ihc Society told council by man you now plan to hire said that November would be the Morrow He admitted earliest dale Ontario Humane Societys Em Hyde suggested a weak but duplication a sen tee ttb both contended hey would improve continual pressure and Hum Society in operation for or three weeks Mr has set a fee of SOcents per capita the same as the humane society A charge to ner of 7 for first is picked up the second lime and the third time is also in Mr s contract Reeve Morrow challenged horn Ugh when Hal ton Reg lor elections are held Coun Hunter currently is serving on Georgetown council as a Ward Two representative He has been county council member for nine years as Georgetowns reeve and deputy reeve during which time he headed the agricultural Cen tennial Manor and personnel committees He has been a Georgetown councillor for four Hunter is the second person to declare candidacy for the mayoralty Tom Hill made his in- IVORS said he vnled to change to the humane society public two years ago but had received manv calls saying service was worse than before Mr was dog control officer for the lowji In October when tin agreement was signed with Ontario Humane Society Dog Problems Get Costlier Dogs ii Bicycles stored beside houses overnight have been a prime target for thieves this week some with Ihcfts reported from night Queen Street Crescent and Langstone Crescent cheques were cashed when several mclie at Friday af ternoon Police are in vestigating has been charged crowd of lo persons attended the blessing of a new chapel at lamp Ukrainian Camp on the Fourth Line Sunday Blessing was Major Ar Cardinal patriarch of the Ukrainian Catholic Church He was greeted with a loaf of bread and salt by Nadya Pillars the chapel were marked with oil and blessed Bishop J head of Toronto of the church takes part in high mass Seated is Archbishop a visitor North his release from IB years of imprisonment in a hard labor camp in Soviet Union Toronto mens Ukrainian choir and Ukrainian Youth Association Band look part in the Gas Explodes two late Tape decks were stolen from a parked car at Wilson Court BumetJ Georgetown police stood by to daylight hours Friday morning lav id of I bridge left upon Milton ill of a distrubance common assault as a result of Monday at 7 4S p m in front an attack on a teenage girl in old Royal Bank Building Georgetown Market Centre Street lour pirsons Fire Chief Buikema Urges Alert System li lean car p iris exploded the car was in flames quickly ex mguislicd he fire in the car larked a Drive Mr s taken to hospital A false alarm tinned as a false alarm by ire Kin Buikema senl iti Fire alarms in your own home is the solution urged by i Fire Chief Ken in his constant battle against home fires which he says cause percent of fire deaths Smoke and heat detectors available only through fire one departments can be installed in the average three bedroom bungalow or The smoke sensor is installed in the bedroom and three heat sensors in various parts of house The smoke sensor designed to wake sleepers before they suffocate while the heal sensor il blast like a barking where the fire alert They will be installed the chief inspects a house ind establishes the location profits from the will go to Georgetown Association in after COUNCIL BRIEFS Runs into Moving Car Girls Injuries Minor which the lirgi Council Says Yes Assistant Okayed I changed d voted to Georgetown its mind hire an assistant rccreati director al a salary of 11360 annually Three weeks ago after a tie vole the same motion was defeated Tins time only deputy reeve Ernie and Coun Hyde opposed the motion A letter from the recreation are chasms cows ana as a result killing unborn calves as well as costing the farmers in veterinary hills A farmer explained to The Herald that the cow carrying a calf and being chased by a dog runs into problems when the calf turns in the womb Also calves being chased by dogs run crazed with fear hurting themselves Farmers say that il is up to dog owners to look after A week ago Monday Fsquesing Tom Hill and deputy reeve Len Coxe j reported lo council Hoy Booth said he had calls received from considered his position since farmers concerning the dog problem in Norval and Hornby Council resolved to have by after council had already ihe decision and called it a waste of time Its not a waste of time but in important mailer retorted the reeve the recreation depart program for the summer l inch posters printed wilh the slapping by Mayor Bill Smith anyone hired now would have Sovcrnlnir docs These said the recrenlion committee nothing do with the summer will be pp m prom in Wllh program The program will be places in the to m- iwTfh form dog owners about letting person is hired he staled run Harry Levy urged council to pass motion animal control service reminding members that the r lhe whosc recreation committee leu very jog is bothering providing the strongly about i Mayor Smith said he originally opposed the hiring on the basis of salary I was concerned about the grade level and its relationship to other areas in corporation he recreation needs than council and the result of a com prchensive study showed he need or an assistant is urgent Hyde said he was opposed and remains opposed We asked for a job description and haven got Itic Morrow said he presented Ihe motion because he was absent the night the vote and his favorable vole would have carried it BUTTON BLUES IIHI The He dirt by the work Maiket litre In fronl tellers resulted total of damage June 1 1 a m The right front fender bumper and hood of a driven Mail r Weber the rear right door stmt IM drivers i ployeesof Ai mhro Holding morning because of grievai and alleged efforts Pickttli Four year old Veronica Laller Stockman escaped with cuts and bruises when she jumped out of car parked on Main Street last Wednesday and ran into the side of a moving car A Pontine driven by Douglas Trafton Ontario St was travelling north on Main d Street just past Mill Veronicas parents Mr and Mrs Russell Latter took her Georgetown Hospital A collision on Street in fronl of Chicken Villa caused damage a 66 Pontine driven by nesl Curry and damage to a Meteor driven by tinaldo Cabana Drive Weston Both owner and motorcycle escaped with little damage when a 73 Kawasaki driven by David Sandelands Stevens slid on wet pavement May 31 Mr was taken to Georgetown hospital and later released Fifty dollars damage was done to the right side of the motorcycle The intersection of Maple Avenue and Main Street was the scene of an accident May 30 at 45 p when a 69 driven by Michael Moore Park Cres and a Dodge driven by Deborah Campbell Ann St collided Both drivers complained or pain and were to own doctors An estimated damage was done lo the and 400 lo Ihe Dodge An accident in Georgetown i le lei in the Mam iiil ell the he probl III Urge Building Inspector To Lay Down The Law facliit complex and more mid be added when the starts He needs lifted to do the Ihwm e demanding of him said reeve Iteeve Morrow for his action Georgetown MoldMaster rector Doug hire an assistant recreation director passed with button nun Hyde and depuly reeve opposed A Georgetown resident made mistake of falling asleep in Ins sauna this week When he woke up all he had left was his Elizabeth Robson Seeks Halton Lib Presidency Musi in lw Mold NEWS IN BRIEF laborers oilier walked off their jobs es concerning belief relocate some of in s main depot mi has Bradley and make a decision instructed the clerk dor said to 1 Ml Hams and advise Know Hie resull other than that him that he has contravened hi hassles wasagreed to building iJ not having the ling inspector insneclnr responsibililv proper amount of side lawn or I told Council ran into rouble on a111c and hat the building v evening mother building permit issued should be lemovcd or remain was made Hums who is using a is long as it is not used for any when Hill building which was hull I In purpose to Glen Williams house dogs a a lalllc barn lownslnps requirements SlS ONCE LIVED AT CEDARVALE within until The plant built is located on Armstrong Avenue and covers in Kin square feet Mold Master will occupy square feet ice president general tiler said he plans I loeallv il Elizabeth of RR2 Georgetown ihis week an that she will seek the presidency of the Liberal Party at the parlys annual meeting Juno 13 at the Trafalgar Memorial Recreation Centre on Highway Trafalgar Road Miss has been a vice- president of the and East Liberal Party since 1968 and has played a very active role in Association activities she has chaired several committees including the constitution committee and has represented the liberals of al many political meetings and rallies As president this year she would automatically be a delegate lo the Ontario Liberal leadership fall when parly ji Toronto to choose a successor to Liberal leader Robert Nixon IAWYEK Elizabeth is a lawyer having graduated from Law School in 1949 She is the Town Solicitor for Burlington a post she has held since She told The Herald she is v cry concerned about the regional government im plementation this year Miss said she m pet 1 1 her hid to become the first woman president of Liberals and is actively campaigning among the nearly thousand eligible members of the association She says she has one simple message for her supporters Make sure you attend the ihe annual meeting on June and in for me Mr and at gravel pils sir ivolvi a men l ill ask he tularin Board to He of J cent per 1000 cubic feet effective July I This amounts about three percent oer the current average rate lor users A hearing before Ontario board been set for June 13 in Toronto I Gas Limited a joint applicant has no had a rate change since it7 Kit United Auto Workers Standard Pi on the recommendation of their bargaining committee voted loo percent reject the latest wage benefit and language proposal Tuesday Negotiations between Standard Products Limited and lcal have been going on since January 10 A vote by membership in April authorized strike action if necessary TWO PERMITS were granted Count Engineer J Corbel by ihe Credit Valley Conservation Authority week for Ihe construction of two bridges over Credit river Fill and con struction of will take place in the spring of 1374 lo be completed year The bridges will be located on County Road lit and County Road at the old paper mill on Georgetowns northern limits that his Ineroili and he Liquor Licences iiuanimouslv passed a motion petitioning the Liquor Control Board of io ac on more appncalions for liquor licences now before It Armenian Boys Return For 50th Anniversary A pilgrimage lo Ihe scene of heir first Canadian home now Centre till be made June 24 by WO who came Canada frail the of refugee cut 1Ui irphai Turkish enial joi mark the of Iheir then know i Km luildlc aged Georgetown Armenian Bovs Assoualion and have managed keep in with most of the orphans who were brought here from impounds and orphanages by Ihe Fund of I ondon and the Armenian Relief Association of Canada The double blow ot winch struck the Armuiau 16 Greco Turkish left thousands of sand girls in homeless The eminent after I IN Through ihe of the union Relief I lie madia government llowed 100 Ar- mi man orphans into Canada and granted help Diem settle The first hoys arrived July I and were settled on a aire tract of land known us farm which soon was converted to the name Boys Farm lollowing year another hoys were from the Near East and they too discovered as much food as wanted and the strange taste of such foods as milk corn flakes oatmeal porridge and while bread Dare feet unaccustomed to footwear of any kind soon lie came used to covering and Ihe boys even became adept skaters The boys were well received by local residents who as a type of foster parent con to their keep on the An attempt by the Committee supervising the farm to hasten Canadian bullion by changing some or boys names that of their foster parents failed dismally and the English names were soon abandoned for Ihc more difficult but more authentic Armenian ones Some of the anglicized names reflect the foster parents The unlikely names for Armenian boys were Aaron Pcdlcy John Inkstcr Bruce Inkstcr Gerald Herald and John Oliver By the end of 1929 most of the boys had been placed on farms throughout Ontario so the Armenian Association tran sferred the properties to the United Church of Canada The property then became The Georgetown Training School for Girls The girls school was operated by the United Church until The land and buildings were bought by the town In 17 as a centennial project and were converted Into the present Community Centre

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