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Georgetown Herald A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Main Stratt South Georgetown Ontario RICHARD CAMERON Page GEORGETOWN HERALD Thursday Sept iff IN Water Is A Problem Norval residents are concerned about unavailable water or polluted water for household purposes have started a campaign to bring a municipal distribution system to their homes but they arent likely to accomplish much this year Their request though should be a priority item for the area and regional councils which are going to be elected on Monday for duties to begin Jan The hot dry summer has been hard on wells Some have dried up and some are low and unsavory Some residents have complained of polluted water and many are buying water from In dependent sources because of the difficulties Solving the water problem should be no great trouble Norval is but a good stones throw from Georgetown which has ample supplies Demand statistics from the town during the summer in dicated the availability of water was in no way near the limit The delay in servicing will be a matter of engineering and preparation not a simple answer of digging a deep com munity well or just tapping into a Georgetown pipe This activity in Itself precludes development of a village water system before winter arrives or even regional government itself residents have already presented a petition to Esquesing Township requesting assistance so their problem is not politically unknown There is no reason why the Norval water problem should not be dealt with Immediately by the new regional government Members of the area council will be local elected represen tatives familiar with the people and their needs and the regional councillors will be equally knowledgeable Pool Is No Football The Georgetown project to provide the community with an enclosed swimming pool almost made a political football last week Only a question of legality kept if from going before the public on a plebiscite after a council decision had been reached not unanimously to build it as part of the high school The pool has been something of a contentious issue but if council had been serious about soliciting public opinion about its location then the time to decide to ask was some months ago Last weeks decision to try for a plebiscite if it had succeeded would only have confused the public and possibly led to some doubt about councils veracity The pool of course remains a political issue and it is a part of the current local election campaign It will become a part of the regional government scheme of things when the new area of North Halton takes shape as of the start of the new year Regional government is but a short degree away Mondays election will choose most of the elected representatives some have already been acclaimed to office and they will begin preparations soon after for the changeover Walk On The Sunny Side To judge by the cries of the apposition in Ottawa about fast- rising living costs and higher unemploymentnot to mention the inept backing and Ding over a twoprice system for oilCanadas sane little economic world is rapidly falling apart The Financial Post says in a page one editorial And certainly there is reason for apprehension about where its all going to end when rates on first mortgages are pushing toward 11 per centa household nightmare by any previous standard But for all the intimations that disaster must be heading our way- after all Canada has never had it so goodthere can be no doubt that has been a very good year and probably will be too The Post predicts Despite a highly uneven pat tern of growth the increase in total volume of output should top 7 per cent to be followed by a further per cent in 1974 as con sumer and capital spending surge the mania to manage the economy by fiat can be curbed Right now it appears and pray its not a mirage that the rise In in terest rates will taper off shortly The aim of monetary policy so far is to keep the reins on credit taut enough for control but not so tight as to precipitate a recession Inflation in basic food and feed stuffs is moreover showing signs of abating Items such as wheat corn soybean meal broilers and eggs are all down from their somewhat speculative highs in August While there will doubtless be further and painful increases in living costs this fall The Post points out at least commodity prices are averaging 4 per cem6 per cent below their midsummer levels in international markets While the government should do more to ease the pains of in- flationby scrapping for Instance its sales tax on building materials- there is no dearth of optimism among independent economy watchers The Post says citing two Given relatively high levels of exports and capital formation economists Beckett Associates predict we expect a healthy sustainable growth path through Or as the in vestment house of Harris and Partners puts it Given some easing of demand in the near future the economy has a reasonable chance of coming in giving it another opportunity to settle down into a sustainable longterm growth path in and beyond ECHOES FROM THE PAST IS YEARS AGO An Ontario Provincial Police officer Constable Dave Richardson saved the lives of two Glen Williams men when he fire in their car after It had swerved from Guelph Street and struck a tree John Henley a past candidate for council presented a Ihreepolnt program to council that called for remuneration only for the mayor more committee meetings and employment of a town administrator Council promised consideration of the proposal and filed the letter Bell Telephone in Georgetown celebrated the 10th anniversary of the changeover to dial equipment Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures Indicated that residents of Georgetown earned more than annually Median earnings were pegged at for men and for women Popular master of ceremonies Vince Mounlford again was the man chosen as the Voice of the Georgetown Fall Fair YEARS AGO Eileen and Rots McGlll won the senior championship titles at a Georgetown High School field day Eileen had points and Ross had Womens Institute held its annual garden display and Judge was Bruce of Acton Garden plot winners were Joe Brown John Brown Askin Bill Dorothy Kilpatiick Curry Garry Scott and Trudy Scott he hi decision to retire wan George Leslie reeve was one m farmers that carried out a weeklong visit to Northern Ontario The group ran Into a eveninch snowfall at Cochrane The group toured a gold mine in and a federal experimental farm at 30 YEARS AGO Graduating high in the class of 150 picked officers and men who took the first mountaineering course offered in Canada Gordon Graham son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Graham of Glen Williams found himself featured in color photography in an edition of the Montreal Standard The magazine published his picture on the front cover of a rotogravure section Massive manhunt was under way for in Fergus The manhunt did not turn A fire was reported In an unusual location in a plant where fire escapes were being made But the outbreak was not serious enough to call for the use of the escapes made by Dean Harley But smoke forced evacuation of the Legion Hall where a bingo was In progress More than was raised during a tag day for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind The project was under Ihe direction of Mrs Lambert Taggers were volunteers from Georgetown High School and the public Mlsa Mildred of Glen Williams was as teacher at the loth Line school READERS FORUM Regional Responsibilities DIEF THE CHIEF BILL SMILEY Farewell To England And Four Ice Cubes Sir Your editorial last week condemns the apathy towards nomination for Regional Council I agree there is apathy and It could seriously effect the percentage of voters turning out on Oct 1st However as a voter 1 maintain that The Herald as of our news media must ke partial responsibility Tor this attitude of apathy Little has been reported of the Inner workings of a Regional Council or how the areas of responsibility will be divided Surely you could have used the columns of your newspaper to Inform your average reader the basic makeup of regional government With so few candidates running for office you could have performed a service to all Georgetown and district readers by giving all can didates news space In The Herald to report their fin dings and ideas on regional council As I read your news on what candidates are doing or saying all I can find is a reported cutdown version of what candidates are sup posed to have said at the High School on the Meet the Candidates Night Little of this reading made sense to the reader seeking In formation A number of readers 1 have discussed with also take exception to your continued march to give certain can didates prime space for splash news photographs while leaving other can didates performing service work out in the cold An weeks photographi Candidates Booth and Hyde giving blood and Mayor Smith signing his de plume Yet in the same week Candidate Hole was honored One last column about impressions of England and if youre already sick of them urn to the classified ads Cost A holiday in England used to be relatively inex pensive what with lower wages and food coals Not no more Costs have soared all over Europe and Britain Is no exception You can still have a cheap holiday there if you want to squeeze every pence Just as you can in Canada But thats no fun on holidays In the lovely old town of Chester we paid about for a room without bath But breakfast was Included Good seats In London theatres cost from to Meals in a posh restaurant are about the same prices as in Canada preposterous Best place to eat is In the pubs where at reasonable cost you can get a hunk of French bread and good cheese of a plate of bangers sausage a slice of veal and ham pie or a hot steak and kidney pie ICED DRINKS Ice If you are accustomed to ice In your drinks In hot weather cither forget It or be prepared to fight for it Ordero dry martini and sit back waiting Tor something icecold and uplifting What youll get is a glass of lukewarm vermouth a concoction designed send you screaming into the arms of the local We arrived In Edinburgh hot tired and dusty after a sevenhour train ride Struggled with luggage cab and got to our hotel room after riding up In the littlest elevator in the world No more than four persons or pounds I was intrigued by the thought of what would happen if four pounders got on Anyway when the porter arrived with out bags we were out for a cold drink I asked him to bring some ice Ice Oh yes Ice Ten minutes later tie returned toting a huge silver tray bedecked with a sparkling white napkin The piece resistance rested in the centre of the tray a wine goblet with four tiny ice cubes in it We roared Wed ordered ice hadnt we Hed brought ice FRIENDLY SOULS Courtesy Canadians and Americans are friendly souls on the whole but our manners and not always exactly polished We were struck by the courtesy and friendliness of the Brits At bus stops for example there Is no elbowpunching of old ladies no sly kicks on Ihe ankles no attitude There Is a politeness which though pained at times is very evident Theres an old tradition fostered by movies and novels that the English are extremely reticent the point of stuffiness on trains Theyre supposed to retire behind their papers in dicating each others presence by no more than the occasional grunt or dirty look Why Its just the opposite go on and on and on explaining things being kindly and helpful until sometimes when youre exhausted and dont feel like gabbing you wish the old grumpy stereotype were true UNPLEASANT Only once did I have a slight unpleasantness and it was my fault We were catching a train and were late Sweating under the luggage ana with out carriage what looked like a quarter of a mile away 1 looked wildly around for a porter The only one I could see was helping an elderly crippled lady out of a wheelchair to get on the train I dropped my bags gave the porter a hand at helping her up then slung my luggage into the wheelchair and beetling QUEENS PARK down the platform pushing it We arrived and I started to unload my luggage from the wheelchair to put it on the train A rather stern railway official looked at my wife whod been galloping along behind me looked back down the platform and spoke No no Thatll have to go In the baggage van 1 didnt know why as it in the van and he started to fold wheelchair and put it in I said Oh no That belongs here He turned purple He had been looking over my shoulder for invalid probably expecting an old soul on a stretcher It was the wheelchair that had to go into the baggage van not the bags He had been completely baffled by this example of Canadian enterprise was em harassed by his error and therefore grew a bit black in the countenance I apologized with a very sincere look and offered to run the chair back down the platform but he gritted something about the train leaving and another phrase or two I didnt quite catch but which definitely con tained word bloody Luxury Buildings Government Fetish Established Trlrphonr GARFIELD Prod uctlonManager TERRY News Editor FRANK Advertising Manager BRADLEY Bob Graves Valeric Caruso David Mailings Gilson John Mars Nelson IlATIOtt Mi mil Mrs Queens Park Bureau Of The Herald TORONTOThe Hydro committee expects to nave its report ready for he fall sittings of house on Oct and this could get the second half of the session off to a fast start Not that the report is ex pected to be particularly sensational The betting Is for example that It will find no Involvement at all for Premier William Davis Ihough there may be a suggestion that the premier be more careful about his friends Bui there will be widespread Interest in it and undoubtedly though there may be no indictments there will be a good many criticisms There already have been indications that Hydros management wont get off easily Theres one thing that hopefully will be looked for in the report but probably wont be there Longoverdue is some scathing criticism of the governments fetish for luxury buildings The committer legitimately could go into this only for building a palace This matter however is not directly included In the committees terms of reference and for this reason it may well duck It Which is unfortunate For a hard cry from it could be enough to bring the govern men and its agencies down la earth In future building programs No mailer what the of Ihe report may lie committee has already done a good and valuable Job It is to be expected that with the report there will be a renewal of criticism that the committee has been too costly and has taken up too much time This mainly cornea from some dissident PCs who havent liked the long glare of adverse publicity and when weighed against the contribution of the com mittee it Is io be Ignored It Is safe to say that the hearings have made an Impact on every government official In any way connected with new buildings and that all of them will be more cautious In future when they are planning developments This alone could save the public millions as against the few hundred thousand the committee cost Aerosol New Hazard For Teenage Misuse Some aerosol products are designed to spray Into the atmosphere or under the arms Some are meant to inhale through your mouth or nose But aerosol misusers who are looking for highs breathe in gases in ex tremely high concentrations They dodie in seconds The aerosol Industry itself Is alarmed about the situation and has begun a campaign to educate young people about the hazards of misuse According lo Ihe Aerosol Education Bureau most deaths due lo deliberate misuse happen among teenagers when Ihcy are with their friends Accurate statistics are hard to come by currently the largest cluster of deaths from aerosol misuse says the bureau Is in the age group 14 lit The mis units are getting younger and As recently as by the Canadian Cancer Society for his charitable work and little was said This type of news reporting can be condoned between elections Certainly not one week before election day when readers are crying our for knowledge of regional government and abilities of all candidates We feel that all candidate should receive equal news space In The Herald As you have one more of The Herald prior to Election Day Oct lit possibly you can rectify thla matter and enlighten your knowledge starved readers Bill Raima ban Georgetown- Plug For Esquesing Sir In the excitement of choosing a council I nope that people wont nVglect the importance of choosing a name for our new municipality For the name will be with us not Just for a term of office but In definitely Of the three choices before us Halton Hills Is obviously the least attractive It sounds like a suburban golf club or as someone else suggested a pet cemetery in San Francisco If It were chosen property values in the area would drop Somebody seems to favor the name North as that Is theanme appearing on the post cards reminding residents where to vote next Monday North Halton Is some Improvement but it preserves the suggestion of suburbia as if we were on the fringe of the real somewhere south of which has the double vantage of reminding us of our link with the Mississauga Indians who once roamed these lands and of being the name which was used to Identify this area from the time It began to be settled It was late In 1818 that the chiefs of the Otter and Eagle tribes put their totems on treaty which sold the lands of which this area la a part Within a few months the land was being surveyed and Lieutenant Governor Maitland chose the Indian name for the principal river in the be the name for Ihe township Originally in 1621 it was known as the town of For many years before the incorporation of Georgetown and Acton as villages was the municipal government for essentially the area which Is to become the new town It would be a shame to loose the name which for a century and a half has marked the municipal government of the area and long before that was used by the Indians to describe it Richard St Rectory Glen Williams OCONNORS Need Is Seen OTTAWA For College Of Podiatry Dr Robert Brain has termed a national disgrace the fact Canada one of the worlds wealthiest nations is dependent on a foreign nation for the training of its foot specialists Dr Brain chairman of the board of regents of the podiatry licensing body was referring to the absence of research and teaching facilities anywhere in Canada for the specialized training of podiatrists whose exclusive function is treatment of ailments of the foot At present United States Colleges of Podiatry provide the training necessary for pediatric practice in Canada This situation exists he stated despite the fact there is a growing need for sophisticated foot care in Canada embracing skilled diagnosis and surgical procedures Entrance into a College of Podia trie Medicine requires two years of university training in such subjects as chemistry and iology then a fouryear professional course in such subjects as pharmacology anaesthesiology medicine anatomy physiology pathology microbiology and biochemistry Dr Brain said members of the podiatry profession have been urging the establish ment of a college of podia trie medicine In Canada to in crease the number or practitioners and maintain the highest standards of foot care for Canadian citizens We need this facility now for practical reasons he said but we need it also to end our humiliating dependence on the goodwill and generosity of a foreign educational facility Canada Is big enough and competent enough to provide its own teaching schools If for instance the Canadian medical profession was denied the teaching facilities of McGilt Dalhousle and the University of Toronto and all Canadian medical students were forced to seek their medical training in the excellent medical schools of Britain the United States and other countries there would inevitably be a public demand for Canadian training for Canadian physicians Dr Brain stated this Is precisely the situation which exists with regard to Canadian podia trie practice Canadian students he added who have been forced to seek their training in the United States choose to remain and practice there and this represents a loss of potential for Canada We should give our Canadian youth who seek caeers in podiatry the lo remain in and contribute to the development of a distinctive Canadian pediatric health service We have the means of fulfilling thit obligation to our young people and we should take action now to see that It is done largest number of deaths occurred among ihe ages of 15 to IB What we inhale Is a matter life breath warns I In Hon County TB and Association To paraphrase an old wheels of government grind ever so is it slowly Anyway here is a small matter that illustrates this point which I and a couple of other Members of Parliament have been chipping away at over the past year October of last year Canada made an agreement with Italy to exchange air craft landing rights In our two countries specifically Milan and Montreal and Toronto Alitalia the Italian National Airline shortly thereafter com menced a regular 747 Jumbo service between the three cities Jean Martha our Minister of Transport said November that the reciprocal route would be awarded to one of our In ternational airlines Air Canada or CP Air before the end of the year Then things began not to happen The end of the year passed with but an ominous silence from the ministers office On Jan is I asked Mr Marchand in ihe House of Commons when an an nouncement might be made I hope that we will be in a position to announce that soon 276 All quotes are from Hansard with page number indicated On Feb 19 1 attain raised the matter with the minister As far as Milan Is con cerned this has not been attributed yet to a Canadian carrier but it will be become eventually The patience of Opposition members however must be formidable even If that of the public Is not On Feb I again pressed ihe matter I would hope I would have a decision from the Cabinet This week or next week But alas the weeks in Ottawa must be longer than the weeks In other parts of Canada On March in reply to a similar question from Mr Dlefenbakcr the Minister used that worn out nebulous phrase that all governments resort from time to tlme- in due course 2406 On April IB again In reply to questions from Mr about a meeting Mr Marchand had had with the president of Air Canada the minister said un fortunately we have not discussed the cose of Milan at all Missed again On May under questioning from Don Mazankowski our partys transport critic we got this unfortunately we have not discussed the case of Milan at all Missed again On May 31 under questioning from Don our partys transport critic we got this we are still looking into the problem sic in the department I do not think I am in a position to say at what moment we will be ready to make any public statement and not for the Milan route cither because it has to be decided 4291 So what else is new On June 4 1 gave it another run with this will be soon 4388 In conversations outside the House during the sum mer with both Mr Marchand and Joe his parliamentary secretary I was assured that the decision was imminent Finally last Monday Sept 17 David of the NDP gave it a will not be announced before we announce the new policy of the government In the field of International civil avtationS623 This footdragging Is coating us money An Air Canada spokesman I In terviewed estimated the lost revenue over the year to be approximately two million dollars Further the lack of competition during the period has allowed Alitatla to penetrate the route and build up long term passenger loyalty some of which may never be recouped Governments are elected to make decisions Surely one should be forthcoming either soon next week or at least In due course but not later than even tually If you have a problem idea comment criticism or if you simply wish to get In touch with me please stop by my Riding office at 336 Rd E or call Fran Balnea at Phosphate And Potash Ideal Fall Fertilzers For years research agronomists have recom mended fall application of phosphate and potash fer tilizers However for a variety of reasons fall fertilization has not Generally been practised by ntario farmers Fall is by far the best time of the year to apply potash on perennial forages says Prof TH Lane department of land resource science University of Guelph may be applied at the same time This year adequate fertilization of forage is more Important than ever before because of the increasing cost of protein feeds obtaining their fertiliser supplies For soybeans all of the phosphate and potash required may be applied for com up to per cent of the phosphate and all of the potash required may be applied without lost In yields Nitrogen fertilizers should not be applied In the Anticipated fertiliser shortages did not affect moat farmers in the spring of 1973 primarily because of un favorable weather Conditions have changed Fall fertilisation should be considered part of your management program for corn and soybean crops