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Hes waiting for an emergency The recent flooding of the Credit River In Glen Williams cut an unflattering spotlight on several aspects of regional and municipal government Residents and taxpayer watched with raised eyebrows the procedures and efficiency of the various service and committees that took part In the crisis operations One brief though not a minor role at the scene was taken by the Emergency Measures a regional faculty that has been the target of criticism from those who either misunderstand or overestimate Its capacity The official duty of the program which Is housed in the regional offices In Burlington la o assist Halloo municipalities In the event of an emergency with planning and advice Though specific volunteers and some emergency equipment are available the program a participation is largely a matter of preliminary planning The controversy that sometimes arises sterna from the publics expectations of the EMPwHch was originally to crises The BMP actually had its start In 1863 when memories of the war remained vivid and civil defence was still a top priority Initially the program was an organization designed to cope with national emergencies The EM 0 was sponsored by the county and headed by a fulltime coordinate war no looser nosed to national welfare and the organization was revised renamed the Emergency Measures Program end taken over by the region as of January 1 of that year The EMP today is staffed by one man William McCreary the Emergency Planning Officer At the tllme of the Glen flood situations in the past Mr McCreary a task involved visiting the sites to discover the seriousness of the problems and finding out from the assistance If any they required Mr has headed emergency measurea for almost two years but since its restructuring by Region at the beginning of 1974 devotee only a third of his uton a assistant regional clerk as well as being in charge of landlord and tenant inquiries A lot of peopto don understand that we can t take authority away from the municipalities says Mr The program is ultimately be noted a service which can be hired and employed the various municipalities see fit The townships must be made aware however of their own responsibility to Insure the program a volunteers when employed against Injury The volunteers though registered with the province for Workmen a Compensation must have municipal per mission to begin working The volunteers at be disposal are divided categories such as welfare communications and rescue The equipment they use though limited Includes floodlights equipment or to train more volunteers The need for such says Mr baa yet to be established One man can do the Job without volunteer assistance notes Halloa Rills Mayor Tom Hill but the necessity of ex the HHnff program he adds will be further debated There a been no talk at region about it be says but It is my un derstanding that It la coming up Since the federal government cut Its contribution to the program funds by percent the provincial regional and municipal governments joined to pay the balance Last years budget says Mr was this year I m hoping for Once a month Mr McCreary meets with various administration and public service representatives from be three government levels to discuss the formation structure and tasks of regional emergency p groups and the development of a peace time emergency plan Representatives of the police and fire departments and the engineers and clerks agree says Mr Creary that the has Its place In a priorities Everyone he says la well aware of the THE HERALD WEDNESDAY MARCH IS 1915 Eleven Georgetown area Cub Packs gathered at George Kennedy School on Saturday for their sixth annual Inter Pack Activities Day organized by assistant district commissioner Terry Colter A total of boys all second- year cubs circulated In groups among the nine displays and activities ranging from scuba diving and rock dim demonstrations to stamp collecting and physics experiments Tberooniingwashlghllghtedbya vlsitfrom Mr a golden eagle and a screech owl The day a events were officially launched by District Commissioner Gord Douglas Georgetown s First First in a series We look too far Second Fourth Fifth A Fifth B and Eighth packs were for the day by cubs from Nerval Acton ad and the Scotch Block Train operator Ted Shannon right shows a Cub how to make the trains run on time with the model railroading display he set up along with James Colter Jim Hammer left Junior Leader of the Pint Georgetown Pack prepares the Kub Ear race set built by the cubs as Andy looks on Cub Leader Harold Wiltmeler above asks Cuba If they can Identify the various types of bird eggs In a display that also included stuffed and mounted varieties A beautiful Indian princess end of the row and her basket sat one day in her tepee was empty combing and braiding her long Whit a parallel with the black hair Suddenly she heard multitudes of people today We a noise She looked up at the are so often prone to look away entrance flap of the tepee and off out into the distant future there stood an Indian brave He and dream and wait for something good and woo- tbe Chief wated to see her to happen But herein l Hurriedly she finished a great fallacy because grooming her hair put on her tomorrow can never come We of clothing to will never see anything but the fullest and stop And then the Chief waiting for the tomorrow that looked Into the dark eyes of the cannot come girl and said My lovely We can acquire a greater daughter my beautiful Indian appreciation for the beauty of princess today you have We can learn bow to bring become a woman you are no our dreams into present reality longer a child He handed Ifwewiflependa portion of our a large basket and said I want time each day cultivating and you to take this basket go to my developing the latent beat field of corn select a row nature has given us We with the tallest stalks walk know that we have far more down the row and pick enough potential ability than we shall of the finest com In the row to ever be able to use In one fill your basket It la all for lifetime Therefore there is my daughter but there virtually no limit to what we one condition once you have can accomplish If we prepare passed an ear of corn you developing our cannot turn back potential ability What we do In our lives today The princess took the basket what we do to discover and She went to her father a best develop our latent talents and field of corn She picked the abilities now when we do not the tallest stalks She have to this will determine started down the row She felt what and where we will be an ear of corn but It was too when day shall come that soft Then she examined we can no longer help it another but it was crooked Herein lies Ike secret of the The next was too hard and the accomplishment of a rich and nextwas irregular On and on rewarding life When bat a down the row she went finding very young man the great something wrong with each ear Lincoln said and he meant It of corn and then to ber I will prepare myself and amazement reached the some day my time will come In your Easter bonnet LITTLE TRACY WEEKS seems to be pleased with ber chdceofEaaterbonnebj Tracy bad to travel all the way from Hills burgh to find Justine right hat to match her new Easter outfit Considering the latest fashion reports announcing a tremendous comeback for hats that Easter bonnets are In great demand However Georgetown seems to be defying today a fashion trends Zeuers is the only sure In Georgetown carrying spring bonnets Presently la a limited selection to pick and choose from at however an expected arrival of new stock will Increase the variety available Four other clothing stores in town Image Fashions Robert John Fashion Ltd Silver sand by do not plan to order any spring or hats Sales at Image Fashions and Robert Fashion both agreed that there Is no market for hats in Georgetown Image Fashion do carry bridal headgear but there are no dressy hats In stock An employee at Silvers explained why they stock no hats We haven t carried them for about four or five years now We do have some wool bats for the winter but dress hats Just sell When the coiffure hairstyle became popular bats were set aside and simply not worn Smith owner of by bettlanne claims that are not the In thing to wear in Georgetown What popular in New York or Toronto lsnt necessarily popular here Just because they are supposedly coming back into style t mean that women will rush out and spend for a bat They just worn now We only carry sports It used to be a big thing to buy a hat to go with your Easter outfit but not anymore Contradicting the popular belief In Georgetown that headgear la not essentia to any wardrobe Mrs Kelly an em of Zeuer a commented on observations of bat Fad fun hats are the big Wide brims are especially liked I find that a lot of people come In to buy a hat before they bead on down south Mrs Frank Black of Georgetown who used to be very actively Involved In the making and of bats supported the belief that ere facing a revival I think people are getting a little mora bat minded again Brimmed and tarns are popular However I think It win be quite some time before they come back solid They are more of a luxury because you have to have so many of them to go with different costumes WhatreaDy shocks me la mat hats arent worn to church anymore perhaps fashion trends have a habit of by passing Georgetown for It seems that we will face another ballets Easter