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Home Newspaper of Hills THE HERALD WEDNESDAY JUNE 18 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company limited Main St South Georgetown LTG Ontario WILLIAM EVDOKIMOFF Publisher BILL JOHNSTON Editor PHONE Second Mil Registered Number Park facilities are needed Georgetown resldenta enjoying the facilities at the fairgrounds have been Inconvenienced long enough They need washroom facilities and they need them immediately While council studies its way from one argument to another about where when why and how another summer of night time activities at the park quickly passes by Many past summers have taught the users of the park that without proper washroom or changeroom acuities the summer of is going to be once again marked by both embarassmenf and inconvenience For put yourself in the shoes of the local baseball coach who had to direct one town team to a downtown restaurant because there was Just no other place for the boys on the team to change into their uniforms For Inconvenience consider the hundreds of residents and visitors who use that park night after night from mid May to October To even question whether or not a washroom is needed is rather ridiculous Of course its needed Where further study is needed is the request from the Georgetown Baseball Association that lights be installed either at the fairgrounds or in conjunction with the growing sports complex on Street Lights which would permit senior levels of baseball could perhaps be a great to the Georgetown recreational scene They might be an expensive yet minimally used facility that will take years to justify having put up Aa with so many other things the need must be there Just don lump lights and washrooms together Whatd he say Gee Tom is that your way of saying no comment Last week we received this nice little note from Tom Wells minister of education If you are planning to comment on our legislation which regulates bargaining between teachers and school boards I hope that you will first have a chance to read the at It explains the rationale and the major provisions of the Bill which was introduced this week Hey finally we get to Bee some of the provincial government s rationale So we peer Into the big brown envelope to find Nothing n t f VIEWPOINT What a way to fill the pews Sunday mornings Gerry Pint let look at what new with the invention of a Vancouver man Doug Medley who tuu Invented of all thiagi a toilet for Mr Medley uyi Socially I think It li as Imposition on animals for them to have to depend on their routers to let them In and out I think then should bo toilets for anyone living In the urban environment His In ventlon sells for a mere Just the thing tor an early Christmas gift for the cat fancier who ha everything Our next news Item comes from Ontario natural resources minister Leo Bernler He informs us that the amethyst has been selected Ontario official mineral Back In days of yore the amethyst was believed to help cure headaches toothaches gout poison and the plague Today many believe that wearing an amethyst Hog or charm gives the wearer wisdom love sin eerily confidence and safety Amethysts are found mainly in Northern Ontario Happy rock hunting Our last news Item comes to us from Detroit where they have found an alternative to the gun The weapon la called Taser A Taser about the of a flashlight and gives the victim an electrical shock It sends out tiny wires with hooka attached to the ends make the victim react as if he had grabbed an electric wire It takes about three minutes Tor the effect to wear off The purpose is to stun rather than harm and it certainly sounds like a better alter native than the hand gun It will sell for SO and If our present trends continue we wlH have real need for Tasera also Now to the unusual The First Unitarian Church in Dallas has a rather different to the same old Sunday service Last day they had an exotic stripper do her right down to her Gstring for the benefit of the whole congregation Rev Nichols the minister said he couldn t promisea repeat every Sunday I feel exotic dancing is a part of life It fits very well Into our service To that I can only reply that there are many parts of life I just can see as part of a church service and stripping has to be high on the list But then again variety Is sup posed to be the spice of life To change the subject rather abruptly guess who Is reported to have been nicknamed Fog by the hoi of British society None other than the husband of Princess Anne Mark Phillips He reportedly gained his rather nickname by being dense and rather a wetblanket Sorry to hear that Foggy old boy Now for the bizarre Down in Cape Town South Africa a 21 yearold white girl defied the mixed marriage law and the Immorality Act that prohibits sexual relation between mixed races She fell to love with Solomon a colored man of mixed race heritage and decided to live with him In spite of the law This union produced a baby Her mother reported her daughters to the police and shortly after midnight one night they entered he couple a room to find them asleep in a double bed with the baby In a bed next to them Under South African race laws the child must go to the darker of the two The court awarded custody to the father They received a suspended sentence of three years If the couple is found together again the sentence will be enforced After the court case the mother asked How can they tell you to give your own flesh and blood So much for vilizaUon My last item for you this week la a big round of applause for Clyde the Star a movie critic Tor this enticing headline a vomiting orgy In wide screen color Down tit make you want to rush right out to the movies This particular version of was written by the same chap who created a comedy about a priest who Is saying Mass on the edge of a cliff and then tosses his altar boy off the edge Whatever to fun movies that make you fed I or at least anything other than sick Years ago Stores open Thursday From the flies the Herald YEARS AGO The first strike In the recent labor dispute between the Letter Carriers Union and the federal government resulted in pickets ap pearing at the Georgetown Post Office last Thursday Main Issues of the strike are pay and Job security A womans point of view on safety Safety tip from your local council of women First of all let us make It clear that hes and shes are being used only for convenience and they are totally interchangeable at the readers op tion Likewise all other references to males and females Girli have long had the knack of telling a young beau to smarten up should he be guilty of some of the social sins like clumsy dancing poor manners or unacceptable behaviour Similarly a girl may at tiroes have wondered why she lacked dates she lacked whatever social graces happened to be prevalent at the time The Canada Safety Council urges young people to add one Item to their own personal check list of ceptable qualities In a date That is How does your date rate as a driver A courageous effort by young people in this regard In all accomplish more than all the efforts of teachers parents and safety professionals put together If bad driving became as unacceptable as bad breath libraries would have to stock more How to drive properly books and Defensive Driving Courses would have waiting lists Inasmuch as a young person could be crippled disfigured or otherwise injured for life by a thoughtless ride with a careless driver the Council proposes that all young people should be given a copy of the following check list to carry in pocket or purse The smarten up before I come with you again approach might cause the loss of a few dates but at the same time it would create a generation of better drivers Rate your date with these guidelines 1 Does he mix alcohol and driving with the thought that a beer or two will not affect his driving ability Does he observe traffic signs warnings signals etc 3 Check out his car if it is his own not Moms or Dads Does It look as though more attention is paid to buying flashy chrome ornaments than to replacing worn tires or a burnedout headlight When riding with him are you able to relax to the same degree that you can with other drivers you know If you feel unusually nervous try to think why Does he take the view that flashy cars high speeds and higher social standing all come together Is he calm in an emergency situation if he been in one or has he a tendency to panic Have you ever felt neglected because he pays more attention to driving the car and to the road ahead than he does to you If so don complain hes probably a good driver 8 How does he react If another car passes him Maturely or childishly Does he make allowance for slowing at night in snow or fog and so on Have you ever got out of his car a feeling or relief at having arrived at a destination 11 Does he make you buckle up t Only very good drivers are going to pass with firing colours on all eleven questions Many adults with driving experience still panic at the slightest emergency or childishly try to race an overtaking vehicle When you re not busy rating your date try rating your parents and discuss any areas where you feel they do not measure up After all it would be nice to have them around a while longer wouldn t It Public wont like it By Don Queen Park Bureau Or The Herald The government finally has decided to give teachers the right to strike Apparently the decision made after a year was taken only after con disagreement in cabinet And It appears the decision will be met with the same lack of agreement by public An opinion poll taken before the strike legislation was announced showed a majority of the public was against the strike right Whether the right should have been granted Is a debatable question which always will be burled argument The argument that banning strikes is taking away a right is pallid But then so many people who were formerly banned from striking are now allowed to that there has to be some sympathy for the teachers This question aside and really there are no simple conclusions to be taken about It there are a couple points In the legislation which are unusual and of general in terest One of these Is that It specifically names final offer selection one of the alternatives that can be resorted to in lieu of a strike Pinal offer has been men tioned here before It Is the process under which each party makes a final offer proposal and then an ar bitrator decides on one of the two sides There are some people who believe that this approach could eventually have an important place In labor wis lions it has worked with some success in the It also has had a few trial runs here in Ontario but there been enough experience to really Then another provision In the legislation for an Educational Relations Commission This group essentially would represent the public Interest It would and pertinent data would provide concilia tors and arbitrators and if there ap peared not to be bargaining In good faith presumably could put on pressures The ministry of Labor performs some of these func now in other labor fields but the commission apparently would go several steps beyond it and apparently It is Intended that It would be more aggressive than the ministry is It have to worry about political Implications There would seem to be In It the germ of Idea which might be extended to all tabor In fact the opposition is already pressing that many of the provisions In the new legislation should be applied to other labor areas GeorginA Brown has graduated from the University of Toronto receiving her Bachelor of Science In Nursing York a member of the graduating class of Hamilton Civic Hospital served at the Georgetown District Memorial Hospital as a can Kenneth Grant has graduated with honors from the Ontario College of Art Kathy Williams recently graduated from York University and Is planning a teaching career Cedarvale Community Centre will enter summer with a bright new face as the crew of Christine Brent Linda Hall end Stephanie Stuart garden and clean the old school IB YEARS For the first time in Georgetown history stores will be allowed to open until p m on Thursday as well Friday Merchants at the will be the first to try the new expanded hours of operation Fred Zorge has been elected president the Georgetown Lions Club for the year At the Installation of officers Don Barrager Ivan John Elliot and George Hewson were presented with Old Monarch a Chevrons Chris Fisher has been elected presides of the Georgetown Little Theatre Lynne Hyde Eric Ming and Gord Hunt were also elected to the executive Four Georgetown youths have signed for summer training In the Student Militia Program Fred Yates Garth Peter Mug and John Campbell will represent the town IS YEARS AGO The staff of Georgetown District High School will be increased to when classes resume next September Five new teachers will Join the staff with two of the present teachers leaving Dixon of Glen Williams received her diploma at Convocation University of Toronto Miss Dixon plans on enrolling In the public health course at T Dave Smith of King Street has been stationed with the HMCS Lanark and is now enjoying a 15day leave at his home The Club sponsor a dance to raise money for the new hospital The street dance will be held at the plan and win feature the