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til r1tnHALU WEDNESDAY NOVEMBFR UTS Home Newspaper of Halton Hills pickup truck too old We sincerely regret During past couple of weeks there has been a 1971 Ford FIDO pickup truck touring the town bearing such slogans as Buy a Ford and watch it nut Another rusty Ford and Quality by Ford This is just one of the steps which Its owner Georgetown has taken In Dopes of getting his message across to the public and conquering the proverbial run Tom purchased the truck new from Stonehouse Ford in Brampton fa and within one year time of purchase he noticed serious and rapid deterioration of be doors and complete rusting of the door panels Shortly after the seams on both aides of the quarter panels the wheel wells and the interior box floor were almost completely rusted out and theaea surrounding the bolts which hold the box had cracked It was at Ihla time that Tom decided that things had gone far enough and It was time to nave the situation looked Into It was also at this time that Tom began to get the old run around Tom contacted the service manager at Stonebouse Ford who advised Tom to per approach the district office In The office shut the door on Tom a face with a reply of Sorry but the truck la too old and baa too many miles I don use my truck for business pur many mile explained the frustrated Not willing to give up Tom wrote a letter to the general service manager of Ford in and explained the situation the steps previously taken and bis eagerness to nave the necessary repairs made by the company About one month after writing the letter Tom received a reply from the customer relations department an Introduction of We sincerely regret that you countering a rust problem a conclusion of We regret that due to the time reach him and mileage now accumulated on your It seems be was conveniently on vehicle we ore unable to be of direct holidays etc told Tom assistance to you In this instance For the time being Tom is sitting tight About three weeks after receiving the However be has not given up letter Tom and hla wife Sandy were watching The pointing on the truck la only poster the CBC consumers show Marketplace but sonutlnie during the next couple of when the very situation they were caught in 111 paint the truck with stuff that won was discussed on the show A number of of f In the rain That paint is going to consumers voiced their complaints on Ay on that truck until It a fixed vehicles between the years of and Buying the truck has been a regret from with the largest complaint being rust day one It the worst move I have ever Laterintheprogram the national service made but how were we to know at that tune manager for Ford In OakviUe stated that he what was going to happen questioned Tom would appreciate to hear from oil the Some people have told me that I have a unhappy owners lot of guts to drive around town like that but After hearing this Tom gat on the phone someone has to stick up far themselves only to hear Sorry but the service manager That the problem today none of the little son holidays His next step was to contact people are willing to sUivd up for themselves Marketplace to tell his story against the big corporations But I am Early Thursday morning crew of three J thrown away S3 And you came to town to film Tom and his truck The to told that I would crew then told Tom that they had received a If I got for the truck number of complaints from various con And Just think It is only three yean old Burners who had also tried to contact the guess you Just can t win concluded the national service manager but were unable to discouraged yet determined Ford owner NOW THAT QUALITY says Tom he is not going to give up In hi of Georgetown owner of a Ford pickup truck repaired Tom Is making It very clear to the public that Fund campaign 23900 short Initially hoping to recleve over in donations the North Halton Association for the Mentally Retarded has so far received donations totalling only The association has thus been forced to take out a 30 mortgage on the new complex for 17 mentally retarded adults The ministry of community and social services paid percent of the 000 project located on Trafalgar Road near Hornby leaving the association with a deficit of fOOOOO Previously raised funds totalled close to half the money needed We had hoped to get a good chunk of the money we needed from donations The way are going we won t even get half of that amount and we are greatly appreciative of the money which Georgetown Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion the Dublin Women Istitute and the Beaver Bible Club have donated explained president of the association Russell Hunt The new complex Is planned to be completed early In December 25000 for new municipal site CARVING A JACK O LANTERN IS A TRADITION at Holy Cross Separate School Robert Sales Amanda Darren Boudreau and Terry Flynn surgically design their pumpkin One of Halton Hills more Important bylaws received perhaps the quickest treatment of any to appear before town council In Its twoyear history Monday night as council agreed to a bvlaw the purchasing of land for the town new municipal complex The land la a parcel of land immediately to the west of the former Township of Esquealng municipal building on the Seventh Line Selling price for the land was in the area Of Owners of the property are the operators of International Livestock Ltd The bylaw bad been drawn up by members of council s special building committee and delivered to deputyclerk Delmar French home late Monday Just prior to the council meeting There were no comments by any council members as the bylaw received three readings Later the council approved a resolution calling for the town treasurer to draw up an agreement with the Ontario Municipal Board to cover the Issuing of debentures not ex ceedlng The has already granted approval to have the project debenturcd Georgetown will stay with Peel in new riding Georgetown Is going to remain with Peel In the new federal electoral riding Peel a regional solicitor Stewart la reported to have told Peel regional council that the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission has notified him that It Is not prepared to alter the boundary of the proposed new Peel riding That riding Includes Georgetown and the northwest block of the former Township of with the Town of King Township and the Towns of Vaughan and King Excluding Georgetown from this riding as both Peel and wanted to do would not be possible the commission told Mr Stewart since this would reduce the population quota below acceptable limits Stewarttown subdivision revealed Plans for 39 new homes within the urban limits of Stewart town were presented to Halton Hills subsidiary planning board last week The plans are the latest proposal by developer Em 11 Zuber and Lynbrook Developments for the area between the Canadian National Railway tracks and the strip of homes along the west side of the Seventh Line Bob Cllpshsn In presenting the 39 home proposal ex plained that Lynbrook I original 1974 plans for the Stewarttown area had show a total of lots but after It had been termed premature by the planning board the number of homes had been cut down to 39 Minimum size of the hamlet lota Mr Clipsham explained would be square feet Water services would be extended from Maple Avenue Into the development The existing town that services would be too small to handle the extra load and would therefore have to be added to Mr Clipsham said The homes would be on septic tanks although planning board members suggested that a complete sewage handling system be installed and capped so that should the Georgetown sewage system be extended to service Stewart town sometime in the future It would be a simple matter to uncap and connect it to the town system Mayor Tom Hill questioned the developer proposed method of separating the new homes from the nearby railroad tracks by a raised line of trees and shrubs already had con contact with the people living along the Seventh Line about the noise from the trains I hope the developer makes It perfectly clear to any new people moving In that It their problem and not ours Town planner Mario Venditti explained that infilling In hamlets such as Is limited In the town Official Plan to only two percent of the existing homes per year That would limit the growth of to or eight new homes per year he said thus necessitating a change to the town Official Plan if the plan is to be carried out Planning board members before sending it to the planning department for further study and a report voiced agreement that full municipal systems be in corporate into the plans now even If connections with the tow systems won t be available for 10 or IS years By Installing a copped sewage system as well as septic tanks 11 be allowing urban growth without having to wait for expansions to our present sewage systems said Councillor Pat McKenxie Toller Cranston here The men who has been called the finest free skater In the world will make a special appearance at the Gordon Memorial Arena as part of the Central Ontario Sec tionals figure skating competition hosted by the Georgetown Figure Skating Club Toller Cranston Canada top male figure skater will put on a special per formance on Saturday November IS at p m but GFSC officials warn that anyone hoping to view the performance hod best be In the arena early Besides Cranston performance top flight competitions among some of central Ontario best young figure skaters will highlight the threeday event which runs from November 13 to 10 Subsections competitions took place last weekend at the GAMA For a full report on them plus an Interesting Insight Into some young local skaters hopes for the upcoming Sectionals turn to today sports pages Glen Gray new recreation director Glen Gray has been selected the new recreation director of Halton Hills His was announced at Monday night town council meeting Mr Gray the well liked area recreation coordinator for Wards 3 and was chosen following interviews with approximately candidates for the Job Herald will sponsor second Carnegie course Bill publisher of Herald announced this week that this newspaper will sponsor the world famous Dale Carnegie Course for he second time In the Halton Hills area This course is being offered again because of the high degree of Interest In this area said Mr Many people have reauestcd a second class here becamo he first class was filled before they had an opportunity to Join The organization of the class will be under Krone and Associates who present Dale Carnegie Training In Ontario Dale Carnegie classes are presently running In Burlington Woodstock Fergus Kitchener Fort Erie and Huntsville as well as In other communities in the province The course is presented In S3 countries and has graduated aver a million and a half people In the past years The Dale Carnegie Course has been helplngmenandwomentollvehappler more successful Uvea through the discovery and development of their talents and abilities Mrs Holland said such as the development of greater selfconfidence and a keen memory She went on to say that most people want to be able to get along even better with others The course has a limited enrollment so that the Instructor will be able to give In dividual attention to each student Teresa Holland will be In this area to discuss the course with interested In vidua la More information can be obtained by calling the Herald at Baron charged Horst Baron 49 Acton charged with the attempted murder in the shooting of his wife and two boarders was remanded In custody last Wcdnesdnesdoy after appearing In a provincial court ball hearing in Milton All three victims suffered gunshot during at the farmhouse two miles east of Acton Hospital spokesmen in loronto ana reported Monday all three are in i Improved condition Nineyearold Mayer Is In good condition following surgery early Tuesday morning spokesmen at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto said He suffered severe damage to liver dlaphramandspleendue to gunshot wounds The bay father Guy Mayer Is generally Improving Tram chest wounds at the Toron General Hospital Police said a calibre revolver was used Mr Mayer and his son were boarders at the Baron residence police said Mrs Baron remains In satisfactory condition In General Hospital where she was erred from the Glenlen Clinic In Acton Monday The shooting Incident of Oct is still under investigation a police spokesman said DAMAGE EXCEEDING was done to the cars of Joseph and Sheila Dudley both of Georgetown The collision Questions raised over weed cutting Costs that Increased percent In two since the towns works committee began to years jobs that took a suspiciously long time review Ihe responsibilities and duties of Ihe to complete and a lack of cooperation town a weed Inspector Keith Leslie between town departments were listed as just Mr Leslie met with the works committee some of the questions that have cropped up hut week and from that meeting a decision Quiet Halloween in Halton Hills Halloween 1975 may go down In the historical journals of Georgetown as being most uneventful All Hallows Eve in recent years Pol report quiet night with very few acts of mischief on the part of Halloween celebrants A few smashed pumpkins eggs and tomatoes were found on the streets the fallowing morning but no serious damage was As an added precaution to keep an eye on the troops of children trick or treating members of the Halton Hills Citizens Band radio club patrolled the streets and rural district of Hills and with a radio In District One headquarters kept Ihe local police up to date on any occurrences A flaming tire found in Wlldewood was quickly extinguished by pol after being reported by the radio The only In stances that annoyed the added patrols were few situations In which they Intercepted eggs and were forced to back to the car wash to increase their vlslb Illy There were no Incidents of poisoned or tampered with treats and even the flaming tire rolling down Norval Hill failed to materia lire was made to place the weed Inspector under Ihe authority of the town engineer Its more cooperation than super vision explained works committee chair man Councillor Joe Hurst The engineer Ian going to have direct control over every Inspection that is made but If the weed In spector runs up against a problem where he thinks the costs could be too high then he s going to have someone to go to directly But that step dldn t entirely satisfy other councillors I would suggest that the Job of weed Inspection has not been done In the town best Interests said Councillor Roy Booth Ho mentioned one Instance In which the weed cutting firm hired by Ihe town to cut unwanted weeds had taken 14 hours to cut a threeacre field Continued page