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AKRON BOUNO members of the Georgetown Drum and Majorette Corpa are off to Akron on January where they will bo competing In International raining com I petition The girls an front row left to riant Anna Stone Kim MarcU Stone fflWmr tack row from left Sbeehia and Janet Doyle HI WHAT A LUCKY MAN John Hull and outfitted In of John Boughton Jewellera on elf attracted not only Mr Main Street been treated In royal fashion oughtoo but many customers the put few weeks by three spirited the store Making use of the gifts already BETTER THAN They arent but down the hill at the Cedarvala boy do they move These two youngsters Community Park In high flying EVEN DAD GETS IN ON THE FUN One Santa had left him a bright toboggan under younuUrui town might be deprived of a ttoCbrUtnwtmaorjecouldventureouton new toboggan as old dad seems to be general tne Idea doeanrt seem to me to be a terrible violation of civil liberties while Liberal leader Robert Nixon concerned about giving police tod much power even though obviously something mutt be done about drinking drivers The government a rent control legislation has been debated clause by clause over the past week and opposition members have forced the government to make a number of Important changes Ontario is scheduled to Initiate the rent review program complete with appeal boards rent of ficers accountants resear chers and an advertiilng campaign to tell everyone about the system In ap proximately two weeks However housing officials dont apparently know bow many people to hire what they will be paid what the programme will cost or whit regulations they will be enforcing It had been the origin Intention that lan dlords should rollback to percent rent Increases made retroactive to July 30 with tm rebate above that limit However by Julian MPP Halton- Burjfngton automatic rebate provlilon has not been approved and ministry officials ore ex pecting many appeals from tenant seeking such rent rollbacks Ontarios Bill requiring most stores to close on Sun daya and has been passed In the Legislature The legislation will be a little easier on drug Mores allowing them to open on Sunday If they employ- no more than four people on that day However the stores mutt sell only drugs hygiene products and sundries on Sunday Stores will be allowed to open Sunday If they close on Saturday for religious reasons although the Legislature agreed to strike the reference to religion from the BUI because it might be considered New Democrats and Liberals forced a change In the legislation which will require Ptf fi Stores which will be exempt from the provision of be Bill are small grocery stone milk stores news and tobacco stands and antique and handicraft shops The selling area in all these must be leu thin square feet and they must employ no more than three people in the Provincial Treasurer has given the Legislature an advance glimpse of next years budget announcing that civil service salary increases win be kept to a percent and municipal transfer grants will be in creased by a similar amount He himself referred to his remarks advance notice to municipalities of the spending restraints and presented spending tables which Indicate a projected Increase of percent overall The increase however breaks down as a percent In crease In Interest payments on the debt as com pared to an increase of only percent for housing with provincial debt Interest totalling MO million housing expenditures T million He said be alms for an overall spending budget of billion next year which means percent cutback In provincial road works now at million and welfare spending held to the rate of Inflation plus protected growth la caseloads Payments for postsecondary education will increase by percent to Ml million to cope with the rapid Increase la The attorneygeneral has called for a crackdown on drinking driven to Include raising the drinking and driving ages with stiff penalties Including Jail for offenders He the public may be running out of for the drunk who behind the wheel Hopefully be Is no longer the funny stereotype and that we now see him as be really la a stupid selfsatisfied un thinking fool who Is randomly lowing men women and children Crown Attorneys have apparently been Instructed to ask Judges to toughen sen tences for drinking drivers to make the penalties much heavier ana suggested giving the police power to set up roadblocks to check drivers plus the arbitrary suspension of licences for hours whenever the police consider drivec hit had too much to drink The proposed measures which are expected to be In troduced In the Legislature early En me would give the police considerable discretionary power and will be similar to existing laws In British Columbia and Alberta Opposition Leader Stephen Lewis bu Indicated tentative endorsement of the attorney- Chiming In with New Year greetings all of our patrons DAY BOOK Got There In A Flash FLASH TAXI BUSINESS DIRECTORY I OPTOMETRISTS CHIROPRACTORS OPTOMETRIST M Brown OPTOMETRIST R R Hamilton Csrrstal Professional BARRAGERS Pre Pickup and Delivery All work done on premises CHIROPRACTOR G W Corbett to Mill down For Appointment PHONE Evans Chiropractic Clinic CLIPSHAM LTD ENGINEERS SURVEYORS ftd OMrettMin SHOULD YOUR BUSINESS BE ADVERTISED HERE OPEN FOR LUNCHES Hunters Inn Country Restaurant store on Sundays and holidays Service stations and plant and flower nurseries will be exempt of site and fresh fruit and vegetable stands will be exempt from April 1 to November during the growing season Thank You Rocs Family Shoo store takes this opportunity lo say a most sincere Thank You to the public of Georgetown and vicinity for your patronage during our years as part of the towns business community We highly recommend Mr Fletcher the new owner and ask your continued patronage on his behalf Sincerely George LenRoos ANNOUNCING Change of Ownership Ralph Fletcher SHOES gives me great pleasure to announce the purchase ef fective January 1st of this well known Footwear store which has been serving the public of Georgetown arid vicinity for several years I pledge myself to maintain the high standards of service and reliability for which the Family Shoe Store Is known George will continue as manager of the store The business will be continued In the same location and feature the many quality lines with which you are familiar Your continued patronage will be greatly appreciated Ralph Fletcher FLETCHERS Family Shoe Store Main St 8771644 Turn Perfect for holiday if WtoiwlKnoirit W nerve i Bullet Holiday Stow Hour Dec to Midnight New Day 300 to HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALl OUR CUSTOMERS 116A GUELPH STREET GEORGETOWN