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A HAPPY NEW YEAR Home of Helton Hilla WEDNESDAY DECEMBER A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Main St South Georgetown Ontario WILLIAM EVDOKIMOFF Publisher DILL JOHNSTON Editor PHONE 8772201 Second Clan Mill Registered A Quiet Year If we were to up Halton style in one word it would have to be Quiet While the rest of the world stumbled through myriad trials and tribulations we Halton Hills had a relatively easy time of It these past days Even our alight rise in mill rates couldnt get anyone steamed up particularly when our councillors were gleefully pointing towards our big brothers to the and Burlington that their financial problems and ensuing property tax hikes The school Issue kept things hopping for a little while but even that by years end has resolved Itself to the satisfaction of all Involved ho hum Ken Campbell Renaissance Georgetowns Concerned Parents and HEAL Educational Action League had their brief momenta In the sun and will doubtless continue to do so Accidents and fires Well we had our fair share of those with probably the fire at Valentlna Farms leading the list of fires and the recent fatal traincar crash in Acton leading the list of accidents We even had a shooting and oh yes another flood We lost a fine fine gentleman Councillor as the result of a heart attack We gained anew member of council George Maltby and Dick decided to see what Its like down at with the rest of the regional councillors ho hum The high spot of the year came on September IB HaltonBurlington voterstogether for the first time in this new provincial constituency of to try something new a Liberal MPP Julian Reed Even that could be considered a quiet effort in HUls While the rest of the province was bristling with attacks and counterattacks our three Queens Park hopefuls Liberals Reed PCs Gary and Bill Johnson were leading quite a gentlemanly battle of But If all this peace and solitude Is fitting on your nerves take heart is going to be far from peaceful Hard times are ahead and we had best prepare for them now Mill rates are going to a nara Jump upwards thanks to the provinces decision to tighten their belts Already the word from the school board Is expect the worst Then there Is the added problem of paying for the addition to the towns sewage treatment plant After three years of regional government this coming year will see voters heading to the polls to show either their approval or disapproval of the way things have been handled by their regional and local coun cillors That Hi Itself should be a fiery time We can only pause during these final few hours of a quiet 1975 and draw strength for the tattles ahead Thank goodness well have the Olympics to take our minds off all our problems Then again perhaps the Olym pics will be just another one of our problems Ho Huml One more bash to go here wo again final big bash of the year Christmas tree bit looked so glorious mere week ago and that now ap pears and ratty can be taken down tomorrow and by June the lait pine will finally be eliminated from the Ail carpeting Even if we can no longer use the three t of Santa to our children Into shaping up it least It will be another s weeks before we have to suffer through the horror of Jingle Balls again If Chrlitmaa is for the little kldi New Yean Eve la for big Mothers everywhere will have to stave off exhaustion for one more evening and hostesses can finally unload rest of that leftover turkey Husbands who were too tick with flu to visit poor old Auntie Maud this past week will somehow manage to struggle manfully to their set for tonights pagan ritual of welcoming in a new year Economic problems will be forgotten Countless resolutions win be made lust to be broken and the wee small hours will see swear off food and drink forever quite frultleatly Im sure New Years Eve Is a time for mixed reactions For some it will bo a desperate to bold on to youth for one more night a reluctance to accept the passing of another year Others will the challenge from unknown future year bringing with It the possibility of a new love a change of ad venture progress The elderly will clasp hands at midnight recalling the past Some will view it with hspplnesi some with the of too many burdensome memories Willing or unwilling however at the stroke of midnight we shall all struggle through the of a Now Year and for t of us life will continue its routine course with gloomy thoughts and In trospection however Tonight should be a time for hippy faces and hearts for best dresses and toe company of good friends and loved ones Ring out be old and ring In the new Another clean bright day is coming Should suld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to Then Use a cup of kindness now for the sake of old syne Happy awl may it be the beat one was a year of many changes by reluctantly goodbye to another year Another year that has sped by all too quickly 1V7B was a year of many changes both socially and economically It was year of continuing strikes pushing mora of the I want It now philosophy a year when a government that once completely opposed wage and price controls brought down the hammer of necessary restraint on all became year tragedy when a violent shooting occurred In a Brampton blab school that made news headlines around the world were back again with sightings around Ontario and a continued Increase in lightings worldwide Dollarpower continued to In with continued Inflation and tbe promise of more of the some In 1073 was the year that tbe advice columnist to millions around he world Ann Landers became another in the continually rising divorce rates Supposedly a for women I W Y fades from sight with little In ac complishment achieved Perhaps It will go down In history at tbe year of female attempts on the president Both attempts on President Fords life were tried by women definitely not what I was supposed to be about Then again Just what was supposed to happen In I Was a good year or a bed one Well one wise sage put It It Is tbe way of the world its nature Is to always have crisis 1873 was certainly no exception As come to a close the eyes of the world look again to the Kiddie East the of world war heavily over all We are In an era of great change ana change is often frightening The best we can do is find comfort In the thought that these troubled times are the beginning steps towards a better world for all constant changes around will emerge like a caterpillar from a cocoon and tbe years ahead will show the radiance of a butterfly flying free In a safe and secure future We look forward to 78 as another chance for the peoples of the world to find a lasting peace and a stable economic future These are not pollyanna dreams of impossibilities They only become impossible the dream and hope for a better future are given up For as always hope is the promise of the future RestralntwillbewttbuslnTS coloured glasses will be off and more and more people will come face to face with tbe harsh reality of a teetering economy We would like to take tils in final hours of to thank all of you for your Interest in the past year A column Is always a twoway street and without your Interest dear raider continuing would be a wasted effort We thank those of you who have Invited us to happenings around the community which a special thanks to the and Local Council of Women Though sometimes we are unable to make the event we still ap preciate your interest in extending your in vitation and sincerely thank you for It Of course in order to be fair we also acknowledge those of you who have rapped our knuckles over columns on homosexuality or calling the vicious wolf not quite so vicious after all We have been accused of favouring one set of or another both wrong Weve been too serious too flip too common too Intellectual but wo have a tendency to keep on plugging along You might not always agree with us but this Is one column where you never know from one week to tbe next what will turnup It might be an exclusive interview with on expert in his field as wben we spoke with an expert in parasitology It may be an interview with a world renowned hu as we had tbe privilege to speak with Dr Lotta Hit of the Unitarian Service Com mittee You might find a bit of stuff and nonsense In potpourri a regular feature where we travel around the world bringing you Mis of tongueincheek humour on mans struggle to prove bis superiority At any rite hem fun Weve enjoyed your commenta both good and bad and we look forward to mora of lbs HAPPY NEW Years Ago OPP arrest two men following Speyside breakin Twentysix young people from the and Union Presbyterian Church Joined together In song for the special Christmas Ian Derek Hutchinson was the Christmas Eve candlelight service for and District Memorial Hospital The son of Mr and Mrs TEN YEARS ADO Steve Hutchison of SO Maple Avenue East Ontario Provincial Polks will so arrived late In evening at Inquest Into the of a Georgetown doctor B J Bebenek who died momenta after bis small car was involved in a twocar crash on an icecoated on Main St South Thursday afternoon FIFTEEN YEARS A new precedent fa friendly relations among competitors set last Thursday when the staff of the three local banks Joined for a Christmas party The downtown branches of tbe Bank of Com Royal Bank and tbe Mountainviaw branch Commerce Joined together tacatobrata me festive season