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Its Pioneer Days time again Plenty of Pioneer features starting on page n 1926 these Georgetown merchants would have been out to welcome you This weekend the 1976 Businessmens Association Invite you to attend Pioneer Days Downtown Georgetown will the place to be June through for the annua Pioneer Days Main Street South will be out of bounds from Thursday to Saturday for traffic while displays are set up and activities are hup pening It be able to see the World Biggest Com Broom and take a ride In an old fashioned buggy drawn by a pony Candv Floss will be one of the treats available at the food booths Contests are planned for pie baking Ice cream eating and Best Pet and one Exhibits will be set up by the police firemen Bell telephone and ambulance drivers Rothmans Caravan will be there Demonstrations and displays by the Historical Society he Rug Hooking Guild the Blue Triangle Club the Handicrafts and Group the Palette and Pencil Club and the Vallov Con nervation Authority will be part of Gowns from Georgetown LI I tie Theatre will please the kiddles who con learn how to train their dogs In the four Obedience Plus classes Entertainment will be provided by Bill Clint the Georgetown Mar and Drum Corps the Georgetown Girls Pipe Band the Conadiana Square Dancers and the Rock Band Eclipse Yes there something for everyone at Pioneer Days See page 13 of the Herald for a complete time schedule of events TE1F IB7B Home of Halton Hills 30 Pages Youth fires shots Police charged a Georgetown juvenile with dangerous use of a firearm after a shotgun blast a house in Georgetown One shot was fired at the front or the house damaging the window and the front of the house at 30 m last Mon day Although the house was occupied at the time no one was hurt police say Damage to the house amounted to Two Georgetown youths were charged with assault causing bodily harm after a distubnnce at Georgetown District High School June 17 In a further disturbance at the Georgetown high school a youth was charged with wilful damage to a car in the school parking lot June another youth was charged at the scene with failing to ap pear in court earlier There were 14 cases of wilful damage reported to police from June involving broken windows to automobiles and house windows Police laid charges against even people for Infractions to the Liquor Licencing Act and three charges of impaired driving from June to June One case of break and entry which occurred on Side road June is being investigated by police Theft under accounted for two occurrences reported to police one for an unknown number of turkeys and the other for a bicycle UP UP AND AWAY little Kelly Curtis of Holy Cross has a swing ride as part of the play performed by costumed primary pupils during the Junior awards assembly Monday afternoon success is going to cost in long run Because Georgetown District High School Is Just too successful Its In athletic program may have to be severely cut back Hills trustee Ernie brought up he matter of cutbacks in transportation spending for lnterscholastic events at Thursday board meeting in Burlington GDHS he said will be more severely hurt by the percent reduction than any other school He pointed to a letter from Mavis Neil and Fred Kotanl heads of Georgetown departments that explained that while budget Is 33 percent higher than any other schools in and Burlington its costs are approximately percent higher Superientendent of program for the Halton board John Botch agreed that Georgetown probably suffer more from the board cuts than any other school In but that the reason for that was they are more successful requiring extra ex for buses to take students to playoffs Georgetown budget has been cut from last year to 060 this year he ex plained High schools in Oakvllle have transportation budgets of and Burlington 1 have a great deal of sympathy for Georgetown situation commented Bo I eh but from an administrative point of view I jmt can the dollar Which did not rest well with who is planning to meet with GDHS principal Michael Furlong to obtain more information about the situation Guarantee in writing well be here in 25 years before we buildMorrow Before Hills spends one more cent on the new town hall it must hove a written guarantee from the provincial government that the town will still be here years from Regional Councillor Morrow called for such an assurance from the province at Monday night debate by town council on whether or not the go ahead should be granted the new municipal complex on the Seventh Line Unfortunately for Morrow a firm of he building council irould not agree that such an assurance was needed or more realistically feasible They voted the request down It behooves council commented Morrow to ensure hot the nearly million presently ear marked for the new municipal building would not be wasted if sometime in the future the present two tier system government was changed In favour of a single tier system Councillor km Hyde who had led the battle in favour of the new complex termed Morrow suggestion a screw up The provincial government he told council could not guarantee hat It would be In existence one year from now much less If a single tier system of government is to be formed in order to cut administration costs then Hills should bo that single tier just as Milton should be its own single tier government as well as Burlington and Oak villc he said Regional government Hyde continued is too goddamn expensive to work A motion by Morrow hat the province be asked to contribute towards the new building In recognition of Halton Hills unique problems resulting from regional govern receive council support although the majority based their decision on ihe remark by Morrow that We sure us hell won get it unless we ask for It Local group supports pilots and controllers Concerned with the continuing con troversy over bilingual air traffic controllers which grounded almost all Canadian flights this week a small group of Hills alliens arc beginning to lobby openly and strongly in favour of the controllers and pilots Air raffle In Canada was Sunday when all pilots walked off the job in protest of a federal government policy ordering the stationing of bilingual air controllers in major Canadian airports When a court bock to work the air controllers Monday refused to show for work Dave Is heading the local citizens group that Is now trying to create more interest Canada In the arguments for and against mindatory bilingual air traffic controllers at all airports Public nurses locked out Locked oul That the situation this week facing the public health nurses who participated In the province wide strike last week to force compulsory bit ration to end strikes and lock outs According to letters sent to health unit nurses by Board Dennis Camm the lockout will last as as the strike did five days Head of Local Number One Georgetown bargaining team Tuck Is disappointed because citizens are being denied the services they deserve But I suppose they board fell they had to retaliate some way added although it seems senseless tome Tuck estimated thai she was one of about GOO public health nurses who rallied at Queen Park last Wednesday picket and submit petitions a foot high Minister of Labour Betty Stevenson and Minister of Health Frank Miller hosted a question and answer period afterwards In the house Thursday discussed the Issue with Board reps who met with the nurses negotiating committee Tuesday at the Holiday Inn In Burlington Reporters were banned from the meeting Elks contribute 400 to Block Parents His own interest noted is on the safety rather than the bilingual Issue The situation is like a large game of Russian Roulette for air travellers and people who live under fl paths of Canada s airports he said Everyday we live under the threat of having a huge or some other plane landing in our backyards In pieces The dangers that pilots and air con rollers across Canada have warned will occur if bilingual controllers are used will increase the risks lremindously I predicted It a decision that mast no modi by the bureaucrats nor by press nor private citizens The pilots and the air con rollers ore the ones who know best If ihcy say it shouldn t be done be lie said that the local group s busy contacting federal MPs organizing an open meeting putting together press campaign in support of he pilols con trailers Early deadline Due to the Day holiday The Herald Will one day earlier Monday thin norm 1 Copy for ads and lor If should be submitted Friday II lis should receive the extra funding Morrow explained because unlike other municipalities his town has had to incorporate two urban areas into one necessitating the construction of a new central town hall Word One representative Pot McKenzie commented that Whatever happens lo regional government well need a new ad ministration building herein Hills We need It now and we 11 need it more next year but next year will be more expensive The arguments about council s plans for development of municipal buildings including the new town hall the library the repairs to the old arena and the addition to the works garage continually kept cropping up throughout Monday a meeting Councillor Hyde reported to council that a full report on required repairs to the Georgetown Memorial Arena will likely be ready be late this month or the first of next month at which lime it will be kn If the COO 000 budgetted for repairs will cover the Hyde also took exception lo reports lost week hat the tendering method used by development committee planning the ad the works garage on the Seventh was incorrect He specifically mentioned a letter from Bob Reynolds of Bob Reynolds and Son Masonry Ltd which criticized the com miltee a decisions In accepting a tender that was some higher than the one his firm had submitted The Reynolds bid foiled to Include a percent Performance Bond said Hyde even though advertisements asked for such a bond and in fact the Reynolds submission in Seated that one was included It The terms seemed to be perfectly clear to everyone except Mr Reynolds com men ted Hyde To a comment by Councillor Miller that town purchasing agent Hugh Patterson felt thai he could have saved he town an additional to by being more involved with the tendering process Hyde replied that he felt that that was unlikely and objected to him IPallerson making hat statement Beginning the evening a frequent discussions on municipal construction plans treasurer King told council that the 1844 required for the new ad ministration building could be raised a debenture issue of two has been approved by the Ontario Municipal Board and lo thai could be added monies raised by selling municipally owned properties plus lot levies The latter two alone would raise a conservative of said King Squash reports thai some of the property suggested by King as being suitable for sale In Georgetown Council Dick told council that never has one mention ever been made to sell any Although he has not seen a list of the properties told council that the likely parcels of townowned land to be put up for sale would include properties In and the town treasury building on Main Street Georgetown Thanks to Georgetown a Elks Lodge the Block Parent Program is richer Monday the new Elks Lodge on Rood was the site of a cheque presentation Elks Larry Allen Bill Stokes and Bud Jardine to Block Parent program chairman Bob Anderson cochairman Linda Anderson Anderson explained hat the bulk of the donation will be used In advertising to Increase membership of In Georgetown a Block Parent Program The generosity of the Elks will enable hem to send handbills to homes Fund raising dances and yielded for the Elks donate to worthy organizations and charities last year Deaf detection for children under age 18 Is one of their main courses SMILING APPRECIATIVELY Block Parent Program Wc support anyone who chairman Bab Anderson left and cochairman Linda needs held said Bud A opt a Moo cheque from Elk Bill Stokes centre Recently acclaimed Royal Exalt Bud far right and Building Chairman Larry Allen look on The generosity of Georgetown Elks Lodge will enable Block Parents to mail handbills explaining the program to homes Three students hurt in school bus crash In an accident involving school bus last Friday four were Injured but none seriously enough to require hospitalization The scene of the mishap was Trafalgar Road six tenths a mile of Five near School According to police reports Francis Mara Walters driver of the school bus was Injured along with three of her Si passengers Dawn Jarvis Dianna Fish burn Hornby and Debbie Deems it The accident occurred at 15 p m when the school bus was stopped on he west A truck driven by Brian Gudgeon of Burlington approached tried but collided with the bus Police estimate damage to the truck owned by Hamilton Building Products of Hamilton at BOO and to the school bus owned by CH Norton Bus Lines of Burlington at Also escaping serious injury In another accident June 16th at 12 was cyclist Mark Weber Cr whose bicycle was In collision a car driven by Lynda Drake Confederation St Glen Williams Damages In the accident which occurred in front of Prince Charles in Georgetown were to the Drake vehicle and to Falby bicycle police estimate Damages totalled SOS police estimate when two tractor trailer were In collision on a private road in Quarry June lflth at a in the hopper loading area me accident occurred alter a tractor trailer driven by Clarke Roy Jeasup of Port Hope travelled five feet and was In coUlxtoo with a tractor trailer operated by Samuel of Trenton DamagewasllSOOtothe vehicle owned by Dooline Haulage of and to the vehicle Contd