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YOUR MORNING SMILE I A four yearold fashioned his prayer after what he thought he heard in church and ding to The War Cry it came out And forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1177 Home Newspaper of Hills Tho fvltht reaching more than homes in JOB LOSS IF TRUCKERS BARRED Indusmin seeks review of sideroad decision RAIDERS RECEIVE BANNER Jack King of the Ontario Hockey Friday night game Representing the Raiders are club presented the pennant for the 1977 Intermediate A president Bob Hooper on the left and Captain John Boyce championship to the Georgetown Raiders prior to last j he centre unemployed in area February labor group says Herald writer Unemployment Insurance Claims are expected to in crease to 19 in the Brampton Georgetown by February says the president of Brampton and District La Council Speaking before about delegates Friday at the On Federation of Labors Forum for full cm Terry Gorman said there were 12 claims in September active in Brampton Georgetown In Mississauga But the figures do no include the hidden unemployed those who have given up look for jobs or those ployed Mr Gorman said The Brampton and District Council has estimated that the rate of unemployment for the area is per cent Mr Gorman said the rise in unemployment has been to unprecedented numbers of persons entering the job market yet almost half of them per cent are persons on layoffs Companies arc pulling out of Peel and Ha I ton Mr Gorman said Others are cutting back on the number of persons they employ Others are experiencing down weeks In view of the mini budget proposed by finance minister Jean Chretien Thursday we can expect more of the same He cited as jobs which have been lost in the area Chocolates moved part of lis operation in Georgetown back to Toronto persons were laid off Fine Papers shut down workers were laid off Operations ceased because of increased com petitiveness in the paper in us try and because of their outdated equipment On Oct 5 66 were still seeking cm The shut down occurred April Provinciol Paper in Georgetown of its WANTED ONE GRANDPARENT One grand parent living In Georgetown to adopted by II yearold girl Normally The Herald does not publish want ads on front page but in Ihii cue decided to make an en leption because its the lint such ad to come our way This young girl will icon be moving to and Is looking Tor a grandparent she can adopt She Is looking forward to running and helping In her grandparent home on Saturday Anyone Interested ap plying Tor the honorary grandparent can contact Barb Steven at employees Some had seniority dating back to 1939 contends that the S Imports have taken large percentage of the Canadian market a division of TRW closed in workers were laid off This was attributed to low tariffs Beaumont Knitting lis closed its yarn plant In Georgetown 3 w en were Building Products of I in Acton creased the manufacture of plastic and fittings em ploy were laidoff This was attributed financial losses and a difficult market Northern Telecom in last round of lay in the plant involved workers Northern employed too workers in I97J74 It now employs 1 100 American Motors jn Brampton have had over one week lavOffs since Fcbruory They are In the in one now Benson and Hedges Tobacco Co In Brampton laid off Increased manufacturing costs In sufficient price release and excessive lax paid inventory on hand were the reasons given for the lay Admiral in Mississauga laidoff office workers last a general laced Tuna SoJ In laid off workers after Thanksgiving its HORNBY CLINCHES MENS TITLE Hornby catcher Ron McDonald bunt out Hornby won the series in two straight games In the fourth Inning of the second game of a played at the weekend For details see the best of three series with Glen Williams for the sports pages Men League championship an a during lines for automotive miniature lamp and flashers were eliminated These products will be made only in the S now This was a result of a reorganization by Wagner Electric Corporation of the of which Tung Sot is a subsidiary Mr Gorman said the number of job openings In the Brampton Georgetown area Is difficult to establish But using figures supplied by Cam da Manpower in Brampton Mr Gorman estimated there were about 4 job opportunities What you have in effect Is 571 unemployed plus looking jabs that are not there to be found The federal government has offered SI grants to and Peel to alleviate the unemployment problem in regions but nothing from the provincial government Mr Gorman said It should be noted that neither region qualified for more than the bare grant Wc arc losing some of our manufacturing industries and experience cutbacks in others There are no projects planned for this fall and and we are granted This has got be approaching the economics for the absurd per year or workers at an income of What we are saying in effect is ooo isn t much when you have almost 13 ployed It just going to Jobs The government has got to stimulate the economy and it has got to do It Tax concessions and In to companies arc of Utile value these companies whui they have excess in ventory on hand when other companies can undersell Canadian products when demand declines because a million people have lost their buying power Our problems will be solved by measures such as the proposed reduction in personal fax in the mini budget Mr Gorman said measures which give more buying power to the people and consequently in crease demand Constant pressure must be placed on the government to create jobs and lo retain the existing jobs in our area Mr Gorman brief was one of over presented at the forum for Full Employment Thursday in Toronto The forum was one of six held in Kingston St Marie St Catharines Windsor Toronto and Following the round at meetings the will present a brief to Premier William Davis at Queens Pork An attempt by Hal Ion Hills to regulate truck traffic on has raised the spec trc or possible further job losses in this community ready wracked by major plant closings and employment re ductions this year Ltd which oper ates a quarry on the Fourth Line from which the major truck traffic along the road originates says closure of the roadway could place the future of the mine operation In doubt With the general economic conditions exacting such a heavy toll on employment op portunities find It difficult to accept that legislation which would place further pressure on available employment is indeed in the public Interest D Murdy Acton mine manager told works com mi tee Monday Indusmin has called on the committee to review decisions made concerning Sideroad but committee chairman Mike Armstrong said the company appeared confused on the council intentions He said ho hoped the discus clarified council s posi Hon They seem to think we are closing the road but we Council last week approved a recommendation calling for the restricted use of 17 through licencing A re port on the recommendation is expected in four to six weeks Mr Armstrong said Indusmin employs with an annual payroll of 7B1 765 at its Acton operation and also hires 29 Halton Hills truckers for delivery of product About per cent of the quarry ship ments reach Trafalgar Road via 17 Sideroad Company officials said clo sure of the road to truck traffic Would place In doobt 30 per cent of the market served by the quarry result in a possible 30 per cent reduction in work force and place in serious question the vf ability of the Acton quarry as a whole Indusmin also expressed concern over the undue re cognition presented to council and lions its merit since several persons signed more than once and others signed who do not live In the affected area Mr Murdy also questioned statements made by residents and politicians who suggested the operating is a liability to the community These statements dealt with the level of profits earned by the company he said He said the Acton operation counts for per cent of the company total 1976 corporate sales and its profits are in line with Investment capital He said he assumes that com ments arc based on a mlsun dorstanding of the true facts During 1976 he said Indus paid in properly taxes to Hills to the province and placed In trust for tatlan of its site Fuel taxes paid by truckers using five miles of 17 Sideroad amounts to about an Mr Murdy said Cost of hauling aggregate last year came to about GIG 000 and a major lion of these payments flow directly from our employees and truckers Into the purchase of goods and services within Hills Acton quarry also purchased over in goods and services directly from the community last year We must question the wis of council decision to pass legislation which would place so many citizen jobs at Parents reaction The reaction of Georgetown residents ranged from concern to indignation last week after he publication of an article describing the difficulties being suffered by the Georgetown Block Parent program Bob and Linda Anderson co- chairmen of the program said their phone had been ringing constantly since readers received Herald Mrs Anderson said they had now been able td to a number of people why they were having problems recruiting new people risk and expose the com m unity as a whole to the potential economic losses which would result Mr Armstrong said com and council had heard the arguments before and the information Is not new Council last week In proposing llccncingof truckers using the road items from objections by local residents conccmed about safety for children noise and dust The recommendation called for allowing haulage of pro duct to the Georgetown and North Peel markets but would call for other traffic south bound or travelling to Toronto markets to use Highway Company official said 17 Sideroad was designated a truck route by township council following a company request in Mr said the company shares sympathy with resl dents about the road bed tlons and stands ready to cooperate in Improving tra veiling conditions along the road He notes also that since the approval of he road as a truck route In 1970 a number of people have built residences along this route even though they were aware of lis use is also concerned that plans to make the road a regional responsibility with an improvement in standi rd has been assigned a low priority No puppet shows due to fire rules Junior Library in Georgetown will no longer hold puppet shows during the regular library hours since the number of people who have been attending exceeds the occupancy limit mended by the fire depart The puppet shows have generated a lot of interest librarian Betsy Compel As many as children attended the shows in the Junior Library The 1 however has an occupancy limit of for fire safety reasons The Georgetown Junior Library staff will be work ng with the staff in to produce puppet shows in the Wulson Room at the Acton Library The board Is unhappy about fire safety in the Georgetown library Mrs Cornwcll said The re chief made an In in 137j and made a number of recommendations among them an occupancy limit of didn enforce it then because we hoped wed be moving in a very short lime Mrs Comwell said But the board Is not in a position to continue to ignore fire safety regulations The board has asked the fire department to inspect the premises again It is expected the board will have received he deportment report by their next meeting The board has had funds available for two years for any repairs deemed necessory but these funds not in tended to update fire safety standards The rccum lions in the current re department report will be a major in the decision as to how much money should be allotted for updating of fire safely in the library Picked Up In Passing Baby gift Georgetown Hospital Auxiliary will soon be giving a of booties in the appropriate color to each new baby born in the The gifts are not being handed out yet because a substantial number had to be made before the new practise could be instituted The hospital expects about births each year Christine Andersen head of the knitting committee says they almost have a largo enough stockpile to begin giving out the bootees Hosecuftng There will be a second open house the Georgetown on Maple Ave tomorrow night between and 9 m Included the evening will be a mock rescue of a person trapped In a car On Oct 30 there will be an official open ng of the new fire hall at 1 m The ceremony will lake place at Acton craft show The Acton Arts and Crafts will bo holding their exhibition and sale In St Alton parish hall between a m and on Saturday Handicraft fanciers will find batik and a variety of other crafts on display Traffic complaints Complaints of excessive traffic using Hillside Drive as a route to the Medical Centre have set works committee to Investigating ways to alleviate the situation and resulted in a request from Ward Coun Pete or comments from the town engineer on a recommendation which he intends to place before the next works committee meeting The recommendation if approved would place a no exit sign at the junction of hospital property and Hillside Drive stop signs on Hillside where it Intersects with Miry Slreet and another stop sign on Mary Street to slow northbound traffic First anniversary The Hills Pentecostal Assembly will be celebrating its first anniversary in its tabernacle this Sunday with a special service The service will feature Rev Ray Running from Barry the from London Ontario and Youth Singers from Mount Bridges The tabernacle Is located on Trafalgar Road Highway For further information contact Pastor Rev J Friesen 422 or Two new features The Herald welcomes two new features this week Jo its pages A horoscope by and a cartoon which will appear weekly The new features join Ann Landers and a crossword puzzle introduced lost week Move back clocks ringing forwird and falling back time is upon us This Saturday evening marks the end of Daylight Time and clacks should be set back one hour at j Sun morning for t astern Standard Time Carrier party carriers be sure to look inside for a full page advertisement telling you about the first Herald carriers get together and annual carrier awards The gathering will take place at the Georgetown McDonald Restaurant on this Sunday afternoon between 2pm and m He sure to bring the card you found in your bundle hit morning Nancy McKinnon won the 1977 Halton Queen of the Furrow competition at the annual county plowing match held Saturday on the farm of John reckon on the Fifth Line Posing with her is Koperdraad the only other contestant Stewart of Hornby the 1976 winner and the 1977 Ontario Queen of the Furrow and agricultural rcpiescntatlve Henry Stanley 50 take part in plowing match The John farm near Hornby came olive Saturday with the sights and sounds of drivers and their tractors of all descriplions competing In the annual Plowing Match The day long competition complemented by the crowning of Nancy McKinnon as new Quicn the Furrow drew spectators from Iho area to watch the activities Miss McKinnon a Milton resident was crowned by her predecessor Stewart of Hornby Miss herself became Ontario s Queen of the Furrow earlier this month at the International Plowing Match In County Selected as Queen by acclamation last year she won the Ontario title over a field of other contestants anil was a new car an many other prizes Queens arc selected on the basis of appearance poise and speech as well as token demonstration or their own plowing skills Miss Stewart and Miss along with Lydia of Georgetown the only other competitor in the Furrow Queen Contest were the guests of honor at banquet held at United Church which ended Saturday s events In all more than plowmen from across region look part in 11 classes of events Prizes were awarded to the best in each class based on the depth and fall of the furrows Among the highlights of the day was an impressive demonstration of plowing by Sherwood Hume of who used his year old Sawyer Massoy Steam Tractor Other features special displays of plowing and measures by the Halton 4 Club and the Junior Farmers and a horseshoe throwing that saw four organized teams pitching for points I- red a neighbor of John and a lifelong farmer himself recalled the days when teams of horses provided the plow pulling power at b annual gathering of sod turners Some years have passed since Mr Ruddell traded in his awn horses for the new tangled tractors that came to revolutionize farm life following the turn of century How do the two beasts of burden compare Mr admits that the modern tractors get the done more quickly and more efficiently but you couldn beat best horse teams he said for producing lawless row upon row cleanlycut furrows The plowing executed this weekend by tractors and their driven however left if anything to be desired by those who armed with yardsticks did the