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the HER ALP Home Newspaper of Halton HHs Since 1888 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario PAUL J TAYLOR Publisher and General Manager PAULDORSEY Editor DAVID BEATT1E Advertising Manager PHONE 8772201 Second Clan Mill Registered Number Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday December Best of times worst of times Again this year Herald have put heir memories together Tor a look back at 181 and have chosen the and the worsts from 12 months of back issues NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR Taking over the title held by Terry Fox in was a group Individuals who were already bard at work on their task when 1981 began This past October he Hills Library Cultural Centre became a reality and moat of the credit goes to the following citizens who share Newsmaker honors Tom Shepard Derek Joynes Dick Howltt Anne Irvine and Bedy Keith gland Whiting John Roe and NEWS EVENT OF THE YEAR In 1980 once again it was the Marathon of Hope Last year no one can deny hat the art complex held our attention and made good on its promise of a gala opening celebration and a great leap forward for he cultural scene In Halton Hills LOCAL POLITICIAN OF THE YEAR MPP Julian Reed edges out Mayor Pete for this honor ihe some way he edged Conservative candidate Fran Raines In the March provincial election While Mayor who we chose as top politician in i960 was more visual In Mr Reed at least deserves credit for the cool if uninspired campaign he quietly ran on the sidelines of an election dominated by Mrs Internal party woes He ended up with 13395 votes compared to Mrs 11877 and he 3 and la now in his third term SERVICE CLUB OF THE YEAR- The Kinsmen Cub of Georgetown Is just too busy to go unnoticed In this category which he Rotary Club dominated in 1980 As well as continuing their annual programs in the various fund raising dances and sales which help finance and other community needs- the Kinsmen and KinCttes took over sponsorsdp and operation of the Grand Prix soap box derby helped Darryl Slitter build Ronald McDonald House in Toronto and helped other clubs at and the Santa parade They also took seniors on a tour of Christmas lights financed a dialysis camp for kidney patients up north built a hospital wing for an African nation and helped cystic fibrosis patients with the annual Bumpfar Life in this category are the Lions who keep Herald reporters and photographers almost as busy as the Kinsmen BUSINESS OF THE YEAR With all due respect to the Georgetown Chamber of Commerces nod to the Dominion Seed House In 1981 The Herald chooses the Willis in McNally Construction Company which started out tho year by making a donation to the new arts complex fund and ended the year fittingly enough by winning William contract to expand their local plant ore the shop in downtown Georgetown and Rex Associates both of which helped the Georgetown library maintain lis services by providing temporary quarters during the arts complex construction NEWS OF THE YEAR In the woke of Canadas economic nosedive our businesses and seemed to hove only bad news to report with the singular exception of plans to bring their full dairy operation here from Ready go In 83 the expanded quarters will mean more jobs WORST NEWS OF THE YEAR The massive number of plus closure of Irwin Ltd and continuing problems at Price make 1381 one big grim memory of hundreds of Hills workers Abo In this category unfortunately are a number of smaller tragedies Including the accidental deaths of Herb and William ton of Georgetown the drownings of two Toronto men at Waterfalls playground drowning of young Scott of Toronto during the Credit flood in February he drowning of a threeyear old Acton child the murder In October of an Acton woman and last but not least the passing of Terry Fox COMMUNITY PROJECT OF THE YEAR By rights we feel the arts complex also deserves this honor since so many residents contributed generously but wed like to shine a little light as It were on the Georgetown Chamber of Commerces and Ratepayers Association a I Love Georgetown campaign of last summer It may have made many Acton and residents wonder but It showed what a little promotion can do Include Roma Good Neighbor ho ActiVan project and the hospice core Interest group formed during four sessions examining core for the dying DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE YEAR More trouble along the banks of he Credit River in and Glen Williams despite a major and expensive attempt to rectify the situation we hope It wont happen again Nothing could have been done by authorities to save Toronto boys life but he business In the old Barber paper mill shouldnt have to worry about floods If the dams control gate and stream dredging did their work properly GRAND OPENING OF THE YEAR Well give you one guess and its initials are he If you missed Its opening visit site of tho old Georgetown library at Church and Market Streets Runnersup and it must have been a bumper crop year include the Acton senior citizens apartments regional police headquarters In Georgetown he Silver Creek Conservation Area the new Acton Red Cross chapter the Jehovah Witnesses Watcbtower complex and several new businesses plus new quarters for A E and abort realties and the Terminal Warehouse ONGOING ISSUE OF THE YEAR The question of Focal Properties and their claim over land south or Georgetown Is still with us and studies are underway to give a long awaited answer but In 1981 the Ac ion town ball seemed forever in the news Its ultimate fate has turned from rosy to grim these past 12 months and by this time next year well likely be including the 100year old structure in our Missing In Action category Include the Site F regional landfill dump the CroatianCanadian complex near Norval and the fate of local farming in general MISSING IN ACTION IN 1M1 director of education Em Lavender now sailing off into retirement treasurer Don Farmer whereabouts unknown clerk Garfield Brown approaching retirement business development officer Bill Marshall now doing he same for Ottawa Carle ton former Georgetowners Jim and Rita Barrett runnerup Newsmakers In 1S80 now living in Grande Cache Alberta long time realtor Hunter now almost retired a former reeve and council member Hills planning director Mario Vendltll now doing he same for Guelph Hills recreation coordinator Jennifer Linton principal Michael Furlong retired from the field oiler years In Georgetown Nomlc Studio for he Performing Arts closed due to financial problems while Productions continues presenting shows he Junior Miss Hills pageant scheduled for repeat show at the Georgetown fall fair cancelled due to shortage of volunteers to operate it HERALD FEATURE OF THE YEAR Last summer reporter Astra started visiting the church and congregations of Hills for historical of various faiths In town Carried on since summer by reporter Anl the scries is now in its episode and still going strong constantly uncovering facts about the different churches Augmenting Continued on Page AS When the Hawk rolls Into a small town like Hills you can bet therell be excitement Ronnie preconcert publicity visit gave own recreation director Tom Shepard and coordinator Joy Gwlllam a chance to grab an autograph from veteran rocker Bob Dylans old backup band The Band Just about everything they know Hawkins went on to wo Elliott Theatre audiences with his country rockabilly tunes late In October Caucus Tories make sure media stay on Joes back Ottawa Report Ottawa Bureau of The Herald I would like just for today to return to that admonishment given to the media by the highly- articulate president of the Progressive Conservative Party who said It was time for us to lay off the leadership question Blalkles suggestion came immediately after the partys execut ive committee had decided not to hold a general convention until January 1983 despite the fact that of Party Leader Joe Clark wanted an earlier test of leadership The decision was viewed particul arly by as reason for putting on end to further discussion on leaders future As for as I am concerned he Clark La going to lead he party Into the next election and were going to win It said the president And with that he told media to lay off the subject which In his opinion had Just been settled raise the topic again but do feel rather strongly that misdirect his admonishment MISDIRECTED From my vantage point It no the media that a to blame it is a sizeable portion of the Tory caucus And perhaps ho interests of party unity would have been better served had Ihe president appeared before partys 103 member caucus with a plea for silence on the leadership issue Despite pronouncement that the leadership question Is no longer a subject for discussion and despite Joe Clark repeated reminders that this issue now Is behind him I can t recall a period when so many Tory MPs have been talking about nothing else One MP Gory from ihe Ontario riding of BruceGrey actually resign from caucus To suggest that the Conservative caucus In the wake of that executive meeting now Is reunited behind Its leader is simply not true In fact that executive decision seems to have angered a good many MPs who feel their views were not adequately represented In any event there has been an eruption of anger in the corridors of Parliament within the lost week And it s not an Isolated opinion Many other Journalists are reporting an inordinate number of late night telephone calls from diss Tories Just other day a Canadian Press story referred to fact that some Tory MPs were seething over executive s decision nol to hold a national convention next year to tackle Iholoadcrshipquesllon And a headline over a Southern News Service story said hat Guerrilla War could lead to Joe downfall MORE DISUNITY ironically since administered his admonishment there seems to have been more discussion about Tory disunity than before the executive reached Its near unanimous decision Some articles have said that threequarters of he Tory caucus now Is demanding an early leadership vote other stories say only half the caucus feels this way I haven t done any counting but the figure is unqucstion ably high And while tho executive has decid ed that the next national convention wont be held until January 1983 several MPs have made a point of saying executive can meet anytime to change this decision Ive heard this discussed a number of times by the members none of whom naturally arc willing to themselves If these MPs seriously thought that Prime Minister Trudeau would stay around lead the Liberals into he next election Blaikle might easily succeed in quieting he Clark critics But few really think will remain much longer and there are widespread Tory fears of the Grits gelling new leader who would call an immediate election Any fresh face at this time would have an enormous advantage I don know what will happen with the Conservatives over the next year The only thing I do know is that the leadership Issue is far from settled defence against writer shows lack of key concept Derek Nelson Queens Park Bureau Herald Maybe It was because the words carried tho sting of truth that retiring NDP Leader Michael become so agitated when he read them in an extraordinary speech In the Assembly here claimed the privileges of all were breached by a Claim Hoy article In tho TonmloSun This most vicious attack called it accused the New Democrats of hypocrisy in their support for alive in Poland After all he totalitarian regime of Soviet Union is simply a logical extension of their own lust for a cureall here Hoy Not ruo protested suggesting social democratic govern ments such as those In Germany and Saskatchewan were not totalitarian But listening to claim of how fervently the was opposing the Idordered crackdown on Solidarity I was struck by Ihe absence of one word While he spoke of human rights mid political and economic democra once did tongue manage o he word freedom And hat is what is missing from the social democratic vocabulary Security is their religion protect ing everybody from birth although not in he womb to death while always assuming hat private economic success can only be accomplished at someone elses expense In social democratic regimes economic freedom only exists to the degree an underground economy flourishes land it invariably does There the state cant get Its fingers on peoples wealth to redistri bute It I have yet to meet a New Democrat willing to put curbs on he power of the state to wealth which may explain why tho very basis of a free right to own propertywas excluded from our shiny new constitu tion at the insistence of Saskatchewan BIG DIFFERENCE One fundamental difference does exist mind you be ween social democratic and Communist govern Social democrats do not subscribe to he gulag difference not to be sneezed at Interestingly what social democra is likely do prefer was signalled by Cassldy himself when he called for Hoys fellow Journal to censure him for his remarks Group think Is the name of their game which i9 rather filling for a collect I vis l mentality And true too social democrats do allow elections although when they lose power their successors are not allowed to than tinker with the nanny slate theyve created MAJOR POINT But put those points aside The fundamental hypocrisy of the New Democratic Party when it comes to Soviet Communism Is its refusal to fund and favor tho weapons required to keep the barbarians beyond the Elbe Resolutions arc nice but tyrants respecl only force Against Hitler years ago the a predecessor the old urged first slop that man and second thai Canada remain disarmed The party has changed nothing but its name since lis foreign policy Is one of leaving NATO and of neutrality between societies with relative politic al freedom and those with none at all I accept the honesty of their fiupport for Solidarity and perhaps it Is not hypocrisy but just plain stupidity that makes social democrats here unlike some In Europe think Russia is a pussy cat Tiger would bo a more accurate description and a world with tigers needs tiger guns THIRTY YEARS Bird a 1 v- f council for five years was elected deputy reove in Mondays election Mr Bird received voles His opponent CralgReldatsoamemberof council for five years received votes With four men seeking the three council seats electors chose George Cunic who retired as reeve this year William Schenk a newcomer and Walter Latham a council member Brown former councillor was he unsuccessful candidate The election the first In five years for the township drew slightly over per cent of he voters The Smith and Stone staff house on Maple Avenue has been sold to Mr Henderson owner of a Toronto transport business who expects to move to Georgetown this spring One of Georgetowns finest homes It will be kept by the new owner as a year round residence It became vacant last fall FC Wallace moved to the city Beautifully landscaped it Is one of George towns best located homes commanding a view of the valley The house was owned by Mrs Herbert before it was sold to the Smith and Stone firm some eight years ago The arranged the special broadcast on New Years Eve from the Acton town hall which was carried across Canada by Ihe radio network The broadcast tried to show what New Years Is like In a typical Canadian small own and provided commentator Don Fa tenor George Murray singer Bonnie Carlisle and Rugs Gcrows Orchestra while Ernie Packer well known district man coiled off for tho squares TWENTY YEARS Burlington says Wilfred Bird reeve of Township will likely be warden of County In 1BS2 Although the choice of warden will not be made until midJanuary by tho special striking committee of county council Mr Bird Is regarded as the favorite by sources close to county council J Cunningham Of Georgetown Is the 1963 chairman of the Township School Board He was named o he post Tuesday night when the board held its Inaugural meeting In Stewarttown Hall succeeding Clarence Coles Mrs Robert Armstrong Is vicechairman and HE Is the board secretary The new member William was welcomed by he returned members Twohundred and sixty two homes in the lo KO0OO price range will be constructed on the Moore Park subdivision it woo disclosed yesterday The first will be started In the early spring A news release said some neighborhood shopping planned for the property facing Highway and an Industrial area southeast of the CNR tracks and adjacent to the corporation line has been approved by council Christmas and New Years greetings came to Georgetown from all parts of he globe station master Over the holidays telegrams were received and 340 sent out Ireland TEN YEARS board of education officials anticipate a slight decrease In total enrolment In the countys elementary schools In the Wilhthisyearaenrolmentofflclolly set at board officials are predicting a continuous decrease up to Georgetown Market Centre has changed ownership Tenants were notified this week that 31 ownership is vested in four companies Investments Ltd Net Jac Corporation Ltd I I Realty Ltd and IS Properties Ltd plazo the first phase of which was built by Rex when he developed a large residential Industrial commercial complex In Georgetowns cast end was owned by SB McLaughlin Associates which purchased the property a few years ago This year a major addition was made which Includes the new Zellers store Gordons Shoes Image Fashions Coiffure Bank of Montreal and the relocated Erics Hardware Future residents of Chelton Street in Glen Williams where houses ore now being built ore guaranteed a finished road In front of their homes A bond was posted by the law firm of Helson Balnea and for their client who was unnaired guaranteeing the completion of the road Council made the posting of a bond for he road condition for Ihe issuing of building permit Young Georgetown athletes who put the town on map with tending achievements and nationally were the guests of he town at an awards dinner at Georgetown Golf and Country Club Wednesday The dinner and awards night will be perpetuated as long as Georgetown Individuals and earns continue gain sports honors Four Individual presentations were made Wendy Bouskill was an Ontario finalist Tor Bantam bowling honors George Watt was a Georgetown live on the Ontario bantam soccer learn which played in Montreal lob Morrow was selected to coach that team and young Davie Paterson was runnerup In a provincial soccer skill contest ONE YEAR AGODespltc a police warning that Georgetowns loitering problem may worsen as a result council has approved extended operating hours Tor he Games People Play poolholl in the Halton Hills Shopping Plaza A Halton regional police report warning that Milton streets have more loiterers since poolhall and arcade hours were extended there was not taken seriously with council agreeing to lei Howard and Lucia Oram keep their Guelph Street games room open until midnight through the week and until 10 Sundays It was the Orams third attempt to get councils approval McNally Construction Ltd of Georgetown may have lost the contract to build the towns librarycultural centre last June but that hasnt stopped It from making a generous donation to the project now underway on Market Street Builders of the Silver Creek Towers apartments on Park Avenue the firm said it was grateful to Mayor Pete and his administration for bringing our apartment complex to completion after nine years of frustration We vo made money In the town and we wanted to put something back into it Georgetown Chamber of Commerce president Bill Crawford Is optimistic that the urban boundary study in Georgetown will mean some controlled industrial and residential growth for the town in the coming years The citizens of Georgetown are aware of the communitys needs ana they will plan ho said Mr Crawford emphasized that the town must have control over Industrial nod residential development to prevent an imbalance from causing problems POETS CORNER Government Leaders jive leaders gift of brain Let him feel responsible strain So that he within must care He needs gift of knowledge bear 0 with bluff Be a man and do your Thousands of people count on you clean show your true Do plan Tor your own You have power let 11 be known Many wont too long the public If you want to be Today your powers they are weak Li a troublesome They who hold he power of law Mir up tempers for a civil war Too many government Ask the public a selfish goal Only government today Who gel the best of pay We who produce must work for loss They will find who Is boss You need brains and knowledge too Your present ways will never do By Albert Acton