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Why do Canadians readily accept frustrating metric methods reader A THE HERALD J Jaaaary IT To the Editor of The Herald The switch metric propos ed In government was to be done in harmony Ihe Untied States Great and Japan has fired ha metric and Margaret Thatcher has opted out New Zealand ralia and Japan art backtrack Ing Then why are we tutting this frustrating costly system forced upon us Government is it mandatory In other words heavy penalties or noncomp liance confiscation of imperial scales and other equipment fines from 1 to KM in months to two years in Jail The cattlemen out west arc faying Put us in Jail Gov is trying to outlaw our Imperial measurements hat have stood the test of time and been used In developing of the greatest tec in the world government taking away part of our lure and Heritage This metric madness is all done behind clued doors by cabinet orders m council with out the input of Parliament when arc matters of this importance allowed without Parliamentary debate They h Internationale is the which less than fiveper cent of world uses Metric does not mean standardisation either For example a ons et- boll from a Toyota will not it a metric metre nut from a Volkswagen brought In from the US pounds will be double- handled to get to Retailers major cost 1 ere well as major coal convert Males which cost be tween 1200 to each Absolute metric mdncss to coat taxpayers million to hectares million to con vert grain elevator terminals retail scale conversion million to convert the dairy industry S3 million for budget of one retail food chain with stores in Ontario only The list goes an and on million has been spent already by a body of 96 bureaucrats In Ottawa with a budget of million per and Just think this will be going on for another ten hired a cook and demonstrate metric to the tunc of each plus expenses on TV shows across Canada All this boggles the mind The new tar Ken neth in a recent report condemns Ottawa for the waste and inefficiency The S I metric is a product of the French Revolution Let get together and it back where belongs or leave to private sector Only one on fight back and jour power Don let them rob us of what Is rightfully ours This belongs to us Write jour Member of in Ottawa Olio Jell nek in Acton and John in Georgetown and forget the stamp Incidentally how many billion Acton Lions letter describes club s local firehall interest Heres what UNICEF collection can do Vial of Life coverage earns appreciation To the of The Herald On behalf of the Vial of committee for the Georgetown Lions Club may 1 thank you your newspaper and your re porter Chris guard for the excellent coverage given the Vial program After reading all of your articles I know 1 do not have Impress you with Importance of this program I am person ally aware of two Instances where the Vial was instru ment in the recovery of victim of a sudden Illness The Vials have been picked up by a number of Georgetown and we are presently making plans speak the of the senior citizens buildings as well as locnl senior citizens groups Once again my sincere thanks for your cooperation John Ma elver Chairman Vial of Life Committee George town Lions Club To the editor of The Herald Every Halloween some young people go their boxes and trick or treat By doing this they help provide basic services for children In over 100 developing countries We arc pleased to report that children of Georgetown and outlying districts raised in 1981 From funds cents will buy enough antibiotic ointment to treat two children afflicted with trachoma 19 will buy a shovel for students use In the school garden will buy two first aid kits to be used In areas where no hospitals or clinics are available I HO will buy a pump for a village In Senegal In north eat Africa Vie would like thank all the students of the schools and church schools along with private organizations that participated In this Our sincere appreciation to the staff of the Canadian Imperial Bonk of Commerce in the Georgetown Market for both their kindness and understanding Georgetown and the rounding areas once again liave proved hey can- about their brothers and sisters in faroff places May we take opportunity of wishing each and everyone of you best for 1981 Phyllis Livings tone CoChairmen License bylaw changes The towns licensing bylaw review committee has made a number of changes to the legislation passed in Bowling centre licences will now cost a maximum of per J car or for the first alley and for each additional lane The bowling centre changes were prompted last November by Georgetown Bowl owner who asked council reconsider the onerous fee her business under the bylaw Arcades will be charged a yearly fee of Other changes Included more clearly defining commercial public garages and major repair centres Overlooked in the original bylaw driver education vehicles will be now charged each Holly Day- raises for lung group To the editor of The Herald The board of directors of Ihe Hal tan Lung Association have asked me to express their sincere gratitude to your newspaper for excellent publicity given our Holly Day This was a pilot project for us and the success of It has helped us a little build up a sagging Christmas Seal campaign Citizens of Ho ton enjoyed buying our Holly and contributed a of continue to appreciate jour considerable support Sincerely Marg Lamothe Holly Day committee Federal contract to firm A federal contract worth 186 has been awarded to Garrett Company or Acton to provide the Canadian International Development Agency with vehicle components the department of supply and services announced Thursday It was one of contracts worth more awarded Canadian companies In week Total valuecf Marian joins Bible college Marian of Georgetown Is current studying at Bible Institute an evangelical and Bible College dedicated THANK YOU Joe and Anne would like to take this opportunity to thank all their customers for their valued patronage over the past 1 2 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