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877 I EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS Estate Ltd Linn muffler king NOW OPEN IN GEORGETOWN 3 Mountainvlew Rd N 8770151 At Speedy You re a Somebody Jrlday June 1 Acton map error bound to hurt Herald Special The fact that Acton got left out when the latest road mops were may be a bit disturbing to some residents but business Improve ment area chairman Ed Wood Is tak it in his stride Whatcanlsay Mr Woodquippcd Wove been done in again We lose our Identity Wl vc been wiped right off the map obliterated Then turning serious Mr Wood he sure the omission will have some effect on the town Choosin sides part The Singers performed repertoire of tonga Friday night before a full house In the John Elliott Theatre drawing on till tunes from Broadway the Beatles Streisand and other as well as a few original number written by memben of the group So successful was the twohour performance that they received a standing Thankvou for the Music reviewed ovation from the audience while the singers concluded their final number for the evening Time lo Take Our Place The song was alio the popular concluding number In the Interna Ion a My acclaimed Up With People our of which and 1111 Kent special guest with the Singers were a part Cantantes contemporary hits earned fans standing ovation By CHRIS AAGAARD Herald Staff Writer Immensely pleased with Ihe performance it had just witnessed the audi John Elliott is good Singers and special guests Janinc Pro use and II Kent a resounding stand ovation The under the uu dreclion of Dale Wood Theatre last day night deftly carried off another had arranged an informal and gave the Can success and program of song for the into a deep pool of modern musical hits most of them in the 1960s and 70s Mr Wood group The arrangement was interspersed with pieces performed by Miss and Mr Kent who recently returned from a world tour with the Up With People musical ensemble Getting info to parents is drug committees task The many hours of research and training for Ihe members of our Drug Abuse Committee chaired by Optimist Ray Martin who is the charter dent of our club and the man res pons c for bring Optimism lo George town is now really coming together This Drug Abuse Com is really an aware ness committee They have tediously worked for many months getting up- todate credited infonna lion on the 111 effects of drugs it is a big Job to gather all this information sift through it and make a program out of It and then to figure out what to do with it The committee wants to OPTIMIST CLUB 1 of Georgetown parents aware of what the abuse of drugs can do while they have the head in sand Likewise they want to the children- a bout the effects drugs have on your body To reach the parents the committee has posted information in various 1 stores around town which they rotate periodic ally They have also published two brochures which are very inform alive and arc suitable for children and adults and arc available free of charge at Young a Pharmacy Ihe library the medical centre and at various doctors offices These brochures are not A Herald of a different community this one from too Aires capital city of Argentina proclaim that country a lnvailon or the Argentinian call the on April 3 front page Terra resident Andy Foley brought aeveral historic of the English language newspaper home from bis recent business trip to Argentina comprising a dally Journal of the that terminated bl Local mans Argentine trip aborted British passport meant quick exit Herald Writer the Falkland Islands conflict gels bloodier Andy Foley of Terra has more and more reason to be glad he a no longer In for Acres Davy company In McKee Ltd ADM firm had been lent to Argentina Feb to Iguatu a town of near Brazil border Aa the political situation commission a water treat- became graver and Continued on page loaded with a lot or tech stuff which people don understand and don t care to read They arc also cartoon Illustrated so to appeal lo the children Many of belter bro chures and booklets are now available at the libra We suggest to any parent or youngster to take the time to read these They are llsled else where In this paper today Nowhere Is ihe slogan An ounce or prevention is worth a pound of cure more true than in drug abuse awareness If we teach our kids the hazards and the long lasting ill effects of the of drugs fust as we teach them what can happen if ihcy walk on thin Ice or cross a busy street without looking etc Ihen surely they won I misuse drugs anymore than they will go out on thin Ice It is our moral tion to see thai this in formation gels lo our kids long before the pushers get lothem With this in mind wi approach Ihe local schools for this is where the kids are every day Many schools to talk about drug abuse Most say we don I have a drug problem Great nobody says they do and nobody wants one You don wait for a kid to get run over before you teach them traffic rules The kids biggest pro blem is peer pressure If you don t do the group you don t belong or you arc chicken So what is wrong with being chicken nothing for In fact we have organized a chicken club In the grade schools of Georgetown Any child can Join for cents For this he or she will get a button a poster and a membership card On this card the definition of CHICKEN is laid out beau llful It goes like this Cool Honest Intelligent Clear headed Keen Energetic Not Interested in drugs It takes character to be chicken Anyone can be a follower and bend lo peer pressure but not every one has guts lo be a chicken It all depends on your point of view to the riff Continued on page It a visually event the theatre the S didn I dress in costumes to dramatize the way the George town Choral Society did for the recent Broad way Beat In fact a more suitable ambience for day night music might have seen the singers casually garbed and breaking song some where in the green or Fairgrounds Park Nevertheless ihe per form once wa relaxlngly melodic Among he old favorites were Send In The Clowns Hey Jude and How Deep Is Your Love Cathy lute contribution lo the Simon and hit El Condor Pass gave song lis character smoothness There is little doubt that Miss and Mr Kent ore seasoned performers They had an immediate rapport with the audience and afl Mr Kent pan on guitar they sang a number of lively tunes and some moving slower pieces The duo harmonizing passed a musical acid eat the ability to send del ripples up the spinal chord Thank you For The Music had room for a number of solos and lions written by Cantante Singer members selves Collett sang her Rainbows composition a mellow pi ceo Jane a Broadway melody entitled A Million Miles Away also a dreamy moonlit selection and she provided the right type of emphasis in the way she handled the song The title track of the evening Thank You For The Music was sung by Brcnda Archer No stranger to stage music Is Miss Archer del the song with her resilient gusto Masterfully steering through he undulating and passages of Nobody Does It Better was Sheila Prouse sister Mr Kenl introduced some of his own writing to the audience which gobbl cd It Up and would have screamed for more had there been time Ho and combined to pro duce razorsharp harmony on Real Test Mr Kent song about the txl of love Suitably enough Singers Joined by Miss Prouse and Mr Kent wrapped up the even ing with Time To Take Our Place one or the numbers from the Up With People tour The group proved once again that they have taken their own place along with the other muchappreciated musical and theatre groups In town I not sure how many people will hear a Hide House advert for example then whip a map to f out where it is and discover Acton isn there he said but It bound have certain amount of effect on the business and the Mr WoodBaldheheardnboutlheomlsaionon late rad newscast and learned that Acton Is to be Included in he next printing I guess we just have lo wait for Big Jim Snow Ontario transportation minister to look after us Gun control debate rages but outside Parliament EDITORS NOTE Few public issue have been a persistent wldeapread and farreaching as has legislation governing the control of firearm Recently a Georgia community of responded lo antihandgun leglalaUon passed for the first time In North Amerl by the municipal count II of Morton Grove Illinois Rennets Georgia town council look exception Morton drove a ban on handguns and passed legislation requiring all Kennesaw to own a gun and ammunition citing con cern or their safety The Ottawa bureau for on Newspapers Including The Herald has a series article an oar own Parliament views on be Issue From the Ottawa Bureau of Thornton Mewl Service A majority government approved Canada a exist gun control legislation In but since then debate has continued outside Parliament Controls were introduc to quell public alarm over a rising number of violent crimes occidental deaths and firearm relat Incidents which peaked In The number of homlcld by shooting declined steadily from until 1980 when they increased from per cenl in 1979 to per cent More than per cent of all shooting deaths In i860 Involved standard long guns but 31 per cent were blamed on hand guns which have for decades been restricted weapons Consultant have also reported thai the use of firearms In other violent crimes has been Hunting accidents and result of since the mid 1970s deaths have also been sponsored hunter safety prior to introduction of the declining since the late train ng programs control legislation 1960s apparently as a Continued on page MAYOR QUICK ON THE DRAW Mayor Pete Joined Margaret to choose winner In the Classic Paint and Wallpaper draw held as part of the business opening day festivities Karen Harrison a Wllion Court Georgetown resident won worth of wallpaper to claim first prise Second priie was awarded to Street resident Julie Varricehlo and consisted of a worth of Benjamin Moore Paint Lea Bunion RR2 Georgetown won worth of Han worthy wallpaper and fourth winner J Melykuty of Irwin Crescent In Georgetown picked up ten rolls of Serenade Compliment and four rolls of May fair wallpaper Photo submitted A mom in need There got to be someone out there willing to do a good deed for a mom without transportation A mom needs rides twice a week for her small child to attend daycare classes cither In Georgetown or Milton The days are flexible Any two days the volunteer driver is free No mileage costs can be offered If you re diiv ng that way anyway why not call Public Health Nurse Sandy Murphy or Halton Helping Hands nator Barb Stevens 1177 LAST CHANCE TONIGHT are still nesting high and low on the Georgetown District High School GOIIS stage Medium Madame played by student Cathy will again be using her powers draw the dead wives of a non believing author back cause Tonight lail of two evening performances being staged by the Young Players of Georgetown drama club To catch threeact comedy by Noel Coward called Spirit come early to buy ticket before the p m show In the school Ticket arc only Herald photo by Branch