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Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday July 14 ju the HERALD Home Newspaper of Ha I ton Hills Established 1 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Street Georgetown PAUL Publisher and General Manager PHONE 8771201 DAVID Advertising Manager Mill Rural refers to way of life There are a couple of stories in this weeks Herald which arent likely to draw much attention from our urban readers but we would be remiss if they passed on without further comment After six years of beneficial community work and solid academic research Universitys Rural Develop ment Outreach Project RDOP came to an end with some frank advice for municipal decisionmakers Make room for a larger rural voice in regional planning and start showing a more committment to the Survival of the rural lifestyle the area Nothing seems to underline case more than the ongoing dilemma about noise picnics and parties at the Croatian cultural centre south of and at Actons Canadian- Yugoslavian recrea tion centre on Highway 25 These are two bitter serials in which more longwinded chap ters were hammered out in council Monday night True to form there remained unsolved problems at end of the evening A complex issue surrounds affairs at both centres- Does neighbor have the right to regularly infringe on a more quiet lifestyle to which another has become accustomed On the other hand should the quiet neighbor have the right to tell celebrants across the fence how and when they can use their property As author of a leaky noise bylaw which failed miserably its maiden voyage through court earlier this year and as an interested party in the STAFF COMMENT- centres frequent applications for liquor licences council has been drawn in to arbitrate in these conflicts between neigh bors Next week the town will unveil its longawaited draft of a new official plan which will encompass all of Halton Hills We hope there are some toothsome land use policies contained in the document Although the town may run the risk of being accused of inter fering in the use of private property councils in volvement in the centres noise problems must come to a firm and decisive end Too much valuable time has been spent rehashing issues attributed to weekend festivities at both centres time which might have been more worthily spent debating at length other items which nave cropped on council agendas over the last year Attaching conditions to liquor licence ap plications to prohibit the use of public address systems and amplifiers are merely bandaid solutions and unless councillors have a firmer base from which to make their decisions the noise issues will crop up again and again The and its offshoot publications Ruralities and The Invisible Giant which scrutinize rural concerns have gone to great lengths to show planners that rural areas are not simply vast tracks of spar sely populated land more correctly researchers have determined rural refers to a way of life Policies affecting land use in the rural area must keep that in mind Hollywood north By Chris at Beverly Hills mansion 11 a getting late The last guest at a party to celebrate two of the years finest movies left about an hour earlier but the host of the evening a young and already world famous prod tor has re mained in a chaiselounge waiting for something Like a call from Canada It comes two later and before the film virtuoso has a chance to say Hello the other party has plunged into excited conversation Is this Steven Spellbound Mr Spellbound you dont know me in fact nobody knows me But Im a very powerful man up here in Nelson Eddy country and I think Ive got an Idea for a new movie a film that could really help us out a lot up here Got a sec Got a match Spellbound thought as he pawed at his Jacket for another match Finally as he lit the and exhaled he said Okay shoot Its a great great idea Mr Spell- hound the voice from the wilderness continued I think it would make a terrific sequel to that thing you did this year except this time it will have a distinctly Canadian flavor Well Why PET Spellbound asked and for a moment imagined he could hear caller shrug expressively And why docs It have to have a distinctly Canadian flavor Well the caller continued Its my Idea and I need It to scare the hell out of belligerent Canadians you know shake up a bit the spendthrifts Look is no problem Ill Rive you carte on this Ive got a bottomless pit from which 1 can borrow Spellbound cocked an eyebrow at this expansive proposal Some of this makeup stuff we used r UFO film costs a lot of money he the caller from Canada espec ially in your currency There wouldnt be any need or an elaborately made up space creature Spellbound was told But I need something horrible chillingly insensitive a monster totally unlike the one 1 developed for this summers film Where Im going to ploy the lead role the caller Interrupted and again Spellbound thought ho could hear jacket and shirt In a sudden shrug Now listen You wont even have to hunt for a producer Ive got one here and his names Allan He hasnt done too much film work before because welt hes just a little bit short sighted cant figure out what a scene will look like in the long run Maybe you should help him in the editing room too Allan never knows what to cut and what to save When the caller offered Spellbound a few federal civil servants to help out on the set the famous director tumcdhlm Timings Important in any product ion he explained Cant have anyone sitting around doing nothing Darn the caller said theyre the ones I want to scare the most The caller was persuasive Spellbound admitted to himself three days later as his plane touched down In Ottawa There was chaos at the airport and he found out later that his luggage was bound for Shanghai But I m not going to Shanghai he told the reservations clerk at the Air Canada desk She levelled htm with a rabid gate Hey who the hell do you think you are talking to me that way Sure youre like all the rest of them think you can run up and down on our backs with baseball cleats Just because were only getting a six per cent pay raise this year Well let me tell you something turkey An constable moved in to up the row tripped over Spell bounds accidentally opened his mail Spellbound finally reached the Pari lament buildings after taxi ride in which the driver refused to pay the premium on his American money He got lost In one wing someone named Joe dressed in designer Jeans tryed to give him direct ions but couldnt and it took an hour before he arrived at the callers office to look over a lucrative film contract Everything seems to be In order It was caller speaking while be uncorked a bottle of St Catharines finest So they toasted the new deal and a bullish fellow named Allan latest producer recruit slapped everyone on the back and promised to do everything over if the film didnt work out the first time Suddenly there was a thunderous and Spellbound wns surprised to sec a hinge peg plunge Into Ihls glass speaking thai vine a megaphone demanded My god business associates cried In despair Its we THAT Pot By Stewart MacLeod Ottawa Bureau of The Herald Regardless of how Finance Minist er Allan imposed his wage restraints on the public service there would have been an outcry of protest But a little consultation would have helped Such consultation is not one of the governments strong points whether it involves organized labor big business or provincial premiers There is a tendency for the federal government to make its own arbitrary decisions and only then express a willingness to sit down with affected groups to discuss the consequences The process does very little for socalled cooperative federalism On the other hand organ lied labor has not gone out of its way to encourage such cooperation The giant Canadian Labor Congress often appears to be speaking more as a political party than a representative of workers and since its spokesmen arc generally bitterly opposed to the Trudeau government you gel sense of cooperation from this side This wos apparent the day after the budget when CLC President Dennis McDermoit was on national television referring to as a son of a bitch NO TALK Apart from displaying an unnecessary rudeness McDermolts remarks also indicate just how the lines of communication between the government the CLC have broken down There is virtually no consulta tion and there is obviously fault on both sides Had MacEachen sought the co operation of labor before imposing his stringent restraints on public servants it is highly unlikely he would have been successful From the beginning most labor loaders made It clear Ihey would never agree to the government fighting inflation on the backs of workers But even though agreement was well night impossible to achieve Ihe consultative process Itself would have been worth the effort it would almost certainly lake some of the militancy out of the reaction But instead of talking with labor groups the government threw them a surprise by announcing that wage increases in the federal public service Crown corporations would be limited to six per cent this year and five per cent next year rumors had forecast restraints but unusually Involving figures of seven to per cent Its difficult to quarrel with the action Itself The government clearly had to set some example in keeping down inflation and the federal public service is the only major personnel pool directly under fin control a time when some million Canadians are out of work a six percent limit on salary increases is probably not too high a price to pay for relative Job security A good many of those 1 million would gladly settle for such a And with such restraints on the federal public service Its likely that private sector will adopt similar guidelines This will inevitably help to bring down inflation So there is no quarrel here with what the minister has done Its more with the aloof arbitrary way in which It was done just like Prime Minister Trudeau timing of his meeting with the premiers The fact that no agreement could be expected Is beside the point Since its acknowledged by virtually every one that the budget process Is as much psychological as it is practical why wouldnt government at least make an effort to get the cooperation of public service unions If nothing else It would have helped to modify the militancy of the reaction and eliminate some of that rhetoric about this being a declaration of war on workers But for reasons that remain obscure the government seems blissfully unaware of the fact that consultation and cooperation requires a twoway effort Critics say Millers budget opted for favorable poll Queens Park By Derek Nelson Park Bureau of The Herald Whom to believe Just why did Treasurer Frank Miller choose to remove some exemptions to the retail sales tax than raise it to eight per cent on existing Hems Liberal Finance critic Pat Held says the answer can be found In a poll taken in late 1980 by the government It asked which of the following revenue raising alternatives would you prefer in principle raise the sales tax from seven per cent to eight per cent or leave sales tax at seven per cent but extend to items or services currently untaxed Of the respondents per cent favored extension rather than a raise the latter choice appealing to only per cent Thats why Miller did what he did Held said Miller denies this logic noting the poll was In 1380 which is prior to last years budget not this years EASY WAY He told the legislative committee looking at the sales tax changes that going to eight per cent would have been easier from an administrative view- But It would be wrong economic The sectors of our economy that are hurling most are bit ticket items such as and appliances A raise In the sales tax which would for example add to the cost of a cor would have further damag ed consumer confidence and would have hurt sales he suggested Moreover he has a philosophic defence for his decision In the past decade more and more items have been excluded from the sales tax by various Treasurers including Milter himself The problem with this Is that the perception of the ax was gradually changing from that of a tax on retail sales to that of a tax luxury Items or noness a Is ho said BAH MOVE But that was never its intent If perception of the sales tax as basically a luxury tax continued to grow the hate of the tax would continue to shrink since someone can make an argument that practically anything is essential to he said Also Important he thought was to look toward consumption taxes like the broad sales tax for increased provincial revenue rather than production Should wc further tax goods as refrigerators s loves and furniture and make employment difficulties being experienced In these Industries worse or should we spread the burden to other consumption items he MILLERS CHOICE Obviously Miller chose to remove the loopholes His case for doing so is persuasive as is his preference Tor sales tax changes over income or corporate tax changes during a time of recession But one has to wonder whether Miller would have been allowed the option of removing exemptions rather than going to eight per cent If there had not been a poll showing a majority favoring such a choice The Progressive Conservative government lives by polls almost totally so In the view of opposition politicians although the art In polling is learning how to read the results properly From the furor the removal of exemptions has produced It appears didnt ask the right questions this Haltons History from pur files Arbitrary decisions do little for cooperative federalism THIRTY YEARS AGOThe store established by Bob Harris Iwo years ago at Stewart town has been purchas ed by Ken Wilson of Toronto Mr Wilson took possession Ihls week and moved into the house in which Ihe store Is located yesterday Mr and Mrs Harris will live In town in her fathers home Mr Fred Mr Harris was employed by A E prior to going into business for himself and before that he worked at the Shoe Company The new owner formerly lived on Glencolrn Avenue In East York and was employ ed as industrial chemist with the National Carbon Company Mr and Mrs Wilson have three children and are Anglicans The new business will operate under the name Wilsons Grocery TWENTY YEARS AGO Delinquent water ratepayers suffered from councils get tough policy Monday when the town works crew acting on instructions turned off water In homes of those who had Ignored requests for payment arrangements Originally planned for Friday deputy reeve Hunter told council Monday night that a weekend of grace had been allowed and all delinquents contacted once again Of the people notified Friday less than a dozen still stood pat and were penalized Monday TEN YEARS boom year In house building was 1968 according to figures at the building inspectors office when single family homes were built The number of houses built each year has varied from the 196a high to a low of 12 for both and 1961 The figures reflect changing financial conditions throughout the years and the affect of the Arrow demise on building for over five years The number of single familj dwellings over the last 15 years Is A scarcity of residential lots within the town will bring house building almost to a complete stop ONE YEAR AGOThe provinces housing ministry has given the town grant for core area studies in Acton and Georgetown The money added to another provincial grant of for studying redevelopment possibilities In the communities maximum amount allowable under the government program Conducted simultaneously the core area study aimed at establishing planning policies in sections for the towns official plan and the redevelopment study could help Hills get additional funding to help and preserve the historical character and shopping viability of the two Main Streets in addition to the provincial funding for the studies the town has also committed about to the study program POETS CORNER Hope Have you ever walked alone at night Fell chilled with tears chasing one another down your cheek The worlds empty place when you dont have someone to hold Have your thoughts ever tricked you Believing love Is nearby and finding all the lime It wasnt The wished upon stars fade as wishes do Ob God lake me home to Tolo I get ihe were In Kansas anymore Through the wind and storm We find ourselves alone And Tolo I get the feelin not In Kansas anymore Were on a golden road In moving picture Chorus Oh dont It feel like paradise Oh how could be so nice But at least Ive got company Cause Tolo Its you and me And here we go I gel he were not In Kansas anymore But all I want to know Is how do we gel home Totom found our way inside Our time is almost gone yet It seems its juit begun Cause 1 wanna go home 1 a go home I wanna go home I wanna go home Song by PARKER AH9 student Train wreck Georgetown Tralnlffreck In the days of steam wreck wis between Highway bridge and the station There are some people today who can remember ihe place of location The train was on Its way the water supply was low It stopped at the water tower refill so she wouldnt blow This train was carrying cattle of danger had no fear The flyer was heading east speeding close and near Caboose man heard whislle screaming very clear He looked and saw a Light heading for the rear He left the caboose then ran very much In fright Then she truck a sudden blow crashing all its might Engineer and fireman they were stunned with shock It kept pushing on the wreck thought It would never stop Box cars buckled smashed and tossed about Dead cattle lying there crushed and flattened out Moaning bawling cattle could be heard it sure was hell Those surviving cattle were taken to the nearest farmers There was no loss of human life as as I know Railway men cleaned up the mess to other trains could go Railways those days were kept In shape Schedules were changed by some bad mistake By Albert Brooks Hills