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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Hal Hills Established A Canadian Newspapers Company Limited 1 Ontario J TAYLOR Publisher and General Manager BOB LIGHT BOURN Advertising Manager A HERALD January IBM LIVES ENDANGERED False alarms tempt tragedy Its a warning not to be dismissed when local ire department officials ex press concern over false fire alarms in apartment buildings Halton Hills largest apar complex the Silver Creek Towers in Georgetown has seen firefighters swarm around it a number of times in the past three weeks Officials believe the false alarms are caused by vandals Regardless of the cause though the bound of fire alarm bells is common enough in the halls of Silver Creek that most tennants barely flinch con that the superintendent is already attempting to cut the alarm off and there is no danger Thus if and when there is a real fire at the Towers or any other apartment building sub ject to false alarms human lives will have been placed in jeopardy because of the childish thoughtlessness of some prankster its a point about which children should be coached Bishops economic critique shows scale of discontent Ditch demands rapid action Ottawa Report From the safety of apar tennants to the safety of neighborhood children parents have an important respon sibility in teaching their youngsters safety precautions We have no doubt that the town will act rapidly regarding the drainage ditch brought to council s attention Monday night Pour feet deep in places and filled with water during I run offs the ditch running through a residential neigh in Acton is one big temptation to unsuspecting children While the means of en sunng safety around the ditch should be left to the experts namely the town engineering department we hope that a lack of readily available funds cited Monday won t prevent virtually immediate action on the ditch As it stands storm sewers which would replace the ditch are in the works but scheduled to materialize for a while yet Engineer Bob Austin suggested that several thousand dollars might be bet spent the interim to make the ditch shallower How shallow must a creek or drainage ditch be before it becomes harmless With all due respect to the engineer and those responsible for our annual budget restrain ts this might be one project best expedited The storm sewer work has to be done eventually maybe we should move the schedule up a few years Stewart Ottawa Bureau of The Herald Regardless of what one might think of Roman Catholic Bishops becoming directly involved in the government a economic policies it a a clear Indication of the depth of discontent that envelopes the country For the bishops to have Issued such a provocative paper even 10 years ago would be unthinkable What the eventual fallout might be both within and without the church Is anyone guess The disagreement over the bishops Ethical Reflections on the Economic Crisis began the moment the paper was released and this will no doubt continue for months to come While Cardinal Carter of Toronto squirmed tably over the actions of his bishops the Anglican Primate Canada extended a hearty round of applause to the Catholic Initiative Letters to editors across the country suggest the divisions cross all religious and political lines as many criticize tho headlong plunge into economic activities while others take aim at the committees alleged left leaning viewpoint Then there are others who applaud the bishops on both counts FUSS EXPECTED The bishops obviously knew they would create a fuss when they Issued their report some have termed It a manifesto because of the way It crlUclzes current government polltlc- The report Is unprecedented In this respect While government policies place a priority on fighting Inflation the eight member committee of bishops cites unemployment as the No i enemy And with some phrases that could easily hove come from New Democratic Party Leader Ed the bishops accuse the government of fighting their economic battles on the backs of workers Working people the unemployed young people and those on fixed incomes are Increasingly called upon to make the most sacrifice for economic recovery for it Is those people who suffer most from layoffs wage restraints and cutbacks in social services says the committee s report At another point the bishops say that the rights of workers are more important than the maximization of profits There is no question about the report being a highly political docu ment BEGIN DEBATE It doubtful whether anyone would agree with everything that is In this starchy critique of the government economic policies and it goes without saying that most members of the Trudeau government won t be seeking autographed copies But It certainly provides a positive response to that televised plea from the prime minister for more public participation In the economic debate In his serialized to the nation on the economy last October the prune minister urged Canadians to begin a dialogue on the economy The Roman Catholic bishops have clearly done that And by doing so with such sweeping criticisms of current govern ment policies they let us know something about the extent of our economic unhappiness The eight authoring bishops are bright individu als and when they lead the church directly Into the political arena they must have had a pretty dear Idea of public opinion Letter from the editor Judge must settle score before matter sorted out Paul Dorsey Promises promises Just thought Id like to share an one that Just about everyone can Identify with Its one of those attempts by a company to personalize its form tellers by inserting your name here and there In the of pre printed text so that you come to believe you re special or something This one came from Canadian Family Publishers who are running one of those Readers type sweepstakes that each and every one of us may have already won I never get junk malt like this without recalling the magazine cartoon showing a humanized hot dog pulling his mall from the post box Sure enough there an table offer complete with typo graphical errors You may already bo a the envelope tells him Anyway the package from CFP was ad tressed to 11 Herald Automo tive Editor 45 St Georgetown not kidding Inside was a mock stock certificate ostensibly worth a million dollars with the largetype Inscription Pay H Herald One Million Dollars It had a series of Continued on page As Derek Nelson Queen Park The Herald Let us be clear that there are two separate If Intertwined questions at Issue in the strange goingson sur rounding Provincial Court Judge Reid Scott And we need answers to both Originally Scott was the second Judge to hop onto the bandwagon of people using the new constitution as a vehicle for pushing all kinds of partisan viewpoints Provincial Court Judge William had disqualified himself from a case until higher courts ruled whether the provincial government a control of judges pay and pensions contradicted the Charter of Rights call for an Independent Judiciary If the Judiciary were not indepen dent the right of an accused to a falr and Impartial trial might be Jeopardiz ed he suggested Scott then Joined the parade by going a step further He refused to hear any more cases at all until a higher court ruled WANT MORE Interestingly provincial court judges are currently involved In a dispute over pensions with the they want more money and a Supreme Court ruling could help them in that struggle Still the Issue Is straightforward enough Are provincial court Judges independent enough under the new constitution to give accuse persons Langdon wont hear case Brampton Judge Kenneth a George town resident third provincial court judge to disqualify himself from hearing a case because an alleged lack or the Independence required under Canada new Charter of Rights Like Milton judge William who set tho precedent last month Judge adjourned an Impaired driving hearing last week after being challenged by the defence The Ontario Supreme Court was scheduled to consider the matter yesterday Tuesday required to decide whether the Judges rclotionshlp with the Ontario attorney general office constitutes a lack of Independence and thus an inability to hear a case Impartially Family asthma course The Lung Association a family asthma program resumed Saturday at the Georgetown District High School Indoor pool If you re Interested in enrolling your child for structured swimming lessons physical conditioning and relaxed breath log at no cost call the Association at 827 The sessions under the medical direction of Dr about yggifitijh Flood protection Rlvtrbnnks homes adjacent to MPP Julian Reed dam off Regional Road 19 near Nobel Street In are to be protected against flooding by a 1 Credit Valley Conservation Authority pro ject Ontario a natural resources ministry last week announced approval for a contribution to the construction of a low hill and drainage to divert capacity flows from the Reed dam spillway financiers With financial management a key interest to all farmers it only fitting that the agricultural should launch a 4 financial management club starling Feb at he office If you re IS to 19 take an interest in tho club s full roster of events and activities Call B7823H Fellowship meets Halton Hills Christian Women Fellowship holds Its firs dessert and coffee meeting of 1963 next Tuesday Jan IS at St George Anglican Hall from to 3 Judy of J and M Books Ltd Beaulieu of Colours for All Seasons will demonstrate a new fashion coordination concept and Elisabeth of Brampton will provide the music Cost Is Nursery facilities are available Reservations can be made by calling B774158 Deficit reduced The projected 198283 budget deficit for North Association for the Menially Retarded was reduced from to at a board meeting In November Because of the remaining deficit altered by forecasts for the balance of the fiscal year emphasis is being placed on fund rnls and increased donation support Among recent fund raisers were two dances which together raised thanks to police of cere and the Newfoundland Club of Georgetown World Youth Some young Canadians will participate In the 1983 Canada World Youth exchange program now In eleventh year of placing to 20year old cltliens in foreign centres for up to seven months at a tune If you re Interested In learning all about crosfrcultural communication by working in community projects abroad let the organisation know by Feb IB Write Canada World Youth Davenport Rd Toronto M5H 1L1 fair and Impartial trials Wails of anguish from the Attorn ey General ministry bring no sympathy from me The Ontario government was a leader In Imposing the constitutional charter upon us In the first place It Is simply living with the conse quences of that decision But there Is a second aspect to Scott participation In this affair that goes beyond the const question that will after all be decided by higher courts in the near future WHAT HAPPENED In a radio interview Scott used for an example of the need for ence an Incident where be said he was approached by a cabinet minister about a case And that Is an entirely different matter Provincial government guidelines published in 19TB state no member of cabinet except the Attorn eyGeneral obviously may communi cate wlthjudgesaboutinaltersbefora them In their courts Although the moat recent publish ed reports Indicate Scott Is what happened he now says I was an Incidental conversation at a cocktail party that t good enough Scott must name names and give a written report of the event to the AttorneyGeneral office MUST RESIGN If a cabinet minister did violate such specific guidelines he must resign Former Solicitor General George Kerr had to do so when he tried to help a poor woebegone constituent In 1978 an action that prompted the guidelines In the first place On the other hand If Scott was exaggerating to make a point then that too should be made clear and the cloud that now hangs over the whole cabinet lifted Certainly the AttorneyGeneral a ministry has taken Scott a charge seriously Perhaps It even flew a police officer to California to Interview Scott about his allegation Strangely Scott considered that visit Intimidation In fact the visit Is barely he beginning If Scott charge is valid it is more than time for Mm to stop delivering damning Information In tantalising dribs and drabs Was there an improper action or not Then we can all return to the constitutional question Scott and Sharpe have raised THIRTY YEARS district school burned to the ground early Friday morning and pupils have been routed to another school two miles away for the present Destroyed by fire was Union School 3A and No Chlnguacousy where chlldr en in he Terra Cotta and Union districts receive heir primary ion The cause of the fire t been determined It was first noticed by neighboring farmers at 30 a m and had made such headway that no calls were sent for fire brigades Only the stone walls are standing and every thing else was lost In he fire except the teacher which was still standing in its usual place There will be no disruption for the pupils who with teacher Miss Jean are being bused to No School two miles away This year enrolment has been 14 TWENTY YEARS must make a concentrated effort this year to attract Industry Mayor Jack Armstrong said at he inaugural council meeting Monday as he began his seventh year as mayor He said he Is going to recommend the establish ment of an Industrial commission Anticipating mail delivery before the end of the year he said It will be necessary to erect street sighs and this will be one Item on the year a agenda Town clerk Clarence administered the oath of office to the mayor Reeve Doug Sargent Deputy Reeve Walter Gray and councillors Garfield McGlIvray AlfredSykes Ern Hyde Fred Harrison John and John Elliott TEN YEARS AGOHeeve Anne McArihur of weathered a threatened upset Tuesday afternoon and was officially elected warden of county confirming the election Dec In the twoway race with Reeve Ric Morrow of George town Warden McArthur won by a twovote margin In nominating Mrs McArthur Reeve Leslie Preston said she bad the necessary experience and was Ihe senior member of council ONE YEAR the second weekend in a row high winds and unstable weather conditions through out Ontario slowed or shut down commerce forced school buses of the roads and encouraged residents to remain indoors The weekend cold snap coupled with winds reaching at times up to kilometres per hour may have contributed to a power failure Saturday night which left half of Georgetown and southern Esqueslng without light and many homes without heat As winds whisked the limited snowfall Into blinding gusts and hazardous drifts and temperatures to degrees below zero police were forced to direct traffic at the Mounts and Gueiph Street Intersection in Georgetown because and traffic lights had blinked out with the power failure POETS CORNER Life Unlearned I reflect on life In a simpler form When cares were less and next to nil I was young and had many thoughts unborn I had my own free will We all grew older and with our age Responsibilities came more to Making us wiser we emerge from our cage To conquer new problems we pound and abuse We re all older now adult who deckle The outcome tor next year balancing and breaking Our opinions changing Countries who ride A lot of we re wrong In what we re making So we mail depend on the children la long Their less complicated states may right our wrong By KELLI FITZGERALD student Sunrise The eastern sky lights in fits and starts first an old woman rouge the flame of a candle a touch of and ochre multicolored fingers on a bine canvas The new day fall of surprises nonetheless dependable eternally fresh sometimes unfriendly but always there Praying forms Hand with outstretched hands reaching out to tench and welcome the offered grasp of a bright new day In the mowing By MARLOWE DICKSON