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Then were is noteworthy essays recently submitted to the Georgetown Optimists for an may right Hob Ferguson Allyson Nick Prater Wei It tend and Margaret Zebedee Scott Kline Tom McGregor Michael McCarthy Paul Dave Taylor and Oplfmlit Stan Missing are Kevin Karen Hartshorn Mark Armstrong and Schlrm Freedom our most precious heritage Georgetowns Karen Hartiborn not only won first prize In the Georgetown Optimist essay writing contest She went on to place third in the district with her essay Shell be receiving her prize in Or i Ilia May A Karen Is a Georgetown District High School student who expects to graduate this year The essay topic was Freedom our most precious heritage GDHS student SECTION A THE MP under attack Herald Suit The scene was rem nlscent from a televi sion program in the sixties culled Under Attack Brampton George town MP John McDcrm- fielded questions to a roomful of inquisitive high school students Thursday morning He was the guest of St Georges Anglican Church dropin program called Open Door Like the show Under Attack Mr fielded questions in a session with students in freeforall discussion He expressed his opini on on political patron age tax relief to oil companies Jobs for youth our national debt and other questions He said the Progres sive Conservative Party that independent estima tes say jobs can be created through the governments decision over a very short period of time Mr McDermid talked about why it was sary for his government to cut some programs In different ministries The toughest thing for a politician to say is no he said At present the govern ment is taking in about billion in revenue but Is spending about billion he told the dent To make up the differ ence it will be you and your children that will have to pay he said The MP denied that government employees were paid too much money for their tasks He said that his secre tary just left his office to In their move to give oil take a job for more companies a tax break year in the private willcrcatejobsforCona sector A deputy may make around or budget of billion but a Bell Canada chairman might make a year he said One student asked what his stance was on nuclear arms Our governments policy is no nuclear arms on Canadian soil he told his audience Canada will continue that were all Interested in ending this absurd arms that is going on He was asked if he thought Canada support ed the United States too much Mr said divorce oursel ves from the US Because of geography and with per cent of our exports going to the States there will always hove to bo Interplay he said Land of the tall pine trees By J HOWE Herald Special The land of tall pines is the official interpretation of the name On Sunday May on official tour of the land of tall pines will bo sponsored by the Historical Society This township Esquesing now Halton Hills and part of Milton was opened for settlement in and was a vast wilderness blanketed in white pine trees We have grown considerably over the past 166 years but we still have some pines left to us The Historical Society is offering members and the general public an opportunity to have a conducted bus tour or the township The tour will commence In downtown Georgetown at in the afternoon It will proceed up to and Acton where passengers be picked up at Acton Mews The tickets for this unlue tour sell for pen person and are available from Oxbow Books Main Street Georgetown or from Historical Society president Mark at Brampton Institute elections Watching for frogs By KAY WILSON Correspondent The annual meeting of the Brampton West Womens Institute was held at United Church April 9 Isabel and Doris Sharpc convened the luck luncheon President Dorothy conducted the meeting Secretary Tteo surer Jane Terry recorded the minutes Cont and represen reported a District president Grace Cook as a guest and installed the officers President Dorothy first vice- president Isobel McKay secretory treasurer Jane Terry assistant secre tary Isabel district director McKay branch direct ors Mary Gar butt Mar garet Mae Dixon Isabel u til look after public relations Members were ad vis lhit the M A is presenting a consumer Information program featuring Ontario beef pork veal and lamb at the Junior Farmer Building Elliot Street in Brampton April 29 at There will be a slide presentation and recipe demonstrations Admission is S3 per person Everyone Is wet come Achievement pro grams for basic bak ing are being held April at 15 and Saturday April 27 at 10 am at Secondary School Branch is hosting the Pee South District annual meeting May at St Bartho lomew United Church Road Brampton Brampton West Womens Insti tute is rccogniiuig the year of youth with an invitation to hear Kathleen Brown of Department of Family Studies University of Guelph speak about money matters of interest to young women The meeting will be held at Publ ic School May X wishes By KA1 WILSON The family of Guy Wilson you to help celebrate his 90th birthday at an open house at Nona United Church April from Best only By KAY WILSON Herald f Church womens missionary society meeting is April All are welcome On a still spring night the calls of amphibians can be heard for many miles Their clear calls are said to be true voices of spring and symbolize life renewed The swamps will soon be alive so join in at Mountsberg Wildlife Centre in search of frogs Be sure to bring your flashlight and rubber A mm call women of m Barry D Timttck Chartered 8776948 Excessive taxes were hurling the companies cosh flow making It difficult to invest their money back Into explo ration and expansion he said There are com pa in the Brampton- Georgetown riding that would benefit by a healthier oil industry because they sell products to Ihem the MP sold He told the students VALEfflE CUNNINGHAM RN cm 8776398 specialized nursing CARE INWVI0UAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS POST HOSPITALIZATION FOLLOWUP PAEDIATRK COUNSELLING NEXT CROUP SESSION For Girls Only May 3rd fiitsti 6 kr Regularly 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