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Headed for a fall Home Newspaper of Haltort Hills- Established A Division of Canadian Newspa pets Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetow 3Z6 Ontario DON BRANDER Publisher and General DAVE Editor Phone 8772201 CARLS1NKE Advertising Manager Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday July 1187 Labor of love The men and women behind the scenes at the Georgetown high reunion certainly earned their from happy former The tasks leading up to the 100th birthday celebrations were immense Putting together a team of workers and keeping them going over a twoyear period is an enormous task for volunteers Then again any high school reunion is a success when it brings former students and teachers together for a good gab to recall glory days and that 15 minutes of fame were all allowed to brag about But the centennial reunion since January has been fill ed with special events and special opportunities to welcome former pupils back to the fold Its been a great homecoming whether people remember the curling bonspiel golf tournament the musical revue or the art gallery exhibit Timing the event with the entertaining Art in the Park gave a glimpse of how much our arts com munity has grown over the years The reunion planning didnt go unnoticed by many Only a few could not help but realize the countless hours of volunteer work that helped put together a proper welcome for returning graduates To Tom Beer and his team of coworkers its just not enough to say thank you However what made the event so meaningful for the organizers we suggest was seeing so many smiling faces Thats the ultimate reward the ultimate thanks and the best way anyone from the reunion could have expressed their thanks Reason to butt out Pressure is on the Halton school board to enact a regula tion forcing smokers in schools to butt out With good reason It seems every where you turn another business or government body is banning smoking on its premises New research into the dangers of secondhand smoke is prompting more people to react to what theyre seeing as an infringement on their rights There is reason for concern and reason to react Teenage smoking is on the increase Recent Canadian statistics reveal that over 20 per cent of teenagers ages are regular smokers The board has taken steps to improve the situa tion A committee has been set up to study the feasibility of banning smoking from all Halton schools A list of social service health union and government staff will be represented But if the Halton board bans smoking it should be done fairly and equitably among students and staff We feel student council reps should be asked to sit on the committee Students will be most affected by any ban and they more than anyone should be consulted on just how the board plans to carry out a ban Some considerations to be made are if there is a school ban on smoking should staff be allowed to smoke anywhere in the school if students cant will there be any clinics available to both staff and students will the board implement incentives to persuade staff to quit the weed will the board beef up its contributions towards educating students about the dangers of tobacco When this smoke free committee meets in September we hope it takes great care in considering the best ways to persuade students not just staff to curb their smoking habit This battle wages on for on issue of drinking and driving happened while hey attend ed 9 December symposium on impaired driving The convention at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto gave them an armload of statistics to lake back to school for group But more than anything the girls were overwhelmed by the stories of parents who were at the convention They told about how their teen sons and daughters had been killed by drunk drivers The message was a chilling one Heather recalls We came back brain dead she said Three years ago John Grant was voice in the wilderness Interest rates had fallen from their high At 12 per cent Dr Grant said they still had a long way to go When they started creeping up again he said It was Just a bump He was right Longterm rates bounced two percentage points paused for a month or so and then began a two- year slide that Would take them down five points Grant is chief economist at Wood Gundy Now he Is out there calling again Interest rates will fall another three percentage points by the end of next year he predicts If hes right longterm bond yields could slip below per cent By Business We would be back to where we were In before soaring oil prices spurred a- decade of galloping inflation Thats not all This would happen without the economy slipping into Editors notebuuk Drinking and driving tragedies dont take vacations And neither do programs available to make the community aware of alcohol related accidents Heather and McMillan two students at Acton High School have been hired this summer to talk to people about drunk driving Funded by the Ministry of the Attorney General they were chosen along with other students from across Ontario They will be involv ed In a program called Arrive Alive Geography teacher Keith Black told the girls about the program He was the one who originally asked Heather and some other students to start a Students Against Drunk Driving group in Acton The 17 and 18yearolds are all smiles after being accepted Into the six- week program which started recently You can believe theyre en thusiastic about the program too Id like to keep it going longer says you cant put a deadline on it Theres no time to stop Obviously the Ministry has found the motivated messengers Its look ing for The two had to write an essay competing against hundreds other IS- 19 yearolds By talking to them you can understand Just how committed the girls are to their cause Were try ing to reach as many people as possi ble says Heather Drinking and driving Is dumb Its so simple to stop and to get rid of the problem The duo admits to a turning point HEATHER he convention the message became even more meaningful for Heather and They hosted volleyball game between the students and Halton policemen and raised RIO for SADD A symposium of their own was held by SADD with guest speakers at the Acton High School The convention in Toronto gave the girls the nerve to go up and speak lo groups said Heather With their grant the students will be invited to speak to clubs service groups the media and anyone who wonts them to talk Theyll also be setting up booths at he lone road Mall and Eaton Cen tre in If youd like to have Heather or speak to your group call recession Borrowers would see their debt burden shrink Investors would clean up on stocks and bonds And companies would flourish creating Jobs for our growing work force Dr Grant a studious looking man In his late40s bears little resemblance to the wildeyed pro phets of old Yet most economists believe rates hit bottom this spring Michael Man- ford he boyishlooking chief economist at Merrill Lynch Canada agrees Inflation is picking up foster than people expected Mr Manford argues Interest rates will fall a bit this year but then drift upward throughout By the end of next year they will be at least a full point higher than they are now he says The argument turns on Inflation While Mr Manford thinks it Is creep ing back Dr Grant thinks the recent is just the ghost of excesses past Mr says the next two years will be a scaleddown version of 19781860 a textbook business cy cle ending in Inflation Interest rates will rise and growth will slow It really never Is all that dif ferent Grant disagrees Demand for money determines its cost and de mand Is slowing he argues Con sumers business and government are borrowing less This trend will continue next year Signs of resurgent inflation can be traced to the low S dollar which makes imports from Japan and Europe more expensive in the North American market Its delayed Inflation from previous monetary sins rather than something that signals the beginning of a new Inflationary cycle Dr Grant says Rather policymake keep the economy moving If your mortgage or GIC ia coming up for renewal you will want to know which of these gentlemen is right Its difficult to believe inflation will pose a serious problem this year or next But if the suppliers of money the lenders think It could they will hold back from the market forcing rates up Financial markets often an ticipate inflation that never materializes If interest rates fall as low as Dr suggests how long would they stay there Surely such low rates would spur demand Remember the economists are right rates could fall again In If Dr Grant Is right they could be headed up again by then You decide NOT WILL HE YOUR mi mebsmge Citizens forum Not buying national defence policy Dear Editor Canadas Defence Minister is in or a rough ride If he Intends to hawk vision to Canadians The centrepiece of the Defence White Paper a fleet of nuclear at tack subs represents a radical departure from Canadian traditions of international diplomacy Mr Beatty is banking on selling this ap proach to Canadians Theyd be better off buying For almost a year now Mr Beatty has been on the warpath literally He has warned of Soviet submarine Incursions in coastal waters never mentioning US submarine Incur sions in Soviet seas He has attacked the Canadian peace movement as And now In the White Paper he warns of an adversary whose ex plicit longterm aim Is to mould the world in its own Image with a pro ven willingness to use force to achieve political objectives No hes not talking about US subversion In Nicaragua Chile or Libya Hes attempting to stir up an tagonistic Cold War sentiments among Canadians Mr Is trying to ride a wave on this issue but may well wipe out A Goldfarb poll commissioned by the Toronto Star reported in late May that per cent of Canadians the purchase of the nuclear Canadians oppose cruise missile testing here by a margin Over is million Canadians live in WeaponsFree Zones For a nation that has been asked to tighten Its bell foregoing expen ditures in and D child care farm But beyond the political liabilities what kind of vision is Beatty selling And specifically what war Is he planning to fight and with whom We cannot prevent nuclear destruction by keeping Soviets subs at bay in waters Ballistic missiles from Soviet Typhoon subs can hit their targets from a distance of km so keeping them out of coastal waters protects us not at all Only negotiated arms control and disar mament agreements can buy securi ty for a world balanced on a hair trigger The Defence Minister is trying to sell Canadians on his questionable world view and the hardware to back It up But it doesnt seem likely that Canadians will buy It Yours truly ThcUhelmer President of Operation Dismantle Ottawa Canada Backing Dr Ford EDITORS NOTE The following let ter wii filed with The Herald for publication Mr Marc Administrator Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Dear Mr Ford is my doctor and I felt It my obligation to speak out on his behalf I cant express enough what a tremendous doctor he is I know that during my stay In Georgetown Hospital all I heard for him was praise by patients staff and other I chose Dr Ford to be my doctor for this very Important occasion In my life as he came highly recom mended and still Is Since going to Dr Ford I wouldnt want anyone else He made the birth of our child a wonderful experience for both my husband and myself It is a great concern to me how a doctor of his statue can have his Reunion memories Dear Friends Centennial Celebrations have been a ringing success It was a splendid demonstration of the love and devo tion we all have for GDHS Could you be so kind as to drop me a few lines about your experiences and thoughts re the Centennial Celebrations If you took pictures I shall be delighted to get a copy I am collecting collating and writing a record of this most auspicious and eventful weekend for posterity and future yearbook editors Please do this as events are fresh In your minds Thank you for your cooperation Tom Ramautarsingh Editor GDHS Centennial Book Pictures commencement pro grams etc will be returned as soon as they arc sorted out In your opinion QUESTION What made you decide la come back to Georgetown District High School to attend the centennial What brought you back AVIS CLAYTON nee McLean IBID My children went to this school too and they had the tame teachers I wanted to see If I could see somebody knew I have seen quite few mother needed a ride over here MURIEL SCHENK nee Spence IMS I came back to see all my old classmates DEBBIE nee McLellan Curiosity To see how everybody has changed I com bined two things One to see the reunion and to see my family everybody and to see the school and to see all the changes 30 years ago Three schools presented their Silver Medal awards to students at graduation ceremonies Monty Hyde Nellie Barbara Jenny Tenhagen Joyce Fleming and John Guyett won for high academic standing Donna Brock Dawson and Michael Brown also won for showing the most progress Dr Berry of the Ontario Water Resources Committee told council Monday that a new sewage disposal plant is needed In Georgetown The present one Is overloaded Georgetown High School students revived the schools yearbook Challenge after years Frank and the schools newspaper editor Marilyn Souther were largely responsible for the resurrection theDook Georgetowns soccer team mauled the St Catharines team 7 to last week High scorers were Freddie Allen and Hans Koch 15 years ago Georgetown is preparing to celebrate its anniversary this weekend Most of the festivities will take place at Cedarvale Community Centre under the direction of Mayor Bill Smith Limehouse has a successful grand prlx road race on the weekend Bob won the A open and Bonham captured the win for Stock Appearing The Centennial Boys Softball team won their ball tournament Saturday against School Pitcher Jeff Haines pitched 15 innings and allowed only 3 runs Other team members Include Glen Vlnce Lefcbvreand Ron Mr and Mrs Vera Rankin are the newest residents In Ballinafad They have moved into the house across from the McEnery farm years ago Council will go ahead with its pro posal to build a library on two acres of Cedarvale Park They have chosen to ignore a petition from Georgetown residents Two op ponents have approached the On tario Municipal Board about the site Betty Fisher and John Ferguson will go lo the OMB hearing representing the signatories Mark Parr of Pucks Canadian Circus will come to Nerval the mid dle of July Jim Robertson of the WayJay Club will host the event The Interested Citizens Group opposing the BradleytoGeorgetown high voltage transmission corridor has asked an Ombudsman to repre sent them Ruth of the North Meals on Wheels Is appealing to the public to help the organization Mrs said the meal service for senior citizens Is losing four cents per meal 5 years ago An intense rainstorm early Tues day morning dumped three inches water on Georgetown A large part of Maple Avenue was washed away The Sixth Annual Bill Smith Chari ty Golf Tournament raised over for the Cancer Society Bill Smith and Art won the tournament with a score of Georgetowns Sara placed 15th overall in World Gymnastics competition held last week She was the top Canadian at the competition held In Texas Fortyfive gymnasts from Russia China Japan the United States and elsewhere par ticipated Poets Corner NUMBER ONE If friendship packaged It would bear the label Pat It would have the scent of heaven nothing more sweet than that Thanks for caring and all the time you spend Youre very very pedal my worlds greatest friend Marlowe C Dickson RR It Ontario LOG1A0 than mickeys bands Time islets important thin the moment It measure Time lithe net that all the fish that swim this boundless a Marlowe C Dickson Ontario NO NEED Growing older gives you an abundance of memories some good same dreadful Growing older diminishes need for remembering Marlowe C Dickson ft Ontario