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Paget YEAR END Wednesday December IMS Water restrictions invoked residents were asked the Region to restrict the use of theti water Two weeks ago residents to voluntarily rest rid watering their lawns with houaca watering their gardens on even calendar daya and houses watering on odd days If dry weather remains and reservoirs can keep tug fast enough may enact mandatory water restriction said Halton a Manager of Water Extent Operations Vlnce those firms achieving at least 90 per cent on time delivery with no more than two defects in Items delivered over o month period Park residents may have found themselves a new home About 17 acres of land lint east of the northeast corner of the Sixth Line and SJderoad may be where the 30 families living in the trailer park will call home Trailer park community association chairman Roger Ferryman said the land own ed by Hank and BUI is prime location Two suspects held a Georgetown Main Street jewelry store owner at gunpoint Friday and demanded worth of Jewels police say Store owner Gale said a man and woman claiming to be browsing walled until the store emptied and then ap proached the counter pulling out on 11 Inch revolver Varum Canada In Georgetown has become the first Blue Ribbon con tractor in North America designated by the United States Army com muni cations electronics command The award Is given to The walkway between Irwin and Dawson Crescents will not be closed Town council decided July IS that In creased lighting and a garbage can is the best way to halt vandalism and an social behavior that were reported problems in Ihe walkway Developers the Meagsn subdivl in Glen Williams will have to take a second look at storm water drainage before they start to build houses Council wants Developments who are building a subdivision on the east side of between the Eighth line and the Ninth in Glen Williams to agree to review and Implement possible storm water solutions before It approves the final drainage plan the summer of 1988 hottest on record and sent scurrying to find relief from humidity Some found getting into the swim of things was the way Farmers ravaged by drought S by DONNA KELL Herald Without irrigation equipment and with the critical time for cash crops approaching Hills farmers are losing money in the worst drought since 1949 Com Producers vice president Frank Anthony said last week From an Ontario perspective the loss of money from com alone is million for each day it t For all crops combined the loss Is million said Mr An thony himself a farmer with acres of cash crops in corn and hay Grain corn led to livestock ana us In the manufacture of I dlf ferent products is reaching a crucial jwriod according to Mr An thony Stalks normally reach a six foot height are measuring under the height meter stick If we don get rain for two or three weeks It may virtually wipe out grain com said Norm farmer and- president of the Fed of A grlcul crop Insurance you do a whole year a work for nothing he The price of grain com a com us ed for starches cereal livestock feed prints dyes garbage bags adhesive and sucrose the sugar found In sodas has almost doublet since last year A bushel of corn la for fin to up from but year a bushel list price You Since GEORGETOWN CUSTOM CAR SOUND Right DOW If you wont to buy com you pay a high price if you can get It but the people uho own the corn the farmers are not rushing out to sell it said Murray a farmer soulh of And scenario or dary is not much brighter Hay fields nor providing food for local cattle and nay for export may not vield a second cutting In this season which usually produces three Hillings growths of hoy Our second cutting is to be very poor It could bo as baa as per cent of the normal yield said Sir Hills grain tropi ja also suffering Oats barky wheat for pastry art severely affected so Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and lis a very serious I nation There has been no rain since May she said Were getting to the stage where it may be loo late to save the Most Jill Is fanners have no Irrigation equipment to iter the crops because It has never been necessary We ve never had to before said Mr Brownrtdge And Irrigation Is costly and therefore out of the question for farmers said Frank Anthony He added that his farm soil Is dry for Serving You Since 1979 HANDYS two to three feet below the surface We need two or three Inches of rain over a period to get a real benefit When lata these kinds of conditions the ground so hard that a fast rain Just runs off he said And the drought Is not Just parting on Hills It been described by Frank Anthony as a continental problem The scary this drought Is that It extends Calgary to Ottawa and as far south as Georgia What usually is a regional problem is happening all North America he said Mr Anthony farm recently shipped bales of hay to troubled American formers Normally export volumes other countries would be much higher he said Saskatchewan farmers arc colling this draught the worst since the Dust the mid 30 said Bill Mr Anthony added that the drought will have long range Impact on farmers right into the winter of and will probably affect con sumers next year he said Agricultural representative Phyllis MacMaster agreed The lack of moisture will severely affect yield and revenue down road She added that the soil I caked and cracked and thai sunshine and heat are further drying the already parched ground day as a film crew moved In to shoot opening credlUof the production AUTO Serving You Since 1979 Major Minor Repairs MID St Georgetown 8771687 Serving You Slnca 1981 COBBAN SEBVCESLTD Sinclair At 8772273 Serving You Since NORTH HALTON STOVES 38 Stewarttown Rd STEWARTTQWN 8773954