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THE HERALD Wednesday Jane Page LETTERS 30 years ago Mary Evans was the valedic torian for the graduating class of Chapel Street Public School on June 9 when the class members of the Home and School Association and teaching staff attended the graduation banquet in the Legion Hall A draw partly held on behalf of Holy Cross Church in Georgetown was won by Bliss Catherine Sedge of Scarborough The draw was organized by Our Lady of Church in Scarborough with a grand prize of S3 600 Tickets were sold locally by the garden parry committee of Holy Cross Church The Georgetown Lions closed their year on June 16 1959 with a combined induction of officers ceremony and ladies night at the Legion Hall it was announced June 2 when the club held their regular dinner meeting Named cochairman of the upcoming af fair were Clarence and Dick Miller 15 years ago A strike by 50 outside workers was averted when the Hills town council agreed to a proposed contract agreement offering the workers 45 cents per hour over the next year Coun GW McKenzie noted that in the agreement the town would increase the wages of a laborer cents per hour from April to October l when another five cents would be added Halton Board of Education trustees described certain books from a suggested textbook list for the elementary and secondary schools as trash controver sial and disgusting The board agreed last Thursday to withhold their final decision on the 10th for two weeks to allow each trustee a chance to study the list for problem books One of the books listed was Catcher in the Rye The Ontario School for the Deaf hosted the North Halton track and field meet last Thursday Com petitors from seven public schools in the area battled for team points as well as individual prizes and at the end of the day Centennial Public School in Georgetown came out the overall winners 10 years ago The Historical Socie ty was in the process of having a book published on the- century rural living in the area The author octogenarian Violet Brownridge started out to write down a few things about her childhood on a farm for a friend who wanted to read it to her children The project grew a bit and she completed fifty pages of manuscript Ian Clark only led the and 3000 metres events for short spans of lime in the OPSAA track and field championships but they were at the right times as he ended up winning two gold medals Members of the Communica tions Workers of Canada union who are employed by Bell Canada were on rotation strikes for higher wages Union members were out picketing the Bell office in Georgetown early In the morning but union representative Walter Short said the largest group of picketers would be outside the plant in Brampton 5 years ago Fourteen local men left Pearson International Airport In Toronto to represent Georgetown in the world famous Jasper relay race in Alberta The 14 locals will join three friends in Calgary completing the man team that will tackle the mile race route beginning at noon on Saturday Thanks to the generosity of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 120 Dave Power was a sponsored member of a Canadian wrestling team that toured in the United States Thursday Dave met with Legion members Lloyd and Norm Ward to accept a cheque for to cover bis expenses Roads need review Kells Korner Donna KeB HeraMStafl I can see why a roads committee was formed by Halton Regional councillors to review what seem to be haphazard speed limits on Driving across the countryside on the weekend I found that the speed limit ultimately has little to do with how quickly people travel Sharp whips and curves are taken at while neat stretches of clean road are given a plodding limit This makes no sense Alf Spence argued last week that a tract of road on Ninth line near Glen Williams should get the speed reduction suggested by Halton Hills engineering staff but be asked that a wider stretch be considered The toad said Spence is in poor shape I will attest to this The road is cracked bumpy and narrow It does not have any shoulders But nonetheless town councillors say it should remain at There Is another dimension to this A man living in the Ninth Line area who wanted a severance for his property was recently refused the severance because his entrance would be put in too dangerous a location If any element of the severance applica is altered the application must begin the approval process again But this same stretch of road considered too dangerous to allow safe access onto the mans proper ty is safe enough to travel at 80- a speed limit reserved for areas where there are no or few residential dwellings and where there is safe travel In most weather conditions There have been too many serious accidents on roads in North Halton Most of the fatal collisions in Halton Region this year took place in Halton Hills and Milton But speed limits are not to blame according to most accounts If the money isnt there to make amends on roadways that have speeds of 80kmh but get people travelling over the allotted speed limits then reviewing the roads is a fine idea And though it may seem a Regional councillor from each municipality does not have the ex to make engineering dec Halton police Regional fie sergeant Ken Bonham will be there with the roads review com mittee to offer his expert input The group will also be Joined by Regional engineering staff It may seem like taking the situation into ones own hands for politicians to expect changes in the speed limits where they deem fit but it is an interest that those who cruise around the roads in this Region and there are many who do will appreciate in the months and years to come John McCauley will be missed Dear Sir Anyone who came in contact with the late John McCauley feels a great sense of loss His untimely passing away has impacted on those who knew him or those who beard of him He was a person of great character Who can forget his dynamic smile which disarmed many a disgruntledhockey player and his quiet tone of decisive words Georgetown and indeed all of Canada and the United States have been fortunate and richer for knowing John because he has touched the hearts and souls of many through his integrity hones and helpfulness He was not a person to shy away from a pro blem His invaluable contributions to hockey and lacrosse have been written about in the media but enough can never be written on John McCauley the man of princi pie the man of decision making the man of wit the caring man and the man who went out of his way to help others In his quiet in unliable way He was a friend to many people on the North American continent He was approachable never hesi in hearing what others had to say or in making a contribution to some worthwhile I remember on one occasion we were raising funds for the Holy Cross School creative playground John and Ron Finn brought back a specially autographed hockey stick by Buffalo Sabres prolific goal scorer Gilbert Perreault The stick and hockey pucks from several NHL teams were auction ed off and thus helped the Parents Association to attain its goal John will be sadly missed by his family and many friends He has blazed a trail for all to follow We must accept this challenge and ac cept thetorcb which he has passed to each and everyone We mourn the loss of a great and wonderful friend We extend our deepest sym to Irene his family his relatives and his friends TomRamautarsingh Founding President of the Holy Cross Parents Association Support annual shrub sale Dear Sir On May 1989 the Glen Williams Town Hall held its annual shrub sale thanks to Sheridan Nurseries This sale has been held every year since when the hall went through a badly needed renovation Since then the hall has promoted various annual functions in the Glen eg Canada Day and the Children s Christmas Party As well the hall has been able to support various other ven hires such as the group committee obtaining equipment for the children playground and the ice rink in the Glen Williams Ball Park The hall has played a very lm portant part village life since its inception back in 1871 to the pre sent day While there have been changes in format for uses of the hall the need for it has always bee there Were it not for people like Sheridan Nurseries the hall would not be able to function at alt Why Because the cost of maintenance on an old building is enormous to begin with Part of the proceeds from the shrub sale go toward maintenance of the town hall The town hall is used by many groups for a vanety of different reasons The rest of the proceeds together with other fundraising efforts Is put toward functions that are either given or supported by the Thus I think it behooves us to remember what a good corporate citizen Sheridan Nurseries has been to the village ail these years Not only do they support the fun efforts of the GWTH but in the process they have beautified the Glen with quality products Nurseries Thank you Sheridan Sheila M Willis Shrub Sale Coordinator Glen Williams Town Hall BIA helps Acton flower Dear Sir Folks passing through downtown Acton will notice some changes this week Summer flowers are often taken for granted in towns but with support from the BIA Business In Acton and assistance from Fnzzell Electric the Acton Horticultural Society has been working very hard to provide a nice showing of flowers to brighten up Acton this year Power poles and planters will be sporting an at tractive selection of annuals for everyone to enjoy Though the Horticultural Society has hardy volunteers who planted the planters and most importantly will be maintaining them through the summer residents are en couraged to help protect the planters from vandals and gar Everyone s efforts will keep Acton looking great for residents and our tourists And please remember the Garden Contest anyone from Ac ton can enter Forms are available at the library and anywhere you see the posters The June meeting of the Acton Horticultural Society features roses The guest speaker will be Jim Koegler from the Rose Garden at the Royal Botanical Gardens Come one come all Tuesday June at Acton Knox Presbyterian Church Thelma Kessel We want to hear from you The Herald wants to hear from you If you hate an opinion want to express or a comment to make send us a letter or drop by the office Our address is Guelph St Georgetown Ont L7G3Z6 All letters must be signed Please include your address and telephone number for verification The Herald reserves the right to edit letters due to space limitations or libel Avoid those beaches in summer Weirs View By Ian Weir The wonderful thing about sum mer Is that its the only time of year when I can feel truly smug and virtuous about leading such a healthy lifestyle The thought came to mind the other afternoon as I sat in the shade of the ol local nursing my third pint and reading a newspaper article about the perils of overex posuretosun Look at that I murmured showing the article to the Bartender The doctors warn us and warn us and yet there are still people out there sunbathing Al shook bis head mournfully Madness he agreed helping himself to one of my cigarettes Dont they care about their health Okay granted I should try not to be too self righteous about con demning people who spend the summer at the beach since Ive been known to indulge in one or two unhealthy habits myself I occasionally start political arguments with people who are bigger than 1 am and I used to get up much too early in the morning Still I ve always known instinc tively that sitting on beaches is a terrible misguided activity even in the innocent old days before doc tors started warning about the dangers of skin cancer Admittedly part of my aversion to beaches arises from strictly private reasons Studies indicate that 50 per cent of the average persons total lifetime exposure to ultraviolet radiation occurs before the age of 18 In my own case the percen tages are a little different about per cent of my total lifetime ex posure to sunlight had occurred by the age of This was the age at which my best friend Richard McDonald shamed and betrayed me by developing muscles Loss of innocence is a terrible thing particutariy when it in volves the sudden realization that you are the before picture in the Charles Atlas ads In short this was the age at which I first understood the fun damental pros and cons of going to the beach The basic pro Is that you get to look at young women in bathing suits The primary con is that they get to look back In any case I like to think this early experience helped me gain a cleareyed and objective view of beachgoing which is that going to the beach is a singularly silly ac tivity ranking right up there with power lunching and javelin catching Lets be blunt Lying motionless for hours on end under extreme heat is not really normal and pro ductive behavior unless you are either a French Legionnaire awaiting orders to proceed with the ambush or a Big Mac awaiting purchase There are also the logistics of the thing Sunbathing involves pack the car driving to the beach finding a parking space unpacking the car and finally hunting for an unoccupied piece of ground an awful lot of time and effort just for the pleasure of getting sand down your shorts And on top of it all there are the environmental considerations Put it this way a fortunate few can enhance the natural beauty of a beach by lying on it in a bathing suit Most of the rest of us have much the same esthetic effect as a small oil spill In short you can understand why Im always delighted to come across newspaper articles which warn me to stay away from beaches for the sake of my health Ah summertime The season to knock ou work early slide quickly down to the pub to avoid those lateafternoon ultraviolet rays and then bead home In the cool safety of the even ing to barbecue large quantities fatty red meat A guy Just can ton careful