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the georgetown herald wednesday july 20th 1940 the georgetown herald serving- the communities 6i qbukoktown glen williams norva1l kjuknoosk iiobnby stewarttown abhqrove baixintad terra cotta subscription roto 2 50 o jeor single copies 6c each advertising rates quoted on application walter c biehn publisher and editor mary h elcvin associate editor oarileld v mcgllvroy staff tcslle m clark doug caldwell corey hcrrtngton jr lbs herald la printed each wednesday afternoon nt the ouloc m main jttirmt georgetown authorized as second class mail post oiflco depv ottawa members of tho canadian weekly newspapers associations and the 1 ontarlff qucbca dlvijlefn of lc cwna the editors cbrrier how acton feels in order tp give readers an idea of how the publish er of the acton and milton newspapers views the high school district question we reprint an editorial which appeared inthose papers last week perhaps readers might have a misconception about the fewlings which at times would seem to exist between ourselves anelstour neighbouring publisher we can assure them thattrte feeling is not at all personal we ha c convictions about the location of a central school which are in op position to those of mr dills l the same time we can appreciate that it is every mans right to spi ale as he be lieves ancf we do not tor a moment question the sincer ity of our corttemporarv nor his interest in striving for better education s in all arguments iomeqnc will win and while we feel that our position is r the proof will be in the final decision of the central board which in turn must have the endorsement of a majority of municipalities before any action can be taken mean while from time to time we shall continue to editorial ize on the question and shall keep our readers in touch with other opinions by reprinting them in this column here is mr dills editorial headed j he reason ing back of our stand at the risk of becoming monotonous we again in ject into our editorial columns that contentious ques tion i he high school district in north halton the news columns give a report elsewhere ot a meeting held in stewarttown and since we have consistently been an advocate of the central school plan as opposed to other plans we desire to state brielly as possible our reasons for adherence to this plan for one high school in the centre of the district as opposed to other sugges tions that have been put forth in the first place a central school of course can only mean one established in the centre of the district to be served two straight lines drawn from the four corners of the two townships of north halton show the centre of this district to fee just north cf speyside at the meeting last week it was argued by mem bers of council and financial advisers that not one of the urban cejitres of north halton was in a financial condition to issue the debenturesfor the erection of a central school we agree with that statement no one at the meeting argued contrary to that opinion csques- t iownship financially and geographically is the logi cal location for the school our first reason for a central high school wa of course better educational facilities and a school of sufficient size to give advantages comparable with those offered by city schools and those schools established in the south end of halton county i hen there was the consideration for rural pupils in equal balance with town pupils it is no more hardship for town pupils to travel a few miles than for country pupils to travel equal miles to school all should have equal advan tages regardless of home location our reasomngalso was broader than the needs of high school and we viewed with concern the public schools in north halton particularly in milton and ac ton since these are the only towns in the north halton district both have overcrowded andrather old school buildings each must acquire more space almost im mediately both towns have financial problems includ ing payment and installation of sewers to consider for milton we hoped the public school would ac quire the preesnt high school building at moderate cost it would give the space necessary for kinder garten classes and the teaching of manual training and household courses in public school forms that are now being conducted under very unsatisfactory conditions our educational outlook was for all milton children from kindergarten to high school graduation for acton we envisioned the taking over of the present high school building for public school pur- i poses 1 his would give the required classrooms of good construction to fill the need until finances allowed an entire new modern public school it would provide rooms for the teaching of manual training and house hold courses in the upper grades we hoped for im proved educational facilities for all the children from 5 years to high school graduation we presume georgetown has had similar growth as in acton and milton and is faced with the same prob lems but since they had chosen to stay out of the dis trict we gave no thought to their problem we have travelled the road pretty regularly on which speyside is located for the past five years per haps more regularly than anyone else in all kinds of weather and often at night under worse conditions than any school bus would be called upon to operate weve walgliarl all die argument for and against the central school plan and in a give anil take spirit forgetting all 1uns soi 1h i l il ii smith stone 19 le- hloin fetrcer locnl prejudices we find the balance largely in favour of the school centrally located on highway 25 near spey side further argument might be found- in theimprove- mont nolv being done on this road and the fact that it will be in first class condition long before any central school could te completed we have no quarrel with those who view the prob lem in another light it hat been dravvn to our attfcntion that we are stubborn and our attitude in not urging con struction of another high school at acton is nqt under standable we have ertdcavoured to present ourreas- oning as concisely as possible our nils lffs ill ways 1v been for better education of all the children of north 1 halton and- our hope has been- that local prejudices would be forgotten to reach this higher goal- pot pourrj a visit last week from the sales 1 axinspcctor made us rviad all over ngain not thdft wo have anything against the inspector for he was arriost considerate in vestigator but if reminded us that each year we are charged by the dominion government the sum of two dollars or the privilege of charging h per cent sales tax on all printed inatj r rtiinuftctured in ogr plant and for collecting this from customers and remitting it to the qepirlmc nt of itfonal revenue not one cent do we receive lor this and m tact wt lose mom v on any bad a count for sales ti ult hi c harged and remitted on these jj wi ii lvtln s nfie tokc n the governme nt cou49 rharge i liusi ssm m i ik inn fi c for deducting and remitting emplovti ineeime ta and unemployment in- suranc e i amu rs in bruce c ountj jre eonscl rably moti toitiinali llim thosi around ci orge town where lu k of ram tins spuria hampered all giouth a rela tive vho 1 unii in tl northi in countv tells us that ex cept lor pool hiv tin r t ot his crops an qcile normal lie in w pump station loiatid it lilt foot of main stiei t at georgetowns new source of water supply re quires ajargt r mani to carry the water for distribution to the town and this nnk the street from church street clow n has hi n loi n up it one sidi- while the n w pipes ire taid n important dt- oision will he made it a spi eial inciting of coimfv council this ivening when tin- body will cli ciil wlu tin r to continue to maintain a joint i louse ol retugi with iil ountv or establish a separati burnt in halton ri eve jack armstrong and di putv ri m jim goodie t arc strong supporters of the latter idea and have bei n propounding it for some time at milton i he liquor store qui stion is lime h in the fore these dav s rton council has requested one and we understand milton is also trjing to get one in the countv town while d org town merchants have peti tion d the council to asl for the establishment of a store here some turn ago wi wrote an editorial on the failure of the thrte i oronto dailies to be news papers in anv sense of the word during the n cent federal elections all three went out of their wav to distort the n ws and to colour each page with their editorial opin ions it wasn t even subtle and a wave of revukion is noti d throughout the wi kl press at the tactics adop ted i reedom of the press is we say again not licence and it is time that someone with the proper knowledge and funds starts a newspaper in i oronto which will do a straight job of reporting it s refreshing to have a fi uctgomg on in tin paper jii which the editor is nortn volvtd kut we suggest that stiamboat and art call off tin softball lialtli 1m tore people im gin to take it too ser- louslv controverv up to a tertain point makes life mor4iiteiesting but can hi tarrnc too far robbs lvrugs is the latest maui street business to get a face lifting and jack c unmngham is hard at work installing a complete new store front this week page 8 directory or j burns milne xray dental surgeon georgetown phone 80 dr dliffqrd reid lds dds uen1ib1 phoriq 410 fopcn evenings e georgetown elmer c thompson i insurance sejivice tire auto windstorm j c p ituilwoy and allied slcammilp summer excuhsions i phone huw or j gcorcetown nielsen the cltironractor orugless tfbersgisi 38th year ot frraetica lady attendant mom tues frl 2bpja wed al- 25 and 0tj pan over dominion store gcorgetownr-j- phono 1b0m 0mtf m lever arid h0sk1n chartered aecoitotahta successors to jenkins and hardy 1805 metropolitan rildg 44 victoria street toronto el 0181 j leroy dale kg j m sybil bennett kc 1 i j mill strcet hamsters and solicitors t cjloriitowi phonejo h lancdon and aylswortb l an i his and solicitors notaries public kcnretli m lancdon gonrfietown maelntie alsuorth ba acton mltbl vokiuagf money to loan offices fuy theatre hid mill st phone 88w gcorkclou ii cooper bldg phone lou acton frank petch licensed auctioneer prompt service phone 391 georgetown p o box 413 consult j a- willoughby sons f comilijl keal estate stkvice head orrice toronto 150 yongc st ad 0805 cltjr and country homes 1stms and small acreuas industrial and buslnesa properties tom hewson la your local representative phone 332w 7 monuments domestic aixi toreign granites besi alid blast equipment for cemetery lettering oranceille monument works orangevihe ont dr c w sayers dvm guelph street opposite armstrongs garage phone 11 radio repairing we specialize in this worlt 16 years experience 3 sarfurd son phone georgetown 34w j monuments pollock campbell 62 water st north g a l t designs on request phone 2048 inspect our work in greenwood cemetery times change but nature doesnt c hthcuhim tumrett mci glen willi in s 6till m uiiuiin their liold on llrst pliec in ttie me ri s ifttill leikuc eicli hawnk muii li games to ilitc on moilla chiltinham bittled the 1 inns to m hb s in and gil n willopccl sniltli v stone last i l iii hi in nil mi lin i mini mil nice v s ucck jllh in ill i r kimc otliei niwil scores eluring tin week war al- lions liancc 14 mcieiowijlcn 1 i le ijuui j mi iiluwch n inn in il iti is w l t ii i 0 11 j ii i i i 3 4 1 j 6 0 pts 16 16 r 7 9 i i the need for protection against loss from fire and windstorm always exists walter t evans company insurance service the log cabin georgetown are you preparing for that nice holiday soon dont dread riding in the old bus because it rides like a lumber wagon call5q9w georgetown shock absorber service j and have them checked or replaced with new ones intermediate ladies softball in- georgetown park tuesday july 26th oakville georgetown monarchs game starts at 715 pm support your georgetown team w kitchener upholstering now is the time to have your chesterfield suite reuphol stered completely rebihlt for as low as 8900 ob one week service phone 643 or 9w georgetown o for prompt and efficient service in general haulage work call dickenson haulage also guelph building blocks chimney blocks partition to cement bricks washed sand washed stoe phone mr3 georfeloi or mmtt