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v t t rust firm food chain bank corning to town fyutecnfltoumndbew r a ants ftod property development leted for georgetown last wee by i bruce mclaughlin president of metropolitan helton develop menr company toe rfrm which has purchased the majority of bex tfeslops delroe development holdings in georgetown hosted a fathering of haltoo and peel officials at a fecttmnftchjiiguaeouiy cou ntry club on thursday 1 1n hla speech which followed clmghtin dealt with the future develop ment o both counties and str- eseed that they should remain an entity rather than swallowed in an enlarging met rotoronto the company has been operating in peel for sey era years and to currently dev eloping burnbamaale wdods and burnhamdale terraces a 140aere industrial residential commercial subdivision in tbe bloarand dixie road area terming georgetown the hln gepin of the southern ontario latighun population of 27000 developer s prediction i being w megopous he cited the town s newest industrie general fire- proofing and easex cabinetmak era as leading the way to an expected industrial increase border brokers limited will soon open an office in george town in order to better serve existing and future industry with respect to their customs needs he said we are going to nave another major food store a trust company and an other branch bank mr mclaughlin sahl he expec ted mayor gibbons will shortly be ble to announce the addit ion of several other industries negotiations are well advanced he said vrtth a manufacturer of home components a chemical company and an electrical man ufacturer and distributor he stressed that his develop ment group is not a transient we will be heavily engaged in leasing commercial and ind ustrial properties on a eat basis he said he dealt with regional gov ernment end the necessity for larger government units in ar eas where common interests ere interrelated he warned that if conflicting briefs are presented to the plunkett commission another metro toronto situation could arise where regional tnent would heimposed by higher authority i suggest that through unity of purpose peel and halton can meet the problems they face and avoid becoming a dormit ory for other metro areas specifically mivmclaughlln reposes a metropolitan peel area with north halton and gajrcuta- joining tfels twenty years later this would be one of four metro areas between oshawa andffamuton he pre dicts over double the present 230000 population hy 1930 and one and a quarter million resi dents 35 years from now the southern ontario mego- polis has resources particularly fresllwatexjrhjch ensure it be coming one of the world s greap est urbanised areas he said while the niagara area should eh have co lanfuse ssjhe fruit basket for the entire prot- ince he urged clvm leader wbttj ton and peel not to drift into the future but to unite in a common goal rather than be taken over by another area mr mclaughlin was introd uced by his law partner donald fraser as a graduate of parfcu dale collegiate who after army service returned to school welve years later and graduat ed as a lawyer in 1962 credit resident he practices law in cooksville ads that fay xou can place an ad in the herald ctesafm pages by afmoint trrphh buying or telllitf the herald is when yen will find the results you georgetown herald the home at ewspppe r or georgetown and district printing publishing the georgetown heraldf has served georgetown end dis trict as printers and publishers since 17 offering the best in fina printing and news c astthorbed as second class malt post office dapt ottawa and for payment ef postage bi cash g ontario thursday february 17th 1966 5 oo par year single copy price- ten cant smith blasts the budget ikes town standstill others criticize but vote to hold tax line a financial budget pared to maintain georgetown s tax rate at 7546 mills for a third year drew majority if nnenthuslas- tie support from councillors on monday severest critic was cr bill ivtsmith who said he could not condone a budget which is go ing to make the town stand still hetermed it political manlp t t4tf to ensure reelection of some members of council and he pointed to a number of things which would be possible this year for town equipment an extra three policemen continuation of a program of storm sewer installations and additional rec reation expenditures while admitting that the bud get is tighter than he would like to see finance chairman era hyde termed it a good one which could end the year with balanced books if every depart ment head cooperates requisitions from appointed boards have had to be cut he saldy as well as every depart ment within council s control council faces a 22000 increase in public school and 21000 in high school costs an increase of 25000 in the police budget and an 18000 deficit from last year from purchase of industr ial land from delex is this really what the peop le want asked cr smith we can t play santa at the expense of many of our resid ents who must live on fixed incomes said cr harrison dont like this budget either but i realize we have to hold the line and set a rate which people can afford to pay maybe there was some polit ical manipulation last year too when you ended the year with an 18000 deficit cr hyde told cr smith cr hyde said he is not worr led about dropping extra police men for the town is equal or better in manpower to six nel ghbouring towns police chairman young said he would try to get along with reduced staff but pointed to the difficulty when a majority of tight budget no frills hold mill rate at 7 546 policemen are away a day two a week in court he expres sed doubt that a police building could be built this year as the town faces debentures for a wa ter tower and iron removal sys tem with costs increasing and revenue the same i can t see how we can end this year with continued on page 14 pipes skirl haggis toasted as scottish poet honoured terms georgetown the hinge pin in forecast megopolis georgetown mayor joseph gibbons and bruce mclaugh lin president of the metro politan halton development shake tands while phalfon mpp george kerf looks on during a reception for helton and peel commun ity officials in chinguecousy golf and gauntry club lest thursday night mr mclaugh lin made public his ideas for the future of the two coun ties in which georgetown plays a large part the metro politan helton development company recently purchased almost ell of the georgetown holdings of the delrex dev afopment co below mr anestie of the metropolitan halton firm s new george town office discusses george town s role with donald fra ser mr mclaughlins law partner as they inspect a map of rapidly developing area on which georgetown s location is identified with a huge hinge pin with the skirl of the bagpipes echoing around the room the lome scots the legion mem bers and their guests celebrat ed the birthday of the great scottish poet with robbie burns night last friday in the legion hall a hundred and seventy guests watched two lome scots pipers pipe in the tradit lonal haggis which was addres sed by sergeant hamish hay of the lome scots the immortal memory to the immortal bard was delivered by rev kelvin johnston who briefly sketched the life of the ploughboy poet from his po verty stricken beginning jan 25th 1759 to the height of his fame when he was feted by ar istocrats and high society he likened him to the writer of the psalms who spoke the hebrew people since bums a scottish nationalist spoke for pet cat fire victim may have been the culprit a pet cat the victim of a 3 000 fire in a bairstow cresc home thursday may have been the reason for the blaze in the opinion of georgetown fire bn gade chief erwm lewis the fire burned a bole in the living room floor consum ed a chesterfield and caused heavy smoke damage through out the home of mr and mrs don black 14 bairstow cresc the black s pet cat was erely burned about the face and chief lewis said it was the burns to the cats face that made him suspect it may have touched off the maze by c mg an an externum wwu tff said it had not been very close to the origin or the fire or it would have had lots of chance to escape harm both mr and mrs black and their one son were out when the fire occurred the alarm was turned in by a neighbour who noticed smoke at about 4 45pjn firemen had to don air packs to get at the flames through the dense smoke and intense heat which had built up in the bouse the remains of the chester held dropped partially through the large hole in the floor the slacks are staying with friends while the damage being repaired the scottish people similarly he compared him to dickens as a writer who used his talent to draw attention to the social in justices of the time i zone commander dave capp- erauld toasted the lassies jrhile mrs doug westlake resj ponded with a toast to the lad dies in keeping with the theme jimmie meekison sang scottish ballads accompanied by rev kelvin johnston on the piano two young dancers miss ann ness and master kirk brush in complete highland regalia per formed some of the traditional jim meekison also led the audiences in a number of popu lar scots songs after the meal prepared and served by the legion auxiliary members there was modem dancing and a number of scots dances such as strip the willow dashing white sergeant and reels the flowcrtown five played the modern dances while the pipes and drums of the lome scots band accompanied the highland dances guests in attendance lnelud cd col jb barber llcol bob hardie mrs hardie rsm ken murray and mrs murray pro vincial vice president and mrs doug macdonald and distnct commander and- mrs al haley next year look drop mayor for a hold thel ne policy writ give georgetown taxpayers the same tax rate of 75 46 residential and 79 77 industrial for the third straight year the 1966 budget received council approval monday with one dissenting vote a tight budget w th nothfng for contingencies one i which we will have to stick to rigidly said finance chair- i man txn hyde as he presented it complimenting mr hyde mayor gibbons said he antl- c pates that next year taxes can be lowered we re on the threshold of development aneti every- th ng points to a downward tax trend he stated voting aga nst the budget cr bill smith termed it nothing more than a political manipulation to ensure re election jf some members of council other councillors while expressing doubt that the bud get would work w thout a yearend deficit declined to oppose it in the vote the rate is arrived at like this general county public school high school budget 546 698 92 000 333 401 293 000 1 263 099 resd m ii rate 30 41 5 72 21 69 17 64 75 46 indcomm milt rate 33 85 5 72 24 10 1960 83 27 total assessment is 16 102 078 and of this 14 906 889 is taxable for public school purposes and 1 195 189 for rpman catholic separate school the separate school tax rate is 26 00 residential and 28 00 industr al and commercial total tax rate here is 79 77 and 87 17 mills roughly four mills higher the early budget means that first payment of taxes comes due march 2bth almost two months earlier than last year orangeville last hurdle raiders reach for championship et fheir chance herelsunda the pressure will be riding squarely between the shoulder blades of the georgetown jun ior c raiders sunday when they take the ice in a game that will mean the oha ccntr eg saw- lp cst fields new man with police force the most recent addition to the georgetown police dept cst jason fields started on duty yesterday brings the for ces manpower back up to 12 cst fields who comes hefe from deseronto replaces csl george martin who left the force last month cpl ted scott who has been lost to the force for several months because or annllness is alio beak oa duty same place same conditions second mountainview crash that adage about lightning never strrkng twice in the same place just nn t true two weeks ago a car backing out of a driveway at 90 moun tainvicw road was struck by a southbound car satardav the same thing hap pened again but to different cars kenneth m south 25 norton cresc was backing out of the driveway at 90 mountain view road when a southbound car driven by john sanderson of cheltenham collided with the back end al league championship if they win it raider meet orangoville here in the final game of the schedule with a one point edge on second place new hamburg if they can triumph in this one raiders will be home free with a league crown after just two seasons in the twelve team loop sunday they hammered dunj j das merchants 91 with goals from norton 2 cummins 2 dwyer ron lane terry lane ross hartley and si llewellyn but a second period accident cost them the services of nigh producer bill dwyer for a month cst william koesla who in vesbgated the first one also ine l handled saturdays accident of 53 and placeathe property damage at 92z51slhe 1963 buick drhen by sanderson and 75 to the 1964 dodge driven by south frida brantford took it on the chin 6 to 3 after leading 31 just to make it interesting at onc pomi pau robinson orangeville will have their head wore a couple and ron lane on the block sn ce a plaj off russ hartley doug sclbj and berth for them will be riding rj netted the others for the on the game winners up until two weeks aco it wast ceorcetnwn continue tn add a three wa race for ihe top despite their success with georgetown m hon and mk mcmenemv and two nc ilamburg jnckeink for the former juicmlcs ken morrow lead but two milton et backs arii bo kemshcad have been since then have dropped them jdded in recent games out of competition tho lom 7 2 to a fired up raider cluh the orangcville clash sun- 1cb 4 and then dropped a 3 dav ii a game that was postpon- decision to simcoc blades last ed game which- was scheduled sundaj for december 12 but not played i because of travelling c gcorgclov n raiders will go into their ifttjuttle of the war look at with an impressive record the m have won 26 and tied 1 while nrmthe weather the road was ice covered at the time of the accident and large snowbanks lined the street the first world exhibition was held in 1a51 in london thc played three time n four mghts on the week end and won all of them monday night in pans raid ers paul robinson ron lane ken morrow doug selby and don norton scored in the 2nd and 3rd periods as georgetown shook off an unproductive first period to bounce pans mount lies 5 to l feb 8 tucs 9 wed 10 high frt 12 sat 38 13 sun 35 14 mon 31 15 tues 33 high for the week 48 low precipititsjn 143 snow alicia r c scott low s 24 21 3a 24 s3 2a u