i georgetown herald 51 main strwl 5 gfwgrtownr ontario w c nbwi nmfaner pace 4 thursday march 10th 1944 editorial comment benefit to town the planned apartment building for senior citizens will be a forward step for town and the kiriimen club deserves a word of appreciation for their efforts in planning this todays inflationary world when it is hard enough for an employed person to budget his income is that much harder for a person who must live on a government pension and the interest he receives from the capital he has acquired the knowledge that he does not have to face spiralling rents will be a real comfort to many people caught in this cost squeeze a person who has completed his working years contributed to georgetown s econ omy through his parttcipahon in jne towns work force deserves to spend hts retire ment years in comfort the senior aniens apartments will not only help to balance minimal budgets but will put a group of men and women of similar ages in pleasant surroundings with congenial neighbours the location dose to the park and hospital and within walking distance of downtown is ideal the kinsmen wih be devoting them selves to protects to raise the necessary finances to complete the protect now that ft has the blessing of the requisite govern ment end municipal authorities we owe them a boost by donating when the time comes esquesing should share the difficulty of financing a large scale hockey program without some assistance from tba municipal treasury was pointed out last week to council by roy norton sr acting as spokesman for the m nor hockey support group the group has promoted hockey en tries in the ontario minor hockey associa tion for some years has won championships which have brought good advertising to our town and brought healthy recreation to hondrednef young men whether the 1 000 requested can be found in this years tight budget is a ques tion mark although we would think at least a part of the request would be met at the meeting it was suggested that esquesing twp should also be approach ed to assist as the hockey program embrac es young people from that municipality also th s brings up a po nt which we think town council should investigate much more fully today every town has a problem of keeping up with the civ c services deman ded by ratepayers while keeping tax rates at a level where owning a home does not become an overwhelming burden there are some services provided in georgetown which are open to and used by a good portion of the surrounding coun tryside the arena swimming pool end library are three which readily come to mind the town perk the cemetery the citizens band extend advantages to rural residents is it not fair then to ask the township to pay some proportion of the grants which such boards and organizations get from town ratepayers one could of course argue that town residents get some benefits from the coun try too picnic spots swimming hunting hikes but the amount of tax money in volved n these is negligible could it not be possiblesfbr town and township politicians to examine the whole problem as they have done with fire de partment and ambulance services and ai sess some share of recreation costs to be paid by esquesing blitz night on monday th work of the canadian red cross society in georgetown district is almost too well known to need repeating but ust as as a church bell must keep ringing each sunday so an organization must keep its name before the public wh constant rem nders of the need for its ser vices in georgetown the society has a par ttcularly act ve branch home nurs ng cour se are offered water safety aimed at reduc ing the number of drowning accidents is continually promoted always ready when disaster small or large disturbs commun ity life the red cross has been mstrumen ta in forming a group to coordinate such help with the assistance of service clubs end churches once a year residents are asked to do our tank sugar and spice by bill smiley bats and butterflies life can be a real drag but twenty minutes my heart bled kerrs column mepopo useens ve ajeecej fvetn queens par the legislature wul soon a- pprove the age dlacrinilne- lon act this ii further lair emptpjueat legislation and the result of public tupport for equality of opportunity not only lor all religloar and racial croup but tor the older worker in oar so ciety there are still a great tnany capable older workers with many yean o useful employment ahead of them who are being denied the opportunity to work be cause of negative attitude held by employers regard ing chronological age and employment we now have enough reliable information and studies from social welfare bodies and other organizations to help us re line that many of the myths and stereotypes held about the capabilities of the older worker are not only untrue but can have a bad effect upon our developing and productive economy consequently the new leg islation will discourage the continuance of unfounded assumptions as lo job abil get 23 months next time life two 21 year old mearjowvale men were threatened with life imprisonment monday when they appeared in magistrate s court for planning a scries of break ins in the georgetown milton acton area the pair were sent to reform atory for 23 months by magi kerr ries based solely on age and will encourage to the greatest extent possible the practice of judging each ap- lleant on his individual me rits and with reference to particular standards of per fonnanee for the job in question the new bill at this stage does not ban advertising setting out age qualificat ions h provides fines of up to 000 for employers arise refuse 46 employ or prom ote persons between the ages of 40 and 65 because of their age this bill along with such statutes as the fair employ ment practices act the fe male employees fair bern uneration act and the fair accomodation practices act gives ontario the best pac- age of antidiscnmination laws in the world strate kenneth m langdon the pair were charged with conspiring to break into twelve service stations the next time you will in alt probability be treated as habi tual criminals if this happens you will spend the rest of your life away from society said the magistrate both men had pleaded not guilty to the charge they were arrested after po lice searched a car on january 6th and found property from four of the 1z stations april 20th is the evening to remember t has its moments a couple of them came to me this week to convince me that it a more fun to be alive and suffering than stone cold dead in the cemetery the other night i took three busloads of students to see a play murder in the cathedral in a neighbouring town i won t even mention what a nightmare such an excursion is for the nun in charge of a hundred odd lively teenagers their bit by providing funds some of which are used locally some for the greater work of the society in canada and throughout the world next monday is blitz night and hun dreds of men and women have volunteer ed their services to go door to door asking for donetions the least we can do is to receive them graciously give mem what donation we can and ensure that the local campaign raises me necessary money to keep func tioning efficiently remember these canvassers are not working for themselves they are giving their time and energy because they believe tn red cross the dollar or two that each of us can spare is the only payment they hope to get for their work harley to halton weekly otsestvatmns ky dr hauy harley lp km halton the past who has again been devoted to the 19851066 estimates it is expected now that these will be concluded at the and of thia week and the following week will have a sup ply motiort which will open de partments these ere expected to be referred to committee for detailed examination in keep ing with the new rules of the house of commons it is an in dlcation of further reform nec essary in farlament on hs eration that all bur time to date has been spent on matters gen erally of government spending end that no significant legislat ion has been debated to date let alone passed in this column i would like to briefly discuss one the recommendations of the se nate committee on aging this deals with a minimum annual income for canadians over the age of 65 years the senate committee feel that every sin gle canadian 65 years and over should have a guaranteed annu al income of at least 1260 t109 a montbt and a married couple 65 years and over should have a guaranteed annual in come of at least 2220 siss a month the report that qui be a income and would be paid in whole or in part if other tact me is present by the federal government the proof of income that would be required would be the income tax return which filed with the government each year this approach to me app ears to be an excellent one it would guarantee that canadian at age 65 would bare a minimum income of 105 month and each married coup le at age 65 would have mum income of vms a month at the same time this system exclude those people who do not need financial ass- gov eminent- the raise in the pension would co to those who need it rattier than a flat rate increase to ev rer a certain age in i personally think this very food method as there we arrived in bast cloth and bast manners ready for an evening of eutturt tha house light dimmed tba stark set was revealed the chorus came en with tti brooding not ff doom and death you could have heard a faathar drop a a thousand youngsters tat on thralled suddenly a ripple of sound went through the theatre the ripple rapidly became a ave the chorus in the best show tradition bravely pressed its chant almost lost tn swelling titter the ghost of the old opera bouse had taken over he had assumed the form of a large bat the noise and lights had frightened him out of his eyrie among the rafters and he put on a display of aerobat jes that stole the show he swooped and swirled over audience and actors he flicker ed through the shadows in ev erdescending circles that had the girls clutching their hair he peeled off and dive bombed chorus making it duck collectively and frantically floor wards he disappeared intermittently but a born scene stealer was right on cue for his en trie thomas beckett archbishop of canterbury intoned for a little time the hungry hawk will only soar and hover circl ing lower and there was mr bat whis tling around the actors ears the chorus wailed i have heard fluting in the night time have seen scaly wings slanting over and guess who was flut ing around gaily on scaly wings is certainty no question that of our older citizens are in real weed of this help for her in her first class there were 12 competitors guess who was last it was for students 20 and under they were all good even though 1 ve been to a hundred festivals and am pretty world ly my spirits sank for her sake the ball clanged sha want on stag and as i sat turning purple while holding my broath through a bach pratuda and fu gue she played ilk a tigar second place wo take we tottered out of the audit onum in a daze leapt into a cab rushed to meet her mom and hurled her words back into her face the kid repeated twice dur ing the afternoon and we arr ived home after a 12 hour day and a 200mile trip staggering with exhaustion but flushed with triumph of bats and butterflies guess is the essence of life a bible thought for the week and he took the mantle of elijah that fell from him and smote th waters and said where n the lord god of eli jah and when he also had smit ten the waters they parted hither and thither and elisha went over 2 king 2 14 every obstacle in life still bows to the word of daring faith i am the lord thy god i change not tle expo art gallery will bouse aotne iso masterpieces from around the world robert r hamilton optometrist orxx hours daily carretal bidg 1 t 6 mountainv w road for appointment 771971 all in all a diverting evening in the theatre 1 won t spoak far the player but tha kids and tha bat loved it my second reviving expenen ce was not with a bat but a but terfly i think that term best describes my 14yearold she flits she cant quite decide whether she s going to be writer a folk singer a concert pianist or a basketball player last saturday i took her to the city to compete in the world s biggest music festival competition ft tough her tea chcr and her mother had both told her she hadn t a chance became you haven t worked hard enough she was pretty jittm teeth chattennp ureal nervous autvs tour trips to the bathroc n in georgetown herald published by heme newspaper limited georgetown ontario walter c fttahn publisher garflatd mcgiivray production superintendent new editor accountant terry harley aileen bradley prank mullln advertising manager mrs william geggla clerk typist anne currie reporter leslie clark dave bastings m gilson j mcqemcnts neil johnson member ot the canadian weekly newspapers association and the ontario association business 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