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georgetown herald si y i il il 22 main strmt s georgetown ontario wci thursday may 19th 1966 editorial comment voting pros cons i vtthattarftgo 1 m day whether to return to a system of elect ing six councillors by general vote or retain the present two representatives from each of three wards ts a question which will face georgetown voters in december it is a question which has pros and cons on both sides presently voters have some assurance that they will have- at least two council members from the area in which they live ward voting tends to give a better balance and better representation from the town as a whole and it is natural that a coun cillor is somewhat more concerned with problems in hi own district and will see that property owners there are not tgnored when it comes to roads drainage and their share of ukxpendrtures on the other hand one can argue that a community of georgetowns size does not need men from any one area to look after parochial questions and that councillors can and should be interested in the town as a progress in education introduction of kindergarten in esques- ing township schools a year from now will close one of the last gaps which existed between town and country m education standards it is one of the few advantages enjoy ed today by town residents over their rural friends the past decade has seen a vir tual revolution in elementary education closi of the hornby quetra bras and ligny schools a few years ago was the last link with the oneroom country schools which served so many generations now we have consolidated schools ra pidly reaching the stage of single grade classrooms transportation provided for pu- pits attractively equipped weltheated buil dings on- a par wrrh town schools there is still a bit of sentiment dinging farming revolution ft is not only in education that rural customs have changed one recent rainy day the proverbial cannon could have been shot up main st we thought of times a few years back when merchants instead of twiddling their thumbs on such a day would have been beaming as they catered to their farm cus tomers a rainy day meant that the whole farm population would descend on the town to a farmer the rain meant a holiday from his daily chores much more than those mark ed on the calendar when the hay crop took most of july to harvest the good days were too precious to take off so what bet ter to do than catch up on a bit of shopping banking and some gossip with his fnends in town whole and do an equitable job for all res- dents i a big point for general voting is that the six men chosen have a mandate from the total electorate it has occurred that while one ward elects two men by acdamatton several can didates compete for two seats in other wards and it is possible that a proportion of the council could be weak sisters this way while others better qualified for the job are ruled out in the voting from a candidates standpoint a gen eral election is a heavier dram on his ener gy for instead of campaigning among one- third of the voters he must impress a ma ority in all the community as a voter a large number of residents are nonplussed when asked to select six men from a slate of ten or twelve many of whom are only names to them it is much easier for a voter to check on quahfi cations of men who live in his ward public and high students will receive medallions omwsmoftme vtetfhnk if wu be nsurt m67 expo sketchbook ottawa a former ottawa for distribution of the 1 tqin retired chief engraver oft nojf will receive the the royal canadian mint thorn- far in i to the old days the one room school was a community focal point the centre of social life teaching experience gained from hand ling eight grades was an acid test which could make or break a young teacher those who could successfully handle it tur ned into topnotch teachers and their stu dents became leaders in their chosen voca tions but what of the opportunities missed by many young people in rural communities which could nbtdrawgood teachers 11 must be true that many of today genera tton never realized their full potent al be cause they were denied an education as good as urban itei so our nostalgia must be tempered with this thought in a competitive world the little red schoolhouse could exist no more than the horse and buggy the barber shops the hardware and clothing stores reaped the benefit today s mechanized methods larger holdings the enormous capital needed to successfully operate a farm has made the farmer a businessman on a large scale maybe he can t work a five day week like h town counterparts but he can enjoy much more leisure time then his father who had to take advantage of every second of good weather to accomplish the essen heis town merchants recognized this when they dropped the old saturday night open hours some years ago farmers had gradual ry changed and no longer was it the time- ured onoteweek visit to town ry jhent bohoura harley to halton weboy ossavations by wt hamy hatley mp for halton in the past week the bouse of commons has hid varied programme and baa worked on many different mat ten in addition to this it has been a busy week for commit tee work over twenty commit ters nave been set up to eonsi der departmental expenses and various other matters drvoree ear safety birth control de fence cost of drafts etc aa committee time is very limited many committees have to sit at the same time lfos commit tees require a quorum of u members to start their meeting and dlfncuhaes do arise as in one instances members bare tarn or three committees meet- ihg at the same time pakiambftis debatini three tat present itjese are alpetial ftand under auda itk j economy at of spec- lrijapavt areas j bit of be at 4e- i the matters nave peaaed 1 meats to the combines invest gallon act 3 changes in the national research council 3 the breton woods agreement concerning international mooepwen successful there have been soma- problems and dislo cations but the overall effect of tbt free trad agreement ia very favourable tary matters the foub3h matter approv ed was the free trade ante- mobile agreement be the united sutesand canada as the sitting member for halton which is vitally interested in this matter both directly and indirectly i participated in this debate on introduction the automobile agreement was de signed to achieve increased production of automobiles and employment in the car industry and to make ear costs in can ada and the united states more equal i understand that since the automobile agreement there are plans for 8ft ne plant and 136 plants will ex pand their present faakties in the ante industry which repre sents a capital investment of apprdbjnately 710 million dollars there have been atafy increases in the number of peo- pk emptoyetf in the auto in dustry the cost of cars in th united states and canada are closer with the i960 model tear it appears therefore that the automobile agreement has sugar and spice by bill smiley two ways of life it seems to me that despite the inroads made by easy com munications and transportation the ancient mistrust between rural dweller and ciy dweller is still very much alive each feels that the other is out to km him at the first opportunity each expresses it in scorn for the others way of life i wooden live in the aiddy if ya gimme the whole lousy mess on a silver platter snorts your smalltown neighbour this statement echoed from coast to coast is usually follow ed by a bitter diatribe against city living high rents crip pling taxes heavy traffic smog and unfriendliness come under the gun cost of living draws comments like costs ya s buck every htne ya blow yer nose and what does the smug su burbanite think of th country ya i know ir nice in the summer up north there but wuddaya do all winter in that dump there s no us in point big aut that you do exactly what he does work play bring up your family try to pay your mils and net so soon old so lats smart two per cent of the population is revelling in that fishing him ting and so on that s at the front door the rest are doing what the city folk do drink chase women or men or sit around patching the slop on the moron machine when we drive to the city as we do almost every saturday for the daughters music lesion the whole business is brought into perspectlvrfor me on the minutes of fishing curling golf likely site of a fov ian high as shingles and a toronto srt 1st mrs dora de pedrey hunt are the winning designers in the limited competition for the cen tennial medfllfon canadas cen tennial commissioner john fish er announced today hr shingles who now lives in victoria and mrs uuot will each receive 1300 for their winning designs hr somites for the obverse aide of the allion ami mrs hunt for the re verse the medallions more 5500400 of them will be dis tributed to all canadian acbool- children grades one to 13 reminders of the centennial year and its significance to ca nada and to canadians the medallions will be mm ed by the royal canadian mint and whl be made of red brass metal an alloy of copper and zinc they will be one and quarter inches in diameter or about the size of a silver dollar distribution of the medallions will be done through the coop eration of provincial depart ments of education and ternlr orial governments in the ease of the latter many districts in far north eastern canada which cannot be reached by water within the schedule an centres with aircraft of the rcaf making drees ef eackaces of medallions m the north tat next autumn they will he pre sented to the school efafldrca ess june 1 1b67 m ileliniii ceremonies with those head el sewhere in canada anch a those t the northwest of hantaan bay and north ef fort rfcrnimil al- one the west side ef the bay an well as sock lootiaae as alert bay and mould bay the arct ic islands wfld reserve use aaaav allions in tins way and fnends and when i m listening to some old buddy who lives in the city and loves it i nod sagely when he declares the aty isan exciting place to live that its wonderful to take in all the shows and concerts that it s grand to go out for an exoic meal in a fascinating place with gogo girls and stuff that the small town doesn t provide he same cultural opportunities for your lads privately i chuckle at both points of view both are full of contradictions the city fallow claims theres no privacy in a small town ev ry old biddy in town knows your business the smalltown chap axplodas privacy how can you have privacy in the city whan youre stuffed into a crowded apartment building or living on a twebyfour lot be side people you dont like who have horrlbla kid way down to the city on one stream pour the thousands of smalltown folk going in for day to shop take in a show rocknrpsome fast culture up from th city in th athar stream pour th thousands people going north for th bible thought for the week fell keep up your prayer fife ism world a waiting as ged ia bs- 4iiig georgetown herau skiing or the fishing r swimming or the scenery production news editor terry barley prank muffin adverttsuu at snap mrs wtffiaaa gecfw clerk tyetst anne carrie they don t even wave to each other if its so great at home why float they stay there and do you know what wjfk 2f say when they get home after bu30 the weekend boy its nice to andre conway b- home it was a great week member at hw can end but i sure wooden wanna weekly ncwapaaua live in the citycountry a please underline the right word business directory the smalltown fellow raves about the mythical yatrace in the city and goes out and roars around in service clubs and fra ternal organizations and athletic n t fk clubh no church groups at a ud rxulit o t ibe other fellows mode of life m i take two stands the myths multiply the city the flnt 1 senile agreement f xl ir slf with my mlrn fnends 1 m j r long with the belligerent argu l cnc i t0 menf tht the cty place to fl live that id hate to battle that hui1 m traffic everyday that lmng exhibition cheaper in a smaller centre i the small town stands for that our air is a lot cleaner thatl recreation and good living and it a wonderful to live within fiveiin a small town onetenth chiropractor donald gay dc appointments mada daily call tr 7mot 30 mitl st grfltwn news echoes from the heralds of 10 20 and 30 years ago a mathore depm dear mom biank you for the things you done tm sure dad is a lucky one you are such a lovely girl to pu my hair all up in curl we know that you are losing fat dad and i give thanks for ti st you re losing it at such a rate that it is forever great yon ire as pretty as a dove we know you give ui so much love i know you have a busy nind bat still youre gentle swtet and kind of course im sure you really know it susan ia the crasy poet with lots of ove bsiuan bates fate d bauinafad ontaria 1 10 years- ago barry timleck command ng officer of the bigh school cadet corps received the lt col john r barber trophy awarded annually to the best cadet at the annual inspec tion last tuesday in the park an evening of historical importance took place in glen williams public school on monday when a plaque pre sented by gfen williams home and school association and esquesing area school board was dedicated in mem ory of john h bingham the plaque which will hang in the main hall of the school pays tribute to a man who gave devoted leadership in education for forty years at a trustee and secretary treasurer of the glen school board as a high school trustee in georgetown and as a member of the area board established ix 1946 work on the stone tgaler at the park entrance a com bined proiect of the chamber of commerce and geor getown women s institute will be completed loon pos stbility of linking the stone columns at each side of the entrance with an overhead metalwork arch is being discussed 20 years ago the georgetown girls pipe band is planning a trip to philadelphia members of the band are pipe roy magrloughlen cpl alice costtgan piper berthi shetbourne sgt mary cummins piper shirley wright piper helen sbelbourne l cpt inez crichton drum major renee diggiris cpt v barnes drummer paul me norton drummer shirley muckart drummer joan lyon drummer pamela cousens drummer helen mcgill l cpl geraldine tyers chiropractor garald w corbatt dc open dally by appointment house calls arranged i77mj1 11 a main st north vy h cam professional infllnaar consulting initnmr ontarie land surveyor office 1771111 773300 homo dax developments limitid bulldars af fina hamaa prop walter pacfeolok 774311 ar a77m15 monuments pollock av campbkll designs on bequest inspect our work in greenwood cemetery phoni ttl 7m0 83 water street north q a lt tmilii husband consoling wife daughter s wedding don t think of it as losing a daughter think of it as gaining a bath room it takes two kinds of people to live in canada poetle types to write about the glories of autumn and the rest of us lo rake them what it takes to make a bouse look lived in la sunday to sneeze twica when you first wake up is s sign youll hear of a death by avenini memaddcrmqc barrister and solicitor 61 mill st georgetown tr 7246 ortontetmst l art brown 0 d for appointments phone 77371 barra gers cleanersshirt launderera til 73279 18 main s 108 guetpb all weeke slotie frank pitch ucihskd aucnonebb pnnopt serrtee pa box 413 tr 728m georgetown printing op distinction stateuents letterheads envelopes wedding invitations georgetown herald robl r hahhoa lie moum id s carretal bldfc for appoulaant 8773971 a t vmucn optometust 11 ham st s brassptaai 4mm14 es4smmi hoars 9 ana to fun tuesday to satbislay friday nam to pjo john b love mtchitect 17 chsml st 1 comnaercial lawj t das 11 agae