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georgetown herald rig the home vewsoaoer for georgetown wd district the herald h47h47 orbed as second cuia mil pott office dept onawa and for payment of pottage in catti o onfc theaeetof 4 p mat imf 5 00 par year single copy price- ten cenls k borrowing boom residential tops rural quiet revolution changing face of esquesing twp s8- plans 100 apartments in river drive project is library near saturation point pbove public and high school students take advantage of the study benefit offered by the georgetown pubtic ebrary at the corner of market and church streets the library s popularity has increased to such an extent recently that or the first time in its history the demand for books is threaten ng to overlake the supply the board made a plea for ixwe financial support in a letter to council monday wh ch they sa d they felt is a must if enough books are to be pro- bided to meet the ever increasing demand see library itory on page to it plans of howard catoai re- ready tccaved municipal cents council a ceorse- antral december town vill have three mw p- i artment buildings en bntt ear west of uoontaiarwv ma ved for two simitar ssractarcs council referred one 36 suite structa aj- tins te the planning board on monday when application and 1892 p cent and commercial i for the first time in the his- could not pass a bj law dero- tory of esquesing township tile landing farm dogs be tied up residential assessment outstrip- they pointed out ped the tannine assessment du ring 1966 tnc scn board suggested they themselves would write to the changing naure of the the parents asking the dogs township was shown in the ass- 1 to bekept home during school essment roll for 1966 at last i lunch recess and dismissal 1 necks meeting of esquesing hours p i council with 40 81 per cent res- idential 4027 per cent fanning with members from acton industrial i council requesting esquesing to amend their antiburning by law to allow aclon to operate a a delegation from esquesing garbage dump in esquesing and school board told council of dogs a petition from residents of both police chief seeks 0pc ssess his capabilities i leaves st pauls church fcr mission in quebec local kin host preston hear of atomic power boy haley georgetowns pohi ee chief since local policing placed the ontario provincial oliee twelve years ago has iked council to request an in stigation by the ontario po- coromlssion into his cap abilities in a letter to council mon he said that his ability as let and administrator has en questioned on numerous isions in the past tn o ars by council and should clarified hesatd that he has worked and honestly at his job if i am found lacking in ccr i tain qualifications i will take whatever steps necessary on the endorsement of the com mission he said at the same time the chief has requested that qofiflcfl lions ot all police officers be examined at the same lime as to their capabilities of becom ing chief executive officcri and that the recommendations of the opc be accepted council referrd the riqucst to committee to study with no comment layor indicates review fown salaries needed a general revision of minic hpal salancs was indicated n i statement by major gibbons council monday the discussion occurred when a firm asked last vcar ifor a price quote on a job ex phxation wrote to enquir i toe town is still interested in sing their sen ices 1 m satisfied we arc qoing i have to revise our office sal ncs to keep up wiliwndustn which are paing higher aid the mayor there arc i i dications some employees arc ming dissatisfied as for joh evaluation t seemed to find little favoui with councillors thcv only tell yo i what salaries you ihoul i pa said reeve hunter menace 1o both side was ct bob francis comment it was at my request that we got this information aid cr roy ballcntinc i m not qualified to say what one em ployec should gel in relation to another i don t want a rep itition of last car when we were changing everj few weeks members of tho couples cluh of first and st pauls baptist churches st pauls church wo men s group and friends from acton baptist church said fare well to rev and mrs william baxter at a social evening in si paula saturday mr and mrs baxter who are leaving georgetown to move to another home mission chrch at l otter lake quebec were prcs ented with a gift at the conclu sion of the evening couples club president donald living stone spoke prior to tie prcsen tat ion which was made bv past president kenneth mccosh a highlight was the showing of stereo 3d ihde taken bv mr baxters brother charles bax ler of ancastcr mrs l- mallaboii v eltomctl those present and a devotional period vv as conducted b mr livingstone annual report with those ot acton baptist church attending was their pas tor rev stanley gammon switch stop streets at maple and main a switch in slop streets at the maple and main corner was approved by council on mondav the new procedure will make maple a through street and re quire motorists to stop on main st the flasher light will also be switched to show red to tra ffic proceeding on main and amber to maple traffic running loose around glen wu- hams school one child was bitten last week council explained there was little they could do unless the dogs were held until the dog catcher was sent for they acton and esquesing urging just the opposite esquesing council did not come to a decision on tho proposed acton dump the property is owned by the town of acton but it is in es quesing township mayor takes swing at library board guest speaker at tie nsalar ifce meeting was joint meeting of the uxoatei cfatb weeusg with the kinsmen of georgetown o qsb of preston approximate- night vas 5r iran ltajd preston kinsmen led by employee- of tntaa itjdro u president ross maycock and former clnd gnde at the attended and shared the hos douglas point nuclear power natalm and fellowship with station mr llovd il5trard ioim members the head his talk with slides ta rfkark table consisted of pros tom georgetown librar board and said an attempt should be be traced the bistort- af aa- kent ot georgetown deputv has asked for an increased made to get cmra revnue trom ic power and shoved ow ptk prnor ol zone a llam town grant this jiar esquesing whose residents usa er s obtained from thra u pres boss m of the hbrary too urn atom and then contorted presson 1st vice prcs bill into electrical energy be pot sttuaucks of georgetown mr i ted out that canada ma the u f ontario hvdro andi appointments letter to council the board has requested a 32 00 he took a roundhouse swing per capita grant instead of at the board when he said secontoabon in the matru to colltt gcor u s i5 rcce last acn has bcc0 uxrm 1u1ctt have a working aame cct u board clles a gr wme and that all caldui resxarca membership and the need for made and deelopent has bea da depuly govrrnor harrv more books as one of the rea ected toward peacetiaae try lvy sjwke bneflv to the two sons while pointing out how cations and not toward rrfirar ahs and congratulated them its services have expanded weapon on an oulsunding meet with storv times for children khj and complimented them and longer open hours an active and tte4b oa bar kin activities for the the question and answer peirwd jvar followrd mr uo5ds xpevrh mr uod k ltidaced br h per acre past pres boo coect aad georgetown s area thanked bv kn doux dcb as 2ss0 making held- 4 per acre z39 in acres population i don t sa throw out hole barrel because or one he said but i don t like the librarv to be used as a campaifinjlacc lot- when the letter was read on candidates mondav one councillor rob crt francis indicated he fav ours the board s request but mavoi the request smile girl explaining ncwlv en gaged couple lo another firl gibbons termed the re a sweet couple ex ridiculously hihcept for her more charges more fines reflect increased police force the value of a 15 man police force as recommended for ge orgetown bv the ontario police commission was justified in a report released tu the press this cck leards can win prize enter contest starts those bearded gentlemen entry forms for beard grow rou sec at this year s fall fair ers and miss georgetown as- ron t be visitors from the pi rants appear in an advertise kentucky hills i ment elsewhere m this issue 1 of the herald behind the foliage will be a lumber of centennial minded 1 look at the weather the ettirens who hav entered contest which is one of celebration feature a beard growing contest is announced this w cck the lonly slipulal on being that the ard must have bcn oriui lied after jan 1st at the same time the cen tennial committee is seeking miss centennial georgetown young lady between ages 16 ind 21 i other events announced this k by chairman wm r jsmith include a contest for he best amateur camera recor date 18 wed 19 thurs 20 ril 21 sat 22 sun 23 mon 24 tues 20 i 34 13 41 29 38 26 52 28 43 30 average high 34 4 average low ib mean tmp 262 6 a- boc normal precipitation trace hours of sunshine 27 il jicr cenl ol possible ping of georgetown s centen pill vear and a ball planned the riviera next month i here it u hoped to have many nd in period costume rbcsw by far the largest proportion of the people i halton coun ty have settled in the area within tlst fifteen years the report submitted bj chief constable rov hatev 1 1 the towns police committee reflects the increase in force strength in more charges laid more fines for by la v infract ions and a complete absence of major crime during 19g6 most glaring improvements come under the headings of traffic act charges where there were 1256 charges laid compared to 434 in 1965 by laws where there were 266 charges laid compared to 66 in 1965 and parking tags of which 2 727 were issued in 1966 compared to 749 in 165 chief haley cited the bring ing of staff up to recommend ed strength the hiring of a police cadet the creation of an inspectors position and finding additional space for the department in the municipal building as departmental ad vanccs in 1966 he said the larger staff makes it possible to effect a far greater police effort and projection of law enforcement for the town the addition of a cadet to concentrate on en forcing by law infractions freed men for field dataes and creating an inspectors pol gave the depatnrat a aavca needed field sapemsar stncter s aad dis cipline within the dfpaitimsl has raised morale to barja lev el- the chief stated an estimated stojooo was done in sos oa georgetown streets be year accordtox to the refwet there was one fatality tt per sons injured and 101 rces laid as a result ol arcaratt chock mishaps in 1966 were ta dmnnr impaired dnv- m fading to yield right ol way and excessive speed i the department cmplovcd i two cruisers a 1955 ponuac and a 1966 chevrolet and roll td vp i combined mileage of 10x900 on police duty in the 12 doolhs period the department includes the following personnel chief constable hoy haley- inspector barley lowe sergeant george probationary corporals dan martin and thomas oak lev 1st class csl henry van dersluis 2nd clas cl harrv libertv 3rd class cst david bell probationarj constables earl andrcss rod donaldson jason tield john glass rov henderson and keith orpcn police cidct william cunning ham and oftcc cleik mrs anne connelv the following is t comparison of police records of the jcar just completed wilh 1965 complaints receded and invest 2028 2165 accid invest 206 19 parking tags 2 721 749 insecure prop 178 9o traffic act char 1 5t 44 motor vehicle act charges 22 16 cnm code ac i lo8 148 liquor act lo4 146 by law char 266 66 warrants issuer 117 47 sumons served for other depart 336 290 chief contabli r haley cninare rellad- 10xjm amite in be low and cpl a ma or imwratton wat tpo cunningham to concentrat at slrlnf a police cadet wtlbwi ttforcbmi by4aw mfractmn