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ik the mail as mayor takes issue with youngs engineer stand hiyor offlos dec 11 1b67 dear kr editor who u mr yountj trylna to foolt it could bo hlmwlf it u my dralro to mention al w facts in connection with a letter over tho signature of cr james young published in tue herald edition of nov oth first he says he wants complain about an unjust move by municipal council by offering a salary of fourteen thousand and two hundred d lars 14200 annually to a mr baiter p eog for his sftrj vices to the town of george town mr young said he did not know anything about this man what an admission of com placency i think that most members of council including myself felt it was oto duty to ascertain this engineers ability before voting to engage him to carry on engineering duties for this corporation i can under stand now why councillor young prefers to pay tens of thousands of dollars yearly to consulting engineers rather than pay the prevailing rate to a man whom i am convinced has the ability to aliminate the huge fee we have been pag to consultants approximately three hundred and fifty thou sand dollars 350 000 for four years but mr daiters ployers for the last five years would not permit him to term inate his employment with them mr editor 1 refer you and your readers particularly to the second last paragraph of mr youngs letter when he said that council is getting careless in its spending of tax dollars maybe it is because of the two- year term he said wow the facts are in october 1066 mr young voted for the following resolution that by law 6679 to provide for a twoyear term of office be passed at a council meeting march 20 1967 mr young not only voted for but moved a resolution to give ft ual reading to by law 67 12 which was a by law providing for payment at committee meetings oh boyi how mr young wants to save the tax payers money in 1966 the police budget was eightyair thousand dollars 86- 000 with mr young as chair man and there was a deficit of approximately three thousand and five hundred dollars 3500 in 1967 with mr young again chairman the budget was set at one hundred and five thous and dollars 105000 and when mr young ceased to be chair man in october of this year and banded over the mess to the georgetown board of police commissioners his budget up to october this year showed a de- cat of fourteen thousand and seven hundred dollars 14 700 oh didnt mr young make a lame duck effort to save the taxpayers money in his depart- 1 ment mr young is also chairman of the volunteer fire depart ment but it is not my intention to discuss this because those men down through the years have dedicated themselves the protection of life and prop erty in this community thisneher mr editor not intended aa a personal at tack on cr j young rather it is an effort on my part to prts- ent lome facts verification of which may be obtained by any person in the clerks office when mr young tuggesta that tho electors axe complacent i submit this far from being a reality if i am any judge of public opinion i am sure re gardless of any subsequent makebelieve resolution the cl tlxens of georgetown are not and will not be unmindful ot the way the fee for committee meetings and the twoyear term were chucked down their throats by mr young and four other members of council due to the nature of this let ter it is my desire to for the last time i hope mention that i have not nor do i intend re- gardless of how long or short a time i remain in my present position on council to accept tho mayors salary or fee for committee meetings in 1963 the council of that day of which i was not a member provided for the payment of twenty dol lars 20 per meeting to mem bers of the georgetown hydro commission my to al fees am ounted to two hundred and for ty dollars 240 for the year 1966 in this connection rg ardless of the fact that the reeve and i have nothing what soever in common he vated ag ainst the payment of committee fees and he had the gom prln ciple not to accept any f in connection therewith i have prolonged this letter to a tmch greater extent than i intended to do and if you see fit to publish it i shall be grate ful very truly submitted joseph gibbons mayor 0akville ball star had big league tryout former oakvillc oaks base ball pitcher mark pollock died suddenly at his forsythe street oakville home saturday he was 47 air pollock an employee with the oakville public utilities commission once had a tryout with the st louis cardinals of the national baseball league ollle johnson oakville base ball historian said pollock was one of the best pitchers the oaks have ever had i will always remember his nohit game in the 1947 playoffs he said imr pollock joined the oaks in 1947 and played with them until the late 1950s he came from a sporting fa mily his father used to play with bronte and hamilton har testers ball team and his broth er kenneth pollock of tecum seh crescent has played with the senior baseball oaks and also has had tryouts with several pro teams in the united states mr pollock is survived by his wiic eileen son john sister betty mrs vera busby of sarnia and brother kenneth echrasfmswrn for the home- fok your hostess for that special someone when youre puzzled what to give complete selection christmas plants and cut flowers order eiriy a i c a christmas centres corsages alju and door decorations js we specialize in custom pieces harris floral 8773582 10 main n we wire flowers anywhere flowers from harris floral are always correct terry kennedy new halton liberal group president at the annual meeting of the but halton liberal aoocuuon held recently it hornby towers golf dub terry kennedy of oakville was elected president succeeding maurice henderson of georgetown mr kennedy vn choaea over two other can didates the new executive elected comprise five from oakville and i bob blaktv one from milton mrs heather ttnon bisphl zuar and george jackson wen elected vfceiraldeats mr i jackson la from milton ernie eecfaman it the new secretary end john halfht ia association treasurer mr kechman was recently ll octal to the executive of tho toronto district liberal assoc- tattoo of which halton but h mr kemnodj later explained that this doenat mean the rep- re nutlon will be oaek he said two representatives from men of the outlying munl idpelttiea will be appointed to the ea at lta next meet- inf be plans to atart soon on prel dtrtng for the next federal election machid coast sir francis drake strode ash ore near what is now san fran cisco in the year 1579 4h girls club see hnian show the concluding meeting for aihgrore nifty happen 4h girls dub included a discussion of achievement day when all the loose ends wen gathered to gether lunch was served by mrs bird and mrs rantenaar at thai previous meeting at the home of jean wilson roll thb oioroitown hmtal thumday dic 14n 147 page is call was s suggestion for a club exhibit or demonstration lunch was served by kathleen kltoley and lydia retenaar on december 2nd members of the club attended the perf ormance of flnlans rainbow the globe productions musical show in brampton saturday santa claus bargain t0wk 239 queen st e brampton across rom canadian tire next to howard elliott i bring the kiddies open daily moh s tues 930 am to 6 pm wad thure fri 9 to 9 sat 9 to 9 free parking mens ladies wrist and pendant watches swiss made fully guaranteed 89 g1rl5 ladies snj nities 187 hockey m tape 4c icicles 16c cigarettes 39c mens pile lined dress gloves 97 boys no iron pyjamas 147 mens ladies boxed wallets 67 bulbs 17 ladies pile lined car coats 997 mens suits wool blend by hallmark free q97 no iron shirt with purchase limit l of suit 29 mens boys girls qulhed pile lined winter m jackets 4 97 au sizes christmas tree lites 154 full sets mens white dresses shirts 1q7 cello wrapped w boys t girls overshoes and dress 4 qj shoes r fancy christmas wrap657c 1 doz packaged hankies 0c men plaid sport work sizes shirts ul let quality nylons 27 toys decorations y pce all sizes mens toe rubbers 97 we exchange after christmas free rfibl ham with purchase of 30 free gifts with family allowance cheque no purchase necessary jeans home furnishings announce the opening of a warehouse at 14 todd road just beside the water tower opening sat 9 am december 16 refreshments for our guests new and used furniture appliances at money saying warehouse prices opening specials just received rom thi factories continental bedseny size st 95 5 piece kitchen sets table and chairs chrome or phenel 39 95 2 piece chesterfield suites 149 00 kindergarten sets table and 2 chairs 15 95 kiddies rocxers 9 95 24 electric ranob croisley by moffat 159 95 with utensil drawer with trade knee hole desks 59 95 many other opening specials see our seuction op good used hrniturf a appliances fer every ntean in the hoesel we feature new furniture appliances and furnishings by such quality makers as crossley moffat ranges washers dryers refrigerators motorola television and stereo stylerioht kitchen end dinette sets superest living room furniture beverley mattresses springs beds etc oold crest furniture derek ward carpets all kinds of used furniture 4 appliances accepted in trade budget terms may n arranged open saturday december 16 9am to 6pm open every day next week am to 9 p m except sat dec 23 dose at 6 pn 14 todd road 8779219