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pubhthed by ham newspapers limited 22 aaaln street south georgetown ontario w t biehn pvbfaher n page 4 thursday vay 29th 196 edjiarial comment litter titter everywhere many ontario comrriurwties are known by pseudonyms the forest city royaccity garden city to name a few y georgetown the industrious town is what our highway sign says the late mrs 1 art scott can be credited with this desig nation we belieyfe and it is a pleasing one for a townour size so well supplied with diversified industry but we fear that this is going to be replaced by something else unless resid ents band together ahd decide to do some thing about the disgraceful conditions which exist almost everywhere one looks travellers are going to tag us as geor getown the litter town unless we all open our eyes look around and make an attempt to clean up the rubbish and garbage which abound pay a bit more attention to our boulevards eradicate the dandelions from our lawns and make a real attempt to have our town look as prosperous as it is at long last the town council is taking action two new trash cans appeared at the dowtown four corners last week and a couple more are slated soon the town also cooperates with regular sweep ing of the main thoroughfares it is here that merchants particularly can cooperate all too often the main streets are clear of trash on monday morning only to be littered an hour later as merch ants sweep sidewalk garbage into the road if each would gather this up arid place it in his own garbage the street scene would be more pleasant for a longer time on many residential streets people keep their own property in reasonable con dition but many ignore the- boulevard in front this is town property granted but unless a larger work force is engaged with a subsequent higher tax rate it is impos sible fot the town forces to look after this the boulevard can be likened to a pic- ture frame no matter how attractive thej picture it is enhanced by the proper frame j an extra few minutes attention to the boulevard and you have the perfect pic- ture as long as there ere humans we wont avoid litter altogether but it is not impos sible to train our children and ourselves not to drop chocolate bar and gum wrap pings on the street to place disposable bottles in trash receptacles a cigarette package can be carried in ones pocket un til you reach a proper container a visit to any of our shopping plazas is equally painful to a walk along main st on a saturday afternoon here too there should be more trash containers to get at least a percentage of the litter and more attention paid to daily cleanups there will never be perfection but if each of us resolve todoy to help beautify georgetown there is nowhere to go but up wtitocstlun6t keepiuo up wrmr cost ofuv1n6 weekend with smiley i never want to wish my life who made the phone cah way but some weekends 1 was it a kid who had been bar could do without and be per- led out the day before w fectly happy to have my cut short by three days life it started friday somebody called- the principal at the school at 8 am and said there was a bomb planted in the buil ding vary sensibly hi kicked all the students out of tr plant and kept al iths ttichsrs in it h was a rather brutal but st- fitlan war of pofntinjs out- who was dispensable in the system hordes of police and fire men added toi the excitement the teachers j twittering like swallows malting bad jokes bout ticking brief cases and otte hilarious objects a crank was it a taxpayer dri ven beyond the brink nobrsly knows but it will come dinv someday 4 ri- y well nothing wwng with thatydu say just a little exjra excitement and no harm dote but i knew what was coming these tlririgs alt run in threes as any old pilot will tell you saturday i played my ffjrt golf game of the season i b- covered tha either td gone blind or old nick wasmoygig tle ball just as iswung talk about a lack of coanriuiiicatijrz our supersonic prime minister halton east mpp abounding in talent as one whose talents do not run to painting and design we are always envious of those who seem to have a natural affinity for art and perhaps because of this lack i- we have become interested in things artistic the visit we paid on thursday to the art show at high school was thus a pure de light we hope it will become an annual attraction the quality of work was exceptional and the variety speaks well for the instruc tion which mr mcdonald gives to his pup ils sad statistics statistics rarely are exciting but those we received from the canadian red cross society recently make rather sad reading last year 1186 canadians died be cause of drowning accidents this is a hor rifying number when we know that many of these deaths were unnecessary quite unnecessary because they were caused by carelessness lack of adult supervision was a factor in thedeath of 212 children of whom 159 were under 6 years old lat year 361 people died in boating accidents and again many of these deaths could have been avoided it is the stated law for all power boats and sailboats to carry one governmentapproved life jacket for each passenger on board however the law cant compel a per- jim snow reports inrooms and taverns subject retiring president mr lester to a formula tobe determined whiting for the great contribu- by the lcbo related to the ov- tion he has made to the opera- era 11 seating capacity of the li- 1 tion of the oakviue chamber censed premises these an- 1 and also to congratulate the nounced changes will become ef- new president mr e l morris fective july 1st 1969 on his election to carry on this progress j the complete session of the legislature on thursday after j dd you know noon was devoted to a special i debate on the motion by the the beaver was featured in new democratic party relating j canadas first postage stamp in to the operation of the indian 1851 besides the more formal type of train ing oils and watercolours there were the new art forms collages record cover j designs cartooning there were illustrat ions for novels original portraits sculpture ture has been considering name it and it was there partmental estimates and adding a touch from other fields of art was a fine folksinging group provid ing background music and the high school orchestra welcoming guests in front of the transport school with musical comedy selections with so many budding artists in our schools the future of the towns palette and pencil club seems assured t development branch of the on tario dept of social and family services representatives from all parties participated in this debate and many worthwhile suggestions were put forward for the improvement of living conditions for our indian peo ple in summing up this debate r r the prime minister stated that i the dept of mines estimate mus a thrm have now been completed and we ire currently workiiig on fcdc government the the estimates on the dept of rrovmcial government and most important by the indians i the minister of transport themselves and assured the i the hon irwin haskell has also sislature and the people of on again this week the i-ccisla- de georgetown herald published by horn newspapers limited georgetown ontario walter c 5 publisher bn garfield mccilvray production superintendent frank mullin advertising manager announced the issuance of spe- 1 1 that he intends to proceed terry harley aileen bradley cia1 license plate for historical vehicles at an annual fee of 10 these plates arc specially mar- with such a program on wednesday barbara and ked to identify the class of the i had the opportunity to attend vehicle and to indicate limited j the annual meeting and ladies highway use for such vehicles night of the oakville and dts- trict chamber of commerce i the plates arc issued only would like to congratulate the thr queens park office of the dept of transport in toronto ik june 1st to 7th in water safety week j similar to standard pla this week as well as yearround the tes but with a red stripe on each side carrying the words son to wear the boat the rife jacket when he is in news editor accountant valerie caruso anne currie reporter leslie clark dave hastings myles gilson john mcclementa george young and red cross is telling people how to enjoy safe water activities through a broad pro gramme ranging from beginners swimming courses to instructor training the red cross teaches the bask rules of safe swimming boating and skating as well as artificial res piration and simple rescue techniques for emergency situations what is your life worth to you or the life of a member of your family only you can answer this question all we ask is historic vehicle to qualify j historical vehicles must be at least 30 years old and suhstan- j tiaily unchanged and modified from the original manufactur ers product commercial mo tor vehicles do not qualify his toric motor vehicles can only be operated on a highway for l the purpose of exhibition tours or similar functions organised by properly constituted auto i mobile clubs or for the purpose i of parades repair testing or news echoes from the heralds of 10 20 and 30 year ago as an old fighter pilot who had bombed and had been bom be in more ways than one i though i should set a good ex ample so settled myself- in a corner of the staff room and read poetry not a soul was im pressed which was rather de pressing the kids had a ball it was like being locked out of jail the smokers gathered in their outside smoking bay and reef ed away on the weed as though it were going out of style a number of young ladies lock ed out of the school on a cold windy day and lightly clad cli mbed into cars with their boy friends to keep wtrm the poolroom crowd headed straignt downtown ft eventually the school was cleared and we gpt a sort of halfholiday while the police searched the building every one rather enjoyed the break in routine except myself to someone who is perfectly organ ised such a disruption is very disrupting it was a fairly hairrising day for the teachers in charge of the schools annual musical co medy to be presented that night would there be any aud ience with the local radio stat ion announcing hourly that there might be a bomb in the school needless to say there was no bomb and there was a huge aud ience and the musical fortun ately was anything but i bomb happy ending i was right sunday rnornlftg at six sharp i was visited sy the lightning flu bug that jjas been decimating classes lately i barely made it to the balh- room where everything caae up except the traditional kitch en sink and a couple of tiraj i was i it goes without saying that was my sunday to take up e oollection shivering and sweat ing and tottering i made tit through the service and if i flo not get to heaven on that per- formance alone somebody is go- j ing to catch hell 2 sunday our new kitten who had been perfectly trained from the day we brought him home going to his litter box as though hes been doing it for years studdenly decided to join the teenage revolt or something and found a corner right at the back of the kibofren cupboards which was more to his liking sunday evening after being assured by four different ex perts that pip the kitten wea a male a lady dropped in and dropped a pell by announcing with proof that he was a lady a big ugly yellow tomcat lol terlng in the vicinity when i threw the little monster outside in the morning underlined the we had a visitor sunday i night who stayed up talking uh til 3 am i arrived at work on monday morning physically and emotionally ravaged and who was there a sweet young worn an a former student who is l going to be a teacher and wan ted to observe me in action some action business directory that you make sure that no one in your demonstration for sale family becomes a drowning statistic thro carelessness as the red choss puts it so aptly be water wisel thinkl dont sink i in the mail bag school segregation harmful for juniors r r i georgetown dear sir in response to the article in your issue of may 8th concern ing religious teaching in the schools may i present some observations revised school levies drop taxes 368000 revised education tax levies will be calculated by halton county board of education this week and sent to haltons mun icipalities without further de lay in the mail bag we deplore segregation in the f l jl iv- schools south of the border or liasil uarddcje f00r colour lines then it is just as 1 auartietnn fr tmun wrong to segregate on religious ma i owll or other lines i as exprime minister oncil of northern ireland reminded dc all and sundry on a recent tv program oneof the saddest fac coun is john st e tors contributing to his trys severe troubles has been that the churches always insis ted on operating denominational schools when large or small groups are thus isolated jealous ies confusion misunderstand ings result if and when we dont have the opportunity to meet people get to know them deal with themv than tha cause of unity and harmony always suffers ftutti u this handicap overshsd- w our early year it ia most ftjjtcttabk fv jame green editor this letter is in protest of the trash and garbage littering our streets one excellent example of the disgusting condition existing is the four corners at guelph and john streets what a view for any visitors com out of town attending a f unctoh at our arena or turning off the highway to shop on our main street there are papers and bottles six inches deep and increasing by the day surely we can ex pect more- competent action from our town workers than this disgrace d smith t statistics released this week by the hon stanley randall minister of trade and develop ment sl v that ontario exports for 1967 reached a new high of over 46 billion dollars an in crease of 237 per cent over the 1966 total the ontario export per capita figure of 655 in 1067 was one of the highest in the world by comparison the exports per capita of canada were 553 west german 406 united kingdom 272 united staus 169 and japan 9112 mr randalls figures shew thai on tarios most important trading partner is the us which ac- i counted for 751 per cent of on- the board has been waiting i urio c the united for the department of educa- kingd ws second but accoun- tions final regulations on the ted for 9 dcr cent the cx director of education james singleton told board members last week it is unfair to delay setting the levies any longer be cause of the unnecessary strain put on the municipalities amount of additional provincial subsidies for each municipality education minister william davis to relieve communities beleagured by huge education tax increases were announced by the board recently port of motor vehicles and parts valued at over 15 billion was the single most important item on thursday the hon rob- tlf- 1- by crt welch provincial secretary j minister of citizcnshp made a further announcement as part of the ongoing review of on tarios liquor laws and regula tions basing figures on the depart ments verbal approval board officials calculated halton coun ty will receive about 368992 to reduce i860 requisitions from its municipalities singleton told trustees that the departments final subsidy figures may not be known for several weeks yet what matters la tha strain put on the municipalities by any further delay mr welch announced that approval has been given to the issuince of full club privileges lo clubs presently holding re stricted licenses this extension will be granted upon applica tion to all licensed veterans clubs royal canadian legion branches labour clubs and where applicable to social clubs provided they meet the stand ards of the liquor license bd of ontario also lounge privileges will be extended on application to licensees of dining lounges din- 1959 a military trophy to a military leader from a military family that was the story at georgetown high school cadet inspection in the park tuesday- when cadet lt col tom barber received the col barber trophy as best allaround cadet during the presentation of awards in the armoury only fitting was the fact that the trophy- was presented by the man for whom it was named it col john r barber who reviewed the corps general proficiency awards went to cadet capt walter dixon andcadet rsm john cummins while cadet sgt ron aacgowan earned the honourable mention medal cadet capt sandra sproule was awarded the plaque and trophy for best girl with honourable mention medals going to cadet major virginia walker and cadet lt beverly little cadet sgt paul marko was the best first year boy with honourable mention medals to ca det cpls dave rawson and dave smith cadet barbara stokes was best first year girl 1949 a booster party in the park friday night was a great suc cess it was sponsored by the lions club to raise funds to send the girls pipe band to the lions convention in new york city in july both the lorne scots and the girls pipe band marched to the park and took part in the program which was under the direction of riley brethour and jack gunning on the program were a soprano solo by mrs leslie tomlinson accompanied by mrs john barber at the piano a tumbling act by jm and clare burns the rhythm rubes mr and mrs bill mcdonald dave williams and jim valentine den nor ton and jack puckering on guitar and violin a cornet solo by vic carter and bagpipers mrs scotty patterson inez scott and helen shelbourne lion president jl lambert opened the program and introduced mayor jos gibbons who officially opened the new bandstand constructed by the lions lx 1 1939 arrangements for taking our public school children to guelph on june 6 have been completed by the commit tee in charge the special train will leave georgetown at 1 130 am parents are again advised they will not be be permitted to travel with their children the school staff with suitable assistants under the direction of prin cipal mr howard wrigglesworth will have complete charge of the children from the time they leave geor getown until they return adults may travel to guelph on june 6th by the special trajn but hot in the cars pro vided for the children in guelph adults will be per- mitfed into the georgetown enclosure after the children have been placed to see king george and queeq eliza beth during their visit c0rbett chiropractic clinic spinal xray service available by appointment 8774631 f mill st old post office optometrist r r hamilton od 116 mountainview south carretal building for appointment 8773971 optometrist l m brown r0 47 main st n suite 1 for appointment phone 8773671 barragers cleanersshirt laundarers 773279 is main s 166 guelph all work done en premises watch 85 iewelryg clock j emir accutron service centre wallace thompson 3rd divitlon court 8772963 clerk t commissioner w h cam professional engineer consulting engineer ontario land surveyor office 8772211 773300 home mcbain antj hulme ontario lamfsurvsyors willowdsle 2222556 lc mhxesse ols 8776275 residence monuments pollock a campbell designs on request inspect our work in greenwood cemeter phone 6217580 62 water street north oalt john b0ught0n jiwilliks certified watchmakers s main st j 177431 i koller construction is now installing aluminum siding windows doom all work guaranteed rta estimates caui77lm tr the hbratl adtoxt11nq m v -iif-pr-