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y- t 1151 m n v toblttrme by mimm neitipam tlmrtwi 22 maifust south georgetown- ontario vsvcmihn publisher agb4 thursday october 9fh 1969 z2 edjjo rial comment distinguished citizen i pirty b harrison wss a man wrlo ser- jved his community well j when we took over editorship of the herald in j 940 mr harrison was town jtleirk and treasurer secretarytreasurer of jhf public school board and treasurer of the siigb school board v in a town of 3500 in those days the iwpwspaper was closely linked with these iciytc bodies and mr harrison became one sf our closest business acquaintances after jtouncil meetings which were held in what js now the treasurers office in the munici- ial building we- usually walked home- to- jgether going over details of the meeting from our standpoints as employee and re- jjorter the building then was much smal ler than now the meeting place was also jrwr harrisons office heated by an old- v fashioned potbelly stove with extra steam provided on occasion by outspoken coun cil members who didnt always see eye to jtye on problems z we became associated with mr harri- j ion even more closely when we became a member of the public school board when hi attended meetings as treasurer when he retired as clerk in 1948 we continued our friendship as neighbours on charles st we always enjoyed a chat with hirw his intimate- knovvlege of the commu nity and its residents was often invalff- able when wis wanted to check some details of news when an old resident died it was always to him that we turned tmd details time as it must has takens toll in thirty years he was one of the last living members of the community as wa knew it then bill marshall police chief tax col lector assessor waterworks superintend ent et al henry aaarchmervt his right hand man 0v1 town maintenance night chief bill emmerson died many years ago of the first council which we reported joe gib bons rene cave norm brown and tom lyons are no lopger here to many of our residents mr harrison is scarcely a name we would like them to know that it was men like him who laid firm foundations for todays town he ser ved faithfully and well and there will al ways be a warm spot in our heart for him pork is on the move the flood oraphcatjbt6fliififleatfish waariiookibg she mahhattah cocktail theres been some changes 2 in a reminiscing mood we think back jo those days in the early forties when georgetown was so different z as we said civic administration was a woman affair perc harrison handling the clerical and monetary facets and bill mar shall the myriad other duties which ecom- jnunity must have i there was little debenture debt the town had no sewage system and most sidewalks were installed under a local im provement plan with benefitting residents jwying a share erf the cost on their taxes p there were few municipal employees other han the four we have mentioned street f leaning and necessary repair work was usually done by hiring some parttime lielp and it was mostly physical labour the old town hall destroyed by fire jast year was still in use for an odd func- jion in the auditorium though it had been replaced by the gregory theatre stage for uch events as the high school commence- jnent and soon after with remodelling of jhe arena the rose room became the new jalace for dances main street though not much enlarged 4oday in number of stores had a different tmosphere there were many more food juutlets and the chains carrolls and dom- jon store were not of todays sire serveself was almost unknown grocery tores like farnells and bucks had the old counters flour bins and spice jars thomp sons reids and richardsons hardwares jiad bins of nails and what have you with jadders to climb up to reach these items professional men ran a oneman show vrith physicians like drs williams mcalli ster paul and bateman combining their of fice in living quarters lawyers langdon jdale and bennett in small downtown of- sfkes dentists milne and watson in up- fate of the urban board hinges on a new plan suggestion pork parents of rotten kids which was launched last week in this column has not yet be- gun to give local postmen tile blind staggers but it will it will in the meantime ive- rec ivad a letter from an ontario woman commenting on a prev ious column entitled tha kids are pathetic she certainly qualifies for pork and is here by accepted a furlfledged member of this fledgling organ isation with all the disadvan tages and lack of privileges ap pertaining thereto she writes i myself must admit to being a parent of a 16 year eld daughter now liv ing at such a commune as you describe right in downtown to ronto and i am helpless by law to interfere such is our society today that we have been forced to accept not only commonlaw li ving amongst adults ed note rtn not against that but also now with children of such an early age i myself have left no stone unturned in an effort to help resolve the situation by writing or contacting every available society from social workers to the hon john yar- emko with the final realization that in ontario a child is free from parental guidance and authority at 16 this same law however contradicts itself by not allow ing them to marry until 16 wi thout a parents consent and signature in bc the age limit for a child to break away from parental authority is 18 in short ontario laws are driv ing young people to as we used to put it living in sin she goes on recently in an interview with a large daily newspaper a professor of ap plied pyschology made the fol- stairs locations socially the bon temps club st geor- north halton urban board will urban board possibly under a turnout of councillors and ges tennis club and the fire department 1 make another effort to keep in new name the group would wives and much was gained rmma f m a u- existence although most milton meet four times a year rather despite the informality provided the main dances ot tne year the i and georgetown council mem- than monthly to discuss mutual with the meeting beginning former two formal types with women in ev- d have declared they think problems esqucsing and at eight and regular curfew set ening dresses and many men in tuxes or 1 the group might as well fold up nassagaweya will again be in- for 10 pm councillors first ex- tails the gregory was the entertainment for 16 years councils of vted 0 join and send repres changed opinions on green belt ltmlemmi moth acton milton and georgetown eniahves planning for half an hour the tha mecca one stood in line for such shows as j havp been asked to auend tho secrelary jack mcgeachie plumbing inspectlona for 20 home today u an ana- gone with the wind wiich played for sev- monthly meeting of the urban recalled the boards formation minutes or so then open sun- nwm v j f eral weeks mr and mrs gregory lived board and for all of he 16 june 1954 at first an en days and loitering bylaws i housewife used to have dgnlty n years esquosine and n-issauaw- inerr had been employed be- last discussion running in oakville and commuted each nght with eya councis have en asked in tween the three towns suhse- over curfew time was on their their reels of film sometimes if there vain to join the group the quern plans such as the recent own existence although one of werent enough people at the lecond show aim was to discuss mutual recent thoueht of a joint plum- the items was the difficulty of j 1 nroblems and cooperate on bing inspector had fallen assembling an agenda just be- and it was a stormy winter evening they 1 ihrourh ore the meeting adjourned dropped one reel to shorten their evening i attendance has always been with regional government mayor duby asked what other only if one checked with a friend who had the main problem reviewed the need for joint action seems less towns were going to do about to j and respect there la no need any more for a home manager his remarks are more than a little off beat i quite agree with you dear lady and with most of the oth er things you go on to say i tried four days of batlhing if sn the show in the citv did vou learn representatives in attendance vital were being legislated burning leaves and mr harris recently the only place there seen the show n the cty dd you learn m aron counc ut of dus m duby mentioned county incinerator k no need for a home manager that you had missed something chamber chairman sandy thought the urban board has the question of green bertis in pigpen useful tool of govern- legislation was introduced by my wife came home a day r asked them what a today would do if her father told her uch a thing they got it second crack the first stud ent said shed say drop dead the second said shed say if i cant go out with hamlet til run away and stie would ifa emotional blackmail and they know it the only real solution i suppose as with real blackmailer is to call their- bluff but again its a wrench ing decision whan you love the child and when you realise what will probably happen however fellow porkers thumbs up we know there is a golden day coming when our bka wll have matured and mellowed and they will come and pick us op in their big ear when we are feeble and rheu matic and take us for a drive and stop before this big hajidsome building and theyll say sorry mum and iad that i was such a worry to you there it is gateways haven see you on visiting days if we can get a babysitter progress it took 11 months in 1003 to were trom the guelph store closest source of supply in days and he always had a disapproving mcoeaohv subdivision planned for the east 1 shut my eyes of acton which will encircle the creek bed he wondered if the contractors could be required to do remedial work there in clea for a moment years chamber chairman sandy thought walter whitmee operated a taxi from mackenzie of georgetown act- been the station to the main town and charlie en mayor les duby arton ment esquesing tte s duvsneran inuj buud the f councillors earl masales rill eya have missed the boat by not particularly had in mind the had put my dinner on and just 1 now f parker delivered the express some of his coau qrva pr and plmer parllri deliveries were from the guelph liquor marks milton deputy reeve we pt cooperate on a those harris councillors cord kr3ntr thing like plumbing in- and percy barr and secretary spcc what can we do mused mr mackenzie look for such the womens christian tern- milton councillors and the mr duby countered that even peranca union was their work against sale and use of spirits the lords day alliance was still a powerful forte and sunday entertainment was in short supply the herald editor got a terrific blast from the ministerial associa tion when he proposed that such sports as hockey and baseball be allowed on sun days stores were open wednesday and sat urday evenings until midnight or until the last customer left and store employees had a half holiday thursday there were no parking meters and on open nights it was first come got the best parking spots some farm women sat in the car and held court at the best spots in front of silvers or brills ring up the land around creek the land unusable the for active and carried on chairman from georgetown both discussions are worth while w 1 reported the feeling of their the value of the annu the builder covers about 11 per own councils that the usefulness meeting a dinner and dance ra than required of the board had dwindled and wllh r was reviewed by 3 ro i it might as well fold acton mayor duby and initial plans chairman mackenzie reported council had not the problem at georgetown mayor duby however after briefly pointed ou reviewinc the benefits over the not recently had a social sad experience yet discussed wpr0 ma to hold it next month georgetowns at georgetown mayor duby en v j aclon council had recommended acton demand light tnev do something mayor duby countered that the town i business directory nig th qiw- liudy counterea inai me iowi years all agreed to a mounl of its own because thusue responsibility recommend to their respective rcss of the urban board atlair recommend to their respi councils that consideration be members of parliament were given to continuing with the guests there was always a good news echoes from tho heralds of io 20 and 30 years ago zcentury of history this week the herald has compiled jsome interesting nostalgia in a special page jaboirl cseorgeiovvris centuryold chapel street public school 4 the articles and pictures will be of in terest itkjt only to older residents who pent their early schooldays there but to i jthose whose chlldrert have attended it as chapel street school the year 1969 is historic for no longer will any youngster say in future that he is a graduate of the school introduction of a new senior school system ends educa tion there at the grade 6 level now and students finish their elementary schooling elsewhere most of the ones from that area at stewarttown maybe we should subsidize j some of it ourselves an open j water course would mean main- tonance mr krantz explained milton hasnt had new subdivisions lately but in most cases they took cash in lieu of land mr mcgeachie suggested the town should have its plana for the creek bed all ready before building starts latest official recommenda tions he added are that alloca ted parkland- should be beside 56 e r0bs0n rogittartd physiotherapist rexway drjye 8774670 195 initial action to form the georgetown high school dis trict board was taken by council monday when a by law was ordered prepared the new board will take office the first of the year when the old north halton j gc a to the area there district disbands to be replaced by three new districts for tne me 0 the general pub- centering in georgetown acton and milton at present 1 lie georgetown has five men on the north halton board i despite the boards previous j thomas niven ernest forqrave james goodlet fred discussions or joint plumbingl j 1 1 inspect ons all three towns are i masterman and douglas latimer thir own arranecl while georgetown observed thanksgiving this week- left wth ther ottn arrangc end thieves concentrated on the take end and made aceutron sarvlea centre john b0ught0n jewellers certified watchmakan s main st n 8774313 w h cam professional engineer consulting engineer ontario land surveyor office 8772211 773300 home ments each reported in turn the district at a glance cousy for 15 years only candi or which originates with a tan dates still in the contest are nintt process and which has mayor william brydon and been an annoyance to acton deputy reeve james archdokin residents for years can be over come we are apending a great deal of time effort and money and there is no quert- mihon heights about 80 res ion that an answer has to be of peru and milton and will be found he is quoted drinking water polluted i expand retarded manor j orangavllla the good sbepi ldcnt herd manor officially opened heights gathered last week to as saying two new residences on sunday discuss a report on their water september 28 the manor provi supplies the problem of water n a s over picklis ides a home for mildly retarded f those two small communit- nassagiya nassagaweya is z teenage boys and was built with nas come to a head during in a stew over a pickle factory j the financial assistance of the i he past few months as nearly which has been built in the ontario government repres- j of their wells have been polj township without council ever i enting the provincial govern- luted the report stated the res- j knowing about it construction lament at the opening was the dents could get water frorn went ahead though a building honourable john yaremko mln milton for approximately 180 permit waa donlcdvjt was in op- j later of social and family r- pe yr eratlon when council learned about it two days before last weeks meeting king calcium company constructed the fact ory near the campbellvllle pond wre going to have vinegar in the water said an enraged- reeve anne mc arthur i clark out op race hi former chlntrua- ifseoaty beere cyril dark an- snoumsed taet week he will not run for mayor of brampton this per year confident of odor solution acton beardmore general manager norman braida said in an interview with the acton free press last week that he is he was reeve of chinguaj confident that the offensive od- mejthods known only to professional safe crackers the thieves opened two safe doors to get the money georgetown has a retired plum- off with over 4000 from loblaws supermarket the tcr acton the works superin- theft which police termed professional was discover- tendent and milton a new in- ed sunday afternoon by manager w housego using j gpoctor on the works staff the consensus was that a plumbing inspection foe should be 20 to cover casts the pres ent county fee is 10 plus 50 cents s fixture a ridiculous price commented mr mc- geachie open sunday discussion brought out the fact more plac es are open in milton than in georgetown or acton milton has an open theatre and bowl ing alley but council had just rejected open billiard parlors despite a petition milton councillors reviewed their position and the feeling open billiard parlors would increase the loitering problem two representatives admitted they were not in agreement with the milton council decision topic changed to the loiter- j ing bylaw and in what cases its j used i theres no justification for saying these young people have j nothing to do felt mayor duby snapped -mf- krantz there should be more of the wood- 1 shed not more for the child- xennc 1949 joejaaartin of georgetown 83 years young was jud- gea best step dancer at a euchre and dance in hornby orange hall last tuesday georgetowns new liquor store is being rushed to com pletion and may open as early as november 15 the store will be one of the largest in town with a front age on mill street of 36 feet andk depth of 100 feet it will carry a stock valued at 5000 dean harley who manufactures the harley fire escape here just received a large contract to outfit the walpef house wellknown kitchener hotel the harley fire escape designed and produced by aar harley has had marked success across the continent and many build ings including the countrys largest hotels have instal- led and made use of this safely device 1939 the meeting called last week to form a boys band in georgetown was well attended mr j carter has un dertaken leadership of the band and will endeavour to make van outstanding organisation the impromptu speaking contest for the public schools of esquesing sponsored by the halton educational as sociation was held tuesday evening in the georgetown public- school auditorium joan main of georgetown and jack carilelon of hornby tied for first plaee c0rbett chiropractic clinic spinal xray service available by appointment 8776631 69 mill st old pott office optometrist l m brown ro 47 main st n suite 1 for appointments phone 773671 optometrist rr hamilton ro ils mountalnvlew south carretal building for appointment 773971 please present heal tri insurance card lc millesse ontario land surveyor 9s duncan drive georgetown 8t7275 residence wallace thompson 3rd division court 772963 clerk tk commissioner monuments pollock campbell designs on request inspect our work in greenwood cemetery ph0ni 6217580 63 water street north o a l t barragers cleanersshirt laundarera t s772279 18 main s 166 guelph all work dene on premises for ell yeur i insurance needs auto homeowner life and butlnees consult john h lewis 459v052 4 opened the door and found the house full of smoke the kitch en full of dirty dishes and an armchair full of me 1 cant smell af course not even fish burning and it wa the nervous strain of looking put for myself and the cat for 4 days that had made me flake out like that ladyi you have my deepest sympathy concerning your du- hter and the laws which create such an impassej and the kids know the law they have us right over a barrel its easy en ough to say tf they want to go let em go kick em out this is the favorite advice of nonporkers its not so easy to do with a basically good naive kid who is almost totally unequipped to cope with a world that is not exactly eden ive been teaching the play hamlet this fall perhaps you remember the part where oph elias old man warns her that she is to have nothing further to do with prince hamlet she was about 16 and this took place in the thirteenth century she obeyed him reluctantly but wi thout hesitation f i s i j