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rv yy it v w lv the georgetown herald wednespay pic 31t 1w9 i- page 3 dance for real estate- firm staff members of the p j carney real estate firm had a christmas party at north hai ti golf jrcpuntry club it was a dinner and dance with some 38 attending dave meal and june beeney were inj charge of arrangements during jthe evening there were a number of lucky dance prizes wuiners including jean lawrence david meal herb spitzer jean bundle jim run- die betty and joe power and mis elizabeth carney ivblcoifte time to wish you our best in the new year rid thank you for your patronage good luck georgetown lunch service gerry bos family jack bill a family 63 mounrainview 8779801 jga hb5 u r 3flfl m hi labj f issip 4 wt jill fv best wishes for a flippy ru i year and sincere thanks to all our customers open new years day 2 pm to 12 chinese restaurant 8779791 28 main st s r v q the old year in pictures- february top left pie eating practice at georgetown high school where a pie consuming contest was part of the schools first winterfest open to the public top right kim fisher is rvamed snow queen at the conclusion of the carni val middle left two families lost all their possessions and three business plaohtwere wiped out when fire destroyed the lincoln motors building at the corner of guelph and aaounrainview right georgetown high school i wrestlers capture grunt and groan glory by winning thecentral western ontario secondary school association title a second georgetown minor hockey league graduate to make it in the big time as ps01 popiel nails down a starting spot with detroit red wings defense bottom a plan to add 96 dwelling units in town houses and apartments to norval is announced by riviera club owner emil zuber construction to be spread over five years scotch block darn will aid market gardeners finds more arguments jo support dragstrip construction of the 1 mil lion scotch block dam began officially thursday afternoon as halton east mpp jim snow mounted a power shovel to turn the first sod actual work on the site had begun wednesday an address by halton region conservation authority chair man barry humphreys opened the ceremony v water shortages be noted the project had teen considered as far back as 1007 and definite steps were taken in 1965- when a feas ibility study was undertaken in late 1966 approval for the dam was requested from the department of energy and re sources and that- approval ar- trived when the small reserv- oir act was brought into effect in 1967 following water short ages throughout the province work decayed holdups malnty in getting ewoershlp of the land prevent ted the authority starting work until this year the 857083 contract for construction was awarded to bot construction of oakville they will work on the coticrctc portion of the dam through the winter with the project to be completed by june of 1970 flooding of the dam will take place in the spring of 1971 better flow the dam located betwocn highway 25 and the esquesing third line north of no 10 sderoad will increase the summer flaw in the middle branch of the sixteen mile crcek7thrcby providing a more dependable flow for golf courses and market garden era in the southern ar eas capacity of the reservoir was given as 1516000 acre- feet each acre foot represent ing 273000 gallons of water the local authority pays 25 per cent of the cost the de partment of energy ahdvres- ources the remaining 75 per cent in the mail bao rr 3 georgetown dear sir i found it necessary to write another letter this week it is addressed mostly to mr peter bowman since he considers anyone who isnt on his side concerning the drag strip misin formed i would like to ask him a few things first of au p bowman how do you happen to know the type of people that wbufd at tend these races have you ev er attended a race at a sanction ed drag strip or are you just somo kind of a fortune teller that you know everything thats going to happen before anyone else or even before the strip is built you also stated that the strip would be- for professional racers only 90 of whom will be american for your further information p bowman georgetown ad the surrounding areas have quite a few car clubs- most of whom have built race cars but have no place to race them in case you dont know this anyone car can pass the safety stand ards set up by tife track can run their car even you mr bowman all you can talk about is the awful things people will do to our town when theyfeome to the races but what about the good things like spending their money in our local stores and really putting us on the map lets face it mr bowman youre not against this track for any other reasons except who has a license and whofc it will be close to your pro perty would you kick up this much fuss if it was going to be built a few more miles from you gloria bourque p bravo to mr g k thompson on your letter of lasf week did you know paper was first made rags in canada in 1803 from new year greeting must say it now times running out to valued customers we gladly shout happy fow year is what its about b i iv g h b u t t plumbing f heating residents of georgetown you are only a 10 mirrate drive to f p motors brampton top of the town since 1947 you always do better at the top plymouth valiant chrysler fargo a i we have experienced capable staff lowest overhead volume buying 20 years experience selling servicing chrysler products mprejafue for your motoring dollar we can finance you no payments til march we welcome an opportunity to serve you phones 451393031 6771650 direct parts 4518888 w hav long had th reputation for th best used cars in town you dont gamble when you buy from us i no 7 highway georgetown flower town motors brampton i 1 pt motors brampton 411 main sttn limited ontario 411 main st n v