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Ads That Pay Yob can place an ad in The Herald Classified pages Baring BeraU where will Had results GEORGETOWN HERALD Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District Printing Publishing The Georgetown Herald bat Georgetown and district as Printers and Publishers for over a offering the best In One printing and coverage- Second Mail Registered Number 0943 Georgetown Ontario Thursday Apr Return Portage Guaranteed per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cents SHARON HAD TOP Georgetown Figure Skating Senior Trophy was awarded Sharon Hewitt lost week for obtaining the best mark In her second figure examination The trophy is awarded the pupil receiving tho beat mark In any given Canadian Figure Skating Association test Sharon had a over a passing mark in her second figure Nancy Richardson right was second for her over a passing mark in her first figure and Heather left third for her over a passing mark in her Senior Bronze Dance Step New Management Told Toe the Line Golden Horseshoe May Become Toronto International Drags Reeve Tom Hill warned the Golden Horseshoe last Wednesday night that would be held straight to line of the bylaw Mincing no words he said people come into the township and buy up land and get the council Into a hell of a mess Lawyer Walter was asking for a renewal of the lic ence to operate for when the warnings were given asked for a decision that night since be claimed the com pany needs to days to plan ahead HAY CHANGE NAME He said the ownership of the was the same as last year but the management would now be under the direction of Dove Pratt and J There is a possibility tho name bo changed to Toronto Inter national said Sop- but that isnt decided Deputy Reeve Russell MUlcrl pointed out the township did not nave the greatest co-oper- last year Upon told Racbanaki easy to get along with the deputy reeve re plied so was Brlstaw but he didnt do what he said He pointed out that the bylaw had been drawn up after consultat ion with Carl who had agreed to everything and bad stated it was not too be still stayed open longer than the hours specified added the deputy reeve Three Get Awards Course Produces High School Drivers Three high school students were presented with the Geor getown Insurance Agents Tro phy last week as top students In their driver education course at the high school Paul Arms trong presented each of them with a desk set Hike McDonald the win ner of the course Just completed Collette Telller was the win ner of the course which finished at Christmas and Joan waited a year for her trophy as her course ended last June DBIVEBS The Driver Education coursea were started In September 1987 with expoliceman Ted Scott as the instructor who la carry ing on the classes Over the years he has guided 230 stud ents through their drivers ex amination to their license The course covers hours class instruction and a minim um of six hours car instruc tion The passing grade is which must be attained before trying the Department of Tran sport test REDUCED RATES Students must be 10 and have parental consent The course costs and on successful com pletion entitles them to a re duction in insurance rates and to a discount on car rental rates The primary achievement is the turning out of safe drivers well acquainted with the rules of the road It is designed to eliminate the passing on of par ents bad driving habits a de cided possibility If taught by parents SPENT MONEY Cr Dick Hewitt sold ho could not okay the renewal that night since he had never seen tho bylaw setting out tbe regulations In defence of the sold there bod been no l toning when they came into the township and had spent great deal of money in business He suggested the was one of tho biggest taxpayers In the township As long as there Is a free enter prise system they have the right to make money he com mented We Just want you to stick to regulations replied Cr Hew itt as he went on to say he would be prepared to put the revocation of tho license right in the bylaw ABLE Dave Pratt who told the coun cil he operated Cayuga track for three years said the bylaw was suitable as it was but asked if the 1130 closing on Saturday meant the last race run by then or the place emptied by then Reeve Tom Hill said It meant no more after that and the main lights off Council said they would the Issuing of licenso in committee Heres Where Your Money Goes This covers all salaries rentals legal costs insurance audit office supplies 1971 factual figure Property I This Includes buildings street lights and dog control Finance This Includes grants to boards education costs debenture debt police rates and court rates Fire for hydrant rental Is not shareable with mi mo actual cost This also covers garbage collection and land fill The decrease Is due to the county takeover of end the of Blvd Recreation Trees and Weed Control I The almost double figure for this year represents a amount set aside for capital projects on additional MOO to be spent on the swimming pool and an additional for park The remainder Increased The Concerned Citizens of Georgetown will sponsor a bot- tlo drive April to May 1 in an attempt to have tho glass recycled for The aim is to do away with tho Utter of bottles and to cut down on amounts of garbage to be posed of Any bottles not Just pop bot tles are wanted can bo ketchup liquor mayonnaise peanut butter any glass except blue glass and opaque glass which looks like pottery MELT IT DOWN Sounders Esso Station Rex- way service station George town British Cars and Park Texaco station are crating In the by allowing Needs Names of Elderly with Work For Students in an attempt to provide many students as possible with summer employment tho Fed eral Government are endeav ouring to endorse the following programs 1 A task force of students be organized in a communi ty to do the following jobs Senior Citizens repainting houses repairing houses gardening mowing lawns house cleaning window clean ing etc Tho materials used would hove to bo provided by the individual receiving the service however tho students would be paid by the Federal Government if tho grant such a progromm Is passed If the community could prov ide vehicle students could be employed to tako Senior Citiz ens on group excursions picnics sightseeing shopping trips etc School buses could possibly be utilized In such project NEED NAMES Georgetown and District branch of the Red Cross through the Services for Seniors Com mittee are trying to organize this program They already have a list of willing students but now need the names and addresses of any senior citizens who would be interested in giv ing our young people chance to be suitably employed this summer The application for a Federal grant has to be In Ottawa by April 30 Any interested party should contact Mrs Pauline Hughes at by April at tho latest LOTS OF COMPLAINTS Georgetown police answered I complaints during March Average Tax Bill Will Be Increased 2650 CCOG Wants Bottles Jars Glass Collection Could Be Start of Recycling Garbage their premises to be used as gathering points CC0 will then assume the responsibility of trucking them to Dominion Glass In Brampton who will melt tho gloss to be used BIG STEP metal ring which some times stays on pop bottle af ter cap is removed should be token off before bringing them in to one of the gas sta tions This is a trial run and if it proves feasible could be a step toward separating garbage for reuse This would be a big step toward combatting pollution and the continually Increasing Taxes went up mills when council passed the 1871 1 budget Monday night Tho mill public school rate means would be the tax on a bouse assessed at This is roughly an in crease of over the tax paid last year Separate school supporters have a mill ruto of 38 an in crease over last year of only 385 mills The industrial and rnto for public school sup- Nitro Sat in Cellar 20 Years Detonated little bottle discovered In cellar of Ontario St home Wednesday night attract ed a lot of attention from Ge orgetown police the fire de partment Georgetown Volun teer Ambulanca Service and even the Canadian Armed For ces It was Glycerine But despite all the profeslon- ol attention most of the resi- dents In the neighbourhood of Ontario Street were that anything was going on un til laud explosion ended the drama shortly after midnight EXPLODED BY SPECIALISTS was discovered in homo cellar by Gerry a nephew of the late Mr Mrs Wellington Willctt and were called ARE THEY YOURS The Herald has one Midget Jac ket gloves two sets of keys a pair of glasses in the lost and found corner of office window Jason Field CIB officer John Barrett to the be tween Ontario Street and Crescent where It was det onated a couple of hours later by specialists Captain K and Warrant Carney from the Canadian Forces Base 1 Borden emergency disposal school Firefighters provided auxil iary lighting on the disposal sight where sandbags were pla ced to contain flying rubble and direct the air shock up- wards The stood by while the fluid was transported from the house to the field and while the explosives specialists planted the device OPENED WINDOWS Many of the people In sur rounding homes had been not ified of the impending blast and advised to open their windows to reduce air shock Mr one time a quarry worker and it is believed he used the glycerine on the Job when dynamite was hard to get It was estimated the bottle had been sitting the cellar for over years Georgetowns 1971 Budget Passed Taxes Rise Mills to 7543 Public school mills high school mills general purpose mills county rate mills police mills water mills Res 1413 2811 783 porters is and for separ ate school 8443 Last year the commercial and industrial rates were 7801 and mills res pectively INCREASED REBATE The load Is lightened slight- 1 ly by the estimated Increase inl the provincial tax rebate from last year to an estimated this year Broken down Into categories mill rate is allocated follows Public school supporters Res Com 1913 13 42 down up 31 up up Up new Year Wait to End On Ontario Street Ontario and Ann Street resi dents received welcome news Monday night when thoy ap peared before council to ask for action on the reconstruction Ontario Street They were told by road chair man Harry Levy that it top priority to be done this year and had been included in the budget WAIT 14 YEARS Mrs spokes1 man far tho group told council that the road was dangerous because of its narrowness and rougness but particularly since It is used by trucks to reach the Industries at the top of Ontario Street Sho said thoy had been wait ing 14 years for action and had been promised a rebuilt road five years ago Tops in Piano Group at Festival Randy Smith son of Mr and Mrs Gerry Smith placed first in Peel Music Festival grade six piano He competed against others Randy played Sarabands in D Minor by Handel He Is study ing piano under Mrs Alva Al len WITH JUST NINE DAYS LEFT OXFAMERS ARE TOUGHENING THE WALKING MUSCLES Mike GrahamSmith of 39 Regan Crescent strides to Keep up with sons John and Terry during a regular conditioning session In preparation for the annual Miles for Millions Walk May 1st The GrahamSmiths ere one of a number of Georgetown and district families who will be strolling the route which starts and ends in Brampton and loops through George town The separate school levy for elementary schools dropped from 21 last year to this year DISSENTING VOICE The solo dissenting voice in accepting the budget was Cr Era Hyde He criticized the for a paid fire chief which he deemed unnecessary He said Georgetown had one of the best fire departments in the province and the best Insurance rates He also attacked the re creation budget which is this year and said it was almost double Levy pointed out there was a overall Increase in the budget or within the lines set out by the government he added He emphasized that council had no control over the education costs which went up mill no control over the county rate which also went up over mill and little or no control over the police rate which estimated at an in crease of mills The police budget is an estimate since sal aries arc still being negotiated He backed the increase In re creation spending saying the town was finally getting realis- tic about recreation He listed Mountoinview Road from Sargent to Edward and Ontario Street as some of the road projects scheduled for this year HELP WATER DEPT Reeve Morrow finance choir- man pointed out the administra tion budget was higher because the salary of a SATURDAY NIGHT Dont Forget Spring Ahead Yon will be a little sleepier this Sunday morning than yon were last Sunday morning your memory works Saturday night Before you retire this Saturday night remember to turn your clock AHEAD one hour Daylight Saving Time starts officially at Sunday ends at am October trator hod been included For the first time the town Is giving the water commission capital assistance to the tune of said the finance chairman it was either that or a big hike in water rates He told council the change in payments on the debenture for trunk sewers would cut the time for a year debenture to a year debenture Increas ing the immediate payments by a year but saving the town In interest over the life of the debenture This Is considered a politically dan gerous move he added He pointed out there was only one debenture planned for road work so the debt charges would be held down more Reeve Morrow claimed the people were demanding more recreation and felt it was mon ey well spent ANSWERS DEMAND He contrasted the spending of money on recreation In answer to a demand from the people to a four fold increase in the pol ice budget over the past five years when it was forced upon council He reminded council that a decrease in education null rates similar to that receiv ed in municipalities in Ballon would nave resulted in no over all increase in mill rates here Hyde repeated that be was staggered by the recrea tion budget end considered it a result of the attitude we must do this and we matt do that without condderlng the cost HOPES FOR CHIEF Phil Slddsli termed it a good strong economical budget with low debentures an asset Ha felt priority should be given to recreation he was badly needed In town He hoped the town would hire a paid fire chief he said Cr Donna recreation chairman said this recreation budget would permit the town to do some of the things needed for the first time She listed vital repairs to the swimming and the expanded program of summer playgrounds compet ently staffed Mayor Bill Smith commended the reeve and the finance sub committee on the budget and particularly for the low deben ture amount He suggested there was no way of holding the line without suffering ana said the mill rate should have been raised earlier BETTER PRODUCE For the first time the recre ation department is getting a fair shake and theyd better produce ho commented or they wont go that road again He repeated earlier statements that recreation Is not all ath letics but improvements for the whole town Referring to administration costs he said the town was now paying salaries comparable to any in the county We are go ing in the right direction we have no frills in this budget even if I would have liked some ho concluded Coming From Ratepayers The taxpayer in town will contribute to the town this year but the remainder of the budget comes from other sources Payments from the provincial and federal government in the farm of subsidies and grants make up the bulk amounting to However licenses and permits Including such things as dog licenses building permits plumbing per mits taxi licenses and other licenses amount to Revenue from ambulance rental office space rental magi strates court sewer Installation and service charge and pen alty and interest on taxes amount to a whopping big 143740 This revenue helps to keep the mill rate a little lower for the burdened home owner ana tenant ALLOCATIONS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS The various boards and commissions necessary to run a town have been allocated the following amounts in this years budget LibraryBonrd 27000 Cemetery Board Credit Valley Conservation Bands by plebiscite Planning Board Committee of Adjustment Industrial Conunlssloi Miscellaneous 170 actual 27000 13000 3000 WB3 16000 MM 367