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2000 SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY AT PARK PARTY Councillor Joan Smith of the town team and Jan Inglls of Esso Extras decide who has first innings The epic went to the gas gals 109 Over two thousand voices spontaneously and loudly singing Happy Birthday to Canada was a moving highlight of Georgetown celebration of Canada 101th birthday So successful was the evening that the half humorous comment the of May fireworks should always be held on July 1 has frequently been heard The town and the Legion are con sideling the Idea and may make it an annual event The crowds gradually poured into the park tilling every Inch fay the time the first firecracker lit up the RECORDED VOTP The Wide World of Sport missed the baseball game of the when council and various members fought It out In a s duel perhaps out elders outrage Is the term with the Copeland s Extra Ladies team Some of the confusion over the score may have resulted from umpire Jack Armstrong calling for a recorded voteon some of his decisions Bill Smith pitching for the doughty town team had a problem Politicians have often been accused of not letting one hond know what the other is doing The mayor certainly knew While one hand pitched thcothcrhclduphlspants which he had split in his endeavour to tag one of the attractive mem of the other team The town learn consisted of Crs Ernie Harry Levy Phil Slddall Water com missloners Roy and Jim Young and Planning Board members Ted Gorth Car and Ed Cm Donna Denison and Joan Smith were 1st and 3rd base coaches respec tlvly Recreation Committee chairman Ivan Crabtrce allegedly acted as coach also but at which base was never determined Extra Ladies team included Sue Phillips Joanne Collier Jan Inglls J Kathy Oprica Debbie Sherk and Sweezie During the ball game hordes of youngsters scoured the grounds north of the track for yellow tickets in a scavenger hunt The three winners were Paul Martin Byron Street with 160 tickets Eddie Wiener Maph Avenue 124 tickets and Debbie 21 Moultrey Crescent tickets The tug of war was not a spectator sport anyone who wanted to form a team was welcome and they took ad vantage of It from little tiny tots to over pound contestants had a go at It and enjoyed them selves tremendously The logsawing contest had so many entries it could have gone alt night but emcee Jack Arm strong had to call a halt BAND PLAYED ON The Georgetown Band and the Legion Band en the crowd between events lending a happy at mosphere to the occasion The Joint Legion and town fireworks display climaxed the night of birthday fun Mayor Bill Smith was en thus last about the celebration and commended Recreation Director Doug Colllson for his efforts Shop in Georgetown for Western Day bargains bargains today Friday and Saturday And follow all the special attractions downtown and In the PROPOSE EXPANDED CLUBHOUSE A large addition to the club house was proposed for North Golf and Country Club at the last Board of Directors meeting According to the suggestions the dining room would be doubled in site and a largo fireplace added Other features include the moving of the front entrance out about thirty feet to bouse cloak rooms and a much enlarged lobby EXTEND DECK The present upstairs deck may be extended the full length of the lounge and the bar moved away from the lounge This would mean drinks would be served at the tables Major improvements In the locker room area are also planned giving more lockers and Ads That Pay You can place an ad In The Herald Classified pages by phoning Dying or selling The Herald Is where yon will find the results GEORGETOWN HERALD The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District Printing Publishing The Georgetown Herald has erred Georgetown aad district Printers and for over a century tarn best flse printing gad news coverage Second Class Mall Number THE GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY JULY fl Return Postage Guaranteed JO par ywr Copy Cants CUT UPS AT CANADA DAY CAPERS cross cut saw during Jul celebration at the fair sawing contest at the grounds Warning Dangerous Drug Being Circulated A new mind bending drug being sold to teens was called very dangerous by an official connected with the office of the Drug Ad diction Research Foundation who called The Herald last week to issue the warning Mrs Peggy Palmer the foundation field worker In Halton said the drug has just A Road is A Road is A Road A township road Is a township road even if it Is unopened Esqueslng council agreed Monday night when thev granted Howard a Building permit His land with feet frontage is on the unopened portion of between the 9th and line Harold C Funk solicitor for Ton well said the Committee of Adjustment had approved the separation prior to the passing of the holding by law and pointed out the frontage was far in excess frontage ON ONLY He reminded council the by law does not state the frontage must be on an opened road allowance Council agreed a application complied with the by law but insisted only ore building permit would be issued arrived in her terr lory and is being sold by the street name short for Phencyclid She said drug peddlers are the drug is a form of THC or mescaline it is OR ANIMALS She said the a drug used for leterimnan purposes in the treatment of animals This drug can be very dangerous if taken by people Mrs Palmer We know that it is now being in this area and we warn the local teens to be alert to the fact she ad ded of a pale blue tablet A street sample was turned over to her She said if the drug is taken it produces a slow heavy trip duration of which could be between three lo IB hours Mrs Palmer said that during the trip a person can go Into convulsions and suffocate in one own saliva TIPOFF She said area hospitals have been alerted to fact the drug in circulation She said the source of supply Is not yet known but the first tipoff that It was being circulated came when a tablet was turned over to her office Appoint Hutzol Chief Accountant A Moore Park Crescent resident will begin his duties In the newly created post of chief accountant at the Georgetown municipal office on July 19 Henry Hutzal Moore Park Crescent is the successful candidate for the position ad vertised months ago Mr presently em ployed with Armstrong Brothers Construction in Brampton moved to town from Brampton following his marriage in Oc to the former Barbara Ambrose of Guelph He is a native of Chelmsford near Sudbury Offenders Pay in Fines Forty four persons were convicted in Georgetown court during June ac cording to figures released by the Georgetown Police Department The court report for June shows 94 people appeared in the court held Tuesday mornings the Masonic Temple on Highway on 179 charges Forty five charges were with drawn or dismissed during the month Most of the charges 115 were laid under the Criminal Code of Canada were for liquor of fences nine for traffic and two under by lows tor ne it Criminal convictions totalled 1 GOO for the Liquor con vidians for the two Traffic Murray was Crown at each or the June courts There were also two traffic courts held ng June on the llihand Two hundred end thirty four persons were in the traffic courts of the charged with offences Thirty charges were with drawn or dismissed The traffic court fines totalled OVERSEAS VISITORS Maurice and Gladys Aston of the Isle of Wight are here for wedding of their son Maurice a Brampton police officer They arc staying with her brother and his wife Mr and Mrs John Barrett HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS REJECT SECOND OFFER By a vote of 52 to percent Halton County Secondary school teachers have voted reject a wage offer recommended for acceptance by their own executive of the District 9 0S ST1 The teachers voted last Thursday rejecting the second wage offer made by tht Board Listing some of the reasons for the rejection Tom of Georgetown president of the district of the Ontar Secondary School Teachers Federal on said the offer gave no salary increase to teachers apart from their an increment 385 would receive from percent to and would receive im percent lo percent He mod percent of the teachers acre offered amount ng to less than the cost sad the felt were pressured to accept package before the school year ended and blamed he Board for ting till the lllh hour to put forward their proposal The statement further claimed Board hod requested five dollars less per pupil than the provincial government allowed thus depriving the students teachers and tax payers of and educational quality LOCKED IN The teachers aware of Survivor Is Good Peel the statement continued fell they could not accept to MOO less ihon Peel when they carry a higher teacher pupil rat Tom sold the long drawn out negotiations in this case months must be shortened so that negotiations end before May when the teachers are locked In their jobs I feel the should not have the negotiation meetings the same night they have board meetings said the District president It was most trust rating to come to meetings and find the Board members had to leave he added He pointed out the Board has not yet discussed working con He emphasized that teachers want a lower teacher pupil more secretarial assistance and more audio visual equipment WHY When questioned about the teachers rejection of the latest offer Director of Education James Singleton said If the offer was as bad as the president describes it why did he recommend its acceptance He said the Board s salary committee headed by George town trustee Ernie Bodnar would Iry to meet on Monday to discuss the issue TOM Six year Hull sole of the June 14 crash which took the lives of her parents and sisters progress ng nicely n the tal for Children Her condition listed earlier as critical is now reported as good Downtown Mall Bargains Everywhere This Weekend Georgetown goes western this week merchants in all parts of lown cooperating in a Western Days promoiion Downtown the two Mam Street blocks will a mall for the three days wilh motor traffic banned between James and Church si reels Street dancing a THREE RURAL ACCIDENTS car truck collision on High way at Ihe line resulted in SI 100 damage June The 69 nick up by Robert Denny Acton had damage done to the left side and the Ford driven by Mayhew of Milton had damage to the right side Highway and 7th line was again the scene of an accident Sunday when the Pontine driven by Lehman of Kitchener collided with a Ford driven by Mabel of 167 Main St North Georgetown damage was done to the Pontine Ford barbecue games pony rides an art show and Little Theatre skit are some of the fringe attractions And bargains at most stores will be in a bund Georgetown Girls Pipe Band will be playing at various times and locations A Miss Georgetown contest planned by the Chamber of Commerce has been cancelled because of Insufficient entries Merchants arc planning this as the first of a yearly event which they expect will build up Into a major attraction SPLASHING COLOUR ON THURSDAY NIGHTS SKY Jones of Georgetown July fireworks display NO SCYTHE Weeds on town and privately owned land around his property at 17 Ontario Street brought J Nicholson to committee meeting Monday night He claimed some of the weeds have never been cut and said It was up o the town to look after weeds on its own land and to make sure the owner of the private land has them cut too I should not have to come here and ask the town to cut weeds on Us own land he commented Donna Denison explained the weed inspector was having difficulty finding someone to cut lands where a scythe Is necessary He thinks he can find someone on a casual basis but not for all summer she added Reeve Morrow said he wanted a monthly report from the weed Inspector on the total number of hours spent cutting weeds and percentage of time on private property Why should we have the weed Inspector cut town property when the works department has the equipment ne asked Our own stall should be doing it replied Cr only when we don t do it the weed inspector is supposed go In I certainly hope we don t have the weed inspector men doing our own work commented Mayor Smith Committee recommended to council that G weed inspector be authorized to hire scythe cutters at an the condition they provide their own scythes