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Ads That Pay rt place n ad In w by Buying or idling The la whaia till find raiult you GEORGETOWN HERALD The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District Printing Publishing Tha Gaotgttown hat Md lit let at Print and for a offering bait In fin printing and newt Second Class Man Registered Number 0943 Return Guaranteed Georgetown Ontario December SO per year trig la Copy Price Fifteen Standard Products Man Dies in Crash A Standard Products cm died in a single car crash on the Lane of Esque sine just south of Ballinafad Tuesday December Edward 38 of R Acton who has been at Standard Products Georgetown plant since August of was on his way home from work when the accident hap pened He was in charge of en at SP two one witnessed the crash but from appearances his small ear wandered onto the should of he road slammed into a small bridge abutment sheer off two mall boxes and flip ped end over end coming to rest against a grove of cedars TWO CHILDREN Constable Kicks of the North OPP detachment as dispatched to investigate shortly after 3D The dead man was alone in the He leaves a wife Verna and two children Carol and Kenneth his mother Mrs Jos of Sas katchewan and several broth and sisters A funeral mass was conduct in St Josephs Church In Alton Saturday morning and interment was in St Joseph Cemetery there FIVE OTHERS HURT Five other people were hurt in automobile accidents near town On the Line of Christmas eve David Pross of was one ver and David Edwin of Port Credit was the other when two cars collided heavily lng injury to four Pross suffered bruised head cuts Jacqueline age 1 years face cuts and another passenger in the same car Catherine Button age head Injuries They were treated at Georgetown Constable Ormsby of North Halton placed damage at to the car and to the Osier car Saturday Gertrude Edith of suffered abrasions to her head and left hand in a car lent on the Line of Es north of Glen Williams There was to her ear and to a fence dcring the rood Expect Whiting to Join Public Accounts Group Whiting MP Christmas break in mid expected to be appointed to January the powerful Public Accounts Whiting who wis elected Committee after the House of Liberal MP far riding in Commons returns from Its the general election would Si 1 The Old Year in Pictures JANUARY Top Georgetowns water department spins off to become a separate commission as the town first water commissioners lake off Top right Mrs Russell Smith of holds daughter Ann tho first baby of at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospiial being born New Years morning Middle left a thriving now organization for local youth Georgetown Air Cadets receive their charter at Gcorgolown armoury Holding it are George of the Ontario Branch of Air and Bus Hale president of the sponsoring Legion Branch Middle right The most talked about story early in the new year was new Halton school administration salaries Education administrator Jim at the op of the ladder received Bottom loft Georgetown interest in Bib fra relief flights intensified as two local men Roland Sparling and Dennis Hughes joined the crew of Canada f plane Bottom right A veteran member of the Georgetown fire department Jack Cunningham is elected Fire Chief STRANDED MILES FROM NOWHERE Call From Sahara Desert Reaches Georgetown Ham be a government representative on the all party accounts com mittcc headed by Tory MP Al Hales of Guclph The committee members arc known as the watchdogs public spending The accounts committee dcr direction has come one of the most powerful and active Commons commit tees In Ottawa The main Job of the committee is to probe into government spending and vvistc EXPOSED SCANDAL It was the accounts commit tee which earlier this ex posed the scandal and also the writeoff of million tax duties owed 01 tawa several Canadian companies One main project planned by the Accounts Com in is an Into the operation of CBC would welcome a chance to serve on the accounts com mil lee said Whiting who ad mils a personal admiration for work of committee choir man Hales Eirly in 1008 Whitine spoke in the Commons about the need to control government waste and to pay strict attention to spending MOST ACTIVE Is currently a mem of the regional development committee lie was elected as Libera SIP after the retirement of Harry as While serving In as Liberal MP was one of the most active com chairmen and he headed federal into the cost of drugs drug abortion and birth control rcgulat Ions From the vast reaches of the Sahara Desert ham operator Jim Schofield St received and answered an gent call on Boxing Day CNBPI was calling any Can amateur radio station was answered by VE3DLW Much to Mr prise it was a man named calling from a portable transmitter powered by a generator in his Volks parked in the middle of Sahara Desert BROKEN CRANKSHAFT He had come across three couples stranded in the desert with a broken in one of their two cars for 10 Just before he found them a camel caravan had rescued lhcm He asked Mr Schofield to call Mr Ernest Toronto to tell them his daugh tcr tatr and son in law Mike safe despite the fact they hadnt heard from them for me time ADEQUATE FOOD Without this call It would have been at least a month or more till the parents heard since they were a three weeks from civilization 155810 In Twp Taxes councillors wrote off taxes Worth SI when they met a Court of ion recently Arreiri to were also written off dun the morning session Refunds were authorised on tax a to the of SI items on the tax write off was the reassessment 1 Conservation Authority which if 1 the by 32 Three more groups of young hue turned over raised through carolling to the Georgetown District lal Hospital and Heidi Arts in their neighbourhood Rhonda Clow Delia Gasklll Laurie Clow Gail Deforest and Linda Gasklll carolled in Beverley Sharon and Allsnr Smith and Vickie and Kathy made up the third troip A story on carollers in last weeks Herald was error in stating filh Georgetown Cub Pack carolled for the hospital It should have said George town Brownies Late Four Goals Kills TC AllStars A four splurge enabled North York Juvenile AllStars to snatch victory away from County Juvenile All Stars in game played in arena Sunday had a lead un til North York came on with rush to capture an win Teams represented from Trl County were Brampton Burl Chinguacousy Guclph Preston and Strcetsville Four Georgetown Juveniles goalie Bob Noil Steve Waters Hugh Williams and Marty were chosen all stars but play Only the adequate supply of food and water they had with thtm for the long journey lowed thorn to survive the or deal Nevertheless the young couple sent cheery messages via Rupert saving they had spent a most Interesting and unusual Christmas with the Arabs and Joked about having a Christmas tree In the desert The grateful parents visited the Schoflclds that very after noon bringing some Christmas cheer to mark the occasion Since Jim had scheduled an other call to Rupert the next day he passed on the parents good wishes BIT UNPLEASANT This time he talked to the Line say son in law Mike who said the was fixed and ready to go Wc 11 be glad to get out of here it a a bit un pleasant said Mike in the understatement of the year Another call to Rupert Is scheduled for January if conditions arc favourable Now fast friends he plans to travel with the three couples part of the way on their long trip to Cape Town South Africa They had already toured England and Europe before starting on the African journey 740 Property Damage In Three Car Collisions Glens Sunday Win Means Second Place Glen Williams moved into sole possession of second plate in the Georgetown Industrial Hockey League Sunday with a convincing win over their rivals It ftlllk Centre in the first of two league contests In the other game first place thumped tail end North Glin Williams opened up a 50 lead on the Milkmen before scored spoiling the bid Ilickey assisted on that one and Tyler notched s other goal from Young HAT TRICK Cooper scored three goals for the winners tin other off the sticks of and B Webster and Homes Cooper also picked up t a assists It appeared up might be in the making in the hen North Hilton score I first but tin was their output unlit the end of the third period blasted home three goats In the first one in the second and three in the thud BENNETT TRIPLE Bennett led the winners with three goals Cunningham Press wuu and tliL others and fir the North Hilton goals both from Held This Sundays schedule has and Glen Williams rid off and North pit led against Milk Centre An estimated in propel resulted from three auto collisions on Georgetown streets during the past week A car driven by George of Academy Road and one operated by Jim Graham or 1 collided in the dointown area accounting for damage Tuesday comber 23 Police said the Storey car was leaving the curb on Main St east of Mill and the Grah am car was travelling along Main Street when they hit Most of the damage was done to the car STALLED A Christmas eve accident on Mountainview Road near the John Street corner involved cars by James Stewart John Street E and William John Hancock of Confedcr Street Glen Williams The car was stalled in the southbound lane of Mountainvicw when hit by the Stewart ear which received damage The stalled car no damage Monday afternoon Anthony John of Toronto was tucking his car up on Main Street then a car driven by Herbert Clayton Saul of Erin struck it from behind Police placed damage in this one at to and to Saul Three Town Midgets On Dream Team Three Georgetown Midget were in the lineup when County Midget All Stars bowed to North York Midget All Stars at Aurora arena Friday Representing the Georgetown team were goalie Cord Willi Glenn Robinson and At ex Ovenden Williams shared the goal with Keith Mills Included in tho 10 penalties called were two five minute majors far fighting in third period A new Ontario Minor Hockey Association rules bin Ishci players whn fight in the third period from the rest of the game Don Jar vie of Georgetown president of Trl County Minor Hockey Association pre the trophy to the win ners at the end of the name SANTA WENT BEHIND BARS WITH CHEER Santa dldn t miss anybody On tils rounds Christmas eve he even stopped at the century old Halton county jail and left bags of candies nuts and apples for the The Jail inmates down to a ivc Christmas din II most everybody else Its an annual event at the jail and prisoners entered into the spirit of I said jail governor Lawrence Barber The jail guards did the honours serving tho prison ers their turkey Christ mas pudding The candles and apples were distributed after dinner jails dining hall was decked with trees and bells and the usual variety of Christmas decorations About SO prisoners sat down to the dinner