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GEORGETOWN HERALD dam BUB Number The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District Postage Gvarsaleed GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1972 per year Slash Copy Price European Trip Not Worth It No members of Halloo Region Conservation Authority will go on a European study tour for On tarlo municipal official I doubt that an authority repr would pick up much to tell us commented chairman Barry Humphreys question of the tour came up The European tour which starts near the end of April will Include the United Kingdom Germany Sweden Yugoslavia and Holland The tour ends May 24 BLUSTERY WEATHER wind and snow gave Georgetown district a real taste of winter on Friday with heavy winds continuing the next day While highway traffic con ditions were hazardous town roads were kept well cleared and there was a minimum of In convenience to local motorists Valentine For Monday February FROM PAULINES Main St S Georgetown 87746 1 6 or Order Early Jim Snow Under Attack at Georgetown Schools Bear Pit Jim Snow for who two days later was ap pointed Minister of Public works answered questions fired at him by students En a bear- pit session held February 1 during three lunch hour periods Every period the students changed but the scene remained the same lunches being mun ched while students sat on the floor on tables and on chairs ranged around the room Gary Glover Introduced the Member of Parliament but after that he was on his own with no moderator to intervene He proved to be unnecessary as the questions all intelligent and to the point were asked In a well mannered and lucid way The location of the new airport was one of the tint questions Snow said he doubted very much It would be around here but mentioned two possible sites one further west than Hal ton and the other the eastern side of Toronto near Pickering He predicted the earliest possible time for tbe Inauguration of Go Train service In the area to be end of this year To another question he pointed out that Georgetown would remain an individual municipality with its own Government even If regional government Is established The earliest Implementation date for regional government could be he added Asked about tbe Toronto Centred Region plan the Minister pointed out Georgetown was designated a alow growth area If the town decided to build a The shape of things to come Prediction The Volkswagen Beetle will be around for years to come Prediction Someone else somewhere will in troduce a new economy car and there will be lots of excitement Prediction The excitement will die down Prediction As in the past people who own old Volkswagens will trade them in for new Volkswagens because guess they like Volkswagens Prediction Our engineers will continue to improve the way the Volkswagen works and our stylists will continue to be frustrated Prediction Sometime in the Beetle will become the most popular single model automobile ever made by passing the Model T Ford with pro duction of over million vehicles Prediction We wont let that last pre diction go to our heads CV Motors 199 QUOTH Jin fields to Georgetown high school lot of houses could the province do anything asked a student Jim Snow said the approval of the Official Plan in the Toronto Centred Region Plan had already shown the governments position He reminded the audience that any development has to be ap proved by the Ontario Municipal Board What Is Ontario doing for the French speaking people asked another voice A great deal replied the Minister as he cited the establishment of French schools where a sufficient number of the population are French speaking he pointed out that French schools used to be private but are now public The hydro lines which arc planned to march across a large area of Southern Ontario roused a great deal of Interest and lengthy discussion The Member of Parliament said It touches only a corner of Halton It has to be built somewhere there is no alter native he emphasized and It there won be enough power to keep your lights on he added He stressed that it Is possible to nut It underground since according to the Minister there Is no known way at the moment to bury such high voltage for such a long distance He said new type towers much more attractive to the eye are being designed To another question he said there is no known way to transport current of that voltage In enclosed cable Someone In the audience suggested Ihe government limit the number of electric appliances in each household Snow doubted If people would accept control over the op- pi lances used In the home lie said he thought there Is too much electric heating being used We ve used up most of the water power to generate electricity now we re building thermo and nuclear plants I think we should use gas to heat homes direct rather than using gas to generate electricity to heat homes said Mr Snow Do you think the people really have any power In saying where the line goes asked a student Yes the government Is people replied Snow If everybody in Halton and Simcoe counties said they want the line what are we going to it has to go someplace and sooner or later someone has to stand up and say this Is where its going to be He pointed out that this one line will carry more than 15 or of the other type lines The speaker said the question of natural resources Is constantly being studied He suggested we care whlchdont burn gasoline He said the decision not to Increase the export of water and oil Is an attempt to conserve our own resource Is there any real difference between the Liberals Con and N P was another question The Minister of Public Works said the Conservatives believe In free enterprise and do not want to become any more Involved in the day to day living of the in dividual than necessary He feels Conservatives try to create the atmosphere where an individual can work little he wants Socialists are exactly opposite In their beliefs he remarked I sometimes have trouble following which way the Liberals are going said tbe Tory MP J since they are becoming very expenses and advertising tbe Spadina Expressway term in and the selection of poll clerks and deputy returning officers Like the boxers Jim Snow was saved by the bell when tbe periods ended Bazaar Raised Funds And Hospital Benefits Mrs Rogers was hostess for the January meeting of Zeta Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi During the meeting plans were discussed for a Valentine dance at Cedarvale for mem bers and their husbands Mrs Norma Tripp service chairman reported that Georgetown hospital has received a cold quartz ultra violet lamp purchased by the as last years service project Funds were raised In November by a Christmas bazaar at St Georges Anglican Church The lamp Is used to control infection and promote healing of wounds ulcers and bed sores It can also be used in treatment of localized skin diseases such psoriasis A cheque for was presented to Mrs Eleanor for selling over two hundred cook books In a worldwide contest by Favourite Recipes Press Mrs Lynda Tyrrell was charge or the program entitled People She had Invited Mrs Aina from the North Halton family counselling ser vice to speak She explained the importance of a normal healthy family life one where com are free with no secrets between family mem- ben The father knows what his role husband and breadwinner He should be fairly successful In his occupation whatever it is with the children Money la planned together by father and mother but father baa the final say This is known aa a fatherled family each member understanding his role Mrs also what a disfunctions family fa The rules are all mixed up the wife makes decisions and the husband has no say or a grand mother or child guides the system The relationship bet ween husband and wife fa one where they speak only when necessary There is lack of communication In other words are leading one roof Now you can enjoy the luxury of soft water with this beautiful modern water softener from of Canada No pipes or tanks on view No leaks no drips You and your family will be delighted at the difference soft water makes It can cut your laundry bills In half You can use pure soap Instead of harsh polluting detergents Soft water rinses I completely clean leaving no grubby rings on baths and basins Clothes towels diapers stay softer last longer with washing Soft water Is kind to hands gentle on tender skin wonderful for hair washing Call your Duro plumber today He will give you a free laboratory analysis ot a sample of your water BOB EDWARDS PLUMBING TELEPHONE 8776951 Robert Was Imps Secretary A member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch and secretary of the Imperial Section for years Robert Thomson 23 John Street West died at Centennial Manor Milton January H Born in Penicuik Scotland worked In a papennlB there lived in Toronto when he came Canada and for last years In Georgetown He a retired employee of Domtar Fine Papers Ltd As a member of Local Pulp Sulphite and Workers he was recording secretary for many years He leaves his wife Ivy Rom Thurston whom be married In Acton In IMS two children William Muir Milwaukee Wisconsin and Margaret Mrs J Kelley Liverpool Nova Scotia six grandchildren and two great grandchildren He was by a brother Muir in Scotland Father P Wood officiate at requiem man Hob Cross Church February PaBbaarars were James Murphy David Capperauld Norman Ward Harry Bottoms John McCarthy and Rev Kelvin Johnston chaplain of the Legion In- Cemetery wood