Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 2, 1972, p. 1

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Second Mail Registered Number Return Postage Guaranteed The Home Newspaper For Georgetown and Dlsfrict THURSDAY SO per year Single Copy Price Fifteen CenU CONSERVATIVES CELEBRATE bast MPP Jim Snow raises Terry Con nor s arm in the traditional Cr Joan Smith Will Seek Deputys Chair Councillor Joan Smith an to The Herald this week that she plans to run for deputy reeve in December It Georgetown a loss that Art Speight is retiring this year she said in a release He gave a great deal of himself ana his time to this position Time and inherent Interest are two reasons Councillor Smith feels she Is most suitable for the position The deputy reeve also sits on County Council she explained County Council deals with such things as social and family services Children s Aid the Halton Centennial Manor As a housewife and mother 1 am deeply concerned about these matters With Mr Speight retiring it very Important that Georgetown continues to have proper representation from someone with Council experience concern and most important time to attend the daytime meetings and do the Donna Denison Retiring From Council Mayor Smith Will Seek In a brief statement Tuesday Mayor Bill Smith told the Herald he would again run for the top position in the town He said at this time he would make no statement but would make many more before the December election Mayor Smith served eight years on council and has been mayor for the past two years He is the tenth of the town Up till now no one else has announced their candidacy tor mayor The first member of the House of Stuart to reign in gland was James How Georgetown Voted Donna Ward Two Councillor for the past four years announced yesterday that she would not seek a third term In the forthcoming municipal elections She told The Herald that her family will probably move to the Whitby area next year because her husband company in Don Mills is relocating there Mrs said I regret very much that 1 must leave Georgetown politics at this crucial point in the town development The orderly planning of future growth In our ana can permit new recreation facilities programmes parks and open space to be created Without a critical approach to planning the tax burden of our residents will grow while improvements will be negligible these vital areas It is unfortunate she continued thai attempts are being made develop areas of Ihe town without consideration for the needs of the people who will live there Georgetown public life there are those who ippcir to evade their responsibilities leaving it to present residents to absorb the tax burdens they create I hope that Georgetown voters will study the voting records or it nudes of all candidates who are seeking election to determine- for themselves which ones tend to support this self serving development policy As long as this altitude prevails on the Council said Mrs Georgetown will never lie able to meet lis obligations to residents MUST SI- VI- 1 believe that It is women and children in Georgetown DONNA who directly policies They live here every day all diy ind or aw ire of the facilities which they need If women want to improve their here they must be propired to run for r serve on planning boird or other planning bodies I have appreciated the confidence of those who sup ported me during my wo terms Mrs con eluded I hope lint I hive represented you in propriate manner It his been an exciting experience to learn of the concerns of Georgetown residents and to play some part in trying to improve our way of life here Gci is a bciutiful place I hope it continues to be so Nobody Bothers To Stop tilt ana run accidents over the weekend caused a total of It damage to Tour cars A 72 Toyota owned by Paul I Court while In he parking lot at lountainview Road South had the right rear body and right rear side crumpled with the cost estimated at S3 SO At am Sunday the driven by Joan Maw near Street was struck by a car travelling in the opposite direction on Water Street The other car sped damage was done to the left rear panel Another parked car a Ford In a driveway IB Street was struck in the rear sometime Saturday night The Ford owned by Alme Georgetown had damage done to the trunk right rear body and lights Roland Sargent Road discovered damage to the left rear fender of his Volkswagen but cannot say where It occur rod Visitor Awakened to Burning Toes last Thursday a visitor from Kentucky literally gat a hot foot and bedroom at Place was on re Mrs Coffey visiting her sister and husband Mr and Mrs Joseph felt her toes starting to burn woke up with a start and found the electric baseboard heater and the wall on ire Normally three year old Brendan tlcary sleeps there but his aunt was using the Mrs said the family lost all their bedding because they used the other blankets lo fight the fire till fireman Two beds two dressers a rug and ill the children clothing were also lost in the lam blaze image to the house was estimated at S3 tire Chief Ken commended the on the speed with which they cleared out the upstairs and fought the fire until the firemen arrived NUMBERS GAME County population Is according to Ihe most recent census statistics from the Regional seism en I Office Georgetown population is Milton Actons Burlington s JO 242 lsquesfngs 8747 and aweyas Georgetown North Halton Results Surprise Liberals by Doug Grant Surprise Progressive on strength in North gave Terry Connor a stunning and decisive upset victory over incumbent Liberal MP Whiting Monday More than two thirds of Connors vote victory margin came unexpectedly from former I iberal strongholds in the northern part of this federal riding The first time PC candidate won narrowly but consistently in polls throughout His vole margin in Georgetown almost his edge in urban Connor won percent of r 844 voles cast Wilting and New Democrat Carolyn finished last with 17 percent UK TURNOUT The young Conservative rode what is possibly a record voter turnout in part or definite I iberaf govern ment tide that swept Ontario Connor is first Conservative MP since who sat in tnwa from to 1962 Over percent of eligible federal electors This compares to percent turnout In when won for the first time with more lhan a vote margin over his PC op The lawyer swept Georgetown by TOO votes Milton by 120 Ion by so both polls in by i7 votes indnll nine north polls by IM votes over Whiting shock Connor northern strength came as a deep shock to key workers in the Wilting earn who had expected this area lo the incumbent overwhelming support that in a close race Hut Connor with some help from strong support for ihe completely reversed I strategy It Georgetown and the norlh that killed us Whiting eimpaign manager John Bryant recognized Monday night We were expecting to hold our own and have the north carry us over Hut it the other way around We re holding our way in Oik Hit north llltl lop I iberal sup porter noted Carolyn percent of Hie rural vote and said The won II for Connor the only woman In the local rice finished a consistent in almost all of the polls in both North and But she did el- a large share of ihe rural vote I made farming an issue she recalled last night I was born on a farm so maybe that helped St Pari of the reason for s outstanding strength in Georgetown has been lo active support from lack Armstrong former mayor George Kerr Ontario and West MPP also can for Connor in Acton Township campaign first public meeting providedn microcosm of the overall voting pattern especially in the norlh Is an Erin resident but she still traded in the polls with a total of 113 votes while Connor edged out Whiting by to voles CUSHION Terry Connor formerly on executive legal counsel to Ontario justice minister Allan Lawrence was with his Jubilant supporters in his Lakeshore headquarters From the moment the results started coming in at about m O Connor was leading He steadily built narrow poll margins into a substantial vote cushion over Whiting His workers admitted their surprise at such a clear lead from the very beginning They had predicted a very close ATP conceded defeat before his party workers shortly before in ihe Pine Room at the Oakville Arena I wish Terry ihe very best in the next Parliament he said He do a good Job of that I am sure Both Whiting and Carolyn congratulated Connor at his headquarters stein hoped her strong candidacy for a New Democrat would give other women Ihe nerve to run Probably a lot of women looked at me and said If she can do it so can I Connor victory marks the time a PC has won federally in The Liberals have won times here Whiting was first elected In 1966 at the height of but strongly emphasized his Parliamentary record of helping his home constituents during his cam paign He followed former Liberal MP Dr Harry Harley who retired from federal politics in after three successive victories had won by comfortable margins over present Reeve Al in both 1965 and 1963 In Harley won a narrow vote victory over Incumbent Progressive Conservative MP Alexander Sandy Best who had been first elected in 19SB Best the son of the discoverer of insulin moved out of the riding after his No Town Hall Session Municipal Nominations Start Next Thursday Former Councillor Enters Ward Two Race A former memoir George own council has told The Hen he intends to seek a Ward Two seat in ihe upcoming election Irwin Noble who sat on council in 1954 and has served on the committee of for several years ind was an member of ihe town planning bo ird A former business man Mr Nihle operating C Dairy for years sold his dairy business a of years and now is a real estate MORI have in crested in town affairs now I hive lots of devote to the town he told The Herald Mr Noble is a member of St George Church and a director and past president of the of Commerce Married wilh three children Mr Noble lives at IS Noble Court a street named him when he was a councillor Seeks Ward 3 Seat to Improve Recreation new name entered the local political scene Monday night when Hi Jones 177 Moun tain view Itoad South 1st vice president of ihe Georgetown announced he would be a candidate for council In Ward Georgetown resident for the past five years he is sales engineer for Sales Ltd His wife Grace is president of the Georgetown He said he would work Ihe recreational deficiencies in town par llcularly for age group between 10 and IB A new arena and he promotion of a theatre arc high on his list of priorities he told The Herald Jones said he would hope to influence the County Hoard of Education toward establishing junior kin dergartens by a combination of professional and volunteer people from the reduce SSost really coming to lown and 5 I JONIS He claimed he would work to The old free wheeling nomination night the highlight municipal elections for many people is no more For ihe upcoming municipal election December nominations must be filed in the clerks office during normal office hours This means from Jam till November rlday Nov and Monday Nov flic will now have to find people to nominate him or her rather lhan two as in the past Another is regulation lhal nominators must be entitled to vole in the wild which the is running The onus is on the candidate for office file a bona fide nomination paper and make sure his nominators are entitled to vote Nominators for i public school candidate must be public school supporters and for a separate school board must be separate school supporters IIOUtSHMH Die voting hours are also Now the poll clerks will be to sleep liter in ihe morning with the polls opening at 1 in and closing at p I lectors must be either a resident in municipality or the owner or tenant of land in the municipality or the spouse of same In addition must be a citizen or other British subject and must be 18 years old on or before December Ihcdayofthe election qualify to vnle proxy von As usual will be an advance poll on Monday Nov and Saturday Dec from 11 am til fl for those unable lo vote on the regular voting day In addition there is a proxy vote available only in the polling subdivision where the voter is listed The details of obtaining a proxy vote are fairly complicated and anyone wishing a proxy vote should contact the clerk at the municipal office for in formation A person appointed a voting proxy must apply to the clerk not later than Tuesday November In order to receive a certificate allowing them to vote for another The an polnimcnt as a voting proxy is not valid unless it Is made after nomination day and Is invalid after election day It Was a Quiet Night For Police Georgetown Police good comments for Georgetowns youth Wed morning after another quiet Hallowe en night Egg bombing turned some passing cars into omelets but there was none of the senseless damage that used to mar ens of past tor the most part All Hallows Eve belonged the or treat era How Esquesing Voted The Trend To OConnor Shows at J Georgetown Headquarters The outcome has become obvious to party workers and others who have Terry O Con nor Georgetown headquarters on Mill Street The place was the focal point for the Connor celebration early in Ihe evening but when the Irend become a certain victory for Ihe Progressive Conservative candidate Ihe whoop up moved lo Ihe Club in

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