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POLISHING THE BRASS GEORGETOWN HERALD Second I lass Mail Registered Number The Home Newspaper For Georgetown and District Return THURSDAY 1972 IT SO per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cent Miss Georgetown Fair in South Carolina Parade Marry Hamilton Georgetown District High School music director conducts he high school orchestra during a rehearsal for the Sound of Voices and Brass concert held in presentation of ihe George town Choral Society and the high school orchestra Mrs Timpson Heads Christmas Welfare Mrs Roma Mclntyre Crescent has taken on the Job of chairman of the Georgetown Christmas Welfare Committee She was elected at a meeting last week at the home of Walter Gray Mr Gray retired this year after heading the group since its inception The welfare came about when service clubs found they were duplicating welfare activities in some cases and missing deserving people in others It was spearheaded by the lions Club Canadian Legion and town with other clubs Joining in to assure that all Georgetown residents have a happy holiday season The committee gets sterling ass from many groups Merchants Industrial firms and individuals have been generous contributors n cash and goods School children have gathered canned goods and toys This year the Air Cadets have volunteered to help pack hampers for distribution The committee is in process of sending out letters of solicitation and ordering things for the hampers SchooFs have been contacted and pick will be made next Miss tall fair 17 year old Sue llcddick went to Georgetown South Carolina to n their Santa CI jus parade with her American counterpart December She was the guist of the town In by Mayor O M BID when he was here as our guest in the fall Accompanied by her chapcronc Mrs Gall Wallace Mayor Bill Smith secretary they left Thursday evening and were greeted at the airport on arrival by Mayor They stayed the weekend at the Holiday Inn TWIN TOWN they were token to dinner at the Yachtsman Club at Myrtle Beach by Fred Williams director of the Miss Georgetown Pageant where they were introduced all round as the representatives of their Canadian twin town Saturday Sue rode in the parade on the float with the American M Georgetown Debbie raft The two local guests then loured two restored plantations in the area and inspected a rice museum where the planting and vesting of rice in the old is still carried on Saturday evening they were taken to dinner and a tour of Ihe town while Sunday they were a famous beauty spot in the area Gardens At this time of ihe year while not wintry by our standards degrees the flowers were not at their best but the trees shrubs statues and ponds were well worth the visit according to Mrs Wallace Sunday afternoon they arrived home saying It was great I go again anytime REGION DECISION COMING NEXT MONTH Building Freeze Has Condominium in Doubt Missed by One Vote Freeman Asks Recount Don Kyle Named President Local Cancer Branch A new by law which places a temporary feeze on buildings other than single family dwellings and duplexes In areas zoned Residential 4 is before the Municipal Board for The by law is a temporary measure which will be in effect until a new zoning bylaw is passed by council It is an to Georgetown s present zoning law The legislation would halt a proposed 34 unit condom in the cast end Baylor Crescent At last week s final council meeting letters from a local builder Ben Lord man and Success Building Corporation objected to the by law amend Their objections were for warded the Municipal Board along with a council motion which said that not withstanding the objections wants the intendment approved At the same meeting a letter signed by the owners of proximately proper les in the area was received The tetter said the signers object most strenuously to any proposed use of land for multiple family dwellings by Success or any other company It pointed out that the com pony original plan called for single family dwellings only The provincial govcrnnunt w proposals for rcg government west of Toronto early in Treasurer I Mac in the legislature Monday Mr MacNiuthton said an announcement of the dite location will tome as as final plans arc made Mien assistant to Mr told Toronto bureau of the Georgetown Herald the meeting is expected during the first week of January A I kely site he said is somewhere in County as the area is the middle of the three counties involved in the program Earlier this year the provincial government had planned to announce regional plans for the area prior to the end of the year The delay resulted because of the technical work involved in preparing reports said Mr Tl told hi Toronto bureau the government wanted to make all announcements concerning regional govern west of Toronto at one lime Tie rethinking resulted in preparation of a far more complex report than originally considered he said On Monday December 18 the provincial treasurer will announce plans in for regional government east of Toronto The eastern region Includes the counties of On lario Northumberland and Durham ST NICK AND COMPANY ARRIVE IN STYLE Malcolm Freeman who lost out by a single vote in his bid for a seat on Esquesing council in the December municipal elections has decided to call for a recount He told The Herald yesterday he made the decision at the urging of people who worked It fair way said Freeman who has started proceedings and at press time had affidavits ready to be notarized Freeman an 1 Georgetown resident who polled votes lo George twice made un successful attempts to be reeve Maltby was third in the five man race for three council seats behind Dick and Wilfrid Leslie John was the other un successful candidate So Lease Swampland Guard Water Source Speight Advises Don Kyle was elected president of the Georgetown Branch of the an Cancer Society at a recent meeting Working with him on the executive will bell Steele vice resident secretary Mrs Clark treasurer Mrs Lillian Clayton education Mrs Anne French medical advisor A Macintosh publicity Mrs Bradley special patients Mrs Mrs Nancy Stevens with Mrs Rose Ann looking alter transportation Don is the 1973 campaign chairman Denis Hughes Is special events A pre campaign meeting was held Monday evening at the Cole home It was enthusiastic meeting with everyone bring forth con suggestions for the campaign One staggering statistic brought was that George town had Ihe lowest preccntage of collections contributed in Ontario The strict covers persons and the total collected was less than the objective of It worked out to less thai iO cents per person Since percent of all funds ire channelled for research and s nee there arc few famiiles who have not been touched by cancer in some I ve enjoyed every minute even some of the fights and squabbles as well as the better aspects Deputy Reeve Arthur Speight was speaking to council at the end of the concluding 1972 council meeting last week Mr Speight who did not seek reelection this year said he would like to think he had a part in breaking up council procedure which a few years ago residents had termed Fight night In Georgetown he remember when spec chairs were packed to see councillors at each other throals he said I teavlng with some nostalgia he said and with Ihe hope that the Georgetown 1 dreamed about and helped try to create w become a reality His hope is that the 1973 council will lease all the swamp land in the Princess Anne area to the Water Commission on a dollar a year year lease This should guard a source of the own water supply in Ihe future he said lie ended by saying lhat of Christmas cards this year he is sending a donation the hospital and was Inking Ihis occasion to express holiday wishes lo his fellow councillors form it seems reasonable hat a small donation of one dollar per person per family would be insurance for the future That will be theme behind the campaign this year that hopefully every family will feel a responsibility to donate at least one dollar for each member Coffee parties tor area campaign chairmen and their helpers will be held so hat everyone can familiarize themselves with Ihe various helpful programs that arc being carried out at present In town which are being paid for by campaign funds Larry in he new year special events will lake place to publicize Ihe campaign and the work of he society Six Outdoor Skating Rinks In Process boards are up for outdoor skating rinks to be created six points in town whin the permits Recreation Director Doug Coll son said Monday a new rii k in he fairgrounds will utilize the new ball park ligl The other rinks will be located it Joseph Gibbons Park Joseph Gibbons School In Moore Harrison Public School Community Centre and Georgetown strict High School We have locations in mind for more but lhat will depend on the length of he winter he said Seek Selection Method For Fire Officers Council at its last meeting of the year last week instructed Fire Chief Ken Bulkema to prepare a report on a mended procedure for choosing line officers for the town fire department next year The chief is to submit his report to clerk administrator Douglas Prttchard who will then pass It to council for their Council had previously asked the joint fire committee to ask such a report This committee Is composed three from Georgetown and three from the Georgetown department serves a portion of the township That committee took no action DISAGREtD Georgetown Inst week disagreed on how the matter should be handled Mayor Smith wanted council lo ask the to reconsider the Georgetown request Cr Era Hyde said lhat just because one or two of the committee members a dissatisfied hey I try to upset committee decisions The mayor said it appears Georgetown members in favour of he committee s lack of action and it isn Improper for them to bring back to he lown council It appears Ihe fire depart ment is being run bee have better attendance lire committee meetings the mayor remarked Cr committee hut our council be any Phil could say yes and no and be farther ahead Siddall opinion Deputy Itecve Speight Raid he does not think members of the fire department arc aware of all the provisions of a by law passed this year by the Until then there lad been no arrived in style itself each year written aliens and he by he dim x of a all winner was hi law islnbllslies unit parade jrst Williams Guides If these wert explained to inch of sidewalk parking area tubs and Scouts i la illcd float which brought Santas eager to sec Ihe rih Poll parade which tups and the department think it would iv said beautiful huskies Majorettes Georgetown Joh Special awards also went Camping Group and David BarraffS Knights of Columbus the Judges for Hon Jim went into entries