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Georgetown Herald A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Main Street South Georgetown Ontario WALTER C BIEHH Publisher Page ORG TOWN THURSDAY APR 19 EDITORIAL COMMENT About Swans After years and perhaps a million words this is this editors swan song When we took over in 1940 Georgetown wasn used to editorials Our predecessor had been more of a printer and only on rare occasions impressed his own views on readers When he did so he commanded attention On one infrequent entry into the editorial field he opposed th building of a new high school His readers agreed and soundly voted it down in a referendum We like to think we have been of some influence albeit it less dramatic in shaping our com m unity We played some small part in such things as the construction of a swimming pool formation of the first recreation com mittee establishment of a bantam hockey tour retentionof a high school town when the government pressed for a composite school at Speyside saving some maple trees from destruction in the park area a traffic light improvement at the Maple corner We have written several million other words in which the daily life of the Georgetown community was chronicled Reporting of town and town ship council news is perhaps the most important part of the job It is in this focal point of community life that much of the news originates A weekly newspaper unlike its city counterparts is much more a kaleidoscope of the community No item is too small for inclusion in the news columns Almost everyone in the district gets his name m the paper at one time or another A news editor now takes over and we wish Jim every success in the years ahead We hope that someday when he writes 30 he can look back with the same affection for his job his business associates and his town It has been a rewarding 30 plus Well miss it Many Willing Helpers Production of a weekly newspaper cannot be the work of one or two or three reporters The Herald has been fortunate in having many willing helpers to attain as complete a coverage of news as possible Correspondents from the rural areas keep us posted on news of their communities Secretaries of organizations are generous in supplying news We have been particularly fortunate having an excellent writer in the family Her Chatting column has been one of the best read features one of the most mentioned through the years With so many helpers plus the words and pictures produced by the regular staff The Herald takes second place to none in its field With a trained newspaperman taking over our duties the future should be nothing but bnght We Grew Too On a more personal note The Herald office in 1940 had a staff of four Garfield Mac was foreman Reg and the late Lea Clark were the shop staff with yours truly all trades in the front office In 1941 the army called and wife Mary took over duties of news writer ad salesman bookkeeper and office clerk for the duration She did the editor one better and with grandma Feller s help added looking after a new daughter to her multitude of duties Reg and Les departed for the air force and the shop had Joe Boley as a replacement our first and only woman Mrs McDonald for a time Bruce Collins and Harold Davison as apprentices and a few others none of whom were with us too long Back from the war came Les and Reg and our four man staff was up to scratch again Reg left to start his own business Corey learned his trade here and now operates his own printing business in Erin Dave Hastings came from B C and Gilson from Bob now with the Acton Free Press was here for a time John McClements came from high school to learn his trade To the front office came Bradley following a number of part time office helpers Terry Harley came fresh from high school to become news editor In 1958 Thomson Newspapers purchased the business retaining all the staff and adding an ad vertising manager a job presently held by Frank Several years ago a major change came when The Herald stopped printing its own paper The finished pages were matted and we started a series of travels to In the Mail Bag Many More Than Players Made up the Raider Team Editor The Georgetown Herald Main St Georgetown Ontario Dear Sir t would like to lake this opportunity to express some of he feelings of the North Raider Hockey Club The 1972 season got off to a Blow start and as the regular schedule drew to a close suffered some real oft Ice upsets These ex served to weld this club Into team It was a real cam effort which enabled he Raiders o win a second straight Championship fach member played his role each shared the spotlight as a Mar one night and an also ran the neat this is of course why hockey a team sport ana why a team effort Is needed to win You will have already heard the results of our tcom efforts in the Eastern Canadian semi finals were defeated by a good hockey team which wc wish every success In its bid for a Canadian title are proud we could represent the Town of Georgetown and hope that year we can win It all The following people deserve much of the credit for the success of our team this year 1 Don Gosling and the Memorial Arena staff whose patience and cooperation arc vital to the success of any hockey team The business men our torn muni whose support moral physical and financial made It possible to ice the team The Georgetown Herald whose coverage of our other Thomson branches for final printing Oakville Guelph Brampton and finally Gait were points of call Two years ago another major change came when our paper went offset This newer printing process is clearer in reproduction par ticularly in pictures and gives much more facility in advertising particularly This caused another printing shift to Orangcville where the firm installed offset printing equipment for the two papers The old days of the paper seem far off now with The Herald regularly producing to 24 pages weekly more at seasonal times like Christmas Pictures were a rarity in the forties and have now become an integral part of the weekly issue Anne Currie has been with us on a part time basis for some years as a reporter photographer And Just this year another face joined the staff Bill Arnott in the news department Valerie Caruso is the other face you see in the office three days weekly and more at holiday times Adams Photography processes our pictures ana Herald earners are handled by Mrs Audrey Eyre The linotype machines have been replaced in typesetting by copy punched on tape by two new staff members Joan Davis and Joyce VanDelinder Mac McGilvray is still on the job absorbing new techniques not dreamed about when he started his printing career in the late twenties We are proud to say that The Herald has grown with Georgetown thanks to an ex cellent dedicated staff who know their job and take a pride in every detail of the newspapers production season did much to create ind retain fan Interest Probably the single largest contribution was made by the fans who followed our exploits The whole effort would be In vain if fans did not come to the games The players will never forget the over whelming support our Tans give them in Holland Port find especially The contributions of individual citizens which are known and the many am sure never hear of are appreciated President North Haider Club I apologize for torn muni cation breakdown which resulted in no scores reaching the for the scries BILL SMILEY I AINE SHURE WHAT THEY MEEN SEVEN DAY CONTRAST is going down the drain go to the dogs or going up In smoke these days Take jour pick Maybe that first sentence is v hat s wrong with the language There arc so many idioms In it that nobody can speak or rite the real thing anymore University professors have expressed their indignation publicly A couple of them recently that students who expect to graduate in one of the professions can t write one sentence without falling all their syntax I agree with hem But If they think they have troubles they should teaching In high school There has been such a marked and rapid decrease in the standards of written and spoken that liachers of subject inn be found almost any day in the weeping into the washbasin Th winter a teacher In a city school decided to prove something she already Knew She drew up a list of forty words most of them of one syllable and tested several classes Nobody could spell ail forty Many of he kids spell ten of the tier experiment her subsequent indignation were airily dismissed by a public school principal who said something like Oh we don t worry much about spelling anymore They learn spell when they need to Itogwash What employer of anything but brute length wants a semi literate lout fouling up his invokes order forms and ECHOES inYf- IN forecast Thursday night April It T Hyde predicted in n cast end park under discussion another and swimming pi in that It might take It he said but it will come The took place during meeting chaired by Councillor Smith to consider the establishment of park in the cast end of town The consensus if opinion if those present seemed to be nark maximum 10 acres with spice for baseball diamonds play area for smill children and places for Just silting was desirable to end 1 X2 with balanced budget caused an debate Monday 1JG3 iduOeut in a requested help purchase Jackets for the towns Ontario Champ Midget Team Hut stressed their pride in the team their regret that the lould not be foreseen it budget lime IT WAS ANNOUNCED thai the current police communication set up which consists of two wjy ridios it the fire hall the station and in the cruisers in scrapped in favour of a in bile system in which police in Ihe cars and wilking their beats would carry ill trans wjlkie talkies Agents for the personal two way hand radios den them for councillors Monday night April I IJT3 Pi lice used them the proceeding week on a trial basis and were in favour converting to the new units la COINUL APPROVED lans r a new fire hall which would be erected on a lot at the Chapel Street and corner Architect It Hall of Brampton has been engaged to plan the and he explained proposed layout The building would have a 3D foot frontage on the highway and extend feet lack along Chapel It would contain three for fire trucks a ctubroom upstairs a two bedroom Complete plans would be ready for the May council meeting and it is expected lenders would be called shortly after that date the firm of and Itiberts as consulting nginecrs to nuke survey of water storage possible new sources if supply sale of pumps in the Mini Building and length of time involved in pelting repair parts or the pumping slat on the firm wdl also be con suited on a proposed eight inch main on John from Victoria to the estimated lo cost J ind a six Inch m on Albert it from Union to M unlock which would cost SI Hi IL paid bounty on foxes destroyed in the township with payments to the following Acton SIS Gerald It glls Clen Williams and Mel Milton C Bailey A Bisso Milton K ipillon Acton each Harold Campbell C I ODD HASH heard about Ihrce clock Sunday April by residents near the CNR tracks Is explained by he fact that two freight cars collided west of the A moving freight rammed a stationary one knocking off the steps where the cars were locked together and damaging its own engine No one was injured The accident caused a delay of a couple of hours but the regular traffic was unaffected BOTH I HP Victims and The Herald Soldiers Comforts Fund received a boost this week from a euchre held at Ihe Spcncc on Tuesday March IJ4J and from raffle on a hamper of groceries also donated by Mrs and valued at Altogether was realized and Mrs Spcncehadnllottcditasfollows British War Victims Soldiers Comforts A The draw on the groceries wis made that Saturday April 10 at the Hall and Mrs Robert Georgetown won with ticket No NT was called out on Sunday afternoon April II when he gross in the pasture of S caught fire and a high wind fanned it In the direction of the house It had been brought under control by the lime the fire fighters reached the scene everything he can his hands on What printer for example will hire a kid who can t even spell and doesn even know what it means I do a fair bit of gnashing and when I marking upper school papers and have to sort out something like The women were she was joing as she when re everyday The thought is there but there Is lacking when it to felicity of spelling blames everybody else for the sad state of English but as usual have to read it In this column to eel it the truth Let us establish fact that high school teacher is faultless And some would add hat a fortiori the high school teacher is useless So be it Now for the real culprits They are not the elementary school teachers much as we would love to blame them They are victims too first English had been derogated and eroded for the past couple of decades until it is now down somewhere in In the Mall Bag I Speak for When i Say 10 Albert St Dear Mr In light of the an noun cement of retiring as editor of The Herald I ask that ihe following editorial be printed As a resident of Georgetown for more than years I fee I would be remiss if I did not express some thoughts and or opinions puhllcly in respect lo Walter as editor publisher and citizen of Walter came to us in IHO taking over at The Herald from Joe Moore one of the most respected humane and outgoing men of his generation Needless to say into Joe shoes was a major move for a brash young man who had little or no prior newspaper experience except perhaps that of reading one He like the rest of his staff was expected to have The Paper ready for us by p on Wednesday come hell or high water usually it was more of the former with the old flatbed press acting up at the crucial moment with bits of wire string or what have you pressed Into service to get it off in time for the people standing at the door with hand outstretched Seldom were they sop pointed It did not take Walter long to prove hat his capabilities extended beyond the newsroom he spotted Mary and before long it was Walter Walter leading her to the altar When Walter wort to war with the rest of us Mary turned in and helped Mac and his depleted crew carry the load With he war concluded Walter came back to find a changing scene and through the subdivision days roads sewers etc etc he managed to keep us in Continued on Page 3 urea of brush your and saying your Remember you older and wiser people who went lo school longer ago you care to proclaim hud spelling and grammar and composition and reading and writing and orals This was Maybe you learn much about sex or con rench or how lo copy a project out of the encyclopedia but you sure as hell had nglish belted into with which to do It Nowadays English is practically crowded off the curriculum by such esoteric subjects as social behaviour getting along group finding your place in society the ubiquitous and often useless project Kids one teacher told me t hove to learn to spell words that are not in their own vocabulary Now I ask you How else do they acquire a Hut I repeat it not the teachers of our Utile treasures who arc at Fault It Ihe tinkcrcrs dab biers in education They are rarely found in i classroom They arc more often after some new approach in education that has been tried and found wanting by the Americans or Armenians or Aztecs Thus out went grammar and spelling drill The kids are supposed to learn these Many Well Done skills not through I heir eyes and cars but in some mysterious way ptsslbly through their skin Dally drill is deadening to the spirit so off w Its head the kids bo creative write poetry I saw Ihe moon ovary the cloweds it was that give you unique experience The freedom of spirit the originality the creativity Fortunately I am able to along with war and famine death and taxes It has Its moments The other day threw this old chestnut at a class and asked them lo correct the grammar tony cows were seen sitting on the veran dah There was total silence It seemed OK to them Then a pretty Grade 11 girl flung up her hand and flashed all her teeth Mr Smiley Yes Bonny I winced Carefully I seen forty cows sitting on the verandah TOWN lit RAID IB65 WAITMU11MIN Publisher Production Manager News Editor IN Advertising Manager AILbbNBHADI Accountant Anne 11 Arnott Valerie Caruso David Hastings John McClements Joan Davis Jojcc VinUchnder It IRCUI llic treat Wall if China Is large si single mil tin furtlflc Ion of times A complete transformation inside the Requeuing Township council chambers CHAMBERS IMPRESSIVE THE DISTRICT AT A GLANCE No of Shore Damage mayor Harry Barrett asked the provincial government Tuesday to supply for restoration and protection of public and private properly damoged by high winds and waves during Monday storm No firm estimate of damage was available on Tuesday but most observers felt the cost to homeowners and the municipality would exceed Last MPP James Snow contacted at his Queens Pork office refused to comment on what if any aid the province would provide Snow said have been looking into this problem for two weeks and I t want to prejudge the cabinets fin dings Old Orangcville Arena Razed ORANGE VI LLP Orangcville has lost its old arena building at Faulkner and Elizabeth Streets The arena was completely gutted by fire which began Sunday April about 30 and continued on through the night before flames were ex tin shed Witnesses say flames reached as high as feet during the peak of the fire at which point ihey termed it a blazing infemo Smoke was noticed coming from building by and Mrs John Russell who had been out for a walk They immediately ran to neighbouring homes where a call to the police and departments was placed by Doug Stoddart Bulid Caledon Township Arena C ALE DON A new arena in township is being built for A bulletin called the Caledon Courier said a fund raising drive for 000 has now been launched complete a project that was started In 1965 reeve Ted said at the lime the township obtained Federal and Provincial grants totalling each and jib a result of a 000 donation from a citizen Dave Graham of Graham Plastic products and a donation of three acres of land from Mr Graham they were able to erect a building in Ingle wood Barn Up In Smoke midnight fire a week ago Tuesday on the Second Line West north of Steelra near com pletcly gutted a vacant barn District fire Shearer of he fire department said he property is located on Lot of Don Mills He said the barn was vacant There was also a vacant house on the property which remained undamaged The fire department is trying to get in touch wllh the owners find out what estimate they can place on damage Organize to Oppose Plan BRAMPTON More than Brampton East ratepayers a week ago Tuesday night cheered and applauded Reeve Robert Williams of and later elected him to their steering committee formed to oppose Brampton proposed official plan for road development Reeve Williams who owns property in on which baslB he ran for reeve there is also a Brampton resident He agreed to be port of the steering com and also signed a petition with others opposing the road developments east Brampton Recently Reeve Williams had announced he would be running for mayor in the Central Municipality of Peel under regional government for which position Brampton Mayor Jim Archdekfn has also announced his candidacy Recycling Under Study BRAMALEA Reeve Robert Williams of Chinguacousy denied a newspaper report that said Ihe township plans to build a garbage recycling plant at a cost of million ana offer it to the new Peel Region The reeve said a committee under Deputy Reeve Terry Miller was examining the garbage disposal issue and would have some recommendations to put before council In about two weeks The newspaper had quoted Mr Miller as saying that Chinguacousy recycling plant will be based on a plan now in operation in Hamilton The reeve said planning had not reached the stage as yet where the plant had already been planned Council Ponders Pii Dilemma ERIN Township council will consult with the Guelph and Suburban planning board tomorrow night over gravel pit dilemma Council was unable to make a decision at Monday April meeting called o discuss objections to adding more gravel pit designations on the proposed official plan Erin Village representatives at the meeting voiced no serious criticism to gravel pits Reeve Jim said if proposed gravel pits would be located to the west of the village rather than the east he would be concerned about the prevailing west winds dumping dust on Erin Are Going Down ACTON Good news for Acton taxpayers came from the council chambers last night Tuesday April 10 when council passed a by law fixing Ihe 1973 residential mill rate at 90 and the com and industrial rate at The figures represent a J mill decrease over for residential ratepayers and a 7 mill decrease for commercial and industrial ratepayers Reeve Pat who chaired a three man budget committee which also Included Mayor and Councillor Ear Masales explained his committee recognized early that this was an unusual year since there had been a slight assessment increase of council had obtained in revenue from land sales and there was a budget surplus of Mill rate figures were based on an assessment of 313 General ex for 1973 were estimated at 109 while estimated general receipts were 17 leaving 19 to be raised by taxes County of Halton levy for residential ratepayers in creased 3 mills but the County Board of Education levy decreased mills