The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

GEORGETOWN Second Qui Mall Registered Number The Homo Newspaper For Georgetown and District 1971 Return Callage Guaranteed SO per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cents ANNOUNCEMENT Halton Region Based On Original Proposal Local Governments Face Restructuring Ontario treasurer John White in this rapidly told the legislature growing of Ontario and that regit municipality there has been substantial if will remain consensus how this should be the same is set out in the done i proposals miide in I- or the regional municipality I this veir f Peel government will follow Singular exception is that the proposal for a two W and host Ham tier structure with three local borough will rem in Went Mi the an Monday or four new two tier regional Pet million irth ind an inn of Toronto to be referred to is the region municipality f Durham THE SQUEEZE IS ON Herald Photo Benny left and brother Billy administer the pumpkin squeeze to William of The Georgetown Herald during a short visit to the community his week The are professional wrestlers and will he appearing in Georgetown June Before the squeeze Rill was six feet two inches tall and weighed IGOpounds Alter the squeeze he grew two inches and lost pounds a story about the the worlds heaviest wrestlers look in the section Want Armstrong Land For New Athletic Club A nine acre piece of land on Armstrong Avenue deemed unusable for industry by the Industrial Commission may sat of a private non profit athletic club if Planning Board approves a site plan agreement and Immediate plans call for two single squash courts according to Boyd lloddinoll who made the offer to pur chase He explained to same parcel or land the only Georgetown council in com part termed usable for industry mittee last week there are 35 by the Industrial Commission men interested In having the was approved for sale Ross courts id tiu plans to build an locker room aluminum extrusion plant emphasised the shares would be available lo X r ty one vote would be allowed each In respect to Hamilton iventworlh the government recommends a two tier municipality In area to the east the boundary will be altered slightly to exclude Port Hope nid Mr While said all names of Hit treasurer slid municipalities set out In the ion of the enabling legislation legislation can be changed to will lake place hortly meet the wishes of the local Mr said introduction population This provision will legislation will culminate be written into the bill consideration of Mr Whites announcement public contributions to had been expected this week development if the inginal One of the reasons for the delay proposals There has been in the announcement was ample recognition of the need believed to be a decision for restructuring local the Hamilton plan Purchase Offer A Giant Step Council took a giant step agreement if he toward the building of in arena plication for provincial grant and community hall Monday is rejected or falls when they officially the or any approved conditional offer f additional capital expenditure necessary to the project of land To avoid any possibility of The land on the north side located money being frozen Street pposlle government use eirgctiwn Centre Is added a clause stating by Properties closed at any The offer was prior to the official closing comprise an purchase immediately ad WAV by some councillors Town solicitor Raymond CHEQUE MAKES LUCKY JIM A BELIEVER I believe it now says Jimmy Linton right as he holds out a cheque for he won in a province wide Sports lottery draw last week Ron who sold him he ticket beams loo as Georgetown Ten Club who he holds a cheque for sold the tickets in town See Another winner was the story Page first section RESIGNATION THREATENED Focal Land Deal is Conditional Cable is Cut Phones Dead member He said tennis courts may be added in the future A membership drive is planned for June TOO Cr Harry Levy said the slope of the land made it Impossible Telephones went dead in 120 industry and felt this Georgetown homes in the usc e re getting Street lizabcth Street 600fora pieccof land which and Crescent area nomine con use padded Tuesday evening Deputy Reeve Ernie Sykes Service remained lime today almost IB hours Conservation Authority Bell Telephone repair Cr J deparlment reported thai a cable was cut by someone to erecting a fence A piece of the whole 10 acres only half a acre is usable On this basis arc selling the whole acre to Linton for He reminded council town was receiving a total of GOO for the whole 10 acres Iteeve Hie Morrow said he concurred with the Industrial Commission view The land is almost unusable he com mented it me wouiu in Harry Levy Stated the in Interest lo the Credit Valley square foot plant on half IB hours an acre of land was satisfactory coverage He said the land was the cable driven through well above the flood plain The remaining Crossing Guards Want Pay Hike Playground Program for Retarded Children ground Reeve Aims Morrow ihc solicitor mullificd he resign as reeve It was passed by Thursday night after lengthy debate unless council changed a Reeve Morrow argued that motion from an offer to pur option would not use up so chase l acres at from much money immediately He Properties for a said if the loan were refused complex to an offer to the town would own the land in the land at left the same price build the swimming pool in the A suggestion Councillor high school tt hal fo Councillor Roy Booth dtional offer with the con reminded him that no one knew e by about the loans early in the year when council decided to a million dollars on the JOHNNY CASH J o Herald ha head made Ino Luuiiviiiui own solicitor nay mono advocated by Steele pointed out if reereitlon threat cited to became a regional concern the offer which money earmarked for recre rejected by would go to the region terminate The only way sure it goes where you want it Is to spend it said the lawyer He said a firm agreement the land at a certain price Hunter estate agent unusual to have a clause saying spelled out ben the deal can closed at any time prior to the official closing The by law Georgetown Herald staff has ahead rc Morrow and and has committment opposed me up with an Idea for paying hove favoured the to the he added Market discussions began Harry Levy from the meeting Georgetown pollution Ince plant sewage works Council could inaugurate a absent toilets in every home The reeve said the town had to spend but intended to go ahead with both projects the arena and the swimming pool He contended it was foolish not to take an option TOM Alan representing seems to know he remarked Georgetown school crossing Chairman Hyde painted w u iin children of North The playground guards presented a petition to out the police department looks general committee of council aftermostofthecrossingguird A six week rogram will bc fi inevlew schnol this summer T for the mentally retarded AT I Op be Reeve Tom Hill of raise of a day and a clear responsible for setting the pay Recreation Department who evening that will employ people as running for mi helpers Recreation Director northern borough ipphcd for Region which statement of their respon rate authority and benefits The petition was Mr staled the guards ST Youth signed by all but one of the were worried accident if J1 erasing guards insurance especially a Lament Mr said the raise Toronto killed SaSd would give crossing guards Chairman Hyde replied that lhc weekly instead of the present in his pinion they were already Wls 55 We feci that SO a day is covered under the town In loo low under the present but promised it would condition he added be checked out The spokesman for the The general committee told guards asked if there was a Mr Prouse they would In certain clothing allowance at vcstigate matter and let certain intervals No one him know where they stand The grant wis approved and between and ihildrcn will benefit from the program In addition to the playground at Pineview School students will use the swimming pool at Ihe School for he Deaf in ould be of the of Hilton that by White in the legislature He made announcement at Township Council Im sub milling my name to the municipality as running for mayor said Reeve Hill I mv decision right after Mr White made his an NEWS IN BRIEF A report from the health of animals branch of Ihe federal department of agriculture this week reported that a racoon that attacked a collie in Glen Williams two weeks ago was not rabid scheme The Hi permit parents to take their he first holidays Deputy Reeve offered congratulations ild he nice to have former reeve and be able to return playground when the holiday is department Recreation Director em Lady the collie owned by Fred Hilts was in quarantine for p super days The racoon was shot by Constable Terry and the head was sent to Ottawa for rabies tests Two blood types 7 ORh Positive and Positive are required for heart operations scheduled for June 5 and at the Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto General Hospital Georgetown Red Cross Branch will be especially seeking these types at its June clinic in Holy Cross auditorium Monday There Is a constant shortage of blood during Ihe summer months We hope to first timers at a branch told The Herald Hill introduced the subject the council asking them thought of Mr White announcement which replied He I much information as far as is concerned Store Hours Proposal Gets Cold Shoulder Council has business wanted to refused to pass rccom hours a dav mendation of the Ontario Lav County Council has Reform Commission the endorsed this resolution of the recommendations of Ihc Town of Newmarket and vinclal Uniform Store recommended that It be passed Hours Association which in n to all local councils in essence recommends that only or consideration certain types of stores This recommendation is the permitted to conduct business result of studies which Indicate on Sunday and that these stores that selling would in recreation chairman for North be regulated as to and ircosercluilcnstsionsidorablv Association for Ihe Mentally Retarded has formed Youth Across hours operation nod that Sundae should for Mentally Retarded groups in Georgetown and Acton flic million was defeated the These made up mostly grade 12 students and will conduct Tuesday night after Reeve lorn nil for social attitudes and prograniH art programs music hikes and barbecues Hill expressed his thai it of any cum The Gcorgefiwn president is Richard defroat was not their spokesman Rain routed the Georgetown Air Cadets from their parade square at the rear of Georgetown high school Monday night Their annual inspection was held Inside Georgetown Armory In the fairgrounds because of the wet weather The air cadets were reviewed W Andrews personnel administration of ficer Canadian Forces Base Toronto It was the squadron fifth annual inspection and continue to receive from the remaining 140 which is invested Councillor Mike Armstrong aid lhc land could be sold to someone else who is Interested Councillor Em Hyde said regional government might tie councils hands on expenditures after a certain date Councillor Booth pointed out the town could always sell the land If they had to PAY AS YOU Reeve Morrow maintained he had insisted on a pay as you go system over the last three years when he was finance chairman so there would be a capital working fund You go to McLaughlin with an and if he takes it you tie up the land with a lot less money he stated Raising his voice the reeve said I feel mi strongly about Hi is I resign right now as finance chairman if this goes through this way He pointed Ihcre were many unknown factors when dealing with the DM William F Hunter I understood the capital reserve fund was built up iver a number of years mainly from various subdiv agreements It wasn t isl your doing He staled Ihcre may spending restrictions just prior to the establishment of regional government I Counc Armstrong admitted that the reeve argument was valid but said he knew someone else wanted the land Booth reminded council they might be told all funds are frozen and must go to the region We allocated these levies for recreational pur poses he added Coun Hyde hen suggested the conditional offer He said the reeves point had merit but he was concerned about making sure the money was earmarked for its original purpose Roof is Fired By Spotlight tarty Sunday morning a spotlight on the roof of Georgetown British Cars Street Tell over and exploded The roof of the building over the showroom was set on Tire No damage estimate has been given Computer Puts Data At Police Fingertips COMPUTER LINKED IN Norman of the Ontario Police Com mission watches as Sergeant Jack operates the new computer terminal linked to Ihe Canadian Police In formation Centre in Ottawa Georgetown Police Department Joined the system last week Information is flashed back to this end of computer 10 seconds after the question is asked new machine almost magical in its speed has been installed in the Georgetown Police Department The machine a computer terminal linked with a com putcr In the Canadian Police Information Centre in the M complex in Ottawa receives answers back In 10 seconds This speedy answering service cuts out hours ana miles of leg work for the police force but mure important cuts down lhc time someone could held in jail while they are being checked Wanted and missing persons names and descriptions arc fed into the computer and within 10 seconds the answer comes back Similarly stolen vehicles or licence plates can be traced III- PI Y A police officer suspicious of simply phones the license plate ana description to the office where it is run through the computer Without having to stop car he can find out If the car or plates are stolen typewriter with basically the same keyboard but with ad keys There is no ink or ribbon since the print Is burned into lhc paper by a series of electrodes contained in the print head tew human typists could compete with its 150 words a minute rating or its efficiency If the human operator makes a mistake the computer comes back with Will not accept CANADA WIDE Georgetown force is now linked on the Canada wide system and can on request be linked to a United States system This is done manually to preserve the autonomy of both systems There is no automatic link up between the two countries On Wednesday May the day the link up was made here congratulatory messages from cities and towns already on the system poured into the police department The system has been operating in Ontario since July TRAINING Sergeant Terry Merchant of Metro Police Force is now training Georgetown police officers starting with the machines The training is proving so popular the men are giving up holidays and time off to learn the system said Police Chief Schwann The computer terminal Is supplied to the municipality through a cost sharing agreement between the federal provincial governments The only direct cost to the town is the paper and the