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The Herald Home Newspaper of Hills Second Clan Mall Registered Numb THE 1ILRALD WEDNESDAY APRIL Return Postage Guaranteed SO per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Business Making Do During Mail Stoppage Courier Services Help Fill Need With postal workers now some billing orders backing up definitely on strike for what hi i really be avoided seems like an indefinite period the circumstances Mr local businesses are preparing said alternative arrangements to The strike is of course an cope with their problems inconvenience said Ted Gort Most of the businesses such office manager for as Provincial Paper Papers Limited We II be Company Is using own using courier services for all courier services communication between A representative of Abltlbi branches that can t be carried Bill Love said We are having out over the telephone certain problems as can be Added Mr Gort The mall expected However the dif strike is only a few days old so are at present not we haven really had time to really creating any major feel the crunch Hit continues difficulties because we are able for a very long period well to use couriers have to arrange alternative With careful use or procedures I think companies telephones and telex we should will use sales representatives to be able to manage pretty well carry invoices and money he added As Mr said with the Gene Morden of Gage strike only a few days old It a Stationery of Georgetown said really too soon to gauge the through damage done to Canadian mall orders so obviously we businesses However it seems will be affected We are likely that most of the com making alternative panics will be making greater arrangements however and use of courier services and we are using telex and telephones much more than may as Gage plan to do operate their mall post boxes outside Canada urn MEN OF HARMONY Herald Photo BEAUTIFUL MOTHER NATURE Mother Nature Christine maintains a vigilant watch population and pollution are moth and science over her beautiful planet becoming problems that teacher at Georgetown But how long will it wt of control District High School remain that way Over a concerned group of More Than Persons Pay To Former Mayor Of Acton Herald Photo Gag rate outside of Canada Georgetown a special White Oaks Men of mony won the Ontario District Championship for More than 200 persons paid tribute to former Acton mayor Lee at a dinner honoring him as the 1974 citizen of the After seeing a surprise display of photographs depicting bis life and successes and listening to speeches from old friends baring his past before the whole town Mr Duby quipped to the audience I feel stark naked I feel students from have decided to do something about them See page Tribute Les Duby be the only one has been 0 six meml forced to do this I think all of bunched by Window Express the other companies that rely Service The firm Is providing on mail orders will have to do delivery services between the same Georgetown and downtown I expect that there will be Toronto of the White Oaks including director Don Gillespie ore Georgetown residents They are from the left Ralph Barton Gerry Jones Jim Arundell and Mr Gillespie In the foreground Is the trophy the group will keep for a year could streak down the hall right now He vowed 1 11 never be a packrat again Somebody sneaked Into my home and cleaned me out Giving credit to the many family members who were present he observed It takes the members of families to make us what we are Among the proud relatives were Rev and Mrs Laurie Duby Mrs Winnifred Alice After almost three months or research Dorothy stone presented the Hills council with five drawings of coats of arms The emblem which the members finally selected had a tall pine In the centre surrounded by an armorial shield of blue gold and silver At the base of the pine representing Township is two seta of wavy lines meeting in a One set has black lines which stand for Black Creek a river flowing through Acton fjmehouse and Stewart town in the west The other set of lines Is Sliver Creek which runs through Georgetown and meets the Black Creek south of the town My first Idea was to work in the emblems from the towns the tall pine was a natural for She explained Miss Stone an associate from the Ontario College of Art I spent several weeks reviewing the emblems but could not find one specific point from each to use Tall Pine Tops On Coat Of Arms Miss Stone decided map of distinguishing features She noted that the earliest arms were based on territory In 10 minutes rough sketch With the rivers escarpment forms a triangle she added So there are narrow bands at the top of the pine representing the escarp ment and the name Hills It took Miss Stone three weeks to complete the motto hercditas Veritas The English Iran la for heritage in tegration and truth We wanted to use the word together but I decided on in which means to bring together the past and how in truth The result wos endorsed by town council and It will become official as soon as it Is registered been fun but I neglected everything else for the past five weeks she ad ded I wanted a simple design because the basic purpose of a coat of arms Is to identify 114 HILLS COAT OF ARMS bis mother his first granddaughter Wendy Punk nieces nephews brothers sisters in laws aunts uncles and of course the good woman who has stood beside him his wife Alice Unable to attend the affair his daughter Lesley Ann and nephews George and Jimmy sent regrets Other special guests included mayor Tom Hill George Kerr MPP for West and representing her husband who is the local MP Mrs Terry Connor who brought greetings from Prime Minister Trudeau and Opposition leader Robert Stanfield Dr George Elliott citizen of the year read telegrams to Mr and the audience from Premier William Davis Hon Robert Welch mayors of Ottawa and Musk oka During the citation Roy Goodwin referred to Mr Duby as a happy family man a dedicated church worker and an approachable mayor Tonight wc honor Les not because he has finished working for Acton but because he has shown community mindedness and continuing to represent the He has served for 15 years in a position of leadership Mr Goodwin added If someone had a problem and the mayor could help was ready to discuss it Presenting the award Hon George Kerr noted that Mr Duby Is the first politician who has won the award All I can say continued Mr Kerr is you must be one hell of an honest man Les roots are deep in Acton He returned to the town after he served In the Air Force during the second world war His local affiliations have been with the Legion Wolf Cubs St Albans church and choir the Choral lers and the Four Straws a singing group His political career started In 1961 and has seen him as councillor member of the hydro commission and library board president of the Ontario Municipal Association executive of the Association of mayors and reeves member of the Ontario Something Seriously Wrong Strike Is Okaved Child Was Close To Death I I Three nurses all that Memorial Hospital They did and Mrs Richard Lee of I something was seriously wrong not know she was close to I with a twoyearold child at the death I3IUV and District Robin Lee the daugher of Mr Merger Plan Unknown Halton Hills members of local The protected rate of Canadian Union of Public is 12 per cent and that what Mr Robinson mentioned nine he conciliation communities the same size as the Ontario board at a later date HallonHllls where the workers The workers voted last were earning more Councillors Complain early in May The child died last Nov em ber In transit from the Georgetown Hosptlal to the Sick Children Hospital in Toronto When ambulance attendant Ian regional develop committee confidence It was noted dur the negotiators citation that despite the initial It puts us In nXemeeZathu week after number of staff members and admitted to Georgetown a U The town has offered a cent cut back the amount of hospital in the early morning of and position he commented per hour increase for laborers in the realon i frustrations with regional The vote was unanimous 100 for the upcoming year but the between regional councillors to government Mr Is per In favor of the strike union wants cents per hour engineering staff for some He explained to confident that the system can We may not need to strike but bringing the total per hour rate work He is not prepared to at least we know we have the to let the system work us workers behind ua There are other points to It is a significant Th unl J discuss including the student challenge Mr Goodwin ad J J he said They want to ded Tonight though itisour tw paystudentall25perW but challenge to expresi gratitude not fair In any way shape to our citizen of the fl or form They deserve more year and to his family for money ihnrino hi limp All we want is to catch sharing his time with the illy that is Acton Other blocks In the talks include a per cent uniform Novembers It was revealed at council that the Inquest works director said his com department presiding at the Inquest mitlee was to meet with ad Mayor George w and staff from the Herrington of Burlington fldm f to 5 region and area municipalities disagreed with the proposal Friday to discuss the move fat that area mimiclpantles S The idea became bogged l0M for The three nurses who were down at the committee level handling their own priorities Continued on Page 7 union Now the town pays half for two pairs of pants and two shirts Mr Robinson noted that other municipalities supply uniforms for the workers The union also wants a type of dental plan for the workers and their families Coun BUI Mason of Oakville however said the Idea was Innovative and worthy of consideration by the com Anything Monday Startup Date For New GO Service NEWS IN BRIEF TOM HILL Mayorof Halton Hills told members of the press that the regional site plan committee met Monday to discuss possible sites for a future regional headquarters building He noted because of future expansion the site plan committee la con side ring a minimum of 15 to acres Mr Hill asked that any enquiries be directed to him at the Halton Hills municipal offices 36 Main Street In Georgetown WOMAN WAS Injured in a two car collision at pm Monday on Highway of Acton Catherine Jones of Waterloo Ave Her car had damages estimated at The other car had damages m estimated at MOO It was driven by of Acton Monday along with the new and a m turning Transit extension opening 10 GEORGETOWN DETACHMENT of the Halton Regional Police Georgetown to Union and 35 p m arrested a yearold Brampton man for car theft April 19 The Station an extended rush hour Free parking Is provided car was owned by Nancy Lorainc 10 Wilson Street Acton service will begin between Oak The service runs Monday ville and Toronto through Friday and the ACTON are still investigating a hit and run accident that A new early train will leave way fares are Brampton happened sometime Sunday In an apartment building parking Oakville at 10 a Monday Bromalen I Mai ton lot A cor owned by Fred Lockerbie 128 Church Ave Acton to Friday arriving in Toronto Weston received damage at 6 47 a Street and Union Station LICENCES arc being Issued this year by Halton The evening rushhour This Saturday the Hills Municipal Offices Main St In Georgetown The licence e extended with a Georgetown extension will be rom leaving officially opened Residents arc m arriving in Toronto invited to try out the new at 27 m At present the service free the train leaving A HIT AND RUN accident at the corner of Guelph and evening rush hour service ends 12 noon Queen Streets Thursday evening A car driven by Bond IB at 30 pm arrival at Union of I Queen Street received damage The car driven The new Georgetown GO Station commuters will be by Marilyn Leonard of Dr Brampton Transit starts Monday from greeted by Premier William received approximately domoge Queen and King Streets at Davis BUDGET TALKS Fate Of Georgetown Pool Depends On Special Meeting The fate of the Georgetown swimming pool depends on the results special meeting of committee of the whole tonlgl to discuss the town budget explained the Hills general administration com mlttee The committee was an a question from John representing Canadian Swimming pool Design Ltd about when he could call for tenders Coun Booth chairman of the con r It tee explained that he would have wait until alter uuny 10 know the future of the pool Right now our hands are he explained We be able to tell you more after the meeting Wednesday night tenders could be called in short time If necessary We ve nearly completed the drawings for the swimming pool addition to the high school he said We could meet whatever schedule you want us to for the calling of tenders Mr Loarlng added that council should decide soon because of construction time and he fact that contractors may soon have too much work to do and refuse the Georgetown tender call The contractor will want as long a lead In time as possible he continued Probably a solid month If tenders arc t see the use of one Malta after the designers had that means the here he added J pool may be finished In four or The pool depth is from three in months feet to feet six SS inches with the end wideopen full public tender Mr outlined the at four feet In OP plans for the which is 0Ur Mt would coif for specialTed metres long and almost 42 feet companies with experience In wide It Is proposed for the re recommending po construction southern wing of the electric heating for the change i8 expertise Georgetown and District High and staff rooms he explained of pool con School Usually we use gas but we he expalined You felt that the cost of gas was have the pool tank piping pool he told the tun rising too rapidly and also around the pool and the water It s a Junior Olympic treatment system all are very pool and will be used for of the heat from one highly recreational and training room 0 another Mr noted the new swimming Thatiswhy Soaring told the com guarantee offered by the only one diving board that his construction pool con He noted that one third of the would alio like to We offer loo per pool space is used by people enter a bid In the tender for materials diving off the board There construction Heexplalned that guorontee on the tank for 10 are other pools In the area with a solicitor could review the he said The standard three metre boards and we tender contract to check for guarantee is only one year Herald Photo TOPS ON SKATES had a very successful Easter weekend She came In first In her flight and second overall In the National In Skating Tour held in Montreal After that success she went on to compete in the North Bay Invitational and once again finished first In her flight and third overall Her coach Is Rick Dowdlng who shares our opinion that Hayley Is lined up for a very successful career as a figure skater