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The Home Newspaper of Hills a Second Clan Mall Registered Number4M3 THE HERALD WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER IB 1974 Return Postage Guaranteed SO per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cents NEAR CN TRACKS Is Site For Garbage Dump GUARD Chairman Raises Protest A landfill dump to serve much of the region has been proposed for the Ashgrove area says William Johnston pollution fighter and chairman of GUARD Group United Against Rural Dumping Mr Johnston said he has been Informed that a watte management study for the region will propose establish of a dump site near the Canadian National Railways way near the site of the old Ashgrove station west of the present community on Trafalgar Rood Mr Johnston deplored the location and predicted that residents will be upset to leam they could be living near a dump He subscribe to the theory of sanitary landfill sites calling them unsanitary and unnecessary This is but one point in the report Mr Johnston said He said he has not yet read the report or even seen It and It has yet to be brought before council But based on what Ive been told Im not nappy with II he said Mr Johnston also protested length of service of the proposed dump years with the technology available today for waste management and waste disposal the landfill site should not have to exist more than two years he said He was critical of waste management practices In that sites often seem to be chosen carelessly and often are not managed as well as proposed He has been a critic of the present landfill site In Georgetown on the banks of the Credit River Mr Johnston Is a proponent of waste reduction recycling and energy development TURNING THE SOD at a special preview of the In Plowing Match last Wednesday Halton Hills Mayor Tom Hill and Coun Pat try their hand at an old horsedrawn plow William A Stewart minister of agriculture and food for Ontario turned the first sod after delivering a speech to the hundreds of exhibitors Herald Photo and press representatives who came out to give the big event some publicity SODTURNING PREVIEW Losing Election Race Cost OConnor 27974 Green Light For Plowing Match AUTOGRAPHING a copy of his book Scarlet Fever John M Cusack 82 presents the president of Acton Legion Branch at the official opening of the new legion hall Saturday on the banks of Fairy Lake Mr a Legionnaire from Kapuskaslng started the Herald Photo Remedial Riding School for handicapped children in and Peel Regions and has written the book to tell of this venture Use Riding Library Addition As Therapy Cosf Shoot Up Remedial riding la a new kind of therapy Introduced to provide free beneficial riding and horsemanship Instruction to handicapped children Organized and established in Mlssissauga in 1970 by their 78- yearold war veteran John Cusack the Remedial Riding Association is a volunteer organization designed to give the children more self- confidence in daytoday lives This is a big step In their preparation for Integration into society Our program Is not meant to cure the physical handicaps of the children explained Mr Cusack now but with the aid of simple exercises willingly performed on hor seback muscles may be strengthened and coordination and balance improved We find jobs for our students at racetracks as part of our service In April 1972 the centre was moved from the original 3C Ranch in MIsBlssauga and relocated at Foray Farm in where It is presently operating at near capacity Coat estimates for the new library addition in Georgetown have increased by In one year to almost Hills council was told Monday Bill Boyle chairman of the library board and Paul Alar tell architect for the project attended councils com mitteeofthewhol meeting to discuss the question of financing the addition The main question is who does the debenturlng the library board or the courclP Mr Boyle asked council The library board doesnt really care who builds it as long as It gets done Coun Harry Levy said that he felt that the library board would sell the debentures call for tenders and award the contract because it is an autonomous body Apart from the actual asking for debentures which we will do for you the library board should be on its own he added The project was started In when the library board asked Mr to design an addition for the library which Is housed In church bulldirg Church Street in Georgetown The new plans call for a threestory building with 10 square feet of space In the basement of the addition is a children library with the main floor housing a multi purpose room The upper floor will contain rare books and a reference department Mr said last spring that the addition will retain as much of the original styling of the church as possible and will be covered in a similar exterior style Originally council asked the region for a debenture of for the addition but was asked to reduce the request Mr told the councillors that there Is no doubt in his mind that the project will cost more than closer to Ric Morrow suggested that the town should apply for more money to the Ontario Municipal Board Terry OConnor defeated Progressive Conservative Incumbent in the July federal election in has released figures listing his campaign revenues and expenses According to the statement released to returning office John Mr O Connor received a total of in campaign contributions Of this came from the federal PCs from the Halton PCs and was collected locally by chief fund raiser Councillor Ryland J Kelly New Mr OConnor said be was willing to release further details on his campaign con trlbutlons He would provide the names of all those who donated more than to his campaign but will not disclose names of those who gave less than 100 In an effort to protect the little man who merely wants to support the party of his choice Mr OConnor he will however furnish details of how many donors gave a certain amount of money He said he would try to comply with the regulations of the proposed election expenses act since he served on the committee that prepared the bill during hut term In the House of Commons According to his statement Mr OConnor paid 704 for goods for ad vertising Including 2 for signs for personal postage for services l 305 for rent and B3 for travelling William Stewart Ontario s minister of agriculture and food never gave anyone a chance to call him a city slicker when he expertly turned a 50foot furrow with on ancient hand Slow at a special preview of the Plowing Match this week He attended the preview with other governmental dignitaries including Frank Haltons new MP Halton Regional chair man Allan Masson and Hills Mayor Tom Hill at the site of the plowing match beginning on Sept and running for five Mr Stewart said many people had wished to keep the plowing match in one fixed location rather than a new one every year But we felt that It might lose its slgnlfcance If its kept In a fixed location and people may tend to get bored with it he said The match will continue the p people involved he said Mr Stewart noted that this years match in Hills Is held very close to the most heavily populated section of Ontario BASIC INDUSTRY What better place is there to see how heavily capitalized and complex the basic industry of Free Wagon Rides Region Junior Far mers have arranged to tran sport passengers free from their cars to tented city by way of tractor pulled wagons throughout the five days of the Plowing Match Swackhamer chairman of the wagon committee has 35 wagons fined up to get the people to and from the parking lots and from tented city to the plowing sites agriculture has become he added What a fine op portunity it will give the con Burners of this province to rub shoulders with farmers He said this years displays will include an enormous amount of farm machinery at the site with an expected 300 exhibitors on the T Craig farm south of Georgetown The minister touched on the topic of spiralling costs of farm production noting that the present day farmer Is dealing in a competitive market for good fertilizers with local golf courses urban residents and parks He explained that after many years of adding the fertilizers many farmers no longer needed to use It and could stop without affecting their productivity of the land on a short term basis There are many farmers who could now afford to coast for several years without ad ding fertilizers and not ex perience any reductions in their production he explained pointing out that the soils may have an abundance of nutrients now A city of tents complete with its own fire and police protection will house the displays and exhibits on the match site Local displays come from Halton Hills and other regional towns the Royal Botanical Gardens and the Halton Region Museum Expectations for the In ternational Plowing Match are running as high as 150000 visitors to this years demon stration Perhaps this is the year the Ontario Plowmens Association can say the meet was In ternational In scope both for the farmer and the consumer Mr Stewart added Townhouses New Herald Publisher Has Won Many Awards For Acton Acton seems to be the place to build as one other developer the Brothers proposed a plan for 92 townhouses on six acres of land In the town Speaking for the brothers was Alan Ward of Company who noted that the plan was for the Churchill Road area in between the new development being constructed and the Acton curling rink This is much smaller than the one you Just reviewed but wed like you to view this as an in filling project almost he said By Its location and nature the logical extension of any urban areas Is where this project is The plan was left with the planner and the planning ad visory subcommittee to deal as a medium density development with 15 townhouses per acre The appointment of Peter Brouwer as publisher and general manager of the Herald was announced today Mr brings to his new post extensive experience in the newspaper field He began his newspaper career in The Netherlands and wob a reporter in the Niagara region for the Reformer and The Spectator In Hamilton He later was editor of the Grimsby Independent which under his direction won a number of awards These in eluded by the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association as best overall Ontario weekly in 1967 That it also won a number of national awards Until recently Mr was publisher of this week During his time in that newspaper won a number of first place Judging Earlier this year It was voted overall best community PETER BROUWER newspaper in Ontario in its circulation class Mr Brouwer also has won personal honors In editorial writing and newspaper photography He Is married and has six children ranging In age from to Mr and his family will be moving to Halton Hills shortly Norval Pupils Breaking Arms In less than a week of at tending other schools two Norval pupils have suffered broken arms In mishaps Joanne Hunter daughter of Mr and Mrs Mich Hunter who attends Pinevlew Public School broke an arm while playing In the new pla Derek Hedley play of Mr Mrs Bob who attends George Kennedy school In Georgetown had both bones In his left arm broken In an ac cident while at the school parents already upset about the closing of school say they nope that this Is no indication of how the remainder of the year will continue Two Groups For Liberals Halton Liberals will hold their annual meeting Wed nesday In the Oakvllle Trafalgar Memorial Hall at the comer of Trafalgar Road and Highway 5 President Elizabeth of Georgetown announced that the association will create two separate groups out of the present Joint association One will be a federal riding association which will provide back up assistance to newly elected Liberal MP Frank The other will be a provincial association for Halton East which will prepare for next year provincial election expected in either June or September Albert Roy Liberal member of the provincial parliament for Ottawa East will be a featured guest speaker at the annual meeting He will discuss the Impending redistribution of provincial ridings The provincial riding of East Is slated to be split Into two with becoming one riding and north becoming another Dr will also apeak at the meeting This will be his first opportunity to speak to local Liberals since winning the July 8 federal election The new MP is expected to bring his audience up to date on government planning for the next few months The public is invited to the meeting NEWS IN BRIEF OFF WITH THE OLD ON WITH THE NEW Herald Photo MEMBERS OF THE Lions Club began demolition of the old change rooms at the Georgetown swimming pool amount of swimmers that New change rooms are to be use the pool since It opened built to handle the increased The new change rooms are being built by the Lions Club as another community project CORONERS JURY COUPONS VALUED in excess of 280 00 were stolen from the Canadian Tire Gas Bar by an employee Charged a Robert Robinson of Georgetown A PLATE GLASS door was cracked at Henrys clothing store early last week It has been suspected that damage was done by wilfully kicking the glass A NUDE PROWLER has been reported in the area of Blvd An accurate description has been given to police and in- vestiatlons are underway A STOLEN CAR was recovered and arrests made following a check made by police of suspicious behaviour The stolen car was from New Brunswick A MISSING income tax refund cheque has brought about an investigation by the District Taxation Office and local police The cheque made to Walter Mackenzie was never received but cashed by an unknown person Investigations are continuing THIEVES BROKE into George Kennedy Public School by breaking a second floor window to gain entry Stolen from the school cassettes The recorders are Identified by school marking and the serial numbers recorded MARY 19 OF GEORGETOWN pleaded guilty to causing a disturbance In town and was fined 30 A police report given as evidence noted that she was shouting and using ob scenities on King Street in Georgetown at la m Sept 1 A GEORGETOWN man was fined after Trevor Window of Georgetown pleaded guilty to theft of a flag from the plant Guelph A GEORGETOWN FIRM Gage Stationery Company Is Involved in a large billboard campaign for Lion Brand Stationery The campaign a result of work by Gages marketing department and a consulting agency describes Lion Brand Stationery as A NEW BREED OF CAT THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY for Richard Boudreau asked to have his clients charges put over until Oct 15 for a plea He noted that the decision was made after talking to the Crown Attorney the police and the complainants about the case 19 of Wei ley so Street in Georgetown was charged with abduction by Halton regional police Georgetown detach- in February Ban Is Urged On Boozing And Bathing Four drownings at Waterfalls Park In Llmehouse during the summer sparked a coroners jury to urge the banning the use of alcoholic beverages on the site The jury was Investigating the death of a 29yearold Mlmlco man Gerald Carter of Simpson Avenue when it reached the decision Friday It ruled that he died when swimming while Impaired by either drugs or alcohol after reports showed his body had contained milligrams of alcohol pathologist Dr VR Waldorf from Trafaloar Memorial Hospital noted that this equals about 10 ounces He also said that he founded traces of MDA a variety of the drug speed In a urine sample Dr Waldorf said that the combination of he drug and alcohol would be more in toxica ting than either of them used separately A friend Denlse Borda of Mlssissauga told the jury that Carter was a heavy drinker and had taken drugs before She added that Carter had one drink prior to leaving for the pork while there drank two cons of orange Juice mixed with vodka Other friends reported that Carter seemed a little drunk at the time The director of water safety for the Ontario Red Cross Bruce Patterson told the jury that it la not safe to drink and swim Swimming Is complex activity he said Alcohol reduces body movement body control ana judgment You have to control more functions than In walking Mr Patterson added that the Town of Hills should pass a bylaw requiring the hiring of lifeguards at places such as Waterfalls Park Coroner Ivan Milter of Milton pointed out that It would be Impossible because the park Is on private property Waterfalls Park operator Joseph sold thai he had employed lifeguards at one time but no one In the park listened to them He added that he to curb the amount of drinking In the park In the space of eight days during the summer Milton OPP found three men drowned in the park They found Car ters body on July IB while searching for Marijan or Brampton whoso body was found July 16 A week before July the recovered the body of James of Toronto juij offered three other recommendations In its report on drownings These in clude the Installation of clearly marked ladders along the rocky cliffs of the quarry designated areas for diving with the in stallation of diving boards and removal of boulders and employment of security patrolmen equipped with two- way radios Mr Prucyk noted after the jurys report that some of the recommendations were good but added that even the provincial parks do not have patrolmen with twoway radios He has operated the park since but the quarry only became part of the property in He added after the decision I dont want any more tragedies there If I can help It