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ItheFlERALDI WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1AT4 Home Newspaper of Helton Hills IT SO year Single Copy Never on Sunday Never on Sunday Thats the way it Roes sometimes when you try something new as the of Consumers Distributing Road found out when the local store decided to participate in a provincewide Sunday pre- ChristmaB sale Doors opened to the public at nine oclock but were closed two hours before the scheduled closing time because of a complaint issued by other Georgetown merchants based on the Sunday closing bylaws Police arrived at the store to present a summons and close the store Charlie Crimes chairman of the Downtown Merchants Association explained that no store other than those carrying perishable com modities such as foodstuffs were allowed to be open on Sunday You cant change the bylaw under any circumstances added Mr Crimes To ammend the bylaw would take an act of council and according to the mayors office nothing was said Consumers Distributing head office in will receive notification that the Georgetown store has been charged with breaking the town bylaw by opening to the public on a Sunday Well lust wait and see what happens said Jim Kinsman manager of the store IN HALTON OLDTYME CEDAR ROPING and pine boughs adorned with holly and pine cones make lovely natural decorations for the home or front door Conny an assistant at Florists on Mill Street demonstrates the technique of utilizing the fresh green materials and adds a candle and a few sliver ball Shell be glad to show you how to create an old tyme Christmas wreath or table centre Boundary changes could see three ridings Its almost official There will be three provincial ridings in Hal ton Region next year The electoral boundaries commission la recommending an Increase of one con in Halton The commissions decision have been forwarded to the provincial legislature and if passed will become effective prior to the next provincial election expected in late 1975 By Increasing the region by one con the commission rejected a request by Burlingtons Mayor George Harrington to divide the present two tidings in Halton Into four ridings Members on the commission suggested the town of Oakville become one riding the City of Burlington south of the Queen Elizabeth Way a second with the remainder of the region forming a third riding The decision is based on population equality said commission members Mr Justice Campbell Grant chairman Roderick Lewis chief electoral officer and clerk of the legislature and T Robert Samson of the University of Western Ontario The new divisions would allow for almost equal representation with riding serving people Burlingtons riding and the northern area about Mayor Harrington claims the population figures used by the commission arc outdated He pointed out that the citys fastgrowing population would result in under representation before the next electoral boundaries change He had proposed a second riding for the urban area In Burlington The present two ridings of Halton East raps Booth for Herald comments Councillor Pat McKenzie has taken ex ception to a comment made by Georgetown Councillor Roy Booth In a recent Herald article dealing with recreational facilities for the youth of Halton Hills In a statement scheduled to be released at Tuesday evenings meeting of town council Councillor McKenzie commented that he took strong exception to Councillor Booths comments Councillor Booth Councillor McKenzles statement reads Is reported to have said that this council was more In terested In buying a computer than It was In providing adequate facilities for recreational purposes t find this to be a very Irresponsible statement inside CHRISTMAS AS IT WAS Page IB MAD BOMBER Page Page GREETINGS TO ALL Pages 78 to IB Recreation was provided with a responsible budget which I feel has been well administered by our Director Doug Additional staff have not been able to carry out a few of Its projects but Im confident that council will find a way to carry out these projects and their financing Into 1975 without affecting their new budget Besides the normal operating expenses we have seen one indoor pool that was completed this year and another indoor pool and an arena complex open early in 1975 We have also taken the necessary steps to nance an addition to one of our libraries With these facts available to any councillor it beyond my reasoning to understand how we as a council can be accused of not being Interested in recreation I maintain that we need the computer to enable our treasurer to operate an efficient department and Initiate savings that will help us pay for the new recreational facilities which this council has provided Councillor McKenzie released a copy of his comments prior to the Tuesday evening meeting Trees for dump The Georgetown Boy Scouts hove been granted permission to purchase trees to plant on the site of the former Georgetown landfill site Council granted approval Monday night for a Boy Scout Tree Planting Program first discussed last week by the subsidiary planning board the land Is zoned for recreational use Councillor Hyde questioned whether the approval should be given before the plan is reviewed by the towns recreation department or engineering department Id hate to think they end up planting trees In the middle of what could become a football field Councillor Roy Booth however noted Ihe Scouts must order trees before the end of the year and council should not hold them up Parking is always a problem at Christmas with rush of shoppers however the in tcntlon to park was not that of the driver of this particular car Gurlmermc Cnbral of Shelly Street Apparently the driver swerved to avoid collision with another vehicle on Mill Street and came Into contact with the Bell pole located at the Hydro office Policeman K makes notes of the unusual circumstances and Halfon West are represented by Jim Snow minister of government services and George Kerr solicitor general Mr Snow Is faced with the difficult decision of selecting either the urban area of or the norther riding to run his campaign He Is a resident of Hills Mr Kerr has stated that he Is to run In the Burlington urban area even though his present riding includes rural North Burlington and the former Township now part Of the Town of Milton Charge four after narcotics investigation After two months of underground In vestigation a combined force of Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Ontario Provincial Police drug squads charged four area men Saturday with conspiracy to traffic In narcotics and icing in narcotics James Anderson of and Newton Hurst of Peel Street Acton were arrested Saturday night when police raided Hursts Peel Street residence Ten pounds of marijuana was seized They were scheduled to appear in provincial court in Burlington Tuesday for a ball hearing Two other area men have warrants Outstanding and will be charged when police locate them A pools a pool but Whats the difference between an aquatic supervisor pool supervisor pool manager or pools supervisor Halton Hills council after lengthy discussion Monday night discovered that there was little if any difference at all between the four names which in fact all pertained to one person That person has yet to be hired by Hilts The entire discussion centred on a request presented by the towns general administration committee for permission to advertise for the position of pool manager for the new Georgetown pool scheduled to open in mid March Councillor Pat McKenzie questioned the request whether the person hired would be in charge of just the Georgetown pool or was In fact an aquatic program for the towns recreation department Councillor Ernie Sykcs replied that he understood that an aquatic supervisor would not only supervise the operation of the Georgetown pool but the entire swimming program in the town Councillor Roy Booth finally straightened the situation out when he explained that the person who will be hired In the new year would supervise the operation of the new Georgetown pool outdoor pool during the summer and if he or she proves capable enough will act as overall of the swimming activities arranged by Halton Hills Recreation Department At present the town has one pool supervisor looking after the new Indoor pool Council considers selfserve After less than two months a twoyear freeze on selfserve gas stations here may be thawed out The towns planning board agreed withe requestfrom Texaco of Canada Ltd to open a selfserve station The board reversed a council motion from last October putting a twoyear moratorium on selfserve stations to assess their value and safety to the community Earlier in the spring council agreed to allow Sun Oil Co to open and operate a station In Georgetown With a vote of Tuesday the motion was carried by the board and will be presented to council next Monday for ap proval Gibson of Texaco Real Estate department made a presentation to the board outlining the companys proposal to convert an existing station at 1S4 Guelph Street in Georgetown to selfserve Within less than two months what was to have been a twoyear freeze on selfserve gas stations in Georgetown has thawed out Town council Monday night approved a motion prepared by the planning board to allow Texaco of Canada Ltd to open a selfserve station on Street in Georgetown The decision reversed a council passed last October which supposedly put a twoyear moratorium on self serve stations In order to allow time to assess the stations value and safety The goahead for Texaco followed a similar approval earlier this spring which to open and operate a self serve station In Georgetown Councillor Rlc Morrow opposed the motion to allow the selfserve station in Georgetown At the time the freeze was put on the building of such stations he said council was in a position to take a very ob jective look at the problems We decided to wait for two years to see what happened to the one selfserve gas bar already in town Councillor Ernie commented There Is really not going to be any change in the function of the station were concerned with at this time He explained that the stations service bays and mechanices would all be retained The only change will be that the person getting the gas will be serving himself This Is an ideal situation to see the advantages of selfserve stations To that Councillor Len Coxe replied We have no guarantee at all that the service station will continue to operate as a service station and not just become another self- serve gas bar Texaco selfserve gas bar an eight to five vote Gibson of Texacos Real Estate Department made a presentation for the approval of the gas bar at last weeks meeting of planning board He outlined the company I plans to convert an existing station at Guelph Street to self- serve There will be no structural changes to the existing building he said Well con- In fact self serve will give the owner more time to work In the bays and provide better ser vice Mr Gibson added that a few changes are necessary at the station including the con of a control booth on the inside Wand He said a new gallon un derground tank will be installed for nolead gasoline operated from the sales room he said With our island control booth council will have a chance to compare the two systems and decide which Is better Mr Gibson told the councillors that someone will be on duty at all times to control the use of the pumps Councillor Roy Booth continued his strong opposition to selfserve stations saying twoyear freeze should remain until council decides it has enough In formation to make an assessment The regulations outlined by the governing ministry say one person can control up to a maximum of 12 pumps he said I dont see how one person usually a teenager can control pumps Councillors asked how much money customers would save by using the facilities of the selfserve station If it was allowed to operate in town Mr Gibson said the price would vary depending on the existing and surrounding gas prices but usually the rates decreased between three to eight cents Councillor Booth pointed out that in Georgetown the existing self serve charge a certain price while less than twotenths of a mile down the road another station charges the same price but Its not a selfserve Councillor Ern Hyde said people use self- serve to save money and If theyre not saving money then they wont use the selfserve stations Fire in hospital kills man in bed An investigation Is currently underway by the Ontario Fire Marshalls Office and the Ontario Provincial Police into the cause of a fire which took the life of Edward McGonlcal a patient at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital No official report has yet been Issued but it is believed the patient was smoking In bed The fire was discovered by another patient located across the hall from Mr McGonlcal in ward of the hospital Firemen were summoned at about Friday evening The patient was immediately transferred to the burn unit at Toronto Western Hospital where he died Saturday morning