Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 10, 1976, p. 9

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March Let It Be A favourite song was played by George Staff Reaction to the death of a family member and the high speed police chose which brought instant death to seven young people Saturday night had not for some of the families Monday At the entrance to Shoemaker Funeral Home prior to going in to view the closed casket containing her so remains Mrs spoke for the members of family and friends which surrounded her Wl re sad she told the Herald We don I believe It Like many others she could not understand the futility of the accident which claimed the of her l9earold son They were Just driving she said shaking her head But we don v to talk Street drainage problems on tour A petition from residents along Cameron Street in Acton requesting curbs on thir street will be reviewed by the works committee when they take their spring tour 380 donate blood The lied Cross Blood Donor Clinic held in Georgetown Monday successfully collected packs of blood There were rejects with an attendance of Donors were rejected mainly because of seasonal illness necessitating the use of aspirin and other medications In the afternoon 107 attended and in the evening offered their blood Last year there were donors with rejects this Monday s clinic was a steady flow especially during the afternoon at which lime another 100 donors could have been easily looked after without waiting A spokesman for the Bed Cross Blood Donor Clinic expressed appreciation for the good turnout to this clinic The next blood donor clinic will be held Monday June Acton has planned a clinic for June Good banking for good living after sixty If you re sixty years old or better you should look into Sixty Plus The Royal Bank new bundle of special banking privileges Free Some of these privileges are Ho service charge for chequing bill payment services or travellers cheques A specially designed cheque book that gives you a permanent copy A annual discount on a Safe Deposit Box or Safekeeping Service A special Bonus Savings Deposit Service with interest Irnktd to the Consumer Price Index term deposit that pays high interest monthly with flexible redemption privileges So come on in and see me or one of my staff today for all the details Or if you prefer ROYAL BANK serving Ontario BUI Ward Manager Georgetown They ducked from the CTV cameras which were focusscd on the door of the Funeral home and entered the building In the McHugh brick bungalow just half a block from Acton High School where her 17 year old son John rrt i 1975 Mrs June McHugh said We don t really It with all the friends and relatives around 1 bet you there been kids here this morning Of the boys who were In her son car his first and pur chased the dny before the fatal accidentMrs said I knew he boys They were here all the the action of police pursuing the stolen tar which ended the life on her only son Mrs said I can at this time When you are in notional state you can acres for think Our concern is our boy death she said We can think of much else for the present time It has been such a blow we haven But in the Fairy Lake Dim older brother of Kevin who wo killed in the accident said Were over it now but the trial is still to come with the funerals had returned home with his wife from London With his slater who studies pharmacy at the University of Toronto they sat rounded l sketches paintings and pottery which their dead Kevin had created Dae said Kevin was a great fan of the and at the funeral Kevin favorite song by the rock group Let It Be would be played What Impressed us were his friends Dave said Kevin would been happy to see all the kids who cared about him Mr and Mrs Lloyd were not available for com ment at the time of the in tcrvlew They visiting other parents of those killed in the tragedy Dave said his brother Kevin and his friends were very close like brothers He said the youths had driven to Milton on a Rood Samaritan trip to start a truck owned by John but were unable to get the vehicle started John a student it Seneca College in Toroito took his textbooks out of the stalled truck Dive said Kevin was to Iry to be home by II to get to sleep to go to work in the morning he sold Kevin worked tannery in Acton some consolation In knowing It ended quickly and they weren doing anything wrong Dave said As or the police chase Dave said he was of the same opinion as everyone else The value of every stolon car Is not worth one life he sold Now there ore dead member parliament to control police chases We feel sorry for the boy Couture IB who hit them Dave said He was confused He obviously mode decision to run This is a lesson lo a lot of people not to leave keys In cars Dave said referring to the stolen vehicle in which the keys had been left This fellow Cornells Snoek had no bod intention Dave said The kid was Just at the right place at the right time Dave said the family hod considered all the millions of factors resulting in the death of Kevin If only they had been one minute At this point relatives from Manitoba and Saskatchewan arrived to share in the family grief and the interview concluded with Dave wistfully but nothing will bring back Kevin SolicitorGeneral wants full report A report on the fatal accident Saturday night near Acton has been requested by Solicitor General John it was learned called for the report after meeting the Ontario Cabinet Monday lie said here may be a whole in into whether or not high speed chases by police should be totally Panned or allowed only In certain cases said he would not comment on the action of Regional Police until he had received the report to the Ontario Provincial Police who arc preparing the report it should be ready or the minister Wednesday soccer tennis golf Rural recreation area proposed A proposal for a new Hills Community Country Club featuring rural area recnntlon was presented to the general administration committee Monday evening by Mr J V Wingrove representing the Olympic Soccer Club Mr explained that the presentation A mitte in If such proposal was at all feasible and if so request guidance from the a committee in the of a recreational complex Upon request Mr Win grove threw out a ball park figure of costing close to one quarter of a million dollars for the pur chase of llie rid acres of land The complex would include soccer fields tennis courts basketball court miniature golf course small bandstand a perimeter tinder running file buildings shed and meeting and re iding rooms Major Tom Hill attending the committee meeting pointed out that the ball park figure estimated by Mr Wingrovc was way out of lint Mayor Hill explained that agricultural land In Hills In most cases is presently selling at close to which would have the approximate cost if one quarter of million dollars was to be the approximate cost of land acquisition The foci that the proposal requested the of form land led into a discussion on the fact that regions containing prime agricultural land are presently urged to retain these lands for agricultural purposes Councillor Itie Morrow dicing a negative reaction towards the proposal questioned how many people other than the immediate surrounding rural residents would benefit and use such a Traisportation to such a if ina rural tremendous problem I on see putting taxable dollars such a complex when in all probabilities few people would benefit from it Councillor Hoy Booth retaliated and said that he felt that the proposal contained a great deal of merit and that there was a good philosophy behind such a plan Councillor Booth suggested that if perhaps around Hornby Ashgrove and Speyslde were Invest gated where the- need of such facility is great the project eould become more feasible He also continued to suggest that if the plan was scaled down slightly both in proposed land acquisition and coat the phn would probably become more Mr explained that suggestions he may have concerning the proposal which will then be presented back to the mple the suggested would assist the larger built up areas and take a great deal of the toad from the recreation facilities already established He also added that the committee referring to the Soccer Club Is presently in the process of organizing a petition from local residents to give some of the popularity of this scheme Snow crews praised and criticized of J The town works crew drew both credits and criticism last Monday night for Iholr efforts In removing the snow this past winter from the town streets and roads A letter from David of Georgetown commended the crews for the exceptional efforts in removing the snow from the streets but later In the works committee meeting Councillor Em Hyde com men ted that snow removal In the downtown area of Georgetown was taking up to three days to happen He I erring to last week s snow fail Councillor Hyde remarked that There s no way thai Monday or Tuesday a snow should be finally removed from the downtown section Thursday morning Councillor Hyde called for a switch in the works depart priorities so that the downtown section receives immediate attention He also suggested that a frontend loader be used to dear pathways through the large piles of accumulated piled In the centre of Main Street until the piles can be removed Mayor Tom Hill however argued that by doing so would encourage people not to use the crosswalks and street lights If you make It easy or them to cross along the street you might as well forget about the crosswalks he said The works department will consider Hyde concerns The eomniittee dell of effort and hard rk had been put forth in the present lion and that in ill fairness the town should have some input the recommendation was made by the committee that director Glen Cray further the sub milted report and draw up his own report including any BINGO ELKS LODGE HALL N Murray EVERY MONDAY Open At 14 Garnet no J Special Each LAST SPECIAL JACKPOT SIM Game FREE ADMISSION FREE DUS SERVICE Georgetown Acton SCHROEDER CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC Edward D Wayne Singleton DC Norman C DC DOCTORS OF CHIROPRACTIC QUEEN ST Brampton 4590685 24 Hour Service DAY brought out this smile from Jamie Tripp years old Jamie tucking Into a plate of pancakes and sausages at St John a Church In PANEL PANORAMA Were cutting the cost on Home Improvement PRINT WALNUT 4 Tropicana Spicewood LAMINA PECAN V x 8 Sheets Was NOW 699 INCA ROSEWOOD Sheets CHESTNUT Was NOW 399 LAMINA WALNUT 699 V Sheets Was 95 NOW PACESETTER Was 5 NOW 8 and 10 Kitchen Countertop Blanks DEMERSE LUMBER and BUILDING SUPPLIES 4514421 THE FASTEST MOWING WILDING IK THE FEEL 4514421 Participate in a review of Human Rights THE ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION is conduclmj review of the Human R Code The Con I the changing hum ights trio dtnls and mike recommendations to Government of Ontario designed 1 e Human Rights Code 2 improve structure effect the Hurrnn Commission encourage responsive effective con educational programs in the field of human Br efs and comments are invited from individu groups and organizations and should be sent to the Commission no later than May 1976 The Commission will also conduct a number of public hearings throughout the province Locations dates w II be announced Your enquiries ire most welcome should be directed to Secretary Rtview Comm Oniano Human Rights Commission University Avenue Toronto M7A 1T7 ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION RosaleAbelh Bromley Armstrong Rose Belchcrman Jean Mine Bordeteiu Else Chilton N Brii Thorns H B Syrians On mi in Ontario Hurrum Rights Commission Ontario

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