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Freak wind storm cuts swathe through Norval area One of two overturned wagons on the Bruce Nixon farm A freak wind storm with winds of almost tornado velocity cut through the village of Saturday afternoon ripping the roof barn and tearing up many tries The roost extensive damage was dealt to the farm of Bruce Nixon Ihlfof the roof of the Nixon bam was torn eft and scattered across an apple orchard nearly 100 yards away The rafters of the large bom were also torn out A number of apple trees were cracked In half by the force of the winds Mr Nixon was in a metal silo just feet away from the barn roof when the storm struck As winds bent the aides of the steel silo Inward Mr Nixon recalled that a deafening roar shook the entire structure At that point he decided to get out into the open There he found two large wagons tipped on their sides the chimney of his home knocked down limbs and branches of trees scattered across the front yard of the farm It took the Nlxons good part of to clear away the debris from the yard Fortunately there were no injuries and three vehicles parked by the side of the house escaped being damaged The storm seemed to have a kind heart for cars Moving northeastward into the of Norval the storm winds toppled large tree across the dnvew ly and front yard Joel miss by mere inches the Sawyers late model car Neighbours pitched In Saturday to the foot high tree to get the out of the driveway Some down the J the storm destroyed one four turrets on the front of the Presbyterian Church Handy Howes who was working next door to the church in The Wood Revival saw the turret come trashing down under the pressure of the tremendous which Randy estimated were roughly miles per hour in strength A chimney on the north side of the church roof was swaying bock and forth said Handy and looked as though it was going to come crashing down too It The brick and metal turret left a inch hole in the roof where It bounced before hitting the ground large foot tree was toppled in the ick yard of the Herald correspondent Dorothy McLean Again the filling tree missed striking anything is it fell One of the puzzles left behind in the lernmath of the mint twister was a badly charred record which Mrs McLean discoviredbeneith the toppled tree ere it tame from is likely to remain a mystery the storm was culling through her lulling down the Iree in the front Mrs large Saturday Star w is lying In Ihc open barely disturbed by the wind at all The storms major Georgetown two miles tnmendous downpour that under 10 minutes affect upon last for a little Remainder of the barn roof of the barn roof MUICH31 Home Newspaper of Hills 28 pages The Citizen of the Year were named as Citizen the Year at the fourth annual awards dinner of the Lion Club in Georgetown Friday evening A three man selection committee composed of Bill Hunter Lion Club president Ron Johnston first vice president and Dave Club mom bo unanimously chose the from among the 15 nominees said El Lloyd chairman of the For those at the dinner who were unaware of the recipient of the award Lloyd started off by saying the award was going to a plumber carpenter a teacher an executive a machine operator a group of men who without remuneration help many Accepting the on behalf the men who make up the Bob Simpson president of the service said the men were proud to have the opportunity to serve the community We live In it he said we re proud to serve Pierre Elliot Trudcau prime minister of Canada sent to the GVAS a scroll which was presented to Simpson by MP Dr Frank Julian Reed presented a scroll from William Davis premier of Ontario Mayor Tom Hill said It one time when I very proud i to be mayor with such a dedicated group as the am PRIM MINISTER PIERRE Georgetown Lions Club Presenting the scroll sent a scroll of on a lotions to Ihe GVAS to GVAS Chief Bob Simpson is MP who were named Citizen of the Year by the Frank service In referring to the new quarters the will be moving to the mayor asked the approximately members of the service with their wives to be a little more patient We 11 move Mayor Ell promised We 11 get It Also in attendance at the Lions Hall were past recipients of the of the Year Mrs Treahy 1973 the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department represented by fire Chief Ken 1974 and Rev Peter Burrow 1975 and Mrs Murray Mr and Mrs Rod MacDonald and Mrs Frank Mr and Mrs Bill Hunter Mr and Mrs Lloyd Mayor Tom Hill June Lurch Mr Mrs Julian Reed and Mr and Mrs Ron Johnston Head tabic guests Mr on page If you cant trust cops who can you trust One of the tiniest coffee shops in Hills is declaring bankruptcy because Its patrons refuse to pay and the local police force arc at loggerheads as to how they can solve the problem Ye Coffee is tucked In a corner of District 1 Headquarters of the Regional Police in Coffee in the man detachment costs cents a mug on the honour system Next to the coffee pot the hub of the entire organization a sign reads unto thee Oh Coffee drinkers Our coffee fund Is declaring bankruptcy mediately Our expenditures far exceed our Income Thus it Is Impossible or this to work But on the bottom portion of the sign some squad room wit who has had his pocket book pinched once loo often wrote in You must be making money on the pop cooler It takes cents before you eon get a can of pop ted Cross bears percent At fund- raiting campaign held this of the Red Crow goal of Pittas chairman of raiting campaign an Interview ami tlt had been Today l ihelMt day of the campaign j ahead campaign he I which very lift J Town includes Neilson in sewage plant plans Hills has bet aside 150 gallons per day of the capacity of the scwigc plant specifically to help Co d for plans or its Street plant hollowing J meeting between Roy director of engineering for and the town fl subsidiary planning board last Tuesday night a resolution was passed en toning the ISO WW hy town It must now go before council as well as be studied by the town engineering staff With the go abend from the town Mr Laxon said plus indications of a turn for the bitter in Canada economic situation may invest significant amount of money as soon as next year in expansion of both its product lines and production plants However tic added iter In an interview with the Herald he had no definite indication it all from the lorponte heida of whether or not expansion mid take place in Georgetown next year The reason or the town initial promise of loOOOOfipdwjstoshow the towns desire to have Neilson ind Its pi iceording lo Councillor Morrow We want to do everything within reason to ind rate Ihii we willing partner tin expansion The was merely tentative fitture show that the town was willing to include the and ice cream plant In treatment plant ex pansion plans We mi lower it or r use it llhc ISO is need permits added Councillor Morrow Mr indicated Hint although the town had list Tuesday s meeting planner wen for a sign from council prior to inning towards expansion We liking about to MS million investment if we choose to expand and once begins stop it We need to be assured once we vc begun can complete our full program When questioned by Hide about the sort of Ihe plant would he putting into the sewage system Mr explained that it would byproducts grease and fits all of which would be acceptable to present sewage treatment system Hi that tie making plant in Toronto which dispones of UP UP DP AND AWAY Spring breezes Scott Dalton of Centennial School and Mike open spaces and let their colorful kites soar brought out kite flyers from all over town Hartley of Holy Cross School found some wide during midterm break roughly million gallons of effluent per year through the Toronto sewage system has never run Into any problems with the of the environment Full report on the sports pages It was Bantam Week INTHIN On Saturday night one the Tournament was original group Mr Hoy Norton Sr per formed the ceremonial faceoff prior to the rand Championship game The four other of five Residents ir While for most part Ihe originators have receded into the bickground their concept las flourished and provided countless numbers of people with fine hockey en midwives include Gerry Perkins irjnn Lewis Jack Gudgeon and Red Rusty Owners ready to go to court The Automobile Protection Assoclatlcn will be Inking the combined case of Rusty Owners group to court within the coming month Phil Edmonslon who heads the trealbased in an Interview on CBC television Sunday ivenlng explained thai the class action lawsuit is now ready to go before the courts In Toronto He explained that he hod hoped that Ford would agree to consider the Rusty Ford Owners complaints wuthout having to resort to a court case but that it now seemed inevitable Rusty Ford Owners Is a group of satisfied car and truck owners headed by Georgetown resident Tom Mr was also Interviewed by the CBC standing beside his three- earold pickup truck which shows severe throughout the body In an Interview with the Herald Mr explained that lh exact figure of the lawsuit on behalf of the I members of the Rusty Ford Owners group has not been specified yet Each owner would be asking for an amount that would nmount to over while or others it would only be In the neigh of or As as Mr was concerned All want Is my truck fixed so that I can sell It As It is now due to tho rust Mr has been old hat he would not be able to get Money however everything for Mr and the Rusty Ford group Their lawsuit they hope will spur the government and the automobile manufacturers to take a harder look at the built In obsolescence of automobiles and trucks that puts a three or four year limit on a vehicle a life I m no metallurgist but there has to be way to cut down rusting said Mr As it Is now they build them to rust And It b not Just a problem In Canada where road salt Is used as a frequent reason for rust on automobiles Mr is looking Into printed reports that a group of Ford owners in Florida have banned because of similar rust problems on their vehicles How many things do you buy In a store that have to have CSA approval to bo on sole Yet for an automobile which is second purchase most of us will make next to buying a house there no protection at all You got really nothing besides a year warranty which doesn t cover It good for their car manufac turers business but it sure not very good for my