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THE HERALD Wednesday October II gage McDonalds Rotary raise 2009 for crippled children was rated for crippled children Canada Something humorous ha caught McDonald hostess Trade Thorpe as fills or many of Little people who came with parents to the restaurant For more than hours residents of Hills filled McDonalds Restaurant last Wednesday making a large contribution to the community through a small gesture McDonald Restaurants succeeded In its goal to raise more than for the Georgetown Rotary Club s work with crip pled children in this community The restaurant donated the full selling price of rents for Its Big Mir to the service club as part of a nation wide promotion When the final tallies were completed 2 Big Macs had been sold and the total raised through sales donations and sales of balloons reached 2 Local personalities from numbers of council to members or the Rotary Club took part In the oneday drive Orders were taken and dining areas cleaned up by these people faster than staff could serve people standing In line During the lunch and dinner hours more than people jammed the restaurant on Guclph Street Manager Rick Chandler said community invoUementandthespirit of doing something worthwhile for the community was evident by the reception he received many He said staff at Georgetown and district high school had agreed allow those high school students employed at the restaurant lo lake time off from their studies help in the one day event McDonald community affair manager Joan Lister said later that a big you must go toGDIIS not only for Its eoopiratlon in allowing store staff lo work but also or settingthcscllingpaec Waff high school ordered Big Macs as the first order of the day The largest order was iced I II Lumber The s S exceed by two on order placid the Escarpment Com miss on Beaver I Umber In I it in recognition of its efforts lo make he day a success Mrs Lister also noted that Unit school staff had allowed some of to take time for lunch at 1 s an I those that attend because found their principal a courier Hut t all glamor for those that gave their to help with fundraitlng Rotarinn Dud Bishop those that helped clean up during the hectic Mary Patterson head of student services at Georgetown and district high school receives the first Big Macs from Paul Armstrong The Dill members made the order lone of Ihe biggest of the day and the first to purchase Big Mac on Day of Toronto was Just passing through on his way to Rot wood when he for He one sliver dollars with try fiftieth Big Mac list Wednesday The dollars were donated local hanks Making presentation is McDonald s community manager Joan I liter and looking on In the background Is Jackie Davenport one of the McDonald employees who took pari In the Day promotion McDonald Restaurant manager Rick Chandler helps Rotarian Jerry monitor thermometer showing the sales or Big Macs during the lunch hour By the thermometer showed Big Macs sold In support of crippled children Peace set the end of the day The McDonalds hostess Jackie Davenport serves a during the lunch hour rush This roam lilted and refilled several times daring the day as residents or Hills came out to support crippled children Tree planting policy review rtyMAGf IFHANNMI Herald stall writer Concern on the part of Hydro over the town policy planting near power lines set works committee to taking look at its policy last week Hugh Campbell Georgetown manager told iho committee the annual tree trimming bill Is be cause of the number of trees growing too close to power lines Many of these trees have been planted by the town works force and the 1977 tree planting program Is about begin he sold He urged the committee look at whin the trees arc to be planted this year and try find some alternative location for the ones which will be adjacent to power lines He said public relations suf fer as well as the budget because who likes to go Ihrough culling the centre out lMo 15 ycirold trees Ted assistant town engineer that there is not enough room on the boulevards to accommodate bath the irces and utilities A lot of people in the enjoy the luxury of a tree in front of their house and they will be unhappy If the town policy of planting in front of homes on request is discontinued he said It would be unfair to sudden ly deny trees to the people who hove already been promised trees this year but It mlghl be wise to think about changing policy for 1978 he suggest Works superintendent Frank Morelle told the committee that moving trees to one side of the boulevard would not solve the problem because the type of maples which the town are up feet high and or go feet across at maturity Mr Campbell said that while it would not solve the problem it would make the damage a bit less drastic if only one side of a tree had to be cut Mr frowned on a suggestion from commit tec the trees could be moved on to front lawns saying Dial possibility of damage to private property was thai should be avoided The is old the town tree pluming policy was set up in 1967 particularly for residents on Boulevard Moore Pork Crescent Now crew plants trees all over own Mr Moretlc said This year he expected to plant Committee members sug some type of tree might be more suitable than the maples being used Staff is re to gale what other trees could be used that would not be tall enough at mnlurily lo Interfere wiih power lines Tree planting will proceed in locations where the mature trees will nut interfere with power lines In the meantime and works staff will meet and check out the able sites In search of a lion the problem They will report to the works committee at their next meeting Library eyes dropping fines Library fire inspection The Hills library board Is considering doing a way with fines on overdue library books The policy committee of library has discussed the of doing away with fines altogether In order to agc people to bring back over due books The committee said that people are less likely return overdue books if know they hive to pay a substantial Tine The business of stamps and postcards is a nuisance and costly chief librarian Betsy Cornwell said the Oct 12 meeting of the board From the point of view of the library lines arc not Mrs Cornwell said The objective of the fines Is get lost books back but people prefer to keep the book Ihan pay the fine A large proportion of Ihe miss books and expensive Pallette Pencil annual meeting The annual meeting for lion of officers for the Palette and Pencil Club look the form of a wine and cheese evening at the home of June The possibility of receiving a grant from to buy a mat cutter or for use towards permanent facilities was cussed The club has been Invited by the library to hold a one day show there In November There was great enthusiasm expressed on this point for would provide a good unity to promote club and show work before Christmas The showing could take placo In or Georgetown or Summer sketch trips were reviewed and reported on They proved to be enjoyable experiences for all involved Possible field In the near future were also discussed with Jack Heed Studio in being a strong possibility Mr Reed Is a watered our artist a technique which inter most of the members Red Cross meeting The Georgetown branch Canadian Red Cross Society is holding Its branch annual meeting and awards night Oct at the North Golf and wnlry Club There is also a good chance that will send a representative to one of our meetings to demonstrate their paints and supplies lection of officers was Ihe last Item on agenda with Mr Black continuing as chairman Mellon was acclaimed president as was vlceprcsld ent and exhibition chairman Ruth Gibson Secretary Jean and treasurer Bob Law were both acclaimed also Enthusiasm was evident as the was talked about New members are always welcome The club meets In Ihe art room at Centennial School at Dclrex Tuesday evenings at 8 from September to May They gel shoved under bed and when mother discovers them a substantial has been run up The Dundas library has been operating without tern for two years librarian Myrtle Wilson reported daily there was a lag in Ihe number of books coming back but more people are returning books now than were doing so with the fines system Library board Is considering a six month or oneyear trial period til perming fines possibly lo begin in Jan Handicraft sale The Hamilton brunch of the Canadian Red Cross Society will be holding Its first Women Work Cralt Sale Oct la raise money for in Red Cross aid The sale will run noon and at King SI near Victoria Avenue Hamilton The proceeds will towards helping disaster relief IK library board is concerned about making the Georgetown I building lire The board has asked Larry Brassard make an Inspection of I ind make rccom men to meet fire safely Whin Mr Brassard was confided he said the fire chief had examined the and he Mr would be study report and making recommendations It is my contention and I wish to go on record as saying because I believe it very strongly thatwi should make strenuous efforts to make the fire sale librarian Hi said at the board meeting Oct Mr Brassard has seen it will make mm da l Ions to meet the very minimum fire safety Radio stations study hydro interference Were nut through all possibility thai our testing ycl ho Bald and proposed hydro transmission jf be fair for me to corridors will adversely comment Wo just received heir transmissions In this another lest this morn CHIC Radio re fused comment on the lily of an Investigation though the station manager he would be talking with In charge of at Radio he would rather not com until tests being out arc completed A spokesman from Police said the newly constructed police tower at would not be affected by the hydro transmission corridor he proposed route Is wo to three miles from the new According to the police the distance is too great to affect police transmissions Town shows 2 per cent budget increase for 1 978 The guidelines established for the towns 1978 operating budget as revealed treasurer Bay King last week project a milt rate Increase of l per cent or about per home In Aclon Georgetown and and a 15 per ten or hike in The treasurer told the 197H over would be per cent or for a total of the That projected based on there being a two per cent increase in taxable and seven per cent In other sources of revenue increase offset however by a seven per cent increase In ex penditures The capital ex from operating budget hive been assumed to remain same in 1B77 fin mist committee last Tuesday Ihat the projected mill rate in crease Is he result of a smaller surplus proximately less at the end of 1977 over IT6 and a on of provincial grants However Mr King stressed that the mill rale increase is as yit a guideline and could go up or down depending on transitional grant from he province and the yearend operating surplus Mr King said the average real assessment over the period 1874 to 1977 has been a relatively modest In crease The average annual percentage lncre in that time has been 7 per cent for Acton per cent for per cent for Georgetown and per cent for Oakvllle The treasurer noted that the cost of living index from January 1974 lo August 1977 has Increased by per cent He asked that for purpose of the established budget guidelines subject to amend council approve a six per cent Increase plus In where applicable for union and seven per cent for union employees a six per cent Increase In material supplies services and Iran sfcrs and keeping capital out of the budget at the some is in The increase spending In Miller assails ministry over wayside pits Hills should object to the ministry of transportation and communication MTO is suing permits Tor wayside pits In lown says Mil The MTCIs constantly allow lng pits In Hills for their own contractors but not using local operators of wayside pits namely Wheeler Haulage and Duff Quarries Mr Miller said It should bo Illegal to open wayside pits and thus put local people out of work Coun Miller told Hills council Monday We have to be able to get gravel Coun Miller said but does sort of bother me that we open pits for ourselves Miller also objected to the short time allowed to the town by the MTC for com mcnls on the opening of three wayside pits In town If the receives no comments by Oct Friday It assumes the lown agrees In principle ac cording loo letter dated Oct from the ministry The location of the three pits the ministry has approved are Ordorico Pil and the Spit Pit on Concession and the sic pit on Concession Issued the request of the successful contractor in this case for the construction of Highway the permits are contingent on the rehabillta the source selected to pre determined standards The ministry also guarantees that all lown roads used as haul routes will be at to their original condition The ministry requires a total of 250 tons of aggregate The matter has been for warded to works committee for recommendations Drivers needed extra the week who Is able to drive could assist the Canadian Cancer Society Georgetown branch to Princess Margaret Hospital In Toronto or other related hospitals chairman Mary Delguidace said Mrs said there is always a great turnover start and the society itself requires more volunteer member The society Is also looking for a volunteer to assist the chairman Please call Mary ace at