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THE HERALD Wednesday December capital budget forecast to 982 in councils hands Hills council has re a draft or the 1878 capital budget calling for ex of a million and a capital for 1B7B to The draft budget lets council set priorities determine how pay for the projects the Implications on present and future debt charges and for ward the budget to Ha ton Region for Inclusion In the over all capital expenditures quota required by the Ontario Municipal Board In the capital budget will come from the operating budget 100 HERES HOW ITS DONE Scbolz received an assist from and The women worked on a variety of one of the instructors at the Christmas crafts Including decorative wreaths and workshop which was held on Nov ornamental dolls Norval district news By MRS Herald deal A good number of The Pine valley Squares from the modem square dan group visited Fergus on Friday evening December 2nd to attend a Christmas Qua Party sponsored by the modern square dancing group Earl was one of the lucky ones of the evening winning one of the door The Alexander Auxiliary of the M S of Norval Presbyterian Church held their Christmas meeting at the home of Mrs on Monday afternoon December Mrs Gertrude president opened the meeting by reading a Christmas poem A letter from Mrs McLean president of the Brampton was read an nouncing the annual meeting of the Bramoton to be held on Tuesday Feb ruary at 9 30 in Boston Church The White Gifts were in the form of a collection of money to be donated to the school or the retarded adults at Hornby to assist with their Christmas Gifts were also received to be donated Hal ton Centennial Mrs opened the devotional period with a reading Christ Our Redeemer Christmas carols were sung between the various readings of the program Mrs Bernice Bell gave a ipture reading from Luke and Mrs John M led In prayer Mrs McGee read another scripture reading from Luke and Mrs Bell gave a reading Kicking the Commercial Christmas Habits this brought many ideas of Christmas giving The roll call was answered with a Christmas verse with 17 present Singing of Christmas carols ended the program and Mrs closed the meeting with prayer after which a social time was enjoy with Mrs Elmer Carney assisting the hostess serve a dainty lunch The Christmas meeting of Unit Two of United Church C was held at the home of Mrs MarilynSmlthon Wednesday evening December 7lh starting with a delicious pot luck supper at 7 Mrs Phyllis Moffatt presided for the meeting Deanna Cleave and Ella La aw gave the devotional with Ella giving a Christmas reading MarilvnSmlthgavea Christmas reading What Christmas Means to Me by Helen Rice A sing song of carols was enjoyed followed by Ella assisted by her niece Barbara demonstrating bow to make a Christmas corsage A kitchen shower for the church kitchen will be held at the next meeting to be held in the church on January nth Mr Hardy Barnhlll were host and hostess at their home In Brampton for Unit One of United Church C W and their husband and few friends at their Christ mas pot luck luncheon on Saturday afternoon December loth with SB present the delicious buffet luncheon Mr Agnes Miller opened a short program with a poem for Happiness Mrs May Cleave gave an Inspirational devotional based on the Christmas story and peace for mankind with Mrs Catherine Laldlaw reading the scripture Mrs Marion Laird Mrs Muriel Wey Mrs Kay Wilson and Mrs Dorothy McLean put on a short skit The Time of the Stranger with the message that a little kindness shown to others will help bring the Christmas peace into their Mrs Kay Wilson thanked the for their hospitality after which a sing song of favourite carols was enjoyed around the organ with Mrs Marg Ridley playing the Rev Walter Ridley pronounced the benediction at the end of a very enjoyable afternoon Mrs Helen Louth of who has retired from the division of Hawker Sydley where she was em ployed in the office of the shipping and receiving department for years was honoured with a farewell party at the plant recently and showered with gifts and good wishes for the future She was presented with a gold typewriter charm for her charm bracelet a gold wrist watch a large size suitcase to match her luggage and the boys of the deportment presented her with a plaque they had made of her desk and chair where she had worked for so many years Following the presentation or gifts and speeches the girls she had worked with took her out to lunch The party was a sur prise for Mrs Louth Union Presbyterian Church held their Christmas meeting at the home of Mrs Lee Campbell on Wednesday evening December with members and a guests present Dessert and coffee started the evening with Elsie and Georgina Dolson assisting the hor ess Mrs Elsie presided for the program Phyllis a member of the Home Helpers was presented with a life membership from the WMS Heather Anne Thompson read the address and Dorothy Cook presented the certificate Margaret McKanc read a Christmas story and Christine Bishop read the Christmas story from the Bible Margaret McDonald followed with prayer Frances Leslie gave the Christmas message follow the Star to Bethlehem A sing song of carols was enjoyed and the evening was closed with prayer by Margaret Four natural rinks ordered immediately The construction of four ice rinks in town will begin immediately finance administration committee dec Monday The committee authorized immediate construction after the item was returned from council the week before be cause councillors could not agree on working of the Crewsons Corners Works committee will be asking council to pass a resolu lion expressing agreement with the signing of the Crew sons Comers area as a statu lory km speed zone Erin Township council brought the matter or speed limits In the area to works committee attention because it is that council wish to reduce the present km limit and the area is the intersection of boundary roads between Erin township Hills Since he area qualifies as a built up area under the Highway Traffic Act no by law Is required lo establish such a statutory speed zone Erin will be erecting the ncc signs elected A Georgetown man has recently been elected to executive of a new university organization the Council of Ontario University Alum Tom is vice chairman of the organization Men has as its main objectives the fostering of communication been provincial alumni associations Mr Rami is an alumni of Sir Wilfred University of the organization la Gordon Whitehead of University of Western Ontario Anna Young of the of Toronto is the secretary from subsidies from reserve funds and from debentures In all there are capital projects the town will attempt but cuts are by council A list or the projects their cost and financing follows Purchase of off street park In Acton funded by debenture for a rescue van In fin area 1 Acton funded out of the 1978 operating budget for parking at the in Acton funded by debenlurc refused A request from Toronto asking Hal ton Hills support of a adopted by City of Stratford calling upon province to pass legislation enabling individual municipalities to pass bylaws prohibiting the sale of softdrink containers foiled Monday to receive the of flnancen dm Inst ration commit tec Acton grant Atom Hockey Sheep producers annual meeting Some sheep producers and friends from this area of Ontario met for the annual meeting of Zone Ontario Sheep Association at the Cutton Golf Club Guelph on Saturday December 3rd Highlights were the excellent smorgasbord at noon and the talk by Richard Everett shepherd at Mac Mar Mr Everett told of management of this flock owned by George McLaughlin former Chairman of the On Limehouse news By Mrs A BENTON Herald correspondent We extend sympathy Mrs Sam Mtlcham and family in passing of Mr Mlleham a week ago We also extend sympathy to Mrs Packer and family in passing of Mr Packer last week Dick was well known here having lived here for a few years after Immigrating from England Commui on services were observed at Pre Church on Sunday The Sunday School children enjoyed the annual Christmas dinner parly on Sunday after Milk Marketing Board The ewes are a mixture of Finnish Correidale and Dorset breeding Suffolk rams are used on one- ha If the flock to produce market Iambs while the other half produce replacement ewe Iambs for adding to the flock and for sale to others Mr Everett stated that ewe lambs which are kept for breeding must weigh lbs at birth if they are twins and 12 lbs if single They select the top one half based upon their 00- day weights and freedom from other physical defects They have started to blood test all of the ewes at SO days for pregnancy Special guests were con from the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Ladles Lead Class from this area Debbie McMillan Milton Holly Hurren Camp- and Valerie Knight Directors from Hal ton to Ihc Zone for the coming year are Doug Milton and Brian Buckrcll Georgetown This year a special Sheep Congress Is to be held for two days in July at the Ontario Test Station near New Hamburg This twoday event will feature O Ram and Ewe Sale Western Ontario Ewe Sale com petitions displays speeches etc GO for a fire pumper in fire area Georgetown fund by debenture Road construction and ero sion control amounting to or which 405 comes from 1978 operating budget and 645 000 from sub sidies These projects are for reconstruction of Main SI South in Acton 100 000 for storm sewer construction 260 for reconstruction of Main St South in Georgetown for reconstruction of Henry Street Mary Street and Cleaveholme Drive for reconstruction of Prince Charles Drive Mo for ero sion control in Metcalf ravine and for erosion control in Regan Crescent Tor improvements the works yard funded from the 197B operating budget for equipment pur chase of which will come from the operating bud gel and 20 from reserve funds Recreation and parks ex account for of which is for a cr system at the Georgetown Memorial Arena for reconstruction or Acton tennis courts GO for a new road way inloCedarvalc Park and a bridge over the creek and for construction of soc fields at Gordon Arena Of the parks and recreation expenditures is from the 1978 operating budget from subsidies and III by debentures to the library board funded from the operating budget to the Georgetown Hydro commission funded by debenture In period 1979 to capital projects total of which are from operating budgets 1 402 000 from subsidies and 454 500 from reserve funds and lot levies plus In self debentures In his report to council treasurer Ray King noted that as of Dec 1977 existing debenture debt for local purposes was 354 Based on a population of 33 the per capita debt is The percentage of debt to equalized assessment Is 45 per cent below the towns limit of one percent which Itself Is below s guidlincs of 1 per cent Projected debenture debt by is 166 which on a projected population of would be a per capita debt of 26 The percentage of debt equalized assessment would be 32 per cent Maximum allowable debt by 1982 would be No provision was made in the capital budget or the forecast for expansion of offices on Trafalgar Road CRAFTS ON DISPLAY GaU Russell and Noreen McEIhome display some of the decoration crafts which were offered for sale at Bet fashion shop on Mala Street day The sale was sponsored by Alpha chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority You were ready for second snow fall A snow storm Thursday the second in a week hit Hills did not catch as many people unprepared as did the first on Monday Police report however that the roads were bad Police Superintendent Floyd SchwonU said there was an Increase in the number of traffic accidents He urged drivers to hove more caution and be wary of people walking on the roads Milton detachment of Ihe Ontario Provincial police said no bad accidents were reported but there were a number of fender benders Roads were In rough shape a or cars were in ditch and visibility was at limes almost zero the spokesman Committee said No roads were closed The first storm is kind of rough but for the second storm people are a Itltle belter adjusted It was much the same story from the detachment of the according to a spokesman who noted that there were fewer accidents during he bad storm than on a normal day People arc ob viously driving with more tion in bad weather Hills deputy engineer Ted Bollinger said the lown work crews managed cope with the storm without any serious problem We were prepared he added The town three snow plows were working steadily and there was some overtime as is usual in cases of storms of that kind Mr Ballingersaldoneof the biggest problems facing the are cars parked on the road for more than three hours between midnight and am In contravention of a own bylaw Police are sup posed ticket the cars which could also be towed away he said Thanks expressed for UNICEF donations vetoes vinyl resolution Under wording adopted by committee which wanted the rinks ready before the Christmas break Ihe expects lion is that local citizens will miinlain the rinks after town crews have flooded them but that if necessary the rinks will be maintained by the lown The town will also consider proposals from other areas in town where residents arc prepared to maintain the rinks themselves The committee agreed that on the four sites town works crews would help in Ihe case of a heavy snow fall The four approved sites arc McKenzie- Smith middle school Joseph Gibbons Park Joseph Gibbons school and Harrison school Suzy Lorita spokesman for a group of residents from the Joseph Gibbons park area lold committee they were appear because they were angry council had not passed the resolution the week before She outlined the use of the neigh rink which used constantly Service from lown last year was terrific she said and this year the cleaning duties would be shared by 10 families in the neighbourhood GETTING HER TEETH INTO IT Stephanie work on the wire teaching her to moke at the ColCraft and cotton body he hope to turn Into a decoration workshop Christmas fairy I ke the one Gall was inancc administration committee has turned down a request from the Acton fire fighters association who want renovated re station have a vinyl wall covering in the building at a cost of 2 The specifications for renovation call for a installation throughout building except for two mylar walls In the lounge acting chairman Peter Marks told committee Monday He added that neither the fire chief nor all fire fighters wanted the The cost of having vinyl In just lounge would be about Marks said Roy Booth said that if the re fighters wanted dress up their lounge It about lime they got of wont themselves The lounge of Ihe Georgetown fire flghlers was done by the fire fighters themselves and dldn cost one red cent Town to split pick up fees Works committee mended Monday that Hills absorb half of cost paid by Parking Authority for coin handling Earlier this year Author asked the town to pick up the entire for coin hand as well as Tor legal and audit fees and for rental of a storage and repair area Discussion with the town treasurer Ray King led to proposal for equally sharing fees for coin handling No other money will be given to the Authority engineer Bob Austin also vetoed ihe authority request hat town do cer lain works such as sweeping welding snow removal on other minor maintenance v as requested because the tow the equip ment nor ihe money for these fund ions Help This means teaching well drilling for clean water medicines to check disease school supplies training teachers and nurses who In turn go out teach others in their own language About pre natal care and the importance of their children Teaching Improved farming methods supplying tools and grains etc has so many long range projects for proving living standards In the Underprivileged Countries take years to but they are doing heir utmost They believe every human being has the right to good health education and decent living conditions Georgetown and area children are trying to do their share to help make A Better World Sincerely JeanW Barber Mrs D To the editor of The Herald Once again it Is time to express my sincere thanks to all children In he Georgetown area who carried I F boxes at Hallo we en To the people who gave generously Verdun Lodge Knox Presbyterian Women Association and the Countess of Slrathmore Chapter I O who sent cheques To faithful friends who sorted counted and wrapped the mounds of pennies etc without them it t be carried on Some of these helpers have never mis sed a year In the 15 years I have been Voluntary Conven or My grateful thanks again to the Staff at the Canadian Im Bank of Commerce who so cheerfully checked It all This year total of 1 will go a long way to Help Help Their purpose is Not Handouts but DONATIONS 1917 Centennial Sr Public School StewarttownSr Public School Georgetown District High School Verdun Lodge Countess Chapter D Georgetown District Christian School Public School Joseph Gibbons Public School Howard Wrlgglesworlh Public School Pork Public School Knox Presbyterian Sunday School St Johns United SundY School It United Sunday Schools SI School Mountalnvicw Baptist Sunday School Georgetown Library St Andrews United Sunday School Glen Williams A Norval Anglican Sunday Schools Knox Presbyterian Women a Association IS Balance in Bank from 1976 tf Norval Union Presbyterian Sunday School Deposit Imperial Bank ofCoMmerce Ace November xa November 15 November November m November November November iV Balance 1976 41 am submitting my Annul Report a Voluntary Convenor for WMikmtm donation Enclosed find cheque la the- Amount of 1000 13011 117 58