Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 22, 1979, p. 1

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CUSTOMER RELATIONS Home Newspaper of Hills the The tug big circulation read first Rfjching more than homes in July 4 in Georgetown Streets jammed for parade scenes phi douse- Mail writer of Ihe number stir Hills res dents who turned out tor the filming of sequences in Notr Trust Honest Thief from to 10 ind the film producers an delighted on tin m issue eommunity effort which provided tttslfront Produc a convincing il io for it- thrill afternoon when wis to ihi Mill intersection dow or i brief in the midst or the festivities director Low had joined Mr Utiles in the si The the s appeared in most Toronlo newspaper in news programm the big International film stir Orson Welles Die inde wit itching the parade IhL binds ind floils rolled I v Mr Welles wis sen Holding pissing icmninl nces thin held up a hand slop one f the ant que the so lie could start in an CLEANUP PLANNED AFTER FILMING vntow tori to in an clous ess fall w limine on Trust a Honest Thief Ma Mom J Hut he assured frlun III crowds which hey wan the Mi Street lilnliKil for which Mr Wtllcs wis applauded by watching fins ended with the actor guiding i sleeve tugging young even year old lillly through the crowd to find a washroom or the preoccupied bo Mr Welles filmed additional scenes including one in which a police squad car careened through lot in Pirk on Monday He was also to have in piradt shot on Queen Street Monday but marching bands queens and smiling dignitaries wire left to star in their own sequence following early morning production Tuesday at the old post office building on Mill which houses the sheriff officer In the film Mr Welles reportedly has off He is expected to return to an intensive shooting schedule rlday Mr Welles stars American actor Michael Murphy and Canada own appeared on the parade briefly Sunday morning but their acting Continued on two Acton hotel blaze leaves one dead 11 IUItITMult lliraldMaffurltrr A is following a fin which completely gulled the Dominion Hotel in Sunday morning Howard Gibbons SO i resident of the hotel died the rcsidenl Joe M Unison was taken Georgetown and District Hospital suffering ORSON WELLES ARRIVES from smoke in ho I it Hew Ma bin j his first public appearance In Georgetown before a thrilled croud numbering Into the thousands known celebrity Orson Welles acted out a brief but forceful scene for Never Trust an Honest Thief during Sunday parade sequences downtown Here as Madison Sheriff Paisley he inside For fends off the attention of a persistent young man apparently In need of a washroom The sheriff finally yielded lo the pleas for assistance and escorted the boy played by seven year old Billy through the crowd and away from J perhaps lending him to a promising career in Holly wood More photos interview with film producer Zalc sec page nine Herald photo by Paul The cause of the fire wis unknown it press lime The wi turned it about shortly alter the premises hod been closed for he ght Hotel owner si he hid Preparation took two years town to unveil first park plan just home when word of the fire reached him When he returned o he hotel he guests had already been ittd Hills I ire Chief Mick Holmes said it was known shortly after firefighters irrned on scene that there wis guest for but the fire wis so far thai it possible to enter the building look for him THHI I I- refighters were on the scent from about m lol afternoon Chief Holmes here were on the scene and another pumper had to be brought up from Georgetown to stand by when one of the pumpers broke down Chief Holmes said much of the job was keeping the fire from spretding lo other nearby buildings and police In were noi able to get into the building laic Sunday morning and il was around noon thai they found body later identified as Mr Tom Ihe Ontario Fire Marshals Office is working with Regional Police on the In vcstigition Ontario Hydro inspectors have also been assisting with he In Continued on two brochure Check this week s Herald for your copy of the Georgetown fall program brochure listing planned activities for fall and winter tton forms and informa lion arc included In Ihe brochure Youth officer Dealing with the clement of society can make a person cynical If he careful Regional Police Const able BUI Kiddle tells The he handles his job as Youth Officer for Ml Hon and Acton Page Two years in the making Hills first Master Parks Plan a sprawling collection of guidelines for the future planning and development of the town recreational facilities is to be unveiled at a series of special public meetings beginning next month Members of the town plan board press and public had a preliminary glimpse of comprehensive document Inst Tuesday nighl previewing a phn featuring that will touch the lives of nearly all Hal ton Hills citizens Among the new facilities proposed for development ing the next five years two community scale outdoor skating rinks outdoor swimming areas complete with beaches three major baseball and another ate diamond one major playing field and one intermediate field for and other sports six lighted tennis courts more children a play grounds a trail system for hikers While outlining aspects of the plan Robert of Balmer and Associates assured the board its lions some 150 in all can be implemented for less money the town has spent on recreation In the last four yea Acton congregations to help Boat People The congregations of Acton churches comprised of more thin a thousand people have joined hands in an ecumenical effort to sponsor he immigration of at least two families of Asian refugees The formation last week of a member committee lo ordinate the efforts of Ihe so called Acton Churches for the Boat People along similar gatherings of prospective sponsors elsewhere in Hills promises to the local chapter of Operation Lifeline past the halfway mark toward ils goal of sponsoring refugee families In the pas week interest has been shown by members of Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church and lamucw Baptist Church In Georgetown in joining the efforts of area residents most of whom are contributing to the cause of the Boat People through their churches The Georgetown Lifeline iwhile has food furnishings and directly to the newly formed Acton Lifeline committee headed by Bruce The need for for the refugees in the Acton area is being stressed Mrs Bruce old The Herald this week Whether temporary or permanent and regardless of living conditions desperately needed she said Lifeline Is also looking for language interpreters or volunteers lo help teach the refugees English Food of all kinds is being sought in eluding perishables now that the has access lo freezer space Acton area residents in in helping their local Lifeline committee Invited to contact Ihe appropriate members See Box Page 18 The Georgetown Lifeline committee continues lo act as the umbrella group for ill tens efforts elsewhere In Hills The availability of English language lessons in Brampton and Georgetown Is now pretty definite With public participation ex to occupy a key role in the plan omenta I Ion de tails of its contents Including financing properly acquisition and methods of Ion will be revealed at a scries or public meetings which Mayor Pete Pomcroy hopes will be arranged across town starting next month has not yet been determined however cording to spokesman Georgetown Lifeline Don Long explained that donations continue lo trickle in and the committee is now considering more direct means of soliciting the public help really had a fan response for Ihe rclalively small communities of and Georgetown he on Page two The board plans establish a four member committee to review Ihe plan arrange the public meetings make final revisions and hen advise lown council as lo methods of gear the plan to Ihe lown plan Consultants Crapo and Associates began work on Continued on Page two DANGEROUS DRIVING CHARGES LAID Charges of driving driving while Impaired and having levels of alcohol over the legal limit were laid against a Georgetown man following a chase through lown last wcrk on the weekend Police observed a van being driven In an erraclle manner and pursued the van eventually apprehending Ihe driver when the van struck a fence on Durham Street near cllliens apartment building During the chase the van i police cruiser causing an estimated damage The man wos scheduled lo appear In court Monday for a bail hearing HOTEL DESTROYED I ire complete the Dominion Hotel In Sunday morning One man died In lue willed has not jet been determined Irellghlers were on the scene for proleitme building and extinguish Inj fires In Ihe debris the Ire had control Phis Is the third death caused by fire in the area this year Herald photo

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