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Police acknowledge 50 rise in shoplifting here Herald Special Shoplifting has always been an ongoing concern of merchants in Ilnllon Hills is fast becoming a major as police report a per cent increase this year regional police Inspector Malt said ho account for the dramatic increase It a hard to say whether the stores are policing teller or whether there more shop lifting Comments from in Hills regard the Incidence of shop lifting in their stores ranged definitely on the increase Overall the larger retailers such as Canadian Tire and the food stores report increases Halton Hills merchants differ in their views on the incidence of shoplifting and methods of curbing it but officials of the legal system are all too aware of the problem Most merchants said it difficult to cslimule how much merchandise they re It sing to shoplifters filers Kcncrul manager 1- the money the Eton docs lose to shoplift Is Included in the price of the merchandise The honest customer ends up paying the price But Murray owner of Canadian Tire In George town disagreed There no way a merchant especially In a chain store can accom losses due shop lifting The prices are set and my losses will come out of the store profits lie said waging an ongo ing to nab shoplifters and perhaps even deter potential shoplifter Some stores reported that they arc upgrading existing security to combat the Security can vary from and undercover personnel strolling through he stores to sales clerks keeping a watchful eye Mr I said has five undercover people on stiff Mr riser Drug irl Us difficult for smnlhr owned such Ihc oil fraiich cm afford lo employ their hesald while he his to hiri outside met Those people i it i And I pijs off If lot Hut deterrent i feci ill the measured Most stores have a tough die shoplifters thej d They no longer issue i the first time but every offender they We re dome my I by warning them Mr I rhe for shoplifting emu lions can range from a conditional discharge to Imprisonment Inspector said that persons chirked with shop lifting items under could either conditionit or up to two years imprisonment hot items tin sentence could be up to en years But I of anyone gelt In ten years he said Assistant Crown Attorney Anthony Vile said first offenders who ore young and did it perhaps on a whim will illy get conditional discharge and probation with no criminal record Iflhoact to be premeditated they most likely will gel a fine Older offenders set a fine and a record unless there are mitigating Mr Vale said most young people who make mistakes their lesson tut he there arc many who con back again Contrary to what the public thinks iho average shop lifter Is not a teenager taking something on a dare Mr Vole Bald there arc no age racial or class barriers Shoplifters come from every walk of life Mr said he has found shoplifter to be any where from six to SO years old but said Ihey are most often over IB He disagreed that people shoplift because they may actually need the item saying the they t in dire straits They all have the money lopav for it they just don want to with It for that particular product We haven t caught one yet who was broke In some cases he found it definitely some kind of compulsion Georgetown psychiatrist Brian Jordan said for some people shoplifting can be a neurotic thing He said shoplifters usually fall into two different groups those who gel a certain thrill and excitement out of shoplifting and those depressed often suicidal and shoplift to bring attention lo themselv They actually want to get caught he Said Sergeant said ho realizes that or some shoplifting can be an illness but said most offenders don I tit into that Merchants and pallet a tree on one point Habitual shoplifters do get caught in the end Graham said the merchants are losing far too much money and ore therefore coming up with belter security systems to slop it How many times shoplifters get away with It is anybody guess but even hey do gel caught 8775213 a I EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS FOBERT Root Estate Ltd HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills WEDNESDAY MAY 12 Park damage already over town By Herald Staff Writer Hills parks been open a month and already here been OOU damage done to them vandals Glass mirrors n the men and women bathrooms were smashed May the George town At the Hornby Park bikers burned grass and left tire marks which will cost to At Acton Prospect Park the blockhouse door lock coal Ing has already been replaced three times by the recreation department Since the picnic tables were put out for the public enjoy ment in April six have been smashed They each eost Last week a picnic shelter put up lust summer had its roof bent out of shape and three picnic tables were floated down Silver Creek at Cedar vale park In Georgetown Facts liki these concern the town public works and rec real ion departments It become a serious prob lem public works Frank said Vandalism seems be on the For the lime ever the town Is going to keep labs on spending forced vandalism recreation coordinal or Joy Gwilhm told The Herald She said she lias for heavier patrols of the parks by regional police Last a new timer light ing system was installed at Park and shortly after Mr Morclte said the system was salvaged an electrician Theresa lot of power there and Ihey could have killed somebody he said really concerned about that because it would be a liability against the town if somebody Continued on page A2 muffler king- 3 Rd N 8770151 At Speedy Youre a Somebody Committee recommends fall referendum Disarmament gets a chance LOOK OUT KAREN KAIN TuoIInHonllllljnungMcrs Jennifer Klnnctr left and grades of dancing arc dance Jill Mrs turn Sarah 9 recekedu and welcome rrcenll a bullet teacher at the cade my and recently passing stringent dance exam set up of Gwendolen in Georgetown Little Theatres The Dancing In 1 In the and second Imp of Heine ramtM Bud Lets talk trustees tell councillors AAGAARD Herald Staff Writer When Hills residents held fir the polls this fill I here a good the lection ballots will have an extra item or major import to the rest of the world as The town general commit tee Monday night supported the Idea of a local referendum on worldwide general dis arm If the prouncc or the courts can settle questions whether the referendum can bo a lcol port of Georgetown resident Janet Duval asked the committee do what 35 other across Canada have already done and include the disarm a men question on ballot slips The suggested refercn question proposed by Operation Dismantle Ian group which advocates a global referendum on the Icar armaments issue asks Do you support the goal of general disarmament and mandate government to negotiate with other govern menls the balanced steps would lead to that goal The only way to fight a nuclear war is to prevent it Mrs Duval told the commit tee reminding members that major such as Ottawa and Vancouver will ask their residents during the next election If they support the concept of general disarm Last Thursday councillors voted in favor of asking a similar question although the Toronto referendum will specify I ear disarmament as opposed to a general arms reduction In addition Toronto council have called on the I nee to settle the legal ion surrounding the refercn dum proposal As underlined in a recently published article for Municipal World magai ine Is doubt about how constitutional a disarmament referendum connected with a municipal election would be Horry Levy which is expected to be approved by council next week concurred with Mrs Duval s request to pass bylaws necessary hold refercn provided referendum is deemed legal by the or the courts Town clerk administrator Ken Rich ardson said referendum by laws would have lo bo passed by September at the latest Superpowers Mrs slrciscd must neeotiitc equally reduce capu annihilate the world In their war efforts She pointed that solicitors for Ottawa rune determined lhat the would be legal in their opinion since it does not interfere with provincial unctions Coun lloss quest loned why concerned Itself with the legal doubts which appear lobe a complication for municipalities considering the referendum proposal Some people on this council might say this is not a mum matter Mrs Duval noted However warheads are at cities and towns and if Toronto were hit we could be blinded and burn or left to die slowly from radiation sickness The referendum would allow an open forum for residents to voice their approval or object ions to disarmament scheme she said adding that the referendum is intended to Continued on page CLEANUPS A CINCH WHEN CUBS ARE AROUND Herald Writer The invitations arc out In response to negative from and Hills chambers and Burlington and chambers of commerce the board of education has issued invitations to members these groups attend an inforniolli meeting May the office in which the school budget will be Tin million budget is per cent larger than last s lias caused a great furor In II chairman said extra meeting were THANK YOU Doing their part keep Ontario I Jomes William 1ry lanJuhnslon Jnsi and Handy Telller spent a big chunk of their reguh Electing litter along I In Photo Jean 1 a Acton town hall issue alive thanks to persistent backers The and the Acton town hall restoration ittee show no signs of casing up on a campaign to save the century old former town hall from demolition and backed by a Intend to once again confront council with ihe Issue The committees been running ads In The Herald recently questioning town council b April decision draft a bylaw stripping the building fits historical tics igimllnn and eventually tear ing down Ihe structure for a parking hi The proposed bylaw which as also been advertised in the will bee and rLitlmj Inter this month While le declined give details chairman Ted Tyler lold The Herald Monday that the committees have unlit a In prepare in to council stand Hi slid lawyer wiuld come within a week or wiuld not its content until the town aid councillors have seen it first The building was up for hale for month and the Aclario and restoration pn nosed pur i posed pur tin own SI hoped to at li building up to provincial fire and standards as well its exterior Members from both committed Ime ji Act on councillors to that the hall could provide much needed office spue for the local municipal ties GEORGETOWN set up because councillors I been able come lo Ihc board finance committee meetings from January through March because of a conflict of schedules The fin once committee responsible for authoring the budget hap pened lo Monday nights which also happens to be night most councillors hold their meetings The meeting Is not open lo the public or the Is It too late to change the budget for 1982 Mr Auger says yes It s too late for budget but these groups are Interested in process lot coming up with a budget and what the bo ird Is doing for next lit said Local councillors don 1 appreciate the amount of work and complexities requlr to put a budget together Calling for more understand between he councillors businessmen and Ihc board Mr Auger said that before any changes could be made to budget the board would have rescind their motion Thenaloneltcouldgoto Ihe fin nice committee for However Mr Auger I think It will me to lhat the parties Involved get toge ther Because the local munlcip- tolled the taxes want to be sure thai the public knows thai board Is res ponslble for raising the taxes Mr Auger said ft all part of their campaign They re putting the blame where It rightly should be he said admitting lhat trustees were not happy with the 1002 budget as they passed because of the IB per cent increase in mill rule that would result LAND OF THE GIANTS like character from Swift Gulliver railway bull viewed the enormous and Intricate model railroad display at the Georgetown Public Library night and Saturday The display which Is operated by members of Georgetown Model Hallway functions with the precision real railway yard and operator were careful not to route on collision courses at the space In the library I gallery wot taken up by the which featured plaster Inndformi bridges railway and war smoothly run by club member Herald photo by Aagaard