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Fourth arcade opening concerns police The local arcade business is booming and so are break and enters but most parents praise cooperative owners Herald Writer How Is Hallon Mills lug the video gomes craw On the chin or In the belly With three arcades In Georgetown and one In Acton Hi lb Is not exactly crawling with the amusement centres which are causing great head aches in nearby Although there may bo only four local businesses with more than four video game machines each the criteria for being classed as an arcade according to town bylaw there are several businesses with at least one machine around to amuse their patrons Local reaction to the machines Is mixed Parent and authority groups yetpralsctho owners of establishments in which the machines ore found calling them very cooperative Reaction to the ines seems to bo expressed most visibly by the monct success of the arcade business Business Is very good The Arcade owner Danny Edwards said His George- town business has been on the corner or Mill and Guclph Streets since 1967 and almost never lacks for customers The community tally teenagers are heavy supporters of the video game machines with their quarters However Mr Edwards and the owner of Games People Play In the Halton Hills plaza Lucia say adults and couples also frequent their establishments When new bylaws were passed three weeks ago the operation of arcades Mayor Pete Pomeroy said his office was surprised to receive several phone calls supp orting the centres TOO MUCH The bylaws were passed In response parental concern Because the ma Jority of arcade customers are young people video games rooms have a lot of negative critic ism In Canadian ltles Parents are worried their children are spend too much time and money in arcades John a 15ycar old high school student was spend all his free time and weekly allowance of 12 at a video games arcade In town until recently His mother Joan told The Herald that her son had worked his way through feeding his habit and come home until the arcade closed for the night I had to go pick him up sometimes after because he was afraid to walk through the parking lot for fear he d be beat up Joan said All her nagging do any good and any extra money he was given would be swallowed up the same way at the machines No matter what money you gave him it was gone by the next day Joan said Sooner or later they see the light and real lie it a waste of money MASTERED John had mastered all the games ho found going to the arcade boring and no longer felt tempted to go there breaking the habit himself Joan said her son now does his homework and has dropp ed 1 Is dally visits with tl video machines Halton regional police arc also seriously con cerncd Juvenile Officer Sgt Hick Kivell told The Herald that the number of break and enters would decrease If the town have arcades In talking with juveniles charged with criminal Sgt said he been told that the money There definite rcla there said Kids arc stealing In part to go into the Other negative ticism levelled at the comes from Bethel Christ ian Reformed Church pas tor John Cooper The church on Highway on Acton outskirts is almost directly opposite the en month old arcade call The Garage Mr Ed wards oldest son Mark owns and runs The Gar age It like a hangout Pastor Cooper said The electron c age Is with us and people arc ensnared by these people who arc doing It for profit rather than for the development of hmon beings I sec It as a misuse of ingenuity Pastor Cooper said It t necessarily a partial lor age group Which Is acted to the arcades but more a personality type NO CONTROL It attracts people who don I have control In their lives he said At least by these mechanisms they con deal with a problem be In control of these Instruments Pastor Coopers parish was concerned about the dangers they believe the arcade presents to youngsters and considered i appealing a Hills committee of adjustment Continued on page A 10 -877-5213- 9 EXCELLENCE AWARD CUSTOMER RELATIONS FOBERT Real Estate Ltd Hnfl Br aft ffitBffl Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 WEDNESDAY MAY muffler king Rd N 8770151 At Speedy You re a Somebody Reed says we su for deficit Provincial budget grossly unfair By CHRIS AAGAARD Herald Staff Writer Pr treasurer Frank Millers budget Thursday night Is grossly unfair and punitive to people of mod est means Bur llngton Julian Reed told The Herald Monday Trustee angered page A9 JULIAN REED Mr Reed who Joined other Liberal members In a of proceedings over the weekend charged that the Conservative government has made more items subject to sales tax to pay for a deficit caused by the purchases of Oil shares and a special gov ernment Jet In add tlon he said the government Is paying out large amounts of interest by holding onto its land bank a reserve of gov property some of which Is located In Milton The provincial Liberals returned to the Lcglslat ureal Monday night and although Joined by the New Democratic Party failed to block first reading of proposed amendments to the Retail Sales Tax Act Among the Items wh may now be taxed are set supplies personal hygiene and household cleaning Items candy and snack foods some labor services and building materials for municipal school board university hospital and volunteer group projects Virtually the only bright spot in the entire budget Mr Reed said Is the expanded exempt Ion on alternate fuel veh teles and conversion kits MILLER budget to Include the purchase of vehicles or conversion kits which can use either fossil fuels propane PUT ON A HAPPY FACE Gelling happy face Friday evening Howard Wrtggtesworth Public School wis Gride student Joshua Lorl King gave generous smear of the white paint the activities muting student and parents who came out to support the school spring fair Herald photo by Anl Pederian hydrogen or alcohol and includes electrical cars and trucks as well Mr Reed formerly the Liber party energy critic now shadows the natural resources ministry Mr Reed maintained that the Interest Tree loans which the offers first time home buyers lsn I likely to spur construction starts In the housing Industry because the province already has a record high inventory of houses tell ing The million prog ram would provide loans each interest free for ten yean There are other ways of getting the government out of financial difficulty Mr Reed said suggesting that the province should unload lis KM million share of Suncor Oil Ltd and get rid of the purchased for government business last These items he said along with the land bank nearly equal the pro vince billion deficit We never did have the bucks to buy them Mr Reed said It was all out of the deficit and we think the government owes the people of this province an explanation He argued that the government has done nothing to help era deal with high Inter rates through cmer legislation and doubted the twoyear tax exemption handed to small business will be of much assistance either trouble and will only be of some advantage to small businesses which are do ing well this year In a press release Issued before the Liberals return ed to the Legislature party leader David Peter son said the walkout was an extraordinary action to register the strongest protest possible against an unjust and contradictory budget Mr Reed said calls to his Toronto office have been SO per cent in favor of the Liberals tact to draw attention to the budget He sympathised with school trustees who say the budget has put an Intolerable squeeze on their already limited resources by taxing school supplies and said the government is real ly practising a form of double taxation forcing residents to pay for school ana municipal needs through the sales lax as well as the muni levy legislated by the Education and Municipal Acts General on the budget was expected to begin yesterday day and Mr Reed promised that the bill amending the Retail Sales Tax Act will be thoroughly scrutinized by Liberals who will try to offer alter natives HENISS SCHOOLS STUNNING RETURN Again to the prom Iseihown by their performance at last October opening the Hill LibraryCultural Centre students of the Aids IJgita School of Classical Ballet dazzled another full house in the John Elliott Theatre with their annual recital Sunday night As well the lengthy Earth Rites presentation above choreographed by llenlss Instructor Hope Calvin students of all ages danced brilliantly to the music Tchalk and others blending build with modern Jaix and tap dancing Several among performing student from the baicd school Herald photo by Halton Hills Hydro on the move Hills Hydro la moving its outside crews superintendents and op erations department from Georgetown to Acton The move was ann ounced Friday by chairman Ah Ten He said IB people will be moving from the George- town of on Mill Street to Ithe Act on building which has been used as a billing office tor the last one and a half years following the ion of Acton and Georgetown Hydro commissions Expected to be comp leted by Juno the moie was Inspired by a short age of apace at the Georgetown offices The building Is busting at the seams operations are concern ed Mr Herald Following the move tlw Georgetown building will Bills can continue to be paid both offices The Acton building has a larger yard for the Hydro trucks Besides Mr Tennantsaid there is a possibility the back lot currently used to pa Hydro trucks at the Georgetown office will be expropriated It depends on the growth of the area how this division be tween the two offices will last Del ore we nave to get new buildings Mr said BangoRama is back By AAGAARD llersld Staff Writer Organizers of this year s are confident that added att racilona will bring 13 people to Fairgrounds Park Monday more than last year The event sponsored by the Georgetown Opt Imist Club will celebrate its sixth anniversary this year and while there Is more entertainment Bangorama s emphasis on youth remains as strong as ever Funds raised at the gate which opens at am as well as money earned from concession and refreshment stands will be used for the club various community pro jects This year chairman Norm Guthrie Herald the event which has come to symbo lize excitement and festive nature of the day- the elaborate fireworks display at duskwill feat ure an enlarged ground level program Admission prices re main reasonable For an entire family can get In and absorb the atmosphere as long as they want Single adults will be asked to pay and kids under 10 will be charged M cents Thrillseekers will la Inly want to browse around the numerous games and rides provided on the Amuse ments midway There are about ten different rides this year Mr Guthrie said Including two new nervechallenging teeth chattering ones Mean while the usual games of chance and skill will beckon Events get underway with Optimists mammoth garage chance to pick up some treasure which was mo ments earlier another mans Junk The pony rides have relumed this year Joined by mini car rides and both events are expected to begin at a running until The midway will also begin at a m At am the bike decorating contest will be reviewed and the Judge decision announced A contest for kids art be gins at p All elementary school aged youngsters are In to participate In the track and field competition running throughout the afternoon At m a stage erected near the centre of the Bangorama action will be the site of the Talent Show cose again planned with the youngsters In mind will be a second showcase for Hills young entertainers between and 7 Previous suffered late afternoon lulls after moat of the games stopped and there was still time before the nlghi activities began But not this year Mr Gulherie assured Instead of packing up and hea ding home until the fireworks get underway residents Re suggests should stick around to Jeer along town councillors facing the Swallows in a slow pitch baseball game If fortunes can be read In baseball bouts maybe this one will re veal who will strike out in next fall election Early evening events Include a visit from the Christian Bikers Assocla lion of Georgetown Members will provide some musical entertain and show off their finely tuned classic mot Erin Jeff Barry Coun try Band will take to the stage at 7 IS for those who want to kick up the dust a little The fire works program will foil sometime after Horselovers will likely will feature some of the town best riders as well as visitors from outside thearea The show begins at 10 a m Plan to enter the park hungry The local Optl mist Club will have Its own concession booth running churning out hot dogs and burgers They called for help from neighboring Optl mists to operate other food stands It will be impossible to find a corner of Fair grounds Park without the scent of something cook ing cooking and one of the biggest culinary attract ions of the day will be Maple Lodge Farms barbequed chicken The Nerval company has taken the responsibility of keeping coals glowing from a m to dusk and families will find It hard lo resist the meals which will come of the enormous flreplt skewers By 9 m crowds will start congregating at the back of Fairgrounds Park In anticipation of the fireworks display Mr Guthrie emphasized that safety is extremely lm riant for the people the fireworks but It should not bo over looked by the gallery watching the show Its illegal be said for youngs ten under is years of age to play with spark and they wont be allowed In tho park where they could pose a hazard lo other viewers Events around the fireworks dis continued on page All