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the HERALD LEGION LINES The day an expl rocked branch Sick list Kay Hue Theresa Harrison and Sam all in George town Hasp tal Entertainment Dec Children Christi and plans went ahead March 1MB David Bowman M another second war veteran was elected president an office he was to hold for party Dec 1H Bob and the next three years Other Corey In the lounge Doc officers that year were New Yean dance vice presidents Roy Tickets on sale at the bar Wiggins and Cliff Hilts Initiation team Christ executive Bob Early Bill mas practice Dec 19 Tennant Cliff Staeey and Ladles Auxiliary dues Fred for 83 payable at the The following years January meeting were to a very Membership dues for real and conscientious he Legion can be paid at effort to pay off the bar debt on the build The turkey shoot held with this always In last Saturday with a full view was concluded in house was a success record time Thanks to all who helped That looked for annual The winners or the turkeys event the Armistice wereHelenClomie Doris Supperthe Friday evening Clarke Joyce Markham previous to Armistice Dave Wright Norm Ward Day was expanded and Winners of the draw are became even belter The John Lone and Al Tel Baby Clinic sponsored by ford the local under the Car Club winners for direction of Halton Heart Dec Jim Ford 9 Unit was In need of suit Art Hall 120 George Frost able accommodation at 2 Haines Bemle that time and the rooms DoreandSl Irene Curry Placed at their dis THE MARCH IS ON ABILITY FUND Bright kids association picks exec PRAIRIE ROMANCE dwelling on last time tiles get out there and get tour ticked for Globe Production Oklahoma making Us stage debut In February the characters you II meet casting amorous glance at each other out on the prairies are All Hakim Man and Annie limine In edition The Herald you 11 be reading about these line performers and others Meanwhile a number of shows for Ihr product on are rapid being sold out Besides two benefit performances sponsored by the Rotary Oklahoma will appear the John Theatre feb 9 II IS IT IS and all877Mt ticket Information but don Herald photo by Chris A new organisation aimed at accommodating the special needs of Halt on bright children has selected its local exe cutive Lis Wallace was recent chosen president of the chapter of the Association for Bright Children ABC She and Stan Squires who handle programming for the Oaicville area had initiated the idea locally in October with a meeting among people Interested in the education and future of bright and crea tive youngsters A second wellattended meeting Nov 30 featured speakers on alternative education and programs offered by the Ontario Student Debating Union ABC intends lo monitor the Implementation of Bill as it concern bright children in Its attempts to gain accept for the youngsters provide support and infor mation tor parents and coordinate activities Also Joining the Halton ABC executive are vice- president Glen Duff membership John treasurer David Brooks secretary June Cunningham cist Jane Limoges and Mr Squires fellow pro grammers Bill French north and David McCausland Burling ton Call Ms Wallace at or Mr Duff at B5S9935 for more Infor- LEGION HISTORY Fate might well have looked more klnL on the branch now that the build tag had almost reached twice monthly A full time caretaker was first hired in that year and after several members had held the Job Will limit hall rentals club says Neighbors express concern over proposed purchase of exKtngdom Hall OPTIMIST CLUB completion but such was Jim Blair became care- not to be the case taker to hold that struck Feb in the Hon until he retired Even form of an explosion which with the heavy payments accomplished an incred on the building donations Hop soon purchase former Jehovah ness Hull on and turn It into a club headquarters George town Optimists have pro mised nc in the area that club socials and rentals of the hall to other groups would be kepi to a Ible amount and meant that once more members found in makeshift quarters It is to the credit or the executive that they still given lo many worthwhile causes Sports also became active again and a Legion ball team was started And finally with the advent of diotely set about making vision a TV set was plans to renovate A settle- purchased for the billiard ment was finally made by room the insurance company To be continued The proposal to use the hall located on the east side of the near a farm dealer ship has been endorsed by town and the Niagara Escarpment Commission But neighbors fear perking and noise problems appealed the NEC dec which was eventually upheld by pro vincial and affairs minister Claude Bennett with cer tain conditions attached Bill one of the concerned neighbors mid the town a general com mi I tee Monday night that the hall can hold 120 people yet space for park Is I ml ted to cars Cars may end up parking Toy library needs help Contact person Carol Clark Phone The need for volunteers goes on no mailer what the season or financial status of the country Dec there was on article in The Herald Extra requesting a volunteer to read to or tope the local news for a person with impaired vision Two very generous Georgetown people volunteered their services To them the North Volunteer Centre would like to say lhankyou In other directions of volunteer work there are requests in the files of the Centre for persons lo assist at the toy lending library These persons ore needed to help out Tuesday mornings Tuesdays afternoons from lo and Wednesday mornings These people must have patience as man of the children are handicapped These are only a few of the positions available at the North Halton Volunteer Centre To learn more or to enquire volunteering please call Carol Clark at do we Hie for If it it not to make life less for other Eliot of Georgetown on private property mad blocking access a keylock fuel depot on the other side of the high way he said Under the minister conditions he and the club would reach an agreement about how the hall is used neighbor com plaints would go through the town to the NEC which has planning jurisdiction over the property and could reconsider the club use of the building Optimist president John stressed that the club s option lo purchase the hall was expected to run out at midnight day yesterday But committee members wanted lo allow time for neighbors to consider a proposal forwarded by the club following a meeting held Sunday adding hat the club could seek cr extension an the option there have been several already or could reoffer to buy the properly If the on was not granted The Optimists said hey will hold no more than their own social affairs at the hall and will mil hall rentals to other groups to ten times per year When the hall is rented to other groups it will be under the strict supervision of a club member the proposal No or stag parties would be allowed In the hall In addition the club expects to hold such com fund raising events as its annual Christmas tree sale bar garage sale shrub sale and arts and craft While the ministry con prohibit use the property the town clerk office was told by a ministry rep that in his opinion the restrict on include fund raising events sponsored by the club These would be rcstr to affairs the club soys The proposals also state that effort to prevent unauthorised parking on surround ng property would be mode Town officials club members and neighbors arc expected to meet later week lo discuss the club s latest proposals Christmas and Nature Wildlife Centre this Sunday Dec from to p m for Christmas and Nature a special presentation featuring participatory demonstrat ions of bird feeder building and decoration making Christmas carols puppet shows roasted chestnuts by the fireside hot elder and horse drawn sleigh rides The Centre is near Campbell v ill Just south of Highway and Just west of Line Our women school bus drivers Keep your distance bus drivers ask other motorists 26 MORE BABYSITTERS GRADUATE la be a little common tense went a long way for teenager trying earn spending money by These days parents are more concerned about whose care they leave their tots In so the Ontario Lung and the Georgetown VM provide a course for bib lit ere of whom graduated last weekend In eight weeks they learned about child care safety first aid and emits Another course is expected to In January If you re Interested contact the it Graduating last week were front ro left lo right Laurie Valerie Wallace Kim Welder Colleen Cannon Richardson middle row Jacqueline St Pierre Willi men Jennifer French Topping Wendy log Cindy Brian Terrell back row Emma Parkinson Peter Roe Barbara Julie Holmes Vcisa Kralciek Davidson Christine Arthur and Bra m ham photo by lit raid TAKIN IT TO THE STREETS asks What attracted you to babysitting like being with lhkidi sod watching them I like it for the money too It BOKS I like 1L I like kids Its entertaining and fun It makes good money CINDY CAPUNG I like being with kids and I like having them look up to you I also the BSIAN TERRELL I like it lot because I get to know the children and get to know what they like so next time I could bring COLLEEN CANNON I like banysitting because I like the kids and It a fun along MACDON I ALD I like babysitting B I like being with I kid They re fun to team about and fun to be with Despite fifteen years on the road Jean Garbutt of Georgetown Ann Street likes her Job because it gets her up and out In the mornings especially In the winter Its a dinky little part time Job she said You wont get to be a millionaire on It but It spending money and pays for the little extra things The average starting salary for Travelways bus drivers is about a week for about three hours work five days You re still in time to get supper and you re home when the children are home too and you don I have to worry about babysitters for summer spring or Christmas holidays Mrs Garbutt said She started driving buses when her youngest child was len She had never driven anything large as a school bus when she first tried It On the road Mrs Garbutt said other drivers don t seem to realize school buses need more room to get around corners SMALL CARS And the small cars they more or less tailgate and we can t see Mrs said We have blind spots We can I see directly behind us though we can see down both sides That why school bus drivers are taught to avoid backing up as much as possible Most accidents are backup accidents where a driver will back up into a parked car she said Mrs Garbutt said drivers can t trust children sitting In the back extra eyes They think it funny and tell you nothing there as you plow Into a car the said grimly Accidents with school buses are rare however and last year of ail the school bus divisions In the region Georgetown drivers had the best driving record Last year also Mrs received her pin for safe driving Safety is an Integral part This Is Jean ISth year of driving a school bus and she never had an accident The veteran driver said silting up high as she does In the bus gives her a good overview of traffic Defensive driving Is very much stressed for the school bus driven who are required to write ministry testa every thiee years and attend safety seminars and workshops Herald of school bus driving almost need eyes in the Buses are well looked back of their head because after mechanically Mrs they ve always got to be Garbutt being watching checked three to four hard to keep your times yearly by the attention on the road the ministry of transports tion and communications Daily before each run Mrs Garbutt gets under the hood of ber bus to check the oil lights fan belt and battery She also checks that there enough gas In the tank OLD CLOTHES Thats why she wears said One man had an awful time with and paper airplanes Mrs Garbutt blames the difficulty of maintain ing discipline on the on the noma Children don seem to realise that If we re distracted we re liable to have an accident a bad clothes to work because cm If you say anything to by the lime she done ber them you re picking on walkabout as it a called them the said soma she sure to have stained drivers have even had her clothes parents phoning to I ve never bad an complain we re picking on accident yet touch wood their kids but you ve always got to be on your You re not only driving you own vehicle you re watching others too Mrs said She said bus drivers I moo a high school run right now Mrs Garbutt said dont quieten down there are going to bo some of them walking Some of them tike to be the on page Be