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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Hafton Hilts Established 1866 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited IS Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario 3Z6 PAUL J TAYLOR Publisher and General Manager DAVE Editor PHONE BOB Advertising Manager Second Mill Number New Goods RODEN ttoeWid Star Id A of New Goods whop turn ia HOD EN IBM it POETS CORNER been on old hotel above Ihe mill race The young couple had four children but tragedy was soon to When Jacob Williams died at the young age of his brother Charles hod taken over the woollen mill Fire destroyed ihe mill in 1B87 and the following year Charles proceeded to erect a new stone mill A number of people were raising some heavy timber to Ihe upper portion of factory when the beam on which Ihcy were standing broke and ihcy were hurled down M feet lo the cellar One of tho three men who were killed was Willi art who died shortly after the fall He was buried In Toronto in the plot belonging lo his brother Ephraim LITTLE GIRL girl with curly hair ilhiglel curls shiny to fair Page A THE HERALD October IBM Rebel pride Georgetown District High School ha chosen to be the hosts of the provincial cross country Saturday Its a well deserved honor based on the high of performance Georgetown runners have attained ovt- the years Ever since Ian Clark laced on his cleats this com munity of less than 20000 residents has been known as a powerhouse Numerous individual stars have followed in Ian Clarks footsteps such as John and Doug Smith who are attending universities in the United States on athletic scholarships But the essence of Georgetowns strength has been in the area of team effort Rebel pride are more than just words to the members of the cross country team Consistently the school has outshone other high schools in the province in team totals and team awards Coaches Karen Cosgrove and Donna have done a fine job over the years moulding young men and women in to fierce competitors The high esteem and status cross country members have gained in the community have encouraged feeder schools to develop strong programs to develop runners at an early age With the efforts of adult enthusiasts the Georgetown Track Club was formed last year to further encourage our young and not so young running stars We congratulate the GDHS cross country program on their past successes Its a tribute that Georgetown was chosen as the OFSAA Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association site for 1984 Its our chance to shine and spur on our host team to victory- Tonights the night Next to Christmas what day is more cherished by kids than Halloween We cant think of any There are similarities between the two that are wor th remembering The spirit of both celebrations stress giving to others and looking after the needy and Mother Teresa boxes add more meaning to Halloween It teaches children mere are othersoverseaswhocanbenefitfromtheirgooddeeds Not every child has the opportunity to be fed three times aday or can come home to a proper shelter at night By using UNICEF or Mother Teresa boxes young students learn to help others Its a worthwhile project and we hope the com munity supports these children who hold out a candy bag as well as a money box for overseas projects Hia lory A grocer from Glen Williams By RICHARD Herald Special Margaret Parsons of County Lei trim In Ireland married John of County Cavan and the couple had seven children two girls and five boys Their son William was born about 1838 The joined the growing exodus from the emerald Isle to the new world Shipping had grown steadi ly across Ihe Atlantic In 1800 about 100 ships sailed for America by there were ships plying the same route The came out in the early 1840s when William was still a lad During the voyage his father died and his mother insisted that the ship put In at the nearest pari probably Belle Isle so that he could be buried on dryland But the captain demanded all her cosh to change his course so the family arrived In British North Ameri ca fatherless and penniless Despite this handicap they pros pered Margaret became matron of the hospital in Toronto Williams brother was an active who led Ihe parades through he streets of Toronto on Twelfth of July A two block stretch in downtown Toronto is named Roden Place after Ephraim fh IBM William married Melissa Jane the daughter or the late Jacob Williams who had built a wooden woollen mill In Glen Williams in 1B39 He was a son of Benojah Williams from whom the vlUage took Its name the Williams family was in the Methodist church Perhaps he acted as a lay preacher for family tradition says that he used travel the country lo take services 1865 he purchased a grocery store In Glen Williams in what had Arme decided to make a preemptive strike at service Timing didnt augur well Maurice still seems to think his dismissal from Canadas foreign service before ho had a chance to Join it is a matter for Canadian Human Rights Commission and if he is right Ihe implications could be nothing less than mind boggl ing The whole of patronage already marvellous spice for election campaigns could lake on an entirely new dimension If It becomes possible to take appointments or their Ions to the human rights commission country could be turned into one giant tribunal more than federal patronage positions in Canada and for every appointment here must be a down outraged rejects its nol difficult to see possibilities for the commission Before going any further I should mention Ihot Maurice was the third man in the now famous term I nation announcement by External Affairs Minister Joe Clark And wilh all the attention being focused so sharply on Ihe other names Bryce Mackasey and Eugene its not surprising that some of us gave short shrift in the memory depart- WRONG COMPANY But his new career like those of Mackasey and Whelan was lyetlmlnatedbcforeltstarted Dupras a Quebec Liberal MP for years was to have become Canadian consul in France probably the ripest plum particularly for a wine lover In entire foreign service And lets face it there are some fairly juicy plums in that orchard The appointment of Dupras sand wiched between the announcement of new diplomatic career as ambassador to Portugal and posting as ambassador lo the UNs Food and Agriculture Organization part of that controversial package of patronage conceived by Pierre and delivered by John Turner and both former cabinet ministers wens easily most visible of the appointments and they became sort of lightning rods for public outrage and Tory scorn for the patronage system It was not the least bit surprising that their diplomat ic careers were aborted by the new government And when the announcement came there sandwiched between the names again was Maurice You get the feeling that it was at a question of the company he was keeping I was flabbergasted and disgust said after receiving a phone call from to Inform him that he could start unpacking his bags I wa3 told this is a prerogative of the government and thats it BAD TIMING There is probably little doubt that had Ihe appointment come at any other time It would not have caused one eyebrow lo flutter As political appoint ments go Dupras seemed lo have all necessary qualifications He was a hard working MP fluently bilingual with experience as parliamentary secretary lo two ministers He had wartime service with the and he has a pleasant personality There hove been many Worse appointments Dupras probably expecting a new job didnt run in the Sept election But the timing not to mention Ihe company didnt augur well for his new career And neither do the terms of reference of the human rights commission Political affiliation Is not among the things the commission is empowered to consider In terms of discrimination But is undeter red Let me worry about that he said when asked why his dismissal might be Illegal Well all be watching because if he can somehow gel the commission Into ihe vast patronage field the country will never be the same again If we could just get Ihe commission margin ally involved in Senate appointments it would be well worthwhile Job security an issue By Derek Job Security According to Ontario Federation of Labor president Cliff PUkey It is the number one priority of many employees wHo are Worried about a new round of layoffs And there are some recent statist to confirm such fears In lh6 past few weeks five major companies have announced layoffs and plant closures effecting staff During the recent recession thousands more were lost For the individuals concerned it is a major tragedy At best it means an uprooting of their lives should they follow a plant to a new location assuming it Just doesnt fold At worst it means unemployment lines and that combination of ration apathy and anger that anyone who has ever been long outofwork comes lo live wlo workers who are usually men In their and 60s pay unprepared for such a major change In their lives MAIN GOAL The question then becomes to what lo do about it One school of thought perhaps best articulated by the New Democrat ic Party is that firms should pay penalties if they shut down a plant or layoff employees The penalties would come in several forms starting with financial compensation or pay to both the employees and to the community the plant Is located in this pay for social costs related to the shut- Moreover there would have to be Justification for the shutdowns although policy doesnt explain exactly what that means It could range from a government board having to approve a shutdown a company simply presenting Its cose publicly NEW TREND Although Ihe view Is the explicit this concept of teating e homanright and perhaps even the property employee is a growing trend in public Whether it is a trend for Ihe better is open to argument Making It more difficult Tor a firm to change for Its managers or owners lo pursue their best economic self interest might be good for some affected Individuals while bad for society as a whole George Gilder In his great work Wealth and Poverty makes the point quoting others that creative destruc tion is the essential fact about capitalism Constant change firms dying firms being born firms mutating closing plants here and opening them there that is real life Gilder notes that U estimates are that small manufacturers are born there each week yes week while maybe 4500 fall Two- thirds of all ventures collapse five years THIRTY YEARS AGO The Ontario Hurricane Relief Fund stands after Hurricane Hazel ripped through southern Ontario Oct 15 Fond Hope Dandy won junior yearling Holstein class far owner Long Bill Robinson at the Georgetown Fair Mrs Fred Armstrong has started Club for teenagers which is meeting Saturday mornings at her home Constable George Cousens Georgetown man stationed in Brunswick with the RCMP met and danced with Princess Alexandria at a private party Halloween night festivities to were marred by a serious fire which caused extensive damage at home of Tom Sutton near the community hall Constable Donald Smith joined the Provincial Police detachment replac ing Ross MacRac FIFTEEN YEARS AGO The building contract for the new Joseph Gibbons public school In Georgetowns end is expected to begin being constructed In a month A deathtrap was the word used by Frank Watts Line to describe a hollow on Avenue at the Line when he appeared at County Council Thieves stripped Richardsons Crest Hardware in the downtown shopping area of to worth or merchandise most of it firearms in a neatly executed robbery Georgetown school board repre sentative Ernie urged Ihe County Board of Education last week lo Introduce pollution control courses in county secondary schools next year Chief of Police Lowe is warning residents check Halloween handouts for anything unusual such as pins and razor blades before eating the treats School children have been warned to give animals acting abnormally brave or friendly a wide berth follow ing discovery of a case of rabies in TEN YEARS AGO Georgetown police officers have received a per cent pay hike retroactive to January 1974 Bill Johnson claims people should be very skeptical about the Ontario governments new waste management program because landfill is still a very important part of the proposals Leslie Anne Mitchell a George town resident was chosen third runner up in the Miss Canada Contest Thirteen headstones were damag ed at the Glen Williams Cemetery in what seemed to be an early Halloween prank Beginning this Sunday a charge of cents will be made for all unneces sary calls Directory Assistance Volunteer firefighters here may have a new addition to their uniforms if council accepts a recommendation Jo allow the purchase of new winter coals FIVE YEARS AGO The George town Chamber of Commerce has chopped Mary Street Henry Street and Hillside Drive from Its proposed Christmas bus route because of press ure from concerned parents and other residents who threatened to keep buses oil street with a human blockage the Lee Wilkinson farm played host to ihe County plowing match on the Fifth Line It should help not hurt CLERGY COMMENT By DR JOHN DR1CKAMER ImmanuelLuthcrauCtmrch II is at this time of year that United Nations Childrens Fund makes a major push collect money If you care enough to give money you certainly care where your money is going and for what purposes it will be used Before you give money to you should lake some of the following information account This Information comes from a couple of pro life sources here in Canada Their information is documented in several ways largely from sources that are In favor of and Its programs was originally set up lo help Teed and care for children in the third world Feeding needy children is obviously a very good thing to do The Canadian government has asked lo concentrate on Its original purpose not lo be so involved in other programs For some time has been closely associated World Health Organization the Untied Nations Fund Tar Papulation Activiti es and the International Planned Parenthood Federation lis you a pal Very nice girl little Brook people all lake a look ment wilh Ihcse groups Is in the area at family planning has been promoting and aiding in sterilization and the use of oral contraceptives Some Christians do not see anything morally wrong with these things Others do But when deciding whether to give money lo we need to know that this Is where a portion of every dollar goes A mUch more serious issue is the use of which Is distributing Abortifacients are means of birth control that do not prevent the conception of a child but do cause the liny baby lo be expelled from Ihe womb This is done by the Intrauterine Device or by the use of drugs is involved in both kinds of abortifacients In fact It is even distributing a drug called Depo- This is an Inject Sole abort factenl drug which only causes abortions but also has serious side It can be very harmful to the woman It is banned by Ihe S Food and Drug Administration But Is using it in the third world The problem la hungry children and hungry adults The way to solve the problem is to feed them all of them Feeding some and killing others may be a solution of sorts but a very evil one Christians should support agencies that do the helping and not hurting There are such agencies such as World Vision and Christian Childrens Fund Many denominations also run Ihe kind of programs that want solve this problem in terms or life not In terms of death It is good to give money for good programs Powderpuff roundup Dear Sir The ladles powderpuff league held their annual dance at the Acton Legion Sjlurdjy evening The home run queens for the 1984 were Julie Fournler and Kyro Irvlne- with four home runs each The 1984 executive would like to thank the following for their donations to the door prizes Twin Coo Brackens itinera Northern Telecom Shoppers Drug Mart Smith Body George town Fruit Market and Mr and Mrs Tarzwell Stationery J V Cloth ing Harwell Electric Mr and Mrs Walker Lynn Sargent North Sports To anyone who we have left out please accept our apologies and accept our greatest thanks Ladles powderpuff executive All these from day day your Which Mill reflect along memories Her eyes dark amber tuuuitlBg then I saw way My deepest yearning Saw that she was blind ALBERT BROOKS people are not aware of Iheir lawful rights The handicapped face a special problem in this area as sources of information are not as accessible for them as for the rights of the able In addition special rights and considera tions are often hidden behind clouds of misinformation The first step toward exercising a right is knowing it is there The Advocacy Resource Centre for Handicapped ARCH is a Toronto based legal centre operated by and for the handicapped Their lawyers specialize In the law as It relates to Ihe- disabled physical menial and psychiatric On Nov 1984 the Physically Cilizens Association will have Mr Paul speak about the workings of ARCH the citizen advocate and human rights legislation Mr is fluent in sign language and for the last 12 years a large portion of his legal has been wilh the disabled Apart from Ibis law practice he is an executive member of ARCH edits and chairs Iheir communication committee you have any legal concerns regarding handicapped you may wish to attend this public meeting It will be held Nov 1964 Room Georgetown High School All are welcome In a lighter vein the Christmas Pottery Workshop Is again being held Credit Valley Artisans Cotlnge Come out on Thurs day Nov from 1 30 to m and enjoy the fun Call or to register must be congratulated for some of recent changes to the Georgetown store They have added a fully accessible washroom Judging by ihe comments received from a disabl- member of community this addition was made correctly and does not require further alteration I have been speaking with the owners of the plaza concerning tighter policing of the handicapped parking Steps arc being takes at present to rectify this situation Speaking of parking Over the last few weeks 1 have had several calls as to where lo get permits They can be obtained from the municipal offices and they are good for long term and temporary disabilities