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Banff relay See Sports Aid continues Schools churches and businesses as well as residents of Halton Hills are taking an active in terest in the community of Grand Valley that was hit by a tornado May 31 The homeless received visits by mm inn Acton high school students and Acton ma in church ladies See page July 10 start See Family Bl the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 WEDNESDAY JUNE 19 1985 ABOUT THE HILLS Recording star coming Celebrate beginning of summer holidays on July 3 at the Hills Public Libraries Childrens recording star Eric will be entertaining with songs and stories at the Georgetown Library at a and the Library at m A limited number of tickets are available at a cast of SO cents each Tickets may be purchased on or after June at either Library Following concert children may register or the Summer Reading Club Erie Noglers concert is the first in a series of special concerts that will be held at the Acton and Georgetown Libraries this summer This concert is by Outreach Ontario a program of the Ministry Citizenship and Culture or more information about ens Librorj summer programs call cither the Acton Library at or the Georgetown Library at Seniors get a break Seniors are going get a few days break a hen it comes lo paying their Monday night town councillors voted to allow seniors to be late in paying their tax installments on June and September They l be penalized for late payment by treasurer Ray King Mayor Miller and Coun John Don both said theyd had several colls from seniors asking Tor an extension because their pension cheques were late arriving in the mail or they had trouble getting down to office lo pay Rather than mail in their payment there many people who come in person to pay their taxes Mr King said calling it a lifetime habit Tor these people Mr King said he instruct his staff not to levy a penalty on seniors until July 1 for the June installment Road expansion delayed Plans by the Ministry of Transportation and Communication to build Highway up Ninth Line and Steele Avenue have been put on hold Indefinitely The new highway interchange for Kills would link the town with down to the and the However this new transportati on link may not be undertaken until the next century by the Ministry Back in 1983 he Ministry indicated Highway 407 was in Its forecast to 1991 Today its giving no timing for the development For drivers who make their way daily down Ninth Line to go to Milton or Toronto or their route will be drastically changed As they near St Stephens Anglican Church and Cemetery on Steeies Avenue and Ninth Line motorists will find themselves on a ramp for Highway westbound or or on Highway south bound Tor Highway No longer will drivers have to use Trafalgar Road to get onto Highway once this new interchange has been constructed As well drivers who regularly use Ninth Line lo go south or will have to use the highway or Trafalgar Road as the Nnlh Line bridge over Highway 401 is to be torn down However before Ninth Line becomes a dead end from Steeies to Highway an Ontario Municipal Board road closure hearing will be held Tornado buckets Buckets have been distributed around Acton and area stores and gas stations for contributions towards the Tornado Relief Fund If you cant get to the bank to drop your donation make a deposit In these buckets Put your name and address with your donation and therell be a receipt mailed lo you for tax purposes Roughly has been raised so far in the community Marg of the Red Cross Society said Clothing or charity The surplus clothing collected by the Grand Valley Relief fund is to be used for a rummage sale on June and at the Grand Valley Arena All tornado victims are pick up what June22 The rummage sale will begin ihe following day storting at 1 m and ending at p m The sale will continue on Monday the between Ihe hours of a and 9pm All that remains will be donated other charities Anyone wishing to help at the sale can contact the Grand Valley Relief Fund through the arena Because there is a shortage of storage space for clothing tractor trailers are needed Anyone wishing to loan their tractor trailer should contact Georgetown volunteer Allen Edwards owner of Age Mechanical at Correction Regional chairman Peter was not member of he committee review Ihe situation involving Hal on Auto Wreckers Mr committee mcclings to give advice on property acquisition Olher guesls but not members at two meetings were Niagara Escarpment Commission senior planner Ken and chairman Ivor The Herald regrets the error Acton blood clinic Therell be a blood donor clinic In Acton June at Ihe Acton Legion Sponsored by Acton Travel he clinic will run from to m The Acton Red Cross Is glad have you back Alice fast BRAKES ALIGNMENT J TIRES 345QuphSlral 87316056 Aspiring pilot JOV Herald Staff Ton year old Joy Swain wants fly for the Canadian Armed Forces so badly she appeared before a parliamentary subcommittee studying The military does not allow women to become combat pilots The Park Public School student appeared before the committee members at Torontos Holiday Inn She was received very well Committee numbers came to meet her and commended her on courage and for letting her views be her Margaret Swain said I knew it was a good one though thought I might applause said Joy of her desire to become pilot storied on a first to Disneyland when she was six Since thai time il been her obsession If I in the armed services I will do some kind of flying like bush flying said Commercial flying is not out of the question but Joy feels she needs the military to gain the experience needed to be a commercial pilot You need experience If I fly in the armed forces seven or eight thousand hours I will have it she said Her plans arc to go military allege first and then into the armed forces Joy million price tag for roads in Georgetown South will cost million in road- work according to a Transportation Sludy released this week by the Its assumed Ihe developer v ill do of things relative to John Ash- wood of LeLouw Gather Canada Ltd said did study So theres not an million price tag on he town for roads in Georgetown South The report notes there are abom too vehicles per hour travelling in each direction on Ninth Line during peak limes As George own South area develops raffle alum will increase he Transpor lotion slates Marilyn Serjeanison noted study didnt put much emphasis on how devel in Georgetown Soulh will afreet traffic south of Silver Creek Town engineer Bob Auslln sold the questi on wosni even brought up by himself or Although accidents were believed to be a problem Ninth Line and Sidcroad 10 report says a review of existing raffle data accident data and on site conditions disputes this It is our opinion hat intersection is operating in a sal Is fac tory manner and no changes ore required stales The long term requirements will result in Ihe complete channelization of Ihis intersection and installation of signals These afternoon Hills firefighters rushed off to ear accident on near he Shell station Fortunately no one was Injured In accident Herald photo That is why she made a presentation before parliamentary committee Mrs Swain said Joy prepared the presentation mostly herself some help from her French teacher and us Mr and Mrs Swam She did her own research and wrote it herself II was her brief The results of the hearings will not be known until said Mrs Swain She does have other ambitions but of course flying Is foremost A person for TV who puis the show together or a baker ore Wo alternate careers Joy has considered she said interests of Joys include swimming skating piano and Girl Guides No pressure on farm land Herald Special acres of serviced industrial land already available in Halton there is no great pressure to lake agricul tural land out of pro duction member of the Agricultural Advisory Committee have been told Regional business development director Brent said he rarely gels requests for agricultural land from companies looking to locate In If a company chooses a site on agricultural land with the idea of changing It he explains that any objection could cause a two year delay in appro val and that usually dis courages the firm quick ly Knight Tory flip that flopped Fresh popcorn isnt the only thing you can sink your teeth into at Pioneer Days in downtown Georgetown Starting tomorrow Thursday and continuing until Saturday evening Main Street will come alive with shopping bargains and a variety of entertainment ac tivities and displays The Herald has compiled a complete list of events for the three day festival in a special page supplement in this edition Dont miss it and dont miss Pioneer Days ensure the safe and clcnl of traffic a I this location said residents on Mountain- view Road are going to be rust ruled by this report and what It pre dicts in terms of future raffle use She wanted a solution put forward which would indicate how they could cope Ihe increased traffic past their doors The councillor wan led know ihe costs of streaming Irafflc through another route to take the volume off Ninth Line By ROSEMARY Queens Park Bureau new Liberal MP Don Knight has labeled the Conservative govern ments doomed throne speech pancake speech It is big flip that flopped Mr Knight said in his first address the Legislature Friday referring to the government borrowing of Liberal and NDP ideas as a lasl arro gant act on the part of a past tense government night was expected that the Libe rals and New Democrats would vole nonconfi dence In Premier Millers slim minority govt mm en toppling the year Tory dynasy Meanwhile Mr Knight said he is proud to be able serve in this House as these changes occur to be part or this period In the changing of Ontario help put icing on the cake Ihe electorate baked May Burlington vot ers decided to break the Tory stronghold a decade ago when they elected his predecessor Julian Reed Mr Knight said because hey were government policies that adversely affect the riding Plans for gravel ex- traction Ihe location of Ontario Hydro transmis- lines and the of a massive slnnl waste facility in Region were Mr Knights list We had he Niagara Escarpment parkway bell belt It was almost becoming asked to form he new riding Ihe Tones government and then bcl or should I say there will be some bird belled Mr watching In the House here as the PC Mr Knight predicted lures over to his that his party will be Says councillor ji I Public isnt responding There needs lo be some Improvements made In how the own communicates with Its residents Sheldon criticised Monday- y I hope we can seriously look Into new betler methods of communicating with public Sheldon said ting but just isnt being received For some reason the public isnt responding when councillors ask for public Input she said Coun Marilyn Scrjeantson agreed there was such a problem Ive had people coming up to me saying I sec anything In he paper Theres A got be something to make our ads looked said J Coun Sheldon suggested simplifying the language of the ads would help residents understand just what was being addressed J- i Doc Williams never refused a house call Herald Staff A man who never refused a house call as a doctor died of natural causes at age June 12 Claude V Willi- came to George town In 1922 when he set up shop on corner of Main and Factory Streets tic practised medicine most of his life 44 years were spent ser vicing Georgetown When he his local practice Dr Willi ams was on call hours a day and never refused a house call Rounds were made in a Model or a rented horse and culler when winter conditions blocked roads Prices were much different in those days especially with Willi who didnt value money above the caro of patients He often treat ed poor for free and commonly accepted livestock and produce as payment The fee for delivering a baby complete with Included pre and posi natal care Those early deliveries of his career were performed in homes Later Williams would taxi pregnant women to hospital where he believed he baby should be born Babies and children were his specialty Dr Williams received his raining he University of Toronto After his first year of school he Joined the Canadian Machine Gun Corps in 1915 He was a captain Ihefleld for and half years during the First World War After being the of Vimy Ridge he received Military Cross When ihe war ended he finished his studies and married Audrey of Sussex New Bruns wick The military connect- Willi ams helped the Georgetown branch of the Canadian Legion in 1928 He was the vice president He tried In World War Two but was one month loo old Williams did a great promote healthy practices In Georgetown Because of his efforts became the first town in Ontario lo hove all pasteurized milk A con trovcrslal by law passed in 1928 cost Willi ams patients who dis agreed his He also promoted a sewage system for the lown and advised chlor ine be In ihe water system During his 30 years a Medical Officer of Health he taught courses in home nursing and aid to the St John Ambulance Brigade After Williams retired In 1066 he spent most of his time In the gardens and on the grounds of his home on he Eighth Line Aside from some partllmo doctoring work for he volunteer fire depart- spent his last years ment and General Fire- Dr Williams was prooflng hat Is how he June 14 A tribute to Doc My Friend- The Doc Quietly he slipped away but he left behind a heritage of good will and fond memories that will last a lifetime Here was a man so devoted to bit profession he would put many another to shame No mile was ever too long no road too rough or no hour too late His gracious manner his cheery his comforting words helped many of the old the sick the dying Our community Is filled with the first born he brought Into this world and tenderly laycd In the arms of a young mother He was the last of our Country Doctors but he wilt be long remembered as one of the best and most beloved The heavens will now be brighter and Gods crown of jewels more precious No greater love hath a man if ft