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Martial arts expert wants women to fight back Page 11 GSS OFFICE SUPPLIES Georgetown Secretarial Services 8772282 Main St ACTON ELEASIMG Ontario J030 a Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established FREE DISTRIBUTION WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1989 PAGES Endo the road Georgetown resident Jason Payne shows off the endo one of two bicycle tricks he discovered while riding home from Kelso Conservation Area on Thurs day The other trick was sitting on the bicycles handlebars facing towards the saddle and pedaling backwards These tricks came about when his rear tire- went- flat that day He realized the only way to ride without damaging the rear tire was to have all of his weight at the front of the bicycle The was unsuccessful because he was unable to pedal for ward The pedaling backwards act was little better but since he couldnt have eyes in the back of his head he wouldnt recommend It Herald photo by AIDS victim refused service in restaurant By VIRGINIA WILSON Herald Special An Acton restaurant Monday agreed to a tentative set tlement with a Guelph woman who complained to the Human Rights Commission she was refused service because she has the AIDS virus The settlement could include public education through local newspapers that the AIDS virus cannot be spread through casual contact a commission lawyer Tony Griffin indicated The board of inquiry held in Guelph is believed to be the first in Ontario dealing with denial of ser vices on the basis of AIDS said hearing chairman Peter Mercer Mr Mercer dean of law at University of Western Ontario issued what he called a highly ex traordinary ban on publication of the womans name The Heralds legal adviser has determined the ruling has no validity The newspaper however has decided to abide by the ruling for compassionate reasons The thrust of the commission is to hold public inquiry into com plaints about discrimination Mr Mercer said Mr Mercer denied a motion by lawyer Gord Chapman to ban publication of his clients names George and Georgia Halis owners if the Acton Restaurant Justice was done in the proper way the woman said after the hearing The Guelph mother of three said she was refused service in Continued on Page MORE ON AIDS Page 5 There have to be extraordinary reasons for a ban such as medical circumstances Mr Mercer said The owners at first wanted the entire hearing public so all the facts would come out Mr Chap man said but later wanted the same privilege as the complainant Mr Mercer agreed with Mr Chapman that on the surface there is an appearance of un fairness but added the restaurants situation could not be compared to that of the woman Mr Mercer said the adverse ef fect publicity would have on the woman outweighed the value of publicizing human rights inquiries The issue of AIDS and AIDS transmission led me to make an extraordinary ruling because of the personal repercussions she might suffer and her family might suffer In the case of the restaurant he said all we have at this point is an allegation of discrimination of services Goodlets is making history The 110yearold Goodlets building in downtown Georgetown is making history Halton Hills town councillors voted Monday night to designate the former hardware store under the Ontario Heritage Act If there are no objections to this proposal in 30 days the town can enact bylaw to give the Main Street South building protection The building was originally con structed in 1879 by who first used the building as a hardware store Mr was a Scottish im migrant who worked for hardware store owner James Young before opening his own shop in In 1878 he bought a piece of property from Mr Young for This is where he built the present three- storey structure according to Local Architectural Con servation Advisory Committee When died his sons took over the business until their deaths Jack died in and James purchased the store James Goodlet was also from Scotland He moved to Georgetown in 1937 and purchased the Budget Groceteria on Main Street South When he opened Goodlets store it a full line of electrical and hardware supplies Jim Goodlet Sr retired in 1981 and the business was purchased by bis sons Jim and Brian who were later joined by their brother Doug The business now deals mainly with appliances and furniture but there is still a supply of hardware