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THE HERALD Wednesday April Page Years Ago Georgetowns youngest service club the Kinsmen elected their new officials at a dinner meeting m the McGibbon Hotel Dean Taylor was the new president succeeding Bill Hewitt Bruce Wilson was first vicepresident Rob Gibbons was second vice- president Harry Levy was the secretary Joe Connolly was the treasurer and Bill Somerville was the registrar The new direc tors were Dave Ed wards Gary Alton and George Baker The winners of the contest were Sam Meltzer and Jack The two tied for the honor A tntckload of concrete and the truck carrying it tipped over in Hornby when its rear wheels it a soft ditch The biggest problem facing officials at Garnet Building Products Georgetown was in keeping the load from solidifying until a crane came and lifted the 21ton mess onto its wheels again About pounds of sugar and water solved the pro blem A total of was con tributed for Junior Red Cross work by public school pupils Inspectorate Number One an area including Acton Es- Milton Oakville and through campaigns The cam included class auctions and penny sales Years Ago The Georgetown Police Force added the Borkenstien Breathalyzer to its force Police constable Arnold Vanchef is one of officers in the province who were instructed on the use of the 14pound instrument It can curately measure the blood alcohol level of drivers to deter mine if they are impaired Mrs Dora Sutherland was elected president of the Georgetown Local Council of Women in an election held April 1960 in the committee room of the Halton and Peel Trust building on Mam Stret She suc ceeded Mrs Anne who also served on the new executive Mrs Fiona Nodwell was the first vicepresident Mrs Ruth Jones was the second vicepresident and Mrs Zetta Hayes was the secretary and press reporter Leon Early better known as Lee Special Projects Manager at E Bliss was transferred to Detroit after six years at the local plant His wife and four children planned to say in the area until the school term was over Don Knudson manager presented Mr early with a watch a depar ting gift from the company 10 Years Ago MiZibIZeens better known as Richard Lyons brought his Indian dance troupe to the community centre for a stirring display of native dances and songs He was born in Fort Francis and was a teacher at Thunder Bays Lakehead University Mr Lyons and his family demonstrated the significance of native rituals for a large and appreciative audience invited to attend by the Hills Public Library Board Mr Lyons persuaded a number of au dience members to join with one of the rituals The first baby born at the Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital was ready to mark another milestone in her life Christine Moore 19 planned to get married in May Family and fnends gathered at the Glen Williams town hall for a wedding shower and family reunion Mr and Mrs Dave Moore and Chrstines grandparents Mr and Mrs Norm Smith were at the shower Fiance Bill Broome was also at the shower Georgetowns Hospital was two months old when Christine was bom on June 5 Years Ago Toronto Maple Leaf Dan was in town Apnl at the Alcott Arena during the Ontario Hockey Associations midget tournament He attended the tournaments banquet with Leafs vicepresident King Clan The parents of Dave were relieved after finding out their son had pulled a muscle He was treated and released from Georgetown and District Hospital after being taken off the ice for what appeared to be an attack of appendicitis Mark Pnes was selected game star for Georgetown in their win over Mississauga for the Bronze Medal Hockey rumors were fly ing about Georgetown officially applying for the Tournament but these rumors were not con firmed Hills Mayor Miller presented a cheque for 1B4 to members of the Optimist Drug Abuse Committee The members included Ray Martin and Pearl Guthrie The money was raised at a voluntary toll and grab bags were handed out to 2500 motorists Canadian business handles competition mm Page fi Still among 22 industrial na tions Canadas overall com petitiveness ranked fourth last year up from in 1984 We were second in terms of human resources and natural endowments and third in economic dynamism and absence of state intervention Where Canada falls down is in financial dynamism and in paying too much attention to the domestic market The and the lowering of trade barriers in Europe may force Canadian firms to further ex pand their horizons When that expansion comes it is comforting to know that most manufacturers are likely to cope On another subject I erred In writing last week that Canada Day celebrations will cost million this year The figure in the Secretary of States spending estimates for this year is million which is down from million four years ago However the point being made was that programs vital to native people were being cut while ceremony was being left alone The State Ceremonial and Cana dian Identity program which in cludes Canada Day royal visits and participation in exhibitions and fairs will get nearly million this year up from million in the fiscal year an increase of per cent The departments native citizens programs including the terminated native press subsidy will get million down from 539 million last year a drop of 18 percent Spending on the departments womens program falls 14 per cent to million and that for the disabled remains flat at 32 minion which is a drop of nearly 1 Georgetown did figure skaters proud Dear Editor On March 3031 the Georgetown Figure Skating Club cohosted the Ontario Juvenile Precision Com petition and the Juvenile Novice Invitational at the arena Those who had the pleasure of seeing the competition or anyone who saw the parking lot at the arena could see that the competi tion was a big success Many favorable comments have been made about teams all dressed like invading local businesses About 750 competitors visited our town bringing with them fami ly and friends We can all be proud of our local businesses for their generous support of such events Georgetown is a great place to live We would like to thank the many people that donated their time and energy to run this competition Volunteers are special people Yours truly Karen Sykes and Joan Dawson Competition Cochairpersons LETTERS- Public works quick to the rescue Dear Sir This letter Is to express my ap preciation to the Region of Halton Public Works Department On Saturday evening March 24 our sewer system blocked up causing raw sewage to overflow in to our basement A call to the public works department yielded a response within minutes Pat Woods and his coworker whose name I did not learn work ed diligently to clear the blockage Unfortunately our house being older caused the job to be more complicated than it initially ap peared leaving Mr Woods in a position where he was unable to help He recommended a gentleman who could help us out called him and set up an appoint ment for the next day at 9 30am Promptly they both arrived at and started to work As it turn ed out the problem was on our side Commissioners spending will be remembered Dear Sir Onllia plans to light up its nights with energy from waste Torontos waste Hydro predicts brownouts even rotating blackouts if our love affair with plug in technology continues Nuclear power plants make us vous but the alternatives arent risk free either I wonder what our hydro commissioners think of all these things We need commissioners who know their stuff Conventions and conferences are merited within limits But we also need commis sioners who dont abuse our trust Thank you for your fine in vestigative reporting on how hydro commissioners are spending our money At election time we 11 remember Yours truly Janet Duval Write us a letter The Herald wants to hear from you If you have an opinion you want to express or a comment to make send us a letter or drop by the office Our address is Guelph St Georgetown All letters must be signed Please include your address and telephone number for verification The Herald reserves the right to edit letters due to space limitations or libel of the sewer and was resolved by the other gentleman Until this in cident I had always taken our region personnel for granted I have now come to understand the dedication of these people and In particular Mr Woods I offer my thanks once again and in addition for helping me to realize what a good place Hills Is to live Yours truly Gary Collins King Street Georgetown New Glasgow has reunion Dear Sir The black community of New Glasgow Nova Scotia is attemp ting to reach all former residents to invite them home for a reunion Aug The community at present con sists of approximately people but we know there are twice that many former residents living elsewhere throughout Canada and the We would especially like to give those who no longer have family ties in the areas a reason to visit again What better way of doing that than a reunion The challenge of reaching everyone is tremendous but we hope you will be able to assist us by shanng this great event with your readers Perhaps in your area there are a few or many who have not yet heard the good nws of our reunion which will become a historical event If so we want them to know plans are now being finalized for a fun filled week of ac tivity and fellowship We here in New Glasgow would like to see everyone return home for this event but we know that will not be possible however we are an ticipating a good response For more information they may write or call the undersigned Ms Joanne States Chairperson of Publicity 358 Vale Road New Glasgow Nova Scotia B2H4W8 To be men or not to be Okay Darn this being a family newspaper the torpedoes Im go ing to say something critical of feminism No wait Lets rephrase that Im going to call into mild question something that was recently done in the name of promoting equality between the sexes There A guy has to be careful when he discusses feminism To paraphrase Teddy Roosevelt walk softly cause theyre carry ing big sticks In any case all of this concerns a recent communication from MediaWatch which describes itself as a national feminist organization committed to improv ing the status and portrayal of women in the media This was a letter to the editor of a newspaper advising him that an analysis of one of his recent issues turned up at least six glaring ex amples of sexist language Dont worry it wasnt this newspaper Everyone around here is off the hook At least for the Anyway the letter brought a tru ly heretical thought to mind la it possible that organizations like occasionally go just a teensy eensy bit Granted sexist language is a problem We all agree for in stance that no one named Hilda should ever be called a spokesman Except in cases where Hilda is actually a Bruce who simply likes to wear lacy frilly things Which sometimes happens times being what they are All the same its possible to get carried awav MediaWatch for Instance up braided the editor for allowing the words fishermen longshoremen and firemen to sink into his paper Fair enough to a point except that firemen as the letter ad mitted was part of a direct quote This poses a problem for a reporter If Mr Smith says Something about firemen you cant really quote him as saying Something about firefighters instead At best I suppose you can quote him correctly and then add an editorial comment which will put him in his place like say Something about firemen said Mr Smith a sexist pig if ever there was one The other three examples were even more intriguing One con cerned the use of that vile word mankind I have a problem with this Ill concede grudgingly that the use of man to refer to humanity lhupersorthy as a whole has a sextet whiff But it also has a venerable tradition and an im pressive ring to it Wouldnt an anthropologist sound slightly silly delivering a paper on the cranial structure of Neanderthal Person Would The Shadow have become a classic of radio drama if each episode had opened with the announcers dark intonation Who knows what evd may lurk in the hearts of per sons On the other hand you cant quibble with MediaWatchs fifth glaring example which was the sentence S Army Captain Linda Bray commanded a 30man platoon in an attack Quite true If Linda Bray com it it wasnt a 30man pla toon And hey Linda must be quite a gal Oh my That just slipped out But the sixth example was startl ing MediaWatch objects to the sentence During negotiations gunmen asked their hostages if they were hungry or thirsty In stead the letter admonished the neutral word gunners should have been used Im still grappling with the logic here Apparently society will never be truly healthy until little girls are reassured that they have just as much right as boys to grow up to be hostagetakers There comes a point at which youre sorely tempted to shake your bead in and sigh Oh boy But being an sort you wont yield to this ten Youll sign Oh biped instead