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nature turns on her guests chases scouts home early scouts gajhht their betongmgs for en early trip horno after thursdays severe storm upset tents and scattered equjpsuhyeying the debris these disappointed scouts can only shake their heeds in disbelief the campsite resembled the ment i the ontario jamboree at kelso aftermath of a tornado see stpry below l ads that pay feu can place an ad in tt hwaus claullud paw by pnontna 1772201 burti or aalllng the harald is wharo yei will find th ronilts r- georgetown herald the home newspaper for georgetown and district printing publishing tt ga y harald ha served georgetown and district as prints rt and publishers for aver a century offering th bast in fin printing and new covsrafae aulhot u second clan mail os offtc dep omiwi wd for payment of postao in cash georgetown ontario thursday august 29th 1968 500 pr yoar sangu copy wca ton cants violent storm curtails jamboree activities hm violent thunder and llfhtnlng storm that pounded this area thursday had a bonus for the 3 000 scouts camped at the ontario jamboree at kelso jale force winds which dealt the assembly a knockout blow tfae storm blew down 500 of the boo tents pitched in the north halt on conservation area eabcelung the remaining part of the week long program this touched off a mass exodus from th campsite the jamboree started sun 1 day august ib and was to have ended onxthe weekend the bg storm struck just as the scouts uere preparing theiri evening meal the driving rins forced down 12 be marquees and left tents waterlogged ov erturned os scouts hurried for 1 all available transportation to nearby milton i the town eaoperated in the evacuation by opening doors to all available buildings lneludm want pupils sent to city rjedilcationln french the new bdl makes no pro vision for secondary schools to pay transportation and tuition fees to scparato and private schools your hands are tied so it is not through lscl of toot will 011 vour part that we cant work this out said mr lecuyer who a bid by parents of 14 jjveoch spealung high school pupil to hava their children attend a french language school in metro at the george town district high school boards expense hit a ag monday night at the high school board vccompamwl to the meet meetihg in a staff room mr 1 by ttt0 of lhe pa mr andre lecuyer representing g p awl mr r riva the parents was read a letter u lecuyer t though from the department of lduca he u not a residcnt the tlon by board secretary ernie ns concerncd uant him forgnave staun the school l k for tecause of they had selected de charbon- hu knowlcdl u thc secondary nel hi norh xork u a regis- sc program he attended tered private school not a sec of mr roulh oodary school and thus not el im who maje oril re udble for consideration m a t ftt ast montb ting pobucry aripported freneh-t- language secondary school jj q pr ammonal m bill hi which received final formation including the names the arena the junior high school the fire hall legion hall agricultural hall thc on tario school for thc deaf and scout hall many cilliens took drenched scouts into their homes for the nieht and halton emergency measures organization sot up a mobile canteen in the arena to provide food for those who missed supper the campsite the next mom ing resembled the aftermath of a tornado with cooking and eating utensils sleeping bags food and even cameras lying near overturned tents teadirg july 3 established the right of the french speaking population of ontario to rec eive free secondary school education in french language secondary schools where thej axe available do charbonnels upper grades are classified as a separate school and lower grades 0 and 10 as a private school of th estudenls the course they aiihed to take and the i name of the school they prefer red i mr lecuyer said the stud ents wouln be takinf exactly thc same courses as offered hero but only in thc french language just three of th students involved were enrolled here last term plans afoot for future widening guelph st another large project thc reconstruction of guejph st from the post office imaple aenuc to the miln street hndge was vaguely discussed at council monday night by then iv new bndje viould b completed cr v smith proposed that damns and smith prendre u functional planning report of thc area he deemed it a fut yeir job uith many properties affected it could he called pi aso 4 of the highway reconstruction 1 said the road chairman 11m report would give us some idea of the costs facing us over thc net five years he cited the land and the creek by dodge brothers as a big problem deptuy reeve speight term ed it good long range plan ning hut cr smith withdrew the motion to investigate the cost of tlie study overseas vet ed hill dies after heart attack i a veteran of overas service in world war h lduard ai bert hill 54 died in korth westtrn general hospital tor onto following a heart attack august 10 born in gun williams he wai thc on of the late mr and mr- hcrhtrt hill and attend ed glen williams pubhe school and goorfetoun hich school he uas employed uith smith fi uore ltd until 1050 when he moved to tomnto and since then had worked at sica s ls so gara he was a member of branch 120 canadian lcpon the to onto si giorcs society and st clatr i nitcd church he leaves his uifc ora atcr c stamp whom he married in 1050 a stepdaughter mrs bar bjudcaopcr of toronto and population boom hits schools tues up sewer water service lcosts for new apartments with tlie third rending mon the b law imposes a special day nijht council made th charge on building which ma throw a heavy load on water or sewer sslems the following types of build ing come under th b law charge boards await wave of new pupils with crossed fingers uo w50 3b0 225 on buildings uih more whan two dwelhn units official sister una mrs curly wheeler typ f dwelling of glui williams i now dwelhnrs multiple family ducllin funeral service on august and double duplexes per unit 10 at the harold c mcuure three or four bedroom units m apartments funeral home was conducted p jnlt by rev kelvin johnston audutwo bedroom units in apartments per unit interment ujs in men wiuumsfona bedroom and bachelor units in apartments cemeterv pallbearers were pr unit bruce harlej walter brand 1 h0011 capable of sleeping not more than two persons ford bud hill roy smih gib in board n houses residences or clubs telford and jim dobbie flower nr bedroom 70 bearers wire jim dickensonj for this jear onl the cliar will be collected upon thc issu hob martin art hilts ind joe ges would be 501 of the am ing of the bmldiiir permit m ountssetahoe thc cliargeiand the money in a reserve fund donnhv toronto with the great influx of new residents in town kohool boards will finj themselves in a tight spo for accommodation whn school starts tuesday public school administrator jan5 evans adtuts they cant even ucs now how many faces will show up cdiool opsning day so many new houses have been occupied since the end of jun and will continue to be right up till september 3rd lint ks anjbodyi guess thc separate schoal board arj n the same predicament georgetown high school u sure of at least a total enrol ment of 1330 but expects it will go higher thisjs a jump of 200 since school closing we are bulging at the freims commented principal michael furlong last september it took a few porta ole classrooms some tem porary quarters and a shoe horn but local boards found scats for 0 04 pupils on opening day half of tha iigure 3154 were sw illowcd up in thc ge orgetown elementary schools at the moment they know of 51 adduonal studnts but schools accepted ap- could be twice or three times proximately 1700 nnd and the that many i high school about 1 100 labour day week end this is the last long week end until thanksgiving and after that christmas ratepayers hear principal fewer exams more pupil responsibility furlong in an informal address to the halton hills ratepayers last wednesday night michael j furlong vaw principal of ge or ge town district high school came out on the side of fewer examinations no corparu pn fchment a gradual incrcosng of responaibjty for stuci and tha ignoring 0 personal mutters of dress and hairuo ha din edjatdm are in a ticklish ituction with no ens krowlnjcatly where they arc koirg except toward more d were c ane he staled hr a i2d for a rry babnee be tween stjt r z ar i iula tlons and etirems perm ive ncss kc vfcji dcujbd tw not sjj wat wra pre paring audnu for ha com mented as he outlined the great nh of knaal- 1 3 neeesaary in todays wo id lis claimed ul accomultltd knchj e in i dnublsd between 1700 and 1300 then redoubled heween 100 and 11kml and then redoubled in betueett 1050 and lodo- shtulj content b h rather the al y to thw bc he added au hav to i e t icm sott ng to think about couty boardi tltrj to the county boards of iliciion to be in opantion by ja ilary he contendel the theory of cquil cprortunity for all arn v as ril t but roan nil ed ths rrcrayo ttiev would not liavi the boarj diaectly undu th u c3 i i your respansibily to tlct a rcpon sib i pe vi p son- prm- roram pbyc anc pr0rrjs7twi hoth psyciiirts and psychologists avaiable ti sttdcrt- on u rout ine ba u thii- may y pouible on a cwtry v tas he add i j 3 r jcrt d a fa tnlir ig to njar parents when i was younger i thought i kic ceyihinf ahoa lung ing up rludret he taan listed i sum o th things he nov con sidci t bbt lor bo a parent and c ill i he sigis ed not trying lo keep t5mumjlic er wo go on tjchm t latin h -v- koinnca t thirr a vlia r uu ik aaked he remarked the hall report auggeitx the teachers not teach to give more arid more rerionxlb ility di iregard things that don t matter ii e long hair or too much maiii up ho yjggtt td cant igrxtre somt he atrisscd howevu that certcin items cannot be ignored he citd tie whereabouts of tin iuients and his corpan ion in exnlsnng his kznd on respons jity lie tr grated grade 0i need a let of gdid ance lat uie grade 12 and 13a iojm be made responsible for theiielves in matters of homework for instance ho said re fel only neccenry honicv g tor crill puipoirs shoul 1 ho givn as the utbdent ieui oldt ti no checking to 10 ii it has been done they must take the responsibility thenrelvss a2 a small innova tion h tuigsted tho eliminat ion of blli to dsccta pc jojs sayri l hj vocted in avcra his previous school ti per ekoti in a frrsiwhellny question and answer rerod be advocated fewer eytiinatioiut tho dc- parlmr saya wa have been teaching for examinations rath er than for kiowlcda and und t wc will nrobah havo more casual testing on more ficquent basu he opln ed in rtrply to a question on thi year round use of schools tho principal replied as a teach continued on pu j cider makers for three generationsnowatnorval a look at the weather thursdays cloudburst heaviest in four years after three generations of eider makinj in islington urb an sprawl broui lit huih webb and hit cidrr to opal the former webb family farm where rows of apple trees stood for ears is now houses and concrete superhighways on dundas street west islington ftcr looking over hund reds of mile of lands i ended my search at the top of norval hill said mr 1 bb here business has been succiisful that he has to erect sold ou mtins shortly after each cker season starts tins year tlie beer strike rave him u boost since he also handles supplies for home made beer and winp a hobby that is really boom ing ays tlie cider maker in the past the webb family used only apples from their i own orchards now however he buys from other firmer- to produce his famous cider which he sells in bottles bar rels and by thc glass th road side stand attracts many a thirsty traveller who is served from a uooden keg with a spigot on it while out of cider for the present the webb stand will be restocked and full ing again in mid september wih several days left in the menth august 1cg8 is already the third wettest since lgo frith vear so far 6 75 inches of rain has fallen over two- thirds of it in 2 heavy storms shortly after midnight on aug ust 6 i 03 was recorded and last thursday evtjaing aug 22 2 5v fell as most of this rain fall has fallen in thunderstorms it is surpmirii to note how oven the total has been across the- refion on thursday mai ton received 2gg and toron to city 2 80 however 4 37 was reported f kelso near milton the stc of thc scouts disaster area if no more rain falls herore 2 00 am sept 1 then the august iocs will fol low 1015 7 32 and 105g 7 24 only two othirs recorded over 0 inches 1c23 g53 end 1337 g 12 thursdays inanition was the heaviest since juy 12 j 10g4 when 2 73 fell ovcrnifittt but is the heaviest august cn- ount since august 13 1155 when the remains of hurrtcanu connie dropped 3 02 there was an even heavier full m a thunderstorm on aukiut 10 4037 when 3 7g fell the heat of last week produc ed a record tying 01 degrees on august 24 equalling the loit temperatuie on that datcy tho all time lugh for tho month is 96 set on august 1st 1055 despite the heavy rains temperatures arc run ning slightly above normal for mifiist and r hours may reach 300 by the 31st itoger smith skating club hires two czech pros georgetown figure skating club pupils will be taught by two cjtecho profession uls and another as yet un nam ed this season mr and mrs jerry bychlor sk who hae performed in international corvwluiou in kurope and have b en connect ed with hobdiy on ice show for some time relative no vv comers to cznada they are cjrrertly living 111 toronl3 three uecs so the george town olub finalized an ajree nvnt with the milton hgure skating club to lure die cvclr tho two club hiv a working arrangement whereby pupil from one club will 1m able to grease buu travel to the other if th want more ice tinu a geo- v l 1 cvi ofieid told ilu- ii 2 t th s ucu u third pro w ii lie h r i bceiuti of the larger enrolment crt ei- patid for the upcomini se i on li1 i kl miuc 1kjn alls well with water all restrictions on the use of waer were lifted monduv night when council rescinded the wa ter umi by law all restrictions arc now oil aid water th 111 man sp ight we wanted to givu no 4 weir a good ui ike down first und we did the well is producing ut rated capacity he n ported the mvilrb on tjjh w ii was hugh webb draws a cool orxi from ins elder barrel a firs late wednesday after noon did only minor dumagu to u house ut iu rayluwn crescent where gr ase 011 the kitchen milge caugfitle tho fir to ni had f lamis out min ater the 5 10 alarm was giv niuvaalr ylruct w ilbnihlng nijlt but was replace my house stwiok by ligldmug too interjiehyl cr john hole ho thtm usktl tho capacity of the well wo are getting over a mil lion gallons a du replied de puty kcevo spelhl