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l fifteen thousand entry forms the largest number ever dlstri- lted for a local oxfam walk jv been- almost gobbled up nd everything is in readiness ftr saturdays walkathon jsori the eve of last years walk jttst 6000 forms had been dls- l tributed and on the day of the 4m0k an early morning shower shrunk the entrants to just un der 4000 but rain or shine the vfldsjis on with o antic- hie entrants may register at the starting point st marys church in brampton early sat urday morning but a pre-regis- tration centre has been set up at knox presbyterian church in georgetown where registrations will be accepted between 7 and 8 oclock tonight thursday the walk will actually get underway at 7 oclock saturday morning ipating a return of somewhere close to 100000 because of the increased numbers this year walkers are being advised to carry a light lunch since the checkpoints will not be able to provide more than a small quantity of refreshments walkers should also take a change of socks corn starch or commercial foot powder and a few bandaidsa wide brimmed hat will save a sun burned face and neck if it is a hot day the 30 mile walk will start from st marys church go west on queen street to huttonville issiie 15 000 foriiii te up to norval through town to wildwood across through glen williams union alloa and snelgrove and south on kennedy rd back tobramp- ton checkpoints where workers will certify mileage will be at huttonville norval sacred heart church in georgetown glen williams alloa snelgrove parkholme school on kennedy road and the finishing point parents are advised not to follow the walk with their cars idlastyarthuwiu byteriainndanglican and holy create congestion on the roads and hinder the smooth flow of the event special oxfam pat rol cars will travel the route picking up any dropouts some radio controlled cars and st i john ambulances will also be used and police officers will al so keep the walk under surveil lance- in their respective areas local checkpoints will be staffed by combined church i with sponsors paying an ag- groups at norval the three reed upon amount for every norval churches united pres- cross of georgetown will help out at sacred heart it win be first baptist knox and st andrews united joining with workers from that parish while at glen williams public school st albans and glen united people will have help from st johns united and st georges anglican from georgetown mile walked the entrants wjujworkanoehurches be outfo dotheir part in a concerted effort toprovideaid through oxfam r the mil lions of uieir fellow humans who are sufferingfrom malnu trition disease and illiteracy by walking they will not only express their concern for the worlds needy and that of their sponsors but will be doing something about it many will their schools t be representing dubs places of es but its the distance walked that counts sp is not a f tor since it is not a race ox- fam officials said many walkers hurt their distance by setting too quick a pace walkers will have a couple of weeks to collect the payoffs from their sponsors which will heturned in on collect day date of which will be announc ed later ads that pay voo can place pn ad in the twalcr classified p8er by phoning 8772201 buying or sfjitns the herald i whr yo will fiml tha resorts you ynhi the home newspaper for georgetown and district printing publishing the georgetown herald has served georgetown and district as printers and publishers for ever a century offering the best jn fine printing and news coverage second class mall registarwl number 0943 return postas guaranteed georgetown ontario thursday may fit 1969 500 par yean single copy price ten cents ite w spring house cleaning without a house john goudy and mary stief ob viously enjoy their work as they take part in a cleanup blitz on the grounds around park public school and in part of the georgetown park park public school children went over the areas like a large vacuum cleaner picking up papers and other litter in a project which principal peter oprica hopes will inspire them to help keep their own yards clean and act as an inspiration to other residents acts like this one and mayor wheldon em- rhersons recentlyannonuced beautification project will go a long way toward erasing geor- getowns reputation as southern ontarios litter basket by the way how does your street look prizewinning ayrshire herd saved when fire levels barn fourteen calves hay grain milking equipment stable clean ing equipment and a late model car were lost in a blaze which levelled a huge barn and destroyed two silos on the farm of jim and hugh clark at rr 2 norval saturday afternoon most of the world famous clark herd were saved however by neighbours who swung into action when the fire broke out at about 3 oclock and led the valuable animals to safety the loss has been estimated at 60000 thirtyeight firefighters from chinguacousys snelgrove and huttonville stations battled the flames and stayed at the scene in shifts until 6 pm sunday firefighters were hampered by gusting winds but were able to save a 20000 milk shed at tached to the barn and another barn nearby was alan beard more of rr 4 georgetown a neighbour and a i member of the snclgrovc vol- unteer unit he was soon joined by huga clark hired hand pet er robertson farmer james ecctes and many other farmers from the district- jim clark the other brother was in the southern united states on business at the time he flew home to find the barn in smouldering ruins and thd two silos and their contents destroyed the herd of 68 prize winning ayrshires were removed to the nearby farm of hartley camer on who had his herd at auction a week ago and was able to ac- commodate the cattle in his barn firefighters used an 1800 gal lon tanker and an 800 gallon pumper and also drew water from a well they poured 11000 gallons on the fire before it was by thetlamesbolted from the barn and were still being sought in the surrounding countryside i at the first of the week i another of the volunteers i saturday was wilfrid leslie of rr 4 georgetown who lost his own barn in a fire in 1967 j it was the third barn fire on the georgetown outskirts in a week forty cattle perished when a barn on falgarbrook farm on the hornby cutoff burn ed to the ground and a- large quantity of hay was destroyed when a barn on the 6th line of esquesing was also razed start dams heading for africa system for glen gary alton will head kinsmen next season gary alton was elected pres ident of the kinsmen club at their monday dinner meeting at stans restaurant succeeding dean taylor in the post mackinnon miss patricia mackinnon of calgary alberta daughter ofi former valleyview road resid ents mr and mrs l l mac- kinnon graduated with a ba al murphy and ron roberts are vice presidents russ dicg- el secretary paul evans treas urer and tony walker regis trar four directors were elect ed bill hewitt andy michasiw alan howells and clive searle due to elections there was a minimum of other business to be conducted paul evans led i in english at the university of j rbe new exec takes in o canada and trev moores told the herald this week that in the kin song bob bradley the ontario water resources asked the grace and warren commission has ordered design mclay was appointed fines reports from proctor red- chairman and andy michasiw fern a firm of consulting eng- sergeant at arms j ineers which has engineered 0wrc plans hook village system to georgetowns water and sewage systems when the reports are receiv- for glen williams are on the ed owrc will develop rates horizon and submit proposals to esques- i ing township for provincially w financed systems glen williams provincial mpp jim is not an incorporated municip ality and come under esques- ings jurisdiction at present i many projects in georgetown fireworks display guelph convocation in january now working in banff pat has joined canadian university service overseas and has been conditionally assigned a teach ing post in east or central al lies mr and mrs mackinnon and mr and mrs ef arnold 51 charles st attended the gra duation exercisesbeld in war memorial hall on january 24 on september 1st if a regional government plan goes forward as announc ed by queens park by the the report will include plans i time the reports are ready town and legion branch will for a complete water supply i georgetown and esquesing over again share the cost of j public and distribution system for the both be part o a new thewinds kept the flames i from threatening the large century old farmhouse the alarm was raised by a hir- ed hand bill howard who was4 pv nor spo c ww mr lone hide the busfton are suspected defective other buidngs protected chinguacousy fire prevention officer ron weir says neither ashtoga car along side the barn when he rportcd feeling t- great heat coming from the 22 year old structure i looked up and the barn was in flames he reported clure dplson of rr 4j- geor getown also summoned flrc- aghters one of the first on- the scene i some of the calves panicked lighting or wiring in the loft are more ikely causes the investigation is continuing it was necessary to keep vol unteers on the scene all night to guard against a further out break from charred embers and sparks still being lifted by the wind i next year work on the hilton falls and scotch block projects may be started by the halton region conservation authority within the next year provided certain legal matters relating to the project can be settled the budget for the hilton falls reservoir calls for sl61- 000 including 131500 in addi tional land and construction costs for the falls project the amount budgeted for 1630 for the scotch block reservoir is 135000 including 90000 for additional land legal matters have arisen over the purchase of land for the site i three years the hilton falls project has been under consideration for take heed oxfam walkers 1 obey police and highway rules 2 keep to the sidewalk or walk on the left hand side of the road facing oncoming traf fic stay on the shoulder of the road where there is no side walk leaving traffic lanes clear for vehicles 3 dont cheat taking a ride will disqualify you 4 wear a pair of shoes suit able for walking and which you are used to wearing 5 woollen socks are better than nylon since they are less likely to chafe powdering your feet will help 6 for your safety wear bright clothing light in weight and be prepared for a shower 7 carry some food with you some checkpoints will have drinks available but wont be able to supply lunch because of the large number expected 8 make sure your form is marked at each checkpoint 0 dont try to make a race of it a comfortable pace will take you the furthest 10 if you wish to be picked up drop out and wait at the roadside oxfam official cars will be patrolling the course 1 1 after the walk collect the money your sponsors have pledged a collection day will be announced new stops council on monday voted to buy five new baseball stops to be installed at the park the stops arc worth 265 each- and will improve facilities for the softball teams the past three years it involves the construction of a dam across the picturesque branch of the sixteen mile creek in north halton at an estimated cost of w000 new lake a 50 acre lake will be formed on the upstream side of the dam to provide a new recrea tional area the dam will pro vide flood control in the- spring and a more steady summer flow of water in the creek it will also store water for municipal ities within somite radius fireworks display on victoria glen as well as a sewage col day which this year comes on lection system the latter would municipality and owrc would charter president clare monday may 19th it will be in be hooked into the georgetown be dealing with one corporation burns was ajjain voted an hon- u town park 35 usua waste treatment planl instead of two as at present orary membership for the next term past president bill sun- nucks handled the election as sisted by ron roberts two ney members were wel comed pete pomeroy and john bice alan roxborough jack cochran john white and don currie were guests and the latter won the club raffle af ter the meeting cards were en joyed witli bob collett and les foster winning prizes barn destroyed believe incendiary in local fires two fires in almost the same a small fire in spot at the same time kept the 17th sideroad firemen busy day morning a house owned ike wilde called firemen to the area where they also spotted a huge unreported barn fire on the 6th line just north of the 17th sideroad the barn owned by ruth mc- bride filled to the roof with hay and grain was completely gutted and smouldered all night calling the firemen back at ten oclock thursday mornint- sunday two fires apparently deliberately set called the fire men out again garbage piled against the door of the new macs milk store in moore park plaza had been ignited scorching the met al fire doors and blowing bur ning garbage along to start a grass fire farther down com pressed air tanks were stored within fifteen feet of the blaze a similar incident midnight sunday night where tires were dragged from canadian tire piled near beaver lumber co wall and burned with paper garbage could have been a ma jor disaster the wall was scor- chei and the fire reached the roof friday and saturday grass fires near waterfalls play ground and on sinclair ave respectively had the sirens wai ling again fire chief jack cunning ham stated action must bo lying around loose both these taken against citizens particu larly stores who leave garbage potentially big fires would not have happened if garbage had not been there inviting troub le marked increase noted in rabies in esquesing an increase in the incidence march 68 there were only two of rabies in the county brought j cases of rabies but from april dr a mcnabb of the health j 68 to march 69 there were 42 of animals division of the de- cases said dr mcnabb astroduffer this according to trienearer mrs anne timmirts north halton golf club is what triewell dressed kitchenescapee will be wearing on the golf course in the astro age- the outfit complete with a jet pack on the back to save walking bewee shots- or for flying ff the handle after dubbing your tee iqt was modelled at a fashion show last week at nor lltoh golf club attended by club golfers and curlers and uieir guests partment of agriculture to es quesing council monday night to explain the requirements from the municipality for set ting up free antirabies clinics reeve george currie immedi ately accused the provincial government of not helping the situation by cutting off the bounty 0nfp7es they are the main source of rabies declared the reeve dr mcnabb hastened to point out ho- is an employee of the federal government and is in no way responsible for the pro vincial governments action if the county hadnt kept the bounty on foxes it would have been worse commented the reeve the veterinarian tjsted tho duties of the toumshret in set ting up of free clinics they arc asked to advertise the time and location and pay for advertis ing to provide clerical help usually voluntary and to and accommodation j he said he did jjot know as yet how many clinics would be needed or for how long that there is- a considerable increase in the number of rab ies cases was shows by the fig ures quoted from april 67 to the free antirabies clinics will be for cats and dogs with the dates being announced lat er five split 1000 stag night draw five men cut up the 1000 first prize money in an elimin ation draw highlight of tho junior raiders hockey clubs first annual stag night in tho legion auditorium friday night richer by 200 when tho prize was split were keh nash chubby staplcton bab jphnr son cliff dodge and an unident ified milton resident two hundred tickets were sold for the stag which included a dinner entertainment and the chance at 1000 or other prizes for every 10th name drawn the program was arranged by jim powell with a committee of executive members super city plans for what developers claim is the largest of the new urban communities to be under taken were made public this week erin mills and meadow vale populauon will bo 206000 7 i i a i d