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EXHIBITION GAMES LAUNCH TOURNAMENT Bad Didnf Keep UCS From Lunch Adams Photography MAYOR MAKES IT OFFICIAL WITH FRIDAY FACEOFF With Georgetown International Bantam Hockey Tournament chairman Harry looking on Mayor Bill Smith officially declares the tourney open with the dropping of the ceremonial puck Friday night Set for the face oft are Big Chief Thumb- Georgetown referees association chief Gerry Perkins and Georgetown Juveniles captain Benny The zebras beat the Juveniles in one of two exhibition games Friday In the other tilt Chinguacousy Tykes beat Georgetown Tyke Flyers Halton Teachers are Opposed To Unemployment Insurance A Georgetown high school teacher Tom and five other secondary school teachers representing the teachers In County Dis trict nine of the Ontario Secon dary School Teachers Federat ion were elected to attend the annual general assembly in Toronto this week Other teachers Mr are Robert Smith Bob Whitley and Henry of Burl and Paul Martlndalc and Hugh Childs of One of the items of most in terest will be the question on teachers being included in unemployment insurance fund This tax smacks of deceitful says Mr since it does not tell the public they will have to be taxed an additional amount on their regular taxation It also leads teachers down the garden path in that it says a person con collect unemploy ment insurance when preg nant says Mr There are not many teachers in this category and those who do become pregnant feci it is better to stay at home with the baby than come back to teach after a couple of months OPPOSED Ninety eight percent of tho teachers in are opposed lo the inclusion of teachers in the unemployment insurance- plan Also to be discussed The minister of educations ceiling on education profes sional development and strike action BOTANIST GIVES HIS OPINION Used Properly Defoliant is Safe Enough Expert Says Unit One of United Church met at tho home of Mrs Guy Wilson on Thurs day afternoon March IS with Mrs Murray Laird in the choir in the absence of the president She opened the meeting with a poem on Lent Mrs Dan gave the devotional using para bles as the theme The roll call was answered wth a parable story by members The new study pac The Am ericas was introduced by Mrs McLean She showed maps of North Central and South Am erica and an outline on why tho study is on the Amer leas and what is hoped will happen as tho result of the study She explained the was about tho differences be tween the North Americas and the Latin Americas between tho rich and the poor countries She read a poem The Am which was about the re volutionary Cho Guevara then compared education and finally alt participated in a role play A paper on new ideas and ways of assisting the poorer countries with education Is to be read and studied by each member before the next meeting Mrs Spencer Wilson and Mrs Norman assisted hostess in serving lunch and a social time was enjoyed About ladies braved the bad driving conditions on day March 15 to enjoy Lunch eon is Served at noon in Nor vol United Church sponsored by the Mrs Paul Johnson Mrs Earl Wilson Mrs Roy and Mrs Lome Cleave welcomed tho guests Those who served were Mrs Spencer Wilson Mrs Bill Mrs Donald Clea ve Mrs Gordon Laldlaw Mrs Garnet and Mrs Bob Crawford Following the lunch con Mrs Lundcr demonstrated the foods used in the meal and many were winners of the items in lucky ticket draw Tho th meeting of Norvol Cub was held an Wednesday evening March at the homo of Jean Wilson The meeting opened with the 4H pledge and the minutes of last meeting were read by the secretary Tho roll call an swered by members was Reasons I Drink Milk It was decided that the club name will be Dairy Mrs Bill Laldlaw discussed milk versus other drinks and proper home core of milk Mrs Castle assisted Betty June Laidlaw to demonstrate a cot togo potato salad and Kathy Hyatt made a peanut butter custard Everyone sampled tho food and the meeting was ad Friends of Harold will be sorry to hear that he has been a patient in Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital for several weeks The long winter with the ma bad snow storms which Bed the very treacherous driv ing conditions was hard on those who had to drive every day Mrs Russell who delivers the rural mail for the Pott Office one who was fed up end ready for rest She and her IB year old daughter Jean who attends Milton school are enjoy ing the school holidays with a tour of antique shops In Peter borough and other points In south eastern Ontario looking for cups and saucers in green depression gloss to a set that she has been collect ing Their neighbour Mrs Neu mann who drives a school bus Is delivering the mail for Mrs Goodfellow during her holidays Mrs Ed McLean A Guelph University botan ist Gerald Stephenson claimed the chemical defoliant used In Vietnam is safe enough when used properly be sprayed on the roadsides throughout County He made the statement at Halton County council where he had been asked to give his opinion on the safety of the chemical Stephenson admitted great ecological harm had been done in Vietnam but blamed the great quantities used He dis puted the claims that birth de tects were attributable Most of the people do the talking have not even bothered to see if there was an increase in the rate of deformities ho OTHER FACTORS He acknowledged that one study found on increase in defects during the period of defoliant uses but contended It was Impossible to link it to the spray Malnutrition bomb ings and other effects of the war could also be factors be said The botanist stated that searchers using pure have been unable to produce de formities in laboratory animals but 1 contaminated with 37 parts per million had produced malformed rata and mice Today the spray Is made with part per million according to the speaker CERTAINLY SUPPORT Stephenson tola county coun cil that Dow Chemical Co bad all but eliminated con tamination No dloxyn Is de tectable with instruments live to part per I question If the restrictions even on food crops is necessary at that level but I would cor support for road side spraying if used properly Stephenson said the chemical had a poor so ubility in water but a much belter one in soil and light WARNING James Etherlngton president of and district Rod Gun Club had earlier petition ed the council to stop using the chemical and appeared at county council meeting to con tinue bis battle He pointed out that drums containing the chemical carry the warning it la not to be used near drinking water near res idence should not be on fields that are draining toward and pregnant women should not come in contact with it He urged council to use a less toxic chemical and promised to drop his protest against use of only if council could guarantee that the weed spray was harmless to the people waters and wildlife of He noted that mercury was considered harmless years ago INVESTIGATION After the protest against the chemical by conservation and antipollution groups heard last week George Kerr minister of energy and resources ordered a top level investigation Into the use the spray At the suggestion of Burling ton Reeve James Swanbo rough council decided not to use spray until further study had been made and a recommen on received from the of Agriculture William and George Kerr Mln of and Resources TOURNAMENT SCOREBOARD SATURDAY Cm Gm Team Total Thornhill 14 Acton 2 Markhom C 2 Orangcviltc I D Copctown Rochester OakviUc A 2 7 a Detroit I C 4 Kingston MONDAY Gm Gm Team 1 2 Total StreetsviUe C Preston 4 Coppcrcllff D 17 Norwich Rich Hill 4 Cawthra 2 4 Brampton A 3 Burlington 3 3 TUESDAY Gm Team 1 Total U 5 Lindsay London Toronto N A 3 3 I Windsor Toronto wins on shots in overtime Georgetown C 4 Leamington 2 0 Oshawa A 5 3 a Ottawa 3 Increased Drug Abuse Prompts Police Seminar Georgetown Police Depart will present a drug abuse seminar in the Georgetown high school in April In a press release issued Tuesday the department said the seminar was organized due to the Increase in abuse and the growing public concern with this subject The session to be held Mon day evening April is part of a drug abuse program cospon sored by tho Georgetown Kins men and Rotary Club for stud to 13 DRUGS CONSULTANT Norman a consul tant to the Council on Drug Ab use and Ontario Probation Service will present a program of film literature and a Hon and answer period No young people will be per to attend a session Just for parents Admission will be free Discuss Motor Ban for Parks A motion to prepare a by law banning dune buggies mini bikes or any form of motorized traffic from the town parks was withdrawn for further discus sion at Monday nights council meeting Cr Hyde said he was not in favour of banning mini bikes or anything else from parks Cr Donna pointed out there was a lot of wear and on tho grounds In the spring while Cr re marked there was a difference between public porks and the fairgrounds POOLS POOLS POOLS INGROUND VINYL LINER MORE THAN 20 SHAPffs AND SIZES HURRY ORDER YOUR POOL NOW NO MONEY SAMPLE VALUE Gouge steel walls galvan zed 30 year warranty top filter man relet waive bowled hopper te cop lable do t you self OR completely nstallcd your back yard all on II plumb electrical to Ite motor set into concrete All shapes ova loble as low as 369 NO MONEY DOWN UP TO YEARS TO PAY AT BANK RATES MS MISSISSAUQA VISIT OUR SHOWROOM OPEN DAYS A WEEK 2702261 Out of town collect Hydes Plan for Second LCBO Beer Store Gets Support Council unanimously endorsed a move by Cr Em Hyde urging the Liquor Control Board to establish a liquor store and Brewers Retail in the west end of town The suggestion was prompted by fie decision Liquor Control Board to move tho pre sent store on Street to the Georgetown Market Centre Tho Brewers Retail store mo from Milt Street to the Mar Centre several years ago SHOULD HAVE Cr Hyde contended the move would pose a problem for the downtown core of tl town He emphasized he agreed with the establishing of a new store in the east end but not at the ex of the citizens in the west end Wo should two stares I maintained since the town covers a wide area FOR ALL THE NEWS OP GEORGETOWN AND DISTRICT GEORGETOWN HERALD OF 3 BAGS SPECIAL HOOVER REPRESENTATIVE IN STORE FRIDAY SATURDAY M FREE inspection of your Vacuum or Polisher Can professionally checked over and repairs If nodded will be completed nominal charge Moal Available For All HOOVER Products Wondi Tool Hoover Handivac Cleaner All Hoover Products Specially Priced from 2995 up TRADE INS ACCEPTED TV Georgetown Market Centre 8779541