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Speaker Sees Trees Boutiques in Low Priced Face Lift Georgetown already much to be envied by r communities contemplating downtown improvements ar chitect Paul Nortel told a mee ting of the Concerned of Georgetown last Wednesday night He the light stand and islands in the middle of Main Street the large park ing area directly behind the stores and a laneway funnelling the people from the parking lot to Main Street The improvements he suggest were inexpensive both to the merchants the taxpayers Banners hanging from the light standards trees planted down the middle of the street rem oval of many of the overhanging signs and repainting of the stores he felt would make Main Street a bright attractive place to shop one positive way of combatting the competition of shopping he comment The parking lot was seen as a treed lot with organ lied pork Ing the backs of the store pain ted in bright colours end large arrows pointing to the alley leading to Main Street Ho envisaged the alley used like tho alley at Lothian Mews with a wider perhaps an outdoor coffee shop and the narrower part with boutiques or store windows brightening it up A captive audience walks through that alley everyday he remarked The side of the parking lot by the high embankment could be come a former market once week with Georgetown becom ing well for this feat ure as Kitchener Is today said PEDESTRIAN MALL One of tho schematic draw showed part of Main St made into a mall with traffic diverted from thai area benches placed at Intervals along the sidewalks Slides of Lothian Mews York Square Peterborough Niagara on Victoria and Van couver illustrated some ways these communities had brightened up areas far the strolling shopper The study of Main Street was done voluntarily by architect Martel when he lived here one summer and was excited about the possibilities he saw around htm MUST SURVIVE Chairman poin ted out that CCOG felt it was important that the downtown area survive These plans may be an answer but more citizens must become involved by en couraging the merchants and making council know you care about the survival and Improve ment of the downtown area concluded the chairman Trees down centre of Main Street and in downtown parking lot are included in architect Paul suggested facelift Boutiques a coffee shop would make tho backs of downtown stores attractive Ads That Pay Yon can place an ad in The Herald a Classified pages by phoning Baying or selling Herald Is where yen will find the results yon want GEORGETOWN HERALD The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District Printing Publishing The Georgetown Herald has served Georgetown and district as Printers ud Publishers far over a century offering the best In floe printing and news coverage Class Mill Number 0943 Georgetown Ontario Thursday April Return Postage Guaranteed per year Singh Copy Price Cent Reject 120000 Bid Princess Anne Land On a tie vote Monday night council rejected the of Investment to buy 113 acres of town owned land on Princess Anne Drive The tie vote although recorded was possible because of the ab sence of Donna Denlson The motion to accept tbe of far made by Era Hyde pro vided for a site for second deep well and for further wat exploration for six months after the sale A discharge fee of per lot was set out for the lots fronting on Princ ess Anne The money derived from the ale was earmarked for tbe de velopment of a strip park all way through Silver Creek valley from Hungry Hollow through the centre of town be hind Holy Cross School behind Crescent and over the Ann Street area MORALLY WRONG Cr Joan Smith contended it was morally wrong to sell the lest piece of townowned land to bring more people to the area and termed the land swamp and as such In contra ventlon of the new Credit Vol ley Conservation regulations prohibiting building on such areas She emphasized it was a recreation area with well worn paths and a haven for birds She claimed the hydrology consultants felt It was a tastlc water producing area In conclusion she stated it should be retained by the town since the land would never go down In value This land may be worth more In time retorted Hyde But so win any land we want to acquire in the Silver Creek area He pointed out that tbe whole town would ben efit from a park through the town not Just people in one area He stressed that 7 3 acres would still be retained by the town as a naturalist area NO CONNECTION Quoting from the report Cr Era Hyde said there would be no affect on the water supply since there Is no con nection between the surface water and the second layer of water from which the wells de rive their supply Terming the land the most scenic portion of land left in town deputy reeve Art Speight called the sale for another 200 houses the height of foolish He suggested the town would be further ahead to clean up Sliver Creek area and win cooperation of the people who own the land Cr Phil maintained the drying up of the surface land would change the balance and urged the pre serving of an area where blue herons still survive ACQUIRE JOINTLY Ernie Sykes pointed out that noone knows what will happen but reminded council the bad stated the water would not be affected why don we take his word be asked He pointed out that the larger area Sliver Creek could be acquired Jointly with the thereby receiving grants Then we could parlay the from this land to around for park land which would benefit the whole town Cr Hyde stressed that Planning Board recommended solo of the land for hous ing and called the development a boon to business section Cr Joan Smith said the volley land would not change in value since It was zoned floodlond FOR ORDINARY MAN Mayor Bill Smith favoured the selling or the land but ed the building of houses that the ordinary man could afford not III as the Planning Board suggests but maybe town- houses or something for man making between and be added The tie vote ended the debate with Mayor Smith and Levy Hyde and in our of selling the land to Dave Nelson and reeve Morrow de puty reeve Speight Joan Smith and Siddnll against sell it One Point The Difference Centennial Win County At Centennial Senior Public School on Delrcz Boulevard It loyal fans that need the medical cnecknps not the ath letic teams The Centennial girls basket ball squad which makes a habit of whining heartstopping gam did it again Friday when they captured the Conn senior girls basketball cham by single point In a game which left their coach PERMITS TRIPLED of Burlington missed a free throw with seconds Hollaing Permits The value of permits so far this year Is three times the amount Issued In the same period last year At the end of March this year the total was MS while last year three month total was only March per mits amounted to with st Francis of Assist school accounting for addition to Zenith Tool Monntolnvtew mother and Meadowglea Growers Forty residential permits were Issued amounting manager and cheering section limp left which enabled the girls to claim the county crown 1312 The game played In Burlington The locals had to come from behind In the early going they trailed Three baskets early In the second half by Sharon Barclay however proved turning point closed the steadily as time ran oat but missed their big chance catch Centennial with the final free throw The Georgetown girts gained the final by beating St of Burlington In a semi final match played in the Georgetown high school Wednesday Prior to that they won the North title an miring feat for group of girls who with the exception of Dawn Abler had never played the game before Christmas They are coached by their principal Frank Hughes and managed by one of the teach staff Florence Cowan If the snowmobiles ore fore cd out of town parks where would we operate Claire Bou president of George town Club asked council Monday night In reply Reeve Morrow stated snowmobiles were never designed to operate within a municipality or within parks but wero intended for open areas and tho bush where one can hear them Referring to a letter in which the Club asked Tor the use of Joseph Gibbons park tho reeve asked Mr to bring petit ion showing of the ent residents favoured such use and ho too would favour it Boudrcau said he had a pet with over 3000 names pro testing the banning from parks Wo have had meetings with the Parks and Recreation Com and accomplished we now want a meeting with council he added HAVE RIGHTS TO PARKS Phil pointed out tho proposed by law not yet passed provides that Belongings Smoke Damaged Days Before Vienna Move Smoke damage to the house and burned hand to a good Samaritan was the result of a fire Wednesday afternoon March at the home of Mr and Mrs Ron Hunt Elisabeth Street When a pan of fat caught fire 18 year old Gary Hunt yelled to his sister Jackie to get out of the house while he called the Ire department Jackie ran across the street to Cyril Clarke Street who sidy ran over grabbed tho flaming pot and threw it out side His hand was burned when the wind blew the flames back at him The Hunts who ore leaving for a two year stay In Vienna In two weeks had to move to a motel for two nights while the heavy smell was disper sed by the cleaners Clothes linens and draperies hod to be sent to the cleaners and the kitchen and back stair way repapered and painted HAY ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Hay of Georgetown was one of two Sheridan College students named to share Athlete of the Year award re lented a the Pine Room at the OakvlUe Arena last week hares the honour with Harry Vlachos Hay was named became of his achievements on the Sheridan hockey team and on the golf course He was the OCAA golf champ and assistant captain on the hockey squad Vlachos Is the Sheridan teams standout Steve a member of the Georgetown Intermediate A Raiders shared the Sheridan hockey teams Most Valuable Player award with Milton Marty Seeds NOT TOR USE IN TOWN MORROW Let Us Use the Parks Snowmobilers Plead MILLER ACCEPTS CRAZY BOAT RACE CHALLENGE Mayor Bill Smith has found a first to crew his boat in the sponsored Crazy Boat Race on Saturday Cr Phil Slddall will chart the course with him Deputy Reeve Russell Miller of has accepted the challenge to race the mayor and ho has decided to try it In a canoe Cr Peter E Marks and Nor man Elliott of Acton have also answered the challenge will carry Actons colours in the water derby Not so brave however ore the mem bcrs of and Milton council who have both the invitation biles be banned except where designated for such use would be wrong for you to feel there Is a total ban be but correct for you to as sume except where otherwise designated He told the group that council had received a tlon with names of residents around Joseph Gibbons park who strenuously objected to Its use for snowmobiles He reas sured the group that no discus sion on the by law would take place that night A lengthy letter from the Snowmobile Club appealed to council members to ease the re strictions on snowmobiles Tho letter stated as taxpayers they felt they had the right to the use of parks they help to NO DEATHS Damage to shrubs and gross was questioned saying football and soccer cleats would do much more damage than snow mobile tracks They asked council to reflect on the amount of business done in town as a result of snowmo biles and the affect Its ban would on that business The club pointed out there hod been no deaths or serious dents In town as a result of such activity and felt they should bo given tho Ity to prove their safety con to the town The letter also suggested the young people should be aged to use the parks rather than being banned from them Would you rather they stand on the streets or bo introduced to drugs asked the letter Listing tho places they felt should be available they clt Cedarvolo with the gan area and perhaps the soc cer field fenced part of Jo seph Gibbons pork and rights of way through Harrison Public School grounds and Kennedy school grounds On tho whole they agreed with tho ban on certain roads proposed by coun cil Seize Marijuana In Raid on Town Home Two bags of marijuana each about the size of a golf ball and apparatus for administering Speed seized and two youths arrested In a police raid on a Georgetown homo Friday night Nino persons Including juvenile were questioned as a result of the raid made by two members of Criminal Inves tigations Branch of the George town Police Department and four uniformed officers Mediterranean Tourists Are Back at Text Books Thirty five Georgetown high school students joined others from Milton and Acton for an day Mediterranean tour which ended with a flight home from Borne on March They flew to Rome spent two nights In Naples and ted the Isle of Capri before boarding tho liner A planned stopover at Rhodes was hampered by rough seas the boat sailed directly to Beirut Lebanon Cyprus Crete and Sicily wero visited en route to Marseilles France Some of students attended a French school there for a day ART TREASURES AT FLORENCE Next it was Genoa Italy on the return trip to re turn they saw the Leaning Tower of Pisa some of tho art of Florence They visited the Vatican during their stay In Rome A disappointment was that the museum attendants in It were on strike and planned visits were not possible TUB STUDENT WANDERERS With Mrs Vcrna Mr Dick Van Vllct and Mr Mrs Peter In charge the Georgetown students on the trip were Rob Allison Rob Burns Pat Burns John Cham berlain Janice Martin John Brcckenrldgc Bonnie Hender son Peter Noble Ian Long Bruce Mary Frost Carol Ball Eleanor Chaplin Anno Melcombo Jerry Mike Doug Meal Jim Ian Brad Smith Jacklo Crlchlon Lynn Diane Emerson Theresa Brcnda Peter Henderson Long Susan Frost Mike Shelley Stevenson Mike Reynolds Lois Elliott and Bar bora Wilcox Llewellyn Fobert to Wrestle for World Title Plan Western Theme for Merchants Summer Sale Promotion and Advertising was the subject speaker Mike Shearer of Magna vox Ltd dis cussed at lost weeks meeting of the Georgetown Merchants Association at the Riviera Ho found much to commend and much to criticize in his survey of local businesses he had conducted prior to the meeting and pointed out the various factors to the merch ants merchants decided hold a townwide summer sole with a western theme which they will promote In the appro priate manner with dress and accessories Tl Association arc still hop ing for 100 membership of all the r tail merchants in town Georgetown High School Students Capture Canadian Honours in Yukon Two young wrestlers have won Canadian wrestling cham pionships in the Yukon Joe Fobert In the lb weight class and Cllve lyn in the 132 lb weight class captured the gold medals on the weekend at the Canadian free style wrestling championships in AFTER WORLD TRUE They will leave for Japan April to represent Canada at the World Junior Freestyle Wrestling championships there We know they re good and now the best In the world well see Just how good they are commented tbelr Lew Martin who has guided them to various titles leading up to the big prize SENIOR TOO Two weeks ago they won the Ontario Junior wrestling titles In their respective weight class es Just to gain experience In preparation for the Yukon bouts coach Martin entered Llewellyn in Ontario Senior wrestling championship and though still a high school stu dent he won that as Says NoLoiter ByLaw Protects Shoppers Stores A strong plea for the of the loitering by law was made In a letter to council from Cotton Brothers The by law was cited as only protection the store bad against filthy comments to women shoppers slashed Ings and broken windows Cr Harry Levy said no state ment had been made by council even hinting they Intended to rescind the by law I certainly would be opposed to it being rescinded he remarked Cr Phil Slddall said he too favoured the retention of the by law but promised to discuss it In committee Abolish Taxi Caps No More Headaches Taxi drivers in town will no longer have to wear caps or hots but will hove to pott a card In a prominent place In the cab bearing their photo graph and clearly printed name and license number Council changed the bylaw Monday night deleting tbe sec tion requiring taxi drivers to wear caps taxi driven have complained about wearing the cops saying some drivers suffer from headaches and others find them a nuisance getting In and out of the veh icles SET OUT HOURS Cr Hyde urged tbe review of the whole taxi bylaw but felt this step should be taken im mediately mayor stated hours of service to citizens should be set out in exchange for a lic ense Wins Protest and Series Raiders Smarting After OHA Action Snatches Away Victory Georgetown Raiders sit on tho Intermediate A hockey sidelines today angry and be wildered after being bounced from the Niagara Peninsula League playoffs by tho Ontario Hockey Association and the team they eliminated hero last Wednesday night Technically they polished off Merchants three gam to one In the league semi final but a rare ruling on a protest lodged by after Holders tied the scries at a game apiece Sunday March made it all for nothing AWARD POINTS Raiders preparations for the leaguo final with abruptly interrupted when the announced Thursday they were not only washing out Georgetown March win hut were award the game to Dundas judgement reopened tho best three of five scries with each club how two game win and tho fifth gome ordered for Friday night not on Geor getown Ice as was the protest ed gome but in Dundas What always happened In such situations happened again Raiders lost tho showdown to the team they had forced Into retirement two nights earlier with a 74 Victory NOT RESIDENT The basis of Dundas protest was tbe ruling which stipulates that a minimum of five home town players must be included in each lineup Raiders thought they had them in Don Norton Doug Lucas Terry Holmes Brian Chapman and Blake In- But the does not put the veteran Ingtfs In that category since he lives in Glen Williams Had Raiders even bad John Blair on tho bench as their spare goalie instead of Rick they would have been into the series by now with the TOTALLY UNFAIR I can see where the technicality makes their protest valid but I have seen points taken away from team and handed to anoth er Raider club president Pete commented I can see replaying tho game but the way they the A han dled it was totally unfair There is no way they can it I just can t believe It Pomeroy comments reflect the feelings of the rest of the Raider executive who are Just as upset about the circumstan ces which has left them with unbalanced books and no more gates THE HOLE We were Just starting to get tho crowds in and looking on tho scries with Brantford an tho that would get ua out of the hole said Everybody has been work Ing hard to this end and now wo 11 have to try to find some other way to get out of the red Raiders Blair scored once in each of the first two periods and Blake Infills also had a second period goal in Friday scored twice in the first period four timet in the second and twice mora to the third