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Ads That Pay Yea can place on ad la Herald a Classified pages by phoning Buying or selling The Herald Is where yea will And the you want GEORGETOWN HERALD The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District Printing Publishing Ge but In tine coverage Second Class Mall Registers Number THE GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY JULY 1OT1 Return Pottage Guaranteed 50 par yur Single Copy Pries Cat Garbage Receptacles Not Planned for This Attempts to Keep Terra Co la dean by the Thursday Thimble Club have had unexpected and unwelcome results A spokesman for the club told the Herald that their latest project has hit a snag due to misunderstanding by some district residents about its purpose The club a group or civic minded women who have done much for the village recently installed three garbage drums at focal points near the Town Una bridge and at the 5th and Line intersections with with the Inscription Keep Terra clean are meant for picnickers and for youngsters and a dulls to deposit waste paper cigarette boxes chocolate bar wrappers and such But while such response has been good some en thus have interpreted this as general garbage lory and are dumping loads of household garbage in the drums and leaving other garbage them Not only does this promote garbage blowing around the area it has an economic effect on the waste collector who Is being done out of business by some or his customers Garbage collect on is a private service n the village and the fee which the Thimble Club is paying was not set to include pick up of household garbage The clubwomen hope that those who have not understood the purpose of the garbage recep will cooperate and cease using them for household waste Dog Controller Quitting Gives Council a Problem County May Have Plaque Members of County Council agreed to accept the suggestion of former Milton Thompson to In si gate the bility of la name at a committee ng of county council last Council w 11 apply to the Department of Archives and ask that the rose irch he done and the plaque be provided under the Ontario star Plaque Plan GEORGETOWN TO ACTON SOON MILES AN HOUR Faced the poss of ng no dog control in Sep tember council at Monday committee meet ng dscussed ways of solving the problem George Mac Hcrringlan Limehouse res dent who has been dog controller for several years of August We have two options said Joan Smith Either to moke a similar arrangement with another man or to hire our own perhaps combining with neighbouring utile pal es She said Acton Mr has also served Is advert ng at present If costs arc she said Serving Young Swimmers council must consider raislrg the fees Deputy Reeve Arthur Speight said that it would cost much for the town to establish a pound I talked to some who might be interested and one man would want a year contract so he recover his capital costs he said Mrs Smith said the town Is getting too lorge for a part time service and while a civic pound could be the answer she has not secured any costs and cannot this as yet We should take the lead and ask our neighbours to get together on a Joint plan she suggested Ernest said that If costs are going to rise council should negotiate with Mr Glen Sewage System Could Ease Knitting Plant Quandry The member staff at Georgetown Community Swimming Pool Is having a busy summer helping in struct in the swimming arts and serving as lifeguards during public swimming periods From the left Bob Sargent assistant super intendent Kim Fisher Debbie Young and Paul Savole For Safety And Training Four mom of the swim pool staff are Sue Landry Dave Long Ann and Gum mer Superintendent Suo was not present when the Herald photo snapped these pictures at the pool The deputy reeve said he believes new government regulations regarding sale of stray dogs and mare rigid requirements for kennels to house strays are factors in Mr Hcrrington decision to quit One man told me he wouldn take the job under a year he said A dog controller Is on hour call With Mrs Smith going on vacation Cr Phil Slddall volunteered to sub for her and asked the clerk to get In formation from other municipalities with a view to making some temporary arrangement until solution Is found Dog Quote too High Seek 3Town Plan The quote of one dollar pci capita for dog control made by the Ontario Humane Society to cover township proved too much for Esquesing council Monday night We re talking almost Cr Coxe remarked Deputy reeve Russell Miller suggested the three municipalities of Acton Georgetown and should consider a Joint system dog control Clerk Delmar French said he undcrstoon this had already been suggested by members of Georgetown council Reeve Tom Hill instructed the clerk to write to the two towns arranging a meeting if possible to discuss the Idea Cr Siddall Would Ban Highway Pylon Signs I don want to sec any more pylon signs along the highway said Cr Phil at a council commit lee meeting Monday Mr was speaking to a request from Steel Art Company for permission to erect wo ground signs and a wall sign for the new Canadian Tire building In Market Centre He said that he wants to preserve the charm of a small community along the highway Were getting to look like Queen Street East in Brampton or the Dan forth in Toronto he observed Cr Ernest Sykes took issue with his stand We have such signs now he said and we can favour one businessman over another said he is planning to present a new sign by law which would govern the sit ualion certain time after a by law Is passed he said He said Canadian Tire had decided to build before asking for and no firm has any right to a sign just because someone else has one The committee approved wall sign told the firm that It objects to a ground sign on Mountalnview Road where the tore will have an entrance and will give further consideration before making a decision on a ground sign on the highway An urgent pica for the In or a sewage system In Glen lliams was made in a letter to council by Sam of Beaumont Knitting Co Ltd Monday night He said the Ontario Water Resources Commission is on some sort of for his plant which would force him to cease operations relocate his plant elsewhere establish holding tanks or consider some other form of manufacturing process lie claims I he holding tanks and trucking to Georgetown sewage plant would be too costly government assistance In a brief history of the plant he painted out it has been in operation for 100 years and had been owned by the Beaumont family till 1957 when he and Gordon Graham bought it He said they also operate a plant in Georgetown where the yarn is made Penrice reminded council between 50 and cm ployecs with a yearly payroll of 000 are working there He claimed the employees never have had to collect insurance I sure you will want the plant to continue the letter stated In conclusion he said Apple Products joins with him in en doming a sewage system for Glen Williams Wouldn the people in the Glen have to vote on this asked Len Coxe They should at least have a chance to weigh the costs against the benefits replied Deputy reeve Russell Miller Reeve Tom Hill pointed out the has advocated the Glen being hooked up to the Georgetown disposal plant But that overloaded now he ad Traffic Analyst Says Designed for 70 MPH The speed limit on Highway between Georgetown and Acton will be tipped from 50 miles an hour to miles soon as council officially approves a Department of High ways recommendation to that effect They approved the in crease verbally Monday night J Hamilton traffic analyst for the Department of Highways told council the radar units had been concealed in mailboxes order to find out the actual speeds travelled He claimed the reconstructed highway had been designed for miles an hour and suggested it was unrealistic to have a mile an hour limit when the survey showed percent of the drivers drove at speeds between and miles an hour We have found if the speed limit Is sensible and reasonable most people adhere to It he commented The radar units were stationed at two locations along the high way the first one feel past the line Here BS percent of the drivers were shown to be travelling at miles an hour with the fastest doing miles an hour and the slowest 30 miles an hour At the other location two miles east of Churchill Road the third line 85 percent did miles on hour with the fastest doing miles an hour and slowest miles an hour Reeve Tom Hill questioned the location of the radar units pointing out the built up areas between sideroad and he line would be a more logical spot It was for this area we asked it be left at miles an hour The traffic analyst said In his terms a built up area was much more densely populated than Ivercreek area Haltons Whiting Speaks in House Budget Motion Halton federal P Bud Whiting was one of several members speaking to a motion of Hon J Benson Minister of Finance in the House of Com last month The Benson motion was for approval in general of the budgetary policy of the government Mr Whiting speech is reproduced in its below Mr Speaker the bible tells us that a prophet is not honour save his own country and in his own house Today there are many who must feel as I do that in our own country and In our own House this House of Commons we who told our constituents that in the white paper there was the strongest Indication of the reality of par tlcipatory democracy and who Invited the participation of the constituents with the assurance that their comments and con struct suggestions would be listened to when we put them in the hands of the Minister of Finance Mr Benson have been proven prophets indeed and our honour and faith in the government vindicotd From my riding of Halton came a flood of protest letters when the white paper on tax reform was Issued Many were angry but the majority contained reasoned protests and suggestions many United Main St Image Aim of Merchant Group As a result of a meeting bet ween Mayor Smith and the downtown merchants last week a sub committee of downtown merchants left Monday morning for a rip to he Lake They will visit town officials In an attempt to rind the secret of their organizational methods which brought about the image of century stores and the quaint atmosphere which attracts business from miles away The decision to go was prompted by a discussion of a united image for Main Street Silver urged the hiring of a public rein Ions man to advise he merchants while Earl Ryder felt the Retail Merchants Association should be the source of advice Despite the Improved parking lot with the stone wall donated by Sid Silver more parking is deemed a necessity Land must be acquired for parking and paid for by the merchants over years stated Mr Silver Sandy Mackenzie suggested all overhead signs should be taken down In an effort to spruce up Indirect No general agreement was reached on the signs but It was pointed out 100 percent cooperation would be necessary Sykes pointed out Main Street is unique in that 11 is not on a highway like most Ontario towns so could be developed any way the mer chants want He emphasized any Merchants association have a treasury There Is no reason Main Street could not be roofed In sometime in the future or maybe have a mall one day a week he commented In an assessment of the recent Western Days and the mall opinion was mixed with one merchant saying business was the best he had ever done and another saying it was the worst three days business he had ever done We saw people downtown we never saw before remarked Ken Milne it was the action life and colour that brought them here he added The discussion switched to Monday opening which is now permissible At present some stores arc open and some are not but the merchants feel there should be a unanimous decision The antl loitering by law also was discussed with Sandy Mackenzie suggesting it is un constitutional since any disturbances or public nuisance are already covered under the Criminal Code He feels the by law is being abused Ken Allan disagreed saying it la a necessity There have been nights when people could nt get in my store he remarked The mayor thanked the merchants for attending and said he plans to meet also with the merchants from the Georgetown Market Centre and Moore Park Plaza of were passed on to the Minister of Finance The minister also visited as he visited so many other centres and met with my constituents which I know was greatly ap preciated The budget and the tax revision legislation tell us that Canada Is going to do belter than many other countries Jo reduce unemp loyment while still controlling Inflation We have done better any other country during this trying period and many of us seem to forget that other countries are experiencing difficulties similar to ours but much more severely than we are least of all I should at tempt to imply that things are good just because the situation In Canada is belter than elsewhere The need for continued effort Is revealed in the budget and 1 am glad to note that the government the situation and has the lead All Canadians can now begin to play their part in helping the country to greater economic progress The government has provided leadership to establish confidence in the country in industry in small business and In farming community It remains however for all mentsof the nation to also accept their responsibility Last year I felt it my duty to present the House many of the more per tlnent criticism of proposals contalnedlnlhewhltepaper It is source of great satisfaction to me and my constituents many of whom have already com with me to express their approval of the legislation now before us Of great concern to them was five year revaluation of shares In widely held cor poralions The Chamber of Commerce in a letter to me expressed the view that this proposal would have been both discriminatory and punitive Obviously the owners of the literally hundreds of smaller type business in the community were greatly concerned with the elimination of the preferred rate of tax Another concern was the proposed capital gains tax on the appreciation in the value of homes Many other letters Conllnued on Page Civic Holiday Monday is a public holiday in Georgetown Next holiday la Labour Day in September New Terminal Gray Coach No Longer Travels Main St Gray Coach Lines no longer has a downtown terminal in Georgetown The Highland Restaurant has given up its agency and the company has established a new agency the Moore Park Texaco stat on which faces Highway at Moore Park plaza The agency at the Restaurant In Georgetown Market Centre will to operate as formerly The agency transfer makes an important change in bus route In an advertisement In this issue of the Herald the company announces that Its buses will now proceed directly down the high way eliminating the pick up stands on Main Street Except for a brief period when the company had an agency on James Street at Wright s Variety store and an earlier time when town council objected to the bus stop on Main Street there has always been downtown service since an agency was established here forty years ago Long Confectionery and Mrs William Long was the first agent for Arrow Bus lines which was later acquired by Gray Coach The agency passed on to later owners of the restaurant When the town grew eastward a second terminal was established at Delrex Restaurant in Georgetown Market Centre A Gray Coach official told Herald yesterday that buses will stop when hailed by passengers anywhere on the highway where it is safe to stop