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Kids No Worse Today Than Years Ago Says Judge Ord In the Mail Bag I sincerely tell eve kids ere no worse today than they were years ago They re more honest Provincial Judge John old a dinner meeting of the Acton Chamber of Com at the Dominion Hotel A former Georgetown resident who also practiced law here for before his judicial appointment Judge now presides In the criminal court in Peel County He previously served several years as a juvenile court judge Judge used the famous saying The more things change the more they remain the same to reinforce his statement that today kids really that bad If children get love and concern from their parents they have a very good chance of making the grade he said KIDS CHANGE All kids are attractive at some point in their lives but somewhere along the line something happens to them and change at about he said Is it possible to say a kid has responsibility at this age he asked At that age I believe we have to look at the home In trouble cases Speaking on his term as a judge Judge Ord described the trouble youths 16- 19 get into as youthful delinquency After that age you assume they realize the consequences and you have to draw the line he said Judge admitted he often wonders if it t be better to give a boy a nine month reform school sentence for his first fight rather than sec him come up before him for larger offences later BIG HIT However he added that to give a boy a year when he s IB or 19 is quite a hit in the stomach one that I don en Joy I ve always operated on the basis of There but for the grace of God go I Judge Ord said Youths who he considers to finally be a real nuisance arc sent to the House of Concord a Salvation Armyoperated home north of Toronto Judge Ord explained PERCENT Of the number of youths sent to the House of Concord the Judge estimated So percent come out better persons one third run away and the rest don derive any benefit But there ore only two choices sometimes jail or the House of Concord he said Judge said he has great belief In the work ethic as a means of preventing yoi delinquency There almost no alter native Money is really not a significant factor it Ion he suggested CHURCH He said he has ureal hopes In the Church as a rescuer also The Church could be a significant factor At least kids What Canadians Aiming for Says Holland has Achieved WHY HALTON NEEDS OCONNOR A good question It deserves a good answer We are a riding of diverse con cerns farmers merchants land owners factory workers industrialists We have questions we need answers 0 Connor speaks out to us on issues concerning us GEven the opportunity Connor will speak out for us in Ottawa Ottawa will listen Ottawa will know there is a riding of Hal ton And Ottawa will know what s all about Terry OConnor recognises the concern of Halton taxpayers for control of the ad ministration and allotments of Unemploy Insurance monies Funds must be used as aid for those who are temporarily out of work not for those who care not to work Terry supports direct financial incentive to assist employers in expanding the r work force as positive action to reduce ployment Terry OConnor sees small business of Hal ton is suffering under government re stramts on the economy He will fight to eliminate the building material tax and other measures fling the buying or improving homes stores industrial plants and farms etc OConnor will fight on our behalf to administrative standards to control government spending and waste He wants the Auditor General set up as an independent examiner of government spending with positive requirements for the Government to act on his recommen dations Terry is committed to actively protect and promote Halton riding at the national level and develop for Halton the stature it de serves in the Parliament of Canada OConnor is our man He is persuasive enough to win people to our point of view Hes forceful enough to convert our ideas into action J2E333 TERRY OCONNOR PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE HALTON FEDERAL RIDING JOHN made some as soon as they walk into a church he said On the subject of drugs the judge expressed the opinion marijuana users and heroin users can I be talked about in ihe same breath This is on affluent per n society one where youths are increasingly frustrated re going to experiment he explained There got to be a group in who says our pr me concern Is our youth he said Judge Ord said he th pol would prefer to have drug users at one spec fie place centre where they an eye on the i en if there a I oral go ng on We must look at happens to kids ifter they leave the arena and athletics at the ages of and 17 If they can be enough to mnkt the grade dandy but what ibout the percent who ion he asked I hate to see the wastage of most precious the judge concluded Suffer with them a little they II come of it Firefighters Ann Street Dear Editor I have Just returned from a visit to a country named Holland Being a born Canadian and never having had the unity to travel there before Holland Just meant to me another over crowded country with a few windmills tulip fields some farms and the aged wearing the traditional clogs Now that I have travelled in this wonderful Utile country I feel the need lo express what I have seen hopefully will prove of some interest to others because the experience I derived became not only an on but a revelation I travelled by car and walked for miles tirelessly visiting the Cities of Amsterdam Rot The Hague and which or the oldest Cities in Holland where the famous blue china is produced another very old established town where the houses built date back Ihe 1700 exist with charm habitable and occupied by people who treasure Ihem with care The town of where I stayed a few days is situated on an Island off of he main land It is a which has been planned and built up since the war com the old with the new visited I was astounded by the cleanliness and beauty I never knew there was country left in this world where people could live so congested be so disciplined and organized The Dutch peoples attitude towards work their clean habits preservation of beauty plannedcommunltics designed for the young and old lo share in has to be seen to be believed Their loving care of plants and flowers bedeck the apart build ng windows and balconies their houses and window boxes also Public buildings schools and children playgrounds relate the Dutch people character for their love of beauty The children are so trained and disciplined they grow to appreciate the beauty not destroy It clean not to litter I never sow piece of paper on the streets roads or lawns uses their own hands like a fairy Godmother uses a wand iflhey see any I Her they automatic ally quickly pick tup and carry It home to be put into the garbage can The Public and trams shine inside out even the floors are immaculate Public toilets and utilities are spotless and shining Consideration foresight and understand by the architects and planners towards he structures for the human being benefit and needs remarkable Apartment buildings are spaced out so that no shadow fails on the other therefore all buildings have the advantage of the light and which must be a joy to the people who live in The are six to eight high and built the width of on apartment so that each spacious apartment enjoys he freedom living by having a lenant balcony and entrance at the rear of the bulldii and each tenant has their own private balcony in the front of Ihe building complete privacy The schools for the beginners up to Ihe age of 10 years was an education for me and would love to see Implemented over here One storey block shaped brick build with proximately six classes to a school and only to 14 children to a classroom They are grouped into three set back off the road surrounded by spacious lawns recs and beds of roses and situated In f areas throughout the communities so that children are only walking distance from their homes I lay ground parks for the are placed throughout the set a natural environment with apparatuses It of wood and trees to allow children to give vent to their own Imagination and development 1 was extremely Impressed by Old Age Pensioners row ng bungalows Set back off the road in a park like setting with well kept lawns and flowers and seats to outside their homes Each house ha its own small garden ai the rear to grow his own vegetables and at the end of ihcse row of houses a modem recreation lounge with colour TV and furnished w th all the modern comforts of home is provided for their get Another amazing night the homes and apart ment build are alive and ablaze of light Evidently drapes and curt a ns arc for decoration not for closing themselves rom the outside world consequently relating Iheir attitude of freedom and aspect towards I When I quest this I was promptly told that Dutch people are proud of Ihe THURSDAY OCT IB homes not ashamed This in turn gave me Ihe freedom as a tourist to stop and look to see for myself into peoples homes at their cared for rooms decorated brightly with plants and flowers was a stranger to the Dutch people yet I felt at ease and very much at home because they allowed me the freedom to see them for myself and learn about them in my own way I may possibly be wearing rosecolouredglassesbul I shall always visualize Holland with the highest respect This Utile country has achieved we are aiming for good planning cleanliness and beauty It con be done I have seen it Yours truly Mrs M Drop Appeal On Land Separation Council appeal against a Committee of Adjustment decision to allow a land be par for Ann Street property owners Mr and Mrs Tom Gadd was dropped Monday when council voted The reversal was supported by Mayor Smith Deputy Reeve Speight and Crs Hyde and Sykes Crs Smith Levy and opposed it The two other council members were absent from the meeting Parade At Acton About from the re departments of Milton Acton lie Burlington and marched to Knox Church in Acton Sunday morning in a church parade culm nating a busy re Prevent on Week across Ihe county The held annually during re Prevent on Week is sponsored by County I- re Prevention Bureau Acton were hosts this the parade Is held a town each October Band led the f refiners down Mill and Main to the Presbyterian where they were by A the at Mr based in The Role of Invent on Life Dangers an I assistant fire chief km Van I- i one of Ihi lessons the service After service Acton sand wiches and coffee for the siting firefighters at Acton re Hall Doug Hauser a good man to know You probably met Doug Hauser At the Lions Club at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Doug is an active participant in them because as manager of Georgetown s Royal Bank he is vitally concerned in the well being of the community and its people So if you need extra cash for something worthwhile need help In arranging your finances or just need a friend to help you sort things out drop In to the Royal and say hello to Doug Hauser Helping people Is his fob That why he a good man to know Community Corner Georgetown Figure Skating Club Fall Dance Sat Nov Tickets per person available at Arena or call Carole In need of a Homemaker through Illness or in another emergency telephone the Red Cross Service Anything sale At St parish hall Glen Williams Saturday October 21 ROYAL BANK serving Ontario GEORGETOWN 877 Percy Jennings wants to sell his house What is he doing wrong Percy Jennings of Madison Avenue doesn t have a For Sale sign on his lawn During the past week a lot of people drove down his street looking for houses in the neighbourhood But none of them called Percy agent because they didn t know Percy s house was for sale Percy doesn t know that many people check a neighbourhood over before they look at specific houses So if you re serious about selling ask for a lawn sign It works We know because ours does Call Gar Lacey Sales Representative 86 Charles St 877 9500 Do it right