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GEORGETOWN Second Qui Mall Registered Number The Home Newspaper For Georgetown and District 1lGl1WNIIHtAI I THURSDAY AUGUST 1ST Return Postage Guaranteed per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cents AFTER FOUR YEARS Motel And Apartment Get Council Green Light GEORGETOWN BAND IN SCOTTISH FESTIVAL uthbert centre of arrangements for the left and Merve Allan if the Scottish bands took place Brampton drum major if Scottish World Georgetown pipe major of last weekend at the Canadian the Georgetown Pipe Band parade in Toronto Thursday the band Competitions for National Exhibition Special discusses parade with J scph of the second annual festival of Herald Photo 1 ThreeCar Pileup At Plaza Injures One Damage A threecar at the Street entrance to Georgetown Centre M m sent John Duller Queen St to hospital and resulted in m ire than The collision occurred when Ihc car was turning left into Market Centre and was hit by an car driven William Mcllveen or Hut The car was pushed forward into a car driven Peter N irns Dclrex as he was preparing to turn left iuI of the Market Centre Damage the front of Ihc Butler car was estimated SI to ihc Mcllveen car and to the Norrls car A was wrecked but the driver and passenger escaped with slight injuries in a collision with a car al lain view and King Street Monday evening at Carl driver of Ihe motorcycle and passenger Gary Quart bury Elizabeth SI were taken to Georgetown hospital and released The driven by Timothy Permit SI received damage to the front bumper radiator and frame A husband and wife Joseph and Ina Emmcrson St were taken to hospital with and bruises following a crash at J Street east and Vict Street Aug IB at 2 pm The crash involved a car driven by John Con 10 whose cat- received damage to the left front hood and grill and the Em car which received an estimated damage to the left side A hydro pole a fire hydrant and a young tree were clipped when a car driven by Wayne Aitchison of Nashville Out went out of control on Duncan Drive near Thursday at 40 a A passenger William Cant well 24 was bruised in The car had the whole right side crumpled with damage estimated at Damage to the hydro pole hydrant and tree amounted An driver stopped at the Main Street north and Street Intersection morning then drove north on southbound side t tie road Robert Scarlett of struck a southbound car driven by Gene Kocsis of Cooksvillc Three hundred dollars damage was done to the Scarlett car and lo K car The intersection if and was he scene if a rearend collision Saturday afternoon when a slipped ear driven by Hoy Smith of Brampton was struck in rear by car driven by Barry Allan or Erin The Allan car was un damaged the Smith car a Volkswagen received damage to the rear 76 Fair Ladies In CNE Contest After a fouf year battle to build a and apartment complex at eastern end of own Al Piluttl cleared the last hurdle Monday night when council gave final approval signing of a site plan agreement and the of the land Maintaining the same position over the hours and hours of discussion on the subject Reeve Morrow and Phil Siddall opposed site plan agreement for the suite apartments again Monday night Construction on the motel can star any time but apart cannot begin until the addition lo the sewage disposal plant Is completed The seven storey building and the con a dining room and cocktail lounge Is planned for almost opposite Dclrex Boulevard on Street along an old road allowance of the 10th Line Launching into a lengthy argument against he apart Coun said the amendment to the zoning bylaw changed the land from in use to residential use He contended apartments would house persons yielding approximately school aged children said the town own planning consultant op posed the proposal in 1970 saying the application con Dieted with the official plan an amendment would be a major policy change residential development should only be considered if It formed a neighborhood complete with school and local stores Ihe journey to school would be a traffic hazard for children and there should be about erecting an Isolated building in an in duslrlal area SUPPORT AIM cited statements from the town engineer building Inspector and police chief to back up his claim of traffic hazards Despite this the planning board of that time reeom mended that the Official Plan be amended said Coun The councillor listed the planning board reasons for approval as the need Tor this type of dwelling the use compatible with adjacent area park and playgrounds a in and busing or school children The unwell of 70 this spurious rationale and passed a bylaw change plan paving the way for a zoning change commented He reminded council that the deparlmenl of municipal af fairs had given reluctant approval and said the recreation committee and the industrial commission of day had not been consulted said when these bodies were finally consulted in May 197 I hey both raised objections In N ivembcr of at Ihe instigation of Reeve Morrow and them and apartment proposals were considered separately because both favored the motel but opposed the apartments I OPPOSE- 1 Summing up his position Siddall said he still op posed the apartments because if the isolation safely of iluldrcn the lack of integration mlo community and the breaking up of industrial land Hyde the only member of council who challenged statement said the school boards were consulted and there were no He said the intersection was not at the lop or the hill but 500 feet back ipposltc Boulevard where a traffic light has been needed for sometime Coun Hyde claimed the rem mid be an ad vantage to residents who would rent there because of the site and the large amount of private open space around the apartment On the recorded vote authorizing signing of a site agreement for the apart only Morrow and opposed The amendment to zoning bylaw permit the motor hotel passed unopposed Mayor Bill Smith was absent from the meeting OFF TO OMAHA Service first aid team Allan and rank I roll left Donna in icntre Gerard Wilcox spare frank Kirk will compete in an International rescue and first aid com in Omaha Aug 24 he team captured the title two weeks Regional Election Pot Will Boil Next Month Georgetown entry in the Sweetheart of the Fairs contest the CNE last week didn win anything but she had a great lime GO Paving Contract Let Fermar Paving of has been awarded contract f the grading asphalt paving and lighting of the new GO transit station parking lot in Georgetown Jim Snow for and Minister of ment Services announced this week lhat bid of 80 was accepted by Ihe Ministry of Transportation and Communications It is expected lhat work will start immediately and be completed sometime this fall Georgetown Fall lair contest last year and represented Georgetown when Sue Red dick Miss Georgetown Fall could not take part Nancy was one of con test ants representing Tall fairs across Ontario in the CNE day event The girls were housed in Addison Hall on he University if Toronto campus last Tuesday night and attended a that night Wednesday morning the were judged In short resscs and through in A special luncheon was held at noon for the girls parents the press and fall fair After lunch the girls were judged In long dresses at the band shell Chosen Miss Sweetheart the I- air was a University of Tironlo student Welland Belly Lou She received a first prize NEWS IN BRIEF IIAIHMAN Of Tilt regional municipality Allan of will attend an Township council meeting Sept 4 The council extended an invitation to Mr Masson lo attend and he has notified the council he will be there Meeting time Is Society will be provided with 10 rolls of snow fencing and a quantity of stakes for use at society fall fair Sept 14 and Township decided Starter Hit Monday The society asked the township for the fencing and slakes but deputy reeve Lcn Cojte said he thought more fencing and fewer stakes would be required The society will be responsible for safe return of material lection fever slow so far to momentum will rise romalically during Sep Candidates who so far have announced they will contest Ihe Oct 1 elections Tor Ihe new regional government setup are tor mayor of he new nor hern town of North Halton as unnamed Reeve Tom Hill of Esquesing Mayor Smith of Georgetown Hunter of Georgetown Coun Phil of Georgetown For the position of regional councillors who sit on both Morrow in Ward Georgetown Deputy reeve Ernie Sykes in Ward Georgetown Deputy reeve Len Cnxe in Word 2 Reeve Pat McKenzie of Acton in Ward 1 Acton Deputy reeve Peter Marks of Acton in Ward 1 Acton tor the local council of the northern area Coun George Maltby of In Ward Mayor Duby of Acton in ward Acton JT Joe Hurst former Ac Ion clerk administrator in Ward i Acton Under the new boundaries consolidating Georgetown Acton and Word 1 covers Acton Ward 2 covers except the portion south of Five Si deroad between the Fourth and Fifth lines which is now in the central or Milton area Wards and 4 cover Georgetown divided roughly down Drive to Sargent and along the highway from to Sinclair up Sinclair ihe industrial park to the ravine POLICE BLOTTER Motorized Vandals On RockThrowing Spree SHADES OF SOUTH PACIFIC Two miniature hula dancers Nancy and cousin Cecelia attracted a lot of attention In from Atrial Ic Products Dlsirihiiior during last weeks sidewalk sale Die girls are dressed as Hawaiian Mr and Mrs Ronald Rodriguez owners Mire arc natives of Manila in the Philippines Residents of five houses in Georgetown and Glen Williams were awakened early Monday morning by Ihc crash of glass Rocks had been hurled through ihc picture windows of the houses by someone in a car In each case the residents reported car sped off just after sound of breaking glass No one was injured by the flying glass Police arc investigating A car parked on Water Street Monday was found splattered with eggs Tuesday morning A picnic lable was stolen from a backyard in Sunday night A prowler was reported Pennlnglon Cres 10 Sunday night No trace could be found when police arrlted A charge of indecent ex posurc was laid against a man from Sunday After complaints from girls walking Street police caught the man near Maple and Avenues Tw burglar alarms me Sunday and one Monday sent rushing General ircprooflng only to find Ihoy were false alarms A window was the new Royal bank building Saturday night Police consider a case of malicious damage Vandals managed In empty a lank of fuel oil in the town works yard Thursday spilling gallons of fuel all over the yard Juveniles were a ugh I shoplifting at and Shoppers Drug Mart Thur sday They were turned their parents and there will be a by the Juvenile seclhn f the police depart Residents or Pennington Crescent have been victimized ripping off wind shield wipers breaking mirrirs on cars and throwing refuse in swimming lis Police have receled complaints creating a nuisance in ore Park Plaza and are foil iwing up complaints Portly Piscine Our mailman says he has friend who has jusl returned a fishing trip In Northern Ontario where he caught a fish was so big ihe it alone weighed 1 mi SUBMISSION from Bruce Howled Consultants on a recommended route for hydro transmission line to be con rue led between Pickering and Nanticoke will be presented to Ihe Solan Commission early in September according to a spokesman of the Solandt Commission He said the media and public will be notified well in theactual date COUNCIL APPRO VI- the hiring wo employees In the municipal offices Monday night Mrs Elizabeth Do I a was hired as senior accounting machine operator to replace Mrs Marilyn Mclcod who resigned Mrs Maureen was hired as counting to replace Mrs Sandra Stanton who also resigned of Kincardine was awarded contract for work on the John Street bridge His lender the only one submitted amounted to must be approved by Ihe Ministry if Transportation and Communications TWO Tl- NDt- RS submitted to Township council Tor palnling at the municipal building have been held over to the next committee meeting for consultation between councillors and clerk treasurer DeTmar French Tenders submitted were from Hank lingo of and from Harry of The wo tenders did not coincide on Items of work to be performed By Dragster A man was injured Saturday evening Toronto In Drag way when a racing car went nut of control and hit Ihc stsrlcr I Walker is reported in good condition in General Hospital He suffered a arm and leg and head Injuries ibert Brown was burning iff his tires by spinning them while Walker was lining cars for a start on he track The accelerator pedal of Brown s car stuck and the vehicle it ahead hitting the starter Walker was first taken to Georgetown and District Mem inal Hospital hut was transferred to Peel Memorial in Brampton From there he was transferred again to Toronto General Hospital Announce Candidacy Reeve Ric Morrow Seeks Ward Seat Reeve Morrow entered the Oct election race this week when he announced he would try for the regional councillor seat in Ward is the eastern section of Georgetown taking in roughly all the area east of Drive A regional councillor Is elected from each ward to sit on both the local northern area council and the regional council This Is similar to the present where the reeve and depuiy reeve serve on both local and county councils Reeve Morrow served two years on Georgetown council as councillor before being elected reeve three years ago He has served as reeve since then Al present he Is finance chairman on Georgetown council The reeve said his In vol ve with the formation of the new regional setup would be helpful In Ihe ran In regional government MOKHflW Georgetown Deputy Wants Ward 3 Seat HOOTCHIE HOOKUP Fred Toylor from Lome Scots regiment In Georgetown Joins the main beams the front of his liiolchlc Fred Is Involved in Area Hank and Trade School at Canadian Base Petawawa The course runs fiur weeks and Is signed provide the and mien with military skills reeve Ernie Sykes Ihrew his hat Into the election ring this week when he an he would try or the regional councillor seat for Georgetown ward three This is area formerly known ward one and Ihe westerly half of ward lying west of Drive As regional councillor the reeve would sit on both Ihc local area council and the regional council just as he does now as deputy reeve Mr Sykes has served on Georgetown council for the past three years two years as councillor for ward one and one year as deputy reeve He has been active on Halton countys select committee on regional government as well county roads committee and has been chairman of Georgetown works committee for Ihe past year Mr was chairman of the first Georgetown will have a chance to put committee and was active In ihilrlralnlngtopraeticaluse establishment of the during exercise Power Play Downtown Development As past president of Georgetown Club he headed committee which developed Joseph Gibbons Pork He told The Herald that If elected he Intends to become less active In his family business In order to devote necessary time to fulfilling the responsibilities of regional and local councils