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the HER ALP Home Newspaper of Halton Hills 11U1ALD WEDNESDAY NOVLMUEIt II IMS A Division Canadian Newspapers Company Limited 103 Main St South Georgetown L7G Ontario WILLIAM EVDOK1MOFF Publisher Second Clan Mill Registered Number Things look brighter We can only cross our fingers and wish them well The group that Is beginning now to quietly formulate plans for downtown Georgetown has its job cut out As one member commented We ve been through this a few times before Yes we have but this time viewing the list of members on that committee we cannot help but feel that there is room for optimism The members are landowners who certainly have the most to gain or lose in the core s future They re also very capable businessmen who will consider costs end not merely chitectural concepts Another sign that promises to shine brightly on the growth of the downtown area is the news that the McNally apartment project is finally well on its way Certainly the downtown core must draw on outside interest to maintain its development but first and foremost it must base its life on local residents who consider it their primary commercial zone The planning departments ob vious belief in that commercial fact of life also puts the current plans in a more optimistic light Our only suggestion would be that if a marketing concept is going to be developed for the downtown core other commercial areas of town be included It should be an all or nothing concept with the three dif commercial zones com each other and not competing one against the other There is after all strength in bers Come again your honor IT On the home front a pity that International Women Year and our Lieutenant Governor the Hon Pauline seem to be so frequently matched As she proved Monday evening during her first official visit to Georgetown she is a tremendously capable woman who has achieved a very deserved position simply through her own attributes as a warm and charming lady Her qualities are such that even if 1975 was not International Women s Year and women lib had never been heard of the Hon Pauline would nevertheless still be our province First Lady She was a gracious visitor and one we would be pleased to welcome again Years Ago Harley wins From the Flies of the Herald FIVE YEARS AGO The proposed widening to four lanes of Main Street South was stopped by the Ontario Municipal Board at the conclusion of a two- day hearing concerning the widening Unanimous approval was given last wee at town council to grant to the hospital addition In a vote Monday night Georgetown council approved a plan to open landlocked industrial property behind the Georgetown Terminal Warehouse by creating a road into the property Visitors to the conservation area in Terra increased this year The total number of Users of the area was ODD compared to last year Campers increased from 15 119 to TENYEAIISAGO A major powerllne breakdown last Tuesday resulted In a return of days for a total of three hours The break down occurred In Upper State New York which resulted In an estimated people in Ontario and eastern USA without hydro Mrs Mary MacDonald and Mrs Jessie Milton of the Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Auxiliary entered their miniature scaled display and won second prize at the convention of the Ontario Hospital Auxiliaries In Toronto The display Letter to the Editor The wrath of grapes By Facendli Late fall Is wine making time In most Italian households and ours Is no exception With that lime of year upon us once again found the words of a rather old ob scure song running constantly through my mind It goes Home thing like this In September when the grapes are purple Marguerite pick the grapes with me In December when the wind is blowing Marguerite sip the wine with me Now that is all very nice but what our rather romantically Inclined young man falls to mention is the slow sticky messy process whereby those luscious purple grapes become wine It is possible the young man was too busy dallying with Marguerite to think about work On the other hand maybe Marguerite had a rich daddy and our heroes papa decided It would be more advantageous to let court rather than cork After all it Is quite conceivable that Marguerite might not have been so anxious to sip he wine in December after seeing her barefoot lover Jumping up and down In a vat of grapes Nowadays of course one does not crush the era pes with ones feet although the thought does lead to some interesting speculations I can Imagine writing a note to the teacher Please excuse Louisa from school tomorrow she has to tread grapes I wonder if Javcx would get the purple out of your feet by January It Is essential that the fermenting grapes after they have been crushed be kept warm This means either heating your garage and putting up with the neighbour belief that you arc still or using the basement Either way you have problems By the third day the grapes have become a slowly boiling mass and a distinct odor IS discernible from three blocks away The smell however Is the least of your problems because by this time fruit files in their thousands have zeroed In on you They don just hand around the grapes cither Fruit files also like porridge soup cabbage rolls brown beans and spaghetti Involves a considerable gamble It Is decidedly temperamental and must be handled with extreme loving care Treat It to a sour look and you could finish up with sixty gallons of vinegar When this happens you make a lot of salads and pickle several tons of onions I read somewhere that wine la the worlds greatest natural tranquilizer Well believe me by the time the smell of fer men ling grapes has left your house and you have hunted down and killed your last fruit fly you re ready for all the you can get electors chose Dr Harry for the third time as their representative In the federal parliament in elections held Monday The Liberal member was returned by a substantial majority of 8 over his closest opponent candidate Allan Masson John Eves of Terra was watching an odd balloon in the sky when it descended The large balloon had a flashing light and on in ligation proved to be one of the balloons from the US weather department FIFTEEN YEARS AGO The Georgetown High School addition Is in the official discussion stage A delegation of high school and board representatives conferred with the Ontario Department or Education and outlined the addition which will include two industrial art rooms a home economics room a science room and one or more classrooms Rev Ronald Stubley new Anglican rector in Glen Willllams and Nerval conducted his first services at the churches of St A ban and St Paul on Sunday Rev Stubley is la kins over the charge from Rev Rath bone The girls volleyball from Georgetown District High School copped second place in the volleyball championship tournament held at OAC on the weekend Outstanding player of the day was Diane of Georgetown Viewpoint Tickle your toes By Lands borough It time again for potpourri a regular feature of this column where we take a tongueincheek look at some of the hap penings In this wonderful wacky world around us Off to the Berkley campus of the University of California where Mrs Barnes has the arduous task of putting together the world largest jigsaw puzzle Since 1972 Mrs Barnes has been working on ancient Egyptian pots which were broken during transit to the U S into ap proximately 160 pieces If you re a jigsaw buff imagine the challenge out there at Berkley Mrs Barnes figures it will take about 70 years to restore the pots Picture looking Tor Just the right piece in amongst 160 pieces Now that what I call dedication Here a a strange report from Boston Charles bought himself a season ticket In the Massachusetts million dollar lottery His season ticket came through a winner but unfortunately Mr had passed away The money will go to his estate that Inheritance be a twist of fate First prize too Away to Calgary now where we II take a trip to the zoo where a recent visitor had a weird way of appreciating wildlife A large bull elk was shot and killed after being hit six limes with a bow and arrow Robert Lambert of Calgary has been charged Try and figure that one out He sounds as l he might have been a frustrated hunter to me Steve Is a collector out in Akron Ohio Steve has to move though and he trying hard to find a sensitive person to appreciate and care for his collection Sensitive person Is the exact wording used in his want ad The collection 3 empty beer cans Gosh I sure hope he con find There are no loopholes in policy To the Editor of the Herald Enclosed la reply to an article which appeared in your newspaper on Wednesday July 23 1S73 Unfortunately this has Just recently come to our attention We have sent the letter to Mr Stephen and the attached copy Is filed with the Herald for publication Dear Mr Stephen It Is with concern that we view an article which ap peared In the Georgetown Herald on Wednesday July 23 197S entitled Escarpment Loophole Allows Quarry This has Just recently come to our attention The quotation from the article that we find disturbing is as follows Murray Stephen general noted that one consulting firm connected with the aggregate industry has sent a brochure to landowners along the Niagara Escarpment pointing out the loophole and suggesting that they reopen any old pits or quarries for mining The brochure also points out the available market for sand and gravel We would respectfully suggest that there are a number of Inaccuracies In this statement which we feel should be clarified knowledge loopholes exist In any areas designated under the Pits and Quarries Control Act Includes the entire Niagara Escarpment Our message was directed only towards undesignated areas which in general are the fringe areas of low population density The message simply was that it was here that new pits and tries would have to be evelapcd to meet the resource needs of the future Mineral aggregates arc a necessity for our present way of lift and the known supplies arc being depleted at a rapid rati The suggestion I hat old pits and quarries b reope for mining was not made In Ihc brochure nor even inferred The brochure did point out however the current problems of surface mining in urbanized areas and emphasized the need for rehabilitation Gartner Lee Associates Limited is an Independent firm and wc are not connected with any group or industry In we service a wide spectrum of clients including all forms of government agencies The brochure was sent out to approximately 1 recipients across the province and was certainly not specifically din led to landowners along the Niagara Escarpment as Is inferred from the article In our opinion ihe entire message of the brochure has been mis Interpreted by you and this Is unfortunate for it only tends to further polarize the various groups interested In the environment and the production of aggregates The problems Imposed by surface mining are complex but a reasonable and informed approach by all parties can do much to help alleviate them Gartner Lee Alloc la let Limited trig President somconesensltiveenough Idhate collection go to Just anybody Out to Missouri now where a would be bank robber just doesn seem to have what It takes He tried to rob the Third National Bank and was actually given the money but he didn get too far He was spotted by an officer who reports that he was wearing a red wig green shirt and Jeans with a large mole painted on his face Just the kind of get up you would need to fade away into the crowd Perhaps this lsn t the best time to criticize our postal system but Stan Hochkowski of St Catharines had his own way of getting even It seems his Christmas turkey arrived on Jan some days late for Christmas Mr Hochkowski was not about to take such inefficiency lying down not Mr Sometime last February he wrapped 40 lbs of rotten turkey and chicken in bright it to Mr with following letter It is a token gift from my family a gift which Is more than rood on the table So therefore may you share It with your family as I did with mine Surprise surprise surprise The Japanese have an ancient healing art over years old called Shiatsu It claims that by massaging the feet In a certain way you can relieve pain In all the various parts of body youhaveanearache the spot between your little toe and the fourth toe is the place to rub If your stomach Is the culprit Just down from the big toe about an inch or so Is the spot Kidneys liver gall bladder whatever ails you you just rub your foot Can you picture someone sitting rub bing his little toe and insisting ha has an ear ache I not too sure about good old Shiatsu Ah so Now for the best quote I ve heard In a long lime Katharine Whltehom is reportedly responsible Sex they say must be dominant drive In everybody a life You would think that a casual glance at a of housewives the Cabinet the the Rotary would make them think twice about the Idea do they look as if their lives were governed by sexual passion I that help to put these troubled times into much clearer perspective Till next week kiop on smiling Letter Look at schools and prisons To Editor the Herald I am one of a number of people becoming more and more concerned about the Increasing vandalism hooliganism and violent crime in our society I m of opinion that to combat van hooliganism and violent crime we have to do two things a Teach order and self discipline in elementary and high schools b Re examine our prison system In our schools we must Insist on respect for our educators and this must be enforced by principals trustees and the school board as a whole We must have orderly conduct at all times on school property It must be Instilled in students that to maintain an orderly society wc must have rules and these rules must be adhered to It Is great to do your own thing but not at the exepnse of the rest of society At the other end of the ladder wc must end stupid laws that arc bogging down our Judicial system laws that penalize people for socalled crimes without victims Today there Is much talk of the Inequities of our penal system certainly many of our Jails arc overcrowded but In updating our prison system we must not make holiday camps out of our prisons A jail should be a place where once a person has served his time he never wants to go back again Rehabilitation Is fine but I think we have gone overboard Taxpayers many of whom eat steak as a luxury pay for steaks that ore part of the regular fare In some penal Institutions The taxpayer pays for etc to trim the lawns around our penal institutions they also pay for swimming pools and exercise equipment In my opinion mowers would keep the grounds trim would conserve gasoline would not pollute and would keep the Inmates In reasonable shape Correctional officers should be carefully hand picked and to maintain a high standard should be adequately paid Extra remuneration could be provided by cutting out many of frills Recently I read that a camera lens worn was missing from the Moplehurst Correctional Institute I what a 1 lens was In a camera at this in the taxpayers on the outside who paid Tor this expensive piece of equipment are using Polaroids or In William A Johnson