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the HERALD WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER IMS Home Newspaper of Hills Toller Cranston Canadas top mate skater thrilled a capacity crowd In Georgetown on Saturday night during the Central Ontario Sectionals A full report on Page Town offers 35000 for Norval schools An offer of for both the old and new schools plusa small section of the property adjacent to them will be made by the town of Hills to the Board of Education Town council following on extended In camera session Monday night decided to drop its previous token offer of si for the entire 3acre site in favor of a con ditional deal for a small portion of the property Conditions outlined in a resolution passed by council state hat the closing date Tor negotiations would be December The town the Intervening year would rent the property to ascertain the need of the facility Although they were excluded from the in camera discussions on the matter representatives from the Ratepayers Association president Hugh vicepresident Pat Patterson and secretary Norma Guthrie were on hand earlier in the meeting to present the groups requests Mr MacFarlane told council that his group felt that only a small portion of the entire area owned by the school board was The two buildings plus a small strip of land bet ween the buildings and the street line he stated could serve the communitys needs The real need hesaid was for some form of recreational facility where he people of can meet dance carry on heir arts and crafts programs and generally foster community spirit The buildings he said would be put to good use During a meeting last Tuesday at which Mayor Tom Hill board of education and Ratepayers Association represen tatives were present the school boards stand waa fairly well outlined noted Mayor Tom Hill I think theyre going to stick to the appraised value Mayor Hill commented The ranne of two valuations of the residential property varied from approximately to for the entire 4 3 acres Councillor Roy Booth voiced strong support for acquisition of the two schools to provide Ihe community with a centre with which to identify not some grandiose scheme in which we set up a huge sports people of have never asked for that bat Just a place to which they can identify He pain led to schools small halls or ball parks in almost every other small centre In Town opposes drivein Halton Hills subsidiary planning board has restated its opposition o a drivein theatre in Ashgrove After hearing further plans from the developer of Ihe threescreen drivein theatre planning board members Tuesday night en dorsed a resolution put by Councillor Mike Armstrong that the board objects to the location of he theatre on prime agricultural land The boards decision was greeted with applause from a large delegation of Ashgrove area residents present for meeting Ontario Municipal Board hearings on the theatre are scheduled to resume on December Im not opposed to driveln theatres commented Councillor Armstrong what I am opposed to ana quite violently is Its location In a rural section of this town That is prime farm land People living adjacent o the looacre site at corner of Trafalgar Road and 10 are In the cattle business he explained and a theatre could possibly affect heir stock They don I deserve his kind of situation being brought upon them Traffic and garbage disposal were two other problems Councillor Armstrong and other councillors fell could pose problems A traffic study is being carried out of he roads in that area Monty Hyde solicitor for the theatres developer explained say hat the roads In area can handle the generated by the theatre he said Of the looccres owned by the developer would be used for the actual theatre operation Hyde would be used for likely orchards Presently two screens are planned with another scheduled lo be added later The first two theatres would hold TOO cars and the third an extra for an eventual total of 1000 cars The majority of those care would enter and leave the theatre by Trafalgar Road Mr Hyde said Upgrading of Ihe from Trafalgar would be needed and the theatre owner would be willing films commented Mr Hyde Family and action films hats where the profits are derived He that the profils from such operations come from the concession stands and the more families at a movie the higher he profits Clint Eastwood and Walt Disney would be typical of the types of movies being shown he said staggered starting and times for the three movies the traffic problems said Mr Hyde would not be great The traffic would be the same as that leaving he fairgrounds or any other municipal event Councillor Morrow suggested hat even if Halton Even i this council decided to region would them down Even if this council decided to support It I believe theres sufficient support at the region for heir Interim planning policies that they would refuse to approve it Those policies prohibit further development of any Class I or agricultural lands to pay for it The idea is to develop a regional drivein said Mr Hyde serving Brampton once the Brampton drivein closes Georgetown and Acton The money is Just not in sex Driver bashes cop car barely misses constable Smith and Stone workers sign contract Workers Smith and Stone members of Local 1421 ratified an agreement giving dayrate workers at the plant an immediate cents per hour average increase in wsges plus an ad ditional minimum increase of cents per hour over the next two years The settlement was reached on November 13 he deadline of he old contract Bargaining had begun on September and was reached without a work stoppage at It was ratified by the Union membership on November 1G The new contract is a threeyear agreement extending to November 13 1978 Under terms of the new agreement day- rate workers will receive immediate wage Increases averaging 30 cents per hour ex clusive of the costofliving allowance I7ie agreement also provides for additional In creases in 1978 and 1S77 averaging about cents per hour each year exclusive of COL The Increase will provide labour rates ranging from to per hour Including expected COL additions by Ihe end of tin agreement In sickness and accident insurance shift premiums holidays and In other contract provisions Under ho new contract Smith and Stones wage and benefit levels will the highest In the electrical wiring device manufacturing industry In North America Sometime during he early hours of Sunday an resident used his car to relandscape the grounds of the Georgetown District Christian School RR1 Georgetown In the brief escapade he damaged the lawn end 12 evergreens on the school property Later that same night he 18yearold offender proceeded to Waterfalls Playground and drove erratically around the abandoned park damaging stacked picnic tables and striking a pursuing police cruiser three times The driver at one time made run at the officer who had left the car to apprehend the man Totaldamagetothecnrs was The yough la awaiting ball hearing In Milton Jail Earlier that night Regional Police operating from Milton were called to in vestigate the theft of furniture- from Milton hospital after a man entered the building and walked out with two chairs two end tables one coffee table and four chairs from the cafeteria and one milk shake blender Police later recovered the goods and charged an area youth Bus study in budget Lights on again at Campbell Gate There will be no further delays In the Installation of traffic lights at the Campbell Gale Mountain view Road Intersection Council Monday night ap proved a works committee recommendation that the own engineer proceed I m mediately to have the signals Installed Council had during an earlier meeting recom mended hat the lights be postponed until a full study of he traffic pattern both present and future of Ihe area around the Market Place plaza be carried out Theres on need for those now commented Councillor Hyde Although we may say In 30 days or so he lights would be better placed elsewhere he need for them that par ticular location is here today Those lights do not only service he people who enter the plaza countered Councillor Mike Armstrong they will service the pedestrians who live In that area including the residents from the senior Council endorsed he resolution giving town engineer Bob Austin per mission proLc The Levy Line is rolling quipped one member of town council Monday night as Councillor Harry Levy finally received some satisfaction in his oneman drive obtain a bus system for Hills Under Councillor Levys prodding council will consider a request for funds in the 1970 budget for a study of the need and costs of a town transit system something Coun cillor Harry Levy been actively cam paigning for He told council that Region in a letter to him had informed him this past week that funds were from the provinces ministry of transportation and communications for an urban transit needs study The province would pay percent and the local municipality percent of the total This doesnt commit us to any operational transit system operating In town but at least the whole matter will be finally studied he said Councillor Levy didnt know what the costs of such a study might be Costs of a similar study proposed for Georgetown a few years ago were hen In he range of Mayor Tom Hill cautioned Councillor Levy Before doing anything hope you talk to Theyre losing their shirts on their bus system That lost study for Georgetown added Councillor Hyde clearly Indicated that town would have to subsidise the system Councillor Levy pointed out hat subsidies were available from the province tor municipal bus systems The whole matter will now be referred to upcoming 1970 budget meetings Hills as examples of the types of facilities was in need of Hornbys park Stewart towns school and small town hall the Glen Williams ball park the school were all examples Councillor Booth said of how each com munity has some place the people of that community can equate to for use as a com munity area However Councillor Ern Hyde objected to the town making anything more than a offer The board shouldnt dispose of this property They should turn It over to the town until such time as It is needed for further educations needs rotten Mr MacFarlane explained that wed like to nave the whole property but because the boards high demands plus their probable ability to recover Ihe whole value of the property from the revenue gained from the sale of the rest of the land we feel It would be wiser offer to request only put of the offer will now be sent to board of education for Its comments on a possible one vear rental arrangement of the schools and property rent would have to be decided upon by both board and council The lone councillor sup porting he theatre was Councillor Hyde who explained that The only feasible location tor a drive- In la In a rural area The area needs a theatre commented Councillor Hyde Weve hod to almost get down on our knees and beg persons bring a theatre into the town for our young people but we havent been able to interest anyone It would be service to this area and the people of this NO WILD DOG Clare Wilson one of Halton farm who shot the wolf stated that on Hills three livestock valuators examines a numerous occasions wolves have been male wolf which was shot on the Scotadale spotted on the property Farm Georgetown The employee of the Towns wolf problem getting worse A male wolf estimated at about two- yearsold was shot early last Tuesday morning by an employee of Farm Georgetown after being seen on numerous occasions prowling the rural property This was no wild dog You could ell by the coat the face and the paws hat it was a fullfledged wolf stated Clare Wilson one of Hills three livestock valuators Mr Wilson also stated hat here have been over lambs and sheep killed by Mr W He on estimated that there are three or four wolf dens in Hills centering In the Sixth Line area About wo weeks ago behind the fifth and SixthLines at about five he morning there were five wolves spoiled on the road all together with their heads up singing With the wolf problem increasing Mr stated that a number of sheep breeders in the area are going out of business and that in fact one operation which boasted over sheep two years ago no less nan sheep at present When there was hunting in the Ihere would be about one hundred up to one hundred and fifty hunters out every weekend With all these people out the wolves would be scared off Now heres no hunters and the wolves ore coming In closer explained Mr Wilson If are around this year you know theres going to be more next yew Things arc looking worse instead of better