Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 19, 1976, p. 10

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May IB fl7B Milling on the executive former leaned back In hi a easy chair lit a fragrant cigar and slated In modest yet Informative manner It was not unusual when we were fully concentrating on the livestock export business In the to do few million dollars worth of business In 17 countries during Let Mlllington founder of International Livestock Limited located on Disasters are only challenges for International enjoying his semiretirement Regional government one of greatest blunders of 70s The validity of the regional system must face heavy questioning in light of Ontario financial condition Julian said last Tuesday In the legislature The Liberal was speaking during debate of the April provincial budget The financial condition of this province which has closed hospitals and pitted eon on such things as societies must be evidence that the regional system must be questioned Mr Reed said main method of applying restraints has been to shift the burden of fiscal responsibility on to the municipal taxpayer At the same time he his defended tin system of government of his creation which is one of the most costly blunders of the 1970s Mr Reed said Mr Reed said the treasurer now admits there is duplication of service Ho admits that regional government Is more costly But he says any recommendation for change must come the municipalities The member suggested those functions which could be more efficiently more performed it the municipal level be turned oier to the municipality Mr has defended the higher tost of regional government by the quality of services before imposition were some cases very low Will he ever tell the people whose standards these services Who outside a municipality has the right to tell the people their standards or service are too low he asked Dues the government of this province hail the right tell us what is good for us Mr Heed Col Barber to inspect Cadets Col John Barber The Royal Canadian Air Cadets will be looking their best May for their eighth annual inspection The formed in now has a membership of who will be by Colonel John Barber a well known Georgetown resident who has been continuously involved in active and malitla service or years In 1925 Barber was Com mandlng Officer of the Georgetown Acton Company of the Rifles now Lome He Joined the active service In 1W0 and served overseas until April of when he was discharged at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel In 1W9 Colonel Barber was appointed Commanding Of fleer of the Lome Regiment and held hat position until December IBM In he was named Colonel of the Regiment The upcoming Inspection will be at Georgetown District High School School year will be shorter next year by one day schools are counting the days next year school year There a good news for They have to spend less time In school next year one day that is According to report filed with the Board of Educated by John Graham superintendent of special services student face the prospect of sitting In classes or days next year one day less than their 1B0 days this year But the drop of one day doesn Indicate the start of a trend to fewer and fewer school days In the school year they have 1B9 days two more than this year While pupils may be happy with the report teachers and principals of Halton secondary schools have in that they The board has set out nine days during coming year for Professional Activity Days The Secondary School Prln Association have called for 12 District Halton of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation although not listing an exact number have stated that the number of PA days should be Increased from nine The matter will likely be discussed l the next board of education meeting this Thursday night Incidentally school begins next fall an September and ends on June 1977 Trafalgar Road the municipal offices Is now semi retired and his son Jimmy has taken over the business Like a chip oft the old block Jimmy Is presently in Europe negotiating with well established contacts After orders are placed top grade livestock will be purchased In Canada and shipped to the foreign buyers International inaugurated shipping of cattle overseas by Air Canada Jet Air Freight to meet the world demand or Jerseys deen Angus Guernseys and especially the climatically adaptable Established as a dairying and ranching operation in International was able to boast of having the largest privately owned herd of twenty years later Some of Mllllnirlons cows milked 100 pounds daily double the average and In history was made at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto tor the first time the two grand champions in both the male and female categories were bred and showed at the exhibition by a single owner namely of course Success continued Today has a 100 nest egg of over million dollars worth of land bar stables offices in auction arena and a sixteen room house which has been fully renovated redecorntcd Into three separate sections to accommmodate tiles However material wealth i who added There was never Doing things like spending a time in mi life when in less than JO days for make mom I got fun equipment and to renovate the out of doing things buildings he purchased in Hills l ago Living In Halton Hills Doing things like alone to nglond at the age of 13 to work a farm hand in Alberta Doing things like enrolling In Indlar In not smite on the lips of this country gentleman personal accomplishments We help but make money by working long enough and using a little common sense explained Doing things like spending years travelling the showing entile Doing things like farms totalling of land spread apart in the To farming is not justiiujj make In its i Hi gasping it jiailabh opportunities and itlonlopulhis planned into action ind see them through to went rags to riches In 1D50 the year of the historic Manitoba flood and is crew drove his herd of cattle 11 miles through the swamped prairie loaded the on railway bo cars and shipped them out of danger to the exhibition grounds In Brandon 150 miles We decided to leave at four in the morning remembers It was a hour ordeal But they pulled Corrals were constructed from snow fences and they stayed the park for a month until it was sale to return to the ranch A more recent catastrophe w is the fire caused by a short in electricity which destroyed the roof of his barn in November 1983 the before his first cattle auction In Hills There was so much snow the had trouble getting in Mlllington recalls But the flames were ex tlngulshed only one of 130 head of cattle was lost and a successful sale took place as scheduled considered disasters challenges and used his ingenuity to overcome them Even during the depression he earned and saved Mo a month as regular as clock work optimistic that the economy would pick up I had nothing to said Mlllington optimistically Just everything to gain by Lynn Rhode When researching the life a typical farmer for the Living in Hills series I made a discovery there is no such thing as a typical former According to Henry Stanley agricultural representative there are approximately farms in Hills 60 percent of them being on Class One or top quality farmland There a good mixture said Henry in reference to the way local farmland is Farm categories include diary farmers livestock armors poultry beef truck farmers fruit and vegetables cash crops part time or hobby farmers family farmers and this week s topic executive farmers Reader Reaction tier Id Mai llllli feature on agreement with the point the article made need or more public mobile home In province In the Toronto hub area On caller cited the of tier Hon In law who Is In Sliver Mobile Home Park In Stratford Ontario He wasaffrreda better Job In Toronto but decided regretfully not to lake It because there It nowhere to bis potential place of employment or him to park mobile home year round He can a ford home in mure permanent ON SPOT BANK FINANCING 3159 PLUS PREP CHARGES evee HERE NOW HIGHEST TRADEIN ALLOWANCE The money 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