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Team policing concept ends after five years Wednesday January Page Hal ton Police Commission has voted to terminate experiment in team policing in Burlington which was designated to make police more accessible to Ihe public The action was taken on the recommendation of Regional Police Chief Ken In his report to the com mission Chief Skerrett said Team policing has been successful in some of the other He added that some of the aspects of the team policing concept would be Incorporated in the force more structured platoon org amotion The team policing ex has caused disciplinary and supervisory problems due in part to the large number of young officers on the Hoi Ion Regional force the chief said The experiment portable radios and other Coons Chief if he supported the concept of team policing the chief rtplkd I believe in learn but on area kind of scares me I feel that the police arc the last thin blue line barrier between a normal waj of lift and the tendency towards chaos If the authority goes the barrier is down and the thin blue line the last bastion our society starts falling apart The churches and schools can control it he said Can a policeman maintain his following in the neighbourhoods and still say I am law and order don I push In his report Chief Skerretl said that since the officers had spent more time In one area they became knowledgeable about It resulting in Improved Willi the public Geographical stability is of the aspects of intends iruurporale in ph Mr Coons the of ihe commission listen In inking whether concept would be more if the the supplied with the men ana equipment needed to function iflectively William chairman of the commission said You I discipline with dollar i lis You cannol buy supervision with dollar bills have a very young force The experience necessary to run this lype of experiment is a I tight A lack of super vision and lack of discipline well this force 1 just trying lo ask the chief given the extra men extra cruisers and whatever Is needed would team policing work better Mr asked Yes It would Chief Skerrcll said Five yean Is long enough to experiment Com mlssioncr Harry Barrett said There cornea a point in lime when you have to decide I m Home Sale Zellers Has Low Prices No Mistake About It Sale Prices in Effect Thlir9 Fri Sat Jan 262728 We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities quite prepared to back the chief and cut the program the decision was made to terminate the program Commission Coons said 1 very disappointed Mr Chairman We all are Mr Barrett said We worked very bard to get It to work Charges withdrawn Charges of possession and cultivation of marijuana against a Burlington school principal have been withdrawn following a finding In court of not guilty erf trafficking in the drug Robert Gordon was the principal of Ma plenum public school Sept when he was charged along with a tenant John Stanely Richards on a number of drug counts Mr who was transferred to an ad past after charges were laid still ace a trial Feb in connection with possession of about WW chlordiaiepoxide pills which arc restricted under the Food and Drug Act pleaded guilty lo cultivation of about a dozen plat Zellers Own BrandQuality Assured Bradford COMMISSIONER HONORED Hills Duby was honored by the Ontario Municipal Electric Association for his 15 years of service on the Acton HydroElectric Commission D Hamilton president of the association presented Mr Duby with a framed certificate at the groups annual ling in Toronto Compact Automatic Washer Water temperature ex tra rinse and water level selectors Swivel casters i ideal lor apartments I Compact Dryer cycles including Air- Fluff Permanent press coo Id own Lint collector Porcelain coated top and drum CLEARANCE 25 TO 50 OFF Discontinued Table Lamps 95 Bradford 14 Color TV 299 100 solid state In lino slotted mask picture tube VHFUHF tuning Full color and tint controls Dipole and loop antenna Metal cabinet in rich walnut finish Custom Built Stand Walnut In in 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RUSTPROOFING LTD J WAY PROTECTION Ruitproollng trior Paint interior Stilt Rugi Mounlalnvltw rr his Club receives grant The I Cabin Bowlers of will receive a under the New Program for Senior Citizens MP Frank Plulhrook has announced The grant Is phase two of the roup project and will allow the members of the group to injoy such year round livitics as euchre pot luck suppers and other social in id dill on to lawn or group to be eligible for Horizons grant the group must be a senior club The grant is to activity projects which htcp at least senior The project ilio be done entirely by said proximately a dozen senior certificates were given out in Halloo last sum Ashgrove social notes On Tuesday afternoon Jan 171 h ihe Education and Cultur Activities meeting of the Women s Institute was held in Church with Mrs Percy Cox as hostess President Mrs J Hunter presided and opened in the way The December minutes were read and Roll Call answers with a modern educational advantage I missed which proved very interesting More thank you letters had received from Cobalt and were read also Mrs Bird reported on thank you notes from shut ins who had been remembered at Christmas Mrs presented Ihe proposed changes in the by law concerning the duties of the flower committee and alt were in favor of the revision It was announced the WI euchre will be Feb 10 and dance April Program was turned over to Mrs Wickson and Mrs who gave some thoughts on Education skills at school and work The guest speaker was roduced Rev Gary Morton who lives in Burlington Is a minister In Church also serving as chairman on Board gave us some Inter esting highlights of school pro nation is one of five large school boards There Is an increase of stud ents more are entering the three a are most Important from Kindergarten on up he said The motto three Reverence and Res portability was well given by Mrs Vern Pickett Mrs isles and thanked anyone who had contributed to the meet LAST WEEKS WINNER Growing Business The fast food businesses those that sell hamburgers fish and chips or fried chicken expect to have more than 000 outlets In the United States by 1980 In there were ap proximately outlets