Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 1, 1978, p. 1

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Your Morning Smile Crime and Miracle Fishing is the sport which WEDNESDAY 1 1078 Home Newspaper of Hills TWI the paper reaching more than homes in About The Hills College Royal Anyone seeing what goes on behind the scenes at a university is invited to attend the annual College Royal and campus wide open Iiousl at the University of Mirch and The open house planned and run by students will feature displays in almost every building on campus The annual College Royal will feature sever new events including a honey baking contest Shuttle buses will be running ill day Saturday and Sunday providing free between points of interest University of Guelph also includes the Ontario Agricultural and Ontario Veterinary Colleges Summer jobs Health and Canada is making funds available through its medical use of drugs directorate lo provide jobs for approximately 265 students this summer as part of the federal government Student Summer Employment and Activities program The students will be involved in the development and testing if community responses to problems associated with the use alcohol drugs and tobacco Applications for funding should be made by March 15 1978 All hiring will be done through Manpower Centres GLT general meeting March general meeting of tin Georgetown Little Theatre group will be held in the home of Bob and Greta Lee on March at m Following the meeting there will be a discussion of the The Role of the Producer The group will also be booking scats for a performance of Hello Dolly by the Brampton Musical Society on April 22 Those interested in attending should contact Margaret Eggleton 7309 after Top salesman 10 Shelly Street Georgetown been named one of Clay Equipment Corporations Top Ten territory sales representatives for 1977 Mr Young represents Clay Equipment in Bruce Huron Perth Waterloo and Wellington counties Ontario Clay Equipment Corporation milking parlor dairy barn livestock feeding hog finishing material handling and other such Pushbutton Farming equipment The company is represented In Canada through a division office in Georgetown Maple syrup time Beginning March ind running to April the Wildlife Centre will again be hosting the Halton Region Conscrvition Authority Annual Maple Syrup demonstration From 10 a to i visitors to the centre will be to enjoy horsedrawn sleigh or wagon rides exhibits of the vinous methods for making maple syrup the Bush Trail and samples of pancakes and maple syrup and maple candy The program will be run on Saturdays and Sundays within the dates mentioned above and will also operate during the spring break from March to 23 and on Good Friday and Easter Monday Admission is per excluding pancakes and products Grant for hostel The steering committee for The Stop Over proposed hostel for beaten wives has just learned that has received its grant for operating expenses from the federal Set rotary of State a office The plans to employ four students during the summer collect data on the extent of the need for a facility such as The Stop Over The grant will be used to cover expenses of an office from which these students cm work Chairman of the committee Gloria that she expects no word on further grants lo provide funds to employ the students until he beginning of Tories meet There will be meet the candidate meetings for the nomination for the federal Progressive Con riding March and March 14 Three are Doctor Arthur Ross Otto Jelinck and Tristan Lett The March meeting v Ill be held at the Hare Rug at the Charles Hotel In Milton the March at Golf and Country Club on Trafalgar Road All the candidates will be there to answer any questions Contract talks Jane Devlin the mediator negotiating a contract between the separate school board and Its teachers called a meeting for tonight The teachers bargaining committee has been replaced by members of the Separate School Teachers Federation provincial executive Following a vote by the teachers last week Hartley chairman of he board negotiating committee could give no hint of the topics to be discussed tonight meeting Police seek aid Halton regions administration committee has re commended approval of a request by police chief Ken Skerrett for more aid during storms such as the great blizzard Jan That storm taxed police resources to the limit the chief said in a letter to the committee He asked that an agreement be made with the Lome Scots Regiment for use of their six wheel drive vehicles and personnel to rescue stranded people that a and crew be available to the force to keep the roads open and that disposable blankets at a cost of be bought and stored in the precinct stations Two escape uninjured Two employees of Ann Cartage Georgetown escaped uninjured Saturday when the pick up truck they were riding in the side a moving train at a level crossing on Britannia Road cast of Tremaine Rood in Milton Impact of the crash took off the front end of the truck up to the radiator and spun the vehicle around almost MO degrees Damage tothetraln The truck Chevrolet a writeoff Also damaged was a railway crossing warning sign Early stamp issue In an effort to prevent the long line ups whicn result on first day issues of stamps after an Increase of postal rates the Georgetown post office will release new 14 cent and cent denomination stomps starting March 7 The new rates effective April l On that dale first class mall postage Increases to 14 cents and first class mall for he United States rises to cents grant Million finance administration committee recommended approval of a grant to the Community Association to cover the rent for use of community park or the Carnival ILLNESS FORCES ABSENCE Georgetown citizen honored llrralu staff Being picked Year by the Club was highlight Waller Gr i Ho ricxitn manvine hi- told The in in nun his bed it Georgetown District Memon ho pinl But he missed the dinner night mills IGOpersois Mr Gn sister and lis Vt ilium both or it tended tie rcet Ii Sixth of the is uet I is dis iipt forlable Iciulds Mr me But tlure i eom Sui it entered ij suffering punful irihriiic hip Hi i pleased at reporlsol the said he tin lint of the Club lhe d i way He added wonted them I anything But being it for bed I did not mean tint Mr w is to the event lo some degree Lions Club mem ind Ferry Peer tip ree rd his met speech just hours before the dinner then mi rd the ii dinner to Mr Gray Sunday At banquet Mr Gray s sisters said she feels quite honored to her who thinks of ill his fell mankind I ion Sun J a of the a villi from i ii Mr Peer The ions brought Mr Gray a plaque rating him as of the ear and a recording of him p lire red prirhrs it 1 ways singing the praises of Ihe Georgetown people It all he ever talks ibout he comes visit Mr ray nephew accepted phquc from Premier lum noting the ion The was presented by former MP Whiting who was representing MPs Frank Ross Milne MPP Julian Reed Hills Mayor Tom Hill presented the first town pin signifying extraordinary vices lo the town The list ind amount of time Mr returned to the com munity is impressive He was chairman for years of i committee to Chris hampers to the needy And during his eight on council he wis on the welfare committee as well as deputy reeve three limes on the board of heal Ih the police ion and the roads department Mr Gray joined the Lions Club years ago He dairy farm for about nine years up until when he sold farm machinery for a year until he joined the Georgetown 1 umber Company from which he retired in 1965 Oilier recipients of Citizen of the from the Georgetown Lions ire Peggy in 1973 for her work in a retirded workshop the Georgetown Volunteer Fire fighters Association in 1974 Rev Peter Barrow in 1975 for helping establish the Contact Centre The Georgetown Vol Ambulance Association in a Red Cross volunteer worker in 1J77 red past district of the Lions Club said Mr Gray was the first George town Lions Club member ever of the Year but in his case we felt it was wnrranled Mayor seeks end to damn foolishness mince it committee will review fun I ing of parks n master pi fir Hilton despite the urging of Ivor Tom Hill to kill the project PI inning ird week I reach a vole on motion the miyor lo shelve further work lilt project im grant Hill ping the ifit he id lliat required loenlerph study ihink we should I uniting in the recreation lh is responding to in inft itu by II lockhiri of ri ind consul the initnt of the pr rim is to in ill lone phi for j irks ree rcation facilities and deter mine future needs of the mum Long resigns School Trustee Don long resigned his seat on of Inn to tie ird Mr said business commit in the next six months prevent him from disclnrging his duties is trustee and from representing Wards and I Georgetown in If ilton Garry lie March said CAAAPAIGN BEGINS March Is Red Cross campaign month and getting the Huffman it Wes Thorns 12 Mayor Tom Hill and campaign underway at Hills offices In Georgetown Rosemary Red Cross Youth Chairman above arc from left to right Diane Paulln David I will be in Hills newspapers attract applicants for the position he said The in of the whole have to meel a hour than usual to select the successful candid He Anyone who is interested should call him by March Mr Morton said Mr Long seat was dcclar lost week after he missed three consecutive mee tings or the board on business in Calgary Under a section of the Education Act brought to the attention of the board by an woman 1 illlnnKilpniricks the trustee loses his scat if he his no resolulion from the board granting leave of Bui the chairman said at the time ihercwasa possibility that Mr Lung could be reap pointed if business ments were short range At the end of Thursday meeting trustee passed a reso lution Milton trust Bill Laws on In be absent from three consecutive meet March 10 and Trustee Lawson told reporters he would be on vacation A number of Irustees lauded Mr Long Trustee Jim Clel Long was on the board because of Interest concern and asm Long resignation Is a real loss to the board In nltlon of that enthusiasm Milton trustee Ivan Arms said Mr Long Is a sincere hard worker II Is unfortunate It came this way Board chairman Morton said Mr Longscommlltment was of a very high order lee Page A NEW PROJECT Sidewalk superintendents have had something to occupy their lime this past week as Cued Construction began digging up Mill Street In Georgetown to Install a larger sower pipe for the Halton Region sewer and water crew The line will end near Edith Street and It Is expected that it will be another couple of weeks before the work Is of the depth frost through which trench must be dug

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