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Homo Newspaper of Harton 1Mb Since A Canadian Newspapers Company limited Guelph Street Georgetown L7G Ontario PAUL J TAYLOR Publisher and General Manager Editor PHONE DAVID BEATTIE Advertising Manager Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday July TWed MM Report on optimistic sound The Torontobased consulting firm of Walker Wright Young Associates Ltd has done an admirable lob on the initial phase of Hills first maior downtown core study both In gathering the information directly from merchants and shoppers and in analyzing what theyre learned so far The only advice wed debate in the studys preliminary report released last week Is the suggestion that downtown Georgetown should have more municipal offices The con cept of say building the towns proposed centralized headquarters on Georgetowns Main Street is no more appealing to us than is Rex Heslops idea for a civic complex at the Guelph- viewplaza We maintain that any centralized town office should be built closer to the towns geographical centre and given Georgetowns denser population the current site of the council chamber and clerks department on Trafalgar Road seems ideal for expansion Our feelings are supported somewhat by the consultants belief that Actons thriving downtown core has more potential than does Georgetowns While we hope Halton Hills planners and Acton merchants will be successful is heading off the substantial threat of a new plaza on the communitys boundaries we look for ward to a time when downtown Acton will be developed to the extent that citizens from across Hills flock there for shopping or more Importan tly the kinds of social activity which consultants have witnessed there Preventing any outlying plazas from draining off downtown Actons commercial potential should ensure the success Already Acton is setting the pace for downtown across the province having launched a popular promotion campaign on the theme and rebuilding storefronts and sidewalks to improve the cores aesthetic Wrfre not too fond of the consonan ts opportunistic attitude in recom mending continuation of the Leather- town campaign restoration of the old town hall ana shortening of the coin mercial Mill Street strip almost ex clusively for their respective retail value We have nobler visions of such but regardless support for is essential Downtown Georgetown it has become apparent is kettle of fish Already weakened to the point oi near collapse several years ago by construction of major outside the downtown core Georgetowns will need unique businesses and more professional services to attract shop pers the consultants say And more civic offices Overall the reports assessment of downtown Georgetown to tut the nail on the head Its merchants we agree should limit their Investment in landscaping and visual improvement and concentrate on revamping their services so theyll ultimately represent one big neigh borhood shopping centre What that means we believe is not a string of convenience stores to serve the older section of Georgetown but a unique blend of specialty shops and basics featuring a healthy range of prices Added to the professional services such stores could etioanto as popular places among people from across town the provided awery report which conveys the optimism they apparently gleaned from those they Interviewed From the horses mouth it seems weve learned more about stopping the downward finan cial spiral thats been the downtown cores Now we trust we can look for something refreshing erent where previously all bad men too familiar Egg breakers egg crackers book lists 14000 jobs Ottawa Report officially such a profession exists And if you want to be a true ft good to know there a distinction between egg breaker and egg cracker But there la do egg Until now I had no Idea there such on occupation as a bone mechan ic But then neither did I know there was any demand for a repairer Letter from the editor Ottawa Bureau Of The Herald I wouldnt normally pay much to thutQaHioar M wad J Oration to thut J but since bo many young people are having trouble deckling on careen Itwaia real eyeopener The book called Standard Occupat lttl Classifications and for the benefit of Heaven knows who the government has undertaken to list every Job classification in the country And frankly I bad no Idea there were many Jobs In Canada In fact I counted more than 14 different OHM Whether there are any openings quite another question but at least It nice to know that If one hankers to become an umbrella mender that A fountainpen repairer must be looking for new outlets these days of ballpoint pens but be might pick up some extra work as a searchlight operator or even a donkey driver You can strive to be a smoke chaser or IT its that you re all I could be Interesting as well It struck me odd that there were only two classifications under bible one being a reader and the other being a worker Yet there are different tabs relating to mere cloth Tbey Include cloth cloth shrlnker cloth pecker cloth sponger and cloth steamer There are la different Jobs relating lo artificial insemination which la dear ly a growth Industry as la the use of construction cranes Among other things you can be a crane driver a crane a crane runner and a crane engineer How about a crossword puzzle maker Its there I have no idea of tbe reponslbilitles involved in operating a machine but someone must do It Neither do I know what a does or for that matter what a sheep knocker does But If one wants to go In for mixed farming this way its probably possible to include pregnant mare urine far- thought of being a Inspector One might have a great deal of fun being a torpedo shooter but it seems to me you would be underutilized in times of peace Per haps It could be combined with the responsibilities of a lollipop maker As for the Job of scavenger I suspect that could be combined with Just about anything else One could perhaps become an artificial eye- maker on the tide It a pity the bock Is so expensive because Its Just chock full of original employment Ideas for confused school graduates who probably dont even know they can choose among such speciaUUes as a buttermilk maker archer cigar driver and Christian Sciencenurse PaulDaney Grass roots gogetter Ontario looks to hydrogen as its preferred alternative I like to add a couple Of extra words to last week Herald story on the departing Barrett family which by the way must have been a little confusing for readers since some paragraphs were switched around sorry about that Jim Barrett and bis family set off for Grande Cache Alberta Monday after one last blow wu struck for what Jim repeatedly refers to as our service community all the dubs fraternal orders service organizations and other volunteers out lo make Hills a better place to bye Jlro saw the article In The Herald weekend Friday about three local young people whoso ART FOR ARTS SAKE It Vei bat I It am Of Morgan would Ukely respond Tee proof la toe padding KkUallfceGeorgetowiilibrarjwereepI heir knees In Instant chocolate padding trying to deride whether It looked better on paper or belter their months Most of to find a Herald plans to stage a at Georgetown Memorial Arena was held up by an apparent misunderstanding about fadfftys renin lmmediatftly phoned up several the service community as wen rtaWrJnltao Reed and hopes those he contacted tele tahelp the boys out SuchUtheMtureofJixhBarwUsconiriHrtkiJi to community life bare over thnMRfeir WHbd his wife Rita have served a persistently prodding along other people and groups to things done Invariably with tbe direct help of the Barretts themselves We at The Herald of ours got to know the Barretts late last Maimer when they proposed That fair board subsequently took slot of beat oyer be Idea Including a Herald editorial the event as potentially da to tbe youngsters Involved and a Toronto Star Its Hie board has stuck to it guns bewildered by doubt object of headlines dear across this part of Ontario Then came the local Elks Lodge and the Optimist Club neither of which had previously the kind of publicity garnered for past year by Jim Barrett Both on Jims ambitious publicity schemes fh fine style staying regular touch with the paper and often contributing their own writeups There- Is a point where a newspapers contact Barrett I feel pointanumbarofUmei We occasion If be wasnt Just pushing things too far hut in retrospect were glad he pushed them a turu he did Id like to think Jim and Rita bom personally because theyre honest people I can relate to with ease and prof they churned up lots of news only regret that one item among their newt stories tljlragtc Irony of own bouse fin which dealt them quite financial blow rebounding from that financially almost theyve rebounded socially Best of luck to in their new keen Queens Park By Derek Nelson Queens Park Bureau Of The Herald Has the provincial government made a tentative committment to hydrogen as the preferred form of energy In Ontario a future And in consequence are we to have even greater dependence on nuclear energy for electrical power In the years ahead Those surfaced In several minds a result of changes in wording of statements made this year and last fey Energy Minister Bob Welch before legislative committee here The committee appearances are made annually and among other things give the government the chance to lay out Its pedicles before opposition MPT But has to pay attention to the nuances among the general verbiage Energy critic Donald MacDon aid Toronto York South who credit for first spotting the variation wanted to know if it meant tbe government was to move Into reprocessing of used uranium fuel NUCLEAR BRIDGE His reasoning went lice this Energy Minister theory Is that energy sources are an Interim bridge between renew able energy sourcea of tbe put such u wind and water and future renew able energy forms In I960 Welch listed examples of nonrenewable energy crude oil natural gas coal and uranium In 1SS1 Welch reduced the examples to crude oil natural gas and coal Uranium called a rtcoverabte resource which unlike coal and oil It Is but only through one method Used uranium fuel taken from reactors can be upgraded and used a second time by being run Canada ever builds one However like meat things nuclear reprocessing plants emotional sldeaf and cause political prob lems among those romantics who think the century can be repealed NOT VET MacDonald wanted to know whether Ontario wu endorsing the concept even though it would be years down the road of moving Into tbe tocalled second generation of nuclear power the re plants Welch giving a patented display of what accurately call the ministers dazzling verbal footwork responded with answers that fn ce left all options open But by not precluding reprocessing the government has In fact made a suggestive decision Nothing firmer need be done yet since the current bridge fuels of oil and firstgeneration uranium are to carry us a society well to the next century FAR AHEAD Energy policy Is longterm and tbe Implication of Welchs comments ap pear to be at least a signpost to the most logical future This la especially true since the energy form of the future Welch listed an example In his statement but not In i960 was hydrogen which requires large quant of to produce So In the year 30W the sequence might to like nuclear stations using re processed uranium generateelectric power which In turn produces hydrog en through electrolysis of water The then fuels our automo biles and beats our homes and amazingly Its only residue is water vapor thi CORNER seagulls always cry oat WMS bey seme an approaching storm breakers compel a mist As gush against the rocks the swallow seafood decks The Florida Sea By the twilight the sea Is caressed By he enchanting sunset so grand As two lovers stroll together Along the coastline hand la hand II is very peaceful at night Along the abundant death Like It was yesterday How I loved the teaches Before I wsni away With endless sounds of waves Hashing to he shore I know But the Florida sea Will be part of tee Of a ripened fluorescent peach BY CHRISTINE COBiN I can see It In my mind THIRTY YEARS AGO Two of prominent Junior Farmers have accompanied tbe Lincoln County bus tour that left St Catharines early Wednesday morning Fortunate travellers are Mac Sprowl of Acton Is the vicepresident of tbe Junior Farmers and John of Milton two will be touring various points of interest In the states of Pennsylvania West Virginia and New York Not many sports fans missed spectsde provided by the donkey baseball teams In the park Monday night Sponsored by Georgetown Lions Club the gome started off in orderly fashion until the donkeys decided to take over the Georgetown Lions over Glen William Proceeds from tbe game go to the Lions welfare work projects line George s Women a Auxiliary gave a surprise party Thursday night to bid farewell to their treasurer Mrs Brant Howell wbohasleftlbe parish and moved to Toronto After a poUuck supper the members wishes Mrs Howell well and presented her with a necklace John Clark has been appointed secretary to the Ontario Horticultural Association Mr Clark is well known to the association since be has been working with for past years During that period be lectured for the association and served as superintendent of the Horticultural Building st the Canadian National Exhibition and member of the Royal Winter Fair Association TWENTY YEARS AGO Public parking in downtown Georgetown moved one step closer Tuesday when council gave two readings to a bylaw which would allow the town to acquire parking land Four specific areas could be acquired under the legislation with costs assessed to commercial properties In the area The town would be empowered to issue debentures to cover the costs wllh tax assessments for 15 years to repay them The crossCanada chain of ZeUers la conslder locating in Georgetown According to a company spokesman the firm would come only if it has assurance It can operate days and two nights a week industrial asked to study tbe bylaw governing closing hours Halton and Peel regions may triple their populations by 1878 according to the First Economic Survey of Ontario which has been released by the Ontario Department of Economics The study suggests that the population of Halton in 1976 will be compared with a population of Georgetown Little Theatre is once again on the lookout for a suitable building wbere they can rehearse and store tbe flats and scenery since the barn are operating In is scheduled to be demolished Tbey are currently rehearsing In a barn belonging to Harold The fiveman coroners Jury deliberated for three quarters of an hour ore delivering a verdict of accidentia drowning In the death of 12yearold Kenneth Rldler at the Terra Cotta Conservation Area The Jury absolved Terra lifeguards of all responsibility In first drowning death In four years since the conservation authority took over area TEN YEARS AGO An application by George to build apartments on Road at John Street discussed at council Thursday night when the planning board asked town whether or not its satisfied with the proposal Tbe board contends tbe density would be too high with units per acre The new plan had been reducing tbe density from a previous units per acre After six months of negotiations of which three months were spent on salary talks a salary agreement reached between the execut of tbe secondary school teachers and OSSTF negotiator and Halton Board of Education Tbe off wu rejected by the secondary school teachers though by a narrow margi of S3 pe cent An announcement by the Canadian Radio Television Commission confirmed the renewal of tbe CATV Broadcasting Undertaking license for Georgetown Cable TV Ltd The license renewal has been granted for four years which is the maximum length of time granted by the CRTC It Indicates their satisfaction with the performance and service provided by the local cable television company Tbe evergrowing demand for organic foods brought a health store to town Tbe Sunshine Shop on Main Street opened Its doors last Thursday It offers a wide variety of food all free from chemical additives and grown In soil with no chemical fertilizers or sprays Some Items include hot and cold cereals peanuts honey and vitamin pills made from herbs Moving vans were busy the Halton Board of Education moved its headquarters eight miles further on the Queen Elizabeth Way to Burlington Tbe centre of operation has been on tbe South Service Road since the Halton boards were amalgamated In Their new offices are located In the former Burlington Board of Education offices on the Line The board carried out In renovations and expanslona to tbe Gudpb Line offices before taking them over as era ONE YEAR AGO The local chapter of Save Our Streams began Its attempt to restore Black Creek to Its natural state with a major Saturday The group which included volunteers from Eighth Georgetown Scout Group and the Hungry Hollow Hobos carried out what wu called an initial cleanup on the section of the stream running between Eighth and Ninth lints Hundreds of citizens were in the right places at the right times to witness Terry Fox s visit to town tut week During brief stops en route Terry bis brother and Mead Doug Ahvard In turn paid tribute to tbe people of Hills who not only donated to the Canadian Cancer hut also dlaplayed more Canada A revised health education program featuring sections on drug abuse will be tested in selected Halton elementary this fall The program will be introduced to students In grades seven and eight A survey conducted but year showed that of Grades to 13 students polled per cent bad drunk alcohol and per cent bad smoked marijuana A biologists concern over the current mosquito problem In Hills and in particular Acton convinced town council to further consider a control program A Surgeooer advised a yearround control program which would Induce the of breeding areas actual spraying monitoring of the effects In late summer A group of parents may boycott Acton only separate school If the ministry of education falls to provide funds for a new building a spokesman for the parents said The Idea of a boycott received unanimous support at a meeting attended by parents from of the families In tbe St Josephs Parents Association Parents said tbey may pull their children out of the 100year old school If no funding been allocated to a new building by Septa