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EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS FOBERT I DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN No need to roam its right here at are good reasons to shop Downtown Georgetown It HI FREE PARKING Georgetown father fights support discrimination By AN1 Herald Staff Are male single parents being discriminated against by provincial and municipal governments Barry Bryant father of thinks so He stag a oneman demonstration Monday before Ha lion social services office on Main Street in Georgetown Mr Bryant is raising who is a little over two years old alone Separat from his common low wife father should be able to stay home and look after his child Mr Bryant a tangle with municipal and provincial governments began last April when he applied for welfare and mother allowance He applied for welfare and was told he had to put Krislof fer in a day care centre and start looking for work put in the day care home but my son ready for it He cat his lunch and when I gat him home he cried out in his sleep during his noon nap and he wouldn cat his supper either said Mr Bryant I won I put my son through that kind of emotional trauma He not ready for it yet Mr Bryant said was abused when he was a baby and has been a slow developing child because of emotional problems He wan Is to get child toilet lined and talking before hi puts him in a centre He for financial assist once from welfare for one year They re telling me I m physically fit and able to work so I not eligible for we fore he said give me a job where I can lake my son with and I will work At present he s got a job painting a house but since he has to work around meal and nap limes he can only work a few hours a day The municipal government encourages self sufficiency thin dependence on the system said David supervisor of the Ha Hon social services office Thompson Harry of the Georgetown Legal Clinic has been working with Mr Bryant and said there arc many women who have en in school all day and they receive elf a re It Is blatant dlscrlmlna lion she said We have many women clients who receive welfare and the issue is never even raised about them going out to work She wild this e the first case of its kind In She said there is no station that says singleparent men nrcn I allowed to collect welfare if they choose to raise their child Only the director says he discriminating in applying the legislation said Mrs Thompson Horry Mr said the general welfare act limits the length of time a man can stay home and take care of his children to six months Local municipalities can issue financial support for a maximum or six months but only the director of income maintenance Tor the federal ministry of social services can extend that time limit He said the 1976 act limit female single parcnls that way It would appear that it is discriminatory against men he said Mr Bryant has appealed to the social assistance review board with the ministry of community and social services regarding the welfare dec They had a hearing at the end of July and Sept were Informed that their appeal had been denied They are now appealing the welfare decision to the Supreme Court of Ontario It lakes up lu a year get a hearing Mrs Thompson Harry said Mr Bryant also applied for allowancesix months ago All I ve go Ken is red tape They d like to help mc but they can because of the rules he said The provincial legislation stales only women can receive muiher allowance which is GO per cent fund and per cent federally There are single fathers receiving mother allow Mrs Thompson Horry sold Most of them are finish ing their schooling She said other men in or positions have appealed to the human rights torn miss ion regarding receiving mother allowance and been success ful The only reason we re not taking it to the human rights commission is that it takes too long about two years she said Mr Bryant Is appealing he provincial decision denying him mother allowance to the social assistance review board Oct Mrs Thompson Harry says they don have much hope of succeeding She said the board overturned a director decision in seven years HeB feathering his neat with movies too V Lookout Rom pin tionnle Hawkins li at The Hawk an Arkansas native who I made Canada his home for over will perform I wo ho wi Oct at the town new librarycultural centre Ronnie villi will be one of the highlights of Hit centre gala twoweek opening ceremony which may feature several top former still to be announced Ticket Information and you re urged to act promptly Is available from the town office Quality Records Photo Activan six months later Ha Hon Hills engineering department has released its first report on the towns Act Van transit system for the physically disabled noting that the service Is depend able comfortable and and is being Launched in May Act Van has completed six months of service making a total of trips bo far the report pres ented to the towns general committee Monday night says The heaviest use of the service was In July while vac and rainy weather In August may have caused the drop in use Most of users arc senior citizens with the remaining per cent spread evenly among all age groups About hall of the trips are or medical purposes transports ing passengers to the George town and District Hospital and other points for physiotherapy The service is operated by the Tyler Transport Ltd In Acton and administered by the Van Advisory Committee using the service find it handy for gelling them to the community a Friends In Deed Club Swim Sunday mornings A special arrange ment with Tyler Transport will solve one Centennial Middle School students daily travel problems to and from school There are on average of nine trips per day each week the report notes The while concerned about tying up the vehicle or extended trips may broaden the scope or the Vans service to beyond the towns boundaries en passengers to reach points in Brampton Guelphor Milton Van la at on a oneyear trial period which ends in April Whether or not the service Is continued In 1BB3 will likely depend on town council s appraisal of its costs compared to Its use The report acknowledges that like other public transit systems Is operating at a deficit at about per trip It Is estimated hat It will cost to keep rolling to the end of the trial period half or this coming from the provincial ministry of com and social affairs and balance from public fund raising efforts A substantial amount of the public contrib ution was raised earlier this spring when the Levi Strauss Foundation based in San Francisco answered a call for funds from Ha I ton Helping Hands and Levi s own employ the Creek Ont plant Riders subscribe to the Ice paying a cent fare each trip report says that or ActlVan registered users 32 live In Georgetown in Acton and nine In surrounding township Three quarters of the users are women A LONG GLANCE British freelancer and author Helen Lang centre shares her autobiographical book Change Into Uniform Chris left the Women Club and daughter Rosemary Oliver Mrs Long talked about her experiences as a freelancer In London Thursday She said writing It ihe Jam on her bread and butter An Herald by stomp in boots cause Ronnie Hawkins Mr A Legend In His Sparc Time is coming to Hallo Hills Oct lo help open our new Library Cultural Centre More commonly known as The Hawk by his wo gen rations of rock and roll fans Ftr will perform two shows during his brief stay In town one at m and the other wo hours later His act is among events planned for ihe gala twoweek opening ceremony at the centre begin 11 During a press conference at the North Hal ton Golf and Counlry Club in Georgetown last Wednesday Ronnie was generous in his praise of the facilities he and hit band will use In a few weeks nice hats real nice he said in his char Arkansas drawl That s bout as high class as you can gel After I saw the facilities tasked If I could just ing they would make Somehow avoiding super nova stardom flaring briefly and then burning out all her Ronnie became a legend through his music even In Canada a country which often refuses to believe that Its up and coming music have an Inkling of great In Ihem despite Ronnie efforts to give them a boost wherever possible lies been somewhat of an oracle to other legends who have left milestones In rock history The late John and Elvis Presley to name only a couple When Ronnie rumbles Into Hills he bring with him the kind of show that has brought hundreds of thousands of people to their feet demand ing more of his unmistakably Hawkish counlry flavored rock shuffles Currently Ron me is riding another wave of popularity which began he says about three years ago and brings In 16 year olds to clubs already filled with fol lowers old enough to be their older brothers and sisters or even their parents Having been chased out seedy Redneck Juke joints In the southern S when his career was Just beginning back in the late fifties Ronnie thinks that the seal auditorium In the librarycultural centre here offers a compromise between the laid back en ay of a club and the comfort of a theatre But he wants to see people have a good lime the same type of rollicking good humor he appears to radiate every on Ronnie told councillors own officials and members of ihe press lost week that he wants to play whatever the audience wants Continued on Page I Ambitious Leathertown Association prepares tourist boost for Acton Ultimately our goals arc good and we will achieve them an effervescent Chip told members of town council and Hal ton Burlington MPP Julian Reed Friday as he announced the formation of Acton new Association Speaking at the Acton Drop- In Centre Mr the association s chairman said thai local residents arc very excited about the community a potential lo become a major historic and touritt attraction In southwestern Ontario Wove got a lot of good projects he sold What we need Is the funding to carry Ihem through Barely four days old when Mr made his appeal to Mayor Pete and councillors Terry Dao Whiting and Miller the lion has already received Mr Reed hearty support m sun the two of us together can launch an effort to got Acton designated by the province as a tourist area Mr Heed said The govern has considered that this ever has been or could be a tourist attraction The association was formed when the Com miltcc was dissolved as a branch of Ihe community chamber of commerce Mon day night It was Immediately reborn as a separate and financially Independent body dedicated to promote rather unique leather industry history beyond the town borders We to make sure that people in town that we arm all with one specific group Mr Petrillo said add ing that some of the lion a goals arc farther reach than can be envisioned under the chamber s charter or budget Beaming into Ihe dens and living rooms of residents across the province is one way Ihe association Is hoping to bring people to Acton boosting lie com munity Imago and com Anxiously awaiting word from the province directors are hoping to bring here complete with a local variety night In Fact Mr prompt extended an invitation to Mr Reed and Peel regional chairman Frank Bean to come and perform at the gala enter talnmenl program planned in conjunction with the Lottery Mr Heed Is locally renowned as a banjo player while Mr Bean Is a talented pianist In addition Mr said rga niters wilt asked If Ihey can move their weekly draw from Saturday to Thursday night A major attraction is planned for May too he said directors hope to hold a giant Acton reunion at the local arena to coincide with the annual Monte Carlo night The extended weekend of Leathertown related lions May 14 and IB may also Include a market day and a huge ecumenical service In Continued on Page Tie a yellow ribbon around our oak tree Rental rates struck for theatre Town officials and council members are busy tying up loose ends connected with the operation of the new library cultural centre which opens Oct ia Rental roles lor Ihe theatre library and other facilities within the nine million dollar complex have already been set rates which town lion department director Tom Shepard maintains ore fair to groups using the centre and the town Basic rates for five use of seal auditorium range from for local community groups based in town to for professional and out of lawn organizations There are corresponding in creases for using the library s art gallery and centre purpose room In addition to paying ihe basic rent groups will also have to pay for technicians use at established hourly rates A leasing agreement has also been drafted and expect passed by town council next week covering tho lib rary rnt In tire building Although located In the same building cultural centre and tho library ran under different boards of manage- Under the proposed lease each year the library board will pay an amount calculated as a percentage of the Janitor lal costs library will share In plus Ihe operating costs per square foot of library space The recreollon department hopes lo hire a full time for the entire building and anticipates that contract Janitorial services will be needed from time to lime as Users of new centre may sometimes get thirsty too The town has applied for a liquor license for the centra I purpose room A 20yearold oak tree will grace Ihe entrance to the new Italian Hills Library and Cultural Centre The oak which la being donated by Sheridan Nurseries will replace the old maple that stood In the same spot before the bulldozers moved in last Fall Joe owner of the Georgetown wholesale garden centre agreed to don ate the six Inch wide oak after visiting the site with Mayor Pete The tree which will be professionally moved will be located In the courtyard formed by the wheelchair ramp at base of the Church Street way steps Mayor estimated the value of the gift lo the centre to be more than Mr has also volun leered to provide shrubbery for the much needed landscap ing of the facility Architect Keith was delighted to hear about the Sheridan donation It was never my Intention to have old maple re moved he said I always envisaged It as part of my overall design Mayor explained that the decision to remove the maple was made alter it was realized that Iree would bo unlikely to because of Its extremely close prox to main construction site was another way In which we cut costs taking It out in the beginning and there by not hampering construct Ion he said Now with the Sheridan Nurseries oak the entranceway will begin lo took And town library cultural centre fund raising drive mounts more and more Mayor Pete Pomeroy accepted a cheque worth from Hilts Arts Council treasurer Ron Irs Monday The money raised from the Old Music Hall In June and murals which surrounded the construction site Ihe centre last winter brings the amount received from he council to pledged to lor the centre Herald as it was intended Meanwhile the race con tlnucs raise tho necessary public and corporate funds to put the IB- month tang camp aign Tor over the top Response to the special act ion learn a appeal to the industrial and corporate sector for donations and pledges has been somewhat discouraging ward voluntarily was the Hat ton Hills Independent a nee Agents and Brokers As aoclation Each of Its mem bcra Dunlop Insurance Glen Magnuson Ltd Arm strong Insurance Agency Bar bcr and Henley and Rick West Insurance contributed who Is head the last minute drive said milium momctcr edged up ably this week with donations totalling lis the majority from anonymous sources Ono group which come lor Continued on Page I