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5213- EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS RhI EatataLtd he HERALDS Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Since 1866 I DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN WEDNESDAY OCTOBER Ho need to roam it right here at A he stops and cm There good reasons to shop Downtown Geo FREE Posthumous tribute to John Elliott Theatres new name honors late councillor Public of the laic John Elliott a Georgetown councillor and long 1 me community worker have prompted the town to name the theatre portion the new library cultural centre in h honor Wife Norma and daughters Lois Elliott and Joined Major Pole and build Ab or a press conference ins the Church Street complex yesterday Tuesday morning explaining that they plan boost the building fund wlhu donot on of amount when the centre opens Oct i unable to attend the IB Mr Elliotts son Rosa conference Our feels a strong tie to the arts My father was a great fan of music music and he loved plays and corned A music lover as well as a devoted father Mr Ell who ded three years ago encouraged Lais own interest in muse which she has pursu profess nee her childhood She appear onstage at the John Elliott Theatre Oct 15 when the Georgetown Little Theatre debuts newest production Now Darting too is act involved in the project A member of the fund sing team she recently headed a canvass of local businesses and tries Lois and the r mother together operate Georgetown Terminal Warehouses Ltd on Arm strong Avenue which Mr founded in 1964 Employed at the same lime as station master In town Mr Elliott was a Georgetown councillor from 1058 to 1960 deputy reeve In 1961 and reeve from to 1905 As a council member he chaired most of the stand ng committees the day and was instrumental in sec the town obtain the Park property for development as Its Centennial project in An executive member of the lied Cross and Aid a Georgetown Lion and a a Legionnaire and a founding member of the Georgetown Volunteer Ambulance Service Mr Elliott established his Armstrong Avenue business as a bonded sufferance ware house in 9M taking on a paperback book distributing A brief but emotional ceremony yesterday as the theatre portion of the new complex was named after the late John Elliott former Georgetown councillor Present at the ceremony were member or the Elliott ramly left to right Norma Elliott and Lois Elliott The family is also annual scholarship worth SUM each for music and theatre students High school teachers accept new contract Herald Special a 1 120 secondary school teachers voted in favor of a new contract last Friday which II give them a 12 per cent pay Increase retroactive to Sept 1 and a further two to three per cent Increase In January depending on their teaching Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation OSSTF d strict nine dent Joe said the teachers showed a clear majority in favor of the contract Friday vole but would not release he f until the board or education also voted on the contract That is scheduled to be done at Thursday board meeting Mr said the new contract gives a two per cent Increase to teachers under the maximum years expert in January while those over the maximum 12 years receive a three per cent increase The average wage of high school teach ere la 100 The new agreement also means a slight drop In the pupil teacher ratio Mr said operation at the same local on seven years later 1 think It will be great Cor the people of the town to have someplace to go to see a play Mrs Elliott commented yesterday about the new arts complex I hope people of all ages enjoy it and that other groups besides our George town Little Theatre come and perform for us Mr Elliott daughters share tl r mother lions Tor the new facility Dad was always working and dldn t have much spare time to go far but If there had been a theatre close by he would have enjoyed It said As much as the theatre Is named tie John Ell Theatre Mrs Elliott this theatre belongs to every one Wo don feel this is our theatre I strongly believe this belongs to the town We want people to keep contributing to the project fund said they hear the money has almost been raised their incentive to contribute won be so high Mayor edged that the anticipated Elliott donation will greatly boost the public fund raising campaign now within of Its 130000 goal Organizers have pointed out however that additional funds will be to purchase Interior and furnishings John Elliott was bom Aug IBM in Grcnfell Saskatchewan Along with his four brothers he served In World War As a member of the Royal Canadian Navy on the destroyer Algonquin he took part In the invasion of Normandy He came to Ontario in two and married Norma Ccatello of two years later John and Norma moved from Oak Me to Georgetown with their three children in 1955 John was station master at the station until he retired in 19TB after 30 years with the railway An ambitious man Mr Elliott studied for his customs The Idmember Golden Helmets team volunteer motorcycle patrol officers delighted spectators at the Friday evening opening ceremonies Tor Georgetown stall fair To mold the squad Into a precision team takes weeks or practising Intricate maneuvers Herald photos by Dave Ilowney and la raid Fall fair attendance rises 30 Under the watchful eyes father Andy Burt eleven month old Stephen enjoys his first merry goround ride at Georgetown fall fair and If his wistful Is any Indication of the fun he shaving he 11 want to return again next year to visit the horses with pole through Continued on page A3 their manei Publicist Overcast skies and cool temperatures failed to dampen the spirit of vis tors to this year 135th anniversary of Georgetown Fair fair directors report a consider able jump in attendance over last year The two days of the Fair Friday evening and Saturday helped boost our attendance of course said Fair President Joyce Cosing We don have attendance figures the Lions Club looked after the thrco gales but we do know the total gate receipts for both days are up approximately per cent over last year and this has given us a boost If Friday evening had been less cold we could have filled the fairgrounds for the Golden Helmets perform once says Mrs Gosling It was very ting We are gra to the Ontario Pro vincial Police for coming and pulling on such an excellent program despite the wet condition of the track Corporal Smouter and the men are to be commended Satin- day started out with cloudy Skies and a cool so that would keep some people away as well But it wanned up during the afternoon and we are very pleased on the whole Our promotion throughout the area headed by Wollstead with realty has helped a great deal With warmer weather the crowds would have madea real record breaker said the prea dent Agricultural Society secre tary Denny Charles reports Interest in all classes of the Fair with a record number of entries In Hunter horse classes running over a ten Continued on page AB South faces challen Extra house encroaches on floodplain By CHRIS Herald A Market Street George town woman is going to challenge a developer prop osal to add an additional house to the new Southfield ion which borders on Silver Creek Presenting her case before town council Monday night Midge Hampshire said the proposal to add a home to the 12 house subdivision near the southeast corner Main and Maple Avenue means building on the floodplain and possibly harming environ menially sensitive property She has appealed to Ontario Municipal Board and a hear Is scheduled for Oct 13 The Credit Valley lion Authority which is res ponsible for flood plains around the River and its numerous tributaries maintains that the mapping scale on which the arc established permits minor variations of the I ne Discussing Southfield request to add an additional house an the disputed while reviewing its own mapping the Authority has lot Meanwhile the town a plan ning department told the plan- ning board last week that it has no objections to the South field proposal noting that the Authority says the property out of the But Mrs Hampshire in a long and thorough argument said there are conflicting opin ions about where the flood- plain really lies adding that IhcLr ore definite regulations aplnst building on floodplain property She recalled the neighboring residents bitter debate before council and the two years ago when Southfield presented Its prop osal to build In the scenic area nestled in a small valley Seven homes proposed for Wildwood area PIT STOP PERUSAL The first step In competing In Georgetown soap box derby la having your four wheeled checked over by knowledgeable official from the Kinsmen who helped to sponsor and organized the Sunday event Here Kinsmen scrutineers Don Pearson left and Gary Evan look over Grant Cox a mean machine In preparation for bis battle against the clock See page Wildwood Road residents west of Glen Williams may soon have new neighbors If own council approves a small subdivision proposal present last week by local develop ers Chateau Ltd Headed for a public meeting Oct the proposal would build seven homes on a acre site at ho southeast corner of the road and the CNR tracks The houses will cover about live acres the entire properly Most of the hitches which may slow the project originate at the region planning members determined last week Roy Booth poll out that the project can go ahead without Hal tons approval of the Glen Williams secondary plan which may not happen for two years In addition the region may not allow the project to hook up to municipal water and sewer services because the lies beyond the Ha build septic systems and wells for the homes proposed In the subdivision would mean en larglng the lot sites and cutting down the number of homes In the Be lair proposal Meanwhile the town s fire department has expressed concern about the develop ment proposed median run ning down the middle of culdesac surrounded by the houses Although some plan ning board members felt that this would pose no I relighting hazard In the subdivision the department says the median could present problems when lire trucks position them selves to fight a blaio The planning department noted that It Is also tho municipality s responsibility to maintain the medians WOOLLY BULLY FOR MIKE Winning the steer hide In the draw held during the Georgetown rail fair was experience Judging by the grin on Mike Armstrong face Holding the winning ticket Armstrong was presented with the hide it Monday night meeting by ActlVan committee chairman Marilyn The fact that two councillors from the same ward were Involved with the draw Is steer coincidence and Armstrong Indicated he wont caw was soras kind of collusion lo the draws outcome ActlVan raised In the steer hide raffle Herald photo bisected by Silver Creek Following councils deris ion town staff will attend the meeting held to discuss Mrs Hampshire case but will not present evidence un less asked to by board mem Mayor Pete point out that If the OMB rules that the floodplain lines as established on the map must remain inflexible then tho builder may apply to have them varied slightly to ex elude the property The creek can be by changing the levels of Its banks near the property Coun Boy Booth expressed concern about the construct Ion any house on the properly Ho Indicated that it would have to be a strange type of construction to fit Into the property without spilling on to restricted ports of the yard In addition the house must be at least feet from the nearest edge of 66foot wide road allowance hearing which originally con sidered unsuccessful object Ions lo Southfield subdivis ion two years ago was given misleading and Inaccurate In formation Now the told councillors there s no way the Authority can claim that new lot Is not part the floodplain Later Mrs Hampshire In dicated the construction of an additional house in the aubdlv on the questionable prop erty would obstruct her view of tho small valley from her Market Street homo And she pointed out bulldozers and the construction necessary to the floodplain pose a threat to the area surrounding the creekside portion the sub division which has earlier declared environ mentally sensitive