Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 24, 1983, p. 1

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877 5213- Real Estate SIrool the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 Wl lHU -877-5376- Children Manicure OMB reviews tract of land for housing TIIUSAGAIID Herald Moll Writer If a proposal for IB estate homes at southeastern corner of Highway and Fifth Line goes through a nearby farmer says he willing to buy most of the properly topclass J ABOUT THE HILLS Disarmament meeting fa I ton Hills new Action For Nuclear Disarmament group HAND will meet Monday August at 162 Prince Charles Georgetown at Plans Tor booths at the local fairs will be discussed and the group new buttons will be All welcome For information coll No inquest There will bo no inquest Into the double fatality fire Aug 7 in Acton Coroner Dr Alllster Macintosh has decided Eugene Miller and Wears died in the blaze which destroyed a Willow Street North home The fire is believed caused by Improper disposal of smoking materials Legal aid clinic A legal aid clinic is going to be open Fridays in Mltton Appointments Tor legal counselling can be made with the Georgetown Legal Aid Clinic on Wesleyan Street For appointments or more information call Older man punched An IByear old Acton man was arrested Aug 16 in connection with an assault on a year old Acton man Aug outside the Sitting Bull Tavern The older man had walked out of tavern seen a fight going on in the road His attempts to stop the Tight resulted in his being knocked to the ground by the accused being punched numerous times in the face and transported to hospital by police He was detained overnight at Georgetown Memorial Hospital where he was treated for facial cuts and bruises The younger man has been charged with assault causing bodily harm and appears In Milton provincial court Sept 19 Saw accident A 20year old Place Georgetown man sliced off his right index finger while cutting Ihrough wood Aug The man was using a Black and Decker arm saw and reaching for a second piece of wood when he totd police the saw lumped forward slicing his finger He was treated at Georgetown Memorial Hospital where be was rushed by ambulance WHATS INSIDE Sports The Glen squirt girls battled back from an early set back to win their league championship Sunday at the Hornby Park See Sports Page for all the details Features Orrale Carter recalls his days during the war as a prisoner of war Page AID Community A BalUnafad student returns from a German exchange trip Page Aft Section Real Estate and Classified agricultural land Ing It from vol op- Frank Anthony who Hies south of the 100- property owned by Almond Developments Ltd already rents about acres per year to raise hay and other rage crops on the pro- Testifying before the Ontario Municipal Hoard hearing review nig application to build large estate type homes at the site Mr Anthony commented that anyone wanting to begin full scale farming land would have start from scratch Not only is part of it covered with poorer class soil and suffers from loo many rocks and too little drainage but the existing is too dilapidated to be of If the price is Mr Anthony said he would buy a slice of the properly he per cent of the prime farmland The best fields arc toe in the southwest section of the land he told the hearing The hearing began Wednesday and ad Friday ion from the hearing officers about whether the development propo sal an go ahead is expected In about a month The case underlines an integral difference or opinion between town and regional planners and councils Is concerned that regional policies to preserve will be undermined If the Almond plan is passed On the other hand Hills argues hat rural estate Is ions gatherings of houses each with about two acres at land should be Judged on their own merits Hills has sup- parted Almond Develop ment proposal but region has balked fore hearing and prolonging an Issue which Is already about 10 years old Both Almond and the region called expert testimony to back their respective coses at threeday hearing On behalf of developer Mr An Ihnny lest I led that from some of the poorer soil sections of the property crop yields were about per cent of normal yields Mr Anthony in id the remaining properly is Continued on page A3 MOONLIGHT MADNESS SPARKLES I Jama clad choppers padded their from store to Friday til midnight by the Georgetown downtown merchants the Moonlight Magic featured 10- S per cent discounts and for wildcat sleep Heft Cook 9 and Ron Cook 13 look part In the annual event Herald photo by Actons celebrates harvest Ever cot apple with no hands Come out this weekend to Ailon and you gel a chance lo try It You can also try your luck apple bobbing rolling and cider contests on Saturday agenda A first in Cider celebrates he crunch red skinned farm fruit that rounds of the summer produce Aclon Is going to be dotted with cider tents like Iht ever popular beer lents at fall fairs The three- day community has been organized by Heritage Ailon and at Acton for young people A il dancing Saturday events begin with an opening parade down Mill Street follov up Iht day Market of two years ago Proceeds from go towards the restoration of the Acton town hall on Bower The activities start with a dance Friday led by Iht Citl Bund and Mayor Pete the short parade shoppers can browse through the dls plays of local and nut of town vendors selling from farm fruit and vegetables to baking antiques crafts and handmade trcusur All day Saturday Mill Street will be blocked to cor traffic from the railroad tracks at Bower Street Main Street At 2 m that noon there be an lion sale on steps The community auction will get rid of anything you been meaning lo either throw out or sell at a garage sale You re urged to bring in your goods for auctioning Saturday morning to the A percentage of the sale proceeds go Heritage Acton Among the things to sec wilt be a vintage auto display by Bill a local clsl wiih a Model T collection Saturday will wrap up with a dance at the Beckers plaza parking lot on Highway and Churchill Activities start up again Sunday wllh base ball tennis and horse shoe pitching Acton woman Nancy Patterson will swim 10 kilometres in F airy Lake to raise at least for the Cancer Society patients Ciderfest will draw to vices The swim Is In a close with an Acton memory of her sister Citizens Band concert at Sandy who died in in the Prospect of Lancer at age Park Five Acton men injured in collision Five young Acton men were injured and one of them ii still In hospital Edgar Wilson 20 was admitted for Ian and is in satisfactory condition at Georgetown Memorial Hospital where he is recovering from lacerations to the scalp Thomas Store 16 forcd head injuries and was admitted overnight for observation Martin 18 sustained multiple si ins and era I Ions and was admitted and discharged from last week Maurice 16 and Jeffrey 17 were treated and rclea the emergency dt artmcnl the vehicle was cast bound on Side road 22 at a high rale of speed when It became air borne because of the speed at crest of a hill near Highway The 1973 Volvo hit roadway and the driver lost control of it The car left the rood after crossing the centre line struck a tree bee a me airborne again and rolled end over end until finally came to rest at i fence Happiness is a crowdpleasing annual fall fair Happiness is a fall fair with all Ihe to please the most excitable year old while keeping grandma comfortably engaged in a friendly two hour game of bingo Young or old the Georgetown Fall board is hoping this year lineup of events will attract record crowds come Septemb ers 10 and The annual Fall Fair is in short bigger and better than in The fair board has set their goals at changing attractions while others in an hold everyone attention aver the day event The fair board popular Golden Helmets The Friday and Saturday evening per formnnces will be really exciting We have a good variety of tainment Mr Mac Call urn says The community supports the fair so we were able to expand our program he say Under the direction of Paul Armstrong the fair gained renewed support from ctown businesses many of them from the urban sector not all commuted to keep ing entertain ed and well fed The Rotary club have launched a new pro gram bound to be popul ar with senior and families by Wishing a giant bingo booth Judging from the recent local appeal of bingo and crowds vying Tor seats at the CNE in Toronto the board game should fare well The Optimists have contributed by helping out with a new beer garden for those wish ing to wet their whist Proceeds from sell ing the suds will go towards the Georgetown District High School elevator fund for hand capped students On Saturday a new Thee tailed regional pallet reported with damages of The driver has been charged with dangtrous driving and consuming liquor under age Firelighters show There plenty of International camaraderie at the Georgetown day camp at the Kelso Conservatla Area In Milton A trio of from the Peru have been In Ontario for the last few months part of a special exchange program Gathered In the photograph above art front row left lo right Stephanie a resident who off to a part of the Rota Ponce a Peruvian visitor from the MrrlamAUaln the Canadian for the Peru team Canada World Youlb Ada alto Peru Michelle Armstrong a Pembroke resident who will be helping out In Peru part of the exchange back row Cesar and Mi In counterpart In Peru Georgetown Y director John Wood Colletle In charge International development for the Toronto Y Georgetown V a Irene Ana who translated and Ilulb Law Herald photo Firefighters across Ontario are pitching to gether to raise funds for a new burn centre at the Toronto Hosp ital They reselling tickets oa firefighter show at the Canadian National Exhibition Oct earnings from which will go towards their project goal for ihe bum centre Local firefighters will ho selling the S3 tickets at the Georgetown fall fair If youd like to help sell the tickets contact Doug at There is a slight commission In Hospital is providing square feel of space for patient rooms operating rooms facilities treatment and medication rooms con valescont areas and for skin bank The Ontario ministry of health is paying the operating Costs of the centre dent Ian enthusiastic about l promising array talent lined up Tor sche duled grandstand shows Friday and Saturday nights In previous years the t strong enough to attract a large following But thanks to the tireless work of Steamer ho fair grounds will be humm ing with ihe excitement bluegrass bands singers and ally thought ores having strong lies to the cultureoriented event Service clubs have been active in lending their organization event Is sure to draw crowds when Ihe heavy horse pull slides Into town Belgians and Per- cherons weighing near ly a ton will compete for tics Kinsmen Op- by lowing 10 Rotary Lions pounds of weights on and Klwonla clubs are Continued on page Al

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