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877 5213- FOBERT Real Estate Inc Home Newspaper of Hills Established 1866 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9 1983 SOLEMN SALUTE laying a wreath at the den Remembrance Day cerem Sunday Fred Tut Harrison smartly salutes In honour of those who fought tar Canada In the foreground la a solemn Mr Cadet standing high above the steps of the cenotaph Herald photo Two local councillors will vie for post Regional chairman resigns CHRIS Herald regional chair man Jack Raft Is has resigned initialing campaigns by several of his peers on regional council Including two from Halton Hills to succeed him The S3 year old vete ran of councils In Sud bury Burlington and he regional admlnlstra said in a letter last Thursday that family and business prompted the decision lo step down from the office he has held longer than any of his two predecessors He has been chairman for two successive two year terms and one year of the current threeyear term Hilts regional Councillors Dave Whit and Mike Armstrong confirmed this week that they will be among the candidates for Hal tons top post which pays about per year LOCAL RESPONSIBILITIES Although he said he been Invited to seek the chairman post Hills Mayor Pete Pome- said thai before the November elect on he made his primary committment to the Hilts 1 m enjoying the job I m doing now Mayor said adding that while he may con elder other future poll tical opportunities the regional chairman Job t one of then Under the Region of Act councillors may elect a new chair man from among them selves or choose from public nominees Coun Armstrong a charter member of regional council having served since Halton wos formed In 1973 praised Mr for his partisan outlook and his ability to fairly weigh he concerns of north and south on issues He declined to say what changes he make if elected stress hat they would evolve from working with the other mem bers of council FULLTIME Having been Actons representative on the region for three years and more Hal ton s voice on the Escarpment Commission NEC Whiting said there no way the chairman Job can be anything but full time He said he has a good overall view or the regl on and his experience on the NEC makes him responsible for presen ting the feelings of regional council on carpment related issu- said he wants to- see the region get on a more solid footing wllb the province to Improve the progress of regional a dm I If a regional coun clllor Is replace Mr by fellow councillors Nov it will set off a chain of events which could lead to a local by election The vacated regional council seat would have to be filled by the local municipality with an appointment If the appointment Is made from local council the municipality would have to decide whether to fill the local seat through a byelection or another appointment Progressive era Raftis fair to region BtlO Of World War I veteran wounded in trenches at 17 One day Weaver Albans Church organist In Glen Williams Then he went off to fight in he First World War Standing proud and creel at the Glen Williams Remembrance Day ceremony Sunday the year old his birthday is today was accompanied by his sister Fanny Weaver who served as a nurse In World War Two Fred Weaver wartime experiences weren t pretty He was gassed in the trenches fighting against the Germans and was caught in an enemy mantrap whlchtearsthchips At 17 he was sent home from his Princess Patricia Light Infantry unit to recover from his wounds Miss Weaver remembers how angry her mother was when Fred went to the recruitment centre In Georgetown She never forgave he doctorwhocertifledhimfltforduty but the doctor said he boy was determined to go and he be stopped Although it turned his mothers hair gray almost overnight the day Fred relumed home In his uniform all was forgotten My mother took it all back after she saw Fred In uniform She worshipped the ground he stood on said Fred sister While training In Canada before going overseas ha first had to light off an attack of pneumonia then battle the mumps Fanny Weaver had her own proud story to tell about her work a nurse during the Second World War Joining he Air Force she travelled to Moncton in to work in a hospital before returning o Toronto look after the wounded at the Christie St military hospital At the hospital there were men from both world wars recovering from wounds Scenes like two young boys maimed for life convinced Fanny that she has seen enough of war Fanny and Fred lived in Glen Williams for years before moving to the apartments on In Georgetown where hey share accommodation with another sister By CHRIS Herald Stiff Writer Hills council weren surprised by Mr resignation although they had hoped he leave until the end of the year His business pressor were growing one member commented and he wanted more time with his family Coun John McDon aid completing his inaugural year as a regional councillor said Mr was always approachable and mallve when Coun Mc Donald was making his decision to ran region ally He showed an appre ciation for the concerns in Coun Miller added found Mr to be very fair In listen Ing to our concerns he said He showed good judgement when it came to voting PROGRESSIVE ERA Councillors pointed out that Mr Raftis guided council through a number or important and often bitter debates leading to wideranging decisions for In i960 Halton adopt ed uniform sewer and water rales despite grumblings from Oak vllle and Burlington that heir residents would be hard pressed with extra charges A year later council sponsored a major study of Halton nlstratlon and adopted many of Its upper management recommendations in order to prevent trail fiascos like he 1880 budget deficit The role of business development department has also been enlarged to draw new Industries Into the region and to encour age existing ones to build Jobs and profits by exploring export mar Most recently Halt on planning depart ment backed by most members of regional council made a pitch for a domed stadium In the region to serve sports teams in Ham lit on and Toronto Prior to his election as regional chairman he had been a regional councillor representing Burlington for five years From 19M to 1972 Mr was a Sudbury city councillor He Is an engineer by profession and works for Canadian General Electric in Oakville Among other counclll reportedly seeking his Job are Milton Brad Clements Burl Pat McLaughl In and Walter Mulke- and Oakville Carol Gooding and Ann Mulvale J LIGHTNING A member of the musical troupe from Grease leaps over her partner head In a scene from the play The high school students were practising In a dress rehearsal Sunday See page AS for a preview Herald photo by The Red Cross Society Is appealing for donors to come forward Monday Nov 14 to the Georgetown blood donor clinic at the Holy Cross Church auditorium from 1 to There Is a shortage and help is urgently required especially type negative Members of your Immediate family may also have type negative Please urge your family and friends who are between 17 and M years of age and In good general health to be regular blood donors every three months Donor clinic Monday Those illustrious memories of swamp Herald Staff Writer It used to be called Stewarttown swamp by the students who suffered the various septic problems at warttown Public School Today it a called Senior Public School Over ISO former staff and students turn ed up Thursday night o celebrate the school 25year history In the community When I was here hey dldn t have any water first principal Robertson Gibbons told the crowd in the school gym They dug three wells and finally one was sufficient to operate the toilet Back in Stewart town school had just barely been built A fiveroom school eight grades were taught with staff of three begin nfng teachers one expe rienced teacher and the principal Mr Gibbons now a principal at South Ridge School in Waterloo County told story of bow one afternoon the seams of a teachers dress gave out com pell her to hide in the closet while another teacher sewed It was hard explain to the children coming In from recess why their teacher was hiding In the closet with out a dress Mr Gibbons laughed With the only centra lized schools being and Glen Williams there were students from and almost down to Hornby attend then TIMES CHANGE As Ron Chat ten principal in when Mr Gibbons left noted times change Many students came from Georgetown on the opposite side of town to lake advantage of the marvellous gym that had been built in the school he said In years those facilities are becoming ate again Former student Jack Walinga recalled over crowding at Ihe school back In when he and the other Grade students spend a year In the old school house across Trafalgar Road where an upholstery bu now operates The oneroom school house had a furnace in the middle that needed to be stoked In the winter Every day teacher Mr Basinet had bring water over from the other school When we were here we had a cow pasture two picnic tables and two baseball diamonds That was It Mr now a lawyer in Georgetown said He recalled being put out in the hall tor punishment and dread ing principal Mr Gibbons long Inspecto ral gaze down the hall There used to be a planohalf way down the hall If you were lucky you could hide behind it and he wouldn I catch you Mr confessed Current principal Bob McCaw noted school has a tradition of ex cellence and finestand ing In the community A book of history has been prepared about the area by Bassett and can be ordered through the school J warm welcome that brought out nearly former pupils and principals Public Schools anniversary celebration Thursday evening In IKS Public School was five rooms the tint being where principal Robertson Gibbons left held oat for eight years In 1K4 Ron Chit ten right became principal and the school changed Its Senior Public School Hie current principal at school Is Bob McCaw and he been at he school five years New industry Three new Industries are considering a move to Hills Mayor Pete told town council Monday as he stressed the import of business development depart Talks with the firms can be revealed In detail he said nor could he give he of he Indus tries or exactly where In Georgetown or Acton hey may locate Two he said are Interested In the Georgetown area and one in Mayor argued that Industrial promotion is more feasibly handled by the region than by the local municipality which would have hire extra staff to do the same Job Christmas bazaar The Georgetown Unit of the Cancer Society Is holding their annual Christmas Tuesday Nov IS from 1pm to at St Andrew United Church on Liberals meet Features Town Acton High School students pick up their 1M1 diplomas The Recreation Department of era and swim lessons Page AS Opii allien group promotes a petition to reverie municipal centre land purchase Page AS Sports The Georgetown Rebels grabbed a pair of provincial crosscountry titles at the meet In London on he weekend For all details tee Sports Page Tonight the BramptonGeorgetown Liberal riding association will hold their annual general meeting where Marc Lalonde is featured their keynote speaker At Carl s Catering S3 Queen St W p tiding association member will elect officers consider constitutional amendments and conduct other business For more information call Callahan at Survey on Medicare A survey conducted by the Brampton- Georgetown Federal Liberal Riding Association shows clearly that Medicare Is seat by Canadian as a topranked issue association officials said today Rick Welter vicepresident of the on said that the response to the riding wide doortodoor campaign conducted by Liberal members earlier this fall confirms our belief that Canadian voters consider the national Medicare Issue to be Just as Important as Inflation and unemployment Mr Welter reported that local canvass teams visited close to homes during the latter part of September and that mora than of these voters had requested more detailed Information on he Medicare issue in general and the Liberal Party fight against medical care fees In particular Elderly study meetings An assessment of the future needs of Halton elderly Is now into Its second phase and the region a health and social services department Is holding public meetings to gather Information Recommendations derived from the first part of the study are being presented to Halton residents for comments A meeting will be held at Actons Baptist Church Nov and In Georgetown Nov 24 at the librarycultural centre Both meetings begin at 2pm Other forums and