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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown 3Z6 Ontario PAUL J TAYLOR Publisher and General Manager DAVID BOB Editor Advertising Manager Tutor We PHONE Sicond Mill Regitlered Number 0943 Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednes November Awareness is the first step It was the second outing by Halton Hills residents to the Ontario Censor Board Two separate groups have now seen uncut films showing violent and obscene por nography Clearly the uncut movies were a shocking experience to watch The question remains Where do we want to go from here It is hard to say whether or not the viewing will help launch a concen trated drive to sponsor our local lobby group However for Gail Rutherford of Citizens Against Violent Por nography the second viewing of the film by prominent citizens in the area should be seen as a modest victory in itself The common denominator among the separate groups which viewed the films seems to be that an awareness program on violent por nography is needed The Ontario Censor Board does not have a mandate to show their un cut films outside their premises in Toronto This poses a problem in trying to reach large numbers of people with their message The people of Hills have a right to make decisions against por nography and censorship but they should first have the opportunity to see the type of violent films that are being shown in the 1980s We wholeheartedly support Citizens Against Violent Pornography for their committment to spreading the message that violent crime can be linked to violent sex films Their message is worth listening to HANDS off Santa parade On the editorial page this paper has supported our local peace group HAND and their initiatives- On the issue of the Santa Claus parade though theyve lost our support Its been a long- standing tradition not to let entries of a political nature into the Georgetown Lions Club parade To let HAND use the parade as forum for then- protest would be precedentsetting The Santa Claus parade is for the kids for families wanting to share their childs joy during the type of weather that keeps us hugging each other just to stay warm Letter to the editor In a situation were asked to their vigil premises on Parliament Hill in Ot- tawa -during- the Cariada Its hard not to disagree with the gover nment order for them to abandon their mission that day While nuclear disar mament should certainly be central in our minds we hope Canadians would also like to concentrate fully on our nations birth day each July 1 Similarly lets leave the parade to the children to welcome Santa to Georgetown Lets keep Santa as the focal point of the parade Time of restraint Our committee feel it Is Important to explain to the citizens of Georgetown and why we oppose the building of a municipal complex and the purchase of the Ste vens property We do not need to spend on a municipal complex that we Just need This la a time of restraint We want governments to stop spending more This town has not grown these last seven years and with the water shut off It may not be allowed to grow Despite fact our paceneeds study shows we have one third the space needed our town continues to func tion If we need more space we can add it on to the existing town offices on land that we already own It Is FREE The site Is a central location and land size Is adequate for expansion future needs dictate The only reason to buy the Stevens property to build a municipal complex Do not be deceived by some poli ticians argument that this Is not a decision to build the complex It is If we wish to stop the municipal complex we must stop the Stevens property purchase But there are other aspects of this purchase which we find very disturbing The mayor in his presentation outlined how the lawn would develop end service about acres of their property for condomini ums on building lots Thus they would get the seven acres complex site free and make as well Finn said Idea but according to our reading of the municipal act a town is not allow ed to act In this fashion Further several members of our committee suggest the figures they use are overly generous We may well end up losing money because of this councils entry into land development Finally the ministry of environment has stated that because of water restriction there Is room for only more people In George town If this fact Is true council cannot develop to have wasted our on land specu lation They would have been wise to buy just the seven acres of the Stevens estate on Maple Ave wanted for the complex and not Involv ed us In this mess A letter from Mr Nichols or Longmans Developments who was acting for the council to search for possible com plex sites suggested would be willing to discuss selling Just the seven acres Mail Carriers interview rekindles Montreal memories Staff Comment of the lowly Oh for the milk bottle Thats a forlorn cry from some one swept away last week by a wave of nostalgia I was having an early morning chat with Steve the letter carrier supervisor at the Georgetown post office Somewhere in between talking about Christmas postal packaging and how mall Is moved in and out of the local post office Steve must have said something which set oft a great deal of electrical activity in the dustier archives or my brain We chatted about letter carriers- mail men In lay languageand bow over the course of months and yean they familiarize themselves with their routes and the people on It I dont suppose folks really get to know their mailman to the point where they know what he likes to read or what brand of beer is on the end table when he goes home and puts his feet up Nevertheless familiarity breeds a kind of trust And as the memories our talk conjured up began to take shape I realized that the doortodoor mailman Is just about the of breed of service men whose regular visits were once very much a part of neighborhood life For the most part the milkman breadman and the fellow who used to deliver the dry cleaning have dis appeared from my Norman Rockwell like street scene I can fondly remember burrowing below the bed covers listening to the wind of a Montreal blizzard slam the snow against the window while out of the chilling din I could hear the familiar tread up the veranda slips the clink of empty milk bottles and the duller clunk as full ones were rested on the doorstep We kids used to buy HalfMoons right out of the back of he truck when the breadman made his rounds Hed open the door and spring out trailing the warm crusty aroma of fresh bread The chap who used to dry cleaning was a particularly jolly fellow Hed show up on Thursdays just after got home from school By some unspoken arrangement develop ed over years punctual service hed dispensed with knocking and would throw the door open bellowing Clean ing PHASE OUT It seems like such an unimportant thing to remember but I can recall the day a different follow showed up sadly announced that his familiar colleague was stricken with some Illness and the route like many others before It was being phased out in favor of branch operations In local shopping centres Our mailman was cut from the same mold as the friendly men who puttered around in a variety of delivery vans Hed long since realized that our dog which spun around his feet In a blur of snapping jaws and wagging tall was totally harmless and clucked at It patronizingly as be strode up to the mailbox two steps at a time He was like a neighborhood nurse maid warning us In French and recognized which kids belonged which families not to ploy so close to the road or to keep wagons and bikes of walkways Without these people I ttdnkthat neighborhoods are a little less colorful Palliative care Who cares about the dying in hospitals A great deal has been made that a much need ed secondary access can be available to the hos pital If this was so important why have they waited years to dolt But we do have se condary access to he hospital The main en trance Is through Prin cess Anne Drive and the secondary access is through Marywood Meadows Might I be too crass if I suggested that the hospital foundation would like to develop port of their 17 acre holding adjacent to he Stevens estate into building lots This strongly supports this venture The best way to stop council proceeding is to apply pressure from he citizens Finn seven years ago it was not a special Interest group hat swayed council it was three thousand people who did not want their money wasted Unfor tunately we must ell them again Please jet out to sign our peti tion If you would likejo help us and canvass your neighbors please give me a call at Alex EDITORS NOTE Next week The Herald will publish a letter from Norm Elliot chairman of the commit tee opposing the muni cipal complex By Rev Dr THOMAS G BANDY St Andrews United Church There is no doubt In my mind about the professional care or helpfulness of the staff of our Georgetown hospital On numerous occasions they have assisted me and been sensitive to the needs of parishioners I have visited The hospital Itself seeks to respond to the needs of our growing community as the new building project bears excellent witness However the clergy of the George town churches have a deep concern Some months ago he Georgetown Ministerial shared this concern by letter with the hospital board who to dale have not even acknowledged receipt of our letter This vital concern Is of interest to everyone in George town and I can only hope greater Interest can be aroused on the part of the hospital board The concern Is this How do we care for the dying In our hospital Many hospitals have established special Palliative Care Units Special roams are set aside along with specially trained staff to care for the terminally HI and those dying of old age Support Is offered not only to the dying patient herself but to the family of that patient to help them cope with a difficult challenge It may be true that funds are not available build a whole ward or train an entire staff Tor palliative care Yet Letters to the editor CLERGY COMMENT tne clergy of Georgetown believe that some can and should be taken Space for the Grieving Family AC present there Is not really a comfortable lounge chair in which a grieving family member can rest while awaiting the death of a loved one They need space a room that Is tastefully decorated comfortable and above all private There they can council wilh their minister priest or rabbi There they can rest even overnight in complete privacy Space for the Dying Patient At present most hospital rooms are small and semiprivate Certain rooms should be designated for optional use as palliative care They should be larger private rooms They should have more chairs for visiting family and more table space for flowers pictures and other tangible signs of friendship and love They should be decorated In a mora homelike style than Is usual in hospital rooms 3 Training for the Staff Specia lists devoting full time to palliative care may be a budgetary Impossibility Yet some continuing education for selected doctors nurses and volun teers should bo regularly available Designated individuals should be available for service when the need arises for care of the dying and their families This means additional train ing In personal relations how to be sensitive and emotionally supportive to all involved Support for the Staff We can become more aware of the special needs of the dying and their families Let us also be sensitive to the fru strations of the staff They have perhaps the most demanding task of all medical care Perhaps a fulllime or partlime Chaplain is a budgetary Impossibility Yet a definite strategy for the personal of the staff involved in palliative care can and should be developed by the hospital Those who are dying their famili es and the staff who help them all deserve our special attention The clergy of the Georgetown Ministerial have made themselves available for consultation We have also recommen ded the North Hospice for such consultation With the present expansion of the hospital under way now is the time for this new dimension of hospital care I support the effort of the hospital to update their medical technology and expand the facility But In addition to becoming more scientific lets also make room in the budget to became more persona 1 1 THIRTY YEARS increa ses which will total In the next three years to each teacher employed prior to this fall on the staffs of high schools In Georgetown Acton and Mil I on were made a meeting of North high school board on Monday in Teachers who normally receive a yearly Increase of will have this boosted to 300 for the three year period At the same time adjustments were made in the salary of Miss Dorothy Parkinson of the Georgetown staff from to 3000 and Mrs Hess of Acton from to 3100 Mr SBG Robinson general secretary of the Teachers Federation met with the board to discuss the salary question after teachers had appealed to the federation over what they felt was an undue delay since their request for salary adjustments last June The teachers had asked for adjustments after the hiring of a teacher at Acton at what they claimed was above what he would receive under the salary schedule and a new teacher at Mil ton at a starting salary of higher than two other new teachers engaged earlier would receive YEARS AGONews thai North high school board meeting in Georgetown the same evening had signed a contract with Construction for a addition to Georgetown High School ended a council debate In which Coun Era Hyde was expressing strong criticism of the board for not favoring a local contractor whose price was close to that of the low tenderer Hyde spoke at some length reiterating hit stand of wo weeks ago when at his suggestion council wrote lo the board asking it to give further consideration before awarding the contract After some discussion the town clerk was asked to phone and ascertain what action had been taken at the board meeting The subject lapsed when the clerk reported back hat the matter was settled by the contract signing Coun Hyde during the debate said he felt council had received no consideration from the board In Its plea to keep a large contract in town Im very disappointed in the type of setup we have for a high school board and the sooner we can change It the better he said Apparently we have no control over what being done In Georgetown Its wrong for our school system to depend on some bodys vol In a community TEN YEARS least two interested parties will attend a board meeting of the County Board of Education in Burlington Thursday to protest the planned closing of School The Board approved a that the school be closed I effective June 1074 at lis last meeting The agenda for the Thursday meeting lists Julian Reed of Norval as heading a delegation of the Ratepayers Association but that Is not the case Mr Reed said They put upontheedgeoftheneedIeMr Reed said I will be attending the meeting along with former ratepayers associa tion chairman Peter Hughes but we represent no organized body from Norval We decided to hack It alone he said We did not even attempt to reactivate the ratepayers associati on Mr Reed said I had to give written notice five days prior to the board meeting and that allowed only nine days leeway Mr Reed was quite vehement about the school closing The board has been undermining the school he said It has removed half the grades from the school and then talks about decreased enrolment It has engineer ed the entire solution The real reason the board wants to close the school Is to give a better teacherpupil ratio to other schools Mr Reed said Memories are short reader To the editor of The Herald Memories are snort and the mind fickle and easily Influenced I feel obliged therefore to reply to the concerned citizens of Georgetown who incidentally if given half a chance will tomorrow call themsel ves the concerned citi zens of Canada and later of the world The fact that I spent six years In the 39 war does not necessarily I know give me the right to scorn these glib peacemakers but to their usual question Why did you go to war I would reply that even at 20 years of age I could separate right from wrong and I knew and still believe that freedom express ones self bring up family in a free society and to be allowed to defend that special way of life could not be prolected by words Man has always had to go to war to defend himself because frailty and weakness have always been attacked and by the way women have play ed their part on both sides Therefore to believe that any form of uni lateral disarmament will protect us from wars shows lack of mature and Intelligent Blood clinic thanks To the editor or The Herald The Blood Donor Cli nic Committee would like to thank all donors who supported our Nov clinic sponsored by the Knights of Colum bus The Knights help setting up clinic loading equipment and general assistance Is appreciated also the help of Iho students of Holy Cross School with unloading equipment Thanks to Dr Kenne dy who was on call the nursing staff nursery help and drivers volun teers and teens ihe clergy Mrs Ann and Mr Douglas Tucker for distribution of posters John vler of Cable Systems Halton Hills Hydro for spec i a 1 efforts with promotional banners the radio sta tions Mr and Mr of the Dairy Queen Special thanks to Jean Barton and her tele- phono committee and to Lea Douglas and Peggy Douglas who convened this clinic Sincerely Flo Street and Erica Thompson Cochairpersons thought The staled aim of world domination by the USSR is a fact of life Fortunately equilibri um in armaments main tained by the USA with the USSR has avoided a world war In nearly forty years That Is the catastro phe that we must con tinue avoid But local battles and conflicts will arise because of the USSRs Insidious propa ganda and fostered re bellions to socialize and dominate the coun tries of the world one by By whatever name they choose the demon strating peacemakers of Georgetown Greenham Common or Washington must not be protected by those and their des cenders upon who very existence intelli gence foresight and bravery they owe their freedom and their lives Jobs are difficult to get for anyone in todays society For someone a physical disability it can be impossible If the prospective employer Is not prepared to took past the disability and recognize existing skills and potential Since the International Year of the Disabled in 1981 attitudes have been changing slowly as the government Introduces programs and Incentives to encourage employment of the handi capped Job Information Centres vocatio nal counselling skill training programs and mobility grants are some of the services provided to all by Employment and Immigration through Canada Employment Centres In addition special programs are of particular benefit to the handicapped Diagnostic Services help deter mine barriers to employment work adjustment training assesses work habits attitudes and work tolerance while Job readiness training assists one to develop awareness of their own altitudes abilities and Interests For employers there are incentiv es also to hire the disabled Canada Manpower Industrial Program and the Wage Subsidy Program provide wage assistance and ancillary contributions to employers Consultants are available to the private sector to aid employers In Affirmative Action plans with the Interest of decreasing and eventually eliminating discrimination For a community based project funds are available through Outreach This outlines some of the attempts on the part of the government to Integrate this minority group Into the labour market however there Is still a long way to go Statistics Indicate that the disabled are the highest unemploy ed group In Canada with approxi mately per cent out of work