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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Strut Georgetown Ontario PALI J I Publisher mil Gt Manager BOB Manager PHONE Second Class Mall Registered Number 0943 December Mayor to serve region well Trie i rAmot- Mr Patch fttcs ra rtfiJ fi re to An AM rtfc fl A of J il feofcjE ats rflrJc e me Mayor Pete will serve region well as their man just as he did here in Hills Though he was never popular on all issues he stood foi he Gained respect for his leadership and committment to the community It hard to doubt his sincerity in working to make Halton Hills a better place to live for everyone Perhaps journalists were the only ones to see fully the time commit required of Mayor for special request appearances Of ten he could be seen ding three or four official openings or dinners or award nights representing the Town of Hills in just one week He might have sent a member of council to fill his shoes for a night but the mayor rarely did Clubs and groups came to expect the mayor to attend their function and he rarely let them down The mayor his many appearances was seen to be approachable allowing the way for citizens to feel table in tabling requests or complaints with the mayors office He was seen as a con cilhator on many issues working to find solutions in situations where a stalemate had been reached It s hard politics to please everyone The Herald never agreed with all of the towns policies But a politician faces a juggling act often requiring strong tions a nononsense ap proach coupled with an amiable and fair disposition Mayor Pomeroy did his part in moving the Town of Halton Hills progressively forward Go to the polls With two years left in the mayors term of office there is little reason to suspect an appointed replacement would earn the respect or understand of Hills residents With Mayor leaving for his new position at Halton region there is little choice but to call an election Good reasons can be used for supporting an ap pointed mayor for the remainder of the term but the strength of the arguments just don wash in our political climate An appointed mayor would maintain the con tinuity of tht present council and would save voters some money plus prevent a low turnout at the polls supporters say However a mayor must have the support of the people and an appoin tee would be hindered by critics who claimed they never had a chance to hear his philosophy on town development and matters affecting the lifestyles of community members The new mayor should have a clear mandate to act on town matters and an election would be a per feet opportunity for can didates to express them selves directly to the people Regardless of the time of year constituents should feel happier voting for a new mayor than having hesitant feelings about an appointed mayor Editors notebook Therein lies one of their greatest promotional challenges Much easier Is to provide for the changing lifestyles and demographics in Georgetown dircc or John Wood is meeting those working on programs Hint fulfill a need in the community As he says in his report our community will have to respond to the of an increasing elderly Its not that Georgetown tion an increase In dual parent working families a decreasing birth but there ore some fairly major rate an increasing divorce rate and a changes and challenges place continuing recession the Two areas he stressed where the hi Id Hie general is working improve and develop meeting Inst Wed night where programs is in the area of the elderly year end report made public and school age day care Advisory trunk Like businesses and individuals Young spoke of the iwoytir old the has been Ihrough their share of amalgamation with the Central belt lightening Nancy ShortiU was recently laid off after Iwo years as a In a sense the Georgetown now program administrator She was has a head office when program publicly thanked for efforts planning and development Ideas arc day resources local can draw on Mr Nancy I understand has Just been Young said hired as sports administrator in Money has been raised locally for Lima Peru The will have to increasingly A sustaining membership cam rely upon network of volunteers strives offset operating costs who act is advisors conches and and subsidize programs needy fund raisers to assist in maintaining programs In 1983 there were 130 volunteers youngsters Mi r central to spirit of our he sold II is one rtison whv the general meeting Is also a volun nngll I the is differ from other youlb rams much of their emphasis is pi on participation However it hard to market a like that to get people Id Y us different for the in Georgetown who donated hours of their time for the organization If you re Interested in working to lulp programs or help contribute lo their financial success either through a nation or through fund raising of your own I sure ihe Y would to hear from you The Is only as strong as the ily It belongs to Landfill sites have uses that offset their liabilities Sooner or somebody some where In is going to have a landfill silc in their back yard For all ihe charm patience and detail the landfill site consiliums have put into explaining Ihe situation residents the study team was In Georgetown last there s going lo be a lot of screaming when regional council picks a location next summer When you think of that are thrown into average household trash pall can there be any virtues in a landfill site It was a question I raised with Cam Watson economist with the study team and George the man responsible for the safe disposal of our solid wastes Assessing what said its unlikely somebody would ever get rich Just because they live near a landfill But here arc some spinoff benefits most more likely to be enjoyed When the landfill site is closed and capped but others evolving from operation of the landfill site Itself CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES A landfill just a hole in he ground anymore its a facility That means construction Big construction And depending on what the con tractor needs in term of manpower there could be some short term construction work for the local area These days landfill sites have to be with or means of gelling rid of toxic ooze percolating from and through all that buried trash Staff Comment garbage will do Just that Generally landfill sites do little to enhance the value of property around them But a off landfill site can be used as open space Mr pointed out one in St Catharines has been turned into a par GO Once the site Is opened it will be operated by about a halfdozen men There 11 be equipment operators people to run compacting machines someone to control traffic and another guy to the weigh scales at he gale Traffic around the will Increase That might not make a lot of area residents happy but some roadside merchants like gas station and variety store owners won t complain Mr and Mr Watson agreed that there could be increased sales of gas pop food cigarettes and whatever else brings motorists into a Truckers won be the only ones going Into the site Landfill sites arc open to the public so that rural residents without urban pick up tor city folk like me who miss It nine out of ten limes can dispose their garbage The other thing thai popped into Mr Woodbum mind was repairs Trucks and cars have a remarkable tendency to break down without a moment notice and there bound to be some vehicles whose loads of ski hill in Etobi coke rests srmek on lop of old garble Yet Ccntenn year round community recreation centre- ski mi in the winter and fitness and e recreation In the In methane from a landfill site has drawn off and uscdb minuacturing firm project failed bet there wasn gas volume to it w irf properly A to installa with methane at the land silt last year has also been shell s f r a site 10 years nd jbout million later fin ill be coming to a close- Hit buck is about to p in someone backyard Whether is burned or living will always it an unwc come and difficult issue to deal with The re heroes w on t be those who light It porln successfully pushing it into somebody elsL neighborhood the heroes will be those who end up making the best of bad situation THIRTY YEARS Bonk of Canada will pay over par for a debenture Issue for George- towns high school addition Success lender of 101 submitted jointly by the bank and Equitable Securities was accepted at Monday council meeting The debentures bear Interest at five per cent for a 20year period Finance chairman Garfield McGHvr ay in moving to accept the offer said he was pleased to see Georgetown did not have too many debentures It certainty shows we arc a long way from being bankrupt was his comment A member of the family which gave Glen Williams lis name Charles Williams died in Slmcoe Nov Mr Williams son or Joseph Williams was bom In the Glen In He worked In the grist mill where the Apple Products Company Is now then went to Chicago where he spent most of his life in the brokerage business He was one of the founders of the British Empire Club there Fond of music he was probably oldest living person who sang in the choir at the old Methodist Church in own YEARS Georgetown Herald takes a major step In its development Jan when Thomson Newspapers Limited become Us publishers Sale of the year old business was announced by Waller publisher and editor since he purchased the Herald from the J M Moore Estate In March 1040 Prior Mr Moore the late Warren owned Hie business for many years No In or editorial policy are contemplated by the new owners who will retain Mr Blehn as managing editor Garfield McGilvrny as shop superintendent and present employees Leslie Clark Corey Ilcmngton David Hastings and Bob in the print shop and Mrs A Seen Bradley and Terry in the With council Big Three heading the polls for second year Monday municipjl election sow only one change in the 1959 council when Alfred loit his seat to newcomer Mrs In her second bid for office Mrs Currie tallied votes and fifth place the standings to become the first lady ever elected lo a tovtrnmenl seat in Georgetown history AGOWith an jpproximite per cent turnout of voters Georgetown chose Steamer councils finance chairman as mayor The iyoraly race was close Former John was only votes behind Robert four years a councillor was third Council authorized the purchase of a five and a half acre school sile In Moore for price of an acre The purchise price will be taken from money received from Lane ision as a per lot fee for allowing residential building without com pen siting industrial a Christmas with I Joe CLERGY COMMENT By Rev GRAHAM BLAND SI AlbaniAnglicanCnurcb As my wife and I were leafing through a Christmas shopping catalogue from one of Canada major department stores recently we came across a atari ling doublepage colour picture In we were Introduced under the heading Catch he Action to I Joe a leading children personality these days and his frightening array of toy weaponry For instance there are dozens or Mobile Strike Force members for your child to arrange In imaginative Letter to the Editor battle formations A Rapid fire motorcycle packs a deadly punch You can make war with buddies from a Dragonfly helicopter loaded with weapons including Scorpion rockets Or the wonders of modern military technology bring you a routing win battle gun which might prove effective against a Sky striker Jet armed to lhe leeth although the Cobra HISS battle vehicle double cannons elevate and provides a more formidable defence capability You can get one I figure thrown in for a battle lank with super traction while attack vehicle with twin elevating machine guns gives better value at only And for the child who has every thing a Collector display case provides portable space for Combat Command file cards and weapons armory Likes career day To the editor of The Herald On Nov IS Centennial Middle School had a careers day program for the grade eight dents Students went to different spots and listened lo speakers with different think was on excellent program The students dressed up as businessmen and listened to people with in I cresting jabs such as an actor a commercial diver a pilot a police men and many more These speakers helped the students choose what Job would be best for The teachers and Ihe small group of grade eights that helped out organized it very well and should be thanked for fine work The whole day went quite well and I m sure that everyone enjoyed It I myself enjoyed It and found lhe talks very interesting I encourage teachers continue Ihis for many years Elect mayor logical step reader the editor of The Hi raid Permit mo lo on he question of whether to appoint our next mayor or use the democratic process and have an election When you consider It will be he taxpayers of Hi lion Hills that will e the most to gain or lobe they should be the ones to decide who next mayor will be through he election Wilh nil due respect to Mayor I wish him well In his new Job I do not agree with his reasoning In that his successor should bo appointed I find 11 difficult understand the logic of his reasoning when he claims It would save the taxpayers about ISO If lhe job Is filled by appointment while ho advocates the spending of or million for a new municipal complex a lime when govern menu arc imposing and preaching restraint Mayor Is quoted In local press Nov 1983 as having said before the Novem he made his primary committment administration of Halt on Hills In direct quole he says I am enjoying tho job I am doing now adding that while he may consider future poll Ileal opportunities the regional chairman s job one of them Having sold this and changed his mind as reported In tho local press the following week It is undeniably his privilege but It Is of him to advise the vacancy should be filled by appointment In my humble on just because there is a law passed this does not preclude the it may not be a good law be a municipal law provln del or federal when by Its application the democratic way is by passed Yours truly Sieve Georgetown For more playful child Iherc he Cobra buttle game sic for age and up While for younger children or a more artistic bent age and up paint by numbers sets of scenes to help child develop a more graphic picture of what war is like at first hind This is frightening indeed It conjures up clures for me of families on Chnstmis Day this year lo sound or rocket and mortar fire just on the V newscasts but around their own Christmas trees Now I Jm not one of those who wants to insulate my children against all of the cruel realities of our world Better that hey be aware of the Inhumanities of the world In which they are to grow up They might be marc rcilistic then In their own adult struggles for justice and ruth Something sticks In my craw though about this kind of Christmas propaganda A season which proclaims Peace on and Goodwill is perverted when year olds are encouraged about war and destruction Here and weapons arc glorified and a new god In he form of plastic G I replaces the one true God In the impressionable imaginations of our children And I say new god advisedly because I Joe is not designed to die in com bit He lives to fight umpteen new battles sort of toy John Wayne This is the supreme danger of these war toys for mo that hey in fad arc insulating our children realily in more way than we Imagine by falling to teach lhe true horror of war A thousand curses on such things I m no child psychiatrist but for he of my children I Joe will bean unknown quantity In our home As I rstand what a nursery Is what a is It place where human life is nurtured and valued It Is not a place where we plot even In our Imaginations about how destroy life And if lire is destroyed thai is no game This Christmas Inourown small way we In our family will rejoice at coming of Gods life into world life in Jesus Chns I encourage you to think about doing the same or else forget about calling It Christ mas AGO Georgetown police chief loyd Schwann has been named staff inspector for of new Halton regional police force His appointment became effective but the new regional force begin Its opera Lion until Jan i with headquarters in Oakville and detachments in Georgetown Milton Oikville and Burlington police chief Ken heads the Imagine Christmas without rolls cake pudding pie cookies or ice cream Many foods that we lake for granted a child with phenylketonuria Is nol allowed to eat at any time is just one of 100 or inherited metabolic disorders resulting In an abnormal processing of protein disorders can be thought of as too much or too Utile of specific protein or of that proteins activity In the case of this deficiency may be virtually complete Early diagnosis and treatment are a must If developmental to be prevented dietary prograih must be started before 30 days of age Consequently most newborns In North America and Europe arc screened for high concentrations of Phenylalanine In blood Untreated children often require chronic due hyperactivity seizures and severe mental retardation In contrast children who arc tested birth and treated promptly show very few these abnormalities Metabolic disorders can a feet as many as 1 500 with effects ranging from Inconsequential to death With issue analysis cell cultures prenatal detection and improved Identification of carriers developed in he last years the future appears lo hold great promise Food is a big purl or our culture For hose unable to consume regular meals and snacks the approaching festive seas on accentuates an handicap A number of you have approached me about he handicapped parking permits They are now available at the town offices in Acton and Georgetown Please note however that the coven for the permits are ycl In stock nor are the special parking signs yet erected There will be announcement In the paper when the above Is in place