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Home Newspaper of Hills Established 1866 A Division at Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Street Georgetown 3Z0 Ontario PAUL J TAYLOR Publisher and General Manager DAVID BOB Editor Advertising Manager PHONE 8772201 Second Miil Registered Page SECTION A THE HERALD Relief from winter blues If our snowladen lan dscapes havent put you into a winter mood yet the Georgetown might be able to change your mind For three years the have worked to firovide a winter day of fun n the snow featuring a variety of events like snow sculpturing broombail games for children and much more The Herald has always had a special in terest in after a crew of broom- lost an earthshat tering game to our cross town rivals some three ago Last year The erald Angels regrouped and avenged their previous loss thereby keeping the competitive embers alive During the month of February a perfect unity to spend an energy- filled day in the outdoors rather than begrudging our forefathers for choosing the colder half of North America A winter community event is needed in Halton Hills to fill a void during one of the dreariest times of the year Because of their commitment to the Crazy Boat Race and Multiple Schlerosis mem bers have been spread thin Winterfest organizers have always encouraged help from the community If you like to get in volved or have any suggestions for events youd like to organize the would be happy to hear from you Give them a cail at 8776407 or Grit deputy leader supports limits on election spending Catch the spirit Queens Park We apologize to the boy scouts for coining their recent slogan but it seems appropriate for our bicentennial celebrations Catch the Spirit Starting with a New Years bell ringing ceremony residents will be offered throughout 1984 a number of heritage projects and events to par ticipate in At this point wed like to say congratulations to the various groups that have been doing some very major behind-the- scenes planning so that we might truly remember our anniversary as a province The Historical Society has plans so that everyone can find a way to celebrate with them in a tribute to our proud history A photo contest an essay contest and historical tours are just some of the events planned The Optimist Club have presented an am bitious plan to host the famous Musical Ride and bring a marching band from Georgetown Kentucky to celebrate Vic toria Day May Georgetown Chamber of Commerce have planned a three day salute to small business stressing Georgetowns own anniversary as a set tlement Complete with a flashy logo illustrating Georgetowns commercial roots pivoting around the Credit River the BIG Business in Georgetown campaign promises to be a success and an infor mative way to appreciate local industry trade and commerce Not all towns can boast such an interesting history much more of which youll be hearing about later from this paper and other sources In order to maintain an identity that is different from larger communities it is important for us to learn more and appreciate the historical features that make Georgetown Acton and the surrounding areas so unique If you can help with any bicentennial projects we urge you to Catch the Spirit Dozens of citizens in Hills have shown the lead and because of their invigorating start on Queens Park Bureau of The Herald Although the government Introduc ed a comprehensive series of amend ments to the Ontario Election Act here this week that wasnt what the opposition parties wonted to talk They were more interested in the governments failure to bring in limits to how much might be spent in an election campaign at the riding level Liberal Deputy Leader Sean Con way complained media reports said the Conservatives spent more than in Iheir bid to retain the Storm riding in Thursdays byelection You know there are people In the far east of Ontario who think It is a Conway said He later told a reporter that the cap on local expenditures In the federal election act of per riding would be a good guide for Ontario In the election Conway him self spent and his Tory oppon ent in the fight for the Renfrew North seat IN TORONTO In contrast the man who really upsets the Liberals Is Treasurer Larry Grossman who spent to keep his downtown Toronto seat in It was the highest expenditure in the province All this is fair enough Perhaps as Conway said an age of restraint should see some limits on political election expenditures But the Liberal outrage goes an extra step They are also furious at Grossman for raising Thats also the highest figure in the election In a convoluted piece of reasoning they call a portion of that money public dollars or in Conways words a tax expenditure This Is because anyone who donates money to a registered Ontario political party up to the legal limit at the riding level of receives a tax credit f or per cent of the amount In short a deduction actually coals a taxpayer about MANY AGREE To Conway and to loo many others around the Assembly on all aides Ihe 75 deduction Is a cost to government The taxpayers money Is assumed to belong to the government lo actually bo In Ihe public pot even though It Is simply money that govern ment has declined to tax Just like the personal exemption Bizarre One suspects that while some of Ihe LiberalNDP distaste for heavy Tory spending is principle more Is jealousy The Conservatives partly because they form the government are just better fund raisers Note none of the three oldline parties object to the most basic abuse of the election finances system that being the direct dollar subsidy paid out of government coffers to any candidate who draws more than per cent In an election MUCH CASH Conway for example received as did his Tory opponent The NDP candidate didnt get enough votes Grossman as well as both his opponents received The amount Is based on the number of registered voters This kickback of cash to the big vote parties is a way of helping them keep any new parties off the gravy train After all a lax credit can benefit any parly but grants are being given those most likely to do well In a campaign The new deposit per candidate that ia suggested for the next provinci al election by the Election Act amend ments is the same type of financial device It will favor the three richest parties the three old line parties of Tory Grit and New Democrat Renes current cloudy world takes on air of desperation AuuA very successful school concert was held In the Stone School Dec Santa was particularly amusing many were presented and Miss Shaw was complimented upon ber good work with the pupils She Is spending the Christmas holidays at her home near Arthur Not many boys and girls get a real live baby sister for a Christmas present but Joan and Robert Bundle were quite excited to hear of such an event In their family A reward is being offered for information leading to the recovery of goods stolen from Beaumont Knitting Mills Oct and Dec Identity of informant will be kept strictly con fidential Contact the mill manager or OPP Constable Howard Gunn of Milton The oldest resident of Terra Cot to and one who had faithfully chronicled news of the village for the Georgetown and Brampton papers for over half a century James Bedford Stringer S3 died suddenly Thursday A native of Terra Mr booster for his birthplace TWENTYFIVE YEARS Earl Whitelock agricultural representative for the county of for nearly years will retire early in A nallve of Oxford County Mr Whitelock served overseas in the first Great War and later graduated from Ontario Agricultural College in 1923 It Is reported the present associate agricul tural representative J A Francis will succeed Mr Whitelock Glen Williams had to come from behind to keep their win string alive Sunday when they downed trailing 53 at the end of the first period The victory keeps Ihem undefeated In eight starts and one and a half games In front of the second place Halton Homes Just 12 hours separates the Georgetown police department and its goal of a fatality free However police are more concerned with that period right after midnight when people will be starting for home from New Years Eve parties many of them unfit to take the wheel Police are urging motorists to moke that one for the road a hot coffee FIFTEEN YEARS AGOMerobers the Halton Separate School Board voted themselves a salary of a year at their second meeting The salary or honorarium as board members prefer it to be called of a month is the maximum the board can give its members under provincial regulations Georgetown reeve William Hunter is given a hand by Halton County deputy clerk Clare McKay as he dons his Wardens robes to preside at the last county council meeting of his term Its likely Heltons next Warden will he either Austan Ledwith of Milton Allan Day of Oakville or George of Esquesing TEN YEARS County Separate School board approved a draft policy that would permit separ ate school principals and teachers to administer the strap lo pupils as last disciplinary resort The new policy permits strap as a last resort provided the pupil is strapped only on the hands and In the presence of another teacher preferably ihe princi pal Home delivery of mall may not begin in Acton until April Currently mall in Acton Is going into approxi mately 1300 post office boxes in the building on Bower Street From the business planning for 1984 we can community the be promised a memorable year Fond Farewell For a little over three years now Were proud to be a long-esUbllsh- Herald tried an experiment which newspaper in and were they hoped would catch on It didnt proud to be celebrating our year Starttngln the New Year our paper of publication in has decided to discontinue our week- We thank you for your support end edition We considered Friday paper Croat another valuable medium to serve he uigCOl public In Halton Hills however the In closing the Herald Weekend Extra our staff will be able to devote their attention fulltime all every creature Mark is holding everyone of us responsible to go as far as we can In a lost world with the gospel In person prayer and girts oh Lord help us reach our world with your word In Jesus namo Write us a letter The Herald welcomes letters to clearly legible Letters signed and include the telephone number and address of the sender Excessively long letters may nave to be called due to space constraints Letters may be dropp ed off at the Herald or mailed to Guelph St Georgetown If you would like to write your Federal Member of Parliament or Member of the Provincial Parlia ment on some matter of Interest below ore their mailing addresses Also If you send us a copy of your letter it might be suitable for our letters to the editor column John McDermld Member of Parliament rampt on Georgetown Parliament Buildings Ottawa Julian Reed Member of Provincial Parliament HaltonBurllngton Ontario Legislature Queens Park Ont Otto Member of Parliament Parliament Buildings Ottawa By Stewart McLead Ottawa Bureau of The Herald In Premier Rene Levesques current cloudy world his relentless search for any ray of sunshine has probably taken on an air of despera tion but this does not his putting words in the mouth of Italian President That under any definition of diplomacy is a no no could be excused for stretching for some good tidings very little has gone right for him in the last few months but Ihe premier should know that offering up the controversial views of someone else is Invariably a losing proposition It mailers not what President might think of the Canadian federal government Ita not Up to a visiting Canadian premier to reveal them to the world What Levesque said with obvious delight after his meeting with the Italian president was that If and when he visits Quebec next year will make a point of not going to Ottawa Mr doesnt have a very high opinion of the present federal government said the touring NOT NEEDED Perhaps the president did leave his impression but for to come out of the talks and report this to assembled press is nothing short of astonishing About the last thing the president needs is for the Quebec premier to interpret his feelings about the government And about last thing that Levesque needed was for the Italian embassy In Ottawa to Issue a denial of his assessment Its quite possible that President doesnt rank Pierre among bis favorite personalities During recent peace mission voyage to Rome he held talks with Premier without paying a courtesy call on the president and there could be other reasons why has no overwhelming desire to spend an evening with the Canadian prime minister And who knows perhaps president was usually candid In ex pressing some of his views to visiting premier Since such talks are always considered confidential there are probably a great many blunt comments bandied about when two elected representatives get together to exchange views That after all Is why certain conversations are held in private President Pertinl wanted Poets Corner the world to know how be felt about the government presumably be could hold bis own news conference RARE DENIAL So he must have done a double- JJ take when he picked up his local newspaper and saw that Premier Levesque had such nannounce- ta on his behalf The premier also Poll Hond Interest problems our province Is encountering in trying to obtain a windshield independence from the rest of Canada and was sympathetic to the Quebec to to react A curt one paragraph state- came out of the Italian embassy in Ottawa which said that it had been authored clarify that these state- BvMALOwiic ments by do not lX pond to the opinion expressed by President and must therefore COMING BACK be considered a distortion of his nJMi more each day thoughls I And if thats not a slap on the wrist J for the Quebec premier I dont know to rtemptato your face what is When Is last time you can recall a statement being by an T embassy in Ottawa to deny comments re attributed to a visiting Canadian politician a togetherness mar If version of events was distorted as the Italians claim his actions were diplomatically able And even If his version was accurate he was to say the very least rtpUn dreams with seeing diplomatically badmannered Neither way can he win friends and a Influence people A Circle home was robbed of 1000 worth of property while Ihe owners were holi daying in Florida A camera liquor and a video recorder were IB and 22 Lost control A passing motorist look a year old i Georgetown man homo regional ESS in 1 Day he lost control ported the theft Satur- estimating the The car struck a tree on Ihe north side of the road and damage is estimated Charges were laid by regional police Fight at party Charges are ex pec led to be laid soon in an Incident Friday at at a Mountain view Road residence A 23- year old Georgetown man sustained Injuries his nose face and upper body and was treated and released from Georgetown Mem orial Hospital when a fight erupted at a house party Police have two sus pects from Georgetown Van crunched The driver of an old remodelled van crunch ed up an Acton garage door by backing into it Friday dreams more real than ract I long to have you near pray youre coming back By MARLOWE C DICKSON BETWEEN Youll always be tucked away safety a rose doted tightly between the pages of my happiest memories More than Just a thought youre the very reason for remembering Ttme does not diminish nor absence remove your presence from my daily continuum By MARLOWE C DICKSON RRlBeetou