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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hill Established A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Street Georgetown Ontario L7G 3Z6 PAUL J TAYLOR Publisher and General Manager DAVE ROWNEY Editor PHONE BOB Advertising Manager Mi I rug Page SECTION A Tilt HERALD Wednesday Januarys 1983 dr Making its debut drinking and driving awareness is making it s debutin Halton Hills We have the town to thank for getting things off the ground It s up to individuals groups and businesses now to help take up the torch to discourage drinking drivers People are no longer tolerating drivers that aren t completely alert behind the wheel It time we fully recognized that drivers who take chances with booze can kill an innocent passenger or pedestrian A committee chaired by Sheldon have come up with some positive suggestions and programs to reduce impaired drivers in Hills We hope residents will come forward to support the drinking and driving committee and help them push for further preventative programs The signs are encouraging that people attitudes are changing out there s still a long way to go Its just plain fun What does minor hockey week mean to you In Georgetown we don t celebrate the date formally Jan but it would be near sacrilege to not at least mention its passing So much of our activity our past history and our con verations revolve around the game that was once played on the ice ponds of Georgetown and Acton To the fathers minor hockey is a chance for a child to learn skills he never had the time to develop it gives him an opportunity to watch his son learn sportsmanship teamwork how to work hard towards a goal and to have his kid get some exercise away from the television To sponsors minor hockey is a chance to put something back into the community to know they ve helped in some small way in contributing to a young child s growth To hockey executives and league convenors minor hockey is planning raising money tireless undertakings tasks that are only rewarded on the rare occasion when someone says thanks for all your work To the coaches it s being an example a good teacher a part time and having the patience of Job And to players Minor hockey and minor hockey week means just plain fun Dont burden youth Lets not put excessive monetary pressures on those who need help the most The Bovey Commission report released last week recommends higher tuition fees for university students Costs would be raised from 16 per cent of the univer budget to 25 per cent over a phased in five year period To offset the hike the report calls for more student loanpackages for those who qualify That not the solution There s no doubt that universities are suffering from lack of funds and tightening budgets But putting more financial pressure on our youth who are struggling to find summer jobs isn the answer And excessive student loans with large debts to pay back will just further burden students when they have their first job How about a levy on former alumni who are established in their jobs and have reaped the rewards of an un education Post secondary education isn t a right it s a but let s not overburden a generation of students who have enough troubles getting established financially as young adults Foster parents are people who care Herald Special More and more people are ing increasingly concerned about where society is heading and what today adolescents will value in the future Many concerned individuals wish they could affect some positive change in altitudes but don know how Becoming a foster parent is one way in which people can play a role In the development of a youngsters character a solid investment In the future Poster parents have of sharing their love for a child who has special needs helping determine what kind of person that child is going to grow up to be The reasons children come into Some have been neglected abused or abandoned while others come into care because of parentchild conflict death or illness the reasons why some parents are unable to care for their children are diverse Physical or emotional Illness may have developed Alcoholism and mar breakdown are other contributing factors Marc fictitious example Is His parents separated three years ago and he is Ihe oldest in a family of three brothers The three boys have been living with their mother who is working full time while Marc tries to keep an eye on his younger brothers Lately however Marc has been staying out late and getting into more hassles with his mother She doesn t approve of his group of friends who are drinking and some have even dropped out of school It a that a break from family situation was needed to allow time to work problems through Marcs social worker has been talking with him about coming into foster care to provide a cooling out period and opportunity for both mother and son to rebuild their selfesteem While It Is difficult to live with someone who is troubled the rewards of helping a young person discover there are choices In fife can be very satisfying Foster children come to realize that they have options when it comes to forming their own family and I festyle It Is not necessarily inevitable that abused children will grow up to be abusers themselves It Just takes one significant person to influence them at a lime of need to turn their life around The Halton Children Aid Society is In urgent need of more foster parents particularly in Oakville Milt on and Hills to provide short and long term care for adolescents Training is required as part or the application process which Introduces potential foster parents to a new challenge and personal growth If you arc interested in finding out more about fostering please call the Foster Care Department at the Children a Aid Society in Oakville at or in Milton and Hills at Expenses and a per diem rate are provided to foster parents as well as relief lime Submitted by the Children Aid Society Georgetown in Town acquires a new face NOTE The following Is reprinted from what thought to be a 1 edition of the Expositor 11 was brought to us by Audrey Gilmer of II Union Street Small Town Acquire New Face By J Betiiveau Georgetown was of those little towns In the TorontoHamiltonGuelph orbit that had always seemed the typical central Ontario small town It was before the last war a quiet genteel place of gentle souls But like so many places in the metropolitan orbit it has grown and It has changed Driving there the other day to see a friend I stopped three different people to get directions The f rst two were so new to the town they help The accents that came from the replies were old fashioned rural Ontario tones One man spoke with a Scottish burr so thick It ould have thumped if dropped The next was a woman who must have left Lancashire the day before yesterday And th third was obviously a FrenchCanadian who had been around a little longer At the railway station a fellow loading a truck was either a new Dutchman or a new German immi grant Obviously Georgetown had changed It s Growing The size of the town was ing Tor generally one drives through on Highway 7 avoids the downtown and sees little So I called Waller editor of the local weekly Herald It s growing constantly he d Aclually the population Is growing faster than the industry because much of the new population comprises people who work in Malton Some work in Weston and others commute the 33 miles to Toronto For lecollar workers there is train service at the right times for the others the car is the thing You can do It in minutes Mr Biehn said but from downtown Toronto it had taken me a lot longer city traffic This year the town population reached 100 before the war It was 500 Like most of the orbit towns Georgetown has Its modern There are several Industries the largest now employing about It is an electrical fixture industry that has expanded Into plastics The two plants around which Georgetown began to build a century ago were two coated paper mills They remain and are Ihe town tradition There is a seed business which la almost half as old Two New Industries Two new industries turned up In recent years One Is a small electronics outfit employing perhaps people The second acorporationmaklngtools for industries supports about as many employees and their families Basically Georgetown was a British Ontario town There was almost no townsman of other extract on before the expansion This pattern has not changed much despite the accents I ran across The b difference is that so many British Islanders are newer to Canada Since the firm in Malton Is English it was logical that many English and Scots men should come there to work and to find housing in Georgetown Not Typically Rural Apparently the FrenchCanadian I met was one of only a few as editor pointed out There was a sealing of Dutch which is common In the orbit towns and a smattering of Germans but that about all the Europeans who have gone there Mr thought the great majority of immigrants stayed in the cities with a few going to farms Therefore he would assume the general ethnic character of Ontario towns farther into the provinces centrehadchangedevenless Became it Is within the TorontoHamilton orbit Georgetown Isn t really a typical rural Ontario town Mr Biehn opined He himself came from Windsor is years ago to a paper now as years old The state of the publication la very good I don t know where we could do much better Circulation has doubled since the war Editor likes Georgetown he want to see Metropolitan Toronto spread so far that the town simply became a suburban adjunct We like it this way independent and we hope it stays this way He has a point because as 1 drove about the place it had an air of pleasant comfort It moved at a happy casual pace Seemed like a good place to live No guilt by association Lutheran Church There has been recently been some tough Journalistic treatment of a grout called International Christian Aid Questions have been raised about the actual use of money donated o help people In Africa That Is good Any organization asklsng public for funds must be accountable to the public But we need to remember two things A person or organization is innocent until proven guilty And there is no guilt by association Innocent until proven guilty is a most Important legal principle The Super Sunday series supported well To editor of The Herald The 198485 Super Sun day Series has come to a close The public has responded enthusiastic ally to this theatrical and musical series and many people helped to make it an unqualified success manager of the John Elliott Thea ire The Herald and also the local schools who distributed our brochu res A special thank you is extended to our patrons the people of Hills who have at vely supported our ef forts right from the start In the spring watch for details about our 196586 series featuring Kim and Jerry Brodey and the Toy Town pers Wo are looking forward to another enjo yable season of designed for the entire family Vours truly Carol Russell Super Sunday Series Committee Cautious rejoicing over arms talks To the editor of The Herald The recent Geneva arms talks should give all of us cause for caut rejoicing this mon th Two countries whose cmnity Is affecting the whole world are finally agreeing to bargain as If our lives depended on which they do I President says his is complete elimination of nuclear arms everywhere Such a goal might come sooner if Canadian poll clans would back up their professed desire for peace with a refusal to test or manufacture parts for nuclear weap ons any more Yours truly Cheryl Light owl era Nora Lipp Debbie and others Dont suffer in silence people care To the editor of The Herald Tragedy knows no bounds It strikes old and young rch and poor the strong and the weak Illness accident or loss of a loved one can cause a deep and lasting Badness feelings of anger or maybe even guilt which can gnaw at the very core of ones soul Time people say is a great healer and often that Is true but time may not be enough Why tarry burden alone when you can call North Dist Centre 1211 Anytime day or night the volunteers are there to lessen the load by your concerns Sincerely North Contact Centre news media must also be accountable to the public and report only what can be proven Legal guilt or innocence Is determined only by the courts We all tend too much to believe anything what Is said And we have come too much to trust what the media say We should believe the best until the worst is proven There is no guilt by association Even if one group is proven guilty of funds that should not to conclude that any other organization Is also guilty There are dishonest people In cvey line of work We must always look for the honest ones If someone cheats you in the purchase of food clothing or anything you do not stop buying food clothing etc Instead you look for an honest merchant from who to buy If a doctor lawyer or other professional Is found guilty of lice you do not stop using the services of doctors lawyers etc Instead you look for an honest professional with a poor reputation The same should be true of charitable organizations If one group misuses funds you should not stop to charity Instead you should look for an organization that will use the money for the proper purpose If a church or a pastor departs from Gods Word you should not assume that every church or every pastor does so Instead you should look for a church that Is run according to the Bible and a pastor who teaches and serves according to God Word The name Christian is not a registered trademark The name of christ has been misused by many people at many times In many places People have tried to cover up great evils by the use of our Lord name That should reflect only on the one doing Ihe evil not on Christ and not on all Christians The evildoers are just topping off their wickedness by their false advertising using a name to which hey have no right Jesus Christ is sinless Christians ore still sinful although their sins have been forgeven for Jesus sake For them it is a life long battle against sin The Tact or sin should not keep us from trying to do good The forgiveness of s n should make us ever more detenu to do good YEARS AGOMrs Alex Taylor was reelected president of the Ladles Auxiliary Branch Ian Legion at the annual meeting Judy McCumber and Bob Crawford were Judged best speakers in a contest for high school students sponsored by Georgetown Lions Club Bert Baverstock is the new man of the Maher Shoe Store Joe Jackson who has been transfer to a company store In London Ken McMillan was reelected as president of the Canadian Hackney Horse Association Claude Kentner and Walter Gray were reelected president and secret treasurer when members of the Georgetown Bowling Club held their annual meeting A few days after reporting shoot Ing of the first wolf in this district In many years at StaUon Bert William Street tells us he saw a wolf right In town limits YEARS AGO- After open Tour tenders for a sanding truck for the town at Monday council meeting Mr Em Hyde said a second look should be taken as to whether it is After years as caretaker of Georgetown Cemetery Harry Savings Queen Strret ret red at the beginning of the year A film crew from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is now In its third week of filming a half hour color TV drama entitled Postcard in Georgetown A Georgetown man George Bull won6 the 1969 employee suggestion management proposal program at Ford of Canada MP Bud became a member of the Important Public Accounts committee of parliament TEN YEARS AGO Shoplifting is on the increase in Georgetown and something must be done to stop it said Seargeont John Barrett Criminal Investigations Branch Halton Police To preserve the past and link it with tomorrow Georgetown has form its own Historical Society Costs could be as low as for closure of the old Georgetown has landfill site town engineer The senior threeyearold purebred Haigertlee Ace Marie bred byTH McGee and developed by Jack Proud has set a new championship mark for milk product ion Terry Turner of the Sunny Acre Major Midgets won the Lady Trophy and received it from Gerry Perkins of the Georgetown Referee Association FIVE YEARS Hills Hal on region and the Sixth line residents group are all sending delegations to meet Ihis week with the provincial Cabinet s standing committee review Bill 127 an amendment to the Pits and Qarries Act 1971 Town council has approved the of acres of land general to permit the development of an park The official ribboncutting cerero to open the Georgetown Motor Inn afternoon although guests has been staying at the Inn almost since the rooms nave been The annual struggle to find funds to keep Halton Recovery House a residence for recovering alcoholics in operation for another year Is again in progress Jennifer Jackson previously per formed for the Queen in England and Is now a member of the Georgetown Utile Theatre Kris Barber Kelly Johnson Smith and Sydney Shanks proved they were among the top ten figure skaters in the country when they participated at the Canadian Figure Skating Cha In Kitchener POETS CORNER THEMISFR A greed for money all In his mind To grab every cent that he find Stole from the poor and the blind He built Taney bouses Uut flashed like stars Then he wasted his greed on pleasure and cars And the ones he robbed were In poverty and need This miser never knew how to do a good deed By ALBERT BROOKS Sadly I FICKLENESS itch you move away i so much In as necessity Nothing lasts forever save memories and even those sometimes become scrubbed clean with the Introduction of a new brush By MARLOWE C DICKSON The prime concern of Helping Hands is to encourage the frail elderly and the permanently physical disabled to maintain their ence By providing help In their own homes they aim to prevent or delay their need Tor hospitalization or Institu llonallzation The staff and volunteers receive ongoing in service training on various aspects of gerontology Staff are selected for emotional support to the clients and must be alert to their changing needs Indlv dually or as a group they advocate for their clients to ensure their needs- arc being met and their basic rights are recognized and protec ted Thorough is done on a regular basis by staff who perform tasks that are difficult dangerous or impossible for the clients to do themselves This may include ummlng scrubbing floors doing dry etc Information concerning ouch areas as housing aids or employment may bo provided and referrals can be made to other agencies and organizations For individuals who meet the physical criteria but are not on a small fixed or limited Income then pay direct refer rals arc made Volunteers also play an Import ant role In visiting or doing odd Jobs Wheelchair ramp construction minor repairs seasonal maintenance shop ping mending and outings are Just few of the ways in which they have offered their help In the summer students have been hired to do outdoor and indoor painting Anyone wishing to enquire or apply for mis service offered by Helping Hands can call tndr office at