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Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown 3Z6 Ontario GARNET COWS1LL Publisher and General Manager Every reporter knows remand game DAVE Editor Phone J STEVEN FOREMAN Advertising Manager Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday July Promotion due The winds of change were not in favor of John mid A CBC radio reporter in Ottawa speculated he was a candidate for a cabinet posting Brian recent cabinet shuffle shored up some weak spots in his government In the intricate game of ministry match up some MPs were rewarded some demoted and others stayed on the back benches For BramptonGeorgetown MP John McDermid there was no change in his duties as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Energy As before Mr has proved his mettle as an MP making him a possible choice for a cabinet portfolio However when the Mulroney government first signed up September Mr McDermid was seen as a Joe Clark loyalist having run Mr Clarks campaign in the leadership contest against Mr Also with such a large majority of members the prime minister had a wide choice of candidates for cabinet posts We all know that geography plays a major role in whether a candidate has a chance of becoming a minister Under that kind of criteria Mr is in a bad Ontario and Toronto is over represented by cabinet ministers The BramptonGeorgetown MP is next to the ridings of Otto and Sinclair Stevens Since 1979 Mr McDermid has been representing the town of Georgetown In Ottawa hes been making his mark by working side by side with Pat Carney in the Ministry of Energy Mines and Resources We have no reason to believe he couldnt have handled a new posting as a minister On the contrary we think he s ready for a promotion reporter who ever covered court knows about he re mand game A remand or delaying the hearing of a charge In court should only cur when there exists a legitimate reason for postponement In actual fact it is used for all kinds of reasons Perhaps your side has a weak case Then seek a remand maybe Ihe other guy or the witness won l show up But that is only the most obvious example Every judge who ever sat has at one time or another lectured both Crown and defence attorneys about heir continual seeking of remands What it docs is clog the courts and bring the mechanics of justice into disrepute And that is one reason Atlomey General Ian Scott s announcement of an Inquiry Into the organization jurisdiction and structure of the On tariocourts is welcome Scott has appointed Mr Justice Thomas of the Onlano Court Queens Park 1 llrrrk of Appeal lo conduct the inquiry and report by next April It just a face lifting exercise he has in mind either Scott told Ihe legislature hi wanted fundamental rcthlnking of all the assumptions on which our courts have operated since 1792 He said he personally told to redesign whole thing from the ground up The inquiry can deal with any question lhal arises in the organ lion structure jurisdiction or work load of any court of Ontario from justices of th peace to Court of Ap peal The only guidelines he set out were that changes should make Ihe courts more accessible to the public there be a proper level of service and that this be done in an efficient and economical manner A spokesman in the Attorney General ministry said Scott in d lea ted no further direction for because he didn want lo pre judge the outcome Which leaves plenty of scope There is a bewildering array of ex courts in Ontario Nobody ex the lawyers can keep track of which is which and which does what and how they unci ion There are provincial courts where criminal offences are tried except for murders or where the accused opts for a jury trial in which case the cose moves to district or Supreme Court There are family courts thai deal with support custody young of fenders and child protection Divorce however requires going to Supreme Court of course in Hamilton Went worth where there has been a socalled unified family court since which handles divorce as well as the normal family court mat Small claims courts which fall under the civil division of the provin court are normally staffed part lime by lawyers and can only handle matters Naturally this isn t universally rue In Toronto small claims Is fed by full time judges and handles cases up to S3 Then there are Justices of the who contrary to a widely eld perception cannot marry peo ple anymore But they can swear out warrants It is the ministry spokesmen said all too complicated for or people not to mention cost and uneven In service And when you throw In strange rituals such use and abuse of the re mand It can reach absurd propor tions wants to say how lhal can be changed for the better Good TENT CATERPILLAR SITUATIONS EASING ONLY ONE IN THE YARD TODAY There a good argument for using army personnel in searches for missing persons The case of Andrew Warburton of Hamilton is a perfect example The 9yearold was lost in the woods and he died last week from hypothermia before search parties could locate him At the nth hour militiamen and full time military per sonnel were called in to help It was the military who found the boy seven days after he was reported missing three kilometres from where he was staying Although there were hundreds of volunteer searchers army personnel could have done better Used to stringent discipline tough physical regimen and working as a team a military search party might have found Andrew before he died of exposure Army personnel are trained to march through heavily camouflaged areas ever aware of strange movements colors and sounds Using the military for civilian purposes re inforces a communitys belief in their worth to us when there isn a war This was one instance where we could have used their help from the start Perhaps all search parties should con sist of army men Trained professionals can do the job faster Amazing green pet a Staff Comment Imagine Ihe view from a satellite or biling Earth and locking Its site jystems on North America Con sider a stote in the A say New York From that distance It is possible to determine some of the most impor tant industries in the state Would you believe turf grass is the second largest Industry Grass is very big business whether It be on lawns cemeteries or sports fields That was the discovery of the American GoH Course Superindendents As socle Hon who programmed a satellite to determine the importance of turf grass II was also the discovery of the On tarlo Turf Grass Research Founds Hon of which the greenskeeper of the North Golf and Country Club Alan Beeney was a founding member The Foundation study of turf grass in Ontario showed million was spent on golf course care About million was spent caring for Ontario acres of cemeteries Money Is spent on grass through fertiliser mowing and trimming machines and manpower There are a lot of little fellows out there making extra money cutting grass And if you t paying so meone to mow your lawn then you spending your valuable time your weekend time cutting It If the peo ple of Hills combined their man hours spent working on the lawn and worked on one grand pro ject Imagine what could be ac complished But that time will not be spent on anything but lawn maintenance You must care for your lawn or pay the consequences snarly neighbors and deep woods In some towns If you don t cut your lawn town employees will drop by and cut It for a fantastic sum fertilizer And when you go on vacation It Is a good idea to have someone care Tor it to let the helves know you are not away Having a demanding green pet t in everyone plan There are those who would replace their lawns with paving stones swimming pools or rock gardens Then there will always be those who believe no home is complete without a green border Some people go to amazing lengths to maintain their While at university 1 had a who kept a little lawn In a large flower pot He would cartngly cut It with scissors Mark graduated with a tores try degree Despite all the trouble lawns cause like any pet they reward thelrowners An average site lawn will produce enough oxygen for a family of four A ISOacre area of turf about as much turf as Ihe North Ha Ion Golf and try Club has produces enough oxygen to keep people alive for one year One acre of grass Is like a 70ton air conditioner Wonderful statistics but I bet those who hate pulling the cord on their lawn mower once a week are thinking Woutdn 1 get more oxygen out of my lawn If I never cut It Citizens forum Favors death penalty EDITOR NOTE The following let ler was filed with The Herald for publication Hon Brian Mulroney Prime Minister of Canada House of Commons Parliament Buildings Dear Sir I am writing lo you on the subject of capital punishment which I am in favour or Capital punishment should be reinstated for the following crimes treason killing premeditated murder and murder of policemen and guards 1 feel that penalties promote public respccl for law and protect persons property and freedom I feel capital punish ment will serve as a deterrent for future murderers and will reduce the crime rale Many citizens feel capital punishment is a necessity It protects and cleanses society of criminals Another Important factor dealing with capital punishment is the cost of keeping murderer in prison We jay for so who has taken a I understand that it costs ap proximately and more for each person per year in prison deterrent People Just do not thiik twice about committing a murder I feel there should be a vote for capital punishment The politicians should come to the people and ask them what they want Instead of this Ihe politicians took It away voting according to conscience The death penalty Is irrevocable but It is deserved it represents the only just and proper penalty for murders as brutal as the murders of today I feel that killing in self defence Is the only Justification for taking a human life A person who kills once will have the ambition to kill again If Cans want lo live in a sate tected society there must be of punishment that frightens so from committing some of the inui I hope these points will be ly considered Taking action on these points will only benefit our society ours very Georgetown Unheard people The an open letter to Premier I Peterson Dear Sir Now that the province wide doc tors strike Is over maybe so in the government will to hear ihe 1 1 ess unheard people the patients oh yes the voters We heard and read all about extra billing Bill What we don know Is what extra billing consists of How was it created and for what reason We know thol approximately per cent of doctors bill Why then did billing become an Issue It Is about time to put the cards on the table in this well poker game We resent that our freedom of choice in health care has been sold for a mere per head in the form of federal transfer payments I wonder how much more accessibility to health care our will bring its Yet if one was billed by their doctor they would know what they were getting for It To control spending In our already underfunded health care system Ihe government has no choice but to tall already restricted services That decision has been laken away guidance of our doctors We are the victims of a govern monopoly on health care in II I I since the govern monopoly on health care In the health budget has billion or one third of the provinclil budget Those who implement it realize that something his to be done The tax dollars would tic unable to cover escalating cost to support the present health cire increasing progress Is therefore beyond comprehension Citizens taxpayers and voters who require progressive advanced treatment are concerned about the future of medical care have been led out when their all important decision was made For the government to admit defeat on votes We have been given medicine from the government Instead of our doctors Medicine we are forced to Berg on behalf of for Choice in Health Care Box Station Toronto M5S2J0 Scholar thanks Dear Sir I urn writing with regard to the driving scholarship 1 would like to my thanks to ill of participating sponsors In the scholarship The award will be helpful with to my university career A ours truly Janet In your opinion Halton f History- bom our files 30 years ago The Georgetown and G s will not be winning heir third Ontario cham pionshlp in four years The club has playing In Brampton while their home arena receives The Georgetown team folded because of poor attendance In Brampton The Georgetown Girls Pipe Band relumed from trip to Sault Mane where they were part of the Highland Games Ann Luke pipe major appeared on television and radio there The band placed third Smith and Stone took out a permit for a 200 expansion Building in Douglas Wilson reported 542 in construction In June br ingmg the year s total to 1 The 1955 year figure was 15 years ago flyer Barbara Brother ton completed the mile powder puff derby from Calgary to Baton Rouge She and her copilot Ruth Bliss were competing for the first prize but finished out of the money Lisa Gillett was named Miss Georgetown as part of Western Days The 24 Street winner is a clerk at Joe Tuck Shop After innings the winner of the Glen Williams Mens Fastball Club Tournament was decided defeated pitcher John Salmon started three run rally in the inning years ago Mike Dixon had S colleges In in his running skills Mike made the decision lo take a scholar ship from East Tennessee State where he will be running for their cross country team Bill set a world record at the Brampton Air Show He was clocked at 1 miles per hour before the metal housing of his pro peller burst The previous record in the weight class was miles per hour Kan Ailken 15 of Acton took first place in an international public speaking contest Kan told a Bible story at the Eastern United Stales Junior Divisional Competition at Schroon Lake Just north of Albany New 5 years ago Steve Sprlnglc hod the best average of the who graduated from Grade 13 at Acton High School He had a per cent and just edged out Vincent Lee who had an 89 per cent average Louise Morwick graduated with the highest average of any Grade student Georgetown District High School Her average of per cent was followed by Derek per cent average Georgetown nationally ranked cross country runner Ian Clark returned to Georgetown after a year of study Berkley University of California Among his complements in the year was a se cond place finish in the University of in which he broke the school record by seconds Georgetown runners Doug and Bruce Mclntyrc will compete in Ihe Canada Games The two runners will be competing for the Ontario in Thunder Bay Do you support freer trade ED Laid rest a dozen times you shake loose bonds of my oblivion too frequently like a Shakespearean spectre You re frightening bulfamUlar and friendly MARLOWE C DICKSON SOMETHING HAPPENS Itslheflrslklss It the memories of other first DICKSON Mike Boyle I Denny loley Vicky guess I for it In Im all for It If a sense It part of countries our economy benefit equally Free trade throughout Canada Is pari of our society and extending It to our largest trading partner is pro bably a good Idea George I en Walker Well I think the Well as far as think there should properly its principle if good what I understand be free trade It a good thing As We ought to be two slues would likely help long as we don working toward to it could be thecconomy lose our identity homclhlng like Rood and it could In rush to that The Ircnd be bad seems to be going right WRITE US A LETTER What to you think about what I happening In Italian Hills In this across nation and around the world We are I rented In your opinion The Herald Invites Its renders to their opinion through our citizen forum ltd Ion Ml Idlers must be signed and In elude an address Your phone number should be listed In order for us lo verify Ihe signature Please keep your letter brief and to be 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