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thi georgetown herald wednesday april 1st 1959 the georgetown herald a thornton newspapers limited publication walter c biehn managing editor garfield lmegilvray production superintendent office staff mrs ailccn bradley terry harley plant start leslie m clark dave hastings corey r hcrrington bob baskerville serving the commimltlm of georoetewn glen villains norvel llmehouse hornby stewarttown balllnafad ashorove terra cotta member of the canadian weekly newspapers association and the ontario division of the cwna authorized as second class mail post office dept ottawa editorial comment overglorify academics perhaps wth so much stress being placed and right ly so these days on education we sometimes wonder if we havent underplayed the advan tages of trade training while glorifying the posi tions which advanced academic framing can bring to a young man or woman not meaning at all to detract from the value of a college education at the same time we must not los sight of the fact that there are equally interesting occupations to teaching engineering and the professions which not only fulfil impor tant missions in life but are lucrative to the pock- etbook and the mind of the man who studies to that end men like the late george adams a skilled bricklayer come to mind his work was surely as satisfying as if he had belonged to one of the socalled white collar professions a skil led carpenter a printer a bulldozer operator a tool and die maker are men who command re spect and a sizeable pay check in our society it is a sad fact today that not enough young men are taking advantage of the technical train- real boost for hospital if theres a medal for energy then mem bers of the lions club should be awarded them fresh from the triumph of almost single- handed building and paying for a community swimming pool the club has pledged itself to a whopping 25000 donation to the planned georgetown hospital and the first prefect a hockey game for the traditional spitnik cup will raise the first stage of the pledge it will be a real boost for the men and women who have worked so hard these past few years to get this free will aid from one of the library use stressed the canadian library week council is asking support during the next few weeks in encourag ing canadians to make more use of their public libraries a campaign in which we are more than willing to share despite the visual attractions offered by mo vies and television sport car racing hockey ga mes or motor trips nothing is quite so satisfying to the spirit as a good book we pity the person who does not allow himself the luxury of escap ing from worldly cares for an hour or two be tween a books pages and we pity particular ly the youngster whose mother or father does not read him to sleep at flight until he has al most memorized fairy stories bambi black ing available in larger centres and that the ap prenticeship system is fading one cant blame too much the young people who are lured by immediate higher money to forego a basic- trade training one can be critical sometimes of their parents who perhaps do not push hard enough to have them make less money and get more trade education labour unions have been guilty too we fear in demanding too high a starting wage for un skilled youngsters all education is not acquired in the classroom and if a business is willing to train a man too high a wage should not be ex pected during the learning process notwithstanding the above we would not recommend any young person who has the abik ity leaving high school before at least complet ing four years and preferably five if a doctor or teacher is willing to take four or five extra years for his higher education after high school so should a tradesman and a high school dip loma is an asset in future no matter what pro fession a man may follow jwns service clubs they have had an arduous job considering sites engaging architects appro ving preliminary plans only when a fund drive was on the horizon to have it stalled by the avro layoffs while immediate action on soliciting public funds is not contemplated by the hospital execu tive it will be comforting for them to know that the lions will be working in the background and that each dollar raised is one more brick one less dollar to raise m the future beauty heidi and the dozens of stories which are part of the magic of childhood reading is the least costly of hobbies it costs only a pittance a year to use the excellent facilities provided by the local library which is thought so important by provincial and municipal governments that it is maintained from their treasuries but one shouldnt stop there a reasonable amount of the family budget should be appor tioned to building a library of good reading for the family not only is this of current value but it is something which can be passed from gener ation to generation for good stones never grow old the mail bag new police cruiser purchase unwarranted 31 byron street march 23rd 1959 dear sir the decision of council to pur chase a new cruiser for our pol ice department is i feel wholly unwarranted this was done over the objec tions of councillor ernest hyde who contended that the or now in use should have a motor over haul done on it and that it would probably be good for another 68000 miles he referred to the provincial police cruisers which travel much greater mileages than our local cruiser which has gone only 68000 miles councillor hyde aptly pointed out that the towns financial pos ition was such that any unnece ssary expenses should be curtail ed further investigation of prov incial cruiser operation has revea led that they constantly have to travel over the roughest of roads at high speed which contrasted with the towns paved roads are much harder on the vehicles an other feature is that seldom is the motor of the provincial officers car shut off as it is necessary to keep it running even when not travelling to pick up headquar ters broadcasts hence a record ed mileage of 100000 would rep resent motor operation for travel ling 150000 miles i am not opposed for one mom- tut to having our police equipped th the best in equipment and wages too as they fill the great est need of any municipality ap art from the churches our protection part of the nearly 2000 requi red for the new vehicle migbljiet ler have been spent to increase the pay of the officers to bring their wages more in line with that of the provincai officers as they perform all the duties of their higher paid brother officers yours truly ed a peters cartruck collision at queen and mcnabb corner damage in a car truck colli sion at the intersection of queen and mcnabb streets saturday af ternoon was almost 1000 accord ing to cst ted scott who inves tigated the smash involved in the accident was a 1951 pontiac driven by renee may gadd 38 ann st and a 1950 international truck driven by j van der meer ofesquesing town ship the gadd car was proceed ing cast on mcnabb and van der meer north on queen when they met at the intersection mrs gadd applied the brakes but was unable to avoid striking the side of the northbound truck approximately 850 damage was done to the truck while the other vehicle suffered an estimated 200 damage the accident occurred at abojrt 309 pjn club midtown by dar well im back again the 1059 committee has been elected and there arc a few chan ges the committee is made up of the following wellknown fig ures president barry timleck vicepresident roger addy secre tarytreasurer linda korzack executive wendy saunders barb lusty dorothy thomsen jim goodlet john benham mike wil- lingham and advertising manager dave jones yours truly is club midtown columnist on april 10th harvey smith will play for the friday dance and hang on april 24th it will be the ravin rantin and roarin dynatones so be at midtown on these special dates membership crests come out shortly and cards are available for 10c right now so get yours at midtown stick around gang and ril tell you a tale about how to become an all canadian male take a stroll up to tcentown listen to the tunes yobu be a rockin and rollin and all around town itll be well understood that you go to club midtown like all the gang should now that i know i cant write poetry or songs what else will i try oh yes my top ten predle- the folly of municipal poverty by iancast at this time of the year many ontario municipal councils ace meeting to determine the taxation rate or mill rate for the current year the auditors comments are in the budget requirements of the various committees have been es tablished and the time has come for the elected representatives of the community to make one of iheir most important decisions it is unfortunate that the average council member will be influenced by a desire to please the more vo- tfiroils and shortsighted mem bers of the community the omni present members who can see me rit only in lower taxes the desire for reduced taxation is to a certain extent understan- able we are assailed on all sides by demands for money direct tax ation locally and federally indirect taxation provtncially and federally on everything from cigarettes to motor cars much of the money ta- ken by these taxes is spent on it ems of such vast scopeaiid size hat it is not only difficult for the individual to judge the merit of the expenditure but it is also diffi cult for him to feci any direct ben efit or personal involvement tremendous sums of money lif led from taxpayers pockets arc spent on what might be called in tangibles such as foreign aid na tional defense price supports and provincial grants to name just a few the unfortunate taxpayer sees little or no direct benefit to him self or family and often wonders if there is any benefit to anyone sim ilarly in large towns municipal expenditure is on such a large scale that personal identification with- the various projects is difficult in a small town the size of ours however the situation is rather dif ferent town expenditure is almost completely confined to es sential item- with which most tax- pacrs are familiar education roads and police being three of the important one mme spent on roads is userl to maintain and im prove the roarls we use every day money spent on schools removes the ncccsmiy for our children to attend shift classes our policemen e familiar figures to usjl on every hand the work and service provided by our municipal taxes are available for our inspection we see first hand what this mon where are we heading in hockey here after a number of years absence from the local ice palace we de cided last week to take in a game or two didnt want to gel loo excited after our prolonged ab sence from the place so dropped during the second period of the two last walkerton games didnt expect to find standing room at this playoff after remem bering back to the days when mi had to hue up at 6 30 in order to get tickets but alas there was still plenty of room where has the old hockey plrl gone surely tv hasnt cut into the national winter pastime too the game hasnt changed it is still the fast moving aftair we remember back in the ihirties and early forties in fact you can see no better hockey than the local team displaced at these playoft games the spectators havent changed either only there are fewer of them the can mill thrill to the superb skating the intillating stickhandling and the hefty body checks all that seems to be lacking is the effort to promote mass hysteria no thats not the word but it will iflice to convey the idea we still see the old faces at the timekeepers box bob lane and tut harrison to mention a couple theyve held the spirit hmger than most of us and through their efforts georgetown can still be proud of their hockey record thru the years art mcallister was still doing an excellent chore on the mike although a compara tively newcomer to the others strangely enough we didnt get i know alt the local players guess we should have started earlier in the series however we did notice a couple who were just starting out when we left off but thanks to bill hunter and hisexecutive who have continued jihjs grand sport and probably wittt a facelifting at the arena ip the not too distant future we hope wo might again see the lineups for tickets and the sound of cheers and boos echoing across the town gmcg ey is buying furthermore many of us know personally the men who are responsible for spending it in a town such as ours we are far less liable to get that feeling of frustra tion and helplessness over the way uur local taxes arc being used than we are to feej that way over fed eral or provincial expenditure there seem to be few com plaints from taxpayers here that the town spends too much money or that we are too lavish with lo cal projects at the nomination meeting of last december not one of the candidates spoke on a plat form of reducing town spending many candidates spoke of the ne cessity for improving this or that but refrained from going too deep ly into jhe question of raising the required funds to provide the im provement it is a popular belief that all the town needs to do is borrow money by debentureissuc for any sizeable project which may be desirable unfortunately the town has already borrowed more money than is considered wise by financial advisors a con siderable portion of town revenue already goes to repay these loans it seems that now is the lime for both taxpayers and councillors to consider seriously the difficult questions of howmuch municipal taxation the park and the arena are in a shocking state the roads after the long and arduous winter are deplorable extensive work is needed in the new subdivisions the ewage disposal question cannot be left much longer the town badly needs its own engineer we will soon need two police cars and so on all these things cost monej and most of iht monc must come out of current revenue we must therefore setajnill rate which is free from pennypinching and vote- catching and which provides coun cil with sufficient funds to operate effectively after all we receive a far heller return on our invest ment of local taxes lhan we are lik ely to receive from any other of the many taxes lhat wo pay another advantage from setting an adequate ta rate might be that it will be controversial enough to prod more than half the voters out to the polls il the next election that wiil be a change tion for this week is two red hot sounds the first is by the in traders and rpjjpri egjjs thej second is by travissf bob and its called tell him no thatti all for this week see you at midtown when the big names will jock keep those dates in mind and most of all stay happy and keep a smile on the old countenance tbi then au revoir aw tv service 45 main street north tr 79541 the mail sao hows your iq todays insurance problems answered question does mercantile robery insurance cover merchandise taken by a holdup man answer yes as well as money and securities contributed in th interest of sound insurance by john r barber james f evans john t armstrong half on students contribute 4sq0 to junior red cross milton ontario march 26th 1959 bear mr editor during february and march the public schools of halton county inspectorates of halton no 1 and no 2 numbering some eighteen thousand pupils conducted a cam paign for funds for the ontario junior red cross the contribu tions made by these pupils totall ed 478981 and indicated the us ual fine support that our school pupils give to this worthwhile cause we would appreciate very much any publicity that you might wish to give to this matter in your newspaper the following addit ional information regarding the provinco wide work of the onta rio junior red cross is included during the six month period may to octoberof last year 2934 children in ontario were assisted through the handicapped crip- pled childrens fund many of these received dental treatment in the three dental coaches which at present are stationed at matache- wan noelville and richards lan ding hearing aids clothing drugs orthopaedic appliances etc were provided for 776 children during this time homecraft parcels of things to make were sent mon thly to all crippled children con fined to their homes fortyfour children pyschologically affected because of severe malocclusions and mouth malformations were under treatment one hundred and three pupils were provided with glasses and are now making improved progress in school six audiometers were on loan to elem entary schools yours truly margaret gcmmcll secty halton teachers institute dr j bums milne dental surgeon xray mil street tr 72871 i dr john r kerby practice of dentistry xray trangle 73641 main street georgetown dr k w mccauley dentist 6 main street north tr 74641 tf s m faibish ro optometrist mcnamara jewellers georgetown for expert eye care consult o t walker oculist prescriptions filled hearingaid glasses 12 main st south brampton gl 14474 res gl 16243 hours 9 am to 6 pm daily friday 9 am to 9 pm evenings by appointment a m nielsen dc nd doctor of chiropractic and naturopathy 43rd year of practice 23 pm closed thursdaji lady attendant 164 guelpb it georgetown triangle 73612 ralph davies a cis fa accountant and auditor 122 guelph st georgetown tr 73351 office hours 9 a m o 5 pm mondays to fridays w h gut professionalcngineer a ontario land surveyor georgetown ontario res 81 prince charles dr office guelpb sl telephone tr 73300 wallace thompson 3rd division court clark aivi commissioner tr 72963 tf robtr hamilton ro optometrist georgetown animal clinic c w slyer dvjn 106 guelph street clinic open 7 p m to 9 p m mon tues wed fri afternoons by appointment eyes examined eyeglass and cordless hearing aids j monuments pollock campbell designs on request inspect our work in greenwood cemetery phone 2048 62 water street north g a l t tom van sickler ba barrister solicitor a notary 36 main st s tr 74531 dr williams bldg for appointment tr 73971 181 guelph street georgetown prevent chimney fires us fir chief chemical chimney cleaners to eliminate soot and scale from your stoves and pipes the smaller the flame the more soot and carbon for use in oil coal and wood fired units for sale at halton coop suppiies maurice m anderson qc barrister solicitor mill st tr 7j44 roxy theatre building lever hoskin chartered accountant 51 main n brampton glendale 14824 44 victoria sl toronto phone eh 49131 frank fetch licensed auctioneer prompt service po box 413 tr 72864 georgetown dale bennett and latimer barrister and solicitor leroy dale qc 19141938 sybil bennett qc 19301936 douglas v latimer ba triangle 73381 mil sl georgetown hews0n 0rd and helson barristers and solicitors 39 main sl south beside knox church 120 guelph sl hunter bldg no 7 hwy george c hewson john d ord frederick a helson tb7h4b mum earl g black b comm rla cjl chartered accountant 182 main sl hilton onl triangle issu it robert w fletcher llr bafllrt prompt heporta varey mj14 r r i