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thi meflatknirn hhtalo wl april a 1sbs il the georgetown herald publication walter c biehn managing editor garfield l mcguvray production superintendent office stalt mrs aileen bradley terry harley plant staff leslie m clark corey r herrington itnlai km comnoohlea of georaetnwn wen wlluma normal limohova hornby balllnafad ashsrona tarra cotta member of the canadian weekly newspapers association and the ontario division of the cwna editorial comment a world of taxes federal increase in income and sales taxes has been followed locally by a sharp municipal tax increase which will cost the average house holder an extra fifty to sixty dollars a year the rise was perhaps inevitable we are living in a day when people dem and more and more in the way of public services it was not many years back that georgetowns road budget was 5000 this year council anticipates spending 120000 in this depart ment once towns people disposed of their own garbage in 1959 some 32500 willgo for this twenty years ago the combined sal aries of the chief constable town clerk and the night man would scarcely have equalled the 6200 which councillors will receive for their service and administration salaries now total 31000 and police costs an equal amount eight thousand dollars now goes annually to the conservation authority school costs have zoomed to a combined total of 250000 the town pays 12000 this year to maintain the arena 8700 for the public library we have new public bodies today like the planning board and industrial commission which take their bite from the tax dollar we have an ambulance and a police cruiser a sewerage sys- tm and a new waterworks one of the things we havent acquired is a fairy godmother and so it is that the more we have and the more we ask fqr the more we pay no one will complain too bitterly that taxes have reached the point where they inflict a crushing blow on the property owner but no one likes to see taxes rise either and the best efforts of council this year should be directed to reasonable economies when possible it seems that we live in a world of taxes and unless there is a sharp change in the econ omic philosophy of all levels of government which in effect is ourselves we can see no eas ing of the tax burden in the foreseeable future chamber of commerce week an editorial holiday last week bypassed the opportunity to comment on chamber of com merce week in georgetown in company with hundreds of municipalities had a share in locally the town is a better place for some 70 men who have devoted a share of their time to promoting chamber work which in essence is promoting georgetown an advertisement last week pointed to some of the concrete results an industrial commis sion an illuminated road sign waste containers christmas lighting contest more than this is the community spirit which such an organization engenders the chamber is like the rudder of a ship without such a group the town is drifting like a ship with luck it reaches port but it has an equal chance of foundering on a shoal the chamber of commerce gives direction to a town makes it conscious of what collective action can do if 70 men can accomplish certain ends the results will grow in direct proportion to the membership we urge those who have not seen fit in past years to be active or the c of c to do so this year controversial corner by un cass many people many newspapers and most men in public office prefer to avoid controversy whenever possible people fear to lose friends newspapers fear to lose readers and men in public office fear to lose votes it is reasonable to suppose however that on an important issue intelligent controversy can only do good and can only result in a greater depth of consideration be fore the issue is decided the right to agree or disagree and the right to hold an opinion and to express it are fundamental to our way of life or more cor rectly to our political constitution because our way of life may be such that controversial issues arc just not discussed disagreement is interpreted as disagreeable many people hold opinions which are based on emotion superstition selfishness and ignorance so tha when the shaky platform of their opinion is threatened by controv ersial discussion they have no al ternative but to run for th safe ty of anger and pugnacity to cover their inability to reason this is an unhappy situation i remember many years ago during a discussion on the merits of various political parties s staunch supporter of the leftwing clement administered what he con sidercd to be the last word on the subject in these resounding term ill vote for them this time and if fm alive twenty years from now ill vote for them again with this ringing observation all fur ther controversy ended and rea son flew out the window today it is more difficult for man to reason more difficult to maintain an objective opinion more difficult to obtain a factual appraisal than ever before we are assailed on all sides by the overwhelming distribution of the opinions of axcgrinders of one sort or another on the radio on television in advertising pol itics in newspapers everywhere are the giftwrapped opinions of people with a bias a financial in terest or some other form of self ish motivation controversial dis cussion and the free exchange of ideas and opinions are the life blood of democracy the willing s to disagree to hold an un popular pointy of view based on in dividual reasoning is the very es sence of personal and political freedom it is with the foregoing in mind that this controversial corner ha- come to life the opinions whirh ii be expressed here from week the mail bag municipal tax on income municipal taxation on an assessment basis is perhaps the easiest way of accup1ulating money for public proects but it is bva means the fairest j a man who puts his savings into a home is to our mind paying an unjust share of civic ex penses town taxes like federal ones would be more equitably shared if a portion of them were acquired by a tax on income and the burden would be eased for those residents living on fix ed incomes for whom even an extra couple of dollars is a real hardship it would not be impossible to set up a mun icipal income tax we have a local office which administers the provisions of the sales tax act and collects custom duties the same office could easily be augmented to include an income tax inspector whose duty it would be to check on federal income pay ments and who with the town clerk could as sess municipal taxes on an income basis too the day is not too far distant when such a plan must be examined by higher levels of gov ernment to week arc the opinions of one man not those of a newspaper they will be considered opinions on controversial subjects but will no doubt contain many weaknes ses there will certainly be many readers who will disagree with the opinions expressed but this is to be expected it is hoped hotf- cvef to avoid the dogmatic ap proach and to encourage thought and discussion on matters which desperately need the active consi deration of us all for economys soke give your clothes the best for your shirts have them laundered the soft sheen way for your valuable fun and wools store them at barragers cleaners u main st s phone tr 72279 halt0n county progressive conservative association meeting to select a candidate for election to the legbiattve asbmbly of the province of ontario will be held at the milton town hall monday april 27th at 830 pm speaker a kelso roberts qc attorney general for ontario everyone welcome directory dr x burnt milne dental surgeon 2871 dr john r kerbv practice of dentistry xray trungle 74641 main street georgetown- norval united church rev r freel ba bd sundays 1000 am sunday school 1115 am morning worship dr k w mccauley dentist 6 main street north tr 74641 f teamwork made hockey season a big success april 22nd 195p the editor hrrjld through the medium of your news columns the undersigned wih to thank all who helped to make kid hockey on salunlv nings so successful this year i the past season was the bigg s one in the history of the league and the cooperation from ever le was all that eould be desired a specu word of thanks woul he in order to all those who help ed with the actual operating ol lhe league as managers coach referees timekeepers etc also the rena board and the pnnsonn organization branch 120 canad an legion as a fitting end to the seasnn the annual banquet will be hee for the bos in the near futun and the various awards present it is hoped to have present a num ber of hoacy stars from the mil on that occasion on behalf of thr executive ma we thank all concerned once again yours very truly bud hill chairman frank connely secretary jack king chief referee wash off main street tjnly the early birds would know but last saturday morning ii o t town works staff rendered a service tor merchants and shoppers by a losing off job on main street this yearly service is much appreciated by the public and the efforts of the town staff makes for a better georgetown st georges church anglican easter iv april 26th 8 00 a m holy communion corporate for mens bac 9 30 a m holy eucharist family service church school 9 yrs and up nursery guild 1 1 00 am matlins after the mission what next 1100 a m church school 38 rj 11 00 a m nursery guild toopii evensong festival of st mark sat april 25th 10 00 a m holy communion thursdays 10 00 am holy commun intercession st nicholas church school cuelph st e delrx factory 1100 ajn church schftol all depu s m faibub ro optometrist mcnamara jewellers georgetown for expert eye care consult o t walks oculist prescriptions filled hearingaid olaasm 12 main st south brampton gl 14474 res gl 16243 hours 9 am to 6 pm daily friday 9 un to 9 pan evenings by appointment a m nielsen dlc nd doctor of chiropractic and naturopathy 43rd year of practice 25 pan closed thursdaya lady attendant 1g4 guelph st georgetown triangle 73812 ralph dav1es acxs fjv accountant and auditor 122 guelph st georgetown tr 73351 office hours 9 am o 5 pm mondays to fridays w hcarr professional engineer ontario land sun georgetown ontario res bl prince charles or 1 office guelph st telephone tr 73300 wallace thompson 3rd division court clerk and commissio tr 72943 tf georgetown animal cunic c w sayers dvjwl 106 guelph street clinic open 7 pm to 9 pm mon tues wed fri afternoons by appointment monuments pollock campbell designs on request inspect our work in greenwood cemetery phone 2048 62 water street north g a lt robt r hamilton optometrist eyes examined for appointment tr 73971 181 guelph street georgetown tf prevent chimney fires ua fir chif chemical chimnay claanara to eliminate soot and scale from your stoves and pipes the smaller the name the more soot and carbon for usa in oil coal and wood fired unita for sale at halton coop surp i e s tom van sickler ba barrister solicitor notary 36 main sl s tr 74531 dr williams bldg frhnk petch licensed aucttoneeh prompt service po box 413 tr 7286 georgetown maurice manders0nqc barrister ft solicitor dale bennett and latimer barrtatere and solichora leboy dale qc nomasn tie q berci sybil bennett qc 1440ltoi douguss v latimer ba triangle 73381 mill sl gcorgeto 1 mill st tr 71464 roxy theatre building thursday to satur hanging tree cooper schcll monday tuesday party girl robt taylor cyd charissc ved thursday blood of the vampire plus monster the campus roxy theatre milton ii question is it possible to get fire insurance on a new house while it is being built answer yes there are sev eral ways to write that kind of insurance it would be wise to present your parti cular case to a good insur ancc agent lever hoslcin chartered accountants si main n brampton glendale 14824 44 victoria sl toronto phone em 44131 earl g black b comm ria ca chartarad accountant 182 main sl hilton oat trianala 8551 ft contr fbuted in tno ntorost a john r barber james r evans john t armstrong hews0n 0rd and hels0n barrlstars and solldtore 39 main sl south beside knox church 120 guelph sl hunter bldj no 7 hwy george c hewson john u odd frederick a helson robert w fletcher licensed bailiff prompt rcporta vailey 74314 r r i brant we specialize in weddang statttonkby phone titamtfe 7401