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propose one halton education authority would do away with local public high school boards georgetowns public school and hish school boards and ill other public and high school boards la halloa county would be abolished and replaced by a new county education authority in a master plan presented to county council by the halton considatitc committee thurs day night the plan which look over a year to compile was accepted by county council for study this week it was passed on to all local authorities and pres ent school boards for their con sideration and comments there are at present ten school boards b hattoa nude op of 6 trustees the report saqrttfi the dis- olrins of gewrcetown esqi inc acton mutob oakvffl and bariingtoa such school districts and the estahfismng of a new huh school district it ncaaaaaeada that a bylaw he prepared esubkshlni the entire cocnty area for public school pannes and asks for support froan every halton muni cipality the new single board would be composed of zl electe resentatnes two from george town one each from eaquesuui board chainten commenti a proposal to abolish local public and high school boards in the county in favour of one board of education adrtntstrat ing all halton schools hasnt drawn strong objections from georgetown and esquesiog board chairman but neither has it prompted unconditional endorsement- e h ted gorth chairman of the georgetown district high school board commenuns on the proposal had this to say the plan would accomplish the lime end result as the objective our board had in mind when we submitted our bnef to the dept of municipal affairs regarding the plunkett report as reques ted plunkett recommended two entirely new counties which he called mississauga and halton- peel the consultative com mittee appointed by halton county council approached their study along the lines of hal ton county only our board al ready has a working agreement with the central peel board on some courses and the arrange- ment w cries quite well mr gorbh said be could vis ualize greater distances to be travelled by local students if georgetown were tied into ar eas to the south rather than central peel to the east we know large areas of ad ministration are advantageous in many respects and pm confi dent that whatever form the new area takes georgetown rep- resentatites will cooperate with other muasctpahties keeping in mind the interests of the taxpayer and secondary school students- he added i think we woom still like to see the system stay as it is georgetown pnhbc school board chairman john mintern com mented however this u a pro gressive age in education and can see where there would be some benefits a from a la area administered by one single board mr mmtem said be felt smaller school areas are more likely to notice the benefits than a system of georgetown s ce speaking for things as they are now the smaller local boards do hare a better bason with the ratepayer be said esquesing public school area board c co the trouble now is that every board e operating a little bit different and uniformity is la cking elementary school boards are just now starting to get advantage bom industrial arts and home economics facilities in the high school under a single board we would have had this a long time ago i felt they the consultative committee would come up with this idea of a halton area i think it may be the only way to handle the situation and should prove much better than the old way cfrb will build teevee transmitter on base line hornby tower will have to hare its dominating position on the southern skyline soon radio station cfrb has been given approval to build a tele vision transmission tower on the base line a few miles cast of the cbcs hornby radio tower a previous application by cfrb was rejected because it was too close to a proposed air port in the omagh vicinity a cfrb spokesman said the new site has been approved by the department of transport he said the tower prope will be 27 acres several residents of the area have e fears that the new tower would interfere with their radio and television recep tion and that the tower might reduce land values however they dropped their opposition after being assured that the dot has stringent controls to insure there be no interference and that the land values would not be affected nassagaweya milton and acton and eight each from oakvillc and burlington the report recommends that one representative from the sep arate school system be elected to pw board any member may be elected by county council to maintain liason with rate payers in the communities in which boards would be disolved it is proposed that three educa uon committees be set up for north halton oakville and burlington these committees would make recommendations to the board on property mainten ance in schools local transports hon arrangements and attend ance problems including suspen sions and expulsions wb klsey esquesmg chair man of the secondary schools conciliative committee altl the tune is ripe action should be taken now a single board of education for the county would be in a stronrer position to sol ect the good ideas from the bad and to implement the t which would give the most for the education dollar eric gudgeon chairman of the public school consulativc com mittee said communications between tho various school boards in the north end of the county seem to be completely lacking the way things are now the report says the only fca bible solution to halton s educ ation problems would be the est ablishment of a board of educa uon to administrate all class rooms from kindergarten to grade 13 hot garbage cargo dumped onto street sanitation department men were faced with garbage that was too hot to handle wednes day morning and it was right in the back of their garbage packer truck the men were making one of the last pickups on charles st before heading for the dump when they noticed smoke curl ing out of the side of the pack they tried smothering the fire by packing the contents tight er but the smoke grew heavier they filled buckets from a stream opposite 73 charles st and opened the back door and doused what they could but the wall of refuse continued to smoulder firemen arrived and doused the hot cargo but not until some of it was dumped into the street to make the job easier a few years ago collection men drove a smoking packer di rect to the dump site only to find they were stuck with their problem because a hydraulic hose had been burned off en route everything for your garden at mead0w1ands the fire alarm was the fifth this week firefighters made two trips friday and sunday to a pile of burning shavings at r woodworking factory on river drive doused a burning grass and onderbush on a farm on main st south on saturday and saved a car afire on a glen williams side street the same day they were on their way to another grass fire on the tenth line when the despatcher rad toed to say it was under con trol and they were not needed silver wood institutes cheer manorites filipinos do bamboo dance silver wood wi and lime house w l joined forces again to help 19 residents of halton manor celebrate birthdays that came in april an interesting programme consisting of piano singing dances and readings mrs mulder entertained with delightful piano solos of popu ular music mrs cossar gave several readings elena rayumo cora mateo edna suarez lida villanueva nurses from georgetown me morial hospital capitvated ev eryone with songs also their native bamboo dance birthday cake tarts sand wiches etc were passed around to the residents to complete a wonderful afternoon mrs g henderson dressed in confederation era gown was a charming hostess to the 4h club sliver wood chefs and their mothers and silver wood w i on saturday afternoons many of the girls were in old time 1867 costume and several in 1967 modern style the girls proved to be grac iotis hostesses pouring tea serv ing their guests cake cookies english trifle and apple cake the delicious lunch was pre pared by the girls this was the highlight of sev era months work study les sons in cookery by the girls and their leaders xlrs r miller and mrs girvan dont be shocked if offered lactuca sativa would you like to try al lactuca lalha that s the home of the variety of lettuce the new bravo cigarettes thal went on sale- in georgetown last week are mado from available only in iga stores they re not selling like hot cakes but about the same rate as the lettuce from which they came curiosity has prompted moat of the buyers so far most of whom are divided in their opln ions of them nowhere on the package do the texas manufacturers call them cigarettes but only nico tinefree smokes the package states that medi ca authorties agree on the harmful effects of nicotine on the blood pressure heart rate and blood vessels they then point out that bravo cigarettes contain no nicotine but are made from lacutca sativa a variety of lettuce they also remind the smoker it takes a few packs to become accustomed to any new brand of cigarettes most smokers say they taste all right but they smell like burning leaves in the fall thousands of trees to be planted in watershed superintendent norm mcma hon of the credit valley corner vation authority has reported tree planting in the credit riv er watershed got underway on april 12th planting started this year at headowvale where about 19 acres is being planted along announcin school of basic floral design floral stylings for the home sponsored by harris floral 10 main st n georgetown ont 6 evening sessions may 25th to june 29th inc personalized instruction nominal fee for enrolment this course has been planned in response to numerous requests for more information on floral designing it is to give instruct on as stated in floral stylings for the home through this school we hope to be able to help you derive more enjoyment from the flowers you grow or buy help you beaut fy and decorate your home with flowers help you to release the artistic ability within each of us each session you will complete an arrangement to take home a limited number of applications and further information available at available at harris floral specials this week forsythia in i bohr ik ft ugh mm rtfr j0 jot a fast m shad trm carolina poplar- 10 ft beautiful golden mock orange iccs3jo for n susfor im ssjs for av 99c 298 175 planting time for hedges amur and bottom ptttvet at lot prices lombard poplar an ttas allessthan wholesale prices red barberry and red honeysuckle shade trees silver obeen maple fast brewing i ft in reg 596 for hundreds of maple locusts ash ma1e trees and still a goad aetecrnn of clump birch also a new fast crowinx red maple called txoyal rad be the first in your community to grew this outstanding anetj 5till time to fertilize condition and seed your lawn rentals aai sawctan roflan be yi meadowlands nursery baited haar mkw north wf hwy 401 hatenal1av m1501 ilvers annual spring 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trees will bo planted on private and auth ority owned landi in tho valley thi qiomattown thursday may 4th i page its fireworks time again parent encourage your children to handle itiem properly never to throw them or put them in cans or bottles etc sale of fireworks is prohibited to children under 16 and may not be bought earlier than seven days before the celebration warning grass fires parents are urged to remind their children of the dangers from careless use of matches firecracker etc in setting grass fires georgetown fire department new for 1967 manufactured homes hawthorne how manufactured homes to choose from at beaver fjmbjgh twostorey split laval and ranch style factory built to save you time monty th easiest mort economical way to build a fin home of your own a beavar manu factured home designed to s5 meet and exceed cmha and j vla specifications there aro t 26 homes to choose from at winfitlb b y b0 v own hornet or act as your own contractor to save money to help a beaver construe st ruction superintendent ls at the site for a day to mate sure your home is properly started 7 youra for the askingl always as near as your phone beaver is at your service when you deal locally with beaver lumber thera is no dundurn long distance travel or phoney call for assistance your fre broch with all baaver manager is v fhe fiefl fiwdr plint there when you need him roady to help phone or visit baaver today at your service rick c0rbett manufactured home sales representative for home appointment phone 8772234 beaver lumber stores lumber stores daily t sjo frl until i pjn sat 11 nl 11 water street t772214