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j ach that pay you can placa aj ta tu maram classlhtd mat by ationlna t77a01 buying or tttln tha haraw is wham yarn will art th rtswlts you georgetown herali the home newspaper for georgetown and district o printing publishing the gaofgatown haram km served gaergatown arid dbtrict a printara anil publithars far over a century o tha bast bifina prlntlnaj ami nam coverage sc class inaillteglsferad number 0943 return postage guaranteed georgetown ontario thursday august 28th 1969 500 par yam single copy fries ten cents set new record now make indianapolis bid a wild orange cougar driven by walt bdxon of north halton motor sales and owned by frank valk also of town est ablished a new record at the canadian american national meet in winnipeg august the previous record in the hstock automatic drag racing class was 1317 seconds for mile the valk dixon com bination cut it to 1315 seconds driver dfacon gives a big share of the credit to a great mechanic dave arm strong of armstrongs garage its been a busy summer for f three racing enthusiasts scoring wins at the new york stae spring national meet and again at cayuga and quinte so far this one topped them aul not content the intrepid threesome are heading tor in dianapolis labour day to see it they can bring home the national championship its the first year of racing for prank and dave but the fifth for walt jmr rjsi5el flasks walt dixon witft cougar in which he established new class stock dragging record 25000 parking project first step in downtown improvement p owners and merchants in the downtown commercial area will be polled and asked to share in a plan which would improve the present free park ing area behind one business mock plan future parking in other downtown locations and provide a master plan of sug gested improvements to main street and its store fronts approval of a plan present ed at a chamber of commerce meeting last wednesday was expressed by a majority of ab out 25 downtown businesses re presented at the meeting held at north halton golf coun try club they heard toronto architect paul martel suggest street and building improvements illust rated with slides tree plant ing in the main street islands banners and harmonizing colour schemes for store fronts elim ination of numerous hanging signs were among his com ments he bad spoken at an earlier meeting this year at which a committee was chosen to pre pare a report chairman ernie svkcs who with charlie crimes bud buck- wild sandy mackenzie and tracey barrager composed the committee spoke of the need for lnaprovments to meet com petition from district shopping plazas the committee considers im proved parkins as first priority mr mackenzie outlined an improvemnt plan for the pres ent large municipal parking area which runs behind the block bounded by halton peel trust co and the mcgib- bon hotel the land though privately owned is under long term lease the 25 000 maximum would 25000 this could be hard sur- three other downtown locat- faced marked and lighted he ions said if property owners who will benefit will agree to pay y- c gamcc fee to the cost this would be on a marte fof d a mas five year basis added to the l of dcvc tax bill and based on assess menu yearly cost would bej the committee now plans to from 50 upwards depending interview merchants and prop- on a buildings assessment erty owners and if the neccs sary majority approval is secur later phases to be decided ed council will be approached to hwy crashes injure four consultants to seek solution for flooding an answer to flooding prob lems which have twice caused damage to a number of east end residences is being sought by council monday they engaged engin eering consultants philips roberts to study the problem two heavy downpours in the past month flooded basements in several homes resulting in a a number of damage claims which have been submitted to the towns insurance firm nine more letters were forwarded last week added to almost fifty a few weeks ago mrs m smith 32 weber dr spoke at mondays meeting re presenting a number of area residents and said she was happy to see that council is tak ing action she said alt area residents are concerned wheth er they suffered damage or not and will appreciate any action which can be taken its no consolation i know said mayor emmerson but en gineers have told us that one storm would be a once in fifty years occurrence and another once in 25 years its a sad coin cidence that they came so close together he assured mrs smith that everything possible will be done to avoid future flooding cr sandy mackenzie termed it a complex problem which af fects three areas weber del rex john street e and shel ley street three serious accidents within 33 hours after speed limit lipped complains rossi ake flying school noisy dangerous at a cost of no more than would be parking facilities in tackle the project midnight 7th line fire razes bessey barn in a letter from dr e w brown read at esquesing coun cil monday night rosslake fly ing field was termed both noisy and dangerous he claimed sea soned pilots considered that field dangerous and insisted it was impossible to carry on a conversation in normal tones when the planes were in the vicinity dr brown stated he and some neighbours had spoken to darcy mckeough minister of municipal affairs who told them it was the responsibility promised action to have ms as sessment reduced if the flying field continues to operate in conclusion he pointed out that a copy of the letter had been sent to rud whiting mp for halton reeve george currie said a neighbour of dr browns al ton brcckon claimed a plane had landed 25 cet within his fence line but had taken off again leaving only the tracks the deputy clerk delmar french then read two letters from the department of trans port stating that all flying fields are under the jurisdiction of the federal government copies of these letters will be sent to dr brown a large empty barn on the the reflection fronj the former harry bessey farm on had turned his yard a flames hours after a neighbouring far bright the 7th line of esquesing just south of stcwarttown became number seven in the steadily growing list of barn ratings when it burned to the ground late tuesday night the red glow in the midnight sky was visible for several miles origin of the fire is unknown mr and mrs harry bessey were asleep when it started and werent aware of the flames until awakened by the approaching georgetown fire department trucks mr bessey told the herald he looked out the window when he heard the sirens to discover council unhappy dispute apartment veto by omb planned construction of two 44guite apartments at moun- talnview road south has been vetoed by the ontario munici pal board and according to comment at mondays council meeting this puts the towns new official plan jn jeopardy the plan just approved by the dcptof municipal affairs designates this as a high density resident ial are until now the land abutting mountainview has been reserved for commercial pur poses aler investments owner of the two acre site was opposed in its apartment plan by a number of residents who wish ed the land to remain jji its commercial designation a ma jority of council and planning board members supported the abr ptep in its decision the omb said that it believes the area would be suitable for multiple family use perhaps row housing at less density than the apart ments however in view of strong opposition by residents it was refusing the application an assmine ruling cr ern hyde termed the decision the omb has washed out two years of work by our planning board and the decision is exactly op posite to that of the dcpt of municipal affairs we might as well have no planning board if this sort of thing is going to happen com mented cr harry levy you see the power of the omb said mayor emmerson we look to the dma for guid ance now i wonder whjoto run ning who council voted to write both government agencies asking that the ruling be reconsidered and pointing out that the towns official plan is now in jeopardy red the big 80 x 50 barn con tamed only a small quant lty of hay and straw and a small tractor belonging to mr bessey the barn and most of the rest of the farm is owned by a mr codispotti of italy he bought it in march from a syn dicatc which purchased it from mr bessey last december the besscys kept 25 acres of the farm including the farm house and a shed mr bessey told the herald the shed perilously close to the barn would have gone up as well had georgetown firefight ers been not so prompt it con tamed some lumber and other pieces of farm equipment some of the first to arrive on the scene pushed mr bessey car and another tractor out of the shed and away from the heat firemen stayed at the scene until 3 am almost a full four would pay 96 for towns 9 bonds that the inflationary spiral is still going upwards was in dicated monday when council received a letter from a bond firm indicating it would be in terested in handling a possible georgetown debenture issue of 206000 for road improve ments bell gouinlock which has purchased several previous de benture issues offered 86 per hundred dollars face value for atsli year issue with interest at 9 s mer sam mileham happened to glance out his window to see flames licking from one end of the bessey barn a north wind carried spirks over the mileham barn present ing a second threat but nothing came of it the bessey barn was built in the 1870s mr bessey said mrs bessey stayed in the farmhouse during the blaze so she wouldnt have to watch the barn wasnt ours any more but when youve worked in and around a place that long you still hate- to sec it going up in smoke said her husband who has farmed there for 42 years you cant operate a year round camp without a license stated the reeve but i have a license rep lied mrs wood showing one from the department of tour ism and information they cant issue licenses in our township commented the reeve this is for a summer tourist camp he stated after looking at it but noone can give you a license for a perm anent year round camp in our township because theres a bylaw prohibiting them these people have no place to go said mrs wood how would you like it if ybti had no place to go id have a place to go replied the reeve amid the laughter of the council sorry no was the official answer ending the discussion an emphatic no was the answer given mr and mrs john wood owners of the breezes camping area near fairy lake when they sought permission to operate a yar round trailer camp in esquesing township at present they operate a summer tourist camp the argument became healed when mrs wood asked how the trailer camp in norval operated if there was a by law prohibit ing trailer camps in the town ship the reeve retorted that camp was there long before the bylaw in fact before we were born a request from solicitor ai do braida representing cecil nellis that an unopened road allowance between lots 27 and 28 concession 2 be closed and conveyed to mr nellis was re jected by esquesing council were getting a bit canny about road closings remarked the reeve somebody wants one closed every meeting and its always for straight gain he pointed out this was a town ship road running to fairy lake when the lawyer pointed out that approval of this proposed subdivision hinged on annexa tion by acton reeve george currie retorted the town of acton wants to annex every thing we represent the people of esquesing cr ken marshall contended it was up to the credit valley conservation authority to make sure there is access to the lake they sure should comment cd deputy reeve tom hill especially after all the mon ey they spent dredging it council vetoed the road clos ing with only cr ken marshall in favour four persons were injured and 5000 in property damage resulted from three violent crashes on guelph street in the rorgetown market area on the weekend the collisions at th- mount ainview and sinclair intersec tions and at the plaza entrance were all within a stretch of road on which the speed limit had been raised early friday afternoon from 30 to 40 miles per hour most spectacular of the three was one in which two 1966 pon tiles came together at the guelph sinclair corner send ing the driver of one wilfred r bradbury of fort erie to hospital with fractured ribs pelvis and right knee and ab dominal injuries the bradbury car was a total wreck police placed its dam age at 1800 and damage to the other car driven by how ard f martel of 4 byron st at 1000 the accident happened just shortly after saturday midnight the bradbury car overturn ed and came to rest on a lawn at 257 guelph st- the martel car crossed to the opposite side of the highway after impact coming to rest on the north shoulder constable charlie harrison investigated a little over an hour earlier a 1965 plymouth and 961 olds collided on the same street at the plaza entrance doing 850 in property damage and send ing two women to hospital bonnie turcott and helen erwin both of toronto suffer ed severe bruises to their legs and faces and were taken to hospital in a police cruiser they were passengers in a car driven by stephen turcott of toronto which collided with a car driven by elizabeth lied- er of 57 raylawn cres as it started a left turn into tho plaza at about 1125 pjn a 12 day old infant john pierre dumont was taken to hospital with unknown injuries friday afternoon when a 1968 olds driven by david r rey nolds of r r 1 georgetown and a 1958 chev dnven by mluv- lasette dumont of acton met at the guelphmoun tain view corner constable earl andress plac ed damage at 1200 to the rey nolds car and 100 to the dum ont car other accidents during tha week brought the property da mage total up to the 6000 mark cars driven by john henry dafoe of orangevdle knd mal- colm clark of delntx blvd col- ir lided on maple ave east near deltacraft mfg co friday mor ning doing 650 damage and tuesday morning a tran sport truck driven by jack jardine of kitchener and own ed by kingsway transport and a 1969 chev van driven by ray mond mills of 92 mclntyra crescent owned by georgetown water commission collided in front of the high school on guelph street resulting in 275 in property damage campers roast corn dub selves fireflies campers by tradition love to sit around an evening campfire they are also nomadic crcat ures tending to flit from park to park their appetite for new surroundings and frequent changes of scenery forever putting them back on the road for places unknown georgetown campers mem bcrs of the local canadian fa mily campers federation affil iate put those two traits to gether and came up with fire flies for their club moniker saturday when they gathered al the home of member bob crawford norval for a corn roast the corn roast the fint offi cial outing for the club since it came into being earlier this summer gave the campers a chance to inspect pine valley campsite mr crawfords camp park project under develop ment on adjacent land tramping the site gave the 11 families including 33 child ren a sufficient appetite to consume 15 doz cobs of corn the cups of cold drinks and cof fee went down uncounted after picking a name for themselves the campers round ed out the evening by by sing ing campfire songs led by john booth georgetown fireflies wul be well represented at the cfcf national convention at inmsfil park this weekend but their season wont end there a club campout has been planned for the weekend of september 13 at credivale park near terra cotta the driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries when motor accident on guelph street on tha weekend this 1966 porrtiac waa wrecked in one of three violent staggered classes this month for centennial centennial school will oper ate on shifts when school op ens september 2 grade seven students will at tend classes from 8 am till 12 15 pm and grade eight stu dents from 12 45 until 5 pm since centennial is a senior public school there are no oth er grades ip the school delays in construction have held up the large addition which is currently being built but principal howard allan hopes the staggered classes can be dropped after a month the increased enrolment from 313 in june to 415 regis tered at the moment makei the shifts necessary as a rule some unexpected students show up every regist ration day the number of tea chers has increased also from 11 to 20 814 pass in summer school the overall passing rate at halton county summer school fthisryear was 814 per cent 6 a gilmore superintendent of lnstduction for the halton coun ty board of education toldv board of trustees last week he said the total number of subject registrations was 681 which reflected approximately 460 students analysis of the exact num ber of students and other as pects of summer school has not yet been completed and will be presented at the next board meeting he said results were mailed to tha students schools on monday he said