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Many Who Started as Horatio Hornblower Finished as Mark Spitz snake up he steep hill on the Tar side of the dam as he Adonis I No major accidents marred he annual spring madness known as the Boat ice Saturday but hardly anyone escaped without a dunking in the told Credit lliver The river was running much slower than last year estimated bailors in about too crafts started from Line bridge in Glen hut considerably less crossed the tinlrh line in seven miks down river lined every bank Ihe river and clustered tin mill dam wateh tin simple as the port iccd up wet muddy and skidded down the other side 111 comic entry went to i i Ik skippered by land and Allen Brown I first comic boat to cross Hit finish line was a model with the four in in of Wayne Bingham Hon Hit hards Willy md Winner in the rubber rifts md bo lib iss wis crew of David Scallen and Dale Turn bull In the boats of all typo David Baxter Bill Keller and Leslie Me Aits and were the winners Only two were entered this year with Tim Van the winner He has won in previous years WINS OWN TROPHY Doug Fish burn and Dave Carter won two man canoe race with Doug being presented with a trophy donated by his own company Roofing World War was on the Credit River when a mock German boat battled a seven man wet suit clad crew from IIMtS York who had built a destroyer atop a regulation navy rubber boat Nobody won the war but the wet suits were warmer in the water Mayor Bill Smith became Captain BIN again this year but reluctantly after being marooned soaked and shivering for three hours on an Island last year As his raft tipped over this year he yelled out I m joing to this next year TRAPPED A fluke accident which could have been serious Involved John Sargent and John Ken Their Inner tube supported raft hit a tree on the river behind Mountalnvlew Road and the mushroom plant area spilling them out The rope on the front of the raft tangled around John Sargent and then around the roots of the tree trapping him in the neck high water with no footing His buddy t untangle the rope to get him out since inner tubes on top of the water were pulling It tighter After hanging on the limb with his arms for over 15 minutes another boat crew managed to stop and break the tubes with pointed sticks to ease the ropes They were taken shivering and shaking up the bank to on Mountalnvlew where they were wrapped in blankets and given hot drinks ONI CRITICISM The trophies were presented Continued on Page 91 GEORGETOWN HERALD Milt Registered Number The Home Newspaper For Georgetown and District THURSO Willi I I per year Single Copy Price fifteen Cents THE MAD ARMADA to continue the Georgetown Crazy Boat Race The annual event was held Saturday between the loth inc bridge east of Glen Williams and Visit Lions Add to Treasury Fourteen members from the newly formed Leo Club were guests at last week Lions Club meeting The held a draw and went away richer for this with Lion Ron donating the first fine box This was turned loose on the Lions and their fund grew some more Barry Russell from Imperial Tobacco was on hand to show movies of the 1971 races Hon was also a guest for the evening IMGGtSTPWUDF Lion Ernie in formation officer spoke on international conventions bidding city must apply in advance he said This year in June it will be in Miami next year San Fran in 1975 Dallas and the next year Hawaii The con vent ion parade is considered to be the largest in the world and to delegates at tended Ihe convention mnny taking their families The club big winner In their TV bingo Mrs McGuiress 11 Irwin Crescent who won a prize OF New club officers for the next year are Terry Peer president Ron Lac 1st vice Jim Langedyk 2nd vice Ron Johnston 3rd vice Joe Moneypenny secretary Dean treasurer Howard Don Russell year directors oil twister Bob Lion tamer Police Wives Get Signatures The petitions started by the Policemen s Wives collected in ill signatures Cynthia Green one the 10 policemen wives in town who did the door knocking told The Herald Report Urges High School Pool New Arena With Hall Help on the Way For Pothole Road In May a temporary job costing SOU wilt be done on portion of Maple Avenue between and the Ha I ton County Roods decided Tuesday afternoon A stone and chip surface will be applied to he mile of hard to maintain road In 1Tj the county plans to reconstruct the road to include curbs storm sewers gutters and paving county engineer Jack Corbett told the roads committee NE and UAW Bargaining Meetings Northern Prince Albert Native New Herald Publisher Hi Georgetowr He sueceecls lt dm who leaving the field to become icir of tin North Hilt Mr and United Workers Local 1535 technical office and professional workers resumed yesterday A union spokesman Wray told The Herald about points ore being disputed including Job security Job definitions and ratings wages fringe benefits voluntary overtime and pensions from I ruici Albert Duly Herald where he lias been managing editor A native of Prime he attended the of Saskatoon and joined the I Herald as reporter He subsequently w th Post is i porter and the Moose Jaw units Herald as wire editor n tig tin Pr Daily Herald he hall reporter elty editor and news editor being editor Mr Marly n isunmirr He will assume lis next week A recreation complex was Ihe recommend alion presented to council Thursday night by the committee The presented right on the deadline given to them by council suggested an indoor pool it the Georgetown High costing an Jt 000 and an theatre with meeting room at The Seven land sites were listed with one definite favourite The Herald was asked not lo name the locations at his Hie subcommittee made up of chairman than Taylor Mike Marshall t Hunter Tony Car belt IjJU and two resource people W Mr Pat Joyues said in brief these were the top priorities of percent of the people 1ST I In the location of the indoor pool at the high school the committee pointed out Ihe cost factor was the main argument The Halton County Board of Education would pay all maintenance costs representing between and a year stated the pool would have maximum use by being in the school He cm all schools not Just the high school would have swimming programs One of the conditions of the agreement with the school board would be six to nine hours daytime use for special groups such as retarded children preschool or he handicapped In genera the schools would use it in the daytime and the public evenings and weekends said Phil asked if the separate schools could use It Colllson replied They do in Burlington GO OUT OF TOWN The brief also allowed for any fulure iri scmesterlng Continued on Page Town Wants Out OHS Rexdale Firm Gets Dog Control Deal by End 73 Norval Bridge Job Jim Snow M P for Fast and Minister of Govern Services announced this week that a contract has been by the Ministry of Transportation and Com linn v I over the Credit liner and in eludes a truck line Highway No The total distance this mlcs for the con The successful was lcrmar Paving united Out inn who has I cm awarded the lontract in the sum of Construction is sell to This contract calls or ndmg drainage granular mix paving bridge Mis who stood shopping plazas knocked on J J I doors and stirred interest in every acquaintance included Green Barbara McQueen Margaret Robert son Carol June Diane Joan June Donaldson Janet Sheldon and Valeric Cunningham By Embrun From Canadian Playdowns eoillratt Ontario Mutt mi before he end the f told L tre the eueril of iv nil lit Mid he w to I old them i eontnet with they were diss but Ik line to talk with II i Directors r I r chairman of in mmittet said wire rum lings i dissatisfaction with j the dag erviee was not SLrving its We interpreted the Mil i had Response to the Five petitions was varied reform received 3M signatures two man police cars eun control parole reform and capital punishment he least popular with ill rive huge piles of petitions from Metro and surrounding area were handed over to Sid Brown president of the Police Association and they will now betaken bv him to the Federal TWO HIKINGS The Pohc Association in Metro decided to start the petitions after the killing of two Metro policemen James Lothian and Leslie last The 10 women from town some married to members of Metro Brampton and Georgetown police forces decided to help their Metro sisters in their fight to make their husbands jobs safer The Ontario In A champions Georgetown Raiders were nudged out of the running for Ihe title Sunday by lmbrun Panthers Raiders captured first game of the best of three series night but bowed Saturday All three games were played in a small town about miles south of Ottawa The series represented the Intermediate A Canadian quarter finals Raiders won but lost by 4 counts The first and third meetings went into overtime Tom Gilbert fired winner after earlier Raider goals Brian and Gilbert Haiders had i 1 lead at one point but two third period goals forced the extra time Dislpito and Dave Dixie Wins Foot Swimming Pool I boat crews row ween high bonks lining the pursuit of prize with the current bet Credit In money More pictures Inside none were happier than Mrs Carol of Georgetown who won a 13 foot swimming pool as a door prize This Pi Toot circular pool is inches deep nits above ground and will provide immense pleasure far wo little girls seven vear old our year old inne The pool don ittd to Javccttes the Men Pool Wellington Products ltd and is valued at This Is ihe amount the will offer Mrs Fish burn if she decided to trade the pool for another Mrs resides at It It considers herself a lifetime Georgetown resident living years in Georgetown prior to moving to list counted for the miners ItMllMiSI Hi Georgetown popped first and second period goals by and Gilbert hut eounied in the first and third to deadlock the scries This time Corson Ry in Milk ind Dave Hunt were I miners to beat Keith Doug I ite in the third period treated a tie and brought an i But I ml run used power tih to reejsier the winner five and ihilf miiiues into exln I seeond on won it mites llonnarandt iron joined Mick in beiting Keith I illelt in the second period Raiders led I goals in the first ami seeond by and DcRiiiler About ISO Raider Tans who made the trip were livid alter one in Ihe third overtime is left unchecked in front of I mlirun net and had the lest seonng of the mht when the time to iiim from corner Etui the dead before sight of the puck outrage drew in minute Raiders idded five pi from Port il tor series Tin days before Decern er Mid but luldlikctobeuhevedof it llydi pointed out etown mild be jnrt of i in Use wilh iloR d have It fiet tins the contract in Silt ITER suggested another shelter should be instructed north of Brampton winch might serve Georgetown He said he present shelter on Mavis Hood was bursting at the seams In reply to a question from Phil Supervisor of the Ontario Humane Society said the stondards for operation of a shelter are established by the for Research Act Then everybody who operates pound or shelter whether pnvateor the Humane Sonet has to meet these requirements asked Slddall agreed MING DM Its Hyde said in his opinion the distance from the centre to was part of the problem He said there were lone delays after a complaint was made the vehicle replied there were five vehicles working out of Ihe shelter with miles travelled last year to service Georgetown He claimed there was someone in Georgetown Five hours a day In fact last Thursday there were three vehicles In town he remarked TRWFIMNG COSTLY That works out to BO miles a day commented just travelling from to here and back takes up most of that He a large part of the Society cost was probably In the travelling Hyde told of dogs running in packs and slow response to complaints said it was largely a Swim Meet This Sunday morning at Mayficld pool the Swim club will compete with a Mississauga club in the annual challenge meet There will be events Halton Region Legislation in ThreeFour Weeks I irst juIiIil rtMorMl nt Out Mr Mien terms dozens and dmns of briefs submitted Irom three areas He said submitted t four wieks Hue lit tin imelpililies mdividuils and rj imations as Sheridan During the next two weeks he briefs will be analyzed by senior government planners who will classify in formation into areas of support to government jinposils in ide in January Mi dieision is needed he may Hit decision himself or in ike to i for consideration iMepcctedtoseclhc drill of Hit regional NtWSRI He said he will contact leaders in municipalities If there for clarification on any of the briers He said some briefs may appear sound at first glance however there may be implications Mr said he was posing a new blackout on details at studies involved In preparation or the legislation He would discuss liming and the work of the trench the first reading without however details the boundaries and final decision remain within ihe government