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FOLLOWING INFORMATION SESSION AID vows fight against trapping Pamela Andrews a member of the Keswick junior choir shakes hands with Vera Prosser one of the residents at the senior citizens apartments on Church St Keswick UCW members host welcome for seniors By MARIE WHEELER Era correspondent KESWICK Last Sunday afternoon was very special for members of the new senior citizens apartments on Church St here Members of the Edith Agar Unit of Keswick United Church led by Galichan welcomed each of the newly situated residents at a tea held in their honor at the church Peggy Kernohan member of the Edith Agar Unit said president June had a wonderful idea since quite a number of people have been trying to think of a suitable way of greeting the new residents and welcoming them to the church and the community Several of the senior citizens have lived in Keswick for a number of years and are members of the church Many have recently broken up the homes they lived in for a long time and relocated on Church St and while residents pretty well all agree that the apartments arc beautiful there are still adjustments to be made at such a time The community is aware of this and wants them all to feel at home members noted A person naturally misses old neighbors and friends and little things for a time like hanging out clothes in their own back yard perhaps they said It takes time to adjust wanted to let them know that were happy they are part of the community BY ALICE Era Correspondent SUTTON Trappers turned out in the majority four to one last week at a meeting sponsored by the Society for Animals In Distress Held Wednesday evening in the Sutton Library the meeting was strictly an information session with all the emotion attached to the contrqversial subject under wraps Discussion began to get a bit heated admitted AID spokesman Esnie but we had promised not to browbeat them trappers and hunters They were good enough to come to our meeting so the least we could do was return the courtesy Altogether about attended the session Trapping on township property is a hot issue around Georgina at the moment and with AID members planning to follow through with more meetings It promises to become even hotter Pointing out the dangers involved to local children and pets the AID spokesman noted that councils main concern at the moment is liability should someone or some pet be injured by one of the traps on township property She added that generally trappers with their limited season of just a couple of months are unable to get in surance Just supposing someones out for a ride and their valuable horse has his foot caught in one of these devices she suggested Ms said council held a meeting a couple of weeks ago but that AID members learned of it only the day before Following last weeks information meeting AID Conservationist Ernest Smith dies The older members of the Keswick United Church Junior choir entertained residents of the new senior citizens apartments during a reception held at the church Sunday Members taking part were Neil Kernohan Mandy Webb Marie Wheeler Webb Kathy Susan Andrews Pamela Andrews Cathy Bain Linda Bain and Jason Members not present were Mary Lynn Robert Kavenaugh and Kenny NEWMARKET Professor Ernest Smith often referred to as the fraud old man of the Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority died Saturday after a series of illnesses at the age of Born in on his fathers farm on the 3rd Concession of old Whit church Township Professor Smith became one of the areas foremost conservationists as one of the founding members of the Whitchurch Con servation Club before his appointment by the province to the SLSCA in His daughter Mrs Margaret Preston of Newmarket told The Era Monday his work with the had allowed Professor Smith to maintain his great in terest in conservation and the belief that if we look after the present the future looks after itself Professor Smith grew up on the farm graduating from Alexander Muir School in Newmarket during the early and at attended teachers college He taught school locally at SS no 6 on the Lake Wilcox Side He taught four years to pay his way to University in Hamilton where he earned a BA and later an MA in industrial chemistry His first job was as a soil surveyor in Ottawa before moving to Mon treal to become chief chemist at Standard Chemical Co In Professor Smith turned down the research manager position with the com pany to return to his first love of teaching and a lecturers position at the University of Toronto where he stayed until his retirement in At one time he was the only professor on industrial chemistry In Canada During his time at Toronto he returned to Whitchurch taking up residence on the 1st Concession There he was active in the Oshawa Beagle Club and served as chief recording secretary for the United Church At the age of 67 he passed his auditor examinations honors and became the auditor for Whitchurch Town ship He was a staunch supporter of the Progressive Con servative Party and was active in several cam paigns South Lake Conservation Authority Chairman George Richardson said Monday that the outdoor education centre at Scanlon Creek north of Bradford will be named in honor of Professor Smith who chaired the authoritys education committee since its in ception seven years ago He was an out standing member said Mr Richardson Professor Smith is survived by his daughter Margaret and grand children Sandra Monica and John executive members planned to meet to decide where they go from here with the issue They also plan to call another public meeting early in November Interested first and foremost in how humane trapping methods are the AID spokesman ex pressed deep concern over the fact that anyone can trap You dont have to be qualified to gel a licence All thats required she continued is written permission from a land owner to set traps on his property At Wednesdays session John of department of parks and recreation showed slides and trapper Gerry Draper demonstrated the different types of traps including drowning and funnel traps Are They say they are replied Ms Makale adding Someone asked at council meeting how often the traps are checked We were told long before you are awake She didnt sound convinced And until she and other AID members are satisfied that trap ping is humane theyll keep working for reform AUCTION Council was generally pleased with result of the auction of the former municipal offices in and the lots The former municipal office sold for which was somewhat above the price that council felt it would net Council was anxious to see the building put to some useful commercial purpose The bid for the lots did not meet the reserve bid and consequently were not sold These lots will be offered for sale probably early next spring The funds from these lots is to help the Lions Club in their recreational complex ROCHES POINT HALL The first meeting of the newlyformed Roches PI Community Hall Committee was held Oct 5th and we have been notified the hall has been transferred over to the township from the Laidlaw Foundation Present at this meeting were David Seagram as chairman Payne Gladys Gcnge Eleanor Kydd Clyde Draper and Sid Heaps The committee will continue to function as before in looking after this hall HOLMES POINT PARK Some preliminary plans have been drawn up to increase the parking facilities at the township park at Holmes PL Weekends during the summer have found over crowding in ihe parking area We hope next season to be able to add further parking spaces for the local residents so that the space will be available for weekends This will necessitate filling some of tin- swamp area directly south of the present parking area township owns a large land area at this site Hopefully we will be able to do some of work this fall CAMERON HOME Council has shown its interest in historical sites over the past few weeks and arc attempting to preserve as many of these as possible There are sites however that are not maybe really historical but do have a lot of memories for the local residents living in our various communities One such building was the large red brick Cameron home at the corner of and Metro which was demolished last week to make room for the new shopping plaza The Camerons were a wellknown family at Jacksons Point for several generations This home was built by John Cameron about the time of World War after he retired from his farm which is now part of Jacksons Point Johns father was Lieut Colonel James Cameron who was responsible for guarding Napoleon at St The family still possesses as a memento from Napoleon his violin John Cameron had three sons Gordon Hector and Jack Hector lived in house for many years and it certainly was a showptace the way he kept the lawns and hedges Hector ran some large ice nouses at the rear of his properly before the electric refrigerators came on the market All the local kids would get great delight out of riding the horse and sleighs loaded with huge blocks of ice cut out of the lake and transported to these ice houses The ice was then sold to the homes during the summer Hector Camerons son Harold who was born a cripple was Jacksons Points one man police force during the Harold was hired by the local merchants to patrol the street during the summer nights in his wheelchair Harold always used to boast that dared commit a robbery at Jacksons Point when lie was on duly and he was right Keswick United eyes bus plan KESWICK Keswick United Church is considering the Church to mark birthday KESWICK Keswick United Church will mark Its an niversary Sunday with a special service at 3 pm Rev Gordon Hunter will preach In a service that will be followed by a singalong pot luck fellowship supper and film For Information telephone possibility of a free bus service for anyone wishing to attend Sunday school or church The proposed service would be available to anyone from Island Grove in the north to in the south says Jim Bonner Sunday school superintendent However as yet there has not been chough response from residents possibly because the news has not reached enough people notes Mrs Bonner The conducting a survey to see if a free bus service is and are asking interested residents to contact them If enough residents are interested the ser vice will become a reality with route schedules and stops being posted Georgina Chamber Report with Michael McDonald Apparently council has refused the cham bers request for payment of the balance of monies due it pursuant to the contract between the chamber and the town ship I say apparently because first I knew of the decision was when I heard it on T V news I and other members of the chamber executive had met informally with council on Sept 22 and 23 to introduce the cham bers new manager Kris Nielsen and it was in dicated at that time that the chambers request would be dealt with at a finance committee meeting on Oct We were interested in at tending The Oct meeting was cancelled and as indicated council and the finance committee ap parently went ahead with their decision without any notice to the chamber on Oct Leaving aside the merits of the decision Im disappointed with the manner in which council made the decision Manners do matter Ive written council so that this decision can be reconsidered at its mecling on Monday and I trust that it will be resolved amicably at that time PLANNED WINTER ACTIVITIES Winter in is not going to be dull At a special chamber board meeting on Oct the board agreed to promote a Snowmobile Race and Touring Meet In the latter part of January at Keswick Such an event is obviously dependent on local clubs Interest and par ticipation This is currently being deter mined A decision on Winter Carnival 78 will be made by Nov 7 Ice fishing Is a boom business on weekends During the week it apparently could be improved Ice hut operators will therefore be asked at a meeting with them today about their participation in a chamber sponsored promotion of weekday ice fishing Its anticipated that a winter long Ice fishing derby will be held with weekly winners in a number of categories Add the above two items to the pre- Christmas daily color TV draw plus plans for a Boxing Day Georgina Sale and It adds up to fun and activity for a lot of people which should be profitable for everyone involved RECAPTURING A CANADIAN IDENTITY It would not be surprising based on Ihe doom and gloom daily news for Canadians to succumb to a massive psychological depression A more acceptable alternative is linked to each individuals realization that the buck stops with each one of us Our own lives our families our community our province indeed our country ultimately depends on each one of us dealing the issues lhat face us Each persons action will be different The important step is per sonal autonomy and a determination to change things for the better Government dole and dependence Is a dead end street Vicky Lynn Anderson right and three- yearold Wheeler are pictured here coloring aprons they made In their Sunday School kindergarten class held at Keswick United Church following a lesson on helping at home CITES INCREASED SEXUAL PROBLEMS JV Delegation asks for improved sex education programs AURORA A delegation headed by Dr Peter J Hirsch of Newmarket appeared before the York County Board of Education Monday night expressing grave concerns over the increasing number of cases of Venereal disease in the region In a letter to the board said that while and unwanted pregnancies are Increasing throughout the North American continent their concern is what Is happening to the young people of our region We are presuming the lack of effective sex education is an important factor in causing in crease said the letter The initial assessment of ihe group suggests a more concentrated approach on such things as Health Clinics improvement of school programs such as birth control and sexuality school visits by professionals parent and teacher education as being the most ef fective Dr sold his group made up of represen tatives from the board of health Ihe regional health unit the Childrens Aid Society the Family life Centre the board of education the medical profession and various other social service agencies would like to offer the board our services to meet with the ap propriate educators and others from within the board to share research and Idea The group also offered to set up a bank of professionals who would be available In the region to aid in sex education Eric Baker trustee from said he didnt want the board to do anything to upset the United Way campaign because United Way wouldnt support any method of family planning Trustee Harry Bowes of Stouffvllle expressed concern about the ages of students the sex education would be directed at I believe Its illegal to promote methods of birth control to people under the age of 16 but Its legal to perform abortions on the same age group What age group would you be referring to he asked Dr replied it would be the Grade and If you start it in Grades and youre already too late Thornhill trustee John Stephens asked Dr if he thought abortion was an acceptable method of birth control replied his group was not advocating birth control or sexual activity in young people Wed Just like some sexual knowledge in the regions youth Perhaps a little knowledge would stop some of them from doing what theyre doing Chairman Craig ruled Mr Stephens next question out of order when Stephens asked Dr If as a gynaecologist and obstetrician he had anything to do with performing abortions the local hospital John then moved the referred to Sex Education Committee The wit vr