Ontario Community Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 5, 1977, p. 21

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THE HERALD Wednesday Octobers Itn PagaU THANK TABLE AP HAS A BIRD TO FIT ANY SIZE FAMILY Iff WHOLE CHICKEN LEGS SAUSAGE MEAT SWIFT PREMIUM DINNER Sugar Plum Hams 208 Potato Salad MULE LEA GOLDEN MY HOT OB ITALIAN STYLE Pork Sausages 128 Burns Sausage GRADE A FRESH TURKEYS 6 to 14 LBS AVAILABLE AT ALL AP STORES ACTION or or Map Pur TENDERFLAKE CHOICE- LARD PEACHES US YUM VUMS ACTION MIXED PICKLE BICKS pickles 99 fc LIMA CORN CUT ACTION BEAM ACTION 289 STOKELY 3100 69 rw3i tin JAVEXch ORANGES 279 32 fl CORN GREEN ACTION COCKTAIL OR DRINKS ACT OCEAN SPRAY PIE FILLER ACTION YAMS MELONS 99 NO GRADE FRESH LARGE SHE CAULIFLOWER 79 We pick the best EMPEROR GRAPES 79 fruits vegetables Trt7Tnro from own TOMATOES GARDEN SPOT of Values I CACTUS DOLE PINEAPPLE All AP Stores will be Mild GOUDA THANKSGIVING DAY MONDAY OCTOBER 10th 1977 Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at AP 600 million damage Cont from d They re constantly drag the same people into the courts and the name people are constantly coming out with grins on their aces People who are guilty of destroying property should be held accountable for their act ions However according to recent statements made by he Minister of Education the cause of vandalism seems to have its roots in the fact that he people who do the damage feel that the property damaged docs not really belong to anybody and there may be a good deal of truth in this statement for as we make our schools larger and larger and raise the impersonality and Institutionalise we set a course for which the conseq uences are obvious It is in he light of this deliberation that I have written a lelter to the Minister of Education and herewith publish the contents I hope we will be forgiven by the reader since I make direct reference to my own home- The Honourable Thomas Wells Minister of Education End Floor Block Queens Park Toronto Ontario Dear Tom I heard on the news that great concern was being exp ressed Tor the vandalism that was taking place In the schools in Metropolitan Toronto and the opinion hat was expressed that the people who were com milting the vandalism seem to indicate that hey felt that nobody really owned the pro perty that they were vandalis ing and it was also expressed that some way must be found to point out to these people or to the students that it was actually the taxpayer who paid the shot I could not help but react to the whole scene considering the right that we went through for three years regarding our small school In the Village of And one of the that we put forward In favour of Its continued exist was the fact that young people going to the school felt as it they were part of the community and that they had a responsibility towards their school 1 wonder if you will ever learn the lesson that politics begin with the assumption of personal responsibility in the community and hat responsl is shared by children as well as adults We knew that a long time ago in our little Village and we are willing to share It We can tell you bow to eliminate vandalism We can text you how to Instill a person sense of responsibility in your people We can give you some indication of how to reduce Juvenile crime and we can prove hat quality of educ ation is not hampered by We can also show you that the cost is neither greater nor lesser All you have to do is listen The Village of Is still here but much the lesser for If you want eliminate vandalism remember smallness imp roves he sense of personal responsibility and the com is the denominator of thebodypolitic We may never agree on this but I thought you should know my views Kindest regards Dixon helps team at top The East Tennessee State cross country Buccaneers are currently ranked 10th in the United States and Coach Dave Walker is confident of another good season adding that one of the keys to the team a success lies with Mike Dixon a sopho more hailing from Georget own Dixon was hurt after last seasons Indiana Invitational Meet and is still feeling the effects of the injury in his hip and back Dixon ran while injured prolonging the period but must be back In top shape If the Buca are to maintain their high national ranking in Coach Walker beUeves on great potential a distance runner and will com pete well if bis Injury beak completely before the season gets too far ahead of him

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