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PAGE 4.WEDNESDAY JAN UARY 1l, 1984, WH ITB Y FREE PRESS whitby Voice of the County Town F Pub Michael Ian Burgess, Publisher- Managing Editor The only Whitby newspaper independently owned and operated by Whitby residents for Whitby iresidtents. 1i blished every Wednesday by M.B.M. Publishing and Photography Ine. Phone 668-611il The Free Press Building, 1:11 Brock Street North, P.O. Box 206, Whitby, Ont. ROY COOPER Communlty Editor DEBORAH GOSSET Advertlsing Manager Second lass Mail Regstration No. 5351 Lottery Lunacy What is this Iottery lunacy breeding rampantly throughout the country, changing frugal people into frantic gambiers? Since the 6-49 iottery did flot prod'uce a lucky winner last weekend, the $7 million jackpot has jumped to $10 million and 'sales 0f tickets con- tinue to skyrocket. Although tickets can be purchased for only $1 each, and we're told that you can't get something for nothing (and ln today's economic market $1 is certainiy next to nothing) we're mystified by the confident hordes of ticket buyers who think it is possible. Is it merely a flight of fantasy - to dream a life of wealth - or do so many people play the odds with deadly determination. Do these same people also bet on horses, bet on football, bet on hockey, bet on anything? Certainly a Iottery can be a fun past-time, especialiy when such high stakes as offered by 6- 49 could transform the average person into a multi-millionaire. But let's not forget that gam- bling can become a habit which is often too dif- ficuit to break. It can just as easiiy transform a "have-it-ali" into a "have-nothing". Beneficial resolutions, by W. ROGER WORTH At the start of another year, it is perhaps time for a littie wishfui thinking about somne New 'Y9ar's resolutions'that would make life a litie easier for all of us. Canada Post, for example, couid announce there would be no more postal rate increases for at least three years. In tandem with that good news, the postal unions might agree to accept wage cuts from their $25,000 per year salaries, with union leader Jean Claude Parrot preaching that strikes by public sector unions are irrespon- sible. r Then there are the politicians. In addition to following the postie lead on pay cuts, they might also resolve not to fight with each other. lnstead, Parliament would become a kind of love-in. Frien- dly discussion wouid take the place of heated debate. There would be no personal slurs,- no cat- calîs -and the Speaker could use the restful in- terlude to catch up on her reading., Creating positive new policies and updating older legisiation would become simple. Unem- ployment Insurance, for instance, could be tightened to save taxpayers $2-billion per year. What's more, ail governments could resolve te provide greater support for the small and medium- sized enterprises that are even now creating most of the country's new jobs. Payroll taxes for small companies would be reduced, and the maze of red tape and paperburden would be eliminated. Tax forms would become so simple that even the ieast mathematically inclined would be able to com- plete the return. Ottawa, of course, would become honest and foth.gt Ith&-the-public,9 shunning- such Dear Editor: I lived and served as an infantry soldier for six years in World War II, a war that eould have been prevented if the so- called peace loyers of the domocratie nations had been more concer- ned with peace and flot the total disarmament of the nations who might have had the power to deter aggression. A war unprovoked by nations who wanted "peace in our time. " Prior to Hitler's at- tack on the Soviet Union in 1941, the British Labor Party, the C.C.F. in Canada, the Amnerican Labour Par- ty, and the Communist parties outside of Europe, opposed al rearmament buildups - except Germany and her Soviet Union ally. The Soviet Union held great celebrations in Moscow every time a Nazi victory, was an- nounced. The C.C.F. openly opposed Canada's involvement in 'WW II until Russia was attacked by the Nazis - how quickly they changed their tune. In those days we referred to Russian and Nazi trickery as "Trojan horse tacties. " Mr. Geoff Rison may be a sincere man, if so, he and Mr. Broadbent should take their message of peace to the Socialist International. It wil be received with the same concern as was shown toward protests over the Soviet Union's aggression in! Afganistan, Hungary, and the attack against the South.- Korean airliner. No, Mr. Rison, don't tell me the Soviets did the proper thing regarding the shooting and killing of innocent passengers', becauge "the plane flew over Soviet territory". Do we have the right to sink every Soviet ship that strays into Canadian waters? And don't say we shouldn't do that because we are civilized people. Hoiland is a good example of a country which wanted to remain neutral. In May of 1940, that country had no modemn defenees - thanks to the peace movement and the "Trojan horses" within the country. It was a neutral country when, on a peaceful spring af- ternoon,, Nazi bombers shattered Amsterdam, Rotterdam and the major centres of the country. Ini three days Holland was occupied. The British and other foreign ambassadors were invited to a celebration in Moscow, hosted by tlt2 Rassians to honor the Nazi vie- tory over the Dutch. Holland had five years of cruel occupation that lasted until May 7,1945. While I'm on the sub- ject, Mr. Rison, you would do much better if you of the peace movement, stopped playing on emotionalism by referring to peace on earth to men and women of good will and using Christ's birthday for your own douhtful purposes. The Christian community is a small fraction of the world's communities. The original expression was "Peace on earth to men of good will". Mr. Rison, where are these men of good wil? Are you, An- dropov, Reagan, Castro, Trudeau, Mulroney and Broadbent "Men of good will"? How many letters have you had published in Pravada, or any other newspaper in Com- munist countries? We can't have peace until justice, truthý and un- derstanding are established among ail nations, in ail nations - including the Soviet bloc. Disarmament in the Western nations wil not bring peace anymore than it did in the 1930's. Thomas Doucette Whitby West Lynde Parent Sehool Association thanks Free Press Dear Sir: On behalf of the West Lynde Parent School Association, I would like to extend our thanks to you, and your Staff, for the excellent coverage you gave our recent Craft and Bake' Sale. Without your adver- tising it would not have been such a success. We wish you the Com- pliments of the Season. Elaine Searle President, West Lynde Parent Sehool Assoc. 1Whitby i ~~ ¶.Ft ' ' t4é --M~4 t .- -- - - 1111111 I 11111111 111111 1111111 III 111111111 -LETTERt.S TO THE ýEDITOR Disarmament will flot bring peace %..ý M