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Readers'. En-ail you r letters toe Witonal@rnmncanadinchamplonom. Monday's federal election flot based on opportunism DEAR EDITOR: This letter is in response to Joan MacKenzies letter in the April 19 Champion. 1 agree with Ms MacKenzie that we do need to have fixed election dates at the federal level wltb Parliament respecting these dates. We're ail fed up witb having elections and the expense of thein. But bow quickly we forget. On November 6, 2006, Parliament did pass a law fixing federal election dates every four years and scbeduling the next election date as October 19, 2009. Despite this iaw, Stephen Harper triggered the unneces- sary federal élection of October 2008. May i aiso mention that Harper (together with the Bloc and the NDP) triggered the 2006 election. Yes, this la the fourtb election within seven years, but let us remember that Harper triggered the st two elections. 1 believe that actions speak louder than worda. Harper says lie doesn't want this election, however before thia election waa calied, Harper had bis attack ada running. I remember cringing and thinking why are we havlng these attack ails when there was no election called at that time. 1 would like to urge everyone to look up contempt of Parliament so that we may ail iearn more about our Pariamentary system and how it worka. With respect to MacKenzies comment that this election is "baaed on opportunisus," 1 dia- agree. If a CEO of a company is found in contempt of flot foi- lowlng the company rules, should the board of directors turm a blind eye and let that per- son continue as the CEO? Pariament shoulil work together. Tbis requires discus- sion andl compromise at ârnes, flot a bard- line attitude. MARLENE LUE MILTON DEAR EDITOR: This letter ta in responae to the Champions April 12 editoril, 'Teni used by board officiai inappropriate.' Isn't it appalling that a scbool board officiai sbould use sucb an inappropriate teri? l'm diagusted St the reckless language used by our eiected officiais, even tbougb the teni in question la iated in Websters Dictionary firat in 1848. Its time we purged ail inappropriate worda froin our dictionaries. Yes, and ail our books. We need to re-write any publication that bas inappropriate words inside. We can't stop witb just Huckleberry Finn; ail offensive words must be eliminateil. A cons- mittee must be formed with the purpose of fincling ail books in our libraries, scbools and homes that contain sucb words and humn tbem immediateiy And shame on you, Canadian Champion, for printing sucli offensive language on your front page. A timple In.... Gi... would bave sufficeil; lest we expose thc populace of Milton to aucli a base phrase. Wbat a grest atmosphere we bave createil witb politicai correctness. Issues to be solveil, persons to be castigateil, offences to be crested. Does anyone agree? PROF THOMAS BROWN MILTON Local merchants charged with flot putting war tax stamp on goods MTime Capsules' are gems of infor- mations extractedfrom past issues of the Chamon and other publications in order ta protide a window int Milton ýFpast. EYplantoy conmment is sometimes provided to place the situa- tion in context. February 1917 Two cases were in Police Court cbarging local merchants with selling goods without affixlng war tax staxnp. One agarnst T.j. Brown, drug- gist cbarged his clerk, MWs Little, who hail sold a tun of health salts and another against E. Syer, of Syer & Co. Grocers for the same offense by bis cierk Miss Wilson. Judgment was reserved. C.W Norton, of Brampton, Inspector Children's Aid Society, was in town on Tuesday in connection with a proposai to give hlm charge of four cbildren of Milton Heights whfch is likely to be. carrled out. Last Saturday afternoon at the home, of Mmr. Ptolemy, about seventy of the ladies of the Milton Red Cross Society listened to a most interesting lecture delivered by Captain D.E. Robertson, of tise 3rd Fieldl Ambulance C.A.M.C. who was recalled for duty in Toronto about two nsonths ago after belng menx tlonêd inx dispatches. Captain Robrtsox outlined thse movements anxd operations of thse first Canadian contingent from Valartier ta the Somme, wbcxx 'ie camc home. Hec gave particulars pf the second batik of Ypres, wbere the Canadians balted the Huns in their attempt to break tbrougb ta Calais, wltbout enlarging on bis own doinga, thougli it is known tisat bie particuiarly distin- guishcd bixxself there as the M.O. of thse first batr#ion, in. charge of thsc ,advanced dressinxg station, whlch lic b.d to move several dines on accourmt of shdil fire. He described the wotk of thse field ambulances, Milton capsules * dressinig stations and field hospitals. With a soldiers emergency field dressing hie demonstrated its use for first aid. He showed three gas masks and how they were worn. Aauong other exhibats were a French steel heinset and a hand grenade. Fred Garbutt rernoved to Toronto yesterday and the Hotel Royal, which had flot been open for business for some tinte, is flow vacant, wlth no" apparent prospect of being leased. (Attempts to operate it as a temper- ance hotel had flot been successful.) At the monthly paniotic enter- tairinent at Paiermo Earl Breckon, of the Transportation Corps, was pre- sented with a wrist watch. Pte. Fred. Wilkinson of the 164th BattL, got a signçt ring and Pte. Geo. Beacbam, saine corps, a founitain pen. The door receipts were $48. Wthin the iast week the Red Cross got $300 worth of wooi to be knltted Into socks by -Match 3. The foilowlng are the measureinents of flnished socks, ta, wixich, knitters maust adixere to: length frcnn top of sock ta bottosn of heel, 14, L2", length of foot, 1Il-1/2"; lengthof rib- bing, 41/4", length ofileg tocom- mencement of hiedl, 12". As large socks are gready in demand, the Red Cross .asl&s for loose .kniting, on courseneedes. Wooi can-bebad from any of the comrnittee and at tihe Red Cross roomis on Thursday aftenoons 7s- M ýierWLassbed on heWf4 ofdeMilo isti c Mety y fin Dfi4, wla, cas &e reaclwd througk the scie$y az (905) 875-415&. lVotF ersDay is My8th - ~~FiAtefowers, Moms need Caffeine. Give Mom the Gift of Gireat Phone: 905-636-0922 1 Tol: 1-800-425- Termn in. question was first Iisted in Webster's Dictionary in 1848 --------- -