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COMMENT. Box 248.191 Nain Si. E. ioCcdi1~~si~~vYUiati Milton. ont. à.94N9 aIe si mj'dms ~k S go>878-2341 ' ' .se se '- , -- Fax: 878-4943 "W ' 'cýMd» Eiyemm»- Classiied: 875-3300 gwqgs. nea aiai sta TeMami.teca Ian Oliver Psublsheo- mmtZtCZ « NeSiI OliUM Ass bsteher Sa i.Smata u u Rob Kelly Us. Th15is W40. f sa.5I5 nem a ASSsMI/T. VS,*i~~~ Lisa sm,5U'O mpI" I.Wi K&Mulacas Cs,'cua'5wMaMagTram Tsty's i..s AOMy umpbd w n MOM Tort cases Offilu Msmaarr U., cuimlp.t s S i Tii Cohl Podccts,- Mssmaer 'UIi sMI -l' t. neri M tOt I . wM sahaih MI WUc . sa5 I 555 i Shamm Sauve D-,,ds ofAdwrltsemg M ta e puas . 81 uicnt Wama me n Ted Uwuy RaISlMcgrpssMooov ~ccsss. On self reliance and compassion Thousands of peopIF turned out for die Canada Day celebra- tions orchestratqld locally by service clubs and Uhe municipal goverriment. As is usually the case here the day was fun, relaxe enjoyable. Yet it was a sign of things to corne that both the Rotary and Optimist clubs stepped in to help mun the event, as municipal goverrment began tu distance itself from il festivities. Breu Rumour has it that the municipality wîll cut back yet more 193 Hm on fnancing Milton's version of the national biiibday party, in oneo 0< a cost-cuttisg move. This is not entirely a bad thing, since many of us have long been complaining about how much y money govemisient spends. Now govemmnent appears more focussed on ils core services, R i and. well, if you want to have a big party, you're probably going to have 10 organize and pay for it yourself. So far Uiis hasn't presented an insurmnounitable challenge. One } The service clubs staged a fine event Monday lit Rotary Park, complete with a few modest pavilions representing vartous - He bi provinces, stage acts, amusements for younger kids and an .14 master j outdoor libation lounge for older folks. alete Seam Many are worried tha; a kinder, gentier Canada is crumbling fened fruit, into suspicious strata, t haves against the have-nots. There ix foumitiin dens probably %orne truth in-that, but hopefully it is a transitional home. He ha event, as Canadians weau themselves away from mass5ve gov- day buni for emmient overspending aI ail levels and revert t0 self-reliance. tracksng dog Our service clubs, made up of volunteers, have shown them- 17eO selves fully capable of tuming a profit on Uieir Canada Day toesa party. Thal profit generally goes into helping out Uic less fortu- Otousls. C,~ nate in one way or another. agini lIses How well this effort is sustaifted will depend on ail of us and decision. M. the decisions we make, to, volunteer our lim, to support our developmnse service clubs, to realize Uiat in so doing we cari assist'the less c:ial waste. fortunate without depending on goverment so much for that îa9k. 20 Yegý , In cutting our govê1"ment spending, in facing the fact Uiat we must gel our nationhal finances in order. we cafinot, must flot, lose our social conscience. - r.G We can and must demand accounlability for Uic money we 4t6 yrar su i offer to Uic less fortungate. We can and must demand that Uic Miltoin homs less fortungale do ail they are <eapable oflto help themselves. 40 yeur es But Uic wellspring of generosity Uiat underpins this nation slfet go bis must~~~~~~~~~~ not vanish Drria-prie asmn bcueo mustnotvansh ntomea-spritd prsionybecuseo bis deali.t accsamulated national debt. .Hsia In the long mun, if we stay Uic course, we can deal with the debt and still extend a helping hand to those who need il. We can do il through our houses or worship, through our service u clubs and commnunity.organizations, by volunteering Our time if moncy is short. That is what we used to do more of before we slougbqd the UTR burden off togovemmgnent. Now, necessity diclines that we G take part of that burden back. In a lime'of Marly tests for Canada, thisix yet one more. So often in d*t past Uic nation bas risen to simllar profound chai- à lenges. We cm perhaps take comfort in the view that compas- sion has been and remains a hallmark of die national character, no matter what the surroundînq tests Rob Kelly Looking Back. dcUms mes Qu màMf outrus ai0 mi Ordar of #» E.hlsr Sta fsmdruluing; inno a k galbos am o 0<oaMo flnllu ONl whMa 1lua gau a larg-midcccnlg aOr uWu ai #1w dinau tsd aI ein MM Fui Gmrouda ~es.othe *Past 'r Ago Frocsstbe J* l5, l95iue cagle Topnolh sizyerd by lus fallen 75-ycar- anges 'flompson for ive fiays. His barlng lienu h is location. Mr. ihtmson. who suf- Airbeimer's and Parkinsoss's diseases, was se buss about 500 ssetres souts of bis MotTai Il gosse for a walk and didn't rasur. TIse fate- Mr. Thompsoit inclu&éd hselcopWr seaitlses. s antd ôrgassizeti police sweeps. tio govermit announce i t was psslling tihe noss-profit bosn pojl inludmng lis cons- isb-jeI developmenlsecar the Mos. M ilton Fair sncillor Wally Htnier, ocho hâat led tise flgis levelossesst. was pleaseti wîlb the provincial oethan 200 ara reidenis stooti against thse b ittsg density. accessibility. nose and fissan- îr Ago From the Jsly 7, 176 liUev geSyer, who peacticei siedicine in Milton for ffeoed a beaur aisak a"s dieti suddenly in bis c. Oiginalliy a plimer of Dr. mcColl. wlso dieti ruer, Dr. Syr mvet bis practise f(mms Main large Imme Siet bomse in 1937. Deapise bis rSyer contimueid lu prectise of nirjicine musIf He waa chief plsaciis wheg Mtilton District cdc ils doom ini 1959. * Ford Moror Comnpany anisowsced a $60 sssillmoe expan- sion eggpecteti te brissg 400 mm jobs te lise area. Tise com- pliny waa lu builti Ecommolîne Vants mnd Club Wagmn in a I 35,000-square-foot extension go thse csisling plant. Almost 300 nomils Haten resiessis arnu dimts 5.400 ensployed at tis plant olsenmils umoeiicoiit wa masSle. Ilepliilopesed in 1953. - Town counicil isopeti for à provincial kltery grant go bnlp fnnce a second ice pad ai Menitrial Arena on Thom"pss Rod OthSer anticîpateti grains redtced tie oust tu the Town for the $350.000 pro)jeci to about $41,000. Fundssg detils tisecatesird tu scuttie the projed. 50 Yea rs Ago Frongtlthuiuly 4, 1946 iagea Debair raged ons grs designs of a natiossal flag, A paumia- nseotaly commîttre hâat redt designs ideas tu ted> - a reti flag with a gold mapie leaf arIst a flag wîlb reti andi white triangles with a gores maple leaf on mste diagonsal lisse separaîsg tise coloors. However. nither would tbc adoieti and thse flag issuse womîld rage oms an off for almost assolier 20 years - An editorial positîi3 was crilical of lsigb sues agd a federal govessns deficil of $260 millions especîally in liei of membrs of parhiamn grantissg tieserves a tux free $2,000). * A welconse homle cofiusmilo for reWunng eic1,- armi MM off orsnulatisg plans for à civic recplion simd for Auguat 5. Plins cadi for a pénue, peaslitiom. fluais banmd oelecuis sprts anm fireworts. Citinuis, oae aiket to decomul liMr brase witis Iaga mrd ateansera. by Steve Nease