Canada the kind and benevolent mother hen Haw it ha Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Street Georgetown L7G 3Z6 Ontario DAVID A Publisher and General Manager DAN TAYLOR Advertising Manager Phone 8772201 Page SECTION A THE HERALD W November 1988 Remember but also learn They re a different sort The veterans of the First and Second World Wars and those who served the Korean and Vietnam wars are in a class completely by themselves While they could carry on about their escapades both good and bad they choose to keep the war years to themselves This is a demeanor most of us only half understand yet a privilege we are obliged to respect But there also comes a time when we must learn The oltfguard of the Royal Canadian Legion has been decreasing in numbers And it with mixed emotions we see this happen As the years pass into decades it puts more time bet ween us and the war years And that good But at the same time we say goodbye to those people who have given so much and could teach us so much more It is perhaps better that we see veterans as dashing young men boldly marching off to war But war was something they had to do not something they wanted to do Remembrance Day is perhaps somewhat of a misnomer Most of us don t remember the war We merely live free because of the sacrifice that was made The worst thing we could possibly let happen is to have school children come to see Remembrance Day as merely a few hours away from their studies to visit a memorial they don t really understand Names like Churchill Montgomery and have garnered the greatest attention when we recall the war years Canada role in the wars though no less significant than any other country is understated largely because it was something they had to do not something they wanted to do We owe it to them to remember Canada contributions to the war efforts and to learn why it was necessary They don ask for any undue recognition They gather each year for Remembrance Day ceremonies and shed the odd tear for comrades left behind And while the rest of us remember we must also learn It s the way it should be the way it must be There are stories left to be told Like people countries have Ideologies Canada a In of the kind and benevolent mother hen Watehi lenders of int three old lint federal parties debate social issues this week was a little like be ing immersed In a of warm milk The Editors Notebook History has never been my forte by any stretch of the imagination Bui guess when we get older we tend to look our history with more Interest because It not something we re forced to do A few weeks ago I was leafing through a book that chronicled Canada involvement in the Second World War I was astonished to find there was so much I I know The book went into detail on Canada involvement in Ihe war and the people who were key players In the leadership of the war effort though they may not get the some attention us our neighbors to the south give acts of heroism among the Canadians were com mon pi nee was also surprised to learn thai we had a Second World War general who rivalled even and McAr for notoriety and controversy There a a great deal to be found the history bocks and there good reason to cheek Into it Most Importantly its fact There have been hundreds of movies made about wars and probably the one to receive the most attention is the Second World War But in the United States where they have the mega movie bucks there is always a slant in a par direction that no one even at tempts lo hide Out of Canada we see mostly slick to tin tacts but come across somewhat dry To be honest reading about the accounts In history books is often more exciting than watching television has to offer During the Second World War there were 1 189 Canadians who received Gallantry Awards Among these were one recipient of the George Cross four recipients the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal and Six recipients of Ihe Victoria Cross These arc the stories that should be told and there arc certain many glories lhat would come from the 1 1TB other decorations of tana servicemen As 1 was leafing through lhat book few weeks ago 1 could envision the accounts of gallantry as films Perhaps it was In the way they were written but Ihe stones were so vivid it really makes you wonder why more been done to bring these talcs of bravery to light and lo 111 in more of the story of Canada in volvement In the war As one small Indication there was an airman who tried desperately to free a friend trapped In Ihe compartment of a bomber after the rest Of the crew hod balled out and the plane was going down in flames The young airman was unable to free his knowing futility stepped back salutetf then stepped from the plane his night gear ablaze By an ironic of fate the la 1 1 gunner survived crash of the plane while Ihe young airman who had tried bo valiantly to save his fellow crewman had succumbed to his bums He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross Like 1 sold there are a tot of stories lobe told Why give blood Centre had Issued an urgent This shortage had occurred because central Ontario has the highest blood usage rate In Canada and one of lowest donation rates A spokesman for the Toronto Blood Centre reported that It Is necessary to collect dona lions each year to meet demands However only an average of 185 units per year have been collected over the past 10 years The Blood Centre supplies blood to hospitals In central Ontario and manages to keep them supplied because of blood shipments receiv from other provinces Blood donor recruitment is an ongoing priority of the Cross due decreases in the donor base caused by age limitations strict health requirements com muting to and from work and by people moving away from com muni ties Most Individuals who are bet ween the ages of IT and and are In good health can donate a unit of blood every three months Giving blood takes approximately minutes of your time registration at clinic donation of blood rclaxa and refreshments not a lot of bother lo provide the Gift of Life Tor another human being In need The next public blood donor clinic In Georgetown Is Nov 14 running from 1 30 p m to 30 pm at Holy Cross Church Please come and give gift of llfel From the Canadian Red Queens Park Derek Nelson Thornton Snki Mulrunty I John Turner New Democrat road bent True the three clashed heavily over fret and mildly over tax and policies but on social issues it was essentially metooism And this remu one of the more irritating of Canadian politic at both the federal pro vincial There arc genuine choices to be lade I to be ought i Yet all old line parties con do is argue about who can provide more daycare spaces or who better protett an already faltering medicare Is specially ironic Turner and talked the risk lo social programs and medicare fromthi frettrade deal The New Democrat in particular seemed unaware that the United Stales even has social programs such us old age pensions Insurance and various types of government medical In fact the Canada Pension Plan was set up In the 1960s almost 30 years after Its US equivalent social security And US medicare which covers medical expenses of most people over and medicaid a supplcmen program for the poor began in 1965 before Canada s Canada applies to whole population not Just the aged and Because It is a much more open entrepreneurial and experiment oriented society the US tries many different approaches to a subject with the provinces who services Canada federal govern ment has spent endless months negotiating a cost sharing arrange mm and eligibility qualifications BUREAUCRATIC It Is ail very bureaucratic and skewed towards making day care another universal right like medicare run by high paid and self described early childhood educators None of the leaders of three old- line parties objects to the general approach though they differ on nuances and on how many spaces they can supposedly create over number of years If ideas were allowed to In Canada as they arc In the US we might have some genuine daycure alternatives to consider far Instance what giving mothers monthly payments equal to the cost of raising a baby for the first three years of lis life with the aim of keeping the child at home during that vital format I period Or if the mother wanted pursue her career or had to work she could use the cash to buy quality day care wherever she wanted rather than only in government sponsored and approved spaces At the same time this massive shift In money would be paid for by abolishing the family allowance for years beyond age Ihrec when It I us critical that a mother actual ly be home wilh child Or so the seem to be saying although they disagree on exactly now many years are crucial with estimates ranging from two live It may not be the perfect answer towards helping families raise children when both parent or the singleparent must work But at least It Is an alternative for those who believe the mother must be given flexibility rather than be forc ed along the single path of govern ment day care Too bad none of the three old line parties ever become a new lino party offering choices that dont take the old road of let govern ment do It OK IMS HIM OWE LEFT- WWTS IT SURE LOOKS LIKE Him WRITE US A LETTER Want to share your on any subject with the community The Herald welcomes tellers to the rdllor on any topic and from anyone who has the urge write He as concise as possible and please sign your name Send them to The Hills Herald 173ZS Citizens forum What about the gas prices per hire ilinmin had to our in Buffalo oil it idem than ire paying little as cents American ptr litre at their pumps the American barrel and Hint Ihere in Hit upcoming federal We ore by these In pail week the price of orbit prices and it is me that the kniw unit rt ml is less lhin per bam I lovernmtnl si listening lo us tin extr American and its low as ixpaycrs price pay at the pumps is in Automobiles iri not a luxury in cent litre our ymrs Ihe oil com riisecl n GO cents cuts in Northern Ontario We in oil nation John Mae corgi town Differing opinions on abortion Dear Sir After rending Ihe federal can didatcs opinions on abortion Nov 1 found lhat most Candida tea op posed abortion I with them In general yet there are some cases in which I think that a woman should have the lo choose whether or she wants to have an abortion Mom peopli will agree a woman in a life situs lion should have an abortion Why should she continue through her if she would have to die A woman who has been raped and resulted in pregnancy should not be forced to through with her it shi not to The would not have a normal life l his or htr mother resented him or her duo to her emotional experience or emotionally In secure women should riejit to moke decision lo have an abortion or to carry through her pregnancy For a won an on welfare will have a serious financial problem if she chooses not have an abortion Her child grow up to commit enme Just ti som extra money to pay the bills A woman who is insecure may not be capable of raiMne child or a adolescent is hardly capable of mother when Is still emotionally I thai a subject personal as abortion should be tic ween a doc tor and the pregnant woman After nil she tins to carry the child for nine months she has feed and clothe the child when it is born and she has lo raise that child until he or she becomes an adult She is respon lor the child and she is respon for making her own decisions concirning the child If abortion was Illegal it would on cause more problems Women who art determined to have an lion will to one themselves and the situation may become fatal And who would pay or the upbringing of ill these wanted children the government would make more sense to spend money on teaching people to use con truceptlics Yours truly Laurie Carnegie Thank you for help Dear Sir We would like to thank all the peo ple who helped make a success of the Lois talk at the Georgetown high school on Oct In particular would want to express gratitude people who helped set up the evening and made donations as well as all the peopli who took tht effort to attend Trunks also I for her beautiful work of art which now hangs in Lois head quarters in Washington DC and all the people who helped with organizing and selling tickets And of course a special thanks lo Ihosc who participated in pro gram Including Buss Miller and Sheldon Albert supervisor of Waste Reduction Ruth French POWER Guiseppe EACLfc1 the unforgettable children of School led by Miss Osso he Jen nifer French and Sue of the Georgetown High Drama Club and finally to Lois hersell a special Thank you And please remember Lois message We ire in for a long public and political battle in fighting the proposed Quorry dump We must start dealing with our including recycling and a wist selection of disposal sites Otherwise our children Including those little ones from will have a lot of interesting ques tions for us In the ears ahead Keep wailing for future events Regards The Landry Family Georgetown High School Class of 21j from our files 30 years ago If Monday lost meeting was any Indication the next few weeks are going to be busy ones for the Rotary Club of Georgetown Their meeting was held as usual at the North Golf and Country Club president BUI Hamilton presiding Ralph education chairman gave an Interesting and informative talk of the work carried on by Rotary Foundation The second Georgetown Scout Troop had a weekend trip to the Niagara Park Commission Camp at Queens ton under the leadership of Scoutmaster Wilfred assisted by Alex MacGlllvray Wood Jim Schoficld and Roy Cock The group left St George s Church early Saturday arriving at at 10 am where the camp was set up A meal was prepared and games set up Alter the evening meal the scouts were taken to set the falls luminated and a camp singsong followed According to information released by J Allen Francis associate agricultural representative or and Peel counties no less than 19 members from will be exhibiting their steers in the Queen Guinea Class he 1958 Royal The judging of the Queens Guineas in recent has been packed with more glamour and thrills than any other livestock class at Royal 15 years ago Mr and Mrs Albert Presswood have just returned thrw week tour of Glen Williams couple compiled this record of their trip We left by CP Air Sept for London and the Royal Scot Hotel where we spent two days and nights sightseeing Here we met the rest of the people who would travel with us to the continent There were 14 from Ontario four from Mart times and the remainder of the were from Vancouver Victoria and other towns on the Wesl Coast Glenn V a Georgetown Insurance agent and a mamber of the Georgetown Police Commission for past two has been ap pointed to the Regional Police Commission Solicitor General John announced Mr appointment was announced Oct St John Guild held its annual bazaar on the first Saturday in November It has been held for the past years Rev Cannon J Maxwell welcomed the women and gentlemen who attended led the prayer and declared the bazaar years ago Seven girls from the two field hockey teams at Georgetown District High School have been chosen to try out for the provincial junior team Linda Bonnie lca Beckett and Maureen McGowan were chosen the senior team and Janet Poncr Deneen Jones Jackv Wlckcns and Susan Wild are the juniors who will be trying out The two coaches of the high school teams are ecstatic about seven players being chosen Ruth Arm strong coaches the Juniors and Sheenn handles the seniors With the assistance of a hand picked team of councillors and town staff members Mayor Tom Hill says he will emerge from lions with Focal Properties I td with one the best development agreements Hills council has ever hud the chance to sign Hills first and still bent mayor made the commitment at Thursday Meet the Candidates Night which was sponsored by the corgctown Jaycccs 5 years ago Paul Campbell products rorcly gel stolen Eight years ago the Georgetown businessman designed and patented a fire for industrial and forestry flrcfi gluing equipment and simultaneously started up two com panies to manufacture and assemble them The old fire nobles were big heavy and brass Mr Campbell said But brass became expensive and the theft problem got out of hand so that schools and apartment buildings were left with fire equip ment was no good because the nozzle had been stolen The Georgetown District High School crosscountry Rebels ran to glory at the London Ski Club this weekend claiming a pair of provln clol titles The came out of the school OFSAA championship ranked number two in the province The Rebels were one of the three schools in the province to for all six divisional finals at meet They capped off what has been a banner year by sweeping both boys and girls midget titles II was Just two weeks ago that Lois Patrick was casually flipping through the ads In the paper when the Idea hit her The Georgetown mother of four Is now the owner of The Boutique a gift shop at Main St In Georgetown She quit her lob working at a watcrbed shop In Erin to become her own boss alter 20 years of being an employee at various