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PAGE 4,,WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 25,ý 1976, WHITBY FREE PRESSI whitby 'Voceof heCounty Towfl SERVINO OVER 28,000 READERSr Mike Burgess Iublished cverY Wednesday by M.B.M. PUblishing and Photography Imc. Thre Free Press Building p.,,bliser-vlangin Edior.121 Brock Street North, p;;~ishe-Mangifl Edîor.Whilby, Ontario. xssistant Editor Blake Purdy ' Con1imunity Editor - 1ian Winter contributing Editor - jiM Quail Production Manager - Marie Burgess Diîsplay Advertsing Manager - Robin Lyon Classified Ad Manager - Marlene Byrom Circulation Manager Shîaron Lyon Box 206, Whitby. Mailing Permit No. 2941 Phone 668-61 11: Toronto Line 282-1004 Budget ne eds to be examind Although wh:tby Council's passing of a - o-increase budgjet appeared commendable 01n the surface, a dloser look is warranted. Councillor Gerry Emin, dur- ing discussion o'î whether or iîot counicil should authorize the installation of an ar. à.ficial skating rink and pond at the new town hall presently under construction on Rossland Road. said that it was one of many items that the town shoul.!l possibly- have but can not afford at this fime. He wonders if any of these items are SO essential' that they should have been dealt with this year but were defer. ed until next year. Since it is an election year, could it be possible that counicil broiught in the no- increase budget ini the hope o' keeping on the good side of the voters? CARE Nati Dear Editor: aid and~ It is unfortunate that Fairli in tirnes of disaster there ience should be public contro- ]fifi. ti versy between wel- Peru meaning and generous- tidal w; hearted individuals over etc. su what type of aid should clear be sent to the disaster disastet area and how it should tude be sent. countri Almost invariably the interna real question is one of systeili distribution. The reports bs from Guatemala consis- climatii tently stress that relief the al supplies are piîing up at dis tribt the country's only major shticaîî airport and yet mnany Gucatet victims of the disaster Gae are still without medical some, funds are Dear Sir: hundr, On' behaîf of the advisii Durham Region Tuber- servic( culosis and Respiratr"ey th eir Disease Association, may As y 1 express our deepest keepii appreciation for your books splendid, co-operation end ( througah the Christmas hopes Seat' Camnpaigfl, and for rAh bringring ouir various pro- A ,ramrïlnes to the attention yourl of vour readers. y UnforttunatelY. cami- paign funds are stili way (M lowvi due to the p)ost.;I Ex strike. Wce have received tonal Drecto 's o id to Guatemla1 PID* tNrtskenougn iuuu 1 and supplies. [y- recent exper- with Honduras he Nicaragua and earthquakes, the rave in Bangladesh, Liould. have made by now tha t rs of this magni- of ten happen in-. ries where the al distribution n is poor at the of times. When ïc chaos strikes, lready inadequate ution systemn is ýed and, as dramna- rdemonstrated in rnala, people at distance from the capital city can 'neither reach nor be reached by the availa bic aid. Inevitably, supplies and people pile Ul) at the airport and people who ouit to know better igniore past experience and continue sending materials and people who want to help), without having nmade any previous arrangements for their distribution or accommodation within the disaster area. SToo often, also, those who are sent to organize the operations have no previous experience in the area )r in this type of operation and are therefore trying to func- tion under the handicap of ignorance of the ' ang- uage, geogr,,uphy and logistical façilities. That is why officiais of many coun tries turn to the international relief and development agency, CARE, when major disaster strikes. The CARE people are experienced professionals and are often already on the spot, carrying -out regular ongoing food distribution and health prograrns whieh provide a source of immediate. supply and logistical b'tses for coping witli the d isaster conditions. Few (otler organizatiois' are ini that position. Whien the eartll(lwakes bea n Guatemiala on add their first-hand February 4, CARE hiad experience. gained in nearly S 2,000,000 worth previouis operations in of supplies on haind for' the area. distribuitioni and a staff The CARE Guatemala of 24, includingI17 Director, Bill Salas, had ntative Guatemnalan emn- toured the country by ployees. helicopter 0o1 February Within 24 hours, 5 with the governmient- mnedical supplies were' appointed relief co-ordi- being flowni in and CARL nator and identified the officers fromn Honduras, most devastated areasand Nicaragua and Ecuador spotted where roads and were joiniing the teami to bridges were destroyed. Ex-police chief: Police excluded from ecjual law Dear Sir: We have just witnessed a most unique exercise in the "administration 6-f justice" in the Durham Region. Police Officers were charged aind convicted of "&moral offences'- under the Criminal Code and the Police Act. The iudge, in passing sen- tence, is reported as saying "there is a law for police officers and another one for civilians" This mnust have been the reason that the prime culprits - the professional p:_ôstitutes who were party to the offence, the manager or "piinlp" who lives. off their earnings, organized the stag party that turned into a common bawdy house - were flot charged. We expect high stan- dards of morality in our police but the imposition of a "double standard" that excludés themfromn equility before the law, is grossly unfair. It mnay well be that the police are "still look- ing for these other persons" but my bet is that we have heard the last of this matter. It is most unfortunate and surely will reflect on the' quality of policing ini the, Durham Region. WilliaM PiIkingtoil, R.R*: No. 2, Whitby. down 'eds, of letters ng that the courier ,e did not deliver Christmas Seals. 'ou know, we are ing the campaign 'sopen until the of February in the ýthat we may still last year's figure. ain, thank you for assistance. aurs sincerely, Irs. E. A. Collins) Kecutive, Director supithes outinhaif- millippes for an afr- night, additional supplies available in nearby Hon- duras, plus S70,000 worth of medical supplies blankets and water- purîfying chemnicals, CARE's input has already exceeded two million dollars, S100,000 of wvhich was contrîbuted by CARE Canada in the first week. We know, however, that it Will take mnany more millions to restore any semblance af normal- ity ini this devastated country and that the rehabilitation and recon- struction efforts wiIl go on for months after the earthquake story has disappeared from the news media and the public's awareness. CARE is stili rebuilding in Honduras and Nicaragua, ini Peru, Bangladesh and Belize. That is why we are asking Canadiails-now to help. with a fmnancial contribution to the CARE Guatemala Earth- quake Fund, 1312 Banik St., Ottawa KI S 5117. Yours sincerely, Thomas Kines, National Director. * *~ --i-__ ' Chri*stmas seal 1 là T. , 1- --- f7- ý .-e 'q m A