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Wednesday Now 7 TELEPHONE 8S32219 Butneu and Editorial Oite Founded in 1875 every WednmUy by Printing Willow Street Acton Ontario Telephone 15131 Subacnpuona Smote 30Mch in other than Canada Atiocuiion and Ontario Com Don Ryder Director of Advertising Ken Bellamy put Hartley Coles Managing Editor The Acton Free Pratt a one of live include The Aurora BJtnner The Brampton Guarflan The Burlington Pott The Burling on Weekend Pott The Guardian Georgetown Independent Markham Sun The Milton Champion The The Oak Beaver OshavijWhilbv Tha Week Whitby Weekend Richmond Liberal Liberal The Scarborough Minor Tho SlOuff ville Tribune Tho WJlowdalo Mirror end Liberal Publish a a division of Harlequin Enterprises Limited EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT New Editor Paul Sport Mark Holme Darkroom Nancy Tad Brown Rick Buick ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Ratal AdvactWng Manager Cook Susan Sandra Wilson Jam Frank Advert Circulation BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager Jean Shevrefl Accounting Vimy triumph forgotten At 5 30 a m on Easter Monday almost years ago young Cana dians crouched in trenches at the foot of a long gently sloping hill in the north of France The place was called Vimy Ridge Four divisions of the Canadian Corps would soon go into battle together for the first time Three days later they had won the first major victory for Canadas army in the First World War Our men were ed wrote the Canadian Press correspondent in the Toronto Globe under the massive headline Cana dians Lead In Triumph It was only in subsequent editions when long casual lists started appearing in tiny type that this country learned the cost dead and more than wound ed But what happened to the men who survived that war so long ago Even years after it ended the Depart ment of Veterans Affairs reports 25000 of the Canadians who enlisted are still alive Their average age is one is 115 and most are in veterans or seniors homes They are mostly forgotten now save for those few weeks each November when The Royal Canadian Legion distributes millions of pop pies reminding Canadians of the sacrifices these old men made But the 12 million poppies that are worn every fall do more than remind The money they raise including 5 million which has been distributed to benefit ex- service personnel and their dependents during the past three years helps make life for the old veterans a lit tle easier because it allows the Legion to provide monetary support if they need it Most importantly the poppies prove these men havent been forgotten Lets not forget Well done kids Except for two or three isolated minor incidents Halloween damage in Ac ton and district was slight- this year so surely the young people of the com munity deserve credit for sticking to trick or treat in stead of misbehaving The temptation is there every year to kick over the traces but it was a fine Halloween The local Detachment of Halton Regional Police said they kept the lid on in Acton but it goes further than that Even window soaping which is a prank rather than a misdemeanor was rare Downtown store win dows have been the target of the soapers for decades The day after Halloween there was hardly any evidence of soaping Halloween used to be a traumatic time for residents and merchants bands- of youth would go on a nocturnal rampage under the cover of darkness Patrols were in stituted to restrict the mischief Often they could only control the amount of damage and there was often some destruction of com munity property which was mean rather than vious So wed like to congratu late the young people of Acton who are often pilloried for their behaviour They behaved on Halloween and let the youngsters who get such a bang out of dressing up and trick and treating really enjoy the event Clergy comment Spiritual renewal Sharon Roberts Last time we stressed the importance in demonstrating the way of Christ as the solution for The Lost Youth to overcome their desire to lead unproductive lives But how do we do this especially since Christ is no longer living on this earth Although Christ has gone to be the Father we can still get Christ into our lives What better way to demonstrate the way of Christ than to be one in What is even more exciting is this concept is not so ridiculous Through the repentance of sins and commitment to Christ we become new creatures and are referred to be In Christ 17 I 302 and 16 Once we are renewed spiritually or bom again the Bible teaches we arc to seek the things of God and be rid of what belongs o our earthly nature such as greed and sexual im morality While doing this we arc to put on the new man for we are now a new creation with Gods stamp This means clothing ourselves with compassion kindness humility gentle ness patience forgiveness and above all love 14lnwhatcvcrwedo we Christ It Bounds like a tough act to follow doesn t if It also may seem a bit confusing for what does being a Christian have to do any of if After all there are many philanthropists of this world who portray the characteristics of a good Christian and their efforts have met little success TtKBibleaddressesthhquestioninColossiansl Paul is wondering why the Christians in Colosse are still following the world idea of being saved through obeying various rules and doing good works The Living translation says These rules may seem good for rules of this kind require strong devotion and are humiliating and hard on the body but they have no feet when it comes to conquering a person evil thoughts and desires They only make him proud So what do we do Simply this While we focus our eyes on things above we ask Christ to help us live as we should For men can only reproduce human life but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven John 3 Translation Ttiisiswtiatthektdsneed Our readers write Mr Haverty relying on myths To the Editor Last week a leltertothe editor headlined Teachers flirting with Marxism and written by John attracted my attention It provides a fortuitous opening for dispelling some The author assumes that the government of Nicaragua is Marxist I would be interested in his definition of Marxism For me it implies among other things public ownership of the means of production including land atheism a oneparty system and a disregard for the value of the in vis a vis the state Notwilhstanding American rhetoric and Mr Haverty has fallen into the trap of parrotting it an examination of Ihe facts reveals the following means of production is GO per cent privately owned there is complete religious freedom more below six political parties will participate in the Nov elections and the partici pation by individuals in pollcical decision ma king is uniquely high- much greater than in Canada Mr Haverty reveals abyssmal ignorance of history by such rhetorical phrases as democracyseeking does he not know who he are Does he not know that they are the defeated remnants of the old National Guard of the hated corrupt and cruel regime of the Somoia dynasty 1979 Even president Roosevelt said of Somoia He is a son ofa bitch but It is of course right to assume that the contras will not receive any of the Tools for Peace they are not even in Nicaragua and are receiving tens of millions of dollars in military tools from the USA They are in Honduras a few in Costa Rica from where Ihey launch armed incursions into Nicaragua made possible by American expertise money equipment logistical support and CIA intervention The latter in eluding ihe mining of harbours is one of the poorest kept secrets of American gun boat policy in Central America Mr also uses the term godless regime Nicarguons in comparison with Canadians are a very religious people Lost March I attended services in packed sanctuaries and the visible signs of Catholicism are everywhere Several priests have important government posts They are Ernesto minister of culture Edgar Parrales OAS ambassador Fernando Cardenal minister of educationand Miguel foreign minister In regard to he Pope stance with respect to the revolution followers came to see him in Managua in 1983 The pope repeated Christ s mandate for the church to opt for the poor and the oppressed and then those priests who chose lo obey him by supporting the masses in their liberation struggle But yes the church in Nicaragua is bitterly divided between the hierarchy for which Archbishop Obando Bravo is the spokesman and the priests religlousand delegates of Ihe Word who have identified with the masses rather than Ihe elite who fear that the sharing of power will mean loss of privilege Though some foreign priests deemed to be subversive hove been repatriated none hove been assassinated as they have been by the right wing regimes in El Salvador and Guatemala As far as press censorship goes La is still publishing though its publications have been restricted four or five times in five years During Somoia dictator ship the same paper was com pletely closed down from to 77 and its editor Pedro Chamorro whs assassinated on Jan 10 1978 large part of Mr Havertys letter dealt with todays horrible state of affairs in Ethiopia share his concern and a few years ago spent two years in East Africa in response to a need for teacher- trainers But helping families in Nicaragua who now have their own land for first time but who need tools so they can feed themselves does not preclude the possibility of being good neigh to Ethiopians If Mr is ready to organize local support for starving Africans he has my wholehearted support and no questions asked about the colour of the politics involved As one of the local peace ac HAND referred to I cannot resist temptation In Ihe context of people dying from starvation to quote on undisputed statement The money required lo provide adequate food water education health and housing for EVERYONE in the world has been estimated at 17 billion per year It is a huge sum of money about as much as the world spends on arms every two weeks Respectfully Eldon Comfort Acton Teaching not confined to 32 weeks at colleges Dear Sir While Mr Norm Williams has the right Indeed Ihe responsibility to inform public about the government stand in he current community college faculty strike Globe and Mail ad Oct I suggest he also has the responsibility to do so accurately His contention that faculty teach but 32 weeks of the year is wrong Many do teach classes in May and June Some also teach weekends to accommodate the desires of the colleges to keep their numbers up by attracting students who work Monday to Friday As well the strong inference in the ad that those who do not teach during those months do not work either is also very misleading Much of those two months is pent on professional development in seminars panels and con ferences designed to update teachers in techniques and Issues in their field This time is also spent actually working in the in again to keep current in Ihe subjects we teach As well during those months contacts within the industry are maintained and developed so we can offer better internships to our students in their final semester Were Mr Williams in trouble with the law I doubt be would hire a lawyer who has not kept up with developments in law or who does not take the lime to prepare his case Were Mr Williams ill I doubt again he would consult with a doctor who has shunned refresher courses in medicine or who offers him a diagnosis without first conducting a thorough examlna lion How then can Mr Williams in good conscience send young people of this province Into classes taught by teachers whom he believes need neither the lime resources nor opportunity to prepare good classes evaluate themselves and their product and keep up dale in their field Yours truly Tina Teaching Master Hum College Nuclear threat years ago Nov Four people died in a three car collision Friday evening on Halton l just north of It was Iwo and one half hours after the rending collision that Roy s Auto Collision was able to attach chains to the crumpled cars and tow them away Two Guelph residents and a Burlington couple died A third car was involved but the passengers escaped uninjured A stupid prank is how Acton police described the phoning a bomb threat to the Bank or Montreal last Friday Acton trustee Tom Watson in Board of Education lake whatever steps arc needed to provide more crossing guards in Halton Hills particularly in Acton 20 years ago Nov 1K4 Blinded by dense toxic smoke fire victim Bert McMullen 60year old war veteran left finger marks on smoke covered walls in his efforts lo reach safety when he was trapped In a burning house lost Thursday Acton District High School girls may soon be wearing a uniform type of school garb Parents relish the thought of outfitting a daughter at an approximate cost of per year Sparked by the Acton safety council under leadership of Con stable Ron Rupert town workmen are this week laying six foot sidewalks of fine white lime chips for public and high school students along Acton About youngsters roamed the village of Limehousc on Halloween Some wore unusual disguises but everyone was pleased that they were well behaved 50 years ago Nov Mr Charles Tyler at Crewsons Corners has a fine Plymouth Rock rooster that performs a task unusual to the type It has mothered four fine guinea hens and has made a good job of the ask Official word was received his morning of the appointment by the Civil Service Commission of Mr G Middleton of Acton to the position of customs officer for local post succeeding Mr R M MncDonald who retired owing to ill health The social night of the Acton Branch of the Canadian Legion last night the town hall drew a record crowd thai taxed the capacity of the hail years ago Nov The farmers have been busy hustling in the turnips and other root crops this week The programme of entertainment to be given in the town next Tuesday evening bans Church promises to attract a full house II Includes an overture by the orchestra and a laughable farce in one act The burning out of a smoke stack at the Canada Glove Works on Monday evening about 8 oclock caused quite a flurry among the employees who were working over time for a few minutes No damage was done years ago Nov Coal is per ton in Acton Mssrs Worden Bros Acton have opened a barber shop In Erin Mr Maurice Moore of while engaged in cutting wood with a circular saw was unfortunate enough to gel his hand and the saw in loo close a proximity resulting in the loss of middle finger of the right hand Several fines have been imposed during he week for violation of the cow by law Acton streets are nol a cow pasture as the Georgetown Herald would lead its readers believe Dear Sir This letter touches upon most fundamental issue of our time human survival Today the terrible ihreal of nuclear hangs like an ominous cloud over heads of all human beings living on this earth No danger of this magnitude has ever confronted human kind in all of recorded The arms race has now reached terrifying proportions and the foolish game of One Upmanship now being played by world leaders Is dangerous in the extreme For some quite unfathomable reason it seems to have escaped the atten tion of present world powers that nuclear weapons as a means of defence or offence can never be used To so would spell the end of mans existence upon this planet and the continued presence of these deadly weapons poses a constant threat to mans survival We stand today at the very edge awful abyss One moment of panic one error in Judgement one act of carelessness one accident can unleash a nuclear nightmare upon this world How do we save this world To whom do we turn What must we do Time is running out Yours Rutherford British Columbia