Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday Judo Ready let march The Georgetown air cadet squadron was out In fine force last week Alter Impeding the and women In green uniform Brigadier General J Roddick of Downivlew told them thai every cadet on parade Is a winner This la the id year or the air cadet movement Originally formed to select teens to Join the Royal Canadian Air Force the move ment a later became to develop of good citizenship good health and In the Canadian military forces Each summer are elected for special camps In leader ship and for exchange vlilta abroad Herald photos by AIR CADETS HONOR THEIR BEST The annual Inspection for squadron or the band member back row Corporal for air cadet Included the presentation or awardi lest Flrttytar Cadet Flight Sergeant Frank young raembera of the Receiving Bernhardt for Congenial Cadet Sergeant Wayne trophies were row leftlorlghl Leading Devereaux Tor Bell Junior Flight Sergeant LAC Joe Brown for Best dressed cadet of the year Darren Harvey for Initiative and Enthusiasm WO Warrant Officer WO EUiabeth Tor Marlu Dave Gourlay for Air Cadet of the Year and WO Pete manshlp Corporal Dave Collier lor Most Improved for Leadership MP decries our defence slump By PAUL DO BSE Herald editor Canada stature among member nations of Atlantic Treaty Organisation NATO has slipped so much that It doesn even figure in many current military discussions according to BramptonGeorgetown MP John McDermld The Progressive Con servative MP arrived home late last week from his tint parliamentary trip Involving a NATO conference on one of Port a Madeira Islands Mr McDermld was one of MPs and senators who constituted Canada a del to the fiveday conference As well as offering support to Great Britain In Its war with Argentina over the land Islands Mr McDer told The Herald the conference delegates brought each other up to date on current plans and resources and future ex Canada own military resources while not eclly criticized by dele gates from other nations were generally edged as having declined substantially since the early 1960s the MP said Among several reports on NATO resources tabled at the conference he noted one which evaluated Can military manpower was not flattering at all The delegates were quite perturbed that Can ada has more noncom lssloned officers than Mr McDermld said But the biggest disappointment for me was that in the discuss ions between the United States and Europe Can even figure With Canada now rank ed ninth or tenth among the NATO countries In terms of military buttons he added dele gates were also concerned that our reserve forces arc already depleted and fur her cutbacks have been made recently We slipped very badly he said Mr Mc stressed bow ever that Canada Is still regarded highly by fellow NATO members all of which share general con cern over such Issues as the nuclear arms build up Around conference table he said there was both a consensus of fear over the Warsaw Pact and general optimism over Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev a recent call for arms limitations Ions Sharing his fellow dele- gales concern over the nuclear arms race Mr McDermld said he per feels a nuclear confrontation and its re sultant holocaust a why this earth The Canadian Ions visit to Portugal also Included a visit to parliament in Lis ss k CLEANING YOU DOWN LODXUSUP PHON MAID IN CANADA ESTIMATES FOR RESIDENTIAL CLEANING TOYOUfl SPECIFICATIONS SALE QUICK REFUND NOW Even greater savings on a new larger group of dis continued styles IF BY 30 YOU GET A REFUND OF ON ANY TWO BRAS 40 OFF REG REBATE Example of Your Savings- ON SALE BUY 2 SAVE Style No Reg 14 more TOTAL SAVINGS Cage The ladies Fashion Place In Downtown Georgetown 90 Main St S 8770822 Acton boys among 27 presented Chief Scout Awards Two Acton boys were among Scouts honored last week with the presentation of Iho coveted Chief Award Ken and Ted of First Acton Joined older Scouts and one Venturer at regional headquarters a week ago Sunday for a special ceremony arranged by provincial field executive Bob Car law Following greetings from assistant provincial commissioner Jim Dills and an Invocation by Rev Paul Jackson of Oakvillcs Anglican parish Burlington district commissioner Don outlined the Chief Scout Aw a id program as well as the Queen Venturer program for those In now Provincial commissioner Fred then presented the awards bestowing framed signed by GovernorGeneral Ed to Acton Ken and Ted as proud troop Scputer Robert looked on Guest speaker Bob Hornby Rover leader Issued a challenge on Venturing and Robber hits local gas bar A mate gas bar cashier at John a Auto Service on Actons Mill Street Bast was held up Friday night by a young man wearing a nylon locking over his head and carrying a single barrel sawed off shotgun Halton regional police said the suspect was in his late teens white about pounds and about feet inches ail The dark haired thief wearing blue Jeans a denim jacket and dark gloves ran off after the lone attendant 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