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the HERALD Death penalty vote thorny issue Home Home Newspaper Hills Established A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown Ontjrio GARNET COWSILL Publisher and General Manager SINK Advertising Phone rt SfcCTlONA TlimtRALU Mann II Mil Cant do it all The town of Halton Hills should hold back on temptations to hire more staff in 1987 The town coffers just arent big enough to absorb the costs required to pay the salaries of new staff When our tax increases after the Enterac development and other housing projects are underway the town will be in a better position to justify more employees There are several reasons to delay a hike in expen by hiring additional staff At the moment the town increased in size to the point where more employees can be hired Like Jny business there are times a department just to make do with the people It has until the time is right to expand Also the long term expenditures of new staff has to be considered If all 12 employees were accepted the town would have to pay as much as 341 this year as well as increases in pay and benefits in subsequent years Already the town has committed itself to building a municipal complex The new town hall will cost million The people shouldn have to tolerate too many budget sur pnsesinoneyear Until the town grows and the town coffers with it the town cannot afford to take on too many people or projects One exception would be the hinng of staff in either the engineering or planning departments if they could ex new business coming to town Increasing staff to in more revenue is a cost saving measure in the long term The town cant do it all in a year That why we prefer councillors to proceed with caution when it again comes tune to discuss new staff Talking garbage Garbage may not be the most interesting topic around one s dinner table It rate our attention the way political scandals human tragedy and budget speeches do No one wants to talk about the crisis many municipalities face trying to get rid of their garbage In we are reaching a distressing situation One regional councUlor says he tired of talking about energy from waste plants Politicians won t look seriously at in cinerating garbage until they vc run out of places to bury it saidCoun Bill Johnson That s a sad commentary We need to look at future ways of handling an already burdensome problem of disposing of our garbage While Halton will eventually open a new landfill the chosen site will not last forever The more we continue to live in a throw a way society the faster our new dump with a 20 year lifespan will be filled At Halton Region other councillors reaffirmed their commitment to energy from waste which is encouraging But the public has yet to be convinced In a preliminary study for art EFW site in Oakville was re by the public The provincial government has been slow to show leadership on this crucial issue The federal government has not renewed its support refusing to hand out fire grants for projects to local municipalities Perhaps Coun Johnson is right when he say- burning garbage for electricity t a viable program until disposal reaches crisis proportions But we hope hes wrong Halton Region has to think to the future now and energy from waste programs must be promoted and earned out without delay Whit do you think about what Is happening In Mill In thi pro vince the nit Ion and around the world We are Interested In opinion All letter mast be signed and Include an address phone number should be in order for to verity he Please your letter brief and to the point The maximum length is words Send your letters lo The Herald Street core clown tint Theres the rub Staff comment There are things In this world which technology cannot Improve upon There are the vibrant colors of a rainbow against a blue sky the meal made from vegetables grown In your own garden and there is the massage Oh to enjoy the hands of a loved one kneading the tension out of sore muscles Try as much as they do though weaknesses in loved one efforts do exist Consider the pounder the chopper and the A massage by untrained hands Is often too brisk or brief and sometimes painful The many advantage of a massage cannot be discovered dur lng such short exchanges And they often do become exchanges because the masseur or masseuse usually wants to exchange a rub for a rub There the rub I recently discovered same of the many advantages of a massage by a trained masseuse courtesy of the Georgetown Spa and Fitness Centre on Street The resident masseuse Is Antionette Dlgjullonar An an experienced masseuse she knows where the spots arc and how to remove them painlessly unlike those whose hands arc better trained for kneading dough Its a good way to relieve any stress you might have In order to be Im ftt be Ion motional mi limes And fir the ncy int this is iiRtiw Whit jivtrnii int in I rimi in particular v lo avoid Is having ill with a turn to the penally And it not disassociate the from dm in iarlianoit In the ik ion campaign and Mr promised to g MPs opportunity for tree vole on punishment A free volt mi lliit MPs can vote according t conscience without adhering rtj polity thai mjj exist In whin capital punishment thin was also vole in many minds today it wis I he iovcmminl that noose Int government i I is tin Mime or If prefer credit lor reinstating death penalty Tin prime minister Is stoutly op posed to death penalty as I Leader John Turner and New Democratic tA Broad Ottawa Report effective one must be as relaxed as possible something rarely attemp ted by most people By the time the massage is over you will undoubted ly be relaxed Don I lie surprised if you are so relaxed you fall A massage really isn that expen Those with lillle intra ding money cm afford one And It makes a great gift for a friend tor those unfamiliar with the delights of a massage and even for the veteran the experience is quite an exotic one It puts person in the some company is sinutor from an dent lirtl There are many better than limi travelling to hive a massage though to Mrs Digiallonardo the vary with thi Individual but thin are com benefits for all For one thing massage proves the circulation It helps cleanse the body by removing dead skin The masseur will spend time on abused and ignored body purls such as the feet and hands The feet are the most Important part of the body Mrs said The nerve endings ore in thi eel Many people go to see masseur because of ailments An athletic In jury or a bad back bring many lo the expert But your basic massage need not be attempted out of necessity It is one of pleasant things in life- which is not used often enough Massages are not a fad to the latest fitness craze They arc on ancient method of Improving one life Much like a cool drink on a hot day a thorough massage after a long day Is a satisfying experience lly Stewart bent But samplings of MPs suggest hut a majority disagree with their leaders on the issue One such survey by the Ottawa of of Amnesty International found Hint of responding MPs favored capital punishment while were opposed and undecided or unknown Unless many minds arc changed during tin debate this would suggest will vole for reinstatement The issui was introduced lo way of a motion which to gel the debate underway endorses the prim pie of capital punishment And the arguments In eluding impassioned pleas for a boll tion from he parly lenders will go on for months If tin motion Is difiated hat Hut if it wins approval then a committee of MPs will the country holding public hearings and deciding what offences should punishable by death It could be long and painful pro cess And whether trie government can distance itself From the over that period is far from clear MORI- TOU1KS One of the problems is the lopsided standings in the Commons which means that far more Tories than Liberals or New Democrats will be voting in favor of death penally And there is every Indicallun thai even on a percentage this will also be the cast Furthermore its well known that the pressure for this debate came from Tones Ihe most vocal of whom is Bill Dorm that lobby against the WHAT you THINK OF THE PCs CAPITAL AS AN ISSUE v TERRIBLE HANGINGS TOO FOR THE TORIES Citizens forum Hypocrisy in Apartheid 1- NOTE The following let in- was lent to The Herald for publication An Open Letter to Prime Minister Bn in During your recent visit to you expressed the sentiment of millions of people throughout the world when you abhorred apartheid In South Africa Although a such an obvious injustice Is credibility because of the hypocrisy involved Bill is now an act of the Ontario Legislature which segregates On an high school students into two groups by creating a duplicate publicly funded secondary school system for Roman Catholic students This Is government sponsored segregation It is also discrimination This segregation and in Ontario is no less repugnant than South Africa because of the substitution of religion tor colour and indeed to some it is considered more repugnant because of Its subtlety Volunteer help DcnrSIr Lung Association Region would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the volunteers who so ably assist us during the year and particularly at the time of the Christmas Seal Campaign The hours you bo will contribute to help our association have proved In valuable Yours truly Mrs J V Armour Executive Director The Lung Association Halton Region When sir are you going to ad dress this violation of social unity and human rights in your own back yard Ontario Until you do con statementc about human rights abuses in other countries em Canada on the world stage As well as being against section 1 of our own Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms the onuses in Ontario AND South Africa arc both contrary lo article of the sol Declaration of Human Rights This Declaration was adopted by the U General Assembly on Dec 10 Was signed by Canada in 1MB and stales that Everyone Is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth In this Declaration without any distinction of any kind such as race color sex language religion Red Cross vital Dear Sir The Canadian Red Cross Society is a vital part of our community and our nation Through association with the League of Red Cross SocMies and the International Committee of Ihe Red Cross It has obligations to help people throughout the world The love of man Is best ex in his willingness to help others in time of crisis The Innocent victims of conflict and disaster look to the Red Cross for help and hope When death destruction and misery lake their toll you arc there through your Red Cross to lend assistance and support You arc not alone when you support the Red Cross and its many programmes and services In your community Everyone helps and everyone benefits Yours truly Nancy Schultheiss Public Relations Chairman Georgetown Red Crass political or other opinion national or social origin property birth or other status We suggest that you concentrate on Ihe establishment of equality and human rights in his country and make on immedioige start by In on the repeal of Bill in On so that your criticism of other government can be taken seriously Coalition for Public Education Renfrew County Chapter Box Pembroke KBA6X9 Refuse the cruise This letter was filed with The Herald for publication Hon Joe Clark Minister of External Affairs House of Commons Ottawa Ontario Dear Mr Clark Why are we permitting Cruise testing to continue Supposedly we do so as port of our commitment to NATO but the United States has already abrogated Its own NATO commit ment The NATO accord Is supposed to be based on the twin tenets of detente and military security But the US now Ignores detente by ex the limits of the SALT treaty and by its stated intention to ignore the Anil Ballistic Missile Treaty as well with more Star Wars research Can we expect the Soviets to stick to these treaties if the west Refusal to test the Cruise missile would show our American neighbours that if they are not serious about ending the arms race we are Yours truly Cheryl For the numbers of HAND In your opinion Question Are professional baseball worth salaries they receive Baseball salaries too high BAINtS No They re not worth It It ridiculous I don t think they re good enough athletes to warrant kind of money they get BILL IIAR RLSON 111 a bad example for the young ones Us way out of perspective Com pare It to what the dent of United States makes or anyone else In an Important of T A T They deserve whatever the market will take If they can get it they deserve it KAREN No ab solutely not I know during the season they hard but they re asking loo much form the owners especially asking for millions of dollars for eight months work LORRAINE PEDDLE There has been a lot of can in the media about this If they can It Hi I death penalty will aim Its fire at the person perceived to have the most influence the prime minister Amnesty spokesman Paul wards has been quoted as saying we want to moke It perfect lv clear to Mulroney that if this goes through it will land at his door Other abolitionist organizations have also been aiming most of their fire the government The problem is until a committee Is established there is no other convenient target opart from petitions to Pari lament which of their volume seldom attract much attention It really won be lair if Mr Mulroney or his government forced to bear all the blame for what ahead In the capital punish- debate He and his cabinet mojorily of whom ore abolitionists are responding to public pressure In the most partisan way available But then who ever said that politics years ago Jack Crawford of the local Brewers Warehouse was recognlz at a safety award meeting In Kit chener He was one of two men to receive year awards for safe driv ing Mayor Jack Armstrong was guest at the presentation Mane Kerr or Acton passed the Royal Conservatory of Music Grade piano examinations Miss Kerr Is a student at Alma College In St Thomas but has continued her studies with Newman Laic night television viewers witnessed Mayor Jack Armstrong resenting the keys to a new am nio to Chief Ralph The presentation wis telecast on the late news by a Hamilton station announcers Ed Fltkin Bruce and Walter Bowles will be spiaklng at tlic Georgetown Rotary Clubs annual Easter Seat dinner Another guest who may be present is wrestler Whipper Billy Watson 15 years ago Mrs John Oliver was honored at hi Ball the Georgetown Legion Georgetown Fire Jick Cunningham paid tribute to Mrs Oliver for her years of ice is a dispatcher Georgetown North In Haiders opened their playoff series against Brant ford with a victory Terry Cook scored two goats for the Raiders in v ictory Club has been official 1 organized in Georgetown under the sponsorship of Ay I me Op timist Club Martin is president and Don Jamc is vicepresident of the Georgetown Club which will be chartered A councillor in Feller celebrated his birthday with his family Mr served on council when Donald was mayor He is of Mrs and Mrs Mailer 10 years ago name was proposed for the new middle school in Acton citizens asked for the name Garnet Pat MiKennc and WD Elmer Smith were troth principals Acton public- Bob Wakefield and Don McMillan performed mime before a at District High School It was part of the am talent showcase Sidney Kerr Pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Cambridge began his interim ministry it Maple Avenue Baptist Church Hi has two sons in ministry Rev Paul Kerr of Toronto and Rev Inn Bowie In British Col 5 years ago Alter service to Lions Club corgi town bins honored lion iorge He received the prestigious Lion Life Membership the nights honor of the club District Governor Dick Llcata made the presentation Brampton based artist Rick Berghammer one of his Rather works to the Hills Cultural The large three dimensional lialher painting will The artistic work of Les Rlngrose his wife Valerie and will be appearing the Hills Cultural Centre In March Mi Ringrosc specializes In charcoal acrylics and and his wife makes POETS CORNER MY DAY BEGINS MARY LOU t don really follow baseball much But I believe if the baseball club owners hove that kind of money to pay and can still get a profit then It Is OK I also believe they a very special beginning I stop close my eyes silently call your name three tiroes wait listen Yon always reply then I go on to new heights MarlmC R R 1