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Were a spoiled generation in a spoiled nation Last night I stood behind a woman in the checkout line of a major supermarket She was struggling with five children and judging by the piled grocery cart all five were her own As she pushed her purchases onto the moving belt several cake mixes cans of ravioli TV dinners cat food paper towels and sham poo she complained bitterly about the rising cost of food Were doing It to ourselves The more we condone rising cools the more we buy the more its going to cost We are a spoiled generation In a spoiled nation It wasnt long ago the height of opulence was indoor plumbing Now If you dont half a ha If baths you feel embarrassed The first house for most young couples years ago consisted of a livingdining room kitchen and two or three small bedrooms Now young people are bitter about the price of housing yet they demand a full family room two bathrooms a mud room separate dining room and built In dishwasher for heavens sake Otirderoands swell system Ive digressed from the food issue but I hope you get my drift Food Is the major problem in all the world today as it was yesterday Unfortunately the situation is getting worse and made worse by the affluent nations raising living stan dards and expectations far above necessary Our demands support the million dollar cor porations who extend to the poorer nations the helping hand of profit Those nations grasp the hand wooed by promises of belter living and the rich get richer while the poor get poorer We can help stop the imbalance and help ourselves by slowing down our own demands In the area of food we can buy more prepared food and unnecessary items rely on ourselves more I know its been said before but It still isnt working The grocery shelves are piled higher than ever with mixes boxes powders and chemical junk People are viously buying it or it wouldn be there Have you any idea how much you pay a cor poration to mix a bunch of cake ingredients together for you With a little practice its possible to toss a scratch cake together faster than It takes to tear the easyopen box My 13 yearold daughter can pop a good chocolate cake in the with more speed than she could read thedirections on a box AND you know what goes In your own You can even sneak a little nutrition In it if no ones looking People Food Commission There is an organization called the Peoples Food Commission a nationwide group dedicated to asking questions about the entire food growing marketing and purchasing system throughout Canada with an eye to complicated operation If you are interested In having a voice in general food management for your area country and world look Into the Peoples Food Commission Call Grant hell give you Information If your goals are smaller and more Immediate examine your grocery cart this week Toss out anything you can make or produce yourself Check into food cooperatives for lower priced basics Buy sensibly and you help your stomach waistline wallet and world 1 million for The Acton Free Press Wednesday Feb 1979 7 A SI million increase in the land budget for the Niagara has been strings are at laehed says Ivor Mc- Mull in chairman Nia gara Escarpment Com mission NEC Announcement of the by pro- money will be included in increase was released vincial secretary for re- the Ministry of Natural Thursday at a NEC source development who budget for the meeting in Georgetown said in a letter that the fiscal year Childrens aid seeks 200 foster homes The local childrens aid societies have set their 1979 new years resolution at finding new foster homes during International Year of the Child The Childrens Aid Society will cooper ate with the Ha mil Ion- Went worth and the Hamilton Roman Cath olic societies in a fund- raising campaign to build a budget Jessica Davenport public relations with the group said the money will be used for mass media coverage to pro mote the need for foster homes She added if a can live with Ins parents sometimes a foster home is he best Often answer Foster norm Ihe only Ladies Auxiliary Legion Two receive pins Janet Rogers and Margaret were presented with their year pins at a banquet given to the Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion by he Mens Branch 197 Every year the women have the treat of sitting down lo a roast beef din ner cooked and served by men They have an exchange gifts and pins are presented Ann Richards Mrs and Gwen Da we were presented with mother of pearl pins for being 10 years a member but over 65 Phyllis Angcll and Janet Rogers were in charge of entertainment and did a superb job with help from Vie Patrick and his performers who supplied a skit with a real sense of humor enjoyed by all Highlight of the even ing was to see Mrs Buchanan out the oldest member Close by was daughter in law Joyce to tell her who everyone was as she is not able go out very much now Everyone was invited to the dance to end an en joy able evening The monthly meeting of the Ladles Auxiliary was held Thursday with members present and president Mary in the chair Zone Com man dor Rose Green made her yearly visit and commented the Ladies on way their meeting was run She was presented with a gift and a word of thanks Lily the Auxiliarys sick convenor has been busy with the sick Pat Hagett Freda Lamb Jill McLaren Shirley and Chris Hardy Hoping they are all feeling well soon Five Hundred dollars was donated to the Leg ion Bursary Fund and to the mens Anyone wanting to attend Sports can read the schedule in the or contact Kathy Firefighters called twice Alarms called Acton Firefighters to duty twice last week A chimney fire at John Van Arragon farm home on Lot along the 3rd Line Monday nigh brought out one I ruck Muny of the kitchen stove pipes were removed Firefighters stayed for a time until electric fans cleared the home smoke At the property on Highway south of Town firefighters had to a blaze in a truck PRESENTS THEIR ANNUAL CARNIVA VALUES mm Orer 40 Shops and Services bop In climate controlled comfort ACRES AND ACRES OF FREE PARKING MALL HOUR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 10 M AM TO SATURDAY AM TO IM of all ijjrs with a particular need for those 12 years and up arc needed for almost every length of time from a few nights to an indefinite period When a child is taken into care of a family sometimes we pre dict how long care is needed said Mrs Davenport In order to keep up with Mil demand for foster home Mrs Davenport the society must continually find new footer families hasnt been she said In foci its been a sit downward trend The three local arc aware of the power of mass nig she said however lack of funds at the in dividual has pre vented any of the societies from mounting a foster parent cam With their combined efforts during 1379 which declared Inter national Year of Hie Child the United Nations the society hopes to over come the foster parent shortage Each society will con tribute to the advertising fund and an application has been made to the federal government for a grant to 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