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Conflict and contrast fConllnued Jrom Page carrier as we drone over Zurich Switzer land across the Alps and over Milan and the deep blue Mediterranean to reach Cyprus that key Island in the Mediterranean with a population of over The population is divided roughly per cent Greek Orthodox and IS per cent Turkish Cypriot Moslems andit Is in this distinction the basic problem of Cyprus takes on world significance The island Is located only miles from Turkey and approximately mile3 from Lebanon Greece lies lust miles away With the loos of western influence along the southern flank of the Mediterranean Cyprus with its two British base areas takes on increasing importance The existence of Greek and Turkish cultures on the island both of which are tied In closely to their mother countries means that any renewed fighting on Cyprus which significantly threatens the minority Turkish population could bring intervention by Turkey and obligate Greece This would strain the NATO alliance and generally Increase the insecurity of the Middle East Russia Is of course standing by to fill the vacuum and the presence of her fleet in the Mediterranean is a constant reminder of that fact Maintenance of the peace on this small Island of some 120 miles by miles is under the U N flag and British Danish Finnish Irish and Swedish forces along with the Canadian forces which we visited perform the duty To the Canadians falls the task of maintaining the peace in the city of Nicosia the islands capital and surrounding area which is one of the major territorial divisions into which the forces have been divided Their mandate is to prevent a recurrence of fighting to contribute to keeping law and order and to assist in the return to normal conditions Across from the luxurious and gracious Palace Hotel which was our home during our Cyprus visit the N presence becomes abundantly clear Down the road in one direction stands the Greek Cypriot soldier In the opposite direction lies his counterpart the Turkish Cypriot soldier In the middle is the N outpost which Is manned around the clock by a Canadian Forces soldier Initially one gets the feeling of toy soldiers at play but as we travelled the green line which separates the areas of Nicosia between Greek and Turkish settle ments the reality of the game drove itself home more forcefully Those are real guru each earned and the looks we received were not ones to encourage in us the feeling of this being some giant charade Pointing a camera at cither Greek or Turkish Cypriot outposts could bring an immediate reaction and of course we were cautioned in advance that our film would likely be exposed if this were undertaken Closer to the central part of Nicosia we could see buildings which were battle scarred from the vicious street fighting which broke out in late 1963 Continued Next Week The Free Press Wednesday March OUR READERS WRITE ARCHBISHOP received the group erf newsmen for his first press conference in six months at the Government Palace Nicosia The Archbishop is also the president of Cyprus Says Canada in danger of losing means to supply foodeconomist A GREEK SENTRY stood guard at the Government Palace where an assassination attempt on the life of Archbishop took place New courses Arts and Crafts Members of the Arts and Crafts of Georgetown have been enjoying craft courses recently under the of Mrs J of Acton Julius Holm a Danish craf tsman now residing in Toronto is instructor for the silver and gold wire jewelry class held on in the Canada Trust boardroom He has demonstrated his skill in this craft at a number of exhibitions in the Toronto area Jewelry requires only a few simple tools and a lively imagination The members are making bracelets car rings finger rings pendants and necklaces often incorporating pearls gemstoncs or polished stones in their creations Mrs Beatty and Mrs H Bessem of Acton area are both taking this class Some of Mrs Bcisems polished stones arc being incorporated into the articles W Kellough a land economist told farmers from and Peel that Canada was in danger of losing the means to provide its own food supply He said only 7 per cent of the country land moss is under any agricultural pursuit and mass is shrinking He noted that In the country realized an adverse balance of trade in agricultural products for the first time The economist said it was dear that food could be shipped cheaper than It can be grown in some cases but he warned that if this was done on a great scale Canada would lose independence if it lost the ability to feed the people H F A meeting He made the statements at a meeting held by Feder ation of Agriculture Monday at Ontario School for the Deaf in Milton where farmers were invited to discuss the problem of succession duties and gift taxes Mr died a net loss of acres of agriculture land In Ontario from 1961 to He said the growth of Toronto could be seen as an encroachment on the surrounding farm communities Competition Industry competes with agri culture for land and eventually gets it because industrialists can afford a higher marginal cost because of their Income and demand elasticity He said farmers would sell their land and move 15 miles away to buy a new farm bidding up the price on that land and eventually finding themselves in a position of again and finally giving up fanning and moving to the city Mr Kellough said approximately 11500 farms in Ontario would at some time be taxed out of business Right now per cent of agricultural land In Ontario is under the urban shadow He wondered aloud if the country could afford to stand by while the erosion of the food- producing capability continues Terry Hall a Brampton lawyer who prepared a brief for a group of rate payers and presented it in Ottawa and Toronto also spoke at the Cant carry on He used examples of farms of acres assessed at per acre He said estate and suc cession duties would amount to and quite likely prohibit the son from being able to carry on the farm Mr Hall said the son would be left with no means to pay the tax so he would have to leave fanning He said the brief asks that farmers be assessed on productive value rather than speculative value president there Gordon Hill Ontario Fed eration of Agriculture president general manoger Jack Hale and Jim Snow were among those attending the meeting Snow was the only one of the two provincial and two federal members serving Hafton to accept the invitation to attend A Friday morning class meets at the home of Mrs J P S Mills on Maple Ave for lessons in Advanced In struction is given by Miss Judith Almond a senior in the School of Design at Sheridan College Delivery delay in Toronto Acton Free Press Dear Sir After reading Ihe March 10 copy of the paper I noticed the article on Tracing Delivery Delay Being In Toronto now Im caught up in this hold up too Facts Paper for March 3 arrived Monday March B Miracle Fact Paper for March arrived Thursday March the very day you noted the delay in the paper The delay is definitely in Toronto Last August the postman told me that standard practice is to deliver weekly papers on Friday And that means newspapers pile up in Toronto stations until Friday IF there isnt too much other mall or the weather t too bad or there isnt a strike last summer about three weeks were tied up What happened with last weeks paper is unbelievable Ive been reading the Free Press for two years now and It is a delightful change from the Toronto Star My father loves It because It is so small town and newsy with little happenings that are only fillers in the dailies I like to read on what my former students and other people I know are doing now Mary Ann High School column is still interesting even though I no longer get mentions in it The Sugar Spice and Salt Pepper columns are fun reading especially Bill Smiley reference to the teaching profession which are right on Keep winning those awards Yours sincerely Mrs Marela Novak Toronto 392 She encourages her students to use freeform contemporary designs their Both Mrs and Mrs Beatty ore taking part in this class too There has been enthusiastic response to these courses and the members are looking forward to a class in Advanced Glass later in the spring Don get discouraged when business slumps a little They had to close the Coliseum in Rome when the lions ate up the prophets No surprise Dear Hartley I was delighted to learn that the Acton Free Press placed Third in the Province wide class for best Editorial page Con gratulations to you and your staff for achieving such recog nition from the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association As you know I am an admirer of The Acton Free Press and news of this award came as no surprise to me Again my sincerest con gratulations to all who helped make this success possible Yours sincerely Accident shows need To the County of Hilton Township of and Dear Sirs I writing to you concerning the hill on 15 at the corner of the Nossagnwcya Town You had a meeting about this road on March 4 of the people were in favor of having it fixed and others were not One person t want his house ruined Whose liousf is more important than a persons life You can build a new house but you sure tan t bring back a life Some of these people should have seen the that was there on Friday March 1971 It sent seven people to hospital including four children Two of the children have serious head Injuries and two adults were seriously injured one will be on for at least months You say you will start work on this road in 1974 there could be a lot of people injured or killed before then It t take too long to make that place in the road passable and Now you d better give this matter some serious thought and get something dent with that hill We took up a petition to get that hill fixed and Mr Cor belt thanked us for sending it in and said he would look into the matter so why t he look into it right away and get something done with it A concerned citizen Fix up our own house first P O Box I to a politician the other evening on a late night program I began to wonder if all the money being channelled into an organization which buys food for needy people in underdeveloped countries as well as sponsoring children is being spent wisely No balance sheets are ever produced or published by these organizations and It la done on a more or less trust basis Whilst it is without a doubt most heartening to know people are willing to sponsor children in these countries which in effect means they become foster parents by is it so essential that we sponsor somebody with whom we never have contact when there are thousands of destitute and sick children in our country I would venture to suggest to all involved in this very admirable project that they concentrate on those people here In this country first for some of the children and families I have visited in the past few months are living in conditions which until you see them first hand as I have you could never believe this could happen in Canada A lot of the money which is being taken out of the country could be used by the masses of unemployed who although they draw benefits from this and welfare are still found to live in degrading and disquieting conditions Welfare when added to unemployment benefits doesnt do much for you In most cases it is a mere pittance The present federal government doesnt seem concerned that human beings are having to beg for what is rightfully theirs What is handed out to them is only a drop in the bucket The welfare department too maintains laspectors who are ever ready to prune and cut up welfare whenever possible In one case I know of the old age pension increase which amounted to Just over two dollars was deducted from the meagre a week being received by a man of years Who are these people who are so unconcerned at the present plight of humanity living in degrading conditions Let unite put our own peoples problems first Then we can all put shoulders to the wheel and help others abroad 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