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Letters to the Editor Armenians say thanks for reunion help To the editor of The Herald The recent anni versary picnic and mini on of the Georgetown Armenian Boys at Cedar- vale Pork was on out standing success thanks to several factors First of all there was the courtesy and co operation of Ms Eva Carney of the Recreation and Parks Department who made needed fa ell 111 available and who sacrificed her own time to conduct for us a sent mental tour through the main buildings Then there was the superb location of grounds of green grass lushevergreensfor shade and buildings and facilities in excellent condition We are highly pleased and proud too that our former home and grounds are so well maintained Several elder citizens of Georgetown came looking for one or more of the Armenian orphan lads whom they had befriend sixty years ago We listened with rapt attention as he praised the Georgetown Boys for the long hard struggles they had endured to establish themselves and become good citizens of Canada Everyone appreciated the little evergreen motif memento pins of Halton Kills and Mr Carney was kept busy passing them out not only to the former tenants or Cedar vale but also to their children and grand children Later on out on the picnic grounds Reverend Sarmazian of the Armenian Evangelical Church of Toronto in on Inspiring address of evan fervour spoke of The Georgetown Boys as true heroes or Canada who hod shown that by overcoming great one could reach the With all this heady praise and some of the tastiest picnic food In Canada It was truly a wonderful reunion for the remembered For them as lor us It was a sentimental trip to Cedarvale There was sadness too as we spoke to them and had to say Oh He died twelve years ago The highlight of our day was the inspiring speech by Councillor Phil Carney representing the Mayor of Georgetown He spoke to us In a large room we remember as classroom and dormitory but which is now a gym thank again all those who helped make the day a truly memorable one We appreciate the nterest shown by the press The Georgetown Herald and the Toronto Daily Star We hope their reporting of this happy event will be of Interest lo many On behalf of The Georgetown Armenian Boys Association I am Sincerely yours J Apramian Picnic Chair mm Park in good shape thanks to staff EDITORS NOTE This letter to town recreation and parks director Tom was submitted for publication by the writer Dear Tom Once again I write on behalf of the HORNBY HILLS Recreation and Parks Department for the condition of the Hornby Park for our second uel minor ball ouma ment We received many and I mean many compll menu as to the condition of the park the setting diamonds available and the appearance of the Hornby park In general The type of comments should be passed along to where they belong We accepted your ad verlised availability of the Summer Activity Van and all the good people and games that went along with it From the first time I spoke to Susan McGowan was nothing but total co operation Arrange ments were made on short notice and In came Sue her band of merry helpers The assistance of tone David and Brett kept many of ho players and their broth era and sisters entertain ed for much of the day a long day as the Activity Van arrived at ID a and did not leave until after p m I spoke to my own little her crew and even when the events the day had been over for some lime she still talked of the fun she had at the Truck Approximately 189 youngsters from the ages of 9 through to part id paled in the day long tournament teams from HORNBY MILTON ACTON GEORGE TOWN ERAMOSA AND WATERDOWN To Susan and her help ers a very sincere thank you for their part in making the second annual HORNBY Minor Ball Tournament the great success that It was Also many thanks to the Town of HALTON HILLS Recreation and Parks Department or giving us the parks cond that we can be very proud of In Hornby Yours in good sports manship Bryan Lewis Tournament Committee A T H July Citizens Against Violent Pornography Mr Reeds list too restrictive particularly Ihe already unbalanced Hopefully another OCB viewing will be arranged for this fall and Mr Reed will be able to attend We look forward to his comments To the editor of The Herald This Is in response Julian Reed comments thalth BANGARAMAS BEST McVlltle front row left and Alison Bums front row middle were assistants to the following artists who won certificates and plaques from Optimist Club for excellence In Bang A Kama art conteil Seen here are front row right Sophia DJuk second row ten to right Kennedy Paula and Jenna Ilagge With the winners are third row left to right members Dan Scarborough and Tom Element of horror not fully considered EDITORS NOT The following was submitted to The Herald tor publics children in pornography and excessive violence in the media ore Intolerable have been working for teg station to curtail this Mr Reed s suggestion of a list or specific offending elements In the Criminal Code is an old one al ready rejected by the Justice Dcpl Community standards arc static they change A I s such as Mr Reed recommends could there fore be too restrictive at one lime and not 1 enough at In order change the list to match current community standards laws would have to be changed which as all know could take years Traditionally the courts have interpreted undue exploitation according to feedback From society Such terms must remain to leave room for this and to allow for change What Mr suggests is far more restrictive than what we already have Mr Reed also charges lhat the Ontario Censor Board Is hypocritical In culling sexually explicit scenes white allowing hose at extreme viol The OCB enacts law it does not make Reed make taws A person with Mr Reed influence would seem lo have ample opp ortunity to press for to alleviate this hypocritical situation It Is unfortunate that Mr Reed was not among Georgetown rcsi dents mostly men at the showing of cuts taken from current films Extreme cold violence torture and child abuse Most of those present could watch the clipp ings in their entirety All of I heir comments were in support or the O B Perhaps Mr Reed nerds to be updated on current trends In the media and their effects on those who watch them then Youra truly Citizens Against Violent Pornography Gall Rutherford Chairman Pornography has changed To the editor of The Herald I would like to respond to Jul an Reeds letter o the editor as it appeared on July 1983 Mr Reed wrote lhat he first spoke out on the subject of pornography in 1979 and thai his have not changed since thin Had Mr Reed been present at a recent show of edited clips at the no Censor Board he would realize lhat porn has changed dramatically since 1979 We saw murder mutil at Ion violence degrada lion horror and incest with children Many of us were and mentally shak en for days In addition Freedom of Choice from Mr Heeds viewpoint would condone the degradation of human beings espec women It would condone the viewing of women being chained and raped It would condone Ihe view ing of individuals women as sexual objects being used and abused In my opinion del degradation of any human being Is not a matter of free choice Yours truly Barbara Johnson A sens weight loss program that works Lose weight quickly permanently CALL 8772900 KING PIZZA SUBMARINE NOW OPEN lion Dear Julian I read with interest your recent letter to the lor regarding porno graphy I lend to agree with your overall philoso phy as well as your free dom of choice state ment however there is an element which you have not seriously taken Into consideration and that Is the outright brutal Ity and horror shown in some films which depict mutilation and berment I understand that ano ther group of ens will be Invited to Ontario Censorship Board to view the film clips censored by that regula tory body I respectfully urge you make every lo lake the opportunity to sec these film clips and perhaps this will put into perspective 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