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Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 186 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario DAVID A BEATTIE Publisher and General Manager DAN TAYLOR Advertising Manager Phone 2201 Facing the subtleties of terror Page SE A THE HERALD Wednesday November Thats entertainment It s a credit to the community that so much talent can be found in the arte so close to home Evidence of this is three recent intricate productions staged by local groups Several weeks ago Georgetown Little Theatre opened their season with a lavish production of Angels In Love a play quite different from what many have come to expect Currently Georgetown Globe Productions is at centre stage of the John Elliott Theatre with their rendition of Hello Dolly in all its glory And just this past weekend the Georgetown Choral Society staged an ambitious production of Handel Messiah heralding in the Christmas season These are but three massive undertakings by three com munity groups whose members share a devotion to the arts that few other centres can boast There are flaws And the members of the groups themselves will be the first to admit it Theatre groups face adjudications by their peers and Iheir efforts are closely scrutinized and evaluated to be measured up against other groups and their offerings But we re more than happy to leave the evaluations to those who are in the know as it were Left to the rest of us criticisms are hardly relevant when we see the Hon effort and expertise regardless of limitations that go into such projects And while recognition and praise from their peers in the form of awards or critical acclaim is something these groups strive and work for their first mandate is to enter tain And here they succeed splendidly Something is brewing A recent frontpage Globe and Mail story touched on the life of a young Ontario man who killed himself In the wild country near the North DakotaCanadian border He was the story said obsessed with tear of nuclear war and had fled to get away from It The article say how he had acquired this fear But I suspect possible answers will be a lot clearer to anyone who reads the Just published book Peace With Freedom by Maurice Tugwell Key Porter a former British Army brigadier with extensive service In terrorist campaigns did his doctoral thesis on revolutionary pro paganda which Includes much peace material He has been analyzing the phenomenon for almost a decade In Canada lately as head of the Mackenzie Institute in Toronto He written the best summary so far of the Canadian response to the Soviet Union a latest peace crusade beginning in 1080 naming the players and explaining their roles in the peace Editors Notebook Once In a very long while addresses an ever topical Issue with such eloquence and such honesty that it demands we stop listen and think Such is the case this week on the part of Nick see Page AS Open Door column When I first began reading Nick offering for Open Door I was Im mediately taken by the way In which he expressed himself Quite simply put his grammatical mastery caught me somewhat by surprise But it take long Tor me to put that aside when I realized the Im portance of the statement he was making Teen alcoholism of whatever degree is a problem few people are prepared to address even though It always there and won t go away on Its own The only lime we re reminded of this problem is when It leads to tragedy And we all seen the headlines Teens killed in traffic accident Drinking a factor At that point we gasp we wonder how such a think could happen We get angry we feel anguish for awhile There are pockets of uproar Peo ple vow to do what they can to en sure such a tragedy can never hap pen again Ana then life returns to normal until the next tragedy strikes It so very easy to turn the other way and not admit the problem ex When we were going through our teenaged yearn alcohol played a big part for roost of us It was the ac cepted thing to do because It was what everyone else was doing There t any wrong crowd It was simply the crowd you hung out with We ail have our stories lo tell and how many of those stories dldn t in volve alcohol to some extreme But then we get older and sup posedly wiser There s no way the kids today could match the good old days we went through The change and drinking as teenagers was Just something we did at a particular point In our lives We don t see It today so it isn t happen Ing And if it is the kids are only going through a phase a harmless phase But It t a harmless phase that took the lives of friends and in jured In alcohol related traffic accidents when we were growing up and its anything but a harmless phase today So suddenly out of the blue a 17 yearold young man comes forward between the headline making tragedies and makes a statement Important one for our There are no or huts Hes admitting there s a problem that most people wan t face up to Chances are Its nothing to him If his statement goes unheeded ex cept of course when It a couple of his friends go down In a traffic dent And I hardly think he find much consolation In being able to say I told you so who can say If what he conveys will have any impact But all he asks Is that parents open the lines of communication with their teenagers For some that would be asking too much But somewhere Nick message might get through In time to avert tragic statistics being added to those already amassed I haven met Nick Zubacs But the person who dropped the column off said it was Intended as a Wake up and smell the coffee sort of piece It was also asked that tho column be run In Its entirety because Nick felt that by could stand i pact That says something for the parlance and urgency Nick feels for the message he is trying to convey Coffee son Queens Park Derek Nelson Thomson of unilateral disarmament agenda One tactic in the psychological war Implement this agenda is fear the emotion being transmitted by the usual collection of clerics teachers left wing politicians academics peace professionals Soviet age ts and Journalists shows how it is done and in the process makes clear bow a youth today could grow up In such terror that he might feel death was preferable The author also explains why the peace movement stresses such horror and It has nothing to do with the obvious catastrophe that a nuclear or even conventional war STIMULATED TERROR The Intended benefits of deliberately stimulated terror from the peace movements point of view are not difficult to Identify A public that really thought the end was nigh would presumably res pond to an Invitation to help postpone the disaster and find ways of removing the dire threat There would be no time to ques tion or think Indeed logical thoughts might lead audiences to rational conciu such as support for deter fence defence and negotiations That is why fear could never be allowed to degenerate Into mere con cern it had to be Intensified to the point of panic The fraud impacts cruelly upon its victims particularly the old the gentle and the young A generation of Canadians has been burdened by anxiety to satisfy the needs of the manipulative minority Although Tugwell s book does not refer to the North Dakota incident Peace With Freedom might help you understand why a youth would flee to the wtldemew then kill himself Beyond the individual tragedy however there is the much more ominous consequences None of the critics deterrence offers alternative policies Tugwell wrote So far as they are concern ed the West has no right to defend itself because the risks are too great Obsessed with self inflicted nor tors they behave like some ship wreck survivor who overwhelmed by the terror of his experience Jumps overboard rather than face the possibility that the lifeboat too will sink As Is more likely and as makes dear the lifeboat will con tinue to float so long as we pay atten tion to keeping the sharks away and It is a fact of life that running from fear work Facing it and quantifying It makes Imminently more sense gels the last word The true debate Is between those who believe that deterrence defence and diplomacy offer the best policy for preserving peace and our freedoms and those so fearful or so uncaring about freedom and human rights or both that they prefer to submit rather than live with a small measure of uncertainty The stockbroker blues Your Business Diane Maley Thomson News A tew years ago when bankers started thinking seriously about get ting Into the stock brokerage business they could not have fore seen how lean the pickings would be The stock market crash of Oc tober has left hungry broken struggling to keep their heads above water Alter a grim year many ad mit the prospect for the next few months is not encouraging Now more than a year after the Big Bang the deregulation of Canada s financial industry on July 1 1D67 bankers are competing with stockbrokers for dollar like never before sometimes In the same premise The brokerage office and the bank must be clearly separated but bank employees In some cases will simply walk through the door put on another hat and become securities salesmen This poses all kinds of potential problems which bankers are scrambling to address If you have Just deposited Bo In your bank account for example will a bank BARRIERS DRAWN No bankers say Unlike their counterparts at Merrill Lynch or Wood Gundy bank stockbrokers will be paid by salary rather than com mission so they have no incentive lo sell you something you don t ask for Besides bankers argue sales We don want people coming In to the bank to do their norma bank business lo be Jumped on by a securities person one regulator said Some people in the deposit taking business are not bo sure The poten tial for conflicts of Interest is so great that one financial Institution Royal Trust has decided not to have brokers In its branches We dont think Kb right to put ourselves in a position where were pushing securities that we are underwriting or pushing securities of firms that owe us money says Charles Macfarlane a Royal Trust senior vicepresident LINES BLUR The problem that faces Invest will also plague banks and companies investment dealers money for their clients by selling stocks and bonds to the public Who will they do best Job The situation with banks Is poten tially worse because may be pushing stock issued by a company that Is up to Its neck in bank loans Citizens forum Expecting governments quick action Dear Sir I submit tor publication the follow Ing Openlettcr to Garth Turner protecUon the unborn If this this option Is Consider that the number of pro- as the Liberals before the who maybe even Brian Mulroney and voted for the motion were prolife Canadians to tne iifillni1s vaUve Party and have voted In favor of the Free Trade Agreement But free trade was not the only Issue of concern to Canadians This year the abortion issue has surfaced more than once as the most emo tional the moat polarizing and the most consistently avoided by pollti dans The abortion saga Is not finished A new law Is needed It is imperative now for the government to Introduce in the House the Mltges motion which was the nearest lo be passed when the last free vote on abortion was other government mlnlstere show up for tne vote and notBe ashamed of voting prolife In fact as Canadians have voted ac cording to their conscience as well as for free trade the Mitges motion should this time have enough sup port to be passed We expect the government to act quickly to apply the will of on this Issue Giuseppe Gori Acton Analyzing the election results we that two proabortion PC women in Ontario have been defeated probably because of pro- life votes going to the Christian Heritage Party This is the same thing that happened to many of the seats lost by your party In British Columbia The message there Is dear If the PC does not stand for prolife it will lose votes Artisans successful Dear Sir The Credit Valley Artisans en Joyed another very successful Christmas Sale at the Cultural Cen tre Gallery It gives much pleasure to the artist and to have their work displayed admired and perhaps even purchased There was much of that at tho Gallery last Saturday We shall soon be returning to The Cottage in Cedarvale Park That we tneir majority we can do so Us trade promoted by David tremendous support and encourage- priies The But Ihe we receive from the many large glazed caBerole dish nut ine by also of chase of our work the goodies from Georgetown the bake table and our raffles have all helped achieve this goal We very much appreciate those who came out to make ours a great day It was also a lucky day for Gail of Georgetown whose ticket was drawn to win the lovely tablecloth woven by the Heritage Pat Robertson of In Ontario one would be tempted j believe that the Tories have lost their majority because of the free Caledon East was also the winner of a hand woven tablecloth donated by the Heritage Guild The stained glass piece which represented tne Stained Glass Crofters Guild was won by Bennington of Georgetown A fram ed original painting by Bev Dldur donated by her In con- Junction with the Palette and Club was won by Frieda Keller of Georgetown The work of the CVA Potters and Sculptors was also following elected Liberal Ontario MPs Jerry Rex Crawford Ralph Jim Jordan Jesse Jim Karyglannls Derek Lee Tom pol Bob Sergio Morchi Gilbert Parent John II probably missed Don and a few more They are all strong pro- life supporters or nave signed the Campaign Life statement for the Congratulations go to these lucky people Our condolences to all of those who purchased the raffle tickets but win Be assured the funds are for benefit of this community by way of a revitalized Cottage Frank J Anthony President Credit Valley Artisans Haltc Hhn SStl from pin M years ago The newly formed St Andrews United Church held its first church and Sunday school services Nov 3D Harrison Public School which will be used as the temporary quarters until a church building a erected at Mountalnvlew Road and Sinclair Ave The church Is Georgetown second United Church and will serve the eastern area of the town Tom Reed chairman for the Legion Santa parade has plans well in hand for an even bigger and better parade this year At the present time it is expected that there will be twenty five floats par and it Is hoped that there will be more Three Rover Squires were in vested as Georgetown first Rover Scouts recently In a ceremony con ducted at the crew meeting cabin at Speyside Field commissioner Howard Harper assisted by Rover Skipper Bob Hantaan at the ceremony in which Male Fran cis Rover Jack Livingstone and former skipper Ed Hal became members of the senior branch of scouting 15 years ago Georgetown Minor Atoms tripped Streetsvillc in an action packed game played at the local Ice palace Tuesday Nov The visitors Jumped into an early lead at the five minute mark of the first period to prove that their earlier exhibition win of ft5 was no fluke How to make Main Street an ex citing viable unit Go Victorian was the answer given by Dr Allan Powell when he spoke at the Women Club of Georgetown Its charm lies in the its historicity Powell explained that many diverse forms of ant necessary to maintain the life of a city or a street Dr Powell who fc a professor of at the University of Toronto Is considered a specialist In urban and mass com muni Mud cats came to Georgetown Friday and ran smack into a revitalised intermediate hockey dub The Raiders The home team disposed of the visitors Much of the credit for the Improved Georgetown team is due to the presence of a new defenceman Rick McLochlin Mr McLochlin was on duty at the bluelinc for Friday game and he added some positional hockey lo his team 10 years ago were treated to a luncheon at the Old Mill in Toronto courtesy of the Kiwanifl Club of the Klngsway Monday Dec 11 Mr Irv President and Mr Bill Chairman of the Agricultural activities committee cochaired the program The Georgetown Raiders showed further evidence that tbey are definitely a power In the In A loop by trouncing the Thorold Athletics Friday night at Arena The case with which the Raiders thumped Thorold was made obvious by the fact that the Athletics were missing several key players Brian Doherty scored three goals and added two assists to carry the Georgetown Firefighters and Construction Major Atoms lo a win over Ancaster last Thursday In the teams other outing they defeated In tion play The Major Atoms had lit tie trouble with as they swarmed around the opponents net throughout the contest 5 years ago After 11 years Roma Is stepping down as the best neighbor a lot of Georgetown families ever had Shea made sure that needy Georgetown residents have been able to enjoy a wholesome Christmas dinner and nave had food throughout the holiday season thanks to her Good Neighbour Ser vice Mrs Timpson now turning over her duties as Good Neighbours coordinator to Siena VanHoekelen a Mill Street Georgetown resident she will remain dedicated to the a Ala 111 employee appear and try to per- Directly or Indirectly the stock made you to put your money Into Issue may be a way of balling the The old watering hole J