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Page THE HERALD Wednesday January Now the West must be examined For something like two genera tions we have seen ourselves in relation to communism the Uto pian ideology that spread its brutish over vast parts of the world and enslaved the very people it was meant to set free In comparison to the disasters of communist societies ours seemed to be totally successful in bringing comfort and plenty to the masses As a result capitalism engaged in an orgy of self congratulation and became by being so uncritical towards its own motivations itself a Utopian ideology The communist regimes sacrificed the lives of millions to whip a reluctant populace along the thorny path to future bliss We turn hit on the stupendously stupid idea that we could consume ourselves to riches through economic growth made possible by the ex ploitation of the world renewable resources to produce a gaudy parade of f trash Now that the nightmarish com edifice has been shattered and found to be nothing but empty promises and cowardly tion are we going to mend our ways Or are we going to make merry Twenty five years ago the revul against the war in Vietnam produced a great amount of rebellious young people who took their elders to task for their seem ing preoccupation with wealth and easy living It looked as if these young people once they had grown up would turn into far more responsible and conscientious adults than their parents had been that they would lead modest lives and begin to reform a system that reduces everything to a market commodity Strangely enough the opposite has happened Today s marketplace is the- greediest most irresponsible we ever had By sell ing to the highest bidder assets that belong to all of us even our leaders have the gleam of greed in their eyes now showing a deep- seated lust that would make them untrustworthy as leaders if we only had standards to judge them by at election time Within a lifetime a fairly wholesome country like Canada has become a gambling den filled with people who fntter away then children inheritance for the vulgar pleasures of today The fact is that we can not live by cake alone We have to temper the worst instincts within us and remember that we are not the sole owners of this planet We are here only for a very short time and we have no right in those few years of our earthly existence to ravage and destroy to kill and main to uproot and burn what has taken thousands of years to grow and cumulate What will happen finally when we have mindlessly used up and consumed what makes our world so unique so compelling so beautiful What will happen when the delirious party is over and we have to face the stark reality of an impoverished planet What will happen to the vast luxurious man all over the country when the roaming refugees from the fast m creasing economic wastelands of the world are on the march to still fertile pastures waiting to be looted Will we again erect walled towns to keep the rabble out or are we to reopen the extermination camps to gas whoever spoils the pretty picture with hunger and want How is democracy to sur vive in this new dark age of terror war and male dominance and how will people who will have to live through this man made night judge us and our unconcern for any deeper issues but shopping I hear you say that surely science will find a way out new in ventlons will solve all those pro blems that now look so unsurmoun table there is no need to be so gloomy the Lord will provide let s enjoy life let s have fun the future will take care of itself You might be proven right Nothing in human history is encouraging us to think however that unconcern and thoughtlessness have ever been given an award by fate Main Street South Downtown Georgetown 8731470 Learn to Drive and Survive CALL YOUR LOCAL YOUNG DHVERS OFFICE FOR FUTURE COURSES Ovor 300 graduates I I J Young Drivers of Canada Training centres coast to Driver training tor all ages Fro pick up at home for In Private In car Instruction Defensive driving you The Young Drivers program is only available at a Young Drivers Centre ACTON AND AHA 8770751 Phone calls breakins prompt residents to form Rural Watch ByBENDUMMETT the Herald Fearing that someone has been trying to break into her house for the last few months an Acton woman trying to set up a Rural Watch program in her neighborhood Margery Staley who lives on the First Line in Acton says she has received numerous phone calls from someone who hangs up as soon as she answers it I know the person checking to see if I m home says Ms On one occasion a person swore at her when she picked up the phone The person was probably mad that someone was home she speculated Ms Staley says the calls were most noticeable just before Christmas She also found that her neighbors were having trouble Once the phone calls began Ms Staley began approaching her neighbors and out of the she contacted four had had a recent theft from their home Ms Staley has decided action has to be taken She invited nearby residents to listen to Hal ton Regional Police Crime Prevention Coordmator for Halton Hills and Milton Sergeant Frank Phillips say that the Rural Watch program means residents play a major role in preventing someone from robbing their homes The in augural meeting was held at Robert Little School in Acton Jan About 30 people heard that the police are there to prevent crime but homeowners also have eyes People have to become more aware of what s going on in their neighborhood they just can t live in Isolation of each other explain ed Sgt Phillips He suggested people be on the look out for strangers driving through their neighborhood They should also get to know the day to day patterns of their neighbors This way they will be better able to identify suspicious people in the neighborhood he said There are several ways a person wanting to break into a house can find out if anyone is at home They can phone the house And in the rural area this is usually easy because the name of the residents are usually on their mail boxes said Sgt Phillips And once they have the name the telephone number is just a phone book away Another way is for a prospective thief to knock on someone s door If the owner is home the thief will several that must happen to establish the program During this meeting the residents also learned when to use the 911 emergency number And it is not to be used if the person cat Is stuck in a tree People should only use the number in life threatening Acton resident Margery Staley is trying to do her part to reduce crime in her neighborhood Ms invited North crime pretention officer Sergeant Frank Phillips speak to Ms and neighbors about establishing a Rural Watch program last Wednesday at Robert Little Public School In Acton Herald photo just pretend to having a mistaken tns said Sgt Phillips address Sgt Phillips says there been a noticeable increase in crime in the area of the First Lane in Acton But he acknowledged it s difficult for police to supervise the rural areas because of the long distances that have to be covered Ms Staley agrees the crime level in the area of First Lane is no greater today than at any other time during the years she has the area But she recently retired and she now has the time to devote to organizing a program Sgt Phillips stressed the greater the neighborhood participation the more successful the rural watch program He was pleased with the turnout for the program inaugural meeting calling the number ex cellent But the goal is 100 per cent participation he says Last week s meeting is one of He will be discussing such topics as residential security operation identification the identification of suspects and how to set up and maintain a rural watch program at the next meeting tentatively scheduled for Feb Residents will learn how to pro perly lock their homes windows and doors He will also stress the importance of lighting a house and making sure homeowners don plant high shrubs near windows or doors Thieves use the shrubs to hide behind Sgt Phillips said He will explain how people can deter thieves by having their drivers license numbers engraved on their belongings No one will buy stolen goods that can be iden the sergeant said To identify a suspect people will learn to look for physical characteristics such as height weight and hair color SURFS UP But Before Heading South Be TANNED TONED And Feel TERRIFIC TANNING SESSIONS Provide A Base Tan 10for5000 TONING SESSIONS Inch Away Proolem Areas 15for Hands and Feet The PARAFFIN WAX Manicure and Pedicure GIFT CERTIFICATES Available for a Friend Loved One or Business Associate I INTERNATIONAL Passive Reducing Salon Conwr of Mapl Georgetown Roar Entrance