Between, You and Me By RU 'TII COLES A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword. Robert Burns This week my thoughts have turned from beast to man, a source of life to a reign of death. All of us need to be informed about world events however helpless we may be. It leaves us with a great feeling of discomfort and frustration. Man's inhumanity to man. After watching slides of the wild African beasts taken by our friend who spent two months on a Safari our thoughts of the past were fortified by previous information. It truly is a "jungle." It presented a side of nature. we don't like. Beast against beast. To maintain life they must destroy. It this true of man too? Later in the week we watched a documentory- on TV. The sarne locale, the same country and the same animals. Much more graphic than slides. This film showed how attacks are planned and how the prey are stalked. What is different about man's plans and attacks? Not much except we do not have to kil to maintain life. Or do we? Must we alienate peoples to gain territory of whatever lands or power? Terror reigns from the skies in many parts of the world, death and destruction unknown by people born in this hemisphere. Do we have much com- prehension of such activites? No, it's like everything else you have to experience it to under- stand. On a massive scale there will be millions of children shattered in mind and body never to know youth as it should be, carefree and happy. In time their offspring no doubt will carry the scars maybe into the next generation again. We can excuse the beasts of the world for their killings but can we excuse man? No, except to say there must be a savagery in man ever ready to come to the fore. In so called civilized countries we see little of the above until the' pot bois over. The anger and. rebellion takes other forms and bit by bit we -un- dermine ourselves and our countries. To worship the sun, moon and other parts of nature must be much easier than worshipping God who is invisible. Easier may not be the right word, in fact it is not. The Indians of our land were in communication with nature until we tried to teach the otherwise. This resulted in death for their civilization and un- told misery. Their way was not our way therefore they by our standars were wrong. It still goes on. Man killing and maiming on a daily basis, thousands upon thousands of men, women and children without hope of ever stopping. EUCHRE The first euchre of the fall season will be held on Thursday, Septem- ber 15th, at 8 p.m., spon- sored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion, Bran- ch 112, Whitby. So join your friends at 117 Byron St. South, Whitby for progressive euchre, lunch, prizes and fun. Tickets at $1.50 per person available at the door. Without guns or shells, words can be used to destroy and kill. They are effective and often very cruel. Our battlefront is more sophisicated. Instead of making our land great, we abuse our freedom and whine for more. Impossible demands are made of government, union demands are really above com- prehension and all in all it's a different form of 6"war. " Now on to a happier theme. I have just finished reading Len Cullen's book, "Dig About It and Dung It." This book would make good reading for studen- ts, especially boys. Prosperity, success and satisfactiqn can be acquired but it takes dedication, hard work and denial. This is a story about success which has been repeated often in our country by our own coun- trymen. A dream fulfilled not only for themselves but for many. This is what makes a country great. Whithyphone rates increase WHITBY -- The second 0f two increases this month in the basic monthly rates for telephone customers in the Whitby exchange takes effect Sept. 10 because of growth in the local calling area. The first increase became effective Sept. i as the resuit of a general rate increase of five per centofor al Bell Canada customers. This was authorized by the Federal Governmenta year ago, to take effect at.this time. The second boost is because the Whitby local calling area has grown to the point where the total telephone number count is more than five per cent above 75,000, the limit for its rate group. Each month the Canadian Radio- television and Telecommunications Commission reports on Bell exchanges where the count exceeds the rate group by five per cent or more. The Whit- by transferto a higher rate group is the result of such a review. The limit for its new rate group is 175,000 telephone numbers. For residential All interior and exterior remodelling performed by qualified trodesmen Expert planning - guaranteed workmanship • Kitchens & bathrooms • Rec. rooms • Fences, decks, patios • Additions, garoges • Greenhouses & sunrooms • Free estimates without obligation KANNON RENOVATIONS M-tro ic. #85819 •Serving 839m8365Durham Region customers, the monthly rate priortoSept. 1 was $8.90 for basic service. The five per cent in '- crease broughteit to $9.35. The change in rate group on Sept. 10 brings to $10. 10. The comparable figures for basic business service are $25.60, $26.90 (Sept. 1) and $30.45 (Sept. 10). WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 1983, PAGE 5 Asthma Information cards As Durham students settle back into a regular school routine, they may notice distin- ctive red and white car- ds displayed prominen- tly in all Kindergarten to Grade 8 classrooms across the Region. Durham Region Lung Association will distribute the six by 10- inch Asthm' Infor- mation cards to all Junior School classrooms within the jurisdiction of the Durham Board of Education, the Durham Region Separate School Board and the Newcastle and Nor- thumberland Board of Education. Distribution will be complete by the first week of October. AIl three School Boar- ds are co-operating fully in the program, which hopes to improve teacher awareness of asthma in the classroom. The cards itemise the warning signs ofsan asthmatie episode, outline directions for R AISED fPRI NTINO B BUSINESS CARDS a LETTERHEADS a ENVELOPES handling an asthma at- tack and also list various known asth- .matic triggers which should be avoided. "The teacher's knowledge of asthma is of particular importan- ce to an asthmatic child" says local Lung Association President, Dr. Myles Fisher. "In many cases, awareness A naarch on shouldn't be onl ytime youjet THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY 1983 MUNICIPAL TAX NOTICE FOURTH INSTALLMENT The fourth instaîlment of taxes'fors1983 lsdue and payable September 15, 1983. If payment is not received by the due date, penalty will be added on the first day of default and the flrst day of each calendar month so long as non-payment con- tinues, at the rate of 1¼% per month or part thereof. Taxes may be paid at any Whitby bank without bank collection charges or at the Municipal Office, 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario. Deborah A. Smart, Tax Collector, Town of Whitby. of a few basic rules may make the difference between repeated asthmatic episodes and a relatively normal school life". 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