WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMREI I 16 1987 PAGE 25 With the provincial election over and done with, it is time to turn our eyes toward Ottawa, realizing that a federal election will probably occur a year down the line. Even during the heat of the Ontario election, the air waves were full of news briefing usof the latest polls taken on the three federal leaders and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was not exactly on top. As a matter of fact, he was about as far from the top as one can get. It seems rather strange then, that given his position of popularity, he would even suggest placing a tax on food products. Perhaps somewhere deep down, the man has a masochistic streak, a penchance for self destruction, or hopefully, he merely encountered a brief moment of mad- ness. Whatever the reasoning, he must have known the. announcement to levy a tax on the last bastion of hope would be nothing less than political suicide. The reasoning behind the idea of such a move doesn't hold much water. That being, the "rich" spend more money on food, therefore it would be the majority of their money that would trickle,.into the federal coffers. Such Robin Hood ideology is better left within the pages of fairy tales. At first glance, it might sound reasonable that these "rich" folk would.spend more money on food. But in reality, the portion of income spent in the grocery stores is a drop in the bucket. It is those tihat can little afford it that end up spending the larger portion of income to put bread VIEW POINT by ROXANNE REVELER Food tax is foolish and butter on the table. When the original sales tax was first brought out (and you will all remember it was supposed ta be an interim thing) it was said to be ony on luxury items, bthings that again only these "richd people would be buying. Wel what a lot of tripe that turned out ta be. Firstey, it was not an interim thing. It has continued, been increased, and some of the items ciassed as "luxuries" are more than debatable, they are ridiculous. The first that comes to mmd is prescription drugs. Now Society to meet Brooklin Horticultural Society will be holding their regular mon- thly.meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at the Christian Education Hall of Brooklin United Church, starting at 8 p.m. The meeting will be in the form of a chrysanthemum and vegetable show with the topic for the evening being "Spring Bulbs." A workshop and bulb sale will be conducted by Ken Brown of Ashburn. Thank You to Everyone for your kind Support. Sincerely, Diane Hamre ammmmme Mo m 's Mornig starts sixthya- 0eontato, emntrtonb The Brooklin Mom's Morning group will soon be starting their sixth season, offering a weekly respite to young mothers and their tots. The first meeting of the year will be on Wednesday, Sept. 23, and will be held at Brooklin United Church (use the side door on Princess St. for easy accessibility). Between 9:15 and 11:15, those attending will hear a representative from Bundles and Baskets, speak on this unusual business. During the course of the year, there will be crafts, tours and other guest speakers. Some of the highlights already planned are a tour of Mother's Pizza, a perfume Cureatz wins 4th term Reflections of a Golden Age By MABEL M. McCABE In many of my early articles I spoke of our family and the home where I grew up. We never had a house. My father was a jockey in his early years and continued to train race horses while employed in a factory. He worked long hard hours but never complained. His love of family made every effort worthwhile. I recall him taking several of the youngsters in the neighborhood to the beach after his shift was over. We lived in an apartment over a store on Dundas St. in Toronto. Sitting here today listening to the news channel, they played a song from those long ago days and suddenly I was transported again to that living room. My sister and I spent our time after school listening to the radio and learning the words to each new song. The piece that started this turmoil in my mind was "Love is the Sweetest Things." Anyone else out there remember it? Gladys, my sister, and I learned the basics of ballroom dancing to that tune and others of the era. I often wonder what happened to graceful dancing? On television when a couple is supposed to be dancing to a romantic ballad they just swing back and forth and even holding each other is difficult for most. They wind up with their arms wrapped around one another as if afraid of drowning. It makes one feel sorry for all the lost graces that were so nice when we were young. I'll bet they would not know what to do in the rumble seat of a car, in fact,uthey possibly have no idea what it it. Too bad. They are missing out on s0 much. Remember if a young man asked you to go dancing how you would preen and fuss? We always wore long gowns and it was an event, not a trip in raggedy old jeans and T-shirt. In fact, if the youth showed up without a shirt and tie the young lady would be insulted. I know times have changed over the past fifty or sixty years but good manners should never change. Just hearing some of the youngsters of today talk in the plazas is enough to give one a coronary. The skill of good conversation has been lost as well as the ability to say please and thank you. It's been some time since a young man or woman who may have bumped into me in their hurry has even said pardon or asked if I was okay. Dear Glad has been gone for nearly eight years and I miss her. She was my only sibling and my best friend as well. Today she seemed to be with me. We were again back in the old parlor dan- cing to tunes that sound so good. My memory brought her smile and laughter back for those few moments and it was so good to feel her presence nearby again. So many days and years we spent growing up and sharing secrets were relived in a flash and then gone again. I feel renewed by the episode and hope someday another tune will be played that will transport me again back to my youth. Liberals and NDP each accounting for six polls and splitting a seventh. Likewise, the Bowmanville area proved to be Conservative all the way as PCs won 30 of the 38 polls and tied the Liberals in two others. The Grits won five polls of their own, the NDP one. In north Oshawa, the NDP party picked up' considerabie strength winning seven of the 16 poils, but it still wasn't enough as the Conser- vatives took nine. The Liberaws did not win a poil in Oshawa for Durham East. A breakdown of how the vote went in the Brookli area is as follows: cureatzllamre wilbur 58 70 37 74 72 33 65 83 45 83 54 17 80 6W 55 80 63 55 91 93 44 62 65 46 74 69 44 68 62 59 18 24 8 demonstration, a demonstration by the St. John Ambulance and speakers discussing the Galapagos Islands and how to trace your family tree. The 15-week course costs $40 and there is babysitting available for a nominal charge of $1 per child. Babysitting is supervised and of- fers creative crafts and play for the youngsters. For additional information call Cheryl at 655-8913 or Ellie at 655- 8085. MANAGER'S BIRTHDAY SALE Save up to $30 on VCR's Save up to $100 on TV's Save up to $40 on Microwave Ovens Save up Io $30on Personal Stereo Portable Fuji Computer Disks Box of 10 5¼" double-sided $14.50 3½" single sided $15.95 Sale ends Monday, Sept. 21187 76 Baldwin St. Brooklin 655.3306 FROM PAGE 24 Interestingly enough, only Hamre was victorious in her home poli. She also won the home polis of Cureatz and Wilbur. In her home poli 48, Hamre received 92 votes whii Cureatz picked up 84 and Wiibur 17. In Cureatz' poili 40, Hamre got 142 votes, Cureatz 108 and Wilbur 31. In Wilbur's home poil 7, in Utica, Hamre picked up 80 votes, Cureatz 68 and Wilbur her- self 57. Scugog Township went to the Conservatives, who won 16 of the 34 polls and tied with the NDP for another. The Liberals accounted for 12 polis, the NDP five (and one tie).' Manvers Township went over- whelmingly for the NDP who won six of the 12 polis. The Liberals were second with four and Conser- vatives last with two poils. The Clarke Township-Newcastle area, where both Hamre and Cureatz reside, proved to be a dogfight between the two parties with the Liberals edging by in il of the 22 polis, the Conservatives taking 10, and the two tying in one. The NDP did not win a poil in Clarke. The Darlington area was an overwhelming PC win as they picked up 20 of the 33 polis. It was a dead heat for second spot with the invites you to corne to our specials by Leiah or Sandra PERMS - Natural Styling only $20.00 STREAKS oR HIGHLIGH TS $19.00 (Cut & Style Extra) Special Ends October, 31/87 2 Roebuck Street, Brooklin 655-4119 1 The first that comes to mind is prescription drugs. Now admit it, we all run arourid attempting to pick up some malady for which the doctor prescribes medication for the fun of it, right? This is what we do in our spare time for en- tertainment and as such we should pay the tax on it. Then there is soap. Soap for washing our bodies and our clothes. Any sane human being knows that cleanliness in an attribute reserved only for the rich and famous. Anyone of you trying to move out of your class deserves what they get and as such should not grumble if they get taxed along the way for it. If you were silly enough to be born a woman, you will continue to pay the price for it when purchasing sanitary napkins. If the Eaton's catalogue is not good enough for you as it was for generations of your forefathers, then pay the tax for the luxury of usingtoilet paper. You see, you do have a great many choices, you just have not chosgn wisely. So now there might be a tax on the lobster and caviar used in our daily meal preparations. Don't that beat all. Funnily enough, there is no tax on the soil used to feed in- door plants. They will be allowed to eat free. It's a matter of priorities. Next time around, I think lIl come back as an asparagus fern. Won't cost me a thing. At least that's the way it looks to me. Mao 1 1