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address correspondence to Waterioo office : 92 King St. South, Waterloo, Ont. , tplephone 886â€"2830 Waterioo Chronicie office is located on 2nd figor of the O.W. Sports building opposite mm'm”msmunmm Open Monday to Fnday a.m. :00 p.m. Page 6 â€" Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, March 20, 1978 _ Waterloo alderman Brian Turnbull is awarded the Chronicle‘s Bouquet of Bricks this week for his criticism of the regional police force. We‘re happy he‘s attempting to look after the finances of the region, but police spendâ€" ing is one area where corners cannot be cut without losing out in the long run. Come now, Alderman Turnbull, how can you actually see fit to ask the police chief to reduce his staff by another 13 employees? Any cutbacks at all will have an effect on overall service from our police department. \ You‘d probably be the first to scream if you needed the police and there was a delay in responding because they were busy in anâ€" other part of town. The true need and value of the tactical unit has already been shown, so how can you criticize its formation? The complement of the regional force will drop by another two by the end of the year, putting it even further below officerâ€"citizen ratios established by the international assoâ€" ciation of police chiefs and discussed in the Chronicle in midâ€"December. What more do you want? Though the number of police officers is decreasing, the Region is growing steadily. Along with the population, the workload is increasing accordingly. Major crimes totalled 15,800 last year, 2,000 more than in 1974. Calls for assistance in 1977 totalled 69,000, a jump of 7,000 since 1975. But Alderman Turnbull, you still conâ€" tinue to urge staff cuts. Midâ€"December saw some words in these pages about the commission‘s proposed cutâ€" backs of the police force, and we still stand firm in our support of Chief Syd Brown and his policy of curbing crime before it starts. Do it Syd, we‘re with you‘ I‘d like to thank the Waterloo Rotary club for inviting me to their meeting last week. Not only because it was a pleasure to meet many of the members. but also because it was an opportunity to hear a dedicated man speak about his profesâ€" sion. Peter Hanum, of the Ontario federation of agriâ€" culture. and also a degreeâ€"holding farmer from Guelph, spoke of the role of the farmer and of the federation. AtO¢ 0C 4z.s% It‘s interesting to note that the federation, a lobbying group only. represents about 23,000 memâ€" bers, or about 90 perâ€"cent of all farmers in Ontario. He stressed that although we have an abundance of food, especially in comparison to many other countries, we have the potential to grow much, much more. However, it seems the government is holding back the agriculture industry more than helping it. Farmers are hurting badly, and we must do something to help bail them out of the predicament they‘re in. Farm debt is rising astronomically, Bricks for T urnbull subscriptions : $10 a year in Canada ~ _ $12 a year in United States and Foreign Countries a divigion of (,‘ & ',')flkfi ’{ published every Wednesday by Fairway Press, : Advertising Manager: Wolfgang Urschel 1 Fairway Rd. S., Kitchener, Ont. Publisher: James M. Boland Editor: John Schuitheiss .: e dA 1. 9: A * yieg»y Waterioo Record Lid., To the editor : # & I am a grade six student at St. Aloysius school. Our school has a public speaking contest. Since my future depends on the grownâ€"up adults of today, therefore I am writing my speech on how to eliminate today‘s pollution to provide a cleaner and healthier tomorrow. This is my speech. * Pollution is a dangerous thing to our health and future. Ask yourself these questions. 1. Do you want fresh water? . 2. Do you want marine life? 3. Do you want water sports? 4. Do you want wild life? 5. Do you want to breath without air masks? If you continue the way you are, the answer to all these questions will be no! Here‘s a petition to help stamp out pollution. For cars we should have no lead gas because leaded gas is now left on the roads from the exhaust and washâ€" ed into the sewers and streams which kill fish. Studâ€" ded tires to eliminate salt and chloride to stop it from going into sewers and streams which are killing fish and rusty cars which cause accidents. but the income isn‘t. As a matter of fact, markets are shrinking more and more, and nothing can help until we develop more markets for what our farmers are growing. The Canadian farmer is in danger of losing the export market completely, and also the quicklyâ€" diminishing domestic market. Tarriffs and surcharges applied by the Canadian government, and its recent policy of allowing anâ€" other $11 million of imports from Europe are quickly dragging the Canadian farming industry down. It seems everywhere the industry may have a chance of compéting. the government slams the door in its face. Mr. Hanum is dedicated to the fact that the govâ€" ernment. and the nonâ€"farming public must â€"be inâ€" formed of what is going on, because as it stands now, the farmers are being blamed for everâ€"increasâ€" ing food costs. I‘d dike to speak my mind on this subject but it‘s classified. Farmers should not use poison sprays because it is And for the majority of them, they are barely It‘s Your Future *A ) ed guys around like me who believe in the sanctity of marriage. â€" alright to gay a married woman $50,000 after she commits adultery, there are still some oldâ€"fashionâ€" washed off into streams. If you use poison on hills plow around the hill to keep it in one place. > To the editor : As teachers at my early schools taught me, Sacred Heart, and St. Jerome‘s College, to be considerate to others, I am forever perplexed by the trend of our courts. Aided and abbetted, no doubt by the forces who would always ignore civil conduct. But it brings to my mind a couple of incidents, yesterday. A nicelyâ€"dressed woman in a sportyâ€"red colored car drove quickly right against a curb and a big puddle to splash my new clothes. Her license No. KUK 296. But to ask her to pay for at least a $4 cleaning bill would be pointless. She could always say: ‘"Take it to Court." The legal firm she‘d use (probably on a retainer) would drive you into the poor house before you got any justice. With all due respect to our own Ktchenerâ€"Waterâ€" loo lady, Madame Justice Boland, who feels it‘s Everyone should stop all raw sewage that goes in streams and kills fish. Ban all aerosols which are destroying our atmosphere. Recycle any paper or metal items. We should grow our own food or buy only natural foods. ~ / In conclusion let us learn from our wildlife. They have been here longer than us and have not made any pollution or upset nature in any way and we‘re supâ€" posed to be smarter. Why can‘t we do the same? Chances are that if I took it to court the lady in car KUK 29%6 would get $90,000 for splashing me. So, forget your Splashing bylaws. They don‘t mean a thing. ~ As if to add insult to injury, I went to the YMCA for a sauna, shower, and little work out. On leaving, I forgot my combination lock, also worth about $4. In the halfâ€"hourâ€"interval when I called about it, the lock was gone. Someone had stolen it. Now, who would ever want to sue that Christian association, the family Y, under these circumstances? Not I. Besides, the court just might, apart from costs, tell me not to be so suspicious. ‘"Everybody‘s honest after all, aren‘t they?" â€" and 26 others Yours truly Shaun Dietrich making a living One more thing before I go. If you plan to get away from the city for a day of fun at the Elmira maple syrup festival this weekend. be sure to drop into a small shop across from Brox‘s Olde Town Village. Thanks to the Rotarians on adding more light to the subject. It‘s called the Posterity Shop and it has some of the most unique crafts I‘ve ever seen, most of which were made~locally. And the prices‘ Well, they‘re about the best I‘ve ever seen for the high quality of items available. The shop was recently taken over by the Coles, some â€"good friends of mine. When you drop in, say hi to John and Cathy and their little girl Nicki. If you tell them that you read this in the Chronicle they may even give you a special deal. Like one for the price of two. Yes, even you Ricky. Have a good time‘ Glenn Julian, 125 Water St., Kitchener, Ont. N2G 183 Yours truly,