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6- Friday, August 16, 1985 - North Shore News

lews Viewpoint

Living in fear

iroshima and Nagasaki have
celebrated the 40th anniversary of

their atomic obliteration to the.

world-wide wringing of hands and shaking of
heads.

We gasp in unison at the monstrosity
unleashed, the incomprehensible suffering
caused. We shake our fists and. yell with
yoices contorted with terror to those with
fingers closest tothe buttons, that what
happened on August 6 and August 9, 1945
must never happen again. Yet, for all the
yelling, for all the evidence‘of horror and
imminent Armageddon, we ‘continue to live
in. the autumn of an impending nuclear
winter. ae

' While the world’s superpowers fence and ©

_joust with blustering rhetoric, and emerging
nuclear nations ponder targets for the day
they get the bomb, the world rides an endless
rollercoaster of fear.

in the 40 years since mankind was ushered
into the nuclear age aboard the radioactive
winds from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we
have only learned to fear what has been

.upleashed and to improve. on:the efficiency
of its destructive power. Nuclear annihilation
has become the grim backdrop to life.
Whatever else may be of concern, there is

always the bomb lurking in the back of the
Mind. =): _

Nuclear :>.weapons sre the ‘technological

“apex. of. man’s dark side; his fixation with

‘ self-destruction; his maggot in the fruit of

ie Eden. Until life is worth more than ideology,

- until. -joy.:is worth more than power and
peace ‘more than politics,.we shall live in
fear: ted

| Dull and boring

: N “orth V ancouver’s waterfront has taken.

another turn for the nondescript. First
_it was Hooker Chemicals: with a -

: company name that made you sit up and take
- notice opting for the generic ho-hum of Cana-
” dian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. Burrard Yar-'

rows is now Versatile Pacific Shipyards. And

. fiaally the Erection Shop has fallen. Woe to.
* all who once looked to, the waterfront for’:
’ dose of the earthy, a dash of the blue collar.’

* The Erection Shop, good for a smile on even |
’, the darkest of. days, has become the Assembly...

: Shop.’After-you with the No-Doze.. i

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Dear Editor:
- Lam a frequent reader of
the North Shore News and

IT PAYS

TO LEARN
REAL ESTATE
DEFINITIONS

- Dear Editor:

With regard to the recent-

‘ly published letter headed
“Beware Mortgage
Nightmare’ this same situa-_

tion has financially crippled
many sellers - every one cer-

’ tainly left in ignorance of the

true facts pertaining to
assuming the mortgage.

The latter terms ts univer-
sally used by the real estate
industry in general. But no
one assumes a mortgage per
se - unless what is termed
‘motivation’ is made a part
of the agreement! All a
buyer assumes. is the right to
continue making payments
on the mortgage which still
remains the responsibility of
the original contractor! If a
home be sold with ‘assump-
tions’ half a dozen times and
the sixth buyer defaults, the
original (initial) contractor
of that mortgage will stilt be
held liable!

During my years selling
real estate | always made
plain to my people the true
facts of this situation... it is
a pity these facts are not
universally conveyed to all
sellers as a matter of course.
B. Griffin
North Vancouver

manage to take a few
minutes from my _ busy
schedule to devote to the
Sunshine Girls. I feel com-
pelled to offer a few com-
ments. _

’ The apparent dedication
and clarity of purpose of the

people responsible for selec- .-

ting the Sunshine Girls
always impresses’ me, and
must be a source of pride to
the editorial staff. Without
fail, the selections are

2%)

(boha4

outstanding examples of

pulchritude without peer,
presented very tastefully —
fitting for a family journal
that finds its way ‘‘to every
door on.the North Shore.”’ -

Typical isa recent’ Sun-

-shine Girl. She is interested -
in fashion . designing, © and:

loves the sun and: summer
activities of which there are
so many heareabouts. This
wholesome little homebody
tikes'to sew and makes much

Pollution too

Dear Editor:

Tonight is the hottest .
night of the summer, My:

family and I went out to sit
in the cool back yard for
some reprieve from the heat.
We could not stay outside.
The air was so thick with the
smell of petroleum interlaced

Sculpture fits

Dear Editor:

It is gratifying that the
North Vancouver City
Council has made a fair and
reasonable decision about
the Lonsdale Quay Sculpture
Award. North Vancouver is
fortunate to have the work
of an established artist
whose work is receiving fa-
vorable criticism in Canada
and the United States.

Another design by
Douglas Senft has been

* with chlorine. The smell was

so strong that we felt physi-
cally ill. :

. This air pollution has been
a problem in this area for as
long as we have lived here.
The smell that occurs most
often this year is the pet-
roleum. (The chlorine does

selected from entries in the
Canada wide competition
sponsored by the Society of
B.C. Sculptors for works to
be placed in Vancouver to
celebrate that city’s centen-
nial.

Once it is in place surely
people will appreciate that it
is a fitting installation for a
contemporary public place
like Lonsdale Quay.

Johann E. Polberg,
North Vancouver

to the Sunshine Gi rl

piece of summer attire. --.
“Ht is: uplifting:to: pick

“gain: more ‘awareness of: the

much:

of her own wardrobe. ‘Pre-
sumably, the neat little sun-
suit she is pictured in is of
her own design ‘and fabrica
tion. — a truly picturesqu

the North Shoré: News: and:

natural beauties that abound.)
in this area. Keep up the’.
hard work. | y She

J, Parkinson
Edmonton, AB

/

not occur as often:as it ‘once.
did.) . _
We try, every. time..the,
odor fills. the air, to. contact

. the “Air Pollution Depart-

ment. They are prompt and -
courteous in their. replies.
They track down the pollu-
tion (usually emanating from —
Mohawk Lubricants) and

‘report the complaint to. the ;

companies. Li we
I would: like more people,
to know that itis important”
that they complain whenever
their air becomes polluted. If”.
they smell ‘petroleum, chlo-
rine or any other foreign
smell, they should call ir
Pollution. Control 432-6432
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and
929-1201 after hours. .
Without their complaints -
the companies will do
nothing about the problem.
Hopefully with more com-
plaints, greater control will
be put on these companies
and they will-no longer be
able to poison our air in this
manner.
Suzanne Humphreys
North Vancouver