6 - Sunday, March 3, 1985 - North Shore News Kiditorial Page News Viewpoint Needed signal s Prime Minister Mulroney, with his urge to be universally liked, simply walking away from Canada’s biggest problem: the horrendous federai deficit? Despite his election promises, Ottawa’s 1985-86 spending estimates surpass for the first time $100 billion. They are 7.3% higher than last year’s---about 3% higher than the inflation rate---which means an extra expen- diture of over $3 billion in REAL money. Where, if anywhere, is it to come from? Since Mr.Mulreney won’t tamper with universal social programs, there are only three options. One is simply to ignore the deficit and the national debt, now $191 billion, which this year will cost us over $25 billion merely in interest charges. Another ’ (which many fear may be in the works) is higher taxes. A third and far more constructive option would be to take a leaf from B.C. Premier Bennett’s book and, within the next 12 nmion- ths, slash the bloated federal civil service. Canada today has enough bureaucrats to run a country of 50 million. They are a dead hand on economic enterprise and governme- nt flexibility alike. They contribute not a cent to the nation’s wealth and in far too many cases hinder others from doing se. A 10-15% pruning of the monster could save at least $4 billion---possidly more if one includes real estate, supplies and services. That wouid enable a solid start to be made in cutting the deficit, while holding down taxes. Even more important would be the signal to entrepreneurs and investors that this gov-’ ernment isin earnest about helping them lead us back to prosperity. 9 SOMETHING! P olitical leaders who can’t make up their minds should steer clear of St. Pierre, France’s tiny Atlantic island outpost. When dockers and fishery workers failed ‘to get a firm ruling from the French governor on their labor dispute, they put him on a boat and told him to get lost on the neighbering island of Miquelon. The moral: it’s sometimes safer for a politician to.make a wrong decision . than none at ‘alll. ; i ! Display Advertising 980-0511 Classified Advertising 986-6222 Newsrocm 985-2131 Circulation 986-1337 Subscriptions 985-2131 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4 Publisher Peter Speck Marketing Director Operations Manager Robert Graham . 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Press Council 55,770 (average, Wednesday SDA DMSION Friday & Sunday) THIS PAPER IS RECYCLABLE Fs et, FIER 44 YEARS one of B.C.’s best A known pharmacists has written his last prescrip- tion label — this one for himself. It reads: ‘‘George Graham. Anni aurei. Enjoy one tablet hourly or oftener until further notice:’’ (Anni aurei? Latin for Golden Years, bonehead!) A North Van resident for 36 years, George began his pharmacy career with the venerable Cunningham's Drugs in 1941, Thirty years later, at their 6th and Marine Store in West Van, he became their first manag- er to make the traumatic switch, as an associate owner, to Shoppers Drug Mart with its vastly different style. For several years he was president of SDM’s Organization of Western Associates, moved to the chain’s central office in the Jater ‘70s and wound up as director of operations for B.C, and the Yukon. Honoring him at his retirement bash last month with wife Dorothy, sons Bob and Rick, and other family members were friends and colleagues from near and far---among the’ many, emcce Jim Charles, Bob Spevakaw, Dave and Margaret MacDonald, Ron Freeland, Chuck Doodson, Dalton Van Cleave (Toron- to), Mike Westcott (Osoyoos) and Grant Chu (Kamloops). Telegrams came from as far away as Hawaii, Florida and Trinidad. There were handsome and hilarious presentations, the traditional ‘roast’? and warm, nostalgic sentiment galore. For once, pills were far from George’s mind as they ceremonially launched him on the rest of his life. ‘It’s people,” he told them, ‘‘who are so im- portant..." x & * THIRTY-CNE miniature Michael Jacksons will delight an audience in West Van later this month, thanks to Norma Lubbock, teacher and conductor of the junior choristers at St. Monica's, Horseshoe Bay. They are the African Children’s Choir, made up of youngsters aged six to 12 from Uganda who SINGING for their thousands of destitute little friends in Uganda ... sunday brunch Se yeryieane aa “FORGET ABOUT THOSE PILLS!” ... en at ae 4 Photo submitted retirement pres- entation te pharmacist George Graham. (right) from Dalton Van Cleave. photo au milled TAKING. THE B.C. SPIRIT to Japan ... send-off for hostess’ Lisa ‘Thoma from Tourism Minister Claude Rich- mond. are currently touring North America to raise funds for destitute children in their strife-torn homeland. Norma saw them at their earlier ap- pearance last December in the Orpheum and decided their unique repertoire of African folksongs plus pop- ular American and interna- tional hits was too good for the North Shore to miss. So St. Monica’s is now sponsor- ing a special performance at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, in Eagle Harbour Community Centre, 5575 Marine, West Van. No admission charge, but you’re invited to donate a free will offering at the con- cert. Some 90 per cent of the money raised goes to the relief work in Uganda, the small balance helping with the tour costs. Call 921-7425 to reserve free seat tickets, or pick them up at the Cen- tre from tomorrow. x ok ok photo sub.nitted the African Children’s Choir comes to West Van March 20, sponsored by St. Monica’s Church. s. Winslow HITHER AND YON: Mak- ing career waves (once again!) is West Van realtor Tom Wardell, Master Member of the Real Estate Board of Greater Van- couver's Medallion Club (minimum 12 property sales a year) and now elected a West Van director of the Board. Meanwhile, for the second year running, Tom has also won the 1984 top sales award for Mitten Real- ty’s West Van office, plus a “Top 10” award open to all six Mitten offices ... Con- grats to Susan Finch, Sen- tinel class of ‘81, on being nominated for a Rhodes Scholarship. She’s presently completing her undergrad studies at Queen’s Universi- ty,. Kingston, where she ranked second overail in the B.Sc. program... Away for six months to the Tsukuba World Fair in Japan is North Van's Lisa Thoma, 24, one of 16 young Japa- nese-speaking British Col- umbians chosen as hosts at the. B.C. Pavilion there. Lisa, whose hobbies include equestrian work, skiing and hiking, has appeared in numerous Vancouver area commercials Family members and many friends from the North Shore ‘at- tended yesterday’ s 50th wedding’ anniversary © cele- bration: for Frances and Sones who lived here for some 20 years up to the mid-1960s. Guests in- cluded bridesmaid Elva Luff and best man Len Middleton at the couple’s 1935 wedding in Winnipeg ... A bouquet to North Van’s Vern and Etta Schoth whose Orchid Florists on Lonsdale has been inducted into the Gold- en Circle .of Florists Transworld Delivery as one of the top operations among FTD’s more than 21,000 North American members .. RAY PETERSEN ... ‘Lotto West is best’’. And for lottery loot this was the place to live during the past five weeks, when North Shore residents scooped up winnings worth more than $130,000: John Willis of West Van collected $100,000 on the Jan.30 Western Ex- press ... Lotto West brought North Van’s Ray Petersen $10,243 in the Feb.13 draw . Clifford Linsey of North Van had an $8,778 share in a sixemember syndicate that won $52,671 in the Feb.2 Lotto 6/49 ... The Jan.27 Super Loto gave Clayton Weidendorf of West Van a 1985 Olds Cutlass Supreme . And the Feb.13 Western Express is sending North Van's Jane Moir on a CPAir holiday. * * * WRIGHT OR WRONG: When you begin thinking of what others ought to be like, how about starting to be like that yourself?