A6 - Sunday, May 8, 1983 - North Shore News EEE editorial page The chosen path Financial restraint and confidence in free enterprise to restore lasting economic health to B.C. won a resounding victory in Thur- sday’s provincial election. The scale of that victory was unexpected. Unless a government has achieved out- standing successes, the tendency of democratic electorates is to vote against it. Obvious and outstanding successes were notably absent from the Socred record over the past year or so. Mr. Bennett’s government found itself forced to abandon the most sacred of Socred principles — a balanced budget — and run up a billion dollar deficit. It presides over record unemployment. During the campaign itself the Socreds fumbled several important issues — health care cutbacks, education funding, government advertising ex- penditures and loyalty to the agricultural land reserve, to mention just four. And it alienated any leftwing support with its promised banning of strikes by ferry workers and teachers, and with the big stick it shook at the Labor Relations Board. Nevertheless, a majority of the voters apparently concluded the Bennett govern- ment had two virtues that outweighed any sins: keeping a lid on public sector wages and encouraging free enterprise to provide long term jobs — as opposed to the NDP solution of short terms jobs involving a still greater burden on taxpayers. B.C. has decided this is the path it prefers to follow. With economic recovery already under way throughout the western world, it’s now up to Mr. Bennett and free enterprise to deliver. Chances galore Defeated candidates in Thursday's election will have to wait three or four years - barring the odd by-election - before they get another kick at the cat. It's enough to make them look with envy at a western country that changes its government on an average every 10% months. On June 26 Italians will go to the polls to elect their forty-fourth government since World War Two. 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' " . toa VERT TE LCC Un ATION 94 450 Wednesday 64.278 Sunday oy SN. THIS PAPER IS RECYCLABLE HERE THEY COME, four good-looking men. They greet her with warm hugs and bright “Hi Mums” as she weeds between the azaleas. They bring their kids, the youngest son brings his girlfriend and all of them crowd around the little kitchen while ‘mama” cooks. Every Sunday is Mother's Day for Nunu. T watch and wave and hold my new baby girl for all to see. Marcello, who bears resemblance to the movie star of the same name, commends me with utter sincerity for getting my figure back so quickly. I haven't, but I’m pleased with his compliment and make a conscious effort to hold my stomach taut, at least while we talk across the backyard fence. Nunu looks younger than the years she readily admits to. I think she looks youngest on Sundays. When was it my eldest daughter stopped calling me “Mummy” and = started to pass judgement on my hair, my clothes and the way | rearranged her room? “Ah, Mum, not like that!” Was she four? Five? It was too soon. I remember her perched on the edge of a chair, legs crossed, listening im- patiently to her five-year-old boyfriend on the phone. Almost beside himself with excitement, he had called to tell her all about the tooth fairy. “Ob Brook, I knew all SEVENTY-SEVEN YEARS 1s an impressive ape at which to achieve anything par ticularly a 26-mile, 385 yard run in four hours. 11 minules, at an average specd of six and a quarter mile per hour. That was the achievement, in last Sun day's Vancouver Marathon of ptoneer West Van resident Hagh Clifford who had never run more than 50 yards to catch a bus unul the age of JE London (England) born Hugh settled in West Van in 1934, four years after immigrating to Canada. and for many ycars after: World War Two the com munity’s pr ture framing business When the time for rearement im 1975S he had desenibes as oa ran orginal artived what he hietle heart and hes dex tor told shape trouble him oto up oor hed have more of the same bora year he worked oul Dike SMD ing Be. oming borcd wath that be taed popping pust sia years oo a SstaQonary he switthed tao Thea age: Toppeot inte: a coupe of these fun runs fb lakect the atmosphere Yow how yi san pel temoked con these ‘hratvgrs Henkel Hagh tee asi Stmee then hes woth feruae Canadian Masters Trach ane hae! toe coped mh hes ape las Vite Fostas vay t a Mothers days | hope to have THE AUTHOR, A West Vancouver mother who recently celebrated the arrival of “Number Three”. about that long ago.” ... Too soon. “Oh, Mum, don't you know anything?” she chides me. But I really don't know where the nail polish goes when it wears off. Why must a five-year-old pose such questions? She convinces me I really am a “dummy”. Ah, daughters... One of Nunu’s sons is cutting the grass. Another has his arm around her shoulder, asking which tree it is she wants pruned? On the rare occasion when I wear my Hanes nylons my three-year-old un- consciously runs his hand over my legs as he talks to me. “Me luvs you, Mummy, whole much.” I melt. When he is six, we will share secrets. As rough. and tumble as he may be with the other boys, independent, assertive, no one else but by Noel Wright kilometres a week just for fun. and up to SO when he's in semous training What he particularly enjoys is the fmendly camaradcne among runners al meets That. and fitness In fact. fitness not even necessanly (hrough running is what is all about for Hugh, who has trimmed down to a lithe 145 Ibo from 1/8 Ib oa few years ago ‘May be running tsa't your thing “ he says “You must choose your own way. soof keeping fit and then do oat” And he might have added ts never too late to start . Pay a ncighborty between 10 a m visit and 4 pom neat Saturday (May 14) ta 4 very special garage and bake sale at the Lutheran Church and Redeemer CGiranville hts orgamizced by Crafl Gendron to funds to help fellow cmploycee Miike Launmer overtown been raise Wade and faremily whe trap ally hearst two fine lecnage sons aod had these loons Hay home destroyed in fecleriuary s Alberta Crechk tre dstide ‘Sorby anbog aad that Cres Kealty, Bell Realty Al LePage, Canada Permanent ane Susser Realty! A 'ypesetting Khecmlin ihe vide ntally omitted Venue Havens ft. eas lavas Wed nesday’s story about yesterday's carnavion-selling fund dnve to help multiple sclerosis research whose success you good guys did so much to assure. FOLKTALES: Take a bow. Shirley Carter, West Van fitness instructor for the Older Adults (over 50) group A letter signed by Alice MecGatre, Mary Cruickshank, Margit Marsh and 20 of (heir classmates (some with undecipherable names) puts you in class all of your own “the best” they call you What do North Vans Loch Mac- donald and Noorani Tefant, West Van's Randall Cartts and Anthony Tolcher have in common”? Phe four North Shore undergrad students have all been awarded B ¢ Cancer Studentships cnabling them to spend the summer on cancer research proyects under thess Salt land Amony Paul Litdke and Sarah Roger of West spccialise superviscrs rime tivare it Van will be invested thos fabl by the Croverner Csenceral as a new Serving Hrother and Sisters respectively oof | St John Aibulamee whose patron as the Oueen Lady Each semied last week on Marto Hocesver of North Van whe hardy ever plays centy trat was Ve apeted wate oa Raftre Mum need know if he stil] wets the bed or sleeps with a lovey. Ah, sons... The baby’s in pink sleepers. When she grows up she may practise law, perform in a rock band or operate a forklift truck, and that’s fine. But still, for now, I like her in pink. Did ever even the staunchest feminist dress a baby daughter in army kahki or chocolate brown? The baby’s warm and peaceful against me. While I enjoy the sun, my mother scurries about doing laundry, making meals and playing with her grand- children. She has dropped everything, coming half way round the world to be with me, to help with the new baby. She is surely one of the most resourceful, energetic and unselfish people I have ever known. After all these years I have the unmitigated audacity to still find fault with her over petty things. Yet there is nothing like motherhood to bring a daughter finally close to her mother again. It is worth the wait. I don't know if I give my children “quality time”. I'm not even sure what that is. | rant and rave at their messes and often have no patience when they want to recount some event in great detail. I love them. I'll try to let go of them bit by bit and I hope that they, like Nunu’s sons, will want someday to bring their children back to me, to “Grandma's”. That’s a mother's day gift I look forward to. with a fnend and was dealt the once-in-a-lifetime 29’ hand The same lady smiled even more sweetly on North Van insurance salesman Douglas Hards who won $10,000 on the March 30 draw of the Western Express Barry and Marlene Anderson arc the folk to write to if you ever had anything to do with Carberry, Manitoba holding its 100th anniversary homecoming bash July 7-9 Their address Box 10. Carberry, Man ROK OHO Attention, the North Shore hackyard pool set) = North Van's William Gariffin Communtty Centre ts holding a backyard pool care course next Saturday and Sunday, | to 5 pm cach day. to tell you cverything about water chemustry. filtration cleaning and maintenance $20 per person or $30 per couple Call 980 2255 for detaats And many happy returns of the day to Margaret Kames of Hor seshoc Bay 100 old last Friday years ee 6 WRIGHT OR WRONG, Strength as the capacsty to break a chocolate bar into pieces with your hands flour bare and then cat yust onc And a very happy Mother's Day te you of the pieces bor Classified 986-6222