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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-12-30, Page 61111PILEL Mria 1: ,,. Except for that one brgbt moment when Prince Charles wooed and wed his�Lady'Diana Spencer 1981, was a year of. fear and.violence, a year of the gust. The fright began 'on; March 30 when newly inaugurated President Ronald 'Reagan was shot rightn.in Washington,, practically on the doorstep of the White':House. Then as if nothing is sacred any tiger, Pope John Paul iI was shot in St: Peter's Situate before tens of thousands of religious pggr n:s, He only just recovered front his wound.. And in October, a symbol of peace to the Western World, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat ' was cut • down wbi reviewing his own troops. A man of rare stature. , as a statesman, ready to speak and act from the heart to cast asidetraditional enmities, be is sorely missed. Deed • Ti ,Vidence These were the most outrageous acts of the gun in 1981. And .in contrast, the bloodshed whichravagal the 'world's troubled spots seemed less startling.,We ate becoming inured to violence, when used as a political fooL It wasn't so outrageously painful when bombs destroyed the lana , parlianent lilhm8 the president, prime minister, several cabinet :ministers' and a score of MPs. Worldwide tensions grew In the Middle East, tbmgs are worse. The Camp David peace process' has all but flickered and died. Menacbem Begin has unleashed a string of violent acts whidi probably helped dl.ch his ,narrowest of Adana; in Israel's June elections and help him stay in ooetre L Israeli jets attacked Syrian gunships. in . Lebanon, bombed Balla Mug 300 and. ' dent eyed hag's nuclear reactor. In December Begn moved to ani the Gobi' Heights. Sudi actions have .f forced the United, ed, Statesto distance , their .rdationship with . Reagan held up delivery of F-16 jets and, after thel Golan=wisdom, suspended a strategic pact with :Israel aimed' at protecting the Mliast from any Soviet ti eat: ' ANew nom.. Israel bas embarrassed .a Washington intent on: mending fences with the Arabs. A new Amami in the U.S. Mideast policy was takein when Reagan sold AWACS planes to Saudi Arabia. Egypt's newPresident Rossi Mubarak hasfound it tough to bang onto the peace/process, when Begin bas bshed out repeatedly at the Arabs. Perhaps he will only coistiatie to support the peace itam Begin hands bade the Sinai in April ' £ ca hiia�a'a Maammatr'Qaddafi'la.s been foraged out . align his lrtesempire b gat pt: which badtheeafcaed to distabrdiae nortb.Aiiica. Uganda has fiiitke. ' mote than jungle . rule. In Tinsbabwe hundreds died in clashes between the supportrxa of Plume Banister Robert Mugabe and Johan&Nkomo toed civil war was only narrowly averted. In South Africa blade gaeffsa grew bolder, but Prettioria tared sort Angola of bases used dry guerrillas fighting for black rule in rarer Naatibia. Summar of Ihriaiderd Even in Britain where most looked forward to the pageantry and beauty of the royal wedding, the streets erupted in a summer of violence when racial teasioos and the frustrations of the cloyed brought people into the sheets to tick The IRA cOilnued its teiign of terror m Ireland and IRA hunger stritearn died it the Mase prison. Ireland :buried the young at martyrs funerals while Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher refused to give in to coarmou canals. Strife continued m . Central America. Civilian role returned t t Honduras but hopes that Et Salvador will follow in its Muth elections are fading. The Soviet Union, Cuba and Nicaragua have been accused by Washington of arming El Salvador's leftist guerrillas who are becomingincreasing- !delft There were other bright moments firmed with sadness. Canada's Terry Fon whose Marathon of Hope tuned his death from cancer in Arneinto a sign of hope for minksns. The United States space shuttle which showed the suss of man's: dream to reuse a space ship and "Canada's role intechnology. And the detenisination of Andrei Sacikarov and Yekna Bonnet Who .bent . the will of the Soviet. Union: Offering their lives in a hunger star for something, salsa - the wish of a young woman to join her husband abroaAnd 1 1wl, its Solidarity, its Lech Waaea. Their Struggle for basic moms after 35 years of Sosiety-backal repression. Were the Piles too . radical? Did they push too far provatimg 415. , i and thea Soviet master to ss rdowr -. Or were try too romantie2 Are freedoms which Westerners regard as basic only mere romantic dreams for East. Europarrrs The year 11161 was a year ofviolence. The year of the gar. The year of assassins. �A chins of the Eighties v hkhU.S. hat Claire Ste ding, hi her ' on international fettedsi:a, has called Fright Decade' IL SHARON 3. EcWJZ - Lditoe PimirmotsivCi. r®FINSTAPFE - AdcettOss.a4 Wgitgre PAT uouNSTO - Maw • MEltl r EO.UFO TT• -• 1Pgpesetreir • .coAIn HEM Compusim nw LucImam Sem en„ Wei :1 Onan ens and Eamon 0 O face ierepP ene S78.,4922 Wang mess.$ ® Oa* 40$04*sc , KC* 2x 1 Second Crass R+lac61,ggiarmaind l umb eaQ ted' i �r4Psatree Wee anMr,S1 Meer, t a e V.S.A_sod FiedIPI•. AP Opeg yawfesisaPre Sr.CRAM& and P.rF ,ai21.Mpawpaw laais e 041preles Neil and flora MacCrimmon , were sitting in front of their •cabin one evening after supper;when they saw William Blake walking slowly up the pathway towards them. His face was more cheerful than usual, and when he spoke,; his Nonce was clear, and not under the usual influenceof alcohol- Blake engaged in small talk for a few moments, remarking on the heat of the day and. enquiring about the welt -being of baby James, Having diplomatical engaged, Neil and Flora in conversation, he edged his way into 'the real purpose for his visit_ understand you will be leaving with the Reverend MacLeod come. spring," Blake said in an inquisitive voice.: • "Aye Sir." Neal replied, with the blood of anbanassment rising to his face: "I was gamut o makethat known torts soon, Sir, Wpm have been sae good to my flora and me, that I was abased tae tell ye I was leaving. Och, but dim fash yeself Sir, 1 will no leave dye find a body who can deal with sheep. This I promise ye." Blake laughed.at 19ers embarrarss- ment. 'It would appear that we have the same thoughts in mind. I was about to ten you, that I shall sell this ; place and corse spring, I shall return to So you see, MacCrimmon, the will be to our mutual advantage. Yoe have saved me vies and 1wish _these was some way in which I could show may appreciation." He turned and walked away_ Suddenly be stopped as if struck by a sadden thought "There is way, ay, MacC on! *Ti a tong Oa tothe .high lands beyond Bolton Town, and 1 am sure that my good strong team and a wagon will help you on your journey. And to get you started, take six young ewes and ram of your choice.' .. Neil protested, but "Blake field up his hand as an act of finality. "I. have more than enough for` my needs anil I am ending my farming years, but you are just starting out, to find land of your own. Enough then, the team. wagon and sheep are yours. Well weak no . more about it." Just bice the MacCrirnmons, Hann isle Murdock and his wife Kate, spoke of butte else except the big, migration Westward in the coming spring- After several mangy, the two children, Anne and Edward, had accepted the pioneer wthan the adjust- ment of rig Hamish as their Lather., There was a cosnpletely new adven- ttore in their fife. Anne was fascinated by the bush and 'the animals which abounded .an around her, and al- though there was some strain between, Hanish and his stepson, it was evident that the boy would take readily to theland_ He had a natural Islay with horses and Ibmish felt sire that when they had obtahied their own cram grant, the bog would settle down and becomea great asset in his farming The Murdochs were of counsel;, perhaps the poorest of an die immigrantsHamish had been res- cued by the Friends of (Skye when he stood ba oot, ragged and penniless nn u the dockside- at Quebec Kate MacQueen had lost her husband during that fateful voyage of the Mavis" and whatever her husband had left ;her, had been totally expend- ed during her stay in Toronto. They would' then, more than anyone else, benefit from the plans,, of Duncan MacLeod. Assisted .a1 the ,.comr:ade- ship, generosity. Land industrious nat- ure of the Highland people, their fortunes could only change for the befter. The plans of mere do little to alter the course of nature_ One lifetime is a fleeting moment in the endless passing of time. The wised spring and harvest is eternal So whilst they dreamed, they must inevitably face reality. Neil MacCrimmon weir to harvest the grain crop and Hamish Murdock cut the first abundant but limited returns, from amid the stumps of Bechard's newly won Baud. In the fields around Richmond Hill there were golden stooks waiting to be gathered in. The harvest was bountiful and Warn Mang felt a little' pang of regret that he would leave behind so - many years of baling with the earth and the beautiful home which his wife had bred so dearly. Little would remain m Upper Canada to remind loft= generations that ifrdlia" m Blake, an Emph . Loyal- ist, oyalist, had contautedt+u' the growth of the young country. Nothing except the single grey monument to Blake's wife, and a white elephant al s house, the envious cam "Biskre's Folly". 1- one toot in the furo� Pte, turnbackward, oh, time intigrgltith Ghie. Gene tomer in the just Cabinet, fort Well, yes. It's alittle crdfernit from the origbnd bit Eugene Wbelanneesb some clout with his con- freres on Parliament Rill. There was a tune wbea Las Veice wasobvidusly beim heard_ He was given era* for swinging a Member of seat to the In recent though, that in- flrce seems to have dissipated.. Ceeald it have a to do withWhelan announcement, right after Pierre said bre was going to resign, that he could be a candidate for leadership? It is the tune of year when cashes . should be granted and Whelan cele tably needs some understanding. Cabinet seamy does not allow MI revebtion but time in the Mow with whom bine talked say that Whelan fights 1 Fteliticsisastmngebusines&Frum the top tai` then once Tedder to the bedaub ashort For beleaguered farmers everywhere in this nation, especially e 'facing a bleak year from high interest ram and lair Mums, a hap- py new year May seems a remote That shoidd not stop us frion at least expressing the wish, anyway_ 'That kindly wewishEugene Whdaf more power in Ottawa, Wh de were at d, how about some new year's wishes for the Ontario and the Canadian Federations ` of Agriculture? Agroup ot men and womenha those orginiza- anisis fighting long and hard for la mere~ They deserve goodw See the federation has been restructured to bring in so many per- sonal memberships,it bas became a force in tris, province. Excellent from people such as Gor- don Peter Hann= and lam. Barrie has transformed the o ce- Illefilitald gintotheebestg group have everhad. Executive members are warning farmers to expect a hefty increase in membership feesagain next', year..' Goodthinking, In th fs coun- try, isyouget what you pay for and or $100 memberships each year certainly do not seem ewer - Inernridual memberships .soand past the ?S m 1911. Pd he . willing to bet the federation will not lose too many by raising the fees, even intimes asstough asthey are to- day. lThien dues are =ally thane $ U a year. And thefederation .. shooki be pitying is own way sad of tryingtoopenateorta Best wishes, as wfl, to the CI1TLSChris- don Farmers F They are mans aha int nu i but they spm with sae much eomi on sense, they mat be Th eirresearch is right out of thetop drawer and their philosophy is ad- mirable. dmaabie. They feel that God gave us the land and fiissiptofanners to preserve this .� for fhturegeneratBest wishes too, to. Wormen for the Survival of Aglie a'1 OlrginitatiOR which held a national conference more than a year ago in Ottawa_ Withthis of backing for agriculture,surely the politicians will beforced tolisten. I .mot help but trust the ie goodness within the° fanning. conn mimitr when saw voices say cow frontation tactics, violence and even guns will not work to help farmers - They are, Fain meed, right when they &swage mch extreme'ta ts. Some months ago, I predicted an -uprising_ imr rural that wouid make Innis Biers .. look hleea tea party. I hope I •was wrong. Too Tony masked vigilantes are appear u tattufcas reeentbdo suit.. > I could gra on wale good wishes, of bot rip you get: the fdeaw Agriculture is Canada's most iinpor- tant industry and apicidttire needs an the good .'wishes ,it can get these days: And a happy new year t©► yea and yours, inyfriends.