ishly emotional about it as to

ishly emotional about it as to indulge in personalities. One such reader said, in effect, that (1) newcomers shouldn’t be telling the natives what to do (2) why don't the newcomers go back where they came from if they don’t want to keep things static (3) to coin a phrase, let sleeping dogs lie. A sleeping dog is no watchdog, and it should be crystal clear that^very county needs an alert zoning watchdog to guard against slovenly growth in which the fast buck is the only golden rule. Those opposing orderly zoning often overlook or do not seem to comprehend the fact that supporters of zoning realize and accept the necessity of commercial and industrial regions. But a good zoning ordinance would keep these, along with residential and agri cultural land, in areas most consistent with the growth of the county as a whole. It is nothing more or less than intelligent planning. The proof of its wisdom is reflected in its acceptance and its success in countless other counties from Cape Cod to California. It is not a question of whc is new to the county and whc has lived here since Methuselah’s day. The old and the new pay taxes, the new have a right to live here as well as the old, and the old and the new join together in trying tc make the county healthy anc enjoyable. Many fine, oldtime residents joined with newer residents in speaking up strongly in favor of zoning at the public hearing, nor were they so intolerant as to shrill at their opponents: "Why dontcha go back where ya came from?" Nor is it a question of letting “sleeping dogs lie.” The zoning proposal was originated and backed by a highly-respect ed group of taxpayers because they saw a need for it. If we follow the lazy, shortsighted course here of letting the sleeping dog lie, even the poor dog will stagger to \ts feet one day and scamper away to another county if he suddenly sniffs a glue factory next tc his favorite green lawn.' Crowning the trio of absurdities, the same letterwriter objected to b^gin told “what to do”. One wonders why our expression of zoning support should be thus interpreted as an order. We had always thought that the free expression of ideas was elemental to our democracy. Sure ly it is to be regretted that there are still residents, even ancient inhabitants, who have yet to^learn the value of open and tolerant discussion of public issues.

Edward A. Harris P.S. to “Trucker”; Ydu are right — the dump trucks stay within the speed limit. They simply come so thick and fast now they seem to be flying.