HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-11-25, Page 27Sugar and I Spice
by Bill Smiley
I shuddered
1 got talking to a chap at the curling club
the other evening, He seemed a pleasant,
straight-forwardpftierlly sort of bloke and
we bought each other a drink.
"My name's `Jake, Jake Sloan," he
introduced himself. I reciprocated. Some-
how the conversation got around to
Canada's immigration policy, which seems
to be disturbing a good many people these
days. I asked him what he thought of it all..
"Oh, I got nothing against immigrants,"
he said, expansively. "The country needs
them." I asked him why.
"Well, we gOtta have Chinese and
Greeks to run the restaurants," he opined,
"for one thing."
"Yes?"
"And we need the Japanese for market
gardeners, and the Eyetalians for
construction work and running the fruit
stores."
''Is that all?"
"Well,, we need a lotta hunkies, for the
heavy work, like, you know,• mines and
longshoremen and all that."
"You haye no prejudices then, about
allowing people into this country?" I
queried.
"Absolutely none," he replied firmly.
"We gotta have them West Indians so as
people in Toronto can have domestic
servants, and there'll be somebody to do
the dirty work."
"How about Indians?" I asked.
"Well, I kinda feel sorry Tor them.
They were here first, but now they're all
drunk or on welfare or both."
"Actually, I', meant people from India.
And Pakistan.'
"Oh, them. Well, I'll tell ya. A little bitta
them goes a long ways, They're all too well
educated. They come here with nothing,
and first .thing you know, they're doctors ,
and teachers and all like that, and taking
jobs from our own people, and thinking
they're as good as we are."
"How do you feel about Europeans?"
"Waddaya mean?"
"Well, you know, French, Hungarians,
Poles, Czechs, Yugo-Slays ..."
"Oh, now, wait a minute. We got
enough frogs already .inthis country. And
them others, they're too smart. They come
out here on a shoestring, and before you
'know it, they own 200 acres of prime
tobacco land, or they turn, into architects,
or they own a shoe factory and boss a whole
lot of real Catiadians,arpind."
"You haven't mentioned the Germans.
We 'have a lot of them„.",
"Ya, the Krauts are40.K.h.They're clean
and theyre good.workers: But y. our know
what happens, eh? They save their money
and first thing you k now, they've bought a
summer cottage and live like kings, just
like they won the war, or something."
"I presume that you'd have no
objections, then to a steady flow of
immigrants from the Engliih,
Welsh, Scots, Irish?"
"Well, I wooden go that far. The Limeys
are sorta hoity-toity, like they got a plum in -
their mouth. The Welsh can sing, but .
they're crazy. The Micks are either
Catholics or drunks or both. And the Jocks'
are pushy peasants with an accent that
would curdle your blood. And most of them
are skilled tradesmen, stealing the bread
out of an honest Canadian's mouth.
"How about the Portuguese," I asked
rather desperately, "or the Arabs?"
"Well, now, the Portuguese tend to
crowd together in the cities. They'd be
O.K. if we had a sardine industry, or lotsa
olive trees. But we ain't. A few of them
ARabs might be awright, if they brought
some of their oil money with them. I
wooden mine being an Arab, you know,"
here punching me jovially with an elbow..
"Three or four wives, an. I heard all 'ya
gotta do to get a divorce is clap your hands
three times and say '1 divorce you!' Priddy
neat, eh?"
I agreed it was priddy neat.
"You certainly seem to have an open
mind about immigration," I suggested.
"But if you were to become Minister of
Immigration, to whom would you really
open your arms? South Americans,
perhaps?"
"No way. Them spics are always having
revolutions and such. And half them can't
speak any English. No, I'd like to see us
thrown wide open to Australians. They're
pretty mouthy but they're good drinkers,
like Canadians. And besides, they're so
far away we wooden get many of them."
I shuddered.
"Next," he said, showing that he was in
touch with world affairs, "I'd welcome a
whole slew of them Rhodesians, if they
hafta get outa their own country. They're
white, good workers, and they know how to
keep the blacks in their place. Just to make,
sure they didn't take a lot of good Canadian
jobs," he chortled, "we could send them
up to the Mackenzie, River area to sort out
the Indian's and Eskimoes."
It was getting on. I asked Jake, from a
combination of curiosity and politeness,
what his own ethnic background was, as I
couldn't even imagine it.
"Oh, I'm a pure Canadian. My
grandfather was Polish, and he married my
grandmother, who was half Scotch-half
Indian. My ole man changed our name
from Slovinski to Sloan. We're third-
generation Canadian."
I went home and washer!, .out ,rny brain ,
withieap and water; and wondered, for not -
the first time, at my fellow Canadians.
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4 ,tiehate. Mr- Roy said tbe..,courts
had already ruled that the order
in " question was a public
document; and that the Minister
was misleading the House. The
Speaker asked Mr. Roy to
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Arms' tiledrtorl taint from the
House. As resnit'of MT. Roy's.
Irlitlative the Attorney General
has assured everyone that a
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THE I-IVRON EXPOSITOR, NOVE 'MRER gs, 1976,
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Happily, no one ever seems to
tire of the...all-Canadian fruit -
Apples. With their shiny bright
color, apples are their own
'display packages.
Tart firm apples are generally
referred to as cooking apples, and
the sweeter varieties are eating
apples, although many kinds are
tagged "all-purpose". When you
buy, select firm, bright fruit,
noticing the size as well as the
variety. Small apples are perfect
for turning into sauce and pie, or
serving to children; large fruits
are best for baking.
Try this "Sausage Apple
Skillet", making use of your
hotnemade applesauce, or a
commercial product. Each
serving provides about 10 grams
of protein so it's not only good,
but good for you too!
Sausage Apple Skillet
1% pounds pork sausages
3 cups cooked noodles
(6 ounces uncooked)
'4 cup sausage drippings
1 cups sweetened applesauce
or 1 14-ounce can ,
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
The Happy Citizens met in the
Legion rooms November 4th. One
minute's silence was, held for
Reta Orr who passed away since
the last meeting.
Euchre winners were Ladies'
High - Mrs. Jessie McGregor,
'/ cup buttefed soft bread
crumbs
1 tablespoon chopped fresh
Parsley.
Fry sausages, Drain, reserving
1/4 cup drippings. Slice sausages
in 1/2. inch pieces. Combine
sausages, drippings, -applesauce
and nutmeg with noodles and
heat through. Top with bread
crumbs and parsley. 6 servings.
(By Jack ,
The Driver Licence Classifica-
tion program was announced this
week ill the Legislature by. the
Minister of Transportation and
Communications, Mr. James
Sn to become effective
e ruary 1, 1977.
With these new regulations,
every driver, no matter what type
of vehicle he or she drives, will h
ave a driver's licence relating to a
specific class, and he or she will
be permitted to operate only the
vehicles indicated in that class.
The Chauffeur's licenCe
classification will — be ,o
discontinued. Being paid to drive
will no longer be a factor in the
new 'licence system. Instead,, all
drivers will be categorized,
depending on the characteristics
of the vehicle driven.
Drivers of cars, light trucks and
motorcycles need take no action
to obtain new licences. When
their present licences expire, they
will automatically receive the new
type of licence. However, Bus
drivers, truck drivers - 'and "
companies are urged to take
action now to obtain replacement
Drivers of heavier' vehicles,
such as commercial buses and
trucks or tractor-trailers, will be
reclassified under the new
program. New drivers of such
heavy commercial vehicles are
subject to a great deal more
physical, mental and emotional
strain than are for instance car
drivers, these operators will h ave
to meet higher health and vision
standards. They will also have to
file periodic medical reports to,.
confirm that they are continuing
to meet such standards.
Drivers holding a Class A, •
C, E or F licence must provide a
satisfactory medical report every
three years to age 65 and annually
thereafter. Class D drivers,
although required to file a.
medical report initially with their
applications are not included on a
cyclical basis, Medical reports
may be required at any time from
any driver for driver - C'dittrol
purposes.
The 'new regulation's provide,
for a one .,year conversion for
those who wish to upgrade their
licences on the basis of their
driving experience.
The new driver licence classi-
fications are -
Class" A" - Any 'tractOr-'t?ailer'br
truck trailer combination. May.
, also 4tivc v4icles„.),n, class, D
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Class "B" - Any school bus. May
als6 drive vehicles in Class
C,D,E,F and G.,
Class "C" - Any bus, but not a
school bus. May also drive
vehicles inClassF and G.
Class "D" - Any truck' or
combination provided the
towed vehicle is not over
10,000 lbs. May also drive
vehicles in ClasS G.
Class "E" - School Bus maximum
of 24 passenger capacity. May
also drive vehicles in Class F
and G.
Class "F" - Regular Bus
maximum of 24 passenger
capacity and ambulances.
May also drive vehicles in
Class G.
Class "G" - Any automobile,
small truck or combination up
to 18,000 lbs, provided the H
towed vehicle is not over
10,000 lbs. •
Class "M" - Motor cycles,
Class "L" - Valid for the
operation of a Class 0 ni otor
vehicle when accompanied by
a holder of a valid Class A, B,
C,D,E,F or G licence, occupying a
seat beside the L licence
holder, for the purpose of giving
instructions in driving' the
motor vehicle.
Class "R" - Motorcycling train-
ing: this authorizes holder to
drive the motorcycl e for the
purpose of training, subject to
restrictions such as time of
day, speed limits and
prohibition against
passengers.
Ottawa East Liberal MPP Albert
Roy called upon the Government
to lay criminal charges against
the O.P.P. for bugging a privi-
ledged conversation between an
accused killer and his lawyer last
Easter, with legal authority. He
said there are transcripts of the
tapped conversation in the Lanark
County .. , Jail superintendent's
office between Donald Turner,
subsequently found guilty of
non-capital 'murder, and his
def-nce lawyer Mike Quigley,
although none of the information.
received was used in the Turner
trial. During a heated exchange'
on this subject, Mr Roy called
upon the Solicitor-General to
produce, the authorization
a communication
between Turner and his solicitor
could be intercepted, and asked
how the Minister could, as the
senior law officer of the Crown,
avoid taking a pOsitipn on this
matter. The Solicitor-General
stated he was prohibited by the
Criminal Code from tabling the
authorization in question. 'When
Mr. Roy challenged this
statement, the Minister accused
the Member of being
irresponsible. The Speaker
subsequently refused to allow
Mr. Roy to read the full relevant
section of the Criminal Code,
because the time for oral question
period had expired, and the
matter threatened to develop into
WMS. names
Miss Campbell
to executive
The First Church W.M.S. met
Friday afternoon with fifteen
members. The president opened
the meeting with a poeni "Under
christ's , Guiding Hand".
Following the singing of Hymn
386. correspondence was read.
Miss Belle Campbell was chosen
to fill the vacancy on the
nominating committee.
,The executive are responsible
for the December meeting and
the "Holiday Wheel" money is to
be brought to the December
meeting. Mrs Molly Waddell
took charge of the study period
and opened with a reading "Our
Father's Help". Mrs. Cairns
read a portion from the study
material.
Scripture was taken from St.
John Chap. 15, verses 1 - 9 read
by edythe Coleman followed by
prayer from the book "Prayers for
the Family". Mrs. Waddell
concluded the meeting with
prayer.
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directive will -Fu ctpt,ttr the proper
authorities ensuring - that
te(ug
;Aut::riati :lil:Ptnd
ii;g7°E. 'priviliged
conversation a lawyer
ant} his.
Happy Citizens play euchre
Lone Hand - Mrs Edna McLellan
and Low - Mrs, Belle Moore.
Men's High ' - 'Leo Murray., • Lohe
Hand • Frank Smale and Low -
Zack McSpadden.
Lunch was served by the social
committee. PERS
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