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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-02-28, Page 2Do you know . . EDITORIALS that IreeePt9l'g$YPOto*--hasl?eep.in business fPx..pv'01, .OP yeare GUEST OPINIQN. Deserves consideration Welcome medicare? BY BONNIE TURVEY, SHAHS STUDENT (Prepared for presentation in the SHDHS Senior Public Speaking COmPetition) TED HOLMES 145 Deer 1-onOorl GE, 4,9102 or gemere at The Advocate nVeStOrS gri7nd 00 (11 '0 p CANADA* IIM I T eD We would like to thank our mailer customers who have pat- ronized us during the past three years of business in Exeter, 1 - YEAR AS WILSONS GIFT SHOPPE 2 - YEARS AS WILSONS JEWELLERY & GIFTS administration and revenue involved is re- quired to determine how practical the sug- gestion is but on the surface it appears to be worth consideration. Although not to as great an extent, on- tario'$ waterways contribute toward 'the pro- vince's important tourist industry just as do highways. The pleasure boating field is big business and it has a tremendous potential in Ontario, particularly, If the gas rebate proposal proves to be impractical because of administration cost, some other means of provincial assistance should be provided, just as it is for parks and other recreational facilities. -Orand Bend •council and Chamber of Commerce have made what appears to ha a reasonable request of the provincial govern ment in regard to financial 'assistance toward. plewlre boat facilities, The resort officials have suggested in resolution that the taxes collected-on marine gas sales should be used 'to improve harbor and docking accommodation, just as motor vehicle gas taxes are used to improve ways, The Grand Bend proposal is that the taxes should be rebated to harbour municipal, ities to help them finance better facilities for • pleasure boats. Obviously, some study of the cost of Community contribution Saturday, March 2 Only on vs ma se vs mu me lows ma Clip out this ad and bring it in to us and receive 20% Reduction off anything in the store Scout Week, just passed, reminds us of the valuable contribution being made to this community and its youth by the leaders of the active groups in this outstanding organiza- tion. These adults aren't sitting back com- plaining about the juvenile problems of the day—they're helping to prevent them in a very effective way. They are making personal sacrifices to aid in the moulding of useful citizens for society. The community's hat is off to them. They deserve recognition and they are listed here for that purpose: Group committee—Jack Delbridge, chair- man; Gerald Godbolt, secretary; William Par- not like living under the pos- sibility. I believe some form of so- cialized medicine ehouldbeini- tiated for the group of S3,000 and below, income bracket. A modi- fied scheme has been put into practice in Australia where in- euranee companies and non- profit organizations have oper- ated it. It has been kept ef- ficient by competition, with the government supplying financial benefits through these agencies and very prpperly auditing the books to keep everything above board. A Medicare plan run by the government might improve con- ditions but on the other hand it could create more problems than it solves. Socialized medi- care which is now a controver- sial political issue, will pro- bably come. It is up to the inch- yidual to weigh the facts and decided if he will welcome it. erieis, which would be propore tlonate to Kg doctors leaving in Ontario. Just what did the Saskatchee Wall doctors.object to? They telt the act passed gave the cabinet and Medical Care Association more than necessary power. Regulations preecril3ing terms and conditions under which a doctor might provide services to a patient, regplations re- garding the quality of service, and technical matters relating to the treatment of patients are all under cabinet control. As a result of this, it its not beyond the power of the cabinet to decree the number of hours a doctor's office might be open per day, the number of patients he might see in this time or even the number of times he might treat a patient for any given ailment. It is unlikely the government would decree any such thing but the doctors do ker, treasurer; A. J. Sweitzer, Tom Vickerman, Bill McLean, Douglas Wedlake. Ladies Association—Mrs. W. Huntley and Mrs. J. Gornan, presidents; Mrs. N. Stanlake, secretary; Mrs. Ralph Genttner, treasurer; Mrs. G. Godbolt, boys' representative; Mrs. Lou Bailey, girls' representative. District commissioners—Douglas Harri- son, Scouts; Mrs. W. G. Huntley, Guides. Leaders—Ralph Sweitzer, Rovers; Larry Carter and Terry McCauley, Scouts; Harold and Jean Sissons, B. Richards and W. Benau, Cubs; Mrs. J. M. Gibson, Rangers; Mrs. B. D. Stur- rock, Guides; Mrs. J. L. Wooden, Miss Joan Dettmer, Mrs Douglas Harrison and Mrs, A. McDonald, Brownies. Vi a.—OW OW WI WI 1.11 WI pi Ns WI WE OW OW FREE GIFT WRAPPING. Pleasing You Pleases Us Selfish Canadians We Canadians are •a selfish lot. This is reflected rather shamefully in our contribution toward the development and aid of underprivileged countries. Since we're the second wealthiest nation in the world, with an annual per capita income of $2,000, you'd think we'd be one of the heaviest contributors toward foreign aid. Let's look at the statistics. The Organization for Economic Co- operation and Development, of which Canada is 'a member, suggests that a minimum require- ment of one per cent of a member country's gross national product be given in foreign aid. The United Nations Association in Canada reveals •Canada i age-wise: France 1 Belgium West Germany U.S.A. s well down the list, percent- ,55% Britain .59% .83 Netherlands ... .57 .70 Italy .20 .67 CANADA .18 Here are the figures based on dollars per capita in foreign aid: Frenchman ,,., $21.00 Briton 8.00 American 19.00 Dutchman 6.00 Belgian 12.00 CANADIAN 3.50 West Germany 10.00 We can, and should, do better.. 6:1 King Festuren Syndicate, Inc., 1963. World rights reserved 2-5 "Before we were married I told you I couldn't cook, and you just laughed," TerselleIelleeeZeiregelleXtetreieraMeeeeteelliVeitralelletiMe . •4-4. BY THE EDITOR Don Southcott A gentlemanly contest WE NEED USED REFRIGERATORS There won't be any mud-slinging in the Huron campaign of the federal election, at least as far as the two principal candidates are concerned. It's not that there has been much rabble-rousing in the past, mind you, since most political battles in this riding have been relatively clean ones, except for some hot-headed party work- ers on both sides. But the one shaping up likely will be a model for gentleman- ly behaviour. Elston Cardiff (we're presuming, of course, he'll win the PC nomination) and Gordon McGavin, who won the Li- beral nomination last week, have a sincere respect for each other. They've been associated for many years in plowing competitions. PC Cardiff has been secretary-treasurer of the Huron association for 38 years, Liberal McGavin, a former interna- tional champion (1926), has been a member of the board of directors of the international plowing match since 1938 and has served as its president for five years. Says Cardiff: "McGavin and I are the best of friends. I knew him when he first started plowing at our matches as a young fellow. We've always been friends and we're going to stay that way, regardless of the outcome of this election. This will be a clean campaign --I know it will be asfar as Gordon and I are concerned," McGavin confirms this; "It's kind of a tough situation, in a way. I'd rather run against anyone else than Elston Cardiff. He and my father helped to get plowing matches started in Huron and I've known him all my life. Elston's a fine man and I Wouldn't say a word against him." Obviously ) the Huron campaign will be fought on the issues, not on per- sonalitiee. That's the way it should be. K 600 2 DOOR and will make extra high allowances now Kelvinator Oacesaver' StAiOF m •I-1* —APPROVAL 4u 1%1'11 ► REFRIGERATOR - FREEZER UNDER 60" IN HEIGHT is King Features Syndleate,lne„ 1962, World rights reserved, and to get the county people working together on this question. The time has come when Huron should get inon some of this expansion that's taking place." CARDIFF READY Veteran MP Elston Cardiff, now 74, says he's as ready to fight a campaign as he's ever been, and he looks it, too. As you might expect from this man who kept retaining his seat even in the lean- est of Tory years, he's not concerned about the recent cabinet row in the party nor is he afraid to face the electors as the underdog, which public opinion polls indicate the PC's are at this point. "I'm behind Diefenbaker all the way," he states. "That's one reason I decided not to retire, asIsaidI would after the last election. If I stepped down now, people would say I didn't support the Prime Minister." Elston and the PM were parliamentary friends long before Diefenbaker became the leader of the PC party. He agrees with the PM on nuclear arms. "These Bomarcs are obsolete already--they wouldn't give us any pro- tection," He indicated he was sorry to see George Hees leave the cabinet "be- cause I thought a lot of Hees—he was a good man, and he's thrown away his chances to become the leader of the party now. I don't know why he did it." Although most people think Elston's nomination next week is automatic, the candidate himself doesn't look at it that way. "If someone wants to run against me, that's fine, If I get beaten, d soon- er it came at the nomination than any- where else." You knew he was sincere about it but you also knew that there wasn't much chance of his defeat, certainly not at the nomination. After all ) Cardiff has yet to taste defeat and he's run against much longer odds than those that face him this time, "Fred discovered a way to cut down on our fuel bill. We freeze a little." THE ISSUES--McGAVIN McGavin, a farmer, farm implement dealer and former UCO livestock ship- per who says he's a Liberal by choice, believes the most important issue is a strong Canadian government. "I think the first thing we've got to do--as Canadians, not as party people--is to give our country a government with a good majority. If we have another minority government like the last one, it would be a disaster for this country." Where does he stand on nuclear amrs? "The way I look at it is that there isn't much use buying the rifle without the ammunition. I think we should have nuclear warheads." He draws on some of his extensive travelling experience to cite the need for strong defence. "I was in Russia in 1960 and they treated us very well-- the people were quite friendly, par- ticularly when they learned we were Canadians. But there was a whitewash strip down the centre of their roads and highways for the use of military vehicles only. The army trucks and cars went down that strip at full steam--they didn't give a hoot about pedestrians, women or children. They weren't concerned about people's lives at all. If they were attacking the United States, I don't think it would bother them a bit to drop a bomb on Canada. That's why I think we have to defend ourselves as best we can." The Liberal candidate also feels strongly about attracting industry to Huron county. "I think it's time that we in Huron started doing something in this line. We have a seaport and an airport at Goderich and now we have a school at Clinton to train our young People in trades. There's every reason for us be try to attract industry to Huron. I'm not Warning Elston for this, mind you, but I don't think there's been enough done to invite industry to Huron Medicare is the word now used to deecrjbe government- run health insurance. To look carefully at this subject certain things should be kept in mind. Firstly the concept of medi- care is not new. The idea began under Bismarck in 1884. Thus there is an abundance of his- tory and experience on it which we should not ignore. Secondly, al though prepaid medicare insurance was begun in Ontario 25 years ago, it has been developed intensively only in the last ten. It now covers 60 percent of the population the ex- tent of which is unique in North America. Thirdly, there are three groups at present who cannot pay or prepay for medical care. They are those who, frankly are indigent, those who can just pay their way without margin to prepay for medical insurance, or those who because of old age or illness are poor insurance risks. These people are part 1 y covered at present by govern- ment financing, or through hos- pitals and doctors treating them without charge. Then the main question arises: Should these people be objects of charity, or should the government pay for their medical expenses? The penniless, the people of the low income bracket and the sick have not been entirely for- gotten. Since 1935 the Ontario Medical Association has had a medical plan under contract with the government to look after the recipients of relief, which has gradually extended to include people, for example on old age assistance, disability and mothers on allowance. The O.M.A. approached the government this year with the thought of extending this plan to the group of marginal income. Lastly, the Canadian Health Insurance Association has out- lined a plan to pool the high risk group over all the insur- ance companies, to enable them to buy insurance at a reasonable premium. If we now look at the problem of Medicare keeping these things in mind, the question arises: Is it better for every- one that the government admini- ster and control a medical health plan or merely assist and inspect? Looking at the history of those countries in' which the govern- ment has taken over the con- trol of medical care two major problems are evident. The first and foremost, is that costs rise beyond all ex- pectation and have to be control- led, and secondly, medical re- search slows down consider- ably. The reason for the rise in cost is simple. As soon as per- sonal responsibility is replaced by State responsibility waste and abuse no longer concern the average individual. Therefore in medical matters utilization of service jumps. In Germany for example in 1928, 40 years after the be- ginning of a government health Plan one out of every two in- sured persons took 24days sick leave per year. Obviously, this has to be controlled. In Britain this was achieved by limiting doctors and facili- ties. Some countries suggest cutting down doctors wages,but so long as utilization of doctors' services increase, so will the cost., In the struggle to keep costs down, governments, naturally find less for research. Today, the best medical research is coming out of North America.. Before the beginning of govern- ment health insurance in Ger- many, it was the leading medical centre in the world, but re- search in this county had dwind- led to nothing even before the last World war. Certainly, Medicare cannot be blamed en- tirely for this decline. How- ever, no reparations were paid after 1935 and Hitler had this country in better condition than any other European country by 1945. In Saskatchewan over 80 doc- tors left during the recent 50 YEARS AGO Reeve Heaman and Councillor Hind went to Toronto Tuesday to attend a meeting in the interest of good roads. Misses Maud Rollins and Carrie Dyer, Misses May and Ethel Armstrong and Miss Mer- ril Gould are attending the mile linery openings in Toronto. Most people in the Hurondale area have Mail boxes put in place in readiness for rural mail delivery, Mesers Feist Bros. took pos' session of Crediton General Store formerly conducted by Sam Brown and are now open for business. They have engage d Sylvester Wuerth as clerk. 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Ober,. 1062, 'the ifidek figtiree for these - cities Werel .teefidetiVelye Mei SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Cooed* $4.00 Per Yeart USA ;SA 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Thomas Pryde, the newly elected member of the Pro- gressive-Conservative party, took his seat with the opening of the Ontario Legislature Wed- nesday. Mr. Warren Sanders has ta- ken over the CNR express Nisi- ness from Glen McKnight. Mr. Arthur Fraser of town has been appointed secretary- treasurer of the Llsborne & Hilbert Mutual Fire Insurance Co. to succeed Mr. B. W. F. Beavers who for the past 21 years has occupied that pc- The large briek house at the south end of town belonging to the Elliot fatally was purchased by Dr. J. G. Dunlop. 10 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jones have left for Southern Califor- nia he visit with Mrs. Jones, brother. The total nil Mb e r of tele- phones in the town and district is 1,206. First projeet of the' newly- fettled teeter businOssfrieh's Atabblation Will be atown-wide Dollar bay Sale for three days, The theme song to the Oven- big at the Lions club meeting was for Lien Bob bilineyethese Stolen ear was lOcatediastWeek neat Calgary, 444 tegtt •••• 25 YEARS AGO Mr. William Goegirlan has just returned from a trip to Montreal, OtteweatidPerribeelce Making the trip in fate weeksby holding out his thumb. Mr, William D. Smith, who has been employed With the Canadian Canners in Exeter, has been appointed manager of the Forest brandh. The new re sicleete of pr,ilen Cowen opposite the Main ,,Ot: parsonagd is' hearing COMPlee then. Mr, and Mrs. Cowen alt- poet to 'move in next Week. On *Ado tvetatig Mrs and Mrs. .Herman Mitehell Were surprised when neighbors and friends gathered at WO, hoirie 10 spendtheeVenifigbefere their departure 10 shake "their ileind in Eketee. inestatrp .; .. eleelerreeeee ,*eeelre,'eer