HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-10-12, Page 4Canadian labor and management
will be keenly watching experiments at
Volvo, the Swedish auto maker, which
is throwing out the assembly line and
building two new brightly painted and
multi-windowed plants.
Teams of 20 workers will build
entire units of a car there — brakes,
wheels, steering mechanism, etc
. . . instead of one man shooting one
rivet. Emphasis will be on team
relationships and pride of work-
manship.
Bothered by absenteeism wild-
catting and high employee turnover,
Volvo is attempting to make working
conditions more ' pleasant and
meaningful. Estimates are that work
time per car will be the same as on the
assembly line.
Dehumanization has crept into the
executive suite as well as the assembly
line in many industries, and radical,
creative solutions are needed. Industry
is reeling under the pressure of highly-
trained workers with large ex-
pectations churned out by modern
education systems. They want jobs to
"mean" something.
Repetitive boredom of the
assembly line and executive decisions
usurped by sophisticated computers is
showing itself by unrest at the top—and
walk-outs, high drug and
alcohol rates, absenteeism and slop-
piness on the line.
So little brain power is needed on
some jobs that a pigeon was trained by
psychologists to move imperfect pills
and transistors off an assembly line
with its beak! Labour experts say
wages and benefits are rarely the
cause of strikes any more — the
sickness goes deeper to a feeling of
being converted into machines by
boring unpleasant work.
—Contributed
The Readers Write:
About moose and Pierre
Important indeed!
Scientific research in recent years
has provided an endless number of
discoveries that have paid tremendons
dividends from extending our life
expectancy to making all our years
more enjoyable.
However, there is still a great
amount to be done in a vast number of
areas. We still have deadly and crip-
pling diseases to conquer as well as the
fight against pollution and an answer
to dwindling resources.
Few people begrudge money spent
in these pursuits, but at times
situations arise to prompt questions as
to whether all the research money
being made available from private and
public sources is being used to
the best advantage.
A case in point is a project un-
derway at the University of Guelph
where studies are being conducted into
a problem that has apparently plagued
us for years and for which an answer is
of the utmost urgency.
No, it is not cancer research or
cystic fibrosis or a new way to recycle
water. The problem concerns the
"scoopability" of ice cream,
Seems that sometimes the ice
cream in the cone is so soft it starts to
drip as soon as you take hold of it, while
on the other hand the scoopers have
problems because it is too well frozen.
Hence, A project to try to improve
and standardize the scoopability of ice
cream, resulting in numerous tests and
even the building of a mechanical
scoop to assist in the experiment,
The public relations department at
the University advises that with an
increase in the consumption of
"hard" ice cream every year, "the
project assumes a great deal of im-
portance."
If the ice cream manufacturers
and distributors are paying for the
experiments, there can be little
quarrel with it. However, we doubt
that.
In which case we suggest the
scholars at the University can surely
devote their time, money and talents to
more worthwhile and beneficial
problems.
A great deal of importance indded!
New solutions
One holiday that's all ours
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To the editor:
When I saw last week's picture
of two hunters from the area
holding up the heads of the moose
they killed I had to write in.
Personally, I found the picture
unbelievable and yet I knew it
was nothing new. How many
times have I seen magnificent
animals, wild and free, hanging
dead and bleeding with their
killers beside them in your
paper?
I don't see anything glorious in
these pictures. All I see is
slaughter and ignorance, Hasn't
there been enough killing of the
natural life on this continent?
Picture a magnificent moose
standing free in the wits of this
beautiful continent — i,eacefully
he eats while yet another North
American white (not so fee)
blasts him with his insane ar-
senal of weapons out of the blue.
As we grow up the young of this
country are put on the road to
being a man. Is this what being a
man is?
The Indians, whom we have
conveniently slaughtered as well,
once lived in a North America
teeming with wildlife, — per-
fection was all they saw — no
artificiality. When they hunted it
was out of necessity. They pitted
their skills, senses and pure
muscle against the animal. If
they were lucky they got
something and they thanked the
gods and rejoiced and they only
took what they needed, They did
not kill for sport because they did
not like to kill but nowadays
killing is popular. I personally
don't want to see the white man's
ignorance and murder in the
paper all the time or ever again!!
I hope you print this — —
George Shaw Jr.
-V-
To The Editor:
The Trudeau Government has
done more irreparable damage to
the Canadian economy than
any FederalGovernment in many
years. It simply has caused
Canadians to lose faith in our
Economic health and vitality and
nothing can be more tragic. The
Prime Minister's personal lack of
educational training and ex-
perience in the senior fields of
Economics and Business
Administration and Management
became painfully evident early in
his regime. , Only when several of
the Cabinet Ministers became
complete political liabilities —
but not before they had done
great harm to the Economy —
were they removed from their
Portfolios.
Only in 'a healthy political and
social climate will Canadians
and or foreigners — whether they
be individuals, small or large
corporations — invest in Canada
and provide the capital for
plants, machinery and services,
and there is no other source of
productive employment for
Canadians!
Mr. Benson's failure to
repudiate the Carter Report and
his own stifling taxation and
fiscal policies, caused lost in-
vestments and productive em-
ployment for years to come, Mr,
Bashford's witch hunt of all those
who priovide employment in
manufacturing, distributing, and
services, simply created more
lost investments and unem-
ployment. Mr. Mackasey's
failure to protect the public
against the selfish and dictatorial
actions of some Unions, caused
the loss of millions of dollars to
Canada and its citizens —
through lost wages and lost
production, both for exports and
the domestic market.
Even at election time, Mr.
Trudeau continues to allow Mr.
Marchand to spend vast sums of
money on very questionable
regional assistance programmes,
many of them with a political
overtone. Mr. Munro continues to
waste vast sums on ill conceived
and overlapping social, health
and welfare programmes,
In 1968, the Canadian public, in
a moment of intoxication, chose a
Prime Minister because of his
charm and platform appeal — not
because of his training or ex-
perience — arid has suffered the
consequences ever since. They
have seen Mr, Trudeau's charm
turn to annoyance, rudeness and
lack of concern for the individual
both in the House of Commons
and in Canada at large.
In Mr. Stanfield we have a man
educated and trained, and with
vast experience in economics,
business and politics, As a long
time Premier of Nova Scotia, he
learned to respect our
parliamentary system which Mr.
There is one holiday during the
year that is truly Canadian.
Period. Any redblooded native of
this fantastic country can name it
without a second thought.
Christmas and Easter are
religious holy-days that we share
with all of Christendom.
The Twenty-fourth of May, the
Queen's Birthday, used to be big
stuff when I was a kid, but now it
is the third Monday after the
second Saturday immediately
before the first full moon, or
something of the sort.
It has gone straight downhill
from firecrackers and skyrockets
and burned fingers to a sort of
Opening-up-the-Cottage day. No
deviltry, no more fun than
cleaning up the cellar.
The First of July, latterly
Dominion Day, and even more
latterly and slatternly, Canada
Day, has degenerated into a hot
day which is shoved toward the
nearest Friday or Monday on the
slightest provocation.
Once an occasion for the
planting of trees, the flying of
flags, and the baying of speeches
proclaiming our allegiance to the
Empire, it is now most notable as
the weekend nearest the opening
of the bass season.
Then there once was the
Twelfth of July, when
Protestants and Catholics alike
turned out to watch The Walk,
make snide comments about
King Billy and his horse and
inspect with a critical eye the
red-faced, straw-hatted
Orangemen,and smell the hot-
dogs and beer, and thrill to the
squealing of fifes and the rattle
and thump of drums,
I'll never forget one Twelfth, in
which an Irish Catholic, who had
joined a Scottish regiment, led
the Orange parade, in kilts, and
my kid brother, about 15, made
five dollars playing the bass
drum for (I think) Dalhousie
Corners, which had found itself
with two fifers and a drum, but no
drummer. That was real
Canadiana.
And the speeches. Boys, didn't
they lace it to the Pope. Almost as
hard as modern R. C. theologists
and Women's Libbers do.
All gone. All that good, har-
mless hatred and intolerance
sunk beneath our growing
sophistication and tolerance.
Who would dare, today, to stand
Trudeau has not done. Also he
has the viewpoint of the
provinces as opposed to the
dictatorial attitude of the
Trudeau government.
Mr. Lewis of the N,D.P.
because Of his neurotic outbursts
provides no alternative, One day
he encourages lawlessness on the
picket line and in Quebec. At any
other time, he encourages our
enemies abroad by criticizing
NATO and our own armed ser-
vices. At the present time he is
guilty of spreading a complete
hoax about corporate taxation,
Jobs will only be provided now
and in the future if corporate taxes
are reduced to a minimum and
Canadian Industry is allowed to
compete in domestic and foreign
markets. The N.D.P. and the
former C.C.F. have always been
complete idiots in the fields of
economics and taxation, Taxes
are simply cost burdens both for
the individual and corporation,
and prevent us from developing
our country and providing em-
ployment.
Canadians need Mr, Stanfield
at the helm during the next 4
years, if as a Nation we are going
to be able to compete effectively
in domestic and foreign markets
and thus provide a high level of
employment for our citizens.
Cameron C. Dellmer
Oakville, Ontario
50 Year's A00
The members of James Street
choir provided the music at the
anniversary of the Methodist
church, Nipnen on Sunday af-
ternoon,
The Public-Utitilities Com-
mission of town has purchased
from Mr. P, Frayee the building
on Main Street at present oc,-
cupied by Mr. A. M. Quance as a
harness shop, Mr. Quance is
selling out and is returning to
work for W, J. Beer,
Early Thursday morning the
barn of Mr. Paul Masse, of Hay
township north of Dashwood was
completely destroyed by fire
together with the season's crop
and a team of horses, A lighted
lantern was overturned by a cat.
While Mr. Ernest Luxton was
crushing oats at the borne of Mr.
Alf Coates, he got his hand caught
in the crusher and as a result will
lose the four fingers from his
right hand.
Mr. T. Nelson has taken a
position at the Huron Garage
with Mr. Bert Doyle.
25 Years Ago
On October 12, Mr. W. F.
Abbott picked a ripe strawberry.
On October 16, he picked four
more,
Lorne P assmore is a com-
petitor in the open tractor class at
the International Plowing match
at Kingston.
Ray Wuerth is the new
president of the Exeter Bad-
minton Club,
Operators for the Lions Club
projector from the various
district organizations will be
trained October 20. The projector
and the national films are
available to any group for a small
fee.
Mrs. Herman Powe has an
Arizona cactus that is over nine
feet high.
Mr. Fred Hatter is this week
moving into the new residence he
has erected on Gidley Street.
15 Years Ago
Petty Officer Morley K. Love,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Colin Love,
Shipka, was one of a group of
service personnel who were
ohauffers for Queen Elizabeth,
Prince Phillip and their party
during their Visit to Ottawa this
Week, s
Myrland Smith, 19, who
operates a beauty salon in
Exeter, was chosen Harvest
Queen at Exeter Kinsmen's
harvest ,Jamboree Friday night.
She was crowned • by Club
President Iry Armstrong. Nearly
800 attended the annual jamboree
which lasted until four o'clock in
the morning.
Kay Ondrejicka, RR 1,
Crediton, a 1956 graduate of
South Huron District High School
has received the award for the
highest marks of any girl student
in any course at the University of
Western Ontario.
More than half of the students
of Zurich public school have been
confined to their homes because
of an epidemic of Asian flu.
Official opening of the school will
be held despite the sickness.
10 Years Ago
Exeter Kinsmen's Harvest
Jamboree held Friday night in
the Exeter Arena, attracted over
1,100 people .who whopped and
hoofed it up to the tunes of two
district bands, Desjardine's
Orchestra and Stu Baird and his
Collegians.
The Bell Telephone Co, of
Canada announced this week it
has purchased property on Brock
St., Hensall for the erection of a
toll repeater station. No definite
plans have yet been made for the
structure. The property was
purchased from Mrs, Florence
Lee.
Gary Wedlake, 18 year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Wedlake, Exeter won the top spot
as president of the SHDHS
student council. Helen Hendrick,
17 year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Hendrick was chosen
vice president,
up on a platform in a broiling
July 12th sun and attack the
Papacy, the French and anything
else he could get his tongue to,
while the locals rolled their eyes
with delight, and sweated by the
bucket?
Next (at least in some
provinces), is Civic Holiday, the
first Monday in August. This, too,
has become a dog of the first
water. Originally a day set aside
for civic pride and the beginning
of Old Home Weeks and such, it
has become a day when the local
service club runs its annual skin
game, whether it's a tombola, or
a massive bingo or some other
form of harmless bloodletting.
Blood equalling money. Pity.
And, of course, Labour Day. In
the larger cities, there is still a
small contingent which will
march with banners announcing
that Branch 49 of the Union of
CWAF or HIC or WHAP or BUNK
is still carrying the flag and
fighting the good fight against the
ions of that anaconda, Big
Business.
But this is a little hard to take.
Originally, there was immense
pride in this day, which was
wrested from the vested. But
today, Canadians who know that
the unions are just as big as, or
bigger than, Big Business,
sensibly pursue some other en-
tertainment, like grabbing one
one more weekend in the fun and
sun.
Well, as you can see, I've been
leading you relentlessly and
inexorably toward the only
holiday that grabs Canadians
right where they live, whether
it's in the head or the bowels.
Thanksgiving!
Talk about flags and speeches
and drum-rolls. We don't even
have to lay them on. Nature does
it all for us.
The flags are not the Union
Jack or the Fleur de Lis or the
Hammer and Sickle. They are a
blaze of scarlet and gold that
don't speak, but quell the human
heart in their magnificence.
And, paradoxically, they
speak. They say, "You'll never
see anything like this, anywhere
else in your life, buster,"
And the drums roll, over golden
valleys and blue water and
purple haze, until you want to
weep with the thought that all this
cannot last.
And the ducks duck, and the
fish fly away, and the golf shot
goofs, but you have had the un-
paralleled privilege of being a
Canadian at Thanksgiving.
Did you give thanks to
whatever your god is? Did you
say a little litany because the
Canadians- weren't disgraced in
Russia, and fought their good
fight. And fought And f ought.
Happy to be, alive? Healthy?
Old but not licked? Young but not
confused? Give thanks, chaps.
We're mighty, mighty lucky.
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