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ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1976
Serving Brussels and the surrounding community.
Published each. Wednesday afternoon at Brussels, Ontario
by McLean Bros. Publishers, Limited.
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Lotteries
What would you do with a million bucks? Or even
$100,000? Dream a little, break out of the humdrum,
the treadmill of paying bills.. If you win a million,
give half - or most - to charity?
Probably all of us have indulged in the seductive
day-dreaming that goes with an Olympic lottery ,
ticket or a Wintario. And, the government
information flacks tell us, it enriches our coffers by
some half billion dollars-a-year for such good things
as sport and culture.
Something for nothing. The age-old stuff of which
dreams are made. But also the age-old stuff of which
greed and avarice are made. And yet to knock these
government-run lotteries -- which is what we're
about to do -- is a little bit like knocking fun and
human nature./What's wrong with .dreaming?
What's wrong is that lotteries are immoral,
wasteful and degrading to the society sponsoring
them. Having said that, we stand back while we are
called stuffy, square and a killjoy.
Lotteries are immoral in that they legally tell
people that their hopes for material wealth are based
on chance. They exploit the dreams of the poor to pay
for the pleasure of the rich.
Lotteries are wasteful in that more than half the
proceeds are used for promotion and administration.
To give an example, the Presbyterian Record notes
thatWIntario provides only 41 percent of its proceeds
for grants to sports, recreation and cultural
associations after spending 58 percent in prizes,
promotion and administration. A straight canvass or
taxation would go further and not be an unfair
burden on the poor.
Lotteries are degrading because they pander to the
greatest social evil our society faces today -- its
idolatry of material things.. Win more money to buy
more things and you'll achieve everlasting
happiness.
But what is most disturbing about this phenomena
is the almost tacit approval of the great majority of
those who ought to be most opposed. Those who call
themselves Christians may very well belong to •
churches which officially oppose gambling on the
very Biblical grounds that gambling fosters greed
and greed, along with avarice and covetousness, is a
sin. Lotteries are legalized gambli ng. The churches
must oppose them because it is wrong. It's that
simple. (The United Church)
To the editor
Sunrise
Amen
'by Karl Schuessler
I bought a new car.
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I want you to know, Kurt Liedtke, I went out
and bought a new car.
And don't think I went behind your back
*while you were' off on holiday in Germany and
did my dealing.
Lwarned *you, Kurt, in plenty of time. You
knew I was flirting around with 'other cars.
And we all know when you flirt, you're apt to
fall.
I fell--for a Gremlin, one of those natty and
chic sort of cars. A swinger car--hardly the car
for a solid and stable middle aged citizen like
-myself..
But you've got to understand, Kurt. Pm an
heir to cars. I inherit them because I'm, sold on
the owners. I buy someone else's choices--
never my own first pick.
Why, if I had my way, I'd drive a new
Mercedes-Benz or a Cadillac. That's really my
'style.
But new cars don't come in my horoscope.
When Charlie Skinner, the, Mitchell car lot
dealer, asked me if I'd ever owned a new car
in my life, I said, "Yes. Two Volkswagens."
He just laughed at me and, said, "My
question's still the same. Have 'you ever
owned a new car in your life?"
So you see, Kurt, I buy people more than
their cars. And the latest people I just bought
was my son. ,
That made my new car choice.easy. Because
who doesn't have natural preference 'for a
son? .
Can I help it if he chose a Gremlin? Can I
help it he's going off and getting married?
Can I help it 'a young man can't support a. car
and a wife at the same time? He had to switch
companies, so his new job supplied a company
car. That 1'as the only way to hold his finances
in order and a wedding in line.
I want you to know Kurt, I now- own' a
Gremlin. A Gremlin. And you have a new car
ti Dear Editor:
The Town of Goderich is celebrating its
180th anniversary in 1977 and throughout
the year many events' are planned to help
us all remember the Triple jubilee of our
community.
The centrepiece of the celebrations will
be a mammoth parade around the town
Saturday, July 9th, 1977 commencing at 2
The time baS been. -serat 2 pith: to
allow plenty of time for any unit or band
who may travel from a long &tatiCd to
attend -without having to rise too early ra
the morning and to allow a (maximum
number to be, "up And about" to view the
patade.
We cordially invite any band,, marching
unit, comedy grottpi Majorettes', baton,
twirlers to attend, We Aka' Welcome any
youth, Church, club, factory, business or
reSidential area to have a float in the
parade. Two themes will be used for the
parade: Links with the Past and Plans for
the Future. However; any other float. may
enter without conforniing to the themes.
, Prizes will be awarded for the three best
entries in both thenie grotips based on
originality, design and detoratiOn.
Now is the time to begin planning for the
parade. I would appreciate any person or
group contemplating entering in the
parade to contact me when they Can so that
I can commence to make a list Of
participants. It is not necessary to name
the theMe you intend to enter at this stage.
Any pdrson who does contact me will be
Supplied with a, form at a later date so that
this• inforination can be tiled to forth the
to service and look after.
But don't worry about that old turquoise one
of yours. I'm not giving up that one. That first
choice of yours is forever mine. I'm sticking
with the old girl. She's still going strong at
100,000 miles,. She's still my companion on the
401. I'll just let that filly of a Gremlin sport
around town. She's a lightweight.
And another thing I want to clear up. This
matter of your gold car.- You led me, Kurt,
making me think you had a gold car. What was
I to believe? Letting me see you drive off
several times from the garage in that gold car?
You tempted me. Made me think this was
going to ,be my next cat. And 'here all along.
you were driving the boss's car.
What a fine one you are! Letting me work
myself up for two years in gold--and all along
you actually owned a blue and white car.
That's tricky, Kurt. What kind of bait and
switch is that one?
I was the most surprised person last week
when the garage People told me you never,
owned a gold car.
Don't you see what this is doing to m y
reputation? If a writer can be anything, he
can at least be accurate. That's why I'm
setting this .story straight.
Remember, Kurt, ,my car buying days
aren't over. I've still got my eye on your car.
Blue and white will do. I think I can adjust to
that. As I told you, the car's not all that
important'. j'll learn to lower my gold
standard.
Patrick D king;
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. Jubilee 3' Celebrations iis:'
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Parade
But for heaven's sake, say something to me.
Talk to me. Communicate. Can't you let me
know what your right'hand is doing? And your
left? And in what car?
I think I'm doing, all the talking:
My job's all cut out for me when you get
back from Germany. You and I are going to
have a nice long talk, And it's not going to be
about the old country either.
GOdericii seek anniversary aid
parade so that there is some, continuity yet
,.variety in the composition of the parade
find-up. We want bands, marching units;
flag bearers, clowns, fun units, stilt-
walkers, majorettes, twirlers and floats.
Please let me know if you are interested.
Bands should 'advise if there is any fee for
their attendance so that some form or
budget can be Maintained.
Contact me at 65 West Street; Gaderich.
Tel 519-524-8333 in person or by note: Or
at 346 Oak Street, Goderich, Tel.
M9-524-9293.
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