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• LIUICKINIOW SENTUNEL
"The Repay Town" Established 1873
SHARON J, DIETZ • Editor
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May 19, 1982—.Page 6
The budget fails
•
This week's provintial budget hit the fellow, wild is
aiready struggling to keep. his head above water, right in the
stomach,. Labelled the middle Class poor, he is the victim of
the economic policies • of the federal and provincial
governments which are combining for the knockout punch,
• The tax now charged on previously exempt hems is bound -
to nickel and dime the average consumer to his economic
death., Ontario treasurer Frank Miller gets -you when your
child buys an ice cream cone, your wife when she buys toilet
paper and your husband when he brings home that cuddly
puppy to surprise the children at Christmai.
What .the budget fails to do is provide any stimulation for
an economy which is seriously in trouble in our p.rovitice
because of federal Interest rate policlei... It fails to provide.'
any assistance to farmers . who have no money . to plant
spring crops and those who teeter pricariouslY on the brink
of bankruptcy. It fails to create any meaningful long term
employment which will turn around the dismal unemploy-
ment rate In this province. It fails to provide any solutions to
the economic and social woes which \ are creating such
human hard.ship, • • .
What the budget does do, however, is create a simmering
irritation and gnawing gut feeling that this. government .
cares little for the average person in this province who works
to provide for his family. The average person who is
struggling to make ends meet on an income that used -to be
satisfactory. The average guy who would rather work than ,
collect unemployment.
• This budget has not oreated a caucus. rtiVolt as In 1973; • ',
when John White's energy tax was rescinded within weeks
after the. budget. Nor has it caused the 'collective outrage
seen in 1978, when Darcy McKeough prompted an. election.
threat against the Minority Conservative government with a.
30 per cent hike In OHIP pretniams. But the irritation will
linger and the Tories should heed the warning delivered by
the Saskatchewan electorate last Month when they turfed
out a government which had lost touch with. its people.;
• It's tree the Tories realize that the people of this province
• do not want a "window on. the oil industry" or the prestige
that a premier's jet will bring them. They want jobs, social
programs and an industrial strategy which will stimulate our
economy arid get our province working again. • .
The 'neat provincial election is three years away •and the
"puppy dog tax" as the new tax charges have been dubbed
may yet sound the death note for the fat cat Tory
-government,
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Ewan Brodie was happy with his
new life. His cabin was completed,
except for the refinements which he
would add when time and money
permitted. The blacksmith's root
pulling machine had been at work on
the two or more acres of cleared land,
and. the young Man had already begun
plowing, so that he might plant whiter
wheat. •
Ewan visualized with great satisfac.
tion, all ' the bread which would
originate from that first small field. He
would have to produce more and more
food in the coming years. There was a
widowed mother to provide for and a
• wife, A glance at the young woman's
• apron strings,: tied higher with each
passing day, revealed that soon there.
would be another little mouth to add to
his responsibilities.
The widow Brodie was thankful to
have such a devoted and industrious
son to care for her, and Ewan Saw his
mother as the same loving soul, who
had crooned him to sleep, in a croft of
• a far away Highland glen.
Young Mrs, Brodie did, not see her
mother.in.laW with-' the 'same eyes,
• Two women stirring the same cauld.
ron, do not produce a harmonious
• stew!, She resented the Widow's
• presence and particularly her domin..
thing ways. Secretly, she longed to be
, rid of her eternal presence.
"Ye'll be 'needin' a cradle free the
bairn," the widow, told her, "Ye'd
' best be thinkin' o' that. There's no
• much time:the noel"
In spite of Elizabeth's interference
and dictatorial manner, young Mrs.
Brodie tried to be quiet spokenand
respectful to her unwanted but.perm
anent 'guest; "Aye, tis true,"
' She
by don oisnipbell
sighed softly, "1 bite a mind tae ask
gwan tae make a wee bed frac the
babe," •
• The widow was quick to set the
younger woman straight • in 'her.
thinking,
"My lad is a low Worker but he's
no a carpenter, Only Chippy Chisholm
could • fashion a cradlefit frae a
•Brodie," she said with a dreamy, far
away look in her' eyes, "NI away•this
very minute and ask him hie do the
workl"
When Elizabth left the cabin in
search of Chippy, young Mrs. Brodie
peeked . through, the Window; She
chuckled as she watched her perse.
cuter striding up the pathway with an
energetic and determined step, Obvi,
' iously, Elizabeth had. more than Just.a
Cradle on her mind! • • •
The widow Brodieheaded straight
for Ian JattlieSOteti new general store
Where, she presumed, Chippy' Chis.
holm would still' be‘workitig, Unknown
to her her, Chippy was at the black.
smith's forge procuring some iron
hangers for the store sign,. Reluctant,and too crafty to enquire directly about
•Chippy,. she made the excuse of
buying some needles and cotton, then
Made her way back home.
On the way she • spied the old
carpenter standing by the forge and
determined not to fail in her mission,
she went to speak to him, She was
concerned however, that Grant the
• blacksmith should . not misinterpret
her meeting with . the. Carpenter,
Accordingly, she spoke in an of.
handed and' haughty manner,
"Ah, there ye are Mr.-Chisholnil,lf
ye no mind, I would like tae-hae words
we ye on a little business matter,"
• .....-clitiUtnaOlinii0-Irt.hew*.\:::-
•
' Td the Editor;
•
Dungannon, Co, Tyrone,
N. Ireland,
May 7, 1982.
Nearly two years since my visit to your Dungannon, my
husband and I have been very happy to welcome to . our
home Mr. Bill Tigert and Mr. Jim O'Neill of Goderich. Their
wives, families and friends will be glad to know they're in
. good. health and having a wonderful time, ' milting new
friends' wherever they go, ••
• They're so pleased with our Dungannon and its people
and with the country in general, they've promised to come
again as soon as they can,
They've left now for Londonderry and we were sorry to
see them go,
With good wishes to all .my friends- oat there and to you
and your staff, •
•
(Mrs!) Mollie Whiteside, .
Aatittse 1111014.gtry
The Open Hours will remain the 'same' for the slimmer:
Monday 1 • 2 p.m, Story Hour for 3 . 6 year olds. Monday,
Wednesday 2 • 5 p,m, and Friday. 7 . 9 pArt,
New books include: Don't Make Me Smile by Barbara Park;
Juvenile fiction.. grade 6 • 8; 114 pagei.
Charlie Hinkel thinks his world 'has been ruined when his
parents decide to get a divorce, He 'gets mad at them for
changing his life and refuses to cooperate. Slowly he realizes
that there isn't anything he can do about it and learns to live
with the change.
Muskeg and Moccasins by Ruby Reid, adult fiction, 110
pages..
• The story of young Susan Robb and her family, and the
• adventures thatsurround them as they learn to survive in the
Northland. Pioneers in the isolated settlement, Moose Falls,
they make use of the land's potential and the strength of
family love to survive, Details day to day life of the tithes.
• Chippy was quite sure that the only
type of business which Mrs, Brodie
wished to - discuss would be very
private and confidential. In fact,
something strictly between the two of
them, He led the widow out of earshot
,of Grant the Blacksmith, •
"I've started the cabin Mrs, Bro..
die," Chippy said, beaming with
triuniph, "And lfl hae , it finished
before the first snow flies, Just name
the day and the two of us will settle in
free the,winter, naming as a couple o'
• wetivils, in a biscuit barrel!"
• Mrs. Brodie was flabbergasted, She
blushed crimson. She had expected
Chily approach the' subject of
marriage with a little more finesse,
Unfortunately, (or fortunately), Chip.
• home his attack Whiten
py pressedt
• tne'r'cli: if ye plea • . se, when shall it be?
. I'll hae tae make all the- arrangements
• WI' the Reverend Duncan MacLeod!"
• There are times when teperstin must
dispense'ivith niceties and formalities
inorder to be practical, This ,was just
such an occasion. Mrs, Brodie turned
abruptly so that Chippy would not see
• her face, • • •
"Let us sayi then, the first week in
• November, Sir, If 'ye think ye can •
• AMA the hoose by that time,"
She walked quickly away,not able
to cope with all: the thoughts in her
Chippy called out after her,
"Then the first week itt November it
shall be, and I shall come calling on
Yei every night until that time,"
• .Mrs. Brodie made no mention of the
cradle when she returned to the cabin• .
In feet, Shp appeared to be. absolutely
• speechless for the first time in her life!
• By Marle Park
• Paul Eedy shot a porcu•
pine on Wednesday evening
'in the barnyard at his farm*
n the 4thconcession of
Ashfield.lie first noticed the
animal when his barking dog
drew his attention and at first
he thought it was a raccoon.
An unusual sighting in this
area, Paul kettipt some of the
quills and :took snapshots Of
the dead porcupine.
Congratulations to 'Bill and
Pat (Reed) Thomson of Luck.
•'now an the birth . of their
daughter, Julie Lynn, bori..
• May 7 in WMghatii and
• District Hospital, A sister for
Hobby; dint and Matthew.
Seventh grandchild for 8111
and Florence Reed of God.
erich, • .
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
•Dakin of Sault Ste, Marie
called on .Mr. Mel Jones on
• Wednesday evening, Mrs.
Dakin is a daughter of the
late • Mr, and Mrs. • Lorne
• Scrimegour of 'Myth,
Holly Park and Joel Ben.
• dig visited on the weekend
• with their grampa and gram.
nia Park, Todd and grad,
Stephen 'and Debbie Park
attended the Austin•Kerr
wedding and Val and Mike
Bendig bowled itt Kitchener.
Congratulations to Barry
Austin andeKtithy Kerr who
were married Saturday even.
• ing at Nile United Church.
Barry is a son of; Mr. and
Mrs, Vince Austin of Kings.
bridge and Kathy is a daugh•
ter or Mr. And Mrs. Keith
Kerr of Wroxeter area.
Mr, and. Mrs. Steve Whit-
ney have. purchased •' the
ome, formerly owned by
• 1ton Hamilton, Many will
probably know it better as
the former Jack Chisholm
home. •
- •
, .
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Brown
and family, formerly of •the
.2nd 'concession of Ashfield,
have moved onto the Dave
McDiarmid farm at Nile,
Dungannon Smilers
There were 10 tables. o• f
euchre. at the final night of
Ards, sponsored • by the
• Dungannon and Area Sem
iors, It is hoped to resume
• them in September. The high
• lady was Flossie Ivers and,
the • lowscore was a tie
between Cora Caesar and
Mary. Alton with Cora being
the winner. The high man for
• the night was Mel Jones with
• Cecil Pollock being the low
score.,
Margaret Errington read
an invitation from the United
Church to attend the annual
camp service at Camp Merle-.
sctungonSunday, May 30th
at 11 a,m. There is to he a pot
luckdinner.
•.Sporti
• On Monday, May 17th' the
regular season games of slow
pitch bill start again. Several
exhibition games have been.
played already; On Sunday
afternoon, on the Dungannon
11" diamond, the Auburn
team. defeated the Nile boys
by a 13 • 11 seore,
old successful membership drive
• The May 11 meeting of the
• St, Augustine C,VV;L. was
held at the church vestry.
The meeting opened with
prayer followed by a scrip.
• ture reading given by Leona
Hickey. The -minutes of the
previous meeting were read
by the secretary, Mary Boyle
and the financial report was
given by Leona Hickey,
Marie Thcony reported that
the membership drive resul•
ted in 23 \members to date for
the new CWL year,
Reports were given by
Mary Redmond for Church
Life, Nancy Stapleton, our
officer for Educational Life.
spoke briefly on the lunch
held for the first confessions
and also of the league's visit
to Pirtecrest. A motion was
•passed that the officers re.
• Malt' itt for another year.
A discussion Was held on
catering to the Fortin wed•
• ding on May 21, The Gard•
ening With Gwen Fawthrop
• evening, held on April 15,
was well attended by twiny
people in the arca. It was
decided that something of
this nature would be a good
idea again in the near future,
'The joint meeting of,:lite
• three local parishes is to.4be
held June 7 in St. Augustine,
with the usual plant sale,
Silk flowers for the altar
Were viewed from May Mul.
kern and were purchased for
future use, The Crowning of
Mary will be held on May 30
with the young people of the
parish participating in tills
• special Mass.
•'Father Ed Dentinger gave
his Spiiitual talk onbeing a
member of the CWL, He
concluded by reading a po•
cm, Ood's Plan For Your
Life.
Father Ed Dentinger will
conduet mass at St, :August.
inc on Sundays at 9 am.
during May, antl June.
Return home
Mr. and Mrs, Courtney
MacDonald returned from a
trip to Western Canada
where Susan attended a con.
vention in Vancouver on radia
ation safety. They spent the
• weekend in Ripley with Mr.
and Mrs, John C. Mactton.
aid and :Mr, and Mrs. Jack
Farrell,