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Stop the striking
Postal strike, teachers strike, shipping strike. It's happening again
and it's time the federal government stepped in and did something to
stop the citizens of this country from being held ransom.
When the powerful labor unions of this country decide they want
longer lunch hours, or some similar demand, why is it that the rest of us
have to suffer& Eaclt, day the inside postal workers are off the job
because of strike action, it costs the taxpayers of Canada between
three and four million dollars. Now, not only does the mail not get
through, which costs money, but we also have to pay the salaries
($ 13.25 per hour) of replacement workers to stand around in case the
rotating strike effects the area they have been posted. That amounts
to S159 per day per replacement worker. Pretty good money for doing
nothing but being ready.
Canada Post. a Crown Corporation, losses millions of dollars each
year - without a strike. Maybe we should take a lesson from the
Reagan administration (heaven forbid) when the air traffic controllers
went on strike in the States some years, ago: fire the whole lot and give
their jobs to people who want to work.
While this action is rather drastic, it worked in the case of the con-
trollers and you can bet that union will think twice before they strike
again.
It is doubtful that this government would ever do anything as drastic
as fire all the inside postal workers, but what is wrong with allowing
replacement workers to handle the vital duties of the post office while
the union and management discuss their differences. This should be
done as soon as the union calls for a strike. We shouldn't have the
replacement workers standing around "just in case".
The people of this country are not pawns to be used in a bid to get
higher wages, or better benefits for a relatively small group of people.
When will it stop. Not until we, the pawns, make a few demands of
our own. If the posties aren't happy with making $13.25 an hour. let so-
meone who would be happy with that take their place.
Trade and labor unions in this country have become far too powerful.
It's time to clip their wings and get back to the job of working for the
country as a whole. R.B.
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I had a professor in college, Ric
Wellwood, who taught us creative writing.
One thing he told us, and at the time I real-
ly took it to heart, was the fact that nothing
is original anymore.
The point Mr. Wellwood was trying to
get across to us at the time, and it has
taken me almost this long to figure it out,
is the fact that research is very important,
He was saying that all the ideas for
something, an invention, a punch line for a
joke, or an angle for a news story, have
already been thought of by someonelse. All
you have to do is find the seed of the idea
and, using the fertilizer that comes with an
imaginative mind, allow that seed to grow
into something original.
For the longest time though, I took Ric's
advice at face value...there is nothing
original anymore. Over the past few years,
I have cotne to understand that his state-
ment was not so cut and dried. Let me pass
along a couple of quotes that I've collected
from certain people that illustrate the fact
that we should never settle for what we see
on the surface. That we should always
strive for bigger and. better things in this
life.
"Everything that can be invented has
already been invented". This was said by
Charles H. Duell, director of the U.S. Pa-
tent Office. He said it in 1899.
It's a good thing no one listened to him at
the time.
"Heavier-than-air flying machines are
impossible." These are the words of Lord
Kelvin, President of the Royal Society in
1895. Obviously, neither of the Wright
brothers heard him and it's a good thing
they didn't.
"Sensible and responsible women do not
want to vote." Can you imagine what
would have happen to Grover Cleveland if
he had said this today instead on in 1905?
The point here, however vague, is the
fact that while creative research can pro-
vide the researcher with a new twist to an
old idea, it is important that he realize that
makes it original.
It is important that we learn from the
past and build on the failures and triumphs
of others to create something completely
new.
It took me ten years, Ric, but I finally
got it. Thanks for the advice and thanks to
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my good friend Norm for pushing me to
come to this realization. There are original
things left in this of world. You just have
to look for them.
And now a word from our sponsor...
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And now, back to the news with two time
winner of the golden shovel award, Walter
Cranky...
Thank -you and good evening, I'm Walter
Cranky with all the news you need to know
and even some you don't.
In world news tonight, Iranian terrorists
attempted to raid the American Embassy
in Cairo today. Unfortunately for the
gunmen, a miscalculation in their plans
had them storm the small delicatessen
beside the embassy. Not to be foiled, the
terrorists held two hundred pounds of
salami hostage for almost six hours and
demanded they be supplied with a get-
away car and two jars of hot mustard. The
American Air Force moved in, bombed the
deli and killed the terrorists. The salami is
being held for questioning.
On the local scene, a gas line explosion
completely destroyed Mrs. Bibbies boar-
ding house last night. An eyewitness at the
scene is quoted as saying..."Roomers
were flying".
And in other news, fire ripped through
the local Foto -Mat camera shop early this
morning. No film at eleven.
I'm Walter Cranky and you're up to
date.
Have a good week !
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70 years ago
October 11, 1917
Habits in the army -One of the strongest
recommendations for military life, in the
opinion of men back from the front, is that
it tends to give one settled habits for living.
The soldier has a regular round of daily
duties, including lengthy periods for
recreation while in training, and he
ceratinly grows used to this method of
ordering his existence quickly.
It is a tradition of the race that the
easiest way to go through life enjoying
oneself is to form good habits, such as
regularity in eating, rising,,shaving, going
to bed and the like. All these are learned by
men in the army. Their duties are so
ordered that they learn to perform the
day's tasks with the least possible delay
and confusion.
50 years ago
October 6, 1937
Slot machine license -At the October
meeting bf the Village Council on Tuesday
night, applications for renewal of slot
machine Iicenses Was 'made by Charles
Chin. This was granted by council at the
same $75 fee. Council stressed the point
that minors be strickly prohibited from
playing the machine.
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Also at the meeting, it was announced
that rural hydro will be made available
this fall to farmers between Lucknow and
Whitechurch. Work on building the line is
underway east of the village and the poles
have been placed. Work of wiring
buildings along this route is being done in
some cases to be in readiness when the ser-
vice is made available.
A busy community -This community is a
hive of activity at present and local boar-
ding houses are certainly benefitting form
the current boom. Several gangs of
workmen are located here at various oc-
cupations. A hydro crew is building lines
east of town; telephone linemen are doing
repair work in the vicinity D.L. Weber's
men are working on the arena.
As well, all local industries are fully staf-
fed and working full time.
25 years ago
October 3, 1962
Higher values for area farmers -Impressed
by the prosperous acreage in this district,
the Hon. Wm. Stewart, Ontario Minister of
Agriculture, predicted that the future of
agriculture in this area may well be
"wrapped up" in this .rural community.
Mr. Stewart's remarks were made at the
opening of the Lucknow Fair last Thurs-
day. He referred to the rapidity with which
farm land is being "gobbled up" adjacent
to the metro areas and he forsaw farm
land becoming much more valuable here
in the near future. One has only to look at
the quality of crops and stock raised in the
district to realize this, he said.
Bi vote expected Thursday -On Thursday,
October 4, the electors of Huron -Bruce will
go to the pols to elect a representative to
the Provincial Legislature.
This by-election was called to fill the
vacancy left by the death of John Hanna
last March. Mr. Hanna had represented
this riding for over 19 years since he was
first elected to the legislature as a Pro-
gressive Conservative member in the
government headed by Premier George
Drew.
The P.C. candidate in Thursday's elec-
tion is George McCutheon while the.
Liberal candidate is Murray Gaunt.
There is every indication that a big vote
will be recorded on Thursday as interest in
this by-election seems to have peaked this
week. Never has such interest been
generated by a provincial by-election.
10 years ago
October 5, 1977
Nuclear study released -Tony McQuail,
RR1 Lucknow, who co-authored the exten-
sive study on nuclear power, attended the
environmental assesment hearings in
Bowmanville last Thursday and made a
presentation to the hearing.
The study, "Half Life, Nuclear Power
and Future Society", was released recent-
ly by the Ontario Coalition for Nuclear
Responsibility which is an organization of
five citizens groups from across the pro-
vince was formed in 1973.
McQuail became interested in the pro-
blems of nuclear power whne he read
about the problems which the industry has
faced in developing storage for nuclear
waste in the 1960's.
The public -education campaign, which
is currently requiring both tirne and effort
of the members of the group, is to bring
before the public the long term impact of
nuclear power and the problems of safety
and storage