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Proclamation of Ontario's
Welfare Act, which will -put teeth into
child abuse laws, has been delayed for at
least another two months. It passed Third
Reading in the provincial Legislature last
December, and was to have been pro-
claimed on April 1. However, Community
and Social Services Minister Keith
Norton stated that a number of training
Child
prOgrams for professionals who will
administer the ,new laws have not been
There completed.
has been heated debate in the
Ontario Legislature this week about the
number of doctors who have opted out ofthe medicare program. The federalMinister of Health has indicated that
Ottawa
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sess its
contribution to
provincial plans of
universality were being destroyed.
Health Minister Dennis Timbrell said
that in eleven counties or municipalities
of the province, more than 20 per cent of
the octors were out of OHIP (he end .of
last month. He said that 71 more doctors
plan to opt out on April 1, but only two
have announced an intention to leave on
May 1. He attrfluted the rise in dropquts
just after tbe beginning of this year to the
lifting of federal yiage and
profit controls,and said the peak now has been reached.The Minister said doctors have complained that OHIP's administrative procedures are unduly bureaucratic andsome feel the schedule 'of benefits is„ unfair. Both problems are being studiedby the Ministry.
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regional police forces and the
Drea said.He made a plea that "the used -car
enquir-
iesbuyer beware”, and advised Wquld-be
purchasers of used cars, if any doubt
exists, to request a search through the
Ministrtqf Transportation and Commun-
ications to determine the name of 'the
person who owned the car before its
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In general, Angus followed the teachings of the
\� � b|eaothe is for his way of life, but of
there were exceptions. When he was given a slap in
the face, he did not turn the other cheek. On the
contrary, he preferred to take "an eye for an eye''. In
his younger days, his fist settled his grievances but as
he grew older, he resorted to other dubious tactics, As
far,as, Angus was concerned, whatever a man sowed,
he reaped!
There was one character called "Tricky" Troup
with whom Angus had an old bone to pick. Mr. Troup
was a sharp dealing livestock trader who had once
sold Angus a cow, knowing it to be defective when it
tame to calving.
'irn, the crafty thieving basket," Angus told
me in confidence. "May take a little time, but I'll
One day I helped Angus deliver some potatoes to a
farmer. As I unloaded the sacks, I noticed a well
proportioned gelding in a corral by the barn.
"Fine looking horse," I told the farrner.
"rep,. it* sure is," he replied, more in disgust than
pride. '"n that's all it is -- fine lookin% Only fit fer the
glue factory!" -
Angus , overheard the conversation and came
"Looks O.K. ter-, me," he said with conviction.
"What's wrong with it?" •
"Well Sir," the farmer said, after spitting a stream
of tobacco juice out of his mouth. "My stupid son,,'e
bought it ter ride - bought it real cheap, so 'e
thought.^
"What's wron with it?" Angus askedagain. .'
^ Nuthi until try.t& put a saddle
Anguson it. Then it's the meanest, Wildest buckin' bronco
you ever saw. I'm gonna ship it tomorrer!"
eyed t—e horse as he rubbed his bearded
'chin in thought then the craftiest look | ever saw,
suddenly appeared on his face.
"What's it worth ter yer - right now?" he asked the
farmer.
The man considered for a few moments. '1 ought
ter git forty dollars from the packers:6
Angus turned to me. '"ow much cash d'yer 'ave on
I had about nine dollars and change and Angus
produced sixteen more,
"I'll buy that there Thrse,"' he told the farmer.
'You got ten sacks o' 'taters, that's twenty bucks, an I
got another sixteen 'ere. Don'll gi me another.*v.-
that's fortybucks!" He thrust histowards the
farmer and laughed out loud. "That's |fyer'U drop it
offat my place|d ridin'
"You got yerself an 'orse, mister," the farmer told
'Angus. Then he looked a little apprehensive. "I 'ope
yer know what yer doin'. I wouldn't wish that there
gelding on my worst enemy!"
Angus was a picture of radiance and he Chuckled as
he spoke. "Maybe 1;ou wouldn't, but I sure as 'ell
would!"
Next week, a retired farmer came into the Grunt &
Thunder to place an advertisement for his farm sale.
Included in the livestock list was "one three year old
gelding, Oftegnhando.'' -_-
1 didn't kno� you kept horses," i said inquisi-
tively.
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The old farmer grinned. "| don't. That there 'orse
belongs ter your friend Angus, I'm just listing it fer
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BY D.A. CAMPBELL
sale wi' stuff."
Ointense
the Saturday of '- sale, of- grippedby an
curiosity.What kind foul scheme was
, Angus cooking in his wicked old mind?
.
Whilst the long drawn out ouctioneeringtook place
around an old hay wagon covered in almost useless
junk, I watched Angus talking earnestly with several
likely livestock buyers. There was indeed some
monkey business in the works!
When at last Sam Beeton, the auctioneer, got
aroundthe horse, most of the nickle and
dime crowd had gone. Sam ghedloudly to draw
n his
prospective
performancein i . pitched voice. -
"Let me remind you again,the
are cash and all sales are !final." He pointed with his
stick to the gelding which, as the closed in,
whinnied nervousl"Nowwhad have we here a fine
piece of horse flesh if ever I saw one. Who says two
hundred dollars?"
' "For thotkindamoney it oughta'm/in the Queen's
Pkshe!"
, a smart Alec in the crowd retorted.
"And this one looks if |tcouk1.'/ the auctioneer
-quipped bank. "Where do you want to be then.
gentlemen., give me a bid. VVhoone hundred and
fifty?'' � ` .
. Tricky Troup stood in the front, his crafty mind
weighing up the o profitmargin. "Eighty
b-_ he shouted.
From there on, only the auctioneer did the talking.
The bids were made by the slighnod of the head, a
touch on the cap ,peak, or some other secret
only^"".^.=u".`�to oeetun,
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^on't pick
known ^ bystanderhito
me, ^'or you
''At eighty dollars, | aty
, who says onehundred? Come al~ gentlemen,
horse is worth more than }hat!"
Tricky Troup winked his eye.
"1 have one "=.".ed, now ten? vv"v.n give me
another ten? ive me
another uvo/\
An air of sus - over � `hun�the auction, asif some
mysteriousforce'
g. Sam Beeton
tied d �
rat . i id but nobody°.
seemed interested anymore. All eyes' were on Tricky,
ride - ono horse! . '
"Sold to M:r.Troup for onehundred dollars!"
As the rmwd di of
conspirators. They all seemed pieased that Tricky had
Peen tricked!
• A few later 1 found Angus in rather a
depressed mood. .
"What's the matter Angus - aren't y�u very happy
today?
"No, | ahn't," he said peevishly.
• "You
on Tricky Troup and making sixty bucks profit as
. -. . ^~.. him. .
He avg me a completelyain't so
smart," he said sadly. "That Tricky, 'e beat me, so 'e
did ' got ter get up in e morninter catch 'im!
"What do you mean, /\ngia?" l' was completely
puzzled.
e shi'orseter Calgary,sn 'e
did. Sold it to a rodeo fer three hundred |" 0
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