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Times -Advocate, August 10 1978
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CP'Air flight 60 was due to arrive
. at Toronto International Airport at 3.10
p.m., .Friday.' Due to mechanical dif-
ficulties. the flight was delayed and
finally arrived in Toronto at ap-
proximately 11:20 p.m
While most passengers and those
awaiting their arrival may have been
able to understand .the 'fact that air-
• planes can experience 'problems. few
were prepared for the delay they were
to encounter at Torontd due. to a work
• slow=down by/ground staff.
Luggage from Flight 60 was
delayed for about one hour and 30
-minutes. as. the ground s-taff
s'
perpetrated their delaying tactics and
kept the passengers fuming on 'a day
that had started almost 20 hours earlier
lot' those .who had arrived at the Van-'
comer airport to catch their flight.
The employees who were supposed
to unload the luggage were getting full
pity for their time. They were
protesting thefact that .a recent wage
offer was apparently'too low, although
the counting of the ballots on a ratifica-
tion vote had not yet been completed.
_It was another example—of the type
of _anarchy used by organized labor to
bring pressure on their. employers by
using the public as pawns in their
"degrading games '
Tit it b e a problem
- In the middle of one of the hottest.
drvest summers 'on - reeord. St. John
Ambulance reminds you that heat can
be a menaee: I•t causes a 1 —. i[ body
fluids and silt that can lead to hea't'er
haust-ion. Elderly and obese people are
most susceptible. but it,can • catch
anyone. even children. - '
..Normally over exertion will rause
it. but on a very •hot day. you'll lose
_energy just sitting around. On days like
that, make the kids sit down and cool
off occa§ionall};. and he sure everyone •
drinks lots of water. • • •
-
Water's. part of the treatment if
heat exhaustion does strike. It shows as
a shock=6ike condition, with dizziness,
muscle cramps. cold. clammy' skin
and sometimes nausea and diarrhea
(:et the victim into a cool place. If
is_'concious. give hrin cold water to
dt'in eas-vomiting or has diarrhea.
add'a'half . spoon of salt to a pint of
water or give hi salted broth
..if hes dnconscio don't try to
give him anything by mouth.' thim in -
what's called the recovery posit ly-
ing down: on his side With the -hea
back: so that if he is sick. he will not.
choke
Aii ugly head
BATT'N AROUND ... , with the editor
When the heart stops ..
When most people see the initials .rescusc•itation and applying pressure . •
R. they identify them with the Cana' or the sternum I the breastbone i by
aeific Railway. but for some pressing in with one's hands. _ ,
e they are better known for 1t can -be administered b er-
•
'than
lucky p
• • Coronary
That's q
. people ref
.lives have
someone kn
Polio. the dreaded crippler of a While there appears to he no need Last wee
•past-era:-has-shownTits-uglybead.in OI- For panic in .This area. it 'would be driver for t
-ford--County>--and---should ;promp't al ea-f-oothardy-for-people to ameifiere is 'hers of
residents to consider theirown rotes- no need• for extendingtheir-protection • w•ho attend
Pnakyvood I
tion. -• through a booster shot. '' • - \icPherR6n,
The disease had been -well con- , --:1Vcheck with your-faTily doctor rescue unit
trolled', through immunization. -but XI1 provide the necessary. advice op '�kille(iycater
'booster shots are required to'continue whether you re -quire that course o those in'att
.that protection. • _ - tion.: •od
v'0.t1ep
ulmonary Rescuscitation son. although it -is best done by two peo-
-tesa.mouthful and the lucky ple, one applying the mouth-to-mouth
r'red to are -those whose and the other working on the sternurrt.
en saved by the fact that " The basic idea is to jolt"-tltelie-arf
W haw to administer CPR. back into action or to at least stimulate •
yours truly acted_asa bus its action - until professional-. help
local swim pool staff and wives
nse1t tel iVielass The .success of, CPR .is well
d a- course on CPR- at documented- It -is credited.with saving
London firemanitPaul 'lives in 2Qpercent of the cases where it
ead of the department's is practiced and obviously that is a
a highly trained and sizeable percentage. It is used for _.
safety expert. provided heart attack victims: electrical shock.
drownings. or where cardiac arrest has
11 the woods ,'.
•
...e Ont • o Federation of Labbur
has reje ed -the notion of volunt r
wager strait in exchange for a com-
ent. by g r'nment to a program
of economic stimulus.
A Torcin'tQ' newspaper last week -
' proposed that Canada initiate an
--'economic arrangement .troth"r tri=that
reached between government and un-
ions in Britain,.:
•
But the OFL's Cliff Pilkey was
quick to, dismiss any such idea. There's
a "vastly ,different political climal
in Canada that ,precludes su a
scheme. he says. -Only because workers
elected a socialist government that.
enjoyed labors full confidence was the
British social contract possible -
c_ ndance with a- brief in-
ti uction to CPR in the hope that
. some would be prompted to enrol in the
short courses provided. •
While a one -ti -our film and
:demonstration do not an expert make.
we gained enough knowledge to realize
that it is a course which everyone
should take. The ability to revive a'per-
son suffering from cardiac arrest is
<otnething one may never need. but ob-
viously .having that ability will never
go amiss.
When cardiac arrest takes place._
death is not always •immediate. The
heart is often in a state where it is still
quivering. much like a shaking bowl of
jelly. \and d it can be coaxed back to its
normal pumping operation. the life can
he saved..
However. that assistance must be
almost immediate. because .in less
than five minutes. the brain has suf-
fered damage to the point where a vic-
tim would end up being little more than
a vegetable even if that person was
brought back to life . -
'`The`• working.t/and women of
this province eta ' no faith in the
Trudeau ..go.yet', jheni's ahilitr.,..10-
organize -a ' met.. far:- less: an-
econ�omy."-(lie outspoken -OFL- presi- -
dent chided "The -last federa I 'budget
aunt the Prime Minister's continued
•fascination with constitutional_.rather
than economic matters make this
clear."
Pilkev may have a point in his Last_
remark. but we hope he doesn't' com-
pletely rule. nut discussions. •about
snclal contract -type solutions' to the
country's economic: woes until a
socialist-- government is, elected.
Otherwise. he'll he sitting in the woods
for a long time
. Peterborough Review
Bureaucratic folly
The,case of a Wallaceburg minister- foresight to allow for such a situation
and his ailing wife illustrates when the rule hook was being written:
dramatically the follies inherent in
burgeoning bureaucracy. The woman's
illness requires that she have a con-
tinual supply of oxygen. al a --cost of
$500 a month — which her husband
simply cannot- pay He has asked for
assistance from the ministry of health.
but has learned that the only answer is •
to keep his wife in hospital where the
oxygen would be supplied at no cost as
part of her insured care
Ward rates at Wallaceburg are not •
likely to 'be less than $100 per .day.
perhaps More. so the alternative to
$500 a month for oxygen at home isi
$3000 a montilr..for hospital hed and ser-
vices. Makes a lot of sense. doesn't it'
. New that `is an extremely
simplistic explanation. and no doubt '.
doctors and ministry officials ,would
find reasons. to justify what appears to
be obvious stupidity. The real reason.
ofe • course, is . that nobody had the
Mmes Established I a73 advocate Estob
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The ministry -of health has un-
derwritten home nursing care and
several other ,means of reducing ex-
cessive use of expensive hospital beds.
but not the supply of pxygen outside the
hospital
Of course this case is only one of
thousands which could be found every
day of the week where mindless
adherence to written regulations
creates personal suffering 'and higher
costs for public services. Lack of ade-
quate nursing home accommodation
across the province adds to the need for
hospital beds when older people have
no one at home to care for them.
Bureaucracy is,a necessary part"hf
any government. hut as it/ expands into
,every phase of puhlicAife one cannot
but wish that humatf intelligence and
good judgment- have to be discarded
along the way. -
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As demonstrated by Paul. CPR is a
combination of mouth:to-mouth
been brought about through drug over-
dose. c•hoki4 and asphyxia.
s
Courses are now provided at
Fanshawe_ College in London. but
where interest` is sufficient;: instructors
can be'dispatched to teach groups in
any community to alleviate the
neeessit of -U etn.'tr-avelling to._more,
distant points•
With heart disease being the nation's
number one killer. it is rather obvious
that •every adult would.benefit from
('PR training. enabling them to
provide assistance in emergency.
situations until profft.s-cir)p4J_, h,el,p`
,arrives on the scene. •'=-'``'"
While success is not -guaranteed by
any sense of the imagination. people
- who have stood'helplessly by while lov--
ed ones have died will be among the
first to agree that then would have
given anything to be able to attempt a
life-sustaining procedure -which can be:
.learned so easily bvahose of average
physieal_capabilities'
Procrastinators that they are. people
too often fail to -avail themselves of -
such training until it -is too late and that
gnawing guilt is something with which
they must live..
what is needed. Is some group to
take ihe_bull by the horns and show the
leadership required to arrange, for
('PR courses in area communities. Lit-
tle expense dr time is involved.
4.The members of such groups will. of
course. benefit two -fold themselves.
They will not only be able to.learn the
CPR svttem•for their use in assisting
someone if the need arises. but on a
more selfish theme. may also benefit
from' being the recipient of that -
assistance should they require it..
That in itself should be enough to
spur someone into action! '
Th•- dt•t( training is spreading rapid-
lv through the l'nited States in Seat
tie. for instance. one in ei•ery five has _
'beer trained and it is now known as the i
hest place in the world to go if you have •
any fears of experiencing cardiac
a rriost .
Personnel -from emergency
departments in many communities ..
lave been trained as well as a large
:lumber of laymen.
Unfortunately. CPR has not spread
across Canada as- quickly as officials •
• would like. So people such as Paul are
providing the stimulus through classes.
similar to the one we attended last
week in an effort to get people in-
terested in taking the full. course that,
would enable them to have the con-
fidence and knowledge to perfw-m ('PR
adequately.
The course involves about six hours
and people are ' expected to attend
refresher courses each year to keep
their abilities current - •
Sugar and Spice
Dispensed by Smiley
•
Sneaky, seductive, sinister summer
There's only one thing wrong with
this country — aside from too many
politicians. too much winter. too_much
inflation. too little employment —' and
that is its summer.
A Canadian summer is sneaky.
seductive. and even sinister. That may
.sound like a paradox. when the sky is
as blue as John Turner's eyes. day
after day. and the sun is as hot as Rene
Levesques' tongue. day after day. Rut
it's a fact.• Canada's summer is
deteriorating. debilitating and even-
tually destroying our normally sturdy
national character. At least it is mine.
And as 1 look about me. i know I'm not
alone.
During the other seasons. we know
where we are — or are not — going. We
know where we are at. Through our
magnificent autumns. our basic
pessimism prevails. We greet with lit-
tle • harsh barks of sardonie laughter.
and a knowing Wagging of heds. every
doomsday pr phet. from ancient ,In-
• dian sages tfi,;jte Farmers' A1m iniac.
who tells us that it's going to lie a long.
toughwinter- --- .
When the first snow flies in
November, we are as delighted' as a
Bible -thumping. soul -saving minister
dumped into a community of arant
sinners. !•
We start building up our personal
library of short stories and novels. en-
titled such as: "Snow" and "To Build a
Fire" and "Lost in the Barrens and
"Christmas Eve at Eighty • Belovt".
each designed (6 make us chuckle as
we sit therewith the oil furnace waf-
tipg up the' tropic temperatures from
below. •-
For the next four or five months. we
spin our wheels on the ice and snuffle
through the snow. happy as pigs in
v-pp0000p. complimenting each other on the
fasts that "There's a turrible lotta "flu
around" and that "She's along ways
from over yet". even though it's the
end of February and it hasn't snowed
for three weeks.
From the first of March to the mid-
dle of May. regardless of 'the mist of
green sprouting ,everywhere. the ice•
gone out of the bay. and the ther-
mometer rising to the gasping point.
the boys in the coffee shop and the girls
at the hair -dresser's keep reminding
each other merrily of the year we had
eighteen inches on April 12th. and the
time we had a killing frost on the 24th
of May.
Suddenly it's June. Lilac scent..
Strawberries. Flowers popping. Mos-
quitoes humming. Teryperatures soar-
ing But we don't give up. We still know
the score.: 'We'll likely have a cold wet
summer". or "The dam' grass is
growin' too fast. Hadda cut her twice
this week". or "Too many squirrels.
That means a long. hard winter
And then, without out evet1 jealizing
. it. we've slid. into the miracle of July
and August.- and. our dour national
nature 'are , completely fragmented,
al'ienajed..'We don't know' who we are.
where we are going. or where we are
at. We go to plebes. '
We forget all ,about our ten-month
love affair"with Survival and begin ac-
ting as human and normal as those
despised Mediterraneans we want to
keep out of the country. +
Elderly gentlemen with legs like
.grasshoppers' and guts like a member
of the Hell's Angels. go sauntering
along the beach in shorts and shades.
shameless. . - - -
Grandmothers. who the rest of the
year preach probity. purity and good
posture, slither into bikinis. grease
themselves all over. and lie around like
starlets at the Riviera. soaking up -the
sun and any glances that come their
way.
Young executives. normally4auited.
Think small
by Jim Smith
i
Tyranny by any Other Name
In the beginning. there
were the Has e. and 111e• Haue-
\ot. l he H:1se,1i ed in com-
fort from the proceeds of
their investments. including
the factetries w here the I1a e-
\ots sweated for stan :neon
wages. The labourers 'figured
that Chit w unjust and de-
manded an honest day'°s pay
for an honest day's work.
This eventually led to labour
w inning the right -to fora]
unions and unions gave la,
boor power.
N ell. power is a dangerous
thing. Power corrupts and
absolute power corrupts ab-
solutely. So. the closer the
labour movement came to
acquiring absolute pow er. the
farther it strayed from the
origir-.al aim of achie% ing
egility between workers and
employers.
An indication of how dan-
gerously off -t rack unions can
get is found in, the Cliche
Conu)lission Relwrt.oncrime
in Quebec. .:Sccording to Mr.
Justice('liclie.a Quebec Fed-
eration of Labour leader
.named Yvon Duhamel Ile•
came enraged that a hail fill
cif workers -frons a rival union
were permitted to work at
the James Bay Ilydro Project.
Cliche reports that1 tihamel
- led a riot on tlareh ? 1. 1974.
resulting in a S33 ntillign cost
to Quebec taxpayers and de-
. /wing this important project.
Local 791 of the QFL: accor-
-'din to:Cliche, suhsequeiitly"
praised the "excellent work"
carried out by Duhamel "for
_the.k►•1 and all its members."
In Southwestern -Ontario
this year. the. t' -t1\ •strut k
against Fleck Manufacturing.
a smallish company which re-
fused to conduct a compul;
sort' -dues check -off for the
uniorr�Some workers decid-
ed to continue working. The
shirted and tied. wander about
backyard barbecues: corsets aban-
doned: bare bellies hanging over
slovenly shorts. downing gin and tonic-
- as though it were the medicine to end
ail ailments
Male teenagers suddenly emerge
with more macho than a Mexican.
chests bared. shorts cut right back to
the pubic hair line. swaggering. bare-
footed. constantly brushing or combing
their other well -shaped hair. saving in
effect. "Here i am. girls. Ain't 1
gorgeous' Better grab before someone
else does."
Young ladies• who would not be
caught dead -in anything but jeans the
ether ten months of the year. stroll
down main street in outfits that would..
-.have been cdfnsidered scandalous a cou-
-pie of .deeades ago in a hootchikootchi
show. If you don't know what that -is. •
ask Your -dad.) ,
And -tiny -children are `pr ably the -
worst. because they don' now or care
anything about that Other Ten Months.
Thhv go ape. pointing at birds. plucking
leaves. chasing squirrels. splashing.
running in the sun. and tearing off thciir
clothes the moment no one's looking.
I guess we're a bit like the Swedes.
They're the most sensual, -sun-lowng;-
sexy people in the world' when they get.
^• _ south of the Straits of Saggerack. The
rest of the year. they're too.busy com-
mit t ing suicide.
om-mittingsuicide. '
Were not much for the. latter. we
Canadians. At least. not physically. We
do it mentally and emotionally. -
But just, the other day. i noticed the
acorns falling in great quantities. We
all know what that means. All
together. now. and let's have some har-
mony. "it's going to be a LONG.
TOIiGH WiNTER."
•
union ,strengtbelied by mem-
bers imported from a nearby
lord plant, threw up picket
lint. w hick on occasion forci-
hl1 presented .workers from
entering the plant Unfortu-
nately. Fleck -shares space in
au industrial complex with
several other firms and work-
ers tier these firms were also
cauglu in the action.
. The legal status df
lence originating front union
acts is interesting. Except in a
„handl-id of provinces, includ-
ing British .Columbia, there
is no such legal entity as a
union. Consequently , unions
enjoy privileges such as the
right to grind •a company to
a halt " but operate under
len" few restrictions or obli-
gations. Unlike corporations
or individuals ' who may be
sued for the same types of
acts that unions commit with
impunity unions cannot be
Cried In tllOst _provinces.
Even for those provinces
which &mallow orlons to be •
suede for irresponsible actions
-by their menibers. there is a
-cost -imposed by those pro-
vinces sv ith more liberal regu-'
lotions. E'ery illegal act car-
ries a dollar cost which. ulti-
mately . is passed along to the
consumers who. generally,
are found in all parts of the
country. -
There's a role for unions,
even if that role is no longer
as important as in years gone
hs Tins`[ a it'demands rigll.is,
however. organized labour
should face social responsi-
bilities specified by law. It
isn't good enough to trade
••
the tyranny of capitalism
for the tyrannj, of organized
-• labour. - ' .•
s
• h a.' Asan er:.
r•(2ssage •nr^ the Canadian
Flour. n! Ir eDe^Oen!
6u.••ess
down memory kine
55 Years Ago -
A rink of bowlers from"
town won the first prize, al.
the Myth bowling tour-
nament on Wednesday of last
week. The prizes were silver
cake dishes. The rink was
• composed of F:.,l. W'ethey.-
Gei)rge Snell, Dr Houlsloil
and C.B. Snell. skip.
\liss Alice Ilamilo•d and
Miss May, Jones have
returned hone after a
delightful trip up the Takes on
the SS Noronic. They went as
far qts Duluth. •
Messrs. .l.G Stanbury,
it.\I. ('reei•h, Charles Pilon.
Kenneth Stanbury and Tom
Pryde motored to the Bigwin
-Hotel, Muskoka, where the
latter tw o joined the Boy
Scout camp there and will
act as caddies tin the golf
course. .
Mr-. S.A. Kahler:• •of
Stratford. has purchased
Belt's Bakery business and
has • already taken
possession.
The bursting of the new
Dunhip.Extra Heavy lube by
Mr. 54'..1. Beer infront of his
store Saturday evening
attracted a large crowd. The
bursting of the tulle was the
result of a guessing cnnl(•st
tin. how -many strokes of a
new pump it world take to
burst it. The tube was placed
on a truck and H. Bagshas
and A. Easton look turns in
pumping. 11 look 761 strokes
and was blown to con-
suierable size before it burst
The winner was '1'heodot•e`
%Apel•. '• _ -
.30 Years Ago
Messrs. • Ross' Tuckey and
Etdrrd Simmons were
successful 'in passing their
final exams from the Ontario
School of Embalming at
Toronto. They are now
licensed embalmers and
funerail directors. '
Almost 6011 attended .the
Teiiifiliit'Tto�nter pupils and
teachers at Winchelsea
school. -
Messrs William Sweitzer.
Sam Sweitzer and Tuckey
Transport left for Toronto
for the runways .and
'equipment for the • new
bowling alley being btiiltby
William Sweitzer.
Three Exeteriles motored(
to the West, sold the car and
relyrned individually by
train The. were Glen
Jic•'i•a\ 1911. 1;Idi•id * Sinlrmons.
and Donald Traqualr •
.trou+id • 2.0110 people at-
tended the 1,eglon Frolic at
the Exeter i+reiiii Friday
night and Stator vas 11ahzcd
tory the building- 11111(1
• -20 Years Ago
:1 new t)odand paint shop
was opened this -week by liar
Brimfull. Exeter. who has 12
years experience in the
1)11 1! tS5 ' f11 nets building is
located just oft Waterloo
Street at the south end of
t own
Billy Gossman. Dashwood.
has just returned from a
month and 11half trip to the
west coast which cost him
Tess than $25 Ilis scissor
slut rlxener helped hi in meet
expenses
•The Exeter Bowling Lanes
will be operated under new
proprietors. Mayor .R.1..
Pooley and "Red" Scott of
Exeter. The building was
recently purchased from I.en
McKnight
At St ,lames Church,
1'landehoye, the cemetery
chapel is nearing corn:
pleIn11
ts-Years Ago
A • crystal -controlled
transnlitterireceLter radio
system was ,installed in the
town pollee cruisers. The
radio:. opera ed through
itarvey's telephone an-
swering sere ice has a range
01 to 1015 mules depending oti
weather conditions .
.(:ail Warm' hay. daughter M
\ir 'and Mrs Aubrey.
Fal•quhar, Exeter. has. won
the ("WO hoard of governors
admission sc•holarfihip for
South Ibiron District 4ligh
School.. She was' second
highest .• in Ihis year's
graduating• class - •
The livery stable behind
the (:+minmerc•ial Ifotel in
Itensall was torn .down to
inakel rooriil for parking. The
liven, w-hich boasted in-
dividilal box stalls was -torn
down in preparation for
anlie►pated licenced
operation nI the hotel.
Exeter's oldest resident.
\irs. • John - F'letcher.
celebrated her 98th bir1hda'
Although she's given up hilr
knitting recently, she enjoys
reading and visits from her
friends