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Times-Advocate, 1982-05-26, Page 24Page 24 Times -Advocate, May 26, 1982 The readers write Commind mncor appeal effort, condemn government To the Editor : That tithe of year is upon us again, the Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic. It is again being sponsored by the Ausable River Nomads and since our quota was again raised, we are hoping for a record turnout. Exeter and surrounding area could do much better at these clinics than they have in previous years. Donating blood is actually much easier than people think. In fact, it's so simple, it's surprising more people don't try it. Blood has to be donated since medical science still hasn't discovered a way to manufacture it. On- ly you can give the gift of life. May 27, at SHDHS become a HERO. Roll up your sleeves and help fight for life. It takes a different kind of courage. Help us make this another successful Blood • Donor Clinic. Marie Brunzlow Ausable Nomads Dear Bill; 1 would like to take this op- portunity to thank the residents of South Huron for their generous support of the Canadian Cancer Society. This year we had a goal of $17,500.00 and when all pro- ceeds have been totalled, this goal will be exceeded. This is gratifying to the many volunteers who helped to accomplish this challenge. The canvassers who visited the doors of the people within the Exeter Branch area did a superb job. We salute their ef- forts and thank them for their ongoing dedication. We also thank their co-ordinators and captains for their organiza- tion of each canvasser's area, and their promptness of their reports. Two hundred and forty in- dividuals blanketed the townships, villages and our town in April forthis canvass. This its a major undertaking of the Exeter Branch and I personally thank each and everyone for their support and time. As part of the fund raising activities, special events pro- vide an important part. Car- frey Cann chairs these fund raising activities, and again he did his usual excellent job. The Sororities with the sale of 11,000 daffodil blooms kicked off this year's cam- paign. We hada banner year for daffodil sales and we thank the Sororities for a great start to our campaign. Many people worked hard to present the fashion show this year. This major fund raising project was successful for the Huron County Unit and our thanks go to all who con- tributed time and work in its preparations. A special men- tion should be expressed to Merry Rags for their organizational expertise of the program. It's raining. Do you know what that means? It means that this must be the May 24th holiday weekend. If you wait long enough, the rain will stop, but the temperature will drop by at least 10 degrees (Celsius that is). Then the fog will probably roll in, and the sky will stay dull grey. You can guarantee you won't see the sunshine on the Victoria day weekend. It can be hot, sunny, drought -like, with record high temperatures for two weeks straight, but when May 24th comes along, it will rain and turn cold. Sure, I know the farmers and gardeners wanted the rain. Even 1 wanted the rain for our front lawn. But why can't it rain on weekdays, preferably between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m'.? Why does it always rain on your long- awaited long Weekend? i remember spending May 24th weekend at our cottage at ipperwash Beach when I was a child. it was always rainy and cool. The first one up in the morning had to build a fire, and you tried to stay in bed as long as you possibly could to keep warm. Finally, if the rain did let up for just a moment, and the skies partially cleared, you jumped into your bathing suit, ran down the sand dune and plunged into the icy cold lake. Then you tore back into the cottage and huddled in front of the fire wrapped in towels and blankets to get warm. But you could say you went swim- ming on the May 24th weekend! ! Another project just held a few weeks ago was the "Ladies Great Ride for Cancer". The Exeter Lioness Club again hosted and sup- ported this worthy project. Their organizational ability made this project very suc- cessful and we appreciate and thank them for their support. A very important part of this project is the riders who solicit and collect funds in support of their ride. The fifty-five girls who rode and worked for this project have our graditude for a job well done. Bill, in fear of forgetting so- meone, I would again like to thank the people, service clubs and organizations of South Huron who worked and supported this year's canvass and projects. Their efforts and support will realize around $20,000 for research and services of the Canadian Cancer Society. With this con- tinuing support and the ef- forts of many people "Cancer Can Be Beaten". Yours truly Bill Mickle Campaign Chairman Exeter Branch 4* Dear Editor: I would like to express my opinion on t'rudeau's new Constitution, which the Queen and Prince Phillip brought over from England to present to Trudeau. That was a sad day for the English speaking people and they will regret the day that they ever got rid of BNA Act for Trudeau's practically self- made French Package. Under the BNA Act we had one language English. Except in Quebec, which was bil- ingual - English and French; equal rights to all; special privileges to none, no one was discriminated against and all the ethnic groups learned our language even the French that moved out of Quebec were satisfied and we all got along fine. Till Trudeau and his six wise men from Quebec decided to enter politics with the Liberal Party. He picked that party .1 think, because they were the most anti-British of the three of them, but not now. They are anti -English now. Trudeau was elected in 1968, and about the first thing he did was to lower the pen- sion age of our overseas Am- bassadors and as fast as they took their pensions, or died, they were replaced with French Francophones. Thev got their Language Bill and Bilingual Bill passed in 1969, which made the English speaking people second class citizens. You either learn French or do without a job. This bill was passed with a large majority; both opposition parties were right behind it. Only about two of our English members 'spoke against it; one Conser- vative, a Mr. Jones from Moncton, N.B., and a Liberal defence Cabinet Minister, who resigned. The only two who tried to defend our English country. When that bill was passed, External Affairs Minister Pelletier, said this is not to be discussed; the media wasn't to write any articles about it, unless favourable. and to this day very few papers have anything about Bilingualism; not any journalist says a word against it. Although that is the very thing that is emerging our English speaking people into French andthey know it. Also, our English speaking members know it too. Then Trudeau set up radio stations and he sent lots of agitators to speak on these stations to stir them up. These agitators were on the Federal payroll with a big salary, not a word against it from the op- position parties. Our immigration policy is also bad, and has been for years, as -English, is prac- tically nil now. What English person would want to come to Canada now, when the first thing they would have to do would be to learn French in order to get a job? Quebec runs their immigra- tion and the federal govern- ment runs theirs. Neither want English because they don't like their way of think- ing. The last straw was broken when he got his French Constitution passed in England. He is in control now of more than four million square miles of country, the second largest country in the ' world. the nicest country in the world, built and paid for with English taxpayers' money. A nice. present to an ethnic group that did so little towards making this country. When Trudeau had that meeting with the eight Premiers to see if they could compromise. he got all his main•thingsinthe constitution to push his French down our throats, - Language rights, minority rights, human rights, Bilingualism and an amen- ding formula. • They signed that along with Davis and Hatfield and there isn't a thing in it to protect the English speaking people in Quebec which number a million more than all the French speaking people all across Canada, outside of Quebec. They didn't give a tinker's damn about them. Let's take a look at the dif- ference between Ontario arid Quebec. In Quebec their of- ficial language is French. If you .move into Quebec you haven't a choice of English or French schools You must send your children to French schools. There is no English on any of their products; no English any place. You can be fined as much as a $1,000 if you had an English sign and didn't take it down. English hospitals, factories, everything must be French. Now we'll take a look at On- tario about a year ago. Mr. Students of Zurich Public School participated in Wednesday's elementary school musical seminar New Bibles are dedicated WQQdhpm church, ladiesmeet H MISS. JEAN COPELAND The May meeting of the Woohdam U.C.W. was held in the Church basement Tues- day with Group 2 in charge. Mrs. Helen Cowdrey and Mrs. Margaret Thacker, were in charge of the worship Ser- vice which opened with quiet music. Scripture Proverbs 31; 10-31 was given by Mrs. Deborah Webb. A reading Mother's Day of Glory was given by Mrs. Margaret Thacker and Mrs. Helen Cowdrey. Mrs. Dixie. Hartwick then favoured with Mary's musings By Mary Alderson My memories of working in the store at Pinery Provincial` Park on the May 24th weekend are a bit confused. That's probably because the goings-on were a bit confused. There would be new staff and new stock to get to know. And of course, there would be the stock which hadn't yet been delivered. But there were always ways of making -do - like serving hotdogs on ham- burg buns. I spent several summers working at the Pinery during my University years. But my memories of May 24th weekends are quite clear in one respect - it always rained. There were wet people, try- ing to light wet firewood, sit- ting on wet sleeping bags, in front of wet tents. They were always hungry and came to the store for their nutritious meals of hamburgs and french fries, because it was too wet to cook outdoors. They came in drenched to the skin with their hair clinging to their heads. Sometimes they came in with wet sleeping bags over their heads. They wanted to know where the nearest laundromat was, so that they could try to dry their clothes and sleeping bags. But give up camping on the May 24th long weekend? Never! Oh look - the sun's coming out! Yes, right on time! It's 4:00 p.m. Monday afternoon - the long weekend is over. Well, the July first holiday isn't that far away - maybe, just maybe, there will be sun- shine. But don't forget your rain coat. a piano instrumental. Mrs. Phyllis Rodd showed a film entitled Family Life in the Homelands, followed by a Bible Quiz based on the Scripture. President Mrs. Verla Copeland opened the business part of the meeting with a poem, Basic Ingredients for a Happy Home, followed by the minutes, roll call and correspondence. Plans were made for sen- ding squares to the Con, ference in Stratford May 27. Refreshments were served by the committee in charge. Members were reminded of the chicken barbecue Wednesday June 2. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jaques, Renfrew visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jaques, Suzanne and Barbara. and Mrs. DeborahWebb, Nathan, Amy and Gordie. An auction sale was held Saturday for the estate of Russell Doube. During the Church service Sunday morning, pew Bibles were presented to the church in memory of the late Charles Webb who passed away sud- denly one year ago Charlie's father Donald Webb, St. Marys made the presentation A QUICK HELPER = Dwayne Hayter was called to the platform to help Roger and Norma Quick during the musical program prior to the fireworks display in Crediton Monday night. Lists are The beginning of Ontario's fresh produce season also marks the start of the Pick - Your -Own program. By ob- taining a list free of charge from the marketing specialists at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, you can find out where to pick your own fresh Ontario produce. Each year, staff of the On- tario Ministry of Agriculture and Food compile a list of the Ontario pick -your -own farms who wish to be included. The Pick -Your -Own list is designed for quick and easy reference. The farms are grouped together according to areas of the province. Bach farm listing is headed by the fruits and vegetables available at the farm. As well, the farm name, the phone number and travelling direc- tions are given. By checking the farms in your area with the crops you're interested in, it's easy to find the closest one. available At the front of the Pick - Your -Own list are availabili- ty charts for fruits and vegetables. These are ap- proximations only, and they can vary by about one week, depending upon the weather. To avoid disappointment, phone the farm before leav- ing. Check that -it's open for business, and that the crop you want is available, fc r picking. Whether you plan to make ,,reserves, want a great fami- ly outing, or an enjoyable way to spend a few hours, why not visit one of Ontario's many pick -your -own farms. For a free copy of Ontario's Pick -Your -Own list, pick up a copy at your local Ministry of Agriculture and F'oodoffice, or write to: Pick Your Own. Market Development Branch Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Legislative Buildings, Queen's Park, Toronto, On- tario, M7A 1A6. i.t 1 y 1) fi ►'f ►" i t ti with dedication 1py the Rev. Ralph King. Mrs. Marie Mills London visited Saturday with Miss Rhea Mills. Misses Georgina and Audrey Clark, Victoria B.C. and Miss Jean Copeland were guests Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Switzer , Third Line. Mrs. Norris Webb at t nded the UniteddChurch on- ference in Central Un Church, Stratford this week. Hall okayed by Stephen. Stephen township recently authorized reeve Doug Russell and clerk Wilmer Wein to sign an agreement for construction of a new fire hall in Grand Bend. Council also voiced no ob- jection to some changes in commercial zoning in the village of Grand Bend. Repairs will be made to the Wein municipal drain at Lot 22, Concession 7. Permission has been given to the Dashwood Friedsburg Days committee toallowsale of alcoholic beverage on July 30 and 31. By MRS. HUGH MORENZ Mrs. Marjorie Adams, Ex- eter, has returned from University Hospital, London; and is now convalescing at the home of her son, Don and Liz Adams and Clark: Mrs. Adains sustained an injury to her foot a couple of weeks ago in an accident at her home. Sandra and Tony Regier, Christopher, Heather and Julian of Detroit, spent the a eekend with Sandra's arents, Ken and •Ortha aker • Sunday evening visitors with the Rakers were Ortha's sister and husband, Marg and 130h Reid of Varna. Suzanne and Otto Plein, ('hristupher and Melissa, of Elmira spent the weekend here with Suzanne's parents, r. and Mrs. Ferman Snyder. Weekend guests with John and Linda Wuerth, Rebecca and Sarah were friends, Rick Walters and Susie Single, Napanee. Mrs. Blanche Chapman of London visited Sunday after - norm and for supper with Hugh and Annie Morenz. Roy McMurtry said in a speech given to the Chamber of Commerce from Montreal that more than 100,000 students were being educated in French in 297 French language schools; 25 French language secondary schools and 34 schools with both English and French language instruction. By now there will be more. They have French law courts spread across our pro- vince. Mr. hoy McMurtry even sets them up before they even ask him. Davis is building French high schools, separate schools, Immersion schools. The federal govern- ment departments of Toronto have gone officially Bilingual and seven other areas across Canada, which means if you can't speak French you don't get a job. . Where will they get them? Why of course Quebec being Bilingual for over 200 years, they have thousands of them. All Trudeau Crown Corpora- tions are all Bilingual and a large part of them will be Francophones; a boom for a labor for Trudeau's Quebecers. After Trudeau got his package signed, he had a whole page ad. in one of the papers in Quebec, all in French, telling them that they didn't need to worry about their language bill 101 because he wasn't going to change it the least little bit. So now we are going to have a country with nine provinces English and French, and one province French. The hand- writing is on the wall, but it's French and the English can't read it. Mr. Asa Deeves, Hensel! ¥ ¥ ¥ Dear Editor; The economy of Canada is in chaos and I urge all readers to write to or telephone their members of parliament and protest strongly. Industrial production is plummetting and unemploy- ment is soaring. Inflation con- tinues to rise far above other western countries. The debt being carried and increased by the federal and provincial governments is staggering and a large proportion of our taxes is now used merely to service that debt, never to be returned for public benefit. Many .large energy pro- jects, such as the "Alsands" out west, have collapsed in political wrangling. An- tagonism between govern- ment and industry deepens. The government beaurocracy is firmly convinced that private industry is evil and corru and industry is agape ever growing and self rewarding antics of government. The country appears to be increasingly divided between those in comfortable well pro- tected jobs complete with an- nual salary increases and those who are unprotected and now vulnerable to loss of jobs, homes and dignity. Sheer unmitigated greed by governments, corporations and banks is sucking the country dry of its life and energy. Protest and protest strong- ly. If we do not speak up we will be trodden into the ground. Stand up and fight back. You are not alone. Sincerely Nicholas Hill Goderich titl sup,- KEEPING • DRY — Claybird,gun club members Ed Lindenfield, Tom Blyde and Larry Mason huddle in the opening of their tent waiting for Huron Park Scouts to arrive during a rainstorm, Saturday. T,A photo ZURICH BOWLERS WIN — Zurich won the junior team championship of a recent district bowling tournament. Back, left, Ed Meidinger, Jeff Smith and Marty Merner. Front, Mary -Jo Meidinger, Lisa Bedard and Tommy Lesperance. • T -A photo Stacey offer is extended Ault Foods and its Stacey Brothers Unit annouced that it will increase its offer to pur- chase all the common shares of New Dundee Creamery Limited. The price to be offered is $2,750.00 per common share cash. Dwight Stacey said "This sufficient increase of $225.00 -er share not only responds to competitive offers, but also reflects our confidence in the New Dundee Mangerment and future growth potential of the New Dundee business. • "Should our offer be ac- cepted, the New Dundee business will be a very impor- tant member of the Ault Food group of Companies. We are confident that by combining the expertise New Dundee has developed and its facilities with the experience and resources of Ault Foods, the New Dundee manage- ment will be able to increase the Company's range of pro- ducts and number of markets served in Canada. "In addition we feel the -New Dundee blended powder products, which have gained an excellent reputation in the industry could p vide a good growth opportu i ity for addi- tional safes through our ex- port program. Notice of the increase offer is being mailed to all common share holders of New Dundee Creamery Limited. Want more rules for arcade users Several municipal coun- cillors in the province want new regulations placed on pinball and video tape game centres. Councillor Lossy Fuller, one of three delegates to a re- cent conference of the Organization of Small Urban Municipalities, said this week that a resolution to put more stingent controls on such ar- cades had been passed by delegates. They wanted the centres closed to school students from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in- cluding the noon hour,as well as a regulation that anyone under 16 had to be accom- panied by an adult. Mayor Bruce Shaw said that the provincial minister reponsible had responded to the resolution by saying the municipalities had the power under current legislation to set their own rules and no ac- tion would betaken by the On- tario government. Mrs. Fuller was accom- panied to the convention by Councillor Bill Mickle and clerk -treasurer Liz Bell. All three agreed it had been an excellent conference and they returned with a lengthy writ- ten report for their cohorts. mom Exeter Public School choir sings at Wednesday's elementary school seminar Nothing new for audience Some minor variances About 35 members of com- mittee of adjustment, plann- ing boards and councils from Goderich, Seaforth, Zurich, Clinton, Exeter and iluron county attended a presenta- tion given by officials from the ministry of municipal af- fairs and housing at the Ex- eter fire hall, Tuesday. The event had been held under the auspices of the Ex- eter committee of adjust- ment, and in particular secretary Laurie Dykstra, to give members more informa- tion about their jobs and responsibilities. Two slide presentations were given by Stu ffumphreys of the ministry and then had members of the audience answer a true and false quiz prepared for the session. • The latter ended up in several disputes when the answers were reviewed and there was further confusion when Humphreys started quoting sections from the skinning act that did not cor- spond to the copies some of the audience had with them. Ile explained that the, new revised edition had not yet been made available. However, even that answer was shot down when Mrs. Dykstra revealed she had received about 20 copies of the new document some six weeks ago. The lack of definitive answers probably didn't sur- prise the committee of ad just- ' ment personnel in attendance as they are called on to deal with minor variances in their respective communities and the slide presentation noted there was no definition for a minor variance. What may be considered minor in one in- stance can be considered ma- jor in another. So they departed to attend to more minor variances with some nagging minor variances relating to the ministry quiz.