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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-03-08, Page 4, Page 4 Times -Advocate, Manch 8, 1989 Times Established 1871 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 BLUE RIBBON AWARD Published Each Wednesday Morning at Exeter, Ontario, NOM 1S0 Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386. Phone 519.235.1331 Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 Published by J.W. Eedy Publications Limited ROSS HAUGH ltM BECAE TT Editor Publisher & Adsertising .Manager HARR1 DES'RITS DOW SMITH Composition Manager Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES} Canada: $25.00 Per year; U.S.A. $65.00 It would be silly The recent suggestion that inter- est rates should be different from province to province is ridiculous, silly and any other adjective you may care to use. A quick look at how a system of inter- est rates could work from province to province. Here in Ontario where demand and price inflation are strong, interest rates would be high. For example per- sons taking out loans would likely be fac- ing rates up to 15 percent. Then to raise the money they lend to the public, banks, trust companies and other lenders would pay their depositors 13 percent, a two percentage points mar- gin. That sounds okay so far. But, what hap- poens in Newfoundland where growth is much slower? Those investing in term deposits or guaranteed income invest- ments would get about eight percent. With this rate, lenders could then afford to give loans at 10 percent. Citizens of Newfoundland would then be tempted to deposit their money in On- tario banks, thus getting five percent more interest than they would from their own banks while making their loans at home. Iri the reverse, let's say a businessman in Exeter wants to expand. Where should he go for his money? Of course, to a bank in Newfoundland to get cheaper money. What happens then? Banks in the east- ern province would soon run out of money, especially since their investors could put their money into Ontario. The gist of the whole matter boils down to, borrowers would head for the prov- ince where money was the cheapest and those with cash would send it off to the province where his or her return would be the greatest. It seems using different provincial. rates is absurd and impossible. It would lead to complete financial chaos with in- terprovincial controls on currency. Cap- ital would fly from provinces where it is already in short supply. By Ross Haugh Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: There are so many people to thank when a canvass for funds has been successfully completed. This year the Heart and Stroke Founda- tion canvassers in the town of Ex- eter has again exceeded the amount of the previous year. It is well over $16,000. The advertising by your paper, the generosity of Industrial and Commercial Businesses, the vari- ous organizations and the generosi- ty of the households who contribut- ed money, made this possible. The 50 canvassers, some of whom wcrc new this year and some who have knocked on doors and rung doorbells for many years are to be especially commended for their dedication. The sidewalks wcrc slippery and it was cold! We appreciate your efforts. The canvassers wcrc: Pat Fletch- er, Marion Rider, Anne Webb, Jean Mills, Ellen Bean, Lorna Russell, Gail Little, Jean Woodward, Helen Bieman, Patti Sinnamon, Grace Farquhar, Kim Pinder, Vera Guenther, Sue Smith, Janice Web - ,_Christine Phillips, Audre*,...,. iN,uley, Mary Ncil, Lisa Taylor, Ila Snell, Ruthanne Negrijn, Bonnie Sitter, Audrey McDonald, Violet Rader, Ruth Stover, Bren- da Triebner, Marg Taylor, Chcri Cushman, Helen Wasnidgc, Marga- ret Moody, Alice Bowen, Gladys McDonald, Winona Koffman, Au-, drey MacGregor, Eleanor Blom- maert,•Kay Nixon, Doris Hackney, Norma Lindenficld, Joan Kells, Le- ona Bern, Velma Huff, Barb Van - Harlem, Gayle Sararas, Deb Sadler, Bill Lcnk, Harry Doughcrtx, Cllaarr- ciiCC I)Owft, Morley h aLl, l(11tt ` Dietrich, Lois Armstrong. For those 'who were missed and would still wish to make a dona- tions, they may do so by sending a cheque to "Treasurer : - Heart and Stroke Foundation" in Seaforth and Exeter will still received the credit. Nearly half of all deaths in Onta- rio this year will be from heart dis- ease and strokes. Research will make it possible for more than 20,000 lives to be saved which oth- erwise might have been lost. Thank you sincerely, Chairperson for Heart and Stroke for Exeter Lois Armstrong and Ruth Dietrich. Dear Sir: I would like to accomplish two goals with this letter. It was important that the Hen- sall-Zurich Combines reunion re- ceived media -attention and your pa- per certainly gave it that coverage. Without your interest many of the fans who turned out would not have known about the reunion. Your paper covered the event in style. We appreciate your efforts as well as those of other local papers. seeond`goat of this letter is to correct a misconception. It would like to point out to the read- ers that aside from"the roles each of our players had in preparing that evening, Jim Hyde of Hensall was the person solely responsible for the idea of a reunion. It was through hours of preparation that Jim, with the help of his wife Mary Lou set up this memorable evening. Sincerely Dear Sir: For a hundred years Ontario has been ruled by the majority of votes cast by electors. Ontario has also been a Christian Society. As a part of that Christian culture we have had our schools open the day with an appeal to God by morning prayer. Now a group of three people from alien cultures and alien relig- ions have had the arrogance to de- mand that the six million Chris- tians in Ontario shall be restricted and not be allowed to open the sc'ool day for our t;hildren in the manner we have followed for a hundred years. Never before in history have three people from an alien culture been able to dictate to six million people how, or how not, they may, or may not, conduct their worship of God. Never before in history. have ttic rulers of six million peo- ple been so insipid as to allow • three people to dictate the laws for the six million people. And never before has any judici- ary been so insipid that they would inflict the dictates of three people on the six million majority. Ncvcr MUST BE A =,__, LEAFS GAME ' ' ON TONIGHT: !tet r fi e I l v flit c-. ♦.� _ Q "Pik i o . =ti _�gtilim.• 4 .-... •qj�1 : 2-7-'5-2 :Ci wa Yr r�G� & Pleasant thoughts A quick look at the calendar tells us it will soon be time to think about gardening and plant- ing a few seeds indoors. Last fall we never did get around to telling our readers how big our supposedly big pumpkins did get. Due mostly to the dry weather and very ineffective innoculation methods they didn't grow nearly as large as thc pictures on the seed package would indicate. The best we could do was one at about 110 pounds and another just around the 85 pound mark. Growing this type of pumpkin for the first time actually'.proved to be very successful. They were used as jack -o -lanterns by our grandchildren and -we were able to borrow some seeds for plant- ing in the near future. A recent press release from thc University of Guelph tells us that good gardeners don't scally have green thumbs, they arc just better informed. It would appear that fellows with brown thumbs, because that's what happens to this writer aft& planting and transplanting, that we arc not properly in- formed. For anyone interested, the U of G to herald the approach of spring has planned three Satur- day morning sessions to give gardeners a head stat`[ on this year's growing season. For those who prefer to Team at pai From the editor's disk by Ross Haugh 15 t their own pace in familiar sur- roundings, the school's division of independent study offers year- round home study courses and educational videos. * * * * Also thinking ahead, Daylight Saving Time will officially go into effect in Ontario at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, April 2. The slogan to remember here is "Spring ahead and fall back". * * * * While most municipal councils in this arca supported a resolu- tion from the town of Fergus to ask the govcmmcnt to continue rail service, it is not unanimous. The city of St. Thomas failed to give support to the resolution and is working in the exact oppo- site direction. The city has commissioned a $70,000 study into the possible use of abandoned and closed rail- way lines and lands for redevel- opment. A ycar ago, the Ameri- can -owned Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ripped up its rail lines in St. Thomas and Elgin county with permission of the federal government. * * * * We had the pleasure of attend- ing a recent press conference at thc Blyth Festival when Culture Minister Lily Munro and Agric- yulture Minister Jack Riddell an- nounced a $900,000 grant to as- sist in renovations and revitalization at the Blyth Memo- rial Hall. This along with $450,000 from the federal government certainly gives the Festival a real shot in the arm. We would guess that treasurer Don McCaffrey who also operates Exeter Furniture will be able to take care of some of the Festival bills for quite awhile. * * * * Pun of the week - Theory.- A hunch with a college education. Innocents abroad • Today is D -Day. Departure day. Day 1 of our family adventure across the North Atlantic. Yes, we're taking an extended Marc bef9T i eo21 _1?auc.. thousan Christian teachers been ruled by the arrogant dictates of three people of alien religions. What arc we going to do about it? I suggest that we simply ignore the ruling and that every one of the fif- ty thousand teachers open the school day.by prayer, preferably the Lord's PraYer, as we have done for a hundred years. There are thousands of Paws on the books which arc out of date, or for some other reason are not applicable any more and are sininlv.innnrc4 Thic rrrlign ic. n.,n that should he ignored right from the start. Yours respectfully, Frank Southern HAVE AN OPINION? The Times -Advocate welcomes letters to the editor. They must be signed and should be accompanied by a telephone number should we need to clarify any information. The newspaper also reserves the right to edit letters. Letters can be dropped off at the Times Advocate Office or mailed to: Exeter Times Advocate Box 850, Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S0 - •z,L vfl CANT! f ••.••;-, ...T.RPITTA. . • couldn't believe it. So I phoned the airline. A voice with a smile said it was true. "What kind of air - h lanes do ouu flys" I asked ex - ng rr,Y.l2�df`ic� rt ' bombers' or "stretched DC -3 wing - flappers." No she said, they were flying regular jumbos. It was a genuine once-in-a-lifetime scat As,you're reading this, we might be on our way to the airport, proba- bly in a snowstorm. Or we might be in and around an airport wash- room. Or in thc airport security of fice looking for a missing child. I'll let you know how it went. The next PETER'S POINT will be airmailed from London, and hope- fully it will arrive in time for the publication deadline. Why are we doing this? Because what's good for us. It would have been sensible to take a real break, a -rest from the excitement of normal school and work time. We could have settled for staying in our comfortable home, sleeping in, having breakfast in bed, reading the paper and maybe a book or two, taking walks, and going out for the occasional dinner at PJ's. Enjoying a movie once in a while. A real holiday. Instead we're off to sec Bucking- ham Palace, the Tower, and Hyde Park. We'll probably pay good money for lousy food, hoping not to get salmonella poisoning. Most of all, we'll discover the famous Loos of London. It all started with an ad in the travel section. The cheapest air fare to London in ages. So cheap I PETER'S POINT • by Peter Hessel sale. But the computer informed her that there were only a few scats left. If I didn't book this minute, why, they'd all be gone. I booked five, just for the heck of it, sure that I would cancel in a couple of days. When 1 casually mentioned to Elizabeth what I had done, she said:."We'll never get away". She was only thinking of thc packing. It takes her seven days to pack for a week in the cottage. With only a month to go to D-day, she ran to cellar right away to dust off the suitcases. At breakfast next morning I asked thc kids how they would like to go to London in March. Within s�,f.:.�y�r,�nw,•a'vN1++.fv.• •�yn.+r. A7te �.-,.• �r+�-�r , rr . •::...`r1.2,' .::r:rrafrrss . hours .they had informed their grandparents, their cousins, their classmates, their teachers, and the gmnl' to visit t c Queen ' in her own home". After that, everything went com- pletely out of control. As in a trance, I found myself sitting oppo- site the loans manager at the hank, hoping he'd turn me down. That would have settled it. instead he said: "No problem". He offered me up to 84 months to pay it hack. "And if you don't live that long, don't worry, it's fully life -insured.". Next I inquired about hotel rooms in London. The only place I had ever stayed in was the old Russell r:_`Y'.x+c�, ?! S•�,t ?tn -10- the ()WM1 , days. 1 found out that these days the Russell charges $130 per person per day (no deduction for children). My pocket calculator told me that ten days times five times 130 + $6,500, morc than the budget for our entire trip. I checked with other hotels, and it was the same story. I was ready to give up, when friends told me about a bed and breakfast agency. To make a long story short, we'll be staying in Mrs. Scott's friendly (I hope) five - storey Georgian home in Blooms- bury for a few days. And then we'll go wherever the wind (mild, I hope) might blow us. You'll hear about it. If this col- umn does not appear next week, you won't know what went wrong. If it docs appear, you will know what went wrong.