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Outdated practice
Those who operate vehicles and equip-
ment powered by petratelim fuels --cars,
tractors, diesel and gasoline engines ---are
wondering how long they are to be p.enaalized
They can see no reason, for, in$tance,.why
gasoline should be priced at 541or 55'cents a
gallon in this Western Ontario area, when
the same fuel sells for anywhere up to 10
cents a gallon less 50 miles to the east.
A story ire' The Advance -Times a couple
of weeks ago contained a report to the Huron
Federation of Agriculture about the de-
liberations of the Ontario Federation's
executive committee. One resolution pre-
sented to the executive urged a protest over
the disparity in fuel prices, but the consensus
of opinion was that it would have -little or no
O effect on the oil companies.
We are surprised that an organization so
well known for its reforming zeal should en-
tertain such a hopeless attitude. Far from
agreeing that protest would be useless, the
farm people should be screaming their heads
off, They are among the heaviest consumers
of petroleum products in the province and
have the organization to insist on equal and
fair treatment.
The only explanation we have ever
heard for the disparity in prices ofetroleum
• products is that the oil companies use a.
"zoning" system—and that Western Ontario
is a high-priced zone.
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As far as we know there is nothing the
local service station operators or petroleum
distributors can do about the price of the
fuels they sell. It is laid down by the com-
panies themselves.
On the surface it may appear to be logi-
cal for the oil companies to charge a some-
what higher price for commodities delivered
to points farther from their distribution cen-
tres than to those where long hatuts are not
necessary. However, most businesses have
been swinging well away from that out -dated
concept, reasoning that the customer is all-
important to the life of trade and the firm
that wants to sell its products should solve
the delivery problem, rather than passing it
on to the buyer. In any case, a jump of 10
cents, or close to 20 per cent, is altogether
out of line within a distance of 100 miles.
It is quite probable that the oil com-
panies will disclaim •the validity of our
figures. Fuel prices, of course, vary to some
degree from point to point. We do know, how-
ever, that we filled the gas tank in the family
car for 44 cents a gallon two weeks ago at a
village north of Toronto—and that was
standard grade gasoline. •
Much has been said in recent years on
the "one Canada" theme. The petroleum
suppliers evidently do not evenbelievein
"One Ontario".
International farce
President Nixon took the long, long trail
to Moscow a few Months ago. That his trip
bore sound fruit has been evidenced by
several events and agreements between the
United -States and the Soviets, taking the two
nations much closer to cordial relationships
than at any time in the past 25 years. Diplo-
macy of this sort, carried out at the highest
level, is drastically needed in a world so
• tense and trigger-happy.-
, Diplomacy,: however, is not always at
the level of presidents. Two chess players,
one American and one Russian, have been
playing a series of games in Iceland, which,,
for sheer lack of diplomacytakes the inter-
national cake. The Soviet player. was forced
to wait for days while the American made up
hismind whether or not he would even go to
the Atlantic island to meet his opponent.
�!!► After he arrived there, was one crisis after
another as 'Fischer demanded new sites for
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the games and raised every hurdle he could
think of.
It has been suggested that the American
'was attempting to throw the Russian off his
game by a war of nerves. If so it is a repre-
hensible way toinfluence the outcome of a
game which is a serious test of mental skills.
If, on the other hand, Fischer was simply
trying to hold the centre of the international
limelight it is even more ,disgusting.
• Chess skill has long been a highly -re-
spected mark • of intelligence in the Soviet
Union. The Russians take the game with
deadly seriousness and have deep 'respect
for those players who excel at 'the game. The
international match was an, opportunity.for.
the American player to enhance the reputa-
tion of his own country. Instead he has made
a clown of himself and no doubt left many
Russians with a new impression of America
as thecircus setting which produced such a
performer.
Unfortunate summer
We have a great deal of sympathy for the
farmers in this part of the province. A drive
through the countryside provides ample evi-
dence of the difficulties and losses they are
likely to face in the 1972 harvest year.
An unprecedented frost in ,June has left,
most corn fields in sad condition, with only a
small percentage of the growth'nornfially ex-
pected by the end of July: Heavy rainstorms
have flattened hundreds of .acres of oats and
mixed grain.
Hopefully, better weather in the next few
weeks will aid in improving harvesting con-
ditions, but with the best of luck it will be
heavy and frustrating work and the resulting
crops are likely' to be disappointing,
Themisfortunes brought about by un-
usual weather conditions this year do em-'
phasize the' fact that Welive' in a highly
favored land.. We tend to frget that any sort
of crop failure is a rarity in our part of the
world. The Western :farmer faces the Oer-
present threat of hail, or tornado or grass-
hoppers. Many farmers on the great plains
are totally dependent on a single' crop. When
conditions are not right for a good _wheat
crop the entire agricultural economy is dis-
rupted. Ontario isa pretty good place to live.
Now who's ahead?
It is seldom that those who work in the
secluded spheres of international intelli-
gehce are really surprised. News reports
last week, however, indicate that President
Anwar Sadat of Egypt did, indeed, surprise
the whole world when he ordered the expul-
sion of all -Russian military experts from his
country.
The Bible stated, centuries ago, that the
Middle East would be the scene of the
world's most decisive battles and that. pre-
diction has been supported by many events
in the past 40 years. The State of Israel, born
of the anguish of European Jews, has be-
come a totally unique nation. All the calcula-
tions of the informed experts continue to pre=
dict, as they have done since the war, that
Israel never had a chance. The Jews sought
to occupy a land they thought of as home—
but it was the same territory which had been
occupied for 200 years by their cousins and
blood enemies—the Arabs.
There is no need to relate the results
here. The Jewish people did re -occupy their
traditional homeland. There was always bit-
terness, strife and sudden death. The total.
force of the United Arab Republic was
brought to focus in the 1967 war which lasted
exactly seven days and left the Arabs utterly
defeated. Israel gained new Arab territories,
including the Holy of Holies, Jerusalem.
The Arab world found a source of supply
in the Soviet Union—ready as always, to
profit by a troubled area in the Western
sphere of influence, and eager for access to
the Mediterranean Sea. Russian military ex-
perts poured into Egypt, they flew Egyptian
planes, manned tarts and planned a new
Arab offensive. °
Now. the 'Russians have been ordered
out. Egypt's president has been courteous.
He has expressed appreciation for all the
help the Soviets have provided, but the mes-
sage is still there: "Russians go home".
The Egyptian move is so surprising it
will Jake weeks �r months to assess. How-
ever, it seems obvious that if the enmity of
Arabs for Jews is to continue on a war foot-
ing Egypt will have to find a new source of
supply.
Is it tor) much to hope for a meaningful
break in Israeli -Arab relations? Is it possible
that a shred of reason might prevail?
After the countless centuries of warfare
tb which all mankind has been conditioned
we find it difficult to really believe there is a
serious trend toward an era of peace. We do,
however, live in a new age. Millions of hu-
mans are better able to • thunk their own
thoughts and break with old traditions. Per-
haps there is, indeed, a new ray of light on
the horizon.
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ews Items from Oid Files
JULY 1937 ,
Harvey Groves, the heavy hit-
ter of the local baseball nine,, left
on Friday to take a position in
Chatham. "Bob" will be missed
by the local team not only for his
hitting but also behind the bat.
Miss Nora -Bell of Wingham will
be the new assistant at the Bruce
County Hospital at Walkerton,
succeeding . Miss Prances Mac-
Dougall who recently resigned.
Miss Bell is the daughter of WA'
and•Meer-Matt Bell-of4VingharitIt-
Those winning prizes at the
races when St. Paul's Sunday
School picnic was held were Jac-
queline Currie, Helen Sturdy,
Florence Harris, Alan MacKay
• BillyTempleman and Fred Tem-
pleman.
Several of our localfishermen
spent the weekend fishing on the
Bruce Peninsula and their luck
was too good.. The game warden
caught them with too many fish
and the fine was $10.00.
Miss 'Norma Coutts has • re-
turned hom after completing a
summer course at Western Uni-.
versity.
Mr; and Mrs. James Douglas
are moving their household e4'
L
teas to their home in the village
of Wroxeter this week.
Gordon Smith of Toronto spent
last week in Bluevale. Mr. Smith
is an ,artist employed by the T.
Eaton Co. and spent the greater
part of his time sketching.
JULY J9•I7
Tom Rafferty has been named
chairman of the local Red Shield
appeal for the Salvation Army.
Treasurer is R. R. Hobden of the
out in the fuel oil storage yards of
the Smith Storage Co. at Clifford.
The fire was confined to . a 500 -
gallon storage tank of fuel oil and
the pump house, both of which
were completely destroyed.
Information of the inaugura-
tion of Ontario Provincial Police
system in Huron County, was
given in a report of the police•
committee of county council at
Goderich. The OPP officers take
Batik- '"ew e.t Object-- over their duties August 1.
five for the district served by the
Wingham Corps will be $2,400.,
. Athol Purd8n; a former Wing -
ham man who now operates • a
bakery in Lucknow, purchased
the Leggatt Bakery here and will
take possession August 5th.
Mary Tofting was successful, in
winning the scholarship donated
by the Wingham Lions Club for
general proficiency in the en-
trance class of Wingham Public
School.
Milton Brown,, son of Mr. and
Mrs. 'Moses Brown of Centre
Street, was successful in passing
his first year honor law.course at
Toronto University.
Monday afternoonfire broke
TIERS THE EDITOR
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Dear Sir:
I was wondering if you could
see your way clear to give us
first; a few minutes of your time
to read my letter and secondly. if
you consider it worthwhile, space
in your paper so that the general
public can peruse it and think
about it; then take some action to.
bring the problem to a successful
conclusion,
My story starts with the saying
that we often hear in the spring
just when the snow has left,
"Isn't everything so dirty It
sure will be nice when the grass
starts to grow and greens up, and
we get the spring rains to xvash
things down."
Well, the spring rains come,
and the grass grows and green,
but there are some articles_ that
the rains cannot wash away or
the grass doesn't grow 'tall
enough.to cover it and that is the
litter that is so carelessly thrown
dr placed along our high \‘ ays,
picnic or park lands. Even it ''the
grass does manage to coyer it,
there are people who .keep adding
to the litter year round.
The Highway Traffic Act states
that "Every person who! throws
or deposits or causes to he de-
posited any glass, nails,'tacks or
scraps of metal or any rubbish,
refuse, waste or litter upon, along
or adjacent to the highway. ex-
cept in receptacles provided for
the purpose, is guilty of the of-
fence of littering on the high -
Way." If a person is convicted of
this offence, a sizeable fine can
be imposed by the courts.
A police officer can never be
everywhere, so it is up to the pub -
lie to help their police force be-
cause a police force is only h as
good as the co -opera' ion they re-
ceive from the public A police-
man is an employee of the public.
but like an employee, he must
have the equipment to do the job
and in his case, the more infor-
mation he can receive, the better
the job' can be done.
In this case, we are not asking
the public for information, but
rather that they police them-
selves and the members of their
families. It's true that one little
cigarette butt, ., one facial tissue,
One pop. can ,,or one ice cream
wrapper, just to mention a few
articles,,_ doesn't cover much
area, but WOW! If everybody
who uses our highways or parks
dropped one little article what a
mess it would be, If anyone cares
to disagree with me, just stop and
look around and ask the Ministry
of Transportation and Communi-
cations or the Ministries of
Natural Resources and Industry
and Tourism how much garbage
they collect and what it costs to
pick up after the litter bugs have
been ,there.
People have always wanted to
save money; well here is a case
where we can save millions, Sure
the government pays for it, but
doesn't it come from your pay
cheques? —and we can avoid pay-
ing fines. Who knows, if we all get
on the band wagon and stop lit-
tering, the government might
just have the money to complete
that worthwhile project your
community wants -and you might
have a feW extra dollars for your
Own personal project
Yours truly.
Prov. Const. H. A. Tighe,
Public Information Co -Ordinator,
No. 6 District.
Mr. acid Mrs. J. V. Haines wish
to announce the engagement of
their daughter, Margaret, to .Mr.
Roy Edward Bennett of Wing--
ham.
ing=ham. The marriage will take
place August 16th,
Mac Groves, formerly of Wing -
ham, has accepted an appoint-
ment as Customs and Excise Of-
ficer at the Blue Water Bridge at
Sarnia.
JULY' 1458
Fire of unknown origin com-
pletely destroyed a large barn at
a farm three miles north of
Whitechurch early Saturday
morning. The building was owned
by Simpson Brothers of Kintail
and the farm was occupied and
worked by Raymond Hoffman.
The loss is estimated at over $10,-
000..
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Currie
have been informed that their
son, Charles, who has been con-
nected with the Acme ' Dairy.
Company in Toronto, has been
transferred from San Diego,
Californi to British Columbia
and will help organize three dif-
ferent pasteurizing plants •there.
Constable Jack Horton, RCMP,
stationed at Agassiz, B.C., has
been honored by being chosen one
of the guard of honor for Princess
Margaret at Kelowna. He is a son
of Mr. and Mrs: Jos. Horton of
Bluevale.
Marlene Johnson of Fordwich
was officially named Dairy Prin-
cess of the County of Huron' when
the Soil and Crop Improvement
Association held its meeting at,
Clinton. Doreen Howatt of Bel°
grave was named runner-up.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hanna
have been invited to attend a
luncheon in honor of Her Royal
Highness Princess Margaret at
the Royal York Hotel in Toronto
next week. The. invitation was is-
sued by the Lieutenant Governor
of Ontario, Hon. J. Keiller Mac-
kay.
Mr, and Mrs. Harry Rhame
have moved into their new home
in the village of Gorrie.
Raynard Ackert has purchased
the .fartn of his father, Ernest
Ackert who has lived on this farm
at Holyrood for fifty years. Ray-
nard has been busy building a
new modern . abbatoir -on this
property and has moved his
wholesale and retail business into
the new premises this week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hender-
son, Janis, Jimmie, Jennifer and
Julie left by motor today for
Montreal. T.beyll sail from
there to Scotland where they will
spend two months with Mrs. Hen-
derson's parents.
ICY ALICE M 1L'VEY
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The history of hats.
"In your Easter bonnet with all
the frills upon it," A runs a popular
theme song. Hats have as many
names as there are styles, the
French say "chapeau" and the
Spanish, "'sombrero", while the
10 -gallon Texas style, outsizes
them all. Hats are as varied as
the people and countries that they
represent and mean many things
to tnany people.
Queens wear crowns and
'monks wear hoods; firemen wear
helmets and surgeons wear ster-
ile white or green caps. The aca-
, demic scholar proudly shows off
his mortarboard while the con-
struction worker or football
player wear steel helmets for
protection. All of these hats
either denote a person's occupa-
tion, rank or religion. Different
hats are also associated with dif-
ferent countries. Springtime in
Holland not only brings forth
tulips, but local lassies in Volen-
dam caps. This Dutch cap was
originally made in tulle but now
is fashioned in lace and dates
back to pre -Christian times.
The tam o'shanter with the tar-
tan' trim identifies a . Scotsman
and his particular clan. French-
men are devoted to the beret as
the Russian is to the shapka or
cossack's cap. There are the tall
chimney -like hats of the Welsh
and the neat contrasting Greek
pillboxes. For beauty or magnifi-
cence the Spanish mantilla or the
Indian headdress cannot be sur-
passed. Hats serve as a badge of
identification as well as adorn-
ment and protection.
The history of hats goes back
some 5,000 years when the Chin-
ese coolie, made 'a pointed -hat
with bamboo and leaves as a pro-
tection froth the sun. Ancient
carvings have shown the cave-
man wearing a cap of animal
skins •and, of course, Davey
Crockett will always be remem-
bered- with his coonskin cap.
George Washington is shown as
wearing a three -pointed hat typi-
cal of colonial clays, while every-
one thinks of F. D. Roosevelt and
his fedora or Britain's General B.
Montgomery and his beret.
Hats 'Can be exotic like Hedda
Hopper's, or simple as a scarf
worn traditionally by the Russian
peasants. They have been made
from every kind of material, fur,
feathers, felt, straw, lace and
leaves and decorated with every-
thing imaginable. Flowers, fruit;
jewelery and ribbons have adorn-
ed milady's hats.
Although men tend to sigh over
th ridiculous creations (and the
cost) of some frivilous headpiece,
they too, have been guilty some
ridiculous headgear down
through, the centuries. Even to-
day in certain areas of the world,
men still outshine -the women,
with their bright ceremonial
dress. The Indian turban identi-
fies people by race, rank, religion
and profession. This lengthy
piece of material easily converts
into a girdle, rope tr pillow as the
occasion demands. '
The sari worn by Hindu women
is actually part of their dress.
Moslems wear turbans or tar-
booshes for a special reason.
Their view of heaven must not be
obscured and While at prayer
must touch the ground with their
foreheads. This of course would
be impossible if they had brim-
med hats. In Mexico, -the high
crown and broad brim of the
sombrero serves as a sunshade
and umbrella. When it comes to
wearing a fez, the Ameri an
Shriners . would far outntunber
the Moslems today.
There are many 'interesting
sayings attached to hats. How
often have you been asked: "to
keep it under your hat"? Or been
to a meeting where it was decided
to "pass the hat around". "A
feather in your' cap", is at-
- tributed to the Indians. Each
feather in an Indian's bonnet rep-
resented a great deed or accomp-
lishment, hence the expression.
And what conjurer could get
along without a hat? History has - Il
resealed that there have been
„many "mad hatters": At one
time mercury was used in treat-
ing furs for felt hats, which oddly
enough often created a tonging by
the wearer for alcohol. The reac-
tion of the alcohol with the mer-
cury was posionous, and mad
spells were produced.
Perhaps the best known inter-
national hat that has survived,the
centuries, is the tall chef's • hat
Which had its beginnings in an-
cient Assyria and was then worn
as a°badgeof office by the chief in
the kitchen. Countries and .occu-
pations, religion and rank as well
'as famous men and women are
recalled by the is they %yore,
whether it has ::: en a . fedora, , a
tricorn or a •ret.
TODAY'S'CHiLD
BY HELEN ALLEN
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Joseph's personality is just like his smile— friendly. diffident.
good-natured. appealing: Joseph' is eight, a slender lad with
dark eyes. brown curly hair and medium complexion. His an-
cestry is black and white — with an Irish background.
In good general health, Joseph wears glasses for near
sightedness and has a slight hearing - problem. It does not
hamper his listening ability and his speech is normal, indeed, he
is a talkati+e'oungster who responds eagerly to conversational
o+ er•tures. -
Joseph attends opportunity class and his future education will
he along non-acadeflih- lines. Ile works' well in school. joining
enthusiastically in group projects and always contributing to
class discussions.
There is a TV repairman in' Joseph's foster family and the
lad's great delight is to hay e the intricacies of a television set
explained to him. All mechanical things interest him and he
wants to know how every thing works. .
Joseph is likeable and co-operative. always w filling to be
helpful and normally. cheerful. An -easy-going fellow, he gets on
well w ith other children.
This boy needs parents who will give him a great deal of ION
and encouragement, but will not be demanding about scholastic
achievement.
To inquire about adopting Joseph, please write to Today's
Child, Box 858, Station k, Toronto. For general adoption in-
formation, write your Children's Aid ;Society..e