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The guessing; game is over. Prime Min-
ister Trudea u used the occasion of a special
Mail of Pari lernent to announce That the
Canadian voters will go to the polls on Octo-
`her~ 30th.
The date of the fall election carne as no
surprise. Conditions acrossthe nation have
indicated for many months that a vote before
winter would provide the best advantage for
the Liberal government.
The impact of unemployment is always
less frightening in warm weather. The
nearly 600,000 Canadians who are listed as
being, without jobs would undoubtedly create
,more concern after another winter on the
public purse—and PC's, NDP's and Social
Crediters would be quick to make use of the
situation.
The simple truth is that at the present
time unemployment isnot a serious threat to
the party in power. It becomes increasingly
evident that thousands of jobless Canadians
will be only too happy to vote the Liberals
back into office. Whoever heard of defeating
Santa Claus at the polls?
The unemployment rolls contain the
names of countless husbands and wives
whose spouses are still earning un-
precedentedly high salaries. The list also
covers plenty of able and skilled people who
decline work unless it carries salaries well in
excess of their present unemployment insur-
ance payments. .
Of course, there are many unemployed
Canadians who, for one reason or another
cannot find work at all, and whose self-re-
spect is deeply injured by a life of idleness.
However, it Is a matter for grave concern
that employers all over the land are crying
for competent help while more than half a
million potential workers have no means of
support.
if unemployment does become a major
election issue the bulk of the protest will
come not from those without jobs, but rather
from the hard-working voters who ' have to
pay the bills.
Darcy, you're right!
The resignation of Hon. Darcy Mc -
Keough from the Ontario cabinet, came as a
sharp disappointment to many in the prov-
ince. A candidate for leadership of the Pro-
gressive Conservative Party at the last con-
vention, he was generally conceded to be No.
2 in the government party since the election
of Premier William Davis. As provincial
treasurer and one of•the chief architects of
the over-all plan for regional government,
his position was one of particular signifi-
cance to all residents of the province.
There has been no suggestion, even from
the opposition parties, that Darcy Mc Keough
was guilty of briny sort of dishonesty. His ex-
planation has been accepted—the fault was
nothing more serious than an error of judg-
ment, -
Men in Mr. McKeough's position cannot
afford errors of judgment. As recently as
two 'Weeks ago he sat through- several im-
portant meetings in. Western Ontario where
• municipal representatives had no choice but
to defer to his judgment as he told of the
Gift shop
changes which can be expected as regional
government descends upon us from Queen's
Park. The validity of his pronouncements
will be somewhat shadowed by the evidence
of his own lapse.
The rules of the political game are quite
clear-cut. Conflict of interest is- not con-
doned. , Another cabinet minister, Dalton
Bales, found himself in difficulty and offered
his resignation three weeks ago because he
happened to own land in the area which has
been designated for the new international
airport. 'Mr. McKeough's real estate in-
terests were much more compromising,- for
his own signature, as the then, ministerof
municipal affairs, was required on the pro,
vincial approval for development of the
Chatham. property.
it does seem regrettable that an able
minister must forego his right to do business
While he is serving thepeople—but that's the
rule, and there are many good reasons why it
must be rigidly:_ maintained., Mr. Mc-
Keough's error of judgment was a whopper.
or gas station?
People who drive cars and trucks, parti-
cularly those who pile up mileage as, a
necessary part of earning a living, are be -
Coming i 'creasingly, irritated by the major
petroleur9 suppliers. The0 would lik o er g
joy straight -forward business dealings in-
stead of high prices and fancy 'sales gim-
micks:
A few weeks ago this column pointed out
the fact that gasoline sells for several cents a
gallon higher in our part of Ontario than it
does even .a few miles to the south and east.
thortly. after that column appeared, most
local dealers reduced the price of regular
grade gasoline—at their own cost: The
wholesale price, they tell us, has remained r,,
unchanged.
Several of the big companies still offer
"ionuses" in the shape of free or low-priced
articles with purchases of gas. I you hold
credit cards from these same com#� anies you
h
realize how 'much mail ypu get, tellingof
your golden opportunity *`o purchase mer-
chandise on the easy payment plan --every-
thing from radios, to silverware and vacuum
cleaners.
A e '' companies
Ace these monster petro! um
in the fuel business or are they, operating
general discount houses? Why don't they
stick to selling their own products? If they
can offer. "free" bonuses they could as well
take the fair alternative and reduce the price
of gasoline? We can buy our highball glasses
at the dime store.
An unfortunate loss
The total destruction of the Wittich Bak-
ery by fire is one of the most unfortunate in-
dustrial accidents this area has witnessed in
a long time. There have been other and more
costly fires, but few have wiped out such a
-large proportion of any one community's job
opportunities.
The Wittich business was unique in this
al
part of the,province. Operating in the small
,P P 9
Village of Ayton, which lies off the "beaten
track', the Wittich business managed to.
prosper in a field which offers just about the
keenest competition to I1)e found anywhere.
The Wittich trucks covered a very broad
area and their product. continued to meet
with ready public acceptance.
The Village of Ayton cannot afford to
lose 100 jobs. It is to be hoped that
circum-
stances will perrrit the rebuilding of the
plant at the earliest possible date.
Shot down, .but fast
Ever -since Canadian hockey teams have
been meeting defeat: at the hands of the
Soviet player. s there has been a rumor afoot
that because the rules forbade the use of our
professional players we couldn't hope to.beat
them. It was generally believed that our best
players were in the professional ranks and
that if we could ice ,a team of NHL players
the Ruskies wouldn't stand a chance. .
Well, -we've iced a team of professionals
this year and it only took one game to prove
our best isn't all that good. The Canadian
team was outplayed throughput the, en-
counter, with the exception of a desperate
five-minute rally early in the third period..
The Russians were superior in just about
every. aspect. Team co-ordination, shooting
accuracy, effective backchecking---and
above all --staying out of the penalty box!
As one of the announcers said, the Soviet
players are disciplined. They are told to stay
out of fights—and they do so, even when the
Canadians resort , to the common N H L
tactics of jabbing and slugging. The supreme
example of fine Canadian sportsmanship
came toward the end of the game when one
of our heroes Was caught by the TV camera
as he skated up behind a Russian player,
well removed from the site of any action,
after the play had been whistled to a Stop,
and clipped the visitor on the back of the
head. That's the way to cement international
relationships!
Even the commentators were making
excuses. They dismissed the outburst as the
inevitable result of frustration becaus the
Canadians were unable to scoreLl plain
English—sore losers.
The Canadians can still take the series—
if they start to play the kind of hockey the
Russians do. In fact, the Soviets are teaching
a lesson in effective defensive and scoring
tactics which should revolutionize the game
in North America. They have, in one game,
proven that bull strength and ability to "hit
*the man" la are less effective than well-
planned and disciplined teamwork.
Mind you, that's- no guarantee that
Canadian and American fans will spend
more money to see clean games. They like to
hear the bones crunch,'and see the blood flow.
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They Already Have My Invitation
Biii Smiley
One of those new African na=
tions is kicking out of the country
all the Indians. This is an emo-
tional and political, rather than a
rational decision.
African blacks hate these Asian
Indians because the latter are •
better educated and on the whole,
much wealthier than the natives-,,
The reason for this is that the In.,
dians are smart, work hard, and
in backward countries, usually
wind up in control of much of the
economy.
Trouble is, with these Indians
in Africa, (that nobody wants
them .Many Of them have British
passports, as their grandfathers
went to Africa when the territory
was under British rule, to build
railroads. They're clinging to
these passports like life:belts, but
it isn't doing them much good.
Britain doesn't want them, It
has enough racial strife on • its
hands already, after admitting
thousands of Pakistanis, Indians
and West Indians after the t war.
There have been race riots, white
against , coloured . -
India,;„their homeland, doesn't
want them. It already has lkore
refugees than it can handle 'Can-
ada hasreen approached, and, as
usual, dithers.
We could do a lot worse than
accept a sizable chunk of these
people without a home. They are
industrious, peaceable and . cap-
able. They wouldn't be coming
here as penniless immtt:rnintts.
Most of them are fairly ;wf. ;off.
Many of them have sldfls ;and
professions we need.
I don't know much + aboup In-
dians. I have some Canadian In-
dian friends, but the only Asian
Indians I have known well were
four chaps with whom I learned
to fly Spitfires in England, longer
ago than I care to remember.
Perhaps they weren't repre-
sentative, because they were all
from well-to-do families, and all
spoke good English. • But titey
were certainly a cross-section of
that class, and gave me a good
idea of 'Why there is so much
strife in India.
'You'd think that four
who had come all the way frolic
India for advanced training
would have been pretty close,
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a
thrown into the midst of all those
Poles, British, Australians,
Canadians, and a dozen other
species of whites. On the con-
trary, they could barely stand
one another,
There was Krishna Smallish,
very handsome, flashing black
eyes that could almost literally
flame when he was angry. He
spoke such precise and fluent
English that he made the rest of
us feel like hicks. He was a Chris-
tian.
There was' Ahmed. A lanky kid
Of . about nineteen, sleepy-eyed,
slow moving, a big grin and not
much to say. He was a Pakistan i
Moslem.
And little Koori. He was pigeon-
chested, weighed about 115, had
huge, mournful black eyes, and
was in a perpetual state of terror
when flying. He should never
have been there. One day he and I
were sent up topractice dog-
fighting in our Spits. I knew he
didn't like flying, but not until
that day just how deep was his
fear, Every time I'd take a pass
at him and go,. "Tut -tut -tut -tut"
like a machine gun, he'd veer
wildly off about a mile and call
wildly, "Smilee, Smilee, don't
come so close." He was a Hindu.
And then there was the inimi-
table Singh Thandi. Flashing
white teeth, chuckling eyes, mag-
nificent silk turbans, under which
he bundled his hair, which came
down 'to his tail -bone. Curly black
beard. Fastidious. as ,a . model.
Kept' his beard curly by tying a
handkerchief around his jaw at
night and knotting it on top of his
,head.
Singh 'was a Sikh, another re-
ligion heard from. But he was a
pretty lousy Sikh. They're not
supposed to drink, smoke, cut
their hair, and a ,lot of other
things. He didn't smoke or cut his
hair but he could put away about
twelve pints of beer in an evening
and, except for- a little giggling,
be none the worse.
But he'h d his. hangovers. He
as a craft devil. When he had a
rticularly badthead, he'd just
ay in- bed. When the CO. tried
"try give him a blast for his ab-
'sence, he'd roll his eyes at the ig-
norance of these infidels, and say
TODA' CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
. The eager, confident look gives a good idea -of Ronny's per-
sonality. This eight-year-old shows' a tremendous amount of
enthusiasm and determination to 'succeed.
He has demonstrated this. repeatedly in activities which were
unknown to him before he Cane into the care of the Children's'
Aid Society. He is proficient in swimming and baseball and he
made first string on a hockey team two weeks after he learned to
skate! Though Ronny never steps back from a challenge, he is a
sensitive. %arm, affectionate boy who %ill be a rewarding son.
Ronny is a slender, well-built youngster of English and French
ancestry. He has sandy brown hair, green eyes, fair skin and
naturally, freckles. His general health is good but he has some
nasalma • roblems which require surgery at maturity. Ile has
P J quire'
a-speech impediment which isbeirtg helped by speech therapy at
school.
if Ronny is, attending an open 'school next term, he will be
doing Grade two work in mathematics and language develop-
ment and (trade three woc'k otherwise. Though he has difficulty
with reading, he likes books and enjoys reading or being read to.
Drawing is another .favorite activity and he likes any kind of
crafts.
Ronny. needs warm, affectionate parents. They will not be
able to place too high expectations on him academically, but can
be assured of a loving son who will do his best at whatever he
attempts.
To inquire about adopting Ronny, please write to, Today's
Child.' Box KKK: Station K. 'Toronto. Fin• general adoption in-
forniaytion consult your local k'hildren's Aid Society.
•
ALWAYS DOES IHSBEST
politely, "Sorry, sir, today is hely
day for Sikhs. Cannot fly On holy .
day." The baffled Z.Q. had noan-
swer, as these Indian boys had to
be well treated., `'
Singh would have nothing.to do
with the other "Indians" and
joined a . convivial - Iittle group
with Van, a Belgian, Sven, a . Nor-
wegian, a couple of Australians
and Jack Ryan and myself,
Canadians. With the beard,. the •
turban and the silver tongue, he
attracted girls like flies. He loved
flying as Koori hated it.
Never forget the time I shared
a room with him in London, on a
weekend leave. About 11 a.m. we
started to pull ourselves together.
He got up, groaning, holding his
head, and tottered about in his
shorts, his great mass of hair
hanging down to his bum. (He -
didn't wear . a turban to bed..).
There was a knock at the door,
one of us grunted, "Come in",
and the maid entered, to clean
the room. At least she almost en-
tered. She took one look, her
mouth. fell open, then she
screamed and ran:
• Despite his head, Singh nearly
threw up from laughing so hard.
"I bet, Smilee, she thought you
were shacked up with the'
bearded lady from the circus."
Singh'.was killed in Burma.
I like Indians. Let's invite more
to our country.
LETTERS MT" EDITOR
- Sept. 1,1972
Blyth, Ontario
Dear Sir:
I would like to address"this let-
ter to all Huron County pork pro-
ducers.
• On September 20th at the Blyth
Fall Fair.there will .be a barrow
show. This is the only barrow
show in Huron County. A pork
producer has asked me why he
should take part and here I will
give you some of the reasons why
he should and why you sl}ould.
1st rPrideJit your'•prodttet
2nd: $150 in prizes;
3rd: If. you sell weaners, - to
proye that it pays to come to your
barn for customers and pay pre-
mium prices;.
4th: If you buy weaners, to see
which supplier provided you with
the best stock;
5th: It helps to improve carcass
'quality, and a• better carcass re-
sults in better pork, which in turn
results in more sales and so ulti-
mately in higher prices;
6th: To see the results of differ-
ent feeds and feeding methods;
7th: It is part of a pork promo,
tion program that costs you next
to nothing and can give you an
extra and very nice price indeed.
Come and participate. Load a
truck together with your neigh-
bors' and 'see how the new ultra-
sonic equipment works. Come
and be proud of your industry.
Yours truly,
Adrian Vos
Blyth, Ont.
ROSH -HASHANAH
FESTIVAL OF TRUMPETS
SEPTEMBER 9-10, 1972
Hebrew Date: Tishri 1, 5733
This painting by Morris Katz depicts a rabbi blowing a shofar (ram's horn),
symbolizing God's summons to the people for self -judgement. The sound •of
the shofar heralds Rosh Hashanah—the Jewish New Year. This scripture
from The Living Bible is the authority for Rosh Hashanah. •
"The first day of the seventh month (of the Hebrew calendar) is a solemn time for all
the people to meet together for worship; it is a time of remembrance, and is to be an-
nounced by loud blowing of trumpets. Don't, do any work on the day of the celebration,
but effer a sacrifice by fire to the Lord"
(Leviticus 23:24-25)
Now the Lord said to Moses, 'Make .two trumpets of beaten silver to be used for
signaling the breaking of camp. When both trumpets are blown; the people will know
that they are to gather at the entrance of the Tabernacle. But if only one is blown, then
only the chiefs of the tribes of Israel shall come to you. Different trumpet blasts will
be necessary to distinguish between the summons to assemble and the signal to break
camp and move onward. When the travel signal is blown, the tribes camped on the
east side of the Tabernacle shall.leave first; at the second signal, the tribes on the
south shall go. Only the priests are permitted to blow the trumpets. This is a permanent
instruction to be followed from generation to generation. When you arrive in .the
Promised Land and go to war against your enemies, God will hear you and save you „
from your enemies when you sound the alarm with these trumpets. Use the trukpets
in times of gladness, too, blowing them at your annual festivals and at the beginning
of each month to rejoice over your burntofferings and peace offerings And God will
be reminded of his covenant with you. For I am Jehovah, your God ; "
(Numbers 10:140)
from
The Living' Bible
ROSH HASHANAH. is the Jewish New Year, and is traditionally regarded as
• the first°dd i`ef ''•holli` ba i'rhat1 %'theliedtnn'ing`bt'fhb Ten Day,
of Penitence, which is dilvOted°'ttf"prayer, solemn festivities•,and'rest from`
work. n
Fabulous Fake
Gas company sales gimmickry may have reached a
record high with Imperial Oil 'Co.'s .decision to market, . not
another transistor • radio or vacuum cleaner, but $49 imita-
tion -diamond engagement rings, The Financial Post reports.
In a mailer to credit-card holders; Imperial states: "Now
choose one of these fabulous fakes and wear it,for 15 days at
absolutely no cost to you. If, after those 15 dalys, you are not
.completely satisfied with your Exquisite ring., just return it `r
and you will' owe us nothing." •
Refund guarantees like that could result in a record run
of broken engagements. And with • Imperial Oil's deferred
payment plan, bachelors can keep a number of 'these imita
tion diamonds circulating among their girl friends. They
even send out a finger -measuring card so you need not visit '
your local gas pump attendant for a fitting. 4'
The Financial Post comments that one can only wonder
what will follow next. A wedding on the grease rack perhaps?
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