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Sorry for ourselves
• One of the saddest aspects of an era of
inflation such as we are passing through
right now is the self-pity with which every
element of society views its own particular
Evidence of this state of mind was quite
apparent the day after the federal budget
was brought down in the House of Commons,
and has been added to eVery day since. That
budget, because of the dire need of the Lib-
eral party to please all phases of the elector-
ate, provided more handouts for more people
than has been the case in many years pre-
vlously—but now from every side we hear
how unfair it was to someone or some par-
ticular class.
Everybody is in the mood to grab, and
‘' when a good fat handful is assured the only
regret seems to be that one hand was Orab-
birfg instead of two.
The people we hear the least about are
the ones who have the most to lose in this age
of high prices—the pensioners and the man
other classes who must live on fixed In-
comes. They have to pay ever-increasing
a.mounts for the necessities of life, but have
no opportunity to increase their sources of
income. True, governments are trying to in-
crease these basic amounts where pension
revenues come from the public coffers, but
there never seems to be enough money to go
around for those who have outlived the age of
• usefulness and the power to demand atten-
tion.
Nor are pensioners canfined to those who
• draw their income from government -con-
trolled sources. Thousands of older people
•
must live on pensions based on their former
earnings with business firms or professional '
associations frcim which there is little or no
chance of securing increases which relate to
the rising cost of living.
All the restof us who have our health and
earning capacity are sure we are
There is nctdoubt we are headed, for the poor
house or for bankruptcy. Strange, then, that
all the statistics avaltable indicate we have
never before drawn such fantastic wages for
labor, nor such high profits from our busi-
nesses. Despite our conviction that tedaY's
dollar buys next to nothing, the fact remains
that no generation of Canadians ever ate so
well, dressed so well or spent so freely. The
luxuries of yesteryear have become the
necessities of today.
If you think we are poverty-stricken
people, just take note of the average age of
cars on main street; the number of snow-
mobiles whizzing past your door; the num-
berof boats on the summer highways headed
for open water or the new homes in any or-
dinary community.
Not even the government wants to talk
too much about the staggering total of the
liquor and tobacco bill for the nation. The
millions spent on sheer entertainment—the
expensive kind, would relieve the needs of all
poverty -Class homes in Canada.
Let's quit fooling ourselves. There are
some in this land who are having a rough
time. Probably there always will be. But the
Vast majority are lapping up a rich standard
of living they never dreamed of 25 years ago,
and still they protest, complain and go out on
• strike.
hot law is that?
MOsfolder and m iddke generation, people
have been brought up, in the belief thatthere
are laws in this land which provide set forms
of punishment for those who disregard the
rules formulated for the, general good of
society. Apparently a lot of younger -people
have'never.heard,of the majesty of the law
and,a lot of older folks have forgotten abbot
it. Nor -cto fhe events and decisions of recent
ears Seen,likely to -remind them. _
ioeeic'or so- agothe engineering stu-
ents at the, University of Western Ontario
IA 'a: little Party. They invited fellow engi-
S'fromt-other uniterslties.and they laid,
lyre ihitivestiniktfains'fdi,
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No doubt youffigl)ea Vead'IraboVrtagaiir
flowed liberally throughout the
,elienhig.., female strippers brought in to
NPrittmScePe'aPParentlylivorged several of
he guests • as well and the 400 -odd mob suc-
ceeded in: creating about, $2;500 worth of
amage to. the hall in which, the event was
Naturally there was a certain amount of
• fuss and commotion in the dean's office the
next morning. In fact some ofthe university
• authorities were quite stern. An order has
. come down from on high that the engineers
are not to hold any more parties for a while Dear Editor,
and they are to find the money for repair's to Several weeks ago I read with
the hall.
Now, the authorities didn't carry things
to a state of cruelty. They didn't exPell any-
one. They didn't charge. •anfilone • with
• malicious damage. In fact, as far as we can
find out, they didn't even call in the police.
•They must have realized that these i?oor
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Thusday, March
• Elizabeth is five and extremely pretty with blue eyes,-..kraw*:
hair' and fair skin. Her. background is Scottish,
This child Wilt goad general health but Was hoittwith cerebral*
:palsy lack of muscle Control) WWI" handicaps ho ettly
Her halsksee IS poor, She walks awkwardly and has linilted use of
her right Iwo. sh(iiesrs orp,hopedito hoots liecauifie of flat feet
. - •
and to helpher walking;::. •*
Despite these difficulties Elizabeth Is *cry active and plays all,
the game* other children do. She hos A tricycle and Manages It •
well, lieehaatiti; more help to'her .than she realizes heause she
„ie.ati Use It when reminded -and when on a swing she hOlds, the.
_ *mita with beth 'hands. 'She goes to the tripPle‘Chliziren'a,
Centre about every three' ,months for assessment and has one
exercise :to d0'at twine*
Plzsibttit gees to, senior kindergarten in the alterations. Shell,
v,illiOderOt to be aliwiearaerb0 her tooter mother'seYs she, Is
keeping up, with -her classmates.,' ,
. Flig4/YOth has stt(0.04 memory. Slie comes home foil of gager
stories :about school and likes to sing 'school songs and corn,
mereials beard on television and -radio; • •
An affectionate child.' Ellzabethis accustomedto mOch,at-
tention frOM her foster ,pirents andtheir three Older children.
She needa a loving heMe;Whe're her limitations will be accepted:
and ,1110e, the parents will herhappy to 'work' *closely with
g, medicalteam in the interests of helping their: adopted: daughter,
• .10 luquire about adopting Elizabeth, please write to Today's
Child. Box $83., Station It; TorOntolVI4P .2112. For, general
adoption information, 0.10.10e contact your local VhIld'ren's.Aid
Society,
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•0114i0lilikall-'corile,froM 'betoken anciim-
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VileVicifjefFljon4savott4rie-parems vitte'r'eurt-
1;1616 ProVide any of the finer things in life.
Probably the boys really didn't know any
better so they arebeing given a second
chance.
• Strange thing. You can get a couple of
years in jail for shoplifting, but for $2,500
damage to public property you get your
• wrist slapped. •
•
preserving
Not long ago the Cruickshankfamily in-
terests offered Sky Harbor airport to. the
Town of Goderich at 'a sum reported to be
$125,000. So far we have not heard that the
'matter is settled.
• There has been a great 'deal of
commotion over the possibility that the Old
Huron County jail may be demolished or
• . partially so. Although we agree that the jail
• is a historic site of some significance, we feel
• that the airport is a practical facility which
is at least of equal importance..
• • Sky Harbor was one of the earliest of
Small town airports in the province, The idea
• was initiated by Cass Hoygh of Plymouth,
• Mich., along with a fewfarsighted Goderich
• residents. Opened several years before the
• war, it began -to serve American and Cana-
dian commuters who Wanted fast access to
the lakeside resorts from their distant
•
homes. During the war years, of course, the
airport served, as an elementary- flying
school and since the war has been operated
• on a financially precarious footing until a
, disastrous fire several months ago.
Admittedly the present need for an air-
port may not appear too pressing, but to re-
linquish a facility which will so obviously be
needed in the future wikI be sheer folly.
The use of aircraft in one form or another is
certain to increase as the years go by. In fact
the location at Goderich makes it doubly im-
portant, lying as it does in an area from
which all rail passenger service has been re-
moved.
. No one but the principals in the Airport
• ownership are sufficiently well informed to
know all the financial implications, but it is
quite obvious that the site should not be per-
mitted to revert to paiture land.
Highway death traps
• At times officialdom seems blind to
facts. construction of highways is a com-
plicated business in which the factors of
engineering and high-cost workmanship
must be taken into consideration. However,
after a highway has been in use for a few
years (sometimes only a few months') mis-
-takes become apparent. Then it seems to
take forever to have them rectified.
The classic example, of course, was a
new intersection just south of Wingham at
the point where Highways 4 and 86 cross.
Car damage, physical injuries and fatalities
continued at this point while larger warning
signs and blinking red lights were added.
Rumble strips in the roadway were installed
and even then accidents occurred and still
do, although the driving public seems to
have become more aware of the risks.
There is a stretch of No. 4 Highway north
of Blyth that has become the scene of traffic
accidents out of all proportion to other
stretches of that road.
Another very dangerous spot is a -curve
in Highway 86 about a mile east of Bluevale.
At this point an upward tilt of the road sur-
face on the outside of the curve is totally
lacking. It's as flat as a pancake and a real
test of driving skill, particularly if you are
going west and there's a bit of snow on the
road. That was the scene of a double -fatality
on Thanksgiving night.
Surely there are some answers for ob-
viously dangerous areas.
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'great interest and I intisteenfess
**,
much pleasure, a forthright and
detailed report by Mr. ,JallieS
Currie addressed to our .tow,n
council.
I have been patiently waiting
and scanning the newspaper for
some reaction to this scathing
artisk Agt.kftlave seen nothin
Being a local boy, lfri'ld
this was going to happen as 1'
know the apathy that is apart �f
this town. Thus I ieeriebecessary
to voice My own opinion in this
matter.
I feel someone should speak up
to congratulate:W. Currie, if for
nothing else, than for having the
courage to speak openly and
frankly about issues that he must
have known would not sit very
well with our council representa-.
fives and some citizens and ern,-
ployees of this town. •
The first reaction a lot of people
obviously had to this report wag
probably to write it off as "sour
grapes" on Mr. Currie's. part.
However true this might be is not
the issue. The issue, as I see it, is
whether ornot the conditions de-
scribed and the procedures re-
ported are or are not fact. .
11.one reads carefully with an
open mind, there are an awful lot
of questions raised abaut the
management of this tovvn and es-
• pecially. the need for a town man-
ager. ,
Assuming that the points raised
by "Mr. Curries ate fasiet * (a'fid
there has been no refuthtstArgu-
P %ask', fitraYd,v inust
asSume this) then the need for a'
town Manager is not only obvious
but imperative. Mr. Currie is not
'known for his bashfulness but his
indignatitm.is well founded and 1
might add, shared, if council has:
1. Discarded the need kir a '
town manager without listenirig
to, any report from Mr Currie on
• his trial 'period in this. position.
• 2. Not seen fit to divulge to
•anyone valid and honest reasons
for not hiring a town manager.
3, Dismissed Mr. Currie for
personality reasons under the
guise of not supporting the neces-
sity for ia‘ town manager.
4. Continues to ignore obvious
poor management and basic bus
-
loess "sense" in the handling of
personnel and requisitioning and
inventory procedures.
If the statements presented by
Mr. Currie were Unfair and not
hased'on fact, as I'm sure some
council members will contend,
then why the "pregnant :pansy"
or euiltY, silence' from eamoil?
Why have there been no state-
menta#:Matuni for not hiring a
tovikonsalitagerlAVIsybiOpthere
been no,Attilement fput#7 Uncil
either mtifingrat fidthlt to
atrocious conditions 'brought Out
by Mr. Currie?
Ignoring an issue and hoping it
will go away is an old, and I'm
afraid, ton often successful ploy
that has been used before in this
town. This silence from Council
makes me terribly uneasy, Pnr
afraid. Is silence an admission of
guilt or indifference? .1 have
heard the excuse that Mr. Currie
doesn't warrant the satisfaction
of an answer. This to me is not
only uqfair but is childish spite.
Beside, : I'm afraid* that Mr.
Currieisn't the only ,one inter-
ested in the answers. •
Yours respectfully,
R. Hollenbeck
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THE YOUNG FOUR, a talented singing group from Clifford wai a winner at Wingham
Lions Talent Hunf show at Winghilm Feb 22 and may proceed to the finals. They are Deb.
Murray, Bruce Ditk(Of and MarkAuger. ' "(Staff Pnofe)
bie Lou Creighton, Judith Anne
SIRE NEEDS LOVIINo 'FAMILY
•
visit Kik' ener
oronto, London in June
The Queen and Prince Philip
will visit Ontario Jime-2.5 to June
30 and again on, July, 3, Premier
William Davis announced 'today,
The Queen and the DUke of
Edinburgh will Spend two days in
Metro Toronto and then, travel -
ling by Royal Train, Will Agit Co.
bourg, Kingston, the Kitchener -
Waterloo -Cambridge area; Lon-
don, St. Catharines, Niagara -ort -
the -Lake, and Brampton: On' July
3, en route from Prince Edward
Island to Regina, the Queen and
the Prince will visit Thunder
By. , •
They are scheduled to arrive in
Toronto aboard an Mr Canada
DC -8 June 25,
While in Toronto the Queen and
Prince Philip, will attend cere-
monies at Queen's Park where
Premier Davis will )deliver the
• traditional Loyal Address. The
province will host a dinner that
• evening. Also scheduled for To-
ronto is a visit to City Hall to be
followed by a civic luncheon
• ' At Osgood e Hall, the Queen will
•. open new law courts. The Queen
• and Prince Philip will visit On-
tario Place and the new Scar-
• borough Centre, At Niagara -on -
the -Lake they will attend the
Shaw Festival.
• On June 30, prior to their de-
parture for Prince Edward
Island, the Queen will attend, the
113th running of the Queen's
Plate at Woodbine Racetrack.
Additional details will be an-
nounced when confirmed.
•
Bargain foods can cut
grocery bilis in half *
Weekly grocery bills can be cut
in half for some Canadian fami-
lies simply by buying bargain
forms of food.
An examination completed the
first Week of February showed
that weekly grocery bills to feed a
family of four in Ottawa Can vary
from $28.70 to $69.90.
Home economists in Agricul-
ture Canada's Pond Advisory
Services Section - drew up a
halanced, nutritious diet for a
week.
Then they chose the moderate,
intermediate and generous
methods of hopping and eating.
All three weeklyitnertus feature
the same basic ingredients—such
as poultry, beef, fruit juices and
vegetables—but the type, form,
processing and packing of items
differed.
Per example, the generous diet
Included two take-out meals
(from a pizzaria and a fried
chicken outlet) while the
moderate diet featured home -
cooked meals. •
."Vite are not suggesting that all
Canadian families should eat the
moderate menu," says Agricul-
ture' Minister Eugene Whelan.
lihere may be very valid
•reasoris for a hodsewife to buy
convenience foods, partially -pro-
cessed items and the more ex-
pensive forms of food. The choice
is the consumer's.
"What the study does show Is
the wide latitude that exists for
Canadians to eat cheaply or ex-
• pensively. Even the moderate
diet is not the cheapest nutrition-
ally -adequate diet that can be
bought."
Savings were made by cutting
out expensive forms of meat,
frozen prepared foods, out -of -
season fresh fruits and vege-
tabies, bakery goods and by sub-
stituting items sueii as skim milk
powder farfresh whole milk.
Housewife on telephone:
'Come quickly. bur houtie is on
&el"
Fireman: "How do we get
there?"
HOusewife: "Gee, don't you
have your red truck any more?"
'Wlusband, as tailor mea -
fah
sures his waistline: "It's Ione
amazing wlAn you realize that a,
Douglas tIr with that girth would
be I* feet tallii"
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