HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-10-10, Page 3ro
GiveGodilis due
Thanksgiving Day? 'Whatever for?
Families who shop for groceries and
° find, that twenty-five dollars' worth can
be contained in a couple of brown paper
bags; who listen; night after night to the
regular' load . of disaster on the eleven
o'clock news, are likely `toy feel more
than aa4tttlee cynical.
Obviously contemporary' life is no
paradise - but wait; on balance there still •
is a good deal for which to be grateful.'
Money may evaporate, but when, - until
our generation - -has it been accepted
that no family's income must be 'al lowed
to fall below a certain minimum, not as a
hand-out, but as their basic right. When,
before now, have all Canadians had ac-
cess to good medical care, irrespective
of financial standing?
-On a broader canvas, when before in
history has the notion that rich nations,
have a responsibility ,to share their
bounty and their shills, ever been enter:
taihed,,.let atone been acted upon?
Surely,these are realities for which to be
grateful. •° , a
concern for SO is the currenth. o the good
earth; Parks and green belts within and
around our cities are growing; men and
women realize their need of contact with
basics if they are to be whole. Urban or
not, we still depend for . physical
sustenance on the fruit of soil;and,water
and wind and sun - "those marvellous
elements our fathers recognized as the
gifts of a Creator God.
A thankful heart -is not outmoded, and
a pause to -express it, enriches us all"
Aboutnudear power
• Recent' problems with nuole•ar
technology have led to . more
questions about how safe man's
newest_ energy really is.
With the news that the Goderich
area is still a., possible site for a
nuclear power generating station, the
questions are becominglouder and
more pointed.
Individuals acid groups, most
notably 'the CANTDU people, list the
dangers o,f spreading nuclear
technology in broad terms from what
they read in newspapers. '
It is interesting to note here, that
Ontario Hydro- is studying nuclear
powerpowerH, more cautiously 'than some
people think.
In a letter .to Ontario ,Energy
Minister Darcy MCKeough, Hydro
chairman George Gathercole writes:
"The -Ontario Energy .Board's opinion
that greater relianpe should be placed
on fossil fuel power -stations. as com-
pared with nuclear is receiving the full•'
attention of . Ontario Hydro, par-
ticularly in- relation to the vital
question of the reliability -of fuel sup-
plies in the future." - •
Hydro's concern here, however,
seems tol be economies not safety.
The hazards' of nuclear power
generating, ignored in the letter,: are
exemplified in a recent news release
copyrighted by the New York Times
;Service. It says the Atomic Energy
Commission in the United States, has.
ordered 21 of the country's 50 atomic
reactors' closed with in the next two
months.. ° •
The AEC took the action after
cracks were discovered : in the pipes
of three` boiling water reactors at the
end ofQSeptember.
AEC officials say that cracks in the
pipes do not pose a serious safety,
hazard' but they do • mean reactors
could be shut down for long stretches
while repairs are -made.
The Times story tells of -another im-
portant development in the AEC
problems with the resignation of
' atomic safety "expert Carl J. Hocevar:
In a letter to the editor- in last
week's Signal -Star, Paul • aarroll, a
'local,maln concerned with the dangers
of atomic, power,. quotes Mr. Hocevar
using ,the words "Uniformed., mislead"
to describethe general -public.
The full quote from the safety ex-
pert's letter of resignation was "in
spite of the soothing reassurances
that the AEC gives to the uninformed,
misled public, unresolved questions
about nuclear power safety are , so
grave that the United States should
consider a complete halt to nuclear
power plant construction while we see
if these serious ' questio.ns can,
somehow, be resolved." -
Mr. Hocevar ` contends that the
American people need to be told
about the potentially dangerous con-
ditions in the nat'ion's nuclear power
plants.
Whenever atoms are split, they
release an awesome amount of
energy. This 'kind „of energy, which
destroyed the T Japanese Sty 'of
Hiroshima during the last month of
World War ll, is controlled in atomic
reactors.
These reactors produce -radioactive
Waste, a danger to life. Now; this
waste is locked into lead containers
and dumped into the sea.
' . In Ganada, 'Lake Ontario near
Pickering is a dump for this atomic
garbage.
Disputes 'still rage over where the
garbage should be dumped. One idea
has been to place it in; a rocket on a
regular basis. Then fire,the rocket at
the sun where the high-poWered' bar-
bage truck would disintigrate com-
plete with its ` unhealthy cargo
, _ because of the sun's immense heat.
Whir' this idearseems farfetched, it
reflects the concern shown by scien-
tists and other citizens.
In the U.S. groups-, have formed
such 'as the Union of Concerned
Scientists in Massachusetts. Con-
sumer advocate Ralph Nader, widely
known for his crusades ' against
dangers to society, also is studying.
the possible harmful effects of nuclear
power gd`nerating stations.
in the Goderich area, the CANTDU
group acknowledges that there are
differences between the American
uclear power generating• system and
the Canadian CANDU, system, but the'
group quickly points out,that there are
dangerous similarities.
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GODERICH SIGNAL•STAR, 'THURSDAY, OCTOBER 110, 1974—PAGE 3
Ileolth care: criikisni
There has been a great deal
of criticism from the people in
this area regarding the Govern- y, Boards would ass
um,e the
Meat's ldr ns to change' thea responsibility for fh:e
health care delivery system in ' management of health service
Huron .County. The °Ministry of institutions in the area, in -
Health has prt�pcised a District cletd. ins, of course, hospitals•
Health Council 'for ;,this area Health Minister . Frank
which is ° comprised ' of .Elgin, Miller }recently made some
Middlesex, O,ford, Perthtl•an.d statements ab�,ut hospitals
Huron, and also ' includes the whish 'are a'ls,► rather distnr
city- of London. bing.I-Ie Kaid the most efficient
•
The Health District will have ° hospital's contain between 250
a population of 550,000 which"I ,, and 300 beds, in them. About 6.5
feel is far too "large. Other _ per cent of hospitals in Ontario
Health Districts such as Grey are smaller., than that,
and Bruce have a population of ' including hospitals in our area.
only 114,000. What chance will• .
esented ... • Re said, ." _ eller.. ho-spitaLs
Huron have -to be rept
effectively on such a huge must examine the feasibility of
Dist ict Health Council? 'eliminating some of their ser -
Although the, principle vices. With some of the very
behind the establishment 'of , small hospitals, in fact, 1'171District • Health councils is ; , tempted to wonder if their role
sound, I feel that by placing
Huron into 'such a huge district
there is :a danger that we will
° be ignored' and overpowered ,by
the larger centres` such as Lon-
don. . '
What Ave don't know ,yet and
what will be crucial to the
health care delivery system in
Huron, is what the government
plans to do about the recom-
mendations of the Health Plan-
ning Task Force, better known
as the Mustard Report.
The Report recommended,
that the District Health Coun-
cils be responsible for the
development of policies and
plans for the delivery of health
care' according to Government
policies avid standards. The
Report sees the District; Health
'Councils haying the major role
in°initiatin'g developing and en-
dorsing ' plans for .health
programs and facilities, in-
cluding the power to determine
how many health practitioners
of . various' types a district
requires.
I have received many letters
from my constituents ex-
pressing concern about the
proposals 'contained in the
Mustard Report. One. of the
'concerns voiced Most' often .is
that residents of Huron will not
be free to see the physiciap :of
.their,.choice and that physicians
will be told where they may
practise and where they may
not.
As one constituent wrote, "A
doctor is supposed to be
someone you -can respect and go
to with any .problems, and in
some4cases even a close friend.
'This will all be lost if 'Doctor
Mustard has his way." •
Another concern is that our
local hospitals will lose their
autonomy. if the proposed Area •
Health Services Management
• Boards are created. These
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in the community 'ought to be
as community health centres``:..
places where•,most people can.
•come,for treatment on a,n out-
patient basis only. The bulk of
chemical tests,sould 'go ti► some
nearby larger, hospital for
analysis, and only patients
needing immediate emergency
care would be in -patients." _
I cannot help wondering
which hospitals in our area will
be converted into community
health centres once the District
Health Council starts . func-
tioning. The possible loss of
,autoryway t -hosp t,aLba rd_9 ts.
one of the things I hear talked
about most often in discussions
on the Mustard Report. This is
just another step in the erosion
of local control over local in -
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OFFBEAT,.
• BY BILL DIMMiCK
(continued from Page 2) .
Decorations, paintings and
crafts will centre around this
theme.. Paintings of old-time
life on Colborne Township
farms, sketches, of historical
Colborne together with crafts of
yesteryear both antique and
new. "
. In keeping with the great in-
terest now in Pine 'furniture. •
both antique and reproduction
our guest .craftsman is Mr.
,John Verkley _of ' V°erkly's
Woodcraft, Thedford who
makes ' these . pine reprodue-
tions: Misses Wendy Herbert
and Sue MacKay who operate
' the° -Calico, .Schoolhouse 'are
bringing antique crafts in-
cluding a woven bedspread.
The r•iain purpose -of, the
show is to promote the craft•-
smeri of the area and' increase
the .public's u.ndersta►iding of
. handtnade items. In these days,,
of", automation and mass
production, there is a "par- •
titular value in the handmade
' gift or souvenir.
Thank you for ,'our interest
in 'our -show.
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• Yours truly,
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(Mrs. Wilmer Hardy Convener, -
"Christmas Country Fair."
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bear •E d i t o 'r; "';-'"'"—
Enctlosed 'please find ,cheque
for, renewal of the Signal -Star.
Also enclosed a cheque to
"Melepha Well_ Fund".
In years, I cannot think of a
gift that I have enjoyed giving
more than this. I iu►pe,ev:erynne
will respond,' along with that
dear man that gave the$100.00. '
' Tharik you for a year of won °
derful reading.
Yours sincerely,•',
Evelyn Boulver,
Mk?issauga.
•
I heard recently that a United States. senator proposed a
one -day world-wide. moratorium in • the news media on the
word "inflation". 8, •
The senator must have had the feeling that if we ignore in-"
nation it will just go away. That seems to be what the
Canadian government is 'doing right now.
'1 have a hunch action will be taken on the number one
problem we face today ci'nly after it reaches atertain point.
Here is a dialogue -that might take place when inflation
reaches that point between a wealthy executive and his wife.
The scene is in. an expensive dining room. The husband is
. immersed in the financial section of th'e Toronto Globe and
Mail. He puts down his paper, takes a sip cif "coffee and
stares at, his wife with a worried look. His wife looks equally
worried.
Husband: "Well dear, our stocks dropped another six
points, It looks like we'll have to do some more belt -
tightening." " •
Wife: "Yes, I know. 'This inflation is just getting nut of
hand. I don't know how we're going to be able'to afford to
keep on living. I had to let another maid go last week, .so
that leaves us with only two, plus the gardener, the'cocik and.
the chauffeur. It's. a pity we had -to fire:Charles., but he4was
the- most expensive servant of. the lot."
Husband: "Yes, Charles was a good man, a good butler.
However, we couldn't afford`•to-keep him. Especially with
the raise the man demanded:" •
'Wife: "I've' got some bad news for you dear.'I didn't want
to tell you last night because you were so depressed about
Charles having, to' leave, I've had to cancel 'our trip to the.
Bahamas."
Husband: "I knew, it. I knew. it. 1 suppose we can't afford
Hawaii, Europe and the Bahamas all in one year,°The way
airline tickets and hotel rates have gone up, it's a wonder we
qan, go ari'ywhere at all."
Wife; "Do you knhw what else? We're going to have to
drop our membership• at one of the country clubs if we're.
going 'to be able to afford our dues for the' other three."
Husband:,"Yes, and I'm going to have to trade our yacht
ih .for one of •the economy Japanese 'models., At leasf we
won't have to feel'° embarrassed about. it. Just about
•everybody down at the marina has •had to do it. The worse
part is that the big boats 'like ours don't fetch much of a
price anymore. Nobody wants. them."
Wife: "And streaking of trade-ins, have you decided which
'yoU'rel going to sell yet? Are you going to -keep, the Rolls
Royces. or the Merced'es?
.Husband: "I- really; hate, to •sell either set but four
•automobiles are becoming just- too much to afford."
And you .think you've got., problems because you had to,
trade in your Chevrolet for ai-Volkswagen and the price of
hamburger just went -up._ - o
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stitutiohs that regionalizatin'd
inevitably. brings with i;t., With -j
the establishment' -of 'Area
Health Services Management
Boards to control• health in-
sti.t'utiOns, in other words l
hospitals, the demise of
traditional voluntary hospital
boards is a certainty.
'I am very into Bested in . ,•
hearingyour thoughts, on the -
District Health Cbuncil and
your opinions ,ori the ideas
recommended by the Mustard f
Report which I have discussed
in this: article. As your
e ntative_at_,.
,.rept see " Q „
Goderich Minor Soccer
Annual Meeting
Thars.°October' 10
et8p.m,
Goderich Recreation & • Community
Centre Board Office.'
9 Waferl,00 St• South ,
EVERYONE WELCOME
I feel that it is essential that I.
know your views on this impor-
tant question so that 1 can
bring them forward in the up -
debate in the
com
ing.
Legislature.
For
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Many reasons for joining all Canadians at this
Thanksgiving Season when we set aside one ?day in
specialremembrance and prayer. "Praise be to Thee, 0
my God, that Thou hast aided me to remember Thee
and to praise Thee, and has made known unto me Him
Who is the Day -Spring of Thy signs and the repository
of Thy knowledge.r° ... Baha'u'Ilah.,
Box 2 1 2. Goderich
GODERICH TOWNSHIP RECREATION COMMITTEE
REGISTRATION,
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Thursday, October 1.7
Holmeavilie Public School Auditorium
8:10 p.m.
fdr the following activities:,
1" Cross Country. Skling.
2. Keep Fit Class
3. Square & Round Dancing
4. Cards
5. Choir
6. Arts & Crafts
7. Men's Hockey
8. Horticulture
9. Floor Hockey
10. Volleyball
11. Badminton
12. Basketball
13. Any Other?
If unable to register on October 1T;.please phone one of
• .the following. numbers:
524-7093
524-743.6
Skating Party- - Tentative date .- December 27 for all
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