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T+le Hon. F.S'of
He6Ith'for the Prdvince of Ontario, was
Very definitely an the hot seat in early'
June, when .three Windsor area MPPs
attacked him in the legislature con-
cerning the -amalgamation of certain
.hospital facilities in their city.
The Windsor area members -corn'
plained
about the Health
Ministry.' \ to move obstetrics
Vito one hospital; care of'the
chronically Ul and the e|derLy into
another; psychiatric patients into yet
anmth'er. As E.J. Bounsall of Windsor
West put it: "Again, you've (the
Ministry) 'ignored the attitude of the
people of the community. You've
divorced yourself from the real-life
reflections of the people in the corn-
nnun|ty with that type of suggestion.
It's not taken very kindly when a
deputy miniter,who doesn't know the
community very well', comes in and'
says this is what is going to be done
witn the community in terms of
hospital care, paying no aftentionuto or
knowing nothing about the history of
thefsonnnnun\ty."
B- way of response, Mr. Miller told
the three members from Windsor that
it had been his observation that the
hospitals in that city "are more in-
terested in protecting their own in'
dividua| status in. -the community than
they are -in providing good services for
theconnnnunity.''
He)went on: "But when, we almost
have each hospital trying to be each,
thin to all its patients in a community
'------ ovrnv1e6xgrZaUy'vve-taortarroro-tnome'
|hinQs, i have the rather unpleasant
v.^
,duty of trying to rationalize the emr'
v|ceS."
Speaking to one member who
claimed to be an engineer,Mr.�AiUer
'asked: "Would you h�nesUy design
plants in a community all of which
would provide duplicate services? |�
don't think you would if you were
planning |t.'^ -' ^
Mr. Miller continued: "No, with
great respect, | suggest to you that the
people in the field need to stop to
realize that if it was their money, if it.
was raised on a local fax base, you
would have a tremendous pressure
against you` to make some of the.
economies | am making reluctantly as
a po|iMcla'n. knowing full well | cannot
Help my party in any way whatsoever
by taking, the- steps I'm I'mfak|ng. You
would be the first t6 adnn7Y that. You
guys should be cheering for me quietly.
All | am doing is building you a safe
snat." _.
-At last Mr.. B. Newman of VVindsor'
VVa|kerviHe countered With, ''| am
interested in the patient care in'the
community."
At this point Mr. Miller pointed out
that ''pa,tient care happens' to be a
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function of the expertise of the unit ... ^
. In this brief exchange of ideas in the
House, it was dernonbt�ated clearly
ang concisely that some conso[R]at|on'
of hospital services is necessary and
iustified/ and further that.patiant care
reniains as it always has in the.hands
'of the medical professionals Who staff
the hOspita|s. Just as soon as the
provincial government and the in'.
di idua| hospitals get on the
citizens Will be much better off. —SJK
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Court l����������[&7lN&��K]u � rules wisely
' Three cheers this week for Judge
Glenn Hays in ruling |hatlour'|etter
words are still considered obscene
when used 'In public in this particular
area.
It maybe a losing battle in view of
the obscene language and pictures to
which people are subjected in our
permissive society, but that has only
come about because people failed .to,
take a mtaMdL^
. More and mori |t seems people think
it is --_ to shock their„ p___ -
with obscene utterances on TV, in
movies and even newspaPers,. newspapers,.but it
still goes against the rain for, many
residents of rural Ontario who were
broUghf up under more atrict stan-
dards.
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The'use of obscene words does little
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but indicate that the user has an ex-
tremely poor command of the English
language when he can not find less
obtrusive expresions
with vnMrch to
cor')nlun\cate.
Oddly enough, there are words in the
dictionary that are more biting or
derisive and yet can not be considered
obscene, but leave, a 'Much' better
impression .of the user even though
they actually get his point across much
more vividly.
We 'agree with .,•(; ge Hays that four-
letter words are 'j eed still ranked as
obscene by the rry. ority of residents of
that our courts are, backing up the
ideals held by the majori:ty.
—Exeter Times -Advocate
Must be i ~
Postmaster General Bryce
Mackasey, tough that he has
expressed' .fcir .the rest of Canada a
sentiment that is becoming more in -
declared that the idlers within the post
of |cesystarn will not be tolerated and
that efficiency and good 'serVice.must
be re'estab||ohed'bgfOrd there is an
increase in postal rates. He rightly
assumes that we are becoming in-
creasingly impatient with
n'creasJng|yirnpat|entvvith paying More
money for a poorer prdduct. .
�� The same minister recently tried to
Fe -assure us with the announcement
that the Canadian poSta/ ayitern is the
third best in the world. For thm^persmn
who has been waiting- weeks for a
parce|.stranded in the Montreal PC)
that is very small co-mfort.
Why, we cannot but wonder, are
postal. systems all over the world in
such a- horrendous niess? Surely there
'myst be a common denominator which
is the underlying cause.
With the . development of
mnmh/of}oatgd means of transportation
and the use of computers to unsnarl the
rninute'by'rninute'prob|erns7t;,',. sorting
and routing, postal systems ' ho'u|dbe
efficient now as they have never been
before — rather than' being less
dependable than they were in the days
of•the. Pony express. . .
Is it possible that the denominator is
government rna' ernent, with all its
implications of .ind|Pect political in-
fluence? Possibly so, because postal
setvices are Iust about the one and onty
'Public service which is handled by
|na||rnodernnations The
government. . .
ute�ojn which So many postal depart-
ments
epartrnents find then?se|ves today nlar
pqzv|da ..the strongest argument_
against government 'ownership ofany
pOse of production or service.
Be all lhat as if nlay' we're right
behind Bryce when he says that -
Canada's postal service has to. be
irnproved.`|f it can't be we might iust
as well .go 6a9k4- to°fhe breeding 9f
'honnlng.pigaons. -
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"Good News To The Afflic-
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on -the bottle of Hirst's Pain
Exterminator, circa turn of the
century., And if you were af-
flicted, and if you read the
label, you probably thought it
was good news indeed.
at label - right
There "painafter the cannot remain government surveillance .and
where Hirst'sisused" boast - stringentapplication of the
one Inland Revenue ACt had
was -' assuring
claims: reduced the number of
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"Good for
U adulterated
companied by pain - such as although the Act had been far
Inflammatory and Acute less successful when it came to
Rheumatism, Lumbago 'or drugs.
Lame Back, Neuralgia, It was obvious to -legislators
Sciatica, Swellings, Stiff Joints, andl other goyernrnent officials
Toothache, Earache, Cyarn s: that more teeth were needed in
in" the Stomach, o � the legislation. There were no
Quinsy, Mumps, Bruises, standards for either fOod or
Burns, Scalds, Coughs, C,:elids, 'drugs ancl becauSe of that, none
Sore Throats, Bites of of the analys& report resulted
Poisonous Insects, Ringworms, in jegal action.
'Boils, Diphtheria, Diarrhea, or As a result of this• loophole,
whatever the complaint law
=was
~'amended
gives you nu|n.^
'adulterated !were milk .and
'ginger, Mustard and tea. Many
of -the . tea samples, for
example, contained floor
sweepings and" some ef- the
coffee samples contained no
coffee at all!
By 1881. however,
increased aea
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ond The Adulteration Actin-
he first
company making exaggerated such to be passed by a
statements for its' products.as government in North America
Canada entered the 20th and was much more specific in
Hirst'swasn'tfederalCentury. Medicinally in
its definitions of both foods and
days, the three P.'s stood .for .
drugs, and what constituted the
maowa *Ro^ux Relief which, adulteration -f ----'
according to Its creators, "had There were many oo' ,
cured -''' ' of pestilential
disease that has in the past 20 years, but the /"/,/~' ,effect of
years prevailed in the legislation t b '
»fric"Amorica-^ exaggerated. Canadians were •
At about the same time; med -about the various 'DnarEdltor:
thro GTE— "
manufacture.; .adveytisement or
sale of marketed foodS, drugs,
cosmetics, medical deVices and
radiation emitting devices;
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h into the"
nature and effects drug
'abuse, and funding programs in
drug prevention, treatment,
and rehabilitation, such as
service-oriented street Clinics
dyOutb projects ;
' collection and distribution oY
• on the national
and disease status uCanadianS in order facilitate
the prevention and control. of
disease, death and'disability;
- investigative "research and
advisory programs to study
various technological en-
virOnmenis which"' can effect
the health risks arising from
air and waterbone pollutants,
and assessing the effectiveness
and safety of various medical
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nutrition, rfood composition and
udditrvoe. pesticidesveterinary izirugs and en-
vironment contaminants in
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~f,ods..It is certainly- true that in 100
years idi protohdon
the
dian Government's
role' has expanded
dramatically. But it has not
been grdwth for growth's sake -
the federal efforts in the fields
have saved \ivmS, reduced- the
incidence of disease and
eliminated many hazards to
health.
that $,1,000 offqr
from Liquozone? At about the
same time, Hall's Catarrh Cure
had a $100 guarantee. One man
took 26 bottles, 'then asked for
his money back. The Hall's
people handled that one easily.
He hadn't, they ruled, given
their fine product a.fair trial.
another firm the L ^
Company - Was offering $1,000
manyone who had ngerm that
Liquozone couldn't kill:
It was against such a boastful
backdrop that in 1909 the
out uybusiness-for good. 'who|m thing is that the
Canadian Government brought
about passage of- the
Proprietary Medicine Mt. The
Act pit Dr. Radway and many
of his claim -happy colleagues
organizers of these -marches
' are missing the main point of
deceptive practices . a basis what we niust do if we are to
I would like on
was laid, for setting u",�� suryive
needed�undurdo members' the Ahmeek '``Chuptor I.O.D.E.,to express ~"-�''=
Wit� the creation of a Controlling population by
our vesincere thanks to all
wboeur�ucted our Tuduy soDoportnent of Boo��^in }A]0' destroying fetuses |o -b-ue
the department assumed p� same osfighting bear�d/eoaop
responsibilityfor the generously. ^ •
or lung cancer by surgery. Isn't
-To the few who seem
Adulteration At which was ' the hgicu|answer unget utthe
vnuworn.ny what "D~
amondod to include mention »y" ' cause dapply,prevention?
stands for, it|olnperOrder
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''"°Throa~~-~ of^- Empire.
avar�tyoyuneth�Atprandnoo ugh the efforts of ~atauouaut 3.9' billion.' Every 24
thathere 203,000
t included Misleading .ad-,, hours
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orxn_�v'�uo
Passage of the ppm^,nn./y.m_ deceptive mouths to feed, "ver,""",74
signalled the be -"oY just r»Preoeuoa`bnand fraud' ~~ '(,more ' figures ^°�s'
another rfederal . • Iry 1920, the legislation National Geographic, July 'n' helin need,both in
Goderich and ruundthe wor\d
What 'this 'win] mean in wars,
government's.`, continuing e!'
became the and
duu yours to protect the healthofConudianconoumoru. It is a
commitmentdh t was, actually
started one hundred years ago,
arid has ,continued since. It
began with food; •'drink and
drugs, and has grown to where
it now concerns everything
from 'nutrition Of Canadians
and radiation emissions from
'television sets to Cosmetics and
the. causes and cures of com-
mun|cub|e and non-
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oonimum|cab\odi^yeaaoy.
Concerns about food go back
centuries'~~ (there was - special
Actomnibus ,protection
thatover all foods, drugs, cosmetics
and medical devices sold in
violence, `v u uwd(ng'
� ' ,0hoe0oh.'^a""=' �p"""""^ resource
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depletion and so on, has been
• Tag Day Corr 'onor ^~~~~~^~'~~ and should b*
&hn6ekChapter l'0�]�'
' ' easy tuunderstand. lnthe clean
The'Department , fresh air of Goderich this nt . of Health -, , fresh air of Goderich this m
ay
itself underwent Garbage probw=�i yoo�remote~'~~~~`p~`
1944 established the ' takes a trip through
uoparznonto/muuonu/Health , American city ghetto_~~.
and Welfare. Soon thereafter„Dear Editor ~ ,, Detroit - With car doors and
the ,Foocl andD Di te ' This mmrnin8atG:20u.u.aol windows locked and preyernb|y
was formed toadministerand *a*j ot getting up the bu armed. . `
enforce. the Food and,- Drugs truck went by. Thgt,would ndt Thn,d`eo\ngio \ opponents of
Act, the Proprietary and . be unusual but they have been birth -control like to 'prbtonu`
Patent Medicine---Adt (to be going any dn1efrom 274p.m. that God will pr,ovide for as
repealed in 1976) and the If they are going t� olianQe many mouths aS we see fit to
wine ',Inspector in inancient
.=Opium and m rcn
/c Drugdme~o�t' should "="'"�"/e="'� p"~'" "^. "' Thoy seem
to forget "
Athens ybut (twasn't uo'l~l-'- (nowthe Narcotic Control /ct). can't putgarbageout at night thu'hohas not seen Otond000
that the _ur/.mrnnntm.Canada In .",^' am-r'a~a^sa~.^�" ~" there are a few dogs still in �= ""=^ but kept exposing�
concerned'=/f with "h"" with other government running. at large. I have had to mankind u�oor�d�uTYam|noy
[unudinns ateAt that time agencies in the department, the put spray and other /hmm Where millionsnuarved
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Graham, rmbun,
^ 75 YEARS AGO '-
Berries were selling at 2c on
Saturday and 7c on Wednesday.
The water works chimney is
bicycle livery.
at'last complete, and the men
ate now engaged in removing
the scaffold and clearing the '
ground around the lot. Its top is
155' above the ground and will
provide navigators another
prominent 'bearing. •
It might appear unkind for
the Star to- rePly -that the
Signal's sneer that some
members of parliament should
benn the Penitentiary, to state
that a few years confinement
for some government ballot .
printers would not be more
than the penalty earred.
Goderich should move at
once for the mUch needed
hospital.
Mr. Alex McCall found.on the
railroad track near Ransford
Grove a puffball fungus
measuring 311/2" x 30". It was,
on exhibition at Emerson's
Sir David Pendleton passed
through town on Monday. quite
ceremoniously. He was greeted
at
the train station hear‘tily-bY.
the Ternplars of Temperance,
and the GCI band. He was
escorted to the square in the
mayor's own buggy and
delivered a speech on Canada's
alliance with Britain: It was
attended ,by well over 800
people, most in their Sunday
finery. Then the guest of the
mayor for dinner, loyahsts
outside the house sang patriotic
songs well into the night. It is
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^. president,
reoident, and
TuTaff-
60 YEARS AGO
The work �n the oevBaechler factory is progressing
rapidly. The outside ="""^"
now almost to the full height
and work pow on the laying of
the root is •being pushed 'on-
ward. Some of the flooring on
both the second and third
storeys have been laid. The
sawmill and boiler engine
rooms are already complete; ,,thesawmill has been in
operation since last autumn.
Much of the lumber needed to
complete ih- building is being
manufactured u/the plant.
Voting un'The Canada
To rumm Act takes place
place
today in Perth county:
Aesterdayweatboupenumgut
Point Farms. There was a
large number present from
country
town and
-evoonQm dancewasenjoyed,
with music supplied, by the
Stewart Orchestra:
at
The , Summer
Godercbwill open July 5 and
continue throughJuly 12. The ,
promises to be the best
yet' held and ,the opening Ser-
vice on 'July 5 will be ac-
companied by 'the grand organ
recital on the new ,instrument
xnow being built at Knox church.
ommAll afiplications for attendance
sent npRev. Geo . E.
ROE; maconce.
At the North - American
ChemicalCompany's salt plant
a galg of men with three teams
and scrapers are engaged in
.oxoavodog the' foundation of a
new building while another
gang are framing timber and
preparing' forms on readiness
for the oncrete and carpenter
wor1V. Nei- actual hmlldiog hag
yet been done but everything
pointm�tuvuEn1aaErA\yRo0taA��t K
Juck Fraser of the' Orkney
Islands, Scotland, has
the �rn'ofJuno o�n '`Gmjerck tor the past
.,yeek as part 'of a young far-
mers'
apmare` exchange program
betWeen Britain and Canada.
Thp exchange ja apnnonredby 1
the . Ontario Junior Farmers. r
Mr. Fraser is a member of the
Scottish Association' of Young '
Farmers Clubs.
`Two members of the newly
~ elected. GDCI students' council
attended - Student Leadership
Western Olast
week, Allan Dronnan,the new
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-'~'~^~'~ passed the inland' ----' Directorate was round mynordooe.fha"kyou The same issue of Nat.ona
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Revenue Act, which read in' named theHealth Protection .Puzzleddthmn Geographic refers to the
part "to prevent the Branch. Its mandate was en-
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'drought of .l8?8�9 in China,
of food, drink an~ '-'--d toinclude CuUorpartial Thai pro-life walk where an estimated 13 million
drog���. enforcement�� *and ' died.T supposethere is
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EuHyunuk/stad0n1Ondmw o*uhe�'c Control . "=chance, ^=^~' start "Deardi�r
much _wrong. with liquor Act, the 'Hazitrdous Products
Saturday's pathetic pro-life continuing miracle of the
(although rhon -drinks were �ct, ,uhe Radiation Ev;i:t"'�!loaves ^ fishes, but should
y . '
'rumouredmhr�ucod with odd bv|ocs Act, the Atomic childrenflagged down no , counon ounonv
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their own theology, °"
Indian hemp, tobacco and men -.Labour Code, and Ihe National- with posters dePicting fettiges children whom tneir
ym»* �nc,� such asEnergyAct, the ~"-""" motorrsts on the uayno'm Rd.
pposition
salts nYhnd).but they did find Health and »n|ur,«^cc. and words like ^Morder'tand wil
cause to be
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oonmgvou. *num/go to eternal of '..- for/m","v"m""u~ This melding of mandates �Ki''- blood -red /~^+",~ will
wu"nnti"^" -""uQbaody^K dshr}'"'mu ed' and'ra- |��\�o« greatly Only hook -fire on the teacherskii 1877. the first report tablethe role of Health and parents who -used these life on Earth. From d God of
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expanded
by the 'Commissioner oYlnho Protection Brdnch so that it infants to promote their bigoted Love, this seems to be a bit
Revenue revealed that now includes duties such ao:. beliefs. Mdyt clear—thinking
• v,?-olitraception is the only
than ^50 wercent of Products 'mr8phutnry'controls (such ua children, on matUring, Will
una|yzod by -ment• in- in -plant inspdct|«n« and,realize that abortion is not answer,
t�a adtkIterated by analytical surveys nylUn|nhod but Un-
' suit's fancy, \y a n�or
"deleterious '`*�a:" produrts1 to ensurea reduction white. ` ' `_monug\y. We 'must all back a
F?ndo mt 'oommon|y of health- hazards to which The saddest, aspect o"f the' '(6nntinumd on page 3)
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actiyities, were accompanied
to the eonferdnce by Richard
Madge of the GDCI staff. The .
cqnference was under the
direction of Prof. Verne Trotiof
the Ontario • College ofo.
Education hi Toronto and
covered such topic§ as tge
psychology of coOmimication,
tije role' of corrynittees,
proving, discustion groups,
the role of the., chairman in
committee work, and decision ,
Brownie packs held a- Revel at .
Point Farrns Provincial 'Nrk
'on Saturday Adtiiiitiesoy '
the Indian theme. included a
powwow, lndioh
and, of c9uT, opicnic lunch. ^^
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