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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1983-03-16, Page 4THE BLYTH STANDARD) PAGE 4—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1963 C I HR1_ 1"4 A.',AND 1980 1h. Clww 1ior...-ww.d 1. pr.,Ml.w.11 ...w rr.dw..dlry 011P-0. s.. hr. Chat.., On .,.r t. (411.10.1111. MM It. 1.1,. O..1 i.A.crlot/.a Owe C.a.d. "MAO s.. Cl/a... 1111.16 ra. y... -s.A. • Nano". 'MAO P.. ,a.. 1• r ..,sl./..w/ ea..w...s dem rA b .A. paw. .Mk.wrest A. M. -Ii ...ember Att. IA. I.....- ...d N..r.s..mred V Na• ,r.. N.r.n M.wrlbaa.+d. Iwrwd.d I.. 1e1, .r n.. C11M... Naw t,.. IM..dad 1. IO.f. trim/ op.mn 4 7I111 (linton News -Record Incorporating J. HOWARD AITKEN - Publisher SHELLEY McPHEE • Editor GARY HAIST - Advertising Manager MARY ANN HOLLENRECK - Office Manager A MEMBER MEMBER Display .••• no rotes ..11.bI. on radio1 ♦.i. ra M... Cord N. 11 .Nal.. Oa. 1, 1941 Gold mine in Blyth Only a decode ago Blyth was a small, seemingly ordinary village. It was like all the other small hamlets that tourists pass through. Today the tourists are stopping in Blyth. No longer can it be said of the village, "Don't blink you'll miss it.' Blyth has been solidly placed on the map, and a major contributor to the new village image has been the Summer Festival and the Centre for the Arts After several difficult years their determination and patience has paid off and last year more than 43.000 attended the summer theatrical performances. No other village or town in this area can boast a visitor list like that. In fact many sui rounding municipalities are envious of Blyth's "'gold mine." Fortunately Blyth merchants and council are realizing the benefits of this steady flow of tourists. Council hos gone in the right direction in anticipating that trend will continue by approving a proposal for a downtown beautification program. Urban tourists are par riculorly fascinated with small town, rural Ontario and blyth hos the advantage of already attracting the tourists. By working together with local merchants and residents, Blyth council can build and promote this im- age by raking advantage of government sponsored schemes like the Business Im- p/ uvernent Area beautification pian and the Ontario Neighborhood Improvement Program. Subsidized programs such as these have been successfully used in uther villages and towns, making attractive core areas for residents and visitors ulike. While many local municipalities and commercial areas are feeling the negative ettects of limited Industrial production and poor economics, Blyth is in a very for- tunate position. With borne plonking, support and work, the village can be made a coil meluol success a special place to live in, not just another hamlet to drive on through. -by S. McPhee. Hospitals help us There has been considerable interest of late in the idea that babies should be born at home. The midwives' organization puts forth many arguments in favor of u child entering this world in his mother's bed. However, a Kitchener doctor ecently pointed out some of the obvious fallacies in this argument. That there should be more family participation in the birth of a baby is on acknowledged fact and most modern hospitals have accepted the presence of the tuiher in the delivery room if that is what both parents want. Hospital visiting houi s ha..e been made a great deal more flexible so that family relationships will lot be unnecessarily interrupted during a mother's stay in hospital. 1he Kitchener doctor, however, points out that any delivery can suddenly become complicated. demanding skills and equipment which would not be available in the home Since our hospitals are prepared to meet all such emergencies it makes nothing but sense to provide this protection for both mother and new baby. ,e lisle gi.eat blessings of lite in o s;noll community is the fact that most of them have their own hospitals, by now weii equipped to provide excellent health ore. It is difficult to understand what real advantage there would be in refusing Tu take telt advantage of our good fortune. - from The Winghom Advance Times, behind the scenes Pay -TV thievery t'unununication Minister Frances Fox's top flop on government. policies shout satellite dishes is an admission by the government that if you can't catch the thieves. you night as well not call it a crime so you won t took stupid trying to stop it. Already there have been repercussions thorn the move and there will be more. Plans to build a donned stadium in Regina have been scrapped because, the pro- moters point out, people drive a long way to watch football in Saskatchewan but if they can stay horse and ,catch pirated signals either in their horse or at the local tavern. will they risk that long drive through weather that is sometimes less than pleasant The fragile economy of the Canadian Football league may also be en- dangered by these stolen signals And this is a case of stealing Entertain- ment spots such as bars have installed the satellite dishes to increase the number of people who will come Into their bars and drink. Jake (;audaur, cortlnus.stoner of the CFI. has pointed nut that if the football clubs broke into bars, stole the barrels of heer. took them to the stadium and adver tIse(' free beer as a way of alt acting more customers even body would consider it stealing It's also stealing to lake a televi- sion picture prepared at great cost and use it for purposes for %which It was not intend eel_ But the public dlwsn't see it that way The ordinary citizen somehoe feels that if it .'. lip there in the air.. it's fair game We even have a huge new business building up these dayin the manufact Wing rind sell keith roulston Abandoned sugarand spice Curse of the 20th century A newspaper article the other day reminded me of one of the inexorable laws of modern life: Things multiply in inverse proportion to their use. It is a simple fact. and we've all been through it, that there are certain things in life that multiply like rabbits, and others that invariably disappear forever. No matter how hard you try to get rid of pennies, they just build up, and if you carry your loose change in your pants pocket, as I do, after a week you are listing heavily to the right. You pile your 18 pennies on the top of the dresser and start again, and a week later you nave 22 pen- nies in the same pocket. Another multiplier is the single sock. Start out a new year with 12 pairs of socks. In three months you'll have six pairs and six odd socks. In six months, you'll have 12 single socks. After years of suffering this, I've counter -attacked. 1 now buy 12 pairs of identical socks, so that after six inonths, at least I have six pairs of socks. Ladies used to have the same problem, before the invention of panty -hose. But this discovery hasn't lessened their problems. In the old days, if they got a run, they usually had a spare single to match the good one with. But now. if yoi get a hole. in one leg of your panty -hose, you're scup- pered. Out they go, the intact one with the bum one. Women also have other multipliers in the singles division: earrings and gloves. How many women in this fair land have seven or eight exquisite single earrings and four or five superb single gloves? It's Quite fashionable these days for a man to wear a single earring, and a prac- tical chap who lost a glove would wear the other and put his bare hand in his pocket � rL kaleidoscope sae Shelley McPhee photo But women don't think that way, and the gloves and earrings proliferate in their solitary glory. Old keys multiply at a fantastic rate, until cupboard drawers and plastic bowls are overflowing with them. We have a huge collection of car keys going back to our fifth -last car every key to the house before we changed the locks, an enough skeleton keys to outfit James Bund on one of his capers. New keys are diminishers. We have lost two sets of key to our present car, and sometimes search for half an hour to find one of the new sets we had to order. The new keys to the new locks disappeared, and we had to take off the locks and go to the key mar for new ones. I wonder where they are, at this moment? The new one that is. Paper is definitely in the multiplier list, especially if you are a writer and -or teacher. As both, I sit to write this column in a sort of tunnel between two massive piles of paper higher than my head. When T sit down to mark papers. 1'a: in another tunnel between essays and tests and bureaucratic bumph. Makes n.; feel like an old badger. Bottles, particularly those on which there is no deposit return. piie up abou! as fast as you can empty therm;. But prepare to take back your beer .ease and there are always two missing. Where did they go? Is there a guy, or a dance, hiding behind the furnace who sneaks up ,,c hen you are- beddy-byes. drinks ea() of : your peers, then eats the bottle,? For the ladies, the wrong shades of lipstick and haif-empty bottles of nail polish multiply, along with saueeis for which the cups have disappeared. Wire coat hangers reproduce like rats. The other day, while attempting io get :ny coat out of the Closet, 1 knocked down six empty hangers. I carefully fished theta up f: -»n among the parts of the vacuum ing of illegal decoding machines so people can steal pay-TV signals. Not only doesn't society in general seem to look down on this kind of theft as they would, say shoplif- ting. there seems to be a kind of admira- tion for the ingenuity of the thieves. But don't expect people like me, don't expect writers, actors, singers and dancers, directors, producers and sports stars to agree with you, if you think this way. You are stealing our livelihood as surely as if you stole a cc... out of a farmer's pasture or a new car out of an automobile showroom. Those electronic signals have been sent up through the air in the same way oil is sent through a pipeline or electricity through a wire and if you tap into that electronic pipeline you're stealing the product of all those people who depend on its sale for a living. Somehow the theft of TV signals, the il- legal copying of records onto tape, the il- legal photocopying of books has been reduced to a guiltless crime, like taking a few paper clips from the office, but for those trying to make their Livelihood in those areas. it's a disaster. The government's answer in this case again has been subsidy. The government will provide money for production of more Canadian programming on television But many people in the business are tired of subsidy and the stigma of welfare attached to it by the very same society that thinks stealing music words or television pictures is a harmless lark. We'd like to be able to earn a living without anybody being able to demean that living. it's hard to lay the blame entirely at the feet of the government for this chicken- hearted act How long can a government try to enforce a law society doesn't believe nn' But how healthy can a society be that condones theft' McPhee may be a good old Scottish name, but I know a terrific Irisl drink when I taste it. In the past year or so Irish Creani liquei has become a popular sipping drink It':; smooth and rich, good on the reek,' straight -up or mixed into coffee. This past Christmas I blended up gali•,ns of homemade irish liquor, added an original label and put the bottles under friends' Christmas trees. The_, were qu ek- ly emptied. In any books Irish cream is good anytime of the year. Here.'s the recipe;. 1 ''an '1f sweetened condensed milk: 1 to 1' cups of rye; 1 cup of table create: 3 eggs; 1 tables- poon of chocolate syrup and a dash i)r •r Stant coffee Put all the ingredients In the blender,, mix it up and bottle. Refrigerated, the Irish cream will keep w.'l! le- ,o'er a wool, It sure beats green::,r•'•- , , fa•- as I ' concerned! Bobbie the robin is st,li happy and healthy and enjoying yea: ;round comfort. cleaner, took another 40 empty hangers off the pole, tied them all together with cord, marched calmly into the basement and hurled then/ into the woodpile. Two weeks later, I knocked down eight hangers while getting my coat, and sat down and wept tears of fury and frustration. Pencils multiply, but there's never one in the house when you are trying to take down a long-distance phone message. Odd buttons multiply until it seems like a button factory. But when you need two the same size and color, forget it. You have 5,000 buttons, no two alike. You think you don't take many snap- shots. Been to the attic lately? There are 12 boxes of them up there, right from your own baby pictures, through your courting lays. into, your own children ,at every stage, and about 500 of the grandchildren. But just try to find that especially good one you wanted to send to Aunt Mabel. Com- pletely vanished. Shoes multiply. My wife has about 36 paris, most of them out of style, just like that outfit she had to get the shoes to go with. She has to tear my comfortable old :hoes out of li?y hands to put them in the garbage. I go to a half-price sale, buy three new pairs. and they sit there, stiff and ;tack r lair T g;, ,,7 wearing the old shabby Anes Stamps rur, out: magazines pile up to the 'etiing. bilis at:: receipts multiply while bank accounts diminish. Pornography flourishes as sex drive diminishes. 'Television.channels multiply while their contents diminish in quality. Work- manship diminishes as cost of it soars. Arid I've just touched the surface. How about acid rain and fish'? Or safe, salted highways and holes in your car? Was it always like this. or is it just a .ursc of the twentieth century? Make up your own 1isi, ;wu columns one headed Multipliers, the other Diminishers. It will shake you. by Shelley McPhee and '.yarniti: at the Hartley hoe), in, :7),i - :nn. Rnbbi� is still the first robin of sin me Because he's made his home with the Hartleys for the past 14 years. "lone of Ilnr)bie s relatives in :he wild would ever live to his age. however Robbie, like ; lnrrnan. is also starting to shote lis age. file's losing a few feathers now. he's not 'he nimble young bird he used to be and i'' e' though he likes to flu. he can't get too t,1•• ,in':mor•e. The 1lartleys .'epori tial f;r!,l^e stir has a goo(] appetite and we i, •pc ;eh eith tri ocat :,•eer at this :u-., Spring is a good time Ir think ':'lc;ut a'! t'ose horn' :'^iy.;tr that were,. e •'rlptc;,',, ',1st year - ;he Ontario yltnistry r1i Ag ; ''i1'u: 1' 'sirs 1•„1„!ISi;l`onsor:ne,: ;•nr:.e in April. ,'i1' ,ant : '.v , ,o'•rnation on home repair procedures a11d home maintenance actlyitit's. Yeas will include rlac'tri(-ity, and ,'c sings. ,A.1',-Itnr cnrl joie in lire 4)111 :e''Hiatt VtI.� nr new 111 rioinicsy ale u:: teen lo, at Use 1Iensa11 United Church on April 19, in Wingharn on April 20 and Walton on April 21. The courses wit! run from 1:30 to 4 p,ni ('all home ec'•rlor-'.st .'ane Muegge at the oM,1I' office- fn' .Ila•''' 111: 'rmatron and regi';+. r:a!ir•11. i + r ieri ,v riAup is gearing up for 1985 the yea' :t the''/ Sesquicentennial • eletlration. 1 public meeting will he held on March 3a a' B pin. in the ('otiuuunity ('entre to plar: f,•r this 150th anniversary it is hoped !eat an:, etc .:1t, -rested 10 celebrating the ti't wil! 1111'' .1,1: u' ',111,ilori ,,f the ses- quicentennial Goderch happens to t)e the les; , ;,);:11:y ,:1 11::!' ('aunty „.- r,,; ;,,�,, till• 'l:ntot. Sorority oie obeys wii: he `tiling 15,000 daffodils in ,id of the Cancer Six lett' next week, The firs^.;s ;t -t: I $:' .y r!1 tw s',Id on March 24. ''5 a 'id 'It, tie sore t1, , .all ,, Sahara), rner.ls , i,� lull', c ',111 order Call for reduction in go%'ernnierit Statement from .tack Riddell, MPP (Huron- Middlesex t and James McGuigan, MPP 'Kent F,1RIn): in view of the fact that interest rates charged !o Ontario farmers by the Government under their Tile 1)rainaee Loan Program were raised bon, eight per cent to 10 poi , int last year when prime interest rates reached a peak we are today calling on the c;ove'nment reduce the rates to their former eight per cent in reroEnition of the generally present low cost of harrow'e,p t, like f.lvei 11 - ',Hent h,u years now .+e• „ Liberal l'arty ha', e pointe,' out to the (; ,; crnrnl•r11 'ar benefits of this PI lgra ', ,ind our ramal' Government. divest me.! I? dill about 10 IM'• than the ler- 4O 4'l, er, 1..,., i ,.1 :.. the readers write letters Cultures must work together Dear Editor, The recent attack by Toronto Alderman, Ying Hope and some elements of the Chinese community against Wiatario'•i "Mystery Prize Bonus" commercial is LI serious threat to Freedom of Expression) and Canadian culture. This is the second time that Ying Hop, has used the Ontario Human Rights Com- mission's totalitarian powers to bludgeon free speech ,and Canadian traditions. In 1962, the Ontario Human Rights Comini: - sion in conjunction with Ying Hope suc ceeded In terrorizing the O'Keefe Cental into changing "offensive stereotypes' ()r Chinese people in the 100 year old Nut cracker Suite. This ballet has long been a favorite of children and has delighted Canadian audiences of all ages for man) years. It is an important component of on, cultural background and it belongs n. everyone. - everyone. Now Ying Hope is offended by the Charlie Chan character in the Wintaric, commercial and he has enlisted the aid of the Human Rights thugs to terrorize .. weak-willed Ontario government into pull- ing the commercial. Quite apart from the fact that the Human Rights Commission did not take of- fense at the stereotypes of the English detective Sherlock Holmes or the American detective Sam Diamond, the Charlie Chan character has always evoked very positive images in the minds of the public. This ceaseless chipping away at our cultural traditions must stop. Ying Hc;p+: and the gang at the Human Rights Com- mission must be made to understand that Canadians did not accept immigrants inti this land to have their culture replace ours or to have our traditions suppressed in order to protect their delicate sensibilities. Yours sincerely • Harry F. Barrett, President. Why I'm --quitting hockey The following letter is based on the ex, periences of one 9 -year-old hockey player witnessed in an arena by Toronto Sta; reporter Bill Walker. The player, coach and parents are not named, but the detail:, are exact. The letter is the only thing that isn't real — and hopefully it will never need to be written by this boy, or by thousands of others ,- who play mirloi hockey each winter. Dear Mom and Dad : Don't get excited, I'rn not running ass a j or anything. I hope you won't be read that I left you guys this letter, but I don't nave the guts to say all this stuff in person. It's about our hockey team. I was really excited to make the all-star team this year. The uniforms and hockey bags are pretty neat and we get to travel all over the place. But I know you are disappointed in me. It started when Dad called our coact' after the second game to tell hum he wa taking me off the team. I know you used like to tell the guys at work how mar,; goals I scored last year in houseleaelrf'. guess you haven't had too much to •r: them this year. After our game yesterday. I felt bad when you yelled at the coach for not o.l:. ting me on the ice in the thirci harm. was a close game and he wanted the be: players out there. The coach is cool guy really , and he doesn't money or anything fol •_oachini u:,. 1 k • you were both pretty upset after ne the game. But alter we coacn taticer you cu; ct ing me off the team, 1 was real:_::u to go back. The coach told me he tnougn: was good enough to play all-star and Tint to worry. He told the other pla','ers I got and they all kept askiite e' if i was feel:n , better. I know you really like it when 1 seer - goals. I guess that's why you said you' give me a $1 for a goal and .25e fur an assist. But the coach sac's an assist is ee good as a goal. The coach wasn't tco happ- when I told him you give me $1 for a penal ty though. I try to be more aggressive, like 3 nil said, but the other guys skate pretty ffa',t You told me to carry the puck more. lik- Jirruny does, hut I can't seem to go fast enough to get away from the other guys You should see me play street hockey though. When they pick teams, 1 alwey., get picked nearly first and i score a lot it, - goals. goals. The other day i hit, one of the guy- it the elbow with the. tennis hell and "e couldn't stop laughing for about a :tea' - But before our real hockey +'ar•tes. always get so nervous. i`,u kno-w lot about hockey Dad, but i jest can".. remember all the things v^c: ' ' ;.,c h car nil the .way to the game. Ry the tall( we get there, I always feel sick in my ,loo Caen. i tem r 111111(1 you .screaming nt the games, 'cause all the parents screae, But don't yell at John to pass the pin!: more. He's the best player on our t 'n without him we'd be dead. interest rates benefit .1 .111 , '•aseri hoots ;lted 1n the ix-ograiii y ar were negated by the Pea• -e 1,. ilii debenture mans and by the fact that only fife per + env of ;, drainagr I,rnlcct would he covered, 11,1. .1 un 11„' n. t 1 /ler rent level 1i ,. ..e! 111 o0;u/e,i trial tele drainage is essential to the improvement of Ontario's foodland ft ran in<lease production yields up to 50 per cent and return $18 for every $1 invested We, in the Ontario liberal ]'arty. believe that the '.,eernment should im mediately announce its 111 n, ;1111,;, i enc thr' program for the ';nA:i-R•: season and that this an- nouncement should eras :d•' up to $511 million pct yeas (of loans at eight per ( cat in- terest and that they should (over 75 per -ant of tiT' 'r.'-1 of the dra,na V,'•'t'11�