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Clinton News Record, 1981-04-02, Page 3• More than $75,000 in stolen property was recovered simultaneous raids Thursday. The loot was taken at by several teams of OPP investigators in stuck in the middle recovered after a lengthy investigation. Four b shelley y mcphee I watched the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan at least 10 times. Every station I turned to had the in- credible film footage and have been showing it over and over again in slow 'motion and in still shots, and the events of the day were being told and re -told by announcers, reporters, Washington correspondents and eye witnesses, time and time again. The public was even able to see a copy of Ronald Reagan's signature, written two days after the bullet was removed from his chest and learned that he drank chicken soup on Tuesday. The March 30th shooting incident was a happening that not many of us will ever forget, thanks to the media. That afternoon scene outside the Washington Hilton Was frightening. It again made us reflect on the horrifying state of our violent society and again rehashed the arguments for and against gun control in the United States. Once more, we have been faced with the revolting concept of how far from reality the human mind can wander. The bizzare reasoning for John Hin- ckley's murder attempt on the president of the United States is a story so twisted that it's hard for us to comprehend. But it's a true story that happens day after .day, week afterweek,and year after year in America. Media hype has made the Reagan murder attempt the top news story of the week, as it has in the past and as it will in the future for t other celebrities, politicians and well- known people. We shudder in disbelief each time the news bulletins, the headlines and the news specials tell us the horrifying reports of such ruthless killings and near tragedies. We cried for John Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Bobby Kennedy and John Lennon. We all cringe when we hear the names Charles Manson, Squeaky Fromm, Sam Berkowitz, John. Wayne Gacey, Sirhan Sirhan, Jimmy Jones and even Peter Demeter, all murderers who ended up with- celebrity status as a 'result of media hype. But that's where the hype ends. According to article inlast week's Time magazine, brought out before the Reagan incident, a murder is com- mitted every 24 minutes in the United States. Just as you're reading this article, someone, somewhere has just been killed. Horrifying as it sounds, homicide is now a commonplace in- cident, occurring on an average of 400 times a week in America. Here in Clinton we may only hear about one per cent of those murders. It's very unfortunate that Reagan was shot, the Kennedy brothers were 1 killed and Sharon Tate was brutally slain, but • these and other widely publicized tragedies are only a mere few. The real _truth that comes to .light in , these situtations is that in one year, more than 20,000 people in America are victims of homicide. That's the sen- seless, horrifying reality that is dif- ficult for any humane person to grasp`./ The Directors of McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company invite all Policyholders and friends to "OPEN HOUSE" 2 p.m. - S p.m. and p.m. - 9 p.m. on the occasion of the Official Opening of the New Office Building at 91 ,Main Street, South, Seaforth, Ontario on Friday, April 10, 1981 John F9. McEwing President Margaret Sharp Secretary Treasurer more than 50 breakins over the past three months and Lucknow area men have been charged and three remain in custody. (Photo by Dave Sykes) Homemakers course scrapped.. • from page 1 paid course, or Manpower could reverse their decision to finance the program in the future, but the present situation is that there is no more available training for homemakers in the area, or possibly at nearby colleges. "The majority of people think that anyone can be a homemaker, but that's not true," Mrs. Cardno stated. "Nobody's challenging that they can't. bake a cake or scrub a floor, but it takes special training to deal with the elderly and the ill," she said. To be a qualified homemaker involves in -class study -for 12 weeks and a total of 360 hours. The course teaches the respon- sibilities and limitations of the visiting homemaker and teaches how to provide personal carefor the.individual or family in health, illness or convalescence. An in- depth study of good nutrition, home. management, understanding and com- munication, available community resources and first aid is also taught. , Proper training is stressed by the ma- jority of homemaking agencies in the pro- vince and Mrs. Cardno explained; "We don't want to be sending people into homes if they're not capable of doing the work." At the agency's annual meeting Pat Lees, head of the Metropolitan Home Care Program in Toronto stressed the need for trained homemakers. She said that in most areas there's a waiting list of people trying to get into the course, however with pro- gram cutbacks there is a growing concern that trained homemakers may become • scarce. The Ontario Association of Visiting Homemakers has also voiced their opposi- tion to the cuts and plan to take their con- cerns to the government. Locally the Town and Country Homemakers will be appeal- ing their case to the Ontario and federal members of parliament in hopes that the course can be brought back before the chronic Care program begins. Gov't fines weed inspector County council agreed to pay the fine assessed against its weed inspector for us- ing a prohibited herbicide. Joe Gibson was fined $100 plus costs of $3.00 for spraying with the herbicide 2-4-5T after it had been banned in Ontario. Tom Cunningham, chairman of the development committee, explained Mr. Gibson was under the, impression he was permitted to use up existing stocks of the chemical and had been spraying it along the Maitland River flats in Colborne Township. A woman skiing smelled it, lodged a complaint, and as a result Mr. Gibson was charged and fined. Mr. Cunningham said Mr. Gibson mixed 2-4-5T with another herbicide to use on shrubs like hawthorn and it worked very well. He said the county still has 80 gallons of the chemical left and is hanging onto it, hoping it will eventually be approved for use. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 2 , 1981—PAGE 3 County budget up..... • from page 1 you pay the same." "Of course," Mr. Allen had pointed out, "that would increase Bayfield's assess- ment by quite a bit." Currently, even when adjusted by the provincial equalizing factor, there is a wide range between the mill rates for county services in various municipalities. Wingham, with an adjusted rate of 1.9692, is at the top of the scale, while McKillop Township, with a rate of 1.0051, is at the bottom. The average rate for most of the towns and villages is around 1.9, while rural municipalities average around 1.3. Warren Zinn, reeve of Ashfield Township, objected to the sugigestion that a move to market value assessment would be a cure for all ills. Things are getting worse instead of bet- ter with market value, he said, noting that what a farmer can earn is based not on the value of his land but on what it can grow. Farmland is carrying a greater burden that it is possible to bear, because it can only produce so much, he told coup cil. However Mr. Hanly claimed that no one s has been able to come up with a better system of taxation than assessment, and said if a farm's value goes up it suggests a farmer should be able to pay more taxes. "If you can't pay more. maybe you should be in some other business." Paul Steckle, reeve of Stanley Township, supported the switch to assessment as the basis for apportionment, even though it meant his township's share of the levy climbed by more than 41 percent. He said he believes in the county system, and thinks it's time those who want to live in a municipality, even for the summer, pay for the county services. He also commented that it's a mystery even to farmers how they can pay what they do for land. "When they buy they want to buy cheap, and when they sell they want to get the highest dollar." Murray Dawson, reeve of Usborne, also urged support of the proposal, noting that, "If we are all equal, the townships will be a lot worse off." Hullett Reeve Tom Cunningham pointed out that the county taxes are. still the smallest portion of the tax bill. The thing which has helped farmers is the provincial goverament's rebate of 50 percent of their property taxes, he said, adding it shows the government realizes they're paying for an unfair proportion of land taxes. '`If jt ever stops, I'd hate to see what happens to farmers." The recommendation passed in a record- ed vote, with only Harvey Craig, Lloyd Mousseau and Warren Zinn voting against it. 4 The world is about to burst into the beauty of spring and so are you! Let yourself bloom like a spring flower with a fresh spring look. Now is the time to have your hair per- med. Be ready with the hair style that complements your new spring clothes, Call for an appointment now with Marlene or Bonnie during LORI LYN BEAUTY SALON'S... EASTER PERM SPECIAL TUESDAY, APRIL 7th UNTIL THURSDAY, APRIL 16th ALL PERMS REGULARLY fromOFF REGULAR PRICE s 18 to S30. NOW RECEIVE 1' OF ANY PERM . '(Senior Citizen Days. Tuesdays&Wednesdays 1 O°' OFF Pleasing you...pleases us! 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