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Clinton News-Record, 1983-09-28, Page 4PAGE 4 --CLINTON NEWS -RECORD. W1.0NESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1.8, 1983 The Mitoses lfeotnDoRereord is Iptrklimbod Cosh Wesitomcday rot P.O. ®oz fig, Clinton, Oratorio. Cursedly, NMR 16®. Tel.: 0152.21993. Subscription Sete: cooszoie - °T®.TI9 Sr. Citizen - °79.90 per year lt.S.Si. $ foreign - °9®.M per yee r it Is registered as so -send closes snail by the peat office under the permit atomiser DM. Thm Noav-3®cord Incorporated in 19YS the Hu ran POmwo-®ecord, too,ndmd in 1331. ori Tho Clinton Moes aro, founded in 1939. Toted finoia run 9,833. Incorporating BLLTHbSTANDARD J. HOWARD AITKEN -Publisher SHELLEY McPHEE - Editor GARY HAM - Advertising Manager MARY ANN HOLLENRECK - Office Manager A MEMBER MEMBER Display advertising rates available on request. disk for Rate Cord No. 11 effective Oct. 1, 1931. Town hall banter No Clinton Council meeting is ever complete without some heated discussion, some opposition, some valid concern, some information and misinformation about the town hall -library restoration plan. It's good to see that our council members are concerned and intertested in the work being done, but as Clerk Cam Proctor pointed out, "It's damn time that council got, together on this project, instead of tearing it to pieces." Work methods seem to raise the issue at each meeting. While some councillors would prefer a complete overview, definite plans and hard set figures, the renovation work is being developed in stages, with architect Carlos Ventin giving council the opportunity to make choices as work progresses. This, council believes, allows for the deletion of some aspects and permits the inclusion of other additions, like the public washrooms. Some councillors feel that by working in this manner, the town will quickly lose track of the accumulating costs of the project, but others firmly believe that Carlos Ventin is a competent, qualified, professional who will guarantee his initial cost estimate on the work. The issue may be resolved by council's decision to have monthly financial statements presented, noting expenditures and grants received. This effort will also keep the public informed on how money is being spent and will give council a clear understanding of the finances. With exterior work on the library nearing completion, the time is right to seriously access the total project and the money spent to date. With figures and facts set down before them in black and white, council should be able to agreeably determine whether the project is staying within the $1,275,900 budget. Perhaps the day will come when the town hall-libary issue no longer dominates discussion at the Clinton council table. It will break a long standing tradition but Clerk Proctor feels, "When the job is done everyone in this town and on this coun- cil will be so proud they'll all want to take credit." - by S. McPhee behind the scenes Urban take-over Alvin Toffler brought his "Third Wave" predictions abbut the future to television recently in such a tantalizing way I could hardly wait for the future to arrive. It is Toffler's theory that there have be:.n two great waves of civilization in the past and we are on the crest of a third. The first wave of civilization came when some genius decided to plant crops instead of be- ing a nomad, wandering around harvesting with crops and hunting aniinals. This gave Man stability. The se- cond great wave came with the invention of machines when Man moved more and more away from the land and into larger centres to factory jobs and an easier home life. The third Wave, Toffler says, will come with the marriage of computer technology and modern communications. He admits that the new technologies will bring great disc location to people who depended on the old technologies for jobs but he quickly goes on to the exciting part of the new wave of civilization. The Third Wave, he says, will bring more individualism and freedom, in many ways letting us go back to the First Wave period and still take the comforts of modern life. He sees a renewal of small town and rural life, for instance. The industrial period, he explains, need- ed economics of scale and thus forced peo- ple to congregate in large centres. People were forced to conform because mass pro- duction only worked when thousands, even millions, of identical units could be made. Transportation became the most impor- tant single factor in deciding which cities would grow and which would die. Toronto Hamilton and Windsor, for instance, became important centres in Canada because of tneir proximity to the large population centres of the U.S. By growing they also became the major population centres of Canada and thus perpetuated growth. Toffler .sees this ending as we become more and more an information society. keith roulston The showhpictured the new generation, a woman workingon a computer terminal at home while hubby and the kids made sup- per; a man returning to a shack in the mountain with a huge satellite dish beside it to design computer programs and beam them back to the city. It was a very hopeful vision for those of us who don't feel cities are the zenith of civilization. Hopeful, but will it happen. I may be an old cyni • but my money says it won't. Cen- tralizing tendancies have been underway in our society for hundreds of years. There are many powerful people and industries in whose interest it is to keep things going the way they are. Take for instance, what has •already been happening in the new cornputerized world. Many of the great advances in new, smaller home computers have been made by individual enterpreneurs. We've been flooded with Horatio Alger success stories from California or Ottawa. In 1981 a Britisher caine up with a tiny microcom- puter the size of a suitcase. That year he sold 8,000 computers. In 1982 he sold 110,000 worth more than $200 million. This month he is nearly broke, just struggling to keep going. Meanwhile companies like iBM which have always been huge are tak- ing over more and more of the new market. Eventually, predictions go, only a handful of the present companies will sur- 'vive. Chances are it will be the people who are already giants who will survive. They've got the money to let them survive mistakes and buy the best people and ideas for the future. Small companies die quiet- ly. Governments can't afford to let a Chrysler die. Small town.s like Uranium Ci- ty die naturally. Governments can't afford to let big cities die. fhe new age will likely be co-opted by the giants of the old age. The big in- dustries, the big cities, will find ways of making use of the new technology to con- tinue their present course. People will con- tinue to have to live in cities because that's where the work is. i hope you're right Alvin. I hope I'm wrong. But I doubt it. the Write letters Thanks for sufi, port Dear Editor: Thanks to the continued generous support of all those involved, another successful Clinton Hospital Auxiliary Penny Sale has just concluded with a gross profit of $3500. The event provides funds that the auxiliary uses to assist in worthwhile projects to enhance our hospital facilities. The event brings many people together both from the Auxiliary, hospital staff and volunteer help. As Penny Sale convenor this year I want to extend a special thank you to the merchants of Clinton and the surrounding communities who donated 200 prizes, the cash donors who were most generous, the Auxiliary members and volunteer help who provided many hours of their time and finally the many ticket buyers who make it all possible. As the Town Hall wasn't available this year, we are very grateful to St. Paul's Anglican Church, the Board of Management and the rector Rev. Sim- mons for, their co-operation in providing excellent facilities. Looking forward to next year's sale. Respectfully yours, Joyce Hilderley, Convenor Strolling into fall sugar and spice Summer memories WHERE do the summers go? I know where the winters go. They go on and on and on. But Canadian summers seem to pounce out of a frigid spring, flourish like an exotic plapt, and wither and die two months later. I was looking forward to this past sum- mer. Lots of golf, sw•imnung, loafing, reading, a good visit with my grandboys, and arriving back at school for, the last four months before I quit - tanned, fit, keen. Planned to do some fishing; a lot of walking, and some travelling, probably to the Maritimes. Well, as Casey Stengel of the ' old Brooklyn Dodgers used to say, "Wait till next year. We'll murder the burns." I've played golf twice, despite the beautiful weather, because I haven't had a leg to stand on: my right one. Next year I'm going to have it sawed off at the ankle and a tin foot implanted, as the great Douglas Bader did, when he lost both legs in a flying accident, got some artificial ones, and went back into combat as a fighter pilot. Next summer, am going to swun every day at one of the great beaches in Canada, even though i have two perforated ear- drums. I'm going to the Maritimes if 1 have to hitchhike. I'rn going to catch a trout if I have to resort to a stocked pond. i can't whine too much. 1 did have a good visit with the grandboys. 1 have a new one now. He used to be Balind. but the kids at school teased him for having such a funny name, so he forthrightly changed it to Ben. And Ben he is now. Not many people change their name at seven. I also did a lot of reading and loafing, preferably at the same time. But it's hard to do both at once when your wife is talking ceaselessly about how she has stopped biting her fingernails, how she is planning to lose weight i and sneaks down in the middle of the night and eats four butter Take a break from harvest "Just give that boy a crust of bread, and he can combine all night!" The farmer didn't attempt to disguise his pride as he described his son's ability to "stick to it" under the pressures of harvea't. There's no use pretending that most of us can work 'factory' hours when the pressures of harvest season start closing m. Weather and unforeseen developments are sure to lead to at least a few late nights in the autumn fields. Some individuals have the capacity to stat alert for extended hours at the din - i rols of harvesting equipment. However, most of us need an occasional break from the marhinery's drone and the cramped quarters. Best bet is to take a short break every couple of hours. Have a coffee and take a walk. Before long, the 'cobwebs' will be gone. and you'll likely be able to put in another good stint behind the wheel. 'rife biggest problem for most of us is to nnnl� n•lmrt that we are human, and ac- cept the fact that we can't stay alert long enough to "finish the field". An alarming number of accidents occur because the operator 'dozed off' while behind the wheel. if you are very tired, or simply not feel- ing well, it is probably a good time to quit for the day. If pressure to get the crop harvested is extreme. arrange to have so- meone else to take the wheel for a few hours. Sure. it's easy to sit at a desk and pon- tificate about reducing harvest time fatigue. I'm very aware of the urgency that can grip you when the weatherman is predicting a week of foul weather! However, we should stop for a minute to think about the time that will be lost if our stupor leads to an accident. In the ex- treme, it could mean the end or our time. Periodic breaks and a couple of hours' sleep hely keep us 'nn the ball', and pro- bably won't lead to any significant harvest la. • • by ian Campbell, from Farr'nsafe. fi By Wendy Somerville Terry Fox Run Dear Editor: In spite of a morning downpour, the third annual Terry Fox Run held on September 18 was a success in Clinton. Seventy-nine walkers and joggers reaised $2,634.40 for the Terry Fox Fund for Cancer Research. Although the participation and the amount of money raised was down from last year, organizers were not disap- pointed. They appreciated the efforts of all those who braved the rain, and later the sun, on the ten kilometre course. Sincere thanks goes to everyone in- volved - participants and their sponsors and the individuals, organizations and businesses that gave time, energy, products, use of equipment and financial donations. Thank you Clinton and area. Elaine Townshend, Co-ordinator tarts), what happened at her summer course in music, .and holes many big bills ..are coming in against a'rapicly shrinking bank account. ' I'd planned to do some work on The Jungle - the bushes around our property. Too hot. The Jungle is creeping closer every day and I would not be surprised any day now to see an orangoutan leap from one of the oaks onto the roof. There have been diversions, of course. The street on which we live was invaded by a construction crew about mid-August, and they will finish about the end of this week. That keeps one on one's toes. There's nothing like the growling of a bulldozer outside your bedroom window at 7 a.m. It's a grand summer operation, though, for elderly gentlemen, kids, and housewives with nothing better to do, than stand around and supervise a construction job. Parking your car is something else. The construction crew digs a chasm 10 feet deep on one side of the street, and then fills it in again. Don't ask me why. They cheer- fully throw in some gravel so that you can get into your garage. Next morning, you saunter out about 8 a.m. to go and buy some milk or something. Right behind your driveway is the Colorado Canyon, and you'd need wings to get your car out, and the crew is up at the other end of the street. It takes a few days of hairy maneuvering before you give up, and stick your car in the driveway of a kindly neighbor, on another street. The big machines are not like puppets, either. They can do a lot, but my front lawn looks as though a herd of elephants had spent the night there, having a square dance. late summer was saddened a bit by the death of Ted Reeve, the great old sports writer and athlete. He was 81, and some reporter friends said he had at least four terminal illnesses about 20 years ago. kaleidoscope 1'ver heard of everything now. A sex educator in the United States has developed a new board game Humanopoly. Unlike other board games, this new invention is designed to help tongue-tied parents tell children about the facts of life. Players move around a twisted course, presenting the fallopian tube, with egg and sperm tokens. 'Fact, love and question cards are used when players land on certain squares. Other areas of the board illustrate the male and female genitals and the development of birth. Sex educator Carol Wells said she developed the game because parents have repeatedly told her they would like the discuss the facts of life with their children but find it difficult to deal with the subject. Personally I think turning sex and love into a board game is ridiculous. If parents feel bashful when it comes to the "birds and the bees," surely a constructive sex education course in our schools would be more beneficial than an egg and sperm ganie. A huge hunk of bone and gristle, with a great broken beak of i nose and hands like a couple of gnarled frying pans, Ted Reeve was a gentleman and a gentle man, except when he was clobbering somebody with a lacrosse stick, or pounding an opposing lineman into pulp. First time f met hum was in the Toronto Men's Press Club, where he was wont to hold court with a collection of cronies. I walked in, a complete stranger, ordered a beer and sat alone. Within five minutes, Ted beckoned me over to join the group. He didn't know who 1 was, didn't care, but out of sheer gregariousness, didn't want anyone to be left out. So there I was, a hick columnist, sitting with a group of top newspapermen of the day. Every time I met him thereafter, he'd wave me over. He didn't even know my name, but called inc 'Wiarton," because I knew a Stevie Stepherisori from Wiarton•, against whose father Ted had played lacrosse six decades ago. "Dirtiest lacrosse player i ever met, but one of the best." And finally, I have a letter from Mrs. Frederick E. Bevan of Vaynesboro, Georgia. She and her husband spent 40 years on the prairies "working our gun dogs." She still takes the Weyburn' Review. Her brother-in-law was a P.O.W. in WWIi, and she'd like to know where she could buy for hire a copy of Boys, Bombs, and Brussel Sprouts. which I'd mentioned in this column. Frankly, 1 don't know, Mrs. B. But it's out in paperback now, and i'll see that you get a copy, even if 1 have to send you my own. And thanks for your warm and generous letter. So much for a beautiful summer. I hope you had one. My ear -drum goes "click" about once an hour. Maybe i should get a tin ear along with 1 he tin foot, and a tin nose, which a doctor has been trying to get me to have straightened for 10 Nears. Any elinins" The Bluewater Blind Club, in con- junction with CNIB put on an interesting display on Sept. 20 at Clinton's Wesley Willis Church. The display showed the wonderful advancements that technology has made to help visually handicapped persons. The local council of the Blind Club wish to thank the ladies of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority for their, assistance in serving refreshments. + + 4 Re watching the Tommy Hunter Show in upcoming weeks for a glimpse of a few familiar faces in the audience. Twenty-one people from Seaforth, (1inton and area went to Toronto on Sept. 23 to sit in on a taping of the popular country show on CBC Television. While there the Clintonians met Ken Livermore, the son of Clarence and Gladys Livermore of Clinton. Ken is a switcher on the program. Tommy sent out a big hello to the Clinton group and said he was glad that so many came to the show on the "Livermore Bus." Ken's aunts ,lean 1•(1 nuc dun b 1 i.ainpwaii made up part of the Clinton fan club. c 1 The Sunday School rooms at Wesley Willis United Church have taken on a new look. Over $3,000 has been spent by the UCW. New curtains and carpets have been purchased and a special committee has worked hard refinishing the furniture and painting the walls. The volunteer labor has helped to make this area a very attractive part of the church. Story Hour has started at the Clinton Public Library each Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. The Story Hour is for children 3 to 7 years old. Moms, this is a good chance Fir you to finish up your downtown shopping. without the assistance of little helpers The Clinton Knights of Columbus are heading the Arthritis Canvass in Clinton. Fund raisers will he liol'iirig' a door to door canvass over the next two weeks Hire -a Student program helps Dear Editor, The staff of the Canada Employment Centres for Students in Goderich and Ex- eter would like to thank the many people who made this year's Hire -a -Student cam- paign such a success. First on the list are the student employers themselves, who not only con- tributed to the success of our offices, but assisted in making higher educations available to a number of students. • Sum- mer jobs have always played an important role in assisting students to pay for their school costs and this year has been no ex- ception. On behalf of the country's future doctors, architects, farmers, dentists, lawyers, mechanics, carpenters, engineers, managers, secretaries, politi- cians, nurses, whatever, thank you for hir- ing a student. Next, we would like to thank the town business people for donating prizes to the 1983 Canada Employment Centre for Students Art Contest, for displaying our posters in store windows, and for letting us interivew them for our Hire -a -Student Week articles. Your efforts are greatly ap- preciated. Area high schools were also very helpful. Whether we needed help with the art contest, flyers, tips on how best to assist students in finding summer jobs, or leaving messages for the students, area high schools were very supportive. Special mention should be given to Dave Bieman of the Huron County Board of Education, Jay Campbell of Earl Camp- bell's Jewellers, and the Bluewater Cable TV, as well as area libraries, banks and grocery stores, each of whom greatly con- tributed to the 1983 Hire -a -Student cam- paign. 7t ie most important feature of any com- munity campaign is getting the message to the public and this year's Hire -a -Student campaign was no exception. However, our job was made much easier by the outstanding coverage we received from area newspapers. Thank you. Finally, we would like to thank the staff of the Canada Employment Centre for their willingness to answer the many ques- tions we always seemed to have. Sincerely, Kathy Caldwell, Student Placement Officer Patti Down, Student Placement Officer Angelina Arts, Supervisor,. Canada Employment Centres for Students, Goderich and Exeter. Do you hare an n/einie,n? 11 hy nut write ii' a idler li, the evlitur. •.tui lel ererynne kneuc. 111 letters are published, /erebr•ielin,r they run be authenticated, and /,..eaebbnlnry are arllebrred. 111 letters. hebu•ere-r, are .subject for evlilierj_p lirr lengrlh for libel.