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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1984-06-06, Page 4BLUE RIBBON ARD 1983 1983. ClintonNews-.Record (TIILBLYTHSTANDARD) Jo HOWARD AITKEN - PublisherO. 'i► A irl,i. MEMBER SHELLEY McPHEE Editor GARY HAIST Advertising Manager MEMBER 1/144/1 +M • loostlslos notes MARY ANN HOLLENRECK - Office Manager oveli oto of noyuest. Ask for Aoki Cor. No. 14 of ec9b. October 1,, 19411. _ ` Defining pornography Pornography - "writings, pictures, etc. intended to arouse sexual desire." • The Webster's Dictionary definition of this,word, now falls short of the con- troversy around this moral issue•. Today a harder hitting definition comes from a United Church task- force. It defines pornography as; "material that represents or describes .degrading, abusive, and -or violent behavior for sexual 'gratification so as to endorse and -or recommend the behavior as depicted_" The pornography issue is fast becoming one of the main debates of the '80s. No longer is it only effecting feminist, anti -porn crusaders and freedom seekers'. The controversy has reached the grassroots level tend churches, local organizations and municipal councils are all considering the issue and taking action to control it. People are realizing that pornography is more than a term that is associated wit.h Toronto's Yonge Street, or downtown Vancouver. Pornography, from hard- core porn movies to soft -porn magazines, is available 'in our small towns and villages. . According to the United Church task force, pornography began as we, know it today with the first issue of Playboy in 1953. Now more more than 40 magazines are in mass public distribution and pornography has developed into two areas, "hard-core" and "soft -core." it's the hard-core pornography issue that is of the greatest concern. It's the issue that has caused emotional outbursts in even the most reasonable people. Hard-core pornography is violent. It portrays' women, children; and men, bound, chained, gagged, beaten, tortured, raped and murdered. Hard-core.por- nography is more than' erotically posed females, it's explicit, vulgar, sadistic and violent. ' Pornography is presented as "entertainment," in magazines and in books; on stage and on television, in movies and in videos. People however are realizing that this type of material isnot entertaining. How can pornography be. controlled° Even the United Church task force has dif- ficulty .coming up with the answer; Their report notes, "This group cannot make definitive recommendations for all laws concerning pornography, as they differ across the country.," The problem goes back to the definition of pornography. The term can mean anything from sex education texts to modern literature. It can range from ads for automobiles. to covers on women's magazines. The United Church believes, "laws regulating and then banning pornography will help change ottitudes, reflect community censure of a social evil and deter some unacceptobfe and -or dangerous behavior." The task force say that while some people argue that pornography will alway's exist in some form, "social customs and community standards change when 'enough people demand change. Local variety stores can't sell magazines in which Black or Jewish people are degraded and, tortured. Why do we tolerate such abuse against women' The task force goes on to recommend that church members learn about government laws and discuss how these should be changed'. Any worthwhile measures to deal with pornography and changes to control it. will have to be made with logical, informed and responsible decision making. -By S. McPhee BQhind The Scenes By Keith Roalston Economic turn about Few are the bad things in life that don't have at least some results. They tell us, for instance, that the • bad times that have plagued our economy in recent years will inean that many of our businesses will be leaner and healthier, ready to take advan- tage of new opportunities of the recovery. Unfortunately, the lean new look for com- panies will mostly be for the giant com- panies. Governments helped Chrysler Cor- poration weather the storm and today it is healthier than ever, making record sales. Companies like Chrysler • and Massey - Ferguson were too big to let die. The timely aid of governments saved the companies and thousands of jobs and allowed the com- panies time to reorganize for the future. Not so for many small companies. They 001 words of sympathy from governments and that's about all. Small companies who were on major programs found their markets shrinking at the very time the cost of financing their growth ballooned through interest rates. From small factories to in. oil street merchants and back concession fan:,ers, thousands saw years of hard work go down the drain.' But this very decimation of the smaller businesses has actually helped the bigger ones. It lessened competition for markets and by putting more unemployed skilled people on the streets, increased competition for jobs and lessened upward pressure on salaries. et the very companies that died, the peo- ple who were talking the biggest risks ,and got caught by conditions (although they • might have been very successful under other circumstance) are exactly the kinds of people we need in business if we are to rebuild the economy. We need people with Round, round we go Sugar and Spice by Rod Hilts innovative ideas, people from, the bottom always pushing their way to the top to keep the big companies on their toes. Government, however, seems to be in a time of retrenchment. The main attendance seems to be focussed in saving companies we now have, not in creating more. Yet it seems if we are to expand our economy, we need to concentrate on two areas: research and development to create new products, and encouraging more ',en- trepreneurial spirit. Most of the time the government seems to be doing just the opposite. Lottery pro- grams, for instance, have encouraged peo- ple to think they have a better chance get- ting rich from buying a $1 or a $5 lottery ticket than by making the money work. So- meone pointed out that if families who spent $25 a week in buying lottery tickets invested that money, they'd likely be millionaires far more quickly. But under government taxa- tion, if they won the million in the lottery, it's tax free. If they worked hard for it, it's taxed: The lottery program has done many good things such as giving us new arenas, ball parks, art galleries and theatres. But why not, for say the next two years, put the lot- tery program to work encouraging economic growth. Give lottery revenues for that period to research and development projects or award entrepreneurs with good ideas with forgiveable . loans to help them get their ideas off the ground. If we're serious about turning the econorniy"around and competing in world markets we need a lot more than reassuring word's from new party leaders about .more concessions to big business, we need a whole new approach to encouraging new ideas. Prevention ii the Ivey Accident prevention is a lot of things..One of the most important, is knowledge. Learn- ing a skill,, whether it is lob or recreation oriented helps you in two ways. First, if you understand your job, your hobby or your. tisfmore Se- sport, it is more sa ying r fun Junk mail Because I write a syndicated column, I've. been' pout on the hit list of some public relations outfit in New York. As a result, I receive a stream of garbage mail containing fascinating material about some product or other that is being, pushed by the PR firm, Usually, I spot it right away and toss it in the round filing cabinet without even opening it. ' Today came one of these missives and, distracted by something else, I had opened the thing and read a paragraph or two before I realized ,it .was just another piece of puffery. It was headed NEWS FROM: The. Hamburg Group. For , Release: Immediately. All press' releases say the latter. Anyway, I thought it would be a ptich for MacDonalds' or a . string quartet. It, wasn't. It was a series of little articles about Hamburg and Germany, touting that city's great variety of attractions. Such junk has about as much place in this- column as an account of the origins of bee- keeping in Basutoland. And I'm supposed to print it free. What dummies these PR people are. • However, I'd already read enough to hook •me on the first article, entitled: Brewery's Waste Energy To Heat Hospital.' It didn't make sense at first. Why should breweries waste energy to heat a hospital, unless they're trying to make amends to all the people who wind up in hospital with cirrhosis of the liver from drinking their poison' I took another look at the heading, spotted the apostrophe, and now it made sense. A brewery will deliver heat and hot water to a hospital. As part of its brewing process, the• brewery used to end up with a lot of excess heat that must be cooled before it is released cond, it you iu-iuw gnat you are doing, you reduce the chance of an accident. Strive to be thoroughly knowledgeable about whatever you do. It's one way to reduce ac- cidents. This message is brought to you by the Industrial Accident Prevention Associa- tion, By Bill Smile By into the air. Now, instead'of being wasted, that heat will be channeled, into the hospital. where it will be put to good'tise. -, • Cost of the deal, equipment and stuff, is about 400,000 marks, to be assumed by the city. The debt will be liquidated through the savings on energy that would otherwise have to be purchased. Are you listening, Labatts, Molsons et al? Instead of pouring money into sports and all these phoney ads, about as subtle as a kick, in the ribs, indicating that beer -drinking will make your life macho, full of fun. and beautiful girls in skimpy swim suits, why don't you channel your heat into hospitals? Think of the free publicity! Ain't them Germans something, though? If they didn't start a war every so often and get clobbered, they'd own half the world, with their resourcefulness and hard work. Last time I saw Hamburg was in 1944i -end it was literally hamburg. The RAF had firebombed it by night and the USAAF had pounded it by day until it was a heap of rubble. I was a prisoner of war and saw it from a train window on • my way to . an interrogation centre in Frankfurt. Forty -odd years later, it has risen from the ruins like a phoenix, and is a booming city, visited by over a million travellers in 1981. But Hamburg-Schmamburg. I'm not going to urge my readers to go there. It was the article on heating that caught my eye. Aside from the breweries in Canada, this country has another industry that could produce enough heat so that, if it were properly channeled, we could thumb our collective noses at the Arabs: I'm talking about politics. Town and city councils produce enough hot air to heat at least one hospital within it ou t toy , WIN Editor p:rots0 pear Editor: Since •the ,marigold is' Giinton"S bicentennial fiower, 1 would like to share... this poem with the readers of the Clint* News -Record. Lard, Make Me At l Marigold By Bryce Fopma Lord, make mea marigold, that grows along the red, -rock path with hues of the monarch,. richly aflutter, exuberant with each sunrise, dew -sprinkled, alive, vibrant with activity: haven forthe honey bee, umbrella for the Cricket, cushion for the weary moth; soft -petaled, breeze lowed, securely rooted, proudly extending arms offering "gold," soul -inspiring to each passerby. Lord, make me a marigold. Submitted by Mary Steenstra, RR 3, Clinton. their limits. Provincial legislative produce enough hot air to replace half the oil used in their provinces. And from that vast deposit of natural gas known as Ottawa issues daily enough hot air to heat Montreal's Olympic Stadium, even though it has no roof. And that's only touching the bases, without going to the outfield or, the. infield. Think of the hot air produced by teachers and preachers, union leaders, abortionists and anti -abortionists, public relations people, medical associations, school boards. And there's lots more where that comes from. The squeals of those caught with a mortgage to be renewed, the moans of farmers who are losing their shirts, the bellows of angry small -businessmen: all these are wasting energy by blowing hot air into our rather frigid climate, there to be dispersed into nothing. Add to this all the hot air that is poured into our telephone lines, that is batted back and forth over business luncheons and at parties and over the breakfast table. It's perfectly simple. All we need is a means of bottling the stuff somehow, and distributing it to the right places. If our scientists can send a missile to Mars, surely they can find a method of storing and channeling the incredible quantities of hot air that rise in clouds over our country. PeterLougheed might have to cap some of his oil wells, but if somebody came up with the solution, we could not only tell the Arabs what to do with their oil. We could probably buy Saudi Arabia. Maybe I'll drop a line to the Mayor of Hamburg, see what he suggests. ti Hensall Legion Public Relation Officer, Rea Uyl has reminded us that today (June 6) is the 40th anniversary of D -Day. The great invasion took place at dawn on June 6, 1944 when more than 150,000 men stormed the beaches of Normandy. The top secret assault was an undoub: d success and is still known as the largest amphibious attack ever enacted. Today, more than 20,000 soldiers are walking the beaches of Omaha and Utah, Gold, June and Sword, remembering WWII - its successes and failures. While the attack on Normandy was . considered to be a success by the Allies, more than 10,000 Canadian, American and British soldiers died. ' German casualties have been estimated at between 4,000 and 9,000. Mrs. Uyl noted, "Many young fathers, sons and brothers would never return to their homeland. We shall always remember them. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember there." +++. Two young are men are helping to develop an ambitious heritage project for Clinton. • Paul Hartman and John Cornish are putting together a tourist walking brochure, detailing the town's historic sites, residences and buildings. By Shelley McPhQQ Paul will be working on the project throughout the summer, in conjunction with LACAC, while John has been hired for a two week period to do the graphics and artwork for the brochure. Clinton's first historic walking tour will be held next Wednesday, June 13, starting at 2 p.m. The tour will start at the Clinton Legion and will feature a tour of the library -town hall, several of the town's older homes and St. Paul's Anglican Church. After the excursion refreshments will be served at the School Car on Wheels. +++ Friday, June 1, will be an eventful day in Londesboro. At 1:30 p.m. the -Happy Gang Senior Citizens Club will be presented with a cheque for $4,708. The New Horizons grant will be delivered by Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff. Local residents are welcome to attend. +++ Many lucky people won prizes at the Clinton Spring Fair and over at the Clinton Hospital. Auxiliary booth three draws were made. Doris l atkin of Clinton won two Kierstead prints and Lillian Penhnle of Bayfield won a handmade Strawberry Shortcake quilt. Dorothy Fleet of Clinton won a Candy Striper doll. The fund raising effort brought in More than $370 and profits What is 1-5-0? a. GODERICH TOWNSHIP 1-5-0 by Elaine Townshend Goderich Township's symbol "1-5-0" has appeared in local parades and will soon be showing up on bumper stickers on local cars. But what does 1-5-0 mean?, In 1985 Goderich Township will mark its sesquicentennial (15Oth birthday ). From New Year's Eve, 1984, until New , 'ear's Eve, 1985; the 1-5-0 year will be packed with special. events '- theme dances, a - levee, Valentine box social, special church ser- vices, .a nature walk at Naftel's Creek, a sport weekend, Women's Institute variety night and more. The 1-5-0 Celebration weekend, July 17 to 21, will feature a barbecue, fish fry, parade, dance and church service - among other things. Watch future reports for exact dates. Elaborate plans such as these' don't hap- pen overnight. Since the summer of 1983, a 1-5-0 committeehas been working diligently. to come up with ideas and finalize plans. One of the first tasks was compiling infor- mation for a history book. Township , of Goderich History, Vol. 1" which will trace the development of the township from its founding until present day. At the last executive meeting, History Committee Chairperson, Mrs. Alison Lobb, reported that the hard cover book, which will be available by December 1, 1984, pro- mises to be both interesting and infor- mative. The patrons list is growing. People, who are residents or own land in the township in 1984, may.have their names included in the patrons list in the book by purchasing their copy before September 1, 1984. Also anyone who purchases a book before December 1, 1914 will pay only $20. After December 1, 10`84, the cost will be $25 per copy. Anyone who is eligible for the patrons list or wishes to order a book should contact Mrs. Charles Orr, RR 2 Goderich, N7A 3X8: telephone 524-7032. In 1985 a second book will be released. Vol. II will deal exclusively with the families of Goderich Township. Anyone, who would like to submit a brief history of their family, should send the material' to Mrs. Donald Lobb, RR 2 Clinton, NOM 1L0 telephone 482- 7167. All material must be submitted by late fall 1984. In 1935, pioneer men took part in bees to raise • barns, sheds, houses, schools and churches, while pioneer women held bees to fashion quilts, which would be passed down through the generations. Nowadays residents of Goderich Township are working on a modern kind of bee, the 1-5-0 celebration, and the results are certain to make 1985 a memorable year. If you want to take part in the planning, you're welcome to attend the 1-5-0 commit- tee meetings held on the second Wednesday •of, each month in the Township Hall. Next meeting is June 13. will go towards hospital work. At the Clinton News -Record booth, Ken Ramsey of RR 3, Blyth was the winner of a Thermos and cooler. + + + The Bannockburn and Mount Forest Pipe Bands entertained residents at Huronview on June 5. -' This weekend Huronview residents will see another special event, when the car show, being held in conjunction with the Clinton Kinsmen '50s -'60s Barbecue makes a tour. The car showwill be featured; starting at 2 p.m. at the Clinton Community Park. The barbecue gets underway at 5:10 p.m. and hundreds will be heading to the hop later in the evening. Let's see how many of you remember the Stroll, Hand Jive, Twist, Monkey, Watusi, the Locomotion, Frog, the Huckle Buck and the Mashed Potato? Patch it Repair torn or frayed fabric linings in purses or handbags by using an iron -on pat- ching material, says Margaret Loewen, clothing and textiles specialist with the On- tario Ministry of Agriculture and Food's rural organization and services branch. 1-5-0 celebrations begin in earnest in six months, but a preview takes place on June 10 of this year. The Goderich Township Community Centre Branch will be served from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. with a flag rais- ing ceremony at 1:30 p.m: followed by a film on Britain. Elston to speak on budget implications 1itlith l Ontario bttdget•have any effect on agriculture'? To explain the implications of the budget on the farming industry, Huron - Bruce MPP Murray Elston will be guest speaker at a meeting sponsored by the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. Th •Irireetin w1Ul be{heldnni June 7 at 8 : 30 p,m, at Oro ► Central kchoot in Ethel.