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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-10-23, Page 4Page 4—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1985 The Clinton News -!.cord 1s published teach Wednesday at P.O. los 39, Clinton. Ontario. Canada. NOM 11.0. Tel-: 462.3443. Subscription U.te: Canada . 121.00 Sr. Citizen • 5141.011 pet year U.S.A. foreign 511.14 per year If Is ressisf.red es sand clan well by the past office under N.e peewit auahber 0617. The News•Rscord Incorporated In 1924 the Huron News -Record. 10101411.11 In 1111, and The Clinton Hews Ira, founded In HMI. Total press runs 3.700. (1linton News-Recovd Incorporating (THF BLY1'H STANDAR_R) CCNA J. HOWARD AITKEN - Publisher SHELLEY McPHII - Editor GARY HAIST - Advertising Manager MARY ANN NOLLENSECK - Office Manager e4A MEMBER MEMBER Display advertising rates available on request. Ask for Rata Cord No. 1S effective October 1. 1964. GLUE R11BON AWARD 1985 "Sacred trust" contradicted The main victims of the federal budget were to be two very disadvantaged groups - senior citizens and mothers. , Strong political pressureshave succeeded in reinstating the full value of old -age pensions but mothers are still in jeopardy. . In September, Bill C-70, a bill to de -index Family Allowances, was introduced to the House of Commons:It was approved in principle recently. The bill calls for the reduction of family allowances by three per cent starting in 1986. This means family allowances would lose a third of their value in 10 years, two-thirds in 20 years and so on. , The bill doesn't come as much of a surprise since the history of family allowances is one of constant erosion. Twenty years.ago, family allowance represented a six per cent expen- diture of Canada's gross national product. By 1973 the Liberals reduced it to three per cent of the gross national product. In 1974 the New Democrat Party launched a fight to have the family allowance doubled and won. Now the Conservatives are attempting to take the benefit of fully indexed family allowances -Tway from children and families. , In future months further pleasures will be introduced to..change the Child Tax Credit, the Child Tax Exemption and to impose wifair taxes on families. The combined effect of these measures will take over $1,000 annually out of the pockets of.two-child families by 1990. The" hardest hit will be the vier, families. , In proposing these changes the Conservative government argues it has to cut back on' spending because, of the deficit. These same Conservatives gave a half a million dollars capital gains tax holiday to the wealthy in the last budget and just recently bailed out the banks for over a billion dollars. • Why should a family with three children and an annual income of $26,000, which stands to lose $270 next year, make sacrifices in order to bail out the Northlands Bank? Andwhy don't We forget about the planned cutbacks of $55 million in family assistance programs by 1987 rather than spend $56 million to change the color of oursoliders' uniforms? Family allowance, for once, recognizes the value society places on child rearing. It is More than just an amount of. money, itis a recognition .• thatchildren are the future's roost valuable resource. Family allowances are paid for by everyone without making a contribu- tion to the next generations - , - ,• Bill C-70 is an attack on children and especially * women who receive the monthly family allowance cheque., The bill runs totally contrary:to the Conservatives' election promises of giving priority to the interests of women, It also. contradicts 'Brian. Mulroney's personal assurances that universal beoefits'would be a "sacred trust":and that no monies would b e taken out of children's benefits to reduce the deficit. I from The Huron Expositor ) Free trade hits .headlines 'BY JACK RIDDELL h1PP HURON -MIDDLESEX 1"ree trade is iii .the , news once again. Premier David ' Peterson and- Prime 'Minister Brian Mulroney' have both made recent statements on free trade with the United States.. ` - The Prime Minister declared that Canada would begin discussiims with the IJ,: -S. which could lead to a free trade agreement in 1987. •'I?tat is, if formal trade " talks between -Canada and the, U.S. are approved and if the deal is .acceptable to parliament and the U.S. Congress, Premier Peterson, in his remarks to a 0orilbined meeting of the Empire and Cana- dian Clubs wen 'Toronto, emphasized that -there are still many unanswered questions about how frec-trade will affect I)s and what the Americans would want Canada to give up. Ile pointed nut that comprehensive free trade with the U.S. would mean a threat to. 270,00() jobs -in Ontario, according to an Economic Impact Study from the Ministry' of Industry, Trade, and Technology. '1'lur l'renlicr then outlined a seven -point agenda tvhich would broirdcrl Canada's in - wrests awl cut down on the risks involved in moving towards fret, trade. '11iese'rrclude: -excluding areas of the economy fnor rtrade discussions that ((101(1 restrict our political or cultural autonomy or sir nd pr'ogr'ann; For example. the autopart, financial ser- vice and agriculture. -maintaining Canaria' commitment to the General' Agreement on' Trade arut'I'arriffs i ........;ns the shin way of reducing trade barriers. -providing a Finger free trade phasein period for Cana- dian manufacturers to give them tnne-to 1)0 able in compete w'ith,cstablished U,S. com- panies. -iunlcrtaking a national commit- ment' In improve oar ;Minto to compete. 111 world markets. -ole„tifiration by the Federal government of jobs that 'rnay be displaced,' -Nod nlosl' iinportarltly, eon - salting all provinces at every stage of U.S. - ('anacia discrissinn,s and rit.i;clliations'so that each pr•ovinr:c' has a say in the result. In his first .statement in the legislature In July. Premier Peterson announced the in- tent of the Liberal government to he open. accessible arid fair in its dealings with the public and 111c,? public community.. Putting this cornrnittnn net in action. Elinor ('.plain, chairman of the Nlmlagement Itriar-rl of cabinet has announced the n['w° 0,11111 1/WS for goverurrtent advertising cuntraL..,, Ms. Caplan stated it will be mandatory for all ministries. and major government agen- cies to publicly announce their need for the services of advertising 'agencies 'on.large 'contracts according to the rules set out .by the.Manual of Administrationr'fliis will app- ly to all advertising, contracts valued at more than $500,000 over a three.year term." This means that ministries must issue a general, news release or advertise their,in- tentions in the, industry press. As well, advertising contracts between $15,000, -,and. $500,000 will .still be tendered according to the existing Manual of Administration. Ms. Caplan said this system will ensure' that.Canadian awned advertising agencies which win contracts with the provincial government will do se on the basis of their ability to,be cost effective, competitive; in • - novativ,e and creative. 'She also annouii ell -the establishment of theAdver•tising Review Board to ensure that all ministry campaigns meet government standards. 'I7ie first order of business for the board wi11 be to conduct a search for the advertising agency of record for the government. 'Turning to Community incl Social Service, Minister John Sweeney ,was recently on hand for the release of a new• bonk on family violence at a conference inWaterloo. The book is entitled "Understanding Wife Assault: A Training aining Manual for Counsellors and Advocates.” It is the first manual of its kind to provide a detailed practical guide: on how to treat cases of domestic violence. Meanwhile, Lily` Munro, the Minister• of (;ltizeiri,:iiip arid Culture annuunc cd that On tarn, ,tublie libraries will receive almost $1 nli'juul in grants under the Community r arilities Improvement i'rograrn, 'Twelve libraries across the provin1e will receive financial assistance. 'ilia arrival of fall also means the arrival of duck hunting season. While there have • been reductions in the n 11111X • of ducks that hunters can take in western provinces, Natural itesources Minister Vince Kerrie annitunced that the bag limit for du(k hunteh-; in Ontario will not be reduced this year. The number of prairie ducks are down this year because of conscrulivc years of drought arid the subsequent loss of theti- wetlancls habitat,. Prairie -reared clucks, however, are not 0 major par=t (IF the annual 1)ntar't()harvest. Are we doing right? )ear Editor: As 1 drive dowrn the road at this tune of 1 he year +00(6(4'1 I wonder are we doing things right When You look at the fields that have been c'0rnhined and they are so green froni grain that has been put over, in the: corn - bines, and you wonder how much weed seed ha5_biren_spread all over the fields also, Then the4 baler comes over the fields and picks up and bales the straw leaving all the chaff, which is Considered the hest pari of lfie straw. When we used 1(1 cut graun+'11h the binder and draw it all int the barn to be threshed, there was very little loss of the straw and the chaff was all blown Inl1, toe .I raw plow making the best bedding possible for all the animals, The. cattle ate a lot of the straw, with silage and used as bedding, it kept the an mals very clean., Besides the weed seeds went through the threshing machine and were separated in piles under the machine, iTuvefnrr the weed seeds were easily destroyed, 'ihrashing clay was always a friendly event with neighbors, With lots of voluntary help no`000 had to work ton hard. Sornetimes One or two neighbor ladies came to help in the house with the meals. This made cooking a pleasure too" This is unheard of today. Most of our young people don't understand this, and therefore have missed so much. Also you learn to help others and not expect an hourly wage. Most farmers today have thousands of dollars tied up in harvesting equipment which is only used a few days out of the year compared to a $200 binder, a $150 wagon and custom threshing machine which moved in, did a good job and left a reasonable bill 1 sometimes wonder are we doing things right? Bill Holland, R.R. 4, Clinton. Kaleidoscope Fall back. Yes it's that time of year again, when the mornings seem brighter, but the hours of daylight end shortly before supper. And every year about this time opposers to this change argue for extension of Daylight Savings Time. 1. Recently a proposal was presented to the United States House of Representatives that would put daylight time into effect for seven months of the year. Most of the extension of so called "fast time" would be in the spring. But the proposal would also put a few days of late October and early November into daylight time, notably Hallowe'en night. The additional hour of daylight would make the rounds of little trick -or -treaters safer. The daylight time extension has the backing of the candy industry, in the U.S. They figure that the extra trick -or -treating time would boost their candy sales. And other industries have backed the Daylight Savings campaign, including the makers of charcoal briquets. Their rationale is that people would be inclined to do more backyard barbecuing at supper with the additional hour of daylight. Convenience stores, amusement parks, By Shelley McPhee sporting goods outlets and garden centres are also in favor of the extended Daylight Savings Time. More daylight means more business. Supporters also argue that more daylight will reduce traffic fatalities, crime rates and 'mark a substantial savings in fuel and energy consumption. Traditionally, opposition to extended daylight time has come from farmers who end up with less daylight in the early morning to do their chores. Despite their concerns, support for daylight saving time is increasing, particularly with the backing of the business community. Still, extended Daylight Savings Time is not a sure thing. In all likelihood it will be several years before the debate (if ever) is resolved. Canada will probably take its direction from the United States, as it did when Benjamin Franklin originated Daylight Savings Time as method to cut down on candle consumption. Today, proponents of extended Daylight Savings Time are fighting a battle based on Sugar and Spice candy, barbecue and sporting good sales. In the meantime, ' be sure to turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night, ( and try to sleep in an extra hour), Ho, Ho, Ho Christmas is just around the corner and Canada Post has issued its yearly reminder for mail deadlines. Deadlines for items sent overseas by air are: November 27 (small, packets and parcels) December 2 (letters) for Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Africa, South America, Caribbean and all other countric.. in Europe and Asia not listed below. December 2 (small packets and parcels) December 5 (letters) for Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, France, Germany ( Fed. ), Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Japan, Hong Kong and Canadian Forces Post Offices. Happy Birthday Birthday greetings go out this week to our I,ondesboro correspondent Dora Shobbrook. A community birthday party is being held in her honor tonight in I.ondesboro. Happy 80th Dora! Fan mail fun TIME some of my readers had a go at me; good, bad, or indifferent. To°tell the truth, Most 'of them are indifferent, but I still have hopes of building my fan mail from three or I Ifour a week to maybe 10. I'll just take ,them as I pick them off the pile. Way. back, a chap called Jeff Elliott wrote to the'Belle River North Essex News. It goes away back ,to a Father's Day col- umn, written with tongue in cheek. I guess it was too far in for Mr. Elliott. Anyway; I'll quote bits: "... obviously he is a chauvinistic fool." He goes on to say that,without women in the labor force Toronto would financially collapse. So? Let it collapse. It wouldn't be. the end of Civilization, as we know it. He also accuses me of, attacking the Queen and her family. I have never attacked the Queen in my life. Here's a cute little note from Mary Shantz (I think ), but I've lost the address: "As a rule, a man's a fool When it's hot, he wants it cool. When it's cool, he wants it hot, Always wanting what is not. I don't.know what triggered that one, but agree, wholeheartedly. A 'overly letter, from Lilian Bumford of Sheffield, England, who' reads me in the Georgetown Independent, a senior citizen: "When I'come at Christmas, come to dinner and I'll get Pat to'nake you a Yorkshire . Pudd" Bless you, Lilian. I presume Pat, is your daughter. Maybe i should check with her. Can we have Brussels Sprouts? Here's another lady so mad she didn't even sign her name, just "I am an insulted reader:" Apparently I had made some remarks about today's loose Morals. Her letter is long and indignant, but I'll quote By Bill Smiley just a bit: "Maybe there were a few who in- dulged in pre -marital sex. BUT the girls in those days had the strength of character to say NO to the boyfriends and mean it." You're right, lady. They not only had strength of character, but'they could almost break your wrist before`dropping it back in your lap. Here's a nice change. It's signed:"Gentle reader," Stonewall, Manitoba. He she) wants me to stir things up. Again, i long letter, but thoughtful and intelligent: "Why aren't young children still taught a early age the precepts and honulies ere .taught .. if good, like evil, grow h a, small first step shouldn't our cls be presented with small and gentle„ ch ear- ly in their schooling? Is there" any son why this is avoided in our schools?' Anda little further on: "is theresortie reason" why' this is so carefully avoided in our schools?" No wonder you didn'tthe letter, Jack. You wound like the in "Ger (or S is a �t: `WI tan we w s• with children )ices y rete voider sign t idiot Alberta. In the first place, it is not the job of the teacher to teach morals. He/she teaches a subject and at the same time tries to pass along a certain standard of ethics, decent manners and how to avoid stinking in • public. Morals are for parents. And they, be- ing what they are, are noticeably lacking in training. Don't lay it on the teachers. And whose morals are` we teachers. Maybe mine aren't so. great, but they're. mine, not somebody else's. And the kids know it. I never tried to impose some 'morals' belonging to someone .else. Enough. I could go on about that for hours,' Here's a sweet letter from Ingrid Bassett from 'Georgetown who assures me that they, have none of that new-fangled stuff 1 videos, microwaves, etc. I and has asked me for din- ner or breakfast or lunch: "Your thoughts are echoes. Life is so simple,' yet so com- plicated. I used to work for Peter Newman, but your philosriphy is siniple." Well, thanks a lot, Ingrid. . Here's another one from Bob Love, Clive, Alta. He lost his wife, too and urges ole to. marry again, as he had, and have a happy life. Bless you, Bob, and may you be happy. I couldn't. You've earned it, with all those tough years farming. And another from 13i1l Baird, Petersfield, Man. He's 78. "A good column is.next to a good, editorial. Sure, there's lots of news col- umns. We read, or let them go by. Facts have an uncanny way of being ,wrong a cou- ple of years later .,. At 78 "I feel I've been through it all ... from bush clearing, the, horse age, hundreds of good beef cattle, then, dairy cattle." Good health, Bill. Sweetest letter of all • came from the Amlierstburg ,. Echo, signed by Andrea D'Angelo (reporter, 27 years old) and Anne Eldr•acher (secretary, 19 years old). It was so nice that I can't quote it or I'd go all red. In short, it accusedmc of having morals and principles. Such an accusation snakes me break out in. bumps. Thanks, kids. And the most frightening missive of the past few months has been one. frinn my daughter. Get this: "Nikov said he necked, with a girl before leaving Bracebridge. Not just a'goodnight kiss, but an actual necking session! If hes doing that at 11..." Well, it's better than dope, I guess. The on- ly reason I didn't do it was that 1 didn't have the nerve. The bottom line is - hydro lines needed Dear Editor: For the record, the recent series of On- tario Hydro information centres on the Southwestern Ontario transmission study concluded an intensive public information program carried out over the past year. With the valued assistance of the public, routes for transmission lines and , a transformer station site were selected to im- pact as little as possible on prime farms land. On these transmission line routes, substantially more "expensive narrow -based tower's, with a 13 -foot concrete base, will be used in mid -field locations to reduce the dif- ficulty in : manoeuvering farm equipment around the towers and eliminate weed growth under the towers. Wide -base towers will be used along fence rows. Froin the Bruce nuclear generating station to the pro- • posed new transformer station in Caradoc township, only 25 acres of land will actually be removed from production. The route follows the fabric of the township as much as possible. • The route ' selected " from the new transformer station to Nanticoke will be a rebuild of an existing • 115 -kilovolt transmission line (built in 1929 ). The new 500 -kilovolt line will, of course, carry much ° more power.. Also the new towers will allow 40 -foot clearance from the ground to the bottom transmission line, dou- ble the clearance under the existing line. Farmers with high pressure irrigation equipment will find it easier to oprate under ' these new lines. About 80 per cent of the new towers on this route will be narrow base. Extensive studies have never proven any adverse effects on livestock or crops from transmission lines. Hydro's present compensation -policies' have been reviewed by farm organizations, government ministries and other agencies. They found them to be fair, open and just.. Hydro's construetion crews are careful to cause as little disruption to the land and businesses as possible. The Joint Board hearings under the Con- solidated Hearings Act - (preliminary hear- ings start in Guelph on October 161' offer groups and individuals a chance to respond to Hydro's recommendations, The bottom line is the transmission lines are needed to get cheap_ clean 'nuclear generated electricity out of the 13ruce sta- tions; to provide for the growing electricity needs of Southwestern Ontario and to sup- port Hydro's obligation to maintain ade- quate interchange capability with Michigan utilities. , When people are attempting to entice new automobile and other plants in' their com- munities, does anyone ask - Will the oleo tricity be there to run them Yours very.truly, D,A. r)rinkwalter, Director - Western Region.' Public tells Ontario Hydro to beware Dear Editor, Ontario Hydro roust be leaning back in its 'comfortable, old armchair a little more easily lately, Despite Hydro's lengthy and hannonidtis "marriage" with the con- servative government ending so abruptly, they are making headway toward a cosy "common-law" relationship with the Liberals. Ilydro did have a severe case of the jitters when the Liberal party first took office - however, now the "watchdog" committee on Hydro includes two, true blue, former energy ministers, one as chaiman, things appear well under control. Even Premier Peterson soothed some of Hydro's jangling nerves by stating that Darlington may be too close to completion for cancellation to be feasible - an abrupt reversal of the premier's statement to the Legislature on July 2, "Darlington will turn out to be (010 of the great mistakes that we have made". A word of warning to Ontario Hydro - that comfy old armchair is beginning to show signs of wear - the springs that support your hefty weight are starting to groan: - Standard & Poor's Corp., the New York based credit rating agency has put a credit watch on your $10.8 billion debt backed by the Province. - Even your ally, the Ontario Energy Board, recommended that you raise your 1986 rate increase to 4.9 per cent to help pay for your heavy borrowing and operating costs. - The report made to the Select Committee by Cliff Jutlah of the Energy Ministry, pro- bably caused some discomfort, when he forecasted the demand for electricity is ex- pected to grow by 2.2 per cent a year until the turn of the century. The 2.2'per.cent, per annum, growth pattern aligns closely with Hydro's low growth scenario, not the medium growth scenario for which the pro- posed M7 transmission system was planned. - Your armchair's biggest spring is about to penetrate the upholstery .and stick into your "derriere". Tension is.mounting, and landowners are ready to emphatically op- pose the previously mentioned ,M7 transmission system at the public hearings in Guelph. Be warned Ontario hydro, due to public pressure, that comfy, old, armchair may soon have to be scrapped, and a straight- backed, wooden chair of credibility and ac- `countability will have to be used. Yours truly, Jane Rose, ( Mrs.) Know where your money goes Dear Editor: Clinton and area people have always been very generous supporters of the Easter Seal Campaign, and as chairman of the Easter Seal Children's Committee, I feel you have the right to know how your money is being spent locally. During the past fiscal year for the Easter Seal Club of Clinton ending June 30. 1985. a total of $2,226.46 was spent' in the Clinton area. This was broken down as follows: Transportation $324.00; Prosthetic -Orthotic Devices $360.53; Orthopaedic Aids $23.63; Seating Devices *289.75; Repairs to Equipment and Appliances $403.55; Fees for Easter Seal Society Camps ie Camp Woodeden $585.00; Parent Relief $240.00. At present there are more than 6,500 children in Ontario who received direct assistance from the Easter Seal Society. Here in the Clinton area there are seven or. eight who are on our active file. Though the types of disability vary, the society basically serves children and young adults under the age of'19 whose activity is • restricted by ncrn'c damage, muscle or skeletal abnormalities, amputations or any other defects which produces a physical disability. If the facilities and services of the society best serve the needs of theyoung adult who is 19 or older, service mail continue past this age. In other words young person is not automatically disqualified from being helped by the Easter Seal Society due to hist or her age. However, if another organization can provide the young person with services ordistrict nurses, ensure the young adult Ls properly recommended to these agencies. Although the Easter Seal Society believes that the primary responsibility for physically disabled children remains that of the parents, we know that there are many instances when parents do require special assistance. The Lions Club of Clinton remains committed to its Easter Seal work and will once again next spring be involved in the Easter Seal mail campaign and in all likelihood in the 3rd annual telethon. Steve H. Fraser Lions Club of Clinton.