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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-04-09, Page 4• PAGE 4—GODERICH SIGNAI,rSTAR,. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1986 Late last Wednesday evening, scant minutes past the supper hour, an insidious and horrifyitg epidemic swept through the -south west seetion of town. Eye witnesses and gossip -mongers rely- ing on threadbare hearsay evidence, reported that throngs of people were walk - ,}ng crazily along Bayfield Road, many elut- ching their throats and often stumbling onto the roadway. People driving cars swerved aimlessly in- to parked vehicles and generally wreaked havoc on the town's answer to a parkway. Surprised strollers and dogs leaped off nor- mally safe sidewalks for the security of bushes and manicured lawns, Fear and despair ran rampant as the towns people scurried to shield children and womenfolk from the invisible threat. Still other people were seen leaving an eating establishment while brushing the front of their torsos furiously as if. trying to 1111111111111 DAVE SYKES ES rid their clothing of unwanted pests. Many had noticablefond stains on the front of their shirts and some shyly dabbed at their crot- ches with wads of napkins. Still others picked bits of food and shredd- ed lettuce from their shirt pockets and curs- ed under their breath. Opinion. THE NEWS PORT FOR GODERICH & DISTRICT SINCE 1848 The nnaladie afflicted hu M a c s oople who .purchased Big during llticDonalds' sixth annual McHappy Day over the supper hour last week. At that precise hour, astbis intrepid cor- respondent was poised over a tray of naked buns with a gun that generously dispensed special sauce, hundreds of thousands., (it couldhave been millions) of people descend- ed on the restaurant. They pushed, they shoved, they bit one another on the ankles, they inflicted wicked elbow smashes to the rib cages of innocent customers and they were insistent almost to .ne point of being rude. Security was strain- ed to keep order. Simply, they wanted my hamburgers. As one of the many .citizens asked to volunteer onehour of labour during McHap- py Day, I was assigned the awesome and demanding task of assembling the fanned burger for general consumption by the ador- ing public. And, as 'twit would have it, vehicles with faces of legions of children he parkiixngilot the after I tied upmed mnto y apron. The fact that it was the supper hour was irrelevant and I maintain the throngs wer..e there out of deference to mY culinary abilities. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Management of the establishment has its own theory on the success of the event but it is a flimsy one, at best. As the entire population of the known world flocked to view a maestro at Work, I spent an entire hour dazzling staff with a remarkable display of manual dexeterity while giving them a fleeting glimpse of my famed hand -eye co-ordination, I dispensed with sauce from a caulking - gun type apparatus with'amazing speed and,, indiscriminately, distributed shredded let- tuce.on anything that remotely resembled a bun, In the heat of battle, both sauce and let- tuce could be found just about anywhere, To be honest, I feared that ray culinary creations left something to be desired mall sdspect that niyburgers were a poor fascimile of those advertised to the public. I would submit that customers, after tak- ing the first bite, either fell ill or had the con- tents of the burger fall on their fronts and laps due to poor application methods. Thin the strange behaviour alluded to earlier in these grey bits. Thanks to people like Jeff, Scott and Dar-. ryl, who accomplish their tasks with in- imitable style and relative ease,: I was nurs- ed through the experience. But I'm, still keeping a low profile in ease anyone recognizes me as the guy who ;made the faulty burgers. theGefiT A4L ii0UN0 COMMUNITY NOWaPAPYA IN CANADA DaculUUun Goan 39D0�49DDIC D.N•A Dotmr Nuwupnpnr CompapUnn D9A oderic0 �. a A e S G T P.O. BOX 280 HUCKINB BT. INDUSTRIAL PARK GODERICH, ONT. N7A 480 PUBLISHED BY SIGNAL -STAR PUBLISHING LIMITED Founded In 1840 and published every Wedneadsy at Soden-10h, Onterlo. Member of the OCNA and OCNA. Subscriptions payable In advance 522.00. (Rentor Citizens 519.00 privilege pard number required) In Canada, 500.00 to U.S.A.. 500.00 to all other oountrIse. Singh copies e0C. Oleplsy. Notional and Classified advertising rates available on request. Plena sok for Rata Card No. 10 effective October 1, 19013. Advertising le accepted on the condition that In the .vent of a typographical error, the sdvertlsing space occupied by the erroneous Item, together with the reasonable allowance for elgnsturs, will not be charged for but that balance of the advertisement will be paid for .t the applicable rats. In thea event of a typographical advertleing goods or services ata wrong price. ,foode or services may not be .old. Advertising Is merely en offer to sell, end may be wlthdfiawn et any time. The 91gne1-filter le not responsible for the toes or damage of unsolicited manuscripts. photos or other materials woad for reproducing purposes. General Manager � Editor Advertising ManagerDON HUBICK SHIRLEY J. KELLER DAVE SYKES FOR BUBINEBB OR EDITORIAL OFFICES...please phone (618)824-2614 Second class mail registration number 0716 - Member: eiA CCNA O1d green buck retires The Canadian buck, greenback or dollar bill as it most often referred tri is slated to become extinct within the next few years.. In fact it will be taken out of circulation within three years and its replacement, an 11 - sided gold -coloured coin, slightly larger than the Canadian quarter, is scheduled to appear next year.. There were days when a buck meant something in this country. In fact, the dollar bill was a prestigiousDote, and people often valued and framed the very "first dollar" earned in a new business Or co orate venture. People who werconsidered less than extravagant with their money were rumored to have the first dollar they ever earned. And, for those in lofty positions in business and politics, authority, or the buck, stopped with them: They gave the final word on matters. That gives you an indication of the esteem the Canadian dollar commanded. Once upon a time, the-dollarad value and; purchasing power. Now, it will scarcely purchase anything that was once bought with loose change. The old Canuck buck has taken a beating lately and only commands a fraction of her former value on the world currency market. And so perhaps it is time to retire the old green buck with the youthful visage of Queen Elizabeth IL The new dollar coin is similar in design to the current Canadian silver dollat and will have a picture of the queen on one side and two voyageurs in a canoe on the other side. The switch to the dollar coin will mean millions in savings for the Canadian taxpayer because it has a 20 -year lifespan while dollar bills cirulated little more than a year before needing a replacement. Supply and Services Minister Stewart McInnes said the "switch to coin will save more than $175 million in production.and distribution costs alone. Of course, the big winners in the switch will be vending machine owner -operators who ' have been asking for a larger denomination coin for years. It will also mean less hassle for the consumer who was forced to carry a pocketful of change to buy food, cigarettes and other necessitites. • . It will still take some getting used to, considering the dollar coin will not fold andtends to weigh down the change pocket noticably. The new dollar coin will take some getting used to but surely its time has come and it will be a welcome addition to our monetary system. D.S. 1 1f! I A salute to business people Behind bars By Susan Hundertmark Defending OMA'sactions under guise of erosion of freedom is ludicrous . soever, and then crying because their pro - Dear J. A. Sprier, fessional freedom is being questioned. , I read your editorial of Wednesday, AprilLETTER Admittedly, the Liberal party is the domi- 2 with interest. Sortie of yourwith, while with others; Tdisagsagr ints I agree nant factor in a minority, government and disagree. It seems to me that what we ,have is a pro- they along with the NDP have' obviously decided that two medical systems won't do fessional person, standing up and defending There are millions of members of the in Ontario. That is, one for the well to do and the right of another professional group, d else. namely members of the OMA. There is ab- working class; the working poor, as well as privileged and for everybq y solutely nothing wrong with that, defending the unemp}oyed who probably do not have , In the end the electors of Ontario will decide in time which members of one's own class, it's done all the �'•themselhe ves about somenrich,npowerf powerful o maybe the free -enterprisers t iand people in time. However, deferiding the actions of the be the OMA -under the guise of an erosion of •by, whose.interests seem oof-their in- this particular issue. out -numbered on freedom of choice andr free enterprise is That interest being, uppingI{edely ludicrous to say the least. comes without any form of regulation what- Rogerg •the.democratic- process 'Bill 4•mores for all, or it is for none. The relationship between business and a community is a reciprocal and delicate one. Business in a smaller community must offer consumers areasonable choice andquality of goods to keep shoppers from buying out of town. At the same time, c' nsumers should make concerted efforts to support business in their own communities. Quite often, nevus stories that are submitted to us for publication from correspondents contain lists of thanks to the merchants and business people who had donated money, prizes or refreshments for a: community event. Also, submissions of a sporting nature also cite the involvement of business in the com- munity sporting scene as critical. Those special thank-yous to the businesses that support community events are never included in news items because they are, by their nature, acknowledgements'and not news.'' But this piece i� designed to take the opportunity to. salute business people and in- ' education recognized. the problems of Changes In dividuals and service clubs who support community functiOna and events, who monetarily� in noli y O when major maw en - support the minor sports programs and who"give of their tiine and stock to ensure tha ited the educational policy We of Bo hlrep raising events are successful. To ensure that minor sport programs are adequately funded d Id that they give back to the community that supports them: '� e P y g in aid of y OM Ise 1sl lLl. a .' PP Also in the est week, man businesses were involved fund raisin lrentttres projects. Through Mcilappy Day, money will donated to four registeredCompr Dear Editor:.• Since„ June 12, .1984, when Premier William Davis announced his about-face on the issue of extended funding for Roman Catholic separate schools,' it: has been: a disheartening time for all Who 'care about public schools, the democratic process, in- terfaith goodwill, and fair and'euar treat- ment for all regardless of creed. All three political parties have turned ,a deaf ear to these legitimate concerns. Two other commissions on education were appointed that seine day. These reports have now been released to the public. The Shapiro Report on the funding of private and independent, schogls pointed to the discriminatory effects. of extended separate school funding. 'The ' Macdonald Report on the financing of elementary and seconds*t The events of the past year have shown that extended funding has been a most dif- ficult issue for all of the political parties. The Tories are still in disarray; the NDP is undergoing pressure to change it policy. The Liberals still maintain the bold stance of go- ing ahead at all. costs. In the meantime, there are a number of religious and'educa- tional groups which are taking the issue to the Supreme. Court of 'Canada. Despite the headline: "RC FINANCING RULED CONSTITUTIONAL,'' designed: to leavethe public with the feeling that there is no More to be said, there are serious flaws in the structure upon which "two systems of public educatiolt'" could be based. The 88 -page minority report of the Court of Ap- peal's split decision hilly explored the legal and historical basis. While all five justices agreed that Ontario has no obligation:. to fund separate secondary schools, they disagreed on whether such a gift would violate the Charter of nights guarantee.of equality; to alt. Canadian citizens. Equality community children's charities and the Suncaost Mall MerchantsAssociation is donating a percentage of its sales from Tuesday, April 8 to help Linda. Iteid get to the Special Olyrapie§ in (aIgary this summer. • This type of leadership and support from the business cute tunit/ is eot�rimetidable and ae• arrangement that is eviideiit between,the two,eoirtirfl stied speaks well. for the reciprocal g . ..: , . a long tithe beearlse the Money st f i' jr flo;... e Hopefully that arrange�trtertt Will continuia for a � and everyone is a winners 01 - -Dear.Editort.,a lul'edieal R. - 'extra -billing by th Professionefto . Persally, I believe that this privileges o has been abused by:some physicianAS a all freedoms at,,Sortie tune or other by Canaidians To ban extra -billing is the same as telling ° a laborer he doeatirt have the right to must be a From the beginning of this decision to ex- tend funds, there has been recognition of the difficulty. This_ has resulted in the autocratic methods used to slip the funding into place even before legislation is passed., Excessive powers are proposed for the IM- plementation Commission. This would leave ppblic trustees with few options to preserve public education under Bill 30. The feelings of love and pride which On- tarinns have had for their. culturlally-rich province have been marred by these events. In the years to• come, We will have quality education equality for all citizens and responsible government -- ONLY IF WE SPEAK UP AND DEFEND THESE PRIN- CIPLES NOW.• Yours truly,. Friends of Public Education In Ontario,-Xnc: P. J. Totten, President Harrow, Ontario holding concessions that are rightfullithe hoe workers'.1 believe that extra-biilln1g shoii remain optional, nd that special, 'ponces- siting should be granted on the part of the elderly and individuals who: ate till; fixed incomes. IE If someone overcharges, OW Oi Of 'ex- pect .tete government to intervene glit your behalf. Next tithe you hirre meotie.,who's fee la reasonable. The pttl�lii hep the sortie part in a Strike if inanagern t . doctors • privilege with the niedieol prtfessio . Hwould be advisablethatti physl Bowe'ver, It driance •of .clan would inform any patient ina his or her intention to extraubfll. Here's hoping We call get bavid Peterson, otir dlaplaeed premier to use a little discretion, • incerely N. J. Milliliter