HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal Star, 1976-05-27, Page 27•
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Last wteek's:column against the use. of guns d words
in suppo4of more stringent controls hit the.jackpot.
A :couple' of yearsago, a coluninr about bluebirds;
would you • believe, stirred -up considerable interest,
This, year, the gtln `control column:brought more letters
even than the bluebirds.
• Almost .'every letter was against my -stand on guns:
1 said I didn't like thern and- welcomed ;legislation, that
Would restrict `their use. That'•s what caused the manure
to hit the fan. • • • •
it never ceases' to amaze me, even •after more, than 20
years spent talking tomeople as a- journalist what stirs
people into taking action. When the provincial govern-
ment introduced ;'laws .demanding the use of"seat belts,
the plan, ,said. most poll experts, brought more` action
from people than tle.•federal government's,vote on the
death• penalty, . ' •
I suppose capital . punishment• and abortion along . with
the mandatory use of seat belts and gun control are the
four topics guaranteed .to..arouse people emotionally'
these days. . ,
I was aware that many people felt strongly about gun
controls but I didn`t think the comments on my stand
would be so vitriolic, so full of venom! I -was called
everything but a gentleman in a couple of letters.'
This column is. carried in about 15 weekly. papers- from
Marmora and .Madoc in the east to Dresden, Goderich
and Kincardine in •the. west. •I think I received at least
one letter from almost every area east •and west and
in between. Only one letter contained cheers for the
stand taken for riiore stringent gun laws. All the rest were
against: ,
In the,orrginal column, I suggested a good many farm-.
ers would not favor stricter . laws because varmints •
and rodents as well as' wolves and -wild dogs can cause
great amounts of damage around a farm, -
'You' have never been a farmer or you wouldn't favor
strict licensing .of guns," said one letter. "You've ob-
viously never broken an axle on an $8,000 machine .right
in` the middle of harvesting because an industrious ground-
hog dug holes in your fields...Then; the. machine. sits
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e rid .—
• idle:just when the weather is right and yiru have to wait •-
10 days for the parts k"
Another °'Its crv-babies and do-gooders like. you who
• -w�ill• ruin this.. nation! We fought''for • our ,,;rights. -many -.
tirrrt$. with guns,. and. we. -intend. to.keep. on fighting for
Froni Stratford: ''Poppycock! All that needs, to be'
clone is to teach young -people theproper use of gunsr"
• From. Walkerton: ."You ought to: be. ashamed of your-'
self!' Yoti' call yourself a farm writer' Every farmer
:needs a gun •or';two around . the. house,. 1VIr. Trotter. You
.. have:never walked. into a field of sheep and founda dozen
:of them .wantonty•killed,-their throats slit for the joy of
killing. Or- simply.run until they died of fright and ex-
.haustion! •
• (No. I have:not >•.. , ..
Or this
i one from Englehart • ("wherever that is 1:'•`It is
not your -democratic right to own a•gun. It is•your democrat-
ic'duty. Canada might have been boa-ri'at the negotiation
table but it has been Maintained as a democracy: bya
gun '..People want violent -e. They' live for .violence.,
They demand violence in our sports. even into the kids'
games. Watch a hockey game, The biggest cheers come
when blood is drawn..
Violence does not breed:violence: greed breeds vio-
lence. 'And the greedier, one becomes. 'the. more -violent
,he Will be to satisfy that greed. And -he will lose all
respect for the rights -and welfare of those :he takes
from, • People are becoming greedier by the day. And this
lack of . respect to satisfy one's greed makes ''self-defence
more demanding. •
"As long as 1 have access to a firearm, I cannot be
dictated to against my will.: I am also •able to defend Or—. .
protect that -which is' mine against any aggressive or •
mob force. God help us if weever come tothatstage!
There were more but I'm sure you get the idea: '
•Those• who love ,guns are certainly -good letter writers,
I 'hope they are more careful with their guns •tha'n they
are `about .what they 'write -If they, aren't, then it is no
'Mystery .why so many "accidents''~ happen with fire-
arms:;,: '
Herb Wildgen, gets his, blood type checked out by a Red Cross wor'ker•"as he prepared to.
donate a pint last Wednesday at the Blood Clinic in GDCI. (staff photo)
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urges
uses of
belts in cars
more
seat
The Ontario Medical
Association, one of the groups
instrumental in pressuring
the Ontario government to
introduce' mandatory seatbelt
legislation, has approved a
' recommendation, that there
should be few exemptions for
people covered under•the4ct.
The Association's gover-
ning Council, , meeting in
. Toronto, concluded- there 'is
no broad. classification of
. disease or condition,
'eluding pregi'1'ancy, that
should exclude persons from
wearing seatbelts.,
Council advised physicians
to be certain a decision to
exempt a patient • from.
wearing a seatbelt is valid on
medical grotrnds. The reason
should be clearly stated in the
medical record in the event a
doctor is called to,account for
his decision at a later date.
The O.M.A. Committee on
Accidental Injuries com.-
mended the' Minister of
Transportation and Com-
munications for hi,s courage
in introducing , mandatory
seatbelt legislation and
recommended that"the Act be
amended to include - in-
dividuals travelling in public . -
transportaVibn vehicles. •
Since preliminary.statistics'
point to a lowering of• the
death and injury rate,'Council
recommended ,, that infants
and 'Children under five, -nowei your
• excluded, lie included in the
legislatidn as' soon as it is
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- practical- for the Ministry of
Transportation and Com-
munications to publicize the
use and availability of ap-
proved infant and child
restraint systems.
Vanastra-
Gurn Club
Mery Batkin of Clinton shot
22 out.of 25 traps in the May 19
trap shoot at.the .Vanastra
Gun club.
' John Hessel, Goderich shot
19; Murray East, Clinton, 18..;
Harrison Shock Zurich, 1.7
and Ashley Gilbert, Goderich, traps.
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At the Vanastra skeet shoot
on May 22, Murray East of '
Clinton had a near perfect
day, hitting 24 out' of 25
skeets:.
Tom Allen, Londesboro;
13i11 Stewart, Goderich and
'Bill Thompson; Clinton, shot
23 skeet5'each,
Mery Ratkin, Clinton hit 22;
G,E•eg Potter, Goderich, 21 and
Harrison Schock, Zurich, 20.
John Greidanus, Clinton
and Ashley Gilbert, Goderich
shot 19 skeets each and John ..
Helsel, Goderich and Jim
Bast, Clinton shot 17 each. •
Wilfred Mullins, Stratford.
and. Gary McPhee. Goderich
each.
ilecut Fund
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asset some dairymen
001)E RICH SIGN41
The National Farmers governnreret_has. a distinct
Union held a • yieeting at responsibility' in light of its
Mason last week to discuss. role of encouraging
the .serious financial crisis production through incentive
facing many industrial. : milk Progras.
producers In Ontario: • •Mr. Miller Said. farmer
Walter Miller: NFU, .Vire were led to. believe there
Pres.iden.t , said the. meeting would b:e ample market for.
decided .that the:NFU should their • increased . production.,
call. On the:; Ontario Govern- and . now are faced .with
ment to assist pr•odu•cers with heavy increased -debt Ioad,e
an adj•us•tment payment equal ' and a cut-back in production.. .
td. :the federal export .le;vy; He said ;a meeting will
' which is $1.35 per cwt, • - sought with. • Agriculture
• He said the meeting was Minister' Wm. Newman as '.
attended -fly: �5 represen- early as possible, because the
tatives of•' NFU locals: ancj situation is urgent' and. far-
Iistricts from across Ontario mersare anxious for an early
`Who , agreed- the : Ontario response.' .-..
Farm costs rising
as oil price goes up
"Far'm costs are going to
rise because of the oil price
increases," Gordon Hill,
President of" the Ontario
••.Federation of Agriculture,
said this week. "The almost
;six cents a g'allon•increase•in
oil prices will affect costs at
every' stage in the food chain'
and will result in higher food
costs."
`Mr. Hill ' explained, "The
costs of all farm inputs will
. -increase. For, example, 'the
chernical fertilizer industry is
a large' user of. fuel.
Machinerycompanies' costs
and prices will increase- due
to -higher transportation
costs - The ' wages of those
Making farm inputs will rise
due to their own added living.
costs_ '
At the• farming stage, Mr:
Hill said„ , "Fieldwork
operations wi•11 be more
'costly,. Farmers 'are already
using: larger equipment to
maximize efficient energy
use bit there are limits even
with this highly developed
technology:" '
"Transportation, storage
for crops after they leave the
farm will also increase in cost
and the processing and
retailing industries also use a
great deal of• oil," Mr. Hill
continued. .
Mr..`Hill warned, "Farmers
cannot be expected to mutely
shoulder the 'incre'ased costs
that are going to be 'passed on
to them. Canadian consumers
must realizeand accept the
fact that food . prices; along
with . those of other .products,
are going to incr-ease• with this
oil price increase, especially
since the food; and ;beverage
industry is one of the larges,.:.:
users of energy, in Ontario.!.'
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