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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-06-01, Page 20Page 18—Crossroads—June 1, 1983 SPECIAL HOT MEAL 12 noir to 2:00 p.m. Thurs., Fri. & Sat. June 2, 3, & 4 `AIRKRAFT1' Male Dancers June 6 - $2.00 Cover Charge Dancing Girl Each Week Mon. to Wed. 12 noon till 1:00 a.m. Thurs. to Sat.. 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. Rooms for Rent Daily or Weekly Reasonable Rates formerly Manor Hotel WINGHAM INN 238 Josephine St., Wingham 357-3811 To 5 Avy WA* CAmtERA A oNG 000 U youHAVE NO igIooDo USE A1.006 CORD LOOP usee `'Viso PILL UP OH CORO B® 'TI61%TE1J IT AND PVL, T marEhrettz Mgt`+► burro TH CORD. crow lame Sonia j YOU KNOW MY SERVICE. NOW I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF THE PETRO -CANADA TEAM. "It's been my pleasure to serve you as argent ftrglasoline,_ _Lubricants, diese PEIROOLIUWAmel' Oi etc. Now I'm happy to offer that same service, under the Petro -Canada name. Petro -Canada is Canada's national oil company, a network stretching from coast to coast. As a Petro -Canada agent, I'II be able to offer you a complete range of Petro -Canada prrdducts_So count on me and Petro -Canada for all your petroleum needs." Canada's energy working for you. Bill Smiley My readers write ®® If you've anything better to do, don't bother reading this column, as it's likely to be feverish and incoherent. Conditions for writing are not ideal. I'm sick. Not ill. Sick. Ladies and gentlemen are ill. People like you and me are sick. Stuffed with antibiotics and cold remedies, sucking cough drops to prevent me hoicking up the odd lung, I got bored in bed, went down- stairs, was driven back up by the horrible sight and sound of my wife doing the Jane Fonda exercises to a thud- ding disco beat, and bellied up to the typewriter to get my mind off my miserable, whining self. With nothing in my head except limitless supplies of mucus (where does it all come from, gallons of it?). I'm going to let some of my readers have their say this week. For the sake of space I'll edit a bit. Ralph Hodgson of Water- loo, after agreeing with my comments about the weirdos who handle our tax money, has something else to get off his chest: "Education is be- coming too dammed expen- sive for what we are getting. (I agree) , "You are an intelligent educator, BM, but how affec- tive are you and your asso- ciates? (Thanks, Ralph. Not very) .. . `rhe History of ethical -on for over 5,000 years has had many spectacular results but has also managed to bring-the-human-race-ta-the ton is thoughtful, concerned, and fed up, like most of us. Ed Stevens of Colborne, Ont., would like to get together with me about the "incredible financial mess we have allowed our Cana- dian governments to get themselves into, and your conviction that concerted corrective action by only 9,999 intelligent citizens can correct the situation fascin- ates me." Mr. Stevens had already begun such a movement, in- cluding a constitution long for this space), wi general purpose of o citizens getting some kind of handle on such things as the cost of government, the cur- rent financial status of the nation, the effects of federal, provincial and municipal debt on the citizen, and the law, in terms of how to effect essential changes. His ideas are sound. The movement would consist of 20 -member groups (no larger), with each group dedicated to. forming other similar groups, something like a chain letter. What I wouldn't give to see such a movement swell and swell until it had changed Canadians' attitudes from the usual individual's shrug, "What can I do about it?' to a collective, "Let's get off our butts — learn — know — act!" With an enlightened and determined citizenry, there'd be a lot more tippy - toeing and a lot Less riding roughshod and airily dismis- sing deficits soaring by bil- lions, among our politicians. Your Handwriting Tells Charm comes with maturity By DORt�X ST. JOHN JACKSON Certified Master Graphoasalyst Dear IftrankrThai io- {rrF.f%!* Bob Rae Mount Forest. 323-3021 Greg Bitten Listowel. 2911480 Bob Leith Mount Forest. 323-1585 K.C. (CarRStewaal Fordwich. 335-3114 Ken Hill Moorefield. 62834 BM Cummings Moorefidd 1 kink of extinction. (Don't agree. People have brought us there, not education) :.." Mr. Hodgson says the best - educated persons in iris life were his father and his aunt, neither of whom went be- yond elementary school. My own parents went as far, or less, and hath wrote better than most PhD.s and jour- nalists. He goes on: 'Perhaps I should refuse to pay my school tales. Row would you hike that, B71? For teaching 195 out of 365 days this year at sat $40,000, maybe you are not worth 9285.13 a day. (You're right. I'm worth far more, but they won't give it to me.) "Seriously, I'm truly con- cerned at the large number of reasonably well-educated young Canadians who are graduating with such a bleak employment future." (I am not concerned. I am ap- palled). From Frank ,Somers, a sprightly 76, of North Battle - ford, Sask., comes a solid suggestion: "Last week I was impressed by your idea of a tax strike ... I have an idea along the same lines which would be a boycott of the liquor stores .. . "1 feel that anyone who drinks or smokes pays an un --- due share of taxes, -I-fie quit the smoking habit but my wife still smokes up a storm ... It has burned me up every time the Finance Minister says Let's hit the poor old slobs that hike a drink once again' ... (Me too.) "So all the members vote in favor of either raising the tax or putting more water in it. Then I suspect that after being so righteous they re- tire to their chambers, and having voted Down with Liquor they will proceed to exactly that . _ . (A nice , Frank) , µ "So how about a drinkers' exon able to lobby even sacrifice to the extent of going on a ns spree. This might make them think about us and would even be for our liver annd poc- ket -book. The ad could read boozers and associates: : ANA — ,Alcoholics Nan Anonymous. Let us stop act- ing hike a down -trodden minority and make our- selves _ Who knows blit we might even be a silent majority?" I'0 drink t o that, ) Alex Lebretonn of Chatham,14i 6_, we are headed toward a "ctatorship in this country if our elected repre- sentatives centilitre to ignore wishes of those they represent.. He cites the en- forcenen t of metric as an example_ He deplores the Bitty of the Q111posnti�ran par- ties to halt the power of the majority. '1 ffeel that the only stolectionr is to get toughwith and rem' .�' them that we wound like to be part of a democracy." Mr. Lebre- rl n.. II I.1411 11 a,. l stroke on. g. And when this - happens,, you display one more of the common signs of immaturity. When you have the habit of giving up, you __dep*t ibiiii - Self-discipline is the an- swer to emotional security. Start thinking of others and start doing something worthwhile for them. You see, if your mild is on oth- ers,you'lmove out ofa self-centered world, and you won't have time to be km than an adult. Besides that, you'll Love the feed- back you receive by giving and doing, In reaching this point of maturity, yowl find that you have grown in many others ways, too. You have to work at growing up. As you build self-discipline, 'll be on the way to real you And what about charm? It's a beautiful fringe bene- fit of being mature. 2,n�kave - terns. I give up when tnhiags get hard. I have a temper and I talk too inch. I'd like to be a charming person, but tow? — V.H. Dear V.H.: You're carry- ing around a heavy handi- cap — it's called emotional immaturity. Yes, it's possible that you do throw tantrums, seen in the Cs crossed to the right and the jabbed i dot. The far forward slant figure is there, too, because of your impulsiveness. unlovely Another phase of your innnaturityis feel- ing sory forseenin the drooping g endings. You give up easily when things become difficult, seen in the short down - Mainstream Canada Silver linings in the dark clouds By W. Roger Worth Canadians tend to dwell more on the bad news that is so readily avaiitable, for good reasons, perhaps, than on tidings that might their sPiritts- The umennployment pro- blem, of course„ is the top • in the country, as well it be. With more than 1.6 million Canadians out of work, it is hard not to be con - • Yet there are some brighter elements in the overall economic picture that surely more • nthan they are get- Ittem: interest rates con- tinue to fall, with consumer loans available at 12 to l3 per cent, down from rates that a staggering 22 per cent less than two years ago. Mortgage and business hem ratter are following the same trend, and even avant card companies have dropped rates (al same have added a '"user" feel_ Item: the inflation rate has fallen from mare than 1® per cent to lessthan seven per cent in the East 21 months, acrd the decline continues_ The savings far consumers are substantial.Item: while troubled aria and medium-sized enter- prises Er ve been failing at a near -record pace, the start- up rate for smaller firms is t . About 150,006 new firms were started East year, far example, and according to the) ,006 me ober Canadian Federation of Independent dries;, the camber of .new 149A1^' ons firms will Tait 2130,000 in 1•''; I' u : Canadians have cut back on energy consumption to such a degree that ori re- fineres are actually reduc- prises in many pis of the country as they battle for business. That's a far cry from the recent past when the real concern was about naming out of the staff! Item: while the recession has certainly played havoc with consumer spema;lea ;.., we are saving more money than ever (about 13` per cent of disposable income,. com- pared wi I X1) about nine per cent in the United States)). What's cncorie, imports of manufactured goods are down, and we're buying nerore Canadian -made pro- dirctts, thus keeping fobs in the country_ It's trine, restraint pro- grams by business and goverwmerctts have resulted in limited salary increases, and even cuts in some pay packages.. And it"s hard to ire the fact that tire federal gsaernrment shone will have a deficit surpassing 1M -billion this year. But at !east there are a few tidbits of good crews to offset the bads It has been a hong time in coming. t ;aA OTYAWA — A superti lath century eupbirard tnadi ' irn the German country ttr^adri- tionn in Renfrew Camay,. 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