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A new year's sunriiae will light the eastern
sky on Saturday morning, heralding a fresh
era which few, if any among us can actually
for -we. Historians 900 y o< Is from nova A ) , I'
pi obabty look badt upon o.-, pr esef it h r es
as one of the turning points in the is
history.
it these savants of a h fore age do pt,
some sort of label on our period It will
perhaps be: "The Age at Great Knowledge
and Small Wisdom.".
M the few short years since the and of the
Second World War we have made giant
strides into the realms of knowledge. We
have made more , ,,, - .N in science,
mathematics, engineering, • medicine and
physics than was achieved in the whole
previous history of mankind. We have
harnessed (and unleashed) the atom; we
have set huMan feet on the dusty surface of
the moon; we have machines busily digging
up and analysing the soil of Mars; our scien-
tists have learned the techniques for the
artificial - , of new genetic chains
which could alter most forms of life as we
It has been a fantastic time in which to
live. The question is: has it brought us any
real happiness? Has it solved any important
human problems? Do we know one whit
more about why we are here and where we
are going?
Like most great discoveries, the unfolding
secrets of the atom have opened the door to
unbelieveable blessings and opportunities —
accompanied by the threat of total annihila-
tion of life on our planet. The benefits to be
derived from space exploration are, per -
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llenitarta; govt and greseat
haps, centuries in the future. The ability to `t -
P1lb $shed by the Manitoba
tinker with the genetic building blocks of life
Centennial Corporation, this boat
ray provide a new race of super -humans — atm '
of black and white photographs
C' j, )urde of monsters.f
p�'� a fitting remembraulce
4or have all the great discoveries given us F *
! of the one hundred years between
y telutions whatever to our most bitter
li'Aand im. Filled with pictures
oble,ns. Men and women are still tearing � `: � _• �"'� x
of people, Places and events that
�t each other's throats in a hundred different''
shaped the of Manitoba
_ es. With al I our scientific knowledge we A� } �'
the book has obvious appeal for
anyone who has eve lived ht that
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hay - yet to find an eco micaNy feasible _ ;:
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P Cannadians ��-
w.iv to move surplus food supplies to hose
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where will find a memory kindled
a. �s where children are starving. Despite �, . • < -
in the remembrance at things
the w9rk of ten thousand researchers we still +
past and '
cower before the threat of cancer, multiple '�by
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Jean
The Gsiiea. Crucible
sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and arthritis, _ c
Stubbs
to name only a few of the baffling physical '` `
x�' =z ,x
The author d Dear LtQa once
scourges which plague us. �a-
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b that most and
none rings genial
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Our beautifully designed automobiles purr a
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honest of policemen Inspector
like kittens, even at 90 miles an hour --• and<�
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i Lintott be * in another romantic
human behaviour has improved so Itttie that r ' y-=, t~` =
mystwy. When a crud and wan -
we slaughter ourselves by the tens of thous
tan attack is made on Lintott'f
ands with these magic machines-
wife and at the same time the
No, you are wrong. In spite of all these
ethereal Alicia, sister of a famous
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words, we do not think the human race is -
i magician, disappears Lintott
doomed. There is more evidence than ever 4< -..- �.,c : -
commits himadf to the iaye d-
before that we are capable of gtaeat nobility; '{'�'
gertion without b" whether
that we were, indeed, created in the image Of 44
. it will be an act of resew or re -
the Maker. The vast knowledge which has
venge.
been granted to us is. not evil — it is good.�`� "` -� t
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; � !Master Plot by Lou Smith
Our great and urgent need is for mankind to '_' •_
The reader is taken inside the
mature, to understand, to attain mental and
KGB Headquarters in Moscow
spiritual adultthgod. We have yet to earn our v `
into the office of the chairman
collective driver's license for these tremen-
where a'young woman agent has
dous vehicles of ,. ..,,,.
fi become the mistress of the
We must enter the new year in a spirit of !
Brigadier -Genera). Her boas,
humility, realizing our need to achieve the
John Spencer has achieved this
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wisdom which we need to keep pace with our
.- infiltration through brilliant long -
knowledge. At Wt 10 taut I At t W1 f 4T AX UT 3 M4 FKTM TO NM P N IT
term planning and when he
follows up a chance remark
slipped by the chairman and re-
ported by the agent Spencer un-
earths a plot to change the world.
Lava; the Life of Laura lagalls
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Wilder by D &chert
Laura Lngalls stones of her life
Hang In there Buster!bdilorc pioneer America Dave en.e r S o echanted generations of readers.
e Drawing on Laura's unpublished
For sheer mean weather this winter of yourself for oil so I our traditional rivals, including ing at 8:45 p.m. We are now in memoirs the author writes the
y long., Sooner or later, Advance Times, advance Times. authentic story of her life with
1976-77 may well be marked down on the while you are W- Ont. 1D Arthur, Fergus. Wre are
and second place — we could be first
Y Y ng your ova into the i��m' ngham. Ont- Ma and Pa and her„sisters and
Y Markdale. But where are the with belie fan sehPPort: Wednes-
Dear Editor: Dear Editor then with Almanzo Wilder. the
same page as the winter of 1946-47. It started old ga�oshes comes the. moment of truth. In y�•. to the editorial This letter is on be �, H we � to con�ce as a day, December 2�id, Markdale;
early and for six weeks has thrown the entire Winter can still grab you where the hair ism „ team and consider applying to Wednesday, January 5th, Fer- farmer'boy' of the book.
book - at us. Everything from swirling short. At this stage, if you are lucky, help conncerninig the motives of angio- half of the Winghham Junior ` D, it Ricky i Fred & Etbe1 by
white outs and bili frost to f thick reaches phone pilots in their resistance to Hockey Club, of which I am the move up to Junior "C” level neat gels; W :2. .r:,, January
ng fog you from another direction. One we need the fan support Wiarton; Wednesday, January Bart Andrews
enough to slice have made life miserable for blessed day you pick up your mail at the t bilingual au traffic -control, I coach. Yow
Pcs should like to offer the editor With the closing of the Wing now. The"fans from the Howick 1911. Wiarton Wednesday. This is the behind -the -scenes
those who must travel the highways- And, by office and, to and behold, you're saved. Right some first hand experience to ham arena, we have been for- area are turning out, but we are January 26th, Arthur; Wednes- story of the world's favorite TV
craclky, we aren't even half way there. This there in your aching little hand is the seed assist in forming an objective ' tunate in obtaining ice time at the missing our fans frau the Wing- day. February 2nd, Arthur- show, how it all came about, the
could continue for three more weary months. catalogue. opinion. which, by the editor's Howick Community Centre, It is ham area. Please give us your support. turbulent nine years when it was
Man. in lhere. While there's life there's Now there is the final solution to the whole own admission, most people are- *y a ten »mb drive to see some The balance of our schedule is Very truly yam, bemg produced and its unique ef-
hd`pe. Sil4ijr.lining in the snow clouds, and al l icy problem, Let winter do his rotten worst not qualified to make. exciting hockey against some of as follows, with all games 'start- George 9cinn, Coach- feet on. millions of TV viewers
since-
-that stuff. Everybody has his own way of — you've gy,
'got him beaten. Leafing through M,affer is to flv the editor to ever
getting over the hump — although new those colorful pages you find that spring has Toronto one sunny day at noon.
safety regulations have made it pretty rough moved right onto your doorstep. You can specifically for the purpose of
for curlers and skaters this year. already smell the scent of roses warming in listening to some air traffic
For our part, we start the _ ' ' the sun. You know exactly where you're control patter. • •
medicine as soon as we feel those first pangs going to plant the pansies. Best of all you In return for this. I ask only veterinarian's v i e w -Point on
horse s
of hibernation. Outcome the road maps and suddenly find that you have recalled the that the editor writea -follow-up
we start planning trips to the Grand Canyon, taste of fresh -picked beans.. You know it editorial with some honest reflec- As most of our readers are a result of what I've seen during ally starved to death last winter- vide good homes. One person of
Nova Scotia or the Rockies. The secret is won't be long until you cavi bite into the first tion of his feelings of the im- aware we do not publish unsigned the past six years, I have reached The other will never reach its full my acquaintance lives in a
never to admit that you aren't going to get red tomato and gallop for the kitchen with an portance of knowing one's oven letters if they deal in any way a few about the horse growth potential. These people $10,000 dollar tame, has a well
much farther than Goderieh — or maybe armful of corn from the garden. Oh, what position and that of other nearby with subject matter which is of a industry which apply particu- can't provide for themselves, and paying job..yet can't afford to buy
Toronto once in a while. Just go for those divine bliss! aircraft at all tunes; after having controversial nature- However, if larly to my area, of course. but obviously not: for their horses clean quality hay or afford vet
beautiful pink and blue and white maps arW-" No, yopr bad back won't bother you this the opportunity to 'digest the the letter carries a message are prob%Wy true for the rest of either, so they shouldn't own any. services for iris one horse.
man air traffic clearances and which is d obvious benefit to the the nation as well. Another has . recently Thunk God the dntano govern -
won't
your way down sunny highways with veer when it's Time to dig and hoe. There Y t?�Y y 8
the warm spring wind ruffling your Lahr. won't be any effort to it at all. Those seeds instructions Di EINGLISIT'ON A public interest a printed sig- The which remains bought four horses. There is no ment took to licence all riding
You won't hear the icy breath on the window will be in the ground and two days later you CLEAR DAY. nature is not required. We believe w r : in my mind is that barn, no hay 1, pasture stables. The ones that .don't look
I believe that following such an that the following falls into the there are too marry people, who consists of woodland and swamp, after their horses, don't get a li
light ght and shadow filtering through a green laughing swirling snowflakes turn into dappled will in g at sky high food prices. gathering Nature's bounty and "" `'''` the editor would have latter category: have horses, who shouldn't have now under heavy snow. The cence tooperate. It is in my open-
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canopy of Waves. So what s wrong with a bit of dreaming on no doubt, that the pilots' renis- As a veterinarian, a, al them at all. My reason for saying horses are ribby and lean from a ion, too bad all people who own
We must admit, however, that you can fool a long winter's night? tance to bilingual air traffic horse trainer, and riding mstruc- this is that many horse owns, poor summer. The people are in livestock of any kind, are not sub -
control is born out of ' a sincere tor. I see a great number of apparently are financially unable the low income bracket, jest to rules and regulations
desire for safes hn ihW� ir, No horses located in a 100 to de sufficient feed and
y sq. mile pry Tempted b3' a low price these governing the keep and care of
more No less. area of Wingham.• These horses shelter facilities for their horses. families bought animals they these animals. Horses that are
Yours' sincerely. belong to all types of people, from As an extreme example, there is cannot afford to feed properly. not looked after, are better off
C. B. Gosling bearded youths to business exe- a welfare family in this area that There are jest too many horses sent to the slaughter plant, rather
Editor's Note: Hawing a long and cutives. and are kept under vary- Purchased two good quality colts around for the number of good then left to starve, without food
proven history as a total coward. ing circ. My equine of mixed breeding. The colts homes available, (I want to ez and "ter in somebody's back
' may i take your word for it' patients range tram slo,000 Ara- never• had enough to eat, from the pbasize good homes.) Any horse, yard- But until our governmentRlghts vs. fair playW.B.W. bians to Sn.00 be& yard pets. As day they were weaned. One fin- no matter what his mateem has a pawn some kind of legislation,
right to enough feed, shelter and such animal suffering will go on
a other care so that his life is not and on. .4
Freedom of the press and the right to publishers of these papers were equally one constant round of misery. Anyway, this is the way I see it.
publish information are subjects about injudicious in making the lists .of names, , ; 1 It is not only the low income One of your
r. addresses and
which the readers of
newspapers appea payments public. Publication y families that an unable to pro -
local Veterinarians
from time to time to be ill-informed. Ever of the information was not illegal. The in -
more frequently tis.hers are discovering formateon was accurate. Fovever, therer
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that Mr. and Mrs, Average Citizen do not re- was ani implication, as far as most readers. to New postal rates apply to mailings
alize "the press" has no f _ , .,particular were concerned; that any doctor who billed` OTTAWA — The Canada Post post office for the correct postage
unto itself. It has only the rights of the citizen OH I P for'nore than 5100,000 had to be, if not Office reminds customers that as well as any changes in ud
himself to be informed on matters of public crooked at feast oreedv. _' • beginning January 1, postage tiara. �a-
buisiness by those elected to office. The press The Ontario Medical /lssociatiau= had ,i,�' s rates for international mailings Customers are also reminded
has no further function that to listen for and sought by court injunction, to forestall that A ` F' second stage of domestic
(except Parcel Post) will be in- that the sec
report to the public. same list froth release to the invesfigat;on .> %� creased. and he secA. rate increases will
However, there are times when the press , committee. If they did so in fear that there As of January 1 postage for take effect on 1 March, 11179, An
oversteps the mark in its zealous pursuit of might be a "leak", they were justified bys letters weighing up to one ounce, announcement early in the New
free information. No two publishers will ever subsequent events. , for example, will be 25 cents. All Year will remind customers of
agree in every detail about the limitations of As spokesmen for the OMA stated as soon _ ti are sub to basic
P�� l� � the details of this increase.
their responsibility. It is a matter of one's as the list was in fhe papers, many of the - letter rate. Excluded frau tihitin-
sense of responsibility. doctors listed ha*e billed for the services of crease, however. are the rates The new rates which apply as
At least two provincial dailies recently clinics which included the services of more and fees to the United States, its of Jan. 1 for letters and postcards
published a list of some 600 doctors who had than one doctor, even nurses and laboratory ♦ territories and M w., :. mailed to foreign destinations
received more that $100,000 in one year from facilities. In no case did the list sta'te,the fact ♦ Canadian Fakes Pad Offices other than the United States and
the Ontario medicare treasury. The pages that the amounts shown were gross billings ` (C.F.P.0..'s) and Fleet Mail Canadian military post offices
received their information from one rather than net incomes calculated after a Offices (F.M.O.'s) will adjust to are as follows: Up to one ounce,
member of a committee of government doctor's expenses had been deducted. _ international rata at January 1. 25c; ova one ounce and up to 2
appointed to look into the validity of these No doubt there are some crooked doctors, Surface rata to C.F.P.O.'s and ounces, 45c; two ounces to four
payments — a man who was, to say the least, but the reader was left to come to his own 9 F.M.O-'s will change on March 1, ounces, 60c; four ounces to eight
not very judicious. conclusions about the many who were , • 1977. ounces, $1.20; eight ounces to one
It is our personal opinion that the probably quite honest. The poet office advises cus- pound, $2-35. Over one pound
tans to check with their local parcel post rates apply.
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WHEN ALL THE POOL tables at the new pool room on Josephine Street, are in use, the
young peoole can keepihemselves occupied by playing the seven pin -bail macbines. Both
the pool 'ab,es and pin -ba!! t atbines are in use continuously and are making A good
income for Peter Panayos of Kitcherver.
Calf payment set at $58.4�1
Hoo. William Newman, minis- with the stabilized price of $60.00
ter of agriculture for Ontario, an- this leaves a differential of $10 51.
noticed Tuesday. Dec. 14th that Payment is on the beat of $16.51
the Bed Calf Income Mabilha- x 4W lb calf x 85 per cent calving
tion payment would be $63.42 per rate which wets out to $0.42 per
cow enrolled, las a $6.00 pre` new enrolled, las the $6.06 pre-
mium. for a het of SW42 per cow miunn
enrolled. Cheques are being written and
12ue average calculated call payer can be expeeW by yew
price for Ontario was $33.42, and ed.
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