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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1970-02-12, Page 91970 te c 7 9 c 9 'c 1 it Ir is tc THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1970 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS PAGE NINE The International Scene (by Raymond Canon) INFLATION Inflation is very much in the news these days and there are about as many different suggest- ions as to how to solve it as there are experts. Thank good- ness there are not as many ex- perts running around as there are in the education field, so there is not as large a quantity of crackpot suggestions or solutions. However, as with a lot of other problems, it is amusing to note how many groups or organizat- ions are willing to blame every- body else but themselves. This point the finger in the opposite direction is not guaranteed to solve our inflation any more quickly, but reminds me of a story of the proud mother who watched her soldier son march- ing and exclaimed, "Look! Everybody is out of step but my Johnny,' If we really want to blame somebody, we can pick on the United States and the other countries with which we do bus- iness. They too, are having their own bout of inflation and until they succeed in solving their problem, we are going to be on the receiving end of their increased prices. We can't very well tell them to lay off, and we can only hope that they will be more successful in holding down their price increases than we have been so far. Now that we have established the fact that inflation is inter- national and to a certain extent beyond our control, we could conceivably throw up our hands, sit back and claim that there. is nothing we can really do about it. This is exactly what some people do. However, there is far more to the situation than that. Economics is like medi- cine. Both have made enormous strides in the last 30 years but just as medicine hasn't learned either how to cure or prevent a common cold, neither have economists learned how to pre- vent or cure inflation. There are ways to prevent the common cold from getting worse, or to help it subside. There are also ways to keep inflation from getting worse, or to help it sub- side too. However, the methods which economists generally like to use take a considerable length of time to become effective, and they never seem to be as effective as we would like them to be. For this reason people often become impatient and claim that the government is not doing enough to keep the cost of living down. This pre- supposes the fact that the govern- ment is the only one which can do anything about it. If you want to baime governments, you might get after those of the United States, or Great Britain or even Japan. The fact of the matter is that we are all to a certain extent responsible for inflation - labour management, Qovermnents and consumers, and to make a real effort to cure it would mean that everybody that falls in these categories must be pre- pared to make considerable efforts and some sacrifice. As you can well imagine, this is easier said than done, and we get back to the picture I des- cribed of each group pointing an accusing finger at the other. While, as we have seen, in- flation is to a certain extent be- yond the control of Canadians, to a great extent it is not. While we may not be able to master it as much as we want, we can accomplish it to a considerable degree, and this will be achiev- ed only when we stop pointing accusing fingers in every direct- ion but our own and start deter- mining how we can best co-op- erate. 0 About People Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cook, Blyth, were Sunday visitors with Mrs. Rose Merner and Harold, Iva. and Mrs. Larry Hartman of Byron, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ilartman,• Goshen south, were Friday night visitors with their mother, Mrs. T. Hartman. Mr. and Mrs. Jack and Car- oline, Hamilton, were Sunday visitors with Mrs. T. Hartman and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hartman. Mrs. T. Hartman, Mrs. Louis Farwell and Mr. Victor attend- ed the funeral of the late Ber- nard Hartman of Thedford, same name same package same price milk replacer Raise your next replacement heifers on new - improved SHUR-GAIN Milk Replacer, and your veal calves with new - improved SHUR-GAIN vealere Available now at your SHUR-GAIN Dealer. M. DEITZ and SON Li001GAIN 0)D . DIAL 236-4951 ZURICH AUDREY BELLCHAMRER TELLS YOU - - ALL ABOUT BAYFIELD INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN ONTARIO'S PRETTIEST VILLAGE Mrs, John Stewart is presently a patient in St, Joseph's Hosp- ital, London. Mrs. Bryan King has returned to London after spending two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Arkell, Mrs, Fletcher McLaughlin and children, Megan and Alfie of Toronto, is spending this week with Mr, and Mrs. Fred LeBeau. Mr. George Cantrick and fam- ily, Mr. Dan Webb and family, of Birmingham, Mich,, Mr. and Mrs. i-lugi Gregory and family, and Mr. Norman Brown, of Lond- on spent the weekend at their homes in the village. Mr. and Mrs. John Lindsay were guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. Jenkins, London over the week- end. Mrs. Myrtle Parker spent sev- eral days this week with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Pruess, London. Mrs. Morris Shuve and twin sons, Jamie and Johnnie were guests of her sister, Mrs. Elaine Marshall, London. Visitors during the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Harold West- on were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Beza]e of Warren, Mich. and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Weston of Dryden, Mich. Mrs. Gordon Stewart of Ripley spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E.W, Erickson and family. Mr, and Mrs. Cliff Utter spent the weekend in Port Dover, on Saturday they attended the' wedding of their niece Miss Sheila Teeple to Mr. Gary Tal- bot, and on Sunday they were present at the christening of the baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Teeple. UNITED CHURCH WOMEN Unit I of the United Church Women of St, Andrews, Bayfield met on Thursday, February 5, in the Sunday school room of the church. Mrs. W. Metcalf led in wor- ship with a short meditation on "Love". The business session was conducted by Mrs. Bert Greer, refreshments at the close of the meeting were served by Mrs. Logan Cleave and Mrs. John Watson. WINTER WEEKEND For the fifth successive year a group of chartered account- ants from London, accompan- ied by their wives came to Bayfield for a "Winter Weekend". Using the Albion Hotel as their headquarters, their activities included skating in the river, toboganning and a hockey match at the arena. The mixed teams competed for the Chapman- Porter trophy, which we under- stand was donated this year by Mrs. Robinson. We have the final score, 11-8, but not the name of the winning team, how- ever, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Anas, Mr, and Mrs. Torn Logan Jr. Mr. and Mrs; Agnew Meek; Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Chapman; Mr. and Mrs. John Porter and Mr, and Mrs, Forkel Evans all of London heart- ily agree that the village is an ideal place for a "Winter Week- end." (intended for last week) Bayfield mothers All Stars played their first hockey game against Bayfield Girls team on Wednesday. We didn't get the final score, but we understand that both teams enjoyed the game. Playing for the mothers were: Ruth Makins, Corrie Keone, Linda Talbot, Lois Armstrong, Grace Hutchings, Kathleen Siertsema, and Alice Brandon, assisted by Karen Fitzsimmons, Karen Brandon, Brenda Talbot, Roseanne Middl- eton, with Walter Orr tending (continued on page 10) Are there gaps in your heating? Drafts? Cold spots? Fill them with electric heat. You can add electric heating without overtaxing your present heating system — or your budget. ZURICH HYDROELECTRIC SYSTEM W. D. ARMSTRONG, Manager