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It's summer ® enjoy it!
"Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me
those have always been the two most beautiful words
in the English language."
When writer Henry James penned that priase of
the summer season a century ago, he probably was
basking in the sunlight as he wrote. Times have
changed, as have most things, but the summer and
the great outdoors continue to be one of nature's
greatest gifts.
You CAN get something for nothing in Canada
today --if you take the time to look around and
actively enjoy the outdoors --with family and friends.
One of the ironies of life for many Canadians is
that they forever seem to talk about getting out and
getting active, but hardly ever get around to doing it.
Once they do, though, they quickly recognize what
they've been missing.
The summer season is an excellent time to get
involved with family and friends (if you're not
already an active outdoor participant), but once that
healthy lifestyle becomes habit, you can make it
a four -seasons -of -the year routine.
Leisure -time activities and exercises should be
regular to be beneficial.
There is no better investment than time spent
out of doors, enjoying a leisurely or brisk walk
through the park, an adventurous sailing trip or a
back -to -nature hike in the woods.
An inactive lifestyle is something most Canadians
can do something about, particularly when you cons-
ider the kaleidoscope of opportunities offered simply
by stepping out of the home.
The Canadian outdoors provides plenty of chances
for everyone to get out and get active. The rewards
are plentiful --good fitness leads to a healthier,
happier life -at low cost.
Our country possesses some of the finest rec-
reation facilities in the world. Thousands of national,
provincial and municipal parks, campsites, beaches,
lakes and rivers complement community facilities
that provide for a score of activities ranging from art
classes to gardening to lawn bowling to walks in
the park.
The possibilities are varied and valuable. A recent
study of leisure -time activities revealed that 40
per cent of Canadians watch more than 15 hours of
television every week while 80 per cent engage in no
physical activity.
Exercise and fitness means getting more enjoy-
ment out of life. Physical activity helps prevent
stress, heart disease and other illnesses --including
stress, heart disease and other illnesses --including
the common cold - and stimulates the body to burn
off excess calories, thus controlling weight and red-
ucing the risk of obesity.
And the point is: the outdoors is great fun for
everyone....under the sun!
Abe Lincoln says
(contributed)
MI MO IN
"You cannot bring about presperity by discourag-
ing thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weak-
ening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner
by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot further
the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more
than you earn. You cannot build character and cour-
age by taking away man's initiative and independ-
ence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for
them what they could and should do for themselves.'
-Abraham Lincoln
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AIR CANADA FEELS
THE HEAT
The past few weeks we have
been treated to a public inquiry
into some of the operations of
Air Canada, the larger of our two
national airline. This is only the
last in a series of crosses the line
has had to bear over the past
couple of years and we can only
wonder, while we await the res-
ults of the current investigation,
whether things will get worse
before they get better.
I admit to being one person
who is very unhappy with the
service I have been getting from
Air Canada to the extent of
avoiding use of the airline if there
is an alternate means of travel/
To give you one example which
I encountered last week, I had to
fly to Ottawa on business. The
afternoon flight from London
entailed a 2 1/2 hour wait in
Toronto so that the total travell-
ing tme was in the neighbour-
hood of 4 hours. By going Great
Lakes Airways to Toronto and
then switching to Canadian Pac-
ific, we weere able to get there
in two hours at a much more
reasonable hour.
What turns many people off,
including myself, is the rather -
non -committal attitude of the
Air Canada Personnel. I know
the company has a morale
problem and this is reflected in
the service that one gets most
of the time. By this I do not
mean slip -shod flying or mainten-
ance. As far as those areas are
concerned, Air Canada has exc-
ellent pilots, the proper types
of aircraft and high maintenance
standards. It is simply the ground
and cabin personnel that should
shoulder most of the blame. How
much this is caused by ineffic-
ient management at the top is
problematical but it undoubtedly
has something to do with it all.
In this respect it will be interest-
ing to see the outcome of the
investigation.
As far as Air Canada is conc-
erned, I am frequently asked how
it compares with other airlines
and as an added question comes
to inquiry which one I recom-
ment. Here again I have to say
that, as equipment, ground tech-
nicians and pilots are concerned,
I see very little to choose between
it and other airlines. If you are
going to run an airline these days,
you have to have the latest in
airplanes and good pilots to fly
them. For this reason, if you
choose to fly Air Canada to
Europe, for example, you will
get more or Less the same air-
craft as that used by the other
lines. All the big companies are
using Boeing 747's on their high-
ly travelled routes, with either
the DC-10 or the Lockheed
1011 as alternate equipment.
These latter two are the latest
to be introduced and have the
ultimate in electronic devices,
as I will tell you in a minute.
If I have to choose airlines,
I would say that Swissair and
Lufthansa stand out in my mind
as providing the best services,
with perhaps KLM or SAS a
close second. Although I got
stood up recently by Canadian
Pacific, they, too, are quite
good, certainly better than Air
Canada.' As far as the United
States is concerned, the one
that stands out there, in my
mind, is Delta, whose head-
quarters are in Atlanta. I am sure
that everybody has their prefer-
ences but those outlined above
are mine, if you are looking
for suggestions.
Strangely enough, one flight
that stands out has nothing to do
with any of the airlines I mention-
ed above. I was once in Titograd
in south-western Yugoslavia,
when I found that I had to get
back to Belgrade in a hurry.
I had come by train, since I had
to stop in Sarajevo and Dubrov-
nik on the way, but I wasn't
about to go back the same way.
I booked passage on JAT, the
Yugoslavian airline. When the
time came to depart, my name
was called out and I was allowed
to go out and take my p;ick of
seats. It turned out that I was
the only foreigner and this was
their way, I guess, of being
hospitable. On the way we drank
slievovic, the local brandy,
which was to take our minds off
the fighter -pilot antics of the pil-
ot. When he landed in Belgrade,
I am sure that every passenger
was still flying at 10,000 ft. The
brandy is pretty potent stuff.
Another flight that I shall
always remember was on Swiss-
air from Zurich to Beirut. I spent
over an hour in the cockpit
with the pilot of the DC-10
who proceeded to show me just
about everything I asked, includ-
ing all the latest equipment
which made me think that flying
today is far different from when
I learned. I was astounded at
some of the things they have
to make flying safer and more
automatic. I should also add that
the service was great too and,
without going into all the details,
one of the stewardesses on the
flight later paid us a very enjoy-
abl.e visit on her first trip to
Canada. It's flights like that
which you don't forget easily out
of the almost numberless times
I have flown.
Maybe some day Air Canada
will be the talk of flying travel-
lers for its excellent service and
friendly personnel. Unfortunately
this is not something that we
can say now but we hope that
one of the results of the pres-
ent investigation will be a step
in that direction. We could sure
use it!
Bayfield news
Mrs. James Smith of Bruss-
els spent Wednesday with her
long time friend Mrs. R. Roy
Fitzsi mons.
Mrs. Violet Sturgeon returned
to her home on Friday evening
after spending several days with
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Victoria
Parker and other relatives in
Port Stanley.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Blackie,
London were weekend guests of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thom-
as Blackie, Varna Road.
Art Stockton and Jack Buston,
Strathroy visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Jack B. Sturgeon on Tues-
day and while here enjoyed a days
fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Blackie
were dinner guests on Thursday
evening with Mrs. Milton Poll-
ock, Goshen Line.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burt,
Ron and Timmy, Woodstock
are holidaying at their summer
hone in the village.
BY HELEN ALLEN
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Bruce, just turned nine, is excited at the thought -Of having a
mother and father and, he hopes, older brothers and sisters too.
He also hopes all these unknown people, whom he is anxious to
meet, will let him play hockey.
Hockey is Bruce's favorite but he will play any game
available. He isn't very good at games but would be a most
responsive son for a father with the interest and the time to play
with him and share know-how with him.
Bruce has been in a class for children with emotional
problems but will be going into a regular class next fall. He is an
average student but lacks confidence in himself. He needs a lot
of encouragement and stimulation.
With his brown hair, blue eyes, fair skin and a few freckles,
Bruce is an appealing -looking lad. He is healthy and active —
sometimes too active. He needs parents who can convince him
that he is really wanted and loved. Bruce should be the only
child or the youngest by several years.
To inquire about adopting Bruce, please write to Today's
Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888,
Station K, Toronto M4P 2H2. In your letter please tell something
of your present family and your way of life. For general
adoption information, consult your local Children's Aid Society.
}EE'S A HOCKEY FAN