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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1975-03-05, Page 1anda BLYTH, ONTARIO I PRICE: 20 CENTS VOLUME 85 • NO. 10 lk'y 4d�t The Hullett Central girls' team were declared the winners of the volleyball tournament held last weekend in Clinton. Back row left to right are Judy Carter, Susan Jamieson, Karen Mid- degaal, Nancy Preszcator, Cheryl Radford, Brenda Miller, and Barb Carter. Front row are Nancy Sottiaux, Karen Durnin, Ruthann Penfound, Betty Konarski (captain), Julie Snell, Lori Marrsell, Debbie flunking, and coach Mr, Doug Riley. (News -Record photo) Library headquarters won't move from Goderich Twenty-three members of Huron County Council voted against signing a new lease for library headquarters facilities in Goderich, but 30 affirmative votes were cast to permit the building on Lighthouse Street to remain in county service until at least January 1, 1977, The debate arose when the county library board asked council to approve a new lease' with the owners of the building. According to board members, the building has changed hands and new tenants have shown interest in the building. While the county lease does not expire until June 1, 1976, the new owners were willing to negotiate a new lease with the county at this time, The five year lease will increase the rent to the county to $4.85 per square foot or $810 per month with a yearly adjustment up or down for taxes and utilities based on the actual costs for 1974, The county can terminate the lease with one year's notice, any time after January 1, 1977, The board members ex- plained that if the new lease had not been negotiated until the present lease expired next summer, the odds are that a lease at that time would be much more expensive than $4.85 per square foot, Theory was, according to Chairman Norman Durst, to lose a little now but gain a substantial amount later, Discussion showed that not all members of council were convinced the economy would remain that buoyant for that length of time, Reeve Ed. Oddleifson of Bayfield said he was "darn sure" the county would not have to pay as much for library facilities even in the present building, in 1976. "Maybe we want to be Santa Claus," quipped Oddleifson who warned against "presuming" the economy would remain stable, He said he felt the country is definitely in a recession and headed for a depression. "The present lease should be honored," Reeve Oddleifson said. Deputy -reeve Frank Cook, a longtime advocate of decen- tralization of county offices, drew council's attention once more to the fact that a building is available at Vanastra which would adequately house the library headquarters. Library head William Par- tridge was present and com- mented that the library staff makes regular use of court house equipment and facilities. "We like to be close to the court house," said Mr, Par- tridge. "I've been on this council for five years and it is the same old story. Everybody likes to be close to the court house," stated Mr. Cook, "Let's'change it a little. Why does everything have to be in Goderich?" Reeve Oddleifson concurred. He said that with proper planning and a courier system, library headquarters at Clinton could still make use of court house equipment and facilities, "You don't have to be just across the street from the court house to make use of equipment here," said Reeve Oddleifson. Deputy -reeve Frank Cook called for a recorded vote which resulted in a 30-23 tally in favor of signing the new lease for present library facilities. During the debate, however, it was evident that county of- ficials are considering a new county building to house the library as well as other county departments, It was pointed out such a building would take several years to plan with construction not possible much before 1977. School closing could save A report to the board from Superintendent of Education J.W. Coulter indicated that phasing out North Ashfield school could save the board over $2,000. In the report Mr, Coulter listed two options available which would be to operate one classroom in North Ashfield in the next school year to ac- commodate grades five and six and transport the other students to Brookside or to provide a portable classroom at Brookside and accommodate all the students at Brookside. North Ashfield School has two regular classrooms and two divided by a wall while Brookside has 11 classrooms, one kindergarten, one library, a gymnasium and a portable. The present enrollment in North Ashfield is 40 covering grades four through six, The matter was referred to the committees for further investigation with the suggestion that the Board also re-evaluate its school boun- daries within the County. One board member noted that some children are already being bussed several miles to school while living within a "stone's throw" of another school. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1975. County costs just keep rising BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER The February session of Huron County Council held in the court house in Goderich last Friday saw the presentation of many budgets, all of which were approved, The County Public Library Board brought in a budget totalling $261,800 of which the county share is $162,800, According to Chairman Nor- man Durst, that budget is "up considerably", mostly due to increased wages and books. County Librarian William Partridge explained to council that books and processing this year will cost the county an estimated $63,000. The same item last year was budgeted at $61,000. Salaries for the county headquarters building as well as all the branches total $129,500. Committee pay for board members will cost another $3,500 while rent for the library facilities throughout the county amounts to $35,000. The budget far operating expenses for 1975 for the Court House totals $75,700, Of this amount, the county receives 50.87 percent from the Province of Ontario or approximately $38,508 plus $13,000 for rent for offices and facilities utilized by the province. A total of about $51,508 is recovered said Chairman Stan Profit. The Registry Office budget represents maintenance of the building. The entire amount, $8,050 is recovered from the province plus a rental fee of $3,000. The budget for maintenance purposes at the county's assessment building in Goderich is $26,500. Annual rents at the building total $53,000. The jail, now open to the public and operated under the Huron Historical Jail Board, will cost the county $175 for insurance coverage this year. The budget for Huron County Pioneer Museum is $62,350 of which the county will con- tribute $91,350. Receipts at the museum as well as a $6,000 provincial grant will furnish the balance of the money needed. The budget for Dunlop's Tomb is $500. The board of health budget is "up slightly" to $505,350. The county share is expected to be $237,275 unless further assistance comes from the Ministry of Health, Dr, Frank Mills, MOH for Huron, told council that the provincial health minister is sympathetic to Huron's request for subsidy of 75 percent, but it is still not determined whether or not funds will be available in the provincial budget to provide the additional money here. Dr. Mills expects to know planning director Gary Davidson, because some ex- pensive studies are completed within a month, he said, The Huron County Planning Board will cost the taxpayers an estimated $93,690 this year. This budget is down from last year's $96,395, according to now and the department's equipment needs are about filled. Board will appeal. government freeze The Huron County Board of Education voted unanimously to make an appeal to the Ontario Ministry of Education who refused any capital allocat'on for building projects for schools under the board's jurisdiction for the 1975 fiscal year, The Board had budgeted for $900,000 in its five-year forecast which was to include $210,000 for renovations to Exeter Public School, the construction of an industrial arts and home economics complex in Exeter, Turnberry and Brussels each to cost approximately $200,000 and also $40,000 for a mini computer for South Huron Secondary School, The computer facility, if it was approved by the Ministry, would have been installed as a pilot project and under the Board's approval similar facilities would have been installed in other high schools in the area. D.J. Cochrane, Director of Education, told the board that he was sure the Ministry would cut back on expenditures but was surprised that they got nothing at all. He stated that the only course of action was to . appeal the decision to the Minister, A letter from the regional office of the Ministry of Education in London stated that the region received its proportion of provincial fun- ding and unfortunately all needs or requirements cannot be met, Board member Charles Thomas said that the Board should challenge the decision since the building projects were not only important from an educational standpoint but it would also be good for the economy by providing jobs. Since the Board cannot proceed with any project and building must be put off a delegation of three members, Cayley Hill, Harry Hayter and D.J. Cochrane, were elected to approach the ministry con- cerning grants for the region, PG.2. THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975. Atoms in WOAA. Efiiuii The Blyth Atoms are engaged in a tough play-off series with Drayton. The boys are matched against Drayton for the W.O.A.A. "E" Championship. The series is proving to be a real crowd pleaser. in the first game Blyth travelled to Drayton where they won 4-3. The game was close from start to finish with very good checking throughout. The goal scorers were Bruce Honking with two, Keith Hallam and Kevin Coultes with singles. Assists went to Jerry Hoggarth and Rick Scrimgeour. On Friday night in Blyth in another close match. The game ended in a 5-5 tie after 10 minutes of over time. Goal scorers were Kevin Coultes with two and Bruce Flunking notched a hat trick, Bruce picked up his 50th goal of the season in this game. Assists went to Jerry Hoggarth, Rick Scrimgeour and Darryl Chalmers all with two. Mark Crawford picked up a single. On Monday night in another close game Blyth came up on the winning side of the score sheet. Kevin Coultes' goal proved to be the winner as Drayton went down to defeat 1.0. Blyth leads the best 3 out of 5 series with two wins and a tie. Blyth travels to Drayton on Thursday night and return to Blyth 00 Friday if necessary. The boys need a win or tie to win the W.0.A.A. "E" Championship and advance to the 0.M.H.A. playdowns. Bluth Bantams win WOAA Last week the Bantams took on Ripley in the final playoff series.. Ripley came to Blyth for the first game and skated all over us to win 10-1. Wednesday night's game was not played because weather didn't permit the whole team to get to Ripley, Friday night Blyth went to Ripley to take their first hard fought game S•4. Monday, March 3 was the deciding game. Blyth scored first nut Ripley came back quickly with two more, The game took a change for the better when Dale Whitfield tied it up in the second period. The boys then went on to get two more goals before the end of the period. Both teams came out in the third period to win but Blyth was stronger with two more goals to their credit. Our boys played super hockey and have a good chance to go on if they continue this style. Good work boys! The goals were scored by: 1, G. Hallam from B. McClinchey; 2, D. Whitfield from S. Reid; 3, S. Howson from G. Johnston; 4, S. Reid from D. Whitfield; 5, S. Howson from D. Whitfield; and 6, B. McClinchey from G. Campbell. Work hard and stay cool boys and we'll win. Good luck in the all -Ontario corning up next. High blood pressure: control pays off Controlling high blood pressure is a lifetime job. If you work it right it can earn you a longer life. The importance of identifying and controlling high blood pres- sure as a means of reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke, cannot be overernphasized. it is a disease within a disease which can take years off your life and is a contributing factor in over 70 percent of the deaths in Canada each year due to heart attack and stroke, High blood pressure, or hyper- tension as your doctor calls it, is a silent disease with no usual symptoms. You have it and still feel healthy. It is also a mysterious disease because, in 90 percent of the cases, the cause is unknown. Of the two million Canadians who have high blood pressure, half of then don't know it and a large proportion of those who do are not being treated adequately, if at all. Fortunately, high blood pres- sure can be detected easily through an expensive and pain- less medical examination, • and, once it is diagnosed it can usually be controlled • with your co-operation, However, diagnos- ing people with high blood pressure is one thing; getting and keeping them under control is another. Once diagnosed, high blood pressure can usually be controlled, but only with co- operation from the patient. Co-operation in this instance means doing whatever the doctor advises • from doing therapy to diet, quitting or cutting down cigarettes, and getting moderate daily exercise. Thanks to research, we have been able to pinpoint the so-called "risk factors" - condi- tions which affect our chances of heart attack and stroke. High blood pressure is one; heredity is another. You can inherit an abnormal tendency toward high blood pressure, as well as high blood cholesterol and diabetes, all of which increase your risk of heart attack and stroke. Your heredity can't be changed, of course but, by adopting a proper lifestyle, you can improve your chances of living a longer, healthier life. But remember, only your doctor can determine your risk and only he can tell you how to reduce it, To keep the public better informed, your provincial Heart Foundation has a wealth of free heart saving information on heart disease. It's yours for the asking! The Foundation wants to help you help your heart, One way is to find out if you have high blood pressure, If you do, co-operate with your doctor to get it down and keep it at a safe level, Use land with care BY I. D. WILLIS (The following is a reprint of the talk given by 1. D. Willis, editor of the Alliston Herald, Alliston, Ontario, as a panellist at the November 27th., 1974 meet- ing in Toronto of the Central Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Institute of Planners. The other two panellists were R. G. Eaton, M.P.A., Parliamentary Assistant to the Ontario Minister of Agriculture, and Mr. P. Hannam, Chairman of the Resource Development Committee of the Ontario Federation of Agricul- ture. About 100 professional planners were present. The statements by Mr. Willis were not challenged.) To begin with, what meant by land? In the first place it is a non-renewable resource. it may be agricultural, water bearing, natural for woods and forests and open space, 'These three categor- BUSINESS DIRECTORY ies are necessary to our existence and maintenance of a balanced ecology, along with water and air. It is, therefore, in our own and the national interest to preserve the balance and make sure there is enough land, in the above sense, to meet the demands which are being made, and will be made, upon it in the years ahead. Pressing in upon the land are those people who want space in which to live and those who need and must have housing. I make a distinction there and will revert to it later. So long as there seemed to be limitless land, only a few far-sighted people saw that there would come a time when land would become limited, require protection from exploitation and might, even, have to be rationed, like any other non-renewable (continued on page 3) 52525 91 REID & PETERSON Chartered Accountants 218 JOSEPHINE ST. WIr(;HAM .ONTARIO TEL. 357.1522 Chiropractic Associates Health Centre Winghan, Ontario R. Bray, D.C. D. Lee, D.C. . 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LISTOWEL ONT. 291-3040 LYLE YOUNGBLUT, 0114 BURNER SALES & SERVICE "Your Oil Heating Contractor" BLYTH ONTARIO PHONE 523-9585 ELLIOTT REAL ESTATE AGENCY Gordon Elliott, Broker R. John Elliott, Salesman PHONES: Blyth Office 523-4481 Res. 523-4522 or 523.4323 WANTED Listings on Farms, Homes and Businesses DOREEN'S BEAUTY SHOPPE STYLING TINTING CUTTING & COLD WAVES DOREEN McCALLUM Phone Blyth 523.451 I OPEN MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LARRY'S ,RADIO & TV. SLES & SERVICE BLYTH 523.9640 (ELECTROHOMEI THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975, PG.3. As a non -renewal resource land must he used with care (continued from page 2) resource, Even now, many people do not realize the extent of the destruction, or consumption, of land, especially agricultural land and other "resource" land, done in the name of "progress". It is in only the last few years that the provincial government has exerted controls on the use of land, and some of its earlier efforts have proved to be inept and to have created problems which arc difficult to solve. One of those control measures was the ten -acre lot, 200 feet wide and 2,000 feet deep. There were good intentions but lack of knowledge (not restricted to government) of the real issues involved. From those early gropings at controls has grown up a complex planning structure which means well, tries a little and fails much, to quote the epitaph on an old lady's tombstone. Where, even 15 years ago, any control of land use was looked upon as reasonable and uncalled for, there is now realization that such controls arc necessary to preserve land for food production, ecological balance and housing. Indeed, the public seems to be more aware of this need than many municipal councils, plann- ing boards, planners and, last, farmers. Of course developers look upon land control as un -Canadian, undemocratic and specially designed to prevent them snaking satisfying profits. It I may speak bluntly, they are raping our land and the offspring arc mongoloid monsters which will be problems for years to cone ...., ill - conceived, badly reared and without substance. The important thing however is that the government has finally - and in many cases too late - dcmonstrated its concern about Iancf use. That concern, as expressed through the planning branch, the OMB and the Ministries of Natural Resources and Environment by their regula- tions and by publicity, has aroused consciousness among rural people that something be done to organize land -use. The province's philosophy about Iancf use is to have it controlled and decided upon at the local level by planning boards and committees of adjustment appointed by elected councils. With some exceptions few of these people know much about planning and have little or no experience. They are subject to political, friendship and other pressures which all too often have results of dubious desirability. Even the public at large some - tines wonders at and queries the actions ot'these bodies, and do so with cause. The government expects every municipality to do its duty by preparing an Official Plan and an implementing Zoning By-law. That again is a good thought but many do not do it. Some have an Official Plan', which has no legal status, others have a Zoning By-law without any Official Plan to tie it to, Some have neither. The result is bad. These two documents must be the foundation of rural land use planning and control for, without them, there can be, and all too often is, confusion and, worse than that, disruption of ecological and food supply source lands by individuals, speculators and developers. And even when these documents to protect land for what it is best suited. Council's wishes, local pressures, lack of research, lack of understanding of essential issues can result in Official Plans and Zoning By-laws which are inadequate or ill- advised. The plans and by-laws must be reviewed by the planning branch and here 1 want to pay tribute to the work of that branch and the planners in it who are doing their best to assure good planning within what I see as the rather vague and illdefined legislation and regulations of the provincial government. The' attitude of the public can be seen when the Official Plan, and Zoning By-law, are presented for ratepayers' approval. In most cases there is acceptance of the need for land -use control al- though some farmers (I think a dminishing number) want to be left free to sell any land they like, for any purpose (mostly residen- tial) to make money in this inflated market, In our opinion, this attitude is moderating and it should be possible to find some practical solution to this conflict of interest. But what about the municipali- ties which will not co-operate with the Province and refuse to prepare an Official Man and/or Zoning Bylaw? So long as these exist there is a fatal weakness in land -use control. The answer is obvious: if the government really and truly wants to establish land -use control for the protection of land for food production, for water conservation and natural use, it will have to set a deadline for adoption, or up -dating to within 10 years, of an Official Plan and Zoning By-law after which the planning powers of the municipality will be withdrawn and it will cone under the direct control of the Planning Branch or such agency as may be appointed. Such a strong move by government would, of course, bring screams from vocal minori- ties, especially dcvelopes and some farmers. We believe that the public as a whole would be strongly in favour. Delay will mean accelerating loss of land and so far as agricultural land_ is concerned, reduction in potential food production. But there is another thing: housing. Earler on 1 made a distinction between those who want space and those who need housing. Let me come back to that. A great deal of arable land is being developed for sub -divi- sions. Naturally, developers like level soil. It is easy to work. So they go after it, so good productive land is destroyed by houses, each on its own lot. More scenically attractive land and woodlots arc frequently made into small residential estates with lots of some acreage, of which a good deal probably will grow weeds to pose problems for nearby farmers. This has happened in the 10 -acre lots. In one township there are 1,000 of these weed farms. But do either of these kinds of development really meet the housing needs of the province? It I is questionable. The need is for low-priced housing, the mostest 1 of the leastest. Rows and rows of single family dwellings, each on its own fully serviced lot is not the way to accomplish that. Multiple dwelling units make far better use ' of services and should be less costly to build. But developers brainwash the young, and some- times not so young, people into the conviction that they must have a detached house and, garden -(with a big mortgage)..' Provision for multiple dwellings however could be forced on sub -dividers by municipalities. Also, agricultural and other. resource land can be, and should be, clearly designated for that purpose instead of being treated as a reserve land without special designation. Something else which might' help would be to give Official Plans immediate legal status," rather than treating them as a mere statement or policy, which is easily circumvented in the' interval before the Zoning By-law becomes effective, I believe that there is a public trend toward .a much better understanding of the value of land and of land use. The same thing is true of government at all levels, But at the top as at the bottom, there is need for greater co-ordination and more effective legislation, It is difficult to segregrate, ministries because so many arc involved in one way or another. And there is often conflict between them at different levels , some call it empire building, My suggestion is that a special land use board be set-up, made up of senior officers of the Ministries of Housing, Environ- ment, Natural Resources, Agri- culture and Food, Treasury and Education, the last to teach land -use principles in schools. This board would review all land control legislation and regulations in relation to land use and produce one clean-cut policy which would set the guide -tones for municipalities, planning boards, planners, Planning Branch, etc. Time does not permit more than a few comments on what might be accomplished, but here are some:- At present, condomin- iums do not rate as sub -divisions so are able to evade proper controls. They should be rated as sub -divisions. So should mobile home parks and equivalent groupings. of accommodation. Natural Resources wants to protect headwaters west lands, but hundreds of acres of this essential sponge are allowed to be used for industry or housing. That same ministry urges farmers to maintain hedgerows, while Agri- , culture pays a subsidy to take then out! I am not sure which ministry docs not allow a barn I within 1,000 feet (1 think it's that) of a residential area but housing allows residential near a barn. That is grossly unfair: the distance factor should apply both ways. And 1 could go on about ribbon development and abuse of official plans. Now, as a sort of postscript: About 10 -acre and other large acre lots; i would suggest that permission be given to allow 10 -acre lots, and other large lots too small to be viable farms, to be divided, and that this be mandatory if lots are not kept up and the land in active use; 'That no land on an official plan he left in limbo; all must have a designated use. That condominiums, mobile hone parks and the equivalent be forthwith classed as sub -divi- sions. That a correspondence course on planning be provided and made obligatory for all planning board and committee of adjustment members, some of whom have not studied there own official plan! There is also great need for education on land use. Lastly, I would emphasize the right of the public to know what municipalities are doing about planning and land use. 1 urge that Letter to the editor Dear Mr. and Mrs. Roulston, Enclosed is our subscription cheque. We want you to know that we arc most favourably impressed with the way you have developed The Standard. We have always enjoyed hearing about the people and events around Blyth, but your photos, editorials and articles create additional interest. Adrian Vos' columns are of special interest since we are trying our hand at farming in a very small way. I don't always agree with your editorials. One item concerning community colleges almost pro- voked a rebuttal from me. (I work at Confederation College in Thunder Bay.) However, I think it is good to raise issues. Most small the government act promptly to make sure that public business is done publicly and that the present bolt holes of committees -of -the - whole, special meetings and other devices are effectively plugged so that the public, and the press, can have full information about what goes on in councils, planning boards and committees of adjust- ment. town weeklies tend to avoid controversy and promote a very narrow parochialism. I am certain that your approach is making a significant contribution to that arca. I have been delighted to read about the re -opening of the Community Hall auditorium and the efforts of the Blyth Little Theatre. I ani quite active in the Cambrian Players here in Thun- der Bay, and feel that community theatre is a most beneficial and enjoyable asset for any commun- ity. We would like to see the hall again - especially during a performance. Best wishes to you and The Standard. Sincerely, Brock Voddcn. JOIN THE BOARD OF TRADE A membership drive for 1975 membership in the Blyth Board of Trade is now underway. ONLY members of the Board of Trade will be listed on Board promotions such as placemats for restaurants. If you wish to take part in promoting Blyth, and your own business too, join the Board of Trade before March 15. Contact Don Scrimgeour, phone 523-4551. 21 or over? Working full-time. Married? You should have your own OHIP number! Ministry of Health Ontario Hon. Frank S. Miller. Minister Your parent's OHIP insurance no longer includes you. So apply for your own. Don't delay, or you could be walking into an emergency uncovered. Consult your em- ployer or contact your nearest OHIP Office. The OHIP Office in your area will answer any questions you may have. Barrie 114 Wnrsley Street 726.0326 Hamilton 25 Main Street West 528.3481 Kingston. 1055 Princess Sired 546.3811 Kitchener 68 King Street East 745.7379 lonffon 227t0ucens Avenue •133.4561 Mississauga 55 City Centre Drive 275.2730 Ottawa 75 Albert Street 237.9100 Peterborough 311 George Street North 743.2140 SI. Catharines 15 Church Street 682.6658 Toronto 2195 Yonge Street IEglmlont 482.1111 Windsor 1427 Ouellette Avenue 258-7560 PG.4. THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975. `standard KEITH & JiLL ROULSTON, Co -Publishers Published every Wednesday at Queen St., Blyth, Ont. Subscription rates (In advance) Canada, $8.00 Outside Canada, $10.00 Single copies: 20 cents Authorized as second class mall by Canada Post Office. Registration number 1319, Box 10, Blyth, Ontario. Telephone 523.9846. A time for fairness McConnell's Nursery, the large (or at least it used to be) mail-order 1 nursery business reported last week it is cutting back on its mail-order business this year. The reason: it lost a half million dollars last year because of the illegal postal strike. When the illegal strike took place last spring, the nursery had to replace 5200,000 worth of goods lost, or damaged in the mail tie-up. It lost another 5300,000 in business it would normally receive if there was no strike, How long can this be allowed to go on? How much longer can a relative handful of selfish people be allowed to nearly bankrupt businesses that have been in existence for many years; to kill some ,mall businesses before they get started; to hold up the delivery of ;pension cheques and generally hold the rest of the country up for ransom? We have done so much to control businesses in the past half century And everyday we are imposing new rules for the business community, Yet we allow the unions on the other hand to gain more and more ;,ower and break even what rules they have without penalty. No one company is allowed control of any industry in this country because of the Combines Investigation Act. Yet we allow one union to control all the workers in an industry. One union runs the auto industry. One union controls the railways. One union controls the postal workers. If one company tried to help another overcome the effects of a strike, it could be charged with strike -breaking. Yet one union can go on strike in one small area and have vast effects because all other unions join in 10 help out, by not crossing picket lines or other procedures. Through closed -shop unions, unions can often have more say in who gets hired for a job than the owners of the business. Unions were a very necessary tool at one time, but now unions need io be given some new rules. If they fail to exercise their own restrain then they must be controlled just like the big companies. The only difference is, politicians have more votes to lose by angering the unions than by angering big companies. They may lose even more votes, however, if they anger the rest of us by having us continually at the mercy of this or that union. it's time we told them so. Letter to the editor Dear Editor, 1 received a phone call which left me in a very disgusted frame of mind as I ventured to Memorial Hall last Thursday evening. The Dave Broadfoot Revue was being "boycotted" and the caller was inclined to agree with the alleged committee who had this great brain wave. Now, I am usually a very broadminded person who agrees to boycotts re meat, sugar and other staples which affect us economically but is entertainment a tangible item? This is not a communist village whereby you must attend anything if it is not your own wish. The only reason for the alleged committee's decision was be- cause the revue was not a sponsored group so therefore no money would be left in our cotnmunity. They paid rent; we received good entertainment. Has monetary value become such an important issue in Blyth that we would rather have our Hall empty and lose an evening's rent that to keep it floating and allow our interested citizens an opportunity to view professionals entertaining. I think not! Apparently 1 am not alone in this opinion because as 1 was helping at the door with tickets I had a chance to see who came and would you believe it - the supposed boycott committee was nearly all present. Oh yes - one of the entertainers also purchased his license sticker at our local office after they had done some shopping in our fair village. Gwen Patterson. County will support Sky Harbour airport costs A reminder that the County of . Huron has an obligation until 1985 to see that Sky Harbor' Airport continues to operate as an airport, clinched a request ' from the Town of Goderich for support to help maintain the premises. The Town of Goderich pur- chased the airport last year and in addition to capital costs, has budgeted $30,000 for main- tenance of the property. County councillor Bill Clifford said that maintenance bills include hydro, snow removal, runway repair and the salary for a part- time manager at $150 per month. The town asked the county for 50 percent for the main- tenance budget up to a maximum of $15,000 this year. This was approved. Reeve Derry Boyle of Exeter wondered if an "epidemic" of similar requests might not flood county council from airports in Grand Bend and Huron Park. However, Deputy - clerk Bill Hanly reminded council that due to an old agreement, the county must maintain at least one runway at Sky Harbor until 1985. If the facility was allowed to deteriorate, the cost to the county could be considerable Hanly suggested, He also said the county has contributed nothing to Sky Harbor to date. The airport is considered to be an asset to the county as a whole, Goderich Reeve Stan Profit said he believes Sky Harbor will one day be part of a circuit planned for STOL (short takeoff and landing) craft to transport passengers to Toronto, i! JACK'S JOYTINO'S FROM QOEEN'S PAH Ontario Experience '75 announced The Government has recently announced this year's summer employment programme, Ontario Experience '75. Ontario Experience '75 will provide approximately 7,500 summer jobs and an additional 10,000 students will be em- ployed as summer replacements by the various Government Ministries, boards and commissions. Because of the mail strike I will be pleased to provide some details of this programme and could arrange delivery of applications to the appropriate Government ministries, Students are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible and they should apply to programmes operating in their own home area because travel allowances, and room and board are not paid. They must also have the necessary educational requirements. Secondary classification means enrolled in secondary school at time of application. Post secondary category means students enrolled in a com- munity college or university at time of application. I have summarized some of the programmes below which may be of interest to the students in Huron County, Ministry of the Attorney General: young people for community work in connection with Provincial Courts (Family Division) including observation homes for children. Also senior law students to staff com- munity legal aid clinics, to provide legal advice and ser- vices to persons who cannot afford lawyers; advise persons as to eligibility for assistance under the Ontario Legal Aid Plan; assist persons in ob- taining legal aid; provide legal advice to those persons who do not qualify. Senior secondary students to supply office ser- vices. Ministry of Colleges and Universities: young people to work in Provincial art galleries to acquaint them with the various aspects of gallery work, in museums where they will be trained in basic museum cataloguing procedures and in selected local libraries throughout Ontario where they will carry out duties related to the communication and organization of information; and also "internships" to gain experience in technical per- formance and administrative activities with organizations and companies in the per- forming and creative arts. Young people may also obtain interest free loans to a maximum of $1,000 per ven- ture, to own and operate their own summer business, A further programme co- ordinated through the Toronto YMCA to encourage students to develop and operate low-risk business with guidance from trained staff and some initial capitalization; 15 projects only in different centres throughout Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services: opportunities to work with municipal recreation departments in developing leisure op- portunities for the disabled and handicapped and in community social service agencies such as homes for the aged, day nur- series, sheltered workshops. Also work in a wide variety of recreational community projects funded co-operatively by the Government and local agencies. Ministry of Correctional Services; work as assistant supervisors in training schools or group homes, as assistant correctional officers in training centres for young adults or as probation and after-care assistant. Ministry of Education: in co- operation with local school boards to undertake a wide variety of projects of an educational nature that will also provide a direct benefit to the community, Ministry of Environment: Opportunities in environment- related projects both within the Ministry of the Environment and in co-operation with universities, community colleges and recognized en- vironmentalist groups. Ministry of Health: to provide social and recreational programmes in nursing homes, designed to enrich the lives of residents and compliment regular activity programmes of nursing home staff; also opportunities to work in Provincial psychiatric hospitals, motivating better patient participation in social, recreational and therapeutic activities. Ministry of Housing: Par- ticipating in community renewal programs; students undertaking administrative, planning, community development and research duties. Also gathering in- formation and developing reports on local municipal programs for the Ministry of Housing. Ministry of Labour: gaining practical knowledge of role, operation and activities of industrial relations, function, working with labour unions, labour councils, large com- panies, employee associations etc.; also province wide con- struction industry survey, Twenty portable display units, each staffed by three students (male or female) to provide information on equal op- portunities for men and women in International Women's Year, Ministry of Natural Resources: opportunities throughout the Province for manual, technical and clerical positions. Ministry of the Solicitor - General: to gain insight into the day-to-day operations of local police forces in a variety of research and clerical type positions. Application deadlines for post secondary students: April 1, 1975 and for secondary students: May 1, 1975. If you need more general information or clarification you can contact Ontario Experience '75, The telephone number is (416) 965-0546 and you may call collect. Statistics released by the ,Ministry of Health recently indicated that Ontario Health Insurance payments for March, 1974, to medical and other practitioners amounted to $51,4 million. This is the second highest of any month reported in the 12 month period from April 1st, 1973 to March 31, 1974. March payments, which cover all services rendered in that month were up $3.7 million over February, 1974. This in- crease resulted from 106,500 more patients being treated and 590,900 more services being rendered in March over February. The Ministry of Health also released annual statistics summarizing Health Insurance payments to physicians and other practitioners. The data represents gross payments for actual services rendered by practitioners for the period April 1973 to March 31, 1974. Total payment for all ser- vices was $557,5 million for 1973-74 compared to $516.6 million for 1972-73, an increase of 7.9 per cent. This increase resulted from some 75,000 more patients being treated, and 7,2 million more services being rendered in 1973-74 than 1972-73, The average cost per service decreased to $7.08 in 1973-74 from $7.23 in 1972-73. The average cost per patient receiving services was $93,73 in 1973-74 compared to $87.98 in 1972-73, an increase of 6.5 per cent. $15 application jee approved BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER 1, Persons building homes in Huron County will soon be paying a $15 application fee for plumbing inspection. County council approved the recom- mendation by the Board of Health at last Friday's session and hope to increase the revenue in the plumbing in- spection department so that it is not so heavily subsidized by county funds, According to the report made by Ed Oddlcifson, chairman of the board of health, the present plumbing inspection bylaw provides for a fee of one dollar per fixture, As a result many permit fees are for two or three dollars which does not begin to cover the cost of making the necessary inspections. In the first six months of operation, costs were about $18,000 while revenue was about $5,000, The chairman of the board of health commented that in the board's opinion, the county municipalities should not be expected to subsidize home builders, The Ministry of the Environment insists on in- spections and the costs should be added to the mortgage which is spread over a considerable periodof time and is no great added burden to the owner. Plumbing inspections are not required for farm buildings like barns and stables, nor for repair or replacement of plumbing in homes anywhere in the county, The total budget for the Plumbing and Environment Division of council is estimated at $44,500 with the county's share being $29,500. TILE 13LYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975, PG.5. Agricultural secretarial course offered BY SIIEILA MCLEOD INFORMATION (BRANCH ONTARIO MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD Imagine having to write laryngotracheitis in shorthand. Well, this is only one of the special problems the secretary for a veterinary clinic, an agribusi- ness, an agricultural agency, or a Parer organization might face. She alight also have to understand livestock diseases, pesticide use, farm record keeping, agricultural marketing, and many other agricultural topics. That is why, in 1971, the Ridgetown College o1' Agricultural Technology began a two-year agricultural secretary program. "The secretarial program is modelled on one in England for secretaries who run their own record-keeping businesses for farmers or belong to record-keep- ing agencies," explains Richard C. Wagner, Head College's Farm Economics courses. "Although no private record-keeping agen- cies in Ontario are run 'by graduates of the Agricultural Secretary program yet, we think a graduate could successfully start her own business after a few years work experience.,, Agricultural subjects, such as animal physiology and environ- mental quality, take up the program's first term, but secre- tarial subjects, such as business principles and typing are gradu- ally introduced. "The secretarial training is comparable to any a student might receive in a regular business course, except we use examples li'on1 agriculture," stresses C.W. Gunn, the pro - grail's present Co-ordinator. During the last terms a student can take four elective subjects -- anything from welding to meat •cutting. Margaret Mitchell, secretary at the Guelph branch of the Farm Safety Association of Ontario, graduated from the agricultural secretary program in 1973. She is from Guelph and did not have a farm background. "When I%vas in grade 12, I was • not even aware of Ridgetown College," she says, "and I didn't know what to do after high school. However, I did know I wanted something different. 1 finally chose the agricultural secretary program after learning about Ridgetown by chance, and spend- ing a summer working on a beef ranch near Medicine Hat, Alberta. Although I only did housework during the branding season, I was surrounded by f'ar'm talk and became interested." Miss Mitchell has had three jobs since graduation and has found her agricultural training an advantage in each one. "1 thought some of the agricultural subjects, such as tile drainage and farm machinery, would • be useless at work," she says, "but the farm machinery course has proved quite valuable. Know- ledge of agricultural terms and problems has been a real help." For the city girl who wants an agricultural career, . graduation from the agricultural secretary course can replace the farm background she never had, Miss Mitchell says. And •• since the secretarial training at Ridgetown is as good as can be found at almost any secretarial school -- graduates competing for jobs with newly -trained "regular" secre- taries, arc "ahead of the game", because they have the advantage of agricultural training. Joan Knowlton, a 1974 gradu- ate of the program and secretary at the. C.I.L. Agromart in Thamesville, says that the teachers at Ridgetown were friendly. She also says they were competent, knowledgeable in- their subjects, and always willing to help. "Mr. Wagner used to help us with accounting on Friday evenings," she says. "How many teachers do you know who would give up their Friday evenings to help students?" Miss Knowlton found the agricultural subjects "fascinat- ing" and sometimes wonders if she should have taken the College's Agricultural Production and Management program, which is made up entirely of agricultural subjects, instead of' the secretar- ial program. "The secretarial program can give city students a good agricultural background, though," she says, "and, it's not too tough, even for the farming novice," "The agricultural courses are really new -- not like high school courses •• where you take the same thing over and over again," says Kathleen Beatty, presently top student in her second year agricultural secretary class at the College. She is now looking for a job, and although she has not found it yet, she hopes to work with farm records or get employment in a machinery company office. "Actually, I'd like to work on a large farm," she says, "but that kind of a job is still hard to tinct," Since Miss Beatty is from Welland and knew little about farming before she started college, she appreciates the help teachers and farm students give her. "Everybody is friendly," she says, "even the people in Ridgetown. 'Von must be from the college,' they say. I don't know how they know it, but they do. Practically all the students have a room -elate and we have facilities such as pool fables. The amount of work after classes varies from person to person, although most of the second -year agricultural secretary students do shorthand every night." A small dairy farm north of Barrie is the home of Rita Moreau, a first-year agricultural secretary student, "I'm the oldest of four children, with the boy the youngest, so I've pretty well been the hired man," she says. A 4H Homemaking Club and a Junior Farmers Organization arc among her interests, "When 1 finished high school I didn't know what to do," she says, "but 1 wanted to stay involved with farming. When I found the agricultural secretary course, 1 realized it would be a good way for a farm girl to stay in agriculture without taking an extended course, such as veter- inary medicine. The course is short and I think it's a good basis for many careers. Even a farm wife, especially one without a farm background, would be much more competent if she had taken this program, For the agricultural secretary student from the country, Ridge - Atone toursawent The second Annual Brussels Optimist Atom Tournament will be held on March 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23 with 31 teams from Ontario and one team from the United States competing in four different categories. In this year's tournament two new classes have been added. These are an "AAA" for centres over 10,000 and an "A" class for centres'betwecn 5,000 and 10,000 population, With the addition of these two divisions along with the "13" and "C" divisions in which competition was held last year, approximately 700 players and team officials will visit Brussels over the live -day period. On March 15 and 16, "A" and "C" Division competition will take place, 'Teams entered in the "A" division are from Goderich, South London, Richmond Hill, town College has a special advantage. "Everyone here is from a farm or is interested in farming," says Miss Moreau. "At high school nobody ever talked about farming. but here they do. It's great." draws 32 teams Oakville, Orangeville, Kitchener, Merriton and Garden City, Michigan. The "C" Division is comprised of teams from the following centres: Arthur, Milver- ton, Howick, Kingsville, Palmer- ston, Harriston, Kitchener and Brussels. On March 21, the "13" Division play will occur with teams from Clinton, St. Marys, Seaforth, Orangeville, Hanover, Mitchell, Walkerton and Port Elgin, Satur- day, March 22 will see the "AAA" teams supply exciting and entertaining hockey. The entries in this division are from Sarnia, Stratford, Windsor, Owen Sound, Guelph, London, Kitchen- er and Mississauga. The Tourn- ament will conclude on Sunday. March 23 with Grand Champion- ship and Consolation Champion- ship competition. BEDROOM FURNITURE 1/2 PR10E! SPANISH 3 PIECE BEDROOM SUITE SUGG, LIST '636.00 SPECIAL REDUCTIONS ON EVERY SUITE IN THE STORE styles, finishes, prices for everyone Cosh L Carry $319 PRICED FROM $ 2 5 9 5 o UP GOUD SELECTION SU. 95 OF LIST .`� QUALITY '369." h 199. 4 ANDREW MALCOLM `0 0 MODERN KROEHLER NEW LOOK 4 PIECE DISTRESSED PINE 3 PIECE SUITE WITH FRAMEDMIRROR '4 PIECE SUITE COLONIAL STYLE FRENCH PROVINCIAL STYLE 1 PIECE SUITE SUGG. LIST '91S" SUGG. 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He has the authority and the required know- how to deal with most well pollution directly and quickly, If the Medical Officer of Health finds reason to suspect that the ontamination stems front an 'ndustrial or agricultural source, re calls in the Ministry of the :nvironment whose ground water specialists and other experts step n to conduct tests and try to pin Jown the exact source of the problem. They check the flow pattern and the direction of the ground water and analyze the water in the problem well. Other .vells in the arca are also tested to see how far the contamination might extend. In most cases, this testing and inalysis produces a good indica- :ion of the source of the problem, but not always. There have been situations where a particular source is suspected, but after investigation it is found that the ground water Clow is away from the arca instead of towards it, In this situation, the investigative staff must rely on chemical analysis of the problem well or wells, as well as other portions of the overall Ministry investigation. The Ministry looks at more than one source originally sus- pected by the MOH. Other farm operations in the area are investigated if it is a farm -related problem, or similar possible industrial sources arc looked at if it is suspected that industrial waste might be the problem. During these investigations, the Ministry can do a great deal of good, not directly related to the original complaint. if it is discovered that an industry is disposing of wastes improperly or discharging any undesirable effluent where it should not do so, the necessary steps will be taken to see this is corrected immedi- ately. This is done whether the industry in question is reponsible for the immediate problem situation or not. If there is a problem with farm wastes in the area, the Ministry of the Environment, working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food will find ways to improve farming methods and waste -handling practices. The reason is that wells draw their water from the ground around them. This water gener- ally moves very slowly and the removal of contaminants in the .ground water is also correspond- ingly slow. In addition, some water pollution problems persist in ground water. There are some chemical compounds that still cause taste and odor problems and well problems related to. bacteria are also persistent. in many cases, bacteria contamina- ting wells live and multiply in the soil and in the ground water upon which these wells draw. If a well owner's problem is traced to a neighbour's faulty septic tank system or a nearby farm or industry, and these links can be established firmly with scientific evidence uncovered by Ministry experts, the well owner has a strong case of civil action to recover damages. In many cases, an industry for example, will settle out of court and pay for any problems it has caused simply for the sake of good public relations and to maintain its status as a good corporate citizen. Industries and farm practices cannot be singled out as the only reason for well contamination problems. The major source for contamination is bacteriological contamination and one of the main causes for this is simply growth. A community, expanding at a fast pace eventually reaches the point where there are too many wells and too many septic tank systems for the groundwater supply to handle, These facilities can be quite' costly if a community has to undertake them on its own. For this reason, the Ministry encour- ages area treatment plans and also offers capital construction grants and financial assistance to keep these costs within reason, The outright grants for capital construction can range as high as 75 per cent. In Summation, there are four main actions available: 1. If the Ministry finds a general problem in an area and deduces that this problem is likely to persist, assistance is available to the municipality for an overall solution. 2. If there is a specific well problem from an industrial or farm source, the Ministry will try and provide evidence for the well owner's use and Ministry personnel see to a cleanup of the source. 3. if there is a specific problem from other sources, or any health hazard, the 'Medical Officer of Health handles it. 4, If a well owner suspects a water problem, or is just worried in case one might arise, the first person he should contact is the Medical Officer of Health. 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WE OFFER SEWING MACHINE REPAIR SERVICE AT OUR STORE Bring in your machine for service anytime and have it back in five to six days. Our rates are reasonable and all our work is fully guaranteed for one year, 1=rom the Minister's Study lioly Leek iiid Eisier BY REV. J.F. HARDY During this month, Christians recall the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as they celebrate Holy Weck and Easter, '('herefore each of my articles will be on one of the major events of this holy season. Holy Weck begins with Palm Sunday - the clay we remember Christ triumphantly entering Jerusalem on a Donkey. As our Lord rode through the streets, He was acclaimed Messiah -King. "Hosanna to the son of David" yelled the people, as some threw their coats on the road. Others cut down palm branches to put on the ground and thus give Jesus the red carpet treatment. The whole city was filled with excitement, as they wondered if the Prophet had come to start the new messianic age. But Christ's entry disturbed the authorities and it hastened the events that were to happen at the end of the week. So the theme the church presents to us on Palm Sunday is, that Christ the messianic King is our leader who still challenges us to chose between him, and the establishment. Also before his death and sufferings there is a joyful celebration. In the Catholic Church, the Liturgy recalls this event by action as well as word. You might say we have show and tell. Before we begin the service the ushers give out palm branches • the symbol of Christ's Kingship. Afterwards the people take them home and put them behind the cross or a religious picture. This reminds us we are citizens of the Kingdom of God just as a flag reminds us we are citizens of our country of birth. Then if the weather permits, we gather outside of the church where the Palm Sunday Gospel is read and the palm branches are blessed. After this the people, the choir, the servers and the priest then parade to the church singing the praises of Christ our King. The mass continues as usual until we come to the Gospel. At this point the tone switches from a joyful tone, to a somber one, as we hear the account of Christ's sufferings and death, according to St. Matten's Gospel. Usually only the priest reads the Gospel but on this day a number of people join in the proclamation of our Savior's death. One tells the story, while others speak the part of Pilate, the Priests, Peter, etc. The Priest reads the part of Jesus, and the congregation shouts out the part of the mob "Crucify him". After the Gospel the celebration of the Holy Eucharist continues as usual. So on Palm Sunday it is brought home to us that we must take a stand regarding Christ by our way of life, and not just follow the mob. That one day acclaimed him King and shortly after wanted his blood. Actions speaks louder than words if the terns Christian is going to be more than ,just a title. winging ing Seniors meet The Blyth Swinging Seniors held their first annual meeting in the Blyth Memorial Hall Wednes- day, February 26. Despite the unfavourable weather there was a good attendance at the pot luck dinner. Mrs. Mary Wightman and Mrs, W. McDougall led in a sing -song. Rev. F. Carson took the chair for the election of officers for 1975 with Mrs. Luella McGowan acting as secretary., which resulted as follows: president, Mrs. K. Webster; vice-president, Mrs. D. Philp and Mr, R. Wilson; secretary, Mrs. Gladys Johnston; assistant secretary, Miss Hazel Potts; treasurer, Mr. Clarence Crawford; friendship and card secretaries, Mrs. J. McNichol and Mrs. Cronin, The program committee is Mrs. G. McClinchcy, Mrs. L. Buchlow, Mr. Wm. Carter, Miss Melda McElroy, Mrs. Mary Wightman and Mrs. A. Montgomery; pianist are Mrs. D. Philp, Mrs, W. McDougall and Mrs. G. Watt; lunch committee, Mrs. R. Easom, Mrs. R. McDonald, Mrs. E. Wright, Mrs, Howard Campbell and Mrs. John Nesbit; represent- ative to the recreation committee, Mrs. John McNichol, alternate, Mrs. Wm. Carter; nominating committee, Mrs. J. McNichol, Mrs. G. Cronin and Mr. A. Nesbitt; Chaplain, Rev. Fred Carson. Several paid their membership fees for 1975. All were asked to bring written suggestions for programs to the next meeting on March 26. Mrs. R. Street explained "The Mustard Report" to the members which was followed by some discussion. She said that if this report was implemented it would mean only three medical centres in Huron with patients having to' travel to London to go to a hospital. She gave printed sum- maries of the report to all who wished them and plans were made to have a letter prepared for the next meeting which individ• uals can send in protest. • The remainder of the afternoon was spent playing euchre and other games. THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975. PG.7. Church position on boycott discussed Rev. Robert Lindsay, who is responsible for anti -poverty prog- rams in the United Church of Canada, was the guest of Huron -Perth Presbytery at its by -monthly meeting held in Hensall United Church, on Tuesday, Feb. 25. He had been invited to come and answer questions and criticisms concern- ing the position of the United Church on the California Grape and Lettuce Boycott. The issue had been raised at an earlier meeting, when Mr. Charles Walkom of Fullarton presented a paper charging that the United Church was giving the impression that it was anti -farmer, and also that he felt boycotts of perishable foodstuffs were morally wrong. Mr, Lindsay, who was born and raised on a farm, and still has relatives in farming, began by outlining some of the background on the Boycott that began in 1965. He noted that up to the end of the '60's the American Churches had been divided. Eventually however they took the side of the UFW (United Farm Workers of Amer- ica). The overflow of the Boycott into Canada came in 1973. Mr. Lindsay affirmed that since Canada represents about one third of the California grape market, we have no choice in being involved. He then presented the reasons for the involvement of the United Church in the problem. It takes the sante attitude as the Courts and Churches in the United States; that is, that the contracts in question arc not simply a local jurisdictional dispute. Thus, he said that the United Church will stay with the Boycott until there is legislation that will permit a Huron Men's Chapel AUBURN Sunday, March 9 8:00 P.M. MR. DON HILL Former President of Christian Businessmen's Committee and businessmen in London will speak. — PLUS — THE BRIDLE FAMILY Will sing. You are as welcome as the flowers in May Evil Prevails When Good Men Do Nothing I 30 MINUTE PROGRAM ON i 1 i CABLE CHANNEL 12 i i EveryWednesday Night i i i 8 P.M. ii i Featuring i 1 The Hlsey House Of Song i supervised and free settlement by a secret ballot, of what the farm workers want. The whole ques- tion, Mr. Lindsay cautioned is very touchy and there is much at stake on all sides; the growers, the Teamsters, and the UFW, He concluded that at present the Church must sit and wait on this war of nerves. Mr. Lindsay felt that this was one of the most significant social issues of the 20th century. Mr, Charles Walkom, who had presented the original paper that initiated Mr. Lindsay's visit, responded by quoting extensively from a speech that the Hon, William Stewart had recently delivered in Essex County, In that address, which was also picked up by "The Farm and Country" magazine, Mr. Stewart too criticised his United Church on the Boycott issue. "Pastures of Plenty", a two part T.V. program featured on the CBC's Man Alive program and partially funded by the United Church, also was criticised, Is the United Church against farmers and the family farm, asked Mr. Stewart, and so did Mr. Walkom. In answering these charges, Mr. Lindsay was first hotly critical of the "Farm and Country" for being overly emotional and sensational in its "pot shots at a distance" type of editorializing. He would like to meet these writers face to face, "At least you Mr, Walkom, have the grace to sign your name to your letter," and come here to discuss the matter openly, Mr, Lindsay replied. Regarding the T.V. program, Mr, Lindsay assured that for the segment of time with which the film dealt it was true and a worthy statement of social comment. Its purpose was to raise. the issue. (He later reported that the family featured in the program is still being looked after by the United Church, and that it was his call to William Stewart that initiated government action to provide the schoolhouse.) However, Mr. Lindsay promis• ed, the Church is concerned with farmers and the family farm, and is not anti -farmer. In fact, the United Church has set up a Committee on Agriculture with membership representing a wide variety of people in Agriculture. It is moving to help keep the family farm in existence, During an open question period, other members expressed the concern that the United Church in its opposition to the growers of California is thus against farmers in Ontario who arc also producers. Mr. Lindsay (continued on page 10) ..\..\.._..\..\.. ••••••••••••••••••••••..o..........0,1 • ►.I\••_.I\.•\•.\••\.I\..\••\.•\.•\••\••\.•\••\••\••\•.\••\.•\.•\.•\..\ CHURCH OF GOD McConnel Street, Blyth CHURCH SERVICE: 11 a.m. 1 THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA REV. FRED CARSON • i THE UNITED CHURCH i 1.OF CANADA THE REV. CECIL L. WITTICH 1 1. SUNDAY SCHOOL -9:50 a.m.1. CHURCH SERVICE -11 a.m. i i EVERYONE WELCOME I I I CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Ted Hoogsteen, Minister • WESTFIELD FELLOWSHIP HOUR Special Speakers li i Family Bible Study Hour -1 p.m. 1. I I Family Worship Service •2 p.m. / I' INTERDENOMINATIONAL • ALL WELCOME 1' i . THE UNITED CHURCH i OF CANADA i • AUBURN & DONNYBROOK i i REV. GARNET A. POTTER - i Donnybrook:_ 9:45 a.m, Auburn • 11:15 a.nt. i We preachChrist, Crucified, Risen, and coming again. i A Welcome Awaits You i i ST. MICHAEL'S ROMAN'CATHOLIC CHURCH 'i 'i .i FATHER JOSEPH F. HARDY Mass at Blyth every Sunday at 9 a.m. PG.8, THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975. LONDESBORO NEWS Bureau editor: MRS. BERT SHOBBROOK Church seryices resume after holidays A latge congregation attended the tithed Church on Sunday morning after a month's holiday. Greetifig worshippers into the sanctuary were Lloyd Pipe and Gordon Shobbrook, The ushers were Steven Bromley, Larry Howatt, Ken Longman and Darrotl Shobbrook. The service began with a gosphl sing -time with organist Louise Lovett and soloist Mrs. Clare Vincent sang, "Amazing Grace". The children's story was, "My Holidays". Rev, McDon- ald's message was, "Our Task", Memorial flowers were placed by Mrs. Gourley in loving memory of her husband Mr. William Gourley. The World's Day of Prayer will be held on Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. Guest speaker will be Mrs. Wittich of Blyth, Everyone is welcome. Loiidsboro personals United Church Women mem- Congratulations to Mr. and hers attending the eighth annual Mrs. Lawrence Taylor on the Huron -Perth Presbyterial at List- birth of their daughter in Seaforth owel from Londesboro were Mrs. Hospital on Thursday, February oRalph Davidson, Mrs. Lorne 27. Honking. Mrs. Etta Howatt, Mrs. Mr. Harry Durnin was admit - Toni Duizer and Mrs, B. ted to Clinton Hospital on Shobbrook. February 25 with a heart condition. Mrs. Allan Shaddick spent Wednesday to Friday in Chatham attending a seminary. Visitors with Mrs. G. Cowan on the weekend were her son, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cowan and Greg of Hanover and on Sunday her nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lee of Clinton. Mr. Bill Shaddick spent this past week in Milwaukee, United States on business for Allis Chalmers. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Hunking visited on Sunday with their son Mr. and Mrs. Art Hunking and Todd of Exeter. Rev. McDonald and his mother of Atwood entertained his aunt, Mrs. Etta Annett of Listowel to a dinner on her 80th birthday; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lee of Clinton were guests on Sunday with his brother Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lee. Mr, and Mrs. Jerry Smith and Jack of Kincardine visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Burns. Miss Heather Fothergill spent Thursday night with Miss Bar- bara Blake of Blyth. W.I. card party held There were 10 tables in play at the Women's Institute card party on Friday night. The winners were: ladies' high, Marjorie Anderson; lone hands, Vi Howes; low, Alice Davidson; men's high, Eric Anderson; lone hands, Clare Vincent; and low, 011ie Hender- son. There will be another card party in two weeks on March 14 at 8:30 p.m. 4-H club called Switch Abouts Londesboro 111, 4-H club held their second meeting on February 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the hall. The meeting opened with the 4-11 pledge. The minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary, Cheryl Reid. Roll call was answered by 11 members. The name of the club was decided to be, "Switch Abouts". The leaders read subject matter and the meeting closed, W.I. to meet March 12 The February meeting was cancelled due to weather con- ditions. The March meeting will be held March 12 at 8 p.m. as scheduled on Women's Institute programs for March, Hi -C shown film United CIi.iircls. given « f(1c-!i: 1 The United Church held their first service on Sunday after the month's holiday, 'Tlie congrega- tion upon entering the church found a completely redecorated sanctuary and narthex. During the month the .committee of Stewards under te direction of The Official Board, installed walnut panelling on the back of the choir loft, but upon complet- ing this project found the rest of the sanctuary needed a complete face lift, The committee of Stewards with many volunteer helpers, painted the complete sanctuary, thoroughly cleaned the floor, repolished all the pews, and cleaned the stained glass win- dows to a sparkle. The light blue walls with the soft yellow trim gives a bright and cheerful atmosphere in the church. The light blue continues out into the sanctuary with the main wall papered with a blue stripped paper with overtones of darker blue velvet-like design. The new t carpet throughout the narthex, up the aisle, choir loft and front of the church put the final touch to • the beauty of the building. During the week as the work progressed a member of the congregation wrote a poem about the project and those taking part. Although the authcir remains anonymous this poem suggests the feeling of joy that the volunteers had in participating in the project, MISSION POSSIBLE For our "50th" Anniversary in 1975, Our Stewards took on a project to prove we're well and alive. Some call it `participation', others thought • our minds we blew, But we thought - let's paint the church, It's the "Jesus thing to do". It started in the choir loft, with money relegated, •i'he Stewards bought some panelling, to really renovate it. The panelling was soon installed, our cross was hung in place, Then 'Tillie' said, "Let's paint her boys, she needs a brand new face." Enthusiasm reigned supreme, the Stewards were all elated, But then they motioned - "Let's get our wives,: without them, no job is completed." Stayner woman dies suddenly at her home STELLA PILKEY Suddenly at her residence in Stayner on Sunday, February 23, 1975, Stella Grainger, beloved wife of Charles Pilkey and daughter of Jane Grainger of Toronto. Dear mother of Edward Twenty five Hi -C members met of Toronto, Douglas of Stayner at the church on Sunday evening and Joan (Mrs, R. Lcibold) of with their councillors Bruce and Blyth. Survived by one brother Harriett Shillinglaw, and'five sisters. Sadly missed by Constable John Wray of Goder- 10 grandchildren. Rested at the ich showed, Crash film Signal 30 Robinson Funeral Home, Stayncr and demonstrated the breathaliz- then to The Church of the Good ' er. He gave a talk on safety, He Shepherd (Anglican) for funeral was thanked. This was followed service Wednesday at 3:30, by games and lunch was served. Interment Stayner Cemetery, one clay, And we made a cup of coffee as soon as he got away, He hurried back with the thought in mind, that the kettle would still be on, But alas and alack when he got back, the coffee was all gone! Let me tell you about Bert Lyon, who did his share just great, And kept us all in stitches whenever he showed up late. We noticed the clock was stopped one day, it wouldn't even 'twitch', But then we found the problem, that Bert had pulled the switch. We needed S.O.S. pads, so John said "That I can do." And hurried home to get some, but brought us back just two! When we began - to improve our church was the only thing that mattered, We hope we'll be forgiven if the budget has been shattered, You see our beloved minister had taken his well earned rest, The Church was closed for one full month, a good chance to do our best. Though he was twelve hundred miles away, we felt his guiding hand, 'Cause even when we spilled the paint, all we said was - "Well My Stars". For three full weeks we scratched and scraped - and scrubbed the well worn floor, We washed the pews, and windows pains; in fellowship galore. There was a carpentry committee, Allen Bosnian headed that. He was given the position, because of his bright blue hat. We missed him for a few days and gave him quite a 'rakin'. But with 145 baby pigs, he had to save the bacon. Mery Durnin came and helped us, and Murray Adams, too; For painting window sashes, they really were true blue, Tillie hit the high spots and rolled the blue paint on, Day after day he never quit, nor didn't even yawn. And Sandra kept us on the move, our pace she seemed to quicken, She brought us snacks and home made bread, and sure can fry chicken. But when it cane to bringing dessert, especially apple pie, They left that up to Bud the Spud, the girl from P,E,1, Garnet Wright was another helping hand, he went for paint There's one less bat in the belfry, he died without much pain, We found hint in the toilet, so Tillie flushed him down the drain! We had never seen that bat before and don't know why he died, But we held an official inquiry and called it suicide. Helen Lee came when she could, sometimes for just an hour, But she brought buns and strawberry jam and replenished our inner power. And Mrs. Longman, bless her heart, she helped to clean the pews, • And Betty and lan Hulley came and helped us too. Rob Shaddick came when he could but was busy at the plant, (continued on page 9) TREWAX A NEW EFFICIENT EASIER WAY TO FOAM -CLEAN RUGS Available to you now THE NEW 16" PROFESSIONAL HEAVY-DUTY TREWAX SHAMPOOER -= on a rental basis •Adjusts to any carpet height with ease •Cleans all rugs •We also have Trewax Shampoo ys to complete the job •leaves carpets soil -repellent. Concentrated 10-1 1 qt. makes up to 46 fl. oz. See our fullline of Trewax products for Spring houseclean- ing. ay • Wax stripper • Vinyl floor finish • Non -slip floor wax • Cleaning wax for hard -wood floors • Wood panel Cleane�l� polis Sparling's Hardware .,--.. (00 Blyth, Ont. AUBURN NEWS Bureau editor: MRS. ELEANOR BRADNOCK Aniitial. family night held in Auburn The United Church Women of Knox United Church held their annual Family Night in the Sunday School room of the church last Friday evening, February 28 when the members of the congregation and guests were entertained. Approximately 100 persons enjoyed a delicious dinner at 7 p.ni, served by the members of the U.C.W. Following the dinner, Rcv. Garnet Potter entertained ‘vith several violin selections accompanied by Miss Nancy Anderson with pianist Mrs. Norman Wightman. Mrs. Brian Hallani's group of young people, very ably, presented 0 play entitled, "Sauce for the Gosling" Mrs. Gerald McDowell, presi- dent of the United Church Women welcomed the guest speaker, Rcv. Maldwyn Roberts, Mrs. Roberts and daughter, Anna of Argentine. They are presently on furlough in Canada. Rcv. Roberts was a former minister of the Auburn charge and left here six years ago to be a missionary in the Argentine, Rcv. Roberts gave an interesting talk on his work in the Argentine. This was illustrat- ed by coloured slides, Mrs, Ernest Durnin thanked Rcv. Roberts for his informative talk and Mrs. Gerald McDowell presented him with a gift on behalf of the United Church Women. Mr. Donald Haines also spoke words of thanks to Rev. Roberts, then called Mr. Ronald Hallam, Sunday School superintendent forward and expressed the regret of all present at his misfortune in losing his home and contents by lire. Gifts were presented to him from the Church congregation, the Sunday School and the United Church Women. Ron thanked everyone for their concern and generosity to hint. Pastor and Mrs. Alfred Fry of Goderich were also guests. Pastor Fry retired recently from the Auburn charge. Auburn personals Mrs, Frances Clark spent last weekend in London with Mr. and Mrs.. I.C. McIntosh and family. Rcv, and Mrs, Maldwyn Roberts and Anna of Argentine spent the weekend with Mr, and Mrs, Maurice Bean and family and called on many friends in the village. The Women World Day of Prayer Service will be held on Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. in the Huron Men's Chapel in Auburn. The guest speaker will be Miss Norma Wark, Registered Nurse who is attending Emmanuel College, preparatory to serving in a mission field. Special music will be given and an invitation is extended to all ladies in the community to attend this annual prayer service. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cart- wright, David, Derrick and Lorie visited last Sunday with his brother, Mr, James Cartwright, Mrs, Cartwright and Paul at RR • 5, Aylmer. Winners at the weekly -card party were as follows: high man, Maitland Allen; low man, Harry Brawley; high lady, Mrs. Wilfred Sanderson; low lady, Mrs. Thom- as Haggitt; and novelty prize, Oliver Anderson. Mrs. Lorne Popp remains in the Intensive Care Unit in Clinton Hospital prior to going to London to Dr. Scars, the heart specialist. Miss Diane Popp of Toronto East General Hospital was home with her family for the weekend. Legion Auxiliary Dart team in provincial games The Blyth Auxiliary Dart Team consisting of captain, Isabel McClure, Dorothy Oster, May Badley, Ruth Dougherty, and Sibyl McDougall came in third place at the regional tournament at Windsor Saturday, March 1. Some 32 teams took part in the event, The girls now go to provincial darts at Gravenhurst Legion to have a chance to play for the provincial trophy June 14 which this team took once before, in 1969, U:iiieii Church renovated But whenever he had an hour to spare was quick to lend a hand. So now the job is finished, and 'tine' is how you mark it, The U,C,W. topped it all when they installed the brand new carpet. We had a lot of fun; a lot of work and made some new friends too, And hope the congregation will agree "Tis the Jesus thing to do". Let's not forget the one from whom we get our inspiration; " The one who makes Londesboro United, The Best of Congreg- ations, In sonic sort of way we're trying to say, a big 'thank you' to Stan, Who even among a million men would stand out as THE MAN. He puts up with a lot of things that to us would be pure strife, But he just won't listen to us and find himself a wife. ;'. 11)1/Al ,tllIMI/'.►'fi tl'111 'At11 .fi.�l't THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975, PG.9. Walkerbtirn Club shown coloured slides The February meeting of the Walkerburn Club was held at the home of Mrs, Lloyd McClinchey, Mrs, McClinchey welcomed all and ,gave a reading. This was followed by 0 Canada and the Lord's Prayer led by Mrs. Henry Hunking. The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted as read by the secretary, Mrs, Lloyd Penfound. The roll call was answered by 12 members and two visitors by giving donations to the support of the Foster Child. Correspondence was read from the Hunking 'faniily, Stanley Ball, Kenneth Penfound, Rev. Fred Carson and the foster child. The draw prize donated by Mrs, Henry Hunking was won by Mrs. Worthy Young, Plans were made for the March meeting which will be held at the home of Mrs, Ronald Gross. 4-H Club meets The first meeting of the Auburn I, 4-11 club was held at the home of Mrs, Donald Cartwright. Mrs. Cartwright welcomed the girls and took charge of the election of officers. 'i'hcy are as follows: president, Sandra McClinchey; vice-presi- dent, Marilyn Wightman; and press reporter, Sandra Popp. 'i'he secretary will be floating and the telephone committee will be Vicki Powell and Carol Burn's. Mrs. Cartwright led in the discussion, "Planning your wardrobe" and demonstrated how to take meas- urements. Plans were made for the next meeting to be held on March 20. The meeting closed with the 441 pledge, Lunch committee will be Mrs. Lloyd McClinchey and Mrs. Lloyd Pcnfound and the program committee will be Mrs. Ronald Gross and Mrs. Garth McClinch- ey, The members will assist at Huronvicw on March 12, Mrs, Lloyd Penfound introduc- ed the guest speaker of the afternoon, Mrs. Ticlman Wester- hout of RR 1, Clinton. She showed interesting slides of trips to the Barbadoes, Alberta and British Columbia. 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Come in for a coffee and browse around while your equipment is serviced. See your Co-op for all your milker equipment 1 needs. Ask about Universal milker equipment. We like to know our customers , by name! UCO BELGRAVE U=`Z:1 'UNITED CO-OPERATIVES OF ONTARIO 1 PG.10, THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975, By BILL SMILEY IHAVE personally had it, with the Canadian Postal Service, so called. I am sick to death of postal strikes and threats of strikes. And I almost throw up every time Honorable Bryce Mackasey, minister in charge of the post office, comes on television to state bluntly that postal em- ployees last year stole only a million dollars or whatever, which is just a drop in the bucket, and that we have the third best postal service in the world. His first statement practi- cally condones theft by public employees. His second must be something he halucinated while re- covering from an overdose of stamp glue. Admitted, that for years, postal employees were sore- ly underpaid, and most of them were in the job only for the security it offered. But the security is still there, and they are now far from sorely underpaid. Some of them, in view of what they do, and the relatively simple qualifica- tions required, may be over- paid, in comparison with some other jobs. Admitted, many postal jobs are unexciting, . even boring and monotonous. This is no excuse for the flouting of the public's needs, or for the thumb -to - the -nose attitude towards the government, employer of the postal workers. Nobody forced those people to work in the post office. Plenty of other jobs are just as monotonous. If t:ley wanted excitement why didn't they go into high steel work or massage parlors? Isn't it about time for a showdown? Either Canada gets a first rate postal ser- vice, as we used to have, or we scrap the whole thing and turn it over to private enterprise. In my far from humble opinion, the latter course should have been taken years ago. For the past several decades, the per- formance of the post office in this country has been a dismal one. Each year, efficiency de- creases; each year the costs increase. Each new broom appointed as minister has carefully swept the dirt under the rug, instead of out the door. I think it's too late for a purge in the post office, which has become so consti- pated that nothing short of dynamite would move those turgid bowels. No new minister has the guts to go in and ream out the dottle of the public pipe- line. It would be his head on a platter if he tried, Nope. It's too late for half measures. It's time to put the whole, shambling, sick, half -paralyzed leviathan on the auction block, and sell it to the highest bidder; • buildings, bricks, equipment and jobs. And let's not get any phony nationalism mixed up Staitip out poSt(ii strikes in it. If one of the new rich oil countries wants to buy the mess and put it in running order, why not? Canadians can't do it, apparently. You think this is too drastic? It seems the only alternative we have to limping along with a postal system that the word "rotten" inadequately des- cribes. You think something as big and important as the postal- non -system should be controlled by the govern- ment? Hogwash! Anyone with ears to hear or eyes to read knows that govern- ment is notably inefficient as an employer. Let's look at one example. We have two transcon- tinental railways. CPR, privately owned, has shown a thumping profit year after year. The CNR, govern- ment owned, highly sub- sidized, is always in the red. You think I'm a little hot today? You're right. Postal strikes have cost me con- siderable, in terms of anxiety and cash. And I'm only a little frog. Imagine what the lousy service is doing to slow down and thwart large companies, which hire hundreds of thousands. As I write, postal em- ployees in Toronto are not working, while mail piles up in thousands of tons. Why are they not work- ing? Because they won't cross the picket lines of another, comparatively small union that is on strike. And get this, The Post Office gave its non -working employees leave of absence without pay. They were not fired. And those employees have the unbelievable gall to talk of suing the post office because they are not draw- ing their pay when they are not working, even though they are not on strike. Can you figure that out? It makes my head reel. This week, I sent a letter "special delivery," It cost me 48 cents in postage. To make me expend such a sum, the letter had to be mighty important. It's sit- ting in a post office, unsorted, in which the employees are NOT on strike. I've had enough. Who'll join me'/ And in closing, may I add that I don't put the blame on the postal union, not all of it. These people are human and will reach for all they can get. The real root of my rage and the fifth -rate Canadian postal non -service is the gutless politicians in Ottawa. iBlyth Tykes in tournee on Saturday The Blyth Tyke "A" played in a tournament at Lucknow Satur- day, March 1. The first game against Ripley was at 11 o'clock, Blyth won 5-0, Goals scored by Bradley Lyon, Kent Howatt, Michael Chalmers, Jamie Daer and Bill Jewitt. Second game was at 4 o'clock against Brussels, Brussels won 5-0. Excellent goal tending was done by Pat Cronin. The Blyth Tyke "A"'s play a tournament Saturday. morning in the Blyth arena at 8:30 a.m. Huron Perth Presbytery meets (continued from page 7) replied that the growers of grapes and lettuce in California are in no way like the farmer in Ontario. He said they are more like huge corporations with from 500 to 13,000 acres under production year round. His parting remark was that the Church will continue to be concerned with the seasonal worker and it docs not intend this to be anti -farmer. Rev. Don Deas of Mitchell, the Chairman of Presbytery, thanked Mr. Lindsay, Mr. Walkom and others for their participation saying that it had been a good discussion. "It is nice that we can disagree without being disagree- able", Later in the meeting a resolution asking the Huron - Perth Presbytery not to support the Grape Boycott was presented. However, due to the lateness of the hour, it was referred to the next meeting for action. In other business of the day, Rev. Norman Gibson of Central United Church, Stratford, and Chairman of the International Youth Exchange Committee, announced that they had selected Miss Marilyn Hester Day of Stratford as their representative for this exchange which will take place in July and August of the year. She is a medical student at McMaster University, Hamilton, and will join over 100 other youths from the United Church who will be participating in this project. It is one of the many planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United Church of Canada, The thirteen other applicants will form a support and follow up group. Rev. John Roberts of Belgrave and chairman of the Division of Ministry, announced a number of changes in Pastoral Relations, Rcv. Dr. Harold G. Lester, formerly of Kingston arca is the new retired assistant for Central United Church, Stratford. Rev. Wes Siebert of Centennial United will be retiring from that church in July, at which time he will become assistant at St. Marys United Church. Rev. Ray Lindsay of Monkton has accepted a call to the Brights Grove Church, near Sarnia. The Monkton charge has issued a call to the Rev. Michael Bolger of Barons River, Mani- toba. The Walton charge will be losing its minister, Rev. Dcrwyn Docken who has accepted a call to the Dorchester -Crumlin charge as of July 1. The Rev. Grant Mills will be retiring from the Thames - view charge in Fullarton, and also retiring is Rev. 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Janet Lockhart played a piano solo before the play, "Queen of Hearts Party" was held, Kim Van Vliet played a piano solo, after Mr. Arthur gave out the awards for the winners of the Blyth Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion poetry and essay contest re Remembrance Day, David Leibold played a piano solo, The assembly ended with "God Save the Queen". BLYTH STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT On Saturday, March I, boys and girls from Blyth Public School took part in a volleyball tourna- ment at Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton. Six schools in the arca, Blyth, Clinton, Holmesville, Hullett, Huron Centennial and Seaforth sent a boys' and girls' team to play in the round-robin tournament. This allowed each school to play every other school at least twice, and as a result, the boys played 14 games, and the girls played 13 games. The boys won games against Clinton, Hullett, Seaforth and Huron Centennial to give them four wins, 10 losses, The girls won single games against Clinton, Hullett and Huron Centennial and they were victorious in sets against the Seaforth team and the Holmes- ville girls. As a result, their record for the day was seven wins, six losses. In the overall standings, the Blyth boys finished sixth and the girls finished fourth. A NEW EXPERIENCE On Friday, February 28, the students of the Grade 5 class had a new experience. Thirty stud- ents, one teacher and a brave volunteer, David Street, donned snowshoes and set off for a morning's hike. After several spills, lost snowshoes, and other minor disasters, the group managed to reach the open country. Learning to climb hills and go down slopes was rather tricky. The students had a game of Fox and Goose' which ended up with a tangle of snowshoes and giggling students. The big event of the day was a race which was won by one of the smallest class members, Jayne Snell. She was valiantly pursued by several boys, most of whom lost their snowshoes in the chase. The class figured that the rabbit they saw must have been a snowshoe rabbit! PUBLIC SPEAKING The art of Public Speaking was emphasized at Blyth Public t School during the winter term. A contest, sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion added a little incentive to the elementary competition which was divided into two sections: junior, grades 4 to 6 and senior, grades 7 and 8. Three speakers were chosen from each grade to compete in the school auditorium. Winners of the Junior division were Kim Craig, Franklin Snell and Cathy Brandon while the senior division was won by Steven Sparling, Gail Brandon and Paul Craig. These school winners then competed with representatives from Hullett Central School to determine winners at the Branch level. Mr. Keith Arthur, a representative from the Blyth Branch presided at this contest and presented prizes to the winners of each division. The winner of the Junior contest, Cathy Brandon, and the winner of the Senior contest, Steven Sparling then took part in the Zone competition, held at Wingham on February 15, Cathy came third in her division. Our thanks go to the Royal Canadian Legion for their interest and to the judges of the various levels of competition. O.P.P. investigate accidents During the week of February 24 to March 2 the following investigations were carried out by officers at the Wingham detach- ment of the Ontario Provincial Police: four investigations with four persons charged under the Liquor Control Act; five charges laid with thirteen warnings issued under the Highway Traffic Act; and 23 other investigations with five charges laid. On Monday, February 24, James McNaughton of RR 1, Bluevale was injured in a single car accident on Highway 86, cast of Bluevale, when his vehicle skidded, struck the south should- er of Highway 86 and rolled over, Damages were estimated at $1000. Norman Baudin of Toronto was involved in a single car accident on Highway 86, east of Bluevale when he drove onto the north shoulder of the road to avoid another vehicle, skidded, travel- led down an embankment and struck a fence post. Mr, Baudin was not injured, Damages to his vehicle were estimated at $150. Bruce M. McCall of Brussels was involved in a single car accident on County Road 12, south of Concession 5-6, Grey 'township when his vehicle left the east side of the road and struck several guide posts. No one was injured. Damages were estimated at $1100. On Tuesday, February 25, Rae L. Breckenridge of Bluevale was involved in a single car accident on Highway 86, west of Bluevale when his vehicle went off the south edge of the road, back across the roadway, left the north edge of the road and struck a highway sign. There wcrc no injuries, and damages were estimated at $400. On Wednesday, February 26, John C. Coultes of RR 1, Bclgrave and Hugh T. Todd of RR 2, Lucknow were involved in a collision on Highway 86, west of the CNR crossing, Morris Town- ship. There were no injuries, and damages wcrc estimated at $1400. Gerald Dorscht of RR 2, Lucknow and Robert R. Wooda- son of RR 1, Tiverton were involved in a collision on Highway 86, west of the Zetland Bridge. Injured were Robert R. Woodason and Shirley Woodason, a passen- ger. Damages were estimated at $7500. HAD YOUR PUMP, CHECKED LA TEL Y? AVOID MID—WINTER GRIEF BRING YOUR PUMP TO 7‘c Puo Paige MINOR REPAIRS OR SERVICE PUMP • MAJOR OVERHAUL ON • AVAILABLE ALL MAKES OF PUMPS IN EMERGENCY FAST EFFICIENT •SERVICE AT REASONABLE RATES C. H. EPPS MANUFACTURING LTD. HIGHWAY 8, ONE MILE EAST OF CLINTON imm 1 PHONE 4424118 I: 4R► ar Larry V. Ivory was injured when he was thrown ahead of his skidoo, striking his knee on the vehicle, There were no damages to the skidoo. Jeanette A, Wardrop of RR 3, Wingham and Robert E, Ruttan, also of RR 3, Wingham were involved in a collision on Highway 86, west of the Zetland Bridge. There were no injuries. Damages were estimated at $250. On Wednesday, February 26, Bruce Montgomery of Wroxeter and George W. Connor of RR 2, Clifford were involved in a collision on Highway 86, west of the CNR crossing, Turnberry Township. flo one was injured and total damages were estimat- ed at $1800, George W, Connor of RR 2, Clifford and Brian W. Bain of Wingham were involved in a collision on Highway 86, west of the CNR crossing, Turnberry Township. There were no injuries and damages were estimated at $1200, On Thursday, February 27, Marion S. Versteeg of RR 2, Gorrie and Margaret A. McClem• ent of Fordwich were involved in a collision on Huron County Road 30 at Concession 4.5, Howick Township. There were no injur- ies. Damages were estimated at $800. On Friday, February 28, John R. Martel of London was involved in a single car accident on Highway 4, south of the Maitland River Bridge, Morris Township. Mr. Martel was not injured. Damages were estimated at $250. On Saturday, March 1, Robert C. Brooks of RR 2, Wingham was involved in a single car accident on Helena Street, north of Victoria Street, Turnberry Town- ship. Mr. Brooks was not injured. Damages to his vehicle wcrc estimated at $1000. On Friday, February 28. William L. Crawford of Clinton was involved in a single car accident on Highway 4, north of the Blyth CPR crossing. Mr. Crawford was not injured. Dam- ages were estimated at $350. THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975. PG.11. Work ahead of schedule on indoor pool Workmen are proceeding slightly ahead of schedule on the Indoor Swimming Pool at Vana- stra. This project the first Public year round pool in Huron County is intended for use by all County Residents. The Vanastra Parks, Recreation, and Community Centre Board have indicated that the facility will be ready for use on April 1, 1975 with programs commencing April 7, 1975. Spokesman for the Board have been pleased by the interest of various schools and clubs in booking the facility for future use. A circular describing the facilities being constructed has now been mailed to interested clubs, schools and recreation commit- tees in the County. In March a detailed program folder will be mailed to every household in Huron County, giving County Residents a chance to register in such programs as: Mom and Tot Swims, Red Cross A supermarket survival kit As inflation -conscious Canad- ians face the high cost of eating, they're abandoning many expen- sive dinnertime favourites, such as beef and pork. In place of these products, which are high in saturated fats and cholesterol, they're using lower-priced foods, So, in addition to relieving the strain on their pocketbooks, they're also helping their hearts. Millions of Canadians who show no evidence of having developed coronary heart disease are undoubtedly increasing their risk by eating too many choice meats, rich desserts, butter, cream and whole milk products, which are high in saturated fats and cholesterol. Substitutes for these foods • skim milk and its by-products, fresh fruit, fish and poultry - arc low in these substances. These substitutes not only add variety to your family's menu, but also help to cut your, food budget and improve your (continued on page 12) 44 -t -a -u) mem DRUGS DRUG SUNDRIES VETERINARY MEDICINES and Royal Lifesaving Courses, Skin Diving, Scuba Diving, Competitive Swim Teams, and General Family Swimming. As of this writing the walls are up, the roof on, and the building is heated, A knotty pine plank ceiling has been installed and six huge lamps to light the pool have been put in place giving the interior a bright cheery: appear- ance, Stand-by lighting has been installed in the pool arca, change rooms, and hallways for the safety of occupants in case of electrical interruption. In the next few weeks workman will be busy placing ceramic tile on the walls and pool deck, applying the stucco finish on the exterior of the building and putting a final coat of paint throughout the change rooms, gymnasium, and pool arca. In the final week prior to opening, the pool will be refilled with water and heated to a constant 76 degrees with a room temperature of 78 degrees for yc.ir round swimming enjoyment, • The Huron County Board of Education REQUIRES A. CUSTODIAN AT Robertson Memorial Public School Goderich Written applications stating age, experience and telephone number should be addressed to M. R. McVean, Plant Superintendent, Huron County Board of Education, 103 Albert St., Clinton, Ont. NOM 1 L0. '1 Applicants will be notified if ,required for an interview. Deadlines for applications March 13, 1975. W. SHORTREED• CHAIR MAN D. J.000HRANE- DIRECTOR OUR MAiL ORDER SERVICE iS AS CLOSE AS YOUR TELEPHONE Phone 482.9511 Clinton, Ontario OLD MILL IN BLYTH Factory Outlet 1894 Bainton Limited, Blyth In this authentic old mill you will find the heritage and tradition of the Bainton family • a unique wool 'and leather business. Telephone 523.9666 Mon. to Thurs.- 9.6 Fri. • 9-9 Sat. • 9.6 Sun. • 1.6 Genuine leather and suede coats for men and women Your choice from one of the largest inventories on this continent Leather gloves and mitts for men, women and children Leather and fur hats for men and women Leather handbags, moccassins, belts and novelties Pure virgin wool blankets all sizes and many colours Mohair throws and stoles Handwoven pure virgin wool scarves, berets and ties Men's woollen dress socks and work socks Sheepskin rugs 1 .t."'1 ,r PT 111f.N ,111 rlJI�l11�' 111 r.'.? .1111 PG,12, THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975. "Naked 011 The North Shore" coining to iiy1Ii on Siiiulay Despite horrid weather last week in the Listowel area Ted Johns was pretty happy when he spoke to The Standard on Monday of this week. His two perfor- mances of his one-man play Naked on the North Shore were sold out in Listowel on Thursday and Friday and on Saturday night he'd had a big crowd at the Drayton Opera House. So much enthusiasm had been raised in they arca by the shows, he said, that he expects many from the area will be niaking the trip to Blyth on Sunday to take in the show here. Johns re-emphasized that the show has nothing to do with nudity despite its name. 1n fact; he said, there is no stronger language used than the word "hell" and only one line in a song that could be even thought of a sexual. Though the show is not designed for children, he said, there is nothing in it that most parents would be against their children hearing or seeing. The show is being sponsored by the Blyth Little Theatre and after expenses, proceeds will go toward improvements in Memor- ial Hall. Johns is a native•of this area and a nephew of the late Keith Webster of Blyth. He was born in Scaforth Hospital while his parents lived on a farm just east of the old air force base southeast of Clinton, He grew up on another farm near Mitchell where he attended elementary school in Fullarton township and went to Mitchell District High School before studying English and History at the University of Toronto. He gained his M.A. degree and then used his teaching profession to help him see the world, He spent a good deal of time in Czechoslovakia and eventually taught English, specializing in modern poetry at Brock Univer- sity at St, Catharines for four Ted Johns years. One of the stops on his travels was a little village called Old Fort Bay located just off the Straight of Belle isle about 40 miles below the Quebec Labrador border. He taught grades six and seven in the village of 300 people. After he became involved in theatre with the Theatre Passe Muraillc production of The Farm Show he quit his teaching position for the exhilerating, yet uncertain world of the stage. The Farm Show and Under the Greywake (a play about northern Ontario) got ' him firmly implanted with the urge for original Canadian theatre. He recalled his life in Old Fort Bay and thought about doing a play on the village. In January 1974 he received a $500 play- write's grant. from the Ontario Arts Council and headed back to Labrador with another area resident, Bill Acres of Gowan- stown, near Listowel. Acres made sketches of the area and later made several paintings and composed the set for the show. The result of the visit was a one-man show that ran for five weeks under the banner of Theatre Passe Muraillc in Tor- onto. The reviews were lavish. Urjo Kareda of The Toronto Star said: "In Naked on the North Shore, his solo performance at Theatre Passe Muraillc, Ted Johns re-creates the small com- munity of Old Fort Bay, near the Straits of Belle isle on the North shore of the St. Lawrence. He does so with an extraordinary combinations of humour, poetry, mime and sheer gusto. The style is both wholly his own and at the same time immediately identi- fiable in most rural communities in Canada..,Ted Johns is that rarest of creatures, a natural entertainer, and his one-man documentary is beautifully unusual." Other reviews were just ,as flattering. More important than the reviews was the acceptance of the play by the people involved. Last year the play undertook a two-week tour of Newfoundland (after it played at the Miner's Festival in Colbalt) where it played from Port aux Choix to the Arts and Culture Centre in St. Johns. A television version was also made and a radio version was scheduled for taping in late February. Johns sees the play as a way of getting audiences in southern Canada to know a little more about what life is. like in the isolated areas of the north. The village is extremely isolated with no police, no church, no tele- phones, no hydro, no road, no stores, no skidoos. The show includes portraits and actual words of the people who live there and shows how they make their living and their 1 opinions of the government, the "outside", the church, their past and their future. Sections of the play deal with their parties (a sports day), their adventures in the "outside" (i.c. Ontario) and the difficulties of Johns, as an outsider from the south trying to adjust to the north. Some of the parts of the play are quite serious, some funny, and some involve songs, The title doesn't denote a porno play, but rather refers to the way the people of the little village are exposed to and are at the mercy of the elements of land, sea and harsh climate of Labrador and to the tremendous strength of character with which they have responded to their difficult situation, Although the tour schedule for Naked on the North Shore conflicted tvith that for Dave Broadfoot's Take A Beaver To Lunch. ,lohns says there is no rivalry intended. He says he's seen the Broadfoot show and enjoyed it and admires Broadfoot as an actor, He wishes that more Toronto Theatres would have "the intestinal fortitude" to reach out to the audiences of southern Ontario, Superiiiarket survival (continued from page 11) keep a desirable weight; 3, To lower your intake of excessive amounts of food con- taining cholesterol and saturated fat; 4. To ensure that more of the fat you eat is polyunsaturated and less of it is saturated, To meet these objectives and reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke, your Heart Founda- tion recommends the following diet rules which can be adopted without drastic changes. I. Reduce egg intake to Icss than three per week. mends no more than three egg,, 2. Eat more fish, veal, chicken yolks a ‘veck, including those and turkey and Tess beef, lamb, used in baked goods, pork and ham, What docs it mean if your 3. Use skim milk, ice milk and regular diet is typically Canadian cheese made from skim milk, • loaded with cholesterol and instead of the whole milk and saturated fats? cream counterparts. heart health, One exception to the cost• cholesterol confrontation is egg yolks. Eggs tend to go up and down in price with the season and market conditions. However, don't gel caught in the price squeeze by serving more eggs, just because they make for Icss expensive eating than other foods. The whites of eggs arc rich in protein and goad for you, but the yolks are the greatest single source. of cholesterol. The Canad- ian Heart Foundation recom- 'foo much of these harmful substances in the blood run contribute to a disease called atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, a condition in which cholesterol and other fatty materials build up inside arteries through which blood must tlow to the vital body organs. As this build-up continues to coat the inner walls of the arteries over the years, the artery channels narrow. When a blood clot forms and reduces, or completely blocks, the flow of blood, the results can be a heart attack or stroke. That's why it's important to follow the advice of your Heart Foundation, which recommends certain moderate changes in eating habits with a view to reducing your risk of heart attack. There are four major objec- tives: l 4To provide your daily needs for protein, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients; 2. To control calories and help you 4. Substitute margarine contain- ing polyunsaturated fats, and polyunsaturated vegetable oils for butter, lard and other solid fats. 5. For a nutritionally sound dict, use more vegetables, fruit. cereals, and breads made with a minimum of saturated fat. Among these breads arc white enriched bread, whole ‘vheat, French, Italian, Pumpernickel and rye breads and English muffins. An easy and enjoyable way to eat well and have a healthy (heart is to n►akc the recently -published American Heart Association Cookbook one of your standard kitchen references. It's not a diet book, but one that emphasizes low-fat, low -cholesterol cooking, It contains more than 400 heart -healthy recipes for every- thing from appetizers to desserts and even tells you how to adapt your favourite recipes for health- ier eating. For further information on the way to a healthier heart, contact your provincial Heart Foundation, 1LE'T US MAKE YOUR OLD FURNITURE 1 BETTER THAN NEW! 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THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975, DEAR ANN LANDERS: 1 would like to voice my opinion on a subject I have never seen discussed in your column, It's hockey fans. Hockey is supposed to be a sport, but the people who attend the games are not really interested in sportsmanship, They are so anxious to see somebody's head split open or maybe a leg broken that it makes me sick. I went to a game last week where two players were knocked unconscious. One had his collar- bone smashed, the other received a terrible gash from ear to car, The crowd went wild. On the way out, the ratan next to me said it was the hest game he had ever seen in his whole life. If people want to see blood so had why don't they go to the hospital and donate a pint? It yould be greatly appreciated. Sign me •• Sports Fan, Not Sadist DEAR SPORT: Let's face it. People love excitement. Unfor- tunately, most spectator sports can get pretty rough -- and the crowds love it. The bloodier the better. I'm afraid we haven't come very far from the clays of the Roman gladiators. The score is still Lions l •- Christians 0. DEAR ANN LANDERS: Will you try 10 come up with an answer that is very important to our family? No lectures, please. All we want is the answer. Here's the question: if the mother of a child is white and the father is black, but has sonic white blood and is a Tight chocolate colour rather , than ebony, is it possible that the child of this union will be ebony black, a throwback to an earlier ancestor on the father's side? -- Miss X DEAR MISS X: 1 consulted three geneticists. They all agreed that a child born of a white mother and a father of mixed racial heritage would almost certainly NOT be darker that the father. 1f such a thing did occur it would be most extraordinary. DEAR ANN LANDERS: I am engaged to a wonderful young man. Ben and l get along fine -- most of the time, Our only real problem is that he loves to argue with people and can get into a fight over what day of the week it is. Last month Ben became involv- News items from Huronview As a result of the visiting restrictions at the Home, several of the regular events have been cancelled. Mrs. Elsie Henderson, Norman Speir and Jerry Collins provided the Old Tyme Music for Mon- day's activities along with several numbers by the Huronview Rhythm Band. The residents practised square dancing with Mrs. McGratton doing' the calling. Slide pictures that have been taken during the past four years of special events were shown in each of the areas during the week. Score still Lions 10, Christians 0 ed in a fist fight over nothing,. The dentist's bill was $280, 'tonight he got hit in the mouth again, What can I do to help hint curb his temper? •• i Love Ben. DEAR LOVER: Very little, This is a Do -It -Yourself project. Ben must learn that when the tongue gets loose the teeth are sure to follow, Maybe if you keep the dentist bills handy and wave them in front of his eyes now and then, it might help. DEAR ANN LANDERS: Would you consider a tightwad a poor marriage risk? 1 am 34 years old, divorced, no children, and have been doing a lot of "searching". i don't want to go through life alone. i met a man who has some very good qualities. The only thing cvrong with hint is that he won't spend any money on me, He looks in the paper for places to go that arc free. He insists that we leave our coats in the car in freezing cveather because he hates to pay 10 have anything checked, He'll park a utile away to avoid parking in a garage or a lot. This ratan has a fairly good income, He doesn't have to pinch nickels, Can I change him? What do you think? •- Cheaped Out On In Riverside. DEAR RIVER: 1 think if a man pinches nickels during courtship he'll pinch pennies after he gets the girls, Don't marry a man with idea of changing him. Most changes that take place after marriage are for the worse. Keep searching. You haven't found anything yet. ***** Confused about what's right and what's wrong in today's "new morality"? You're not alone. If you want honest, down-to-earth information on your sex questions, read Ann Landers' new booklet, "High School Sex and How To Deal With It •- A Guide for Teens and Their Parents". Send 50 cents in coin plus a long, stamped, self- addressed envelope to Ann Landers, P.O. Box 1400, Elgin, Illinois 60120. ©Copyright 1975 Field Enter- prises, Inc. Leaders attend conference Over 100 men and women from all parts of Ontario represented over 1,500 4.11 Leaders at the third Annual Provincial 4-H Agricultural Club Leaders' Con- ference held in Toronto at the King Edward Hotel, February 21 and 22. The delegates spent two days participating in workshops and discussion groups which covered various aspects of the 4-H Agricultural Club Programme. These included 441 Youth Coun- cils, resource materials for clubs, social recreation in 4-H, ways to improve local meetings, and the image and the role of 4-H in the community. Club Leaders also had the opportunity to evaluate local, regional and provincial programmes and to make recom- mendations governing these pro- grammes. "Communicating with Teens" was the theme of Saurday morning's activities with Ken Lewis, Professor in Communica- tions from Centennial College in Toronto, speaking to the delegates. The Hon. William A, Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and Food, brought greetings to the dele- gates at their Annual Banquet complimenting 4-11 Club Leaders throughout the Province on the work that they were doing. Guest speaker at the banquet was Margaret Woof, Supervisor of Junior Extension, with the Home Economics Branch, mentioning the importance of providing strong leadership to the young people today, Special entertain- ment during the Conference included a dinner at Toronto's first Theatre Restaurant, the "Teller's Cage". Delegates en- joyed the musical theatre produc- tion of "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris". Delegates attending the Prov- incial 4-H Agricultural Club Leaders' Conference from Huron County were; Harvey Black, Bclgravc, Blyth-Belgrave 441 Beef Calf Club; James Brigham, RR 1, Bclgravc, North Huron 4-H Trailblazers; Jean Dinsmore, Fordwich, Howick and Turnberry 4-1-1 Horse and Pony Club; Jack Flanagan, RR 1, Dublin, Scaforth 441 Calf Club; Maurice Love, RR 3, Exeter, i-hu•on County 441 'tractor Club; Dave McCallum, RR 1, Wingham, Delmore 4-11 Maple Syrup Club; and Anne Powell, RR 2, Scaforth, Scaforth 441 Horse and Pony Club. ****************** ******************** ********* BUY BULK ti GARDEN SEEDS AND SAVE MONEY ! I • • . • 1 "".•'"%. •'e0„ dru. Gt) l • to O , S M & Ga' v:_;,-7,134. \t»" ao9s 4, ��� ' ��•,,,, .rid-, �i'-T r , . .L'•') ''. • PICK UP A "FREE" GARDEN CATALOGUE WHILE YOU'RE HERE We have a good selection of both packaged and bulk seeds along with "Everything else"' you'll need to help grow a better garden in 1975. Why take the chance of ordering seeds through the mail when you can get them right here in Goderich at competitive prices. If we don't have what you want in stock, we'll get it for you. Now also is the time to "Begin the Begonia". We have a selection of Pendula, Fimbriata and Grandiflora Begonia Bulbs on hand right now. Denomme'sIndustrial it Garden Centre 66 Hamilton St. Goderich 524-8761 "WE Sill K.VET PHARMACEUTICALS" **********************‘************************* * * * * * * * * * * Bureau editor: MRS. ALLAN McCALL Women's Institute nominating committee to bring in neiv officers in Murch The February meeting of the Walton Women's Institute was held in the community hall on Wednesday evening with 19 members and four guests present. The President, Mrs. Allan McCall opened the meeting with the Institute Ode, the, Mary Stewart Collect and 0 Canada followed by a poem, "The Boycott". Mrs. William was the pianist for the evening. The minutes were read by Mrs. Ken McDonald followed by the treas- urer's report. The regular collec- tion and the pennies for friend- ship were taken. In the correspondence the 1975 Officer's conference is announced to be held at the University of Waterloo on April 29, 30 and May I with the secretary -treasurer eligible to attend. A letter was read from the new president Vera A. Malaskc of the W,LO. stating Westfield news BY MRS. CHARLES SMITH Mr, and Mrs. Milne Oaks of Waterloo and Mr. Warren Gear of Toronto visited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Smith and Mr. Gordon McDowell, Miss Mary Snell of Kitchener visited on the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Snell. Visitors with Mr, and Mrs. John McDowell on Sunday were Mr, and Mrs. Gordon E. Smith, Mr, and Mrs. Douglas Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Vogl and family, all of London. Miss Sharon Cook of London visited on the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Cook. Mr. and Mrs. 'Orville Welsh of Wingham visited on Sunday with mr. and Mrs. Edgar Howatt. Mr. and Mrs, Edgar Howatt visited on Thursday evening with mr. and Mrs. Mansel Cook of Blyth. Mr. and Mrs. Neil T. McLean and Andrew of Toronto visited on the weekend with Mrs. Muriel McLean, • Baintoneers to travel to Seaforth The Blyth Baintoneers went to Seaforthagain last Wednesday night, February 26 to play their final game before the playoffs against Parr Line and defeated them 1-0, with Joyce Carter scoring the winning goal. The team also had a gamy on Saturday night, March 1 against the Blyth Junior Boys and defeated them 2.0 with Sue Kolkman and Joyce Carter each scoring a goal. Sue Kolkman and Annette Carter took turn in net and did. a good job. Baintoneers go to Seaforth this weekend to a tournament so come on out and support them, that the annual branch fees be raised to $1,50. An invitation was accepted to Fordwich on March 13 to their W,I. meeting in the hall at 8:15 p.ni. It is a P.R,O. meeting with a panel with Rev, F. Carson in charge. The hostesses for the card party on Friday, March 14 will be: Mrs. Nelson Reid, Mrs. Frank Kirkby, Mrs, Jack Gordon and Mrs. Ken McDonald. It was then voted to have a card party the following week, March 21 with the following hostesses: Mrs. Mac Scholdice, Mrs. Nelson Marks, Mrs, Norman Schade and Mrs. E. Mitchell. Mrs. Herb Traviss and Mrs, Bill Humphries offered to look into meal prices and places for the annual meeting in April, as the majority of those present voted to go out for a meal, The nominating committee to bring in the new slate of officers at the March meeting is: Mrs. Herb Traviss, Mrs, Nelson Marks, Mrs. Torrence Dundas and Mrs. Allan McCall. The meeting was now turned over to Mrs. Harold Bolger and Mrs. Mac Sholdice, convenors for Agriculture and Canadian Indust- ries. The roll call, "Ways we can make use of throw away waste containers" was well answered., Mrs, Bolger read a poem, -"The Old Snow Storm" then introduced Mrs, W. Hackbart of Brussels who had on 'display many of her crafts she makes,. She also demonstrated making.pictures as wall' hangings which were donat- ed as lucky draws to: Mrs. S. Humphries, Mrs, T. Smith, Mrs, H, Bolger and Mrs. P. Hoonard. •Mrs, Sholdice thanked Mrs. • Hackbart and presented her with. a gift. This,was' followed by. a,• "Name the roduct" contest, The meeting closed followed by the institute grace and lunch was served by: Mrs. J. Van Vliet Sr., Mrs. Torrence Dundas, Mrs. Ernie Stevens and Mrs. Stewart Humphries. THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975. PG.15. Former Blyth woman dies Card party held The Friday night euchre was held in the Walton Community Hall when there were 12 tables in play. Prize winners were: high lady, Mrs. R. Marks; low lady, Mrs, J, Van Vliet Sr.; high man, Dave Watson; low man, Ernie Stevens; and lucky cup, Torrence Dundas, The hostesses in charge were: Mrs, Jim Axtmann, Mrs, Hcrb Traviss, Mrs, Keith Rock and Mrs, Dave Watson. There will be euchre on March 14 and 21. Walton personals Mr, Jack McCall of Montague, P.E.I. spent a week recently with his parents Mr. and Mrs, Stewart McCall and brother Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stevenson attended the Young -Nolan wed. ding at Lady's Chapel, St. Peter's Cathedral, London, Ontario on Friday evening, The reception followed at the Legion in Thamesford. Harvey Craig and W.J. Leem- ing attended the Good Roads Convention in Toronto for a few clays last week which was held in the Royal York Hotel, Mission Band members are reminded of their March meeting this coming Sunday when a film on Easter will be shown, Mr. and Mrs, Alvin McDonald returned home Friday evening following a two-week bus tour to Florida, They reported the weather to be lovely and warns with very little rain, Mrs.. Raymond Lindsay of Monkton will be guest speaker at the World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 7 at 2 p.m. at Duff's Church. The U.C.W, executive will meet at 1 p.m. prior! to the service. Mr. Jim Speir has returned to his home in Brock, Sask, following a visit with Mr, and Mrs. Jim McDonald and other relatives in the Seaforth and Brussels area. Congratulations to the Atom team which won over Lucknow 5-4 on Saturday morning in the Brussels arena winning the cup. The boys that play in the Brussels Atom hockey team from this area are Danny Achilles, Greg Hum- phries, Neil Mitchell, and Peter Bennett. ,Mf. and Mrs. ;Don McDonald and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Knight returned home from a two-week holiday in Florida on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Sholdice, Murray. and Sandra;• Mr, and Mrs. Jack Nelemans, Kevin and Laurie; Mr, and Mrs. Dave Collins and Mr, and Mrs, Murray Smith enjoyed snowmobiling to Kinburn returning to the Nele- mart's home for a barbecue. Mr, and Mrs. Joe Ryan stayed with the children of Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Ryan when they were on a two-week motor trip to Florida, They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs, Gary McNichol. MRS. DORA BLAIR Mrs, Dora Blair passed away at Wingham and District Hospital February 22, 1975 in her 91st year. Wife of the late William Blair, she is survived by two daughters: Mrs, Harold (Anne) Walsh of Wingham and Mrs. Ken (Flor- ence) McKenzie of London; three grandchildren and four great grandchildren, She was predeceased by one son, Hugh and one grandson, The late Mrs, Blair rested at the Tasker Funeral Home, Blyth • where the service was conducted by Rev. Cecil Wittich with interment in Blyth Union Cemetery, Pallbearers were: Lester Fal- coner, Stanley Lyon, Harvey McCallum, Sid McCullough, Tom Thompson and Robert Thompson. Used Car Savings_ 4 1972 Pontiac, 4 door, hard top 0 1971 Valiant, 4 door 4 '1971 Plymouth, 4 door sedan 11 1970 Volkswagen wagon, automatic .1969 Chrysler, 4 door, hardtop 1969 Meteor, 2 door, hardtop, 8 automatic, power steering and brakes, radio CHRYSLER - DODGE • PLYMOUTH .• WINGHAM ONTARIO 357-3862 • • DECORATING For fresh new ideas on home decorating, drop in and look through our Sunworthy wallpaper books. We carry: O Nice and Easy ready -pasted D Dip -n -do ready -pasted OStripovin with co-ordinated fabric D Sunvinyl ready pasted •stain resistant ',. •scrubbable *dry stippable SPARLING'S HARDWARE Blyth, Ont. 523-4246 SEAFORTH BROOMBALL TOURNAMENT March 7 - 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. March. 8 - 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 9 - 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. AT SEAFORTH ARENA CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES LADIES AT 5:00 P.M.SUNDAY MEN AT 6:00 P.M. SUNDAY ADMISSION: 75c PER PERSON PG,16. THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975. B R A-V E NEWS Bureau editor MRS. LEWIS STONEHOUSE Tykes to play 111 Blyth tournament The Belgrave Tykes have finished the regular schedule in the lntercounty League in second place with a record six wins and two losses. They are now in the playoffs with West Howick, Belgrave won the first game last Thursday night in Belgrave 6.0. Last Saturday the Belgrave Tykes played in the Lucknow Tyke Tournament. They beat Tiverton 4-1 in the first game with Belgrave goals going to Darren Evans, Bill Haines, Gordon Taylor and Randy Nixon. In the second game they had a real close game with Lucknow with Bel - grave coming out on lop 2.1. Personal news Mrs. Ross Anderson, Mrs. Wni. Coultcs, Mrs. Norman Coultcs, Mrs. Ray Dawson and Mrs. Donald Dow attended the annual meeting of the U.C.W. of Huron -Perth Presbyterial at List- owel Trinity United Church on Friday. Mrs. William Coultes was nanicd North Huron Regional President for the coming year. i\1r. and Mrs. Ross Procter attc ncled the Beef Producers Corvention at Banff, Alberta and ski( d al Lake Louise. t 1r. and Mrs. Lawrence Taylor visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. ,log: 'I'honipson of Godcrich. Miss Sheryl Van Niekcrk of Shanty 13ay is visiting for a few days with her grandmother, Mrs., Stan Hopper and Gary and Debbie. We extend sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Mac Sec tt in the death of her mother Mrs. Jake Hunter. Robert Stoner of Blenheim and John Nixon returned home on Sunday after a week's skiing at Mount Tromlcy in Quebec. World's Day of Prayer will be held on Friday in Knox Presbyter- ian Church at 3 p.m, The speaker will be Mrs. Robert Campbell of Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Murdock and family of Thornhill visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse after attending the funeral of his uncle Mr, Frank Edgar of Wingham. Mrs, Hazel Procter was able to return to her home on Saturday after being a patient in the Wingham and District Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Minick and family of Kitchener, Miss Gail Mayberry of Waterloo spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hanna. Mr. Bruce Edgar of Toronto was a weekend visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stone- house and on Sunday attended the funeral of his uncle Mr, Frank Edgar of Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wightman visited on Saturday with Mr, and Mrs. Clifford Young of Langside. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Marshall of London visited on Saturday with her father Mr. Stanley Cook in the Wingham and District Hospital. Belgrave goals were scored by 'Pint Darlow and Paul Coultcs. In the championship game Saturday night Belgrave played against a strong team from Brussels coniing out on the short end of a 7-1 score with Bclgravc's only goal going to Darren Evans. This week the 'Tykes have a playoff gams with West Howick on Wednesday night. Next Saturday March 8 the Belgrave team plays in the annual Blyth Tyke Tournament. Conk on out and sec the little guys play. They deserve your support. Donnybrook 4-/1 club meets BY MRS. CHAS, JEFFERSON The first meeting of the 4-11 club was held Monday evening at the honk of the leader Mrs. Edward Robinson, The meeting opened with the 4.11 pledge and the roll call. Business included the election of officers which was as follows: president, Jane Thompson; vice- president, Debbie Jefferson; sec- retary, floating; press reporter, Doreen Jefferson; Telephone, Ellen Thompson and Judy Robin- son; and treasurer, Diane Leddy. The next meeting is, to be March I7 at the sante hone and nienibers are io think up a name for their cover by then. Discussions were: handing out papers, talking about record book, equiping a sewing basket and a summary of subject matters. Planning the wardrobe was discussed, First, choose the clothes that are right for you and your activities, co-ordinate colour and style. Second, know yourself' and appearance, consider your activities, school, figure problems and express your personality. Third, wear as is or remodel, belt, docs it go with other things, is it flattering to you, appropriate for you, docs it fit, money, style and occasion, Fill out personal an- alysis and clothing inventory. Debbie Jefferson and Joyce Chamncy then demonstrated how to measure the bust. The meeting adjourned. litiIIett S Il(1J)J)It iIl s Girls' team wins v o l t eybal 1 tournament VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT On Saturday, March 1, the annual volleyball tournament was held in Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton. The compet- ition commenced at 9 a.m. with teams from Hullett, Blyth, Clinton, Holmesville, Huron Cen- tennial and Scaforth. Each girls' team and boys' team played one set against every other school. 'Three points were given for a .vin, and one point for every set loss. The winner of the girls' division was the team from Hullett, Scaforth won the boys' division. The winners were awarded a small home-made trophy for their school. Huron Centennial tied the champions in each division but missed top honours due to their win -loss record. • GRADE FOUR ASSEMBLY Mr. Talbot's grade four class entertained on Thursday morning' Fcbruary'27, for the assembly of the month. The assembly began with 0 Canada, Then the class sang a song entitled, "My Little Dutch Garden", ' Next they presented a play, which was called, "Hans Saves His Coun- try". The country was Holland which the class is studying in social studies. - Sharon East played a piano solo. Debbie Flynn step danced to the tune of "'Turkey in the Straw". A recitation was done by some of the pupils about eyes. Darlene Hunking and Valerie Millson played a piano duct followed by a play called "Belling the Cat", Mr. Trerneer then gave his remarks, and called on Mr. Vincent from the Blyth Legion to present awards to the winners from Hullett at the public speaking contest, held on Feb- ruary 6. Mr. Tremcer then turned the program back to Madame Chairman Shelly Westerhout. The program ended with a song and God Save Our Queen, VOLLEYBALL The Hullett girls' and - boys' volleyball teams played Blyth on February 27, The Hullett boys travelled to Blyth and the Blyth girls came to Hullett. Three games were played at each school. The girls scores were 15-4 and 15-8 for Hallett in the first two games. The Blyth Girls won a short game 11-9, The boys did not do as well, They lost two games and won one. BEAT THE PRICE RISE WITH THESE USED CAR BEAUTIES I 1975 Ford F100, pick-up 1974 Pontiac Astre, 2 door 1974 Nova, 4 door, 6 cylinder, automatic, power steering, power brakes 1974 Matador, 4 door. 1974 Pontiac Le Mans, 4 door. 1974 Buick Century Luxus, 4 door. 2-1974 Buick Century, 4 door 1973 Ford Galaxy 500, 4 door, hardtop 1973 Dodge Dart 1972 Meteor Montcalm, 4 door, hardtop. 1972 Valiant, 4 door, 6 automatic 1972 Galaxy 500, 2 door, hardtop. 1972 Chev. Belair, 2 door hardtop, power brakes, power steering 1970 Toyota, 2 door, hardtop 1969 Dodge Polara, 4 door sedan, V8, automatic 1969 Oldsmobile, 4 door, sedan 1/2 ton truck toppers in stock •••••••••••••••••••• New 1975 Polaris Snowmobiles on display Also several good used snow- mobiles on hand. •••••••••••••••••••• Hamm's Car Sales Ltd. Blyth, Ont. Phone 523-9581 SNELL'S GROCERY FOD GPECIAIG 1 KRAFT PEANUT BUTTER SMOOTH OR CRUNCHY 3 LB. JAR $1 .99 VAN CAMP BEANS WITH PORK 19 OZ., 2 FOR 79c FROSTED FOODS: SUNSHINE 16-3 OZ. PATTIES, 3 LB. BOX REDI-BURGERS $2.49 SUNSHINE FANCY FRENCH FRIES 2LB.49C SUNSHINE FANCY 2 IB. MIXED VEGETABLES 69c RIO FROZEN SLICED 15 OZ. STRAWBERRIES 49c McCAIN'S DELUXE PIZZA PIE - 22 OZ. $1.89 SAVARIN EACH ONLY T.V. DINNERS 69c PKG. OF 6 FOR SCHNEIDER'S BEEF POT PIES 99c PRODUCE: U.S.A. 'CELERY HEARTS ONT. NO. I COOKING ONIONS KRAFT VELVEETA CHEESE 2 LB. BOX $2.09 CARNATION INSTANT HOT CHOCOLATE KRAFT CHEESE PIZZA PIE MIX CLOVER LEAF MACKERAL BLENHEIM TOMATOES PKG. OF 12 ENVELOPES FOR $1.09- 30 OZ. $1.19 7 Oz. 35c HAND PACKED 49c PEACH. HALVES 28 OZ. 69c MRS, LUKE'S STRAWBERRY 24 OZ, JAR JAM OR RASPBERRY $1.09 MONARCH 100% VEG. MARGARINE OIL 1 LB;55c PRIN1 ROYALE - 2 ROLL PACK PAPER TOWELS 89c TOP BREED DOG FOOD 50 LB. BAG $10.00 THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975. PG.17. • FRESH SIDE SPARE RIBS OCEAN INTRODUCTORY OFFER ONE WEEK ONLY!! CANADA PACKERS CLOVER CREAM ICE CREAM REG. $1.79 $1.39 1/2 GAL. PERCH FILLETS FRESH SLICED PORK LIVER 99c LB. WESTON'S YOUR CHOICE HAMBURG OR HOTDOG BUNS 2/89d' FRITO LAY 2 BAGS POTATO CHIPS $1.49 or 79c ea • WEEK FEATURES 89c LB. ► 49c LB.,WIENERS CANADA PACKERS SPECIALS DEVON SLICED SIDE BACON S.P. 1/2'S COTTAGE ROLLS PEAMEAL BACK BACON SLICED $1.29 LB. $1.09 LB. END PIECES $1.29 LB. PEAMEAL BACK BACON CENTRE CUTS .1.49 LB. MOCK CHICKEN LOAF 99c LB. DEVON BRAND SMALL SAUSAGE 79c LB. BUY THE 12 LB. BOX FOR ONLY 69C LB. C.P. RANCH BRAND END PIECE BOLOGNA C.P. RANCH BRAND CENTRE CUTS BOLOGNA RED HOTS 1 LB. PKG. 75C LB. HEEHHEERIGERAIW.V ,,oi'KIOt4 iir4 yIb�, •�: �;.. (Impel RLitGENC.�,C,. FRESH SIZZLERS SAUSAGE PORK RIB -BITS OLD FASHION LB. PKG. 99C LB. 59c LB. BUY A TEN POUND BOX AT53C LB, BOLOGNA RINGS 89c LB. 4 OZ. 1 LB. PKG. BEEF STEAKETTES 89c LB. 2 OZ. 2 LB. BOX BEEF PATTIES $1.79 BOX BREADED AND COOKED CHICKEN LEGS & BREASTS WHOLE $2 09 A BAG 43c LB. ��*�P 53c LB. \ YOUR CHOICE SCHNEIDER'S #1 SIDE BACON $1.39 LB. BLYTH BLYTH 523-4551 DON SCRIMGEOUR, PROP, PG.18. THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975. }1'y?P: :RRS!' � Ss:ln..t.:• { w •.`;.}V.;,':.�.:;.:44 AV•iibu1 '• •}.l' •) :'til �.tih;ai:•::. •. �•' ..:,...:.. ir`h..�' ::.:+. .. ...:. o S;•r.S*w'�� �''iiiii�(,p,' .:moi ilk i'tVt1e7»e/f.. tott • ,vin, �•MI UFS �j 7 •�f •'6- •Q ��i ::3i�tN r . •tr 1� .•IRS•::.. .�• ���.— v•1�J.fTp.C'�'l .. YIwN'i�{;S�':..:..:... ♦...:h •. •... r•. •: �. .,1 .•..:•:iti: •i;:' .v: Classified Rates Effective June 26, 1974 WORD COUNT Charges are based on.the number of words. Sets of numerals as for serial numbers, street numbers, phone numbers or prices count as one word per set. Words joined by hyphens count as separate words. SEMI.DISPLAY 5 cents per word, minimum charge of 51.25. Box numbers to this office will be charged 50 cents per insertion, Births, marriages, engagements, deaths are free of charge, DISPLAY 51.40 per column inch, after 10 consecutive insertions with no changes, 51.00 per column inch. 25c DISCOUNT FOR CASH PAYMENT ON OR BEFORE MONDAY NOON OF WEEK FOLLOWING FINAL INSERTION Deadline for classified ads is Tuesday noon PHONE 523.9646 For Sale CLEAN 45 GALLON STEEL barrels for holding sap. 53.75 picked up or 54.25 delivered. Also other barrels, Ron Baird, BI Steel Barrels, Ph. 523-4461 At Your Service ...vi} '.: inti 4 CONWORK 'rips on caring for your heart Expert chimney ney a and roofing re- pairs; specializing in stabling. Don Ives, Phone Brussels, 887-9024. tfn SEPTIC TANK CLEANING SERVICE All work guaranteed, Twenty years experience. Phone Louis attack or stroke, sometimes by Blake; RR 2, Brussels, 887-6800. Third of a Four -Part Series weeks or months, often by mere Children are put through minutes. Knowing them, and endless fire drills at school so acting quickly when they occur, they will instinctively know what can mean the difference between to do in case of fire. Adults are life and death, conditioned to respond to certain Look at the statistics. More sights and sounds • a red flashing than 2% million Canadians suffer light, traffic signals, stop signs, 1 from some form of heart and the wail of a siren and the clang of blood vessel disease, which also a fire alarm, causes more than 80,000 deaths Our bodies also give signals ,each year in Canada. Sonic 50,000 which stimulate certain Canadians will die from heart responses, When we have a attack and over 16,000 will die as headache, we reach, almost a result of stroke. How many of without thinking, for the aspirin these people would be healthy ▪ Bun Cleaner bottle. A toothache conjures up and alive today if they had taken Bunk Feeder thoughts of the dentist. An itch the trouble to know and act on the provokes a desire to scratch. early warning signs? ▪ Stabling Other pains and discomforts send The symptoms of heart attack messages and trigger responses. are: prolonged, heavy pressure or Without a signal that something squeezing pain in the centre of is going wrong, our lives would! the chest, behind the breastbone; often be in danger. The Canadian Heart Founda- tions, now conducting the annual Heart Fund drive, have great respect for this "body language", particularly in relation to Canada's major killers - heart attack and stroke. The body often transmits BODY LANGUAGE: LISTEN symptoms which are aptly called AND LIVE "early warning signs". These symptoms usually precede a heart GARDEN SEEDS GALORE! Bulk, package - also volume prices. Houseplant and "seed starting" specialties. Durst Farm & Garden Centre, 22 Isaac St., Clinton, 482-9333. Open daily including Wednesdays. Closed Saturday afternoon only. 09-5 Ci -./Z HOLSTEIN BULL CALF. PH IZCZt ONE S'T'OREY BRICK HOUSE for sale or rent in Blyth. All redecorated. Available April 1. Phone 482-7633, 10-1 p z 0,./4—)523-8/31).v '—O;E SET OF 39" BUNK BEDS, ,z6c)11,...y.,k S b !tide finish, in good condit' Phone 523-4491. isciz.0 A SET OF JOHN DEERE 14 foot wheel discs. Also Kongskilde � Triple K 10 foot cultivator, can be !C'.��99`'used either 3 point hitch or on /D R. 1 tractor without hydraulics. P 523.4220. SWIMMING POOL SACRIFICE, Leading manufacturer and dist- ributor has above ground alumin- um pools left over from 1974 season, '/2 price, guaranteed installation and terms. Call Credit Manager collect, London, 519-681-3805, days or evenings, • IIIIIII1I111111111111IIIIIIIIIIII111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII11IIIIII1111111IIIIII BROADLOOM CLINTON'S CARPET CENTRE *Wall 'to wall installations or area carpets ,. •Samples shown in your home •Free estimates , *Guaranteed installations There's a Celanesecarpet for every room in the home. "Quality you can trust" From BALL & MUTCH FURNITURE LIMITED - Phone 482-9505, Clinton 1014111111111111111111111111111111111101881811810118818888 For Rent 75 ACRES WORKABLE FARM land, all plowed, 2 miles north of Auburn. Phone 526-7588 Jack Lockhart, . 10 -Ip BERG Sales - Service Installation - FREE ESTIMATES Donald G. Ives R.A. 2, BLYTH Phone Brussels 887.902.4 TODAY CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN THE TORONTO !VIN SYNDICATE Rickey is 12, a good-looking blonde, blue-eyed boy. He is in good health, wearing glasses for near-sightedness. Extremely sports -minded, Rickey enjoys hockey, soccer, swimming and skating. But Rickey is not academically inclined though he is making good progress in a special developm'bntal class. He will need this special program for at least another year before he can enter the regular classes. He will likely take a vocational course later on, Rickey is good at working with his hands. He has done some woodworking and he likes building models, This likable boy needs a great deal of love and attention together with the security of knowing he belongs to a family. It will be good if there are older children in his adoption home. To inquire about 'adopting Rickey, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Community apd Social Services, Box 888, Station K, Toronto M4P 2H2. For/general adoption information consult your local Children's Aid Society. HE'S SPORTS MINDED pain ,may spread to the shoulder, arni, neck or jaw; pain or discomfort is often accompanied by sweating; nausea, vomiting or shortness of breath may also occur; symptoms niay subside and then return. The svmntoms of stroke are: sudden, temporary weakness or numbness of face, arni or leg; temporary loss of speech, or trouble in speaking or under- standing speech; temporary dim- ness or Toss of vision, particularly in one eye; an episode of double vision; unexplained dizziness or unsteadiness; change in personal- ity, mental ability or the pattern of headaches may also occur. It must be stressed that these arc only what the name implies - warning signs or symptoms. They. are not always true signals of heart attack and stroke. But acting on them immediately is important. Get to a hospital emergency room at once if your doctor is not immediately avail- able. Cliche or not, it's better to be safe than sorry! Your Heart Foundation has free information available about heart attack and stroke and other things you can do to 'safeguard your heart -health. It's yours for the asking. IYour Heart Foundation presents a four-part series on heart disease to inform ,the public of the progress being made to combat this twentieth century health hazard.1 HEART DISEASE AND CHILDREN: PROTECTION MUST BEGIN AT BIRTH Fourth of a Four -Part Series Are high blood pressure, hardening of the arteries, heart attack and stroke just diseases that happen to adults in middle age or later? It's true that time, body abuse and a combination of risk factors encourage the development of these heart and blood vessel diseases. However, many people don't realize that heart disease in several of its forms can begin at birth, or before. Medical science has identified 35 congenital heart defects, one or more of which are present in more than 2,000 newborn Canadian infants every year. Modern surgery and advances in research have turned a once literally hopeless outlook into a bright future for many of these children and their parents. Deaths from congenital heart defects have been reduced to about 650 per .mar, Not long ago, a child born with a congenital heart defect faced a lifetime of pain and suffering, and very likely, an early death. Today, we can surgically correct or relieve many of these conditions and give a normal lifespan and a normal life to the vast majority of affected children. Although science can't pinpoint why the unborn infant's heart develops abnormally in many cases, it has been established that some heart defects can be caused if the mother is exposed to certain medicines during pregnancy. And if a woman contacts German measles (rubella) during the first three months of her pregnancy, her child may be born with a defective heart. This is why women should get a rubella inoculation early in life, and in no case less than two months before they become pregnant. Rheumatic fever is another childhood disease that can lead to a lifetime of heart problems. A seemingly simple sore throat can. spell trouble for your child. Not all sore throats will develop into rheumatic fever, but a 'strep' infection can and often does. Unfortunately, parents tend to treat all sore throats alike and this can be dangerous. If a streptococcal infection is neglected, it can lead to rheuma- tic fever and rheumatic heart disease. This can damage heart valves, and bring on the possibility of open heart surgery later in life. The symptoms of a strep throat are common to other ailments, but, if the sore throat conies on suddenly and is accompanied by swollen glands, headache, nausea or high fever - it could be "strep." The only way to know for sure is'to have the doctor take a throat culture. It is estimated that 7,500 children and 125,000 adults in Canada suffer from rheumatic heart disease. 111 1972, more than .1,200 died l'roni it. Luckily, with the help of antibiotics, the infection -can be stopped before heart damage occurs, and, even when it does, surgery can correct or replace defective heart valves in many cases, Despite widespread belief to the contrary, children aren't immune to the other so-called heart diseases of "aging," High blood pressure has been detected in children in their early teens. And autopsies performed on children and young adults who died in accidents or from other causes have revealed the early stages •)f atherosclerosis, often called hardening of the arteries. Both can lead to heart attack and stroke later in life. That's why your Heart Founda- tion reconiniends that parents develop heart -healthy fancily life- styles which can help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Parents should set an example for their children by not smoking cigarettes, or at least cutting down. The Foundation also suggests eating foods that are low in standard fats and cholesterol, getting moderate daily exercise, and - most important - periodic medical checkups for the whole family, Your Heart Foundation has free information on how you can protect your heart, Ask your Heart volunteer when he or she visits your home during February - and make a generous contribu- tion to the Heart Fund, Clinton man elected director During activities at the an- nual convention of the Specialty Advertising Counselors of Canada, Inc. held in the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, February 29th through 27th, results of the National vote to elect ten executive COMING EVENTS ANNUAL MEETING OF WING - HAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, The annual meeting of the Wingham & District Hospital Association will be held on Friday, March 14, 1975 at 8 p.m, in the Nurses' Training School Building on Catherine St„ Wingham. All matters of business pertain- ing to the Wingham & District Hospital Association will be transacted including the election of Directors and other officers. In order to cast a ballot in the election of Directors a person must be a member of the Association. One year member- ships may be obtained for the suns of $1,00 at the Hospital Office or the Town Clerk's office. These memberships must be purchased at least 10 days prior to the annual meeting. Everyone welcome. R. P. Ritter, John Strong President Secretary 08-4 directors were released, Three new men were elected to this board including 13111 Riehl of Clinton, sales manager of Gamester Advertising Service Limited, Sarnia. Along with Bill, represen- tation on the board comes from Montreal, Toronto and Edmonton, The S,A,C,C, National office is located in Montreal and this elected body is responsible for the ad- ministration of the Canadian Association, Being a member of this body will mean extra travel for all elected members. Fifteen nominees allowed their names to stand for the ten seats, Also, for the fourth con- secutive year Bill was presented with a first place award for a case history program judged from entries across Canada. The award received this year was for the program judged best in SACC competition category E, which was that of Clinton's 1928 Fire Truck reproduced on steins and I sold by the local fire depart- ment, Presentation of the award was made at the president's ball, Bill has recently completed the S,A,C,C, diploma course in Toronto and is a recognized advertising counselor of the Association, This year he has TEEN DANCE Friday, March 7 Dancing 9-12:30 ADMISSION $1.00 SPONSORED BY BLYTH RECREATION COMMITTEE ARENA SCHEDULE March 6 March 7 March 8 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12 March 13 4.5 7.9 6.7 7-8:30 8:30-10 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. 2-4 7-8:30 4:30-6 3:30.7 7:30-10:30 3-4 4:30-5:30 6-7 7-8 8:30-10:30 4.5 7-8 Junior Girlsiroolnball Broomball Tyke. B Game Mom Game Midget Game Houseleague Tournament Public Skating Auburn Sunday School Tyke Practice Figure Skating Broomball Preschool Skating Peewee Practice Atoms Beginner Skating sponsored by Lions Broomball Junior Girls Broomball Blyth Girls Broomball r St. Michael's Catholic Church, Blyth MISSION '75 Sunday, March 9 9 a.m. - Mass "Introduction" Wednesday, March 12 8 p.m. - Stations of the Cross Thursday, "March 13 10 a.m. - Mass;``The Christian's Day" 8 p.m. - Preaching Service "Salvation" Friday, March 14 1aa.m. - Mass "Penance" 8 p.n`i'. - Closing Service "The Means of Perserverance" PREACHED BY FR. R. CONWAY C.S.S.R, ALL ARE WELCOME also been placed on the Association's speaker's bureau. Accompanying Bill to this year's convention were his wife Gladys, Mr, and Mrs, Phil Gamester of Sarnia and Mrs, Elsie Pyette, also of Sarnia. Next year's convention is expected to be in Western Canada, Blyth Lions Bingo ./ SATURDAY NIGHT 8:30 p.rn. THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 3, 1175. PG.19. Blyth WORLDQDAYOF PRAYER Memorial ,St. Michaels :"HaII ,Church JACKPOT $150 IN 60 CALLS SHARE -THE -WEALTH AND REGULAR GAMES BLYTH (1. SPEAKER: Mrs. S. Wittich Friday, March 7 2:45 p.m. Blyth Little Theatre presents TED JOHNS In NAKED ON '1tiE NORTH SHORE A one-m411_s1iowi about life in an isolated Labrador town. BLYTHrMEMORIAL HALL, BLYTH SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1975 TICKETS AVAILA BLE AT THE DOOR 2:30 p.m. Tickets $2.00 LADIES AUXILIARY TO BRANCH 420 •*,,� ****fly►**to* • • * DANCE Friday, March 14 Music by Bud Harvey & the Maitland Sundowners BLYTH MEMORIAL HALL LUNCH DANCING 9-1 Admission $6.00 per couple Restricted to persons 18 years of age and over Tickets available from Bill Riehl .114011 111***111114414 11 PARK GOOkRICH 10 TRE SOUAI( PHONE U4.1111 A11 CONDITIONID WtU 1114114, 161 461 M66(11,. 10 "Delightfully outrageous." I A I,M(, • PHAi71OOM PO:; • p t u Pt SUTHERLAND & GOVLD do It to the C.I.A. as el t0Ut0U 641641 1.4116lAI1,MI NI QUI/UA r 166611! conch trripO nurIOI 01111116 / 4114 ,U1.1 1 .406001', BUf`•,.M,.,~•,• "00600Y," KNOWS„, 1 THETROURIE 71 HE'S INI - -� E .-!1r!0I.FIw! NtAlrplwtour 46 m6111!Iscl,lInq mwdl•l my5lcry ). A yp01, • SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 1:90 P.M. 1.411141AI0•MIN1 9111441 44/411 4111114504, 414104 14111114)4' 0414(11 r1 'I / Above ali..,lts a love story. TT 1'4"` Alan r. James Arkin L.. Caan Freebie and the Bean (�IIA:I11, CHiLDREN'S MATINEES "SNOOPY COME • HOME" • ••••1 ••• • • SHOWING 7 BIG DAYS • WED„ MAR. 5 TO TUES., MAR. 1 Ith • DAILY AT 1;00 AND 9115 P.M, e AUDIENCES' • JUST DON'T • SEE IT I• .' •THEY LOVE IT I , - •THEY CHEER ITV! • WINNER 0010 GLOBE` • BEST COMEDY! IYINNI11141111 N(B11I • uuunEREw4lwl.clRE • BUITRETNOLDS ',',▪ THE LONGEST TA • EDDE ALBERT • • EXTRA• s OW • • pR1 &sAM • 1���5p %� 1111 au'oa6'ol • • •••••••••••••••••• LYCEUM ZHEAT7I:E WINGIIAM ONTARIO /MOM 757 16(0 • • • • • • • • • 1 • • •• • •• • •• 1• • • • • �• • • • • • STARTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14th 1 • DAILY AT MO AND 9:00 P.M. • 11 HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE A • HERO HE HAD TO BE I • • • • • • •• ••• .v ALL HE WANTED WAS • 10 WORK HIS LAND •• ALL HE ASKED WAS • TO LIVE IN PEACE • UNTIL ONE DAY THEY PUSHED HIM TOOFARI • • • 1i to . r• • • L • • • • 1' 1.'.w:; j • :CHARLES BRONSON • •• MR. MAJESTYK • ••ADULT ENTERTAINMENT iii ••••••••••••••• PG.20. THE BLYTH STANDARD, MARCH 5, 1975. BY KEITH ROULSTON One of the classics of the stage was on television the other night. West Side Story was a cut above the other musicals when it appeared on Broadway and it proved to be a hit all over again when it became a movie. Its success can be shown by the fact that at a time when moview are appearing on television only a year or two after they first made their appearance at the movie houses, this movie was billed as a big television event even though it first appeared at the theatres 14 J77 I l e ve r kiu?1v '1.(11(11 we were e re missii lb years ago. (With the style changes in dress and so on, it looked even older.) But back to the point, i watched this classic and something seem- ed missing. Then 1 realized 1 was comparing the impact of this great classic on television with the impact of the live presentation of Take A Beaver '1'o Lunch a couple of evenings before, The classic West Side Story just couldn't stand up. Not because it ‘vasn't as good, but just because television lacks the commanding presence of the stage. Among those who saw the stage show in Memorial Hall on Thursday night, the most preval- ent impression seemed to be the tremendous impact of a live stage Hullett Central, News GUITAR PLAYERS On February I, some of the pupils from Hullett Central School presented a sing•a-long during the Winter Carnival Parade in Clinton. Nine of the pupils had guitars while the others sang. Afterwards at the high school auditorium, they played and sang two songs: King of the Road, and Little Brown Jug. The songs and the performers were introduced by Calvin Lovett who was one fo the school representatives at the Winter Carnival. Hullctt's other representative, Judy Carter, was busy playing her guitar. The nine guitar players who were involved in the Winter Carnival have weekly guitar lessons at the school. Mr. Paul Stevenson instructs them each Wednesday from four to five o'clock. The guitar players are: Carol Buurs, Judy Carter, Cathy Gibbings, Marianne Hellinga, Nancy Sottiaux, Janet Szusz, Marie Vanderlei, Susan Wallace and Debbie Westcrhaut. PUBLIC SPEAKING • The annual public speaking contest was held on the sixth of February in the auditorium of Hullett Central School. The winners of the junior An extension cord was not designed to take the place of perntanc nt wiring. It is a handy device -for getting power to an arca of your home where there is no outlet, but should only be used. on a temporary basis. ***** Hydro's Pickering Generating Station's four reactors contain 464 tons of uranium. That's equal to about 9,000,000 ton of coal --enough to fill approximately 120,000 railway cars, division were: first, Pat Stack- house; second, Christie Carter and third John Lawson. The senior winners are: first, Judy Carter; second, Barb Carter :end third, Karen DLIrnin. All speeches were enjoyed by the whole school. The judges fere Mrs. Radford, Mr, D. itienten and Mr. A. Mathers. LEGION PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST Many excellent speeches were Niven by various speakers from llullett Central and Blyth Public Schools on Tuesday, February 11 at the Blyth Public School in the Legion Public Speaking Contest. Mr, K. Arthur ti'om the Legion was the chairman. In the junior division, Kathy Rranc1011 from Blyth placed lir•st, John Lawson from Hullett came second and Pat Stackhouse from Hullett was placed third by the judges, Mrs, L. Scott, Mrs. L. 1lallahan and Rev. F. Carson. Steve Spading from Blyth came lirsl, Gail Brandon from Blyth placed second and Judy Carter from Hullett came third in the senior division, The judges had a difficult time agreeing on their final decisions. Congratulations 10 everyone who participated in the contest. You did a great job! In Europe they call us "Canada Fats". naRnunacnon The Canaaan movement to petwnat htne$I LEVI'S FLARES IN DENIM AND CORDUROY JACKETS TO MATCH NEW LEVI DENIM BOOT TOP JEANS • $16.95 R.W.MADILL'S ' SHOES, MEN'S & BOYS' WEAR "The store with the good manners" CLINTON DRY CLEANERS PICKiUP AT MADJLL'S ON • THURSDAY AND FRIDAY performance. One person present commented they'd seen Dave Broadfoot do his thing as such characters as Corporal Renfrew of the R.C.M.P, many times on television but it was just never quite the same as Seeing it in Orson. it isn't just the snob appeal of being in the sante building as a star (actually offstage Broadfoot is so unassuming he'd fade right in to any group of Blyth people unnoticed). it isn't just the fact that the colours are so much more alive than you'll get on even the best colour television. It isn't just that you can see the facial expressions of the actors and the little things that television fails to convey. It's all these things and it's the fact that in the theatre you're part of the action, not coolly detached as you are at home with your television. Your imagination is forced into play. You are in communication with the perform- er: he makes you laugh and you spur hint on to a greater performance by your applause and laughter. You react to him and to the people around you in the audience. Sounds complicat- ed, but when you're in the audience for a good performance, it's just a natural thing. And it's a powerful, almost mystical exper- ience, Time flies. I heard so many people say they couldn't believe two hours went by so quickly and that they could have sat there for an hour more without being tired. When we abandoned the magic of the live stage for the little magic box in the corner back in the 1950's we nearly killed a marvellous forst of entertain- ment. But live stage entertain- ment is just too powerful a medium to die. Now, bored with the sameness of television we're discovering again the thrill of total 'involvement in theatre. No one who hasn't actually gone to such a performance can under- stand the feeling involved, Those who quickly dismiss those who enjoy theatre as long -hair, high- brow snobs should take in a good theatre production some time: not something high brow like Shakes- peare but something for the rest of us like Take A Beaver To Lunch, or The Farm Show or Naked on the North Shore. They may discover their preconceived notions go out the window. Jim Swan from CKNX was remarking about the magic of the stage the other night after the performance. He was mentioning how television would gobble up a show like that in one night and it would be old hat, but on stage, the show had been ...performed hundreds of times nd people were still enjoying it. That's why think stage entertainment is coming back. And that's why we're lucky here in Blyth to have a fine facility like Memorial Hall, Oh sure, you won't enjoy everything ever perforated in the Hall. You may not even approve of some of the entertainment. But on the whole, you'll find a lot of good fun and fellowship in that building in the next few years if you'll gel out and take advantage of it. lf, on the other hand, you prefer to sit. back and stake fun of those who go to the theatre..,well, you're the one who's losing out. HURON COUNTY'S - FIRST INDOOR SWIMMING POOL CENTRAL HURON RECREATION COMPLEX ' AT VANASTRA WILL OPEN- APRIL 7,1 9 7 5 REGISTRATION AT THE VANASTRA RECREATION CENTRE SAT., MARCH 22 10 A.M. TO 3 P.M. MON., MARCH 24 ES P.M. TO 9 P.M. PROGRAMS AVAILABLE • SWIMMING INSTRUCTION • RED CROSS and R.L.S.S. • MOM and TOTS • SWIM GYM • COMPETITIVE SWIMMING • DIVING • SKIN DIVING • SCUBA DIVING •PLUS MANY MORE JOIN THE Vanastra Recreation Swim Club OR THE Vanastra Dolphin Swim Club OR OTHERS GENERAL SWIM FAMILY SWIM ADULT SWIM GENERAL ADMISSION • YEARLY OR QUARTERLY MEMBERSHIPS YOUR PERSONAL DETAILED INFORMATION BROCHURE WILL BE MAILED ON MAR. 10, 1975 OPENINGS STILL AVAILABLE FOR FULL OR PART-TIME LIFEGUARDS AND INSTRUCTORS OUR FIRSTdIINIIMIIIV/IBIIPIIIINIM, SALE CONTINUES Ladybird Panties Leotards 30% off Poly/Acrylic Knits REG. $5.99 • $6.99 Now $4.99-$5.99 . Baby Blankets Infants' Sleepers 30% off Poly Boucle 45" wide $2.89 yd. Flannelette Plain 'n' Printed $1.15 yd. Quilt Batts REG. $4.99 Now $4.29 PLUS REDUCTIONS ON NEW SPRING STOCK B.J. FABRICS Blyth