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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-06-07, Page 2AIME '1860 ISEIMINWTHE XOMMUNITYKRIFiST incorporating -hheetsrussols nest "111elitYPSKilAteritortIlYttiviesger 'Published in `Suef®rti 4Ontarie EVet')+' Vietinesday'' Merrotres The Expositor ls"brmught to you -each week''by'lthe•sfforts air Pet -Arms, •"Yell :Garbett, 7errt•Lynn Vale, 'Dianne =McGrath veil leek, McMillan. 'Member Canadian Cammunityl'iewspaper ,Assoc. Ontario Community Newspaper Association Ontario Press Council Commonwealth Press Union International Press Institute Subscription .Rotes Canada 120:00 a year. in advance Senior Citizens - '17.00 a year In advance Outside Canada "60.00 a year, In advance Single Copies - ;50 Bents -each Second class mail registration Number 0696 IriGalPtlO:adOri/, JriB ©e 7, r¢9843, ••Edltorlalondattains's-Offices - 90•Meln Street,'Seoforth Telephone -1[519).527432U 41Adlllne<LRddress - p:0Aliox'69,+Seeforth,,:Ontorlo,"NYK 1W0 -1SetithandveletenceetartinuatesnriniMd tithe speraon -sof 4 yhtellah'' Ruuhalhih Itho- eneltri,e0Veneliftezebleetniternise, iroMeiniAlied Ra'terdaysof=a-thearted- ea ikeseideheelaysin Iran'sinee then, can 10111„, rp a ribedashmatiltonsat-bast. 'he ear oldileader-vWhOhas4nttnag- adithroifglnhelyearatohiatilIlnhispeope ilietred andidlstiaist+ufithe svesternevorld (namely :America ), and to advocate ter•- ror-lsmsas-a :means to attends -'continues evenafter death to cause apheavalLand 9rrnrestinIran. _ Daily newspapers •reportthat- eight poo- plehavediedand at teristanotherNewe.re injured when millions of hysterical mourners flooded into a Tehran •ware where -the Ayatollah Khomeini's •shrouded 'badyarty. Others, they Keay, were •knocked •un- conacions in the stampede. Still ethers fainted from the heat, which Is -reported to :have'akyroeketed to 37,8 degrees retains. Maybe T'mtoo•practieal, butnone'ofthis makes much sense to me. 'Why can'tpeo- ple-simplystay at home, and/or exercise a bit -of diseretion when it comes to express M =4 ',by'Reuther WItallwralth -tnglthelrgrtef. Ilrtderstandabty, mempurnirigdices tti Iran -are going tote differenttl►an they are here, in -Canada. tut lrbtbody - 'no in nranteing 4houldTe-allowed toeause sudh&upheavalenrnne •:country. Andes I"have Often done in the past, I have to -question that country's political aptitude. Far'onething, the -Ayatollfilteho- Melni was an aid man - Should they -not 'havebeeepr'.epared for his death ? Iranians call him their "unifying -ire fluence" and regard :las .death as a step towardptlitical mulihillition.Polittcs;aside, I-flndittliffioultto fathom why'the deathof one man would `have such a stirred up effect on so many people, Wlour-ntng practices aside, I find it ridiculous that an entire country -would go bezerk with grief to the point that the mourning restiltsitithe deaths• of somany innot*en'ts I mean "thist ear- tourning is almnzt- well, artifici stimulated. It's tike the Ayatollah f 4was wlyatto the ptdses of Ms nation do doubt he 'would be quite pleasedwi 1 the emotional responne his death as evoking in the Iranian people. At present, Ali"Iiamenei has been pl'c��' ed' at the held L a. e -Islamic Republic, but - there is talk iert, L er struggle simmer- Ing''within the�1ea Whatever titeV ts ofthatstruggleelet us hope that' litil-ettled without mut"h violence, andAtla't-'tbe-leader it pre duces, will have a mtireltdiiititiAittitude towards peace than didthelabtlitte. For in as much as the Ayatollah Kho- meini did not live in peace, let us hope at least, be will rest there. ,,(JT dthm SIRD5 OF FENr /ER. oLB CHAP G " Millions of-emptoyed folks seem unusally quiet about the move by Ontario Trasurer Bob Nixon to do away -with OHIP payments by individuals. It's understandable. One hates to look a .gift horse in the mouth, But Nixon's efforts to shift the burden of 'health squarely onto the shoulders of the employers in Ontario isn't sitting that well with employers, especially employers who own and operate small businesses. Thatsegment got the royal shaft from the Liberals in the recent budget - and it's just a matter of time until everyone feels the pinch.' The "payroll" tax we're told, will generate far more money for health care than is currently being gathered through OHIP premiums, That shouldn't sur- prise anyone. More money for health is needed, and Ontario's treasurer sees business as the goose that could lay the goiden;egg. While the OHiP premiums may have been regressive, to levy a payroll tax on employers seems to. be a little less progressive than intended. In the first place, it's risky.Trlie, some companies were already paying 100 per cent of -the • employees' OHIPpremiums, but'many were not. Some paid a portion, some paid none. How will the new payroll tax affect business in On- tario, especially small business where the majority of new jobs eaeNi year are created& Will jobs be sacrificed& Will employees be losers& In the second place, it's -invisible. It removes the realities of health care cost further and further from thepeoplewho,actually ring up the bills. Now that 'in- dividuals will no longer be paying .anything 'directly out -of -pocket -tor health ser- vices, how can they be expected to value it& To use it judiciously& -To ap- preciate it& -In the third place, it's .unpredictable. tt leaves the door wide open tor ex- ploitation of the•very :'people=who make things .happen in this .province. It's a new source of revenue, and a lucrative one. Today, the ,payroll tax is set -at 1:95 per cent. Will it be 225 per cent in five -years& 3:50 per cent in seven years& An•'even^fivetpercent in -10 years& -More& -Everyone agrees that the standard of -health care -must be maintained and improved for the people of Ontario. Many people understand it will take tremendous commitment by Ontario -people to do it. But it's simply .unwise tojeopardizetheentrepreneurial.spirti-hat is so badly needed irrthis:province. This; desire to create, to buitdand to succeed thrives best for the benefit of all in a.user-friendly climate; it withers and Vies soonest in .an ,environment where everything is uphill, nought terrain. Ontario can't afford that - not now, not ever. Goderich Signal -Star. LETTERS lOTHE s R 4111.:618- VI/flier should ,ev il;ighten retailers To the Editor: In his letter in the :May 31 issue of "The Huron Expositor", a Mr. taut Copeland expresses his opinions 'about two -previous letters in the "Letters ho.3he Editor" column. I ram =aware tof Mr. 'Copeland's qualifications for dtnowledge that .permit .him ,to :be .an ,authority :as :to what is 'silly" "fatuous", "scurrilous", "loony" etc. However, if ,he ,has :knowledge and .in- formation which would refute err clarify the points raised in them .Letters, .surely a better plan '.would •have been ,for ,him to enlighten the readers with facts and .point by point arguments rather than ,slurs. Despite the :examples set for as by -recent sessions of federal and ,provincial parliaments, surely the [democratic pro - ceps :should ;encourage widespread cir- culation 'of !information, ;factual :and eowreons ;.debate, and -:the -freedom to ex- press (opinions. The public ,expression of opinions raiutuld generate further :expres- sions &of topinion and tdebate.-rather ;,than mere :name calling ,and ilputxtowns". :Sincerely, !Mildred (MacGregor li'rlppen 'Innis* proud of libnar fboard ilifforts To the Editor: On May 26 I had the ;pleasure cf. ;atten- ding the .Dorothy :Shoemaker .Literary Awards contest winners ,;announcement. This was held ;in tWateiCloo •I?ublic Library,:35 Albert1St.'This't iteraryaward tautest is -sponsored by spartieipatijlg public libraries ;of .the aSaugeen :District and The Ontario ;Ministry of :(tultureeand Communication. Airs. ;Ann Ireland tprose.:and EMs. Mary di Michele poetry tannouneed Ahen+,teinuers ,and .;presented .:the . prize. The $own .of Orangevule had four winners. -'title ;!libraries ,of -the .fiaugeen District are to;be tco atulated for providing1bis o portunity or young ..rand .{old to show their :talents.: Gongtatulations .ata I11 sure winners and Ahe :rllibuaries rof the tSaugeen, Area. larltleutor hanks:AO Jailie Adams tof:tire ‘Ontario .1library3Ser !ice. Tt is;;art-;honor ., and,aulirivj1ege part ,of ;the Haugeen-laibraryderea. Yams;in'readtpg IHatayrW. rlll$sbett • Trustee of 1lntatdo;Assoeiation "';clo y sstudents taw iiiiesitistic To .the:Editor tominioks -lament trends ,developing :Irl ,In the .midst ,of the :current;,uproar fin ,a W,esteritgetwiety. China„ a:21 year.olda>student,ainfoimedtthe .nation's° 84.yeartold ;leader - -"You seallY •x53.§peedvaleAve. aW. ,h10.4866•t don't &understand .:the .,:point ...1" This 'Guelph, Ontario reminds .-as,..of - a -cartoon lave alaw ,,some .years ;ego which rrdppi d .-a /*dpnt -rnishinglout to£-uiiive tits ndtprocl�gt ri, 'fir I, r ' W' .,,s Lto:the3World - "I•EvejustitgotIM.Y ,A:•."• ape• The' World -responding - like, It leY, ,Deur;F'ailttor, son, , it .doownaaimi Thea earlygrouitthe t eof..the:aliphabet," utragt(rose,ieadgri ,hs..and-t jrsrrcndm0' lls `.Too ~than ;tlniyerflity eittitdents Owe :11:00, 4ere of 1a ir�s youngrr Adeae cre,tof� ro�eofn� .. g • -1}�jese days,are.rldealistlc,4ypupgaterseeMoemetild:IA;qui. yL—dr k'atlouallyaprot stingaon tear --down�.aJl •;peri ng nintitituttens Inver d1 w1f et a'anetgt geraey' . bud► ' p1eos fright, •,-but, :;anfortullately, Jack l'tlaepex- J epgj o f hj ,1.lrge;i iemito-write, or cperlience. and. turity ..ttemplaeer lagr'apee e,s a aEi�te.Y AO : 40 "nth} eny.thing r'llh' Uie (won •. 4 e St_r t oroltto, tta ,io, J 5N. 2N5. in -451011 tliy l ullaladnogar e1r i, e 11 aE li ilfnov t; ;ietearld ,dbeefoureVilerldfiAllliirfaegikainallit0804 1:s ndsrfin;w omalotf# r who -..byifpec40411$s' ArAvwever, r, kntto. oldits £asts,A.rism teletV,eieleyeeet lee f LIt aortav'Yfld iadd�} Oold s coven to bet o • , 9 H iigoxd�nnir�ttItvf <.Witl iI00�iS asletit. ar tf;tie israboveafiy 4 t r 111111; G• 'Produdtioir fit 'Me -ExPlititor almost ground to.a halt:this week. You're lucky to be ;holding this newspaper atall. From one point ,of view. The boss •was away for a week, :which meanbwe:theataff could havebeemonvaca- tion. But•we're all toodamn • responsible for that: Whatawas•reeny disrnptive-wasanad- dictive :test, kind :of a creativity Atest, one staff eneomber : brought in. , The test is a simple number association exercise,where you get a number and are supposed to figure out what .the number stands for. You are given the first ietters:of the words that the number stands for. The example they -give is "16 - O n a P". And you have to figure .out what "0 in a P" stands for. In-thisease it is ' ounces in a; pound." Rut they're not all that:easy. The first real question is "26 - L'of the A", Not too tough. But howabout "1 -Weon a II". 'Theanswerisevheelson a:unicycle. One of theiew I,got without a Lint. I -like a'challenge:and I,guess •mostaof the other;people here do :too ,because it wasn't long ,before this test became an :obsession. Before.:it was done Ifeather evouid•have<.a few;more;grey :hairs and Iwould:pullsome out.that Pm: sure. Pm.going,toneed. 3t says;ont he top -of thetestthatitdoesaot eneasure:intelligeney'fluency&wlthevords;or mathernatical.ability. Hut But if you :couldn't come ;upowith ,an.:answer:that ,was -:easy ,or that everyone else had, ie. "4-:Q:in-a G", you ;quickly became the -embodiment of ,stupidity. Algot,aeoupleanswers:thefirsttime Lwent y my Two Brr; +S by Nell Corbett - through:the 24questionsthen tried to set the quiz aside. 'Butall:these:numbers .nag you, .because :they -;really-do :associate with something.in.•yourmind,and if you could on- ly-dredge'it-up.., ,As kwas;on:myTway toBrucefieid.o,take:a picture .of some ,:track and field winners it suddently erect/teed to me: "quarts in a gallon"! ! I ..was raised mostly -metric, so that's Lwhythey beat me to it. I swerved.all-over the roadas I wrote my answer on the sheet, and,took:another ques- tion into:mymind ao I ,would have•some,am- munitionawith which to gloat .when I: got it. "9 - f':in:the'S.S. ". Nowwhat.the.-. By;the..time 'got -hack to:the office I had it. But'the-editor-dtdn't. "Don't you knowthat? You learned thatback in .Gradethree. "But after ,ra little (well more than a little) thought :she _got it, as you -do :with any of these questions once -they're on your mind longanough. Hut -by -about three &clock, and ,a ,lot ,of hints;from theperson.:with the;anawers, Ave still had only ,a .little over half ,of -the answers.:And it's tuff 'to;:getanything :done when you'vegot "57-fi./.,bouncingoff :the wall;ofyourskull. I'd like,:to.say ,we -eventually got :all the answers on our own, but the truth is others -who had .done the ;testbefore came into the office :bearing phrases like "Heinz Varieties" that they remembered struggl- ing to find. So we got the accursed test completed with their help and:got on ;with the business of:putting outa paper. I will leave you with some of the questions from the .test, with a warning that among these are a couple of the most challenging. Read no further unless you've got a half a day to kill. But he reassured That virtually everyone ,will have the answers somewhere in their mind. 'The authors say this test doesn't indicate intelligence, but it does show mentaiflexibility. So be flexible. , 18 - Ii on a G.C. (hint: any Doig would •knowthis. ) . 7 -rW of the .A.W. 1001 -AN. 08 -PAC. 200 - D for-P.G.,in M. 90 -'D in,a Ei,:A. 1000 -.,W that, a P is W 40 - D.and N of the G.F. Good luck. And -don't bother coming to me for the:answers because I've forgotten some already. * l flm drops by 16i000 aitINE 7,x.1889 'The next :,sleeting o£ .the -sWWest +Buron 'Teachers o,Assoeiatjon ,is to ;be ;;held . pin ;G0de0h: ljurlesAbe week Othezdelr.ile .,teachers•at ill:; hus abeuenabled uto;.ulay ,two dbirsistwitb.onegitone, SAN t °.DD- 3l OOD a Mr.B,eirnes,.hotel- °.keepeT klievj)1a etof:>Walton, alshorp:gme areghwwid ea rwlld duck's': nest containing • 4eight. a,,ggs....tiow:rbaSr vY04ng .wild :,dilekswwhiekbeveiieenha. edl yuaJienwtnd 0.1109.liecas' elrmother '"FAllayalestsftliccday eckfon.tieisetirall ivateh t ...tr?aen ';the eilmert9..an ". v aiupion ;.tear► Rixer,andtk►eS a ortE} 1ayel , ,waeas atseurab1e ite07,0 d.:the4 eresi e- * Pti*y dowzi pour ofrr Lirr-at day ; k+e - Iertean:� :.however,: 4,,in - n.ap- upearancex,agd Ahelmetph dirto,,tgo iltliollgh: d ur iaglits & lire p s ogre I. -was ,svy r► dwater was dea.deepa isle .140...V40 a ". tis lis . owever �l l td:#h+ to.win, Si�Zsucce ,,atolghteAt,XlerYailogisiealsolid.Oelatanee ave �vc a rtngepaggdcit ere s4a4;gaod l;of :aiuen"'0 aieles.:Tbeejile.avees ' n,.and f heY rJree well lge . t We ' .sbesd p, ..ill .,if eY,;da not :Spree Ie- axon :with -�ipionship,e€, eke strict• e -rural-districts (Why should this bei liuron is asAsliAeo41141311eldtwieelultrYoesitherele in :the ,w.orld t nforlitaatelY, :,also the rex- per>ieof Huronce n:is;;the,g perience; kinest r egwities.•tinthe-province. Tlieremust ;jje res l eneM0. here when this ;the ietuiovNtrherehillteginiany,one., i ttr - ulAtributed oto o! atho8e ret! iitfitr'atfurdtsApo� p,4 taonto 000 y when :' Amir sMajtesties v. ited • • ,ho city Bi: ' Id on rpf.$rev. ;}lugh Jac' en. i .1 v.. afor,th,rfoundeve •c. to ha:. a • -et- ling Tuesday. r e . tit.. ,. in t,vttoftbeaffi,,..1 rasrknuckeo down by the-AOwd TheirMifjiesg�t edit' .Mountie pace t ltd took him. fir : h9n esti► ' o s; or -.tile IPllhlUp , -lire wp,t, 9 +Mst. yed liere &g.' sena i ¥aTys al. �0141Melgifteleroe ,,!repo Ler e teh was ,w,l' chilli►' a"' g.tlAat.I, e Y_n '5 441 Ana}� u lir use e' c 911srn A ibw�t o �Jrce s�1Yd Povaul;° r ullds7-d. e .;nerves. ;fit s ' Itaed o.- e.,pr.kenefit or money tC lairetria ,&'-8 No can f}t . IJ:mby am Awry ctrar tit A,,,,C d1 Jue,toh. '>ii}.,a t. eIRs ,Ac a �t;a,: ate iwentr an�ktliatia 5inv<. S+per Et,yr b. fop Moron oron Yee oY TP Ile e- 40acc: on Sat tYfir� ,c1462;4104* 1 ',uton, r t