The Huron Expositor, 1974-07-11, Page 2The real problems
Although it wasn't emphasized in
the campaigns and . publicity
Surrounding the three major political
s leaders throughout the recent
electibr , there are serious proolems
{acing Canada and the rest of the
industrialized world right now. And
they're not problems of inflation or oil
shortages or lack of housing.
But the problems we are talking
about are perhaps the central ones of
this century. Their solutions will
"determine ..the quality of •life or
whether or not we are around at all in
the' next century.
We are talking about„ consumption,
about the fact that the affluent
Y minority on this globe --that's us and
the other industrial countries --is
burning up irreplaceable resources in
which all who live on this -planet
should have a stake.
We in the richer countries are using
up things like, fossil fuels, clean water
and agriculturally valuable land that
our third world brothers are too poor
or feeble to put a claim on right now.
Not onlylare we using their share of
these resources, we are using and
wasting so much that there would be
little left for the non industrialized
world even on the odd• chance that
droughts ceased, populations
decreased and plague and famine
were conquered, so that they could
manage toeaten p•p with*. -us,
d' -
Tto stan%dvigy`Irhi �r„�.i:ty
of us4 in ti4P I st take died
could not possibly be extended to the
atmost 4 billion who live on this globe.
All of the things which were issues
in the late eaection, Inflation, high oil
prices, thrdats of energy shortages,
high food prices are related to the fact
that most of us in Canada are Ging
far beyond our collective means.
There simply aren't enough
resources in the world to produce all
the latest good.les for all` of us. We
cannot just sit in front of our colour
tvs and zoom around in our speed
boats and, hope; something, from
somewhere will - replace . non-
renewable resources and also keep
the hungry hordes in the non
industrialized. world quiet while we
live it up,_In other words, something
has to -give.
Politicians' who talk about" self
denial' and discipline and decreased .
consumption are not -l'i'kely to get
.elected, or so they think.
A fittie honesty about the fix that
we -are in and the sacrifices h will
mean might be well received by the
` Canadian public.
Canadians are a little afraid that
something is wrong and some fear a
depression or a recession or some
other economic upheaval. They
deserve a hard analysis from. their
leaders rather than vague
reassurances.
The . Toronto Globe and Mail
pointed out recently that an American
politician, Rogers Morton, Secretary
of the Interior, with rare • candour
warned that the world faces a crisis of
exhausted natural resources within 25
years unless we act soon to develop
long range planning to prevent it. `If
we don't do this between now and the
turn of thecentury, civilization will be.
faced with virtually rebuilding itself,'
he said.
If it sounds like gloom and doom
and `the end of the world is at hand'
talk, it is in a way. The Globe and
Mail puts it succinctly:'
`But there must be a. start, now,
toward a radical rethinking of the
acquisitive urge that has been the
driving force of Western society since
the industrial revolution. The high
rates of consumption of the deveroped
world`''fdt ) "r, "ave, 1hVt t�'�gr�spective
}, s" ' 3 eke ..., 5l
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4 f�e��.eti p� �t��r�evailed ,
on y or a momen , ere have been
civilizations nobler, and no doubt
happier, than that of the industrial
west. A world without jumbo. jets,
power yachts or color television sets
could produce an Aristoift a
Leonardo da Vinci and a Shakespeare.
Man need not live by plastics alone.'
'But man will not find anew way of
life, one that respects the needs and
limitations of his environment, unless
the implications of his present course
are brought squarely into the forum of
political discussion, It is not good
enough. for our leaders to treat the
.problem philosophically in addresses
fa°'uni-Versity convocations, only to put
it out of their minds when they come
asking us to elect them. It may not
lend itself well to the making of
seductive election promises; but, it is,
in the long, view, the greatest political
challenge we face.'
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. Nejl 1Vlc%ellar, wQf �romal'ty, )Pali. ,�il`om .
appy tine roently attd was :seriopsiy b9r,-
Mx. Trott, Photograpbox ,af Hegsoll, flea '
opened a gallery noxi'to Dr.,Campbell's office
' in Zurich_, .. __
A very pleasant event took place in -the.
F`resberlan hurclt, The pxesentatt. 0 was
In V'011 b0blf.10 the Ctirlstian ' Ep4F v9r
Society whetl ',John A. Wiison .ctat>Ripietided
Miss Grace Elder for.her work int the society.
Another of
6s -pioneers tit the pet•soti of
ael .
Gilbert McMichdeparted this life- at the
home 4 his son-in-law, Samuel Portatice,
shaving reached the age of 82 years.
A sad accident occurred at the' pond in �►
Egmondville, Three boys had come •from
Seaforth to., bathe and one of, them, a visitor
from Goderich, ,failed to come. up after diving
into the pond.
John McMillan, Hullett MP retuped -from
Ottawa' for the weekend and left again for the
capital. u .
Mr. and Mrs. George Turnbull returned
from their, trip to the old country.
Miss Sarabel MoL;e'an and, Miss Carrie
Hoff natileft for Detroit where they will attend
the great Christian Endeavor Convention.
W.K. Pearce of -the -Dominion Bank took'his
family to Bayfield where they will spend the `
summer in a cottage in the cedars.
The Coleman Salt Company of this apwq lost
a car load of salt in the fire at the Brussels
station.
Robert Winter of town shipped 6 carloads of
very fine cattle to Liverpool.
- Messrs. Tyreman and Sparlitig of town have
-- - -. the framework of I.V..Fear's new residence
up. It is to be'briek veneered ane welf be one of 0
the finest residencbs -in town.
young and sweet and innocent it would make
maintain a much higher standard of
Mrs. James 'Beattie of town entertained 40
This column is going to be a little tough to
something equally useless. But in those days,
lady friends ata thimble party.
write. No, there hasn't been a death in the
there was no way. No students' 'loans, no
Peter McGregor of Brucefield has sold three
•
family. Not quite.
grants, and dang few affluent parents. If you
first class geldings to Wm. Cudmore for the
But i wasn't too sure I wasn't going to bleed
got a job in a factory, you were lucky...
Liverpool market.
to death (through the eyes) when I tottered out
Last time I saw Bob was in London, England,
A son of G.K. Holland, merchant at
Beechwood, now visits the. Leadbury tine in the
of bed at seven this morning just two hours
during the. war. It was in the lobby of the
capacity of egg buyer.
after tottering into bed.
famous, or infamous, Strand Palace. He was
checking.out, I was checking in.. Hello and •
Peter McLaughlin of Leadbury had a bee
It was all that reading. My brother-in-law,
Jack Buell, brought along on a visit some old
goodbye,. , He had completed one tour of
constructing a'gangway of earth at his new
high school football pictures,. and we spent
operations on bombers and was about to begin
p g
his second. On he was killed.
barn.
Duncan McEwan of the London Road had a
most of the night, barely stopping for food and
which
barn raising. He has recently been improving
drink deciphering the names under the photos.
Beside Bob in the picture was Johnny Hogg.
his out buildings.
There we were, in the late 1930's, looking so
A nice guy, who wa's forced by his parents to
solid bone, muscle and grit. He could always
young and sweet and innocent it would make
maintain a much higher standard of
July 4, 1924
your eyes water. One picture was headed:
intellectual and cultural. life than the rest of us
Undefeated Champions of Lanark County..
poolroom bums. He played the violin. He
A, very pleasant surprise party was held at
That was a great year, I reckon. Come on,
passed his subjects. He was a clean -living,
good-looking lad, just the type you'd want for
the home of Mr. Ed Bryan of Walton, in honor
of Miss Annie Keith retiring teacher from S.S.
now, How many of you have ever been on a
yourself, though he had a distressing habit of
No. 9 Morris. Her many friends gathered to bid
team of Undefeated Champions of anything?
dropping crucial punts. .
her farewell. An address was read by Harvey
We talked and laughed a lot as we identified
As I heard it later, they found Johnny lying
Bryan and a present of a cut glass berry bowl
long -forgotten faces and 6#i., wives muttered
in a rubber dinghy in the Ivjediterannean.
and a gold bar pin was made by Mabel Henley
away comtemptuously in the background, They
behaving like.
Dead. He'd been shot down, wounded,
and Mae Short reed.
Robert Thompson o4 Kippen„ is a busy man '
thought we ere couple, of papch4ted, going into the dinghy ;'and dtgd;
scli` h s ; ; ' , *" w ' ;Ax :r s jy ?.. -
pm i oy +�. ` ,w re. x' vr, K(,
. ( ` _..r .v. �' en where w ` Les .Morris' I gf d t�tt�i a
a �� f ww
.:t , gbaving,h barns putt she'pe: ViFtri. Doig and
", t „
L W > v ! ",...' ! •t
Alfred Taylor are do s g tNe work,
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Ri ' in '� '4"«
g i t e tnid7te othe f t r; -]�f3ldig
4er ble home iifel; a terrible birthmark, and a
Reverend Andrew Boa his farewell
the ball was Les Do ` las a erb
ug q rt ack and
personality to. o with both. But he was also a
R Y g
preached
sermon. in the Melbourne Church.
team captain.' He wasp t a big guy, but he was
terrible;. terrifying tackler, who could hit a '
Percy Little of Winthrop has a successful
solid bone, muscle and grit. He could always
fancy-dancy halfback so hard that the guy
barn raising.
daw his way that extra five inches for a
didn't know he'd been amputated at the knees
A.R. Turnbull has, successfully passed his
touchdown,, -th-rqugh six hundred pounds of
until he tried to stand up.
first .year examinations at the University of
enemy flesh.
And Norm Davis. He had the speed a
Toronto ranking sixth in his year.
He was a great hockey player, too. Make it to
,of
gazelle, and the r
g grace of gnu. He didn't come
back from the
Miss M.E. Stewart has passed her first year
in English and History at Toronto University.
professional. But he was born twenty years too
soon. There were just too many great hockey
war either.
There were quite a few more, but Old Jack,
Miss Frances `rich obtained first class
honors in Basketry, Physical Education, Public
players in those days, and he didn't quite make
the NHL, though he lead the American Hockey
my brother-in-law and myself, didn't belabour
the tragic theme. We laughed until we were
Health and Home Nursing at Alma College, St.
League in scoring for several seasons. Today, '
purple in the fact at all the things we had got
Thomas.
Miss Knechtel of •Egmondville school has
he'd be knocking off about $60,000 a year. ..
-away with, not all the things that had got away
resigned and was made the recipient
Flanking him in the photo were Bob White
with so many of us.
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presentation. Miss Jeanette Finnegan -read the
Harper. Tomr could run with the ball
and Tom Har P
It was also nice to see our coaches, Earl
address and Misses Mary Kling and Margaret
like a rabbit with six guys shoot}ng at flim.
Fleming, teacher, such a handsome young man
Smith made' the' presentation.
Bob White was my best friend, through high
1 can't believe we called him 'Old Flem.' J.C.
Dr. Russe] Bristew of town has successfully
school. He wasn't huge, either, but when,we
Cosgrove, 248 pounds of science teacher who.
passed the Michigan. State examinations in
'Dentistry
needed a'few yards there was no, question of
could wipe two recalcitrant students of( their
at Ann Arbor University.
who would get the ball. Bob would take a
stools with one hand as easily as I could wipe
Theodore Dexter- of Constance left recently
plunge at anything the size of a doughnut hole,
the dust off the window sill, if such a silly thing
for the old country where he will spend the -
and always come up with the necessary yards.
ever occurred to me.
"summer visiting relatives. He came to this
We all hated school, except for the
,,sports,
As you can see, this has been a hard column
country when 12 years of age and this is the
first trip back to the land of his birth.
but Bob White was. bright: Today, he'd be
to write. And probably. a mighty difficult one to
Thos. Johnston of Manley -had a successful
going to college and becoming an engineer, or
read,
ploughing bee.
July 8, 1949 -
School area No. 1, Tuckersmith, honored
Mrs. Hazel Nicholson at their annual picnic at
To the Editorthe Lions Park. She was made the recipient of a
silver set prior td her leaving the school after
five years of service. Miss Carol Chesney read,
the address and Mrs. Wilfred Coleman and
• • • • idea.,
�Miss Chesney made the presentations.'
'r�� sThe Ministry of Highways for Ontario'has
ith town shannounced thea ointment of A.W. Dunt ,
ast char n wPPC,
Seaforth, as an examiner for chauffeurs'and
operators' licenses for Seaforth,
sir:understanding'and, I might add, training, to Had this situation arisen with a unionized Co-operation, Citizenship and Se ce; The announcement was made that the
We all know we are living in a democratic co a with'the situations that arise in a facto factor an investigation would have been Worship and Peace. I have noubt in my business place which has been rented for many
i" country, but from time to time we come u p factory y' g P years by S. Shinen has now been purchased by
P workshop. of this type. This experience and necessary before such , a dismissal were mind that everyone attending the conference, him from Edmund uaiy. Mr. Shinen has been
against a situation when we 'gee a man's training Mr. Rawlings has. possible. It makes one wonder if some f6'rm of if they didn't know the real meanings of these
democratic rights being threatened. Each The next question I would like to ask is, in business in the same Location for 22 years.
q legislation should be passed to protect the _ words before, know now. Enthusiasm and Alfred 'Copland; 5eaforth,' who four yeato
time we sit by and do nothing to prevent this "How many of the board has ever taken the innocent victim in less protected professions. participation ran high during the. whole
we are one step nearer a dictatorW s ^z r ago retired from the 12.(.A F. has 'been
P Fl• time to actually spend an afternoon at the To have one's reputation questioned without program. recalled to act as a consultant on matters
I bring sub'h ' a situation to your attention. "ARC" and watch the trainnees at work?"I being able to fight back is not only frustrating, My appreciation to everyone who had a part - affecting the Canadian north. During the years
Mr. Don Rawlings came here a year ago as have been over sev eral afternoons and I was it is undemocratic. �� in my going to the Conference. I feel only two t the has been in Seaforth, Mr. Copland has
administrator at the "ARC" Industries in- We must remember that the "ARC regrets everyone can not have the p
greatly impressed with the ingenious ideas g y operated a tare ouitr
Dashwood. He had a good educational belongs to the. community not a small group of co ortunit to attend and that it has come to P g P y farm on the east end
back °oiind, but more valuable still he had Mr. Rawlings had thought up to cope with g Y P PP Y of town.
their inability to remember instructions and individuals who seem to wield a very unwieldy an end. We were told though, to consider it a
6 - e, &A— workitt with retarded adults in a When the engine pulling the morning freight
P g even to count articles for packaging. axe. This is'the second administrator who• has beginning and not an ending.
p g g• train to Goderich jumped.the track as it was
sheffetei? workshop. Last week, right out of - felt it in the short time ilia "ARC" has been y Cathy Malcolm switching ' at Seaforth station, the noon
` the blue, with no warning of dissatisfaction There was no feeling of "boss and organized.
with bis methods, he was asked to resign. The workers."It was like one big fatuity --which is you service clubs have shown your interest hour, nger train was delayed more than an
reason given was the vague accusation that the only atmosphere these people could in contributing a van and• expensive Leonard MctVall of Huflett met with a painful
the "AIM" was ,not being. run "at its fully function in. q P Y sir: p
patbhti'al.�' , Flus brings a number 'of 'i contribute I thought your editorial in regard to accident while wor�tit[g in ills harn.'Hh and his
e ui ment•to the ARC Why not
I wonder how many people know of the further by demanding air explantation of `ffie ` .. son Donald were putting :few sills under the
interesting gtrestton's to. mind. extra -one and a half hours he put in for free present problem and seem that' is made town -township cost sharing was rather timely,
I`s thd' boa"rd`talkink AVout the portential of P P g thrashing floor. Mr.- McNall fell through the
each day so that he could be there when the public. especially apart tuckerin a township y caul
• t'tineteeit adults lietwben the ages of nineteen ' decided to participate in a proposed da floor and was ftirc'ed to drip to the flour below,
earl bus came in: of the miles he has a Mrs. Nofma Siebert li P P P y care
�Y they g my if thee was no deficit. what are where ate struck his Bead rendering him
to 7 Of are to talking ' about the Y centre, o unconscious. He was rushed to Dr: Addisdn's
• travelled and hours of his 'own time he has Zurich
„• . 'pblrterlttai of nineteen ad hits who have Lust ., they participating in if they do not want to
spent publicizing the "ARC" and getting
hdg6ni td ekiter' and pknckipate,in the world p share any deficits. office In Clinton, where he was treated.
K y izations interested enough to contribute d•Iaretice Srnilhe, Hensatl farmer, while
t outside;; their sheltefed honie7 'Sonia have organ a if towns are tarred to class people as
ievbte$iohe #tr scltobi' h can iieitite r lead nor' egttip'rhiMt to the "ARC". He has dvdn used
Sir: residents or nota residents and charge leading: a bolt wearing blinders from the barn
4-6f ' t feel that the 74 P vin iaf 4,H accordiri t , it will only •dr"ii o, ` `' - to the pasture,, *hk attached by the animal,
vrti#�orrte ar" litre fie bids when at some of fit's own equipment to help the Q g y v . oui towns and -
- •.,� N:' ... { _ tithe knocked to the rbund 'ltd ttatii ted,
cditiesW, tYi. ceijiing with: ,h6,i , idea§ , n AIrC .get oft its• feet. l toutd mention many Leadership t%onference which t , f6cently townships apart at #ithe when the should be And P
sittiatia' ar 't vii+r3itder if the 'tyb'actt had either' reasons for re' "re` "' .-that attend'e'd was tbxtiant a- succ t •was an strivin for so 1ppeh
A60 , 't g tting Zurich may, Y ass. 1 $ me sort df harrrI y, Stuart 11 GiInc(e of has been
ac. , .: ,r r. . suece's>;ful. fn AW6 . his third year at Western
re is fu�i:,pfofeiiitrat, really means. lose kb good a crttxeitamong them, his expetienke worth remembering...,one of ilio 1 i'hink #lie time liar come i"or •the dirties .... ..... p - la y
, UffliVet+sity With reit dam honors.
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